Cory Eliason Cashes In For $7,300; Wins All Star Sprint Kramer Klash At Lincoln Speedway
Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS – ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – For the second time in four starts, and for the seventh time in his career, Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason is a FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event winner, doing so during Lincoln Speedway’s annual Kramer Klash which honors the late, great Kramer Williamson.
Earning the pole position by way of dash result, Eliason led all 35 circuits of the $7,300-to-win showstopper, forced to fend off early charges by fellow front row starter Zeb Wise, as well as a late charge by Parker Price Miller, who snuck by Justin Peck for second with just four circuits remaining.
“We probably should have been up here a lot more times this year, but it feels great to get another win,” an elated Cory Eliason expressed in Lincoln Speedway victory lane. “My guys have been really busting their butts the last month or so and it’s really beginning to show. We’re starting to get more competitive, at least at the level we should be at. Hopefully all of the guys back home are awake watching this. Everyone at the Rudeen office is a diehard race fan and they’re always reaching out and letting us know they see us and support us…having that level of support makes wins like these a lot more special.”
Despite a caution-filled first two circuits that included a pair of red flag incidents, one of which resulting in an open red, the Kramer Klash finally commenced with its first uninterrupted stretch of green flag action beginning on lap three. Eliason was the man in charge, tracked every corner by Angola, Indiana’s Zeb Wise and Swindell Speedlab’s Parker Price Miller.
Although Eliason was able to maintain a steady advantage through the first ten circuits, slower traffic eventually changed the game for the pilot of the Rudeen Racing, Hager Realty, Rayce Rudeen Foundation, No. 26 entry allowing Wise to chip away at the gap. Laps 12 and 13 would see Wise do his best to take advantage of Eliason’s confrontation with traffic, actually showing his nose to the Californian on lap 13, all before pulling even with Eliason for a short stint the following circuit. Despite the pressure, Eliason found himself another gear and quickly scooted away from Wise’s Sundollar Restoration No. 10.
Meanwhile, Monrovia, Indiana’s Justin Peck, who started tenth aboard his Kramer Kraft tribute car, was on the move, avoiding the early race messes and cruising his way to fifth within the first few circuits. Peck battled his way to fourth well before halfway, eventually claiming third on lap 20, then second on lap 27. Regardless of his progress, a caution on lap 29, and another on lap 31, would ultimately end Peck’s potential for victory, as Eliason was given clean air and a clear track for the ensuing restarts.
As mentioned, Kokomo, Indiana’s Parker Price Miller snuck by Peck on lap 31 to lock down second; Cory Eliason drove off unscathed.
The All Star/Pennsylvania Posse four-race sweep will come to a close on Sunday evening, August 29, at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven. The Johnny Mackison Clash will award a $5,000 top prize, and like the trip to Grandview, will feature the All Star Circuit of Champions for the first and only time of 2021.
Weekend Outline:
Date: Sunday, August 29
Track: BAPS Motor Speedway
Hot laps: 6:15 p.m.
Contingency Awards/Results: Lincoln Speedway | Saturday, August 28, 2021:
Event: Kramer Klash
Entries: 38
C&R Racing Hot Laps: Cory Eliason | 13.190
Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: TJ Stutts | 12.976
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Justin Peck
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Hunter Schuerenberg
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Robbie Kendall
Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Kyle Reinhardt
Kear’s Speed Shop Dash #1 Winner: Cory Eliason
Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Dash #2 Winner: Zeb Wise
Classic Ink USA B-Main Winner: Cap Henry
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Glenndon Forsythe
FloRacing A-Main Winner: Cory Eliason (2)
Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Brandon Rahmer (+15)
FloRacing A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 26-Cory Eliason[1]; 2. 39-Parker Price Miller[3]; 3. 73-Justin Peck[10]; 4. 10-Zeb Wise[2]; 5. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr[6]; 6. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[7]; 7. 87-Alan Krimes[13]; 8. 11T-TJ Stutts[9]; 9. 88-Brandon Rahmer[24]; 10. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[11]; 11. 1X-Chad Trout[12]; 12. 75-Tyler Ross[20]; 13. 99M-Kyle Moody[26]; 14. 5-Ian Madsen[18]; 15. 11-JJ Grasso[25]; 16. 17B-Bill Balog[27]; 17. (DNF) 5E-Tim Wagaman II[19]; 18. (DNF) 07-Skylar Gee[16]; 19. (DNF) 69-Tim Glatfelter[23]; 20. (DNF) 51-Freddie Rahmer[15]; 21. (DNF) 55K-Robbie Kendall[4]; 22. (DNF) 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[5]; 23. (DNF) 19-Brent Marks[8]; 24. (DNF) 27-Devon Borden[14]; 25. (DNF) 39D-Chase Dietz[22]; 26. (DNF) 38-Cory Haas[17]; 27. (DNF) 4-Cap Henry[21]; 28. (DNF) 21-Matt Campbell[28] Lap Leaders: Cory Eliason (1-35)
Classic Ink USA B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 4-Cap Henry[1]; 2. 39D-Chase Dietz[2]; 3. 69-Tim Glatfelter[3]; 4. 88-Brandon Rahmer[5]; 5. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe[4]; 6. 59-Jim Siegel[7]; 7. 44-Dylan Norris[9]; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody[12]; 9. 21-Matt Campbell[8]; 10. 90-Jordan Givler[15]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[6]; 12. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[10]; 13. 7-Trey Hivner[11]; 14. 47K-Kody Lehman[18]; 15. 11P-Greg Plank[16]; 16. (DNF) 8-Billy Dietrich[13]; 17. (DNS) 11-JJ Grasso; 18. (DNS) 35-Tyler Esh
Kears Speed Shop Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 26-Cory Eliason[1]; 2. 39-Parker Price Miller[2]; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[4]; 4. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[5]; 5. 11T-TJ Stutts[3]
Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Dash 2 (4 Laps): 1. 10-Zeb Wise[1]; 2. 55K-Robbie Kendall[2]; 3. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr[4]; 4. 19-Brent Marks[5]; 5. 73-Justin Peck[3]
Ford Performance Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Justin Peck[2]; 2. 10-Zeb Wise[3]; 3. 27-Devon Borden[5]; 4. 11T-TJ Stutts[4]; 5. 5-Ian Madsen[6]; 6. 4-Cap Henry[1]; 7. 59-Jim Siegel[9]; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[8]; 9. (DNF) 11P-Greg Plank[10]; 10. (DNF) 39D-Chase Dietz[7]
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason[4]; 4. 39-Parker Price Miller[3]; 5. 75-Tyler Ross[8]; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter[5]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog[6]; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody[7]; 9. 35-Tyler Esh[10]; 10. 47K-Kody Lehman[9]
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 55K-Robbie Kendall[2]; 2. 1X-Chad Trout[3]; 3. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 4. 38-Cory Haas[1]; 5. 5E-Tim Wagaman II[5]; 6. 88-Brandon Rahmer[6]; 7. 44-Dylan Norris[9]; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich[7]; 9. 90-Jordan Givler[8]
Mobil 1 Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[1]; 2. 87-Alan Krimes[2]; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer[3]; 4. 07-Skylar Gee[6]; 5. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr[4]; 6. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe[5]; 7. 21-Matt Campbell[8]; 8. 7-Trey Hivner[9]; 9. 11-JJ Grasso[7]
Dixie Vodka Qualifying: 1. 11T-TJ Stutts, 00:12.976[1]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 00:13.089[18]; 3. 10-Zeb Wise, 00:13.106[4]; 4. 73-Justin Peck, 00:13.181[9]; 5. 39-Parker Price Miller, 00:13.199[13]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 00:13.251[16]; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 00:13.286[20]; 8. 4-Cap Henry, 00:13.291[7]; 9. 27-Devon Borden, 00:13.306[6]; 10. 5-Ian Madsen, 00:13.371[3]; 11. 39D-Chase Dietz, 00:13.409[2]; 12. 19-Brent Marks, 00:13.415[25]; 13. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 00:13.443[10]; 14. 1X-Chad Trout, 00:13.508[29]; 15. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr, 00:13.518[36]; 16. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 00:13.536[37]; 17. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 00:13.539[12]; 18. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 00:13.558[28]; 19. 87-Alan Krimes, 00:13.559[33]; 20. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 00:13.562[31]; 21. 17B-Bill Balog, 00:13.566[14]; 22. 59-Jim Siegel, 00:13.575[5]; 23. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 00:13.576[30]; 24. 07-Skylar Gee, 00:13.611[35]; 25. 38-Cory Haas, 00:13.642[26]; 26. 11-JJ Grasso, 00:13.648[32]; 27. 5E-Tim Wagaman II, 00:13.652[24]; 28. 21-Matt Campbell, 00:13.656[38]; 29. 7-Trey Hivner, 00:13.657[34]; 30. 99M-Kyle Moody, 00:13.659[17]; 31. 88-Brandon Rahmer, 00:13.669[27]; 32. 8-Billy Dietrich, 00:13.698[22]; 33. 90-Jordan Givler, 00:13.722[21]; 34. 44-Dylan Norris, 00:13.808[23]; 35. 11P-Greg Plank, 00:13.860[8]; 36. 75-Tyler Ross, 00:13.872[19]; 37. 47K-Kody Lehman, 00:13.891[15]; 38. 35-Tyler Esh, 00:13.951[11]