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HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Hamlin, PA - Hamlin Speedway's Roster Of Great Talent Shines Brightly With Another Evening Of Racing Excitement
by: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The evening breezes become increasingly cooler as the month of August rolls through the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania but rest assured the exciting racing action on the 1/5 mile Hamlin Speedway provides plenty of heat for the large crowd of fans on hand for another great evening of racing entertainment at the premier race track in the Poconos. With a great race card in place and a talented driving roster on hand that is second to none, the racing action clicked off quickly and was completed by 9:30.
The Regular Slingshot feature began with 2010 feature winners Shannon Smith and Justin Brewster making up the front row of racers in the 26-car starting field. The "Dirt Diva" drove her S&S Speedways/Chestnut Hill Trailer/Tire Man chariot to the top of turn two on the opening lap of the event and powered her way down the backstretch with the lead. Brewster kept pace with Smith throughout the event and challenged for the lead on a couple of restarts only to have his efforts held at bay as Smith drove a flawless race and came across the finish line as the winner of the event. Brewster was second in a fine run for the roses with steady Paul Ennes finishing in third place, Rich Van Orden in fourth and the "Hot Rode" Kyle Rode completing the top five. Defending track champion Billy Clark, Dale Kober, John Bockhorn, Nathan West and Russell Benke completed the top ten finishers.
Hellertown's Kurt Bettler outgunned Slatington racer "Hurricane" Harlee Schaffer on the opening lap to carve out a lead in the 270 Micro event for the winged warriors. Bettler was receiving lots of heat from Rob Pajauis in the runner-up spot but the racing action came to quick halt on lap eleven when the "Rattlesnake" Richie O'Neill found himself outside of the ball park off of turn four in a spectacular ride from the arena. O'Neill was not injured in the incident. When racing resumed, it was Bettler and Pajauis continuing their dual with Bettler finally getting the results he needed from his racer to capture his first win at the Hamlin Speedway. Pajauis was the runner-up with hard-driving Robbie Watson in third place, Connecticut racer CJ Heinig in fourth and Brandon Edgar driving from 11th place to claim a top five finish. Rick Cascario, Trevor Dunn, invader Kurt Conklin, Larry Hoagland and Matt Mountz completed the top ten drivers.
The Wingless 600 Micros had feature winner from a week ago Jonathan Hull and Brett Michalski on the front row for the start of the event. Hull wasted no time in establishing himself as a contender for the win as he drove away from Michalski time and time again after a rash of incidents would slow the on-track action. The allotted time for the event ran out and the action was halted at 19 laps when the checkered flag fell on the exciting headliner for the 600's. Hull captured his straight win at the speedway with Michalski in the runner-up slot. "JVD" Jason Van Doren drove from 12th place to finish third in an outstanding run to the front, Mark Gilmore was fourth and Billy Clark rounded out the top five. Bobby Butler from 14th, Keith McIntyre, Stephanie Stevens from 15th, Rick Calvert and Joseph J Smith from 21st completed the top ten finishers.
The "Little Tornado" Zack Weisenfluh took the lead at the drop of the green flag to seize control of the point in the Junior Slingshot headliner. The aggressive field of combatants had a few skirmishes along the way but the racing action was solid throughout the event. As the laps wound down and the leaders hit traffic, the "Rockaway Rocket" Danny Buccafusca found a great line to race and hit his marks as he cut down the large distance between he and the leader Weisenfluh. In a dramatic last lap run for the checkers, Buccafusca caught up to Weisenfluh and the two young driving stars hit the finish line together with Weisenfluh just nipping Buccafusca at the wire to claim the victory. AJ Tonkin was third with Chris Kurtz in fourth and Eddie Strada completing the top five.
The Rookie 270 Micros had Kyle Rutledge out front for the first two laps until his motor soured and was forced pitside. On the restart, Jeffrey Anderson seized the point and drove away to another speedway win despite the heavy pressure from New Englander Mick D'Agostino who claimed the runner-up prize. Cheyanne Schaffer drove to solid third place finish with Glen Macomber reutrning to action to finish fourth and McKenzie Harper claiming fifth place.
The Kata-Gilmore continued in the Rookie 600 division as the pair of talented racers duked it out once again with Joe Kata leading up until lap-18 when Brian Gilmore squeezed by to take over the point. As the field came down the backstretch for the final time Gilmore became turned around in lapped traffic and Kata stayed clear of the skirmish to win another main event at the speedway. The returning Cody Smith was the runner-up with first time performer Aaron Henneforth finishing third in a race car recently purchased from Ed Jones. Gilmore and Carol Wheeler completed the top five finishers.
The rambunctious Super Slingers returned to the speedway to close the show after a meeting with Promoter Randy Smith to settle the drivers down. Bob Clark was at the top of his racing game as he drove away at the start and then held off the advances of Jerry Hughes to earn the win in the division. Hughes was second in a great run with his Castle Distributing racer and Dale Kober, Paul Ennes and PJ Dempsey all registering top five finishes in the event. Tom Arntz, Henry Anderson, Aaron Henneforth, Mike Trautschold and Kevin Oliver completed the top ten racers.
POCO-NOTES:
The speedway was in great shape throughout the evening as the drivers were able to climb the banking two and three wide throughout the course of the evening's events. Four more races remain on the seasonal schedule at Hamlin with some additional high-dollar events in place to bring out some anticipated invaders to challenge the Hamlin regulars with some big bucks on the line.
Heat racing action was sensational with Brian Gilmore winning the Rookie 600 heat action and Zack Weisenfluh and AJ Tonkin winning the Junior Slingshot preliminaries. Jeffrey Anderson captured the Rookie 270 heat win and Keith McIntyre, Danny Wykes and Mark Gilmore were victorious in the 600 Micro heat events. Paul Ennes and Bob Clark won the Super Slinger heats and Kurt Conklin, Harlee Schaffer and Rob Pajauis won the 270 Micro heats. Justin Brewster, Shannon Smith and Dale Kober were heat winners for the regular Slingshots.
Duane White had his second run in his recently purchased Slinger and was 15th in the main event. Modified talent Kevin Bates had a night off from his Five Mile Point Speedway action where he is tied for second place with Brian Weaver but behind leader Stewart Friesen, and hopped aboard the Aaron Henneforth hot rod to try his hand at the perils of Slingshot racing and scored a 21st place finish in the main event. Darin Bartholomew couldn't attend the races last evening so Larry Hoagland took over the car and drove to a ninth place finish. Brittany Tresch took over the Ray Merli machine but was an early retiree from the main event. Cait Chambers drove a new car that appeared to be the Jerry Mack machine seen earlier in the season at Hamlin. Missi Seip encountered the second turn fence in her heat event but the determined crew went to work and had the racer ready for the feature but the car encountered some problems early on and retired from the event. Wyatt Clark returned to action but encountered some problems that saw him withdraw early in the running of the feature event. Modified driver Mike Trautschold took a drive in the Slingshot he purchased for his daughter and was scored ninth in the final rundown for the event. Lea Anna Tonkin and AJ Tonkin switched cars for the night.
IRCO Vice President and noted Harmony Speedway Historian Greg Collins was on hand for the evening of racing activities and in a candid interview with track announcer Steve Pados told the crowd of his involvement with racing and how much he enjoyed the great racing action provided at the Speedway. Collins, who with the IRCO Group, spearheads the sponsorship for the annual Dirt Track Heroes Show at the Phillipsburg Mall thanked the Hamlin Speedway participants who have made a strong effort each year to come out and support the event and show the depth of the great driving talent at the Hamlin facility.
Chris Stockham was back in action with his 600 Micro and had along with him his 600 Xcel Modified. During the internmission period, Stockham took the National Parts Peddler sponsored racer out on the track for a few quick tours around the speedway
RESULTS:
Regular Slingshots: Shannon Smith, Justin Brewster, Paul Ennes, Rich Van Orden, Kyle Rode, Billy Clark, Dale Kober, John Bockhorn, Nathan West, Russell Benke, John Pantis, Mack Brink, Kyle Rutledge, Vinny Zazzero, Duane White, Colin White, Jimmy Johnston, Jess Benke, Mike Horton, Charlie Lawrence, Kevin Bates, Dana Smith, Simon Egan, John Rooks Jr, Troy Langendorfer, Mike Fogler
270 Micros: Kurt Bettler, Rob Pajauis, Robbie Watson, CJ Heinig, Brandon Edgar, Rick Cascario, Trevor Dunn, Kurt Conklin, Larry Hoagland, Matt Mountz, Ed Kenderdine, Mike Esposito, Kevin Pritchard, Nunzi Allegrucci, Larry Mekic, Jamie Czekai, Harlee Schaffer, Richie O'Neill, Greg Stevens, Gene Beadle, Mick D'Agostino, Gene Burd
600 Wingless Micros: Jonathan Hull, Brett Michalski, Jason Van Doren, Mark Gilmore, Billy Clark, Bobby Butler, Keith McIntyre, Stephanie Stevens, Rick Calvert, Joseph J Smith, Kyle Lick, Matt Mountz, Brandon Edgar, Rob Vivona, Shelby Harper, Danny Wykes, Chris Stockham, Stan Tykarski, Cait Chambers, Geordan Farry, Brittany Tresch, Shannon Smith, Alex Curley
Junior Slingshots: Zach Weisenfluh, Danny Buccafusca, AJ Tonkin, Chris Kurtz, Eddie Strada, Roslayn Trautschold, Mackenzie Tresch, Thomas Laga, Thomas Strupp, Tyler Dippel, Jacob Dunn, Ashley Sullivan, Rick Raisner
Super Slingshots: Bob Clark, Jerry Hughes, Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, PJ Dempsey, Tom Arntz, Henry Anderson, Aaron Henneforth, Mike Trautschold, Kevin Oliver, Lea Anna Tonkin, Jimmy Johnston, Dale Reed, Tommy Vroom Jr, (DNS) Mike Pontrelli, John Rooks Sr
270 Rookie Micros: Jeffrey Anderson, Mick D'Agostino, Cheyanne Schaffer, Glenn Macomber, McKenzie Harper, Wyatt Clark, Kyle Rutledge, Missi Seip
600 Rookie Wingless Micros: Joe Kata, Cody Smith, Aaron Henneforth, Brian Gilmore, Carol Wheeler
Hamlin Speedway will swing back into action on August 28th with all divisions in action at the speedway and Twin Twenties Features for both the Regular Slingshots as well as the Wingless 600 Micros with Round Robin Time Trials. 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.racesongs.com
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as............................................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The Gateway To The Poconos
Hamlin, PA - Hamlin Speedway's Roster Of Great Talent Shines Brightly With Another Evening Of Racing Excitement
by: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The evening breezes become increasingly cooler as the month of August rolls through the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania but rest assured the exciting racing action on the 1/5 mile Hamlin Speedway provides plenty of heat for the large crowd of fans on hand for another great evening of racing entertainment at the premier race track in the Poconos. With a great race card in place and a talented driving roster on hand that is second to none, the racing action clicked off quickly and was completed by 9:30.
The Regular Slingshot feature began with 2010 feature winners Shannon Smith and Justin Brewster making up the front row of racers in the 26-car starting field. The "Dirt Diva" drove her S&S Speedways/Chestnut Hill Trailer/Tire Man chariot to the top of turn two on the opening lap of the event and powered her way down the backstretch with the lead. Brewster kept pace with Smith throughout the event and challenged for the lead on a couple of restarts only to have his efforts held at bay as Smith drove a flawless race and came across the finish line as the winner of the event. Brewster was second in a fine run for the roses with steady Paul Ennes finishing in third place, Rich Van Orden in fourth and the "Hot Rode" Kyle Rode completing the top five. Defending track champion Billy Clark, Dale Kober, John Bockhorn, Nathan West and Russell Benke completed the top ten finishers.
Hellertown's Kurt Bettler outgunned Slatington racer "Hurricane" Harlee Schaffer on the opening lap to carve out a lead in the 270 Micro event for the winged warriors. Bettler was receiving lots of heat from Rob Pajauis in the runner-up spot but the racing action came to quick halt on lap eleven when the "Rattlesnake" Richie O'Neill found himself outside of the ball park off of turn four in a spectacular ride from the arena. O'Neill was not injured in the incident. When racing resumed, it was Bettler and Pajauis continuing their dual with Bettler finally getting the results he needed from his racer to capture his first win at the Hamlin Speedway. Pajauis was the runner-up with hard-driving Robbie Watson in third place, Connecticut racer CJ Heinig in fourth and Brandon Edgar driving from 11th place to claim a top five finish. Rick Cascario, Trevor Dunn, invader Kurt Conklin, Larry Hoagland and Matt Mountz completed the top ten drivers.
The Wingless 600 Micros had feature winner from a week ago Jonathan Hull and Brett Michalski on the front row for the start of the event. Hull wasted no time in establishing himself as a contender for the win as he drove away from Michalski time and time again after a rash of incidents would slow the on-track action. The allotted time for the event ran out and the action was halted at 19 laps when the checkered flag fell on the exciting headliner for the 600's. Hull captured his straight win at the speedway with Michalski in the runner-up slot. "JVD" Jason Van Doren drove from 12th place to finish third in an outstanding run to the front, Mark Gilmore was fourth and Billy Clark rounded out the top five. Bobby Butler from 14th, Keith McIntyre, Stephanie Stevens from 15th, Rick Calvert and Joseph J Smith from 21st completed the top ten finishers.
The "Little Tornado" Zack Weisenfluh took the lead at the drop of the green flag to seize control of the point in the Junior Slingshot headliner. The aggressive field of combatants had a few skirmishes along the way but the racing action was solid throughout the event. As the laps wound down and the leaders hit traffic, the "Rockaway Rocket" Danny Buccafusca found a great line to race and hit his marks as he cut down the large distance between he and the leader Weisenfluh. In a dramatic last lap run for the checkers, Buccafusca caught up to Weisenfluh and the two young driving stars hit the finish line together with Weisenfluh just nipping Buccafusca at the wire to claim the victory. AJ Tonkin was third with Chris Kurtz in fourth and Eddie Strada completing the top five.
The Rookie 270 Micros had Kyle Rutledge out front for the first two laps until his motor soured and was forced pitside. On the restart, Jeffrey Anderson seized the point and drove away to another speedway win despite the heavy pressure from New Englander Mick D'Agostino who claimed the runner-up prize. Cheyanne Schaffer drove to solid third place finish with Glen Macomber reutrning to action to finish fourth and McKenzie Harper claiming fifth place.
The Kata-Gilmore continued in the Rookie 600 division as the pair of talented racers duked it out once again with Joe Kata leading up until lap-18 when Brian Gilmore squeezed by to take over the point. As the field came down the backstretch for the final time Gilmore became turned around in lapped traffic and Kata stayed clear of the skirmish to win another main event at the speedway. The returning Cody Smith was the runner-up with first time performer Aaron Henneforth finishing third in a race car recently purchased from Ed Jones. Gilmore and Carol Wheeler completed the top five finishers.
The rambunctious Super Slingers returned to the speedway to close the show after a meeting with Promoter Randy Smith to settle the drivers down. Bob Clark was at the top of his racing game as he drove away at the start and then held off the advances of Jerry Hughes to earn the win in the division. Hughes was second in a great run with his Castle Distributing racer and Dale Kober, Paul Ennes and PJ Dempsey all registering top five finishes in the event. Tom Arntz, Henry Anderson, Aaron Henneforth, Mike Trautschold and Kevin Oliver completed the top ten racers.
POCO-NOTES:
The speedway was in great shape throughout the evening as the drivers were able to climb the banking two and three wide throughout the course of the evening's events. Four more races remain on the seasonal schedule at Hamlin with some additional high-dollar events in place to bring out some anticipated invaders to challenge the Hamlin regulars with some big bucks on the line.
Heat racing action was sensational with Brian Gilmore winning the Rookie 600 heat action and Zack Weisenfluh and AJ Tonkin winning the Junior Slingshot preliminaries. Jeffrey Anderson captured the Rookie 270 heat win and Keith McIntyre, Danny Wykes and Mark Gilmore were victorious in the 600 Micro heat events. Paul Ennes and Bob Clark won the Super Slinger heats and Kurt Conklin, Harlee Schaffer and Rob Pajauis won the 270 Micro heats. Justin Brewster, Shannon Smith and Dale Kober were heat winners for the regular Slingshots.
Duane White had his second run in his recently purchased Slinger and was 15th in the main event. Modified talent Kevin Bates had a night off from his Five Mile Point Speedway action where he is tied for second place with Brian Weaver but behind leader Stewart Friesen, and hopped aboard the Aaron Henneforth hot rod to try his hand at the perils of Slingshot racing and scored a 21st place finish in the main event. Darin Bartholomew couldn't attend the races last evening so Larry Hoagland took over the car and drove to a ninth place finish. Brittany Tresch took over the Ray Merli machine but was an early retiree from the main event. Cait Chambers drove a new car that appeared to be the Jerry Mack machine seen earlier in the season at Hamlin. Missi Seip encountered the second turn fence in her heat event but the determined crew went to work and had the racer ready for the feature but the car encountered some problems early on and retired from the event. Wyatt Clark returned to action but encountered some problems that saw him withdraw early in the running of the feature event. Modified driver Mike Trautschold took a drive in the Slingshot he purchased for his daughter and was scored ninth in the final rundown for the event. Lea Anna Tonkin and AJ Tonkin switched cars for the night.
IRCO Vice President and noted Harmony Speedway Historian Greg Collins was on hand for the evening of racing activities and in a candid interview with track announcer Steve Pados told the crowd of his involvement with racing and how much he enjoyed the great racing action provided at the Speedway. Collins, who with the IRCO Group, spearheads the sponsorship for the annual Dirt Track Heroes Show at the Phillipsburg Mall thanked the Hamlin Speedway participants who have made a strong effort each year to come out and support the event and show the depth of the great driving talent at the Hamlin facility.
Chris Stockham was back in action with his 600 Micro and had along with him his 600 Xcel Modified. During the internmission period, Stockham took the National Parts Peddler sponsored racer out on the track for a few quick tours around the speedway
RESULTS:
Regular Slingshots: Shannon Smith, Justin Brewster, Paul Ennes, Rich Van Orden, Kyle Rode, Billy Clark, Dale Kober, John Bockhorn, Nathan West, Russell Benke, John Pantis, Mack Brink, Kyle Rutledge, Vinny Zazzero, Duane White, Colin White, Jimmy Johnston, Jess Benke, Mike Horton, Charlie Lawrence, Kevin Bates, Dana Smith, Simon Egan, John Rooks Jr, Troy Langendorfer, Mike Fogler
270 Micros: Kurt Bettler, Rob Pajauis, Robbie Watson, CJ Heinig, Brandon Edgar, Rick Cascario, Trevor Dunn, Kurt Conklin, Larry Hoagland, Matt Mountz, Ed Kenderdine, Mike Esposito, Kevin Pritchard, Nunzi Allegrucci, Larry Mekic, Jamie Czekai, Harlee Schaffer, Richie O'Neill, Greg Stevens, Gene Beadle, Mick D'Agostino, Gene Burd
600 Wingless Micros: Jonathan Hull, Brett Michalski, Jason Van Doren, Mark Gilmore, Billy Clark, Bobby Butler, Keith McIntyre, Stephanie Stevens, Rick Calvert, Joseph J Smith, Kyle Lick, Matt Mountz, Brandon Edgar, Rob Vivona, Shelby Harper, Danny Wykes, Chris Stockham, Stan Tykarski, Cait Chambers, Geordan Farry, Brittany Tresch, Shannon Smith, Alex Curley
Junior Slingshots: Zach Weisenfluh, Danny Buccafusca, AJ Tonkin, Chris Kurtz, Eddie Strada, Roslayn Trautschold, Mackenzie Tresch, Thomas Laga, Thomas Strupp, Tyler Dippel, Jacob Dunn, Ashley Sullivan, Rick Raisner
Super Slingshots: Bob Clark, Jerry Hughes, Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, PJ Dempsey, Tom Arntz, Henry Anderson, Aaron Henneforth, Mike Trautschold, Kevin Oliver, Lea Anna Tonkin, Jimmy Johnston, Dale Reed, Tommy Vroom Jr, (DNS) Mike Pontrelli, John Rooks Sr
270 Rookie Micros: Jeffrey Anderson, Mick D'Agostino, Cheyanne Schaffer, Glenn Macomber, McKenzie Harper, Wyatt Clark, Kyle Rutledge, Missi Seip
600 Rookie Wingless Micros: Joe Kata, Cody Smith, Aaron Henneforth, Brian Gilmore, Carol Wheeler
Hamlin Speedway will swing back into action on August 28th with all divisions in action at the speedway and Twin Twenties Features for both the Regular Slingshots as well as the Wingless 600 Micros with Round Robin Time Trials. 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.racesongs.com
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as............................................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The Gateway To The Poconos