From Lincoln Speedway
Abbottstown, PA — (July 7, 2012) — Hanover’s Cris Eash drove around Keith Prutzman on a fourth-lap restart and moved alongside Doug Esh for second on the all-time win list in Saturday’s “358” sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway.
“It’s been way, WAY too long,” said Eash upon exiting his Grand Prix of Baltimore/O’Neil Racing/BMW Construction #17E in victory lane, “It’s tough racing here. It’s hard to pass here. We start back a little bit and you just gotta follow the guy in front of you until he messes up.”
“We had some work done on our motor this week, and Scotty got our motor running excellent, “ continued Eash, “We’re on the right track now.”
With the win, Eash became the tenth different winner in ten “358” Lincoln races this year, and scored his 11th career 358 sprint win, moving him into a tie with Doug Esh for second on the track’s all-time win list.
Eash, originally slated to start fifth, restarted third when polesitter Travis Willow spun out on turn four of the first lap, forcing the complete restart. He drove under front row starter Scott Fisher in the first two turns and was running second behind new polesitter Keith Prutzman at the end of lap one.
He made the race-winning pass following a fourth-lap caution for Fisher, who spun in turns three and four.
He led the rest of the way, crossing 1.73 seconds ahead of second-place Dale Hammaker, who was originally scored third in a tight finish with eighth-starting Austin Hogue. But a post-race video review showed Hammaker crossed second, with Hogue third. Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. and Prutzman completed the top five.
Sixth through tenth were Miki Young, Tim Wagaman, Kyle Moody, Ryan Wilson, and Matt Findley.
The feature was marred by a spectacular front stretch crash which destroyed the car of defending track champ Jeff Rohrbaugh on lap 12. Rohrbaugh was uninjured.
Heats for the 30 “358” Sprinters on hand were won by Travis Willow, Austin Hogue, and Cris Eash, with Matt Findley winning the consolation.
McSherrystown’s Bobby Beard scored his second win in the three-race series to claim the title in the “358” late model Williams Grove/Trail-Way/Lincoln “Shootout” finale. And it was by the narrowest of margins, just two points better than Gene Knaub, who finished fifth in the feature.
Beard took command early from his pole position and led every lap, despite heavy late-race pressure in lapped traffic from Jake Jones, who settled for second. Randy Stoudt and Pat Beard finished third and fourth.
Sixth through tenth were Grant Adams, Bernie Beard, Tyler Horst, D.J. Mease, and Billy Wampler.
Heats for the 32 “358” Late Models were won by Bernie Beard, DJ Mease, Horst, and Grant Adams, with Chad Julius winning the consolation.
Logan Wagner took advantage of a heads-up start to win from the pole in the 20-lap PASS Racesaver-hosted “305” sprint car feature. Four different sanctioning groups were represented in the regional event, with Pennsylvania cars finishing in the top four spots.
Billy Ney, previous Lincoln winner Kody Lehman, and Dusty Shatzer completed the top four, with Tri-State Racesaver Series driver David Martin crossing fifth.
Heats for the 38 “305” Sprints on hand were won by Kyle Lloyd, Logan Wagner, and Ney, with Brock Bilgon from New York’s CRSA winning the consolation.
Next Saturday night, July 14, it will be BAPS Night at Lincoln Speedway feature all three regular point divisions – the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprints, Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars. Gates will open at 5:30 PM, with racing getting underway at 7:30 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway’s website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up to date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania’s “Premier” Saturday night race track The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
RACE RESULTS
Saturday, July 7, 2012
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS
358 SPRINTS
Feature (20-Laps) – 1. 17E-Cris Eash ($1,000); 2. 66-Dale Hammaker; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 5. 28-Keith Prutzman; 6. 65-Niki Young; 7. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson; 10. 28F-Matt Findley; 11. 85-Nathan Berwager; 12. 97-Brie Hershey; 13. 69H-Shane Hoff; 14. 4R-Glenndon Forsythe; 15. 21-Scott Fisher; 16. 5-Tyler Ross; 17. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 18. 5A-Brian Allman; 19. 94V-Matt Mountz; 20. 12-Mike Bittinger; 21. 1W-Eric Tomecek (DNF); 22. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh (DNF); 23. 27-Jay Galloway (DNF); 24. 69-Travis Willow (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Keith Prutzman (1-3), Cris Eash (4-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 69-Travis Willow; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 29-Ryan Wilson; 4. 21-Scott Fisher; 5. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 6. 4R-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 5A-Brian Allman; 8. 97-Brie Hershey; 9. 85-Nathan Berwager; 10. 14-Billy Heltzel, III. Time – 2:38.30
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 3. 99-Kyle Moody; 4. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 5. 94V-Matt Mountz; 6. 5-Tyler Ross; 7. 28F-Matt Findley; 8. 47-Michael Hamer; 9. 66H-Doug Hammaker (DNF); 10. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 17E-Cris Eash; 2. 28-Keith Prutzman; 65-Niki Young; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 12-Mike Bittinger; 6. 27-Jay Galloway; 7. 69-Shane Hoff; 8. 10-Zach Euculano (DNF); 9. 51-Nick Palmerino (DNF); 10. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNS). No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 28F-Matt Findley; 2. 69H-Shane Hoff; 3. 5A-Brian Allman; 4. 97-Brie Hershey; 5. 85-Nathan Berwager; 6. 1W-Eric Tomecek; 7. 10-ZachEuculano; 8. 8. 47-Michael Hamer (DNF); 9. 14-Billy Heltzel, III (DNF); DNS – 66H-Doug Hammaker, 51M-Nick Palmerino, 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer, 1A-Joey Allen. No Time
358 LATE MODELS
Feature (20-Laps) – 1. 81S-Bobby Beard; 2. 43-Jake Jones; 3. NINE-Randy Stoudt; 4. 7-Pat Beard; 5. 1-Gene Knaub; 6. 64-Grant Adams; 7. X-Bernie Beard; 8. 21B-Tyler Horst; 9. 18-DJ Mease; 10. 1W-Billy Wampler; 11. 116-Travis Mease; 12. 11-Tyler Armstrong; 13. 74-Randy Christine; 14. 20-Steve Billet; 15. 48-Larry Baer; 16. 75-Chad Julius; 17. 25-Sam Gallagher; 18. 2M-John Moser, Jr.; 19. 62-Devin Frey; 20. 21Z-Cam Zeigler (DNF); 21. 2-Carl Billet (DNF); 22. 9-Matt Adams (DNF); 23. 99W-Chaz Walls (DNF); 24. 17G-Mike Goodwin (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Bobby Beard (1-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. X-Bernie Beard; 2. 74-Randy Christine; 3. NINE-Randy Stoudt; 4. 1W-Billy Wampler; 5. 17G-Mike Goodwin; 6. 18R-Rick Hulson; 7. 26-Ron Coleman (DNF); 8. 6X-D.J. Groft (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 18-D.J. Mease; 2. 81S-Bobby Beard; 3. 20-Steve Billet; 4. 99W-Chaz Walls; 5. 2-Carl Billet; 6. 116-Travis Mease; 7. 75-Chad Julius; 8. 121-Larry Neiderer. Time – 2:24.25
3rd Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 21B-Tyler Horst; 2. 43-Jake Jones; 3. 21Z-Can Zeigler; 4. 62-Devin Frey; 5. 2M-John Moser, Jr.; 6. 9-Matt Adams; 7. 50-Jason Smith; 8. 10H-Fred Harden. No Time
4th Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 64-Grant Adams; 2. 7-Pat Beard; 3. 1-Gene Knaub; 4. 11-Tyler Armstrong; 5. 25-Sam Gallagher; 6. 48-Larry Baer; 7. 76-bob Bare; 8. 21J-Jon Baker. Time – 2:25.98
Consolation (8 Laps/4 to qualify) – 1. 75-Chad Julius; 2. 48-Larry Baer; 3. 9-Matt Adams; 4. 116-Travis Mease; 5. 18-Rick Hulson; 6. 50-Jason Smith; 7. 21J-Jon Baker; 8. 76-Bob Bare; 9. 121-Larry Neiderer; 10. 26-Ron Coleman (DNF); 11. 6X-DJ Groft (DNF); 12. 10H-Fred Harden (DNF). No Time
PASS 305 SPRINTS
Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 7W-Logan Wagner; 2. 83-Billy Ney; 3. 47K-Kody Lehman; 4. 75-Dusty Shatzer; 5. 4M-David Martin; 6. 8C-Brian Carber; 7. 96-Gabe Fox; 8. 99T-Stefanie Palmai; 9. 1K-Scott Ellerman; 10. 2A-Joey Allen; 11. 48G-George Loux; 12. 9-Dalton Dietrich; 13. 17T-Jeff Taylor; 14. 24-Lance Newlin; 15. 39B-Brock Bilgon; 16. 99-George Riden; 17. 39-Eric Parker; 18. 2-Erin Statler; 19. 44-Darren Bolac; 20. 70L-Kyle Lloyd (DNF); 21. 8C-Frank Lieto (DNF); 22. R1-Craig Rochelle (DNF); 23. 8-Randy Kaylor (DNF); 24. 7-Jim Kennedy. No Time
Lap Leaders – Logan Wagner (1-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 70L-Kyle Lloyd; 2. 4M-David Martin; 3. 75-Dusty Shatzer; 4. 24-Lance Newlin; 5. 17-Jeff Taylor; 6. 39-Eric Parker; 7. 39B-Brock Bilgon; 8. 19EM-Emily VanInwegen; 9. 18D-Tim Dietz; 10. 40-Rick Homan; 11. 88-Carl Simmonds; 12. 36-Mark Watkins (DNF); 13. 33-Paul Snider (DNF). Time – 2:15.59
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 7W-Logan Wagner; 2. 47K-Kody Lehman; 3. 2A-Joey Allen; 4. 99T-Stefanie Palmar; 5. 8C-Brian Carber; 6. 48-George Loux; 7. 55-Mike Wagner, II; 8. 44-Daren Bolac; 9. 14-Brian Lawson; 10. 10-Bruce Kindberg; 11. 99-George Riden; 12. 007-Joey Wenger (DNF); DNS – 31-Sean Campbell. No Time
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 83-Billy Ney; 2. 8C-Frank Lieto; 3. 96-Gabe Fox; 4. 1K-Scott Ellerman; 5. 8-Randy Kaylor; 6. 7-Jim Kennedy; 7. 9-Dalton Dietrich; 8. RI-Craig Rochelle; 9. 2-Erin Statler; 10. 5W-Tyler Reeser; 11. 19-Keith McIntyre; 12. 4-Ed Newhansen. No Time
Consolation (8 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 39B-Brock Bilgon; 2. 9-Dalton Dietrich; 3. R1-Craig Rochelle; 4. 44-Daren Bolac; 5. 2-Erin Statler; 6. 99-George Riden; 7. 4-Ed Newhansen; 8. 19-Keith McIntyre; 9. 36-Mark Watkins; 10. 19EM-Emily VanInwegen; 11. 5W-Tyler Reever; 12. 14-Brian Lawson; 13. 88-Carl Simmonds; 14. 18-Tim Dietz (DNF). No Time