SNYDER BECOMES FIFTH DIFFERENT 358 SPRINT WINNER

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Defending track champion Nate Snyder of Halifax drove to his first victory in almost two years in the 25-lap 358 sprint car feature Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway. He became the fifth different winner in as many races this season at the track.

Snyder, driving the Pro Lane/Expert Settlement Services No. 56, inherited the lead on lap 23 when Bob Beidleman’s car reportedly ran out of fuel while leading. The victory was the 15th of Snyder’s career at Selinsgrove.

Second-place starter Scott Flammer led the first lap of the 358 sprint car feature with fourth-place starter Bob Beidleman in close pursuit. Racing out of turn four on the second circuit, Beidleman made an outside pass by Flammer to take the lead.

On lap four, last week’s winner and 15th-place starter Colby Womer slid sideways in turn four but was able to rejoin the race. When the race resumed, 11th-place starter Nate Snyder horsepowered his way around several cars for a run in the top five. A lap later, Beidleman was leading Flammer, Snyder, polesitter Mike Walter, and fifth-place starter Ryan Kissinger.

By lap 16, Snyder was beginning to reel in Beidleman in traffic. On a lap 21 restart, Snyder attempted a low pass for the lead entering turn one to no avail as Beidleman maintained his momentum around the top of the race track. Misfortune struck Beidleman on the 23 lap when his race car reportedly ran out of fuel and coasted to a stop on the backstretch.

Snyder inherited the lead for the restart with 10th-place starter Pat Cannon in second. Snyder opened up a comfortable lead with two laps remaining and took the checkered flag 1.7 seconds ahead of Cannon, point leader and 12th-place starter TJ Stutts, 20th-place starter Blane
Heimbach, and Walter.

58 Sprint Cars – 33 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 56 Nate Snyder 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3) 2T TJ Stutts 4) 12 Blane Heimbach 5) 63 Mike Walter 6) 37 Scott Flammer 7) 66 Ryan Kissinger 8) 19 Colby Womer 9) 22T Matt Boland 10) 76 Larry Kelleher 11) 2S Jason Shultz 12) 5B Josh Beard 13) 7 Joey Borich 14) 81 Bob Beidleman 15) 71Jessica Anderson 16) 769 Steve Nederostek 17) 1 Brian Nornhold 18) 21 Duane
Mausteller 19) 21T Kevin Nouse 20) 16H Matt Horst 21) 14 Matt Heimbach 22) 5 Phil Walter 23) 99K Cody Keller 24) 23M Tom Wise (28 of Chuck Paige did not start the feature; 769 of Steve Nederostek was alternate starter)

Heat Winners: Scott Flammer, Jason Shultz, Chuck Paige, Pat Cannon
Consolation Winner: Duane Mausteller