Story By: KALI LANDIS / BAPS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – YORK HAVEN, PA – Scott Dellinger is aware of the weather, moisture in the air, and when the racetrack is going to be a little heavier than normal.
It doesn’t affect Dellinger’s focus or drive behind the wheel. Still, it seems like the car and setup is better, and the Lewisberry, Pa., driver is usually near the front battling for wins.
That was the case Saturday night at BAPS Motor Speedway. Dellinger chased down Russ Mitten just past the halfway point and captured the Meyer’s RV Super Sportsman Firecracker 40, which was his second win of the season at the York Haven, Pa., facility.
“The racetrack has been good both times we won,” Dellinger said. “They had some grip left in it, so it wasn’t really hard and slick, but then of course, everyone is fast, too. I usually strive when there is a little more grip in the track.
“We struggle a little bit on the dry-slick not having our program where it should be. We have a little bit of a disadvantage, because you get more dry-slick than you do nice tracks like that. But hey, everybody gets to run on the same surface.”
Russ Mitten started third on the grid and rocketed out front on the opening lap, blowing by Tyler Wolford. Dellinger, who started fourth, took his time getting into contention, dropping to sixth at one point.
Dellinger got hooked up and was up to second by Lap 7. He closed on Mitten in traffic and caught a caution on Lap 21, when Rohan Beasley stopped in the fourth corner.
Mitten was out front on the restart, but he got a little crossed up on the bottom of Lap 22. It allowed Dellinger to get the run he needed to get blast around the outside and win a drag race down the frontstretch.
“Russ was setting a pretty good pace,” Dellinger said. “I thought I had a little left in the tank when I got to him in lapped traffic, and he had a little bobble and let me close the gap pretty quick.
“He was running well, too. I just think we were a touch better. I don’t know how it would’ve played out if he didn’t get caught up, so it might have been a little more interesting for the fans.”
When Dellinger got by, Mitten was left to fend off Troy Rhome. The two made contact, and a four-car incident ensued. Mitten, Luke Deatrick, Jamie Rickert, and Shane McConnell were involved.
The rest of the event went non-stop. Dellinger was the class of the field and stretched his winning margin to 2.849 seconds over Rhome. Jay Fannasy, Kenny Edkin, and Wolford completed the top five.
Tony Jackson set quick time for the 25-car field with a lap of 16.581. Deatrick, Dellinger, and Daniel John were heat winners.
In the Creekside Auto Sales 358 Late Model main event, Tyson Mowery earned his first win of the season in the 20-Lap affair.
Matt Murphy started on the outside pole and beat Travis Mease to the stripe to lead Lap 1. Mowery, who started fifth, was fourth on the sixth circuit and was up to the runner-up spot by the completion of Lap 10.
A caution on Lap 14 tightened up the field. Mowery slipped past Murphy for the top spot two laps later and led the final three circuits to claim the victory.
Murphy settled for second, with Mease completing the podium. DJ Mease and Devin Frey rounded out the top five.
Sam Rial capped the night with a win in the Superior Homes Extreme Stock feature. The event was called after Lap 13 when rain hit the speedway.
Bob Scott Jr. started on the outside pole and led at the outset before Rial, who started fourth, shot into the lead on the second circuit. Hunter Fulton finished second, with Scott, Jason Townsend, and Patrick McClane completing the top five.
BAPS Motor Speedway
York Haven, Pa.
Saturday, July 1, 2023
MEYER’S RV HARRISBURG SUPER SPORTSMAN “DELLINGER’S AUTO BODY FIRECRACKER 40”
Feature (40 Laps): 1. 30-Scott Dellinger[5]; 2. 10-Troy Rhome[7]; 3. 222-Jay Fannasy[8]; 4. 75-Kenny Edkin[11]; 5. 25-Tyler Wolford[1]; 6. 3B-Mike Enders[14]; 7. 22-Daniel John[6]; 8. 77W-Tom Wyckoff[12]; 9. 32-Gene Eppley[23]; 10. 318-Steve Wilbur[19]; 11. 19R-Eric Rutz[13]; 12. (DNF) 7-Timmie Barrick[10]; 13. (DNF) 11-Chad Baker[21]; 14. (DNF) 77-Russ Mitten[3]; 15. (DNF) 5D-Luke Deatrick[4]; 16. (DNF) 14-Rohan Beasley[22]; 17. (DNF) 21R-Jamie Rickert[17]; 18. (DNF) 6S-Shane McConnell[20]; 19. (DNF) 2M-Matt Ondek[9]; 20. (DNF) F14-Jason Fraker[24]; 21. (DNF) 38H-Allan Hallman[15]; 22. (DNF) 35-John Edkin[16]; 23. (DNF) 9B-Blake Brooks[18]; 24. (DNS) 88-Tony Jackson.
Lap Leaders: Russ Mitten (1-21), Scott Dellinger (22-40)
Super Sportsman Qualifying #1: 1. 25-Tyler Wolford, 00:17.073[6]; 2. 10-Troy Rhome, 00:17.158[2]; 3. 19R-Eric Rutz, 00:17.383[9]; 4. 5D-Luke Deatrick, 00:17.553[5]; 5. 318-Steve Wilbur, 00:17.618[3]; 6. 75-Kenny Edkin, 00:17.655[8]; 7. 14-Rohan Beasley, 00:18.158[4]; 8. F14-Jason Fraker, 00:18.530[7]; 9. 35-John Edkin, 00:18.622[1].
Super Sportsman Qualifying #2: 1. 77-Russ Mitten, 00:17.039[3]; 2. 2M-Matt Ondek, 00:17.167[5]; 3. 77W-Tom Wyckoff, 00:17.343[4]; 4. 30-Scott Dellinger, 00:17.377[2]; 5. 3B-Mike Enders, 00:17.550[1]; 6. 21R-Jamie Rickert, 00:18.226[6]; 7. 6S-Shane McConnell, 00:18.424[7]; 8. 91-Lanny Hake, 00:19.519[8].
Super Sportsman Qualifying #3: 1. 88-Tony Jackson, 00:16.581[1]; 2. 222-Jay Fannasy, 00:17.150[2]; 3. 22-Daniel John, 00:17.385[3]; 4. 32-Gene Eppley, 00:17.476[4]; 5. 7-Timmie Barrick, 00:17.909[7]; 6. 11-Chad Baker, 00:18.175[8]; 7. 38H-Allan Hallman, 00:18.178[6]; 8. 9B-Blake Brooks, 00:18.647[5].
Super Sportsman Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. 5D-Luke Deatrick[1]; 2. 10-Troy Rhome[3]; 3. 25-Tyler Wolford[4]; 4. 75-Kenny Edkin[6]; 5. 19R-Eric Rutz[2]; 6. 35-John Edkin[9]; 7. 318-Steve Wilbur[5]; 8. 14-Rohan Beasley[7]; 9. (DNS) F14-Jason Fraker.
Super Sportsman Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. 30-Scott Dellinger[1]; 2. 77-Russ Mitten[4]; 3. 2M-Matt Ondek[3]; 4. 77W-Tom Wyckoff[2]; 5. 3B-Mike Enders[5]; 6. 21R-Jamie Rickert[6]; 7. 6S-Shane McConnell[7]; 8. (DNF) 91-Lanny Hake[8].
Super Sportsman Heat #3 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Daniel John[2]; 2. 222-Jay Fannasy[3]; 3. 7-Timmie Barrick[5]; 4. 88-Tony Jackson[4]; 5. 38H-Allan Hallman[7]; 6. 9B-Blake Brooks[8]; 7. 11-Chad Baker[6]; 8. (DNF) 32-Gene Eppley[1].
CREEKSIDE AUTO SALES LATE MODELS
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 12M-Tyson Mowery[5]; 2. 21M-Matt Murphy[2]; 3. 116-Travis Mease[1]; 4. 18-Derrick Mease[4]; 5. 62-Devin Frey[12]; 6. 86-Scott Palmer[3]; 7. 3B-Cameron Benyou[9]; 8. ONE-Chuck Schutz[19]; 9. 5-Charles Potts[11]; 10. 08-Zach Kauffman[14]; 11. 41-Jake Moser[10]; 12. 15-Jared Miller[20]; 13. NINE-Ross Leinbach[7]; 14. 14A-Lucas Adams[21]; 15. 711-Jennifer Lesher[16]; 16. 4M-Kyle Moser[8]; 17. 7F-Hunter Fulton[18]; 18. 4-John Moser Jr[15]; 19. 54-Cole Slanker[23]; 20. (DNF) 77-Matt Adams[6]; 21. (DNF) 25-Jedadiah Latshaw[13]; 22. (DNF) 24-Justin Williams[24]; 23. (DNF) 72-Wayne Pfeil[17]; 24. (DNF) 10-Niklas Stoudt[22].
Lap Leaders: Matt Murphy (1-15), Tyson Mowery (16-20)
Late Model Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jake Moser[3]; 2. NINE-Ross Leinbach[1]; 3. 12M-Tyson Mowery[2]; 4. 21M-Matt Murphy[4]; 5. 25-Jedadiah Latshaw[8]; 6. 711-Jennifer Lesher[5]; 7. ONE-Chuck Schutz[6]; 8. 68-DJ Groft[9]; 9. 26-Shawn Liddick[10]; 10. 14A-Lucas Adams[7].
Late Model Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. 3B-Cameron Benyou[3]; 2. 77-Matt Adams[2]; 3. 18-Derrick Mease[1]; 4. 116-Travis Mease[9]; 5. 08-Zach Kauffman[7]; 6. 72-Wayne Pfeil[5]; 7. 10-Niklas Stoudt[4]; 8. 24-Justin Williams[8]; 9. (DNF) 87-Eric Irvin[6].
Late Model Heat #3 (8 Laps): 1. 4M-Kyle Moser[2]; 2. 62-Devin Frey[6]; 3. 86-Scott Palmer[5]; 4. 5-Charles Potts[3]; 5. 4-John Moser Jr[1]; 6. 7F-Hunter Fulton[8]; 7. 15-Jared Miller[4]; 8. 54-Cole Slanker[9]; 9. 48-Kyle Nicholas[7].
Late Model Consolation (8 Laps): 1. ONE-Chuck Schutz[1]; 2. 15-Jared Miller[3]; 3. 14A-Lucas Adams[10]; 4. 10-Niklas Stoudt[2]; 5. 54-Cole Slanker[6]; 6. 24-Justin Williams[5]; 7. 48-Kyle Nicholas[8]; 8. 26-Shawn Liddick[7]; 9. (DNF) 68-DJ Groft[4]; 10. (DNS) 87-Eric Irvin.
SUPERIOR HOMES EXTREME STOCKS
Feature (13 Laps – Shortened Due to Rain): 1. 11-Sam Rial[4]; 2. 7F-Hunter Fulton[5]; 3. 47-Bob Scott[2]; 4. 41-Jason Townsend[3]; 5. 79-Patrick McClane[6]; 6. 33-Michael Goodwin[7]; 7. 92-Blake Decker[11]; 8. 5-Tyler Knaub[8]; 9. 91-Will Long[1]; 10. 27-Doug Hoffman[9]; 11. 7-Jordan Fulton[10]; 12. 12-Bryan Hare[13]; 13. LAZY8-John Wright[12]; 14. 45-Ernie Posey[14]; 15. (DNS) 7JR-Johnny Palm.
Lap Leaders: Bob Scott (1); Sam Rial (2-13)
Extreme Stock Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Bob Scott[1]; 2. 11-Sam Rial[8]; 3. 79-Patrick McClane[4]; 4. 33-Michael Goodwin[6]; 5. 27-Doug Hoffman[2]; 6. 92-Blake Decker[7]; 7. 12-Bryan Hare[5]; 8. 45-Ernie Posey[3].
Extreme Stock Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. 7F-Hunter Fulton[4]; 2. 41-Jason Townsend[1]; 3. 91-Will Long[3]; 4. 5-Tyler Knaub[6]; 5. 7-Jordan Fulton[7]; 6. LAZY8-John Wright[5]; 7. (DNS) 7JR-Johnny Palm.