SSP Results April 18, 2004

 
DEWEASE, BROUGH, GOODWIN OPEN SSP SEASON WITH WINS
 
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (April 18, 2004) Lance Dewease raced to victory in the 
season opening Sprint Car race at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Sunday evening.  
Meanwhile, Butch Brough topped the INEX Legends feature event, and Mike 
Goodwin scored the victory in an Xtreme finish for the Xtreme Enduro Stock Cars.
 
            The 25 lap Sprint Car feature event found polesitter Darren Eash 
with the early lead.  Dewease, who started third tracked Eash for five laps 
before taking command on lap six.  Dewease opened a large lead by the end of the 
non stop event that was clocked in 7 minute 11.48 seconds.  His win was worth 
$2500.
 
            While Dewease was cruising to victory, all eyes were on a heated 
three car battle for the second position.  In the end, Jeff Shepard took that 
spot, just ahead of Greg Hodnett and Eash.  Mark Smith completed the top five. 
  Rounding out the top ten were Fred Rahmer, Jimmy Siegel, Chad Layton, 
Donnie Kreitz Jr., and Eric Stambaugh.  Heats went to Dewease and Shepard.
 
            Brough was the third different leader in the 15 lap INEX Legends 
feature event and took the lead on the third lap from his fifth starting spot. 
 While Brough maintained his spot at the front many fans were watching the 
charge of Jason Urso, who came from the 21st starting spot for second place.  
Ray Swank, Denny Rothermel, and Randy Fetterhoff completed the top five.  Heats 
went to Swank and Brough.
 
            The Xtreme Enduro 20 lap nightcap lived up to its name.  Larry 
Hughes Jr. led the first 16 laps before Charlie Pensinger slipped past on lap 
17.  Goodwin never fell far behind the leaders, and was lurking in third place 
as Hughes and Pensinger swapped positions and paint several times on the final 
lap.  As the leaders rounded the final corner they came together fairly hard, 
and Goodwin dipped to the bottom to slip past both.  However, he didn’t quite 
clear those cars before all three made contact, with Goodwin spinning 
sideways, and being pushed across the finish line with his front bumper pointing 
toward the flagstand.  Goodwin was the winner with Pensinger getting second, and 
Hughes third.  Tony Tumas and Karl Windish rounded out the top five.  Heats went 
to Hughes and Windish.
 
The next race will be Thursday Night, April 22 with the 410 Sprint Cars, 
Xtreme Enduro Stock Cars and the PA Four Cylinders.   Gates open in the pit area 
at 4:00 p.m. with the grandstand gates opening at 5:00 p.m.  Warmups begin at 
6:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at 7:30 p.m.  Race fans can expect a 
fast paced 2 ½ hour program each and every night.  Grandstand ticket prices are 
Adults (18 & older) $10.00; Teens (13-17) $6.00; Children (6-12) $2.00; and 
Children (5 & under) are free.  Pit pass prices have been reduced to $20.00 with 
a reduced price of $18.00 for all track license holders.  A track license is 
$25.00 for the year.  
 
A new website for the Susquehanna Speedway Park can be found at 
www.sspracing.net.  The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 
miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south.  For more information, 
contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or email toddafish@aol.com.
 
 
RESULTS FROM SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2004
 
410 SPRINT CAR FEATURE (25 laps)  1. Lance Dewease  2. Jeff Shepard  3. Greg 
Hodnett  4. Darren Eash  5. Mark Smith  6. Fred Rahmer  7. Jim Siegel  8. Chad 
Layton  9. Donnie Kreitz Jr.  10. Eric Stambaugh  11.  Jerry Parrish  12. 
Todd Zinn  13. Billy Kimmel  14. Jeff Taylor  15. Josh Wells   
Lap Leaders:  Eash 1-5  Dewease 6-25  Time 7.11;84
Heats: 1. Dewease  2. Shepard
 
INEX LEGENDS CARS FEATURE (15 laps)  1. Butch Brough  2. Jason Urso  3. Ray 
Swank  4.  Denny Rothermel  5. Randy Fetterhoff 6. Rick Potts 7. Allen Felix 8. 
Roger Austin Sr. 9. Ed Wentz 10. Bob Lash  11. Bob Murray 12. Bill Harris  
13. Jim Black  14. Andy Lupfer 15. Zach Dieter 16. Laura McGonnell 17. Randy 
Kissinger 18. Harry Garber  19. Bill Willfel  20. Daryl Bloom  21. Greg Burd 
Lap Leaders: Harris 1 Kissinger 2 Brough 3-15
Heats: 1. Swank  2. Brough
 
XTREME ENDURO STOCK CARS FEATURE (20 LAPS)  1. Mike Goodwin  2. Charlie 
Pensinger  3. Larry Hughes Jr. 4. Tony  Tumas  5. Karl Windish; 22 cars total  
Lap Leaders:  Hughes 1-16  Pensinger 17-19  Goodwin 20
Heats: Hughes, Windish