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Broderick Dethrones Goodwin and Collects Bounty at SSP’s Pumpkin 200 on Saturday Afternoon; Brown, Campbell, Engle and Sipe also Victorious
Newberrytown, PA (October 6, 2007) - The 3rd Annual Pumpkin 200 on Saturday afternoon at the Susquehanna Speedway Park had 34 Xtreme Stock Car bounty hunters looking to dethrone SSP Enduro King, Michael Goodwin from his throne. Donnie Broderick was able to do that and pick up the $1,000-to-win bounty by edging Goodwin at the line by a car length. Bill Brown, Sr. won the Classic Car feature and Bob Campbell won the PENNMAR Vintage Car feature. Daryl Sipe picked up the Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van feature event. Ben Engle won the Great American School Bus race.
Before the race began, a there was a $1,000-to-win bounty on Michael Goodwin. Goodwin has won the 3 out of 4 Enduro races held at SSP during the last 3 years. The only stipulation to collect the bounty was that he had to finish the event. If Goodwin won, he would have received a $200 bonus on top of the posted purse payout for the number of entries. Goodwin was required to start last in the 150 lap race. The race was also reduced from its traditional 200 laps to 150 laps due to rising fuel costs for the competitors.
When the green flag dropped, Donnie Broderick jumped out to the early lead from the outside front row. He led the first 4 laps until Bill Powell grabbed the lead away from him. Powell continued to set the pace over the next 28 laps. Meanwhile Brian Rehbein started 22nd and took the lead from Powell on the 33rd circuit of the race. Rehbein set a commanding pace through the halfway point over Powell and Broderick. On lap 91, Broderick regained the lead from Rehbein who continued to settle for second for the time being. However, on lap 103, Rehbein developed mechanical problems and finally retired from the event on lap 124.
As the action continued, Broderick continued to lead over Powell, but Goodwin who started last moved into the picture. He began reeling in Broderick every lap and finally took the lead on lap 121 when Broderick was pinched in behind two lapped cars. Broderick fell back a quarter of a lap, but never gave up. Just as it looked like Goodwin would win yet again, he suffered the same fate as Broderick earlier in the race and lost the lead to Broderick on lap 140. Goodwin battled back and reeled in Broderick again on the final 10 circuits, but at the finish he came up about one car length short to pick up the win. Although there was contact between Broderick and Goodwin as the exited turn four on the last lap, Broderick held on for the win and collected the $1,000 bounty. Goodwin finished second with Bill Powell finishing third, who also remained on the lead lap. Finishing one lap down in fourth and fifth were Larry Landis and Matt Smith.
Bill Brown Sr. wired the field from start to finish in the 15-lap Classic Car feature event to win the race. Joe Snodgrass finished second, followed by Al Daniels, Brian Diehl and Glenn Elliott.
Bob Campbell also wired the field in the 15-lap PENNMAR Vintage Car feature event to pick up the win over Bob Casti, Paul Bacchus, Craig Coghill and Alan Pahulick.
In the 10-lap Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van feature, Butch Richcreek, Jr. took the lead on the ninth circuit to win his 6th win of the season over Brandon Ort, Scott Hughes, Daryl Sipe and Jeff Svendsen.
In the 10-lap Great American School Bus race, Van Baker jumped out to the early lead, but it was Ben Engle taking the lead and the victory on lap four over Baker and Deanna Frye.
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, October 6, 2007
3rd Annual Pumpkin 200 XSC Enduro (150 laps): 1. Donnie Broderick (150); 2. Michael Goodwin (150); 3. Bill Powell (150); 4. Larry Landis (149); 5. Matt Smith (149); 6. Bill Fulton (147); 7. Tim Hahn (146); 8. Michael Duck (146); 9. Joey Zvorsky (145); 10. Chad Lemmon (143); 11. Shawn Nafzinger (141); 12. Jason Brown (140); 13. Christopher Reichert (138); 14. Brad Krause (133); 15. Brian Rehbein (124); 16. Kevin Beach (113); 17. Robert Glass (113); 18. Ray Broderick (107); 19. Mark Krone (106); 20. Alex Updegraff (97); 21. George Danner (91); 22. Trevor Stark (64); 23. Jeremy Becker (62); 24. Dave Shatto (53); 25. Ken Braafhart (51); 26. Jim Smith (48); 27. Tom Hablett (46); 28. Tommy Slanker (32); 29. Ricky Bender (28); 30. Dustin Pietrak (27); 31. Matt Wampler (24); 32. Jeremy Stremmel (24); 33. Virgil Cain (18); 34. Jason Failor (9); DNS – Nolan Barshinger.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: D. Broderick (1-4, 91-120, 140-150); Powell (5-32); Rehbein (33-90); Goodwin (121-139).
Classic Cars Feature (15 laps): 1. Bill Brown, Sr.; 2. Joe Snodgrass; 3. Al Daniels; 4. Brian Diehl; 5. Glenn Elliott; 6. Roland Brown; 7. Jim Crocker; 8. Jack Yingling; 9. Phil Alexander; 10. Charlie Summers; 11. Neal Reamer; 12. Kurt Welsh; 13. Joe Alder; 14. Matt Wallace; 15. Brooks Coleman; 16. Kevin Palmer; 17. Charlie Weaver.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Brown (1-15)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Brown and Elliott
PENNMAR Vintage Car Feature (15 laps): 1. Bob Campbell; 2. Bob Casti; 3. Paul Bacchus; 4. Craig Coghill; 5. Alan Pahulick; 6. Richard Pastor; 7. Glenn Pobletts; 8. Tom Swanger; 9. Willie Brymesser; 10. Fred Krickbaum.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Campbell (1-15)
HEAT RACE WINNER: Campbell
Speedway Auto Sales Mini Vans Feature (10 laps): 1. Daryl Sipe; 2. Scott Hughes; 3. Brandon Ort; 4. Scott Hughes; 5. Lance Danyer; 6. Dan Snyder; 7. Jeff Svendsen; 8. Nick Buchanan; 9. Sherry Kitner; 10. George Lucas; 11. Jason Young; 12. Shane Keezel; 13. Jason Anderson; 14. Justin Bretz; 15. Brandon Hedstrom; DNS – Kevin Gross; Chad Gracey.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Anderson (1-6); Sipe (7-10).
Great American School Bus Race (10 laps): 1. Ben Engle; 2. Van Baker; 3. Deanna Frye.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Baker (1-2); Frye (3); Engle (4-10).
- 2007 SSP Upcoming Schedule of Events –
October 19 (Fri.) Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Day for Street Stocks, Four Cylinders & Xtreme Stock Cars (7:30 p.m.)
October 20 (Sat.) 4th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic (50 laps each) - Street Stocks, Four Cylinders & Xtreme Stock Cars (6:00
p.m.)
October 27 (Sat.) Candy Bowl III presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Lincoln Thundercars, Legends Cars,
Mini Vans & W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) Stocks - (3:00 p.m.)
November 3 (Sat.) Annual Racecar Flea Market - 6:00 a.m. - ? ? ? (All types welcome)
November 10 (Sat.) Turkey 200 XSC Enduro Race (150 laps) plus the Great American School Bus Race, Classic Cars, Penn Mar Vintage Car
Club & Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.) - Rain date: Nov. 11
- 4th Annual Millers Racing Parts Fall Classic on Friday and Saturday, October 19 & 20 - The popular 2-day 4th Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic will be presented by Cumberland Truck Equipment of Carlisle. The Street Stock Championship Event will pay a possible $28,000-to-win as the winner will receive a guaranteed $3,000 with the chance to win an additional bonus of $25,000 in victory lane.
The Friday night, October 19 show will consist of practice and qualifying heat races for Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Stock Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars along with a 12-lap Mini Van “Super Oval” race. Following the races, there will be a complimentary Pig Roast in the pits for everyone.
Gates will open on Friday for both the pit area and grandstand area at 5:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 6:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Grandstand ticket prices on Friday are $9.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free. All children (12 & under) will receive a gift certificate good for an ice cream dessert compliments of any participating Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill. Pit pass prices are $15.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.
The Saturday, October 20, the show will feature a 50-lap features (all green flag laps with no scheduled fuel stops) for the Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Stocks and Xtreme Stock Cars. There will also be last chance qualifying races for the Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Stock Cars and Xtreme Stock Cars.
The Street Stock feature event will pay a guaranteed $3,000.00 to the winner with a chance for a $25,000 bonus in victory lane. All qualifying will be done through heats, C-Main and B-Main events. There will be an inversion drawn for the feature event. A blind draw will determine the heat race lineups. Street Stock heat races are presented by Dellinger’s Auto Body in Mechanicsburg and pay $25.00 to win, $15.00 for second and $10.00 for third.
The Four Cylinder Stock Car feature event will pay $1,500.00 to the winner. All qualifying will be done through heats, C-Main and B-Main events. There will be an inversion drawn for the feature event. A blind draw will determine the heat race lineups. Street Stock heat races are presented by Williams Grove Graingers Flea Market in Mechanicsburg and pay $25.00 to win, $15.00 for second and $10.00 for third.
The Xtreme Stock Car feature event on Saturday will pay $1,000.00 to the winner as the event is presented by Superior Homes, Erbs Custom Performance and The Madison House Recovery Homes. All qualifying will be done through heats, C-Main and B-Main events. There will be an inversion drawn for the feature event. A blind draw will determine the heat race lineups. The XSC rules will be governed under the “Xtreme Stock Car” Specification Rules found at sspracing.net.
All feature winners on Saturday night will also receive a $400 gift card for Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill. All heat winners in each division will also receive $25 gift cards from Applebee’s.
One lucky fan will be given the chance for a “ride-a-long” in the Superior Homes of Lancaster Xtreme Stock 2-seater car with Ray Broderick. A number will be drawn at random from all grandstand tickets on Saturday night.
Gates will open on Saturday for both the pit area and grandstand area at 3:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 5:00 p.m. with racing action beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Grandstand ticket prices on Saturday are $12.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free. All children (12 & under) will receive a gift certificate good for an ice cream dessert compliments of any participating Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.
Entry fees are available by contacting SSP at (717) 292-1696 or Miller’s Racing Parts at (717) 766-0181 or by visiting online at sspracing.net under “downloads”. Rules for each division will be enforced according to the Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Flyer also found on the website.
- 3rd Annual Candy Bowl on Saturday, October 27 – The 3rd Annual Candy Bowl presented by J&K Auto Salvage will be held on Saturday, October 27. This event will feature the wingless ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Legends Cars, Lincoln Thundercars, W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) Stocks Cars and Mini Vans. After the event, all teams are encouraged to stay for trick or treating in the pits with all kids in costumes. All children (12 & under) should be in costumes for the trick or treating after the races.
Gates will open for the pit area at 12:30 p.m. and grandstand area at 1:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 2:15 p.m. with racing action beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Grandstand ticket prices are $12.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.
The raindate will be Sunday, October 28, if necessary.
- Racecar Flea Market on Saturday, November 3 – SSP will host a racecar flea market with all forms of racing welcome on Saturday, November 3. Vendor fees are $10.00 per day and setup begins at 8:00 p.m. on Friday night. Plenty of “bargains“ for the 2008 season will be available.
- 4th Annual Turkey 200 on Saturday, November 10 - On Saturday afternoon, November 10, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the 4th Annual Turkey 200. As a bonus attraction, the Great American School Buses, Classic Cars, Penn Mar Vintage Cars and Mini Vans will take to the track before the Enduro event. Fans will also be given complimentary school bus rides around the track at 12:30 p.m. The Enduro event will follow the specifications for the Xtreme Stock Car division that ran weekly at SSP during the 2007 season. Due to high fuel prices, the 200 lap race will be reduced to 150 laps in order to help save the competitors money. Each competitor must supply their own scorer. There will be a separate meeting for all scorers.
The Turkey 200 event will be 150 laps regardless of the number of entries. The purse payout will be based on entry numbers: 75 or more entries: 1. $1,000.00; 2. $600.00; 3. $500.00; 4. $350.00; 5. $250.00 / 61 – 74 entries: 1. $700.00; 2. $500.00; 3. $400.00; 4. $300.00; 5. $200.00 / 51 – 60 entries: 1. $600.00; 2. $400.00; 3. $300.00; 4. $200.00; 5. $150.00 / 41 – 50 entries: 1. $500.00; 2. $300.00; 3. $200.00; 4. $150.00; 5. $100.00 / 31 - 40 entries: 1. $400.00; 2. $200.00; 3. $150.00; 4. $100.00; 5. $ 75.00 / 30 or less entries: 1. $300.00; 2. $150.00; 3. $100.00; 4. $ 75.00; 5. $ 50.00.
Pre-entry for the event is encouraged but not mandatory. A Pre-entry fee is $50.00 and must be postmarked by Friday, November 2, 2007. All entries postmarked on or after November 3, 2007 will be $75.00. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The starting positions for the Turkey 200 will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. As a special bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position. Entry forms may be found at sspracing.net or contact (717) 292-1696 and leave an address or fax number for an entry.
Gates will open for both the pit area and grandstand area at 11:00 a.m. with racing action beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Grandstand ticket prices are $12.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free. Pit passes are $20.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.
- SSP Awards Banquet and Night of Honor Scheduled – The 2007 SSP Awards Banquet and Night of Honor has been scheduled for Saturday night, January 26, 2008 at the historic Valencia Ballroom in downtown York . The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. Awards presentation will follow the dinner. More detail will be released in the next two weeks with tickets going on sale Thursday, November 1.
- SSP Competitor's Link Section Added to SSP Website - Let your fans know the latest info on your team! If you're a regular ARDC, Late Model, Street Stock, Xtreme Stock Cars or other regular SSP series competitor and have a website, e-mail the link of your web site to our webmaster at tvr1@comcast.net, so we can include you in this new section.
- Postponed 358 Sprint Car Event – The twice postponed 358 Sprint Car event (May 27 & August 19) will not be made up in 2007 due to no suitable dates for the remainder of the season. All competitors and fans with rainchecks (tickets and pit passes) from May 27 may be used for any remaining event at SSP this season. If a fan or competitor does not use it through the end of the season, they may return it to the SSP Home Offices after Monday, November 13 by mail requesting a refund or they may keep it for the 2008 season and use it for a scheduled 358 Sprint Car race.
- SSP Track Championship Point Standings – The current point standings for all SSP points earning divisions are available at www.sspracing.net under “Points and Results.” Point championships for the Legends Cars and ARDC Midgets will conclude with the Candy Bowl race. Point championships for the Classic Cars, Mini Vans and School Buses will conclude with the Turkey 200 race. |
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