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Aug. 1, 2008
D.J. Troutman wins The Rock-Winchester Challenge
CUMBERLAND, Md. D.J. Troutman and four other drivers shared a slice of victory
lane on Pizza Hut night Friday at The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
Troutman was once again the big winner against The Rock's Limited Late Model and
Winchester (Va.) Speedway's Semi-Late drivers for the $1,000 prize in round
three of The Rock-Winchester Challenge.
Both Ryan and Wade Peer scored victories in their respective classes for the
second straight race. John Whitfield became the first driver to earn a repeat
win in the Sunoco Street Stock race. Bill Brown Sr. battled from last to first
in the Classic Racing Series feature. All feature winners received gift cards
from Pizza Hut.
In the Challenge race, Troutman marched away from the field early and fended off
Allen Brannon for two late restarts to get his second win in six days.
Brannon, Dan Zechman, Matt Emerick and Matt Cosner completed the top five.
Pole-sitter Matt Sponaugle led Brannon when the green flag fell on the 30-lap
feature. Troutman picked his way from fifth to third and only needed one more
lap to get past Brannon on the inside of turn two.
By la p three, Troutman rolled to the inside of Sponaugle for the lead and by
lap seven was already ahead by half of a straightaway. Brannon got second on lap
eight, but Troutman was already out of sight when the red flag stopped the race
at lap 10 for Travis Stickley.
Sponaugle's early exit on lap 20 left Zechman with third. Brannon couldn't keep
up with Troutman on the subsequent restart or the last restart on lap 24.
Troutman won by over three seconds.
Whitfield, the current point leader, fought by Brian Duffy in the first half of
the 16-lap Street Stock feature to become the first repeat winner in eight
races.
Duffy had taken the lead after a tight race with Randy Zechman in the first two
laps. Whitfield was running third when two cautions slowed the field on laps two
and three. He got second from Zechman on lap four and went to the front over
Duffy on the next lap.
With Whitfield now setting the pace, Duffy had his hands full holding off Daryl
Whetstone. Whetstone needed the better part of five laps to get around. By that
time, it was too late to catch Whitfield, who came to the checkered flag by 10
car lengths.
Duffy, Tony Daniels and Zechman completed the top five.
Bill Brown Sr., who started in the 12th and final spot, needed 11 laps to work
his way to the front in the 20-lap Classic Racing Series feature. He won by four
car lengths over Brian Diehl, Roland Brown, Jim Crocker and Kurt Welsh.
A red flag quickly stopped the action when Al Daniels rolled off of the turn
three wall. When the accident was cleaned up, Brown began to gain spots.
He worked his up to the lead pack, with Welsh, Roland Brown and Crocker before
halfway. On lap 11, he passed Welsh off of turn four to get out front. Diehl
picked up second four laps later but Brown was already six car lengths ahead.
Wade Peer won by making a three-wide move on lap two to get the lead over Alan
Lowery II and Jimmy Moreland in the 12-lap 8- ylinder race. He had started sixth
and correctly picked the inside line in turn four after Moreland jumped to the
outside of Lowery.
Moreland was the only driver able to stay with Peer by the halfway point. The
two drivers had a dozen car lengths over Lowery and James Mongan to decide the
race with three laps to go.
Peer kept ahead of Moreland at the finish by two car lengths. Lowery, Mongan and
Todd House completed the top five.
Ryan Peer started seventh and got the lead from Nathan Carpenter with three laps
remaining in the 12-lap 4-Cylinder feature. Carpenter and Jeff Tuel paced the
field from the outset and Peer got a good jump to the third spot.
Peer took second from Tuel on lap three and was able to catch Carpenter when the
caution waved at the halfway point. He battled Carpenter on lap eight and
finally cleared him in turn one on lap nine.
Carpenter, Brandon Powell, Steve Riggleman and Tyler Alkire compl etedthe top
five.
The Rock will return to action in two weeks for the final event of the
Maryland Clash with the Hagerstown Speedway for "Fill up the TankNight" on
Friday, Aug. 15. Gas card giveaways will take place as well as the rescheduled
kids' bike races. Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, 4-Cylinders and 6-Cylinders will
also be part of the racing program. For more information visit the speedway's
web site at www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Friday, Aug. 1, 2008
THE ROCK-WINCHESTER CHALLENGE RACE 3 ALLEGANY SCRAP LIMITED LATE
MODELS/SEMI-LATE (30 laps):
1. D.J. Troutman, 2. Allen Brannon, 3. Dan Zechman, 4. Matt Emerick, 5. Matt
Cosner, 6. Brandon Hoover, 7. Kris Holliday, 8. Scott Sweeney, 9. Todd Lewis,
10. Matt Sponaugle, 11. Jimmy Iser, 12. Jamey Swank, 13. Travis Stickley, 14.
Glenn Nininger Jr., 15. Daniel Cornman, DNS: Travis Calhoun, Don Woodruff.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. John Whitfield, 2. Daryl Whetstone, 3. Brian
Duffy, 4. Tony Daniels, 5. Randy Zechman, 6. Rick Wright, 7. Jason Breegle, 8.
Chris Chamberlain, 9. Roy Whitfield, 10. Mike Duck, 11. Mike Harvey, 12. Kevin
Deremer, DNS: Justin Bonnett.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Ryan Peer, 2. Nathan Carpenter, 3.
Brandon Powell, 4. Steve Riggleman, 5. Tyler Alkire, 6. Nick Iski, 7. Brandon
Inglish, 8. Robert Kuhn, 9. Shane Oester, 10. Chris Shoemaker, 11. Dwain Rhodes,
12. Rick Jenkins, 13. Jason Riggleman, 14. Jeff Tuel, DNS: David Green.
FACTORY STOCK 8-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Wade Peer, 2. Jimmy Moreland, 3. Alan
Lowery II, 4. James Mongan, 5. Todd House, 6. Joe Readd, 7. Mike Moore, 8. Brian
Ringer.
CLASSIC RACING SERIES (20 laps): 1. Bill Brown Sr., 2. Brian Diehl, 3. Roland
Brown, 4. Jim Crocker, 5. Kurt Welsh, 6. Charlie Weaver, 7. Matt Wallace, 8.
Phil Alexander, 9. Kevin Palmer, 10. Steve Cantwell, 11. Joe Snodgrass, 12. Al
Daniels.
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July 27, 2008
D.J. Troutman grabs Clash win during Fair races
CUMBERLAND, Md. Another Troutman had the winning handle on the Maryland Clash
when D.J. Troutman triumphed as part of the annual Allegany County Fair races on
Sunday night at The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
D.J. drove the same car his father, Dave, took to victory lane in first Clash
race in May. He led the final five laps in the battle forthe 1,000 prize between
The Rock's Limited Late Model drivers and the Hagerstown Speedway's Late Model
Sportsman competitors.
In the other special event for the Fair program, David Puckett won the Randy
Simpson Memorial for the Hobby Stocks worth $500, his biggest career victory.
Bill Henney, Brian Ringer and Ryan and Wade Peer won features in their
respective classes.
In the 30-lap Maryland Clash feature, Troutman squeezed by Jerry Bard to get the
lead out of turn four. Troutman won by five car lengths over Andy Fries and
pole-sitter Travis Stickley.
Troutman, who started sixth, eventually worked his way past the competition to
get second after a caution on lap one. Bard, who won the second Clash event at
Hagerstown earlier in July, had the lead from the outset with Troutman and
Fries, who started eighth, giving chase.
Bard got his first challenge for the lead from Troutman on lap 10 butheld him
off from the inside in turn two. Bard wasn't in jeopardy of losing the lead
until the final caution on lap 24. On the next lap, Troutman drove to the inside
and had enough room to clear Bard in a scramble with Fries and Stickley.
Bard ended up fourth with Travis Calhoun picking up fifth from Matt Sponaugle in
the closing laps.
Puckett's win seemed improbable after a flat tire on the first lap sent him into
the wall. With a new tire in place in time for the restart, he kept out of
trouble and fought his way back to get as high as second at the halfway point of
the 20-lap TC Race Cars Hobby Stock
feature.
At that time, Puckett took over the lead when the cars of Steve Fadley and
Marcius VanMeter collided ahead of him in turn one. Puckett stayedahead of
a charging Fadley by two car lengths for his third victory of the season.
Jason Gilliland was able to avoid all of the incidents to get third ahead of
VanMeter and Brandon LaSalle.
Henney pulled out the victory in the 16-lap Sunoco Street Stock feature by
holding off Tony Daniels in another race that came down to the closing laps.
Daniels tried high and low at various points in the race only to end up a couple
of car lengths short at the finish.
Henney first got the lead from Daniels as the two went side by side from the
drop of the green. After three cautions through lap nine, the lead cars,
including the third-place car of Brian Duffy were nose to tail.
Daniels last charge failed in turn three and Duffy, Mike Warrenfeltz and John
Whitfield followed Henney and Daniels across the finish line.
A caution-filled 4-Cylinder race was won by Ryan Peer on what proved to be the
final lap as the race was cut short. Peer beat Jeff Tuel on the final lap
following a restart on lap seven.
After a red flag incident on the prior lap that involved as many as seven cars,
Peer fought off Tuel coming past the white flag. Peer was ahead when another
caution flew on the final lap.
Tuel, who had led every lap up to that point, settled for the runner-up spot.
Mark Seiler, Steve Riggleman and Chris Booher completed the top five.
Wade Peer won his fourth straight by avoiding a second-lap confrontation in the
6-Cylinder feature. When first-lap leader Jay Imes slowed, Ray Shepherd and Bob
Imes tangled in turn four. Peer took advantage of the open lane on the outside
to get by.
Peer pulled away from the rest of the field over the remaining 10 laps, winning
by nearly 11 seconds over Shepherd, Bob Imes, Harmon
Crites and Robert Kuhn.
The night ended with Brian Ringer becoming a new winner in the 8-Cylinder
feature with a fortunate break in the timing of a caution
flag.
Ringer, who overtook leader Jimmy Moreland's struggling car on lap seven, was
saved by the caution that came out for another car moments before he would have
lost the lead in a spin in turn two.
After being returned to the lead for the restart, Ringer pulled away from Alan
Lowery and James Mongan to win by a straightaway. Todd House ended up fourth and
Moreland rounded out the top five.
Pizza Hut night is coming up this Friday, Aug. 1 at The Rock. The second round
of The Rock-Winchester Challenge will feature the Limited Late Models and their
counterparts from the Winchester (Va.) Speedway for $1,000 to win. Street
Stocks, 4-Cylinders, 8- ylinders and Classic Cars will round out the
program. For more information visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Allegany Co. Fair Races
Order of Finish
Sunday, July 27, 2008
THE ROCK-HAGERSTOWN MARYLAND CLASH RACE 3
ALLEGANY SCRAP LIMITED LATE MODELS/LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN (30 laps): 1. D.J.
Troutman, 2. Andy Fries, 3. Travis Stickley, 4. Jerry Bard, 5. Travis Calhoun,
6. Matt Sponaugle, 7. Barry Miller, 8. Jamey Swank, 9. Glenn Nininger Jr., 10.
Matt Cosner, 11. Jimmy Iser, 12. Dan Zechman, 13. Steve Axtell Jr., 14. Scott
Palmer, 15. Matt Emerick, 16. Michael Dizmang, 17. Ashley Barrett, 18. Terry
Flaherty, 19. Daniel Cornman.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. Bill Henney, 2. Tony Daniels, 3. Brian Duffy,
4. Mike Warrenfeltz, 5. John Whitfield, 6. Mike Harvey, 7. Rick Wright, 8. Daryl
Whetstone, 9. Michael Zechman, 10. Josh Gustaf, 11. Roy Whitfield, 12. Kristen
Etling, 13. Buddy Jones, 14. Chris Chamberlain, 15. Randy Zechman, 16. Justin
Bonnett, 17. Kevin Deremer.
TC RACE CARS HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. David Puckett, 2. Steve Fadley, 3, Jason
Gilliland, 4. Marcius VanMeter, 5. Brandon LaSalle, 6. Jimmy Sacco, 7. Christine
Stickley, 8. Joe Railey, 9. Jerrod Brown, 10. R.T. Troutman.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Ryan Peer, 2. Jeff Tuel, 3. Mark Seiler,
4. Steve Riggleman, 5. Chris Booher, 6. Rob Prinkey, 7. David Green, 8. Brit
Carpenter, 9. Brandon Powell, 10. Nathan Padfield, 11. Brandon Inglish, 12.
Barbara Ryan, 13. Cindy Rhodes, 14. Nick Iski, 15. Derek Iser, 16. Jason
Thompson, 17. Dave Lambert, 18. Doug Lewis, 19. Nathan Carpenter, 20. Rick
Jenkins, 21. Jason Riggleman, 22. Dwain Rhodes, DNS: Ed Vogel.
FACTORY STOCK 6-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Wade Peer, 2. Ray Shepherd, 3. Bob Imes,
4. Harmon Crites, 5. Robert Kuhn, 6. Joe Readd, 7. Jay Imes, DNS: Amanda
Swartzwelder.
FACTORY STOCK 8-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Brian Ringer, 2. Alan Lowery, 3. James
Mongan, 4. Todd House, 5. Jimmy Moreland, 6. Rel Breedlove, 7. Jeff Proud, 8.
Matt Kinnamon, DNS: Jamie Mills.
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July 12, 2008
Sponaugle gets second win at The Rock
CUMBERLAND, Md. Matt Sponaugle picked up his second win of the season by
leading the last 13 laps of the Limited Late Model feature on Saturday night at
The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
Three others made trips to victory lane for the first time this season. Mike
Harvey prevailed in the Sunoco Street Stock race. Steve Fadley won the TC Race
Cars Hobby Stock event and Nathan Carpenter won he Factory Stock 4-Cylinder
race. Wade Peer was able to repeat by taking the Factory Stock 6-Cylinder race
for the third time.
Sponaugle, who remains in the driver's seat for his second championship, took
the lead from Cory Houck in turn two. He cruised through the latter portion of
the race until a caution reset the field for the final two laps. He still
finished with eight car lengths to spare over Matt Cosner.
Cosner's runner-up finish was his best on the season. He fell to fourth early as
Sponaugle and Jamey Swank chased Houck. When Swank and Houck later were engaged
in a hard-fought battle for second in turn two, Cosner took advantage to get
second.
Houck ended up third after starting from the pole and leading the opening laps.
He gave up the lead to Sponaugle in turn two on lap seven. When Swank closed in
on lap 13, the two traded second until a slip-up in turn two on lap 15 dropped
Houck to third. Swank headed for the pits.
Mikey Hay and Matt Emerick completed the top five.
Harvey picked up his first Street Stock win by getting around Tony Daniels just
before Daniels had to head for the pits with a problem in the 16-lap Street
Stock feature.
Harvey, who started on the pole, trailed Randy Zechman after the first lap.
Zechman's car quit on the next lap, touching off a couple of spins as the field
tried to avoid him on the backstretch. Harvey led Daniels for the restart and
Daniels drove low in turn four to get the lead.
Daniels led by as much as 12 car lengths until Harvey took over on lap nine.
Harvey won by 10 car lengths over Rick Wright, John Whitfield, Roy Whitfield and
Kevin Deremer.
Fadley charged to the front when the Hobby Stock race went green, sticking to
the bottom in a three-wide race into turn three with Joe Railey and R.T.
Troutman. The move paid off when Fadley pulled ahead out of turn four.
Brandon LaSalle, David Puckett and Marcius VanMeter all had turns in the second
spot to make a run at Fadley. VanMeter couldn't stay with Fadley for the last
lap and ended up second. Puckett and LaSalle were third and fourth while Railey
got the fifth spot.
Wade Peer won the 6-Cylinder feature by getting by Ray Shepherd with two laps
remaining. Shepherd had led the first five laps by a healthy margin until Peer,
who started fifth, eventually caught up.
After a couple of cautions on laps 8-9, Peer took his shot at the lead on the
outside in turn two. Peer drove away for the victory as Shepherd struggled to
get to the finish with what appeared to be a flat tire. Joe Readd, Matt Stickley
and Harmon Crites completed the top five.
A wild start in the 4-Cylinder race sorted out with Ryan Peer and Jason
Riggleman setting the pace over Carpenter. Peer lost a wheel one lap later and
Riggleman led Carpenter and Brandon Powell on the restart.
Carpenter took the lead in turn four the next time around. He was in command for
the rest of the race while the nearly all the positions in the top ten changed
hands repeatedly.
Jeff Tuel climbed from 17th to third and got by Dwain Rhodes on lap seven to get
second. Rhodes ended up third while Powell, who had to pit for a flat tire
on lap six, worked his way back to fourth. Jay Fry completed the top five.
Brandon Inglish lost a top-five finish on the last lap with a spin and others,
including previous feature winner Mike Lauffer, had to head to the pits early.
The annual Allegany County Fair races will be held on Sunday, July 27 starting
at 7 p.m. Rides open at 2 p.m. Two special events will be part of the program.
The rescheduled second race of The Rock-Hagerstown Clash will offer up $1,000 to
win for the Limited Late Models. The Hobby Stocks will be competing for $500 to
win the second Randy Simpson Memorial. For more information visit the speedway's
web site at www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Saturday, July 12, 2008
LIMITED LATE MODELS (20 laps): 1. Matt Sponaugle, 2. Matt Cosner, 3. Cory Houck,
4. Mikey Hay, 5. Matt Emerick, 6. Dan Zechman, 7. Jamey Swank, 8. Dave Troutman,
DNS: Jimmy Iser.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. Mike Harvey, 2. Rick Wright, 3. John
Whitfield, 4. Roy Whitfield, 5. Kevin Deremer, 6. Daryl Whetstone, 7. Tony
Daniels, 8. Justin Bonnett, 9. Kerry Molovich, 10. Randy Zechman, 11. Chris
Chamberlain, DNS: Mike Warrenfeltz.
TC RACE CARS HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. Steve Fadley, 2. Marcius VanMeter, 3.
David Puckett, 4. Brandon LaSalle, 5. Joe Railey, 6. R.T. Troutman.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Nathan Carpenter, 2. Jeff Tuel, 3. Dwain
Rhodes, 4. Brandon Powell, 5. Jay Fry, 6. Josh VanMeter, 7. Justin Johnson, 8.
Nick Iski, 9. Doug Lewis, 10. Neil Alexander, 11. Brandon Inglish, 12. David
Green, 13. Nathan Padfield, 14. Mike Lauffer, 15. Jason Riggleman, 16. Steve
Riggleman, 17. Ryan Peer, 18. Jason Thompson, 19. Tyler Alkire, DNS: Gene
Martz, Danny
Rhodes Sr.
FACTORY STOCK 6-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Wade Peer, 2. Ray Shepherd, 3. Joe Readd,
4. Matt Stickley, 5. Harmon Crites, 6. Jay Imes, DNS: Bob Imes.
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June 27, 2008
Pencil wins Shultz Memorial at The Rock
CUMBERLAND, Md. Jack Pencil was on his way to get the checkered flag when a
caution put the brakes on his victory celebration.
Pencil had to hold off D.J. Myers on a one-lap dash to the finish to win the
Dwane Shultz Memorial on Friday night at The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
Two first-time winners on the season were among the other five winners. Jim
Sayler won the Street Stock event and James Mongan won the Factory Stock
8-Cylinder race. Repeat winners were Marcius VanMeter, Wade Peer and Mike
Lauffer.
Pencil's win came after leading 23 of the 25 laps for the Super Late Model
feature. He got the lead on lap two from Randy Burkholder afterstarting
fourth.
Pencil led by as much as a dozen car lengths through lap 17 and cleanly cleared
a couple of lapped cars before getting the white flag.
The late caution put Myers, who had worked by Burkholder on lap 16, on his
bumper. When the race resumed for the final lap, Myers got a good run on the
bottom through turn two but couldn't stay close enough to Pencil for the finish.
Sayler picked up bonus money for a prior win by taking the checkers in the
Street Stock 16-lap feature. Tony Daniels kept the race competitive for the lead
until lap nine. Sayler eventually pulled away by more than a dozen car lengths.
Daniels ended up second. John Whitfield edged Randy Zechman for third at the
finish line. Zechman made a late charge after starting 10th. Polesitter
Rick Wright was fifth.
VanMeter won the TC Race Cars Hobby Stock feature for the fourth time this
season by getting around Steve Fadley and David Puckett in a hard-fought race
for the lead through lap six.
Fadley had taken the lead from Joe Railey on lap two as VanMeter and Puckett
worked their way up from the sixth and seventh starting spots, respectively.
Puckett first got by VanMeter for second then VanMeter retook the spot and went
to the outside of Fadley coming off of turn four on lap six.
VanMeter led Puckett the rest of the way to finish. Fadley, Railey and R.T.
Troutman completed the top five.
Lauffer got his second win of the season when leader Jeff Tuel had to head for
the pits when his hood came loose on lap seven. Tuel led from lap two up to that
point.
Lauffer won comfortably over Scott Krumanacker while Tuel fought his way back to
third on the final lap. Twelfth-starting Dwain Rhodes and Steve Riggleman
finished fourth and fifth.
Mongan won for the first time by hanging on to the lead as his car sputtered on
the last two laps of the 12-lap 8-Cylinder race.
Mongan moved to second behind leader Jamie Mills on the first lap and had to
fight off Alan Lowery to get the lead following a caution on lap two.
Once in the lead, Mongan had to only keep his car running to get the victory. He
had 10 car lengths to spare over Lowery. Jimmy Moreland was third. Randy Peer
and Brian Ringer rounded out the top five.
The 12-lap Factory Stock 6-Cylinder race ended with Wade Peer once again out
front, leading by nearly a half of a lap over Ray Shepherd. Jay Imes finished
third while Derek Iser was fourth and Harmon Crites was fifth.
The next race is scheduled for Saturday, July 12 with Limited Late Models,
Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, 4-Cylinders and 6-Cylinders. The date was changed
from July 13. For more information visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Friday, June 27, 2008
SUPER LATE MODELS (25 laps): 1. Jack Pencil, 2. D.J. Myers, 3. Randy Burkholder,
4. Chris Harr, 5. Brian Booze, 6. Chuck Clise, 7. Jamey Swank, 8. Matt Cosner,
9. Ron Delano, 10. Matt Sponaugle, 11. Mikey Hay, 12. Travis Stickley, 13. Greg
Fetters, 14. Dave Troutman, 15. Wayne Johnson, 16. Al Shawver, 17. Dave Bloss.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. Jim Sayler, 2. Tony Daniels, 3. John
Whitfield, 4. Randy Zechman, 5. Rick Wright, 6. Kevin Deremer, 7. Patrick
McDonough, 8. Roy Whitfield, 9. Kristen Etling, 10. Chris Chamberlain.
TC RACE CARS HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. Marcius VanMeter, 2. David Puckett, 3.
Steve Fadley, 4. Joe Railey, 5. R.T. Troutman, 6. Jacob Hinton, 7. Jimmy Sacco,
8. Christine Stickley, DNS: Herb Hilliard, Mike VanMeter.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Mike Lauffer, 2. Scott Krumanacker, 3.
Jeff Tuel, 4. Dwain Rhodes, 5. Steve Riggleman, 6. Robert Kuhn, 7. Cindy Rhodes,
8. Jason Thompson, 9. Nick Iski, 10. Brandon Inglish, 11. Nathan Padfield, 12.
Doug Lewis, 13. Rick Jenkins, 14. Brandon Powell, 15. Tyler Alkire, 16. Danny
Rhodes, 17. Ryan Peer, 18. Gene Martz, 19. Chris Shoemaker.
FACTORY STOCK 6-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Wade Peer, 2. Ray Shepherd, 3. Jay Imes,
4. Derek Iser, 5. Harmon Crites, 6. Matt Stickley, DNS: Bob Imes.
FACTORY STOCK 8-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. James Mongan, 2. Alan Lowery, 3. Jimmy
Moreland, 4. Randy Peer, 5. Brian Ringer, 6. Joseph Readd, 7. Jamie Mills,
8. Dustin Procter, 9. Todd House.
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June 20, 2008
Rain stops racing at The Rock
CUMBERLAND, Md. Wet weather continued to be the big winner in 2008, taking
away another race on Friday night at The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
The skies opened up as the Limited Late Model cars were two laps shy of
completing the first heat. The race will not be rescheduled and no results or
lineups will be carried over.
With the hope of better weather, The Rock will hold its annual Dwane Shultz
Memorial for Super Late Models on Friday, June 27. Also competing will be Street
Stocks, Hobby Stocks and the Factory Stock 4-Cylinder, 8-Cylinder and 6-Cylinder
classes.
Spectators should retain their ticket stubs for readmission to an upcoming
event. Pit arm bands should also be kept to be redeemed. Rain checks may be used
only for regular season events and may not be used for the Allegany Co. Fair
races or special events on the schedule.
For an upcoming schedule or for more information about the track, visit
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June 15, 2008
Zechman gets first Late Model win at The Rock
CUMBERLAND, Md. Dan Zechman, David Puckett, Daniel Cornman and Wade and Ryan
Peer took victories on Sunday night The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
For Zechman, his first Limited Late Model win at The Rock came after he led 19
of 20 laps. Puckett's win was his second in the TC Race Cars Hobby Stock
division while Cornman ended up in victory lane after a last-minute decision to
get behind the wheel of his Sunoco Street Stock. The father-son duo of Wade and
Ryan Peer won the Factory Stock races on Father's Day.
The races were rescheduled due to Friday night's thunderstorms and drivers were
greeted with sunny skies for the fifth regular season event of the 2008 season.
Zechman, who started fourth, took the lead after Travis Calhoun's car stumbled
out of turn four on lap one. Zechman eventually led by as much as 2.5 seconds
over Mike Duck. He saw his lead dwindle to about seven car lengths before the
checkered flag.
Four cautions in the event all came before lap four and the field sorted out
through the remainder of the race with Zechman, Duck, D.J.
Troutman, Jamey Swank and Steve Bard in the top five.
Cornman, the defending class champion for the Street Stocks, triumphed in his
first start of the year by getting the lead on lap four. Cornman started fourth,
took third at the outset and moved up to second when early leader Chris
Chamberlain spun out in turn two.
While Darryl Whetstone assumed the lead, Cornman got it two laps later. When
Whetstone bobbled in turn one, Cornman took advantage to get underneath of him.
Five more cautions shuffled the field, including the final one for the
second-place car of Brian Duffy, who was attempting to chase down the leader.
John Whitfield ended up second. Jim Sayler, Tony Daniels and Chamberlain
finished third through fifth.
Puckett, who started fifth, worked his way to the front of the Hobby Stock field
in two laps. He ended up with the lead when Jason Gilliland went wide in turn
three and crashed in turn four.
After the restart, the top four, including Bill Replogle, Derrick Hinish and
Jimmy Sacco, were nose to tail. Replogle made another run
on lap seven but Puckett held him off in turn four.
Replogle eventually fell out with engine problems on lap 11 and Puckett cruised
to victory by three-quarters of a straightaway over Sacco. Hinish,
Replogle and Herb Hilliard were credited with third through fifth in the
finishing order.
Ryan Peer won the 4-Cylinder race for the third time after he got around Dwain
Rhodes and Ed Vogel on the second lap. Peer pulled away from the rest of
the field until Jeff Tuel closed his lead down to a margin of victory of five
car lengths.
Tuel worked his way to second on lap eight and Brandon Inglish looked to have a
solid third-place finish until a last-lap crash left him 12th. Vogel also had
problems by lap seven and retired.
Jason Thompson, Steve Riggleman and Cindy Rhodes completed the top five.
Wade Peer ended up in victory lane for the first time since 1999 by winning the
6-Cylinder feature to conclude the night. He led the final five laps after
taking the lead from Bob Imes.
Imes got the early jump on the high side over Peer, Matt Stickley and Harmon
Crites. Peer closed in and first tried the bottom without success to pass Imes.
For lap seven, Peer switched to the high side and pushed past Imes in turn two.
Imes ultimately spun and finished fourth. Stickley was second over Crites.
The Rock will continue racing on Friday, June 20 at 7:15 p.m. Promoter Rick
Jones has announced additional possible winner's purse increases and a date
change for the July 13 race to Saturday, July 12. For more information visit the
speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Sunday, June 15, 2008
ALLEGANY SCRAP LIMITED LATE MODELS (20 laps): 1. Dan Zechman, 2. Mike Duck, 3.
D.J. Troutman, 4. Jamey Swank, 5. Steve Bard, 6. Matt Cosner, 7. Matt Sponaugle,
8. Chad Walter, 9. Matt Emerick, 10. Travis Calhoun.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. Daniel Cornman, 2. John Whitfield, 3. Jim
Sayler, 4. Tony Daniels, 5. Chris Chamberlain, 6. Mike Harvey, 7. Jason Breegle,
8. Brian Duffy, 9. Rick Wright, 10. Tom Spangler, 11. Roy Whitfield, 12.
Darryl Whetstone, 13. Justin Bonnett, 14. Kevin Deremer, 15. Buddy Jones, DNS:
Jason Black, Randy Zechman.
TC RACE CARS HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. David Puckett, 2. Jimmy Sacco, 3.
Derrick Hinish, 4. Bill Replogle, 5. Herb Hilliard, 6. Jason Gilliland, 7.
Marcius VanMeter.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Ryan Peer, 2. Jeff Tuel, 3. Jason
Thompson, 4. Steve Riggleman, 5. Cindy Rhodes, 6. Danny Rhodes Sr., 7. Dwain
Rhodes, 8. David Green, 9. Nathan Padfield, 10. Chris Shoemaker, 11. Robert
Kuhn, 12. Brandon Inglish, 13. Jim Wratchford, 14. Gene Martz, 15. Ed Vogel, 16.
Brandon Powell, 17. Rick Jenkins, DNS: Nick Iski, Tyler Alkire, Pat
Hoover.
FACTORY STOCK 6-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Wade Peer, 2. Matt Stickley, 3.
Harmon Crites, 4. Bob Imes.
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June 13, 2008
The Rock postponed until Sunday
CUMBERLAND, Md. Racing at The Rock, Allegany County Speedway has
been postponed until Sunday evening due to rain.
Hotlaps will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. The same divisions
from Friday night will be scheduled to compete.
Teams must save and bring their armbands from Friday night for pit
admission. Spectators must bring rain checks for readmission.
For more information visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
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June 8, 2008
Troutman scorches field at The Rock
CUMBERLAND, Md. D.J. Troutman, Jimmy Moreland and Marcius VanMeter scored
repeat wins in their respective classes on Sunday evening at The Rock, Allegany
County Speedway.
The three drivers, along with new winners Brian Duffy and Jeff Tuel, fought off
the competition and the sweltering heat.
Troutman dominated for the second time in three races in the Allegany Scrap
Limited Late Model race. He won by well over half of a track after starting on
the outside front row.
Matt Sponaugle picked his way up to second by lap six but couldn't keep pace
with the leader. Dan Zechman, Travis Stickley and Matt
Cosner completed the top five.
Moreland won his third Factory Stock 8-Cylinder race in a row over Wade Peer,
Matt Stickley, Joe Rodgers and Alan Lowery.
Moreland, who started seventh, and Peer tangled for the lead with two laps to
go. The incident occurred as the leaders came up on the car of Joe Readd and
Moreland took the blame after the race.
Peer had led the race from lap three after getting the lead from Stickley.
VanMeter got off to a fast start in claiming his third TC Race Cars Hobby Stock
feature win. He started at the back of the field and took advantage of an
opening on the high side as the race went green to pick up four spots.
From that point, he tracked down leader Steve Fadley on the second lap to gain
the top spot. VanMeter won by nearly two seconds over Fadley, Jason Gilliland,
David Puckett and Jimmy Sacco.
Following a lengthy intermission to soak the track, Duffy won the first feature
of the night for his first win since the 2005 season. By winning the Sunoco
Street Stock feature, Duffy collected a bonus from winning a feature the
previous night at another speedway.
Rick Wright was the runner-up for the second straight week. Wright nearly caught
Duffy by the halfway point but fell back until the first caution with
three laps to go.
Duffy prevailed by three car lengths over Wright, Chris Chamberlain, John
Whitfield and Randy Zechman.
Tuel made his return to the speedway following a nasty crash in April and hung
on after a few tense moments at the end of the Factory Stock 4-Cylinder feature.
Tuel, who led every lap, was nearly collected following a bumping incident in
the second turn with two laps to go. He went on to win by eight car lengths over
Ryan Peer, Dwain Rhodes, Tyler Alkire and Steve Riggleman.
The Rock will be back in action on Friday, June 13 with Limited Late
Models, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, 4-Cylinders and 6-Cylinders. For more
information about The Rock, visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Sunday, June 8, 2008
ALLEGANY SCRAP LIMITED LATE MODELS (20 laps): 1. D.J. Troutman, 2. Matt
Sponaugle, 3. Dan Zechman, 4. Travis Stickley, 5. Matt Cosner, 6. Jimmy Iser.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. Brian Duffy, 2. Rick Wright, 3. Chris
Chamberlain, 4. John Whitfield, 5. Randy Zechman, 6. Mike Harvey, 7. Tony
Daniels, 8. Roy Whitfield, 9. Buddy Jones, 10. Justin Bonnett, DNS: Mike
Warrenfeltz.
TC RACE CARS HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. Marcius VanMeter, 2. Steve Fadley, 3.
Jason Gilliland, 4. David Puckett, 5. Jimmy Sacco, 6. Joe Railey, DNS: R.T.
Troutman.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Jeff Tuel, 2. Ryan Peer, 3. Dwain
Rhodes, 4. Tyler Alkire, 5. Steve Riggleman, 6. Mark Seiler, 7. Jeff Dillinger,
8. Danny Rhodes, 9. Nick Iski, 10. Chris Shoemaker, 11. Robert Kuhn, 12. Brandon
Powell, 13. Rick Jenkins, 14. Brandon Inglish, 15. Eddie Livingston, DNS: David
Green, Dave Friend Jr., Jason Thompson.
FACTORY STOCK 8-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Jimmy Moreland, 2. Wade Peer, 3. Matt
Stickley, 4. Joe Rodgers, 5. Alan Lowery, 6. Brian Ringer, 7. Ray Shepherd, 8.
James Mongan, 9. Joe Readd, 10. Rel Breedlove, 11. Tyler Gastley, 12. Matt
Kinnamon, 13. Dave Riley, 14. James Clark, 15. Jason Imes, DNS: Harmon Crites.
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May 30, 2008
Dave Troutman wins Maryland Clash opener
CUMBERLAND, Md. Dave Troutman led the entire distance to get the win in the
opener for the Maryland Clash on Friday night at The Rock, Allegany County
Speedway.
The five other classes in action produced four new winners as Bryan Kerns won
the Sunoco Street Stock race, David Puckett won the TC Race Cars Hobby Stock
race, Brian Diehl won the Classic Car race and Ray Shepherd won the Factory
Stock 6-Cylinder race. Ryan Peer scored his second win in the Factory Stock
4-Cylinders.
The Bud Light No. 7 that D.J. Troutman drove to victory three weeks ago carried
Dave to another resounding win as the Clash between The Rock and Hagerstown
Speedway finally got underway with clear skies.
In the fifth attempttwo other dates at each track were met with rainto
kick off the mini-series for the Limited Late Models and Late Model Sportsman
cars, Troutman had the competition covered throughout the night.
He won his heat race, started on the pole and led comfortably throughout to
claim the $1,000 prize at the end of 30 laps. Six cautions and a few lapped cars
kept the second-place car of Andy Fries, the two-time Hagerstown champion,
within sight.
Fries made up some distance when Troutman approached a pack of cars at halfway,
but lost his momentum when he was unable to clear traffic himself.
Troutman was strong on the restarts and went on to win by a half of a
straightaway.
Tyler Armstrong and Matt Sponaugle waged a battle for a position in the top five
for much of the race. The two drivers spent laps 9-10 side by side for the fifth
spot. Sponaugle temporarily held on. As Kyle Lear and Scott Palmer had problems,
Sponaugle and Armstrong moved up third and fourth.
Armstrong finally cleared Sponaugle with four laps to go and Terry Flaherty
rounded out the top five over Jerry Bard and Jamey Swank.
Kerns was a joyful winner after taking the No. 43 car built for his father to
victory lane in the 16-lap Street Stock feature. Kerns started from the pole and
went on to win by two seconds over Rick Wright, Jerry Robinson, Randy Zechman
and Randy Wible.
Kerns led by as much as a half straightaway when the first of four cautions came
out for a spin by Wible. Kerns went on uncontested through the other cautions.
Wright got around Zechman with two laps remaining for second and held off
Robinson to the checkered flag.
Puckett picked up a hard-fought victory in the 15-lap Hobby Stock feature over
Marcius VanMeter and Steve Fadley. The win was Puckett's first.
He took over the lead with a move on the outside of Fadley in turn three on lap
two. VanMeter, who started seventh, closed in to make it a two-car battle to the
finish.
VnMeter tried the high side to get around Puckett. After running side by side
throughout lap six, Puckett prevailed. VanMeter stayed within a car length but
couldn't make another move before the finish. Fadley, R.T. Troutman and Jimmy
Sacco completed the top five.
Peer, a rookie driver, put himself in contention with five laps to go. He won
the 4-Cylinder race by 10 car lengths over Rob Prinkey.
Prinkey set the pace through lap seven. Peer, who started sixth, had climbed up
to second by lap three. After racing side by side for the entire lap, Peer
fought off Prinkey in turn four for the lead.
Dave Friend Jr., who started 14th, ended up third. Dwain Rhodes and Jason
Riggleman completed the top five.
Diehl led the entire 15 laps of the Classic Car feature for the win over Joe
Snodgrass. The top five cars broke away early before cautions began to slow the
pace. The rest of the top five changed hands among Snodgrass, Pete Neal, Al
Daniels and Brooks Coleman.
Snodgrass eventually secured second on lap seven. He trailed Diehl to the finish
by five car lengths. Neal held off Daniels until lap 13 when Daniels spun under
green and dropped to the rear. Bill Brown Jr. and Coleman completed the top
five.
Shepherd managed to pick up the win in the inaugural 6-Cylinder race despite a
sour engine.
Shepherd led Wade Peer through lap nine when his engine picked up a miss and
began to smoke. Despite the failure, Shepherd continued on, caught Peer with one
lap to go and recaptured the lead.
Peer, Bob Imes, Matt Stickley and Jay Imes completed the top five.
The Rock will be back in action on Sunday, June 8 with Limited Late Models,
Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, 4-Cylinders and 8- ylinders. For more information
about The Rock, visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Friday, May 30, 2008
THE ROCK-HAGERSTOWN MARYLAND CLASH RACE 1 ALLEGANY SCRAP LIMITED LATE
MODELS/LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN (30 laps): 1. Dave Troutman, 2. Andy Fries, 3. Tyler
Armstrong, 4. Matt Sponaugle, 5. Terry Flaherty, 6. Jerry Bard, 7. Jamey Swank,
8. Travis Stickley, 9. Ashley Barrett, 10. Dan Zechman, 11. Scott Palmer, 12.
Matt Emerick, 13. Kyle Lear, 14. Daniel Cornman, 15. Jimmy Iser, 16. Todd Lewis.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. Bryan Kerns, 2. Rick Wright, 3. Jerry
Robinson, 4. Randy Zechman, 5. Randy Wible, 6. Matt Kerns, 7. Kevin
Deremer, 8. Jason Breegle, 9. Roy Whitfield, 10. John Whitfield, 11. Justin
Bonnett, 12. Buddy Jones, 13. Khi Swanger, DNS: Mike Warrenfeltz.
TC RACE CARS HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. David Puckett, 2. Marcius VanMeter, 3.
Steve Fadley, 4. R.T. Troutman, 5. Jimmy Sacco, 6. Jacob Hinton, 7. Jimmy
Moreland, 8. Herb Hilliard, 9. Brian Ringer.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Ryan Peer, 2. Rob Prinkey, 3. Dave
Friend Jr., 4. Dwain Rhodes, 5. Jason Riggleman, 6. Brandon Powell, 7. Nick Iski,
8. Steve Riggleman, 9. Jason Thompson, 10. Gene Mortt, 11. Danny Rhodes Jr., 12.
Chris Shoemaker, 13. Nathan Padfield, 14. Brandon Inglish, 15. Daniel Wratchford.
FACTORY STOCK 6-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Ray Shepherd, 2. Wade Peer, 3. Bob Imes,
4. Matt Stickley, 5. Jay Imes, 6. Joe Readd, 7. Harmon Crites.
CLASSIC CARS (15 laps): 1. Brian Diehl, 2. Joe Snodgrass, 3. Pete Neal, 4. Bill
Brown Jr., 5. Brooks Coleman, 6. Charlie Weaver, 7. Phil Alexander, 8. Bill
Brown Sr., 9. Charlie Summers, 10. Al Daniels, 11. Steve Cantwell, 12. Kevin
Palmer, 13. Jim Crocker, 14. Kurt Welsh.
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The Rock rained out for May 9
May 9, 2008
CUMBERLAND, Md. Early Friday rain showers led officials to call off racing at
The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
The next race will be The Rock/Hagerstown Clash on Friday, May 16. The Limited
Late Model/Late Model Sportsman class will compete for $1,000 to win and $100 to
start the 30-lap main event.
The following night, drivers will head to the Hagerstown Speedway for the second
race of the six originally scheduled. The earlier first round races were rained
out at both tracks and will be made up later in the season.
The complete purse and rules for the event is available from the speedway's web
site at www.therockspeedway.com.
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Troutman tops The Rock-Winchester Challenge field
May 3, 2008
CUMBERLAND, Md. Except for running low on fuel near the finish, D.J. Troutman
otherwise dominated the 30-lap feature on the first night of The Rock-Winchester
Challenge on Friday at The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
Troutman led 26 laps and averted his only roadblock to the checkered flagfuel
mileage. He had to be pushed into victory lane after running low on fuel. He
earned $1,000 for the win between The Rock's Allegany Scrap Limited Late Models
and the Semi-Lates from the Winchester (Va.) Speedway.
The Rock's drivers fared well against their Winchester counterparts by taking
the top seven spots. Dan Zechman, Jamey Swank, Travis Stickley and Matt
Sponaugle completed the top five. Matt Cosner and Jimmy Iser finished sixth and
seventh. Winchester drivers Allen Brannon and C.J.Brown were eighth and ninth.
Matt Emerick completed the top 10.
Sponaugle, the pole-sitter, led until lap three over Troutman. Troutman took the
lead in turn two underneath Sponaugle. From that point, Troutman built a steady
lead over Sponaugle, Brannon and Emerick through the halfway point.
A series of cautions between laps 15-19 slowed the pace and knocked Emerick out
early. As the finish approached, Sponaugle began to lose ground. Brannon briefly
claimed second but broke three laps short of the finish. Zechman, Swank and
Stickley eventually got by Sponaugle in the top five.
The other four feature events were competitive until the final laps. John
Whitfield took the win in the Sunoco Street Stock race on the final lap. Marcius
VanMeter and Jimmy Moreland won their second straight in the TC Race Cars Hobby
Stocks and Factory Stock 8-Cylinders, respectively. Jason Thompson won his
first-ever feature in the Factory Stock 4-Cylinders.
Whitfield chased Mike Warrenfeltz for 15 of the 16 laps, claimed the lead when
Warrenfeltz had a problem on the right rear and held off Randy Zechman to the
final corner.
Warrenfeltz could never get away from Whitfield and Zechman made it a three-car
race at the halfway point. When Warrenfeltz was forced out of the race coming to
the white flag, Zechman went side by side with Whitfield into the final turn.
Whitfield prevailed by half of a car length and Rick Wright, Ray Sheetz and Roy
Whitfield completed the top five.
VanMeter won the 15-lap TC Race Cars Hobby Stock feature again by taking over
the lead from Steve Fadley. Fadley lost a tire with three laps remaining. The
two drivers had been locked in a three-way battle for much of the race along
with David Puckett.
VanMeter, who started sixth, went on to win by a straightaway over
Puckett, R.T. Troutman, Scott Jones and Fadley.
Thompson started second and assumed the lead after a first-lap, multi-car crash
in turn two reset the field of the 12-lap 4- cylinder feature.
He led by as many as 12 car lengths until a late caution allowed the competition
to arrive once again. When the race resumed, Thompson stayed ahead of Jason
Riggleman and Rick Jenkins to win by five car lengths. Nick Iski and Jim Kennell
rounded out the top five.
Moreland won his second straight 8-Cylinder feature by taking to the high side
of the speedway against Wade Peer following a restart on lap four. Moreland went
on to win by five car lengths over Peer.
Matt Stickley finished third after overcoming a flat tire. Todd House survived a
brush with the backstretch wall to finish fourth and Rel Breedlove ended up
fifth.
Racing continues Friday, May 9 at The Rock with Limited Late Models, Street
Stocks, Hobby Stocks, 4-Cylinders and 6- ylinders. Kids' bike races will also be
held. Racing begins at 7 p.m.
For more information about The Rock, visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Friday, May 2, 2008
THE ROCK-WINCHESTER CHALLENGE RACE 1
ALLEGANY SCRAP LIMITED LATE MODELS/SEMI-LATE MODELS (30 laps) 1. D.J. Troutman,
2. Dan Zechman, 3. Jamey Swank, 4. Travis Stickley, 5. Matt Sponaugle, 6. Matt
Cosner, 7. Jimmy Iser, 8. Allen Brannon, 9. C.J. Brown, 10. Matt Emerick, 11.
Kris Holliday, 12. Jimmy Richards, 13. Bubby Tharp Jr., 14. Brian Buckler, 15.
Daniel Cornman, 16. Don Woodruff, 17. Todd Lewis.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. John Whitfield, 2. Randy Zechman, 3. Rick
Wright, 4. Ray Sheetz, 5. Roy Whitfield, 6. Mike Warrenfeltz, 7. Justin Bonnett,
8. Jerry Robinson.
TC RACE CARS HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. Marcius VanMeter, 2. David Puckett, 3.
R.T. Troutman, 4. Scott Jones, 5. Steve Fadley, 6. MikeWolfe, DNS: Ralph Wolfe.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Jason Thompson, 2. Jason Riggleman, 3.
Rick Jenkins, 4. Nick Iski, 5. Jim Kennell, 6. Brandon Inglish, 7. Chris
Shoemaker, 8. Danny Rhodes Jr., 9. Ryan Peer, 10. Daniel Wratchford, 11. Jim
Wratchford, 12. Derek Iser, 13. Brandon Powell, 14. David Green, 15. Steve
Riggleman, 16. Tyler Alkire, 17. Dwain Rhodes, DNS: Danny Rhodes Sr.
FACTORY STOCK 8-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Jimmy Moreland, 2. Wade Peer, 3. Matt
Stickley, 4. Todd House, 5. Rel Breedlove, 6. Brian Ringer, 7. Joe Read, 8.
James Mongan, 9. Matt Kinnamon, 10. Alan Lowery II, DNS: Bob Imes, Harmon
Crites.
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Clash race rained out at The Rock
April 25, 2008
CUMBERLAND, Md. Evening thunderstorms forced track officials to call off the
opening round of The Rock/Hagerstown Clash on Friday night at The Rock, Allegany
County Speedway.
The Clash race for Limited Late Models/Late Model Sportsman will be rescheduled
for a date to be determined.
The next race will be The Rock/Winchester Challenge opening round for Limited
Late Models on Friday, May 2. The race pays $1,000 to win and $100 to start the
feature.
Also in action will be regular season events for the Sunoco Street Stocks, TC
Race Cars Hobby Stocks and Factory Stock 4-Cylinders and 8-Cylinders. Gates open
at 5 p.m. and warm-ups are scheduled for 6:45-7 p.m.
For more information about The Rock, visit the speedway's web site at
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Sponaugle victorious at The Rock
April 18, 2008
CUMBERLAND, Md. Matt Sponaugle led the entire distance for the Allegany Scrap
Limited Late Model win to start the regular season on Friday night at The Rock,
Allegany County Speedway.
In other feature action, Randy Zechman picked up the win in the Sunoco Street
Stocks. Marcius VanMeter took the honor in the TC Race Cars Hobby Stocks. Ryan
Peer was a new winner for the Factory Stock 4-Cylinders and Jimmy Moreland was
declared the winner for an 8-Cylinder race that reached a frightening
conclusion.
Sponaugle broke away from the field after taking the lead on the initial start
of the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature. Matt Emerick gave chase after emerging
with second from a shuffle in turn two.
After lap four, the race went without a caution. Sponaugle led by as much as
half of a straightaway before giving up some ground to Emerick in the closing
laps. Sponaugle crossed the finish line with about eight car lengths to spare
over Emerick.
Daniel Cornman held off Jamey Swank to finish third. Travis Stickley rounded out
the top five.
Zechman contended with John Whitfield on a restart on lap eight to get the
16-lap Street Stock win. Zechman led from the start and held off Whitfield on
the backstretch following the race's only caution.
Whitfield stayed within a couple of car lengths before Zechman got away to a six
car length lead at the conclusion. Behind Whitfield, Rick Wright, Roy Whitfield
and Justin Bonnett rounded out the top five.
Hotly contested racing up front continued in the Hobby Stock class. In that
15-lap event, VanMeter turned back a couple of challenges from Steve Fadley in
the final four laps. VanMeter earned the victory by a car length over Fadley,
David Puckett, Joe Railey and R.T. Troutman.
Puckett finished fourth after running as high as second. A broken wheel
cost him several spots on lap 11.
The restart provided the excitement between VanMeter and Fadley. Fadley jumped
to the inside of VanMeter in turns one and two but VanMeter prevailed on the
backstretch to retain the lead.
Peer picked up his first-ever win at the speedway by a half of a straightaway
over the 4-Cylinder field in the 12-lap race. He raced to the lead on the
backstretch of the opening lap after starting fourth.
The rest of the top five spots shuffled frequently behind Peer. His biggest
threat came from 15th-starting Nathan Carpenter on a restartat lap four. Peer
recaptured the lead on the backstretch and Carpenter fell out two laps later.
Brandon Powell ended up second after a tight battle with third-place finisher
Dwain Rhodes. Jason Thompson finished fourth and Daniel Wratchford worked his
way back into fifth by recovering from a couple of problems earlier in the race.
The 8-Cylinder race took a shocking turn on the final turns for driver Ray
Shepherd. After powering into the lead on the final lap of the2-lap feature,
Shepherd's car veered hard into the turn three wall. The force blasted
Shepherd over the wall.
Luckily, he emerged from the car and reported only some soreness after the
crash. With the turn of events coming on the final lap, Moreland was awarded the
win for the crossing the finish line over Jason Imes, James Mongan and Alan
Lowery.
The Rock hosts the first round of the Maryland Clash for Limited Late Model and
Late Model Sportsman cars from the Hagerstown Speedway on Friday, April 25. The
race is set for 30-laps and pays $1,000 to win. The bonus, sponsored by A&C
Racing Engines, will be calculated based on the three rounds at each track.
The Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, 4-Cylinders, 6-Cylinders and Classic Cars are
also scheduled to compete. Warm-ups are scheduled for 6:45 p.m. For more
information, visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Friday, April 18, 2008
ALLEGANY SCRAP LIMITED LATE MODELS (20 laps) 1. Matt Sponaugle, 2. Matt Emerick,
3. Daniel Cornman, 4. Jamey Swank, 5. Travis Stickley, 6. Matt Cosner, 7.
Maurice Thompson Jr., 8. Jimmy Iser, 9. Dan Zechman, 10. Todd Lewis.
SUNOCO STREET STOCKS (16 laps): 1. Randy Zechman, 2. John Whitfield, 3. Rick
Wright, 4. Roy Whitfield, 5. Justin Bonnett, 6. Bryan Kerns.
TC RACE CAR S HOBBY STOCKS (15 laps): 1. Marcius VanMeter, 2. Steve Fadley, 3.
Joe Railey, 4. David Puckett, 5. R.T. Troutman, 6. Mike VanMeter, 7. Scott
Jones; DNS: Mike Wolfe, Ralph Wolfe.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Ryan Peer, 2. Brandon Powell, 3. Dwain
Rhodes, 4. Jason Thompson, 5. Daniel Wratchford, 6. Rick Jenkins, 7. Nick Iski,
8. Derek Iser, 9. Tyler Alkire, 10. Neil Alexander, 11. Chris Shoemaker, 12.
Robbie Kuhn, 13. Brandon Inglish, 14. Nathan Carpenter, 15. Steve Riggleman,
DNS: Jason Riggleman.
FACTORY STOCK 8-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Jimmy Moreland, 2. Jason Imes, 3. James
Mongan, 4. Alan Lowery II, 5. Ray Shepherd, 6. Harmon Crites, 7. Matt Kinnamon,
DNS: Brian Ringer.
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Clanton claims MACS opener at The Rock
April 13, 2008
CUMBERLAND, Md. Shane Clanton fought off Billy Decker to claim the 2008
Mid-Atlantic Championship Series (MACS) opener at The Rock, Allegany County
Speedway on Saturday night.
Clanton, of Locust Grove, Ga., won $5,000 for the 50-lap event. In other action,
Chad McClellan captured the $1,000 Limited Late Model prize and Michael Lauffer
won the Factory Stock 4-Cylinder feature.
In blustery conditions, Clanton paced the field for much of the race. He briefly
lost the lead to Decker on lap 37, and then regained it for the final 11 laps.
Clanton had an eight car length edge at the finish.
Decker, of Unadilla, N.Y., and Tim Fuller, of Edwards, N.Y., finished second and
third. Parkersburg, W.Va., driver Mike Balzano and Gettysburg, Pa., driver
Jeremy Miller rounded out the top five.
The win was the first ever on the series and at the speedway for Clanton, who
regularly travels the country with the World of Outlaws tour.
Clanton headed off Decker in turn one for the lead at the start. Three cautions
in the first eight laps kept the field close but Clanton pulled away by a dozen
car lengths between the third caution and lap 14. Decker and Chub Frank, who
earlier moved up to third over Balzano, closed in as Clanton approached the back
of the field.
After the fourth caution on lap 21, Clanton couldn't shake off Decker. The two
lead cars were nose to tail on lap 31 when they began to catch traffic again.
Decker made his first move on lap 34 but Clanton held on. With Frank now joining
the battle, Decker took the lead on lap 37 on the low side in turn three.
Clanton regained the lead on lap 38 by taking to the high side while Decker
tried to negotiate traffic in turn four. Frank fell out of third on lap 42 to
bring out the final caution and Fuller got by Balzano on the restart to set the
field for the finish.
Rounding out the top 10 were Gary Stuhler, Shannon Babb, Jason Covert, Rick
Eckert and Ricky Elliott. Forty cars were on hand.
McClellan shot in front of Mike Shoemaker on lap four and led the distance to
claim the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature.
McClellan, who started fourth, jumped around Tim Smith and Jamey Swank for
second after one lap. Shoemaker, the pole-sitter, gave way to McClellan on lap
three but couldn't hold him off again on lap four.
McClellan went on to win by six car lengths. He led by as many as a dozen car
lengths until Shoemaker caught up in traffic after halfway. The race went
without a caution after lap two when Swank and Smith spun at both ends of the
track.
Matt Sponaugle ended up third after starting sixth. Eighth starter Mike Duck was
fourth and Travis Stickley completed the top five.
In the Factory Stock 4-Cylinder feature, Lauffer started sixth and gained the
top spot from Jeff Tuel on lap three. One lap later, Tuel lost a wheel and
flipped wildly in turn three to end his night.
With the loss of Mark Seiler one lap earlier, Lauffer was left out front to hold
off Ryan Peer for the remainder of the 12-lap feature. Lauffer went on the
finish out the race a couple of car lengths ahead of Peer.
Brandon Powell worked his way up to third only to lose six spots when his car
slowed on the last lap. Dave Friend Jr. ended up third. Nick Iski, who started
13th, ended up fourth and Nathan Carpenter completed the top five.
The Rock will begin its regular season for Limited Late Models, Street Stocks,
Hobby Stocks, Factory Stock 4-Cylinders and 8- ylinders on Friday, April 18.
Warm-ups are scheduled for 6:45 p.m. For more information, visit the speedway's
web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock Allegany Co. Speedway
Order of Finish
Saturday, April 12, 2008
MACS Western Md. Open 50
1. (2) 25, Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, Ga.
2. (1) 91, Billy Decker, Unadilla, N.Y.
3. (5) 19, Tim Fuller, Edwards, N.Y.
4. (4) E1, Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, W.Va.
5. (3) 24, Jeremy Miller, Gettysburg, Pa.
6. (7) 90, Gary Stuhler, Greencastle, Pa.
7. (12) 18, Shannon Babb, Moweque, Ill.
8. (9) 43A, Jason Covert, York Haven, Pa.
9. (14) 24, Rick Eckert, York, Pa.
10. (15) Ricky Elliott, Seaford, Del.
11. (18) Doug Horton, Bruceton Mills, W.Va.
12. (6) 1*, Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.
13. (13) 14, Jack Pencil, Bedford, Pa.
14. (11) 5W, Waylon Wagner, Lewistown, Pa.
15. (23) 21, Matt Lux, Franklin, Pa.
16. (24) 5, Chuck Clise, Frostburg, Md.
17. (8) 39, Greg Fetters, Everett, Pa.
18. (17) 00H, Chuck Harper, Beverly, W.Va.
19. (19) 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, Pa.
20. (20) 4, Alex Ferree, Saxonburg, Pa.
21. (16) 77, Randy Burkholder, Chambersburg, Pa.
22. (21) 1, Chris Harr, Imler, Pa.
23. (10) 79, Mike Altobelli Jr., Saxton, Pa.
24. (22) F1, Coleby Frye, Dover, Pa.
Qualifying
Results showing position, car no., driver, fastest time and avg. lap speed
(mph):
1. 90, Gary Stuhler 20.082 112.041
2. 24, Jeremy Miller 20.260 111.056
3. 25, Shane Clanton 20.286 110.914
4. E1, Mike Balzano 20.295 110.865
5. 91, Billy Decker 20.298 110.848
6. 19, Tim Fuller 20.323 110.712
7. 39, Greg Fetters 20.398 110.305
8. 1*, Chub Frank 20.414 110.218
9. 43A, Jason Covert 20.415 110.213
10. 79, Mike Altobelli Jr. 20.487 109.826
11. 45, Ricky Elliott 20.499 109.761
12. 15E, Steve Everhart 20.605 109.197
13. 18, Shannon Babb 20.669 108.859
14. 24, Rick Eckert 20.694 108.727
15. 7, Dave Troutman 20.777 108.293
16. 5W, Waylon Wagner 20.790 108.225
17. 1, Chris Harr 20.807 108.137
18. 31, Bob Gordon 20.837 107.981
19. 14, Jack Pencil 20.918 107.563
20. 07, Keith Jackson 20.990 107.194
21. 00H, Chuck Harper 21.002 107.133
22. 4, Alex Ferree 21.005 107.117
23. 0, Ron Delano Jr. 21.015 107.066
24. 77, Randy Burkholder 21.027 107.005
25. 46, Doug Horton 21.055 106.863
26. F1, Coleby Frye 21.073 106.772
27. 74, Shaun Poling 21.107 106.600
28. 15, Shane Beegle 21.240 105.932
29. 17, Keith Barbara 21.275 105.758
30. 22, Gregg Satterlee 21.395 105.165
31. 22A, Donald Lingo Jr. 21.400 105.140
32. 21, Matt Lux 21.465 104.822
33. 02, Tony Lombardi 21.641 103.969
34. 56, Russ King 21.650 103.926
35. 62, Andy Bond 21.867 102.895
36. 5, Chuck Clise 21.884 102.815
37. 66, Al Shawver Sr. 21.960 102.459
38. 43, Tom Decker Jr. 22.908 98.219
39. 3, Thomas Baker 22.982 97.903
40. 17, Nick Dickson No time
Preliminary Results:
Heat 1: 1. Covert, 2. Stuhler, 3. Babb, 4. Decker, 5. Harper, 6. Barbara, 7.
Harr, 8. Lombardi, 9. Shawver.
Heat 2: 1. Fuller, 2. Altobelli, 3. Miller, 4. Eckert, 5. Ferree, 6. Frye, 7.
Gordon, 8. King, 9. Satterlee, 10. Decker.
Heat 3. 1. Clanton, 2. Fetters, 3. Pencil, 4. Elliott, 5. Lingo, 6. Bond, 7.
Poling, 8. Baker, 9. Delano, DNS: Troutman.
Heat 4: 1. Frank, 2. Wagner, 3. Balzano, 4. Burkholder, 5. Horton, 6. Everhart,
7. Lux, 8. Jackson, 9. Clise, DNS: Beegle.
B-main 1: 1. Harper, 2. Barbara, 3. Harr, 4. Bond, 5. Lingo, 6. Shawver, 7.
Decker, 8. Lombardi, 9. Poling, 10. Baker, 11. Delano.
B-main 2: 1.Horton, 2. Ferree, 3. Frye, 4. Everhart, 5. King, 6. Jackson, 7. Lux,
8. Clise, 9. Satterlee, DNS: Gordon, Troutman,
Beegle.
LIMITED LATE MODELS (20 laps) 1. Chad McClellan, 2. Mike Shoemaker, 3. Matt
Sponaugle, 4. Mike Duck, 5. Travis Stickley, 6. Cory Houck, 7. Rance Garlock, 8.
Steve Bard, 9. Daniel Cornman, 10. Dan Zechman, 11. Allen Lemin, 12. Curtis
Heath, 13. Jimmy Iser, 14. Matt Emerick, 15. Jamey Swank, 16. Todd Lewis, 17.
Tim Smith Jr.
FACTORY STOCK 4-CYLINDERS (12 laps): 1. Michael Lauffer, 2. Ryan Peer, 3. Dave
Friend Jr., 4. Nick Iski, 5. Nathan Carpenter, 6. Jim Kennell, 7. Danny Rhodes,
8. Derek Iser, 9. Brandon Powell, 10. Brandon Inglish, 11. Ed Detrick, 12. Chris
Shoemaker, 13. Rick Jenkins, 14. Jason Thompson, 15. Daniel Wratchford, 16. Jeff
Tuel, 17. Dwain Rhodes, 18. Mark Seiler, 19. Jason Riggleman, 20. Steve
Riggleman, 21.Robert Kuhn, DNS: Tyler Alkire, Jim Wratchford.
-end-
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The Rock hosts MACS opener Saturday
April 6, 2008
CUMBERLAND, Md. The Mid-Atlantic Championship Series (MACS) picks up where it
left off when the new season begins on Saturday at The Rock, Allegany County
Speedway.
The Western Maryland Open 50 gets the season started for the both the MACS tour
and the speedway. Super Late Model drivers will be competing for $5,000 to win
the feature. The Limited Late Models will be competing for $1,000 to win and the
Factory Stock 4-Cylinders will share the opening night of racing.
The 2007 MACS tour ended with Jason Covert celebrating a win on the first night
and his second series championship on the final night of The Big Kahuna at The
Rock last October. Covert leads the list of 2008 championship hopefuls and a new
crop of rookies.
Drivers expected to compete include several familiar with The Rock: Jack Pencil,
Chuck Clise, Greg Fetters, Mike Altobelli Jr. and Ron Delano Jr. The latter
three are competing with Thomas Baker, Coleby Frye, Russell King, Donnie Lingo
Jr. and Tony Lombardi for MACS Rookie of the Year in 2008.
A former winner in the Renegade DirtCar Series at The Rock, Mike Balzano, and
Pennsylvania drivers Alex Ferree, Nick Dickson and Matt Lux round out the
pre-season list of championship contenders.
Pit gates open at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The grandstands open at 3 p.m. Warm-ups
are scheduled for 5-5:30 p.m. Qualifying for the MACS will follow before heats.
General admission is $25 for adults and pit admission is $35.
The race is the first of 22 nights at The Rock in 2008. Other highlights on the
schedule include two mini-series: The Rock/Hagerstown Clash, a trio of $1,000 to
win races in conjunction with the Hagerstown Speedway for Limited Late Models
and the two Rock/Winchester (Va.) Speedway Challenge races. Bonus money is up
for grabs at the conclusion of those events.
The annual Allegany County Fair race is scheduled for July 27. The Independent
Racing Series (IRS) will make its first appearance on Aug. 22 for $5,000 to win
for Super Late Models.
The Big Kahuna VIII will conclude the MACS season once again on Oct 2-4. The
race will pay $12,000 to win this year, the second-largest payday ever at The
Rock.
Finally, the 6th Western Md. Nationals ends The Rock's season by offering $2,500
to win for the Limited Late Models on Oct. 23- 5.
For more information about The Rock, visit the speedway's web site at
www.therockspeedway.com.
The Rock - Allegany County Speedway
2008 Schedule of Events
APRIL
Sat, Apr 5 - Open Practice 4-7pm; Gates open 2 p.m.
Sat, Apr 12 - MACS SLM $5,000 to win Plus: LLM $1,000 to win, FS 4CYL
Fri, Apr 18 - LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 8CYL (Autograph Night - 4CYL) (Rain date:
Sun., April 20 4 p.m.)
Fri, Apr 25 - 1st Segment 30-lap LLM Hagerstown Clash Plus: SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS
6CYL, CLASSIC CARS
MAY
Fri, May 2 - 1st Segment LLM Rock-Winchester Challenge Plus: SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS
8CYL (Autograph Night - HS)
Fri, May 9 - LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 6CYL (Kids' Bike Races)
Fri, May 16 - 2nd Segment 30-lap LLM Hagerstown Clash Plus: SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS
8CYL (Rain date: Sun. May 18 - 4 p.m.)
Fri, May 30 - LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 6CYL, CLASSIC CARS (Rain date: Sun. June
1)
JUNE
Sun, June 8 - LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 8CYL (4 p.m. Warm-ups)
Fri, June 13 - LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 6CYL (Powder Puff)
Fri, June 20 - LLM, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 8CYL, CLASSIC CARS (Autograph Night - FS
8CYL)
Fri, June 27 - SLM DWANE SHULTZ MEMORIAL Plus: SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 6CYL, FS 8CYL
(Autograph Night - SLM)
JULY
Sun, July 13 - LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 6CYL (Autograph Night - 6CYL)
Sun, July 27 - ALLEGANY CO. FAIR RACE NIGHT LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 6CYL, FS
8CYL; RANDY SIMPSON MEMORIAL FOR HS 20 laps $500 to win
AUGUST
Fri, Aug 1 - 2nd Segment LLM Rock-Winchester Challenge Plus: SS, FS 4CYL, FS
8CYL, CLASSIC CARS (Autograph Night - LLM)
Fri, Aug 15 - 3rd Segment 30-lap LLM Hagerstown Clash Plus: SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS
6CYL
Fri, Aug 22 - IRS SLM $5,000 to win Plus: HS, FS 4CYL
SEPTEMBER
Fri, Sep 5 - LLM GEORGE HILLIARD MEMORIAL, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 6CYL
Fri, Sep 12 - LLM, SS, HS, FS 4CYL, FS 8CYL, CLASSIC CARS (Autograph night - SS)
OCTOBER