H.J. Bunting picked up a big win in the Camp Barnes at Delaware International Thursday night, leading all 36 laps, netting him nearly $1,300 in lap money along with the $3,500 top prize. Bunting was able to hold off invaders Wade Hendrickson and Rick Laubach, who finished 2nd and 3rd in Thursday's feature.
At Brockville Speedway, Billy Decker continued his amazing season by picking up the $6,000 feature win extending his series points lead. Series regulars claimed the top 3 spots with Jimmy Phelps and Steve Paine rounding out the top 3. The series now heads to the very fast Autodrome Granby tomorrow night.
Another note, I won't be home this weekend, I'll be turning 19 on July 13th, so Happy Birthday to me. That means I won't be able to do my weekly notes listing winners and so on until Sunday night. Have a great weekend and enjoy the races!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Norm Hansell news...
Norm Hansell will be at Grandview this Saturday night with the team's new driver. They won't be at Big Diamond this Friday though. The name of the driver will be released to the public soon.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
BDR this Friday....Things to look for
This weeks action at BDR is only a couple of days away, here's a few things to look for....
Ryan Godown and the R1 team took a Friday off a few weeks ago, they were back last week and Godown had the R1 looking VERY SOLID in his heat race action, running side by side, wheel to wheel with Duane Howard and the #4....Feature time rolled around and I was really excited to see what Godown was going to do, but on lap 1, he got bottled up in a tangle and had the right rear wheel ripped off, ending his night WAY TOO early, I'm anxious to see how he does this week, as it seemed the R1 had a GOOD set up in it....stay tuned.
Ryan Watt has had some tough luck lately in the red Purcell #6 lately....Well last week the "tough luck" followed them again in heat race action....Luckily the Purcell team is local at BDR, they ran home and brought the blue #6 to the track, which I think was only run 1 other time this season, and Watt started the race at the rear after taking the last spot in the consi....One word, WOW, did Watt ever put a show on during the Stevenson Memorial, as he battled his way to a 6th place finish using a thrilling style, the fans were loving it....Curious to see what Watt does this Friday, hopefully the blue #6 will be brought to the raceway this week.
Craig Von Dohren has had nothing but rotten luck at BDR this season....He should have 2 wins at the place, but that "luck" and other racers problems have prevented that....So this week Mike Harvey and CVD announce they are scrapping their big block plans for now, and they are taking the new TEO chassis that was to be run as the BB, and making that car their new Friday night BDR car, parking the chassis that they have been using there....Looking forward to seeing how this "switch" works out for CVD this week.
Troy Wink has been on a roll lately at BDR....Ever since they brought out a new TEO car a few weeks ago, Troy has been running up front and finishing in the top 10, last week he brought home his first top 5 at the place since 1988....Wondering if he keeps it going this week.
Earl Paules has been ABSOLUTELY DOMINATE in the BDR spts division, everyone every week just waits to see if he keeps it going, so far he's showed no signs of slowing down, maybe this week, probably NOT.
Kyle Weiss has heard his share rumblings about his return to BDR this year and him competing in the spts division after being a feature winner in the sbm ranks over the years at tracks like BDR, Gview and Susky....Well Kyle is leading the spts points right now, but "talk" has it he had to return his borrowed spts motor he's been running lately....Word is out that Kyle might be forced to give up his point lead, put his sbm motor he has at the shop in the his 21K for Friday nights and make the move up....But reports today have Weiss maybe getting a helping hand from friend and fellow competitor Andy Miller for this week, talk has it Weiss might be behind the wheel of Miller's 164th....We'll see.
This Friday night at BDR there will be a special race for the Road runner division, as they will have their normal heat and feature race, but there will be a special challenge race added for this division....Word has it that is will be a series of 1 lap match races for the top 8 in points....Thsi will interesting to say the VERY LEAST, as the RR division this year at BDR has just been tremendous....Every week there is a pack of 6-7 cars going for the top spot all race long, it's WILD and the fans love it....Needless to say, some SERIOUS bragging rights will be on the line this Friday night when the challenge is over, as there are some heated rivalries in the RR pits each week
The weather looks to be GREAT this Friday, so if ya can, get out to the NEW BDR, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS thsi weeks action, TRUST ME.
Ryan Godown and the R1 team took a Friday off a few weeks ago, they were back last week and Godown had the R1 looking VERY SOLID in his heat race action, running side by side, wheel to wheel with Duane Howard and the #4....Feature time rolled around and I was really excited to see what Godown was going to do, but on lap 1, he got bottled up in a tangle and had the right rear wheel ripped off, ending his night WAY TOO early, I'm anxious to see how he does this week, as it seemed the R1 had a GOOD set up in it....stay tuned.
Ryan Watt has had some tough luck lately in the red Purcell #6 lately....Well last week the "tough luck" followed them again in heat race action....Luckily the Purcell team is local at BDR, they ran home and brought the blue #6 to the track, which I think was only run 1 other time this season, and Watt started the race at the rear after taking the last spot in the consi....One word, WOW, did Watt ever put a show on during the Stevenson Memorial, as he battled his way to a 6th place finish using a thrilling style, the fans were loving it....Curious to see what Watt does this Friday, hopefully the blue #6 will be brought to the raceway this week.
Craig Von Dohren has had nothing but rotten luck at BDR this season....He should have 2 wins at the place, but that "luck" and other racers problems have prevented that....So this week Mike Harvey and CVD announce they are scrapping their big block plans for now, and they are taking the new TEO chassis that was to be run as the BB, and making that car their new Friday night BDR car, parking the chassis that they have been using there....Looking forward to seeing how this "switch" works out for CVD this week.
Troy Wink has been on a roll lately at BDR....Ever since they brought out a new TEO car a few weeks ago, Troy has been running up front and finishing in the top 10, last week he brought home his first top 5 at the place since 1988....Wondering if he keeps it going this week.
Earl Paules has been ABSOLUTELY DOMINATE in the BDR spts division, everyone every week just waits to see if he keeps it going, so far he's showed no signs of slowing down, maybe this week, probably NOT.
Kyle Weiss has heard his share rumblings about his return to BDR this year and him competing in the spts division after being a feature winner in the sbm ranks over the years at tracks like BDR, Gview and Susky....Well Kyle is leading the spts points right now, but "talk" has it he had to return his borrowed spts motor he's been running lately....Word is out that Kyle might be forced to give up his point lead, put his sbm motor he has at the shop in the his 21K for Friday nights and make the move up....But reports today have Weiss maybe getting a helping hand from friend and fellow competitor Andy Miller for this week, talk has it Weiss might be behind the wheel of Miller's 164th....We'll see.
This Friday night at BDR there will be a special race for the Road runner division, as they will have their normal heat and feature race, but there will be a special challenge race added for this division....Word has it that is will be a series of 1 lap match races for the top 8 in points....Thsi will interesting to say the VERY LEAST, as the RR division this year at BDR has just been tremendous....Every week there is a pack of 6-7 cars going for the top spot all race long, it's WILD and the fans love it....Needless to say, some SERIOUS bragging rights will be on the line this Friday night when the challenge is over, as there are some heated rivalries in the RR pits each week
The weather looks to be GREAT this Friday, so if ya can, get out to the NEW BDR, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS thsi weeks action, TRUST ME.
Weaver takes Five Mile Point RoC Race, Brad Brightbill done
Brian Weaver won the RoC 75 lap big block modified event at Five Mile Point Speedway on Tuesday night, giving him $4,000. Weaver led every lap of the feature. Despite the tough start to the Penn Can season, Weaver leads points at Five Mile Point and has 2 weekly wins to now go along with his RoC win. Pat Ward finished 5th which lead to him to open up his points lead on the field.
Brad Brightbill will be parking his small block modified for the rest of the year due to sponsorship problems. Brad currently sits 16th in points at Grandview. He's seeking a ride of the rest of the season. He'll continue to run his sportsman on Friday nights at Big Diamond, where he sits 2nd in points.
Brad Brightbill will be parking his small block modified for the rest of the year due to sponsorship problems. Brad currently sits 16th in points at Grandview. He's seeking a ride of the rest of the season. He'll continue to run his sportsman on Friday nights at Big Diamond, where he sits 2nd in points.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Get Well Soon AJ Romano! This weeks racing...
Wago driver AJ Romano will be out of action possibly for the rest of the season with back and neck problems, and will need to have surgery to heal properly. Romano has been having a solid year, despite leaving weekly action at Albany a few weeks ago. Get well soon AJ, we can't wait to see that #16 back on the track soon!
Big week of racing this week, RoC Dirt Tour runs at Five Mile Point Speedway on Tuesday night with a 75 lap $4,000 to win show. On Wednesday is the 36th annual Camp Barnes Race at Delaware International Speedway paying $3,500 to win for 35 laps. The big block Super Dirt Series has 4 races this weekend, running on Thursday at Brockville Ontairio Speedway, Autodrome Granby on Friday, Autodrome Drummond on Saturday, and at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday, each of which will be 100 laps paying $6,000 to win. The BRP Tour will run at Tri-City Speedway for their 16th annual Kodiak Memorial. Bridgeport Speedway has a weekly points race, with the winner recieveing a guarenteed starting spot in the $6,000 to win Atlantic Coast big block show in October. That's it for specials this coming week.
Big week of racing this week, RoC Dirt Tour runs at Five Mile Point Speedway on Tuesday night with a 75 lap $4,000 to win show. On Wednesday is the 36th annual Camp Barnes Race at Delaware International Speedway paying $3,500 to win for 35 laps. The big block Super Dirt Series has 4 races this weekend, running on Thursday at Brockville Ontairio Speedway, Autodrome Granby on Friday, Autodrome Drummond on Saturday, and at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday, each of which will be 100 laps paying $6,000 to win. The BRP Tour will run at Tri-City Speedway for their 16th annual Kodiak Memorial. Bridgeport Speedway has a weekly points race, with the winner recieveing a guarenteed starting spot in the $6,000 to win Atlantic Coast big block show in October. That's it for specials this coming week.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Kenny Brightbill news...
Kenny Brightbill was originally planning on making his first appearance of the year in his familiar #19 at Grandview Speedway on July 16th, and run the following night on July 17th. However, after Kenny got the car ready to go, his sponsor fell through leaving him with a car ready to go, but not being able to afford getting to the racetrack, which was going to lead him to not being able to attend either show. However, he has now secured a sponsor to run these two races in less than 2 weeks. Chad Sinon will be sponsoring the #19 for these two races, which is going to allow us to see Brightbill in action both nights. Props go out to Chad for stepping up to the plate and helping a racer in need when nobody else would. Thanks Chad for getting Kenny back on track, you're a class act despite what some people seem to think without ever talking to you.
Stewart Friesen out of Hansell 357
Well, Stewart Friesen is out of the Norm Hansell #357. After a tough weekend which included two disagreements with people in two nights. No word on who will take over in the 357 yet, stay tuned.
It's coming...The Chad Miller Memorial Race
On August 8th at the Big Diamond Raceway, another VERY SPECIAL race will take place for the second year in a row....That race will be the Chad Miller Memorial Race....On the racing card that night will be the three regular divisions that race weekly at BDR, the SBM's, the Spts mods, and the ever popular Road Runners, all three will compete in qualifying races and feature events.
Here is where we need YOU, sponsors, BIG or SMALL, it really doesn't matter....Last years race was a HUGE success because of people coming on board and making this race a huge success....Right now, Penske Racing Shocks are back to sponsor the special Cash Dash for the sbm's paying a cool $1000 to win, not too bad for a cash dash eh....We are asking anyone who wants to come aboard and be a part of the Chad Miller Memorial as a race sponsor to please contact Brad Reinert at (717) 278-1036 or Ben Moyer at (717) 679-4816, these two guys will HOOK YOU UP....Also, lap sponsors for the feature race are being taken for $10 a lap for the feature race, JUST $10 and you can help make this race BIGGER and BETTER than last year....Also, Bob Weaver Chevrolet of Pottsville Pa has stepped up BIG TIME this year....They provide the pace truck for the BDR, well this year that very truck is going to be raffled off to a VERY LUCKY winner....The truck is a '08 Silver Chevy 4x4 Ext Cab, VERY NICE....You can get your tickets at the track, also, all of the money brought in by the raffle for the truck will go to the Chad Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund....The truck will be raffled off as part off the Diamond Nationals on September 28, and get this, the winning number will drawn by matching the Pa Lottery that night, COOL IDEA....On race night, there will also be a collection that will happen throughout the grandstands and the money collected will also go to the scholarship fund.
So folks, we need as many people as we can get to help make this years Chad Miller Memorial race another HUGE SUCCESS....Remember, the more money we can collect and raise through sponsors, the more money will be able to pay out to the racers.
Mark it on your calendar NOW, put in your vacation slips, do whatever you have to do, but PLEASE plan on coming to the Big Diamond Raceway on August 8th and help support this INCREDIBLE race, the Chad Miller Memorial Race.
Here is where we need YOU, sponsors, BIG or SMALL, it really doesn't matter....Last years race was a HUGE success because of people coming on board and making this race a huge success....Right now, Penske Racing Shocks are back to sponsor the special Cash Dash for the sbm's paying a cool $1000 to win, not too bad for a cash dash eh....We are asking anyone who wants to come aboard and be a part of the Chad Miller Memorial as a race sponsor to please contact Brad Reinert at (717) 278-1036 or Ben Moyer at (717) 679-4816, these two guys will HOOK YOU UP....Also, lap sponsors for the feature race are being taken for $10 a lap for the feature race, JUST $10 and you can help make this race BIGGER and BETTER than last year....Also, Bob Weaver Chevrolet of Pottsville Pa has stepped up BIG TIME this year....They provide the pace truck for the BDR, well this year that very truck is going to be raffled off to a VERY LUCKY winner....The truck is a '08 Silver Chevy 4x4 Ext Cab, VERY NICE....You can get your tickets at the track, also, all of the money brought in by the raffle for the truck will go to the Chad Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund....The truck will be raffled off as part off the Diamond Nationals on September 28, and get this, the winning number will drawn by matching the Pa Lottery that night, COOL IDEA....On race night, there will also be a collection that will happen throughout the grandstands and the money collected will also go to the scholarship fund.
So folks, we need as many people as we can get to help make this years Chad Miller Memorial race another HUGE SUCCESS....Remember, the more money we can collect and raise through sponsors, the more money will be able to pay out to the racers.
Mark it on your calendar NOW, put in your vacation slips, do whatever you have to do, but PLEASE plan on coming to the Big Diamond Raceway on August 8th and help support this INCREDIBLE race, the Chad Miller Memorial Race.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Decker wins Ransomville
Billy Decker is unstoppable. He's easily the hottest driver on dirt right now, and added to his win total with a win in the Super Dirt Series race at Ransomville Speedway Thursday night. Not only did he pick up the win, he opened up his points lead big time with Dale Planck having problems and not being able to finish the race.
While Decker was able to pick up the win, the real winner was Robbie Krull. The Ransomville/Merrittville regular had an incredible night picking up by far his best tour finish with a 2nd place. After starting on the outside of the front row after a strong heat run, Krull used his small block engine to take the lead and lead most of the first 1/4 of the race. Congrats Robbie on a great race. While outside of the northern part of the NY/Southern Canada Krull is relatively unknown, he's one of the biggest stars up there. He is always in contention for the points title at Ransomville, and usually notches off at least a win at Merrittville every year. He's just another example of being a very talented driver not known by much of the racing community due to not being able to afford to travel. Some more fans now know the name Robbie Krull after last night.
While Decker was able to pick up the win, the real winner was Robbie Krull. The Ransomville/Merrittville regular had an incredible night picking up by far his best tour finish with a 2nd place. After starting on the outside of the front row after a strong heat run, Krull used his small block engine to take the lead and lead most of the first 1/4 of the race. Congrats Robbie on a great race. While outside of the northern part of the NY/Southern Canada Krull is relatively unknown, he's one of the biggest stars up there. He is always in contention for the points title at Ransomville, and usually notches off at least a win at Merrittville every year. He's just another example of being a very talented driver not known by much of the racing community due to not being able to afford to travel. Some more fans now know the name Robbie Krull after last night.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Tuesday Night Grandview Notes
Looks as if MICK Enterprises is now done giving money to Brad Brightbill. This could eventually mark the end of Brad racing on Saturday nights. Doug Manmiller took home the win at Grandview Speedway Tuesday night for the Thunder on the Hill small block modified/sprint car speedweek race. Invaders that were in attendance included Matt Sheppard, Rick Laubach, Billy Pauch Jr, Duane Howard, and Ryan Watt.
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