Hartwig, Hill, Hirthler & Lussier Nail Down Short Track Super Series Sportsman Heat Wins At Port Royal

Story By: SHORT TRACK SUPER SEIRES – PORT ROYAL, PA – Paulie Hartwig III, Travis Hill, Jesse Hirthler & Donovan Lussier nailed down Short Track Super Series Speed Showcase Sportsman Qualifier wins Friday evening at the Port Royal Speedway.

Andy Graves and Luke Horning were victorious in the two Pro Stock qualifiers.

Fifty-three STSS Sportsman took part in four Bob Hilbert Sportswear 12-lap Qualifying Races.

A field of 24 drivers are locked into Saturday’s event, with a pair of consolations to set the remainder of the starting field for Round No. 1 of the Belmont’s Garage South Region.

Andy Graves of Middleburgh, N.Y., and Luke Horning of Gloversville, N.Y., split the Pro Stock heat races.

After ‘Speed Showcase’ weekend at Port Royal is complete, attention turns to N.J.’s Bridgeport Motorsports Park Saturday, March 22 with the ’60 Over Special’ paying $6,060 to win for the STSS Modifieds and $4,444 for the STSS Sportsman.

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Sportsman Qualifier No. 1 Results (12 laps): 1. 73-Paulie Hartwig III[1]; 2. 69K-Stephen Kemery[2]; 3. 5K-Gavyn Krupp[3]; 4. 22A-Adrianna Delliponti[4]; 5. 4-Steve Davis[5]; 6. 4R-Jordan Henn[11]; 7. 59K-Dakota Kohler[6]; 8. 9-Jesse Leiby[10]; 9. 44-Zach Sobotka[8]; 10. 22S-Mike Schneck[9]; 11. 58-Logen Lockhart[14]; 12. 89T-Mike Toth[7]; 13. 2-Mike Block[13]; 14. 42-Darryl Nutting[12]

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Sportsman Qualifier No. 2 Results (12 laps): 1. 4H-Travis Hill[3]; 2. 14-Brad Roberts[7]; 3. 59C-Colin Cox[5]; 4. 43-Michael White[2]; 5. 9L-Jimmy Leiby[4]; 6. 5B-Bryce Bashore[6]; 7. 67W-Zack Welch[10]; 8. 3J-Joe Judge[11]; 9. 88-Stephen Smith[9]; 10. 06-Tim Guild[12]; 11. 78-Stephen Winsor[8]; 12. 16CW-Charles Weslowski[13]; 13. 89-Dylan Madsen[1]

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Sportsman Qualifier No. 3 Results (12 laps): 1. 117-Jesse Hirthler[1]; 2. 69-James Hill[3]; 3. 27-Michael Ballestero[2]; 4. 29-Matt Ellery[5]; 5. 14B-Ethan Bill[4]; 6. 14S-Ryan Simmons[10]; 7. 15-Scott Hitchens[6]; 8. 21C-Brian Calabrese[7]; 9. 74-Jax Yohn[8]; 10. 59-Tom Moore Jr[9]; 11. 7-Brett Gilmore[11]; 12. 28-Bryan Rhoads[12]; 13. 79-Eric Winsor[13]

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Sportsman Qualifier No. 4 Results (12 laps): 1. 61L-Donovan Lussier[3]; 2. 9J-Joe Toth[2]; 3. 51-Matt Peck[1]; 4. 04-Mike Butler[4]; 5. 12-George Schweigart[6]; 6. 49-Chris Jakubiak[9]; 7. 22J-Eric Jennings[5]; 8. 165K-Karston King[8]; 9. 03-Joshua Jock[11]; 10. 56-Doug Kline[13]; 11. 711-Todd English[12]; 12. 66M-Justin Miller[7]; 13. 72-James Friesen[10]

Fastline Performance Hot Lap Hero ($50): James Hill (20.955 seconds)

Pro Stock Heat No. 1 Results (8 laps): 1. 96-Andy Graves[1]; 2. 177-Christopher Stalker[3]; 3. 110-Devon Camenga[2]; 4. 6-Shane Playford[6]; 5. 35-Ken Gates[7]; 6. 9J-Eric Jean Louis[5]; 7. 38-Justin Chaput[4]; 8. (DNS) 49-Ivan Joslin

Pro Stock Heat No. 2 Results (8 laps): 1. 2H-Luke Horning[1]; 2. 72G-Denis Gauvreau[8]; 3. 715-Jason Morrison[3]; 4. 8-Marc Lalonde[2]; 5. 81-Bret Belden[6]; 6. 28-Philip DeFiglio[4]; 7. 25Y-Ken Griffin[7]; 8. 2Z-Hugh Page[5]