SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Gregg Satterlee of Rochester Mills turned in a dominating performance for his first career victory at Selinsgrove Speedway Saturday night in the inaugural 40-lap “Showdown on Sand Hill” World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.
Satterlee, who became the ninth different late model winner at the track this season, earned $8,000 for his second career win with the World of Outlaws and sixth overall victory in 2013 at the wheel of the No. 22.
Jeff Rine of Danville was the Fast Tees Fast Qualifier over a field of 35 super late models with a lap of 19.266.
Nathan Long of Selinsgrove won his third race of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series returns to Selinsgrove Speedway tomorrow (Sunday) night in the 15th Annual Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center Late Model National Open. The 50-lap A-main will pay $10,000 to win and $700 to start. Joining the super late models on the racing card will be the limited late models at 7 p.m. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
Polesitter and defending World of Outlaws champion Darrell Lanigan and second-place starter Gregg Satterlee dueled for the lead on the first lap of the main event. Lanigan pulled into the early lead with Satterlee in pursuit. By lap five, fifth-place starter Jeff Rine stormed into third and set his sights on the leaders.
At the quarter-way point of the race, Lanigan led over Satterlee, Rine, fourth-place starter Vic Coffey, and eighth-place starter Josh Richards. On the 15th circuit, a side-by-side battle unfolded again for the lead between Lanigan and Satterlee. A lap later, Satterlee took command of the field as Lanigan’s car slowed on the backstretch, bringing out the event’s first caution flag.
On the lap 17 restart, Coffey passed Rine for second. For the rest of the event, Richards chased Rine around the lightning-fast half-mile oval for the third position. With 10 laps to race, Satterlee began to encounter slower traffic but had already developed a straightaway lead. At the same time, Richards raced with Rine for third while seventh-place starter Rick Eckert tormented sixth-place starter Tim McCreadie for a top five position.
At the finish, Satterlee was victorious by 2.2 seconds over Coffey, Rine, Richards, and Eckert.
Polesitter Rob Baker led the first three laps of the pro stock feature until sixth-place starter Nathan Long pulled into the lead. Long was closely chased by 10th-place starter Troy Miller and eighth-place starter AJ Stroup for most of the event.
On the fourth circuit, current point leader Kyle Bachman and leading feature winner Brad Mitch got caught up in a tangle. When the race resumed, Long continued to set the pace as Miller and Stroup raced in his shadow. In the final laps, Mitch made a rebound from the rear of the field and drove into second on the final lap.
At the finish, Long was victorious by just .52 of a second over Mitch, T. Miller, Stroup, and Shaun Miller.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 31 August 2013
World of Outlaws Late Model Series – 35 Entries
40-Lap A-Main: 1) Gregg Satterlee ($8,000) 2) 32C Vic Coffey 3) 2J Jeff Rine 4) 1 Josh Richards 5) 24 Rick Eckert 6) 39 Tim McCreadie 7) 16 Matt Cochran 8) 21D Dan Stone 9) 25 Shane Clanton 10) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 11) 14M Morgan Bagley 12) 24Y Dylan Yoder 13) 6 Jamie Lathroum 14) 57J Bub McCool 15) 32F Coleby Frye 16) 27 Jim Yoder 17) 1* Chub Frank 18) 18 Eric Wells 19) 99Z Dave Zona 20) 29 Darrell Lanigan DNF 21) 99P Bub Phillips DNF 22) 19 Tim Fuller DNF 23) 119 Jimmy Bernheisel DNF 24) 61T Kenny Trevitz DNF 25) 44 Clint Smith DNF
Heat Winners: Jeff Rine, Josh Richards, Gregg Satterlee, Vic Coffey
B-Main Winners: Jim Bernheisel, Jim Yoder
Time Trials: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 19.226 2) 25 Shane Clanton 19.448 3) 241) 2J Jeff Rine 19.226 2) 25 Shane Clanton 19.448 3) 24Y Dylan Yoder 19.580 4) 24 Rick Eckert 19.618 5) 29 Darrell Lanigan 19.621 6) 22 Gregg Satterlee 19.626 7) 39 Tim McCreadie 19.752 8) 21D Dan Stone 19.753 9) 16 Matt Cochran 19.761 10) 1 Josh Richards 19.773 11) 18 Eric Wells 19.775 12) 6 Jamie Lathroum 19.845 13) 15 Scott Flickinger 19.860 14) 32F Coleby Frye 19.919 15) 32C Vic Coffey 19.926 16) 57J Bub McCool 20.004 17) 27 Jim Yoder 20.014 18) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 20.056 19) 99Z Dave Zona 20.060 20) 119 Jim Bernheisel 20.076 21) 6S Donnie Schick 20.084 22) 1* Chub Frank 20.094 23) 55 Chris Shuey 20.154 24) 44 Clint Smith 20.239 25) 61T Kenny Trevitz 20.383 26) 88 Tony Adams 20.395 27) 14M Morgan Bagley 20.439 28) 7 Meade Mahn 20.518 29) 93 Pancho Lawler 20.547 30) 19 Tim Fuller 20.563 31) 99P Bud Phillips 20.622 32) C33 Chris Casner 21.189 33) 90 Kyle Rhoads 21.926 34) 9 Hayes Mattern DNT 35) 10M Dave Stamm DNT
Pro Stocks – 18 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1)63 Nathan Long 2) 10M Brad Mitch 3) 115 Troy Miller 4) 26 AJ Stroup 5) 115 S Shaun Miller 6) 3G Jim Gerhart 7) 85L Pete Lauver 8) 32 Tom Hartman 9) 8M Brandon Moser 10) 85 Terry Lauver 11) 28J Jeff Ceballo 12) 15S Shawn Stahl DNF 13) 99 Kyle Bachman DNF 14) 74 Rob Baker DNF 15) 70J John Schreffler DNF 16) 11 Jake Buck DNF 17) 06 Frank Reisser DNF 18) 19H Tommy Slanker DQ
Heat Winners: Rob Baker, AJ Stroup