DANNY MASSEY, MIKE FROST, AND RICK WHITNEY WIN AT PENN CAN BEFORE THE RAINS COME

Friday night's racing card at the Penn Can Speedway took place under

cloudy skies with a persistent drizzle falling periodically throughout

most of the racing program. Despite the rains, three drivers were able

to pick up their first wins of the season at Penn Can. The United Racing

Club Sprint Cars made their annual Penn Can appearance with 18 year old

Danny Massey picking up the feature win. Mike Frost won his first career

Modified feature in a rain shortened event while Rick Whitney won his

first Sportsman feature of the season. The continuing rains made it

impossible for the Pure Stocks to complete their feature, so they will be

making up this feature at the beginning of next Friday nights' racing

card.

The URC Sprint cars made their annual Penn Can Speedway appearance

on Friday night with Danny Massey picking up the feature event win in the

rain shortened event. Pete Green jumped out to an early lead and led the

first four laps before slipping high in the fourth turn, opening the door

for Massey, who drove past Green to take over the lead that he would

never relinquish. Green chased Massey throughout the event but could

never get close enough to mount a real challenge for the top spot.

Green's strong run would end on lap twenty when he tangled with a lapped

car and spun out. During this caution a light mist again began to fall

and URC officials chose not to complete the feature, waving the checkered

flag on lap 20.

Massey was declared the winner of the aborted event with Curt

Michael finishing second ahead of Doug Emery, Tevor Lewis, and Pete

Welsh. Chris Coyle, Ed Aikin, Matt Gerber, Dave McGough, and George

Suprick completed the top ten.

The only red flag of the event came on lap 13 when Tim Houge flipped

his mount in turn three. Tim was not injured in the crash.

After the shortened URC Sprint event, the Modifieds took to the

track for their 30 lap feature. Modified rookie Daryl Ellis and Shawn

Collins paced the field to the green flag to start the Modified feature.

Eventual winner Mike Frost made a bold move from his fourth starting

position to drive past both Ellis and Collins to take over the lead. As

the race wore on, Frost continued to lead the event, holding off strong

challenges from George Kostelansky and Chris Shupp for the top spot. As

this battle heated up at the front of the field, weather conditions were

rapidly deteriorating as the rain was picking up in intensity. Just

after the field took the halfway sign, a caution flag was displayed for a

spin. During this caution the rains began to fall in earnest, forcing

Speedway officials to declare the race official and wave the checkered

flag. Frost collected his first career feature win after several years

of trying aboard his Serenity Falls sponsored #30+. Kosteansky finished

second ahead of Shupp, Alan Rudalavage, and Brian Weaver. Sixth through

tenth were Steve Babicek, Jeff Strunk, Tom McGurrin, Bill Huff, and Sean

Collins. For the fourth time in five races, Bill Huff collected the

bonus money for being the highest finishing DIRT legal 358 Modified.

Steve Babicek, Mike Frost, and Brian Weaver wee Modified heat race

winners.

In the Sportsman division, Rick Whitney drove his Whitney Stone

sponsored #114 to his first feature win of the 2003 season. Whitney

started the feature in sixth but made his way quickly to the front of the

field, taking the top spot from Brian Decker after some tight racing that

saw the two run several laps side by side before Whitney was able to

complete the pass on Decker to take over the lead for good. Decker

chased Whitney the rest of the way but could not find a way past, setting

for a strong runner-up finish. Chad Cook drove from twelfth starting

position to finish third ahead of teenage sensation Kevin Bates and

second year Sportsman driver Mike Loney. Bob Lane, Brett Tonkin, Shawn

Mills, Bruce Evans Jr., and Ted Stout completed the top ten.

Dwayne Robbins, Rick Whitney, and Shawn Mills were Sportsman heat

race winners.

The Pure Stock feature was not run due to the rain and will be the

first race on this Friday night's card..

This Friday night finds all five of Penn Can Speedway's regular

divisions in action as the Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models, Super

Stocks, and Pure Stocks will all see action in a full slate of qualifying

events leading up to five big feature races. Racing action gets underway

at 7:15 PM. The Penn Can Speedway is located in Susquehanna, Pa. about

seven miles South of Binghamton, NY. Penn Can Speedway is located on

Pennsylvania Rte 171, about 7 miles East of Exit #230 off I-81.

RACE SUMMARY:

URC SPRINT CAR FINISH: 1. DANNY MASSEY 2.Curt Michael, 3.Doug Emery 4.

Trevor Lewis 5. Pete Welsh 6.Chris Coyle 7.Ed Aikin, 8. Matt Gerber 9.

Dave

McGough 10. George Suprick 11. Dave Ely 12. Mike Haggenbottom 13. Scott

Pursell 14. Brian Seidel 15. Bill Brian Jr 16. Randy West 17. Pete Green

18. Midge Miller 19. Josh Weller, 20.Ashley Parlett 21. Glen Clarke 22.

Jimmy Martin 23. Tim Hogue, 24. Jason Clauss 25. Heath Hehnly, 26.Todd

Rittenhouse.

MODIFIEDS: 1. MIKE FROST 2. George Kostelansky 3. Chris Shupp 4. Alan

Rudalavage 5. Brian Weaver 6. Steve Babicek 7. Jeff Strunk 8. Tom

McGurrin 9. Bill Huff 10. Sean Collins 11. Daryl Ellis 13. Mike Colsten

14. Ralph Mele 15. Chris Weaver 16. Mike Nagel 17. Rick Whitney 18. Jeff

Bronson 19. Mike Clapperton 20. George Hoffmier Jr. 21. Roger Lewis 22.

Dave Jenkins 23. Rick Virkitis

SPORTSMAN: 1. RICK WHITNEY 2. Brian Decker 3. Chad Cook 4. Kevin Bates 5.

Mike Loney 6. Bob Lane 7. Brett Tonkin 8. Shawn Mills 9. Bruce Evans Jr.

10. Ted Stout 11. Ken Titus 12. Joe Weigolz 13. Dwayne Robbins 14.

Brandon Buck 15. Rick Brown 16. Eric Bonham 17. Dan Buchannon 18. Garth

Tonkin Jr. 19. Rich Thomas 20. Grant Hilfiger 21. Brian White 22. Brian

Bray

PURE STOCK FEATURE LINE-UP (to be run this Friday night) !. Charlie

Gilbert 2. Matt payne 3. Josh Ellis 4. Tom Garren 5. Kevin Davies 6.

Shane Wolf 7. Billy House 8. Craig Decker 9. Brad Albrecht 10. Michael

Lartz 11. Keith Wilkins 12. Ralph Davis 13. Harry Marvin III 14. Mike

Hoyte 15. Rob Welsh 16. Frank Penney 17. Dan Donnelly Jr. 18. Dennis Gow