STEVE BUCKWALTER WRAPS UP THE UN-OFFICAIL END OF SUMMER AT NEW EGYPT WITH ARDC WIN #9

Steve Buckwalter
Steve Buckwalter

By Steve Williams

The Wingless Midgets of the ARDC returned to New Egypt Speedway Tuesday to makeup the rained out Summer Sizzler 40 but it was too hard to tell which was hotter. The 90+ degree temperatures or Steve Buckwalter, as he picked up his ninth win of the season and increased his point lead.

At the start of the feature the drag race into the first turn was won by Dusty Heistand from his pole starting position followed by outside front row starter Bruce Buckwalter Jr.

Buckwalter dogged Heistand and on the fifth lap he moved into the lead but not without a struggle. Pulling up on Heistand’s bumper into third was brother Drew Heistand.

On the eighth circuit Drew passed Dusty for position and was followed by Steve Buckwalter who had started in the twelfth spot.

On the following lap S. Buckwalter drove deep into the third turn and for a time he, his cousin Bruce and Drew Heistand were three wide on the beautifully manicured speedway. With the huge crowd on its feet, S. Buckwalter came off the fourth turn with a slight advantage over cousin Bruce.

As S. Buckwalter opened up a big lead, Drew Heistand moved into second while a battle raged for the fourth spot. Nick Wean and Eric Heydenreich took turns swapping the position and then Ryan Smith, Alex Bright, Trevor Kobylarz and Billy Pauch Jr. all joined in.

Wean looked to have the fourth spot nailed down, when engine whoa’s hit the #78 and Wean had to pull to the infield, relinquishing the spot to Bruce Buckwalter Jr.

At the checkered flag, Steve Buckwalter had a 3.6 second advantage over Drew Heistand and Bruce Buckwalter Jr.

Rounding out the top five were Ryan Smith and Rookie Alex Bright. Sixth through tenth spots went to Trevor Kobylarz, Eric Heydenreich, Billy Pauch Jr., Dusty Heistand and PJ Gargiulo.

Heats for the 24 Midgets in attendance went to Nick Wean, Bruce Buckwalter Jr. and Steve Buckwalter

NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY August 31, 2010 ARDC MIDGETS (24 Entries) 1) 0 Steve Buckwalter, 2) 12 Drew Heistand, 3) 83 Bruce Buckwalter Jr., 4) 34 Ryan Smith, 5) 77 Alex Bright, 6) 49 Trevor Kobylarz, 7) 11 Eric Heydenreich, 8) 54 Billy Pauch Jr., 9) 6 Dusty Heistand, 10) 51 PJ Gargiulo, 11) 46 Bret Arndt, 12) 19 Steve Drevicki, 13) 2 Tracy Readinger, 14) 9 Steve Lenig, 15) 25 Chris Zrinski, 16) 99 Lou Cicconi, 17) 44 Frank Polimeda, 18) 78 Nick Wean, 19) 17 Donnie Hoffman, 20) 20 Carey Becker, 21) 52 Tim Buckwalter, 22) 91 Donnie Trent, 23) 75 Ryan Watt, 24) 16 Dave Shirk

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Bridgeport Speedway (1/4 mile)

Saturday, October 02, 2010

TBA Big Diamond Raceway

Sunday, October 03, 2010

TBA Big Diamond Raceway

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Grandview TOTH

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Susquehanna Speedway Park

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Susquehanna Speedway Park (Rain Date)

PAST RESULTS

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Big Diamond Raceway

RAIN

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Susquehanna Speedway Park

Billy Pauch Jr

Candy Bowl Makeup

Steve Buckwalter

Friday, April 30, 2010

Williams Grove Speedway

Steve Buckwalter

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Big Diamond Raceway

RAIN

March 28th Makeup

RAIN

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Williams Grove Speedway

RAIN

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Grandview Speedway

Billy Pauch Jr

Friday, May 28, 2010

Penn Can Speedway

Steve Buckwalter

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Grandview Speedway TOTH w/ USAC

Steve Buckwalter

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Lincoln Speedway w/USAC

Eric Heydenreich

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Susquehanna Speedway

Steve Buckwalter

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Bridgeport Speedway (1/4 mile)

Ryan Smith

Friday, July 02, 2010

Central Pennsylvania Speedway

Steve Buckwalter

Sunday, July 04, 2010

Georgetown Speedway

POSTPONED

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Williams Grove Speedway

Bruce Buckwalter Jr.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

May 8th Makeup

Ryan Smith

Friday, July 16, 2010

Accord Speedway

RAIN

Friday, July 30, 2010

Clinton County Speedway

Completion TBA

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Mercer Raceway

Steve Buckwalter

Friday, August 06, 2010

Dixieland Speedway

Steve Buckwalter

Friday August 13, 2010

Accord Speedway

Tim Buckwalter

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

New Egypt Speedway

Steve Buckwalter

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS

CAR #

DRIVER

TOTAL POINTS

1

0

STEVE

BUCKWALTER

1739

2

12

DREW

HEISTAND

1667

3

34

RYAN

SMITH

1637

4

11

ERIC

HEYDENREICH

1467

5

83

BRUCE

BUCKWALTER JR

1329

6

46

BRETT

ARNDT

1289

7

77

ALEX

BRIGHT

1286

8

44

FRANK

POLIMEDA

1233

9

52

TIM

BUCKWALTER

1144

10

51

PJ

GARGIULO

1117

11

78

NICK

WEAN

1081

12

9

STEVE

LENIG

1076

13

19

STEVEN

DREVICKI

1071

14

6

DUSTY

HEISTAND

1010

15

49

TREVOR

KOBYLARZ

947

16

16

DAVE

SHIRK