SSP: Hodnett Wins on Pepsi Hot August Night
Newberrytown, PA (August 18, 2005) The Auto Channel reported that point leader Greg Hodnett scored his third Susquehanna Speedway Park Sprint Car win of the season on Thursday evening during Pepsi Hot August Nights. In other action Jason Rochelle was back for another Legends Car win, while Rick Reinoehl, Brent Foglesanger and Kendra Knaub all drove the same car to victories in various events for the Xtreme Stock Cars.Hodnett started tenth in the 25-lap Sprint Car feature and quickly worked his way into the top five. As Hodnett was working his way through the pack front row starters Chad jumper and Cory Haas were pacing the field. Jumper led with Haas second, until Hodnett and Haas made contact on the eighth lap, with Haas flipping violently. Haas was uninjured. On the restart Jumper continued to pace the field, with Hodnett in hot pursuit. However, it wasn’t until the 16th lap that Hodnett took over the top spot. He went on to win over Eric Stambaugh, with Blane Heimbach third. Fred Rahmer and Alan Krimes completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Jason Johnson, Lance Dewease, Jumper, Bobby Weaver, and Chris Meleason. Heats went to Haas and Pat Cooper.
Rochelle started 12th in the Legends car feature, and began working his way toward the front as first Jim Halbert and then Randy Kissinger led the way. Rochelle took over the top spot on the 11th of 15 laps and went on to the victory over Kissinger. Randy Fetterhoff, Josh Morrow, and Butch Brough completed the top five. Heats went to Brough and Fetterhoff.
Reinoehl started the night by winning the Pepsi Dash for the Xtreme Stock Cars and ended it by winning the 30-lap feature. In the feature event, Reinoehl started 32nd, took the lead from Tom Slanker on the 20th lap, lost the lead to Mike Goodwin on the 28th lap, and then regained the top spot on the final lap. Smoke Christine finished second but failed to go through post race technical inspection and was disqualified. Goodwin was awarded second place, followed by Matt Wampler, Slanker and Ronnie Thomas.
Brent Fogelsanger drove the same number 1 Camaro to victory in the XSC Rookie Rumble, besting Charles Potts after swapping the lead several times. Brian Lomman, Rich Lomman and Matt Newcomber completed the top five. Earlier in the evening, Kendra Knaub used the same car to score a last lap win over Jonda Draucker in the Women on Wheels feature event. Butch Richcreek Jr. won the Minivan Construction Race.
The next race at SSP will be Sunday night, August 21 with the final One-on-One Street Car Drags event of the season along with the Trail Motor Super Sportsman Tour, Street Stocks, Classic Cars and a Road Warriors Flag Pole race. 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. If needed, Sunday, August 28 will be used as the rain date 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 21 with a ticket stub from the August 14 or August 18 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.
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 Thursday, August 18, 2005 Sprint Cars Feature (25 Laps): 1. Greg Hodnett; 2. Eric Stambaugh; 3. Blane Heimbach; 4. Fred Rahmer; 5. Alan Krimes; 6. Jason Johnson; 7. Lance Dewease; 8. Chad Jumper; 9. Bobby Weaver; 10. Chris Meleason; 11. Pat Cooper; 12. Dave Cordier Jr.; 13. Becca Anderson; 14. Mike Rabold; 15. Steve Poploski; 16. Billy Heltzel Jr.; 17. Cory Haas; 18. Matt Miller. Did Not Start: Mike Mansfield FEATURE LAP LEADER: Jumper (1-15), Hodnett (16-25) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Cory Haas; Pat Cooper Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (30 Laps) 1. Rick Reinoehl 2. Mike Goodwin 3. Matt Wampler 4. Tom Slanker 5. Ronnie Thomas 6. Mark Vegh 7. Sam Rial 8. Bryon Sipe 9. Karl Windish 10. Tony Tumas 11. Matt Smith 12. Steve Clemens 13. Bill Fulton 14. Chris Mudd 15. Jeff Emlet 16. Wayne Eurich 17. Larry Rohrbaugh 18. David Yingst 19. Trevor Stark 20. Charlie Pensinger 21. Sam Henry 22. Jason Failor 23. Adam Smith 24. Larry Hughes Jr. 25. Gene Knaub 26. Brad Reger 27. Ron Vance 30. Daryl Beakler 31. Brian Sanders 32. Jerry Blauch DQ: Smoke Christine, DNS; Mike Mixell, Bruce McClane FEATURE LAP LEADER: Stark 1-6, Hughes 7-11, Slanker 12-19, Reinoehl 20-27, Goodwin 28-29, Reinoehl 30 PEPSI DASH WINNER: Rick Reinoehl XSC Rookie Rumble Feature (15 Laps) 1.Brent Fogelsanger 2. Charles Potts 3. Brian Lomman 4. Rich Lomman 5. Matt Newcomber 6. John Scrivens 7. John Hiden Jr. 8. Terry Myers 9. Gerald Barnes 10. Randy Amend 11. Dave Gutshall 12. Bill Paulus 13. Rick Rohrbaugh 14. Jim Rial 15. Lynn Hammaker 16. Steve Failor 17. Jed Latshaw 18. Brian Shue 19. Adam Doll 20. Nate Heindel 21. Brian Spencer 22. Brad Garman 23. Duane Prowell 24. Daryl Sipe FEATURE LAP LEADER: Shue 1-2, Potts 3-7, Fogelsanger 8-10, Potts 11-13, Fogelsanger 14-15 Women on Wheels Stocks Feature (12 Laps) 1. Kendra Knaub; 2. Jonda Draucker; 3. Deanna Frye; 4. Elizabeth Burhman; 5. Nancy Horan FEATURE LAP LEADER: Sheila Bertucci (1-4); Draucker (5-11); Knaub (12) Legends Cars Feature (15 Laps) 1. Jason Rochelle 2. Randy Kissinger 3. Randy Fetterhoff 4. Josh Morrow 5. Butch Brough 6. Geremy Sheaffer 7. Ronnie Dunstan 8. Bob Murray 9. Austin Kirby 10. Dallas Schittler Jr. 11. Greg Burd 12. Andy Lupfer 13. Bill Harris 14. Pat McDermott 15. Bob Lash 16. Ed Wentz 17. Zach Dieter 18. Bob Sobieski 19. Kenny Keyton 20. Gerry Eldridge 21. Amy Staver 22. Lawrence Garrison 23. Jim Halbert FEATURE LAP LEADER: Halbert 1-5, Kissinger 6-10, Rochelle 11-15 HEAT RACE WINNERS: Butch Brough; Randy Fetterhoff York Haven Auto Sales Mini Van Construction Race (8 Laps) 1. Butch Richcreek Jr; 2. Stu Shank; 3. Bob Sipe; 4. Harry Sipe; 5. Dana Smith. SSP News and Notes: - The Sprint Cars return to SSP on Thursday night, August 25 with the Great American School Bus Championship. Also racing will be the Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, Women on Wheels Stocks and a Mini Van Red Rover Race. If needed, a rain date will be announced for this event. - The final event for the Sprint Cars at SSP in 2005 will be Thursday night, September 1 with the 5th Annual York County Nationals. Also racing will be the Xtreme Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble and Legends Cars. The 32-lap York County Nationals will pay $3,200-to-win. The King of the Posse Match Races will determine the starting lineup for the feature event. The top five in points as of August 30 square off in one-on-one 2 lap races along with the three heat race winners in a single elimination 8 driver tournament. The winner of the tournament will be awarded the pole position for the York County Nationals along with $500 in prize monies. The King of the Posse tournament will determine the top 8 positions for the feature and the remainder of the field will line up “heads up�?? based off of heat and consolation finishes. Twenty-four cars will take the green for the York County Nationals. Heat race lineups will be determined by a blind draw. If needed, the rain date will be Sunday, September 11, for this event. - 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.