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Justin Ehrhart Wins Career First Late Model Feature SSP
Newberrytown, PA
(August 9, 2008) – The popular “Picnic in the Pits” Night at the
Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday night, August 9 provided lots
of exciting racing action all evening long. Dover’s Justin Ehrhart
picked up a crowd pleasing first career Late Model feature.
Carlisle’s Carl Billet won the 20-lap make-up feature postponed from
Saturday, June 28. Chad Smith of Halifax claimed his second Street
Stock main event of the season. Windsor’s Sam Rial won his season’s
first Xtreme Stock Car feature. York Haven’s Daryl Sipe was
victorious in the Susquehanna Recyclers Mini Van feature event. Bob
Campbell of Danville dominated the PENNMAR Vintage Car feature
event.
The evening began
with the 20-lap Late Model make-up feature from June 28. Carl
Billet took the lead on the second circuit from polesitter Jeremy
Knoll. Randy Christine Jr. challenged late in the race but was
unable to make the pass. Billet collected his fourth win of the
season and extending his point lead with five races remaining.
Christine came home second, followed by Jake Jones, Grant Adams and
Jeremy Knoll.
The 20-lap Late
Model night capper drew the most enthusiasm from the crowd as Justin
Ehrhart grabbed the lead on the ninth lap from Denny Willey who led
the first eight laps. Ehrhart went on to win the event and
concluded his victory lane celebration with a “Carl Edwards”
backflip from the top of his Late Model. John Moser Jr. finished
second, followed by Willey. Kyle Saylor finished fourth, followed
by Sam Leonard Jr. Ehrhart and Charles Potts won their qualifying
heat races.
Stock Car Saturday
Night racing action returns on August 16, with the Late Models,
Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Four Cylinder Stock Cars and Women on
Wheels Stock Cars. There will also be a make-up 20-lap Xtreme Stock
Car feature event postponed from Saturday, June 28. Racing action
begins at 7:00 p.m. Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. and the
grandstand gates will open at 5:00 p.m.
SSP Race Results from Saturday, August 9, 2008
Late Models
Feature (20 laps): 1. Justin Ehrhart; 2. John Moser Jr.; 3.
Denny Willey; 4. Kyle Saylor; 5. Sam Leonard Jr.; 6. Bud Witmer; 7.
Randy Christine Jr.; 8. Carl Billet; 9. Carl Graves; 10. Cam
Zeigler; 11. Jamie Lloyd; 12. Darrel Henry; 13. Grant Adams; 14. Ken
Knoll; 15. Chase Billet; 16. Charlie Potts; 17. Larry Meadows; 18.
Jake Jones; 19. Scott Lupfer; 20. Steve Billet; DNS – Travis
McClelland; Jeremy Knoll.
FEATURE LAP
LEADERS: Willey (1-8); Ehrhart (9-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS:
Ehrhart and Potts.
Late Models
Feature (Makeup postponed from June 28) (20 laps): 1. Carl
Billet; 2. Randy Christine Jr.; 3. Jake Jones; 4. Grant Adams; 5.
Jeremy Knoll; 6. Sam Leonard Jr.; 7. Carl Graves; 8. Cam Zeigler; 9.
Travis McClelland; 10. Kyle Saylor; 11. Jamie Lloyd; 12. Charles
Potts; 13. Bud Witmer; 14. John Moser Jr.; 15. Darrel Henry; 16.
Denny Willey; 17. Scott Lupfer; 18. Ken Knoll; 19. Larry Meadows;
20. Justin Ehrhart; DNS – Sterling Kinard; Gary Potts; Chuck
Yingling Jr.; Pancho Lawler; Steve Weikel; John McDonough Jr.
FEATURE LAP
LEADERS: J. Knoll (1); C. Billet (2-20). |