It's Cannon Again At Selinsgrove

By Brad Vores  Aug. 27, 2007

 

 Pat Cannon was back at it Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.

 Cannon and the Zane and Vicky Highlands owned team returned to Saturday’s regular 358 sprint car show at the Snyder County oval and left with their third win of the season.
 After leaving the track a few weeks back and opting to race at Lincoln Speedway, where Cannon won a few features, the team returned to Selinsgrove last week and rode off with the big $5,000 payday in the Summer Nationals.

 Saturday night, it was business as usual for the Etters driver, coming from his 12th starting spot into the lead on lap 21 and driving away for the win, his 10th overall win this season in the Highlands Tire and Service Centers, H & H Chevrolet, Newville Construction Services, Boiling Springs Service Center No. 3 sprinter.

 Nate Snyder finished second ahead of  early leader Matt Heimbach, Colby Womer and Len Krautheim. Carlisle’s Dave Calaman took over the track points lead with his seventh place finish. Carlisle’s Jason Shultz finished 13th.

 Dover’s Coleby Womer raced to his third late model win of the year at Selinsgrove over Alan Sagi, Jeff Smith, Nick Dickson and Randy Paxton.

 Troy Miller won the pro stock feature while Keith Bissinger topped roadrunner action.


SEVENTH WIN FOR BILLET
 Carlisle’s Carl Billet took another step towards a championship with his seventh 358 late model win of the year Saturday at Susquehanna Speedway Park.

 Billet waited out a long rain delay before posting the win after leading most of the 20 lap feature.

 Bud Witmer, Chuck Yingling, Randy Christine, Jr. and Carl Graves were the top five finishers with Carlisle’s Scott Richwine 14th.

 Joey Hoffer scored his second street stock win over Brian Shue, Paul Morgan, Scott Thunberg and Carlisle’s Brian Hauenstein.

 Ray Broderick topped Xtreme Stock car action over Larry Landis and Thomas Johns while Jeff Condran took the Legends car win over Geremy Sheaffer and Scott Houdeschell.


KNAUB REPEATS AT THE GROVE
 Gene Knaub raced his way back to Victory Lane in the final Saturday Night Series event of the year at Williams Grove Speedway.

 Knaub powered to the 20 lap 358 late model win ahead of Tyler Armstrong and Tyler Hershey, both who came from the rear of the field after early race incidents. Fourth went to Jake Lettich over Travis Mease. Carlisle’s Dave Sokoloski was 13th and Shippensburg’s Jerry Bard 14th.

 Knaub then headed to Susquehanna Speedway Park, who was rain delayed and finished eighth in the late model feature later in the night.

 Wellsville’s John Stoll, Jr. picked up another 4-cylinder feature win over Eric Hollenbach, John Henry, Grant Adams and Kevin Thomas.

 Kory Sites raced to his eighth overall win this season in street stock action winning over Newville’s Gary Johnston, Shippensburg’s Randy Patterson, Dave Motter and Pet Beard.


RAHMER, RAIN WIN AT LINCOLN
 Fred Rahmer won the first Twin 20 for 410 Sprints Saturday at Lincoln Speedway.

 Rahmer passed Brian Leppo on lap 13 and drove to his 153rd career Lincoln win over Leppo, Doug Esh, Brian Montieth and Chad Layton.

 The second 20 lap feature was postponed at 12:45am when rain hit the track. Layton was leading.

 Danny Dietrich raced to his first career 358 sprint car win at Lincoln after leading the final seven laps to become the third member of the racing Dietrich’s to win in the Pigeon Hills.

 Cory Haas, Enola’s Nicole Bower, Bill Dietrich and John Barnett were the top five finishers. Gardners driver Jay Galloway was 24th.

 The thundercar feature was rained out.


SHAFFER WINS SELINSGROVE
 Todd Shaffer inherited the lead on the final lap of Sunday’s 25-lap sprint car feature at Selinsgrove Speedway when leader Doug Esh ran low on fuel.

 Shaffer then held off Lucas Wolfe, Mike Erdley, Fred Rahmer and Chad Layton for the win in the Beam Racing sprinter.

 Scott Haus won the 25-lap late model feature over Coleby Frye, Jason Covert, Alan Sagi and Steve Campbell.


GRETH TOPS PATH VALLEY
 Ryan Greth was declared the winner of the 600 Micro Sprint feature Friday at Path Valley Speedway after race winner Aaron Spahr failed to report to post race inspection.

 Greth won over Kevin Steele, Newville’s Timmie Barrick, Kyle Moody and Tyler DeVault.   Jim Still was the 270 Micro Sprint winner over Sean McAndrew, Rich Shepard, Steve Whary and Tom Tice while Geremy Sheaffer won the Legends over Randy Kissinger and Steve Nederostek.

 Kevin Thomas won the mini stocks, Josh Berrier the super stocks and Mike Brindle the thundercars.


OTHER WEEKEND ACTION
 Ashley Barrett recorded a career first late model sportsman win Saturday at Hagerstown Speedway over Richard Walls, Andy Fries, Cody Lear and Pete Weaver.

 Robbie Stillwagon captured his first ever win on the URC Sprint tour with a Saturday night win at Delaware International Speedway. He won over Ed Aiken, Davey Sammons, Mark Bitner and Brian Seidel.

 Scott Haus captured the late model win on Friday at Bedford Speedway over DJ Troutman, Scott Rhodes, Wayne Johnson and Jack Pencil. Andy Fries was the limited late model winner with Newville’s Donnie Farling placing sixth.

 Randy Whisler was the 358 Sprint car winner Friday at Trail-Way Speedway. No results were provided by the speedway.

 

 

 
 
 
 

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