Four New Faces in SSP Victory Lane on Friday Night
Newberrytown, PA (June 16, 2006) – It was once again a night of new faces in
victory lane on Friday night at the Susquehanna Speedway Park with four
names added to the list of 2006 feature event winners. Lanny Hake picked up a
popular feature win in the 20-lap Trail Motors Super Sportsman event with Larry
Baer visiting victory lane after the 20-lap Late Model event. Eric Walker
picked up his first win of the year in the 20-lap Street Stock feature event.
Jeff Svendsen won the Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van Construction race.
Lanny Hake from Dover jumped out to an early lead over Aaron Eichelberger
in the 20 lap Trail Motor Super Sportsman feature. By lap nine, Russ Mitten
moved from sixth into the runner-up position and began to challenge Hake for
the lead. However, as Mitten began to make his move, Dave Calaman joined the
battle and exchanged places back and forth with Mitten towards the end of the
race. This battle allowed Hake to extend his lead. Once Calaman gained
control of second place, he set his sights on the leader. Coming to the
finish, Hake won by less than two car lengths over Calaman with Mitten finishing
third. Jim Shuttlesworth finished fourth after starting in the 20th spot.
Ryan Rupp rounded out the top five. Hake and Mitten won the qualifying heat
races.
In Late Model action, Randy Christine Jr. jumped out to the early lead from
the pole position. Rocky Magaro inherited the lead on lap two from
Christine and set the pace for through lap 15. Larry Baer charged past Magaro on
lap 16. Baer started tenth and steadily maneuvered his way through traffic to
take the lead. Once in the lead, Baer never looked back. Carl Billet
finished a strong second place by coming all the way from a twelfth place starting
spot. Magaro finished a solid third place with Josh Kimmel and Chuck
Yingling finishing fourth and fifth. Baer also moved into the point lead in a very
tight and competitive SSP Late Model Championship series. Larry Baer, Randy
Christine and Tim Fedder won the heat races and Scott McCann Jr. won the
consolation event.
Eric Walker became the sixth different winner in as many races in the highly
competitive Street Stock Division. Once again a blanket could be thrown
over the top four drivers for many laps of the feature event. Walker was able
to led all twenty laps from his outside front row starting position, however
it was not as easy as it sounds. Scott Thunberg challenged but had to settle
for second. Brian Hauenstein, Sam Leonard Jr., and Gary Johnston completed
the top five. Heat winners were Chad Millikin and Eric Walker.
In the 10-lap Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van Construction race, Jeff Svendsen
picked up his first career Mini Van win. Steve Hitz, Dave Olsen, Brandon Ort
and Butch Richcreek finished second through fifth respectively.
The Sprint Cars return to SSP on Thursday night, June 22 featuring the
ever-popular Kid’s Box Car Racing along with Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars,
Classic Cylinders and a make up Xtreme Stock Car feature from June 1. Lots of
great prizes will be available for all entrants in the Kid’s Box Car Races.
All children 12 and under are encouraged to decorate their boxes and compete
in the races. A box car is a racecar made out of a box (with their arms,
legs and head sticking out). Two family members or friends are needed for the
pit crew. This will be a two-(2) lap race (on the frontstretch) with a pit
stop. The pit stop will include taking off and putting shoes back on both
feet for tire changes, washing the face to clean windshield and drinking a drink
for fuel.
On Friday night, June 23, the Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Late Models and
Street Stocks will be in competition along with Kid’s Big Wheel racing. All
kids are encouraged to bring their own Big Wheels, however there will be some
available at the track for those who do not have big wheels. Lots of great
prizes will be available for all entrants.
Gates will open for both the pit area and grandstand area at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursdays and Fridays. Warmups begin at 7:00 p.m. with racing action
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Race fans can continue to expect a fast paced, action packed
2 ½ to 3 hour program each and every night.
Regular General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Thursday nights will
be Adults (18 & older) $14.00; Teens (13-17) $10.00; Children (12 & under)
are free. Pit pass prices are $22.00 with a reduced price of $20.00 for all
pit competitor license holders. Prices will be slightly higher for special
events.
Regular General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Friday nights will be
Adults (18 & older) $12.00; Teens (13-17) $10.00; Children (12 & under) are
free. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all pit
competitor license holders. Prices will be slightly higher for special
events.
SSP continues its Repeat Fan Discount in 2006 in which there will be a $2.00
discount for each person with a ticket stub from races during the previous 2
events completed only. SSP is offering any fan with a ticket stub from
June 15 or June 16, a $2.00 discount to the races on June 22 or June 23 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, 10 winners were drawn from the repeat fans
and each winner received $30.00 in SSP Gift Certificates for tickets or
concessions. The discount is not valid for pit pass purchases.
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. For more information,
contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at
sspracing.net. On raceday, fans are encouraged to call (717) 938-9170 for current weather
conditions.
SSP Results from Friday, June 16, 2006
Trail Motors Super Sportsman Feature (20 Laps): 1. Lanny Hake, 2. Dave
Calaman, 3. Russ Mitten, 4. Jim Shuttlesworth, 5. Ryan Rupp, 6. Scott
Dellingner, 7. Rich Eichelberger, 8. Joey Biasi, 9. Steve Wilbur, 10. Aaron
Eichelberger, 11. Billy Schoffstall, 12. Bobby Hockenberry, 13. Brian Boughter, 14.
Chris Reed, 15. Craig Morrow, 16. Dave Socks II, 17. Smokey Snelbaker, 18. John
Stehman, 19. Jerry Wolfe, 20. Raymond Myers, 21. Leroy Martin, 22. Steve
Fannasy. 23. Justin Stewart, 24. Bill Brown.
FEATURE LAP LEADER: Hake 1-20
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Hake and Mitten
Late Model Feature (20 Laps): 1. Larry Baer, 2. Carl Billet, 3. Rocky
Magaro, 4. Josh Kimmel, 5. Chuck Yingling, 6. Carl Graves, 7. Pat Beard, 8. Mike
Spangler, 9. Sterling Kinard, 10. Steve Billet, 11. John Ebersole, 12. Colby
Frye, 13. Roy Miller, 14. Randy Christine Jr., 15. Scott Lupfer, 16. Sean
Merkel, 17. Tim Fedder, 18. Jake Jones, 19. Jerry Bard, 20. Charles Potts, 21.
Steve Weikel, 22. Gerry Stutting Jr., 23. Scott McCann Jr., 24. Jake Lettich;
DNS – Gary Gollub, Zachary Kauffman, Darrel Henry, Robert Minnich, Derrick
Zirkle, Kyle Merkel, Justin Ehrhart, Bob Scott Jr., Gene Wrightstone
FEATURE LAP LEADER: Christine 1, Magaro 2-15, Baer 16-20.
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Baer, Christine and Fedder
CONSOLATION WINNER: McCann
Street Stock Feature (20 Laps): 1. Eric Walker, 2. Scott Thunberg, 3. Brian
Hauenstein, 4. Sam Leonard Jr., 5. Gary Johnston, 6. M.R. Teal, 7. Randy
Zechman, 8. Chad Millikin, 9. Wes Alleman, 10. Craig Morgan, 11. Joe Whitely,
12. Ray Strubber, 13. Bruce Nichols, 14. Kory Sites, 15. George Eash, 16. Chad
Smith, 17. Bob Gutshall, 18. Brian Singer, 19. Steven Dove, 20. Joey Hoffer,
21. Skip Findley, 22. Jenn Scott, 23. Lance Grove; DNS – Dave Thompson.
FEATURE LAP LEADER: Walker 1-20
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Millikin and Walker
Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van Construction Race (10 Laps): 1. Jeff
Svendsen, 2. Steve Hitz, 3. Dave Olsen, 4. Brandon Ort, 5. Butch Richcreek, 6. Daryl
Sipe, 7. David Kohr, 8. Monty Jelliff, 9. Rick Berger, 10. Travis Rife, 11.
Ashman Brant, 12. Richie Richcreek, 13. Danner, 14. Carl Buffington, 15. Scott
Conley, 16. Mike Barthel, 17. Lee Digiovanni, 18. Sherri Kitner, 19. Jason
Anderson, 20. Teddy Bear.
FEATURE LAP LEADER: Svendsen 1-10.
