Logan Watt Repeats As Short Track Super Series Speed Showcase 50 Champion

Story By: CHRIS MOORE / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – PORT ROYAL, PA –  In the Short Track Super Series Crate 602 Sportsman race Saturday at Port Royal Speedway, Logan Watt used a late-race restart to slide by fellow Pennsylvania native Joe Toth to take the $4,000 victory in Round No. 2 of the Belmont’s Garage South Region.

The track became locked down on the bottom groove with the daytime conditions and tire wear was a factor for the Sportsman competitors just as it was for their Modified counterparts.

Logan Watt, who pitted for new tires earlier in the race when a big pile up occurred on the back straight away. The fresher tires allowed Watt to race back forward and ultimately sneak by Toth for the victory.

Toth settled for second and Kyle Smith scored his second consecutive podium in the event. Steve Davis and Sean Imbeault rounded out the top five out of the 83 competitors with the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman.

The STSS now lays dormant until the calendar flips to the month of May when Delaware International Speedway hosts the ‘Diamond State 50.’ The STSS Modifieds go for 50-laps and $5,000 top prize in Round No. 3 of the Ollie’s Overall Championship and the NJ Quality Drywall South Region. The STSS Crate 602 Sportsman will also be on hand for Round No. 3 of the Belmont’s Garage South Region for a 25-lap, $1,500 top prize.

Speed Showcase 50 Feature (50 Laps): 1. 4M-Logan Watt[4]; 2. 9J-Joe Toth[17]; 3. 77-Kyle Smith[20]; 4. 4D-Steve Davis[25]; 5. 38S-Sean Imbeault[21]; 6. 57-Brandon Edgar[18]; 7. 17K-Brian Krummel[8]; 8. 38-Zach Sobotka[29]; 9. 14B-Ethan Bill[11]; 10. 43-Michael White[26]; 11. 14T-Payton Talbot[33]; 12. 22C-Cedric Gauvreau[13]; 13. 21C-Brian Calabrese[3]; 14. 29-Matt Ellery[16]; 15. 20-Ryan Simmons[31]; 16. 73H-Paulie Hartwig III[1]; 17. 04-Mike Butler[30]; 18. 32C-David Miloszar[9]; 19. 4H-Travis Hill[2]; 20. 7J-Jarod Millman[35]; 21. 44R-David Rogers[5]; 22. 49-Chris Jakubiak[12]; 23. 59K-Dakota Kohler[34]; 24. 38L-Jared LaBagh[32]; 25. 27-Michael Ballestero[14]; 26. 74-Jax Yohn[7]; 27. 89-Dylan Madsen[23]; 28. 22A-Adrianna Delliponti[15]; 29. 4F-Howie Finch[10]; 30. 15-Adam White[27]; 31. 27Z-Dave DiPietro II[24]; 32. 97-Matt Smith[19]; 33. 76-Jean Francois Tessier[6]; 34. 711-Chris Crane Jr[28]; 35. 7G-Brett Gilmore[22]

Consolation #1 (10 Laps): 1. 4D-Steve Davis[1]; 2. 711-Chris Crane Jr[3]; 3. 20-Ryan Simmons[5]; 4. 25-Stephen Gray[4]; 5. 5B-Bryce Bashore[2]; 6. 11-Nick Zielinski[16]; 7. 711X-Connor Crane[14]; 8. 63-Chip Constantino[9]; 9. 59K-Dakota Kohler[7]; 10. 89T-Mike Toth[6]; 11. 17D-Mike Loney[8]; 12. 197-Michael Schane[18]; 13. 08-Andrew Bohn[11]; 14. 9K-Blaine Klinger[20]; 15. 12-George Schweigart[19]; 16. 18-Blayden Arquette[13]; 17. 69G-Dakota Green[17]; 18. 41-Nick Van Wickle[10]; 19. 22-Billy Fiske[15]; 20. (DNF) 44-Gordon Smith[12]

Consolation #2 (10 Laps): 1. 43-Michael White[2]; 2. 38-Zach Sobotka[4]; 3. 38L-Jared LaBagh[8]; 4. 69B-Drew Boniface[1]; 5. 24B-Joey Bruning[3]; 6. 3J-Joe Judge[6]; 7. 117-Jesse Hirthler[12]; 8. 23-David Dickey[9]; 9. 26B-Maddy Broedel[17]; 10. 67W-Zack Welch[14]; 11. 8-Ryan Higgs[10]; 12. M-KYLE SMITH[18]; 13. 19B-Brad Brightbill[7]; 14. 29A-Aryane Imbeault[16]; 15. 00-Cody Manmiller[5]; 16. 9L-Jimmy Leiby[11]; 17. 77L-Ed Lukas[13]; 18. B24-Brendan Gibbons[15]

Consolation #3 (10 Laps): 1. 15-Adam White[2]; 2. 04-Mike Butler[1]; 3. 14T-Payton Talbot[4]; 4. 2S-Mikey Schneck Jr[6]; 5. 03-Joshua Jock[3]; 6. 35T-Cameron Tuttle[8]; 7. 52-Jessica Power[10]; 8. 61L-Donovan Lussier[15]; 9. 10K-Kolyn Schane[5]; 10. 5C-Ayden Cipriano[12]; 11. 32-Carter Crooker[13]; 12. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr[16]; 13. 7J-Jarod Millman[19]; 14. 04S-Logan Starr[7]; 15. 13G-Adam Taft[9]; 16. 21-Monte Pool[11]; 17. 782-Mark Shupp[14]; 18. 59-Colin Cox[17]; 19. 44H-James O’Hara[18]

Penske Racing Shocks Hot Laps: 1. 00-Cody Manmiller, 00:21.393[49]; 2. 4D-Steve Davis, 00:21.425[18]; 3. 77-Kyle Smith, 00:21.442[64]; 4. 7J-Jarod Millman, 00:21.472[50]; 5. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:21.624[12]; 6. 21C-Brian Calabrese, 00:21.646[11]; 7. 4H-Travis Hill, 00:21.684[33]; 8. 15-Adam White, 00:21.715[78]; 9. 35T-Cameron Tuttle, 00:21.716[74]; 10. 76-Jean Francois Tessier, 00:21.728[71]; 11. 711-Chris Crane Jr, 00:21.737[15]; 12. 38L-Jared LaBagh, 00:21.772[43]; 13. 89-Dylan Madsen, 00:21.833[48]; 14. 63-Chip Constantino, 00:21.840[13]; 15. 04-Mike Butler, 00:21.859[10]; 16. 9K-Blaine Klinger, 00:21.869[40]; 17. 117-Jesse Hirthler, 00:21.875[34]; 18. 711X-Connor Crane, 00:21.877[16]; 19. 69B-Drew Boniface, 00:21.890[6]; 20. 69G-Dakota Green, 00:21.913[30]; 21. 97-Matt Smith, 00:21.925[65]; 22. 41-Nick Van Wickle, 00:21.957[75]; 23. 44-Gordon Smith, 00:22.000[63]; 24. 24B-Joey Bruning, 00:22.037[9]; 25. 32-Carter Crooker, 00:22.042[17]; 26. 38-Zach Sobotka, 00:22.056[67]; 27. 26B-Maddy Broedel, 00:22.062[8]; 28. 03-Joshua Jock, 00:22.072[38]; 29. 57-Brandon Edgar, 00:22.080[22]; 30. 27Z-Dave DiPietro II, 00:22.087[21]; 31. 04S-Logan Starr, 00:22.087[68]; 32. 67W-Zack Welch, 00:22.108[77]; 33. 74-Jax Yohn, 00:22.136[80]; 34. 14T-Payton Talbot, 00:22.147[70]; 35. 22C-Cedric Gauvreau, 00:22.157[26]; 36. 11-Nick Zielinski, 00:22.170[81]; 37. 89T-Mike Toth, 00:22.188[73]; 38. 197-Michael Schane, 00:22.198[58]; 39. 43-Michael White, 00:22.207[79]; 40. M-KYLE SMITH, 00:22.208[66]; 41. 59K-Dakota Kohler, 00:22.231[41]; 42. 12-George Schweigart, 00:22.233[60]; 43. 3J-Joe Judge, 00:22.246[39]; 44. 27-Michael Ballestero, 00:22.272[2]; 45. 22A-Adrianna Delliponti, 00:22.285[19]; 46. 08-Andrew Bohn, 00:22.291[5]; 47. 61L-Donovan Lussier, 00:22.331[47]; 48. 22-Billy Fiske, 00:22.347[25]; 49. 44R-David Rogers, 00:22.355[56]; 50. 18-Blayden Arquette, 00:22.358[1]; 51. 29-Matt Ellery, 00:22.387[23]; 52. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr, 00:22.446[53]; 53. 9J-Joe Toth, 00:22.460[72]; 54. 23-David Dickey, 00:22.460[20]; 55. 13G-Adam Taft, 00:22.464[69]; 56. 2S-Mikey Schneck Jr, 00:22.505[59]; 57. 4M-Logan Watt, 00:22.506[76]; 58. 19B-Brad Brightbill, 00:22.575[7]; 59. 20-Ryan Simmons, 00:22.579[62]; 60. 25-Stephen Gray, 00:22.581[29]; 61. 5B-Bryce Bashore, 00:22.599[3]; 62. 10K-Kolyn Schane, 00:22.620[57]; 63. 782-Mark Shupp, 00:22.650[61]; 64. 38S-Sean Imbeault, 00:22.686[36]; 65. 52-Jessica Power, 00:22.690[55]; 66. 73H-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:22.703[31]; 67. 21-Monte Pool, 00:22.860[54]; 68. 17D-Mike Loney, 00:22.925[45]; 69. 8-Ryan Higgs, 00:22.949[32]; 70. 4F-Howie Finch, 00:22.977[24]; 71. 29A-Aryane Imbeault, 00:23.141[35]; 72. 14B-Ethan Bill[4]; 73. 59-Colin Cox[14]; 74. B24-Brendan Gibbons[27]; 75. 7G-Brett Gilmore[28]; 76. 49-Chris Jakubiak[37]; 77. 17K-Brian Krummel[42]; 78. 9L-Jimmy Leiby[44]; 79. 77L-Ed Lukas[46]; 80. 32C-David Miloszar[51]; 81. 44H-James O’Hara[52]; 82. 23B-Alex Bell; 83. 69K-Stephen Kemery