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Macri and Rine Share Victory Lane at Selinsgrove Speedway
SELINSGROVE, PA (September 6, 2020): Anthony Macri scored career win number one at Selinsgrove Speedway and locked up a starting position in the Jim Nace Memorial National Open coming up a few weeks hence. At the other end of the spectrum, Jeff Rine notched his 112th career win on the Snyder County oval. The ULMS Late Model score also sealed his championship in the North vs. South Series hosted by Williams Grove and Selinsgrove Speedways.
The top eight drivers in passing points from the Sprint Car heats redrew for starting positions for the thirty lapper. Getting the pole was A.J. Flick. Macri lined up second with Brent Marks and Brian Montieth in row two. The third row was populated by Lucas Wolfe and Brock Zearfoss. Freddie Rahmer, Jr. and Blaine Heimbach were in row four. The fifth row belonged to Kyle Reinhardt and Brian Brown, teh Missouri invader. Danny Dietrich, fresh off a pair of wins at Lincoln Speedway did not fare well in the passing points game and he rolled off in seventeenth position.
Macri wasted no time blasting into the lead. Marks and Rahmer slipped by Flick, but the red lights flashed on as the field was coming through turns three and four. Justin Peck and Dylan Cisney turned over entering the third corner and George Hobaugh was collected as well. None of them were injured but all were through for the night.
Although Flick was better prepared for the second attempt, he still was unable to keep pace with Macri. “We really got our big track program pretty good,” Macri said in a bit of an understatement. He has scored multiple wins at Port Royal Speedway and has been knocking on the door at Williams Grove as well.
Macri was ripping around the top of this big track, as has become his trademark. Marks fell into second and remained within striking distance through most of the contest. Brock Zearfoss cleared Flick for third six laps into the race and he gave chase to the leaders.
Behind the four lead cars, things were rather interesting. Montieth ran in fifth for the first ten laps, but Brian Brown moved ahead of him near the halfway mark. Rahmer, Wolfe, Heimbach, and Reinhardt were mixing it up, while Dietrich started his march forward.
Marks and Zearfoss started to close in on Macri and there was a spirited three car battle for the lead in the middle stage of the race. Zearfoss lost ground, but Marks kept applying the heat to Macri as the race moved into the third stage. Marks got a good run down the front stretch and slid under Macri entering turn one to take the lead with nine to go.
However, Macri came back to regain the lead entering the third turn. “I was just riding around trying to save my stuff,” Macri said. “Then I realized I had to get going. I heard him coming and after he passed me, I got down and the car stuck in three. I went to the bottom to try to regroup mentally,” he added. After getting the lead back, Macri went upstairs again, but now he was mashing the loud pedal for all that it was worth.
In the final laps, Marks began to fade somewhat. Zearfoss came on to grab second, bringing Brown with him. Dietrich reached fifth in the final lap, taking the hard charger award for the night. He was plus 12. Heimbach and Rahmer also raced past Flick in the final laps. After Flick came Montieth and T.J. Stutts.
The heat victories were scored by Marks, Wolfe, and Heimbach. The B Main winner was Cisney.
In the ULMS Late Model feature, which was also 30 laps in distance, Hayes Matetrn and Jared Miley had the front row. Veteran Jim Bernheisel and Wyatt Scott were in row two, with Kyle Knapp and Max Blair behind them. David Scott and Brett Schadel were in the fourth row. Shaun Jones was paired up with Jeff Rine in row five.
While Miley took the early lead, Bernheisel settled into second. Blair raced along in third until the first restart took place, with seven laps completed. Positioned on the outside of row two for the Delaware double file restart, Blair was able to ride the rim into second in turn one. He set out after Miley and the two Western PA stars staged their own race within the race.
Meanwhile Rine was steadily moving forward from his tenth starting spot. He found the outside groove to his liking and he started to close in on the leaders. Like Blair before him, Rine used the outside line in turns one and two to move into second after a restart. But, unlike Blair, Rine continued to pound the cushion. Two laps after taking second, Rine blasted into the lead.
“I felt pretty good there at the beginning,” Rine said. He continued, “on that restart, Miley and Blair were on the bottom and we got something going on the top. There was a good cushion and it wasn’t up against the fence.” Rine summed things up by saying “that’s the most fun I had in a while.”
Rine led a Western PA trio to the checkers. Second was Miley, then Blair. Fourth went to Gregg Satterlee who also had an outstanding restart once when he passed four cars on a single lap. Taking fifth was Jim Bernheisel. Jim Yoder, Jones, Mike Lupfer, Schadel, and Nathan Long completed the top ten.
Blair, Knapp, and Matter scored preliminary wins. There was no B Main. Blair was the evening’s fastest qualifier, turning the big half mile in 18.870 seconds.
Selinsgrove Speedway will be off until September 26 when the 410 Sprint Cars return for the 38th running of the National Open. The race will honor former champion Jim Nace who lost his battle with cancer several years ago. The 305 Sprint Cars will also be on the card.
IMPERIAL, PA (July 25, 2026) – Michael Norris is back in Victory Lane at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway after winning Saturday night’s Jook George Steel City Classic.
The win was Norris’ fifth in seven events and the Late Model standout from Sarver, PA dedicated the win to his Grandparents.
“I want to dedicate this win to my grandma and grandpa,” said the 34-year-old Norris. “We lost them this year and miss them a lot- this one is for them. My pap would always say I want you to go down there and show them how it’s done and I showed them how it’s done for him.”
The victory was a family affair for Norris, who was driving the ND Motorsports #N1.
“I have to think Nico (Dabecco) and Vinny,” said Norris, Nico’s brother-in-law. “We really changed the car a lot from the Firecracker (Lernerville Speedway June 27) and found some things we needed to address.”
Norris and Kyle Lukon led the 26-car field to the green flag with Norris leading lap 1 but Lukon grabbing the lead on lap and holding it through lap 7.
Norris wasn’t done however, pulling a slider in turn three to lead lap 8. Norris padded his lead the next couple of laps, pulling out over a second over Lukon.
Lukon was slowed when he slid into the wall on lap 15, giving third place Dan Angelicchio the chance to catch up and the battle was on for second.
Lukon slid into the wall a second time on lap 23 and slowed to bring out the caution.
The restart lined Angelicchio up alongside Norris but ‘the crusher kid’ dropped the hammer and was gone. Demetrios Drellos was able to drive around Angelicchio on the outside to take over the runner-up spot, but was never able to get close enough to Norris to challenge in lapped traffic.
“When this track is like this, it’s so much fun and you can race all over it,” Norris explained. “They did a great job on it tonight.”
Norris took home $6,010 for the win and $6,500 for the night to bring his total take home from ‘the Jook’ to $34,000 over his five wins.
“I have to thank Branden (Lockwich),” said Norris. “He does such a great job, puts a lot of effort into this, and tries different things every year to make it better and get more people here. We’ll keep supporting it as long as they keep having it. Thanks to all the fans for coming out and Blair (Cress) for keeping this place open.”
SARVER, PA (July 17, 2026): Alex Ferree survived a caution-filled late Model feature to score his third feature victory of the season at the Lernerville Speedway, where he leads the seasonal points. In the Big Block Modifieds, Garrett Krummert came on strong in the second half of the race to secure his fourth win of the season, vaulting him into the lead in the championship standings. With his win, A.J. Flick expanded upon his slim two point lead in a quest for a tenth title in the 410 Sprint Car ranks. Corey McPherson became the most successful driver in the rich history of the Pro Stock division at the track.
“Running down on the bottom in (turns) one and two was better for me. I didn’t know where to go in (turns) three and four. I didn’t see (Michael Norris) until he came across my nose down there. I didn’t like it, but that’s how it’s done these days.” Fortunately for Ferree, a caution negated the aggressive pass and, then, on the following restart, Norris jumped the cushion in turn one, forcing his retirement from the race with two to go. Ferree kept Jared Miley at bay for the final trips around the Action Track.
Alex Ferree drew the pole position for the Late Model twenty-five lapper. Tyler Wyant was on his flank. Chris Schneider debuted his new machine in the third spot, and he was paired with former Modified kingpin Del Rougeux. Colton Flinner and Jared Miley were in row three. Josh Ferry and Levi Yetter occupied row four, followed by Clinton Hersh and Michael Norris, in row five, and John Garvin and Mike Miller, in row six.
Ferree took the early lead over Wyant, Flinner, and Ferry. Flinner took second in the early going, but he did not challenge Ferree until a restart five laps into the event.
Things heated up after that restart. Flinner and Ferree swapped the lead on several occasions. Ferree took control again by lap ten and he maintained the lead despite a number of restarts.
Flinner faded from the second position, turning the position over to Norris, who was flying on the outside. Ferree switched up his line in turns one and two, running the bottom and driving up to the top coming off turn two to block a flyer from Norris around the rim of the speedway.
In the closing laps, Norris drew closer to Ferree. He threw caution to the wind in turn four with two laps to go. He slid across into the lead, almost crashing himself and Ferree in the process, but a caution negated the wild pass. On the ensuing restart, Norris took to the high lane in turn one, but he jumped the cushion. Whatever damage he sustained by his excursions sidelined him for the remainder of the race.
Miley inherited the second spot, but he had nothing for Ferree. Ferree cruised to the win, followed by Miley, Schaltenbrand, Wyant, and Ferry. Hersh, Rougeux, Schneider, Will Britsky, and Travis Hayes completed the top ten.
Ferree and Norris were the heat race winners. There was no B Main for the nineteen car field.
Dr. Brad Rapp and Jeremiah Shingledecker drew into the first row for the twenty-five lap Modified go. Mike Kinney and Kyle FInk made up row two, followed by Garrett Krummert and rookie Karston King, who was making his first Modified start ever. Steve Feder and Rick Regalski staked out row four, with Rex King, Jr. and Ayden Cipriano, in row five, and Tyler Dietz and Shawn Kozar, in row six.
Rapp took the early lead but he gave way to Shingledecker on the second trip around the speedway. That duo maintained a comfortable advantage over Kinney, Krummert, and Feder through the first several laps.
King Jr. moved into the top five, along with Cipriano in the middle stage of the race, with Krummert still holding fifth place.
Krummert got rolling soon thereafter. He surged into the lead coming off turn two on the thirteenth lap. Shingledecker remained in second, followed by Rapp, King, and Cipriano.
Shingledecker began slipping back in the field as the race progressed to the third stage. However, he rallied to regain a position in the closing laps.
Krummert took the win over Rapp, Cipriano, Shingledecker, and Dave Murdick. King Jr. was sixth, ahead of Dietz, J.C. Boyer, Feder, and Karston King.
“I wasn’t any good at the start of the race,” Krummert said. “I went to the bottom and got going again.”
The preliminaries went to Rex King, Jr., Fink, and Regalski. Cameron Miller was the B Main winner. Twenty-eight cars registered for the event.
The potent first row consisted of A.J. Flick and Dan Kuriger for the Sprint Car twenty-five lap feature event. Then came Dan Shetler and David Kalb. Carl Bowser and Jared Zimbardi started in row three, with John Jerich and Carmen Perigo next in line. Chris Frank made the long tow from Wellsville, in Central PA, to land in row five with Jacob Begenwald. Vivian Jones started her 305 Sprint inside row six, next to Rayce Jacobs.
Flick and Kuriger, the prime contenders for the point championship in the Sprint Car division, battled side by side for most of the first lap. However, Flick assumed command in turn three and he never looked back.
Kuriger ran a strong second place until the final lap of the race. Jerich slipped past him on the last trip around the speedway. Kuriger was third, followed by Begenwald and Perigo. Bowser, Shetler, Frank, Zimbardi, and Jacobs completed the top ten.
“This was probably the most moisture that stayed in the track all night,” Flick said. “I was able to rip the top for the first time since June,” he added.
Kuriger, and Begenwald took the checkers in their heat races. There was no B Main needed for the nineteen Sprints that checked in.
Corey McPherson achieved a career milestone in the Pro Stock division, breaking the tie with Joe Kelly atop the career win list. McPherson was patient in the early laps of the race. He took the lead on lap nine and led the remaining eleven laps.
Logan Koteles and Jason Fosnaught brought the field to the green for the final race of the night. Cody Koteles and McPheson were in row two, followed by Bill Swaney and Joey Zambotti, in row three, and Brett Hutira and Trevor McCann, in row four.
Logan Koteles grabbed the early lead, followed by Cody Koteles, Fosnaught, McPherson, and Zambotti. McPherson moved up to third on lap three, and second on lap six.
McPherson grabbed the lead on lap nine and held it until the end, while Logan Koteles remained in second, and Cody Koteles in third. Hutira and Fosnaught completed the top five. Zambotti, Tyler Schneider, McCann, Bill Swaney, and Jonathan Koteles rounded out the top ten.
Dietz, and Cody Koteles topped their heat races. No B Main was needed to set the seventeen car field.
FRANKLIN, PA (May 31, 2026): A.J. Flick claimed his third championship in the Western Pennsylvania Speedweek. His first two titles came in 2023 and 2024.
“This whole week is so cool,” he said. He added, “I think consistency is important and I think that helped me.”
Flick started the week out very strongly, with wins at Michaels Mercer Raceway and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. He was fourth at Lernerville Speedway and fifth in the finale at Tr-City Raceway Park. His worst finish of the week was ninth at Sharon Speedway on Saturday night.
Flick was especially happy with his fifth place finish in the final round because he was not very comfortable in the car.
Other race winners during Speedweek were: Dale Blaney, at Lernerville, Logan Wagner, at Sharon, and Brandon Spithaler, at Tri-City.
Flick’s total earnings for the week were $14,750, which included the $3,000 championship stipend.
One other driver earned more than $10,000. That was Spithaler, who grossed $10.175.
Flick was one of sixteen drivers to enter all five events comprising Western Pennsylvania Speedweek. A total of sixty-one racers competed in at least one round of Speedweek.
The top ten drivers in the point standings shared the point fund, as follows:
- A.J. Flick, 452 points, $3,000
- Mark Smith, 412 points, $2,500
- Brandon Spithaler, 406 points, $2,000
- Jeremy Weaver, 393 points, $1,500
- Carl Bowser, 371 points, $1,000
- Michael Bauer, 368 points, $900
- Adam Kekich, 344 points, $800
- Brandon Matus, 338 points, $700
- Ricky Peterson, 320 points, $600
- Jacob Begenwald, 302 points, $500
Interestingly, one driver in the top ten in points missed a show along the way. Ricky Peterson was absent from Sharon because he had another commitment. He won the FAST on Dirt Sprint Car Series event at Skyline Speedway instead.
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