Hager Wins Summer Fun 50 at SSP on Sunday Night
Danny Hager Wins the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Summer Fun 50 Feature at SSP on Sunday Night Newberrytown, PA (July 3, 2005) - Greencastle’s Danny Hager scored his first win of the season at the Susquehanna Speedway Park in Sunday night’s Trail Motors Super Sportman Summer Fun 50-lap feature event. Sam Leonard Jr. of Marysville edged out Halifax’s Paul Morgan at the line to pick up the Street Stock feature presented by Miller Racing Parts. Jason Rochelle of Schnecksvillle became the first repeat feature winner of the season by winning the 15-lap Legends Car feature over his veteran teammate Ronnie Dunstan. In the 50 lap Trail Motors Sportsman main event, Ken Carberry jumped out to an early lead. Danny Hager made the pass for the lead on the 14th circuit. Over the remaining 37 laps, he received pressure from Dave Calaman and Rich Eichelberger as the dodged their way through lapped traffic. A caution on lap 40 gave Hager the necessary open track in front of him to cruise to the victory over the final 10 laps. Hager’s teammate Calaman followed in the runner-up position and Eichelberger came in third. Frankie Herr and Gregg Forster rounded out the top five. Ken Carberry ran sixth with Steve Cannon, Steve Wilbur, Russ Mitten and Bob Fannasy completing the top ten. Heats for the 27 cars went to Raymond Myers, Scott Ausherman and Frankie Herr. Bob Fannasy won the consolation race. Sam Leonard, Jr. picked up the victory in the 15-lap Miller Racing Parts Street Stock feature. He took the lead from the start as Paul Morgan closed in for the entire race from his fifth starting position. The sole caution on lap 7 was not enough for Morgan to get by Leonard at the photo finish on the final circuit. Scott Thunberg finished third with George Eash and Kory Sites completing the top five. Heat races 23 entires went to eash and Leonard. Newville’s Butch Brough jumped out to an early lead from his fifth place starting spot in the 15-lap Central PA Legends Cars feature. Jason Rochelle quickly moved to the front to pressure Brough and passed him for the lead on the 3rd lap. After some early race cautions and a red flag, Rochelle and Brough were joined at the front by Ronnie Dunstan for a torrid 3 car battle for the lead over the last half of the race. Rochelle held on for the win over runner-up Dunstan and Butch Brough finished third. Paul Rochelle and Geremy Shaffer finished fourth and fifth respectively. Brothers Jason and Paul Rochelle won the heats for Legends Cars. The next race at SSP will be Thursday night, July 21 with a great night of fun and entertainment featuring the topless Late Models from Silver Springs presented by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Great American School Bus Races, Xtreme Stocks, and a Mini Van Construction Race presented by York Haven Auto Sales. There will also be a Kid’s Money Scramble presented by Members First Credit Union. It will also be ARCH (Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown) Night as well. If needed, a rain date will be announced for this event. Gates open in the pit area and grandstands at 5:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 7:00 p.m. with racing beginning promptly at 7:30 p.m. SSP will continue its Repeat Fan Discount in which there will be a $2.00 discount for each person with a ticket stub from the June 30 or July 3 events only. For example, $2.00 off an Adult ticket for July 24 with and Adult ticket stub from the June 30 or July 3 event. Returning fans are encouraged to write their name, address and phone number on the back of the stub to be entered into special drawings during the season for great prizes. Last season, the grand prize was two tickets for the October NASCAR race at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all track license holders. The next Sunday night event will be July 24 with Christmas in July and York County Racing Club Night featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series along with the Silver Spring Street Stock and the W.O.W. Stocks (Women on Wheels) and a One-on-One Street Car Drags. Entries for the Street Car Drags are limited to sixteen and forms are available at sspracing.net or by calling (717) 292-1696. Santa will also host a Kid’s Toy Scramble on Sunday night. For more information, visit ww.sspracing.net or call the SSP home office at (717) 292-1696. 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. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170. SSP Results from Sunday, July 3, 2005 Trail Motors Super Sportsman Feature (50 laps): Danny Hager; 2. Dave Calaman; 3. Rich Eichelberger;; 4. Frankie Herr; 5. Gregg Foster; 6.Ken Carberry; 7. Steve Cannon; 8. Steve Wilbur; 9. Russ Mitten; 10. Bob Fannasy; 11. John Stehman; 12. Scott Ausherman; 13. Paul Miller; 14. Pat Cannon; 15. Scott Dellingner; 16. Joey Biasi; 17. Dave Socks; 18. Raymond Myers; 19. John Garman; 20. Mark Zimmerman; 21. Steve Batdorf;, 22. Richie Hartman; 23. Jason Fry; 24. David Finch; Did not qualify – Bill Brown, Aaron Eichelberger, Lanny Hake. FEATURE LAP LEADER: Carberry (1 – 13); Hager (14 – 50) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Myers, Ausherman and Herr CONSOLATION WINNER: Bob Fannasy Miller’s Racing Parts Street Stock Feature (15 laps): 1. Sam Leonard, Jr.; 2. Paul Morgan; 3. Scott Thunberg; 4. George Eash; 5. Kory Sites; 6. Gary Welsh;, 7. Wes Alleman; 8. Kevin Sigler; 9. Craig Morgan; 10. Joe Whitely; 11. Mike Leonard; 12. Brian Hallenstein; 13. Mike Arnold; 14. Joe Hoffer; 15. Justin Rhoads; 16. Ray Struber; 17. Tim Hulse; 18. Ronnie Rhoads; 19. Tony Strickler; 20. Lance Grove; 21. Dave Conrad; Did Not Start: Kevin Wirt and Brian Henise. FEATURE LAP LEADER: Leonard (1 – 15) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Leonard and Eash Central PA Legends Cars Feature (15 laps): 1. Jason Rochelle; 2. Ronnie Dunstan; 3. Butch Brough; 4. Paul Rochelle, 5. Geremy Shaeffer; 6. Gerry Eldridge; 7. Greg Burd; 8. Randy Kissinger; 9. Andy Lupfer; 10. Bob Murray; 11. Randy Fetteroff; 12. J.J. Shandor; 13. Pat McDermott; 14. Bob Moyer; 15. Dallas Schittler Jr.; 16. Robert Sobieski; 17. Zach Deiter; 18. Amy Staver; 19. Nathan Fisher; 20. Jim Black; 21. Bob Lash; 22. Kenny Keyton; 23. Jim Halbert. FEATURE LAP LEADER: Brough (1 – 2), J. Rochelle (3 – 15) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Jason Rochelle and Paul Rochelle SSP News and Notes: - The Super Sportsman at SSP culminates with the Inaugural 75-lap Trail Motors Championship on Sunday, September 4, paying $2,500 to the winner. For the championship race, there will be 12 automatic qualifiers for the event determined by the winners of the following events: 1) Silver Spring (Sat., May 28 – Craig Morrow); 2) SSP (Sun., May 29 – Russ Mitten); 3) SSP (Sun., June 5 – Dave Calaman); 4) Port Royal (Wed., June 15 - Pat Cannon); 5) SSP (Sun., June 19 – Rich Eichelberger); 6) Williams Grove (Fri., June 24 – Danny Hager); 7) Silver Spring (Sat., July 2 – Billy Schoffstall); 8) SSP (Sun., July 3 – Frankie Herr); 9) Lincoln (Wed., July 20); 10) SSP (Sun., July 24); 11) SSP (Sun., Aug. 7); 12) SSP (Sun., Aug. 21). The remainder of the field for the championship will qualify through heats and a last chance race. All Trail Mo tors Super Sportsman Series events at SSP will require the use of Hoosier Tires on all four corners with a Hoosier 105/18-15 plated (HTMA or HTE) right rear spec tire. - SSP will closed for racing for a Mid-Summer Vacation from July 5 to July 20. Racing action returns to SSP on Thursday, July 21 with the Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown night featuring the Topless Late Models, The Great American School Buses, Mini Vans and Xtreme Stocks Cars. There will also be a Kid’s Money Scramble presented by Members First Credit Union. The Sprint Cars return to SSP on Thursday, July 28 along with the One-on-One Street Car Drags, Xtreme Stock Cars and Legends Cars. - The Susquehanna Speedway Park will host its midseason Media & Practice Night on Sunday, July 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The pit and grandstand gates open at 5:00 p.m. All types of full size racecars may attend the open practice which includes Sprint Cars, Super Sportsman, Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Classic Cars, Vintage Cars. Even full size racecars that are not currently scheduled at SSP may participate as all classes will rotate with track time throughout the evening. The only smaller than full size racecars that will be permitted are the Legends Cars, Four Cylinders and ARDC Midgets. The grandstands will be open for free to the public during the practice session. The cost for the pits will be $10.00 per person with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age. All pit entrants who are 14 to 17 years of age must have a release signed by both parents before they will be permitted in the pits. Please contact the speedway office in order to receive a Parental Release Form. # # #