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CHAD RUHLMAN WINS THRILLER AT PITTSBURGH FOR 1ST EVER FASTRAK LATE MODEL WIN IN NIGHT 4 OF ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS NE TOUR SPEEDWEEK; PITTSBURGH RECORD 41 CARS COMPETE; DABECCO WINS “FUTURES CUP” RACE By Mike Leone July 7, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Imperial, PA)… The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Pace Performance FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series headed south back into Pennsylvania for the first and only appearance of the season at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway on Saturday night for leg #4 of the second annual five-night Original Pizza Logs “Cross the Borders” Speedweek. Despite temperatures approaching the 100-degree mark, race #12 of the 25-event 2012 slate produced an all-time Pittsburgh FASTRAK car count record of 41 competitors from five different states. It was the third time in four nights a track experienced a record car count! A thunderstorm hit during preliminary action and forced action to be delayed until dark. Chad Ruhlman came out on a top of a thrilling 25-lap feature on a lightning-fast surface to capture his first career FASTRAK win and became the third different Speedweek winner in four nights. In his first year on the Northeast Touring Series, Ruhlman used his big track experience from years racing at Eldora Speedway and got a break when Max Blair got crossed up in lapped traffic to record his first ever Pittsburgh win. The victory was worth $1,200 and moved him to within one point of Mike Pegher, Jr. for second, who followed him across the finish line, in the season long standings. “I finally won at Pittsburgh,” exclaimed the 42-year-old Bemus Point, New York racer. “This is huge- it’s the crown jewel for me. We’ve been coming here a lot of years and absolutely sucked in a Late Model! We came down for the Pittsburgher about 10 years ago and stunk the place up. I told Katrina I have to go to someplace and a have a ride full-time so I can learn to run these big tracks so we went to Eldora (Speedway) and eight years later we win at Pittsburgh! This place is so much fun. I could hug the grader driver or whoever else waters this place. Earl Baltes would be proud of what you have.” “We were running about half-throttle,” explained Ruhlman when asked about Blair getting by. “We were running about 270 degrees so I just wanted to bide my time. When we got into lapped traffic I saw he wasn’t going to be patient enough. He was running the bottom and we could roll around the top so I was waiting ‘til the end to show my cards. Thank God no one could run more than two laps at a time at the end so we could cool things off.” Ruhlman drew the pole position as he and Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. quickly pulled away from the field. After one lap scored, Shane Weaver was running third with Pegher advancing halfway to the front from his eighth starting spot. On lap two, Ryan Montgomery, who entered the night second in Tour points, passed both Pegher and Weaver to take third. Following a caution for Laura Lukon, who got into the fence with two laps scored, Max Blair was on the charge. Blair started 10th for the second straight night and powered into fourth past Pegher and Weaver on lap three, while Montgomery continued his charge driving under Schirnhofer in turn four to take second. Blair then shot under and past Schirnhofer in turn two on lap five to take third before Rocky Kugel brought out the caution with five laps scored. When racing resumed, Blair drove under Montgomery in turn four to take second then put a slider on Ruhlman one-half lap later to grab the lead on the eighth circuit. The top three cars of Blair, Ruhlman, and Montgomery began to pull away as the laps ticked off under green. Expo Speedweek winner Will Thomas III became a factor when he took fourth from Schirnhofer on lap 10. Blair began to extend his lead as the battles were on behind him for second and fourth. Track regular Beau Glemba was flying around the outside of the speedway. Glemba started 21st and moved into the top five on lap 13. Glemba then charged around Thomas to take fourth on lap 15. Blair encountered lapped traffic on lap 16. Blair went to the bottom and tried getting under Lambert, but couldn’t make the pass as he made contact with Lambert. Blair was sideways on the bottom of the speedway as Ruhlman, Montgomery, and Glemba all went by for the top three positions. A lot of things took place on lap 19 as three cautions slowed action, which took out contenders Glemba, Schirnhofer, Kyle Lukon, and Josh Holtgraver. It was a heartbreaking end for Glemba after an impressive run around the “Monster Half-Mile” with just a GM 602 crate. Glemba was awarded The Brake Man “Tough Brake of the Night”. Also under caution, Blair pitted as these turns of events really shook up the lineup. Back under green conditions, Ruhlman opened up his lead, while Pegher and Thomas found themselves in second and third. Montgomery began dropping through the pack before exiting the event ruining another top run for the defending Pace Performance “Futures Cup” champion. Ruhlman pulled away by a straightaway as the last six laps went caution-free as he became the Series’ 32 different winner in 85 races run all-time in the Terry Suppa-owned, Raineater Wiper Blades/Cargo Auto Parts/Spartan Tool/Rand Machine-sponsored Rayburn Race Car #4s. “This is big to win,” stated Ruhlman. “This Touring Series with Max (Blair), Pegher, and everyone else is so tough. All of the officials are great, and the whole crew that travels- we’re just a dog and pony show. It’s just fun to race with these guys, you can race clean and hard. We go on to Eriez tomorrow night and hopefully finish what we started last time. We have a motorhome out front so there will be a hell of a party after this!” Pegher’s fourth top four finish in the past six races including three runner-up finishes have propelled him into second in points after a slow start to the season. “That rain screwed us up a little bit,” revealed the Wexford, Pa. standout. “We were really hoping for a real slick track and then the rain came. We had the car a little too tight and I had to break it free getting into the corner. We’re still pretty happy starting back there and coming up to finish second.” Thomas worked his way from 11th to finish a Pittsburgh career best third to regain the Speedweek point lead by four over Blair and Dan Angelicchio heading into the final night at Eriez. “Last year we came here for the first time and ran fifth in the 50 lapper then was fourth earlier this season and then we got third tonight so it might take two more times to win one here,” joked the Sharpsville, Pa. driver. “This was a fun race track. I used to race asphalt and this is about as close as we get to it. We lost fuel pressure in the heat race and went to work on it. We got that fixed up and ran good in the dash. That Ruhlman kid is pretty good up there on the top. Our goal is to win the Speedweek points. We’re going into Max Blair country at Eriez and he’s real good up there; I’ve only been there once and I wasn’t very good. We’ll work real hard on the car and I’ll do my best tomorrow.” Matt Latta turned in an impressive performance for his best Speedweek finish in fourth. Latta came all the way from 23rd to earn his first Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” $100 Hard Charger certificate in his first ever race at Pittsburgh. Chad Wright also had a strong run to the front coming from 20th to finish fifth for the third straight night and received the Genesis Shocks “Top Dog of the Night” for the first time this year! After the rain, Wright turned the fastest lap of the night at over 118 mph in the B main! Completing the top 10 were Angelicchio, Davey Johnson from 26th, Michael Reft, Blair from the tail, and Kyle Lukon. After taking his third straight provisional, Butch Lambert bounced back to finish 16th and received the free Utsinger’s Towing Hoosier Tire awarded by Imperial Heights Garage for being the final car on the lead lap. Heat winners were Steve Beatty, Reft, Blair, Schirnhofer, and Pegher, while Wright and Glemba won the B mains. Will Thomas won the K&N “Cold Air Induction” Dash for the second straight night and received the $100 certificate. Josh Holtgraver was second for the $50 K&N certificate. Chuck Medved and Rocky Kugel finished third and fourth and earned $25 cash in their first Tour starts of the season. Lauren Longbrake was credited with her second career non-qualifier win following the disqualification of Justin Lamb in the eight-lap event. Longbrake started from fourth and led lap one only to lose it on lap two to Lamb. Lamb led the final seven laps for the apparent victory, but was disqualified in post race tech failing to correct his spoiler support height from earlier in the night. Longbrake’s win was worth $125 for the 14-year-old Columbus, Ohio racer in the LKR Company/Wyers Body Shop/Streetwerks/W&W Plumbing/Race 1/Ace Irons & Metal/Baker Welding-sponsored Rocket Chassis #27. W.L. Stile passed Jeff Broniszewski on lap seven for third then was credited with a career best non-qualifier finish of second following Lamb’s disqualification. Stile overtook Jamie Brown, who was crashed out on lap one, for the season-long “Wheelman” point lead. Broniszewski was third over Tyler Carson and Russell Baird, Jr. Nico Dabecco saved the best for last running down Lauren Longbrake and passing her for the win coming out of turn four at the checkered flag to capture the $200 Pace Performance “Futures Cup” Trifecta race #1 win. The 15-year-old Dabecco of Pittsburgh, Pa. started alongside Longbrake, but faded back to fourth before coming back to the front. Dabecco passed Eric Wilson on lap two for third. Dabecco raced side-by-side with Shane Weaver on laps three, four and five before making the pass stick for second on lap five. Dabecco began closing the gap on Longbrake with each successive lap. Dabecco closed on lap nine then made the winning slider on the final lap for the win by just 0.072 seconds in the Dan Karalagas-owned Treasure Hunt Jewelers/D&T Towing/Frankland Rearend-sponsored #1Freek. Weaver, Wilson, and Clay Ruffo completed the field. Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Pace Performance FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race #12 (25 laps, $1,200 to-win): 1. CHAD RUHLMAN (Suppa 4s) 2. Mike Pegher, Jr. (Geisler 1c) 3. Will Thomas III (9) 4. Matt Latta (Bidwell B1D) 5. Chad Wright (6) 6. Dan Angelicchio (14) 7. Davey Johnson (Flinner 75) 8. Michael Reft (9R) 9. Max Blair (111) 10. Kyle Lukon (1) 11. Shane Weaver (Ruffner 325x) 12. Mark Moats, Jr. (15) 13. Brad Kling (Powell 100) 14. Chuck Medved (2M) 15. Dusty Curry (8) 16. Butch Lambert (27) 17. Ryan Montgomery (12) 18. Nico Dabecco (Karalagas 1Fr) 19. Beau Glemba (99G) 20. Josh Holtgraver (00) 21. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8) 22. Steve Beatty (B4) 23. Matt Long (25) 24. Scott Schempp (75) 25. Rocky Kugel (21KRT) 26. Laura Lukon (84). Note: Butch Lambert took a Series provisional and Davey Johnson took a Track provisional.) Non-Qualifier (8 laps, $125 to-win): 1. Lauren Longbrake (27) 2. W.L. Stile (2$) 3. Jeff Broniszewski (08) 4. Tyler Carson (50T) 5. Russell Baird, Jr. (17) 6. Brian Goebel (12G) 7. Chris Lander (18) 8. Jamie Brown (135) 9. Bryant Hank (28) 10. Justin Lamb (93x)-DSQ (spoiler support) 11. Ricky Meglaye (5)-DNS 12. John Over (K2)-DNS 13. Tom Copeland (98)-DNS 14. Eric Wilson (27W)-DNS 15. Clay Ruffo (14R)-DNS. Heat Winners: Beatty, Reft, Blair, Schirnhofer & Pegher B Main Winners: Wright & Glemba K&N Cold Air Induction Dash: 1. Will Thomas III 2. Josh Holtgraver 3. Chuck Medved 4. Rocky Kugel 5. Matt Long-DNS. Feature Lap Leaders: Ruhlman (1-7), Blair (8-15), Ruhlman (16-25) Car Count: 41 Genesis Shocks “Top Dog of the Night”: Chad Wright Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Matt Latta Utsinger’s Towing Hoosier Tire Giveaway: Butch Lambert (Imperial Heights Garage) Brake Man “Tough Brake of the Night”: Beau Glemba 2012 Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Results Date/Track/State/Winner/# of Wins/To-Win Amount/Car Count April 1 Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (PA)/Max Blair (1)/$3,000/47 April 20 Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (PA)/Mike Pegher, Jr. (1)/$1,200/42 May 13 Eriez Speedway (PA)/Max Blair (2)/$1,200/32 May 20 Humberstone Speedway (ON)/Max Blair (3)/$2,000/26 May 26 Sharon Speedway (OH)/Max Blair (4)/$1,500/34 May 27 Sharon Speedway (OH)/Feature to be made up 8/18/12/$1,500/31 June 8 Dog Hollow Speedway (PA) /Max Blair (5)/$1,200/32 (41 between the 2 nights) June 16 McKean County Raceway (PA)/Ryan Montgomery (1)/$1,200/24 June 23 Sharon Speedway (OH)/Joe Martin (1)/$2,000/35 July 4 Expo Speedway (OH)/Will Thomas (1)/$2,000/30 July 5 McKean County Raceway (PA)/Max Blair (6)/$1,200/49 July 6 Raceway 7 (OH)/Max Blair (7)/$1,200/33 July 7 Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway (PA)/Chad Ruhlman (1)/41 The next race for the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Pace Performance FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will be tonight Sunday, July 8 at Eriez Speedway for the $2,000 to-win leg #5 of the five-night Original Pizza Logs “Cross the Borders” Speedweek. 2012 FASTRAK Northeast marketing partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace Performance, Hoosier Tires, Original Pizza Logs, K&N Filters, The Brake Man, Utsinger’s Towing, Precise Racing Products, Genesis Shocks, VP Fuels, Beyea Custom Headers, H&H Racing Equipment, High Gear Speed Shop, Hyperco, Jake’s Golf Carts, Lincoln Electric, Wrisco Aluminum, and Wylie Race Cars. You can reach co-directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone at the FASTRAK Northeast office at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknortheast.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. The office is open daily late mornings and after 1:30 p.m. For more information, check out the FASTRAK Northeast website at www.fastraknortheast.com. Become our fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fastraknortheast. ###

Edited by FASTRAK, 08 July 2012 - 09:50 AM.

[j20000]

To correct your press release Mr. Leone I was actually disqualified because I have a standard Rocket spoiler that is exactly 8"x72" as the rule book states in "black and white" as you're astute tech inspector, Brad Hibbard always states is how Fastrak operates. However, I was disqualified because he wanted the lip on the back crushed shut (after it passed pre-race tech inspection), and the "violation" is not a rule in the rule book, On pages 10, 13, and 14 "in black and white". I guess Fastrak rules are open for interpretation after all.

[Sparkler]

CHAD RUHLMAN WINS THRILLER AT PITTSBURGH FOR 1ST EVER FASTRAK LATE MODEL WIN IN NIGHT 4 OF ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS NE TOUR SPEEDWEEK; PITTSBURGH RECORD 41 CARS COMPETE; DABECCO WINS “FUTURES CUP” RACE
By Mike Leone

July 7, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Imperial, PA)… The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Pace Performance FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series headed south back into Pennsylvania for the first and only appearance of the season at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway on Saturday night for leg #4 of the second annual five-night Original Pizza Logs “Cross the Borders” Speedweek.

Despite temperatures approaching the 100-degree mark, race #12 of the 25-event 2012 slate produced an all-time Pittsburgh FASTRAK car count record of 41 competitors from five different states. It was the third time in four nights a track experienced a record car count! A thunderstorm hit during preliminary action and forced action to be delayed until dark.

Chad Ruhlman came out on a top of a thrilling 25-lap feature on a lightning-fast surface to capture his first career FASTRAK win and became the third different Speedweek winner in four nights. In his first year on the Northeast Touring Series, Ruhlman used his big track experience from years racing at Eldora Speedway and got a break when Max Blair got crossed up in lapped traffic to record his first ever Pittsburgh win. The victory was worth $1,200 and moved him to within one point of Mike Pegher, Jr. for second, who followed him across the finish line, in the season long standings.

“I finally won at Pittsburgh,” exclaimed the 42-year-old Bemus Point, New York racer. “This is huge- it’s the crown jewel for me. We’ve been coming here a lot of years and absolutely sucked in a Late Model! We came down for the Pittsburgher about 10 years ago and stunk the place up. I told Katrina I have to go to someplace and a have a ride full-time so I can learn to run these big tracks so we went to Eldora (Speedway) and eight years later we win at Pittsburgh! This place is so much fun. I could hug the grader driver or whoever else waters this place. Earl Baltes would be proud of what you have.”

“We were running about half-throttle,” explained Ruhlman when asked about Blair getting by. “We were running about 270 degrees so I just wanted to bide my time. When we got into lapped traffic I saw he wasn’t going to be patient enough. He was running the bottom and we could roll around the top so I was waiting ‘til the end to show my cards. Thank God no one could run more than two laps at a time at the end so we could cool things off.”

Ruhlman drew the pole position as he and Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. quickly pulled away from the field. After one lap scored, Shane Weaver was running third with Pegher advancing halfway to the front from his eighth starting spot. On lap two, Ryan Montgomery, who entered the night second in Tour points, passed both Pegher and Weaver to take third.

Following a caution for Laura Lukon, who got into the fence with two laps scored, Max Blair was on the charge. Blair started 10th for the second straight night and powered into fourth past Pegher and Weaver on lap three, while Montgomery continued his charge driving under Schirnhofer in turn four to take second. Blair then shot under and past Schirnhofer in turn two on lap five to take third before Rocky Kugel brought out the caution with five laps scored.

When racing resumed, Blair drove under Montgomery in turn four to take second then put a slider on Ruhlman one-half lap later to grab the lead on the eighth circuit. The top three cars of Blair, Ruhlman, and Montgomery began to pull away as the laps ticked off under green. Expo Speedweek winner Will Thomas III became a factor when he took fourth from Schirnhofer on lap 10.

Blair began to extend his lead as the battles were on behind him for second and fourth. Track regular Beau Glemba was flying around the outside of the speedway. Glemba started 21st and moved into the top five on lap 13. Glemba then charged around Thomas to take fourth on lap 15.

Blair encountered lapped traffic on lap 16. Blair went to the bottom and tried getting under Lambert, but couldn’t make the pass as he made contact with Lambert. Blair was sideways on the bottom of the speedway as Ruhlman, Montgomery, and Glemba all went by for the top three positions.

A lot of things took place on lap 19 as three cautions slowed action, which took out contenders Glemba, Schirnhofer, Kyle Lukon, and Josh Holtgraver. It was a heartbreaking end for Glemba after an impressive run around the “Monster Half-Mile” with just a GM 602 crate. Glemba was awarded The Brake Man “Tough Brake of the Night”. Also under caution, Blair pitted as these turns of events really shook up the lineup.

Back under green conditions, Ruhlman opened up his lead, while Pegher and Thomas found themselves in second and third. Montgomery began dropping through the pack before exiting the event ruining another top run for the defending Pace Performance “Futures Cup” champion.

Ruhlman pulled away by a straightaway as the last six laps went caution-free as he became the Series’ 32 different winner in 85 races run all-time in the Terry Suppa-owned, Raineater Wiper Blades/Cargo Auto Parts/Spartan Tool/Rand Machine-sponsored Rayburn Race Car #4s.

“This is big to win,” stated Ruhlman. “This Touring Series with Max (Blair), Pegher, and everyone else is so tough. All of the officials are great, and the whole crew that travels- we’re just a dog and pony show. It’s just fun to race with these guys, you can race clean and hard. We go on to Eriez tomorrow night and hopefully finish what we started last time. We have a motorhome out front so there will be a hell of a party after this!”

Pegher’s fourth top four finish in the past six races including three runner-up finishes have propelled him into second in points after a slow start to the season. “That rain screwed us up a little bit,” revealed the Wexford, Pa. standout. “We were really hoping for a real slick track and then the rain came. We had the car a little too tight and I had to break it free getting into the corner. We’re still pretty happy starting back there and coming up to finish second.”

Thomas worked his way from 11th to finish a Pittsburgh career best third to regain the Speedweek point lead by four over Blair and Dan Angelicchio heading into the final night at Eriez. “Last year we came here for the first time and ran fifth in the 50 lapper then was fourth earlier this season and then we got third tonight so it might take two more times to win one here,” joked the Sharpsville, Pa. driver. “This was a fun race track. I used to race asphalt and this is about as close as we get to it. We lost fuel pressure in the heat race and went to work on it. We got that fixed up and ran good in the dash. That Ruhlman kid is pretty good up there on the top. Our goal is to win the Speedweek points. We’re going into Max Blair country at Eriez and he’s real good up there; I’ve only been there once and I wasn’t very good. We’ll work real hard on the car and I’ll do my best tomorrow.”

Matt Latta turned in an impressive performance for his best Speedweek finish in fourth. Latta came all the way from 23rd to earn his first Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” $100 Hard Charger certificate in his first ever race at Pittsburgh. Chad Wright also had a strong run to the front coming from 20th to finish fifth for the third straight night and received the Genesis Shocks “Top Dog of the Night” for the first time this year! After the rain, Wright turned the fastest lap of the night at over 118 mph in the B main!

Completing the top 10 were Angelicchio, Davey Johnson from 26th, Michael Reft, Blair from the tail, and Kyle Lukon. After taking his third straight provisional, Butch Lambert bounced back to finish 16th and received the free Utsinger’s Towing Hoosier Tire awarded by Imperial Heights Garage for being the final car on the lead lap.

Heat winners were Steve Beatty, Reft, Blair, Schirnhofer, and Pegher, while Wright and Glemba won the B mains. Will Thomas won the K&N “Cold Air Induction” Dash for the second straight night and received the $100 certificate. Josh Holtgraver was second for the $50 K&N certificate. Chuck Medved and Rocky Kugel finished third and fourth and earned $25 cash in their first Tour starts of the season.

Lauren Longbrake was credited with her second career non-qualifier win following the disqualification of Justin Lamb in the eight-lap event. Longbrake started from fourth and led lap one only to lose it on lap two to Lamb. Lamb led the final seven laps for the apparent victory, but was disqualified in post race tech failing to correct his spoiler support height from earlier in the night.

Longbrake’s win was worth $125 for the 14-year-old Columbus, Ohio racer in the LKR Company/Wyers Body Shop/Streetwerks/W&W Plumbing/Race 1/Ace Irons & Metal/Baker Welding-sponsored Rocket Chassis #27.

W.L. Stile passed Jeff Broniszewski on lap seven for third then was credited with a career best non-qualifier finish of second following Lamb’s disqualification. Stile overtook Jamie Brown, who was crashed out on lap one, for the season-long “Wheelman” point lead. Broniszewski was third over Tyler Carson and Russell Baird, Jr.

Nico Dabecco saved the best for last running down Lauren Longbrake and passing her for the win coming out of turn four at the checkered flag to capture the $200 Pace Performance “Futures Cup” Trifecta race #1 win.

The 15-year-old Dabecco of Pittsburgh, Pa. started alongside Longbrake, but faded back to fourth before coming back to the front. Dabecco passed Eric Wilson on lap two for third. Dabecco raced side-by-side with Shane Weaver on laps three, four and five before making the pass stick for second on lap five. Dabecco began closing the gap on Longbrake with each successive lap. Dabecco closed on lap nine then made the winning slider on the final lap for the win by just 0.072 seconds in the Dan Karalagas-owned Treasure Hunt Jewelers/D&T Towing/Frankland Rearend-sponsored #1Freek. Weaver, Wilson, and Clay Ruffo completed the field.

Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Pace Performance FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race #12 (25 laps, $1,200 to-win): 1. CHAD RUHLMAN (Suppa 4s) 2. Mike Pegher, Jr. (Geisler 1c) 3. Will Thomas III (9) 4. Matt Latta (Bidwell B1D) 5. Chad Wright (6) 6. Dan Angelicchio (14) 7. Davey Johnson (Flinner 75) 8. Michael Reft (9R) 9. Max Blair (111) 10. Kyle Lukon (1) 11. Shane Weaver (Ruffner 325x) 12. Mark Moats, Jr. (15) 13. Brad Kling (Powell 100) 14. Chuck Medved (2M) 15. Dusty Curry (8) 16. Butch Lambert (27) 17. Ryan Montgomery (12) 18. Nico Dabecco (Karalagas 1Fr) 19. Beau Glemba (99G) 20. Josh Holtgraver (00) 21. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8) 22. Steve Beatty (B4) 23. Matt Long (25) 24. Scott Schempp (75) 25. Rocky Kugel (21KRT) 26. Laura Lukon (84). Note: Butch Lambert took a Series provisional and Davey Johnson took a Track provisional.)

Non-Qualifier (8 laps, $125 to-win): 1. Lauren Longbrake (27) 2. W.L. Stile (2$) 3. Jeff Broniszewski (08) 4. Tyler Carson (50T) 5. Russell Baird, Jr. (17) 6. Brian Goebel (12G) 7. Chris Lander (18) 8. Jamie Brown (135) 9. Bryant Hank (28) 10. Justin Lamb (93x)-DSQ (spoiler support) 11. Ricky Meglaye (5)-DNS 12. John Over (K2)-DNS 13. Tom Copeland (98)-DNS 14. Eric Wilson (27W)-DNS 15. Clay Ruffo (14R)-DNS.

Heat Winners: Beatty, Reft, Blair, Schirnhofer & Pegher
B Main Winners: Wright & Glemba
K&N Cold Air Induction Dash: 1. Will Thomas III 2. Josh Holtgraver 3. Chuck Medved 4. Rocky Kugel 5. Matt Long-DNS.

Feature Lap Leaders: Ruhlman (1-7), Blair (8-15), Ruhlman (16-25)
Car Count: 41

Genesis Shocks “Top Dog of the Night”: Chad Wright
Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Matt Latta
Utsinger’s Towing Hoosier Tire Giveaway: Butch Lambert (Imperial Heights Garage)
Brake Man “Tough Brake of the Night”: Beau Glemba

2012 Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Results
Date/Track/State/Winner/# of Wins/To-Win Amount/Car Count
April 1 Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (PA)/Max Blair (1)/$3,000/47
April 20 Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (PA)/Mike Pegher, Jr. (1)/$1,200/42
May 13 Eriez Speedway (PA)/Max Blair (2)/$1,200/32
May 20 Humberstone Speedway (ON)/Max Blair (3)/$2,000/26
May 26 Sharon Speedway (OH)/Max Blair (4)/$1,500/34
May 27 Sharon Speedway (OH)/Feature to be made up 8/18/12/$1,500/31
June 8 Dog Hollow Speedway (PA) /Max Blair (5)/$1,200/32 (41 between the 2 nights)
June 16 McKean County Raceway (PA)/Ryan Montgomery (1)/$1,200/24
June 23 Sharon Speedway (OH)/Joe Martin (1)/$2,000/35
July 4 Expo Speedway (OH)/Will Thomas (1)/$2,000/30
July 5 McKean County Raceway (PA)/Max Blair (6)/$1,200/49
July 6 Raceway 7 (OH)/Max Blair (7)/$1,200/33
July 7 Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway (PA)/Chad Ruhlman (1)/41

The next race for the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Pace Performance FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will be tonight Sunday, July 8 at Eriez Speedway for the $2,000 to-win leg #5 of the five-night Original Pizza Logs “Cross the Borders” Speedweek.

2012 FASTRAK Northeast marketing partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace Performance, Hoosier Tires, Original Pizza Logs, K&N Filters, The Brake Man, Utsinger’s Towing, Precise Racing Products, Genesis Shocks, VP Fuels, Beyea Custom Headers, H&H Racing Equipment, High Gear Speed Shop, Hyperco, Jake’s Golf Carts, Lincoln Electric, Wrisco Aluminum, and Wylie Race Cars.

You can reach co-directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone at the FASTRAK Northeast office at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknortheast.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. The office is open daily late mornings and after 1:30 p.m. For more information, check out the FASTRAK Northeast website at www.fastraknortheast.com. Become our fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fastraknortheast.

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You need to book for fastrak races at ppms, great race and good car counts! where was Mr. Kowatic at?

[Sparkler]

To correct your press release Mr. Leone I was actually disqualified because I have a standard Rocket spoiler that is exactly 8"x72" as the rule book states in "black and white" as you're astute tech inspector, Brad Hibbard always states is how Fastrak operates. However, I was disqualified because he wanted the lip on the back crushed shut (after it passed pre-race tech inspection), and the "violation" is not a rule in the rule book, On pages 10, 13, and 14 "in black and white". I guess Fastrak rules are open for interpretation after all.

Sore eye on Fastrak! Someone call rocket and tell them to crash them spoliers!!!

[Ddowner]

I would like to know why the 75 car was disqualified. Also I hate provisionals. If your not good enough to make the race pack your stuff and go home. You should not be awarded a spot just because of your past accomplishments. You need to earn the right to be in the race, no matter who you are.

Edited by Ddowner, 08 July 2012 - 10:52 AM.

[94.3-RADRACER]

You need to book for fastrak races at ppms, great race and good car counts! where was Mr. Kowatic at?

probably wrecking cars out of the way somewhere........

[Sparkler]

probably wrecking cars out of the way somewhere........

George is a clean driver and wrecks are never his fault.

[ritenow]

Can somebody tell me what's the point to FASTRAK anymore? Not really a follower of the series, but when it was created as an "affordable" late model series it actually was affordable. Now I'm seeing guys spend 15,000$+ for a GM 604 motor from high profile engine builders just to win 1200$-2000$. Drivers are spending the late model money to race in this series. I just don't get it.

[2Cool4You]

Now I'm seeing guys spend 15,000$+ for a GM 604 motor from high profile engine builders just to win 1200$-2000$.

Whoever told you that is a liar.

[2Cool4You]

Now I'm seeing guys spend 15,000$+ for a GM 604 motor from high profile engine builders just to win 1200$-2000$.

And if you are actually claiming that you witnessed someone pay $15000 for a stock 604 from an authorized FasTrak dealer, then you are a liar.

[Ddowner]

And if you are actually claiming that you witnessed someone pay $15000 for a stock 604 from an authorized FasTrak dealer, then you are a liar.

These guys dont buy the 604 for $15000 but they dont get it out of the crate and put it their car as is. Im not saying they are cheating but they are doing everything possible to get as much power as they can. They are putting the best of the best in their car. More power to them. I feel they ruined the sole reason for the division, to be affordable and anyone with brains can see that isnt.

[2Cool4You]

These guys dont buy the 604 for $15000 but they dont get it out of the crate and put it their car as is.

If they are doing anything more than taking it from the crate and putting it in the car, they are cheating.

Us FasTrak guys are not allowed to do anything with the motor, only authorized FasTrak rebuilders are allowed to touch anything within the engine block. Nothing other than the stock GM part's are allowed in the motor's.

By saying we are putting the "best of the best" in our car's is a vast understatement. We put what we are allowed in the car. And if someone is really putting 15000$ into a crate motor, they must feel really stupid getting out run by $6000 motors.

[dirtL8MdlFan21&11]

Last night was a complete circus. Every year that the "touring" "stars" come to the track, its a crashfest. There are a lot of good CLEAN racers on that tour and were there last night like Pegher, Wright, Latta, Holtgraver and more, but then there are the others..... It was a mess from the tech inspection on, Justin Lamb should have been in due to a track suspension, but no FASTRAK didnt allow that, even when PPMS offered another spot. Then he got screwed out of a non qualifiers race, yes it was just a "B" race, but still it was a win and money. It just seems like you arent racing when the three ring FASTRAK circus comes to town, if you dont get crashed you get DQ'ed if you arent drinkin the special juice

[j20000]

Last night was a complete circus. Every year that the "touring" "stars" come to the track, its a crashfest. There are a lot of good CLEAN racers on that tour and were there last night like Pegher, Wright, Latta, Holtgraver and more, but then there are the others..... It was a mess from the tech inspection on, Justin Lamb should have been in due to a track suspension, but no FASTRAK didnt allow that, even when PPMS offered another spot. Then he got screwed out of a non qualifiers race, yes it was just a "B" race, but still it was a win and money.

It just seems like you arent racing when the three ring FASTRAK circus comes to town, if you dont get crashed you get DQ'ed if you arent drinkin the special juice

Thanks Andrew I didn't even bring up the provisional thing in my post. But never in all of the years I've been going to races have I seen a car that was disqualified for violating a pit conduct policy after a heat race be allowed to have another driver drive that disqualified car in the b main. Let alone that disqualified car then receive a provisional for the feature race. If there is some crazy rule that allows that in fastrak, nobody would take the time to explain it to me. I just kept getting bounced around from person to person until the cars were pulling onto the race track. I always felt like Fastrak prided itself on how it was run, but I feel like I was wronged several times last night and nobody would take a minute to explain anything to me. I'm not crying about it. But I paid my fastrak registration fee like everyone else, and I feel like I wasn't treated fairly last night.

[4FUN]

I would like to know why the 75 car was disqualified. Also I hate provisionals. If your not good enough to make the race pack your stuff and go home. You should not be awarded a spot just because of your past accomplishments. You need to earn the right to be in the race, no matter who you are.

It probably had something to do with the crew trying to pick a fight after the heat race

[Ddowner]

If they are doing anything more than taking it from the crate and putting it in the car, they are cheating.

Us FasTrak guys are not allowed to do anything with the motor, only authorized FasTrak rebuilders are allowed to touch anything within the engine block. Nothing other than the stock GM part's are allowed in the motor's.

By saying we are putting the "best of the best" in our car's is a vast understatement. We put what we are allowed in the car. And if someone is really putting 15000$ into a crate motor, they must feel really stupid getting out run by $6000 motors.

Whats the saying , Money buys speed, how fast do you want to go? Its not just the motor. I dont have a problem with how much money you put it your car, if I had the money and sponsors, I would do the same. The engine builders know how to get the extra horse power and it doesnt come cheap. Life isnt fair and I wont quit just because someone has more money than me . Good Luck in your racing.

[Ddowner]

Thanks Andrew I didn't even bring up the provisional thing in my post. But never in all of the years I've been going to races have I seen a car that was disqualified for violating a pit conduct policy after a heat race be allowed to have another driver drive that disqualified car in the b main. Let alone that disqualified car then receive a provisional for the feature race. If there is some crazy rule that allows that in fastrak, nobody would take the time to explain it to me. I just kept getting bounced around from person to person until the cars were pulling onto the race track. I always felt like Fastrak prided itself on how it was run, but I feel like I was wronged several times last night and nobody would take a minute to explain anything to me. I'm not crying about it. But I paid my fastrak registration fee like everyone else, and I feel like I wasn't treated fairly last night.

Did Colton recieve money and points after he was disqualified. If he did, Fastrak is a joke. What is the definition of disqualified?

[1BIGDADDY]

From a fans point of view the fast trak show ran well, I don't know what all happened in the pits with everything with the rules, but I will say it was alot easier sitting there through the cautions than on a regular night, wrecks were quick to be cleaned up and lines ups were far faster than on a regular night. Last week they took well over 5 minutes each wreck just to line the cars back up, with technology the way it is I can't understand why it takes them so long and seeing how quick they were this week really leaves me baffled. Was it the same people doing everything or does FastTrak bring in there own? To talk about engine costs, If everyone believes ALL the drivers are buying crate engines and sticking them in the car they need to think again, some drivers in the past have already been questioned or disqualified on engines being redone by "qualified" crate eng. builders from down south. Do we really think Roush /Yates crate engines are comparable to ones from the GM dealers...Think not. and yes 15k is a fair number being spent on these "magic rebuilds" granted the amounts always get inflated the more there talked about but this is happening engines are being rebuilt for large amounts of money.

[1BIGDADDY]

From a fans point of view the fast trak show ran well, I don't know what all happened in the pits with everything with the rules, but I will say it was alot easier sitting there through the cautions than on a regular night, wrecks were quick to be cleaned up and lines ups were far faster than on a regular night. Last week they took well over 5 minutes each wreck just to line the cars back up, with technology the way it is I can't understand why it takes them so long and seeing how quick they were this week really leaves me baffled. Was it the same people doing everything or does FastTrak bring in there own? To talk about engine costs, If everyone believes ALL the drivers are buying crate engines and sticking them in the car they need to think again, some drivers in the past have already been questioned or disqualified on engines being redone by "qualified" crate eng. builders from down south. Do we really think Roush /Yates crate engines are comparable to ones from the GM dealers...Think not. and yes 15k is a fair number being spent on these "magic rebuilds" granted the amounts always get inflated the more there talked about but this is happening engines are being rebuilt for large amounts of money.

[Sparkler]

From a fans point of view the fast trak show ran well, I don't know what all happened in the pits with everything with the rules, but I will say it was alot easier sitting there through the cautions than on a regular night, wrecks were quick to be cleaned up and lines ups were far faster than on a regular night. Last week they took well over 5 minutes each wreck just to line the cars back up, with technology the way it is I can't understand why it takes them so long and seeing how quick they were this week really leaves me baffled. Was it the same people doing everything or does FastTrak bring in there own?

To talk about engine costs, If everyone believes ALL the drivers are buying crate engines and sticking them in the car they need to think again, some drivers in the past have already been questioned or disqualified on engines being redone by "qualified" crate eng. builders from down south. Do we really think Roush /Yates crate engines are comparable to ones from the GM dealers...Think not. and yes 15k is a fair number being spent on these "magic rebuilds" granted the amounts always get inflated the more there talked about but this is happening engines are being rebuilt for large amounts of money.

Followed a lot of fast track races and yes they do have their own people from tech to announcers,ect! They rarely use that tracks personal.