Kreitz Reclaims Williams Grove Point Lead With 60th
Career WG Win
Nouse claims 4th 358 sprint win of season
8/8/14
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Mechanicsburg
– Don Kreitz Jr. took back the point
lead from Greg Hodnett in style at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night by
claiming the 25-lap 410 sprint victory, a win that marked the 60th of
his career at the historic oval.
In total, Kreitz took home over $4,100 for the win including
$50 in lap money and a $500 bonus for winning from the fifth row.
Kevin Nouse scored his fourth 358 sprint car feature of the
season to end the night, strengthening his point lead over Adrian Shaffer.
After a false initial start, original fourth starter Austin
Hogue of Dover motored into the lead at the start of the 410 sprint main over
Davey Sammons.
Hogue and Sammons inherited the front row for the beginning of
the race after the false start was called on Brock Zearfoss and Nicole Bower.
The caution flag unfurled with three laps completed for a spin
by Lance Dewease in the second corner and the restart turned into a red for a
four-car accident in the third corner.
The restart had seen Rick Lafferty jump to Sammons’ inside as
the pair exited the second turn and at that time Lafferty slammed the inside
rail.
After a second of normalcy for Lafferty down the backstretch,
his car went sideways into the third turn with obvious front end difficulties
and the end result saw the red unfurl after contact with fifth runner Zearfoss,
sixth runner Ryan Smith and eighth runner Brian Montieth.
Kreitz restarted fourth behind Hogue, Sammons and Curt
Michael.
Michael took second when action resumed with Kreitz following
suit a lap later before taking over second spot on the seventh tour.
For the next 10 laps or so Kreitz was unable to close on
leader Hogue before seeming to come to life not long after the 10 to go mark.
After trying numerous lanes and lines
around the track and failing to close, Kreitz was suddenly in the hunt and after
challenging Hogue for control on the 19th and 20th tour,
he used a patented inside turn two move on the 21st tour to drive
into the lead.
He then drove uncontested to his second
win of the year at the track over Hogue, Michael, 15th starter Doug
Esh and 14th starter Alan Krimes.
Sixth through 10th went to Pat
Cannon, Glenndon Forsythe, Lance Dewease, Sammons and Steve Buckwalter.
Heats for the 27-car field went to Nicole Bower, Brian
Montieth and Pat Cannon while Cory Haas took the consolation race.
The 20-lap 358 sprint main was red
flagged with two laps completed, again for a third turn crash.
Before the stoppage DJ Montgomery had led the first lap before
giving way to Jay Galloway.
Galloway continued to hold the lead for
five more laps before 12th starting point leader Kevin Nouse took
control of the race.
Nouse stretched it out for the next 10 laps before seeing his
advantage shrink with three laps to go when Matt Campbell and Adrian Shaffer
closed the gap on the high cushion.
Nevertheless Nouse took the victory for his fourth checkers of
the season at the track.
Campbell was second followed by Shaffer, Scott Fisher and
Chris Arnold.
Heats for the 15-car field went to Doug Hammaker and Shaffer.
August 8, 2014 Feature Finish:
410 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Don Kreitz Jr., 2. Austin Hogue, 3. Curt Michael, 4. Doug Esh, 5. Alan Krimes, 6. Pat Cannon, 7. Glenndon Forsythe, 8. Lance Dewease, 9. Davey Sammons, 10. Steve Buckwalter, 11. Mark Smith, 12. Adam Wilt, 13. Nicole Bower, 14. Troy Fraker, 15. Todd Allen, 16. Kyle Pruitt, 17. Cory Haas, 18. Rick Lafferty, 19. Brock Zearfoss, 20. Ryan Smith, 21. Brian Montieth, 22. Jordan Givler, 23. Ryan Wilson, 24. Jay Reichard
DNQ:
Tyler Bear, Jim Shuster, Tom Huppunen
358 sprints, 20 laps: 1. Kevin Nouse, 2. Matt Campbell, 3. Adrian Shaffer, 4. Scott Fisher, 5. Chris Arnold, 6. Doug Hammaker, 7. Kody Lehman, 8. DJ Montgomery, 9. Leah Starner, 10. Matt Findley, 11. Brie Hershey, 12. Jay Galloway, 13. Rich Eichelberger, 14. Brian Garland
DNS: Tony Smolenyak