Nouse wraps up sprint win at Williams Grove

WILLIAMS GROVE >> Kevin Nouse scored the 358 sprint car championship event at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, taking $2,500 for the lucrative victory, his second of the year at the track and 16th overall of his career.

In the 25-lap 410 sprint car main, it was Ryan Smith who scored for the first time ever in his career at Williams Grove Speedway, leading all 25 circuits to pick up the $3,600 victory.

Jared Esh took the lead from the pole of the 25lap 358 sprint championship race with Phil Walter and Eric Parker trailing early while Nouse worked from the 12th starting spot. Parker bolted around Walter for second on the ninth lap and tried to run down the leader as traffic entered the picture but Nouse was quickly on the scene and was up to third with 11 laps completed. Nouse overtook Parker for the second spot with nine laps to go and then moments later drove into the lead with eight laps left. Shortly after being scored the leader, the races first caution flag unfurled, giving Esh and Parker new life.

However the restart saw Nouse pull away when action resumed as he did again on a final restart with a lap to go. After starting 15th, Adrian Shaffer made his way up to fourth before the finish but failed to challenge for a podium finish. Phil Walter ended the race in fifth. Sixth through 10th went to Tyler Esh, Chandler Leiby, Chris Arnold, Jordan Givler and Brent Shearer. 410 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Ryan Smith, 2. Alan Krimes, 3. Brent Marks, 4. TJ Stutts, 5. Austin Hogue, 6. Lucas Wolfe, 7. Cory Haas, 8. Freddie Rahmer, 9. Danny Dietrich, 10. Doug Esh, 11. Steve Buckwalter, 12. Greg Hodnett, 13. Brian Montieth, 14. Rick Lafferty, 15. Chase Dietz, 16. Nicole Bower, 17. Tim Wagaman, 18. Tim Glatfelter, 19. Eric Tomecek, 20. Chad Trout, 21. Rodney Westhafer, 22. Matt Campbell, 23. Anthony Fiore, 24. Brock Zearfoss 358 Sprints, 25 laps: 1. Kevin Nouse, 2. Eric Parker, 3. Jared Esh, 4. Adrian Shaffer, 5. Phil Walter, 6. Tyler Esh, 7. Chandler Leiby, 8. Chris Arnold, 9. Jordan Givler, 10. Brent Shearer, 11. Brie Hershey, 12. Nyle Berkes, 13. Rich Eichelberger, 14. Kyle Denmyer, 15. Dan Richcreek, 16. Matt Findley, 17. Mark Strickler, 18. Dave Thrush, 19. Austin Kirby, 20. Glenndon Forsythe, 21. Chris Frank, 22. Todd Reed, 23. David Holbrook,

LINCOLN >> Russ Mitten raced to his biggest payday of the year in Saturday night’s Lawrence Chevrolet Keystone 50 for super sportsman at Lincoln Speedway. The Newville veteran started on the outside of the front row and led every lap of the extradistance race, picking up all the lap money and $100 bonus for the leading the most laps for a total payday of $3,190 in scoring his fifth career win in the Pigeon Hills. Mitten had nearly a two-second lead when heavy lapped traffic allowed all-time Lincoln super sportsman winner Frankie Herr to close in. But a caution with three laps to go gave Mitten a clear track, and he drove away to a 1.09 second win. Herr settled for second, with fast time timer and fourth-starting Kenny Edkin third. Completing the top five were Doug Dodson and 11thstarting Rich Eichelberger. Rounding out the top ten were 15th-starting Mike Enders, 14th-starting Tony Jackson, Steve Fannasy, Timmie Barrick, and 18thstarting Devin Beidel. Todd Leonard received the $100 hard charger bonus after starting 23rd and finishing 12th. Jay Fannasy received the hard luck award when he broke and dropped from the field while running fifth with three laps to go.Fast time in time trials over the 28-car Super Sportsman field was set by Edkin with a 1-lap time of 15.314-seconds (88.155 MPH).

Next Saturday night, September 24th, at 7:30 PM, Lincoln Speedway will host the third annual Dirt Classic for 410 Sprints ($20,000 to win). Super Sportsman Keystone 50 Feature Finish (50 Laps) – 1. 77-Russ Mitten ($3,190); 2. 702D-Frankie Herr; 3. 75-Kenny Edkin; 4. 54-Doug Dodson; 5. 8-Rich Eichelberger; 6. 3B-Mike Enders; 7. 17-Tony Jackson; 8. 11-Steve Fannasy; 9. 7B-Timmie Barrick; 10. 19-Devin Beidle; 11. 14-Nate Young (-1); 12. 7-Todd Leonard (-1); 13. 32W-Garrett Williamson (-1); 14. 222-Jay Fannasy (-3); 15. 24-Troy Hockenberry (-3); 16. 11S-John Stoll, Jr. (-3); 17. 20W-Davey Walsh (DNF); 18. 318-Gregg Foster (DNF); 19. 58-Paul Miller (DNF); 20. 00-Rick Barr (DNF); 21. 32J-Justin Foster (DNF); 22. 18-Dave Conrad (DNF); 23. 30-Scott Dellinger (DNF); 24. 59-Steve Wilbur (DNF). No Time

SUSQUEHANNA >> Kirby Sites, formerly of Hamburg, was awarded the win in the 20-lap Xtreme Stock feature after apparent winner Michael Smith’s car failed post race tech. Sites’s win was his second of the year. XTREME STOCKS (20 LAPS) 1. Kirby Sites, 2. Alex Updegraff, 3. Brian Rehbein, 4. Cameron Benyou., 5. Ronnie Buck, 6. John Frye, 7. Howard Williams, 8. Dan Snyder, 9. Jeff Waltz, 10. Mallory Duvall, 11. Michael Smith, 12. Kyle Emig, 13. Kody Sites, 14. Tonya Lance, 15. Jerry Blauch. Did Not Start: Davey Nestor ARDC MIDGETS (20 LAPS) 1. Brett Arndt, 2. Brenden Bright, 3. Alex Bright, 4. Jim Radney, 5. Tommy Kunsman, 6. Brett Warrner, 7. Shawn Jackson, 8. Josh Heckman, 9. Jamie Spears, 10. Ryan Greth, 11. PJ Gargulio, 12, Trevor Kobylarz