Walton & Rutherford Win in Final Tune-Up Before Lindas National Open Jonestown, PA - On paper, it appeared to be a simple, two-division show of 600cc and 270cc Sprint Car racing at Lindas Speedway on Friday night, October 17. In reality, though, it was much, much more than that, especially for Tyler Walton and Mike Rutherford. In the final tune-up before this weeks 25th Anniversary of Lindas National Open, Walton (600cc) and Rutherford (270cc) earned hard fought victories in their respective 25-lap main events. And both triumphs proved to be significant achievements for the veteran wheel-twisters. Walton started on the pole of the 600cc feature, and the yellow waved immediately (on the initial start) because outside front row starter Hannah Riser was a bit anxious, resulting in a warning to her from speedway officials for jumping the start. That would be the only time flagger Mike Fry would need the yellow silk, as the second attempt produced a good start and a non-stop, 25-lap effort from the talented, 20-car field of 600cc jockeys. Walton set the early pace, but Tim Buckwalter, in the Greth Racing No. 71, leaping from his fourth-starting position to challenge Walton for the top spot. The Juniata Beverage, Hyper Chassis No. 14T of Walton maintained the point, and soon he had a new partner at the head of the pack in Brian Carber, who advanced from sixth on the starting grid to run second after disposing of Buckwalter just before the halfway mark. Carber applied the pressure as the leaders caught the back of the field and had to deal with heavy traffic. Walton zigged and zagged as needed to put cars a lap down and simultaneously keeping Carber from mounting a serious attack. Carber, racing as a teammate to Lindas 2014 Winged 600cc Champion Steve Whary, shoved the nose of his No. 44H under Walton on a few occasions, but Walton was able to repel the assault each time. Over the final few circuits, Walton pulled ahead by a couple of car lengths, and he flew under the checkered flag for the pulse-quickening win over Carber, Whary, Buckwalter, and Heath Hehnly. The victory was significant because it propelled Walton, at least temporarily, into the lead for Most Wins in 2014 Northeastern 600cc competition. As he celebrated his 15th triumph of the season on Friday, Walton edged ahead of Eddie Strada by one victory. Fridays 600cc heat winners were Buckwalter, Whary, and Carber. Mike Rutherfords win in Fridays 25-lap nightcap was noteworthy because it came in his own stuff, as he described it, and it was his first 270cc victory in a car that he owns since 2004 - a period of ten years! Rutherford has won plenty of 270cc races during that time, of course, driving for Ken and Tony Kaylor, and it was a Ken Kaylor motor that powered his No. 6 to the win on Friday night. Like Walton, Rutherford started on the pole but unlike the 600cc victor, he did not lead the entire race. Recently crowned point king Nick Skias darted past Rutherford to take an early lead, but Rutherford battled back to reclaim the top spot prior to the halfway point. Skias continued to harrass the leader, and the duo was joined by sixth-starting Jesse Maurer. Maurer wrestled the runner-up position from N. Skias as 12th starting Jarid Kunkle began to rumble toward the front, moving his No. 75 into fourth, then passing N. Skias for third as Maurer went after Rutherford in lapped traffic. With Maurer nipping at his heels, Rutherford held his line (his car worked well in a higher groove than his challengers) and drove to the victory, with Maurer settling for second and Kunkle racing home in third place. Skias fell back to fourth and Jacob Hendershot finished fifth. Logan Diehl won a consolation race and started the main in 19th, then charged to a seventh place finish in the feature, right behind Nunzio Allegrucci. Heat winners for the 46-car field of 270cc competitors included Rutherford, Greg Miller, N. Skias, Kyle Weiss, Brian Sholley, and Maurer. The consolation victors were Diehl, Dan Degler, and Randy West. Race Results Oct 17th RTS Chassis Sponsored 270 Sprints Heat 1- Mike Rutherford, Mike Skias, Nunzi Allegrucci Heat 2- Greg Miller, Richie Hartman, Ken Miller Heat 3- Nick Skias, Jacob Hendershot, Ross Perchak Heat 4- Kyle Weiss, Josh Stoyer, Dylan Adams Heat 5- Brian Sholley, Christi Sweigart, Toby Blumenshine Heat 6- Jesse Maurer, Jarid Kunkle, Dave Williams Consi 1- Logan Diehl, Kyle Spence Consi 2- Dan Degler, Pete Skias Consi 3- Randy West, Josh Schaffer Feature- 1- 6 Mike Rutherfrod 2- 88g Jesse Maurer 3- 75 Jarid Kunkle 4- 88 Nick Skias 5- 28h Jacob Hendershot 6- 83 Nunzi Allegrucci 7- 94d Logan Diehl 8- 39 Richie Hartman 9- 74f Ken Miller 10- 25k Kyle Spence 11- 5w Kyle Weiss 12- 17s Brian Sholley 13- 77 Greg Miller 14- 34 Christi Sweigart 15- 12s Josh Schaffer 16- 21d Dave Williams 17- 29 Dylan Adams 18- 8s Pete Skias 19- D3 Dan Degler 20- 3 Josh Stoyer 21- 23r Randy West 22- 3jd Toby Blumenshine 23- 4 Ross Perchak 24- 16 Mike Skias DNQ- Lyle Strohman, Heath Hehnly, Barry Schearer, Mike Boyer, Kenny Miller, Scott Gingrich, Brandon Heist, Brandon Firestine, Kevin Berger, Cory Myers, Collin Ginther, Ken Andreas, Tyler Ulrich, Cale Mutter, Chase Gutshall, Ricky Sechrist, Devin Adams, Adam Giovanetti, Brandon Gibble, Brent Shearer, Dan Lane, Nate Weidman Hoosier Tire 600 Sprints Heat 1- Tim Buckwalter, Tyler Walton, Heath Hehnly, Kenny Murray, Anthony Macri, Jason Sechrist Heat 2- Steve Whary, Hannah Riser, Kayla Stoltzfus, Jason Swavely, Jacob Severn, Brandon Noel Heat 3- Brian Carber, Randy West, Kameron Morral, Dan Souder, Bret Cronrath, Jerry Schott Jr Feature- 1- 14t Tyler Walton 2- 44h Brian Carber 3- 44s Steve Whary 4- 71 Tim Buckwalter 5- 2 Heath Hehnly 6- 14k Hannah Riser 7- 5m Kenny Murray 8- 880 Kameron Morral 9- 51 Randy West 10- 39 Anthony Macri 11- 14 Jason Swavely 12- 5 Jason Sechrist 13- 11 Dan Souder 14- 25k Kayla Stoltzfus 15- 3 Jacob Severn 16- 10s Jerry Schott Jr 17- 14s Bret Cronrath 18- 9 Nick Macri 19- 1 AJ Bast 20- 10b Brandon Noel National Open Information: Entry Lists: 270 Sprints: TBA Nunzio Allegrucci Olyphant,PA … RTS 1a Dale Arnold Fayetteville, NC … RTS 1ax Chase Gutshall Middletown, PA … RTS 2b Brayden Winters Danielsville, PA … RTS 2c Steve Dunmire Kittanning,PA … RTS 3 Tim Eakin Cortland,OH … RTS 3 Josh Stoyer Mohnton,PA … VIPER 3d Dan Lane Jr … Mongoose 4 Ross Perchak Hazleton, PA … RTS 5k Mike Rutherford Lititz,PA … HYPER 5w Kyle Weiss Barto,PA … RTS 8 Scott Gingrich Palmyra, PA … RTS 8s Pete Skias Wernersville, PA … VIPER 9d Devin Harron Showmakersville,PA … RTS 10 Mason Peters Wapwallopen,PA … VIPER 12 DJ Furney Malvern, OH … RTS 13 Kendall Segar Ellington, CT … RTS 14 Matt Jones Raeford,NC … RTS 14p Sydney Prince Killingworth,CT … RTS 16 Mike Skias Wernersville, PA … VIPER 18 Brian Marriott Harrisburg, PA … KING 18d Mallory Prince Killingworth,CT … RTS 18z Mark Jones Raeford,NC … HYPER 21 Toby Blumenshine Reinholds,PA … Mongoose 21d Dave Williams Douglassville,PA … RTS 21k Tommy Kunsman Jr Bethlehem, PA … RTS 21m Greg Robinson II Grantville, PA … RTS 22r Ryan Fredericks Hillsville,PA … RTS 23 Brad Brown New Providence, PA … RTS 23m Kenny Miller Birdsboro,PA … RTS 23r Randy West Boyertown,PA … 25 Kyle Spence Bear,DE … HYPER 27 Dave Hawkins Lower Burrell, PA … RTS 27h Brandon Hawkins Lower Burrell, PA … RTS 28 Jacob Hendershot Newton,NJ … RTS 28 Cale Mutter Boyertown,PA … STALLARD 29 Jeff Haefke Austintown, OH … RTS 34 Christi Sweigart Sinking Spring,PA … RTS 35 Adam Giovanetti Downingtown,PA … RTS 37 Scott Hawkins Sarver, PA … RTS 39 Richie Hartman Temple,PA … RTS 47JR Brett Brunkenhoefer Youngstown, OH … RTS 52 Mike Boyer Lebanon,PA … RTS 74f Ken Miller Jr Birdsboro,PA … RTS 75 Jarid Kunkle Kutztown,PA … RTS 77 Greg Miller Hershey,PA … VIPER 80Jr Kyle Colwell Knox, PA … RTS 82 Heath Hehnly Manheim,PA … MONGOOSE 88 Nick Skias Wernersville, PA … VIPER 88g Jesse Maurer Mount Joy,PA … RTS 600 Sprints- 1 Aj Bast Houtzdale, PA 2 Heath Hehnly Manheim, PA 4 Mark Sheriff Kannapolis, Nc 5 Jason Sechrist Myerstown,PA 5M Ken Murray Dillsburg, PA 6 Mike Rutherford Lititz, Pa 8W PJ Williams Wilmington, DE 10s Jerry Schott Jr. Lebanon,PA 11 Dan Souder Greenlane, PA 12 Megan Allen Seneca Falls,NY 13C Bill Coffey Linwood, NY 14 Jason Swavely Douglassville,PA 14A Mike Austin Batavia,NY 14S Bret Cronrath Fleetwood,PA 14T Tyler Walton Mifflintown, PA 17d David Holbrook Parkton,MD 23 Brittany Brown New Providence, Pa 29 Tanner Hunsicker Camp Hill, Pa 33 Chad Sandt 39 Anthony Macri Dillsburg, Pa 40 Ben Kysor Dansville,NY 42E Eddie Strada Lake Aeriel,PA 44H Brian Carber Pipersville,PA 44s Steve Whary Lebanon,PA 45j Justin Schraden Emmaus,PA 51 Randy West Boyertown,PA 56 Jermain Godshall Talford,PA 69S Dale Arnold Fayetteville,NC 71 Tim Buckwalter Douglassville,PA 73B Brett Michalski Penndel,PA 77 Ben Houtz Newport,PA 81 Scott Scholl Tarentom,PA 97 Luke Thomas Camden-Wyoming,DE 99 Eric Bodine Boulder,CO 880 Kameron Morral Smithsburg,MD Linda’s Speedway Schedule of Events (Subject to Change) THURSDAY October 23rd Hoosier Tire Qualifying Night #1 3:00 Gates Open 6:00 Drivers Meeting 6:30 Warm Ups (One session per car) 270 Micro Sprints 600 Micro Sprints 7:15 270 Sprint Group Time Trial (2 Laps) 600 Micro Sprints Hot Laps 270 Sprint Heats (10 Laps) 600 Micro Sprints Hot Laps 270 Push Off 270 Dash (6 Laps) 600 Micro Sprint Hot Laps (Group 1) 270 Sprint Consi (10 Laps) 600 Micro Sprints Hot Laps (Group 2) Feature Cars Push to the Track 270 Sprint Feature (25 Laps) Top 3 Drivers to Victory Lane - Top 8 Drivers to Tech Area {Work Area will be in the Staging Area} *270 Drivers must draw for time trials order *600 Drivers must check in to be assigned a group for hot laps Linda’s Speedway Schedule of Events (Subject to Change) FRIDAY October 24th Viper Chassis Qualifying Night #2 2:00 Gates Open 6:15 Drivers Meeting 6:45 Warm Ups (One session per car) 270 Micro Sprints 600 Micro Sprints Opening Ceremonies & National Anthem 7:30 270 Sprint Group Time Trial (2 Laps) 600 Sprint Group Time Trial (2 Laps) 270 Sprint Heats (10 Laps) 600 Sprint Heats (10 Laps) 270 Push Off 270 Dash (6 Laps) 270 Hot Laps for drivers not competing Friday 270 Sprint Consi (10 Laps) 600 Micro Sprints Hot Laps (Group 1) Feature Cars Push to the Track 270 Sprint Feature (25 Laps) Top 3 Drivers to Victory Lane - Top 8 Drivers to Tech Area 600 Micro Sprints Hot Laps (Group 2) American Tire Race of Champions (20 Laps) {Work Area will be in the Staging Area} *270 & 600 Drivers must draw for time trials order *600 Sprint Hot Lap Groups will be based on Heat Race Number (IE: Heats 1&2 Hot Lap 1; Heats 3&4 Hot Lap 2) Linda’s Speedway Schedule of Events (Subject to Change) SATURDAY October 25th Bob Albright Motors/ Roach Wings Finals Night 25th Lindas Speedway National Open 2:00 Gates Open 3:30 Drivers Meeting 4:00 Warm Ups (One session per car) 270 Micro Sprints Opening Ceremonies & National Anthem 270 Sprint Group Time Trial (2 Laps) 600 Micro Sprint Hot Laps 270 Sprint Heats (10 Laps) 600 Sprint D Main (10 Laps) Front Row Challenge Round 1 (8 Races) 270 Push Off Intermission 270 Sprint D Main (12 Laps) 600 Sprint C Main (12 Laps) Front Row Challenge Round 2 (4 Races), Round 3 (2 Races), and Final Victory Lane for Front Row Challenge Winner 270 Sprint C Main (15 Laps) 600 A Main Hot Laps 600 Sprint B Main (20 Laps) 270 Sprint B Main (25 Laps) Feature Cars Brought onto the Track 600 Sprint Feature (40 Laps) Top 3 Drivers to Victory Lane Feature Cars Push to the Track 270 Sprint Feature (50 Laps) Top 3 Drivers to Victory Lane {Work Area will be in the Staging Area} *270 Drivers must draw for time trials order 270 National Open Sponsorships 1- Heist Racing 2- Kims Kreations 3- K&S Auto Interior - Go Josh Stoyer! 4- Good Luck to All from Gutshall Automotive 5- 5w Weiss Racing 6- Heist Racing 7- Good Luck to All from Gutshall Automotive 8- Good Luck Pete, Mike, Nick, & Josh from your family & crew 9- Wide Open Racing Media 10- Heist Racing 11- Heist Racing 12- K&S Auto Interiors - Viper Racing Team 13- Heist Racing 14- Heist Racing 15- Good Luck to All from Gutshall Automotive 16- Heist Racing 17- Ely Racing 18- K&S Auto Interiors 19- Good Luck to All from Gutshall Automotive 20- Heist Racing 21- 21d Go Dave Williams 22- Heist Racing 23- The Racing Millers 24- Heist Racing 25- Thank You for 25 Wonderful Years- Lindas Speedway 26- In Memory of Blaise Alexander 27- Widdos Racing 28- Widdos Racing 29- In Memory of Kevin Gobrecht 30- Kayla and Mason Glass / Heist Racing 31- Heist Racing 32- Heist Racing 33- Heist Racing 34- Good Luck All Drivers from KDA Racing #34 35- Heist Racing 36- Heist Racing 37- Heist Racing 38- Have a Good Race - Skias Racing Motors 39- K&S Auto Interiors 40- Heist Racing 41- Greg Miller Racing #77 42- Greg Miller Racing #77 43- Heist Racing 44- Kims Kreations 45- Greg Miller Racing #77 46- Use the special matched tires- Good Luck all from Cole Trickle 47- Greg Miller Racing #77 48- 49- 50- Heist Racing Best Appearing Car ($20) Ashley Schott Best Dressed Crew ($20) Long Haul Award ($20) GW Transport Loyalty Award ($20) 4 Wheelers Crew Rookie of the Nationals ($15) _ Front Row Challenge Winner ($20) Thursday Fast Time ($25) Reanimated Art Tattoo Studio Hard Charger ($20) Perchak Trucking Hard Luck ($20) Buchs Rock Garden Friday Fast Time ($25) TSL Shocks Hard Charger ($20) Perchak Trucking Hard Luck ($20) Buchs Rock Garden Saturday Fast Time ($25) Reanimated Art Tattoo Studio Hard Charger ($20) Perchak Trucking Hard Luck ($20) Buchs Rock Garden Last Car Qualified: Free Shock Dyno Frank Styer 600 National Open Sponsorships 1- Stellar Wings 2- Frank Styer 3- Creekside Carpet #29 4- Ashley Schott 5- Ashley Schott 6- Swavely Racing 7- Bret Habecker Excavating 8- Frank Styer 9- Wide Open Racing Media 10- Als Pizza & Pub - Good Luck Tanner! 11- 12- 13- Walton Racing 14- Frank Styer 15- Barry & Shirley Dicely 16- 17- Ely Racing 18- Swavely Racing 19- 20- Frank Styer / Mooses Lz Bar & Grill ($50 Bonus) 21- 22- Bret Habecker Excavating 23- 24- 25- 26- Powder Works Sponsored on the 29 27- 28- Mid-Penn Brokers 29- Good Luck Tanner from Karns Performance 30- Frank Styer 31- 32- 33- 34- 35- 36- 37- 38- 39- 40- Walton Racing- Juniata Beverage Best Appearing Car ($20) Ashley Schott Long Haul Award ($20) GW Transport Loyalty Award ($20) 4 Wheeler Crew Fast Time ($100) GW Transport Second Fast Time ($25) Gw Transport Hard Charger ($50) GW Transport Hard Luck ($25) Buchs Rock Garden Last Car Qualified: Free Shock Dyno Frank Styer Heat Race 1 ($15) Mooses LZ Bar & Grill Heat Race 2 ($15) Mooses LZ Bar & Grill Heat Race 3 ($15) Mooses LZ Bar & Grill Heat Race 4 ($15) Mooses LZ Bar & Grill Heat Race 5 ($15) Mooses LZ Bar & Grill
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