2005
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Miller and Bright light up the
night at Shippensburg April 9th
Press
Release - 4-9-2005
Alex Bright of Collegeville, PA. won his first Micro 600 feature. The
young and talented driver took command on the opening lap, and was able
to pull away to a five car length victory. Starting on the point, Bright
quickly jumped in front. A tangle on the front strech on the opening
lap sent Drew Heistand to the rear and Rick Brehm, making his first
start in the 600's to the pits. On the restart, Bright pulled away and
had opened up a 10 car length lead, but that got wiped out with a tangle
involving Kevin Lamphere and Heistand. On the restart, Bright was able
to open up a 5 car lenght advantage, and held that for the victory.
Second place went to Dusty Foust, who battled both Jim Dawson and Steve
Dull. Dawson settled for third, followed by Dull, and Dustin Sheffield.
Sixth thru tenth were Lamphere, Dan Kanagy, Ron May, Heistand, and Gary
Cramer. Heats went to Foust and Dull.
Micro 600 Finish Order:
Alex Bright;
Dusty Foust; Jim Dawson; Steve Dull; Dustin Sheffield; Kevin Lamphere;
Dan Kanagy; Ron May; Drew Heistand; Gary Cramer; Jason Heckert; Pat
Milikowski; Rick Brehm; Bo Gordon
Press Release - May 7, 2005
Shippensburg, PA - Ask any racer and they will tell you the one thing
that can change a race outcome is traffic, and that was never more evident
than Saturday night as Drew Heistand used that to his advantage to nip
young Alex Bright at the line by several feet to capture his first 600
feature ever at the speedway. Bright who hails from Collegeville, PA.
started on the pole jumped in front on the opening lap and began to
set a torrid pace and by lap 6 had opened up a 15 car length lead. Heistand
who is from Wrightsville, PA. had started fourth and had to battle Jimmy
Dawson for the runnerup spot for a number of laps before taking over
that spot on lap 7. Once in second, Heistand began to reel in Bright
and by lap 12 with the help of lap traffic had caught Bright. A caution
flag on lap 13 would give Bright a clear field in front and it looked
like Heistand would have to settle for second as Bright again opened
up a 8 car length lead. However, by the white flag lap, Heistand had
again caught Bright with lap traffic in front. Coming out of turn four
Bright got caught up in lap traffic and Heistand dove to the outside
to nip Bright at the finish. Dawson would come home third, while Dustin
Foust would take fourth and Patrick Milikowski completed the top five.
Sixth thru tenth were Eddie Rice, Rick Brehm, Dustin Sheffield, Richard
Gilmore, and Bo Gordon. Heats were won by Heistand and Rice.
Micro 600:
1) Drew Heistand, 2)
Alex Bright, 3) Jim Dawson, 4) Dustin
Foust, 5) Patrick Milikowski 6) Eddie Rice, 7) Rick Brehm, 8) Dustin
Sheffield, 9) Richard Gilmore, 10) Bo Gordon 11) Zachary Newlin, 12)
Charlie Harach, 13) Gary Cramer, 14) Brenden Bright 15) Jason HeckertDull
shines in 600 main, Defrieitas wins his first 270 feature at Shippensburg
May 14th
Press Release - Saturday, May
14th, 2005
Shippensburg, PA - Steve Dull from Mechanicsburg, PA. made his return
to the oval pay off as he sped to victory in the 20 lap main. A shower
delayed the start of the event, but also left the track super fast as
the extra moisture gave the drivers a super quick surface. Dull who
started on the point, jumped in front on the opening lap. Jimmy Dawson
who started third and Eddie Rice was waging a torrid battle for second.
Dawson was finally able to secure second and began to close on Dull
as he got caught up in lapped traffic. A caution on lap 11 allowed the
field to close up, but also gave Dull the clear racetrack he needed.
He was able to maintain a 2 car length advantage until another caution
on lap 18 when Brandon Little and Alex Bright got together in turn two
brought out the second cautionof the event. On the restart, Dull was
able hang on and win by a car length over Dawson. Rice, with another
fine showing came home a strong third. Coming home fourth was Dustin
Sheffield and Kevin Lamphere completed the top five. Sixth thru tenth
was Drew Heistand, Chris Crull, Bo Gordon, Richard Gilmore and Rick
Brehm. Heats were won by Rice and Dustin Foust.
Micro 600 Finish Order:
1) Steve Dull, 2) Jim Dawson, 3) Eddie Rice, 4) Dustin Sheffield, 5)
Kevin Lamphere 6) Drew Heistand, 7) Chris Crull, 8) Bo Gordon, 9) Richard
Gilmore, 10) Rick Brehm 11) Brandon Little, 12) Dustin Foust, 13)
Brenden Bright, 14) Jason Heckert, 15) Alex Bright,
16) Zachary Newlin, 17) Gary Cramer
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Press Release - May 28, 2005
Shippensburg, PA - Patrick Milikowski, the young and talented driver
from Somers, CT. has been close to victory numerous times this year
in the very competitive 600 division. On this Saturday nite, he would
not be denied as he roared to his first 600 win of the year. Milikowski,
along with his family, make a 750 mile 12 hour round trip from their
home each weekend to compete in the 600 division at the speedway. Starting
on the pole, Milikowski immediately assumed command. Paul Hively, making
his first appearance of the speedway began to his way thru the field
from his fifth starting spot. A caution flag on lap12 would bunch up
the field, but Milikowski was able to drive away and hang on for a 3
car length victory over Hively, who looked very impressive in his first
appearance. Coming home third was Alex Bright, while William Racine
grabbed fourth and Kerry Schanz completed the top five. Sixth thru tenth
were Dustin Foust, Mark Strickler, Justin Hively, Zachary Newlin, and
Kevin Lamphere. Heats went to Bright and Jim Dawson.
Micro 600:
1) Patrick Milikowski, 2) Paul Hively, 3) Alex Bright,
4)William Racine, 5)Kerry Schanz, 6)Dustin Foust, 7)Mark Strickler,
8)Justin Hively, 9)Zachary Newlin, 10)Kevin Lamphere, 11)Bo Gordon,
12)Richard Gilmore, 13)Travis Willow, 14)Dustin Sheffield, 15)Jim Dawson,
16)Gary Cramer, 17)Brenden Bright,
18)Eddie Rice.
Press Release - June 18, 2005
Shippenburg, PA - Bo Gordon from Baltimore, MD. captured his first 600
win this year. The likable driver who has had his share of problems
with his new machine, but Saturday nite it looked like Gordon is finally
getting it dialed in. Gordon drew the pole by verture of the inverted
start, and used that advantage. He outraced Eddie Rice to turn one and
from there it was all Gordon. At the finish, it was Gordon by ten lengths
over Rice. Drew Heistand came home third, while Alex Bright, and Dustin
Shefield completed the top five. Sixth thru tenth were Adam Haney, Richard
Gilmore, Dustin Foust, Kerry Foust, Kerry Schanz and Ron May. The heat
was won by Gilmore.
Micro 600 Finish Order:
1) Bo Gordon, 2) Eddie Rice, 3) Drew Heistand, 4) Alex Bright,
5) Dustin Shefield 6) Adam Haney, 7) Richard Gilmore, 8) Dustin Foust,
9) Kerry Schanz, 10) Ron May,
11) Brenden Bright
Press Release - Saturday, June
25th, 2005
Shippensburg, PA - Dustin Foust of Orrstown, PA. had waited almost two
years to find his way to victory lane again, and on Saturday night with
a patience and racing luck, he made it. Young and talented Alex Bright
from Collegeville, PA. drew the point position and was off like a rocket.
lapping the field by lap number five. By the halfway point his lead
had grew to almost a quarter lap. Foust, who started third, battled
Zachary Newlin for several laps before taking command on second. Slowly
Foust was able to make up ground, but Bight still had things well in
command. A late race caution came out on lap 17, and that closed up
the field. However, Bight once again surged ahead by several car lengths
on the restart. Coming off turn four for the white flag lap it was clear
that something was going wrong with Bright's machine as Foust closed
immediately and overtook the young driver going into turn one, as did
third place runner Drew Heistand. It was apparent then that Bright had
a tire that had gone down. With first place in hand, Foust was not to
be denied, and beat heistand to the line by three car lengths. Bright
was able to nurse his machine and hold on for third, while Steve Dull
and Bo Gordon completed the top five. Sixth thru tenth were Eddie Rice,
Patrick Milikowski, Jimmy Dawson, Zachary Newlin, and Jim Horwat. The
heats went to Rice and Dustin Sheffield.
Micro 600
1) Dustin Foust 2) Drew Heistand 3)
Alex Bright 4) Steve Dull 5) Bo Gordon 6) Eddie Rice 7) Patrick
Milikowski 8) Jimmy Dawson 9) Zachary Newlin 10) Jim Horwat 11) Dusty
Sheffield 12) Brenden Bright 13) Gary Cramer 14) Jason Heckert
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Press Release - 7-9-2005
Shippensburg, PA - What a difference a week can make. Last week Chambersburg's
Jimmy Dawson found himself involved in a opening lap melee with him
ending up flipping his 600 sprinter. After righting the car, he was
able to nurse it to a sixth place finish. This Saturday nite was a completely
different senario as the very popular racer came storming back to capture
his first win in 2005. Dawson, who started third moved to the front
imediately. Multi-time feature Drew Heistand who started 11th was busy
working his way thru traffic, and by lap 11 had moved into second and
set sail for the flying Dawson. By lap 16 he had caught Dawson and it
appeared that he was going to overtake the frontrunner, but something
went sour in his mount and he started dropping back. From there, Dawson
was able to drive away and win his first in 2005 by 8 car lengths over
Heistand who hung on for second. Coming home third was Patrick Milikowski,
while J.C. Walling and Steve Dull would complete the top five. Sixth
thru tenth were Brenden Bright, Alex Bright, Denny Landvater, Dustin
Foust, and Dustin Sheffield. 600 heats went to Milikowski and Alex Bright.
Micro 600:
1) Jimmy Dawson, 2) Drew Heistand, 3) Patrick Milikowski, 4) J.C. Walling,
5) Steve Dull 6) Brenden Bright, 7) Alex Bright,
8) Denny Landvater, 9) Dustin Foust, 10) Dustin Sheffield 11) Eddie
Rice, 12) Bo Gordon, 13) Jason Heckert
Press Release - Saturday, July 23rd, 2005
Orrstown, Pa's Dustin Foust had waited a year to capture that first
600 win, but had to wait only a month to capture his second, as he sped
to victory in the 600 division Saturday night. Foust, who started on
the front row had a fairly easy time of it, although a unusual high
number of cautions would wipe out several nice leads he had built. Multi
time feature winner J.C. Walling would grab the runner up spot on the
opening lap and remain there the entire race, but unable to catch the
flying Foust. Third place went to Jimmy Dawson, who had a great drive
to come from his 13th starting spot. The hard charger award for the
night had to go to Eddie Rice who was involved in several early incidents
and both times had to make his way thru traffic for a strong 4th place
finish. Patrick Milikowsi, who started 10th came home 5th to complete
the top five. Sixth thru tenth were Brenden Bright, Dan Kanagy, Gary
Suchy, Dustin Sheffield, and Ryan Bloom. Heats were taken by Suchy and
Rice.
Micro 600
1) Dustin Foust, 2) J.C. Walling, 3) Jimmy Dawson, 4) Eddie Rice, 5)
Patrick Milikowski, 6) Brenden Bright,
7) Dan Kanagy, 8) Gary Suchy, 9) Dustin Sheffield, 10) Ryan Bloom, 11)
Adam Haney, 12) Alex Bright,
13) Steve Dull, 14) Kevin Lamphere, 15) Bo Gordon, 16) Gary Cramer,
17) Drew Heistand
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Press Release - 7-30-2005
Press Release - 7-30-2005
Drew Heistand has had a roller coaster July. Having come so close to
winning the super 600 showdown and finding it hard to get back into
victory lane here. However, the talented driver from Wrightville, PA.
showed he was back withvengence as he dominated Saturday nites 600 main.
Heistand, who was able to start from the pole due to the invert, left
little doubt who was in command. The race was then to see who was going
to take second, between the Bright brothers, Brenden and Alex. Alex
keep the pressure on his younger brother for the entire distance, but
young Brenden was up to the challenge, and was able to capture the runner
up spot. Alex settled for third, and Steve Dull and Patrick Milikowski
completed the top five. Sixth thru tenth were Eddie Rice, Kevin Lamphere,
Randolph Reed, Jimmy Dawson, and Adam Haney. Heats were won by Heistand
and Brenden Bright..
Complete Race Finish Order:
Micro 600
1) Drew Heistand, 2) Brenden Bright, 3) Alex Bright,
4) Steve Dull, 5) Patrick Milikowski, 6) Eddie Rice, 7) Kevin Lamphere,
8) Randolph Reed, 9) Jimmy Dawson, 10) Adam Haney, 11) Ryan Bloom, 12)
Todd Campbell, 13) Bo Gordon, 14) Jason Heckert, 15) Dustin Foust
Race results from Saturday - 9-24-2005
600cc Sprints:
Dusty Foust, Jim Dawson, Pat Milikowski, Alex
Bright, Bo Gordon, Adam Haney, JD Wilson, Brenden
Bright, Eddie Rice, Jason Heckert
Press Release - 9-25-2005
Shippensburg, PA - In the 600 event, it was Robbie Nixon once again
in victory lane. Nixon, who has really come on strong in the last month
was never seriously challenged. Bo Gordon moved into second after mechanical
problems forced Ron May to drop off the pace, but Nixon was just too
strong. Several cautions would bunch up the field, but Nixon would drive
off at the restart. At the line it was Nixon by 6 lengths over Gordon.
Chris Crull captured third, while Alex Bright took a season high fourth
place, and May came home fifth. Dustin Sheffield and Kevin Lamphere
completed the field. The heat was won by Gordon.
600 Finish Order:
1. Robbie Nixon 2. Bo Gordon 3. Chris Crull 4. Alex Bright 5. Ron May 6. Dustin Sheffield 7. Kevin Lamphere
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