Drew Heistand comes from 14th to claim ARDC victory
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 6/13/09 - "The Edge" lived up to his name at Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway.
With a huge crowd on its feet over the final five laps, defending track champ Brian Montieth came from ninth starting spot to grab the lead from Cody Darrah going down the back stretch of the final lap and claimed his first career O’Reilly Auto Parts All-Star sprint car win.
In another race for the ages, Montieth’s lead wasn’t even secure after taking the lead with a half-lap to go. In one last-ditch effort to win, Darrah pulled a slider on the Premier Auto Works/Auto Locator #21 in the final turns. But the ‘08 track champ let him go and powered under the J&K Auto Salvage/Eichelberger’s U-Pull-It #89 coming off turn four to cross less than two carlengths ahead of Darrah at the checkered.
"It was fun," said Montieth while gasping for breath in victory lane, "I screwed up there in traffic. The driver in second always has the advantage. Cody ran me clean. The last two weeks, it’s just been fun to race here. You can run side-by-side and nobody’s taking you out, and it results in clean racing...the way sprint car racing should be."
Defending All-Star champ Dale Blaney and Darrah started on the front row for the 30-lap event. Darrah grabbed the lead at the outset and the two ran one-two the first 16 laps before Blaney lost a three-lap wheel-to-wheel battle with Montieth on lap 17.
Montieth quickly closed on the leader as the pair drove through lapped traffic between laps 18 and 25, with Montieth actually scored the leader of lap 20. But Darrah used lapped traffic to reclaim the lead on lap 21, two laps before Doug Esh brought out the caution when he stopped at the end of the backstretch..
Fourth-starting Jim Siegel drove around Blaney for third on a 23rd-lap restart, two laps before Blaney with a tire going down, hit the outside wall in turns three and four of lap 26, bringing out the final caution of the race.
Over the final five laps, it was all-out warfare, with Darrah and Montieth swapping the lead several times per lap.
Alan Krimes assumed fourth for the final restart, and finished there, with Tim Shaffer the first All-Star to finish in fifth. Sixth through tenth were 13th-starting Fred Rahmer, Aaron Ott, Daryn Pittman, Brian Leppo, and Josh Wells.
"We’re running a car here tonight that has about 200 races on it," said car owner Jerry Parrish, "That’s unheard of. You know guys say their chassis run out in ten races...this car has 200 runs on it. Not the motor, but the car itself, and it still works. We’re going to run it until we destroy it. Then we’ll sit back and laugh about it and give it a little funeral and say ‘thanks, Buddy."
Heats for the 410 Sprinters were won by Rahmer, Niki Young, Cris Eash, and Danny Dietrich, with Greg Wilson winning the B-Main.
Setting fast time in time trials over the 35-car field was Brian Leppo with a one-lap time of 13.058-seconds (103.385 MPH), the fastest one-lap time since the current weight rule took effect.
The Anniversary show was delayed by 1 hour and 50 minutes when hard rain fell at 8:45 p.m.
York’s Drew Heistand watched Montieth in the All-Star feature and promptly went out and did the same thing, taking to the top from his 14th starting spot and not coming back down until he grabbed the lead from Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. on the 14th lap.
Heistand actually got in the marbles once and dropped six spots from fourth in the middle of the event, then came back from 10th to the lead. Once in front, Heistand led the rest of the way to take the checkered .88-seconds in front of Buckwalter, with Nick Wean, brother Dusty Heistand (who led laps 3 through 10), and Trevor Kobylarz completing top five.
Sixth through tenth were Eric Heydenreich, Tracy Readinger (who led laps one and two), Zack Martini, Brett Arndt,, and Frank Polimeda.
Heats for the 28 ARDC Midgets were won by Drew Heistand, Wean, and Polimeda, with Heydenreich winning the consolation.
Next Saturday night, June 20th, Lincoln will host the Annual Daryl Gohn/Glenn Gohn Sr. Memorial for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprinters and the Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints. Rounding out the evening will be Kids Big Wheel races. Racing action will get underway at 7 PM, with gates opening at 5 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
Sat., June 13, 2009
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
57th ANNIVERSARY SHOW / JOHN GLEIM JR. EXCAVATING NIGHT
O’REILLY ALL-STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS
O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main (30 Laps) - 1. 21-Brian Montieth ($5,700); 2. 89-Cody Darrah; 3. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer; 6. 51-Fred Rahmer; 7. 25O-Aaron Ott; 8. 17-Daryn Pittman; 9. 71-Brian Leppo; 10. 6W-Josh Wells; 11. 92-Daron Clayton; 12. W20-Greg Wilson; 13. 98-Niki Young; 14. 17E-Cris Eash; 15. 0-Brandon Wimmer; 16. 25-Justin Henderson; 17. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 18. 88-Danny Dietrich; 19. 6R-Ryan Bunton; 20. 2-Dale Blaney (DNF); 21. 39-Doug Esh (DNF); 22. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 23. 11C-Cory Haas (DNF); 24. 1-Stevie Smith (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Cody Darrah (1-19), Brian Montieth (20), Cody Darrah (21-29), Brian Montieth (30)
MSD Ignition Heat 1 (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 51-Fred Rahmer; 2. 71-Brian Leppo; 3. 92-Daron Clayton; 5. 89-Cody Darrah; 5. 25O-Aaron Ott; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 0-Brandon Wimmer; 8. 7-Ed Aikin; 9. 3B-Randy Baughman. Time - 2:24.252
Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 98-Niki Young; 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 4. 1-Stevie Smith; 5. 15-Adam Wilt; 6. 89G-David Gravel; 7. 56R-Ryan Myers; 8. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 19M-Brant Marks. Time - 2:25.267
All Pro Heads Heat 3 (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 17E-Cris Eash; 2. 6R-Ryan Bunton; 3. 2-Dale Blaney; 4. 6W-Josh Wells; 5. 25-Justin Henderson; 6. 17-Daryn Pittman; 7. 4R-John Rudisill; 8. W20-Greg Wilson. No Time
Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 88-Danny Dietrich; 2. Alan Krimes; 3. 39-Doug Esh; 4. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer; 6. 47J-Jeff Busby; 7. 26-Pat Cooper; 8. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen. Time - 2:23.933
University of Northwestern Ohio B Main (12 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 17-Daryn Pittman; 3. 0-Brandon Wimmer; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 47J-Jeff Busby; 6. 56R-Ryan Myers; 7. 89G-David Gravel; 8. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen; 9. 26-Pat Cooper; 10. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 11. 4-John Rudisill; 12. 3B-Randy Baughman (DNF); 13. 19M-Brent Marks (DNF); 14. 7-Ed Aikin (DNF). Time - 2:25.374
Kistler Engines Qualifying - 1. 71-Brian Leppo, 13.058 (103.385 MPH); 2. 59-Jimmy Siegel, 13.229; 3. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.305; 4. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.357; 5. 89-Cody Darrah, 13.465; 6. 1-Stevie Smith, 13.491; 7. 17-Daryn Pttman, 13.502; 8. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.536; 9. 25O-Aaron Ott, 13.545; 10. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.586; 11. 6W-Josh Wells, 13.593; 12. 39-Doug Esh, 13.610; 13. 51-Fred Rahmer, 13.628; 14. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.631; 15. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.656; 16. 47J-Jeff Busby, 13.676; 17. 0-Brandon Wimmer, 13.677; 18. 89G-David Gravel, 13.708; 19. 17E-Cris Eash, 13.734; 20. 88-Danny Dietrich, 13.817; 21. 92-Daron Clayton, 13.836; 22. 98-Niki Young, 13.844; 23. 6R-Ryan Bunton, 13.894; 24. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr., 13.905; 25. 11C-Cory Haas, 13.917; 26. 56R-Ryan Myers, 13.937; 27. 25-Justin Henderson, 13.974; 28. 26-Pat Cooper, 13.986; 29. 3B-Randy Baughman, 14.037; 30. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.040; 31. 4-John Rudisill, 14.114; 32. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen, 14.142; 33. 7-Ed Aikin, 14.221; 34. 39T-Tim Glatfelter, 14.228; 35. 3W-Scott Geesey, NT.
ARDC Midgets:
Feature (25 laps) - 1. 12-Drew Heistand; 2. 83-Bruce Buckwalter, Jr.; 3. 78-Nick Wean; 4. 6-Dusty Heistand; 5. 05-Trevor Kobylarz; 6. 11-Eric Heydenreich; 7. 2-Tracy Readinger; 8. 29-Zack Martini; 9. 46-Brett Arndt; 10. 44-Frank Polimeda; 11. 26-Stephanie Stevens; 12. 57-Jason Rice; 13. 10-P.J. Gargiulo;l 14. 25-Chris Zrinski; 15. 01-Mike Krause; 16. 99-Scott Zipp; 17. 00-Greg Robinson II (DNF); 18. 9-Steve Lenig (DNF); 19. 33-Lew Blair (DNF); 20. 53-Randy Reid (DNF); 21. 75-Ryan Watt (DNF); 22. 91-Donnie Trent (DNF); 23. 16-Dave Shirk (DNF); 24. 34-Shane Penny (DNF); 25. 17-Donnie Hoffman (DNF); DNS - 7-Chris Rupp. No Time
Lap Leaders - Tracy Readinger (1-2), Dusty Heistand (3-10), Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. (11-13), Drew Heistand (14-25)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 12-Drew Heistand; 2. 34-Shane Penny; 3. 16-Dave Shirk; 4. 75-Ryan Watt; 5. 83-Bruce Buckwalter Jr.; 6. 9-Steve Lenig; 7. 84-Jimmy Cammock Jr.; 8. 57-Zack Martini; 9. 01-Mike Krause; 10. 26-Stephanie Stevens (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1.78-Nick Wean; 2. 2-Tracy Readinger; 3. 46-Brett Arndt; 4. 6-Dusty Heistand; 5. 33-Lew Blair; 6. 99-Scott Zipp; 7. 11-Eric Heydenreich (DNF); 8. 49-Carey Becker (DNF); 9. 91-Don Trent (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 44-Frank Polimeda; 2. 25-Chris Zrinski; 3. 00-Greg Robinson II; 4. 29-Zack Martini; 5. 53-Randy Reid; 6. 05-Trevor Kobylarz; 7. 10-P.J. Gargiulo (DNF); 8. 7-Chris Rupp (DNF); 9. 17-Donnie Hoffman (DNF). No Time
Consolation (5 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 11-Eric Heydenreich; 2. 10-PJ Gargiulo; 3. 57-Jason Rice; 4. 91-Donnie Trent; 5. 26-Stephanie Stevens; 6. 01-Mike Krause; 7. 17-Donnie Hoffman; 8. 7-Chris Rupp. Time - 1:26:96
