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Wolfe Picks Up His First ASCS Victory on Sunday Night at SSP
Newberrytown, PA (April 29, 2007) – Sunday night racing at the Susquehanna Speedway Park found Lucas Wolfe picking up his first ASCS feature of the season. 2006 Track Champion, Michael Goodwin won the 50-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature. Veteran driver, Ronnie Dunstan won the Legends Cars feature event and Brian Fievel was victorious the Speedway Auto Sales main event. Matt Adams picked up the XSC Rookie Rumble race.
The ASCS Dash winner, Dave Franek led the field to the green in the 20-lap ASCS feature event, but it was Lucas Wolfe jumping out to the early lead. Wolfe opened up a comfortable lead until the red flag flew for a five car accident on lap six. This allowed the crews of each team to make changes to improve their cars for the remaining 14 laps. On the restart, Wolfe continued to lead the field. Skillfully moving his way through lapped traffic in the later stages of the race, Wolfe was triumphant over Chad Layton and Chuck Hebring Kenny Adams and Dave Franek rounded out the top five. Franek and Adams won their heat races.
In 50-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature, last week’s feature winner Smoke Christine jumped out to the early lead from his second starting spot. Midway through the race, Michael Goodwin came within striking distance of Christine. The two battled side-by side for many laps. On a lap 41 restart, Goodwin made the high side work to pass Christine for the lead. Goodwin and Christine battled til the end, but it was Goodwing taking the checkered flag over Christine. Tom Johns finished third, with the father-son team of Donnie Broderick and Ray Broderick rounding out the top five.
In the 20-lap Legends Cars feature event, Tim Henry was the early leader for the first nine laps. At the halfway point, Ronnie Dunstan moved into the lead. Jason Rochelle kept Dunstan in his sights, but was unable to make the pass for the win. Behind Dunstan and Rochelle at the finish, it was Tim Henry, Steve Nederostek and Josh Morrow. Three out of the top four finishers (Dunstan, Rochelle and Nederostek) were 2006 INEX National Dirt Champions. Dunstan, Henry, Butch Brough and Tom Mayberry each won their respective qualifying heat races. Greg Burd won the consolation race.
The 10-lap Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van feature event came down to the final turn of the final lap to determine the winner. Brian Fievel, who led the first two laps of the feature pulled off the final lap pass after relinquishing the lead to Butch Richcreek on lap three. Following Fievel and Richcreek to the line was Dan Richcreek, Brandon Ort and Daryl Sipe.
The nonstop 20-lap XSC Rookie Rumble feature took just 8 minutes and 6.20 seconds to complete with Matt Adams taking the win over Ricky Hippensteel, Jr. Daryl Beakler finished third with Dustin Pietraz and Nancy Frye rounding out the top five.
The next Saturday night event will be next week, May 5 with the Cinco de Mayo Special featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Late Models and Street Stocks.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday night will be Adults and Teens (13 & older) $12.00; Children (12 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 14 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 14 to 17.
Then on Sunday night, May 6, it is the Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown (ARCH) Night where all ARCH members will receive $5.00 off the general admission price. Fans will also be treated to the first Great American School Bus race of the season along with the ASCS Sprint Cars in a Mid-Atlantic Regional race paying $1,500.00 to the winner. Joining the ASCS Sprint Cars will be the Xtreme Stock Cars and Classic Cars.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Sunday night will be Adults and Teens (13 & older) $13.00; Children (12 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $22.00 with a reduced price of $20.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 14 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 14 to 17.
The pit gates will open 3:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 6:00 p.m. The national anthem will be at 7:00 p.m. followed by last chance consolation races and feature events.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road , then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Susquehanna Speedway Park Race Results from Sunday, April 29, 2007
ASCS Sprint Cars Feature (20 laps): 1. Lucas Wolfe; 2. Chad Layton; 3. Chuck Hebing; 4. Kenny Adams; 5. Dave Franek; 6. Jimmy Stitzel; 7. Byrn Gohn; 8. George Suprick; 9. Bill Dietrich; 10. Todd Rittenhouse; 11. Tim Hogue; 12. Roger Fickett; 13. Adam Gordon; 14. Don Slack; 15. Rod Ort; 16. Coleman Gulick; 17. Dan Carozza; 18. Bryan Howland; 19. Austin Reed; 20. Pat Cannon.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Wolfe (1-20)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Franek and Adams
DASH WINNER: Franek
Legends Cars Feature (20 laps): 1. Ronnie Dunstan; 2. Jason Rochelle; 3. Tim Henry; 4. Steve Nederostek; 5. Josh Morrow; 6. Rod Kistler; 7. Randy Kissinger; 8. Jeff Condran; 9. Geremy Sheaffer; 10. Pat McDermott; 11. Butch Brough; 12. Scott Houdeshell; 13. Bob Murray; 14. Ken Keyton; 15. Mark Schaeffer; 16. Rick Potts; 17. Darryl Bloom; 18. Ed Wentz; 19. Robert Sobieski; 20. Greg Burd; 21. Scott Wilkerson; 22. Randy Fetteroff; 23. Tyler Bear; 24. Tom Mayberry; DNQ – Andy Lupfer; Mike Daugherty; Jim Black; Chad Gladfelter; Scott Spidle; Shane Gladfelter; Bob Lash; Jason Harpster; Justin Grim; Nathan Fisher; Shawn Arndt; Brian Wetzel; Bill Harris.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Henry (1-9); Dunstan (10-20)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Dunstan, Henry, Brough and Mayberry
CONSOLATION WINNER: Burd
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (50 laps): 1. Michael Goodwin; 2. Smoke Christine; 3. Tom Johns; 4. Donnie Broderick; 5. Ray Broderick; 6. Travis Horan; 7. Chris Heller; 8. Charlie Pensinger; 9. Jason Failor; 10. Sam Rial; 11. Larry Landis; 12. Tim Hahn; 13. Adam Smith; 14. Randy Blank; 15. Matt Wampler; 16. Bill Fulton; 17. Andrew Frye; 18. Terry Norris; DNS – Bob Bender.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Christine (1-39, 41); Goodwin (40, 42-50)
XSC Rookie Rumble Feature (20 laps): 1. Matt Adams; 2. Ricky Hippensteel, Jr.; 3. Daryl Beakler; 4. Dustin Pietraz; 5. Nancy Frye; 6. Kevin Armstrong; 7. Randy Gladfelter; 8. Jeff Keefer; 9. Nolan Barshinger; 10. Larry Lohss, Jr.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Hippensteel, Jr. (1-8); Armstrong (9-10); Adams (11-20)
Mini Vans Feature (10 laps): 1. Brian Fievel; 2. Butch Richcreek; 3. Dan Richcreek; 4. Brandon Ort; 5. Daryl Sipe; 6. Tana Reisinger; 7. Barry Bankes; 8. Sherry Kitner; 9. Jeff Svendsen; 10. George Danner; 11. George Lucas; 12. Chad Gracey; 13. Mike Benyou; 14. Kim Martino; 15. Jason Anderson; 16. David Dietz; 17. Shane Keezel; 18. Steve Smith; 19. Jesse Hitz; 20. Travis Rife.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Fievel (1-2, 10); B. Richcreek (3-9).
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