McClelland best of field in "358" sprints; Slaybaugh celebrates birthday with thundercar win
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/9/09 - It’s been a long time since a car pulled in an open trailer has won a "410" sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway.
Trone Outdoor Advertising cars finished first and last in Saturday’s "A Main." But not in the order most fans who weren’t there would guess.
Former micro-sprint driver Tim Glatfelter started on the pole and dominated the entire way, taking the checkered more than three seconds in front of the rest of the field for his first career "410" sprint car win.
""I can’t believe it," said the jubilant Glatfelter after completing a wing dance celebration on his Trone number 39T in victory lane, "We came here three weeks in a row and couldn’t even qualify. We got Kevin (Frey) on board this week, and he knows what he is doing. We were struggling and didn’t know what to do. This car just drove off the corners. He came out there (during a red) with 12 down and told me to run the same line I was running and I got it."
Glatfelter raced out to a four and-a-half second lead by the end of the tenth lap, with Johnny Mackison, Jr. second and Cris Eash third. A caution on lap 13 for the stopped car of John Rudisill tightened the field, and the race was then stopped after a six-car crash resulted in a Jeff Busby flip on turn three of the restart. Both Busby and points leader Doug Esh were done for the night.
Glatfelter again pulled away on the restart and ran away from the field over the next 13 non-stop laps.
"We started up front and the track was slick," said Glatfelter. "If they were better they could have passed me, but they didn’t and I still can’t believe it!"
"I didn’t know how far ahead I was. If anybody was going to pass me, I was going to run the bottom," continued Glatfelter, "When they came out under that red and told me I had a straightaway lead I said we must not be too bad. But with three to go, I clipped the inside guardrail coming out of two. I was making sure no one was passing me on the inside!"
Mackison completed his best Lincoln run in several years in second, with Eash third, Brian Montieth coming from 15th starting spot to finish fourth, and Alan Krimes passing Fred Rahmer on the next-to-last lap to cross fifth. Sixth through tenth were Rahmer, Justin Henderson, Niki Young, Jim Siegel, and Brian Leppo.
"We came from the micros and it’s such a big learning curve and it’s tough to decide what to do. I’ve also got to thank Doug Esh and his crew because the help us a lot, too."
Heats for the 29 "410" sprinters were won by Krimes, Glatfelter and Cory Haas, with Siegel winning the consolation.
Westminster, MD’s Brad McClelland avoided four multi-car crashes and raced to his fourth career Lincoln win in the "358" sprint car feature. He advanced from sixth to third starting spot for the single-file start after four attempts to start the race ended in crashes.
McClellan d followed polesitter Derek Sell for the first two laps before making the race-winning pass on lap three. He held off Gerard McIntyre, Jr. the entire way, crossing .69-seconds in front of the Sody Concrete #16 to become the third winner in as many events for the "358" sprint at Lincoln in ‘09.
Scott Geesey ran third all 20 laps, with Tim Wagaman finishing fourth and defending champ Jeff Rohrbaugh coming from the back after being involved in two of the four first-lap incidents.
Sixth through tenth were Austin Reed, Eric Tomecek, Tim Berkheimer, Jason Clauss, and Dale Hammaker.
Heats for the 38 "358" sprinters were won by Rohrbaugh, Ricky Stonebraker, Ott and Sell, with Bob Anderson and Berkheimer winning twin consolations.
New Oxford’s Mike Slaybaugh celebrated his 52nd birthday with a win in the 20-lap thundercar feature.
Outside front row starter Kyle Martin led the first 17 laps before fifth-starting Slaybaugh was able to make his race-winning move on lap 18. Once in the lead, Slaybaugh raced away to a 1.51-second win, his first of the year and the third Lincoln win of his career. Slaybaugh became the fifth different winner in six thundercar features this year.
Martin held on for second, with Mikey Guise running in the top three the entire race and crossing third, defending champ Sam Gallagher reclaiming the points lead with his fourth-place finish, and Danny Beard completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Gino Comi, Rick Weaver, polesitter Justin Mong, 18th-starting Brad Shank, and Larry Neiderer.
Heats for the 20 thundercars were won by Duane Watson (who was credited with 20th in the feature), Gallagher, and Danny Beard.
Next Saturday night, May 16th, the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprinters will be joined by the 358 Late Models and Street Stocks. Racing action gets underway at 7 PM, with gates opening at 5 PM and hot laps at 6:30 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
RACE RESULTS
Saturday - May 9, 2009
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS:
Feature (25 Laps) - 1. 39T-Tim Glatfelter ($3,000); 2. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 3. 17E-Cris Eash; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 51-Fred Rahmer; 7. 22Z-Justin Henderson; 8. 98-Niki Young; 9. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 10. 71-Brian Leppo; 11. 25o-Aaron Ott; 12. 23-Todd Rittenhouse; 13. 19M-Brent Marks; 14. 5-Adam Lawrence; 15. 11C-Cory Haas; 16. 15-Adam Wilt; 17. 7A-Ed Aikin; 18. 4-John Rudisill; 19. 71X-Bill Stine; 20. 43-Doug Dodson; 21. 6K-Chris Knopp (DNF); 22. 26-Pat Cooper (DNF); 23. 47J-Jeff Busby (DNF); 24. 39-Doug Esh (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Tim Glatfelter (1-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2. 17E-Cris Eash; 3. 25-Aaron Ott; 4. 98-Niki Young; 5. 71X-Bill Stine; 6. 7-Ed Aikin; 7. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 8. 97-Jimmy Reppert; 9. 88-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 10. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr. (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 2. 51-Fred Rahmer; 3. 47J-Jeff Busby; 4. 22Z-Justin Henderson; 5. 71-Brian Leppo; 6. 19M-Brent Marks; 7. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 8. 4-John Rudisill; 9. 5-Adam Lawrence; 10. 33-Scott Lutz. No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 11C-Cory Haas; 2. 39-Doug Esh; 3. 26-Pat Cooper; 4. 65-Johnny Mackison, Jr.; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 6K-Chris Knopp; 7. 15-Adam Wilt; 8. 43-Doug Dodson; 9. 7C-Chad Trout. Time - 2:39.529
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 4. 4-John Rudisill; 5. 5-Adam Lawrence; 6. 43-Doug Dodson; 7. 7C-Chad Trout; 8. 33-Scott Lutz; 9. 97-Jimmy Reppert (DNF); 10. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr. (DNF); DNS - 88-Danny Dietrich. No Time
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS:
Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 6-Brad McClelland; 2. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 3. 1W-Scott Geesey; 4. 1-Tim Wagaman; 5. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 6. 34-Austin Reed; 7. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 8. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 9. 08-Jason Clauss; 10. 66-Dale Hammaker; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 12. 45-Kevin Nagy; 13. 66N-Nate Hammaker; 14. 66H-Doug Hammaker; 15. 65-Cale Griffin; 16. 20S-Derek Sell; 17. 99M-Kyle Moody; 18. 22-Bob Anderson (DNF); 19. 5-Ricky Stonebraker (DNF); 20. 99-Joe Trone, Jr. (DNF); 21. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 22. 52-Amy Ott (DNF); 23. 51N-Nick Palmerino (DNF); 24. 8-Billy Dietrich (DNF).
Lap Leaders - Derek Sell (1-2), Brad McClelland (3-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 51N-Nick Palmerino; 3. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 4. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 5. 22-Bob Anderson; 6. 66H-Doug Hammaker; 7. 97-Brie Hershey; 8. 23B-Jim Bewley (DNF); 9. 45W-Colt White (DNF); DNS - 45-Kevin Nagy. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 5-Ricky Stonebraker; 2. 99M-Kyle Moody; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 1-Tim Wagaman; 5. 38-Mike Ressler; 6. 28-Keith Prutzman; 7. 66N-Nate Hammaker; 8. 59T-Tim Stallings (DNF); 9, 22M-Brian Garland (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 52-Amy Ott; 2. 1W-Scott Geesey; 3. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 4. 34-Austin Reed; 5. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 6. 08-Jason Clauss; 7. 67-Jason Cherry; 8. 15B-John Barnett (DNF); 9. 6S-Bill Sherman (DNF); 10. 44-Craig Laudermilch (DNF). No Time
4th Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 20S-Derek Sell; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 4. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 5. 66-Dale Hammaker; 6. 65-Cale Griffin; 7. 27-Jay Galloway (DNF); 8. 75-Nicole Bower (DNF); 9. 4U-Nathan Berwager (DNF). No Time
1st Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify)- 1. 22-Bob Anderson; 2. 66N-Nate Hammaker; 3. 66H-Doug Hammaker; 4. 45-Kevin Nagy; 5. 23B-Jim Bewley; 6. 45W-Colt White; 7. 97-Brie Hershey (DNF); 8. 38-Mike Ressler (DNF); 9. 28-Keith Prutzman (DNF); 10. 59T-Tim Stallings (DNF); DNS - 22M-Brian Garland. No Time
2nd Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify)- 1. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 2. 08-Jason Claus; 3. 66-Dale Hammaker; 4. 65-Cale Griffin; 5. 67-Jason Cherry; 6. 4U-Nathan Berwager; 7. 15B-John Barnett; 8. 27-Jay Galloway; 9. 6S-Bill Sherman; 10. 44-Craig Laudermilch (DNF); DNS - 75-Nicole Bower. Time - 2:51.62
THUNDERCARS:
Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 2. 54-Kyle Martin; 3. 93-Mikey Guise; 4. 25-Sam Gallagher; 5. 60-Danny Beard; 6. 33-Gino Comi; 7. 70-Rick Weaver; 8. 77-Justin Mong; 9. 57-Brad Shank; 10. 21W-Will Walls; 11. 21N-Larry Neiderer; 12. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 13. 3-Todd Miller; 14. 9-Al Crammer; 15. 1Z-Don Zechman; 16. 1M-Duane McMillion; 17. 53J-Josh Ulrich (DNF); 18. X-Bernie Beard (DNF); 19. 2W-Brian Walls (DNF); 20. 3W-Duane Watson (DNF); 21. 13-Jason Davis (DNF); 22. 6-Nate Topper (DNF). No time.
Lap Leaders - Kyle Martin (1-17); 61-Mike Slaybaugh (18-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 3W-Duane Watson; 2. 33-Gino Comi; 3. 9-Al Crammer; 4. 70-Rick Weaver; 5. 21W-Will Walls; 6. 1Z-Don Zechman; 7. 2W-Brian Walls (DNF). Time - 2:40.07
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 25-Sam Gallagher; 2. 93-Mikey Guise; 3. 21N-Larry Neiderer; 4. 77-Justin Mong; 5. 1M- Duane McMillion; 6. 53J-Josh Ulrich; 7. 6-Nate Topper (DNF). Time - 2:40.78
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 60-Danny Beard; 2. 54-Kyle Martin; 3. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 4. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 5. 3-Todd Miller; 6. 57-Brad Shank; 7. 13-Jason Davis (DNF). No Time
