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Billet Wins Late Model Feature while Ehrhart
Wins Track Championship at SSP on Saturday Newberrytown, PA (September 18, 2011) – On Saturday night, September 17 at the Susquehanna Speedway Park, Carlisle’s Carl Billet won the 25-lap Late Model feature with a last lap pass to claim his third of the year at the track. Dover’s Justin Ehrhart claimed his first Late Model track championship with his top ten finish. In Street Stock racing action, Hanover’s Dan Zechman won his ninth feature win of the 2011 season capping off a successful year clinching the Street Stock track championship as well. New Cumberland’s Cameron Benyou also won the Xtreme Stock Car feature event and track championship for the Xtreme Stocks on Saturday night. York Haven’s Daryl Sipe secured his Road Warrior track championship run with his sixth feature win of the season. Bill Brown Sr. of Woodbridge, Maryland won his third Class Car feature of 2011 by leading all twenty laps from start to finish. The 25-lap Late Model feature event had Bob Minnich jumping out to the early lead to set the pace for the event. Meanwhile, Billy Wampler challenged Minnich for the top spot until lap 20 when Carl Billet moved into the runner-up spot on the multi-grooved track. Minnich received heavy pressure from both Billet and Wampler until Wampler retired from the race with a blown engine on lap 23. A “green-white-checkered” showdown between Minnich and Billet was set up by the late race caution. On the restart, Minnich held on to the top spot until the pair entered turn one of the final lap. Billet scooted by Minnich on the low side and held on for his third win of the year. Pancho Carter also made it by Minnich on the final circuit to claim second after starting 13th in the feature. Minnich held on for a podium third place finish. Randy Christine Jr. finished solidly in fourth, followed by Gary Potts in fifth. Justin Ehrhart, Christine Jr. and Minnich were heat race winners. In the 20-lap Street Stock feature Dan Zechman led from start to finish for his ninth feature victory of the season. Marshall McMullen came from a fourth place starting spot to finish second. Nick Bloom finished a season-best third place with veteran driver Scott Thunberg in fourth. Steve Ramsey rounded out the top five. McMulllen and Dan Zechman were heat race victors. Cameron Benyou took the lead on the second lap of the 20 lap Xtreme Stock Car feature with J.R. Rodriguez and Patrick McClane hot on his tail waiting for Benyou to make a mistake. That mistake never came as Benyou captured his second feature win of the season and claiming the track championship. Rodriguez finished close behind in second just ahead of Patrick McClane. Rich Lomman finished ahead of Tim Hahn to claim the fourth place finish as Hahn settled for fifth. Rodriguez and McClane won their respective heat races. The 15-lap Road Warrior feature had Daryl Sipe leading from start to end to claim yet another victory in the entry level class in a 15-lap track record time of 6 minutes and 3.42 seconds. Brian Lefebvre finished in the runner-up spot, with Curt McDade in third. Robert Pyle and Jeff Svendsen rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth places respectively. Sipe and Lefebvre won the heat races earlier in the evening. Bill Brown Sr. took the 20-lap Classic Car feature win over Pete McNeal and Matt Wallace by leading all 20 laps. Kurt Walsh and Steve Cantwell rounded out the top five in the non-stop event that took 7 minutes and 39.66 seconds to complete. Browns and Matt Wallace claimed the heat races. Racing action then returns to the Big Track at SSP on Friday and Saturday nights, September 23 and 24 with the 6th Annual Susquehanna Showdown. Racing action on Friday night will feature the qualifying races for the Late Models and heats and feature for the Four Cylinder Stock Cars. Saturday will be highlighted by the 50 lap Late Model championship race along with last chance races for the class as well as two features of the Super Sportsman and the Road Warrior World Championship. The start time on Friday is 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night. The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track.” Susquehanna Speedway Park Race Results from Saturday, September 17, 2011 Late Models Feature (25 laps): 1. Carl Billet; 2. Pancho Lawler; 3. Bob Minnich; 4. Randy Christine Jr.; 5. Gary Potts; 6. Jake Jones; 7. Ron Kline; 8. Justin Ehrhart; 9. Bobby Weaver; 10. Roy Miller; 11. Jason Miller; 12. Kyle Saylor; 13. John Moser Jr.; 14. Chad Julius; 15. Denny Willey; 16. Billy Wampler; 17. Matt Adams; 18. John McLaughlin; 19. Charles Potts; 20. Jason Rochelle; 21. John Remlein; DNS – Steve Stitt; Chris Knopp. FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Minnich (1-24); Billet (25). HEAT RACE WINNERS: Christine Jr., Minnich and Ehrhart. Street Stocks Feature (20 laps): 1. Dan Zechman; 2. Marshall McMullen; 3. Nick Bloom; 4. Scott Thunberg; 5. Steve Ramsey; 6. Jimmy Slaseman; 7. Jaynee Zeigler; 8. Gene Myers; 9. Jeff Haag; 10. Ricky Bender; 11. Jed Latshaw; 12. Bruce McClane; 13. Jeremy Becker; 14. Eric McClane; 15. John Remlein; 16. Randy Zechman; 17. Jason Geesaman; 18. Justin Palm; DnS – Mike Taft. FEATURE LAP LEADERS: D. Zechman (1-20). HEAT RACE WINNERS: D. Zechman and McMullen. Xtreme Stock Car Feature (20 laps): 1. Cameron Benyou; 2. J.R. Rodriguez; 3. Patrick McClane; 4. Rich Lomman; 5. Tim Hahn; 6. Johnny Palm; 7. Earl Kennedy III; 8. Tim Osheehan; 9. Dan Snyder; 10. Adam Smith; 11. Travis Horan; 12. David Goode Sr.; 13. Josh Bloom; 14. Tom Hartman; 15. Jeremy Stremmel; 16. Brandin Ort; 17. Bill Wise Jr.; 18. Davey Nester; DNS - Matt Wampler; Brian Rehbein. FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Ort (1); Benyou (2-20). HEAT RACE WINNER: Rodriguez and McClane. Road Warriors Feature (15 laps): 1. Daryl Sipe; 2. Brian Lefebvre; 3. Curt McDade; 4. Robert Pyle; 5. Jeff Svendsen; 6. Sarah Redmond; 7. Thomas Thompson; 8. Dennis Dorosz; 9. Jeff Waltz; 10. Calvin Redding; 11. Christopher Holland; 12. Dino Pitcher; 13. Scott Ream; 14. Gary Grim. FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Sipe (1-15). HEAT RACE WINNER: Sipe and Lefebvre. Classic Cars Feature (20 laps): 1. Bill Brown Sr.; 2. Pete McNeal; 3. Matt Wallace; 4. Kurt Welsh; 5. Steve Cantwell; 6. Brandon Little; 7. Charlie Summers; 8. Phil Alexander; 9. Ron Grove; 10. Rick Christine. FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Brown Sr. (1-20). HEAT RACE WINNER: Brown Sr. and Wallace. SSP Hall of Track Champions 1954: Fred Hurley (Sprint Cars) 1955: Bobby Abel (Sprint Cars) 1956: Johnny Mackison Sr. (Sprint Cars) 1957: Dave Lepo (Sprint Cars) 1958: George Kessler (Sprint Cars) 1959: Bobby Hersh (Sprint Cars) 1960: Roger Sowers (Sprint Cars) 1961: Johnny Mackisnon Sr. (Sprint Cars), Fred Putney (Sportsman) 1962: Gene Goodling (Sprint Cars), Don Eisenhour (Sportsman) 1963: Gene Goodling (Sprint Cars) 1964: Gene Goodling (Sprint Cars), Charlie Weirman (Late Models) 1965: Ray Tilley (Sprint Cars), Charlie Weirman (Late Models) 1966: Bobby Abel (Sprint Cars), Charlie Weirman (Late Models) 1967: Bobby Gerhart Sr. (Sprint Cars), Charlie Weirman (Late Models) 1968: Ray Tilley (Sprint Cars), Bobby Goodling (Late Models) 1969: Bobby Allen (Sprint Cars), Ronnie Dunstan (Late Models) 1970: Lee Parthemore/Ron Heisey TIE (Sportsman), John Smith (Late Models) 1971: Mitch Smith (Sprint Cars) 1972: Ed Zirkle (Sprint Cars), Gary Wolford (Sportsman), Gary Snelbaker (Late Models) 1973: NO CHAMPIONS DECLARED (7 races held) 1974: NO CHAMPIONS DECLARED 1975: NO CHAMPIONS DECLARED 1976: Bill Clouser (Late Models) 1977: Kenny Weaver (Late Models) 1978: Steve Smith (Sprint Cars), Kenny Weaver (Late Models), Perry Hostetter (Street Stocks) 1979: Bobby Weaver (Sprint Cars), Smokey Frye (Late Models), Bob Clouser (Street Stocks) 1980: Bobby Weaver (Sprint Cars), Larry Hare (Late Models), John Baker (Street Stocks) 1981: Van May (Sprint Cars), Don Comerer (Late Models), Butch Richcreek (Street Stocks) 1982: Roy Kunkel (Modifieds), Jay Jones (Late Models), Butch Richcreek (Street Stocks) 1983: NO CHAMPIONS DECLARED (only one race held) 1984: Keith Kauffman (Sprint Cars), Dwight Leib (Sportsman), Ed Hake / Jim Shuttlesworth “TIE” (Late Models), Ronnie Grinestaff (Street Stocks) 1985: Steve Siegel (Sprint Cars), Gary Wolford (Sportsman), Charlie Schaffer (Late Models), Ronnie Grinestaff (Street Stocks) 1986: Steve Smith (Sprint Cars), Larry Jackson (Sportsman), Carl Billet (Late Models), Pat Beard (Street Stocks) 1987: Stevie Smith (Sprint Cars), Larry Jackson (Sportsman), Jeff Leiphart (Late Models), Craig Wagaman (Street Stocks) 1988: Jim Nace (Sprint Cars), Jeff Leiphart (Late Models), Jeremy Miller (Street Stocks), Kent Drawbaugh (Thundercars) 1989: Fred Rahmer (Sprint Cars), Carl Billet (Late Models), Jeremy Miller (Street Stocks), Larry Baer (Thundercars) 1990: Fred Rahmer (Sprint Cars), Carl Billet (Late Models), Jeff Rohrbaugh (Street Stocks), Scott Richwine (Thundercars) 1991: Fred Rahmer (Sprint Cars), Mark Billet (Late Models), Pat Beard (Thundercars) 1992: Donnie Kreitz Jr. (Sprint Cars), Pat Beard (Thundercars) 1993: Billy Schinkel (Modifieds), Jeff Berk (Street Stocks), Larry Hughes Jr. (Thundercars) 1994: Jeff Strunk (Modifieds), Jack Zeiner Jr. (Street Stocks), Troy Fisher (Roadrunners) 1995: Jeff Strunk (Modifieds), Lee Miller (Street Stocks), Gene Dively (Roadrunners) 1996: Jeff Strunk (Modifieds), Tom Umbenhauer (Street Stocks), Craig Donmoyer (Roadrunners), Randy Strickler (Sportsman Mod) 1997: Jeff Strunk (Modifieds), Tom Brennan (Street Stocks), Todd Bashore (Sportsman Mod) 1998: Craig Van Dohren (Modifieds), Scott Thunberg (Street Stocks), Todd Bashore (Sportsman Mod) 1999: Meme Desantis (Modifieds), Ron Adams (Street Stocks), Todd Umbenhauer (Sportsman Mod) 2000: Carl Billet (Late Models); (14 races held - various divisions) 2001: NO CHAMPIONS DECLARED (only two races held) 2002: Jamie Mills (Modified), Darren Williams (Enduro) 2003: Doug Manmiller (Modified), Don Kreitz Jr. (Sprint Cars) 2004: Fred Rahmer (Sprint Cars), Charlie Pensinger (Xtreme Stock Cars), Ronnie Dunstan (Legends Cars), J.R. Rodriquez (School Buses) 2005: Greg Hodnett (Sprint Cars), Michael Goodwin (Xtreme Stock Cars), Rich Eichelberger (Sportsman), Jim Shuttlesworth (Late Models), Wes Alleman (Street Stocks), Deanna Frye (Women on Wheels Stock Cars), Ronnie Dunstan (Legends Cars), Ed Hollenbach (Four Cylinders), Bill Brown Sr. (Classic Cars), J.R. Rodriguez (School Buses) 2006: Fred Rahmer (Sprint Cars), Larry Hughes Jr. (Xtreme Stock Cars), Donnie Trent (ARDC Midgets), Rich Eichelberger (Sportsman), Larry Baer (Late Models), Brian Hauenstein (Street Stocks), Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars), Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars), John Stoll Jr. (Four Cylinders), Bill Brown Sr. (Classic Cars), Ben Engle (School Buses) 2007: Carl Billet (Late Models), Paul Morgan (Street Stocks), Michael Goodwin (Xtreme Stock Cars), Ed Hollenbach (Four Cylinders), Tracy Readinger (ARDC Midgets), Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans), Bill Brown Sr. (Classic Cars), Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars), Jeff Condran (Legends Cars), Van Baker (School Buses) 2008: Carl Billet (Late Models), Eric Walker (Street Stocks), Donnie Broderick (Xtreme Stock Cars), John Stoll Jr. (Four Cylinders), Randy Monroe Jr. (ARDC Midgets), Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans), Bill Brown Sr. (Classic Cars), Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars), Paul Bacchus (PENNMAR Modified), Craig Coghill (PENNMAR Sportsman), Stephen Nederostek (Legends Cars) 2009: Jake Jones (Late Models), Scott Thunberg (Street Stocks), Sam Rial (Xtreme Stock Cars), Bill Wise Jr. (Mini Vans), Jim Jacobs (Road Warriors), Matt Wallace (Classic Cars), Vicki Anderson (Women on Wheels Mini Vans), Fred Krickbaum (PENNMAR Modified), John McGarvey (PENNMAR Sportsman), Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars) 2010 Larry Baer (Late Models), Randy Zechman (Street Stocks), Donnie Broderick (Xtreme Stock Cars), Patrick McClane (XSC Elite), Road Warriors (Christopher Holland), Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans), Jim Crocker (Classic Cars), Tim Henry (Legends Cars – Pro), Greg Burd (Legends Cars – Masters), Brent Marquis (Legends Cars – Semi Pro), Paul Bacchus (PENNMAR Vintage Cars – Modified), Willie Brymesser (PENNMAR Vintage Cars – Sportsman), Mark Watkins, PASS Sprint Series, Sherry Kitner (Women on Wheels Mini Vans) 2011: Justin Ehrhart (Late Models), Dan Zechmann (Street Stocks), Cameron Benyou (Xtreme Stock Cars), TBD 11/5/11 (Mini Vans), Daryl Sipe (Road Warriors), TBD 11/5/11 (Classic Cars), Aaron Brommer (PENNMAR Modified), TBD 10/29/11 (Legends Cars), Matt Mountz (PA Sprint Series) |
