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09-20-2009, 11:08 AM
Hagerstown, Md. –
Two weeks after clinching the late model sportsman championship at Hagerstown Speedway, Kyle Lear of Severna Park, Md. was in victory lane for his $2,000 triumph in the 3rd Annual Small Car Nationals sponsored by Shamrock Inn.
It was his third Hagerstown victory and overall season tenth. He won by 2.5 seconds over Pete Weaver.
Others victorious in the Nationals events and taking home $2,000 included Hans Stamberg of Hedgesville, WW in the pure stock feature with a scant .038 second win over Mike Warrenfeltz while Berryville, Va’s Greg Gunter won by .81 seconds over Tommy Whitt Jr.. Kenny Thomas of Greencastle, Pa won $800 by beating his competition in the 72 lap 1st Annual Derek Riley Memorial to win by 6.38 seconds over Matt Smith.
Brenda Alexander of Winchester, Va., sister to Tommy Armel, was the powder puff winner.
Following time trials on Friday night with the top four locked into position, Andy Fries and Lear occupied the front row as Fries grabbed the lead from the pole and was out front 1.75 seconds over Lear when he suddenly veered left on the front stretch and threw out his hand to motion he was slowing and then coasted pitside as Lear assumed the lead over Weaver and Ashley Barrett.
Lear caught rear traffic as the caution was displayed on lap 17. Following a lap 19 restart, Barrett passed Weaver and closed on Lear but Weaver also was coming strong and hard. On the 26th they crossed the line a length apart and Barrett made his presence know a few times on the top while Lear hugged the bottom With one to go, Weaver took the runner up spot, only to lose it again in the same lap but he again got past Barrett on the final circuit as Lear had escaped them by 2.5 seconds at the finish for is overall tenth race of the season.
“I saw Ashley there a few times on the outside of me,” Lear said. “I didn’t think there was much up there so I wasn’t panicking. We were just running our own line on the bottom and being patient. I don’t think we were hard enough on tires tonight. We have a couple more shows to cap off in ‘09 with and hopefully we’re in victory lane with them too. Other than that, I’m tickled to death.”
Barrett was third over Scott seventh starter Scott Palmer and Glenn Elliott. Sixth went to Steve Axtell Jr, all the way from 21st, while Barry Miller (9th), Bruce Kane, Ronnie DeHaven Jr. (12th), and Bobby Beard (16th) completed the top ten. Fries, Lear, Weaver and Kane had the fastest times while Barrett, Elliott, Palmer and Bard were the heat winners. Axtell Jr. and Ronnie Dennis took the consolation wins.
Jerry Fifield took the pure stock lead from the outside as fifth starting Warrenfeltz was to second by the second circuit and eighth starting Stamberg into third by the third. Warrenfeltz and Stamberg both got by Fifield on lap five before the first caution while Stamberg went to the top to exit turn four with the lead on lap eight.
Warrenfeltz refused to go away as the pair went side by side until lap 13 when another caution waved and again on 15. Stamberg held his ground on the top while Warrenfeltz toured the bottom with left him no room for error. Then the caution waved with one to go as Warrenfeltz almost made the best of the final turns as they came to the line with only .038 seconds between them.
“Those cautions were killing me,” Stamberg said. “This race had me shaking. Look what 2 grand does to you. Usually I’m pretty calm. I’ll tell you Mike ran a clean race. I knew when I got heat in the tires and momentum going I was faster than him up top but then with one to go, Mike’s tires cooling down and mine cooling down, he gets faster down there. The trouble is, he sits back there and watches me for about 20 laps and knows what I’m going to do. “
Mike Corbin held to the third position from the sixth circuit over ninth starter David Kaiser and Tony Daniels (7th) Bryan Kerns was sixth over 12th starter, Darrin Younker, Wayne Hawbaker, (21st), Kenny Dillon (13th) and Steve Lowery, from 23rd.
Dave Brown, Fifield, Corbin and Kurt Zimmerman set the quick times while Warrenfeltz, Kerns, Daniels and Stamberg won heats. Dave Stouffer and Hawbaker were the consolation winners.
John Stoll Jr. led the four cylinders over Billy Sonner as Gunter and Tommy Whitt Jr. joined in to make it a four car battle following a ninth lap restart. By the 11th circuit, someone was going to emerge at the front and it was Gunter who charged from fourth to second and then grabbed the lead on lap 13 to tour the final two circuits and win by .81 seconds over Whitt who got past Stoll on the final circuit.
“I’m speechless,” Gunter said. “At my age and come back here and win, there aren’t words to express how I feel right now. It’s been a long time to come back here and win against the best in the east. I’m in another world right now.”
Sonner and Chris Semple completed the top five. Gunter, Semple, Stoll Jr. and Sonner were the heat winners while Richard Gwizdale was the consolation winner.
In the Riley Memorial, Robin Koogler led early until Matt Smith took over on lap four. He was out front five and six seconds while Thomas was coming from 22nd and Krazy Kenny Thomas from 21st and began reeling him in. K. Thomas was to second by lap 14 while KK Thomas took the spot twice, the second time on lap 27. He held it until lap 49 when K. Thomas got by both him and Smith in traffic on lap 51. Thomas slowly began to pull away and stretched his lead as KK Thomas spun with ten to go. Thomas pulled out to 6.38 seconds over Smith at the checkered.
“This is awesome” Thomas said. “I don’t know how I got around them, it was just luck. This means a lot. My heart goes out for the Derek Riley family, it’s a shame. I’m glad we were able to make it to victory lane.”
The speedway will now be idle until October 24-25 weekend for the 22nd Annual Octoberfest 350 for the late models, big and small block modifieds and the 410 sprints. Check the speedway website for any changes in the weather at: www.hagerstownspeedway.com (http://www.hagerstownspeedway.com/) or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
Hagerstown Speedway Results
3rd Annual Small Car Nationals
Late Model Sportsman,
30 laps, 43 entries,
(Lap Leaders – Andy Fries 1-15, Kyle Lear 16-30 )
1.Kyle Lear;
2.Pete Weaver;
3.Ashley Barrett;
4.Scott Palmer;
5.Glenn Elliott;
6.Steve Axtell Jr.;
7.Barry Miller;
8.Bruce Kane;
9.Ronnie DeHaven Jr.;
10.Bobby Beard;
11.Wayne Walls Jr.;
12.Donnie Farlling;
13.Steve Bailor;
14.Travis Mease;
15.Jerry Bard;
16.Richard Walls;
17.Travis Beaver;
18.Shawn Jones;
19.Ron Little Sr.;
20.Leon Lloyd;
21.Ronnie Dennis;
22.Mike Walls (99).;
23.Fred Harden;
24.Craig Wagaman;
25.Andy Fries;
26.Mike Walls (1W),
DNQ – Moe Harden, Nick Pappas, Randy Schaffer, Courtney Shreiner, John Maker, Mark Jones, Rodney Walls, Wendy Jesner, Anthony Lupini, Cody Lear, Paul Cursey, DNS – Justin Hart, Steve Clabaugh, Dave Dunkle, Dallas Weinrich, Chaz Walls, D.J. Groft.
Pure Stocks,
25 laps, 50 entries
(Lap Leaders – Jerry Fifield, 1-4, Mike Warrenfeltz 5-7, Hans Stamberg 8-25): 1.Hans Stamberg; 2.Mike Warrenfeltz; 3.Mike Corbin; 4.David Kaiser; 5.Tony Daniels; 6.Bryan Kerns; 7.Darrin Younker; 8.Wayne Hawbaker; 9.Kenny Dillon; 10.Steve Lowery; 11.Kevin Boyer; 12.Mike Desch; 13.Mike Rose; 14.Doug Hoffman; 15.Kurt Zimmerman; 16.Kerry Molovich; 17.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 18.Michael Carter; 19.Danny Beavers; 20.Troy Kassiris; 21.Justin Snodderly; 22.Bill Ecton; 23.Eric Johnson; 24.Brian Lattrell; 25.Dave Brown; 26.Drew Fitzsimmons; 27.Ed Salisbury; 28.Jerry Fifield;
DNQ –
Dave Mikolajski, Bill Reitober, Paul Quattro, Michael Kratochal, Joey Carter, Scott Wilson, Kevin Dayhoff, Josh Williams, Charlie Pensinger, Rodney Clouser, Zack Reid, Scotty Nelson, Teddy Dickson, Lin Sutphin, Kevin Koontz, DNS – Lin Sutphin, Pete Gems, Matt Kerns, Kevin Deramer, James Mongan, Eddie McClellan, Don Zechman, Eric Hollenbach
Four Cylinders,
15 laps, 37 entries
(Lap Leaders – John Stoll Jr. 1-12, Greg Gunter 13-15)
1.Greg Gunter; 2.Tommy Whitt Jr.; 3.John Stoll Jr.; 4.Billy Sonner Jr.; 5.Chris Semple; 6.Kevin Thomas; 7.Richard Gwizdale; 8.Ron Buck; 9.Greg Keister; 10.Eric Seibert; 11.Leroy Long 12.Butch Mayo; 13.Gary Newell; 14.Ed Gageby; 15.Ricky Harper; 16.Brian Wentzel; 17.David Edwards; 18.Brian Neff; 19.Henry Lesher; 20.Troy Hostetter; 21.Steve Hastings ; 22.Michael Potts; 23.Nick Ruhl; 24.Dave Friedrich; 25.Roger Whitlock Jr.; 26.Steven Taylor,
DNQ –
Rodney Clouser, Jeff Keller, Keith Walls, Matt Williams, Rich Newcomer, Sonny Williamson, Kyle Van Hassel, Brandon Dickson, Tanner Curr, Michael Puckley, Ryan Laye
1st Annual Derek Riley Enduro Championship,
72 laps, 26 entries,
(Lap Leaders -- Robin Koogler 1-3, Matt Smith 4-50, Kenny Thomas 51-72):
1.Kenny Thomas; 2.Matt Smith; 3.Larry Hurley Jr; 4.Chris Ebersole; 5.Krazy Kenny Thomas; 6.William Crook; 7.Gary Cekovich; 8.Danny Holmes; 9.Gary Proctor; 10.Gary Breeden; 11.Bryan Green; 12.Randy Davis, 13.Robin Koogler; 14..John Conrad; 15.Chris Loy; 16.D.J. Long; 17.J.C.Butts; 18.Rodney Minor; 19.Steve Dillon; 20.Alex Garvin; 21.Kevin Lear; 22.Jamie Mills; 23.Tichard Tracey; 24.Dave Shatto; 25.Alan Virts;
DNS- Charlie Stambaugh
Powder Puff – 1.Brenda Alexander; 2.Barbara Stamberg
Two weeks after clinching the late model sportsman championship at Hagerstown Speedway, Kyle Lear of Severna Park, Md. was in victory lane for his $2,000 triumph in the 3rd Annual Small Car Nationals sponsored by Shamrock Inn.
It was his third Hagerstown victory and overall season tenth. He won by 2.5 seconds over Pete Weaver.
Others victorious in the Nationals events and taking home $2,000 included Hans Stamberg of Hedgesville, WW in the pure stock feature with a scant .038 second win over Mike Warrenfeltz while Berryville, Va’s Greg Gunter won by .81 seconds over Tommy Whitt Jr.. Kenny Thomas of Greencastle, Pa won $800 by beating his competition in the 72 lap 1st Annual Derek Riley Memorial to win by 6.38 seconds over Matt Smith.
Brenda Alexander of Winchester, Va., sister to Tommy Armel, was the powder puff winner.
Following time trials on Friday night with the top four locked into position, Andy Fries and Lear occupied the front row as Fries grabbed the lead from the pole and was out front 1.75 seconds over Lear when he suddenly veered left on the front stretch and threw out his hand to motion he was slowing and then coasted pitside as Lear assumed the lead over Weaver and Ashley Barrett.
Lear caught rear traffic as the caution was displayed on lap 17. Following a lap 19 restart, Barrett passed Weaver and closed on Lear but Weaver also was coming strong and hard. On the 26th they crossed the line a length apart and Barrett made his presence know a few times on the top while Lear hugged the bottom With one to go, Weaver took the runner up spot, only to lose it again in the same lap but he again got past Barrett on the final circuit as Lear had escaped them by 2.5 seconds at the finish for is overall tenth race of the season.
“I saw Ashley there a few times on the outside of me,” Lear said. “I didn’t think there was much up there so I wasn’t panicking. We were just running our own line on the bottom and being patient. I don’t think we were hard enough on tires tonight. We have a couple more shows to cap off in ‘09 with and hopefully we’re in victory lane with them too. Other than that, I’m tickled to death.”
Barrett was third over Scott seventh starter Scott Palmer and Glenn Elliott. Sixth went to Steve Axtell Jr, all the way from 21st, while Barry Miller (9th), Bruce Kane, Ronnie DeHaven Jr. (12th), and Bobby Beard (16th) completed the top ten. Fries, Lear, Weaver and Kane had the fastest times while Barrett, Elliott, Palmer and Bard were the heat winners. Axtell Jr. and Ronnie Dennis took the consolation wins.
Jerry Fifield took the pure stock lead from the outside as fifth starting Warrenfeltz was to second by the second circuit and eighth starting Stamberg into third by the third. Warrenfeltz and Stamberg both got by Fifield on lap five before the first caution while Stamberg went to the top to exit turn four with the lead on lap eight.
Warrenfeltz refused to go away as the pair went side by side until lap 13 when another caution waved and again on 15. Stamberg held his ground on the top while Warrenfeltz toured the bottom with left him no room for error. Then the caution waved with one to go as Warrenfeltz almost made the best of the final turns as they came to the line with only .038 seconds between them.
“Those cautions were killing me,” Stamberg said. “This race had me shaking. Look what 2 grand does to you. Usually I’m pretty calm. I’ll tell you Mike ran a clean race. I knew when I got heat in the tires and momentum going I was faster than him up top but then with one to go, Mike’s tires cooling down and mine cooling down, he gets faster down there. The trouble is, he sits back there and watches me for about 20 laps and knows what I’m going to do. “
Mike Corbin held to the third position from the sixth circuit over ninth starter David Kaiser and Tony Daniels (7th) Bryan Kerns was sixth over 12th starter, Darrin Younker, Wayne Hawbaker, (21st), Kenny Dillon (13th) and Steve Lowery, from 23rd.
Dave Brown, Fifield, Corbin and Kurt Zimmerman set the quick times while Warrenfeltz, Kerns, Daniels and Stamberg won heats. Dave Stouffer and Hawbaker were the consolation winners.
John Stoll Jr. led the four cylinders over Billy Sonner as Gunter and Tommy Whitt Jr. joined in to make it a four car battle following a ninth lap restart. By the 11th circuit, someone was going to emerge at the front and it was Gunter who charged from fourth to second and then grabbed the lead on lap 13 to tour the final two circuits and win by .81 seconds over Whitt who got past Stoll on the final circuit.
“I’m speechless,” Gunter said. “At my age and come back here and win, there aren’t words to express how I feel right now. It’s been a long time to come back here and win against the best in the east. I’m in another world right now.”
Sonner and Chris Semple completed the top five. Gunter, Semple, Stoll Jr. and Sonner were the heat winners while Richard Gwizdale was the consolation winner.
In the Riley Memorial, Robin Koogler led early until Matt Smith took over on lap four. He was out front five and six seconds while Thomas was coming from 22nd and Krazy Kenny Thomas from 21st and began reeling him in. K. Thomas was to second by lap 14 while KK Thomas took the spot twice, the second time on lap 27. He held it until lap 49 when K. Thomas got by both him and Smith in traffic on lap 51. Thomas slowly began to pull away and stretched his lead as KK Thomas spun with ten to go. Thomas pulled out to 6.38 seconds over Smith at the checkered.
“This is awesome” Thomas said. “I don’t know how I got around them, it was just luck. This means a lot. My heart goes out for the Derek Riley family, it’s a shame. I’m glad we were able to make it to victory lane.”
The speedway will now be idle until October 24-25 weekend for the 22nd Annual Octoberfest 350 for the late models, big and small block modifieds and the 410 sprints. Check the speedway website for any changes in the weather at: www.hagerstownspeedway.com (http://www.hagerstownspeedway.com/) or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
Hagerstown Speedway Results
3rd Annual Small Car Nationals
Late Model Sportsman,
30 laps, 43 entries,
(Lap Leaders – Andy Fries 1-15, Kyle Lear 16-30 )
1.Kyle Lear;
2.Pete Weaver;
3.Ashley Barrett;
4.Scott Palmer;
5.Glenn Elliott;
6.Steve Axtell Jr.;
7.Barry Miller;
8.Bruce Kane;
9.Ronnie DeHaven Jr.;
10.Bobby Beard;
11.Wayne Walls Jr.;
12.Donnie Farlling;
13.Steve Bailor;
14.Travis Mease;
15.Jerry Bard;
16.Richard Walls;
17.Travis Beaver;
18.Shawn Jones;
19.Ron Little Sr.;
20.Leon Lloyd;
21.Ronnie Dennis;
22.Mike Walls (99).;
23.Fred Harden;
24.Craig Wagaman;
25.Andy Fries;
26.Mike Walls (1W),
DNQ – Moe Harden, Nick Pappas, Randy Schaffer, Courtney Shreiner, John Maker, Mark Jones, Rodney Walls, Wendy Jesner, Anthony Lupini, Cody Lear, Paul Cursey, DNS – Justin Hart, Steve Clabaugh, Dave Dunkle, Dallas Weinrich, Chaz Walls, D.J. Groft.
Pure Stocks,
25 laps, 50 entries
(Lap Leaders – Jerry Fifield, 1-4, Mike Warrenfeltz 5-7, Hans Stamberg 8-25): 1.Hans Stamberg; 2.Mike Warrenfeltz; 3.Mike Corbin; 4.David Kaiser; 5.Tony Daniels; 6.Bryan Kerns; 7.Darrin Younker; 8.Wayne Hawbaker; 9.Kenny Dillon; 10.Steve Lowery; 11.Kevin Boyer; 12.Mike Desch; 13.Mike Rose; 14.Doug Hoffman; 15.Kurt Zimmerman; 16.Kerry Molovich; 17.Dave Stouffer Jr.; 18.Michael Carter; 19.Danny Beavers; 20.Troy Kassiris; 21.Justin Snodderly; 22.Bill Ecton; 23.Eric Johnson; 24.Brian Lattrell; 25.Dave Brown; 26.Drew Fitzsimmons; 27.Ed Salisbury; 28.Jerry Fifield;
DNQ –
Dave Mikolajski, Bill Reitober, Paul Quattro, Michael Kratochal, Joey Carter, Scott Wilson, Kevin Dayhoff, Josh Williams, Charlie Pensinger, Rodney Clouser, Zack Reid, Scotty Nelson, Teddy Dickson, Lin Sutphin, Kevin Koontz, DNS – Lin Sutphin, Pete Gems, Matt Kerns, Kevin Deramer, James Mongan, Eddie McClellan, Don Zechman, Eric Hollenbach
Four Cylinders,
15 laps, 37 entries
(Lap Leaders – John Stoll Jr. 1-12, Greg Gunter 13-15)
1.Greg Gunter; 2.Tommy Whitt Jr.; 3.John Stoll Jr.; 4.Billy Sonner Jr.; 5.Chris Semple; 6.Kevin Thomas; 7.Richard Gwizdale; 8.Ron Buck; 9.Greg Keister; 10.Eric Seibert; 11.Leroy Long 12.Butch Mayo; 13.Gary Newell; 14.Ed Gageby; 15.Ricky Harper; 16.Brian Wentzel; 17.David Edwards; 18.Brian Neff; 19.Henry Lesher; 20.Troy Hostetter; 21.Steve Hastings ; 22.Michael Potts; 23.Nick Ruhl; 24.Dave Friedrich; 25.Roger Whitlock Jr.; 26.Steven Taylor,
DNQ –
Rodney Clouser, Jeff Keller, Keith Walls, Matt Williams, Rich Newcomer, Sonny Williamson, Kyle Van Hassel, Brandon Dickson, Tanner Curr, Michael Puckley, Ryan Laye
1st Annual Derek Riley Enduro Championship,
72 laps, 26 entries,
(Lap Leaders -- Robin Koogler 1-3, Matt Smith 4-50, Kenny Thomas 51-72):
1.Kenny Thomas; 2.Matt Smith; 3.Larry Hurley Jr; 4.Chris Ebersole; 5.Krazy Kenny Thomas; 6.William Crook; 7.Gary Cekovich; 8.Danny Holmes; 9.Gary Proctor; 10.Gary Breeden; 11.Bryan Green; 12.Randy Davis, 13.Robin Koogler; 14..John Conrad; 15.Chris Loy; 16.D.J. Long; 17.J.C.Butts; 18.Rodney Minor; 19.Steve Dillon; 20.Alex Garvin; 21.Kevin Lear; 22.Jamie Mills; 23.Tichard Tracey; 24.Dave Shatto; 25.Alan Virts;
DNS- Charlie Stambaugh
Powder Puff – 1.Brenda Alexander; 2.Barbara Stamberg