RACE RECAP (7/23/2021): Pursley Takes Keizer Wheels Preliminary Night as Bruno Closes in on White for Speedweek Championship

RACE RECAP (7/23/2021): Pursley Takes Keizer Wheels Preliminary Night as Bruno Closes in on White for Speedweek Championship

At a fast, tight bullring such as the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway, it oftentimes takes a driver who is willing to straddle the edge between control and chaos in order to pick up a victory. On a racetrack that featured a big cushion and produced even bigger excitement, no driver was able to walk the proverbial tightrope better than young hot shoe Daison Pursley. The Oklahoma “invader,” who entered the evening with prior experience driving a USAC midget at the speedway, was able to rip the top like no other en route to a dominating, wire-to-wire victory on Keizer Wheels Preliminary Night, bagging $2,000 for himself in the process and establishing himself as a clear favorite for Saturday night’s $10,000 prize. The win also put Pursley within striking distance for the overall Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek championship, as Colin White’s tumultuous night allowed closest challenger Christian Bruno to close the gap to six points entering the finale, with Pursley just 22 markers back in third.

RACE RECAP (7/17/2021): Swavely Beats the Rain and the Field to Take the Hyper Racing 600 Victory

RACE RECAP (7/17/2021): Swavely Beats the Rain and the Field to Take the Hyper Racing 600 Victory

It was a night of racing at the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway which saw drivers be forced to race more than just their competitors, as inclement weather threatened the area for most of the early evening. But not even Mother Nature could move as fast as Jason Swavely, as he led the Hyper Racing 600 drivers across the finish line in a riveting 25-lapper that would conclude just before the skies opened up, ending the evening prematurely. The feature races for the 125/4 Strokes, 270s, and Skeet Craft Collision Sportsmans would be washed out, with those races slated to be made up at a to-be-determined date in the future.

RACE RECAP (7/10/2021): Hauser Edges Cronrath By 0.001, While Greve Doubles Down and Harrington Goes Back to Victory Lane in 125/4 Strokes

RACE RECAP (7/10/2021): Hauser Edges Cronrath By 0.001, While Greve Doubles Down and Harrington Goes Back to Victory Lane in 125/4 Strokes

Any fan knows that racing, particularly at the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway, is a game of inches. However, it may have come down to even less than that to decide the victor of Saturday night’s Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman feature. As Bret Cronrath pulled alongside of Clinton Hauser exiting turn 4, both drivers rushed toward head starter Mike Fry, who waved the twin checkers over what seemed to be a dead heat at the finish line. When the numbers popped up on the electronic scoring system, the margin of victory showed 0.001 seconds, the closest finish possible short of an exact tie. It was Hauser who had withstood the challenge by just that much to pick up his first victory of the season, while Cronrath would have to settle for the agonizingly close runner-up result.

RACE RECAP (7/4/2021): Rutherford, Bruno, Greve, and Neary Win on Wild 4th of July Spectacular Night

RACE RECAP (7/4/2021): Rutherford, Bruno, Greve, and Neary Win on Wild 4th of July Spectacular Night

On 4th-of-July-weekend races, it’s always easy to say that the fireworks going off above the racetrack will correlate to fireworks on the racetrack. Sometimes that proves to be true, while other times the racing doesn’t always live up to the excitement of the atmosphere. But ask just about any race fan who spent their 4th of July Sunday at the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway, and they’ll tell you that the excitement on the racetrack was simply unrivaled. The evening started with Mike Rutherford picking up his third 270 win of the season in a wild and chaotic 30-lap main event. Next, the wingless Hyper Racing 600s put in a convincing submission for race of the year, as Christian Bruno outdueled Steven Synder, Jr. in an epic battle for the victory. Then, T. J. Greve spoiled the party for Chase Layser, who had rallied from the back to the front and seemed destined for victory before losing power in turns 3 and 4 on the final lap, allowing Greve to rocket past for the 125/4 Stroke victory. Finally, Scott Neary turned in a dominant performance to pick up the win in the All Star Slingshots’ second appearance of the season.

RACE RECAP (6/26/2021): Miller, Yerger, and Hehnly All Break Through to Victory Lane as Fernsler Picks Up Second 125/4 Stroke Win

RACE RECAP (6/26/2021): Miller, Yerger, and Hehnly All Break Through to Victory Lane as Fernsler Picks Up Second 125/4 Stroke Win

Sometimes all it takes is one night to serve as a reminder that the old guard is still capable of getting the job done. For multiple-time track champions Mike Miller and Heath Hehnly in particular, it would be this night that they would find themselves back to a place they were more than familiar with. Miller followed up his third-place effort in the 125/4 Strokes two weekends prior with a riveting drive from fourth to the win in the 270 feature. Hehnly, meanwhile, would bypass Holden Eckman on a restart to take home his first win of the season in the Hyper Racing 600s. The Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman feature also saw a new winner in 2021, as Anthony Yerger finally turned weeks of consistent runs into a victory, taking advantage of a late issue for then-race-leader Charles Hellinger. In the 125/4 Stroke division, it would be Matt Fernsler getting his second victory of the season in dominating fashion.

RACE RECAP (6/12/2021): Swavely Takes Two as Logeman Wins Second Straight Points Race and Schmuck, Jr. Gets First Win of 2021

RACE RECAP (6/12/2021): Swavely Takes Two as Logeman Wins Second Straight Points Race and Schmuck, Jr. Gets First Win of 2021

It’s a simple rule in racing. If you keep putting yourself in position to win races, then sooner or later, wins will start coming your way. Jason Swavely entered Saturday night as one of the most consistent drivers of the 2021 season so far, holding down the early season points lead in both the Hyper Racing 600 and 270 divisions. However, Swavely’s run to the top of the championships had come with a notable absence of a points-paying victory in either division. So perhaps it was only fitting on this night that weeks of consistent finishes finally paid off in the form of not one, but two victories. Swavely started on pole in both the 270 and Hyper Racing 600 features and led wire-to-wire on both occasions to make his first stops back to the winner’s circle since the season-opening No Wing Spring Fling. Perhaps a similar mantra also rang true for Corey Schmuck, Jr., who was able to turn around his fortunes after a season of bad luck to take home the victory in the Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman division. While the other three features were all won from the pole, it was Billy Logeman who opened up the night by putting on a riveting drive from 12th to first to take home back-to-back points-paying victories in the 125/4 Stroke division.

RACE RECAP (5/31/2021): Skias, Layser, Rutherford, and Cronrath Take Victories on Memorial Day Monday Mayhem

RACE RECAP (5/31/2021): Skias, Layser, Rutherford, and Cronrath Take Victories on Memorial Day Monday Mayhem

When life gives you lemons, sometimes the best thing you can do is make lemonade. You might even be surprised with how good the lemonade turns out to be. This metaphor may be the perfect way to summarize the sequence of events that unfolded at the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway throughout the weekend. The decision came early Saturday morning to cancel the previously planned night of racing slated to take place that evening due to inclement weather. However, with a long Memorial Day weekend, an off weekend next Saturday, and almost all other local tracks also cancelling their events, officials made the decision to hold a special, non-points event on Memorial Day, dubbed as Memorial Day Monday Mayhem.

RACE RECAP (5/22/2021): Light and Logeman Get First Wins of 2021 as Rutherford and Blumenshine Return to Victory Lane

RACE RECAP (5/22/2021): Light and Logeman Get First Wins of 2021 as Rutherford and Blumenshine Return to Victory Lane

On a warm and somewhat humid Scout Night at the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway, four drivers were able to withstand both the heat and the competition to take victories on Saturday night. Zach Light picked up his first Lanco win of 2021 in the Hyper Racing 600s, just one night after accomplishing the same feat at Linda’s Speedway. Billy Logeman hopped in the Harrington’s No. 76b machine and took it straight to victory lane in the 125/4 Stroke class. Mike Rutherford picked up his second victory in as many weekends in the 270s. Last on the evening, Toby Blumenshine would continue his early season dominance of the Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman division with his fourth win in the first six races.

RACE RECAP (5/15/2021): Harrington and Skias Head Back to Victory Lane While Rutherford, Cronrath, Fernsler, and Dietrich Get First Wins of 2021

RACE RECAP (5/15/2021): Harrington and Skias Head Back to Victory Lane While Rutherford, Cronrath, Fernsler, and Dietrich Get First Wins of 2021

Some things were old, some things were new, and some things simply stayed the same on a full night of racing from the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. But when the dust settled over Newmanstown on Saturday night, a half-dozen deserving winners had taken their well-earned places in victory lane. Justin Harrington and Nick Skias picked up their second wins on the season in the 125/4 Stroke and Hyper Racing 600 classes, respectively. Mike Rutherford and Andrew Dietrich took their first wins of 2021 in the 270 division, while Bret Cronrath added a victory in the Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman class. Meanwhile, it was Matt Fernsler who finally broke through to get his first Lanco win in the second 125/4 Stroke feature of the evening.

RACE RECAP (5/8/2021): Mother Nature Washes Away the Slate of Racing on Mother’s Day Eve

RACE RECAP (5/8/2021): Mother Nature Washes Away the Slate of Racing on Mother’s Day Eve

The stage was set for another excellent night of racing at the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. Unfortunately, it was Mother Nature who had her way on Mother’s Day Eve. Track crews had done an excellent job in getting the track prepared to start on time after early afternoon showers had struck the speedway, but it only took until the third group of warmups for the 125/4 Stroke division before the rain came once again. Although persistent efforts were made to get the track dried and ready for action, another heavy pop-up shower just after 7:00 made it impossible to get the full slate of racing for the evening in.

RACE RECAP (5/1/2021): Skias, Blumenshine, and Greve All Win Again as Williams, Lattomus, and Layser Join Them in Victory Lane

RACE RECAP (5/1/2021): Skias, Blumenshine, and Greve All Win Again as Williams, Lattomus, and Layser Join Them in Victory Lane

Good things come to those who wait. That’s how the saying goes, anyway. But that mantra rang eerily true within the confines of the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway on Saturday night. After the rains came and washed out all feature racing one weekend ago, the six-pack of features that commenced throughout the evening wound up going down as unarguably some of the best so far in this young 2021 season. First-time winners were the theme in the two makeup features, as Dave Williams and Preston Lattomus took home their first victories in the Skeet Craft Collision Sportsmans and Hyper Racing 600s, respectively. The main card of racing saw a return to relative normalcy, as Nick Skias and T. J. Greve picked up their second wins of the season in the 270s and Hyper Racing 600s, respectively, while Toby Blumenshine went back to victory lane for the third time in the Skeet Craft Collision Sportsmans. In the 125/4 Strokes, it was Chase Layser who held off Alex Lukacs and Justin Harrington to take home his first victory of 2021.

RACE RECAP (4/24/2021): Mother Nature Wins as Rain Hits Prior to Night’s Feature Races

RACE RECAP (4/24/2021): Mother Nature Wins as Rain Hits Prior to Night’s Feature Races

It had been three straight weeks of beautiful and, most importantly, dry weather at the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. However, the luck unfortunately ran out on Saturday night, as persistent rain began to fall just before the start of the opening feature. Since all heat races were completed, makeup features have been scheduled for all four classes. The Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman division and the Hyper Racing 600s will make up their features next Saturday night, while the 125/4 Stroke class and the 270s will make up their main events in two weeks.

RACE RECAP (4/17/2021): Greve, Skias, and Blumenshine All Return to Victory Lane as Shearer and Carraghan Also Take Home Checkered Flags

RACE RECAP (4/17/2021): Greve, Skias, and Blumenshine All Return to Victory Lane as Shearer and Carraghan Also Take Home Checkered Flags

Adaptability is key in dirt-track racing. The ability to adapt to changing track conditions, the ability to adapt to different lines on the track in order to find more speed or maneuver through traffic, and, in some cases, the ability to adapt to different types of cars are all crucial parts of the sport. That last point in particular is an area where specifically T. J. Greve and Nick Skias have been able to thrive so far in this young 2021 season. Greve picked up the victory Saturday night in the Hyper Racing 600s, marking his third victory in as many weekends and in as many different classes. Skias, meanwhile, followed up his victory in the 600s a weekend ago with a triumph in the 270s. Elsewhere, Brent Shearer held off a hard-charging Justin Harrington by half-a-car-length to take home victory in the 125/4 Stroke class. Dave Carraghan left no doubt after a dominating performance to win in the All Star Slingshots’ 2021 debut. In the final feature of Yuri’s/World Space Party Night, Toby Blumenshine continued his dominant start to 2021 with a riveting 11th-to-1st drive in the Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman division.

RACE RECAP (4/10/2021): Blumenshine, Skias, Harrington, and Greve Take Home Victories on Opening Points Night of 2021

RACE RECAP (4/10/2021): Blumenshine, Skias, Harrington, and Greve Take Home Victories on Opening Points Night of 2021

Perhaps the word of the night on what turned out to be a wild, action-packed opening points night of the 2021 season was patience. All four of Saturday night’s victors had to patiently battle their way through the field of leaders, through lapped traffic, and in some cases, both at the same time. But when all was said and done, Toby Blumenshine and T. J. Greve made trips to victory lane for the second time in as many weekends, winning the Skeet Craft Collision Sportsman and 270 features, respectively. Nick Skias pulled off a grand slam of sorts in the Hyper Racing 600s, setting the quick time in hot laps, winning his heat race, and taking the checkers in the 25-lap main event while also turning the fastest lap of the race. Meanwhile, Justin Harrington bounced back after jumping the initial start to take home the win in the 125/4 Stroke division.

RACE RECAP (4/3/2021): Swavely, Greve, and Blumenshine Take Home First Checkered Flags of 2021

RACE RECAP (4/3/2021): Swavely, Greve, and Blumenshine Take Home First Checkered Flags of 2021

On a crisp, cool, yet perfect opening night for the 2021 season, in which the jackets were on and the wings were off, 103 different entries across three different divisions descended upon the 1/8th-mile Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. All had the goal of capturing the first victories of the new year, and the bragging rights associated with winning the season-opening No Wing Spring Fling.

2020 Season Concludes With Gerhart, Rutherford, Layser and Shearer in Victory Lane

Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway celebrated their Halloween Spectacular on a night fit for the spooky holiday. With lingering mist and rain showers, along with a light fog, the action was delayed twice due to weather. Exceptional work by the track crew got the track surface back in racing condition for the final four features of the season.

The Sportsman division would take to the speedway first, with David Ravel and Jamie Flickinger on the front row. After the handicap, four very fast cars in Corey Schmuck, Anthony Yerger, Bret Cronrath, and Toby Blumenshine would start in positions 10-13. Brent Shearer made a quick charge to the front, storming from sixth to first in the opening two circuits. Pole sitter Ravel spun out of second place on lap three bringing out the first caution. Jamie Flickinger and Jeremy Eisenhauer made contact just after the yellow, ending the night for Eisenhauer. Shearer and Robert Shannaman would restart up front, with Schmuck and Steve Smith Sr on row two. Smith had trouble coming up to speed on the restart, leading to a series of cars pinballing off each other and Shane Showers spinning in turn three. Chase Layser also made a good charge, restarting seventh. Blumenshine got around Layser quickly once action resumed. Racing with lapped traffic was intense, as most of the field struggled to keep a good handle on their machines on the slick surface. Shearer made it look easy, opening up a lead over three seconds over Bret Cronrath. Brianne Witmer got bottled up in traffic, and spun after contact with Blumenshine while battling for fifth. The single file restart with five to go saw Shearer get away easily from Cronrath, and claimed the win over Cronrath and Schmuck.

The 125’s and Four Strokes would be next on the Speedway, with Chase Layser and Riley Simmons on the front row. Alex Lukacs and Kyle Lindsay would occupy the second row. The story was much the same in this feature, with several very quick cars lining up in the midfield, including Kenny Bushey, Marty Brian, and Justin Harrington. Simmons had a very solid run at the front of the field, keeping pace with early race leader Layser. The race ran clean and green until there were only 11 laps remaining, before Lindsay cam to a stop in turn two. Mechanical issues would end his night just past the halfway point. The lead was under one second between Layser and Simmons; with both drivers looking for their first career win at the Clyde. Alex Lukacs, who has had a very up and down 2020 season also was putting in a solid effort to hold third at the restart. Harrington had advanced to fifth. A wild restart saw Harrington look three wide inside of Lukacs and Simmons. Several cars piled in as the field slowed due to the contact, and it was several cars back in the field who eventually came to a stop bringing out the caution once again. Without a lap completed, the succeeding restart would be single file. Holden Eckman would get around Lukacs on the restart, and Harrington followed one set of corners later. With seven to go, Harrington cleared Eckman and got around Simmons three laps later. As Layser encountered lapped traffic, Harrington began to quickly close on the leader. With the white flag in the air, the lead was nearly one second. At the twin checkered flags, Layser claimed the win by just under two car lengths over Harrington. Two of the top three finishers got their career best finishes, with Layser claiming his first career win; and Simmons taking her first podium finish.

The 270’s would be the third division on the race track, with Chase Walker and Heath Hehnly leading the field to the green. A bit of history was made in this one, as Ken and Tony Kaylor’s team would be making their final start at the Speedway. Piloted by eight-time defending track champion Mike Rutherford, the 5k would start in the ninth position. Brent Shearer would claim second from Hehnly in turn one. The first caution flag of the race came on lap two as the side panel of Jimmy Wampole’s top wing detached itself from the car in turn four.  Walker would have to attempt to hold off Shearer on the restart, with Hehnly and Tajae Adams lining up just behind. Mike Skias would retire under the caution, with exhaust trouble for the second week in a row. Entering turn three on the first green flag lap, Shearer cleared Walker for the race lead on the high side. Toby Blumeshine and Bradley Brown made contact in turn three, with Brown spinning to a stop. Blumenshine would be sent to the rear for the contact; in a development which would have major ramifications later in the event. The restart would see Shearer and Walker on the front row again, followed by Hehnly, Alex Swift, Nick Skias and Rutherford. Rutherford went two for one off turn four moving up to the third position as Skias would take second from Walker. Skias began to chase down Shearer as Jared Hellinger and Jason Swavely crashed off of turn four. Swavely was running in sixth, and trying to lap Hellinger who was getting bounced around by the cars further toward the top end of the leaderboard. Just shy of halfway, the heavy iron was all at the front of the field, with Shearer and Skias up front. Rutherford would get inside of Skias and complete the pass at the halfway point. The top three would break away, with Shearer looking to claim his second win of the night. Rutherford would close in to within a half car-length, than back off to a full car length. With two laps to go, Blumenshine was battling Kristi Sweigart for the 12th position when contact was made. Blumenshine checked up, and got turned by the race leader off of turn two. Shearer would be penalized for the contact and sent to the rear of the field. The single file restart with two laps remaining saw Rutherford easily clearing Nick Skias and claiming the win by nearly one second. Skias and Hehnly would claim the other two podium spots.

The final feature of the 2020 season saw the Hyper Racing 600’s take to the Newmanstown high banks. Mike Rutherford and Chris Panczner would lead the field to green, followed by Chris Gerhart and Bradley Brown. Rutherford got out to a very quick  start, opening up a sizable gap over Panczner. Three laps in, the motor would expire on the race leading vehicle, handing the top spot to Panczner. After an eight lap green flag run, Kassidy Michael spun in turn two. Gerhart made a big drive off of turn four and claimed the lead by the start-finish line. The top five would hold station approaching half way point, with the middle groove starting to develop just a bit. All night the inside line had been the place to be, and Gerhart used it to perfection, leading by more than a second at the halfway point. With nine to, Will Urkuski spun in turn three bringing out the caution. The spin allowed the leaders to avoid a run through lapped traffic. Gerhart and Panczner would lead the field to the green once again. Jarid Kunkle went up high to claim second from fourth on the restart and got to the bumper of race leader Gerhart. With seven to go was about the closest anyone would come to the leader in the final feature of the season. Gerhart claimed his second win of the season over Kunkle and Panczner.

The 2020 season came to a close with several popular race winners, and a bit of history. During the heat races, longtime board member Roger Martin acted as chief starter for one race, marking the eighth consecutive decade of flagging races at The Clyde. Very few people can claim such longevity, especially with one race track. The 2021 season will kick off in April, with a full schedule announcement to come. The Board of Directors and Officers of the Lanco Micro-Midget Club would like to thank all of the teams, drivers, crews and fans who helped make this 2020 season a success despite all of the challenges. We can’t wait for April and to getting the opportunity to Live the Excitement that is Lanco!

125/4 Stroke Results

1. 7L Chase Layser; 2. 76 Justin Harrington; 3. 44 Riley Simmons; 4. 11h Holden Eckman; 5. 25w Nate Weidman; 6. 76h Kyler Heiney; 7. 29 Brandon Shearer; 8. 44x Alex Lukacs; 9. 16 Marty Brian; 10. 3x Kenny Bushey; 11. 24 Ethan Rhoad; 12. 17 Tyler Armstrong; 13. 6 Mike Glass; 14. 22 Jared St. John; 15. LR62 Dray Layser; 16. 18 Ron Young; 17. 04 Sam Borger; 18. 26 Tyler Martin; 19. 62 Eddie Nocera; 20. 112 Dylan Yeingst; 21. 28 Kyle Lindsey; 22. 78 Sara Borror; DNS 647 Brent Shearer

Sportsman Results

1. 12 Brent Shearer; 2. 5 Bret Conrath; 3. 26 Corey Schmuck; 4. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 5. 15 Bobby Shannaman; 6. 30 Ryan Heckman; 7. 9g Jamie Flickenger; 8. 5a Anthony Yerger; 9. 44 Brianne Witmer; 10. 7L Chase Layser; 11. 36s Steve Smith Sr; 12. 53s Shannon Slaughter; 13. 13b Matt Yoh II; 14. 19m Max Fasnacht; 15. 4x Brock Emory; 16. 26b Shane Showers; 17. 23k Courtney Kupp; 18. 3s Jeremy Eisenhauer; 19. 21v Dave Ravel; 20. 8 Michael Spadafora; DNS 22s Brett Sculley

270 Results

1. 5k Mike Rutherford; 2. 3s Nick Skias; 3. 82 Heath Hehnly; 4. 15 Alex Swift; 5. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 6. 4k Trent Eberhart; 7. 96w Chase Walker; 8. 10z Brian Sholley; 9. 12 Brent Shearer; 10. 34 Christi Sweigart; 11. 19a Bradley Brown; 12. 14 Jason Swavely; 13. 21 Toby Blumenshine; 14. 63 Tajae Adams; 15. 13s Jarrid Hellinger; 16. 4L Ben Layser; 17. 5a Anthony Yerger; 18. 59j Jimmy Wampole; 19. 8s Mike Skias; 20. 38 Melvin Bainbridge; 21. 3 Pete Skias; DNS 59j Walt Wampole

Hyper Racing 600 Results

1. 51 Chris Gerhart; 2. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 3. 15p Chris Panczner; 4. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 5. 71 Brian Kramer; 6. 17 Brent Ely; 7. 11h Holden Eckman; 8. 42u Tyler Ulrich; 9. 5 Heath Hehnly; 10. 23 Bradley Brown; 11. 11z Zach Light; 12. 22k Kyler Heiney; 13. 46 BJ Antonio; 14. 98 Keith Blumenstein; 15. 3k Kassidy Michael; 16. 96 Jesse  Snyder; 17. 8 Brian Hughes; 18. 98x Mason Peters; 19. 75 Mark Yoder; 20. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 21. 1 William Urkuski; 22. 2s Mike Rutherford; DNS 39 Olivia Thayer

Greve, Swavely, Cronrath and Harrington Win On Pink Out Night

One of the marquee events of the 2020 season saw Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway turn pink in support of the Hershey Medical Center Breast Cancer Center. The annual Pink Out Night presented by Kim’s Kreations saw the four regularly scheduled divisions take to the high banks, with the Sportsman leading off the festivities.

Bret Cronrath and Anthony Yerger would take the early lead, before Brett Scully would tip over in turn two with three laps completed. Dave Ravel and Corey Schmuck Jr both made exceptional runs from the mid-pack, where they started due to good finishes last weekend and being on the short end of the handicapping rule. By the second caution one completed lap later, Ravel would run fourth, and Schmuck sixth. Approaching halfway, Nick Skias also began to show some significant muscle, overtaking Chad Kreiser for third with 16 to go. Cronrath would be the dominant force when the third caution would fly for the stopped car of Jack Redcay on the back stretch. The restart would be aborted due to a crash off of turn four which saw Steve Smith Sr tipped over on his side. The single file restart was clean, getting a lap scored before Courtney Kupp and Jessica Moore made contact off turn four, ending the race for Kupp’s machine. The restart saw David Ravel having a tire problem, and Patrick Kirn made very heavy contact with the outside retaining well. Down to 11 laps remaining in the 25 lap feature, Cronrath continued his good form at the front of the field, while Chad Kreiser continued to have a strong run from his starting spot in row two. Skias would drop to sixth after clipping an infield tire on the restart. Cronrath would keep it out front from green to checkered flag, claiming the victory over Anthony Yerger and Corey Schmuck Jr.

TJ Greve and Zach Light would lead the field to the green flag for the Hyper Racing 600 feature. The first caution would fly as the field worked lap two, with Aaron Espenshade spinning in turn one. Logan Rumsey gained two positions on the first circuit, and quickly dispatched Kassidy Michael for third on the restart. The youngest driver in the field would go to work on veteran Zach Light for the runner-up spot. As Light and Rumsey battled, Michael would join the fight as well. Rumsey would complete the pass just before halfway and BJ Antonio had an issue bringing out the third caution flag. Michael would break on lap 14 getting cleanly into the infield, but the same could not be said for Cody West. West would suffer an issue right behind Michael and stop in turn four. Rumsey would get a crack at Greve on the restart, but was unable to capitalize. Jarid Kunkle had one of the best drives of the night, advancing to fourth position and battling with Rumsey and Light for a spot on the podium. Rumsey would see a line change allow him to clear Light and begin making up ground on Greve. Kyler Heiney would spin in turn two on the final circuit, giving Rumsey one last chance at the Hartley Hurricane running in the top spot. The final pass wouldn’t materialize, and Greve claimed another win in his final 2020 appearance at The Clyde. Rumsey finished second, and Light completed a solid run to the final podium position.

The second half of the features began with the 125/4 Stroke Division, seeing Kenny Bushey and Mike Coen starting up front. Marty Brian and Justin Harrington would both make strong starts, holding positions in the top five along with Bushey, Coen, and Alex Lukacs. Dave Labe came to a stop off of turn two on lap four bringing out the first caution of the race. A jumbled restart saw a multi-car pileup which Drayson Layser got the worst of, tumbling end over end down the front stretch. Two laps into green flag run, Harrington made a quick move around Marty Brian, and picked off Bushey one lap later to claim the top spot. With ten laps in, the caution would fly for debris on the back stretch. Matt Fernsler broke just before the restart, nearly launching Lukacs into a flip. Brian would clear Bushey on the restart, seeing the trend of inside lane starters getting better restarts. The second half of the race saw a long green flag run allow Harrington to open a lead over three seconds on Brian. The second Layser team car to flip in the race happened with one lap to go as Chase Layser went over attempting to pass Steve Simmons for fifth. No challenge would come on the final restart, and Justin Harrington would claim the win over Marty Brian and Kenny Bushey.

The 270’s would round out the night’s racing action, led to the green by Mike Skias and Clinton Hauser. Heath Hehnly would go two for one from the third starting position and claim the race lead. Alex Swift and Jason Swavely began a hard charge towards the front, starting mid-pack. Five laps in, Jimmy Wampole broke in turn two; and race leader Hehnly would stop with a mechanical issue off turn two. The original front row would restart at the front once again. Nick Skias and Corey Schmuck Jr would restart in the second row. As the leaders worked through lapped traffic, Mike Skias made contact with Olivia Haworth, sending Haworth on her side and Hauser would hit the stopped car. Hauser would be able to continue, but would restart at the back due to stopping on the track. Mike Skias and Schmuck would restart on the front row, followed by Nick Skias, Jason Swavely and Alex Swift. Swavely would make an aggressive move on Schmuck to the high side off turn two and claim second. Mike Kreiser stopped on the back stretch with an engine failure, but the drama would be at the front. Mike Skias had a tailpipe failure under yellow, handing the top spot to Swavely on the restart. The Rocketman from Fleetwood would battle with Schmuck for the win, but Swavely claimed the victory. Schmuck and Bradley Brown would complete the top three, after Brown passed Swift on the final restart.

Just one week remains in the 2020 season for The Clyde, with the Halloween Spectacular coming up next Saturday night. With trick-or-treating for the kids, and activities throughout the night, there is only one shot left to life the excitement that is Lanco!

Sportsman Results

1. 5 Bret Conrath; 2. 5a Anthony Yerger; 3. 26 Corey Schmuck; 4. 53s Billy Logeman; 5. 88 Nick Skias; 6. 99k Chad Kreiser; 7. 44 Brianne Wittmer; 8. 7L Chase Layser; 9. 11m Jessica Moore; 10. 13b Matt Yoh II; 11. 30 Ryan Heckman; 12. 8 Michael Spadafora; 13. 19m Max Fasnacht; 14. 21V Dave Ravel; 15. 16p Patrick Kirn; 16. 23k Courtney Kupp; 17. 15 Bobby Shannaman; 18. 36s Steve Smith Sr; 19. 14m Chelsey Moore; 20. 32 Jack Redcay; 21. 22s Brett Sculley; DNS 10z Brian Sholley

Hyper Racing 600 Results

1. 24t TJ Greve; 2. 41 Logan Rumsey; 3. 11z Zach Light; 4. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 5. 5 Heath Hehnly; 6. 71 Brian Kramer; 7. 15p Chris Panczner; 8. 2s Garyt Smith; 9. 23 Bradley Brown; 10. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 11. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 12. 25 Kenny Beimhower; 13. 22k Kyler Heiney; 14. 17 Brent Ely; 15. 75 Mark Yoder; 16. 117 Cody West; 17. 3k Kassidy Michael; 18. 46 BJ Antonio; DNS 8 Jacob Byron; DNS 11h Holden Eckman

125/4 Stroke Results

1. 76 Justin Harrington; 2. 16 Marty Brian; 3. 3x Kenny Bushey; 4. 26c Michael Coen; 5. 1z Steve Simmons; 6. 6 Mike Glass; 7. 26 Corey Schmuck; 8. 11h Holden Eckman; 9. 44x Alex Lukacs; 10. 76h Kyler Heiney; 11. 44 Riley Simmons; 12. 29 Brandon Shearer; 13. 7L Chase Layser; 14. 24 Logan Rhoad; 15. 28 Kyle Lindsey; 16. 3y Zachary Young; 17. 62 Eddie Nocera; 18. 22 Jared St. John; 19. 04 Sam Borger; 20. 78 Sara Borror; 21. 19 Matt Fernsler; 22. 25w Nate Weidman; 23. LR62 Dray Layser; 24. 1L Dave Labe

270 Division Results

1. 14 Jason Swavely; 2. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 3. 19a Bradley Brown; 4. 15 Alex Swift; 5. 52T TJ Greve; 6. 17j Jarrett Imler; 7. 9g Charles Hellinger; 8. 63 Tajae Adams; 9. 5a Anthony Yerger; 10. 11 Mike Uhrich; 11. 22 Clinton Hauser; 12. 16p Patrick Kirn; 13. 34 Christi Sweigart; 14. 4k Trent Eberhart; 15. 74f Randy West; 16. 8s Mike Skias; 17. 3s Nick Skias; 18. 77k Mike Kreiser; 19. 44g Olivia Haworth; 20. 59j Walt Wampole; 21. 82  Heath Hehnly; 22. 55x Jimmy Wampole; DNS 22j Josh Ohlinger

Brown Doubles Up, Schmuck and Brian also win

Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway honored first responders and armed forces veterans and currently serving members this past Saturday. Following a rousing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by 6 year old Landon Mak, a full slate of heat races and b-mains led into the four feature events. The 125/4 stroke division would kick things off, with Marty Brian and Nate Weidman pacing the 22 starters. On lap two, Kyle Lindsay would come to a stop in turn four, bringing out the first caution flag of the event. Justin Harrington and Cliff Brian Jr were charging through the field, hoping to gain early ground from mid-pack starting positions as a result of the handicapping system. Brian and Mike Miller would make contact in turn one, bouncing Miller into Harrington on the outside and sending Harrington around to bring out the second caution with two laps completed. A long green flag run saw the leaders able to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. As Marty Brian caught lapped traffic, Weidman was able to come past on lap ten. Chase Layser had a strong run going as well, moving back Marty Brian to third and coming past Weidman for the race lead on lap 16. Cliff Brian Jr would take second away from Weidman and begin working on Layser for the lead as the third caution flew for Alex Lukacs and Mike Coen. The restart would see Layser on the point for the single file start. Cliff Brian Jr would make quick work of Layser on the restart, and easily claim the win. Nate Weidman was able to get around Layser for the runner-up spot off of turn four.

The 270’s would complete the first half of the night’s features. The first attempt at a start would be aborted after issues for Andrew Dietrich, who was scheduled to roll off in the 16th position. Bradley Brown and Zach Hollinger would lead the field to the green. Pete Skias and Mike Skias would make early moves toward the front, but a four car incident in turn one would erase those efforts. Intense racing would come from the mid-pack forward as Alex Swift, Jason Swavely, and Nick Skias made several big moves to get towards the front. After a pair of quick caution flags, Brown was able to hold the lead by over a second. Swavely and Swift had completed their march forward when the caution flew once again for the spin of Anthony Yerger. Pete Skias also ran into issues, ending his race just shy of halfway. The biggest challenge to that point came from Swavely on the restart, but Brown would deftly parry the advance. Caution would fly again with ten remaining as Jarrett Imler and Charles Hellinger stopped in turn four. An incident on the restart between Clinton Hauser and Corey Schmuck Jr would slow the field and bring about a single file restart with the same ten laps to go. Swavely tried to make the top side work, but the grip was all around the bottom, losing ground to Brown, and allowing Swift to close in. With five to go, the left front tire and wheel came off the car of Heath Hehnly; nearly striking the race leader. The final restart was rinse and repeat for Brown. Six short weeks after suffering a serious neck injury, Bradley Brown would complete the comeback story of the season so far picking up the victory. Swavely and Swift would hold station and complete the podium.

The Sportsman division would be the third feature to take to the Speedway. Jesse Maurer would look to add to his win total for the season from the pole, while Corey Schmuck Jr started second in search of his first win of the season. Nate Gibble went for a wild ride in turn four on the initial start of the race, but would be turned upright and able to continue. Maurer was quickly into lapped traffic and in control early on, before Brianne Witmer’s stopped car entering turn three brought the field down to caution speed for the second time. A bobble at the front of the field saw some intense battles develop on the restart. That beating and banging throughout the mid-pack caused an issue for Isaac Graby who stopped in turn one. Under the caution flag, some hot tempers in the mid-field lead to a series of brake checks and Michael Spadafora was the unlucky victim of someone else’s issue, flipping while under caution. Graby would have another issue on the lap following the restart, slowing the field once again. Chad Kreiser would have a mechanical issue off of turn two on the restart, and everyone from third on back had to take some pretty major evasive measures to avoid the stricken car. A clean restart would see Maurer jump out to a healthy advantage before a passing attempt gone wrong got Gibble up and over for the second time in the race. Shannon Slaughter would be caught up in the incident as well and see her race end. At the halfway point, Maurer continued to lead over Schmuck and Patrick Kirn. With five to go, Jesse Maurer caught lapped traffic and the battle for the lead was on. Maurer clipped an infield tire in turn two with two laps to go, and had a mechanical issue end his quest for the win just over a quarter of a mile from the finish line. Corey Schmuck Jr rode out the wild finish to claim his first win of the season over Patrick Kirn and David Ravel.

The Hyper Racing 600’s would complete the night’s racing action, with Bradley Brown and Brent Ely on the front row. Brown would look for his second win of the night; while Brent Ely was chomping at the bit to attack a low-line dominant race track. Brown made quick work of the initial start and Brian Kramer would claim second early on. With the handicapping invert, Chris Gerhart, Heath Hehnly, and Mike Rutherford would all have to come from the middle of the pack to defend their podium finishes from last week. Brianne Witmer had mechanical issues derail her race just two laps in, coming to a stop in turn four and bringing out the first caution flag of the race. Jesse Maurer and Kramer would duel side by side for several laps for the runner-up position. A long green-flag run had the top three catching lapped traffic, and Kramer was closing in rapidly. Jesse Snyder spun in turn three to bring out the caution flag. Jesse Maurer got the best restart in the field, trying to go two-for-one and move from third to first. A mullti-car incident in turn four ended the attack by Maurer and slowed the field once again with 16 laps scored. Heath Hehnly put on a show making up a ton of ground on the high-side before Snyder had a second spin with seven laps to go. Brown and Maurer checked out on the restart, looking to settle the race win between themselves. Maurer made several attempts to get around the leader, but none were close enough to be successful. Bradley Brown would double-up and claim his second win of the evening over Maurer and Hehnly.

Coming up next Saturday night are the annual Pink Out Night festivities benefitting the Hershey Medical Center Breast Cancer Center. With only two weeks remaining in the 2020 season, there has never been a better time to live the excitement that is Lanco!

125/4 Stroke Results

1. 99 Cliff Brian Jr; 2. 25w Nate Weidman; 3. 7L Chase Layser; 4. 76 Justin Harrington; 5. 16 Marty Brian; 6. 24 Logan Rhoad; 7. 3 Mike Miller; 8. 11h Holden Eckman; 9. 29 Brandon Shearer; 10. 1z Steve Simmons; 11. 3x Kenny Bushey; 12. 26c Micheal Coen; 13. 26 Tyler Martin; 14. 62 Eddie Nocera; 15. 22 Jared St. John; 16. 04 Sam Borger; 17. 78 Sara Borror; 18. 112 Dylan Yeingst; 19. 3h Zack Hollinger; 20. 44x Alex Lukacs; 21. 5 Terry Ellex; 22. 28 Kyle Lindsey; DNS 1L Dave Labe

Sportsman Results

1. 26 Corey Schmuck; 2. 16p Patrick Kirn; 3. 21V Dave Ravel; 4. 5a Anthony Yerger; 5. 7L Chase Layser; 6. 15 Pete Skias; 7. 14 Brianne Witmer; 8. 3s Jeremy Eisenhauer; 9. 77g Isaac Graby; 10. 5 Bret Conrath; 11. 7C Curtis Miller; 12. 11m Jessica Moore; 13. 21d Dave Williams; 14. 22s Brett Sculley; 15. 19m Max Fasnacht; 16. 36s Steve Smith Sr; 17. 88 Jesse Maurer; 18. 8 Michael Spadafora; 19. 9g Jamie Flickenger; 20. 53s Shannon Slaughter; 21. 99k Chad Kreiser; 22. 23k Courtney Kupp; 23. 13b Matt Yoh II; DQ N8 Nate Gibble

270 Results

1. 19a Bradley Brown; 2. 92 Jason Swavely; 3. 15 Alex Swift; 4. 5k Mike Rutherford; 5. 2 Mike Miller; 6. 8s Mike Skias; 7. 5r Jesse Maurer; 8. 56h Zack Hollinger; 9. 63 Tajae Adams; 10. 5a Anthony Yerger; 11. 22 Clinton Hauser; 12. 16p Patrick Kirn; 13. 34 Christi Sweigart; 14. 13s Charles Hellinger; 15. B8 Brittany Zeller; 16. 82 Heath Hehnly; 17. 3s Nick Skias; 18. 20 Corey Schmuck Jr; 19. 17j Jarrett Imler; 20. 3 Pete Skias; 21. 8z Nate Gibble; 22. 4k Trent Eberhart; 23. 00g Dan Lane Jr; 24. 88d Andrew Dietrich;

Hyper Racing 600 Results

1. 23 Bradley Brown; 2. 3 Jesse Maurer; 3. 5 Heath Hehnly; 4. 17 Brent Ely; 5. 75k Jarid Kunkle; 6. 2s Mike Rutherford; 7. 51 Chris Gerhart; 8. 71 Brian Kramer; 9. 3k Kassidy Michael; 10. 11h Holden Eckman; 11. 96 Jesse Snyder; 12. 1 William Urkuski; 13. 22k Kyler Heiney; 14. 16s Brianne Witmer-Conrath; 15. 11z Zach Light; 16. 880 Kameron Morral; 17. 1e Aaron Espenshade; 18. 75 Mark Yoder

Bud's Spring Service Labor Day Shootout Night Two Recap

The second end of the weekend twin bill at Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway saw the wings come off for three of the regular divisions, as the Hyper Racing 600’s, 270’s, and 125/4 Stroke divisions would be in action and joined by the Slingshots. Alex Bright and Christian Bruno would lead the field to green in the opening feature for the 600’s. The first yellow would fly before the leaders hit the back stretch, as the single car spin of Mitchell Bard would slow the field. Brendan Bright would have an issue which sent him to the rear of the field as well. After a short green flag run, Sam LaMothe spun in turn four bringing out the second caution. Joey Jarowicz would also have an issue under the yellow. As the top handful of cars would begin to stretch their lead, good battles would go on through the back half of the field. Preston Lattimus and Steven Drevicki would put on a nice battle for the fourth position, along with Collin White. The restart saw Slide Job City return to Newmanstown, and ultimately wound up with Nick Groff flipping hard into turn one. Groff would be ok, but the car was done for the night. The restart was furious at the front, with Bruno throwing a couple of big sliders at the race leader. Jumping the cushion in turn four, Bruno would fall back into the clutches of White for second position. Kyle Spence would continue to charge forward, battling with Logan Rumsey and Jesse Maurer as the yellow came out. White was able to clear Bruno before the caution, setting up a restart alongside Bright. The final ten laps would be a repeat of the first twenty, with nobody being in the same zip code as race winner Alex Bright. Collin White and Christian Bruno would round out the podium.

The Slingshots would take to the speedway next, with Josh Weiant and Dave Carraghan on the front row. Third place starter Taylor Mills would grab the early lead as Weiant slid high in turn four. James Hendricks spun to bring out the caution flag with one lap completed. The restart was jumbled quickly leading to a single file restart. A bout of caution fever would grip the raceway, as four yellows would fly within two completed laps. Race control shortened the race distance to 25 laps after the sixth caution occurred only on lap three. Following three laps of green flag running, the seventh caution would fly for the broken machine of Chuck Whary. The first long green flag run settled in just past the halfway point. With little more than half of the field remaining in the running, Scott Neary went to work catching race leader Mills. Dylan Hoch also was in line with the top pair as the caution flew with five laps remaining. Hoch dove inside of Neary to claim second with four laps to go. The gap would settle in at three car lengths, and Taylor Mills claimed the win over Hoch and Neary.

The final feature race to run n the night would be the 270’s, as the 125/4 Stroke finale was cancelled due to the curfew in place at the Speedway. Mike Rutherford and Toby Blumenshine would pace the field. Rutherford grabbed the early lead, as the caution flag would fly for a spin in turn one. The restart saw Toby Blumenshine battle with Brandon Heist before Chase Layser flipped in turn four. The driver was ok, but the night would end for the pilot of the 7L. On the restart, the field jumbled and Cody Siegel claimed the high flyer award for the division. On the restart, Nick Skias ended up close and personal with Corey Schmuck Jr, as Aidan Svanda would also be involved. A short green flag run saw Rutherford storm out to the lead, as contact back in the pack sent Andrew Dietrich around on the front stretch. Rutherford would again lead as Jesse Maurer and Heist battled for the second position. Kyle Spence would flip in turn one bringing out the sixth caution flag. The rinse and repeat cycle was on with each restart, as Rutherford was able to use clean air to his benefit and get away from the rest of the field. An intense battle for second between Bradley Brown, Jesse Maurer and Dan Lane would end with Maurer spun around in turn one and Lane sent to the rear for contact with Maurer. The restart with three to go saw Rutherford and Brown battling for the win. Brown was unable to make any ground on Rutherford, and would claim the victory over Brown and Heist.

The Lanco Micro-Midget Racing Club would like to thank all of the participants and fans for their support this past weekend. A record number of cars, along with issues both within the Club’s control and some which were not, lead to a racing program which went far too long. The Club plans to look at changes to be made to the Labor Day Shootout to help shorten the event going forward.

Coming up this weekend is the First Responders and Military & Veterans Appreciation night presented by Mongoose Chassis. The four regular divisions return to the Newmanstown high banks, or the normal race weekend schedule.

Bud's Spring Service Labor Day Shootout Night One Recap

Night number one of the Bud’s Spring Service Labor Day Shootout saw Lanco’s four regular divisions taking to the Newmanstown high banks, and the 270’s would lead off the running order. As the fireworks exploded overhead, Pete Skias and Mike Rutherford would lead the field to the green. On the break, Skias would lead but a twin flip would slow the action after one lap was in the books. An aborted restart due to a spinning Bradley Brown in turn four would cause a single-file restart. Pete Skias would lead the first green flag run, as the top handful of cars would line up single file. Nate Gibble’s stopped car in turn four brought out the third caution on lap six. The bottom proved to be the quick way around early on. As the second green flag run developed, the leaders battled in lapped traffic. Mike Rutherford threw every trick in his expansive book at Pete Skias, getting around for the lead with ten laps to go. The powerplant would start to go away on Skias car, allowing Lee Reinhardt to come around two laps later for the runner-up spot. Alex Swift’s machine stopped to the outside of turn four with just a handful of laps remaining, ending another strong run for that car. Pete Skias would also see his night end under the fourth caution flag. After removing several additional stopped cars, the field would double up for the restart with six laps remaining. Rutherford and Reinhart would lead the field to green, followed by Jason Swavely and Pat Bealer. Rutherford made a very solid restart, opening up a two car length lead. The gap would never close, and Rutherford claimed the first win of the weekend.

30 laps would be in store for the Hyper Racing 600’s, with Zach Bealer and TJ Greve pacing the field. A very stout field of cars would see the first start waved off after Austin Bishop came to a stop exiting turn four. Brent Shearer would also see his race end with a flat left rear tire. Three distinct grooves developed early, with Bealer leading. Brent Ely came to a stop outside of turn two with five laps on the scoreboard, bringing out the races second caution flag. Greve would throw haymaker’s at Bealer at both ends of the racetrack, bringing Jason Swavely into the battle for the lead as well. Mike Rutherford made a very uncharacteristic unforced error in turn two, clipping an infield tire and spinning with 22 laps to go. The ensuing restart saw a huge pileup involving several cars, with two turning over in the incident. Bealer was able to fend off the early challenges from Greve on the restart. A missed slider in the east end of the raceway saw Greve get into the outside wall, losing second position to Heath Hehnly. Jarid Kunkle also was able to get around Greve before another caution slowed the action for the fifth time. Bealer would control the start cleanly. The younger Bealer in the field would have to fend off the challenges of eight-time track champion Hehnly, but the sixth caution for a spinning Nick Groff would lead to a single-file restart. A furious final five laps saw Bealer, Hehnly, and Swavely duel for the top spots. Greve would join the party late, but nobody could touch the dominant car of Bealer. Calling it one of his biggest moments ever in the sport, Zach Bealer would claim the win over Hehnly, Swavely, and Greve.

The 125/4 Stroke division would appear next from the pit area. Cliff Brian Jr and Justin Harrington would see the green flag first, but a quick caution in turn two would lead the field to a restart. Cliff Jr and younger brother Marty would sandwich Harrington as the field got its first green flags lap on the board. Yellow number two came on lap one, with a two car tangle in turn four. Dominic Foster would be able to refire and continue; but the night was over for Jesse Nocera. Ron Crossley and Will Watson would also fall out under the yellow flag. Marty would slip past Harrington on the restart, but the driver of the 76 came back around Marty one lap later. A half spin and stop for Chase Layser would bring the caution out for the third time. The restart was clean but intense, with the aggression leading to an eight car pileup in turn two. A long green flag run would ensure after the restart, leading to the front runners negotiating lapped traffic. A final duel would ensue as Brian Jr was unable to clear lapped traffic quickly. On the final circuit, in the final corner, the stopped car of Brandan Shearer would lead to a caution flag. The one lap battle for the twin checkered flags was all Cliff Brian Jr, and he took home the victory over Justin Harrington and Marty Brian.

Bret Cronrath and Austin Graby would lead the field. The cleanest start of the night went seven laps into the race, before Corey Schmuck Jr spun in turn two. Anthony Yerger was charging through the field before the yellow, and would restart inside the top five. A three car tangle in turn four brought out the second yellow on the ensuing restart. Jesse Maurer and Yerger would battle for sixth, as the top five would get single file. Ryan Heckman’s spin would bring the field under yellow. On the restart, several cars tangled in turn four bringing out the fourth caution of the race. Cronrath was untouched to this point in the feature, making the best use of the preferred inside line to open up a consistent gap to second place running Jason Swavely. A second long green flag run saw Cronrath hold his lead, and efficiently manage the gap to lapped traffic. Alex Swift was able to catch Swavely for second, but the pass wasn’t there to be made in the final laps. Cronrath would be the second straight flag-to-flag winner of the night, followed home by Swavely and Swift.

Coming up this weekend is Mongoose Chassis presenting First Responders Night along with the annual Veterans and Military celebration. As always, fans under 13 are free; and adult tickets are only ten dollars. With just three weeks remaining in the season, there is never a better time to live the excitement that is Lanco!