ROHRBAUGH WINS SECOND STRAIGHT IN CRASH-MARRED TRAIL-WAY 358 SPRINT FEATURE

Hanover, PA (6/6/08) –Make it two in-a-row for Jeff Rohrbaugh at Trail-Way Speedway.

Even with a damaged top wing.

The well-known bottom feeder came from eighth-starting spot Friday night to root polesitter Billy Heltzel Jr. off the inside and grab the lead in turns one and two of lap six.

Though he led the rest of the way, his run was not without its moments.

Rohrbaugh was right behind them when Doug Hammaker, Ryan Hansen, and Peter Bartley got together while racing for position at the rear of the lead lap exiting turn four of lap 16. Somehow, the Roy Vincent Racing #7V drove around the crash, but the left side panel on his top wing was damaged. Crew members pounded the side panel back during the red flag and Rohrbaugh was able to continue as the leader.

Two laps earlier (lap 14), Danny Dietrich drove around Heltzel for second. He lined up behind Rohrbaugh and chased the Don Beard Racing Engines/Delco Signs sprinter the rest of the way.

“I think the wing tells it all,” said Rohrbaugh after scoring his 13th career Trail-Way win, second on the all-time win list, “I was right in the middle of those lapped cars. Then the car was stumbling on the restarts. The air’s not real good tonight.”

“Danny roughed me up a little bit last week (at Lincoln) and passed me on the last lap, and I sure as hell wasn’t going to let that happen tonight,” he continued, “I hope Brad and Neal are both okay.”

Both Brad McClelland and Neal Amspacher were involved in nasty one-car flips during the event. McClelland rolled over and landed upside down in turns one and two of lap four. He was checked out by emergency crews in the pits. Amspacher flipped violently in turns three and four of lap 24, and was taken to Hanover Hospital for a precautionary check-up.

Mike Duncan completed a fine run in third, followed by ninth-starting Billy Dietrich and Dale Hammaker. Sixth through tenth were 14th-starting Austin Reed, Tim Wagaman, DS Diversified Services hard charger Joe Trone, Jr. (who started 21st), Heltzel, and Zach Eucolano.

Heats for the 22 “358” sprint cars were won by Rohrbaugh, Mike Ressler, and McClelland.

358 SPRINTS

Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 88-Danny Dietrich; 3. 11D-Mike Duncan; 4. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 5. 66-Dale Hammaker; 6. 34-Austin Reed; 7. 1-Tim Wagaman; 8. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 9. 28-Billy Heltzel Jr.; 10. 10-Zach Shive Euculano; 11. 75-Nicole Bowers; 12. 38-Mike Ressler; 13. 4U-Nathan Berwager; 14. 36T-Peter Bartley; 15. 29T-Neal Amspacher; 16. 45-Colt White; 17. U1-Billy Heltzel III; 18. 66H-Doug Hammaker; 19. 9-Ryan Hansen; 20. 35-Steve Owings; 21. 6-Brad McClelland; 22. 64-Randy Whisler. No time.Lap Leaders – Billy heltzel Jr. (1-5); Jeff Rohrbaugh (6-25)

Heat 1 (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 28-Billy Heltzel Jr.; 3. 35-Steve Owings; 4. 11D-Mike Duncan; 5. 29T-Neal Amspacher; 6. 75-Nicole Bower; 7. 36T-Peter Bartley; 8. 99-Joe Trone Jr. (DNF). No time.

Heat 2 (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 38-Mike Ressler; 2. 88-Dannie Dietrich; 3. 1-Tim Wagaman II; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 10-Zach Shive Euculano; 6. 45-Colt White; 7. U1-Billy Heltzel III. Time – 2:26.03

Heat 3 (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 6-Brad McClelland; 2. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 3. 4U-Nathan Berwager; 4. 34-Austin Reed; 5. 66H-Doug Hammaker; 6. 9-Ryan Hansen; 7. 64-Randy Whisler (DNF). No time.