Open Wheel News
URC, KARS, 410, ESS
06/25/2007
RAHMER IS "THE KING OF SPEEDWEEK". . . . .
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CINDY ROWE AUTO GLASS SPEEDWEEK OPENS SATURDAY NIGHT AT LINCOLN
Can "The King of Speedweek", Fred Rahmer continue his amazing streak?
Will Lance Dewease, Rahmer's major rival for Speedweek dominance, unseat
the King? Can Greg Hodnett or Keith Kauffman displace both and earn
their second Speedweek crown? Will inaugural Speedweek champ Steve Smith
wrench his son Stevie to a Speedweek crown? Or, will there be a new
champ following the grueling stretch of eight races in nine days?
The answer is not far off, as the 17th annual Cindy Rowe Auto Glass
Pennsylvania sprint Car Speedweek begins this weekend. With more than a
quarter of a million dollars in prize money, and no holds barred Sprint
Car racing on the line, Pennsylvania Speedweek is always a favorite of
eastern race fans.
Rahmer has earned his title as the "King of Speedweek"with a run of ten
Speedweek titles and 28 victories in the 105 races run over the years.
For the second time in Speedweek history, Rahmer has a run of four
consecutive Speedweek titles going. Can he break his own record and make
it five in a row? He has already shown he's ready for the stretch run by
claiming the first Keystone Cup series title over Memorial Day weekend.
Dewease has come the closest to Rahmer over the 16 year's of past
speedweek races. Dewease has worn the Speedweek crown three times, and
has won 16 races. Single time champions Greg Hodnett and Keith Kauffman
are also still active and hunting their second crowns. Hodnett leads the
area this year with seven feature wins to his credit. In speedweek
history, Hodnett has won 14 times, while Kauffman has five wins.
Steve Smith won the first Speedweek title, and also has five Speedweek
wins. While no longer driving Sprint Cars, Smith is twisting wrenches
for his son Stevie Smith, and the pair have been semi regulars in
Speedweek the past two seasons. It appears that this year the Smith duo
will make a run at the title. Stevie Smith has won twice in Speedweek
competition.
Of course, with 21 different winners in central Pennsylvania Sprint Car
action already this year, the Speedweek victory lane could be wide open
for just about anyone.
The Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek begins this
Saturday, June 30 at the Lincoln Speedway. The 30 lap Kevin Gobrecht
Memorial race will offer $10,000 to the winner. The thundercars are also
a part of the program.
Sunday July 1, Speedweek moves to the Bedford Speedway. The 30 lap
feature at Bedford offers $5000 to the winner. Bedford's show carries a
Monday raindate.
Tuesday it's off to Grandview for a 35 lap feature that offers $5000 to
the winner. Grandview's popular 358 Modifieds will be on hand for an
invitational program as well.
Wednesday Speedweek moves south of the boarder to the Hagerstown
Speedway. Again it's a 30 lap feature with $5000 to the winner. The
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing will join in the fun, with a presentation
of vintage race cars.
Port Royal Speedway has the first of two 2007 Speedweek dates on
Thursday July 5. Again the 30 lap feature offers $5000 to win. Port
Royal's prostocks will be a part of the program.
Friday it's on to Williams Grove for the Mitch Smith Memorial race. Long
established as the "Crown Jewel" of Speedweek, the Smith Memorial offers
$10,000 to win the 30 lap feature. As it has been for a number of years,
the Grove program will also be Adoption Night.
Speedweek moves back to Port Royal on Saturday July 7. This time the 30
lap feature will pay out $7000 to the winner. Again prostocks will be a
part of the action.
The 17th Annual Cindy rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek
wraps up on Sunday July 8 at the Selinsgrove Speedway. The Jan Opperman
Memorial race will offer $5000 to win the 30 lap feature.
CARBER Dominated URC at New Egypt Speedway
19 Year old Michael Carber of Pipersville, PA was on a mission Saturday at New
Egypt Spd. Driving Guy Howie's #19H URC Sprint Car Carber was on the move all
night.
As a result of a high points average Carber started 7th in his heat and WON.
Michael's efforts in the heat sat him on the front row for the main. Starting
outside Randy West who also won a heat Michale got the initial jump. He was able
to hoMichalemany aggressive and talented drivers in the URC field.
With great honor Michael pulled Guy Howie's MAXIM Chassis 19H into Victory Lane.
Carber and the team are very pleased with their results thus far in the season
and this just topped everything off.
Michael would like to thank all of the following sponsors who have helped bim
move forward this season:
Allamuchy Garage, AlhimTowing, Blairstown Auto Supply, Burnett Racing Engines,
Butlerbuilt Seats, DMI, GTS Gases, Hammerhead Promotions, HTMA, IMPACT Race
Products, ISC Racers Tape, MAXIM Chassis, Speed T's, The Butcher, VRP Shocks,
and Wings Unlimited
Also Special Thanks to my Crew:
Guy, Al, Brian, Daren, David, Jared, and Todd.
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday Kasey Kahne National at Williams Grove Spd.
For more results and merchandise information be sure to check out Michael
website: www.michaelcarber.com.
Thanks,
Christine Musselman
Marketing -Michael Carber
Path Valley Speedway Results 06/22/07
Who can stop Hotshot Hendershot???
The big guns arrived, Seifert, Campbell, Strickler and Morrison, but it was
Donnie Hendershot,who was victorious in Sidewinder competition.
Donnie is now undefeated in the last 3 races for the Sidewinder Sprints at Path
Valley.
Unbelievable great racing action was the only way to describe the Sidewinder
Sprints main event. Cars were racing high and low for the whole race, trying to
catch Jason Morrison's Mr. Dent sponsored 2007 Hyper who had set up a 6 car
length lead over the field in the first 18 laps. Sean Campbell fighting a loose
car was chasing Jason for the entire race, waiting for his tire gamble to come
to life when he spun in turn 3. This set up a last 7 lap dash with Donnie
Hendershot ,who had started rear of field and methodically made his way to 2nd,
now on Morrison's rear bumper.
It was Morrison to the high side, Hendershot to the bottom/middle..... lap after
lap after lap...every time Donnie would take the lead entering the corner,
Morrison's momentum running the top would take the lead back on the
straights....It was obvious to everyone watching that the extra torque and HP of
these engines made for the great action, as both drivers were scrambling for
traction and having to race with their right foot and their head to try to hook
them up on the multi groove slick track.
It all came down to the last lap, both cars entered turn one , side by side,
only this time Morrison ran the turn a little lower, searching for the extra
traction, Hendershot, ran the middle...coming off turn 2, for the first time
Donnie took the lead, but it was not over yet. Jason drove in deep into turn 3,
almost made the pass coming out of turn 4, but ultimately it was Donnie
Hendershot crossing the line first by less than 1 car length.
For the second week in a row, Donnie passed the entire field and gained the
"hard charger" bonus in the process.
The big question is who can stop Hendershot ?? Donnie and his crew of Gary and
Jay certainly have his Hendershot Farms, Hendershot Siding sponsored Henchcraft
hooked up and fast.
After the race Jason said " Now that was fun, thanks to Donnie for running so
close, and so clean. Racing with great racers, that race clean, produces great
racing! "
Donnie was equally as complimentary to Jason and all of the Sidewinder Sprints
drivers " These drivers are racing hard and clean, The tracks are providing
great surfaces and when you put the two together, you get great action"
With Donnie's great performance in the new Henchcraft Sidewinder, expectations
have been heightened for this weeks race at Trail-Way Speedway with the
possibility of the unveiling of Rick Hench's very own Sidewinder Sprint. Rick is
working long hours (when not on vacation) trying to have it ready to debut in
the www.henchcraftracing.com
sponsored race at Trail-Way speedway on June 30th
Drivers wishing to join are reminded to register with us ASAP ( click the
registration link on our website) to reserve your car number, as we do not allow
duplicate numbers, and to receive important "registered team" only emails.
Sidewinders Sprints
Feature (25 Laps) 1. 7-Donnie Hendershot; 2. 55-Jason Morrison; 3. 38-Mark
Strickler; 4. 29-Barry Shearer; 5. 1-Shawn Seifert; 6. 31-Sean Campbell ; 7. 1K-
Kerry Schanz; 8. 92-Gary Funck; 9. 56-Devin Docherty
Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Trail-Way on June 30th
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners:
Pancho's Racing Products ( www.panchosracingproducts.com )
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email
info@panchosracingproducts.com
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com ) Hard Charger ; Donnie Hendershot
Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ; Mark Strickler
Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ) " Highest Finisher using Keizer Wheels" ;
Donnie Hendershot
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) ( www.liastire.com ) ;
Jason Morrison
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Donnie Hendershot 775
Gary Funk 662
Rohan Beasley 629
Kerry Schanz 592
Devin Docherty 535
Mark Strickler 522
Jesse Snyder 504
Sean Campbell 428
Tim Mertz 342
Jason Morrison 315
Jeremy Lynch 280
Shawn Seifert 240
Ryan Wilson 212
Jimmy Glenn 100
Heath Hehnly 95
Barry Shearer 85
James Glenn 72
Mike Dicely 68
Nathan Ottensmeyer 0
Keith Woodson 0
Rick Hench 0
Geoff Howard 0
Larney Johnson 0
Jim Campbell Jr. 0
www.SidewinderSprints.com
CINDY ROWE AUTO GLASS 17TH ANNUAL 410
SPRINT SPEED WEEK SERIES TO OPEN
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
THE SERIES
Saturday, June 30- -Lincoln Speedway Kevin Gobrecht Memorial $10,000 to
win Plus Thunder Cars 7:30 PM
www.lincolnspeedway.com
Sunday, July 1- -Bedford Speedway $5,000 to win 7 PM (Rain Date:
Monday, July 2nd)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
Tuesday, July 3- -Grandview Speedway Thunder on the Hill 35 laps $5,000
to win Plus Modifieds 7:30 PM
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Wednesday, July 4- -Hagerstown Speedway 30 laps $5,000 to win 7:30 PM
www.hagerstownspeedway.com
Thursday, July 5- -Port Royal Speedway 30 laps $5,000 to win plus
Pro-Stocks 7:30 PM
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Friday, July 6 - -Williams Grove Speedway 30 laps $10,000 to win Mitch
Smith Memorial Plus Fireworks 7:45 PM
www.williamsgrove.com
Saturday, July 7 - -Port Royal Speedway 30 laps $7,000 to win plus
Pro-Stocks 7 PM
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Sunday, July 8 - -Selinsgrove Speedway 30 laps $5,000 to win Jan
Opperman Memorial 7 PM
www.selinsgrovespeedway.com
Total Purse to exceed $250,000
16 year historical review of the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Speed Week Sprint
Series
Fred Rahmer/Salfordsville, PA 10 time Speed Week Champion
Speed Week Career Wins
28-Fred Rahmer
16- Lance Dewease
14-Greg Hodnett
8-Don Kreitz Jr
6-Cris Eash
5-Keith Kauffman
5-Billy Pauch
5-Steve Smith
4-Todd Shaffer
2-Jeff Shepard
2-Doug Esh
2-Bill Brian Jr
2-Stevie Smith
1- Mark Smith, Lenny Krautheim, Brett Mann, Sean Michael, Jerry Stone,
Tyler Walker
Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Past Champions
Fred Rahmer (10) 1992, 93, 94, 95, 98, 2000, 03, 04, 05, 06
Lance Dewease (3) 1997, 99, 2001
Greg Hodnett (1) 2002
Keith Kauffman (1) 1996
Steve Smith (1) 1991
For Hotel accommodations, please contact Choice Hotels at 1-800-399-4852
and ask for the LURC Special rate and discount. Choice Hotels are the
official Hotels of the PA Sprint Speed Week Series. Discounts are
offered by Clarion, Comfort Inns & Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Rodeway
Inns, Main Stay Hotels and Econo Lodge.
Path Valley Speedway Results 06/15/07
Putting the hot in Hendershot!!
For the third time this season, Donnie Hendershot was victorious in Sidewinder
competition, only this time Donnie had to make all the moves from his original
starting position at the rear of the A main event by virtue of his previous win
the last time Sidewinder Sprints visited "The Valley".
Donnie was obviously jubilant after a great drive that included passing the
entire field and gaining the "hard charger" bonus in the process.. In form hot
shoe, Heath Hehnly finished 2nd in his long awaited Sidewinder Sprints debut.
As good as Donnie is driving, his crew of Gary and Jay certainly have his
Hendershot Farms, Hendershot Siding sponsored Henchcraft hooked up and flying
and is definitely headed in the right direction to become the inaugural
Sidewinder Sprints champion.
Donnie would like to express his thanks to Sidewinder Sprints, Path Valley and
Trail-Way for making this new class a reality, " these cars are so much fun to
drive, they really put car set up and driving into the equation to make for a
fast car. You need good throttle control, because you can spin the tires at
will. This is what racing is all about."
The Henchcraft chassis stable of Sidewinder Sprints will become even more potent
shortly with Rick Hench putting the finishing touches on his own Sidewinder
mount. Rick is working long hours trying to have it ready to debut in the
www.henchcraftracing.com sponsored race at Trail-Way speedway on June 30th
Of particular interest in this race was the finishing order of , 1st - Suzuki
powered Henchcraft , 2nd - 2006 Kawasaki powered Hyper, 3rd - 2005 Kawasaki
powered RTS, and 4th - Yamaha powered Probe... again showing the parity between
engines and chassis in this new division.
More drivers are expressing interest in joining Sidewinder Sprints, and we look
to forward to making more exciting announcements in the near future.
Drivers wishing to join are reminded to register with us ASAP ( click the
registration link on our website) to reserve your car number, as we do not allow
duplicate numbers, and to receive important "registered team" only emails.
Sidewinders Sprints
Feature (25 Laps) 1. 7-Donnie Hendershot; 2. 55-Heath Hehnly; 3. 56-Devin
Docherty; 4. 96-Jesse Snyder; 5. 1K-Kerry Schanz; 6. 92-Gary Funck ; 7. 14-Rohan
Beasley
Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Path Valley on June 22nd
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners:
Pancho's Racing Products ( www.panchosracingproducts.com )
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email info@panchosracingproducts.com
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com ) Hard Charger ; Donnie Hendershot
Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ; Devin Docherty
Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ) " 3rd Highest Finisher" ; Devin Docherty
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) ( www.liastire.com ) ;
Heath Hehnly
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231
WOLFE TO BE A PART OF KASEY KAHNE RACE
By Brad Vores for Rick Kaylor Motorsports
June 12, 2007
MIDDLETOWN, PA:
Lucas Wolfe has been invited to be in competition as one of the 410 Sprint car
stars at the Kasey Kahne Foundation URC/358 Challenge at Williams Grove Speedway
on Wednesday night, June 27.
Wolfe will join Fred Rahmer as the first two Grove regulars to do battle with
Kahne, Dave Blaney as well as the top 20 in points from the URC series and the
top 20 from the Williams Grove 358 Sprint division.
Wolfe will pilot the Rick Kaylor-owned, Rick's Auto Body, New Cumberland Auto
Parts No. 13K JEI Chassis in the event.
Wolfe has had success in just four starts so far in the Kaylor owned car. He
owns two wins at Susquehanna Speedway Park. He also set fast time over a 48-car
field last Friday at the URC sanctioned Shot Drop Sprint Nationals. Rain wiped
out the remainder of the program, however, the race has been rescheduled for
August 3 and times will stand.
Kaylor owns and operates Rick's Auto Body located at 1114 N. Cameron Street in
Harrisburg, PA.
Trail-Way Speedway Results 06/09/07
Once again the Sidewinder Sprints greeted a new winner in victory lane. Proving
the spec tire is working well, Mark Strickler utilized his original 5 race night
old tires (6 nights, if you include Grandview) to propel him to his first
Sidewinder Sprints win. When asked in victory lane about the difference between
a 600 and the Sidewinder (Mark ran double duty last night in both classes), Mark
stated, " The 600 can be flat footed around, with the Sidewinder you have to
lift and use throttle control making it more exciting to drive". The
www.workshopwelovesnow.com sponsored Yamaha powered Stallard has found some
speed and led Jesse Snyder (2nd) and Jeremy Lynch (3rd) to the line. Two "Hard
Chargers" Sean Campbell and Shawn Seifert were next in line and will certainly
be cars to watch in the coming weeks with Shawn Seifert now concentrating on his
Sidewinder Sprint exclusively. ( His 600 car is for sale, contact Barry at Probe
Chassis for details)
Devin Docherty was the first ever Sidewinder Sprint upside down in a heat race
incident but was able to make repairs and join the feature. Devin will be
receiving the first ever Hard Luck award from H & H wings to help off set his
top wing damage.
Sidewinders Sprints
Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 38-Mark Strickler; 2. 96-Jesse Snyder; 3. 91-Jeremy
Lynch; 4. 31-Sean Campbell; 5. 1-Shawn Seifert; 6. 55-Jason Morrison; 7.
14-Rohan Beasley; 8. 1K Kerry Schanz; 9. 92-Gary Funck; 10. 7-Donnie Hendershot;
11. 56-Devin Docherty; 12. 29-Ryan Wilson
Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Path Valley on June 15th
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners:
Pancho's Racing Products ( www.panchosracingproducts.com )
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email info@panchosracingproducts.com
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com ) Hard Charger ; Sean Campbell
Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ; Sean Campbell
Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ) " Highest Finisher" ; Jesse Snyder
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) ( www.liastire.com ) ;
Jesse Snyder
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231 "Hard Luck" ; Devin Docherty
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Donnie Hendershot 575
Rohan Beasley 557
Gary Funk 518
Kerry Schanz 440
Mark Strickler 432
Jesse Snyder 419
Devin Docherty 381
Sean Campbell 352
Tim Mertz 342
Jeremy Lynch 280
Jason Morrison 220
Ryan Wilson 212
Shawn Seifert 160
Jimmy Glenn 100
James Glenn 72
Mike Dicely 68
Nathan Ottensmeyer 0
Keith Woodson 0
Rick Hench 0
Geoff Howard 0
Larney Johnson 0
Jim Campbell Jr. 0
www.SidewinderSprints.com
CURT MICHAEL EYES $4,000 TO WIN SHOT DROP/RISLONE
SPRINT NATIONALS AT THE GROVE
By Brad Vores for Curt Michael/Palladino Motorsports
OCEAN VIEW, DEL�
Fresh off a two-win weekend, Curt Michael and the Pat and Kathy Palladino owned
#99 360 Sprint car team are ready for the biggest race of the season Friday at
Williams Grove Speedway.
The four-time and defending URC Championship team will lead the URC contingent
into the Grove for the second annual Shot Drop/Rislone 360 Nationals that pays
$4,000 to the winner.
Last season, Michael blasted from his 18th starting spot to finish fifth in the
event which attracted over 50 race teams to the Grove. The team is looking for
better results this weekend as well as breaking the stronghold held by the
Central Pennsylvania 358 Sprint teams in the challenge races. In three races
over the past two seasons, 358 sprint regulars Blane Heimbach, Pat Cannon and
most recently Dave Calaman were the winners.
�We�re looking forward to the race and hoping to be a 360 that can
actually win one of these challenge races,� Michael stated. �We were
very fast in this event last year but unfortunately the handicapping system
worked against us even though we time trialed third quick. We ran fourth in our
heat race but were penalized to start 18th since they only handicapped the top
three heat finishers. We can up to fifth in a race that went non stop and we
look to improve on that this week.�
Curt would like to thank his car owners Kathy and Pat Palladino, as well as his
crew and Team 99�s sponsors-BK Trucking, Kruger Trailers, Inc., C n B
Mushrooms, Bowen Seafood, Dick Feeser Realtor, E.J. Wagner & Son Trucking,
Harley Davidson of Seaford, Del., Hank�s Performance Products, Weld,
Simpson, Pro Shocks, Ultrashield, J & J Auto Racing, WRT Web Designs and Don Ott
Racing Engines.
For the latest information on Curt and Palladino Motorsports, please visit the
recently newly designed website at
www.curtmichael.com.
Testing the Waters
Tony Stewart Racing’s Jones, Stenhouse, Jr.,
Head to Eastern Seaboard for First Look at Pennsylvania and Maryland Racing
Action
INDIANAPOLIS (June 4, 2007) – Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Levi Jones and Ricky
Stenhouse, Jr., will help write a chapter in USAC Racing’s history this week as
they travel with the USAC National Sprint Car Series to the eastern seaboard for
the first time in more than 30 years. Racing action will kick off on Wednesday
at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa., followed by a stop in Minersville,
Pa., at Big Diamond Raceway on Thursday. The eastern charge will culminate at
Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md., on Saturday.
This week’s racing action will mark the first time that either Jones or
Stenhouse will take to the dirt of the three facilities. Wednesday’s event at
Grandview Speedway will see the USAC Sprint Series compete on a 1/3-mile dirt
oval. Big Diamond Raceway is a 3/8-mile dirt facility and Hagerstown Speedway
boasts one of the only true half-mile dirt ovals in the country.
The No. 20 TSR/Chevrolet/Maxim team has won two USAC Sprint Series features in
2007, making Jones the only repeat winner of the year. Stenhouse has a USAC
National Midget Car Series triumph to his credit, and he’ll seek his first USAC
Sprint Series win this week. Jones is ranked second in the series standings with
319 points. He trails leader Darren Hagen by 26 markers. Stenhouse is ranked
19th in the series standings after missing the first three events of the season.
Racing at Grandview Speedway will get underway at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 610-754-7688. Thursday at Big Diamond
Raceway, grandstand gates will open at 3 p.m. EDT. Racing is scheduled to begin
at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets can be purchased by calling 570-385-0744.
Grandstand gates will open at Hagerstown Speedway Saturday at 5 p.m. EDT. Racing
will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 301-582-0640.
For more information regarding Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond Raceway or
Hagerstown Speedway, log on to
www.grandviewspeedway.com,
www.bigdiamondraceway.com or
www.hagerstownspeedway.com.
TSR launched the team’s official Web site this week. Race fans can visit
www.tonystewartracing.com for the
latest news and information about TSR’s World of Outlaws Sprint Series and USAC
Racing Series teams.
Quote from Levi Jones, driver of the No. 20 TSR/Chevrolet/Maxim
Having competed at race tracks around the country, are you looking forward to
heading to the east coast this week?
“It’s really cool that we’re going to three tracks that a lot of us who
currently race in the USAC Sprint Series have never seen. I’ve heard a lot about
these three tracks from the winged sprint car teams and they always talk about
how tough it is to win on the east coast. Just like in Indiana and Ohio, there
are a number of guys who can win on any given night out there. We’re hoping to
give Chevrolet and Bass Pro Shops the chance to put their brand names in the
history books in a different aspect of USAC Racing.”
Quote from Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., driver of the No. 21 TSR/Chevrolet/Maxim
Although you’ve competed in the winged sprint car ranks, you’ve never visited
these three tracks. Do you enjoy competing at unfamiliar facilities?
“Having come from the winged car series, I really enjoy traveling to different
race tracks in other parts of the country. It’s part of the learning process.
When you roll into a new facility, you have to learn how to get around there.
I’ve heard a lot about how tough racing in the eastern part of the country is
and I’m looking forward to getting a firsthand look at the teams and tracks. I
just really try to go with the flow when we head somewhere new. I am confident
that we’ll have good cars all three nights. We’re going to learn what we can,
but we’re also going to try to put Chevrolet and Bass Pro Shops in the winner’s
circle along the way.”
For complete results from this weekend’s USAC National Midget Car Series event,
log on to www.usacracing.com. For
information regarding Stewart or Chevrolet, log on to
www.tonystewart.com or
www.chevrolet.com.
MICHAEL AND PALLADINO TEAM ENJOY DOUBLE
WIN WEEKEND
By Brad Vores for Curt Michael/Palladino Motorsports
OCEAN VIEW, DE - Curt Michael and the Palladino Motorsports sprint car team
served notice over the weekend that they remain the team to beat in East Coast
360 Sprint car racing with two big feature wins in Southern Delaware.
The team started the weekend off with an open competition 360 Sprint win Friday
night at Georgetown Speedway where Michael blistered the field for the 25-lap
win.
Saturday night, Michael and the #99 team were back on the URC Series tour at
Delaware International Speedway where he once again showed the fast way around
the half mile oval. It was his 34th career win on the URC tour.
The team now has three wins in just nine starts this season and sits just 15
points out of first in URC points despite a couple dismal performances.
�Even though we had one win going into last weekend, it�s been tough
so far this year because we know we�ve been fast but circumstances have
came up and our results haven�t shown how fast we are,� said the
four-time URC champion. �We were finally able to show it this weekend with
winning two races in a row and with all the problems, we�re still only 15
points out of the URC point deal with a long season ahead of us.�
The Palladino Motorsports will take their show on the road this weekend into
Central Pennsylvania with the URC Shot Drop Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway
on Friday followed by a regular show Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway.
Curt would like to thank his car owners Kathy and Pat Palladino, as well as his
crew and Team 99�s sponsors-BK Trucking, Kruger Trailers, Inc., C n B
Mushrooms, Bowen Seafood, Dick Feeser Realtor, E.J. Wagner & Son Trucking,
Harley Davidson of Seaford, Del., Hank�s Performance Products, Weld,
Simpson, Pro Shocks, Ultrashield, J & J Auto Racing, WRT Web Designs and Don Ott
Racing Engines.
For the latest information on Curt and Palladino Motorsports, please visit the
recently newly designed website at
www.curtmichael.com.
410 rookie Nick Schlauch unveils new web
site...
Central PA 410 sprint car rookie Nick Schlauch Jr. and WRT Web Designs are
pleased to announce the new team website at
http://nickschlauchjr.net. After advancing through the quarter midget and
micro sprint ranks with great success, the Schlauch Motorsports team has now set
their sites on the Premier level of local competition. At just 17 years of age,
Nick has a bright future ahead of him, and the new website will allow fans to
follow him as he earns his stripes.
The new site gives you a look at the past, present, and future of Nick’s career
as well as a look at the rest of the Schlauch Motorsports team and the sponsors
that make racing possible. Before you leave, check out the photos, and leave
your mark in Nick’s integrated guestbook.
Check out http://nickschlauchjr.net
today, and keep an eye out for this young gun at the track as he learns from the
best sprint car drivers in the world.
PRUTZMAN READY FOR THE GROVE AND LINCOLN
THIS WEEK
Hamburg, PA – May 30, 2007 – Keith Prutzman is more than ready to get back to
racing after an open Memorial Day weekend for the 358 Sprint cars at both
Williams Grove Speedway and Lincoln Speedway last week. The Schaeffer’s Harley
Davidson-Buell / TransForce 28 Racing Team is also anxious to get back to racing
based on the team’s frustrating result with what appeared to be the best
opportunity in their last outing
The team opens the weekend Friday night at Williams Grove with 358 Sprint action
along with a full 410 Sprint card. Saturday, it is back to Lincoln Speedway
where it appears the team has found the right combination. The 410 Sprints and
Thundercars are also on the Lincoln program.
“We’ve were delayed a few weeks with then, when winter began to go, the rain
seemed to hit at the Grove or Lincoln on the nights we were to race,” shared
Prutzman. “The new motor is great but we need to dial in the set up. I was
really frustrated earlier this year but things seemed to click out of the box
two weeks ago at Lincoln. We are getting some good advice and I am doing a
better job of making sure my crew knows what adjustments I feel the car needs
when we’re a bit off.”
Keith started in the third row in his heat two weeks ago at Lincoln and rocketed
to second on the first lap in turns one and two. He made a run at Adam Wilt for
second but the leader bobbled, slowing Prutzman and enabling Wilt to take
command. Two laps later the same car bobbled as Keith was making a run on the
inside for second in turn four, chopping Keith which caused him to spin and then
collect Adrian Shaffer. Starting deep in the consolation, things looked okay
until a car spun down off the high side and clipped the 28’s right rear, nearly
causing Keith to flip but yielding a frustrating DNQ.
“I though we had a good chance at a win that night,” agreed Keith, who
celebrated his 50th birthday last week. “We are really getting things worked out
and really hope to be in the winner’s circle soon. I’m well overdue. I know the
team and I can do it.
“We just need to keep working at it. We’ve only run seven events so far due to
the weather and a light early season schedule. A choppy schedule with weeks off
really hurt when we are trying to make adjustments and changes looking for the
right set-up. But we think we are there now. Potential and optimism is great,
but we need to show Schaeffer’s Harley, TransForce and all our sponsors some
results.”
Schaeffer’s Harley Davidson-Buell in Orwigsburg, PA and the local branches of
TransForce continue to support Prutzman/Powley Racing’s 358 sprint car effort .
Additional support comes from The Westy Bar and Grill in West Hamburg, PA; Buck
Rubs Gentleman’s Club in Reading, PA; Dark N Go Tanning Salon in Hamburg, PA,
Kim's Notary Services of Hamburg, PA, McKeansburg Hotel in New Ringgold, PA,
Haus Automotive of Hamburg, PA; BS Automotive in Pottsville, PA; Blake Tobias
Motorsports (BTM) of Mohrsville, PA; Action Glass; Penske Racing Shocks; Simpson
Racing Products; Wilwood Brakes; JAZ Products; and Schoenfeld Headers.
For more information, check out
www.keithprutzmanracing.com, maintained and designed by Blake Tobias of BTM
at
www.blaketobiasmotorsports.com.
KEITH PRUTZMAN’S 358 SPRINT 2007 RACING SCHEDULE as of 5-31-07
Date, Time TRACK DIVISIONS (410s = 410 Sprints, Keith’s Result
(T’cars = Thundercars, SSP = Super
Sportsman, 358LM = 358 Late Models)
MARCH
Sat. 17, 2:00 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410s, T’cars No Race - Snow
Fri. 23, 7:30 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s. Feature: 21st (DNF)
APRIL
Sat. 14, 6:00 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410, T’cars Rain after heats, Main 5/5
Fri. 20, 7:30 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s DNQ
MAY
Fri. 4, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s Feature 17th
Sat. 5, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410s, T’cars & 358 4/14 Feature: 1 3th
Sprint main delayed from 5/5. Feature: 15th
Sat. 19, 7:00 Lincoln 358 Sprints***, 410s, SSp DNQ
JUNE
Fri, 1, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s
Sat. 2, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410s, T’s.
Fri. 22, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s
Sat. 23, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410s, T’s
Wed. 27, 7:30 Wms Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation 358/
URC Sprint Shootout, 358 LMs.
Fri. 29, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s
JULY
Sat. 7, 7:00 Lincoln 358 Sprints, SSp, 358LMs, T’cars
Fri. 13, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s
Sat. 14, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410s & T’cars
Sat. 21, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 358 LMs, T’cars
Fri. 27, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s
Sat. 28, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410s, T’cars
AUGUST
Fri. 3, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints***, 410s
Sat. 4, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410s, T’cars
Fri. 10, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s. Kids Night.
Sat. 25, 7:30 Lincoln 358 Sprints, 410 Twin-20s, T’cars
SEPTEMBER
Sun. 2, 7:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints, 410s, SSp
Sat. 8, 6:00 Lincoln 358 Sprints***, 358LMs, T’cars
Fri. 14, 8:00 Wms Grove 358 Sprints & 410s
OCTOBER
Sat. 12, 6:00 Wms Grove Fall Fest – Features Only.
358 Sprints, 410s, SSp, 358LMs.
*** - 358 Sprint Championship Event
Sidewinder Trail-Way Speedway Results
05/26/07
As per the previous release, Donnie Hendershot has found some speed in his
Henchcraft Racing Product’s Sidewinder Sprint chassis, and proved it again last
night by becoming the first repeat winner in the Sidewinder Sprints regular
points race schedule.
Donnie put his front row starting position to good use and powered away under
the green to take an early lead, with Gary Funck and Jeremy "Jay Dog" Lynch in
hot pursuit. Jay Dog briefly took over 2nd and was setting his sights on Donnie
when Jay Dog suddenly slowed in turn 1 with apparent electrical gremlins. At
that time all eyes were on Sean Campbell and his run from position 8 on the
starting grid.
With two laps to go, the fight for 2nd between Gary Funck and Sean Campbell came
to a conclusion, when both cars went for the same piece of clay entering turn 3,
with Gary’s Hyper mount sustaining steering damage and forcing Gary to retire
the car to the pits.
This set up a two lap shootout, with Donnie able to hold off Sean for his 2nd
win of the weekend.
The normally quiet and reserved Hendershot was ecstatic after his 2nd win in as
many days, and credits his competitive runs to “Rick Hench’s ability to not only
manufacture a great race car ( www.henchcraftracing.com ) but also Rick's
valuable assistance in setting up the car and helping dial it in for the track
conditions.”
Donnie went on to say “ that he would also like to thank the organizers of
Sidewinder Sprints, the tracks for hosting us in the inaugural year and the
other competitors for the great clean racing.”
Sidewinders Sprints
Feature (15 Laps) – 1. 7-Donnie Hendershot; 2. 31-Sean Campbell; 3. 38-Mark
Strickler; 4. 14-Rohan Beasley; 5. 1K-Kerry Schanz; 6. 96-Jesse Snyder; 7. 92-
Gary Funck; 8. 91-Jeremy Lynch; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson
The Sidewinder Sprints have a break from the action next week, which will help
some teams regroup and some new teams to be able to make their first appearance.
Cars expected to debut at the next event include, Larney "Buzz" Johnson, Ron
Taggert and Gary Reed. Those cars coupled with the return of Devin Docherty, Tim
Mertz, Jimmy Glenn and Shawn Seifert will add some quantity to what is already a
high quality racing product.
Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Trail-Way on June 9th
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners:
Pancho's Racing Products ( www.panchosracingproducts.com )
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email
info@panchosracingproducts.com
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com ) Hard Charger ; Sean Campbell
Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ; Sean Campbell
Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ) " Hard Charger" ; Sean Campbell
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) ( www.liastire.com ) ;
Sean Campbell
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Donnie Hendershot 515
Rohan Beasley 485
Gary Funk 454
Kerry Schanz 372
Tim Mertz 342
Mark Strickler 332
Devin Docherty 324
Jesse Snyder 324
Sean Campbell 267
Jeremy Lynch 190
Ryan Wilson 158
Jason Morrison 144
Jimmy Glenn 100
Shawn Seifert 80
James Glenn 72
Mike Dicely 68
Nathan Ottensmeyer 0
Keith Woodson 0
Rick Hench 0
Geoff Howard 0
Larney Johnson 0
Jim Campbell Jr. 0
www.SidewinderSprints.com
Sidewinder Sprints presented by Pancho's
Racing Products 05/25/07 results
Path Valley Speedway Results 05/25/07
If you haven't had a chance to read Area Auto Racing News and Barry Angstadt's
column, Small Cars - Big Buzz, here is a link to the online version
www.openwheelracers.com/Staff%20Articles/2007%20Staff%20Articles/May%2025-07%20-F-%20Small%20Cars%20Big%20Buzz%20-%20Angstadt.htm
This is a great read that really explains the concept behind the Sidewinder
Sprints, and after last nights racing at Path Valley, Barry's line about parity
gained even more momentum.
For the 5th time in as many races, Sidewinder Sprints welcomed a new driver to
the winners circle. On what was a great race track with multiple grooves of
racing, Donnie Hendershot (the original $10K winner) took the win in his Suzuki
powered Henchraft. (Henchcraft's first ever Micro win - congratulations Rick)
Donnie took a gamble (threw the dice) racing the first ever Henchcraft
Sidewinder Sprint this season and his crew have been "dialing it in" and have
now found the speed to be a serious contender for the rest of the season. The
whole Hendershot team are excited to be a part of Sidewinder Sprints ( and part
of the Henchcraft stable) and firmly believe that with the rules package
leveling the playing field that the class will continue to grow.
Mark Strickler's effort to replace a burnt clutch from Grandview paid dividends
with a strong 2nd place finish
Hard charger Ryan Wilson benefited from a late race caution and was able to pass
Rohan Beasley for third with three laps to go.
Week 1 ; Jeremy Lynch, Yamaha powered Stallard
Week 2 ; Jimmy Glenn, Kawasaki powered Hyper
Week 3 ; Sean Campbell, Suzuki powered Probe
Week 4 ; Jesse Snyder, Yamaha powered Probe
Week 5 ; Donnie Hendershot, Suzuki powered Henchcraft
Sidewinders Sprints
Feature (15 Laps) – 1. 7-Donnie Hendershot; 2. 38-Mark Strickler; 3. 29-Ryan
Wilson; 4. 14-Rohan Beasley; 5. 1K-Kerry Schanz; 6. 96- Jesse Snyder; 7. 92-
Gary Funck; 8. 5G- Jimmy Glenn DNS
Sidewinder Sprints will appear this week at Trail-Way on May 26th
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners:
Pancho's Racing Products ( www.panchosracingproducts.com )
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email info@panchosracingproducts.com
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com ) Hard Charger ; Ryan Wilson
Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ; Mark Strickler
Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ) ; Donnie Hendershot
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) ( www.liastire.com ) ;
Mark Strickler
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Donnie Hendershot 415
Rohan Beasley 400
Gary Funk 382
Tim Mertz 342
Devin Docherty 324
Kerry Schanz 292
Jesse Snyder 248
Mark Strickler 242
Jeremy Lynch 190
Sean Campbell 172
Jason Morrison 144
Jimmy Glenn 100
Ryan Wilson 90
Shawn Seifert 80
James Glenn 72
Mike Dicely 68
Nathan Ottensmeyer 0
Keith Woodson 0
Rick Hench 0
Geoff Howard 0
Larney Johnson 0
Jim Campbell Jr. 0
www.SidewinderSprints.com
Sidewinder Sprints - Grandview Speedway
Results 05/23/07
Firstly, Sidewinder Sprints would like to thank all of the Thunder on the Hill (TOTH)
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com staff for all of their help last night.
It was a great nights racing, on a great track, and everyone was able to watch
an awesome 410 WOO/Pa Posse feature as a bonus. ( If you haven't seen the 410
sprints at Grandview, make sure you don't miss the next show, July 3rd).
The interest shown in the Sidewinder Sprints in the pits before and after the
racing was phenomenal with many of the media, public and World of Outlaws
drivers asking questions about the new class.
Speed was the name of the game at Grandview, with many teams caught short in the
gear department causing some over stressed engines. One team that had it dialed
in was Sean Campbell. Sean was carrying an in car video camera from
www.motorsportvideoproduction.com and the footage of his charge from the
rear should be sensational, especially his dice with Randy West (special guest
appearance in Kerry Schantz's 1K).
Jesse Snyder was the class of the field and became the first repeat winner in
the season so far. Jesse was ecstatic to win in front of such a large crowd,
Jesse stated, ” I really need to take time to thank my dad for all the support
he has put behind me with racing. The guy is a true outstanding person."
Jesse added, "The track got faster to me as the night went on. The track was
fast. Barry Livelsburg once again was on hand to help with a few setup tricks.
The motor started to slow down in the last few laps which I think is due to
overheating problems." Jesse has his Yamaha powered Probe hooked up and running
strong and is currently the "man" to beat.
Sidewinders Sprints
Feature (15 Laps) – 1. 96-Jesse Snyder; 2. 31-Sean Campbell; 3. 92-Gary Funk; 4.
14-Rohan Beasley; 5. 1K-Randy West; 6. 2T- Ron Taggert; 7. 29- Ryan Wilson; 8.
56- Devin Docherty; DNS. 1- Shaun Seifert, 5G- Jimmy Glenn, 38- Mark Strickler
Sidewinder Sprints will appear this week at Path Valley on May 25th before
rounding out the week at Trail-Way on May 26th.
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners:
Pancho's Racing Products ( www.panchosracingproducts.com )
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email info@panchosracingproducts.com
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com ) Hard Charger ; Sean Campbell
Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ; Jesse Snyder
Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ) ; Sean Campbell
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) ( www.liastire.com ) ;
Jesse Snyder
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231 $100 Gift Certificate, Jesse Snyder
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Tim Mertz 342
Devin Docherty 324
Rohan Beasley 315
Donnie Hendershot 315
Gary Funk 310
Kerry Schanz 212
Jeremy Lynch 190
Sean Campbell 172
Jesse Snyder 172
Mark Strickler 147
Jason Morrison 144
Jimmy Glenn 100
Shawn Seifert 80
James Glenn 72
Mike Dicely 68
Nathan Ottensmeyer 0
Keith Woodson 0
Rick Hench 0
Geoff Howard 0
Larney Johnson 0
Jim Campbell Jr. 0
www.Sidewindersprints.com
Sidewinder Sprints presented by Pancho's
Racing Products update 008
Memorial Day is fast approaching and the Sidewinder Sprints schedule has
certainly kicked into gear.
This week the Sidewinder Sprints will be racing on 3 nights.
Wed. 23rd at Grandview for the
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com; this will be a great nights racing in
support of the WOO / PA Posse Keystone Challenge cup.
We will be placing an in car camera from
www.motorsportvideoproduction.com in Sean Campbell's #31 Probe, and Sean has
agreed to start rear of field to help provide some great video footage. For your
friends and family that cannot make it to the track let them know that
www.dirtvision.com is also covering this
event, and they should be able to listen to live audio.
This will provide great exposure for all teams and sponsors associated with
Sidewinder Sprints, and will definitely create extra interest in the crowd with
the cost effectiveness and speed of the Sidewinder Sprints.
Friday 25th and its back to Path Valley (www.pathvalley.com)
where it is planned to have Heath Hehnly make his debut in Jason Morrison's #55
Hyper.
Saturday 26th and its off to Trail-Way (www.trail-wayspeedway.com).....
and as a reminder our 8 lap heat record, guesstimate and win $50 competition is
still open (www.microracing.com/forum/topic.asp?$sid=&id=2258)
and could possibly be won this weekend.
This is the Memorial Day long week end, and with our increasing car counts, it
should be an outstanding weekend of racing ( long range weather looks great!).
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners :
Pancho's Racing Products ( www.panchosracingproducts.com )
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email
info@panchosracingproducts.com.
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com ) Hard Charger ;
Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ;
Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ) ;
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) ( www.liastire.com ) ;
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231
www.SidewinderSprints.com
COLLETT IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST URC WIN
By Brad Vores for Justin Collett Racing
MIDDLETOWN, DE
Winning on the URC Sprint Series tour is a tough feat. It's even tougher when
you start 15th in the starting lineup.
That's why Justin Collett's first career victory under the URC banner was
impressive as the Middletown, Delaware racer worked his way from 15th, then
taking the lead on lap 22 to score that first win with the series Saturday at
Delaware International Speedway.
Collett's win came aboard the Collett and Sons Welding, Sunrise Bagel Cafe,
Active Crane Rentals, Kriner Racing Engines #69 JEI Chassis.
Collett's win was his third career open cockpit win. He was a 410 Sprint car win
at Williams Grove Speedway as well as a 360 Sprint car win at North Carolina's
Gastonia Speedway on his resume.
Collett's win moved him back on top of the lucrative URC point chase, a
championship that the team will set its sights on for the remainder of the 2007
racing season.
Justin would like to thank all of his sponsors as well as his Mom and Dad, Mike
Wicks, Matt Anderson and his Uncle Dennis for their dedication to his racing
career and race team.
The #69 sprint car will be in action this Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway
in the Jack Gunn Memorial 360/358 Sprint Challenge.
For more information on Justin Collett and the Collett and Sons Racing Team,
please visit www.justincollett.com.
HESSERT GRABS STRONG TOP TEN FINISH, MOVES
TO THIRD IN USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS
Haubstadt, Indiana/Cherry Hill, NJ May 13, 2007 . . . With a huge field of
midgets on hand Tom Hessert was impressive with a strong eighth place finish in
the 30-lap Toyota Challenge USAC National Midget Car Series race at Tri-State
Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana on Saturday night.
Hessert had some problems in his qualifying heat race, five were run for more
than 50 midgets on hand, and had to qualify for the feature race running in the
second semi-feature. He made the feature in high style winning the 12-lap semi
topping some of the top talents in the sport.
In the Toyota Challenge feature race the Cherry Hill, NJ college student was
forced to start far back in the 25-car starting field and was able to charge
through the field but time ran out before he was able to make a challenge for a
top five finish.
The 20-year-old racer settled for an impressive eighth place finish and that
moved him to third in the current USAC National Midget Car Series standings.
Events coming up include a 100-lap USAC Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series race at
Anderson, Indiana Speedway on May 23rd and the “62nd annual Toyota Night Before
the 500 Classic” USAC National Midget Championship Series race at O’Reilly
Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 26th.
The next USAR Hooters Pro Cup event takes place on June 2nd at Peach State
Speedway in Jefferson, GA.
Path Valley Speedway Results Friday May
11th Results
Friday night at Path Valley produced yet another 1st time Sidewinder Sprints
winner, this time it was Jesse Snyder victorious in only his second start in his
new Yamaha powered Probe.
When asked in victory lane about the new Sidewinder division, Jesse summed up
his experience in one word, "awesome". Jesse was a late arrival and was very
rushed in preparing his E.R.I., Probe Chassis, Guhl Motors, Bernheisel Race
Cars, The Grandi Man Sardine Can Inc. sponsored Probe and is very thankful to
the people that helped make it possible, "I would like to Thank Sean Campbell
and Ray Dunkley for their help tonight. I knew I was going to be late, so Sean
pulled my number that put me on the front row. When I got to the track Ray
helped me put on the gear, fuel, tires and anything else that needed done he
did. Without their helped I would have struggled all night seeing as I only had
a hand full of tools in the trailer. Their help was greatly appreciated. Thanks
guys. Also a special thank you to my shock man, Chris Gladfelter."
Of special interest in the first 4 weeks of racing is the diversity of engine /
chassis packages and drivers that have visited victory lane;
Week 1 ; Jeremy Lynch, Yamaha powered Stallard
Week 2 ; Jimmy Glenn, Kawasaki powered Hyper
Week 3 ; Sean Campbell, Suzuki powered Probe
Week 4 ; Jesse Snyder, Yamaha powered Probe
This trend is proving the success of the engine rules package and is a great
indicator as to the equality of the 1000cc engines.
Sidewinders Sprints
Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 96-Jesse Snyder; 2. 7- Donnie Hendershot; 3. 56-Devin
Docherty; 4. 92-Gary Funk; 5. 14-Rohan Beasley; 6. 17-Tim Mertz; 7. 31-Sean
Campbell; 8. 1K-Kerry Schanz (DNS)
Sidewinder Sprints now has a week of to prepare for their own "mini-speed week"
starting at GrandView Speedway (www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com)
on May 23rd supporting the WOO/PA Posse Challenge and then back to Path Valley
on May 25th before rounding out the week at Trail-Way on May 26th.
Cars expected to make their debut during this week include, Ryan Wilson #29,
Gary Reed #46, Ron Taggert #2 and Larney "Buzz" Johnson #37
For all your racing needs please contact our following partners :
Pancho's Racing Products (www.panchosracingproducts.com)
140 Enterprise Dr.
Suite D
New Oxford, PA 17350 and they can be contacted by either phone : 717-624-0090 or
email
info@panchosracingproducts.com.
Contingency Awards:
Sidewinder Sprints (www.sidewindersprints.com)
Hard Charger ; Devin Docherty
Guhl Motors (www.guhlmotors.com); Jesse
Snyder
Keizer Wheels (www.Keizerwheels.com);
Devin Docherty
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com)
(www.liastire.com); Jesse Snyder
H&H Wings...Phone 717-303-8231
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Tim Mertz 342
Devin Docherty 324
Rohan Beasley 315
Donnie Hendershot 315
Gary Funk 310
Kerry Schanz 212
Jeremy Lynch 190
Sean Campbell 172
Jesse Snyder 172
Mark Strickler 147
Jason Morrison 144
Jimmy Glenn 100
Shawn Seifert 80
James Glenn 72
Mike Dicely 68
Nathan Ottensmeyer 0
Keith Woodson 0
Rick Hench 0
Geoff Howard 0
Larney Johnson 0
Jim Campbell Jr. 0
www.Sidewindersprints.com
KRUGER TRAILERS JOINS PALLADINO
MOTORSPORTS
By Brad Vores for Curt Michael/Palladino Motorsports
OCEAN VIEW, DE - Pat and Kathy Palladino and Palladino Motorsports driver Curt
Michael would like to welcome a new sponsor on board the #99 sprint car.
Kruger Trailers, Inc. of Georgetown, Delaware has joined the defending URC
Sprint series championship team as a sponsor as Michael looks to secure a fourth
consecutive URC championship banner.
Kruger Trailers is a maker of trailers and truck bodies and is a long time
family owned operation and is located right across the street from Georgetown
Speedway.
Michael will give his new sponsor a good look as the Palladino team will be
competing in Friday's Open competition 360 Sprint car event at Georgetown.
The team will return to the URC schedule on Saturday night at Delaware
International Speedway, where Michael won the track opener a few weeks back.
We are looking forward to racing at Georgetown this week and then trying to go
back and defend our win at Delaware on Saturday night, Michael said. We are
excited to have Kruger Trailers on board with our team and we hope to give them
something in return with another URC championship as well. They join an already
great list of loyal sponsors on our team.
Curt would like to thank his car owners Kathy and Pat Palladino, as well as his
crew and Team 99's sponsors - BK Trucking, Kruger Trailers, Inc., C n B
Mushrooms, Bowen Seafood, Dick Feeser Realtor, E.J. Wagner & Son Trucking,
Harley Davidson of Seaford, Del., Hank's Performance Products, Weld, Simpson,
Pro Shocks, Ultrashield, J & J Auto Racing, WRT Web Designs and Don Ott Racing
Engines.
For the latest information on Curt and Palladino Motorsports, please visit the
recently newly designed website at
www.curtmichael.com.
DuPont Tyvek Presents 2007 Keystone Cup
Sprint Series May 23 to May 28
The DuPont Tyvek 2007 Keystone Cup Sprint Series will feature six
consecutive nights of racing for the 410 Sprints and it all kicks off at the
Grandview Speedway on Wednesday night, May 23 and continues through Monday, May
28 at the Port Royal Speedway. Each event will offer a minimum of $5,000 to win,
except Grandview Speedway where the winners share will be $10,000 for the
victory in the 35 lap main event.
The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at Grandview Speedway will
open the Keystone Cup Series on Wednesday, May 23. The top drivers of the PA
Posse will gather on the hill for this event and they'll have company! This
event is sanctioned by the world famous World of Outlaws so the roster will be
rich in talent.
The line-up will include Fred Rahmer, Lance Dewease, Greg Hodnett, Jeff Shepard,
Mark Smith, Lucas Wolfe, Alan Cole and Doug Esh joined by Steve Kinser, Donny
Schatz, Danny Lasoski, Daryn Pittman, Joey Saldana, Jack Haudenschild, Tim
Shaffer and Jason Sides just to name a few. Race time is set for 7:30 PM and
advance tickets are now on sale by calling 215-860-5631 or by visiting;
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com. The Grandview Speedway is located on
Passmore Road, just off Route 100 in Bechtelsville, PA (19505). The speedway
hotline is 610-754-7688.
Following the Thunder Series DuPont Tyvek Keystone Cup opener, the PA Posse will
head to the Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, PA on Thursday, May 24th. The
popular three-eighth mile clay oval will offer a $5,000 payday to the winner of
the 30 lap feature event and racing action will get underway at 7:30 PM. For
more information, please visit;
www.bigdiamondraceway.com.
The PA Posse will then return home to the Williams Grove Speedway in
Mechanicsburg, PA on Friday night, May 25. Another $5,000 pay check will be on
the line for that nights feature winner. Race time is 8 PM. Get all the details
at: www.williamsgrove.com.
The Saturday night outing is always a big one as the Keystone Cup Series invades
the Lincoln Speedway on May 26. Race time is set for 7 PM and more information
is available at:
www.lincolnspeedway.com.
Race five of the Keystone Cup Sprint Series will move to the Selinsgrove
Speedway on Sunday night, May 27. 7 PM is the starting time for this event that
will take place at one of the fastest speedways in the country. Race time is 7
PM and all the details can be found on
www.selinsgrovespeedway.com.
The Keystone Cup Sprint Series will officially end on Monday, May 28 at the
popular Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, PA. Race time is 1 PM and you're
invited to visit their web site at:
www.portroyalspeedway.com.
The DuPont Tyvek 2007 Keystone Cup Sprint Series is a rich paying tune-up to the
17th Annual Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Sprint Speed Week Series. A total
purse of $250,000 will be paid out across the Series that opens on Saturday,
June 30 and continues through Sunday, July 8. In the sixteen year history of the
Speed Week Series, 105 events were presented at eleven tracks producing nineteen
different Speed Week feature winners. Fred Rahmer is the master of the Speed
Week Series winning twenty-eight features and ten championships.
For all your travel and lodging needs, please be sure to contact Choice Hotels
by calling 1-800-399-4852. Ask for your special rates and discounts offered by
Clarion, Comfort Inn & Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Rodeway Inns, Main Stay
Hotels and Econo Lodges. For that special rate, provide the code LURC. Stay at a
Choice Hotel when traveling on the DuPont Tyvek Keystone Cup Sprint Series and
the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Sprint Speed Week Series.
USAC NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR HEADS EAST TO
GRANDVIEW, BIG DIAMOND & HAGERSTOWN
Wingless sprint car racing heads East to Pennsylvania and Maryland as the USAC
National Sprint Tour invade the Grandview, Big Diamond and Hagerstown Speedway.
The opening event is set for Wednesday night, June 6 as the NAPA Auto Parts
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series continues at Bruce Rogers Grandview Speedway.
This will be the first ever appearance by the USAC wingless sprints at the
high-banked one-third mile oval on the "hill". Expected USAC stars include Tracy
Hines, Dave Darland, Kevin Swindell, Levi Jones, Damion Gardner and Darren
Hagen. USAC plans to announce a full roster shortly. Also on the program will be
qualifying and a twenty lap feature for the ARDC Wingless Midgets, making their
only appearance of the year at Grandview. Race time is 7:30 PM.
The following night, Thursday, June 7, the USAC National Sprint Tour and the
ARDC Wingless Midgets will present a double-header event at the Big Diamond
Raceway in Minersville, PA. For more information, please visit
www.bigdiamondraceway.com.
The USAC sprints will then invade Frank Plessinger's Hagerstown Speedway in
Hagerstown, MD on Saturday night, June 9. Hagerstown will be the final eastern
tour stop for USAC as they return to the West. Also on the program will be the
late models with race time set for 7 PM. For all the details, please visit
www.hagerstownspeedway.com.
HESSERT HAS IMPRESSIVE SHOWING IN USAC
EVENTS AT IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA/CHERRY HILL, NJ May 6, 2007 . . . Tom Hessert ran well in both the
USAC Sprints and USAC Midgets at Iowa Speedway on Saturday. “Iowa is a gorgeous
race track,” said Hessert. “It is a very racy facility and the United States
Auto Club should be proud to include this track on the schedule.”
Hessert, driving the MAACO Americas Body Shop No. 5 midget, qualified well with
a 6th quick time (23.339 seconds on the 7/8th mile semi-banked asphalt oval)
earning a 6th place starting spot in the 25-lap USAC National Championship
Midget Series feature that was part of the “Casey’s General Stores USAC
Tripleheader.”
The Cherry Hill, NJ college student quickly moved up to challenge the leaders in
the early laps of the feature race. Hessert had the MAACO Americas Body Shop
midget in front of the field for the 5th and 6th laps.
“I messed up though,” said the 20-year-old racing talent. “I told them to
tighten the car up based on my previous races here and in the late laps it just
got too tight. It was all my fault.” Hessert had a good shot to win the race but
a tight car forced him to settle for sixth.
Tom is currently 4th in the USAC National Midget Series point standings with 76
points.
In the 25-lap feature race for the Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Car Series
Hessert had oiling problems in practice and that ran over into qualifying. The
MAACO Americas Body Shop No. 5H sprint car was 27th in qualifying with a 24.599
second trip around the oval.
Starting 27th Hessert had his work cut out for him and he handled it well. The
talented open cockpit racer was able to charge through the pack to finish 8th
gaining 19 positions in the 25-lap feature race.
“The sprint car was running strong,” commented Hessert. “If we had had a couple
more cautions instead of so many green flag laps we could have been running with
the leaders.”
On May 12th Hessert will head to Haubstadt, Indiana to race in the USAC Midget
events being run at Tri State Speedway. He has run a sprint car at this track in
the past but this will be a first time for him racing a midget.
On the way home from Haubstadt there is a possibility that Hessert may just make
a side trip to Kokomo, Indiana to compete in a local midget race on Sunday, May
13th. That is not a firm plan right now but something that is being considered.
Other events coming up include a 100-lap USAC Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series race
at Anderson, Indiana Speedway on May 23rd and a USAC National Midget
Championship Series race at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana on
May 26th.
CARBER Grabs Another Top 5 Finish with URC
Bad luck strikes again for Michael Carber of Pipersville, PA and Steve Miller's
22z team. The 22z team thrashed all night to make the A - Main at Williams Grove
Friday but was unable to due to fuel pickup problems. Michael and the team look
forward to this coming Friday with hopes to not only qualify for the A-Main but
also have a strong finish.
Better luck fell to Michael on Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway in Guy
Howie's 19H URC Sprintcar. Michael started 4th in his heat and gained the lead
on the first lap. Michael stretched his lead to nearly a straight away ahead of
Trevor Lewis and the rest of the field. A late race broken shock slowed
Michael's pace, but he was able to hold on for the heat race win.
Carber was forced to start 10th in the A-Main due to URC's handicapping system
after a 3rd place finish last weekend at Delaware International. Michael passed
his way up to fourth and with five to go gave his postion up to Ed Aikin as a
result of power stee ring loss. Michael held his ground dispite the lack of
power steering and drove Howie's 19H to another top 5 finish.
Michael would like to thank his sponsors and team for their support this season:
Allamuchy Garage, Al's Towing, Butcher Motorsports, Burnett Racing Engines, DMI,
Hoosier, Lost Creek Carts, MAXIM Chassis, Speed T's, VRP Shocks, and Wings
Unlimted.
NEW Michael Carber Gear NOW Avaliable online and at the track.
Visit www.michaelcarber.com for the
latest updates and merchandise sales.
Ryan Osborne Stays
Focused with Runnerup at Waterford Speedbowl
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut welcomed the USAC Northeast Ford Focus
Midgets into their 1/3 mile oval for the kick-off of the series 2007 schedule.
Nineteen year old Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford, New Jersey, was among the
fourteen hopefuls who made the tow into town to do battle in the three year old
racing series. Ryan was hoping for the same kind of success he enjoyed last year
when the season opened up at Waterford, and he finished in the runner-up slot.
Ryan didn't disappoint his loyal Ryano Racing following as he once again
finished in the runner-up slot to the winning nineteeen year old lady racer,
Ginny Quinones, driving out of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. The win marked the first
victory for a lady racer in the three year old racing series.
Fast right out of the trailer, Ryan qualified seventh quickest after qualifying
late in the round. Ryan placed third in his heat, and started the feature on the
outside pole. With the racing lanes being narrow due to the lack of rubber laid
down on the outer groove, Ryan tucked the Ryano Racing number 38 down low and
used extreme patience in trying to find a way around the leader Quinones, who
led from the start to finish in the 20 lap main event. Ryan made numerous
attempts to pass but the racing lane was just too narrow to find the room to
pass without incident. Rather than risk a problem, Ryan played it conservatively
and took the runner-up finish.
Ryano Racing will take the momentum built from the great start at Waterford as
they head into the next series event scheduled for May 26th at the Star Speedway
in Epping, New Hampshire. Fifteen races make up the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus
Midget racing schedule and finishing all of the events is essential in hoping to
land the series title, won last year by Kunkletown, Pennsylvania's Ryan Smith.
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for all of their help
as they set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Focus Championship. For
additional news and information regarding Ryano Racing, check out their website
at: www.ryanoracing.com.
SIDEWINDER SPRINTS AT TRAIL-WAY SPEEDWAY NEXT SATURDAY
Sidewinder Sprints will once again venture to
Trail-Way Speedway next Saturday, only this time there will be a few changes. It
will be the first night race for the Sidewinders at Trail-Way and the car count
will hit a new high with numerous drivers using the extra rain outs to finish
completing their new cars for the 2007 season.
Drivers expected to make their 1000cc Sidewinder Sprints Trail-Way debut this
week include, Kerry Schanz, Mark Strickler, Shawn Seifert, Larney "Buzz"
Johnson, Sean Campbell and possibly a 2nd car from the Gary Funck stable with
Ryan Wilson behind the wheel.
For more driver news and status, check the website at
www.sidewindersprints.com.
Interest in this new class is building momentum and with the addition of some
special exhibition races being scheduled ( WOO/Pa Posse at Grandview 05/23
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com and the Super 600 Show at Lanco on
07/07 www.super600showdown.com
this class will continue to gain exposure and grow as the season progresses.
For everyone that is interested, the 8 lap heat guesstimate competition being
held is still open at
www.microracing.com/forum/topic.asp?$sid=&id=2258.
First prize is $50 to the person that guesses the closest to the 8 lap heat
time.
The following is the current 8 lap track records for 600 and 358...
600cc 8 laps Mike Dicely 2:02.46 on 3/19/05
358 Sprints 8 laps Brad McClelland 1:53.05 on 9/26/03
Contingency Awards;
Sidewinder Sprints Hard Charger (www.sidewindersprints.com)
Guhl Motors (www.guhlmotors.com)
Keizer wheels (www.keizerwheels.com)
Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Trail-Way Speedway on Saturday Night
April 14th.
www.sidewindersprints.com
CARBER locks in 410 Ride
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 Michael Carber signed with Steve Miller Motorsports
to pilot the Lost Creek Carts # 22z 410 sprint car. Carber will be filling his
season out with a full URC schedule in Guy Howie's 19H 360 sprint car and Steve
Miller's 22Z 410 sprint car. Carber will also be competing Friday's at Williams
Grove in 410 competition and in select time trial events. Michael and Miller's
main focus will be on Friday nights at The Grove. Michael is looking forward to
racing for Miller and Howie this season since both cars show tremendous
opportunities. Carber will make his debut in the 22Z this Friday at Williams
Grove Spd. Michael would like to thank Guy Howie and Steve Miller for the
opportunity to drive for them and he looks forward to the upcoming season.
Carber would also like to thank his sponsors that will be contributing to both
cars: DMI, HTMA, Impact Race Products, MAXIM Chassis, Speed T's, VRP Shocks, and
Wings Unlimited. NEW Michael Carber Apparel will be availa ble April 14th at
Bridgeport Speedway for Michael's first URC start of the season as well as on
his website. (www.michaelcarber.com)
PRUTZMAN ANXIOUS FOR 358 SPRINT ACTION
TONIGHT
Hamburg, PA – March 25, 2007 – Weather permitting, Keith Prutzman and the
Schaeffer’s Harley/Davidson-Buell / TransForce 28 Racing Team will open their
2007 racing season this evening, March 25, at Williams Grove Speedway in
Mechanicsburg, PA in the first event for the 358 Sprints this year. Also on the
6 PM racing card, rescheduled from Friday, are the 410 Sprints.
“We’ve been delayed a few weeks with the weather but everything is still ready
for tonight,” shared Prutzman. “The new motor sounds great and we’ve gone over
the car a dozen or so more times with the delay. Our plans are to run point the
point title at Lincoln Speedway on Saturdays as well as the Grove on Fridays… or
whenever they run. We have two cars ready to race and the motors to support the
effort.”
Joining lead sponsors Schaeffer’s Harley Davidson-Buell in Orwigsburg, PA and
the local branches of TransForce in supporting Prutzman/Powley Racing’s 358
sprint car effort in 2007 are The Westy Bar and Grill in West Hamburg, PA; Buck
Rubs Gentleman’s Club in Reading, PA; Dark N Go Tanning Salon in Hamburg, PA,
Kim's Notary Services of Hamburg, PA, McKeansburg Hotel in New Ringgold, PA,
Haus Automotive of Hamburg, PA; BS Automotive in Pottsville, PA; Blake Tobias
Motorsports (BTM) of Mohrsville, PA; Action Glass; Penske Racing Shocks; Simpson
Racing Products; Wilwood Brakes; JAZ Products; and Schoenfeld Headers.
For more information, check out
www.keithprutzmanracing.com, maintained and designed by Blake Tobias of BTM
at
www.blaketobiasmotorsports.com.
New Curt Michael Website Roars to Life
4 Time URC Champion Curt Michael and WRT Web Designs are proud to announce the
re-launch of http://curtmichael.com. Curt
ended 2006 by wrapping up his 3rd straight United Racing Co. Championship, and
is looking to add to his long list of accomplishments with the Palladino
Motorsports Team in 2007.
The new site will bring a fresh new look and lots of new content to race fans
everywhere. Curt’s fans can take a photographic journey through his career as
well as being able to keep up with his current endeavors as he attacks the 2007
URC schedule. While you are there, make sure that you leave him a message in his
interactive guestbook, and soon you will be able to pick up his 2007
merchandise.
Stop by http://curtmichael.com today, and
be sure to add it to your favorites for frequent returns.
PA SPRINT SPEED WEEK PLANS IN PLACE FOR
2007
While the weather has controlled early season action in central Pennsylvania,
plans for two major racing events continue to move forward. The inaugural
Keystone Cup Sprint Series over Memorial Day week, and the 17th annual Cindy
Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania sprint Car Speedway during the Independence Holiday
week.
The Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week will include eight
races in nine days, beginning with the Kevin Gobrecht Memorial Race at the
Lincoln Speedway, near Hanover, on Saturday June 30. This year's Speed week
opener will offer $10,000 to the winner of the 30 lap feature event. Lance
Dewease won last year's Gobrecht Memorial, while Doug Esh won a second Speed
week event at Lincoln in 2006. Fred Rahmer leads all drivers with six Speed Week
wins at Lincoln.
The series will move to the Bedford Fairgrounds on Sunday July 1st. Last year
Bedford's inaugural Speed Week event fell victim to rain, but the historic
Fairgrounds oval will try again in 2007 to host a Speed Week event. The 30 lap
feature at Bedford will offer $5000 to the winner. A rain date of Monday July 2
is in effect.
On Tuesday July 3 the Cindy Rowe series moves on to the Grandview Speedway, in
Bechtelsville. The Grandview event is part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series and will be a 35 lap feature with $5000 on the line for the
winner. Last year's Speed week event at Grandview was rained out, but Fred
Rahmer also leads all drivers with four Speed Week wins on the hill.
Wednesday July 4, Speed week moves south of the boarder to the Hagerstown (MD)
Speedway. Again the standard format will include a 30 lap feature event with
$5000 to the winner. Speed Week returned to Hagerstown last year after a ten
year absence, and Lance Dewease scored the win. Dewease has won two of the four
Speed Week events held at Hagerstown.
A major change in the Speed Week schedule will find the teams moving to the Port
Royal Fairgrounds for the Thursday July 5 event. The first of two Speed week
events for Port Royal will include a 30 lap feature event paying $5000 to the
winner. Last year Fred Rahmer finally won a Speed week event at the Port. Port
Royal's all-time win leader Keith Kauffman also leads in Speed Week wins there
with three.
Friday July 6 finds Speed week moving to the famed Williams Grove Speedway for
the Mitch Smith Memorial event. Long considered the "Crown Jewel" of Speed Week,
the Grove event will offer $10,000 to win the 30 lap feature event. In last
year's event, Jeff Shepard claimed the victory. In a familiar theme, Fred Rahmer
leads the way in Speed Week wins at the Grove, with four.
It's back to Port Royal on Saturday July 7, but this time the 30 lap feature
will offer $7000 to the race winner.
The 17th Annual Cindy Rowe Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week will conclude on
Sunday July 8 at the Selinsgrove Speedway. The Jan Opperman Memorial event at
Selinsgrove will go 30 laps with $5000 to the winner. Last year Doug Esh scored
his first career Selinsgrove win in the Speed Week show.
Over it's first 16 years, the Cindy Rowe Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week has
completed 105 races at 11 different Speedways. Fred Rahmer has been the most
prolific driver during Speed week, with 28 wins and 10 Speed week titles. Lance
Dewease owns three Speed Week crowns, and 16 victories. Greg Hodnett has 14 wins
and one series title. Other series champions have been Keith Kauffman and Steve
Smith, who each have one title.
The unquestioned success of Speed week has led local promoters to add a similar
event leading up to Memorial Day. The Keystone Cup Sprint Series will host six
races in six days.
The Inaugural Keystone Cup Sprint Series will kick off on Wednesday May 23 at
the Grandview Speedway. It moves to Big Diamond Raceway, near Minersville, on
Thursday May 24, then to Williams Grove on Friday May 25. Saturday the Keystone
Cup travels to Lincoln Speedway, with Sunday May 27 finding the Sprint Cars at
Selinsgrove Speedway. The Inaugural Keystone Cup series will wind up with the
Memorial Day Afternoon Classic at Port Royal on Monday May 28.
The Keystone Cup series will offer a minimum of $5000 to win each event, with a
point fund to be distributed following the six races series.
The first race of the Keystone Cup Sprint Series, at Grandview, will be held in
conjunction with the World of Outlaws who will sanction the big event. Big
Diamond was a part of the Speed week series for a number of years until a
management change at the Speedway come too late to include the Speedway in the
2006 Speed week series. The Keystone Cup series will allow the Sprint Cars to
return to Big Diamond in a big race.
CINDY ROWE AUTO GLASS PENNSYLVANIA SPRINT CAR SPEED WEEK
QUICK FACTS
105 Races held at 11 Different Tracks
19 Different Winners
Leading feature winner of the series- - Fred Rahmer with 28
Fred Rahmer 28
Lance Dewease 16
Greg Hodnett 14
Donnie Kreitz Jr. 8
Cris Eash 6
Keith Kauffman 5
Billy Pauch 5
Steve Smith 5
Todd Shaffer 4
Jeff Shepard 2
Doug Esh 2
Stevie Smith 2
Billy Brian Jr. 2
Mark Smith 1
Brett Mann 1
Sean Michael 1
Tyler Walker 1
Jerry Stone 1
Lenny Krautheim 1
Cindy Rowe Speed week CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fred Rahmer (10) ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘98,‘00, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06
Lance Dewease (3) ‘97, ‘99, ‘01
Greg Hodnett (1) ‘02
Keith Kauffman (1) ‘96
Steve Smith (1) ‘91
KEITH PRUTZMAN READY FOR 358 SPRINT ACTION
THIS WEEKEND
Hamburg, PA – March 15, 2007 – Weather permitting, Keith Prutzman and the
Schaeffer’s Harley/Davidson-Buell / TransForce 28 Racing Team will open their
2007 racing season this Saturday, March 17, at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown,
PA at the first event for the 358 Sprints this year. Also on the 2 PM racing
card are the 410 Sprints and the Thundercars.
“Everything is a go for this weekend,” shared Prutzman. “The new motor is in and
sounds really good. We have loaded the equipment in the trailer and going back
over everything on the car between now and this weekend. Our plans are to run
Lincoln on Saturday and the Grove next Friday. We won't be going to practice
this Sunday at the Grove.”
“We are starting off in much better shape this season,” continued Prutzman. “We
have the 2nd car ready with last year’s motor plus the new engine Danny at
Midway did for us. Zeke (Steve Powley) and I head up the crew which also
includes Dave Scott, Jason Minnich and Scottie Isett. They put in long hours of
work at their jobs and then long hours of work on the car in the shop and at the
track. We can always use more help but this group is the best and we are ready.”
Joining TransForce, the nationwide CDL driver recruiting and staffing company,
and Schaeffer’s Harley Davidson-Buell in Orwigsburg, PA as sponsors of Prutzman/Powley
Racing’s 358 sprinters for this season are The Westy Bar and Grill in West
Hamburg, PA; Buck Rubs Gentleman’s Club in Reading, PA; Dark N Go Tanning Salon
in Hamburg, PA, Kim's Notary Services of Hamburg, PA, McKeansburg Hotel in New
Ringgold, PA, Haus Automotive of Hamburg, PA; BS Automotive in Pottsville, PA;
Blake Tobias Motorsports (BTM) of Mohrsville, PA; Action Glass; Penske Racing
Shocks; Simpson Racing Products; Wilwood Brakes; JAZ Products; and Schoenfeld
Headers.
For more information, check out
www.keithprutzmanracing.com, maintained and designed by Blake Tobias of BTM
at
www.blaketobiasmotorsports.com.
Spring Fling Thunder on the Mountain
We are pleased to announce that Colin Martin of Spitfire Racing in
conjunction with Jim Peruto of Keenan Motors, Lou Cicconi of Dart Chassis,
and Dan DeRitis of Team Risqué is presenting Spring Fling Thunder on the
Mountain - a T.Q. Midget Championship Race at Mountain Speedway in St.
Johns, PA on Saturday, April 14, 2007. This will be a stand-alone T.Q. event.
A practice session will be held on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the track.
Listen to WZZO Z95 of the Lehigh Valley and JR 93.7 in the Wilkes Barre
Scranton area for promotional ads that will run in conjunction with their
Nextel Cup broadcasts and during the week for the Spring Fling Thunder on
the Mountain Championship race. Each station will be running contests where
listeners can win free tickets to the Spring Fling Thunder on the Mountain
Race. Everyone in attendance at the race will be eligible to win tickets
to a Nextel Cup race at Pocono for this summer. Check out
www.atqmra.org
for more details about the race.
HESSERT READY FOR BUSY 2007 RACING
MIDGETS, SPRINTS AND HOOTERS CUP
CHERRY HILL, NJ March 1, 2007 . . . Talk about a busy season, Tom Hessert has
one planned for 2007. The 20-year-old plans to race in a full slate of USAR
Hooters Pro Cup stock car events entering the Southern Series and aiming for the
Hooter’s Championship Series.
Hessert will be in a car entered by veteran NASCAR crew chief David Ifft who had
great success in NASCAR Winston Cup racing with Darrell Waltrip, Ron Bouchard
and others. Ifft will also be acting as the team’s crew chief.
Hessert’s mount will be a Hess Racing built chassis. Billy Hess and Ifft have
had great success together in the past.
A Chevrolet engine, built by Dennis Fisher (Fisher Engineering), will provide
the power for the Ifft entry. Fisher and Ifft have been able to win many races
in the past and both feel that young Tom can bring them winning results.
The team will kick off their Hooters Pro Cup schedule of races on Saturday,
March 10th at the classy USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida.
The Cherry Hill, NJ resident will also run a full schedule of United States Auto
Club National Midget Series races on both dirt and pavement tracks. And there
will be a number of USAC Sprint pavement track races on his schedule.
All the race cars will carry sponsorship from MAACO AMERICA‘S BODYSHOP,
headquartered in King of Prussia, PA. Simpson Race Products will provide safety
equipment for the talented driver.
Hessert’s midgets will be Beast chassis powered by Esslinger Ford engines with
Jeff Pogo serving as crew chief. The sprint car will also be a Beast chassis
with a Stanton Mopar power plant. Pogo will also be the crew chief on the sprint
car. Both teams will be managed by Bob East, considered the man in midget and
sprint car racing today, out of his new shop in Brownsburg, Indiana.
“I am really excited about the 2007 season. With David Ifft providing the
Hooters Cup car I feel confident that we will have a good shot at doing well in
that series and being able to walk off with Rookie of the Year honors,” said
Hessert. “And I think with the midget and sprint equipment we have along with
Jeff Pogo’s expertise I can win a few features in 2007.”
In 2006 the MAACO AMERICA’S BODYSHOP sponsored teams traveled from coast to
coast running the USAC National Midget Series along with events on the ARDC,
NEMA, BMARA, and POWRI circuits. Along the way he was able to tally up double
digit top five finishes and even more top tens in feature races.
Hessert entered less than 10 sprint car events in 2006, all of which were on the
pavement. The sprint season was highlighted by a sixth at Concord, NC and an
eighth at Richmond International Raceway while a fifth topped off the season in
the 2006 finale in Orlando, Florida during the MOPAR Performance Racing Industry
promoted events.
“I have always tried to learn something each time I put my helmet on,” said the
good looking college student. “I have refined my driving skills and furthered my
knowledge of racecar set-up. I really think that 2007 is shaping up to be the
best season of my career.”
Hessert’s goal is to make it to the top level of NASCAR competition.
J.J. WILLETT PRESS RELEASE
J.J. Willett, age 17 has a full season of racing in his hands. He plans racing
his 358 sprint car primarily at Lincoln Speedway. If he is able to, he will also
race at events at Williams Grove and Trail-Way speedways.
J.J. is also driving a 410 sprint car for J&M Racing. This race team is owned by
Jack and Marge Burton based out of Pittsgrove N.J. This team plans to race
primarily at Lincoln Speedway with appearances at special shows across the tri
states.
Some of J.J.'s sponsors include LA Sharp Services, Lee Auto Supply, Olde
Philadelphia Soda, F&W Grafix, Shane Smith Transportation, River Road Recycling,
and Motors done by George Zorn (silverfox).
SAMMONS CAREER IS ON TRACK AT AGE 18
BORDENTOWN, NJ - Davey Sammons has plenty to look forward to in 2007. The
new year will bring 18-year-old’s graduation from Bordentown (N.J.) Regional
High School in June and the start of his college career just months later.
But Sammons, of Bordentown, N.J., is most excited about his second season as a
regular on the tough United Racing Company (URC) 360 Sprint Car circuit.
The ‘07 season for Sammons began on Jan. 12-14 at the Atlantic City (N.J.)
Convention Center, where his white, blue and orange No. 79 Maxim was on display
in the Bob Hilbert Sportswear booth at Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing
Fuels.
Sammons was on hand to meet fans and sign autographs throughout the weekend.
After a successful 2006 season with URC, Sammons was named Rookie of the Year at
the Awards Banquet held in December at the Lancaster (Pa.) Host. A graduate of
the 270cc and 600cc Micro-Sprint divisions (where he won 17 feature events),
Sammons finished his freshman URC season a respectable 13th in points, while
making steady performance gains throughout the summer.
Highlights of the ‘06 season for Sammons included a URC Non-Winners’ Race
victory at Grandview (Pa.) Speedway; fast time at the Williams Grove (Pa.) 360
Nationals over a strong 50-car field in August; two heat race victories and five
top-10 finishes in URC action; a second-place finish at Sugar Creek Speedway in
Blue Ridge, Ga. and a seventh at Tri-County Speedway in Brasstown, N.C.; and
nomination for the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame 360 Rookie of the Year.
Following the Motorsports appearance, Sammons and his Andy Anderson-led team are
set for their first race - the ‘King of the 360s Nationals’ at East Bay (Fla.)
Raceway Jan. 25-27.
Sammons has prior experience at East Bay in a 600cc Micro-Sprint and could
hardly wait for the Sunshine State trip with a Sprint Car.
Sammons hopes to keep up his positive late-2006 momentum rolling into ‘07, with
his first 360 Sprint Car victory and a top-five finish in the URC standings.
The United Racing Company (URC) Sprint Series will begin their 60th season as a
traveling sprint car organization on Saturday night, April 14 at the Bridgeport
Speedway.
For further information on Davey Sammons, visit:
www.daveysammons.com.
Joe Ilg moving up to 410 at Lincoln
In 2007, Joe Ilg will advancing from the 358 division to the 410 division at
Lincoln Speedway and is planning to run as many races as his work schedule
permits. The primary sponsor will be the Pennsylvania Driving Under the
Influence (DUI) Association (www.padui.org).
The Pennsylvania Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Association is a professional
organization which is working to address the DUI problem in all of its many
stages -- from prevention to enforcement up to, and including, adjudication and
rehabilitation.
For the past several years, Joe Ilg has driven the familiar yellow 22j at
Lincoln and Williams Grove Speedways in the 358 class. Joe has also been
employed as a Police Officer since 2004 and is very aggressive and dedicated to
his job. This year Joe has decided to utilize his experience in his professional
field and combine it with his passion for sprint car racing. His goal is to
provide race fans & drivers with the knowledge that the effects of alcohol &
controlled substances have when driving.
In addition, Joe will be changing his car color from the familiar yellow to a
new scheme of black & white. The car number will also be changed from 22J to
".08". The team will be running J&J Chassis and Don Ott engines. Joe is
currently working on additional sponsorship.
CARBER COMPLETES HIS VISIT AT BIS WITH ALL
TOP TEN FINISHES
Michael Carber started the preliminary night of the World Series of Sprintcars
at BIS on a good note. After time trialing 6th out of 33 cars he had to start
near the rear in a series of heat races. On prelim night they were no B or C
mains, instead each driver ran a total of 3 heat races. In the first heat he
started 7th and finished 5th. The second he started 10th and finished 7th and
the third he started 8th and finished 3rd. The was not a dash either so the
A-Main was inverted based on each drivers collected points for the night.
Michael started 8th in the A-main and was up to 5th early. He nearly turned over
on a rough cushion and was forced to start back at the rear of the field, but
made his way up to 8th before the checkered waved. If Michael had been a bit
more patient a podium finish was very possible as Michael had worked his way to
5th prior to the near crash. Overall a good night of racing for the P& P
Motorsports #U25 team.
The results of the prelim night determined who would run heats and who wouldn't.
The top four drivers from night one were locked in to the dashes. Michael fell
just short of a garunteed dash starting spot for night 2, but this allowed
Michael to regain himself and compete through the heat races and race his way
into the dash. He lined up 3rd for the dash where he finished 4th. After
starting 7th in the 50 lap World Series of Sprintcars Australian open he
finished the grueling event with a 9th place finish.
After completing the World Series at BIS Michael and the team will now focus on
the Outlaws Down Under IV at Parramatta City Speedway next weekend. For more
information and current updates about Michael Carber feel free to visit
www.michaelcarber.com.
Attached is a picture I would like you to add with the article if you can.
Caption for Picture: Michael races again local Australian Ben Wright
Thanks for your support,
Christine Musselman
Marketing - Michael Carber
COMBINED EFFORT FOR CARBER IN OUTLAWS DOWN
UNDER IV
P&P Motorsports is joining forces with Allan & Karen Woods to field car#U28 for
Michael Carber in the upcoming Outlaws Down Under IV events at Parramatta City
Speedway (PCR) January 18, 19 and 20.
Carber will team with Allan Woods in a second QLD Speedway Spares 410-powered
Sprint Car. He is excited that the Gislingham’s and Wood’s have provided this
opportunity to compete with the best drivers in this International Event. The
combination provides everything needed to make a strong run at the upcoming
events.
The latest results for Michael at BIS. After a fair time-trial due to going out
early on a slick wet track, Michael raced two heat races for night one of the
World Series of Sprintcars at BIS. He started 4th and finished 3rd in his first
heat race attempt. He then started 3rd in his next and won. Michael was eligible
for the dash where he started and finished 5th. Michael then lined up 9th for
the feature where he finished 7th. Carber and the team felt they had a good run
on a very fast and narrow track.
Their next scheduled event will be held at BIS once again on Friday, January
12th. This race will be the preliminary race for the last night of the World
Series of Sprintcars and Michael's last race at BIS paying $20,000 to win.
Michael will now move on to the Outlaws Down Under races at Parrametta City
Speedway where he will race along side teammate Allan Woods.
Thanks for your support,
Christine Musselman
Marketing- Michael Carber
MICHAEL CARBER SCORES A PODIUM FINISH IN
ROUND 3 AT BIS
Saturday January 6th, 2007 Michael Carber and the P& P Motorsports team loaded
up and went to BIS for night 3 of USA Sprintcars at Brisbane International
Speedway. Carber along with his fellow American's sought out to beat the local
Australian's once again. The American's finished in the top 10 again on night
three. Once again they raced a pair of heats. Michael started 8th in his first
heat and finished 4th. Michael progressed through his heat race struggling a
little due to his car being too tight. Michael started and finished third in his
second and final qualifying event. As a result of Michael's combined finishes in
his heat races he was not eligible for the dash that his fellow American Brent
Kaeding won. Carber lined up 11th along side of local Australian Tony Wynne for
the A-Main. Michael had to start deep in the field due to a rough night in his
qualifying events. Michael was able to compete closely wi th his fellow
American's finishing 3rd in the feature event. Jonathan Allard, Cameron Gessner,
Michael Carber, Andrew Scheuerle, an Ben Wright rounded out the top five for the
A-Main. Michael and the team had a tough night struggling to loosen their car,
but finally go the car good for the feature and ended the night with another top
five finish. Carber has failed to finish outside the top five since he's been at
BIS which makes him a good contender for the World Series event they will be
competing in later this week. Michael would like to thank Paul and the entire
#25 crew. For more updates visit:
www.michaelcarber.com.
Thanks for your support,
Christine Musselman
Marketing- Michael Carber
SCOTT PURSELL CELEBRATES 30th YEAR OF
RACING;
APPEARING IN WILWOOD BOOTH AT MOTORSPORTS 2007
Frenchtown, NJ – Scott Pursell and his Advanced Autosports #1 Racing Team are
celebrating 30 years in racing in 2007. To mark the occasion, Pursell and his #1
Maxim sprint car will be appearing in the Wilwood display at Motorsports 2007 at
the Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center on January 12, 13 and 14, 2007.
Pursell started his career racing go-karts at age 14 in 1977. He has notched 6
stock car championships and captured 20 career wins in sportsman, small block
modified and sprint car competition. Scott has been campaigning since 1998 with
the URC organization. He has six feature wins and has finished in the top ten in
URC points seven times. In 2006, Pursell scored two URC victories, at Lincoln
Speedway and Penn Can Speedway, and finished 11th in URC point standings. In
addition, the team launched a new web site,
www.scottpursellracing.com.
For 2007, the team will once again compete with URC with their Maxim chassis
powered by Tony Feil Competition Engines.
The team’s primary sponsors include Mavrode Farms of Ringoes, NJ and Advanced
Billiards in Milford, NJ. Major sponsors are Pioneer Mortgage and Finance in
Clinton, NJ; Champion Tire of Ringoes, NJ; Anthony Danzo, Esq. in Frenchtown,
NJ; and BJ Novelty Screen Printing of Milford, NJ. Associate sponsors include
Leadfoot Performance in Riegelsville, PA; LA Sharp of Cinnaminson, NJ; C&M Tree
Service in Baptistown, NJ; The Audi Shop of Wilmington, DE, and C&B Mushroom
Farm located in Avondale, PA.
Product sponsors of the Team include Wilwood, K&N Filters, Jaz Products, Tony
Feil Competition Engines, Zemco Speed Equipment, AmSoil, Frankland Racing
Products, French Grimes Race Systems, ISC Racers Tape, GME Steering, Behrent’s
Speed Center, Bitner Automotive, Thunder Mountain Wings, Spatz Fiberglass,
Robison Racing Products, Blakemore Crankshafts, and Fastener Specialties.
Carber captures first victory at Brisbane
International Spd.
New Years day 2007, Michael Carber of Pipersville, PA drove Paul Gislingham
owned #25 sprint car from Brisbane, Australia to victory in the 2nd
International Feature of the 06/07 season at BIS. Carber brought the #25 P & P
Motorsports, Micro Plant Hire, Greenies Tippers, Cheetah Performance, "The Bolt
King" Capalaba car home ahead of Andrew Scheuerle, Cameron Gessner, Steven
White, and fellow American Jonathan Allard. After a slow time trial he had his
work cut out for him in his heat races. Michael started 8th in the first heat
and finished 2nd. His finish was then inverted for the next heat. He started 7th
and finished 3rd. These results made him eligible to compete in the dash. Carber
pulled the pole starting position for the dash, but due to some contact with
fellow American Jonathan Allard he suffered a broken w-link and managed to pull
off 2nd. Michael started outside Allard for the A -Main. Carber got the initial
jump off Allard and lead the remainder of the 30-lap feature event. The team is
now looking forward to competing Saturday Jan. 6th, 2007 in the 3rd
International Feature event at Brisbane International Speedway.
Carber leads three American’s at BIS
Michael Carber of Pipersville, PA, arrived on Christmas Eve in Brisbane,
Australia where he has set out to compete in various shows throughout the next
couple of weeks. Carber will be racing at Brisbane International Speedway for
the majority of his races there. Michael raced his first race on Dec. 29th. He
and three other sprint car drivers from the United States embarked on their
first mission to beat the local drivers. All drivers were lined up for two heats
rather than time trials to place them in their starting positions for the
A-Main. Michael started fourth in his first heat and finished third. Based on
his first finish he started seventh and finished third in his final heat race.
The results of both heat races made him eligible for the dash, where he started
and finished in the sixth position. Carber started sixth in the A-Main and
managed to finish fifth. The fellow American drivers also finished in the top
ten, sixth and tenth respectably. Carber would like to thank owner, Paul
Gislingham, for the opportunity to have such an awesome ride.
Carber Headed to Australia
Michael Carber, driver of Guy Howie’s 19H URC sprint car for the upcoming season
is proud to announce his upcoming trip to Brisbane, Australia. Carber has been
invited to race the International and World Series Sprint car events at TITAN
Garages Brisbane International Speedway beginning December 26th. Michael will be
piloting the Paul Gislingham #25 sprint car for these events. His tentative
schedule for Australia puts him racing into late January. After these races
Michael will return to the states to begin his season with Guy Howie. The first
few races will begin with Howie’s 410 sprint car at Central Pennsylvania tracks
including Lincoln Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway. Following the first few
scheduled 410 sprint races the team will begin the URC sanctioned schedule for
the remainder of the year. Carber will also be attending special non-point 410
races throughout the season. Carber is happy to have the following sponsors on
board for the 2007 racing season: Butcher Motorsports, Maxim Racing, Simpson
Race Products, ISC Racers Tape, Allamuchy Garage, VRP Shocks, Wings Unlimited,
Blairstown Auto Supply, NAPA, and Al’s Towing. Updates on Carber’s performance
in Australia will be posted regularly on his website
www.michaelcarber.com.
2007 central PA winged super sportsman, late model, street stock schedule
| DATE | SPORTSMAN | LATE MODELS | STREET STOCKS |
| March 24 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| March 31 | Port Royal | Lincoln | |
| April 6 | Williams Grove | ||
| April 7 | Lincoln | Lincoln | |
| April 14 | Port Royal | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| April 21 | Trail-Way | Lincoln | |
| April 28 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| May 5 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| May 12 | Trail-Way | ||
| May 19 | Lincoln | Lincoln | |
| May 26 | Port Royal | ||
| June 2 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| June 9 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| June 16 | Trail-Way | ||
| June 20 | Port Royal | ||
| June 23 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| June 27 | Williams Grove | ||
| June 30 | Port Royal | ||
| July 7 | Lincoln | Lincoln | |
| July 13 | Trail-Way | Trail-Way | |
| July 14 | Trail-Way | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| July 21 | Port Royal | ||
| July 28 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| August 4 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| August 11 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| August 18 | Port Royal | Lincoln | |
| August 25 | Trail-Way | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| September 1 | Lincoln | ||
| September 2 | Williams Grove | ||
| September 7 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
| September 8 | Lincoln | ||
| September 15 |
Lincoln Sportsman 100 |
Lincoln | |
| September 21 | Williams Grove | ||
| October 12 | Trail-Way | Trail-Way | |
| October 13 | Williams Grove | Williams Grove |
LANCO's 125cc MICRO SPRINT CHAMPION...BOB
BRUBAKER
By Barry Angstadt
Bob Brubaker is 68, and he's been involved in racing for 53 years, but don't you
dare call him "old". In fact, the Lancaster, PA resident may just be reaching
his prime as a racecar driver.
Brubaker has spent the past 17 seasons behind the wheel of a micro sprint,
throttling around clay ovals in the 125cc, 270cc, and 600cc classes.
Before he became an accomplished micro sprint racer, Brubaker participated in
various forms of motorsports, and he wasn't always a driver.
He built modifieds, or "bugs", that ran at Williams Grove, Lincoln, Selinsgrove,
and Langhorne. He also dabbled in drag racing, owning cars that competed at
local drag strips.
Brubaker also owned a few self-built Grand National cars (predecessors of the
present-day Nextel Cup cars) in the mid-'60's. His cars raced at Daytona,
Charlotte, and Atlanta. And then he began his own driving career, but he wasn't
strapped into a vehicle that had four wheels.
The soft-spoken Brubaker started racing on snow-covered tracks, steering
snowmobiles to a pair of national championships. Next came go-karts, where he
had a streak of 17 consecutive victories during one season of competition.
Finally, in 1989, he got the urge to race on dirt, and he decided to try and
conquer the ultra-competitive micro sprint division. And, even though he won
numerous features and became very successful, a Lanco championship eluded him
until this season.
Piloting the Pat Risser, Hyper-chassied no. 00, Brubaker posted an amazing
string of 6 wins and 13 top-five finishes in 18 races at Lanco's Clyde Martin
Memorial Speedway. His triumphs included the prestigious Clyde Martin Memorial
Race, a double-point event that propelled him to the 125cc title.
Brubaker also competed in the 270cc Two-Stroke division at Lanco, and he races
at Linda's Speedway every Friday night as well.
He may be the oldest driver to ever win a Lanco point crown, but don't call him
"old". Bob Brubaker is a seasoned veteran, and now that he's tasted the fruits
of his first micro sprint championship, he is hungry for more.
Northeast Ford Focus News:
USAC Ford Focus National Championship
Wean 2nd, Smith 3rd, Quinones 9th
The Northeast Ford Focus Series would like to congratulate the NFFS
Representatives at the National Championships in California.
The opening round, held on the dirt of the Ventura Speedway in Ventura
California. Northeast Ford Focus star, Nick Wean, (Wean Heating and Tank
Maintenance #78) of Milford, NJ, qualified 4th fastest for the event. Nick
finished 5th in the heat, and 4 qualified which put him in the B main. Nick had
a great duel with the Northeast’s Ryan Smith to win the B Main.
Under USAC rules, Nick got his time back, (4th), and USAC inverted the top 4,
giving Nick the pole for the feature.
Ginny Quinones, (APS Powder Coating #00), from Pen Argyl, Pa, qualified 16th,
after not getting any practice on the speedway due to mechanical problems. Ginny
qualified in her heat, and finished a hard fought 11th, after starting 16th in
the main event.
Kunkletown, Pa.’s Ryan Smith, (S & S Speedways #55), missed the set up in
qualifying, with a 22nd best time. Ryan also just missed qualifying in his heat,
but ran a hard fought 2nd to Wean in the B-main. The feature saw Smith start
20th, and finish a fine 8th place.
Congratulaions Nic Faas on a great Win!
The final event was held on the pavement of the Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale
California, on Thanksgiving Night.
Ryan Smith, qualified fourth, less than a tenth of second off the Fast
Qualifier, Michael Faccinto. Nick Wean was able to qualify eighth, less than two
tenths off the pole, at this very close qualifications. Ginny Quinones,
qualified fourteenth, less than four tenths from the pole!....
The feature saw Smith fight for the win, but had to settle a hard fought second,
Wean and Quinones to both run a consistant race to finish seventh and fifteenth,
respectively.
Ryan Smith’s great pavement ride put him in a hard fought third in the final
points for the National Championship. Nick Wean’s fine seventh, and with his
second at on the dirt at Ventura finished a impressive second in points. Ginny
Quinones with her consistency ended up ninth in points….her second top ten in
National Points in the last two years!
Congratulations to Michael Faccinto, The USAC Ford Focus National Champion, and
on his Fast Time and Win at Irwindale.
FINAL FORD FOCUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS: 1-Faccinto-97;
2-Wean-81; 3-Smith-80; 4-Faas-75; 5-Skoglund-72; 6-Robertson-55; 7-Bobby
Michnowicz-52; 8-Roberts-52; 9-Quinones-49;