Cannon Wins Battle For Williams Grove Sprints Win, Adrian Shaffer Takes 358 Opener
4/1/16
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Mechanicsburg –
It was a battle of the No. 3’s Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway as
Brock Zearfoss and Pat Cannon battled for the sprint car win with Cannon
coming out on top for the $3,600 payday.
And in the season debut of the 358
sprints at the track it was Adrian Shaffer taking his third speedway season
opener for the division in a row.
Zearfoss started the 25-lap 410 sprint car feature on the
pole and led the first lap over Tim Glatfelter before fourth starter Cannon
drove into second using the high groove.
Cannon would not abandon his top lane
despite the majority of the field racing around the inside of the oval
including leader Zearfoss and with nine laps completed the first caution
flag appeared with Zearfoss still the leader despite Cannon racing on his
bumper for several consecutive laps.
After the yellow for a flat tire on
Danny Dietrich’s racer, the restart saw the war on wheels continue with
Zearfoss hugging the inside and Cannon slinging his mount around the top
side.
Cannon would get better runs around the top in the third
and fourth corners but it was the first and second turns where he had to
work harder to make time on the leader.
The Etters driver finally put it all
together on the 13th tour when he was able to draw even with
Zearfoss as the pair exited the second corner before taking command as they
shot onto the backchute.
For the next few laps after getting the lead Cannon
maintained his outside line but during the final several laps he would move
to the bottom to preserve the victory.
A final restart with eight laps to go after a spin by
Lucas Wolfe failed to produce any pressure on Cannon for the win.
However as the leader worked traffic as he neared the
white flag, some careful moves to make his way around allowed Alan Krimes to
get too close for comfort.
Krimes had taken second on the 18th
loop and closed right up on Cannon’s bumper as they came to the white flag
but that was as close as he would be able to get.
After clearing the backmarker Cannon pulled away on the
final lap to get his first win of the year.
Krimes was second followed by Doug Esh, Zearfoss and Brian
Montieth.
Sixth through 10th went to
Freddie Rahmer, Glatfelter, Steve Buckwalter, Mark Smith and Danny Dietrich.
Heats went to Montieth, Dietrich and
Greg Hodnett.
Chris Arnold led from the pole in the 358 sprint main with
Matt Campbell giving chase.
However Campbell brought out a yellow flag with eight laps
completed when he lost the handle in the fourth corner, placing sixth
starter Adrian Shaffer in second for the restart.
Arnold was flawless until two laps to
go when he allowed Shaffer an opening as the pair raced off of the second
corner.
Arnold seemed to slip during the late stages, allowing
Shaffer to get control and drive away.
Doug Hammaker got by Arnold as well during the final mile,
relegating Arnold to third for the finish.
Kevin Nouse and Glenndon Forsythe completed the top five.
Sixth through 10th went to
Chandler Leiby, Matt Findley, Jordan Givler, Nyle Berkes and David Holbrook.
Heats went to Findley, Campbell and Leiby.
April 1, 2016 Feature
Finishes:
410 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Pat Cannon, 2. Alan Krimes, 3. Doug Esh, 4. Brock Zearfoss, 5. Brian Montieth, 6. Freddie Rahmer, 7. Tim Glatfelter, 8. Steve Buckwalter, 9. Mark Smith, 10. Danny Dietrich, 11. Greg Hodnett, 12. Ryan Smith, 13. Brent Marks, 14. Austin Hogue, 15. Cory Haas, 16. Rodney Westhafer, 17. Wayne Dadetto, 18. Daryl Stimeling, 19. Brad Frank, 20. Nicole Bower, 21. Todd Berkheimer, 22. Lucas Wolfe, 23. Brandon Rahmer, 24. Troy Fraker
358 sprints, 20 laps: 1. Adrian Shaffer, 2. Doug Hammaker, 3. Chris Arnold, 4. Kevin Nouse, 5. Glenndon Forsythe, 6. Chandler Leiby, 7. Matt Findley, 8. Jordan Givler, 9. Nyle Berkes, 10. David Holbrook, 11. Brie Hershey, 12. Chris Frank, 13. Tyler Esh, 14. Brian Garland, 15. Matt Campbell, 16. Brent Shearer, 17. Wyatt Hinkle, 18. DJ Montgomery, 19. Rich Eichelberger, 20. Chad Trout, 21. Adam Lyman, 22. Kody Lehman, 23. Todd Reed, 24. Phil Walter
DNQ: Jared Esh