From Selinsgrove Speedway
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Greg Hodnett of York scored a convincing flag-to-flag
victory in Sunday night’s 30-lap Keystone Cup series event for 410 sprint
cars at Selinsgrove Speedway sponsored by Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes.
The $5,000 win marked Hodnett’s second overall this season behind the wheel
of the Trone Outdoor/Eagle Steel No. 39 and the 12th of his career at the
track.
Nicole Bower of Mechanicsburg was the night’s fast qualifier out of a field
of 27 410 sprint cars with a lap time of 16.743 seconds.
Rich Eichelberger of York Springs won the 20-lap super sportsman feature
for the second year in a row over the Memorial Day holiday. The win marked
the third of Eichelberger’s career at the Snyder County oval.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division show of 358 sprint cars,
late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. this Saturday, June 4,
sponsored by Selinsgrove Ford. Dealership owner Todd Benner posted a $200
bonus for each feature winner. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Hodnett started on the pole in the sprint car feature and pulled into the
lead at the drop of the green flag. He was chased by fourth-place starter
Stevie Smith at the onset, while second-place starter Fred Rahmer fell in
line in third.
In the first five laps, Hodnett began to stretch his lead to a comfortable
margin until he began to encounter slower traffic, which allowed Smith to
close the gap. The event’s first caution flag unfurled on lap seven when
Jessica Anderson and Danny Dietrich collided in turns three and four.
When the race resumed, Hodnett drove away from the rest of the field. At
the halfway point, while Hodnett navigated his way through lapped traffic,
Smith moved within striking distance. Once Hodnett cleared the slower
traffic, he began to run away from Smith again.
With 10 laps remaining, Smith took a second shot at Hodnett in traffic,
only to have his top wing collapse and force him to withdraw from the race.
In the remaining laps, Hodnett stretched his lead to more than a
straightaway and posted a 6.7-second margin of victory over Rahmer,
third-place starter Daryn Pittman, sixth-place starter Chad Layton, and
fifth-place starter Blane Heimbach.
Polesitter Jim Shuster led the first three laps of the super sportsman
feature until sixth-place starter Eric Walker took command of the field
with a pass in turn one on the fourth circuit. A lap later, eighth-place
starter Mike Enders stormed into the lead with a pass in turn four.
Enders held the front spot through the 13th circuit, when fifth-place
starter Rich Eichelberger made the winning pass using the inside lane
racing off turn four. Eichelberger posted a 2.2-second margin of victory
over Enders, Walker, Rick Barr, and Jason Fry.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 29 May 2011
410 Sprint Cars – 27 Entries
30-Lap A-Main: 1) 39 Greg Hodnett 2) 51 Fred Rahmer 3) 27 Daryn
Pittman 4) 7 Chad Layton 5) 12 Blane Heimbach 6) 11 Mike Erdley 7) 30C
Lance Dewease 8) 35 Justin Henderson 9) 19M Brent Marks 10) 77 Aaron Ott
11) 17B Steve Buckwalter 12) 15 Adam Wilt 13) 93 Sam Hefertepe Jr. 15)
66 Ryan Kissinger 16) 7M Mark Smith DNF 17) 1 Stevie Smith DNF 18) 88
Todd Shaffer DNF 19) 17 Tyler Walker DNF 20) 3 Pat Cannon DNF 21) 2 Ryan
Bohlke DNF 22) 75 Nicole Bower DNF 23) 48 Danny Deitrich DNF 24) 71
Jessica Anderson DNF
Heat Winners: Chad Layton, Blane Heimbach, Greg Hodnett
Consolation Winner: Danny Deitrich
Time Trials: 1) 75 Nicole Bower 16.743 2) 12 Blane Heimbach 16.746 3) 1
Stevie Smith 16.753 4) 51 Fred Rahner 16.866 5) 27 Daryn Pitman 16.710
6) 39 Greg Hodnett 16.942 7) 48 Danny Deitrich 16.952 8) 30C Lance
Dewease 16.952 9) 35 Justin Henderson 16.954 10) 11 Mike Erdley 17.009
11) 88 Todd Shaffer 17.035 12) 15 Adam Wilt 17.049 13) 7M Mark Smith
17.054 14) 17 Tyler Walker 17.141 15) 2 Ryan Bohlke 17.156 16) 7 Chad
Layton 17.159 17) 3 Pat Cannon 17.171 18) 44 Frank Cozze Sr. 17.202 19)
17B Steve Buckwalter 17.225 20) 93 Sam Hefertepe Jr. 17.236 21) 77 Aaron
Ott 17.339 22) 19M Brent Marks 17.365 23) 99K Cody Keller 17.577 24) 71
Jessica Anderson 17.661 25) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.836 26) 49 Michael
Walter Jr. 18.264 27) 12W Troy Fraker 18.457
Super Sportsman – 25 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1) 8 Rich Eichelberger 2) 3B Mike Enders 3) 88W Eriv
Walker 4) 55 Rick Barr 5) 10 Jason Fry 6) 222 Jay Fannasy 7) 30 Scott
Dellinger 8) 99 Frankie Herr 9) 77 Russ Mitten 10) 58 Paul Miller 11)
77W Tom Wyckoff 12) 83F Cody Fairchok 13) 12 Scott Snyder 14) 64 Stan
Wanner 15) 56S Jim Shuster 16) 56 Lee Taylor 17) 35 Gary Johnston DNF
18)33 Jon Garman DNF 19) 25 Bobby Hockenberry DNF 20) 21B Chris Meleason DNF 21) 91 Lanny Hake DNF 22) 21 Pat Lattanzio DNS 23) 6 Daryl Sheaffer DNS 24) 45 Dave Socks DNS 25) 93 Carmen Perigo Jr. DNS
Heat Winners: Rich Eichelberger, Tom Wyckoff, Mike Enders