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Volume 39 - Issue No. 3 August 2015
August 23 Glory Days
August 29 Rumble at the Grove
September 5 Fun Ford Series
September 6 KSR Motorsports
Monster Truck & Thrill Show
September 12-13 Import &
Domestic Nationals
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Volume 39 - Issue No. 3
Published by: MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY
30 Stauffer Park Lane, Mohnton, PA, 19540
Office: (610) 856-9200
www.maplegroveraceway.com
The 1320 Hotline Drag Racing News is an in-house publication of Maple
Grove Raceway and is published four times yearly, with an average readership in
excess of 15,000. Advertising information available upon request. Printed by Engle
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FROM THE GENERAL
MANAGER’S CHAIR
AUGUST – 2015
T
he month of July was very busy, very productive and very successful. The
month featured the 31st annual Super Chevy Show and just one week
later the 3rd Keystone Diesel Truck Nationals. Both events sparked some
thoughts I’d like to share with everyone.
The phenomena of ET bracket racing at Super Chevy continues to amaze me. Each
year the event draws large numbers of bracket racers and this year’s show was no
different as the event saw a total of 664 entries competing for the annual Super
Chevy Championships.
We all know the numbers in ET racing haven’t been good since the great recession
struck in late 2008. Many tracks across the country continue to struggle to try
and bring the participant numbers back to the great days prior to the economy
crashing. We at Maple Grove are not immune to the problem, but we do see some
hope by seeing some numbers increasing in Pro, Street and Top Bike. All tracks
see Super Eliminator as a financial issue for the car owners, due to the high costs of
running a seven second dragster in the eliminator and hopefully we’ll start to see
increases in the eliminator’s numbers soon.
Why then does Super Chevy work so well? Frankly, I don’t know and I really don’t
want to analyze the reasons. From my point of view this event has grown into a
truly family and friend event. Many of the entries come with four and five people
to enjoy the entire weekend, called Super Chevy. Many make the event their
annual family vacation time together. During the weekend in traveling around
the pits we saw large groups of family and friends sitting in their pit area enjoying
themselves.
We know there is a large turnout from the Long island New York area that come
each and every year. This year we knew of one particular group who brought
four entries to the race and had a total of 14 rooms at the Courtyard Marriott in
Wyomissing. Just one example of the economic impact the show brings to Berks
County.
One portion of the event has really taken off, True Street. The entrants must leave
on a 10 mile cruise and return to the track where they are led up the push track
road to make three full runs back to back to back. The entrants can’t raise the
hoods or do any work on the cars which makes the show that much more exciting
to watch. The eliminator had a total of 47 entries this year, the largest yet! To
watch the cruise portion depart from Car Show Central is amazing with how many
cars are involved and how many spectators line up to see the parade get underway.
The Super Chevy weekend’s weather wasn’t perfect as Saturday dawned with
showers and rain all around the area which caused the car show to suffer. Who
wants to drive their show car to an event in the rain or the threat of rain? The rain
didn’t really hit the track as we only lost 20 minutes for a shower Saturday morning.
Sunday was a whole new issue as the heat was oppressive which hurt the spectator
turnout and the last chance race (86 entries) on Sunday. Cecil County and Island
Dragway cancelled their scheduled events due to the heat on Sunday, but we hung
in there and completed the drag race portion of the show by 5PM! A tip of the hat
to everyone involved in the event, from staff, to racers, to show car entrants and
swap meet vendors you all did a fabulous job in presenting a great event!
Look for some changes in next year’s event and watch our website for these changes
in the near future. Go ahead and put the dates in your calendar for the 2016 Super
Chevy set for July 15 – 17.
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From the General Managers Chair
Continued from pg 3
Just one week after Super Chevy the big trucks rolled into Maple Grove for the
third annual Keystone Diesel Truck Nationals. This is truly one of the most
unique events we host at the Grove!
The heart and soul of the event is one Randy Kaylor, the owner of Pro Fab
Associates located in Manheim PA. Randy owns the company and also owns
a 360 dirt sprint car that he races at northeast oval tracks. His love of big
trucks is evident as he puts many hours during the year into preparing for the
diesel truck event. He and his loyal group of judges and volunteers have come
together with Maple Grove to grow the event into probably the second largest
big rig show in the east.
The event has a very unique atmosphere as we see many truckers and their
families who work hours to prepare, polish and pamper their daily work trucks
for the show.
Pro Fab sponsored a Kids Zone this year and we saw a huge amount of kids
enjoying the many activities that were offered, from face painting, to coloring
contests, to riding on the unique barrel train all seemed to have a great time.
The great spectator turnout all seem to be having a great time, enjoying every
aspect of the show. From the judged show entries, to the non-judged entrants,
to the drag racing and the giant midway of vendors that attended the one day
spectacle.
The event was blessed with great weather which made for an enjoyable event
and yours truly enjoyed the event as much as anyone in attendance. Mark your
calendar for the 4th annual show, set for Saturday, July 23rd, 2016.
Now it’s time for our team to turn our attention to the rescheduled Glory
Days, August 23, the Rumble at the Grove, August 29 and to conclude the
2015 version of the Sunoco Race Fuels Money Trail ET Series.
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Bill Buchanan continues to
improve from his recent surgery.
For the time being Endo Bill has
turned into Starto Bill as he’s been
observed catching the racing from
the starting line area for the last
couple of weekends. You can’t keep a
good man down!
While Bill is recuperating Ryan Velez
has moved from the starting team
to fill in for Bill. Ryan has done a
great job in his first year as a team
member and continues to learn more
and more every weekend about what
it takes to do a good job at the end
of the track.
Sue Feger has done an
amazing job in raising money for
Team Maple Grove. Sue, with the
help of Donna Boice and Shannon
Cain, has been doing 50-50 raffles
and Bogie races at our Money Trail
events and for the first time ever, Sue
did 50-50 raffles on both Saturday
and Sunday of our Super Chevy
Show raising close to $600.00 over
the two days. We tip our hat to
these ladies for their total efforts and
when you see them in the pits, please
say thank you for helping our team.
Since June they have combined to
raise the fund to a record of $4,661
as of August 10!
One of our key members in the Event Service department,
Rory Ulrich, recently operated on at Reading Hospital where he was
treated for a quintuple bypass. Rory is currently recuperating and
hopefully be back in action for this year’s NHRA Keystone Nationals.
We wish him well!
Our Super Chevy Show team did an outstanding job in every department. The
excessive heat combining with over 665 entries made a tough weekend for everyone
working to get the event completed. The 31st annual event was a great success and it
wouldn’t have been without the team coordinating the entire weekend. Thank you all!
It seems hard to believe, but the final race of the 15 race Sunoco Race
Fuels Money Trail Series is set for August 22. The event is also for NHRA
King of Track and all winners will come back to run for the NHRA King of the track.
The champion receives a NHRA Wally and a beautiful King of the Track jacket. The
race will also be a Twilight event, with the gates opening at 11A, Time Trails at noon
and eliminations after two time trails around 4PM. Come on out and see who will be
the 2015 Champions!
Immediately after the race, we will draw 16 names that will be eligible for the Money
Trail ET Shootout, which will be held at the Keystone NHRA Nationals. The Shootout
champion receives the beautiful new golf cart with a brand new engine!
It’s never too early to start thinking about our annual Award Banquet
set for Saturday evening, February 6, 2016. The big news is we are proud to announce
the new Doubletree Hotel in center city Reading will be the host for the affair. The
General Manager, Craig Poole, truly is an amazing person who treats guests royally from
a stay at the hotel, to the banquet facility.
This will be truly a 5 Star affair! Look for
a story in the October edition of the 1320
Hotline which will outline the new hotel.
Just one item deserving mention, there is
a parking garage which will hold 950 cars
and that’s just the start of how well planned
the new facility will be. The hotel plans to
open in late October of this year.
Well on the subject of the Awards Banquet,
the three best appearing cars for the 2015
season have been selected and will be placed
on a special awards ballot with the winner
being honored the banquet. We’d like to
thank the Ormsbee family for sponsoring
the program through Safeco Insurance.
The nominees are, Session One-Jeff
Hatfield, and his beautiful Pro Dodge Dart,
Session Two-Brian Marko, for his beautiful
Chevelle running in Super and Pro, Session
Three-Phil Feger’s beautiful Street 2014
Mustang.
The NHRA Keystone Nationals is
enjoying good pre-sales on tickets
and other special programs we offer. The
Don Schumacher Racing Hospitality
package sold out 6 weeks ago. The
Trackside and RV Court area has already
exceeding last year’s total of units and we
expect a total sellout within ten days. If
you desire to reserve a RV spot in this
area, you better do it today. Call 610856-9200 to reserve and pay for a spot.
Spots are $500 and come with two general
admission tickets good for all four days of
the nationals.
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BITS FROM THE PITS
NHRA’s new President Peter Clifford has
been a busy man in his early stages of his new
role. Since he took over NHRA announced a new
television agreement with Fox Network with 16
shows being live and 4 shows being
on Fox TV nationally. We totally
support this new take on television
and we strongly think the ratings will
rise in the future!
With the cancellation of the
Hannum’s Harley Davidson show
Sunday August 23, an opportunity
to reschedule the Glory Days
Nostalgia Day Don’t miss it! See
the event flyer in this edition of the 1320
Hotline outlining the activities scheduled.
Maple Grove Raceway announces
new incentive for Glory Days car
show entries. Maple Grove Raceway’s
VP and General Manager, Lex Dudas,
announced a special incentive to car show
participants at the Glory Days event,
Sunday August 23.
The top 25 picks from the Glory Days
show will be invited to attend the Sunday portion of the Keystone NHRA Nationals
on October 4th to participate in a special pre-race parade and to display their award
winning cars in an area for the fans to enjoy during the Championship Sunday. Dudas
added, “We have some great show cars attending our special events and we wanted to
be able to showcase some of these cars if front of the thousands of fans attending our
Keystone NHRA Nationals.”
Each winning entry will receive two general admission tickets to attend the daylong
event. Each ticket is valued at $50.00. The winners will also receive beautiful plaques
for being chosen a top pick at Glory Days.
The car show entry at Glory Days has no entry fee, just purchase a pit pass for $15 and
pull into the designated car show area to be judged.
For further information, contact the Maple Grove Raceway office at 610-856-9200 or
email us at maple@maplegroveraceway.com.
Mid-week track rentals have exceeded our projections for the 2015
season. We’ve hosted the Shelby Club of America and numerous team test days.
We’re happy that Turn 14 will return for their annual company picnic and race in
October. Anyone interested in hosting their company function during week feel free to
contact Lex Dudas for further information.
A new and unique event has been
added to our busy calendar for
Sunday, October 25. Beastcoast
Productions is teaming with Maple
Grove to produce the first event
“Roll-Racing” show. The event is
unique, no elapsed times are recorded,
racers start behind the burnout boxes and
run to about 1,400 feet where the speeds
are recorded. Look for imports, domestics,
high end sports cars which should be
interesting to watch with this unique
format of racing. For further information
go to www.beastcoastso.com. Check
out some roll racing from Royal Purple
Raceway in Houston Texas, https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=OVGfgh6zVEo.
The Penske Rumble at the Grove presented
by CJ’s Tire and Automotive Saturday, August 29th, is
just around the corner. See the ad in this edition for
all details for the event. Spectators and fans, stop in
any of CJ’s 16 locations and pick up a $5.00 discount
coupon for the event. Top Sportsman, Top Dragster,
and the index drivers, junior dragsters and the
popular new Pro Dial eliminator will round out the
the show. We hope to see many of you at the Rumble!
Maple Grove Raceway announces Money Trail
Points program for Junior Street. Starting in 2016 the
junior street participants will be running for a Money Trail
championship for the first time in 2016. The eliminator has
seen substantial growth since its inception in 2014 and the
participants have earned the privilege to be a part of the annual series. In making the
announcement Lex Dudas stated; “We’re very encouraged in the growth we’ve seen in
Junior Street and we strongly believe in the program. By adding points we hope more
of our youth and their families will run for the 2016 championship.” The series will be
sponsored by Universal Technical Institute who also have been the sponsor for Junior
Dragsters for a number of years. UTI is investing in this program and hopefully they
will see a new crop of students attending the Exton based campus in the future. The
2016 series will offer the following year end payout at the 2016 Awards Banquet. First
Place, $250, Second Place $150, Third Place $100, fourth and fifth place $50 each.
NHRA and Maple Grove Raceway are proud to announce we will again
showcase junior dragsters and junior street during the NHRA Keystone
Nationals. The top six point finishers in UTI Junior Dragsters
will be invited to the big show as well as the top two winning junior
street drivers based on most wins during the season. Both categories
will make an exhibition run on Saturday and Sunday. The group will
have their cars on display in the Kids Zone and will be available to
answer questions to possible new entries into our sport. The group
will also be a part of pre-race ceremonies on Sunday morning. Each
participant will receive 3 event credentials to the event and one
parking pass per family.
Fun Ford Series adds True Street. We’ve received emails
from Ford fans and racers asking us to add in True Street to
this year’s show. We will do so and the format will be the
same as we utilized during Super Chevy. Please refer to the
Fun Ford Show flyer in this edition for all the details.
Everyone at Maple Grove would like to extend our congratulations
to long time racer Rich Orth and his soon to be bride Stacey Thsudy.
Rich and Stacey are getting married September 18 at the beach in Ocean City. All
the best to Rich and Stacey!
Congrats go out to Brent Miles, winner
of a Porta Tree Super 2000 Practice Tree from
our track announcer Roger Leister and his trivia
contest challenge. Roger would like to thank
Dick’s Radiator Shop and Hoosier Tires for
sponsoring the contest.
The NAPA /Carlyle Tool Box drawing
generated $400 for the Team Maple Grove
cause and went to happy racer Jared Horn.
Congratulations Jared!
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lue Oval aficionados will be back at Maple Grove Raceway on Sept. 5 when
the Fun Ford Series presented by Manderbach Ford comes back for another
great Saturday of racing and showing.
It’s a true family event, in which everyone can participate. From monster truck
rides to the Revell Make ‘n Take activity, where future mechanics can build their
very own Ford to take home.
The annual part of the Manufacturers Series will have five classes of racing, for
Fords only.
Fun Ford (Bracket 1) is for cars running between 7.00 and 19.99 seconds in a
quarter-mile with electronics. Entry is $50 with $800 to the winner, $400 to
the runner-up, $100 to semifinalists, $75 to quarterfinalists and $50 to eighthfinalists.
Quick Ford (Bracket 2) is for cars running between 7.00 and 19.99 seconds in the
quarter-mile, but without electronics. The entry is $50 with $800 to the winner,
$400 to the runner-up, $100 to semifinalists, $75 to quarterfinalists and $50 to
eighth-finalists.
Street Ford (DOT) is a non-electronics class for any car with DOT street-legal tires
and mufflers. Entry is $40 with $250 to the winner, $125 to the runner-up and
$50 to semifinalists.
There are two trophy eliminator classes. Both the Mustang Challenge and Tough
Truck classes have an entry fee of $30 with a 4-foot trophy to the winner, a
3-foot trophy to the runner-up and a 2-foot trophy to semifinalists.
True Street has been added as a class to this year’s event due to racer demand.
The same format as was used during the Super Chevy Show will be utilized
during the Fun Ford Series.
Tech inspection for racing is between 8 a.m. and noon. Time trials begin at 9 a.m.
with eliminations scheduled for 1 p.m., after two time trial sessions.
Those who want to really show off their car’s power are invited to take part in
a burnout contest. For a $10 entry fee, drivers can lay down some rubber. The
contest is at 1 p.m. with a trophy to the winner.
The car show will kick off at 8:30 a.m. with registration that will last until 11:30
a.m. Judging begins at noon with awards at 3 p.m.
Entry fee for the car show is $35 for car, driver and one passenger. Additional
passengers are $10. Those who want to test and tune their car show entries can buy
a tech card for $10.
Car clubs that bring 10 or more participants can enter for $20 apiece.
Adding to the family fun will be the monster truck. Rides are available between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. for $10.
For those looking to shop, there will be a swap meet. Vendors can secure a 15- by
20-foot space for $35.
The Fun Ford Series sponsors for 2015 include Rockauto.com, Airaid, Menard’s,
Betsy Farms, Minties, Bluegreen Vacations and Revell.
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Presented by Manderbach Ford
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Gates open
Fast Friday Grudge Racing
Gambler Race
4PM
5PM – 10PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Fords only
Gates Open
8AM
Tech Inspection
8AM - Noon
Car Show Registration
8:30AM – 11:30
Time Trials
9AM
Eliminations begin after two time trials sessions
Kid Zone
10:00AM – 12:00
Monster Truck Rides Begin
10AM
True Street Departs
10:30AM
Car Show Judging Ends
12:30PM
CJ’s Tire Burn Out Contest
1:00PM
Car Show Awards
1:30PM
ENTRY FEES
Race Entry Fees
Friday, Trailered Entries
$25.00
Friday, Driven Entries
$20.00
Friday Gambler Race
$20.00
Gambler entry fee payable in the NAPA
Tower, 100% payback.
Fast Ford B1, Electronics
$50.00
Quick Ford B2, Non-electronics
$50.00
Street Ford (DOT), Non-Electronics $40.00
Mustang (MT) Trophy Eliminator
$30.00
Tough Truck, (TT) Trophy Eliminator $30.00
True Street
$20.00
Note: All classes must be Ford bodied or Ford
powered!
See the Show... Be the Show
CAR SHOW CLASSES SATURDAY
Mustang Classes
1 Mustang 64 to 66
2 Mustang 67 to 68
3 Mustang 69 to 70
4 Mustang 71 to 73
5 Mustang 74 to 78
6 Mustang 79 to 86
7 Mustang 87 to 93
8 Mustang 94 to 98
9 Mustang 99 to 04
10 Mustang 05 to 09
11 Mustang 10 to 14
12 Mustang 2015
13 Shelby 65 to 70
14 Shelby 07 to Present
15 Mach 1 - All
16 SVT Cobra All Years
17 Boss - 69 to 71
18 Boss - 12 to 13
19 Roush / Saleen - All
20 Mustang Special Edition – All
Non - Mustang Classes
21 Ford Racing - All
22 Cougar - All
23 Thunderbird - All
24 Ford Compact 60 - 69 (Falcon)
25 Ford Compact 70 - 79 (Pinto, Maverick, Comet, Capri)
26 Ford Compact 80 - 94 (Merkur, Escort, Capri)
27 Ford Compact 95 - Present (Contour, Focus, Fiesta, Cougar 99 - 05)
28 Ford Sport Compact
29 Classic Ford Car 49 & Older
30 Classic Ford Car 50 to 59
31 Ford Mercury Midsize (Fairlane, Torino, Comet, Cyclone)
32 Ford Mercury Full Size (Crown Vic, Marauder, Galaxie, LTD)
33 Special Interest Ford (Cobra, Pantera, etc)
34 Ford T-Buckets, Street & Rat Rods
35 Ford Truck 56 & Older
36 Ford Truck 57 to 93
37 Ford Truck 94 to Modern
38 SVT Lightning
39 Ford SUV & Bronco
40 Ranchero
Berks Mustang Car Club Overall Awards
41 1964 to 1978
42 1979 to 1993
43 1994 to 2004
44 2005 to 2009
45 2010 to Present
46
47
48
49
50
Show & Race - Best Reaction Time
Show & Race - Fastest Run
Kids Choice Award
Maple Grove Choice - Chosen by Jason/Lex
Best of Show - Chosen from Class Winners by Club
Flea Market Entry Fees
Vendor, 15’ x 20’ space
$35.00
Car Show Entry Fees, Saturday
Car, Driver and passengers
$30.00
Car show test and tune (2runs)
$10.00
Spectator and Crew Fees, Friday
Spectators and Crew
$10.00
Car and driver for trailered entries $25.00
Car and driver for driven entries
$20.00
Spectator and Crew Fees, Saturday
Spectators and Crew
$20.00
Teens, 13, 14, 15
$10.00
Youth, 12 and under
Free
CASH PURSES
Fast Ford (B1) 7.00 – 19.99
Electronics
$800
Win
$400
Runner Up
$100
Semi Finalist(s)
$75
¼ Finalist(s)
$50
1/8 Finalist(s)
Quick Ford B2, 7.00 – 19.99
Non-Electronics
$800
Win
$400
Runner Up
$100
Semi Finalist(s)
$75
¼ Finalist(s)
$50
1/8 Finalist(s)
Street Ford (DOT)
Non-Electronics, Any dial DOT Street Tires and Mufflers required
$250
Win
$125
Runner up
$50
Semi Finalist(s)
Mustang Trophy Eliminator (open to all Mustangs)
4’ Trophy to Winner
3’ Trophy to Runner Up
2’ Trophy to Semi Finalist(s)
Tough Truck
4’ Trophy to Winner
3’ Trophy to Runner Up
2’ Trophy to Semi Finalist(s)
True Street
$200 overall winner
$100 runner up.
$100 each closest to index to 10.0, 11.0, 12.0. 13.0
If a racer purchases a TS tech card and doesn’t want
to run ET no additional fees are needed, if a racer
has an ET tech cars, they must purchase a $20 true
street card in the first floor of the NAPA tower
“Real Street Machines”; DOT Street Tires & Mufflers
required
30 Stauffer Park Lane, Mohnton, PA 19540 • (610) 856-9200 • www.maplegroveraceway.com
FOX FAMILY RACING
R
acing is a passion. There’s no arguing that. But it’s who you share that
passion with that tells you just how deep it runs. Rich Fox is a man
passionate about racing, so much so that after years away from the sport, he
and his sons are now making names for themselves here at Maple Grove.
“I got started drag racing in high school, after I got my car, “said Rich. “We used
to go Thursday nights to Hatfield Drag Strip and had a little bit of success in the
beginning. Then I got married and went into my father’s business and got away
from the racing.”
That business is Richard Fox Contractors, a site preparation company. Rich’s sons,
Regan and Derrick, both now work for the company, as does Rich’s daughter,
Kristen, who runs the company. “She pays the bills and lets us race,” explained
Rich.
Rich, now retired, went on to talk about how it was his boys that really got him
back into racing. “The boys got into cars, and as that interest increased they
wanted to branch out and try other things. Racing became a common interest for
all of us. As we became successful in business we had the time and money to really
get into the drag racing. It’s great because I get to spend weekends with my boys
racing the ET bracket series at Maple Grove.”
That interest started for Regan, a Project Manager for the site company, when he
bought a ’69 Nova at auction. “It was like a street race car and we started playing
with it. We took it to the next level, started racing at the track. Then my father
and brother bought the roadster that Shorty (Paul Thimm, Jr.) is currently running.
We went to the track on weekends and I got hooked.”
For Derrick, a Superintendent for the company, the interest started as a spectator
at Nationals. “Then I took lessons at the Doug Foley drag racing school. I had a
blast doing that, then started to research on the internet. And we showed up here
at Maple Grove not knowing anything. We just learned our way through it these
past nine years.”
“We had a dream of someday being able to come up here and win races, which we
never thought would happen. Now Derrick and Regan are at or near the top of
their classes,” said Rich. Derrick runs Super Pro while Regan runs Pro.
But they haven’t had their current success all on their own. They all express their
gratitude towards Paul Thimm, Jr., who works under the name Shorty’s Race
Engines. “I knew Paul’s father from work, so when we started coming here to race
on a regular basis we asked Paul for help,” Rich said. “It then turned out we hired
him for our business, where he’s an asset in every way. Sometimes it’s not easy to
work for friends, but it’s turned out to be great.”
But not everyone in the family shares the passion. “My wife, Pam, says to me every
week ‘You’re going to quit now, right’. Well, that’s just not going to happen! I’m
having too much fun!” exclaimed Rich.
Rich’s passion for racing also carries over to a passion for his car collection. “I have
a GMC Typhoon, the ’32 street rod, a ’61 Ventura Superstock, and a ‘51 GMC
pickup truck which is a recent acquisition. We had that truck restored because my
father had a ’51 GMC when he started the business. I put his company logo on the
truck and keep it as a tribute to my Dad. It was he who started this whole thing.”
When asked why they love drag racing so much, Derrick explained “my brother
and I both played college football. But once you’re done playing sports you need
an outlet for that competitive fire. Racing brings back that competitive win/lose
attitude.”
With so much talk about the Fox family, it’s Rich who points out they are just part
of a bigger racing family. “My car broke today, and ten people came over to help.
It’s amazing how everyone helps one another.”
Rich continued, “We work together, play together, and race together. We have our
moments, but the drag racing has really brought us closer together and you can’t
beat that.”
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2015 RUMBLE AT THE GROVE SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
Sponsored by Penske Truck Leasing
Presented by CJ’s Tire and Automotive
FEATURING:
Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association
16 car qualified field
Pro Mod will run 1 qualifying round at 7:30P on Friday evening, August 28,
see below for entire event schedule.
TOP DRAGSTER, all run field, 7.79 and quicker
$125 car and driver
TOP SPORTSMAN, all run field, 7.99 and quicker
$125 car and driver
Index Series at the Grove: For rules go to page 15 of our rule book, www.
maplegroveraceway.com All winners receive a $250 bonus courtesy of
CJ Tire and Automotive
Purses for TS and TD, based on 16 car fields:
$1,250 win, $500 runner up, $225 semi-finalist(s), $50 ¼ finalist(s)
Plus $500 to each winner, courtesy of CJ Tire and Automotive
8.50 INDEX ENTRY: $100
Payout:
32+ ENTRIES
Winner: $1,500 R/U: $700 Semi: $200 Qtr: $100
JUNIOR DRAGSTER ELIMINATOR, $30 car & driver
sponsored by UTI, Ken’s Kustom Chassis and CJ’s Tire & Automotive
$500 to the Winner, plus trophies
16-31 ENTRIES
Winner: $1,000 R/U: $400 Semi: $100
15 OR LESS ENTRIES *Pro-Rated Purse
*Pro-Rated Purse for 8.50 index is calculated by number of entries
multiplied by $75. Winner will receive 62.5%, R/U will receive 25%, Semi
will receive 6.25% each, if the semi round has a earned bye run due to
uneven amount of cars the other 6.25% gets divided in half and added
to the purse of Winner and R/U
10.00 AND 11.50 INDEX ENTRY: $55
Payout:
32+ CAR ENTRIES
Winner: $500 R/U: $250 Semi: $125 Qtr: $50
16-31 ENTRIES
Winner: $450 R/U: $150 Semi: $100
15 OR LESS ENTRIES * Pro-Rated Purse
*Pro-Rated Purse for 10.00 or 11.50 index is calculated by number of
entries multiplied by $30. Winner will receive 50%, R/U will receive 25%,
Semi will receive 12.5% each, if the semi round has a earned bye run
due to uneven amount of cars the other 12.5% gets divided in half and
added to the purse of Winner and R/U
PRO MODS may test on Friday from 10am – 4pm
Contact the track for payment arrangements.
PRO DIAL (Pro 5 tenth tree w/dial-in)
Anyone entered in another class can enter Pro Dial for $40, to be paid in
the first floor of the NAPA Carlyle Tower. Those coming just for the Pro Dial
class will pay $15 at the gate and the additional $40 in the first floor of the
tower.
Payouts based on the number of entries which is calculated as 50% winner,
25% Runner up and 12.5% to the semi finalist(s).
SCHEDULE
10:30am Gates Open:
Qualifying
2:00pm Q1 Run Order
11.50
10.00
8.50
Pro Dial
Junior Dragsters
Pro Dial
Pro Mods
Top Sportsman
Top Dragster
3:30pm Q2 (Same Run Order)
5:30pm Eliminations
FEES FOR FAST FRIDAY, AUGUST 28:
Crew and spectator Fees:
$10.00
Children 12 and under
free
FEES FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 29:
Crew and Spectator Fees:
$20.00
Teens, 13 through 15
$10.00
Children 12 and under
free
TRICIA
I
t takes a lot of people to run Maple Grove Raceway. From the track staff to
concessions, event services to maintenance, it certainly isn’t a one man, or
woman, show. But one person who seems to have her hand in a number of
track duties is Tricia Gockley.
Tricia began coming to the Grove at the age of 8 with her family. “My dad raced,
not in points. We would come down when he raced his cars and camp out in the
campground.”
Her husband, Kyle Gockley, is a motorcycle racer in the Sunoco Race Fuels Money
Trail Series. “He started racing heavily five years ago, in 2010. But I couldn’t make
it to the Grove to watch many of his races due to owning by own consignment
shop in Ephrata. Sundays were really the only days I could watch.”
Tricia’s shop took a lot of time away from Kyle and her family. So she sold the
shop in 2014 and planned on getting her real estate license. But a funny thing
happened. “We got an email saying that Maple Grove was looking for people, and
I applied.”
That lead to her first jobs at the Grove, burn out and tech. “I did burn out with
Jake (Green). I learned a lot from him then moved over to tech. That was a lot of
fun but I wanted to do more, so I moved over to staging.”
“My time in staging wasn’t long because I slowly started to learn the Comp U Link
system in the tower. I took over that on a regular basis during Super Chevy 2014.”
Tricia continues to run the Comp U Link system during most events at Maple
Grove. Yet she continues to do even more for the facility.
“About two weeks after I started Jason (Leber) asked if I would come in during
the week to scrape the track since I lived so close. I did that with Jason and Karl
(Himmelmann). They taught me how to scrape and then for the rest of the season
GOCKLEY
She’s here! She’s there! She’s Everywhere!
we did the scraping. That’s when I started coming in to do maintenance, whether
it was the track or the pits. Basically all the stuff that needs to happen before racing
begins.”
Her scraping duties continue to this day, and she’s even added on more
responsibility. Tricia works in the Maple Grove offices once a week. “So if I’m not
in the office I’m at the track scraping,” said Tricia. When asked how many days
a week she’s here, Tricia lets out a slight chuckle. “Six” was her answer. “It really
depends on what event we have coming up that weekend, but on the average six,”
she said.
What keeps her coming back to Maple Grove? “The relationships,” explained
Tricia. “You become close to a lot of people you work with, and the racers. You
start to care about everyone on a personal level.”
“And I enjoy watching my husband race, being here when he’s here. I missed a lot
of that before coming to work for Maple Grove.”
The next generation of Gockley’s have made their presence known at the track.
“We have six children, ranging in age from 17 down to 7.” Kristina, Dalton,
Emma, Layla, Kyle, and Mathias all spend time at the track, either helping Mom in
the tower or Dad in the pits. Dalton even has come to work for the Grove, helping
Tricia on her scraping and maintenance duties. “He’s my scraping partner. He says
that scraping is so tough that he can’t wait to go into the Navy and train to be a
SEAL!” said Tricia.
When it all comes down to it, Tricia’s favorite part of the job is race day. “I just
love race day. The action on track is what I love to see.” And when asked what the
next job she wants to tackle is, Tricia’s not shy. “Lex’s job,” is her reply. Lex Dudas
may want to look out, because at the rate Tricia is going she may just get that
General Manager job!
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Import &
Domestic
Nationals
September 12-13
F
or one weekend in September, Maple Grove Raceway becomes the
home of some very quick import cars. If you want to watch something
with a lot of pep, there’s nothing like seeing these small cars approach
200 miles per hour going down the quarter-mile strip.
The Fourth Annual Import & Domestic Nationals will be at The Grove
on Sept. 12-13. This year’s race is sponsored by USA Auto Supply, Mickey
Thompson, G Force, E&J and Paradise.
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Spectators will be admitted on Saturday for $25 and on Sunday for $30, or
both days for $50. Children 12-and-under are free.
Those wanting to take part in the car show, which will only be on Sunday, can
do so for $45.
THERE WILL BE EIGHT RACING CLASSES, INCLUDING:
• Quick 16: Open to door-car imports only. This class is run on a head’sup format to allow the fastest of the fastest to strut their stuff down the
1320! The class is run on a .400 pro tree. The fastest 16 will qualify and
be placed on a pro ladder. Entry is $150. The winner gets $3,000, with
$1,000 to the runner-up and $500 to semifinalists.
• Quick 32: There will also be a Quick 32 Class for cars that qualify 17th
through 49th for the Quick 16 race. Entry is $150. The winner gets
$3,000, with $1,000 to the runner-up and $500 to semifinalists.
• The 2nd Annual Sport Front Wheel Drive Shootout: This quarter-mile class
is open to Front Wheel Drive imports only. It is run on a head’s up format,
on a .400 pro tree. The class will qualify the fastest 16 and place them on
a pro ladder. There will also be a Quick 32 Class for cars that qualify 17th
through 49th. Entry is $250. The winner gets $3,000, with $1,000 to the
runner-up and $500 to semifinalists.
• 10.00 Index: This class is open to both imports and domestics and will be
run on a .500 pro tree. Cars will be paired randomly in the staging lanes
until there are 16 cars or less. Entry is $100.
• 11.50 Index: This class is open to both imports and domestics and will be
run on a .500 pro tree. Cars will be paired randomly in the staging lanes
until there are 16 cars or less. Entry is $100.
• 8.50 Index: A new class this year, it is open to imports and domestics. It is
run on a .400 pro tree. Entry is $100.
All three index classes will have payouts that depend on the number of
cars participating. For detailed information visit our web site:
www.MapleGroveRaceway.com
• ATV Shootout: This class is open to 4-track ATVs and is run in an E.T.
bracket format. The race is run over eighth-mile with a .500 full tree. Entry
is $200. The winner gets $1,500, with $500 to the runner-up and $250 to
the semifinalists.
• E.T. Bracket: These races are open to both imports and domestics. It is
run in an E.T. bracket racing format with a .500 full tree. Entry is $100.
The winner gets $1,000, with $500 to the runner-up and $100 to the
semifinalists.
Those who want to make some “fun runs” down the track can do so for $45
each day. This is open to both imports and domestics. Races will be run on a
full quarter-mile with a .500 full tree. Driver are welcome to make as many
passes as they want and all models are welcome, including diesels.
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KEYSTONE DIESEL NATIONALS
S A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS
T
he Keystone Diesel Nationals were held Saturday,
July 25 at Maple Grove Raceway to a packed
house. With over 500 trucks on property, the big
rigs put on quite the show. Over 100 trucks participated
in the drag racing portion of the show. The crowd most
definitely enjoyed seeing the rigs tear down the track,
some approaching 100 miles per hour.
The trucks weren’t the only vehicles making the trip
down Maple Grove’s strip. The Jersey Thunder jet car,
driven by Ernie Bogue, was on hand to wow the crowd,
and with speeds of almost 300 miles per hour, the Jersey
Thunder certainly did that.
Also thrilling the crowd was the XDP Monster Truck
driven by Dave Radzierez. The truck was there to
crush some cars and get some air, and Radzierez didn’t
disappoint. He flipped on his last run but exited the
truck unhurt.
But the majority of the trucks on hand were there to
show off, and that they did. Awards were handed out for
a wide variety of classes from best of show to the funny
awards like older than dirt.
The Kids Zone was a huge hit with the youngsters,
as was the Monster Truck rides provided by KSR
Motorsports. On a day where trucks ruled the Grove,
there was something there for the entire family to enjoy.
DRAG RACING RESULTS:
Gear Jammer: Jim Peddicord (Westminster, Md.), ’01
Peterbilt 379, .195 reaction time, 20.109 ET on a
20.20 dial-in, 66.48 mph defeated Steve Schwanger
(Ephrata, Pa.), ’65 Peterbilt, .308 reaction time,
21.486 ET on a 21.60 dial-in, 62.76 mph.
Road Jockey: Rodney Hall, ’98 Kenworth, .219 reaction
time, 18.778 on a 18.50 dial-in, 78.83 mph defeated
James Good (Honeybrook, Pa.), ’07 Mack, .576
reaction time, 26.198 ET on a 26.95 dial-in, 54.31
mph.
Cowboy Caddy Modified: Dave Hostettler (Selinsgrove,
Pa.), ’08 F250, .075 reaction time, 13.228 ET on a
13.20 dial in, 102.32 mph defeated Cody Spence
(Narvon, Pa.), ’08 GMC, -.012 reaction time, 16.708
ET on a 13.84 dial in, 59.84 mph (foul).
Cowboy Caddy Street: Dave Hostettler (Selinsgrove,
Pa.), ’08 F250, .053 reaction time, 13.302 ET on
a 13.20 dial in, 96.46 mph defeated Cody Spence
(Narvon, Pa.), ’08 GMC, .125 reaction time, 13.898
ET on a 13.84 dial in, 96.71 mph.
King of the Grove: Jim Peddicord (Westminster, Pa.),
’01 Peterbilt, .095 reaction time, 20.071 ET on a
20.04 dial in, 73.64 mph defeated Dave Hostettler
(Selinsgrove, Pa.), ’08 F250, .119 reaction time,
13.274 ET on a
13.20 dial in, 101.75 mph.
QUICKEST DIESEL PICKUPS:
Duramax – Anthony Piasecki (12.713 ET)
Powerstroke – Marty Marquess (11.715 ET)
Cummins – Chris Gelbaugh (11.705 ET)
Mechanical – Doug Brarens (11.7330 ET)
KEYSTONE DIESEL NATIONALS-TRUCK SHOW AWARDS
BEST OF SHOW
Bobtail Shaffer
Charles
Combo Manuel
Mike
Straight Truck - Trent Cougle
WORKING
Combo Flat
1st -
Mike Manuel
2nd -
Mark Harkleroad
3rd -
Scott Diller
Combo Van
1st -
Jimmy Ferrel
2nd -
Mike Horst
3rd -
John Jaikes
Combo Ag
1st -
Robin McCardell
2nd -
Jason Kieffer
3rd -
Chuck Koon
Straight Truck Dump
Straight Truck Specialty
NON-WORKING
1st -
Trent Cougle
1st -
Carl Zimmerman
Straight Truck
2nd -
Mike Van Blargan
2nd -
Johnny Stauffer
1st -
3rd -
Darin Hostetler
3rd -
J.B. Marco
Venezia
Bobtail
Straight Truck Van
Straight Truck Company Truck
1st -
Ben Veltidi
M. Gerace
Rich Murphy
2nd -
Jeremy Jones
Straight Truck Flat
Bobtail Daycab
3rd Brent & Stephanie
Meyers
1st -
Anthony De Paul
1st -
Mike Esh
2nd -
Ken Evans
2nd -
Tom Higgs
3rd -
Jimmy Clevestine
3rd -
Menkins
Bobtail Sleeper
Straight Truck Tanker
1st -
1st -
Eric Leber
2nd -
Leon Lloyd
2nd -
Andrew Shive
3rd -
Mark Shelmire
3rd -
Pat Reilly
Charles Shaffer
Combo Car Carrier
Straight Truck Tow
Kyle Tucker
1st -
Joe Notarianni
2nd -
Wally Murray
Combo Tanker
3rd -
Jim Farley
1st -
Robert Fernandez
2nd -
Shawn Magagna
3rd -
Dan Richardson
American Trucker Green Outlook Trucking
King of Chrome John Savoy
Got Wheelbase? Larry Diller
Freshman Jake Aogsburger
Low Life Mike Horst
Back yard build Greg Crispell
Combo
1st -
Robert keffer
2nd -
Paul Reinbold
3rd Damian & Angie
Minteer
FUN AWARDS
Older than dirt Henry Greiner
Just for Show Jeremy Jones
Mid Life Crisis Larry Diller
Rat Rod Ken Auker
Trend Setter Mike Manuel
No time to sleep Mike Manuel
Long Hauler Randy Humphrey
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FROM THE DESK OF
THE DIRECTOR OF
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
I
’ve noticed that the word “family” comes up a lot here at Maple Grove. Lex
Dudas uses it to describe the type of staff we have. Jason Leber uses it to
describe the racers we have. And Anne Beegle uses it to describe the folks
buying tickets for Nationals. But what does it mean to me?
One definition that Webster’s Dictionary states for “Family” is “a group of
people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation”. Well, that’s easy
to put into perspective at the Grove. “Certain convictions” would be the belief
that drag racing is fun. It’s a great way to spend the day either racing your own
vehicle or watching the wide variety of cars, trucks, or motorcycles that do run
Maple Grove’s quarter-mile.
The “common affiliation” would be Maple Grove itself. Where do our racers
and spectators choose to have fun? Maple Grove. But that really just scratches
the surface.
Where I really see “family” is in Sunoco Race Fuels Victory Lane. It’s the rare
occasion that a winning racer is there by themselves. More often than not a
large contingency greets the winner at Victory Lane for congratulations and
pictures. These contingencies are made up of all sorts of friends and family.
Mom, Dad, kids, brothers, sisters. They’re all there. But so are the friends that
helped set up the winning car. They’re part of the racing family for that driver.
And don’t forget the fellow racers that are there to share in the excitement of
the win.
The best time in Victory Lane to see family is with the junior racers. Being
that many of them don’t have driver’s licenses yet, it only makes sense that they
come with family. But it’s the size of the families that really gets me. Families
like the Ketterers. I can barely fit them all in the victory photo when one of
them wins! It’s a great thing to see.
Many times the drag racing bug is handed down generation by generation.
Sometimes it even means family members are racing against one another. In
motorcycles, we’ve seen Bruce and Kyle Gockley race one another, as have Joe
and Cory Stuebner. Both father and son groupings make for great races.
Last issue I did a feature story on Bob and Lee Ann Ormsbee. They race, their
son races, and now their granddaughter races. Now that’s handing down a
tradition!
But let’s not forget the families that actually work at the Grove. Couples
like John and Beth Hoffert, Dave and Betsy Thomas, and brothers John
and Chester Clair. They make up a part of the staff that reflects the family
approach taken at Maple Grove.
There are so many families here that I didn’t name, mainly because there just
isn’t enough room to do so. But they also help make up the rich tradition that
is Maple Grove. A tradition that just isn’t stopping.
When it all comes down to it, my definition of “family” would then have to be
Maple Grove itself. I know that’s casting a wide net over a single word, but to
limit it to one thing at the Grove just doesn’t do the word justice. And that’s
the way it should be.
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MONEY TRAIL NEWS
FINAL ROUND RESULTS
SUNOCO RACE FUELS MONEY TRAIL NO. 8, JULY 4
SUNOCO RACE FUELS MONEY TRAIL NO.11, JULY 12
Canceled due to rain
Rick Terkowski certainly liked the view from Sunoco Victory Lane at Maple Grove
Raceway because he visited there twice in consecutive days. After winning the
Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro Eliminator on Saturday, July 11, Terkowski did it
again on Sunday July 12 during Sunoco Race Fuels Money Trail No. 11.
SUNOCO RACE FUELS MONEY TRAIL NO. 9, JULY 5
The Scott’s Transmission Center Racer Appreciation Day was held Sunday, July 5 at
Maple Grove Raceway, in conjunction with the Sunoco Race Fuels Money Trail ET
Bracket Series. The day featured increased, guaranteed purses for most classes.
Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro: Lanny Werley, ’92 Camaro, .013 reaction time, 8.744
ET on a 8.73 dial-in, 151.17 mph defeated Don Mattson, ’09 Race Tech, .010,
7.666 on a 7.64 dial-in, 163.67 mph
Ciccarone Racing Products Pro: Rich Pennington, ’68 Barracuda, .036 reaction time,
9.524 on a 9.50 dial-in, 139.98 mph defeated Dave Raser, ’84 LTD Wagon,
.045, 13.349 on a 13.37 dial-in, 96.40 mph
P.C. Richard and Son Street: Kelli Witkowski, ’86 S10, .017 reaction time, 11.636
on a 11.64 dial-in, 105.41 mph defeated Adam Werner, ’81 El Camino, -.006,
12.136 on a 12.17 dial-in, 107.78 mph
Reading Standard Motorsports Top Bike: Wayne Smith, .004 reaction time, 8.438
on a 8.40 dial-in, 154.74 mph, defeated Austin Youndt, ’86 Suzuki, .055, 10.594
on a 10.59 dial-in, 123.42 mph
U.T.I. Junior Dragster: Kyle Robb, ’06 KKC, .014 reaction time, 7.919 on a 7.90 dial-in,
81.07 mph defeated Vincent Branca, -.011, 7.905 on a 7.90 dial-in, 84.00 mph (foul)
Junior Street: Hunter Zajac, ’00 Mustang, .139 reaction time, 9.933 on a 9.65
dial-in, 63.93 mph defeated Robert Weidenhammer, ’72 Nova, .225, 10.976 on
a 10.35 dial-in, 66.62 mph
Trophy: Lindsey Holzman-Haines, ’89 Mustang, .030 reaction time, 14.533 on a
14.59 dial-in, 95.09 mph defeated Zac Bugay, ’91 Mustang, -.054, 14.141 on a
14.04 dial-in, 98.34 mph (foul)
Pro Dial: Erin Thimm, .040 reaction time, 10.269 on a 10.20 dial-in, 121.18 mph
defeated Bryan Kershner, ’82 Camaro, .013, 9.487 on a 9.09 dial-in, 150.03 mph
SUNOCO RACE FUELS MONEY TRAIL NO.10, JULY 11
The National Dragster Challenge was held Saturday, July 11 at Maple Grove
Raceway, in conjunction with the Sunoco Race Fuels Money Trail ET Bracket
Series. The day featured special “Wally” trophies for winners in Super, Pro, Street,
and Top Bike.
Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro: Rick Terkowski, ’01 Dragster, .014 reaction time,
7.689 ET on a 7.67 dial-in, 174.46 mph defeated Brian Crump, ’98 Cressman,
.018, 7.625 on a 7.61 dial-in, 176.81 mph
Ciccarone Racing Products Pro: Bobby Fazio, ’88 Mustang, .025 reaction time,
12.210 on a 12.20 dial-in, 98.74 mph defeated Dan Smith, ’89 Beretta, .038,
10.114 on a 10.12 dial-in, 131.14 mph
P.C. Richard and Son Street: Robert Reinert, ’70 Chevelle, .019 reaction time,
11.783 on a 11.71 dial-in, 113.95 mph defeated Joe Dedrick, ’73 Nova, .075,
11.577 on a 11.52 dial-in, 106.87 mph
Reading Standard Motorsports Top Bike: Bruce Gockley, ’08 Suzuki, .044 reaction
time, 9.006 on a 8.82 dial-in, 125.26 mph, defeated Steven Peffer, ’09 Suzuki,
.135, 10.276 on a 10.08 dial-in, 132.48 mph
U.T.I. Junior Dragster: Jessie Rothenberger, ’07 Halfscale, .020 reaction time, 7.995
on a 7.99 dial-in, 81.37 mph defeated Vincent Branca, ’09 Halfscale, .033,
7.967 on a 7.94 dial-in, 79.13 mph
Junior Street: Jake Karol, ’69 Camaro, .038 reaction time, 9.329 on a 9.23 dial-in,
73.52 mph defeated Hunter Zajac, ’00 Mustang, .177, 9.685 on a 9.64 dial-in,
74.69 mph
Trophy: Lindsey Holzman-Haines, ’89 Mustang, .007 reaction time, 14.606 on a
14.56 dial-in, 94.53 mph defeated Anna Smith, -.077, 17.267 on a 17.27 dial-in,
80.46 mph (foul)
Pro Dial: Shane Sweigart, ’71 Demon, .054 reaction time, 10.887 on a 10.86 dialin, 116.15 mph defeated Curt Rubendall, ’67 Mustang, .154, 10.631 on a 10.64
dial-in, 125.24 mph
SUNOCO RACE FUELS MONEY TRAIL NO. 12, AUGUST 1
Paul Werner of Sinking Spring, Pa. sure does like to repeat himself, because he’s
making a habit out of visiting Maple Grove Raceway’s Sunoco Race Fuels Victory
Lane in 2015. Werner won in two classes on Saturday, August 1 during the Sunoco
Race Fuels Money Trail No. 12, those being Ciccarone Racing Products Pro
Eliminator and PC Richard and Son Street Eliminator.
Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro: Rick Terkowski, ’01 Dragster, .005 reaction time,
7.793 ET on a 7.70 dial-in, 170.73 mph defeated Shayne Beck, .054, 8.073 on a
8.02 dial-in, 162.31 mph
Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro: Gene Irvin, ’69 Mustang, .025 reaction time, 9.285
ET on a 9.28 dial-in, 145.89 mph defeated John Seiverling, ’71 Nova, .049,
8.926 on a 8.91 dial-in, 151.26 mph
Ciccarone Racing Products Pro: Brent Long, ’73 Plymouth Duster, .001 reaction time,
12.017 on a 12.01 dial-in, 105.19 mph defeated Ken Gerberich, ’83 Camaro,
.029, 10.412 on a 10.40 dial-in, 126.78 mph
Ciccarone Racing Products Pro: Paul Werner, ’80 Malibu, .056 reaction time,
22.903 on a 11.50 dial-in, 52.03 mph defeated Dan Smith, BROKE
P.C. Richard and Son Street: Scott Smith, ’80 Malibu, .033 reaction time, 11.616 on
a 11.60 dial-in, 114.14 mph defeated Mark Ketterer, ’78 Aspen, .037, 13.815 on
a 13.83 dial-in, 94.93 mph
Reading Standard Motorsports Top Bike: Cory Stuebner, Kawasaki, .007 reaction
time, 8.922 on a 8.91 dial-in, 139.95 mph, defeated Lisa Alesin, ’99 Heist, .121,
11.093 on a 11.15 dial-in, 116.41 mph
U.T.I. Junior Dragster: Jeremy Ketterer, ’05 Halfscale, .039 reaction time, 7.936 on
a 7.90 dial-in, 77.25 mph defeated Cory Ream, ’06 Halfscale, .104, 8.919 on a
8.93 dial-in, 73.34 mph
Junior Street: Robert Weidenhammer, ’72 Nova, .147 reaction time, 10.284 on a
10.25 dial-in, 67.68 mph defeated Ian Bechtel, ’09 Pontiac G6, .183, 11.522 on
a 11.25 dial-in, 62.44 mph
Trophy: Connie Wackerman, ’99 Camaro, .049 reaction time, 12.161 on a 12.09
dial-in, 105.38 mph defeated Shannon Cain, Infiniti, .202, 14.374 on a 14.26
dial-in, 98.43 mph
Pro Dial: Jen Kershner, ’72 Nova, .031 reaction time, 11.586 on a 11.52 dial-in,
110.53 mph defeated Don Garloff, ’70 Chevelle, .114, 10.726 on a 10.63 dialin, 123.40 mph
P.C. Richard and Son Street: Paul Werner, ’80 Malibu, .013 reaction time, 11.469
on a 11.50 dial-in, 117.34 mph defeated Matthew Smith, ’70 El Camino, -.004,
11.643 on a 11.65 dial-in, 109.77 mph (foul)
Reading Standard Motorsports Top Bike: Kyle Gockley, ’03 Suzuki, .065 reaction
time, 8.874 on a 8.90 dial-in, 156.03 mph, defeated Danny Boyer, ’72
Kawasaki, .063, 9.360 on a 9.39 dial-in, 137.96 mph
U.T.I. Junior Dragster: C.J. Ketterer, .046 reaction time, 7.909 on a 7.90 dial-in,
81.19 mph defeated Kelsey Brinkman, ’05 Lightning, .035, 8.921 on a 8.90 dialin, 73.60 mph
Junior Street: Luke Karol, ’08 Wrangler, .014 reaction time, 11.665 on a 11.60 dialin, 60.60 mph defeated Jake Karol, ‘69 Camaro, .086 reaction time, 9.199 on a
9.12 dial-in, 75.09 mph
Trophy: Charles Augustine, ’13 Challenger, .077 reaction time, 12.688 ET on a
12.68 dial-in, 109.97 mph defeated Jeremy Weaver, ’11 XTerra, .115, 15.486 on
a 15.86 dial-in, 86,08 mph.
MONEY TRAIL NEWS
Repeat winners were the order of the day at Sunoco Race Fuels Money Trail No.
13, held at Maple Grove Raceway August 2, 2015. The winners of Junior Street
and Trophy both won Saturday, August 1 during Money Trail No. 12 and Money
Trail No. 13 to make it a clean sweep for the weekend.
Scott Lorish has had his Cressman Dragster running at peak performance during
the last two weeks, as he has won the Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro class in the
Sunoco Race Fuels Money Trail ET Bracket Racing Series at Maple Grove Raceway
on Sunday, August 2 and again on Saturday, August 8.
Luke Karol of Mohnton, Pa. took the win light both days in Junior Street, beating
his brother Jake on Saturday and Samantha Hess on Sunday. Karol was able to
beat Hess when Hess broke out during the final elimination run.
Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro: Scott Lorish, Cressman Dragster, .005 reaction time,
7.628 ET on a 7.61 dial-in, 171.49 mph defeated Lanny Werley, ’92 Camaro, .016,
8.697 on a 8.70 dial-in, 154.09 mph.
Trophy class saw Charles Augustine as the repeat winner from Saturday and
Sunday. After beating Jeremy Weaver on Saturday, Augustine went on to beat
Zac Bugay on Sunday by posting an ET of 12.738 on a 12.66 dial in. That was
enough to defeat Bugay who ran a 14.147 on a 14.05 dial in.
Ciccarone Racing Products Pro: Denny Renninger, ’63 Corvette, .006 reaction time,
12.286 on a 12.28 dial-in, 107.15 mph defeated Rich Pennington, ’68 Barracuda,
.043, 9.518 on a 9.52 dial-in, 137.82 mph.
Gold Rush Trailers Super Pro: Scott Lorish, Cressman Dragster, .012 reaction time,
7.767 ET on a 7.61 dial-in, 142.96 mph defeated Dennis Kessler, .228, 7.841 on
a 7.64 dial-in, 144.52 mph.
Ciccarone Racing Products Pro: Andy Anderson, ’71 Dart, .017 reaction time,
10.093 on a 10.07 dial-in, 124.11 mph defeated Dan Smith, ’81 Malibu, .016,
10.225 on a 10.17 dial-in, 119.00 mph.
P.C. Richard and Son Street: Scott Smith, ’80 Malibu, .005 reaction time, 11.631 on
a 11.63 dial-in, 112.72 mph defeated Paul Werner, ’80 Malibu, .022, 11.507 on
a 11.51 dial-in, 114.94 mph.
time, 8.863 on a 8.89 dial-in, 146.83 mph, defeated Austin Youndt, ’86 Suzuki,
-.016, 11.761 on a 10.53 dial-in, 88.84 mph (foul).
U.T.I. Junior Dragster: Ben Spotts, ’03 Halfscale, .035 reaction time, 7.913 on a
7.90 dial-in, 79.01 mph defeated Matthew Witkowski, ’09 Halfscale, .017, 8.007
on a 7.95 dial-in, 82.01 mph.
Junior Street: Luke Karol, ’08 Wrangler, .109 reaction time, 11.725 on a 11.62 dial-in, 58.86
mph defeated Samantha Hess, .094 reaction time, 11.455 on a 11.50 dial-in, 62.09 mph.
Trophy: Charles Augustine, ’13 Challenger, .078 reaction time, 12.738 ET on a
12.66 dial-in, 111.13 mph defeated Zac Bugay, ’91 Mustang, .085, 14.147 on a
14.05 dial-in, 93.38 mph.
Pro Dial: Don Garloff, ’70 Chevelle, .008 reaction time, 10.656 on a 10.62 dial-in, 124.55
mph defeated Phil Williams, ’71 Dart, .043, 11.436 on a 11.46 dial-in, 115.50 mph.
P.C. Richard and Son Street: Dave Raser, ’84 Ford Wagon, .052 reaction time,
13.382 on a 13.41 dial-in, 93.84 mph defeated John Grater, ’70 Ford Torino, .110,
11.569 on a 11.60 dial-in, 118.45 mph.
time, 8.950 on a 8.94 dial-in, 143.00 mph, defeated Chris Olejar, ’05 Suzuki,
.078, 9.923 on a 9.96 dial-in, 135.91 mph.
Junior Street: Ian Bechtel, ’09 Pontiac G6, .056 reaction time, 11.273 on a 11.22
dial-in, 63.45 mph defeated Robert Weidenhammer, ’72 Nova .256 reaction time,
10.432 on a 10.38 dial-in, 66.66 mph.
Trophy: Jeremy Weaver, ’11 XTerra, .071 reaction time, 16.017 ET on a 15.91 dial-in,
81.52 mph defeated Shannon Cain, Infiniti, .146, 14.326 on a 14.25 dial-in, 97.96
mph.
Pro Dial: Don Garloff, ’70 Chevelle, .034 reaction time, 10.611 on a 10.60 dial-in,
124.16 mph defeated Tim Ash, ’98 Trans Am, .006, 13.684 on a 13.73 dial-in,
102.47 mph.
East Coast Stock/Superstock: George Yago, .040 reaction time, 9.871 ET on a 9.89
dial-in, 134.77 mph defeated Michael Preston, ’93 Dodge Daytona, .076, 9/679
on a 9.72 dial-in, 136.18 mph.
Luke Karol wins Junior Street back to back at
Money Trail 12 & 13
Charles Augustine had a good weekend winning
Moneytrail 12 & 13 Trophy.
Paul Werner wins both PRO & Street
at Moneytrail #12 on August 1st.
MONEY TRAIL NEWS
Junior, Second Place
Vincent Branca, 335 points
CURRENT STANDINGS
AS OF 8/14/2015
SUPER
Rick Terkowski
445
Derrick Fox
Andrew Konefal
TOP BIKE
Cory Stuebner
526
425
Kyle Gockley
435
402
Austin Youndt
324
Lanny Werley
370
Steven Peffer
304
Scott Lorish
352
Lisa Alesin
303
Shayne Beck
348
Joe Stuebner
290
Dennis Helman
330
Chris Olejar
247
Rich Rogge
316
Danny Boyer
237
John Seiverling
315
Bruce Gockley
219
Bob Hickey
293
Allen Heilner
208
PRO
JUNIOR
Robert Smith 513
Jeremy Ketterer
346
Paul Werner
442
Vincent Branca
335
Regan Fox
388
Kyle Robb
311
Denny Renninger
378
Jessie Rothenberger
311
Erin Thimm
377
Matthew Witkowski
306
Rich Pennington
371
CJ Ketterer
293
Greg Eachus
344
Katlyn Hoffman
277
Mike Nessinger
344
Jamie Rothenberger
269
Paul Thimm
340
Bobby Pennabaker 246
Stephen Curtis
335
Kelsey Brinckman
237
STREET
Adam Werner
476
Matthew Smith
473
Paul Werner
468
Brent Long
387
Phil Williams
348
Ted Meyle
346
Scott Smith
340
John Grater
335
Brian Hine 329
Kelli Witkowski
328
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Junior, First Place
Jeremy Ketterer, 346 points
Super, First Place
Rick Terkowsi, 445 points
Super, Second Place
Derrick Fox, 425 points
MONEY TRAIL NEWS
PRO, First Place
Robert Smith, 513 points
PRO, Second Place
Paul Werner, 442 points
Street, First Place
Adam Werner, 476 points
Street, Second Place
Matthew Smith, 473 points
Bike, First Place
Cory Stuebner, 526 points
Bike, Second Place
Kyle Gockley, 435 points
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I
t’s been an annual ritual at Maple Grove Raceway for more than 30
years. From miles around, Chevys converge for one of the Maple
Grove’s biggest weekends, and this year was no exception. The
annual Super Chevy Show took place July 17-19, and again it was
the largest single weekend on the Super Chevy calendar. Hundreds
of entries, 664 to be exact, hit the quarter mile for a great weekend of
racing.
Eight classes of racers took to the track, each trying to lay claim to a
Super Chevy award. Included in the racing was the True Street class
which ran on Saturday July 18. The class consisted of 47 cars that
cruised the countryside around Maple Grove then hit the track for
three passes to see whose car could cruise and race the best in one day.
The winner was the one with the best average ET from their three
runs, and that winner was Glenn Hunter with an 8.416 average.
The Drive Duracell.com Bracket 1 class was hotly contested. The
Quarterfinals saw Bob Krown of Levittown, Pa. beat Cory Pelletier,
Robert Duvall of Westminster, Pa. bested Jeremy Kleinfelter of
Newmanstown, Pa., Brian Cosprin of N.J. defeat Jerry Zedek of Seven
Valleys, Pa., and Nick Reginella of Elizabethtown, Pa. face down
Lenny Bacher of Howell, N.J.
Taking it to the semifinals, Robert Duvall beat Brian Cosprin and
Nick Reginella bested Bob Krown. It was Nick Reginella who came
out on top when he beat Robert Duvall in the finals, where his .005
reaction time helped propel him to the win.
The Carlyle Tools Bracket 2 class also saw great action. In the
Quarterfinals, Tina Orth of Myerstown defeated Charlie Birkhead, Jr.
of Pottstown, Pa., Ed Knodler from Concord N.H. beat Ray Schrandt
of Horsham, Pa., and Scott Tupper of Montgomery, Pa. bested Donald
Nesselrodie of Pucellville, Va.
In the semis, Scott Tupper had a bye while it was Tina Orth beating
Ed Knodler. The finals saw Tupper defeat Orth.
Over in the DOT/Street division it was a five-driver Quarterfinal.
Kevin Render of South River, N.J. defeated Barry Gerz, Jr. of
Lancaster, Pa., Peter Huff of Sewell, N.J. beat Jeffrey Burnley of Palm,
Pa., and John Sheaffer, also of Lancaster, Pa. had a bye run.
The semifinals saw Peter Huff get the bye run, while Render and
Sheaffer went head to head with Render coming out with the win.
And it was Render taking the final elimination win light over Huff,
who fouled at the start.
But there was also a great deal of specialty racing as well. Six nostalgia
nitro funny cars and one nitro burning Chevy-powered Top Fueler
made the trek to Maple Grove to race at the Super Chevy Show.
When Jimmy Young broke on Saturday that left six cars to run on
Sunday. Both Paul Romine in the “Man O’ War” Mustang and Mike
Lewis in the red Jungle Jim car had competition byes in the first round
and advanced to the semifinals. The other first round heats saw Steve
Nichols in the Mill Road Boys car get the win over Troy Ray and his
“Wildchild” Challenger, and Shawn Bowen in the “Violator” take out
John “Bodie” Smith in the blue Jungle Jim car.
Moving on to the semis, Bowen defeated Nichols with Bowen
overcoming a massive holeshot to beat Nichols. The last pairing saw
Romine race Lewis, and it was Romine who came out the winner. The
finals then pitted Bowen against Romine, with Bowen driving to the
finals win.
Jet cars also made appearances during Super Chevy. The Queen of
Diamonds II piloted by Jill Canuso beat the Jersey Thunder driven by
Ernie Bogue in each head to head race in which they competed.
The day was not just about racing. An extensive car show was also
part of the festivities, where hundreds of Chevy fans displayed their
vehicles all looking to walk away with best in show. That award went
to Tom Bain and his ’72 Chevy Nova.
The manufacturer’s midway was made up of vendors with just about
every product a Chevy lover would need for his or her ride. And the
swap meet was a paradise for those looking for that special part for
their Chevrolet. All in all, the Super Chevy Show was another huge
success for Maple Grove Raceway, and we can’t wait for Super Chevy
2016!
SUPER CHEVY SHOW - SUNDAY CAR SHOW AWARDS JULY 19, 2015
Modified 1969 Camaro
runner-ups: Chuck Forsyth
(1969 Chevy Z-28), Chad
Kucsan (1969 Camaro).
CORVETTE 1968-1982
Modified winner: Charlie
Boyer (1934 Ford 3
Window Coupe).
1970-1981 CAMARO
Modified winner: John
Schneider (1968 Stingray).
Street winner: Rick Alexander
(1995 Impala SS S/W)
Modified runner-up: Michael
Brigidi (1931 Ford Coupe).
Stock runner-up: Ed & Janice
Pratt (1971 Camaro SS).
Best Interior: Tom Bain (1972
Nova).
Modified winner: Margie &
Joe Anslini (1996 Impala
SS).
EARLY CHEVY Pre 1935
Street winner: Mary Woelfle
(1973 Camaro)
BEST IN CLASS
1964-1967 CHEVELLE
Big Car: Joe Hackett (1962
Impala).
Stock winner: Gary Goodling
(1967 Chevelle SS)
Camaro: Tony DiAngelis
(1967 RS/SS).
Stock runner-up: Sandy Parks
(1965 Malibu SS)
Chevelle: Brian Delp (1970
Chevelle Malibu).
Street winner: Joe Williams
(1967 Chevelle SS)
Corvette: Bill & Trudy
Crawford (1957 Corvette).
Street runner-up: Gino DeLuca
(19667 Chevelle Malibu)
OPEN
Stock winner: Cathy & Ken
Smith (1991 Camaro
Conv.).
1955-1956-1957: Charlie Potts
(1955 Chevy 210).
1968 & NEWER CHEVELLE
Stock winner: Bill Lynch (1978
Monza).
Stock runner-up: Pete Fleming
(1987 IROC).
Stock runner-up: Mike Pro
(2004 Pontiac GTO).
Street winner: Brett Chaney
(1988 IROC).
Street winner: Thomas
Fredericks (1965 Buick
Skylark)
Street runner-up: Tom Skirpan
(1986 Camaro)
GOLD CLASS
Best of Show: Tom Bain (1972
Nova).
Best Stock: Doug Yoder (1967
Chevelle).
Best Modified: Dave Haney
(1971 Vega).
Best Engine: Joseph White
(1967 Camaro).
Best Paint: Dave Haney (1971
Vega).
Early Chevy: Joe Trollo (1940
Chevrolet conv.).
Conversion: Charlie Boyer
(1934 Ford coupe).
Pro Street: Dave Rudan (1955
Chevy).
Modified winner: Dave
Shugard (1965 Impala).
Modified runner-up: Michael
Garner (1963 Impala SS).
BIG CAR 1990 & NEWER
Stock winner: Paul Remaley
Jr. (1995 Impala SS).
Stock winner: Robert Nace
(1970 Chevelle).
Stock runner-up: Tom Rightler
(1970 Chevelle SS 454
conv.)
Pro Engineered: Roy Hamilton
(1955 Chevy).
Stock runner-up: Jim & Bev
Kellerman (1970 Chevelle
SS)
El Camino: Ron Plummer
(1980 El Camino).
Street winner: Larry Johnston
(1969 Chevelle SS)
Nova: Norm Meads (1969
Nova SS).
Street runner-up: Kirsten
Murray (1972 Chevelle)
Monte Carlo: Stephen Levanti
(1971 Monte Carlo SS).
Street runner-up: Steve Cline
(1968 Chevelle)
Open: Arnold Warner (1969
Pontiac GTO).
Truck: David Riddell (1988
4x4 pick-up).
Anniversary Vehicle: Wes
Cassel (1955 Chevy Bel
Air).
EARLY CHEVY 1936-1948
Winner: Joe Trollo (1940
Chevy Convertible)
Runner-up: Skip Walling (1948
Chevy Aerosedan)
Street runner-up: John J.
Whooley (2001 Pontiac
Firebird T/A)
Modified winner: Arnold
Warner (1969 Pontiac
GTO).
Street runner-ups: Gerald
Kennedy (1970 Camaro
Z-28), Kindall Wann (1974
Camaro Z-28)
BIG CAR 1949-1954
Modified winner: Brian Delp
(1970 Chevelle Malibu)
Modified Winner: Terry
Dilliplane (1953 2 door Bel
Air)
Modified runner-up: Thomas
Rosencranz (1970 Chevelle
SS)
BIG CAR 1958-1989
EL CAMINO
Stock winner: Ron Plummer
(1980 El Camino).
Stock runner-up: Nick
Dellaquila (1966 El
Camino).
Street winner: Gary
Aresenault (1967 El
Camino)
Modified winners: Tony Di
Angoelus (1967 Camaro).
Modified runner-ups: C.
Campbell (1967 Camaro).
winner: Justin Snyder
(1968 Camaro RS)
runner-up: Jerry Broznicky
(1968 Camaro RS)
winner: Scott Conaway
(1969 Camaro Z-28).
Stock winner: Bruce Clelland
(1984).
Stock runner-up: M. Passner
(1988).
Street winner: George Hubler
(1992).
1982-1992 CAMARO
Modified winner: Joseph
Ansuni (1992 Camaro SS).
Stock runner-up: Joel
Kleinspehn (2003).
Street winner: Susan Gregg
(2002).
CORVETTE 2005 & NEWER
Stock winner: Dave
Rnappenberger (2015).
Stock runner-up: Steve Maust
(2007)
Street winner: Pat Lamberton
(2015)
1993-2002 CAMARO
Stock winner: John Gloden
(2002 Camaro SS).
Stock runner-up: Denny
Sneath (1967 Camaro SS/
RS)
Street runner-ups: Don Baker
(1969 Camaro Z28), Philip
Jatres (1968 Camaro RS),
Bill Diehl (1968 Camaro
SS)
CORVETTE 1984-1996
Stock winner: Al Hartman
(2004).
Modified runner-up: James
Granato (1972 Chevelle
SS-454).
Street winner: Ron Spadafora
(1968 Camaro RS)
Stock runner-up: Kerry Haas
(1971)
CORVETTE 1997-2004
1967-1969 CAMARO
Stock winner: Matt Barczak
(1969 Camaro Z/28).
Stock winner: Bill Emsley
(1972)
Modified winner: Don Moretz
(1971 Camaro SS).
Modified winner: Todd
Warner (1969 Chevelle
SS).
1970 CHEVELLE
Street runner-up: James W.
Strause (1974 conv.)
Winner: Robert Potts (1934
Chevy 3 Window Coupe)
Stock winner: Terry Yiengst
(1977 Camaro Z-28).
Street winner: Jeremy
Donavan (2002 Camaro
SS)
Best In Show: Calvin Andrews
(1970 C-10).
Street winner: Felix & Joanne
Delsordo (1962 Impala)
Street runner-up: Bill & Trudy
Crawford (1996 EZ-Go SS)
Modified runner-up: Rodney
Updegrave (2954 Cadillac
Series 62)
Promotor’s Award: Rod
Saboury (1953 Corvette)
Stock runner-up: David Mayo
(1958 Impala).
Street winner: Jeff Rennoll
(1955 Ford F-100)
Stock runner-ups: Paul
Erickson (2002 Camaro
SS), Andy Cassel (1998
Camaro SS)
Modified runner-up: Don
Diller (1969 Chevelle SS396).
Stock winner: Joe Hackett
(1962 Impala).
CONVERSION
Street runner-up: Dave
Hartzell (2000 Camaro SS)
2010 & NEWER CAMARO
Stock winner: Buck Sines
(2010 Transformer).
Stock runner-up: Debbie
Spadafora (2012 Camaro
SS)
Modified winner: Chip & Deb
Myers (2011 Camaro).
CORVETTE 1953-1967
Stock winner: Randy Bohn
(1967).
Stock runner-up: Robb
Szymanski (1965).
Modified winner: Bill & Trudy
Crawford (1957).
Modified runner-up: Barry
Kline (1963).
MONTE CARLO
Stock winner: David Durst
(1972).
Stock runner-up: Dan Ruland
(1970).
Street winner: Stephen Levanti
(1971)
Street runner-up: Al
Maddaluno (1970)
Modified winner: Kevin Low
(1988).
Modified runner-up: Jay
Munday (1970)
TRI 5
Wagon class winner: Jim
Schultz (1957 150 Sedan
Delivery)
Wagon class runner-up: Bob
Franklin (2 Door Wagon)
1955-1956 CHEVROLET
Stock winner: Terry Zerbe
(1955 210 Delivery)
Street winner: Bob West
(1955 Sedan Delivery)
Street runner-up: Dewey Hyle
(1955 210)
Modified winner: Larry Tawes
Jr. (1955 Bel Air)
Modified runner-ups:
Christopher Ruth (1955 Bel
Air), Darmen Clegg (1956
Bel Air)
1957 CHEVROLET
Stock winner: Barrie Edwards
(1957 Bel Air)
Stock runner-up: Dick
Kauffman (1957 210)
Street winner: Scott Gottschall
(1957 Bel Air)
Street runner-up: Al Hartman
(1957 Conv.)
Modified winner: Scott
Wagner (1957 210)
Modified runner-up: Terry
Zerbe (1957 150)
1949-1968 PICK UP TRUCK
Stock winner: Tim Hagaman
(1966 C-10)
Street winner: Tom Fink
(1955)
Street runner-up: Max Styer
(1950)
Modified winner: Jessica Kilby
(1950)
Modified runner-up: Ross
Gilbert (1964)
1969-1987 FULL SIZE PICK
UP 2WD/4WD
Stock winner: D&S Fabrication
(1971 C-10)
Stock runner-up: Matt
Hoffman (1970 Titan/90)
NOVA 1962-1967
Street winner: Joe Schall
(1970 CST)
Street winner: Ray Nahill
(1966 Chevy II)
Modified winner: Calvin
Andrews (1970 C-10)
Street runner-up: Michael
Miller (1965 Chevy II
Nova SS)
Modified runner-up: Colton
Kucsan (1969 C-10)
NOVA 1968 & NEWER
1988 & NEWER FULL SIZE
PICK UP 2WD/4WD
Stock winner: Norm Meads
(1972).
Stock winner: Lonnie Leber
(2006 Silverado)
Street winner: Lynn Peters
(1974)
Stock runner-up: Brian Winn
(2004 Avalanche)
Street runner-up: Dan
Todorow (1972)
Street winner: George W.
Barnosky (2015 Silverado)
PRO STREET
Modified winner: David
Riddell (1988 Chevy 4x4)
Winner: Dave Rudan (1955
210).
Runner-ups: Wayne Roland
(1955 Bel Air), Pete
Telesco (1969 Camaro),
Mark Hanes (1972 Nova),
Harold Caron (1987 IROC
Camaro), Jeff & Karen
Henry (1966 Chevelle)
PRO STREET TRUCK
Winner: Scott Rosen (1983
Blazer)
PRO ENGINEERED NOVA
Winner: Mike Raup (1966
Chevy II SS).
Runner-ups: Tim Lerch (1967
SS), Tony Janiszewski
(1967)
PRO ENGINEERED
Winner: Roy Hamilton (1955
Chevy)
Runner-ups: Jeff Fern (1970
Camaro)
Rod Saboury (1953
Corevette)
SUV MINI & FULL SIZE
2WD/4WD
Stock winner: Rich Irving
(1987 Blazer)
Street winner: Alyssa
Holecroft (2008
Trailblazer)
Modified winner: Charles
Krause (1967 Suburban)
PICK UP MINI – ALL YEARS
Stock winner: Sly Brisco
(2003 SSR)
Stock runner-up: Scott Miller
(2003 S-10)
Street winner: Angelo Bascio
(2005 SSR)
Street runner-up: Robynn
Thomas (2004 SSR)
Modified winner: Tim Barr
(1991 S-10)
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Semi Finals – Robert Duvall,
’77 Vega, .000 reaction
time, 9.446 ET on a
9.44 dial in, 141.77 mph
defeated Brian Cosprn,
’10 Phantom, .036, 7.569
on a 7.54 dial in, 168.75
mph Nick Reginella, .030
reaction time, 7.824 ET on
a 7.79 dial in, 161.87 mph
defeated Bob Krown, ’88
S10, .041, 10.855 on a
10.87 dial in, 117.65 mph.
Finals – Nick Reginella, .005
reaction time, 7.820 ET on
a 7.79 dial in, 163.97 mph
defeated Robert Duvall,
’77 Vega, .031, 9.454 on
a 9.44 dial in, 140.27 mph
CARLYE TOOLS BRACKET 2:
Semi-Finals –Tina Orth, ’97
Camaro, .100 reaction
time, 9.263 on a 9.29 dial
in, 147.05 mph defeated
Ed Knodler, .003, 12.612
on a 12.69 dial in, 102.92
mph Scott Tupper, Bye run,
.011 reaction time, 10.485
on a 10.40 dial in, 126.07
mph.
Finals - Scott Tupper, ’82
time, 10.478 on a 10.46
dial in, 126.13 mph
defeated Tina Orth, ’97
Camaro, .042, 9.258 on a
9.27 dial in, 139.89 mph
GENERATION 5:
LAST CHANCE:
Semi-Finals –Scott Smoker,
’10 Camaro, .162 reaction
time, 13.067 on a 12.90
dial in, 109.86 mph
defeated Jeff Brady, ’10
Camaro, .198, 12.044 on a
12.07 dial in, 116.17 mph.
Mattie Evans, Bye run, ’10
time, 13.645 on a 13.57
dial in, 103.83 mph.
Semi-Finals – John Binkle,
on a 9.04 dial in, 133.71
mph defeated Mike
Nessinger, ’80 Monza,
.128, 9.839 on a 9.83
dial in, 130.75 mph. JT
Sheaffer, Bye run, .033
reaction time, 11.713 on a
11.71 dial in, 115.74 mph.
Finals - Mattie Evans, ’10
time, 13.520 on a 13.57
dial in, 103.55 mph
defeated Scott Smoker, ’10
Camaro, -.093, 13.754 on
a 12.95 dial in, 86.92 mph
(foul)
TOP SPORTSMAN:
Semi-Finals – Ron Riegel,
on a 7.40 dial in, 184.42
mph defeated Joe Mealey,
Camaro, .025, 7.809 on a
7.87 dial in, 176.93 mph.
John Tiniakos, Bye run,
on a 7.49 dial in, 184.17
mph.
Finals - Ron Riegel, .043
7.41 dial in, 184.32 mph
defeated John Tiniakos,
-.038, 7.527 on a 7.48 dial
in, 183.79 mph (foul)
DOT:
Semi-Finals –Kevin Render,
’81 Malibu, .045 reaction
time, 12.212 on a 12.21
dial in, 102.43 mph
defeated John Sheaffer,
’92 S10, .142, 11.643 on a
11.73 dial in, 116.42 mph.
Peter Huff, Bye run, -.060
10.48, 129.65 mph.
JUNGEL JIM FUNNY CAR
DRIVEN BY MIKE LEWIS
Finals-Kevin Render, ’81
Malibu, .035 reaction time,
13.973 on a 12.20 dial in,
69.51 mph defeated Peter
Huff, ’99 Corvette, -.015,
10.519 on a 10.48 dial in,
132.45 mph (foul)
MIDWAY
CAR SHOW
Finals - JT Sheaffer, .059
reaction time, 11.713 on
a 11.71 dial in, 115.67
mph defeated John Binkle,
-.002, 9.033 on a 9.03
dial in, 145.63 mph (foul)
TRUE STREET:
Overall True Street Winner:
Glenn Hunter (8.416
average ET)
Runner-up: Bill Moss (8.853
average ET)
10.00 Index – Bruce Simonetti
11.00 Index – Eric Clauss
12.00 Index – Joe Focarino
13.00 Index – Layton
Finkbiner
Nitro Funny Car:
Finals – Shawn Bowen, ’71
Challenger, .092 reaction
time, 5.880 ET, 250.88
mph defeated Paul Romine,
’79 Mustang, .101, 5.932
ET, 241.93 mph.
TEAM MAPLE GROVE
T
eam Maple Grove made their way to Bristol Dragway in
Bristol, Tennessee July 23 through the 25 for the Junior
Drag Racing Eastern Conference Finals. The team, made
up of our top junior dragster racers, competed against other track
teams to see who would come out on top. Unfortunately for Team
Maple Grove, the 2015 Finals did not treat them so well.
Of the twenty five racers that made the trip, fourteen went out
in the first round. Another five went out in round two, five in
round three, with only Matt Witkowski making it to the quarter
finals before he bowed out. Team Maple Grove is comprised of the
following racers:
TEAM 1
TEAM 2
TEAM 3
Jeremy Ketterer
Renae Nyce
Sean Kershner
Vincent Branca
James Palor
Braylon Kuhn
Bobby Pennabaker
Jamie Rothenberger
Kody Mariner
Jessie Rothenberger
Chris Smolenski
Benjamin Spotts
CJ Ketterer
Amber Bell
Ethan Hubbard
Elizabeth Pyles
Kelsey Brinkman
Katelyn Hoffman
Paige Ketterer
Matt Witkowski
Gabrielle Walleigh
Brian O’Brien
Nathan Harding
Jarrod Kisinger
Katelyn Kershner
Braylon Kuhn prepares for the team competition.
WHERE TO STAY
Comfort Inn
Lancaster County North
1 Denver Rd
Denver, PA 17517
717-336-7541
Dragonfly B&B
Three miles from the track.
www.thedragonfly-pa.com
717-409-5080
The Black Horse
Nine miles from the track
800-610-3805
Hampton Inn & Suites
Ephrata Mountain Springs
380 E. Main St.
Ephrata, PA 17522
717-7330661
L O C A L P L A C E S T O S TAY
Homewood Suites
Welcome Race Fans
Roomy Suites
610-736-3100
Holiday Inn Express
& Suites
Wyomissing
610-373-4444
Days Inn
910 Woodland Rd
Reading, PA 19610
610-347-1500
Comfort
By Choice Hotels
2200 Stacey Dr.
Reading, PA 19605
610-371-0500
Red Roof Inn
Red Roof Inn Denver #753
2017 N. Reading Rd.
Denver, PA 17517
717-336-4649
The Inn At Reading
1040 Park Rd.
Wyomissing, PA 19610
800-383-9713
Courtyard Marriott
Reading/Wyomissing
150 North Park Road
Reading, PA 19610
(610) 378-1137
www.courtyardreading.com
Red Carpet Inn & Suites
Eight miles from the track.
3736 Main Street
Morgantown, PA 19543
www.innlinks.com
800-251-1962
610-286-5061
Motel 6
Brand New Location
78 Robinson Street
Pottstown, PA
610-819-1288
800-600-8356
Holiday Inn Morgantown
Newly Renovated
6170 Morgantown Rd
(exit 298 PA Turnpike)
Morgantown, PA 19543
Eight miles from the track.
800-339-0264
Crowne Plaza
Home of Maple Grove Racers
1741 Papermill Rd
Wyomissing, PA 19610
www.readingcrowne.com
610-376-3811
800-610-3805
L O C A L R E S TA U R A N T S A N D B A R S T O R E F R E S H Y O U A F T E R A L O N G R A C E D AY
Jimmie Kramer’s
Peanut Bar Restaurant
Casual eatery with peanut shells on the ground
serves wings, crab cakes, fried chicken & more.
Address: 332 Penn St, Reading, PA 19602
Phone: (610) 376-8500
Hours: Open today · 11:00 am – 10:30 pm
WHERE TO EAT
Check out our Dining Guide on
m a ple g ro v e r a c e w a y. c o m
There are links to restaurant menus and directions from the raceway.
Restaurant or Bar owner?
Your ad could be here
sending new customers to you every week.
Contact Lex at 610-856-9200
301 Morgantown Rd, Reading, PA 19611
(610) 376-7341
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August 29 - Maple Grove Raceway

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