From Selinsgrove Speedway
Selinsgrove, PA — (June 4, 2016) — Bad luck struck Mark Smith in a big way just past halfway of Saturday night’s 25-lap 360 Sprint car feature at Selinsgrove Speedway. It was the fourth time in 2016 that the United Racing Club joined the Newville Family of Companies 360 Sprint cars at the Speedway.
Smith took the race lead on the start of the sprint car feature from the front row and led until lap 16 when his car made contact with a lapped car and then the wall before flipping on the fronstretch into turn one. When Smith’s bad luck struck it quickly spread through the top three as second place Curt Michael and third place Jason Shultz were caught up in the accident as well. All drivers walked away from the scary incident unharmed.
Robbie Stillwaggon inherited the race lead sharing the front row for the restart with TJ Stutts. Stillwaggon and Stutts traded the race lead numerous times over the next couple of laps before Stutts took over. Lap 20 marked the second time the field would regroup, this time for a Jim Schuster yellow flag.
Ryan Kissinger was the fastest car on the track before the big wreck and remained the fastest car throughout the next couple of laps. Stutts showed the way after the yellow while Stillwaggon gave way to Kissinger in the race for second. Kissinger then began to reel in Stutts and on lap 22 completed the pass for the top spot from his seventh starting position.
Kissinger led the rest of the way ahead of Stutts and Stillwaggon. Kissinger’s third career Selinsgrove feature win came at the wheel of a Ford-powered machine sponsored by Sunbury Motors and DMY Performance. Eric Tomecek and Larry Kelleher rounded out the top five finishers. Davie Franek was sixth followed by Derek Locke, Adam Carberry, Cody Keller, and Ed Aikin. Heat races for the 22 car field were won by Davie Franek, Curt Michael, and Mark Smith.
The IMCA PASS 305 Sprint Series invaded Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night. It looked like point leader Scott Lutz had everything under control when suddenly Tyler Reeser charged into the top spot. Reeser used the outside line early in the 20-lap event and lost a bunch of ground from his fourth starting spot while Lutz drove to a comfortable advantage.
Reeser quickly adjusted and was able to run down Lutz by lap 14 and make the pass for the race lead by lap 16. Reeser crossed the line in 6:50.613 for a new track record. Zach Newlin snuck by Lutz at the end for second. Lutz, John Martin, and Ken Duke rounded out the top five finishers. Cale Reigle, Kyle Ganoe, Dave Grube, Erin Statler, and Geoff Gill were the top ten finishers in the 305 Sprint Car feature event. Cale Reigle and Tyler Reeser were heat race winners.