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- Wagaman Beats Dietz and Dietrich For 8K Grove Tommy Classic Win
Mechanicsburg - Troy Wagaman Jr. claimed the 30-lap Tommy Hinnershitz Classic for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. It was his first win in the race, worth $8,000. It was also the first oval win of the season for the defending track champion. Both Wagaman and Danny Dietrich shared the front for the start of the main event with Wagaman getting back to the line first when the first lap was scored while Dietrich got shuffled backward. On the opening lap both Brock Zearfoss and Brent Shearer split Dietrich in the second corner, relegating him to fourth before Freddie Rahmer also drove by. Zearfoss was chasing Wagaman when the first caution flag of the race unfurled with five laps away for a spin by Kody Hartlaub. Rahmer went to work on Shearer when action resumed and took third with seven laps down. As Zearfoss raced to stay with Wagaman, Rahmer began gaining on the second place driver. And then just as Rahmer was ready to make a pass for the spot, Zearfoss slowed suddenly and withdrew on lap 14. At the same time the race at the front of the field entered the backmarkers, allowing Rahmer to begin running down the leader. And then a final caution flag with 11 laps to go wiped out a 1.3 second lead built by Wagaman when Lance Dewease stopped on the track while running seventh. Austin Bishop restarted third for the new green with Chase Dietz having slipped up to fourth. When action got back underway it was Dietrich who came to life and as both he and Dietz challenged Rahmer for second with Bishop faltering. Fans rose to their feet as the trio dueled for the spot. Dietz challenged on the bottom and Dietrich worked the top groove on Rahmer at the new green with both drivers advancing to second and third respectively by lap 23. But by the time the pair had rid themselves of Rahmer and could focus on the top spot, Wagaman had driven out to a comfortable margin. And it would be an advantage of .971 seconds that he would hold to the finish over Dietz, Dietrich, Rahmer and Cameron Smith. Sixth through 10th went to Justin Whittall, Bishop, Doug Hammaker, Matt Campbell and Shearer. The victory was the fifth overall of Wagaman's career at Williams Grove Speedway. It was also the second of the season at the track for mounts owned by Mike Heffner as Steven Snyder Jr. wheeled to a win for the stables in early April. Heats went to Bishop, Dietz and Dietrich with Dylan Cisney claiming the B Main. Wagaman set fast time with a lap of 16.786 seconds. Sam Rial won the 15-lap xtreme stock main to close the night. Evan Foust was second followed by Mike Goodwin, Rayn Bloom and Daren Rice. Heats went to Rial and Foust. Feature Finishes 4/17/26 410 sprint cars, 30 laps: 1. Troy Wagaman Jr., 2. Chase Dietz, 3. Danny Dietrich, 4. Freddie Rahmer, 5. Cameron Smith, 6. Justin Whittall, 7. Austin Bishop, 8. Doug Hammaker, 9. Matt Campbell, 10. Brent Shearer, 11. Preston Lattomus, 12. Briggs Danner, 13. TJ Stutts, 14. Kody Hartlaub, 15. Dylan Cisney, 16. Mike Thompson, 17. Joey Amantea, 18. James Roselli, 19. Lance Dewease, 20. Brock Zearfoss, 21. Jude Siegel, 22. Dylan Norris, 23. Ryan Smith, 24. Samuel Miller DNQ: Cole Knopp, Chris Frank, Troy Fraker, Buddy Schweibinz, Logan Rumsey Xtreme Stocks, 15 laps: 1. Sam Rial, 2. Evan Foust, 3. Mike Goodwin, 4. Ryan Bloom, 5. Daren Rice, 6. Matt Ney, 7. Tyler Miller, 8. Logan Miller, 9. Briain Walls, 10. Bob Stough, 11. Blake Decker DNS: Pat McClane
- Justin Sanders take “Faria Memorial” at Thunderbowl
Justin Sanders won the "Chris & Brian Faria Memorial" 30 lap NARC King of the West feature at Thunderbowl Raceway Saturday night. Sanders led all 30 circuits and was masterful threading his way through traffic until two late race cautions, but Sanders held on over Dominic Scelzi, Chance Grasty, Max Mittry and Kaleb Montgomery.
- Kerry Madsen Shines Bright at Lucas Oil’s Diamond Classic
When Kerry Madsen announced he would be full-time with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing in 2026, everyone knew it would only be a matter of time until "The Mad Man" etched his name onto the all-time list of series winners.
- Chase Dietz speeds to Lincoln victory
Chase Dietz won the 33 lap "Weldon Sterner Memorial" Saturday at Lincoln Speedway. Dietz was chased by Troy Wagaman Jr., Tyler Ross, Danny Dietrich and Freddie Rahmer.
- KTJ races to USAC CRA win at Central Arizona Raceway
Kevin Thomas Jr picked up the 30 lap USAC CRA win at Central Arizona Raceway Saturday night. Behind Thomas was Ricky Lewis, RJ Johnson, Cale Coons and Eddie Tafoya Jr.
- World of Outlaws at Tri-State postponed one day
Several hours of morning rainfall combined with cool temperatures preventing track drying efforts moves Tri-State’s race back one day.
- Great Lakes Super Sprints Event at Montpelier Speedway Suspended Pending Reschedule Date
Officials with Montpelier Speedway and the Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT and ARP have suspended the race scheduled for Saturday, April 18th. Flooding and continued rainfall have led to the decision to suspend the event. Officials are working on finding a suitable reschedule date for the return of Winged Sprint Cars to Montpelier Speedway in 2026.
- Jacob Denney takes checkers at Circle City
Jacob Denney won the 25 lap feature at Circle City Speedway Friday night. Denney was followed by Shane Cottle, Aric Gentry, Jadon Rogers and JJ Hughes.
- Fremont Speedway opener washed out
Well race fans.. it's a morning. Due to heavy forecasted rain this morning and afternoon, we've made the decision to cancel tonight's event. We'll see you all next Saturday!
- Thomas serves notice with Attica 410 win
Cale Thomas has served notice to the 410 sprint car teams in the region. He and the Rudzik Excavating team are going to be a force to be reckoned with in 2026. The Fairland, Indiana driver drove to his seventh career feature win at Attica Raceway Park Friday, April 17 on Baumann Auto Group/7L Construction/Venture Visionary Partners Night.
- Track tweaks aim for faster laps as Route 66 dirt season runs through October
A new season of racing at the Route 66 Motor Speedway gets underway on Saturday.Since 1994, they’ve been racing on the dirt at the Route 66 Motor Speedway.Openi ...
- World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Will Return to the Kings Speedway Dirt
After going dark last season, the lights are back on at Kings Speedway in Hanford and the schedule includes a Sept. 22 World of Outlaws date.
- DIRT big-blocks modifieds head for Albany-Saratoga Speedway Friday
After the Super DIRT Series opener at the Can-Am Speedway was washed out last Saturday, the DIRT big-block modifieds will be heading to the Albany-Saratoga Speedway this Friday for their second ...
- Saturday Night in Stockton Features the Excitement of Delta Speedway Racing
Delta Speedway brings racing action to the dirt track under the lights in Stockton this Saturday night, hosting the second round of the 40th season of excitement at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds.
- Chili Bowl, World 100 nominees for best motorsports race: Vote here
The World 100 at Eldora Speedway and the Chili Bowl Nationals are nominated for USA Today's Best Motorsports Race. Vote daily through April 27.
- Life And Career Of Hinnershitz To Be Honored Friday With Williams Grove Tommy Classic
Mechanicsburg - The sprint car races at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night are meant to pay tribute to the oval's original winner. He was the first. He had one of the most recognizable names in motorsports history dating back to the 1930s. Slated Friday at Williams Grove will be the Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial Spring Classic, honoring the late, great racer from Oley that holds the distinction of winning the first ever race held at the brand new Williams Grove Speedway back on Sunday, May 21, 1939. Hinnershitz won the race in what was called a "hard and heady" event to best the famed Joie Chitwood. Hinnershitz's death in 1999 left behind an auto-racing legacy worthy of note by any standards. During his 30-year career spanning 1930-1960, "The Flying Dutchman," as he was known, amassed seven AAA/USAC Eastern Big Car Championships, taking titles in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956 and in 1959. He had garnered 103 total AAA/USAC feature wins with 19 taking place at Williams Grove. Hinnershitz set 43 AAA track records during his tenure and would compete in three Indianapolis 500s.At the time of his death, the 87-year old was ranked second behind Steve Kinser on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame's Top Sprint Car Drivers of All Time list. Back in 1939, when Hinnershitz passed Chitwood for the lead in that maiden race at Williams Grove, the duel was billed as "one of the most thrilling bits of driving ever witnessed on a Pennsylvania speedway." It was said that when Hinnershitz passed Chitwood, "the Big Chief was met with acclaim from the crowd." Hinnershitz's accomplishments and memory will receive more acclaim this Friday night at the Grove when yet again the Tommy Classic is staged. The winner of the 30-lap main event will take home $8,000 as the Tommy champion. Adult general admission for the April 17 racing program is set at $30 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up with all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by following the track on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X.
- Tommy Classic For 410 Sprints Kicks Off Diamond Series At Grove Friday
Mechanicsburg - Honoring the first winner ever at Williams Grove Speedway, the Tommy Hinnershitz Classic for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars is on tap this Friday night, April 17. The Tommy Classic will serve to kickoff the 2026 Hoosier Diamond Series at Williams Grove and it will be another race in the overall PA Posse 410 Sprint Series. The first big event of the season for the sprints at Williams Grove Speedway, the Tommy Classic will pay the 410 sprint drivers $8,000 to win the 30-lap main event on Friday night. Time trials will be used to set lineups for the 410 sprint cars with the driver who sets quick time earning the $300 Fast Tees Fast Time Award. Action gets underway at 7:30 pm. Anthony Macri is the defending Tommy Classic champion. No driver has won more Tommy Classics since the race began in 2007 than Lance Dewease. The Fayetteville driver owns three career victories in the event. Extreme Stocks are also on the April 17 racing program, competing under BAPS Motor Speedway rules. All Drivers who compete in both the April 17 Williams Grove program and in the April 18 BAPS Extreme Stock program will be eligible for one of three randomly drawn $100 bonus prizes. Adult general admission for April 17 is $30 with youth ages 13 - 20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Williams Grove Speedway will host the Spring Sprint Special on April 24 when the oval spins off a program of 410 sprints, wingless super sportsman and the PASS IMCA 305 sprints. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Davenport completes MLRA Spring Nationals sweep at Lucas Oil Speedway
WHEATLAND, MO. (April 11, 2026) - "Superman" indeed was again super, completing a sweep of the 13th annual MLRA Spring Nationals on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Jonathan Davenport led all 50 laps - one night after pacing all 40 in the main event - and outdistanced runner-up Ricky Thornton Jr.,. Davenport, of Blairsville, Ga., earned $20,000 a night after taking a $7,000 win in his Double L Motorsports Longhorn chassis. This one was more challenging than the preliminary-night win, when Davenport's winning margin was more than seven seconds, as Thornton made it interesting as he zipped through the field from his 18th starting position. But in the end, it was all Davenport. "Ricky got up through there. He's had a tough weekend for sure, but he's really, really good," said Davenport, who led all 90 laps during the two wins. It was the two-time Show-Me 100 champion's 10th feature win at Lucas Oil Speedway since the spring of 2023. Davenport said he will return to Wheatland for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Show-Me 100, May 21-23, with some extra confidence after the MLRA Spring Nationals success. "We've got a really good notebook here," Davenport said. "We've kind of made it a tradition to bring a car here to get prepared for that race. This is an awesome facility and we love coming here." Just as he did Friday night, Davenport grabbed the lead at the drop of the green, though fellow front-row starter Tony Jackson Jr. stayed close through the early going with Davenport just a half-second in front through 10 laps. Davenport and Jackson already were passing lapped cars by that point with the first caution waving on lap 11 as Chris Simpson slowed with a flat tire while running third. The restart saw Davenport use clean air to extend his lead to two seconds by lap 17 over Jackson with Garrett Alberson moving into third. Alberson got around Jackson on lap 21 for second. Trevor Gundaker spun on lap 23 to bring out caution No. 2 as Davenport led Alberson by 3.1 seconds, followed by the ninth-starting Dalton Murty and Jackson. Thornton's surge from 18th continued as he claimed second on lap 27, going around Alberson. As Thornton and Alberson battled, Davenport was able to open a three-second lead by lap 30. Davenport struggled a bit with lapped traffic and Thornton rallied within 1.5 seconds with 10 laps to go. That was the same margin when caution flew on lap 43 as Jeff Herzog slowed with a flat tire and Dillon McCowan, who was running fourth, came to a stop in turn two. That gave Thornton a shot with seven laps remaining, but Davenport zipped away on the restart and opened a 10-car-length lead in just two laps. He kept pulling away and completed the sweep, prevailing over Thornton by 2.5 seconds at the checkers. "I was trying to pace myself," Davenport said of the final half of the race. "We really hurt tires more in the heat races today than we did yesterday. I was little worried about that, so I was pacing myself there and trying to keep a safe distance. "Just hats off to my crew. Once again, they did a phenomenal job." Alberson settled for third with Tyler Wolff driving from 19th to fourth and Matthew Larson taking fifth. Thornton lamented that he has to get his qualifying straightened out if he wants a level shot at beating Davenport. "It's embarrassing to start the night," Thornton said of time trials. "At least we're good when it matters. Congrats to 'JD.' He was really good and I knew he was going to be really good coming here. He's so good on entry and he can take off after that. "Hats off to my guys. I think we threw everything but the kitchen sink at it." Jackson Jr. posted fast overall qualifying lap with a time of 15.733 out of Group Two after Alberson paced Group 1 at 15.794. Jackson went on to win his heat race to earn the pole for the feature. Davenport, Simpson and Jeff Herzog also won heat races. Fennewald finishes Super Stocks sweep: Johnny Fennewald of Appleton City took the lead from race-long pacesetter Terry Schultz with one lap to go and held off Mike Striegel to win the Hickamo Super Stock feature for the second straight night. Schultz set the pace from the start and held a half-second lead over Striegel at the halfway mark on lap 10, with Blaine Ewing right behind in third with Fennewald fourth. The sixth-starting Fennewald moved into second on lap 15 and, riding the high groove all around the track, caught and passed Schultz on lap 19 coming out of turn four. Schultz broke something on his car and slowed, bringing out a yellow after taking the white flag. Fennewald beat Striegel by one second with Ewing third, Johnny Coats fourth and Derek Brown fifth. "I like this place. It fits my driving style really well," Fennewald said. "This track has been unbelievable. It's got character in it. It's not just follow the leader. It's got three grooves on racing and you can get on top of it now, which is where I like to be all the time." Evinger takes SMVR feature: Owen Evinger of Odessa, driving a 1970 Chevy Nova, led all the way to catpure the Show-Me Vintage Racers 15-lap feature, beating David Isaacs by a half-second. "I like this class a lot," Evinger said. "Usually we don't have a lot of wrecks, but it wasn't that way tonight." Emma Davis was third in the caution-filled race, with Jim Thorne fourth and Richard Fields fifth. LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (April 11, 2026) 13th annual MLRA Spring Nationals MLRA Late Models A Feature - 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[18]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 4. 4W-Tyler Wolff[19]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[8]; 6. 13-Dallon Murty[9]; 7. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[12]; 8. 43-Derrick Stewart[21]; 9. 3W-Brennon Willard[6]; 10. 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr[2]; 11. 1T-Tucker Cox[14]; 12. 11-Jeff Herzog[4]; 13. 11C-Sawyer Crigler[17]; 14. 25B-Chevy Boyer[11]; 15. 50C-Kayden Clatt[15]; 16. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[13]; 17. 15S-Clay Stuckey[16]; 18. 78S-Steve Stultz[24]; 19. 3-Joey Smith[26]; 20. (DNF) 15E-Laela Eisenschenk[7]; 21. (DNF) 8-Dillon McCowan[10]; 22. (DNF) 23-Chad Walter[22]; 23. (DNF) 32S-Chris Simpson[3]; 24. (DNF) 1XM-Aaron Marrant[20]; 25. (DNF) 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[25]; 26. (DNF) 4TW-Tim Ward[23] B Feature 1 - 1. 11C-Sawyer Crigler[1]; 2. 4W-Tyler Wolff[3]; 3. 43-Derrick Stewart[5]; 4. 18J-Chase Junghans[2]; 5. 1E-Amelia Eisenschenk[4]; 6. 32-Derek Fetter[8]; 7. 41-Matt Menzie[7]; 8. 10G-Don Geist[6]; 9. (DNS) 26JR-Corey Zeitner B Feature 2 - 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 2. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[1]; 3. 23-Chad Walter[7]; 4. 3-Joey Smith[6]; 5. 51C-Dean Carpenter[3]; 6. 78S-Steve Stultz[4]; 7. 28G-Jim Greenway[5]; 8. 19L-Thomas Langley[8]; 9. 26H-Daniel Hilsabeck[11]; 10. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[9]; 11. (DNS) 4TW-Tim Ward Heat 1 - 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 3. 13-Dallon Murty[3]; 4. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[4]; 5. 11C-Sawyer Crigler[7]; 6. 4W-Tyler Wolff[5]; 7. 43-Derrick Stewart[6]; 8. 10G-Don Geist[8]; 9. 32-Derek Fetter[9] Heat 2 - 1. 32S-Chris Simpson[2]; 2. 15E-Laela Eisenschenk[1]; 3. 25B-Chevy Boyer[4]; 4. 50C-Kayden Clatt[9]; 5. 18J-Chase Junghans[5]; 6. 1E-Amelia Eisenschenk[3]; 7. 26G-Glen Powell[7]; 8. 41-Matt Menzie[8]; 9. (DNF) 26JR-Corey Zeitner[6] Heat 3 - 1. 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr[1]; 2. 3W-Brennon Willard[3]; 3. 8-Dillon McCowan[2]; 4. 1T-Tucker Cox[5]; 5. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[6]; 6. 51C-Dean Carpenter[8]; 7. 28G-Jim Greenway[7]; 8. (DNF) 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 9. (DNF) 19L-Thomas Langley[9]; 10. (DNF) 4TW-Tim Ward[10] Heat 4 - 1. 11-Jeff Herzog[1]; 2. 8L-Matthew Larson[3]; 3. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[4]; 4. 15S-Clay Stuckey[2]; 5. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 6. 78S-Steve Stultz[6]; 7. 3-Joey Smith[9]; 8. 23-Chad Walter[7]; 9. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8] Qualifying Group 1 - 1. 58-Garrett Alberson, 15.794[10]; 2. 15E-Laela Eisenschenk, 15.836[12]; 3. 49D-Jonathan Davenport, 15.851[9]; 4. 32S-Chris Simpson, 15.873[11]; 5. 13-Dallon Murty, 15.901[7]; 6. 1E-Amelia Eisenschenk, 16.094[17]; 7. 11T-Trevor Gundaker, 16.201[8]; 8. 25B-Chevy Boyer, 16.204[1]; 9. 4W-Tyler Wolff, 16.416[6]; 10. 18J-Chase Junghans, 16.440[3]; 11. 43-Derrick Stewart, 16.449[15]; 12. 26JR-Corey Zeitner, 16.493[19]; 13. 11C-Sawyer Crigler, 16.609[13]; 14. 26G-Glen Powell, 16.654[5]; 15. 10G-Don Geist, 16.663[16]; 16. 41-Matt Menzie, 16.905[14]; 17. 32-Derek Fetter, 17.311[18]; 18. (DNS) 50C-Kayden Clatt, 25.000; 19. (DNS) 37W-Frank Waszkiewicz, 25.001 Qualifying Group 2 - 1. 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr, 15.733[2]; 2. 11-Jeff Herzog, 15.841[4]; 3. 8-Dillon McCowan, 15.954[17]; 4. 15S-Clay Stuckey, 15.992[13]; 5. 3W-Brennon Willard, 16.080[14]; 6. 8L-Matthew Larson, 16.150[3]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck, 16.173[1]; 8. 11G-Gordy Gundaker, 16.237[5]; 9. 1T-Tucker Cox, 16.239[6]; 10. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 16.239[12]; 11. 1XM-Aaron Marrant, 16.296[9]; 12. 78S-Steve Stultz, 16.398[10]; 13. 28G-Jim Greenway, 16.610[18]; 14. 23-Chad Walter, 16.623[7]; 15. 51C-Dean Carpenter, 16.752[15]; 16. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel, 16.803[11]; 17. 19L-Thomas Langley, 16.837[8]; 18. 3-Joey Smith, 16.864[16]; 19. 4TW-Tim Ward, 25.000[19] Hickamo Super Stocks A Feature - 1. 21-Johnny Fennewald[6]; 2. 17-Mike Striegel[3]; 3. 04-Blaine Ewing[2]; 4. 35-Johnny Coats[7]; 5. 11-Derek Brown[8]; 6. 94C-JT Carroll[4]; 7. 26-Burl Woods[11]; 8. 1X-Kris Lloyd[20]; 9. G1-Tony Anglin[15]; 10. B4-Brian Worley[5]; 11. 2-Colton Bourland[14]; 12. 59R-Jacob Rexing[23]; 13. 53-Danny O'Neal[19]; 14. O70-Mike Daugherty[24]; 15. 06-Morgan Campbell[16]; 16. 10C-Jacob Combs[22]; 17. 9-Kyle Downs[18]; 18. (DNF) 41-Terry Schultz[1]; 19. (DNF) 26M-Donnie Miller[12]; 20. (DNF) 21M-Payton McDowell[10]; 21. (DNF) 21W-Ted Welschmeyer[13]; 22. (DNF) 16-Logan Thompson[21]; 23. (DNF) 21P-Darin Porter[17]; 24. (DNF) 164-Michael Muskrat[9]; 25. (DNF) 68-Dean Wille[25] Heat 1 - 1. 94C-JT Carroll[1]; 2. 04-Blaine Ewing[7]; 3. 11-Derek Brown[5]; 4. 21-Johnny Fennewald[9]; 5. 26M-Donnie Miller[8]; 6. 9-Kyle Downs[2]; 7. 1X-Kris Lloyd[3]; 8. 59R-Jacob Rexing[6]; 9. O70-Mike Daugherty[4] Heat 2 - 1. B4-Brian Worley[1]; 2. 35-Johnny Coats[2]; 3. 164-Michael Muskrat[3]; 4. 26-Burl Woods[6]; 5. 2-Colton Bourland[4]; 6. 06-Morgan Campbell[7]; 7. 53-Danny O'Neal[8]; 8. 10C-Jacob Combs[5] Heat 3 - 1. 17-Mike Striegel[2]; 2. 41-Terry Schultz[8]; 3. 21M-Payton McDowell[3]; 4. 21W-Ted Welschmeyer[4]; 5. G1-Tony Anglin[5]; 6. 21P-Darin Porter[7]; 7. 16-Logan Thompson[6]; 8. (DNF) 68-Dean Wille[1] Show-Me Vintage Racers A Feature - 1. 18-Owen Evinger[1]; 2. 66-David Isaacs[8]; 3. 99E-Emma Davis[15]; 4. 113-Jim Thorne[13]; 5. 3X-Richard Fields[3]; 6. 27-Danny Lorton[9]; 7. 63-John Martin[10]; 8. 14-Mickie Cook[12]; 9. 99-Jim Siewert[19]; 10. 76-Kevin Prall[2]; 11. 72-Tim Wies[21]; 12. 42-Rob Brash[6]; 13. (DNF) 54S-Ken Snyder[18]; 14. (DNF) 15-Jason Isabell[4]; 15. (DNF) 32W-Bob Werkmeister[20]; 16. (DNF) 1-Angela Ashworth[16]; 17. (DNF) 8X-Gary Proskocil[14]; 18. (DNF) 74-Rodney Ashworth[17]; 19. (DNF) 2 D-Brandon Jordan[5]; 20. (DNF) 2C-Allen Clark[7]; 21. (DNS) 6-Damon Clevenger Heat 1 - 1. 63-John Martin[1]; 2. 18-Owen Evinger[5]; 3. 14-Mickie Cook[2]; 4. 74-Rodney Ashworth[3]; 5. 8X-Gary Proskocil[4]; 6. 72-Tim Wies[7]; 7. (DNS) 6-Damon Clevenger Heat 2 - 1. 66-David Isaacs[5]; 2. 32W-Bob Werkmeister[2]; 3. 76-Kevin Prall[6]; 4. 1-Angela Ashworth[3]; 5. 54S-Ken Snyder[1]; 6. 3X-Richard Fields[4] Heat 3 - 1. 2 D-Brandon Jordan[1]; 2. 113-Jim Thorne[3]; 3. 27-Danny Lorton[7]; 4. 15-Jason Isabell[4]; 5. 99-Jim Siewert[2]; 6. 2C-Allen Clark[6]; 7. 42-Rob Brash[8]; 8. (DNF) 99E-Emma Davis[5] High Limit Sprints next: Advance tickets for the Interstate Batteries High Limit Sprint Series' Saturday April 18 visit at Lucas Oil Speedway are available online. Tanner Thorson holds a narrow lead over Aaron Reutzel, Rice Abreu and Giovanni Scelzi in the early 2026 championship standings. For further event information, including more info on tickets and camping for any event at Lucas Oil Speedway, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or by email at Nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com. CONTACT: Casey Shuman Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Office: (417) 282-5984 Email: CShuman@lucasoilspeedway.com # # # Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate, this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience. For ticket and camping information and everything about the Show-Me 100 event, visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for all the information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on X, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com. About Lucas Oil Speedway Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Mo., approximately an hour from Springfield and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its title. Twenty-One VIP Luxury Suites, HD Jumbo-Tron Screen, Stadium Style Musco Sports Lighting, a Bose Sound System, Go-Kart Slick Track, The Diamond Bar, Track Treasures Gift Shop, the best track food in the country and paved pits are a few of the spectacular amenities setting the Diamond of Dirt apart. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events. 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- Cap Henry edges Lucius for Attica All Star win; Torok gets 1st career 305 victory
ATTICA, Ohio - In most sports, it can come down to who makes a mistake first to determine a winner. That was the case Saturday, April 11 as Attica Raceway Park kicked off the 2026 season with the NAPA Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Valvoline Oil for the Core and Main Spring Nationals presented by Advanced Drainage Systems, Construction Equipment and Supply, Erie Black Top, Smith Paving. Bryce Lucius looked headed to the win, but a bobble dealing with lapped traffic with just four laps to go on a narrow track opened the door for defending and four time track champion Cap Henry to slip by. Lucius wasn't done, as he made it extremely interesting coming to the checkers, as Henry held on for a .071 second win over Lucius, Tim Shaffer, 10th starter Tyler Courtney and Zeth Sabo. It was the 144th appearance of the All Stars at Attica as the series kicked off its 2026 racing campaign as well. It marked Henry's 13th career All Star win and his 29th career 410 Attica victory, placing him third on the track's all-time win list in the division. Henry has also won the last five straight All Star features. "We got lucky. Our car wasn't that good all night but Zack (Myers) and the guys worked hard all night to get this thing better and put us in a position to capitalize. Bryce just made one mistake," said Henry beside his Jeff Ward Demolition, Premier Planning Services, Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts, Tony Elliott Foundation, Primal Tee Shop, Innovative Excavating, Power Cool Manufacturing, Dyer's Top Rods, Griff's Engines backed #33W. Lucius, who led laps 1-25, was understandably heart-broken. "I gave it away in lapped traffic. I made one mistake and I will learn from it," said Lucius beside his STP Motorsports, Kistler Engines, Smith Titanium, Maxim Chassis, Lucius Trucking, Truck Worx of Ohio backed #32. In nearly an identical situation in the Fremont Fence 305 Sprint feature, Kasey Ziebold lead the first 11 laps but slipped up trying to get around a lapped car and Brenden Torok capitalized and drove to his first career Attica and dirt track sprint car win over Ziebold, defending track champion Seth Schneider, John Ivy and Bryan Sebetto. "We've been working on this for so long. I can't give a big enough thanks to everyone…my mom my dad my fiancée Tori and all my buddies. It's a family deal…it's me and my dad out in the garage every night. To finally get it….we've gotten second so many times," said Torok beside his Modern Poured Walls, Beane Realtors, Greber Race Components, Dynatech, 5K Roofing, Milton Trucking, KMU Trucking, Grafton VFW Post 3341, Lorenzo's Pizza, Schaefer's Oil by Dennis Morlock, backed #2. Attica Raceway Park will kick off the season for the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group for the 410 sprints on Friday, April 17 along with the Real Geese Decoys/Real Capz AFCS 305 sprints and the Dirt Nerds Podcast Powered by Propane UMP Late Models. Located in Attica, Ohio, Attica Raceway Park has been a cornerstone of dirt track racing since 1988 earning a reputation for competitive racing, dedicated fans, and a welcoming racing community. Fans are encouraged to follow Attica Raceway Park at www.atticaracewaypark.com and on social media on X (formerly Twitter) @atticaracewyprk or Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park. About Core & Main - hdswaterworks.com Core & Main is the Nation's largest distributor of Waterworks products. Core & Main distributes a complete line of water, sewer, fire protection, and storm drain products to serve the needs of both contractors and municipalities in all aspects of public works and private construction industries. These products are integral to building, repairing and maintaining water systems and serve as part of the basic municipal infrastructure required to support population and economic growth, and residential and commercial construction. The nearest Core & Main locations are in Ashland and Amherst! Find out more at hdswaterworks.com About Advanced Drainage Systems (www.ads-pipe.com) Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) of Hilliard, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer of high performance thermoplastic corrugated pipe and related products, providing a comprehensive supply of water management products and superior drainage solutions for use in the construction and infrastructure marketplace. ADS' innovative pipes, fittings, basins and other products are used across a broad range of end markets and applications, including non-residential, residential, agriculture and infrastructure applications. ADS operates over 30 distribution centers. About Construction Equipment & Supply (http://ces-co.net/) Construction Equipment & Supply, located in Sandusky and Fremont, was formed in 1996 by Scott Wagner. Today, Construction Equipment & Supply has the largest construction rental fleet in the area, with aerial equipment ranging from 19 feet to 150 feet working height and any other type of equipment used by contractors. If you are a contractor, Construction Equipment and Supply has what you need for supplies and rental equipment. Their technical and sales staff are all experts with years of experience in the construction industry. Construction Equipment and Supply has four full time mechanics to keep their rental fleet in good repair and provide service work for customer equipment. They also have daily deliveries to most of the service area. Please stop in, or call (419) 625-7192. About Erie Blacktop - https://www.erieblacktop.com Erie Blacktop is located just outside of Sandusky, Ohio and is part of the Erie Group of companies. Erie Blacktop offers paving services while the Erie Group also offers trailer manufacturing through Pegasus Trailers. Founded in 1968, Erie Blacktop offers construction services for parking lots, tennis courts, running tracks, highways, roads, municipal buildings and runways. About Smith Paving - www.spenorwalk.com Established in 1978, Smith Paving and Excavating in Norwalk, Ohio is a specialty contractor with emphasis on miscellaneous concrete work. Their expertise over the years includes concrete streets, curb and gutter, drives and sidewalk. Smith Paving is diverse enough to handle slipping concrete barrier walls and white topping overlay to stamped concrete drives, walks and stamped barrier wall. Attica Raceway Park Saturday, April 11, 2026 410 Sprints - All Star Circuit of Champions A Feature 1 (35 Laps): 1. 33W-Cap Henry[3]; 2. 32-Bryce Lucius[2]; 3. 01-Tim Shaffer[1]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[10]; 5. 29S-Zeth Sabo[4]; 6. 1-Nate Dussel[5]; 7. 11N-Darin Naida[6]; 8. 49X-Cale Thomas[9]; 9. 22-Brandon Spithaler[11]; 10. 16-Gauge Garcia[12]; 11. 101-Kalib Henry[14]; 12. 14-Zane DeVault[7]; 13. 5-Brenham Crouch[18]; 14. 25R-Jordan Ryan[15]; 15. 3-DJ Foos[13]; 16. 29-Logan McCandless[25]; 17. 88J-Joey Amantea[17]; 18. 3J-Trey Jacobs[21]; 19. 44-Aiden Price[23]; 20. 15K-Creed Kemenah[8]; 21. 38-Leyton Wagner[16]; 22. 19-TJ Michael[22]; 23. 45-Keith Sheffer Jr[26]; 24. 35-Stuart Brubaker[20]; 25. 09-Craig Mintz[19]; 26. 7M-Brandon Moore[24] B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 3J-Trey Jacobs[5]; 2. 19-TJ Michael[2]; 3. 44-Aiden Price[3]; 4. 7M-Brandon Moore[4]; 5. X-Mike Keegan[8]; 6. 29-Logan McCandless[1]; 7. 22M-Dan McCarron[12]; 8. 5T-Travis Philo[9]; 9. 15C-Chris Andrews[7]; 10. 5B-Kody Brewer[11]; 11. 5E-Bobby Elliott[10]; 12. 47-Todd King[14]; 13. 45-Keith Sheffer Jr[6]; 14. 20B-Cody Bova[16]; 15. 97H-Zach Hampton[13]; 16. 7DK-Dylan Kingan[15]; 17. 75-Jerry Dahms[17]; 18. (DNS) 70-Henry Malcuit; 19. (DNS) 2X-Gage Etgen; 20. (DNS) 7*-Tyler Street Dash 1 (6 Laps): 1. 01-Tim Shaffer[2]; 2. 32-Bryce Lucius[1]; 3. 33W-Cap Henry[4]; 4. 29S-Zeth Sabo[3]; 5. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 6. 11N-Darin Naida[7]; 7. 14-Zane DeVault[5]; 8. 15K-Creed Kemenah[8] Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Zane DeVault[2]; 2. 49X-Cale Thomas[6]; 3. 3-DJ Foos[1]; 4. 15K-Creed Kemenah[4]; 5. 5-Brenham Crouch[7]; 6. 29-Logan McCandless[3]; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[9]; 8. 3J-Trey Jacobs[5]; 9. 47-Todd King[8]; 10. 70-Henry Malcuit[10] Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11N-Darin Naida[2]; 2. 29S-Zeth Sabo[4]; 3. 25R-Jordan Ryan[1]; 4. 16-Gauge Garcia[3]; 5. 88J-Joey Amantea[6]; 6. 45-Keith Sheffer Jr[10]; 7. 15C-Chris Andrews[7]; 8. 5B-Kody Brewer[8]; 9. 7DK-Dylan Kingan[9]; 10. (DNS) 7*-Tyler Street Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Nate Dussel[2]; 2. 32-Bryce Lucius[4]; 3. 101-Kalib Henry[1]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[3]; 5. 09-Craig Mintz[7]; 6. 19-TJ Michael[5]; 7. X-Mike Keegan[8]; 8. 97H-Zach Hampton[10]; 9. 5E-Bobby Elliott[6]; 10. 75-Jerry Dahms[9] Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Tim Shaffer[3]; 2. 33W-Cap Henry[4]; 3. 22-Brandon Spithaler[2]; 4. 38-Leyton Wagner[1]; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7]; 6. 44-Aiden Price[6]; 7. 7M-Brandon Moore[5]; 8. 22M-Dan McCarron[8]; 9. 20B-Cody Bova[9]; 10. 2X-Gage Etgen[10] Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 15.943[7]; 2. 29S-Zeth Sabo, 16.101[9]; 3. 29-Logan McCandless, 16.156[5]; 4. 16-Gauge Garcia, 16.333[11]; 5. 14-Zane DeVault, 16.387[3]; 6. 11N-Darin Naida, 16.418[6]; 7. 3-DJ Foos, 16.436[17]; 8. 25R-Jordan Ryan, 16.480[12]; 9. 3J-Trey Jacobs, 16.499[10]; 10. 7*-Tyler Street, 16.524[15]; 11. 49X-Cale Thomas, 16.681[16]; 12. 88J-Joey Amantea, 16.715[20]; 13. 5-Brenham Crouch, 16.792[13]; 14. 15C-Chris Andrews, 16.840[2]; 15. 47-Todd King, 16.880[4]; 16. 5B-Kody Brewer, 16.929[18]; 17. 5T-Travis Philo, 17.071[14]; 18. 7DK-Dylan Kingan, 17.692[1]; 19. 70-Henry Malcuit[8]; 20. 45-Keith Sheffer Jr[19] Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 32-Bryce Lucius, 16.414[19]; 2. 33W-Cap Henry, 16.570[3]; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.571[17]; 4. 01-Tim Shaffer, 16.618[5]; 5. 1-Nate Dussel, 16.797[20]; 6. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 16.874[7]; 7. 101-Kalib Henry, 17.010[8]; 8. 38-Leyton Wagner, 17.011[1]; 9. 19-TJ Michael, 17.028[11]; 10. 7M-Brandon Moore, 17.052[6]; 11. 5E-Bobby Elliott, 17.078[14]; 12. 44-Aiden Price, 17.091[13]; 13. 09-Craig Mintz, 17.121[9]; 14. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 17.150[12]; 15. X-Mike Keegan, 17.324[15]; 16. 22M-Dan McCarron, 17.580[10]; 17. 75-Jerry Dahms, 17.676[16]; 18. 20B-Cody Bova, 17.808[2]; 19. 97H-Zach Hampton, 17.926[4]; 20. 2X-Gage Etgen, 18.309[18] 305 Sprints - Fremont Fence A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 2-Brenden Torok[3]; 2. X15-Kasey Ziebold[1]; 3. 36-Seth Schneider[7]; 4. 49I-John Ivy[2]; 5. 8-Bryan Sebetto[6]; 6. 1W-Paul Weaver[14]; 7. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr[13]; 8. 6-Dustin Dinan[10]; 9. 26M-Jamie Miller[9]; 10. 19R-Steve Rando[5]; 11. 13S-Drew Siferd[20]; 12. 13M-Kael Mowrer[4]; 13. 26-Lee Sommers[12]; 14. 36J-JJ Henes[19]; 15. 39M-Madden Merrill[17]; 16. 3M-Logan Mongeau[8]; 17. 63-Randy Ruble[21]; 18. 39T-Trevor St Clair[16]; 19. 21RB-Cody Broushton[22]; 20. 28-Shawn Valenti[15]; 21. 67B-Dillan Baldwin[18]; 22. 55-Brice Sleek[11] B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 39M-Madden Merrill[3]; 2. 67B-Dillan Baldwin[6]; 3. 36J-JJ Henes[12]; 4. 13S-Drew Siferd[1]; 5. 63-Randy Ruble[2]; 6. 21RB-Cody Broughton[7]; 7. 1S-James Saam[10]; 8. 2T-Tony Alvarez[4]; 9. 24-Andrea Weaver[14]; 10. 4M-Blayne Keckler[5]; 11. 319-Steve Watts[13]; 12. (DNS) 18SR-Brian Razum; 13. (DNS) 8K-Zach Kramer; 14. (DNS) 0-Bradley Bateson Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 26M-Jamie Miller[5]; 2. X15-Kasey Ziebold[1]; 3. 55-Brice Sleek[6]; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver[7]; 5. 13S-Drew Siferd[3]; 6. 4M-Blayne Keckler[2]; 7. 8K-Zach Kramer[8]; 8. 319-Steve Watts[4] Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 49I-John Ivy[1]; 2. 8-Bryan Sebetto[3]; 3. 2-Brenden Torok[4]; 4. 13M-Kael Mowrer[2]; 5. 63-Randy Ruble[5]; 6. 67B-Dillan Baldwin[6]; 7. 1S-James Saam[7]; 8. 24-Andrea Weaver[8] Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 19R-Steve Rando[1]; 2. 3M-Logan Mongeau[3]; 3. 26-Lee Sommers[4]; 4. 28-Shawn Valenti[2]; 5. 39M-Madden Merrill[5]; 6. 21RB-Cody Broushton[7]; 7. (DNS) 0-Bradley Bateson Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Dustin Dinan[2]; 2. 36-Seth Schneider[4]; 3. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr[3]; 4. 39T-Trevor St Clair[1]; 5. 2T-Tony Alvarez[5]; 6. 18SR-Brian Razum[7]; 7. (DNS) 36J-JJ Henes Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 319-Steve Watts, 17.150[5]; 2. 13S-Drew Siferd, 17.207[6]; 3. 4M-Blayne Keckler, 17.305[8]; 4. X15-Kasey Ziebold, 17.314[2]; 5. 26M-Jamie Miller, 17.394[1]; 6. 55-Brice Sleek, 17.448[7]; 7. 1W-Paul Weaver, 17.580[4]; 8. 8K-Zach Kramer, 17.851[3] Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 2-Brenden Torok, 16.719[2]; 2. 8-Bryan Sebetto, 16.870[1]; 3. 13M-Kael Mowrer, 16.895[6]; 4. 49I-John Ivy, 16.905[4]; 5. 63-Randy Ruble, 17.144[3]; 6. 67B-Dillan Baldwin, 17.679[8]; 7. 1S-James Saam, 17.768[5]; 8. 24-Andrea Weaver, 18.891[7] Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 26-Lee Sommers, 17.102[4]; 2. 3M-Logan Mongeau, 17.203[6]; 3. 28-Shawn Valenti, 17.416[3]; 4. 19R-Steve Rando, 17.429[7]; 5. 39M-Madden Merrill, 17.477[2]; 6. 0-Bradley Bateson, 17.709[5]; 7. 21RB-Cody Broushton, 18.368[1] Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Seth Schneider, 16.601[4]; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr, 17.137[5]; 3. 6-Dustin Dinan, 17.138[3]; 4. 39T-Trevor St Clair, 17.199[2]; 5. 2T-Tony Alvarez, 18.314[7]; 6. 36J-JJ Henes, 26.921[1]; 7. 18SR-Brian Razum, 59.999[6]
- Alex Yankoswki pockets $10,000 after winning the Fritz Roehrig Memorial Money in the Mountains at Big Diamond Speedway
(Minersville, PA 4-10-26) Whenever the opportunity presents itself, Alex Yankowski of Covington Township always tries to come back to Big Diamond Speedway, a track that played a big part as the springboard to his career where he is now a top touring driver with dirt Modifieds across the Northeast. Yankowski did return to the 3/8-mile oval for last week's season opener Thaw Brawl where he showed respectable speed in charging his way up to a top-5 finish from a mid-pack start. However, on Friday night even bigger rewards came his way as he collected a cool $10,000 in taking the annual Fritz Roehrig Memorial Money in the Mountains on DBR Industrial Services Night. And, although the race ended early, with the checkered flag waving 13 laps before the scheduled 50-lap finish because a rainstorm moved through the region, it was clear that Yankowski was the driver to beat. Despite the shortened distance, his performance left little doubt that he had the fastest car on the track and was in control throughout the event. "This place has always been special to me and I kind of learned to race here in the beginning of my Sportsman Modified days and it was special too because my grandfather would come here then," said Yankowski. "I feel like here and Five Mile Point is where I cut my teeth, but also got my butt kicked a lot and tonight leaving here with this win feels very good." By luck of the draw Yankowski pulled the pole position and then quickly went to work from there in setting the early pace ahead of Anthony Perrego. Kevin Beach Jr., Brett Kressley and Tim Buckwalter ran close behind that pair. As the race went on Yankowski continued to keep a well enough distance over Perrego and was also negotiating his way around lapped traffic with ease. Perrego's night would come to an unanticipated end on lap 34 when he came to a halt after suffering a left rear flat which also prompted a caution. When the field reset for the restart Kressley was second to Yankowski with Buckwalter and Louden Reimert next in line. As the green waved to resume the action Buckwalter then shot by Kressley for the runner-up spot. However, Yankoski was still able to maintain a few car lengths distance and unfortunately it will not be known if Buckwalter would have had anything for the leader as the rain came three laps later and prematurely ended the night. "The track was really tricky at times and then the cautions just fell the right way for me that I was able to run my race," reflected Yankowski. It was the first time winning at Big Diamond since scoring the Coalcracker victory in 2021. "Rick Stankowicz gave us a really good car tonight and he got a really big check to take back to Reading. It's always good to come down here a couple of times a year, see all these fans and grab some of these big money shows," said Yankowski. "The right Panhard bar is such a different deal than what I'm used to. We run about 86 times a year and maybe five of those are with the right side Panhard bar which is a little bit different package, but Kevin Bates does such a great job of just adapting to no matter what racecar we're running, and our SY/Murray Performance Engine was really stout tonight too and I'm really proud of our engine shop," he continued. "It's been different for us to try and catch up, and you have guys here like Duane Howard and Louden Reimert, the Watt's and Timmy Buckwalter and others who are really good here and when you get a package that they run all year long and we only come down a few times, we have to think a little bit more but it's fun and I enjoy it and it's something different and not just a cookie-cutter deal." In the Roadrunner feature Mike Reichert of New Ringold put his years of experience to the test after a constant race-long battle against the Bassininsky brothers Jared and Joe who made the veteran earn every bit of his win. At the outset Jared Bassinisky took to the lead but would have Joe Bassinisky closely in his shadow while Reichert hovered in third. By lap seven both would set sail past Jared Bassinisky. Reichert successfully utilized the inside lane to maintain pace with Joe Bassinisky, subsequently taking the lead with eight laps remaining. Getting the lead was one thing but staying there was no easy task as he would be forced the rest of the way to fend off the Bassininsky boys. Joe lost his shot when he spun in turn four with two laps remaining attempting to get underneath Reichert. Jared then hounded him to the checkers from there. For Reichert it would be his 19th class win in a career that spans over three decades. The postponed 602 Crate Sportsman and Rookie 602 Crate Sportsman features will be added on to the upcoming April 17 program. 358 Modified finish (50 laps): 1. Alex Yankowski, 2. Tim Buckwalter, 3. Brett Kressley, 4. Louden Reimert, 5. Mike Lisowski, 6. Kevin Beach Jr., 7. Dom Buffalino, 8. Duane Howard, 9. Billy Pauch Jr., 10. Cody Manmiller, 11. Brandon Edgar, 12. Kevin Olenick, 13. Heath Metzger, 14. Cliff Quinn, 15. Anthony Perrego, 16. Ryan Watt, 17. Alan Rudalavage, 18. Logan Watt, 19. Jax Yohn, 20. Jared Umbenhauer, 21. Wayne Witmer, 22. Chris Espisito, 23. Alex Tonkin, 24. Kenny Hildebrandt DNQ: Mike Burrows, Rich Laubach, Alex Payne Roadrunners finish (20 laps): 1. Mike Reichert, 2. Jarod Bassininsky, 3. Jim Kost, 4. Joe Bassininsky, 5. TJ Fitzpatrick, 6. Brian Johnson, 7. Tod Roth Jr., 8. Alex Schoffstall, 9. Terry Kramer, 10. Matt Ney, 11. Eric Buchsinski. 12. Johnathan Trumbo, 13. Andrew Buchsinski
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