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Grosso Gets Job Done At New Egypt; Simmons Mr. Crate Modified 2019
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
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Grosso Gets Job Done At New Egypt; Simmons Mr. Crate Modified 2019
New Egypt, NJ – Belle Mead, NJ’s Brandon Grosso picked up his first New Egypt Speedway victory of 2019 on Saturday night during Jeep Night 2. Ryan Simmons was crowned Mr. Crate Modified for 2019 by winning the Mr. Crate Classic while Rich Mellor picked up his sixth Larry’s Hot Rods & Harley’s Northeast Wingless Sprint Car feature with Dominick Antonelli scoring his first career Mike’s Performance Center 4-Cylinder feature.
Blaine Bracelin jumped out to the early lead and would lead the first five laps of the Modified feature with Danny Bouc in tow after getting to the second position on lap two with Brandon Grosso following him up through the field. Grosso would wrestle the lead away from Bracelin on a lap five restart with Bouc now in second followed closely by Billy Pauch Jr. and last week’s winner David Van Horn. Pauch Jr. would move in to the runner-up spot on lap six and began to chase down Grosso. Pauch Jr. would officially lead lap nine by a bumper over Grosso with an outside pass but a yellow would fall negating the pass before the field was past the stripe handing the lead back to Grosso. On the ensuing restart Grosso would take the outside lane and pulled away to a five-car length lead over Pauch Jr. The field would encounter lapped traffic at the halfway mark, as Brandon Grosso’s lead would fluctuate as they diced through the back of the field. Finally with just three laps to go Pauch Jr. would shrink the lead to just a couple car lengths closing even more with two to go, but it would be to no avail as Brandon Grosso would take the win by just two car lengths over Pauch Jr. David VanHorn would come home third with Danny Bouc and Davey Sammons rounding out the top five.
“On that restart I picked the top after he was trying to play games, I just had to play some of my own games and I got away from him and that was it”, said Grosso post race. “These guys that race here are tough no matter where you start, its tough to beat these guys. Once I got the lead I felt comfortable up top so I just stayed there.”
Ryan Simmons was the eventual winner of the 30-lap Mr. Crate Classic after Steve Davis took the checkered flag first but was found illegal in post-race tech inspection. The $750 victory was Simmons’ second win of the 2019 season after picking up the win on opening night. Jeremy Martino, Steve Hicks, Eric Palmer and Anthony Tramontana Jr. completed the top five,
“Ill take it, I’m happy to be here and we did it the right way”, spoke Simmons after the races.
Rich Mellor picked up his sixth Larry’s Hot Rods and Harley’s Northeast Wingless Sprint Car win of 2019 on Saturday after an epic battle at the front of the field throughout the closing laps of the event. Brian Spencer would come home second for the second straight week, Larry Drake, Duane Nixon and Brad Schaale were the rest of the top five.
Dominick Antonelli would finally shake the monkey off his back and win his first career Mike’s Performance Center 4-Cylinder win at the New Egypt Speedway. Joe Garey Sr., TJ Graves, Justin Dunn and Joe King completed the top five.
New Egypt Speedway is back in action next Saturday night August 10th with Toms River Township night. All Toms River and area township residents will be admitted free in to the grandstands with proof of residency. The Vahlco Wheels Modifieds will be the headlining division. The Mid Atlantic 305 Sprint Cars will make their final 2019 NES stop next Saturday as well. The Hammer Sportsman and Street Stocks will round out the racing card.
Adult Admission (16+) is $20, Seniors (65+) are $18, Teens (12-15) & Military w/ID are $10 while Kids 11 & Under are FREE. Pit gates will open at 4PM with the grandstands opening at 5PM. Hot Laps are scheduled for 6PM with racing scheduled to begin at 7PM next Saturday.
New Egypt Speedway, which is New Jersey’s premier dirt racing facility, is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
New Egypt Speedway Results
Mr. Crate Classic - Jeep Night 2/Scout Night
8/3/2019
Vahlco Wheels MODIFIEDS
Feature (30 laps): 1. Brandon Grooso 2. Billy Pauch Jr. 3. David VanHorn 4. Danny Bouc 5. Davey Sammons 6. Kevin Vaclavicek 7. John McClelland 8. Ryan Krachun 9. PJ Oliver 10. Wade Hendrickson 11. Blaine Bracelin 12. Bob Lilick 13. Chris Grbac 14. Rich Rutski 15. Bob Rambone 16. Marty Resnick 17. JR Fulper 18. Pat Wall 19. Cale Ross 20. Eric Engstrom 21. Billy Osmun
Heat Winners: Brandon Grosso, JR Fulper
Larry’s Hot Rods & Harley’s Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars (NEWS):
Feature (20 laps): 1. Rich Mellor 2. Brian Spencer 3. Larry Drake 4. Duane Nixon 5. Brad Schaale 6. Heidi Hedin 7. Al Cheney 8. Ken Nealis 9. Eric Degler 10. John Brammell
Heat Winner: Larry Drake
CRATE MODIFIEDS
“Mr. Crate Classic” Feature (30 laps): 1. Ryan Simmons 2. Jeremy Martino 3. Steve Hicks 4. Eric Palmer 5. Anthony Tramontana Jr. 6. Howie Finch 7. Johnny Bangs 8. Seth Spayd 9. Joe Toth 10. Vinny Troia 11. Ryan Heim 12. Dan Fleming 13. Aaron Weaver 14. Kevin Borden Jr. 15. Tom Princiotta 16. Bobby Holzwarth 17. Ryan Krushinski 18. Andy Walko 19. DJ Hunt 20. Jon Meyer 21. Matt Miller 22. John Criscione 23. Nick Van Wickle 24. Robbie Dunn DQ: Steve Davis
DNQ: Rob Mancini, Zachary Merola, Jake Roveda, Darren Cox, Jason Kosch
Heat Winners: Ryan Simmons, Ryan Krushinski, Steve Davis
Consi Winner: Jon Meyer
Mike’s Performance Center 4-CYLINDERS
Feature (15 laps): 1. Dom Antonelli 2. Joe Garey Sr. 3. TJ Graves 4. Justin Dunn 5. Joe King 6. Joe Garey Jr. 7. Jim Avery 8. Mike Fox 9. Penny Horner 10. Jeff Masker 11. Scott Dunn
James McFadden Wins The 29th Annual My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals
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James McFadden Wins The 29th Annual My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals
Bryan Hulbert - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3, 2019) Becoming the 16th different winner of the My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, and first from Australia, James McFadden added $15,000 to his pocket on Saturday night in the Wicked Energy Gum No. 9m.
Winner James McFadden (Ken Berry Photo)
McFadden's second SawBlade.com A-Feature triumph with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the 2019 My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank winner is also the event's Rookie of the year. Picking up a $500 bonus courtesy of JetCo and Pace Performance, McFadden joins 1998 winner Gary Wright, and 2002 winner Jeff Swindell, as the third event Rookie to win the ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals.
"I'm over the moon!" said McFadden in Victory Lane beside the Kasey Kahne Racing No. 9m.
"I have to thank Mike Heffner for loaning us the motor for the weekend. Obviously, this thing ripped. That was a hard race. It felt like 40 laps, not 25! I'm just pumped! I was watching the big screen. I knew [Brown] was going to run the top. The bottom was fast; I just kept missing it a little bit, and that was enough for him to get next to us. I decided to pound the top and it worked out."
Taking off with the lead from the start, McFadden was pursued by Brian Brown every step of the way. Taking the lead on Lap 3, the Casey's General Store/FVP No. 21 dropped back to second as the pair rounded the first and second turn. Railing the cushion of the Knoxville Raceway, the pair went head to head again on Lap 7 with Brown leading the way, but the move was not enough as McFadden swapped up his line to the cushion to retake the point.
Building his advantage as the pair worked into slower traffic on Lap 13, Brown began to close.
Closing rapidly as the final five laps came into view, the pair began swapping up lines through traffic with Brown taking a massive head of steam to the white flag. Bumper to bumper racing into the first two turns, Brown tried to peel low, but couldn't make move. Putting five car lengths on the No. 21 as they hit the backstretch for the final time, McFadden hugged the berm with Brown giving it everything he had on the cushion, but it wasn't enough as McFadden crossed 0.296 seconds ahead of Brown.
"I'm just so proud of my team," said Brown, whose team had to leave the track and replace their engine after not getting hot laps in. "Races are won, and teams are made over adversity. We went 25 laps as hard as we could go and got beat. Hat's off to James. He moved when he saw me there, and he did a good job."
Peddling from seventh, Wayne Johnson crossed third with Aaron Reutzel coming from sixth to fourth. Joey Saldana completed the top five. Making up five positions, Davey Heskin crossed sixth, followed by Cory Eliason from 13th. Thomas Kennedy in eighth had Dusty Zomer in pursuit. From 19th, Matt Juhl completes the top ten.
A field of 97 drivers made up the 29th annual My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. Starting with the E-Feature, Robbie Price grabbed the win with Spencer Bayston winning the D-Feature. Jack Dover won the C-Feature with the BMRS B-Feature going to Giovanni Scelzi. The biggest mover through the alphabet was Robbie Price who raced from the E-Feature to 17th in the C-Feature.
The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Tuesday, August 6 at Southern Iowa Speedway with the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge. The night includes the POWRi Lucas Oil Wingless Auto Racing League. Tickets are on sale by calling (515) 957-0020. There will not be an internet broadcast.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the nine Regional Tours that make up ASCS Nation in 2019, log onto www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa)
29th ASCS Knoxville Nationals - Night 3
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Event Count: 97
GEICO E-Feature (Top 6 advance to the D-Feature)
E Feature (8 Laps): 1. 21P-Robbie Price, [2]; 2. 85-Dustin Daggett, [3]; 3. 22G-Bryan Grimes, [6]; 4. 2K-Kevin Ingle, [1]; 5. 24N-Nathan Mills, [8]; 6. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [7]; 7. 11B-Ben Woods, [11]; 8. 51A-Elliot Amdahl, [10]; 9. 87H-Matthew Howard, [5]; 10. 07-Michael Bookout, [9]; 11. 40C-Luke Cochran, [12]; 12. (DNF) 6-Frank Rogers, [13]; (DNS) 75-Glen Saville, ; (DNS) 74-Brodie Tulloch, ; (DNS) 1A-John Anderson, ; (DNS) 41D-Dan Henning, ; (DQ) 19-Rob Weuve, [4] No. 19 of Weuve failed to report to the scales
Protect The Harvest D-Feature (Top 7 advance to the C-Feature)
D Feature (10 Laps): 1. 3B-Spencer Bayston, [1]; 2. 66-Ricky Montgomery, [2]; 3. 29-Willie Croft, [4]; 4. 45-Rusty Hickman, [3]; 5. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, [7]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [10]; 7. 21P-Robbie Price, [19]; 8. 53-Joe Beaver, [13]; 9. 13V-Seth Brahmer, [6]; 10. 23H-Randy Hannagan, [9]; 11. 81E-Eric Bridger, [8]; 12. 2D-Dusty Ballenger, [12]; 13. 22-Ryan Leavitt, [18]; 14. 64C-Casey Greubel, [14]; 15. 1CB-Chelsea Blevins, [15]; 16. 14M-Jordon Mallett, [16]; 17. 22G-Bryan Grimes, [21]; 18. 33-Alan Zoutte, [11]; 19. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [24]; 20. 24N-Nathan Mills, [23]; 21. 85-Dustin Daggett, [20]; 22. 22M-Shawn Murray, [17]; 23. (DNF) 2K-Kevin Ingle, [22]; 24. (DNF) 18R-Lance Moss, [5]
Hoosier Tire C-Feature (Top 4 advance to the B-Feature)
C Feature (12 Laps): 1. 53D-Jack Dover, [1]; 2. J2-John Carney II, [6]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett, [3]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, [7]; 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, [2]; 6. 17WX-Shane Golobic, [4]; 7. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [8]; 8. 11X-Sammy Swindell, [12]; 9. 55-McKenna Haase, [10]; 10. 66-Ricky Montgomery, [19]; 11. 18-Ryan Roberts, [11]; 12. 45-Rusty Hickman, [21]; 13. 3B-Spencer Bayston, [18]; 14. 77X-Alex Hill, [17]; 15. 29-Willie Croft, [20]; 16. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, [22]; 17. 21P-Robbie Price, [24]; 18. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, [5]; 19. 95-Matt Covington, [23]; 20. 1K-Kelby Watt, [13]; 21. 76-Brad Comegys, [9]; 22. (DNF) 88-Scottie McDonald, [14]; 23. (DNF) 2M-Matt Moro, [15]; 24. (DNF) 35L-Cody Ledger, [16]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 4 advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature (15 Laps): 1. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, [5]; 2. 17A-Austin McCarl, [1]; 3. 33M-Mason Daniel, [8]; 4. 28-Scott Bogucki, [3]; 5. 44S-Trey Starks, [4]; 6. 4-Jon Agan, [7]; 7. 2KS-Jason Solwold, [13]; 8. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, [24]; 9. 52-Blake Hahn, [9]; 10. 99-Brady Bacon, [17]; 11. 53D-Jack Dover, [21]; 12. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [11]; 13. 83-Rob Kubli, [15]; 14. J2-John Carney II, [22]; 15. 44-Chris Martin, [10]; 16. 75AU-Kyle Bellm, [20]; 17. 1-Travis Rilat, [18]; 18. 94-Jeff Swindell, [16]; 19. 17-Josh Baughman, [12]; 20. (DNF) 15-Christian Bowman, [19]; 21. (DNF) 70-Calvin Landis, [2]; 22. (DNF) 11-Roger Crockett, [23]; 23. (DNF) 23D-Devon Dobie, [14]; 24. (DNF) 40-Clint Garner, [6]
Sawblade.com A-Feature
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 9M-James McFadden, [1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown, [3]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [7]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, [6]; 5. 12N-Joey Saldana, [2]; 6. 56N-Davey Heskin, [11]; 7. 26-Cory Eliason, [13]; 8. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, [9]; 9. 5-Dusty Zomer, [5]; 10. 09-Matt Juhl, [19]; 11. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, [21]; 12. 17A-Austin McCarl, [22]; 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [8]; 14. 14-Paul McMahan, [4]; 15. 5H-Colby Copeland, [12]; 16. 33M-Mason Daniel, [23]; 17. 9-Ryan Giles, [10]; 18. 4X-Terry McCarl, [17]; 19. 71P-Parker Price-Miller, [14]; 20. 83H-Justin Henderson, [16]; 21. 27-Carson McCarl, [18]; 22. 17W-Harli White, [15]; 23. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [24]; 24. (DNF) 4J-Lee Grosz, [20]
Lap Leader(s): Brian Brown 3&7; James McFadden 1-2, 4-6, 8-25
Hard Charger: Austin McCarl +10
2019 National Tour Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,960; 2. Blake Hahn 2,849; 3. Scott Bogucki 2,793; 4. Matt Covington 2,788; 5. John Carney II 2,776; 6. Roger Crockett 2,679; 7. Robbie Price 2,517; 8. Harli White 2,516; 9. Jordon Mallett 2,402; 10. Alex Hill 2,246; 11. Tucker Doughty 2,219 12. Jamie Ball 1,163; 13. Seth Bergman 826; 14. Jason Solwold 733; 15. Travis Reber 699;
2019 Race Winners: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 7 (5/17 - I-96 Speedway; 5/18 - I-96 Speedway; 5/25 - Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/5 - Lawton Speedway; 6/8 - Salina Speedway; 7/12 - Gallatin Speedway; 7/19 - Big Sky Speedway); Blake Hahn - 2 (6/20 - Skagit Speedway; 7/20 - Big Sky Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 2 (6/14 - Brown County Speedway; 6/15 - Black Hills Speedway); Thomas Kennedy - 2 (4/25 - Eagle Raceway, 4/26 - U.S. 36 Raceway); James McFadden - 2 (8/2 - Knoxville Raceway; 8/3 - Knoxville Raceway); John Carney II - 1 (5/26 - Lake Ozark Speedway); Travis Rilat - 1 (6/4 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (6/21 - Skagit Speedway); Robbie Price - 1 (6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Devon Borden - 1 (6/28 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Matt Covington - 1 (6/29 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Ryan Giles - 1 (8/1 - Knoxville Raceway);
Weather-Related Cancellations - 9: Devil's Bowl Speedway (3/15 and 3/16); Williams Grove Speedway (5/3); Selinsgrove Speedway (5/4); Lakeside Speedway (5/9); I-30 Speedway (5/11); Route 66 Motor Speedway (6/1); Creek County Speedway (6/6); Gallatin Speedway (7/13)
RICO ROLLS TO IRONMAN WEEKEND SWEEP AT I-55
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Winner Rico Abreu (Mark Coffman, Speed Demon Productions Photo)
PEVELY, MO. (August 3, 2019) - Breaking out the broom and going back-to-back, Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. completed an "Ironman Weekend" sweep on Saturday night at the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. Becoming the fourth leader in a race filled with variety, Abreu assumed the lead with seven laps left and survived a hectic finish to win his 12th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature.
Although not as deep as his 14th-starting position on Friday night, Abreu took the green flag in Saturday's 30-lapper from the inside of row four in seventh. Meanwhile, for the second night in a row it was PAC Racing Springs #HighPointMan, Zach Daum, on the pole position with Daniel Adler of St. Louis, Mo. to his outside.
However, it was neither Daum nor Adler controlling the opening circuit, as third-starter Ace McCarthy rolled around the inside wall and moved underneath them both to take the lead. Pacing the opening three laps, McCarthy's grip on the top spot soon faded as an all-out war began with McCarthy, Daum, Cannon McIntosh and Noah Gass all battling for the lead.
Throttling around the outside, McIntosh of Bixby, Okla. used the cushion to his advantage and put his Dave Mac Motorsports, Drive WFX, Spike/Toyota No. 08 out front. Developing three distinct grooves, the battle up front only heated up as McIntosh committed to the top, Gass rolled right through the middle and McCarthy methodically maneuvered around the bottom.
Much to McIntosh's surprise, he received company in the surprise of fellow Oklahoma native, Noah Gass, who approached him and then assumed the race lead with a pass on the 12th lap. After working through lap traffic, the duo waged war again in a wheel-to-wheel affair before the first stoppage of the race came with a lap 20 caution for Daniel Adler.
Restarting with 10 to go, Gass and McIntosh quickly found a new challenger in the mix as Friday winner, Rico Abreu, had worked his way into the third spot and presented his No. 97 into the match. After momentarily swapping sliders with McIntosh, Abreu made his way towards Gass and put the hammer down, driving around the outside to become the fourth leader on lap 23.
With the excitement far from over, Tyler Thomas of Collinsville, Okla. made his presence felt by completing a daring three-wide and passing McIntosh and Gass in one clean shot. While Thomas caught Abreu in the closing laps, the capacity crowd at I-55 rose to their feet as the No. 91T and the No. 97 ran side-by-side for five consecutive laps dueling for the win.
The duo went toe-to-toe lap-after-lap and corner-after-corner while Thomas stuck the bottom on both ends and Abreu railed the cushion all the way around. Only moments after the white flag waved, the caution came out for third-running McIntosh who slowed with right rear trouble. Another caution for top-five running Zach Daum set the stage for the final caution, which came when Thomas, who was fighting for the win, spun in turn three after contact with the inside wall while coming to the white flag.
From there, Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. survived to seal the deal on his "Ironman Weekend" sweep with the POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midget League at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. Backing up his 14th-to-1st run on Friday with a 7th-to-1st bid on Saturday, the win was Abreu's 12th-career triumph with POWRi in his Keith Kunz Motorsports, Safelite Auto Glass, Bullet/Toyota No. 97.
Chasing Rico to the stripe and earning a career-best finish in second-place was Mounds, Okla. native Noah Gass in the No. 20 machine. Rounding out the podium for the second night in a row was C.J. Leary of Greenfield, Ind. aboard the Reynolds Racing, Lucas Oil, Ripper/SR-11 No. 21KS.
Finishing out the top ten was a hard-charging Andrew Felker in fourth-from-19th, Holley Hollan with a strong run from 16th-to-fifth, Joe B. Miller in sixth, Jesse Colwell in seventh, Jake Neuman in eighth, Jesse Love in ninth and Daniel Adler in tenth.
Up next for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is a tripleheader weekend in two weeks. Thursday, August 15 takes them to Fairbury American Legion Speedway before a Friday, August 16 trip to Lincoln Speedway and then ultimately a Saturday, August 17 appearance at Macon Speedway.
For more information on POWRi Racing, you can visit www.powri.com online, follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter and Instagram, or like POWRi on Facebook.
Winner Rico Abreu (Mark Coffman, Speed Demon Productions Photo)
Auto Meter Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 91T-Tyler Thomas, Collinsville, OK (1); 2. 28-Ace McCarthy, Tahlequah, OK (4); 3. 08-Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, OK (6); 4. 71-Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (5); 5. 21KS-C.J. Leary, Greenfield, IN (7); 6. 44S-Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO (2); 7. 37-Karter Sarff, Mason City, IL (8); 8. 97A-Austin O'Dell, Rochester, IL (3).
KSE Racing Products Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (2); 2. 3N-Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (1); 3. 20G-Noah Gass, Mounds, OK (5); 4. 97-Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (7); 5. 9-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (6); 6. 5-Danny Frye, St. Peters, MO (3); 7. 2H-Luke Howard, Overland Park, KS (4).
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1.50-Daniel Adler, St. Louis, MO (2); 2. 8M-Chance Morton, Coweta, OK (1); 3. 11B-Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (3); 4. 72-Sam Johnson, St. Peters, MO (6); 5. 97K-Jesse Love, Redwood City, CA (5); 6. 67-Holley Hollan, Broken Arrow, OK (7); 7. 3B-Shelby Bosie, Sherman, IL (5).
POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midget League Main Event (30 Laps):
1. 97-Rico Abreu (7); 2. 20G-Noah Gass (6); 3. 21KS-C.J. Leary (13); 4. 44S-Andrew Felker (19); 5. 67-Holley Hollan (16); 6. 11B-Joe B. Miller (11); 7. 71-Jesse Colwell (12); 8. 3N-Jake Neuman (8); 9. 97K-Jesse Love (15); 10. 50-Daniel Adler (2); 11. 08-Cannon McIntosh (4); 12. 91T-Tyler Thomas (5); 13. 97A-Austin O'Dell (22); 14. 8M-Chance Morton (9); 15. 3B-Shelby Bosie (20); 16. 5-Danny Frye (18); 17. 5D-Zach Daum (1); 18. 72-Sam Johnson (10); 19. 28-Ace McCarthy (3); 20. 9-Daison Pursley (14); 21. 2H-Luke Howard (21); 22. 37-Karter Sarff (17).
Lap Leader(s); McCarthy 1-3; McIntosh 4-11; Gass 12-22; Abreu 24-30.
Hard Charger(s): Felker +15.
Hamlin Speedway Offers Up Another Great Night Of Racing
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Hamlin, PA- Hamlin Speedway Offers Up Another Geat Night Of Racing
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The Hamlin Speedway was once again the focal point of racing activity last evening in the Pocono Mountains as the speedway hosted it's regular divisions and was buffered by the addition of the X'Cel Modified division. Once again the Smith Fanily showed just how to get things done with an exciting show that emphasized the hard work and dedication all of the competitors has placed into their racing programs. facility. The tremendous racing season thus far in 2019 and the loyal fan base and talented roster of driving stars who converge at the speedway are appreciative of all of the hard work and determination that goes into preparing an exciting and fun-filled evening of racing. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been over the top with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus. Last night some new winners graced victory circle and the fans were very appreciative of the racing action the drivers put on and the show of shows down on the speedway grounds. The racing was completed by 10:57 in the evening.
The 2019 season is now twelve weeks old and many special events have been already been completed but the heart of the racing schedule is right now and the Smith Family worked hard to make it happen. Heading up the headlines for last evening’s show include Kasey Hufcut, who won the Junior Slingshot event in a wire to wire triumph. The Supers returned to action and Dale Kober blasted to another win at the speedway. Brandon Nicholas captured his first ever win in the JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless event. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith won over a very stout field in the JPA Masonry Regular 600 Sprint main event. Jeff Hineline captured the feature win in the Stage One division for the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds. Travis Fichter captured the X'Cel Modified win with a strong run
Joel Smith grabbed the lead at the start of the JPA Masonry event and just as quickly had to shut down due to a track melee. On the restart, Zack Weisenfluh jumped the restart and led the next three laps until another altercation slowed things down. On the next restart, Smith quickly regained control of the event and quickly raced away from the field of hot rods behind him. Smith hustled out to a nice-sized lead over Zack Weisenfluh. Track champion "The Travelin Man" Mick D'Agostino, had problems at the start of the event and dropped back a few positions but once he settled in he was the fastest car on the speedway. Going topside, he quickly became the pursuer and made some nice quality moves to get himself back up front. Smith was in command all of the way and won the event with Weisenfluh in the runner-up role and D'Agostino rebounding for a third place finish. Paul Richards hustled to fourth with Joe Smith rounding out the top five. The second five showed Noah Zielinksi, Michael Nolf, Mack Brink, Chad Sandt and Cody Smith.
In the Super Slinger action, Dale Kober ran away and hid to go on and claim another win at the speedway. Early leader Paul Ennes would settle for second place and Wes Hearn would finish in the third place. Wally Bell would finish fourth and newcomer Jermey Hoffman would round out the field.
In the JPA Masonry Rookie 600 event, Brandson Nicholas grabbed the lead at the start and hit his marks on every lap to become a first time visitor to victory lane and a very happy guy to boot. Newcomer Shjon Dove was close in second place with Tony Parlanti third, The returning Jacob Nemeth was fourth and Kyle Ferrucci fifth in this one. Richie Maguire headed up the next spot with Michael Nolf, Cody Powell, Carmen Leggio Sr, and Morgan Rochelle following.
The Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshot event found Kasey Hufcut with the hot hand as the young driver outhustled RJ Sherman and walked away with the win. Sherman took up pursuit and finsihed second while Aidan Donaldson was third, Pauly Hartwig hung on for fourth place and Charlene Benz hustled hard to frinish fifth. Doug Smith hustled up to sixth place at the end with Aidan Elliot, Chase Zimmer, Isabella Van Orden, and Kylie Hendricks following.
In the event for the Stage One Modifieds, Jeff Hineline outhustled the field at the start and built up a huge lead as the checkered flag was unfurled. JoelSmith debuted a brand spanking new car and was second with it. Adam Buchel worked hard for third place and Tanner VanDohren and Amanda Buchel completed the top five. Anthony Chrobak finished in sixth with Joel Price, Michael Samony, the returning Lawson Scerencits and Evan Civick following.
In the All Star Slingshot encounter, pole sitter Wally Bell blasted into the lead at the start of the event and held off all of the competition for thriteen laps until Shelby McLaughlin took a run at him and got underneath him to take over the lead and go on to win the event. James Benz was steady all of the way in securing runner-up honors. Amber Baccaligni hustled hard to finish in third place and Scott Neary was fourth and Brian Smith was fifth. Wes Hearn continued his steady work for sixth place, with Ashley Kober, a fading Wally Bell, Paul Ennes and Joey Kalafut.
Travis Fichter showed everyone just how to negotiate the Hamlin clay last evening as he outgunned Kevin VanValkenburg at the start and kpet his race car glued to the top of the speedway throughout in gaining the victory. Aaron Bowes hustled through the field to claim runner-up honors while Jeff Sechrist, VanValkeburg and Ray Gradwell completed the top five. Grant Schibilia headed up the second five with Zane Roth, Trent Warner, Ty Hoke, and Shawna Schibilia following.
Pearl Jams:
The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy throughout. Smith had an impeccable track ready for all of the racing teams
Brian Smith, and James Benz captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots. The Junior Slingshot heats went to RJ Sherman and Kasey Hufcut. The Stage One Modified heats found Tanner VanDohren and Joel Smith being victorious. JPA Masonry Wingless heats were claimed by Zack Weisenfluh and Joel Smith. Paul Ennes captured the heat win for the Supers. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran two heats and Shjon Dove and Michael Nolf were the winners. Jeff Sechrist and Josh Pepe captured the heat wins for the X'Cel Modifieds.
The "Rocket" Ronnie Dunstan was on hand last night. Dunstan up from Florida with his girlfriend Glenna Henry and really enjoyed the show. Bobby Stull was in-house last evening as well as Mahoning races were called off earlier in the day.
Flagger Russ Furry was on hand last evening as well but in the grandstands sitting one out as he is still hobbled by some injuries he received while working.
Donna Diehl won the 50/50 last evening.
RESULTS:
JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Joel Smith, Zack Weisenfluh, Mick D'Agostino, Paul Richards, Joseph Smith, Noah Zielinaki, Michael Nolf, Mack Brink, Chad Sandt, Jacob Nemeth, Nathan Smith, Jacob Eby, Morgan Rochelle, Shjon Dove, Don Colialuce, Carmen Leggio Jr
All Star Slingshots: Shelby McLaughlin, James Benz, Amber Baccaligni, Scott Neary, Brian Smith, Wes Hearn, Ashley Kober, Wally Bell, Paul Ennes, Joey Kalafut, Tess Horvath, Bryce Smith, Dale Kober
Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Kasey Huffcut, RJ Sherman, Aiden Donaldson, Pauly Hartwig, Charlene Benz, Doug Smith, Aiden Elliot, Chase Zimmer, Isabella VanOrden, Kylie Hendricks, Jacoby Thompson, James Hendricks
Super Slingers: Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, Wes Hearn, Wally Bell, Jeremy Hoffman
JPA Masonry Rookies: Brandon Nicholas, Shjon Dover, Tony Parlanti, Jacob Nemeth, Kyle Ferrucci, Richie MaGuire, Michael Nolf, Cody Powell, Carmen Leggio Sr, Moragan Rochelle, Jacob Eby, Dennis Chamberlain, Jack Hanna, Joe Peters
Hampton RV & Trailer Sales: Jeff Hineline, Joel Smith, Adam Buchel, Tanner VanDohren, Amanda Buchel, Anthony Chrobak, Joel Price, Mike Samony,Lawson Szerencits, Evan Civisk, Mark Evans, Cody Motto Adam Buchel, Jeff Hineline, Cody Motto
X-Cel Modifieds: Sam Sciccitano, Travis Fichter, Aaron Bowes, Jeff Sechrist, Kevin VanValkeburg, Ray Gradwall, Grant Schibilia, Zane Roth, Trent Warner, Ty Hoke, Shawna Schibilia, Sam Sciccitano, Josh Pepe, Matt Bruns, Hunter Diehl
Make sure to always check the Hamlin Speedway website or Facebook page for any additional information. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 3 PM; Drivers Meeting at 5:45; Hot Laps are at 6:00 and the racing begins at 7 PM sharp. Admission Prices for regular shows are: Adults $10.00; Senior Citizens $5.00 Children under 6 are Free
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The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos
Sheldon Haudenschild wins Ironman 55 in dominating fashion
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INVINCIBLE IRONMAN: Sheldon Haudenschild blows away competition at Ironman 55
Haudenschild earns $20k and Ironman title with dominating performance at Federated Auto Parts Raceway
PEVELY, MO – Aug. 3, 2019 – Ironman; a title earned, not given.
Earned with the display of great strength. Earned with the display of great endurance. And earned with the display of great will power.
Sheldon Haudenschild displayed all three traits during Saturday's World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Ironman 55 event at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
On the 70-degree night with 90% humidity, Haudenschild led 45 of the 55 laps in the caution free Feature, sprinted to the finish with an unprecedented 10.3 second lead over runner-up Donny Schatz and lapped up to fifth-place – including Series points leader and Friday night’s winner at the raceway Brad Sweet.
“That right there was just a great car, me feeling comfortable and having a lot of fun,” Haudenschild said.
The fun started for the Wooster, Ohio-native and his Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing team Friday night with a runner-up finish to Sweet in the Night Before the Ironman 35-lap event. Haudenschild then backed up his performance with a second-place finish in his Drydene Heat race, coming to the finish side-by-side with Daryn Pittman. He then charged from fifth to the win in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash – a victory he initially didn’t want.
“I wanted to win the Heat race to get a better draw,” Haudenschild said. “Once I didn’t win the Heat my mindset kind of changed starting in the back of that Dash. I really didn’t want to win the Dash. I was thinking a third-place start would be good to see what they (the leaders) were doing.
“But after the track prep, I think winning the Dash was a good move.”
The entire 1/3-mile track was worked on before the 55-lap Feature, creating a new tacky racing surface.
When the 55-lap Feature went green, Schatz rocketed around the outside of Haudenschild on the exit of the first corner to take the lead. Tim Shaffer did the same the next corner, moving Haudenschild to third.
Five laps into the race – which saw lap times in the low 11 second bracket for the majority of it – Schatz caught lap traffic. At the same time, Haudenschild found his rhythm and charged his way back by Shaffer for second.
Then, in the time it takes to snap your fingers, the NOS Energy Drink No. 17 was on Schatz’s bumper. No matter where Haudenschild placed his car on the track he found grip. The 10-time Series champion was prey with no protection.
On Lap 10, Schatz covered the high side into turn one, while Haudenschild launched his car to the middle lane. Haudenschild’s tires held the better relationship with the clay surface and powered him by the Toco Warranty No. 15 car.
“I was really worried once [Shaffer] and Donny got by me,” Haudenschild said. “I didn’t quite know what to do. Once we got into traffic, I had the mindset I was going to get around them and run consistent laps.”
From there, Haudenschild showed his strength. Showed his endurance. And showed his will power. He was the man without fear. His charge through lapped cars looked more like a game than a challenge. Whether it was a slide job to drive by several cars at a time or going three-wide between two lapped cars, Haudenschild didn’t hesitate to make the move.
Once he lapped his way to the top-10, Sweet gave him his biggest challenge of the night. The two dueled for laps, with Sweet aggressively charging his way back by Haudenschild several times to remain on the lead lap. However, no one could match the No. 17 car.
Haudenschild eventually slid his way by Sweet with 17 laps to go and continued his hunt through the field. Schatz and Pittman’s battle for second-place was quickly going from being a battle behind Haudenschild, to one in front of him.
The two series champions dueled for the position throughout the race, but Schatz prevailed with Pittman never finding a strong enough run to get by the reigning champion. However, with Haudenschild out of sight, they thought they were potentially battling for the win.
“I thought I actually won; I couldn’t see him,” Schatz said. "I thought maybe he had run out of fuel or pulled off or something. I can’t believe it went green to checkered.”
He added all he could do was commend Haudenschild on his performance and applaud him.
“That was a whoopin’ right there,” said Schatz, who is now two points behind Sweet in the Series point standings.
Pittman also stated he thought he was battling Schatz for the win at the end. He was happy with the result, though, after a few weeks of undesired finishes.
Nothing surprised Haudenschild. The heat didn’t get to him. The long duration of the race didn’t get to him, and he knew he had a good car underneath him.
“Really, it wasn’t that physical at all,” Haudenschild said. “Keeping your mind right, making smart moves. I looked up at the board on Lap 51 and I probably shouldn’t have, ‘cause I think I did make one mistake after that. When the board is right in front of your face it’s hard not to. Especially in this long of a race. I was trying to play it cool and wanted to get it over with. Fifty-five laps is a long race.”
At the end of those 55 laps, though, celebration. After climbing to the top wing of his Sprint Car, spewing NOS Energy Drink all around Victory Lane, Haudenschild was greeted with congratulatory remarks and a hug from his hero – his dad.
“It was pretty awesome,” Jac Haudenschild said about his son’s win. “He lapped me a couple of times, so I know he must have been going pretty good.”
Haudenschild’s victory earned him a $20,000 payday and his second win of the season – seventh career World of Outlaws win overall. After some struggles in the first half of the season – missing five Features – he and his team have been building momentum in the summer months.
“It’s huge,” Haudenschild said about the win. “Just to get it for our guys. Build a little bit of confidence. Put another win on the calendar and just keep working on it. I feel like we still have work to do on different kinds of tracks. Definitely this track is kind of my style.
“It’s been a little bit of a struggle the beginning of the year. We’re not quite where we want to be win wise, but we’re working at it and I feel like we’re doing it at the right time.”
He’s leaving Missouri not only with the confidence of another win, but the prestige of a new title.
He earned it by showing his strength. Earned it by showing his endurance. And earned it by proving his will power.
Sheldon Haudenschild is the new Ironman.
UP NEXT:
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series from Wednesday, Aug. 7, to Saturday, Aug. 10 will be at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa for the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. Get tickets and more information.
As always, you can catch all World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and Knoxville Nationals action on www.DIRTVision.com.
Race Results: 8/3/19 – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 – Ironman 55
NOS Energy Drink Feature (55 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1][$20,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2][$6,000]; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman [5][$3,750]; 4. 5-Shane Stewart [3][$3,250]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4][$2,750]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [6][$2,500]; 7. 24-Rico Abreu [7][$2,400]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [17][$2,300]; 9. 41-David Gravel [10][$2,200]; 10. 11-Hunter Schuerenburg [8][$2,100]; 11. 19-Brent Marks [14][$1,700]; 12. 2M-Kerry Madsen [16][$1,400]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11][$1,300]; 14. 2-Carson Macedo [13][$1,200]; 15. 7S-Jason Sides [20][$1,100]; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9][$1,000]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [15][$1,000]; 18. 91-Cale Thomas [18][$1,000]; 19. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [21][$1,000]; 20. 51B-Joe B.Miller [24][$1,000]; 21. 14M-Marcus Dumesny [19][$1,000]; 22. 2AU-Andrew Scheuerle [22][$1,000]; 23. 3-Jac Haudenschild [12][$1,000]; 24. 71M-Paul May [23][$1,000];
Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-10, Sheldon Haudenschild 11-55;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet[+9]
Qualifying – 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 10.761; 2. 18-Ian Madsen, 10.784; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman, 10.786; 4. 41-David Gravel, 10.798; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.798; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.804; 7. 5-Shane Stewart, 10.822; 8. 11-Hunter Schuerenburg, 10.879; 9. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.909; 10. 24-Rico Abreu, 10.921; 11. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.939; 12. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 10.968; 13. 2-Carson Macedo, 10.987; 14. 19-Brent Marks, 10.989; 15. 91-Cale Thomas, 10.997; 16. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 11.009; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.079; 18. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.133; 19. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.149; 20. 14M-Marcus Dumesny, 11.318; 21. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.35; 22. 71M-Paul May, 11.357; 23. 2AU-Andrew Scheuerle, 11.422; 24. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman, 11.473; 25. 51B-Joe B.Miller, 11.483; 26. 8S-Steve Short, 11.66; 27. 56-Jeff Asher, 12.173
DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 2. 5-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [4]; 4. 41-David Gravel [2]; 5. 2-Carson Macedo [5]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 8. 51B-Joe B.Miller [9]; 9. 71M-Paul May [8]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 11-Hunter Schuerenburg [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 7. 2AU-Andrew Scheuerle [8]; 8. 14M-Marcus Dumesny [7]; 9. 8S-Steve Short [9]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild [4]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 6. 91-Cale Thomas [5]; 7. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [7]; 8. 56-Jeff Asher [9]; 9. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 3. 5-Shane Stewart [3]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [6]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – 1. 14M-Marcus Dumesny [2][]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [1][]; 3. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [3][]; 4. 2AU-Andrew Scheuerle [5][]; 5. 71M-Paul May [4][]; 6. 51B-Joe B.Miller [7][]; 7. 56-Jeff Asher [9][$300]; 8. 8S-Steve Short [8][$250]; 9. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [6][$225]
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NEWS FROM ROGERS FAMILY GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA—THE 57TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON OF RACING
Presenting Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing plus a variety of special events. Track office: 610.754.7688
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING: Ernie Saxton @ 215.752.7797: Email: Esaxton144@aol.com – Cell phone: 267.934.7286
Race results provided by Vicki Gehris
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VON DOHREN AND BUTLER WIN NASCAR FEATURE RACES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
$10,000 TO WIN FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL MODIFIED CLASSIC ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. August 3, 2019 . . . Craig Von Dohren, eliminated from last week’s feature, redeemed himself on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. The Oley, PA lead foot started 16th and cautiously worked his way to the front behind the wheel of the Pioneer Pole Building/Keith Harring Transportation No. 1C in the activities broadcast by RCN TV, Allentown.
By the halfway marker he was third battling with the Strunk brothers Jeff, second and Glenn in the lead. The ten-time point champion made a daring move for the top spot. He shot under Jeff, who was committed to the outside and then powered the Nick Gatto Engine car around Glenn coming off the fourth turn for the lead on the 16th lap.
Von Dohren maintained his composure and went on to chalk up his fourth win of the season in the TP Trailers 30-lap NASCAR 358 Modified feature.
Jack Butler, denied victory in the Firecracker 40-lap Sportsman feature several weeks ago, was determined not to let anyone stop him this time. When leader Jesse Landis and Butler came out of the fourth turn, Butler was on a mission and moved to the high side in an attempt to become the new leader. It was a successful move and he was now first on the 19th lap.
Butler remained the leader of the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman 25-lap feature the rest of the way and collected his second win of the season.
Providing the feature winners met the necessary requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and a certificate from VP Fuels for product awards. The Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award recipients were Glenn Strunk and Landis. Parker Guldin, who finished 16th in the Sportsman feature received an extra monetary bonus from the track for using the first crate engine.
Bobby Gunther Walsh was off and running at the onset of the Modified feature with Glenn Strunk, Justin Grim, Jordan Henn and rookie and one time feature winner Dylan Swinehart in pursuit.
Gunther Walsh distanced himself from the field within a few laps, but by the tenth lap G. Strunk reeled him in.
John Willman regrouped the field when he slowed his pace on the 12th lap to bring out the first yellow. On the restart G. Strunk became the new leader with J. Strunk and Von Dohren following through for second and third respectively as Gunther Walsh fell to fourth.
It was the 16th lap Von Dohren made a bold move and passed the Strunk’s to take over first.
Gunther Walsh’s fine run ended on the 19th lap when he stopped in the third turn out of contention for the caution. It was still Von Dohren and J. Strunk one and two, but by now Brett Kressley, who started midway in the starting field, joined the battle followed by Louden Reimert and G. Strunk.
Once Von Dohren was in first he never surrendered the spot and at the wave of the checkered it was Saturday night career win number 109. Finishing second was J. Strunk followed by Kressley, Umbenhauer and current point leader Duane Howard.
Heat winners were J. Strunk, Henn, G. Strunk and Reimert. Rick Laubach and last week’s feature winner Doug Manmiller won the consies.
Next week these same drivers plus a host of others including defending race winner Ray Swinehart will participate in the events leading up to the Forrest Rogers Memorial TP Trailers 50-lap NASCAR feature in memory of the man that started it all in 1963.
Tom Miller, who collected his first career win at the track a few weeks ago, led the Sportsman feature for six laps before he went spinning into the backstretch infield and Jesse Landis emerged as the new leader.
Dicing for positions behind Landis were Chris Esposito, Brad Brightbill, Butler and Kyle Lilick.
Butler overtook second on the 15th lap restart needed when Nate Brinker and Sean Weiss, last week’s feature winner, tangled on the backstretch.
Landis and Butler battled for the lead for four laps before Butler shot to the outside of Landis and to the front of the pack on lap 19.
Brightbill overtook second with two laps to go to challenge Butler, but was not able to pass him.
Butler went on to claim his second career victory followed by Brightbill, Landis, Lilick and Esposito.
Big bucks, $10,000, goes to the winner of the Saturday, August 10th Forrest Rogers Memorial, that is a 50-lapper for the NASCAR 358 Modifieds, and ten time track champion Craig Von Dohren will be trying to hold off a large number of challengers as he shoots for his 9th win in the Classic. Modifieds and Sportsman will take part in 49th annual Forrest Rogers Memorial night of racing action. Racing gets the green at 7:30 p.m. Adult admission is $25, youngsters 6 through 11 pay just $ and those under 6 are admitted free. Pit admission is $30.
Free backpacks, just in time for school openings, courtesy of Craig Whitmoyer and Snyder Web Design, will be given away at the Rogers Memorial. Kids must pick up their free tickets Saturday night at the main entrance, right on up until heat races are completed, with five boys and five girls having their lucky tickets drawn at intermission to win the backpacks.
In addition to the backpacks, school kits and activity books, all part of the KIDS DRIVE NASCAR KIT, will be given away at the main gate while supplies last.
Freedom 76 Lap Sponsorships, just $20, are available from Tina Rogers or Tommy Kramer at the track. Lap sponsorships and heat race sponsorships ($200) are available through Ernie Saxton at 267.934.7286 or mail a check to cover the cost of laps and/or heat race to Grandview Speedway, 87 Wilt Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505.
RACE RESULTS
T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30-laps): 1. Craig Von Dohren, 2. Jeff Strunk, 3. Brett Kressley, 4. Jared Umbenhauer, 5. Duane Howard, 6. Louden Reimert, 7. Doug Manmiller, 8. Kevin Hirthler, 9. Briggs Danner, 10. Glenn Strunk, 11. Mike Lisowski, 12. Ryan Grim, 13. Dylan Swinehart, 14. Justin Grim, 15. Jordan Henn, 16. Danny Erb, 17. Col Harris, 18. Rick Laubach, 19. Joe Funk III, 20. Alex Yankowski, 21. Bobby Gunther Walsh, 22. Kenny Gilmore, 23. John Willman, 24. Brett Gilmore, 15. Frank Cozze, 26. Ray Swinehart, 27. Ryan Lilick, 28. Steve Swinehart. DNQ: Mark Kratz, Kory Fleming, Kyle Kania, Ron Kline, Ron Myers, Craig Whitmoyer, Ron Seltmann Jr., Mark Levy and Richie Hitzler.
T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps): 1. Jack Butler, 2. Brad Brightbill, 3. Jesse Landis, 4. Kyle Lilick, 5. Chris Esposito, 6. Brad Arnold, 7. Lex Shive, 8. Brian Hirthler, 9. Ryan Beltz, 10. Brad Grim, 12. Kenny Bock, 12. Mark Kemmerer, 13. Kyle Smith, 14. Sean Weiss, 15. Andrew Kreis, 16. Parker Guldin, 17. Josh Adams, 18. Mike Koffel, 19. Mike Mammana, 20. Shawn Light, 21. Warren Floyd Jr., 22. Nate Brinker, 23. Tom Miller, 24. Dean Bachman, 25. Steve Young, 26. Derrick Smith.
WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING RESULTS AUG. 3
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DATE OF EVENT: Aug. 3, 2019
DATE OF RELEASE: Aug. 3, 2019
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
HEARNE HURTLES TO MODIFIED RACE WIN AT WALL SATURDAY
WALL, N.J. ~ On the same speedway on which his father Gil Hearne won a record setting 101 times, New Egypt speedster Jason Hearne fought off some of the best drivers in the business to win the 40-lap “Ladies' Night” feature race at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday night. The All American Auto Group Modified win was Hearne's career fourth and his first in just over three years.
Hearne rocketed his famous family trademark No. 12 to the front at the outset but was never alone. Andrew Krause of Holmdel was the first to take a shot at the leader before Howell's Kevin Davison advanced to second and went after the leader starting on lap 12. Krause later advanced to second and went after Hearne again while former champion and current point leader Steven Reed of Jackson was always in the mix in this high speed chase. This battle for the win became even more intense thanks to several restarts due to mostly minor incidents.
At the finish Hearne's bright orange racer parked in the winner's circle while Krause, Reed, Jason's Jason Treat and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River wrapped up the top five.
“It feels great to win again,” Hearne said after the event. “Did I think I was going to win again? The way my luck has been going I didn't think I was going to finish a race again! I have to thank Jim Wolf. He has been with me in this for 20 years. Also want to thank Bob from Echo Hills Farm. He is here every race.”
Jarret DiGiantomasso of Jackson raced to victory in the companion 25-lapper for the Center State Engineering Sportsman cars taking the lead with just three laps remaining. DiGiantomasso took command when early leader Tommy Martino of Farmingdale got out of shape exiting turn two involving several racers including DiGiantomasso's brother Carsten.
Wrapping up the top five at the finish were Neil Rutt III of Edison, Jackson's Shanon Mongeau, Roland DeMartino of Beachwood and Lanoka Harbor's Jonathan Laureigh.
After trying all season for a victory Alonzo Morales of Mt. Ephraim grabbed two Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stock main event wins Saturday night. In the first race, rain postponed from earlier in the season, Morales chased Jeffrey Loesch of Neptune City to the line. When Loesch's car failed the post race inspection Morales earned the win over Rutt, Ricky Williams, Brick's Randy Hart and Chuck McDonald of Groton, Ct.
Morales enjoyed the win in the second race as Rutt, Loesch, Ryan Maher of Neptune City, and McDonald wrapped up the top five.
Point leader Shanon Mongeau of Jackson won his sixth Mike Performance Center Limited Late Model 25-lap race of the season while Krause, Hazlet's Chris Silvestri, Andy Gamble and Jim Moorman were second through fifth.
Auto racing continues at Wall Stadium Speedway this Saturday (August 10) night. Action is slated for the Modifieds, Sportsman, Limited Late Models, Factory Stocks and 4 Cylinder Stocks. Grandstand gates open at 5:00 p.m., qualifying begins at 5:45 p.m. and features start at 7:00 p.m.
Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is ckmotorsports@aol.com.
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. JASON HEARNE, NEW EGYPT, 2. Andrew Krause, 3. Steven Reed, 4. Jason Treat, 5. Derek Hopkinson, 6. Kevin Davison, 7. Tyler Truex, 8. Joey Merlino, 9. Kenny Van Wickle, 10. Dom Fattaruso, 11. Joey Jarowicz, 12. Nick Baer, 13. Eric Mauriello, 14. Ed Delage, 15. Ken Matlach, 16. Roger Coss, 17. Tom Catanzaro, 18 Eddie McCarthy
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. JARRET DIGIANTOMASSO, JACKSON, 2. Neil Rutt III, 3. Shanon Mongeau, 4. Roland DeMartino, 5. Jonathan Laureigh, 6. Kyle Scisco, 7. Jake Nelke, 8. Robert Sutphin, 9. Tommy Martino, 10. Carsten DiGiantomasso, 11. Larry Thompson, 12. Michael Rising, 13. Kenny Reaves
1ST 4 CYLINDER STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ALONZO MORALES, MT. EPHRAIM, 2. Neil Rutt III, 3. Ricky Williams, 4. Randy Hart, 5. Chuck McDonald, 6. Ryan Maher, 7. Darianne McLaren, 8. Nicole, Razzano, 9. Bill Schwarz, 10. Richard Smith, 11. Deanna McLaren, DQ Jeffrey Loesch
2ND 4 CYLINDER STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ALONZO MORALES, MT. EPHRAIM, 2. Rutt, 3. Loesch, 4. Maher, 5. McDonald, 6. Razzano, 7. Mike Lavery, 8. Hart, 9. Darianne McLaren, 10. Marko Vulsanic, 11. Cody Critelli, 12. Smith, 13. Schwartz, 14. Deanna McLaren, 15. Williams
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1 SHANON MONGEAU, JACKSON, 2. Andrew Krause, 3. Chris Silvestri, 4. Andy Gamble, 5. Jim Moorman, 6. Michelle Moorman, 7. Mike Tillett, 8. Greg Gastelu
