Two straight wins for Tim Buckwalter
Douglassville racer stay on hot streak at Kutztown track
It’s a good bet that Tim Buckwalter is not looking forward to the end of the 2016 racing season.
That’s because the Douglassville wheeltwister is having an incredible year in both the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR and Hyper Racing 600 Sprint divisions at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds.
It’s also fair to say that things may be a bit tense between Tim and cousin Steve at the next Buckwalter family reunion.
Tim Buckwalter captured his second consecutive SpeedSTR victory at Action Track USA on Wednesday night, giving him a total of three for the season. He’s also wracked up a division leading four triumphs in the 600 Sprint class. And he’s also been a winner – on multiple occasions – in both SpeedSTRs and 600 Sprints at Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown.
But Buckwalter did not register the Hyper Racing 600 Sprint victory on Wednesday night; that honor went to Eddie Strada of Lake Ariel, PA, who started 26th and took the lead coming off the final corner to nip Billy Pauch Jr. for the win.
The NAPA Dutch Classic for the All Star Slingshots, a National Tour event, served as Wednesday’s nightcap. When the checkered flag waved to end the Dutch Classic after 30 laps, it was Anthony “Peanut Butter” Raisner pulling into victory lane for the first time this year. It was also the Hellertown, PA driver’s first-ever All Star Slingshot National Tour victory, and it provided a $500 payday for Raisner.
On Wednesday, August 3rd, the Slingshots will once again be featured in a very special race - the annual Kutztown Komet 100. The 100-lap grind is run is dedicated to the memory of the late, great Freddy Adam, the dirt Modified legend who lived in the borough and, throughout his career, was known as “The Kutztown Komet.” The Slingshots will compete in group time trials to determine their starting positions in the Kutztown Komet 100 and every driver who enters will start the race.
Mark Sensenig won the first 100-lapper in 2013, while Brett Bieber, the four-time and defending National Slingshot Champion, has notched the victory in the last two editions of the event.
The USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs and the Hyper Racing 600 Sprints will also be on the August 3rd menu of high speed adventure at Action Track USA.
USAC All Pro SpeedSTR Feature, 30 laps: 1.Tim Buckwalter, 2.Jason Miller, 3.Matt Janisch, 4.Steve Drevicki, 5.Andy Haus, 6.Louden Reimert, 7.Jeff Hartman, 8.Frank Yankowski, 9.Mike Bednar, 10.James Morris, 11.Damon Paul, 12.Jay Hartman, 13.Steve Buckwalter, 14.Steve Nederostek, 15.Billy Pauch Jr., 16.Brad Brightbill, 17.Tim Iulg, 18.Briggs Danner, 19.Kenny Brightbill, 20.TJ Mayberry, 21.Billy Pauch, 22.John Bockhorn, 23.Ray Nemeth, 24.Earl Paules, 25.Keith Prutzman, 26.Joe Vaccaro. DNQ: Joe Mooney, Phil Meisner. Hyper Racing 600 Sprint Feature, 25 laps: 1.Eddie Strada, 2.Billy Pauch Jr., 3.Tim Buckwalter, 4.Bobby Butler, 5.Jay Hartman, 6.Alex Bright, 7.Brandon Azzalina, 8.Nate Brinker, 9.Jason Swavely, 10.Kyle Spence, 11.Molly Chambers, 12.Sam Kravitsky, 13.Dan Schumaker, 14.Doug Snyder, 15.Robbie Hocker, 16.Tommy Kunsman, 17.Chris Stockham, 18.Mike Meyers, 19.Joey Jarowicz, 20.Joe Kay, 21.Jarid Kunkle, 22.Austin Quick, 23.Jesse Maurer, 24.Jacob Severn, 25.Colin White, 26.Stephen Reynolds, 27.Shelby Harper. DNQ: Mark Berkenstock, Ronald Helmick, Nate Schumaker, Dan Leaper, Matt Roselli, Dylan Licklider, Taylor Troxel, Mike Linderman, John Vreeland, Don Colaluce, Joe Plunkett. NAPA Dutch Classic for All Star Slingshots, 30 laps: 1.Anthony Raisner, 2.Seth Spayd, 3.Austin Silfee, 4.Cody Kline, 5.Tyler Peet, 6.Dylan Hoch, 7.Dave Carraghan, 8.Brett Bieber, 9.Joe Toth, 10.Nick Vinciguerra, 11.Alex Yankowski, 12.Dale Kober, 13.Travis Bieber, 14.Dakota Kohler, 15.Taylor Schoenly, 16.Matt Miller (57), 17.Dave Burns, 18.Nick Delcampo, 19.Matt Miller (16m), 20.Lee Schantzenbach, 21.Jordan Knepp, 22.Blaire Schoenly, 23.Joey Vaccaro, 24.Bridget Conti, 25.Austin Stufflet, 26.Chris Kurtz, 27.Jeff Kemp, 28.Henry Anderson. DNQ: Zac Kistler, Tim Roeder, Ryan Davey, John Arms. HTMA 600 Sprint Mad Scramble, 8 laps: 1.Stephen Reynolds (Transfer to feature & $25 from Hosensack Poker Club), 2.Joey Jarowicz (Hoosier RR Tire), 3.Robbie Hocker (Vahlco Aluminum Wheel), 4.Nate Brinker (10 Gallons Fuel from RoadRunner/ VP Race Fuel), 5.Nate Schumaker (RTS Gift Certificate), 6.Molly Chambers (TSL Shocks Gift Certificate), 7.John Vreeland (Kreitz Oval Track Parts Gift Certificate), 8.Mike Linderman (Set of FK Rod Ends), 9.Matt Roselli (Saldana Racing Products Gift Certificate), 10.Mike Meyers (Free Car Entry @ Action Track USA), 11.Don Colaluce (Pyrotech Racing Cells Gift Certificate), 12.Joe Plunkett, 13.Dylan Licklider, 14.Mark Berkenstock, 15.Ronald Helmick.