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Title: Susquehanna Speedway Park - 5/7 Results
Post by LMR on 05/08/11 at 1:29pm

SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY PARK
MAY 7, 2011

Knopp Claims First Late Model Victory of the Season at SSP on Saturday Night

Newberrytown, PA (May 7, 2011) – On Saturday night, May 7, Fawn Grove’s Chris Knopp won the 25-lap Late Model feature at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. Doug Bennett of Chambersburg claimed his second Street Stock feature event of the season. Thomasville’s Mike Zeigler Jr. claimed his second straight Xtreme Stock Car main event. Jeff Svendsen of Etters won the Road Warrior feature. In only his sixth career start in Legends Car, East Berlin’s Bob Stough picked up the victory. Sherry Kitner of York Haven won the special Women on Wheel Mini Van Feature.

Before the features began, each child in attendance received a flowering plant for their mothers, compliments of Fisher’s Farm Market in Strinestown.

In Late Model action, polesitter Chris Knopp took the early lead with Randy Christine stalking every lap. Lap after lap Christine waited for Knopp to make a mistake. However, just behind Christine was last week’s feature winner Justin Ehrhart waiting for the same opportunity. All drivers remained flawless to take the first three spots with Knopp claiming his first victory of the season. Tommy Slanker and Alex Updegraff rounded out the top five on what many termed “a very racy track.” Ehrhart, Knopp and Moser.

The 20-lap Street Stock feature saw the polesitter, Matt Wampler lead the first eight circuits before retiring from the event with mechanical failure. Runner-up Brett Pickel inherited the lead with the veteran drivers of Doug Bennett, Scott Thunberg, Randy Zechman and Jim Palm Jr. breathing down his next. Bennett was able to move by Pickel on lap 11. Thunberg quickly moved into the runner-up spot on the next lap. At the end, Bennett claimed his second feature win of the season over Thunberg by three car lengths. Randy Zechman finished third, followed by George Eash and Dan Zechman rounding out the top five. Wampler, Bennett and Randy Zechman were heat race victors.

The 20-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature Chad Stine grabbed the early lead. Stine led the first five laps until Zeigler took the lead away on the sixth circuit. In the middle stages of the race, Rodriguez tried to make the pass for the lead but was unable. On lap 12, Johnny Palm moved into the runner-up spot and then once again challenged Zeigler for the lead. At the end, Zeigler took the win by a car length over Palm. Matt Wampler crossed the line, but was relegated to the rear of the field for failing to report to post-race technical inspection. This gave J.r. Rodriguez third place, with Davey Nester and Rich Lomman rounding out the top five. Rodriguez and Stine were the heat race winners earlier in the night.

The 15-lap Road Warrior feature event began polesitter Robert Fryberger leading the first lap, the last lap and all laps in between to take the feature win. Jeff Svendsen finished second but protested the winner. Fryberger refused the protest and was disqualified. Also, the fifth place finisher, Brad Shenk failed to report to post race technical inspection and was relegated to the rear of the field. After the dust settled, Svendsen was awarded the win with Brian Lefebvre scored second, Jim Jacobs, Thomas Thompson and Rick Burnham rounded out the top five. Curt McDade and Robert Fryberger were heat race winners.

In a 15 lap feature event for the Legends Cars, polesitter Lucas Montgomery grabbed the early lead and continued to lead until lap 12 when he retired from the event with mechanical failure. After the yellow on lap 12, Bob Stough bolted past tim Henry and Chad Glatfelter to take the lead. Stough held off Glatfelter by inches at the end to claim his first career Legends Cars feature win. Glatfelter settled for second with Scott Gobrecht taking third place. Henry and Scott Houdeshell rounded out the top five. Henry and Montgomery each won their qualifying heat races.

Racing action returns to the SSP Outback Track on Friday night, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. featuring quarter midgets, karts, Adult Speedcars and lawnmower racing action.

Racing action returns to the Big Track at SSP on Saturday night, May 14 with the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors, and Legends Cars.

Saturday will also be the “Hometown Heroes” night featuring the towns of Dover and East Berlin. Before the races begin, the drivers from those hometowns will have the opportunity to display their cars and meet the fans at the front gate of the speedway. The drivers will also be interviewed during the night’s racing program. Also, all fans entering the speedway from that driver’s hometown being honored will be admitted FREE to the grandstands by showing proper photo identification and filling out an information card at the ticket booth.

The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and (717) 932-1608 for the “Outback Track.”

Susquehanna Speedway Park Race Results from Saturday, May 7, 2011

Late Models Feature (25 laps): 1. Chris Knopp; 2. Randy Christine Jr.; 3. Justin Ehrhart; 4. Tommy Slanker; 5. Alex Updegraff; 6. Charles Potts; 7. Carl Billet; 8. Jason Rochelle; 9. Jake Lettich; 10. John Moser Jr.; 11. Gary Potts; 12. Chaz Walls; 13. Paul Cursey Jr.; 14. Matt Adams; 15. Steve Stitt; 16. D.J. Groft; 17. Marcus Groft; 18. Bob Minnich; 19. Denny Willey; 20. Daryl Henry; 21. Greg Emlet Jr.; 22. Bobby Weaver; 23. Steve Billet; 24. Larry Baer; DNQ – Mark Grey; Jamie Lloyd.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Knopp (1-25).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Ehrhart; Knopp; Moser.

Street Stocks Feature (20 laps): 1. Doug Bennett; 2. Scott Thunberg; 3. Randy Zechman; 4. George Eash; 5. Dan Zechman; 6. Jim Palm Jr.; 7. Brett Pickel; 8. Jimmy Slaseman; 9. Jaynee Zeigler; 10. Eric Lingle; 11. Eric McClane; 12. Nick Bloom; 13. Zac Beck; 14. Rusty Lauver; 15. David Latsha; 16. Troy Myers; 17. Matt Wampler; 18. Gene Myers; DNS – Lance Grove; Mike Zeigler Jr. ; Jeff Haag.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Wampler (1-8); Pickel (9-10); Bennett (11-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Wampler; R. Zechman; Bennett.

Xtreme Stock Car Feature (20 laps): 1. Mike Zeigler Jr.; 2. Johnny Palm; 3. J.R. Rodriguez; 4. Davey Nester; 5. Rich Lomman; 6. Cameron Benyou; 7. Kody Sites; 8. Tim Hahn; 9. Patrick McClane; 10. John Frye; 11. John Remlein; 12. Chad Stine; 13. Randy Blank; 14. Geoff Shenk; 15. Nathan Ottensmeyer; 16. Dave Goode Sr.; 17. Tom Hartman; 18. Jordan Taylor; 19. Adam Smith; 20. Matt Wampler.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: (Stine (1-5); Zeigler Jr. (6-20).
HEAT RACE WINNER: Sine and Rodriguez.

Road Warriors Feature (15 laps): 1. Jeff Svendsen; 2. Brian Lefebvre; 3. Jim Jacobs; 4. Thomas Thompson; 5. Rick Burnham; 6. Dennis Dorosz; 7. Dalton Frye; 8. Tyler Gastley; 9. Daryl Sipe; 10. Roy Denike; 11. Robert Pyle; 12. Curt McDade; 13. Brad Shenk; DQ – Robert Fryberger.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Fryberger (1-14); Svendsen (15).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: McDade and Fryberger.

Legends Cars Feature (15 laps): 1. Bob Stough; 2. Chad Glatfelter; 3. Scott Gobrecht; 4. Tim Henry; 5. Scott Houdeshell; 6. Bill Diehl; 7. Shane Glatfelter; 8. Richard Miller; 9. Greg Burd; 10. Brent Marquis; 11. Harlon Leppo; 12. Mark Roberts; 13. Randy Minnich; 14. Ed Trump; 15. Jim Black; 16. Lucas Mongomery; 17. Rick Hartwig.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Montgomery (1-12); Stough (13-15).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Henry and Montgomery.

Women on Wheels Mini Vans Feature (10 laps): 1. Sherry Kitner; 2. Rana Reisinger; 3. Deanna Frye.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Kitner (1-20).