10/12/2019
Short Track Super Series
Tim Hartman Jr. Drives To $2,000 Short Track SuperNationals Sportsman Win; Danny Bouc Snags Redraw Dash
AFTON, NY –
One heck of a shakedown!
Tim Hartman
Jr. invaded Afton Motorsports Park on Friday night to log laps prior to the
Saturday portion of the American Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals 12
weekend. The Niskayuna, N.Y., native ultimately drove to a $2,000 victory in
the Open vs. Crate Sportsman 30-lap headliner, his first-ever Afton win.
“We came here
tonight to get some laps before tomorrow’s show,� Hartman said, referring to
the final round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled
By Sunoco Crate 602 Sportsman North Region finale.
“I knew we
had a good car, but I never expected to win.�
A field of 54
Sportsman drivers packed the Afton pit area. Twenty-six started the 30-lap
main, with Hartman rolling off from seventh.
Afton regular
Allan Hodge led the opening 10 laps of the main event before Hartman’s Parillo
Services No. 22 worked the low line to the top spot.
New Jersey’s
Steve Davis, however, kept Hartman honest.
Davis charged
from eighth starting spot into second and worked on Hartman for the race’s
final half, ultimately setting for second.
Hartman’s
$2,000 payday included $1,500 from the base purse and an additional $500 for
posting the $20 “Gambler’s Fee� prior to the start of racing.
Davis settled
for second, with Matt Meade, 10th-starter Mike Schane and Nick Nye,
who rolled off 16th, completing the front five.
Five heat
races and two consolations were required to set the main event starting field. Heat
winners were Hodge, Kenny Hammond, Hartman, Davis and Jimmy Zacharias. Dennis
Clapperton and Brandon Loucks were the consolation victors.
The American
Racer Cup Sportsman Match Races featuring champions from participating venues
was dominated by Steve Davis, representing New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway. Davis
drew the lowest number and started off the races as a result. He won every
round to take home $1,500 courtesy of American Racer, Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuels
and Insinger Performance.
On the eve of
the 12th “Working Man’s Race� 34 Modifieds took practice laps around
the Afton oval.
The fastest
eight drivers went to an 8-lap Dash and Danny Bouc of Pipersville, Pa., made
his Afton debut a memorable one. Bouc outlasted Andy Bachetti and put the Craig
and Leslie Pondish No. 6 into the redraw for Saturday’s main event.
Alysha Bay
took advantage of a spin by Emily Van Inwegen in slower traffic to come out on
top of the Super Gen Products CRSA Sprint Car 25-lap event. Mike Kiser charged
hard late in the going but settled for runner-up pay.
Jeff Trombley
only needed to take the green flag to be crowned the CRSA Sprint Car champion
and, after suffering mechanical woes, did just that. Trombley started the race
and darted to the infield, waiting the 25 laps to celebrate his championship.
Slingshots
made their first-ever Short Track SuperNationals appearance with 17 cars
turning out. Scott Neary overcame a late-race penalty for jumping a restart to
take the $350 payday. Jarred Silfee came home second, with Brett Putnam
rebounding from a spin to place third.
Racing resumes
on Saturday for Day No. 2 of the Short Track SuperNationals weekend. Headlining
the program are the STSS Modifieds racing 50 laps for $5,500 to win in the seventh
round of the Halmar International North Region plus the American Racer Cup Modified
Match Races ($2,000 to win), Crate 602 Sportsman in the Championship Round for
$1,500 to win, Street Stocks ($750 to win) and Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt
Modifieds.
Complete
Saturday race information can be found at the following link: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SaturdaySTSNInformationSheet.pdf
Afton Motorsports
Park is located conveniently off I-88 Exit 7 (Afton), approximately 25 miles
north and east of Binghamton, at 46 East Main Street Afton, N.Y. 13730. There
is plentiful space for parking and camping. To learn more about Afton
Motorsports Park, visit www.aftonmotorsportspark.com.
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about the 2019 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com,
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The Short
Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel,
Insinger Performance, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International,
Velocita-USA, Design for Vision/Sunglass Central, Rob Sherlock Roofing, ATL
Racing Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers,
Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH Springs, Escape RV, Fast
Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henry’s Exhaust, Hig Fab, HyperCo, Kirkey Racing
Fabrication, Land Hoe Maintenance, K&N, MJK Home Maintenance, Precision
Hydraulic & Oil, QA1, Racing Optics, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car,
VAHLCO, Velocita, WELD Racing & Wilwood.
AMERICAN
RACER CUP SHORT TRACK SUPERNATIONALS RACE SUMMARY – AFTON MOTORSPORTS PARK
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Sportsman
Feature Finish (30 laps): TIM HARTMAN JR., Steve Davis, Matt Meade,
Michael Schane, Nick Nye, Kenny Hammond, Allen Hodge, Dennis Clapperton, Jim Rothwell,
Brandon Edgar, James Gould, Bill Deckelman, Gary Smith, Brandon Loucks, Ray
Leonard, Lem Atkins, Jimmy Zacharias, Rich Ricci III, Leah Decker, Mike Grover,
Steve Andersen, Jason Feinberg, Tighe Sherlock, Hunter Lapp, Marshall Hurd,
Tyler Ward.
Did Not Qualify: Dave Rosa, Brandon Kuhn, Travis Green, Daniel
Morgiewicz, Kenny Bock, Zachary Falciani, Randy Fox, Will Jones, Bailey Boyd,
Tom Rudalavage, Brian Franko, Don Bellen, Kurtis Hohensheldt, Bill Williams,
Randy Gates , John Williams, Doug Ohara, Dan Burman, Danielle Smith, Craig
Pope, Craig Pritchard, James O'Hara, A.J. Digsby, Brandon Fritsch, Dave Van Buren,
Blaine Klinger, Joe Brown, Butch Klinger.
Modified Redraw Dash Finish (8 laps): DANNY BOUC,
Andy Bachetti, Nick Nye, Shawn Walker, Jimmy Wells, Alex Yankowski,
Jeremy Smith, J.R. Hurlburt.
CRSA
Sprint Car Feature Finish (25
laps): ALYSHA BAY, Mike Kiser, Jeff Sehn, Brett
Jaycox, Dana Wagner, Darryl Ruggles, Mike Van Pelt, Josh Flint, John
Scarborough, Emily Van Inwegen, Peter Dance, Dalton Herrick, Jeff Taylor, Matt
Priscott, Brandon Clapperton, Floyd Billington, Justin Milles, Kyle Pierce,
Jeff Trombley, Mark Conolly.
American Racer Cup Sportsman Match
Races: STEVE DAVIS, Daniel Morgiewicz, Brandon Edgar,
Michael Schane, Dennis Clapperton, Kenny Hammond, Tim Hartman Jr., Blaine
Klinger.
Slingshot Feature Finish (20 laps): SCOTT NEARY,
Jarred Silfee, Brett Putnam, Rodney Renwick, Dan Slosek, Calvin Wheelock,
Julia Renwick, Nick Auspelmyer, Alex Boughton, Matthew Backus, Don Boonstra,
Bob Boughton, Taylor Mills, Kasey Hufcut, Mike Wheelock.
Did Not Start: Tom Backus,
Jim Pollard.