It was all Greg Hodnett in Saturday night’s 42nd annual Tuscarora 50 for Sprints at Port Royal Speedway.

 In an event lined up by pill draws, Hodnett and the Jim and Sandy Kline owned team took full advantage of a great pill draw as Hodnett won his heat race, then won the dash and then dominated the 50 lap event, leading from flag to flag for his third career win in the event.

 “We had great starting positions all night long,” said the Thomasville driver who earned $12,750 for his fifth win of the season at the Port and 16th career track win. “The car was flawless. I couldn’t for anything better.”

 While Hodnett set the pace out front, lots of action behind him kept things interesting as many drivers suffered flat tires during the event calling for an early red flag for a fuel stop on lap 18.

 A hard crash involving Kevin Nouse and Kerry Madsen, driving for Jim Nace brought out a red flag on lap 15. No drivers were injured.

 Daryn Pittman ran in the second spot for much of the race before ninth starting Stevie Smith took the spot on lap 36 and tried to close in on Hodnett but could not make a challenge for the win.

 “I am very fortunate to be standing up here,” said Hodnett after his area leading ninth overall win of the season in the J & S Fabrication, Macri Concrete, Eastern Air Balance, Rockit Pizza No. 22 Maxim. “The guys did a great job, there was a lot of positioning involved with that and we’ll take it. Jim and Sandy give me the best equipment they can. They put together a great team.”

 Smith, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma was second with Pittman, of Owasso, Oklahoma third in the Keen Motosports owned sprinter. Fourth went to Harrisburg’s Chad Layton over Salfordville’s Fred Rahmer, who changed a tire on lap 18.

 Completing the top 10 were Mark Smith, Port champion Todd Shaffer, Brian Montieth, Don Kreitz, Jr. and Lance Dewease.

 Heats for the 42-car field were won by Keith Kauffman, Pittman, Hodnett and Shaffer with Madsen and Dave Ely winning the twin consolations. Hodnett won the dash.

 Track champion Scott Haus gave his car owners their final win as he took the win in the 20-lap late model feature.

 Haus’ longtime car owners, Beech Creek Racing are retiring this season following many successful seasons as late model car owners and Haus sent them out as winners with his eighth overall win this season.

 Jeff Rine, Mike Hess, Tim Wilson and Mitch Hack were the top five finishers.


WINTERS WINS HUB CITY
 McConnellsburg’s Marvin Winters added his name to the long list of winners in the Hub City Nationals at Hagerstown Speedway.

 Piloting the Tex Shaffer owned No. 46, Winters led all 50 laps for the $5,000 prize, his second win of the season but his first ever in one of the biggest races of the season at the Maryland oval.

 Winters drew the number one starting spot for the feature and made good of that spot as he maintained the lead despite numerous cautions during the event.

 Dan Stone raced home in the runner-up spot over Ronnie DeHaven, Jr., Frankie Plessinger and Al Shawver, Jr. with Gary Stuhler, JT Spence, Jim Yoder, Mike Walls and Billy Wampler the top 10 finishers.

 For the fourth time this season, Martinsburg, WV’s Chad Criswell came out on top of Super Sportsman Tour action.

 Criswell started sixth in the 50 lap event and used lapped traffic with two laps remaining to take the lead from Jason Fry and scored the $2,000 top prize. Criswell leads all drivers with wins this season in his first year driving for car owner Danny Miller.

 Fry finished second with Dillsburg’s Rich Eichelberger third, Newville’s Russ Mitten fourth and points leader Carmen Perigo, Jr. fifth in the Walt Bigler owned machine. Completing the top 10 were Ryan Rupp, Jay Fannasy, Eric Eckert, Danny Hager and Doug Hendricks.


WEEKEND RAIN
 Friday night racing across the midstate was rained out as Port Royal, Williams Grove, Trail-Way and Path Valley Speedway’s all had to cancel racing programs.

 Pockets of rain in the area on Saturday also forced Selinsgrove, Susquehanna and Trail-Way Speedway to cancel while Lincoln Speedway tried to open but drizzle hit the track after gates opened and forced the track to cancel. Lincoln will reschedule the 358 Sprint championship at a later date.

 With Selinsgrove’s rainout, Halifax driver Nate Snyder won his first career 358 Sprint car championship with Jeff Rine (late models), Jason Smith (pro stocks) and Marlin Dunham (roadrunners) also claiming track titles.

 Grantville’s Dale Hammaker clinched his first career 358 Sprint car title at Lincoln Speedway.