2020 Season Concludes With Gerhart, Rutherford, Layser and Shearer in Victory Lane

Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway celebrated their Halloween Spectacular on a night fit for the spooky holiday. With lingering mist and rain showers, along with a light fog, the action was delayed twice due to weather. Exceptional work by the track crew got the track surface back in racing condition for the final four features of the season.

The Sportsman division would take to the speedway first, with David Ravel and Jamie Flickinger on the front row. After the handicap, four very fast cars in Corey Schmuck, Anthony Yerger, Bret Cronrath, and Toby Blumenshine would start in positions 10-13. Brent Shearer made a quick charge to the front, storming from sixth to first in the opening two circuits. Pole sitter Ravel spun out of second place on lap three bringing out the first caution. Jamie Flickinger and Jeremy Eisenhauer made contact just after the yellow, ending the night for Eisenhauer. Shearer and Robert Shannaman would restart up front, with Schmuck and Steve Smith Sr on row two. Smith had trouble coming up to speed on the restart, leading to a series of cars pinballing off each other and Shane Showers spinning in turn three. Chase Layser also made a good charge, restarting seventh. Blumenshine got around Layser quickly once action resumed. Racing with lapped traffic was intense, as most of the field struggled to keep a good handle on their machines on the slick surface. Shearer made it look easy, opening up a lead over three seconds over Bret Cronrath. Brianne Witmer got bottled up in traffic, and spun after contact with Blumenshine while battling for fifth. The single file restart with five to go saw Shearer get away easily from Cronrath, and claimed the win over Cronrath and Schmuck.

The 125’s and Four Strokes would be next on the Speedway, with Chase Layser and Riley Simmons on the front row. Alex Lukacs and Kyle Lindsay would occupy the second row. The story was much the same in this feature, with several very quick cars lining up in the midfield, including Kenny Bushey, Marty Brian, and Justin Harrington. Simmons had a very solid run at the front of the field, keeping pace with early race leader Layser. The race ran clean and green until there were only 11 laps remaining, before Lindsay cam to a stop in turn two. Mechanical issues would end his night just past the halfway point. The lead was under one second between Layser and Simmons; with both drivers looking for their first career win at the Clyde. Alex Lukacs, who has had a very up and down 2020 season also was putting in a solid effort to hold third at the restart. Harrington had advanced to fifth. A wild restart saw Harrington look three wide inside of Lukacs and Simmons. Several cars piled in as the field slowed due to the contact, and it was several cars back in the field who eventually came to a stop bringing out the caution once again. Without a lap completed, the succeeding restart would be single file. Holden Eckman would get around Lukacs on the restart, and Harrington followed one set of corners later. With seven to go, Harrington cleared Eckman and got around Simmons three laps later. As Layser encountered lapped traffic, Harrington began to quickly close on the leader. With the white flag in the air, the lead was nearly one second. At the twin checkered flags, Layser claimed the win by just under two car lengths over Harrington. Two of the top three finishers got their career best finishes, with Layser claiming his first career win; and Simmons taking her first podium finish.

The 270’s would be the third division on the race track, with Chase Walker and Heath Hehnly leading the field to the green. A bit of history was made in this one, as Ken and Tony Kaylor’s team would be making their final start at the Speedway. Piloted by eight-time defending track champion Mike Rutherford, the 5k would start in the ninth position. Brent Shearer would claim second from Hehnly in turn one. The first caution flag of the race came on lap two as the side panel of Jimmy Wampole’s top wing detached itself from the car in turn four.  Walker would have to attempt to hold off Shearer on the restart, with Hehnly and Tajae Adams lining up just behind. Mike Skias would retire under the caution, with exhaust trouble for the second week in a row. Entering turn three on the first green flag lap, Shearer cleared Walker for the race lead on the high side. Toby Blumeshine and Bradley Brown made contact in turn three, with Brown spinning to a stop. Blumenshine would be sent to the rear for the contact; in a development which would have major ramifications later in the event. The restart would see Shearer and Walker on the front row again, followed by Hehnly, Alex Swift, Nick Skias and Rutherford. Rutherford went two for one off turn four moving up to the third position as Skias would take second from Walker. Skias began to chase down Shearer as Jared Hellinger and Jason Swavely crashed off of turn four. Swavely was running in sixth, and trying to lap Hellinger who was getting bounced around by the cars further toward the top end of the leaderboard. Just shy of halfway, the heavy iron was all at the front of the field, with Shearer and Skias up front. Rutherford would get inside of Skias and complete the pass at the halfway point. The top three would break away, with Shearer looking to claim his second win of the night. Rutherford would close in to within a half car-length, than back off to a full car length. With two laps to go, Blumenshine was battling Kristi Sweigart for the 12th position when contact was made. Blumenshine checked up, and got turned by the race leader off of turn two. Shearer would be penalized for the contact and sent to the rear of the field. The single file restart with two laps remaining saw Rutherford easily clearing Nick Skias and claiming the win by nearly one second. Skias and Hehnly would claim the other two podium spots.

The final feature of the 2020 season saw the Hyper Racing 600’s take to the Newmanstown high banks. Mike Rutherford and Chris Panczner would lead the field to green, followed by Chris Gerhart and Bradley Brown. Rutherford got out to a very quick  start, opening up a sizable gap over Panczner. Three laps in, the motor would expire on the race leading vehicle, handing the top spot to Panczner. After an eight lap green flag run, Kassidy Michael spun in turn two. Gerhart made a big drive off of turn four and claimed the lead by the start-finish line. The top five would hold station approaching half way point, with the middle groove starting to develop just a bit. All night the inside line had been the place to be, and Gerhart used it to perfection, leading by more than a second at the halfway point. With nine to, Will Urkuski spun in turn three bringing out the caution. The spin allowed the leaders to avoid a run through lapped traffic. Gerhart and Panczner would lead the field to the green once again. Jarid Kunkle went up high to claim second from fourth on the restart and got to the bumper of race leader Gerhart. With seven to go was about the closest anyone would come to the leader in the final feature of the season. Gerhart claimed his second win of the season over Kunkle and Panczner.

The 2020 season came to a close with several popular race winners, and a bit of history. During the heat races, longtime board member Roger Martin acted as chief starter for one race, marking the eighth consecutive decade of flagging races at The Clyde. Very few people can claim such longevity, especially with one race track. The 2021 season will kick off in April, with a full schedule announcement to come. The Board of Directors and Officers of the Lanco Micro-Midget Club would like to thank all of the teams, drivers, crews and fans who helped make this 2020 season a success despite all of the challenges. We can’t wait for April and to getting the opportunity to Live the Excitement that is Lanco!

125/4 Stroke Results

1. 7L Chase Layser; 2. 76 Justin Harrington; 3. 44 Riley Simmons; 4. 11h Holden Eckman; 5. 25w Nate Weidman; 6. 76h Kyler Heiney; 7. 29 Brandon Shearer; 8. 44x Alex Lukacs; 9. 16 Marty Brian; 10. 3x Kenny Bushey; 11. 24 Ethan Rhoad; 12. 17 Tyler Armstrong; 13. 6 Mike Glass; 14. 22 Jared St. John; 15. LR62 Dray Layser; 16. 18 Ron Young; 17. 04 Sam Borger; 18. 26 Tyler Martin; 19. 62 Eddie Nocera; 20. 112 Dylan Yeingst; 21. 28 Kyle Lindsey; 22. 78 Sara Borror; DNS 647 Brent Shearer

Sportsman Results

1. 12 Brent Shearer; 2. 5 Bret Conrath; 3. 26 Corey Schmuck; 4. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 5. 15 Bobby Shannaman; 6. 30 Ryan Heckman; 7. 9g Jamie Flickenger; 8. 5a Anthony Yerger; 9. 44 Brianne Witmer; 10. 7L Chase Layser; 11. 36s Steve Smith Sr; 12. 53s Shannon Slaughter; 13. 13b Matt Yoh II; 14. 19m Max Fasnacht; 15. 4x Brock Emory; 16. 26b Shane Showers; 17. 23k Courtney Kupp; 18. 3s Jeremy Eisenhauer; 19. 21v Dave Ravel; 20. 8 Michael Spadafora; DNS 22s Brett Sculley

270 Results

1. 5k Mike Rutherford; 2. 3s Nick Skias; 3. 82 Heath Hehnly; 4. 15 Alex Swift; 5. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 6. 4k Trent Eberhart; 7. 96w Chase Walker; 8. 10z Brian Sholley; 9. 12 Brent Shearer; 10. 34 Christi Sweigart; 11. 19a Bradley Brown; 12. 14 Jason Swavely; 13. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 14. 63 Tajae Adams; 15. 13s Jarrid Hellinger; 16. 4L Ben Layser; 17. 5a Anthony Yerger; 18. 59j Jimmy Wampole; 19. 8s Mike Skias; 20. 38 Melvin Bainbridge; 21. 3 Pete Skias; DNS 59j Walt Wampole

Hyper Racing 600 Results

1. 51 Chris Gerhart; 2. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 3. 15p Chris Panczner; 4. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 5. 71 Brian Kramer; 6. 17 Brent Ely; 7. 11h Holden Eckman; 8. 42u Tyler Ulrich; 9. 5 Heath Hehnly; 10. 23 Bradley Brown; 11. 11z Zach Light; 12. 22k Kyler Heiney; 13. 46 BJ Antonio; 14. 98 Keith Blumenstein; 15. 3k Kassidy Michael; 16. 96 Jesse  Snyder; 17. 8 Brian Hughes; 18. 98x Mason Peters; 19. 75 Mark Yoder; 20. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 21. 1 William Urkuski; 22. 2s Mike Rutherford; DNS 39 Olivia Thayer

Greve, Swavely, Cronrath and Harrington Win On Pink Out Night

One of the marquee events of the 2020 season saw Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway turn pink in support of the Hershey Medical Center Breast Cancer Center. The annual Pink Out Night presented by Kim’s Kreations saw the four regularly scheduled divisions take to the high banks, with the Sportsman leading off the festivities.

Bret Cronrath and Anthony Yerger would take the early lead, before Brett Scully would tip over in turn two with three laps completed. Dave Ravel and Corey Schmuck Jr both made exceptional runs from the mid-pack, where they started due to good finishes last weekend and being on the short end of the handicapping rule. By the second caution one completed lap later, Ravel would run fourth, and Schmuck sixth. Approaching halfway, Nick Skias also began to show some significant muscle, overtaking Chad Kreiser for third with 16 to go. Cronrath would be the dominant force when the third caution would fly for the stopped car of Jack Redcay on the back stretch. The restart would be aborted due to a crash off of turn four which saw Steve Smith Sr tipped over on his side. The single file restart was clean, getting a lap scored before Courtney Kupp and Jessica Moore made contact off turn four, ending the race for Kupp’s machine. The restart saw David Ravel having a tire problem, and Patrick Kirn made very heavy contact with the outside retaining well. Down to 11 laps remaining in the 25 lap feature, Cronrath continued his good form at the front of the field, while Chad Kreiser continued to have a strong run from his starting spot in row two. Skias would drop to sixth after clipping an infield tire on the restart. Cronrath would keep it out front from green to checkered flag, claiming the victory over Anthony Yerger and Corey Schmuck Jr.

TJ Greve and Zach Light would lead the field to the green flag for the Hyper Racing 600 feature. The first caution would fly as the field worked lap two, with Aaron Espenshade spinning in turn one. Logan Rumsey gained two positions on the first circuit, and quickly dispatched Kassidy Michael for third on the restart. The youngest driver in the field would go to work on veteran Zach Light for the runner-up spot. As Light and Rumsey battled, Michael would join the fight as well. Rumsey would complete the pass just before halfway and BJ Antonio had an issue bringing out the third caution flag. Michael would break on lap 14 getting cleanly into the infield, but the same could not be said for Cody West. West would suffer an issue right behind Michael and stop in turn four. Rumsey would get a crack at Greve on the restart, but was unable to capitalize. Jarid Kunkle had one of the best drives of the night, advancing to fourth position and battling with Rumsey and Light for a spot on the podium. Rumsey would see a line change allow him to clear Light and begin making up ground on Greve. Kyler Heiney would spin in turn two on the final circuit, giving Rumsey one last chance at the Hartley Hurricane running in the top spot. The final pass wouldn’t materialize, and Greve claimed another win in his final 2020 appearance at The Clyde. Rumsey finished second, and Light completed a solid run to the final podium position.

The second half of the features began with the 125/4 Stroke Division, seeing Kenny Bushey and Mike Coen starting up front. Marty Brian and Justin Harrington would both make strong starts, holding positions in the top five along with Bushey, Coen, and Alex Lukacs. Dave Labe came to a stop off of turn two on lap four bringing out the first caution of the race. A jumbled restart saw a multi-car pileup which Drayson Layser got the worst of, tumbling end over end down the front stretch. Two laps into green flag run, Harrington made a quick move around Marty Brian, and picked off Bushey one lap later to claim the top spot. With ten laps in, the caution would fly for debris on the back stretch. Matt Fernsler broke just before the restart, nearly launching Lukacs into a flip. Brian would clear Bushey on the restart, seeing the trend of inside lane starters getting better restarts. The second half of the race saw a long green flag run allow Harrington to open a lead over three seconds on Brian. The second Layser team car to flip in the race happened with one lap to go as Chase Layser went over attempting to pass Steve Simmons for fifth. No challenge would come on the final restart, and Justin Harrington would claim the win over Marty Brian and Kenny Bushey.

The 270’s would round out the night’s racing action, led to the green by Mike Skias and Clinton Hauser. Heath Hehnly would go two for one from the third starting position and claim the race lead. Alex Swift and Jason Swavely began a hard charge towards the front, starting mid-pack. Five laps in, Jimmy Wampole broke in turn two; and race leader Hehnly would stop with a mechanical issue off turn two. The original front row would restart at the front once again. Nick Skias and Corey Schmuck Jr would restart in the second row. As the leaders worked through lapped traffic, Mike Skias made contact with Olivia Haworth, sending Haworth on her side and Hauser would hit the stopped car. Hauser would be able to continue, but would restart at the back due to stopping on the track. Mike Skias and Schmuck would restart on the front row, followed by Nick Skias, Jason Swavely and Alex Swift. Swavely would make an aggressive move on Schmuck to the high side off turn two and claim second. Mike Kreiser stopped on the back stretch with an engine failure, but the drama would be at the front. Mike Skias had a tailpipe failure under yellow, handing the top spot to Swavely on the restart. The Rocketman from Fleetwood would battle with Schmuck for the win, but Swavely claimed the victory. Schmuck and Bradley Brown would complete the top three, after Brown passed Swift on the final restart.

Just one week remains in the 2020 season for The Clyde, with the Halloween Spectacular coming up next Saturday night. With trick-or-treating for the kids, and activities throughout the night, there is only one shot left to life the excitement that is Lanco!

Sportsman Results

1. 5 Bret Conrath; 2. 5a Anthony Yerger; 3. 26 Corey Schmuck; 4. 53s Billy Logeman; 5. 88 Nick Skias; 6. 99k Chad Kreiser; 7. 44 Brianne Wittmer; 8. 7L Chase Layser; 9. 11m Jessica Moore; 10. 13b Matt Yoh II; 11. 30 Ryan Heckman; 12. 8 Michael Spadafora; 13. 19m Max Fasnacht; 14. 21V Dave Ravel; 15. 16p Patrick Kirn; 16. 23k Courtney Kupp; 17. 15 Bobby Shannaman; 18. 36s Steve Smith Sr; 19. 14m Chelsey Moore; 20. 32 Jack Redcay; 21. 22s Brett Sculley; DNS 10z Brian Sholley

Hyper Racing 600 Results

1. 24t TJ Greve; 2. 41 Logan Rumsey; 3. 11z Zach Light; 4. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 5. 5 Heath Hehnly; 6. 71 Brian Kramer; 7. 15p Chris Panczner; 8. 2s Garyt Smith; 9. 23 Bradley Brown; 10. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 11. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 12. 25 Kenny Beimhower; 13. 22k Kyler Heiney; 14. 17 Brent Ely; 15. 75 Mark Yoder; 16. 117 Cody West; 17. 3k Kassidy Michael; 18. 46 BJ Antonio; DNS 8 Jacob Byron; DNS 11h Holden Eckman

125/4 Stroke Results

1. 76 Justin Harrington; 2. 16 Marty Brian; 3. 3x Kenny Bushey; 4. 26c Michael Coen; 5. 1z Steve Simmons; 6. 6 Mike Glass; 7. 26 Corey Schmuck; 8. 11h Holden Eckman; 9. 44x Alex Lukacs; 10. 76h Kyler Heiney; 11. 44 Riley Simmons; 12. 29 Brandon Shearer; 13. 7L Chase Layser; 14. 24 Logan Rhoad; 15. 28 Kyle Lindsey; 16. 3y Zachary Young; 17. 62 Eddie Nocera; 18. 22 Jared St. John; 19. 04 Sam Borger; 20. 78 Sara Borror; 21. 19 Matt Fernsler; 22. 25w Nate Weidman; 23. LR62 Dray Layser; 24. 1L Dave Labe

270 Division Results

1. 14 Jason Swavely; 2. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 3. 19a Bradley Brown; 4. 15 Alex Swift; 5. 52T TJ Greve; 6. 17j Jarrett Imler; 7. 9g Charles Hellinger; 8. 63 Tajae Adams; 9. 5a Anthony Yerger; 10. 11 Mike Uhrich; 11. 22 Clinton Hauser; 12. 16p Patrick Kirn; 13. 34 Christi Sweigart; 14. 4k Trent Eberhart; 15. 74f Randy West; 16. 8s Mike Skias; 17. 3s Nick Skias; 18. 77k Mike Kreiser; 19. 44g Olivia Haworth; 20. 59j Walt Wampole; 21. 82  Heath Hehnly; 22. 55x Jimmy Wampole; DNS 22j Josh Ohlinger

Brown Doubles Up, Schmuck and Brian also win

Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway honored first responders and armed forces veterans and currently serving members this past Saturday. Following a rousing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by 6 year old Landon Mak, a full slate of heat races and b-mains led into the four feature events. The 125/4 stroke division would kick things off, with Marty Brian and Nate Weidman pacing the 22 starters. On lap two, Kyle Lindsay would come to a stop in turn four, bringing out the first caution flag of the event. Justin Harrington and Cliff Brian Jr were charging through the field, hoping to gain early ground from mid-pack starting positions as a result of the handicapping system. Brian and Mike Miller would make contact in turn one, bouncing Miller into Harrington on the outside and sending Harrington around to bring out the second caution with two laps completed. A long green flag run saw the leaders able to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. As Marty Brian caught lapped traffic, Weidman was able to come past on lap ten. Chase Layser had a strong run going as well, moving back Marty Brian to third and coming past Weidman for the race lead on lap 16. Cliff Brian Jr would take second away from Weidman and begin working on Layser for the lead as the third caution flew for Alex Lukacs and Mike Coen. The restart would see Layser on the point for the single file start. Cliff Brian Jr would make quick work of Layser on the restart, and easily claim the win. Nate Weidman was able to get around Layser for the runner-up spot off of turn four.

The 270’s would complete the first half of the night’s features. The first attempt at a start would be aborted after issues for Andrew Dietrich, who was scheduled to roll off in the 16th position. Bradley Brown and Zach Hollinger would lead the field to the green. Pete Skias and Mike Skias would make early moves toward the front, but a four car incident in turn one would erase those efforts. Intense racing would come from the mid-pack forward as Alex Swift, Jason Swavely, and Nick Skias made several big moves to get towards the front. After a pair of quick caution flags, Brown was able to hold the lead by over a second. Swavely and Swift had completed their march forward when the caution flew once again for the spin of Anthony Yerger. Pete Skias also ran into issues, ending his race just shy of halfway. The biggest challenge to that point came from Swavely on the restart, but Brown would deftly parry the advance. Caution would fly again with ten remaining as Jarrett Imler and Charles Hellinger stopped in turn four. An incident on the restart between Clinton Hauser and Corey Schmuck Jr would slow the field and bring about a single file restart with the same ten laps to go. Swavely tried to make the top side work, but the grip was all around the bottom, losing ground to Brown, and allowing Swift to close in. With five to go, the left front tire and wheel came off the car of Heath Hehnly; nearly striking the race leader. The final restart was rinse and repeat for Brown. Six short weeks after suffering a serious neck injury, Bradley Brown would complete the comeback story of the season so far picking up the victory. Swavely and Swift would hold station and complete the podium.

The Sportsman division would be the third feature to take to the Speedway. Jesse Maurer would look to add to his win total for the season from the pole, while Corey Schmuck Jr started second in search of his first win of the season. Nate Gibble went for a wild ride in turn four on the initial start of the race, but would be turned upright and able to continue. Maurer was quickly into lapped traffic and in control early on, before Brianne Witmer’s stopped car entering turn three brought the field down to caution speed for the second time. A bobble at the front of the field saw some intense battles develop on the restart. That beating and banging throughout the mid-pack caused an issue for Isaac Graby who stopped in turn one. Under the caution flag, some hot tempers in the mid-field lead to a series of brake checks and Michael Spadafora was the unlucky victim of someone else’s issue, flipping while under caution. Graby would have another issue on the lap following the restart, slowing the field once again. Chad Kreiser would have a mechanical issue off of turn two on the restart, and everyone from third on back had to take some pretty major evasive measures to avoid the stricken car. A clean restart would see Maurer jump out to a healthy advantage before a passing attempt gone wrong got Gibble up and over for the second time in the race. Shannon Slaughter would be caught up in the incident as well and see her race end. At the halfway point, Maurer continued to lead over Schmuck and Patrick Kirn. With five to go, Jesse Maurer caught lapped traffic and the battle for the lead was on. Maurer clipped an infield tire in turn two with two laps to go, and had a mechanical issue end his quest for the win just over a quarter of a mile from the finish line. Corey Schmuck Jr rode out the wild finish to claim his first win of the season over Patrick Kirn and David Ravel.

The Hyper Racing 600’s would complete the night’s racing action, with Bradley Brown and Brent Ely on the front row. Brown would look for his second win of the night; while Brent Ely was chomping at the bit to attack a low-line dominant race track. Brown made quick work of the initial start and Brian Kramer would claim second early on. With the handicapping invert, Chris Gerhart, Heath Hehnly, and Mike Rutherford would all have to come from the middle of the pack to defend their podium finishes from last week. Brianne Witmer had mechanical issues derail her race just two laps in, coming to a stop in turn four and bringing out the first caution flag of the race. Jesse Maurer and Kramer would duel side by side for several laps for the runner-up position. A long green-flag run had the top three catching lapped traffic, and Kramer was closing in rapidly. Jesse Snyder spun in turn three to bring out the caution flag. Jesse Maurer got the best restart in the field, trying to go two-for-one and move from third to first. A mullti-car incident in turn four ended the attack by Maurer and slowed the field once again with 16 laps scored. Heath Hehnly put on a show making up a ton of ground on the high-side before Snyder had a second spin with seven laps to go. Brown and Maurer checked out on the restart, looking to settle the race win between themselves. Maurer made several attempts to get around the leader, but none were close enough to be successful. Bradley Brown would double-up and claim his second win of the evening over Maurer and Hehnly.

Coming up next Saturday night are the annual Pink Out Night festivities benefitting the Hershey Medical Center Breast Cancer Center. With only two weeks remaining in the 2020 season, there has never been a better time to live the excitement that is Lanco!

125/4 Stroke Results

1. 99 Cliff Brian Jr; 2. 25w Nate Weidman; 3. 7L Chase Layser; 4. 76 Justin Harrington; 5. 16 Marty Brian; 6. 24 Logan Rhoad; 7. 3 Mike Miller; 8. 11h Holden Eckman; 9. 29 Brandon Shearer; 10. 1z Steve Simmons; 11. 3x Kenny Bushey; 12. 26c Micheal Coen; 13. 26 Tyler Martin; 14. 62 Eddie Nocera; 15. 22 Jared St. John; 16. 04 Sam Borger; 17. 78 Sara Borror; 18. 112 Dylan Yeingst; 19. 3h Zack Hollinger; 20. 44x Alex Lukacs; 21. 5 Terry Ellex; 22. 28 Kyle Lindsey; DNS 1L Dave Labe

Sportsman Results

1. 26 Corey Schmuck; 2. 16p Patrick Kirn; 3. 21V Dave Ravel; 4. 5a Anthony Yerger; 5. 7L Chase Layser; 6. 15 Pete Skias; 7. 14 Brianne Witmer; 8. 3s Jeremy Eisenhauer; 9. 77g Isaac Graby; 10. 5 Bret Conrath; 11. 7C Curtis Miller; 12. 11m Jessica Moore; 13. 21d Dave Williams; 14. 22s Brett Sculley; 15. 19m Max Fasnacht; 16. 36s Steve Smith Sr; 17. 88 Jesse Maurer; 18. 8 Michael Spadafora; 19. 9g Jamie Flickenger; 20. 53s Shannon Slaughter; 21. 99k Chad Kreiser; 22. 23k Courtney Kupp; 23. 13b Matt Yoh II; DQ N8 Nate Gibble

270 Results

1. 19a Bradley Brown; 2. 92 Jason Swavely; 3. 15 Alex Swift; 4. 5k Mike Rutherford; 5. 2 Mike Miller; 6. 8s Mike Skias; 7. 5r Jesse Maurer; 8. 56h Zack Hollinger; 9. 63 Tajae Adams; 10. 5a Anthony Yerger; 11. 22 Clinton Hauser; 12. 16p Patrick Kirn; 13. 34 Christi Sweigart; 14. 13s Charles Hellinger; 15. B8 Brittany Zeller; 16. 82 Heath Hehnly; 17. 3s Nick Skias; 18. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 19. 17j Jarrett Imler; 20. 3 Pete Skias; 21. 8z Nate Gibble; 22. 4k Trent Eberhart; 23. 00g Dan Lane Jr; 24. 88d Andrew Dietrich;

Hyper Racing 600 Results

1. 23 Bradley Brown; 2. 3 Jesse Maurer; 3. 5 Heath Hehnly; 4. 17 Brent Ely; 5. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 6. 2s Mike Rutherford; 7. 51 Chris Gerhart; 8. 71 Brian Kramer; 9. 3k Kassidy Michael; 10. 11h Holden Eckman; 11. 96 Jesse Snyder; 12. 1 William Urkuski; 13. 22k Kyler Heiney; 14. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 15. 11z Zach Light; 16. 880 Kameron Morral; 17. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 18. 75 Mark Yoder

Bud's Spring Service Labor Day Shootout Night Two Recap

The second end of the weekend twin bill at Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway saw the wings come off for three of the regular divisions, as the Hyper Racing 600’s, 270’s, and 125/4 Stroke divisions would be in action and joined by the Slingshots. Alex Bright and Christian Bruno would lead the field to green in the opening feature for the 600’s. The first yellow would fly before the leaders hit the back stretch, as the single car spin of Mitchell Bard would slow the field. Brendan Bright would have an issue which sent him to the rear of the field as well. After a short green flag run, Sam LaMothe spun in turn four bringing out the second caution. Joey Jarowicz would also have an issue under the yellow. As the top handful of cars would begin to stretch their lead, good battles would go on through the back half of the field. Preston Lattimus and Steven Drevicki would put on a nice battle for the fourth position, along with Collin White. The restart saw Slide Job City return to Newmanstown, and ultimately wound up with Nick Groff flipping hard into turn one. Groff would be ok, but the car was done for the night. The restart was furious at the front, with Bruno throwing a couple of big sliders at the race leader. Jumping the cushion in turn four, Bruno would fall back into the clutches of White for second position. Kyle Spence would continue to charge forward, battling with Logan Rumsey and Jesse Maurer as the yellow came out. White was able to clear Bruno before the caution, setting up a restart alongside Bright. The final ten laps would be a repeat of the first twenty, with nobody being in the same zip code as race winner Alex Bright. Collin White and Christian Bruno would round out the podium.

The Slingshots would take to the speedway next, with Josh Weiant and Dave Carraghan on the front row. Third place starter Taylor Mills would grab the early lead as Weiant slid high in turn four. James Hendricks spun to bring out the caution flag with one lap completed. The restart was jumbled quickly leading to a single file restart. A bout of caution fever would grip the raceway, as four yellows would fly within two completed laps. Race control shortened the race distance to 25 laps after the sixth caution occurred only on lap three. Following three laps of green flag running, the seventh caution would fly for the broken machine of Chuck Whary. The first long green flag run settled in just past the halfway point. With little more than half of the field remaining in the running, Scott Neary went to work catching race leader Mills. Dylan Hoch also was in line with the top pair as the caution flew with five laps remaining. Hoch dove inside of Neary to claim second with four laps to go. The gap would settle in at three car lengths, and Taylor Mills claimed the win over Hoch and Neary.

The final feature race to run n the night would be the 270’s, as the 125/4 Stroke finale was cancelled due to the curfew in place at the Speedway. Mike Rutherford and Toby Blumenshine would pace the field. Rutherford grabbed the early lead, as the caution flag would fly for a spin in turn one. The restart saw Toby Blumenshine battle with Brandon Heist before Chase Layser flipped in turn four. The driver was ok, but the night would end for the pilot of the 7L. On the restart, the field jumbled and Cody Siegel claimed the high flyer award for the division. On the restart, Nick Skias ended up close and personal with Corey Schmuck Jr, as Aidan Svanda would also be involved. A short green flag run saw Rutherford storm out to the lead, as contact back in the pack sent Andrew Dietrich around on the front stretch. Rutherford would again lead as Jesse Maurer and Heist battled for the second position. Kyle Spence would flip in turn one bringing out the sixth caution flag. The rinse and repeat cycle was on with each restart, as Rutherford was able to use clean air to his benefit and get away from the rest of the field. An intense battle for second between Bradley Brown, Jesse Maurer and Dan Lane would end with Maurer spun around in turn one and Lane sent to the rear for contact with Maurer. The restart with three to go saw Rutherford and Brown battling for the win. Brown was unable to make any ground on Rutherford, and would claim the victory over Brown and Heist.

The Lanco Micro-Midget Racing Club would like to thank all of the participants and fans for their support this past weekend. A record number of cars, along with issues both within the Club’s control and some which were not, lead to a racing program which went far too long. The Club plans to look at changes to be made to the Labor Day Shootout to help shorten the event going forward.

Coming up this weekend is the First Responders and Military & Veterans Appreciation night presented by Mongoose Chassis. The four regular divisions return to the Newmanstown high banks, or the normal race weekend schedule.

Bud's Spring Service Labor Day Shootout Night One Recap

Night number one of the Bud’s Spring Service Labor Day Shootout saw Lanco’s four regular divisions taking to the Newmanstown high banks, and the 270’s would lead off the running order. As the fireworks exploded overhead, Pete Skias and Mike Rutherford would lead the field to the green. On the break, Skias would lead but a twin flip would slow the action after one lap was in the books. An aborted restart due to a spinning Bradley Brown in turn four would cause a single-file restart. Pete Skias would lead the first green flag run, as the top handful of cars would line up single file. Nate Gibble’s stopped car in turn four brought out the third caution on lap six. The bottom proved to be the quick way around early on. As the second green flag run developed, the leaders battled in lapped traffic. Mike Rutherford threw every trick in his expansive book at Pete Skias, getting around for the lead with ten laps to go. The powerplant would start to go away on Skias car, allowing Lee Reinhardt to come around two laps later for the runner-up spot. Alex Swift’s machine stopped to the outside of turn four with just a handful of laps remaining, ending another strong run for that car. Pete Skias would also see his night end under the fourth caution flag. After removing several additional stopped cars, the field would double up for the restart with six laps remaining. Rutherford and Reinhart would lead the field to green, followed by Jason Swavely and Pat Bealer. Rutherford made a very solid restart, opening up a two car length lead. The gap would never close, and Rutherford claimed the first win of the weekend.

30 laps would be in store for the Hyper Racing 600’s, with Zach Bealer and TJ Greve pacing the field. A very stout field of cars would see the first start waved off after Austin Bishop came to a stop exiting turn four. Brent Shearer would also see his race end with a flat left rear tire. Three distinct grooves developed early, with Bealer leading. Brent Ely came to a stop outside of turn two with five laps on the scoreboard, bringing out the races second caution flag. Greve would throw haymaker’s at Bealer at both ends of the racetrack, bringing Jason Swavely into the battle for the lead as well. Mike Rutherford made a very uncharacteristic unforced error in turn two, clipping an infield tire and spinning with 22 laps to go. The ensuing restart saw a huge pileup involving several cars, with two turning over in the incident. Bealer was able to fend off the early challenges from Greve on the restart. A missed slider in the east end of the raceway saw Greve get into the outside wall, losing second position to Heath Hehnly. Jarid Kunkle also was able to get around Greve before another caution slowed the action for the fifth time. Bealer would control the start cleanly. The younger Bealer in the field would have to fend off the challenges of eight-time track champion Hehnly, but the sixth caution for a spinning Nick Groff would lead to a single-file restart. A furious final five laps saw Bealer, Hehnly, and Swavely duel for the top spots. Greve would join the party late, but nobody could touch the dominant car of Bealer. Calling it one of his biggest moments ever in the sport, Zach Bealer would claim the win over Hehnly, Swavely, and Greve.

The 125/4 Stroke division would appear next from the pit area. Cliff Brian Jr and Justin Harrington would see the green flag first, but a quick caution in turn two would lead the field to a restart. Cliff Jr and younger brother Marty would sandwich Harrington as the field got its first green flags lap on the board. Yellow number two came on lap one, with a two car tangle in turn four. Dominic Foster would be able to refire and continue; but the night was over for Jesse Nocera. Ron Crossley and Will Watson would also fall out under the yellow flag. Marty would slip past Harrington on the restart, but the driver of the 76 came back around Marty one lap later. A half spin and stop for Chase Layser would bring the caution out for the third time. The restart was clean but intense, with the aggression leading to an eight car pileup in turn two. A long green flag run would ensure after the restart, leading to the front runners negotiating lapped traffic. A final duel would ensue as Brian Jr was unable to clear lapped traffic quickly. On the final circuit, in the final corner, the stopped car of Brandan Shearer would lead to a caution flag. The one lap battle for the twin checkered flags was all Cliff Brian Jr, and he took home the victory over Justin Harrington and Marty Brian.

Bret Cronrath and Austin Graby would lead the field. The cleanest start of the night went seven laps into the race, before Corey Schmuck Jr spun in turn two. Anthony Yerger was charging through the field before the yellow, and would restart inside the top five. A three car tangle in turn four brought out the second yellow on the ensuing restart. Jesse Maurer and Yerger would battle for sixth, as the top five would get single file. Ryan Heckman’s spin would bring the field under yellow. On the restart, several cars tangled in turn four bringing out the fourth caution of the race. Cronrath was untouched to this point in the feature, making the best use of the preferred inside line to open up a consistent gap to second place running Jason Swavely. A second long green flag run saw Cronrath hold his lead, and efficiently manage the gap to lapped traffic. Alex Swift was able to catch Swavely for second, but the pass wasn’t there to be made in the final laps. Cronrath would be the second straight flag-to-flag winner of the night, followed home by Swavely and Swift.

Coming up this weekend is Mongoose Chassis presenting First Responders Night along with the annual Veterans and Military celebration. As always, fans under 13 are free; and adult tickets are only ten dollars. With just three weeks remaining in the season, there is never a better time to live the excitement that is Lanco!

One week after mother nature claimed her first victory of the season, Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway returned to action with four regularly scheduled features and two makeup’s on the card. The Sportsman and Hyper Racing 600’s saw their rescheduled features run immediately after hot laps. A sun-splashed sky greeted the competitors and fans on Viper Chassis Night, where the track paid tribute to one of their own. Gale Miller was a longtime supporter of the facility, whose husband Gary is a club board member. Tragically, Gale lost her battle with ovarian cancer earlier this year. The Clyde paid tribute to Gale throughout the night, and raised over $1,000 in her memory to be donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.

Anthony Yerger and Jessica Moore led the field to the green. Early attrition took its toll with several cars dropping out of a race that went green until nearly halfway after an aborted start. Corey Schmuck Jr was the first car to bring out the caution flag, with an attempt to pass for the race lead going awry and ending up on his side in Turn 3. Up until that point, the pilot of the 26 had been one of the quickest cars on the race track. Yerger had lead from the pole, with Michael Kreiser, Jesse Maurer, Chase Layser, and Bret Cronrath making up the top five for the restart. The leader did not escape the incident with Schmuck unscathed however. Trouble with the exhaust would put Yerger out of the race on the restart. Kreiser took advantage of the situation jumping out to a large lead that would only last for a couple of laps before the cars of Courtney Kupp and Clinton Hauser made contact sending Hauser into a flip down the front stretch. He would continue, while Kupp had front end damage ending her race. The second half of the race saw Schmuck recover from his incident and run inside the top ten by the time Jamie Flickinger saw a good run end prematurely against the outside wall in Turn 2 with ten laps remaining. Several cars made good runs including Brett Scholley and Jessica Moore who recovered from early trouble to run inside of the top ten. Nine laps remained when the final restart of the event took place. Kreiser was able to get away cleanly on the jump and completed his first win of the season. Jason Swavely saw his excellent 2020 season continue with a good run to third place. Jesse Maurer would claim the runner-up spot.

Eighteen Hyper Racing 600’s would take to the grid for their makeup feature, with several cars not in attendance who qualified last weekend. Zach Light and Jarid Kunkle would make up the front row. A fantastic battle for the race lead saw Light and Kunkle run side-by-side for the first handful of laps before Kunkle took the spot. Aaron Espenshade spun to the inside of turn two to bring out the first caution with 18 laps remaining. The front of the field saw several exciting battles between Light and Dan Souder for second; while Nick Skias Brian Kramer, and Chris Gerhart battled for fourth. Past halfway, Mike Rutherford and Heath Hehnly had made their way towards the top five from mid-pack starting spots after the inversion. Espenshade saw his race end with four laps remaining setting up a single-file restart and shootout for the win. The challenge wouldn’t materialize, as Kunkle made his best restart of the race and claimed the win over Souder, Skias, Gerhart, and Hehnly.

The 125 and 4 Stroke Division would be the first regularly scheduled feature to run under the lights, with Matt Fernsler and Chase Layser leading the field to the green. Mike Miller, Zach Hollinger, and Kassidy Michael would complete the top five starters. A couple of early cautions saw the field lined up for a third attempt at the initial start. With each succeeding attempt, Miller was able to improve and went from falling back to running right with the race leader and battling Layser and Hollinger for second. The solid early run would come to an end with mechanical issues ending his night two laps in. Justin Harrington put on the best show of the early part of the race coming from 19th to seventh place just five laps in. There was a good bit of yellow fever in the first half, but Layser and Brent Shearer were able to move forward and claim the top two spots for a restart at the halfway point. Shearer was able to force his way past Layser with four to go while battling lapped traffic. The caution would fly with three to go when the leader turned the lapped machine of Sam Borger on the back stretch. With the restart being single file, Shearer was able to open up a big gap on the restart and claim the victory.

The second feature on Viper Chassis Night saw the 270’s take to the high banks. With only four cars being inverted, the heavy iron would be at the front of the entire feature. The early action saw battles throughout the field, with Mike Rutherford taking the extreme high line four-wide to claim third. Nate Gibble took a wild ride down the back straight after contact with the outside wall. Just three laps in, Rutherford ran outside of Mike Skias, with Trent Eberhart and Nick Skias in row two for the restart. Jason Swavely was battling for third when he hard very hard contact into the outside wall with five laps in the books. The single-file restart allowed Mike Skias to jump out to the lead, but his time at the top would be short lived. Rutherford was just too dominant on the high side and moved to the top of the order on Lap 7. Dan Lane Jr was the star of the show coming from deep in the field, gaining six spots in four laps following the restart. Both Rutherford and Lane proved the high line was the place to be, and were the dominant cars in the field. Nick Skias ran towards the front for the first half of the race but would drop out at halfway with a mechanical issue. The second half saw the quickest cars head to the front, and Rutherford extended his lead to over two seconds before caution with three to go saw the field bunched up again. Mike Miller and Alex Swift both tried to make the bottom work late, but the momentum was just too strong at the top. Rutherford claimed the win over Miller, Mike Skias, Swift, and Dan Lane Jr.

After heat racing, the Hyper Racing 600’s drew a 12 for the inversion putting the fastest cars mid-pack, and  Brent Ely and Mikey Smith on the front row for the start. Those cars finished fourth in their heat races, meaning there was still a lot of speed towards the front of the field at the drop of the green flag. Ely is known for catfishing the bottom, but the preferred line would be at the top. Smith took off like a rocket and held the early lead until mechanical issues ended his night a handful of laps in. After making the top work throughout the 270 feature, Mike Rutherford came from eleventh on the grid quickly towards the front by running the bottom. With a solid run earlier in the day, Dan Souder would continue that trend in the second feature. The caution for Smith would be the only stoppage of the first half of the race, but caution number two would fly just past the halfway point. On the restart, Rutherford continued to show exceptional speed and would stay right with race leader until claiming the top spot on Lap 20 with a nice pass inside of Ely off Turn 4. The gap would open quickly, with Ely fading at the end. Jarid Kunkle was able to capitalize on the issues for Ely, pipping him at the finish by .007 for second place.

The final feature of the night brought the Sportsman back on to the clay for their second run of the event. Another twelve was pulled for the inversion, putting Jamie Flickinger and Patrick Kirn on the front row. Mike Kreiser and Jesse Maurer would be scheduled to start in row six, but Maurer had a mechanical problem end his night before the race even went green. Flickinger was able to get a good start and put in a strong early showing at the point. Dave Ravel was very quick and able to fend off Kirn and Corey Schmuck Jr for second. The bottom groove really came in to play in this feature, with the difference in power with the difference. As Flickinger caught lapped traffic, Ravel was able to capitalize. He would grab the race lead just prior to halfway and the first caution flag of the race. With the opportunity to control the pace, Ravel got the jump and held the lead. Corey Schmuck was able to get around Flickinger, using the preferred inside lane to claim second. Schmuck hounded Ravel for the rest of the race, but ultimately was unable to mount a challenge for the lead. Flickinger would spin out of eighth position with three to go, bringing out the race’s final caution. Again on the restart, Schmuck would be unable to challenge the race leader. Ravel would claim the win over Schmuck and Swavely.

Racing action at Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway will resume this coming Saturday. Four divisions of racing are again on the card. Coming up in two weeks, the Bud’s Spring Service Labor Day Shootout will take to the racetrack. Racing action on Saturday and Sunday, September 5th and 6th. One of the biggest events of the season also is upcoming on September 19th with the annual Pink Out Night presented by Kim’s Kreations. With only six weeks remaining in the season, there is never a better time to come out and Live the Excitement that is Lanco!

Sportsman Makeup Feature Results

1. 77 Mike Kreiser; 2. 88 Jesse Maurer; 3. 14 Jason Swavely; 4. 26 Corey Schmuck; 5. 7L Chase Layser; 6. N8 Nate Gibble; 7. 10z Brian Sholley; 8. 5 Bret Conrath; 9. 4 Mike Miller; 10. 11m Jessica Moore; 11. 22 Clinton Hauser; 12. 22j Raymond Ohlinger; 13. 14m Chelsey Moore; 14. 13b Matt Yoh II; 15. 9g Jamie Flickenger; 16. 23k Courtney Kupp; 17. 19m Max Fasnacht; 18. 5a Anthony Yerger; 19. 15 Robert Shannaman; 20. 8 Michael Spadafora; 21. 21d Dave Williams; 22. 83 Evan Lawrence; 23. 21V Dave Ravel; 24. 32 Jack Redcay

Hyper Racing 600 Makeup Feature Results

1. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 2. 11 Dan Souder; 3. 88 Nick Skias; 4. 51 Chris Gerhart; 5. 5 Heath Hehnly; 6. 2s Mike Rutherford; 7. 11z Zach Light; 8. 3 Jesse Maurer; 9. 71 Brian Kramer; 10. 9 Austin Biship; 11. 15p Chris Panczner; 12. 17 Brent Ely; 13. 42k Travis Keiser; 14. 1 William Urkuski; 15. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 16. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 17. 11h Holden Eckman; 18. 39 Olivia Thayer

125/4 Stroke Results

1. 12 Brent Shearer; 2. 3h Zack Hollinger; 3. 7L Chase Layser; 4. 19 Matt Fernsler; 5. 57k Kassidy Michael; 6. 76 Justin Harrington; 7. 16 Marty Brian; 8. 5 Terry Ellex; 9. 24 Logan Rhoad; 10. 26 Tyler Martin; 11. 13 Shane Davis; 12. 62 Eddie Nocera; 13. 25w Nate Weidman; 14. 3x Kenny Bushey; 15. 3y Zachary Young; 16. LR62 Dray Layser; 17. 4 Sam Borger; 18. 4 Julie Avery; 19. 22 Jared St. John; 20. 29 Brandon Shearer; 21. 44 Riley Simmons; 22. 11h Holden Eckman; 23. 112 Dylan Yeingst; 24. 3 Mike Miller

270 Results

1. 5k Mike Rutherford; 2. 2 Mike Miller; 3. 8s Mike Skias; 4. 48x Alex Swift; 5. 29j Dan Lane Jr; 6. 4R Lee Reinhardt; 7. 82 Heath Hehnly; 8. 55 Pete Skias; 9. 88d Andrew Dietrich; 10. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr          ; 11. 11 Mike Uhrich; 12. 4k Trent Eberhart;13. 49w Johnny West; 14. 48 Jonah Meck; 15. 21d Dave Williams; 16. 1L Dave Labe; 17. 56h Zack Hollinger; 18. 5a Anthony Yerger; 19. 3s Nick Skias; 20. 53 Brent Shearer; 21. 92 Jason Swavely; 22. 17j Jarrett Imler; 23. 8z Nate Gibble; 24. 29 Tom Spatz; 25. 34 Christi Sweigart

Hyper Racing 600 Results

1. 2s Mike Rutherford; 2. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 3. 17 Brent Ely; 4. 11 Dan Souder; 5. 51 Chris Gerhart; 6. 71 Brian Kramer; 7. 3 Jesse Maurer; 8. 15p Chris Panczner; 9. 88 Nick Skias; 10. 5 Heath Hehnly; 11. 42u Tyler Ulrich; 12. 61 Ryan Kunkle; 13. 1 William Urkuski; 14. 9 Austin Biship; 15. 42k Travis Keiser; 16. 11z Zach Light; 17. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 18. 11h Holden Eckman; 19. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 20. 2sx Mikey Smith; 21. 39 Olivia Thayer; 22. 17j Jarrett Imler; 23. 8z Nate Gibble; 24. 29 Tom Spatz; 25. 34 Christi Sweigart

Sportsman Results

1. 21V Dave Ravel; 2. 26 Corey Schmuck; 3. 14 Jason Swavely; 4. 16p Patrick Kirn; 5. 4 Mike Miller; 6. 77 Mike Kreiser; 7. 5a Anthony Yerger; 8. 5 Bret Conrath; 9. 15 Robert Shannaman; 10. 21d Dave Williams; 11. 7L Chase Layser; 12. N8 Nate Gibble; 13. 10z Brian Sholley; 14. 30 Ryan Heckman; 15. 53s Shannon Slaughter; 16. 9g Jamie Flickenger; 17. 3s Jeremy Eisenhauer; 18. 19m Max Fasnacht; 19. 8 Michael Spadafora; 20. 11m Jessica Moore; 21. 23k Courtney Kupp; 22. 22 Clinton Hauser; 23. 32 Jack Redcay; 24. 88 Jesse Maurer

Courtney wins Lanco Midgets, Carber claims 600’s titles

After rain halted most of the running for the United States Auto Club over the last two weeks, call it apropos that the sanctioning body heads back home again for events surrounding the Indianapolis 500 with a boost from Sunshine. Tyler Courtney was exceptionally quick off the truck, and turned in a dominating performance to win the NOS Energy National Midget Championship tour stop at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. After setting quick time in hot laps, the pilot of the 7BC went a quarter of a second quicker than the rest of the field in time trials.

Tyler Courtney was fast all night at Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway (Photo Credit: Keegan Simmons)

The native of Indianapolis worked the high line to perfection around the 1/8 mile bullring, and assumed the race lead on lap 14 of the 40 lap feature. Courtney would be challenged throughout the event by Buddy Kofoid who started sixth and charged with Courtney towards the front. The race saw numerous caution flags for incidents, which isn’t a surprise given the tight confines of The Clyde. Cannon McIntosh and Tanner Thorson put on a whale of a show, coming from 15th and 19th respectively to finish inside the top five. With the wet stuff preventing races from running three times during the course of Eastern Midget Week, Courtney would sweep the events after claiming the only other checkered flag at Action Track USA in Kutztown.

Tyler Courtney celebrates in Victory Lane at Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. (Photo Credit: Richard Kepner)

The Hyper Racing 600’s saw a fantastic field of cars arrive for their $5,000 to win feature presented by Rodota Trucking & Excavating. Heading into the night, Damon Paul was sitting on top of the point standings, ahead of Colin White, Alex Bright, Eddie Strada, and Brian Carber. A track which was well suited to the midgets didn’t play nearly as nicely with the 600’s, and the running order and points standings would see big changes throughout the night. Carber and Austin Quick would top their respective qualifying flights, with Carber taking overall quick time honors. Just qualifying for the 50 lap feature would be an accomplishment, with several drivers having issues in their heat races and qualifiers. Mike Rutherford, Aaron Espenshade, Jesse Maurer, Jason Swavely, Carber, Steven Snyder Jr, Paul, and Austin Schaefer claiming heat wins. Qualifiers went to Kyle Spence, Kole Kirkmman, Snyder, and Carber. The combination of points from the time trials, heats and qualifiers set the grid, while the last eight positions in the field went to the top two finishers in each of four B-Mains.

Bobby Butler made a strong run to finish second in the finale to Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek presented by Rodota Trucking & Excavating. (Photo Credit: Richard Kepner)

Just one of the top six starters would make it past the lap 35 mark, with Carber leading from the drop of the green flag. The drama started early, with Paul seeing his race and Speedweek Championship hopes dashed with a flat tire on Lap 4 after starting second. Some of the biggest names in the business saw early trouble, with Snyder and Brendan Bright falling out on Lap 35 after comprising in row two in the initial lineup. The third row starters of Kyle Spence and Austin Quick would both be out of the race before halfway as well. But there were drivers who stormed their way forward. With the heavy attrition and the restarts which followed, multi-time track champion Heath Hehnly was able to charge his way from the 20th starting spot towards the front, coming home in fifth position. Christian Bruno made a last lap pass in his B-Main to claim the last starting position and he made it count, picking up the night’s hard charger award finishing fourth. Third went to Jason Swavely who has had a very good 2020 season so far at The Clyde. Bobby Butler made a very consistent run to come home in the runner-up position, but he never was close enough to really challenge the race winner. Brian Carber was fast all night, and consistent enough when it mattered most, picking up the winner’s check $5,000 check courtesy of Rodota Trucking & Excavating, and the Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek Championship.

Brian Carber celebrates in Victory Lane with Ms Racing Xtravaganza, Cait Puccio, after winning the final race of Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek presented by Rodota Trucking & Excavating. (Photo Credit: Richard Kepner)

Racing action returns to Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway this Saturday night, with five divisions of racing action on the docket. The Hyper Racing 600’s put the wings back on, and are joined by the 270’s, Sportsman, 125/4 Stroke Division, and the All-Star Slingshots. Scout Night is coming back this week, with free admission to all Scouts in uniform, and bike giveaways will be happening as well. Coming up in just a few weeks, it’s the annual Labor Day Shootout, with racing action on both Saturday and Sunday, and a kickoff party on Friday night with a cornhole tournament and live music. Keep your eye out for more information on our final big event of the season!

Maurer, Miller, Swavely and Harrington Cash In On Clyde Martin Memorial Night

The biggest night of the year for the members of the Lanco Micro-midget Racing Club took place this past Saturday, with the running of the Clyde Martin Memorial races. Named for the Club’s first Chief Starter, these races are the most important run all season for the Newmanstown oval. The bullring’s fastest class, the Hyper Racing 600’s would take to the speedway first for their feature.

Chris Panczner and Zach Light would start up front for the 35 lap feature. Light would claim the early advantage from the high side of the racetrack. Jesse Maurer claimed the second position four laps in, asserting his early speed. A long green flag run kicked off the action, with Light catching lapped traffic only ten laps in. As the leader caught the car of Olivia Thayer, Maurer made his move for the lead claiming the spot on lap ten. John Smith would spin two laps later, bringing out the first caution flag of the race. Smith was able to restart and joined in at the back of the field. The restart saw Maurer, Light, and Mikey Smith check out, while Nick Skias showed the first signs of mechanical gremlins which would end his night. Light and Smith would make contact and trade sliders throughout the run through the halfway point. With ten laps to go, Olivia Thayer made heavy contact with the outside wall in turn four. The 39 turned over onto its side, but the driver was able to climb from the car under her own power. With only two starts thus far in the race, every driver at the front knew that quick passing would be of the utmost importance. Charging through the field prior to the yellow, Heath Hehnly and Mike Rutherford had advanced from deep in the field to the seventh and eighth positions respectively. A very wide running surface saw several distinct grooves open up. Maurer and Mikey Smith restarted on the front row with only ten laps remaining. Maurer got out to the lead, but the driver moving the quickest forward was Hehnly. Three laps into the run, Hehnly was up to the third position. Caution number three flew with seven laps to go for a multiple car incident in turn two. Maurer and Smith would restart on the front row, with Hehnly and Panczner directly behind. Rutherford and Light would occupy row three. Hehnly would claim the third position on the restart and brought Rutherford along with him. BJ Antonio’s night ended two laps into the green flag run, when his machine slowed into turn four. With only five laps remaining, the restart would be single file; giving Maurer a much clearer path to keep the top spot he earned back on lap ten. Hehnly cleared Smith on the restart, with Rutherford claiming third one lap later. Hehnly tried every line on the racetrack in the final two laps, but never got closer than a half of a car length from Maurer. Maurer would claim the win over Hehnly, Rutherford, Mikey Smith and Light.

After the very intense Hyper Racing 600 feature, the new 125 and 4 Stroke combined division made their first start in this historic race. Zach Hollinger would start from the pole and be joined on the front row by Mike Coen. Coen jumped out to the early lead, as Marty Brian tried to go three wide into turn one. Justin Harrington made a very quick move to charge forward from his starting position outside of the top ten. The theme of lapped traffic not answering the move-over flag started to emerge, as the leaders began to fight through the traffic. Marty Brian was running fourth when he launched over the left-rear of the lapped car of Sara Borror, and also involving Kassidy Michael and Matt Fernsler. Those cars were running third through fifth, jumbling the front of the field. Harrington continued his charge after the restart, rapidly coming forward to claim second. Brian and Michael made contact again in turn two bringing out another caution flag. Harrington did not let Coen get away on the restart, staying right on his bumper. Hollinger ran third, while Mike Glass and Brent Shearer would complete the top five when the caution flew again with 22 laps to go. Harrington pipped Coen by .002 at the line to complete lap 15, and Kassidy Michael spun in turn four. This would be her third incident, bringing out the black flag and ending her night. After the early incidents, Marty Brian recovered to run seventh. The big one happened on the restart, as Hollinger had an issue in turn four. Only seven cars remained running without being involved in the incident. Nearly everyone was able to refire and continue, with the notable exception of Hollinger. Harrington was able to open up a lead over one second just two laps into the green flag run. Shearer went to work on Mike Glass, but the battle was short lived as Glass retired with 14 laps to go. Harrington would be unchallenged and took his first Clyde Martin Memorial, joining his father Jimmy as winners of this prestigious race.

Feature number three would be contested by the 270’s. The two-time and defending race winner Bradley Brown was unable to defend his championship due to injury, leaving a stacked field to stake their claim to the win. Dave Labe and Christi Sweigart would lead the field to the green. While the field didn’t lack in talent, there was an equally stellar amount of experience in the field as well. Jason Swavely made a fantastic initial start around the high side to claim second on lap two. Five laps into the race saw the first caution for a multiple car incident in turn two. The restart would prove to be the undoing for eight-time defending class champion Mike Rutherford, who spun in turn three. Clinton Hauser had to spin his car sideways to avoid hitting Rutherford broadside. Rutherford would be done with a flat left-front tire. Jason Swavely’s strong run ended at the same time, as a mechanical issue put him out of the race. Without a lap being scored, Dave Labe would be starting alone at the front of the field. Mike Miller claimed second from Anthony Yerger, as Nick Skias and Pete Skias begin to charge towards the front. Heath Hehnly made a fantastic save as he spun in turn four and kept the car running to continue without the caution flying. The same couldn’t be said for Trent Eberhart, who spun in turn two and stopped on the infield tire. For the second consecutive caution, a full lap was not completed before the yellow flew again, this time for a three car accident in turn two. The race for the lead saw Mike Miller claim the lead with Miller and Labe making contact in turn two. Labe fell back, giving up second to Pete Skias and third to Nick Skias. Alex Swift jumped up to fourth in the chaos, as Labe recovered in fifth. Just past halfway, Miller, Skias and Skias began to pull away from the rest of the field. With five laps to go, lapped traffic was battling for position and holding up the leaders, allowing Pete Skias to catch up before Miller threw a nice slider on the lapped car of Matt Fernsler. That move gave Miller all of the room he needed to claim the win. Pete Skias finished second ahead of Nick Skias, Alex Swift, and Anthony Yerger.

The final feature of the night rolled the Sportsman division onto the racetrack, with Jason Swavely and Billy Logeman on the front row. The inversion pill was only a two, meaning the front row were the only cars to invert. Swavely got out to a good start, but it was negated for the spin of Michael Spadafora in turn four. The field would line up again for a complete restart. Swavely again got the good start, while Dave Ravel and Mike Kreiser battled early on. Corey Schmuck Jr was making big ground up from the back of the field before Bret Cronrath stopped off turn four. The restart would come with seven laps on the scoreboard. Swavely again would be untested, with Logeman and Ravel able to separate themselves as well. An intense battle developed with Mike Kreiser, Chase Layser, and Schmuck. Ryan Heckman’s mechanical issues would halt that battle temporarily as he stopped on the back stretch with 13 laps recorded. The top three again proved to be the class of the field, while Kreiser and Patrick Kirn battled for fourth. At the halfway point, the top ten had settled in single file. Ravel entered the night as the two-time defending champion of the race and caught lap traffic at an inopportune time allowing Kreiser to catch up. The ninth to eleventh place cars crashed in turn two with ten laps remaining. Clinton Hauser, Brett Scholley, and Chase Layser all were able to restart and join the back of the field. Swavely was able to jump out to the lead again, with no change in the top five. Caution would fly again for Bret Cronrath and Courtney Kupp who spun in separate incidents in turn four. Green would fly again with seven laps remaining. The lap may have changed, but the story remained the same. Swavely took off as the battled developed deeper in the field. Schmuck got around Kirn to take the fifth position. In the same lap, Logeman suffered a mechanical issue dropping him from second to deep in the field at the finish. Logeman’s misfortune was Jesse Maurer’s gain as he claimed the final podium position behind Ravel and race winner Jason Swavely.

The Clyde goes dark for the only time this season, before the return of the USAC NOS Energy National Midget Tour and Hyper Racing PA 600 Speedweek takes over on August 8th.  Regular racing action is back on the high banks on August 15 for Scout Night. Advance tickets are still available for the USAC and 600 Speedweek race night. Tickets may be purchased on race day from 11-3, with the advanced tickets gaining admission one hour before the regular gates open, plus pit access until the racing is ready to begin. Advanced tickets are $25 for adults and $7 for kids; while general admission is $20 for adults and only $5 for kids. This is the biggest race night of the year, with huge payouts and the biggest stars in dirt racing coming to town. There is never a better time to come experience the excitement that is LANCO!

125/4 Stroke Results:

1. 76 Justin Harrington;  2. 647 Brent Shearer; 3. 26c Michael Coen; 4. 44x Alex Lukacs; 5. 13 Shane Davis; 6. 19 Matt Fernsler; 7. 62 Eddie Nocera; 8. 28 Kyle Lindsey; 9. 22 Jared St. John; 10. 04 Sam Borger; 11. 56 Dick Huzzard; 12. 78 Sara Borror; 13. 26 Tyler Martin; 14. 77g Isaac Graby; 15. 6 Mike Glass; 16. 16 Marty Brian; 17. 3h Zack Hollinger; 18. 11h Holden Eckman; 19. 3x Kenny Bushey; 20. 44 Riley Simmons; 21. 57k Kassidy Michael; 22. 3y Zachary Young; 23. 3 Mike Miller; 24. 46 Austin Graby

Sportsman Results:

1. 14 Jason Swavely; 2. 21V Dave Ravel; 3. 88 Jesse Maurer; 4. 26 Corey Schmuck; 5. 16p Patrick Kirn; 6. 77 Mike Kreiser; 7. 3s Jeremy Eisenhauer; 8. 88k Kane Rogers; 9. 10z Brian Scholley; 10. 15 Robert Shannaman; 11. 53s Shannon Slaughter; 12. 9g Jamie Flickinger; 13. 7L  Chase Layser; 14. 23k Courtney Kupp; 15. 22 Clinton Hauser; 16. 30 Ryan Heckman; 17. 18 Noah Merkey; 18. 19m Max Fasnacht; 19. 11m Jessica Moore; 20. 48 Billy Logeman; 21. 5 Bret Cronrath; 22. 13s Charles Hellinger; 23. 14m Chelsey Moore; 24. 8 Michael Spadafora

270 Results:

1. 2 Mike Miller; 2. 55 Pete Skias; 3. 3s Nick Skias; 4. 02 Alex Swift; 5. 5a Anthony Yerger; 6. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 7. 49w Johnny West; 8. 1L Dave Labe; 9. 88d Andrew Dietrich; 10. 63 Tajae Adams; 11. 29j Dan Lane Jr; 12. 87 Austin Graby; 13. 4k Trent Eberhart; 14. 82 Heath Hehnly; 15. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 16. 11r Tommy Rinck; 17. 19 Matt Fernsler; 18. 22 Clinton Hauser; 19. 34 Christi Sweigart; 20. 48 Jonah Meck; 21. 96w Chase Walker; 22. 92 Jason Swavely; 23. 5k Mike Rutherford; 24. 53 Billy Logeman

Hyper Racing 600 Results:

1. 3 Jesse Maurer; 2. 5 Heath Hehnly; 3. 2s Mike Rutherford; 4. 2sx Mikey Smith; 5. 11z Zach Light; 6. 22 Nash Ely; 7. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 8. 15p Chris Panczner; 9. 3g Jesse Snyder; 10. 4s John Smith; 11. 1 William Urkuski; 12. 17 Brent Ely; 13. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 14. 22k Kyler Heiney; 15. 16s Brianne Witmer-Cronrath; 16. 9 Joe Kepple; 17. 11h Holden Eckman; 18. 25x Dan Lane Jr; 19. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 20. 46 BJ Antonio; 21. 71 Brian Kramer; 22. 88 Nick Skias; 23. 51 Chris Gerhart; 24. 39 Olivia Thayer

Back To School Night at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway saw five divisions taking to the racetrack, with the 2020 All-Star Slingshot Tour running their season opener. Dave Carraghan and Mason Pittinger would lead the field to the green. Carraghan took the early lead, while Cody Kline made a big charge in the opening laps to claim second by lap four. The first caution flew on lap four, with Dave Morrell and Carter Weiant coming together in turn two. Kline was a bit too aggressive on the restart and was called for the false-start. Kline would move to fourth after the penalty, promoting Pittinger back to the front row. Kline had an issue coming up to speed and stopped in turn two. Blaire Schoenly also came to a stop in the corner. Schoenly and Kline would see their night end as a result of the incidents. A single-file restart was in the cards after the successive yellows. Bieber and Pittinger battled for several laps, with contact leading to Bieber spinning in turn three. Only ten laps were completed when this third caution flew over the field. Bieber was able to get restarted but would restart in the twelfth position. Andrew Turpin was able to get around Pittinger for second on the restart; but contact deep in the field brought out thee yellow after one lap was completed. Just a handful of laps into the restart, Bieber had already climbed back to the seventh position. Carter Weiant stopped on the backstretch just past halfway bringing out another yellow flag. The restart saw heavy contact throughout the field, apart from race leader Carraghan. Mason Pittinger would be on the short end of the contact and his night would be over. Inside of ten laps to go, Bieber got around Andrew Turpin for third. Carraghan would claim the flag-to-flag win, and with a margin of victory over four seconds.

The Sportsman would take to the speedway for the night’s second feature. After an eight-car inversion pill was drawn, Nate Gibble and Robert Shannaman would pace the field. Last week’s winner Jason Swavely rolled off in the fifth position, putting him in a prime position to battle for the race win. Billy Logeman made a nice getaway from third position to claim second by the time they were off turn four. Corey Schmuck Jr started 15th, and was inside the top ten just three laps in. Two laps later, Swavely took the lead with an inside pass in turns one and two. The first caution flew ten laps in for the broken motor of Steve Smith Sr. Logeman was also an early retirement, seeing his night end two laps earlier due to mechanical trouble. Swavely and Gibble would restart on the front row, but the story was much the same as one week ago. Swavely disappeared from the front and opened a two second gap before Toby Blumenshine suffered a mechanical issue on the backstretch and came to a stop. On the restart, Patrick Kirn and Chase Layser battled for the fourth position when Kirn went around and was nearly tagged by Schmuck. The restart saw Bret Cronrath make heavy contact with Noah Merkey, nearly driving across the air cleaner of Noah Merkey. Cronrath was able to continue. At the halfway point, Swavely would restart as the leader, with Gibble to his outside. One lap was scored before the Brandon Gibble was tagged and spun in turn four. Jessica Moore and Matt Yoh were also involved. Yoh would be out of the race, while Moore and Gibble would continue. The final single file restart would see Swavely again get the jump, but Nate Gibble would be able to keep up a bit closer this time. Brandon Gibble would spin in turn two setting up the single file restart. Swavely held the lead, when Jesse Maurer made contact with Nate Gibble. Maurer would continue without a yellow but lost several spots. Jessica Moore stopped on the track with two laps to go, giving Schmuck one last shot at the race leader. The effort would come up short as Jason Swavely took his second straight win over Schmuck and Gibble.

The Hyper Racing 600’s would take to the racetrack as the middle feature of the night, with micro-sprint rookie Nico Flammer and Jesse Maurer on the front row. Flammer would hold off the veteran Maurer for the first five laps until Joe Kepple spun in turn four. Nash Ely, Holden Eckman, Heath Hehnly and Chris Gerhart would trade haymakers in a battle for the middle of the top ten. The front row would remain the same as the initial start, while Brent and Nash Ely would make up row two. One lap was scored by the field before Johnny Smith spun in turn two. Nash Ely made a quick pass for third on the restart. Flammer would continue to hold off Maurer for the lead as Brian Kramer spun in turn three. Ten laps in the duel at the front would resume. Maurer was able to get around Flammer on the restart and set sail, while Hehnly would battle with Flammer for second. With eight to go Hehnly would clear Flammer down the front stretch and try to chase down Maurer for the lead. Two laps later Hehnly would get the break he needed as Kepple spun again in turn four. Maurer and Hehnly would restart up front while Flammer and Brent Ely made up row two. Several drivers made their way forward, lead by TJ Greve who started in 19th and ran ninth at the restart. As the front pair danced at each end of the speedway, Olivia Thayer, Jarid Kunkle, and Aaron Espenshade would crash in turn three. With six laps to go the final double wide restart saw the lead battle resume while Flammer and Nash Ely would comprise the second row. Maurer restarted on the outside, and it proved to be the pivotal moment in the race as Hehnly was able to make the pass cleanly and claim the lead with four to go. Aaron Espenshade flipped in turn three, while TJ Greve did the same in turn one bringing out the caution flag again. Hehnly would pull away on the restart and claim the win over Maurer and Flammer.

The 125/4 Stroke division was up next, with Zach Hollinger and Matt Fernsler on the front row. One night after getting his first career win in the 270’s, Fernsler hoped to continue the strong start to his season. Frensler would drop back on the start as Holden Eckman and Brent Shearer would make quick work of getting into the top three. Cliff and Marty Brian would duel with Fernsler for the fourth position. Shearer was able to get around Eckman with 18 laps to go. Hollinger and Shearer would fight through lap traffic and swap the lead just past the halfway point. Cliff Brian Jr was able to get around Eckman for third and rapidly caught the leaders who were stuck behind the lapped car of Zach Young. With four laps to go, Mike Glass and Ron Young made contact, which saw Young flip on the front stretch. With a single file restart upcoming, Hollinger would lead over Shearer, Cliff Brian Jr, Eckman and Fernsler. Justin Harrington started 18th but would make this restart in sixth. Hollinger showed a little bit of a gap to Shearer but slammed the door just as quick. The top three got away cleanly, but Isaac Graby and Mike Glass made contact and stopped in turn four. Hollinger made a very quick getaway and opened a three car length lead over Shearer. The race would finish just that way, with Hollinger claiming the win over Shearer and Cliff Brian Jr.

The 270’s would round out the night with a four position invert. Tommy Rinck and Alex Swift would lead the field, with Toby Blumenshine and Mike Rutherford just behind. A pair of 2020 race winners in TJ Greve and Nick Skias started in the third row. Rinck got the good start he needed and was able to fend off Swift and Blumenshine who went to work battling for second. Matt Fernsler made contact with the outside wall in turn three bringing out the first caution. Swift made the pass for the lead look easy off turn four, and Blumenshine tried to pass Rinck down the backstretch as Chase Walker spun on the front stretch. Swift and Rinck would restart cleanly, as the battle for fourth intensified. Blumenshine contacted Rutherford which spun that car. Blumenshine would be sent to the rear for the contact. The third caution was on the speedway with only seven laps on the scoreboard. The restart was a bit jumbled towards the back and Dave Williams spun as a result of the contact. On the restart, Rutherford and Swavely got around the third place running Rinck as the leaders opened a gap to third. Anthony Yerger crashed off of turn four with 10 laps on the board bringing out the fifth caution and giving the final opportunity for a double-wide restart. Swift was once again untouchable on the restart getting out to a five car length advantage. Rutherford was able to clear Skias in turns three and four, claiming the second position. One lap later Pete Skias and Austin Graby crashed in turn two bringing out the sixth caution. With the race at halfway, Swavely came quickly round Skias but couldn’t gain any ground on Rutherford for second. Dan Lane Jr moved up from his 20th starting position to run in the sixth position. Skias passed back Swavely for third as Rutherford caught Swift for the lead. Getting stuck behind the lapped car of Trent Eberhart, Swift had to grab the brakes hard in turn four, leading Rutherford to make contact and spin. Rutherford would be done for the night. The final chance for Skias and Swavely came on the restart with three laps to go. Skias made his first move inside of turn three with two laps to go, and it proved to be his only attempt at the pass. Swift would claim the win by nearly one second over Skias and Swavely.

Coming up next week is the annual members-only Clyde Martin Memorial Race. Instead of running for double points, this one is for big money. $750 awaits the victors, with $500 to second and $300 to third place; and the full field will see increased payouts across all four divisions. Special 35 lap features are on order as well. Gates open for spectators at 4:30, with hot laps at 6:00 and racing to immediately follow. Full information on the entry rules and payouts are available on the web at ClydeMartinSpeedway.com. As always, a free live stream is available on thee track Facebook page as well as on the National Racing Network Facebook and YouTube channels. Now more than ever, it’s never been a better time to experience the excitement that is Lanco!

125/4 Stroke Results:

1. 3h Zack Hollinger; 2. 647 Brent Shearer; 3. 99 Cliff Brian Jr; 4. 76 Justin Harrington; 5. 11h Holden Eckman; 6. 16 Marty Brian; 7. 26c Michael Coen; 8. 6 Mike Glass; 9. 19 Matt Fernsler; 10. 7L Chase Layser; 11. 62 Eddie Nocera; 12. 3y Zachary Young; 13. 26 Tyler Martin; 14. 3x Kenny Bushey; 15. 24 Logan Rhoad; 16. LR62 Corey Schmuck Jr;17. 78 Sara Borror; 18. 28 Kyle Lindsey; 19. 04 Sam Borger; 20. 18 Ron Young; 21. 22 Jared St. John; 22. 77g Isaac Graby; 23. 25w Nate Weidman; 24. 44 Riley Simmons

270 Results:

1. 02 Alex Swift; 2. 3s Nick Skias; 3. 92 Jason Swavely; 4. 3 TJ Greve; 5. 29j Dan Lane Jr; 6. 55 Pete Skias; 7. 11r Tommy Rinck; 8. 21d Dave Williams; 9. 17j Jarrett Imler; 10. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 11. 4k Trent Eberhart; 12. 63 Tajae Adams; 13. 96w Chase Walker; 14. 8z Nate Gibble; 15. 5k Mike Rutherford; 16. 34 Christi Sweigart; 17. 87 Austin Graby; 18. 82 Heath Hehnly; 19. 5a Anthony Yerger; 20. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 21. 22j Josh Ohlinger; 22. 19 Matt Fernsler; 23. 48x Billy Logeman

Hyper Racing 600 Results:

1. 5 Heath Hehnly; 2. 3 Jesse Maurer; 3. 41 Nico Flammer; 4. 22 Nash Ely; 5. 51 Chris Gerhart; 6. 77 Jason Swavely; 7. 17 Brent Ely; 8. 03 Ryan Groff; 9. 2s Mike Rutherford; 10. 75 Mark Yoder; 11. 11z Zach Light; 12. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 13. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 14. 16s Brianne Witmer-Cronrath; 15. 3g Jesse Snyder; 16.. 4s John Smith; 17. 11h Holden Eckman; 18. 9 Joe Kepple; 19. 24t TJ Greve; 20. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 21. 39 Olivia Thayer; 22. 71 Brian Kramer; DNS 1 William Urkuski

Sportsman Results:

1. 14 Jason Swavely; 2. 26 Corey Schmuck; 3. N8 Nate Gibble; 4. 88 Jesse Maurer; 5. 77 Mike Kreiser; 6. 16p Patrick Kirn; 7. 7L Chase Layser; 8. 13s Charles Hellinger; 9. 22 Clinton Hauser; 10. 11g Brandon Gibble; 11. 15 Robert Shannaman; 12. 53s Shannon Slaughter; 13. 18 Noah Merkey; 14. 9g Jamie Flickinger; 15. 23k Courtney Kupp; 16. 19m Max Fasnacht; 17. 11m Jessica Moore; 18. 13b Matt Yoh II; 19. 5 Bret Cronrath; 20. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 21. 36s Steve Smith Sr; 22. 48 Billy Logeman

All-Star Slingshot Results:

1. 3 Dave Carraghan; 2. 16t Thomas Nettleship; 3. 32 Brett Bieber; 4. 7a Josh Patterson; 5. 56 Andrew Turpin; 6. 1 Tyler Ulsh; 7. 21w Chuck Whary; 8. 3s Brett Spitler; 9. 21j Josh Weiant; 10. 42 Mason Pittenger; 11. 14c Carter Weiant; 12. 47z Zach Steffey; 13. 112 Cody Kline; 14. 13 Blaire Schoenly; 15. 28m Dave Morrell

Hehnly, Rutherford, Swavely, and Harrington Win Wild Lanco Features

A season of thrills and spills continued at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway this week. As the track celebrated Kid’s Night, the racing was anything but child’s play. The 125 & 4 Stroke Division kicked off the night. Kenny Bushey and Mike Coen made up the front row, with plenty of quick cars behind them. Two of the quickest went to the back early as Austin Graby and Brent Shearer made contact and came to a stop in turn four. The first four cars crossed the start-finish line before the caution flew, meaning the lap results would stand and there would not be a complete restart. Bushey and Coen again comprised the front row, while Mike Glass and Matt Fernsler would roll off in row two. Mike Miller and Justin Harrington would hold their initial starting spots. Harrington was very quick on the restart, quickly gaining two spots. He would be forced to give one back however, as Eddie Nocera and Terry Ellex crashed in turn four. The ensuing restart saw the biggest pile-up in terms of car count, as most of the field crashed in turn four. Fernsler and Bushey made contact while battling for second, coming to a stop and nearly blocking the track completely. 18 of the 24 starters were involved in some way, with 11 coming to a stop as a result of the accident. A clean restart would follow, with Harrington claiming the lead on Lap 6. Fernsler would also get around Coen and try to chase down Harrington. Caution would fly again with 15 laps remaining for Darrin Miller who stopped against the outside guardrail in turn two. Three laps later, caution would fly again for the rear bumper debris of Kassidy Michael. On the restart, Eddie Nocera flipped down the front stretch ending his night. A single file restart would be on tap, and Marty Brian was the star of that show. While everybody else ran the bottom, Brian was on the high side and gaining ground in a hurry before Mike Miller’s stopped car brought out the caution with nine laps remaining. The restart would be the final one of the race, as Harrington took off and went untouched for his second win of the season.

The 270’s would take to the track next, with Mike Uhrich and Mike Rutherford on row one. Jonah Meck got turned just past the start-finish line, and tipped lightly on his side. Meck would be quickly turned upright by the track safety crew and would continue. Caution flag number two fell on attempt number two of the initial start. Several cars made contact including Nate Gibble, Johnny West, and Mike Miller. The field would double up again hoping the third time was the charm and the race could get underway. Unfortunately, caution three had other plans and came out for the spinning cars of Christi Sweigart and Clinton Hauser. This would mean a single file initial start, and Uhrich was able to get away from Rutherford by several car lengths. The leaders were working lap traffic during a long green flag run when Meck came to a stop in turn three, with mechanical troubles ending his night. Uhrich got away clean on the restart, but had trouble off turn two allowing Rutherford to get by and take the lead with 11 laps remaining. The scariest moment of the night occurred one lap later as Bradley Brown and Nick Skias battled for fifth. Brown, running the high line he has worked to perfection so often; got squeezed by Nick Skias who drifted up the racetrack off turn two. Brown may have been in Skias blind spot, but the contact was inevitable and massive. Brown climbed the catchfence for the second week in a row, landing very hard on his roof and tumbling down the back stretch. As the car was beginning to come to rest, Trent Eberhart made an evasive slide maneuver to the inside, contacting Brown’s car near the top of the roll cage. While the safety crew made quick work of getting to the driver, Brown was alert and talking to the EMT’s. He was able to get out of the car under his own power, but requested an ambulance ride to the hospital due to neck pain. Imaging results were negative, and Brown was released early on Sunday morning. The restart with ten laps to go had Rutherford at the front of the field, while Uhrich lined up to his outside. Heath Hehnly and Nick Skias started in row two. Hehnly made the inside move to claim second, while Skias rode the high side to third. Jason Swavely was running in the sixth position and battling Uhrich for fifth when mechanical gremlins stopped his machine in turn three with five laps remaining. Skias tried throwing haymakers at Rutherford for three straight laps, but nothing was able to work. Rutherford claimed his second 270 win in a row by nearly one second over Skias.

The Sportsman took to the speedway next, with a full twelve car invert selected by a random draw. Courtney Kupp and Clinton Hauser would make up row one for the initial start. The front of the field was able to get single file quickly, but only turned two complete laps before Michael Spadafora came to a stop on the back straight. On the restart, Toby Blumenshine and Jason Swavely went to quick work advancing their positions from the back of the top ten. Another huge crash occurred with 21 laps remaining, Chad Kreiser suddenly slowed off of turn two, and Nate Gibble made massive contact with the stricken car. Gibble launched off the left rear of Kreiser’s car and went through a series of flips until coming to a rest near the entry to turn three. Gibble and Kreiser were done for the night. Kreiser would also make a trip to the hospital after leaving the racetrack and was diagnosed with a broken foot. Hauser would restart as the leader and made a quick getaway. Jason Swavely made easy work of Brett Sholley and caught the race leader two laps later. Swavely swapped lines going into turn one and made easy work of the leader. Corey Schmuck Jr was running fourth and battling Sholley when he spun in turn four, bringing out the caution flag at the halfway point. Swavely and Hauser would restart up front, but there was no contest at the drop of the green as Swavely was able to rapidly distance himself from the rest of the field. David Ravel went for a wild ride in turn four, ending his night on the hook. Still with 11 laps to go, the restart order would be the same. Unfortunately, the outcome would be the same as well. One lap was completed before Michael Spadafora flipped coming off of turn two. The restart was more of the same, with Bret Cronrath spinning in turn four; but this time Schmuck was also involved and tipped over. Both cars were able to continue. Without a lap being scored after the restart, Hauser broke on the restart and collected Toby Blumenshine. Blumenshine was able to keep the car rolling and was able to keep his position. After four attempts, lap 14 finally went into the scorebook; showing Swavely as the race leader. The remaining laps clicked off in a hurry, with Swavely opening up a lead over two seconds with three laps to go. Swavely would claim the win, with a great recovery by Schmuck who crashed twice and still finished fifth.

The Hyper Racing 600’s were the finale for the night, and fortunes changed for the field as the witching hour approached. There were no pumpkins in this feature however. Tyler Ulrich and Jesse Snyder would lead the field to green. Zach Light made a nice recovery from a wild crash one week ago to start third, and on his outside was last week’s winner Heath Hehnly. Ulrich jumped out to the early lead, while Hehnly dispatched Light and Snyder to claim second. The bottom hadn’t worked for most of the night, but Nick Skias was able to make his way towards the front in the car normally driven by Joe Kepple. Slide Job City was in full effect as cars battled throughout the field. The only caution flag of the race flew on lap 14 as Holden Eckman came to a stop on the inside of turn two. Ulrich and Hehnly would pick up their battle from the front row, while Mikey Smith moved from the sixth starting position to run third at the caution. Two laps after the restart, Hehnly threw a haymaker at Ulrich and made it stick off turn two to claim the race lead. With six to go, the gap was already over one second. Smith was able to take second and Ulrich faded late. Hehnly took his second win of the season, while Smith came home second in his debut at Lanco, and Light completed his fantastic night coming home in third.

Next Saturday night, The Clyde returns to action with Back To School Night. Five divisions of racing are on the schedule, with the All-Star Slingshots making their second appearance of the season. Gates open at 4:30, and hot laps take to the track at 6:00. Every lap of racing action will again be available on the National Racing Network. Coming up on July 25 is the annual Clyde Martin Memorial Race which will pay $750 to win in all four classes. August 8th will see the return of the NOS Energy USAC National Midget Tour. Also on the bill that night will be the finale of Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek presented by Rodota Trucking and Excavating which will pay $5,000 to win, and $10,000 total across the top three finishing positions. Now more than ever, there has never been a better time to live the excitement that is Lanco!