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The Cleveland Brothers CAT Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup XVI went off a day late, but it was well worth the wait. Reigning Outlaw Champion and defending Silver Cup winner Donny Schatz claimed the 40-lap A-main feature event in the same dominating fashion he won the King’s Royal at Eldora just four days earlier. Schatz, the current World of Outlaws points leader, picked up $30,000 for winning the 16th Annual race that honors the memory of track founder and promoter, the late, great Don Martin. When combined with the winner’s share of the King’s Royal ($50,000), Schatz has earned $80,000 the last four days.
Local drivers did not fair as well as Donny Schatz , but the evening was a mixed bag of sorts for the local contingent. The evening started out very well for two of the most dominant forces in the Western PA 410 sprint scheme, but ended on a sour note for both drivers. Meanwhile, two of the up and coming members of the local sprint scheme started off somewhat slow, but ended perhaps beyond their expectations.
Ed Lynch Jr., (#2L) of Apollo, started the evening in almost optimal fashion; setting the second quickest time of the evening with a lap of 13.025 seconds. Lynch’s lap was only topped by Tony Stewart Racing driver Paul McMahan who turned a lap of 12.953. Lynch qualified for the Crane Cams Dash by finishing fourth in his heat, the same position he started in, as a result of a four-car inversion. The dash started well with the Apollo Rocket, who looked fast and primed for perhaps another memorable evening of defending his home turf against the invading World of Outlaws, All Star, and PA Posse drivers. But it all came to a sudden end when the 2L slowed in the closing laps of the dash. Lynch was scored last in the dash and the motor sounded horrible as he arrived at his hauler. Unfortunately, the 2L had broken a push rod, thus ending what could have been another magical night for the Lernerville fans and the Lynch Racing Team.
Bob Felmlee, (#6F) of Seneca, was also fast in qualifying with a lap of 13.283, 19th quick of 46 cars. Felmlee’s night took a turn for the worse in the heat race, as he faced a stacked deck of drivers including eventual race winner Donny Schatz and 20-time Outlaw Champion Steve Kinser. Felmlee finished seventh in his heat, relegating him to the B-main. His night continued to spiral downward, as he was scored last in the B-main.
At the opposite end of the momentum spectrum, both Carl Bowser, (#10) of Sarver, and Danny Holtgraver, (#D4) of Pittsburgh, admittedly were disappointed with their qualifying lap. Neither of the young, local hot shoes fared much better in their heat races. Bowser was involved in an incident in the first heat and scored in last. Holtgraver was in the same, stacked heat race as Felmlee, finishing one spot behind him in eighth. But from that point on, things would only get better for each driver. Holtgraver took the checkered flag in the C-main, and for a young driver like Danny, a win of any kind on an Outlaw night is a crowning achievement! Bowser finished third in the C-main, but used a track provisional, (determined by current Lernerville Speedway/Budweiser Points standing), to make the A-main feature event. While he completed five laps, just making the field was a dream come true for Carl!
The other track provisional was used by reigning Commercial Truck & Trailer Sprint Car track champion Kevin Schaeffer, (#9S) of Kittanning. Schaeffer never really found his groove last night, but again, just making the A-main field with the competition that was in action last night is a testament to his consistency this season during regular Fab Four racing. His evening began turning in the 32nd fastest lap with a time of 13.477, just a half second off of the fastest qualifier. He finished eighth in his heat race, topped only by Outlaw, All Star and PA Posse drivers, then finished ninth in the B-main. Like Bowser, Schaeffer completed just five laps in the A-main feature, officially scored in 27th position.
Other local drivers in competition included Mike Lutz, Scott Bonnell, Bill Kiley Gary Rankin, Terry Bowser, Charlie Holben, Brent Matus, Sheila Rankin and Bud Watt. Rod George, a three-time Commercial Truck & Trailer Sprint feature winner this season, was not in competition.
The local drivers will be back in action for another Fab Four race this Friday Night July 20, chasing the Budweiser Points Championship. In addition to the regular Fab Four show, there will be a Compact Car Demo Derby on the schedule.
Cleveland Brothers CAT
Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup XVI Results
Time Trial Results (1 lap only)
1. (20) Paul McMahan 12.953
2. (2L) Ed Lynch Jr. 13.025
3. (15H) Sam Hafertepe Jr. 13.045
4. (2B) Dale Blaney 13.050
5. (9) Joey Saldana 13.089
6. (6) Tim Shaffer 13.096
7. (11H) Kerry Madsen 13.125
8. (2) Brooke Tatnell 13.132
9. (21) Daryn Pittman 13.161
10. (25) Lance Dewease 13.212
11. (11) Steve Kinser 13.227
12. (87) Alan Krimes 13.228
13. (7S) Jason Sides 13.240
14. (7) Craig Dollansky 13.247
15. (5W) Lucas Wolfe 13.249
16. (19) Stevie Smith 13.251
17. (D1) Justin Henderson 13.264
18. (83) Danny Lasoski 13.268
19. (6F) Bob Felmlee 13.283
20. (36) Jason Martin 13.329
21. (35) Jac Haudenschild 13.333
22. (4) Danny Smith 13.340
23. (15) Donny Schatz 13.349
24. (R19) Jason Solwold 13.362
25. (15M) Mike Lutz 13.392
26. (10C) Jeremy Campbell 13.402
27. (20E) Brian Ellenberger 13.409
28. (24) Terry McCarl 13.413
29. (14) Jason Meyers 13.413
30. (1X) Randy Hannagan 13.454
31. (8K) Chad Kemenah 13.470
32. (9S) Kevin Schaeffer 13.477
33. (30C) Michael Carber 13.498
34. (5C) Chad Hillier 13.521
35. (18) Brian Carlson 13.562
36. (3B) Scott Bonnell 13.601
37. (10) Carl Bowser 13.663
38. (18) Tony Bruce Jr. 13.671
39. (D4) Danny Holtgraver 13.705
40. (4K) Bill Kiley 14.515
41. (16) Gary Rankin 14.556
42. (42G) Charlie Holben 14.608
43. (33) Brent Matus 14.608
44. (6R) Sheila Rankin 15.562
45. (59) Terry Bowser 16.158
46. (3J) Bud Watt 16.754
World of Outlaws Heat #1
Pittman, Sides, Saldana, McCarl, McMahan, Haudenschild, Henderson, Lutz, Carber, G.Rankin, T.Bowser, C.Bowser
World of Outlaws Heat #2
Shaffer, Dollansky, Dewease, Lynch, Lasoski, D.Smith, Campbell, Hillier, Bruce, Hannagan, Holben, Watt
World of Outlaws Heat #3
Kinser, Schatz, Wolfe, Madsen, Kemenah, Ellenberger, Felmlee, Holtgraver, Matus, Carlson, Hafertepe
World of Outlaws Heat Race #4
S.Smith, Solwold, Tatnell, Blaney, Meyers, Krimes, Martin, Schaeffer, Kiley, Bonnell, S.Rankin
Crane Cams Dash
Dollansky, Schatz, Pittman, Solwold, S.Smith, Kinser, Shaffer, Sides, McMahan, Lynch
World of Outlaws C-Main
(Top 2 advance to B-main)
Holtgraver, Bruce, C.Bowser, Bonnell, Holben, Matus, T.Bowser, G.Rankin, Kiley, Watt, S.Rankin, Carlson
World of Outlaws B-Main
(Top 4 advance to A-main)
Henderson, Haudenschild, Hafertepe, Krimes, D.Smith, Lutz, Martin, Hannagan, Schaeffer, Ellenberger, Bruce, Hillier, Campbell, Holtgraver, Carber, Felmlee
(D.Smith advanced to A-main as alternate)
(Hannagan, Campbell, Schaeffer, and Bowser advance to A-main via provisionals)
World of Outlaws A-Main (40 Laps)
1. (15) Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND
2. (7) Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN
3. (21) Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK
4. (11) Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN
5. (6) Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA
6. (7S) Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN
7. (20) Paul McMahon, Nashville, TN
8. (25) Lance DeWease, Fayetteville, PA
9. (R19) Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA
10. (2B) Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH
11. (9) Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN
12. (5W) Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA
13. (2) Brook Tatnell, San Souci, New South Wales, Australia
14. (83) Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO
15. (14) Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA
16. (8K) Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH
17. (4) Danny Smith, Danville, IN
18. (11H) Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s New South Wales, Australia
19. (15H) Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyvale, TX
20. (35) Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH
21. (19) Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA
22. (1X) Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA
23. (D1) Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD
24. (10C) Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, MI
25. (87) Alan Krimes, Denver, PA
26. (24) Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA
27. (9S) Kevin Schaeffer, Kittanning, PA
28. (10) Carl Bowser, Sarver, PA
29. (2L) Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (DNS-Engine)
Car Count: 46 |
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