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Kenny Edkin Scores 5th Super Sportsman Victory of 2019

YORK HAVEN, Pa. (7/13/19): Kenny Edkin had a little extra motivation heading into this week’s BAPS Super Sportsman main event at BAPS Motor Speedway.

It wasn’t about a point title or simply another win to get back on track after some minor struggles the last couple of weeks. Instead, Edkin wanted to honor a childhood friend who was more like family.

So, Edkin came out to the Test and Tune last Wednesday night at the York Haven facility. He wanted to make sure everything was in place heading into Saturday Night’s Brandon Barthel Memorial.

Edkin put on a proud performance. He stormed to the front and dominated the second half of the event to claim the prestigious event and bank a $2,000 payday for his fifth win of the season.

“I’ve got to thank Danny Miller,” Edkin said. “He gives us a hell of a power-plant every week. We’ve been struggling a little it, and I thought we had some motor issues. I think it ended up that we were just getting the car too into the track and pulling the motor down.

“We came down to Test and Tune, because we really wanted this race. Brandon was a good friend of mine, and we won it.”

Continued Edkin, “I’ve known them most of my life. Brandon and I grew up together, so this one was for my friend.”

Edkin started 11th on the grid and picked up a few positions on the initial start. It was called back, however, when Adam Wray and Dave Hollar were involved in an incident and brought out the caution.

It only delayed Edkin’s progress. Jay Fannasy jumped out front from his pole starting spot, while Edkin charged through the field.

Fannasy held the point until fifth-place starter Russ Mitten took over on Lap 7. Mitten was good up front in clean air and was a candidate to sit in Victory Lane, but that changed when the fly wheel broke and he stopped before Lap 14 was complete.

Edkin cruised through the top five and took over the lead when Mitten slowed. Frankie Herr was also coming through the field, but he was no match for Edkin, who went on to score the win by a gaudy 4.08 seconds.

“That first start, it was a hell of a start,” Edkin said. “When it got called back, I thought, ‘Oh, crap, maybe I showed my hand too soon.’

“It would have been a race between Russ and I. I was, definitely, even with him, but being even with him and passing him are too different things. It’s a shame for that team, they’ve had a lot of bad luck this season.”

Herr, who started 10th, came up to second. Paul Miller was third ahead of 22nd-place starter Scott Dellinger. Garrett Williamson came from 12th to complete the top five. Williamson, Mike Enders, and Miller were heat winners for the 25-car field.

Chase Billet completed an impressive run to capture the Creekside Auto Sales Limited Late Model Carl Billet Memorial, a race that honored his uncle.

The field didn’t have a chance in this one. Billet set quick time for the 27-car field and started second in the A-Main. He got by Ben Whitaker on Lap 3 and never looked back over the 30-lap distance.

Whitaker was second, followed by Randy Stoudt, Tommy Slanker, and Alan Sagi. Bruce Kane, Sagi, and Daulton Bigler were heat winners. Chuck Cox III won the consolation.

Jason Townsend took the lead on Lap 11 and set the pace the rest of the way to capture the 20-Lap Morgan Paving/Aqua Fun Pools Street Stock main event.

Brian Walls started on the point and jumped out to the early lead, beating Kyle Saylor through the first and second corner. Townsend, who started third, wasted little time getting to the front.

He tracked down the leaders and made his bid for the win just past the halfway point. Once he disposed of Walls, he led the rest of the way for the win, despite a pair of caution flags to bunch up the field.

Walls settled for second, with Chad Smith, Bud Witmer, and Eddie Richards completing the top five. Smith and Townsend were heat winners for the 20-car field.

Jorjie Sweger won a wild Pizza Shop of Etters Central Pa. Legends presented by Baker Door Company 20-Lap main event.

Ott, the defending series champion jumped out front. Sweger, who started on the pole, stalked the leader for five circuits before taking the lead coming out of the second corner on the 14th circuit.

But, Ott didn’t go away. There was a late caution that set up a two-lap dash to the finish. Ott went into the last corner and got into Sweger, who somehow gained control and came across the line backwards.

Ott crossed the line first but was disqualified for rough-riding, and Sweger was declared the winner. Alex Robinson was second, followed by Austin Bellemare, Greg Burd, and Troy Mrokovich. Triple T Camp Hard Charger was Travis McClelland, who advanced from 28th to 17th.

Josh Schrum, Mason Chaney, Zac Smith, and Ott were heat winners for the 40-car field. Rick Hartwig and Travis Perry won the twin consolations.

BAPS SUPER SPORTSMAN – “BRANDON BARTHEL MEMORIAL”

Featrure (25 Laps) – 1. 75-Kenny Edkin ($2,000), [11]; 2. 70D-Frankie Herr, [10]; 3. 58-Paul Miller, [8]; 4. 30-Scott Dellinger, [22]; 5. 32W-Garrett Williamson, [12]; 6. 5D-Luke Deatrick, [4]; 7. 83-Bruce Buckwalter Jr., [7]; 8. 360-Jay Fannasy, [1]; 9. 35-John Edkin, [24]; 10. 3B-Mike Enders, [6]; 11. 18-Dave Conrad, [18]; 12. 77W-Tom Wyckoff, [2]; 13. 8-Rich Eichelberger, [16]; 14. 10H-Dave Hollar, [17]; 15. (DNF) 2M-Matt Ondek, [14]; 16. (DNF) 22-Daniel John, [20]; 17. (DNF) 77-Russ Mitten, [5]; 18. (DNF) 1A-Chase Gutshall, [9]; 19. (DNF) 7-Timmie Barrick, [13]; 20. (DNF) 318-Steve Fannasy, [15]; 21. (DNF) 38-Allan Hallman, [19]; 22. (DNF) 71K-Tyler Wolford, [3]; 23. (DNF) 29-Adam Wray, [25]; (DNS) 318M-Chris Meleason, ; (DNS) 14-Nate Young. No time.

Lap Leaders – Jay Fannasy (1-6), Russ Mitten (7-13), Kenny Edkin (14-25)

Super Sportsman Heat 1 Finish (10 laps/All Qualify) – 1. 32W-Garrett Williamson, [4]; 2. 1A-Chase Gutshall, [7]; 3. 75-Kenny Edkin, [8]; 4. 77-Russ Mitten, [5]; 5. 7-Timmie Barrick, [6]; 6. 8-Rich Eichelberger, [3]; 7. 18-Dave Conrad, [1]; 8. 38-Allan Hallman, [9]; 9. 29-Adam Wray, [2]. No time.

Super Sportsman Heat 2 Finish (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 3B-Mike Enders, [5]; 2. 70D-Frankie Herr, [7]; 3. 77W-Tom Wyckoff, [2]; 4. 5D-Luke Deatrick, [3]; 5. 2M-Matt Ondek, [4]; 6. (DNF) 22-Daniel John, [8]; 7. (DNF) 35-John Edkin, [6]; 8. (DNF) 318M-Chris Meleason, [1]. No time.

Super Sportsman Heat 3 Finish (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 58-Paul Miller, [6]; 2. 71K-Tyler Wolford, [2]; 3. 83-Bruce Buckwalter Jr., [5]; 4. 360-Jay Fannasy, [1]; 5. 318-Steve Fannasy, [4]; 6. 10H-Dave Hollar, [8]; 7. (DNF) 30-Scott Dellinger, [7]; 8. (DNF) 14-Nate Young, [3]. No time.

CREEKSIDE AUTO SALES LATE MODELS – CARL BILLET MEMORIAL SPONSORED BY FK ROD ENDS

Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 22-Chase Billet ($1,500), [2]; 2. 13X-Ben Whitaker, [1]; 3. 12-Randy Stoudt, [10]; 4. 40-Tommy Slanker, [6]; 5. NINE-Alan Sagi, [7]; 6. 72-Wayne Pfeil, [4]; 7. 1K-Bruce Kane, [8]; 8. 24-Daulton Bigler, [3]; 9. 21-Joey Hoffer, [5]; 10. 5-Charles Potts, [13]; 11. ONE-Chuck Schutz, [11]; 12. 21M-Matt Murphy, [17]; 13. 32-Brad Bingaman, [14]; 14. 29-Steve Billet, [22]; 15. 88C-Chuck Cox III, [19]; 16. X4-Lou Egrie, [16]; 17. 37B-Brandon Eveler, [15]; 18. 19-Dan Hoffman, [21]; 19. NINEX-Ross Leinbach, [12]; 20. 6-Terry Gingerich, [18]; 21. 0-Deshawn Gingerich, [24]; 22. (DNF) 62-Devin Frey, [9]; 23. (DNF) 116-Travis Mease, [20]; 24. (DNF) 92-Frankie Gordon, [23]. No time.

Lap Leaders – Ben Whitaker (1-2), Chase Billet (3-30)

Late Model Time Trial Finish – 1. 22-Chase Billet 18.861; 2. 92-Frankie Gordon 18.885; 3. 24-Daulton Bigler 18.961; 4. 21-Joey Hoffer 19.011; 5. ONE-Chuck Schutz 19.040; 6. 118-Sean Merkel 19.094; 7. 1K-Bruce Kane 19.104; 8. 62-Devin Fry 19.124; 9. 60-Bobby Beard 19.227; 10. 72-Wayne Pfeil 19.257; 11. NINE-Alan Sagi 19.288; 12. 40-Tommy Slanker 19.329; 13. 5-Charles Potts 19.343; 14. 13X-Ben Whitaker 19.391; 15. 37B-Brandon Eveler 19.489; 16. X4-Lou Egrie 19.562; 17. 32-Brad Bingaman 19.576; 18. 29-Steve Biller 19.602; 19. 116-Travis Mease 19.753; 20. 21M-Matt Murphy 19.834; 21. 12-Randy Stoudt 19.851; 22. 711-Jennifer Hartz 19.929; 23. 19-Dan Hoffman 19.957; 24. NINEX-Ross Leinbach 19.969; 25. 88C-Chuck Cox III 20.304; 26. 0-Deshawn Gingerich 20.375; 27. 6-Terry Gingerich 20.956.

Late Model Heat 1 Finish (8 Laps/Top 6 Qualify to A Main) – 1. 1K-Bruce Kane, [2]; 2. 72-Wayne Pfeil, [1]; 3. 22-Chase Billet, [4]; 4. 21-Joey Hoffer, [3]; 5. 5-Charles Potts, [5]; 6. X4-Lou Egrie, [6]; 7. 88C-Chuck Cox III, [9]; 8. 116-Travis Mease, [7]; 9. (DNF) 711-Jennifer Hartz, [8]. No time.

Late Model Heat 2 Finish (8 Laps/Top 6 Qualify to A Main) – 1. NINE-Alan Sagi, [1]; 2. 13X-Ben Whitaker, [5]; 3. 62-Devin Frey, [2]; 4. ONE-Chuck Schutz, [3]; 5. 32-Brad Bingaman, [6]; 6. 21M-Matt Murphy, [7]; 7. 19-Dan Hoffman, [8]; 8. 0-Deshawn Gingerich, [9]; 9. (DNF) 92-Frankie Gordon, [4]. No time.

Late Models Heat 3 Finish (8 Laps/Top 6 Qualify to A Main) - 1. 24-Daulton Bigler, [4]; 2. 40-Tommy Slanker, [1]; 3. 12-Randy Stoudt, [7]; 4. NINEX-Ross Leinbach, [8]; 5. 37B-Brandon Eveler, [5]; 6. 6-Terry Gingerich, [9]; 7. (DNF) 118-Sean Merkel, [3]; 8. (DNF) 60-Bobby Beard, [2]; (DQ) 29-Steve Billet, [6]. No time.

Late Model Consolation (8 Laps/Top 6 Qualify to A Main) - 1. 88C-Chuck Cox III, [1]; 2. 116-Travis Mease, [3]; 3. 19-Dan Hoffman, [2]; 4. 29-Steve Billet, [9]; 5. 92-Frankie Gordon, [8]; 6. 0-Deshawn Gingerich, [4]; 7. (DNF) 711-Jennifer Hartz, [7]; (DNS) 118-Sean Merkel, ; (DNS) 60-Bobby Beard. No time.

MORGAN PAVING/AQUAFUN POOLS STREET STOCKS

Feature (20 Laps) - 1. 72-Jason Townsend, [3]; 2. 52-Brian Walls, [1]; 3. 99-Chad Smith, [4]; 4. 41W-Bud Witmer, [6]; 5. FOUR-Eddie Richards, [7]; 6. 72M-Russ Shoop, [10]; 7. 64W-Stan Wanner, [18]; 8. 43-Eric Tripp, [8]; 9. 54J-Jimmy Combs, [16]; 10. 14-Kyle Saylor, [2]; 11. 10C-Kevin Heckman, [15]; 12. (DNF) 26-Shawn Liddick, [12]; 13. (DNF) 91-Dalton Frye, [5]; 14. (DNF) 33-Troy Myers, [13]; 15. (DNF) 14D-Justin Dashler, [14]; 16. (DNF) 64-Brandon Wanner, [11]; 17. (DNF) 7P-Jim Palm, [17]; 18. (DNF) 11-Craig Morgan, [9]; 19. (DNF) 65-Bill Wentz, [20]; (DNS) 2W-Will Walls. No time.

Lap Leaders – Brian Walls (1-10), Jason Townsend (11-20)

Street Stock Heat 1 Finish (8 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 99-Chad Smith, [9]; 2. 14-Kyle Saylor, [3]; 3. 91-Dalton Frye, [5]; 4. FOUR-Eddie Richards, [7]; 5. 11-Craig Morgan, [4]; 6. 64-Brandon Wanner, [8]; 7. 33-Troy Myers, [2]; 8. 10C-Kevin Heckman, [1]; 9. (DNF) 7P-Jim Palm, [10]; (DNS) 2W-Will Walls. Time – 2:56.168

Street Stock Heat 2 Finish (8 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 72-Jason Townsend, [7]; 2. 52-Brian Walls, [8]; 3. 41W-Bud Witmer, [3]; 4. 43-Eric Tripp, [4]; 5. 72M-Russ Shoop, [5]; 6. 26-Shawn Liddick, [6]; 7. 14D-Justin Dashler, [10]; 8. 54J-Jimmy Combs, [9]; 9. 64W-Stan Wanner, [2]; 10. 65-Bill Wentz, [1]. Time – 2:53.832

THE PIZZA SHOP OF ETTERS CENTRAL PA LEGENDS PRESENTED BY BAKER DOOR COMPANY – BRANDON BARTHEL MEMORIAL

Feature (20 Laps) - 1. 18J-Jorjie Sweger, [1]; 2. 30-Alex Robinson, [6]; 3. 8-Austin Bellemare, [4]; 4. 94-Greg Burd, [5]; 5. 23-Tony Mrakovich, [13]; 6. 53-Bill Diehl, [8]; 7. 5-Scott Houdeshell, [9]; 8. 8CR-Mason Chaney, [11]; 9. 78-Zac Smith, [7]; 10. 5C-Josh Schrum, [12]; 11. 95-Alex Schmiedel, [10]; 12. 77A-Aaron Updegraff, [16]; 13. 30K-Seth Kearchner, [3]; 14. 20-Roscoe Clough, [15]; 15. 17H-Timothy Hahn, [14]; 16. 90-Scott Spidle, [17]; 17. 00-Travis Mc Clelland (Triple-T Camp Racing Hard Charger), [28]; 18. 19-Travis Perry, [22]; 19. 41-Chuck Dell Jr, [18]; 20. 9-Rick Hartwig, [21]; 21. 00DJ-DJ Elzey, [24]; 22. 79-Ed Trump, [20]; 23. 43-Brandon Reiblich, [19]; 24. 26-Shaun Abney, [23]; 25. 14W-Stephen Wurtzer, [27]; 26. 91-Ben Goldsmth, [25]; 27. 94D-Patrick Debroisse, [26]; (DQ) 10-Jeremy Ott, [2]. No time.

Lap Leaders – Jeremy Ott (1-13), Jorjie Sweger (14-20)

Legend Heat 1 Finish (8 Laps/Top 5 Qualify to A Main) – 1. 5C-Josh Schrum, [7]; 2. 95-Alex Schmiedel, [5]; 3. 8-Austin Bellemare, [9]; 4. 23-Tony Mrakovich, [8]; 5. 90-Scott Spidle, [1]; 6. 9-Rick Hartwig, [3]; 7. 26-Shaun Abney, [10]; 8. 19R-Roy Denike, [2]; 9. 69-Cole Hahn, [6]; 10. (DNF) 75-Chandler Pagnotta, [4]. Time – 3:03.020

Legend Heat 2 Finish (8 laps/Top 5 Qualify to A Main) – 1. 8CR-Mason Chaney, [4]; 2. 53-Bill Diehl, [3]; 3. 30-Alex Robinson, [8]; 4. 17H-Timothy Hahn, [1]; 5. 41-Chuck Dell Jr, [2]; 6. 14H-Mike Howard Jr, [7]; 7. 91-Ben Goldsmth, [9]; 8. 85-Michael Goldsmith, [10]; 9. (DNF) 14W-Stephen Wurtzer, [5]; 10. (DNF) 2-Scott Smith, [6]. No time.

Legend Heat 3 Finish (8 Laps/Top 5 Qualify to A Main) – 1. 78-Zac Smith, [3]; 2. 30K-Seth Kearchner, [2]; 3. 94-Greg Burd, [4]; 4. 20-Roscoe Clough, [1]; 5. 43-Brandon Reiblich, [9]; 6. 19-Travis Perry, [7]; 7. 94D-Patrick Debroisse, [5]; 8. 99-Eric Hurst, [6]; 9. (DNF) 19L-Jonathan Robinson, [8]; (DNS) OOPS-Michael McClane. No time.

Legend heat 4 Finish (8 Laps/Top 5 Qualify to A Main) – 1. 10-Jeremy Ott, [4]; 2. 18J-Jorjie Sweger, [2]; 3. 5-Scott Houdeshell, [8]; 4. 77A-Aaron Updegraff, [7]; 5. 79-Ed Trump, [6]; 6. 00DJ-DJ Elzey, [5]; 7. 83J-James Snow Jr, [1]; 8. 88-Don Butler, [10]; 9. 34-Dan Harrison, [3]; 10. (DNF) 00-Travis Mc Clelland, [9]. No time.

Legend Consolation #1 (8 laps/Top 4 Qualify to A Main) – 1. 9-Rick Hartwig, [1]; 2. 26-Shaun Abney, [3]; 3. 91-Ben Goldsmth, [4]; 4. 14W-Stephen Wurtzer, [8]; 5. 69-Cole Hahn, [7]; 6. 85-Michael Goldsmith, [6]; 7. 75-Chandler Pagnotta, [9]; 8. (DNF) 19R-Roy Denike, [5]; (DNS) 14H-Mike Howard Jr, ; (DNS) 2-Scott Smith. No time.

Legend Consolation #2 (8 Laps/Top 4 Qualify to A Main) - 1. 19-Travis Perry, [1]; 2. 00DJ-DJ Elzey, [2]; 3. 94D-Patrick Debroisse, [3]; 4. 00-Travis Mc Clelland, [10]; 5. 99-Eric Hurst, [5]; 6. 83J-James Snow Jr, [4]; 7. 34-Dan Harrison, [8]; 8. OOPS-Michael McClane, [9]; 9. 88-Don Butler, [6]; 10. (DNF) 19L-Jonathan Robinson, [7]. Time – 3:02.045

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