8.8.15 Selinsgrove Speedway Results
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – TJ Stutts of Liverpool became the fourth and final leader before driving to his second win of the season in Saturday night’s 25-lap 360 sprint car main event at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Stutts, at the wheel of the Wise Motorsports No. 23, earned $2,000 for his 22nd career win at the track in 358-360 sprint car competition.
Gene Knaub of Dover powered to his first career win in super late model racing at Selinsgrove in the division’s 25-lap feature. Knaub is a former limited late model winner at the track.
Brad Mitch of McClure won his fourth race of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while Dustin Snook also of McClure scored his second 12-lap roadrunner win in a row.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the rescheduled Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 360 sprint cars plus super late models at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The Open will pay $10,000 to win out of a $35,000 purse for 360 sprint cars. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
On the initial start of the sprint car feature, two-time winner Eric Tomacek flipped over in his racer in turn four. Tomacek escaped injury.
For the double-file restart, polesitter John Braim powered into the early lead. Braim was chased by sixth-place starter Cody Keller for the first two laps before Keller took the lead with an inside pass in turn one. At the same time, eighth-place starter Ryan Kissinger advanced to second while 10th-place starter Derek Locke raced in third.
At the halfway point, 12th-place starter TJ Stutts dueled with Locke for the third position. While pacing under caution on lap 19, Keller’s car developed a flat tire, forcing him to give up the lead. Kissinger inherited the front spot and led for a single lap until his car developed mechanical problems and stopped on the frontstretch.
Stutts took over the lead at Kissinger’s expense and drove to a 2.7 second margin of victory over Locke, ninth-place starter Jason Shultz, fifth-place starter Eric Parker, and 14th-place starter Nate Snyder.
Second-place starter Hayes Mattern pulled into the early lead in the super late model main event with polesitter Dave Brouse Sr. in pursuit. Fourth-place starter Jason Smith took over second on the second circuit as seventh-place starter Gene Knaub horsepowered his way into the third position.
On lap seven, Knaub drove into the runner-up position as ninth-place starter Matt Cochran moved into third. For several laps, Mattern and Knaub dueled for the lead. On the 11th lap, Knaub secured the front spot racing out of turn four. The next lap Cochran took over second and closed in on Knaub.
On a lap 20 restart, Cochran pulled alongside of Knaub and challenged for the lead. Knaub fought back and eventually opened up a 2.3 second margin to score the win over Cochran, 13th-place starter Chris Casner, 10th-place starter Dave Zona, and 12th-place starter Jeff Rine.
Polesitter Matt Wilson held off the challenges of third-place starter Dave Brouse Jr. for the first five laps of the pro stock feature. On the sixth circuit, Brouse took command of the field and had to contend with eighth-place starter Brad Mitch. Late in the race, fifth-place starter Kyle Bachman made it a close three-car battle at the front of the pack.
Racing into turn one on the 13th circuit, Brouse struck a slower car and ended his chances of a victory. Mitch took over the lead and held off Bachman by just .78 of a second for the win. Wilson, AJ Stroup, and Andrew Shoop completed the top five.
Second-place starter Dustin Snook wired the field for his second win of the season in the roadrunner main event. Snook was chased by third-place starter Bob Bussey for the entire distance. At the checkered flag, Snook was victorious by 5.25 seconds over Bussey, John Fowler Jr., Butch Shaffer, and Brandon Shultz.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 8 August 2015
360 Sprints – 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 23 TJ Stutts 2)77 Derek Locke 3)29 Jason Shultz 4) 39 Eric Parker 5)56 Nate Snyder 6) 76 Larry Kelleher 7) 44 John Braim 8) 3A Kevin Albert 9)C4 Jim Shuster 10)49s Mallie Shuster 11) 29s Derek Steward 12) 66 Ryan Kissinger 13) 99k Cody Keller 14)2t Michael Thomas 15)5 Brian Nornhold 16)28F Davie Franek 17) 66K Scott Weirich 18) 47 Bill Unglert 19) M16 Justine Hoffman 20) 1W Eric Tomecek 21)87 George Suprick
Heat Winners: TJ Stutts, Ryan Kissinger, Cody Keller
Late Models – 28 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1 Gene Knaub 2)16 Matt Cochran 3) 33C Chris Casner 4) 99Z Dave Zona 5) 2 Steve Campbell 6) 2J Jeff Rine 7) 28 Jason Smith 8) 99 Steve Stitt 9) 27 Jim Yoder 10) 9 Hayes Mattern 11) 10 Dave Stamm 12) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 13) 7M Meade Hahn 14) 15 Luke Hoffner 15) 111 Dave Shulski 16) Z14 Dave Brouse Sr. 17) 88T Ernie Millon 18) 20 John Myers 19) 86 Austin Berry 20) 88 Tony Adams 21) 98 Randy Croop 22) 6F Jared Fulkroad 23) 3 Robbie Smith 24) 7 Jason Davis
Heat Winners: Jason Smith, Meade Hahn, Jeff Rine
Consolation Winner: Steve Stitt
Pro Stocks – 15 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 10 M Brad Mitch 2) 11 Kyle Bachman 3) 83 Matt Wilson 4) 26 AJ Stroup 5) 8s Andrew Shoop 6)2c Adam Campbell 7) 8m Brandon Moser 8) 28 Dan Condo 9) 40 Tommy Slanker 10) 28b John Bouse 11) 4 Jim Payne 12) 14c Bill Conrad 13) 14 Dave Brouse 14) 88 Matt Hornberger 15) G3 Jim Gearhart
Heat Winners: Matt Wilson, Adam Campbell
Roadrunners – 9 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 15 Dustin Snook 2) 76 Bob Bussey 3) 02 John Fowlerr 4) 7 Butch Shaffer 5) 31B Brandon Shultz 6) 28 Curtis Lawton 7) 8K Jeremy Kline 8) F14 Ed Capper 9) 11 Keith Bissinger