Frankie Herr, Gene Knaub, and Craig Morgan Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday
Races
Mechanicsburg, PA
June 29, 2014
Frankie Herr of Carlisle missed a third-lap crash to win
the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Blazer’s Body Shop Super
Sportsman feature. Gene Knaub made
a late-race pass to capture the victory in the Credit Connection Auto Sales 358
Late Models. Craig Morgan led every
lap of the Aquafun Pools Street Stocks.
Davey Walsh led the first two circuits of the 20 lap Super
Sportsman main. Exiting turn two,
in the third lap, there was contact between the lead cars triggering a multi-car
back stretch crash. Scott Geesey
and Rich Eichelberger flipped in the melee.
All drivers escaped injury.
Rick Barr was the new leader following the restart with
Walsh in second. Frankie Herr, the
11th-place starter, sprinted into third.
Barr gained an eight-car length edge while Walsh and Herr fought for
second.
The race went under a caution period in the 12th
lap. Frankie Herr used the restart
to take over second behind leader Rick Barr.
With five laps remaining Herr was trailing Barr by six lengths.
One lap later the gap was down to three lengths.
Herr, with two-laps remaining, went to the low side of
turns one and two. Barr and Herr
were even at the entrance to turn three.
Herr was the new leader at the exit of turn four.
Frankie Herr won his second race of the season by 15
lengths over Rick Barr. Russ Mitten
was third, with Davey Walsh in fourth and Steve Wilbur was fifth.
Herr, Wilbur, and Barr won the heat races for the 30
entrants. The consolation went to
Jay Fannasy. Jay Fannasy won the
Sprint Aces Hard Charger award.
The 358 Late Model feature began with an eight-car crash on
the front stretch. All drivers
escaped injury in the mishap.
Roy Miller led the 20-lap feature with Brad Shank, Dan
Zechman, Cam Zeigler and Sam Rial in pursuit.
Shank and Zechman had a close fight for second allowing Miller to gain a
ten-car length lead.
Gene Knaub began the feature in 12th position.
During the first half of the event he was in a five-car fight for seventh
position. Once free of the pack,
Knaub quickly caught the top five.
The Dover driver entered the top five on lap 11.
Dan Zechman captured second place and challenged Roy Miller
for the lead. Zechman was beside
Miller when the caution came out with five laps remaining.
The restart created a shuffling of positions.
Dan Zechman became the new leader while Gene Knaub roared into second
position. Two laps from the finish
Knaub went to the outside lane in turns one and two, passing Zechman at the
entrance to turn three.
Gene Knaub crossed the finish line eight lengths ahead of
Dan Zechman, Alan Sagi, Cam Zeigler, and Jake Jones.
Qualifying races for the 22 cars went to Roy Miller, Jared
Miller, and Knaub. Pat Beard
claimed the Artwerks Hard Charger award.
Craig Morgan started outside of the front row in the 15 lap
Street Stock feature. Morgan was
leading at the exit of turn two.
Morgan, from Halifax, gained a comfortable lead.
There was an intense fight for second between Walt Lemmon, Mike Buckley,
Doug Hoffman, Jeff Haag, and Kevin Sigler.
A caution with four laps remaining erased Morgan’s sizeable
lead. Craig Morgan continued his
rapid pace the final four circuits. Kevin Sigler advanced into second but could
not mount a challenge. Morgan won
his first of the season by ten lengths over Kevin Sigler, Walt Lemmon, Doug
Hoffman, and Jeff Haag.
Morgan and Josh Bloom won the preliminary events for the
18-car field. Lori Croop, making
her first 2014 start, received the Artwerks Hard Charger award. Following the
feature Jeff Haag’s Camaro went to the inspection building.
His car passed the examination.
At the completion of the Super Sportsman feature head
flagman Randy Eichelberger became ill.
The track emergency crew placed Eichelberger in the ambulance.
Following medical attention, Eichelberger recovered and spent the
remainder of the night in the speedway office.
This Saturday will be a big evening of racing.
The Blazer’s Body Shop Super Sportsman will compete in the Firecracker
30. Joining the Super Sportsman
will be the Credit Connection Auto Sales 358 Late Models, Aquafun Pools Street
Stocks and a large fireworks display. There will be no increase in admission
with adult ticket prices remaining at five dollars, plus children 12 and under
free. Racing begins at 6:30 PM.
The Credit Connection 358 Late Models will be in action
Friday, July 4 at Williams Grove Speedway.
The 358 Late Models will be part of the Mitch Smith Memorial show.
Williams Grove Speedway management, as a way of thanking the 358 Late
Model teams for their support, added the class to the event.
The stock cars will compete under Saturday Night Series rules and will
receive SNS points.
Super Sportsman
Results:
1. Frankie Herr, 2. Rick Barr, 3. Russ Mitten, 4. Davey
Walsh, 5. Steve Wilbur, 6. Scott Dellinger, 7. Chad Trout, 8. Jay Fannasy, 9.
Steve Fannasy, 10. Duaine Smith, 11. Gregg Foster, 12. Tony Jackson, 13. Kenny
Edkin, 14. Devon Beidel, 15. Scott Smith, 16. Tom Wyckoff, 17. Bill Devine, 18.
Teddy Thomas, 19. Scott Geesey, 20. Mike Enders, 21. LeRoy Martin, 22. Bobby
Hockenberry, 23. Rich Eichelberger, 24. Doug Dobson DNQ: Cody Fairchok, Lanny
Hake, Vance Yinger, Dave Berkheimer, Joe Orsulak, Chad Criswell
358 Late Model
Results:
1. Gene Knaub, 2. Dan Zechman, 3. Alan Sagi, 4. Cam
Zeigler, 5. Jake Jones, 6. Jared Miller, 7. Wes Alleman, 8. Sam Rial, 9. Travis
Mease, 10. Shaun Jones, 11. Pat Beard, 12. Cole Amsden, 13. Larry Neiderer, 14.
Roy Miller, 15. Brad Shank, 16. Randy Croop, 17. Tom Smith, 18. Chad Julius, 19.
Matt Nailor, 20. Pat McNeal, 21. Zach Kauffman, 22. John Greider
Street Stock
Results:
1. Craig Morgan, 2. Kevin Sigler, 3. Walt Lemmon, 4. Doug
Hoffman, 5. Jeff Haag, 6. Mike Buckley, 7. Josh Bloom, 8. Nick Bloom, 9. Lori
Croop, 10. Eric Troop, 11. Dave Shatto, 12. Charlie Pensinger, 13. Randy Zechman,
14. Steven Dove, 15. Brett Pickel, 16. Chris Heller DNS: Dustin Hollinger, Steve
Hastings