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Donny Schatz Wins Knight Before Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway
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Donny Schatz Wins Knight Before Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, OH – July 13, 2018 – Donny Schatz passed Brian Brown on Lap 10 and never looked back en route to his Knight Before the Kings Royal victory at Eldora Speedway. It was Schatz’ 275th career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory. Greg Wilson charged from 14th to finish second, with Sheldon Haudenschild completing the podium in the non-stop Feature.
Brian Brown won the first Sears Craftsman Dash to earn the pole for the 30-Lap Feature, alongside Hunter Schuerenburg, who won the second Dash. Brown, in search of his fifth career Outlaw victory, set the pace out front of the field as Schuerenburg remained within striking distance.
Donny Schatz, who started third, recovered from his start and got by Tim Shaffer for third on Lap 5, but not without making heavy contact with the outside retaining wall in turn two. The contact didn’t faze Schatz at all as he began chasing down Schuerenburg and Brown for the lead.
On Lap 9, Schatz ducked underneath Schuerenburg for second and one lap later, using the same line, Schatz took the lead from Brown. From there, Schatz began to work through lapped traffic in an attempt to extend his lead while all eyes were on Greg Wilson.
Wilson, a former Outlaw Eldora winner, was charging forward from his 14th-starting spot. Wilson took third from Schuerenburg on Lap 21 and surpassed Brown a lap later for the runner-up position. Wilson, glued to the extreme bottom of the racing surface, then set his sights on Schatz. Sheldon Haudenschild was in hot pursuit of Wilson running the polar opposite line, banging down the cushion. Haudenschild worked by Schuerenburg and Brown on Lap 23 to move into third. Wilson closed slightly in traffic, but Schatz had built too much of an advantage and went on to win his 14th Feature of the season by 2.273 seconds.
“It got real slick,” Schatz said after the race. “I think my car was best in the middle and it’s not exactly my bag of tea to bounce off the cushion every lap,” Schatz added with a smile. “Greg [Wilson] is really good when the track gets like that. I know if I do everything right, there’s not many people that will pass this 15 car, but Greg is one of them. We’ve got to a get a little bit better tomorrow for 10 more laps or Greg will kick all our asses,” Schatz said in good spirits.
Wilson had high praise for Schatz following his personal season-best finish. “That 15 car man, he’s the best out here and the cleanest race car driver I have ever raced with,” Wilson said before thanking the Eldora Speedway track crew for providing an excellent dry-slick racing surface.
Sheldon Haudenschild was pleased with his third-place finish and looks forward to Saturday’s King’s Royal.
“My crew has done a phenomenal job and I think we’ll be right there tomorrow. I can’t thank the fans for being great all weekend,” Sheldon said.
Early race leader Brian Brown fell to fourth at the checkered flag with Dave Blaney charging from 22nd to complete the top five and earn KSE Hard Charger Honors. Heading into Saturday’s Kings Royal event, Shane Stewart and Donny Schatz, with their wins on the first two nights of the weekend, have earned the right to go out in Qualifying wherever they please during Saturday’s $50,000 to win program.
With the unique Kings Royal format being utilized, Saturday’s event will be show up points only for the World of Outlaws regulars. If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com as the 35th Annual Kings Royal crowns a champion.
Feature: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$12,000]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [14][$5,700]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [7][$3,500]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [1][$3,000]; 5. 70-Dave Blaney [22][$2,600]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [5][$2,400]; 7. 3G-Carson Macedo [8][$2,300]; 8. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [2][$2,200]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [13][$2,150]; 10. 87-Aaron Reutzel [6][$2,100]; 11. 49-Brad Sweet [9][$1,600]; 12. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4][$1,350]; 13. 5-David Gravel [18][$1,300]; 14. 1S-Logan Schuchart [21][$1,200]; 15. 18-Ian Madsen [25][$300]; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser [26][$200]; 17. 24-Rico Abreu [10][$900]; 18. 10H-Chad Kemenah [11][$850]; 19. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [24][$800]; 20. 12N-Cole Duncan [20][$800]; 21. 4-Parker Price-Miller [16][$800]; 22. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [15][$800]; 23. 2-Shane Stewart [17][$800]; 24. 44-Trey Starks [19][$800]; 25. 26-Joey Saldana [23][$800]; 26. 13-Paul McMahan [12][$800]; Lap Leaders: Brian Brown 1-9, Donny Schatz 10-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 70-Dave Blaney[+17]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.863; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.906; 3. 21-Brian Brown, 14.031; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.057; 5. 44-Trey Starks, 14.164; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 14.297; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.306; 8. 26-Joey Saldana, 14.313; 9. 28-Brian Paulus, 14.373; 10. 18-Ian Madsen, 14.382; 11. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.487; 12. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.539; 13. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 14.579; 14. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 14.596; 15. 2-Shane Stewart, 14.604; 16. 19-Brent Marks, 14.62; 17. 81-Lee Jacobs, 14.765; 18. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 14.865; 19. 83H-Justin Henderson, 14.928; 20. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, 15.034; 21. 17B-Bill Balog, 15.161; 22. 94-Ryan Smith, 15.373; 23. 8J-Jess Stiger, 15.614; 24. 83C-Adam Cruea, 16.122; 25. 3S-Sammy Swindell, 14.181
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.461; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 14.624; 3. 13-Paul McMahan, 14.641; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 14.717; 5. 12N-Cole Duncan, 14.726; 6. 5-David Gravel, 14.729; 7. 3G-Carson Macedo, 14.747; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 14.774; 9. 24-Rico Abreu, 14.783; 10. 5T-Travis Philo, 14.874; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.881; 12. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 14.952; 13. 70-Dave Blaney, 15.021; 14. 91-Cale Thomas, 15.036; 15. 83-Cory Eliason, 15.114; 16. G1-Justin Peck, 15.118; 17. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg, 15.273; 18. 17C-Caleb Helms, 15.313; 19. 11N-Cap Henry, 15.354; 20. A79-Brandon Wimmer, 15.373; 21. 19P-Paige Polyak, 15.449; 22. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 15.49; 23. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.514; 24. 97W-Mitch Wormall, 15.571; 25. 71M-Randy Hannagan, 15.596; 26. 45T-Trevor Baker, 15.934
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 5. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 7. 83H-Justin Henderson [7]; 8. 94-Ryan Smith [8]; 9. 3S-Sammy Swindell [9]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 3. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [7]; 4. 44-Trey Starks [2]; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs [6]; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger [8]; 7. 26-Joey Saldana [3]; 8. 3-Jac Haudenschild [5]
Heat #3 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 21-Brian Brown [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 4. 28-Brian Paulus [3]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog [7]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 7. 83C-Adam Cruea [8]; 8. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [6]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [2]; 2. 3G-Carson Macedo [3]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [1]; 4. 70-Dave Blaney [5]; 5. 5T-Travis Philo [4]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [8]; 7. 11N-Cap Henry [7]; 8. 71M-Randy Hannagan [9]; 9. G1-Justin Peck [6]
Heat #5 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [6]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 3. 4-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8]; 6. 12N-Cole Duncan [2]; 7. 91-Cale Thomas [5]; 8. A79-Brandon Wimmer [7]; 9. 45T-Trevor Baker [9]
Heat #6 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 24-Rico Abreu [3]; 2. 13-Paul McMahan [1]; 3. 5-David Gravel [2]; 4. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [4]; 5. 83-Cory Eliason [5]; 6. 17C-Caleb Helms [6]; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak [7]; 8. 97W-Mitch Wormall [8]
Dash - Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [6]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 10H-Chad Kemenah [1]
Dash #2 - Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [5]; 4. 3G-Carson Macedo [4]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [3]; 6. 13-Paul McMahan [6]
D-Main (8 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer: 1. 94-Ryan Smith [1][-]; 2. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2][-]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4][$125]; 4. 97W-Mitch Wormall [6][$125]; 5. 8J-Jess Stiger [3][$125]; 6. 71M-Randy Hannagan [8][$125]; 7. 45T-Trevor Baker [9][$125]; 8. 83C-Adam Cruea [5][$125]; 9. 3S-Sammy Swindell [7][$125]
C-Main (10 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer: 1. 19-Brent Marks [3][-]; 2. 83-Cory Eliason [2][-]; 3. 11N-Cap Henry [8][$150]; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild [1][$150]; 5. 83H-Justin Henderson [9][$150]; 6. 17C-Caleb Helms [6][$125]; 7. 94-Ryan Smith [13][$125]; 8. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [14][$125]; 9. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [7][$125]; 10. G1-Justin Peck [4][$125]; 11. A79-Brandon Wimmer [10][$125]; 12. 19P-Paige Polyak [12][$125]; 13. 81-Lee Jacobs [5][$125]; 14. 17B-Bill Balog [11][$125]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 44-Trey Starks [1][-]; 2. 12N-Cole Duncan [2][-]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6][-]; 4. 70-Dave Blaney [10][-]; 5. 26-Joey Saldana [3][-]; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [8][-]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [7][$300]; 8. 28-Brian Paulus [5][$250]; 9. 2M-Kerry Madsen [11][$225]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [9][$200]; 11. 91-Cale Thomas [12][$200]; 12. 5T-Travis Philo [4][$200]; 13. 83-Cory Eliason [14][$200]; 14. 19-Brent Marks [13][$200]
Shane Stewart Breaks Through for First Win of 2018 During Jokers Wild at Eldora Speedway
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Shane Stewart Breaks Through for First Win of 2018 During Jokers Wild at Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, OH – July 12, 2018 – There’s no denying it has been a tough year for Shane Stewart and the Kyle Larson Racing No.2 team. That changed in a big way on Thursday evening at Eldora Speedway when Stewart passed Jacob Allen on a Lap 10 restart and never looked back, scoring his first World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature win of 2018. Tim Shaffer and Donny Schatz completed the podium.
David Gravel won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for the 30-lap Feature in search of his fifth victory of the season aboard the CJB Motorsports No.5. Gravel led the opening lap with Shane Stewart, who started next to him, close in tow.
While those two separated from the field, all eyes were on Jacob Allen who charged from his ninth-starting position to take third on Lap 7. Two laps later, Allen, glued to the bottom, took the lead to a large roar from the Eldora Speedway crowd in search of his first career Outlaw triumph.
Gravel and Stewart battled for second, with the duo making contact and Gravel ending up backwards with 10 laps complete. “I thought I had David clear, it was all my fault. I don’t ever want to race like that,” Stewart said after the race in good jest.
Allen elected the bottom on the double-file restart, but it was Stewart taking control of the field down the backstretch in the Kyle Larson Racing ENEOS-sponsored No.2 machine.
Stewart stretched out the lead around the famous Ohio half-mile as Tim Shaffer and Donny Schatz began their charge forward. By Lap 20, Shaffer had worked by Allen for second and set his eyes on Stewart. Schatz stormed by Allen for third on Lap 24. Shaffer closed in on Stewart in lapped traffic, but never truly challenged the Bixby, OK native for the lead as Stewart would win his first Feature of the season by 1.665 seconds.
“I never want to win a race by crashing a guy," Stewart said in Victory Lane before savoring the triumph.
“We’ve been close to winning a couple of times this year, hopefully, we can have some momentum now and get rolling. It’s always special to win at this track,” Stewart said in Victory Lane. “To get a win going into the Month of Money is huge, I feel like we have a pretty good package right now. We’ll see how the next two nights play out, I’m looking forward to it,” Stewart added after the race.
Tim Shaffer’s second-place finish was the best of his 2018 Outlaw campaign. Shaffer, a two-time Outlaw winner last year, charged from eighth to fourth in the Sears Craftsman Dash railing the cushion.
Donny Schatz, who won both Outlaw events at Eldora in May, settled for third. “We’ll be a little better on Saturday for 10 laps more. The race track here can be tricky,” Schatz said in good spirits, in anticipation of the rest of Kings Royal weekend.
Kerry Madsen, the Jokers Wild winner last year, charged from 16th to fourth with Brent Marks completing the top five. Marks started 20th and his effort was good enough for KSE Hard Charger Honors.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series continues Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway Friday night, July 12 with the running of The Knight Before the Kings Royal! If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Results from Jokers Wild at Eldora Speedway:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2][$10,000]; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4][$5,500]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$3,200]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [16][$2,800]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [20][$2,500]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6][$2,300]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [9][$2,200]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [5][$2,100]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [22][$2,050]; 10. 10H-Chad Kemenah [10][$2,000]; 11. 21-Brian Brown [11][$1,500]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart [15][$1,200]; 13. 24-Rico Abreu [21][$1,100]; 14. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [7][$1,050]; 15. 87-Aaron Reutzel [8][$1,000]; 16. 9-Daryn Pittman [13][$900]; 17. 11K-Kraig Kinser [14][$800]; 18. 3S-Sammy Swindell [23][$800]; 19. 7S-Jason Sides [18][$800]; 20. 5-David Gravel [1][$800]; 21. 4-Parker Price-Miller [24][$800]; 22. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [17][$800]; 23. 13-Paul McMahan [12][$800]; 24. 70-Dave Blaney [19][$800];
Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-9, Jacob Allen 10, Shane Stewart 11-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 19-Brent Marks[+15]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 12.941; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.068; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.085; 4. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.086; 5. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.093; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.184; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.185; 8. 21-Brian Brown, 13.191; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 13.198; 10. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.202; 11. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.23; 12. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 13.245; 13. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 13.305; 14. 70-Dave Blaney, 13.317; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 13.318; 16. G1-Justin Peck, 13.346; 17. 81-Lee Jacobs, 13.365; 18. 12N-Cole Duncan, 13.369; 19. 83-Cory Eliason, 13.417; 20. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.445; 21. 26-Joey Saldana, 13.5; 22. 99-Jay Waugh, 13.761; 23. 8J-Jess Stiger, 13.98
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.279; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.303; 3. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, 13.315; 4. 13-Paul McMahan, 13.46; 5. 71M-Randy Hannagan, 13.51; 6. 1ST-D.J. Foos, 13.517; 7. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.564; 8. 5-David Gravel, 13.577; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.615; 10. 83H-Justin Henderson, 13.651; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.654; 12. 3S-Sammy Swindell, 13.659; 13. 45T-Trevor Baker, 13.678; 14. 19-Brent Marks, 13.734; 15. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.789; 16. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 13.794; 17. 44-Trey Starks, 13.963; 18. 97W-Mitch Wormall, 14.011; 19. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg, 14.026; 20. 28-Brian Paulus, 14.062; 21. 22M-Dan McCarron, 14.17; 22. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 14.195; 23. 17C-Caleb Helms, 14.258
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [8]; 7. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 8. 83-Cory Eliason [10]; 9. 26-Joey Saldana [11]; 10. 4-Parker Price-Miller [7]; 11. 8J-Jess Stiger [12]; 12. 81-Lee Jacobs [9]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 5. 70-Dave Blaney [7]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [5]; 7. 49D-Shawn Dancer [6]; 8. 12N-Cole Duncan [9]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [10]; 10. G1-Justin Peck [8]; 11. 99-Jay Waugh [11]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [2]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 6. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [10]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog [8]; 8. 71M-Randy Hannagan [3]; 9. 44-Trey Starks [9]; 10. 17C-Caleb Helms [12]; 11. 45T-Trevor Baker [7]; 12. 22M-Dan McCarron [11]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [4]; 3. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [8]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [7]; 6. 3S-Sammy Swindell [6]; 7. 83H-Justin Henderson [5]; 8. 28-Brian Paulus [10]; 9. 1ST-D.J. Foos [3]; 10. 97W-Mitch Wormall [9]; 11. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [11]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 5-David Gravel [8]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 7. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [6]; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]
C-Main (10 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer: 1. 12N-Cole Duncan [1][-]; 2. 83-Cory Eliason [3][-]; 3. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [4][$150]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana [7][$150]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [5][$150]; 6. 28-Brian Paulus [6][$125]; 7. 97W-Mitch Wormall [2][$125]; 8. 22M-Dan McCarron [8][$125]; 9. 8J-Jess Stiger [11][$125]; 10. 99-Jay Waugh [9][$125]; 11. 17C-Caleb Helms [12][$125]; 12. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [10][$125]; 13. 81-Lee Jacobs [13][$125]; 14. 1ST-D.J. Foos [14][$125]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 24-Rico Abreu [3][-]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [1][-]; 3. 3S-Sammy Swindell [6][-]; 4. 4-Parker Price-Miller [7][-]; 5. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [9][$300]; 6. 83H-Justin Henderson [4][$250]; 7. 83-Cory Eliason [14][$225]; 8. 71M-Randy Hannagan [2][$200]; 9. 12N-Cole Duncan [13][$200]; 10. 49D-Shawn Dancer [5][$200]; 11. 44-Trey Starks [12][$200]; 12. G1-Justin Peck [11][$200]; 13. 45T-Trevor Baker [8][$200]; 14. 17B-Bill Balog [10][$200]
Chris Martin Breaks Through With The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series In Wyoming
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Chris Martin picked up his first Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Win at Gillette Thunder Speedway. (Matt Ward Photo)
Chris Martin Breaks Through With The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series In Wyoming
Bryan Hulbert - GILLETTE, Wy. (July 11, 2018) Taking care of his first top-five, podium, and victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com in one shot, Iowa's Chris Martin led start to finish at Gillette Thunder Speedway on Wednesday night.
Joining Skylar Gee as the second first time winner in as many events this week with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Chris is the 144th winner with the series and 13th different driver to top the National Tour this season.
Holding off early charges from Skylar Gee, followed by several mid and late race advanced from Sam Hafertepe, Jr., the Global Ag No. 44 was able to keep all challengers at bay.
"I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I've been watching these guys for a long time, even before I started racing Sprint Cars and I knew that Sam and Seth were coming. I knew Johnson was going to be there, and my buddy Blake; he's been on a roll, so I knew he'd be coming. Then Skylar Gee's been rolling pretty good lately, so this win is really special. It just feels awesome to be standing here," stated Chris who celebrated with donuts that would make Jesse Hockett smile.
Changing his line throughout the 25-lap A-Feature on a near perfect racing surface, Chris was able to work through slower traffic with ease.
Lapping into the top-ten before the race's first caution while working Lap 18, Chris would restart with a pair of slower cars between himself and the Heidbreder Foundation No. 15h.
With five laps to run, however, that buffer would not be there as the caution flew again. With a run to the inside of the No. 44, Sam would come up shy with a small bobble off the turn-four berm.
Giving Chris breathing room, he was still far from being out of danger as Hafertepe regrouped with a full head of steam. Down into the final laps, Sam would close in but would not be able to steal away the win as Chris crossed with a 0.614-second advantage.
Hafertepe in second was pursued to the line by Seth Bergman, who made up three positions on Lap 18 to get to the third spot. Coming from 12th, Blake Hahn made it to fourth following a multi-lap battle with Wayne Johnson who crossed fifth.
In the battle with Blake and Wayne, the sixth spot ended up going to Travis Rilat with Johnny Herrera in seventh. Skylar Gee ended up eighth with Scott Bogucki and Matt Covington making up the top-ten.
A new destination for the series, the next outing for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com will be on Monday, July 16 at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D. for the Brandt Professional Agriculture Shootout.
Admission for the Monday affair is $20 for adults with kids 10 and under admitted free into the grandstands. Racing begins at 7:00 P.M. (CDT) in includes IMCA Modifieds and Super Stocks. More information on the track, including direction, can be found at http://www.browncountyspeedway1.com.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the nearly 150 races across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Gillette Thunder Speedway - Gillette, Wy.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Car Count: 22
Heat Races (All Drivers advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Scott Bogucki, [1]; 2. 77X-Alex Hill, [2]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [5]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, [6]; 5. 5J-Jamie Ball, [7]; 6. 3-Mike Pennel, [8]; 7. 4-Adam Speckman, [4]; 8. (DNF) 56-Shad Petersen, [3]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [3]; 2. 1-Travis Rilat, [1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman, [2]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn, [4]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [6]; 6. 88-Travis Reber, [7]; 7. (DNF) 2-James Setters, [5]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Skylar Gee, [3]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [6]; 3. 0-Ned Powers, [2]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, [5]; 5. 10-Anthony Farnsworth, [7]; 6. 9A-Clint Anderson, [4]; 7. (DNF) 8X-Randy Dolberg, [1]
Protect the Harvest A-Feature
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin, [1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [6]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman, [9]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn, [12]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [5]; 6. 1-Travis Rilat, [8]; 7. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [7]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee, [2]; 9. 28-Scott Bogucki, [4]; 10. 95-Matt Covington, [13]; 11. 17W-Harli White, [14]; 12. 77X-Alex Hill, [3]; 13. 2-James Setters, [19]; 14. 3-Mike Pennel, [15]; 15. 9A-Clint Anderson, [18]; 16. 4-Adam Speckman, [20]; 17. 56-Shad Petersen, [22]; 18. 10-Anthony Farnsworth, [16]; 19. (DNF) 88-Travis Reber, [17]; 20. (DNF) 8X-Randy Dolberg, [21]; 21. (DNF) 0-Ned Powers, [10]; 22. (DNF) 5J-Jamie Ball, [11]
Lap Leader(s): Chris Martin 1-25
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Blake Hahn +8
FSR High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson
Provisional(s): N/A
2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,816; 2. Seth Bergman 2,785; 3. Blake Hahn 2,733; 4. Wayne Johnson 2,606; 5. Matt Covington 2,533; 6. Johnny Herrera 2,505; 7. Skylar Gee 2,413; 8. Scott Bogucki 2,401; 9. Travis Rilat 2,193; 10. Chris Martin 2,162; 11. Jamie Ball 2,151; 12. Harli White 2,137; 13. Alex Hill 1,910; 14. Roger Crockett 1,816; 15. Sammy Swindell 1,410;
2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Seth Bergman - 4 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 - Lakeside Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 4 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway; 6/30 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Sammy Swindell - 3 (6/9 - Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 - Creek County Speedway; 6/16 - Salina Speedway); Matt Covington - 2 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway; 7/6 - Gallatin Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 - Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 - Lawton Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 - Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 - Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Jason Solwold - 1 (6/29 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Skylar Gee - 1 (7/7 - Gallatin Speedway); Chris Martin - 1 (7/11 - Gillette Thunder Speedway);
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Live Scoring (Where Applicable): Race Monitor and MRP Live
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
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Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Medford, OR): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Alberta, Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX): http://www.sam15.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA): https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC, Can.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Travis Rilat (Forney, TX): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli White (Lindsay, OK): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net
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Donny Schatz Scores Exciting Brad Doty Classic Triumph at Attica Raceway Park
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Winner Donny Schatz (Dave Biro Photo)
Donny Schatz Scores Exciting Brad Doty Classic Triumph at Attica Raceway Park
ATTICA, OH – July 10, 2018 – Donny Schatz passed Joey Saldana on a Lap 21 restart and fended off Kyle Larson to win the Brad Doty Classic at Attica Raceway Park, his 13th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of the year. Larson, who started 15th, settled for second with Saldana completing the podium. There were a season-high 50 cars signed in.
Carson Macedo won the first of two Sears Craftsman Dashes to earn the pole for the 40-lap Feature, alongside Brent Marks, who won the other Dash. Macedo did a wheelstand on the opening lap, allowing Marks to get the jump into turn one and Schatz to take second down the backstretch.
Greg Wilson brought out the caution on Lap 2 as Marks paced the field, in search of his second career Outlaw victory. A pair of cautions for Lee Jacobs (Lap 6) and Aaron Reutzel (Lap 13) kept Marks out of traffic and allowed him to stretch his lead, but that didn’t stop the action behind him.
Saldana, pounding the cushion, got a run on Schatz down the backstretch and threw a big slide job in turn three to take the second spot by a nose at the line when the caution waved for Reutzel. The restart saw Schatz and Saldana exchange slide jobs, once again allowing Marks to escape.
Saldana wrestled the runner-up position away from Schatz on Lap 17, as Kyle Larson made his presence known moving into the top five from his 15th starting spot.
As the caution flew for Brad Sweet on Lap 21, heartbreak struck for race-long leader Brent Marks. Marks pulled pit side with a flat tire that was ailing his family owned No.19 machine for a handful of laps.
“I thought something broke on my car at first, but then I realized it was a flat. I know how these races go, so I’m not going to say I was going to win, but I felt like we had a good shot at it. That’s racing, though,” Marks said in good spirits after the race.
Marks’ misfortune awarded Joey Saldana the lead and lane choice on the double-file restart with 19 laps remaining. Saldana elected the bottom, giving Schatz the top. Saldana slid up the track, attempting to halt Schatz’ momentum, but the nine-time Series Champion turned his Textron Off Road sponsored, Tony Stewart Racing No.15 underneath to lead down the backstretch on Lap 22.
Schatz led the lap with Saldana and Larson nose to tail at the line. Saldana tried another slider the following lap, but Schatz once again, cool and smooth, turned it back underneath to maintain the lead. Saldana made another attempt for the top spot but allowed Larson to sneak by for second in the process.
Larson set his eyes on Schatz, following him on the cushion in turns three and four and going lower than him in turns one and two. While Larson was never farther than five car lengths back, he also never truly threatened to take the lead from the Fargo, ND native as Schatz went on to win by 1.273 seconds over the NASCAR star.
“I won the Brad Doty Classic,” was the first thing Schatz exclaimed after exiting his TSR No.15 in Victory Lane. “I did not expect the track to stay that good throughout the race. Hats off to my entire Textron Off Road team, they work extremely hard and make this car a lot of fun to drive,” Schatz added before thanking Attica Raceway Park for packing the stands on a Tuesday evening.
Kyle Larson praised Schatz for being the best at his craft. “Donny is so good around the bottom and the middle and he can still get up on the curb and rip it. He’s the best out here,” Larson said. “I was a little too patient, but it was a fun race and it’s awesome to race in front of such a great crowd.”
Joey Saldana, who just came back from the West Coast, was pleased to finish third and have speed all night. “To put it on the front stretch with these guys is awesome. I can’t thank Kevin Rudeen enough for giving me a great race car to race against the best two drivers in the world. Hopefully, we can keep it going this weekend at Eldora,” Saldana said.
Rico Abreu was strong all night, finishing fourth with Macedo fading to fifth at the line ahead of Daryn Pittman and 21st-starting Sheldon Haudenschild. Haudenschild’s charge was good enough to earn KSE Hard Charger honors.
After bringing out the caution on Lap 2, Greg Wilson stormed back to finish eighth, with 14th-starting David Gravel and Shane Stewart completing the top ten.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series continues its 40th Anniversary Season this weekend with one of the crown jewels of Sprint Car racing, the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. Action from ‘The Big E’ gets underway Thursday, July 14 with the running of the Jokers Wild. If you can’t make it to the track, be sure to watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Results from Attica Raceway Park – July 10, 2018
Feature (40 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [15]; 3. 26-Joey Saldana [3]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [5]; 5. 3G-Carson Macedo [1]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [7]; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [21]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [18]; 9. 5-David Gravel [14]; 10. 2-Shane Stewart [8]; 11. 83-Cory Eliason [9]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart [13]; 13. 10H-Chad Kemenah [16]; 14. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [22]; 15. 49X-Tim Shaffer [12]; 16. 18-Ian Madsen [23]; 17. 49-Brad Sweet [10]; 18. 81-Lee Jacobs [19]; 19. 8M-T.J. Michael [24]; 20. 1A-Jacob Allen [11]; 21. 21-Dale Blaney [20]; 22. 4H-Cap Henry [17]; 23. 19-Brent Marks [2]; 24. 87-Aaron Reutzel [6]; Lap Leaders: Brent Marks 1-21, Donny Schatz 22-40; KSE Hard Charger Award: 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[+14]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 26-Joey Saldana, 12.375; 2. 57-Kyle Larson, 12.417; 3. 3G-Carson Macedo, 12.472; 4. 83-Cory Eliason, 12.48; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.528; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.532; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.578; 8. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.705; 9. 81-Lee Jacobs, 12.708; 10. 18-Ian Madsen, 12.731; 11. 8M-T.J. Michael, 12.779; 12. 4H-Cap Henry, 12.782; 13. 5T-Travis Philo, 12.8; 14. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.86; 15. 11N-Craig Mintz, 12.888; 16. 91-Cale Thomas, 12.921; 17. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.926; 18. 9R-Jordan Ryan, 12.951; 19. 97-Broc Martin, 12.958; 20. 68G-Tyler Gunn, 13.001; 21. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 13.013; 22. 71H-Ryan Ruhl, 13.152; 23. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 13.175; 24. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 13.463; 25. 7K-Cale Conley, NT
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 12.582; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 12.738; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.76; 4. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.802; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.912; 6. 19-Brent Marks, 12.917; 7. 5-David Gravel, 12.962; 8. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.046; 9. 21-Dale Blaney, 13.063; 10. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, 13.064; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.105; 12. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.142; 13. 5M-Max Stambaugh, 13.217; 14. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 13.223; 15. 57X-Andrew Palker, 13.279; 16. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.339; 17. 23-D.J. Foos, 13.359; 18. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.421; 19. 16-Chris Andrews, 13.442; 20. 97W-Mitch Wormall, 13.725; 21. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.745; 22. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.894; 23. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 14.019; 24. 8J-Jess Stiger, 14.293; 25. 20I-Kelsey Ivy, 14.531
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (10 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 83-Cory Eliason [2]; 2. 26-Joey Saldana [1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 97-Broc Martin [7]; 5. 91-Cale Thomas [6]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 7. 71H-Ryan Ruhl [8]; 8. 7K-Cale Conley [9]; 9. 5T-Travis Philo [5]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (10 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 24-Rico Abreu [3]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 4. 8M-T.J. Michael [4]; 5. 68G-Tyler Gunn [7]; 6. 22-Cole Duncan [5]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6]; 8. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [8]
Heat #3 - Flight (A) (10 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 3G-Carson Macedo [1]; 3. 4H-Cap Henry [4]; 4. 81-Lee Jacobs [3]; 5. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [7]; 6. 9R-Jordan Ryan [6]; 7. 11N-Craig Mintz [5]; 8. 49D-Shawn Dancer [8]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (10 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [4]; 5. 16-Chris Andrews [7]; 6. 5M-Max Stambaugh [5]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [8]; 8. 20I-Kelsey Ivy [9]; 9. 5R-Byron Reed [6]
Heat #5 - Flight (B) (10 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 5. 4-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 6. 23-D.J. Foos [6]; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki [8]; 8. 97W-Mitch Wormall [7]
Heat #6 - Flight (B) (10 Laps) - Top 3 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 19-Brent Marks [2]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [4]; 4. 21-Dale Blaney [3]; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker [6]; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger [8]; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker [5]; 8. 19P-Paige Polyak [7]
Dash - (6 Laps): 1. 3G-Carson Macedo [6]; 2. 26-Joey Saldana [4]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 5. 83-Cory Eliason [1]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]
Dash #2 - (6 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]
D-main (8 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer: 1. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [3]; 2. 71H-Ryan Ruhl [1]; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki [6]; 4. 8J-Jess Stiger [7]; 5. 49D-Shawn Dancer [5]; 6. 20I-Kelsey Ivy [8]; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak [2]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 9. 5T-Travis Philo [9]; 10. 7K-Cale Conley [10]
C-Main (10 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer: 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1]; 2. 16-Chris Andrews [8]; 3. 5R-Byron Reed [2]; 4. 9R-Jordan Ryan [3]; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker [6]; 6. 97-Broc Martin [5]; 7. 68G-Tyler Gunn [7]; 8. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [11]; 9. 97W-Mitch Wormall [10]; 10. 71H-Ryan Ruhl [12]; 11. 23-D.J. Foos [4]; 12. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [9]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 81-Lee Jacobs [1]; 2. 21-Dale Blaney [2]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 4. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [4]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 6. 8M-T.J. Michael [5]; 7. 16-Chris Andrews [14]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13]; 9. 91-Cale Thomas [11]; 10. 4-Parker Price-Miller [10]; 11. 11N-Craig Mintz [9]; 12. 22-Cole Duncan [7]; 13. 5M-Max Stambaugh [8]; 14. 57X-Andrew Palker [12]
Empire Super Sprints Speedweek Night No.5
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Contact: Mike Wisniewski - Wiz Motorsports Communications, 856-982-5137
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, July 14, 2018 - Premio Foods Little League Night - Modifieds,
Hammer Sportsman, Street Stocks & 4-Cylinders
4:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. - Racing starts
Saturday, July 21, 2018 - Eastern Auto Parts Night with the 305 Sprint Car
Interregional Race - Modifieds, Mid Atlantic 305 Sprint Cars (Interregional
qualifying and feature plus make-up main event from April 14), Larry's Hot
Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars & Garden State Vintage Stock
Car Club
4:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. - Racing starts
GROSSO SPARKLES AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY'S FIRECRACKER 40
New Egypt, NJ (July 8, 2018) - At New Egypt Speedway's Firecracker 40
presented by Pakenham Motorsports, Brandon Grosso scored the win in the
Modified feature. Eddie Strada took the checkered flag in the USAC East
Coast Wingless Sprint Car main event. The Crate Modified feature was won by
Connor King. Joe Garey, Jr. scored the victory in the 4-Cylinder race.
After two cautions, the Firecracker 40 for the Modifieds got underway with
Rich Rutski in front and Ryan Godown next in line. On lap three, the yellow
lights illuminated for PJ Oliver. When the green flag waved, Godown raced
past Rutski to gain the lead with TJ Lilly riding in third. Following a
fourth tour caution period for Billy Pauch, Jr., Godown remained in command
as Lilly edged into the runner-up position. At the quarter mark of the
event, Godown was pulling away from the field with Brandon Grosso motoring
into second place from his eleventh place starting spot. David VanHorn, who
started in twelfth, continued his march forward by advancing into third with
twelve laps completed. On the thirteenth circuit, Godown's comfortable edge
evaporated as the yellow flag waved for Kevin Vaclavicek. Following two
restarts that misfired, action resumed with Godown holding off Grosso and
VanHorn to maintain his lead. Grosso methodically reeled in Godown and the
two began to duel for the lead as the contest reached the halfway point.
After a good battle for first place, Grosso slipped by Godown to take over
the front running spot on lap twenty-two. One tour later, a slowing Davey
Sammons stopped the action on the track. At this point, a fuel stop took
place due to the amount of total laps run under green and yellow flag
conditions. Following the brief break in the action, Grosso repelled a
challenge by Godown to keep his lead with VanHorn, Ryan Krachun and John
McClelland in tow. Grosso began to pull away from his rivals. With ten laps
to go, Grosso had built up a large margin over Godown. Through the final
tours, Grosso kept his advantage to register his first win of the year and
his second career victory in the Modified ranks at New Egypt Speedway. With
Godown crossing the line in second, VanHorn completed the race in third.
Krachun held off McClelland to finish fourth. Rich Rutski, Ryan Godown and
Danny Bouc won the Modified heat races.
Winner Eddie Strada (Wheels Of Speed Photo)
Eddie Strada survived a last lap restart to win the 30-lap main event for
the East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars. Trevor Kobylarz paced the pack for the
opening three tours. On the fourth lap, Steve Drevicki took over. Strada,
who started the race in fifth, moved into second with five laps completed.
After a good battle for the lead, Strada sped past Drevicki on lap eleven to
gain the lead. Over the final third of the event, Strada would fend off the
challenges of Drevicki including a final circuit restart to gain the
victory. Behind Drevicki, Chandler Leiby was third. After an early race
caution, Ryan Godown roared back through the field to finish in fourth.
Fifth place was taken by Joey Biasi. The USAC East Coast Wingless qualifying
races went to Eddie Strada, Steve Drevicki and Ryan Godown.
In the 20-lap Crate Modified feature, Connor King collected his third
checkered flag of the season. Steve Desmelyk led the first two circuits
before Ryan Simmons grabbed the lead. The thirteenth place starting King
progressed to the front of the field on lap five and remained on top until
the completion of the race. Simmons held on for second place with Kyle Kania
finishing third. John Aumick and Jeremy Martino completed the top five.
Connor King and John Aumick were the victors in the Crate Modified heat
races.
Following a caution on the third circuit of the 15-lap 4-Cylinder race, Joe
Garey, Jr. passed his father and kept ahead of the pack to win his second
race of the season. Joe Garey, Sr. was second with third going to Robby
Dunn. Newcomer JC Duvall came home in fourth and fifth went to Tom Stavola.
On Saturday, July 14, Premio Foods Little League Night takes place at New
Egypt Speedway. On the track, the Modifieds, Hammer Sportsman, Street Stocks
& the 4-Cylinders will be in competition. All Little Leaguers in uniform
will be admitted to the grandstand for free. There will be a sausage eating
contest held during intermission for those 18 years of age or older. In
addition, 'Buy One, Get One Sausage Sandwiches' will be available throughout
the night courtesy of Premio Foods. The pit gates unlock at 4:00 p.m. and
the spectator ticket windows open at 5:00 p.m. Hot laps crank up 6:00 p.m.
with racing getting underway at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is $20
for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for teens 12-15, $10 for
military personal and their spouses with ID, and Kids 11 & under are FREE.
Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license and $40 with no
license.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great
Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval,
New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best
competition in the country. New Egypt's state-of-the-art facilities feature
daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the
house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear,
and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from
Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, "Like" us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on
Twitter @nesspeedway.
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS - SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2018
Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Rich Rutski 2. Matt Stangle 3. Ryan Krachun 4. JR Fulper 5.
Brian Papiez 6. John McClelland
Heat 2 - 1. Ryan Godown 2. Brandon Grosso 3. Billy Pauch, Jr. 4. PJ Oliver
5. Rocco Infante 6. Tim Apgar
Heat 3 - 1. Danny Bouc 2. TJ Lilly 3. David VanHorn 4. Steve Davis 5. Davey
Sammons 6. Billy Osmun
MODIFIEDS - 40 LAPS FEATURE - FIRECRACKER 40
1. BRANDON GROSSO 2. Ryan Godown 3. David VanHorn 4. Ryan Krachun 5. John
McClelland 6. Rich Rutski 7. Brian Papiez 8. TJ Lilly 9. Rocco Infante 10.
Billy Pauch, Jr. 11. Danny Bouc 12. Billy Osmun 13. Kevin Vaclavicek 14. Tim
Apgar 15. Marty Resnick 16. Blaine Bracelin 17. Pat Wall 18. Davey Sammons
19. JR Fulper 20. Jim Bobbitt 21. PJ Oliver 22. Matt Stangle 23. Steve Davis
USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars
Heat 1 - 1. Eddie Strada 2. Trevor Kobylarz 3. Eric Jennings 4. Jermain
Godshall 5. Brian Spencer
Heat 2 - 1. Steve Drevicki 2. Chandler Leiby 3. Heidi Hedin 4. Karl Freyer
5. Rich Mellor
Heat 3 - 1. Ryan Godown 2. Bill Unglert 3. Chris Allen, Jr. 4. Mark Bitner
5. Joey Biasi
DNQ: Larry Drake
USAC EAST COAST WINGLESS SPRINT CARS - 30 LAPS FEATURE
1. EDDIE STRADA 2. Steve Drevicki 3. Chandler Leiby 4. Ryan Godown 5. Joey
Biasi 6. Mark Bitner 7. Trevor Kobylarz 8. Heidi Hedin 9. Ryan Quackenbush
10. Rich Mellor 11. Jermain Godshall 12. Karl Freyer 13. Brian Riccio 14.
Eric Jennings 15. Brian Spencer 16. Duane Nixon 17. Chris Allen, Jr. 18. Al
Cheney 19. Jonathan Swanson 20. Bill Unglert
Crate Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Connor King 2. Rob Mancini 3. Ryan Simmons 4. Joe Toth 5. Johnny
Bangs 6. Tom Princiotta 7. Aaron Weaver
Heat 2 - 1. John Aumick 2. Kyle Kania 3. Steve Desmelyk 4. Eric Palmer 5.
John Criscione 6. Jeremy Martino 7. Kevin Borden, Jr.
CRATE MODIFIEDS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. CONNOR KING 2. Ryan Simmons 3. Kyle Kania 4. John Aumick 5. Jeremy
Martino 6. Tom Princiotta 7. George Gareis, Jr. 8. Joe Toth 9. Aaron Weaver
10. Johnny Bangs 11. Kevin Borden, Jr. 12. Steve Desmelyk 13. Rob Mancini
14. John Criscione 15. Eric Palmer 16. Matt Miller
DNS: Glenn McIntyre
4-CYLINDERS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JOE GAREY, JR. 2. Joe Garey, Sr. 3. Robby Dunn 4. JC Duvall 5. Tom
Stavola 6. Brian Osborne 7. Neil Rutt 8. Ian Ashford
