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Fred
Rahmer Conquers
Mechanicsburg, PA May 27, 2006 By Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director
The stage was set for a battle of epic proportions on Saturday night at
Williams Grove Speedway.
Fred Rahmer, the leader of the Pennsylvania Posse, was coming off of narrow
victory over Donny Schatz, the
Schatz and Doug Esh kept Rahmers Miller Brothers J&J in their sights.
Rahmer jumped out front first, but Schatz surged to the front on Lap 2. Rahmer
charged back on the third lap and the two would battle back and forth for each
of the first 15 laps. Schatz would pull ahead in the turns, where he was fast
all night, but Rahmer muscled down the long straights to lead at the flagstand.
Eshs Kinard Trucking J&J eventually got around Schatzs ParkerStore
J&J just past the halfway point and tried to run down Rahmer. A couple of
late cautions brought the field together for a thrilling green-white-checkered
finish. Schatz gave it everything he had, as he restarted fourth, and quickly
moved into third by riding the rim in an all-out effort to catch the leaders.
With a lap to go, Schatz pulled alongside Esh on the high side, but Esh held on
to secure the top two spots for the vaunted Pennsylvania Posse.
Despite finishing second to Rahmer on Friday night in the preliminary feature
and third on Saturday, Schatz was the first driver to walk into Rahmers
trailer to congratulate him and thank him for an extremely clean race and
exciting race.
Joey Saldana also was in the mix, but after coming up light at the scales after
the feature, he was dropped to 24th, giving Lance Deweases Hamm Maxim a
fourth-place finish with Jason Solwold rounding out the top five in the City
Wide Insulation Maxim. Mean 15 driver Craig Dollansky had a steady run all
night and finished sixth in the Karavan Trailers Maxim with Chad Layton in the
Apple Dealerships Maxim, Stevie Smith in the Race Against Abuse of Children
Everywhere J&J, Mark Smith in the Zemco Tool & Die Maxim and Tim
Shaffer in the Big Game
Rahmer took the lions share of the prize money back to
We were good in the dash and then Donny and I had a heck of a race, Rahmer
said. We knew it was going to rubber up, and we were fortunate to be able to
stay in front. Donny runs so good here, that I knew I could not afford to let
him get out in front when it rubbered up. I guess I got lucky again. Every time
you win, you are lucky to some point.
On Friday night, Rahmer led only three laps in picking up his win, while on
Saturday he was in front for all but a single lap, and proved to be the
dominate car.
I knew as long as I stayed on the bottom, I was going to be OK, Rahmer said.
I just hung back off the lapped car, so that I didnt get into them. It just
worked out really well. We had a very good weekend.
Rahmer now has 72 career wins at Williams Grove, in addition to six track
championships, both the best in the storied history of the track.
Rahmer always enjoys hearing the fans cheer for him and stop by for autographs,
but it is even more meaningful knowing the respect his fellow drivers have for
him, and what he has accomplished in his illustrious career.
In the end, all that really matters is the competitors, Rahmer said. You
dont worry about what the fans think. The competitors know what it is all
about. They know how hard we all work to do this. It means a lot when a guy
like Donny or Doug comes over [to congratulate him on the win], it really
does.
Esh might not have the experience of Rahmer and Schatz at Williams Grove, but
he certainly challenged them this weekend. After a fourth-place run on Friday
night locked him into the dash on Saturday night, his runner-up finish was the
best of his career with the
We maybe needed to get into lapped traffic and him to make a mistake, but that
pretty tough for Fred to make a mistake, Esh said. To come out of here with a
second and a fourth, were happy with that. It definitely builds momentum for
us. Its just amazing what our team does. Were not full-time guys, and we just
have a lot of fun doing it.
Schatz ran in the top-four all evening and was very happy after the race. While
he sets out every night to win, he realized how good of a car Rahmer had and
gave it his all to come home third.
It was a great racetrack, said Schatz, of
Schatz leads the
Ive won a lot of races here and its a lot of give and take, not all take,
Schatz said. Its great to race a guy like Fred clean, because you dont see a
lot of that anymore.
Lance Dewease, who is right behind Rahmer with five track titles at Williams
Grove, battled with the
The fans really support our racing locally, Dewease said. Week in and week
out they show up. Everyone knows we race a lot here in
Dollansky represented the Mean 15 well on Saturday night. After an eventful
Friday night, Dollansky reached the dash for the finale of the two-day show and
raced his way to sixth.
Tonight was definitely a better night for us, said Dollansky, of
With the schedule picking up, and the series racing six times in the next eight
days, Dollansky and his team knows all their hard work and preparation will pay
off as the series returns to many tracks where Dollansky has experience and
confidence.
We enjoy the
While some drivers found it tough to pass when the track got slick, Tim Shaffer
had no problem working his way through the field. He sliced and diced his way
from the 21st starting spot to finish 10th for his third top-10 while filling
in for Terry McCarl.
They have a great car and great engines, Shaffer said. These guys bust their
butts. We were good early, and then I used the tires up. We needed a few more
yellows. The car was great, and well move on and hit the next race.
After loading up early on Saturday night, the cars and stars of the
The
WILLIAM
FAST QUALIFIER: Dion Hindi paced the 41-cars that took time, with a
lap around the 1/2-mile oval in 17.348 seconds. Williams Grove Speedway is a
semi-banked 1/2 mile oval and
QUALIFYING WINNERS:
MAIN-EVENT WINNERS: Fred Rahmers win Saturday night at Williams Grove
Speedway was his first
PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: Fred Rahmers win on Friday night was his
first preliminary feature win of the
HALF-MILE WINNERS: Williams Grove Speedway is a semi-banked half-mile
oval. The
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UP NEXT: The cars and stars of the Mean 15 invade the Empire State on
May 29 at Orange County Fair Speedway and May 30 at Rolling Wheels Raceway
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Qualifying
1) Dion Hindi,
Hindi 11D, 17.348
2) Jason Solwold, Carnahan R19, 17.406
3) Joey Saldana, Kahne 9, 17.478
4) T.J.
5) Lance Dewease, Postupack 25, 17.546
6) Daryn Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21, 17.573
7)
8) Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7, 17.658
9)
10) Stevie Smith, Smith 19S, 17.688
11) Chad Layton, Apple 12, 17.705
12) Danny Smith, ACME 3, 17.744
13) Michael Carber, Carber 69, 17.765
14) Sean Michael, TH Racing 1X, 17.840
15) Greg Hodnett, Hamilton 77, 17.886
16)
17) Craig Keel, Pottorff 9K, 17.966
18) Ryan Bohlke, Bohlke 18B, 18.034
19) Jeff Shepard, Shepard 4J, 18.086
20) Danny Smith, Smith 4, 18.094
21) Tim Shaffer, McCarl 24, 18.140
22)
23) Justin Henderson, Oswalt D1, 18.219
24) Don Kreitz, Kreitz 69K, 18.230
25) Kyle Pruitt, Miller 22Z, 18.134
26) Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 18.336
27) Jac Haudenschild, Wright 35, 18.341
28)
29) Jim Siegel, Siegel 59, 18.388
30) Josh Wells, Wells Bros. 6W, 18.472
31) Brooke Tatnell, Rush Racing 8, 18.475
32) Niki Young, Neiderer 10N, 18.489
33) Bill Rose, Rose 6, 18.512
34) Alan Cole, Sorokach 35A, 18.518
35) Jason Martin, Martin 36, 18.543
36) Chad Kemenah, Kemenah 15K, 18.572
37) Eric Stambaugh, Swope 4S, 18.580
38) Paul McMahan, Stewart 20, 18.778
39) Becca Anderson, Woodring 19, 18.912
40) Chris Meleason, Memeason 8M, 19.030
41) Alan Krimes, Krimes 87, No time
Top 4 finishers in preliminary A-feature (locked into first 4 starting
positions in Dash):
Fred Rahmer, Kline 22; Donny Schatz, Schatz 15; Mark Smith, Zemco 1; Doug
Esh, Leach Bros. 30
First Heat Race (8 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1)
2)
3) Craig Dollansky
4) Tim Shaffer
5) Dion Hindi
6) Eric Stambaugh
7) Jim Siegel
8) Kyle Pruitt
9) Bill Rose
10) Craig Keel
Second Heat Race (8 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Stevie Smith
2) Greg Hodnett
3)
4) Jason Solwold
5) Jeremy Campbell
6) Paul McMahan
7) Alan Cole
8) Josh Wells
9) Ryan Bohlke
10)
Third Heat Race (8 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Chad Layton
2) Joey Saldana
3) Jac Haudenschild
4) Daryn Pittman
5) Brooke Tatnell
6) Justin Henderson
7) Sean Michael
8) Jeff Shepard
9) Jason Martin
10) Becca Anderson
Fourth Heat Race (8 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Michael Carber
2) Lance Dewease
3) Chad Kemenah
4) Don Kreitz
5) Niki Young
6) T.J.
7)
8) Chris Meleason
9) Bob Bennett
10) Danny Smith
C-Main (10 laps, top 2 finishers transferred to B-main)
1) Niki Young
2) Alan Cole
3) Eric Stambaugh [$125]
4) Bill Rose [$100]
5) Jason Martin [$100]
6) Becca Anderson [$100]
7) Chris Meleason [$100]
8) Paul McMahan (DNS) [$100]
9) Alan Krimes (DNS) [$100]
Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of
A-feature)
1) Fred Rahmer
2) Donny Schatz
3) Doug Esh
4) Joey Saldana
5) Jason Solwold
6) Lance Dewease
7) Craig Dollansky
8) Daryn Pittman
9)
10) Mark Smith
B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Dion Hindi
2) Craig Keel
3) T.J.
4) Sean Michael
5) Jeff Shepard [$200]
6) Justin Henderson [$180]
7) Bob Bennett [$175]
8) Jim Siegel [$160]
9) Ryan Bohlke [$150]
10) Niki Young [$150]
11) Jeremy Campbell [$150]
12) Josh Wells [$150]
13) Brooke Tatnell [$150]
14) Alan Cole [$150]
15)
16) Kyle Pruitt [$150]
17)
18) Danny Smith [$150]
A-main (30 laps)
1) Fred Rahmer [$12,500]
2) Doug Esh [$6,250]
3) Donny Schatz [$4,250]
4) Lance Dewease [$3,800]
5) Jason Solwold [$3,600]
6) Craig Dollansky [$3,350]
7) Chad Layton [$3,250]
8) Stevie Smith [$2,750]
9) Mark Smith [$2,400]
10) Tim Shaffer [$2,250]
11) Greg Hodnett [$2,200]
12) Sean Michael [$1,800]
13)
14) Jac Haudenschild [$1,400]
15) Chad Kemenah [$1,250]
16) Don Kreitz [$1,250]
17) Craig Keel [$1000]
18)
19)
20) Michael Carber [$1000]
21) Daryn Pittman [$900]
22) Dion Hindi [$900]
23) T.J.
24) Joey Saldana (Scored 24th after failing to meet minimum weight requirement
after the A-feature) [$900]
Lap leaders: Fred Rahmer 1, 3-30; Donny Schatz 2
Rank / Driver /
Driver Pts. / Team Pts. / $ / Team Diff. / Wins / Top 5 / Top 10
1 / Donny Schatz / 2266 / 2266 / $79,100 / 0 / 4 / 9 / 11
2 / Daryn Pittman / 2144 / 2144 / $38,450 / -122 / 0 / 6 / 12
3 / Jac Haudenschild / 2133 / 2133 / $53,050 / -133 / 2 / 9 / 11
4 / Joey Saldana / 2133 / 2133 / $47,200 / -133 / 1 / 7 / 12
5 / Craig Dollansky / 2108 / 2108 / $47,660 / -158 / 1 / 5 / 12
6 / Brooke Tatnell / 2103 / 2103 / $47,900 / -163 / 1 / 6 / 11
7 / Chad Kemenah / 2025 / 2025 / $39,450 / -241 / 1 / 4 / 8
8 / Terry McCarl / 1986 / 2190 / $48,150 / -76 / 0 / 9 / 13
9 / Jeremy Campbell / 1903 / 1903 / $25,550 / -363 / 0 / 2 / 6
10 / Justin Henderson / 1878 / 1878 / $19,680 / -388 / 0 / 0 / 3
11 / Randy Hannagan / 1773 / 1919 / $24,510 / -347 / 0 / 4 / 5
12 / Bill Rose / 1561 / 1561 / $9,835 / -705 / 0 / 0 / 0
13 / Dion Hindi / 1556 / 1556 / $11,290 / -710 / 0 / 0 / 1
14 /
15 / Becca Anderson / 1466 / 1466 / $9,085 / -800 / 0 / 0 / 1
16 / Greg Wilson / 1180 / 1180 / $12,130 / -1086 / 0 / 0 / 3
17 / Paul McMahan / 1147 / 1147 / $22,900 / -1119 / 1 / 2 / 5
18 / Jason Martin / 1116 / 1819 / $18,660 / -447 / 0 / 2 / 3
19 / Kaley Gharst / 1076 / 1076 / $9,125 / -1190 / 0 / 0 / 1
20 / Sammy Swindell / 1034 / 1491 / $44,450 / -775 / 2 / 4 / 9
STANDINGS NOTES: The Martin Motorsports No. 36 NOS Energy Drink/Mafia
Motorsports Maxim is 12th in owners points. Jason Martin missed the first 11
race nights of the season while recovering from a racing injury. Rob Chaney and
STAT ATTACK, through
There have been
16
A-Feature winners (11 different winners)
Rank Driver, Hometown Wins
1 #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. 4
2 #35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio 2
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 2
4 #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. 1
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 1
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. 1
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville 1
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. 1
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 1
Deepest starting position to win A-feature
Car, driver, hometown Starting position
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. 7th (March 9 @ Las Vegas; May 16 @ Grandview)
Preliminary Feature winners (2)
1 #5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1 (April 7, Eldora)
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 1 (May 26, Williams Grove)
Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features
Car, driver, hometown Total laps led (16 different drivers have led a
lap)
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. 90 laps
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio 84 laps
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 75 laps
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 64 laps
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 32 laps
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville 30 laps
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 26 laps
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 25 laps
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 25 laps
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. 24 laps
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. 21 laps
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa 17 laps
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. 15 laps
#36 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio 9 laps
#10 Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, Okla. 7 laps
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. 1 lap
Time trial leaders (10 different drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown Quick times
1 #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa 3
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. 3
3 #20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. 2
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 2
5 #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. 1
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio 1
#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, S.D. 1
#11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, N.M. 1
#9K Craig Keel, Weedsport, N.Y. 1
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. 1
#5 Tyler Walker, Los Angeles 1
Track records established in 2006
Terry McCarl,
March 4, United Sports Arizona Race Park (3/8-mile), Tucson, Ariz., 13.127
seconds at 102.481 mph.
Paul McMahan, May 5, U.S. 36 Raceway (3/8-mile), Osborn, Mo., 9.846 seconds
at 135.36 mph.
Dash Winners (19 different winners)*
There have been 33 dash races this season
Rank Driver, Hometown Dash Wins
1 #35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio 5
2 #8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 3
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 3
4 #36 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio 2
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. 2
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa 2
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 2
8 #19 Becca Anderson, Houston, Del. 1
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. 1
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. 1
#45x Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque 1
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 1
#11 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. 1
#12 Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pa. 1
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville 1
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 1
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1
*-Single 10-car dash started on May 20 at Sharon Speedway. Previously there
had been two six-car dashes for single-day events.
Pole Positions (11 different drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown Poles
1 #8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 3
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio 3
3 #5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 2
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 2
5 #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. 1
#36 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio 1
#45x Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque 1
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 1
#11 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. 1
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1
B-main Winners (13 different winners)
Rank Driver, Hometown B Wins
1 #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa 3
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 3
3 #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. 2
4 #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. 1
#44G Kaley Gharst, Decatur, Ill. 1
#11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, N.M. 1
#9K Craig Keel, Weedsport, N.Y. 1
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. 1
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 1
#44 Ned Powers, Belle Fourche, S.D. 1
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1
#20W Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, Ohio 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented By Maxim Racing and
ButlerBuilt Standings
Rank / Driver / Points / Back
1 / Chad Kemenah / 2025 /
2 / Jeremy Campbell / 1903 / 122
3 / Justin Henderson / 1878 / 147
4 / Bill Rose / 1561 / 464
5 / Becca Anderson / 1466 / 559
6 / Jason Martin / 1116 / 909