LOCAL TRACKS: Adams takes feature at Evergreen
Jun. 23—Micah Adams of Lake Ariel won for the second time in four races at Evergreen Speedway in St. Johns outside Drums, taking the checkered flag in the 40-lap feature that was Race No. 2 of the six-race Evergreen / Mahoning Valley Speedway Duel Track Series for Four-Cylinder Stocks.
Adams, who recently graduated from eighth grade in the Western Wayne School District, passed his father Scott for the lead on lap 6 and drove away for a dominant victory. When the caution came out with two laps remaining, Micah was lapping cars inside the top 10.
Scott Adams wound up finishing third.
Win for Tonkin
Brett Tonkin of Carbondale captured the 30-lap Modified feature at Afton Motorsports Park in New York.
Starting eighth, Tonkin quickly made his way to the front. He moved into second place on lap 3, then took over the lead and stayed there the rest of the way.
Darwin Greene from Susquehanna finished 12th. Old Forge's Bobby and Brian Puckett were 16th and 17th, respectively. Nick Mady of Dingman's Ferry was 22nd and Dan Vauter from Forest City was 25th.
In the division standings, Tonkin is third with 298 points, 12 behind leader Shaun Walker of Masonville, New York. Vauter is eighth with 204 points and Greene ninth with 197. Bobby Puckett is 11th with 184 points, Hawley's Brian Mady 15th with 167 points, Nick Mady 19th with 153 points and Brian Puckett 24th with 111 points.
Sprint Speedweek
The 33rd annual Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek begins Friday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg. The 10-race schedule then heads to Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown on Saturday and BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven on Sunday.
On Monday, the series heads back to Lincoln Speedway before heading to Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville on Tuesday and Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland on Wednesday. After an off day Thursday, the rest of the schedule is Williams Grove on June 30, Port Royal Speedway on July 1 and Selinsgrove Speedway on July 2 before wrapping up at Port Royal on July 3.
More information can be found at www.paspeedweeks.com.
Fast tracks
Dan Stone of Thompson wound up 10th in the final standings of Appalachian Mountain Super Late Model Speedweek with 2,548 points. In the final three races, Stone finished 12th at Bedford Speedway, 17th at Lincoln Speedway and 10th at Selinsgrove Speedway. ... Nick Rochinski from Dickson City took second in the Modified feature at Big Diamond Speedway in Minersville. Alex Yankowski of Covington Twp. was 15th and Scranton's Bobby Trapper Jr. was 22nd. ... South Canaan's Eddie Strada finished 12th in the 30-lap Modified feature at Grandview Speedway and Trapper Jr. was 14th. Strada is eighth in the division standings with 1,590 points and Trapper Jr. is 10th with 1,462. ... Larry Kelleher Jr. from Scranton competed in the NASCAR Youth Series event at the Blackbird Quarter Midget Racing Club track in New Castle, Delaware. He qualified for four A-Mains and had two wins (Senior Honda, LT 160), one second (Formula Mod) and one fifth (LT World Formula). He also was 12th in Senior Animal. ... With last week's program postponed by rain, Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna rescheduled Pappy Beaven Memorial Night for Friday at 7 p.m. The event honors the track's founder and features Modifieds, Sportsman, Limited Sportsman, 600cc Modifieds, Factory Stocks and Four-Cylinders. Also, there will be a Sportsman Dash 4 Cash. The top two in each heat will qualify for the six-lap dash that pays $250 for first, $100 for second and $50 for third. ... Hamlin Speedway is idle this week. It returns July 1 with all divisions racing, highlighted by the All-Star Slingshot Firecracker 100.
LOCAL TRACKS June 17-18 results
PENN CAN SPEEDWAY
June 18 results
MODIFIEDS — Justin Holland, Darwin Greene Sr., Brian Malcolm, Brandon Fritsch, John Michael Phillips, Alan Komar, Bailey Boyd, Hunter Metzger, Brian Franko, Alan Barker
602 CRATE SPORTSMAN — Dave Dickey, Dale Welty, Tommy Groover, Gordon Smith, Tyler Ward, Ray Leonard, Stacy Jackson, Ned Fitch, Alex Konopoka, Amanda Scholtisek, Eddie Kudrako, Tim Guild, Mike Nagel Jr. DQ: Blake Sarpricone
600cc MODIFIEDS — George Higley, Mollie Mroz, Allen Bibalo, Sam Hubbard, Tori Straway, Devan Sieban, Jeff Baldwin, Ali Scutt, Darwin Greene Jr. DNS: Ajay Tuttle
FACTORY STOCKS — Eric Beach, Luke Mills, Buck Mills Jr., Kyle Spoor, Josh Towner, Kevin Welch, Jordan Towner, Billy Shoemaker, Justin Slezak. DNS: John Picchio
FOUR CYLINDERS — Tony Dickerson, Kenny Underwood, Landon Dickerson, Mike Girjatowitz, Ronnie Welch, Bryant Beach
LIMITED SPORTSMAN — Garrett Zacharias, Matthew Backus, Andrew McFadden, Charlie Towner
HAMLIN SPEEDWAY
June 17 results
JUNIOR SLINGSHOTS (20 Laps): Brayden Traver; Christofer Tittle; Logan Mears; Trevor Houghton; Preston Trautschold; Darian Danyluk; Jakoby Thompson
ALL-STAR SLINGSHOTS (20 Laps): Andrew Turpin; Griffin Hendershot; Lydia Novarro; Brad Crandall; Tucker Jones; Sophia Spear; Hunter Handelong; AJ Lord; Brayden Granger; David Luethe; Patrick Weiss; Colton Lineman; Reanna Davis; Garrett Chillot; Dylan Hahn; Marissa Lord; Cole Armstrong; Mason Lineman; Derrick Brown
XCEL 600 MODIFIEDS (20 Laps): Shjon Dove; Olivia Schmeltzer; Tommy Martocci; Doug Newbigging; Bryce Smith; John Martinsky Sr.; Richie Hitzler; Korey Inglin; Jordan Tittle; Christian Smith; Tiffany Hitzler; Geoffrey Sutton; Daisy Dove; Chad Kreiser; Brayden Plunkert; Ray Gradwell; Brandon Graner; Tyler Fronina; Logan Knauss; Tim Bauer
ROOKIE 600 SPRINTS (20 Laps): Ryan Rochelle; Abel Engler; Jace Marshall; Thomas Granville; Vincent Gueci; Tyler Aleckna
WINGLESS 600 SPRINTS (20 Laps): Morgan Rochelle; Jordan Tittle; Joseph J Smith; Kate Mattern; Tony Parlanti; Dennis Stawinsky Jr.; Vincent Gueci; Adam Sadlon; Jace Marshall; Jared Lilly; Connor Mirabelli
STAGE ONE MODIFIEDS (20 Laps): Gavyn Krupp; Colin Cox; Anthony Wood; Chad Riddle; Joel Price; Stephen Ennes; Owen Cassel; Matthew Ennes; Jake Moyer; Troy Maurizzio; Leroy Sorenson; Paul Ennes; Samantha Maguire; Peyton Cassel; Peyton Knecht
PENN CAN SPEEDWAY
June 18 results
MODIFIEDS — Justin Holland, Darwin Greene Sr., Brian Malcolm, Brandon Fritsch, John Michael Phillips, Alan Komar, Bailey Boyd, Hunter Metzger, Brian Franko, Alan Barker
602 CRATE SPORTSMAN — Dave Dickey, Dale Welty, Tommy Groover, Gordon Smith, Tyler Ward, Ray Leonard, Stacy Jackson, Ned Fitch, Alex Konopoka, Amanda Scholtisek, Eddie Kudrako, Tim Guild, Mike Nagel Jr. DQ: Blake Sarpricone
600cc MODIFIEDS — George Higley, Mollie Mroz, Allen Bibalo, Sam Hubbard, Tori Straway, Devan Sieban, Jeff Baldwin, Ali Scutt, Darwin Greene Jr. DNS: Ajay Tuttle
FACTORY STOCKS — Eric Beach, Luke Mills, Buck Mills Jr., Kyle Spoor, Josh Towner, Kevin Welch, Jordan Towner, Billy Shoemaker, Justin Slezak. DNS: John Picchio
FOUR CYLINDERS — Tony Dickerson, Kenny Underwood, Landon Dickerson, Mike Girjatowitz, Ronnie Welch, Bryant Beach
LIMITED SPORTSMAN — Garrett Zacharias, Matthew Backus, Andrew McFadden, Charlie Towner
HAMLIN SPEEDWAY
June 17 results
JUNIOR SLINGSHOTS (20 Laps) — Brayden Traver; Christofer Tittle; Logan Mears; Trevor Houghton; Preston Trautschold; Darian Danyluk; Jakoby Thompson
ALL-STAR SLINGSHOTS (20 Laps) — Andrew Turpin; Griffin Hendershot; Lydia Novarro; Brad Crandall; Tucker Jones; Sophia Spear; Hunter Handelong; AJ Lord; Brayden Granger; David Luethe; Patrick Weiss; Colton Lineman; Reanna Davis; Garrett Chillot; Dylan Hahn; Marissa Lord; Cole Armstrong; Mason Lineman; Derrick Brown
XCEL 600 MODIFIEDS (20 Laps) — Shjon Dove; Olivia Schmeltzer; Tommy Martocci; Doug Newbigging; Bryce Smith; John Martinsky Sr.; Richie Hitzler; Korey Inglin; Jordan Tittle; Christian Smith; Tiffany Hitzler; Geoffrey Sutton; Daisy Dove; Chad Kreiser; Brayden Plunkert; Ray Gradwell; Brandon Graner; Tyler Fronina; Logan Knauss; Tim Bauer
ROOKIE 600 SPRINTS (20 Laps) — Ryan Rochelle; Abel Engler; Jace Marshall; Thomas Granville; Vincent Gueci; Tyler Aleckna
WINGLESS 600 SPRINTS (20 Laps) — Morgan Rochelle; Jordan Tittle; Joseph J Smith; Kate Mattern; Tony Parlanti; Dennis Stawinsky Jr.; Vincent Gueci; Adam Sadlon; Jace Marshall; Jared Lilly; Connor Mirabelli
STAGE ONE MODIFIEDS (20 Laps) — Gavyn Krupp; Colin Cox; Anthony Wood; Chad Riddle; Joel Price; Stephen Ennes; Owen Cassel; Matthew Ennes; Jake Moyer; Troy Maurizzio; Leroy Sorenson; Paul Ennes; Samantha Maguire; Peyton Cassel; Peyton Knecht
SCOTT WALSH covers motor sports for The Times-Tribune. His "Local Tracks" column appears every Friday. Contact him at swalsh@timesshamrock.com and follow him on Twitter
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