Hampton Tames Sprints; Norris Bests ULMS Lates; Brachmann Earns BRP Title

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Sarver, PA (October 17, 2021) The 2021 season came to and end on Saturday night at Lernerville Speedway after an evening that saw 11 ceremonial belt buckles earned and some new winners crowned in the 13th annual Steel City Stampede LIVE on LernervillleTV. Indiana native Zach Hampton enjoyed his first career Lernerville experience as he led the field from green to checkers en route to the $3,000 payday in the Peoples Natural Gas Sprint Car feature. Michael Norris took a page out of Hampton’s book and accomplished the same feat in the Precise Racing Products ULMS Late Model main event, surviving a good many restarts before the checkers waved over him. In Diehl Automotive BRP Modified Tour action, Sanborn, NY native Chad Brachmann lost the lead early to Jeremiah Shingledecker early and got it back while never looking back, earning his third career buckle and also taking his second career BRP Modified Tour series championship in the process. And in the inaugural Homak Penn Ohio Pro Stocks Dow Carnahan Memorial, veteran pilot Bobby Whitling etched his name in the books as the first winner in race history.

Full race report is forthcoming.

Peoples Natural Gas DIRTcar 410 Sprint Feature (25 Laps)

(35H) Zach Hampton
(2) AJ Flick
(42) Sye Lynch
(11) Carl Bowser
(13) Brandon Matus
(46) Michael Bauer
(12) Darin Gallagher
(22) Brandon Spithaler
(23J) Jack Sodeman Jr.
(08) Dan Kuriger
(38) Leyton Wagner
(86) Michael Lutz Jr.
(55*) Matt Sherlock
(80J) Kyle Colwell
(4K) Kip Edwards
(33) Brent Matus


Precise Racing Product/ULMS Late Models Feature (25 Laps)

(02) Michael Norris
(1C) Alex Ferree
(4S) Ryan Montgomery
(77) Tyler Dietz
(1Z) Logan Zarin
(10M) Jared Miley
(29) Ken Schaltenbrand
(01) Khole Wanzer
(9) Levi Yetter
(0) Deshawn Gingerich
(81) Mike Miller
(54) Eric Andrus
(W3) John Weaver
(10) Gary Lyle
(94) AJ Campbell
(10s) Levi Spinneweber
(14R) Clay Ruffo
(15*) Kelvin Kohan (DNF)
(B1) Brandon Wearing (DNF)
(74) Tyler Hershey (DNF)
(55) Chris Schneider (DNF)
(13X) Kenny Schaffer (DNF)
(4) Jason Knowles (DNF)
(23) Eric Hamilton (DNF)
(41) Colin Burke *(DNF)


Diehl Automotive/BRP Tour Big Block Modified Feature (35 Laps)

(3) Chad Brachmann
(7F) Matt Farnham
(165) Rex King Jr.
(29) Garrett Krummert
(65) Rex King Sr.
(18X) Eric Gabany
(11R) Brad Rapp
(4M) Greg Martin
(32R) Dave Reges
(18) JR McGinley
(4J) John Mollick
(37) Travis Shingledecker
(189) Kyle Fink
(18) Colton Walters
(32) Jim Rasey
(13) Rick Regalski
(27Z) Ray Bliss
(132) Brandon Michaud
(35) Steve Slater
(03) Mark Frankhouser
(64) Rodney Beltz
(88) Shawn Fleeger
(3K) Shawn Kozar
(25B) Steve Barr
(27R) Dave Reges
(37MD) Jeremiah Shingledecker
(22) Kevin Long
(1X) Ryan Riffe


Millerstown Pic-A-Part Penn/Homak Ohio Pro Stocks Feature (25 Laps)

(7W) Bobby Whitling
(114) Daryl Charlier
(55) Chris Schneider
(25G) Andrew Gordon
(45) Todd Weldon
(T6) Tim Bish
(60H) Brian Huchko
(31) Jason Johns
(948) Joey Zambotti
(25) Jason Fosnaught
(20J) Rob Shook
(24) Tyler Wyant
(08) Jeff Broniszewski
(10) Nick Kocuba
(81) Mike Miller
(27) Jake Dietz
(310) Dale Tuche
(0) Larry Kugel
(4) Brett Hutira
(22) Trevor Herr
(71) Joey Anderson
(28) Doug Iorio II
(57C) Dennis Collins Jr.
(39B) Josh Blum
(7) Coleton Longwell (DNF)


RUSH Late Model Feature (30 Laps)

(99) Kyle Hardy
(94) Bryce Davis
(51N) Michael Norris
(10S) Joe Martin
(90J) Michael Duritsky Jr.
(9) Will Thomas
(11F) Ryan Frazee
(58) Braeden Dillinger
(10) Zachary Kane
(60) Zach Morrow
(21J) Jim Rasey
(14G) Jake Gunn
(5X) Clayton Tarabori
(7) Brian Knowles
(85) Andy Spooner
(17G) Zach Gunn
(75D) RJ Dallape
(6R) Chuck Recker
(2T) Tony Kelley
(3J) Jeremy Wonderling
(26) Kurt Stebbins
(01W) Khole Wanzer
(112) Jacob Peterson
(114) Daryl Charlier


RUSH Sprint Cars Feature (20 Laps)

(68) Chad Ruhlman
(14) John Mollick
(25) Nolan Groves
(43J) Blaze Myers
(57N) Tyler Newhart
(41) Rod George
(49) Brian Ruhlman
(29) Brandon Shughart
(69) Brian Hartzell
(1T) Ricky Tucker
(20) Jeff Metsger
(35) Jordan Hamilton
(16C) Amelia Clay
(24) Gale Ruth Jr. (DNF
(69X) AJ McQuarrie


RUSH Sportsman Modified Feature (25 Laps)

(10S) Garrett Krummert
(C3) Chas Wolbert
(63T) Tony Tatgenhorst
(00) Rob Kristyak
(12) JC Boyer
(28J) Jacob Jordan
(2) Kole Holden
(14) Jeff Schaffer Jr.
(5C) Ayden Cipriano
(0) Mike Smith
(63) Jessica Kriegisch
(111) Dave Price
(10) Chelsie Kriegisch
(25) Greg Porter
(119) Joe Gibson
(5710 Josh Ehrenberg


E-Mod Feature (20 Laps)

(12R) Ty Rhoades
(6M) Carl McKinney
(49) Brian Ruhlman
(13) Jeremy Double
(1) Vinnie Depizzo
(77D) Dustin DeMattia
(22) Doug Carson
(2J) Troy Johnson
(75) Travis Creech
(83E) Ed Gobel
(20) Alex Siekkinen
(122) Mark Bell
(J19) Jason Fosnaught
(41) Allen Haskins


Allegheny Sprint Tour 305 Sprint Car Feature (20 Laps)

(16) Jim Morris
(4J) Jacob Gomola
(17K) Steve Kenawell
(X7) Andy Cavanaugh
(88) Greg Dobrosky
(25) Jarrett Rosencrance
(29B) Robbie Bartchy
(00) Michael Miller
(80J) Kyle Colwell- DNF
(154) Shamus O’Donnell- (DNS)
(347) Nevan O’Donnell-(DNS)


Blazczak Home Heating Mini Stock Feature (15 Laps)

(5K) Adam Pletcher
(2B) April Tennant
(W5) Bill Hassenplug
(81s) David Smail
(00) Cole Miller
(86E) Ed holben
(CO4) Dave Siebert Jr.
(51) Colten McNaney
(16R) Jordan Reges
(21K) Kasey Markham
(78) Chris Knight
(36F) Zack Frantz
(2) Bill Tennant
(66M) Matt Miller
(5R) Craig Rudolph
(22W) Thomas Warren
(22S) Chris Shipe
(13J) Jay Swager Jr.
(3K) Matt Kiesel
(3H) Shawn Hadden
(40C) Joe Cambpell
(114) Josh Franz
(98Q) Quinten Deeman
(19H) Brad Vargovich


RUSH Late Model Last Chance Showdown (8 Laps)

(75) RJ Dallape
(2T) Tony Kelley
(6R) Chuck Recker
(112) Jacob Peterson
(85) Andy Spooner
(01W) Khole Wanzer
(3N) Denny Nakutis
(31N) DJ Nakutis


RUSH Late Model Dash (6 laps)

(99) Kyle Hardy
(51N) Michael Norris
(94) Bryce Davis
(3J) Jeremy Wonderling
(90J) Michael Duritsky
(10S) Joe Martin


Blazczak Home Heating Mini Stocks Last Chance Showdown

(3H) Shawn Hadden
(86E) Ed Holben
(19H) Brad Vargovich
(98Q) Quinten Deeman
(16R) Jordan Reges
(66M) Matt Miller
(64) Summer Pitts
(C4) Alexander Claypoole
(56M) Jake McElravy-DNS
(77E) Tyler Ellenberger- DNS


Mike’s Truck Service and Sales Enduro 100 (76 Cars Entered)

(17F) Matt Feder
(26W) Dylan Jones
(11) Clinton Hersh
(18) Jesse McFarland
(CO4) Dave Seibert Jr.
(301) Justin Pry
(42) Josh Kennedy
(33) Tyler Harris
(18s) Brian Shaffer
(16j) Kyler Jolley
(17) Caden Geibe
(57) Devin Thompson
(5) Christian Schneider
(227) Jeff Barricella
(99N) Bob Nelson
(29) Mike Cole
(39) Damian Carney
(318) Devin Haley
(060) Tim Claypoole
(38J) Amanda Jackson
(38m) Joe Manuel
(99) Rusty Feightner
(298) Fred Brothers
(16) James Barber
(7J) Jake Cunliffe
(321) Hunter Bauman
(11G) Audie Geer
(51) Kevin Thomas
(911) Tanner Rose
(00) Cole Miller
(94) Aaron Snyder
(66) Ron Hein
(76M) Jake Mcfarland
(93) Darren Myers
(79) Jaimi Armour
(7) Don Gavulich
(24) Tim McVay
(07) Tyler Nelson
(16) Dan Hostetler
(65q) Derrick Quigley
(6J) Jonathan Sherwin
(26T) Jonathan Turner
(284) Tyler Lamacz
(77) Carl Claypoole
(29G) Leslie Goettier
(98) Steve Ace
(93A) Alec Novak
(83) Ed Vogel
(86) Brad Gamble
(22C) Riley Corklin
(40) Noah Swank
(55) Joe Fedoush
(11) Ed Holben
(99S) Brian Watkins
(13S) Robbie Stroup
(19N) Troy Norman
(60)Wilson Greenfield
(21) Will Everetts
(WM13) John McConnell
(17M) Rusty Moore
(76) Troy Biscardi
(66M) Matthew Miller
(55GR) Brad Claypoole
(98) Jeff Shields
(304) Craig Thorne
(69) Andrew Gonzalez
(18C) Caleb Vasos
(13C) Chas Smith- DQ


Car Count Total:

Peoples Natural Gas Sprints: 16

Precise Racing ULMS Late Models: 27

Diehl Automotive/BRP Modified Tour Big Block Modifieds: 28

Millerstown Pic-A-Part Pro Stocks: 25

RUSH Sprint Cars: 15

RUSH Late Models: 26

RUSH Sportsman Modifieds: 16

Allegheny Sprint Tour 305 Sprint Cars: 10

E-Modifieds: 15

Blazczak Home Heating Mini Stocks: 30

Enduro: 76

Total Car Count: 284

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