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8/28/2010
BOWERS/DURHAM CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO SAGI BARRETT AND YOUNKER ALSO REPEAT VICTORIES

Saturday night was second win night as Hagerstown’s Alan Sagi notched his second season triumph, this time by posting victory in the 30th Annual Shorty Bowers Bull Durham Championship late model event. Sagi started third in the 30-lap event and won by 4.686 seconds ahead of Jamie Lathroum.

Season second wins also went to Ashley Barrett of Shippensburg, Pa, whose previous win in the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman division was April 3rd, the division’s first race of the season while Darrin Younker of Berkley Springs, WV posted his second triumph in the last three races for the Ernie D’s Pure Stocks. 

Sagi moved into second on the while Gerry Bard led as Lathroum showed up and went to the front. Sagi kept pace until Lathroum made a slight bobble in turn four of the 19th lap as Sagi came off the fourth turn bottom to lead the 20th. He continued to stretch his lead until the checkered when he was nearly a straightaway and two lapped cars back to Lathroum.

“They were giving me a signal,’ Sagi said.”Jamie and I had a good race there. I was trying to run the tires off him. I kind of thought he was a tick better than I was. Jerry Bard was a little better there at the beginning but I just rode there and made some just laps and things worked out for us.”

Bard put the field in motion from the pole as Sagi got ahead of Brian Booze on the start while Lathroum was coming from ninth to get past Booze on the seventh lap. Following back to back cautions on laps nine and ten, the race went the rest of the way under green.

Bard was made the meat in the sandwich on the backstretch of lap 11 when Lathroum charged around the outside and Sagi hugged the inside going into turn three. Lathroum exited turn four with the lead while Sagi wasn’t giving him any slack and continued to make him run for the money. While they duked it out up front, Bard was trailing by nearly three seconds with Mike Lupfer following and Gary Stuhler coming after he got past Tyler Hershey.

Lathroum slipped momentarily as Sagi was close enough to capitalize on the miscue and let it all hang out after taking over on lap 20. He began to stretch his lead a little every lap as he entered rear traffic by lap 22 and never looked back until taking the checkered.

“This deal’s really been coming together the past few weeks,” Sagi said. “We’re getting the car better and better all the time. The biggest thanks goes to John Chamberlain, the owner.”

 Lathroum ended second as Stuhler edged past Bard on the final stretch for third. Fifth went to Hershey while Lupfer was sixth. Point leader Frankie Plessinger was seventh over J.T. Spence, from 15th, with Marvin Winters and Booze to complete the top ten.  Heat winners were Hershey, Bard and Lathroum while Kyle Lear was the consy winner.

A pivotal point of the event in the battle for the championship ending in next week’s McBee/Hays Championship event came on lap nine when Roy Deese Jr. pitted under the caution with a broken suspension component. Plessinger came into the event 39 to the good and left with a 125 point spread. Deese beat Plessinger last year by only one point for his seventh title. 

Rookie Justin Weaver and veteran Richard Walls came to the green in the late model sportsman feature as Weaver sped to the front and had a 2.40 second lead by lap four when Walls’ air cleaner came off and stuck the throttle, sending him into the turn one fence.

Barrett had started seventh and took over the runner up spot on the restart to lead Weaver by inches on lap five...

Weaver maintained his distance while Steve Axtell Jr. and Andy Fries came from the fifth and sixth rows to aggravate him but following a ninth lap restart, Weaver ran his race while Axtell and Fries battled for the third spot with Fries taking the position until Axtell reclaimed it with four to go. A final caution closed the field on lap 18 for a two lap dash to the finish as Barrett pulled ahead to a 1.261 second win while Weaver didn’t falter and easily picked up the runner up spot over Axtell with Fries and Scott Palmer completing the top five.  Weaver, Richard and Rodney Walls won the heats.

“I’m really happy to be here tonight,” Barrett said.”It seems the last few weeks, I can’t make anything happen on the top. We found three bad shocks on the car and I know that was holding us back. We’ve been working on our set ups and scratching our heads a whole lot and I never even went to the top tonight. I got to the front and said ‘I’m going to stay here (on the bottom)’ and it worked out for us tonight.”

Danny Beavers led the first lap of the pure stock feature as fifth starting Younker charged to the front and had the lead by the second circuit. While he had Beavers trailing, Dave Stouffer was on the way from 11th and worked past Beavers on the 13th lap to begin closing the gap on Younker. They came to the line by less than a length and only .227 seconds apart. Brian Miller ended third with Mike Warrenfeltz and Billy Ecton Jr. completing the top five. Younker and Miller won the heats.  

“These are never easy, Younker said. “It’s a little easier when you start towards the front, but I’ll tell you what, we worked hard for this.”

As race dates begin to dwindle, Saturday’s program is one of the best on the schedule with the late models headlining the 44-lap 25th Annual McBee/Hays Championship. The Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman and Ernie D’s Pure Stocks are also on the program. With the final point standings shows, the 2010 champions will be determined following each event. There will also be one final Enduro Dash prior to the finale during the Small Car National event the following weekend.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Hoosier Tire-Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 Laps, 24 entries, (Lap Leaders – Justin Weaver 1-4, Ashley Barrett5-20) 1.Ashley Barrett; 2.Justin Weaver; 3.Steve Axtell Jr.; 4.Andy Fries; 5.Scott Palmer; 6.Pete Weaver ( St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Center Hard Charger) 7.Glenn Elliott; 8.Paul Cursey; 9.Chad Myers; 10.Robby Beall; 11.Wayne Walls Jr; 12.Fred Harden; 13.Donnie Farlling; 14.Courtney Shreiner; 15.Terry Flaherty; 16.Chaz Walls; 17.Rodney Walls; 18.Ryan Walls; 19.Jason Smith; 20.Ronnie Dennis; 21.J.J. McLanigan; 22.Chris McLanigan; 23.Richard Walls; DNS – Nick Pappas 

 Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 16 entries (Lap Leaders – Danny Beavers 1, Darrin Younker 2-15): 1.Darrin Younker; 2.Dave Stouffer Jr (Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger); 3.Danny Beavers; 4.Brian Miller; 5.Mike Warrenfeltz; 6.Billy Ecton Jr. 7.Kevin Koontz; 8.Kenny Dillon’ 9.Kevin Koontz/ 10.Mike Sanders; 11.Steve Lowery; 12.Kenny Day; 13.Charlie Pensinger; 14.Mike Kratovil; DNS – Drew Fitzsimmons, Frank Dibella

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8/21/2010
RODNEY WALLS SCORES CAREER FIRST FOR SMALL CAR GUARANTEED SPOT

 It was not only a career first win in the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman division, but also an emotional one for third generation driver Rodney Walls of St. Thomas, Pa, son of Richard Walls and grandson of the late Wayne Walls Sr. The rookie also earned a guaranteed starting spot in September’s 4th Annual Small Car National event.

After a dismal 11th place finish the previous week, Hagerstown’s Mike Warrenfeltz was on the money to go from 11th and lead the final five circuits for his season eighth triumph and career 82nd in the Ernie D’s pure stocks and also getting a guaranteed starting spot in the Nationals.

Steve Thompson of nearby Clear Spring outlasted the competition to win his second (24th Annual) Tommy Thompson Demo Derby in the past three years. 

Walls appeared on his way to victory the previous week but a restart incident past the halfway mark erased that but Saturday night at Hagerstown Speedway, the young rookie drove like a veteran, dodging the bullets of his cousin, Mike Walls, followed by Scott Palmer and finally Ashley Barrett to pull away in the final six circuits to win by 1.255 seconds.

“The biggest thing I have to thank is my mom and dad…if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be here doing this,” Walls said.  “It’s great to have the starting spot. I tried to get in there last year and didn’t make it.”

With their point averages, Walls began from outside pole alongside fellow rookie, Justin Weaver as Walls grabbed the top spot over Weaver with Mike Walls taking third. M. Malls moved into second on lap five and started looking inside while Palmer took third. M. Walls led the seventh lap but R. Walls kept the momentum around the outside to regain the point the next circuit as Palmer then stepped into second and began challenging on the inside. 

Ashley Barrett and Terry Flaherty took the next positions before the red flag waved for M. Walls who backed his car into the third turn fence.

With Palmer empty handed, Barrett charged around him for his try at unseating Walls, but each lap became a wider margin between the two until the checkered waved.

“Dad put the similar set up that he had on last week and put a new tire on the right rear,” Walls said.”That car was great. I could drive it through the corners, it was just awesome.”

Palmer followed in third with Flaherty and Kyle Lear who started from the rear after being late for the initial lineup. Paul Cursey came from 15th to sixth with seventh to Donnie Farlling, who got the St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube hard charger after starting 18th. Pete Weaver, Richard Walls and Ryan Walls were next. Heat winners were Richard, Rodney and Mike Walls.

Danny Beavers also began on the outside pole to pull to the front as Brian Miller began challenging and took the lead for lap four just before Kevin Boyer spun in his own dumped oil and then collected Eddie McClellan. During the red flag, Miller pulled pitside with engine problems as Beavers assumed the lead for the restart. By lap six, Warrenfeltz had squeezed through traffic to begin his challenges. He got past to lead lap ten with Darrin Younker, Beavers and then rear starter, Steve Lowery knocking on the door. Warrenfeltz held Younker off by .456 second to claim the victory. 

“Last week, we were out to lunch,” Warrenfeltz said.”I tried everything. This week we went in the garage and put it back like it used to be. The first two laps, I knew I was hooked up down on the bottom and the car was going real good.  I thought ‘they’re going to have to catch us.’”
Lowery ended a close third with Beavers and Kevin Koontz completing the top five. Beavers, Younker and Dave Stouffer Jr. won the heats.

Racing resumes Saturday with the late models headlining the program with the 30th Annual running of the Shorty Bowers Bull Durham Championship, a 30-lap event for the premier division Also on the program are the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman and Ernie D’s Pure Stocks
 
Hagerstown Speedway Results
 
Hoosier Tire-Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 Laps, 21 entries, (Lap Leaders – Rodney Walls 1-20) 1.Rodney Walls; 2.Ashley Barrett; 3.Scott Palmer; 4.Terry Flaherty; 5.Kyle Lear; 6.Paul Cursey; 7.Donnie Farlling ( St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Hard Charger) 8.Pete Weaver; 9.Richard Walls; 10.Ryan Walls; 11.Ronnie Dennis; 12.Chad Myers; 13.Justin Weaver; 14.Nick Pappas; 15.Courney Shreiner; 16.Fred Harden; 17.J. T. McLanigan; 18.Mike Walls; 19.Glenn Elliott; 20.Wayne Walls Jr. DNS – Chaz Walls

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 22 entries (Lap Leaders – Danny Beavers 1-3, 5-8, Brian Miller 4, Mike Warrenfeltz 9-15): 1.Mike Warrenfeltz; 2.Darrin Younker; 3.Steve Lowery (Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger); 4.Danny Beavers; 5.Kevin Koontz; 6.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 7.Wayne Hawbaker; 8.Charlie Pensinger; 9.Kenny Day; 10.Charlie Rupert Jr; 11.Billy Ecton Jr.; 12.Mike Kratovil; 13Keith Koontz; 14.Kenny Dillon’ 15.Brian Miller; 16.Kevin Boyer; 17.Eddie McClellan; 18.Tony Catlett; DNS – Randy Kline, Country Prince,  DSQ - Drew Fitzsimmons

24th Annual Tommy Thompson Demo Derby – 1.Steve Thompson; 2.Scotty Grosh; 3.Eric Reid; 4.Casey Stevens; 5.Greg Woods

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8/14/2010
DEESE ENDS A WINLESS DROUGHT DATING TO MARCH 09
Elliott, Younker and Ebersole also collect firsts since last season  

 Roy Deese Jr. couldn’t believe it. The defending late model champion from Laurel, Md. ended a winless drought dating to March 14, 2009 in Saturday night’s non-stop 25-lap feature by leading the final two circuits. He became the tenth different winner this season while scoring his career 20th triumph by 1.68 seconds over race long leader Jerry Bard.  

All of Saturday’s winners have been winless since last season as Glenn Elliott of Sykesville, Md. posted the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman victory while Berkley Springs, WV’s Darrin Younker rid the gremlins to capture the non-stop Ernie D’s pure stock win. Chris Ebersole of Big Cove Tannery, Pa. snatched the lead for the final four laps of the 30-lap Enduro Dash.

Deese ran down race long leader Bard who got a little too conservative when he caught rear traffic as Deese quickly landed on his bumper and swept under him to lead at the white flag.

“I can’t believe it,” Deese Jr. said. “After the checkered, I had to look at the score board three times to see if it was me up there. It’s been a long time since I’ve done this. I have to thank Joey Pinkerton. He’s put a lot of time in this thing, like I have, trying to make this car competitive. I think we finally hit on something tonight.”

Jerry Bard pulled to the lead from the pole position as fifth starter, Al Shawver Jr. quickly moved into the runner up spot while Deese advanced to pass Marvin Winters and take over third on lap four.

Bard was having no problem out front and enjoying better than a two and a half second lead on lap ten while his career first win was 15 circuits away. He closed on rear traffic and got past the first car on the 14th and then another two laps later and still had a two second advantage on the 20th circuit. The next round he caught another rear marker while Shawver and Deese both were closing. Deese got past Shawver on the 22nd and swiftly was set to challenge Bard. He rounded the inside to take control of the final circuit and posted the long overdue win by 1.68 seconds over Bard.   

“It’s been a tough year, last year and this, just trying to get on our feet,” Deese Jr. said. “Sometimes when you can’t it figured out, it’s hard to be fast.”

Gary Stuhler got past Shawver Jr. for third with two laps to go while Mike Lupfer completed the top five. Winters was sixth followed by Jamie Lathroum, Frankie Plessinger, Rusty Sites and Alan Sagi. Bard and Winters won the heats.  

Elliott’s night began with his rig breaking down enroute to the speedway and him missing warm-ups. He lined up fourth and moved to third while Rodney Walls led the late model sportsman followed by his cousin, Mike Walls. Elliott took over second on lap five and looked inside and outside to get past R. Walls. He finally got under to lead the 12th lap before the caution flag waved. Walls then got a good restart on lap 13 as contact between the two caused Walls to spin as Elliott remained at the helm. Elliott continued to lead the final circuits, building up a 1.279 second advantage over Pete Weaver, who took over the runner up spot with five laps to go.  

“I wanted to win here this year,” said Elliott, whose last win was September 5th. “I didn’t think we were going to get it. It feels great.”

Kyle Lear came from 13th to finish third and get the St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Center Hard Charger award while Mike Walls and Wayne Walls Jr. were next. Richard Walls, Terry Flaherty and Elliott were the heat winners.

Younker led the pure stocks from the pole while third starting Brian Miller was into second and worked at keeping his spot from Eddie McClellan. Younker maintained less than a second advantage as the extra five lap feature continued non-stop and the top five were running nearly bumper to bumper. Miller chased him all the way to the finish and only was .193 seconds back as Younker’s win was his first since May 2nd of last year.

“I heard someone back there,” Younker said. “I was a little on the loose side. I just wanted to be as conservative as I could. I might have had a little bit left.”  

Closely following were McClellan, Dave Stouffer Jr and Kevin Boyer to complete the top five. Randy Kline, McClellan and Younker were the heat winners.  

Mark Vegh led the enduro from the pole with Larry Hurley in close pursuit while 11th starting Ebersole was into third by lap six. Kenny Thomas moved past Ebersole to make it a four car battle until a red flag stopped the action on lap 26. Ebersole was quick on the restart to take control and lead the final circuits for his second career win by nearly a half straightaway over Vegh. Hurley, “Krazy” Kenny Thomas and Kenny Thomas completed the front five.

Racing returns again on Saturday with the Small Car National Qualifier for the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman and Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, plus 24th Annual Tommy Thompson Demo Derby.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

 Hoosier Tire-Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 Laps, 22 entries, (Lap Leaders – Rodney Walls 1-11, Glenn Elliott 12-20) 1.Glenn Elliott; 2.Pete Weaver; 3.Kyle Lear (St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Hard Charger); 4.Mike Walls; 5.Wayne Walls Jr.; 6.Coutney Shreiner; 7.Paul Cursey; 8.Robby Beall; 9.Chaz Walls; 10.Bruce Kane; 11.Ryan Walls; 12.Justin Weaver; 13.Fred Harden; 14.Chad Myers; 15.Scott Palmer; 16.Rodney Walls; 17.J. T. McLanigan; 18.Ronnie Dennis; 19.Ashley Barrett; 20.Richard Walls; 21.Terry Flaherty, DQ – Donnie Farlling

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 20 laps, 20 entries (Lap Leaders – Darrin Younker 1-20): 1.Darrin Younker; 2.Brian Miller; 3.Eddie McClellan; 4.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 5.Kevin Boyer; 6.Steve Lowery (Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger); 7.Randy Kline; 8.Drew Fitzsimmons; 9.Billy Ecton Jr.; 10.Bill Reitober; 11.Mike Warrenfeltz; 12.Kevin Koontz; 13.Wayne Hawbaker; 14.Kenny Dillon; 15.Charlie Pensinger; 16.Keith Koontz; 17.Mike Kratovil; 18.Eddie Catrell; 19.Danny Beavers; 20.Lin Sutphin

 

Enduro Dash, 30 Laps, 20 Entries, (Lap Leaders- Mark Vegh 1-26, Chris Ebersole 27-30) 1.Chris Ebersole; 2.Mark Vegh; 3.Larry Hurley; 4.”Krazy” Kenny Thomas; 5.Kenny Thomas; 6.Brandon Churchey; 7.Eric Myers; 8.J. C. Butts; 9.Matt Smith; 10.Dave Shatto; 11.Bobby Moore; 12.Rodney Minor; 13.Russell Hutzell Jr.; 14.Danny Holmes; 15.Teresa Koogler; 16.Jeffrey Spaulding; 17.Robin Koogler; 18.Jim Smith; 19.Charles Stambaugh; 20.William Crook

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7/31/2010
SCHLIEPER IS SIXTH DIFFERENT LUCAS WINNER IN SIXTH HAGERSTOWN APPEARANCE

 Sullivan, Wisconsin’s Dan Schlieper ended a two year drought with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series following his $10,000 50-lap victory at Hagerstown Speedway Saturday night.

In the 15-lap double point Ernie D’s pure stock event, Hagerstown’s Mike Warrenfeltz grabbed the lead on lap 10 to record his career 80th victory and seventh of the season.  

Starting on the pole, Schlieper later took the lead on lap 16 from outside front row starter Don O’Neal, who earlier set the fast time of 19.721 seconds around Frank Plessinger’s half mile oval. He continued on to capture the triumph by 2.509 seconds over O’Neal. He also became the sixth different winner in the sixth appearance of the Lucas Oil series at Hagerstown.

“We’ve been behind the eight ball the whole time this year,” the Sullivan, WI veteran said. “We’ve had good runs here and there, but, I mean, it’s about time. We’ve had good cars, but just missed it here and there. My car just kept getting better and better, Right there towards the end, it was like a taxi cab just riding around.”

When the green flag waved, O’Neal pulled in front of Schlieper and Dan Stone. Stone took the runner up spot from Schlieper on the sixth circuit and closed on O’Neal as he approached rear traffic by lap 11. O’Neal had got past one car before the caution waved for Ronnie DeHaven Jr. who made contact with the second turn fence on lap 14.

With clear track, O’Neal took off on the restart but Schlieper used the outside of the double file restart to zip past him and charge ahead on lap 16.

Schlieper then entered the rear of the field on lap 30 and actually began stretching his lead a little with each lap while Stone stayed within striking distance of O’Neal with a comfortable distance back to series point leader Scott Bloomquist.

A second caution on lap 41 for Brian Booze’s stopped racer set up the final laps as Schlieper easily began to edge away from O’Neal each circuit until reaching the checkered with a 2.50 second margin of victory.

“I really don’t care for this place too much,” Schlieper said. “I‘ve always ran bad here, but I’ll take it for what it’s worth.”

Stone, who earlier won the second heat race by nearly nine seconds to the good, ended third while Bloomquist never was in position to challenge him. Tenth starter John Blankenship finished fifth. Sixth went to Earl Pearson Jr. with Jason Covert (from 13th), Ray Cook, Eric Wells and Dale McDowell completing the top ten.  

Schlieper, O’Neal, Stone and Bloomquist were heat winners with Tim Isenberg and Jimmy Owens winning the B mains.

Keith Koontz took the pure stock lead from the outside pole while Charlie Pensinger took second from Billy Ecton Jr. on lap five. A single caution on lap seven regrouped the field as Warrenfeltz moved past Pensinger after the restart and then got under Koontz two laps later to continue on and score the win by 2.03 seconds over young Koontz.  

“A lot of the younger guys have to get used to easing down on the gas pedal coming off the corner,” Warrenfeltz said. “That’s how I got past Kevin there. I had to laugh…he was watching me and cranking on the steering wheel.  I thought, ‘Before long, I’m going to quit and he and others will have to take over.’”

Drew Fitzsimmons was third followed by Darrin Younker and Pensinger. Heat winners were Younker and Eddie McClellan.

There will be no stock car racing this weekend as the AMA Motorcycles arrive Saturday August 7th for the 29th Annual Hub City Classic plus competition by the Grand National Motorcycles.

Stock cars return Saturday August 14th for Small Fry Night with late models, late model sportsman, a 20-lap pure stock event plus another Enduro Dash.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 16 entries (Lap Leaders – Kevin Koontz 1-9, Mike Warrenfeltz 10-15): 1.Mike Warrenfeltz; 2.Kevin Koontz; 3.Drew Fitzsimmons; 4.Darrin Younker; 5.Charlie Pensinger; 6.Steve Lowery; 7.Dave Stouffer Jr; 8.Billy Ecton Jr.; 9.Eddie McClellan; 10.Danny Beavers; 11.Kenny Day; 12.Keith Koontz; 13.Randy Kline; 14.Kenny Dillon; 15.Mike Kratovil; 16.Brian Miller

 

7/17/2010
Sagi Break’s The Ice, Scores First Late Model Win of The Season

7/10/2010
WINTERS SCORES SEASON SECOND IN ERNIE’S 25

Despite a brace on his wrist from an incident that sidelined him the previous week, Marvin Winters prevailed in the Ernie D’s 25 Special Saturday night at Hagerstown Speedway with a .613 second margin on Scott LeBarron. The win, his second of the season and career 25th, was worth $2,500 plus an additional $575 in lap money.  

Kyle Lear of Severna Park, Md. was back for a second consecutive week in the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman feature with a 1.419 second win over Bruce Kane after having won at Potomac on Friday night. Hagerstown’s Brian Miller led all the way to win by only .269 second over Mike Warrenfeltz in the Ernie D’s pure stock feature which made it a clean sweep for A & C Racing Engines.  

Winters, of McConnellsburg, Pa had LeBarron to contend with him the entire distance with LeBarron making numerous attempts until he led laps 18 and 19 before Winters regained the front position for the final circuits.

“Starting up front sure does help a lot,” Winters said. “The track was smooth up top where I could run. I didn’t want to run through the rest as my hand was thumping pretty good. Scott ran a good race. I saw him and thought I was in deep trouble but luckily I ran into the lapped cars and sort of used them to get back around him.”

LeBarron started from the pole as Winters overpowered him on the start to pull ahead from the second turn while Jamie Lathroum took third as Ronnie DeHaven Jr. grabbed fourth from D. J. Myers on lap two.

The field closed when Jeremy Miller slowed on the third lap and on the fourth, Jim Yoder got into J. T. Spence to break the outside nose piece and wedge under his tire, sending him up the track into defending race winner, Jason Covert.

From there, the race remained under green as Winters held LeBarron to one to four lengths at most with Lathroum trailing by a half straightaway. LeBarron used each lap to try different lines to duck inside and pull ahead to lead the 18th and then 19th circuit before Winters saw rear traffic as the opportunity to edge slightly ahead on the 20th round and hold onto the lead by .613 seconds at the checkered.    

“We’ve been running good, the motor broke twice and got in a crash last week, but it’s been fast. We just need to keep it all in one piece,” Winters said.

Lathroum and DeHaven Jr. were next followed by Dylan Yoder from eighth. Myers was sixth with 16th starting Gary Stuhler, Frankie Plessinger, Dan Stone (19th) and Andy Fries from 21st completing the top ten. J.T. Spence, LeBarron and DeHaven Jr. won the heats while Stone was the consy winner.  

Several late model sportsman cars got together in turn two of the opening lap with Pete Weaver the only car that ended up stopping completely but all were able to restart. Michael Collins and Glenn Elliott held the top two spots until both had issues to sideline them on the second lap as Richard Walls inherited the lead.

Walls led the next two circuits before 12th starting Lear drove by with Bruce Kane taking over the runner up spot on lap six.

Lear pulled five seconds ahead and just into the rear of the field on lap 18 when the caution was displayed but on the restart, easily pulled away from Kane to post his second win by 1.419 seconds.

“That pile up on the first lap, that’s the problem starting in mid pack.” Lear said. “It makes a heck of a race car driver out of you when you race up here. It has a little bit of damage on the new body, but we can handle a new body with two wins.”

Terry Flaherty was next with Ashley Barrett coming from 18th to end fourth and get the St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Hard Charger. Steve Axtell Jr. advanced six spots to fifth while Scott Palmer (13th), Mike Walls (15th), Wayne Walls Jr. (20th), Donnie Farlling (17th) and Justin Weaver (16th) completed the top ten. Lear, Courtney Shreiner and Axtell Jr. won the heats.   

Miller pulled to the pure stock lead over Danny Beavers while six time winner, Mike Warrenfeltz was slowly picking his way to the front and was third by a lap 13 caution. Miller sped away the final two laps while Warrenfeltz got past Beavers and reeled Miller in but had to settle for the runner up spot a length back.

“It’s tough, no matter what class you’re in, it’s tough to win,” said Miller, a former four time four cylinder champion.”We earned it. I’m sure Mike had plenty for us tonight. I’d like to start behind him and win.” 

Beavers, Steve Lowery and Bill Reitober were next. Beavers and Warrenfeltz won the heats. Warrenfeltz was again the Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger.

Next Saturday ‘s race program (July 17) will be Manitowoc Company Family Night and featuring the late models along with the postponed Bill Bowman Special 31-lap event for the Hoosier Tire-Mid Atlantic late model sportsman along with the Ernie D’s pure stocks and a postponed Enduro Dash.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Ernie D’s 25 Special, 25 laps, 29 entries, (Lap Leaders – Marvin Winters 1-17, Scott LeBarron 18-19, Winters 20-25) 1.Marvin Winters; 2.Scott LeBarron; 3.Jamie Lathroum; 4.Ronnie DeHaven Jr.; 5.Dylan Yoder; 6.D.J. Myers; 7.Gary Stuhler; 8.Frankie Plessinger; 9.Dan Stone; 10.Andy Fries; 11.Mike Lupfer; 12.Jim Yoder; 13.Roy Deese Jr.; 14.J. T. Spence; 15.Jerry Bard; 16.Jim Bernheisel; 17.James Myers; 18.Bryan Bernheisel; 19.Randy Burkholder; 20.Devin Friese; 21.Jason Covert; 22.Al Shawver Jr.; 23.Alan Sagi; 24.Jeremy Miller; DNQ – Larry Baker, Matt Parks, Kirk Baker, Tyler Hershey, Steve Gibney

Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 laps, 24 entries (Lap Leaders – Michael Collins 1-2, Richard Walls 3-4, Kyle Lear, 5-20): 1.Kyle Lear; 2.Bruce Kane; 3.Terry Flaherty; 4.Ashey Barrett (St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Center Hard Charger) 5.Steve Axtell Jr.; 6.Scott Palmer; 7.Michael Walls; 8.Wayne Walls; 9.Donnie Farlling; 10.Justin Weaver; 11.Richard Walls; 12.Ryan Walls; 13.Chad Myers; 14.Rodney Walls; 15.Chaz Walls; 16.Ronnie Dennis; 17.Kyle Wiser; 18.Pete Weaver; 19.Courtney Shreiner; 20.Michael Collins; 21.Glenn Elliott; 22.Fred Harden; 23.Mike Walls; DNS-Nick Pappas

 

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 16 entries (Lap Leaders –Brian Miller 1-15) 1.Brian Miller; 2.Mike Warrenfeltz (Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger); 2.Mike Warrenfeltz; 3.Danny Beavers; 4.Steve Lowery; 5.Bill Reitober; 6.Kenny Dillon; 7.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 8.Randy Kline; 9.Drew Fitzsimmons; 10.Frank Dibella; 11.Kevin Koontz; 12.Charlie Pensinger; 13.Keith Koontz; 14.Mike Kratovil; 15.Kenny Day; DNS – Billy Ecton Jr.

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7/3/2010
ROBERTS MEMORIAL IS PLESSINGER’S BIGGEST TRIUMPH YET  

 Frankie Plessinger celebrated the holiday weekend with the biggest win of his career after scoring Saturday night’s 50-lap 45th Annual Johnny Roberts Memorial at Hagerstown Speedway. The win was the current late model point leader’s career ninth and first since April 2009.  

“I’ve ran second in this race before and always hoped I’d win it someday. This is great,” said Plessinger, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa.

Other winners on the holiday program were Kyle Lear of Severna Park, Md. who scored his season first in the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman feature after taking the lead just before the halfway mark. Following a crash the previous week, Hagerstown’s Mike Warrenfeltz returned for win number six in the Ernie D’s pure stocks.   

On the first attempt to get the late models underway, Marvin Winters was eliminated when the inside row stacked up in turn two and he may have received a broken wrist in the incident.

Jerry Bard took off from the pole on the second try to lead the 50-lap late model feature while third starter, Al Shawver Jr. grabbed second and the two pulled away from Brian Booze. Plessinger was on the way from ninth and moved into fourth by lap four.

Shawver kept the pressure on Bard until rounding the top to grab the spot on lap 11. In two laps, he pulled away just over two seconds before a lap 13 caution for a stopped car.

On the restart, Shawver continued to lead Bard while Plessinger took third away but 12th starter and six time Roberts winner, Gary Stuhler had advanced to seize third on lap 18.

Shawver still was pulling away and had a 2.88 second lead on Bard when the final caution waved on lap 23 for another stopped car.

Stuhler quickly moved past Bard on the restart while Plessinger went to work on the top and came away with the runner up spot on lap 28 to set sights on Shawver. He closed several times as Shawver escaped by a few lengths as Plessinger again moved in to Shawver’s bumper.   

Plessinger rounded the top of lap 39 to pull along the outside of Shawver on the backstretch as he got pinched off and the two touched with both recovering and Plessinger then pulling ahead and continuing to stretch out his lead in the final laps to 2.227 seconds at the checkered.

“I figured I had to find something,” Plessinger said. “Everybody else was on the bottom so I had to go somewhere and kept working the top. I tried the middle for awhile and Al was running there and once I got to the top, he just kept drifting up. I just kept getting a run on him, run on him. Finally I drove it in hard. I did get into him, but he slid right up in front of me.  I lifted so we wouldn’t get tangled up there.”

Stuhler ended third over 11th starting Jamie Lathroum with J.T. Spence (10th) completing the top five. Sixth went to Roy Deese Jr. with Alan Sagi, Booze, Bard and Mike Lupfer rounding the top ten.  Heat winners were Plessinger, Lathroum and Lupfer while Bryan Bernheisel was the consy winner.

Nick Pappas took off from the outside pole to lead Mike Walls in the late model sportsman feature while 7th starting Lear was into second by the third lap and began closing on the leader.

Lear got around Pappas to take over on the eighth circuit and began speeding away. He had a nearly four second lead before a single caution on lap 15 after Pete Weaver had moved into third the previous lap.    

Weaver got past Pappas on the restart and began to close and took the white flag with his nose stuck in front, but lost out in turn two as Lear rushed ahead for the final partial lap to win by 1.555 seconds over Weaver who was the St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Center hard charger after starting 12th. Barry Miller was third over Andy Fries and Ashley Barrett ended fifth. Courtney Shreiner, Wayne Walls Jr., Terry Flaherty, Pappas and Scott Palmer completed the top ten.  Shreiner, Pappas and Barrett were heat winners.

Danny Beavers led the Ernie D’s pure stock feature while Steve Lowery came from ninth and took over on lap six with Warrenfeltz into second. Warrenfeltz took the top spot three laps later as the two were then joined by Hans Stamberg in a three way battle with Stamberg pulling alongside on the outside while Lowery was held on the lower side. Lowery came off the final turn to barely hold to second over Stamberg while Warrenfeltz’s win was by .426 second. Warrenfeltz was again the Turner Bowling Centers hard charger while Kenny Dillon and Drew Fitzsimmons completed the top five. Stamberg and Dave Mikolajski were the heat winners.

Late models will again be the featured event on Saturday, July 10th with the Ernie D’s 25 Special open event and $2,500 to win while the late model sportsman and pure stocks will also be in competition.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 laps,  24 entries (Lap Leaders – Nick Pappas 1-7, Kyle Lear 8-18, 20, Pete Weaver 19): 1.Kyle Lear; 2.Pete Weaver (St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Center Hard Charger) 3.Barry Miller; 4.Andy Fries; 5.Ashley Barrett; 6.Courtney Shreiner; 7.Wayne Walls Jr.; 8.Terry Flaherty; 9.Nick Pappas; 10.Scott Palmer; 11.Glenn Elliott; 12.Mike Walls; 13.Paul Cursey; 14.Ryan Walls; 15.Robby Beall; 16.Rodney Walls; 17.Donnie Farlling; 18.Kris Eaton; 19.Chad Myers; 20.Richard Walls; DNQ – Justin Weaver; Elwood Sord, Michal Collins,  DSQ – Steve Axtell Jr.

 

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 15 entries (Lap Leaders – Danny Beavers 1-4, Steve Lowery 5-8, Mike Warrenfeltz 9-15) 1.Mike Warrenfeltz (Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger); 2.Steve Lowery; 3.Hans Stamberg; 4.Kenny Dillon; 5.Drew Fitzsimmons; 6.Danny Beavers; 7.Dave Mikolajski; 8.Kevin Koontz; 9.Bill Reitober, 10.Kevin Boyer; 11.Dave Stouffer; 12.Charlie Pensinger; 13.Keith Koontz; 14. DNQ-Mike Kratovil; DNQ– Billy Ecton Jr.

 

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6/30/2010
KRIMES IS FOURTH DIFFERENT SPEEDWEEK WINNER BUT FIRST EVER AT HAGERSTOWN

Coming into night four of Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek as the point leader, Alan Krimes from Denver, Pa. made the best of  his night at Hagerstown Speedway as he picked up his first ever Hagerstown win plus became the fourth different winner in the series. It also was his first win of the 2010 season in more than 25 races.   

“I’m really starting to like this place,” Krimes said. “I wish we could race here more often. It definitely was the key starting up front like that. You can’t beat this place. It’s the best track we’ve raced on. It was a little dry tonight but that’s the way I like it.”

Krimes pulled the pole position and took off on the start to dominate the first half of the 30 lap event with Greg Hodnett only close enough to challenge once on lap 20 when Krimes changed lines and pulled away. He took the checkered with three lapped cars and 1.16 seconds ahead of Hodnett.

“When I heard Greg on the outside of me, I thought there must be something up there to run outside, so I moved up to take his line away,” Krimes said. “Once I got to lapped cars I moved back down to the bottom. Luckily everything worked out.”

When the green flag waved, Krimes was like a rocket ship as he blasted out of the starting gate and was 2.5 seconds ahead of Daryn Pittman by the second lap with Hodnett running third.

Hodnett moved past Pittman on lap six when Krimes caught the rear of the field and was just over five seconds behind but began to close the gap when Krimes began to maneuver through traffic. He continued to maintain a more than 2.5 second advantage until the caution waved for the stopped car of Brian Montieth on lap 17. The yellow waved again for Fred Rahmer who had a flat on the restart.

Krimes took off again but Hodnett snuck up on his outside on lap 20 as Krimes got up on the wheel and began to stretch his lead.

“Actually at one point, I heard someone back there and I moved my line up a little bit and I couldn’t hear him any more so I didn’t know who it was but somebody was coming,” Krimes said.

With the laps winding down, Krimes again moved into the rear of the field with five to go with a 1.8 second lead over Hodnett and Mark Smith. More rear cars were there but he quickly got past them to stick three of them between himself and Hodnett at the finish.

“The lapped cars held their line, that’s all you can ask for,’ Krimes said. “I tried to be careful going thru them, but you can’t hold back too much. You have to get by them and get them between you and the guy behind you.”

Smith finished third after starting sixth with Pittman and ninth starter, Danny Dietrich completing the top five. Sixth went to Lance Dewease who came from 18th while NASCAR’s Dave Blaney ended seventh after starting 19th. Stevie Smith finished eighth with 13th starting Adam Wilt finishing ninth and tenth went to Brian Leppo. Hodnett toured the track for the 30 entries with the fast time of 17.102 seconds. Heat winners were Hodnett, Leppo and Brent Marks while Blaney won the B Main.

The July 4th weekend highlight is the 45th Annual Johnny Roberts Memorial, a 50-lap late model event set for Saturday along with the late model sportsman and pure stocks plus the gigantic fireworks display. Hot laps are at7:00pm. Sunday, July 5th is a designated rain date.  

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek Race #4: 30 laps, 30 entries, (Lap Leader – Alan Krimes 1-30) 1.Alan Krimes; 2.Greg Hodnett; 3.Mark Smith; 4.Daryn Pittman; 5.Danny Dietrich; 6.Lance Dewease; 7.Dave Blaney; 8.Stevie Smith; 9.Adam Wilt; 10.Brian Leppo; 11.Keith Kauffman; 12.Donnie Kreitz Jr.; 13.Fred Rahmer; 14.Phil Walter; 15.Brent Marks; 16.Chad Layton; 17.Doug Esh; 18.Mike Wagner; 19.Steve Buckwalter; 20.Curt Michael; 21.Brian Montieth; 22.Curt Stroup; 23.Gerald McIntyre; 24.Bob Bennett; DNQ – Brad McClellan, Joey Hershey, Mathew Reed, Nicole  Bower, Troy Fraker, Jay Shypinka

   

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6/25/2010
COVERT HARD TO CATCH AS HE DEFENDS WIN OF THREE STATE FLYERS RED NININGER MEMORIAL  
by Bob Vores

 Under a shining moon one night short of full, Jason Covert, York Haven, Pa, kept his success going in the Three State Flyer events at Hagerstown Speedway. Having won all three events last season, he’s now two for three this year after a flag to flag jaunt Friday night to defending his win in the 3rd Annual Red Nininger Memorial in a special two night program with Winchester Speedway. The triumph was his career 75th and 27th behind the wheel of the Barry Klinedinst Rocket late model.

Starting tenth, Hagerstown’s Dave Stouffer pulled ahead of Kevin Koontz on the sixth circuit to lead the rest of the way for his career second win in the Ernie D’s pure stocks.

Covert’s draw put him on the pole for his heat race with the win giving him a draw for the dash where he ended second after starting fifth. Starting outside Roy Deese Jr., Covert seized the lead on the start and didn’t look back while continuing to hold the edge over Brian Booze from the second lap. He ended with a 1.677 second margin of victory over Booze.

“We have to thank the Nininger’s for everything they’ve done in racing, Glenn, his dad and everybody,” Covert said. “It’s an honor to win it twice and have those trophies. That means a lot especially after coming to Hagerstown all those years. I appreciate them having it every year.”

While Deese got into the first turn ahead of Covert, Covert looked like he flat footed it around the turns to come off the second turn with an already a sizeable lead. Fifth starting Brian Booze made a fast move on Deese to take over the runner up spot on lap two as he and Covert pulled away from the rest of the field. By a lap nine caution, Covert and Booze had a 5.1 second advantage on Deese.

On the restart, Covert continued to hold a comfortable lead with Deese, Gary Stuhler and Jeremy Miller a distance behind Booze and a final caution come out on lap 23 which erased a two second lead.

On that restart, Covert stretched his lead to 2.5 seconds with five to go and then slowed as Booze began to close, but ended with a strong second place effort.

“When you get out in the lead like that, the guys were telling me, there was no reason to run the tires off the car. I had space on Brian,” Covert said.  

Deese maintained his hold to third place while Stuhler and Jeremy Miller completed the top five. Sixth went to Andy Anderson with Devin Friese (12th), Nick Dickson (15th), J.T. Spence (20th) and Matt Parks completing the top ten. Heat winners were Deese Jr., Andy Fries, Darryl Hills and Miller while Frankie Plessinger was the B main winner

Fourth starting Kevin Koontz quickly got to the front on the opening lap of the pure stock feature led as Mike Warrenfeltz, involved in a heat race incident with Darrin Younker when Younker’s car developed problems, had a flat to bring out the only yellow on lap three. Teenager Koontz led two more laps following the restart as Stouffer had charged to the front and took over and just continued to stretch his lead with each lap until he scored his second career win by 3.281 seconds while Koontz had his career best finish. Charlie Pensinger ended third over Wayne Hawbaker and Steve Lowery. Drew Fitzsimmons and Stouffer won the heats. Fitzsimmons also was the Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger.

“Mike and Darrin got into it in the heat race and I kind of got lucky I guess,” Stouffer said.  

Two race nights occur this week with the 410 sprints arriving for night four of Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek on Wednesday evening, June 30 along with the EMMR’s vintage cars. Warm-ups are at 7:30 p.m.,

The July 4th weekend highlight is the 45th Annual Johnny Roberts Memorial, a 50-lap late model event set for Saturday along with the late model sportsman and pure stocks plus the gigantic fireworks display. Hot laps are at7:00pm. Sunday, July 5th is a designated rain date.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Three State Flyers 3rd Red Nininger Memorial Late Models, 35 laps, 35 entries, (Lap Leader – Jason Covert 1-35) 1.Jason Covert; 2.Brian Booze; 3.Roy Deese Jr.; 4.Gary Stuhler; 5.Jeremy Miller; 6.Andy Anderson; 7.Devin Friese; 8.Nick Dickson; 9.J.T. Spence; 10.Matt Parks; 11.Jack Pencil; 12.Mike Lupfer; 13.Alan Sagi; 14.Bryan Bernheisel; 15.James Myers; 16.Tyler Hershey; 17.Randy Burkholder; 18.Rusty Sites; 19.Kenny Pettyjohn; 20.D.J. Myers; 21.Darryl Hills; 22.Frankie Plessinger; 23.Scott LeBarron; 24.Andy Fries; DNQ – Greg Fetters, Matt Murphy, Ronnie DeHaven Jr., Al Shawver Jr., Marvin Winters, Kirk Baker, Tyler Armstrong, Paul Crowl, Jerry Bard, Mike Walls, Tim Murphy

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 19 entries (Lap Leaders – Kevin Koontz, 1-5, Dave Stouffer Jr.) 1. Dave Stouffer Jr.; 2.Kevn Koontz; 3.Charlie Pensinger; 4.Wayne Hawbaker; 5. Steve Lowery; 6.Drew Fitzsimmons; 7.Kenny Dillon; 8.Hans Stamberg; 9.Bill Ecton; 10.Randy Kline; 11.Kenny Day; 12.Keith Koontz; 13.Eddie Catrell; 14.Mike Kratovil; 15.Tony Catlett; 16..Mike Warrenfeltz; 17.Darrin Younker; 18.Danny Beavers; 19.Brian Miller

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6/19/2010
STUHLER ENDS HAGERSTOWN DROUGHT, WEAVER & WARRENFELTZ WIN SPECIAL HOOSIER/ CORNETT EVENTS

 After two consecutive weeks of rain cancellations, Hagerstown Speedway was just a little more than a half hour from torrential downpours following Saturday night’s program, but not before Gary Stuhler, Pete Weaver, Mike Warrenfeltz and Kenny Thomas celebrated their checkered flags.

Stuhler of Greencastle, Pa, celebrated his first win at the speedway since August 30, 2008, however he did just win the Williams Grove late model Speedweek show the previous week. The triumph gives him 127 career victories at Hagerstown while upping his overall career total to 335. He led the final quarter lap after getting past race long leader Alan Sagi in the final turns.   

For Weaver of nearby Williamsport, his second of the season was the double point Hoosier Daddy for the late model sportsman division and his 17th career. He came from the ninth starting spot to win by .75 second over Steve Axtell Jr..

Hagerstown’s Warrenfeltz won the 15th Annual Cornett Tribute by 1.09 second over Danny Beavers after earlier leader Kenny Dillon dropped out. Having won the special event for the Ernie D’s pure stocks in 2002, the win was his season fifth and career 78th.

With a string of bad luck, Sagi began from the pole with Jerry Bard alongside and Stuhler in the third spot. Sagi bolted out front as Stuhler quickly grabbed the runner up spot from Bard on lap two. Before the tenth lap, Stuhler was sticking his nose under Sagi but couldn’t make the pass while Mike Lupfer exchanged spots with Bard a few times before Tyler Hershey swept in and took the position on lap 13.

Up front, Sagi and Stuhler continued to show the way following a lap 15 caution as they rain within a few lengths of each other while Hershey had Marvin Winters close in the final ten laps while Lupfer had Frankie Plessinger challenging.

With Stuhler looking to the inside with two to go, he saw rear cars ahead on the final circuit and squeezed between Sagi and a rear car going into turn three and dashed down the front stretch to capture the long awaited checkered.

“There’s no better guy to race with than Alan,” Stuhler said. “I was trying to give him as much room as I could. I didn’t know what was going to happen down there in three and four. He went in on the bottom. I wasn’t very good down there so when he went in, I just tucked right on the outside and hoped there was room enough between that lapped car and Alan. It’s been a long time. They’re getting harder to get. I appreciate Paul (Crowl) giving me the opportunity to driver his car. All these guys keep working every week. Even when we’re bad, they keep hanging in there. We figured it’d come around one day.”

Sagi ended a disappointing second while Hershey maintained third over Winters with Lupfer ending fifth. Plessinger was sixth followed by Brian Booze, Roy Deese Jr., Bard and Bryan Bernheisel. Booze, Bard and Plessinger won the heat races.

Rodney Walls took command of the Hoosier Daddy event and sped around the first three laps before having mechanical issues as Ashley Barrett took over. Barrett was out front 2.5 seconds before a lap eight caution which occurred right in front of him in turn three as he scrubbed the fence trying to avoid the spun car and damaged the rear of his racer.

Weaver worked his way to the front and took the lead on lap ten while Axtell grabbed the runner up spot the next round as 11th starter, Paul Cursey moved into third on lap 12.

Following a lap 18 yellow, Weaver continued rounding the top and held to the point by .75 seconds at the finish.  

“I’m not a very patient driver,” Weaver said. “There at the beginning I dropped back a little bit and let things weed out and everything worked out real well. We started working the top and that seemed where we were the fastest, so that’s where we stayed.”

Scott Palmer ended fourth after starting 12th while 22nd starting Michael Collins got past Wayne Walls Jr. for fifth on the final lap. Mike Walls, Ryan Walls and Rodney Walls won the heats while Terry Flaherty was the consy winner. Collins was the St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Center Hard Charger.

Two time Cornett Tribute winner Kenny Dillon took the lead on lap four while Warrenfeltz worked traffic and got past Danny Beavers for second on lap eight. Dillon continued to lead following a lap 11 restart but no sooner has Warrenfeltz made his pass on lap 15, Dillon was off the pace and coasted to a stop. Warrenfeltz continued at the front and with a one lap dash to the checkered, he charged to the finish by 1.09 second over Beavers who was trying to hold Dave Stouffer Jr. off.  

“Jim (Cornett) was a race fellow,” Warrenfeltz said. “He raced all his life and was around all the race tracks. Eddie learned everything he knew from his dad, just like me. Jim was a good guy too. He used to come to my garage and sit down. You couldn’t ask for a nicer guy. He’d give you the shirt off his back. I wanted to win this thing tonight and I was going to run Kenny as hard as I had to try and get him. I didn’t think I was going to get him.”

Eddie McClellan and Kevin Boyer completed the top five. Kevin Koontz, Kenny Day and McClellan won the heats. Warrenfeltz was the Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger.

Luck of the draw put Kenny Thomas, also of Greencastle, on the front row for the Enduro Dash. Thomas began to stretch his lead while three time season winner Krazy Kenny Thomas was coming from 17th. K. Thomas was nine seconds ahead when. K.K.Thomas moved into second on lap 16. He whittled the lead down t more than four seconds but spun in the closing laps and ended ten seconds back.

Race night changes to Friday (June 25) this week for the 3rd Annual Red Nininger Memorial, Three State Flyers 35-Lap Open event. There is a $500 bonus from Sunoco Race Fuel to the driver that wins both the Hagerstown and Winchester events. An Ernie D's Pure Stock Special also takes to the track.  Pits open 5pm, stands 6pm, hot laps are at 7:30pm.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Late Models, 25 laps, 24 entries, (Lap Leaders – Alan Sagi 1-24, Gary Stuhler 25): 1.Gary Stuhler; 2.Alan Sagi; 3.Tyler Hershey; 4.Marvin Winters; 5.Mike Lupfer; 6.Frankie Plessinger; 7.Brian Booze; 8.Roy Deese Jr.; 9.Jerry Bard; 10.Bryan Bernheisel; 11.Andy Fries; 12.Al Shawver Jr.; 13.Jim Bernheisel; 14.Rusty Sites; 15.Kirk Baker; 16.Steve Gibney; 17.Al Cheney; 18.Stephan Evans; 19.Mike Steck; 20.Charlie Hagage; 21.James Myers; 22.Larry Baker; DNS-Paul Crowl, Tim Murphy

Hoosier Daddy, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 25 laps, 26 entries (Lap Leaders – Rodney Walls 1-3, Ashley Barrett 4-9, Pete Weaver 15-25 ): 1.Pete Weaver; 2.Steve Axtell Jr.; 3.Paul Cursey; 4.Scott Palmer; 5.Michael Collins (St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Hard Charger) 6.Wayne Walls Jr.; 7.Ryan Walls; 8.Terry Flaherty; 9.Ashley Barrett; 10.Donnie Farllng; 11.Fred Harden; 12.Robbie Beall; 13.Ronnie Dennis; 14.Courtney Shreiner; 15.Tom Erickson; 16.Chad Myers; 17.Kyle Wiser; 18.Steve Bailor; 19.Mike Walls; 20.Kyle Lear; 21.Richard Walls; 22.Nick Pappas; 23.Justin Hasting; 24.Rodney Walls; DNQ – Justin Weaver, DNQ-Anthony Lupini

15th Annual Cornett Tribute Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 20 laps, 20 entries (Lap Leaders – Kenny Day 1, Danny Beavers-2-3, Kenny Dillon 4-14, Mike Warrenfeltz 15-20) 1.Mike Warrenfeltz (Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger); 2.Danny Beavers; 3.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 4.Eddie McClellan; 5.Kevin Boyer; 6.Kevin Koontz; 7.Frank Dibella; 8.Kenny Day; 9.Dave Mikolajski; 10.Kenny Dillon; 11.Charlie Pensinger; 12.Drew Fitzsimmons; 13.Keith Koontz; 14.Steve Lowery; 15.Darrin Younker; 16.Tony Catlett; 17.Rick Durbin; 18.Bill Ecton; 19.Mike Kratovil; DNS-Wayne Hawbaker

Enduro Dash, 30 laps, 18 entries (Lap Leaders Kenny Thomas 1-30): 1.Kenny Thomas; 2.Krazy Kenny Thomas; 3.Mark Vegh; 4.J.C.Butts; 5.Brandon Churchey; 6.Kyle Ripka; 7.Bruce Leibowitz; 8.Rodney Miner; 9.Bryan Green; 10.Danny Holmes; 11.John Poole; 12.Chris Ebersole; 13.Matt Smith; 14.Gary Cekovich; 15.Robin Koogler; 16.William Crook; 17.Dave Shatto; 18.George Rodgers

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RAIN TAKES HAGERSTOWN'S LATE MODEL SPEEDWEEK OPENER
by Bob Vores

The announcement that no one wanted to hear but expected came at 7:20 p.m. this evening.

"Tonight's racing has been cancelled. Rain in the area does not show ending any time soon."

Hagerstown Speedway's opener of the 2nd Annual Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek Series was cancelled due to the weather and will not be rescheduled. Rain checks are good for 18 months. It is the sixth program lost already this season.

"We were definitely hoping to get this speedweek program completed as it and the entire series last season was one of the area's best overall programs for late models," said Promoter Frank Plessinger. "The weather sure hasn't been too cooperative this year. It's only June and this already is one more lost program than all last season."

With Hagerstown Speedway and the surrounding area dry as a bone for the past two days while rain has been all around, the largest mass on radar formed just earlier to the west and headed directly towards the speedway with precipitation beginning to fall after the gates had opened. Fifty-two late models and 14 pure stocks were assembled for the program.

The speedway returns to action again on Saturday with a regular show with the Ernie D's pure stocks Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman and the late models will also be in action plus a Enduro Dash.

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5/29/2010
PENCIL’S DREAM COMES TRUE, BEATS COVERT IN THREE STATE FLYER BONEBRAKE TRIBUTE FOR HAGERSTOWN FIRST
by Bob Vores 

Jack Pencil has done a lot in his racing career but on Saturday evening, he accomplished what he’s always wanted to do and that was to win a race at Hagerstown Speedway. Not only did “the Flying School Teacher” from Bedford, Pa get his career first, it was the 15th Annual Bonebrake Tribute, a Three State Flyer Late Model Series event by beating Jason Covert, the defending winner of the race and who also has won the last and only four Flyer events held at Hagerstown.  

Scott Palmer of Greencastle, Pa ended a drought and led flag to flag to score his first Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman event since September 9, 2006. Hagerstown’s Mike Warrenfeltz put his Ernie D’s pure stock career win #78 in the record books after taking the lead on a restart to lead the final eight circuits.  

Pulling into victory lane, Pencil was overjoyed on his accomplishment.   

“I hope this isn’t a dream when I wake up,” he said. “I’ve come here ever since I was three years old back in 1966 and watched all the sprint cars, Elmer Ruby, Irvin King and all those guys. I’ve come down here religiously and before my career ended, I wanted to win a race here especially after last year’s fire that devastated our whole team, my dad getting burned, and coming back. We fought hard all last year.”

Pencil started outside Covert on the front row and led lap 18 before Covert reassumed the lead. Pencil kept his composure as Covert edged away slightly but with ten laps remaining, Pencil crept closer and retook the position on lap 30 only for Covert to lead at the flag two laps later. At this point, Pencil wasn’t about to leave this one get away while they worked at the rear of the field. He secured the lead and took the checkered by .749 seconds with the lapped car of Nathan Durboraw between them.   

“I’d like especially to say thanks to Denny Bonebrake. When I broke my wrist 10 to15 years ago, Denny drove my car down here and he showed me how to get around this place,” Pencil said. “The Bonebrake family is a class act. If there was one race I could win at Hagerstown, I’m glad it was this one.”   

Following qualifications, the top two from each heat drew for the dash line up as Covert drew the pole and Pencil, third spot. While most thought it would be a Covert benefit, Pencil had other thoughts and used the track as if he raced there regularly.

Until the single caution on lap 12, Covert controlled the race with a comfortable lead over Pencil and Frankie Plessinger who took third on lap four.

Pencil battled with Covert following the restart and took the lead for the 18th lap before Covert pulled ahead again as Gary Stuhler and Marvin Winters battled for fourth after passing Matt Parks.  

With ten to go, Pencil closed on Covert to get under him and led two laps while Covert wasn’t ready to give up and led with three to go. Pencil again continued to hit his marks and reassumed the point with three to go while several cars were directly ahead and he worked past three of them to head from the final turn with Nathan Durboraw between himself and Covert and a .749 second victory.

“When you beat Jason Covert, you’re beating one of the best in the country, that’s how much I respect Jason so this is one of my best wins ever,” Pencil said.

Plessinger remained a solid third with 12th starting Stuhler and 19th starter, D. J. Myers taking fifth with four laps to go. Winters ended sixth followed by Parks, Nick Dickson from 15th, J. T. Spence and Roy Deese to complete the top ten.  

Devin Friese, Covert, Plessinger and Parks win the heats for the 36 entries while Jeremy Miller was the B –Main winner.

In the late model sportsman feature, following a first lap several car incident, incident Palmer began again on the outside pole and pulled ahead off the second turn with Ashley Barrett in hot pursuit and Kyle Lear all the way from 14th into third by the second circuit.

Palmer didn’t waver as he rounded the track being hounded by two of the best in the division while Lear was working on  Barrett for the runner up spot and got it just prior to a 13th lap yellow.

On the restart, Palmer held onto the point and won his career sixth sportsman victory by .556 seconds.

“It’s been a long time,” Palmer said. “The most incredible story about this win tonight, I bought a brand new car to start this year. I had five races and went to Hesston to race because we were off. I trashed that car two weeks ago. I had this old car and had a lot of help to get it ready in a week, and it was on rail. It was exciting to win tonight.”

Lear was second followed by Barrett and Terry Flaherty with Steve Axtell Jr. coming all the way from 18th to fifth and be the Checkered Flag Lube Center/ St. Thomas Towing Hard Charger. Richard Walls, Barry Miller, from 21st, Donnie Farlling (17th), Pete Weaver and Courtney Shreiner were next. Palmer, Barrett and R. Walls won the heats with Axtell taking the consolation.

Eddie McClellan led the Ernie D’s pure stocks from the pole with Kenny Dillon into second while Warrenfeltz charged forward and took the runner up spot on the fourth lap. He then overpowered McClellan following a lap seven restart to lead the rest of the way and win by 2.109 seconds over McClellan to also be the Turner Bowling Center Hard Charger. Dillon, Kevin Boyer and Dave Stouffer Jr. completed the front five. Brian Miller and Warrenfeltz were the heat winners.

The next Saturday program will be the opening event of the 2nd Annual Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek Series which will be accompanied by an Ernie D’s pure stock special.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Three State Flyers Late Models, 15th Annual Richard “Boney” Bonebrake Tribute, 35 laps,  36 entries, (Lap Leaders – Jason Covert 1-17, 19-29, 32; Jack Pencil 18, 30-31, 33-35) 1.Jack Pencil; 2.Jason Covert; 3.Frankie Plessinger; 4.Gary Stuhler; 5.D. J. Myers; 6.Marvin Winters; 7.Matt Parks; 8.Nick Dickson; 9.J. T. Spence; 10.Roy Deese Jr.; 11.Scott LeBarron; 12.Keith Jackson; 13.Jamie Lathroum; 14.Greg Fetters; 15.Mike Lupfer; 16.Chuck Clise; 17.Brian Booze; 18.Nathan Durboraw; 19.Al Shawver Jr.; 20.Brian Bernheisel; 21.Jeremy Miller; 22.Randy Burkholder; 23.Andy Anderson; 24.Devin Friese; DNQ – Tyler Hershey, Alan Sagi, Ron Delano, Jim Yoder, Jerry Bard, Dylan Yoder, Kirk Baker, Jeff Miller, Tom Decker Jr., Tim Burkholder, Ronnie DeHaven Jr., Doug Legum

 

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 laps, 26 entries, (Lap Leaders – Scott Palmer 1-20) 1.Scott Palmer; 2.Kyle Lear; 3.Ashley Barrett; 4.Terry Flaherty; 5.Steve Axtell Jr. (Checkered Flag Lube Center/St. Thomas Towing Hard Charger) 6.Richard Walls; 7.Barry Miller; 8.Donnie Farlling Jr.; 9.Pete Weaver; 10.Courtney Shreiner; 11.JustinWeaver; 12.Wayne Walls Jr.; 13.Glenn Elliott; 14.Michael Collins; 15.Ryan Walls; 16.Doug Timmons Jr.; 17.Chad Myers; 18.Justin Hart; 19.Anthony Lupini; 20.Rodney Walls; 21.Steve Kent; 22.Nick Pappas; 23.Steve Bailor; 24.Robby Beall; DNS – A.J. Triplett, Mike Walls   

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 19 entries (Lap Leaders – Eddie McClellan 1-7, Mike Warrenfeltz 8-15) 1.Mike Warrenfeltz; 2.Eddie McClellan; 3.Kenny Dillon; 4.Kevin Boyer; 5.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 6.Steve Lowery; 7.Kevin Koontz; 8.Drew Fitzsimmons; 9.Wayne Hawbaker; 10.Kenny Day; 11.Keith Koontz; 12.Rick Durbin; 13.Mike Kratovil; 14.Bill Ecton; 15.Brian Miller; 16.Darrin Younker; 17.Danny Beavers; 18.Charlie Pensinger, DNS – Tony Catlett  

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PITTMAN TAKES KEYSTONE CUP VICTORY, SETS NEW TRACK RECORD AT HAGERSTOWN
by Bob Vores

 Third quick in time trials, Daryn Pittman later stood in victory lane at Hagerstown Speedway after scoring the second night victory in the 4th Annual Keystone Cup 410 Sprint Cup Series event on Thursday. Pittman, driver of the Heffner Racing Enterprises sprinter, started fourth, chased Brian Leppo through traffic until grabbing the lead on lap 23 to take the checkered by only .53 seconds for a new track record of 9:01:250, demolishing Bobby Allen’s record of 10:22:21 set in May 1986. Pittman, from Oklahoma now residing in Pittsboro, Ind, previously won a World of Outlaw event at the speedway in May, 2002.  

“I knew from the drop of the green flag we were going to have the car to beat,” said Pittman, who finished fifth in Wednesday’s opener at Grandview Speedway. “Leppo obviously is fast and you put him up front and he’s going to be hard to catch. I kept thinking, “Man if we get to traffic, I’m going to have something for him,” because I felt like I could really move around on the race track but man, he got through traffic as good if not better than I did.”

With the top two from each heat drawing for position, Leppo pulled the number one and was flanked by Danny Dietrich for the 30-lap feature.

The opening lap was not completed as the cars of Justin Henderson, Dave Ely, Kyle Pruitt were involved in a fourth turn incident with Michael Heckman unable to avoid it and ending upside down.

On the restart, Leppo sped from the inside to take the lead while Pittman quickly grabbed second before Dietrich with Alan Krimes taking third on the third circuit.

Leppo opened some distance on Pittman but Leppo was to the rear of the field by the sixth lap and Pittman closed to a half second. Leppo continued to round the high side past lapped traffic and opening his margin to just over a second past the halfway mark. By the 20th lap, Leppo was 1.06 seconds ahead but Pittman came charging closer and made his presence know the next lap.

Pittman closed to Leppo’s bumper entering turns one and two of lap 22 and charged from the second turn to take command. Leppo wasn’t giving up easily, but also had Krimes alongside with two laps to go when they split a lapped car on the front stretch. Leppo escaped Krimes to finish .53 seconds back.

“Luckily that is a disadvantage of him being out front,” said Pittman. “It was making me use all of the race track. I starting shortening up 3 & 4 and even shortening up 1 & 2 a little bit. I really noticed I was starting to gain, so that’s just one of those unfortunate things when you’re out front, you don’t know what’s going on behind you.”

Krimes, Stevie Smith, who was last year’s winner and 11th starter, Fred Rahmer, completed the front five. Sixth went to Dietrich, while Mark Smith, Brent Marks (13th), Tyler Walker and 19th starting Greg Hodnett followed.

In qualifying, Leppo set quick time of 15.412 seconds around the half mile with Fred Rahmer, 15.478; Pittman, 15.488; Mark Smith, 15.545 and Mike Wagner, 15.595 the next quickest. Walker, Pittman and Dietrich won the heat while Hodnett was the B-Main winner     

The Memorial Day weekend special on Saturday the 29th is the 15th Annual Richard “Boney” Bonebrake Tribute which will feature the Three State Flyers Late Models in action for the second of four times during the season in a 35-lap open event along with the late model sportsman and pure stocks.

4th Annual Keystone Cup Sprint Car Series, 30 laps, 26 entries, (Lap Leaders – Brian Leppo 1-22, Daryn Pittman 23-30) 1.Daryn Pittman; 2.Brian Leppo; 3.Alan Krimes; 4.Stevie Smith; 5.Fred Rahmer; 6.Danny Dietrich; 7.Mark Smith; 8.Brent Marks; 9.Tyler Walker; 10.Greg Hodnett; 11.Chad Layton; 12.Donnie Kreitz Jr.; 13.Mike Wagner; 14.Jared Ridge; 15.Justin Henderson; 16.Kyle Pruitt; 17.Nichole Bower; 18.Troy Fraker; 19.Aaron Ott; 20.Tim Glatfelter; 21.Joey Hershey; 22.Lance Dewease; 23.Dave Ely; 24.Michael Heckman, DNS – Rod Stroup, Doug Esh

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5/15/2010
RICHARDS MAKES HAGERSTOWN’S CONOCOCHEAGUE TRIUMPH HIS SEASON FOURTH

Defending champion and current point leader, Josh ”Kid Rocket” Richards dominated Hagerstown Speedway’s 29th Annual Conococheague World of Outlaws late model 50-lap event Saturday night to pick up the $10,000 victory by .0718 seconds over Darrell Lanigan.

It was his fourth WoO triumph of the season and second in a row following his First State 50 win at Delaware on Thursday evening. Having won Hagerstown’s opener, he also became the first two time winner in his second visit.

Richards, of Shinnston,WV, almost owned the entire evening after having the night’s second quickest time of 18.182 seconds while Rick Eckert set a new one lap record of 18.096, besting the July 8, 2005 time set by Billy Moyer. Richards also followed Marvin Winters across the line in heat race two just as Winters’ engine exploded going into turn one. He then pulled the number two to sit on the front row alongside Steve Francis, last year’s event winner and fourth quick timer.

Richards led all but lap 18, which was led by Francis, and eventually took the checkered over Lanigan who powered around Francis on the final turn.  

“Tonight, I was a nervous wreck in this car,” Richards said. “When you’re in the lead, you don’t know really where to go. I ran the top for awhile and then moved down. It’s been an awesome week. I hope we keep it up the rest of the year.”

Hagerstown’s Mike Warrenfeltz scored his third win in the Ernie D’s pure stock event after taking the lead on lap five of the 15-lap accompanying event.

Francis dumped his racer into the first turn ahead of Richards, but Richards powered off the second turn to assume the lead down the backstretch with D. J. Myers and Eckert following.

When Richards closed on rear traffic, Francis was giving Richards a work out and got under him to lead the 18th lap, but Richards got up on the wheel and regained the position before the first caution came out on lap 20 when Tim McCreadie came to a stop on the front stretch.

Prior to the yellow, seventh starting Nick Dickson took third from Myers while Eckert also dropped him a spot on the 22nd circuit.

Francis gained on Richards just prior to a lap 30 yellow when Shane Clanton dumped fluid on the track with 13th starting Lanigan taking fourth from Eckert following the restart.

The final yellow was displayed just when Eckert crossed the line in fifth and his engine parts needed picked up from the track.  Lanigan took third from Dickson two laps following the restart as Richards continued to hold a several car advantage over Francis but in the closing laps, Lanigan was coming and powered around the outside exiting the fourth turn.

“We were pretty good on the top and he went to the bottom to protect it and we got around him,” Lanigan said.  

“We didn’t need those caution flags,” Francis said. “It seemed my car ran better the longer we run. I could get to him…beside him.  I think if we could have got out front and got some green, we’d have been okay.”

Jason Covert also was battling his way to the front and came on strong towards the end after starting 11th. Covert got past Tim Fuller with three to go and then dropped Dickson to fifth on the final circuit.

Fuller was sixth after starting 19th with Brady Smith, 14th starter J.T. Spence

Austin Hubbard and 22nd starter Vic Coffey, completing the top ten.

Heat winners were Eckert, Winters, Jamie Lathroum and McCreadie while Chub Frank and Clint Smith were the B Main winners. Russ King, Jill George and Frankie Plessinger were the provisional starters.

Eddie McClellan led the opening lap for the Ernie D’s pure stocks before Danny Beavers drove by while Warrenfeltz was on the gas and looking for an opening. He emerged with the lead on the fifth lap before Kenny Dillon and McClellan got together off turn four. Warrenfeltz continued on while Brian Miller took the runner up spot on lap eight, but finished 2.13 seconds back at the checkered.

“When it’s a tacky race track, I just stand on the throttle and that car goes anywhere I want it to go,” Warrenfeltz said. “We keep trying things and it just keeps getting faster.”

Beavers was third with Charlie Pensinger and Steve Lowery completing the top five. Warrenfeltz and Kevin Boyer were heat winners.  

The upcoming Saturday program is Auto Locator/ Student Night with all divisions represented to include the 31-lap Bill Bowman Special for the late model sportsman along with the fourth Enduro Dash of the season

Hagerstown Speedway Results

29th Annual Conococheague, World of Outlaw Late Models, 50 laps, 37 entries, (Lap Leader – Josh Richards 1-17, Steve Francis 18, Richards 19-50) 1.Josh Richards; 2.Darrell Lanigan; 3.Steve Francis; 4.Jason Covert; 5.Nick Dickson; 6.Tim Fuller; 7.Brady Smith; 8.J.T. Spence; 9.Austin Hubbard; 10.Vic Coffey; 11.Chub Frank; 12.Frankie Plessinger; 13.Clint Smith; 14.Dan Stone; 15.Brant Robinson; 16.Jill George; 17.Rick Eckert; 18.D. J. Myers; 19.Russ King; 20.Shane Clanton; 21.Jamie Lathroum; 22.Gary Stuhler; 23.Jeremy Miller; 24.Tim McCreadie; 25. Marvin Winters - DNQ – Andy Anderson, Jerry Bard, Scott LeBarron, Tyler Hershey, Mike Lupfer, Ronnie DeHaven Jr., Al Cheney, DNS – Brent Smith, Mason Zeigler, Brian Booze, Alan Sagi, Roy Deese Jr.  

Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):

1. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 18.096 (New Track Record)
2. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 18.182
3. 6-Jamie Lathroum/Mechanicsville, MD 18.230
4. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 18.235
5. 70J-D.J. Myers/Greencastle, PA 18.262
6. 46-Marvin Winters/McConnellsburg, PA 18.285
7. 17-Nick Dickson/Lewistown, PA 18.323
8. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 18.367
9. B2-Brian Booze/Marion, PA 18.372
10. 91-J.T. Spence/Winchester, VA 18.382
11. 3-Brent Robinson/Smithfield, VA 18.407
12. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 18.416
13. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 18.466
14. 21d-Dan Stone/Thompson, PA 18.473
15. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 18.476
16. 1M-Jeremy Miller/Gettysburg, PA 18.479
17. 19H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 18.482
18. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 18.525
19. 7-Gary Stuhler/Greencastle, PA 18.544
20. 56-Russell King/Bristolville, OH 18.586
21. 06-Mike Lupfer/Shermansdale, PA 18.592
22. 25A-Andy Anderson/Bunker Hill, WV 18.620
23. 43A-Jason Covert/York Haven, PA 18.664
24. 9-Frankie Plessinger/Big Cove Tannery, PA 18.672
25. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 18.712
26. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 18.778
27. 26-Jerry Bard/Shippensburg, PA 18.839
28. 32c-Vic Coffey/Caledonia, NY 18.851
29. 8L-Scott LeBarron/Dover, PA 18.960
30. 74-Tyler Hershey/Mercersburg, PA 19.002
31. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 19.061
32. 81-Alan Sagi/Hagerstown, MD 19.104
33. 71-Brent Smith/Mercersburg, PA 19.104
34. 19d-Ronnie DeHaven Jr./Winchester, VA 19.178
35. 25z-Mason Ziegler/Chalk Hill, PA 19.218
36. 73-Al Cheney/Hamilton Square, NJ 19.316
37. 05-Roy Deese Jr./Laurel, MD N/T

Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Eckert, Myers, Hubbard, Lanigan, Frank, Lupfer, Brent Smith, Booze, LeBarron (DNS) Deese

Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Winters, Richards, Brady Smith, Spence, Stone, Fuller, Anderson, Hershey, DeHaven

Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Lathroum, Dickson, Covert, Stuhler, C. Smith, Robinson, Bard, George, Ziegler

Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): McCreadie, Francis, Miller, Clanton, Plessinger, King, Coffey, Cheney, Sagi

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Frank, Fuller, Stone, Anderson, LeBarron, Hershey, Lupfer, DeHaven (DNS) Brent Smith, Booze, Deese

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): C. Smith, Robinson, Coffey, Bard, King, Plessinger, George, Cheney (DNS) Ziegler, Sagi

 

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 16 entries (Lap Leader –Eddie McClellan 1, Danny Beavers 2-4, Mike Warrenfeltz 5-15): 1.Mike Warrenfeltz (Turner Bowling Centers Hard Charger); 2.Brian Miller; 3.Danny Beavers; 4.Charlie Pensinger; 5.Steve Lowery; 6.Kevin Boyer; 7.Darrin Younker; 8.Kevin Koontz; 9.Wayne Hawbaker; 10.Kenny Day; 11.Keith Koontz; 12.Mike Kratovil; 13.Eddie McClellan; 14.Kenny Dillon; 15.Drew Fitzsimmons; DNS – Dave Stouffer Jr.

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5/1/2010
SHAWVER JR, AXTELL JR, DILLON AND THOMAS FEATURE WINNERS AT HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY

There was an “almost” for Al Shawver Jr. already this year at Hagerstown Speedway, but Saturday night the Hampstead, Md. late model driver made it happen on ARCH (Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown) night as he passed Alan Sagi on the third lap and later scored his career second victory by .623 seconds over Roy Deese Jr. who passed Sagi in a final two lap dash.

“I knew Alan Sagi was coming as I was getting worse as he probably was getting better,” Shawver said. “ A couple weeks back, that seemed the way the race went then and he and I got racing pretty hard. I made a driver error and crashed the car with about a lap to go, so I knew I wasn’t going to make that mistake once I got out front this time.”

Other winners included Steve Axtell Jr. of Glen Burnie, Md. who started from fifth and took the lead from Scott Palmer on the seventh circuit to later score his fourth career Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman feature over Bruce Kane by 2.167 seconds. Kenny Dillon of Hanover, Pa began from the outside pole and led all the way to score his 22nd career Ernie D’s pure stock triumph by 5.696 seconds over Brian Miller. In the third Enduro Dash of the season, it was Krazy Kenny Thomas of Keedysville, Md. back in victory lane for the third consecutive time for a 5.22 second margin of victory over Mark Vegh.

Sagi pulled out to the late model lead over Jerry Bard but third starter Shawver took second on the second circuit and began pressuring Sagi and had just passed him before the first caution waved when Rick Hulson coasted to a stop on lap five.

Shawver then took off on the restart and pulled out to better than a three second lead by the tenth circuit while Mike Lupfer, Deese and Gary Stuhler were advancing towards the runner up spot.  

Shawver’s still over three second lead was erased on the 20th when Kyle Hardy rolled to a stop and then again on the 23rd circuit when Billy Wampler also had problems and stopped.

Shawver maintained control for the final laps while Sagi was trying to hold to the runner up spot but Deese Jr. got around him on the final circuit. Frankie Plessinger earlier moved into fourth while Tyler Hershey, who earlier dropped to eighth, rebounded back into fifth prior to the final caution. Lupfer ended sixth while Brian Booze, Stuhler, Marvin Winters and Bard completed the top ten. Bard, Deese and Sagi were the heat winners.

Scott Palmer took control of the HTMA late model sportsman feature while sixth starting Axtell was past Nick Pappas for second when a pile up on the front stretch began before the flag stand with some contact exiting the fourth corner in the front rows with 11th starter Glenn Elliott taking the brunt of the damage along with Wayne Walls Jr. who started eighth.

On the restart, Palmer held onto the lead until the seventh circuit when Axtell make his pass in the fourth turn. Axtell was out front nearly two seconds when the caution appeared on lap 12. Kane took over the second spot following the green flag but Axtell was edging away with each circuit and Kane settled for the runner up spot while Palmer, Terry Flaherty and Mike Walls completed the top five. Walls was the Checkered Flag/St. Thomas Towing hard charger after starting 22nd.  Flaherty, Axtell and Pete Weaver won the heats while Walls was the consolation winner.

“This thing was really hooked up,” Axtell said. “We got a new engine today… put a 358 back in it.”

Dillon pulled from the outside to lead Eddie McClellan in the pure stock feature and was out front more than three seconds when McClellan had a flat and exited to the pits on the 11th circuit as Brian Miller took over the position but was well behind as the race was going non-stop.

“I never won one without a caution,” Dillon said. “I’m sorry if it wasn’t that good of a race. Last week we put on a pretty good show for the fans. I’m just happy to be here again.”

Two time winner Mike Warrenfeltz ended third with previous week’s winner, Steve Lowery next and earning the Turner Dual Lanes hard charger award again while Dave Stouffer Jr. ended fifth. Charlie Pensinger, Dillon and Stouffer won the heats.

William Crook led the enduro while pole sitter Mark Vegh battled for the top spot and took the point on the tenth circuit. Thomas was coming from the rear and moved into second two laps later. He caught and passed Vegh on the 16th lap and then drove away to a 5.22 second win. Kenny Thomas ended third over Bryan Green and Danny Holmes.

Following a weekend off for the Hagerstown City Firefighters Bonanza Extravaganza, racing resumes on Saturday, May 15 with the World of Outlaw Late Model Series arriving at the speedway to take on the areas best late model drivers. The Ernie De’s pure stocks are also included on the program.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

ARCH Night

Late Models, 25 laps, 22 entries, (Lap Leaders – Alan Sagi 1-3, Al Shawver Jr. 4-25) 1.Al Shawver Jr.; 2.Roy Deese Jr.; 3.Alan Sagi; 4.Frankie Plessinger; 5.Tyler Hershey; 6.Mike Lupfer; 7.Brian Booze; 8.Gary Stuhler; 9.MarvinWinters; 10.Jerry Bard; 11.Tyler Armstrong; 12.Allen Brannon; 13.Larry Baker II; 14.Steve Gibney; 15.Kyle Hardy; 16.Al Cheney; 17.Billy Wampler; 18.Terry Lescalleet; 19.Rick Hulson; DNS – James Myers, Jonathan DeHaven Jr.; Brent Smith

 

Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 laps, 32 entries (Lap Leaders – 1-6, Scott Palmer, Steve Axtell Jr. 7-20): 1.Steve Axtell Jr.; 2.Bruce Kane; 3.Scott Palmer; 4.Terry Flaherty; 5.Mike Walls (Checkered Flag/ St Thomas Towing Hard  Charger): 6.Andy Fries; 7.Nick Pappas; 8.Robby Beall; 9.Pete Weaver; 10.Steve Bailor; 11.Donnie Farlling; 12.Mike Walls; 13.Fred Harden; 14.Chaz Walls; 15.Justin Hart; 16.Kyle Wiser; 17.Chad Myers; 18.Paul Cursey; 19.Ryan Walls; 20.Richard Walls; 21.Michael Collins; 22.Wayne Walls Jr.; 23.Courney Shreiner; 24.Glenn Elliott, DNQ-Dwayne Harbaugh, Anthony Lupini, Rodney Walls, Justin Weaver, Roy Hornbaker, Leon Lloyd, DNS – Ashley Barrett, Elwood Sord    

Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 17 entries (Lap Leaders – Kenny Dillon 1-15) 1.Kenny Dillon; 2.Brian Miller; 3.Mike Warrenfeltz; 4.Steve Lowery (Turner Dual Lanes Hard Charger) 5.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 6.Charlie Pensinger; 7.Drew Fitzsimmons; 8.Darrin Younker; 9.Kevin Boyer; 10.Wayne Hawbaker; 11.Danny Beavers; 12.Keith Koontz; 13.Mike Kratonil; 14.Eddie McClellan; 15.Kenny Day; DNS – Tony Catlett, Tom Holland

Enduro Dash, 30 laps, 16 entries (Lap Leaders - William Crook 1-2, 3-9, Mark Vegh 3, 10-15, Krazy Kenny Thomas 16-30); 1.Krazy Kenny Thomas; 2.Mark Vegh; 3.Kenny Thomas; 4.Bryan Green; 5.Danny Holmes; 6.William Crook; 7.Brandon Churchey; 8.Robin Koogler; 9.Danny Bell; 10.Charles Stambaugh; 11.Crhis Ebersole; 12.Matt Smith; 13.J.C.Butts; 14.Dave Shatto; 15.Rodney Minor; 16.Steve Dillon

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4/17/2010
WINTERS BECOMES THIRD DIFFERENT WINNER AT HAGERSTOWN ON DURON PAINT NIGHT,
WEAVER & LOWERY ALSO POST WINS

It was cold, windy and plain ugly Saturday evening at Hagerstown Speedway on Duron Paint night but Marvin Winters turned up the wick and became the third different winner this season after leading all but the first lap in the late model feature. Starting fourth in the nine car invert, Winters, from McConnellsburg, Pa, passed Dylan Yoder and held on in a one lap shootout to score his career 24th win by .853 seconds over Yoder.

“I figured if I held my line, they were going to have a tough time, but with a lot of fast guys here, you can’t count on anything,” Winters said as he dedicated the win to his father, Homer, for his Friday birthday. “The guys did a good job on the car. It was pretty well hooked up.  My dad tunes the motors. Tex Shaffer is a great guy to drive for; he gives me everything I ask for. That’s what it takes.”

Williamsport’s Pete Weaver put his #16 in victory lane in the Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic late model sportsman feature for the 16th time in his career after starting outside pole in the six car inversion. With five of the Ernie D’s pure stocks going for the win and three for a first time, Chambersburg’s Steve Lowery finally broke through the ice on the final lap and got his number one triumph by a length. Krazy Kenny Thomas of Keedysville, Md. was victorious in the Enduro Dash for the second consecutive time.  

With nine cars inverted for the late model feature, Yoder pulled ahead of seven time champion Roy Deese Jr. after starting on the outside pole. Winters powered ahead off the fourth turn to lead the second circuit with several cars getting together in the first turn behind him.

While Winters set the pace and continued to hold a one second plus advantage over Yoder, Frankie Plessinger was occupying his time while Deese and J.T. Spence were battling for fourth.

As Winters approached the rear of the field, Yoder and Plessinger were also closing in but suddenly Al Shawver Jr. sixth place run came to an end as he coasted to a stop in turn three with one to go.

Winters glued himself to the bottom and sped around the final circuit to capture the win over Yoder and Plessinger while Spence and Deese completed the top five.

“That makes a fellow sweat when you have those cautions at the end,” Winters said. “The track was great. It slowed a bit from last week and you could pass. Last week was just too fast and you couldn’t.”

 Alan Sagi finished sixth after starting 15th with Jim Yoder, Billy Wampler(17th), Andy Anderson and James Myers (19th) completing the top ten. J.Yoder, Spence and Tyler Armstrong were the heat winners with Myers taking the consolation.  

With six cars inverted, Weaver took the lead from the outside pole as Steve Axtell Jr. quickly grabbed the runner up spot from Scott Palmer on the second circuit. Weaver was two seconds out front and pulling away as Glen Elliott and Kyle Lear moved in to challenge Axtell for the runner up spot. Lear took the spot on lap 11 while Weaver still remained comfortably ahead until a lap 15 erased his lead.

Weaver remained under control in the final circuits as Elliott got past Axtell and stuck his nose under Lear but settled for third. He later was disqualified as Axtell was awarded the spot with Michael Collins and Andy Fries completing the top five.

“It’s getting harder and harder to walk away with a win in this class,” Weaver said. “I’m, pretty glad to get a win for D & D this early in the season.”   

The second five finishers were Bruce Kane, Terry Flaherty, Ashley Barrett, Palmer and Justin Hart. Heat wins went to Lear, Kane and Barrett.

Danny Beavers pulled to the pure stock lead over Kenny Dillon and Charlie Pensinger as Pensinger took the second spot on lap five while Lowery was coming from ninth. When Lowery joined the front runners and then two time winner, Mike Warrenfeltz, it became a five car scramble for position with Pensinger breaking to the front on the 13th circuit but on the final lap, Lowery got past for the lead as Dillon grabbed the runner up spot with Pensinger settling for third over Warrenfeltz and Beavers.

“This feels really good,” Lowery said of his first ever win,” We’ve been trying for a long time.”

Danny Holmes pulled out to lead the enduro dash event as Larry Hurley came from tenth into second and then took the lead on the sixth circuit just as Mark Vegh moved into third after starting 15th. Kenny Thomas and Krazy Kenny Thomas arrived from the rear of the field. After Krazy Kenny passed Vegh, contact was made with Thomas going around and loosing several positions. Vegh took over on the 18th lap while Krazy Kenny worked his way back to the front and took the top spot on the final lap.  

The Lucas Oil Late Model Series arrives Saturday for the 29th Annual Stanley Schetromph Classic with 50 laps of competition. The Ernie D’s pure stocks are also included on the program.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

Late Models, 25 laps, 26 entries, (Lap Leaders – Dylan Yoder 1, Marvin Winters 2-25)  1Marvin Winters; 2.Dylan Yoder; 3.Frankie Plessinger; 4.J.T. Spence; 5.Roy Deese Jr.; 6.Alan Sagi; 7.Jim Yoder; 8.Billy Wampler; 9.Andy Anderson; 10.James Myers; 11.Brent Smith; 12.Tom Decker Jr.; 13.Tim Murphy; 14.Rick Hulson; 15.Al Shawver Jr.; 16.Bud Phillips; 17.Al Cheney; 18.Tyler Hershey; 19.Jimmy McBee Jr.; 20.Jerry Bard; 21.Tyler Armstrong; 22.Mike Lupfer; 23.Steve Gibney; 24.Doug Legum; DNS – Larry Baker, Matt Murphy

 

 Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 Laps, 24 entries (Lap Leaders – Pete Weaver 1-20) 1.Pete Weaver; 2.Kyle Lear; 3.Steve Axtell Jr.; 4.Michael Collins; 5.Andy Fries; 6.Bruce Kane; 7.Terry Flaherty; 8.Ashley Barrett; 9.Scott Palmer; 10.Justin Hart; 11.Wayne Walls Jr.; 12.Robbie Beall; 13.Courney Shreiner; 14.Mike Walls; 15.Nick Pappas (Checkered Flag Lube/St Thomas Towing hard Charger); 16.Rodney Walls; 17.Steve Bailor; 18.Ryan Walls; 19.Justin Weaver; 20.Anthony Lupini; 21.Roy Hornbaker; 22.Richard Walls; DNS – Elwood Sord; DSQ- Glenn Elliott  

 

 Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps,  19 entries (Lap Leaders – Danny Beavers 1-12, Charlie Pensinger 13-14, Steve Lowery 15 ) 1.Steve Lowery (Turner Bowling Center Hard Charger); 2.Kenny Dillon; 3.Charlie Pensinger; 4.Mike Warrenfeltz; 5.Danny Beavers; 6.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 7.Brian Miller; 8.Kevin Boyer; 9.Darrin Younker; 10.Eddie McClennan; 11.Drew Fitzsimmons; 12.Tony Catlett; 13.Frank Dibella; 14.Wayne Hawbaker; 15.Kevin Koontz; 16.Rick Durbin; 17.Kenny Day; 18.Eddie Catrell; 19.Kevin Dayhoff  

 

Enduro Dash, 30 Laps, (Lap Leaders - Danny Holmes 1-6, Larry Hurley Jr. 7-17, Mark Vegh 18-29, Krazy Kenny Thomas 30) 1.Krazy Kenny Thomas; 2.Mark Vegh; 3.Danny Holmes; 4.Larry Hurley Jr.; 5.KennyThomas; 6.J.C.Butts; 7.Matt Smith; 8.William Crook; 9.Chris Ebersole; 10.Byran Green; 11.Brandon Churchey; 12.Dave Shatto; 13.Robin Koogler; 14.Gary Cekovich; 15.Danny Bell; 16.Charles Stambaugh; 17.Bill Hargett; 18.Steve Dillon; 19.Rodney Minor; DNS- Gary Breeden

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4/10/2010
COVERT DOMINATES HAGERSTOWN’S THREE STATE FLYERS, WARRENFELTZ GETS SECOND IN PURE STOCKS

 In a repeat of what he accomplished three times at Hagerstown Speedway last season, Jason Covert completely dominated Saturday nights Three State Flyers late model event and piloted the Barry Klinedinst owned Rocket to the $3,000 triumph by 10.421 seconds over Billy Wampler.  

Covert, of York Haven, Pa won his heat and then with luck of the draw, dashed away with the dash win after starting from the outside pole. He then led every lap in the 35-lap main and following a 12th lap restart, entered a different time zone and began stretching his lead each and every lap until claiming victory in the first of four Three State Flyers events on the 2010 Hagerstown schedule.

“The credit has to go to the crew, my owner and my wife,” said Covert of York Haven, Pa. “I want to dedicate this to my wife. We lost one of her grandma’s while the other grandma was in the hospital last Saturday. I left here while watching so this is for her. I told her I‘d try to not let her down tonight. It’s been a pretty hard week for everybody in our family.”

Mike Warrenfeltz again was out front for the second consecutive week in the Ernie D’s pure stocks. The defending champion began from the previous winners 12th position, took second on lap eight and then grabbed the lead on lap 11. He put the consecutive and career 76th score together by one length over Darrin Younker.

Covert pulled ahead of Wampler, Mike Knight and Rusty Sites on the start but the second lap brought the red flag and disaster to second row starters Sites and Knight when Sites made an inside pass on the backstretch and contact was made entering turn three as the two went violently into the fence. Friday night TSF winner Jamie Lathroum was committed high and then slammed into Sites.

The race resumed with Roy Deese, Frankie Plessinger and Jeremy Miller battling for fourth position until Miller rolled to a stop on the 12th with steam coming from under the hood.

The green waved again for the final time as Covert took off and began stretching his distance while Wampler secured the runner up spot over Deese and Plessinger. Fourteenth starter, Greg Satterlee moved past J. T. Spence for fifth spot on the 13th and closed in to make a three car battle for several laps until taking fourth on the 19th and then began battling with Deese.

Meanwhile Covert was already in a different time zone and with ten to go, was cruising out front with a 6.7 second advantage and showed no signs of letting up. He continued his torrid pace to the checkered and the 10.421 second blowout.

“All the credit goes to the crew, this is their win,” said Covert.

“I told the guys this is the best the track has been in a feature event in ten years. We couldn’t ask for a better race track.”  

Wampler easily held to the second spot while Satterlee got past Deese on the final circuit to score third while Plessinger came home fifth. Spence (10th) ended sixth ahead of 19th starter Nick Dickson, Ronnie DeHaven Jr from 18th, Al Shawver Jr., the Winchester Auto Dealers Exchange hard charger from 23rd and 20th starting Gary Stuhler. Heat wins went to Knight, Sites, Deese Jr. and Covert while D. J. Myers was the consy winner.

Wayne Hawbaker led the first two laps of the pure stock feature while Darrin Younker took the point on the third circuit and Warrenfeltz was coming from 12th and Kenny Dillon was following. Warrenfeltz took second from Danny Beavers on lap eight while Dillon followed on the tenth. Warrenfeltz took over on lap 11 while Dillon got past Younker in another two laps but then spun in turn three with one to go. Younker kept the pressure on following the restart but ended a length short with Beavers, Hawbaker and Drew Fitzsimmons next in line. Younker and Hawbaker were the heat winners.

“This track is fast, fast, fast,” Warrenfeltz said. “I knew in the heat race, the car was going to go real good. I just stood up on the throttle.”

The upcoming event will be the Duron Paint sponsored night featuring a regular show of late models, late model sportsman and pure stocks plus the second Enduro Dash.

Hagerstown Speedway Results

 Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 17 entries (Lap Leaders – Wayne Hawbaker 1-2, Darrin Younker 3-10, Mike Warrenfeltz 11-15): 1.Mike Warrenfeltz (Turner Bowling Center Hard Charger); 2.Darrin Younker; 3.Danny Beavers; 4.Wayne Hawbaker; 5.Drew Fitzsimmons; 6.Steve Lowery; 7.Kevin Dayhoff; 8.Brian Miller; 9.Eddie McClellan; 10.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 11.Charles Rupert; 12.Kenny Day; 13.Rick Durbin; 14.Charlie Pensinger; 15.Kenny Dillon; 16.Kevin Koontz; DNS – Tony Catlett

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Hagerstown Speedway Results 4/3/2010 

Late Models, 25 laps, 28 entries, (Lap Leaders – Frankie Plessinger 1-15, Josh Richards 16-25) 1.Josh Richards; 2.Frankie Plessinger; 3.Jamie Lathroum; 4.Tyler Hershey; 5.Mike Lupfer; 6.J.T. Spence; 7.Roy Deese Jr.; 8.Darryl Hills; 9.Brian Bernheisel; 10.Jim Bernheisel; 11.Marvin Winters; 12.Jim Yoder; 13.Andy Fries; 14.Rusty Sites; 15.James Myers; 16.Jerry Bard; 17.Rick Hulson; 18.Staci Warrington; 19.Billy Wampler; 20.Brian Booze; 21.Al Shawver Jr.; 22.Tom Decker Jr.; 23.Jeremy Miller; 24.Gary Stuhler; DNQ – Larry Baker, Steve Gibney, DNS – Jim McBee, Alan Sagi

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 Laps, 26 entries (Lap Leaders Glenn Elliott 1-18, Ashley Barrett 19-20 ) 1.Ashley Barrett; 2.Glenn Elliott; 3.Michael Collins; 4.Ryan Walls; 5.Wayne Walls Jr.; 6.Steve Bailor; 7.Robby Beall; 8.Courtney Shreiner; 9.Donnie Farlling; 10.Mike Walls; 11.Richard Walls; 12.Matt Henry; 13.Rodney Walls; 14.Chapp Kanapp; 15.Dylon Yoder; 16.Nick Pappas; 17.Justin Hart; 18.Pete Weaver; 19.Derick Quade; 20.Roy Hornbaker; 21.Steve Axtell Jr.; 22.Terry Flaherty; 23.Justin Weaver; 24.Anthony Lupini;  DNQ – Elwood Sord   

Ernie’s Auto Enterprises Pure Stocks, 15 laps, 19 entries (Lap Leaders – Mike Warrenfeltz 1-15) 1.Mike Warrenfeltz; 2.Wayne Hawbaker; 3.Dave Stouffer; 4.Steve Lowery; 5.Darrin Younker (Turner Bowling Center Hard Charger); 6.Charlie Pensinger; 7.Drew Fitzsimmons; 8.Billy Ecton; 9.Kenny Day; 10.Charles Rupert; 11.Kenny Dillon; 12.Brian Miller; 13.Eddie McClellan; 14.Justin Snodderly; 15.Kevin Koontz; DNS –Billy Ecton Jr.; Danny Beavers, Eddie Catrell, Dave Rice Jr.  

Enduro Dash, 30 Laps, (Lap Leaders- Krazy Kenny Thomas 1-30) 1.Krazy Kenny Thomas; 2.William Crook; 3.Chris Ebersole; 4.Kenny Thomas; 5.Mark Vegh; 6.Danny Holmes; 7.Bryan Green; 8.Bandon Churchey; 9.Bill Hargett; 10.Larry Hurley Jr.; 11.Theresa Koogler; 12.Rodney Miner; 13.Charles Stambaugh; 14.J.C.Butts; 15.Dave Shatto; 16.Robin Koogler; 17.Danny Bell

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HAGERSTOWN’S DIRTcar OPENER TO DECKER, OCTOBERFEST QUALIFIER SMALL BLOCK TO HEARN

 Billy Decker was either going to finish first or second in Hagerstown Speedway’s 100-lap Super DIRTcar Series opener, but after overpowering Matt Sheppard on a lap 63 restart, Decker stayed ahead for the final circuits and tip toed through traffic in the final 25 to score the win over Sheppard by .463 seconds. The win was a DIRTcar career 54th for the ‘Franklin Flyer’ from Unadilla, NY.

 “We really didn’t have anything for Matt and on that double file restart, this car was ballast for about 15 laps and then it got tight again and I was probably holding him up,” Decker said. “We just got lucky. This is one I’ve had on my calendar. We’ve never been overly happy with our performance in this race and it feels really good to get off on the right foot.”  

In the accompanying Octoberfest Qualifier for the small block modifieds, Brett Hearn of Sussex, NJ posted his track career 27th victory in that event.  

“We came here tonight with a spec engine DIRT small block which is underpowered compared to these other engines,’ said Hearn, “Once I was able to get to the top of the race track, it gave me the momentum for the straightaway speeded I needed.”  

Following time trials for the 47 entries when Sheppard set the quick time of 20.573 seconds and a number draw for the top 12 qualifying positions, Decker began from the pole but it was Danny Johnson who sped into the lead on the start with Sheppard and Decker following.

Sheppard took over following a lap seven restart and began to stretch his distance to more than two seconds over Decker as they closed on traffic and the caution waved on lap 19.

Sheppard again continued to show the way and began through rear traffic by lap 37 as Decker and Johnson were trailing.

The deciding moment came for the double file restart following the lap 59 restart and Sheppard chose the inside lane as Decker built up a head of steam and powered into the lead. Decker, Sheppard and Johnson ran almost nose to tail by the 80th lap and began to approach rear traffic, but they worked their way past while Michael Storms had also closed in to make it a four car battle for the lead. Storms got past Johnson on the 96th circuit and ended a second back of Decker at the checkered.

“I think we did everything right tonight, I just picked the wrong groove on that restart,’ Sheppard said. “We’ll start off the year with a second. That’s a good run for us.”

“It was pretty nerve wracking,” said Storms about his series best so far. “I kept looking at the lap counter. To come out of here with a top three finish really means a lot.”

Johnson and 13th starter, Billy Dunn completed the top five. Hearn, Pat Ward, Haers, Larry Wight and Jimmy Phelps rounded out the second five.  

Heat winners were Sheppard, Hearn, Wight and D. Johnson while Danny Vauter and Jimmy Horton won the consolations.

Stewart Friesen pulled to the front of the small block field after sitting on the pole while Sheppard got past Pat Ward for the runner up spot and moved in for the challenge. Sheppard and Friesen swapped the top spot twice until a ninth lap yellow when Sheppard had just pulled to the front. Hearn took over second following the restart and continued to challenge until pulling ahead on the 14th circuit as the two pulled away by more than three seconds over Friesen. Hearn went on to win by four lengths over Sheppard while Friesen maintained third over Ward and Rick Laubach. The second group were David Van Horn, Jimmy Horton, Ronnie Johnson, Dave Dubois, and Mark Frankhouser.

Heat winners were Friesen and Ward  

The first points event for the three regular weekly divisions along with the first Enduro Dash of the season is up next Saturday.  

DIRT Super Big Block Modifieds 100 lap, 47 entries, (Lap Leaders – Danny Johnson 1-7, Matt Sheppard 9-63, Billy Decker 64-100) 1.Billy Decker; 2.Matt Sheppard; 3.Michael Storms; 4.Danny Johnson; 5.Billy Dunn; 6.Brett Hearn; 7.Pat Ward; 8.Justin Haers; 9.Larry Wight; 10.Jimmy Phelps; 11.Ryan Phelps, 12.Dale Planck; 13.Steve Paine; 14.Vic Coffey; 15.Alan Johnson; 16.Tom Sears Jr.; 17.Gary Tomkins; 18.Donnie Corellis; 19.David Van Horn Jr; 20.Rich Laubach; 21.Lance Willix II; 22.Rich Scagliotta; 23.Jeremian Shingledecker; 24.Rex King; 25.Steward Friesen; 26.Ronnie Johnson; 27.Billy Pauch Jr.; 28.Randy Chrysler; 29.Frank Cozze; 30.Jimmy Horton; 31.Dan Vauter

DNQ – Bobby Varin, Dave Rauscher, Kyle Strickler, Chris Higgins, Tim Currier, Darwin Greene, Ted Lamb Jr., Chic Cossaboone, Rex King Jr., Billy Vaninwegen, Ryan Godown, Tom Sheetz Jr., Brian Swartzlander, Billy Pauch, Rick Wegner Jr.

Small Block 358 Modified Octoberfest Qualifier,  Laps, entries (Lap Leaders – Stewart Friesen 1-8, Matt Sheppard 9-13, Brett Hearn, 14-25) 1,Brett Hearn; 2.Matt Sheppard; 3.Stewart Friesen; 4.Pat Ward; 5.Rick Laubach; 6.David Van Horn; 7.Jimmy Horton; 8.Ronnie Johnson; 9.Dave Dubois; 10.Mark Frankhouser; 11.Darwin Greene; 12.Chic Cocssaboone; 13.Sean Gunther; 14.Chuck Hopkins; 15.Richie Pratt; 16.Billy Decker; DNS – Gary Wagner

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