Receiving top honors were Bob Felmlee (Luxaire Heating and Cooling Sprint Cars), Guy Griffin (Ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors), Jimmy Holden (Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds), Rusty Moore (Precise Racing Products Stock Cars), Darin Gallagher (Big Dog R/C Center Modified Lites), and Pete Blazak (Big Daddy’s Speed Center Mini Stocks).

Banquet photos from track photographer Toni Carbone are posted online

Felmlee, of Franklin, claimed his second straight title in the Sprint Car division,  topping another veteran, Rod George, of Kittanning, by seventeen points. Behind them, however, three younger pilots showed that the future of Sprint Car racing at the Park will be exciting for many years to come. Brandon Spithaler, of Evans City, burst onto the scene with his first win in the early part of the 2011 season, and the momentum carried him to third place in the standings. Finishing fourth and fifth were a pair of third-generation drivers. Adam “Bomb” Kekich, who also was named the track’s Rookie of the Year, led Brandon “the Wheelman” Matus in the final tally.

Rounding out the top ten in the Luxaire Heating and Cooling Sprint Cars were Brent Matus, Scott Priester, Chris Best, Eric Williams, and Gail Ruth, Jr.

The 2011 season was the debut of the track’s other Sprint Car class, the Ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors. Guy Griffin, of Greenville, came out on top, the second time in his long career that he was a champion at Mercer Raceway Park. Previously, Griffin topped the track’s Modified class. His protege, Justin Whitesell, of Austintown, OH, ranked second, while Dennis Wagner, of Pulaski, finished third. Fourth place went to Michael Bauer, a high school student from Clarion, and fifth was Jim Morris, of Fowler, OH.

Adam Anderson, Jacob Lagestee, Mike Lutz, Harold Braden, Jr., and Jeff Taylor were also recognized for their accomplishments during the 2011 season.

Jimmy Holden also claimed his second consecutive title in the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds. The driver from Tiona finished 29 points ahead of his rival, Frank Guidace, of Mercer, but the competition between them all season long was much closer than the final margin would suggest. It seemed as though they traded the top spot on a weekly basis, and the championship came down to the final race of the year. Third was another Mercer driver, Eric Gabany, who logged two outstanding third-place runs when the Big Block Modifieds came to town. Fourth was Matt Reeher, while Kyle Fink completed the top five.

Positions six through ten went to Rick Hall, Dustin Martin, Ron Eperthener, Lonny Riggs, and Kevin Green.

Trusty Rusty Moore, of New Castle, dominated the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars, despite increasing competition as the year progressed. For his accomplishment, Moore also received two other awards. One was the track’s special achievement award for his record-setting fourteen wins, while the other was the prestigious Cavalcade Award as the top Stock Car pilot in the region. Russell Byler, of New Wilmington, and Bob McCann, also of New Castle, were second and third, respectively. Darrin Hyde and Brandon Johnston, completed the top five.

Marty Warren, Terry Wheeler, Bryan Wagner, Anthony Bruno a/k/a Tony Spaghetti, and Andy Thompson ranked sixth through tenth in the resurgent class.

Young Darin Gallagher, of Buler, took top honors for the first time in his brief career in the Big Dog R/C Center Modified Lites. Finishing second was Tom Line, of Apollo, while Cody Bova, of Struthers, OH, ranked third. Andy Feil and Shane Pfeuffer completed the top five.

Kotie Kirkbride, Jacob Bova, Andrew Bruce, Mark Marcucci and Brian Miller completed the top ten in this exciting division.

Last but not least, Pete Blazczak of Gibsonia, grabed the crown for the Big Daddy’s Speed Center Mini Stock division. Blazczak, who was rebounding from a season-ending injury in 2010, started the season red-hot, but he barely had enough steam to hold off veteran Ed Haylett in the final weeks of the season. Haylett, of Polk, was also named teh track’s most improved driver. Troy Lehnortt, of Oil City, was the third-place finisher. Michael Thompson and Rudy Troples were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Joel Wisser, Mike McConnell, Steve Longwell, Sr. Chase Anthony and Steve Longwell, Jr. came in sixth through tenth in the track’s other full-fendered division.

After all of the accolades were presented, speedway management announced that five of the six divisional sponsors will be returning for the 2012 season. Joining Luxaire Heating and Cooling, Ti22 Performance, Approved Toilet Rentals, Precise Racing Products  and Big Dog R/C Center will be Team USA, the new title sponsor for the Modified Lites.

The first event of the 2012 season was also announced. The annual Chiller Thriller will be held on Saturday, March 31. The headline class will be the UFo Late Models. Support divisions will be released at a later date. Non-wing racing will return to Mercer Raceway Park, with both BOSS Sprints and ARDC Midgets getting to run topless. The FASTRAK Late Models and the BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour will be featured, as will the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars. Watch for an announcement of the full 2012 schedule in the coming weeks.

About Mercer Raceway Park: Mercer Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile dirt track located minutes from both Interstate 79 and 80 just off Route 19 on Fairground Road in Mercer, Pa. Dirt track racing and quality family entertainment are presented weekly from late March through late September. For more information, check out www.mercerracewaypark.com, www.twitter.com/mercerraceway, or www.facebook.com/mercerracewaypark.

Although Gillette took the lead on lap 70, his run to the checkers was not an easy one. “I had just enough power,” the enduro meister sighed in relief. He had de-tuned his trusty 1993 Toyota that has carried him to victory many times before. “I thought that the track was going to be slippery,” he explained. However, mild temperatures melted the snow, and it didn’t take the racers very long to turn the muck into a very tacky racing surface. Nonetheless, Gillette was able to hold off a last-lap challenge from Brian Sprague.

Track photographer Toni Carbone has posted her photos from the Jack Frost 150

Fifty-three cars lined up for the start of the enduro, with a pair of veteran Mini Stock drivers occupying the front row. Trooper Tim Callahan jumped out to the early lead, but Wally Stearns made a power move on the inside of turn four to snatch the lead away.

Stearns’ bid for victory ended on lap six, when he retired from the race. That passed the baton to Aaron Hill, who led the next ten laps. Hill surrendered the klead to Brad Shaffer in the heavy traffic. Shaffer maintained control for five circuits beore Wally Naletko slipped out front.

Hill rallied and regained the lead on lap 21. Naletko stayed close, though, and grabbed the lead again on lap 33. Hill fought back to lead once more. This time, he was the the one to surrender the point after just one lap. While Naletko held sway, it was James Gatto starting to apply the pressure. Gatto led a pair, but Naletko battled back to lead several more laps.

On lap 58, Gatto took the lead and he opened up a comfortable margin over the rest of teh field. However, Gatto tangled with a lapped car in turn four and that enabled Gillete to slip past him on lap 70.

Gillette paced the field, with Dave Morrow in second. BUt, the man on the move was Rick Hall, a regular in the 358 Modified class. Hall climbed into second, but Gillette had him in his sights. Gillete was unable to put the veteran down a lap, as they diced through traffic. That almost proved to be his undoing.

At the 100 lap mark, Hall went to the whip. He started to pull away from the leader.Hal was steadily chopping into Gillette’s advantage, and it seemd to be just a matter opf time until Hall’s Ford Escort would sweep into the lead. However. Hall’s charge to the front ended in turn one just ten laps from the end.

When Hall drove away from Gillete, another driver was nipping on his heels. That was Brian Sprague. When Hall faltered, Sprague continued the charge. As the final laps clicked off, Sprague was closing in on Gillete.

When the white flag flew, Sprague was all over Gillete. The pair entered turn one bumper to bumper, and Gillete made that little Toyota seem as wide as a lowboy hauling a prefab house. Sprague tried to sweep past on the outside of turn two, but Gillete powered off the corner in control. He hled off Sprague’s final challenges in thurns three and four and swept under the checkers for the thousand dollar win.

Following them across the finish line was Brian Rydbom, who ran a steady race. Dan Zimmerman and Thomas Meanor rounde out the top five.

In the Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks, Steve Longwell, Sr. raced out to an early lead in the afternoon’s opening event. His son raced in second until Rudy Truples came to life. Truples gave chase, but he was unable to overhaul Longwell, Sr. to challenge for the win.

Longwell crossed the line a few car lengths ahed of Truples. Ken Koby grabbed third, ahead of Michael Thompson and Fillippe Fetterchini.

Taylor Shaley, Steve Longwell, Jr., Bryan Warren, Jamie Wrightsman and Joel Wisser completed the top ten.

With the first racing action of 2102 in the books, attention will now turn to the annual Mercer Raceway Park Banquet and Awards Ceremony. The gala affair will take place on January 21 at the Normandy Banquet Center, in Hermitage. Tickets can be obtained by contacting track manager Frank Benic, at 724-699-1260.

About Mercer Raceway Park: Mercer Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile dirt track located minutes from both Interstate 79 and 80 just off Route 19 on Fairground Road in Mercer, Pa. Dirt track racing and quality family entertainment are presented weekly from late March through late September. For more information, check out www.mercerracewaypark.com, www.twitter.com/mercerraceway, or www.facebook.com/mercerracewaypark.

Also, don’t forget that our annual car show at Shenango Valley Mall is fast approaching. This year’s show runs from March 8 – 10. Cars will be rolled in on March 7 after the mall closes, and will be removed after the mall closes on March 10. Batteries must not be connected, and no fuel is allowed to be in the car. Tire pads will be provided for each car. If you would like to enter your car, please call Frank Benic at 724-699-1260.

Mercer, PA (September 25, 2011):  Lonnie Riggs and Rusty Moore ended the season at Mercer Raceway Park on the highest notes possible. For Riggs, it was his third win in the Little Guy Nationals race for the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds. For Moore, it was a relief to win his record-breaking fourteenth race of the season in the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars. Paul Weaver won the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warrior main, while the remaining full-fendered wins went to Dazve Ferringer (Precise Racing Products Stock Cars Non-Qualifiers Feature), Pete Blazczak (Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks), and Jace Ferringer (Strictly Stocks).

After months of frustrating mechanical breakdows, Lonnie Riggs finally seemed to have solved the problem at the right time. He finished second in the preliminary night of the Little Guy Nationals and backed it up with his third win in the final event of the year for the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds.

Riggs explained that his problems were all caused by a “ten cent part” and that his team figured out what it was about three weeks ago. That put him in a position to end the year on a high note once again. “Yeah, if you are going to have one or two wins, I’d like to get them later in the year, then you have something to go for next year.”

While Riggs ran out front most of the way, he did have to fend off persistent challenges from track champion Jimmy Holden, who had worked into second spot by lap 12. A rash of minor skirmishes that slowed the pace gave Holden numerous shots at the lead on the restarts. On an occasion or two, Holden poked his nose ahead of the high-flying Riggs. However, he could never clear him completely. So, when Riggs got cranked back up, he was able to regain his advantage. Then, another yellow would set them beside one another again.

Of his stirring battle with Holden, Riggs said “I was hoping that he would fade a little bit, but he kept running me hard and clean, and that was fun racing.”

In the end, though, it was Riggs’ ability to get the momentum going on the outside of the speedway, while his challenger was tight coming off the corners. “I knew that as long as I had room and he had room, it was going to be fun.”

Randy Chrysler, winner of Saturday night’s program, raced from tenth to third before the halfway mark, but he never got to mix it up with Riggs and Holden in a battle for the lead. Indeed,  in the late stages of the race, Chrysler had his hands full fighting off the outside bids of Rob Curtis.

Andy Priest, in just his second 358 Modified start of the season, finished a strong fifth.

Tom Holden, Frank Guidace, Dale Welty, Jerry Schaffer and Ron Cartwright completed the top ten.

Heats for the 27 cars went to Holden, Chrysler and Guidace. There was no B Main.

In the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars, track champion Rusty Moore finally captured his fourteenth win of the season. His record-breaking effort earned him $1,500. While it appeared to all viewers that Moore had an easy run, the happy winner disagreed. “It was a tough one, boy, I was nervopus.”

Moore led his best friend, Gary Miller, to the checkers, but Miller did give him one scary moment on the lap 17 restart. Moore got a bit out of shape, but Miller reacted quickly to avoid contact. Moore was able to gather it back up again and to dart away from Miller.

Ray Hickock, Jr. was not as fortunate as Moore. Hickock charged from twenty-third to third by lap 23. He was challenging Miller for second and it seemed as though he would drive by on the outside. Suddenly, Hickock’s car got sideways coming off turn four and it swerved into the infield apron. While no other cars hit him, Hickock fell from the top ten. He was never able to regain his rythm, and he finished a disappointing fifteenth in the final tally.

Friday’s winner, Chris Schneider, rode home in third, followed by Jeff Sweeney and Rusty Martz.

Terry Wheeler, Russ Byler, Tim Krape, Darrin Hyde, and Curt Bish rounded out the top ten.

The six heats for the 52 cars were won by Byler, G. Miller, Greg Fenno, Moore, Bish and Bobby Whitling. The three B Mains winners were Colten Garhart, Jeff Buccella, and Martz.

A second feature, paying $1,00 to win, was held for the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars that did not make the Little Guy Nationals race. Dave Ferringer chased down Rusty Wheeler and scored the victory. Shawn Hooks, Bob Shook, and Chad O’Brien completed the top five.

Positions six through ten belonged to Brandon Johnston, Ricky Steigerwald, Mike Aley, Jim Flaherty and Rodney Thoms.

In the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors, young Jimmy Morris jumped to an early lead, but he was challenged constantly by track champion Guy Griffin. They battled wheel to wheel for nearly ten laps, with Griffin running low and Morris running high.

Their entertaining struggle was halted twice, once for a caution and the next time for a red, when Adam Anderson flipped his car in turn four. Two laps later, another red flew, this time for a flip by Andy Priest in turn one. Neither driver was injured, but their cars suffered heavy damage.

In the meantime, one of the Ohio invaders, Paul Weaver, passed Griffin for second. On the restart following the Priest flip, Morris went to the cushion again. However, Weaver was now working the inside line masterfully. He passed Morris and went on for the win, evening the score with the local racers in the first head to head match.

Moris held on for second over Griffin. D.J. Foos and Page Polyak took top five finishes for the visitors.

Joe McEwen, Bob McMillen, Andy Priest, Justin Whitesell, and Jimmy Colvin finished sixth through tenth.

Heat winners were McEwen and Weaver. There was no B main for the 16 car field.

In the Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks, track champion Pete Blazczak completed his sweep of the Little Guy Nationals racing for the four-cylinder front-wheel drive cars. Finishing second in the non-stop affair was Tim Callahan. Maria Nevin took a season-best third. Fourth was William Blum. Ed Haylett finished fifth.

Positions six through ten went to Troy Lehnortt, Clay Wansor, Brian Felmlee, Chase Anthony, and Tyler Fulton.

Blum was the heat winner.  There was no B main for the eleven cars.

The Stirctly Stock feature went to Jace Ferringer, who also swept the weekend in his class. Chip Walsh was a distant second. Pat Fielding grabbed third, ahead of Josh Seippel, Richard Swartz and Garrett Calvert.

Walsh took the heat win.  There was no B main for the six cars on hand.

Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds:  1. Lonnie Riggs, 2. Jimmy Holden, 3. Randy Chrysler, 4. Rob Curtis, 5. Andy Priest, 6. Tom Holden, 7. Frank Guidace, 8. Dale Welty, 9. Jerry Schaffer, 10. Ron Cartwright, 11. Joe Gibson, 12. Howard Duff, 13. Clyde Gumpp, 14. Matt Reeher, 15. Rich Whitney, 16. Ron White, 17. Dave Cogswell, 18. Jeremiah Shingledecker (Brown 71B), 19. Eric Gabany, 20. Scott Rodgers, 21. Ray Bliss, 22. Dean Pearson, 23. Kevin Green, 24. Jeff Schaffer (DQ), 25. Kyle Fink (DQ).  DNS:  Ron Eperthener, Jeremiah Shingledecker (Shingledecker 37MD).  Heat winners:  J. Holden, Chrysler, Guidace.

Precise Racing Products Stock Cars:  1. Rusty Moore, 2. Gary Miller, 3. Chris Schneider, 4. Jeff Sweeney, 5. Rusty Martz, 6. Terry Wheeler, 7. Russ Byler, 8. Tim Krape, 9. Darrin Hyde, 10. Curt Bish, 11. Andy Thompson, 12. Bob McCann, 13. Chris Withers, 14. Bobby Whitling, 15. Ray Hickock, Jr. 16. Matt Wagner, 17. Greg Fenno, 18. Tommy Fox, 19. Brent Coleman, 20. Paul Schreckengost, 21. Colten Garhart, 22. John Phillips, 23. Bob Sloss, 24. Jeff Bucella. Heat winners:  Byler, G. Miller, Fenno, Moore, Bish and Whitling.  B Main winners:  Garhart, Buccella, Martz.

Precise Racing Products Stock Cars (Non-qualifiers Feature):  1.  Dave Ferringer, 2. Rusty Wheeler, 3. Shawn Hooks, 4. Bob Shook, 5. Chad O’Brien, 6. Brandon Johnston, 7. Ricky Steigerwald, 8. Mike Aley, 9. Jim Flaherty, 10. Rodney Thoms, 11. Will Aley, 12. Brian Shaffer, 13. Craig Koteles, 14. Tim Burns, 15. Tony Spaghetti, 16. Jake Simmons, 17. Barry Faris.  DNS:  Matt Keith, Matt Lazowski, Bob Schwartzmiller.

ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors:  1.  Paul Weaver, 2. Jimmy Morris, 3. Guy Griffin, 4. D.J. Foos, 5. Page Polyak, 6. Joe McEwen, 7. Bob McMillin, 8. Andy Priest, 9. Justin Whitesell, 10. Jimmy Colvin, 11. Rob Felix, 12. Adam Anderson, 13. Dennis Wagner, 14. Harold Braden, Jr., 15. Mike Miller.  DNS:  Jacob Lagestee. Heat winners:  McEwen, Weaver.

Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks:  1.  Pete Blazczak, 2. Tim Callahan, 3. Maria Nevin, 4. William Blum, 5. Ed Haylett, 6. Troy Lehnortt, 7. Clay Wansor, 8. Brian Felmlee, 9. Chase Anthony, 10. Tyler Fulton, 11. Carl Keller. Heat winner:  William Blum.

Strictly Stocks:  1. Jace Ferringer, 2. Chip Wlash, 3. Pat Fielding, 4. Josh Seippel, 5. Richard Swartz, 6. Garrett Calvert.

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Mercer, PA (September 24, 2011): Night number one of the Little Guy Nationals saw 210 race cars pass through the back gate at Mercer Raceway Park. Taking the top honors were Randy Chrysler (Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds), Chris Schneider (Precise Racing Products Stock Cars), Jeff Teeters (Bilstein Modified Lite STARS), Andy Priest (ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors), Steve Dunmire (Micro Sprints), Pete Blazczak (Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks), and Jace Ferringer (Strictly Stocks).

Randy Chrysler was the fastest car on the track when he needed to be. In the last five laps of the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modified feature, Chrysler went from fourth to first, earning a cool $1,000 for his first career win at Mercer Raceway Park.

Kyle Fink took the lead when the green flag waived. He, too, was looking for his first career win at the speedway and, for the first 15 laps, it seemed as though he may pull it off. He was able to open up a comfortable lead over Jeff Shaffer in the early going and he maintained it once he entered lapped traffic.

A caution on lap 15 brought Fink back to the rest of the cars. Shaffer lined up second, but it was Lonnnie Riggs who blasted from third to first when the green came out again. A yellow on the very next circuit gave Fink the chance to regain his lead. He was unable to do so.

Riggs was cruising out front when Chrsyler went to work. He took the final green on lap 16 in fifth. He picked up fourth by lap 20 and third on lap 21. Chrysler made a strong move to take second on lap 22.

Riggs had a bit of a lead, and the fans were wondering if he could hold off the hard-charging New Yorker. Chrysler closed the gap and went to the inside of Riggs as they entered turn one for the last time. Riggs was able to hold him off as they came off the second corner, but Chrysler rallied down the backstretch. He again went to the bottom of the track and, this time, he was able to power off turn four for the upset win.

Riggs finished a close, but disappointing, second. Kyle Fink, Jeff Shaffer and 2011 track champion Jimmy Holden completed the top five.

Rob Curtis led the next group to the finish line. Ron Eperthener ran a steady race for the seventh spot. Jeremiah Shingledecker, in a rare start with the 358 Modifieds, crossed in eighth. Frank Guidace and Andy Paden were ninth and tenth.

Heat wins for the 34 358 Modifieds went to Curtis, Fink, Riggs and Rick Hall. The twin B mains were won by Dale Welty and J.R. McGinley.

There were 56 Precise Racing Products Stock Cars on hand for the first of four feature events on this weekend. Taking the $1,000 victory on night number one of the Little Guy Nationals was Chris Schneider.

Veteran Dave Ferringer took the early lead but his advantage was wiped out by a caution with just three laps down. That gave Chris Schneider the chance to line up on his flank. Schneider rode the cushion into the lead as they came off the second corner.

Schneider kept his mount out front through numerous cautions. Ferringer raced second throughout the middle stages of the race, but he was unable to cut into Schneider’s lead. Tim Krape and Paul Schreckengost held positions three and four. Meanwhile, Rusty Martz, a past winner of this event, rode in fifth.

While challenging for position on lap 21, Martz and Krape tangled off turn two, with Krape looping his car. Martz was sent to the tail of the field for the restart.

Ferringer got his final shot at the leader on a lap 22 restart, but Schneider was up to the task. He led the remaining laps without incident.

Schneider took the win, followed by Ferringer and Schreckengost. Fourth went to Greg Fenno. Bobby Whitling recovered from an early spin to take fifth.

Positions six through ten went to Gary Miller, Chris Withers, Tim Krape, Matt Wagner and Mike Miller.

Ferringer, Schreckengost, Russ Byler, Gary Miller, Fenno and Martz won the six heat races. Triple B mains went to track champion Rusty Moore, who is still searching for that record-breaking win; Chad O’Brien and Matt Wagner.

The Bilstein Modified Lite STARS invaded Mercer Raceway Park for a National Series event. Thirty-seven cars were on hand looking to take home the winner’s share, $2,400 in cash and contingencies. While Steve White, from Delaware, and Rod Jones, from nearby West Middlesex, PA, battled hard for the win in a one-lap dash for the cash, it was Jeff Teeters who dropped to the inside of turn two to grab the lead and take the surprise victory.

Jones jumped into the lead from his front row starting spot with Alan Knepper in tow. While Jones continued to lead through two cautions, it was White who was quickly moving up through the pack. He reached second by lap eight.

A couple of cautions put Jones and White side by side for the restarts, but Jones was able to maintain command until the restart on lap 16. On that occasion, White found some traction on the outside of turns one and two and he powered into the lead. A caution negated the pass, however.

Once again, Jones grabbed the top spot at the drop of the green, but White was now the driving the faster machine. He dove low in turn three on lap 17 to claim the lead. Another yellow bunched the filed again.

While White remained in the lead on the restart, by lap 19, Jones was fighting back and Cody Bova was starting to flex some muscle. Bova, who was piloting a brand new car, passed Mikey Hay for third and went to the far outside in a bold attempt to pass both White and Jones in the same corner. Jones came off the turn with the lead, and White in second. Bova’s maneuver failed, and that allowed Hay to regain third.

With 21 down, a caution gave White another shot at the lead. He took advantage of the opportunity, but a quick yellow gave the point back again to Jones. On the restart, White got the jump and Bova followed him into third again. Hay was not about to surrender the position and, while dicing with Bova, there was contact in turn four that sent Hay around.

White held sway through thew final caution, on lap 24. In the one-lap shootout, White and Jones raced hard into turn one. They both drifted up the track, opening up the bottom groove for Jeff Teeters. Teeters came off turn two with the lead, much to everone’s surprise.

His teammate, Jones, and White continued to battle into turn three. They made contact, with White spinning out of contention. He collected Lynn Knepper in the confusion.

Teeters was the winner, with Jones second. New Yorker Derek Wagner finished third, followed by Shawn Sliter and Tracy Fritter.

Mark Marcucci came back from a flip in his heat to win a B Main and claim sixth in the finale. Jacob Bova was seventh, ahead of Andy Feil, Josh Sliter and Alan Knepper.

For the first time, the 305 Sprints frorm the Attioca-Fremont circuit were invited to go head to head with the track’s ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors. Although an Ohio driver, Jimmy Colvin, led the first 18 laps of the feature event, it was local favorite Andy Priest who claimed the win in the non-stop event.

Invaders and locals divided the first six starting spots evenly, with Colvin and Dennis Wagner starting on the front row. The initial start was waived off due to a spin in turn two. However, on the second try, Colvin broke into the lead with Wagner close behind. Another Ohio driver, Paul Weaver raced in third with Priest holding down fourth.

With five laps down, Wagner’s solid run came to an end. He did a 360 spin in turn two, losing six positions in the process. That gave Priest second, but he had a considerable gap to close on the leader.

By lap 12, Colvin was into heavy traffic. Priest began to close in on him. However, it was not until lap 17 that Priest finally caught him. One lap later, Priest dropped to the inside as the pair raced throught turn four and Priest gained the advantage on the front stretch.

Priest completed the last two laps without incident, earning his second straight win in the class. Colvin crossed in second. Page Polyak claimed third and Weaver fourth, both for the Ohio contingent. Michael Bauer finished fifth with a heavily smoking engine.

Sixtrh went to divisional champion Guy Griffin. Wagner held on for seventh. Visitor D.J. Foos and local drivers Justin Whitesell and Skip Dougherty rounded out the top ten.

Heat wins for the 20 cars went to Priest and Foos.  There was no B Main.

The Micro Sprints made their one and only appearance of the 2011 season this night. Thirty cars answered the call. When the final results were in, Steve Dunmire was the proud winner.

Dunmire sped from third to first on the opening lap and he never looked back. George Hobaugh gave chase for much of the race, before he lost second to Sean McAndrew. Jeff Haefke and Dave Fleming rounded out the top five.

Finishing sixth through tenth were Todd Reusser, Matt Gardina, Chris Wick, Dave Hawkins and Jacob Gomola.

The three heat winners were Ryan Fredericks, Haefke and Dunmire. The lone B main went to Michael Kerr.

The Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks brought 20 cars to the party. Taking the checkers was track champion Pete Blazczak, who struggled over the second half of the season.

Trooper Tim Callahan led the early going, but Bazczak chased him down for the lead. Just a lap after surrendering the top spot to Blazczak, Callahan retired from the race.

Following Blazczak across the finish line was William Blum, Troy Lehnortt, Brian Felmlee and Dan Fedorchak.

Positions six through ten went to Jeremy Double, Michael Thompson, Maria Nevin, Jeff Little and Dean Corrigan.

Heat winners were Ed Haylett and Blazczak. There was no B main.

The Strictly Stocks completed the seven-division race card. Eleven cars were in competition.

Leading the way was Jace Ferringer, who also took the heat race win. Jason Beichner was second, ahead of Pat Fielding, Chip Walsh and Johnny MacCormack. Positions six through nine went to Garrett Calvert, Alan Perry, Travis Crech and Richard Swartz.  Fred Casagni and Shawn Thorn did not start the race.

Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds:  1. Randy Chrysler, 2. Lonnie Riggs, 3. Kyle Fink, 4. Jeff Shaffer, 5. Jimmy Holden, 6. Rob Curtis, 7. Ron Eperthener, 8. Jeremiah Shingledecker, 9. Frank Guidace, 10. Adny Paden, 11. J.R. McGinley, 12. Ray Bliss, 13. Dean Pearson, 14 Rick Hall, 15. Scott Rodgers, 16. Jerry Shaffer, 17. Clyde Gumpp, 18. Dale Welty, 19. Daver Murdick, 20. Bryan Terwilliger, 21. Ron White, 22. Andy Priest, 23. Ron Cartwright, 24. Kevin Green.  Heat wins: Curtis, Fink, Riggs, Hall.  B Mains:  Welty, McGinley.

Precise Racing Products Stock Cars:  1. Chris Schneider, 2. Dave Ferringer, 3. Paul Schreckengost, 4. Greg Fenno, 5. Bobby Whitling, 6. Gary Miller, 7. Chris Withers, 8. Tim Krape, 9. Matt Wagner, 10. Mike Miller, 11. Bob McCann, 12. Rusty Martz, 13. Cahd O’Brien, 14. Matt Lazowski, 15. Joe Kelly, 16. Curt Bish. 17. Steve Horvath, 18. Rusty Moore, 19. Jeff Buccella, 20. Will Alley, 21. Jeff Sweeney, 22. Brent Johnson, 23. Bob Sloss, 24. Russ Byler.  Heat winners:  Ferringer, Schreckengost, Byler, G. Miller, Fenno, and Martz.  B Main winners:  Moore, O’Brien and M. Wagner.

Bilstein Modified Lites STARS;  1. Jeff Teeters, 2. Rod Jones, 3. Derek Wagner, 4. Shawn Sliter, 5. Tracy Fritter, 6. Mark Marcucci, 7. Cody Bova, 8. Andy Feil, 9. Josh Sliter, 10. Alan Knepper, 11. Shane Pfeuffer, 12. Mitch Ward, 13. Chas Wolbert, 14. Jeremy Adamile, 15. Steve White, 16. Lynn Knepper, 17. Mike Hay, 18. Matt Hay, 19. Tom Kline, 20. Robert Goulding, 21. Brian Stuhldreher, 22. Tim White, 23. Darrin Gallagher, 24. Kevin Nicccolino, 25. George Englert, 26. Matt Hall.  Heat winners:  Feil, S. White, D. Wagner, Jones.  B Main winners:  T. White and C. Bova.

ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors (20 laps):  1. Andy Priest, 2. Jimmy Colvin, 3. Page Polyak, 4. Paul Weaver, 5. Michael Bauer, 6. Guy Griffin, 7. Dennis Wagner, 8. D.J. Foos, 9. Justin Whitesell, 10. Skip Dougherty, 11. Adam Anderson, 12. Jimmy Morris, 13. Bob McMillen, 14. Dean Ruth, 15. Joe McEwen, 16. Mike Flynn, 17.Rob Felix, 18.Harold Braden, Jr.  DNS:  Jacob Lagestee, Mike Miller.

Micro Sprints:  1. Steve Dunmire, 2. Sean McAndrew, 3. George Hobaugh, 4. Jeff Haefke, 5. Dave Fleming, 6. Todd Reuser, 7. Matt Gardine, 8. Chris Wick, 9. Dave Hawkins, 10. Jacob Gomola, 11. Robert Garvey, 12. Scott Hawkins, 13. Sterling Theiss, 14. Jason Lomay, 15. Pete Reese, 16. Kyle Colwell, 17. Mike Borawiec, 18. Lee Lehnerd, 19. D.J. Furney, 20. Ryan Fredericks, 21. Michael Kerr, 22. Brandon Hawkins, 23. Tim Eakin, 24. C.J. Jones.  Heat winners:  Fredericks, Haefke and Dunmire.  B Main winner:  Kerr.

Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks:  1. Pete Blazczak, 2. William Blum, 3. Troy Lehnortt, 4. Brian Felmlee, 5. Dan Fedorchak, 6. Jeremy Double, 7. Michael Thompson, 8. Maria Nevin, 9. Jeff Little, 10. Dean Corrigan, 11. Tyler Fulton, 12. Chase Anthony, 13. Ken Kolby, 14. Tim Callahan, 15. Carl Keller, 16. Ed Haylett, 17. Clay Wansor, 18. Kevin Lannigan, 19. Kris Anderson, 20. Chris Grant.  Heat winners:  Haylett, Blazczak.

Strictly Stocks:  Jace Ferringer, 2. Jason Beichner, 3. Pat Fielding, 4. Chip Walsh, 5. Johnny MacCormack, 6. Garrett Calvert, 7. Alan Perry, 8. Travis Crech, 9. Richard Swartz.  DNS:  Fre Casagni, Shawn Thorn.  Heat winner:  Ferringer.

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Mercer, PA (September 22, 2011):  As anticipation builds for the annual Little Guy Nationals at Mercer Raceway Park (September 23-24), track officials announced the first success in 305 Sprint Car diplomacy. In 2011, the speedway embarked upon its first year of 305 Sprint Car racing by launching the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors, a class that was designed to give racers an opportunity to engage in affordable Sprint Car Racing. As soon as the class debuted, fans in the know wondered how would their “guys” would fare against the potent 305 Sprints that have raced at Ohio venues for several years. Well, now they will get the chance to see the answer first hand, as speedway officials have reached an accord with officials of Fremont Speedway to allow the western cars to compete at the Little Guy Nationals.

The 305 Sprint Cars that race regularly at Attica Raceway Park and at Fremont Speedway will go head to head with the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors this weekend! “This should be an exciting race for our fans,” said Mercer Raceway Park owner Bill Altman. “Plus, it will give us an opportunity to see how far our racers have come in one short year of competition.”

The rules package for the Ohio-based 305′s has been modified minimally in an attempt to achieve parity. Those cars will have to follow all of their normal rules, including the use of steel racing wheels and their customary tire requirements. However, they must also meet the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warrior weight requirement of 1585 pounds.

For the betterment of the class, it is the objective of both organizations to move toward a unified set of rules over the off-season, and discussions will take place after the final checkered flag falls to work toward that goal. “This is an unprecedented cooperative effort to grow the 305 class for both regions,”
Altman added.

As a test, last weekend, Mercer Raceway Park regular, and multi-time winner, Dennis Wagner ventured west to take on the 305 Sprintsw at Fremont Speedway. He was allowed to race his ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warrior car without modifications.

Ohio racers wanting to enter the Little Guy Nationals will be required to complete the entry blank and to pay the $25 entry fee for the two-day show. The entry form can be obtained from the track’s website at www.mercerracewaypark.com. Follow the
link to the information page for the Little Guy Nationals event. Or, racers can complete the entry form at the track. Due to the overwhelming response to this initiative, Mercer Raceway Park will waive the late entry penalty for the 305 Sprints coming from the west.

About Mercer Raceway Park: Mercer Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile dirt track located minutes from both Interstate 79 and 80 just off Route 19 on Fairground Road in Mercer, Pa. Dirt track racing and quality family entertainment are presented weekly from late March through late September. For more information, check out www.mercerracewaypark.com, www.twitter.com/mercerraceway, or www.facebook.com/mercerracewaypark.

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Mercer, PA (September 10, 2011):  Mother Nature swept the racing card on the final night of points at Mercer Raceway Park.  The double point events will not be made up.  Consequently, all point leaders were declared champions in their respective divisions.

News of the cancellation must have come as a relief for three of the drivers, as racing action could have put their title hopes at risk.  Taking the Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars by a small 17 point margin was Bob Felmlee.  Jimmy Holden topped the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds by 29 points and Pete Blazczak led the way in the Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks by 47.  Rusty Moore clinched the Precise Racing Products Stock Car class by a wide margin, but he must now wait two weeks to see if he can break the track record for most wins in a season.  Darrin Gallagher grabbed his first title in the Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites, while veteran Guy Griffin became the first ever champion in the ti22 Outlaw Sprint Warriors.

Finishing second to Felmlee in the 410 Sprinters was Rod George.  Three youngsters completed the top five:  Brandon Spithaler, Adam Kekich and Brandon Matus.  Brent Matus, Scott Priester, Chris Best, Eric Williams and Gale Ruth, Jr. rounded out the top ten.

Frank Guidace fought hard with Holden week after week, but came up just a little short at the end of the points run for the 358 Modifieds.  Eric Gabany and Matt Reeher were third and fourth.  Kyle Fink barely edged out Rick Hall for fifth.  Positions seven through ten went to Lonnie Riggs, Dustin Martin, Ron Eperthener and Kevin Green.

Ed Haylett was closing fast on Pete Blazczak in the Mini Stocks, and needed the extra week of competition.  Troy Lehnortt, Michael Thompson and Rudy Troples were third through fifth.  Joel Wisser, Mike McConnell, Steve Longwell, Sr., Chase Anthony and Steve Longwell, Jr. will also be recognized at the annual banquet for their accomplishments.

Although Moore dominated the win list in the Stocks, he had plenty of fierce competition on the track.  Runner-up Russ Byler was one driver to knock him off during the season.  Bob McCann, Darrin Hyde and Brandon Johnston logged consistent runs to reach the top five.  Marty Warren, Terry Wheeler, Brian Wagner, Tony Spaghetti, and Andy Thompson ran sixth through tenth.

Darrin Gallagher topped Tom Kline in the Modified Lites.  The other podium spot went to Cody Bova.  Fourth and fifth were Andy Feil and Shane Pfeuffer.  Completing the top ten were Kotie Kirkbride, Jacob Bova, Andrew Bruce, Mark Marcucci and Brian Miller.

The 2011 season was the first time that Mercer Raceway Park presented two classes of winged Sprint Car racing.  The ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors are nearly identical to the 410 Sprints ecept in the engine compartment.  These cars have smaller, more economical power plants.  Guy Griffin took his second Mercer point championship, the first coming over a decade ago in the Modifieds.  Behind him was his protege, Justiun Whitesell.  Dennis Wagner and Michael Bauer were third and fourth.  Jimmy Morris, Adam Anderson, Jacob Lagestee, Mike Lutz, Skip Daugherty and Harold Braden, Jr. were also in the top ten.

Racing will resume at Mercer Raceway Park on September 23-24, with the Little Guy Nationals.  Topping the card will be the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds and Precise Racing Products Stock Cars.  The ti22 Outlaw Sprint Warriors, Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites and Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks will also compete.  Joining the fun will be the Micro Sprints for their lone appearance at the track.

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Mercer, PA (Spetember 3, 2011): Point championships will be crowned next week when double points will be on the line, but Rod George (Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars) and Ed Haylett (Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks) used their feature wins to close in on the drivers leading the points standings in their respective divisions, while Jimmy Holden (Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds) used his to inch a little closer to a second consecutive point championship. Also taking wins were Gary Miller (Precise Racing Products Stock Cars), Jeff Teeters (Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites), and Andy Priest (ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors).

The luck of the draw placed Gale Ruth, Jr. on the pole for the Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Car feature, and it looked like he would take advantage of the opportunity that gave him. He jumped out to the lead on the initial start, but he had to fend off the constant challenges of Adam Bomb Kekich, who was seeking his first career 410 Sprint car victory. While Ruth never relinquished the lead to his younger foe at the scoring loop, Kekich would often nose ahead as the pair battled side by side through the third and fourth turns.

While Ruth and Kekich fought for the lead, Jimmy Light and Brandon Spithaler had their own battle going for third. But, further back in the field, the Kittaning Comet, Rod George, and the Flying One, Bob Flemlee, were working their way to the front. Their advancement through the field was even more intriguing because they are fighting for the point championship.

During a long green flag run to the finish, George and Flemlee reeled in the leaders, Ruth and Kekich. The big move came on lap 19, when George slipped under Ruth to take the lead in turns three and four, and Flemlee followed him into second.

It looked as though they would finish in that order, but Andy McKisson scooted past Felmlee for second on lap 23 when Felmlee brushed the front stretch wall.

Goeorge got the win, narrowing the point gap to just 17 markers. McKisson was second, with Felmlee third. Light hung on for fourth and Kekich got fifth.

Ruth slipped to sixth in the final circuits. Spithaler, Chris Best, Brandon Matus and Scott Priester rounded out the top ten.

Eric Gabany dominated the early going in the the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds, running ahead of the Tugboat, Lonnie Riggs, and Jimmy the Jet Holden. The action was halted on lap nine for a seven-car wreck in turn four that blocked the track. Although the cars of Rick Hall and Dave Murdick were significantly damaged, the others were able to resume racing. Fortunatley, none of the involve drivers were injured.

When the race went green again, Holden made his move to take the lead away from Gabany. Meanwhile, Frank Guidace was working his way to the front from his twelfth place start. He overpowered Riggs for second on lap 14 and took off after the leader.

Guidace did catch Holden, and the two battled for the lead over the final five laps. With Guidace running the low side, and Holden using the cusion, they thrilled the fans with their side by side duel.

Holden powered off turn four to take the win, but Guidace was in his shadow. That gave Holden a 29 point margin heading into the final points race of the season.

Rob Curtis, Jeff Shaffer and Ron Eperthener completed the top five.

Riggs finished sixth in his first ride in Andy Paden’s 55. Gabany crossed in seventh, just one spot ahead of Dave Cogswell. Jerry Shaffer finished ninth and Dillon Barr was tenth in his first outing of the season.

Just three laps into the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars, Alan Dellinger bolted into the lead, taking the spot away from Bobby Heim. Meanwhile, Russ Byler and Gary Miller were working their way forwad, as was Trusty Rusty Moore.

Byler grabbed the lead from Heim on lap 11, after Dellinger pitted. Miller also slipped by Heim for second, setting up a battle with Byler for the lead.

Miller was able to work past Byler on a restart. Moore quickly followed him into second. When Moore took the position, the question crossing everybody’s mind was whether Moore could pull off a record-breaking win.

A caution set up a two lap dash with Miller and Moore on the front row. Nerves were getting the better of the two drivers, as they had to take several shots at getting an even start. They finally did, and Miller sped into turn one with the lead. Moore hung close, hoping that Miller would bobble, but he did not.

Miller claimed the win and Moore was a close second. Byler was third, followed by Curtis Bish and Heim.

Ryan Moyer, Bob Schwartzmiller, Andy Thompson, Shawn Hooks and Jim Flaherty rounded out the top ten.

Despite starting in fourth, Jeff Teeters raced into the lead on the opening lap of the Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites. Tom Kline and Andrew Bruce fell in behind him in the early going. Bruce spun on lap four while still running third. On the ensuing restart, Teeters’ teammate, Rod Jones, came to life, advancing from fourth to second. The pair maintained command until lap 13, when Kotie Kirkbride slipped into second. She held the position until the final lap. Mark Marcucci, who started last in the evnt, passed her, but he was penalized for rough driving and placed last among those who finished the race.

Teeters got the win, followed by Kirkbride in a career best second. Jones held on for third. Point leader Darrin Gallagher nabbed fourth ahead of Cody Bova.

Kline faded to sixth at the finish. Bruce recovered from his spint to finish seventh. Bill Stivason, Breyton Santee and newcomer Tyler Frankenberry completed the top ten.

In the Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks, Todd Gabriel grabbed the lead from the pole, but points leader Pete Blazczak charged from fourteenth to fourth in just four laps. Blazczak pressed Gabriel for the lead, and finally moved out front on lap ten. Blazczak’s impressive run ended just one lap later. That gave the lead back to Gabriel, but now he had to contend with the division’s hottest driver, Ed Haylett. On the restart, Gabriel broke, and Haylett cruised to the win.

Troy Lehnortt finished second. Michael Thompson, Steve Longwell, Jr. and Tyler Fulton rounded out the top five.

Rudy Troples, Chase Anthony and Maria Nevin claimed positions six through eight. Gabriel was awarded ninth and Steve Longwell, Sr. tenth, both on the basis of laps completed.

The final race of the night, the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors, saw Andy Priest take his new ride to victory lane in its first outing. It wasn’t easy, though, as he had to chase down points leader Guy Griffin, who led from the drop of the green. Priest made the winning pass on the bottom of turn two on the last lap.

Adam Anderson ran third the entire distance. Justin Whitesell advanced from ninth to fourth. Fifth was Joe McEwen, who was also making his first start of the year.

Michael Bauer, Jack Wingstein, Bob McMillin, Harold Braden, Jr. and Dean Ruth completed the top ten.

Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars:

1. Rod George (4), 2. Andy McKisson (0), 3. Bob Felmlee (6), 4. Jimmy Light (23), 5. Adam Kekick (5K), 6. Gale Ruth, Jr. (1R), 7. Brandon Spithaler (22S), 8. Chris best (66), 9. Brandon Matus (13), 10. Scott Priester (15), 11. Brent Matus (33), 12. Kevin Andrusky (7A), 13. Shawn Minor (3M), 14. Chuck Brion (5B), 15. John McCracken (63). DNS: Mike FLynn (69X). Heat winners: Light, George.

Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds:

1. Jimmy Holden (28H), 2. Frank Guidace (1G), 3. Rob Curtis (88R), 4. Jeff Shafffer (14), 5. Ron Eperthener (333), 6. Lonnie Riggs (55), 7. Eric Gabany (3E), 8. Dave Cogswell (8), 9. Jerry Shaffer (4), 10. Dillon Barr (15B), 11. Matt Reeher (711), 12. Bob Warren (96B), 13. Kyle Fink (66F), 14. Steve Barr (25B), 15. Kevin Green (74), 16. Greg Unrue, Jr. (5), 17. Scott Rodgers (55X), 18. Clyde Gumpp (51), 19. Dustin Martin (29D), 20. Rick Hall (B2), 21. Dave Murdick (77). Heat winners: Guidace, Jeff Shaffer, Riggs.

Precise Racing Products Stock Cars:

1. Gary Miller (1M), 2. Rusty Moore (17M), 3. Russ Bykler (06R), 4. Curtis Bish (29T), 5. Bobby Heim (92), 6. Ryan Moyer (13X), 7. Bob Schwartzmiller (28S), 8. Andy Thompson (7), 9. Shawn Hooks (65), 10. Jim Flaherty (38SPL), 11. Darrin Hyde (4), 12. Brandon Johnston (14J), 13. Bob McCann(33), 14. Buck Buchanan (93B), 15. Alan Dellinger (43B), 16. Bill Phillips (23JR), 17. Brian Wagner (56), 18. Clyde Roberts (33C). DNS: Matt Wagner (12), Ray Reynolds (73), Brad Shaffer (77), James Hooks (65H). Heat winners: Bish, Dellinger, McCann.

Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites:

1. Jeff Teeters (23), 2. Kotie Kirkbride (97N), 3. Rod Jones (32), 4. Darrin Gallagher (12), 5. Cody Bova (20B), 11. Tom Kline (68), 12. Andrew Bruce (70×7), 13. Bill Stivason (116), 9. Breyton Santee (9), 10. Tyler Frankenberry (55), 11. Jacob Bova (28J), 12. Mark Marcucci (8M), 13. Andy Feil (08), 14. Dan Demyan (8D), 15. Taylor Smith (23TT), 16. Josh Santee (3), 17. Richard Lawson (77). Heat winners: Jones, Marcucci.

Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks:

1. Ed Haylett (8ball), 2. Troy Lehnortt (46), 3. Michael Thompson (82T), 4. Steve Longwell, Jr. (17K), 5. Tyler Fulton (409), 6. Rudy Troples (28), 7. Chase Anthony (26), 8. Maria Nevin (9), 9. Todd Gabriel (33G), 10. Steve Longwell, Sr. (16K), 11. Adam Bullfone (19JR), 12. Joel Wisser (15K), 13. Pete Blazczak (77), 14. Dan McEwen (44M), 15. Carl Keller (98). Heat winners: Gabriel, Haylett.

ti22 Outlaw Sprint Warriors:

1. Andy Priest (7N), 2. Guy Griffin (11), 3. Adam Anderson (5B), 4. Justin Whitesell (17), 5. Joe McEwen (44), 6. Michael Bauer (35), 7. Jacob Lagestee (72), 8. Bob McMillin(5), 9. Harold Braden, Jr. (9), 10. Dean Ruth (14G), 11.Dennis Wagner (38), 12. Jim Morris (16). Heat winners: Wagner, Bauer.

Mercer, PA (August 27, 2011): It was a splendid homecoming for the two-time and defending champion of the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars, Tim Shaffer. The native of Aliquippa, PA, was just fifty minutes from his home when he was standing in victory lane. Surprise wins went to Alan Knepper in the Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites and to Dennis Wagner in the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors. Meanwhile, Rusty Moore tied a track record by capturing his thirteenth win of the season in the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars.

“Boy, they sure made me work for that one, huh,” said Shaffer after scoring the popular win. He had to search out a different line while hew was giving chase to early leader Daryn Pittman. We were pretty good there early, and I kept telling myself that we needed to find something different.” Shaffer explained, “if you follow the guy and run the same line he is, it makes it hard to get past.”

For his part, Pittman was disappointed. “We just got beat,” he said. “The car was probably good enough, but I started making mistakes.” He made no excuses, though. “You just don’t lead that many laps and fall back to third and blame anybody but yourself,” he said.

On the opposite end of the scale of emotions was runner-up David Gravel. “We were really coming there at the end,” he said. “I just wish that it was 35 or 40 laps.” Gravel explained that, in the late stages of the race, he had the wing back, and “the car was just awesome, it just sucks that we were second.” He gave the credit to his new crew chief of four races, Tyler Swank, and to Brian Kemenah, who had been giving the Gravel team a garage from which to work.

Daryn Pittman and Tim Shaffer led the field to the green for the All Star 30 lapper. Pittman fired first, and led the first lap, ahead of Danny Holtgraver, Rod George, David Gravel and Ed Lynch, Jr.

Shaffer was nipping at Pittman’s heels, though, as they entered lapped traffic on lap five. Shaffer looked to the inside of the leader as they were weaving their way past the slower cars, while Holtgraver remained within striking distance.

The action was slowed on lap 9 for a rare miscue by George, who spun off turn two while running fourth.

On the restart, Pittman and Shaffer got away cleanly, as did Holtgraver. Marty Muscles Perovich, in one of his final outings before returning home to Australia, moved up to fourth ahead of David Gravel.

There was a red flag on lap 11, when Lernerville Speedway track champion Carl Bowser flipped in turn four. he was unhurt, but the car was unable to return to the track.

Green flag conditions prevailed for two more laps, with Gravel passing Perovich for fourth as the only significant change at the front of the pack. On lap 13, though, Andy McKisson spun off the track at the inside of turn two.

On the restart, Pittman held the lead, but just one lap later, Shaffer got a full head of steam going down the back stretch. Shaffer dove to the inside and pulled alongside Pittman through the turns. Shaffer grabbed the lead coming off tiurn four and never looked back.

After the final caution, the man on the move was David Gravel. He lined up in fourth and methodically picked off cars when the racing resumed. When he reached second, he trailed the leader, Shaffer, by a full straightaway. In the waning laps, Gravel chopped into the lead, but Shaffer had more than enough cushion to preserve the win.

When the checkers fell, it was Shaffer over Gravel and Pittman. Danny Holtgraver recovered for fourth, after falling back to fifth while racing through lapped traffic. Dale Blaney rounded out the top five.

Danny Smith and Ed Lynch, Jr. finished sixth and seventh. Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Car points leader Bob Felmlee got eighth. Fred Rahmer and Aaron Ott, looking for a dry place to race, completed the top ten.

Fast timer for the 31 cars on hand was Gravel. Heat wins went to Ott, Perovich, and Bowser. The dash winner was Shaffer, while the B Main winner was Brian Ellenberger.

Mark Marcucci sped off to the lead from his pole starting position in the Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites, and was just one corner away from the win when his car suddenly veered to the left. Marcucci broke a spindle and lost several positions, handing the win to Alan Knepper.

While Marcucci dominated the early action, it was Knepper advancing through the field in quick order. Knepper took second on the opening lap. He had two opportunities to line up beside Marcucci for restarts, but Marcucci was up to the task on both occasions.

Knepper, who maintained a steady pace throughout the event, saw Marcucci slide high in turn three on lap 14. The next time around, he saw Marcucci struggle to make it through the corner, and he knew then that the victory was his.

Knepper earned $500 for his win, and took a good share of the $2,000 contingency prizes offerd by the Billstein Modified Lites All Stars for the event.

Finishing behind the surprised winner was Andy Feil. Marcucci saved the car and crossed in third. Fourth was Tom Kilne and fifth went to divisional points leader Darrin Gallagher.

After the checkers, Marcucci had problems nogotiating throught turns one and two, collecting Cody Bova, who had finished sixth. Seventh went to Kotie Kirkbride. Positions eight trough ten belonged to Breyton Santee, Josh Santee and Jacob Bova.

Shane Pfeuffer crashed hard in his heat race and was unable to start the feature. His car was destroyed, but he was unhurt.

In the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars, Trusty Rusty Moore tied the track record of thirteen wins for the season, but it was not easy. He lined up in twelfth, and it took him nearly half of the race to work his way into the top five. Once there, he started picking off the competition one at a time.

It looked as though early leader Chad O’Brien may have Moore covered. However, a caution gave Moore the opportunity to line up beside him for the restart. A few laps after the racing resumed, Moore swept by O’Brien witha powerful inside move to claim the lead rounding the first and second turns.

Moore led O’Brien to the finish. Bobby Whitling worked into third, from last on the starting grid. Terry Wheeler and Shawn Hooks were fourth and fifth.

Curt Bish, Bill Phillips, Jim Flaherty, Matt Wagner and Ryan Moyer were the next five across the line.

The final race of the evening was the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors. Taking the win, for the third race in a row, was Dennis Wagner. Guy Griffin, points leader in the class, was the early leader and he appeared to have the race well in hand when misfortune struck. Something broke as the car went through turn two with two laps remaining and he limped into the pits, That gave the lead to Wagner, who cruised to victory in the fifteen lap affair. Finishing second was Michael Bauer. Positions three through five went to Skip Dauigherty in his new ride, the former Mike Lutz 86, Dean Ruth, and Adam Anderson. The next four runners were Jim Morris, Justin Whitesell, Jacob Lagestee and Rob McMillen. Griffin was creditted with tenth based on laps completed.

All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars:
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1], 2. 89G-David Gravel[5], 3. 27-Daryn Pittman[2], 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4], 5. 2-Dale Blaney[8], 6. 4-Danny Smith[12], 7. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[7], 8. 6F-Bob Felmlee[10], 9. 51-Fred Rahmer[11], 10. 77-Aaron Ott[16], 11. 23-Jimmy Light[9], 12. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[19], 13. 7-Eric Williams[13], 14. 4G-Rod George[3], 15. Ox-Andy McKisson[21], 16. 15-Scott Priester[15], 17. 12-Jared Ridge[23], 18. 17-Marty Perovich[17], 19. 33-Brent Matus[24], 20. 5K-Adam Kekich[22], 21. 45-Rob Chaney[6], 22. 3-Pete Miller III[20], 23. 10-Carl Bowser[18], 24. O8-Dan Kuriger[14]. Hard Charger: 20E-Brian Ellenberger[+7].

All Stars Qualifying – Kistler Engines: 1. 89G-David Gravel, 13.591, 2. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.614, 3. 45-Rob Chaney, 13.658, 4. 4G-Rod George, 13.729, 5. 27-Daryn Pittman, 13.746, 6. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.759, 7. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr., 13.807, 8. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.841, 9. 23-Jimmy Light, 13.865, 10. 6F-Bob Felmlee, 13.947, 11. 51-Fred Rahmer, 13.968, 12. 4-Danny Smith, 14.041, 13. 7-Eric Williams, 14.050, 14. O8-Dan Kuriger, 14.059, 15. 15-Scott Priester, 14.091, 16. 77-Aaron Ott, 14.096, 17. 17-Marty Perovich, 14.102, 18. 10-Carl Bowser, 14.108, 19. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 14.132, 20. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.174, 21. Ox-Andy McKisson, 14.204, 22. 5K-Adam Kekich, 14.291, 23. 12-Jared Ridge, 14.447, 24. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.560, 25. O4-Cap Henry, 14.563, 26. 13-Brandon Matus, 14.599, 27. 96-Lindsay Enscoe, 14.707, 28. 33-Brent Matus, 14.821, 29. 2S-Francis Sesco, 99.999, 30. 22S-Brandon Spithaler, 99.999, 31. 1R-Gale Ruth, 99.999.

Heat 1 – Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 77-Aaron Ott[1], 2. 7-Eric Williams[2], 3. 6F-Bob Felmlee[3], 4. 4G-Rod George[5], 5. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[4], 6. 89G-David Gravel[6], 7. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[7], 8. 5K-Adam Kekich[8], 9. O4-Cap Henry[9], 10. 33-Brent Matus[10].

Heat 2 – All Pro Heads (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 17-Marty Perovich[1], 2. O8-Dan Kuriger[2], 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[6], 4. 51-Fred Rahmer[3], 5. 27-Daryn Pittman[5], 6. 2-Dale Blaney[4], 7. 3-Pete Miller III[7], 8. 12-Jared Ridge[8], 9. 13-Brandon Matus[9], 10. 2S-Francis Sesco[10].

Heat 3 – MSD Ignition (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 10-Carl Bowser[1], 2. 23-Jimmy Light[4], 3. 4-Danny Smith[3], 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[5], 5. 45-Rob Chaney[6], 6. Ox-Andy McKisson[7], 7. 15-Scott Priester[2], 8. W20-Greg Wilson[8], 9. 96-Lindsay Enscoe[9], 10. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[10].

Dash – Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature: 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1], 2. 27-Daryn Pittman[2], 3. 4G-Rod George[3], 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4], 5. 89G-David Gravel[5], 6. 45-Rob Chaney[6].

B-Main – University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[2], 2. 15-Scott Priester[1], 3. 3-Pete Miller III[3], 4. 5K-Adam Kekich[4], 5. 33-Brent Matus[10], 6. 12-Jared Ridge[5], 7. 96-Lindsay Enscoe[9], 8. 1R-Gale Ruth[13], 9. W20-Greg Wilson[6], 10. 13-Brandon Matus[8], 11. O4-Cap Henry[7], 12. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[12], 13. 2S-Francis Sesco[11].

Big Daddy’s Speed Center Mofied Lites:
1. Alan Knepper (20); 2. Andy Feil (08); 3.Mark Marcucci (8M); 4. Tom Kline (68); 6. Cody Bova (20B); 7. Kotie Kirkbride (97N); 8. Breyton Santee (9); 9. Josh Santee (3); 10. Jacob Bova (28J); 11. Dan Demyan (91); 12. Andrew Bruce (77X); 13. Bill Stivason (116); 14. Taylor Smith (23TT); 15. Lynn Knepper (27). DNS: Shane Pfeuffer (717). Heat winners: Gallagher, Marcucci.

Precise Racing Products Stcok Cars:
1. Rusty Moore (17M); 2. Chad O’Brien (77); 3. Bobby Whitling (7W); 4. Terry Wheeler (2W); 5. Shawn Hooks (65); 6. Curt Bish (29T); 7. Bill Phillips (23Jr.); 8. Jim Flaherty (38SPL); 9. Matt Wagner (12); 10. Ryan Moyer (13X); 11. Andy Thompson (7); 12. Tim Burns (66); 13. Darrin Hyde (4); 14. Steve Burns (70B); 15. Brian Wagner (56); 16. Brandon Johnston (14J); 17. Travis Walsh (1); 18. Rodney Thoms (124); 19. Dan Lewis (64); 20. Raymond Reynolds (73); 21. Russ Byler (06R); 22. Will Aley (9); 23. Charlie McMillen (61M); 24. Gary Miller (1M). Heat winners: Byler, O’Brien and Lewis.

ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors:
1. Dennis Wagner (38); 2. Michael Bauer (35); 3. Skip Daugherty (86); 4. Dean Ruth (14G); 5. Adam Anderson (5B); 6. Jim Morris (16); 7. Justin Whitesell (17); 8. Jacob Lagestee (72); 9. Rob McMillen (5); 10. Guy Griffin (11); 11. Harold Braden, Jr. (9); 12. Mike Bertolini (G1). 13. Mike Flynn (69X). Heat winners, Whitesell and Griffin.

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Mercer, PA (August 23, 2011): On Sprint Car Appreciation Night, Bob Felmlee took the win in the Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars, while Frank Guidace held the checkers in the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds. Meanwhile, Trusty Rusty Moore notched his twelfth win in the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars, Dennis Wagner scooped up a pair of wins in the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors, Marc Marcucci defeated the Big Daddy Speed Center Modified Lites and Ed Haylett and John Shannon split the features for the Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks.

A full field of Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars were on hand to claim Goodyear Tire certificates, as the track tire supplier stepped up to show its appreciation to the racers who have so strongly supported Mercer Raceway Park thus far in the 2011 season. Each and every car that started the A Main got some free rubber, a value in excess of $200. Plus, the track still provided its five tire certificates, so several drivers got a pair of free tires.

Racin’ Ralphie Spithaler started on the pole, but when he pulled a wheelie on the initial start, it was the “Wheelman” who took charge of the event. The youngest member of the Matus racing clan, Brandon, led the first four laps, but the Flying One, Bob Felmlee, made a power move coming off the bottom of turn four to grab the lead with five down.

Felmlee continued to lead after the first caution as well, but the ‘Kittanning Comet’, Rod George, who is trailing Felmlee in the points race, moved into second place. As Felmlee was racing through lapped traffic, George began to close. Before he could make his move, though, a red flag stopped the action for a crash by Francis Sesco near the pit entrance off turn three.

The top three got away cleanly on the restart, but Jimmy Light made some strong moves to climb into fourth. His strong run came to a halt a few laps later, as he turned into the infield. The action was slowed again when Chris Shuttleworth backed his 360 Sprint off the top of turn four. The ensuing restart allowed the Aussie pilot, Marty ‘Muscles’ Perovich, to slip into fourth.

As the laps would down, Felmlee had a comfortable lead over George and Jason Dolick. Felmlee got a scare on the final lap, when Shuttleworth spun ahead of him in turn two. While that was going on, Kevin Andrusky struck the wall coming off the fourth corner, bringing out a red.

That put Felmlee on the point for a one lap dash for the cash. Rod George got a tremendous run on the restart, and he got under Felmlee in turn one. Felmlee rode the cushion back to the lead as they raced through the second turn.

Felmlee crossed ahead of George. Dolick finished behind the two points leaders. Perovich barely nipped Brandon Spithaler at the line for fourth.

Positions six through ten went to Cole Duncan in his first ride in the Jim Chapell 8 car, Brandon Matus, Ralph Spithaler, Brent Matus, and Scott Priester.

Additional Goodyear tire certificates were awarded to Felmlee as the winner, Brandon Spithaler as the hard charger, and Shawn Minor as the last car on the lead lap. Random certificates were given to Cole Duncan and Cowboy Brian Steinman.

In the Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds, Jeff Schaffer jumped out to an early lead over high flying Eric Gabany, while Jerry Schaffer rode in third. The man on the move, though, was Frank on the Gas Guidace, who entered the top five in the early going.

Gabany made the outside line work, as he drove past Jeff Schaffer as they ran through turn one on lap 5. Guidace continued his charge to the front, using the exact same move in the exact same spot to take second away from Shaffer one lap later. Guidace then began to close in on Gabany. Gabany led up to the first caution of the event.

However, Guidace seized control of the race on the restart and he stretched out his lead. Another caution interrupted the action and brought Guidace back to the rest of the field.

When the racing resumed, Rob Curtis started to flex some muscle on the bottom, and it looked like he may have something for Guidace. However, Guidace liked the cushion and he was able to open up a commanding lead as the laps clicked off.

Guidace claimed the win, which would tighten up his points battle with Jimmy the Jet Holden. Behind Guidace was Curtis, Gabany and Ron Eperthener. Fifth was Jeff Schaffer, one spot ahead of his brother, Jerry. Holden crossed in seventh. Mopar Matt Reeher, Rick Hall and Kevin Green completed the top ten.

In the Precise Racing Products Stock Cars, points leader Trusty Rusty Moore started in his customary position number 12, and he ws gunning for his twelfth win of the season. While it looked as though numerology would not work in his favor, a late race caution gave him the opportunity to pass Curtis Bish.

Curtis Bish jumped out to the early lead, with veteran Bob McCann challenging on the outside. Moore passed a car or two, but he got a boost when several cars ahead of him tangled in turn two. He was able to avoid impact, and lined up in eighth for the restart.

While Bish led the way, Moore charged into fourth promptly after teh green was displayed. Within two laps, Moore was second and closing on the leader. A caution on lap five put them side by side for the restart. Bish sped away from Moore on the restart, but Moore remained within striking distance. Meanwhile Russ Byler worked into third, ahead of Joe Kelley.

Bish continued to lead the event, while Moore applied the pressure. Bish was up to the challenge, though, and he kept the winningest driver of 2011 at bay. A caution on lap 17 put Bish and Moore together again.

This time, they ran into turn one side by side, but Moore crossed over behind Bish and came off the bottom of turn two with the lead. Moore led the remaining three laps to earn the win, leaving him one short of the track record for most wins in a season. Bish finished a disappointing second, ahead of Russ Byler, Joe Kelley and Andy Thompson.

Jim Flaherty, Ryan Moyer, Terry Wheeler, Tim Burns and Chargin’ Charlie McMillen were sixth through tenth.

In the Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites, Shane Pfueffer grabbed the early lead, but points leader Darrin Gallagher followed him closely as they toured the perfectly manicured track.

On lap 10, Pfeufffer spun in front of the field, collecting several other racers. That gave the lead to Gallagher, but he was flanked by Marc Marcucci for the restart. Although Marcucci challenged for the lead, Gallagher was able to fend him off. Marcucci got a second chance with two laps remaining in the race. This time, he was able to overpower the younger driver.

Marcucci got the win, as Gallagher’s mount failed in the stretch run. Kotie Kirkbride took third, just ahead of Tom Kline and Bill Staivason. Other positions in the top ten went to Daniel Demyan, Jacob Bova, Pfeuffer, Andrew Bruce and Cody Bova.

The two remaining classes had double features on this night.

In the make-up feature for the Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks, points leader Pete Blazczak broke on the first lap and retired from the event. When the race did get going, Maria Nein jumped out to the lead. Steve Longwell, Jr. chased her down and, shortly after taking the lead, he began leaking fuel. While officials pondered his fate, a caution was displayed for debris on the speedway. When Longwell stopped on the frontstretch, the fuel leak was more pronounced, and he was sent to the pits. The second place runner, Dillon Kineston, also pitted, turning the lead over to Ed Haylett. Trooper Tim Callahan passed Haylett on the restart, but Haylett hung close. A few laps later, Haylett went low in turns one and two, snatching the lead away from Callahan. Haylett led the rest of the way to pick up his third win of the season. Moving into second in the final laps was young Tyler Fulton. Callahan held on for third. Steve Longwell, Sr. and Joel Wisser rounded out the top five. Positions six through ten went to Chase Anthony, Troy Lehnortt, Kineston, Longwell, Jr., and Michael Thompson.

In the regular feature for the class, Trooper Tim Callahen jumped out to an early lead, but the battle was raging for second place between Pete Blazczak and Steve Longwell, Sr. Callahan continued to lead through the middle stages of the race, but John Shannon, in just his second race of the season, powered past him on the outside of turns three and four. Shannon had a comfortable margin as the laps clicked off, but Callahan came roaring back in the final two circuits. Callahan tried to retake the lead as the duo rounded turns three and four. Callahan’s mount pushed up and into Shannon. Despite the contact, they were able to straighten their cars and they maintained their positions at the front of the field. On the final lap, Callahan tried the same move, but when his car pushed up again, Shannon was out of his reach. Shannon came off the corner with the lead and got the win. Following Callahan was Troy Lehnortt, Jay Blum and Joel Wisser. Sixth went to Steve Longwell, Sr. Wally Stearns got seventh, ahead of Ed Haylett, Maria Nevin and Chase Anthony.

Dennis Wagner doubled in the ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors. In the opening race, he cruised to an easy win over Justin Whitesell, points leader Guy Griffin, rookie Michael Bauer and Joel Trent. In the nightcap, Wagner inherited the lead when Jimmy Morris jumped the cushion and struck the concrete wall exiting turn four. Behind Wagner in the second feature was Griffin and Bauer. Jacob Lagestee and Jeff Goodman completed the top 5.

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Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars: 1. Bob Felmlee (6); 2. Rod George (4); 3. Jason Dolick (D12); 4. Marty Perovich (17); 5. Brandon Spithaler (22S); 6. Cole Duncan (8); 7. Brandon Matus (13); 8. Ralph Spithaler (56); 9. Brent Matus (33); 10. Scott Priester (15); 11. Chris Best (66); 12. Adam Kekich (5K); 13. Shawn Minor (3M); 14. Kevin Andrusky (7A); 15. Chris Shuttleworth (11); 16. Aaron Shaffer (97S); 17. Jimmy Light (23); 18. John McCracken, Sr. (63); 19. Francis Sesco (2S); 20. Dennis Wagner (38); 21. Robert Van Tassel (69X); 22. Lindsay Enscoe (96); 23. Walt Tutak, Jr. (4B). DNS: Brian Steinman (24S). Heat winners: Brandon Spithaler, Brandon Matus and Perovich.

Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds: 1. Frank Guidace (1G); 2. Rob Curtis (88R); 3. Eric Gabany (3E); 4. Ron Eperthener, Jr. (333); 5. Jeff Schaffer (14); 6. Jerry Schaffer (4); 7. Jimmy Holden (28H); 8. Matt Reeher (711); 9. Rick Hall (B4); 10. Kevin Green (74); 11. Clyde Gumpp (51); 12. Scott Rodgers (55X); 13. Dave Murdick (77); 14. Jimmy Thompson (55); 15. Greg Unrue, Jr. (5); 16. Dustin Martin (29D); 17. Chirs Myers (1C); 18. Kyle Fink (66F); 19. Dan Fink (0). DNS: Lonnie Riggs (58). Heat winners: Eperthener, Holden.

Precise Racing Products Stock Cars: 1. Rusty Moore (17M); 2. Curtis Bish (29T); 3. Russ Byler (06R); 4. Joe Kelley (100); 5. Andy Thompson (7); 6. Jim Flaherty (38SPL); 7. Ryan Moyer (13X); 8. Terry Wheweler (2W); 9. Tim Burns (66); 10. Charlie McMillen (61M); 11. Dave Ferringer (02); 12. Brian Wagner (56); 13. Brandon Johnston (14J); 14. Chip Walsh (36); 15. Darrin Hyde (4); 16. Bob McCann (33); 17. Travis Walsh (1); 18. Matt Wagner (12); 19. Gary Miller (1M); 20. Derek Freedline (F3); 21. Will Aley (9). DNS: Bob Schwartzmiller (28S), Rodney Thoms. Heat winners: Hyde, Moore and Bish.

Big Daddy’s Speed Center Modified Lites: 1. Marc Marcucci (8M); 2. Darrin Gallagher (12); 3. Kotie Kirkbride (97N); 4. Tom Kline (68); 5. Bill Stivason (116); 6. Daniel Demyan (94); 7. Jacob Bova (28J); 8. Shane Pfeuffer (717); 9. Andrew Bruce (70×7); 10. Cody Bova (28B); 11. Andy Feil (08); 12. Taylor Smith (23TT); 13. Jeff Teeters (32). Heat winners: Teeters, Marcucci.

Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks (June 23 make-up feature): 1. Ed Haylett (8ball); 2. Tyler Fulton (409); 3. Tim Callahan (54); 4. Steve Longwell, Sr. (16K); 5. Joel Wisser (15K); 6. Chase Anthony (26); 7. Troy Lehnortt (46); 8. Dillon Kineston (19); 9. Steve Longwell, Jr. (17K); 10. Michael Thompson (82T); 11. Maria Nevin (9); 12. Rudy Troples (28); 13. Pete Blazczak (77).

Big Dog R/C Center Mini Stocks (regular feature): 1. John Shannon (14); 2. Tim Callahan (54); 3. Troy Lehnortt (46); 4. Jay Blum (14D); 5. Joel Wisser (15K); 6. Steve Longwel, Sr. (16K); 7. Wally Stearns (33); 8. Ed Haylett (8ball); 9. Maria Nevin (9); 10. Chase Anthony (26); 11. Pete Blazczak (77); 12. Michael Thompson (82T); 13. Anthony Shetter (33A); 14. Tyler Fulton (409); 15. Carl Keller (98); 16. Dillon Kineston (19). DNS: Josh Westlake (0), Mike McConnell (310, Rudy Troples (28), Steve Longwell, Jr. (17K). Heat winners: Haylett, Callahan.

ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors (June 23 make-up feature): 1. Dennis Wagner (38); 2. Justin Whitesell (17); 3. Guy Griffin (11); 4. Michael Bauer (35); 5. Joel Trent (10T).

ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors (regular feature): 1. Dennis Wagner (38); 2. Guy Griffin (11); 3. Michael Bauer (35); 4. Jacob Lagestee (72); 5. Jeff Goodman (14G); 6. Jim Morris (16); 7. Joel Trent (10T); 8. Harold Braden, Jr. (9); 9. Justin Whitesell (17). Heat winner: Morris.