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BRYAN CLAUSON NOW TWO FOR TWO IN EASTERN STORM

09/06/2016, USA, Motorsport-Speedway, USA Speedway Racing, Article # 18168441

BRYAN CLAUSON NOW TWO FOR TWO IN EASTERN STORM, SIMON CLAIMS FIRST EVER USAC WIN ON THIRLLING NIGHT AT LINCOLN

 

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (June 8, 2016) – Noblesville, IN’s Bryan Clauson claimed his second straight Eastern Storm victory in the non-stop 30 lap USAC AMSOIL National Non-Wing Sprint Car Championship event while Tipp City, OH’s Landon Simon picked up his first ever USAC victory in the 25 lap make-up feature.   Jeff Halligan held off a determined Chandler Leiby to win the exciting twenty lap 358 Sprint car feature.  Twenty-nine USAC sprint cars were on hand with  thirty-one 358 sprints taking part in the Wednesday night show at the Lincoln Speedway.

 

In the first of two USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship Series events, Fremont, CA’s Shane Golobic shot from the pole to take the early lead in the 30 lap A-main event, with Chase Stockon – rocketing on the high-side of the Speedway from the sixth starting position -- following right on his rear bumper.  Stockon took the top spot from Golobic on the fifth circuit and pulled a five car lead. 

 

With Stockon powering away,  Bryan Clauson charged into 2nd place with his sights set on the leader.  Stockon hammered away on the high side as Clauson began to close in just prior to the half way point.  Chris Windom made his intentions known as he battled into the third position.

 

While at one time in Clauson’s sights, Stockon charged forward to an almost 10 car lead while Clauson fought to hold off third place runner, Chris Windom at the halfway point.

 

Stockon hit lapped traffic on the 18th circuit running in the middle of corners one and two, while Clauson – holding off a hard charging Windom – raced around the high side of the Speedway.

 

Clauson slid passed Stockon with five-laps remaining quickly pulling a strong lead and claiming his second straight Eastern Storm Victory in a caution free 30 lap event.  Clauson earned $6,000 for the victory.    Windom would pull by Stockon to claim second position, with Thomas Meseraull and Shane Golobic rounding out the top five finishers.

 

In the make-up USAC A-main,  Landon Simon charged, from the front row, into the lead on the initial start while CJ Leary raced around just inches from the outside guardrail – powering from the sixth starting spot in 2nd position by the third circuit.

 

The first caution of the evening fell on the ninth lap with an incident that included earlier winner Bryan Clauson and retiring the cars of Thomas Meseraull, Tony DiMattia and Shane Cottle.

 

Simon launched away on the restart followed quickly by Brady Bacon and Aaron Farney.  Switching from running the far top side to the bottom, Bacon closed on Simon running some of his fastest laps of the evening.  Inch-by-inch Bacon closed on Simon and was within two car lengths with five laps to go, while Aaron Farney stayed right on their tail.

 

Bacon moved to the outside coming to the checkered flag but couldn’t make it all the way.  Landon Simon would claim his first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship win.    Simon earned $3,000 for the win.    Brady Bacon would settle for second, Aaron Farney finished third, Kyle Moody was fourth and CJ Leary came home in  fifth.

 

Ephrata, PA’s Jeff Halligan held off a hard charging Chandler Leiby to pick up the win in the 20 Lap 358 Sprint Car event and claim the $1,000 top prize.  Brie Hersey jumped to the early lead before emitting a puff of smoke just prior to the halfway point sidelining the No. 91 machine.  Halligan inherited the lead racing hard around the top side with Leiby closing on the bottom.  The only other yellow flag flew on the eleventh circuit but that didn’t slow Halligan’s efforts.  He ran away at the re-start and claiming his 3rd career Lincoln Speedway victory and his first of the season.

 

Leiby settled for second place, Matt Campbell finished in third, Jordan Givler in the fourth position and Doug Hammaker completed the top five.

 

USAC  QUALIFYING RESULTS: 1. Chase Stockon, 32, - 15.730; 2. C.J. Leary, 17GP, - 15.891; 3. Chad Boespflug, 98E, - 16.051; 4. Chris Windom, 5, - 16.212; 5. Bryan Clauson, 63, - 16.290; 6. Joey Biasi, B1, -16.354; 7. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 4J -16.358; 8. Shane Golobic, 60, -16.372; 9. Robert Ballou, 1, -16.449; 10. Jerry Coons, Jr., 39, -16.467; 11. Thomas Meseraull, 66, -16.521; 12. Brady Bacon, 69, -16.558; 13. Carmen Perigo, 21, -16.608; 14. Isaac Chapple, 52, -16.612; 15. Shane Cottle, 3, -16.614; 16. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, -16.733; 17. Tony DiMattia, 50, -16.736; 18. Dave Darland, 11, -16.849; 19. Max McGhee, 17, -16.941; 20. Kyle Moody, 99m, -17.111; 21. Lilleandon Simon, 24, -17.266; 22. Tom Harris, 5E, -17.292; 23. Dustin Smith, 77, -17.340; 24. Mark Smith, 3R, -17.376; 25. Harris Kohen, 0, -17.470; 26. Aaron Farney, 15F, -17.491; 27. Dick Mahoney, 79, -17.793; 28. Michael Hamer, 47, -21.018; 29. Jarett Andretti, 18, -22.433.

 

HEAT 1 RESULTS (8 Laps): 1. Carmen Perigo  2. Bryan Clauson  3. Landon Simon  4. Chase Stockon  5. Tony DiMattia  6. Robert Ballou  7. Harris Kohen

 

HEAT 2 RESULTS (8 Laps): 1. Jerry Coons, Jr.  2. Dave Darland  3. Joey Biasi  4. C.J. Leary  5. Tom Harris  6. Isaac Chapple  7. Aaron Farney

 

HEAT 3 RESULTS (8 Laps): 1. Shane Cottle  2. Max McGhee  3. Thomas Meseraull  4. Dustin Smith  5. Kevin Thomas Jr.  6. Chad Boespflug  7. Dick Mahoney

 

HEAT 4 RESULTS (8 Laps): 1. Chris Windom  2. Kyle Moody  3. Shane Golobic  4. Mark Smith  5. Brady Bacon  5. Mellenberndt

 

B-MAIN (12 Laps):  1. Chad Boespflug  2 Kevin Thomas, Jr.  3. Brady Bacon  4. Robert Ballou  5. Tony DiMattia  6. Aaron Farney

 

USAC Feature (30 Laps) – 1. Bryan Clauson  2. Chris Windom  3. Chase Stockon  4. Thomas Meseraull  5. Shane Golobic  6. Robert Ballou  7. Kevin Thomas  8. Joey Biasi  9. Chad Boespflug  10. Jerry Coons, Jr.  11. Dave Darland  12. Kyle Moody  13. Shane Cottle  14. CJ Leary  15. Max McGhee  16. Brady Bacon  17. Aaron Farney  18. Landon Simon  19. Carmen Perigo  20. Dustin Smith  21. Tony DiMattia  22. Mark Smith

 

 

USAC Make-Up Feature (25 Laps) -  1. Landon Simon  2. Brady Bacon  3. Aaron Farney  4. CJ Leary  5. Kyle Moody  6. Max McGhee  7. Dave Darland  8. Jerry Coons, Jr.  9. Chris Windom  10. Kevin Thomas  11. Shane Golobic  12. Robert Ballou  13. Bryan Clauson  14. Carmen Perigo 15. Mark Smith  16. Chase Stockon  17. Dustin Smith  18. Joey Biasi  19. Shane Cottle  20. Chad Boespflug  21. Thomas Meseraull  22. Tony DiMattia

DNQ: Dick Mahoney, Tom Harris, Isaac Chapple, Harris Kohen, Bret Mellenberndt

 

358 HEAT 1 RESULTS (8 LAPS) – 1. Matt Campbell 2. Jeff Rohrbough  3. Jordan Givler  4. Ashley Capetta  5. Tyler Esh  6. Brian Allman  7. Wyatt Hinkle  8. Jake Eldreth  9. Brandon Noel 10. Nat Tuckey DNS - George Streaker

 

358 HEAT 2 RESULTS (8 LAPS) – 1. Doug Hammaker  2. Brie Hersey  3. Jeff Halligan  4. Chandler Leiby  5. Mike Bittinger  6.  Adrian Shaffer  7. Kyle Abrahams  8. Matt Findley  9. Chris Arnold  10. Kevin Nouse

 

358 HEAT 3 RESULTS (8 LAPS) – 1. Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.  2. Dalton Dietrich  3. Brent Shearer 4. Chris Frank  5. Mark Strickler  6. Trey Hivner  7. Ryan Higgins  8. Cody Fletcher  9. Justin Whittall

 

B MAIN RESULTS (8 LAPS) – 1. Wyatt Hinkle  2. Kyle Abrahams  3. Ryan Higgins  4. Jake Eldreth  5. Matt Findley  6. Cody Fletcher

 

358 Sprint Feature (20 Laps) – 1. Jeff Halligan 2. Chandler Leiby; 3. Matt Campbell; 4. Jordan Givler; 5. Doug Hammaker; 6. Ashley Cappetta; 7. 1Brent Shearer; 8. Jeff Rohrbaugh; 9. Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 10. Chris Frank; 11. Adrian Shaffer; 12. Tyler Esh; 13. Dalton Dietrich; 14. Mike Bittinger; 15. Wyatt Hinkle; 16. Ryan Higgins; 17. Mark Strickler; 18. Brian Allman; 19 Trey Hivner; 20. Matt Findley; 21. Cody Fletcher; 22. Jake Eldreth; 23. Kyle Abrahims; 24. Brie Hershey

 

DNQ: Chris Arnold, Justin Whittall, Brandon Noel, Nat Tuckey, Kevin Nouse, Shai Morris 

Thunder on the Hill Welcomes USAC Eastern Storm. . . . .

Thunder on the Hill Welcomes USAC Eastern Storm. . . . .

24/03/2014, USA, Motorsport-Speedway, USA Speedway Racing, Article # 13817250

Thunder on the Hill Welcomes USAC Eastern Storm

CALIFORNIA RACER CHAD BOESPFLUG READIES FOR 8TH ANNUAL  EASTERN STORM TO OPEN AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD

 

The 8th Annual USAC Eastern Storm is fast approaching with the opener set for the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, June 3.   Grandview Speedway and the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series is pleased to host the opener.  Grandview has been part of the Eastern Storm every year since the Series started in 2007.    Five race dates make-up the Eastern Storm with additional stops at the Lincoln Speedway on Wednesday, June 4, New Egypt Speedway on Thursday, June 5, Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, June 7 with the series closing at the Susquehanna Speedway on Sunday, June 8.

 

One driver looking forward to the Eastern Storm is twenty-six year old Chad Boespflug of Handford, CA.  Boespflug’s credentials include winning the 2005 SCRA 360 sprint championship as well as the 2011 Lawrenceburg Speedway track championship.

Chad Boespflug was born in 1988 in Carmichael, California. Shortly after, his parents and he moved to Hanford, California. Growing up in a Hanford, Chad graduated from Hanford high school in 2006. After graduating, He made the move back to Indiana to pursue his dream of being a top ranked sprint car driver. He went to college at IUPUC for two years studying business marketing.

Always up for a challenge and willing to race anything with wheels, Chad lives to race. He has been racing every summer since 1998 winning races and championships from coast to coast. The Hanford, California native grew up racing in California and made the move to the Midwest in 2007. In the first two seasons in the Midwest Chad faced two nearly career ending crashes in 2007 and 2008 but since has been able to bounce back and continue to win on any given night. 

“Non-wing sprint car racing is like nothing else, pitching the car at some tracks long before the corner even starts, but staying in control, it’s just such an adrenaline rush”, said Chad.  

 

“The plan right now is for me to bring my personal car out and run the entire USAC Eastern Swing.    My car is the #98  that I  ran in seasons past. I will be bringing my car with the help of my grandfather and possibly one other person to help wrench the entire week”.   Chad continued to say,  “We  will have some help from some local PA friends and  I will be bringing shirts and  other merchandise items with me as well”.   You can visit Chad’s  online store at:  www.chadboespflugracing.com

 

For Chad Boespflug, the Eastern Storm will bring him to five tracks he has not previously seen.     “As for Grandview, I’ve heard very little although  I’ve watched races from there online.  Lincoln is a top notch facility and has a great track prep program and I just can’t wait to get there and see the place for myself”.    Boespflug continued, “As for New Egypt Speedway, I’ve heard it is a fun place to race.   I’m looking forward to race at all the tracks and to meet new fans”.

 

“Since some PA fans have heard I will be coming east,  I have received several messages about how excited they are that I will be coming to the Eastern Storm. I’ve heard great things of how supportive and passionate the Pennsylvania fans are about sprint cars”, said Chad.

 

By trade, Chad is a Project Supervisor for Dalton Luebbert Groups, managing the utility and piping fabrication and installation.  Racing is an important part of his life and being successful is a career aspiration.   “I have to thank all of my sponsors of my sprint car to include  Midwest Shades, Bell Helmets, Hinchman, ButlerBuilt Seats, Shaws Vintage Hot Rods, Manvel Motorsports, Creative Finishing, Claxton Engines, and Indy Race Parts”, said Chad.

 

Get ready for the always exciting USAC non-wing sprint car Easter Storm.  They only come east one time a year so block out June 3 to June 8 and check it out.

 

8th Annual Amsoil Eastern Storm USAC Non-Wing Sprints

Tuesday, June 3       7:30 PM         Grandview Speedway  Bechtelsville, PA  USAC Non-Wing Sprints Jesse Hockett Classic Plus ARDC  Midgets

Wednesday, June 4 7:30 PM         Lincoln Speedway Abbottstown, PA   USAC Non-Wing Sprints & URC 360 Sprints

Thursday, June 5     7:30 PM          New Egypt Speedway  New Egypt, NJ   USAC Non-Wing Sprints Plus ARDC Midgets

Saturday, June 7     7:30 PM          Port Royal Speedway  Port Royal, PA    USAC Non-Wing Sprints

Sunday, June 8        7:30 PM          Susquehanna Speedway  Newberrytown, PA   USAC Non-Wing Sprints

 

Previous Eastern Storm Champions

2014    8th Annual

2013      Bryan Clauson/Nobelsville, IN

2012      Bryan Clauson/Nobelsville, IN

2011      Levi Jones/Olney, IL

2010      Levi Jones/Olney, IL

2009      Cole Whitt/Alpine, CA

2008      Cole Whitt/Alpine, CA

2007      Levi Jones/ Olney, IL

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8th Annual USAC EASTERN STORM

8th Annual USAC EASTERN STORM

09/01/2014, USA, Motorsport-Speedway, USA Speedway Racing, Article # 13817274
8th ANNUAL USAC AMSOIL EASTERN STORM TO OPEN AT GRANDVIEW ON TUESDAY, JUNE 3, WITH STOPS AT NEW EGYPT, LINCOLN, PORT ROYAL & SUSQUEHANNA
 
Grandview Speedway and the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will kick off what is likely to be the best “Eastern Storm” assembled when the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship heads East in June.   The Tuesday night, June 3 USAC Non-Wing sprints will open the eighth edition of the wildly popular “Eastern Storm”.    USAC will present five nights or racing at five different tracks from June 3 to June 8.
 
Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill will open the USAC Eastern Storm Series on Tuesday night, June 3rd  with the “Jesse Hockett Classic”, a 40 lap feature event that will pay $6,000 to the winner.  Hockett lost his life in a garage accident in 2010, just prior to heading east for the Eastern Storm.  The previous year at Grandview, Hockett absolutely thrilled the crowd by winning two USAC features on the same night.    The ARDC Midgets will be part of the Grandview Speedway Eastern Storm that will get underway at 7:30 PM.
 
The USAC Eastern Storm Series will then shift to the Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA  on Wednesday night, June 4.   The MACH 1 Chassis sponsored event will showcase the  URC 360/358 Super Series event with a 25 lap feature.  Race fans visiting the track in the “pigeon hills”  will get to see non-wing and winged sprint cars on the same night.   New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, NJ will open their doors to the USAC Eastern Storm joined by the ARDC Midgets on Thursday night, June 5.    
 
USAC will take Friday night off although there is an outside  possibility of another option still being discussed.   On Saturday night, June 7,  the Eastern Storm will head to the Port Royal Speedway with ARDC being part of the show that gets underway at the always fast and furious half-mile.   The Eastern Storm Finale is set for Sunday night, June 8th  at  the Susquehanna Speedway in Newberrytown, PA.   In the 2013 Eastern Storm at Susky,  Shane Cottle won a thriller that had the crowd on their feet for the final laps.
 
In the 2013 Eastern Storm event at Grandview Speedway,  “The Modern Day Cowboy”, Daron Clayton thrilled the crowd while bouncing off the walls  lap after lap to pick up his first "Eastern Storm" feature win.    2012 Grandview winner Bryan Clauson was again crowned the "Eastern Storm" champion  in 2013, backing up his mini-series championship from the year before en route to a second-straight National title.    Other previous winners at Grandview include Bobby East (2011), Jesse Hockett (2010), and two-time  winner Levi Jones.
 
Lincoln Speedway returns to the fold after two years off, and it is sure to see a new winner as Levi Jones had claimed both features at the famous central Pennsylvania track.   New Egypt had a one-year hiatus, but the favored USAC destination is back by popular demand in 2014.   Clauson won the most recent  visit in 2012 after Jones and Hunter Schuerenberg had won previous races on the sweeping 4/10-mile oval, known for fantastic USAC racing.
 
After being rained out in 2011, Port Royal Speedway will look for its third-consecutive race during the "Eastern Storm" after Damion Gardner and Dave Darland took victory the first two years.    Susquehanna was a newcomer to  the series in 2013 and saw a barnburner won by Shane Cottle in Pennsylvania  car owner Gene Franckowiak's #65.
 
All championship contenders are expected to return to action in USAC for 2013, including Clauson, who will defend his title along with the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #20 team.   He will again be challenged by  Darland, who looks to close in on the all-time National Sprint Car win record, as he trails Tom Bigelow by just five with 47 triumphs of his own.  "The People's Champ" from Lincoln, Indiana has finished second to Clauson  each of the last two years in the National Championship.
 
"Most Improved" driver Kevin Thomas, Jr. joined Clauson & Darland as each had seven wins on the tour in 2013. The Cullman, Alabama youngster will look to build on that as he takes on a teammate in veteran Jon Stanbrough.  Stanbrough sits 11th in all-time sprint car wins as he strengthens the  Michael Dutcher/RW/Tri-Star Motorsports team.
 
Another veteran returning in 2014 is Tracy Hines, who is trying to chase down Darland and Bigelow. Hines, with 45, is tied for fourth on the list and is one behind Jack Hewitt. Famed car entrants Hoffman Auto Racing will  campaign their familiar #69 into the "Eastern Storm" as they bring back  Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver Brady Bacon for year-two with the team.    Along  with them, 2012 "Wild Card" winner Chase Stockon attempts to improve on his fourth-place standing from last year, and crowd favorite Robert Ballou of
Rocklin, California is again expected to make the trip.
 
"The trip east has become one of the favorites on our schedule, for the fans, our competitors, and even us working with the series. We've had spectacular racing, especially in recent years, and the fans are really into the show these guys put on. We feel like we've assembled the best schedule yet for this trip, and we're excited to see it play out and try to give the racers a great stage for them to perform," USAC National Series Coordinator Jason McCord said.
 
Previous Eastern Storm Champions
2013    Bryan Clauson/Nobelsville, IN
2012    Bryan Clauson/Nobelsville, IN
2011    Levi Jones/Olney, IL
2010    Levi Jones/Olney, IL
2009    Cole Whitt/Alpine, CA
2008    Cole Whitt/Alpine, CA
2007    Levi Jones/ Olney, IL
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