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NEARLY $30,000 IN PRODUCTS & CONTINGENCIES AWARDED TO 47 RACERS AS PART OF INAUGURAL FASTRAK NE “MANUFACTURERES NIGHT” AT SHARON ON AUGUST 18; MAX BLAIR WINS BILL EMIG MEMORIAL “WILD CARD WEEKEND” By Mike Leone August 22, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Pulaski, PA)…The inaugural “Manufacturers Night” held on August 18, 2012 at Sharon Speedway was a rousing success. The event was another unique promotion part of the record 25-event 2012 Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Pace Performance FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series schedule. A total of 47 drivers competed setting an all-time record car count for Sharon, which is in its second season under the FASTRAK weekly banner, but fourth season hosting Northeast Touring events. Those drivers shared in approximately $30,000 of product and contingencies distributed in addition to prize money. (Note: A complete list of the prizes and winners is posted below.) “I never would have imagined last winter that Manufacturers Night would blossom into this unbelievable that took place,” expressed sixth year Northeast Co-Director Vicki Emig. “When we initially announced the night, our goal was $15,000 and we were able to double that! Words cannot express the sincere appreciation we feel for all of our own great sponsors along with many new companies that have joined the effort to make this event a huge success! It was awesome to see the excellent turnout of cars for this event as well. Hopefully we can make the 2012 event even bigger and better!” Drivers drew for the prizes in a reverse order of the pill draw, meaning the driver that drew the worst pill for his heat race assignment drew first. The three remaining prizes that were left were awarded to the corresponding finish at the end of the night. The prizes were valued anywhere from $150 up to $2,600! Each driver also received two cases of Quaker State Racing Oil and a t-shirt from Wylie Race Cars. Every competing driver earned over $250 in prizes in addition to their race earnings! Keizer Aluminum Wheels awarded each of the top 20 feature finishers a $50 certificate toward the purchase of a wheel. So those 20 drivers left with a minimum of $300 in prizes! Josh Holtgraver won the grand prize by drawing the number one pill, which was a complete set of four Tornado F4 Brake Calipers valued at $2,600! Holtgraver went on to finish fifth in the feature, which matched his best of the season, and also collected one of the $50 Keizer certificates. The second grand prize of a complete set of Genesis G1 Series Aluminum Shocks with coil over kits valued at $2,300 was won by Sharon point leader Will Thomas III. Jason Knowles, who made the long tow down from Corning, NY to compete, drew the Lincoln Electric Power Mig 140C Welder & Utility Cart valued at $700. Lincoln Electric will give a second welder and utility cart to one lucky FASTRAK racer this Saturday at Sharon Speedway in conjunction with the Lincoln Electric Corporate Night! There were four other separate drawings with the number pulled corresponding to the driver’s final placement at the end of the night. The top prize was a $1,000 off the purchase of a Rocket Chassis, which was awarded to Ben Black. Last year, Black was the winner of the Sweeney Chevrolet GM 604 engine valued at over $5,000! It was certainly a good night for Black, whose ninth place finish was his best Tour finish since an eighth on May 29, 2010 at Sharon! Black also finished second in the K&N Dash and received a $50 certificate. He was awarded six sheets of aluminum valued at $360 compliments of Wrisco and also earned a $50 Keizer certificate! The two other special drawings were a $500 apparel package compliments of Speedwrapz won by Jason Stanke and half-off a complete set of Late Model bird cages valued at $450 compliments of BSB Manufacturing. Some drivers captured four prizes like Matt Latta. The second-place Sharon point man and ninth place Tour competitor, picked the package of six sheets of Wrisco Aluminum ($360), earned a complete custom wrap by Speedwrapz ($700) by finishing seventh (undrawn prize), a $50 Keizer certificate, and the two cases of Quaker State Racing Oil ($100)! The racing itself was nothing short of spectacular. The night kicked off with Max Blair holding off Mike Pegher, Jr. to win the May 27 $1,500 to-win make-up event. In the night’s regularly scheduled feature, it was a role reversal as Pegher out-dueled Blair in a thriller that kept the fans on the edge of their feature, which could easily be considered one of the best races of the season. The make-up event was part of the two-day Bill Emig Memorial “Wild Card Weekend,” which was contested over Memorial Day Weekend. Blair was also the winner of the May 26 event. Those two feature scores added to his card draws of seven and ten each night earned him the “Wild Card Weekend Championship,” worth $500. Last year, his father Rob was crowned champion. Blair outgained Joe Martin and Will Thomas by seven points, who tied for second. John Over and Josh Double tied for fourth with 72 points. Martin and Thomas earned $350 each, while $150 went to both Over and Double. Complete final points are posted under Points at www.fastraknortheast.com. 2012 “Manufacturers Night” Product Winner List (Item #) Manufacturer: Description (Winner) Value (1) The Brake Man: Complete set of 4 Tornado F4 Brake Calipers (Josh Holtgraver) $2,600 (2) Genesis Shocks: Complete set of G1 Series Alum. Shocks with Coil Over Kits (Will Thomas III) $2,300 (3) Beyea Headers: Set of Custom Crate Racing Headers (Jason Stetson) $800 (4) Beyea Headers: Set of Custom Crate Racing Headers (Doug Horton) $800 (5) K1 RaceGear: Custom 32A/5 Nomex Driving Suite (Chad Shearer) $750 (6) Lincoln Electric: One Power Mig 140C Welder & Utility Cart (Jason Knowles) $700 (7) Speedwrapz: One Complete Custom Late Model Wrap (Matt Latta) $700 (8) Wiles Racing Driveshafts: Carbon Fiber Driveshaft (Joe Martin) $580 (9) FK Rod Ends: 1 Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends (W.L. Stile) $500 (10) FK Rod Ends: 1 Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends (Lauren Longbrake) $500 (11) FK Rod Ends: 1 Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends (Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr.) $500 (12) Turbo Start: 16-Volt Battery & Charger (Bobby Rohrer) $460 (13) Weld Wheels/Utsinger's Towing: 2 Weld Racing Wheels (Mike Pegher, Jr.) $400 (14) Hypercoils: Package of 4 Coil Springs (Brad Kling) $360 (15) Hypercoils: Package of 4 Coil Springs (Joe Martin) $360 (16) Hypercoils: Package of 4 Coil Springs (Shane Weaver) $360 (17) Hypercoils: Package of 4 Coil Springs (Colton Gearhart) $360 (18) Hypercoils: Package of 4 Coil Springs (Dennis Lunger, Jr.) $360 (19) Wrisco Aluminum: Package of 6 Sheets of Aluminum (Matt Latta) $360 (20) Wrisco Aluminum: Package of 6 Sheets of Aluminum (Ben Black) $360 (21) Wrisco Aluminum: Package of 6 Sheets of Aluminum (Butch Lambert) ($360) (22) Wrisco Aluminum: Package of 6 Sheets of Aluminum (Bobby Pifer III) ($360) (23) Five Star Race Car Bodies: 1 MD3 Combo Kit/Nose & Fender (Pat Willar) $300 (24) H&H Racing Equipment: Certificate for Product (Bob Diver) $250 (25) H&H Racing Equipment: Certificate for Product (Josh Double) $250 (26) H&H Racing Equipment: Certificate for Product (Dave Airgood, Jr.) $250 (27) H&H Racing Equipment: Certificate for Product (Jason Stanke) $250 (28) H&H Racing Equipment: Certificate for Product (Bobby Whitling) $250 (29) H&H Racing Equipment: Certificate for Product (Andrew Wylie) $250 (30) Wylie Race Cars: Certificate for Product (Ryan Montgomery) $250 (31) Wylie Race Cars: Certificate for Product (Chad Ruhlman) $250 (32) Wylie Race Cars: Certificate for Product (Chad Wright) $250 (33) Wylie Race Cars: Certificate for Product (Bill Cunningham) $250 (34) Wylie Race Cars: Certificate for Product (Max Blair) $250 (35) Wylie Race Cars: Certificate for Product (Eric Wilson) $250 (36) VP Racing Fuels: Certificate for Product ($150), Two 5-Gallon Fuel Jugs, & 1 Case VP SEF Small Engine Fuel (Nico Dabecco) $250 (37) VP Racing Fuels: Certificate for Product ($150), Two 5-Gallon Fuel Jugs, & 1 Case VP SEF Small Engine Fuel (Brian Booher) $250 (38) Anonymous Donor: 1 FASTRAK Hoosier Tire & K1 Race Gear Pro 1 Driving Gloves (Bobby Whitling) $200 (39) Race 1: $150-Off Engine Rebuild Plus a Case of VP SEF Small Engine Fuel (Shane Bambarger) $200 (40) Race 1: $150-Off Dyno Run Plus 1 Case of VP SEF Small Engine Fuel (Dan Angelicchio) $200 (41): Race 1: $150-Off Dyno Run Plus 1 Case of VP SEF Small Engine Fuel (Jamie Brown) $200 (42) Anonymous Donor: Hoosier FASTRAK FT200 or 400 Tire Plus 1 Case of VP SEF Small Engine Fuel (Joel Prosser) $200 (43) K1 Race Gear: Pilot 1 Nomex Driving Shoes & Pro 1 Driving Gloves (Kyle Wiser) $170 (44) K1 Race Gear: Pilot 1 Nomex Driving Shoes & Pro 1 Driving Gloves (Rocky Kugel) $170 (45) Octane Race Products/Poske's: Octane High Quality Aluminum Jbar (Justin Tatlow) $153 (46) Octane Race Products/Poske's: Octane High Quality Aluminum Jbar (John Over) $153 (47) Frankland Racing Supply: Certificate for Product (Dereck Frank) $150 (48) Frankland Racing Supply: Certificate for Product (Clay Ruffo) $150 (49) All Star Performance: Certificate for Product (Brad Kling) $150 (50) All Star Performance: Certificate for Product (Junior Peters) $150 Additional Items/Drawings: Quaker State Racing Oil: 2 Cases of "Synthetic" Racing Oil (all competitors) ($5,000) Rocket Chassis: $1000 off the Retail Purchase of a New Chassis (Ben Black) $1,000 Keizer Aluminum Wheels: One $50 Product Certificate Valid Towards the Purchase of Wheel (Top 20 Feature Finishers) $1,000 Speedwrapz: $500 off Driver Apparel Package (Jason Stanke) $500 BSB Manufacturing: ½-Off a Complete Set of Late Model Bird Cages (Doug Horton) $450 The next race for the Sweeney Chevrolet FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will be at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, September 15. Race #20 will pay $1,200 to-win. There will also be a Weekly Series event on Friday night the 14th as part of the “Apple Festival Nationals” 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. ###