Frankie Herr, Ron Kline and
Chris Heller Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Races
Mechanicsburg, PA.
July 12, 2015
Battling a tricky racing surface and experimenting with a
new wing set up, Frankie Herr found the right combination in the final
moments of the Williams Grove Speedway Blazer’s Body Shop 20-lap Super
Sportsman feature. Making his
winning pass with two laps remaining, Herr won his first Williams Grove
Speedway feature of 2015.
Devon Beidel started outside of the Super Sportsman front
row and led the start. Justin Foster, Steve Fannasy, Chad Trout, and Tony
Jackson were in pursuit of the leader.
By lap five the competition for the lead became a three-car fight
between Beidel, Foster and Fannasy.
There was a shuffling of the field behind Beidel during
lap eight when Justin Foster slid up the track. Steve
Fannasy advanced into second with Tony Jackson, Russ Mitten and Chad Trout
trailing. The event’s first
caution occurred during the 11th circuit.
Cautions returned in the next two laps.
Frankie Herr, from Carlisle, began the race in 11th
position. Herr stuck on the lap
14 restart; his No. 99 thundering into fourth position.
Devin Beidel continued to hold a two-length lead. Tony
Jackson swung by Steve Fannasy for second with Frankie Herr charging into
third. Herr struck during the 18th lap when he used the outside
lane to sweep by Jackson and Beidel.
Frankie Herr, using a new style of Super Sportsman wing,
crossed the finish line 10-lengths ahead of Tony Jackson.
Devon Beidel was third with Steve Fannasy in fourth and Scott
Dellinger in fifth.
Earlier in the evening, Scott Geesey’s Super Sportsman
took a series of violent flips entering turn three.
Geesey was transported to the hospital for treatment of a broken arm.
Preliminary events for the 29 entries went to Trout, Chad
Criswell and Jackson. Mike
Enders received the Sprint Aces Hard Charger award.
Ron Kline started second in the 25-lap Credit Connection
Auto Sales 358 Late Model feature.
This race was part of the Bernheisel Race Components Superior
Products Night with BRC distributing $7,000 worth of products to the 358
Late Model competitors.
Kline continued to pace the field with Alan Sagi, Sam Rial,
Travis Mease and Gene Knaub following.
Knaub advanced to third by lap four.
Sagi and Knaub applied heavy pressure on Kline due to six
caution flags from laps seven through 13.
After the flurry of yellow flags Kline held a five-length edge as
Sagi and Knaub fought for second.
The race came to a stop on lap 20 when Chase Billet
crashed heavily into the backstretch fence.
Billet started 13th and was in the top five at the time of
his wreck.
After the restart Alan Sagi and Gene Knaub continued their
fight for second allowing Ron Kline to widen his lead.
During the 17th circuit Sagi and Knaub made contact on the
frontstretch with Sagi’s car sliding along the fencing.
Gene Knaub made the pass but in turn two slowed and Sagi regained the
position.
Ron Kline, from Salfordsville, won his first of the year
by 2.5 seconds over Alan Sagi.
Gene Knaub was third with Billy Wampler in fourth and Sam Rial was fifth.
Heat wins for the 23 entries went to Wes Alleman, Kline
and Cam Zeigler. Shaun Jones
won the Artwerks Hard Charger award.
Chris Heller started second and was the immediate leader
in the 15-lap Aquafun Pools Street Stock feature.
Sean Dawson, Steven Dove, Eric Tripp, and Ryan Smith were lurking
behind the leader.
Sean Dawson went to work on the outside lane and by lap
seven he was even with leader Chris Heller.
One circuit later Dawson became the new leader with a turn-three
pass.
Dawson’s lead was just one lap when a flat right rear tire
brought the Virginia driver to a stop.
Chris Heller was back in front with Steven Dove and Jasen Geesaman
applying strong pressure.
Caution returned with two laps remaining.
Geesaman used the restart to pass Dove.
On the final lap Jasen Geesaman dove under Chris Heller entering turn
one. Heller held a slight lead
off turn two. In the final turns
Geesaman tried the bottom lane but Heller had momentum off the turn. Chris
Heller, from Carlisle, won his first of 2015 by a length over Jasen Geesaman.
Steven Dove was third with Greg Diehl in fourth and Kory Sites was fifth.
Jeff Haag, Craig Morgan and Sites won heat races for the
28-car field with Jim Palm the consolation victor.
Geesaman received the Artwerks Hard Charger award.
Next Saturday night Williams Grove Speedway presents Kids
Night. This is the biggest
event of the year for the Saturday Night Series.
Kids Night is racing and a carnival combined providing evening-long
entertainment for children of all ages.
Prior to the races the SNS race teams will have their cars in the
infield allowing children and their parents and see the cars and meet the
drivers. Many of the race teams
will have giveaways for the kids.
Adult admission will be $6 with children 12 and under free.
Super Sportsman results
1. Frankie Herr, 2. Tony Jackson, 3. Devon Beidel, 4.
Steve Fannasy, 5. Scott Dellinger, 6. Russ Mitten, 7. Jay Fannasy, 8. Rich
Eichelberger, 9. Kenny Edkins, 10. Chad Criswell, 11. Bobby Hockenberry, 12.
Mike Enders, 13. Chad Smith, 14. Bill Devine, 15. Steve Wilbur, 16. Todd
Leonard, 17. Tom Wyckoff, 18. Timmie Barrick, 19. Justin Foster, 20. Chad
Trout, 21. Teddy Thomas, 22. Doug Dobson, 23. Eric Walker, 24. Lanny Hake,
25. Adam Gutshall, 26. Russ Lebo DNQ: Duaine Smith, Nate Young, Scott Geesey
358 Late Model results:
1. Ron Kline, 2. Alan Sagi, 3. Gene Knaub, 4. Billy
Wampler, 5. Sam Rial, 6. Travis Mease, 7. Cam Zeigler, 8. Chad Julius, 9.
Wes Alleman, 10. Dave Latsha, 11. Shaun Jones, 12. Donnie Broderick, 13.
Daulton Bigler, 14. Matt Nailor, 15. Devin Frey, 16. Chase Billet, 17. Dan
Zechman, 18. Brad Shank, 19. Jed Latshaw, 20. Randy Christine, 21. Scott
Richwine, 22. Pat Beard, 23. Al Cheney
Street Stock results:
1. Chris Heller, 2. Jasen Geesaman, 3. Steve Dove, 4. Greg
Diehl, 5. Kory Sites, 6. Kevin Sigler, 7. Craig Morgan, 8. Mike Buckley, 9.
Bob Scott, 10. Jeff Haag, 11. Doug Bennett, 12. Jim Palm, 13. Sean Todd, 14.
Sean Dawson, 15. Ryan Smith, 16. Walt Lemmon, 17. Wayne Dutterer, 18. Eric
Tripp 19. Scott Strickler, 20. Todd Bowersox, 21. Charlie Pensinger, 22.
Doug Hoffman, 23. Randy Zechman DNS: Dustin Hollinger DNQ: Lee Lingle,
Dalton Frye, Ed Halter, Dave Bowermaster