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Jac Haudenschild rim-rides Limaland for 2nd Ohio Speedweek victory
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UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions
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Friday, June 28, 2013
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LIMA, Ohio – There’s just something about high banked race tracks with a cushion inches off the wall that brings out the best in Jac Haudenschild.
The Wooster, Ohio driver took over the lead on lap six after the previous two front runners – Shane Stewart and Jac’s son, Sheldon – crashed, and drove away the remaining 33 laps for his second win of the 31st Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. For Jac, who won Saturday at Eldora Speedway which also featured a slick groove inches from the outside wall, it was his 25th career University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions victory. The win was Haudenschild’s second career All Star win at Limaland which has now hosted the series 28 times since 1983.
“The car felt good and the track was definitely the way I like it…slick and to the wall. My mechanic Bonsai had the car really good tonight. Tom Leidig…I just want to thank him for putting me in a car this year. It’s nice to have a good ride,” said Haudenschild beside his Auto Electric backed #59. “It really is nice to be in Ohio racing during speedweek. I love racing around here….it’s where I started. It’s great to win at Limaland.”
For Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Danny Holtgraver second place continues his hot streak during speedweek of top 10 runs and puts him in contention to claim the Ohio Speedweek championship. It all will come down to Saturday’s $10,000-to-win finale at Fremont as Holtgraver and Tim Shaffer are within a handful of points of one another.
“I had a little bit of trouble getting through traffic…I got caught up behind one. This place is like a mini-Eldora and Jac’s best at Eldora so why not be good here. It was a fun race. I just wish I could have gotten closer at the end. The car was awesome. I have to thank my guys, Brian, Chris, Rob, my dad, Rob Hunter and Bryan Grove…a lot of awesome people who have given me a great opportunity and I’m having a good time here,” said Holtgraver beside his Canton Erectors/Berlin Natural Bakery./DKW Transport/Classic Ink backed #45.
After having to change a tire and go to the tail just 7 laps into the race, four time UNOH All Star champion Tim Shaffer charged to a third place finish.
“I think the tire went flat right off the bat. It was laying on the right rear hard. I was telling Cody (Jacobs, crew chief) on that yellow ‘I think my tire is low.’ And then when that red came out I asked that guy and he said it was really low. I didn’t know what to do…either we try to stay out or go get it fixed. It worked out great. I’m really proud of my guys, the whole CH Motorsports team. We’re banging on the door and getting closer and closer to getting a win. We’ll keep working harder,” said Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine with sponsorship from J&J Auto Racing, Kistler Engines/VRP Shocks and Champion Oil.
“Tomorrow is another race and we have to do our homework tomorrow. Everything seems to change. It’s about getting the car really awesome. Fremont has been good to me and it’s always fun to race there so hopefully we can come out of there with our first All Star win this season,” added Shaffer who inches closer to Dale Blaney for the UNOH All Star national and Ohio region point lead.
Sheldon Haudenschild and Shane Stewart would bring the field to the green for the 40-lap feature with Stewart bolting into the lead with Sheldon Haudenschild, Jac Haudenschild, Holtgraver, Danny Smith, Dale Blaney and Randy Hannagan in tow. Just three laps into the race Stewart would jump the cushion in turn one and flip, handing the lead to Sheldon.
Sheldon would lead on the restart over Jac, as Holtgraver and Blaney battled hard for third with Hannagan, Byron Reed, Smith and Cole Duncan staying close. As they came out of turn four on lap five, Sheldon would jump the cushion, flipping his mount. That handed the lead to Jac with Holtgraver, Blaney, Hannagan, Reed and Duncan in tow. On the restart, D.J. Foos would crash in turn. A lap later a multi-car pile-up involving Greg Wilson, Caleb Helms, Bryan Sebetto and Dallas Hewitt would necessitate a fuel stop during which time Shaffer went pit side to change the flat right rear tire.
The restart order was Jac Haudenschild, Holtgraver, Blaney, Hannagan, Reed, Smith, Duncan, Dean Jacobs, Brandon Martin and Cap Henry. With a clear track on the restart, Haudenschild rocketed away while Holtgraver battled with Blaney for second and behind them Hannagan and Reed were locked in a tremendous duel for fourth.
The race would go non-stop the remaining distance.
Haudenschild would move into lapped traffic on lap 15 and began picking them off one at a time as Holtgraver got a little hung up and couldn’t gain ground. At the half-way point, Haudenschild encountered heavy lapped traffic that was racing side by side in front of him. Holtgraver closed quickly with Blaney, Reed and Hannagan also making up ground. Once clear of the traffic with 15 laps remaining, Haudenschild pulled away.
Meanwhile Shaffer, who had restarted on lap 7 in the 17th position, had worked his way up to fifth by lap 30. With five to go Haudenschild had a comfortable lead over Holtgraver with Blaney, Hannagan and Shaffer giving chase. Shaffer would move into fourth with just three laps remaining and took third as they raced to the white flag.
Haudenschild would rim-ride to the checkered over Holtgraver, Shaffer, Blaney and Hannagan.
Limaland Motorsports Park - 6/28/2013
UNOH Night
All Star Circuit of Champions (34 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 97-Dean Jacobs, 10.752; 2. W20-Greg Wilson, 10.790; 3. 54-Cap Henry, 10.829; 4. 40-Caleb Helms, 10.851; 5. 3G-Shane Stewart, 10.852; 6. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.869; 7. 2-Dale Blaney, 10.901; 8. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 10.902; 9. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 10.926; 10. 4-Danny Smith, 10.988; 11. 7K-Cole Duncan, 10.993; 12. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 10.993; 13. 83-Tim Shaffer, 11.023; 14. 5R-Byron Reed, 11.064; 15. 11X-Brandon Martin, 11.074; 16. 53-DJ Foos, 11.099; 17. 24H-Bryan Sebetto, 11.118; 18. 35R-Ronnie Blair, 11.174; 19. 99-Brady Bacon, 11.193; 20. 9W-Brandon Wimmer, 11.214; 21. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 11.221; 22. 55-Brad Bowman, 11.236; 23. 80-Trey Gustin, 11.253; 24. 2M-Dallas Hewitt, 11.280; 25. 5T-Travis Philo, 11.363; 26. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 11.371; 27. O-Justin Henderson, 11.416; 28. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr., 11.493; 29. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 11.518; 30. 69-Scott Curren, 11.621; 31. 29T-Robin Dawkins, 11.940; 32. 27-Brad Lamerson, 11.969; 33. 92-Sam Ashworth, 12.080; 34. 96AU-Bruce White, 12.104
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[1] ; 2. 59-Jac Haudenschild[4] ; 3. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[2] ; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 5. 3G-Shane Stewart[5] ; 6. 97-Dean Jacobs[6] ; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[7] ; 8. 35-Stuart Brubaker[8] ; 9. 92-Sam Ashworth[9]
Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 55-Brad Bowman[1] ; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[3] ; 3. 4-Danny Smith[4] ; 4. 35R-Ronnie Blair[2] ; 5. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[5] ; 6. W20-Greg Wilson[6] ; 7. 46AU-Stuart Williams[7] ; 8. 96AU-Bruce White[9] ; 9. 69-Scott Curren[8]
Heat 3 - Dragon Race Fuel (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 99-Brady Bacon[2] ; 2. 11X-Brandon Martin[3] ; 3. 7K-Cole Duncan[4] ; 4. 2-Dale Blaney[5] ; 5. 80-Trey Gustin[1] ; 6. O-Justin Henderson[7] ; 7. 54-Cap Henry[6] ; 8. 29T-Robin Dawkins[8]
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 2M-Dallas Hewitt[1] ; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 3. 9W-Brandon Wimmer[2] ; 4. 53-DJ Foos[3] ; 5. 45-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 6. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr.[7] ; 7. 27-Brad Lamerson[8] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[6]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 3G-Shane Stewart[3] ; 3. 45-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 4. 59-Jac Haudenschild[7] ; 5. 4-Danny Smith[9] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[11]
B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 97-Dean Jacobs[1] ; 2. 40-Caleb Helms[4] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[3] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[2] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[5] ; 6. O-Justin Henderson[7] ; 7. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr.[8] ; 8. 29T-Robin Dawkins[11] ; 9. 96AU-Bruce White[14] ; 10. 46AU-Stuart Williams[6] ; 11. 27-Brad Lamerson[12] ; 12. 92-Sam Ashworth[13] ; 13. 69-Scott Curren[10] ; 14. 35-Stuart Brubaker[9]
A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (40 Laps)
1. 59-Jac Haudenschild[4]; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver[3]; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[9]; 4. 2-Dale Blaney[6]; 5. 11N-Randy Hannagan[8]; 6. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 7. 97-Dean Jacobs[11]; 8. 7K-Cole Duncan[7]; 9. 55-Brad Bowman[22]; 10. 54-Cap Henry[13]; 11. 99-Brady Bacon[19]; 12. 11X-Brandon Martin[15]; 13. 9W-Brandon Wimmer[20]; 14. 4-Danny Smith[5]; 15. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[21]; 16. 35R-Ronnie Blair[18]; 17. 80-Trey Gustin[23]; 18. W20-Greg Wilson[12]; 19. 40-Caleb Helms[14]; 20. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[17]; 21. 2M-Dallas Hewitt[24]; 22. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 23. 53-DJ Foos[16]; 24. 3G-Shane Stewart[2]
Hard Charger: 55-Brad Bowman[+13]
©2012 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
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Jason Leffler (WoS photo)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Public Information (609) 882-2000
Lt. Stephen Jones - ext. 6513
SFC Brian Polite - ext. 6514
Sgt Adam Grossman - ext. 6516
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Troopers Release Early Findings in Fatal Race Crash Involving Jason Leffler
West Trenton, N.J. – Because of the media attention and high volume of calls regarding the results of the investigation into the crash that claimed the life of racecar driver Jason Leffler, we are supplying an early summary of the findings. These facts have been substantially vetted even though the full investigative report remains open for some minor additions. The facts we have established to this point are outlined below.
Bridgeport Speedway, Jason Leffler Crash: June 12, 2013, 2025 hours
On June 12, 2013, Jason Leffler was operating a 2013 Maxim chassis, 410 Spring Car in a heat race at Bridgeport Speedway. Leffler was in the second position completing his fifth lap when his vehicle sustained a mechanical failure in turn four. Race vehicles were averaging 135 mph and reaching speeds of up to 150 mph in the straight-aways at this event.
Evidence discovered on the track in turn 4 indicated a tortion stop located on the left side of the vehicle came off and allowed the tortion bar and arm to slide out of its housing. As the tortion bar slid out, the tortion arm became lodged between the inboard flange of the right front wheel and the right steering arm. As a result of this mechanical failure, Leffler’s front suspension failed and his steering became locked. Leffler lost directional control of his vehicle as he exited turn 4. His vehicle rotated clockwise approximately 180 degrees and struck the outside concrete hub rail with the left side of the vehicle. Leffler’s vehicle sustained a lateral impact with the wall then overturned and continued in a south east direction before coming to final uncontrolled rest upright facing north. Leffler remained in his vehicle and sustained fatal blunt force injuries as a result of the crash. Post Mortem examination confirmed that Jason Leffler died as a result of blunt force neck injuries.
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Big Diamond Speedway Announces Fan And Driver Sticker Promotion
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Big Diamond Speedway
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NEWS FROM BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY
EVENT ORGANIZER: Jake Smulley
MEDIA CONTACT: Tim Long @ 484-256-5149
Facebook Page: facebook.com/bigdiamondspeedway
Website: www.bigdiamondspeedway.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WITH OUR THANKS.
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FANS AND DRIVERS ALIKE CAN BE WINNERS WITH BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY STICKER PROMOTION
MINERSVILLE, PA - JUNE 20th, 2013
Speedway owners and promoters Jake and Jasmine Smulley are pleased to announce the new Big Diamond Speedway sticker promotion to help put gas in the cars of their fans and money in the pockets of their drivers.
Beginning this Friday, June 21st, Big Diamond Speedway stickers will be for sale in the candy stand under the announcers tower at a cost of $5.00 per piece. Along with showing your support for Big Diamond Speedway, this will also be a way for fans and drivers to take home an added bonus from the track.
For fans, all you need to do is visibly disply the sticker on your vehicle. Each and every week our "privite eyes" will be scouring the parking lot for cars displaying a Big Diamond Speedway sticker. We will pick three cars each and every week from those displaying the sticker. We will announce details about your car and your license plate number. If that person is you, you will receive a $25.00 gas card to either Sheetz or Turkey Hill.
For drivers, if you purchase a sticker, mount it on the right or left side of your car on an outer body panel. If you win at another speedway no matter where, have the sticker on display, and thank Big Diamond Speedway for the sticker promotion in your victory lane interview, we will give you $100.00 cash money.
Just yet another way Big Diamond Speedway is trying to thank our drivers and fans for their continued support.
URC NEWS
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CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
JUNE 16, 2013
RISLONE URC SPRINT SERIES
BRIAN CARBER LEADS URC TO BEDFORD & POTOMAC THIS WEEKEND
At just nineteen years of age, first year URC driver Brian Carber of Pipersville, PA continues to lead the Rislone URC Sprint Series point chase.
Carber moved into 360 sprint car racing this season after enjoying much success in the 305 sprints. In 2012, Carber won four 305 sprint feature events and along the way, collected thirteen top five finishes and sixteen top ten finishes with his 305 sprinter. During the season he also competed in some 600 micro sprint events where he won two features and gathered twenty-three top five finishes.
URC, our nation’s oldest traveling sprint car organization, now it its’ sixty-sixth year has established a solid reputation for having some of the best sprint car drivers in the country compete on their circuit. Although just four races into a long season, Carber has even the veterans scratching their head. Making the move from a 305 sprinter to the 360 sprints, in most cases, takes some time to adjust, but for Carber, he’s competing on equal ground with some of the best of URC. Carber, driving the Carber Motorsports/Greth Racing #8c has not won a URC feature in his first four starts, but he has certainly been in contention and over the course of the four races, has gathered more points then any other driver on the URC roster to date. It’s a long, long season, but Brian Carber has certainly established himself as a contender in the early going.
Robbie Stillwaggon of Burlington, NJ is URC’s only two time winner in 2013. Art Liedl and JJ Grasso were also feature winners this season. Stillwaggon, in both his feature wins was spectacular, coming from deep in the pack to take the lead in the closing laps. Saturday night at the Grandview Speedway, Stillwaggon started ninth and caught race leader Troy Betts on the final lap to make the pass and take the victory. For Stillwaggon, driving the Fred Kennedy owned #89, it was his fifth career URC win. Stillwaggon, URC’s defending Rislone Sprint Series Champion has an eye on a second title and has risen quickly to be URC’s newest “top dog”.
Mertztown, PA driver Josh Weller is also in the URC chase. Driving for Chris Weiss in 2013, Weller is positioned third in the point chase, trailing runner-up Robbie Stillwaggon by just one point. Rounding out the top five in points is Davie “No Panic” Franek and JJ Grasso.
The coming weekend could very well mix-up the point chase with a two race weekend planned. On Friday night, June 21, URC will invade the Bedford Speedway for a full program to include the $2,000 to win 25 lap feature event. On Saturday night, June 22, URC will be in action at the Winchester, VA Speedway, with a 25 lap feature offering $2,000 to the winner.
For more information, please visit our website at www.urcsprints.com
Or, visit the track websites listed below.
Bedford Speedway 702 Pitt Street Bedford, PA 15522 814 623 0500 www.bedfordspeedway.com
½ mile Semi-banked high speed clay oval
Winchester Speedway 1000 Airport Road Winchester, VA 22602 www.winchestervaspeedway.com
3/8th mile Clay Oval-- - “The Action Track”
2013 RISLONE URC SPRINT POINT STANDINGS
1 471 Brian Carber
2 457 Robbie Stillwaggon
3 456 Josh Weller
4 453 Davie Franek
5 402 JJ Grasso
6 400 Randy West
7 365 Troy Betts
8 365 Art Liedl
9 364 Kevin Darling
10 359 Kramer Williamson
COTTLE CLOSES “EASTERN STORM” WITH SUSQUEHANNA WIN; CLAUSON TAKES TITLE
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Newberrytown, Pennsylvania…….Shane Cottle of Kokomo, Indiana finished off the 2013 Rotondo Weirich “Eastern Storm” with a win for the hometown crowd as he put Pennsylvania car owner Gene Franckowiak and his tribute “City of Syracuse Special” in victory lane on Sunday night at Susquehanna Speedway Park. It was Cottle’s third career National Sprint Car win, and first in the state of Pennsylvania.
Cottle started from the front row and set the pace early as he and front-row mate Tracy Hines stretched it out over the rest of the field. The red came out on lap seven as Joey Biasi was caught up in a turn-three spin. That restart set up the longest green-flag section of the race, with early-race mover Dave Darland fading from a podium spot. Kevin Thomas, Jr. moved into the show position with a couple big slide-jobs, and he brought Bryan Clauson and Robert Ballou along past the halfway point.
With just 11 laps to go, Hines got a big run on Cottle and followed him into turn-three. Finding a strip of rubber through the middle, Hines flew by just as they exited turn-four, but the red flag was flying as Tim Glatfelter flipped in turn-one. Cottle retained the lead for the restart, giving him another chance to hold the lead.
On the restart, Thomas dove to the bottom of turn-one and bounced up in front of Hines, who was unable to turn back underneath him. Now with less than ten laps to go, Thomas reeled Cottle in and threw a succession of dive-bombs, with Cottle countering every one with a cross-over off the corner.
With the white flag waving, Thomas got a good run down the backstretch and tried one more monster slide-job but Cottle drove back underneath and nearly brought Hines with him. At the line, it was a .114-second win for Cottle in the Viper Risk Management – Specialty Rigging #65 Spike/Rider.
“This was kind of a throw-together deal, but Gene Franckowiak put together a good car for us. It took us a couple nights to figure it out, but we threw some things at it tonight, and it worked. It was hard to find where to be, and then I was sick as I saw Tracy go by. Luckily the red came out, and I got another chance. I figured that was where the rubber was, so I moved down a bit there. I knew he (Kevin Thomas, Jr.) was gonna blow through the rubber, so I just had to focus on hitting it and staying smooth with our tires going away there,” Cottle said.
Thomas held off Hines by .26 seconds to finish second in the Mike Dutcher/Rotondo Weirich/Tri-Star Motorsports – Black Jack Oil Company #17RW Maxim/Fisher.
“The restart gave us a chance at the top two. There was just a fine line, and it was hard to hit it on a slider. It was a pretty good race for us, and I’m happy to get back on the podium after kinda having a rough week out East here. I threw everything I had at him for the win. I drove it off in there the last lap pretty hard and it didn’t stick, but that’s a well-deserved win for those guys and I’m happy with our run,” Thomas said.
Hines just missed his opportunity at the win with an untimely red flag, but still held on for third in the Hansen’s Welding – Motor City Auto Transport #4 DRC/Stanton Mopar.
“I knew I showed everybody when I passed him for the lead where the track was. Kevin got us there with his slider on the restart, and I could get back to them, but there wasn’t much room to do anything. You really only get one shot at it on a track like that, but the red flag just got us there. The last two nights went pretty well for us, so I’m pretty excited to go back home and race again,” Hines said.
Clauson came home fourth in the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing – Chevy Performance #20 Beast/Kistler, locking up his second-straight Rotondo Weirich “Eastern Storm” championship by just one point over Darland.
“We were one of the first to find the clean groove tonight, and picked our way from eighth. The late red didn’t help us, but our car was good tonight. We had our work cut out for us tonight to win the week, but we ran our butts off and are really happy to pick up another Eastern Storm championship. It’s a lot like a basketball game, where if you win all four quarters you can’t lose, so it’s good to be as strong as we were out here and kinda get going well again,” Clauson said.
Ballou rounded out the top-five in the Baldwin Brothers Racing – Fox Paving #5 Maxim/Kercher Mopar.
AMSOIL USAC SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 9, 2013 – Newberrytown, Pennsylvania – Susquehanna Speedway Park – “Eastern Storm”
QUALIFYING: 1. Dave Darland, 71P, Phillips-17.187; 2. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 17RW, Dutcher/RW/TriStar-17.252; 3. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-17.429; 4. Levi Jones, 39, Walker-17.451; 5. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-17.525; 6. Shane Cottle, 65, Franckowiak-17.662; 7. Robert Ballou, 5, Baldwin-17.774; 8. Bryan Clauson, 20, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-17.827; 9. Daron Clayton, 92, Clayton-17.841; 10. Chris Windom, 11, Walker-17.990; 11. Brent Marks, 19M, Marks-18.066; 12. Dalten Gabbard, 77, Gabbard-18.070; 13. Chase Stockon, 32, 32/TBI-18.156; 14. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-18.162; 15. Joey Biasi, B1, Biasi-18.192; 16. Landon Simon, 41, Stensland-18.259; 17. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-18.315; 18. Tyler Courtney, 23c, Courtney/Anderson-18.360; 19. Mark Bitner, 15, Bitner-18.380; 20. Tim Glatfelter, 50, Strausbaugh-18.386; 21. Kyle Moody, 99M, Moody-18.499; 22. Mark Smith, 1M, Smith-18.793; 23. Billy Pauch, Jr., 175, Pietrofitta-18.836; 24. Ryan Smith, 69K, Kreitz-18.862; 25. Rick Horn, 01, Horn-19.367; 26. Denny Gross, 2, Gross-19.763; 27. Michael Hamer, 47, Hamer-19.778; 28. Tim Stallings, 59T, Stallings-19.879; 29. Dan Mazy, X, Mazy-20.374.
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Clayton, 2. Darland, 3. Hines, 4. Courtney, 5. Stockon, 6. M. Smith, 7. Gross. NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Cottle, 3. Bitner, 4. Windom, 5. Drake, 6. Pauch, 7. Hamer. 2:30.03
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Marks, 2. Bacon, 3. Ballou, 4. Glatfelter, 5. Biasi, 6. Stallings, 7. R. Smith. NT
FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Schuerenberg, 2. Clauson, 3. Jones, 4. Gabbard, 5. Moody, 6. Horn, 7. Mazy.
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Biasi, 2. Moody, 3. M. Smith, 4. Pauch, 5. Hamer, 6. Mazy, 7. Gross, 8. Stallings, 9. Horn, 10. Stockon, 11. Drake. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Shane Cottle, 2. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 3. Tracy Hines, 4. Bryan Clauson, 5. Robert Ballou, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Levi Jones, 8. Brent Marks, 9. Daron Clayton, 10. Brady Bacon, 11. Chris Windom, 12. Hunter Schuerenberg, 13. Dalten Gabbard, 14. Mark Bitner, 15. Billy Pauch, Jr., 16. Chase Stockon, 17. Tyler Courtney, 18. Kyle Moody, 19. Dan Mazy, 20. Tim Glatfelter, 21. Michael Hamer, 22. Joey Biasi, 23. Mark Smith. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Cottle.
**Simon flipped in Qualifying. Biasi flipped on Lap 7 of the Feature. Glatfelter flipped on Lap 20 of the Feature.
NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Darland-633; 2-Stockon-600; 3-Clauson-599; 4-Thomas-584; 5-Bacon-582; 6-Schuerenberg-560; 7-Hines-537; 8-Ballou-518; 9-Cottle-404; 10-Windom-366.
FINAL ROTONDO WEIRICH “EASTERN STORM” SPRINT POINTS: 1-Clauson-182; 2-Darland-181; 3-Clayton-180; 4-Hines-164; 5-Jones-163; 6-Cottle-158; 7-Thomas-146; 8-Bacon-143; 9-Schuerenberg-138; 10-Windom-120.
NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: June 21 – Terre Haute, Indiana – Terre Haute Action Track – “Tony Hulman Classic”
Bridgeport Speedway News and Events
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Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Bridgeport, NJ 08014
Office: 856-467-4407
24 hr. info: 856-467-4408
E-mail: mike@bpspeedway.com
Website: www.bpspeedway.com
Twitter: twitter.com/bridgeportspeed
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COMING EVENTS:
Wed 6/12 - Night of Wings 2013 with special appearance by Dave Blaney (Raindate is 6/13)
410 Sprint Cars (25L and $7,000 to win) & TSRS Sprint Cars (20L)
4:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
7:30 p.m. - Racing starts
Fri 6/14 - Fast and Furious Fridays - $500 to win 600cc Micro-Sprint feature courtesy of S&D Racing, Black Flagged Racing’s 270cc Micro-Sprint Bonus Night & 8-Cylinder Enduro on 1/4 Mile
600cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 270cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 4-Cylinder Enduro Cars (20L), & 8-Cylinder Enduro (50L)
5:00 p.m. - Gates open
7:15 p.m. - Racing starts
Sat 6/15 - Saturday Night Stars - Twin 20’s for Big Block Modifieds and Crate/Sportsman (Regular and make-up feature from 5/11)
Big Block Modifieds (2-20L), Crate/Sportsman (20L & 20L feature from 5/11), Outlaw Stock Cars (15L) & D.A.’s Auto Body and Repair Rookie Series
4:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:30 p.m. - Racing starts
WATT WINS HIS SECOND BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE OF THE YEAR AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY
Bridgeport, NJ (June 9, 2013) – On Nostalgia Night at Bridgeport Speedway, Ryan Watt won his second Big Block Modified feature of the year. Bob Lilick took the checkered flag in the Crate/Sportsman race while his brother, Kris, won the D.A.’S Auto Body and Repair Rookie race. Ron Frees was the victor in the Outlaw Stock Car feature.
At the start of the 30-lap Big Block Modified feature, Sam Martz grabbed the lead and was trailed by Scott Irwin, Bob Sarkisian, Ryan Watt, and Eric Kormann. After a first lap caution and restart, Martz remained on top. Watt, who started the event in ninth, migrated into third place on lap 4. With five tours recorded in the books, Martz had a half-straightaway advantage over Irwin, Watt, Kormann, and Sarkisian. One revolution later, Martz’s comfortable margin disappeared as Dave Witte’s spin in the fourth corner brought out the yellow flag. Martz maintained his lead when racing resumed with Watt slipping by Irwin for the runner-up position. Watt was closing in on Martz when the yellow lights reappeared for Mike Iles on lap 8. As action got back underway, Watt blasted by Martz for the lead and Kormann followed him to gain second place. The top three of Watt, Kormann, and Martz remained intact until the yellow lights flickered on during the twelfth circuit for Richie Pratt, Jr. and David Hunt. On the restart, Watt and Kormann waged a side-by-side tussle for the lead with Watt keeping the top running spot. Following a caution period on lap 13 for Scott Irwin, Watt repelled another attempt by Kormann for the lead. At the halfway point, Jimmy Horton drove into third place. Watt was beginning to pull away when the final yellow flag of the event came out on lap 17 for the slowing cars of Dom Buffalino and Martz. As the green flag waved for the last time, Watt continued to set the pace with Horton edging by Kormann for second and Rick Laubach climbing into fourth. With seven laps to go, Watt and Horton were in close quarters. As the final laps clicked off, Watt began to pull away from Horton and eventually, he comfortably crossed the finished line in front for his second win of the year. Horton wound up in second with Kormann coming home in third. Laubach was fourth and Pratt, Jr. completed the race in fifth place. Dave Witte, Bob Sarkisian, and Ryan Watt were the winners in the Big Block Modified heat races.
After taking the lead on the third tour, Bob Lilick paced the field for the remaining distance to win the 20-lap main event for the Crate/Sportsman. Prior to the win, Lilick’s last appearance in victory lane at Bridgeport Speedway was 2006. Kevin Belmont, who led the first two circuits, finished in the runner-up position. Marc Herman, Steve Searock, and Mike Cogdill rounded out the top five. The Crate Sportsman qualifying events were taken by Matt Budd, Steve Searock, and Marc Herman.
Kris Lilick captured the 8-lap D.A.’S Auto Body and Repair Rookie Series feature for the third time this season. Ian Humphreys, Tyler Hulmes, Jeff Bubori,and Jesse Bonaduce followed Lilick across the finish line.
In the 15-lap Outlaw Stock Car feature, Ron Frees held off a late charge from Jimmy Avery to record his fourth victory of the season. Frees inherited the lead from Brian Ludwig on the eleventh tour after mechanical issues caused Ludwig to retire from the race. With Avery taking second, Tom Wills, Sr. finished in third. Fourth went to Tom Wills, Jr. and TJ Henry took fifth. Jimmy Avery and Tom Wills, Sr. were the victors in the Outlaw Stock Car heat races.
The Night of Wings 2013 show takes place on Wednesday, June 12 featuring the 410 Sprint Cars in a 25-lap main event paying $7000 to the top finisher. The TSRS Sprint Cars round out the two-division special mid-week program. The gates to the pits open at 4:00 p.m. with the grandstand turnstiles unlocking at 5:00 p.m. Hot laps will get underway at 7:00 p.m. with action starting at 7:30 p.m. Night of Wings 2013 tickets for fans 16 and older will be $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the show. Admission for students (10-15) will be $15 and children 9 and under are free. Pit admission is $35. A raindate of Thursday, June 13 has been established for this event.
On Saturday, June 15, twin 20-lap features for the Big Block Modifieds are on tap. In addition, the Crate/Sportsman will have two features as they will compete in a regularly scheduled main event along with the postponed feature from Saturday, May 11. The Outlaw Stock Cars and the D.A.’S Auto Body and Repair Rookies will be in competition as well. The pit area opens at 4:00 p.m. with the grandstand gates unlocking at 5:00 p.m. Racing begins at 6:30 p.m. Adult (16 and older) admission will be $20 with students (10-15) being admitted for $10. Kids 9 and under are free. Pit admission is $30 for Bridgeport members and $35 for non-members.
Bridgeport Speedway provides a safe and secure family atmosphere, free parking, giveaways and fan participation games. Billed ‘The Fastest Dirt Track in the East’, Bridgeport Speedway is a banked 5/8th mile dirt oval, featuring a dirt 1/4 mile oval embedded in the center, and is located in Southern New Jersey -- just minutes from Pennsylvania and Delaware at exit 14 off of I-295.
BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013
Big Block Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Dave Witte 2. Mike Iles 3. Jimmy Horton 4. Mike Barone 5. Jack Swain 6. Sam Martz
Heat 2 - 1. Bob Sarkisian 2. Rick Laubach 3. Tommy Beamer 4. Matt Harrell 5. Travis Hill 6. Dom Buffalino
Heat 3 - 1. Ryan Watt 2. Richie Pratt, Jr. 3. Eric Kormann 4. Scott Irwin 5. Mike Franz 6. Don Cogdill, III
BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE - 30 LAPS
1. RYAN WATT 2. Jimmy Horton 3. Eric Kormann 4. Rick Laubach 5. Richie Pratt, Jr. 6. Matt Harrell 7. Mike Barone 8. Scott Irwin 9. Dave Witte 10. Sam Martz 11. David Hunt 12. Jesse Hill 13. Mike Iles 14. Dom Buffalino 15. Travis Hill 16. Dale Hartz 17. Mike Franz 18. Bob Sarkisian 19. Ron Roberts 20. Ed Firth 21. Tommy Beamer 22. Jack Swain
DNS: Jason Kosch, Don Cogdill, III
Crate/Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. Matt Budd 2. Dave Damiano 3. Brett Ballard 4. Scott Hulmes 5. Billy Briggs 6. Ian Humphreys
Heat 2 - 1. Steve Searock 2. Bob Lilick 3. Mike Cogdill 4. Kyle Hieber 5. Kevin Belmont 6. Jesse Dill
Heat 3 - 1. Marc Herman 2. CJ Jones 3. Brad Roberts 4. Ricky DiEva 5. Joe Dill 6. Jason Duppel
CRATE/SPORTSMAN FEATURE - 20 LAPS
1. BOB LILICK 2. Kevin Belmont 3. Marc Herman 4. Steve Searock 5. Mike Cogdill 6. Brett Ballard 7. Brad Roberts 8. Matt Budd 9. CJ Jones 10. Ricky DiEva 11. Ian Humphreys 12. Billy Briggs 13. Kyle Hieber 14. Joe Dill 15. Dave Damiano 16.Jesse Dill 17. Gary Hieber, Jr. 18. Scott Hulmes 19. Don Barone 20. Tyler Hulmes 21. Jason Duppel 22. Pete Serra
DNS: Jesse Bonaduce, Ryan Wozunk, Jeff Bubori
D.A.’S AUTO BODY AND REPAIR ROOKIE SERIES FEATURE - 8 LAPS
1. KRIS LILICK 2. Ian Humphreys 3. Tyler Hulmes 4. Jeff Bubori 5. Jesse Bonaduce
Outlaw Stock Cars
Heat 1 - 1. Jimmy Avery 2. Tom Wills, Jr. 3. Brian Ludwig 4. Tom Boehlert 5. Anthony DiBenedetto 6. David Kramer
Heat 2 - 1.Tom Wills, Sr. 2. Ron Frees 3. Terry Griffin 4. TJ Henry 5. Art Avery 6. Cleve Riehl
OUTLAW STOCK CARS FEATURE - 15 LAPS
1. RON FREES 2. Jimmy Avery 3. Tom Wills, Sr. 4. Tom Wills, Jr. 5. TJ Henry 6. Tom Boehlert 7. Terry Griffin 8. Anthony DiBenedetto 9. Art Avery 10. Cleve Riehl 11. Brian Ludwig 12. Jeremy Doerr 13. David Kramer
Gary Butler Charges to Second New Egypt Win
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Gary Butler (WoS photo)
NEWS FROM NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
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Gary Butler Charges to Second New Egypt Win
New Egypt, NJ (June 8, 2013) – Gary Butler of Phillipsburg, NJ won his second feature of 2013 on Saturday evening as he took top honors in the 30-lap 358 Modified main event. Butler took advantage of a restart on lap 19, charging from 4th to the lead and then went on to beat Billy Pauch by five car lengths at the finish.
Chris Grbac grabbed the lead at the start as Willie Osmun quickly moved to second and shadowed every move that Grbac made. Grbac was not rattled however, as he ran flawlessly our in front thru the opening laps. Butler, who started 10th, quickly moved up to challenge for the fifth spot only to watch 5-time Modified champion Billy Pauch fly by as he advanced to the front. Pauch seemed to be on a mission as he moved into third behind Osmun on lap 12 and began to close in on the two leaders. The yellow slowed the torrid pace with 19 laps in the books setting up a double file restart under the new 2013 fan friendly rule of not going single file until 5 laps remaining. At this point Gary Butler seemed to have leveled out in 6th position and is early race burst was now a memory for most fans. The first attempt to restart found Butler charging around everyone only to have Neal Williams stop on the frontstretch. The second attempt never got past turn two as John McClelland and John Stangle, who were running 4th and fifth tangled. This moved Butler up to fourth, and on the next try he drove around the top three racing side-by-side with Osmun for the lead. Butler then grabbed the lead and pulled away as Pauch battled with Osmun for second. Pauch completed the move in second with five laps remaining but Butler had too much on this night as he took the victory. Pauch settled for second with Osmun crossing the line third. Jimmy Blewett came from deep in the pack to finish fourth and Bob Drayton posted his best finish of the year so far in fifth.
Bob Lineman Jr. of Doylestown, PA also scored his first win since opening night in the 20 lap Sportsman feature event, but in much more dramatic fashion. Lineman got under Ebby Ridge on the final lap and with sparks flying was able to hold on for the win by a mere five feet! Ridge settled for second with Clay Butler, Kevin Vaclavicek, who came back from and early race tangle, and Mike Lyons rounding out the top five. Vaclavicek had an eventful evening as he captured his fourth career win early in the night winning the 20 lap make-up feature from May 18th. John Cornell and Mike Howardson were a very close second and third, followed by Lyons and Lineman.
The TSRS 305 Sprints were on hand with 35 cars in the pit area and Mario Page took a spectacular win in the 20 lapper. Page lead the entire event over Chuck Palmucci, and Palmucci mounted a late race charge over the final 6 laps. Palmucci pulled alongside of Page to lead lap 19 by a wheel and then went in front in turn one. But Page drove back under him with an incredible power move in turn three and four, incredibly getting the car to stick as they exited the final turn. Palmucci was not done however as he pulled back even with him in the final drag race down the front straightaway with the two cars touching about 10 yards from the finish line and Palmucci spinning wildly across the finish line backwards just 1/100 of a second behind Page!! Palmucci fortunately spun thru an opening between victory lane and the first turn guard rail in a cloud of dust unscathed in what certainly will be remembered as one of the most memorable finishes ever at NES.
Bill Liedtka captured his second win of the season in the Street Stock 20 lap feature and has taken the lead in the points as well. Jarrod Burdge was second followed by Dan Collamer, Gary Klimeczak and Billy Wroble.
Next Saturday, June 15, New Egypt Speedway will give the FASTRAK Crate Sportsman and TSRS 305 Sprints a chance to headline as the 358 Mods will be off for Father’s Day to prepare for the big Tuesday 6/18 DIRTcar tour event. The Street Stocks and FASTRAK Late Models will compete as well with the Street Stocks making up their rained-out feature from May 18th. It will also be Country Western night, with prizes being awarded to the best Cowboy and Cowgirl! In addition to all of this, the Dad’s of the drivers will race in special races at the end of the evening in their son’s cars! Gates open at 4:00 p.m. with the first race starting at 6:00 pm. For more information call the speedway office at (609) 758-1900 or log on to www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook /newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
NES RESULTS 6/08/13
358 MODIFIED RESULTS
1st Heat(10 laps): 1. John Stangle 2. John Pakenham 3. Bob Drayton 4.
Jimmy Blewett 5. Rick Holsten 6. Chris Grbac
2nd Heat(10 laps): 1. Billy Pauch 2. Willie Osmun 3. Sammy Piazza 4.
Ron John Koczon 5. David Van Horn 6. Rocco Infante
Feature (30 Laps): 1. Gary Butler 2. Billy Pauch 3. Willie Osmun 4.
Jimmy Blewett 5. Bob Drayton 6. Sammy Piazza 7. David Van Horn 8. Ryan
Godown 9. Rocco Infante 10. Neal Williams 11. Johnny Guarino 12. Chris
Grbac 13. Rick Holsten 14. Ron John Koczon 15. Tommy Farrell 16. Tim
Apgar 17. DJ Ruppert 18. John Pakenham 19. Tad Cox 20. John McClelland
21. John Stangle 22. PJ Oliver 23. Doug Ostwald
SPORTSMAN RESULTS
Make-up Feature (From 5/18/13)(20 laps): 1. Kevin Vaclavicek 2. John
Cornell III 3. Mike Howardson 4. Mike Lyons 5. Bob Lineman Jr. 6.
Brian Roemer 7. Rich Rutski 8. Clay Butler 9. Mike Hendershot 10. Chad
Barney 11. Steve Davis 12. Alan Bleacher 13. Jason Dunn 14. Marty
Saxton 15. Wayne Bechtel 16. JR Fulper 17. Jim Housworth 18. John
Scarpati 19. Ebby Ridge 20. J.T Trstensky 21. Mike Butler
1st Heat(8 laps): 1. Steve Davis 2. Mike Howardson 3. Alan Bleacher 4.
Mike Hendershot 5. Ebby Ridge 6. Mick Search
2nd Heat(8 laps): 1. Kevin Vaclavicek 2. JR Fulper 3. Jason Dunn 4.
Marty Saxton 5. John Scarpati 6. Mike Butler
3rd Heat(8 laps): 1. Jim Housworth 2. Clay Butler 3. Rich Rutski 4.
John Cornell III 5. Mike Lyons 6. Bob Lineman Jr.
Feature (20 Laps): 1. Bob Lineman Jr. 2. Ebby Ridge 3. Clay Butler 4.
Kevin vaclavicek 5. Mike Lyons 6. Rich Rutski 7. Mike Butler 8. Mike
Howardson 9. Jason Dunn 10. Mick Search 11. John Scarpati 12. Jim
Housworth 13. JR Fulper 14. Steve Davis 15. Mike Hendershot 16. Marty
Saxton 17. Alan Bleacher 18. John Cornell III 19. Brian Roemer 20.
Wayne Bechtel DNS: JT Trestensky,
TSRS 305 SPRINT CAR RESULTS
1st Heat(8 laps): 1. Chuck Palmucci 2. Karl Freyer 3. Anthony Sesley
4. Harris Kohen 5. Erica Palmai 6. Cody Jordan
2nd Heat(8 laps): 1. Tim Tanner 2. Adam Carberry 3. Phil Meisner Jr.
4. Steve Wilson 5. David Martin 6. Justin Hoffman
3rd Heat(8 laps): 1. Bobby DeVault 2. Jimmy Carpenter 3. Mario Page
4. Stephanie Palmai 5. Jon Haegele 6. Chris Allen Jr.
4th Heat(8 laps):1. David Brown Jr. 2. Mike Haggenbottom 3. Rick Stief
4. Rory Janney 5. Keith McIntyre 6. Kyle Purks
B Main (10 laps): 1. Chris Allen Jr. 2. Joe Lord 3. Justin Hoffman 4.
Kyle Purks
Feature (20 Laps): 1. Mario Page 2. Chuck Palmucci 3. Mike
Haggenbottom 4. Rick Stief 5. Adam Carberry 6. David Brown Jr. 7. Phil
Meisner Jr. 8. Tim Tanner 9. Stephanie Palmai 10. Joe Lord 11. Karl
Freyer 12. David Martin 13. Bobby DeVault 14. Jimmy Carpenter 15.
Keith McIntyre 16. Steve Wilson 17. Justin Hoffman 18. Anthony Sesely
19. Jon Haegele 20. Harris Kohen 21. Chris Allen Jr. 22. Erica Palmai
23. Rory Janney 24. Kyle Purks
DNQ: Gabe Fox, Cody Jourdan, John Snook, Kyle Smith, Pat Uselis, Dave
Garber, Bryant Davis, Tommy Carberry, George Loux, Pat Freiberger,
Jamie Kostic.
STREET STOCK RESULTS
1st heat(8 laps): 1. Jason Seredy 2. Scott Dugan 3. Jason Prater 4.
Spider Ensinger Jr. 5. Art Fariello 6. Dennis Seeley
2nd heat(8 laps): 1. Jarrod Burdge 2. Tom Priciotta 3. Everett Taylor
4. Todd Woodruff 5. Joe Ried 6. Earl Willetts
3rd heat(8 laps): 1. Dan Kollamer 2. Gary Klimeczak 3. John Carpenter
4. Rich Mongeau 5. Billy Wroble 6. Bill Liedkta
Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1.Bill Liedka 2. Jarrod Burdge 3. Dan COllamer 4.
Gary Klimeczak 5. Billy Wroble 6. Scott Dugan 7. Rich Mongeau 8.
Spider Ensinger Jr. 9. Tom Princiotta 10. Jason Prater 11. Jason
Saredy 12. Dennis Seeley 13. Art Fariello 14. Earl Willetts 15.
Everett Taylor 16. Joe Reid 17. Herb Stout 18. Todd Woodruff 19. John
Carpenter
HCI/SPIKE N GO ROOKIE SPORTSMAN RESULTS
Feature (10 Laps): 1. Chuckles Stone 2. Patrick Gold 3. Ryan Cox 4.
Jesse Rozycki 5. Andrew Bohn 6. George Gareis Jr. 7. Robbie Dunn 8.
Dean Conk Jr. 9. Jimmy Amato 10. Justin Dunn 11. Aaron Weaver 12.
George Kohrman
