Sunday, May 20, 2012

Shultz Wins Fierce Battle At The Front For 358 Sprint Victory

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Jason Shultz of Carlisle held off Pat Cannon of Etters for his first win of the season in the 25-lap 358 sprint car feature Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway. Shultz, driving the Mach 1 Chassis No. 2, became the fifth different winner in 358-360 sprint car competition at the track this year. 

 Polesitter Colby Womer pulled into the lead at the start of the sprint car feature and was chased by third-place starter Duane Mausteller and second-place starter Cody Keller. On the second lap, Keller’s car fell off the pace while racing third and was able to rejoin the field at the back of the pack.

On the third circuit, fifth-place starter Phil Walter advanced to third and began to close in on Womer and Mausteller. On a lap seven restart, sixth-place starter Eric Tomacek spun in turn one while racing seventh. On the next restart, Womer continued to set a torrid pace until his car slowed on the backstretch on lap 13.

Mausteller inherited the lead as an intense race unfolded at the front of the pack in slower traffic during the second half of the event. Eighth-place starter Jason Shultz rocketed into the runner up position and raced wheel-to-wheel with Mausteller for several laps before securing the lead with an inside pass in turn two. With two laps remaining, 11th-place starter Pat Cannon stormed into second and made a last-ditch effort to snag the lead and win. At the finish, Shultz was victorious by just one second over Cannon, Mausteller, Walter, and TJ Stutts.


SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 19 May 2012
358 Sprint Cars – 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2 Jason Shultz 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3) 21 Duane Mausteller 4) 5W Phil Walter 5) 23 TJ Stutts 6) 5B Josh Beard 7) 77 Derek Locke 8) 99K Cody Keller 9) 1W Eric Tomecek 10) 71 Jessica Anderson 11) 3Z Brock Zearfoss 12) 29 Matt Horst 13) 99B Nyle Berkes 14) 38 Scott Wilson 15) 71C Charlie Anderson 16) 6S Bill Sherman 17) 68 Jason Cherry 18) 45 Kevin Nagy DNF 19) 19 Colby Womer DNF 20) 11 Joel VanBuskirk DNF 21) 66 Ryan Kissinger DNS
Heat Winners: Josh Beard, Duane Mausteller, Jason Shultz

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