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HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Hamlin, PA - Gracious Hearts And Lots of "Spark" Punctuate Outstanding Hamlin Speedway Race Card
by: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Turning the Hamlin Speedway grounds into a country fair early in the morning was a task most people would shy away from. This past Saturday morning, a loyal work force with not many hours of sleep, did just that as Megan Ammirato, Shannon Smith, Katie Sassano, the Smith Family and many speedway supporters transformed the speedway grounds into money raising venue for the "Sparkman" Mark Berkenstock, who was severely injured at the speedway two weeks ago. The fund-raiser began at 10 AM and the crowd gained momentum right away as many of the racers towed in early to join the great crowd on hand supporting the fund raising efforts. The Berkenstock Family was on hand for part of the day and addressed the crowd through heavy hearts and thanking everyone for their gracious support. Weis Supermarkets hosted the racing activity at the speedway for the second time this season
Great baked goods, the bounce house, a bountiful Oriental Auction, assorted games, sand art, pie in the face, and the celebrity dunk tank were all of the morning's events and gave such strong indication of the tremendous support the racers have for one another in such a demanding and competitive sport. Radio personality "Happy Jack" Burns of the award winning WALN studios was on hand with WALN Party Girl Miss Layla and Layla did her part in the Dunk Tank as the cold water greeted her many times with her stay on the perch. Speedway Promoter Randy Smith donning new hairpiece, Sponsor and track worker Ron Brown, cornerman Woody, and Speedway Entertainment guru Rich Tobias all took part in the dunking ceremonies that was done for a great cause. IRCO Vice President Greg Collins was on hand and brought some auction items along with him, the "Original Lady Outlaw" open wheel star Mares Stellfox and her son Matthew came out for the day and Mares and her Mom graciously offered a weekend stay at their homes at Arrowhead Lakes to the highest bidder as part of the auction process. The bidding for the weekend stays will be in place for at least two weeks and will be offered on the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet show as well to raise as much capital as possible for the Berkenstock Family. Mares was later coerced by NASCAR personality Kevin White to join them in the NASCAR Crew Challenge later in the evening and Mares did her usual great job for her first time in a Slingshot racer. The many on-going mechanisms in place to assist the "Sparkman" are continuing as the Bracelets, the Stickers, the dickie Keiper Racing Supplies race prize raffle, the Jim Young Race Photos raffle are just a part of the plans in place to keep raising money for the injured Berkenstock. Sonny Croughn was on hand with his "World's Baddest Trike". The Big Block Chevy powered Trike was a hit and included Miss Layla doing a photo session with the popular celebrity Croughn from nearby Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. "The Eynon Aggressor" Ben Whitaker had his Penn Can Late Model race car on hand fresh off of a third place finish the previous night at the speedway. Whitaker was the 2008 National Slingshot Champion. Gary Palmer Jr was on hand for the pie in the face fun and thoroughly enjoyed getting creamed by his friends. When questioned whether it was cream or oil, his food wizardry knew it was Reddi-Whip. Gary and Donna Palmer, the successful Accord Speedway promoters were on hand for the event. Michalski Heating and Kelley Fuels combined on a raffle of a 55 gallon of Fuel won by Mr Arnold.
Yes and there was great racing, lots of it. With 139 race cars signed in to do battle plus the twelve NASCAR notables, the standing room only crowd was treated to outsanding racing action in all divisions. After a series of quickly paced heat racing action, the features rolled off the starting grid with perfection. The rookie 270 Micros kicked it off with New Englander Mick D'Agostino grabbing the lead at the start of the event and driving away from the rest of the field to gather in another win at the speedway. Hard charging Missi Seip was solid as the runnerup for her best performance to date and first timer Scott Solt was third in a great drive. Jeffrey Anderson overcame his heat race woes to finish fourth and Hayden Miller was steady with a top five performance.
Recent feature winner Eddie Strada and Ricky Raisner brought the 17-car starting field for the Junior Slingshots down for the start of their 20-lap encounter. Strada led the first lap before yielding to Ricky Raisner who led for two laps before giving way to the high flying Danny Buccafusca. Raisner stayed close for most of the event but Buccafusca found his line quickly and reeled off a new track record at 14.419 seconds only to top it two laps later with a clocking of 14.373 seconds. Buccafusca added to his win total in this triumph and Raisner was the runnerup. Tyler Dippel was third with Zack Weisenfluh fourth and Dylan Martin completing the top five.
Rookie 600 Wingless Micro action found "The Goshen Gladiator" Joe Kata jumping out front at the start of the event and driving away from the field to add another win to his spectacular rookie season at Hamlin. Mick D'Agostino recovered from an early spin to drive back through the field to finish in the runnerup slot with Ryan Wood in third, Dylan Menditto in fourth and newcomer Zach Davis completing the top five.
The regular 270 Micro event proved to be the Allegrucci show for defending track champion Nunzi Allegrucci. The Scranton resident took the lead at the drop of the green and wired the field despite repeated efforts by Garden Stater Rob Pajauis to dislodge him from first place. "The Boss" Ross Perchak turned up in the Widdos ride for the evening and finished with a solid third place performance. Brandon Edgar and Gene Burd completed the top five finishing positions. The event was a timed event that saw the finish come a few laps short before completion of the scheduled number of laps.
Super Slinger action found "Double J" Jimmy Johnston returning to action after a couple of event hiatus. Johnston took full advantage of a front row starting spot to drive his Chestnut Hill Trailers/Janet's Fitness Center sponsored Slinger to a wire to wire triumph despite repeated challenges by Henry Anderson who finished scond. A late charge from Carbondale gunslinger Paul Ennes netted him a third place in the event and Tommy Vroom Jr and Aaron Henneforth completed the top five.
The always entertaining 600 Wingless Micros took to the speedway and the "Conductor" Bobby Butler conducted the clinic as he led from start to finish in his newly numbered Hell on Wheels Racing chariot. Brett Schoenly made one of his infrequent visits a good one as he finished in the runnerup slot despite constant pressure from Brett Michalski. Kyle "The Hot" Lick, who has been on fire of late, added another great finish to his racing resume with a fourth place finish and Meriden, Connecticut hot shoe Jonathan Hull completed the top five. The evening of events had North Carolina resident by way of Phoenix. Arizona NASCAR and open wheel star JJ Yeley on hand for the occasion and Yeley drove one of the Michaski buggies to a ninth place finish at the event, lending credence to the tough competition that can be found on a weekly basis at the Pocono oval.
Simon Egan used his pole start to gain command of the Mid Atlantic Slingshot Tour event on tap and drove away to an early lead in the event. Defending National Slingshot Champion, "The Bangor Renegade" Cody Kline raced into the runnerup slot late in the event and applied plenty of pressure to Egan but this was the night for Egan to shine in victory lane. Kline was the runnerup with newcomer to the sport Mike Fogler continuing to impress the railbirds with a solid third place finish. Dale Kober was fourth with Jimmy Johnston getting another top five finish in the process. Invader Brett Beiber was sixth with Billy Clark, Nathan West, Jess Benke and John Pantis completing the top ten.
The NASCAR Crew Challenge had Kevin White and Todd Carmichael trading the lead back and forth with Mike Williams until Williams found himself facing traffic with a spin. On the restart it was White and Carmichael continuing to duke it out for speedway bragging rights with White prevailing and Carmichael a close second. Adam Keisler was silently doing a great job and was in for third place with Carter Fischlein charging late to gain a fourth place finish and Sean Kerlin racing to fifth. John Hunter Nemechek was sixth with Mares Stellfox in seventh. David Cropps, Mike Williams, Brad Tunney, Jeff Handwerk and Bob Decker completed the notables on hand for the event.
POCO-NOTES:
Heat racing action at Hamlin has always proved to be like mini-feature events and last evening was no exception to the rule. The dual heat format for the Slingshots prevailed and winners were Rich Van Orden, John Bockhorn, Nathan West, Billy VanInwegen, JR Fulper and newcomer Clint Miller. Ricky Raisner and Eddie Strada were heat winners for the Junior Slingers. Henry Anderson and Paul Ennes were the Super Slinger winners. Mick D'Agostino was the rookie 270 Micro heat winner and also captured the rookie 600 heat win. Gene Burd, Trevor Dunn and Mike Esposito captured the 270 Micro heat wins. Brian Gilmore, making his first start in the regular 600's captured a heat win along with Billy Clark and Brett Schoenly.
Driver Joseph J Smith provided the invocation to begin the evening of racing and Kim Rutledge delivered the National Anthem with her usual great performance.
Newcomers included team cars of Scott Solt and Brandon Kressler in the 270's. Jess Coons also made her first start at Hamlin. Accord Speedway regular Tyler Johnston was on hand for the event and TJ Lilly returned to action fresh off a win at the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Zach Davis was a new arrival in the rookie 600's. Lou Horvath made his first Hamlin start that also found Marc McConnell, Greg Stevens and Dan Souder returning to action. Former Modified star Johhny Strupp was on hand for the event as was current Accord Speedway Modified Star "Vinny D" Vinny DeCicco and current OCFS star Billy Van Imwegen. Dave McCollough made his first Hamlin start in some time as did the "Iceman" Marc Daniels. Stephanie Stevens returned to the speedway in 600 Micro action in the former Jeff Schall machine. Former CRSA sprint driver Brian Davis was in the field as was the always tough Jesse Hartman. Chris Stockham returned to the speedway after a Friday evening run at Linda's Speedway. Charlie Lawrence, Matt Mertz, John Desantis and Matt Dealaman were on board for the event as well but Dealaman was given the nod to start the main as a tour provisional. Brad Arnold and Travis Beiber made the show from the tour and Arnold with a 17th and Travis with an 18th was the best they could do with a such a tough field on hand for the event in the tough 33 car field of entries. Emily VanInwegen made her start in over a year and drove to 14th place finish showing she hasn't lost her touch with the Slingshot cars. Hamlin Speedway continues to raise the bar for Slingshot racing in the United States and provides the great exciting racing action most full size division speedways cannot duplicate.
Weis Supermarkets has been operating successful grocery stores in a five state area since 1912. The Sunbury based retailer has grown to 165 stores since the purchase of the Mr Z's and King's Supermarkets in the late 90's and owns another 30 stores under the pet theme name of Superpetz. With many in-house labels such as Weis Quality, From the Field, Big Top, Carnival and Dutch Valley, Weis Markets has grown to be among the leaders in the vast supermarket industry today. Weis employs 16,600 people and the strong community ties have developed the sponsorship support and opportunities for the Hamlin Speedway and it was the second successful promotion of the season for Hamlin Speedway and the grocery store magnate. Megan Ammirato has helped develop the partnership the speedway hopes will be in place for many years to come. For more information regarding Weis Markets, logon to their extemsive website at: www.weismarkets.com
RESULTS:
Regular Slingshots: (Tour Event) Simon Egan, Cody Kline Mike Fogler, Dale Kober, Jimmy Johnston, Brett Beiber, Billy Clark, Nathan West, Jess Benke, John Pantis, Kyle Rutledge, Mack Brink, Paul Ennes, Emily VanInwegen, Billy VanInwegen, Clint Miller, Brad Arnold, Travis Beiber, Richie Van Orden, Justin Brewster, Matt Dealaman, Russell Benke, Vinny Zazzero, Mike McLaughlin, JR Fulper, John Bockhorn
270 Micros: Nunzi Allegrucci, Rob Pajauis, Ross Perchak, Brandon Edgar, Gene Burd, Dan Souder, CJ Heinig, Matt Mountz, Kurt Bettler, Trevor Dunn, Gene Beadle, Austin Burke, Jacob Severn, Greg Stevens, Austin Bishop, Lou Horvath, Sheldon Iudicello, Larry Hoagland, Larry Mekic, Robbie Watson, Kyle Rutledge, Darin Bartholomew, Jamie Czekai, Mike Esposito, Dylan Menditto, Marc McConnell
600 Wingless Micros: Bobby Butler, Brett Schoenly, Brett Michalski, Kyle Lick, Jonathan Hull, Luke Schostkewitz, Shannon Smith, Joseph J Smith, JJ Yeley, Jesse Hartman, Geordan Farry, Jason Van Doren, Brandon Edgar, Billy Clark, Stephanie Stevens, Rick Calvert, Alex Curley, Brian Davis, Brian Gilmore, Chris Stockham, Mark Gilmore, Brittany Tresch, Gary Berkenstock, Keith McIntyre, Rhett Long, Jake Winters, Tony Iudicello, Matt Mountz
Junior Slingshots: Danny Buccafusca, Ricky Raisner, Tyler Dippel, Zack Weisenfluh, Dylan Martin, Jacob Dunn, Chris Kurtz, AJ Tonkin, Taylor Eccles, TJ Lilly, Jenna Schostkewitz, Thomas Strupp, Tyler Johnston, Thomas Laga, Mackenzie Tresch, Rosalyn Trautschold, Eddie Strada
Super Slingshots: Jimmy Johnston, Henry Anderson, Paul Ennes, Tommy Vroom, Aaron Henneforth, Dale Kober, Dave McCollough, Bob Clark, Tom Arntz, Mark Henneforth, Johnny Strupp, Roger Collins, PJ Dempsey, Mike Pontrelli, Marc Daniels, Vinny DeCicco, Lea Anna Tonkin
270 Rookie Micros: Mick D'Agostino, Missi Seip, Scott Solt, Jeffrey Anderson, Hayden Miller, Jess Coons, Sheldon Iudicello, Austin Bishop, Brandon Kressler
600 Rookie Wingless Micros: Joe Kata, Mick D'Agostino, Ryan Wood, Dylan Menditto, Zach Davis
NASCAR Crew Challenge: Kevin White/Richard Petty, Todd Carmichael/Richard Petty, Adam Keisler/Richard Petty, Carter Fischlein/Richard Petty, Sean Kerlin/Red Bull, John Hunter Nemechek/Front Row Joe, Mares Stellfox/CARQUEST Gasoline Alley, David Cropps/Richard Petty, Mike Williams/Red Bull, Brad Tunney/Red Bull, Jeff Handwerk/Richard Petty, Bob Decker/RPM#9
Hamlin Speedway presents racing every Saturday night from April thru September. The speedway will be dark the week of August 7th. All divisions will be back in action on August 14th at the speedway. Gates open at 1 PM; Drivers Registration is between 2:00 and 4:30; Drivers Meeting at 4:45; Hot Laps are at 5:00 and the racing begins at 6 PM sharp. Admission Prices are: Adults $8.00; Senior Citizens $4.00 Children under 6 are Free; Pit Pass: $20.00 The "new" General Admission Bonus Pack is available for families: It consists of 4 General Admission Tickets + $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 (a savings of $12.00)
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Hamlin Speedway, logon to their well documented website at: www.hamlinspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 570 420 5500. For video work or questions regarding the purchase of videos from the exciting on-track action at the Hamlin Speedway, contact videographer Barry Boyd at: www.boydracingvideos.com For the purchase of banquet, action or victory lane track photos, contact track photographer Jimmy Young at: www.jyracingphotos.com
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as............................................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The Gateway To The Poconos
Hamlin, PA - Gracious Hearts And Lots of "Spark" Punctuate Outstanding Hamlin Speedway Race Card
by: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Turning the Hamlin Speedway grounds into a country fair early in the morning was a task most people would shy away from. This past Saturday morning, a loyal work force with not many hours of sleep, did just that as Megan Ammirato, Shannon Smith, Katie Sassano, the Smith Family and many speedway supporters transformed the speedway grounds into money raising venue for the "Sparkman" Mark Berkenstock, who was severely injured at the speedway two weeks ago. The fund-raiser began at 10 AM and the crowd gained momentum right away as many of the racers towed in early to join the great crowd on hand supporting the fund raising efforts. The Berkenstock Family was on hand for part of the day and addressed the crowd through heavy hearts and thanking everyone for their gracious support. Weis Supermarkets hosted the racing activity at the speedway for the second time this season
Great baked goods, the bounce house, a bountiful Oriental Auction, assorted games, sand art, pie in the face, and the celebrity dunk tank were all of the morning's events and gave such strong indication of the tremendous support the racers have for one another in such a demanding and competitive sport. Radio personality "Happy Jack" Burns of the award winning WALN studios was on hand with WALN Party Girl Miss Layla and Layla did her part in the Dunk Tank as the cold water greeted her many times with her stay on the perch. Speedway Promoter Randy Smith donning new hairpiece, Sponsor and track worker Ron Brown, cornerman Woody, and Speedway Entertainment guru Rich Tobias all took part in the dunking ceremonies that was done for a great cause. IRCO Vice President Greg Collins was on hand and brought some auction items along with him, the "Original Lady Outlaw" open wheel star Mares Stellfox and her son Matthew came out for the day and Mares and her Mom graciously offered a weekend stay at their homes at Arrowhead Lakes to the highest bidder as part of the auction process. The bidding for the weekend stays will be in place for at least two weeks and will be offered on the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet show as well to raise as much capital as possible for the Berkenstock Family. Mares was later coerced by NASCAR personality Kevin White to join them in the NASCAR Crew Challenge later in the evening and Mares did her usual great job for her first time in a Slingshot racer. The many on-going mechanisms in place to assist the "Sparkman" are continuing as the Bracelets, the Stickers, the dickie Keiper Racing Supplies race prize raffle, the Jim Young Race Photos raffle are just a part of the plans in place to keep raising money for the injured Berkenstock. Sonny Croughn was on hand with his "World's Baddest Trike". The Big Block Chevy powered Trike was a hit and included Miss Layla doing a photo session with the popular celebrity Croughn from nearby Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. "The Eynon Aggressor" Ben Whitaker had his Penn Can Late Model race car on hand fresh off of a third place finish the previous night at the speedway. Whitaker was the 2008 National Slingshot Champion. Gary Palmer Jr was on hand for the pie in the face fun and thoroughly enjoyed getting creamed by his friends. When questioned whether it was cream or oil, his food wizardry knew it was Reddi-Whip. Gary and Donna Palmer, the successful Accord Speedway promoters were on hand for the event. Michalski Heating and Kelley Fuels combined on a raffle of a 55 gallon of Fuel won by Mr Arnold.
Yes and there was great racing, lots of it. With 139 race cars signed in to do battle plus the twelve NASCAR notables, the standing room only crowd was treated to outsanding racing action in all divisions. After a series of quickly paced heat racing action, the features rolled off the starting grid with perfection. The rookie 270 Micros kicked it off with New Englander Mick D'Agostino grabbing the lead at the start of the event and driving away from the rest of the field to gather in another win at the speedway. Hard charging Missi Seip was solid as the runnerup for her best performance to date and first timer Scott Solt was third in a great drive. Jeffrey Anderson overcame his heat race woes to finish fourth and Hayden Miller was steady with a top five performance.
Recent feature winner Eddie Strada and Ricky Raisner brought the 17-car starting field for the Junior Slingshots down for the start of their 20-lap encounter. Strada led the first lap before yielding to Ricky Raisner who led for two laps before giving way to the high flying Danny Buccafusca. Raisner stayed close for most of the event but Buccafusca found his line quickly and reeled off a new track record at 14.419 seconds only to top it two laps later with a clocking of 14.373 seconds. Buccafusca added to his win total in this triumph and Raisner was the runnerup. Tyler Dippel was third with Zack Weisenfluh fourth and Dylan Martin completing the top five.
Rookie 600 Wingless Micro action found "The Goshen Gladiator" Joe Kata jumping out front at the start of the event and driving away from the field to add another win to his spectacular rookie season at Hamlin. Mick D'Agostino recovered from an early spin to drive back through the field to finish in the runnerup slot with Ryan Wood in third, Dylan Menditto in fourth and newcomer Zach Davis completing the top five.
The regular 270 Micro event proved to be the Allegrucci show for defending track champion Nunzi Allegrucci. The Scranton resident took the lead at the drop of the green and wired the field despite repeated efforts by Garden Stater Rob Pajauis to dislodge him from first place. "The Boss" Ross Perchak turned up in the Widdos ride for the evening and finished with a solid third place performance. Brandon Edgar and Gene Burd completed the top five finishing positions. The event was a timed event that saw the finish come a few laps short before completion of the scheduled number of laps.
Super Slinger action found "Double J" Jimmy Johnston returning to action after a couple of event hiatus. Johnston took full advantage of a front row starting spot to drive his Chestnut Hill Trailers/Janet's Fitness Center sponsored Slinger to a wire to wire triumph despite repeated challenges by Henry Anderson who finished scond. A late charge from Carbondale gunslinger Paul Ennes netted him a third place in the event and Tommy Vroom Jr and Aaron Henneforth completed the top five.
The always entertaining 600 Wingless Micros took to the speedway and the "Conductor" Bobby Butler conducted the clinic as he led from start to finish in his newly numbered Hell on Wheels Racing chariot. Brett Schoenly made one of his infrequent visits a good one as he finished in the runnerup slot despite constant pressure from Brett Michalski. Kyle "The Hot" Lick, who has been on fire of late, added another great finish to his racing resume with a fourth place finish and Meriden, Connecticut hot shoe Jonathan Hull completed the top five. The evening of events had North Carolina resident by way of Phoenix. Arizona NASCAR and open wheel star JJ Yeley on hand for the occasion and Yeley drove one of the Michaski buggies to a ninth place finish at the event, lending credence to the tough competition that can be found on a weekly basis at the Pocono oval.
Simon Egan used his pole start to gain command of the Mid Atlantic Slingshot Tour event on tap and drove away to an early lead in the event. Defending National Slingshot Champion, "The Bangor Renegade" Cody Kline raced into the runnerup slot late in the event and applied plenty of pressure to Egan but this was the night for Egan to shine in victory lane. Kline was the runnerup with newcomer to the sport Mike Fogler continuing to impress the railbirds with a solid third place finish. Dale Kober was fourth with Jimmy Johnston getting another top five finish in the process. Invader Brett Beiber was sixth with Billy Clark, Nathan West, Jess Benke and John Pantis completing the top ten.
The NASCAR Crew Challenge had Kevin White and Todd Carmichael trading the lead back and forth with Mike Williams until Williams found himself facing traffic with a spin. On the restart it was White and Carmichael continuing to duke it out for speedway bragging rights with White prevailing and Carmichael a close second. Adam Keisler was silently doing a great job and was in for third place with Carter Fischlein charging late to gain a fourth place finish and Sean Kerlin racing to fifth. John Hunter Nemechek was sixth with Mares Stellfox in seventh. David Cropps, Mike Williams, Brad Tunney, Jeff Handwerk and Bob Decker completed the notables on hand for the event.
POCO-NOTES:
Heat racing action at Hamlin has always proved to be like mini-feature events and last evening was no exception to the rule. The dual heat format for the Slingshots prevailed and winners were Rich Van Orden, John Bockhorn, Nathan West, Billy VanInwegen, JR Fulper and newcomer Clint Miller. Ricky Raisner and Eddie Strada were heat winners for the Junior Slingers. Henry Anderson and Paul Ennes were the Super Slinger winners. Mick D'Agostino was the rookie 270 Micro heat winner and also captured the rookie 600 heat win. Gene Burd, Trevor Dunn and Mike Esposito captured the 270 Micro heat wins. Brian Gilmore, making his first start in the regular 600's captured a heat win along with Billy Clark and Brett Schoenly.
Driver Joseph J Smith provided the invocation to begin the evening of racing and Kim Rutledge delivered the National Anthem with her usual great performance.
Newcomers included team cars of Scott Solt and Brandon Kressler in the 270's. Jess Coons also made her first start at Hamlin. Accord Speedway regular Tyler Johnston was on hand for the event and TJ Lilly returned to action fresh off a win at the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Zach Davis was a new arrival in the rookie 600's. Lou Horvath made his first Hamlin start that also found Marc McConnell, Greg Stevens and Dan Souder returning to action. Former Modified star Johhny Strupp was on hand for the event as was current Accord Speedway Modified Star "Vinny D" Vinny DeCicco and current OCFS star Billy Van Imwegen. Dave McCollough made his first Hamlin start in some time as did the "Iceman" Marc Daniels. Stephanie Stevens returned to the speedway in 600 Micro action in the former Jeff Schall machine. Former CRSA sprint driver Brian Davis was in the field as was the always tough Jesse Hartman. Chris Stockham returned to the speedway after a Friday evening run at Linda's Speedway. Charlie Lawrence, Matt Mertz, John Desantis and Matt Dealaman were on board for the event as well but Dealaman was given the nod to start the main as a tour provisional. Brad Arnold and Travis Beiber made the show from the tour and Arnold with a 17th and Travis with an 18th was the best they could do with a such a tough field on hand for the event in the tough 33 car field of entries. Emily VanInwegen made her start in over a year and drove to 14th place finish showing she hasn't lost her touch with the Slingshot cars. Hamlin Speedway continues to raise the bar for Slingshot racing in the United States and provides the great exciting racing action most full size division speedways cannot duplicate.
Weis Supermarkets has been operating successful grocery stores in a five state area since 1912. The Sunbury based retailer has grown to 165 stores since the purchase of the Mr Z's and King's Supermarkets in the late 90's and owns another 30 stores under the pet theme name of Superpetz. With many in-house labels such as Weis Quality, From the Field, Big Top, Carnival and Dutch Valley, Weis Markets has grown to be among the leaders in the vast supermarket industry today. Weis employs 16,600 people and the strong community ties have developed the sponsorship support and opportunities for the Hamlin Speedway and it was the second successful promotion of the season for Hamlin Speedway and the grocery store magnate. Megan Ammirato has helped develop the partnership the speedway hopes will be in place for many years to come. For more information regarding Weis Markets, logon to their extemsive website at: www.weismarkets.com
RESULTS:
Regular Slingshots: (Tour Event) Simon Egan, Cody Kline Mike Fogler, Dale Kober, Jimmy Johnston, Brett Beiber, Billy Clark, Nathan West, Jess Benke, John Pantis, Kyle Rutledge, Mack Brink, Paul Ennes, Emily VanInwegen, Billy VanInwegen, Clint Miller, Brad Arnold, Travis Beiber, Richie Van Orden, Justin Brewster, Matt Dealaman, Russell Benke, Vinny Zazzero, Mike McLaughlin, JR Fulper, John Bockhorn
270 Micros: Nunzi Allegrucci, Rob Pajauis, Ross Perchak, Brandon Edgar, Gene Burd, Dan Souder, CJ Heinig, Matt Mountz, Kurt Bettler, Trevor Dunn, Gene Beadle, Austin Burke, Jacob Severn, Greg Stevens, Austin Bishop, Lou Horvath, Sheldon Iudicello, Larry Hoagland, Larry Mekic, Robbie Watson, Kyle Rutledge, Darin Bartholomew, Jamie Czekai, Mike Esposito, Dylan Menditto, Marc McConnell
600 Wingless Micros: Bobby Butler, Brett Schoenly, Brett Michalski, Kyle Lick, Jonathan Hull, Luke Schostkewitz, Shannon Smith, Joseph J Smith, JJ Yeley, Jesse Hartman, Geordan Farry, Jason Van Doren, Brandon Edgar, Billy Clark, Stephanie Stevens, Rick Calvert, Alex Curley, Brian Davis, Brian Gilmore, Chris Stockham, Mark Gilmore, Brittany Tresch, Gary Berkenstock, Keith McIntyre, Rhett Long, Jake Winters, Tony Iudicello, Matt Mountz
Junior Slingshots: Danny Buccafusca, Ricky Raisner, Tyler Dippel, Zack Weisenfluh, Dylan Martin, Jacob Dunn, Chris Kurtz, AJ Tonkin, Taylor Eccles, TJ Lilly, Jenna Schostkewitz, Thomas Strupp, Tyler Johnston, Thomas Laga, Mackenzie Tresch, Rosalyn Trautschold, Eddie Strada
Super Slingshots: Jimmy Johnston, Henry Anderson, Paul Ennes, Tommy Vroom, Aaron Henneforth, Dale Kober, Dave McCollough, Bob Clark, Tom Arntz, Mark Henneforth, Johnny Strupp, Roger Collins, PJ Dempsey, Mike Pontrelli, Marc Daniels, Vinny DeCicco, Lea Anna Tonkin
270 Rookie Micros: Mick D'Agostino, Missi Seip, Scott Solt, Jeffrey Anderson, Hayden Miller, Jess Coons, Sheldon Iudicello, Austin Bishop, Brandon Kressler
600 Rookie Wingless Micros: Joe Kata, Mick D'Agostino, Ryan Wood, Dylan Menditto, Zach Davis
NASCAR Crew Challenge: Kevin White/Richard Petty, Todd Carmichael/Richard Petty, Adam Keisler/Richard Petty, Carter Fischlein/Richard Petty, Sean Kerlin/Red Bull, John Hunter Nemechek/Front Row Joe, Mares Stellfox/CARQUEST Gasoline Alley, David Cropps/Richard Petty, Mike Williams/Red Bull, Brad Tunney/Red Bull, Jeff Handwerk/Richard Petty, Bob Decker/RPM#9
Hamlin Speedway presents racing every Saturday night from April thru September. The speedway will be dark the week of August 7th. All divisions will be back in action on August 14th at the speedway. Gates open at 1 PM; Drivers Registration is between 2:00 and 4:30; Drivers Meeting at 4:45; Hot Laps are at 5:00 and the racing begins at 6 PM sharp. Admission Prices are: Adults $8.00; Senior Citizens $4.00 Children under 6 are Free; Pit Pass: $20.00 The "new" General Admission Bonus Pack is available for families: It consists of 4 General Admission Tickets + $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 (a savings of $12.00)
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Hamlin Speedway, logon to their well documented website at: www.hamlinspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 570 420 5500. For video work or questions regarding the purchase of videos from the exciting on-track action at the Hamlin Speedway, contact videographer Barry Boyd at: www.boydracingvideos.com For the purchase of banquet, action or victory lane track photos, contact track photographer Jimmy Young at: www.jyracingphotos.com
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as............................................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The Gateway To The Poconos