Susquehanna Speedway Park
September 22, 2012
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Knaub Claims 50-Lap Susquehanna Showdown for a Three-Peat at SSP on Saturday Night

Newberrytown, PA (September 22, 2012) – Dover’s Gene Knaub won the 50-lap Late Model feature event presented by Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday night.  This makes it the third straight year that Knaub has won the event.  Paul Miller claimed the Super Sportsman victory when Steve Fannasy came up light at the scales and was penalized.  Bill Brown Sr. won the Classic Car feature as well on Saturday night.  On Friday night, Logan Wagner of Harrisonville won the 20-lap PA Sprint Series feature.  Also, Maryland’s Dennis Dorosz won the Figure 8 Racing 20 lapper.  

Pole sitter, Gene Knaub grabbed the lead from the start with Jake Jones falling into the runner-up spot.  On lap 12 Grant Adams passes Jones for the second place position, setting Knaub in his sights.  Adams continued to pursue Knaub as he had many chances to close in on the rear bumper of Knaub due to the numerous caution flags throughout the event.  However, Adams retired from the event with 38 laps completed, handing the runner-up spot to Travis Mease.  Mease could not catch Knaub as he went on the claim his third Susquehanna Showdown 50-lapper in as many years.  Mease settled for second, followed by Sam Galloway, Justin Ehrhart and Ben Whitaker.  Ben Whitake won the “Hard Charger Award” by picking up 16 positions to finish 5th from a 21st place starting spot.  Michael Goodwin won the B-Main event for the Late Models.  

Steve Fannasy led the final 20 laps of the Super Sportsman 25 laps feature event, but was disqualified at the scales for being too light and thus placed to the rear of the lead finishing lap per Sportsman officials.  This gave the win to Paul Miller who trailed Fannasy the entire race but could not make the winning move on the track.  After post-race inspection, Scott Dellinger finished second, followed by Doug Dodson, Frankie Herr and Scott Geesey.  Herr also claimed the 2012 Super Sportsman Tour championship with his on-track performance than Russ Mitten.  Heat race wins went to Ryan Slothower, Jim Shuster and Dodson.  Frankie Herr won the consolation race.

Bill Brown Sr. started on the pole and led all 20 laps as he was never challenged to win the Classic Car feature.  Joe Snodgrass finished second with Pete Neal in third.  Neal Reamer and Steve Cantwell rounded out the top five.  Brown and Brandon Little won their respective heat races.

On Friday night, Logan Wagner took the lead on lap 3 from Kody Lehman to win the 20-lap PA Sprint Series feature event.  Tim Dietz finished in the runner-up spot, followed by Lehman in third.  Derrick Bowersox and George Riden rounded out the top five.  Sean Campbell, Tyler Lebo and Wagner won their respective heat races.  

In Late Model action on Friday night, heat race wins went to Jake Jones; Bob Minnich; Travis Mease and Gene Knaub.  The Hammaker’s Racing Engine 10-lap Cash Dash was won by Knaub, earning him $250.00 and the pole positionn for the 50 lapper.

Susquehanna Speedway Park
Race Results from Saturday, September 22,  

Late Model Showdown presented by Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic (50 laps):  1. Gene Knaub; 2. Randy Stoudt; 3. Sam Gallagher; 4. Justin Ehrhart; 5. Ben Whitaker; 6. Jared Miller; 7. Bernie Beard; 8. Ron Coleman; 9. Ron Kline; 10. Travis Mease; 11. Charles Potts; 12. Jason Miller; 13. Bob Minnich; 14. Michael Goodwin; 15. Grant Adams; 16. Jake Jones; 17. J.R. Rodriguez; 18. Bobby Beard; 19. Carl Billet; 20. Billy Wampler; 21. Pancho Lawler; 22. Randy Christine Jr.; 23. Larry Baer; 24. John Moser Jr.; DQ – Chase Billet; DNQ – Denny Willey; Todd Leonard; Larry Neiderer; Jason Smith; Dave Lightner; Roger Myers; Matt Murphy; Eric Irvin; Chad Julius; Eddie Drury; Nathan Ottensmeyer.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Knaub (1-50).
HARD CHARGER AWARD: Ben Whitaker (+16 positions: Started 21st; Finished 5th).
CASH DASH WINNER (Friday): Knaub.
HEAT RACE WINNERS (Friday): Jones; Minnich; Mease; Knaub.
B-MAIN WINNER: Goodwin.
 
Super Sportsman Feature (25 laps):  1. Paul Miller; 2. Scott Dellinger; 3. Doug Dodson; 4. Frankie Herr; 5. Scott Geesey; 6. Rick Barr; 7. Jay Fannasy; 8. Bobby Hockenberry; 9. Russ Mitten; 10. Eric Walker; 11. Mike Enders; 12. Leroy Martin; 13. Stan Wanner; 14. Mallie Shuster; 15. Ryan Slothower; 16. Steve Fannasy; 17. Carmen Perigo; 18. Dave Berkheimer; 19. Gregg Foster; 20. Duane Smith; 21. Lanny Hake; 22. Jim Shuster; 23. Dave Socks; 24. Jaremi Hanson; DNQ – Chris Meleason; Steve Wilbur; Jared Miller; Jeff Leisey; Brian Gontz and Jake Miller.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Slothower (1-4); Fannasy (5-24); Miller (25).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Slothower; J. Shuster and Dodson.
CONSOLATION WINNER: Herr.
 
Classic Cars Feature (20 laps):  1. Bill Brown Jr.; 2. Joe Snodgrass; 3. Pete Neal; 4. Neal Reamer; 5. Steve Cantwell; 6. Matt Wallace; 7. Gov Yearick; 8. Jim Crocker; 9. Rick Christine; 10. Brandon Little; 11. Ron Grove; 12. Lance Grove; 13. Charlie Summers; DNS – Kurt Welsh; Bill Brown Jr.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Brown Sr. (1-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Little and Brown Sr.
 
PA Sprint Series Feature - Friday (20 laps):  1. Logan Wagner; 2. Tim Dietz; 3. Kody Lehman; 4. Derrick Bowersox; 5. George Riden; 6. Erin Statler; 7. Sean Campbell; 8. Mark Watkins; 9. Paul Snyder; 10. Rick Homan; 11. Dusty Shatzer; 12. Craig Myers; 13. Brock Bilger; 14. Jake Waters; 15. Anthony Fiore; 16. Nathan Gamely; 17. Tyler Lebo; 18. Eric Parker; 19. Tyler Reeser; 20. Andrew Hake; 21. Alex Schanz; DNS – Jim Kennedy.  
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lehman (1-2); Wagner (3-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Campbell; Lebo and Wagner.
 
Figure 8 Racing Feature - Friday (20 laps):  1. Dennis Dorosz; 2. Roy Denike; 3. Richard Wolfe; 4. Greg Hicks; 5. Thomas Thompson; 6. Dino Pitcher.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Pitcher (1-3); Dorosz (4-20).