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Tim Buckwalter is First ARDC Repeat Winner
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TIM BUCKWALTER IS FIRST ARDC REPEAT WINNER IN 2015
Buckwalter Overcomes Wild Finish for Second Win of the Season
Soon after Tim Buckwalter captured the 2012 American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) Championship, he announced his plans to compete on the Pennsylavania Small Block Modified Circuit. The Grandview Speedway has become the second generation racer's Saturday night home and just maybe, all those laps logged on Grandview's third mile paid off in dividends for Buckwalter as he captured his second ARDC Midget win of the season in one of the wildest finishes in recent memory.
Tommy Kunsman and Ryan Greth led the starting field to the wave of the green flag with Kunsman jumping out in front for the first two laps. PJ Gargiulo quickly moved up to take second after starting in seventh with just one lap scored. Gargiulo took over the lead on lap three. Tim Buckwalter closed in on Gargiulo as the two drivers crossed the start/finish line side by side to complete lap five. Buckwalter moved ahead in turn one to take the lead on lap six.
Nick Wean also made his way by Gargiulo on lap six as Buckwalter led Wean and Gargiulo. Two laps later, Gargiulo had plenty of company as Danny Stratton and 2014 ARDC Champion, Steven Drevicki closed in to challenge for the third spot. Brett Wanner, the feature winner in ARDC's last event, brought the yellow out as he came to a stop on the homestretch with mechanical issues.
Buckwalter was able to pull away from the field on the subsequent restart as Stratton closed in on Gargiulo around the half way mark. Wean began to show some muscle as he moved in on Buckwalter but a slip on lap sixteen allowed Gargiulo to take over second. Wean came back one lap later to regain the spot.
With just five laps remaining, everyone got serious as Wean closed in on Buckwalter and Stratton pressured Gargiulo for position.
The leaders took the two to go sign with Wean right on Buckwalter's tail. As the leaders ran through turns one and two, they closed in on the back of the field as Brian Gilmore loomed on their radar. It was the final lap and both Buckwalter and Wean needed to decide what route to take around the slower car. Everyone held their positions as they raced down the backstretch. Gilmore opened up the bottom of the track, allowing Buckwalter to go to the inside to make his pass. Buckwalter pulled even with Gilmore but just the slightest of hesitations allowed Wean the opportunity to stake his claim. Buckwalter and Wean raced into turn four with Wean moving to the bottom of the track to make his move. Contact was made between the two leaders. Buckwalter spun counter clockwise and up the track while Wean got out of shape on the bottom by the gurardrail. Buckwalter spun the car around and continued as Gargiulo shot through the opening ahead of Wean. Buckwalter got to the checkered flag first but the margin was narrowing as Gargiulo was quick to react. Wean made it to the line to take third with Stratton finishing fourth and Drevicki rounding out the top five.
After a long battle, Brenden Bright won the race for sixth followed by Tony DiMattia, Bruce Buckwalter, Jr., Trevor Kobylarz and Shawn Jackson.
Wean set fast time during timed warm-ups. He was the only ARDC competitor to break the fifteen second mark. Wean was also the Bob Hilbert Hard Charger recipient after he advanced from his eleventh place start to finish second.
Next event on the ARDC schedule is the Eastern Storm at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, June 2nd.
FEATURE (25 LAPS)
1. Tim Buckwalter 2. PJ Gargiulo 3. Nick Wean 4. Danny Stratton 5. Steven Drevicki 6. Brenden Bright 7. Tony DiMattia 8. Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. 9. Trevor Kobylarz 10. Shawn Jackson 11. Ryan Greth 12. Troy Betts 13. Brian Gilmore 14. PJ Pavlick 15. Austin Burke 16. Tommy Kunsman 17. Brett Wanner 18. Jim Jackson 19. Brett Arndt 20. Jim Radney DNS - Billy Courtwright
Shaffer gets thrilling UNOH All Star win at Fremont
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Shaffer wins thriller for $10,000 at Fremont All Star event
Clark sweeps 305 sprint weekend; Matt Foos finds victory lane in trucks
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Sunday, May 24, 2015
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FREMONT, Ohio – In any sport when you struggle you start to question yourself…you lose confidence. Sprint Car racing can amplify that feeling. Just ask Tim Shaffer.
The former four time University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions titlist won only one series event last year and this year has struggled. But, Shaffer and his Bryan Grove Racing team rolled up their sleeves and went to work, and it paid off Sunday at Fremont Speedway.
“The Steel City Outlaw” would battle with James McFadden – the previous night’s winner – throughout the last half of the 50-lap race on Budweiser Night before grabbing the lead on lap 47 and drove to the $10,000 victory. It was Shaffer’s first All Star win at Fremont since 2012 and was his 9th career series win at “The Track That Action Built.” Shaffer now has 14 career wins at Fremont and 55 total All Star victories as he sits fifth on the series’ all-time win list, only one win away from hall-of-famer Jack Hewitt.
“Hats off to the guys…Todd and Five-O…we have everybody here helping. Thank you. It’s been so tough. You go along there for a long spell…like a year and half and you’re struggling and struggling and you just keep fighting. It seemed like the harder we fought the worst it got and you get to a point where it’s like ‘can I drive any more.’ It’s great to be standing back up here again…it’s been a long time,” said an emotional Shaffer in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
“What’s amazing is I’ve been up here and I’ve gotten to win this a couple of times. If everything is going right and the car is operating and you do your job it will come to you. It’s 50 laps…you have to be aggressive but patient. I think these new tires have really thrown a loop to every body….it really changed how we feel in the car. It doesn’t feel good…nothing like it felt before. I just needed to man up and quit whining,” added Shaffer beside his Canton Erectors, VRP Shocks, Gressman Powersports, Helms Construction backed #45.
For McFadden, who took the lead from Brady Bacon on lap 9, lost it on lap 28 to Shaffer, regained it on lap 31, lost it to Shaffer again on lap 43, regained it for a lap with four to go, only to watch Shaffer drive by for the win a lap later, it wrapped up a successful return to the United States. Since coming from Australia on Friday, McFadden has recorded a third at Plymouth, a win Saturday at Fremont and a second on Sunday against the UNOH All Stars.
“It was a pretty cool race…I bet it was a great race for the fans. I got stuck a little bit behind that lapped car and I should have zigged when I should have zagged and it was enough to give up the lead. Congratulations to those guys. We’ve all struggled at times and to get that win is awesome. I’m happy for my team but a little disappointed. I kind of thought I threw that one away a little bit. We did 48 good laps and ran second,” said McFadden beside his Gaerte Engines, XYZ Machining, Townline Variety, All Star Performance, Hills Racing #3G.
Current All Star point leader Dale Blaney rallied from near disaster on the first lap of the feature, and was closing on the top two only to run out of laps and finish third.
“I was going to be patient there for awhile and I just got into two a little too low and hit that hole…I don’t know how it stayed on the ground. We lost so much ground there it was hard to make up. But, we got back to third and had a chance. If we could have gotten back to traffic about 10 laps of traffic it would have helped and given me an opportunity. I wasn’t as good as the 45 or the 3G. We’ll take third tonight,” said Blaney beside his CH Motorsports, Go Muddy.com, Big Game Tree Stands #1.
Fremont’s Bobby Clark would dominate the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint Feature that went non-stop for 25 laps. For Clark it was back-to-back wins as he now has four on the season at Fremont and the 33rd of his career at the track as he takes over sole possession of 12th on the track’s all-time win list.
“I was good from the get-go. Hats off to my crew. They work their tails off and Dave (Foos, crew chief) loves when the track gets like this. It falls into our hands more. It was kind of easy to drive,” said Clark beside his Fremont Fence, Kear’s Speed Shop, B&L Plumbing, Nagy Equipment Sales, Miller Rigging, Kistler Engines, Willey’s Towing, Big D’s Pizza, Shellukes Bar, Fremont Auto Parts backed machine.
Matt Foos of Fremont has had a fast dirt truck all season but has been caught up in crashes or has had mechanical issues. It all came together for him Sunday as he lead all 20 laps to score his third career Fremont victory in the AAA Ohio Auto Club Dirt Trucks.
“We got fortunate enough to start on the front row tonight. Last week I put myself in a bad position. It feels like we’re way over due for this. I feel like we are always the truck to beat here,” said Foos beside his Fremont Fence, Automatic Fire Protection, M&L Excavating, Pit Stop Convenience Stores, D&R Transmissions backed machine.
For the 50-lap 410 sprint feature Brady Bacon and Ryan Smith would bring the field to green with Bacon gaining the slight advantage over Smith, Blaney, Parker Price Miller, Lee Jacobs and McFadden. After a lap was completed Blaney would nearly flip in turn two, droving back to eighth.
While Bacon and Smith battled for the lead McFadden quietly drove into third on lap four with Price Miller, Travis Philo, Shaffer, Jacobs and Blaney in tow. The caution would fly with six laps in the books for Nate Dussel who stopped on the speedway. When the green flew McFadden drove around Smith for second.
While Bacon led McFadden, a great battle ensued for third involving Price Miller, Smith and Shaffer. Chad Kemenah would spin on lap eight for the second caution. On the restart McFadden blasted around Bacon for the lead with Price Miller in third followed by Smith, Shaffer, Philo and Byron Reed.
By lap 10 Shaffer had climbed to fourth as the leaders prepared to enter lapped traffic. With 16 laps scored and in heavy lapped traffic, Shaffer would drive under Bacon for second and closed on McFadden. Lee Jacobs would bring out the yellow flag on lap 17.
Now with a clear track McFadden was able to put a little distance between himself and Shaffer as Bacon, Price Miller, Blaney, Philo and Reed gave chase. Shaffer slowly began to reel in McFadden and by lap 21 was racing under the leader exiting turn four lap after lap as Bacon and now a closing Blaney gave chase.
At the half-way point McFadden and Shaffer were side by side for the lead with Bacon, Blaney, Price Miller, Reed and Philo in pursuit. Shaffer would use a high move off four to take the lead on lap 28 with Price Miller bringing out the caution on lap 29.
The restart order would be Shaffer, McFadden, Blaney, Bacon and Danny Holtgraver. The big crowd was also watching several cars march from the back of the pack including Greg Wilson who had moved from 26th starting spot to ninth, and Rico Abreu who drove from 19th to seventh.
McFadden would drive under Shaffer to regain the lead on lap 31 and when Chris Andrews spun on lap 34 the red flag was displayed for a fuel stop. The restart order was McFadden, Shaffer, Blaney, Bacon, Reed, Holtgraver, Abreu and Wilson.
The caution would fly for the final time on lap 37 for Steve Kinser. When the green flew McFadden would lead Shaffer, Blaney, Reed, Abreu, Bacon, Holtgraver and Wilson. With 10 laps to go Shaffer had caught McFadden and would drive under the Australian for the lead on lap 43.
On lap 46 the leaders were into heavy lapped traffic and Shaffer and McFadden split the lapped car of Caleb Helms in turn two with McFadden leading lap 46. Shaffer would drive back by entering turn one to regain the lead.
The final three laps Shaffer, McFadden and a closing Blaney ran nose to tail through traffic. Shaffer would drive to the win over McFadden, Blaney, Abreu and Reed rounding out the top five. Holtgraver would drive from 13th to sixth with Wilson earning the hard charger award by coming home 7th while Bacon, Cap Henry (from 20th) and Philo rounding out the top 10.
In the 25-lap 305 sprint feature Trey Jacobs and Clark paced the field with Clark jumping into the lead as Jacobs fought with Jordan Ryan for second. Ryan would move into the runner-up spot on lap two with Jacobs, Josh Harrison, Seth Schneider, John Ivy and Steve Rando in tow.
Schneider would take third on lap six with Ivy moving into fourth on lap nine. No one had anything for Clark who sliced and diced his way through traffic. With nine laps to go Clark held a straight-away advantage over Ryan with Schneider, Ivy, Rando, Harrison and Alvin Roepke up from 16th.
Ivy would use traffic to get by Ryan for second with five laps to go with Schneider taking third. Rando would drive from fourth to second on lap 23.
As Clark took the checkered, Rando was entering turn three. He would cross second but failed to go to the scales following the feature and was docked two finishing spots. So behind Clark it was Ivy, Schneider, then Rando and Ryan.
In the 20 lap dirt truck feature Foos and Len Benyak would bring the field to green with Foos gaining the advantage over Brad Stuckey, Dan Roepke, Dana Fry, Curt Inks and Kent Brewer. Brewer would bring out the first caution on lap six just as Roepke took second.
When the green flew Foos and Roepke pulled away from the battle for third involving Stuckey, Dustin Keegan, Brad Mitten, Cory Ward and Eric Devanna. The final caution flew with five laps to go with the running order Foos, Roepke, Keegan, Stuckey, Mitten, Devanna, Brandon Leighton, Inks, Brewer, Ward and Cory McCaughey.
Again when the green reappeared Foos and Roepke checked out. The two would drive the final five laps nose to tail with Foos taking the win over Roepke, Keegan, Brewer and Stuckey.
There will be no racing at Fremont Speedway on May 30th but the track will get back to action on Saturday, June 6 for the Vision Quest Hall of Fame Night. Prior to the night’s racing – which includes the Second Annual Race of Legends – the Class of 2015 will be inducted into the hallowed halls of the Fremont Hall of Fame.
For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com
Fremont Speedway - 5/24/2015
Budweiser Night
Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints (49 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Fricker’s Restaurant/Callie’s Performance
1. 94-Ryan Smith, 12.709; 2. 83M-Broc Martin, 12.775; 3. 6H-Kenny Jacobs, 12.870; 4. 59-Danny Holtgraver, 12.940; 5. 99-Brady Bacon, 12.940; 6. 11-Steve Kinser, 12.949; 7. 81-Lee Jacobs, 12.963; 8. 9P-Parker Price-Miller, 12.969; 9. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.995; 10. 5-Byron Reed, 13.013; 11. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.021; 12. 2L-Logan Forler, 13.026; 13. 19-Chris Andrews, 13.059; 14. 1-Dale Blaney, 13.111; 15. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.115; 16. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.129; 17. 3G-James McFadden, 13.149; 18. 4-Danny Smith, 13.182; 19. 91-Cale Thomas, 13.197; 20. 89-Cody Darrah, 13.201; 21. 40DD-Nate Dussel, 13.215; 22. 68G-Tyler Gunn, 13.224; 23. 1st-Gary Taylor, 13.311; 24. 22S-Brandon Spithaler, 13.317; 25. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.354; 26. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.394; 27. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.421; 28. 2+-Brian Smith, 13.477; 29. 33MX-Tanner Thorson, 13.484; 30. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.554; 31. 33M-Caleb Griffith, 13.609; 32. 9-Dean Jacobs, 13.637; 33. 9x-Rob Chaney, 13.645; 34. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.651; 35. 21-DJ Foos, 13.680; 36. 22D-Josh Davis, 13.707; 37. 53-Cap Henry, 13.734; 38. 45-Tim Shaffer, 13.753; 39. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.851; 40. 4H-Tracy Hines, 13.854; 41. 8M-TJ Michael, 13.868; 42. 57X-Andrew Palker, 13.960; 43. 77-Dain Naida, 14.046; 44. 5K-Adam Kekich, 14.141; 45. 45L-Brian Lay, 14.190; 46. 16-Stuart Brubaker, 14.204; 47. 59N-Bryan Knuckles, 14.921; 48. 39M-Matt Merrill, nt; 49. 33K-Kyle Patrick, nt
Heat 1 - American Power Sports (10 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 2L-Logan Forler[1] ; 2. 5-Byron Reed[2] ; 3. 94-Ryan Smith[4] ; 4. 40DD-Nate Dussel[8] ; 5. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[10] ; 6. 6H-Kenny Jacobs[3] ; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[9] ; 8. 91-Cale Thomas[7] ; 9. 4-Danny Smith[6] ; 10. 19-Chris Andrews[5]
Heat 2 - Kistler Racing Products (10 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9P-Parker Price-Miller[1] ; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs[2] ; 3. 83M-Broc Martin[4] ; 4. 11-Steve Kinser[3] ; 5. 68G-Tyler Gunn[7] ; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[5] ; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak[6] ; 8. 9-Dean Jacobs[8]
Heat 3 - Hoosier Racing Tires (10 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1st-Gary Taylor[1] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[2] ; 3. 59-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 5. W20-Greg Wilson[6] ; 6. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[5] ; 7. 33MX-Tanner Thorson[7] ; 8. 9x-Rob Chaney[8] ; 9. 22D-Josh Davis[9] ; 10. 8M-TJ Michael[10]
Heat 4 - The Computer Man (10 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 3G-James McFadden[2] ; 2. 99-Brady Bacon[4] ; 3. 89-Cody Darrah[1] ; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[5] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[7] ; 6. 40-Caleb Helms[6] ; 7. 4H-Tracy Hines[9] ; 8. 33M-Caleb Griffith[8] ; 9. 45L-Brian Lay[10] ; 10. 22-Cole Duncan[3]
Heat 5 - Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (10 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 21-DJ Foos[4] ; 4. 53-Cap Henry[3] ; 5. 16-Stuart Brubaker[8] ; 6. 77-Dain Naida[6] ; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker[5] ; 8. 5K-Adam Kekich[7] ; 9. 59N-Bryan Knuckles[9]
Dash - Borer Glass & Mirror (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 12 starting positions of A-feature
1. 99-Brady Bacon[2] ; 2. 94-Ryan Smith[1] ; 3. 1-Dale Blaney[3] ; 4. 81-Lee Jacobs[6] ; 5. 9P-Parker Price-Miller[4] ; 6. 3G-James McFadden[7] ; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[5] ; 8. 45-Tim Shaffer[9] ; 9. 5-Byron Reed[11] ; 10. 2L-Logan Forler[10] ; 11. 83M-Broc Martin[8] ; 12. 1st-Gary Taylor[12]
C-Main - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature)
1. 33M-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 2. 16-Stuart Brubaker[7] ; 3. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[2] ; 4. 4H-Tracy Hines[3] ; 5. 57X-Andrew Palker[4] ; 6. 77-Dain Naida[5] ; 7. 5K-Adam Kekich[6] ; 8. 59N-Bryan Knuckles[8]
B-Main - Computer Man Inc. (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 19-Chris Andrews[3] ; 2. 22-Cole Duncan[2] ; 3. 6H-Kenny Jacobs[1] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[10] ; 5. 4-Danny Smith[6] ; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[4] ; 7. 2+-Brian Smith[12] ; 8. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[9] ; 9. 68G-Tyler Gunn[8] ; 10. 19P-Paige Polyak[5] ; 11. 16-Stuart Brubaker[-] ; 12. 33M-Caleb Griffith[-] ; 13. 33MX-Tanner Thorson[13] ; 14. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[14] ; 15. 40-Caleb Helms[11] ; 16. 91-Cale Thomas[7]
A-Main - (30 Laps)
1. 45-Tim Shaffer[8]; 2. 3G-James McFadden[6]; 3. 1-Dale Blaney[3]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[19]; 5. 5-Byron Reed[9]; 6. 59-Danny Holtgraver[13]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson[24]; 8. 99-Brady Bacon[1]; 9. 53-Cap Henry[20]; 10. 5T-Travis Philo[7]; 11. 21-DJ Foos[15]; 12. 89-Cody Darrah[14]; 13. 10H-Chad Kemenah[18]; 14. 81-Lee Jacobs[4]; 15. 22-Cole Duncan[22]; 16. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[25]; 17. 2L-Logan Forler[10]; 18. 19-Chris Andrews[21]; 19. 94-Ryan Smith[2]; 20. 6H-Kenny Jacobs[23]; 21. 83M-Broc Martin[11]; 22. 1st-Gary Taylor[12]; 23. 40-Caleb Helms[26]; 24. 11-Steve Kinser[17]; 25. 9P-Parker Price-Miller[5]; 26. 40DD-Nate Dussel[16]
Hard Charger: W20-Greg Wilson[+17]
Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints (27 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 - American Power Sports (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1-Mike Dussel[2] ; 2. 8-Bobby Clark[5] ; 3. 77I-John Ivy[4] ; 4. 36-Seth Schneider[8] ; 5. 7M-Brandon Moore[7] ; 6. 37-Austin Ream[1] ; 7. 18N-Frank Neill[9] ; 8. 32H-Dan Hennig[3] ; 9. 12-Kyle Capodice[6]
Heat 2 - Kistler Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 19R-Steve Rando[3] ; 2. 3J-Trey Jacobs[7] ; 3. 25-Jason Keckler[1] ; 4. 97-Kyle Peters[8] ; 5. 44-Kyle Farmer[2] ; 6. 11G-Luke Griffith[5] ; 7. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[4] ; 8. 87-Brian Gibbs[9] ; 9. 99-Alvin Roepke[6]
Heat 3 - Hoosier Racing Tires (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 18-TJ Michael[1] ; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[2] ; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver[6] ; 4. 10-Josh Harrison[4] ; 5. 39-Jamie Miller[9] ; 6. 77X-Alex Hill[5] ; 7. 22M-Dan McCarron[7] ; 8. 24-Alex Paden[3] ; 9. 75-Jerry Dahms[8]
B-Main - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 99-Alvin Roepke[11] ; 2. 37-Austin Ream[1] ; 3. 12-Kyle Capodice[10] ; 4. 11G-Luke Griffith[2] ; 5. 22M-Dan McCarron[6] ; 6. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[5] ; 7. 32H-Dan Hennig[7] ; 8. 18N-Frank Neill[4] ; 9. 87-Brian Gibbs[8] ; 10. 24-Alex Paden[9] ; 11. 75-Jerry Dahms[12] ; 12. 77X-Alex Hill[3]
A-Main - (25 Laps)
1. 8-Bobby Clark[2]; 2. 77I-John Ivy[8]; 3. 36-Seth Schneider[6]; 4. 19R-Steve Rando[7]; 5. 5R-Jordan Ryan[4]; 6. 99-Alvin Roepke[16]; 7. 10-Josh Harrison[3]; 8. 18-TJ Michael[12]; 9. 1W-Paul Weaver[11]; 10. 39-Jamie Miller[15]; 11. 3J-Trey Jacobs[1]; 12. 25-Jason Keckler[10]; 13. 97-Kyle Peters[5]; 14. 7M-Brandon Moore[13]; 15. 12-Kyle Capodice[18]; 16. 11G-Luke Griffith[19]; 17. 44-Kyle Farmer[14]; 18. 37-Austin Ream[17]; 19. 1-Mike Dussel[9]; 20. 22M-Dan McCarron[20]
Hard Charger: 99-Alvin Roepke[+10]
AAA Ohio Auto Club Dirt Trucks (18 trucks)
[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 - American Power Sports (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 8kb-Kent Brewer[3]; 2. 2-Matt Foos [2]; 3. 17x-Dustin Keegan [6]; 4. 9-Curt Inks [7]; 5. 18W-Cory Ward [8]; 6. 85-Bradley Stuckey [4]; 7. 22-Brandon Leighton [1]; 8. 99-Gene Potridge [9]; 9. 3-Andy Earnhart [3]
Heat 2 - Kistler Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 88-Dan Roepke [2]; 2. 7F-Dana Frey [6]; 3. 16-Brad Mitten [8]; 4. 13-Len Benyak [7]; 5. 37-Eric Devanna [1]; 6. 36m-Cory McCaughey [4]; 7. 25-Randy Ryan [9]; 8. 33-Jeff Ward [3]; 9. 4s-Keith Sorg [5]
A-Main - (25 Laps)
1. 2-Matt Foos [1]; 2. 88-Dan Roepke [4]; 3. 17x-Dustin Keegan [8]; 4. 8KB-Kent Brewer [10]; 5. 85S-Bradley Stuckey [3]; 6. 18W-Cory Ward [9]; 7. 16-Brad Mitten [7]; 8. 9-Curt Inks [5]; 9. 4S-Keith Sorg [18]; 10. 7F-Dana Fry [6]; 11. 37-Eric Devanna [12]; 12. 13-Len Benyak [2]; 13. 3-Andy Earnhart [15]; 14. 22-Brandon Leighton [11]; 15. 36M-Cory McCaughey [14]; 16. 99x-Gene Potridge [13]
TSRS Race Report
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WAGNER BECOMES FIRST TSRS REPEAT WINNER OF 2015 AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY
Bridgeport, NJ .......Eddie Wagner became the first repeat winner of the Tri State Racesaver Series 2015 season doubling victories at Bridgeport Speedway Friday Night. Wagner’s first win of the season was on May 9th, when TSRS last visited the South Jersey ⅝ mile, and it was also the first feature completed since that night, making Eddie a back-to-back victor. Wagner once again fought three time TSRS champion Mike Haggenbottom off for the victory, with Stefanie Palmai, Dave Brown and Jeff Geiges completing the top five.
There were twenty-four TSRS sprints on the roster for Friday’s race, with three heat race victories going to Dave Brown, Tommy Carberry and Mike Haggenbottom.
#99 Stefanie Palmai #70 Eddie Wagner (WoS photo)
With the magic invert number being eleven, Stefanie Palmai of Allentown, NJ and Eddie Wagner would hold the pole positions. Palmai jumped to the commanding spot when the green flag waved and she held a strong lead on Wagner going down the backstretch on lap one. Chris Allen would advance two positions by lap two, having started fifth and was now up to third followed by Tim Tanner and Brad Franks. By lap five, the top five cars were now spread apart with Palmai holding a half a straightaway lead on Wagner. Mike Haggenbottom, known to always make the race interesting, was advancing quickly from his ninth starting spot and was now sitting in fourth place. As the halfway point approached on lap ten, lapped traffic was now in the sights of the leader Palmai, who was maintaining her strong lead over Wagner, Allen, Haggenbottom and Dave Brown, who also advanced five positions from his tenth place starting spot.
“As I reached lapped traffic, all I was thinking about was maintaining a smooth line and keeping the car as straight as possible. I was trying to read the slower cars in front of me, so that I could see which way they were going, hoping that I could get around them as fast as I could. It’s all about keeping your momentum at Bridgeport, so my main job was keeping my line smooth and fast,” said Palmai about her lead and approaching lapped traffic.
The first caution of the night was on lap ten, when Zack Burd spun his number 5Z in turn four.
On the restart, it was Palmai, Wagner, Allen, Haggenbottom and Brown occupying the top five. Eddie Wagner went for the lead going down the front stretch and into turn one, with Stefanie determined to retain her position, entering high into the first turn alongside Wagner. Exiting the corner, it was Palmai and Wagner drag racing down the backstretch with Wagner ultimately taking command of the front running spot leaving turn four on lap eleven.
On lap twelve, the second caution came out for the number 0 of Harris Kohen. Kohen’s car caught fire due to a hole being put in his oil filter. Kohen was unhurt and exited his car safely.
Wagner led the field to the green, with Haggenbottom lurking closely behind in third. Haggenbottom took second from Palmai and began working on the number 70 for the lead. Mike went to the top of turns three and four in an attempt to advance, but with Eddie holding a strong line coming off the corners low, the 24 car was unable to make the pass. With Wagner running a hard race against the three-time champion, both lanes of the speedway were being used consistently, but the low side seemed to be the quickest way around that night.
“I had a hard time coming off the fourth turn, because it started to slick off, and Eddie was running the bottom, so low to where I couldn’t get under him,” Haggenbottom explains. “With the top going away, I tried everything I could, but it didn’t work out. I’d like to thank my crew, Mach 1 and Speed Equipment Corp. for giving me a good car every week”.
On lap fourteen, Zack Burd spun again in turn four, bringing out the third and last caution of the night.
With the final laps of the feature dwindling down, Wagner restarted the race on lap fourteen. This time, the AC Racing number 70 held the lead, and began to pull some car lengths on Haggenbottom, making it clear that tonight was once again going to be Wagner’s night. With a half a straightaway lead and no sign of any challenge, Eddie Wagner took the checkered flag, followed by Mike Haggenbottom, Stefanie Palmai, Dave Brown and Jeff Geiges. Rounding out the top ten was Chris Allen, Tommy Carberry, Ryan Stillwaggon, Joe Lord, and Brad Franks.
“It’s a lot less nerve racking trying to pass on the last lap, then trying to hold your lead,” says Wagner, who won his last feature after a final lap exchange for the lead over Dave Brown. “I heard Mike, I knew he was close, and after I took the lead from Stef, I heard him for like three laps, and I knew he was there. After that last caution, I just told myself that I was going to drive the car as hard as I could, and if I slipped up and he got by me, it was going to be the end. I made the track as wide as I could, and I just hit my marks. I moved up the straight away, to take his wing speed away, and just did all I could to make it into victory lane.”
Wagner, who has had multiple heart breaking finishes in past years at Bridgeport Speedway explained that the track has grown to be one of his favorites to race. “This place has a little spot in my heart because my family helped build it back in the day. We were actually really bad here when we first started running on the big track, but over the years, we found something. Now Bridgeport is by far my favorite place to run”.
The Tri-State Racesaver Series continues their double header weekend this Sunday at Grandview Speedway for the first time in affiliation with Bob Miller’s “Thunder on the Hill” Series. The TSRS 305 Sprint Cars will run a feature only format, with the top twenty five cars in points attending the invitation only event. Also on the card are 358 Modifieds, ARDC midgets, Sportsman and Legend cars. The main grandstand gates open at 5:00pm, and racing begins at 7:30. Adult admission is $20, ages 6-11 get in for $10, and children under the age of 10 get in for FREE!
For more information, visit our website www.tsrs1.com or our facebook page to get the lastest details on upcoming events.
FEATURE: Eddie Wagner, Mike Haggenbottom, Stef Palmai, Dave Brown, Jeff Geiges, Chris Allen, Tommy Carberry, Ryan Stillwaggon, Joe Lord, Brad Franks, Bryant Davis, Tim Tanner, Keith Anderson, Randy Wilbert, Pat U’Selis, Zack Burd, Harris Kohen, Karl Fryer, Samantha Lieberman, John Barnett, Adam Carberry
DNS - David Bonner, Brendon Poff
HARD CHARGER - Mike Haggenbottom (+7)
FAST TIME - Stefanie Palmai - 20.368
INDOOR AUTO RACING SET FOR ALLENTOWN, PA ON JANUARY 2, 2016
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INDOOR AUTO RACING EVENTS AT ALLENTOWN, ATLANTIC CITY AND TRENTON
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LEN SAMMONS MOTORSPORTS PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES NEW INDOOR AUTO RACING EVENT; SATURDAY, JAN. 2, 2016 IS DATE OF FIRST ALLENTOWN, PA RACE
TRENTON, NJ May 18, 2015 . . . The roar of engines will take over the new PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, January 2, 2016 when the first annual Allentown Indoor Auto Race will be held.
The event, promoted by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP), will be part of a three race indoor series that includes the wildly popular annual event in Atlantic City, NJ on January 29 & 30 at Boardwalk Hall and in Trenton, NJ on February 27 & 28 at the Sun National Bank Center.
“The Lehigh Valley has a rich racing tradition with the Allentown Fairgrounds, Dorney Park Speedway and the Nazareth half mile and mile tracks,” said LSMP’s Len Sammons. “Those events drew thousands of people. We want our event to capitalize on the rich Lehigh Valley racing heritage, and begin to write our own chapter in the region’s racing history.”
Tentative plans call for two divisions of racing for the inaugural event with a maximum of 70 TQ Midget entries to be accepted in the headline division. A field of 30 Slingshot registrants will also compete in the one-day event, with racing action beginning at 7:00 PM.
Auto Racing history in the area spans a century. The first race at the half mile dirt Allentown Fairgrounds was in 1915, the last Sprint car race was held in 1968 and the last race, an SMRC Midget event, in 1976. Six Indianapolis 500 winners won at the Allentown Fair: Ray Keech, Fred Frame, Floyd Davis, Bill Holland, Johnny Parsons and Parnelli Jones.
Dorney Park, a fifth mile asphalt oval, ran its first races in 1938, its last Modified race in 1959 and its last race in 1986. NASCAR great Joe Weatherly was among the track’s big winners in the fifties. Dorney Park Alumni from the seventies and eighties include NASCAR Modified Touring Series multi-time champion Tony Hirschman and multi-time NASCAR Sprint Cup and IndyCar winner John Andretti.
Indoor racing took place inside the Agricultural Hall building on the Allentown Fairgrounds in 1962 with Micros and in 1966 with TQ Midgets. Bobby Albert, Len Duncan and Larry Michaels were the winners of the three TQ races run on consecutive Saturday nights in March, 1966.
Nazareth, Pa. was a hotbed of auto racing for well over ninety years at two different adjacent sites, a half-mile dirt oval and a larger track that had three different configurations: a mile-and-an-eighth dirt track, a mile dirt course and a mile paved speedway. The last race at Nazareth – and in the Lehigh Valley – took place in 2004.
Professional race car driver from ten states and Canada are expected to compete in the TQ Midget division. Many of the drivers have ties to the greater Lehigh Valley region including Earl Paules of Palmerton, Pat Van Varick of Bangor, Zane Zeiner of Bath, Brandon Azzalina of Saylorsburg, Pat Bealer of Slatington, and Matt Janisch of Nazareth.
The addition of a third Indoor race is expected to energize the now three-race series point fund. Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y., won the 2015 LSMP championship on a feature win tiebreaker with Ryan Flores of Mooresville, N.C.
Tickets for the 1st Annual Allentown Indoor Race, will be available in advance, online at www.PPLCenter.com and at the PPL Center located at 701 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101. An on sale date for tickets will be announced in the near future.
Len Sammons Motorsports is currently seeking marketing partners for this exciting first time event, including title sponsorship of the event.
For more information about the Allentown race and Len Sammons Motorsports productions, visit www.aarn.com.
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Gas City AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Results
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AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 15, 2015 - Gas City, Indiana - Gas City I-69 Speedway - "May Meltdown"
Gas City, Indiana...Brady Bacon held on in a frenetic 30-lapper Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway, edging past a last-lap Thomas Meseraull slidejob through the final set of corners to take his third AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory of the season.
Meseraull cut under fellow front-row starter Jon Stanbrough off turn-two to take the opening lead, as most of the field stuck to the bottom half of the quarter-mile. Dave Darland was on the move early, as he ducked past Stanbrough for the second spot on lap four.
A large lead for Meseraull was erased on lap eight with a caution for Kyle Robbins, and put Darland right on his tailtank. Darland finally cut the bottom underneath Meseraull for the lead on lap 13, but by that time Bacon had jumped to the top while C.J. Leary was running the high side from 16th into the top-ten.
Just as Bacon took the third spot, the caution flew just short of halfway. Darland decided to head to the high side on the restart, but Bacon was strong and looked underneath off turn-two for the lead on lap 17. He completed the pass on the other end and tried to separate himself from the pack.
Traffic was thick in front of Bacon, and Darland reeled him back in with less than ten laps to go. As Darland tried to scoot low, Meseraull stuck to the high side and squeezed past Darland off turn-two on lap 26 to retake the second spot. He ran down Bacon in the closing laps and drew to his back bumper as the duo took the white flag.
Bacon bobbled a bit into turn-three on the final set of corners as Meseraull tried the bottom, but it was Bacon with the momentum to win the race to the line by .403-seconds for his 11th career victory in the Hoffman Auto Racing - Mean Green #69 Triple X/Williams Mopar.
"I saw Thomas (Meseraull) at the end, and that got me a little nervous knowing he could get a decent run off the bottom, but we got a good enough run and got some good momentum back after a tough weekend at Eldora. We've had good cars, and tonight it was time to make something happen and take a chance up top. I couldn't get clear of that traffic for like four laps, and I had to try to putt around the bottom to clear them, which almost cost me the lead. I got back to the top and tried to keep my momentum up over the last few laps," said Bacon, who also set his fourth ProSource "Fast Time" of the year earlier in the night.
Meseraull completed an impressive performance for his best career finish in the second-spot aboard the Keen's Body Shop - Spirit Transport #18x DRC/Claxton.
"I just kept thinking 'I've got a shot at this. I probably should have tried to slide him into one, but I thought I'd wait for three. Brady is one of the best and moved down just enough to slide across three and hold me off. That's as close as I've ever gotten to winning a USAC show, and that's the goal for us. It was an awesome race, and I'm so happy to see Gas City this way. Racing up front with those guys, it's eat or be eaten and so much fun," Meseraull said.
Darland rounded out the top-three in the Phillips/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports - Trench Shoring #71P DRC/Foxco.
"I knew the top was looking good as the race went on, and I went up there after the mid-race restart, but I wasn't quite aggressive enough. We tried to get him back in traffic, but we just weren't in the right spot at the right time and ended up giving a spot back. We still got out of here with a third-place run, and the track was great and allowed us to race hard for the win tonight, so thanks to the O'Connors," Darland said.
Stanbrough held on for the fourth spot in the MP Environmental Services - AED Motorsports Products #81 Spike/J&D, and Leary finished his drive from 16th by taking the fifth spot in the Leary Construction Company - Green Tech Lubricants #30 DRC/Claxton Mopar.
QUALIFYING: 1. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-11.855; 2. Chase Stockon, 32, 32/TBI-11.900; 3. Dave Darland, 71P, Phillips/Curb-Agajanian-11.987; 4. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-12.018; 5. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-12.037; 6. Tracy Hines, 4, THR-12.093; 7. Thomas Meseraull, 18X, Keen-12.132; 8. Justin Grant, 40, Hery-12.147; 9. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-12.162; 10. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-12.173; 11. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-12.312; 12. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-12.312; 13. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-12.318; 14. Jerry Coons, Jr., 10E, Edison-12.333; 15. Chris Windom, 21X, Pollock-12.348; 16. C.J. Leary, 30, Leary-12.426; 17. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 17RW, Dutcher-12.444; 18. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-12.465; 19. Conner Donelson, 42, Donelson-12.530; 20. Chris Gurley, 12G, Team Automotive-12.595; 21. Mike Gass, 17G, Gass-12.603; 22. Casey Shuman, 2X, Barnhill-12.604; 23. Frank Flud, 41, SST-12.618; 24. Josh Spencer, 66J, Spencer-12.688; 25. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-12.734; 26. Cole Ketcham, 41K, Ketcham-13.140; 27. Robert Bell, 71, Bell-13.270; 28. Stuart Hanft, 69H, Hanft-14.349.
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Cottle, 3. Bacon, 4. Stanbrough, 5. McGhee, 6. Gass, 7. Goodnight. 2:04.78
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stockon, 2. Robbins, 3. Jarrett, 4. Coons, 5. Shuman, 6. Hines, 7. Ketcham. 2:06.17
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Windom, 2. Farney, 3. Darland, 4. Meseraull, 5. Donelson, 6. Flud, 7. Bell. 2:03.84
FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Simon, 2. Ballou, 3. Spencer, 4. Leary, 5. Grant, 6. Gurley, 7. Hanft. NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Grant, 2. Hines, 3. Shuman, 4. McGhee, 5. Goodnight, 6. Donelson, 7. Flud, 8. Gass, 9. Gurley, 10. Ketcham, 11. Bell, 12. Hanft. 2:29.95
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brady Bacon, 2. Thomas Meseraull, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Jon Stanbrough, 5. C.J. Leary, 6. Robert Ballou, 7. Chase Stockon, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Shane Cottle, 10. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 11. Justin Grant, 12. Jerry Coons, Jr., 13. Logan Jarrett, 14. Landon Simon, 15. Max McGhee, 16. Casey Shuman, 17. Chris Windom, 18. Aaron Farney, 19. Kyle Robbins, 20. Matt Goodnight, 21. Josh Spencer, 22. Conner Donelson. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Meseraull, Laps 13-16 Darland, Laps 17-30 Bacon.
NEW AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Ballou-743, 2-Stockon-741, 3-Darland-728, 4-Bacon-698, 5-Stanbrough-646, 6-Thomas-619, 7-Hines-611, 8-Leary-610, 9-Windom-446, 10-Grant-440
NEXT AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: May 20 - Terre Haute (IN) Action Track - 45th "Tony Hulman Classic"
News from the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek
Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/May 15, 2015
Welcoming Rules Package Announced For Lentini Auto Salvage ‘Dirty Jersey 3’ Thursday, June 11 At New Egypt Speedway; Spec Head Small-Blocks Utilize Sail Panels, All Others Run Windows; $10,000 To Win For 40 Feature Laps!
NEW EGYPT, NJ – A welcoming rules package and massive purse structure are in place for the ‘Dirty Jersey 3’ at New Egypt Speedway on Thursday, June 11.
Lentini Auto Salvage of Ringoes, N.J., presents the third edition of the ‘Dirty Jersey’ special at the pristine Garden State venue, this season running as a big-block/small-block Modified 40-lap event paying a massive $10,000-plus to win! Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. South Region presented by Scotty’s Speed & Diesel points will be offered for the BD Motorsports Media LLC promoted event.
A rules package favorable to ALL race teams has been devised by the event’s promotional team to attract a wide base of cars from across the Northeast.
American Racer tires will be utilized for the ‘Dirty Jersey’ Modified special. Minimum compounds are as follows: 33 or harder across the front; 44 or harder left-rear; 48 or harder right-rear.
Spec head small-blocks, Pennsylvania or New Egypt Speedway legal, will be permitted to utilize sail panels at this event. Spec head engines on gasoline weigh a minimum of 2,275 lbs. Spec head engines on alcohol weigh a minimum of 2,350 lbs.
All other engine combinations are required to utilize standard window bodywork. Small-blocks (max. 363 cubic inch) weigh 2,400 lbs. Big-blocks (max. 477 cubic inch) weigh 2,500 lbs. And Delaware big-blocks (478 cubic inch and up) weigh 2,600 lbs.
Drivers will draw for starting positions in 10-lap heat races. Consolations, 10 laps in distance, will set the remainder of the starting field. Top qualifiers from the heat races will redraw.
The complete purse structure is as follows: 1) $10,000; 2) $3,500; 3) $2,000; 4) $1,500; 5) $1,400; 6) $1,150; 7) $1,125; 8) $1,100; 9) $1,050; 10) $1,000; 11) $750; 12) $650; 13) $550; 14) $450; 15) $425; 16) $415; 17) $405; 18-24) $400; Provisional Starters) $200.
Also on the ‘Dirty Jersey 3’ card are the reborn United Racing Company 360 Sprint Cars in a $3,000-to-win, 25-lap event and Crate 602 Sportsman racing for a $750 winner’s share.
Complete times, rules and information for the ‘Dirty Jersey 3’ have been posted at: http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/dirty-jersey-3-general-rules-prices-information/
To learn more about the Short Track Super Series or BD Motorsports Media, visit www.shortttracksuperseries.com or www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com, call 845.728.2781 or e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com. “Like” Short Track Super Series on Facebook or follow @ShortTrackSS on Twitter.
Located in New Egypt, N.J., New Egypt Speedway features a daylight-quality lighting system and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. There are clean, heated restrooms, a monitored playground area for young fans and restaurant-quality concession stands serving up a full menu at family style prices. The racy, 7/16ths-mile clay oval hosts tight, wheel-to-wheel, all-out competition. New Egypt Speedway’s GPS address is 720 Route 539 New Egypt, NJ 08533 and the speedway website is www.newegyptspeedway.net.
The Short Track Super Series is presented by Hi-Tek Race Fuel, American Racer/Lias Tire, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., Scotty’s Speed & Diesel, East Coast Speed/ECS Auto, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Allstar Performance, ATL Fuel Cells, Bicknell Racing Products, COMP Performance Group (COMP Cams, Driven Racing Oil & Quarter Master), Crane Ignition, Dirt Track Digest, Fast Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henry’s Stainless Steel Exhaust, Hig Fab Chassis, Hyperco, Kirkey Racing Fabrication, Lineman Racing, Pilat Graphic Design, Race Pro Weekly, Racers Guide, S&D Bodyline, S&W Awards, Shiley Fabrication, Simplicity Design, Teo-Pro Car, Vahlco Wheels & VP Racing Fuel.
Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek 2015 Schedule
Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. South Region Presented By Scotty’s Speed & Diesel
Sunday, April 19 – Bridgeport Speedway/Bridgeport, NJ: South Jersey Shootout – WINNER: RICK LAUBACH
Tuesday, May 5– Big Diamond Speedway/Minersville, PA (Combo): Anthracite Assault – WINNER: RICK LAUBACH
Thursday, June 11 (Rain Date: June 15) – New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt, NJ: Dirty Jersey 3 - $10,000 to win!
Tuesday, Aug. 4 (Rain Date: Aug. 5) – Delaware International Speedway/Delmar, DE – Diamond State 50
Tuesday, Sept. 1 (Rain Date: Sept. 2) – Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE – Beach Blast 2 – Championship Points
Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. South Region Presented By Scotty’s Speed & Diesel Point Fund (*based on 5 events): 1. $7,500; 2. $3,000; 3. $2,250; 4. $1,500; 5. $1,250; 6. $1,000; 7. $900; 8. $850; 9. $800; 10. $750.
Drivers with perfect attendance outside the Top-10 receive $250.
NAME CHANGE AND OTHER NEWS FROM GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
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Grandview Speedway
Track promoter: Bruce Rogers @ 610.754.7688
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NASCAR 358 MODIFIEDS WILL CARRY T.P.TRAILERS NAME FOR REST OF SEASON AT GRANDVIEW
CHECKERED FLAG FAN CLUB AND NEUROFIBROMATOSIS AWARENESS NIGHT SET FOR SATURDAY, MAY 16
LUPUS AWARENESS NIGHT ON MAY 23
BECHTELSVILLE, PA May 13, 2015 . . . Local business T.P.Trailers of Limerick, PA has been a huge supporter of NASCAR stock car racing at Grandview Speedway for a few years. That support has been appreciated by racers who have reaped the benefits of the bonus bucks offered by T.P. Trailers.
Effective immediately the NASCAR 358 Modified stock cars that are a Saturday night fixture at Grandview, the primary division of weekly racing, will become the T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds.
“It is our way of saying thank you for the outstanding support the company has given stock car racing at our track,” said track owner Bruce Rogers. “The Perkins family has been wonderful to work with and we want them to know we appreciate their support. We understand the sponsorship program has generated business for them and that is great to hear.” Saturday, May 30, will be T.P. Trailers Night at the Berks County auto racing facility.
On Saturday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. popular auto racing fan club, the Checkered Flag Fan Club, will sponsor the night of racing which will feature the T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. There has been five different winners in the Modifieds so far this season. The night will also be used to bring awareness to Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month and remind people that May 17th is National NF Day. The NF disease attacks the nervous system of 1 in 3,000 children and causes blindness, deafness and learning disabilities. The Children’s Tumor Foundation helps raise money and raise awareness for NF to help find a cure. Quite a few of the racers, thanks to the efforts of Caroline Egrie, will be running CTF or NF stickers in an effort to turn the track blue.
Spectator gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and at the same time the popular Low Down and Dirty Meet & Greet will take place featuring Late Model racer Joe “Geezer” Fanelli, Sportsman standout Dean Bachman and TP Trailers 358 Modified talent Nate Christman along with their race cars.
Adult admission will be just $15 while youngsters 11 and under are admitted free.
On Sunday, May 17th, the Outlaw Enduros will perform in several events along with the Blast From the Past Vintage racers. Racing starts at 1 p.m. Adult admission is $10.
The second annual Turn The Track Purple will take place at Grandview on Saturday, May 23rd at 7:30 p.m. and will feature the T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
17-year-old Lupus patient Haley Williams Wetzel has been battling the disease for 10 years. She has a love for local dirt track racing. Fans and racers are being asked to wear something purple as that is the Lupus awareness color. Team Haley will have a table set up to distribute info on Lupus as well as make pins available to those who would like to show their support of the dread disease. Purple candy ribbons and butterfly lollipops will be available and they will be chancing off two gift baskets. All proceeds will go to the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for Lupus research.
On the 16th the color was blue and then this night the color will be purple.
Grandview Speedway, one of the most successful weekly short tracks in the nation, is located on Passmore Road, just off Route 100, in Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown. For information telephone 610.754.7688 or check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com.
