Appalachian Mountain Speedweek
Lincoln Speedway
June 8, 2011
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AUSTIN HUBBARD WINS SECOND STRAIGHT APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SPEEDWEEK FEATURE



ABBOTTSTOWN, PA, 6/8/2011 - He’s only a teenager, but he’s a World of Outlaws late model regular. And he’s also the 2011 Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek points leader after claiming his second win in as many nights in the 40-lap feature at Lincoln Speedway Wednesday night.

The 19-year-old Laurel, Delaware driver drew the pole, took the lead off the second turn of the opening lap, and led the entire way to claim the $7,000 top prize, $2,000 of which was provided by the Grinestaff family and Superior Homes as part of the 4th Annual Chargin’ Charlie Grinestaff Memorial.

"This car has just been amazing all week," said Hubbard upon exiting his Reliable Painting/Trinity Transport/Salisbury Door & Hardware/Virginia Motor Speedway #19 in victory lane, "The crew and all the rest of us have been working so hard. It’s just nice when something finally pays off because I know I’ve definitely crashed a lot of stuff in my day...so it’s nice to be on the other end of the deal."

Only lapped traffic slowed him down, and Hubbard’s final margin of victory was 1.35 seconds over second-place Dan Stone. Opening night Speedweek winner Jimmy Mars finished third, followed by outside front-row starter Devin Friese and Gettysburg’s Jeremy Miller. Completing the top ten were Vic Coffey, Gary Stuhler, hard charger Kyle Lear (who earned $500 from the Grinestaffs for coming from 13th to 8th), Jeff Rine, and Ricky Elliott.

"That’s awesome," said Hubbard about the $7,000 top prize, "That’s definitely one of the biggest paying races I’ve ever won. I’m glad to take it."

Heats for the super late models were won by Hubbard, Rine, Stuhler, and Miller. Twin consolations were won by Jamie Lathroum and Dylan Yoder.

Fast time in time trials over the 39-car field was set by Rick Eckert with a one-lap time of 16.162 seconds (83.529 MPH). Eckert came to a stop on the backstretch of the opening lap and was done for the night.

Gary Stuhler won the winner-take-all cash dash of $500 provided by the Grinestaff family.

Gene Knaub claimed his second win in three Lincoln races in the 20-lap "358" late model feature.

On a night when passing was at a premium, Gene Knaub came from third starting spot to catch race-long leader Bobby Beard on the 14th lap, then raced side-by-side with the Seymore #81S before making a low move in turns three and four to make the pass on lap 17.

Beard settled for second, with Travis Mease, Charlie Scheaffer, and Randy Christine, Jr. crossing third through fifth. Sixth through tenth were Grant Adams, Bernie Beard, Cam Zeigler, Chase Billet, and Steve Weikel.

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN DIRT LATE MODEL SPEEDWEEK
Fourth Annual Charlie Grinestaff Memorial

SUPER LATE MODELS

Feature (40 Laps) - 1. 19-Austin Hubbard ($7,000); 2. 2-Dan Stone; 3. 28-Jimmy Mars; 4. 12F-Devin Friese; 5. 1M-Jeremy Miller; 6. 32C-Vic Coffey; 7. 17S-Gary Stuhler; 8. 7L-Kyle Lear (Hard Charger); 9. 2J-Jeff Rine; 10. 88-Ricky Elliott; 11. 26-Jerry Bard; 12. 43A-Jason Covert; 13. 27-Jim Yoder; 14. 100-Kenny Pettyjohn; 15. 8B-Mark Pettyjohn; 16. 06-Mike Lupfer; 17. 32-Dylan Yoder; 18. 3-Tim Wilson (DNF); 19. 6L-Jamie Lanthroum (DNF); 20. F1-Coleby Frye (DNF); 21. 7H-Darryl Hills (DNF); 22. 17D-Nick Dickson (DNF); 23. 22-Greg Satterlee (DNF); 24. 24-Rick Eckert (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Austin Hubbard (1-40)

1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 19-Austin Hubbard; 2. 2-Dan Stone; 3. 24-Rick Eckert; 4. 7-Kyle Lear; 5. 06-Mike Lupfer; 6. 6-Jamie Lathroum; 7. 2-Steve Campbell; 8. 44-Jim O’Hara; 9. 70j-DJ Myers (DNF); 10. 1K-Gene Knaub (DNF). Time - 2:49.303

2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 2J-Jeff Rine; 2. 32C-Vic Coffey; 3. 27-Jim Yoder; 4. 100-Kenny Pettyjohn; 5. F1-Coleby Frye; 6. 7H-Darryl Hills; 7. J4-John Garvin; 8. 13B-Alan Sagi; 9. 4DS-Chad Hollenbach; 10. 21M-Matt Murphy. Time - 2:52.434

3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 17S-Gary Stuhler; 2. 28-Jimmy Mars; 3. 88-Rick Elliott; 4. 43A-Jason Covert; 5. 3-Tim Wilson; 6. 87-Duane Harbaugh; 7. 4S-Danny Snyder; 8. KB-Kerry King; 9. 90-Kyle Rhoads. Time - 2:54.247

4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 1M-Jeremy Miller; 2. 12F-Devin Friese; 3. 26-Jerry Bard; 4. 8B-Mark Pettyjohn; 5. 22-Gregg Satterlee; 6. 32-Dylan Yoder; 7. 17D-nick Dickson; 8. 8L-Scott Lebarron; 9. 71N-Terry Naugle; 10. 0N-Ryan Nearhood. Time - 2:54.247

1st Consolation (12 Laps/2 to qualify) - 1. 6L-Jamie Lathroum; 2. 7H-Darryl Hills; 3. 70J-DJ Myers; 4. 2C-Steve Campbell; 5. 21M-Matt Murphy; 6. J4-John Garvin; 7. 4DS-Chad Hollenbach; 8. 44-Jim O’Hara; 9. 13D-Alan Sagi; DNS - 1K-Gene Knaub. No Time

2nd Consolation (12 Laps/2 to qualify) - 1. 32-Dylan Yoder; 2. 17D-Nick Dickson; 3. 87-Duane Harbaugh; 4. 90-Kyle Rhoads; 5. 8L-Scott Lebarron; 6. KB-Kerry King; 7. 4S-Danny Snyder; 8. 0N-Ryan Nearhood; 9. 71N-Terry Naugle. No Time

Dash (5-Laps) - 1. 17M-Gary Stuhler; 2. 19-Austin Hubbard; 3. 2J-Jeff Rine; 4. 1M-Jeremy Miller. Time - 1:27.809 (Established new 5-Lap Track Record)

Time Trials - 1. 24E-Rick Eckert, 16.162 seconds (83.529 MPH); 2. 43A-Jason Covert, 16.590; 3. 6L-Jamie Lathroum, 16.609; 4. 7H-Darryl Hills, 16.646; 5. 2-Dan Stone, 16.715; 6. 32C-Vic Coffey, 16.771; 7. 70J-DJ Myers, 16.843; 8. 88R-Ricky Elliott, 16.855; 9. 19-Austin Hubbard, 16.891; 10. 1K-Gene Knaub, 16.899; 11. 2J-Jeff Rine, 16.919; 12. J4-John Garvin, 16.933; 13. 28M-Jimmy Mars, 16.949; 14. 22-Gregg Satterlee, 17.014; 15. 12-Devin Freise, 17.047; 16. 26-Jerry Bard, 17.100; 17. 27-Jim Yoder, 17.127; 18. 1M-Jeremy Miller, 17.134; 19. 100-Kenny Pettyjohn, 17.173; 20. 17S-Gary Stuhler, 17.214; 21. 2C-Steve Campbell, 17.320; 22. 44-Jim O'Hara, 17.328; 23. 7L-Kyle Lear, 17.381; 24. 8-Mark Pettyjohn, 17.445; 25. 06-Mike Lupfer, 17.461; 26. KB-Kerry King, 17.503; 27. 21M-Matt Murphy, 17.511; 28. 17D-Nick Dickson, 17.525; 29. 4DS-Chad Hollenbach, 17.559; 30. 32-Dylan Yoder, 17.611; 31. 4S-Danny Snyder, 17.670; 32. 3-Tim Wilson, 17.710; 33. 90-Kyle Rhoads, 17.721; 34. 8L-Scott Lebarron, 17.727; 35. 71N-Terry Naugle, 18.071; 36. F1-Coleby Frye, 18.135; 37. 0-Ryan Nearhood, 19.171; 38. 13B-Alan Sagi, NT; 39. 87-Duane Harbaugh, NT.


358 LATE MODELS

Feature (20 laps) - 1. 1-Gene Knaub; 2. 81S-Bobby Beard; 3. 116-Travis Mease; 4. 12-Charlie Scheaffer; 5. 74-Randy Christine; 6. 64-Grant Adams; 7. X-Bernie Beard; 8. 21Z-Cam Zeigler; 9. 22-Chase Billet; 10. 9W-Steve Weikel; 11. 93-Pancho Lawler; 12. 21J-John Baker; 13. 7L-Todd Leonard; 14. 18M-Travis McClelland; 15. 21-Chad Myers; 16. 78-John Ebersole; 17. 14-Tyler Horst; 18. 10H-Fred Harden; 19. 30-Craig Wagaman (DNF); 20. 18-DJ Mease (DNF); 21. 44-Tom Walls (DNF); 22. 7-Pat Beard (DNF); 23. 5-Charles Potts (DNF); 24. 20-Steve Billet (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Bobby Beard (1-16), Gene Knaub (17-20)

1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21Z-Cam Zeigler; 2. 12-Charlie Scheaffer; 3. 1-Gene Knaub; 4. 9W-Steve Weikel; 5. 93-Pancho Lawler; 6. 7L-Todd Leonard; 7. 30-Craig Wagaman; 8. 48-Jason Rochelle; 9. 21B-Travis Beaver; DNS - 50-Jason Smith. Time - 2:22.45

2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21J-John baker; 2. X-Bernie Beard; 3. 81S-Bobby Beard; 4. 5-Charles Potts; 5. 18-DJ Mease; 6. 21-Chad Myers; 7. 14-Tyler Horst; 8. 78-John Ebersole; 9. 18M-Travis McClelland (DNF); 10. 57-Brad Shank. No Time

3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 74-Randy Christine; 2. 64-Grant Adams; 3. 116-Travis Mease; 4. 7-Pat Beard; 5. 44-Tom Walls; 6. 20-Steve Billet (DNF); 7. 22-Chase Billet (DNF); 8. 100-Tommy Slanker (DNF); 9. 10H-Fred Harden (DNF); 10. X-Bobby Weaver. No Time

Consolation (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 22-Chase Billet; 2. 30-Craig Wagaman; 3. 14-Tyler Horst; 4. 18M-Travis McClelland; 5. 78-John Ebersole; 6. 10H-Fred Harden; 7. 57-Brad Shank; 8. DNS - 48-Jason Rochelle, 100-Tommy Slanker, 21B-Travis Beaver, X-Bobby Weaver, 50-Jason Smith Time: 2:27:91