THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODELS (WoO) and
the Mid-Atlantic Championship Series (MACS) are joining forces for a special
night of late model racing on Friday, September 17th at Lincoln Speedway in
Abbottstown, PA. This could be the biggest event in local Late Model stock car racing all season.
The originally scheduled World of Outlaws Late Model Series Lincoln Speedway
show was rained out August 14th. The rescheduled event will now include the
MACS Series. The program will be 50-laps, $10,000 to-win with $700 going to
start. The race procedures and format at Lincoln will run under the "Outlaw"
rules and procedures.
In a cooperative effort to take dirt late model racing to the next level the
nation's premier dirt late model tour and the region's premier regional tour
are working together for this special weekend which will include another
co-sanctioned event the following night, Saturday, September 18th at
Virginia Motor Speedway.
The weekend will start Friday September 17th with the World of Outlaws and
MACS competitors in a co-sanctioned $10,000 to win event at Lincoln Speedway
in Abbottstown, PA. Both series will then head south to Bill Sawyer's
Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda, VA for Saturday's $10,000 to win BB&T
Super Late Model event.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series Dirty Dozen of Scott Bloomquist, Rick
Eckert, Steve Francis, Chub Frank, Dale McDowell, Billy Moyer, Bart Hartman,
Rick Aukland, Dan Schlieper, Mike Balzano, Darrell Lanigan and Clint Smith
will have their hands full with a strong contingent of MACS, regional and
local dirt late model talent. Robbie Blair, Chuck Harper, Keith Barbara, Rod
Conley, Denny Chamberlain lead the Macs contingent while Booper Bare, Louie
Littlepage, Kenny Pettyjohn, Jeremy Miller, Steve Lucas Jimmy Bernhiesel and
Sean Cosgrove will lead a group of regional and local "hotshoes" with a
chance at taking home the $10,000 top prize.
THE FINAL SPRINT CAR DOUBLEHEADER of the 2004
season is scheduled for Friday evening, September 17, at Williams Grove
Speedway when the (410 c.i.) sprint cars will be joined by the limited
(358 c.i.) sprints. The first heat is slated to start at 8:00.
Although there is still plenty of racing left at Williams Grove
before the season ends on October 16, the September 17 program will mark
the final time this year that the speedway's popular handicapping
procedure will be in effect.
Qualifying heats and features in both divisions will be lined up
according to the drivers' earnings average at Williams Grove for the
current season. That means drivers who have earned the most money start
at the rear of the field in the heats and in the middle of the pack for
the feature.
The Grove's handicapping system has been responsible for some
tremendous racing over the years and has forced talented drivers like
Fred Rahmer, Greg Hodnett and Lance Dewease to come from the fifth or
sixth row or even father back on many occasions. Despite the handicapping system Rahmer has managed to win seven features, Hodnett five and Dewease two this year.
Other double winners include Kenny Jacobs, Cris Eash and Lucas
Wolfe with single victories going to Todd Hestor, Doug Esh, Brook
Weibley, Keith Kauffman, Don Kreitz, Danny Lasoski and Mike Walter.
The results show that 27 features have been run with thirteen
different winners.
Many others have been close with 33 different drivers recording at
least one top- five finish at Williams Grove this year. In the limited division ten features have been run with six
different drivers visiting victory lane led by Chad Layton with three
wins.
Time trials will be used to set the sprint lineups on September 24 so the Grove regulars can practice their setups for the Cleveland Brothers National Open sanctioned by the World of Outlaws on October 1-2.
The super sportsman cars will make their final appearance of the season when they join the sprint cars on September 24. Some reserved seats for the National Open remain and telephone orders are accepted at 717.697.5000.
CURTIS NICHOLS wheeled to victory in a close battle over Keith Bissinger in the 200-lap Enduro Championship at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. Nichols took home $2500 for driving his 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carolo to victory in a race that featured 17 LEAD CHANGES.
BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY closed our their stock car racing season on Friday night with Jason Hamilton driving to victory in the Hoover Chevrolet/GM Performance Parts 50 for Sportsman-Modifieds. The win was worth $2,000 to the Erwinna, PA racer.
Kyle Weiss, a Modified regular, made his first start of the season in Sportsman Modifieds and finished second.
Lauden Seigfried won the Late Model 25 lapper. Travis Balthaser lead the first eight laps but had to settle for second.
And Dave Miller won the Roadrunner main event.
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GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY presented their 34th annual T.H.Properties Freedom 76 Modified Classic on Saturday night with Jeff Strunk taking home the $20,000 first place money for the second year in a row. Strunk was able to hold off several challenges from Meme DeSantis in the 76 lap event. Kevin Hartnett had a strong third place finish.
DeSantis did win the Cheers Tavern Cash Dash worth $1,000. And the Schaeffer Motorsports Minuteman 20 went to Jason Hamilton and the win earned him a starting spot in the Freedom 76 and a $1100 shock package from Penske Shocks in Reading, PA. Open competition Modified and Late Model stock car racing will be the featured attraction for the next two Saturdays, September 18th and 25th, starting at 7 p.m. These events often attract a number of outsiders to test their skills against the track regulars. And there are many regulars who use these events to test some “ideas” they have for use in the 2005 point events.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY offers the 2004 Susquehanna Valley 410 Sprint Series finale on Saturday, September 18th. The Alexander Family Dealerships 22nd Annual National Open for 410 sprint cars will be presented. Time trials begin at 7 p.m. and the program is topped by a 30-lap feature that will offer $7,500 to the winner.
The event is sponsored by the Alexander family of car dealerships based in Sunbury, PA Fred Rahmer, who has 30 career wins at Selinsgrove, is a favorite to win the event. He is also the point leader as the Series heads into its final event. Rain date is the very next day following the same schedule.
CLINTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY had Blaine Heimbach winning the 358 Sprint Car Nationals featuring the non-sanctioned 358 sprints against the KARS sprint car organization racers. Only 23 racers showed up for the event. Heimbach started on the outside of the front row and apparently lead all the laps in winning the race and a big paycheck.
AY Schilling won the Late Model feature while Gov Yearick took the Pro Stock main event and the 4 Cylinder Enduro feature fell victim to curfew.
The sprints, late models, pro stocks and 4 cylinder enduro cars will be back on Friday, September 17th with racing starting at 7:30 p.m.
CHRIS REED won the 25-lap feature race for the Super Sportsman at Silver Spring Speedway on Saturday night. $4,500 was collected for the family of “Wild Bill” Heckert who was fatally injured the previous Saturday night in a racing accident.
Stan Wanner won the Street Stock feature and Gary DeHart was tops in the 4-Cylinder feature.
The 30th Annual Sportsman 100 is scheduled for Saturday, September 18th with $5,000 going to the winner. This big event gets the green flag at 7 p.m.
T.J.STUTTS dominated the season finale for 358 sprints at Lincoln Speedway but it was Chad Trout who won the championship. The win was the third of the season at the track.
Bud Witmer won the Limited Late Model feature and Mike Walls took the Thundercar feature race.
The World of Outlaws Late Model races are at Lincoln Speedway on Friday, September 17th while the 16th Annual Manufacturers Appreciation Night featuring the 410 sprints and thundercars is set for September 25th.
COMING UP FOR NEXTEL CUP FANS is a big weekend of racing at Dover International Speedway when a tripleheader of racing action is presented. It all starts on Friday September 24th when the NASCAR Busch North Series runs in the MBNA America 150. On Saturday, September 25th the rising stars of the NASCAR Busch Series run in the Stacker 2 Hundred presented by YJ Stinger. The NEXTEL Cup racers are the main attraction in the MBNA America 400. For ticket information telephone 1-800-441-RACE or check in at www.doverspeedway.com.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER seen major league drag racing this would be a great weekend to change that. The Lucas Oil Nationals are presented at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA (September 17-19) with all the top names in NHRA drag racing entered.
A lot of interest centered on Captain Chaos Kenny Koretsky in the NHRA Pro Stock division. He comes off his best finish ever with a second in the U.S.Nationals at Indianapolis a couple weeks back and he will have his Nitro Fish Wear Dodge ready to challenge for his first win.
Ernie Saxton can be reached at Esaxton144@aol.com.
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