Calaman Wins Trail Motors 75 Lapper at SSP
Calaman Wins the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Championship on Sunday Night, Eichelberger Wins the Points Title Newberrytown, PA (September 4, 2005) - Dave Calaman became the first repeat Super Sportsman winner in Sunday’s 75-lap Trail Motors Championship at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. In other feature activity, Sam Leonard Jr. scored a win in the20-lap Street Stock Car feature. Eric Hollenbach won the Four Cylinder Stock Car feature. The Trail Motors Super Sportsman Championship began with Dave Calaman and Russ Mitten on the front row. Calaman jumped out early to lead the first 15 laps until a yellow flag for a spinning Aaron Eichelberger was displayed. On the restart, Calaman continued to lead over Pat Cannon and Frankie Herr. Herr pulled a slider two laps later on Cannon to take the second spot. On lap 19, Dave Finch brought out the caution for a spin in turn three. Four laps later, Rich Eichelberger stopped in turn four with engine failure, possibly ending his hopes for the 2005 SSP track championship. With a 22nd place finish Eichelberger could only sit on the sidelines and hope for Steve Wilbur to finish third or worse and for Richie Hartman to not win the event in order to win the SSP track championship. A fuel stop was ordered by the officials for refueling only on lap 23. After the restart, Cannon returned the favor on Herr two laps later for second spot. While Cannon and Herr battled, Calaman opened up a straightaway lead before he began lapping cars. Lap 33 saw Aaron Eichelberger backing into the turn one guardrail, once again bringing out the yellow flag. Two laps later another caution for Dave Socks, who stopped on the front straight. On the restart, Richie Hartman got together with Finch in turn one. The spin relegated Hartman to the rear to once again try to make it to the lead in order to win the championship. As laps wound down towards the mandatory fuel stop at lap 50, Danny Hager moved past Herr and Cannon into second place and then set his sights on the leader, Dave Calaman. Three laps from the break, Smokey Snelbaker flipped in turn three and four after losing his brakes. On the restart, Hager pressured Calaman but eased up a bit to ride to the break. At the mandatory break on lap 50, Calaman led over Hager, Cannon, Herr and Carmen Perigo. All cars were permitted to the pits for 10 minutes to make any changes necessary for the final 25 laps of the event. Hager, Herr and Jason Frye were all penalized to the rear of the restart order for not returning to the track within the 10 minute time window. Herr was late due to brake problems. On the restart, Cannon lined up behind Calaman once again. Herr brought out the yellow on lap 52 when he intentionally stopped on the backstretch. Herr was black flagged from the event. With 10 laps remaining, Cannon began to real in Calaman every lap and trailed by one car length on lap 69. Calaman bobbled in Turn one on lap 70 allowing Cannon to get by, but at the same time, Gregg Foster’s car erupted into flames due to blown motor. Foster escaped injury, but the red flag put Cannon back behind Calaman again since he did not complete the lap after the pass. When the green flew, Cannon again gave chase to the leader. With one to go Cannon closed in on Calaman’s rear bumper but was unable to get by for the win. Calaman led all 75 laps to become the first repeat Super Sportsman feature winner of the season and picked up $2,500 for the win. “Without the red flag with five to go, this win wouldn’t have happened,�?? said Calaman in victory lane. Cannon came home in second, followed by Carmen Perigo, Steve Wilbur and Richie Hartman. Rich Eichelberger was declared the 2005 SSP Track Champion with a slim lead of 3 points over Wilbur at the end. In Street Stock feature action, Sam Leonard Jr. started on the pole position and wired the field to pick up his second SSP feature event of the season. However, Leonard was challenged by runner-up Paul Morgan many times during the event. Craig Morgan finished third followed by newly crowned 2005 SSP Street Stock Track Champion Wes Alleman and George Eash in fifth. Leonard and Kory Sites won ther heats with Rich Bossinger winning the consolation event. In the Four Cylinder Stock Car feature event, Eric Hollenbach also started on the pole position and led every lap to pick up his first SSP win of 2005. Coming from a tenth starting spot, Grant Adams finished second, followed by Tim Burkholder, Ed Hollenbach and Steven Dove. Four Cylinder Stock Car heats went to Hollenbach and Leroy Long. The next event at SSP will be on Saturday, September 24 with the Newberry Community Fair and Smashfest ’05. The Newberry Community Fair Day begin with opening ceremonies at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. There will be plenty of fun for the entire family with lots of rides (Ferris wheel, Giant Slide, Swings, Fun House and more), food vendors, helicopter rides, horse drawn hay rides, tractor hay rides, Monster Truck rides, games, music, fire company displays, antique tractor display, exotic petting zoo, presentations, crafts and more. Plus the Inaugural York County Radio Control Car Nationals presented by Bumps and Jumps will take place on the speedway’s frontstretch from 9:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. More than 100 entries are expected. Then on Saturday night, Smashfest ‘05 will begin at 7:00 p.m. featuring the “ Black Jack�?? Monster Truck Car Crunch, Big Car and Small Car Smashmasters Demolition Derbies, Four Cylinder Roll Over Contest, XTREME Motorcycle Jumper, Mini Van Novelty Race and “Go Til Ya Blow�?? Race and GIGANTIC FIREWORKS DISPLAY ending the show. The Big Car Demolition Derby will pay $1,000 to win. Gates open for Smashfest ‘05 in the pit area and grandstands at 5:00 p.m. with the show beginning promptly at 7:00 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. Pit pass prices are $20.00. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 25. Admission for the Community Fair is free. 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, September 4, 2005 Trail Motors Super Sportsman Championship (75 Laps): 1. Dave Calaman, 2. Pat Cannon, 3. Carmen Perigo, 4. Steve Wilbur, 5. Richie Hartman, 6. Scott Dellingner, 7. Russ Mitten, 8. Danny Hager, 9. John Stehman, 10. Craig Morrow, 11. Dave Finch, 12. Denny Wiley, 13. Gregg Foster, 14. Joe Orsulak, 15. Jason Fry, 16. Frankie Herr, 17. Smokey Snelbaker, 18. Steve Cannon, 19. Dave Socks, 20. Aaron Eichelberger, 21. Bob Fannasy, 22. Rich Eichelberger, 23. Rodney Adams; DNS: Lanny Hake FEATURE LAP LEADER: Calaman (1 – 75) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Wilbur, Hartman DASH WINNERS: Calaman, Mitten Street Stocks Feature (20 Laps): 1. Sam Leonard Jr., 2. Paul Morgan, 3. Craig Morgan, 4. Wes Alleman, 5. George Eash, 6. Randy Allen, 7. Kevin Sigler, 8. Kory Sites, 9. Jim Hulse, 10. Jim Salisbury, 11. Joe Whiteley, 12. Joey Hoffer, 13. Ronnie Rhoads, 14. Chad Smith, 15. Donnie Hughes, 16. Anthony Strickler, 17. Rich Bossinger, 18. Dave Conrad Jr., 19. Dave Thompson Jr., 20. Lance Grove, 21. Mike Leonard, 22. Justin Rhoads, 23. Jim Gross; DNQ: Gary Welsh, Brian Hauenstein, Scott Thunberg. FEATURE LAP LEADER:Leonard Jr. (1-20) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Leonard Jr., Sites CONSOLATION WINNER: Bossinger Four Cylinder Stock Cars Feature (15 Laps): 1. Eric Hollenbach, 2. Grant Adams, 3. Tim Burkholder, 4. Ed Hollenbach, 5. Steven Dove, 6. Randy Wible, 7. John Stoll, 8. Leroy Long, 9. Gary Shock, 10. John Salter, 11. John Henry, 12. Jeremy Ott, 13. Keith Armont, 14. Matt Sowers, 15. Chris Smith, 16. Mie Derr, 17. Mike Buckley, 18. Brian Finkenbach, 19. Troy Eckenrode, 20. Sonny Wiliamson, 21. Jeff Mangle; DNQ: Ralph Morgan Jr., Franak Gruble, Scott Rickrode, Gary Newell, Jason Armont, Steve Bair, Ron Mowery. FEATURE LAP LEADER: Eric Hollenbach (1-15) HEAT RACE WINNERS: Ed Hollenbach, Long SSP News and Notes: - On Saturday afternoon, October 1, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the Pumpkin 200 Enduro race. As a bonus attraction, the Great American School Buses and Mini Vans will take to the track before the 200 lap Enduro event. Fans will also be given complimentary school bus rides around the track at 12:30 p.m. The Enduro event will follow the specifications for the Xtreme Stock Car division that ran weekly at SSP during the 2005 season. The Pumpkin 200 event will be 200 laps regardless of the number of entries. The purse payout will be based on entry numbers and a payout can be found at the end of this release. Pre-entry for the event is encouraged but not mandatory. A Pre-entry fee is $50.00 and must be postmarked by Tuesday, September 27, 2005. All entries postmarked on or after September 28, 2005 will be $75.00. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The starting positions for the Turkey 200 will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. As a special bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position. Entry forms may be found at _www.sspracing.net_ (http://www.sspracing.net/) or contact (717) 292-1696 and leave an address or fax number for an entry. - The SSP Haunted Hayrides originally scheduled for October 14/15, October 21/22 and October 28/29 have been cancelled. - “The Candy Bowl�?? has been scheduled for Saturday, October 29 at 4:00 p.m. This event will feature the wingless ARDC Midgets, Silver Springs Street Stocks, Legends Cars, Lincoln Thundercars, Mini Vans, W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) in both Xtreme Stocks and School Buses, XSC Rookie Rumble. All divisions will be features only with extended laps with the exception of the midgets. The ARDC Midgets will have qualifying races as well. One more division may be added and will be announced in the near future. After the event, all teams are encouraged to stay for trick or treating in the pits with all kids in costumes. All kids in costumes will be admitted free to the races.