Barrick Ends Five Years Of Frustration

Barrick Ends Five Years Of Frustration

By Brad Vores October 18, 2007

Five years of frustration came to an end Friday night at Path Valley Speedway Park.

Newville micro sprint racer Timmie Barrick made the most of the final 600 Micro sprint race of the season at the Spring Run track by capturing his first ever win at the track.

Although Barrick had won twice early in his career at Hill Valley Speedway, Path Valley is the track he has never been able to tame. And it’s put his family owned team through a lot of frustration along the way.

That all ended Friday night.

He made it look easy in his first career track win. He started on the outside front row and never looked back, leading all 20 laps to score the win. It paid $350.

“I knew I had a heck of a chance to win it starting on the outside front row,” said the 25-year old Barrick. “Brianna Hershey started alongside me and I knew I could get the jump and that’s how it happened. We led the whole race. I just concentrated on hitting my marks and I knew I would be alright.”

With his win, Barrick also wrapped up a career best third place in track points.

“We’ve been going back to that place every Friday night for the past five years and we came close a lot but could never drive it to victory lane,” he added. “We went back to racing two nights a week this year and I think that actually helped me become a better driver. But overall it’s been very frustrating for me and my mom and dad because we’ve been fast and had some good runs but could never finish the deal.”

Barrick didn’t get down on himself. He knew that win would come eventually. When, he wasn’t sure.

“I consider myself a good competitor and each week things seemed to keep getting worse for us,” he stated. “I kept telling myself that it was gonna happen. Things are meant to be and I knew it would happen soon enough.”

And it did.

Barrick, who has had Shane Shetron, T & M Automotive, Subway Auto Body, T & T Construction and Carolyn Sheriff Apartments on board as sponsors of the No. 7 Stallard chassis, is hoping the first win will turn into some more next season.

“Maybe this will send us into the off-season and turn things around for the team,” he added. “We plan to get all new stuff for next year and return to the 600. Hopefully we’ll be strong.”

OCTOBERFEST COMING UP
One of the biggest weekend’s of the season for the folks at Hagerstown Speedway will bring an end to the local racing season next weekend, October 27-28.

The Octoberfest 350 is up next for the track and pre-entries have been rolling in for the big event, which pays $10,000 to win the features for the 410 Sprints, Late Models, Big Block Modifieds and Small Block Modifieds.

Nearly 50 entries have already been received in the small blocks with another 40 early entries already in for the big blocks. Many drivers will be doing double duty in both divisions including AJ Romano, Billy Decker, Richie Pratt, Jr., Jimmy Horton, Billy Pauch and more.

Thirty-five early late model entries are in including World of Outlaw stars Rick Eckert and Josh Richards in the field. Other top names include Jeremy Miller, Gary Stuhler, Billy Decker and Kenny Pettyjohn.

Twenty five 410 sprints entries are paid for including defending champ Greg Hodnett, Lucas Wolfe, Fred Rahmer, Michael Carber, Lance Dewease, Don Kreitz and Chad Layton.

All qualifying will take place on Saturday the 27th with feature races being ran Sunday afternoon. The order for feature racing has not yet been determined by the speedway.

PIT STOPS
Kevin Nouse and the Bryan Golden owned Womex sponsored No. 12 sprint car team will leave Central Pennsylvania next season and chase the O-Reilly’s All Star Circuit of Champions championship. Nouse will be looking to dethrone Greg Wilson at the top for the $50,000 All Star championship money. The team will still compete in about 20 races in Central Pennsylvania…

Doug Esh will be driving the Pancho’s Racing Products No. 93 sprint car in Central PA next season after Esh’s current team-Leach Brothers Motorsports combined efforts with the Hanover based team. All of the same sponsors on the No. 30 sprint car from this season will carry over to the new team next year…

Lincoln Speedway will see one final night of action on Saturday with the 410 Sprints and thundercars. Sprint car heats will be lined up by the draw with passing points being used to determine the starting lineup for the feature…

The 4th annual Millers Racing Parts Fall Classic presented by Cumberland Truck Equipment of Carlisle is up next at Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday and Sunday. Friday night will be heat races for the street stocks, 4-cylinders and Extreme Stocks while Saturday will be feature racing. The street stock winner earns $3,000 with another chance in victory lane to earn $25,000 more. The 4-cylinder main winner gets $1,500 and the Xtreme stocks will race for $1,000...

Grandview Speedway will feature the Halloween Thunder on the Hill features only event Saturday night. On the program will be the URC Sprints, NASCAR Modifieds, Late Models, Legends and 600 Modifieds. Race time is 6pm…

Donny Schatz won for the 20th overall time this season with a Saturday night World of Outlaws win in the Dave Helm Memorial at Thunderbowl Raceway. Schatz took the win over Jason Sides, Tim Kaeding, Ronnie Day and Kerry Madsen. The Outlaws are in action at Manzanita Speedway on Friday and Perris Auto Speedway Saturday night…

Speaking of Schatz, he was officially announced the driver of the Tony Stewart Racing owned Armor All sponsored sprint car for the 2008 World of Outlaws season…

Jason Johnson swept last weekend’s 34th annual ASCoT Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals with a Friday and Saturday win in the Lanny Row owned No. 41. Johnson still ranks third in ASCoT Points, which are being led by Gary Wright…

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