Pittman, Dewease steal two-night show at Williams Grove

WILLIAMS GROVE>> From beginning to end, Daryn Pittman controlled the Sprint car racing Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway. He set quick time, finished second in his heat race, won the dash and then led all 25 laps to score the $8,000 win in the Summer Nationals opener. It was his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win this season and 17th of his career at the Grove. The Summer Nationals conclude Saturday night with a 30-lap main event paying a total of $25,000 to win, including a $5,000 Morgan Cup bonus held over from the rainout in May. The Morgan Cup trophy will reside in the office of either the Outlaws or Williams Grove until next season. Sprint Car Feature Finish (25 laps): 1. Daryn Pittman. 2. Lance Dewease. 3. Greg Hodnett. 4. Stevie Smith. 5. Donny Schatz. 6. Freddie Rahmer. 7. David Gravel. 8. Kerry Madsen. 9. James McFadden. 10. Doug Esh. 11. Brad Sweet. 12. Brent Marks. 13. Joey Saldana. 14. Brian Montieth. 15. Jacob Allen. 16. Brock Zearfoss. 17. Paul McMahan. 18. Danny Dietrich. 19. Cory Haas. 20. Jason Johnson. 21. Tim Shaffer. 22. Lucas Wolfe. 23. Logan Schuchart. 24. Aaron Ott. Did Not Qualify: Shane Stewart, Alan Krimes, Wayne Dadetto, Ryan Smith, Matt Campbell, Jason Sides, Rodney Westhafer, Trey Starks, Greg Wilson, Troy Fraker, Clyde Knipp, George Streaker Jr., Nicole Bower, Steve Buckwalter.

WILLIAMS GROVE >> Lance Dewease survived a caution-filled main event and running out of fuel under caution to win the Summer Nationals sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Williams Grove Speedway Saturday night. His eighth overall win of the season in Donnie Kreitz’s No. 69K was worth $25,000, including a $5,000 bonus for the Morgan Cup held over from a rainout in May. It was his 85th career Grove win and fourth this year. Last night’s winner Daryn Pittman was second. Stevie Smith came from the 15th starting spot to finish third. David Gravel and Donny Schatz completed the top five. Alan Krimes, Brad Sweet, Freddie Rahmer, Kerry Madsen and Cory Haas rounded out the top 10. The 38-car field was split into two qualifying flights. Pittman set fast time in the first flight and overall with a lap of 17.542. Saldana set fast time in the second flight at 17.557. Pittman, Hodnett, Saldana and Dewease won the eight-lap heat races. Pittman won the dash. Doug Esh won the Last Chance Showdown. World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Summer Nationals (30 laps): 1. Lance Dewease. 2. Daryn Pittman. 3. Stevie Smith. 4. David Gravel. 5. Donny Schatz. 6. Alan Krimes. 7. Brad Sweet. 8. Freddie Rahmer. 9. Kerry Madsen. 10. Cory Haas. 11. Joey Saldana. 12. Greg Hodnett. 13. Brent Marks. 14. Doug Esh. 15. Logan Schuchart. 16. Lucas Wolfe. 17. Jacob Allen. 18. James McFadden. 19. Aaron Ott. 20. Danny Dietrich. 21. Tim Shaffer. 22. Paul McMahan. 23. Jason Johnson. 24. Ryan Smith. Did Not Qualify: Brian Montieth, Trey Starks, Brock Zearfoss, Shane Stewart, Rodney Westhafer, Steve Buckwalter, Greg Wilson, Matt Campbell, Jason Sides, Nicole Bower, Troy Fraker, George Streaker Jr., Clyde Knipp, Wayne Dadetto.

SELINGS GROVE >> On a hot summer night, nearly 100 race cars packed the pits at Selinsgrove Speedway Saturday with a pair of 360 sprint car features, a Moon Shine Camo Route 35 Late Model Challenge Series race, the Mid-Atlantic modifieds, and pro stocks all on a blockbuster racing program. Eric Tomacek of Abbottstown and Mark Smith of Sunbury split the victories in the 25lap sprint car races, while Coleby Frye of Dover won his first race of the year in the 25-lap Moon Shine Camo Route 35 Late Model Challenge Series. NASCAR veteran David Stremme of Davidson, N.C., drove to a victory in the first-ever 20-lap Mid-Atlantic modified series race, with Kurt Wray of Beavertown posting his first career pro stock win in the division’s 15-lap feature. Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 16th Annual Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 360 sprint cars Saturday, July 30, paying $10,000 to win as part of the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Crown Series “Weekend of Money” that includes the Lelands. com 360 Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway Friday, July 29, and concludes with the Cole Cup at the Utica Rome Speedway in New York Sunday, July 31. The super late models and pro stocks will also be on the July 30 racing card at Selinsgrove Speedway. SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY - 23 July 2016 1ST 360 Sprints A-Main – 28 Entries 25-Lap A-Main (July 16, 2016): 1) 1W Eric Tomecek 2) 28F Davie Franek 3) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 4) 29 Jason Shultz 5) 33 Michael Walter 6) 23 TJ Stutts 7) 47 Adam Carberry 8) 77 Derek Locke 9) 66 Ryan Kissinger 10)39 Eric Parker 11) 49S Mallie Shuster 12) 39 Nate Snyder 13) 5W Phil Walter 14) C4 Jim Shuster 15) 00 Chris Frank 16) 73B Brett Michaski 17) 71C Charlie Anderson 18) 67 Jason Cherry 19) 2T Michael Thomas 20) 1 Mark Smith 21) 99K Cody Keller 22) 706 Mark Sasso 23) 15 Mark Bitner 24) 67W Justin Whittail 2ND 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Mark Smith 2) 49S Mallie Shuster 3) 77 Derek Locke 4) 76 Larry Kelleher 5) 23 TJ Stutts 6) 29 Jason Shultz 7) 39 Eric Parker 8) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 9) 49 Mike Walter 10) 66 Ryan Kissinger 11) 19W Troy Wagaman Jr. 12) 5W Phil Walter 13) 28F Davie Franek 14) 67 Jason Cherry 15) C4 Jim Shuster 16) 706 Mark Sasso 17) 00 Chris Frank 18) 33 Michael Walter 19) 71C Charlie Anderson 20) 2T Michael Thomas 21) 39 Nate Snyder 22) 73B Brett Michaski 23) 1W Eric Tomecek 24) 38 Scott Wilson 25) 47 Adam Carberry 26) 98 Sammy Sebedra. Heat Winners: Eric Tomecek, Ryan Kissinger, Mallie Shuster Late Models – 27 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 0 Colbey Frye 2) 2 Andrew Yoder 3) 6 Donnie Schick 4) 88 Tony Adams 5) 06 Mike Lupfer 6) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 7) 2J Jeff Rine 8) 2C Steve Campbell 9) Z14 Dave Brouse Jr. 10) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 11) 16 Matt Cochran 12) 76 Andy Haus 13) 41 Derrick Casner 14) 99Z Dave Zona 15) 86 Austin Berry 16) 15 Luke Hoffner 17) 9 Hayes Mattern 18) 28 Jason Smith 19) 10 Dave Stamm 20) 11 Jason Schmidt 21) 4S Danny Snyder 22) 27 Jim Yoder 23) 29Z Vern Zerby 24) 7M Meade Hahn 25) 33C Chris Casner 26) 0B Larry Baer 27) 99 Ron Spearing

SUSQUEHANNA>> Steve Fannasy added his name to the list of winners this season in Credit Connection Auto Sales Super Sportsman competition at Susquehanna Speedway. The Dauphin, PA racer became the eighth different winner in ten Super Sportsman features this year after leading the second half of Saturday night’s 25-lap feature.New Jersey racer Tom Wyckoff started fourth and finished in the runner-up spot ahead of sixth starting Chad Smith, 11th starting Scott Dellinger and fifth starting Rick Barr. Chad Criswell crossed sixth after starting 14th with Tony Jackson seventh ahead of 16th starter Russ Mitten, Doug Dodson and Jay Fannasy. Manchester’s Randy Christine, Jr. made it two straight wins in 358 Late Model action as he sped to the win in the 25 lap event. Following Christine under the checkers were Dave Latsha, 13th starter Chase Billet, 18th starting Randy Stoudt and 12th starting Troy Miller with Travis Mease, Sam Gallagher, Matt Murphy, Patrick McClane and Steve Billet rounding out the top 10 finishers. SUPER SPORTSMAN (25 LAPS) 1. Steve Fannasy, 2. Tom Wyckoff, 3. Chad Smith, 4. Scott Dellinger, 5. Rick Barr, 6. Chad Criswell, 7. Tony Jackson, 8. Russ Mitten, 9. Doug Dodson, 10. Jay Fannasy, 11. Mike Enders, 12. Kenny Edkin, 13. Nate Young, 14. Rich Eichelberger, 15. Gregg Foster, 16. Davey Walsh, 17. Russ Lebo, 18. Adam Wray, 19. Jake Miller, 20. Devin Beidel. 21. Justin Foster, 22. Teddy Thomas, 23. John Stoll, Jr., 24. Paul Miller, 25. Austin Lorah Did Not Qualify: Scott Geesey, Lanny Hake, Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. 358 LATE MODELS (25 LAPS) 1. Randy Christine, Jr., 2. Dave Latsha, 3. Chase Billet, 4. Randy Stoudt, 5. Troy Miller, 6. Travis Mease, 7. Sam Gallagher, 8. Matt Murphy, 9. Patrick McLane, 10. Steve Billet, 11. Andrew Stotler, 12. Shawn Miller, 13. Daulton Bigler, 14. Cameron Benyou, 15. Zach Kauffman, 16. Shaun Jones, 17. Taylor Farlling, 18. Chase Boulsman, 19. Jake Jones, 20. Jason Nace Did Not Start: Ralph Morgan, Jr., Charles Potts, Jed Latsha