Prunkl wins thundercars; Patterson leads every lap in street stocks
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| Eichelberger becomes 2-time Sportsman 100 winner |
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA, 9/16/06 - It was all Rich Eichelberger in the 32nd Annual "Sportsman 100" at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
Eichelberger, who ran second to Fred Putney in the first "Sportsman 100" 32 years ago and won his only other "100" in 1979, set fast time and led the last 57 laps to claim the $4,000 top prize over the 40-car field.
Eichelberger started fourth after picking the inversion pill after time trials, and ran fourth behind outside front row starter Dave Calaman, third-starting Paul Miller, and polesitter Frankie Herr for the first 26 laps before getting by Herr for third place. He then ran down Paul Miller to grab the runner-up spot on the backstretch of lap 35. At the time, last year’s winner Calaman enjoyed a 2.49-second lead as the front runners raced through lapped traffic.
Eichelberger began to close the gap and made his race-winning pass on lap 44. Seven laps later, Calaman lost second to Miller, just before a caution came out for Geremy Strausser on turn four. During the caution, Calaman dropped out of the race with no brakes.
After that, Eichelberger opened up a 4.32-second lead over Miller and Herr by the time the mandatory red was thrown at the completion of the 65th lap. At the break, Gregg Foster and Carmen Perigo, Jr. were running fourth and fifth.
When the race was restarted, Eichelberger picked up where he left off. On lap 72, Herr got by Miller for second, and Foster closed on Miller to start a 25-lap wheel-to-wheel battle for third. Herr closed on Eichelberger in lapped traffic over the final laps, but crossed 1.5-seconds behind the winner. Foster edged Miller for third, with 22nd-starting and hard charger award winner Bobby Weaver crossing fifth. Completing the top ten were Jason Fry, Perigo, Bobby Hockenberry, John Stehman, and Steve Fannasy.
"It was a great night," said Eichelberger in victory lane, "I want to thank the Leibys and Alan Kreitzer for making this the new home for the ‘100'. The track was in great shape, and we had a lot of fun."
In addition to the winner’s share, Eichelberger won $570 in lap money provided by lap sponsors.
C-Mains were won by Weaver and Smokey Snellbaker, while Scott Dellinger won the B-Main. Dellinger advanced from 15th starting spot to fifth before hitting the outside guardrail exiting turn two of lap 80, ending his night.
Fast time in time trials was set by Eichelberger with a one-lap time of 15.838-seconds (85.238 MPH).
Sykesville, MD’s David Prunkl scored his second win of the year in the 20-lap thundercar feature. Prunkl started fourth, followed outside front row starter and race long leader Al Cramer for the first four laps before grabbing the point on lap five. He led the rest of the way, holding off Cramer by .82-seconds for his 12th career win in the Pigeon Hills. Craig Wagaman started sixth and finished third, with Mike Walls and Duane Watson completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Nat Tuckey, Bob Bare, point leader Neil Smith, Danny Beard, and Sam Gallagher.
Watson’s fifth-place finish combined with Smith’s eighth-place finished closed Watson to within 55 points of Smith with three points races to go.
Heats for the 25 thundercars were won by Mike Walls, Tuckey and Gallagher.
Shippensburg’s Randy Patterson led every lap to claim the 20-lap street stock feature. Running second through fifth from the second lap to the end were Chad Smith, George Eash, Kory Sites, and Sam Leonard.
Heats for the 25 Street Stocks were won by Leonard, Kory Sites and Smith.
Next Saturday night, September 23rd, Lincoln Speedway will once again host the ANNUAL HANK GENTZLER MEMORIAL MANUFACTURERS APPRECIATION NIGHT. In addition to thousands of dollars worth of manufacturers goods and services for the race teams, Hank’s Performance Products has arranged for scores of prizes for the fans.
The 410 Sprinters will be joined by the Thundercars. Gates will open at 5 PM, with racing action getting underway at 7 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 - September 16, 2006
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
32ND ANNUAL SPORTSMAN 100
Feature (100 Laps) - 1. 8-Rich Eichelberger ($4,000); 2. 99-Frankie Herr; 3. 318-Gregg Foster; 4. 58-Paul Miller; 5. 71K-Bobby Weaver; 6. 24-Jason Fry; 7. 2A-Carmen Perigo Jr.; 8. 25-Bobby Hockenberry; 9. 1-John Stehman; 10. 11-Steve Fannasy; 11. 22H-Jim Shuttlesworth; 12. 15-Brian Boughter; 13. 59-Steve Wilbur; 14. 66-Leroy Martin; 15. 14-Chris Reed; 16. 30R-Geremy Strawser; 17. 80-Craig Morrow; 18. 9G-Glenn Keller; 19. 30-Scott Dellinger (DNF); 20. 19-Dave Calaman (DNF); 21. 45-Dave Socks (DNF); 22. 32-Smokey Snellbaker (DNF); 23. 33-Ryan Rupp (DNF); 24. 7L-Duaine Smith (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Dave Calaman (1-43), Rich Eichelberger (44-100)
1st C-Main (10 Laps/5 to advance to B-Main) - 1. 71K-Bobby Weaver; 2. 73-Rusty Rupp; 3. 66-Leroy Martin; 4. 43-Steve Cannon; 5. 64-Stan Wanner; 6. 41-Dave Ort; 7. 888-Jerry Wolfe; 8. 77-Russ Mitten (DNF). No Time
2nd C-Main (10 Laps/5 to advance to B-Main) - 1. 32-Smokey Snellbaker; 2. 00-Rick Barr; 3. 44-John Garman; 4. 55-Danny Hager; 5. 91-Lanny Hake; 6. 93-Gerry Strawser; 7. 07-Billy Schoffstall; 8. 5B-Dave Berkheimer. Time - 2:49.10
B-Main (12 Laps/10 to qualify) - 1. 30-Scott Dellinger; 2. 30R-Geremy Strawser; 3. 11-Steve Fannasy; 4. 9G-Glenn Keller; 5. 33-Ryan Rupp; 6. 7L-Duaine Smith; 7. 32-Smokey Snellbaker; 8. 71K-Bobby Weaver; 9. 14-Chris Reed; 10. 66-Leroy Martin; 11. 55-Danny Hager; 12. 73-Rusty Rupp; 13. 00-Rick Barr; 14. 91-Lanny Hake; 15. 64-Stan Wanner (DNF); 16. 100-Kevin Yingst (DNF); 17. 99G-Scott Grace (DNF); 18. 44-John Garman (DNF); 19. 43-Steve Cannon (DNF); 20. 3B-Mike Enders (DNF). No Time
Time Trials - 1. 8-Rich Eichelberger, 15.838 (85.238 MPH); 2. 58-Paul Miller, 15.913; 3. 19-Dave Calaman, 15.928; 4. 99-Frankie Herr, 15.950; 5. 22H-Jim Shuttlesworth, 15.971; 6. 318-Gregg Foster, 15.990; 7. 1-John Stehman, 16.017; 8. 59-Steve Wilbur, 16.053; 9. 15-Brian Boughter, 16.087; 10. 45-Dave Socks, 16.093; 11. 24-Jason Fry, 16.094; 12. 2A-Carmen Perigo Jr., 16.120; 13. 25-Bob Hockenberry, 16.149; 14. 80-Craig Morrow, 16.155; 15. 30-Scott Dellinger, 16.155; 16. 30R-Jeremy Stausser, 16.180; 17. 9G-Glenn Keller, 16.205; 18. 11-Steve Fannasy, 16.210; 19. 100-Kevin Yingst, 16.221; 20. 7L-Duaine Smith, 16.253; 21. 33-Ryan Rupp, 16.270; 22. 3B-Mike Enders, 16.284; 23. 14-Chris Reed, 16.315; 24. 99G-Scott Grace, 16.336; 25. 71K-Bobby Weaver, 16.353; 26. 00-Rick Barr, 16.356; 27. 73-Rusty Rupp, 16.365; 28. 44-John Garman, 16.385; 29. 66-Leroy Martin, 16.408; 30. 91-Lanny Hake, 16.420; 31. 77-Russ Mitten, 16.425; 32. 93-Gerry Strawser, 16.435; 33. 64-Stan Wanner, 16.484; 34. 32-Smoke Snellbaker, 16.499; 35. 43-Steve Cannon, 16.608; 36. 07-Billy Schoffstall, 16.628; 37. 41-Dave Ort, 16.652; 38. 5-Dave Berkheimer, 16.765; 39. 888-Jerry Wolfe, 16.810; 40. 55-Danny Hager, NT.
THUNDERCARS:
Feature (20 Laps) - 1. 13X-David Prunkl; 2. 9-Al Cramer; 3. 30-Craig Wagaman; 4. 1W-Mike Walls; 5. 3w-Duane Watson; 6. 22-Nat Tuckey; 7. 76-Bob Bare; 8. 1-Neil Smith; 9. 60-Danny Beard; 10. 81S-Sam Gallagher; 11. 61M-Mike Slaybaugh; 12. 33-Gino Comi; 13. 67-Randy Doty; 14. 54-Kyle Martin; 15. 21T-Ronnie Thomas; 16. 70X-Rick Weaver; 17. 6-Justin Mong; 18. 1F-Brian Walls; 19. 71-Adrian Barnhardt; 20. 129-John Hansen III (DNF); 21. 1E-Greg Emlet Jr. (DNF); 22. 4-Greg Feltch (DNF); 23. 61-Frankie Topper (DNF); DNS - Choya Young. No Time
Lap Leaders - Al Crammer (1-4), David Prunkl (5-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1W-Mike Walls; 2. 9-Al Cramer; 3. 13X-David Prunkl; 4. 3W-Duane Watson; 5. 54-Kyle Martin; 6. 129-John Hanson; 7. 71-Adrian Barnhardt; 8. 11-Jim McBee; 9. 17-Choya Young (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 22-Nat Tuckey; 2. 60-Danny Beard; 3. 76-Bob Bare; 4. 61M-Mike Slaybaugh; 5. 1E-Greg Emlet; 6. 6-Justin Mong; 7. 61-Kenny Slaybaugh; 8. 1F-Brian Walls (DNS). Time - 2:47.11
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 81S-Sam Gallagher; 2. 30-Craig Wagaman; 3. 1-Neil Smith; 4-Gino Comi; 5. 21T-Ronnie Thomas; 6. 4-Greg Feltch; 7. 67-Randy Doty (DNF); 8. 70X-Rick Weaver (DNF). Time - 2:45.34
STREET STOCKS:
Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 03-Randy Patterson; 2. 99-Chad Smith; 3. 69-George Eash; 4. 21K-Kory Sites; 5. 22-Sam Leonard; 6. 11-Craig Morgan; 7. 7W-Gary Welsh; 8. 95-Kirby Sites; 9. 21-Roger Leaman; 10. M15-Dave Motter; 11. 2H-Jim Hulse; 12. 8-Rodney Clouser; 13. 0-Todd Bowersox; 14. 19-Carmen Catabiano; 15. 07-Ray Strubhar; 16. 5-Ed Salisbury; 17. 1B-Bill Beck; 18. 17-Jenn Scott; 19. 75-Ben Cornbower; 20. 80-Wes Alleman; 21. 33-Joe Whiteley; 22. 26-M.R. Teal; 23. 56-Lance Grove; 24. 15-Brad Reger; 25. 21H-Joey Hoffer (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Randy Patterson (1-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 22-Sam Leonard; 2. 26-MR Teal; 3. 11-Craig Morgan; 4. M15-Dave Motter; 5. 21H-Joey Hoffer; 6. 07-Ray Steubhar; 7. 15-Brad Reger; 8. 5-Ed Salisbury (DNF); DNS - 56-Lance Grove. No Time
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21K-Kory Sites; 2. 03-Randy Patterson; 3. 21-Roger Leaman; 4. 95-Kirby Sites; 5. 80-Wes Alleman; 6. 2H-Jim Hulse; 7. 19-Carmen Catabiano; 8. 1B-Bill Beck. Time - 2:41.49
3th Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 99-Chad Smith; 2. 69-George Eash; 3. 7W-Gary Welsh; 4. 33-Joe Whiteley; 5. 8-Rodney Clouser; 6. 0-Todd Bowersox; 7. 17-Jenn Scott; 8. 75-Ben Cornbower. Time - 2:41.71
