Some drivers have hopes of winning the $10,000, others will just leave
their sprint cars in their garage on Tuesday night, May 16 when the NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone Communications Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at Grandview Speedway host the nationally known World of Outlaws. Without a doubt, these are the fastest sprint cars in the country with the nation's best sprint car drivers and they'll invade the Berks County one-third mile high banked oval for their annual mid-week stop. Time trials, heat race qualifying and a "B" Main will lead up to the big finale, a 35 lap feature event paying the winner a hefty $10,000.

Although the World of Outlaws claim to be the best sprint car drivers in the country, there is no doubt that they do get just a little "gun shy" when they come to Pennsylvania. After all, this is home of the
Pennsylvania Posse 410 sprint drivers. PA drivers like Fred Rahmer,
Lance Dewease, Greg Hodnett and Mark Smith have in the past, beat the
World of Outlaws and their determination to do so at Grandview on
Tuesday, May 16 is at an all time high.

The World of Outlaws have dominated every WoO event at Grandview
Speedway, shutting out the PA Posse locals. Rahmer, Lance Dewease,
Greg Hodnett and Mark Smith are all weekly arch rivals on the local
scene, but when the World of Outlaws come to town, it becomes a "them
verses us" challenge and this year, the Posse plans to pocket the loot.

The World of Outlaws have their MEAN 15 which includes point leader
Donny Schatz, Joey Saldana, Craig Dollansky, Jac Haudenschild, Brooke
Tatnell, Daryn Pittman, Jeremy Campbell, Randy Hannagan, Justin
Henderson, Rob Chaney, Brian Carlson, Dion Hindi and Becca Anderson.
Of the MEAN 15, only Jac Haudenschild has won a feature at Grandview,
with that victory taking place on May 30, 1995.

For the PA Posse it's a different story. Lance Dewease owns ten wins at Grandview, Rahmer is an eight time winner and Greg Hodnett owns 4
Grandview 410 sprint wins. Although close on many occasions, Mark Smith has never won at Grandview, but car owner John Zemaitis is a four time owner champion in the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series. Could Billy Pauch land a 410 ride for this show? If so, look out since Pauch owns ten sprint wins at Grandview as well.

So you figure it out. Who has the favorable odds of winning the $10,000 prize at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, May 16 ? The World of Outlaws or the PA Posse?

Also on the Tuesday, May 16 program will be the popular wingless ARDC
Midgets competing in qualifying events and a 20 lap feature. See
youthful Billy Pauch Jr. battle the best of ARDC wingless style. Donnie Trent, Andy Martin, Tracy Miller, Steve Buckwalter, Tracy Readinger, Eric Heydenreich and Mike Miller are just some of the competitors expected to make the 20 lap ARDC Wingless Midget feature event.

Advance tickets for the Tuesday, May 16 World of Outlaws/ARDC Wingless
Midget Double Header are now on sale. Adult tickets are $30, Children
6-11 $10 and children under the age of 6 will be admitted free. To
purchase your advance tickets, please make your check or money order
payable to: Grandview Speedway and Mail your payment to: Thunder
Series 2006 129 Mill Pond Place Langhorne, PA 19047. Please
include a self-addressed and stamped envelop and your tickets will be
mailed to you.

On race night, Advance Ticket holders may enter the grandstand at 4 PM with General Admission tickets going on sale at 4:30 PM. Warm-ups are scheduled for 7 PM with time trial qualifying getting underway at 7:30 PM. In the event of rain, Wednesday night, May 17 will be the rain date.

2006 will mark the 17th season of the NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone Communications Thunder on the Hill Racing Series. To date, Thunder on the Hill has presented seventy events, paying out in excess of 2.1 million dollars, not including the numerous support classes that have participated in the seventy events.

Thunder on the Hill has built a reputation of presenting superior
quality racing events with fan oriented fun and activities. Fans who
purchase advance tickets also have preferred choice seating on race
night, there are fan prize giveaways plus the COMDIAL Power Ball &
Frisbee Toss. Fans are also treated to the feature event parade lap
Fireworks display as well as the live singing of the National Anthem to better salute our great country. If your lucky, look real close for the Thunder Girls, check out the pre-race Driver Meet & Greets and of course, be ready for JOE the PIZZA DUDE as he runs through the
grandstand giving away Pizza. Pick-up your copy of the Grandview
THUNDER Program book to stay informed and be sure to purchase a Thunder on the Hill t-shirt to better remember your night "on the hill".

There is excitement at every turn so be at the Thunder on the Hill 2006 Season Opener on Tuesday night, May 16.

The Grandview Speedway is located on Passmore Road, off Route 100 in
Bechtelsville, PA (19505), just ten mile north of Pottstown, PA. The race day speedway hotline is 610-754-7688. For Thunder on the Hill information, please call 215-860-5631. If your looking for more
specific directions, lodging or camp sites, please visit us at:
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com Directions and Lodging
information is also available on the Grandview Speedway hotline, just
listen to the menu options designed to better serve the all important
race fans.

Don't forget, Grandview Speedway is in action each and every Saturday
night, presenting NASCAR Modified and Late Model Stock Car Racing.
Saturday night racing action always takes the green flag at 7:30 PM.

Center Line, Mich.: Mopar's open-wheel programs have without a doubt become one of the most recognizable in the sport over the past few years, but engine builder Gary Stanton took the brand's winged sprint car effort farther east in recent weeks. Stanton, who recently began building winged sprint car engines once again, has teamed with Pennsylvania Posse member Don Kreitz Jr., to bring the blue, black and silver of Mopar into one of sprint car racing's hotbeds.

Kreitz Jr., and the No.69K team debuted the Stanton-built powerplant on April 14 at the well known speedplant, Williams Grove Speedway. A track known for its demand on driver and engine alike, Kreitz Jr., quickly found the Mopar to his liking.

"The Mopar was very strong at Williams Grove on its first run," Kreitz Jr., said. "My engine builder, Davey Brown, put this deal together with Gary Stanton, and it has worked very well. We've only run the motor once so far, but we're very happy with its performance. It runs better than any Chevy I've ever had, and we're looking forward to running it again this weekend."

Kreitz Jr., and the No. 69K team will return this week to Williams Grove Speedway with Mopar power under the hood. The team plans to compete in the Spring Classic for Sprints event, which is an A-Diamond Series event, on April 28. This will mark the team's second outing utilizing the Stanton-built Mopar powerplant. The team garnered a fifth-place finish at the facility on April 14.

For more information regarding Mopar, Stanton or Williams Grove Speedway, log on to
www.moparspeed.com
www.mopar.com
www.stantonracing.com
www.williamsgrove.com

Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original
equipment supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

Williams Grove Speedway

April 14, 2006

- HODNETT PUTS THE 77 IN VICTORY LANE ON AL’S 77TH BIRTHDAY

- MECHANICSBURG, PA – Al Hamilton’s family planned a surprise birthday bash for him Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway, but his driver, Greg Hodnett, put the proverbial icing on the cake with a win in the 25-lap sprint car feature.

- It was a special day for Hamilton who turned 77 Friday, matching the car number he made one of the most famous in all of sprint car racing during a career which has spanned nearly 40 years. His family provided 3000 vouchers for free pizza, 150 door prizes and a spectacular fireworks display to honor the patriarch, but it was Hodnett who brought him a chart-topping 88th victory as a car owner at Williams Grove.

- Hodnett lined up 8th on the original start and was up to third by the second lap. He drove by Brook Weibley on lap nine and began to run down early leader Ryan Bohlke.

- Still a few days shy of his 21st birthday, Bohlke, a Grove rookie, kept H.odnett at bay until his car slowed to a stop less than four laps from the finish.

- From that point Hodnett cruised to his 31st career victory at Williams Grove.

- Lance Dewease, who started 12th, nipped Weibley at the line for second place and increased his lead in the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass point race.

- Fred Rahmer charged from the rear of the field to finish fourth and Don Kreitz, Jr. completed the top five.

- Brian Leppo, Brian Montieth, Mike Erdley, T, J, Stutts and Chad Layton finished in positions six through ten respectively.

- Sprint heats were won by Bohlke, Kyle Purks and Weibley. Josh Wells won the consolation race.

In the limited (358 c.i.) sprint feature, defending champion Corry Haas made it two for two this season as he charged from 11th starting position to win the 20-lap event.

- Travis Keeney, Jimmy Layton, Aaron Long, and Nate Snyder completed the top five.

- Limited heats went to Snuyder, Jason Shultz, Kyle Purks and Kevin Nagy. Consolation races were won by Nouse and Chad Trout.

- Sprint cars and late models will be featured on April 21.

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- Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finishes – April 14, 2006

Sprint Car Feature – 25 laps – 1. Greg Hodnett, 2. Lance Dewease, 3. Brook Weibley, 4. Fred Rahmer, 5. Don Kreitz, Jr., 6. Brian Leppo, 7. Brian Montieth, 8. Mike Erdley, 9. T. J. Stutts, 10. Chad Layton, 11. Niki Young, 12. Mark Coldren, 13. Ken Carberry, 14. Chris Knopp, 15. Josh Wells, 16. Kyle Pruitt, 17. Ryan Bohlke, 18. Chris Meleason, 19. Mark Freeland, 20. Rick Lafferty, 21. Doug Esh, 22. Todd Shaffer, 23. Justin Collett, 24. Craig Keel

Limited (358 c.i.) Sprint Car Feature – 20 laps – 1. Cory Haas, 2. Travis Keeney, 3. Jimmy Layton, 4. Aaron Long, 5. Nate Snyder, 6. Pat Cannon, 7. Kevin Nouse, 8. Adrian Shaffer, 9. Nate Hammaker, 10. Kevin Nagy, 11. Dale Hammaker, 12. Kyle Purks, 13. Billy Johns, 14. Chad Trout, 15. Davie Franek, 16. Frankie Herr, 17. Keith Prutzman, 18. Kyle Pruitt, 19. Matt Boland, 20. John Westbrook, 21. Chad Criswell, 22. Jake Raudabaugh, 23. Jason Shultz, 24. Nathan Berwager (DNS)

RAHMER TAKES THRILLING SSP OPENER



Newberrytown, PA (April 13, 2006) - Fred Rahmer won the Opening Night Sprint Car feature at Susquehanna Speedway Park after a thrilling 25 lap event. In other action Ronnie Dunstan pulled out a last lap victory in Legends competition, Gene Knaub was the Xtreme Stock winner, and Brent Fogelsanger topped the Rookie Rumble.



For much of the 25-lap Sprint Car feature, sixth place starter Rahmer had the best seat in the house for a heated battle for the lead. Rahmer watched from third spot as second and third starters Greg Hodentt and Lance Dewease battled continuosly for the lead. Hodnett was credited with leading all but one of the first 20 laps, but Dewease was right there. So was Rahmer, who made quick work of first Dewease then Hodnett to take over the top spot on the 21st lap. Rahmer went on to score the $3,500 victory for his 29th career SSP win.



Hodnett had to settle for second spot, with Chad Layton coming from ninth to take third. Dewease and Eric Stambaugh completed the top five. Blane Heimbach, Michael Carber, Alan Krimes, Cory Haas and Bobby Weaver completed the top ten. Heats went to Dewease and Carber



Ronnie Dunstan vaulted from the fifth starting spot to the lead on the first lap of the 15 lap Legends feature, but yielded the top spot to team mate Jason Rochelle on lap seven. Dunstan hounded Rochelle throughout the event, and regained the lead on the final turn. The win was Dunstan’s sixth Legend’s win at SSP moving him into a tie with Tim Tomson for the top spot in that class. Dunstan also owns 12 SSP Late Model wins, and four SSP Midget wins. Rochelle, Lawrence Garrison, Randy Kissinger, and Josh Morrow rounded out the top five.



Gene Knaub came from mid pack to challenge Larry Hughes for the lead in the 25 lap Xtreme Stock feature event. After numerous laps of bumper to bumper and door to door racing, Knaub took over the lead on the 18th lap and went on to score his seventh career division win. Hughes finished second followed by defending track champ Mike Goodwin, Daryl Beakler, and Travis Horan.



Brent Fogelsanger also came from midpack to track down early leader Rich Lomman on the 11th of 15 laps in the Rookie Rumble. Lomman had to settle for second followed by Andrew Frye, Brian Shue, and John Chamberlain.



The Sprint Cars return to SSP on Thursday night, April 20 with the Great American School Buses and Xtreme Stock Cars.

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Unretired Shaffer gets 32nd Grove victory

Veteran sprint ace Todd Shaffer of Millerstown picked up the sprint win at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night in a makeup feature held over from March 31. Shaffer's win at the Mechanicsburg oval was his 32nd at the track and it tied him with legendary Steve Smith Sr. for 10th on the oval's all-time win list.

Shaffer picked up his first win of the year anywhere at Port Royal Speedway on April 1 for his new car owners, Jim and Laura Allebach of Souderton. After nearly retiring over the winter, Shaffer took the lead Friday from Brian Leppo of Spring Grove with seven laps to go. His last Grove victory was March 25, 2005.

"This 5W is something," said Shaffer of his mount Friday. "I want to thank Jim and Laura for giving me a shot at this. I'm tickled to be here. Right now, I wouldn't quit for a minute. I hope she keeps rolling like this and I can give these guys a run for their money."

Shaffer's mechanic is retired Central Pennsylvania sprint driver Randy Wolfe.

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With rain forcing both the Port Royal and Lincoln speedways to cancel their Saturday night programs, Selinsgrove Speedway was the only local track to face the spring cold with racing action Saturday night.

Defending sprint champion Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove drove to his second win in as many races at the track, wiring the field from the pole in the 25-lapper aboard the Jeff Creasy owned No. 12. It was the young sprint star's 13th career win at the track which he took by a whopping 6.16-second margin over Kevin Nouse of Lewisberry. Heimbach is second on the track's 358 win list to Chad Layton, who has 25 checkered flags.

"They said I was pretty good at the end but I didn't feel that good," said Heimbach. "On the restart he (Nouse) put a nose under me and he's a smart racer and I knew he wanted to overhaul me pretty bad."

Jeff Rine of Pillow free-wheeled around the oval to blast around the top of leader Jeff Smith of Blain in the late model feature to take his 30th oval victory. "That was cool but this is cold," quipped Rine of his move for the win and the temperature in which he took the win by 3.38 seconds.

The 15-lap pro stock feature was exciting and packed with controversy as it ended.

Gary Beward of Thompsontown had won all three feature events held to date at the track entering the event and started 11th. He worked his way into second and drove to the outside of defending track champ Troy Miller for the lead on the last lap only to be driven into the fence coming off of the fourth turn for the checkered flag by Miller. Otherwise, Beward would have been four for four.

As Beward cracked the outside wall, turned sideways in front of the storming field and then walloped the inside fence, it appeared at first as if Miller had won. But speedway officials did the right thing in stripping Miller of the victory based on rough driving and awarding it to A.J. Stroup of Evendale. Beward ended up fifth with a badly damaged racer.

After setting lineups by luck of the draw for the first two regular Saturday programs, Selinsgrove will begin using handicapping procedures to set the fields this week.

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After breaking his collar bone in a violent first-turn crash at Selinsgrove Speedway in March, Tower City sprint driver Mark Smith will visit with doctors early this week and hopes to be back racing the Zemco No. 1 sprinter this weekend.

Zemco mechanic Tommy Karl has been helping out Elizabethville driver Mike Erdley for the last several weeks and Erdley has felt the effects with a stronger machine.

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In addition to its Friday sprint doubleheader of 410s and 358s, Williams Grove returns to action Saturday night with the first of 13 Saturday shows this year for the displaced Silver Spring Speedway super sportsman, late models and street stocks plus the rained out sportsman feature from April 7.

Johnson engulfed in flames April 9th, 2006

Johnson engulfed in flames Every racers fear was a reality tonight for the Lousianan born Sprintcar driving sensation Jason Johnson. Whilst leading the Gulf Southern ASCS event at Houston Raceway Park in Baystown, Texas with only three laps to run the 11 car erupted into flames. Johnson was taken to the burns unit for treatment to the entire lower part of both legs.

Speaking to Johnson by telephone he explained that he had that terrible cold feeling that every racer fears, methanol on his legs. He stopped the car as quickly as possible and threw his belts off but it was too late.

The car was engulfed in flames. Johnson threw himself out of the car as his wife and parents looked on. Fire crews extinguished the flames in what seemed like an eternity for Johnson.

"They have given me drugs for the pain and are dressing the burns, it ain't real good at this stage it looks like huge blisters. It's extremely sore, I guess we are lucky it's only from the knees down" explained Johnson.

At this early stage we wait to hear more of the extent of the burns and treatment to follow.

We wish Jason well and a speedy recovery.

All well wishes can be sent via his web site www.jasonjohnsonracing.com

MAXATAWNY, Pa. -- This week, the "CarQuest Gasoline Alley Gang" kicks off its second season on WALN with a notable night, which includes a pair of young, up-and-coming central Pennsylvania sprint car chauffeurs, who'll talk about their early season success stories.

The guests for this weeks show include T. J. Stutts, who has scored 2 early season victories at the Selinsgrove Speedway aboard the Gary and Patty Beam owned No. 88 410 sprint car. The lad out of Liverpool, PA., will discuss his move full-time to the 410 central Pennsylvania sprints and what he is looking for with the '06 season underway.

We will then talk with another youthful driving talent on the 358 sprint car circuit, Blane Heimbach, as the 24-year-old throttle-jockey out of Selinsgrove, PA., talks about his career to date, his success at Selinsgrove and his '06 opportunities to steer a 410 sprint car, among other topics.

Finally, we will chat with Mark Lowery, a very talented young Afro-American racer, who'll talk about his budding career and the difficulties he's had to face on his climb up the racing ladder towards a goal of NASCAR Nextel Cup racing.

This will be a great show. Make sure to listen in.

The CarQuest Gasoline Alley (TV/Radio/Internet) Show continues with its new programming "live" every Monday night on WALN Cable Radio FM 92.1, “live” every Monday on the Internet (www.polkas.com/waln) and also "live" weekly on Service Electric Digital Cable TV channels 222 and 137. A tape-delayed rebroadcast program can be seen on channel 50 and heard on the Internet, starting at 11 o'clock on Monday evenings.

Monday night, April 10, at 6 P.M., begin your week with the Pados Brothers (Ed and Steve) and Area Auto Racing News weekly columnist Randy Kane with their well-documented, very informative and extremely funny CarQuest Gasoline Alley Racing Show, which runs for a full two-hours and is known, simply, as the fastest racing show on the airwaves.

Joining the “Gang” also is Orange County Fair Speedway big block modified star, Bruce Kline, who gives the listeners a look at racing from inside the cockpit.

Join the fun and excitement each week, as the “Gasoline Alley Team” brings you all the up-to-date racing news and results for the listeners in a totally unique and very refreshing concept for the local and International racing communities.

Should you have any comments or questions, on how to be a part of the program through advertising or appearances, please contact Steve Pados at 610 217 8774 or Ed Pados at 610 739 0391. Randy Kane is available at 610 682-6273 and the WALN studio number is 610 791 1818. You may also e-mail the program anytime directly at racewriter@enter.net or try steveswp@netzero.net with your comments.

April 7, 2006

Passion fuels life back into area speedway
By Shawn Wood
For The Daily Item

MINERSVILLE — When Fritz Roehrig decided to shut down his love of auto racing for the past 34 years, the Big Diamond Raceway, following an Enduro race in late September, seemed like another blow to the economically depressed coal mining region of Central Pennsylvania.

But three businessmen with long standing histories in auto racing, Buddy Biever, Barry Bashore and Dave Dissinger, combined their fervor for the sport and on Dec. 16 gave the racing community an early Christmas present.

The trio announced its group, BDR, LLC, had agreed to terms with Fritz and Krista Roehrig on a multi-year deal to promote racing for the upcoming 35th season on the three-eighth-mile oval.

It was Biever who initiated the call to Roehrig in September to see what interest he had in either leasing or selling the track. Roehrig was interested in leasing, but there was a time in early November when, according to Biever, the deal appeared to be dead.

"Talks resumed around Thanksgiving," he noted, and "everything that is happening at the race track is because of the good weather. A lot of what the fans will see when they come into the track I think will blow their minds. The new structures could not have happened without the great folks from Pioneer Pole Buildings."

Biever would not disclose the actual length of the lease agreement but added, "We're trying to get into the entertainment business so that families will want to come to Big Diamond Raceway and that they will enjoy it. It's clean and it's not the stereotype of what short-track racing has been."

Major improvements include a corporate suite/scoring and announcing tower, a novelty and ice cream stand housed below it, new bathrooms, a new concession stand and a pavilion for families to eat.

There will be new clay added to the track in the corners for 2006 in hopes of creating two- to three-wide grooves of racing.

The group's goal of attracting more fans and having competitive racing is reflective in the 2006 schedule for the weekly divisions of small block modifieds, sportsman modifieds and roadrunners. Thirty-one dates are set from April 2 to Sept. 30, including a race on Easter Sunday, The Georgie Stevenson Memorial on July 7, the Race of Champions Dirt Modified and Sportsman Tour on Tuesday, June 6, and Tuesday, July 25, and the ARDC midgets on June 16 and July 21. One new twist is for the sportsman modified division: when they have car counts of more than 40, they will race two separate features based on odd and even point standings but will have on-track time equivalent to heat races.

The Pioneer Pole Buildings Coalcracker weekend is set for Friday, Sept. 1, with the Sportsman Championship and Sunday, Sept. 3, with the Modified Championship.

The one loss for 2006 will be the annual stop during the Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek tour.

"We would love to have a sprint car race here and if something can happen, we may even try something yet," noted Biever. "Our grandstands are big enough to run the National Sprint Tour or World of Outlaws but that is something we are looking to in the future as to how we can increase our stands.

"We are going to look into some dates for the 410s, but I think next year we will definately go after a Speedweek date again."

Name:Wanikiya David Young
Nicknames:Niki,Indian Outlaw
Birthdate:8/18/76
Hometown:East Berlin,Pa

Marital Status:Married to Kelly
Children:Cole,Chase

Occupation:Utz Quality Foods
Siblings:Brothers Choya,Wovika
and sister Naylin
Parents:Dave and Donna

Favorite Drivers:Jay Drake and Danny Lasoski
Favorite NFL Team:Pittsburgh Steelers