2015 RESULTS
April 4, 2015
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Defending champion Mark Smith of Sunbury drove to a convincing victory in Saturday’s night’s 25-lap 360 sprint car season opener at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Smith, who scored the prestigious “King of the 360s” victory at the East Bay Raceway in Florida earlier this year, was at the wheel of the Mach 1 Chassis No. 1 for his 11th career win in 358-360 sprint car competition at the track.
Former 10-time champion Jeff Rine of Danville wired the field for his 92nd career feature win at Selinsgrove in the 25-lap super late model feature.
Andrew Shoop of Mifflintown made a last-lap pass to score his second career pro stock win in the division’s 15-lap feature, while Brandon Shultz of Milton held off numerous challenges to record his first career win at the track in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will swing back into action at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11, with the Empire Super Sprint (ESS) Mach 1 Chassis Spring Fling for 358 and 360 sprint cars paying $3,000 to win. Time Trials will be a part of the qualifying format for the 30-lap feature event. The super late models and pro stocks will also be on the racing card. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
Polesitter Cody Keller drove into the lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Keller was chased by second-place starter Jason Shultz for the first six laps of the race. The red flag stopped the race on lap six when Mallie Shuster slammed the outside guardrail in turn four and flipped over
in his sprint car. Shuster escaped injury.
On the restart, Shultz made a dive to the inside of Keller entering turn one and emerged the race’s new leader out of turn two. Meanwhile, a wheel-to-wheel race unfolded for the third position between fourth-place starter Robbie Stillwaggon and eighth-place starter Mark Smith, with Smith taking over the spot at the halfway point.
On the 17th circuit, a flat tire caused Shultz’s car to go into a wild spin in turn three, narrowly escaping serious damage with the outside wall. Keller inherited the lead again for the lap 18 restart in which Smith made the winning pass using the inside lane in turn three. Smith went on to cross the finish line 3.5 seconds ahead of Keller, Stillwaggon, Davie Franek, and Michael Walter.
Polesitter Jim Yoder and second-place starter Jeff Rine dueled for the lead at the start of the late model feature. Rine powered into the front spot and kept his 2J in front of the pack for the duration of the race even while navigating his way through slower traffic.
Yoder kept Rine in his sights for most of the race only to get held up by the same traffic that Rine was working his way through at breakneck speeds. By the halfway point, Rine stretched his lead to a straightaway. On the 19th circuit, the caution flag waved for a three-car tangle involving Jeremy Ohl, Steve Campbell and Chad Hollenbeck in turns three and four.
When the race resumed, Rine kept his distance from Yoder and the rest of the field as seventh-place starter Dave Zona advanced to third in the final laps. At the finish, Rine was victorious by 3.6 seconds over Yoder, Zona, Hayes Mattern, and Jason Smith.
Outside front row starter Nathan Long pulled into the lead at the start of the pro stock feature. Third-place starter Andrew Shoop held onto the second position for the first lap until polesitter Brad Mitch took over the spot. A torrid battle for the lead unfolded between the top three drivers until the first caution flag of the event unfurled on lap nine for Curtis Lawton.
When the race resumed, so did the war of wheels for the lead between Long, Mitch, and Shoop. On several circuits, the leaders were racing full-tilt and almost three-wide around the oval. The caution flag slowed the field again on lap 14, setting up a chase to the checkered flag. Exiting the final turn, Shoop pulled off a thrilling victory over Long and Mitch by just .22 of a second. Adam Campbell and AJ Stroup completed the top five.
In the night-cap roadrunner race, second-place starter Brandon Shultz, fourth-place starter John Fowler Jr. and third-place starter Bob Bussey put on a precision driving show for all 12 laps of the race. While Shultz edged out the field to lead most of the laps, Fowler was scored as the frontrunner for laps three and five.
Racing off turn four for the checkered flag, the leaders formed a three-wide formation as Shultz scored his first-ever win by the slimmest of margins over Bussey and Fowler. Jeremy Kline and Ed Capper completed the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 4 April 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 14 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Mark Smith 2) 99 Cody Keller 3) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 4) 28F Davie Franek 5) 33W Michael Walter II 6) 77 Derek Locke 7) 76 Larry Kelleher 8) 29 Jason Shultz 9) 1W Eric Tomecek 10) 66 Ryan Kissinger 11) C4 Jim Shuster 12) 23 TJ Stutts 13) 29S Derek Steward 14) 49S Mallie Shuster
Heat Winners: Robbie Stillwaggon, Larry Kelleher
Late Models – 15 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 27 Jim Yoder 3) 99Z Dave Zona 4) 9 Hayes Mattern 5) 28 Jason Smith 6) 41 Derrick Casner 7) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 8) 7M Meade Hahn 9) 10 Dave Stamm 10) 33C Chris Casner 11) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 12) 2 Steve Campbell 13) 5J Jeremy Ohl 14) 15 Shaun Miller 15) 115 Troy Miller
Heat Winners: Jeff Rine, Jim Yoder
Pro Stocks – 13 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 8S Andrew Shoop 2) 63 Nathan Long 3) 10M Brad Mitch 4) 2C Adam Campbell 5) 26 AJ Stroup 6) 40 Tommy Slanker 7) 4 Jim Payne 8) 89 John Schoch 9) 88 Matt Hornberger 10) 99 Kyle Bachman 11) 14C Bill Conrad 12) 33 Curtis Lawton 13) 14 Dave Brouse Jr.
Heat Winners: Brad Mitch, Nathan Long
Roadrunners – 6 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 31B Brandon Shultz 2) 76 Bob Bussey 3) 02 John Fowler Jr. 4) F14 Ed Capper 5) 8K Jeremy Kline 6) 22 Ricky Buss
April 11, 2015
CANCELLED - WEATHER
April 18, 2015
FRANEK WINS SPRINT CAR THRILLER OVER STUTTS;
RINE REPEATS IN SUPER LATE MODELS;
LONG MAKES LAST-TURN PASS FOR PRO STOCK WIN;
BUSSEY RETURNS TO ROADRUNNER WINNERS CIRCLE
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Davie “No Panic” Franek of Wantage, N.J., scored a thrilling victory over TJ Stutts of Liverpool in Saturday night’s 25-lap 360 sprint car feature at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Franek and Stutts see-sawed for the lead for the last 10 laps of the race with Franek taking his first checkered flag of the season in the Franek Auto Sales No. 28F. The $2,000 victory was Franek’s ninth career at the track.
"I hope you fans enjoyed that!” said Franek in Victory Lane. “It was exciting from my seat!”
Jeff Rine of Danville made it two wins in a row in the 25-lap super late model feature. The victory marked the 93rd of Rine’s career at the track.
Nathan Long of Selinsgrove made a last-lap, final-turn pass by Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove for his first win of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while Bob Bussey of Northumberland wired the field for his win in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway returns with another four division racing card of 360 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 25. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
Second-place starter Davie Franek and polesitter Troy Betts dueled for the lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Franek edged out Betts for the lead at the completion of the first lap, when the caution flag waved for a double spin involving Larry Kelleher and Brad Franks in turn four.
On the restart, Franek maintained the lead with fifth-place starter TJ Stutts making a breathtaking move against the guardrail in turn four to drive by both Betts and fourth-place starter Jason Shultz for the second spot! On a lap five restart, 11th-place starter Mark Smith powered into the top five.
At the halfway point, Stutts closed in on Franek in what would turn into a suspenseful race for the lead and win. Slider after slider through the turns, Franek would reclaim the lead from Stutts. While Stutts put his car in front of Franek’s at different times on the track he was never scored as the leader of the race at the start-finish line.
Racing off turn four for the checkered flag, Franek held off Stutts’ last-ditch effort to steal the win. Franek was victorious by just .59 of a second over Stutts, Smith, Betts, and 10th-place starter Colby Womer.
Jeff Rine started on the pole and edged out second-place starter Matt Cochran for the lead at the drop of the green flag in the late model feature. Rine blistered the speedway at the front of the pack while fourth-place starter Steve Campbell kept him in his sights.
A caution flag for Hayes Mattern regroup the field on lap five. When the race resumed, Rine distanced himself from the rest of the field with Campbell trailing in second. A torrid battle for the third spot unfolded between fifth-place starter Kenny Trevitz, third-place starter Dave Zona, and Cochran. At the checkered flag, Rine posted a convincing seven-second margin of victory over Campbell, Cochran, Trevitz, and Jim Yoder.
Derrick Garman pulled into the early lead from his pole starting position and led the first lap of the pro stock feature. On the second circuit, third-place starter Kyle Bachman made an inside pass in turn one to take command of the field.
With five laps remaining, fifth-place starter Nathan Long stormed into the runner up position. Long quickly reeled in Bachman in a race for the lead. On the 11th lap, the caution flag unfurled when Tommy Slanker’s car fell off the pace.
When the race resumed, Long pressured Bachman for the lead. On the final lap, exiting the final turn, Long pulled off the winning pass using the inside line. Long’s margin over victory was a mere .28 of a second over Bachman, Andrew Shoop, AJ Stroup, and Matt Hornberger.
Polesitter Bob Bussey wired the field for his win the roadrunner race. During the first half of the race, fourth-place starter John Fowler Jr. trailed Bussey until fifth-place starter Dustin Snook took over the runner-up position.
Snook put in a last-lap bid to steal the lead and victory away from Bussey to no avail. At the finish, Bussey was victorious by .63 of a second over Snook. After the post-race inspection, however, Snook’s car was disqualified over a technicality. Fowler was credited with the second position, followed by Jeremy Kline, Brandon Shultz, and Butch Shaffer.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY: 18 April 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 28F Davie Franek 2) 23 TJ Stutts 3) 1 Mark Smith 4) 22 Troy Betts 5) 19 Colby Womer 6) 99K Cody Keller 7) 76 Larry Kelleher 8) 1W Eric Tomecek 9) 67 Steve Collins 10) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 11) F5 Mark Bitner 12) 29 Jason Shultz 13) C4 Jim Shuster 14) 66 Ryan Kissinger 15) 29S Derek Steward 16) 12B Brad Franks 17) 39 Eric Parker 18) 98 Joe Trenca 19) 49S Mallie Shuster 20) 77 Derek Locke 21) 33W Michael Walter II
Heat Winners: TJ Stutts, Jason Shultz, Cody Keller
Late Models – 14 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 2 Steve Campbell 3) 16 Matt Cochran 4) 61 Ken Trevitz 5) 27 Jim Yoder 6) 43A Gene Knaub 7) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 8) 88 Tony Adams 9) 7M Meade Hahn 10) 28 Jason Smith 11) 10 Dave Stamm 12) 88T Ernie Millon 13) 99Z Dave Zona 14) 9 Hayes Mattern
Heat Winners: Steve Campbell, Dave Zona
Pro Stocks – 20 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 63 Nathan Long 2) 99 Kyle Bachman 3) 8S Andrew Shoop 4) 26 AJ Stroup 5) 88 Matt Hornberger 6) 71 Kurt Wray 7) 94 Brad Myers 8) 89 John Schoch 9) 4 Jim Payne 10) 2C Adam Campbell 11) 11 Derrick Garman 12) 40 Tommy Slanker 13) G3 Jim Gearhart 14) 31 Chris Snyder 15) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 16) 55 John Troxell 17) 33 Curtis Lawton DQ 18) 6 Nate Herman DQ 19) 10M Brad Mitch DNS 20) 14C Bill Conrad DNS
Heat Winners: Brad Mitch, Curtis Lawton, Nathan Long
Roadrunners – 8 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 76 Bob Bussey 2) 02 John Fowler 3) 8K Jeremy Kline 4) 31B Brandon Shultz 5) 7 Butch Shaffer 6) 12 Tom Underwood 7) 22 Ricky Buss 8) 15 Dustin Snook DQ
April 25, 2015
SMITH MAKES MID-PACK CHARGE FOR SECOND 360 SPRINT WIN;
ZONA STOPS RINE’S WINNING STREAK IN LATE MODELS;
SHOOP CRUISES TO SECOND PRO STOCK VICTORY;
FOWLER BECOMES THIRD DIFFERENT ROADRUNNER WINNER
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Mark Smith of Sunbury started Saturday night’s 25-lap 360 sprint car feature at Selinsgrove Speedway in the 10th position and made a late-race pass by Jason Shultz of Carlisle for his second win of the season at the Snyder County oval.
The $2,000 victory at the wheel of the Mach 1 Chassis house car was Smith’s 13th career at the track in 358-360 sprint car competition.
Dave Zona of Montrose held off a last-ditch effort by two-time winner Jeff Rine of Danville for his first win of the season in the 25-lap super late model feature.
Andrew Shoop of Mifflintown won his second race of the year in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while John Fowler Jr. of Montandon scored his first win of the season in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 35th annual Jack Gunn Memorial for 360 sprint cars sanctioned by the United Racing Club at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2. The 30-lap tribute race will pay $3,500 to win and will include time trials as part of the qualifying format. The super late models and pro stocks will also be on the racing card. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
At the start of the sprint car feature, third-place starter Michael Walter got turned sideways in turn four and collected 16th-place starter Mallie Shuster. When the race restarted, original fourth-place starter Jason Shultz drove into the lead with seventh-place starter TJ Stutts in pursuit.
With five laps completed, Shultz and Stutts led second-place starter Derek Locke, polesitter Ryan Kissinger, and sixth-place starter Larry Kelleher in the top five spots. At the lap eight marker, 10th-place starter Mark Smith dueled with Stutts for the runner-up position. Smith eventually secured second on the 12th lap.
In the final laps of the race, Smith caught Shultz in traffic and made the winning pass using the inside lane in turn one on the 20th circuit. Smith stretched his lead as Stutts began to pressure Shultz for the runner-up position. At the checkered flag, Smith was victorious by a mere second over Stutts, Shultz, 15th-place starter Chuck Hebing, and 12th-place starter Davie Franek.
Polesitter Chad Hollenbeck powered into the lead at the start of the late model feature. Hollenbeck was trailed by second-place starter Meade Hahn for the first two laps before third-place starter Dave Zona took over the runner-up position.
Hollenbeck continued to lead the race until the sixth lap when Zona made the winning pass on the backstretch. At the halfway point, Zona was setting the pace in front of sixth-place starter Jim Yoder, ninth-place starter Matt Cochran, 12th-place starter Jeff Rine, and 14th-place starter Kyle Harder.
With nine laps to race, Rine advanced to second and began to reel in Zona in traffic. Dylan Yoder, who started 13th, horsepowered his way into the third spot with five laps remaining. On the final circuit, Zona took the high line around lapped traffic and edged out Rine by just .28 of a second for the victory. D. Yoder, Hardy, and Cochran completed the top five.
Polesitter Matt Hornberger led the first lap of the pro stock feature until fourth-place starter Andrew Shoop made the winning pass in turn two on the second circuit. On the sixth circuit, third-place starter AJ Stroup advanced to second and set his sights on the leader. Despite several caution flags, Shoop kept his racer out in front of the pack and posted a .67 of a second margin of victory over Stroup, Nathan Long, Matt Hornberger, and Kyle Bachman.
Front row starter Ricky Buss escaped injury when his roadrunner went into a series of barrel rolls on the backstretch at the start of the main event. When the race resumed, third-place starter John Fowler Jr. pulled into the lead and held off fifth-place starter and last week’s winner Bob Bussey by .24 of a second for the victory. Dustin Snook, Jeremy Kline, and Brandon Shultz completed the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY – 25 April 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 20 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Mark Smith 2) 23 TJ Stutts 3) 29 Jason Shultz 4) 45 Chuck Hebing 5) 28F Davie Franek 6) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 7) 5G Curt Michael 8) 19 Colby Womer 9) 76 Larry Kelleher 10) 77 Derek Locke 11) 22 Troy Betts 12) 98 Joe Trenca 13) 39 Eric Parker 14) 3A Kevin Albert 15) 66 Ryan Kissinger 16) 29S Derek Steward 17) 33W Michael Walter II 18) 1W Eric Tomecek 19) 49S Mallie Shuster 20) 99K Cody Keller
Heat Winners: Derek Locke, Cody Keller, Jason Shultz
Late Models – 27 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 99Z Dave Zona 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 24 Dylan Yoder 4) 99V Kyle Hardy 5) 16 Matt Cochran 6) 2 Steve Campbell 7) 27 Jim Yoder 8) 17 Nick Dickson 9) 3 Tim Wilson 10) 41 Chris Canser 11) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 12) 7M Meade Hahn 13) 26 Jerry Bard 14) 1F Coleby Frye 15) 28 Jason Smith 16) 88 Tony Adams 17) 11 Jason Schmidt 18) 10 Dave Stamm 19) 99 Steve Stitt 20) 88T Ernie Millon 21) M1 Mike Mort 22) 76 Andy Haus 23) 43A Gene Knaub 24) 61 Ken Trevitz
Heat Winners: Meade Hahn, Dave Zona, Jeff Rine
Consolation Winner: Allan Brannon
Pro Stocks – 12 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 8 Andrew Shoop 2) 26 AJ Stroup 3) Nate Long 4) 99 Kyle Bachman 5) 33 Curtis Lawton 6) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 7) 4 Jim Payne 8) 89 John Schoch 9) 2 Adam Campbell 10) 6 Nate Herman 11) 55 John Troxell 12) 88 Matt Hornberger
Heat Winners: Adam Campbell, Andrew Shoop
Roadrunners – 9 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 02 John Fowler 2) 76 Bob Bussey 3) 15 Dustin Snook 4) 8K Jeremy Kline 5) 31B Brandon Shultz 6) F14 Ed Capper 7) 12 Tom Underwood 8) 7 Butch Shaffer 9) 22 Ricky Buss
May 2, 2015
SMITH STORMS TO JACK GUNN SPRINT CAR MEMORIAL WIN;
CAMPBELL STREAKS TO FIRST LATE MODEL VICTORY OF SEASON;
BACHMAN SCORES FIRST PRO STOCK VICTORY IN THRILLER
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Polesitter Mark Smith of Sunbury made up lost ground late in the race to score an exciting victory in Saturday night’s 30-lap United Racing Club-sanctioned 35th Annual Jack Gunn Memorial for 360 sprint cars at Selinsgrove Speedway.
For Smith, the $3,500 win was his third at the track and fourth overall this season in 360 sprint car competition at the wheel of the Mach 1 Chassis No. 1. Aaron Ott of East Berlin was the night’s Fast Tees Fast Qualifier over the 32-car field with a lap time of 17.308.
Steve Campbell of Danville won his first race of the season in record-setting fashion in the 25-lap super late model feature. Campbell’s 46th career late model win at the speedway was a new track record for the distance in a time of 9:02.20.
Kyle Bachman and Nathan Long of Selinsgrove see-sawed for the lead for several laps before Bachman came away with his first win of the year in the 15-lap pro stock feature.
Selinsgrove Speedway will hold the Max Media Pack The Track Night this Saturday, May 9, featuring $5 general admission for adults and students for a four division racing show of 360 sprints, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. Max Media will be hosting a tailgating party 4-6 p.m. at the main gate with music, games and prizes prior to the start of the racing program.
Second-place starter Robbie Stillwaggon drove into the lead at the start of the sprint car feature and was chased by third-place starter Josh Weller. Polesitter Mark Smith lost some ground on the start but kept the leaders in his sights.
The caution flag unfurled on lap four when Jason Shultz’s car developed a flat tire. On the restart, Stillwaggon continued to set the pace while Smith cleared Weller’s car for the second position. The race was stopped on lap eight for a four-car melee at the end of the backstretch in which Shultz’s car flipped over. Cody Keller, Ryan Kissinger, and Tyler Ross were also involved in the incident. All drivers escaped injury.
By the midway point of the race, Stillwaggon and Smith were setting a blistering pace through traffic with Weller, eighth-place starter Davie Franek, and fourth-place starter Aaron Ott in close pursuit.
With five laps to race, Stillwaggon and Smith diced their way through traffic. Entering turn one on the 27th circuit, Smith made the winning pass using the high line. Once in front of the pack, Smith cruised to a 1.4 second margin of victory over Stillwaggon, Ott, 22nd-place starter TJ Stutts, and Franek.
Outside front row starter Kenny Trevitz outdueled polesitter Tony Adams for the early lead in the super late model main event following three attempts to get the race started. On the second circuit, fourth-place starter Steve Campbell horsepowered his way into the second spot and started to reel in Trevitz.
Campbell made the winning pass by Trevitz using the inside lane coming off turn four on the fifth lap. By lap 10, however, sixth-place starter Matt Cochran advanced to second and started to show a lot of speed. Late in the race, Cochran closed in on Campbell at a brisk pace with last week’s winner and eighth-place starter Dave Zona racing third.
At the checkered flag, Campbell was victorious by just .96 of a second over Cochran, Zona, Trevitz, and fifth-place starter Jim Yoder. Following the two initial caution flags, the race went non-stop for 25 laps in a record time of 9:02.203.
In the pro stock feature, third-place starter Kyle Bachman darted into the lead and was chased by polesitter Dave Brouse Jr. for the first lap until fifth-place starter Nathan Long drove into the runner-up position. Long quickly caught Bachman and made a pass for the lead on lap five when Bachman’s car drifted high in turns one and two.
Long set the pace with Bachman in striking distance until Long’s car developed a mechanical issue and rolled to a stop in turn four. Bachman inherited the lead at this point and had to fend off two-time winner and sixth-place starter Andrew Shoop as the two see-sawed for the lead lap after lap.
Bachman narrowly held off Shoop for the win by a mere .20 of a second as the two drivers raced side-by-side coming off turn four for the checked flag. AJ Stroup, Derrick Garman, and Curtis Lawton rounded out the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 2 May 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 32 Entries
30-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Mark Smith 2) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 3) 25 Aaron Ott 4) 23 TJ Stutts 5) 28F Davie Franek 6) 1W Eric Tomecek 7) 5G Curt Michael 8) 77 Derek Locke 9) 25 Josh Weller 10) 5 Justin Barger 11) 08 Jason Claus 12) 1Z Jessica Zemken 13) 76 Larry Kelleher 14) 33W Michael Walter II 15) F5 Mark Bitner 16) 19 Colby Womer 17) 66 Ryan Kissinger 18) 22 Troy Betts 19) 39 Eric Parker 20) M16 Justin Hoffman 21) 12B Brad Franks 22) 29S Derek Steward 23) 56 Randy West 24) 25E Tyler Ross 25) 99K Cody Keller 26) 29 Jason Shultz
Heat Winner: Davie Franek, Derek Locke, Jason Shultz, Curt Michael
B-Main Winner: Tyler Ross
Time Trials: 1) 25O Aaron Ott 17.308 2) 25 Josh Weller 17.388 3) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 17.439 4) 1 Mark Smith 17.498 5) 1Z Jessica Zemken 17.508 6) 98 Joe Trenca 17.540 7) 29 Jason Shultz 17.541 8) 5G Curt Michael 17.557 9) 28F Davie Franek 17.569 10) 5 Justin Barger 17.606 11) 19 Colby Womer 17.651 12) 1W Eric Tomecek 17.652 13) 23 TJ Stutts 17.667 14) 77 Derek Locke 17.675 15) 99K Cody Keller 17.681 16) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.698 17) 33W Michael Walter II 17.733 18) 08 Jason Clauss 17.760 19) 76 Larry Kelleher 17.780 20) 49S Mallie Shuster 17.821 21) 12B Brad Franks 17.877 22) 25E Tyler Ross 17.911 23) M16 Justin Hoffman 17.945 24) 22 Troy Betts 17.977 25) 39 Eric Parker 17.978 26) 56 Randy West 17.998 27) C4 Jim Shuster 18.120 28) F5 Mark Bitner 18.191 29) 74JR Jr Berry 18.499 30)29S Derek Steward 18.635 31) 3A Kevin Albert 19.222 32) 67 Jason Cherry 19.322
Late Models – 16 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2 Steve Campbell 2) 16 Matt Cochran 3) 99Z Dave Zona 4) 61 Ken Trevitz 5) 27 Jim Yoder 6) 2J Jeff Rine 7) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 8)7M Meade Hahn 9) 88 Tony Adams 10) 28 Jason Smith 11) 10 Dave Stamm 12) 111 Dave Shulski 13) 2D Dan Stone 14) 4S Danny Snyder 15) 88T Ernie Millon 16) 24J Jon Rohacevich
Heat Winners: Matt Cochran, Kenny Trevitz
Pro Stocks – 16 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 99 Kyle Bachman 2) 8S Andrew Shoop 3) 26 AJ Stroup 4) 11 Derrick Garman 5) 33 Curtis Lawton 6) 28 Dan Condo 7) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 8) 2C Adam Campbell 9) 31 Chris Snyder 10) 63 Nathan Long 11) 55 John Troxell 12) 88 Matt Hornberger 13) 26S Nate Stroup 14) 4 Jim Payne 15) 8M Brandon Moser 16) 99H Peanut Heintzelman
Heat Winners: Dave Brouse Jr., Kyle Bachman
May 9, 2015
TOMECEK, CAMPBELL, MITCH & FOWLER TAKE WINS
IN FRONT OF PACKED HOUSE SATURAY NIGHT!
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Eric Tomecek of Abbottstown thrilled the huge crowd that was on hand Saturday at Selinsgrove Speedway for the Max Media Pack The Track Night with a convincing victory in the 25-lap 360 sprint car feature.
The $2,000 win in the Central Builders Supply Company No. 1W was Tomecek’s first since May 4, 2013, at the track. He became the third different winner in five races in 360 sprint car competition.
Steve Campbell of Danville made it two wins in a row in the 25-lap super late model feature. The victory was the 47th of Campbell’s career at the speedway.
Defending champion Brad Mitch of McClure won his first race of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while John Fowler Jr. of Montandon became the first repeat roadrunner winner with a victory in the division’s 12-lap feature.
Selinsgrove Speedway will be back in action at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17, with a $3,000-to-win 360 sprint car race sanctioned by the Empire Super Sprints (ESS) plus late models and pro stocks. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Fourth-place starter Cody Keller shot into the lead at the start of the sprint car feature and was chased by polesitter Mallie Shuster and third-place starter Michael Walter. On the third circuit, Walter moved into the second spot while eighth-place starter Mark Smith drove into third.
On lap four, the caution flag unfurled when Derek Steward crashed in turn one. For the lap five restart, Keller held off Smith, Walter, and sixth-place starter Colby Womer. The race was slowed again on lap seven when Jason Shultz slammed the second turn wall.
Smith drove around the outside of Keller for the lead in turn two on the lap eight restart. Another caution for a flat tire on TJ Stutts’ car regrouped the field. Racing back into turn one, Keller put in a bid to reclaim the lead, only to make contact with Smith’s car, which ended the three-time winner’s night. Keller was the pacesetter on the restart and was moving at a fast clip at the front of the pack until 11th-place starter Eric Tomecek became a threat.
Tomecek found lightning speed late in the race and drove by Keller in the second turn on the 16th circuit. From that point on, Tomecek blistered the speedway and went on to post a convincing 8.5-second margin of victory over Womer, fifth-place starter Derek Locke, Stutts, and Shuster. Keller dropped out of the race with mechanical issues with two laps remaining.
Second-place starter Tony Adams pulled into the lead at the start of the super late model feature. Adams was trailed by polesitter Danny Snyder for the first lap until fifth-place starter Jim Yoder took command of the field. Adams, Yoder, and fourth-place starter Chad Hollenbeck streaked away from the field early in the race.
On the seventh circuit, Yoder drove by Adams using the inside lane in turn three for the lead. A lap later, seventh-place starter Matt Cochran advanced to second. With 10 laps to race, eighth-place starter Steve Campbell surged his way to the front of the pack, passing Yoder on the 17th lap on the backstretch.
Campbell then opened up a lead late in the race and posted a five-second margin of victory over Yoder, Cochran, 15th-place starter Jeff Rine, and ninth-place starter Kenny Trevitz.
Polesitter Brad Mitch put his pro stock in front of the field at the drop of the green flag in the main event. A multi-car incident in turn three regrouped the field for a complete restart. When the race resumed, Mitch again darted into the lead.
For most of the race, second-place starter Dave Brouse Jr. kept Mitch in his sights, with sixth-place starter Adam Campbell racing in the third position. With two laps remaining, Campbell showed a lot of speed, passing Brouse for second and closing in on Mitch for the lead.
At the checkered flag, Mitch was victorious by one second over Campbell, Brouse, Nathan Long, and Matt Hornberger. Curtis Lawton, who crossed the line in the third position, was disqualified after failing a post-race inspection.
Fourth-place starter John Fowler Jr. powered into the lead at the start of the roadrunner feature and wired the field for his second win of the season. Fowler was closely chased by fifth-place starter Bob Bussy, who did a 360-degree spin in turn two early in the race and kept racing.
At the finish, Fowler was victorious by just .55 of a second over Bussey, Butch Shaffer, Ricky Buss, and Tom Underwood.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 9 May 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 16 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1W Eric Tomecek 2) 19 Colby Womer 3) 77 Derek Locke 4) 23 TJ Stutts 5) 49S Mallie Shuster 6) 28F Davie Franek 7) 66 Ryan Kissinger 8) 39 Eric Parker 9) 3A Kevin Albert 10) C4 Jim Shuster 11) 99K Cody Keller 12) 33W Michael Walter II 13) 1 Mark Smith 14) 29 Jason Shultz 15) 47 Bill Unglert 16) 29S Derek Steward
Heat Winners: Michael Walter II, Mallie Shuster
Late Models – 16 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2 Steve Campbell 2) 27 Jim Yoder 3) 16 Matt Cochran 4) 2J Jeff Rine 5) 16 Matt Cochran 6) 88 Tony Adams 7) 99Z Dave Zona 8) 4DS Chad Hollenbeck 9) 28 Jason Smith 10) 7M Meade Hahn 11) 10 Dave Stamm 12) 111 Dave Shulski 13) 4S Danny Snyder 14) 6 Donnie Schick 15) 88T Ernie Millon 16) 9 Hayes Mattern
Heat Winners: Matt Cochran, Jim Yoder
Pro Stocks – 22 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 10M Brad Mitch 2) 2C Adam Campbell 3) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 4) 63 Nathan Long 5) 88 Matt Hornberger 6) 26 AJ Stroup 7) 99 Kyle Bachman 8) 28 Dan Condo 9) G3 Jim Gearhart 10) 14C Bill Conrad 11) 4 Jim Payne 12) 71 Kurt Wray 13) 44 Frank Dibella 14) 11 Derrick Garman 15) 26S Nate Stroup 16) 31 Chris Snyder 17) 8M Brandon Moser 18) 8S Andrew Shoop 19) 99 Peanut Heintzelman 20) 33 Curtis Lawton DQ 21) 55 John Troxell 22) 6C Jake Buck
Heat Winners: Brad Mitch, Dave Brouse Jr., Curtis Lawton
Roadrunners – 10 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 02 John Fowler 2) 76 Bob Bussey 3) 7 Butch Shaffer 4) 28 Ricky Buss 5) 12 Tom Underwood 6) 15 Dustin Snook 7) F14 Ed Capper 8) 8K Jeremy Kline 9) 31B Brandon Shultz 10) 3B Jason Brosius
May 16, 2015
CANCELLED - WEATHER
May 24, 2015
HODNETT WIRES FIELD FOR $5,000 SPRINT CAR TILLEY CLASSIC VICTORY, GEESEY & THOMPSON SCORE SPORTSMAN & 305 SPRINT WINS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Greg Hodnett of Spring Grove scored a flag-to-flag victory in Sunday night’s 30-lap Ray Tilley Classic for 410 sprint cars at Selinsgrove Speedway by half of a second over 2013 race winner Brent Marks of Myerstown.
The $5,000 victory was Hodnett’s sixth win in central Pennsylvania and seventh overall this season driving the Heffner Enterprises/Lelands.com No. 27. It marked Hodnett’s 16th career victory at the speedway.
Members of Ray Tilley’s family were on hand to present Hodnett with a custom crystal cup trophy to commemorate the win in the tribute race, which was run to honor the memory of the late Hall of Famer who clinched four sprint car championships and recorded 69 victories at the track.
Lucas Wolfe of Mechanicsburg was the Fast Tees Fast Qualifier with a lap time of 16.907.
Scott Geesey of Dillsburg won his first super sportsman race at Selinsgrove Speedway in the division’s 20-lap feature, while Reese Thompson of Petersburg drove to his first-ever victory at the track in the 20-lap 305 sprint car feature.
Selinsgrove Speedway is back in action this Saturday, May 30, with a four division show of 360 sprint cars, super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. The pro stocks will compete in the annual $1,000-to-win Pro Stock 20 championship race. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
At the start of the Tilley Classic, Greg Hodnett stormed into the lead from his outside front row starting position and led polesitter Aaron Ott for most of the event. By lap five, Hodnett opened a comfortable lead over Ott, sixth-place starter Brock Zearfoss, 10th-place starter Brent Marks, and fourth-place starter Lucas Wolfe.
At the halfway point, Hodnett had stretched his lead to a straightaway over Ott. On the same lap, 14th-place starter Chase Dietz tagged the third turn wall and rolled to a stop in turn four, bringing out the race’s first caution flag.
When the race resumed, Hodnett completed lap 16 before the caution flag unfurled again when Zearfoss hit the second turn wall after his car reportedly had a rear axle break. On the restart, Marks moved into the second position as fifth-place starter TJ Stutts began to show a lot of speed and advanced to third.
The final caution flag waved on lap 22 for debris, setting up an eight-lap chase to the checkered flag. In the closing laps, Marks reeled in Hodnett to put in a bid for the lead but came up just half of a second short at the checkered flag. Hodnett was victorious over Marks, Stutts, Wolfe, and Ott.
In the super sportsman feature, second-place starter Chad Trout led the field to the green flag with third-place starter Paul Miller in pursuit. The race was slowed on lap seven when Kenny Edkin’s car rolled to a stop on the backstretch.
On the lap eight restart, Trout continued to set the pace with Miller and seventh-place starter Scott Geesey in close pursuit. On another restart, Geesey advanced to the second spot and began to pressure Trout for the lead.
Racing down the backstretch, Miller’s car went up in smoke on the 14th lap and brought out the race’s final caution flag. On the lap 15 restart, Geesey made the winning pass using a slider through the first and second turns. Geesey went on to take the checkered flag by two seconds over Trout, Scott Dellinger, Kevin Nouse, and Doug Dodson.
Reed Thompson started on the pole in the 305 sprint car feature and was chased by third-place starter Jordan Thomas for all 20 laps. Lap after lap, Thomas raced in Thompson’s shadow but never got the opportunity to make a pass for the lead. At the checkered flag, Thompson was victorious by just .92 of a second over Thomas, Bill Jones, Stephanie Stevens, and Erin Statler.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 24 May 2015
410 Sprint Cars – 19 Entries
30-Lap Ray Tilley Classic: 1) 27 Greg Hodnett ($5,000) 2) 19M Brent Marks 3) 23 TJ Stutts 4) 1Z Lucas Wolfe 5) 25 Aaron Ott 6) 3 Pat Cannon 7) 21A Kevin Nouse 8) 17B Steve Buckwalter 9) 12 Blane Heimbach 10) 33 Curt Stroup 11) 66 Ryan Kissinger 12) 75 Frankie Herr 13) 19W Colby Womer 14) 31 Jim Campbell 15) 33W Michael Walter II 16) 3Z Brock Zearfoss 17) 44 Chase Dietz 18) 24B Dustin Baney 19) 5B Justin Barger
Heat Winners: Kevin Nouse, Brock Zearfoss
Time Trials: 1) 1Z Lucas Wolfe 16.907 2) 3 Pat Cannon 16.989 3) 27 Greg Hodnett 17.038 4) 25 Aaron Ott 17.081 5) 23 TJ Stutts 17.088 6) 3Z Brock Zearfoss 17.315 7) 12 Blane Heimbach 17.393 8) 17B Steve Buckwalter 17.497 9) 19M Brent Marks 17.504 10) 33 Curt Stroup 17.527 11) 21A Kevin Nouse 17.613 12) 5B Justin Barger 17.634 13) 75 Frankie Herr 17.904 14) 44 Chase Dietz 18.060 15) 19 Colby Womer 18.130 16) 24B Dustin Baney 18.345 17) 66 Ryan Kissinger 18.396 18) 33W Michael Walter II 18.538 19) 31 Jim Campbell DQ
Super Sportsman – 24 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1) 41 Scott Geesey 2) 7C Chad Trout 3) 30 Scott Dellinger 4) 1J Kevin Nouse 5) 54 Doug Dodson 6) 99 Frankie Herr 7) 3B Mike Enders 8) 222 Jay Fannasy 9) 77 Russ Mitten 10) 93 Carmen Perigo Jr. 11) 99C Chad Smith 12) 8 Rich Eichelberger 13) 20W Davie Walsh 14) 7B Timmy Barrick 15) 70D Bill Devine 16) 07 Colby Womer 17) 58 Paul Miller 18) 25 Bob Hockenberry 19) 29W Adam Wray 20) 75 Kenny Edkin 21) 11 Steve Fannasy 22) 7 Todd Leonard 23) 55C Chad Criswell 24) 32 Justin Foster
Heat Winners: Scott Gessey, Mike Enders, Russ Mitten
305 Sprint Cars – 11 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1) 6R Reed Thompson 2) 79 Jordan Thomas 3) 29J Bill Jones Jr. 4) 20 Stephanie Stevens-Dodson 5) 2 Erin Statler 6) 11Z Zach Newlin 7) 67 Ken Duke 8) 57G Geoff Gill 9) 12J Jonathan Jones 10) 19 Tylor Cochran 11) 15 Mike Schuckers
Heat Winners: Ken Duke
May 30, 2015
CANCELLED - WEATHER
June 6, 2015
SMITH HOLDS OFF STUTTS FOR WIN IN 360 SPRINT CAR THRILLER;
HOLLENBECK MAKES LAST-TURN PASS FOR FIRST CAREER LATE MODEL WIN;
LONG EDGES OUT SHOOP FOR SECOND PRO STOCK WIN
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Wherever Mark Smith travels to race this season – Florida, Pennsylvania, even Canada – the Sunbury driver seems to have no problem finding Victory Lane. For the fourth time this season at Selinsgrove Speedway, Smith scored a thrilling victory over TJ Stutts of Liverpool by just .64 of a second in Saturday’s 25-lap United Racing Club 360 sprint car feature.
Driving the Mach 1 Chassis house car, Smith collected $2,000 for his seventh overall victory this year and 14th career in 358-360 sprint car racing at the speedway.
Chad Hollenbeck of Kingsley pulled off a last-lap, last-turn pass by Gene Knaub of York for his first career super late model win at Selinsgrove Speedway in the division’s 25-lap main event, while Nathan Long of Selinsgrove held off Andrew Shoop of Mifflintown for his second win of the year in the 15-lap pro stock race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will hold the Joe Whitcomb Memorial for 360 sprint cars at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13. The 30-lap tribute race will pay $2,571 to win and will be sanctioned by the Patriot Sprint Tour. Joining the sprint cars on the racing card will be the super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Second-place starter Jason Shultz drove into a convincing early lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Shultz was chased by polesitter Robbie Stillwaggon while fifth-place starter Mark Smith dueled with third-place starter Ryan Kissinger.
On lap seven, Smith got by Stillwaggon for second and started to navigate his way through traffic to catch Shultz. The race was stopped on lap 13 when Mallie Shuster’s car flipped out over the second turn guardrail. Shuster escaped injury.
When the race resumed, Shultz led Smith and ninth-place starter TJ Stutts back to the green flag. Exiting turn two, Smith made the winning pass using the inside lane. Two laps later, Stutts advanced to second and closed in on Smith in the final laps.
On the final lap, Stutts almost got alongside of Smith to challenge for the lead and win. At the checkered flag, Smith was victorious by .64 of a second over Stutts, Shultz, Stillwaggon, and Kissinger.
Outside front row starter Gene Knaub powered into the lead at the start of the late model feature and was chased by polesitter Hayes Mattern and third-place starter Tony Adams. Knaub stretched his lead to nearly a straightaway during the first half of the race as fifth-place starter Chad Hollenbeck started making his way through the pack.
A hard battle unfolded for the second spot between Mattern and Hayes. However, by lap seven, Hollenbeck advanced to second and set his sites on Knaub while eighth-place starter Jim Yoder raced into the third position.
In the final laps, Hollenbeck reeled in Knaub and was in striking distance on the final circuit. Racing off turn four for the checkered flag, Hollenbeck made a thrilling inside pass for the lead and scored his first win by only .14 of a second over Knaub, Yoder, Dave Zona, and Coleby Frye.
In the pro stock feature, third-place starter Nate Stroup led the first three laps until 11th-place starter Nathan Long stormed into the lead with an inside pass in turn three. At the halfway point, 12th-place starter Andrew Shoop advanced to second and began to pressure Long for the lead.
At one point, Shoop pulled alongside of Long in a bid for the lead to no avail. At the checkered flag, Long was victorious by just .47 of a second over Shoop, Adam Campbell, Dave Brouse Jr., and Jim Payne.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY
360 Sprint Cars – 28 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Mark Smith 2) 23 TJ Stutts 3) 29 Jason Shultz 4) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 5) 66 Ryan Kissinger 6) 99K Cody Keller 7) Josh Weller 8) 28F Davie Franek 9) 77 Derek Locke 10) 25E Tyler Ross 11) 39 Eric Parker 12) 22 Troy Betts 13) 08 Jason Clauss 14) 19 Colby Womer 15) 79 Jordan Thomas 16) M16 Justin Hoffman 17) 12B Brad Franks 18) C4 Jim Shuster 19) 29S Derek Steward 20) 49 Mike Walter 21) 2L Art Liedl 22) 5G Curt Michael 23) 49S Mallie Shuster 24) 1W Eric Tomecek
Heat Winners: Robbie Stillwaggon, Jason Shultz, Ryan Kissinger
B-Main Winner: Curt Michael
Late Models – 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 2) 1 Gene Knaub 3) 27 Jim Yoder 4) 99Z Dave Zona 5) 1F Coleby Frye 6) 61 Ken Trevitz 7) 7M Meade Hahn 8) 6 Donnie Schick 9) 76 Andy Haus 10) 33C Chris Casner 11) 9 Hayes Mattern 12) 4P Patrick Bryner 13) 88 Tony Adams 14) 11 Jason Schmidt 15) 88T Ernie Millon 16) 10 Dave Stamm 17) 2 Steve Campbell 18) 21 Dave Brouse Sr. 19) 4S Danny Snyder 20) 0 Larry Baer 21) 24J Jon Rohacevich
Heat Winners: Gene Knaub, Hayes Mattern, Jim Yoder
Pro Stocks – 22 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 63 Nathan Long 2) 8S Andrew Shoop 3) 2C Adam Campbell 4) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 5) 4 Jim Payne 6) 26 AJ Stroup 7) 40 Tommy Slanker 8) 55 John Troxell 9)99 Kyle Bachman 10) 33 Curtis Lawton 11) 88 Matt Hornberger 12) 26S Nate Stoup 13) 28 Dan Condo 14) 6 Nate Herman 15) 99H Peanut Heintzelman 16) 8M Brandon Moser 17) 6C Jake Buck 18) 14C Bill Conrad 19) G3 Jim Gearhart 20) 11 Derrick Garman 21) 83 Matt Wilson 22) 71 Kurt Wray
Heat Winners: Kyle Bachman, Brandon Moser, Derrick Garman
June 13, 2015
STUTTS BECOMES FOUR-TIME WINNER OF WHITCOMB MEMORIAL;
RINE RETURNS IN WINNING FORM IN LATE MODELS;
MITCH SCORES CONVINCING PRO STOCK VICTORY;
BISSINGER’S FIRST NIGHT BACK NETS ROADRUNNER WIN
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – TJ Stutts of Liverpool and Davie Franek of Wantage, N.J., engaged in another thrilling wheel-to-wheel battle that was reminiscent of a race Franek won a few weeks ago, only this time it was Stutts who rolled into Victory Lane for the first time this season Saturday night in the 30-lap Joe Whitcomb Memorial for 360 sprint cars at Selinsgrove Speedway.
The $2,571 win, which made him the first four-time winner of the Whitcomb Memorial, was Stutts’ 21st career in 358-360 sprint car racing at the track.
Mark Smith of Sunbury was the night’s Fast Tees Fast Qualifier with a lap time of 17.307 (110.16 average mph).
Jeff Rine of Danville returned to Selinsgrove and scored his third win of the season and 94th career at the track in the 25-lap late model main event.
Brad Mitch of McClure checked out from the field to score his second 15-lap pro stock main of the year, while Keith Bissinger of Orangeville won his first race of the year in his first time out this season in the 12-lap roadrunner event.
Stutts started on the pole and drove into the lead in the sprint car feature but his drive to Victory Lane was anything but easy. Early in the race, second-place starter Derek Locke raced in Stutts’s shadow while fourth-place starter Davie Franek made it a close three-car battle at the front of the pack.
The caution flag unfurled on lap two when Mark Smith’s car stopped on the track with wheel trouble. Smith was able to rejoin the race and made a charge back through the pack during the remaining 28 laps.
The race was stopped on lap 10 when Jared Zimbardi flipped his sprint car in turn four. Zimbardi escaped injury. When the race resumed, an intense see-saw battle for the lead unfolded between Stutts and Franek. The war on wheels was held up again when Michael Walter and John Braim were involved in a double flip in turn two. Both drivers were not injured.
During the second half of the race, Stutts and Franek raced side-by-side while Smith eventually made his way into the third position. At the checkered flag Stutts took the victory by 1.9 seconds over Franek, Smith, Locke, and Ryan Kissinger.
Outside front row starter Hayes Mattern dueled with polesitter Danny Snyder for the early lead in the super late model feature. Mattern pulled into the front spot and stretched his lead during the first half of the race over fourth-place starter Donnie Schick.
At the halfway point, ninth-place starter Jeff Rine stormed into the runner up position and set his sights on Mattern. On the 14th circuit, Rine caught Mattern and made the winning pass using the inside lane off turn four.
On lap 19, Schick withdrew from the race as seventh-place starter Steve Campbell began to show a lot of speed. At the finish, Rine was victorious by 5.2 seconds over Mattern, Campbell, eighth-place starter Jim Yoder, and 10th-place starter Chad Hollenbeck.
Polesitter Jake Buck powered into the lead at the start of the pro stock feature and was chased by fifth-place starter Brad Mitch for the first lap until Mitch made the winning pass in turn two. Once in front of the pack, Mitch checked out from the field while Buck contended with seventh-place starter Adam Campbell for the runner up position.
At the finish, Mitch was victorious by a full five seconds over Buck, Campbell, third-place starter Derrick Garman, and 10th-place starter Nathan Long.
Polesitter Dustin Snook and fourth-place starter Bob Bussey were dueling at the front of the pack when contact between the drivers allowed ninth-place starter Keith Bissinger to storm into the lead on the fifth circuit.
Bissinger kept his trademark green “tank” No. 11 at the front of the pack for the rest of the distance and scored the win by 1.8 seconds over John Fowler Jr., Snook, Jeff Ceballo, and Bussey.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 13 June 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 27 Entries
30-Lap A-Main: 1) 23 TJ Stutts ($2, 571) 2) 28F Davie Franek 3) 1 Mark Smith 4) 77 Derek Locke 5) 66 Ryan Kissinger 6) 49 Mike Walter 7) 99K Cody Keller 8) 29 Jason Shultz 9) 19 Colby Womer 10) 87 George Suprick 11) C4 Jim Shuster 12) 47 Kyle Drum 13) 29S Derek Steward 14) 2 Steve Hutchinson 15) 54J Dave Just 16) 49S Mallie Shuster 17) 17 Sam Reakes 18) 33W Michael Walter II 19) 44 John Braim 20) 1W Eric Tomecek 21) 79 Jordan Thomas 22) 35 Jared Zimbardi 23) 25G Tyler Graves 24) 39 Eric Parker 25) 54JR Scott Just 26) 76 Larry Kelleher 27) 67 Steve Collins DNS
Heat Winners: Mark Smith, Ryan Kissinger, Davie Franek
Time Trials: 1) 1 Mark Smith 17.307 2) 29 Jason Shultz 17.466 3) 23 TJ Stutts 17.473 4) 49 Mike Walter 17.679 5) 67 Steve Collins 6) 87 George Suprick 17.759 7) 47 Kyle Drum 17.762 8) 77 Derek Locke 17.771 9) 28F Davie Franek 17.787 10) 19 Colby Womer 17.790 11) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.808 12) 35 Jared Zimbardi 17.826 13) 99K Cody Keller 17.846 14) C4 Jim Shuster 17.856 15) 33W Michael Walter II 17.883 16) 44 John Braim 17.917 17) 79 Jordan Thomas 17.997 18) 1W Eric Tomecek 18.008 19) 39 Eric Parker 18.018 20) 76 Larry Kelleher 18.073 21) 49S Mallie Shuster 18.115 22) 17 Sam Reakes 18.126 23) 54JR Scott Just 18.307 24) 29S Derek Steward 18.376 25) 54J Dave Just 18.565 26) 2 Steve Hutchinson Jr. 18.606 27) 25G Tyler Graves 18.639
Late Models – 18 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 9 Hayes Mattern 3) 2 Steve Campbell 4) 27 Jim Yoder 5) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 6) 1F Coleby Frye 7) 61 Ken Trevitz 8) 99Z Dave Zona 9) 33C Chris Casner 10) 7M Meade Hahn 11) 45 Eric Hons 12) 6 Donnie Schick 13) 10 Dave Stamm 14) 24J Jon Rohacevich 15) 4S Danny Snyer 16) 93 Pancho Lawler 17) 41 Derrick Casner 18) 0 Larry Baer
Heat Winners: Hayes Mattern, Jeff Rine
Pro Stocks – 17 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 10M Brad Mitch 2) 6C Jake Buck 3) 2C Adam Campbell 4) 11 Derrick Garman 5) 63 Nathan Long 6) 8M Brandon Moser 7) 99 Kyle Bachman 8) 26 AJ Stroup 9) 8S Andrew Shoop 10) 28 Dan Condo 11) 55 Matt Hornberger 12) 14C Bill Conrad 13) 4 Jim Conrad 14) 28J Jeff Ceballo 15) 83 Matt Wilson 16) G3 Jim Gearhart 17) 71 Kurt Wray
Heat Winners: Adam Campbell, Brandon Moser
Roadrunners – 10 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 11 Keith Bissinger 2) 02 John Fowler 3) 15 Dustin Snook 4) 28 Curtis Lawton 5) 76 Bob Bussey 6) 7 Butch Shaffer 7) 12 Tom Underwood 8) F14 Ed Capper 9) 31B Brandon Shultz 10) 8K Jeremy Kline DNS
June 20, 2015
CANCELLED-WEATHER
June 27, 2015
CANCELLED-WEATHER
July 4, 2015
CANCELLED-WEATHER
July 5, 2015
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY – Stevie Smith of Broken Arrow, Okla., ended the 25th Anniversary Jake’s Wayback Burgers/Trone Outdoor PA Speedweek series the way he started it—in Victory Lane!—with a convincing win in Sunday night’s Jan Opperman/Dick Bogar Memorial for 410 sprint cars at Selinsgrove Speedway.
The $5,000 win marked Smith’s seventh career at Selinsgrove driving Fred Rahmer’s Miller Bros. Chevrolet No. 51-S. Smith’s performance Sunday night also earned him the Fast Tees Fast Time Award (16.562) and his first career PA Speedweek title that paid $10,000 to the champion for the first time. He became the first driver to win five races in a single series.
Chad Criswell of Martinsburg, W.Va., held of Kevin Knouse of Mechanicsburg for his first career win at Selinsgrove Speedway in the 20-lap super sportsman feature, while Tyler Reeser of Orwigsburg also scored his first win at the track in the 20-lap 305 sprint car feature.
The 410 sprint cars return to Selinsgrove Speedway Saturday, Sept. 19, for the Jim Nace Memorial/33rd Annual National Open.
Second-place starter Danny Dietrich powered into the lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Racing off turn four to complete the first lap, fourth-place starter Stevie Smith used the inside lane to secure the front spot.
By the fifth circuit, Smith began to encounter slower traffic as Dietrich and sixth-place starter Aaron Ott dueled for the runner-up position. By lap nine, an intense three-car battle unfolded at the front of the pack between Smith, Dietrich and Ott.
The race’s first caution flag unfolded on lap 11 when Mallie Shuster spun his sprint car in turn four. On the lap 12 restart, third-place starter Greg Hodnett got by polesitter Lucas Wolfe for the fourth spot. Ott then made a thrilling pass in turn two to get by Dietrich for second. A lap later, Hodnett advanced to third.
On the 17th circuit, Hodnett drove by Ott for second and set his sights on Smith. Despite several late-race cautions, Smith was able to hold the field at bay. In the final laps, however, Hodnett began to reel in Smith in a last-ditch effort to pull off a pass for the win. At the checkered flag, Smith was victorious by just .57 of a victory over Hodnett, Ott, Dietrich, and fifth-place starter Brent Marks.
In the super sportsman feature, polesitter Danny Walsh led the first two laps until third-place starter Chad Criswell made the winning pass on the frontstretch. On a lap four restart, 12th-place starter Kevin Nouse passed several cars using the outside lane around turns one and two to take over the fourth spot.
On a lap seven restart, Nouse drove by fourth-place starter Chad Trout for the runner-up spot and began to close in on Criswell. At the halfway point, Nouse was in striking distance as he and Criswell raced through traffic.
In the final laps, Criswell held off Nouse by .95 of a second for his third victory of the season at three different tracks. Mike Enders, Frankie Herr, and Trout completed the top five.
Second-place starter Tyler Reese pulled into the lead at the start of the 305 sprint car feature and wired the field for his first-ever win at the track. Reese checked out from the field early in the race and opened up more than a straightaway lead over polesitter Derrick Bowersox. Late in the race, current points leader and ninth-place starter Zach Newlin advanced to the second position.
At the checkered flag, Reese posted a convincing nine-second margin of victory over Newlin, Bowersox, James Pryde, and Drew Ritchey.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 5 JULY 2015
410 Sprint Cars – 32 Entries
30-Lap A-Main: 1) 51 Stevie Smith 2) 27 Greg Hodnett 3) 25 Aaron Ott 4) 29 Danny Dietrich 5) 19M Brent Marks 6) 07 Doug Esh 7) 1Z Lucas Wolfe 8) 21R Kyle Reinhardt 9) 56 Nate Snyder 10) 12 Blane Heimbach 11) 33 Curt Stroup 12) 29S Jason Shultz 13) 36D Wayne Dadetto 14) 75 Nicole Bower 15) 49S Mallie Shuster 16) 33W Michael Walter II 17) 12B Brad Franks 18) 24B Dustin Baney 19) 29W Ryan Wilson 20) 66 Ryan Kissinger 21) 16 Jac Haudenschild 22) 23 TJ Stutts 23) 30 Daryl Steimling 24) C4 Jim Shuster
Heat Winners: Aaron Ott, Greg Hodnett, Kyle Reinhardt, TJ Stutts
B-Main Winner: Curt Stroup
Time Trials: 1) 51 Stevie Smith 16.562 2) 27 Greg Hodnett 16.574 3) 29 Danny Deitrich 16.629 4) 1Z Lucas Wolfe 16.718 5) 19M Brent Marks 16.746 6) 16 Jac Haudenschild 16.762 7) 3Z Brock Zearfoss 16.876 8) 12 Blane Heimbach 16.920 9) 25 Aaron Ott 16.952 10) 17B Steve Buckwalter 16.979 11) 21R Kyle Reinhardt 17.004 12) 23 TJ Stutts 17.044 13) 49S Mallie Shuster 17.045 14) 56 Nate Snyder 17.052 15) 07 Doug Esh 17.136 16) 29W Ryan Wilson 17.172 17) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.177 18) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 17.210 19) 33 Curt Stroup 17.220 20) 75 Nicole Bower 17.330 21) 36D Wayne Dadetto 17.387 22) 12B Brad Franks 17.431 23) 24B Dustin Baney 17.497 24) C4 Jim Shuster 17.595 25) 30 Daryl Steimling 17.776 26) 29S Jason Shultz 17.816 27) 73 Jevon Ahner 17.955 28) 79 Jordan Thomas 17.977 29) 33W Michael Walter II 18.222 30) 5 Brian Nornhold 18.819 31) 3 Pat Cannon DNT 32) 51B Karl Baker DNT
Super Sportsman – 27 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1) 55C Chad Criswell 2) 1J Kevin Nouse 3) 3B Mike Enders 4) 99 Frankie Herr 5) 7C Chad Trout 6) 222 Jay Fannasy 7) 41 Scott Geesey 8) 54 Doug Dodson 9) 8 Rich Eichelberger 10) 11 Steve Fannasy 11) 99C Chad Smith 12) 75 Kenny Edkin 13) 7B Timmy Barrick 14) 17J Tony Jackson 15) 7 Todd Leonard 16) 70D Bill Devine 17) 6 Steve Wilbur 18) 32 Justin Foster 19) 20W Davie Walsh 20) 19 Devonb Beidle 21) 14 Nate Young 22) 77 Russ Mitten 23) 91 Lanny Hake 24) 30 Scott Dellinger
Heat Winners: Chad Crisswell, Frankie Herr, Kevin Nouse
305 Sprint Cars – 24 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1) 5T Tyler Reeser 2) 11Z Zach Newlin 3) 35B Derrick Bowersox 4) 29 James Pryde 5) 880 Drew Ritchey 6)99 Mike Kiser 7) 8D Scott Ellerman 8) 26V Sean Kirkpatrick 9) 4B Jason Bergstresser 10) 20 Stephanie Stevens-Dodson 11) 4 John Martin 12) 29J Bill Jones Jr. 13) 6R Reed Thompson 14) 67 Ken Duke 15) 6 Sean Hosey 16) 37 Hunter McCracken 17) 19 Tylor Cochran 18) 2 Erin Statler 19) 36 Tom Worrick 20) 99C Cale Riegle 21) 46 Mike Alleman 22) 87 Brent Rumberger 23) 23 Nathan Gramley 24) 55H Brian Haney
Heat Winners: John Martin, Sean Kirkpatrick, Scott Ellerman
July 11, 2015
NO RACING SCHEDULED
July 18, 2015
CANCELLED-WEATHER
July 25, 2015
STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD ON HAND FOR
TOMECEK, CAMPBELL, STROUP & SNOOK VICTORIES
ON DRIVER & FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT!
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – A huge crowd was on hand Saturday evening at Selinsgrove Speedway to watch an exciting four division racing program on Driver & Fan Appreciation Night sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center.
Eric Tomecek of Abottstown drove to his second win of the season in the 25-lap 360 sprint car feature at the wheel of the Central Builders Supply Co. No. 1-W. The $2,500 victory was Tomecek’s third career at the track.
Steve Campbell of Danville powered to his third win of the year in the $2,500-to-win, 25-lap super late model main event. The win marked the 48th of Campbell’s career at the track in super late model competition.
AJ Stroup of Evandale wired the field for his first career win in the A&A Auto Stores 14th Annual Pro Stock 20. Stroup collected $1,000 for his 17th overall career victory in the division’s biggest race of the year. Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove was the night’s pro stock fast qualifier with a lap time of 24.323.
Dustin Snook of McClure closed out the night with his second career win in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 2nd Annual Kramer Cup for 360 sprint cars sanctioned by the United Racing Club at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. The 25-lap tribute race to honor the memory of the late sprint car champion will pay $2,573 to win and $200 to start. Joining the sprint cars on the racing program will be the super late models and pro stocks. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Selinsgrove Ford will hold a race car display on the dealership lot Saturday afternoon prior to the Market Street Race Car Parade through downtown Selinsgrove at 4 p.m.
At the start of the sprint car feature, polesitter Kevin Albert brought out the red flag when his car turned over in turn three. On the restart, original third-place starter Jim Shuster led the first lap of the race. On the second circuit, fifth-place starter Eric Tomecek took command of the field with an outside pass in turn two and never looked back.
Fourth-place starter Eric Parker held down the runner-up position while sixth-place starter Ryan Kissinger worked his way into the third spot. On lap nine, Kissinger drove by Parker for the second position and set his sights on Tomecek. With 10 laps remaining, 10th-place starer Mark Smith advanced to third.
Down to seven laps to race, Kissinger started to reel in Tomecek at the front of the pack. His efforts were aided by a caution flag on lap 19 when Brian Nornhold stopped his car on the track. On the ensuing restart, Tomecek continued to set a torrid pace as Smith began to challenge Kissinger for the runner-up position.
On the final lap, Smith pulled a slider on Kissinger in turn four to take the second position while Tomecek streaked under the checkered flag to take the win by 2.7 seconds. Kissinger settled for third, while TJ Stutts and Colby Womer rounded out the top five.
Polesitter Danny Snyder pulled into the early lead at the start of the late model feature. Snyder was chased by fourth-place starter Donnie Schick. On a lap two restart, fifth-place starter Tony Adams moved into third while 10th-place starter Steve Campbell advanced to fourth. Two laps later Adams drove by Schick for the second spot.
On the eighth circuit, Campbell made the winning pass using the inside lane in turn four. Jeff Rine, who started 12th, followed Campbell into the runner-up position as Adams raced third. In the final laps of the race, Campbell began to stretch his lead over Rine and 11th-place starter Matt Cochran, who took over third on a lap 19 restart.
At the finish, Campbell was victorious by 2.3 seconds over Rine, Cochran, Adams, and second-place starter Hayes Mattern.
In the Pro Stock 20, polesitter AJ Stroup drove into the lead at the drop of the green flag. Stroup was closely chased by second-place starter Nathan Long, fifth-place starter Brad Mitch, and fourth-place starter Andrew Shoop.
By lap six, the top four runners broke away from the field in a close bumper-to-bumper duel for the race lead. Seventh-place starter Dave Brouse Jr. made it a five-car breakaway by the midway point of the race. On lap 11, however, Brouse was caught up in a tangle with Adam Campbell.
When the race resumed, Stroup set the pace in front of Long, Mitch, and Shoop. On the 15th circuit, Long briefly pulled in front of Stroup in turn three only to lose the lead when his car drifted high racing out of turn four. Then, with two laps remaining, Shoop’s chances of a victory went away after getting caught up in a multi-car melee.
Back under the green flag, Long and Mitch raced for the second position, which allowed Stroup to stretch his lead by the slimmest of margins. On the final lap, contact caused Long to brush the frontstretch guardrail and go into a wild spin. Stroup crossed the finish line and posted a one-second margin of victory over Mitch, Jake Buck, Brouse, and Brandon Moser. Long nursed his car across the finish line in the sixth position.
In the roadrunner feature, Snook started in the third position and led flag to flag for the victory. He held off fifth-place starter Bob Bussey for most of the race until sixth-place starter John Fowler Jr. made a late-race charge into the second spot to put in a bid for the lead and win. At the checkered flag, Snook was victorious by just .47 of a second over Fowler, Bussey, Keith Bissinger, and Brandon Shultz.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 25 July 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 23 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1W Eric Tomecek 2) 1 Mark Smith 3) Ryan Kissinger 4) 23 TJ Stutts 5) 19 Colby Womer 6) 39 Eric Parker 7) 28F Davie Franek 8) 49 Mike Walter 9) 29 Jason Shultz 10) 77 Derek Locke 11) 33W Michael Walter II 12) 79 Jordan Thomas 13) C4 Jim Shuster 14) 29S Derek Steward 15) 49S Mallie Shuster 16) 67 Jason Cherry 17) 71C Charlie Anderson 18) 5 Brian Nornhold 19) 3 Dave Ely 20) 66K Noah Kissinger 21) 3A Kevin Albert 22) 99K Cody Keller 23) 44 John Braim
Heat Winners: TJ Stutts, Jordan Thomas, Jason Shultz
Late Models – 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2 Steve Campbell 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 16 Matt Cochran 4) 88 Tony Adams 5) 9 Hayes Mattern 6) 99Z Dave Zona 7) 27 Jim Yoder 8) 33C Chris Casner 9) 61 Ken Trevitz 10) 4S Danny Snyder 11) 6 Donnie Schick 12) 7M Meade Hahn 13) 99 Steve Stitt 14) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr. 15) 10 Dave Stamm 16) 45 Eric Hons 17) 88T Erinie Millon 18) 98 Randy Croop 19) 15 Shaun Miller 20) 3 Robbie Smith 21) 11 Jason Schmidt
Heat Winners: Hayes Mattern, Matt Cochran, Jeff Rine
Pro Stocks – 26 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1)26 AJ Stroup ($1,000) 2) 10M Brad Mitch 3) 6C Jake Buck 4) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 5) 8M Brandon Moser 6) 63 Nathan Long 7) 20 Randy Croop 8) 55 John Troxell 9) 99H Peanut Heintzelman 10) 8S Andrew Shoop 11) 33 Curtis Lawton 12) 14C Bill Conrad 13) 4 Jim Payne 14) 22 Ricky Buss 15) G3 Jim Gearhart 16) 99 Kyle Bachman 17) 28 Dan Condo 18) 2C Adam Campbell 19) 70J John Schreffler 20) 83 Matt Wilson 21) 88 Matt Hornberger 22) 11 Derrick Garman 23) 40 Tommy Slanker 24) 26S Nate Stroup 25) 1 Rick Bixler
Heat Winners: AJ Stroup, Nathan Long, Brandon Moser
Time Trials: 1) 99 Kyle Bachman 24.323 2) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 24.376 3) 2C Adam Capmbell 24.514 4) 8S Andrew Shoop 24.557 5) 10M Brad Mitch 24.715 6) 26 AJ Stroup 24.739 7) 1 Rick Bixler 24.759 8) 83 Matt Wilson 24.791 9) 55 John Troxell 24.816 10) 63 Nathan Long 24.822 11) 6C Jake Buck 24.881 12) 11 Derrick Garman 24.891 13) 33 Curtis Lawton 25.059 14) 70J John Schreffler 25.150 15) 88 Matt Hornberger 25.202 16) 8M Brandon Moser 25.202 17) 26S Nate Stroup 25.250 18) 99H Peanut Heintzelman 25.403 19) 28 Dan Condo 25.406 20) 40 Tommy Slanker 25.428 21) G3 Jim Gearhart 25.568 22) 28J Jeff Ceballo Jr. 25.685 23) 20 Randy Croop 25.742 24) 14C Bill Conrad 26.021 25) 22 Ricky Buss 26.038 26) 4 Jim Payne 26.090
Roadrunners – 12 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 15 Dustin Snook 2) 02 John Fowler 3) 76 Bob Bussey 4) 11 Keith Bissinger 5) 31B Brandon Shultz 6) 8K Jeremy Kline 7) 7 Butch Shaffer 8) F14 Ed Capper 9) 32 Ken Schreffler 10) 41D Dennis Conrad 11) 12 Tom Underwood 12) 3B Jason Brosius
August 1, 2015
STILLWAGGON WINS KRAMER CUP FOR 360 SPRINT CARS;
FRYE & MITCH SCORE STOCK CAR WINS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Robbie Stillwaggon of Burlington, N.J. powered to his first win of the season in the second annual Selinsgrove Ford Kramer Cup for 360 sprint cars Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
The $2,573 victory, at the wheel of the Quality Auto Body No. 89, marked Stillwaggon’s second career at the track in the United Racing Club sanctioned event that was a tribute to the late Hall of Fame sprint car driver and former Selinsgrove champion Kramer Williamson.
A stray shower at 7 p.m. caused a nearly three-hour delay to the start of Saturday night’s racing program which was spun off at a fast pace once the first green flag waved about 10 p.m. with a big crowd and strong field of race cars in attendance.
Coleby Frye of Dover scored his first win of the season at Selinsgrove by just half of a second over Dave Zona of Montrose in the 25-lap super late model feature.
Brad Mitch of McClure drove to his third win of the year in the 15-lap pro stock feature.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division racing show featuring the 360 sprint cars, super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners on Reinhart Food Service Night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing will also have a classic race car display set up behind the covered grandstand prior to the start of Saturday’s show. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
With URC sprint regulars Curt Michael and Robbie Stillwaggon sharing the front row for the start of the Kramer Cup, Stillwaggon pulled into the early lead and quickly showed he had a capable race car. With five laps down, Stillwaggon set a torrid pace on the lightning-quick speedway over Michael, fourth-place starter TJ Stutts, sixth-place starter Mark Smith, and third-place starter Derek Locke.
Stutts stormed into the runner up position a lap later and completed a pass for the lead only to have it called back when the caution flag unfurled on lap seven. When the race resumed, Stillwaggon kept the field at bay as eighth-place starter Aaron Ott began to show a lot of speed.
The red flag waved on lap 13 when Jason Clauss’ car had a rear wheel break loose, causing the car to go into a wild spin and flip over on the frontstretch. Clauss escaped injury. An intense five-car battle unfolded at the front of the track between Stillwaggon, Stutts, Smith, Ott, and fifth-place starter Davie Franek when the race resumed.
The caution flag slowed the field again on lap 17 when Colby Womer’s car rolled to a stop in turn four. When the green flag waved, Smith horsepowered his way into the runner up position and attempted to reel in Stillwaggon. At the checkered flag, Stillwaggon was victorious by 2.8 seconds over Smith, Stutts, Ott, and Franek.
Polesitter Danny Snyder led the first three laps of the super late model feature until sixth-place starter Coleby Frye stormed into the lead with an inside pass in turn four. Early in the race, Frye set the pace in front of fifth-place starter Tony Adams, eighth-place starter Dave Zona, and 10th-place starter Jeff Rine in the lead pack.
Zona advanced to second on the eighth circuit and by the halfway point, Rine moved into the third spot with 15th-place starter Dylan Yoder racing in fourth. Steve Campbell, who started 12th, worked his way into the top five, only to develop a flat tire on the 15th circuit.
With four laps to go, Frye drifted high in turn four, almost allowing Zona to drive underneath him for the lead to no avail. On the final lap, Frye held off Zona by just .48 of a second for the win. Rine, Yoder, and Kenny Trevitz completed the top five.
Polesitter Matt Wilson powered into the lead at the start of the pro stock feature and was chased by fourth-place starter Brandon Moser. On the second circuit, eighth-place starter Brad Mitch drove into the runner-up position and set his sights on the leader.
Mitch made the winning pass on the fifth lap and never looked back. During the second half of the race, fifth-place starter Dave Brouse Jr. and 15th-place starter Nathan long dueled for the runner up position.
At the checkered flag, Mitch’s margin of victory was 3.7 seconds over Brouse. Long crossed the line in third but was disqualified when his car failed a post-race technical inspection. Wilson was awarded third, followed by Andrew Shoop and Matt Hornberger in the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 1 August 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 33 Entries
25-Lap Kramer Cup A-Main: 1) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 2) M1 Mark Smith 3) 23 TJ Stutts 4) 25O Aaron Ott 5) 28F Davie Franek 6) 29 Jason Shultz 7) 77 Derek Locke 8) 66 Ryan Kissinger 9) 5G Curt Michael 10) 1W Eric Tomecek 11) 45 Chuck Hebing 12) 5 Justin Barger 13) 79 Jordan Thomas 14) 25 Josh Weller 15) 49S Mallie Shuster 16) 2L Art Liedl 17) 56 Randy West 18) Nyle Berkes 19) 12B Brad Franks 20) C4 Jim Shuster 21) 19 Colby Womer 22) 08 Jason Clauss 23) M16 Justin Hoffman 24) 29S Derek Steward 25) 22 Troy Betts
Heat Winners: Curt Michael, Robbie Stillwaggon, Derek Locke, TJ Stutts
Consolation Winner: Jim Shuster
Late Models – 24 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 0 Coleby Frye 2) 99Z Dave Zona 3) 2J Jeff Rine 4) 24 Dylan Yoder 5) 61 Ken Trevitz 6) 27 Jim Yoder 7) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 8) 2 Steve Campbell 9) 33C Chris Casner 10) 6 Donnie Schick 11) 88 Tony Adams 12) 7M Meade Hahn 13) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr. 14) 10 Dave Stamm 15) 4S Danny Snyder 16) 111 Dave Shulski 17) 50R Cody Robbins 18) 88T Ernie Millon 19) 28 Jason Smith 20) 45 Eric Hons 21) 98 Randy Croop 22) 0B Larry Baer 23) 9 Hayes Mattern DNS 24) 16 Matt Cochran DNS
Heat Winners: Coleby Frye, Jim Yoder, Steve Campbell
Pro Stocks – 19 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 10M Brad Mitch 2) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 3) 83 Matt Wilson 4) 8S Andrew Shoop 5) 88 Matt Hornberger 6) 28 Dan Condo 7) 14C Bill Conrad 8) 4 Jim Payne 9) 26 AJ Stroup 10) 55 John Troxell 11) 8M Brandon Moser 12) 99 Kyle Bachman 13) 6C Jake Buck 14) 26S Nate Stroup 15) 20 Lori Croop 16) 2C Adam Campbell 17) 28B John Bouse 18) 99H Peanut Heintzelman 19) 63 Nathan Long DQ
Heat Winners: Matt Wilson, Adam Campbell
August 8, 2015
STUTTS BECOMES FOURTH AND FINAL LEADER FOR 360 SPRINT WIN;
KNAUB EARNS FIRST CAREER SELINSGROVE SUPER LATE MODEL VICTORY;
MITCH POWERS TO FOURTH PRO STOCK CHECKERS;
SNOOK REPEATS IN ROADRUNNER RACING
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – TJ Stutts of Liverpool became the fourth and final leader before driving to his second win of the season in Saturday night’s 25-lap 360 sprint car main event at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Stutts, at the wheel of the Wise Motorsports No. 23, earned $2,000 for his 22nd career win at the track in 358-360 sprint car competition.
Gene Knaub of Dover powered to his first career win in super late model racing at Selinsgrove in the division’s 25-lap feature. Knaub is a former limited late model winner at the track.
Brad Mitch of McClure won his fourth race of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while Dustin Snook also of McClure scored his second 12-lap roadrunner win in a row.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the rescheduled Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 360 sprint cars plus super late models at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The Open will pay $10,000 to win out of a $35,000 purse for 360 sprint cars. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
On the initial start of the sprint car feature, two-time winner Eric Tomacek flipped over in his racer in turn four. Tomacek escaped injury.
For the double-file restart, polesitter John Braim powered into the early lead. Braim was chased by sixth-place starter Cody Keller for the first two laps before Keller took the lead with an inside pass in turn one. At the same time, eighth-place starter Ryan Kissinger advanced to second while 10th-place starter Derek Locke raced in third.
At the halfway point, 12th-place starter TJ Stutts dueled with Locke for the third position. While pacing under caution on lap 19, Keller’s car developed a flat tire, forcing him to give up the lead. Kissinger inherited the front spot and led for a single lap until his car developed mechanical problems and stopped on the frontstretch.
Stutts took over the lead at Kissinger’s expense and drove to a 2.7 second margin of victory over Locke, ninth-place starter Jason Shultz, fifth-place starter Eric Parker, and 14th-place starter Nate Snyder.
Second-place starter Hayes Mattern pulled into the early lead in the super late model main event with polesitter Dave Brouse Sr. in pursuit. Fourth-place starter Jason Smith took over second on the second circuit as seventh-place starter Gene Knaub horsepowered his way into the third position.
On lap seven, Knaub drove into the runner-up position as ninth-place starter Matt Cochran moved into third. For several laps, Mattern and Knaub dueled for the lead. On the 11th lap, Knaub secured the front spot racing out of turn four. The next lap Cochran took over second and closed in on Knaub.
On a lap 20 restart, Cochran pulled alongside of Knaub and challenged for the lead. Knaub fought back and eventually opened up a 2.3 second margin to score the win over Cochran, 13th-place starter Chris Casner, 10th-place starter Dave Zona, and 12th-place starter Jeff Rine.
Polesitter Matt Wilson held off the challenges of third-place starter Dave Brouse Jr. for the first five laps of the pro stock feature. On the sixth circuit, Brouse took command of the field and had to contend with eighth-place starter Brad Mitch. Late in the race, fifth-place starter Kyle Bachman made it a close three-car battle at the front of the pack.
Racing into turn one on the 13th circuit, Brouse struck a slower car and ended his chances of a victory. Mitch took over the lead and held off Bachman by just .78 of a second for the win. Wilson, AJ Stroup, and Andrew Shoop completed the top five.
Second-place starter Dustin Snook wired the field for his second win of the season in the roadrunner main event. Snook was chased by third-place starter Bob Bussey for the entire distance. At the checkered flag, Snook was victorious by 5.25 seconds over Bussey, John Fowler Jr., Butch Shaffer, and Brandon Shultz.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 8 August 2015
360 Sprints – 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 23 TJ Stutts 2)77 Derek Locke 3)29 Jason Shultz 4) 39 Eric Parker 5)56 Nate Snyder 6) 76 Larry Kelleher 7) 44 John Braim 8) 3A Kevin Albert 9)C4 Jim Shuster 10)49s Mallie Shuster 11) 29s Derek Steward 12) 66 Ryan Kissinger 13) 99k Cody Keller 14)2t Michael Thomas 15)5 Brian Nornhold 16)28F Davie Franek 17) 66K Scott Weirich 18) 47 Bill Unglert 19) M16 Justine Hoffman 20) 1W Eric Tomecek 21)87 George Suprick
Heat Winners: TJ Stutts, Ryan Kissinger, Cody Keller
Late Models – 28 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Gene Knaub 2)16 Matt Cochran 3) 33C Chris Casner 4) 99Z Dave Zona 5) 2 Steve Campbell 6) 2J Jeff Rine 7) 28 Jason Smith 8) 99 Steve Stitt 9) 27 Jim Yoder 10) 9 Hayes Mattern 11) 10 Dave Stamm 12) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 13) 7M Meade Hahn 14) 15 Luke Hoffner 15) 111 Dave Shulski 16) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr. 17) 88T Ernie Millon 18) 20 John Myers 19) 86 Austin Berry 20) 88 Tony Adams 21) 98 Randy Croop 22) 6F Jared Fulkroad 23) 3 Robbie Smith 24) 7 Jason Davis
Heat Winners: Jason Smith, Meade Hahn, Jeff Rine
Consolation Winner: Steve Stitt
Pro Stocks – 15 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 10 M Brad Mitch 2) 11 Kyle Bachman 3) 83 Matt Wilson 4) 26 AJ Stroup 5) 8s Andrew Shoop 6)2c Adam Campbell 7) 8m Brandon Moser 8) 28 Dan Condo 9) 40 Tommy Slanker 10) 28b John Bouse 11) 4 Jim Payne 12) 14c Bill Conrad 13) 14 Dave Brouse 14) 88 Matt Hornberger 15) G3 Jim Gearhart
Heat Winners: Matt Wilson, Adam Campbell
Roadrunners – 9 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 15 Dustin Snook 2) 76 Bob Bussey 3) 02 John Fowlerr 4) 7 Butch Shaffer 5) 31B Brandon Shultz 6) 28 Curtis Lawton 7) 8K Jeremy Kline 8) F14 Ed Capper 9) 11 Keith Bissinger
August 15, 2015
STUTTS OUTDRIVES STELLAR FIELD TO BECOME FIRST FOUR-TIME WINNER OF
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY 360 SPRINT CAR NATIONAL OPEN;
FRYE SCORES SECOND LATE MODEL WIN IN THREE WEEKS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – TJ Stutts of Liverpool wired the field to become the first four-time winner of the Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 358-360 sprint cars Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway but not without several thrilling challenges from Doug Esh of Lancaster and Davie Franek of Wantage, N.J.
At the wheel of the Wise Motorsports No. 23, Stutts’ $10,000 victory in the 15th annual 35-lap Open was his third of the season and the 23rd of his career in 358-360 sprint car competition at the track. His previous Open victories came in 2001, 2003, and 2013.
Coleby Frye of Dover won his second race in three weeks at Selinsgrove in the 25-lap super late model main event.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the Bernheisel Race Components Superior Products Night for super late models plus 360 sprint cars, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
TJ Stutts started on the pole and pulled into the lead at the drop of the green flag in the sprint car main event. Stutts was trailed by second-place starter Steve Collins in the early laps of the race. On the seventh lap, 10th-place starter Doug Esh began to show a lot of speed and stormed into the runner-up position. Esh quickly reeled in Stutts and a thrilling wheel-to-wheel duel unfolded for the lead with both drivers see-sawing for the lead through the turns.
The first caution flag unfurled on lap 13 for an incident involving Derek Locke and Eric Tomecek in turn three. When the race resumed, the pair of 23 sprint cars driven by Stutts and Esh resumed an intense war on wheels. On the 15th circuit, however, Esh’s car blew an engine and rolled to a stop on the frontstretch.
Sixth-place starter Davie Franek inherited the second position and put in a bid for the lead on the restart to no avail. Stutts continued to set a torrid pace around the top of the race track while Franek, fourth-place starter Colby Womer, and fifth-place starter Kevin Nouse kept pace. The race was stopped on lap 18 when Josh Weller’s car hit the fourth turn guardrail and flipped several times onto the frontstretch. Weller escaped injury.
On the lap 19 restart, Nouse advanced to third and displayed a lot of momentum in the second half of the race. Womer’s strong run came to end on lap 26 when his car rolled to a stop in turn two with mechanical problems. On the final restart, Stutts stretched his lead and scored a 1.8-second margin of victory over Franek, Nouse, 12th-place starter Ryan Kissinger, and 23rd-place starter Mark Smith, who qualified Jim Shuster’s No. C-4 through the B-main when his No. 1 blew an engine in his heat race.
Polesitter Danny Snyder powered into the lead at the start of the late model feature. Snyder was chased by second-place starter Dave Brouse Sr. for the first six laps until seventh-place starter Coleby Frye started his drive to the front of the pack.
At the halfway point, Frye made the winning pass by Snyder using the outside lane off turn four. A lap later, 10th-place starter Jeff Rine made the same move at the same spot on the race track to take over the runner-up position. For the rest of the way, Frye held Rine at bay and posted a 1.27 second margin of victory. Eight-place starter Matt Cochran, 11th-place starter Steve Campbell, and 14th-place starter Kenny Trevitz rounded out the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 15 August 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 33 Entries
35-Lap National Open A-Main: 1) 23 T.J. Stutts $10,000 2) 28F Davie Franek 3) 21 Kevin Nouse 4) 66 Ryan Kissinger 5) C4 Mark Smith 6) 25 Aaron Ott 7) 56 Nate Snyder 8) 29 Jason Shultz 9) 76 Larry Kelleher 10) 3 Dave Ely 11) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 12) 45 Chuck Hebing 13) 39 Ed Aiken 14) 2L Art Leidl 15) 67 Steve Collins 16) 87 George Suprick 17 ) 19 Colby Womer 18) 25w Josh Weller 19) 23e Doug Esh 20) 5G Curt Michael 21) 49S Mallie Shuster 22) 77 Derek Locke 23) 1W Eric Tomecek 24) 5 Justin Barger 25) 08 Jason Clauss
Heat Winners: Davie Franek, Colby Womer, Steve Collins, Larry Kelleher
Consolation Winner: Josh Weller
Late Models - 19 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 0F Coleby Frye 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 16 Matt Cochran 4) 2 Steve Campbell 5) 61 Ken Trevitz 6) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 7) 99Z Dave Zona 8) 27 Jim Yoder 9) 33c Chris Casner 10) 9 Hayes Mattern 11) 28 Jason Smith 12) 7M Meade Hahn 13)10 Dave Stamm 14) 88T Ernie Millon 15) S Danny Snyder
16) 90 Kyle Rhoads 17) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr 18) 111 Dave Shulski 19)DNS 6 Donnie Schick
Heat Winners: Matt Cochran, Hayes Mattern
August 22, 2015
STUTTS STRIKES AGAIN – SCORES FOURTH 360 SPRINT CAR WIN;
RINE RETURNS TO LATE MODEL VICTORY LANE FOR FOURTH WIN;
MITCH POWERS TO FIFTH PRO STOCK CHECKERS
LAWTON SCORES FIRST CAREER WIN IN ROADRUNENRS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – TJ Stutts has found a lot of speed in the second half of the 2015 racing season as the Liverpool driver powered to his fourth win of the year in Saturday night’s 25-lap 360 sprint car main event at Selinsgrove Speedway following a thrilling wheel-to-wheel duel with Mark Smith of Sunbury.
Driving the Wise Motorsports No. 23, the $2,000 victory was Stutts’ 24th career at Selinsgrove in 358-360 sprint car competition.
Jeff Rine of Danville scored his fourth win of the year and the 95th of his career at Selinsgrove in the 25-lap super late model main event on Bernheisel Race Components Night.
Brad Mitch of McClure raced to his fifth win of the year in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while Curtis Lawton of Danville drove to his first career win in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Drivers from all divisions participated in a helmet collection for the family of Jim Campbell Jr. at intermission. Campbell lost his life in a sprint car racing accident at Williams Grove Speedway Aug. 14. The collection for the Campbell family totaled $2,128.00
Selinsgrove Speedway returns to racing action at 7:30 pm with a three division racing program featuring 360 sprint cars, super late models, and pro stocks. The late models will utilize the World of Outlaws Late Model Series format as part of a “tune up” for the 17th Annual Late Model National Open slated for Sunday, Sept. 6.
Track officials announced the World of Outlaws Late Model Series National Open will be a 40-lap event paying $8,000 to win. Ticket prices for this year’s race have been reduced to $25 for adults and just $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased on race day only. The limited late models will be on the Sept. 6 racing card.
Second-place starter Steve Collins darted into the lead at the drop of the green flag in the sprint car feature only to spin into the second turn guardrail. Original fourth-place starter Brian Nornhold restarted the race in second and drove into the lead when the race resumed.
Nornhold was trailed by polesitter John Braim and third-place starter Kevin Albert for the first five laps. On the sixth lap, 12th-place starter Mark Smith horsepowered his way into the runner-up position and started to reel in Nornhold. On the 12th circuit, Smith pulled a slider in turn four with some contact sending Nornhold into a spin.
When the race resumed, Smith had eighth-place starter TJ Stutts on his tail and the two leading feature winners this season squared off in a thrilling duel for the lead as the two see-sawed for the front spot. Once Stutts secured the lead about three laps into the duel, he stretched his lead and drove to a 3.8-second victory over Smith, Jason Schultz, Braim, and Larry Kelleher.
Polesitter Danny Snyder powered into the lead at the start of the super late model main event. Snyder was chased by third-place starter Donnie Schick and second-place starter Dave Brouse Sr. in the early laps of the race. On the 11th circuit, seventh-place starter Chad Hollenbeck advanced to third as 11th-place starter Jeff Rine dueled with ninth-place starter Jim Yoder for top five positions.
At the halfway point, Rine took over third from Hollenbeck and a lap later powered by Schick for second. Rine made the winning pass by Snyder using the inside lane through turns one and two and quickly pulled away from the field. In the final laps, Hollenbeck raced into second and attempted to reel in Rine to no avail. At the finish, Rine was victorious by 1.4 seconds over Hollenbeck, Yoder, Snyder, and Matt Cochran.
Second-place starter Nate Stroup led the first three laps of the pro stock feature until he lost the handle and spun. Third-place starter Derrick Garman inherited the lead with original polesitter Peanut Heintzelman restarting in the second position. By lap six, 12th-place starter Brad Mitch stormed into the runner-up position and set his sights on Garman.
Mitch made the winning pass with a dive to the inside of Garman entering turn three and emerged the new leader out of turn four on lap eight. During the second half of the race, Mitch began to stretch his lead and posted a two-second margin of victory over Garman, Brandon Moser, Matt Wilson, and Dave Brouse Jr.
Following a multi-car incident on the frontstretch, original tenth-place starter Curtis Lawton took the lead on the restart and wired the field in the roadrunner race but not without an intense side-by-side battle with ninth-place starter Jason Zook. In the final laps, seventh-place starter Jeremy Kline closed in on the leaders and made a three-car battle to the finish. Lawton took the checkered flag by just .11 of a second over Zook for his first-ever win with Kline rounding out the top three.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 22 August 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 17 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 23 TJ Stutts 2) 1M Mark Smith 3) 29 Jason Shultz 4) 44 John Braim 5) 76 Larry Kelleher 6) 1W Eric Tomecek 7) 66 Ryan Kissinger 8) 77 Derek Locke 9) 49S Mallie Shuster 10) 3A Kevin Albert 11) 39 Eric Parker 12) C4 Jim Shuster 13) 71C Charlie Anderson 14) 33 Michael Walter II 15) 5 Brian Nornhold 16) 67 Steve Collins 17) 19 Colby Womer
Heat Winners: Steve Collins, Kevin Albert
Late Models – 23 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 4d Chad Hollenbeck 3) 27 Jim Yoder 4) 4S Danny Snyder 5) 16 Matt Cochran 6) 2 Steve Campbell 7) 61 Ken Trevitz 8) 9 Hayes Mattern 9) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr. 10) 6 Donnie Schick 11) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 12) 28 Jason Smith 13) 33C Chris Casner 14) 99Z Dave Zona 15) 111 Dave Shulski 16) 90 Kyle Rhoads 17) 10 Dave Stamm 18) 88T Ernie Millon 19) 6F Jared Fulkroad 20) 98 Randy Croop 21) 33K Devon Hart 22) 7M Meade Hahn 23) 88 Tony Adams
Heat Winners: Matt Cochran, Danny Snyder, Hayes Mattern
Pro Stocks – 21 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 10M Brad Mitch 2) 11G Derrick Garman 3) 8M Brandon Moser 4) 83 Matt Wilson 5) 14 DaveBrouse Jr. 6) 8S Andrew Shoop 7) 2C Adam Campbell 8) 26 AJ Stroup 9) 11 Kyle Bachman 10) 40 Tommy Slanker 11) 71 Kurt Wray 12) 14C Bill Conrad 13) 16 Tommy Slanker 14) 20 Lori Croop 15) 28 Dan Condo 16) 88 Matt Hornberger 17) 99H Peanut Heintzelman 18) 26S Nate Stroup 19) 55 John Troxell 20) G3 Jim Gearhart 21) 4 Jim Payne
Heat Winners: Derrick Garman, Adam Campbell, Nate Stroup
Roadrunners – 10 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 28 Curtis Lawton 2) 88 Jason Zook 3) 8K Jeremy Kline 4) F14 Ed Capper 5) 31B Brandon Shultz 6) 02 John Fowler 7) 76 Bob Bussey 8) 7 Butch Shaffer 9) 15 Dustin Snook 10) 3B Jason Brosius
August 29, 2015
STUTTS CLINCHES FIRST CAREER SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH FIFTH WIN;
RINE STRENGTHENS POINTS LEAD WITH FIFTH LATE MODEL VICTORY;
SHOOP HOLDS TOP SPOT IN PRO STOCK POINTS BATTLE WITH THIRD WIN
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – TJ Stutts of Liverpool clinched his first-ever sprint car track championship Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway with his fifth victory of the year in the 25-lap main event for 360 sprint cars.
The $2,000 win was his fourth in a row and 25th career at the track at the wheel of the Wise Motorsports No. 23-M.
Jeff Rine of Danville also scored his fifth victory of the year and the 96th of his career at Selinsgrove in the 25-lap late model feature. The win helped Rine stretch his lead in the points chase over three-time winner Steve Campbell of Danville.
Points leader Andrew Shoop of Mifflintown notched his third win of the year in the 12-lap pro stock race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will be dark Saturday, Sept. 5. The track’s next race will be the World of Outlaws Late Model Series-sanctioned 17th Annual National Open for super late models at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center.
The 40-lap Late Model Open will pay $8,000 to win out of a $35,000-plus purse. The limited late models will share the racing card in a $1,000-to-win event. Ticket prices have been reduced for this year’s event and will be sold on race day: Adults $25; Students (12-17) $10; kids 11 and under FREE; and pit passes will be $35. Pre-race entertainment featuring the popular Frank Wicher Band will take place at the grandstand entrance from 1-4 p.m. Sunday before track gates open at 4 p.m.
Polesitter Steve Collins powered into the lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Collins was chased by second-place starter Kevin Albert for the first two laps until third-place starter Brian Nornhold took over the runner-up position.
On the 12th circuit, Nornhold made a pass for the lead in turn two as eighth-place starter TJ Stutts stormed into second. A lap later, Stutts took command of the field following an close three-car battle with Nornhold and Collins.
The red flag unfurled on lap 15 when Jim Shuster took a hard crash in turns three and four. Although no injuries were reported, Shuster was transported to an area hospital as a precautionary measure.
When the race resumed, Stutts held the front spot ahead of seventh-place starter Jason Shultz. The final caution flag slowed the field on lap 21 when Eric Tomecek’s car rolled to a stop in turn two.
Stutts led the rest of the way and posted a 2.5-second margin of victory over Shultz, sixth-place starter Ryan Kissinger, Collins, and 10th-place starter Nate Snyder.
Second-place starter Danny Snyder led the first two laps of the late model feature. On a lap three restart, fourth-place starter Steve Campbell took the lead with an inside pass on the frontstretch.
On another restart on lap five, sixth-place starter Jeff Rine pulled into the lead with an outside pass in turns one and two. The red flag waved on lap 8 for a crash on the backstretch involving Dave Brouse Sr. and Donnie Schick. Both drivers escaped injury.
When the race went back to green, fifth-place starter Coleby Frye took over second and set his sights on Rine. Following several more restarts, Rine was able to keep his car in front of the pack as a duel for second heated up between Frye and Campbell. At the finish, Rine was victorious by 2.7 seconds over Frye, Campbell, third-place starter Dan Stone,and seventh-place starter Jim Yoder.
Second-place starter Nate Stroup pulled into the lead at the start of the pro stock feature. N. Stroup led through lap seven when his tagged the wall in turn four and allowed 10th-place starter Andrew Shoop to drive underneath him for the lead. A lap later, 18th-place starter Brad Mitch charged into the runner-up position.
On the last lap, seventh-place starter Dave Brouse Jr. made a charge into the second spot, only to have his car disqualified during the post-race technical inspection. Shoop took the checkered flag over Mitch, who was awarded the second position. N. Stroup, Jake Buck, and AJ Stroup, who rebounded from a flat tire earlier in the race, rounded out the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY 29 August 2015
360 Sprint Cars – 17 Entries
25-lap A-Main: 1) 23 TJ Stutts 2) 29 Jason Shultz 3) 66 Ryan Kissinger 4) 67 Steve Collins 5) 56 Nate Snyder 6) 76 Larry Kelleher 7) 3A Kevin Albert 8) 39 Eric Parker 9) 5 Brian Nornhold 10) 71C Charlie Anderson 11) 71X Denny Reinheimer 12) 98 Sammy Sebedra 13) 2T Michael Thomas 14) 1W Eric Tomecek 15) 49 Mallie Shuster 16) C4 Jim Shuster 17) 44 John Braim
Heat Winners: TJ Stutts, Kevin Albert
Late Models – 26 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 0 Coleby Frye 3) 2 Steve Campbell 4) 72 Dan Stone 5) 27 Jim Yoder 6) 27B Jerry Bard 7) 9 Hayes Mattern 8) 16 Matt Cochran 9) 28 Jason Smith 10) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 11) 90 Kyle Rhoads 12) 63 Nathan Long 13) 4S Danny Snyder 14) 33C Chris Casner 15) 98 Randy Croop 16) 99Z Dave Zona 17) 88T Ernie Millon 18) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr. 19) 6 Donnie Schick 20) 10 Dave Stamm 21) 0B Larry Baer 22) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 23) 7M Meade Hahn 24) 24 Dylan Yoder 25) 88 Tony Adams 26) 23S Todd Snook
Heat Winners: Coleby Frye, Steve Campbell, Jeff Rine
Time Trials: 1) 0F Coleby Frye 19.331 2) 16 Matt Cochran 19.348 3) 4S Danny Snyder 19.491 4) 24 Dylan Yoder 19.611 5) 2 Steve Campbell 19.664 6) 2 J Jeff Rine 19.705 7) 72 Dan Stone 19.713 8) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 19.747 9) 9 Hayes Mattern 19.838 10) 27 Jim Yoder 19.952 11) 28 Jason Smith 19.988 12) 6 Donnie Schick 20.117 13) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr. 20.141 14) 7M Meade Hahn 20.144 15) 88 Tony Adams 20.365 16) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 20.464 17)27B Jerry Bard 20.521 18) 33C Chris Casner 20.585 19) 99Z Dave Zona 20.630 20)0B Larry Baer 20.729 21) 98 Randy Croop 20.990 22) 90 Kyle Rhoads 21.284 23) 88T Ernie Millon 22.594 24) 63 Nathan Long 23.613 25) 10 Dave Stamm 30.260 26) 23S Todd Snook DNT
Pro Stocks – 19 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 8S Andrew Shoop 2) 10M Brad Mitch 3) 26S Nate Stroup 4) 6C Jake Buck 5) 26 AJ Stroup 6) 8M Brandon Moser 7) 83 Matt Wilson 8) 99H Peanut Heintzelman 9) G3 Jim Gearhart 10) 14C Bill Conrad 11) 55 John Troxell 12) 14 Dave Brouse Jr (DQ) 13) 11 Kyle Bachman 14) 71 Kurt Wray 15) 4 Jim Payne 16) 16 Tommy Lawson 17) 2C Adam Campbell 18) 20 Lori Croop 19) 88 Matt Hornberger
Heat Winners: Dave Brouse, Matt Wilson
September 6, 2015
HUGE CROWD ON HAND FOR LANIGAN’S THREE-PEAT IN
WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES NATIONAL OPEN
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., overcame season-long struggles to become the first driver to win three consecutive Late Model National Opens at Selinsgrove Speedway in Sunday night’s 40-lap World of Outlaws-sanctioned event.
The $8,000 victory in the 17th Annual Open sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center was Lanigan’s second of the season at the wheel of the gottarace.com No. 29 on the national tour. He was also the night’s fast qualifier with a lap time of 19.196 over the stellar 39-car field.
Gene Knaub of Dover scored the victory in the 20-lap limited late model main event.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the final points race of the 2015 season at 7 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 12, for the 360 sprint cars, super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners sponsored by Foss Jewelers. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Second-place starter Morgan Bagley powered into the lead at the start of the 40-lap National Open. Bagley was chased by polesitter Josh Richards. On the fourth circuit, fifth-place starter Darrell Lanigan advanced to second and set his sights on Bagley. Two laps later, Lanigan and Bagley raced in each other’s shadow for several laps.
On the 12th circuit, Lanigan pulled even with Bagley and made a pass for the lead at the start-finish line using the inside lane. At the halfway point of the race, Bagley closed in on Lanigan in slower traffic. By lap 22, eighth-place starter Shane Clanton began to show a lot of speed and reeled in the leaders in the third position.
The first caution flag unfurled on lap 23 when Brandon Overton’s car developed a flat tire. On the restart, Lanigan set the pace as Clanton drove by Bagley for the second position. With 10 laps remaining, Lanigan held a comfortable lead over Clanton, Bagley, Chase Junghans, and Richards.
On lap 38, Lanigan took evasive action in turn four when Jim Yoder’s car developed a flat tire. For the green-white-checker restart, Lanigan held the field at bay and posted a mere .77 of a second margin of victory over Clanton, Junghans, Bagley, and Richards.
Outside front row starter Grant Adams pulled into the lead at the start of the limited late model main event. On the second circuit, third-place starter Andrew Yoder passed polesitter Danny Snyder for the runner-up position.
On the fourth lap, Yoder’s car got sideways in turn four and collected Snyder’s. When the race resumed, a close battle unfolded between Grant Adams and sixth-place starter Gene Knaub. Adams and Knaub raced side by side for several laps until Knaub made the winning pass using the inside lane in turn four on lap seven.
Knaub opened up a strong lead until late in the race when 10th-place starter Kyle Lee started picking up the pace and closed the gap in traffic. At the finish, Knaub was victorious by just .07 of a second over Lee, Shaun Jones, Randy Christine, and Adams.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 6 September 2015
Late Models – 39 Entries
40-Lap A-Main: 1) 29 Darrell Lanigan 2) 25 Shane Clanton 3) 18C Chase Junghans 4) 14M Morgan Bagley 5) 1 Josh Richards 6) 1* Chub Frank 7) 7 Rick Eckert 8) 99Jr Frank Heckenast Jr. 9) 2J Jeff Rine 10) 2 Steve Campbell 11) 38S Kenny Pettyjohn 12) 18 Eric Wells 13) 22 Gregg Satterlee 14) 39 Tim McCreadie 15) 1S Gary Stuhler 16) 99Z Dave Zona 17) 77 Jordan Yaggy 18) 16 Matt Cochran 19) 24 Dylan Yoder 20) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 21) 76 Brandon Overton 22) 4Ds Chad Hollenbeck 23) 99B Boom Briggs 24) 27 Jim Yoder
Heat Winners: Darrell Lanigan, Shane Clanton, Josh Richards, Chase Junghans
Consolation Winners: Jeff Rine, Gary Stuhler
Time Trials: 1) 29 Darrell Lanigan 19.196 2) 25 Shane Clanton 19.340 3) 18 Eric Wells 19.412 4) 22 Gregg Satterlee 19.425 5) 14M Morgan Bagley 19.449 6) 39 Tim McCreadie 19.460 7) 1 John Richards 19.562 8) 1* Chub Frank 19.594 9) 76 Brandon Overton 19.596 10) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 19.625 11) 2J Jeff Rine 19.658 12) 7 Rick Eckert 19.678 13) 18C Chase Junghans 19.716 14) 38S Kenny Pettyjohn 19.770 15) 0 Coleby Frye 19.812 16) 61T Ken Trevitz 19.857 17) Jim Yoderr 19.891 18) 77 Jordan Yaggy 19.893 19) 3 Tim Wilson 19.894 20) 11 Jason Schmidt 19.936 21) 24 Dylan Yoder 19.9366 22) 99B Boom Briggs 19.965 23) 4Ds Chad Hollenbeck 20.000 24) 16 Matt Cochran 20.006 25) 2 Steve Campbell 20.009 26) 33 Trent Brenneman 20.078 27) 9 Hayes Mattern 20.131 28) Z14 Dave Brouse 20.179 29) 99Z Dave Zona 20.247 30) 28 Jason Smith 20.283 31) 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr. 20.302 32) 4S Danny Snyder 20.318 33) 1S Gary Stuhler 20.407 34) 93 Pancho Lawler 20.572 35) 11J Keith Jackson20.579 36) 0B Larry Baer 20.596 37) 7M Meade Hahn 20.609 38) 41 Derrick Casner 21.012 39) 88T Ernie Millon 22.982
Limited Late Models – 24 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Gene Knaub 2) Kyle Lee 3) 2M Shaun Jones 4) 74 Randy Christine 5) 64 Grant Adams 6) 2 Andrew Yoder 7) 23 Todd Snook 8) 3B Cameron Benyou 9) 22 Chase Billet 10) 51 Jake Jones 11) 25 Jed Latsha 12) 08 Zach Kauffman 13) 63 Nathan Long 14) 15 Shaun Miller 15) 15S Shawn Stahl 16) 20 John Myers 17) 29 Brad Myers 18) 6 Noah Jensen 19) 676 Tommy Slanker 20) 4S Danny Snyder 21) 88 Randy Croop 22) 83 Matt Wilson 23) 6J Jared Fulkroad 24) 15 Luke Hoffner
Heat Winners: Andrew Yoder, Shaun Jones, Gene Knaub
September 12, 2015
CANCELLED-WEATHER
September 19, 2015
DIETRICH WIRES FIELD FOR FIRST SELINSGROVE SPRINT CAR WIN
IN JIM NACE MEMORIAL 33rd ANNUAL NATIONAL OPEN
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Danny Dietrich of Gettysburg wired the field for his first-ever win at Selinsgrove Speedway in Saturday night’s Jim Nace Memorial 33rd Annual National Open for 410 sprint cars sponsored by Paul Stine Chevrolet.
The $10,000 victory at the wheel of the Kauffman Racing/ Sandoe’s Fruit Market No. 48 was Dietrich’s 15th overall win in sprint car racing this season.
Brock Zearfoss of Jonestown was the Fast Tees Fast Qualifier with a lap time of 16.554.
Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove won his first race of the season at Selinsgrove and fourth overall this year in the 25-lap super late model main event.
Saturday night’s race closed out the 2015 racing season at the 70-year-old facility and marked the end of Charlie Paige’s 15-year term as track promoter. The Selinsgrove Fair Association, which governs the speedway, is working on a succession plan for racing to continue in 2016.
Dietrich started on the pole and powered into the lead in the sprint car main event with second-place starter Lucas Wolfe and third-place starter Greg Hodnett in pursuit. On the ninth circuit, Hodnett drove by Wolfe for the runner-up spot racing out of turn four.
The race’s first caution flag unfurled on lap 12 when Aaron Ott’s car blew a tire on the frontstretch. Ott did a remarkable job keeping the car from making contact with the guardrail and was able to rejoin the race.
On the lap 13 restart, Dietrich continued to set a blistering pace with Hodnett clearing the lapped cars and setting his sights on the leader. On the 16th lap, fourth-place starter TJ Stutts started to show a lot of speed and passed Wolfe for the third position.
Ott, meanwhile, stormed into the ninth position after restarting on the rear of the field. On lap 18, however, misfortune struck the East Berlin driver again when his car slammed the inside wall and was struck by Michael Walter’s car. Both drivers escaped injury.
With 15 laps to race, Stutts started to pressure Hodnett for the second position. In the final five laps, Dietrich encountered and navigated his way around slower traffic. Stutts made a last-ditch effort at Hodnett for second to no avail. At the checkered flag, Dietrich was victorious by 2.7 seconds over Hodnett, Stutts, seventh-place starter Brent Marks, and Wolfe.
Polesitter Dylan Yoder pulled into the lead at the start of the late model main event while second-place starter Pancho Lawler held down the runner-up position for several laps. With three laps down, fourth-place starter Jim Yoder and fifth-place starter Jeff Rine dueled for the third position.
On the seventh circuit, Rine took the third spot then advanced to second with a pass by Lawler out of turn four. A lap later, J. Yoder secured the third spot. The second half of the race D. Yoder dueled with Rine for the lead. Both drivers streaked around the top of the race track in the first and second spots.
Despite several restarts, D. Yoder maintained an edge over Rine to the finish. At the checkered flag, D. Yoder was victorious by 1.2 seconds over Rine, Andy Haus, J. Yoder, and Chad Hollenbeck.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY - 19 September 2015
410 Sprint Cars – 24 Entries
35-Lap A-Main: 1) 48 Danny Dietrich $10,000 2) 27 Greg Hodnett 3) 23 TJ Stutts 4) 19M Brent Marks 5) 1Z Lucas Wolfe 6) 3Z Brock Zearfoss 7) 28F Davie Franek 8) 7 Todd Shaffer 9) 14 Lance Dewease 10) 12 Blane Heimbach 11) 3 Pat Cannon 12) 98H Mike Erdley 13) 33 Curt Stroup 14) 29 Jason Shultz 15) 66 Ryan Kissinger 16) 24B Dustin Baney 17) 71C Charlie Anderson 18) 73 Jevon Ahner 19) 21R Kyle Reinhart 20) 25 Aaron Ott 21) 33W Michael Walter 22) 51B Karl Baker 23) 13 Jac Haudenschild 24) 07 Doug Esh
Heat Winners: Lucas Wolfe, Danny Dietrich, Greg Hodnett
Time Trials: 1) 3Z Brock Zearfoss 16.554 2) 19M Brent Marks 16.563 3) 13 Jac Haudenschild 16.583 4) 3 Pat Cannon 16.639 5) 23 TJ Stutts 16.657 6) 27 Greg Hodnett 16.658 7) 1Z Lucas Wolfe 16.692 8) 48 Danny Deitrich 16.701 9) 07 Doug Esh 16.710 10) 33W Michael Walter 16.765 11)25 Aaron Ott 16.772 12) 21R Kyle Reinhart 16.816 13) 12 Blane Heimbach 16.842 14) 7 Todd Shaffer 16.860 15) 14 Lance Dewease 16.975 16) 98H Mike Erdley 17.061 17) 33 Curt Stroup 17.196 18) 28F Davie Franek 17.262 19) 24B Dustin Baney 17.381 20) 29 Jason Shultz 17.883 21) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.957 22) 73 Jevon Ahner 18.149 23) 71C Charlie Anderson 18.355 24) 51B Karl Baker 19.044
Late Models – 24 Entries
25-Lap A-main: 1) 24 Dylan Yoder 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 33 Andy Haus 4) 27 Jim Yoder 5) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 6) 15F Scott Flickinger 7) 17 Nick Dickson 8) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 9) 10 Dave Stamm 10) 99 Steve Stitt 11) 45 Eric Hons 12) 24J Jon Rohacevich 13) 50R Cody Robbins 14) 88T Ernie Millon 15) 61 Ken Trevitz 16) 93 Pancho Lawler 17) 0F Coleby Frye 18) 26 Jerry Bard 19) 67 Tommy Slanker 20) 90 Kyle Rhoads 21) 0B Larry Baer 22) 41 Chris Casner 23) 99Z Dave Zona 24) 06 Mike Lupfer
Heat Winners: Coleby Frye, Dave Stamm, Dave Zona
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