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Satterlee Makes Spectacular Last Lap Pass to win the Lucas Oil event paying $12,000

Gregg Satterlee passed race leader Scott Bloomquist heading into turn one on the final lap and went on to win the Stanley Schetrompf Founders Day Classic on Saturday Night at Hagerstown Speedway. It is Satterlee’s first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win. He becomes the ninth different winner in nine Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series races at the “Capitol of Dirt Racing”.

Tim McCreadie came home in third, followed by; the current LOLMDS point leader; Jonathan Davenport and Rick Eckert.

“I couldn’t believe it; it is so hard to follow lapped cars here. He [Bloomquist] got a little crooked going into turn one and I just hit that corner perfectly. I was going to try going high into turn one to go around him, and at the last second I decided to go low, and it paid off. It was just one of those things, and I drove right by him.”

“I have always wanted to win a Lucas Oil Series race. To beat such a stout field, and to pass Bloomquist on the last lap, I don’t think I could have written it any better. I just can’t thank my crew chief Robbie Allen enough; he is from right here in Hagerstown; I know this is a big win for him as well! Thanks to Mark Richards, these new XR1 cars we have are definitely fast! Hopefully it’s going to be a great season.”

“They have been trying to run this race for the last two years and the weather has not been good. Thanks to the fans for coming out tonight. This is the biggest crowd I have ever seen here.”

Satterlee’s Durham powered Rocket is sponsored by Satterlee Petroleum Distributors, Valvoline, Keyser, Classic Ink, Integra, and All About Wraps.

Jimmy Owens led the first 14 laps until Bloomquist took over the point. Bloomquist held the lead steadily for most of the race. The final caution came out with 14 laps-to-go. On the final restart, Satterlee was in third and had to pass Tim McCreadie to get to second.

Satterlee then set his sights on the high flying Bloomquist and closed the gap with each waning lap. Satterlee was a car length behind Bloomquist as the two drivers took the white flag. Moments later Satterlee dove to the inside of turn number one to take the lead on the final lap.

Bloomquist was looking for back-to-back wins in LOLMDS competition, and was disappointed that he let the win slip away. “The left rear tire was giving up. He [Satterlee] ran a good race. We just got into the corner a little hot and I should have just stayed on the bottom. I didn’t know that he was that close to me.”

McCreadie continues to make strides in his Longhorn Chassis. He piloted his Sweeteners Plus entry to a solid third-place finish. “He [Satterlee] got by me on that last restart. I was so ‘caught-up’ looking at the leaders on that last lap, that I just about missed the corner when I saw Satterlee get underneath Scott! We had a good car all night! Without that last caution, I think that I probably would have finished second. We made all kinds of changes to the car this week and it paid off. Heading into Illinois next week, tonight’s run is a major confidence booster!”

Completing the top ten were Jared Landers, Earl Pearson Jr., Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal and Darrell Lanigan.

In preliminary action, Earl Pearson Jr. set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group A) amongst the 35 entrants, with a lap of 18.325 seconds. Gregg Satterlee set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 13.386 seconds. Jimmy Owens, Rick Eckert, Rick Eckert, and Scott Bloomquist won their respective heat races. Mason Zeigler and Andy Anderson won their respective B-Mains.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
Stanley Schetrompf Founders Day Classic
Hagerstown Speedway – Hagerstown, MD

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Earl Pearson Jr. / 18.325 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Gregg Satterlee / 18.386 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Brandon Sheppard, Glenn Elliott, Earl Pearson, Jr., Marvin Winters, Darrell Lanigan, Kyle Hardy, Lucas Masiello, Brian Tavenner-DNS

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Rick Eckert, Jared Landers, Jonathan Davenport, Austin Hubbard, Gary Stuhler, Mason Zeigler, Dylan Yoder, Allen Brannon, Wayne Johnson

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Don O’Neal, Justin Kann, Scott Palmer, Ross Robinson, Dan Angelicchio, Colton Flinner, Kenny Moreland

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Don O’Neal, Justin Kann, Scott Palmer, Ross Robinson, Dan Angelicchio, Colton Flinner, Kenny Moreland

Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Mason Zeigler, Gary Stuhler, Darrell Lanigan, Marvin Winters, Allen Brannon, Kyle Hardy, Dylan Yoder, Lucas Masiello, Wayne Johnson, Brian Tavenner-DNS

Keyser MFG B-Main #2 Finish (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Andy Anderson, Ross Robinson, Dennis Erb, Jr., Dan Angelicchio, Colton Flinner, Kenny Moreland, Luke Hoffner, Jamie Lathroum-DNS, Alex Ferree-DNS

Feature Finish (60 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN
1 2 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
2 4 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
3 6 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
4 11 6 Jonathan Davenport Mount Airy, NC
5 3 7v Rick Eckert York, PA
6 7 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
7 13 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
8 1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
9 8 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN
10 21 15L Darrell Lanigan Union, KY
11 16 86 Scott Palmer Greencastle, PA
12 19 1S Gary Stuhler Greencastle, PA
13 14 66c Matt Cosner Ridgeley, WV
14 5 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
15 22 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL
16 10 15F Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY
17 20 14 Dan Angelicchio Mt. Pleasant, PA
18 23 75 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA
19 24 24 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
20 15 11 Austin Hubbard Bridgeville, DE
21 17 25Z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
22 12 66 Justin Kann Huntingdon, PA
23 9 5E Glenn Elliott Westminster, MD
24 18 41 Andy Anderson Bunker Hill, WV
25 25 46 Marvin Winters McConnellsburg, PA
Race Statistics
Entrants: 35
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1 – 14); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 15 – 59); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 1)
Cautions: Debris (Lap 22; Dennis Erb Jr (Lap 22); Austin Hubbard (Lap 35); Dylan Yoder (Lap 46)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Colton Flinner
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Miller Welders Fast Time Provisional: Dylan Yoder
Hagerstown Speedway Track Provisional: Marvin Winters
Wrisco Feature Winner: Gregg Satterlee
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Darrell Lanigan (Started: 21st; Finished: 10th; Advanced 11 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Gregg Satterlee
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Colton Flinner
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Charley Powell (Tim McCreadie)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Lap #1 – 20.3079 seconds)
Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (45 Laps)
PFC Brakes Tough Break Award: Mason Zeigler
Time of Race: 34 minutes 37 seconds

In the Cochran Auctioneers Late Model Sportsmans the 2J of Justin Weaver picks up another win by leading every lap of the 20 lap feature. Weaver in victory lane, “this car handles like a dream”. Weaver and the 85 of Rodney Walls from St Thomas Pa started on the front row of the feature. Walls made every effort to hold the inside line but Weaver was just too strong on the outside. Kyle Lee, last weeks winner started 5th and wasted no time moving into the 2nd place position. Paul Cursey in his #37 Lazer Chassis started 9th and battled hard with the 48 of Donnie Farlling for several laps. Cursey finally moved into the 6th place position just behind Keyser West Virginia’s, Travis Stickley.

Cochran Auctioneers Late Model Sportsmans – Heat Race Winners – Heat #1 Travis Stickley, Heat #2 Alan Sagi

Cochran Auctioneers Late Model Sportsmans – 20 Lap Feature Finish Order

1. Justin Weaver 2. Kyle Lee 3. Rodney Walls 4. Alan Sagi 5. Travis Stickley 6. Paul Cursey 7. Donnie Farlling 8. Kevin Palmer 9. Matt Nailor 10. Matt Murphy 11. Eddie Cornett 12. Larry Neiderer 13. Joe Westerman 14. Kadden Smith 15. John Roland 16. Elwood Sord 17. Brayden Anderson

DNS – Shaun Jones

Chris Ebersole has gone back to back in the Pure Stocks. A win on April 16th and another win tonight gives Ebersole a strong points lead as well. Sean Dawson out of Winchester Virginia controlled the lead for the first 5 leads with Mike Raleigh, Mike Desch, Keith Koontz, Craig Parrill and Ebersole giving chase. Ebersole started 5th and pushed his way to the front to past Dawson in turn #4. Once Ebersole took the lead, he never looked back. Mid way through the feature the #1w of Michelle Walls and the #3 of Brad Wiley had some bad luck and found the inside and outside guard railing taking the out of the event. Brian Luttrell from Winchester Virginia started 12th and had an outstanding run finishing in the top 5.

Ebersole in victory lane really thanked the face fans for coming out, “it is great seeing the grandstands full. Thank you for coming out and I hope you enjoyed the show”.

Pure Stock – Heat Race Winners – Heat #1 Chris Ebersole, Heat #2 Mike Desch

Pure Stock – 15 Lap Feature Finish Order

1. Chris Ebersole 2. Sean Dawson 3. Brian Luttrell 4. Keith Koontz 5. Mike Desch 6. Mike Raleigh 7. Chuck Bowie 8. Jaime Zentmyer 9. Craig Parrill 10. Ed Pope 11. Brian Swiger 12. Michelle Walls 13. Jeremy Mills 14. Brad Wiley DNS – Dwayne Snyder, Carl Biddle and Frank Dibella

The Hagerstown Speedway will be off April 30th. The speedway will host the Bonanza Extravaganza May 6th, 7th and 8th and then on May the 14th the Dirt Capitol will return to stock car action.

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