After a few dismal weeks with equipment failure - Shannon Smith in the S&S Speedways #23 takes the checkered flag in dominating fashion winning her first race at this speedway. Shannon also took the checkers in first in her heat. This gives her 5 Feature wins on the year to date including an awesome drive this past Saturday at Hamlin Speedway coming from 10th starting position to take he lead with 3 to go, over her teamate Dale Kober who finished 2nd.
Congratulations Shannon!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Back Online Finally!! Sorry for the delay. Below is the Full Press Release from Hamlin Speedway
August 30, 2008 – Hamlin Speedway – Slingshots
August 30, 2008: S&S SPEEDWAYS – INDOOR GO-KARTS IN THE POCONO’S sponsored the “Labor Day Super Slinger Nationals, $500 to win!”, a full night of action packed racing, and a special 270cc micro “Wingless” event at Hamlin Speedway!
The headliner “SUPER! Slinger Nationals, $500 to win!” brought a strong 20-car field to Hamlin to do battle for the title and the $500 bucks! The “Iceman” Marc Daniels, driving the Whitaker owned 13x slingshot, earned pole position in the A-Main. Racing a dual heat format – Daniels achieved the lowest point total with the #51 of Carl Bittenbender on the outside. The 45-lap feature challenged even the “Iceman” as Bittenbender put on the heat in 2nd, until engine failure hit. Coming from the 20th starting spot, earning Hard Charger for the event and setting fast time with a 14.244, was the #75jr of Billy “The Dream” Weaver finishing 2nd! A late race challenge from Weaver made for an exciting finish! Bringing home 3rd was the #04 of Bill VanInwegen Sr. with the #o5 of John Pantis in 4th, coming from the 11th starting spot. Earning a solid 5th place finish was the #14 of Joey Funk with the #87 of Bob Clark in 6th. Rounding out the top 10 was the #859 of PJ Dempsey in 7th, #189 of Duane White in 8th, #96 of Dale Reed in 9th (coming from 17th), and the #53 of Joe Funk Jr. in 10th. Lap sponsorship money of $225 was disbursed throughout the field with a $20 Hard Charger bonus going to the #75jr of Billy Weaver! The “Iceman” Marc Daniels was crowned “Super Slinger National Champion” in victory circle and awarded $500! Thank you to all the fans, friends, and businesses that contributed to the lap sponsorship fund!
Heat Winners: #5 Paul Ennes, #13x Marc Daniels, #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr., #51 Carl Bittenbender
Hard Charger & Fast Time: #75jr Billy Weaver
Hard Luck: #51 Carl Bittenbender
The fiercest level of competition exists in the Regular Slingshot division at Hamlin Speedway! With a handicap in place of 20+ cars – the weekly racing is always entertaining! And this week’s event wasn’t any different! With a 23-car field – the #37 of Tony Frable was on the pole with the #5s of Dale Kober on the outside. Kober jumped into the lead at the drop of the green flag to have immediate challenge from #19 Emily VanInwegen. Coming from 6th – the #97 of Jill Long also applied pressure with the #23 of Shannon Smith in tow, up from the 10th spot. In the heat of the battle was the #23c of Billy Clark, the #57 of Mark Berkenstock, and #14t of Jeff Cosgrove. The #23 of Shannon Smith took the lead from Kober on lap 22 to take her 2nd checkered flag at Hamlin Speedway in 2008! Smith also set the fast time of the season with a 14.019. Coming home 2nd was the #5s of Dale Kober, 3rd went to #23c of Billy Clark, with the #97 of Jill Long in 4th, and #19 of Emily VanInwegen in 5th. The #57 of Mark Berkenstock finished 6th with the #14t of Jeff Cosgrove in 7th and the #920 of Chad Winowich in 8th.
Heat Winners: #23 Shannon Smith, #5 Paul Ennes, #5s Dale Kober
Hard Charger & Fast Time: #23 Shannon Smith, 14.019
The Junior Slingshot division found the return of the #97j Justin Brewster to victory circle, winning his first 2 weeks prior! Brewster started on the pole and set fast time of 14.662. Finishing 2nd was the #27 of Jacob Hendershot with the #6 of Colin White in 3rd. Finishing 4th was the #33 of Troy Langendoerfer with the #15 of Cait Chambers in 5th.
Heat Winner: #97j Justin Brewster
Total cars: 8
Check out www.HamlinSpeedway.com for race results, press releases, and photos!
REGULAR Slingshots:
1. #23 SHANNON SMITH <<<---
2. #5s Dale Kober
3. #23c Billy Clark
4. #97 Jill Long
5. #19 Emily VanInwegen
6. #57 Mark Berkenstock
7. #14t Jeff Cosgrove
8. #920 Chad Winowich
9. #1r Kyle Rohner
10. #13x Ben Whitaker
11. #1 Billy Weaver
12. #5 Paul Ennes
13. #12 Adam Brown
14. #26 Mackenzie Brink
15. #55r Ryan Wood
16. #50 Carl Bittenbender
17. #05 John Pantis
18. #31 Nathan West
19. #27v Bobby VanBlarcom
20. #37 Tony Frable
21. #59 Cody Kline
22. #12d Dana Smith
23. #29r Kyle Rode
Junior Slingshots:
1. #97j JUSTIN BREWSTER <----
2. #27 Jacob Hendershot
3. #6 Colin White
4. #33 Troy Langendoerfer
5. #15 Cait Chambers
6. #01 Shelby Ogozaly
7. #88 Austin Barucky
8. #46 Matt Gaughan
SUPER! Slingers Nationals:
1. #13x MARC DANIELS <---
2. #75jr Bill Weaver
3. #04 Billy VanInwegen Sr.
4. #05 John Pantis
5. #14 Joey Funk
6. #87 Bob Clark
7. #859 PJ Dempsey
8. #189 Duane White
9. #96 Dale Reed
10. #53 Joe Funk Jr.
11. #112 Randy Leuthe
12. #551 Mike Pontrelli
13. #5s Dale Kober
14. #920 Greg Winowich
15. #707 Charlie Bodine
16. #5 Paul Ennes
17. #54 Joe Malson
18. #51 Carl Bittenbender
19. #11 Henry Anderson
20. #39 Roger Collins
August 30, 2008: S&S SPEEDWAYS – INDOOR GO-KARTS IN THE POCONO’S sponsored the “Labor Day Super Slinger Nationals, $500 to win!”, a full night of action packed racing, and a special 270cc micro “Wingless” event at Hamlin Speedway!
The headliner “SUPER! Slinger Nationals, $500 to win!” brought a strong 20-car field to Hamlin to do battle for the title and the $500 bucks! The “Iceman” Marc Daniels, driving the Whitaker owned 13x slingshot, earned pole position in the A-Main. Racing a dual heat format – Daniels achieved the lowest point total with the #51 of Carl Bittenbender on the outside. The 45-lap feature challenged even the “Iceman” as Bittenbender put on the heat in 2nd, until engine failure hit. Coming from the 20th starting spot, earning Hard Charger for the event and setting fast time with a 14.244, was the #75jr of Billy “The Dream” Weaver finishing 2nd! A late race challenge from Weaver made for an exciting finish! Bringing home 3rd was the #04 of Bill VanInwegen Sr. with the #o5 of John Pantis in 4th, coming from the 11th starting spot. Earning a solid 5th place finish was the #14 of Joey Funk with the #87 of Bob Clark in 6th. Rounding out the top 10 was the #859 of PJ Dempsey in 7th, #189 of Duane White in 8th, #96 of Dale Reed in 9th (coming from 17th), and the #53 of Joe Funk Jr. in 10th. Lap sponsorship money of $225 was disbursed throughout the field with a $20 Hard Charger bonus going to the #75jr of Billy Weaver! The “Iceman” Marc Daniels was crowned “Super Slinger National Champion” in victory circle and awarded $500! Thank you to all the fans, friends, and businesses that contributed to the lap sponsorship fund!
Heat Winners: #5 Paul Ennes, #13x Marc Daniels, #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr., #51 Carl Bittenbender
Hard Charger & Fast Time: #75jr Billy Weaver
Hard Luck: #51 Carl Bittenbender
The fiercest level of competition exists in the Regular Slingshot division at Hamlin Speedway! With a handicap in place of 20+ cars – the weekly racing is always entertaining! And this week’s event wasn’t any different! With a 23-car field – the #37 of Tony Frable was on the pole with the #5s of Dale Kober on the outside. Kober jumped into the lead at the drop of the green flag to have immediate challenge from #19 Emily VanInwegen. Coming from 6th – the #97 of Jill Long also applied pressure with the #23 of Shannon Smith in tow, up from the 10th spot. In the heat of the battle was the #23c of Billy Clark, the #57 of Mark Berkenstock, and #14t of Jeff Cosgrove. The #23 of Shannon Smith took the lead from Kober on lap 22 to take her 2nd checkered flag at Hamlin Speedway in 2008! Smith also set the fast time of the season with a 14.019. Coming home 2nd was the #5s of Dale Kober, 3rd went to #23c of Billy Clark, with the #97 of Jill Long in 4th, and #19 of Emily VanInwegen in 5th. The #57 of Mark Berkenstock finished 6th with the #14t of Jeff Cosgrove in 7th and the #920 of Chad Winowich in 8th.
Heat Winners: #23 Shannon Smith, #5 Paul Ennes, #5s Dale Kober
Hard Charger & Fast Time: #23 Shannon Smith, 14.019
The Junior Slingshot division found the return of the #97j Justin Brewster to victory circle, winning his first 2 weeks prior! Brewster started on the pole and set fast time of 14.662. Finishing 2nd was the #27 of Jacob Hendershot with the #6 of Colin White in 3rd. Finishing 4th was the #33 of Troy Langendoerfer with the #15 of Cait Chambers in 5th.
Heat Winner: #97j Justin Brewster
Total cars: 8
Check out www.HamlinSpeedway.com for race results, press releases, and photos!
REGULAR Slingshots:
1. #23 SHANNON SMITH <<<---
2. #5s Dale Kober
3. #23c Billy Clark
4. #97 Jill Long
5. #19 Emily VanInwegen
6. #57 Mark Berkenstock
7. #14t Jeff Cosgrove
8. #920 Chad Winowich
9. #1r Kyle Rohner
10. #13x Ben Whitaker
11. #1 Billy Weaver
12. #5 Paul Ennes
13. #12 Adam Brown
14. #26 Mackenzie Brink
15. #55r Ryan Wood
16. #50 Carl Bittenbender
17. #05 John Pantis
18. #31 Nathan West
19. #27v Bobby VanBlarcom
20. #37 Tony Frable
21. #59 Cody Kline
22. #12d Dana Smith
23. #29r Kyle Rode
Junior Slingshots:
1. #97j JUSTIN BREWSTER <----
2. #27 Jacob Hendershot
3. #6 Colin White
4. #33 Troy Langendoerfer
5. #15 Cait Chambers
6. #01 Shelby Ogozaly
7. #88 Austin Barucky
8. #46 Matt Gaughan
SUPER! Slingers Nationals:
1. #13x MARC DANIELS <---
2. #75jr Bill Weaver
3. #04 Billy VanInwegen Sr.
4. #05 John Pantis
5. #14 Joey Funk
6. #87 Bob Clark
7. #859 PJ Dempsey
8. #189 Duane White
9. #96 Dale Reed
10. #53 Joe Funk Jr.
11. #112 Randy Leuthe
12. #551 Mike Pontrelli
13. #5s Dale Kober
14. #920 Greg Winowich
15. #707 Charlie Bodine
16. #5 Paul Ennes
17. #54 Joe Malson
18. #51 Carl Bittenbender
19. #11 Henry Anderson
20. #39 Roger Collins
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Fri 8/22 Snydersville Tour = BIG MONEY!
Big Lap Money for Slingshot Tour Race at Snydersville
Date: 8/21/2008 11:06:28 AM
For Immediate Release: “Going for the Gold at Snydersville Raceway”
This Friday’s Slingshot by Tobias Gold Tour Race at the Snydersville Raceway has taken on a new light with the addition of over $1100.00 in lap money up for grabs in the 25 lap main event. Every lap of the event has been sponsored with the ½ way leader grabbing a cool $175.00
Through the efforts of New Egypt Speedway Race Director Clay Butler, the Tour race has taken on a new light. Butler was instrumental in obtaining the lap sponsorship through his contacts and friends at New Jersey’s New Egypt Speedway. With $350.00 to win on the line, if a driver can lead every lap they can take home nearly $1500.00, A huge amount of money for an event at the Monroe County Oval.
The evenings racing program sponsored by S&S Speedways, the Pocono’s Premier Indoor Go Kart Facility and Slingshot by Tobias Dealer, will be one round of heat races with the amount of qualified cars per heat to be determined by the amount of heat races needed. A total of 16 Slingshots will take the green flag in this now historical event.
All other regular Snydersville divisions will be in action with gates opening at 4pm. Warmups will be promptly at 6pm. A drivers meeting will be held at 6:45pm. All drivers in attendance are required to attend the meeting.
Snyersville Raceway would like to thank Clay Butler and all the “Going for the Gold” sponsors for their participation in this event. The Full list of Lap Sponsors for the Slingshot “Going for the Gold” race are as follows:Lap
1. Cradlerock Developers $25 ~ Mezzaluna Pizza $25
2. Wean Racing (ARDC Midget) $25 ~ Godown Motorsports
3. Deerfoot Auto Parts $25 ~ Bob Drayton Motorsports $25
4. G&M Dill & Son Trucking $25
5. Wall Tire
6. Hoffman Bros. Speed & Performance $25
7. Ron Jon Loczon Racing $25 ~ Snyder Star Co. $25
8. Romano Horsepower Development $25
9. X-Treme Graphics $25 ~ Tanner Properties $25
10. Liedka Motorsports $25 ~ CTC Construction $25
11. Bill Miscoski Racing $25
12. Tanner Bros. Dairy $25
13. Half Way Bonus Sponsored by: Jepo Enterprises $25 ~ Jim Mich $25 ~ E-Action Photos ( Lee Smith) $25 and Metal Fab Pro Race Shop $100
14. Bill Miscoski Racing $25 ~ Willie Osmun Racing $25
15. Infante Firewood $25 ~ Trash Racing $25
16. Best d**n Push truck driver in Auto Racing $25
17. E-Bay Seller “Tony 346” $25 ~ “The Pimp” Danny Serrano $25
18. X-Treme Graphics $25 ~ Bob Drayton Racing $25
19. Tanner Bros. Dairy $25
20. A-1 Racing Products $25
21. X-Treme Graphics $25
22. Cluttered Room Collectables $25
23. Todd Cray Motorsports $25 ~ Robert Hoopes $25
24. Mick Search Racing $25
25. A-1 Racing Products $25 ~ Robert Hoopes $25
For more information on the Snydersville Raceway, directions and their remaining 2008 schedule, please visit their website at www.snydersvilleracewaypa.com.
Date: 8/21/2008 11:06:28 AM
For Immediate Release: “Going for the Gold at Snydersville Raceway”
This Friday’s Slingshot by Tobias Gold Tour Race at the Snydersville Raceway has taken on a new light with the addition of over $1100.00 in lap money up for grabs in the 25 lap main event. Every lap of the event has been sponsored with the ½ way leader grabbing a cool $175.00
Through the efforts of New Egypt Speedway Race Director Clay Butler, the Tour race has taken on a new light. Butler was instrumental in obtaining the lap sponsorship through his contacts and friends at New Jersey’s New Egypt Speedway. With $350.00 to win on the line, if a driver can lead every lap they can take home nearly $1500.00, A huge amount of money for an event at the Monroe County Oval.
The evenings racing program sponsored by S&S Speedways, the Pocono’s Premier Indoor Go Kart Facility and Slingshot by Tobias Dealer, will be one round of heat races with the amount of qualified cars per heat to be determined by the amount of heat races needed. A total of 16 Slingshots will take the green flag in this now historical event.
All other regular Snydersville divisions will be in action with gates opening at 4pm. Warmups will be promptly at 6pm. A drivers meeting will be held at 6:45pm. All drivers in attendance are required to attend the meeting.
Snyersville Raceway would like to thank Clay Butler and all the “Going for the Gold” sponsors for their participation in this event. The Full list of Lap Sponsors for the Slingshot “Going for the Gold” race are as follows:Lap
1. Cradlerock Developers $25 ~ Mezzaluna Pizza $25
2. Wean Racing (ARDC Midget) $25 ~ Godown Motorsports
3. Deerfoot Auto Parts $25 ~ Bob Drayton Motorsports $25
4. G&M Dill & Son Trucking $25
5. Wall Tire
6. Hoffman Bros. Speed & Performance $25
7. Ron Jon Loczon Racing $25 ~ Snyder Star Co. $25
8. Romano Horsepower Development $25
9. X-Treme Graphics $25 ~ Tanner Properties $25
10. Liedka Motorsports $25 ~ CTC Construction $25
11. Bill Miscoski Racing $25
12. Tanner Bros. Dairy $25
13. Half Way Bonus Sponsored by: Jepo Enterprises $25 ~ Jim Mich $25 ~ E-Action Photos ( Lee Smith) $25 and Metal Fab Pro Race Shop $100
14. Bill Miscoski Racing $25 ~ Willie Osmun Racing $25
15. Infante Firewood $25 ~ Trash Racing $25
16. Best d**n Push truck driver in Auto Racing $25
17. E-Bay Seller “Tony 346” $25 ~ “The Pimp” Danny Serrano $25
18. X-Treme Graphics $25 ~ Bob Drayton Racing $25
19. Tanner Bros. Dairy $25
20. A-1 Racing Products $25
21. X-Treme Graphics $25
22. Cluttered Room Collectables $25
23. Todd Cray Motorsports $25 ~ Robert Hoopes $25
24. Mick Search Racing $25
25. A-1 Racing Products $25 ~ Robert Hoopes $25
For more information on the Snydersville Raceway, directions and their remaining 2008 schedule, please visit their website at www.snydersvilleracewaypa.com.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
HAMLIN 7/26 & Next Wk: SPEEDWEEK & Nascar Crew!
July 26, 2008 – Hamlin Speedway - Slingshot - Micro Results:
July 26, 2008: ED SMITH EXCAVATING sponsored an exciting night of racing at Hamlin Speedway! With the Big Car Division count of 72 competitors – the racing was action-packed!
With a 28-car field of Regular Slingshots – a rookie of the division earned his 2nd feature win of 2008! The #59 of CODY KLINE, coming out of the go-kart ranks in 2008, drove his way to the front of the pack from the 9th starting spot to take his 2nd feature win of 2008! Starting on the pole was the #1 of Billy Weaver with the #12D of Dana Smith (the birthday girl!) on the outside. Weaver jumped out into a commanding lead until a caution flew, negating his lead. The #26 of Mackenzie Brink challenged Weaver and took over the lead. An unfortunate tangle between the #13x of Ben Whitaker and Brink (the leader) forced both cars to the back of the 28-car pack. Kline was waiting in the wings and took over the lead to take the checkered flag. Patience paid off for Kline earning his 2nd feature win in his Rookie Season! The track conditions were the best ever, fast, and highly competitive! Taking home 2nd from the 5th starting spot was the #5s of Dale Kober, 3rd went to the #1 of Billy Weaver, 4th to the #23c of Billy Clark, and 5th to the #1r of Kyle Rohner. Silently working his way through the field from the 18th starting spot to finish 6th was the #23b of Billy VanInwegen Jr. earning the Hard Charger of the event.
Heat Winners: #1 Billy Weaver, #13x Ben Whitaker, #1r Kyle Rohner
Hard Charger: #23b Billy VanInwegen Jr.
Total Cars=28
With a 17-car field - the #28 of ERIC BODINE, driving the Jim Widdoss owned machine, cruised his way to another victory win on Saturday night! His greatest challenge came from the #10 of Mark Gilmore coming from the 5th starting spot to finish 2nd. Returning to competition was the #5 of Brian Kishbaugh, the 2007 Track Champion, who raced to a 3rd place finish from the 9th starting spot! Kishbaugh earned the Hard Charger of the event. Coming home 4th was the #88 of Nick Skias with the #83 of Nunzi Allegrucci finishing 5th. Rounding out the top 10 were the #94 of Matt Mountz in 6th, #24 of Bill Darcy in 7th, #5w of Joe Smith in 8th, #7r of Aaron Rinehimer in 9th, with the #11 of Brian Gilmore in 10th.
Heat Winners: #94 Matt Mountz, #28 Eric Bodine
Hard Charger: #5 Brian Kishbaugh
Total Cars = 17
With a 12-car field in the Junior Slingshots - a brand new feature winner was crowned in victory lane! In his rookie season - the #6 of COLIN WHITE raced his way across the finish line taking the win! Challenging for the lead – the #27 of Jacob Hendershot was making a move on the final lap for the lead only to get caught up in the tires and spin. Jacob was going for the win but Colin came out ahead! Coming home 2nd was the #14 of Ryan Snyder with the #15 of Cait Chambers in 3rd. Coming from the 7th starting spot – the #33 of Troy Langendoerfer finished 4th with the #51b of Molly Chambers in 5th. Rounding out the top 10 were the #97j of Justin Brewster in 6th, the #01 of Shelby Ogozaly in 7th, #46 Matthew Gaughan in 8th, the #27 Jacob Hendershot in 9th (following spin), and the #88 of Austin Barucky in 10th.
Heat Winners: #6 Colin White, #27 Jacob Hendershot
Total cars: 12
The SUPER! Slingers feature found the #5 of PAUL ENNES in victory lane charging from the 3rd starting spot! Finishing 2nd was the #5s of Dale Kober with the #51 of Carl Bittenbender in 3rd. Last week’s feature winner, the #707 of Charlie Bodine, earned a 4th place finish with the #04 of Bill VanInwegen Sr. taking home 5th.
Heat Winners: #5s Dale Kober, #51 Carl Bittenbender
Total cars: 15
NEXT WEEK: Slingshot SPEEDWEEK Tour event PLUS the NASCAR CREW CHALLENGE #2!
REGULAR Slingshots:
1. #59 CODY KLINE
2. #5s Dale Kober
3. #1 Billy Weaver
4. #23c Billy Clark
5. #1r Kyle Rohner
6. #23b Billy VanInwegen Jr.
7. #55r Ryan Wood
8. #920 Chad Winowich
9. #5 Paul Ennes
10. #97 Jill Long
11. #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr.
12. #12d Dana Smith (birthday girl!)
13. #23 Shannon Smith
14. #19 Emily VanInwegen
15. #o5 John Pantis
16. #14t Jeff Cosgrove
17. #551 Simon Egan
18. #13x Ben Whitaker
19. #26 Mackenzie Brink
20. #780 Rich Sanford
21. #37 Tony Frable
22. #859 PJ Dempsey
23. #1a Russell Benke
24. #31 Nathan West
25. #29r Kyle Rode
26. #89 Peter Patchoski
27. #57 Mark Berkenstock
28. #21a Anthony Perrego
270cc MICRO SPRINTS:
1. #28 ERIC BODINE
2. #10 Mark Gilmore
3. #5 Brian Kishbaugh
4. #88 Nick Skias
5. #83 Nunzi Allegrucci
6. #94 Matt Mountz
7. #24 Billy Darcy
8. #5w Joe Smith
9. #7r Aaron Rinehimer
10. #11 Brian Gilmore
11. #7c Jamie Czekai
12. #24x B.K. Rizzo
13. #1* Gene Beadle
14. #7 Rick Casario
15. #12 Rich O’Neill
16. #06 Larry Mekic
17. #37j Corey Kozimor
JUNIOR Slingshots:
1. #6 COLIN WHITE
2. #14 Ryan Snyder
3. #15 Cait Chambers
4. #33 Troy Langendoerfer
5. #51b Molly Chambers
6. #97j Justin Brewster
7. #01 Shelby Ogozaly
8. #46 Matthew Gaughan
9. #27 Jacob Hendershot
10. #88 Austin Barucky
11. #38 Christopher Gitelman
12. #34 Thomas Laga
SUPER! Slingers:
1. #5 PAUL ENNES
2. #5s Dale Kober
3. #51 Carl Bittenbender
4. #707 Charlie Bodine
5. #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr.
6. #36 Joe Bodenschatz
7. #39 Roger Collins
8. #96 Dale Reed
9. #780 Rich Sanford
10. #112 Reandy Leuthe
11. #12 Rich O’Neill
12. #75 Joe Malson
13. #859 PJ Dempsey
14. #87 Bob Clark
15. #551 Maureen Rindgen
July 26, 2008: ED SMITH EXCAVATING sponsored an exciting night of racing at Hamlin Speedway! With the Big Car Division count of 72 competitors – the racing was action-packed!
With a 28-car field of Regular Slingshots – a rookie of the division earned his 2nd feature win of 2008! The #59 of CODY KLINE, coming out of the go-kart ranks in 2008, drove his way to the front of the pack from the 9th starting spot to take his 2nd feature win of 2008! Starting on the pole was the #1 of Billy Weaver with the #12D of Dana Smith (the birthday girl!) on the outside. Weaver jumped out into a commanding lead until a caution flew, negating his lead. The #26 of Mackenzie Brink challenged Weaver and took over the lead. An unfortunate tangle between the #13x of Ben Whitaker and Brink (the leader) forced both cars to the back of the 28-car pack. Kline was waiting in the wings and took over the lead to take the checkered flag. Patience paid off for Kline earning his 2nd feature win in his Rookie Season! The track conditions were the best ever, fast, and highly competitive! Taking home 2nd from the 5th starting spot was the #5s of Dale Kober, 3rd went to the #1 of Billy Weaver, 4th to the #23c of Billy Clark, and 5th to the #1r of Kyle Rohner. Silently working his way through the field from the 18th starting spot to finish 6th was the #23b of Billy VanInwegen Jr. earning the Hard Charger of the event.
Heat Winners: #1 Billy Weaver, #13x Ben Whitaker, #1r Kyle Rohner
Hard Charger: #23b Billy VanInwegen Jr.
Total Cars=28
With a 17-car field - the #28 of ERIC BODINE, driving the Jim Widdoss owned machine, cruised his way to another victory win on Saturday night! His greatest challenge came from the #10 of Mark Gilmore coming from the 5th starting spot to finish 2nd. Returning to competition was the #5 of Brian Kishbaugh, the 2007 Track Champion, who raced to a 3rd place finish from the 9th starting spot! Kishbaugh earned the Hard Charger of the event. Coming home 4th was the #88 of Nick Skias with the #83 of Nunzi Allegrucci finishing 5th. Rounding out the top 10 were the #94 of Matt Mountz in 6th, #24 of Bill Darcy in 7th, #5w of Joe Smith in 8th, #7r of Aaron Rinehimer in 9th, with the #11 of Brian Gilmore in 10th.
Heat Winners: #94 Matt Mountz, #28 Eric Bodine
Hard Charger: #5 Brian Kishbaugh
Total Cars = 17
With a 12-car field in the Junior Slingshots - a brand new feature winner was crowned in victory lane! In his rookie season - the #6 of COLIN WHITE raced his way across the finish line taking the win! Challenging for the lead – the #27 of Jacob Hendershot was making a move on the final lap for the lead only to get caught up in the tires and spin. Jacob was going for the win but Colin came out ahead! Coming home 2nd was the #14 of Ryan Snyder with the #15 of Cait Chambers in 3rd. Coming from the 7th starting spot – the #33 of Troy Langendoerfer finished 4th with the #51b of Molly Chambers in 5th. Rounding out the top 10 were the #97j of Justin Brewster in 6th, the #01 of Shelby Ogozaly in 7th, #46 Matthew Gaughan in 8th, the #27 Jacob Hendershot in 9th (following spin), and the #88 of Austin Barucky in 10th.
Heat Winners: #6 Colin White, #27 Jacob Hendershot
Total cars: 12
The SUPER! Slingers feature found the #5 of PAUL ENNES in victory lane charging from the 3rd starting spot! Finishing 2nd was the #5s of Dale Kober with the #51 of Carl Bittenbender in 3rd. Last week’s feature winner, the #707 of Charlie Bodine, earned a 4th place finish with the #04 of Bill VanInwegen Sr. taking home 5th.
Heat Winners: #5s Dale Kober, #51 Carl Bittenbender
Total cars: 15
NEXT WEEK: Slingshot SPEEDWEEK Tour event PLUS the NASCAR CREW CHALLENGE #2!
REGULAR Slingshots:
1. #59 CODY KLINE
2. #5s Dale Kober
3. #1 Billy Weaver
4. #23c Billy Clark
5. #1r Kyle Rohner
6. #23b Billy VanInwegen Jr.
7. #55r Ryan Wood
8. #920 Chad Winowich
9. #5 Paul Ennes
10. #97 Jill Long
11. #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr.
12. #12d Dana Smith (birthday girl!)
13. #23 Shannon Smith
14. #19 Emily VanInwegen
15. #o5 John Pantis
16. #14t Jeff Cosgrove
17. #551 Simon Egan
18. #13x Ben Whitaker
19. #26 Mackenzie Brink
20. #780 Rich Sanford
21. #37 Tony Frable
22. #859 PJ Dempsey
23. #1a Russell Benke
24. #31 Nathan West
25. #29r Kyle Rode
26. #89 Peter Patchoski
27. #57 Mark Berkenstock
28. #21a Anthony Perrego
270cc MICRO SPRINTS:
1. #28 ERIC BODINE
2. #10 Mark Gilmore
3. #5 Brian Kishbaugh
4. #88 Nick Skias
5. #83 Nunzi Allegrucci
6. #94 Matt Mountz
7. #24 Billy Darcy
8. #5w Joe Smith
9. #7r Aaron Rinehimer
10. #11 Brian Gilmore
11. #7c Jamie Czekai
12. #24x B.K. Rizzo
13. #1* Gene Beadle
14. #7 Rick Casario
15. #12 Rich O’Neill
16. #06 Larry Mekic
17. #37j Corey Kozimor
JUNIOR Slingshots:
1. #6 COLIN WHITE
2. #14 Ryan Snyder
3. #15 Cait Chambers
4. #33 Troy Langendoerfer
5. #51b Molly Chambers
6. #97j Justin Brewster
7. #01 Shelby Ogozaly
8. #46 Matthew Gaughan
9. #27 Jacob Hendershot
10. #88 Austin Barucky
11. #38 Christopher Gitelman
12. #34 Thomas Laga
SUPER! Slingers:
1. #5 PAUL ENNES
2. #5s Dale Kober
3. #51 Carl Bittenbender
4. #707 Charlie Bodine
5. #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr.
6. #36 Joe Bodenschatz
7. #39 Roger Collins
8. #96 Dale Reed
9. #780 Rich Sanford
10. #112 Reandy Leuthe
11. #12 Rich O’Neill
12. #75 Joe Malson
13. #859 PJ Dempsey
14. #87 Bob Clark
15. #551 Maureen Rindgen
Monday, July 7, 2008
Shannon Smith had her own idea of Fireworks this 4th of July!!
Photos courtesy of Jim Young - Race Songs Productions (Please do not reproduce without permission)
Press release written and released by Denise Smith - Hamlin Speedway and S&S Speedways
July 5, 2008: The “Firecracker 100” and the 270cc Micro Sprint Twin 20s brought an explosive show for the packed grandstands of racing fans to Hamlin Speedway! Stormy weather surrounded the area, for the second week in a row, but did not stop the racing action!Sponsored by Ron Brown Hauling - The “Firecracker 100, $1500 to win” event brought 34 hungry drivers to race double heats, a Dash for Cash, and a 100 lap feature for a grand total of nearly 150 laps of wheel to wheel racing!After 6-heats in the books earning the pole starting position was the #23 of Shannon Smith with the #1r of Kyle Rohner on the outside. At the drop of the green – the Pink #23 took the lead never to look back, setting fast time of 14.213, but had continuous challenge from the #1r of Rohner. Serious racing battles in the top 10 between #13x of Ben Whitaker, up from the 13th starting spot to 3rd, #112 of Nunzi Allegrucci in 4th, #37 of Nate Christman (broke), #23c of Bill Clark to 5th from the 20th starting spot, and #32 of Brett Bieber from the 19th starting spot to 6th at the checkered flag! Mechanical problems struck the #37 of Christman while racing in the top 5 and #87 of Steven Intravaia, invading with the Clark Garage sponsored car. At the end of the 100 laps the Dash for Cash winner of the #04 of Bill VanInwegen Sr. finished 7th with the #327 of Zach O’Connell in 8th, #12 of Marc Daniels in 9th, and the #5s of Dale Kober in 10th from the 21st starting spot. The 6 heats were won by 6 different drivers including the invader of Rodney Kistler in the #551 from the Legends division! The winner #23 Shannon Smith was awarded for the “Firecracker 100” $1500 to win plus lap sponsor money totaling $1535! A total of $500 of lap sponsorship money was given out throughout the field, lottery style, to spread the monies to all drivers! Thanks to all lap sponsors for this benefit! Total purse for the “Firecracker 100” was $4365 plus lap sponsorship money!Heat Winners: #23b Billy VanInwegen Jr, #13x Ben Whitaker, #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr., #551 Rodney Kistler, #112 Nunzi Allegrucci, #23 Shannon Smith Hard Charger: #23c Billy ClarkTotal cars: 34
Monday, June 30, 2008
Hamlin Speedway Results 6/28/2008
Super 40! - Makeup Green to Checkers with NO cautions!!
1. #87 Bob Clark 2. #51 Carl Bittenbender 3. #780 Rich Sanford 4. #5 Paul Ennes 5. #39 Roger Collins 6. #5s Dale Kober 7. #36 Joe Bodenschatz 8. #48 Mike Scarcella 9. #96 Dale Reed 10. #91 David West 11. #21 Todd Chambers
Regular Slingshots 1. #1 Bill Weaver 2. #1r Kyle Rohner 3. #13x Ben Whitaker 4. #1a Anthony Perrego 5. #59 Cody Kline 6. #55r Ryan Wood 7. #26 Mackenzie Brink 8. #920 Chad Winowich 9. #97 Jill Long 10. #780 Rich Sanford 11. #29r Kyle Rode 12. #57 Mark Berkenstock 13. #23c Bill Clark 14. #5s Dale Kober 15. #05 John Pantis 16. #11 Corey McCarthy 17. #89 Peter Patchoski 18. #19 Emily VanInwegen 19. #327 Zach O'Connell 20. #38 Mike Dougherty 21. #93 Jason West 22. #6 Amanda Henneforth 23. #37 Tony Frable 24. #14t Jeff Cosgrove 25. #5 Paul Ennes 26. #23 Shannon Smith 27. DNS #91 Daniel West
Supers 1. #707 Charlie Bodine 2. #5s Dale Kober 3. #780 Rich Sanford 4. #51 Carl Bittenbender 5. #87 Bob Clark 6. #5 Paul Ennes 7. #39 Roger Collins 8. #36 Joe Bodenschatz 9. #96 Dale Reed 10. #48 Mike Scarcella 11. #21a Tom Perrego 12. #21 Todd Chambers
1. #87 Bob Clark 2. #51 Carl Bittenbender 3. #780 Rich Sanford 4. #5 Paul Ennes 5. #39 Roger Collins 6. #5s Dale Kober 7. #36 Joe Bodenschatz 8. #48 Mike Scarcella 9. #96 Dale Reed 10. #91 David West 11. #21 Todd Chambers
Regular Slingshots 1. #1 Bill Weaver 2. #1r Kyle Rohner 3. #13x Ben Whitaker 4. #1a Anthony Perrego 5. #59 Cody Kline 6. #55r Ryan Wood 7. #26 Mackenzie Brink 8. #920 Chad Winowich 9. #97 Jill Long 10. #780 Rich Sanford 11. #29r Kyle Rode 12. #57 Mark Berkenstock 13. #23c Bill Clark 14. #5s Dale Kober 15. #05 John Pantis 16. #11 Corey McCarthy 17. #89 Peter Patchoski 18. #19 Emily VanInwegen 19. #327 Zach O'Connell 20. #38 Mike Dougherty 21. #93 Jason West 22. #6 Amanda Henneforth 23. #37 Tony Frable 24. #14t Jeff Cosgrove 25. #5 Paul Ennes 26. #23 Shannon Smith 27. DNS #91 Daniel West
Supers 1. #707 Charlie Bodine 2. #5s Dale Kober 3. #780 Rich Sanford 4. #51 Carl Bittenbender 5. #87 Bob Clark 6. #5 Paul Ennes 7. #39 Roger Collins 8. #36 Joe Bodenschatz 9. #96 Dale Reed 10. #48 Mike Scarcella 11. #21a Tom Perrego 12. #21 Todd Chambers
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