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Story By: KASEY KREIDER / LINDA’S SPEEDWAY – JONESTOWN, PA – As a standout in 125 micro sprint competition over the past couple of years, York’s Chris Dolan has garnered a reputation for showing up and showing out in the division’s biggest races.
But competing against a legendary field of 270 micro sprint competitors on Friday night, Dolan showed why it’s time to – in the words of Fort Minor – “remember the name,” as the teenager scored the victory of the prestigious Kevin Gobrecht Memorial.
Dolan’s head-turning evening began with a second-place effort in time trials. Piloting Noah Martin’s No. 9M, Dolan parlayed that qualifying effort into a win of the second heat race, which put him on the outside pole for the feature.
But Dolan was second-in-class most of the night to defending race winner and six-time National Open champion Ross Perchak, who seemed to have the field covered throughout the night’s preliminary action.
But the 25-lap main event painted a different picture, as despite Perchak’s lead off the jump, Dolan kept the iconic No. 4 well within his sights and began to close in as the race approached halfway. After taking a peek or two at the lead, Dolan finally committed to making the pass with a bold dive into turn 3. The move stuck, and Dolan snatched away a lead that he would not relinquish for the remainder of the event.
Not only was the win Dolan’s first at Linda’s, but it was his first ever in a 270, coming on one of the biggest stages. It may have also been fitting that the win came on the night honoring “The G-Man.” Among all his racing accolades, Kevin Gobrecht was also a Millersville University alum. Dolan just began his freshman year at Millersville.
But Chris Dolan wasn’t the only first-time Linda’s Speedway winner on the night. After picking up a win at Williams Grove, Lance Dewease rushed to the Jonestown quarter-mile just in time to see son Cole pick up his long-awaited first win at the track.
The pilot of the No. 2D lost the lead to Dakota Barlet on the start. But Cole Dewease would not be denied, as he made a daring outside pass into turn 1 to rip back the top spot that he wouldn’t let go of for the remainder of the event.
Despite Dewease’s best efforts, it wasn’t enough to claim the track championship for 2023. Those honors instead went to Richie Hartman, who after so many years of coming close to a title at Linda’s in 270 or 600 competition, finally had the pieces fall his way. A third-place finish in the feature event ensured a title for the driver of Mark Gray’s No. 39.
The other championship to be decided belonged to the Mike’s Towing & Recovery 600 Modifieds. With a third-place finish of his own, Richie Hitzler was able to clinch his sixth track championship at Linda’s in the division, with this one coming behind the wheel of Ray Gradwell’s No. 9.
But it was celebration all around for the Hitzler family, as Richie’s sister Tiffany Hitzler-Mays turned in a dominant performance to cap off a breakout season with her second win of the year.
The Gene Latta Ford Central PA Legends returned for their third and final race of the season at Linda’s. Devin Friese left no doubt about it in the 20-lapper, as he claimed the victory to pair with his Earman Fulk Memorial triumph in May.
Linda’s Speedway returns to action Friday, September 29th with a jam-packed card of racing. The Bernheisel Race Components Chargers will close out their season with the annual Charger Championship Race, while the Hoffer Paving All Star Slingshots and J&J Auto Body Junior Slingshots will compete in their annual 50-lap and 20-lap events, respectively. The Stolz Stove Sales Winged 600 Micro Sprints will contest their final points race of the year. And the 125 Micro Sprints will also make their last appearance of the season at the Jonestown quarter-mile.
9/22 Results-
MT. GRETNA ROLLER RINK 270 MICRO SPRINTS 26 ENTRIES
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 9M-Chris Dolan[2]; 2. 4-Ross Perchak[1]; 3. 16C-Pat Bealer[3]; 4. 19X-Stevie Daron Jr[4]; 5. 20S-Sean Stolz[5]; 6. 99-Brandon Heist Sr[9]; 7. 92-Jason Swavely[6]; 8. 747-Richie Hartman[10]; 9. 71-Scott Zimmerman[12]; 10. 27O-Billy Logeman[15]; 11. 20-Cory Myers[11]; 12. 6-Danial Boyer[21]; 13. 41-Mike Boyer[22]; 14. 94-Dallas Sanders[8]; 15. 25D-CJ Davis[23]; 16. 19-Matt Fernsler[19]; 17. 23K-Courtney Kupp[7]; 18. 21J-Josh Weiant[24]; 19. 02-Alex Swift[18]; 20. 20M-Craig Myers[16]; 21. 3-Pete Skias[13]; 22. 47-Ernie Newmaster III[20]; 23. 16P-Nick Skias[14]; 24. 74-John Roberts[17]
B Main (8 Laps): 1. 6-Danial Boyer[1]; 2. 41-Mike Boyer[2]; 3. 25D-CJ Davis[6]; 4. 21J-Josh Weiant[3]; 5. 5W-Darren Miller[13]; 6. 11H-Chason Hauck[9]; 7. 76H-Bryson Haugh[8]; 8. 52-Makayla Fullerton[4]; 9. 14C-Carter Weiant[7]; 10. (DNS) 24M-Andrea Matter Martin; 11. (DNS) 96W-Chase Walker; 12. (DNS) 08-Jason Paisley; 13. (DNS) 4T-Tyler Puterbaugh; 14. (DNS) 8-Scott Gingrich
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Ross Perchak[1]; 2. 20S-Sean Stolz[2]; 3. 99-Brandon Heist Sr[4]; 4. 3-Pete Skias[3]; 5. 74-John Roberts[5]; 6. 6-Danial Boyer[6]; 7. 24M-Andrea Matter Martin[8]; 8. 76H-Bryson Haugh[9]; 9. (DNF) 08-Jason Paisley[7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9M-Chris Dolan[1]; 2. 92-Jason Swavely[2]; 3. 747-Richie Hartman[4]; 4. 16P-Nick Skias[3]; 5. 02-Alex Swift[8]; 6. 41-Mike Boyer[5]; 7. 25D-CJ Davis[6]; 8. 11H-Chason Hauck[7]; 9. 96W-Chase Walker[9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 16C-Pat Bealer[1]; 2. 23K-Courtney Kupp[2]; 3. 20-Cory Myers[3]; 4. 27O-Billy Logeman[5]; 5. 19-Matt Fernsler[6]; 6. 21J-Josh Weiant[8]; 7. 14C-Carter Weiant[7]; 8. (DNF) 4T-Tyler Puterbaugh[4]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 19X-Stevie Daron Jr[3]; 2. 94-Dallas Sanders[6]; 3. 71-Scott Zimmerman[5]; 4. 20M-Craig Myers[2]; 5. 47-Ernie Newmaster III[7]; 6. 52-Makayla Fullerton[8]; 7. (DNF) 5W-Darren Miller[4]; 8. (DNF) 8-Scott Gingrich[1]
Qualifying 1 (2 Laps):
1. 4-Ross Perchak, 00:12.440[19]
2. 9M-Chris Dolan, 00:12.467[22]
3. 16C-Pat Bealer, 00:12.479[25];
4. 8-Scott Gingrich, 00:12.557[31];
5. 20S-Sean Stolz, 00:12.644[10];
6. 92-Jason Swavely, 00:12.659[4];
7. 23K-Courtney Kupp, 00:12.660[8];
8. 20M-Craig Myers, 00:12.665[30];
9. 3-Pete Skias, 00:12.673[27];
10. 16P-Nick Skias, 00:12.708[14];
11. 20-Cory Myers, 00:12.722[28];
12. 19X-Stevie Daron Jr, 00:12.744[29];
13. 99-Brandon Heist Sr, 00:12.751[18];
14. 747-Richie Hartman, 00:12.753[16];
15. 4T-Tyler Puterbaugh, 00:12.765[12];
16. 5W-Darren Miller, 00:12.766[9];
17. 74-John Roberts, 00:12.780[15];
18. 41-Mike Boyer, 00:12.787[7];
19. 27O-Billy Logeman, 00:12.812[34];
20. 71-Scott Zimmerman, 00:12.821[17];
21. 6-Danial Boyer, 00:12.840[1];
22. 25D-CJ Davis, 00:12.871[24];
23. 19-Matt Fernsler, 00:12.901[33];
24. 94-Dallas Sanders, 00:12.985[21];
25. 08-Jason Paisley, 00:13.086[32];
26. 11H-Chason Hauck, 00:13.090[2];
27. 14C-Carter Weiant, 00:13.155[13];
28. 47-Ernie Newmaster III, 00:13.364[5];
29. 24M-Andrea Matter Martin, 00:13.392[6];
30. 02-Alex Swift, 00:13.427[11];
31. 21J-Josh Weiant, 00:13.450[20];
32. 52-Makayla Fullerton, 00:13.661[23];
33. 76H-Bryson Haugh, 00:13.733[26];
34. 96W-Chase Walker, 00:16.365[3]
WINGLESS 600 MICRO SPRINTS 26 ENTRIES
A-MAIN (25 LAPS): 1. 2D-COLE DEWEASE[1]; 2. 54-DAKOTA BARTLET[2]; 3. 39-RICHIE HARTMAN[6]; 4. 22H-FRED HEINLY[8]; 5. 32S-GARYT SMITH[10]; 6. 44S-STEVE WHARY[14]; 7. 56-TYLER HENRY[16]; 8. 27-BRAD ARNOLD[15]; 9. 29-RODNEY WESTHAFER[5]; 10. 24-LOGAN RHOAD[23]; 11. 14H-LUKE HARDING[19]; 12. 61-RYAN KUNKLE[7]; 13. 71-BRIAN KRAMER[4]; 14. 55-SAM LAMOTHE[20]; 15. 11-CONNOR FETROW[3]; 16. 5A-ANTHONY YERGER[9]; 17. 34-ABEL ENGLER[13]; 18. 28-DUSTIN DEGLER[11]; 19. 11H-HOLDEN ECKMAN[17]; 20. 66-JT FERRY[12]; 21. 7L-CHASE LAYSER[22]; 22. 24S-FRANK STONER[21]; 23. 46H-KYLE HILL[18]; 24. 69H-HAYDIN ORT[24]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2D-Cole Dewease[2]; 2. 54-Dakota Bartlet[4]; 3. 61-Ryan Kunkle[1]; 4. 66-JT Ferry[6]; 5. 34-Abel Engler[8]; 6. 56-Tyler Henry[7]; 7. 14H-Luke Harding[3]; 8. (DNF) 21-Mason Beinhower[5]; 9. (DNS) 420-Connor Sheffield
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Brian Kramer[1]; 2. 22H-Fred Heinly[4]; 3. 11-Connor Fetrow[2]; 4. 39-Richie Hartman[5]; 5. 44S-Steve Whary[7]; 6. 11H-Holden Eckman[8]; 7. 55-Sam LaMothe[6]; 8. 24S-Frank Stoner[9]; 9. (DNF) 7L-Chase Layser[3]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 32S-Garyt Smith[3]; 2. 29-Rodney Westhafer[2]; 3. 5A-Anthony Yerger[6]; 4. 28-Dustin Degler[5]; 5. 27-Brad Arnold[1]; 6. 46H-Kyle Hill[4]; 7. (DNF) 24-Logan Rhoad[7]; 8. (DNF) 69H-Haydin Ort[8]
MIKE’S TOWING & RECOVERY 600CC MODIFIEDS 16 ENTRIES
A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 8-Tiffany Hitzler[2]; 2. 78-Josh Bewley[12]; 3. 9RGR-Richie Hitzler[5]; 4. 88-Justin Schraden[3]; 5. 21-Mark Bressler[1]; 6. X-Tyler Bartik[6]; 7. 61S-Kyle Donati[4]; 8. 13-Ed Hollenbach[8]; 9. 28-Raymond Gradwell[7]; 10. 69-Christian Smith[9]; 11. 29-Douglas Newbigging[11]; 12. 22-Lance Garrison[10]; 13. 5-Brandon Kulp[13]; 14. 27-Jack Wilver[16]; 15. 10T-Tyler Fronina[15]; 16. (DNS) 23-Jason Mills
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 61S-Kyle Donati[2]; 2. 88-Justin Schraden[4]; 3. 8-Tiffany Hitzler[8]; 4. 28-Raymond Gradwell[3]; 5. 69-Christian Smith[1]; 6. (DNF) 23-Jason Mills[5]; 7. (DNF) 10T-Tyler Fronina[7]; 8. (DNF) 27-Jack Wilver[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. X-Tyler Bartik[1]; 2. 9RGR-Richie Hitzler[3]; 3. 21-Mark Bressler[4]; 4. 13-Ed Hollenbach[5]; 5. 22-Lance Garrison[7]; 6. 29-Douglas Newbigging[6]; 7. 78-Josh Bewley[8]; 8. 5-Brandon Kulp[2]
CENTRAL PA LEGENDS 14 ENTRIES
A-MAIN (20 LAPS): 1. 21-DEVIN FRIESE[1]; 2. 77A-AARON UPDEGRAFF[8]; 3. 11R-SCOTT MUSSELMAN[2]; 4. 17-CORY PHILLIPS[3]; 5. 32-KEVIN BOYLAN[11]; 6. 66-DONALD STOUDT[7]; 7. 12-KELBY FRIESE[13]; 8. 9-RICK HARTWIG[9]; 9. 9G-GRADY MCGREW[5]; 10. 30-JUSTIN WAGAMAN[4]; 11. 63-DAVE BENNER[12]; 12. 13W-VINCENT WENRICH[10]; 13. 58-TANNER JONES[6]; 14. 0-CODY ALTLAND[14]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11R-Scott Musselman[2]; 2. 30-Justin Wagaman[3]; 3. 17-Cory Phillips[7]; 4. 66-Donald Stoudt[5]; 5. 9-Rick Hartwig[6]; 6. (DNF) 12-Kelby Friese[4]; 7. (DNS) 0-Cody Altland
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 58-Tanner Jones[1]; 2. 21-Devin Friese[4]; 3. 9G-Grady McGrew[2]; 4. 77A-Aaron Updegraff[7]; 5. 13W-Vincent Wenrich[6]; 6. 32-Kevin Boylan[5]; 7. 63-Dave Benner[3]
