ABBOTTSTOWN, PA, 7/30/2011 – Score one for the little guys after the “410″ sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
Mechanicsburg’s Bill Stine took the lead from polesitter and race-long leader Derek Sell and then had to hold him off behind lapped traffic to win the first sprint car race of his career.
To call Stine a “low buck” racer is an understatement.
“We do what we can. We can’t run a whole season because we can only afford one re-build a year,” said Stine after exiting his Sanderson PowerSports/Unique Images/Baker Door Company/Beer Hill Gang #71X in victory lane, “So we took June off and went down to Florida and Vegas and had some fun. We came back here for July.
Despite losing the lead, Sell never gave up, and crossed less than a car length behind Stine in second. Jim Siegel, Alan Krimes, and Brian Leppo completed the top five, with Cory Haas, Aaron Ott, Brent Marks, Brad McClelland, and Sam Schlosberg rounding out the top ten.
“We come out here a of times and look like rookies,” said Stine, “We try different set-ups and tonight we tried something we never tried before and figured we had nothing to lose. I told the guys before we came out that we’d either win it or head to the rear. But it worked out. I want to thank my crew, including Bob Knisely, Scott Garrett, who is formerly Billy Kimmel’s mechanic, and John Jackson. We have some good guys behind us.”
Heats for the 24 “410″ sprinters were won by Sell, Ott, and Kyle Pruitt.
Kevin Nagy’s crossover move in turn four as the leaders were coming through turn four to take the white flag proved to be the race-winner in the 20-lap “358″ sprint car feature.
Nagy became the 13th different winner in 13 races in the division. He started on the outside of the front row and dogged polesitter and race-long leader Chris Arnold before taking the lead on lap 19.
Arnold settled for second, with Tim Berkheimer, lady driver Brie Hershey, and 11th-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Bill Dietrich, Ted Thomas, Jr., Tim Wagaman, Billy Pauch, Jr. (who came from 1ith starting spot after rolling the Bewley #23B onto its side in his heat), and Isaac Sneeringer.
Rohrbaugh’s fifth combined with Dietrich’s sixth moved Rohrbaugh to within five points of Dietrich for the season-long points series lead heading into next Saturday’s 358 sprint car championship event at Lincoln.
Heats for the 35 “358″ sprinters were won by Chad Trout, Thomas, Berkheimer, and Rohrbaugh, with Niki Young coming from 11th starting spot to win the consolation after rolling onto his side in his heat.
Sykesville, Maryland’s Brian Diehl picked up his first career win in the 20-lap thundercar feature. Fourth-starting passed polesitter and race-long leader Al Crammer on the on the third lap and then held off all challengers over a final five-lap dash to the checkered to become the seventh different winner in 14 events in 2011.
Larry Neiderer and six-time winner Sam Gallagher pulled up to Diehl on the final lap but had to settle for second and third respectively.
Crammer ended up fourth and Mike Slaybaugh fifth. Completing the top-10 were Justin Mong, Jimmy Combs, Mikey Guise, Todd Miller, and Bob Johnson.
Heats for the 18 Thundercars were won by Al Crammer and Larry Neiderer.
Next Saturday night, August 6th, the Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 sprinters will run in a championship event paying $2,000 to the winner. The Super Sportsman & Central PA Legends will round out the three-division show which will get underway at 7:30 PM. Gates open at 5:30 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway’s website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania’s “Premier” Saturday night race track – The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
RACE RESULTS
Saturday, July 30, 2011
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS:
Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 71X-Bill Stine ($3,200); 2. 20S-Derek Sell; 3. 59-Jim Seidel; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 71-Brian Leppo; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 77-Aaron Ott; 8. 14-Brent Marks; 9. 6-Brad McClelland; 10. 70-Sam Schlosberg; 11. 16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 12. 12-Mike Bittinger; 13. 84C-Chad Criswell; 14. 23R-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 15. 15-Adam Wilt; 16. 26-Pat Cooper; 17. 44-Frank Cozze; 18. 21-Brian Montieth; 19. 23Z-Todd Zinn; 20. 65-Hunter Mackison (-2); 21. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 22. 21K-Kyle Pruitt (DNF); 23. 69-Tim Glatfelter (DNF); DNS – 92-Kevin Nouse. No Time
Lap Leaders – Derek Sell (1-6), Bill Stine (7-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/all qualify) – 1. 20S-Derek Sell; 2. 11C-Cory Haas; 3. 14-Brent Marks; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 15-Adam Wilt; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 92-Kevin Nouse (DNF); 8. 26-Pat Cooper (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/all qualify) – 1. 77-Aaron Ott; 2. 59-Jim Siegel; 3. 71-Brian Leppo; 4. 71X-Bill Stine; 5. 6-Brad McClelland; 6. 84C-Chad Criswell; 7. 65-Hunter Mackison; 8. 23-Todd Zinn (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/all qualify) – 1. 21K-Kyle Pruitt; 2. 16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich; 5. 70-Sam Schlosberg; 6. 44-Frank Cozze; 7. 12-Mike Bittinger; 8. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. Time – 2:49.764
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS
Feature (20-Laps) – 1. 76-Kevin Nagy ($1,000); 2. 23-Chris Arnold; 3. 50B-Tim Berkheimer; 4. 97-Brie Hershey; 5. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 8. 1-Tim Wagaman; 9. 23B-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 10. 19z-Isaac Sneeringer; 11. 65-Niki Young; 12. 1s-Logan Schuchart; 13. 99m-Kyle Moody; 14. 7C-Chad Trout; 15. 85-Nathan Berwager; 16. 69-Travis Willow; 17. 27-Jay Galloway; 18. 6R-Logan Wagner; 19. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 20. 28-Keith Prutzman (DNF); 21. 50-Austin Reed (DNF); 22. 66-Dale Hammaker (DNF); 23. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 24. 91-Adrian Shaffer (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Chris Arnold (1-18), Kevin Nagy (19-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 7C-Chad Trout; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 3. 76-Kevin Nagy; 4. 28-Keith Prutzman; 5. 91-Adrian Shaffer; 6. 50-Austin Reed; 7. 38-Mark Strickler; 8. 81B-Bob Anderson; 9. 21-Scott Fisher (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 2. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer; 3. 97-Brie Hershey; 4. 69-Travis Willow; 5. 23B-Billy Pauch; 6. 63-Stan Campbell; 7. 56M-DJ Montgomery; 8. 28F-Matt Findley (DNF); 9. 65-Niki Young (DNF). Time – 2:41.71
3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 50B-Tim Berkheimer; 2. 1-Tim Wagaman; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 6. 88-Aaron Eichelberger; 7. 33-Billy Heltzel, III; 8. 17-Bob Sell; 9. 85-Nathan Berwager (DNF). No Time
4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 27-Jay Galloway; 3. 23-Chris Arnold; 4. 6R-Logan Wagner; 5. 99M-Kyle Moody; 6. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 52-Austin Hogue (DNF); DNS – 0-Steve Storrie. No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify) – 1. Niki Young; 2. Glenndon Forsythe; 3. 50-Austin Reed; 4. 85-Nathan Berwager; 5. Austin Hogue; 6. 88-Aaron Eichelberger; 7. 63-Stan Campbell; 8. 81B-Bob Anderson; 9. 38-Mark Strickler; 10. 28F-Matt Findley; 11. 56M-D.J. Montgomery; 12. 17-Bob Sell; DNS: 33-Billy Heltzel III; 21-Scott Fisher; 0-Steve Storrie. No time.
THUNDERCARS:
Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 9X-Brian Diehl; 2. 121-Larry Neiderer; 3. 25-Sam Gallagher; 4. 9-Al Crammer; 5. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 6. 77-Justin Mong; 7. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 8. 93-Mikey Guise; 9. 3-Todd Miller; 10. 18-Bob Johnson; 11. 54W-Roy Warehime; 12. 60-Danny Beard; 13. 44-Tom Walls; 14. 8J-Justin Bittle; 15. 00-Jim Tyson; 16. 3W-Duane Watson (DNF); 17. 54-Kyle Martin (DNF); 18. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Al Crammer (1-2); Brian Diehl (3-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps) – 1. 9-Al Crammer; 2. 77-Justin Mong; 3. 3-Todd Miller; 4. 25-Sam Gallagher; 5. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 6. 9X-Brian Diehl; 7. 60-Danny Beard; 8. 44-Tom Walls; 9. 00-Jim Tyson. Time – 2:45.72
2nd Heat (8 Laps) – 1. 121-Larry Neiderer; 2. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 3. 93-Mikey Guise; 4. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 5. 54-Kyle Martin; 6. 18-Bob Johnson; 7. 54W-Roy Warehime, Jr.; 8. 3W-Duane Watson; 9. 8J-Justin Bittle. Time – 2:44.02
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