Edgar Takes Wingless Wednesday 270 Feature Win At Shellhammers

Story By: TAMMY WYNNE / SHELLHAMMERS SPEEDWAY – SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PA – The first Wingless Wednesday Series is in the books and the fans saw some of the best racing for not only the opening night, but so far this season for small car racing. The teams rolled off for practice laps to make last minute changes and be sure they were ready for the nights activities.

The 270 Wingless Micro Sprints would start off the night with their heat races first, as they have two sets of qualifying heat races to determine their feature starting order. Nick Sweigart and Richie Hartman would lead the first heat to the green flag for the opening race of the 2017 Wingless Wednesday Series. Hartman would take the lead and old off the chillness of last last place starter Brandon Edgar in order to take him the win.

The second heat would see Matt Hoffman hold off Adam Minzer Jr. for the win after their 10 lap battle was only delayed by a single caution flag when Ron Kreider spun but was able to rejoin the field. The starting orders of the first set of heats would be inverted for the second set of heats for this division.

The first group up for their second round of heats saw Brandon Edgar be able to lead the race from green to checkers and set himself up for a great starting position in the main event. The second group’s second heat was won by Glenn Macomber.

The 25 lap Main event for the 270 Micro Sprints had some great side by side, slide action passing through with many multi car battles for the same position. Richie Hartman and Matt Hoffman would lead the field to the green flag and the battle was on. It was not long before Brandon Edgar was ready to be in the top spot but Hartman would battle him.

As the first and second place car came up on the slower car of Brian Boyer, there was some contact between the three that left Boyer sitting on his roll cage right at the 3rd turn exit off of the track and the red flag to come out. Boyer was ok and able to continue while both the top drivers never slowed and continued to battle even to the caution despite this minor incident.

As the race resumed, the action started to heat up behind the leaders as Matt Hoffman, Adam Minzer Jr and Matthew Kreider all wanted to take over the 3rd place position. These three drivers kept swapping around the position in a multi lap battle in which Hoffman eventually came up short and spun out in turn 4 bringing out the final caution of the event and resetting the slight distance that Edgar had put between himself and Hartman. Edgar would be able to hold off Hartman’s attempts to pass in on the restart in order to gain the opening night Victory, Hartman would follow him across the line in second, followed by Nick Sweigart, Adam Minzer and Glenn Macomber.

In the Senior Slingshot Class, Dakota Kohler and Austin Daniels would lead the field to the green. Kohler and Daniels would have a great battle going that was joined by Jeff Kemp and quickly the battle turned into Kemp verses Daniels. Kemp would begin to pull away from the field as Kohler, Daniels and Brett Bieber began to battle for the 2nd place position.

The caution came out after the leader, Kemp, came around to lap Myron Moyer and contact was made, Kemp did not slow down but Moyer did come to a stop. Kemp would keep his spot at the front of the field and bring the field back to the green. This allowed Bieber, Kohler and Daniels one last shot at the win, but Kemp would be able to hold them off. Brett Bieber would finish in 2nd followed by Austin Daniel, Dakota Kohler and Kyle Smith. The heat race was won by Dakota Kohler.

The Excel Modifieds were in action as well, and Jason Dunkleberger had his eye on the prize of parking his North Jersey Truck Center sponsored ride in Victory Lane for the season opener. He was able to find the best line around the track and made winning look easy Wednesday evening as he swept both the heat and feature wins. Dave Dimaio would take home the runner up spot in the feature, followed by Sam Scicchitano, Barry Stufflet and Ray Gradwell.

The Junior Slingshot feature and heat events were won by Nicho Flammer, Tyler Ulsh finished second in both events and Emma Flammer finished 3. The 125 Micro Sprint Feature and heat events were won by Kyler Heiney with Ron Zimmer being runner up in both.

The action will resume Saturday evening, April 15 and it will be the opening night for the regular Saturday series. The drivers are anxious to begin their 2017 season and everyone has their hopes set on finding their way to Victory Lane that evening. There will be over 25 divisions in competition ranging from Junior divisions to Adult in Champ Karts, Flat Karts, Sling Shot, Xcel Modifieds, Quads and more.

Racers as young as 5 years old will strap on their helmets and battle it out to the checkers to see who will be the top of their class. Prior to the start of the events on Saturday, April 15, there will be a special treat for the young race fans, as they are welcome to attend an Easter Egg hunt, which will begin at 4:30 pm, please note the time change! Children ages 10 and under are invited to come participate in this fun activity which will be held at the speedway.

Saturday Admission Pricing is Grandstand $7.00 for ages 13 and older and children under 12 FREE. Pit Passes are $15.00, the required transponder fee is $5.00 and individual class entry fees are as follows: Go-Kart Per Class Fee $20.00, PeeWee class Free Entry, Slingshot $20.00 and Xcel Modified $20.00

Gates open at 2:30 pm Saturday afternoons. REGISTRATION IS 3:30 TO 5:00 PM. Warm-up/practice session starts at 5:00 pm. Call-in entries can be made up to 5:00pm and drivers will be placed in their original starting position. (If after 5:00 pm, driver will start in the rear of their class.)

The race order and classes being run Saturday April 15 are as follows:
1. KID KART RESTRICTED (ages 5 to 7, 150 lbs minimum weight)
2. FLATHEAD CHAMP LIGHT (ages 15 and older, 410 lbs minimum weight)
3. ROOKIE BLUE LIGHT (ages 10 to 12, .500 restrictor, 275 lbs minimum weight)
4. ROOKIE PURPLE CHAMP LIGHT (ages 7 to 10, .425 restrictor, 300 lbs minimum weight)
5. JUNIOR CHAMP LIGHT (ages 12 to 15, 335 lbs minimum weight, stock Flathead, Animal black plate .575)
6. FLATHEAD 350 (ages 15 and older)
7. FLATHEAD SUPER HEAVY (ages 15 and older, 400 lbs minimum weight (max kart wgt 200 lbs))
8. XCEL SPORTSMAN MODIFIED
9. JUNIOR SLINGSHOT
10. ANIMAL CHAMP HEAVY (ages 15 and older, 425 lbs minimum weight)
11. ROOKIE BLUE CHAMP LIGHT (ages 10 to 12, .500 restrictor, 300 lbs minimum weight)
12. 35 & OVER (ages 35 and older, 375 minimum weight)
13. QUADs
14. CLONE 360 (ages 15 and older)
15. AMINAL 350 (ages 15 and older)
16. ROOKIE PURPLE CHAMP LIGHT (ages 7 to 10, .425 restrictor, 285 lbs minimum weight)
17. FLATHEAD CHAMP HEAVY (ages 15 and older, 425 lbs minimum weight)
18. SENIOR SLINGSHOT
19. ROOKIE BLUE CHAMP HEAVY (ages 10 to 12, .500 restrictor, 315 lbs minimum weight)
20. FLATHEAD 375 (ages 15 and older)
21. JUNIOR CHAMP HEAVY (ages 12 to 15, 355 lbs minimum weight, stock Flathead, Animal black plate .575)
22. ROOKIE BLUE HEAVY (ages 10 to 12, .500 restrictor, 290 lbs minimum weight)
23. ANIMAL CHAMP LIGHT (ages 15 and older, 410 lbs minimum weight)
24. YAMAHA 375 (ages 15 and older)
25. ANIMAL 375 (ages 15 and older)

Race Results:
JUNIOR SLINGSHOT
fastest feature lap: Nicho Flammer, lap 23, 10.90, 41.282 mph
1. NICHO FLAMMER
2. Tyler Ulsh
3. Emma Flammer

“wingless” 125 MICRO SPRINT
fastest feature lap: Kyler Heiney, lap 3, 9.924, 45.342 mph
1. KYLER HEINEY
2. Ron Zimmer
3. Patrick Chilmonik
4. Brian Boyer III

XCEL SPORTSMAN MODIFIED
fastest feature lap: Jason Dunkelberger, lap 19, 9.626, 46.748 mph
1. JASON DUNKELBERGER
2. Dave Dimaio
3. Sam Scicchitano
4. Barry Stufflet
5. Ray Gradwell
6. Arden Snyder

SENIOR SLINGSHOT
fastest feature lap: Jeff Kemp, lap 14 10.382, 43.342 mph
1. JEFF KEMP
2. Brett Bieber
3. Austin Daniels
4. Dakota Kohler
5. Kyle Smith
6. Rodney Ulsh
7. Myron Moyer

“Wingless” 270 MICRO SPRINT
fastest feature lap: Brandon Edgar, lap 3, 9.519, 47.274 mph
1. BRANDON EDGAR
2. Richie Hartman
3. Nick Sweigart
4. Adam Minzer
5. Glenn Macomber
6. Matt Hoffman
7. Brian Boyer
8. Matthew Kreider
9. Troy Hoffman
Mike Kalman (DNS), Ron Kreider (DNS)

Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, April 19 “wingless” Wednesday—270 & 125 Micro Sprints, Xcel Mods, Slingshots
Saturday, April 22 Regular Show (heats/features) + PA MINI PRO TRACTORS + KEYSTONE OUTLAW TRACTORS
Wednesday, April 26 “wingless” Wednesday—270 & 125 Micro Sprints, Xcel Mods, Slingshots
Saturday, April 29 Regular Show (heats & features) plus QUADS

Wingless Wednesday series featuring the 270 Wingless Micro Sprints, 125 Micro Sprints as well as the Xcel Modifieds and the Junior and Senior Slinger Shots. The heat racing action begins at 7 PM each week. Wednesday Grandstand admission is $7.00 for ages 13 and older and children under 12 are FREE. Pit Passes are $15.00, the required transponder fee is $5.00 and individual class entry fees are as follows:”Wingless” 270/125 Micro Sprints are $30.00, JR/SR Slingshots are $20.00 and Xcel Modifieds are $20.00.