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Steve Buckwalter's
Second-Half Speed Nets New Egypt ARDC Victory
NEW
EGYPT, NJ - Steve Buckwalter thought he was
destined for a third-place finish.
Buckwalter, the winningest active driver with the
American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC), capitalized on
evolving track conditions to take the lead in the second half of
Wednesday night's 25-lap ARDC Midget A-Main at
New Egypt Speedway.
The Royersford, Pa., driver registered his fifth victory of the
season and 22nd of his career in the only ARDC event of 2009 at
the Garden State three-eighths-mile oval.
Nick Wean of Phillipsburg, N.J., who started sixth, drove to a
second-place finish in his family-owned No. 78. Stephanie
Stevens of Phillipsburg, N.J., matched her career-best finish in
third, followed by 11th-starter and points leader Frank Polimeda
of Fort Lee, N.J., and 16-year-old rookie Trevor Kob ylarz of
Birdsboro, Pa.,
who led laps 1-15 in the RT Racing No. 05.
"I was sure we would end up third," Buckwalter, 30, reflected.
"I took gear out of it and with the new clay, it was pulling the
motor down. Once the track dusted off, it came to me."
A single red flag slowed the feature and it came on the opening
lap when Bruce Buckwalter Jr. flipped in turn two. Buckwalter,
who entered the evening second in points, was uninjured.
On the complete restart, Kobylarz motored into the lead from
third starting spot. All eyes were on Steve Buckwalter's No. 0,
which rolled off the starting grid in 15th position. By lap
five, Buckwalter sat fourth. Two circuits later, he had climbed
to third spot, trailing Kobylarz and fourth-starter Stevens.
"The first lap, everybody slid up," Buckwalter said of his early
advance. "I let off, rolled around the bottom and got like seven
or eight cars."
Buckwalter's climb stalled at third - at least temporarily. He
spent seven laps chasing the lead pair before working by Stevens
on the 14th circuit for the runner-up spot.
By that point, lapped traffic had slowed second-generation
driver Kobylarz, a freshman graduating from the 270cc
Micro-Sprint division. Kobylarz left the outside lane open
entering turn three on lap 15. Buckwalter blasted into the top
spot.
"He (Kobylarz) got beat by experience tonight," Buckwalter said.
"He just needs more track time. He gave me enough to get by."
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Kobylarz momentarily broke loose entering turn one on lap 17.
Stevens, who checked up, and Wean got together slightly but
continued unscathed.
Wean burst into the runner-up spot on lap 18. By that point, the
27-year-old third-generation driver was nearly a full
straightaway behind Buckwalter.
"He races for a living and shows up to win," Wean said of victor
Buckwalter. "I was hoping for a caution. When I got to second,
Steve already had a big lead, but it looked like he might have
been slowing a little."
Wean, who won the Aug. 7 ARDC event at Dixieland (N.C.)
Speedway, feels his season is looking up.
"We're finally starting to turn it around," he said. "We've had
some good runs, but now we're getting the finishes."
Stevens drove her family-owned No. 26 into third on lap 19 and
remained there through the checkered, matching her ARDC-best
third-place finish. She earned a top-three last year at Big
Diamond (Pa.) Raceway.
"We've always struggled at this track," admitted the 25-year-old
Stevens, in her second full season with ARDC. "We haven't had
any luck here. It's a fast track and things happen quick."
Stevens said she enjoys racing at the larger venues like New
Egypt.
"I seem to like the bigger tracks," she said, "places like Big
Diamond or here where you don't brake, you just race."
Completing the top-10 were 17th-starter
Billy Pauch Jr. of Frenchtown, N.J., in the Burke No.
54;20Dusty Heistand of
Manheim, Pa.;
Brett Arndt of
Topton, Pa., who started 13th; Modified racer Ryan Watt
of Boyertown, Pa.,
in the Schell No. 75; and P.J. Gargiulo of Morton, Pa.
Heat winners for the 27-car field were Stevens, Polimeda and
Wean. No B-Main was required.
ARDC, celebrating its 70th anniversary, returns to action
Saturday night (Aug. 29) at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville,
Pa., at 7:30 p.m.
ARDC AFTERTHOUGHTS: ARDC championship
leader Frank Polimeda was content with a fourth-place finish,
considering he nearly pulled out of the A-Main during its early
laps.
"I broke a throttle return spring on the second start," Polimeda
said. "The first couple laps, I was discombobulated. I should
have pulled off. It took five or six laps to learn how to drive
it because it threw me off. I got good at it by the end of the
race and I was catching those guys."
It was a productive point night for Polimeda, who was awarded a
heat victory when Kobylarz received a penalty for jumping the
initial start....
Bruce Buckwalter Jr. was unhurt but disappointed after his
opening-lap flip placed the Royersford, Pa., driver dead last in
the order of finish.
"A couple people came off the bottom. I was in left field. I
checked up but I couldn't slow up in time," said Buckwalter, who
expected to forego Thursday night's pre-season Philadelphia
Eagles game (he is a season-ticket holder) to repair his No.
83....
Kobylarz matched his career-best finish of fifth. He had been a
top-five finisher at Lincoln (Pa.) Speedway on June 13. The
teenager, days away from the start of his junior year at Exeter
Township (Pa.) Senior High School, had a large cheering section
of friends and family members who live close to
New Egypt.
"Hopefully we can keep the momentum going," he said. "Everybody
that passed me tonight has a few years experience in the club.
They're used to racing in traffic. "....
Scott Zipp was done for the night after smoke erupted from his
car during hot
laps....
Spike Chassis Inc. sponsored a giveaway of two $50 gift
certificates and a 19-gallon Fuel Safe shell....
A large crowd turned out for the doubleheader program. The
Midgets were run in conjunction with a Tri-Track big-block
Modified show....
ARDC Race No. 12 - New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt,
N.J.Coming Events:
Sat., Aug. 29 – Grandview Speedway/Bechtelsville, Pa.
Sat., Sept. 26 – Big Diamond Raceway/Forestville, Pa.
Fri., Oct.
2 - Clinton County
Raceway/Mackeyville, Pa.
August 26, 2009 - QUICK RESULTS - Full story
to follow Thursday
ARDC Race No. 12 - New Egypt Speedway/New
Egypt, N.J.
ARDC Feature Finish: STEVE
BUCKWALTER, Nick Wean, Stephanie Stevens, Frank Polimeda, Trevor
Kobylarz,
Billy Pauch Jr., Dusty Heistand, Brett Arndt,
Ryan Watt, P.J. Gargiulo, Eric Heydenreich, Steve Lenig,
Justin Grosz, Andrew Hannula, Jimmy Cammock, Chris Zrinski, Tim
Buckwalter, Greg
Robinson II, Tracy Readinger, Drew Heistand, Jason Rice,
Dave Shirk,
Ryan Smith, Carey Becker, Bruce Buckwalter Jr.
Did Not Start: Christopher
Rupp, Scott Zipp.
Heat winners: Stevens,
Polimeda & Wean
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2008 ARDC MIDGETS SCHEDULE
Date(s)
TBA Clinton County Speedway
Date(s) TBA Southern Tour for 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009 Big Diamond Raceway
Saturday, April 11, 2009 Susquehanna Speedway Park
Friday, May 01, 2009 Williams Grove Speedway w/ All Stars
Saturday, May 09, 2009 Grandview Speedway
Friday, May 22, 2009 Penn Cann Speedway
Saturday, May 23, 2009 Five Mile Point Speedway
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Thunder On The Hill w/ USAC
Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Williams Grove Speedway w/ USAC
Saturday, June 13, 2009 Lincoln Speedway w/ All Stars
Saturday, June 20, 2009 Bridgeport Speedway (small track)
Friday, July 10, 2009 Accord Speedway w/ ACOT Midgets
Saturday, July 11, 2009 Williams Grove Speedway w/ Super Sportsman
& 358 Sprints
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Thunder On The Hill w/ 358 Modifieds
& URC Sprints
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 New Egypt Speedway
Saturday, August 29, 2009 Grandview Speedway
Saturday, October 17, 2009 Thunder On The Hill 5/25's Features
Only
Saturday, October 31, 2009 Susquehanna Speedway Park

2009
MIDWEST TQ MIDGET RACING SCHEDULE
| 04/11/09 |
Decatur
County Fairgrounds (Practice/Mentor Day) 1pm - Dark |
Greensburg,
IN. |
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| 05/02/09 |
Decatur
County Fairgrounds |
Greensburg,
IN. |
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| 05/08/09 |
Osgood
(Cancer Benefit) |
Osgood,
IN. |
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| 05/09/09 |
Twin
Cities Raceway Park |
North
Vernon, IN. |
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| 05/16/09 |
Salute
to the Hall of Fame Rush County Fairgrounds (50 Lap Feature) |
Rushville,
IN. |
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| 05/23/09 |
Lawrenceburg
Speedway |
Lawrenceburg,
IN. |
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| 05/30/09 |
Jefferson
County Fairgrounds |
Madison,
IN. |
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| 06/06/09 |
Decatur
County Fairgrounds |
Greensburg,
IN. |
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| 06/13/09 |
Sheby
County Fairgrounds |
Shelbyville
IN |
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| 06/20/09 |
Twin
Cities Raceway Park |
North
Vernon, IN. |
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| 06/27/09 |
MTQRL
- Mid Season Picnic |
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| 07/03/09 |
Osgood |
Osgood
IN |
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| 07/11/09 |
TBA |
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| 07/17/09 |
Jefferson
County Fairgrounds (Fair Night) |
Madison,
IN. |
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| 07/18/09 |
Johnson
County Fairgrounds |
Franklin
IN |
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| 07/25/09 |
Bob
Lowe Memorial Rush County Fairgrounds |
Rushville,
IN. |
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| 08/01/09 |
TBA |
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| 08/08/09 |
Decatur
County Fairgrounds |
Greensburg
IN |
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| 08/15/09 |
TBA |
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| 08/22/09 |
Sheby
County Fairgrounds |
Shelbyville
IN |
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| 08/29/09 |
Johnson
County Fairgrounds |
Franklin
IN |
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| 09/12/09 |
Sheby
County Fairgrounds |
Shelbyville
IN |
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| 09/19/09 |
Twin
Cities Raceway Park |
North
Vernon IN |
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| 09/26/09 |
Decatur
County Fairgrounds |
Greensburg
IN |
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