North we go to Wyalusing for PA track #50!
#118 Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park, Wyalusing, PA (1/5-mile dirt), 10/15/06...
After attending the races Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway, I left from the Motel 6 in Carlisle early Sunday morning and headed northeast toward my Sunday afternoon destination- Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park.
A few notes from Saturday. I did the online reservation for Motel 6, which will save you some money. On my way to Williams Grove I stopped at Mama Leone's Pizza in Marysville and asked if the last name Leone got you a discount and I was granted one. Williams Grove ran off a great program starting right at 6 PM with 30 Sprint Cars and 29 Big-Block Modifieds and finished up at 8:45 PM.
After Williams Grove I got gas at Sheetz in Middlesex Township for $2.09. I got $26.05 worth of gas and ordered food. When I went to pay the clerk, she was sure I had already paid and couldn't seem to figure out the confusion. Finally a kid came back in and said he paid for the wrong gas. At the time just one register was open with all the racing people coming in. The "manager" opened a second register and after a delay was able to refund the guy's money. Meanwhile the clerk had difficulty redoing my transaction and asked me if she could ring up the food separately and I said that was fine as long as I got a credit card receipt for each transaction. After another length delay the "manager" comes back and finally asks me If I could pay with something other than a credit card. Even though I could have paid for cash, I told him no I was paying with my credit card. Their problem was not my problem and I had waited long enough and people were now getting impatient. Finally the "manager" said, "there's nothing we can do" and I said "so you mean I don't have to pay" and he said "no". I thanked the guy, who was now trying to pay for "his gas" and he said "yeah anytime". Wow is all I could think. Stuff like this just amazes me. Can you imagine how the higher-ups at Sheetz would take this?
So at the end of the day, I got a discount at Motel 6 for booking online, a discounted meal because my last name was Leone, and $26.05 of free gas to complement a great night of racing!
Back to Sunday...I took my time on the gorgeous sunny day taking in all the sights of northeast Pa. If you've never been to this part of the state, I believe it's the state's most beautiful part. When you get away from the hustle & bustle of city life and our daily grind and get to an area like this you really see how simple life is. Time passes by slower, worries are minimized, and people seem more content with themselves. You feel one with nature and closer to God. The sunshine hitting the mountains and changing leaves gave you a calming, relaxing feeling.
Wyalusing (pronounced Y'lou'seen by the natives) is located on Route 6, which runs across the northern corridor of the state. The track is located a couple miles off Route 6. I arrived just shy of noon and hot laps got underway at 1 p.m.
The 1/5-mile dirt oval opened earlier this season running 270 micro sprints, slingshots, and go-karts. Sunday’s season finale included the track’s featured division- the 270 micros (season-high 26 cars), their slingshots (9 cars) along with the 600 micro sprints (5 cars). There might have been 50 people in the stands. Grandstand admission was $10, while the pit admission was only $15 and a two-day pass was only $25. The high school chorus did a nice rendition of the national anthem in the infield right before the features.
There are no lights at the track as racing started 25 minutes past the scheduled 1:15 p.m. start. The day belonged to Shane Penny. The Nescopeck driver nearly made a clean sweep of every race he entered winning both micro features, both heats, and one of the two dash for cashes. Penny first led all 25 laps of the 600 micro main earning $350 topping Parker Evans, Dusty Hesitand, Johnny Gearhart, and Vic Quinones in a race that had just one caution.
After finishing third in the 270 micro dash, the only race he didn't win, Penny started third and passed Ryan Kissinger for the lead on lap 16 and cruised to the dominating victory. The 35-lap race had four cautions in the first two laps then the final 33 laps went non-stop with Penny winning by more than ¾ of the track. Penny earned $500 for the win plus lap money and contingencies. Kissinger held off Russ Thorton and Nick Porreca, who were all over the second place finisher for the second-half of the event.
The 25-lap slingshot feature had just one caution as 14-year-old Nick Pecko led from green-to-checkered for the $250 win. Cody Coons was more than a straightaway back in second. Third through fifth were Shawn Light, Scott Elmes, and Rich Howard.
The three features took just a bit over one hour to complete, which was much better than I had thought and even with starting 25 minutes late having two intermissions to put some water on the track, and 270 driver intros the show was still completed 10 minutes shy of 5 PM.
WVPM made for my 50th Pennsylvania track and 118th overall. They use a trailer for their office/scoring/announcer tower. The food was reasonably priced. The flagman was one of the best I've seen in some time. I was very surprised as most small tracks incompetent officials. But I did hear him say that he's flagged for 19 years. He also passed candy out for the fans during intermission. They announced they are going to move back the backstretch and bank the turns for 2007, which should make for better racing. The 600 micros will be much more frequent visitors, if not regulars.
#118 Wyalusing (PA) Valley Motorsports Park, 10/15/06
#117 Shippensburg (PA) Speedway, 10/7/06
#116 Linda's Speedway (PA), 10/6/06
#115 Freedom Raceway (NY), 9/22/06
#114 Spring Valley Raceway (OH), 9/17/06
#113 Hilltop Speedway (OH), 9/8/06
#112 Kokomo (IN) Speedway, 9/3/06
#111 Lincoln Park Speedway (IN), 9/2/06
#110 Lawrence County Fairgrounds (PA), 8/16/06
#109 Midvale (OH) Speedway, 7/22/06
#108 McKean County Speedway (PA), 6/29/06
#107 Hesston (PA) Speedway, 6/17/06
#106 Grandview Speedway (PA), 5/16/06
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After attending the races Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway, I left from the Motel 6 in Carlisle early Sunday morning and headed northeast toward my Sunday afternoon destination- Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park.
A few notes from Saturday. I did the online reservation for Motel 6, which will save you some money. On my way to Williams Grove I stopped at Mama Leone's Pizza in Marysville and asked if the last name Leone got you a discount and I was granted one. Williams Grove ran off a great program starting right at 6 PM with 30 Sprint Cars and 29 Big-Block Modifieds and finished up at 8:45 PM.
After Williams Grove I got gas at Sheetz in Middlesex Township for $2.09. I got $26.05 worth of gas and ordered food. When I went to pay the clerk, she was sure I had already paid and couldn't seem to figure out the confusion. Finally a kid came back in and said he paid for the wrong gas. At the time just one register was open with all the racing people coming in. The "manager" opened a second register and after a delay was able to refund the guy's money. Meanwhile the clerk had difficulty redoing my transaction and asked me if she could ring up the food separately and I said that was fine as long as I got a credit card receipt for each transaction. After another length delay the "manager" comes back and finally asks me If I could pay with something other than a credit card. Even though I could have paid for cash, I told him no I was paying with my credit card. Their problem was not my problem and I had waited long enough and people were now getting impatient. Finally the "manager" said, "there's nothing we can do" and I said "so you mean I don't have to pay" and he said "no". I thanked the guy, who was now trying to pay for "his gas" and he said "yeah anytime". Wow is all I could think. Stuff like this just amazes me. Can you imagine how the higher-ups at Sheetz would take this?
So at the end of the day, I got a discount at Motel 6 for booking online, a discounted meal because my last name was Leone, and $26.05 of free gas to complement a great night of racing!
Back to Sunday...I took my time on the gorgeous sunny day taking in all the sights of northeast Pa. If you've never been to this part of the state, I believe it's the state's most beautiful part. When you get away from the hustle & bustle of city life and our daily grind and get to an area like this you really see how simple life is. Time passes by slower, worries are minimized, and people seem more content with themselves. You feel one with nature and closer to God. The sunshine hitting the mountains and changing leaves gave you a calming, relaxing feeling.
Wyalusing (pronounced Y'lou'seen by the natives) is located on Route 6, which runs across the northern corridor of the state. The track is located a couple miles off Route 6. I arrived just shy of noon and hot laps got underway at 1 p.m.
The 1/5-mile dirt oval opened earlier this season running 270 micro sprints, slingshots, and go-karts. Sunday’s season finale included the track’s featured division- the 270 micros (season-high 26 cars), their slingshots (9 cars) along with the 600 micro sprints (5 cars). There might have been 50 people in the stands. Grandstand admission was $10, while the pit admission was only $15 and a two-day pass was only $25. The high school chorus did a nice rendition of the national anthem in the infield right before the features.
There are no lights at the track as racing started 25 minutes past the scheduled 1:15 p.m. start. The day belonged to Shane Penny. The Nescopeck driver nearly made a clean sweep of every race he entered winning both micro features, both heats, and one of the two dash for cashes. Penny first led all 25 laps of the 600 micro main earning $350 topping Parker Evans, Dusty Hesitand, Johnny Gearhart, and Vic Quinones in a race that had just one caution.
After finishing third in the 270 micro dash, the only race he didn't win, Penny started third and passed Ryan Kissinger for the lead on lap 16 and cruised to the dominating victory. The 35-lap race had four cautions in the first two laps then the final 33 laps went non-stop with Penny winning by more than ¾ of the track. Penny earned $500 for the win plus lap money and contingencies. Kissinger held off Russ Thorton and Nick Porreca, who were all over the second place finisher for the second-half of the event.
The 25-lap slingshot feature had just one caution as 14-year-old Nick Pecko led from green-to-checkered for the $250 win. Cody Coons was more than a straightaway back in second. Third through fifth were Shawn Light, Scott Elmes, and Rich Howard.
The three features took just a bit over one hour to complete, which was much better than I had thought and even with starting 25 minutes late having two intermissions to put some water on the track, and 270 driver intros the show was still completed 10 minutes shy of 5 PM.
WVPM made for my 50th Pennsylvania track and 118th overall. They use a trailer for their office/scoring/announcer tower. The food was reasonably priced. The flagman was one of the best I've seen in some time. I was very surprised as most small tracks incompetent officials. But I did hear him say that he's flagged for 19 years. He also passed candy out for the fans during intermission. They announced they are going to move back the backstretch and bank the turns for 2007, which should make for better racing. The 600 micros will be much more frequent visitors, if not regulars.
#118 Wyalusing (PA) Valley Motorsports Park, 10/15/06
#117 Shippensburg (PA) Speedway, 10/7/06
#116 Linda's Speedway (PA), 10/6/06
#115 Freedom Raceway (NY), 9/22/06
#114 Spring Valley Raceway (OH), 9/17/06
#113 Hilltop Speedway (OH), 9/8/06
#112 Kokomo (IN) Speedway, 9/3/06
#111 Lincoln Park Speedway (IN), 9/2/06
#110 Lawrence County Fairgrounds (PA), 8/16/06
#109 Midvale (OH) Speedway, 7/22/06
#108 McKean County Speedway (PA), 6/29/06
#107 Hesston (PA) Speedway, 6/17/06
#106 Grandview Speedway (PA), 5/16/06
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