.IN DOUBLE HEADER THRILLER TUESDAY NIGHT AT NEW EGYPT, NAPA AUTO
PARTS & PIONEER POLE BUILDING SPONSOR BIG NIGHT OF RACING. . . .
New Egypt, NJ August 25, 2015 . . . . . The fifth running of the
JERSEY RUSH, on Tuesday night, at the New Egypt Speedway was nothing
short of spectacular with Greg Hodnett winning a thriller over JJ Grasso
and Duane Howard beating out Billy Pauch Jr. to win the modified
feature. Hodnett of Thomasville, PA led all thirty laps of the 410
sprint feature but was pressured throughout the second half of the race,
with Grasso in the hunt. Hodnett earned $5,000 for the victory, his
first ever 410 sprint car win at New Egypt. The thirty lap modified
feature saw Jimmy Horton lead at the outset, with Billy Pauch holding
the top spot until Duane Howard took the lead on lap nine. Pauch Jr.
moved on top on lap seventeen with Howard leading the final two lap to
earn the $3,000 first place prize.
In the 410 Sprint Car feature event, Hodnett launched from the top
starting spot with Robbie Stillwaggon right on his tail and Davey
Sammons
moving
into the third position. Kunkletown, PA’s Ryan Smith -- while in the
seventh position --- launched over the wheel of another competitor and
flipped, spectacularly, over the turn four guardrail landing between the
guardrail and the catch fence. Smith walked away uninjured. After a
twenty minute delay in the action to
remove
Smith’s car, Hodnett took control on the restart with Lance Dewease
powering into the second position and former two-time Jersey Rush
winner, JJ Grasso moving into the third position. Dewease and Grasso
battled back and forth swapping the second spot leading just
passed
the halfway point. Grasso, on a tear, battled in between lapped cars
and gained quickly on Hodnett, challenging the leader as the five-to-go
signal approached – and pulling alongside Hodnett in the closing laps of
the event, but it was Hodnett capturing the checkered flag over Grasso,
Davey Sammons in third, Danny Dietrich in fourth and Lance Dewease
rounding out the top 5.
Neshanic, NJ’s Jimmy Horton started on the pole for the 30-lap
Modified feature event and took the early lead battling with Frenchtown,
NJ’s Billy Pauch. Pauch, aboard a potent big-block machine, powered to
the top spot at the fourth circuit, as Oley, PA’s Duane Howard moved
into the second
position
with ‘The Ringoes Rocket’ Ryan Godown charging to the third spot – from
the nineteenth starting position. A lap nine restart shuffled the top
runners with Howard taking over the lead and Billy Pauch Jr. moved into
the second position with a hard-charging, Neal Williams challenging for
the third spot. A two car battle for the lead ensued with Pauch Jr. and
Duane Howard shuffling the top spot back and forth in lapped traffic.
Howard, using a lapped car to his advantage, slid underneath Pauch Jr.
with two lapped to go and went on to collect the $3,000 top prize. Pauch
Jr. settled for second, Neal Williams in third, Billy Pauch in fourth
and Danny Bouc in fifth.
A field of twenty-six 410 sprints took time trials with defending
winner
Ryan Smith earning a $100 bonus for setting fast time with a time of
13.785. Oliver Communications posted $200 to the heat race winners with
Danny Dietrich, Greg Hodnett and Steve Buckwalter taking the sprint car
heat wins, Modified heats were won by Billy Pauch Jr., Duane Howard and
Billy Pauch. Consolations were won by Mike Haggenbottom in the Sprints
and Ryan Godown in the Modifieds. The Thayer Performance Hard Charger
award was won by Mark Bitner.
JERSEY RUSH V FEATURE FINISH: Greg Hodnett, JJ Grasso, Davey Sammons,
Danny Dietrich, Lance Dewease, Steve Buckwalter, Kyle Reinhardt, Mark
Bitner, Brian Carber, Robbie Stillwaggon, Davie Franek,Kevin Ngy, Joe
Trenca, Rick Lafferty, Ed Aikin, Troy Betts, Anthony Fiore, Mike
Haggenbottom, Wayne Dadetto, Brett Michalski, Bradley Howard, Bob
Howard, Brad Franks, Ryan Smith. DNQ: Karl Fryer, Bill Unglert
MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH: Duane Howard, Billy Pauch Jr. Neal Williams,
Billy Pauch, Danny Bouc, Mike Butler, Dominic Buffalino, Jimmy Blewett,
Andrew Bohn, Clay Butler, Chris Grbac, Eric Kormann, Shawn Ward, Andrew
Krause, Tom Carberry, John Keller, John McClelland, Sammy Piazza, Ryan
Godown, Jimmy Horton, Chad Barney, Willie Osmun, Richie Pratt, Jeff
Strunk. DNQ P.J. Oliver, Rocco Infante, Patrick Gold, Steve Searock,
John Packenham.
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