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   THE OUTLAWS ARE COMING….AGAIN. On Friday evening, July 16, the sprint car teams at Williams Grove Speedway will have one final opportunity to prepare for the Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals.
   The limited (358 c.i.) sprints will also be on the card. Qualifying will begin at 7:45.
   Time trials will set the lineups for the sprint car teams just as they will for the first two nights of the World of Outlaws-sanctioned Summer Nationals coming up July 22-24.
   Since the Outlaws compete in time trials nearly a hundred times per year, Williams Grove officials are offering the track regulars an opportunity to race against the clock this week to test their qualifying setups for the Summer Nationals.
   Time trials have been run at the Grove on five occasions this season. Keith Kauffman set fast time at the Early Bird Championship on April 9 with a lap of 16.840. Todd Hestor was fast qualifier on May 21 at 16.420. Steve Kinser and Greg Hodnett set fast time for the May Outlaw races at 16.675 and 17.617 respectively. And Hodnett was fast qualifier for the recent Mitch Smith Memorial at 16.615.
   The May 21 pre-Outlaw time trial session may have leveled the playing field somewhat since local drivers Fred Rahmer and Don Kreitz, Jr. swept both WoO events on May 27-28.
   That was the first time two different local drivers combined for a two-day sweep of the Outlaws at Williams Grove since 1980 when Billy Stief won on July 25 and Keith Kauffman won on July 26.
   Several local teams have completed individual sweeps since 1980. Bobby Davis did it for car owner Bob Weikert in 1983 and Doug Wolfgang also swept for Weikert in 1986. Stevie Smith swept the 1989 National Open for Al Hamilton and Lance Dewease did the same for Walter Dyer in 1996.
   The Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals will mark the 25th anniversary of the World of Outlaws first visit to Williams Grove Speedway.
   Reserved seats are still available for all three nights of the Summer Nationals and credit card orders are accepted at 717.697.5000.

Last Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway two seventeen year old racers made history. Lucas Wolfe won the 25-lap 410 sprint car feature and Kyle Purks was tops in the 358 sprint car feature. Each became the youngest drivers in history to win feature races at the legendary oval. Williams Grove Speedway has been presenting auto racing events since 1939.

Wolfe will be starting his senior year at nearby Cumberland Valley High School.

Point leader Fred Rahmer was in front of the pack on the 20th lap when he had to head to the pits with mechanical problems giving the lead to Wolfe.

AT CLINTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY on Friday night Alan Cole extended his win streak to three by winning the 25-lap Sprint Car feature race. It was his 11th career victory at the one-third-mile clay oval. Dale Schweikart won his second 358 Late Model feature race while Tim Krape was tops in the Pro Stocks and Phil Courter won the 50-lap Enduro feature race.

This Friday, July 16th it is Camera and Autograph Night with fans being given the opportunity to meet all of their favorite drivers in the Sprints, Late Models, Pro Stocks and Enduro competition. Racing will get the green flag at 7:30 p.m. while the gates will open at 5:15 p.m.

BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY had Doug Manmiller winning his first NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modified race of the season on Friday night. He topped the Hoffman Brothers (Keith and Doug) who finished right behind in that order. Ryan Moyer won the first 20-lapper for Sportsman Modifieds and Freddie Fisher was tops in the second 20-lapper for Sportsman Modifieds. Dean Ulsh got the win in the Roadrunner 15-lap feature.

This Friday, July 16th, 8 p.m. the NASCAR Modifieds and Roadrunners will be part of a tripleheader show that will also feature the exciting United Racing Club sprint cars.

Twin features for the NASCAR Modifieds are coming up on July 23rd.

SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY continues to do well with their Thursday night programs of auto racing which include the 410 sprints as the headliner. They also mix in the Xtreme Enduro Stocks Cars and the PA Four Cylinders plus other attractions. They do offer some unique events from time to time including school bus racing and One-on-One Street Legal drag racing. Give Todd Fisher a call at 717.292.1696 to find out what is going on this Thursday night.

Fred Rahmer, enjoying a banner season in 410 sprint car competition, is the point leader at Susky and has two feature wins to his credit.

ONCE EVERY YEAR, Promoter Frank Plessinger shuts down the regular oval track racing and transforms the Hagerstown Speedway into a Broadway play stage with more than a dozen crushed cars and several truckloads of dirt for a six-truck showdown better known as the USHRA Built Ford Tough Summer Heat Monster Truck Jam in Hagerstown. The USHRA Monster Jam Series is the biggest monster truck series in the world.

The same series that appears at more than 100 cities in North America is coming to the Hagerstown Speedway.Each year, the top sixteen monster trucks in the world attend the Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas to complete the winter series. This year a new racing champion was crowned! Dennis Anderson, a 22 year veteran in the sport, won his first ever World Finals Racing Championship behind the wheel of his Grave Digger monster truck.

Anderson is not only a legend in the sport to millions, but a staple to the fans in Hagerstown, MD. For years, Anderson has been bringing fans to their feet in amazement for this racing speed and freestyle maneuvers. This year is sure to be special for Anderson and his loyal fans. Coming off the World Finals with the Championship, Anderson has a renewed confidence and mission. Fans are going to get the opportunity to personally congratulate him on his victory! They have watched it on TV and can now congratulate him in person.

Tom Meents, driver of Maximum Destruction and Anderson's arch rival, is also coming off the Monster Jam World Finals with a Championship! Meents won the Freestyle Championship this year with an amazing performance of making his 10,000 pound machine dance over obstacles. His "whatever it takes to win and please the fans" attitude took him to the winners circle for Freestyle as he drove until the truck just could not go any longer.

Along with two of the best known names in the business with Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction, will be the 2003 Monster Jam World Finals Racing Champion Brian Barthel behind the wheel of Little Tiger! The field will be rounded out with Hot Wheels, Sudden Impact, and Ragin' Steel.

The Monster Jam will also feature the no rules Quad Wars competition and the axle bending, dirt spitting Street Warriors as well!

This weekend it’s all about monsters, as three days of racing are staged for 8 P.M. on Friday and Saturday, July 16th & 17th and 2 P.M. on Sunday, July 18th. Sunday, July 18th is Family Day. No alcohol will be served at Sunday's performance. Tickets to this must see motor sports event are available through Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.Ticketmaster.com or via phone at (202) 432-SEAT and at the Hagerstown Speedway at 301-582-0640. A limited number of reserved seats are valid at the Speedway box office for $18. General Admission seats are $13 for adults and kids are just $5.00! Adult tickets are $2 more day of show.

Don't miss your chance to attend the pre-show Pit Party from 5:00-6:30pm on Saturday. FREE PIT PASSES ARE AVAILABLE AT Advance Auto Parts. Pit passes are available at the door for $5. Pit pass and Saturday event ticket required for entrance.

This past Saturday Ronnie Dennis won the 20-lap Jimmy Cornett Memorial for the pure stocks at the Hagerstown Speedway. Andy Anderson was tops in the 25-lap Late Model feature. Pete Weaver won the Late Model Sportsman main event and Scott Palmer won a second feature for the same division. Chad Remsburg was tops in the demo derby.
AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Doug Manmiller made it two wins in the same weekend as he won the 30-lap Dodge Motorsports Modified feature race on Saturday night after winning the 25-lapper at Big Diamond Raceway on Friday night. Jeff Strunk came on strong in the final lap to finish second and Craig VonDohren got third. Randy Stoudt won his second 20-lap Late Model feature of the season topping last week’s winner Chuck Schutz.

This Saturday, July 17th, it will be Deka Batteries Night at Grandview Speedway with at least 13 events of Modifieds and Late Model stock car racing starting at 7:30 p.m.

DIRT MOTORSPORTS Southeast Series Big Block Modifieds will be in action on Sunday, July 25th at 7:30 p.m.

RUSS MITTEN WON HIS FIRST SUPER SPORTSMAN FEATURE of the season at Silver Spring Speedway on Saturday night with Carl Graves getting the top spot in the Late Models and Wes Alleman winning the Street Stock main event.

PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY had Mark Smith beating Keith Kauffman to the finish line in the 25 lap sprint car feature on Saturday night. And Scotty Haus was able to win another Late Model feature. Bill Powell was tops in the Pro Stocks and John Stoll won in the 4 Cylinder Stock Car Feature. All the same divisions are back in action this Saturday night at 7 p.m.
JUST SOME NOTES. Ray Evernham, of NASCAR Cup fame, will be driving a modified stock car and signing autographs on Saturday, July 17th at Wall Township, NJ Speedway.

On Tuesday, July 20th the DIRT Motorsports Southeast Series Big Block Modifieds will be in action at Bridgeport, NJ Speedway with a 7 p.m. starting time.

Ernie Saxton can be reached at Esaxton144@aol.com or check his website at www.saxtonsponsormarket.com.