Foster Wins Career First at SSP on Sunday Night
Gregg Foster Claims First Career Super Sportsman Feature at SSP on Sunday
Night
Newberrytown, PA (July 24, 2005) - Gregg Foster raced to his first career
feature win at the Susquehanna Speedway Park in Sunday night’s Trail Motors
Super Sportsman 20-lap feature event. Paul Morgan raced to an exciting victory
in the Street Stock 20 lap event, and Cheryl Howsare won the Women on Wheels
stock car feature. A kid's toy scramble hosted by Santa Claus topped off
the evening for Christmas in July.
In the Trail Motors Super Sportsman main event, Richie Hartman took the
early lead from the outside pole position. Foster, who started sixth began to
pressure Hartman just before the halfway point in the 20 lap event, but didn’t
take the lead until the 13th lap. From that point on Foster held sway over
Hartman to score his first win. Hartman had to settle for second place, with
Scott Ausherman third. Ken Carberry and Steve Wilbur completed the top five.
Rounding out the top ten were Rich Eichelberger, Frankie Herr, Joey biasi,
Jason Fry, and Pat Cannon. Heats went to Wilbur, Foster and Fry.
Morgan chased Gary Welsh for eight laps before taking the lead on the ninth
of20 laps in the Street Stock feature. Once in front, Morgan had to withstand
constant pressure from Kory Sites. Sites took over the top spot on the 19th
lap, but Morgan made a strong inside move on the backstretch of the final
lap to regain the lead and score the win. Sites had to settle for second
followed by Wes Allman, Welsh, and Scott Thunberg. Heats went to Bob Scott Jr.,
Kirby Sites and Paul Morgan. The top three finishers all received bonus
money posted by Morgan’s Place Restaurant in Harrisburg.
Cheryl Howsare took the lead from Beth Buhrman on the second lap and led the
remaining 14 laps to claim her second Women on Wheels stock car feature of
the season. Nancy Horan made a daring last lap move for second place, with
Kendra Knaub, Penny Repp, and Kelly Resh in the top five. Heats went to
Howsare and Knaub.
The next Thursday night race at SSP will be July 28 with the return of the
Sprint Cars along with the Xtreme Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, Legends Cars
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. If needed, a rain date will be Sunday, July 31 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, July 21 or July 24 events only. For
example, $2.00 off an Adult ticket for July 28 with and Adult ticket stub
from the June 30, July 21 or July 24 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 August 7 with Camera and Autograph Night
featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series along with the Silver
Spring Street Stocks,Four Cylinders and a Road Warrior Construction Race. All
fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars
on the frontstretch before the feature events.
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 24, 2005
Trail Motors Super Sportsman Feature (20 laps): 1. Gregg Foster 2. Richie
Hartman 3. Scott Ausherman 4. Ken Carberry 5. Steve Wilbur 6. Rich
Eichelberger 7. Frankie Herr 8. Joey Biasi 9. Jason Fry 10. Pat Cannon 11.
Bob Fannasy 12. Paul Troutman 13. Russ Mitten 14. Paul Miller 15. Bill Brown
16. Scott Dellinger 17. Raymond Myers 18. Aaron Eichelberger 19. David
Socks 20. Steve Batdorf 21. Justin “Stewart 22. Steve Fannasy DNS: Steve
Cannon, John Stehman, Lanny Hake, Dave Finch
FEATURE LAP LEADER: Hartman 1-12, Foster 13-20
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Wilbur, Foster, Fry
Street Stock Feature (20 laps): 1. Paul Morgan 2. Kory Sites 3. Wes Allman
4. Gary Welsh 5. Scott Thunberg 6. George Eash 7. Kirby Sites 8. Craig
Morgan 9. Sam Leonard 10. Bob Scott Jr. 11. Kevin Seigler 12. Jim Gross
13. Troy Strickler 14. Bruce Nicheols 15. Rick Rhoads 16. Dave Thompson 17.
Lance Grove 18. Mike Herman 19. Mike Leonard 20. Justin Rhoads 21. Rick
Yohn 22. Donnie Hughes 23. Brian Henise 24. Joey Hoffer 25. Brian
Hauenstein
FEATURE LAP LEADER: Welsh 1-8, P. Morgan 9-18, Kory Sites 19, P. Morgan 20
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Scott, Kirby Sites, P. Morgan
Women on Wheels Stock Cars Feature (15 laps): 1. Cheryl Howsare 2. Nancy
Horan 3. Kendra Knaub 4. Penny Repp 5. Kelly Resh 6. Beth Buhrman 7. Karen
Powell 8. Deanna Frye 9. Sheila Bertucci 10. Jonda Draucker DNS Kim
Flannagan
FEATURE LAP LEADER: Buhrman 1, Howsare 2-15
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Howsare, Knaub
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 – Carmen Perigo Jr.); 10) SSP
(Sun., July 24 – Gregg Foster); 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 Motors 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.