Aaron Eichelberger Wins at SSP on Sunday
Contact: Todd Fisher Bryan Householder (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AARON EICHELBERGER WINS AT SSP ON SUNDAY NIGHT Newberrytown, PA (August 14, 2005) - Super sportsman rookie Aaron Eichelberger posted victory in Sunday night’s 20-lap Trail Motors Super Sportsman feature race at Susquehanna Speedway Park. Other winners included Jim Shuttlesworth (topless late models), Craig Morgan (street stocks), Ed Hollenbach (4-cyl. Stocks) and Rick Nicklow (Road Warrior Construction). Eichelberger, 23, of Dillsburg, jumped ahead of John Stehman at the start of the 20-lap main event. He then survived numerous caution periods and a pair of red flags to score the $1,000 victory. It was his second win of the year, but first career at Susquehanna Speedway Park. Frankie Herr made a late-race bid to get the top spot, but fell short. He finished second followed by Pat Cannon, Rich Eichelberger and Stehman. Danny Hager, Gregg Foster, Richie Hartman, Jason Fry and Steve Wilbur completed the top 10. Heat events for the 24 super sportsman went to Scott Dellinger, Aaron Eichelberger and Pat Cannon. Jim Shuttlesworth led every lap of the 20-lap Topless Late Model main and fought off Jason Covert at the end of the chase. Larry Baer, Gary Potts and Jake Jones completed the top five. Harold Beinhower, Gerry Stutting Jr., Carl Graves, Derrike Zirkle and Bud Barton filled the top 10. Heat races for the 24 late models were won by Bud Barton, Larry Baer and Jake Jones. Craig Morgan won the 25-lap street stock feature over Kory Sites, Joe Whitely, Weston Alleman and Paul Morgan. In the 15-lap 4-cylinder stock feature, Ed Hollenbach defeated John Stoll Jr., Sonny Williamson, LeRoy Long and Eric Hollenbach. Rob Nicklow won the 8-lap Road Warrior Construction race over Tim Thompson, Shawn Crunkilton, Jeff Keefer and Roy Denike. SSP swings back into action this Thursday night, August 18. Sprint Cars return with a great night of fun and entertainment featuring Camera & Autograph night. All fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars on the frontstretch before the feature events. The Xtreme Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, Women on Wheels Stock Cars, Legends Cars and Mini Van Construction Race will be on hand 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. 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. SSP will continue its Repeat Fan Discount in which there will be a $2.00 discount for each person on August 18 with a ticket stub from the August 4 or August 14 events only. 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 licensee holders. The next Sunday night event will be August 21 featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series along with the Silver Spring Street Stocks, Classic Cars and a Road Warrior Flag Pole race. There will also be the final One-on-One Street Car Drag of the season. Entries for the Street Car Drags are limited to sixteen and forms are available online at sspracing.net or by calling (717) 292-1696. The winner will receive $250.00. The rain date for this event will be Sunday, August 25. 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, August 14, 2005 Trail Motors Super Sportsman Feature (20 Laps): 1. Aaron Eichelberger; 2. Frankie Herr; 3. Pat Cannon; 4. Rich Eichelberger; 5. John Stehman; 6. Danny Hager; 7. Gregg Foster; 8. Richie Hartman; 9. Jason Fry; 10. Steve Wilbur; 11. David Socks; 12. Scott Dellinger; 13. Lanny Hake; 14. Steve Fannasy; 15. Brian Boughter; 16. Steve Wilson; 17. Paul Troutman; 18. Bob Fannasy; 19. Danny Wall; 20. Dave Calaman; 21. Justin Stewart; 22. Scott Ausherman; 23. Bill Brown; 24. David Finch FEATURE LAP LEADER: Aaron Eichelberger (1-20) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Scott Dellinger, Aaron Eichelberger, Pat Cannon. Topless Late Models Feature (20 Laps): 1. Jim Shuttlesworth; 2. Jason Covert; 3. Larry Baer; 4. Gary Potts; 5. Jake Jones; 6. Harold Beinhower; 7. Gerry Stutting Jr.; 8. Carl Graves; 9. Derrike Zirkle; 10. Bud Barton; 11. Mike Spangler; 12. Joshua Kimmel; 13. Randy Christine; 14. Justin Ehrhart; 15. Bryon Bernheisel; 16. Steve Weikel; 17. Travis Mease; 18. Dave Sokoloski; 19. Jared Miller; 20. Zach Kauffman; 21. Jake Lettich; 22. Steve Billet; 23. Carl Billet; 24. Jerry Bard. FEATURE LAP LEADER: Shuttlesworth (1-20) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Bud Barton, Larry Baer, Jake Jones. Street Stock Feature (15 Laps): 1. Craig Morgan; 2. Kory Sites; 3. Joe Whitely; 4. Weston Alleman;5. Paul Morgan; 6. Scott Thunberg; 7. Joey Hoffer; 8. Gary Welsh; 9. Kevin Sigler; 10. Sam Leonard Jr.; 11. George Eash; 12. Kyle Saylor; 13. Rick Yohn; 14. Tony Strickler; 15. Bruce Nichols; 16. Lance Grove; 17. Dave Thompson; 18. Brian Henise FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Joe Whiteley (1-7); Kory Sites (8-22); Craig Morgan (23-25) Four Cylinder Feature (15 Laps): 1. Ed Hollenbach; 2. John Stoll Jr.; 3. Sonny Williamson; 4. LeRoy Long; 5. Eric Hollenbach; 6. Steven Dove; 7. Ronnie Garlock; 8. John Henry; 9. Dave Edwards; 10. Mike Buckley; 11. Keith Arnold; 12. Derrick Casner; 13. Matt Sowers; 14. Tim Burkholder; 15. Gary Newell; 16. Troy Hostetter; 17. Grant Adams;18. Dennis Christ Jr.; 19. Kyle Levingood; 20. Butch Heisel. FEATURE LAP LEADER: Ed Hollenbach (1-15) Road Warrior Construction Race (8 Laps): 1. Rob Nicklow; 2. Tim Thompson; 3. Shawn Crunkilton; 4. Jeff Keefer; 5. Roy Denike. 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. 14 – Aaron Eichelberger); 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. # # #