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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