JULY 2, 2011
LEWIS WINS MICRO MANIA AT LANCO & HARTMAN IS YOUR 2011 CHAMPION

Newmanstown, PA (7/2/2011) – It was only fitting that the final race of the 2011 PA 600 Speedweek came down to the final turns of the final lap before the winner was decided.

Honeybrook, PA chauffeur Shane Lewis held off a determined bid by Mike Rutherford to narrowly win the $3,000 Micromania event at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway on Saturday night.
 
An amazing field of 62 entered the 600cc Micromania event, with drivers from various parts of the U.S. and even Australia joining the best 600cc throttle-jockeys in the northeast.

A dual heat race format, utilizing a passing points system, was used to pare the field down to 26 cars that took the green in the 50-lap A-Main.

Lewis, by virtue of winning both his heat races and earning more qualifying points than anyone else, started on the Micromania pole. The Honeybrook Hustler blasted to the early lead over Ryan Wilson, as Mike Rutherford and Tim Buckwalter battled side-by-side for third position.

The first ten circuits were caution-free, but trouble loomed as Lewis and Wilson caught the back of the pack and began to put those cars a lap down. Australian pilot Ben McCleod appeared to slow and attempted to drop low on the track as Lewis and Wilson closed in on the backstretch. Lewis got by, but McCleod and Wilson got together, with both cars sliding to the infield. Both drivers were able to fire up and restart, but the yellow caused by their tangle put Wilson to the rear.

As the first half of the race clicked off in rapid fashion, Lewis controlled the pace. Rutherford finally slipped past Buckwalter for second on lap 18 and began his pursuit of the leader.

A "competition caution" slowed the field at the halfway point, as the mandatory fuel stop/adjustment period took place on the front stretch, in full view of the large and enthusiastic crowd.

With the halftime break completed, the green reappeared and Lewis bolted away from Rutherford. The racing behind the lead duo was intense, as Buckwalter, Ryan Smith, Brian Carber, Mike Dicely, Luke Thomas, Tyler Ross, Eric Bodine, and Oklahoman Chris Bell were swapping positions and trading slide jobs on one another at both ends of the race track. Carber, Dicely, Thomas, and Ross waged a furious four-car battle royale for the fifth spot over two-thirds of the distance.

As the laps dwindled and Lewis again closed in on lapped traffic, Rutherford sliced away at the gap between himself and the leader. Less than five revolutions remained when Rutherford pulled up to Lewis' rear bumper.

Lewis was firmly planted in the high groove, so Rutherford had no choice but to dive to the bottom and attempt to drive up in front of Lewis as they exited the corners. With the lapped car of Tony Dimattia directly in front of them, Lewis and Rutherford raced wheel to wheel through the turns, then Lewis would pull ahead slightly on the straightaways.

On the final tour, Rutherford pulled even in three and four, but Lewis had just enough speed left in his Baro Trucking, RAMM Trailers, Lewis Automotive, Hyper to squeeze out the victory over Rutherford by 0.136 seconds.

"The yellows definitely helped me throughout the race," stated the victor. "It seemed as though I'd get a yellow each time I closed in on lapped traffic. There at the end, though, I wasn't sure which lane to pick to try and get around the No. 5D. I didn't want to choose the wrong lane and let Mike get by me."

"The car was awesome tonight, and I've got to credit the car and the engine, which is a combination of Spar and my dad," explained Lewis, the Penn State engineering student who was co-champion of the 2009 PA 600 Speedweek series.

"I should have gone to the bottom earlier," noted Rutherford, "but Shane deserves this; he drove a great race. He was really good on restarts and just drove away from us. Gary and Rose Hunter gave me a great car, though, and I'm happy with second."

Buckwalter wound up third, with Smith and Carber completing the top five.

Jeff Hartman had to qualify through the B-Main, then started 25th in the 50-lap A-Main. He persevered to finish tenth, clinching the PA 600 Speedweek Championship by 21 points over Buckwalter. (Story by: Barry Angstadt)

RACE #6 RESULTS
7/2/11 LANCO SPEEDWAY - Micro Mania - (Car Count: 62)

A-Main (50 Laps)
1. 55l-Shane Lewis ($3,000); 2. 7h-Mike Rutherford; 3. 25s-Tim Buckwalter; 4. 22-Ryan Smith; 5. 8c-Brian Carber; 6. 2t-Luke Thomas; 7. 2-Heath Hehnly; 8. 5t-Tyler Ross; 9. 14t-Tyler Walton; 10. 026-Jeff Hartman; 11. 45-Aj Michael; 12. 21-Chris Bell; 13. 44-Mike Dicely; 14. 29-Ryan Wilson; 15. 35-Tyler Esh; 16. 99x-Eric Bodine; 17. 1j-Ryan Greth; 18. 18d-Tim Dietz; 19. 91-Brett Schoenly; 20. 8-Kyle Lick; 21. 18t-Tyler Devault; 22. 5d-Tony DiMattia; 23. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 24. 880-Kameron Morral; 25. 11-Jimmy Brookens; 26. Au88-Ben McLeod
Lap Leaders- Shane Lewis (1-30).

Heat 1 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 7H-Mike Rutherford, 2. 45H-Jeff Halligan, 3. 23-Brittany Brown, 4. 9-Peter Michael, 5. 8-Kyle Lick, 6. 55-Jared Davis, 7. 21-Chris Bell, 8. 55s-Sammy LaMothe, 9. 1-Brock Zearfoss, 10. 56j-Jermain Godshall, 11. 24-Lance Newlin.
 
Heat 2 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 29-Ryan Wilson, 2. 14T-Tyler Walton, 3. 18t-Tyler DeVault, 4. AU51-Jason Pryde, 5. 45-A.J. Michael, 6. 99x-Eric Bodine, 7. 21H-Jered Hook, 8. 13s-Jon Stewart, 9. 81-Drew Richmond, 10. 55c-Ron Crossley, 11. 59-Billy Lawhead.
 
Heat 3 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 22-Ryan Smith, 2. 44-Mike Dicely, 3. 5x-Tyson Hall, 4. 5t-Tyler Ross, 5. 55k-Robbie Kendall, 6. 91-Brett Schoenly, 7. 35b-Shane Braxton, 8. 51-Chris Gerhart, 9. 91x-Tim Iulg, 10. 17-Danny Knoll.
 
Heat 4 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 11-Jimmy Brookens, 2. 2-Heath Hehnly, 3. 2T-Luke Thomas, 4. 25-Shaun Brandel, 5. 6H-Ryan Hook, 6. 880-Kameron Morral, 7. 026-Jeff Hartman, 8. 1G-Joe Smith, 9. 51x-Kevin Steele, 10. 14-Jake Muench.
 
Heat 5 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 55L-Shane Lewis, 2. 01w-Danny Wykes, 3. 4-Bob DeVault, 4. au88-Ben McCleod, 5. 18d-Tim Dietz, 6. 5-Tom Kohler, 7. 48J-Frank Jarkiewicz, 8. 77-Jack Conover, 9. 55m-Jason Morrison, 10. 4c-Charles Coburn.
 
Heat 6 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 8c-Brian Carber, 2. 25s-Tim Buckwalter, 3. 1J-Ryan Greth, 4. 9s-Rick Stief, 5. 5D-Tony Dimattia, 6. 35-Tyler Esh, 7. 11z-Zach Newlin, 8. 3F-Craig Fox, 9. 67-Steve Russell, 10. 29x-Eric Brobst.
 
Heat 7 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 1-Brock Zearfoss, 2. 21-Chris Bell, 3. 55-Jared Davis, 4. 7H-Mike Rutherford, 5. 8-Kyle Lick, 6. 9-Peter Michael, 7. 45H-Jeff Halligan, 8. 56j-Jermain Godshall, 9. 23-Brittany Brown, 10. 55s-Sammy LaMothe, 11. 24-Lance Newlin.
 
Heat 8 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 45-A.J. Michael, 2. 99x-Eric Bodine, 3. 29-Ryan Wilson, 4. 14T-Tyler Walton, 5. 18t-Tyler DeVault, 6. 55c-Ron Crossley, 7. 81-Drew Richmond, 8. 21H-Jered Hook, 9. 59-Billy Lawhead, 10. AU51-Jason Pryde, 11. 13s-Jon Stewart.
 
Heat 9 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 91-Brett Schoenly, 2. 5t-Tyler Ross, 3. 44-Mike Dicely, 4. 22-Ryan Smith, 5. 91x-Tim Iulg, 6. 51-Chris Gerhart, 7. 55k-Robbie Kendall, 8. 35b-Shane Braxton, 9. 17-Danny Knoll, 10. 5x-Tyson Hall.
 
Heat 10 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 880-Kameron Morral, 2. 026-Jeff Hartman, 3. 2T-Luke Thomas, 4. 1G-Joe Smith, 5. 2-Heath Hehnly, 6. 11-Jimmy Brookens, 7. 25-Shaun Brandel, 8. 6H-Ryan Hook, 9. 14-Jake Muench, 10. 51x-Kevin Steele.
 
Heat 11 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 55L-Shane Lewis, 2. 55m-Jason Morrison, 3. 18d-Tim Dietz, 4. au88-Ben McCleod, 5. 5-Tom Kohler, 6. 77-Jack Conover, 7. 4-Bob DeVault, 8. 48J-Frank Jarkiewicz, 9. 01w-Danny Wykes, 10. 4c-Charles Coburn.
 
Heat 12 (10 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 35-Tyler Esh, 2. 25s-Tim Buckwalter, 3. 5D-Tony Dimattia, 4. 8c-Brian Carber, 5. 9s-Rick Stief, 6. 1J-Ryan Greth, 7. 29x-Eric Brobst, 8. 3F-Craig Fox, 9. 67-Steve Russell, 10. 11z-Zach Newlin.
 
C-Main (15 laps/6 to rear of B-Main) 1. 91x-Tim Iulg, 2. 51-Chris Gerhart, 3. 77-Jack Conover, 4. 11z-Zach Newlin, 5. 21H-Jered Hook, 6. 67-Steve Russell, 7. AU51-Jason Pryde, 8. 5x-Tyson Hall, 9. 56j-Jermain Godshall, 10. 24-Lance Newlin, 11. 59-Billy Lawhead, 12. 17-Danny Knoll, 13. 55s-Sammy LaMothe, 14. 29x-Eric Brobst, 15. 4c-Charles Coburn, 16. 3F-Craig Fox, 17. 6H-Ryan Hook, 18. 35b-Shane Braxton, 19. 14-Jake Muench, 20. 55c-Ron Crossley, 21. 13s-Jon Stewart, 22. 48J-Frank Jarkiewicz, 23. 81-Drew Richmond. DNS: Kevin Steele.
 
B-Main (20 laps/6 to rear of A-Main) 1. 21-Chris Bell, 2. au88-Ben McCleod, 3. 1-Brock Zearfoss, 4. 1J-Ryan Greth, 5. 026-Jeff Hartman, 6. 8-Kyle Lick, 7. 55k-Robbie Kendall, 8. 45H-Jeff Halligan, 9. 9s-Rick Stief, 10. 55m-Jason Morrison, 11. 25-Shaun Brandel, 12. 5-Tom Kohler, 13. 77-Jack Conover, 14. 9-Peter Michael, 15. 91x-Tim Iulg, 16. 4-Bob DeVault, 17. 23-Brittany Brown, 18. 01w-Danny Wykes, 19. 1G-Joe Smith, 20. 21H-Jered Hook, 21. 67-Steve Russell, 22. 51-Chris Gerhart, 23. 11z-Zach Newlin, 24. 55-Jared Davis.

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JULY 1, 2011
WALTON VICTORIOUS AT LINDA'S

Jonestown, PA (7/1/2011) – Tyler Walton of Mifflintown, PA makes it two in a row with the win at Linda's Speedway in Race #5.

The field on the night was made up of 56 600cc micro sprints, the largest field so far in the 2011 series. After 2 rounds of 5 qualifing heat races, there was a 4-way tie for the most points between Tyler Ross, Chris Bell, Ryan Wilson, and Tyler Walton. A pill draw broke the tie, moving Walton to the pole followed by Wilson, Ross and Bell. The draw ended up being worth $1,000 and Walton collected it after a hard fought A-main victory. Chris Bell came within feet of passing Walton on the last lap, but couldn't catch the 14t and settled for second. Tyler Ross, Jeff Hartman and Ryan Wilson rounded out the top five. Brett Schoenly, Mike Rutherford, Robbie Kendall, Mike Dicely and Brian Carber finished 6th through 10th. (Story by: PA 600 Speedweek)

RACE #5 RESULTS
7/1/11 - LINDA'S SPEEDWAY - (Car Count: 56)

A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 14t-Tyler Walton ($1,000); 2. 21-Chris Bell; 3. 5t-Tyler Ross; 4. 026-Jeff Hartman; 5. 29-Ryan Wilson; 6. 91-Brett Schoenly; 7. 7h-Mike Rutherford; 8. 55k-Robbie Kendall; 9. 44-Mike Dicely; 10. 8c-Brian Carber; 11. 2-Heath Hehnly; 12. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 13. 25s-Tim Buckwalter; 14. 8-Kyle Lick; 15. 2t-Luke Thomas; 16. 45-Aj Michael; 17. 51-Kevin Steele; 18. AU51-Jason Pryde; 19. 11z-Zach Light; 20. 99-Eric Bodine; 21. 7-Timmie Barrick; 22. 22-Ryan Smith; 23. 5-Tom Kohler; 24. 1-Frankie Peters; 25. 11-Jimmy Brookens; 26. 18d-Tim Dietz.
Lap Leaders- Tyler Walton (1-30)
Hard Charger - 1-Brock Zearfoss

Heat 1 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Dan Wykes; 2. Mike Dicely; 3. Brock Zearfoss; 4. Tim Dietz; 5. Eric Brobst; 6. Tim Buckwalter; 7. Ryan Smith; 8. Eric Bodine; 9. Shane Lewis; 10. Ryan Hook; 11. Jeff Halligan; 12. Rick Stief

Heat 2 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Luke Thomas; 2. Lowbed Johnson; 3. Heath Hehnly; 4. Mike Rutherford; 5. Ryan Wilson; 6. Jimmy Brookens; 7. Joe Snyder; 8. Tyson Hall; 9. Jermain Godshall; 10 Jered Hook; 11.Tony DiMattia

Heat 3 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Kevin Steele; 2. Steven Russell; 3. Jeff Hartman; 4. Kenny Edkin; 5. Zach Light; 6. Brett Arndt; 7. Dwayne Gutshall; 8. Frank Peters; 9. Shaun Brandel; 10. Amanda Quinones; 11. Sammy LaMothe

Heat 4 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Kyle Lick; 2. Jason Pryde; 3. Tom Kohler; 4. Brett Schoenly; 5. AJ Michael; 6. Ryan Greth; 7. Brian Carber; 8. Tyler DeVault; 9. Josh Dalrymple; 10. Steve Kemery; 11. Jason Morrison

Heat 5 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Tyler Walton; 2. Timmie Barrick; 3. Robbie Kendall; 4. Tyler Ross; 5. Chris Bell; 6. Billy Lawhead; 7. Tony Stilo; 8. Ben McLeod; 9. Cody Dalrymple; 10. Peter Michael; 11. Brett Peters
  
Heat 6 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Ryan Smith; 2. Eric Bodine; 3. Shane Lewis; 4. Tim Buckwalter; 5. Rick Stief; 6. Mike Dicely; 7. Jeff Halligan; 8. Tim Dietz; 9. Ryan Hook; 10. Eric Brobst; 11. Brock Zearfoss; 12. Dan Wykes

Heat 7 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Ryan Wilson; 2. Jimmy Brookens; 3. Jered Hook; 4. Mike Rutherford; 5. Heath Hehnly; 6. Joe Snyder; 7. Tyson Hall; 8. Luke Thomas; 9. Tony DiMattia; 10. Lowbed Johnson; 11. Jermain Godshall

Heat 8 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Frank Peters; 2. Shaun Brandel; 3. Jeff Hartman; 4. Brett Arndt; 5. Zach Light; 6. Dwayne Gutshall; 7. Kevin Steele; 8. Amanda Quinones; 9. Kenny Edkin; 10. Steven Russell; 11. Sammy LaMothe

Heat 9 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Brian Carber; 2. Jason Morrison; 3. Brett Schoenly; 4. AJ Michael; 5. Steve Kemery; 6. Tom Kohler; 7. Jason Pryde; 8. Kyle Lick; 9. Ryan Greth; 10. Tyler DeVault; 11. Josh Dalrymple

Heat 10 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Chris Bell; 2. Tyler Ross; 3. Ben McLeod; 4. Robbie Kendall; 5. Tyler Walton; 6. Tony Stilo; 7. Cody Dalrymple; 8. Brett Peters; 9. Timmie Barrick; 10. Peter Michael; 11. Billy Lawhead
 
C-Main (15 laps/6 to rear of B-Main) 1. Ryan Greth; 2. Eric Brobst; 3. Steve Kemery; 4. Jason Morrison; 5. Jeff Halligan; 6. Rick Stief
 
B-Main (20 laps/6 to rear of A-Main) 1. Tim Buckwalter; 2. Eric Bodine; 3. Zach Light; 4. Tim Dietz; 5. Timmie Barrick; 6. Brock Zearfoss

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JUNE 30, 2011
WALTON TAMES SUSQUEHANNA

Newberrytown, PA (6/30/2011) – Tyler Walton of Mifflintown, PA was hooked up in qualifying and maintained the same speed in the A-main as he claimed Race #4 and the $2,000 prize at Susquehanna Speedway Park.

Only 27 cars registered on the night, which was the lowest turnout in speedweek history. That didn't take away from any of the excitement in the hard fought 7 caution A-main.Walton was challenged by the 026 of Jeff Hartman all night and on the last restart of the night with 3 to go it looked like the 026 was going to pass Walton for the lead, but Hartman just couldn't make it stick as the 14T of Walton drove away to take the 20 lap feature win. Jeff Hartman finished second, followed by Shane Lewis in third. Dwayne Gutshall and Kenny Edkin rounded out the top five. Jimmy Brookens, Brett Schoenly, Tim Buckwalter, Robbie Kendall and West Australia's Ben McLoud finished 6th through 10th. (Story by: PA 600 Speedweek)

RACE #4 RESULTS
6/30/11 - SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY PARK - (Car Count: 27)

A-Main (20 Laps)
1. 14t-Tyler Walton ($2,000); 2. 026-Jeff Hartman; 3. 55l-Shane Lewis; 4. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 5. 75-Kenny Edkin; 6. 11-Jimmy Brookens; 7. 91-Brett Schoenly; 8. 25s-Tim Buckwalter; 9. 55k-Robbie Kendall; 10. au88-Ben McLoud; 11. au51-Jason Pryde; 12. 29-Ryan Wilson; 13. 29c-Leon Cambotti; 14. 7-Timmie Barrick; 15. 45-AJ Michael; 16. 25-Tony Stilo; 17. 18-James Runkle; 18. 44-Mike Dicely; 19. 18d-Tim Dietz; 20. 2TT-Chad Thomas; 21. 5t-Tyler Ross; 22. 2-Heath Hehnly; 23. 55s-Sammy Lamothe; 24. 56j-Jermain Godshall; (DNS) Ryan Slothower, Jake Murphy, Brock Zearfoss
Lap Leaders- Tyler Walton (1-20).
Hard Charger - 91-Brett Schoenly

Heat 1 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 75-Kenny Edkin; 2. 45- Aj Michael; 3. 11-Jimmy Brookens; 4. 55l-Shane Lewis; 5. 55k-Robbie Kendall; 6. 5t-Tyler Ross; 7. 29c-Len Camboni; 8. 56j-Jermain Godshall; 9. 51-Jason Pryde

Heat 2 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 14t-Tyler Walton; 2. 25s-Tim Buckwalter; 3. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 4. 2tt-Chad Thomas; 5. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 6. 91-Brett Schoenly; 7. 17-Ryan Slothower; 8. au88-Ben McLoud; 9. 55s-Sammy Lamothe

Heat 3 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 18d-Tim Dietz; 2. 7-Timmie Barrick; 3. 026-Jeff Hartman; 4. 44-Mike Dicely; 5. 2-Heath Hehnly; 6. 36-Jake Murphy; 7. 25-Tony Stilo; 8. 18-James Runkle

Heat 4 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 55l-Shane Lewis; 2. 5t-Tyler Ross; 3. 11-Jimmy Brookens; 4. 45-Aj Michael; 5. 55k-Robbie Kendall; 6. 51-Jason Pryde; 7. 75-Kenny Edkin; 8. 56j-Jermain Godshall; 9. 29c-Leon Cambotti

Heat 5 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 2. 14t-Tyler Walton; 3. 25s-Tim Buckwalter; 4. 91-Brett Schoenly; 5. 2tt-Chad Thomas; 6. au88-Ben McLoud; 7. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 8. 17-Ryan Slothower; 9. 55s-Sammy Lamothe

Heat 6 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 026-Jeff Hartman; 2. 2-Heath Hehnly; 3. 44-Mike Dicely; 5. 7-Timmie Barrick; 6. 29-Ryan Wilson; 7. 18d-Tim Dietz; 8. 25-Tony Stilo, 9. 18-James Runkle

No B-Main

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JUNE 27, 2011
GRETH GOES WIRE TO WIRE AT PATH

Spring Run, PA (6/27/2011) – Simply put, it was Ryan Greth's night.

Greth, from New Cumberland, Pa., scored the most points in qualifying...thereby earning the right to start the 30-lap A-Main from the pole position.

He made the most of his opportunity, too, leading every trip around the ultra-fast, super smooth oval to win Monday night's PA 600 Speedweek feature at Path Valley Raceway Park.

Driving Wayne Lesher's Hyper/NPS Racing Engines No. 1J and fresh off a racing weekend in Illinois, Greth jumped out to a comfortable advantage as the green waved over the stellar 26-car field.

Robbie Kendall and Eric Bodine battled for the runner-up spot, and were soon joined by Texas' Tyson Hall . The first yellow flag appeared with ten laps complete for a spin by Brian Carber.

On the restart, Hall shot the gap between Kendall and Bodine to grab second as the trio throttled off turn two.

Brock Zearfoss started seventh, fell out of the top ten in the early going, then surged back to run fifth by the halfway point.

The final caution proved to be an anxious moment for Greth, as Kenny Edkin and Luke Thomas tangled and spun right in front of the race leader in turn two with 19 laps completed. Greth was able to maneuver around the incident without being involved.

Even though Hall was on his rear bumper for the restart, Greth rocketed to another healthy lead on the restart as Kendall, Bodine, and Zearfoss engaged in an entertaining battle for third.

Greth waltzed to the checkered, with Hall a distant second. Zearfoss snatched third from Bodine with six to go, and Kendall finished fifth.

The victory was worth $2,000 to Greth, but the close call with eleven to go made him realize how quickly that payday could have evaporated.

"Yeah, that was interesting," is how Greth described the Edkin-Thomas incident. "Those guys were racing hard, too, and that stuff happens sometimes. But I definitely got lucky there...not sure how I missed them."

Notes from Path...Monday's 43-car field at Path Valley was bolstered by the addition of several competitors, both local and national standouts, who had been at the big race in Illinois last weekend.

Eric Bodine also returned after his trek to the midwest for the $10,000 to win show. Chris Bell, who captured the big money in Illinois, also came east along with Oklahoma's Billy Lawhead and Texas' Tyson Hall. Bell finished seventh at Path Valley, while Lawhead suffered mechanical ills in the dual heat races and did not qualify.

Australia's Ben McLeod is back for a second attempt at PA 600 Speedweek, and he brought a buddy with him. Aussie Jason Pryde is also taking part in this season's mini-series. (Story by: Barry Angstadt)

RACE #3 RESULTS
6/27/11 - PATH VALLEY SPEEDWAY - (Car Count: 43)

A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 1j-Ryan Greth ($2,000); 2. 5x-Tyson Hall; 3. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 4. 99-Eric Bodine; 5. 55k-Robbie Kendall; 6. 44-Mike Dicely; 7. 21-Chris Bell; 8. 22-Ryan Smith; 9. 55L-Shane Lewis; 10. 8-Jim Young; 11. 25s-Tim Buckwalter; 12. 36-Jake Murphy; 13. 026-Jeff Hartman; 14. 91-Brett Schoenly; 15. 45-Aj Michael; 16. 29-Ryan Wilson; 17. 2-Heath Hehnly; 18. 5t-Tyler Ross; 19. 8c-Brian Carber; 20. au88-Ben Mcload; 21. 2t-Luke Thomas; 22. 75-Kenny Edkin; 23. 55s-Sammy Lamothe; 24. 51x-Aj Bast; 25. 18d-Tim Dietz; 26. 14t-Tyler Walton. No Time.
Lap Leaders- Ryan Greth (1-30).

Heat 1 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 1j- Ryan Greth; 2. 14t- Tyler Walton; 3. 22 Ryan Smith; 4. 91 Brett Schoenly; 5. 99 Eric Bodine; 6. 29 Ryan Wilson; 7. 880 Kameron Morral; 8. 11z Zach Light; 9. 59 Billy Lawhead; 10. 51 Kevin Steele; 11. 2tt Chad Thomas

Heat 2 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 2 Heath Hehnly; 2. 51x AJ Bast; 3. 1 Brock Zearfoss; 4. 45 Aj Michael; 5. 18d Tim Dietz; 6. 25s Tim Buckwalter; 7. 9 Pete Michael; 8. 55s Sammy Lamothe; 9. 7h Mike Rutherford; 10. 01w Danny Wykes; 11. 91x Steve Buckwalter

Heat 3 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 8 Jim Young; 2. 8c Brian Carber; 3. 5x Tyson Hall; 4. 55k Robbie Kendall; 5. 5t Tyler Ross; 6. 18t Tyler DeVault; 7. 55l Shane Lewis; 8. 119 Chandler Leiby; 9. 5d Tony DiMattia; 10. 6h Ryan Hook; 11. 67 Steve Russell

Heat 4 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 2t Luke Thomas; 2. 44 Mike Dicely; 3. 026 Jeff Hartman; 4. 21Chris Bell; 5. 36 Jake Murphy; 6. 75 Kenny Edkin; 7. Au51 Jason Pryde; 8. Au88 Ben McLeod; 9. 7 Timmie Barrick; 10. 21h Jered Hook; 11. 24 Lance Newlin

Heat 5 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 99 Eric Bodine; 2. 1j Ryan Greth; 3. 51 Kevin Steele; 4. 22 Ryan Smith; 5. 14t Tyler Walton; 6. 29 Ryan Wilson; 7. 880 Kameron Morral; 8. 91 Brett Schoenly; 9. 11z Zach Light; 10. 59 Billy Lawhead; 11. 2tt Chad Thomas

Heat 6 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 91x Steve Buckwalter; 2. 25s Tim Buckwalter; 3. 1 Brock Zearfoss; 4. 45 Aj Michael; 5. 55s Sammy Lamothe; 6. 01w Danny Wykes; 7. 2 Heath Hehnly; 8. 18d Tim Dietz; 9. 51x Aj Bast; 10. 9 Peter Michael; 11.7h Mike Rutherford

Heat 7 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. 55k Robbie Kendall; 2. 55l Shane Lewis; 3. 8c Brian Carber; 4. 5x Tyson Hall; 5. 5d Tony DiMattia; 6. 8 Jim Young; 7. 6h Ryan Hook; 8. 18t Tyler DeVault; 9. 67 Steve Russell; 10. 5t Tyler Ross; 11. 119 Chandler Leiby

Heat 8 (8 Laps/Passing Points) 1. Au88 Ben McLoud; 2. 44 Mike Dicely; 3. 75 Kenny Edkin; 4. 21 Chris Bell; 5. 36 Jake Murphy; 6. 2t Luke Thomas; 7. 21h Jered Hook; 8. 026 Jeff Hartman; 9. Au51 Jason Pryde; 10. 24 Lance Newlin; 11. 7 Timmie Barrick

B-Main (20 Laps/6 to rear of A-Main) 1. 29-Ryan Wilson; 2. 026-Jeff Hartman; 3. 91-Brett Schoenly; 4. 5t-Tyler Ross; 5. 55s-Sammy Lamothe; 6. 18d-Tim Dietz

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JUNE 26, 2011
HARTMAN CLAIMS LINCOLN VICTORY

Abbottstown, PA (6/26/2011) – It was a perfect night for Flagtown, New Jersey’s Jeff Hartman in Sunday night’s PA 600cc Micro-Sprint Speedweek show at Lincoln Speedway.

Hartman, who finished second to Mike Rutherford in the Speedweek opener on Saturday at Trail-Way Speedway, won both of his qualifying events and the 30-lap feature, moving him into the Speedweek points lead.

Hartman started on the pole and led the first lap before yielding to fourth-starting Brock Zearfoss on turns three and four of the second lap. But then Zearfoss pulled up lame exiting turn four of the sixth lap, turning the lead back over to Hartman. Hartman led the rest of the way, despite heavy late-race pressure from seventh-starting Mike Dicely, who drove around Jim Young for the runner-up spot on a 26th-lap restart.

The micros ran most of the race in a light drizzle, which Hartman was hoping to use to his advantage.

"The inside was starting to get slick, and I was hoping the #44 wouldn’t get me," said Hartman in victory lane, "NPS Racing Engines was nice enough to give me an engine for this week, so I want to thank them."

Dicely, who pulled alongside Hartman several times over the last three laps, but had to settle for second, with Young, Ryan Smith, and Brett Schoenly rounding out the top five. Sixth through tenth were Kenny Edkin, Tyler Ross (who came from 20th starting spot), A.J. Michael, Heath Hehnly, and Robbie Kendall.

An opening lap crash took the out the cars of Jake Murphy, Tim Dietz, Luke Thomas, Chad Thomas, Travis Scott, CJ Tracy, and Tony Stilo. Although they were all done for the night, there were no injuries.

Tony DiMattia won the "C" main, and Tyler Ross took the "B" main for the 51 micro-sprints on hand. (Story by: Lincoln Speedway)

RACE #2 RESULTS
6/26/11 - LINCOLN SPEEDWAY - (Car Count: 51)

A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 026-Jeff Hartman ($1,000); 2. 44-Mike Dicely; 3. 8-Jim Young; 4. 22-Ryan Smith; 5. 91-Brett Schoenly; 6. 75-Kenny Edkin; 7. 5T-Tyler Ross; 8. 45-AJ Michael; 9. 2-Heath Hehnly; 10. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 11. 7-Timmie Barrick; 12. AU88-Ben McLeod; 13. 55S-Sammy LaMothe; 14. 9-Peter Michael (DNF); 15. 25S-Tim Buckwalter (DNF); 16. 9S-Rick Stief (DNF); 17. 91X-Steve Buckwalter (DNF); 18. 74-Dwayne Gutshall (DNF); 19. 1-Brock Zearfoss (DNF); 20. 2TT-Chad Thomas (DNF); 21. 07-Travis Scott (DNF); 22. 2T-Luke Thomas (DNF); 23. 36-Jake Murphy (DNF); 24. 18D-Tim Dietz (DNF); 25. 21T-CJ Tracy (DNF); 26. 25-Tony Stilo (DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Jeff Hartman (1, 6-30), Brock Zearfoss (2-5).
Hard Charger - 5T-Tyler Ross

Heat 1 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 026-Jeff Hartman; 2. 55L-Shane Lewis; 3. 9S-Rick Stief; 4. 13-Bo Gordon; 5. 880-Kameron Morral; 6. 07-Travis Scott; 7. 21H-Jered Hook; 8. 1G-Joseph Smith; 9. 29C-John Holmquist; 10. 69-Shane Hoff (DNF); 11. 92-Gary Funck(DNS). No Time

Heat 2 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 45-AJ Michael; 2. 25S-Tim Buckwalter; 3. 2T-Chad Thomas; 4. 22-Ryan Smith; 5. 91X-Steve Buckwalter; 6. 55-Jay Hartman; 7. 45H-Jeff Halligan; 8. 21T-CJ Tracy; 9. 17-Brad Weber; 10. 73-Robert Maxwell, Jr.; 11. 17B-Brent Ely(DNS). Time 2:16.02

Heat 3 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 7H-Mike Rutherford; 2. 55S-Sammy Lamothe; 3. 44-Mike Dicely; 4. 8-Jim Young; 5. AU88-Ben McLeod; 6. 5-Tony DiMattia; 7. 2T-Luke Thomas; 8. 18D-Tim Dietz; 9. 22K-Mike Koehler; 10. 119-Chandler Leiby. Time 2:13.50

Heat 4 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 75-Kenny Edkin; 2. 9-Peter Michael; 3. 18T-Tyler DeVault; 4. 2-Heath Hehnly; 5. 7-Timmie Barrick; 6. 67-Steven Russell; 7. 23-Brittany Brown; 8. 6H-Ryan Hook; 9. 14T-Tyler Walton (DNF); 10. 29-Ryan Wilson (DNF). No Time

Heat 5 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 91-Brett Schoenly; 2. 36-Jake Murphy; 3. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 4. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 6. 5T-Tyler Ross; 7. 25-Tony Stilo; 8. 01W-Danny Wykes; 9. 56J-Jermain Godshall; 10. AUS51-Jason Pryde. No Time

Heat 6 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 026-Jeff Hartman; 2. 1G-Joseph Smith; 3. 07-Travis Scott; 4. 69-Shane Hoff; 5. 21H-Jered Hook; 6. 9S-Rick Stief; 7. 13-Bo Gordon; 8. 29C-John Holmquist; 9. 92-Gary Funck; 10. 880-Kameron Morral (DNF); 11. 55L-Shane Lewis(DNS). Time 2:13.76

Heat 7 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 25S-Timmy Buckwalter; 2. 91X-Steve Buckwalter; 3. 22-Ryan Smith; 4. 45-AJ Michael; 5. 2T-Chad Thomas; 6. 21T-CJ Tracy; 7. 45H-Jeff Halligan; 8. 17- Brad Weber; 9. 73-Robert Maxwell, Jr.; 10. 55-Jay Hartman (DNF); 11. 17B-Brent Ely(DNS). No Time

Heat 8 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 8-Jim Young; 2. 44-Mike Dicely; 3. 22K-Mike Koehler; 4. 18D-Tim Dietz; 5. AU88-Ben McLeod; 6. 2T-Luke Thomas; 7. 119-Chandler Leiby; 8. 55S-Sammy LaMothe; 9. 5-Tony DiMattia; 10. 7H-Mike Rutherford (DNF). No Time

Heat 9 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 7-Timmie Barrick; 2. 2-Heath Hehnly; 3. 6H-Ryan Hook; 4. 75-Kenny Edkin; 5. 9-Peter Michael; 6. 23-Brittany Brown; 7. 67-Steven Russell; 8. 29-Ryan Wilson(DNS); 9. 14T-Tyler Walton(DNS); 10. 18T-Tyler DeVault(DNS). Time 2:17.34

Heat 10 (8 Laps/Passing Points) - 1. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 2. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 3. 01W-Danny Wykes; 4. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 5. 91-Bret Schoenly; 6. 5T-Tyler Ross; 7. 25-Tony Stilo; 8. AUS51-Jason Pryde; 9. 56J-Jermain Godshall; 10. 36-Jake Murphy (DNF). No Time

C-Main (8 Laps/6 to rear of B-Main) - 1. 5-Tony DiMattia; 2. 119-Chandler Leiby; 3. 17-Brad Weber; 4. 56J-Jermain Godshall; 5. AUS51-Jason Pryde; 6. 73-Robert Maxwell, Jr.; 7. 92-Gary Funck; 8. 29C-John Holmquist; 9. 880-Kameron Morral; 10. 18T-Tyler DeVault(DNS); 11. 55-Jay Hartman(DNS); 12. 14T-Tyler Walton(DNS); 13. 29-Ryan Wilson(DNS). No Time

B-Main (20 Laps/7 to rear of A-Main) - 1. 5T-Tyler Ross; 2. 2T-Luke Thomas; 3. AU88-Ben McLeod; 4. 36-Jake Murphy; 5. 18D-Tim Dietz; 6. 21T-CJ Tracy; 7. 25-Tony Stilo; 8. 6H-Ryan Hook; 9. 21H-Jered Hook; 10. 56J-Jermain Godshall; 11. 1G-Joseph Smith; 12. AUS51-Jason Pryde; 13. 17-Brad Weber; 14. 23-Brittany Brown; 15. 73-Robert Maxwell, Jr.; 16. 13-Bo Gordon (DNF); 17. 01W-Danny Wykes (DNF); 18. 55L-Shane Lewis (DNF); 19. 69-Shane Hoff (DNF); 20. 67-Steven Russell (DNF); 21. 5-Tony DiMattia (DNF); 22. 45H-Jeff Halligan (DNF); 23. 22K-Mike Koehler (DNF); 24. 119-Chandler Leiby (DNF). No Time

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JUNE 25, 2011
RUTHERFORD WINS OPENING RACE

Hanover, PA (6/25/11) – Opening night of the 600 PA Speedweek at Trail-Way Speedway brought 49 600cc Micro Sprints to the McSherrystown oval.

Mike Rutherford started on the pole after accumulating the most passing points (221 points) in the double heat format of the sprint bandit qualifying.

After several cautions and double file restarts, Tim Buckwalter finally led the first lap of the 25-lap feature. Buckwalter earned the second most points and started outside the front row. Buckwalter led the first 20 laps before Rutherford made his race-winning pass.

Rutherford fell to third when the feature finally got underway. Rutherford took his machine to the inside of AJ Michael to take the second spot on lap eleven. Rutherford then closed on Buckwalter.

“I knew we were gonna get a run, but I didn’t know if it was gonna stick out of turn two.” said Rutherford after exiting his Hunter Racing owned and Carstar sponsored #7H in victory lane, “I thought if I tried to make a few passes to the inside to get [Buckwalter] to protect the bottom and then go to the top. And it worked.”

Rutherford drove to the outside of Buckwalter down the frontstretch and made the pass stick as the pair raced through the first and second turns of lap 21. The next lap, Jeff Hartman passed Buckwalter for the runner-up spot.

Buckwalter crossed third with Michael, and Trail-Way points leader Tim Dietz completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Shane Lewis, defending Speedweek Champion Heath Hehnly, Kevin Steele, Brock Zearfoss, and Australian Ben McLeod. (Story by: Trail-way Speedway)

RACE #1 RESULTS
6/25/11 - TRAIL-WAY SPEEDWAY - (Car Count: 49)

A-Main (25 Laps)
1. 7H-Mike Rutherford ($1,000); 2. 026-Jeff Hartman; 3. 25S-Timothy Buckwalter; 4. 45-AJ Michael; 5. 18D-Tim Dietz; 6. 55L-Shane Lewis; 7. 2-Heath Hehnly; 8. 51-Kevin Steele; 9. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 10. AU88-Ben McLeod; 11. 91-Brett Schoenly; 12. 44-Mike Dicely; 13. 14T-Tyler Walton; 14. 17-Brad Weber; 15. 07-Travis Scott; 16. 69-Shane Hoff; 17. 2T-Chad Thomas; 18. 7-Timmie Barrick; 19. AUS51-Jason Pryde; 20. 75-Kenny Edkin; 21. 36-Jake Murphy(DNF); 22. 880-Kameron Morral(DNF); 23. 55K-Robert Kendall(DNF); 24. 11-Jimmy Brookens(DNF); 25. 8-Jim Young(DNF); 26. 74-Dwayne Gutshall(DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Timothy Buckwalter (1-20), Mike Rutherford (21-25)
Hard Charger - 1-Brock Zearfoss

Heat 1 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 29X-Ryan Wilson; 2. 51-Kevin Steele; 3. 2-Heath Hehnly; 4. 17-Brad Weber; 5. 07-Travis Scott; 6. 75-Kenny Edkin; 7. 67-Steven Russell; 8. 25-Tony Stilo(DNF); 9. 29C-Leon Ciambotti(DNF); 10. 12-J.D. Harman(DNF). Time 2:06.41.

Heat 2 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 36-Jake Murphy; 2. 89-Chase Dietz; 3. 8-Jim Young; 4. 18D-Tim Dietz; 5. 14T-Tyler Walton; 6. 56J-Jerman Godshall; 7. AUS51-Jason Pryde; 8. 55S-Samuel LaMothe III; 9. 5-Tony DiMattia(DNF); 10. 92-Gary Funck(DNF). No Time.

Heat 3 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 45-AJ Michael; 2. 35-Tyler Esh; 3. 11-Jimmy Brookens; 4. 25S-Timothy Buckwalter; 5. 880-Kameron Morral; 6. 9S-Rick Stief; 7. 2T-Chad Thomas; 8. 01W-Danny Wykes; 9. 11Z-Zachary Light; 10. 24-Lance Newlin(DNF). Time 2:07.97.

Heat 4 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 7H-Mike Rutherford; 2. 55K-Robert Kendall; 3. 69-Shane Hoff; 4. 18-Ben Murphy; 5. 9-Peter Michael; 6. 44-Mike Dicely; 7. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 8. 1X-Shawn Seifert; 9. 10-Jeremy Glass; 10. 13-Bo Gordon(DNF). No Time.

Heat 5 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 026-Jeff Hartman; 2. 91-Brett Schoenly; 3. 55L-Shane Lewis; 4. AU88-Ben McLeod; 5. 7-Timmie Barrick; 6. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 7. 55-Jay Hartman; 8. 5T-Tyler Ross; 9. 1G-Joseph Smith. Time 2:03.25.

Heat 6 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 75-Kenny Edkin; 2. 07-Travis Scott; 3. 2-Heath Hehnly; 4. 51-Kevin Steele; 5. 17-Brad Weber; 6. 67-Steven Russell; 7. 29C-Leon Ciambotti; 8. 29X-Ryan Wilson(DNF); 9. 25-Tony Stilo(DNS); 10. 12-JD Harman(DNS). Time 2:05.25.

Heat 7 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 18D-Tim Dietz; 2. AUS51-Jason Pryde; 3. 8-Jim Young; 4. 14T-Tyler Walton; 5. 56J-Jermain Godshall; 6. 36-Jake Murphy; 7. 5-Tony DiMattia; 8. 89-Chase Dietz; 9. 55S-Samuel LaMothe III; 10. 92-Gary Funck. Time 2:05.40.

Heat 8 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 25S-Timothy Buckwalter; 2. 11-Jimmy Brookens; 3. 2T-Chad Thomas; 4. 45-AJ Michael; 5. 880-Kameron Morral; 6. 9S-Rick Stief; 7. 35-Tyler Esh; 8. 01W-Danny Wykes; 9. 24-Lance Newlin; 10. 11Z-Zachary Light. Time 2:03.47.

Heat 9 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 44-Mike Dicely; 2. 7H-Mike Rutherford; 3. 69-Shane Hoff; 4. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 5. 55K-Robert Kendall; 6. 13-Bo Gordon; 7. 18-Ben Murphy; 8. 9-Peter Michael; 9. 10-Jeremy Glass; 10. 1X-Shawn Seifert(DNF). No Time.

Heat 10 (8 Laps/Passing Points)
1. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 2. AU88-Ben McLeod; 3. 7-Timmie Barrick; 4. 026-Jeff Hartman; 5. 55L-Shane Lewis; 6. 1G-Joseph Smith; 7. 55-Jay Hartman; 8. 91-Brett Schoenly; 9. 5T-Tyler Ross(DNF). Time 2:04.00.

C-Main (5 Laps/4 to the rear of the B-Main)
1. 55S-Samuel LaMothe; 2. 10-Jeremy Glass; 3. 11Z-Zachary Light; 4. 92-Gary Funck; 5. 5T-Tyler Ross(DNS); 6. 1X-Shawn Seifert(DNS); 7. 24-Lance Newlin(DNS); 8. 25-Tony Stilo(DNS); 9. 12-JD Harman(DNS). Time 1:22.41.

B-Main (15 Laps/6 to the rear of the A-Main)
1. 14T-Tyler Walton; 2. 1-Brock Zearfoss; 3. AUS51-Jason Pryde; 4. 2T-Chad Thomas; 5. 880-Kamerson Morral; 6. 91-Brett Schoenly; 7. 13-Bo Gordon; 8. 55-Jay Hartman; 9. 55S-Sam LaMothe; 10. 56J-Jermain Godshall; 11. 9-Peter Michael; 12. 11Z-Zachary Light; 13. 5-Tony DiMattia; 14. 10-Jeremy Glass; 15. 29X-Ryan Wilson; 16. 29C-Leon Ciambotti; 17. 9S-Rick Stief(DNF); 18. 01W-Danny Wykes(DNF); 19. 92-Gary Funck(DNF); 20. 18-Ben Murphy(DNF); 21. 67-Steven Russell(DNF); 22. 1G-Joseph Smith(DNF); 23. 35-Tyler Esh(DNF); 24. 89-Chase Dietz(DNF). No Time.

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