Fans are No.1 at the Frank Sagi Tribute race featuring special guest Tom Peck

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Racing fans will be the top priority at the 3rd annual Frank Sagi Tribute Race with special guest Tom Peck coming up on the evening of Sunday, June 23rd, at Hagerstown Speedway.

Fans arriving at the track early will have the opportunity to meet or re-connect with the evening’s special honoree, retired Dirt Late Model and NASCAR Busch Series driving star Tom Peck of McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. Peck will be available to sign autographs, take photos and chat with race fans behind the grandstands when the gates open at 4:00 until 5:30.

Joining Peck behind the grandstand area will be a large group of his competitors and rival drivers, who will be participating in a unique Meet & Greet session. Over 50 former and present star drivers are expected to be on hand to interact with fans and help to honor the stellar racing career of Tom Peck.

When entering the gates, fans will be presented with their choice of beautiful jumbo art prints being specially drawn for this event by racing artist extraordinaire, Mr. Jeff Lindsay. Each print will have a collage of cars driven by Peck, along with some of the other popular drivers who will be in attendance. These collectible prints will be free of charge to the fans, due to the generosity of sponsors Bonebrake Alignment & Tire of Hagerstown, MD., Miller Steel Fabrication of Littlestown, PA., and the Lindsay Gang in memory of their family patriarch, Bill Lindsay.
Other mystery gifts will also be available to early arriving fans at the grandstand gate entrance. Make it a point to be there early to be one of the lucky recipients of these great donated items.

Gifts will keep on coming to the fans as the race night progresses. Spectators will want to be on their toes all evening as the Father and Son combo of Tim Hottle, owner and promoter of the Outback Motor Speedway slot car track in Winchester, VA., and Brent Hottle of Need-a-Sign? in Winchester, VA., will be coming out onto the front straightaway at different times of the program to shoot racing t-shirts into the stands with custom built cannon-like devices.

A large selection of top quality racing shirts have been sponsored for the event by Arizona Sport Shirts proprietor Gerald Newton of Indianapolis, Ind. Longtime industry-leading manufacturer Arizona Sport Shirts is the official merchandise provider of the traveling Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series and for Scott Bloomquist Racing. Several local race teams have also donated t-shirts to be added to the great collection set to be shot off and be up for grabs.
On-track action will consist of the Super Late Models, Late Model Sportsman and Pure Stocks.  All three divisions will be competing in qualifying heat races and 25, 20 and 15-lap features respectively. Each class will compete for extra bonus purses, boosted by a large group of race sponsors.
A new qualifying format designed to be appealing to both racers and fans alike for the Super Late Model division, they will compete in an exciting timed hot laps session.

Competitors will go onto the track in groups of three cars each, determined in order by the luck of the draw. Drivers will be given five fast laps on the clock, with their quickest recorded lap being used to determine starting positions for heat races. This procedure makes warmups much more important to the racers, and gives each driver an equal chance to earn their starting positions. Fans will be treated to seeing their favorite drivers go “all-out” for five laps in an effort to achieve the fastest times possible. Heat races and the feature event will be lined up in heads-up fashion with no re-draws, making the program easy to follow for everyone. A $200 overall fast time bonus is being offered for the evening’s top qualifier, courtesy of Tire Guy Enterprises of York, Pa.

The Late Model Sportsman and Pure Stock divisions will compete under a more conventional format during the evening. Both of these classes will have standard warmup sessions, followed by qualifying heat races which will be lined up by the luck of the draw. Features will start heads-up according to heat race finishing positions.
These formats are designed to run a fast and efficient show for fans and competitors alike. The goal is to have all racing completed in the 9:00 to 9:30 time frame to have everyone on their way home at a manageable hour to start their new work week.
All three classes will be racing for increased purses, boosted by the generosity of a long list of race sponsors, which will be released in the coming weeks. All 24 feature starters in each division will receive bonus earnings on this night.

This race will also mark the first leg of a new three-race series called the Nininger Challenge, sponsored by Glenn Nininger of Nininger’s Tire & Auto Center of Brunswick, MD.
The Nininger Challenge gives Super Late Model drivers an opportunity to win cash bonuses of $500 and $1,000 if anyone can win two out of three or all three of the designated races at Hagerstown Speedway. Besides the Frank Sagi Tribute Race with Special Guest Tom Peck, the other two races involved in the are the Red Nininger Memorial in July, and the Tex Shaffer Memorial in August. Drivers are required to participate in all three events to be eligible for this extra bonus payout.

In addition to that bonus program, Nininger’s Tire & Auto Center of Brunswick, MD. is also offering another $500 cash bonus to any Super Late Model driver who can sweep the weekend races of June 22nd and 23rd at Winchester and Hagerstown Speedway.

In conjunction with promoter Zachary Crouse, Late Model Sportsman drivers planning to race at Path Valley Speedway in Spring Run, Pennsylvania the night before will have the opportunity to earn a guaranteed spot in the LMS portion of the Frank Sagi Tribute by winning the Steel Block Late Model feature at Path Valley on June 22.

Unique, multi-colored t-shirts will feature multiple versions of the famous “Fireball 40” cars driven over the years by Tom Peck. The shirts are being designed and printed by Kevin Quirk Racewear and Awesome Race Tees of Carlisle, Pa. These top quality shirts will be sold for just $15 each, with the sales of the shirts being handled by the staff of the Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown. Proceeds from the sale of the shirts will be donated to the ARCH Injured Drivers Fund.

Another interesting item that will be available to fans in the grandstand area on the night of the “Frank Sagi Tribute Race with Special Guest Tom Peck” will be a one-of-a-kind drawing being done by racing artist extraordinaire Jeff Lindsay. This extra-size framed drawing will be called “The Legends of Hagerstown”, and will feature images of Hagerstown Speedway’s all-time leading winners Gary Stuhler, Rodney Franklin, Buddy Armel, Denny Bonebrake and Tom Peck. Chances to win this great piece of memorabilia will be for sale on the night of the race for just $1 each. Again, all proceeds from the drawing raffle will go to the ARCH Injured Drivers Fund.

Make your plans now to attend the Frank Sagi Tribute Race with Special Guest Tom Peck on Sunday, June 23rd, at Hagerstown Speedway. Grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. A special meet ‘n greet autograph session with Tom Peck and a large group of assembled former drivers will take place behind the grandstand area between 4:30 until 5:30. On track action begins with hot laps at 6:00, followed by opening ceremonies and qualifying heat races at 6:30.

General admission is $16, students/seniors/military are $12, and kids age 12 and under are free. Pit admission is $30.

For more information, stay tuned to the speedway website, Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest news, or call the speedway office at 301-582-0640.

Corbin Wins 6th MAM Race of the Season at Hagerstown

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By Brett Rose

HAGERSTOWN, MD – Mike Corbin has been finding his way to victory lane often in 2019, and he was able to do it for a sixth time in Mid Atlantic Modifieds competition, this time at Hagerstown Speedway where the Winchester, Virginia driver is no stranger to victory lane.

Corbin drove his Ernie D’s Enterprises No.25 from the seventh spot on the grid into second on the fifth lap, and around race leader Rick Hulson on Lap 6.

Corbin survived a few restarts with Hulson and later Ray Kable in pursuit of his lead, but he was able to withstand the challenges of his competition and claim the 20 lap victory.

“Yeah, this means a lot. Me and my guys worked their tails off this week hoping we’d end up here, and with Lady Luck, here we are.”, said Corbin in his winner’s interview.

Kable, Hulson, Cody Williams, and Brad Kling completed the top five.

Dillon Wilson held off Danny Atherton for all 15 laps of the Pure Stock feature, including a final charge at the checkered flag to take his first win of the season by a car length.

Wilson fought off all challenges for the lead in a race that was only stopped by one caution, for the spun car of Doug Hoffman. Atherton valiantly tried to pass Wilson on the restart, but didn’t have enough to get the lead.

Finishing third was Dwayne Snyder, followed by Mike Desch and Wayne Hawbaker in the top five.

Brady Daniels bounced back from last week’s disqualification for unapproved tires to pick up his second official Hobby Stock win in three weeks. The teenage racer moved into the lead on the third lap, and held off a strong challenge from Kevin Thomas over the remaining twelve laps to secure the victory in the nonstop feature event.

Rounding out the top five were Mike Fuller, Sam Caravello, and Billy Ecton, Jr.

In support division action, Steve Axtell, Jr.  took the checkered flag over a fast closing Matt Wallace in the 15 lap LaSalle Crate Modified feature. Andy Swope, Cameron Campbell, and Scott Daniels were in the top five.

Adam Campbell took the win in the nonstop U-Car feature over Matt Worley, Robbie Carroll, Ryan Peer, and Tim Raup, and picking up the Penn-Mar Vintage racers nightcap was Brett Perigo.

Feature Results

Mid Atlantic Modifieds – 1. 25-Mike Corbin, [7]; 2. 90-Ray Kable, [5]; 3. 40-Rick Hulson, [3]; 4. 41-Cody Williams, [13]; 5. 11-Brad Kling, [6]; 6. 95J-Justin Cullum, [8]; 7. 55C-Cody Oliver, [11]; 8. 62-Mark Jones, [12]; 9. 51-Joey Polevoy, [2]; 10. 7H-Josh Hughes, [1]; 11. 33-Hunter McClendon, [9]; 12. 0-Haley Kaiser, [20]; 13. 36G-Brandon Galloway, [27]; 14. 44W-Tommy Whitt, [4]; 15. 1N-Hunter Nester, [18]; 16. 8M-Jeffrey McCauley, [17]; 17. 21H-Kyle Lloyd, [14]; 18. 13G-David Green, [26]; 19. H20-Ridge Bookwalter, [22]; 20. 2J-Michael Pappas, [24]; 21. 17-Andy Bosley, [28]; 22. 55-Will Rowe, [16]; 23. 21J-Curtis Mason, [25]; 24. 44-Frank DiBella, [19]; 25. 19-Jacob White, [21]; 26. 80-Keith Reed, [15]; 27. 7-George Gutridge [23] DQ -Jerry Foster

Pure Stock – 1. 65-Dillon Wilson, [2]; 2. 19-Danny Atherton, [4]; 3. 69-Dwayne Snyder, [7]; 4. 59-Mike Desch, [1]; 5. 6-Wayne Hawbaker, [9]; 6. 19M-Bobby Meixsell, [5]; 7. 75-Marshall McMullen, [6]; 8. 2-Randy Zechman, [12]; 9. 00-Joshua Bloom, [11]; 10. S7-Doug Hoffman, [3]; 11. 7-Brian Swiger, [10]; 12. 25-Jeremy Mills, [13]; 13. 12S-Tony Stoneberger [8]; DNS -Gregory Laird

Hobby Stock – 1. 76-Brady Daniels, [3]; 2. 03-Kevin Thomas, [5]; 3. 19-Mike Fuller, [2]; 4. 41-Sam Caravello, [7]; 5. 57-William Ecton Jr., [6]; 6. 67-William Ecton Sr., [4]; 7. 11A-James Speelman, [9]; 8. 43-Jason Sarver, [1]; 9. 15-Scot Sipes, [10]; 10. 11M-Gene Miller, [8]; 11. 45-John Catlett, [12]; 12. 64-William Crook, [11]; 13. 12LC-Laura Chamberlain, [13]; 14. 10-Drew Fertig, [15] DNS-Codey Breeden

LaSalle Crate Modifieds – 1. 07-Steve Axtell Jr, [7]; 2. 58-Matt Wallace, [8]; 3. 70-Andy Swope, [5]; 4. 8-Cameron Campbell, [4]; 5. 10-Scott Daniels, [6]; 6. 85C-Zane Cogan, [9]; 7. 17-Bill Van Meter, [10]; 8. 23-Jimmy Iser, [3]; 9. 72-Jason Lint, [1]; 10. 00-Keith Van Horn, [11]; 11. 44-Scott Corbin, [2]

U-Cars – 1. 2C-Adam Campbell, [1]; 2. 6-Matt Worley, [4]; 3. 69-Robbie Carroll, [3]; 4. 64-Ryan Peer, [2]; 5. 19-Tim Raup, [5]; 6. 2T-Tim Campbell, [7]; 7. 23B-Derek Iser, [6] DNS-Kevin Banzhoff

MAM Headlines 6 Divisions on Student/Armed Forces Night

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This Saturday night, June 8 will feature the return of the Mid Atlantic Modifieds headlining a big 6 division card of racing on Student/Armed Forces Night at Hagerstown Speedway.

All students and military with ID, along with all senior citizens will be admitted to the general admission grandstands free of charge.

Joining the MAM will be the Pure Stock, Hobby Stock, U-Car, LaSalle 602 Crate Modifieds, and the Penn-Mar Vintage Racers.

Pit gates open at 4:30, grandstands open at 5pm, and racing begins at 7pm.

General admission is $12, and pit admission is $30.

Stay tuned for the latest news and updates on the track Facebook and Twitter pages, or call the speedway office at 301-582-0640.

Emotional Hub City Win Goes to Weaver

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By Brett Rose

HAGERSTOWN, MD – Emotions were high in victory lane with Justin Weaver as he took the checkered flag in the 35 lap Late Model Sportsman portion of the Hub City 100 at Hagerstown Speedway.

Weaver took the lead from Jonathan DeHaven on the fourth lap, and survived a few cautions before driving the No.2j to the $1,500 victory for his second LMS win of the season.

Weaver lost his grandmother earlier in the week, and he didn’t hold back in his interview with Danny Wilson.

With a cracking voice, Weaver said: “I don’t know I’ll be able to get through this or not. This one’s for my grandmother, man. We lost her this week, and this win’s for her. I just got to thank all of these guys, they worked so hard this week. It just feels good to stand here after the week we’ve had.”

Finishing second was Barry Miller, who recovered from a spin on Lap 18 to race through the field on his way to the runner-up spot. DeHaven was third, Spike Moore was fourth, and James Lichliter was fifth.

Michael Warrenfeltz returned after a few weeks absence to pick up the 25 Lap Cornett Tribute and the $500 that went to the winner.

As the race began, not even a full lap was complete before a multi-car pileup took out the cars of Danny Atherton, Bryan Kerns, and Drew Fertig.

Doug Hoffman led the first few laps before Warrenfeltz and Dillon Wilson battled him for the lead, then slight contact in the battle for the lead shuffled Hoffman back to third on Lap 7.

Warrenfeltz and Wilson pulled away, as Hoffman battled Dwayne Snyder and Tony Stoneberger for third.

Even while fighting an ill-handling car, Warrenfeltz was able to maintain his sizeable lead throughout the contest, and take the win.

Wilson, Hoffman, Snyder and Stoneberger completed the top five.

Kevin Thomas, Jr. picked up the 25 lap Hobby Stock win by default after race winner Brady Daniels was disqualified for using unapproved tires.

Receiving credit for the top five after the technical infraction were Thomas, Billy Ecton Sr.,Billy Ecton Jr., Sam Caravello, and James Speelman.

Tim Raup took advantage of race leader Adam Campbell’s misfortune in the 15 lap U-Car feature when Campbell’s car slowed drastically with a few laps to go. Campbell was able to keep going long enough to finish second, and Kayla Bookwalter finished third.

Feature Results

Late Model Sportsman – 1. 2J-Justin Weaver, [1]; 2. 88-Barry Miller, [7]; 3. 13D-Jonathan DeHaven, [2]; 4. 48W-Greg Moore, [4]; 5. 8-James Lichliter, [5]; 6. 39W-Ryan Walls, [11]; 7. 77-Randy Burkholder, 3]; 8. 11-Joe Westerman Jr., [16]; 9. 000-Paul Cursey Jr., [9]; 10. 08K-Zach Kauffman, [10]; 11. 08-Keith Koontz, [12]; 12. 1S-Brandon Seibert, [8]; 13. 17X-Jim McBee, [14]; 14. 77S-Elwood Sord, [15]; 15. 86-Scott Palmer, [6]; 16. 43-Cody Kershner, [13]; 17. 85-Rodney Walls, [17]; 18. 24R-John Rowland, [18]; 19. 11B-Ronnie Bottenfield, [22]; DNS-Doug Legum, Carl Biddle, Tom Chaffins

Pure Stock – 1. 12-Michael Warrenfeltz, [7]; 2. 65-Dillon Wilson, [2]; 3. S7-Doug Hoffman, [1]; 4. 69-Dwayne Snyder, [4]; 5. 12S-Tony Stoneberger, [9]; 6. 30-Bob Egley, [10]; 7. 6-Wayne Hawbaker, 11]; 8. 19M-Bobby Meixsell, [12]; 9. 2-Randy Zechman, [13]; 10. 7-Brian Swiger, [19]; 11. 47-Tike Loizos, [14]; 12. 56-Gregory Laird, [15]; 13. 25-Jeremy Mills, [17]; 14. 55-Robert Thompson, [18]; 15. 59-Mike Desch, [5]; 16. 00-Joshua Bloom, [3]; 17. 19-Danny Atherton, [6]; 18. 83-Bryan Kerns, [8]; 19. 10-Andrew Fertig, [16]

Hobby Stock – 1. 03-Kevin Thomas,  [5]; 2. 67-William Ecton Sr., [14]; 3. 57-William Ecton Jr., [4]; 4. 41-Sam Caravello, [10]; 5. 11A-James Speelman, [12]; 6. 45-John Catlett, [9]; 7. 12LC-Laura Chamberlain, [1]; 8. 28-Brad Umbrell, [13]; 9. 7K-Michael Knight, [11]; 10. 6C-Tony Catlett, [7]; 11. 43-Jason Sarver, [8]; 12. 75-Courtney Deshong, [16]; 13. 19-Mike Fuller, [6]; 14. 00-Charles Noblitt, [15]DNS-William Crook , DQ-Brady Daniels

U-Cars – 1. Tim Raup, 2. Adam Campbell, 3. Kayla Bookwalter