Danny Creeden Quickest In Short Track Super Series Mod Practice At Port Royal Speedway
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Story By: CHRIS MOORE / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – PORT ROYAL, PA – “Go time.” Practice is in the record books and the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco officially kicks off the $50,000-to-win ‘Speed Showcase’ at Port Royal Speedway.
Following a weather delay, the STSS Modifieds opened the weekend with a pair of practice rounds for a whopping sixty-one cars with more on the way for racing.
Wurtsboro, N.Y.’s Danny Creeden laid down the quickest time of the early afternoon session with a time of 18.672 around the sprawling half-mile oval.
Oley, Pa.’s Duane Howard paced the field in the first of two sessions with a time of 18.898.
Howard’s Oley, Pa. neighbor Louden Reimert was second quickest, Branchburg, N.J.’s Ryan Krachun, Ransomville, N.Y.’s Erick Rudolph, and Baldwinsville, N.Y.’s Jimmy Phelps rounded out the top five in the first session.
With Creeden pacing the second set, Neshanic Station, N.J.’s Matt Stangle, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada’s Mat Williamson, Boyertown, Pa.’s Mike Gular, and Mooresville, N.C.’s Max McLaughlin completed the top five in the second session.
Bob Hilbert Sportswear ‘Qualifying Night’ is slated to kick off tonight. Penske Racing Shocks Hot Laps are slated for 6:15 p.m. and racing to begin at 7 p.m.
Friday’s racing program features five 15-lap Qualifying Races for the STSS Modifieds, six 12-lap Qualifying Races for the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman, and two 8-lap heat races for the Pro Stocks to set the stage for Saturday’s main events.
Grandstand admission is $20 for Adults and $10 for Students (ages 13-18). Kids ages 12 get in FREE.
Pit Admission is $40.
Then on Saturday, following consolation races, the STSS Modifieds do battle for 75-laps and the $50,000 top prize.
The STSS Crate 602 Sportsman race for 50-laps and a $4,000 winner’s share and the New York Based Pro Stocks go for 25-laps and a $1,250 prize to take back home.
For Saturday (March 16), all gates open at 11 a.m. with Penske Racing Shocks Hot Laps beginning at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 3 p.m.
Grandstand admission is $40 for Adults and $20 for Students (ages 13-18). Kids 12 and under get in FREE.
Pit Admission is $50.
Modifieds
Practice #1: 1. 15G-Duane Howard, 00:18.898[15]; 2. 58-Louden Reimert, 00:18.924[36]; 3. 29K-Ryan Krachun, 00:19.037[61]; 4. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:19.044[37]; 5. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 00:19.053[35]; 6. 6B-Danny Bouc, 00:19.062[2]; 7. 16X-Danny Creeden, 00:19.088[5]; 8. 1Z-Jessica Friesen, 00:19.170[8]; 9. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:19.209[6]; 10. 357-Max McLaughlin, 00:19.222[29]; 11. 32-Brandon Grosso, 00:19.266[11]; 12. 3RS-Dalton Slack, 00:19.270[39]; 13. 7MM-Michael Maresca, 00:19.314[26]; 14. 2L-Jack Lehner, 00:19.316[24]; 15. 1X-Willy Decker, 00:19.354[58]; 16. 26-Ryan Godown, 00:19.354[9]; 17. 1-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:19.402[31]; 18. 7-Rick Laubach, 00:19.416[23]; 19. 2X-Jeff Strunk, 00:19.442[44]; 20. 29-Garrett Krummert, 00:19.464[22]; 21. 2A-Mike Gular, 00:19.465[12]; 22. 11H-Danny Hieber, 00:19.485[60]; 23. 3W-Mat Williamson, 00:19.523[52]; 24. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:19.535[54]; 25. 15M-Daniel Morgiewicz Jr, 00:19.556[30]; 26. 10C-Tanner Van Doren, 00:19.576[47]; 27. 11-Matt Caprara, 00:19.587[4]; 28. 91-Billy Decker, 00:19.600[57]; 29. J24-Justin Grosso, 00:19.613[59]; 30. 28T-Michael Trautschold, 00:19.614[46]; 31. 24-Jake Dgien, 00:19.618[7]; 32. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:19.662[32]; 33. 6D-Dillon Steuer, 00:19.670[42]; 34. 21M-Bob Mcgannon, 00:19.694[28]; 35. 9J-Marc Johnson, 00:19.743[19]; 36. 65-Austin Hubbard, 00:19.801[16]; 37. 165-Rex King Jr, 00:19.813[21]; 38. 20C-Cole Stangle, 00:19.842[40]; 39. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson, 00:19.914[20]; 40. 28-Brian Swartzlander, 00:19.984[45]; 41. 74W-John Willman, 00:19.999[53]; 42. 58M-Marshall Hurd, 00:20.412[17]; 43. 14W-Ryan Watt, 00:20.436[51]; 44. 77-Alan Barker, 00:20.954[1]; 45. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:19.465[3]; 46. 1G-Darwin Greene, 00:20.815[10]; 47. 97-Bobby Hackel IV, 00:19.612[13]; 48. 117-Kevin Hirthler, 00:19.463[14]; 49. 35M-Mike Mahaney, 00:20.046[25]; 50. 24M-Sammy Martz Jr, 00:22.539[27]; 51. 7Z-Zach Payne, 00:20.006[33]; 52. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:19.591[38]; 53. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:19.871[41]; 54. 87-Neil Stratton, 00:20.219[43]; 55. 01-Danny Varin, 00:19.446[48]; 56. 22-Brandon Walters, 00:20.086[49]; 57. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:20.938[55]; 58. 17Z-Seth Zacharias, 00:20.421[56]; 59. (DNS) 27J-Danny Johnson; 60. (DNS) 4P-Anthony Perrego; 61. (DNS) JS98-Rocky Warner
Practice #2: 1. 16X-Danny Creeden, 00:18.672[5]; 2. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:18.818[45]; 3. 3W-Mat Williamson, 00:18.819[56]; 4. 2A-Mike Gular, 00:18.865[15]; 5. 357-Max McLaughlin, 00:18.873[33]; 6. 15G-Duane Howard, 00:18.874[19]; 7. JS98-Rocky Warner, 00:18.895[54]; 8. 35M-Mike Mahaney, 00:18.898[30]; 9. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:18.928[3]; 10. 2X-Jeff Strunk, 00:18.941[48]; 11. 28T-Michael Trautschold, 00:18.964[50]; 12. 1-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:18.979[35]; 13. 26-Ryan Godown, 00:19.003[11]; 14. 4P-Anthony Perrego, 00:19.032[38]; 15. 14W-Ryan Watt, 00:19.047[55]; 16. 7MM-Michael Maresca, 00:19.069[31]; 17. 6D-Dillon Steuer, 00:19.118[46]; 18. 58-Louden Reimert, 00:19.120[40]; 19. 24M-Sammy Martz Jr, 00:19.123[61]; 20. 97-Bobby Hackel IV, 00:19.126[16]; 21. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:19.173[42]; 22. 17Z-Seth Zacharias, 00:19.182[60]; 23. 2L-Jack Lehner, 00:19.193[29]; 24. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 00:19.202[39]; 25. 29K-Ryan Krachun, 00:19.210[26]; 26. 9J-Marc Johnson, 00:19.212[23]; 27. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:19.234[41]; 28. 6B-Danny Bouc, 00:19.242[2]; 29. 117-Kevin Hirthler, 00:19.267[18]; 30. 165-Rex King Jr, 00:19.290[25]; 31. 28-Brian Swartzlander, 00:19.291[49]; 32. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:19.336[58]; 33. 77-Alan Barker, 00:19.347[1]; 34. 91-Billy Decker, 00:19.390[7]; 35. 1X-Willy Decker, 00:19.393[8]; 36. 7Z-Zach Payne, 00:19.409[37]; 37. 01-Danny Varin, 00:19.440[52]; 38. 11-Matt Caprara, 00:19.455[4]; 39. J24-Justin Grosso, 00:19.462[14]; 40. 22-Brandon Walters, 00:19.520[53]; 41. 29-Garrett Krummert, 00:19.536[27]; 42. 3RS-Dalton Slack, 00:19.551[43]; 43. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:19.560[59]; 44. 10C-Tanner Van Doren, 00:19.629[51]; 45. 27J-Danny Johnson, 00:19.643[22]; 46. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:19.649[36]; 47. 32-Brandon Grosso, 00:19.656[13]; 48. 15M-Daniel Morgiewicz Jr, 00:19.766[34]; 49. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:19.849[6]; 50. 24-Jake Dgien, 00:19.862[9]; 51. 65-Austin Hubbard, 00:19.868[20]; 52. 58M-Marshall Hurd, 00:19.884[21]; 53. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson, 00:19.917[24]; 54. 1G-Darwin Greene, 00:19.993[12]; 55. 21M-Bob Mcgannon, 00:19.995[32]; 56. 87-Neil Stratton, 00:20.007[47]; 57. 7-Rick Laubach, 00:20.021[28]; 58. 74W-John Willman, 00:20.022[57]; 59. 1Z-Jessica Friesen, 00:20.354[10]; 60. 11H-Danny Hieber, 00:20.413[17]; 61. 20C-Cole Stangle, 00:20.413[44]
