Jonestown, PA-Richie Hartman of Shoemakersville, PA who is in a tight race for the 2010 Linda's Speedway track championship earned 200 of a possible 205 points that were up for grabs on this night by winning his fifth RTS Chassis sponsored 270cc Micro Sprint feature race of the season and finishing second in his heat race. Speaking of tight point battles for the 2010 championship for the RTS Chassis sponsored 600cc Micro Sprints saw Ryan Wilson and Brian Carber in a tie for the point lead going into tonight's show. Ryan Wilson of Maytown, PA did what he had to do come feature time as he drove to his sixth feature win of the season and now is once again out in front in the battle for the track title. Jasen Geesaman of Lebanon notched his seventh victory of the season in the 20 lap main event for the Charger division and in doing so becomes the first driver to win seven times in a single season since the class began back in 2006 as an all rear wheel drive class. The Hoosier Tire Xcel 600 Modified tour returned for their fifth appearance of the 2010 season and winning the 20 lap feature was Tyler Bartik who made it win number two for the season.
Ed Kenderdine led the first five laps of the 270cc Micro Sprint feature before Richie Hartman moved up to make it a side by side battle for two circuits before Hartman made it officially into the top spot on lap eight. Once in front it was all Richie Hartman as he drove to his fifth win of the season. It was the first win for Hartman since the non point show event on July 2. With 19 laps down a caution came out and that would change the outlook for the second place as Nick Skias moved from fourth to second in the last six laps to nail down an unbelievable nine straight top five finishes. Ed Kenderdine finished third to match his best of the season with Ross Perchak fourth and last weeks winner Jason Swavely fifth. Coming home 6-10 were Scott Gingrich, Pete Skias, Mike Boyer, Jim Skias and Tom Schearer. The lowest car count of the season as just 24 of the 270's were on hand with heat race wins going to Josh Stoyer, Nick Skias and Andrew Dietrich.
Sammy LaMothe came close to winning a 600cc Micro Sprint feature weeks ago and tonight looked to be his night as the #55 was flying around the speedway leading 19 laps. Ryan Wilson started seventh and moved into sixth on lap one and fifth on lap two. Lap seven saw Wilson move up one more notch to fourth and on lap ten moved by Terry Schaeffer to take third. After a restart with 11 laps down Wilson zipped past Robert Crawford to take second and now the chase was on as he would try to not only catch Sammy LaMothe but try to take away his thunder. On the 20th lap Wilson took his #29 to the high side of the track and made his move into the top spot and away he sailed to his sixth win of the season with Sammy LaMothe holding on to finish second, Robert Crawford third, Terry Schaeffer fourth and Jesse Snyder fifth. Brian Carber, Mark Ludwig, last weeks winner Rob Adams, Pete Skias in the Gary Hunter #7H and Zach Light completed the top ten. Zach Light and Pete Skias won the 10 lap heat races.
Dave Reightler led the first 11 laps of the 20 lap Charger feature when the #77 got just a bit out of the fast groove and Jasen Geesaman who was on the bumper of the Reightler car slipped under to take the lead and his seventh win of the season. The Geesaman car may not be the fastest car on the track but his smooth driving and a great handling car seem to make it look easy. Geesaman has also been helping Reightler set his car up and what a difference it has made for that team as he has finished first and second in the last two events. Behind Geesaman and Reightler were Larry Neal, Nick Ruhl and Bryan Michael. Bryan Michael, Dave Reightler and Jasen Geesaman won the heat races.
Tyler Bartik won his second 600 Modified feature of the season in a wild and crazy event with Scott Washburn second, Brian Mady third, Ryan Kunkle fourth and Mike Kelly fifth. Chris Stockham, Eric Whitby, Brian Mady and George Loux winning the heat races. The "B" Main winners were Corry Roth and Nick Seaman. The 600 Mods will return to the Linda's Speedway on September 3.
Friday, August 27 will feature the 270cc and 600cc Micro Sprints along with the Slingshots in a Caroga Creek Qualifier plus the Legends. Their will be a camera and autograph session for the Legends. September 3 will feature the 270cc and 600cc Micro Sprints, Chargers and the 600 Modified along with Kids Big Wheel and Bicycle Races. September 10 the 600 Pro Series will be the featured attraction with dual heats for the 600cc Micro Sprints along with a regular show of 270cc Micro Sprints, Slingshots and Chargers. September 17 the first five division show of the season featuring the 270cc, 600cc and 125cc Micro Sprints along with the Slingshots and Legends.
RTS CHASSIS SPONSORED 270CC MICRO SPRINTS
HEAT 1-Josh Stoyer, Pete Skias, Ross Perchak, Jason Swavely, Greg Miller, Jarid Kunkle, Sammy LaMothe, Dan Degler
HEAT 2-Nick Skias, Richie Hartman, Robert Crawford, Ed Kenderdine, Dave Grube, Dane Tobias, Dave Williams, Jesse Maurer
HEAT 3-Andrew Dietrich, Jim Skias, Mike Boyer, Scott Gingrich, Christi Sweigart, Jeff Wilson, Tom Schearer, Mike Derr
CONSOLATION-None
25 LAP FEATURE-Richie Hartman, Nick Skias, Ed Kenderdine, Ross Perchak, Jason Swavely, Scott Gingrich, Pete Skias, Mike Boyer, Jim Skias, Tom Schearer, Jeff Wilson, Robert Crawford, Sammy LaMothe, Josh Stoyer, Christi Sweigart, Dave Williams, Dane Tobias, Mike Derr, Greg Miller, Jarid Kunkle, Andrew Dietrich, Dan Degler, Dave Grube, Jesse Maurer
RTS CHASSIS SPONSORED 600CC MICRO SPRINTS
HEAT 1-Zach Light, Terry Schaeffer, Shaun Brandel, Robert Crawford, Mark Ludwig, Tom Kohler, Jason Sechrist, Dylan Fox
HEAT 2-Pete Skias, Brian Carber, Sammy LaMothe, Ryan Wilson, Brett Peters, Jesse Snyder, Joe Snyder, Rob Adams
25 LAP FEATURE-Ryan Wilson, Sammy LaMothe, Robert Crawford, Terry Schaeffer, Jesse Snyder, Brian Carber, Mark Ludwig, Rob Adams, Pete Skias, Zach Light, Jason Sechrist, Joe Snyder, Dylan Fox, Tom Kohler, Shaun Brandel, Brett Peters
CHARGERS
HEAT 1-Bryan Michael, Chris Derr, Larry Neal, Josh Michael, Eric Deitz, Brian Derr
HEAT 2-Dave Reightler, Charles Kimmel, Jesse Smith, Nick Ruhl, Harold Smith
HEAT 3-Jasen Geesaman, Justin Good, Dave McMeans, Chris Smith, Paul Gill
20 LAP FEATURE-Jasen Geesaman, Dave Reightler, Larry Neal, Nick Ruhl, Bryan Michael, Justin Good, Chris Derr, Paul Gill, Chris Smith, Eric Deitz, Josh Michael, Jesse Smith, Harold Smith, Brian Derr, Dave McMeans, Charles Kimmel
XCEL 600 MODIFIED
HEAT 1-Chris Stockham, Mike Kelly, Scott Washburn, RJ Smith
HEAT 2-Eric Whitby, Tyler Bartik, John Lakatos, Ryan Suchon
HEAT 3-Brian Mady, Ryan Kunkle, Justin Schraden, Alec Bartholomew
HEAT 4-George Loux, Ryan Higgs, Aaron Bowes, Shawn Light
B MAIN #1-Corry Roth, BJ Scherff, Ray Horning, Jeromy Guistwite
B MAIN #2-Nick Seaman, Nick Mady, Joe Fanelli, Richie Hitzler
20 LAP FEATURE-Tyler Bartik, Scott Washburn, Brian Mady, Ryan Kunkle, Mike Kelly, Richie Hitzler, George Loux, RJ Smith, Joe Fanelli, Corry Roth, Nick Seaman, Alec Bartholomew, John Lakatos, BJ Scherff, Shawn Light, Ray Horning, Aaron Bowes, Jeromy Gusitwite, Justin Schraden, Ryan Higgs, Chris Stockham, Nick Mady, Eric Whitby, Ryan Suchon
NON-QUALIFIERS-Mike Fry, Michael Burrows, Sean Weiss, Pasco Tomaino, Paul De Ruyla, Kasey Ernst, Rodney Adams, Butch Getz, Joe Carter, Shawn Horning, Josh Fox, Ian Detweiller, Scott Fry, Jon Horn, Craig Berringer
