

Eight Feature Races, Eight Different Winners In Action Track
USA's
Ronnie Tobias Memorial Event Held Wednesday Night...

Ronnie Tobias Family & Crew at Action
Track USA, Strictly Dirt Photography ©TMK2013
Kutztown PA-
(Barry Angstadt Press Release)
June 12th, 2013:
What better way to honor the memory of the late Ronnie Tobias
than by designating his family's famous car number, 17, as the
race distance for each main event run on Wednesday night at the
JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA at the Kutztown
Fairgrounds.
The Ronnie Tobias Memorial was highlighted by Twin 17 lap
features for all four divisions, and the wheel-to-wheel
competition was non-stop from start to finish. The eight main
events produced eight different winners and some incredibly
close finishes as a total of 113 race teams took part in the
night's festivities. Winning the two mains for the Sunoco USAC
Championship SpeedSTR's were Rick Eckert, York Pa., and
Frenchtown, NJ's Billy Pauch Jr. Kyle Lick, Catasauqua, captured
the first feature for the Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc
Micro-Sprints, while the second went to Pipersville resident
Brian Carber in an amazingly close finish with Jay Hartman. The
pair of winged 270cc Micro-Sprint mains were won by Ross
Perchak, Hazelton, and Tommy Kunsman Jr. from Bethlehem, Pa.
Twin 17's for the NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots fell to
Matt Massone from Kunkletown, and Leesport's Mark Sensenig.
The speedway swings back into action on Wednesday, June 19,
when the same four divisions are joined by the Junior
Slingshots. The All Star Slingers will compete in the "Slingshot
Open", while the SpeedSTR's, Wingless 600cc and winged 270cc
Micro-Sprints compete in qualifying action and feature races. In
addition, there will be a Hot Rod Car Show behind the main
grandstand during the June 19 program. The entire event begins
at 6 p.m.
With three restored Modifieds driven by the late Ronnie Tobias
on display, last Wednesday's Memorial Races got underway with
Timed Dashes and B-Mains for all four divisions. After several
of Tobias' former crew members and his widow, Dianne, were
introduced and had photos taken with the restored racecars, it
was time for the 17-lap A-Mains.

SpeedSTR's getting ready to do battle in one
of two duel 17 lap feature events
held at the Action Track USA on Wednesday
night. Photo by Lenny Slemmer Jr.
The first feature for the Sunoco USAC Championship SpeedSTR's
saw Rick Eckert jump from his pole starting position to the lead
- a lead that he would not relinquish enroot to his second
victory of the season at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action
Track USA. Freddie Rahmer Jr., Billy Pauch Jr., and Kenny
Brightbill diced for the runner-up spot, with Brightbill, using
his customary high line, eventually storming from fourth to
second. Eckert, who had been running the bottom, apparently got
some signals from his crew at that point because he immediately
moved up the race track to take Brightbill's line away and force
the Shillington veteran to try the low groove. Eckert, the World
of Outlaws Late Model star, stayed out front and won by a
half-second over Brightbill, with Pauch Jr. and Rahmer Jr.
finishing third and fourth. Craig Von Dohren survived a
three-car battle with Glenn Strunk and Paul Lotier Jr. to finish
fifth.
In the second feature race for the SpeedSTR's, Von Dohren and
Strunk, who was subbing for his brother Jeff on Wednesday, waged
a fierce side-by-side duel for the top spot over the first seven
circuits. A caution flag slowed the pace with seven complete,
and Von Dohren - as the race leader - chose the outside lane for
the double-file restart. Pauch Jr. was now the runner-up, and he
beat Von Dohren to turn one to grab the lead. Eckert, who
started sixth, methodically picked his way to the front of the
pack moved into second as the 17-lapper entered its final laps.
He challenged Pauch Jr. for the number one position as Pauch ran
a higher line through the corners and Eckert hugged the bottom.
A yellow with two to go gave Eckert one last shot at the leader,
but Pauch Jr. held on to beat the York, Pa. wheel-twister to the
stripe by 0.413-seconds. Rahmer Jr. recorded his second top-five
of the night with a third place effort, followed by Brightbill
and Von Dohren.
The first feature for the Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc
Micro-Sprints had Kyle Lick charge into the lead at the drop of
the green from his outside, front row starting spot. Lick set
the pace as the Hartman brothers, Jay and Jeff, battled for
second while Simon Egan and Brian Carber traded slide jobs
behind them. Just prior to the halfway point, Jeff Hartman
secured the runner-up position and Carber flew into third. Now
it was Carber's turn to pull the slide jobs on Jeff Hartman,
with Jeff counteracting each move by crossing over and zipping
back in front of Carber on the inside.Their battle for second
helped Lick to maintain command. Even a few late caution periods
did not deter Lick from his date with victory lane. The first
five to cross the finish line were Lick, Jeff Hartman, Carber,
Jay Hartman, and Egan.
Carber and Jay Hartman actually saved their best performance
for the second main event of the night for the Wingless 600's.
Jay Hartman passed polesitter Brett Schoenly to snatch the lead
on lap two. Hartman built a sizeable advantage over Carber, who
moved into second during the first half of the event. Carber
managed to run down the leader as Jay Hartman caught the back of
the field and struggled to put those cars one lap down. The
final frantic laps saw Jay Hartman stick to the low groove and
Carber blast around the top. The pair raced side-by-side in and
around heavy lapped traffic, with neither giving an inch to the
other and they never made contact (with one another or with the
lapped cars). On the last trip around the progressively banked
oval, Carber got a run off the high side of turn four but Jay
Hartman produced an equally good launch off the bottom. They
drag raced down the front chute, with Carber forcing the nose of
his No. 71 to the line just a tick in front of Hartman's No. 24.
The margin of victory for Carber was 0.030-seconds over Hartman.
Lick ran third in the second feature, while Jeff Hartman and
James Morris completed the top five.

Attention: Racing fans from the days of the
Reading Fairgrounds,
Lookie, Lookie, who is leading the Points in
the SpeedSTR Division
at The Action Track USA in Kutztown. Come
out and relive part of
your past while have a great time cheering
for Kenny Brightbill..
Former 270cc Micro-Sprint track champion Ross Perchak won his
first feature on the reconfigured oval, starting on the pole and
romping to victory in the opening 17-lap main for the winged
270's. Bobby Butler dueled with Jarid Kunkle, last year's 270cc
point king at Kutztown, for the runner-up slot as Perchak
cruised out front. Butler emerged from the battle with Kunkle to
finish second. Kunkle had to settle for third, with Marty Gorr
and Pete Skias rounding out the first five.
Tommy Kunsman Jr. raced to his second triumph of the season in
feature No. 2 for the 270cc Micros. It wasn't an easy victory,
however, even though Kunsman took the initial green from the
inside of row one. The first 12 tours went clean and green,
meaning Kunsman was dealing with lapped traffic early in the
event. The backmarkers slowed his pace enough to permit Kunkle
to close in and wait for his opportunity to pounce. The first
caution period, with 12 complete, was actually a break for
Kunsman, as it cleared the track in front of him. Wild racing on
a couple of ensuing restarts allowed Kunsman to pull away, as
his competitors went four-wide at times as they attempted to
wrestle second place away from one another. At the finish,
Kunsman flashed across the line safely in front of Butler, who
cashed in for another runner-up payday. Perchak fought his way
to third, and Austin Bishop finished fourth ahead of Kunkle.
Matt Massone has been plenty frustrated at times this year;
he's seemingly had the car to beat, only to fall victim to
mechanical issues or crashes that were no fault of his own.
Massone ended his frustration by winning the first feature for
the NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots on Wednesday. He fended
off some early assaults from Chris Kurtz before dashing away to
a comfortable lead. That lead did not last until the finish,
however, as Kurtz reeled him back in and mounted another attack
just before the yellow waved with three laps remaining. Massone
kept his composure and planted his No. 15M in the low lane at
both ends of the race track, holding on to defeat Kurtz by about
half-a-second. Travis Bieber chased them to the stripe for a
third place finish, while Dylan Hoch and Danny Buccafusca took
the checkered in fourth and fifth, respectively.
The final race of the night was the second main for the All
Star Slingshots, and it was a real barn-burner. Mark Sensenig,
Buccafusca, and Hoch ran close for much of the 17-lap affair in
a three-car tussle for the top spot. Sensenig stayed low so
Buccafusca went to the top, while Hoch followed in the leader's
tire tracks down on the bottom. Lap after lap, Buccafusca would
get a run off turn four and nearly draw even with Sensenig as
they floored their mounts down the homestretch. Entering turn
one, Sensening would pull ahead once more, and Hoch repeatedly
shoved the nose of his No. 35 under Buccafusca, only to have the
No. 55 move back in front of him as they accelerated onto the
backstretch. Headed for the checkered, Buccafusca pushed his
right foot to the floor one more time, losing out to Sensenig's
Slinger Warehouse No. 7 by one-tenth of a second as they crossed
the finish line, with Hoch just three-tenths behind them in
third. Travis Bieber notched another top five run with his
fourth-place effort, and Kurtz registered a fifth-place finish
in the nightcap.
Action Track Sidebites...
The fourth event of the season brought another large gathering
of fans and race teams, as the near-capacity crowd witnessed
terrific racing by 24 SpeedSTR's, 35 of the Wingless 600's, 20
of the 270cc Micro-Sprints, and 34 All Star Slingshots.
The Timed Dashes, B-Mains, and eight feature races were
completed at 10:18 p.m.
Some of the Action Track's SpeedSTR regulars had other
committments on Wednesday. Jeff Strunk, Dale Planck, Mike
Mahaney, and Chad Layton could not participate, and Frank Cozze,
who was supposed to drive Layton's car, had to postpone his
plans to be in Kutztown as well. Glenn Strunk took over for his
brother Jeff in the BPG No. 88g SpeedSTR, while New York
Modified hotshoe "Lightnin'" Larry Wight filled in for Planck.
Mahaney's dad, Jim, hopped into the No. 33 as a sub for his son,
and Pauch Jr. took the seat in the No. 4 that is usually
campaigned by Layton.
Ironically, Billy Pauch Jr. now has one victory and is second
in points, just 30 behind Kenny Brightbill...and he doesn't have
a steady ride! The younger Pauch has picked up relief rides in
the Premier Racing No. 21, his dad's Sunoco No. 9, and Layton's
K&N Filters No. 4. And he's had strong runs in all of those
cars. Billy also drove Dave Bodine's Wingless 600 on Wednesday,
a last-minute deal put together when Cozze, who was scheduled to
compete in the SpeedSTR's and Wingless 600's, had to alter his
plans. Pauch Jr. said he had a blast running the powerful,
wingless Micros and was impressed by the level of competition in
that class and the way the track seems to suit those cars.
The
Fast Five in the Timed Dashes included...
SpeedSTR's: Eckert (12.168 seconds), Freddie Rahmer Jr., Larry
Wight, Brian Montieth, and Pauch Jr.
Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprints: Jay Hartman (11.488 seconds), Kyle
Lick, Dave Graziano, Simon Egan, and Brian Carber.
Winged 270cc Micro-Sprints: Ross Perchak (11.207 seconds), Jarid
Kunkle, Bobby Butler, Jacob Hendershot, and Jessica Miller.
All Star Slingshots: Matt Massone (13.356 seconds), Chris Kurtz,
Travis Bieber, Dylan Hoch, and Ray Nemeth.
The race on June 19 will be the last event at the Action Track
USA until Wednesday, July 10. The track will take its customary
mid-summer break while the Kutztown Fairgrounds hosts the annual
Pennsylvania Heritage Festival during the weeks surrounding
Independence Day. For that reason, there will be No Racing at
the Action Track on June 26 and July 3.
Ronnie Tobias Memorial Race Results:
Sunoco USAC Championship SpeedSTR's, Feature #1:
1.Rick Eckert, 2.Kenny Brightbill, 3.Billy Pauch Jr., 4.Freddie
Rahmer Jr., 5.Craig Von Dohren, 6.Glenn Strunk, 7.Paul Lotier
Jr., 8.Matt Janisch, 9.Chuck Schutz, 10.Mike Bednar, 11.Brandon
Rahmer, 12.Richard Janney, 13.Gary Huber, 14.Brittany Wixon,
15.Brian Montieth, 16.Wayne Weaver, 17.Larry Wight, 18.Brad
Brightbill, 19.Mike Vermuelen. DNS: Billy Pauch, Sr.
Sunoco USAC Championship SpeedSTR's, Feature #2:
1.Billy Pauch Jr., 2.Rick Eckert, 3.Freddie Rahmer Jr., 4.Kenny
Brightbill, 5.Craig Von Dohren, 6.Billy Pauch Sr., 7.Brandon
Rahmer, 8.Matt Janisch, 9.Chuck Schutz, 10.Jim Mahaney,
11.Brittany Wixon, 12.Gary Huber, 13.Wayne Weaver, 14.Brian
Montieth, 15.Paul Lotier Jr., 16.Mike Bednar, 17.Richard Janney,
18.Glenn Strunk, 19.Larry Wight. DNS: Mike Vermuelen; Brad
Brightbill.
Pioneer Pole Buildings Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint Feature #1:
1.Kyle Lick, 2.Jeff Hartman, 3.Brian Carber, 4.Jay Hartman, 5.
Simon Egan, 6.Brett Schoenly, 7.Billy Pauch Jr., 8.James Morris,
9.Tony DiMattia, 10.Dave Graziano, 11.Rick Perone, 12.Blaine
Emery, 13.Billy Ney, 14.Molly Chambers, 15.Tom Schearer, 16.Greg
Stevens, 17.Rhett Long, 18.Joe Kay, 19.Rob Adams, 20.T.J. Lilly,
21.Brett Peters, 22.Ryan Morris, 23.Brandon Azzalina, 24.Jason
VanDoren.
Pioneer Pole Buildings Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint Feature #2:
1.Brian Carber, 2.Jay Hartman, 3.Kyle Lick, 4.Jeff Hartman,
5.James Morris, 6.Brett Schoenly, 7.Billy Pauch Jr., 8.Blaine
Emery, 9.Billy Ney, 10.Brett Peters, 11.Dave Graziano, 12.Joe
Kay, 13.Ryan Morris, 14.Tony DiMattia, 15.Rick Perone, 16.Molly
Chambers, 17.Taylor Troxel, 18.Greg Stevens, 19.Tom Schearer,
20.Zack Fisher, 21.Rob Adams, 22.Billy Murphy, 23.Rhett Long,
24.Simon Egan.
Winged 270cc Micro-Sprint Feature #1: 1.Ross Perchak, 2.Bobby
Butler, 3.Jarid Kunkle, 4.Marty Gorr, 5.Pete Skias, 6.Tommy
Kunsman Jr., 7.Austin Bishop, 8.Jessica Miller, 9.Michael
Weinert, 10.Harlee Schaffer, 11.Hayden Miller, 12.Steve Walters,
13.Dane Tobias, 14.Jeff Carman, 15.Ronald Helmick, 16.Cheyanne
Schaffer, 17.Jacob Hendershot, 18.Andrew Dietrich, 19.Alex
Reinsmith, 20.Jason Swavely.
Winged 270cc Micro-Sprint Feature #2: 1.Tommy Kunsman Jr.,
2.Bobby Butler, 3.Ross Perchak, 4.Austin Bishop, 5.Jarid Kunkle,
6.Pete Skias, 7.Jacob Hendershot, 8.Steve Walters, 9.Michael
Weinert, 10.Hayden Miller, 11.Jessica Miller, 12.Marty Gorr,
13.Jason Swavely, 14.Alex Reinsmith, 15.Ronald Helmick, 16.Dane
Tobias, 17.Jeff Carman, 18.Cheyanne Schaffer, 19.Harlee
Schaffer, 20.Andrew Dietrich.
NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots, Feature #1:
1.Matt Massone, 2.Chris Kurtz, 3.Travis Bieber, 4.Dylan Hoch,
5.Danny Buccafusca, 6.Mark Sensenig, 7.Brett Bieber, 8.Donny
Hockman, 9.Larry Raifsnider, 10.Cody Kline 11.Kyle Gruber,
12.William Mohring, 13.Ray Nemeth, 14.Kalli Hartman, 15.Tayllor
Schoenly, 16.Erik Jones, 17.Ed Shaub, 18.Dave McCullough, 19.Jim
Laubach, 20.Matt Miller, 21.Joe Nemeth, 22.Mike Homeijer,
23.Travis Gruber, 24.David Kreis.
NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots, Feature #2:
1.Mark Sensenig, 2.Danny Buccafusca, 3.Dylan Hoch, 4.Travis
Bieber, 5.Chris Kurtz, 6.Brett Bieber, 7.Cody Kline, 8.Ed Shaub,
9.William Mohring, 10.Donny Hockman, 11.David Kreis, 12.Kalli
Hartman, 13.Jim Laubach, 14.Matt Stangle, 15.Dave McCullough,
16.Sterling Hamm, 17.Erik Jones, 18.Kyle Gruber, 19.Ray Nemeth,
20.Tayllor Schoenly, 21.Joe Nemeth, 22.Matt Massone, 23.Larry
Raifsnider, 24.Travis Gruber.


Billy 'THE KID' Pauch Rides Again, Posting Victory
at
Action Track USA in Blazing Style...

(Center) Ageless
Billy 'THE KID' Pauch added to his soon to be 700 career feature
wins by
taking the win in the Sunoco/USAC
SpeedSTR feature event. (left of Pauch) is The All-Time
RSCA Modified Feature Win list
Champion, and legend, Kenny Brightbill who finished 3rd,
just behind (right
of Pauch)
Bryan Clauson, who is the 2012 USAC National Sprint Champion.
Photo by TMK
©
2013
Kutztown PA-
(Barry Angstadt Press Release)
June 6th, 2013:
A couple of USAC Sprint Car aces entered Tuesday night's event
at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA in Kutztown, and
that may have provided some motivation for the other 103 drivers
to get "up on the wheel" because the racing was simply terrific
in all four divisions.
With 2012 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Champion Bryan
Clauson and Kevin Thomas Jr. - a three-time winner this season
on USAC's National Sprint Car Tour - in the field, two drivers
from the local region had their "elbows up" to notch big
victories in the open cockpit divisions on Tuesday.
Billy Pauch Sr. passed Clauson for the lead, then went on to
win the Flyin' Farmer 40 for the Sunoco USAC Championship
SpeedSTR's. Pauch, from Frenchtown, NJ, earned $3,000 for the
triumph in a race that paid tribute to the late, great Tommy
Hinnershitz of Oley.
Jason VanDoren captured a hotly contested 20-lap main event
for the Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprints.
VanDoren, a former track champion at the Kutztown Fairgrounds,
narrowly defeated James Morris and Kyle Lick in the closest
three-car finish ever seen at the Berks County oval.
Brett Bieber, Oley Pa., scored his first feature win on the
reconfigured Action Track USA when he beat Larry Raifsnider to
the checkered flag in the NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshot
main event. Third generation driver Dylan Swinehart ran away
with the Junior Slingshot feature race. Swinehart led all the
way in the 20-lap main for the younger Slingshot racers.

All-Star
Slingshot Winner Brett Bieber not only enjoyed the victory, but
gets to
celebrate it in
style with The 'Action Track Angels', Stephanie Taylor Reid
(right of Brett)
and Amber Britto
(left of Brett). Photo by TMK
©
2013
Next Wednesday, June 12, will be a special night at the
JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA. Each of the speedway's
four "regular" divisions will compete in Twin 17-lap features as
promoters Rich Tobias and Doug Rose present the Ronnie Tobias
Memorial. The feature lineups for all four divisions - the
SpeedSTR's, Wingless 600's, All Star Slingshots, and winged
270cc Micro-Sprints - will be set by time trials. Racing begins
with warm-ups at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
"These cars are a handful; I'm wore out," revealed SpeedSTR
victor Billy Pauch after the Flyin' Farmer 40 on Tuesday
evening. "Tell you what, though...the track crew did a helluva
job tonight; this track was really good. We could run the top
and the bottom, and that makes for an exciting race," said
Pauch.
Polesitter Dale Planck set the pace as the initial ten
circuits ran caution free on the progressively banked
quarter-mile oval. Brad Brightbill flipped on the homestrech,
just past the flagstand, causing a red flag with ten laps down.
On the restart, Clauson, from Noblesville, IN, powered to the
front as Kenny Brightbill, Pauch, and Chuck Schutz navigated
their way forward and into the top five. Brightbill and Schutz
tangled in turn two at the halfway mark. Both were able to
continue and restarted at the rear of the field.
Pauch slipped past Planck to move into the runner-up spot as
the race went back to green. He immediately began his assault on
race leader Clauson, working the low groove as Clauson kept his
No. 21 planted in the outside lane. The duo ran side-by-side
until lap 25, when Pauch forged ahead as they hit the
start/finish line. Clauson hung tough for another half-lap until
Pauch was finally able to clear him and put his Sunoco No. 9
alone out front. The final 15 tours were highlighted by
incredible two and three-wide action behind the leaders, as
Brightbill charged through the pack, utilizing the high groove
to propel his No. 19 to the third position. Craig Von Dohren,
Planck, and the Rahmer brothers, Freddie Jr. and Brandon, joined
Brightbill in a crowd pleasing battle that unfortunately saw the
Rahmers get together in turn two with three to go. Both drivers
were forced to retire as a result of the incident. Pauch
recorded his first SpeedSTR triumph at the Action Track USA,
beating Clauson to the stripe by 0.736-seconds. Brightbill
rebounded to finish third - much to the delight of the capacity
crowd. Planck settled for fourth and Von Dohren crossed the line
in fifth.
Jason VanDoren is racing less these days, opting to spend most
of his free time helping his son, Tanner, develop as a
Quarter-Midget driver. On Tuesday, however, VanDoren made
(what turned out to be) the wise decision to get back behind the
wheel of a wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint, as he dusted off the
Moose's LZ Bar & Grill No. 22 and drove it to a thrilling
victory in the Pioneer Pole Building 20-lap main event at the
Action Track USA.

Jason VanDoren held
onto to record the victory in the 600cc Micro Sprint Feature.
(Left of Jason) 3rd
place finisher Kyle Lick, (right of Jason) 2nd place finisher
James Morris. Photo
by TMK
©
2013
VanDoren darted from his pole position starting spot to lead
the early laps, but it was fourth-starter Kyle Lick who
had the spectators buzzing as he rode the cushion to
challenge Tony DiMattia for the runner-up spot. Right behind
that pair, another wheel-to-wheel contest ensued for fourth
between James Morris and Joe Kay. Lick secured second, then set
his sights on race leader VanDoren. Executing a nice slide job
in turns one and two, Lick snatched the top spot with eight
trips remaining and Morris motored up to VanDoren's tail tank as
they battled for second.
A caution period with three to go set the stage for what would
be a scintillating finish. On the restart, VanDoren gunned his
car to the bottom in one and two, edging alongside Lick, who
remained committed to running the top. As they blasted down the
backstretch, VanDoren muscled his way past Lick's No. 99 and
back into the lead, with Morris now joining the lead pair in a
three-car battle royale for the win. Racing off turn four and
headed for the checkered, Lick closed on VanDoren and Morris
tried to take advantage of some daylight on the low side. The
threesome charged to the finish line with VanDoren ahead of
Morris by inches and Lick right behind them in third. The margin
of victory for VanDoren was a scant 0.038-seconds, with
Lick trailing them by just 0.262-seconds. Brian Carber finished
fourth and the previous Wednesday's winner, Jay Hartman, claimed
fifth-place money.
Defending track champion and two-time National Slingshot king
Brett Bieber shoved his No. 32 under opening night winner Larry
Raifsnider on a restart with three laps left to run, taking the
lead and racing to the win in the 20-lapper for the NAPA Auto
Parts All Star Slingshots. Only three yellow flags slowed the
pace of the Slinger's feature, allowing Raifsnider to build
comfortable leads during the long green flag periods. Bieber
felt his best shot to unseat Raifsnider would come on a restart,
and he made the most of his final opportunity as the race
went back to green on lap 17. Chris Kurtz weaved his way through
the competitive field to finish third, with William Mohring
and May 29th winner, Matt Miller, rounding out the top five.

Dylan Swinehart
gets the win and a big hug from fellow racer Amber Britto, who
also serves
as one of the
'Action Track Angels'. Amber finished 2nd, while Kassidy Kreitz
took home 3rd.
(right of Amber)
Stephanie Taylor Reid, (left of Dylan) Shelby Harper. Photo by
TMK
©
2013
The Junior Slingshots provided the nightcap to a
terrific evening of high speed adventure, and Dylan Swinehart
dominated the 20-lapper to score the victory. The race for
second and third was intense, though, as a trio of young female
drivers duked it out for those positions in the latter stages.
Amber Britto ducked under Chloe Andreas in turns one and two to
grab the runner-up spot, then Kassidy Kreitz passed Andreas for
third with just a couple of laps remaining. Dyllon Steuer ended
up fourth and Tyler Lindsay took the fifth position when the
checkered flag waved.
Action Track Sidebites:
For the third consecutive week, fantastic car counts and a
large turnout of fans graced the renovated facility at the
Kutztown Fairgrounds, and the entire program was completed by
10:15 p.m. A total of 105 race teams signed in for competition.
Timed Dashes were held to determine heat race starting lineups
for the 22-car field of Sunoco USAC Championship SpeedSTR's. The
Fast Five in the timed hot lap sessions were Kenny Brightbill
(12.063-seconds), Dale Planck, Mike Mahaney, Bryan Clauson, and
Billy Pauch. SpeedSTR heat races were won by Mahaney and
Clauson. John Kovatch IV captured the B-Main. Pioneer Pole
Building Wingless 600cc heats went to Clauson, Kyle Lick, Ryan
Neil, and Tim Buckwalter. A pair of B-Mains were necessary to
pare down the 41-car field of 600's, with Rhett Long and Jeff
Hartman registering the victories.
The Fast Five in the NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots Timed
Dashes included quick timer Matt Massone (13.584-seconds), Larry
Raifsnider, Matt Miller, Brett Bieber, and Travis Bieber. Cody
Kline was victorious in the All Star Slinger's B-Main, as 33
entries took part in Tuesday's event. The lone heat race for the
nine Junior Slingshots went to Dylan Swinehart. In addition to
Bryan Clauson, USAC campaigner Kevin Thomas Jr., from
Cullman, Alabama, participated in Tuesday's wingless 600cc event
as a teammate to Kyle Lick. Thomas put on a show in his heat
race, running a much higher line than anyone else and rocketing
to a runner-up finish behind Lick. In the feature, Thomas
launched from tenth starting spot to run sixth in just one lap
before a heim-joint connected to the birdcage, snapped off and
ended his night.
The Isamoyer's Towing & Recovery/ K&A Auto Sales Hard Charger
in the wingless 600cc main event was Brett Schoenly, who
maneuvered his way from dead last (24th) to an eighth-place
finish. SpeedSTR drivers Paul Lotier Jr. and Brad Brightbill
were flip victims on Tuesday night, with Lotier returning from a
heat race tumble to run 26-laps in the feature before falling
out with mechanical issues. Brightbill was okay but unable to
continue after his mishap with ten complete in the main event.
Jeff Strunk, whose flip on May 29 aggravated a previous injury,
was back in the seat of the BPG No. 88D on Tuesday.
Unfortunately for Strunk, he was involved in Brad Brightbill's
incident, going off on the hook for the second week in a row.
The Ronnie Tobias Memorial, on June 12, will see pit gates
open at 4 p.m. and the spectator gates swing open at 5:00.
Warm-ups/ Timed Dashes will begin at 6:00 followed by Twin
17-lap features for the SpeedSTR's, wingless 600's, All Star
Slingshots, and winged 270cc Micro-Sprints. Adult general
admission is $11.00; Senior Citizens' tickets are $9.00, and
children aged 6-12 are just $4.00. For an extra $5.00, fans can
enjoy a unique and exciting view of the racing action from the
infield Fan Zones.
RESULTS:
Sunoco USAC Championship SpeedSTR's "Flyin' Farmer 40" Results:
1.Billy Pauch Sr., 2.Bryan Clauson, 3.Kenny Brightbill, 4.Dale
Planck, 5.Craig Von Dohren, 6.Chuck Schutz, 7.Mike Mahaney,
8.Chad Layton, 9.Richard Janney, 10.Brittany Wixon, 11.Craig
Rochelle, 12.Freddie Rahmer Jr., 13.Brandon Rahmer, 14.Paul
Lotier Jr., 15.Wayne Weaver, 16.Matt Janisch, 17.Al Arrisher,
18.Jeff Strunk, 19.Brad Brightbill, 20.John Kovatch.
Pioneer Pole Buildings Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint Finish, 20
laps:
1.Jason VanDoren, 2.James Morris, 3.Kyle Lick, 4.Brian Carber,
5.Jay Hartman, 6.Billy Ney, 7.David Graziano, 8.Brett Schoenly,
9.Jeff Hartman, 10.Joe Kay, 11.Blaine Emery, 12.Chris Stockham,
13.Carey Becker, 14.Molly Chambers, 15.Billy Murphy, 16.Donny
Smith, 17.Bryan Clauson, 18.Chris Rupp, 19.Ryan Morris, 20.Tim
Buckwalter, 21.Ryan Neil, 22.Kevin Thomas Jr., 23.Rhett Long.
DQ: Tony DiMattia.
NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots Finish, 20 laps:
1.Brett Bieber, 2.Larry Raifsnider, 3.Chris Kurtz, 4.William
Mohring, 5.Matt Miller, 6.Matt Mertz, 7.Louden Reimert, 8.Donny
Hockman, 9.Ed Shaub, 10.Ray Nemeth, 11.Cody Kline, 12.Joe
Nemeth, 13.Mike Homeijer, 14.Kalli Hartman, 15.Kyle Gruber,
16.Jim Laubach, 17.David Kreis, 18.Erik Jones, 19.Mark Sensenig,
20.Damian Nemeth, 21.Danny Buccafusca, 22.Dylan Hoch, 23.Travis
Bieber, 24.Matt Massone.
Junior Slingshots Finish, 20 laps: 1.Dylan Swinehart,
2.Amber Britto, 3.Kassidy Kreitz, 4.Dyllon Steuer, 5.Tyler
Lindsay, 6.Alex Yankowski, 7.Chloe Andreas, 8.Dakota Kohler,
9.Joe Malson.

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