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DECEMBER 17, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DURBORAW IS CROWNED LATE MODEL CHAMPION AT HAGERSTOWN FOR 8TH TIME

HAGERSTOWN, MD - The Hagerstown Speedway wrapped up a very successful 2005 season with the Annual Awards Banquet Saturday night at the Clarion Inn & Convention Center in Hagerstown. More than 600 drivers, fans, officials and friends were in attendance at the gala affair as point fund checks were presented to the top 15 drivers in each division by Promoter Frank Plessinger. The top ten drivers also received trophies with their Miller Lite point fund money during the lavish awards banquet. Following the dinner, guest watched the highlights of the 2005 season presented by Sports Plus Video and the Awards presentation with track announcer John Krall as emcee. Then the large crowd danced to the sounds of DVK Entertainment.

The highlight of the evening was the crowning of Nathan Durboraw as the 2005 late model track champion. Durboraw returned to late model racing on a weekly basis after taking a couple of years off and recorded his eighth late model track championship. He showed right from the start that he hadn't lost his touch when he went out and won the first point race of the season. Durboraw had his hands full with Andy Anderson in the first part of the season until July when Durboraw won the double point Johnny Roberts Memorial. From July on, Durboraw led the point chase holding off Allen Brannon in the last race. In 12 point races, Durboraw had two feature wins including four top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes.

Darryl Burkholder of Chambersburg, PA picked up his first win in the second point race of the year, but it wasn't until the end of June that he worked his way to the top of the points. After losing the point lead for a week, Burkholder moved back on top for good in July and went on to capture his first late model sportsman track championship at Hagerstown. Burkholder had two feature wins and seven top fives in 13 point races.

Ronnie Dennis of Jessup started the season off slow as Mike Warrenfeltz set the pace in the first half of the season in the Ernie's Salvage Yard pure stock division. Dennis slowly worked his way up to the top in August and then pulled away from the rest of the field with three straight wins including two double point races. Dennis built up such a commanding lead in the three races that he won the championship with one race remaining. Dennis finished in the top five in 12 of the 13 point races he competed in.

The track champions in the late models, late model sportsman and pure stock divisions received special prizes from Tri-State Racing Photos, Hoosier Tires Mid-Atlantic, Sign Design and others.

Several special awards were presented to the drivers in all three divisions. The late model awards were presented to Brain Booze of Marion, PA (Most Improved Driver Award); Roy Deese Jr. of Laurel (Hard Luck Award); Alan Sagi of Hagerstown (Sportsmanship Award); Allen Brannon of Winchester, VA (Rookie of the Year Award) and Ronnie Dehaven of Winchester, WV (Best Appearing Car Award).

In the late model sportsman division, the special awards were presented to Tyler Armstrong of St. Thomas, PA (Most Improved Driver Award); Dale Smith Jr. of Baltimore (Rookie of the Year Award); Pete Weaver of Williamsport (Hard Luck Award); Arlin Brougher of New Oxford, PA (Sportsmanship Award) and Scott Palmer of Greencastle, PA (Best Appearing Car Award).

The pure stock awards went to Wayne Hawbaker, Greencastle, PA (Most Improved Driver Award); Hans Stamberg of Hedgesville, WV (Sportsmanship Award); Rick Stouffer of Hagerstown (Hard Luck Award) and Brian Tavenner of Winchester, VA (Best Appearing Car Award).

The Crew Chief of the Year Awards were presented to the championship cars crew chiefs; Squiggy Bland, late model; Bill Hager, late model sportsman and Kenny Dennis, pure stocks.

Clifford Dove of Winchester, VA, photographer for the Area Auto Racing News received the 2005 Media Award. Dove is also the official photographer of the Hagerstown Speedway.

Special Appreciation Awards were presented to Little Miss Hagerstown, eight-year-old Marlaina Blank; Reed's Jewelers; W&W Racing Tires/Hoosier Mid-Atlantic of Finksburg, sponsor of the late model sportsman division; Ernie's Salvage Yard, sponsor of the pure stock division, late model hard charger award and Ernie's Championship Night; JLG Industries; County Medical, Safety Crew; Larkin Wholesale, sponsor of Miller Lite late model point fund; Hagerstown Ford, sponsor of Ford Taurus official pace car; St. Thomas Towing & Checker Flag Lube Center in St. Thomas, PA, sponsor of late model sportsman hard charger award; A&E Auto Machine Shop in Hagerstown, sponsor of pure stock hard charger award; Turbo Blue Racing Fuels, sponsor of Hub-City National 150; Sign Design; and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group, official soft drink of the speedway; Advanced Marketing Solutions, official marketing director; Shamrock Inn; Hagerstown Business College; Rapid Lube of Hagerstown; Home Depot and Twigg Cycle of Hagerstown.

Jeff Robinson of Greencastle, PA was inducted into the Hagerstown Speedway Hall of Fame. Two-time track champion in 1985 and 1987, the Shady Grove Slingshot is seventh on the all-time win list with 38 career wins. After winning his first title in 1985, Robinson was on his way to another title the following year until he broke his wrist in a freak racing accident. But he came right back in 1987 with 25 top five finishes for his second championship. Robinson also captured the 40th Anniversary Super Series.

Robinson raced for one race in 1970, but did not start his racing career until 1974. Robinson twice won seven features in one season at Hagerstown, 1981 and again in 1982. The1982 season was probably the best season for the popular driver where he won 28 races at area tracks. Robinson ended his career with 106 career wins at Hagerstown, Clearfield, Lincoln, Port Royal, Selinsgrove, Trailway, Williams Grove and Winchester Speedways.

Jeff Robinson joins Buddy Armel, Denny Bonebrake, Larry Gorman, Sam Nally, Wayne Stouffer, Tom Peck, Jerry Hart, Frank Sagi and Dick Warrenfeltz in the Hall of Fame.

Promoter Frank Plessinger announced that the Hagerstown Speedway will begin the new 2006 season on Sunday afternoon , February 26th with a doubleheader program featuring the late models and modifieds. For complete rundown of the 2005 season and any additional driver information, check out the internet at www.hagerstownspeedway.com.

DECEMBER 17, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

THE 58TH YEAR AT HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY IS ANOTHER ONE FOR THE RECORDS

HAGERSTOWN, MD - The 58th season of racing at the Hagerstown Speedway was filled with fans, drivers, fun, rain and excitement. Despite eight postponements in the first 12 dates due to inclement weather, Mother Nature finally cooperated in the second half of the season and race fans were treated to some of the best racing ever seen at the famous half-mile oval in western Maryland.

The battle for the track championships were close all year as more than $850,000 in prize money was paid out during the 2005 season.

In the late models, Nathan Durboraw returned to late model racing on a weekly basis after taking a couple of years off and recorded his eighth late model track championship. He showed right from the start that he hadn't lost his touch when he went out and won the first point race of the season. Durboraw had his hands full with Andy Anderson in the first part of the season until July when Durboraw won the double point Johnny Roberts Memorial. From July on, Durboraw led the point chase holding off Allen Brannon in the last race. In 12 point races, Durboraw had two feature wins including four top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes.

The Hagerstown Speedway was host to 153 different late model drivers. There were 17 different feature winners in the 28 late model feature events in 2005. Gary Stuhler of Greencastle, PA, Jeremy Miller of Littlestown, PA and D J Myers of Greencastle, PA, each had three feature wins. Stuhler was the big winner as he broke the tie he had with Rodney Franklin for the most career wins and now stands at the top with 117 feature wins. Stuhler was the big winner in the Hub-City 150 winning two of the three 50-lappers and pocketing $10,000. In addition to Durboraw, other two time feature winners included Rick Eckert of York, PA who won the 25-lap preliminary in the Conococheague 100 and one of the Winchester/Hagerstown Shootouts. Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY, notched two feature wins including his first career win at Hagerstown, the Stacker 2 World of Outlaw(WOO) late model Stanley Schetrompf Memorial. Then McCreadie came right back the following night and won the WOO 58th Anniversary Championship earning $20,000 for both nights. Jason Covert of York Haven, PA also recorded two feature wins including his first career win and Ronnie Dehaven of Winchester, VA also scored his first career win in the Hub-City 150 and then came right back to score the biggest win of his career in the Octoberfest 350 worth $10,000. Other feature winners included Frankie Plessinger of Big Cove Tannery, PA, who won the McBee/Hays Memorial, Andy Anderson of Martinsburg, WV and Roy Deese Jr. of Laurel. Scoring their first career wins at Hagerstown were Randall Chupp of Troutman, NC and Robbie Blair Titusville, PA in the Conococheague 100, Billy Wampler of York Haven, PA in the Bonebrake Memorial, David Williams of Avenue, Kenny Shipley of Shepardstown, WV and Allen Brannon of Winchester, VA.

The late models averaged 36.08 cars for all 23 events, 31.08 for the 14 point events and 42.60 cars for special events. The weekly field of late models set a new record for Hagerstown.

Darryl Burkholder of Chambersburg, PA picked up his first win in the second point race of the year, but it wasn't until the end of June that he worked his way to the top of the points. After losing the point lead for a week, Burkholder moved back on top for good in July and went on to capture his first track championship at Hagerstown. Burkholder had two feature wins and seven top fives in 13 point races.
There were 10 different feature winners in the late model sportsman division with four drivers visiting victory lane twice. In addition to Burkholder, Larry Baer of Dover, PA, Richard Walls of St. Thomas, PA and Rusty Sites of Chambersburg, PA each had two wins. Bobby Beard of Hanover, PA. and Wayne Walls Jr. of St. Thomas PA had one win each and Dale Smith of Baltimore and Steve Axtell of Glen Burnie each scored their first career win in 2005. Tyler Armstrong of St. Thomas, PA won the special A&C Engines feature event and a new engine from A&C Engines of Hagerstown. The sportsman averaged 37.85 cars for the 13 point races, five more than last year.

Ronnie Dennis of Jessup started the season off slow as Mike Warrenfeltz set the pace in the first half of the season in the Ernie's Salvage Yard pure stock division. Dennis slowly worked his way up to the top in August and then pulled away from the rest of the field with three straight wins including two double point races. Dennis built up such a commanding lead in the three races that he won the championship with one race remaining. Dennis finished in the top five in 12 of the 13 point races he competed in. There were seven different feature winners in the pure stocks with Brian Tavenner of Winchester, VA leading the way with seven feature wins including the Cornett Memorial. Dennis and Mike Warrenfeltz of Hagerstown each had three with Ashley Barrett of Chambersburg, PA with two wins. Mark Jones of Chambersburg, PA, Hans Stamberg of Hedgesville, WV and Jim Snyder of Hagerstown had one win each. The pure stocks averaged 29.4 cars in 15 point races with 62 different drivers competing at Hagerstown. An increase of seven cars over the year before.

Overall, Hagerstown averaged 98.33 cars per night for the weekly three division show of late models, late model sportsman and pure stocks.

The sprint cars visited Hagerstown two times. Sammy Swindell of Germantown, TN won the World of Outlaw event with Greg Hodnett of Memphis, TN pocketing $10,000 in the Octoberfest.

Brett Hearn of Sussex, NJ had two modified feature wins including the small-block Octoberfest 350. Alan Johnson of Phelps, NY won the Super DIRT 100 and J. R. Heffner of Pittsfield, MA won the big block portion of the Octoberfest 350.

The Hagerstown Speedway will open the 2006 season on Sunday afternoon, February 26th with late models and modifieds. Promoter Frank Plessinger and the speedway staff wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

For complete rundown of the 2005 season and any additional driver information, check out the internet at www.hagerstownspeedway.com.
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OCTOBER 30, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HEARN, DEHAVEN, HEFFNER & HODNETT OCTOBERFEST WINNERS

HAGERSTOWN, MD - - Brett Hearn of Sussex, NJ mastered the 100-lap small block modified feature, Ronnie Dehaven of Winchester, VA was the winner in the 100-lap late model feature, J.R. Heffner of Pittsfield, MA dominated the 100-lap big block modified main event and Greg Hodnett of Memphis, TN won the 50-lap super sprint feature at the Hagerstown Speedway Sunday afternoon before the largest crowd ever to watch the Octoberfest 350. Over 200 cars jammed the pits on Saturday for the 18th running of the Octoberfest 350 as 27 qualifying heats and consolations were reeled off to set the field for Sunday's 350 laps of feature racing.

Hodnett won $10,000 for his second Octoberfest victory, Hearn also earned $10,000 for his second small block win and fifth overall Octoberfest win. Heffner's big block win worth $10,000 was his second Octoberfest win and Dehaven scored his biggest career win with his first $10,000 Octoberfest paycheck.

Brett Hearn grabbed the lead from the outside pole in the 100-lap small block feature with pole-sitter Jeff Strunk right behind. Danny Johnson, who started third, passed Strunk for second on the ninth lap and by the 14th lap, Hearn was putting the slower cars a lap down. On lap 17, Johnson pulled even with Hearn down the backstretch. On the next lap, Johnson pulled in front of Hearn and led the next three laps before Hearn pulled back on top on lap 21 right before the caution was waved for Billy Pauch. Hearn pulled away on the restart as Johnson tried to keep pace with the leader. On lap 29, Strunk pulled into the pits to end his day.

Cars started having flat tires on lap 36 as Jimmy Horton, Keith Hoffman and Kenny Brightbill went pitside with flats. Hearn continued to set the pace on the restart and had a big lead over Johnson on lap 43 when Danny Johnson dropped out with mechanical problems running second. At the half-way mark, it was Hearn, Matt Shepard, J.R. Heffner, Alan Johnson and Gary Hager the top five. Hearn led the field for the second half and by the 64th lap, had ½ lap lead over the rest of the field and was putting the slower cars a lap down. Alan Johnson, who started 20th, closed in on Hearn on lap 84 and again on lap 94 as the slower cars were slowing the leader's pace, but once Hearn cleared the slower cars on lap 95, he pulled away for his second Octoberfest small block win.

Johnson settled for second with Keith Brightbill coming from 22nd for third and the 21st Century Fireplace Service Hard Charger Award. Beau Wilkins, Frank Cozze, Pat Ward, H.J. Bunting III, Sheppard, Kenny Brightbill and Gary Hager finished out the top ten. Heat winners for the 63 cars were Jeff Strunk, Brett Hearn, Danny Johnson, Beau Wilkins, Keith Hoffman and Ryan Watt. Kenny Brightbill, Alan Johnson and Rick Laubach won the consolations.

"I want to congratulate the team, we really had a good fun day today," said Hearn in Victory Lane. "I am very very pleased, we brought both teams down in one trailer and we had a great weekend. We have good success here in the daytime in the spring and the fall. I don't know why, but we seem to have the day time figured out. Now we have to get that Super Dirt Race at night figured out."

In the 100-lap late model feature, Larry Wright jumped out in front from the pole with Ronnie Dehaven and Gary Stuhler right behind. On the sixth lap, Wright got high coming off the fourth turn and Dehaven took advantage of the opportunity to take the lead on lap seven. Stuhler got by Wright on the 14th lap right before Rodney Franklin brought out the caution when he slammed the first turn guard rail. DeHaven led the field on the restart as Gary Stuhler kept the pressure on the leader. By the 22nd lap, the leader was threading his was through the slower cars. On lap 24, Stuhler used the lapped cars to his advantage to take the lead from Dehaven. But four laps later on lap 28, Stuhler rolled to a stop with mechanical problems turning the lead back to Dehaven. Dehaven pulled away and maintained a comfortable lead over Brian Ruhlman to the fuel stop at the half-way mark.

The top five at the start of the second half were Dehaven, Ruhlman, Devin Friese, Jeremy Miller and Jason Covert. Several cautions in the remaining 50 laps kept Dehaven from running away from the field. On each restart, Dehaven easily pulled away from Ruhlman keeping a comfortable 10-15 car length lead. When the checker flag was waved, Dehaven finished 10 car lengths in front as only nine cars were left running. Following Dehaven were Ruhlman, Friese, Miller, Covert and Jim Yoder. Brad Ritter came from 28th for seventh and the 21st Century Fireplace Service Hard Charger Award. Wright and Scott Haus completed the top ten. Larry Wright, Ronnie DeHaven, Gary Stuhler and Matt Lux won the late model heats for 56 cars and Frankie Plessinger and Rodney Franklin were the consolation winners.

"I didn't expect this. I had a really good car yesterday and a good car today," said Dehaven. "I really didn't want to see Gary (Stuhler) break, he got by me there and I don't know what would have happen, but it worked out good for us. This GRT Chassis is really good, it is really hot. The other car was a GRT that I won the Hub-City in. All I am doing is doing what the set-up sheet tells me to do and step on the gas."

"This is a big win, I didn't expect it," continued Dehaven. "If we would have come in here and drew #1, I would have expected it but we drew 34 and started fifth in the heat race, we had a good shot but we weren't realistic about winning. We started fifth and started passing cars on the outside and won the heat race and kinda put everything into perspective."

J.R. Heffner blasted out in front from the outside pole at the drop of the green in the 100-lap big block modified feature with Jeff Strunk right behind. By the ninth lap, Heffner was putting the slower cars a lap down. On lap 14, Strunk closed in on Heffner as the slower cars slowed the leader's pace, but a caution for Brian Berger was a break that Heffner was looking for. Heffner pulled away on the restart and the leader was in lapped traffic again by lap 27. Strunk and Alan Johnson closed in on the leader and on lap 32, Johnson slipped high allowing Brett Hearn to take over third. When the red flag was waved at the half-way mark for the fuel stop, it was Heffner, Strunk, Hearn, Frank Cozze and Johnson.

Heffner led the field for the second half and quickly pulled away to a large lead. By the 62nd lap, Heffner was working his way thorough the slower cars. Several cautions for flats kept Heffner from running away from the race, but no one could give the leader a serious challenge on the restarts. A flat on lap 95 for Billy Pauch gave Strunk and the rest of the field their final shot at the leader, but Heffner easily pulled away to win by 15 car lengths. Strunk settled for second with Hearn, Johnson and Kenny Brightbill the top five. Duane Howard was sixth with Matt Sheppard coming from 25th for seventh and the 21st Century Fireplace Service Hard Charger Award. Pat Ward and Keith Hoffman completed the top ten. Heats for the 55 cars were won by Jeff Strunk, J.R. Heffner, Kevin Boland, Pat Ward and Alan Johnson. Matt Shepard, who won both modified features last year won the first consolation and Billy Pauch won the second consolation.

"Some of the fastest times we every turned here we turned here today," said Heffner. "We had a good qualifying run on Saturday that set us up for a front row starting position for today and we were able to capitalize from there. It was a good day for us."

In the sprint car feature, Greg Hodnett grabbed the lead from the pole with Mark Smith and Stevie Smith falling in behind. By the fifth lap, Hodnett had caught the tail end of the field and began to put the slower cars a lap down. On lap 21, Stevie Smith passed Mark Smith for second and began to close in on the leader. Jim Nier brought out the caution on lap 24 that was followed by a red flag for the fuel stop. The top five at the drop of the green for the second half were Hodnett, S. Smith, M. Smith, Fred Rahmer and Brooke Weibley.

On lap 29, Joey Hershey spun on the backstretch and Stevie Smith slowed to a stop with mechanical problems putting Mark Smith back in second. Hodnett easily pulled away from the field and had a large lead when a caution was waved on lap 47 and another red flag was waved for a fuel stop with three laps remaining. Hodnett had no problem the final three laps as he picked up his second Octoberfest 350 win over Mark Smith and Brooke Weibley. Lucas Wolfe came through the field from his 22nd starting spot for fourth and the 21st Century Fireplace Service Hard Charger Award. Finishing out the top ten were Alan Cole, Ed Lynch Jr., Niki Young, Daryl Stimeling, Don Kreitz Jr. and Bob Beidleman. Greg Hodnett, Mark Smith and Stevie Smith won the sprint qualifying heats for the 33ars and Daryl Stimeling won the consolation.

"I want to thank all the guys that work on the car and pout this thing together and put us in Victory Lane. "We were struggling a little bit all through the year and hopefully we can get more wins next year."

RESULTS: SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS: 63 Cars (Heat 1) FEATURE 100 LAPS (Lap Leaders: Hearn, 1-14; 16-17; 21-100; Johsnon, 15; 18-20) 1. Brett Hearn; 2. Alan Johnson; 3. Keith Brightbill; 4. Beau Wilkins; 5. Frank Cozze; 6. Pat Ward; 7. H.J. Bunting III; 8. Matt Sheppard; 9. Kenny Brightbill; 10. Gary Hager; 11. Richie Pratt; 12. Mike Iles; 13. Rick Laubach; 14. Jim Horton; 15. J.R. Heffner; 16. Ken Meisner; 17. Dan Vauter; 18. Ryan Watt; 19. Curt VanPelt; 20. Danny Johnson; 21. Keith Hoffman; 22. Billy VanPelt; 23. Paul Kenny; 24. Randy Chrysler; 25. Jeff Strunk; 26. Howard O'Neal; 27. Billy Pauch; 28. Mike Gular; 29. Brian Weaver; 30. Duane Howard. (Heat 1) 1. Jeff Strunk; 2. Billy Pauch; 3. Pat Ward. (Heat 2) 1. Brett Hearn; 2. Gary Hager; 3. H.J. Bunting III. (Heat 3) 1. Danny Johnson; 2. J.R. Heffner; 3. Duane Howard. (Heat 4) 1. Beau Wilkins; 2. Frank Cozze; 3. Matt Shepard. (Heat 5) 1. Keith Hoffman; 2. Paul Kenney; 3. Mike Gular. (Heat 6) 1. Ryan Watt; 2. Richie Pratt; 3. Curt Van Pelt. (Consi 1) 1. Kenny Brightbill; 2. Keith Brightbill; 3. Jimmy Horton; 4. Howard O'Neal. (Consi 2) 1. Alan Johnson; 2. Brian Weaver; 3. Billy Van Pelt; 4. Dan Vauter. (Consi 3) 1. Rick Laubach; 2. Ken Meisner; 3. Mike Iles; 4. Randy Chrysler. DNQ: Rodney Cororey Jr.; Willy Decker; Bob Lineman; Ron Eperthener; Bryant Brown; J.R. Green; Amanda Spotts; Mark Funkhouser; Dale Hartz; Kyle Strickler; Brian Kressley; Colt Harris; Jordan Umbenhauel; Robert Dutton; Rich Scagliotta; Shawn Merkel; Matt Hubbard; Doug Hendricks; Roger Chrysler; Vern Wasson; Shawn Fitzpatrick; Joe Gibson; Ryan Taylor; Rick Ryder; Norman Short; Mark Forte, Jr.; Doug Rose; Dion LaSalle; Scott Kay; Mike Colsten; Jeff Sechrist; Garrett Krummert; Shawn Reimert.

LATE MODELS: 56 Cars (Heat 1) FEATURE-100 LAPS (Lap Leaders: Wright, 1-6; Dehaven, 7-23; 28-100; Stuhler, 24-27) 1. Ronnie Dehaven; 2. Brian Ruhlman; 3. Devin Friese; 4. Jeremy Miller; 5. Jason Covert; 6. Jim Yoder; 7. Brad Ritter; 8. Matt Lux; 9. Larry Wright; 10. Scott Haus; 11. Frankie Plessinger; 12. Jerry Foster; 13. Mike Lupfer; 14. Mark Pettyjohn; 15. Ricky Elliott; 16. David Pettyjohn; 17. Richard Walls; 18. Alan Sagi; 19. Louie Littlepage; 20. Brian Booze; 21. John Flinner; 22. Jason Flory; 23. Roy Davis Jr.; 24. Matt Hubbard; 25. Gary Stuhler; 26. Kenny Pettyjohn; 27. Anthony Rushing; 28. Rodney Franklin; 29. Brian Hack; 30. Paul Crowl. 1. Larry Wright; 2. Brian Booze; 3. Devin Friese; 4. Jim Yoder; 5. Kenny Pettyjohn. (Heat 2) 1. Ronnie Dehaven; 2. Brian Ruhlman; 3. Ricky Elliott; 4. Jason Covert; 5. Mike Lupfer. (Heat 3) 1. Gary Stuhler; 2. Richard Walls; 3. Jason Flory; 4. John Flinner; 5. Scott Haus. (Heat 4) 1. Matt Lux; 2. Brian Hack; 3. David Pettyjohn; 4. Alan Sagi; 5. Roy Davis. (Consi 1) 1. Frankie Plessinger; 2. Jerry Foster; 3. Mark Pettyjohn; Brad Ritter. (Consi 2) 1. Rodney Franklin; 2. Matt Hubbard; 3. Paul Crowl; 4. Louie Littlepage; 5. Anthony Rushing. DNQ: Allen Brannon; Scott Cross; Chuck Schultz; Dave Hertz; T.J. Wright; Jered Hawkins; Kristin Flory; Tim Wilson; Bill Daniel; Jeremy Miller (Guarantee Starter); Dave Shulski; J.R. Decker; Mike Mort; Dan Stone; Rick Whaley; Scott Sipe; Gene Wrightstone; Richard Jarvis Jr.; Kirk Ryan; George Kowatic; Kerry King; Lewis Hudson; Al Shawver Jr.; Jimmy Bernheisel; Scott Palmer; Ryan Hackett; JR Decker.

BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS: 55 Cars FEATURE 100-LAPS (Lap Leaders: Heffner, 1-100)
1. J.R. Heffner; 2. Jeff Strunk; 3. Brett Hearn; 4. Alan Johnson; 5. Kenny Brightbill; 6. Duane Howard; 7. Matt Sheppard; 8. Jimmy Horton; 9. Pat Ward; 10. Keith Hoffman; 11. Kevin Bolland; 12. Rex King; 13. Robert Dutton; 14. Billy Pauch; 15. Norman Short; 16. Randy Chrysler; 17. Brian Weaver; 18. Frank Cozze; 19. Brian Kressley; 20. K Stuckler; 21. Wade Hendricks; 22. Richard Scagliotta; 23. Andy Priest; 24. Jamie Mills; 25. Brian Berger; 26. Howard O'Neal; 27. Keith Brightbill; 28. Gary Risch Jr.; 29. Gary Hager; 30. Danny Johnson. (Heat 1) 1. Jeff Strunk; 2. Danny Johnson; 3. K. Stuckler; 4. Gary Hager. (Heat 2) 1. J.R. Heffner; 2. Gary Risch Jr.; 3. Jamie Mills; 4. Rex King. (Heat 3) 1. Kevin Bolland; 2. Wade Hendricks; 3.Duane Howard; 4. Keith Brightbill. (Heat 4) 1. Pat Ward; 2. Brett Hearn; 3. Andy Priest; 4. Keith Hoffman. (Heat 5) 1. Alan Johnson; 2. Howard O'Neal; 3. Jimmy Horton; 4. Randy Chrysler. (Heat 6) 1. Brian Weaver; 2. Frank Cozze; 3. Kenny Brightbill; 4. Norman Short. (Consi 1) 1. Matt Sheppard; 2.Brian Berger; 3. Robert Dutton. (Consi 2) 1. Billy Pauch; 2. Brian Kressley; Richard Scagliotta. DNQ: Mike Coston; Glenn Reed; Mark Forte; H.J. Bunting; Sean Carman; Chris Ostrowsky; Doug Rose; Shawn Reimert; George Hobaugh; Del Rogeux; Meme DeSantis; John Alberti; Tom Hager; Skip Moore; Doug Hendrick; Mike Iles; Dale Hawkins; Scott Smith; Charlie Holmes; Billy Van Pelt; Rick Lauback; Sean Merkle; Russell King; Beau Wilkins.

SUPER SPRINTS: 33 CARS FEATURE: 50-LAPS (Lap Leaders: Hodnett, 1-50) 1. Greg Hodnett; 2. Mark Smith; 3. Brooke Weibley; 4. Lucas Wolfe; 5. Alan Cole; 6. Ed Lynch Jr.; 7. Niki Young; 8. Daryl Stimeling; 9. Don Kreitz; 10. Bob Beidleman; 11.Tony Beaber; 12. Randy Baughman; 13. Cory Good; 14. Andy Priest; 15. Clark Simonton; 16. Lance Dewease; 17. Jeff Busby; 18. Stevie Smith; 19. Joey Hershey; 20. Fred Rahmer; 21. Jim Nier; 22. Cliff Brian; 23; Scott Bonnell; 24. Scott Lutz. (Heat 1) 1. Greg Hodnett; 2. Brook Weibley; 3. Lance Dewease; 4. Bob Beidleman; 5. Ed Lynch Jr.; 6. Clark Simonton. (Heat 3) 1. Mark Smith; 2. Scott Lutz; 3. Cory Good; 4. Scott Bonnell; 5. Don Kreitz Jr.; 6. Joey Hershey. (Heat 3) 1. Stevie Smith; 2. Fred Rahmer; 3. Tony Beaber; 4. Niki Young; 5. Alan Cole; 6. Ryan Bohlke. (Consi) 1. Daryl Stimeling; 2. Andy Priest; 3. Blaine Heimbach; 4. Lucas Wolfe; 5. Cliff Brian; 6. Jeff Busby; 7. Jim Mier; 8. Randy Baughman. DNQ: Glendon Forsythe; Pat Cooper; Danny Murray; Andy McKesson; Mike Carber; Eric Keck; Brian Montieth.

OCTOBER 29, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

STRUNK, HODNETT, WRIGHT ON THE POLES FOR OCTOBERFEST

HAGERSTOWN, MD - - Over 200 cars jammed the pits Sunday at the Hagerstown Speedway for the 18th running of the Octoberfest 350. After 27 qualifying heats and consolations, the field is set for 350 laps of feature racing on Sunday afternoon, October 30th, beginning at 12 noon.

Greg Hodnett, Mark Smith and Stevie Smith won the super sprint qualifying heats and Daryl Stimeling won the consolation. The Big Block Modified heats were won by Jeff Strunk, J.R. Heffner, Kevin Boland, Pat Ward and Alan Johnson. Matt Shepard, who won both modified features last year won the first consolation and Billy Pauch won the second consolation.

Larry Wright, Ronnie DeHaven, Gary Stuhler and Matt Lux won the late model heats and Frankie Plessinger and Rodney Franklin were the consolation winners.

Jeff Strunk won the first small block modified heat and will sit on the pole in both big block and small block 100-lap features on Sunday. Other heat winners were Brett Hearn, Danny Johnson, Beau Wilkins, Keith Hoffman and Ryan Watt. Kenny Brightbill, Alan Johnson and Rick Laubach won the consolations.

Gates will open at 8 A.M. on Sunday with racing at 12 noon. There will be no warm-ups. The big block modifieds, late models and small block modifieds will each have 100-lap features paying $10,000 to each feature winner. The super sprints will go 50-laps with a $10,000 payday. Each feature will have fuel stops at the half-way mark.

RESULTS: SUPER SPRINTS: 33 CARS (Heat 1) 1. Greg Hodnett; 2. Brook Weibley; 3. Lance Dewease; 4. Bob Beidleman; 5. Ed Lynch Jr.; 6. Clark Simonton. (Heat 3) 1. Mark Smith; 2. Scott Lutz; 3. Cory Good; 4. Scott Bonnell; 5. Don Kreitz Jr.; 6. Joey Hershey. (Heat 3) 1. Stevie Smith; 2. Fred Rahmer; 3. Tony Beaber; 4. Niki Young; 5. Alan Cole; 6. Ryan Bohlke. (Consi) 1. Daryl Stimeling; 2. Andy Priest; 3. Blaine Heimbach; 4. Lucas Wolfe; 5. Cliff Brian; 6. Jeff Busby; 7. Jim Mier; 8. Randy Baughman. DNQ: Glendon Forsythe; Pat Cooper; Danny Murray; Andy McKesson; Mike Carber; Eric Keck; Brian Montieth.

BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS: 55 Cars (Heat 1) 1. Jeff Strunk; 2. Danny Johnson; 3. K. Stuckler; 4. Gary Hager. (Heat 2) 1. J.R. Heffner; 2. Gary Risch Jr.; 3. Jamie Mills; 4. Rex King. (Heat 3) 1. Kevin Bolland; 2. Wade Hendricks; 3.Duane Howard; 4. Keith Brightbill. (Heat 4) 1. Pat Ward; 2. Brett Hearn; 3. Andy Priest; 4. Keith Hoffman. (Heat 5) 1. Alan Johnson; 2. Howard O'Neal; 3. Jimmy Horton; 4. Randy Chrysler. (Heat 6) 1. Brian Weaver; 2. Frank Cozze; 3. Kenny Brightbill; 4. Norman Short. (Consi 1) 1. Matt Sheppard; 2.Brian Berger; 3. Robert Dutton. (Consi 2) 1. Billy Pauch; 2. Brian Kressley; Richard Scagliotta. DNQ: Mike Coston; Glenn Reed; Mark Forte; H.J. Bunting; Sean Carman; Chris Ostrowsky; Doug Rose; Shawn Reimert; George Hobaugh; Del Rogeux; Meme DeSantis; John Alberti; Tom Hager; Skip Moore; Doug Hendrick; Mike Iles; Dale Hawkins; Scott Smith; Charlie Holmes; Billy Van Pelt; Rick Lauback; Sean Merkle; Russell King; Beau Wilkins.

LATE MODELS: 56 Cars (Heat 1) 1. Larry Wright; 2. Brian Booze; 3. Devin Friese; 4. Jim Yoder; 5. Kenny Pettyjohn. (Heat 2) 1. Ronnie Dehaven; 2. Brian Ruhlman; 3. Ricky Elliott; 4. Jason Covert; 5. Mike Lupfer. (Heat 3) 1. Gary Stuhler; 2. Richard Walls; 3. Jason Flory; 4. John Flinner; 5. Scott Haus. (Heat 4) 1. Matt Lux; 2. Brian Hack; 3. David Pettyjohn; 4. Alan Sagi; 5. Roy Davis. (Consi 1) 1. Frankie Plessinger; 2. Jerry Foster; 3. Mark Pettyjohn; Brad Ritter. (Consi 2) 1. Rodney Franklin; 2. Matt Hubbard; 3. Paul Crowl; 4. Louie Littlepage; 5. Anthony Rushing. DNQ: Allen Brannon; Scott Cross; Chuck Schultz; Dave Hertz; T.J. Wright; Jered Hawkins; Kristin Flory; Tim Wilson; Bill Daniel; Jeremy Miller (Guarantee Starter); Dave Shulski; J.R. Decker; Mike Mort; Dan Stone; Rick Whaley; Scott Sipe; Gene Wrightstone; Richard Jarvis Jr.; Kirk Ryan; George Kowatic; Kerry King; Lewis Hudson; Al Shawver Jr.; Jimmy Bernheisel; Scott Palmer; Ryan Hackett; JR Decker.

SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS: 63 Cars (Heat 1) 1. Jeff Strunk; 2. Billy Pauch; 3. Pat Ward. (Heat 2) 1. Brett Hearn; 2. Gary Hager; 3. H.J. Bunting III. (Heat 3) 1. Danny Johnson; 2. J.R. Heffner; 3. Duane Howard. (Heat 4) 1. Beau Wilkins; 2. Frank Cozze; 3. Matt Shepard. (Heat 5) 1. Keith Hoffman; 2. Paul Kenney; 3. Mike Gular. (Heat 6) 1. Ryan Watt; 2. Richie Pratt; 3. Curt Van Pelt. (Consi 1) 1. Kenny Brightbill; 2. Keith Brightbill; 3. Jimmy Horton; 4. Howard O'Neal. (Consi 2) 1. Alan Johnson; 2. Brian Weaver; 3. Billy Van Pelt; 4. Dan Vauter. (Consi 3) 1. Rick Laubach; 2. Ken Meisner; 3. Mike Iles; 4. Randy Chrysler. DNQ: Rodney Cororey Jr.; Willy Decker; Bob Lineman; Ron Eperthener; Bryant Brown; J.R. Green; Amanda Spotts; Mark Funkhouser; Dale Hartz; Kyle Strickler; Brian Kressley; Colt Harris; Jordan Umbenhauel; Robert Dutton; Rich Scagliotta; Shawn Merkel; Matt Hubbard; Doug Hendricks; Roger Chrysler; Vern Wasson; Shawn Fitzpatrick; Joe Gibson; Ryan Taylor; Rick Ryder; Norman Short; Mark Forte, Jr.; Doug Rose; Dion LaSalle; Scott Kay; Mike Colsten; Jeff Sechrist; Garrett Krummert; Shawn Reimert.

OCTOBER 18, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HODNETT, DEWEASE, KREITZ & RAHMER EARLY ENTRIES FOR SPRINTS IN OCTOBERFEST

HAGERSTOWN, MD. Defending Octoberfest champion Fred Rahmer of Salfordville, Pa and four-time Octoberfest winner Lance Dewease of Fayetteville, PA lead the list of early entries for the super sprint portion of the Octoberfest 350 on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, October 29th & 30th. The annual fall extravaganza at the Hagerstown Speedway brings together the top drivers in the super sprints, the big block modifieds, the late models and the small block modifieds, the top four divisions in dirt track racing.

Dewease, who earned his first super sprint win at Hagerstown, leads all sprint drivers with four Octoberfest wins. Dewease wins came in 1994 and 1997 and he pulled off back-to-back wins in 2000-2001.

Fred Rahmer scored his first Octoberfest win last year. The top feature winner in the northeast with 28, Rahmer is looking forward to his second straight win at Hagerstown.

Greg Hodnett scored his first Octoberfest two years ago in a thrilling come from behind victory. But Hodnett will have his hands full with so many past winners ready to add another $10,000 to their earnings.

Donnie Kreitz Jr. of Sinking Springs, PA became the first sprint driver to win back-to-back features in the Octoberfest winning in 1991 and 1992. Kreitz added his third win in 1996.

Other drivers who are among the early entries include 17-time feature winner Rod George, Blaine Heimbach, Ed Lynch Jr., Lucas Wolfe, Alan Cole, Scott Bunnell, Gale Ruth Jr., Tony Beaber, Gene Wrightstone, Cliff Brian, Danny Murray, Andy Preist, Pat Cooper, Brook Weibley, Eric Keck, Bob Beidleman, Scott Lutz, Glendon Forsythe, Cory Good and more.

In addition to the 50-lap super sprint feature that pays $10,000 to the winner, the Octoberfest will also have 100-lap $10,000- to-win feature events for the late models, big block modifieds and the small block modifieds.

Admission is still the same at $35 for both days in general admission and $45 reserved, $25 for Saturday and $30 for Sunday. Kids under 12 are FREE.

The Hagerstown Speedway is located on U.S. Route 40, six miles west of Hagerstown, MD off the Huyett exits of Interstates 70 & 81.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HAGERSTOWN, MD - STUHLER BIG WINNER IN HUB-CITY WITH $10,000 PAYDAY

Gary Stuhler of Greencastle, Pa. completely dominated the Turbo-Blue Hub-City National 150 at the Hagerstown Speedway on Friday and Saturday night. Stuhler started off the weekend by setting fast time on Friday, then led every lap in the first 50-lap segment of the Hub-City for $2,500. Then came back and led every lap in the last 50 lap segment to earn another $7,500.

"We made a change about a month or so ago and we got a new MastersBilt car and it changed our program around," said Stuhler after his third Hub-City National 150 win. "I have to thank the guys on this crew who stuck with me through the rough times. We are kinda jumping around on this shock program right now. The guys at MastersBilt put us on a shock program at Pittsburgh last week that seemed to help us out."

Ronnie Dehaven of Winchester, VA scored his first Hagerstown career win in the second 50-lap segment of the Hub-City National worth $2,500 and finished second to Stuhler in the finale.

"I couldn't have asked for a better weekend," said Dehaven. "Winning the 50-lapper and then coming back and finishing second to Stuhler, I can't complain. It was a good weekend for us."

In other action, Larry Baer of Dover, PA started the season with a win and finished the year with his second win in the 20-lap Hoosier Tires Mid-Atlantic/A&C Racing Engines late model sportsman feature. Ashley Barrett of Chambersburg, PA held off Mark Jones for his second win of the year in the Ernie's Salvage Yard pure stock main event on Friday night.

In the first 50-lap segment of the Hub-City National 150, Gary Stuhler broke away from the field right from the drop of the green and was putting the slower cars a lap down by the ninth lap. A caution on lap 15 wiped out Stuhler's large lead as runner-up Jeremy Miller looked for a break on the restart. Miller cleared the three lap cars between Stuhler and him in one lap as he tried to stay with Stuhler. Miller was never able to close in on the leader, even in lapped traffic as Stuhler threaded his way through the slower cars. The second and final caution of the race was waved on lap 45 giving Miller another shot at the leader, but Stuhler once again easily pulled away from the rest of the field to win his second feature of the year and his 116th career win. Only nine cars finished on the lead lap.

Miller was second with Allen Brannon, Billy Wampler and D.J. Myers the top five. Booper Bare was next with Jason Covert coming from 15th for seventh. Nathan Durboraw, Alan Sagi, Donnie Schick, 19th starting Al Shawver Sr. and Scott Brode completed the top 12 drivers that moved onto the final 50-lap segment.

In the second 50-lap segment, Travis Dillman set the pace from the pole as fourth starting Ronnie Dehaven moved past Kirk Ryan for second on the fourth lap. Dehaven followed in Dillman's tire tracks until lap 29 when Dillman slipped up high allowing Dehaven and Frankie Plessinger to get underneath. Dehaven had a close call on lap 46 when he made contact with a lapped car coming off the fourth turn, but was able to hold off Plessinger for the win. Ryan and Bo Feathers were next with Kenny Pettyjohn coming from 14th to round out the top five. Marvin Winters crossed the finish line next, but was disqualified for having the wrong tire. Andy Anderson, Roy Deese Jr., Brian Booze, Dan Stone, Daryl Hills, Mike Lupfer and Brent Smith were the top 12 drivers who moved on to the third 50-lap segment.

The final 50-lap segment matched the top 12 from the first 50-lap segment against the top 12 in the second 50-lapper. Gary Stuhler started on the pole and once again easily pulled away from the field putting the slower cars a lap down by the 12th lap. Ronnie Dehaven stayed within striking distance of Stuhler, but slipped high on lap 15 allowing third place Jeremy Miller to close in. A caution on lap 28 for Billy Wampler after contact with Kirk Ryan wiped out Stuhler's lead. Stuhler continued his dominance on the restart as he opened a large lead over the rest of the field. Dehaven was able to close in on Stuhler a couple of times in lapped traffic, but Stuhler came home in front by 10-car lengths. Dehaven was next with Miller, Bo Feathers and Allen Brannon the top five. Kenny Pettyjohn, D.J. Myers, Frankie Plessinger, Booper Bare and Jason Covert completed the top ten.

Heat winners for the 61 cars on Friday night were Jeremy Miller, David Williams, Brannon, Joe Leavell, Ryan and Ronnie Dehaven. Scott Sipe and Brent Smith won the consolations.

In the 20-lap late model sportsman feature, Larry Baer grabbed the early lead from the pole with Dennis Lamb and Bud Barton right behind. Barton took over second on the fifth lap as Bobby Beard and Richard Walls battled it out for third. Beard took over the runner-up spot on lap eight as Bare began to put the slower cars a lap down at the half-way mark. With five laps remaining, Beard and Walls closed in on Baer as a cluster of cars in front was beginning to slow down the leader. But a caution the following lap for a flat on Barton's car cleared the road for Baer on the restart. Baer had no trouble once the race resumed as he picked up his second win of the year. Richard Walls beat out Beard for second with Andy Fries holding off Wayne Walls Jr for fifth. Lamb, Randy Burkholder, Brian Kerns, Domino Deano and Barry Lear Sr finished out the top ten. Heat winners for the 31 cars were Wayne Walls Jr, Fries and Richard Walls. Steve Kent won the consolation.

Hans Stamberg grabbed the early lead from the outside pole in the 15-lap pure stock feature as Barrett followed in second. Jones, who started third, stayed right on the bumper of Barrett as the three drivers battled it out. Several times, Barrett, Jones and Stamberg raced three wide down the backstretch. Barrett made his move on the seventh lap to take the lead with Jones moving into second on the next lap. With two laps remaining, a caution was waved setting up a two lap shootout. Barrett pulled away on the green with Jones right behind. Jones pulled even a couple of times, but was unable to make the pass as Barrett picked up the win. Jones settled for second with Stamberg third. Matt Kerns and Michael Carter rounded out the top five. Heat winners for the 24 cars were Barrett, Stamberg and Jones.

Make plans now for the Octoberfest 350 on October 29th and 30th.

TIME TRIALS:
1. Gary Stuhler, 21.054;
2. Travis Dillman, 21.098;
3. Jeremy Miller, 21.412;
4. Daryl Hills, 21.419;
5. David Williams, 21.452;
6. Bo Feathers, 21.510;
7. Allen Brannon, 21.523;
8. Ronnie Dehaven, 21.554;
9. D.J. Myers, 21.557;
10. Joe Leavell, 21.623;
11. Paul Crowl, 21.634;
12. Kirk Ryan, 21.642;
13. Marvin Winters, 21.669;
14. Billy Wampler, 21.687;
15. Andy Anderson, 21.688;
16. Donnie Schick, 21.726;
17. Frankie Plessinger, 21.750;
18. Alan Sagi, 21.755;
19. Roy Deese Jr., 21.762;
20. Booper Bare, 21.787;
21. Kenny Shipley, 21.801;
22. Nathan Durboraw, 21.833;
23. Gerald Davis, 21.853;
24. Mike Lupfer, 21.881;
25. Brad Ritter, 21.882;
26. Tim Wilson, 21.909;
27. Larry Wright, 21.946;
28. Brent Smith, 21.947;
29. Jerry Foster, 21.949;
30. Doug Burkholder, 21.953;
31. J.T. Spence, 21.958;
32. Jonathan Dehaven, 22.015;
33. Ryan Hackett, 22.035;
34. Dan Stone, 22.039;
35. Jason Covert, 22.053;
36. Jere Wierman, 22.067;
37. Tony Crim, 22.084;
38. Matt Sponaugle, 22.094;
39. Brian Hack, 22.158;
40. Kenny Pettyjohn, 22.161;
41. Scott Palmer, 22.161;
42. Todd Andrews, 22.168;
43. Al Shawver Sr.; 22.171;
44. Brian Booze, 22.191;
45. Coleby Frye, 22.318;
46. Terry Neitz, 22.322;
47. Larry Baer, 22.322;
48. Scott LeBaron, 22.341;
49. Richard Irwin, 22.377;
50. Mitch Hach, 22.402;
51. Scott Brode, 22.440;
52. Eric Hons, 22.450;
53. Scott Sipe, 22.512;
54. Ray Kable Jr.; 22.525;
55. Bubby Dillman, 22.542;
56. Al Shawver, Jr. 22.652;
57. Mike Hardy, 22.693;
58. T.J. Wright, 22.713;
59. Jeff Smith, 23.341;
60. Wayne Johnson. NT.

Heat 1: 1. Miller; 2. Myers; 3. Durboraw; 4. Schick; 5. Wright; 6. Brode.
Heat 2: 1. D. Williams; 2. Crowl; 3. Sagi; 4. Foster; 5. Covert; 6. J. Smith.
Heat 3: 1. Brannon; 2. Wampler; 3. B. Bare; 4. Ritter; 5. Spence; 6. Shawver, Sr.
Heat 4: 1. Leavell; 2. Plessinger; 3. Hills; 4. G. Davis; 5. Pettyjohn; 6. Stone.
Heat 5: 1. Ryan; 2. Feathers; 3. Winters; 4. Deese; 5. Andrews; 6. M. Lupfer.
Heat 6: 1. R. Dehaven; 2. Anderson; 3. J. Dehaven; 4. Booze; 5. Sponaugle; 6. Shipley.
Consi #1: 1. Sipe; 2. Hackett; 3. Baer; 4. Crim; 5. Irwin.
Consi #2: 1. Smith; 2. Shawver, Jr.; 3. Burkholder; 4. Wierman, 5. Neitz.

50-Lap Feature #1: (12 to Qualify) Lap Leaders (Stuhler, 1-50) 1. Stuhler ($2,500); 2. Miller; 3. Brannon; 4. Wampler; 5. Myers; 6. Bare; 7. Covert; 8. Durboraw; 9. Sagi; 10. Schick; 11. Shawver, Sr.; 12. Brode; 13. Crowl; 14. Spence; 15. L. Wright; 16. Williams; 17. Ritter; 18. Hackett; 19. Baer; 20. J. Smith; 21. Crim; 22. Irwin; 23. Foster; 24. Sipe.

50-Lap Feature #2: (12 to Qualify) Lap Leaders (Dillman, 1-28; Dehaven, 29-50) 1. Ronnie Dehaven ($2,500); 2. Plessinger; 3. Ryan; 4. Feathers; 5. Pettyjohn; 6. Anderson; 7. Deese; 8. Booze; 9. Stone; 10. Hills; 11. Lupfer; 12. B. Smith; 13. Hons; 14. Shipley; 15. Dillman; 16. Leavell; 17. Sponaugle; 18. Neitz; 19. J. Dehaven; 20. Davis; 21. Wierman; 22. D. Burkholder; 23. Shawver, Jr.; Winters DSQ.

50-Lap Feature #3: Lap Leaders (Stuhler, 1-50) 1. Stuhler ($7,500) 2. R. Dehaven; 3. Miller; 4. Feathers; 5. Brannon; 6. Pettyjohn; 7. Myers; 8. Plessinger; 9. Bare; 10. Covert; 11. Deese; 12. Anderson; 13. Booze; 14. Schick; 15. Stone; 16. Lupfer; 17. Ryan; 18. Brode; 19. Wampler; 20. Durboraw; 21. B. Smith; 22. Hills; 23. Shawver, Sr.; 24. Sagi. DNS: Andrews; Frye; Palmer; Hack. DNQ: Dillman; Kable; Hardy; Wilson; Hack; Lebarron; T Wright; Lewis Hudson.

20-LAP HOOSIER TIRES MID-ATLANTIC/A&C RACING ENGINES LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN FEATURE: (31 Cars) Lap Leaders (Bare, 1-20) 1. Larry Baer; 2. Richard Walls; 3. Bobby Beard; 4. Andy Fries; 5. Wayne Walls, Jr.; 6. Dennis Lamb; 7. Randy Burkholder; 8. Brian Kerns; 9. Domino Deano; 10. Barry Lear Sr.; 11. Kris Eaton; 12. Kevin Weyandt; 13. Howie Bussard; 14. Spencer Liggon; 15. Dale Smith Jr.; 16. Kyle Lear; 17. Steve Kent; 18. Paul Cursey Jr.; 19. Chuck Cox; 20. Bobby Beall; 21. Glenn Nininger Jr.; 22. Bud Barton; 23. Terry Flaherty; 24. Patrick Murphy. DNQ: Jimmy Richards; James Marshall; Kenny Day; Kevin Lear. DNS: James Myers; Jerry Fifield; Tom Lainhart.

15-LAP ERNIE'S SALVAGE YARD PURE STOCK FEATURE: (24 Cars) Lap Leaders (Stamberg, 1-6; Barrett, 7-15) 1. Ashley Barrett; 2. Mark Jones; 3. Hans Stamberg; 4. Matt Kerns; 5. Michael Carter; 6. Jim Sayler; 7. Drew Fitzsimmons; 8. Kenny Dillon; 9. Allen Nuckles; 10. Donnie Smith; 11. Brian Swiger; 12. William Kerns; 13. Cody Lear; 14. Steve Lowery; 15. Patrick McDonough; 16. Tony Catlett; 17. Dale Knight; 18. Wayne Hawbaker; 19. Shane Molovich; 20. Donnie Dawson; 21. Rick Stouffer. DNS: Russ Moseley; Kim Ramer; Mike Warrenfeltz.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HAGERSTOWN, MD - STUHLER SETS FAST TIME FOR HUB-CITY

Gary Stuhler of Greencastle, Pa. will sit on the pole in the first 50 lap segment of the Turbo-Blue Hub-City National 150 after setting fast time on Friday night. Travis Dillman of Loysville, PA will be the pole sitter for the start of the second 50-lap feature after turning in the second quickest time of the night for the 61 late models. Heat winners on Friday night were Jeremy Miller, David Williams, Allen Brannon, Joe Leavell, Kirk Ryan and Ronnie Dehaven. Two B-Mains on Saturday night will complete the fields for the first two 50-lap features on Saturdays with the top 12 in each feature moving onto the final 50-lap feature. One driver could win $10,000.

In other action, polesitter Ashley Barrett of Chambersburg, PA grabbed the lead from Hans Stamberg on the seventh lap and held off Mark Jones for his second win of the year in the Ernie's Salvage Yard pure stock main event.

Stamberg grabbed the early lead from the outside pole as Barrett followed in second. Jones, who started third, stayed right on the bumper of Barrett as the three drivers battled it out. Several times, Barrett, Jones and Stamberg raced three wide down the backstretch. Barrett made his move on the seventh lap to take the lead with Jones moving into second on the next lap. With two laps remaining, a caution was waved setting up a two lap shootout. Barrett pulled away on the green with Jones right behind. Jones pulled even a couple of times, but was unable to make the pass as Barrett picked up the win. Jones settled for second with Stamberg third. Matt Kerns and Michael Carter rounded out the top five. Heat winners for the 24 cars were Barrett, Stamberg and Jones.

TIME TRIALS:
1. Gary Stuhler, 21.054;
2. Travis Dillman, 21.098;
3. Jeremy Miller, 21.412;
4. Daryl Hills, 21.419;
5. David Williams, 21.452;
6. Bo Feathers, 21.510;
7. Allen Brannon, 21.523;
8. Ronnie DeHaven, 21.554;
9. D.J. Myers, 21.557;
10. Joe Leavell, 21.623;
11. Paul Crowl, 21.634;
12. Kirk Ryan, 21.642;
13. Marvin Winters, 21.669;
14. Billy Wampler, 21.687;
15. Andy Anderson, 21.688;
16. Donnie Schick, 21.726;
17. Frankie Plessinger, 21.750;
18. Alan Sagi, 21.755;
19. Roy Deese Jr., 21.762;
20. Booper Bare, 21.787;
21. Kenny Shipley, 21.801;
22. Nathan Durboraw, 21.833;
23. Gerald Davis, 21.853;
24. Mike Lupfer, 21.881;
25. Brad Ritter, 21.882;
26. Tim Wilson, 21.909;
27. Larry Wright, 21.946;
28. Brent Smith, 21.947;
29. Jerry Foster, 21.949;
30. Doug Burkholder, 21.953;
31. J.T. Spence, 21.958;
32. Jonathan DeHaven, 22.015;
33. Ryan Hackett, 22.035;
34. Dan Stone, 22.039;
35. Jason Covert, 22.053;
36. Jere Wierman, 22.067;
37. Tony Crim, 22.084;
38. Matt Sponaugle, 22.094;
39. Brian Hack, 22.158;
40. Kenny Pettyjohn, 22.161;
41. Scott Palmer, 22.161;
42. Todd Andrews, 22.168;
43. Al Shawver Sr.; 22.171;
44. Brian Booze, 22.191;
45. Coleby Frye, 22.318;
46. Terry Neitz, 22.322;
47. Larry Baer, 22.322;
48. Scott LeBaron, 22.341;
49. Richard Irwin, 22.377;
50. Mitch Hach, 22.402;
51. Scott Brode, 22.440;
52. Eric Hons, 22.450;
53. Scott Sipe, 22.512;
54. Ray Kable Jr.; 22.525;
55. Bubby Dillman, 22.542;
56. Al Shawver, Jr. 22.652;
57. Mike Hardy, 22.693;
58. T.J. Wright, 22.713;
59. Jeff Smith, 23.341;
60. Wayne Johnson. NT.

15-LAP ERNIE'S SALVAGE YARD PURE STOCK FEATURE: (24 Cars) Lap Leaders (Stamberg, 1-6; Barrett, 7-15) 1. Ashley Barrett; 2. Mark Jones; 3. Hans Stamberg; 4. Matt Kerns; 5. Michael Carter; 6. Jim Sayler; 7. Drew Fitzsimmons; 8. Kenny Dillon; 9. Allen Nuckles; 10. Donnie Smith; 11. Brian Swiger; 12. William Kerns; 13. Cody Lear; 14. Steve Lowery; 15. Patrick McDonough; 16. Tony Catlett; 17. Dale Knight; 18. Wayne Hawbaker; 19. Shane Molovich; 20. Donnie Dawson; 21. Rick Stouffer. DNS: Russ Moseley; Kim Ramer; Mike Warrenfeltz.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HAGERSTOWN, MD-    LARGE FIELD OF CARS EXPECTED FOR HUB-CITY NATIONAL 150

Entries are pouring in for the 31st running of Turbo Blue Racing Gasolines Hub-City National 150. Leading the list of early entries include modified standout Ricky Elliott of Seaford, DE and   Hagerstown’s winningest late model driver, Gary Stuhler of Greencastle, PA.

The traditional fall championship event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights, September 23rd and 24th. Rain date is set   for Sunday, September 25th.

A large field of late models is expected as the Hub-City is known as the “Big Race for the Little Guy.” The 31st Annual Hub-City National 150 will have two 50-lap events paying $2,500 to the winner   with the top 12 finishers of each feature moving onto the final 50-lap segment paying $7,500 to the winner. One driver will be able to earn $10,000 for 100-laps.

Already entered are the winners of the three 50-lap segments from last year, Jeremy Miller of Littlestown, PA, D.J. Myers of Greencastle, PA and Alan Sagi of Hagerstown.

Some of the drivers already entered include Bo Feathers, Ronnie DeHaven, Billy Wampler, Tim Wilson, Kirk Ryan, Mike Lupfer, Darryl Hills, Selinsgrove track champion Donnie Schick, Scott Lebaron; Matt Sponaugle, Paul Crowl, Joe Leavell, Jason Covert, Ray Kable Jr. Brad Ritter, Dan Stone, Ernie Davis, Jeff Smith; Brian Hack, Eric Hons, Scott Palmer, Brent Smith and Scott Sipe.

Past winners of the Hub-City 150 include Tommy Bare (1975), Sam Nalley (1976), Bob Wearing Sr. (1977-79), Tom Peck (1978-80-83), Lynn Geisler (1981), Rodney Franklin (1982-85-97-99), Jock Boggs (1984), John Mason (1986), Davey Johnson, 1987-88-89-93), Nathan Durboraw (1990-92-96), Denny Bonebrake (1991), Rick Eckert (1994-95), Todd Andrews (1998-2001), D.J. Myers (2000-04), Gary Stuhler (2002- 03), Alan Sagi (2004), Jeremy Miller (2004).
Gates open each night at 5 P.M. with action getting underway at 7:30 P.M. The two day event is one of the best bargains in professional sports with grandstand general admission only $10 on Friday night and $18 on Saturday. Kids under 12 are FREE. Parking and overnight camper parking is FREE.

Joining the late models on Friday night will be the Ernie’s Salvage Yard pure stocks and on Saturday night the Hoosier Tires-Mid- Atlantic late model sportsman will be part of the double header program.

On Friday night there will be time trials and qualifying events for the late models. The Ernie’s Salvage Yard pure stocks will   have a complete program of qualifying and feature events. On Saturday, the consolation race for the late models will begin the program with the late model sportsman in action on Saturday with a complete program   of qualifying and feature events.

Rounding out the two day program will be the Turbo-Blue Hub- City National 150. Alan Sagi is the defending race champions with D.J. Myers and Jeremy Miller preliminary champions.

For additional information call (301) 582-0640. Also checkout the Hagerstown Speedway on the Internet at www.hagerstownspeedway.com. The Hagerstown Speedway is located on U.S. Route 40, six miles west of Hagerstown, MD off the Huyett exits of I-70 an I-81.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HAGERSTOWN SET FOR THE 31st ANNUAL HUB-CITY NATIONAL 150

HAGERSTOWN, MD The entries are coming in for the 31st Annual Turbo Blue Racing Gasolines Hub-City National 150. The traditional fall   championship event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights, September 23rd and 24th. Rain date is set for Sunday, September 25th. For the first 29 years, the Hub-City National has been the longest   race in the country for the late models. Last year, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this prestigious fall event, Promoter Frank   Plessinger changed the format. Instead of 150 laps, the 2004 version of the Hub-City had three 50-lap features. The new format was so   successful and well-liked by fans and drivers, the 31st edition of the Fall Classic will once again be in three 50-lap segments.

A large field of late models is expected as the Hub-City is known as the “Big Race for the Little Guy.” The 31st Annual Hub-City National 150 will have two 50-lap events paying $2,500 to the winner   with the top 12 finishers of each feature moving onto the final 50-lap   segment paying $7,500 to the winner. One driver will be able to earn $10,000 for 100-laps.

Gates open each night at 5 P.M. with action getting underway at 7:30 P.M. The two day event is one of the best bargains in professional sports with grandstand general admission only $12 on Friday night and $22 on Saturday. Kids under 12 are FREE. Parking and overnight camper parking is FREE. Starting time for Sunday raindate is two hours earlier.

Joining the late models on Friday night will be the Ernie’s Salvage Yard pure stocks and on Saturday night the Hoosier Tires-Mid- Atlantic late model sportsman will be part of the double header program.

On Friday night there will be time trials and qualifying events for the late models. The Ernie’s Salvage Yard pure stocks will have a complete program of qualifying and feature events. On Saturday, the consolation race for the late models will begin the program with the late model sportsman in action on Saturday with a complete program of qualifying and feature events.

Rounding out the two day program will be the Turbo-Blue Hub- City National 150. Alan Sagi, Jeremy Miller and D.J. Myers are the defending champions.

For additional information call (301) 582-0640. Also checkout the Hagerstown Speedway on the Internet at www.hagerstownspeedway.com. The Hagerstown Speedway is located on U.S. Route 40, six miles west of Hagerstown, MD off the Huyett exits of I-70 an I-81.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AL SHAWVER SR FOUND LEGAL AFTER BEING DISQUALIFIED ON AUGUST 13TH

HAGERSTOWN, MD. - The technical inspectors at the Hagerstown Speedway are among the best in short track racing. They work hard to make sure all drivers follow the rules for safety and competition. On August   13th, Al Shawver Sr. was disqualified for illegal cylinder heads. At the request of Mr. Shawver and his engine builder, Rick Leggett, the Tech officials made a more thorough inspection and the heads were found to be legal for competition in the late model sportsman class.

The Hagerstown Speedway Management apologizes for the mistake.

For additional information call (301) 582-0640. Also checkout the Hagerstown Speedway on the Internet at www.hagerstownspeedway.com. The Hagerstown Speedway is located on U.S. Route 40, six miles west of Hagerstown, MD off the Huyett exits of I-70 an I-81.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HAGERSTOWN, MD - SHIPLEY WINS CAREER FIRST AT HAGERSTOWN, DURBORAW CHAMPION

Kenny Shipley of Shepardstown, WV got behind the wheel of the #25 of Ernie Davis to lead every lap to win the 25-lap late model feature at the Hagerstown Speedway Saturday on Fan Appreciation Night. Gary (Bud) Barton of Elizabethtown, PA held off Bobby Beard and Arlin Brougher to score his second win in the 20-lap Hoosier Tires Mid-Atlantic/A&C Engines late model sportsman feature and Brian Tavenner of Winchester, VA notched his seventh win of the season in the 15-lap Ernie's Salvage Yard pure stock main event.

Saturday night was the last point race of the year as Nathan Durboraw of Hagerstown earned his eighth late model track championship, Darryl Burkholder of Chambersburg, PA is the late model sportsman champion for 2005 and Ronnie Dennis of Jessup wrapped up the pure stock championship last week.

Kenny Shipley started on the outside pole in the 25-lap late model feature and quickly pulled out in front of Billy Wampler. Jason Covert, who started seventh, moved into second on the 14th lap with Allen Brannon coming from 10th for third three laps later. A caution on the 12th lap wiped out Shipley's large lead putting Covert on the leader's bumper for the restart. Covert tried to stay with Shipley after the restart, but Shipley had no trouble the rest of the way to score his first career win at Hagerstown.

"It helps to start up front," said Shipley. "But you still have to be there at the end. I want to thank Ernie (Davis) for giving me the chance to drive this car. I had a couple of good runs earlier in the year in another car. The car worked real good, it is actually the best car I have ever driven."

Covert settled for second with Brannon, Wampler and Paul Crowl rounding out the top five. Alan Sagi, Frankie Plessinger and Roy Deese Jr were next with D. J. Myers coming from 23rd for ninth and the Ernie's Salvage Yard Hard Charger Award. Nathan Durboraw finished out the top ten for his eighth late model championship. Heat winners for the 32 late models were Wampler, Covert and Crowl. Travis Dillman won the consolation.

In the late model sportsman feature, Tyler Hershey led the first five laps before giving way to fifth starting Bud Barton on the sixth lap. Tenth starting Bobby Beard moved into the runner-up spot at the half-way mark and began to put the pressure on Barton. On lap 16, Beard pulled even with Barton as they crossed the start-finish line and Beard put his bumper in front on the next time around. Barton battled right back to regain the lead a lap later on lap 19 right before the caution was waved. Beard got a good jump on the restart, but Barton held on to score his second win of the year. Beard settled for second holding off Arlin Brougher in third. Tyler Armstrong and Richard Walls rounded out the top five. James Myers, Hershey, Larry Baer and Andy Fries were next with Doug Hardy coming from 17th to complete the top ten. Richard Walls, Armstrong, Brougher and Fries were the heat winners for the 37 cars. Paul Cursey Jr. won the consolation. Randy Kline won the St. Thomas Towing Hard Charger Award.

Kenny Dillon led the first lap in the pure stock main event as Brian Tavenner blasted his way to the front on the second lap from his sixth starting spot. Mike Warrenfeltz moved into second on lap four with Hans Stamberg right behind. A caution was waved on lap 13 setting up a two lap shootout. Tavenner had no trouble holding off Warrenfeltz the final two laps to notch his seventh win of the year. Warrenfeltz was next with Mark Jones getting by Hans Stamberg at the end for third. Russ Moseley finished out the top five. Heat winners for the 36 cars were Tavenner, Stamberg, Mike Sanders and Dillon. Bill Reitober won the consolation and the A&C Engines Hard Charger award.

Hagerstown will be in action on both Friday, September, 23rd and Saturday September 24 for the 31st running of the Hub-City Nationals 150 sponsored by Turbo-Blue Racing fuels.

RESULTS: 25-LAP LATE MODEL FEATURE: (33 Cars) Lap Leaders (Shipley, 1-25) 1. Kenny Shipley (1st Win) 2. Jason Covert; 3. Allen Brannon; 4. Billy Wampler; 5. Paul Crowl; 6. Alan Sagi; 7. Frankie Plessinger; 8. Roy Deese Jr.; 9. D.J. Myers (Hard Charger); 10. Nathan Durboraw; 11. Travis Dillman; 12. Andy Anderson; 13. Nick Dickson; 14. Brian Booze; 15. Scott Brode; 16. Jeff Friese; 17. Jere Wierman; 18