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Kraig Kinser Outduels Sheldon Haudenschild for I-79 Summer Shootout Victory at Tri-City Raceway Park
FRANKLIN, PA (July 31, 2016) - Bloomington, Indiana’s Kraig Kinser brought Western Pennsylvania race fans to their feet on Sunday night at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, Pennsylvania, outdueling Sheldon Haudenschild during the final two circuits of round two of the I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA to secure his place on top of the feature podium. Kinser, who started from the pole position, pressured Haudenschild on multiple occasions during the 30-lap main event, leading for a short stint on lap 22 before taking command again on lap 29, ultimately driving on to capture his second Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory of the 2016 season. Sheldon Haudenschild held on to finish second during the $5,000-to-win program, followed by Tim Shaffer, Brent Marks, and Cap Henry.
“It’s just me and Mikey, my brother-in-law, here tonight,” Kraig Kinser said in victory lane. “I can’t thank everyone enough who helps out this team: Arctic Cat, Mesilla Valley Transportation. I know I'm forgetting to mention a lot of people. I want to thank the fans for coming out tonight. It was a long day today and the weather didn’t make things any easier. Winning tonight made today all worth it.”
Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild took command during the initial start from the outside of row two, driving around the top three starters by the exit of turn two, eventually leading lap one over Kraig Kinser and Brent Marks. Haudenschild opened his advantage to a near-straightaway lead during certain segments of the first-half of the main event, surviving an early caution on lap six and two red flag incidents on lap 15 and lap 18.
Kraig Kinser, utilizing the very bottom of Tri-City Raceway Park’s half-mile, would catch a break on lap 22 when Haudenschild drove off of the banking in turn two, allowing Kinser to drive below the Southern Pacific Farms/Finzer Farms/No. 93 entry to officially lead the lap. Kinser controlled the pace until Haudenschild reclaimed the top spot on lap 23, driving back around Kinser at the exit of turn two. Haudenschild eventually returned to a lengthy advantage, maintaining his advantage even after entering traffic on lap 25.
By lap 27, traffic started to intensify for race leader Sheldon Haudenschild. Kinser chased Haudenschild through traffic, cutting down his advantage lap by lap. On lap 29, Kinser made his move, driving the Steve Kinser Racing/Arctic Cat/Mesilla Valley Transportation/No. 11K under Haudenschild at the exit of turn four. The former Knoxville Nationals champion made the winning pass stick, moving on to score the victory, his first ever at Tri-City Raceway Park, joining his father, Steve Kinser, on the track’s win list. Kraig Kinser now has four career Arctic Cat All Star victories to his credit.
“I thought I might have screwed things up a little bit there toward the middle of the race when I got by Sheldon the first time,” Kraig Kinser said. “I got the lead there and raced pretty hard with Sheldon (Haudenschild). We raced side-by-side coming out of four and I didn’t want to get into him, so I had to drive really low getting into one. Sheldon ended up driving back by me and I thought it was over at that point. I ended up getting through traffic really well with just a few laps left and was able to get back by him at the end. It was definitely a battle.”
The runner-up finish, his second of the weekend during I-79 Summer Shootout competition, increased Sheldon Haudenschild’s top-five count to 12 on the season with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions.
“Kraig and Mikey had a really good car tonight,” Sheldon Haudenschild explained. “He was there the whole race, ya know. I made a few mistakes to allow him to get by me, but I was able to get back around him. I thought I was going to be able to stay ahead of him. I was hoping the lapped cars would be in his line. Kraig was really good tonight. I’m happy for those guys. Two second places on the weekend is really good for us. We’ll move on to Knoxville and see what we can do.”
The 2016 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions campaign will take a two weekend break before returning to competition on Thursday evening, August 18, at the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania. The two week schedule break will give teams the opportunity to prepare and participate in the 56th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Many of the full-time Arctic Cat All Star travelers will be represented at the Sprint Car Capital of the World, chasing a starting position in the $150,000-to-win, Knoxville Nationals A-main.
The 2016 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions schedule will continue on Thursday through Sunday, August 18-21, with a four-race stretch through Central Pennsylvania and Upstate New York. “America’s Series” will visit Grandview Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, and Lebanon Valley Speedway during their march eastward, each awarding a minimum of $5,000. The Lebanon Valley Speedway visit in West Lebanon, New York, will cap off the long weekend with a $7,000 grand prize.
Those interested in learning more should stay tuned at www.allstarsprint.com.
Contingency Awards/Results: Tri-City Raceway Park - Sunday, July 31, 2016:
Event: Round 2 of I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 32 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Tim Shaffer - 16.467 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Dale Blaney - 15.917 seconds
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Cap Henry
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Sheldon Haudenschild
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Brent Marks
Racing Electronics Heat #4: T.J. Michael
JE Pistons Dash: Kraig Kinser
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Kraig Kinser
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Chad Kemenah (+5)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Cap Henry
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Andrew Palker (11th)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: AJ Flick (17th)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
1.1-Dale Blaney, 15.917; 2.70-Danny Holtgraver, 16.179; 3.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.225; 4.22-Cole Duncan, 16.423; 5.19m-Brent Marks, 16.458; 6.81-Lee Jacobs, 16.486; 7.49-Tim Shaffer, 16.565; 8.2-AJ Flick, 16.590; 9.10H-Chad Kemenah, 16.657; 10.57X-Andrew Palker, 16.658; 11.23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., 16.662; 12.11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.665; 13.21-Cap Henry, 16.750; 14.22S-Brandon Spithaler, 16.847; 15.35-Jared Zimbardi, 16.869; 16.10-Carl Bowser, 16.918; 17.40-Caleb Helms, 16.922; 18.8M-TJ Michael, 16.965; 19.O8-Dan Kuriger, 17.012; 20.24X-Sye Lynch, 17.019; 21.O-Andy McKisson, 17.040; 22.51-John Garvin, 17.064; 23.19-Joe Kubiniec, 17.104; 24.15-Scott Priester, 17.105; 25.13-Brandon Matus, 17.149; 26.60-Kory Crabtree, 17.209; 27.24P-Alex Paden, 17.732; 28.5X-Gale Ruth Jr., 18.026; 29.33-Brent Matus, 18.061; 30.44-Joe McEwen, 18.326; 31.49H-Bradley Howard, 18.421; 32.1R-Gale Ruth Sr., 18.616;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 21-Cap Henry[1] ; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser[2] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[4] ; 4. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[3] ; 5. 40-Caleb Helms[5] ; 6. 24P-Alex Paden[6] ; 7. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr.[8]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[4] ; 2. 57X-Andrew Palker[2] ; 3. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[1] ; 4. 2-AJ Flick[3] ; 5. 35-Jared Zimbardi[5] ; 6. 24X-Sye Lynch[6] ; 7. 49H-Bradley Howard[8] ; 8. 60-Kory Crabtree[7]
Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps)
1. 19m-Brent Marks[2] ; 2. 10-Carl Bowser[1] ; 3. 70-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 5. 15-Scott Priester[6] ; 6. 51-John Garvin[5] ; 7. 13-Brandon Matus[7] ; 8. 33-Brent Matus[8]
Heat 4, Group D - (8 Laps)
1. 8M-TJ Michael[1] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs[3] ; 4. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 5. O-Andy McKisson[6] ; 6. O8-Dan Kuriger[5] ; 7. 5X-Gale Ruth Jr.[8] ; 8. 19-Joe Kubiniec[7]
Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 11K-Kraig Kinser[1] ; 2. 21-Cap Henry[2] ; 3. 19m-Brent Marks[4] ; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[3] ; 5. 1-Dale Blaney[8] ; 6. 70-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 7. 49-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 8. 57X-Andrew Palker[7]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. O8-Dan Kuriger[1] ; 2. 19-Joe Kubiniec[4] ; 3. 24X-Sye Lynch[2] ; 4. 51-John Garvin[3] ; 5. 13-Brandon Matus[5] ; 6. 24P-Alex Paden[7] ; 7. 60-Kory Crabtree[6] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[10] ; 9. 33-Brent Matus[9] ; 10. 5X-Gale Ruth Jr.[8] ; 11. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr.[11] ; 12. 44-Joe McEwen[12]
A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)
1. 11K-Kraig Kinser[1] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[4] ; 3. 49-Tim Shaffer[7] ; 4. 19m-Brent Marks[3] ; 5. 21-Cap Henry[2] ; 6. 10H-Chad Kemenah[11] ; 7. 1-Dale Blaney[5] ; 8. 70-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 9. 8M-TJ Michael[10] ; 10. 22-Cole Duncan[16] ; 11. 57X-Andrew Palker[8] ; 12. 81-Lee Jacobs[13] ; 13. 10-Carl Bowser[9] ; 14. 40-Caleb Helms[17] ; 15. O8-Dan Kuriger[21] ; 16. O-Andy McKisson[20] ; 17. 2-AJ Flick[15] ; 18. 24X-Sye Lynch[23] ; 19. 51-John Garvin[24] ; 20. 15-Scott Priester[19] ; 21. 19-Joe Kubiniec[22] ; 22. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[12] ; 23. 35-Jared Zimbardi[18] ; 24. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[14]
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (July 31, 2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 3532
2. Dale Blaney: 3482
3. Sheldon Haudenschild: 3446
4. Cap Henry: 3326
5. Danny Holtgraver: 3306
6. Kraig Kinser: 3230
7. T.J. Michael: 3196
8. Caleb Helms: 3046
9. Lee Jacobs: 3032
10. Andrew Palker: 2830
Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:
Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions should visit their 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. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.ArcticCat.com.
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David Gravel Wins at Wilmot
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Wilmot Warrior: David Gravel wins O’Reilly Auto Parts Badger 40 at Wilmot Raceway
Scores his sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season
By Tony Veneziano
WILMOT, Wisc. - July 30, 2016 - David Gravel has been under the weather over the course of the last week, but he didn't let that slow him down on Saturday night in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Badger 40 at Wilmot Raceway in Wisconsin. The native of Watertown, Connecticut, led all 40 laps to claim his sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the season.
Gravel has now won in both of his starts with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Wilmot Raceway and has 13 career wins with the series.
"It's been a rough last six or seven days for me and I'm just starting to feel better," said Gravel, who drives the Big Game Treestands machine for CJB Motorsports. "The car was just awesome. I've only had one other car ever that has driven perfect like that. There was a lot of yellows and that gave Donny (Schatz) a lot of shots at me and chances to try to change it up a little bit."
Gravel started on the pole and withstood five cautions flags. On four of the double-file restarts, he had seven-time and defending World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz lining up beside him. Gravel used strong restarts each time to sprint to a sizeable lead in open track.
"Some yellows helped me not have to deal with lapped traffic," explained Gravel. "There at the end, I passed a couple of lapped cars and had a pocket with about five to go. I think I saw Donny poke his nose, and I knew I had to get going and that gave me a little cushion. Our car was so good on the top that it just drove itself, really. Typically, we struggle on restarts with tire pressure and laying over on the right rear. That car was great tonight."
The win for Gravel was his sixth of the season, which surpasses his previous career-high of five, which he set in 2014. The 24-year-old has now won four times on short tracks this year, after conquering the third-mile Wilmot Raceway.
"I wanted to beat the five wins I had a few years ago and did that tonight," he noted. "Hopefully we'll be able to keep this rolling the rest of the year."
The race got off to a rocky start, with the yellow flag waving three times in the first dozen laps. The first yellow of the race came out on the second lap, when Jacob Allen, who was running second, spun. Just past the halfway point of the race, while in traffic, Schatz was able to get his nose under Gravel in turns three and four, but wasn't able to make a pass. The final 19 laps of the race went caution-free, putting the leaders into lapped traffic, some of which was heavy at times.
Schatz, who started sixth, ran the high side of the track most of the 40-lap race. With just a handful of laps remaining he gained ground on Gravel in lapped traffic, at one point, splitting two slower machines coming off turn four, but was never quite able to get a run on the leader.
"I'm happy to get a good finish," said Schatz, driver of the Bad Boy Off-Road J&J for Tony Stewart Racing. "Riding the rim is not really my game, but I can make it my game if I have to. I just kind of bouncing off the cushion in (turns) four and two. I thought I had a good shot at him, but if I got off the cushion, I couldn't go anywhere. Getting there was one thing and passing was another."
The O'Reilly Auto Parts Badger 40 wrapped up a busy month of July for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and Schatz finished first or second in 10 of 13 races in the month, with his lowest finish in that span being a seventh-place effort.
"These guys did a pretty good job here and we had an incredible July," said Schatz. "Tomorrow July is over, so the next time we get to race is August and we are worried about the big races next weekend and beyond."
Joey Saldana finished third on Saturday night, after starting fourth. The veteran driver battled Schatz for the second spot throughout the second half of the race, getting several runs, but was unable to make a pass. For Saldana, the third-place showing was his third-straight top-five finish at Wilmot.
"This is a great team and I am lucky enough to drive this car," said Saldana. "Everyone is working hard and we are hanging in there. We are just missing something little. Being on the front straightaway, hopefully you can win some of these races. We'll keep doing what are doing and try to stay as positive as possible. It's easy to get down and beat up. We'll take this and go on to Pevely and hopefully get a couple of spots better."
Brad Sweet finished fourth on Saturday night, with his Kasey Kahne Racing teammate Daryn Pittman rounding out the top-five. Sweet opened the night by setting fast time for the ninth time this season. Shane Stewart finished sixth, with Jason Johnson seventh and Jason Sides, who ran in the top-three for a portion of the race, finishing eighth. Greg Wilson picked up the KSE Hard Charger Award, coming from 17th to ninth. Logan Schuchart rounded out the top-10.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series enters the final stretch of the 'Month of Money' on Friday, Aug. 5 as the series kicks off the Ironman weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 weekend. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Ironman-55.
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Wilmot Raceway Notebook
RACE NOTES: David Gravel scored his second career win at Wilmot Raceway on Saturday night. He has the last two victories for the series at the track… Leading rookie of the year candidate Greg Wilson was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing eight positions to finish in ninth… Brad Sweet picked up his ninth quick time award of the season. He is now one quick time away from matching the season's leading qualifier Joey Saldana… Outlaws drivers occupied all the first 12 finishing positions.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Matt Vandevere; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Super Flow ($50 cash): Ben Schmidt; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): N/A; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Greg Wilson; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): David Gravel; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Dane Lorenc; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Matt Vandevere.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 16 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26); Brad Sweet - 7 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); David Gravel - 6 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24);Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Wilmot Raceway; Wilmot, Wisc.; July 30, 2016
A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1] [$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [6] [$5,500]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [4] [$3,200]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [8] [$2,800]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [7] [$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [9] [$2,300]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [11] [$2,200]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [2] [$2,100]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [17] [$2,050]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [13] [$2,000]; 11. 7-Paul McMahan [5] [$1,500]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen [3] [$1,200]; 13. 17B-Bill Balog [10] [$1,100]; 14. 94-Ben Schmidt [21] [$1,050]; 15. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [15] [$1,000]; 16. 6-Bill Rose [19] [$900]; 17. O2-Mike Reinke [14] [$800]; 18. 23B-Russell Borland [20] [$800]; 19. 68-Dave Uttech [22] [$800]; 20. OO-Dane Lorenc [16] [$800]; 21. 48-Brandon Wimmer [18] [$800]; 22. 70-Raymond Hensley [23] [$800]; 23. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [12] [$800]; 24. 10V-Matt Vandevere [24] [$800]. Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: W20-Greg Wilson [+8]
Qualifying - 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.861; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.078; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.247; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.305; 5. 5-David Gravel, 13.308; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.320; 7. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.342; 8. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.342; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.382; 10. O2-Mike Reinke, 13.415; 11. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.461; 12. 65-Jordon Goldesberry, 13.496; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.526; 14. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.557; 15. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 13.573; 16. OO-Dane Lorenc, 13.678; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.699; 18. 48-Brandon Wimmer, 13.762; 19. 6-Bill Rose, 13.834; 20. 68-Dave Uttech, 13.838; 21. 10V-Matt Vandevere, 13.870; 22. 94-Ben Schmidt, 13.885; 23. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 13.912; 24. 23B-Russell Borland, 13.964; 25. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.994; 26. 70-Raymond Hensley, 13.995; 27. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 14.119; 28. 19-Todd Daun, 14.186; 29. O1-Chris Dodd, 14.260; 30. 12-Mike Decker, 14.266; 31. 23D-Trey Datweiler, 14.290; 32. 7V-Tim Vandevere, 14.402; 33. 50-Russ Egan, 14.580
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 6. 10V-Matt Vandevere [6]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 8. 50-Russ Egan [9]; 9. O1-Chris Dodd [8]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [4]; 4. O2-Mike Reinke [3]; 5. 48-Brandon Wimmer [5]; 6. 94-Ben Schmidt [6]; 7. 70-Raymond Hensley [7]; 8. 12-Mike Decker [8]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 7-Paul McMahan [2]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 4. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [4]; 5. 6-Bill Rose [5]; 6. 43-Jereme Schroeder [6]; 7. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [7]; 8. 23D-Trey Datweiler [8]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 3. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [3]; 4. OO-Dane Lorenc [4]; 5. 23B-Russell Borland [6]; 6. 68-Dave Uttech [5]; 7. 7V-Tim Vandevere [8]; 8. 19-Todd Daun [7]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [4]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [5]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [2]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [6]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [8]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 94-Ben Schmidt [3] [-]; 2. 68-Dave Uttech [1] [-]; 3. 70-Raymond Hensley [6] [-]; 4. 10V-Matt Vandevere [2] [-]; 5. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [7] [$300]; 6. 43-Jereme Schroeder [4] [$250]; 7. O1-Chris Dodd [9] [$225]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [5] [$200]; 9. 19-Todd Daun [8] [$200]; 10. 23D-Trey Datweiler [11] [$200]; 11. 12-Mike Decker [10] [$200]; 12. 7V-Tim Vandevere [12] [$200]; 13. 50-Russ Egan [13] [$200]
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Dale Blaney Opens I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA with Victory at Eriez Speedway, I-79 action continues Saturday at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway
HAMMETT, PA (July 29, 2016) - For the first time since June 19, the “Low Rider” Dale Blaney earned his place in Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory lane, this time at the Eriez Speedway in Erie, Pennsylvania, during round one of the I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA. The Hartford, Ohio, native, who started third on the feature grid, took command of the 30-lap main event on lap 18, driving under race leader Sheldon Haudenschild at the exit of turn two to solidify a $5,000 payday. For Blaney, the victory was his sixth of the 2016 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions season, bumping his career win total to 133. It was the first All Star appearance at Eriez Speedway since 1981.
“It has been a while,” Dale Blaney explained. “It’s been a while since we’ve consistently run good. We got better every time we got on the race track tonight. We really didn’t qualify all that well, but we got better in the heat race, made some gains in the dash, and now we are up here. I knew we had a good car from the get-go. I can’t thank everyone enough: Big Game Treestands, Muddy, CH Motorsports with Janet Holbrook and Aaron Call, Todd Quiring out in Minnesota - they all play a huge role in this and I can’t thank them enough for this opportunity.”
Sheldon Haudenschild and Kraig Kinser led the 23 feature starters to green at Eriez Speedway on Friday, July 29. By the completion of lap one, Haudenschild had already established a clear advantage, utilizing his all-too-familiar top groove of the speedway. Dale Blaney settled himself into second, followed by outside polesitter Kraig Kinser. Those three would eventually create some separation, racing in that order until lap 15 when Kinser made contact with a lapped car causing the Bloomington, Indiana, native to get upside-down. Kinser walked away unharmed.
Green flag conditions returned to the speedway with Haudenschild still on the point, followed by Dale Blaney and now “Downtown” Danny Holtgraver, who moved forward from sixth on the grid. Despite a few attempts to work underneath Haudenschild during the first 15 circuits of the 30-lap main, Blaney made his first true bid for the top spot on lap 18, driving underneath Haudenschild as he slipped over the cushion between turns one and two. From that point, Blaney raced forward carefully; navigating traffic through the bottom and middle lanes of the speedway while still holding off challenges by Sheldon Haudenschild and Danny Holtgraver. Those three raced nearly nose to tail for several circuits until caution lights reappeared on the final lap, creating a green-white-checkered scenario. Unfortunately for Holtgraver, he was the victim, spinning at the entrance of turn one after making contact with a lapped car.
The first green-white-checkered attempt turned unsuccessful, leading to a second. Back-to-back two-lap shootouts proved to be no distraction for Dale Blaney, eventually rolling under the final checkers on top of the running order. Sheldon Haudenschild finished second, followed by Cap Henry, Cole Duncan, and Chad Kemenah.
“We really got things going during that A-main,” Blaney said. “I just had to be patient with my tires and get rolling around the bottom. Sheldon (Haudenschild) was working up the race track and I was keeping myself closer to the bottom. My car really came on when it needed to. (Haudenschild) got over the top early in the race, too, but I couldn’t really capitalize on it. I just kept pressing him and showed him my nose a few times. I wanted him to keep racing harder and harder and it worked out.”
The inaugural I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA featuring the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will continue on Saturday evening, July 30, with a visit to Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway near Imperial, Pennsylvania. “Dirt’s Monster Half-Mile” will showcase “America’s Series” for the 15th time in the track’s storied history on Saturday evening, awarding a $5,000 top prize, as well as points toward the $3,000, I-79 Summer Shootout championship point fund. Dale Blaney is the most recent Arctic Cat All Star to visit PPMS victory lane, earning top honors on August 2, 2015.
Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway will open pit gates at 3:00 pm on Saturday afternoon, July 30. The drivers meeting is set to begin at 5:30 pm, followed by hot laps at 6:30 pm. More news and information can be found on the Web at www.ppms.com.
Contingency Awards/Results: Eriez Speedway - Friday, July 29, 2016:
Event: Round 1 of I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 23 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Danny Holtgraver - 13.598 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Cap Henry - 13.547 seconds
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Sheldon Haudenschild
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Dale Blaney
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Carl Bowser
JE Pistons Dash: Sheldon Haudenschild
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Dale Blaney
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Caleb Helms (+16)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Chad Kemenah
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Brent Marks
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Danny Smith
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
1.21-Cap Henry, 13.547; 2.70-Danny Holtgraver, 13.662; 3.22-Cole Duncan, 13.670; 4.11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.674; 5.22S-Brandon Spithaler, 13.683; 6.19m-Brent Marks, 13.742; 7.12J-Logan Wagner, 13.749; 8.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.765; 9.1-Dale Blaney, 13.816; 10.49-Tim Shaffer, 13.906; 11.10-Carl Bowser, 13.942; 12.10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.958; 13.57X-Andrew Palker, 14.031; 14.8M-TJ Michael, 14.042; 15.40-Caleb Helms, 14.142; 16.4-Danny Smith, 14.233; 17.49H-Bradley Howard, 14.241; 18.19-Joe Kubiniec, 14.268; 19.60-Kory Crabtree, 14.332; 20.44-Joe McEwen, 14.598; 21.5X-Gale Ruth Jr., 14.741; 22.1R-Gale Ruth Sr., 15.115;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 12J-Logan Wagner[2] ; 3. 21-Cap Henry[4] ; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah[6] ; 5. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 6. 49-Tim Shaffer[5] ; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker[7] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[8]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 1-Dale Blaney[2] ; 2. 19-Joe Kubiniec[1] ; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser[4] ; 4. 60-Kory Crabtree[5] ; 5. 19m-Brent Marks[3] ; 6. 44-Joe McEwen[6] ; 7. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr.[7]
Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps)
1. 10-Carl Bowser[2] ; 2. 8M-TJ Michael[1] ; 3. 70-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 4. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[3] ; 5. 4-Danny Smith[5] ; 6. 49H-Bradley Howard[6] ; 7. 5X-Gale Ruth Jr.[7]
Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[4] ; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser[1] ; 3. 1-Dale Blaney[3] ; 4. 21-Cap Henry[8] ; 5. 22-Cole Duncan[6] ; 6. 70-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 7. 10-Carl Bowser[7] ; 8. 12J-Logan Wagner[2]
A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)
1. 1-Dale Blaney[3] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 3. 21-Cap Henry[4] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[5] ; 5. 10H-Chad Kemenah[11] ; 6. 40-Caleb Helms[22] ; 7. 12J-Logan Wagner[8] ; 8. 8M-TJ Michael[9] ; 9. 10-Carl Bowser[7] ; 10. 19m-Brent Marks[14] ; 11. 49-Tim Shaffer[16] ; 12. 70-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 13. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[13] ; 14. 57X-Andrew Palker[19] ; 15. 4-Danny Smith[15] ; 16. 81-Lee Jacobs[23] ; 17. 19-Joe Kubiniec[10] ; 18. 5X-Gale Ruth Jr.[21] ; 19. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr.[20] ; 20. 60-Kory Crabtree[12] ; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser[2] ; 22. 44-Joe McEwen[17] ; 23. 49H-Bradley Howard[18]
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (July 29, 2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 3394
2. Dale Blaney: 3346
3. Sheldon Haudenschild: 3300
4. Cap Henry: 3186
5. Danny Holtgraver: 3172
6. Kraig Kinser: 3080
7. T.J. Michael: 3064
8. Caleb Helms: 2924
9. Lee Jacobs: 2906
10. Andrew Palker: 2702
Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:
Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions should visit their 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. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” 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
altmeyer119@gmail.com
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JERSEY RUSH VI NEWS
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CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THE JERSEY RUSH VI
NAPA AUTO PARTS & PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS PRESENT. . . . .
410 SPRINTS & MODIFIEDS RETURN TO NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY FOR THE JERSEY RUSH VI TUESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 23
An ultimate tradition will continue. Tuesday night, August 23rd the NAPA Auto Parts Jersey Rush VI presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings will rock the house at the New Egypt Speedway with an action packed Ultimate Double-header of 410 Sprints and Modifieds. It all started back in 2011 when JJ Grasso in a 410 sprint car and legendary Billy Pauch in a modified took the victories in the inaugural Jersey Rush I. A huge crowd turnout and accolades from the drivers on this event began what is expected to be a long running tradition. NAPA Auto Parts and Pioneer Pole Buildings are proud sponsors of this big event that will also carry a rain date of Wednesday night, August 24th.
Competitors and race fans will receive a royal treatment on Tuesday night, August 23. First, for the race fans, a pre-race Meet & Greet will take place from 5 PM to 6 PM, welcoming all race fans to visit the pit area to get an up close look at the stars and cars, just prior to the start of the Jersey Rush VI. The grandstands will open at 5 PM and spectators are asked to proceed behind the fourth turn stands to enter the pit area.
For the drivers, a lucrative payoff awaits the starting field of both division. In the 30 lap 410 sprint feature, $5,000 will go to the winner with $1,000 going to the tenth place finisher and an attractive $400 just to start the main event. For the modifieds, $3,000 will go to the winner of the 30 lap feature with $1,000 for fifth and $200 to start.
On Tuesday night, August 23 the pit gates will open at 3:30 PM with the grandstands opening at 5 PM. A drivers meeting is set for 6:15, warm-ups at 7 and sprint car time trials will get underway at 7:30 PM.
For the 410 sprints, they will complete in a series of 10 lap heats, a 12 lap B-Main and the 30 lap feature. Six cars will qualify in the heats with the top two finishers going to the re-draw and the top three fastest cars from time trials (not in the top 2 in the heat) will re-draw. The 410 sprints will follow the Speed Week Sprint wing, weight and tire rules. Approved Hoosier H Series Tires only. The URC wing rule will be in effect for the 360 and 358 sprints only. A $300 bonus will go to the highest finishing 360 sprint car. $100 tow money will go to all pre-entered non-qualifiers.
Modified drivers will draw for their heat race groups and take part in timed warm-up with an invert of four going to the heats. Six cars will qualify from the heats and the top four in the heats will re-draw for the top twelve spots. Modifieds must use American Racer Tires LR 44, RR 48 and open front. The weight rule for the big blocks is 2500 lbs, open small blocks (with windows) 2,450 lbs and a spec small block (PA or DIRT) on alcohol 2,350 and gas 2,275. Big Blocks will race with windows challenging Small Blocks with sail panels. There is no entry free but drivers are asked to pre-enter by calling 443 513 4456 and receive one pit pass for the driver. Pre-entry deadline is August 19.
Adult admission for the Jersey Rush VI is $30, children 6-11 $10 and children under the age of five will be admitted free. The pit fee is $35 and a license is not required. In the event of rain, Wednesday night, August 24 will be the rain date and carry a 7:30 PM starting time. The Jersey Rush VI is a co-promotion between Lenny, Danny and Davey Sammons and special events organizer Bob Miller.
The history of the Jersey Rush. Previous sprint car Jersey Rush feature winners include JJ Grasso (2011), Daryn Pitman (2012), JJ Grasso (2013), Ryan Smith (2014) and defending winner Greg Hodnett in 2015. For the modifieds, Billy Pauch is a three time winner, taking victories in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Jimmy Horton was the winner in 2012 and Duane Howard is the defending modified winner.
New Egypt Speedway
702 Route 539
New Egypt, NJ 08533
Track Phone: 609 758 1900
Jersey Rush VI Contact: 443 513 4456
THUNDER SERIES RESULTS
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JULY 26, 2016
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER SERIES RACING SERIES
NAPA AUTO PARTS & PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS PRESENT. . .
STEVIE SMITH CLAIMS THUNDER CUP AND FIRST GRANDVIEW WIN; HODNETT, HOWARD, AND VONDOHREN GRAB WINS IN 4 FEATURE SHOW TUESDAY NIGHT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (July 26, 2016) – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Stevie Smith captured the 410 Sprint Car Thunder Cup trophy, the $5,000 top-prize, and his first career Grandview Speedway win this past Tuesday Night when the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented the 2nd Annual 410 Sprint Thunder Cup event at the Berks County dirt track. The race night sponsor was Pioneer Pole Buildings.
Greg Hodnett picked up the win in the 410 Sprint car make-up feature event, rain halted from PA Sprint Car Speedway. Duane Howard claimed the 30 Lap, $3,000 NASCAR 358 Modfied main event while Craig VonDohren picked up the win in the 358 make-up feature event.
Kunkletown, PA’s Ryan Smith started on the pole of the 35 lap Thunder Cup main event setting a rapid pace and hitting lapped traffic by the fourth circuit. Smith aboard the Warko No. 94 swapped grooves dodging lapped cars with Stevie Smith in the second position. Stevie Smith – the veteran – made his move on the fourth circuit pulling outside the ‘Kunkletown Kid’ – but it was the younger Smith making a bold move dodging between lapped cars to hold on to the top spot.
A lap 10 red flag for Freddie Rahmer – who got upside down after contact with a lapped car – halted the action for the only time of the race.
During the red flag, Ryan Smith discovered an issue with the radiator hose on his No. 94 machine draining the water out of his sprint car, handing the lead over to ‘The Black Bandit’ Stevie Smith.
Stevie Smith (WoS photo)
On the restart, Stevie Smith powered away while Tim Shaffer battled Danny Dietrich and Greg Hodnett for the second spot.
With Smith at the helm at the halfway point, all eyes were on Myerstown, PA’s Brent Marks moving forward from the 11th starting position into the fifth spot. Smith held a full straight-a-way lead while Shaffer, Hodnett, Dietrich and Marks battled for the runner-up position.
Dietrich would overtake the second spot and close on Smith through the later portion of the event but it was ‘The Black Bandit’ maintaining the lead and rolling under the checkered flag in first position. Danny Dietrich finished in second, Greg Hodnett in third, Tim Shaffer in fourth and Brent Marks in fifth.
Tim Shaffer set the Quick Time with a lap of 12.603, Qualifying Heat Races were won Lucas Wolfe, Alan Krimes and Davey Sammons.
Greg Hodnett (WoS photo)
Thomasville, PA’s Greg Hodnett claimed his ninth Thunder on the Hill victory dominating the final 20 laps of the rain-delayed 35 lap PA Speedweek feature event. Hodnett set a rapid pace from the get go, pulling away from the lead with Brent Marks in tow. Hodnett weaved in and out of heavy lapped traffic holding off Brent Marks – who was closing on the leader. Hodnett picked up the $5,000 winner’s share, Marks settled for second, Lucas Wolfe in third, Aaron Ott in fourth and Stevie Smith rounding out the top five finishers.
Duane Howard (WoS photo)
Duane Howard, of Oley, PA, led the Mike Petruska Racing No. 66 to victory in the 30 lap NASCAR 358 Modified feature event. Howard started on the front row with Brett Kressley and charged to the front from the opening green flag. Howard switched lanes from the middle to the top spot holding off Kressley’s No. 357 machine.
A lap 10 yellow for Boyertown, PA’s Ryan Watt slowed the field for the only caution of the evening.
On the restart, Howard held on to the top spot with Kressley in second, while a three-car battle for the third spot developed between Craig VonDohren, Jeff Strunk and Modified rookie Mike Lisowski – with Craig VonDohren getting the best of the war.
With Howard setting the pace, VonDohren charged around the outside of Kressley for the second position and set his sights on the leader, closing with five laps remaining.
Howard would go on to pick up the win, VonDohren settling for second, Modified rookie Brett Kressley in third aboard the Norm’s Save Station No. 357, Jeff Strunk in fourth and Mike Lisowski in fifth – in less than half a dozen Modified starts.
Modified Heat Races were won by Jeff Strunk and Rick Laubach.
Craig VonDohren (WoS photo)
Oley, PA’s Craig VonDohren launched from his second place starting spot in the 30 lap make-up feature event, setting a rapid pace early on with Duane Howard, Rick Laubach and Jeff Strunk right on his tail. A bold three-wide maneuver around Howard and Strunk moved Laubach into the second spot setting his sights on VonDohren. Howard would pull pitside a lap later. Laubach closed the gap on the 12th circuit pulling alongside the race leader before retiring just two laps later. Strunk inherited the second place position and challenged VonDohren for the lead with five laps remaing. VonDohren would claim the $3,000 top prize, Strunk would settle for second, Jimmy Horton in third, Brian Hirthler in fourth, and Brett Kressley in fifth.
Thunder Notes
The four feature show was completed by 10:30 PM, the track was groomed twice throughout the night to ensure optimal racing conditions.
Davey Sammons pulled off early in the make-up feature event, the team went to work changing the motor prior to the heat race – which Sammons claimed the win over Brent Marks and Stevie Smith. Sammons finished 9th in the A-Main.
Stevie Smith picked up his first ever Grandview Speedway victory – his father, Steve Smith Sr. won the first Thunder on the Hill event in August 1990.
410 Sprint Car Time Trials: 1. Tim Shaffer – 12.603 2. Danny Dietrich – 12. 620 3. Stevie Smith – 12.635 4. Ryan Smith – 12. 643 5. Greg Hodnett – 12. 661 6. Aaron Ott – 12.707 7. Billy Dietrich – 12. 720 8. TJ Stutts – 12.741 9. Brent Marks – 12.746 10. Lucas Wolfe – 12.788 11. Alan Krimes – 12.828 12. Davey Sammons – 12.847 13. Freddie Rahmer – 12.866 14. Ryan Taylor – 12.979 15. Brandon Rahmer – 13.006 16. Tyler Ross – 13.496 17. Joe Kata III – 13.560 18. Jevon Ahner – 13.743 19. Dave Carlberg – 13.743 20. Bobby Manzingo – 13.757 21. George Streaker, Jr. – 14.362
Heat 1 (8 Laps ) – 1. Lucas Wolfe 2. Billy Dietrich 3. Ryan Smith 4. Tim Shaffer 5. Freddie Rahmer 6. Tyler Ross
Heat 2 (8 Laps) – 1. Alan Krimes 2. Danny Dietrich 3. Greg Hodnett 4. Ryan Taylor 5. TJ Stutts 6. Bobby Manzingo
Heat 3 (8 Laps) – 1. Davey Sammons 2. Brent Marks 3. Stevie Smith 4. Aaron Ott 5. Brandon Rahmer 6. Jevon Ahner
Thunder Cup A-Main (35 Laps) – 1. Stevie Smith 2. Danny Dietrich 3. Greg Hodnett 4. Tim Shaffer 5. Brent Marks 6. Lucas Wolfe 7. Alan Krimes 8. Aaron Ott 9. Davey Sammons 10. Ryan Taylor 11. Billy Dietrich 12. Tyler Ross 13. Brandon Rahmer 14. Joe Kata III 15. Jevon Ahner 16. George Streaker, Jr. 17. Bobby Manzingo 18. Ryan Smith 19. Freddie Rahmer 20. Dave Carlberg 21. TJ Stutts
Make-Up Feature (35 Laps) – 1. Greg Hodnett 2. Brent Marks 3. Lucas Wolfe 4. Aaron Ott 5. Stevie Smith 6. Danny Dietrich 7. Alan Krimes 8. TJ Stutts 9. Ryan Taylor 10. Tyler Ross 11. Freddie Rahmer 12. Billy Dietrich 13. Ryan Smith 14. Jevon Ahner 15. Brandon Rahmer 16. Joe Kata 17. Davey Sammons 18. Bryan Clauson 19. Doug Esh 20. Robbie Stillwaggon 21. Brock Zearfoss 22. Sean Zemunik 23. Dave Carlberg 24. Tim Shaffer
NASCAR 358 Modfieds
Heat 1 (10 Laps) – 1. Jeff Strunk 2. Craig VonDohren 3. Brian Hirthler 4. Jimmy Horton 5. Duane Howard 6. Danny Erb
Heat 2 (10 Laps) – 1. Rick Laubach 2. Colt Harris 3. Mike Lisowski 4. Ryan Watt 5. Brett Kressley 6. Brian Krummel
Feature (30 Laps) – 1. Duane Howard 2. Craig VonDohren 3. Brett Kressley 4. Jeff Strunk 5. Mike Lisowski 6. Jimmy Horton 7. Danny Erb 8. Ray Swinehart 9. John Willman 10. Brian Krummel 11. Colt Harris 12. Brian Hirthler 13. Chris Esposito 14. Ryan Watt
Make-Up Feature (30 Laps) – 1. Craig VonDohren 2. Jeff Strunk 3. Jimmy Horton 4. Brian Hirthler 5. Brett Kressley 6. Ryan Watt 7. Chris Esposito 8. Ryan Grim 9. Colt Harris 10. Mike Lisowski 11. Steve Swinehart 12. Rick Laubach 13. Duane Howard 14. John Willman 15. Ray Swinehart
NEXT EVENT
Thursday, August 18 7:30 PM PPB Night
Grandview Speedway
All Star Circuit of Champions & TSRS Sprints
See Steve Kinser & Sammy Swindell in action!
Schatz Comes Out On Top of Three-Way Battle at Ohsweken
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Schatz Comes Out On Top of Three-Way Battle at Ohsweken
Scores his 16th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season
OHSWEKEN, Ont. - July 26, 2016 - A three-way battle for the lead dominated Tuesday night's Six Nations Showdown at Ohsweken Speedway with Donny Schatz, Jacob Allen and Brad Sweet jockeying for the top spot. Ultimately, it was Schatz who broke away from the pack and claimed his 16th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
The win was the third in the last four seasons for Schatz at Ohsweken - the series' only stop in Canada this season.
"Always good to get a win," Schatz said. "Canada has been very good to me. I love coming up here… Glad to be at Ohsweken tonight. We're going to go back to the (United) States and try to win some more."
On the drop of the green flag, Jason Johnson very quickly shot out front but the move was short-lived as Schatz battled by off of turn four and led the first lap. As Schatz moved, Sweet followed with Allen in hot pursuit.
On lap three, Allen battled past Sweet for second off of turn two as Schatz tried to gain distance on the drivers - Sweet charged back.
As Schatz caught lapped traffic an already short-distance between first and second closed even tighter. On lap eight, Sweet took over the lead in his No. 49 Ollie's Bargain Outlet car from Schatz. Schatz was not ready to give up as the two-way battle extended to a three-way battle with Allen still in the mix. Schatz retook the lead from Sweet off turn four.
Next it was Allen's turn as he took over second in his No. 1A Mark Pell Tire Service/Marty Thompson Investments car and began challenging Schatz for the lead. He stayed close through the succeeding laps and on lap 18, Allen took advantage of lapped traffic and pulled side-by-side with the No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance car. As the two drag raced into turns one and two, Allen threw the slider, trying to close off of two. Schatz however had the advantage on the exit and held on to the top spot.
The first and only caution of the night flew on lap 26. As the field took the green flag one last time, single-file, Schatz led Allen, Sweet, Pittman and Johnson.
Allen again tried to get around Schatz with a slider in turns one and two but Schatz again held the top spot. Two laps later, it was Sweet with the slider around Allen to take over the second position. Sweet worked to run down Schatz in the closing laps as Allen had his hands full with his teammate Logan Schuchart, who was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 10 positions to finish in fourth.
At the line it was Schatz, Sweet and Allen, who had to close the door on the car behind him through the final distance to finish on the podium.
"There was times that we had to move around the race track and I could get by guys on the race track," Schatz said. "That's what keeps it fun. Those other guys got to us and you kind of just had to keep moving around and stay patient. I didn't want to see that yellow at the end. I knew I just to carry my speed."
Schatz extended his lead after the night's feature to 245 over second place Daryn Pittman.
For Sweet, the second-place finish was a good momentum builder after a tough month that has not gone as planned.
"Donny is always going to be tough. I got by him there for one second. In lapped traffic I was a little too committed to the top. I just couldn't quite roll the middle as good as him. Jacob had the car for maneuvering around the race track."
"It's been a long month for us, so it's nice to get some momentum on our side."
Allen rolled onto the front stretch in third after what has been a good month for his Shark Racing team, including a win for his teammate Logan Schuchart at Cedar Lake Speedway two and a half weeks ago. The finish is the second podium run of the season for Allen.
"Down in one and two at the beginning it was a little tricky. You had to slow up a lot but coming off it was really nice and it seemed like they were getting loose hanging off. That went away down in one and two and they were getting around the top really good and that was the place to be.
It was a really fun race. And I'm just really blessed to be up here and race with those guys. My team does such a great job and I can't thank my dad and those guys enough for what they do. I'm blessed to be out here and having a lot of fun."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series rolls to Michigan as the series takes on Hartford Motor Speedway for the first time since 2011 on Friday, July 29. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Hartford-Speedway.
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Ohsweken Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Tonight's win was Donny Schatz's third win at Ohsweken Speedway in the last four seasons. He now has four total Outlaws wins at the track. Schatz stood in victory lane at the track in 2015, 2014 and 2010… NASCAR star and Outlaws team owner Kasey Kahne made his second series start this season. After winning the previous night's 360 sprint car feature, Kahne finished 14th with the Outlaws… Logan Schuchart was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 10 positions to finish in fourth… Jacob Allen picked up his second podium finish of the season with a third place run.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Dane Lorenc; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Craig Dollansky; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Super Flow ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Craig Dollansky; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Logan Schuchart; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Dane Lorenc.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 16 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26); Brad Sweet - 7 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); David Gravel - 5 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24);Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Ohsweken Speedway; Ohsweken, Ont.; July 26, 2016
A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3] [$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1] [$5,500]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [5] [$3,200]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [14] [$2,800]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [6] [$2,500]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [2] [$2,300]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [7] [$2,200]; 8. 83-Joey Saldana [11] [$2,100]; 9. 5-David Gravel [9] [$2,050]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [8] [$2,000]; 11. 49X-Craig Dollansky [4] [$1,500]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [16] [$1,200]; 13. 67X-Parker Price-Miller [12] [$1,100]; 14. 4-Kasey Kahne [17] [$1,050]; 15. 47X-Dylan Westbrook [15] [$1,000]; 16. 35-Jared Zimbardi [10] [$900]; 17. 5D-Dave Dykstra [22] [$800]; 18. 7-Paul McMahan [13] [$800]; 19. 9X-Steve Lyons [24] [$800]; 20. 10-Mitch Brown [18] [$800]; 21. 11-Jamie Turner [21] [$800]; 22. OO-Dane Lorenc [19] [$800]; 23. 2W-Lee Winger [20] [$800]; 24. 67C-Steven Collins [23] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-7, 9-30, Brad Sweet 8. KSE Hard Charger Award: 1S-Logan Schuchart [+10]
Qualifying - 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.455; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.485; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.527; 4. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.611; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.634; 6. 5-David Gravel, 13.812; 7. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 13.837; 8. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.851; 9. OO-Dane Lorenc, 13.880; 10. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.882; 11. 4-Kasey Kahne, 13.917; 12. 49X-Craig Dollansky, 13.927; 13. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.934; 14. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.988; 15. 67X-Parker Price-Miller, 14.005; 16. 80-Chris Steele, 14.027; 17. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.049; 18. 10-Mitch Brown, 14.109; 19. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.129; 20. 11-Jamie Turner, 14.158; 21. 2W-Lee Winger, 14.204; 22. 9X-Steve Lyons, 14.329; 23. 67C-Steven Collins, 14.350; 24. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 14.403; 25. 27H-Tom Huppenen, 14.410; 26. 77X-Alex Hill, 14.426; 27. 97-Cory Turner, 14.463; 28. 5D-Dave Dykstra, 14.838; 29. 91-Ryan Turner, 14.907; 30. 13-Clyde Knipp, nt
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 35-Jared Zimbardi [3]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 7. 80-Chris Steele [6]; 8. 27H-Tom Huppenen [9]; 9. 9X-Steve Lyons [8]; 10. 5D-Dave Dykstra [10]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [5]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 6. 4-Kasey Kahne [4]; 7. 11-Jamie Turner [7]; 8. 67C-Steven Collins [8]; 9. 77X-Alex Hill [9]; 10. 91-Ryan Turner [10]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 49X-Craig Dollansky [4]; 3. 5-David Gravel [2]; 4. 67X-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 5. 47X-Dylan Westbrook [8]; 6. 10-Mitch Brown [6]; 7. 97-Cory Turner [9]; 8. OO-Dane Lorenc [3]; 9. 2W-Lee Winger [7]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 4. 49X-Craig Dollansky [1]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. OO-Dane Lorenc [1] [-]; 2. 2W-Lee Winger [4] [-]; 3. 11-Jamie Turner [3] [-]; 4. 5D-Dave Dykstra [10] [-]; 5. 67C-Steven Collins [6] [-]; 6. 9X-Steve Lyons [5] [-]; 7. 80-Chris Steele [2] [$300]; 8. 27H-Tom Huppenen [7] [$250]; 9. 91-Ryan Turner [11] [$225]; 10. 97-Cory Turner [9] [$200]; 11. 13-Clyde Knipp [12] [$200]; 12. 77X-Alex Hill [8] [$200]
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING TONIGHT
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JULY 26, 2016
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443-513-4456
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES presents. . . . .
410 SPRINTS & MODIFIEDS IN 4 FEATURE PROGRAM ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
A big night of racing is set for Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, July 26 for the second Annual 410 Sprint Thunder Cup & Modified double header. As a result of the June28 rain out, the remaining twenty laps of 410 sprint feature and a 30 lap modified feature will be added to the Tuesday night, July 26 racing program. With a big night of racing planned, the starting time will be moved to 7PM for time trials.
The first feature of the night will find Greg Hodnett in the lead position to restart the remaining twenty laps of the 410 sprint feature. Following Hodnett will be Brent Marks, Lucas Wolfe, Stevie Smith, Doug Esh, TJ Stutts and a cast of stars to include Danny Dietrich, Alan Krimes and don’t forget, Ryan Smith who will restart at the back of field. Smith was leading the event, then tangled with another car, displaying the yellow flag when the rain began to fall on June 28. Smith will be on a mission to get to the front of the field.
This events pays $5,000 to the winner, $1,000 for tenth and $400 to take the green. The 30 lap modified feature is next on the order of events followed by some track prep before starting a complete program of qualifying for both the 410 sprints and modifieds all leading up to the 35 lap 410 Sprint Thunder Cup and the 30 lap modified feature.
Advance tickets may be reserved by calling 443 513 4456. Be sure to leave your name and number of tickets. You may pay for and pick up your tickets on race night at 4 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstand at 4:30 PM, one-half hour prior to general admission tickets going on sale.
Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set to get underway at 7 PM.
General admissions tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children 6-11 and children five and under will be admitted Free. The pit fee is $35 and a license is not required.
2016 Racing Schedule:
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings
Tuesday, July 26 7:00 PM
Grandview Speedway
410 Sprints Thunder Cup & 358 Modifieds*
Plus 410 Make up Feature and 30 lap 358 Modified
4 FEATURES
Thursday, August 18 7:30 PM PPB Night
Grandview Speedway
All Star Circuit of Champions & TSRS Sprints
See Steve Kinser & Sammy Swindell in action!
Saturday, October 15 6 PM
Grandview Speedway
MODS at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party
Big Block Modified/358 Modified Challenge 40 Laps, Sportsman & TSRS Sprints
*indicates NASCAR Modified Point Race
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Series Website: Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
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