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Message started by LMR on 06/10/12 at 12:42pm

Title: Susquehanna Speedway Park - 6/9 Results
Post by LMR on 06/10/12 at 12:42pm

Susquehanna Speedway Park
June 9, 2012
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Ehrhart Repeats for Second Win in Late Models at SSP on Saturday Night

Newberrytown, PA (June 9, 2012) – Dover’s Justin Ehrhart won his second consecutive 25-lap Late Model feature event on Saturday Night at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Hometown Heroes night for York, Fawn Grove, Glen Rock and Mt. Wolf. Doug Bennett of Chambersburg continued his winning streak by winning his fifth 20-lap Street Stock feature in a row. Johnny Palm of Elliottsburg won his first 20-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature of the season. York Haven’s Daryl Sipe won the Road Warrior 15-lapper. Mt. Wolf’s Anthony Roberts won his third consecutive 10-lap Pro Sign & Design Mini Van feature event. Members 1st Federal Credit Union also held its annual Kid’s Money Scramble on the frontstretch before the feature events.

The 25-lap Late Model feature began with polesitter Chase Billet taking the early lead lead. Matt Adams took over the top spot on the third circuit. Adams led through lap nine when the caution flew. On the single file restart, Billet got under Adams on the frontstretch. Contact was made which sent Adams spinning down the frontstretch. Officials penalized Billet to the rear, giving the lead to third-place runner Justin Ehrhart. Once in the lead, Ehrhart never looked back to take his second consecutive victory over Carl Billet. Bob Minnich finished strong in third with challenges from both Billy Wampler and J.R. Rodriguez who finished fourth and fifth respectively. Steve Billet won the JR’s Paving Hard Charger award moving up 12 spots from a 19th place starting spot to finish seventh. Dan Zechman. Carl Billet and Chase Billet were the heat race victors.

From the front row, Mike Zeigler Jr. took the early lead of the Street Stock 20-lapper. On lap 5, Doug Bennett moved past Zeigler to take the top spot. After a few late race cautions, Bennett held on for his fifth win of the season. Randy Zechman finished strong in second, followed by a solid run third by Nick Bloom. Scott Thunberg and David Latsha were fourth and fifth respectively. Zechman and Zeigler Jr. were heat race winners.

Johnny Palm took the lead on the start of the 20-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature event and led from start-to-finish with heavy challenges from Cameron Benyou and Patrick McClane throughout the race. Palm held on for the win with Benyou and McClane finishing second and third respectively. Chad Stine finished fourth, followed by Adam Smith in fifth. Donnie Broderick was the Madison House Hard Charger by going from a 12th place starting spot to finish seventh in the 20 lapper. Heat races were claimed by Stine and Josh Bloom.

Anthony Roberts took the lead at the start and led to the finish to claim his third straight Pro Sign & Design Mini Van 10-lap feature victory over Al Kessock. Jeremy Haines took third place by inches over D.J. Groft. Zakari Kitner rounded out the top five. Roberts won the heat race earlier in the evening.

In the 15-lap Road Warrior feature, Daryl Sipe held off Curt McDade to win the race after finishing in the runner-up spot in last week’s Road Warrior features. McDade settled for second, followed by Dennis Dorosz in third. Thomas Thompson and Adam Peters rounded out the top five. Dorosz won the heat race.

Stock Car Saturday Night takes a weekend off as there will be no racing on June 16. Racing action returns to the Big Track on Sunday night, June 17 with the Sprint Car Summer Classic featuring the 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints on the 4/10 mile oval on Father’s Day. The pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Racing action begins at 6;00 p.m.

Stock Car Saturday Night racing action returns to the Big Track on Saturday night, June 23 with the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors and the Pro Sign & Design Mini Vans. The Xtreme Stock Car feature event will also be the third of four races in the Madison House East Shootout.

It will also be the Hometown Heroes Night recognizing all SSP drivers from the towns of Lewisberry, Etters, New Cumberland and Camp Hill. Before the racing action begins, the drivers from these towns will have the opportunity to display their cars and meet the fans on the frontstretch of the speedway just before the National Anthem is played. 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 pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 6:40 p.m. with qualifying races at 7:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events.

General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for the special event on Saturday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $12.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $10.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $25.00 with a reduced price of $22.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.

On Friday night, June 15, the final race of the 10-race Spring Shoot-Out Series will be held at the SSP Outback Track for quarter midgets, karts, Adult Speedcars and lawnmowers. The pit gates will open 5:45 p.m. Open practice begins at 7:00 p.m. and racing action begins at 7:30 p.m. There will be no sanctioning body affiliation for either karts or quarter midgets, but the technical/specification rules will be very similar to the major sanctioning groups for these types of cars (W.K.A. and QMA). The entry fees for each class will be $20.00 per entry for drivers with the seasonal (Spring/Summer) license. Pit pass fees for the driver are included in the entry fee. Non-license driver’s entry fees will be $25.00. Participants may enter more than one class on a raceday ($12.00 for each additional class). Trophies will be awarded to the top three in each class regardless of class entry count. No participants will be denied racing as SSP will make every effort to define a class for all drivers who wish to compete.

Pit pass prices for non-drivers at the Outback Track will be $8.00 for everyone ages 18 & older; Teens & Children ages 11 – 17 are $5.00; Children 10 years of age and under are $3.00. Ages 2 & under are admitted free.

The 9-race Summer Shoot-Out Series will begin on Friday, June 22 and conclude on Saturday, September 1. There will be separate point champions crowned from both the Spring and Summer Shoot-Out Series.

The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune for any type of racecar will be on Wednesday, June 13. The gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with practice sessions rotating for each class from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Each session will be 4-6 laps per session depending on car count. The grandstands are open free to the public. Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 4/6 laps each or more if time permits. The fuel pumps from Miller’s Racing Parts will not be open. Anyone needing fuel should contact Miller’s Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181. The main concession stand will be open throughout the night.

During the season, SSP will also host Wednesday Night Test & Tune Sessions on June 13; June 27; July 25; August 8; August 22; September 5; September 19; October 3; October 17 and October 25 (Thursday). All Wednesday night practices will run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All pit passes and car entries from the cancelled April 11 Test & Tune may be used for the any Test & Tune through July 3, 2012. Pit passes from April 11 must be presented for exchange.

Also on Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets and karts at the Outback Track from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the lights. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with open practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else entering the grandstand and “cold pit” areas. All Outback Track participants should enter the pits from the Kise Mill Road entrance behind turn 2 of the “Big Track.”

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, June 9, 2012

Late Models Feature (25 laps): 1. Justin Ehrhart; 2. Carl Billet; 3. Bob Minnich; 4. Billy Wampler; 5. J.R. Rodriguez; 6. Chase Billet; 7. Steve Billet; 8. Gary Potts; 9. John Moser Jr.; 10. Bobby Weaver; 11. Matt Murphy; 12. Denny Willey; 13. Matt Adams; 14. John Remlein; 15. Ron Coleman; 16. Jamie Lloyd; 17. Tommy Slanker; 18. Eddie Drury; 19. Ben Whitaker; 20. Randy Christine Jr.; 21. Sterling Kinard; 22. Dan Zechman.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Chase Billet (1-2); Adams (3-9); Ehrhart (10-25).
JR’S PAVING HARD CHARGER: Steve Billet (+12 positions: 19th start / 7th finish).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Zechman; Carl Billet and Chase Billet.

Street Stocks Feature (20 laps): 1. Doug Bennett; 2. Randy Zechman; 3. Nick Bloom; 4. Scott Thunberg; 5. Dave Latsha; 6. Jasen Geesaman; 7. Mike Zeigler Jr.; 8. Jaynee Zeigler; 9. Brian Rehbein; 10. Scott Sipe; 11. Jake Moser.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Zeigler Jr. (1-4); Bennett (5-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Zechman and Zeigler Jr.

Xtreme Stock Car Feature (20 laps): 1. Johnny Palm; 2. Cameron Benyou; 3. Patrick McClane; 4. Chad Stine; 5. Adam Smith; 6. Tim Hahn; 7. Donnie Broderick; 8. Eric Flinchbaugh; 9. Dave Goode Sr.; 10. Tom Hartman; 11. Josh Bloom; 12. Davey Nester; 13. Don Zechman; 14. Rich Lomman; 15. Brandon Hedstrom; 16. Dave Thomas Jr.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Palm (1-20).
MADISON HOUSE HARD CHARGER: Broderick (+5 positions: 12th start / 7th finish)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Bloom and Stine.

Road Warriors Feature (15 laps): 1. Daryl Sipe; 2. Curt McDade; 3. Dennis Dorosz; 4. Thomas Thompson; 5. Adam Peters; 6. Davey Nester Jr.; 7. Greg Zelinsky; 8. Dino Pitcher.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Sipe (1-15).
HEAT RACE WINNER: Dorosz.

Pro Sign & Design Mini Van Feature (10 laps): 1. Anthony Roberts; 2. Al Kessock; 3, Jeremy Haines; 4. D.J. Groft; 5. Zakari Kitner; 6. Donny Groft; 7. Marcus Groft; 8. John Kitner.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Roberts (1-10).
HEAT RACE WINNER: Roberts.