Central PA 358 Point Series updated points for August 14th, 2010

Here are the updated Central PA 358 Point Series presented by HTMA standings after tonight's 2 features at Selinsgrove Speedway.

1. Pat Cannon - 910 pts. (12 win)
2. Dale Hammaker - 548 pts. (2 win)
3. Logan Schuchart - 537 pts. (1 win)
4. Blane Heimbach - 531 pts. (2 win)
5. Tim Wagaman - 475 pts. (1 win)
6. Nate Snyder - 419 pts. (2 win)
7. Brad McClelland- 409 pts. (5 win)
8. Scott Geesey - 360 pts. (2 win)
9. Davie Franek - 347 pts. (2 win)
10.T. J. Stutts - 316 pts. (1 win)
11.Jeff Rohrbaugh - 295 pts. (3 win)
12.Mike Bittinger - 277 pts. (2 win)
13.Eric Tomecek - 267 pts. (3 win)
14.Kyle Moody - 267 pts.
15.Cory Haas - 253 pts. (1 win)
16.Joe Trone Jr. - 245 pts.
17.Colby Womer- 241 pts. (1 win)
18.Jason Shultz - 237 pts. (1 win)
19.Chad Trout - 217 pts. (2 win)
20.Larry Kelleher - 213 pts.
21.Glenndon Forsythe-211 pts.
22.Keith Prutzman - 191 Pts. (1 win)
23.Phil Walter - 190 pts.
24.Adrian Shaffer - 179 pts. (2 win)
25.Billy Dietrich - 175 pts.
26.Ted Thomas - 169 pts.
27.Brook Weibley - 161 pts.
28.Matt Heimbach - 158 pts. (1 win)
29.Troy Becker - 150 Pts.
30.Kevin Nouse - 147 pts.
31.Mike Walter - 132 pts.
32.Todd Rittenhouse- 124 pts. (1 win)
33.Josh Beard - 124 pts.
34.Randy Davis - 122 pts.
35.Scott Fisher - 110 pts.
36.Randy Whisler- 102 pts.
37.Chad Criswell - 101 pts.
38.Tim Berkheimer - 97 pts.
39.Matt Boland - 93 pts.
40.Mike Duncan Jr. - 90 Pts. (1 win)
41.Brian Bruckner- 89 pts. (1 win)
42.Steve Owings - 89 pts.
43.Nicole Bower - 80 pts. (1 win)
44.Bob Beidleman - 75 pts.
45.Steve Storrie - 74 pts. (1 win)
46.Billy Johns - 73 pts.
47.Doug Hammaker - 71 pts.
48.Nate Hammaker - 66 pts.
49.Danny Massey - 63 pts.
50.Jessica Anderson- 62 pts.
51.Jessie Morrison - 60 pts.
52.Derek Locke - 60 pts.
53.Nyle Bekes - 57 pts.
54.Jason Clauss - 55 pts.
55.John Barnett - 52 pts.
56.Chris Arnold - 50 pts. (1 win)
57.Steve Fannasy - 50 pts.
58.Jay Galloway - 50 pts.
59.Amy Ott - 48 pts.
60.Cody Keller - 46 pts.
61.Rich Eichelberger -45 pts.
62.Matt Horst - 45 pts.
63.Adam Lawrence - 42 pts.
64.Scott Flammer - 42 pts.
65.Trevor Little - 39 pts.
66.Michaek Rttkamp - 35 pts.
67.Derek Frohlich - 35 pts.
68.Brian Garland - 35 pts.
69.Ryan Kissinger - 30 pts.
70.Todd Spangler - 30 pts.
71.Jordan Frontz - 26 pts.
72.Zach Euculano - 26 pts.
73.Austin Reed - 26 pts.
74.Jay Reichart - 25 pts.
75.Aaron Ott - 25 pts.
76.Mike Ressler - 18 pts.
77.Joey Borich - 18 pts.
78.Brian Nornhold - 18 pts.
79.Rick Horn - 18 pts.
80.Steven Nederostek -16 pts.
81.Nick Palmerino - 16 pts.
82.Cliff Brian - 16 pts.
83.Mike Erdley - 16 pts.
84.Jason Cherry - 16 pts.
85.Brain Suchy - 12 pts.
86.Danny Dietrich - 12 pts.
87.Jimmy Reppert - 12 pts.
88.Nathan Burwager - 12 pts.
89.Peter Bartley - 10 pts.
90.Chuck Paige - 10 pts.
91.Duane Mausteller -10 pts.
92.Cale Griffin - 10 pts.
93.Billy Johns - 10 pts.

Davie Franek wins feature at Selinsgrove Speedway

Davie Franek won the 25 lap feature tonight at Selinsgrove Speedway.

Here is the official rundown...

1. Davie Franek by 4.305 seconds.
2. Nate Snyder
3. Bob Beidelman
4. Larry Kelleher
5. Mike Walter
6. Derek Locke
7. Nyle Berkes
8. Matt Heimbach
9. Blane Heimbach
10. Jessica Anderson
11. Ryan Kissinger
12. Matt Horst
13. Jason Shultz
14. Alan Spriggle
15. Kyle Moody
DNF's:
Pat Cannon
Adrian Shaffter
Wes Irwin
T.J. Stutts
Josh Beard
Colby Womer
Dan Richcreek
Cody Keller
Phil Walter

Pat Cannon wins make up feature at Selinsgrove Speedway

Pat Cannon was your winner tonight in the rained delayed feature at Selinsgrove Speedway. Yor finishing order was...

1. Pat Cannon by 2.5 seconds.
2. Matt Heimbach
3. Nate Snyder
4. Davie Franek
5. Jason Shultz
6. Josh Beard
7. Colby Womer
8. Adrian Shaffer
9. Phil Walter
10. Blane Heimbach
11. Derek Locke
12. Larry Kelleher
13. Jessica Anderson
14. Kyle Moody
15. Matt Horst
16. Alan Spriggle
DNF's:
17. Mike Walter
18. Ryan Kissinger
19. Steve Nedorostek
20. Logan Schuchart
21. Bob Beidleman
22. Dan Richcreek
23. Wes Irwin
24. Cody Keller

Central PA 358 Point Series updated points for August 13th, 2010

Here are the updated Central PA 358 Point Series presented by HTMA standings after last nights race at Williams Grove Speedway.

1. Pat Cannon - 860 pts. (11 win)
2. Dale Hammaker - 548 pts. (2 win)
3. Logan Schuchart - 537 pts. (1 win)
4. Blane Heimbach - 509 pts. (2 win)
5. Tim Wagaman - 475 pts. (1 win)
6. Brad McClelland - 409 pts. (5 win)
7. Scott Geesey - 360 pts. (2 win)
8. Nate Snyder - 354 pts. (2 win)
9. T. J. Stutts - 316 pts. (1 win)
10.Jeff Rohrbaugh - 295 pts. (3 win)
11.Mike Bittinger - 277 pts. (2 win)
12.Davie Franek - 272 pts. (1 win)
13.Eric Tomecek - 267 pts. (3 win)
14.Kyle Moody - 267 pts.
15.Cory Haas - 253 pts. (1 win)
16.Joe Trone Jr. - 245 pts.
17.Colby Womer - 225 pts. (1 win)
18.Chad Trout - 217 pts. (2 win)
19.Jason Shultz - 217 pts. (1 win)
20.Glenndon Forsythe-211 pts.
21.Keith Prutzman - 191 Pts. (1 win)
22.Phil Walter - 178 pts.
23.Larry Kelleher - 178 pts.
24.Billy Dietrich - 175 pts.
25.Ted Thomas - 169 pts.
26.Adrian Shaffer - 165 pts. (2 win)
27.Brook Weibley - 161 pts.
28.Troy Becker - 150 Pts.
29.Kevin Nouse - 147 pts.
30.Todd Rittenhouse -124 pts. (1 win)
31.Randy Davis - 122 pts.
32.Mike Walter - 112 pts.
33.Scott Fisher - 110 pts.
34.Matt Heimbach - 109 pts. (1 win)
35.Josh Beard - 106 pts.
36.Randy Whisler - 102 pts.
37.Chad Criswell - 101 pts.
38.Tim Berkheimer - 97 pts.
39.Matt Boland - 93 pts.
40.Mike Duncan Jr. - 90 Pts. (1 win)
41.Brian Bruckner - 89 pts. (1 win)
42.Steve Owings - 89 pts.
43.Nicole Bower - 80 pts. (1 win)
44.Steve Storrie - 74 pts. (1 win)
45.Billy Johns - 73 pts.
46.Doug Hammaker - 71 pts.
47.Nate Hammaker - 66 pts.
48.Danny Massey - 63 pts.
49.Jessie Morrison- 60 pts.
50.Jason Clauss - 55 pts.
51.Jessica Anderson - 52 pts.
52.John Barnett - 52 pts.
53.Chris Arnold - 50 pts. (1 win)
54.Steve Fannasy - 50 pts.
55.Jay Galloway - 50 pts.
56.Amy Ott - 48 pts.
57.Cody Keller - 46 pts.
58.Rich Eichelberger- 45 pts.
59.Matt Horst - 45 pts.
60.Bob Beidleman - 45 pts.
61.Adam Lawrence - 42 pts.
62.Scott Flammer - 42 pts.
63.Derek Locke - 42 pts.
64.Nyle Bekes - 41 pts.
65.Trevor Little - 39 pts.
66.Michaek Rttkamp - 35 pts.
67.Derek Frohlich - 35 pts.
68.Brian Garland - 35 pts.
69.Ryan Kissinger - 30 pts.
70.Todd Spangler - 30 pts.
71.Jordan Frontz - 26 pts.
72.Zach Euculano - 26 pts.
73.Austin Reed - 26 pts.
74.Jay Reichart - 25 pts.
75.Aaron Ott - 25 pts.
76.Mike Ressler - 18 pts.
77.Joey Borich - 18 pts.
78.Brian Nornhold - 18 pts.
79.Rick Horn - 18 pts.
80.Steven Nederostek- 16 pts.
81.Nick Palmerino - 16 pts.
82.Cliff Brian - 16 pts.
83.Mike Erdley - 16 pts.
84.Jason Cherry - 16 pts.
85.Brain Suchy - 12 pts.
86.Danny Dietrich - 12 pts.
87.Jimmy Reppert- 12 pts.
88.Nathan Burwager - 12 pts.
89.Peter Bartley - 10 pts.
90.Chuck Paige - 10 pts.
91.Duane Mausteller- 10 pts.
92.Cale Griffin - 10 pts.
93.Billy Johns - 10 pts.

Eric Tomecek takes 358 Championship Race

Eric Tomecek scored the second win of his Grove career in the 358 division after starting sixth in the field. Tim Berkheimer led until lap 10 when Tomecek took control. The race pace was slowed only once, when Cory Haas dropped out with eight laps down. Over the waning circuits, all eyes were on point leader Pat Cannon of Etters, who after starting 12^th

moved into second with four laps to go. Cannon did close on the leader but ran out of time to mount a serious challenge.

Cannon finished second followed by Glenndon Forsythe, Blane Heimbach and Logan Schuchart. Sixth through 10^th went to Berkheimer, Ted Thomas, Kevin Nouse, Scott Geesey and Jason Shultz. Heats for the 35-car field were scored by Tomecek, Mike Ressler, Jessica Anderson and Schuchart. Nouse took the consolation race.

358 sprint feature, 25 laps – 1. Eric Tomecek, 2. Pat Cannon, 3. Glenndon Forsythe, 4. Blane Heimbach, 5. Logan Schuchart, 6. Tim Berkheimer, 7. Ted Thomas, 8. Kevin Nouse, 9. Scott Geesey, 10. Jason Shultz, 11. Derek Frohlich, 12. Kyle Moody, 13. Austin Reed, 14. Chad Trout, 15. Danny Massey, 16. Mike Ressler, 17. Billy Johns, 18. Nate Hammaker, 19. Chris Arnold, 20. Matt Boland, 21. Amy Ott, 22. Cory Haas, 23. Jimmy Reppert, 24. Jessica Anderson

Eric Tomecek wins at Williams Grove Speedway.

Eric Tomecek was your winner tonight at Williams Grove Speedway over Pat Cannon. I will have a full rundown as well as the updated points as soon as I get them.

Central PA 358 Point Series updated points for August 9th, 2010

Here are the updated Central PA 358 Point Series presented by HTMA point standings after this past weekend's races.

1. Pat Cannon - 825 pts. (11 win)
2. Dale Hammaker - 548 pts. (2 win)
3. Logan Schuchart - 517 pts. (1 win)
4. Blane Heimbach - 484 pts. (2 win)
5. Tim Wagaman - 475 pts. (1 win)
6. Brad McClelland - 409 pts. (5 win)
7. Nate Snyder - 354 pts. (2 win)
8. Scott Geesey - 348 pts. (2 win)
9. T. J. Stutts - 316 pts. (1 win)
10.Jeff Rohrbaugh - 295 pts. (3 win)
11.Mike Bittinger - 277 pts. (2 win)
12.Davie Franek - 272 pts. (1 win)
13.Kyle Moody - 267 pts.
14.Cory Haas - 253 pts. (1 win)
15.Joe Trone Jr. - 245 pts.
16.Colby Womer - 225 pts. (1 win)
17.Eric Tomecek - 217 pts. (2 win)
18.Chad Trout - 217 pts. (2 win)
19.Jason Shultz - 207 pts. (1 win)
20.Keith Prutzman - 191 Pts. (1 win)
21.Glenndon Forsythe-181 pts.
22.Phil Walter - 178 pts.
23.Larry Kelleher - 178 pts.
24.Billy Dietrich - 175 pts.
25.Adrian Shaffer - 165 pts. (2 win)
26.Brook Weibley - 161 pts.
27.Ted Thomas - 153 pts.
28.Troy Becker - 150 Pts.
29.Kevin Nouse - 133 pts.
30.Todd Rittenhouse- 124 pts. (1 win)
31.Randy Davis - 122 pts.
32.Mike Walter - 112 pts.
33.Scott Fisher - 110 pts.
34.Matt Heimbach - 109 pts. (1 win)
35.Josh Beard - 106 pts.
36.Randy Whisler - 102 pts.
37.Chad Criswell - 101 pts.
38.Matt Boland - 93 pts.
39.Mike Duncan Jr.- 90 Pts. (1 win)
40.Brian Bruckner - 89 pts. (1 win)
41.Steve Owings - 89 pts.
42.Nicole Bower - 80 pts. (1 win)
43.Tim Berkheimer - 79 pts.
44.Steve Storrie - 74 pts. (1 win)
45.Billy Johns - 73 pts.
46.Doug Hammaker - 71 pts.
47.Nate Hammaker - 66 pts.
48.Danny Massey - 63 pts.
49.Jessie Morrison - 60 pts.
50.Jason Clauss - 55 pts.
51.Jessica Anderson- 52 pts.
52.John Barnett - 52 pts.
53.Chris Arnold - 50 pts. (1 win)
54.Steve Fannasy - 50 pts.
55.Jay Galloway -50 pts.
56.Amy Ott - 48 pts.
57.Cody Keller - 46 pts.
58.Rich Eichelberger- 45 pts.
59.Matt Horst - 45 pts.
60.Bob Beidleman- 45 pts.
61.Adam Lawrence - 42 pts.
62.Scott Flammer - 42 pts.
63.Derek Locke - 42 pts.
64.Nyle Bekes 41 pts.
65.Trevor Little -- 39 pts.
66.Michaek Rttkamp - 35 pts.
67.Derek Frohlich - 35 pts.
68.Brian Garland - 35 pts.
69.Ryan Kissinger - 30 pts.
70.Todd Spangler - 30 pts.
71.Jordan Frontz - 26 pts.
72.Zach Euculano- 26 pts.
73.Austin Reed - 26 pts.
74.Jay Reichart - 25 pts.
75.Aaron Ott - 25 pts.
76.Mike Ressler - 18 pts.
77.Joey Borich - 18 pts.
78.Brian Nornhold - 18 pts.
79.Rick Horn - 18 pts.
80.Steven Nederostek- 16 pts.
81.Nick Palmerino- 16 pts.
82.Cliff Brian - 16 pts.
83.Mike Erdley - 16 pts.
84.Jason Cherry - 16 pts.
85.Brain Suchy - 12 pts.
86.Danny Dietrich - 12 pts.
87.Jimmy Reppert - 12 pts.
88.Nathan Burwager - 12 pts.
89.Peter Bartley - 10 pts.
90.Chuck Paige - 10 pts.
91.Duane Mausteller - 10 pts.
92.Cale Griffin - 10 pts.
93.Billy Johns 10 pts.-

SHAFFER WINS LINCOLN'S WORLD ENERGY SYSTEMS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 8/7/10 - There were only two caution flags in Saturday's World Energy Systems World Championship for 358 Sprint Cars. But the second and final one had everything to do with the outcome of the race. And in the end, it was Hallam's Adrian Shaffer taking advantage of Dale Hammaker's horrible luck and pulling into victory lane to accept the $5,500 top prize.

The night didn't start well for Shaffer, who missed his turn in time trials and was forced to start seventh in his qualifying event. He advanced to a qualifying spot in his heat, and by virtue of his fastest time in his heat group, was one of the ten drivers to redraw for starting spots at the front of the World Championship field. Shaffer drew a #5 pill for the start, and actually went backwards in the early going, scored sixth as late as lap 13. He moved back into the top
five by passing Brad McClelland on lap 14.

And that's about the time that things started getting crazy. Lincoln points leader and polesitter Dale Hammaker dominated the early stages of the race until hitting lapped traffic at the same time Shaffer was moving into fifth. Fourth-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh, driving Mike Bittinger's #12, moved past front row starter Nate Snyder on lap five and began closing on Hammaker when the leader reached the lapped traffic. Hammaker's 3.44-second lead on lap nine dwindled to .53 seconds on lap 15. For the next five laps, Hammaker and Rohrbaugh raced side-by-side behind lapped traffic.

That's when disaster struck for Hammaker, whose steering wheel fell off. The veteran driver known as "the Godfather" of the 358 sprints controlled his spin on the backstretch, but handed the lead to Rohrbaugh. It was the second time in two years (including last year at Trail-Way) that Hammaker lost a steering wheel while leading. Hammaker put the steering wheel back on the car and rejoined the field. We was 20th at the finish. But Rohrbaugh's luck wasn't much better. Although was the new leader, he had a right rear tire going flat, and could only keep the leadfor two laps.

Shaffer dove under Rohrbaugh in the first and second turns of lap 22 and took off like he was shot out of a cannon to grab the race lead. Over the final laps, Shaffer continued to pull away and took the checkered by a huge 5.36-seconds over Selinsgrove invader Nate Snyder. "It's a shame what happened to Dale, and then Rohrbaugh was going to check out," said a jubilant Shaffer upon exiting the Jeff Boll and Mike Miller #91 sprinter, "And then all of sudden it looked like he had a right rear flat. I said to myself 'McClelland is pointing...Nate's pointing...it's like, we better get rolling here."

"As soon as we took the green (lap 20), Brad was making his move, and I put the pressure on Nate as hard as I could, because it was time to go," added Shaffer, "I knew Jeff was going to run it for all it was worth and I needed to get by him before I got into trouble and somebody else got around." Shaffer joked that reason he missed his time trial order was because the team was playing bingo in the transporter. McClelland, who raced back and forth with Aaron Ott over the five laps, reclaimed third on lap 27 and won the Trail-Way/Lincoln "Shootout" and the $500 bonus that went with it. Ott settled for fourth with Scott Geesey completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Chad Criswell, 22nd-starting Logan Schuchart (who picked up $400 in hard charger bonuses from Livingston's Lawn Care and the Gear Shop in Baltimore, MD), Ted Thomas, Jr., John Barnett, and Billy Johns. Heats for the "358" Sprints were won by Glenndon Forsythe, Dale Hammaker, Barnett, Rohrbaugh, and McClelland. Tim Berkheimer won the C-Main and Mike Bittinger won the B-Main in a new 12-lap track record time of 3:25.89. Billy Dietrich set a new one lap track record for the 358 Sprints in time trials against the 51-car field with a one-lap time of 14.283-seconds (94.518 MPH) The old record, 14.309-seconds was set by his father Dan Dietrich on 9/6/2003.

RACE RESULTS
Saturday, August 7, 2010
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
WORLD ENERGY SYSTEMS WORLD 358 SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP
Feature (30 Laps) - 1. 91-Adrian Shaffer ($5,500); 2. 56-Nate Snyder; 3. 6-Brad McClelland; 4. 52-Aaron Ott; 5. 18-Scott Geesey; 6. 84C-Chad Criswell; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 8. 94-Ted Thomas Jr.; 9. 15B-John Barnett; 10. 2J-Billy Johns; 11. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 12. 12-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 13. 39-Cory Haas; 14. 35-Steve Owings; 15. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 16. 66H-Doug
Hammaker; 17. B52-Brook Weibley; 18. 00-Mike Bittinger; 19. 99M-Kyle Moody;
20. 66-Dale Hammaker; 21. 7C-Chad Trout (DNF); 22. 34-Austin Reed (DNF); 23.
88-Billy Dietrich (DNF); 24. 1-Jason Schultz (DNF); 25. 08-Jason Clauss
(DNF). No Time

Lap Leaders - Dale Hammaker (1-19), Jeff Rohrbaugh (20-21), Adrian Shaffer
(22-30)

MATT HEIMBACH HOLDS OFF COUSIN BLANE HEIMBACH FOR FIRST SELINSGROVE SPRINT WIN

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap 358 sprint car feature at Selinsgrove Speedway came down to a final-lap duel between cousins Matt Heimbach and Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove. Following a side-by-side race through turns three and four, it was Matt who took his first career checkered flag at Selinsgrove by just a half of a second over Blane. M. Heimbach became the division’s eighth different feature winner this season. He joins Colby Womer of Mt. Pleasant Mills as the second 358 sprint car driver to earn a career-first victory at the track in 2010.

Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division racing program at 7:30p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, featuring the 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners sponsored by Foss Jewelers of Selinsgrove. The 358 sprint cars will also run the feature that was rained out on July 24.

On Saturday, Aug. 21, the speedway will host an open wheel doubleheader featuring the URC sprint cars and 358 sprint cars. Also on the Aug. 21 program will be the late models.

Second-place starter Matt Heimbach powered into the lead at the start of the sprint car feature. M. Heimbach was chased by polesitter Cody Keller and fifth-place starter Phil Walter. On the second lap, 12th-place starter Pat Cannon stopped on the track with a flat tire and then rejoined the field, only to withdraw from the race with another flat tire on lap six.

Following spirited battles for both the second and third positions with Keller and fourth-place starter Nyle Berkes, Walter’s car lost power on the backstretch due to engine woes on the 11th lap. When the race resumed, M. Heimbach continued to set the pace in front of Keller, Berkes, and 10th-place starter Blane Heimbach.

On the 15th circuit, B. Heimbach advanced to second and began to reel in M. Heimbach for the lead as Franek then made it a three-car battle at the front of the pack. On the final circuit in lapped traffic, B. Heimbach edged out M. Heimbach for the lead racing out of turn two. Entering turns three and four, the Heimbach cousins raced side by side, with M. Heimbach using the inside lane.

Racing off turn four, M. Heimbach pulled into the lead and posted a half of a second margin of victory over B. Heimbach, Franek, Berkes, and 11th-place starter Derek Locke.

SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 7 August 2010
358 Sprint Cars - 23 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 14 Matt Heimbach 2) 12 Blane Heimbach 3) 3R Davie Franek
4) 99B Nyle Bekes 5) 77 Derek Locke 6) 99K Cody Keller 7) 76 Larry
Kelleher 8) 5B Josh Beard 9) 19 Colby Womer 10) 71 Jessica Anderson 11)
66 Ryan Kissinger 12) 22M Brian Garland 13) 769 Steven Nederostek 14)
16H Matt Horst 15) 71C Charlie Anderson 16) 6S Bill Sherman 17) 21
Shannon Mausteller 18) Phil Walter DNF 19) 23M TJ Stutts DNF 20) Pat
Cannon DNF 21) 7 Nick Harner DNF 22) 63 Mike Walter DNS 23) John Troxell
DNS
Heat Winners: Nyle Berkes, Matt Heimbach, Davie Franek

McCLELLAND WINS OPENING NIGHT OF TRAIL-WAY/LINCOLN “SHOOTOUT”

Hanover, PA (08/06/10) – Brad McClelland will be the man to beat in Saturday’s “World Energy Systems World Championship for 358 Sprint Cars” at Lincoln Speedway after claiming his second win in-a-row and fifth of the year in the 358 sprint car feature at Trail-Way Speedway Friday night.

“We started up front, and it was the luck of the draw,” said McClelland after exiting his B&D Truck Hoist #6 in victory lane, “But this Jim Travis motor goes!”

The win was his division-leading 25^th career v-ctory in the 358s. Counting his micro-sprint division leading 74 wins, the victory was the 99^th of his Trail-Way career.

A redraw by the top four drivers in each of the qualifiers put McClelland beside Brook Weibley on the outside of the front row. McClelland took the lead at the drop of the green and led every lap.

McClelland announced that he’ll stay in the 358 sprinter for Saturday’s world championship event at Lincoln .

“It’ll be our first time out in a 358 at Lincoln this year,” explained McClelland, “And it’ll be a challenge because there’ll be a lot of cars.”

McClelland has been running at 410 sprint car in the Pigeon Hills this year, and is a leading candidate for that division’s rookie of-the-year there.

Weibley ran second the entire way, with Joe Trone, Jr. starting third and staying there the entire way.

But after that, there was lots of action. Jeff Rohrbaugh, piloting the Berwager #4U, started eighth and finished fourth. And Kyle Moody came from 20^th starting spot to finish fifth.

Sixth through tenth were Steve Owings, 15^th-starting Tim Wagaman, Randy Davis, Jr., Mike Bittinger, and 17^th-starting Ted Thomas.

The race was marred by a three-car crash on the frontstretch that resulted in an injury to former 2010 winner Brian Bruckner. None of the three cars flipped, but Bruckner spun into the infield and was taken to Hanover Hospital for a check-up after complaining of a back injury and difficulty breathing. Bruckner was placed into the ambulance on a backboard, and was still being treated at press time.

The event was night number one in the Trail-Way/Lincoln “Shootout,” awarding bonus money to the top ten drivers in combined two-night finishes at the two tracks. Sponsoring the $2,000 “Shootout” are Pancho’s Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Travis Racing Engines, and Insinger Performance.

Heats for the 27 sprint cars were won by Rohrbaugh, Owings, and McClelland. The consolation event was won by Zach Euculan

Feature (25 Laps)

1. 6-Brad McClelland; 2. B52-Brook Weibley; 3. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.; 4. 4U-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 5. 99M-Kyle Moody; 6. 35-Steve Owings; 7. 1-Tim Wagaman; 8. 98-Randy Davis, Jr.; 9. 12-Mike Bittinger; 10. 94-Ted Thomas; 11. 10-Zach Euculano; 12. 18J-Jessie Morrison; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 14. 28-Keith Prutzman; 15. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp; 16. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 17. 21-Scott Fisher; 18. 66B-Cory Brockman; 19. 59T-Tim Stallings(DNF); 20. 98B-Troy Becker(DNF); 21. 10W-Brian Bruckner(DNF); 22. 64-Randy Whisler(DNF); 23. 33-Billy Heltzel III(DNF); 24. 88-Billy Dietrich(DNF); 25. 66-Dale Hammaker(DNF). No Time.

Lap Leaders- Brad McClelland (1-25).