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Tim Shaffer conquers Tri-City Raceway Park for third Arctic Cat All Star victory of 2017
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Tim Shaffer conquers Tri-City Raceway Park for third Arctic Cat All Star victory of 2017
I-79 Summer Shootout concludes Monday at PPMS
FRANKLIN, PA (July 23, 2017) - After opening the 2017 I-79 Summer Shootout with a runner-up finish at Eriez (PA) Speedway on Friday evening, the “Steel City Outlaw” Tim Shaffer did one better on Sunday night by winning round two at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, Pennsylvania. The Arctic Cat All Star victory, Shaffer’s third of the 2017 season and second ever at Tri-City Raceway Park, was earned in dominating fashion; leading all 30 circuits around the Venango County, 1/2-mile oval, ultimately holding off a pair of fellow former Arctic Cat All Star champions, Chad Kemenah and Dale Blaney.
“Hats off to the team. This is what we’ve been working for,” Tim Shaffer said in victory lane. “There are a lot of guys on this team who help make this happen. I couldn’t do it without them.”
The Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, native jumped to the early advantage from the outside of row one, crossing by the flagstand for the first time with Dale Blaney, Spencer Bayston, and Chad Kemenah in tow. Lap after lap, Shaffer’s lead continued to increase, eventually building a 2.6 second cushion before the main event’s first caution appeared on lap eight.
Including the initial pause on lap eight, a total of five cautions between laps eight and 15 interrupted Shaffer’s pace at the top of the running order, none of which proving to be a distraction, as Shaffer returned to a near-three second advantage before the final caution on lap 15.
The restart on lap 15 proved to be the final time Shaffer would have to bring the field back to life. Even with lapped traffic reappearing by lap 23, Shaffer was able to maintain his lead, ultimately crossing under the final checkers two seconds ahead of Chad Kemenah and Dale Blaney.
“We’ve been putting ourselves in great positions all season, but not taking advantage of them,” Tim Shaffer said, pilot of the Rudzik Excavating/No. 49X. “It took some time to get our program together to figure out where these cars needed to be at the end of the race. This is a great time of the year to get fast with the month of money underway.”
Tim Shaffer in Tri-City Raceway Park victory lane - Vince Vellella Photo Credit
Chad Kemenah, who started third on the feature grid, raced within the top four spots during all 30 laps, advancing into third after the lap 15 restart, and advancing again into second ahead of Dale Blaney while racing in traffic on lap 23. The runner-up finish gives Kemenah 16 top-five finishes on the season, now extending his championship lead to 286 markers.
“We started to run out of fuel with less than five laps to go, so that didn’t help us out too much,” Chad Kemenah said, pilot of the Hunter Racing/DKW Transport/JRC Transportation/Seneca Energy/No. 10H. “I can’t thank everyone enough. As long as I’m up here talking to [Blake Anderson], I think we’re doing just fine.”
The 2017 I-79 Summer Shootout will conclude on Monday evening, July 24, at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pennsylvania. Originally set for Saturday evening, July 22, the rescheduled program will award a $5,000 top prize, as well as full points toward the 2017 Arctic Cat All Star championship. The visit to “Dirt’s Monster Half-Mile” will be the final Western Pennsylvania appearance for the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions in 2017.
Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway’s main gates are scheduled to open at 5:00pm with hot laps to follow at 6:00pm, sharp. The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will hit center stage at 7:00pm. For more information, such as camping availability and ticket prices, please visit Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway live on the Web at www.ppms.com.
Contingency Awards/Results: Tri-City Raceway Park - Sunday, July 23, 2017:
I-79 Summer Shootout: Round #2
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 30 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Chad Kemenah - 16.186 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Tim Shaffer - 15.683 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Tyler Esh
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Carson Macedo
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Dale Blaney
JE Pistons Dash #1: Dale Blaney
Classic Ink USA B-Main: Jordan Mackison
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Tim Shaffer
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Ryan Smith (+11)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Tyler Esh
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Dylan Cisney
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Jimmy Seger
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 15.911; 2. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., 15.99; 3. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.018; 4. 35-Tyler Esh, 16.087; 5. 1080-Jordan Mackison, 16.139; 6. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 16.158; 7. O8-Dan Kuriger, 16.283; 8. 5B-Justin Barger, 16.534; 9. 9C-Roger Campbell, 17.06; 10. 33-Brent Matus, 17.641
Group (B)
1. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 15.968; 2. 2-Jimmy Seger, 16.019; 3. 17-Carson Macedo, 16.044; 4. 7C-Caleb Armstrong, 16.076; 5. 33M-Max Stambaugh, 16.196; 6. 51-John Garvin, 16.35; 7. 4N-Jim Morris, 16.391; 8. 8M-TJ Michael, 16.563; 9. 13-Brandon Matus, 16.589; 10. 66-Ken Rossey, 17.282
Group (C)
1. 49x-Tim Shaffer, 15.683; 2. 39-Spencer Bayston, 15.818; 3. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 15.857; 4. 55XM-Dale Blaney, 15.984; 5. 5-Dylan Cisney, 15.996; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs, 16.014; 7. 59-Ryan Smith, 16.251; 8. 98-Carl Bowser, 16.343; 9. 95-Hunter Mackison, 16.523; 10. 126-Brian Salisbury, 17.065
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 35-Tyler Esh [1]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [4]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch [2]; 4. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr. [3]; 5. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [6]; 6. 5B-Justin Barger [8]; 7. 1080-Jordan Mackison [5]; 8. O8-Dan Kuriger [7]; 9. 9C-Roger Campbell [9]; 10. 33-Brent Matus [10]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 17-Carson Macedo [2]; 2. 22-Brandon Spithaler [4]; 3. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [1]; 4. 51-John Garvin [6]; 5. 2-Jimmy Seger [3]; 6. 4N-Jim Morris [7]; 7. 33M-Max Stambaugh [5]; 8. 8M-TJ Michael [8]; 9. 66-Ken Rossey [10]; 10. 13-Brandon Matus [9]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 55XM-Dale Blaney [1]; 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver [2]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 39-Spencer Bayston [3]; 5. 5-Dylan Cisney [5]; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs [6]; 7. 59-Ryan Smith [7]; 8. 98-Carl Bowser [8]; 9. 126-Brian Salisbury [10]; 10. 95-Hunter Mackison [9]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 55XM-Dale Blaney [1]; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [4]; 4. 39-Spencer Bayston [2]; 5. 17-Carson Macedo [6]; 6. D4-Danny Holtgraver [5]; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler [7]; 8. 35-Tyler Esh [8]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 1080-Jordan Mackison [1]; 2. 59-Ryan Smith [3]; 3. O8-Dan Kuriger [4]; 4. 98-Carl Bowser [5]; 5. 8M-TJ Michael [7]; 6. 95-Hunter Mackison [6]; 7. 13-Brandon Matus [8]; 8. 9C-Roger Campbell [9]; 9. 66-Ken Rossey [11]; 10. 33M-Max Stambaugh [2]; 11. 33-Brent Matus [12]; 12. 126-Brian Salisbury [10]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [2]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 3. 55XM-Dale Blaney [1]; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver [6]; 5. 35-Tyler Esh [8]; 6. 51-John Garvin [12]; 7. 5B-Justin Barger [18]; 8. 17-Carson Macedo [5]; 9. 59-Ryan Smith [20]; 10. 5-Dylan Cisney [13]; 11. 98-Carl Bowser [22]; 12. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [10]; 13. 22-Brandon Spithaler [7]; 14. 42-Sye Lynch [9]; 15. 2-Jimmy Seger [14]; 16. 4N-Jim Morris [17]; 17. 39-Spencer Bayston [4]; 18. 8M-TJ Michael [23]; 19. 1080-Jordan Mackison [19]; 20. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [15]; 21. 95-Hunter Mackison [24]; 22. O8-Dan Kuriger [21]; 23. 81-Lee Jacobs [16]; 24. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr. [11] Lap Leaders: Tim Shaffer [1-30]
Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (July 23, 2017):
1. Chad Kemenah - 3692
2. Ryan Smith - 3406
3. Caleb Armstrong - 3376
4. Max Stambaugh - 3070
5. Caleb Helms - 3008
6. T.J. Michael - 2891
7. Brandon Spithaler - 2829
8. Tim Shaffer - 2816
9. Tyler Esh - 2759
10. Brandon Matus - 2712
Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:
Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions should visit its official online home at www.allstarsprint.com. Series updates and breaking news will be posted regularly on the official Twitter account of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions: https://twitter.com/ASCoC. Find full text results from each and every event, as well as an up-to-date schedule, online at www.allstarsprint.com/schedule/.
About the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. After a 10 year stint as owner of the All Stars, Miller passed control of the series to Bert Emick in 1980; a reign that would continue through 2002. Guy Webb then purchased the series from Emick in the summer of 2002 and served as the series President for the next 12 years. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.
About Arctic Cat:
The Arctic Cat brand is among the most widely recognized and respected in the recreational vehicle industry. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-sides and snowmobiles, in addition to related parts, garments and accessories under the Arctic Cat® and Motorfist® brand names. Arctic Cat Inc.’s world headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.ArcticCat.com.
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WINDOM SWEEPS WAR EAST WEEKEND
Posted by: | CommentsCanton, IL (July 22, 2017) - Returning to his hometown, Chris Windom picked up his third win in three opportunities with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints on Satuday night at Spoon River Speedway. The race was a non-stop 25 lapper at top speed on the high-banked speed plant.
Korey Weyant moved into the lead at the start from the pole starting position with Landon Simon close behind. Weyant set a torrid pace as he led the first seven laps. Simon got a good run on lap eight to move past Weyant for the lead. Windom would also move by for second in the following laps.
Simon was up to the challenge as he moved through lapped traffic to keep the lead. That would change on lap twenty two as Simon slid up high in turn one as he attempted to lap a slower car. Windom would move underneath Simon and had the momentum down the backstretch to move into the lead.
Simon made one final attempt at Windom on the final turn of the last lap, but Windom would prove to be too strong in his J&D powered DRC. Mitch Wissmiller ran third in his Air Plus Contracting/SF Welding & Repair Chevy 410 powered Maxim after a good battle with Korey Weyant. Weyant would end up fourth in the Ealey Transportation/Weeble's Bar and Grill/Tosti's Transmission Eagle with Automotive Machine power. Rounding out the top five was Mario Clouser in his Yokohama Tires/Clouser Auto Repair Maxim with Claxton power. Terry Babb was sixth as he was followed by Slater Helt and Chris Parkinson. James Lyerla and Andy Baugh rounded out the top ten.
The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints have three remaining events in 2017. They are in action next at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois on Friday, August 18. The following events are the much anticipated SPRINT MANIA on Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7 at Fairbury American Legion Speedway, also known as FALS in Fairbury, Illinois.
The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League is back on track next week for a two day weekend. Kicking off on Friday, July 28 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri followed by Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Missouri on Saturday, July 29.
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint League
7/22/17
Spoon River Speedway - 16 cars
Hinchman Racewear Heat 1 - 8 laps
1. 5-Chris Windom, Canton, IL (2); 2. 99-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (7); 3. 65-Chris Parkinson, Gladstone, MO (5); 4. 22S-Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO (6); 5. 31-Austin Sears, Macomb, IL (1); 6. 7S-Wade Seiler, Alton, IL (8); 7. 31L-Buddy Lowther, Cincinnati, OH (3); 8. 20-Steve Thomas, Ludlow, IL (4)-DNF
Wilwood Disc Brakes Heat 2 - 8 laps
1. 24-Landon Simon, Brownsburg, IN (4); 2. Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL (2); 3. 1-Mitch Wissmiller, Saybrook, IL (5); 4. 8D-Terry Babb, Decatur, IL (8); 5. 95-Tommy Rockwell, Towanda, IL (3); 6. 11-James Lyerla, Hillsboro, IL (7); 7. 6B-Andy Baugh, Mason City, IL (6); 8. 1T-Tyler Shoemaker, Clinton, IL (1)
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints A-Main - 25 laps
1. 5-Chris Windom (3); 2. 24-Landon Simon (2); 3. 1-Mitch Wissmiller (6); 4. 99-Korey Weyant (1); 5. 6-Mario Clouser (7); 6. 8D-Terry Babb (4); 7. 22S-Slater Helt (8); 8. 65-Chris Parkinson (5); 9. 11-James Lyerla (10); 10. 6B-Andy Baugh (13); 11. 7S-Wade Seiler (9); 12. 95-Tommy Rockwell (11); 13. 31L-Buddy Lowther (14); 1T-Tyler Shoemaker (15); 15. 31-Austin Sears (12)-DNF; 16. 20-Steve Thomas (DNS)
PA Posse Score First Season Win over Outlaws
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Zearfoss Scores First Career Series Win and First Posse Win of the Season
MECHANICSBURG, PA - July 21, 2017 - Jonestown, PA-native Brock Zearfoss scored his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win during the Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals opener, ringing in the first Posse win of the season in the ongoing Outlaws versus Pennsylvania Posse battle. David Gravel came in second after a strong battle for the lead with Lance Dewease, who ultimately went into the wall and flipped with nine laps to go. Defending Champion Donny Schatz completed the podium.
"How many times do you get to win an Outlaw race?" asked Zearfoss from Victory Lane. "This first time, I don't even know what to say. I'm sick to my stomach; I'm that excited. You know, this is just a dream come true."
Zearfoss's first Outlaws race behind the wheel of Aaron Long's No. 58 car last May didn't go quite so well. He didn't make the Feature.
"We debuted this deal at the first Outlaw race, and we weren't good at all. To go from not making the show to standing on the front stretch of an Outlaw show, that's just saying something about these guys."
The Feature started with Lance Dewease on the pole after a full-field Craftsman Club Dash inversion (eight) worked in his favor. Last year's champion, Daryn Pittman, started beside him and managed to steal the lead in lap one, but Dewease would take it back and go on to lead the next 15 laps.
Meanwhile, behind him Zearfoss battled his way past Schatz and Pittman to second with Gravel on his tail.
While spectators' attentions were focused keenly on the five-car battle in front, Danny Dietrich and Sheldon Haudenschild got into each other entering lap 17 outside turn one, forcing a restart that would allow Gravel to charge past Zearfoss on the frontstretch before throwing a slider at Dewease. Trying to hold off Gravel, the leader jumped the cushion, fumbled, and flipped several times inside turn two.
To the tune of an outraged crowd, a double-file restart was called according to Series rules when the caution is not a result of contact between cars. Despite video replays showing no contact between the GoMuddy.com No. 5 and the Schanauer Plumbing No. 69K, Posse supporters expressed their discontent and disbelief.
"I know I never touched him," argued Gravel. "Lance probably had a pretty tight race car and flipped over in the curb. I honestly didn't want to slide him. I checked up. I thought, he doesn't get back around me, but he obviously got stumbled up in the curb. That's what happened, and then I had to work really hard to get back to second. I feel like we had the best car but finished second."
Zearfoss and Gravel were to lead the field, but officials called a jump start on Gravel after Zearfoss stumbled and slowed, sending Gravel back a row and putting Schatz beside Zearfoss for another restart.
"This motor was stumbling all night," said Zearfoss. "I got it to go a couple of times, but obviously that one time David [Gravel] actually didn't jump me, but it just didn't go. I kind of got lucky there. Got it to go for Schatz and didn't want to see another caution because I wasn't sure if I could do it again. Luckily I got a good jump on him on that last restart and held him off. Tell you what, I was either going out of the park or I was winning this bitch."
And win he did, with Gravel battling his way back to second after a few exchanged with Schatz.
"Brock Zearfoss is a good friend of mine, and I'm happy he won his first Outlaw show," said Gravel. "We'll take second tonight. Me and Donny [Schatz] raced really really hard there. Just good hard racing."
The Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals continue tomorrow at Williams Grove Speedway before the Series heads for Ransomville, NY for The Big "R" Outlaw Shootout on Sunday.
Williams Grove Speedway Results
Feature (25 Laps) - 1. 58-Brock Zearfoss [4][$8,000]; 2. 5-David Gravel [5][$4,000]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$2,500]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$2,200]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [2][$2,100]; 6. 21-Brian Montieth [20][$2,000]; 7. 25-Aaron Ott [9][$1,800]; 8. 11-T.J. Stutts [10][$1,600]; 9. 51-Freddie Rahmer [23][$1,500]; 10. 27-Greg Hodnett [16][$1,300]; 11. 24-Lucas Wolfe [11][$1,200]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$1,100]; 13. 44-Trey Starks [6][$1,000]; 14. 17-Jac Haudenschild [24][$700]; 15. 11K-Kraig Kinser [17][$600]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart [22][$600]; 17. 39M-Anthony Macri [18][$600]; 18. 4-Paul McMahan [15][$600]; 19. 41-Jason Johnson [27][$]; 20. 3H-James McFadden [21][$600]; 21. 69K-Lance Dewease [1][$600]; 22. 48-Danny Dietrich [12][$600]; 23. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [13][$600]; 24. 1-Dale Blaney [8][$600]; 25. 1A-Jacob Allen [19][$600]; 26. 2-Shane Stewart [25][$]; 27. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [26][$]; Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1, Lance Dewease 2-16, Brock Zearfoss 17-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 21-Brian Montieth[+14]
Qualifying Flight-A - 1. 58-Brock Zearfoss, 16.716; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 16.749; 3. 1-Dale Blaney, 16.752; 4. 49-Brad Sweet, 16.813; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.839; 6. 4-Paul McMahan, 16.881; 7. 25-Aaron Ott, 16.908; 8. 24-Lucas Wolfe, 16.91; 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.953; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.974; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.028; 12. 3H-James McFadden, 17.046; 13. 17-Jac Haudenschild, 17.055; 14. 16-Matt Campbell, 17.057; 15. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.111; 16. 88-Brandon Rahmer, 17.189; 17. 41-Jason Johnson, 17.194; 18. 1X-Tim Wagaman, 17.2; 19. W20-Greg Wilson, 17.209; 20. 12W-Troy Fraker, 18.395
Qualifying Flight-B - 1. 5-David Gravel, 16.623; 2. 44-Trey Starks, 16.84; 3. 11-T.J. Stutts, 16.846; 4. 69K-Lance Dewease, 16.848; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri, 16.906; 6. 27-Greg Hodnett, 16.913; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.926; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 17.001; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 17.011; 10. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.024; 11. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 17.045; 12. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.053; 13. 44W-Rodney Westhafer, 17.12; 14. 35-Tyler Walker, 17.13; 15. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.233; 16. 39-Cory Haas, 17.307; 17. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 17.39; 18. 19-Brent Marks, 17.408; 19. 13-Clyde Knipp, 17.682
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 1-Dale Blaney [2]; 2. 58-Brock Zearfoss [1]; 3. 25-Aaron Ott [4]; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 6. 17-Jac Haudenschild [7]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [9]; 8. 87-Alan Krimes [8]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [10]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 24-Lucas Wolfe [4]; 4. 4-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 6. 16-Matt Campbell [7]; 7. 1X-Tim Wagaman [9]; 8. 3H-James McFadden [6]; 9. 12W-Troy Fraker [10]; 10. 88-Brandon Rahmer [8]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 3. 11-T.J. Stutts [2]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri [3]; 6. 51-Freddie Rahmer [6]; 7. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [9]; 8. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [7]; 9. 75-Nicole Bower [8]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 44-Trey Starks [1]; 2. 69K-Lance Dewease [2]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [5]; 4. 27-Greg Hodnett [3]; 5. 21-Brian Montieth [6]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [9]; 8. 35-Tyler Walker [7]; 9. 39-Cory Haas [8]
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps) - 1. 69K-Lance Dewease [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 58-Brock Zearfoss [4]; 5. 5-David Gravel [7]; 6. 44-Trey Starks [5]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 8. 1-Dale Blaney [8]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer - 1. 3H-James McFadden [3][-]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1][-]; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer [4][-]; 4. 17-Jac Haudenschild [5][-]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [11][$300]; 6. 16-Matt Campbell [7][$250]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [16][$225]; 8. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [6][$200]; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [14][$200]; 10. 87-Alan Krimes [9][$200]; 11. 39-Cory Haas [12][$200]; 12. 1X-Tim Wagaman [13][$200]; 13. 75-Nicole Bower [10][$200]; 14. 12W-Troy Fraker [17][$200]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson [15][$200]; 16. 13-Clyde Knipp [18][$200]; 17. 2-Shane Stewart [2][$200]; 18. 35-Tyler Walker [8][$200]; 19. 88-Brandon Rahmer [19][$200]
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jacob Allen; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): TJ Stutts; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Lucas Wolfe; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Lucas Wolfe; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Lucas Wolfe; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jac Haudenschild; Craftsman Club ($100 cash): Daryn Pittman, David Gravel, Brad Sweet; Sears ($100): Lance Dewease; KSE Hard Charger: Brian Montieth; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): David Gravel; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Sheldon Haudenschild.
SEASON WINNERS
Donny Schatz - 15 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, LoneStar Speedway on March 3, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 10, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 18, Missouri State Fair Speedway on May 5, 81 Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway May 13, Knoxville Raceway on June 10, Granite City on June 20, Dirt Oval at Route 66 on June 27, Dakota State Fair Speedway on July 1, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 18)
David Gravel - 10 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 17, Placerville Speedway on March 29, Perris Auto Speedway on April 1, Gator Motorplex on April 13, Plymouth Speedway on April 28, Lincoln Speedway on May 17, Williams Grove on May 19, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, River Cities Speedway on June 16, Attica Raceway Park on July 11)
Brad Sweet - 4 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil’s Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3, Knoxville Raceway on June 9)
Shane Stewart – 4 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29, West Liberty Raceway on June 23, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 24)
Kerry Madsen – 4 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 7, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Eldora Speedway on July 13)
Logan Schuchart - 3 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte on May 26)
Jason Johnson - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil’s Bowl on April 14)
Brian Brown – 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7)
Rico Abreu – 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
Ian Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
Kyle Larson – 1 (Eagle Raceway on June 13)
Kraig Kinser - 1 (Deer Creek Speedway on July 6)
Christopher Bell - 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 14)
Brock Zearfoss - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 21)
Cole Duncan opens I-79 Summer Shootout with victory at Eriez Speedway
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Cole Duncan opens I-79 Summer Shootout with victory at Eriez Speedway
ERIE, PA (July 21, 2017) - Utilizing patience and a late race restart, Lockbourne, Ohio’s Cole Duncan parked himself back in Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory lane, this time earning $5,000 at Eriez (PA) Speedway to officially open the 2017 edition of I-79 Summer Shootout weekend in Western Pennsylvania.
Duncan, who now owns two Arctic Cat All Star victories on the season, in turn elevating his career win total to three with “America’s Series,” took command officially on lap 20 of 30 and never looked back, the result of a strong move under race leader, Hunter Schuerenberg, between turns three and four just after a lap 20 restart. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania’s Tim Shaffer chased Duncan to the final checkers, followed by Schuerenberg, the “Kunkletown Kid” Ryan Smith and Spencer Bayston.
“I honestly cannot thank all of these guys enough,” Cole Duncan said in victory lane, pilot of the Helms Construction/Motorcity Auto Transport/No. 22. “This has been really cool. We are definitely having one helluva year, especially during this second part of the season. We were on the podium what seemed like 10 or 12 times this year, but just couldn’t get the job done. We’ve been doing so much better at placing ourselves in better positions. I’m just - man, I’m excited.”
Pole sitter Hunter Schuerenberg led the field to green on Friday night and kept command for the first 19 circuits, soon flanked by Cole Duncan, who started alongside Schuerenberg on the front row, just after the initial green. The duo survived one caution and two periods of heavy traffic during the first 19 circuits, neither creating much distraction as the pair navigated through lapped cars methodically.
After a failed attempt to get by Schuerenberg on a lap eight restart, Duncan tucked back in line and proceeded to follow Schuerenberg through traffic until the main event’s second and final caution appeared on lap 20, setting up another single-file restart. When green flag conditions returned, Duncan accelerated right to the tail tank of Schuerenberg and chased the Missouri native through turns one and two, ultimately setting up a slingshot move through corners three and four. Duncan was able to wedge himself between the bottom of the race track and Schuerenberg by the exit of turn four; this proved to be the winning move.
“I knew I was better in turns three and four,” Cole Duncan explained. “I screwed up on that first restart; I just didn’t get close enough to [Schuerenberg] to get a good run. I tried to time the second restart the best that I could. I put myself in perfect position off of turn two and when we entered turn three, he left just about a car length off of the bottom of the speedway. That is where our car seemed to shine all night. We jammed it right in there. I don’t think I used him up at all; I thought it was pretty clean. Hopefully we can make this happen again tomorrow and keep our success going.”
I-79 Summer Shootout weekend will continue on Saturday evening, July 22, at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway near Imperial, Pennsylvania. “Dirt’s Monster Half-Mile” will welcome the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions for the first and only time in 2017; the first official visit since August 2, 2015, when the “Low Rider” Dale Blaney scored his second ever Pittsburgh victory. The 2016 I-79 Summer Shootout visit to Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway was cut short due to Mother Nature.
Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway’s main gates are scheduled to open at 5:00pm with hot laps to follow at 6:00pm, sharp. The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will hit center stage at 7:00pm. For more information, such as camping availability and ticket prices, please visit Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway live on the Web at www.ppms.com.
Contingency Awards/Results: Eriez Speedway - Friday, July 21, 2017:
I-79 Summer Shootout: Round #1
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 38 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dan Shetler - 13.800 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Hunter Schuerenberg - 13.936 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Mike Bauer
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Ryan Smith
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Brandon Spithaler
Daido Engine Bearings Heat #4: Spencer Bayston
JE Pistons Dash #1: Hunter Schuerenberg
Kistler Racing Products Dash #2: Cole Duncan
Classic Ink USA B-Main: T.J. Michael
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Cole Duncan
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Caleb Armstrong (+10)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Ryan Smith
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Chad Kemenah
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Caleb Armstrong
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 8-Dean Jacobs, 14.048; 2. 35Z-Jared Zimbardi, 14.084; 3. 22C-Cole Duncan, 14.166; 4. 46-Michael Bauer, 14.247; 5. 23-Darren Pifer, 14.258; 6. 8M-TJ Michael, 14.287; 7. 33M-Max Stambaugh, 14.308; 8. 14-Tony Stewart, 14.386; 9. 55-Gary Kriess, 14.396; 10. 7K-Dan Shetler, 14.443
Group (B)
1. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.936; 2. O8-Dan Kuriger, 14.3037; 3. 59-Ryan Smith, 14.304; 4. 4N-Jim Morris, 14.464; 5. 5-Dylan Cisney, 14.468; 6. 87-Jason Barney, 14.578; 7. 9C-Roger Campbell, 14.599; 8. 22E-Ralph Engel, 14.816; 9. 4C-Paul Kish, 15.519; 10. 7W-Logan Wagner, 99
Group (C)
1. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 14.196; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 14.219; 3. 35-Tyler Esh, 14.299; 4. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., 14.365; 5. 51-John Garvin, 14.385; 6. 5B-Justin Barger, 14.432; 7. 1080-Jordan Mackison, 14.546; 8. 13-Brandon Matus, 14.554; 9. 95-Hunter Mackison, 14.556
Group (D)
1. 49x-Tim Shaffer, 14.083; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs, 14.235; 3. 39-Spencer Bayston, 14.333; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 14.383; 5. 17-Carson Macedo, 14.391; 6. 98-Carl Bowser, 14.445; 7. 33-Brent Matus, 14.857; 8. 7C-Caleb Armstrong, 14.937; 9. 126-Brian Salisbury, 15.112
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 46-Michael Bauer [1]; 2. 22C-Cole Duncan [2]; 3. 35Z-Jared Zimbardi [3]; 4. 8-Dean Jacobs [4]; 5. 14-Tony Stewart [8]; 6. 8M-TJ Michael [6]; 7. 33M-Max Stambaugh [7]; 8. 7K-Dan Shetler [10]; 9. 23-Darren Pifer [5]; 10. 55-Gary Kriess [9]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 59-Ryan Smith [2]; 2. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [4]; 3. 4N-Jim Morris [1]; 4. 87-Jason Barney [6]; 5. 5-Dylan Cisney [5]; 6. 7W-Logan Wagner [10]; 7. O8-Dan Kuriger [3]; 8. 9C-Roger Campbell [7]; 9. 4C-Paul Kish [9]
Heat #3 - Group ( C ) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 22-Brandon Spithaler [4]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 3. 35-Tyler Esh [2]; 4. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr. [1]; 5. 13-Brandon Matus [8]; 6. 5B-Justin Barger [6]; 7. 1080-Jordan Mackison [7]; 8. 51-John Garvin [5]; 9. 95-Hunter Mackison [9]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 39-Spencer Bayston [2]; 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver [1]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 17-Carson Macedo [5]; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs [3]; 6. 98-Carl Bowser [6]; 7. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [8]; 8. 33-Brent Matus [7]; 9. 126-Brian Salisbury [9]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [1]; 2. 22-Brandon Spithaler [2]; 3. 39-Spencer Bayston [3]; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah [5]; 5. 8-Dean Jacobs [4]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 22C-Cole Duncan [2]; 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver [3]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 4. 46-Michael Bauer [4]; 5. 59-Ryan Smith [5]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 8M-TJ Michael [2]; 2. 23-Darren Pifer [1]; 3. 33M-Max Stambaugh [4]; 4. O8-Dan Kuriger [3]; 5. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [14]; 6. 5B-Justin Barger [6]; 7. 7K-Dan Shetler [7]; 8. 98-Carl Bowser [8]; 9. 1080-Jordan Mackison [9]; 10. 95-Hunter Mackison [10]; 11. 9C-Roger Campbell [11]; 12. 33-Brent Matus [13]; 13. 126-Brian Salisbury [15]; 14. 4C-Paul Kish [16]; 15. 22E-Ralph Engel [12]; 16. 7W-Logan Wagner [17]; 17. 51-John Garvin [5]; 18. 55-Gary Kriess [18]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 22C-Cole Duncan [2]; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer [6]; 3. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [1]; 4. 39-Spencer Bayston [5]; 5. 59-Ryan Smith [10]; 6. 17-Carson Macedo [15]; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler [3]; 8. D4-Danny Holtgraver [4]; 9. 14-Tony Stewart [18]; 10. 10H-Chad Kemenah [7]; 11. 35Z-Jared Zimbardi [11]; 12. 8-Dean Jacobs [9]; 13. 5-Dylan Cisney [19]; 14. 33M-Max Stambaugh [23]; 15. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [25]; 16. 13-Brandon Matus [20]; 17. 35-Tyler Esh [12]; 18. 81-Lee Jacobs [17]; 19. O8-Dan Kuriger [24]; 20. 8M-TJ Michael [21]; 21. 4N-Jim Morris [13]; 22. 46-Michael Bauer [8]; 23. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr. [14]; 24. 87-Jason Barney [16]; 25. 23-Darren Pifer [22]
Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (July 21, 2017):
1. Chad Kemenah - 3546
2. Ryan Smith - 3274
3. Caleb Armstrong - 3250
4. Caleb Helms - 3146
5. Max Stambaugh - 2980
6. T.J. Michael - 2777
7. Brandon Spithaler - 2705
8. Tim Shaffer - 2666
9. Brandon Matus - 2622
10. Tyler Esh - 2619
Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:
Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions should visit its official online home at www.allstarsprint.com. Series updates and breaking news will be posted regularly on the official Twitter account of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions: https://twitter.com/ASCoC. Find full text results from each and every event, as well as an up-to-date schedule, online at www.allstarsprint.com/schedule/.
About the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. After a 10 year stint as owner of the All Stars, Miller passed control of the series to Bert Emick in 1980; a reign that would continue through 2002. Guy Webb then purchased the series from Emick in the summer of 2002 and served as the series President for the next 12 years. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.
About Arctic Cat:
The Arctic Cat brand is among the most widely recognized and respected in the recreational vehicle industry. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-sides and snowmobiles, in addition to related parts, garments and accessories under the Arctic Cat® and Motorfist® brand names. Arctic Cat Inc.’s world headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.ArcticCat.com.
Contact: Tyler Altmeyer
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
(724) 954-4915
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WINDOM WINS WAR EAST FRESH OFF NASCAR START
Posted by: | CommentsUrbana, IL (July 21, 2017) - Making his second start of the season with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints, Chris Windom made it two for two with a win Friday night at the Champaign County Fairgrounds Speedway fresh off of his NASCAR Truck start at Eldora Speedway this week.
The initial start would see the red flag fly as Chris Parkinson got upside down in turn 1. He was uninjured, but done for the evening.
When racing resumed, Clouser moved into the top spot as he was followed by Wissmiller. With a lap in the books, Cameron Knell would flip in turn four to bring out the red flag. He was uninjured. During the red flag, Wissmiller went to the pits with a mechanical issue, ending his evening.
Clouser set a quick pace as he was chased by Windom. With the pair working heavy lapped traffic, Windom would move past Clouser on lap fourteen. Clouser kept it close as the duo negotiated continued lapped traffic. Just behind them, Terry Babb was gaining on Clouser for the second spot and Justin Grant had worked his way into the fourth spot.
In the closing laps, Windom had a comfortable lead as the battle was for second between Clouser and Babb. Clouser was able to move past a slower car, while Babb made contact slowing him down and allowing Grant to move into third.
Windom picked up the win in his Baldwin Brothers Racing/Fox Paving/AmsOil Claxton-powered DRC. Clouser was a strong second in his Yokohama Tires/Clouser Auto Repair Claxton-powered Maxim. Grant was third in the Sam McGhee Motorsports/Mike McGhee and Associates/Brown Racing Solutions Foxco-powered Maxim. Babb was fourth in the KCBJ Motorsports/Faith Flat Out Minstries/APT Powder Coating Eagle with 5 Star power. Rounding out the top five was Landon Simon in the Mount Baker Vapor J&D powered DRC. Zach Daum was the Indy Race Parts Hard Charger as he moved from fourteenth to sixth. He was followed by Jerry Coons Jr. and points leader Korey Weyant. Rounding out the top ten were Bret Tripplett and Steve Thomas.
The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints will be in action again on Saturday, July 22 at the Spoon River Speedway in Canton, IL.
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint League 7/21/17 Champaign County Speedway - 26 cars
Hinchman Racewear Heat 1 - 8 laps
1. 20-Steve Thomas, Ludlow, IL (2); 2. 99-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (1); 3. Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL (3); 4. 56-Mitchell Davis, Auburn, IL (5); 5. 4L-Cameron Knell, Villa Grove, IL (4); 6. 65-Chris Parkinson, Gladstone, MO (6); 7. 37X-Dave Gross, Rochester, IN (7)-DNF
Wilwood Disc Brakes Heat 2 - 8 laps
1. 5-Chris Windom, Canton, IL (1); 2. 11G-Justin Grant, Ione, CA (2); 3. 21K-Jerry Coons Jr, Tucson, AZ (3); 4. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (5); 5. 73-Willie Tackitt, Tuscola, IL (4); 6. 7-Bobby Logan, Rantoul, IL (6); 7. 31-Austin Sears, Macomb, IL-DNS
Bell Helmets Heat 3 - 8 laps
1. 24-Landon Simon, Brownsburg, IN (5); 2. 7S-Wade Seiler, Alton, IL (1); 3. 95-Tommy Rockwell, Towanda, IL (2); 4. E85-Dan Meyer, Tuscola, IL (3); 5. 31L-Buddy Lowther, Cincinnnati, OH (6); 6. 22S-Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO-DNS
Schure Built Suspensions Heat 4 - 8 laps
1. Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL (1); 2. Mitch Wissmiller, Saybrook, IL (3); 3. 8D-Terry Babb, Decatur, IL (6); 4. 11X-James Lyerla, Hillsboro, IL (4); 5. 11-Mark Brucker, Elliott, IL (2); 6. 72-Al Thomas, Ludlow, IL (5)
B-Main - 12 laps
1. 4L-Cameron Knell (1); 2. 65-Chris Parkinson (5); 3. 73-Willie Tackitt (2); 4. 31L-Buddy Lowther (3); 5. 11-Mark Brucker (4); 6. 72-Al Thomas (7); 7. 37X-Dave Gross (8); 8. 7-Bobby Logan (6); 9. 31-Austin Sears-DNS; 10. 22S-Slater Helt-DNS
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints A-Main - 25 laps
1. 5-Chris Windom (3); 2. 6-Mario Clouser (1); 3. 11G-Justin Grant (7); 4. 8D-Terry Babb (4); 5. 24-Landon Simon (6); 6. 5D-Zach Daum (14); 7. 21K-Jerry Coons Jr. (11); 8. 9 9-Korey Weyant (8); 9. 22-Bret Tripplett (10); 10. 20-S. Thomas (5); 11. 56-Mitchell Davis (13); 12. 95=Tommy Rockwell (12); 13. 11X-James Lyerla (15); 14. 7S-Wade Seiler (9); 15. E85-Dan Meyer (16); 16. 31L-Buddy Lowther (20); 17. 1-Mitch Wissmiller (1)-DNF: 18. 4L-Cameron Knell (17)-DNF; 19. 65-Chris Parkinson (18)-DNF; 20. 73-Willie Tackitt (19)-DNF
ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- Danny Tyler Show Times His Way To Second Consecutive Win In Accord Speedway Racing Action
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
The East Coast flirted with temperatures in the mid 90's for most of the week. Nevertheless and despite oppressive heat, the Catskill Mountains came alive on Friday evening and a great band of loyal racing fans came out to witness an eight feature race card presented by Kingston Collision with two locations in Kingston, New York. (www.kingstoncollision.com) Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer had the speedway grounds in pristine condition as always and the great track work prep by Gary Palmer presented the drivers with an over the top and super quick racing surface to captivate the thrill-seeking racing fans. Accord Speedway sponsored the Checkered Flag Bonus on Friday night. The eight feature event race card was completed at 11:30 PM.
When all was said and done, "Showtime" Danny Tyler put his right foot to the floor and captured his second consecutive win of the season in the United Pump and Tank Modified division. "The Bushkill Bullet" Kyle Rohner remained the hot ticket at the speedway as he drove a fine race to capture his fourth win of the season in the Arkel Motors Sportsman headliner. "The Intimidator" Ray Tarantino withstood a ton of challenges to emerge victorious for his third win of the season in the Upstate Auto Pure Stock finale. "The Hurricane" Hunter Lapp put together a masterful ride to race to his first ever win in the WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman shootout. Larry McVay had a fast hot rod underneath him as he raced to his first ever win in the WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint encounter. Jaden Sleight raced to his first ever win in the Want Ad Digest Junior Slingshot main event. Mike Houghtaling had the hot ticket as he drove to his second win in the Northeast Vintage Modified finale. The final event of the evening was the Emmanuel's Marketplace 4-Cylinder Enduro feature and although he crossed the finish line in second place, Dave Donovan was awarded the win due to a foul committed by Johnny Bankich, who was announced the winner at the finish.
The Modified field came down for the start of the 30-lap main event with Brian Malcolm blasting out front and leading the first five laps. A restart found Joe Judge having lots of gas pedal and he led the next three laps. A trio of contenders emerged on the next restart and Tyler wasted no time in wresting the lead away from Judge while Jimmy Wells and the returning Rich Ricci Jr found their way around him too. A couple more cautions slowed the pace but Tyler showed his speed by being able to build on his lead in the clean air. In the final laps of the event, Tyler was able to build up a huge lead and crossed the finish line for his second consecutive victory at Accord. Jimmy Wells was the runner-up with Rich Ricci Jr nailing down third place after starting eleventh, Jesse Marks was fourth and Brian Malcolm was fifth. The second five was headed up by Scott Ferrier with Kevin Ward, Richard Smith, Ken Ferrier and the returning Tommy Johnson completing the top ten.
Chris VanDuser seized command of the Arkel Motors Sportsman event at the start but a mad scramble involving seven cars quickly brought the race to a halt. All eyes were on the front row for the restart and VanDuser grabbed the lead and would be challenged for the sixteen laps by Nick Plumstead. The ebb and flow came into play as Plumstead was able to put the nose of his race car under VanDuser at times only to have VanDuser find the magic at the top of the speedway ladder to remain in front. Things were heating up not only in the front but some masterful driving from Kyle Rohner brought him from deep in the pack to become a contender. Plumstead slipped past VanDuser on lap-17 only to have VanDuser hustle back to narrowly lead laps 18 and 19. In the meantime, Rohner pulled up on the leaders and utilized his view from the catbird seat in determining how he would go from third to first. Rohner had a great run into turns one and two and pulled down on the lower apron to make it three wide. As they entered turn three, Rohner emerged as the leader. Once in front, Rohner pulled away to his fourth win of the season in what had to be one of the best Sportsman features to date anywhere. Plumstead was second in a great drive, with Cole Hentschel third, Tyler Johnston fourth and Chris VanDuser settling for fifth. The second five was headed up by Tony Kowalchuk with Jimmy Johnson, Milton Mann, Brandon McGill and Corey Cormier following.
The WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman event had Michael Corbin blasting into the lead from his pole start. A mad skirmish brought the field to a halt. On the restart Corbin would lead the initial lap but bobbled in turn two the next time around and Hunter Lapp seized the opportunity to vault out front. A couple of restarts would bring the field back together but Lapp was up to the challenge to keep the field at bay and he would race to his first ever full size car win at Accord. Corbin was second with Fred Smith third, Jared Miller fourth and Alex VanPelt completing the top five. The remainder of the finishers included Ryan McCartney, Tom Vasta, John DeWitt, Vinny Visconti, and Kevin Stevens.
The WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint car feature attraction had Larry McVay jumping out front at the start with Brett Graham taking up the chase. Tom Radivoy found the line he was seeking and slipped past Graham and chased after McVay. McVay was in the zone as he raced to his first ever Accord Speedway victory. Radivoy was second with Jeremy Quick third, Graham fourth and Eric Jennings rounding out the top five. Bob Tersillo and Corey Wood were the final finishers.
Pole sitter Travis Brockner wasted no time in seizing control of the Upstate Auto Pure Stock feature attraction as he won the battle for the lead in turn one. Brockner would lead the first five laps before yielding to the high flying Ray Tarantino on a restart. Once in front, Tarantino opened up some distance between he and Brockner as he found the top of the raceway very much to his liking and he glued himself to the top shelf for the remainder of the event to capture his third win of the season. Brockner would race to second place with Bob Sleight third, John Hechinger fourth and Emerson Cargain rallying to nail down fifth place.
Jaden Sleight blasted out front at the drop of the green flag and led all of the way to earn his first ever victory at Accord. Ashton DeWitt completed the field and put up a good battle all of the way.
The Northeast Vintage Modifieds opened up with Ray See grabbing the early lead until the halfway point of the event when Mike Houghtaling drove by him. Houghtaling built up a big lead to go on and win his second straight event at Accord. Bob Schmidt raced to second place with Robbie Casti third, John Roese fourth and Bill Liese following. Liese was the first Sportsman across the line
The Emmanuel's Marketplace 4-Cylinder Enduro finale found Gene Helms leading the way until a red flag stopped the action. On the restart, a lapped car ran into Helms and stayed glued to him into the first turn where they both spun out and Billy Watson assumed command of the event. A couple of laps later Watson found himself running into the unforgiving boiler plate causing another red flag. Dave Donovan and Johnny Bankich were now at the point with another red flag flying and Bankich passing Donovan with the red flag being displayed. Bankich would go on and win the race and would later be penalized for his infraction handing the win over to Donovan, his third of the season. Bankich settled for second with Helms third, Adam Murphy fourth and Richard Smith fifth.
GEMSTONES:
Kudos to Gary Palmer for working right up until race time to have the track in superb condition for the evening after the three consecutive rainouts. Kudos also to Race Director Dave Rocket and Staff for a high quality quickly run program that was forced to start late due to a late arriving ambulance.
Heat races were run off quickly and Sportsman heat wins went to Tyler Johnston, Jimmy Johnson and Dave Demorest. Jared Miller and Hunter Lapp captured the Rookie Sportsman heat events. Modified heats were claimed by Brian Malcolm, Jesse Marks and Ken Ferrier. Jaden Sleight was victorious in the Slingshot heat. Bob Sleight and Ray Tarantino were triumphant in the Pure Stock heat encounters and Tom Radivoy and Larry McVay captured the NEWS Sprint Car heats.
New cars and new faces dotted the Accord landscape on Friday evening as RJ Daley returned to the Accord scene with a Modified race car. Jim Introne, Randy Green and Kurt Hundeland were also new performers in the Modifieds. Jimmy Devitt moved to the Sportsman class and Lenny Helmich debuted a new ride. Keith Johannssen was aboard the former Kenny Ryder K4 machine. John Drake and Craig Cuneo debuted sharp looking new Street Stocks. Former go kart champion at Accord, Gary Huston, shook down the Don Smith sprinter.
The evening of racing excitement was sponsored by Kingston Collision with two locations in Kingston, New York.
Uncle Mike Hanson and son Tim were onboard for the show and Uncle Mike interviewed with announcer Steve Pados.
The speedway offered moments of silence for two members of the racing community who left us during the week. Joe Torrisi, who was close to the speedway in many ways and the Legendary Hall of Fame Modified driver "The Belvidere Bandit" Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn. It was Van Horn who gave Steve Pados his first shot at announcing races at the now defunct Lake Mocatek Speedway in 2000.
The always popular annual Camera & Autograph Night will take place next Friday, July 28th, on United Pump & Tank night at the speedway. After the heat racing is completed, the fans will be allowed onto the racetrack to visit with their favorite drivers for autographs and driver interviews will be conducted trackside.
The postponed Fireworks Extravaganza scheduled for June 30th will be moved to Labor Day weekend, September 1st, with the Santore's Group lighting up the sky and the famous Chicken BBQ feeding the hungry crowd.
RESULTS:
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Danny Tyler, Jimmy Wells, Rich Ricci Jr, Jesse Marks, Brian Malcolm, Scott Ferrier,Kevin Ward, Richard Smith, Ken Ferrier, Tommy Johnson, Rob Rowe, Alissa Cody, Eddie Burgess, Ed Dachenhausen, Danny Creeden, RJ Daley, Kurt Hundeland, Joe Judge, Jim Introne, Kyle VanDuser, Randy Green, Brad Rothaupt, Mark Pullen
Arkel Motors Sportsman: Kyle Rohner, Nick Plumstead, Cole Hentschel, Tyler Johnston, Chris VanDuser, Tony Kowalchuk, Jimmmy Johnson, Milton Mann, Brandon McGill, Corey Cormier, Dave Demorest, Brad Horton, Ralph Ronk, Jim Kraus, Jimmy Devitt, Matt Shultz, Phil Goetchius, Rich Ricci III, Shane Henion, Rafael Carson, Lenny Helmich, Mike Murphy
WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Cars: Larry McVay, Tom Radivoy, Jeremy Quick, Brett Graham, Eric Jennings, Bob Tersillo, Corey Wood, Larry Ricci, Heidi Hedin, Andrew Davis, Gary Huston
Upstate Auto Pure Stocks: Ray Tarantino, Travis Brockner, Bob Sleight, John Hechinger, Emerson Cargain Jr, Chris Kanuk, Steve Williams, (*Austin Smith, *Craig Cuneo, *John Drake, *John Woinoski) *Unsure of final finishing position
WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman: Hunter Lapp, Michael Corbin, Fred Smith, Jared Miller, Alex VanPelt, Ryan McCartney, Tom Vasta, John DeWitt, Vinny Visconti, Kevin Stevens, John Miller, Keith Johannessen, Jeff Higham
Want Ad Digest Junior Slingshots: Jaden Sleight, Ashton DeWitt
Emmanuel's Marketplace 4-Cylinder Enduros: Dave Donovan, Johnny Bankich, Gene Helms, Adam Murphy, Richard Smith
Northeast Vintage Modifieds: Mike Houghtaling, Bob Schmidt, Rob Casti, John Roese, Bill Liese, Mike Cole, Ray See, Jeff Hager, John Hager
Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Please make note of the new starting times: Pit Gates open at 5:00; Spectator Gates open at 5:30; Hot Laps begin at 7:00 and the racing begins at 7:30 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00)
Special event shows do have an increase in admission.
July 28th is the annual Camera and Autograph Night at Accord Speedway sponsored by United Pump & Tank. All regular divisions will be in action.
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478.
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MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES DOUBLE HEADER AT BRIDGEPORT
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Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series
$500 BONUS CASH UP FOR GRABS TO DRIVER WHO CAN SWEEP MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES DOUBLE-HEADER FRIDAY NIGHT AT BRIDGEPORT
By ERIKA PALMAI WAGNER
BRIDGEPORT, NJ .....July 19, 2017 - Returning back to the “fastest dirt track in the east” after a sensational feature finish two weeks ago, the Engler Machine and Tool Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series prepares for a double-feature event this Friday night at Bridgeport Speedway. The Racesaver/IMCA 305 division will make-up a rained-out A-Main event which was postponed from its original June 17th date, as well as a fully scheduled night of racing. Pit gates are scheduled to open at 5:30 with heat races set to hit the track at 8:00.
Ken Jones from Thayer Performance and an anonymous donor have raised the bar for MASS drivers competing in both features scheduled Friday night by offering $500 CASH to a driver that can sweep both events, allowing the possibility for someone to take home $1,100! Drivers who are eligible for this bonus must have already been qualified into the make-up feature’s line up on June 17th in order to receive this added gratuity. Along with providing season long services trackside with their fully stocked parts trailer, Thayer Performance once again will sponsor their “Burning Rubber Bonus” to the hard charger in the first feature with a brand-new Hoosier Racesaver spec right rear tire.
Additional contingencies that will be disbursed will include $50 cash to the winner of each heat race event presented by CSI Shocks, Freiberger Excavating LLC, and Professional Design Services, a hard charger award of $25 cash courtesy of Bruce's Auto Body, the $25 Bitner Automotive 'Lightning Fast Time of the Night' bonus, 5 gallons of fuel to the winner of the A-Main, courtesy of Kelly Fuels, $25 dollars cash to the worst pill draw from Professional Design Services, and a $25 Todd's Performance gift certificate will conclude the list of extras up for grabs.
Set to start on the front row for the June 17th make-up feature is Bryant Davis and Jeff Geiges, with Rick Stief and Eddie Wagner occupying the row behind them. Stief will be a force to reckon with, after proving to many that he is an ace at Bridgeport, after winning the April 30th opener and coming within a .003 of a second of visiting victory lane two weeks ago against Mark Bitner. Point leader Tim Tanner Jr. will be in attendance as well as Tommy Carberry, Mark Bitner, Jamie Kostic, Stefanie Palmai Carberry, Samantha Lieberman, Bobby Butler, Dave Brown, Joe Kay, Dean Conk, and Zack Burd to name a few.
Also on the card Friday night will be the 270 & 600 Micro Sprints and the 12M 4 Cylinders, who will be running on the smaller inner oval otherwise known as Spirit Auto Center Speedway. Adult general admission is $15. For more information on the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, please visit our website at www.masprintseries.com or our Facebook page to catch up on the latest news on what’s happening!
