PA600 Speedweek

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008
2008 SUMMARY AND 2009 PREVIEW

The 2008 2nd Annual PA 600 Speedweek Series is complete and it was by far a huge success. We had had a total of $80,000 in pay-outs, prize money and gift certificates on hand to give away to our 162 total drivers that showed up from around the globe. All of this was made possible by the 38 sponsors, the tracks, the Speedweek committee and all of our great and supportive fans. We all just want to say thanks to all of you for helping to make this the greatest week of 600 Micro Sprint racing ever. Plans for 2009 are underway and many details are already figured out. Tracks, dates, pay-outs and even sponsors are already locked in and ready to go. Many of these details with be showing up right here on PA600speedweek.com in the next few weeks. Check back soon.

JULY 6, 2008
BRENT MARKS EARNS 2008 PA 600 SPEEDWEEK CROWN

It was down to the wire, but the 19m of Brent Marks pulled it off in the end and became the Champion of the 2nd Annual 2008 PA 600 Speedweek Series. To win the Championship, a driver needed to make as many A-main events as possible and finish in the top 10 or better to really have a chance. Marks raced his way into Race #1 at Trail-ways and posted a 6th place finish. The following evening in Race #2 at Lincoln Speedway he finished 3rd. Race #3 at Path Valley he finished 7th, Race #4 at Greenwood Valley he finished 8th and Race #5 at Susquehanna he finished 10th. At that point, Marks just need 2 more good nights of racing to clinch his first title. Race #6 was rained out which left Race #7 at Lanco, which proved to be the biggest challenge of all. Fighting his way all night long starting with a heat race, then a qualifier race and then the B-main. In the B-main 9 drivers advanced into the A-main, but Marks found himself in the 14th spot at the crossflags. At that point, Marks was out, but so was 2nd place in points Mike Dicely. Marks later raced in a Provisionals Race and won his way into the A-main by beating Dicely but would get no points in the A-main according to Speedweek rules since he didn't race his way through the evenings standard A-main qualifying races. At this point his only hope was to race to the front and take home the $10,000 prize, but was worried about the 55L of Shane Lewis. If Lewis could win the race from the 7th starting spot he would then take home the Speedweek crown. If he finished 2nd, then there would be a tie. In the A-main by the lap 25 fuel stop, Lewis was up to 3rd while Marks was up to 13th and racing his way up to the front to prevent the win. With 10 laps to go, Shane Lewis had a right rear tire go flat and his night was over and the Championship was set for Marks.

JULY 6, 2008
SHANE LEWIS WINS THE TRIPLE X CHASSIS

The Triple X Race Company chassis giveaway was awarded to the lucky driver of #55L Shane Lewis after he was the only driver out of 162 total that qualified for all 7 races. Lewis was surrounded by 3 other drivers who made all the previous races coming into race #7, but when the A-main at Lanco's Super 600 Showdown lined up he was the only one left standing. Shane after the race was happy to accept the award and will drive his new Triple X Chassis in 2009.

JULY 6, 2008
ROBERT KENDELL WINS $10,000 AT RACE #7 THE SUPER 600 SHOWDOWN

It was the last race on the Speedweek schedule and we saved the best for last. The pits were packed with 92 cars with super star drivers names on all of them. It was the best of the best from all over the USA and beyond. With some pre-race rains the track was sure to be fast and it was. There were 3 grooves open all night long. You could run the bottom, the middle and the top right up to the fence. As a matter of fact if there is such a thing as grooves in between those three, then you could run there too. We had 9 heat races, 5 last chance qualifiers, 5 A-main qualifiers, and a D, C, and B-mains to form the 24 car 50 lap A-main shootout for $10,000. Also know as the Super 600 Showndown.

With a large payout on the line and a Speedweek Championship not yet clinched, you could tell that everyone was driving a lot harder than usual. Many cars ended there night with broken parts from the extremely tight 1/8th mile racing surface. In the end it was all about the #55 Candy Man Sponsored Red Hyper Chassis driven by 16 year old Robert Kendall from Catonsville, MD. Kendall put on a racing clinic as he took his car to the limits from the 5th starting spot to the lead position and just took off from there. "This car is new this year and its awesome! All I have to say is thanks to everyone and especially my grandfather.There is no way I'd be here without him" said a happy Kendall in victory lane as he held up the $10,000 check.

Second through fifth were Ryan Wilson, Luke Thomas, Scott Sawyer, and Ben Murphy. Sixth through tenth were Brady Bacon, Tyson Hall, Ryan Guyett, Billy Thomas and Eric Bodine.

Mike Dicely won the D-Main, Tim Dietz won the C-Main, and Brady Bacon won the B-Main.

JULY 3, 2008
BEN MURPHY CLAIMS RACE #5 AT SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY PARK

Race #5 of 7 is officially in the books. It was another great night of racing and the track conditions were perfect. The rains tried to ruin our night, but just a few sprinkles landed as racing continued on. Another round of 70 cars found their way to the largest speedway of the week, the 4/10 mile oval of Susquehanna Speedway Park. We had 7 heats with 10 per cars per heat and the passing point system was used to see who would advance to the A-main. From there 6 would advance from the C-main into the B-main, and then 6 from the B-main into the A-main.

In the A-main it was all Ben Murphy who started on the pole and never looked back in the high speed 20 lap event claiming the $1,000 Speedweek victory. Following Murphy across the line was Dwayne Gutshall, Ryan Guyett, Tim Gladfelter and Jimmie Brookens completing the top five.

Heat winners were Ryan Guyett, Parker Evans, Michael Dransfield, Joe Robertson, Heath Henley, Brady Bacon and Lex Burritt.

Ryan Wilson was the winner of the C-Main and Jake Murphy won the B-Main. Other drivers that qualified through the B-Main were Jim Woods, Tim Dietz, Scott Sawyer, Mark Strickler and Tyler Devault.

Tonight we head to Linda's Speedway Race #6. Gates open at 5:30 PM, Warm-ups are at 7:00 PM and racing starts at 7:30 PM. See you at the track!

JULY 2, 2008
MIKE DICELY CLAIMS RACE #4 AT GREENWOOD VALLEY

It was a beautiful evening in Orangeville, PA at the Greenwood Valley Action Track. It was sunny, warm and the track was very dry and very dusty. 70 cars found their way to the very small 1/5 mile oval and good hard racing was the result. We had 7 heats with 10 per cars per heat and the top 2 would advance to the A-main. we then took 2 from the E-main, 2 from the D-main and 4 from the C-main. Lastly we had 2 B-mains where 6 from each would advance to the A-main in attempt at the $1,000 prize.

In the A-main Alex Bright took the pole position and raced hard on the front along with Andrew Deal and Jesse Maurer, but it was Mike Dicely who ran the high-line and found his way to the front in the high traffic 35 lap event. After Dicely took the lead, he never looked back as he took home the $1,000 Speedweek victory. Following Dicely across the line was Andrew Deal, Alex Bright, A.J. Bast and Shane Lewis completing the top five.

Heat winners were Jake Murphy, Andrew Deal, Alex Bright, Jesse Maurer, Jan Luckenbaugh,Jason Brown and Kyle Moody.

Mike Freed was the winner of the E-Main. Jake Winters took the checkered flag for the D-Main, and Tom Hegland won the C-Main. Other drivers that qualified through the B-Main #1 were Brad Cox, Brady Bacon, Brent Marks, Dwayne Gutshall, Tyler Devault and Mike Dransfield. In B-Main #2 Ben Murphy, Tim Dietz, Mike Koehler, Shane Penny, Brian Carber and Jason VanDoren qualified to the A-main.

Tonight we head to Susquehanna Speedway Park for Race #5. Gates open at 5:00 PM, Warm-ups are at 6:30 PM and racing starts at 7:00 PM. See you at the track!

JULY 1, 2008
JAKE MURPHY WINS BACK TO BACK

We returned to Trail-way Speedway on Tuesday night to continue where we left off on Saturday Nights Race #1 of the 2008 PA 600 Speedweek opener and the Kevin Gobrecht Qualifier. Once again the rains followed us and put down a nice shower at 5:30, but that wasn't enough to close the door the the night. The track officials worked the track over and got it ready right on schedule. Warm-ups took place followed by the D,C, and B-mains.

In the A-main Jake Murphy pulled pill #1 for the pole position and took the lead from the drop of the green and never looked back as he completed all 25 laps first to take home back to back $3,000 Speedweek victories. Following Murphy across the line was Kendall, Harbaugh, Sawyer, and Terry Schaeffer completing the top five.

Heat winners from Saturday were Duane Harbaugh, Terry Schaeffer, Dwayne Gutshall, Robert Kendall, Jake Murphy, Scott Sawyer, Brendan Bright, Tim Dietz, Heath Hehnly, and Jimmy Brookens. Last night Ryan Gunnett was the winner of the D Main. Mark Strickler took the checkered flag for the C Main, and Brent Marks won the B Main. Other drivers that qualified through the B Main last night were Brady Bacon, Tim Glatfelter, Mike Dicely, and Jan Luckenbaugh. Kyle Moody was the top points Trail-Way driver, entering him as the 26th driver in the field.

Tonight we head to Greenwood Valley Action Track for Race #4. Gates open at 4:00 PM, Warm-ups are at 6:00 PM and racing starts at 6:30 PM. See you at the track!

JUNE 30, 2008
JAKE MURPHY WINS RACE #3 PATH VALLEY SPEEDWAY

Race #3 at Path Valley turned out to be an interesting one. 91 total cars rolled into the pits and with the cars came some clouds filled with some serious rain. The rains struck the speedway around 7 PM and wrapped up around 9 PM. The speedway crew worked hard for 2 hours and with the race cars help, had the super fast track ready to go by 11:15 PM. Ten heats once again were slated with the top 2 advancing to the A-main and the remaining cars would split up into the E,D,C, and B-mains. Keeping the program moving as quickly as possible 10 heats were completed in 40 minutes followed by the mains.

By 2:00 it was A-main time and 26 star studded cars made 30 laps on the sticky fast 1/4 mile high banked oval. Jake Murphy drove from the 6th starting spot to take the checkered flag, followed by his brother Ben Murphy. Mike Dicely, Tyler Reddick and Dwayne Gutshall rounded out the top 5.

Heats were won by Jake Murphy, Jan Luckenbaugh, Ben Murphy, Mike Dicely, Tyler Reddick, Mike Dransfield, Dwayne Gutshall, Todd Carmichael, Jim Woods and Randy West.

Scott Sawyer won the B-Main, Tom Kohler won the C-Main, Ken Miller won the D-Main, and Eddie Rice won the E-Main.

Tonight we head back to Trail-way Speedway. Gates open at 5:00 PM, Warm-ups at 6:30 PM, followed by racing at 7:00 PM. We will start with the D-main and please use the same pits stalls that you used on Saturday night. See on at the Track!

JUNE 29, 2008
TIM GLADFELTER WINS RACE #2 AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

It was a perfect night for the second race for the 2008 PA 600 Speedweek Series. An amazing 94 cars packed the pit area which broke down to 10 heats followed by a E,D,C,B and A-main. There was rain in the forecast, but the goal was to try to get this one in after losing the end of Race #1 the previous night to rain.

Tim Gladfelter of Spring Grove, PA, after winning heat race #6 picked pill #1 for the feature start, saw a caution flag every time he approached lapped traffic, led all 20 laps, and then took the checkered. The margin of victory was a slim .22-seconds over second-place Heath Henley of Manheim, PA after a final two-lap dash to the checkered. Moments after the celebration in victory lane, it began to rain.

Heats were won by Mike Rutherford, Keith Ford, Kyle Moody, Brock Zearfoss, Jan Luckenbaugh, Tim Gladfelter, Heath Henley, Mark Strickler, Brent Marks and Shane Lewis.

Mike Dicely won the B-Main, Dwayne Gutshall won the C-Main, Joe Robertson won the D-Main, and Ken Miller won the E-Main.

Tonight we head to Path Valley Speedway. Gates open at 5:00 PM, Warm-ups at 6:00 PM, followed by racing at 7:00 PM.

JUNE 28, 2008
RACE 1 AT TRAIL-WAY SPEEDWAY BRINGS 85 CARS AND RAIN

The countdown timer reached zero and the view in the pits at Trail-way Speedway was above all of the expectations. 85 cars from all over the United States filled all of the pit stalls on the warm and sunny Saturday afternoon. With that car count the breakdown was 10 heats with the first 2 heading to the A-main. The remaining cars would go to the D-main, C-main, and the B-main. The final results would be 26 cars duking it out for the $3,000 victory lane cash. Heat #1 was won by the #87 of Duane Harbaugh from Hedgesville, WV. Heat #2 was won by the #2 of Terry Schaeffer from Fleetwood, PA. Heat #3 was won by the #74 of Dwayne Gutshall from Shippensburg, PA. Heat #4 was won by the #55 of Robert Kendal from Baltimore, MD. Heat #5 was won by the #18 of Jake Murphy from Enola, PA. Heat #6 was won by the #29 of Scott Sawyer from Broken Arrow, OK. Heat #7 was won by the #88 of Brendan Bright from Collegeville, PA. Heat #8 was won by the #9 of Tim R. Dietz from Hanover, PA. Heat #9 was won by the #2 of Heath Hehnly from Manheim, PA. Heat # 10 was won by the #11 of Jimmy Brookens from Fayettevillle. After the heats here complete, 2 other classes ran heats and then the rains came. After a 30 wait and one attempt to run the track in the race was then canceled. The race will continue where it left off starting with the D-main on Tuesday the July 1, 2008. Gates will open at 5:00 PM with warm-ups at 6:30 and racing at 7:00 PM. Everyone is asked to please use the same pit stalls. Till then, we'll head to Lincoln Speedway tomorrow and then Path Valley on Monday. See you at the track.

JUNE 26, 2008
BRING ON THE RACING

Its been a long countdown, but we're finally just hours away from the start of the 2008 PA 600 Speedweek Series. All schedules are set and all of the staff and tracks are ready. Sponsors have given us all that they have to offer, and race teams and fans questions have been answered. T-shirts are ready to be sold, decals are ready for cars and one feature winner sign awaits the first micro driver to visit victory lane. Check here all week long for race results, points and all other news. All information will be posted as soon as possible after every race. Also, in the case of rain we will report any cancellations as soon as we know, but each tracks official site might post it first. See the Schedule page to access each tracks web site. See you at the track!

JUNE 21, 2008
PMP OFFERS CHAMP A NEW 2009

The clock is counting down and the 2008 PA Speedweek Series sponsors continue to step it up in the closing days before the start of this 2nd annual event. PMP Chassis/Stan Yockey Motorsports is offering to the Speedweek Champion a FREE 2009 PMP600 Frame & Body Kit if the Champ is running a PMP Chassis and PMP Decals. Freight not included and would be delivered by November 1, 2008. Retail price is $3,295.00. Check out the sponsors page for more offers from PMP. Also check out the new 2008 T-shirts.

JUNE 17, 2008
TRIPLE X CHASSIS GIVEAWAY

We are just days away from the start of the 2008 PA Speedweek Series and the list of prizes continues to get better. Triple X Race Company will giveaway a chassis to one lucky driver. All drivers that qualify for all 7 races will be eligible for this prize and one name will be pulled out of a hat. If no driver qualifies for all the races, then the top 10 in points will be used for the drawing. (No Chassis builder can win and the Chassis must be raced.)

MAY 28, 2008
SPEEDWEEK TOTALS OVER $80,000

2008 pay-outs, prize money and gift certificates have brought our grand total up to and over $80,000 on the table to hand out for the 2008 2nd Annual PA 600 Speedweek Series. Gas prices this summer might have teams on the conservative side when doing a lot of race traveling, but with what these 7 races have to offer, it will make the it very much worth it for any team to make the trek to the popular tracks of PA. To date we have 38 total sponsors helping to make this the greatest week of 600 Micro Sprint racing ever. Below, in the Facts & Figures section you'll find the breakdown of what all is offered for every team involved. Also consider your nightly stays by checking out the schedule page to see which tracks are offering camping or overnight parking. We also have a link on the homepage to a local Holiday Inn offering discounted rates to all traveling race teams. Check back soon as more news is on the way. Race #1 is less than a month away. The countdown is on!