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DARYN PITTMAN SLIDES TO VICTORY AT WILLIAMS GROVE.
MECHANICSBURG, PA ? Daryn Pittman used a perfectly executed slide job on a 23rd lap restart to take the lead from Donny Schatz, then held on for a popular victory Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway.
It was opening night of the Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals for sprint cars and was sanctioned y the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws.
Chad Kemenah took the early lead from his front row starting spot and Schatz moved from fourth to second on the first lap.
Kemenah chose the high line and began to stretch his lead over Schatz. The current World of Outlaws points leader and defending champion stayed glued to the inside guard rail through the corners and began to close the gap on Kemenah.
Schatz drove by Kemenah exiting the fourth corner on lap 19 and appeared to be headed for his 15th career victory at Williams Grove, but Pittman had other ideas.
Pittman started sixth and was third by lap eleven. He passed Kemenah with four tours remaining and began to chase Schatz. A caution period with 22 laps down in the 25-lap contest gave the Owasso, Oklahoma, Outlaw the opportunity he needed.
Pittman?s winning move was worth $8000. His margin of victory was 0.203 over Schatz.
It was the second Williams Grove triumph of Pittman?s career, with the first coming in the 2006 Summer Nationals.
Kemenah held on for third with Steve Kinser fourth and Jason Meyers, who started 14th, finishing fifth. Jeff Shepard, Brian Leppo, Craig Dollansky, Alan Krimes and Keith Kauffman finished in positions six through ten respectively.
Niki Young was eleventh and Cody Darrah earned the KSE Hard Charger Award driving from the 26th starting position to a 12th place finish.
Lance Dewease out-qualified the field of 45 sprint cars with a lap of 17.229.
Heats were won by Schatz, Leppo, Shepard and Krimes.
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. claimed the B-main.
The Crane Cams Dash was won by Jeff Shepard.
Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finish ? July 18, 2008
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Feature ? 25 laps ? 1. Daryn Pittman, 2. Donny Schatz, 3. Chad Kemenah, 4. Steve Kinser, 5. Jason Meyers, 6. Jeff Shepard, 7. Brian Leppo, 8. Craig Dollansky, 9. Alan Krimes, 10. Keith Kauffman, 11. Niki Young, 12. Cody Darrah, 13. Todd Shaffer, 14. Fred Rahmer, 15. Don Kreitz, Jr., 16. Doug Esh, 17. Chad Layton, 18. Alan Cole, 19. Terry McCarl, 20. Shane Stewart, 21. Tony Bruce, Jr., 22. Kerry Madsen, 23. Chad Hillier, 24. Lance Dewease, 25. Jac Haudenschild, 26. Joey Saldana, 27. Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
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