KREITZ PICKS UP SECOND SSP SPRINT WIN OF THE SEASON OVER RAHMER AND KLUGE
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 3, 2004) – Donnie Kreitz Jr. won his second Susquehanna Speedway Park Sprint Car feature of the season on Thursday evening. Meanwhile, Matt Smith claimed his first Xtreme Enduro Stock Car feature and Jason Goodling won the Spectacular One on One Street Car Drags. Polesitter Brent Kluge, a 410 Sprint Car rookie, took the lead at the onset of the 25 lap event. As Kluge motored away from the field there was a major rush to the front by a number of midpack starters. But Kluge held sway for many laps until tenth place starting Kreitz managed to slip by in lapped traffic on the 21st lap. Kreitz stayed in front for the remainder of the distance to score the $2,500 win. The win was Kreitz’s 24th career SSP victory, which moves him into a tie with Keith Kauffman for sixth place on the alltime win list. The long distance traveler award goes to Peter Attard who competed at SSP coming all the way from Sydney, Australia/ Fred Rahmer got by Kluge in the closing laps for second place with Kluge holding on to third for his best finish to date. Eric Stambaugh and Greg Hodnett completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Brian Leppo, Kevin Nouse, Jim Siegel, Bobby Weaver, and Lance Dewease. Heat wins went to Stambaugh, Leppo,and Hodnett. Matt Smith started 12th in the 20 lap Xtreme Enduro Stock Car feature event, and took the lead on the eighth lap. Former winner David Wilhelm passed Smith for the top spot on lap 12, but gave up the top spot with a flat tire on the 17th circuit. Smith went on to the victory from that point with three time winner Tom Johns getting second place after a crash just before the flag stand on the final lap scrambled the cars in the top five. Matt Wampler, Ronnie Thomas, and Darryl Davis completed the top five. Heat wins went to Thomas and Wilhelm, with Curt Nichols taking the Pepsi Dash. Bobby Weaver picked up $100 for posting the fasted lap among three challengers in the Rock It Pizza School Bus Challenge. Weaver’s lap of 44.98 seconds bested challengers Mike Rabold and Todd Zinn. Jason Goodling pocketed $250 for winning the Spectacular One-on-One Street Car Street Drags in his 1990 EagleTalon over Willie Godfrey in the championship race. Fan favorite Ken Johns had the crowd on their feet in each of his two races as he “rode the rim” with his 1985 Pontiac Station Wagon. The next race will be Thursday Night, June 10 as SSP hosts the Great American School Bus Race for the first time ever in Central Pennsylvania. Joining the buses will be the 410 Sprint Cars and the Xtreme Enduro Stocks. Gates open in the pit area at 4:00 p.m. with the grandstand gates opening at 5:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 7:00 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) $12.00; Teens (13-17) $8.00; Children (6-12) $4.00; 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. As a special treat for the fans, there will be complimentary school bus rides around the track from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and have some fun at SSP. There are also buses available for purchase for the race by contacting Todd Fisher at the SSP home office at (717) 292-1696. A new website for the Susquehanna Speedway Park can be found at _www.sspracing.net_ (http://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_ (mailto:toddafish@aol.com) . SSP RESULTS FROM THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2004 410 SPRINT CAR FEATURE (25 laps) 1. Donnie Kreitz Jr, 2. Fred Rahmer, 3. Brent Kluge, 4. Eric Stambaugh, 5. Greg Hodnett, 6. Brian Leppo, 7. Kevin Nouse, 8. Jim Siegel, 9. Bobby Weaver, 10. Lance Dewease, 11. Dave Cordier, 12. Scott Lutz, 13. Mike Rabold, 14. Todd Zinn, 15. Peter Attard, 16. Josh Wells, 17. Karl Baker, 18. Bill Heltzel, 19. Brian Bossinger DNS Jeff Taylor, Mark Coldren LAP LEADERS: Kluge 1-20; Kreitz 21-25 HEAT WINNERS: Stambaugh, Leppo, Hodnett XTREME ENDURO FEATURE (20 laps) 1. Matt Smith, 2. Tom Johns, 3. Matt Wampler 4. Ronnie Thomas, 5. Darryl Davis, 6. Ricky Hippensteel Jr., 7. Alan Miller, 8. Brian Lomman, 9. Tom Slanker, 10. Karl Windish, 11. Greg Miller, 12. Wayne Eurich, 13. Brian Sanders, 14. Sam Rial, 15. Curt Nichols, 16. Mike Goodwin, 17. Tony Tumas, 18. Raymond Repp, 19. Jerry Runkle, 20. Charlie Pensinger, 21. David Wilhelm, 22. Gerald Barnes, 23. Sam Henry, 24. Jerry Blauch, 25. Shawn Arndt, 26. Bobby Glass LAP LEADERS Barnes 1-2; Rial 3-7; Smith 8-11; Wilhelm 12-16; Smith 17-20 HEAT WINNERS: Thomas, Wilhelm DASH WINNER: Nichols 410 Sprint Car Point Standings (after June 3rd event) Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State Total Points 1 88h Fred Rahmer Salfordville, PA 562 2 69k Donnie Kreitz Jr. Sinking Springs, PA 549 3 12 Greg Hodnett Memphis, TN 535 4 77 Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA 523 5 59 Jim Siegel New Oxford, PA 492 6 4 Eric Stambaugh East Berlin, PA 490 7 23 Todd Zinn Glenville, PA 408 8 17T Jeff Taylor Cherry Hill, NJ 368 9 6w Josh Wells York, PA 364 10 29K Brent Kluge Fallston, MD 350 11 11T/39 T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA 316 12 97 Billy Dietrech Aspers, PA 307 13 71 Brian Leppo Spring Grove, PA 298 14 33 Scott Lutz Fredericksburg, PA 294 15 1z Mark Smith Newville, PA 276 16 35 Brian Bossinger Mifflintown, PA 252 17 6K Chris Knopp Delta, PA 250 18 28 Bill Heltzel Jr. York, PA 200 19 25 Jeff Shepard Upperco, MD 191 20 25 Kevin Nouse Mechanicsburg, PA 172 21 7c Dave Cordier Shoemakersville, PA 160 22 51 Karl Baker York, PA 134 23 88J Rory Janney Estell Manor, NJ 126 24 64 Rick Horn Dover, PA 118 25 17c Keith Anderson Hockessin, DE 109 26 I07 Mark Coldren Etters, PA 100 27 22 Darren Eash Ijamsville, MD 91 28 7 Keith Kauffman Mifflintown, PA 88 29 22 Kenny Jacobs Holmesville, OH 86 30 U1 Chad Layton Harrisburg, PA 82 31 21 Brian Montieth Phoenixville, PA 80 32 X Bobby Weaver York, PA 80 33 21 Jerry Parrish Hampstead, MD 76 34 21 Scott Zellers York, PA 76 35 7v Mike Lehman Manheim, PA 74 36 34 1/2 Billy Kimmel Mechanicsburg, PA 72 37 58 Aaron Long Dillsburg, PA 72 38 98 Chad McClellan Stoystown, PA 72 39 1R Mike Rabold Stevens, PA 72 40 41 Scott Geesey Wellsville, PA 68 41 1a William Cale Reigle Newport, PA 68 42 17H Peter Attard Sydney, Australia 68 43 57s Tony Strine Dover, PA 64 44 94 Glenn Forsythe East Berlin, PA 50 45 29 Joe Ross Glen Rock, PA 50 46 8 Craig Keel Weedsport, NY 0 Xtreme Enduro Stock Car Point Standings (after June 3rd Event) Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State Total Points 1 3G Mike Goodwin Wellsville, PA 620 2 10 Charlie Pensinger Shippensburg, PA 614 3 1 / 25 Allan Miller Carlisle, PA 607 4 41 / 4 * Matt Smith Carlisle, PA 597 5 54/17/16 Karl Windish Harrisburg, PA 594 6 57 Raymond Repp Manchester, PA 563 7 XR7 Jerry Blauch Grantville, PA 560 8 11 Samuel Rial Windsor, PA 544 9 07 Rickey Hippensteel Jr. Newville, PA 542 10 37 Tom Slanker Dover, PA 521 11 4a Shawn Arndt York, PA 500 12 27 * Matt Wampler Dover, PA 494 13 91 * Tom Johns Columbia, PA 481 14 169/R16 Jerry Runkle Dover, PA 450 15 35 Curtis Nichols Aberdeen, MD 413 16 21 * RonnieThomas Gettysburg, PA 413 17 71 Adrian Barnhardt Hanover, PA 350 18 54 jr. Bobby Glass York Haven, PA 350 19 69 / 4J Larry Hughes Jr. York Haven, PA 341 20 40 David Wilhelm Perryville, MD 332 21 181 Tony Tumas Elkton, MD 316 22 33 Bryon Sipe Hamburg, PA 230 23 42 Jim Gross Carlisle, PA 228 24 7 Gerald Barnes Baltimore, MD 225 25 166 Wayne Eurich Franklintown, PA 225 26 51 Samuel Henry Wellsville, PA 225 27 41 * Daryll Davis Paradise, PA 213 28 32 Steve Clemens Lebanon, PA 164 29 8 Greg Miller Hanover, PA 163 30 38 Brian Sanders Mechanicsburg,PA 150 31 1H Brian Lomman Manchester, PA 132 32 1H Dale Frye York Haven, PA 125 33 181 Darrin Williams 78 34 25 Rick Hippensteel, Sr. Newville, PA 75 35 51 Jesse Henry Dover, PA 75 36 27 Rick Russell York, PA 75 37 54 Eric Smoke Fleetwood, PA 75 38 5 Kevin Burrey Lancaster, PA 75 39 42 Keith Armstrong Lancaster, PA 75 40 1H Steve Harlan East Waterford, PA 75 41 23 Don Murphy Gordon, PA 75 42 66 Matt Shelly Manchester, PA 50 43 28 Jim Zook Mifflintown, PA 50 * = Drivers eligible for the Pepsi Double Money Challenge # # #