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    There was some rain impacting auto racing events this weekend but, at least, there were some events that were able to beat Ma Nature.
WITH 13 WEATHER CANCELLATIONS so far this season the folks at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA had to be happy to be able to get the Friday night show in.
Rookie Adrian Schaffer won the 25-lap sprint car feature and veteran Paul Troutman took home the trophy in the super sportsman competition for his first career victory.
Schaffer's win came in just his fourth start in a 410 sprint car. He has been one of the top talents in area 358 sprint car competition. The victory was worth $3,000 to the young driver.
Cris Eash gave Schaffer a battle for the win but had to settle for second followed by Fred Rahmer. Greg Hodnett got fourth while Len Thompson earned a fifth in the 410 sprint feature.
Rahmer, one of the big winners in area sprint car competition each season, is still without a win.
Pat Cannon earned a strong second to Troutman in the 20-lap Super Sportsman feature while Duaine Smith grabbed a third.
This Friday night, 8 p.m. the 410 sprints will be in action along with the 358 sprint cars. The top four finishers from the special Tony Stewart Thursday night show, will start at the back of the feature field and try to charge to the front for a victory. If one of them can do it the win will be worth $10,000 in the 410 sprint feature.
    AT TRAIL-WAY SPEEDWAY ON FRIDAY NIGHT Billy Dietrich won the Auto Locator Coors Light 358 Sprint Car Championship event with Brad McClelland getting second and Scott Tate came home third in the 30-lap feature.
Steve Clabaugh won the 25-lap Thundercar Championship event.
Doug King got the top spot in the 15 lap feature for Street Stocks.
Trail-Way had lost at least 16 events to weather so far this season.
    DEFENDING SPRINT CAR CHAMPION Blane Heimbach won the 25-lap feature (the first event of the night) for sprint cars that was being finished from the previous Friday night rainout. It was the third win of the season for Heimbach at Clinton County Speedway.
In the second 25-lap feature race for the 358 sprint car feature Daryl Stimeling was the man to beat but Heimbach was just a half-car-length behind at the checkered flag.
Denny Fourney won the 20th Super Stock feature of his career and it was Art Stephens won the Daredevil feature. Steve Stolls Jr. set a new 10-lap non-stock feature event record of 3:05 minutes in winning the Pro Stock feature. Justin Lucas got the win in the 4-Cylinder Enduro division coming from the back of the pack.
    Racing returns to Clinton County Speedway on Friday night, no starting time given, with a FREE TO THE PUBLIC GENERAL ADMISSION NIGHT. That means everyone wanting a general admission gets in FREE. And you get to see a five division program of sprints, super stocks, daredevils, pro stocks and 4-cylinder endures. That all happens on Friday night, June 6th.
    AFTER FOUR STRAIGHT RAIN-OUTS BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY was back in action on Friday night with Meme DeSantis getting his first NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modified win of the season at Big Diamond. Dave Ely won his first United Racing Club feature of the season with a win in the 25 lap main event. And it was Doug Hendricks winning for the third time this season in the Roadrunners. This Friday night, June 6, 8 p.m. the U.S.Army will sponsoring the night of racing with the NASCAR Modifieds, Sportsman-Modifieds and Roadrunners being in action.
    GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY in Bechtelsville, PA, near Pottstown, was rained out for the fourth time this season with the Rossi Welding sponsored show being rescheduled for later in the season.
One of the best Saturday night shows of the season happens this weekend, June 7th, when the United Racing Club Advance Auto Parts sprints visit Grandview for the only regular Saturday night appearance. Dave Ely will be looking to win his 4th of the season against a stellar field of sprints that should number more than 30.
The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modifieds will be the second part of the show with current track point leader Jeff Strunk leading the action. Strunk, Jon Kellner, Meme DeSantis, Larry Solomon and Kenny Gilmore have all won modified features so far this season.
There will be no late model racing on Saturday night. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
    MOTHER NATURE DOMINATES AT PORT ROYAL. Rain again washed out racing action scheduled for Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night. The Pete Swarmer Memorial will be run on Saturday, June 7th. Included in the night of racing starting at 7 p.m. will be sprint cars, late models, pro stocks and Enduro cars.

    FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW, Selinsgrove Speedway officials canceled the Saturday night racing show due to rain.
Selinsgrove Speedway offers a Saturday, June 7th show that includes the Sprints, Late Models, 2nd Annual Ink Spot Printing ProStocks 20 and Roadrunners. Racing starts at 7 p.m. And coming up on Saturday, June 14th the KARS 358 sprints will battle the AOAS 360 sprints in a special show. The Jack Gunn Memorial rained out a couple weeks back has now been rescheduled for July 19th. The 30-lap sprint car feature is one of the most prestigious events presented at the track.
    SILVER SPRING SPEEDWAY rained out on Saturday night for the second straight week. The 16th Annual Will Kreitzer Memorial will now be presented on Saturday, June 7th. It will be the second round of the J.C. Dunphy's House of Bull Sportsman championship series. Bob Fannasy won the opening round on May 10th. The overall series winner will pick up an extra $500. And the winner of the Will Kreitzer Memorial will earn $2,000. The late models and street stocks will join the super sportsman for a great night of racing action.
There will be an autograph session featuring previous winners of the Will Kreitzer Memorial. And there will be prizes courtesy of Budweiser and the House of Bull. Racing goes green at 7 p.m.
    HEAVY AFTERNOON SHOWERS ended any hope of racing at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night. With predictions of daylong rain moving into the evening, Lincoln officials decided to cancel the three division show of Cindy Rowe Paintless Dent Removal 410 sprints, 358 sprints and Thunder cars.
On Saturday night, June 7th it will be the Manheim Auto Auction Night with the same three divisions trying again. And the 358-sprints will run without wings which is a a rare happening.
Racing starts at 7 p.m. with warm-ups and then at 7:30 p.m. the first heat gets the green flag.
    HEAVY RAIN HIT HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY Saturday afternoon forcing the cancellation of another show, the ninth show lost to rain this season. It will be Student Night and JLG Family Night at Hagerstown, MD Speedway this Saturday, June 7th. Students under 17 will be admitted free with proper ID. The night will include late models, late model sportsman, pure stocks and enduro dash. Race time is 7:30 p.m.
Coming up at Hagerstown, MD Speedway on Saturday, June 14th is the 8th Annual Richard "Boney" Bonebrake Tribute, There will be a 40 Lap Late Model show plus 25 laps of late model sportsman and pure stocks. Racing starts with warm-ups at 7 p.m.
    AT MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY in St. Johns, PA the Saturday night show was rained out. The planned special 75-lap Race of Champions for Modified stock cars will be run on Saturday, June 7th. The 6 p.m. show will also include Late Models, Pro Stocks, Street Stocks, and Factory Stocks plus a big-car Enduro event. Better bring a big seat cushion for that show.
    THE RAY EVERNHAM/MARTIN TRUEX JR exhibition race, so highly publicized, almost made it at Wall Township, NJ Speedway. Racing was scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and the green flag was ready to fall when the rain started to fall. The Saturday night show fell victim to the weather but Evernham did make a lot of fans happy by signing autographs for those who were on hand waiting for the weather to improve. Modifieds, pro stocks, street stocks, legend cars and trucks are back in action on Saturday, June 7th at 6 p.m.
    SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY in Newberrytown, PA has 410 sprint cars, 358 Modifieds and an Enduro all happening on Sunday, June 8. Warm-ups start at 6 p.m. with racing at 6:30 p.m.
The York County Nationals for 410 sprint cars, rained out twice, has been reset for June 15th. And that will 358 Modifieds and Penn Mar Vintage stock cars as part of a special Father's Day show.
    POCONO RACEWAY plays host to the GIANT STORES 200 for the ARCA RE/MAX stock car race on Saturday, June 7th. And on Sunday the NASCAR Winston Cup cars will be in action in the Pocono 500. We understand there are good tickets available for both events. And if you pick up your publication early on Friday the Winston Cup qualifying action takes place today.
    IF YOU ARE A FAN OF DIRT SANCTIONED BIG BLOCK MODIFIED stock car racing, plan to attend the Super DIRT Series Modified 100 at New Egypt, NJ Speedway on June 17th. And the same racers will be in action on Wednesday, June 18th when the Super DIRT Series performs at Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, PA. This is an opportunity to see top dirt track big block modified such as Brett Hearn, Alan and Danny Johnson, Bob and Tim McCreadie, Steve Paine, Billy Decker, Kenny Tremont and others.
Ernie Saxton can be reached at Esaxton144@aol.com