From Port Royal Speedway
PORT ROYAL, Pa. (July 8, 2017) — Lance Dewease scored the 103rd sprint car victory of his career at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, taking $7,000 in the 27th annual Pennsylvania Speedweek 30-lap event for 410 sprint cars.
In the 25-lap Moon Shine Camo Rt. 35 Dirt Late Model Challenge Series, Danville’s Jeff Rine pulled out a squeaker after a duel with Coleby Frye.
Only the first lap of the 30-lap speedweek feature for sprint cars was completed when Matt Campbell stopped on the frontchute with rear end issued on his machine.
Polesitter Dale Blaney led the first lap over fourth starter Dewease of Fayetteville.
On the restart, Blaney tried hard to hold off Dewease’s challenge but he could only control the event for one more lap before Dewease rode the inside lane in the first and second turns to take control.
And when he got to the front, he began pulling away, entering the rear of the field on the eighth lap to start working traffic while holding a 2.38 second lead with 10 laps completed.
At the halfway point, Dewease had built his advantage to 4.02 seconds with Lucas Wolfe chasing him in second spot.
Wolfe started second in the field and took second from Blaney on the eighth tour as Dewease entered traffic.
With 12 laps to go, another caution flag regrouped the field, wiping out what was by that time a 6.06 second lead for Dewease.
The caution flag appeared after 11th runner Danny Dietrich hit the outside first turn wall and developed a right rear flat tire.
Blaney, Trey Starks and Greg Hodnett followed the lead pair when action resumed.
Wolfe was unable to mount a challenge on the restart and Dewease drove off, headed to the victory but a final caution flag with two laps to go for a stopped Rico Abreu slowed his pace again.
Abreu started 10th in the field and was racing seventh at the time.
Dewease again got away on the final restart, taking his second win of this speedweek by 1.856 seconds, ahead of Wolfe, Blaney, Starks and Hodnett.
Sixth through 10th went to Blane Heimbach, Freddie Rahmer, Brock Zearfoss, Mike Wagner and Dylan Cisney.
The mid and late stages of the race showcased a spirited and hectic five-car battle for fourth between Starks, Hodnett, Heimbach, Zearfoss and James McFadden.
McFadden ended up with a left front flat tire on the 18th lap and had to rejoin at the rear of the field.
Heats for the 38-car field went to Danny Dietrich, James McFadden, Greg Hodnett and Brock Zearfoss with Matt Campbell taking the consolation race.
Fast time was set by Dewease with a lap of 16.153 seconds.
After Port Royal, Wolfe took the speedweek point lead going into the final race of the series on Sunday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
PA Speedweek
Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal, PA
Saturday July 8, 2017
Qualifying:
1. 69K – Lance Dewease, 16.153
2. 44S – Trey Starks, 16.241
3. 24 – Lucas Wolfe, 16.247
4. 1 – Dale Blaney, 16.447
5. 48 – Danny Deitrich, 16.542
6. 3H – James McFadden, 16.586
7. 24R – Rico Abreu, 16.608
8. 25 – Aaron Ott, 16.634
9. 51 – Freddie Rahmer, 16.636
10. 55 – Mike Wagner, 16.644
11. 27 – Greg Hodnett, 16.666
12. 3Z – Brock Zearfoss, 16.688
13. 16 – Matt Campbell, 16.768
14. 44 – Joey Hershey, 16.834
15. 20 – Ryan Taylor, 16.846
16. 39 – Anthony Macri, 16.847
17. 12 – Blane Heimbach, 16.850
18. 47K – Kody Lehman, 16.870
19. 8S – Trenton Sheaffer, 16.908
20. 5 – Dylan Cisney, 16.910
21. 11 – TJ Stutts, 16.946
22. 7W – Logan Wagner, 16.991
23. 97 – Mitchell Wormall, 17.132
24. 26 – Curt Stroup, 17.182
25. 0 – Rick Lafferty, 17.191
26. 35W – Tyler Walker, 17.262
27. 33 – Jared Esh, 17.300
28. 10 – Tyler Bear, 17.346
29. 19 – Cale Grubb, 17.378
30. 92A – Sammy Walsh, 17.411
31. 39H – Cory Haas, 17.430
32. 98T – Joe Trenca, 17.497
33. 7 – Jordan Givler, 17.576
34. 29 – James Pryde, 17.751
35. 27G – Jay Gallaway, 17.961
36. 35 – Daryl Stimeling, 18.165
37. 17 – George Streaker, Jr, NT
38. 47 – Eric Riggins Jr., NT
Heat Race #1:
1. 48 – Danny Deitrich
2. 69K – Lance Dewease
3. 51 – Freddie Rahmer
4. 12 – Blane Heimbach
5. 0 – Rick Lafferty
6. 16 – Matt Campbell
7. 11 – TJ Stutts
8. 19 – Cale Grubb
9. 7 – Jordan Givler
10. 17 – George Streaker, Jr
Heat Race #2:
1. 3H – James McFadden
2. 55 – Mike Wagner
3. 44S – Trey Starks
4. 44 – Joey Hershey
5. 7W – Logan Wagner
6. 35W – Tyler Walker
7. 47K – Kody Lehman
8. 92A – Sammy Walsh
9. 47 – Eric Riggins Jr.
10. 29 – James Pryde
Heat Race #3:
1. 27 – Greg Hodnett
2. 24R – Rico Abreu
3. 24 – Lucas Wolfe
4. 20 – Ryan Taylor
5. 8S – Trenton Sheaffer
6. 39H – Cory Haas
7. 97 – Mitchell Wormall
8. 27G – Jay Gallaway
DNF. 33 – Jared Esh
Heat Race #4:
1. 3Z – Brock Zearfoss
2. 5 – Dylan Cisney
3. 1 – Dale Blaney
4. 39 – Anthony Macri
5. 25 – Aaron Ott
6. 26 – Curt Stroup
7. 35 – Daryl Stimeling
8. 98T – Joe Trenca
DNS. 10 – Tyler Bear
B-Main:
1. 16 – Matt Campbell
2. 39H – Cory Haas
3. 11 – TJ Stutts
4. 47K – Kody Lehman
5. 26 – Curt Stroup
6. 35W – Tyler Walker
7. 92A – Sammy Walsh
8. 47 – Eric Riggins Jr.
9. 97 – Mitchell Wormall
10. 7 – Jordan Givler
11. 35 – Daryl Stimeling
12. 33 – Jared Esh
13. 98T – Joe Trenca
14. 27G – Jay Gallaway
15. 17 – George Streaker, Jr
16. 19 – Cale Grubb
17. 29 – James Pryde
DNS. 10 – Tyler Bear
Feature:
1. 69K – Lance Dewease
2. 24 – Lucas Wolfe
3. 1 – Dale Blaney
4. 44S – Trey Starks
5. 27 – Greg Hodnett
6. 12 – Blane Heimbach
7. 51 – Freddie Rahmer
8. 3Z – Brock Zearfoss
9. 55 – Mike Wagner
10. 5 – Dylan Cisney
11. 39 – Anthony Macri
12. 3H – James McFadden
13. 25 – Aaron Ott
14. 48 – Danny Deitrich
15. 11 – TJ Stutts
16. 0 – Rick Lafferty
17. 44 – Joey Hershey
18. 24R – Rico Abreu
19. 8S – Trenton Sheaffer
20. 39H – Cory Haas
21. 20 – Ryan Taylor
22. 7W – Logan Wagner
23. 47K – Kody Lehman