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Richwine, Morgan, Pensinger, Brown and Richcreek All Visit Victory Lane at SSP on Saturday Night
Newberrytown, PA (June 9, 2007) – Stock Car Saturday night at the Susquehanna Speedway Park found Scott Richwine picking up his second Late Model feature win of the season. Paul Morgan visited victory lane for the first time this season in the Street Stock division. Charlie Pensinger finally picked up an Xtreme Stock Car feature after a long drought. Butch Richcreek returned to victory lane in the Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van race. Kevin Armstrong won the XSC Rookie Rumble feature.
John Baker jumped out to the early lead from the pole position in the 20-lap Late Model feature event. Numerous cautions throughout the race slowed the pace, but the most serious came when Sterling Kinard slowed in the middle of heavy traffic coming out of turn four with a broken ball joint leaving no where for Gary Potts, Kyle Saylor and Sam Leonard to go. All drivers were uninjured. Scott Richwine was able to eventually make his way to the front and on the 15th circuit, he took the lead away from Baker. Richwine held on for the win over Gene Wrightstone and Jake Jones. Carl Billet finished fourth after starting 24th in the feature. Billet continues to hold onto the SSP point lead by 38 points over Richwine. Baker recorded his best finish of the season in fifth place. Carl Graves, Al Shawver, Justin Ehrhardt, Steve Billet and Charles Potts rounded out the top ten.
A caution filled 20-lap Street Stock event found Paul Morgan taking the lead from Steven Dove on lap 3. A caution for a spinning Jenn Scott in turn four on lap 7 regrouped the field. On the restart, Morgan continued to lead over Steven Dove. Another caution on lap 9 for a three car in turn four slowed the pace. Morgan was able to hold onto the lead through a few more cautions. At the end, Paul Morgan was victorious over his brother Craig Morgan. Brian Hauenstein finished third with Gary Johnston and Joey Hoffer rounding out the top five. Craig Morgan’s second place finish moved him into a tie for the season long points battle with Joe Whitely.
In the 5-lap Clean Technologies Young Guns Shootout, Joey Hoffer picked up the win with a last lap pass over second place finisher Jenn Scott. Calvin Herman finished third, followed by Garrett Shover, Dave Thompson, Jr. and Chad Smith. Chad Smith and Eric Walker continue to be tied for the lead in the six round series although Smith finished last in the race and Walker was absent from the speedway on Saturday night. Each of them have 17 points. Hoffer closed up the battle as he now has 15 points. Dave Thompson has 9 points in fourth, followed by Calvin Herman and Jenn Scott, each with 8 points and Garrett Shover with 4 points. Three more races remain in the six-race series.
For the second straight week, the 30-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature was exciting for the entire race from start to finish. On the start, Tim Hahn jumped out to the early lead from his fifth place starting position. Matt Wampler moved around Hahn on lap 3 for the lead. Wampler continued to lead until a caution on lap 11 slowed the field. Under caution, transmission problems eliminated Wampler from the race before it could be restarted. Thomas Johns assumed the lead and led the next two laps until Charlie Pensinger took the lead on lap 14. Side-by-side racing all over the track continued for the next 12 laps.
A wild five car battle for the lead ensued until a caution on lap 26 slowed the field for a four lap shoot out to the finish. On the double file restart, the leader Pensinger chose the outside front row and this put Goodwin on the inside. Pensinger continued to lead with Donnie Broderick moving into second but was unable to get by Pensinger for the win. Pensinger picked up his first win of the season, with Broderick following in second. Sam Rial ran a good, hard race for third. Goodwin settled for fourth and Larry Landis finished fifth. Kevin Armstrong won his third XSC Rookie Rumble race and now must compete in the regular Xtreme Stock Car feature for the remainder of the season.
Bill Brown, Sr. won again in the Classic Cars by overtaking Joe Snodgrass with two laps to go. Snodgrass finished second. Brian Diehl, Kurt Welsh and Jack Yingling rounded out the top five.
In the 10-lap Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van feature, Butch Richcreek picked up his second win of the season over current SSP point leader Brandon Ort. Daryl Sipe finished third with David Snelbaker and Tana Reisinger rounding out the top five.
The next event will be Thursday night, June 14 with the return of the wingless ARDC Midgets and Legends Cars. The second Great American School Bus race will also take place that night. Both DIRTcar Racing NorthEast and Susquehanna Speedway Park officials reached a mutual agreement today to postpone the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series event for Big-Block Modifieds originally scheduled on June 14 at the Newberrytown, PA oval. Further details of a future date regarding Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series event will be released in the coming weeks.
The next Saturday night event will be June 16 when Stock Car Saturday Night returns with a special Father’s Appreciation Night featuring the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Four Cylinder Stock Cars and the Penn Mar Vintage Cars.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for both Thursday and Saturday nights 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.
On both Thursday and Saturday, the pit gates will open 4:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 6:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 7:00 p.m. followed by 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.
Race Results from Saturday, June 9, 2007
Late Model Feature (20 laps): 1. Scott Richwine; 2. Gene Wrightstone; 3. Jake Jones; 4. Carl Billet; 5. John Baker; 6. Carl Graves; 7. Al Shawver; 8. Justin Ehrhardt; 9. Steve Billet; 10. Charles Potts; 11. Kyle Saylor; 12. Bob Scott, Jr.; 13. Travis McClelland; 14. Jeremy Knoll; 15. Gene Smith; 16. Cam Zeigler; 17. Chuck Yingling; 18. Tommy Blackwell; 19. Darrel Henry; 20. Sterling Kinard; 21. Sam Leonard, Jr.; 22. Gary Potts; 23. Gerry Stutting, Jr.; 24. Randy Christine, Jr.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Baker (1-14); Richwine (15-20)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Baker, Shawver and Christine, Jr.
Street Stock Feature (20 laps): 1. Paul Morgan; 2. Craig Morgan; 3. Brian Hauenstein; 4. Gary Johnston; 5. Joey Hoffer; 6. Kevin Sigler; 7. Steven Dove; 8. Wes Alleman; 9. Todd Bowersox; 10. George Eash; 11. Joe Whiteley; 12. Dustin Hollinger; 13. Justin Rhoads; 14. Randy Zechman; 15. M.R. Teal; 16. Skip Findley; 17. Jason Failor; 18. Jenn Scott; 19. Harold Beinhower; 20. Bryan Shue 21. Calvin Herman; 22. Garrett Shover; 23. Dave Thompson, Jr; 24. Tim Drawbaugh; 25. Scott Thunberg; DNS – Eric Walker, Chad Smith.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Dove (1-2); P. Morgan (3-20)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Bowersox, Sigler, Dove
Clean Technologies Young Guns Shootout – Round Three (5 laps): 1. Joey Hoffer; 2. Jenn Scott; 3. Calvin Herman 4. Garrett Shover; 5. Dave Thompson, Jr.; 6. Chad Smith
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (30 laps): 1. Charlie Pensinger; 2. Donnie Broderick; 3. Sam Rial; 4. Mike Goodwin; 5. Larry Landis; 6. Bill Fulton; 7. John Scrivens; 8. Randy Blank; 9. Terry Norris; 10. Rich Lomman; 11. Thomas Johns; 12. Bob Bender, Jr.; 13. Tim Hahn; 14. Ray Broderick; 15. Gerald Barnes; 16. John Remlein; 17. Matt Wampler; 18. Jason Failor; 19. Travis Horan; 20. Chris Heller; DNS – James Gross.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Hahn (1-2); Wampler (3-11); Johns (12-13); Pensinger (14-30).
XSC Rookie Rumble Feature (15 laps): 1. Kevin Armstrong; 2. Ricky Hippensteel, Jr.; 3. Alex Updegraff; 4. Matt Adams; 5. Mike Lomman 6. Nancy Horan Frye; 7. Beth Burhman; 8. Matt Sowers; 9. Vernon Myers; 10. Nolan Barshinger; 11. Dustin Pietrak; 12. Larry Lohss, Jr.; 13. Steve Ramsey.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Armstrong (1-15)
Speedway Auto Sales Feature (10 laps): 1. Butch Richcreek; 2. Brandon Ort; 3. Daryl Sipe; 4. David Snelbaker; 5. Tana Reisinger; 6. Brian Fievel; 7. Jason Anderson; 8. Sherry Kitner; 9. Chad Gracey; 10. Brandon Hedstrom; 11. Steve Smith; 12. Rick Berger; 13. Lance Grove; 14. Bill Arter; 15. Robert Fryberger; 16. Lance Donmyer; 17. Jeff Svendson; 18. Kimberly Martino; 19. John Durusell.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Durusell (1); Snelbaker (2-3); Richcreek (4-10)
Classic Cars Feature (15 laps): 1. Bill Brown, Sr.; 2. Joe Snodgrass; 3. Brian Diehl; 4. Kurt Welsh; 5. Jack Yingling; 6. Jim Crocker; 7. Glenn Elliott; 8. Steve Axtel; 9. Al Daniels; 10. Tommy Crummitt III; 11. Kevin Palmer; 12. Mike Schultz; 13. Brooks Coleman; 14. Charlie Summers; 15. Charlie Weaver; 16. Philip Alexander; 17. Joe Alder.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Snodgrass (1-13); Brown (14-15)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Snodgrass and Elliott
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