SSP Race Results from 10-7-06

Contact: Lillian Bell

(717) 292-1696

 

-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Richwine Earns $3,125 in the Inaugural Susquehanna Showdown at SSP

 

Newberrytown, PA (October 7, 2006) - An action-packed afternoon of racing at the Susquehanna Speedway Park found Scott Richwine winning the Inaugural Late Model Susquehanna Showdown presented by Insinger Performance Fuels and JTM Tire & Alignment.

 

Richwine had Al Shawver in his sight for 27 circuits.  Then for the next 23, the only thing Richwine saw was an open track.  And when the checkered flag fell, Richwine, the late model track title winner at Winchester Speedway, took home a record $3,125, the most ever paid for a limited late model race in Pennsylvania. In addition, Richwine received a Hoosier spec tire from Miller's Racing Parts and W&W Racing Tires and an AFCO coil-over spring. He picked up $100 for leading lap 35 complements of KRS Graphics.

 

All the money in the world couldn't get the one thing Richwine wanted at the track - his father.  "Dad is in the hospital," Richwine said. "I wish he could be here to be part of this."  Patience, something Richwine has adopted since getting out the area, was the key to defeating a field of 43 cars that entered the inaugural Susquehanna Showdown.

 

"[Shawver] was good in turns 3 and 4," Richwine said. "We were good at the other end of the speedway.  "So, I wanted for the track to come to us. I though a few times he might spin out, but hedidn't. Nobody touched when we were racing close and that's what happens when you can race

against great drivers like Al Shawver."

 

Richwine started in the third spot and moved by Mark Billet for the runner-up spot before the first lap was completed. Shawver had the lead by six-car lengths by lap 2 but Richwine cut that gap in half by lap 5.

 

The first of several cautions came out on lap 6 when Doug Burkholder lost his fuel cap.  Speedway officials had to stop Burkholder to direct him to the pit area where crew members quickly replaced it, returning him to the track in time of the green flag.

 

Richwine challenged Shawver in a side-by-side duel over the next four laps before Carl Graves had apparent engine problems and stopped on the frontstretch.

 

The front runners continued to race close until lapped traffic came into play on lap 25.  Shawver closed on the slower car driven by Charlie Potts, which allowed Richwine to take a more aggressive move in turn 2.

 

Richwine finally got beside Shawver as the two maneuvered through the second turn. He eventually got the lead in the same turn during the completion of lap 27.

 

Shawver praised Richwine for his patience and courteous pass.  "He passed me clean," Shawver said. "He raced me good throughout the entire race."

 

Mike Duck's car stopped on the frontstretch on lap 33 and two more cautions on lap 36 and 38 slowed the momentum of the race. Race officials stopped the cars on lap 38 for a refueling period.

 

When racing resumed, Richwine had the dominant car proven by his eight-car lead before the race was slowed again on lap 42 when Justin Ehrhardt stopped his car in turn 4. Ehrhardt did the same on lap 47.

 

Shawver was second followed by Gene Knaub, Carl Billet and Scott McCann Jr. Knaub finished third in a car that was owned by Ronnie Frye with a borrowed engine from Larry Baer.  Mark Billet, Baer, Andy Friese, Jerry Bard and Arlin Brougher completed the top 10.

 

Graves, Richwine, Shawver, McCann and Baer won heats for the 43 entries. Les Hare won the C

Main and Gerry Stutting Jr. won the B Main.

 

In ARDC Midget action, 2005 ARDC Champion Ray Bull passed early leader Paul Kline on the fifth circuit and never looked back.  Andy Martin and Donnie Trent followed Bull to the finish in second and third place.  Kline and A.J. Ernesto completed the top five.  Heat race winners were also Kline and Ernesto.

 

Mike Goodwin led 198 of the 200 lap Xtreme Stock Car Enduro feature.  He defeated Tommy Slanker, Keith Bissinger, Kevin Higgins and Trevor Stark en route to the victory and second straight 200 lap enduro win.

 

Kurt Welsh led all 15 laps for the Classic Car feature victory over Joe Snodgrass, Glenn Elliott, Jim Crocker and Bill Brown.  Heat race winners were Joe Snodgrass and Jack Yingling.

 

Daryl Sipe was victorious in the York Haven Auto Sales Mini Van feature over Butch Richcreek and Brandon Ort.

 

In the Great American School Bus Race, Jeff Ebersole picked up the win over Van Baker and Keith Walls.

 

The next event at SSP will be the 3rd Annual Millers Racing Parts Fall Classic on Friday and Saturday, October 20 & 21.  This popular event has been expanded to a two day show for 2006. 

The Friday night, October 20 show will consist of qualifying heat races for Street Stocks and Four Cylinder Stock Cars along with a 25-lap Xtreme Stock Car "Rookie Rumble" race and 15-lap Mini Van "Super Oval" race.

Gates will open on Friday for both the pit area and grandstand area at 5:00 p.m.  Warmups begin at 6:45 p.m. with racing action beginning at 7:30 p.m.    

 

Grandstand ticket prices on Friday are $8.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free.  All children (12 & under) will receive a gift certificate good for an ice cream dessert compliments of any participating Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill.  Pit pass prices are $15.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.   Two day pit passes for Friday and Saturday will be $30.00.

The Saturday, October 21, the show will feature a 50-lap features (all green flag laps with no scheduled fuel stops) for the Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Stocks and Xtreme Stock Cars.  There will also be last chance qualifying races for the Street Stocks and Four Cylinder Stock Cars.  Heats and a feature for the wingless ARDC Midgets has also been rescheduled for Saturday, October 21.

The Street Stock feature event will pay $3,000.00 to the winner and is sponsored by Insinger Performance Fuels, Miller's Racing Parts and Salisbury Mechanical Services.  All qualifying will be done through heats, C-Main and B-Main events.  There will be an inversion drawn for the feature event.  A blind draw will determine the heat race lineups.

Street Stock heat races are presented by Dellinger's Auto Body in Mechanicsburg and pay $25.00 to win, $15.00 for second and $10.00 for third.  All heat race winners will also receive a $50.00 gift certificate from any participating Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grille.

The Street Stock feature winner will receive a gift certificate for two-(2) complimentary meals per month for the next 12 months from any participating Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grille and one-(1) complimentary Hoosier Racing tire from Miller's Racing Parts in Mechanicsburg.  The Hard Luck Award of $100.00 will be presented "In memory of Gary Miller from your wife and daughters."  The Hard Charger Award will receive a $50 bonus compliment of KRS Graphics in Mechanicsburg.

The Four Cylinder Stock Car feature event will pay $1,500.00 to the winner.  All qualifying will be done through heats, C-Main and B-Main events.  There will be an inversion drawn for the feature event.  A blind draw will determine the heat race lineups.  The Hard Charger Award for the Four Cylinders will receive a $50 bonus compliment of KRS Graphics in Mechanicsburg.

The Xtreme Stock Car feature event on Saturday will pay $500.00 to the winner.  All Xtreme Stock Cars entered will run the main event.  A blind draw will determine the feature lineup.  The Hard Charger Award for the Xtreme Stock Cars will receive a $50 bonus compliment of KRS Graphics in Mechanicsburg.  The Xtreme Stock Car "Rookie Rumble" feature will be on Friday.  The XSC rules will be governed under the "Xtreme Stock Car" Specification Rules found at sspracing.net<http://www.sspracing.net/>.

Gates will open on Saturday for both the pit area and grandstand area at 12:00 p.m.  Warmups begin at 2:15 p.m. with racing action beginning at 3:00 p.m.    

 

Grandstand ticket prices on Saturday are $12.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free.  All children (12 & under) will receive a gift certificate good for an ice cream dessert compliments of any participating Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill.  Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.   

Entry fees are available by contacting SSP at (717) 292-1696 or Miller's Racing Parts at (717) 766-0181 or by visiting online at sspracing.net under "downloads".  Rules for each division will be enforced according to the Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic Flyer also found on the website.

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 race day, fans are encouraged to call (717) 938-9170 for current weather conditions.

 

Race Results from October 7, 2006

 

Susquehanna Showdown Late Model Championship (50 Laps):  1. Scott Richwine, 2. Al Shaver, 3. Gene Knaub, 4. Carl Billet, 5. Scott McCann, 6. Mark Billet, 7. Larry Baer, 8. Andy Fries, 9. Jerry Bard, 10. Arlin Broughter, 11. Bernie Beard, 12. Mike Zeigler, 13. Pat Beard, 14. Darryl Burkholder, 15. Mike Spangler, 16. Billy Wampler, 17. Richard Walls, 18. Charlie Potts, 19. Travis Mease, 20. Mike Duck, 21. Justin Ehrhardt, 22. Gerry Stutting Jr., 23. Carl Graves, 24. Jake Jones.  Did Not Qualify: Les Hare, Roger Myers, Tommy Blackwell, Kyle Saylor, Fred Harden, Bobby Beard, Pete Green, Scott Lupfer, Chuck Yingling, Mark Grey, Bud Barton, DJ Mease, Sterling Kinard, Roy Miller, Bob Dunn, Coleby Frye, Steve Weikel, Jake Lettich, Randy Christine.

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Shaver (1-27), Richwine (28-50). 

HEAT WINNERS: Graves, Richwine, Sharuer, McCann and Baer

B-MAIN WINNER: Garry Stutting, Jr.

C-MAIN WINNER: Les Hare

 

ARDC Midget Feature (20 Laps): 1. Ray Bull, 2. Andy Martin, 3. Donnie Trent, 4. Paul Kline, 5. A.J. Ernesto, 6. Jeff Schell, 7. Tracy Readinger, 8. Scott Zipp, 9. Steve Lenig, 10. P.J. Gargiulo, 11. Brett Arndt, 12. Carey Becker, 13. Bobby Goerner, 14. Phil Meisner, 15. P.J. Pavlick, 16. Bill Case, Jr., 17. Stephanie Stevens, 18. Doug Rose, 19. Eric Heydenreich; DNS: Chris Zrinski, Ted Schmid, Mark Lawshe.  

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Kline (1-4); Bull (5-20)

HEAT WINNERS: Ernesto and Kline

                                                

Classic Cars Feature (15 Laps): 1. Kurt Welsh, 2. Joe Snodgrass, 3. Glenn Elliott, 4. Jim Crocker, 5. Bill Brown, 6. Jack Yingling, 7. Bryne Diehl, 8. Allen Cullum 9. Jamie Lloyd, 10. Allen Daniels, 11. Tommy Crummitt, 12. Walt Cullum, 13. Al Daniels, 14. Daryl Winkler.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Welsh (1-15)

HEAT WINNERS: Snodgrass and Yingling

                                                

Great American School Bus Race (6 Laps)- 1. Jeff Ebersole, 2. Van Baker, Keith Walls

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Baker (1), Ebersole (2-6)  

 

York Haven Auto Sales Mini Van Feature (12 laps): 1. Daryl Sipe, 2. Butch Richcreek, 3. Brandon Ort, 4. Jeff Svendson, 5. George Lucas, 6. Chris Devlin, 7. Scott Conley, 8. Ash Brandt, 9. Jason Anderson, 10. Dan Snyder, 11. George Danner, 12. Dave Olson, 13. Brian Lefebvre, 14. Tana Bear, 15. Connie Quillen, 16. Steve Hitz, 17. Maggy Weiss, 18. Jesse Hitz, 19. Dave Kohr, 20. Ryan Miller, 21. Bryan Sipe. 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Sipe (1-12)

 

Pumpkin 200 XSC Enduro Race (200 laps): 1. Michael Goodwin, 2. Tommy Slanker, 3. Keith Bissinger, 4.  Kevin Higgins, 5. Trevor Stark, 6. Ken Johns, 7. Eric Snoke, 8. Darrin Williams, 9. Jim Smith, 10. Charlie Pensinger, 11. Mark Spencer, 12. Kenneth Acworth, 13. Jason Failor, 14. Mark Vegh, 15. Bob Bender, 16. Bruce Ross, 17. Scott Sipe, 18. Donnie Broderick, 19. Mark Krone, 20. Nolan Barshinger, 21. Terry Norris, 22. Ray Broderick, 23. Vernon Myers, 24. Jim DeArmitt, 25. Bill Fulton, 26. Gary Cekovich, 27. Larry Landis, 28. Bryon Sipe, 29. Randy Blank, 30. Matt Smith, DNS -  Brad Garman, Brian Sanders; DQ: Robert Pyle III.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Bissinger (1); Slanker (2); Goodwin (3-200).

 

 

 

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