Polesitter Cody Keller and second-place starter Matt Heimbach dueled with fourth-place starter Bob Beidleman for the lead on the first lap of the sprint car feature. Entering turn three, Beidleman made an inside pass to come away with lead while exiting turn four.Beidleman was chased by M. Heimbach for the next four laps. On the fifth circuit, while racing with sixth-place starter Phil Walter for second, M. Heimbach’s car spun sideways, bringing out the event’s first caution flag.
On the lap six restart, Pat Cannon, who started 12th, was in fourth and passed fifth-place starter Mike Walter for third. Cannon then moved into second on the seventh lap and started to gain real estate on Beidleman.
Cannon made the winning pass using the inside line through turns one and two on a lap eight restart, while Beidleman continued to race second. The Walter brothers, Phil and Mike, had a spirited battle for the third position for several laps.
On lap 16, M. Walter moved into second and used the inside line to close in on Cannon, who was racing the top of the track. M. Walter appeared to be Cannon’s only serious challenger as he was consistently gaining on Cannon until a caution on lap 21 for TJ Stutts regrouped the field and allowed Cannon to protect the lead by switching lanes on the restart.
Cannon pulled away as 11th-place starter Blane Heimbach began to show a lot of speed in the final laps of the race. B. Heimbach powered into second on the final lap and followed Cannon across the finish line 3.9 seconds later. M. Walter, P. Walter, and Davie Franek completed the top five.
Second-place starter Chad Davis led the first lap of the late model feature until eighth-place starter Brett Schadel took command of the field with an outside pass in turn four. On lap four, sixth-place starter Matt Cochran passed Davis for the runner up position.
Dylan Yoder, who started 12th, stormed into third by lap seven. The caution flag unfurled on lap nine for Jeff Rine when debris came off of his race car, forcing him to withdraw from the race. On the 10th circuit, Yoder passed Cochran for second and set his sites on Schadel. At the midway point of the race, Schadel was leading Yoder, Cochran, 10th-place starter Steve Campbell, and ninth-place starter Dave Zona.
On the 20th lap, Yoder made an inside pass by Schadel for the lead entering turn one. Racing down the backstretch, Schadel attempted to regain the lead to no avail. Yoder secured the front spot in turns three and four and began to stretch his lead in the final laps of the race.
At the checkered flag, Yoder was victorious by 2.4 seconds over Schadel, Campbell, Zona, and Kenny Trevitz.
Second-place starter Gerald Kratzer beat polesitter Kyle Bachman into the first turn for the early lead in the pro stock feature. Fifth-place starter Shaun Miller wasted no time moving into the runner up position by the completion of the first lap, while Bachman raced third.
On the seventh lap, Miller edged out Kratzer for the lead at the start/finish line. Two laps later, last week’s feature winner Doug Minium lost control of his race car and backed into the first turn wall. Three other cars were involved in the incident, including AJ Stroup, who flipped over in his car. All drivers escaped injury.
When the race resumed, Kratzer remained in striking distance of race leader Miller. On the final lap, Kratzer attempted a low pass entering turn three. The last-ditch effort almost paid off as Kratzer came up a half of a car-length short at the finish. Miller was victorious over Kratzer, Bachman, Jason Smith, and Mike Kiehl.
Polesitter Brian Johnson charged into the lead at the start of the roadrunner feature. Johnson was trailed by second-place starter Tim Mitch for the first three laps until current point leader and ninth-place starter Brad Mitch took over the runner up position.
When Johnson and Mitch raced side-by-side through turns three and four on lap eight, Johnson’s car got loose and spun sideways. Mitch inherited the lead at this point and had to hold off seventh-place starter Ricky Bender to the finish. Mitch was victorious by just .35 of a second over Bender, Cory Long, Eric Pinkerton, and Jason Sherman.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY – 26 June 2010
358 Sprint Cars - 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 3 Pat Cannon 2) 12 Blane Heimbach 3) 63 Mike Walter 4) 5 Phil Walter 5) 4R Davie Franek 6) 19 Colby Womer 7) 7 Mike Erdley 8) 99K Cody Keller 9) 71 Jessica Anderson 10) 76 Larry Kelleher 11) 1M Tommy Martocci 12) 16H Matt Horst 13) 42 Alan Spriggle 14) 21 Duane Mausteller 15) 769 Steven Nederostek 16) 81 Bob Beidleman DNF 17) 2T TJ Stutts 18) 66 Ryan Kissinger DNF 19) 55 John Troxell DNF 20) 14 Matt Heimbach DNF 21) 1N Brian Nornhold DNF
Heat Winners: Larry Kelleher, Pat Cannon, Davie Franek
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