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Sidewinder Sprints – Kearchner gets first blood.

Perfect weather caught teams unprepared with many cars still in the garage. The short field that did however attend the 2012 opening day enjoyed unseasonably warm March weather. The Trail-Way track surface looked like more banking had been added and it was super smooth under the trying daytime conditions.

Jared Esh, subbing for Jason Stahl in the 5J, got off to a great start taking the lead into turn one. Kearchner and Beasley followed. For the next ten laps Esh did everything he could to hold off a challenging Kearchner before Kearchner found a way past. At that time it looked like Esh tried to make a wing adjustment and mistakenly hit the kill switch in the unfamiliar car forcing him to drop multiple positions before getting back up to speed. Jim Young took the challenge with his 600cc engine and made his way into 2nd before spinning coming out of turn four. The battle for the top 5 positions for the first 10 laps was intense as the cars were nose to tail searching for faster lines.

Jason Eisenhart had a tire deflate on lap 13 brining out the only caution for the day. That set up a 7 lap dash to the checkers with Seth Kearchner making the most of it and taking the win. Mike Zielonis made his way to 2nd and just held on as his right rear deflated over the last 2 laps. Beasley came home 3rd ahead of Zach Overmiller and rookie Brad Gleeson.

A jubilant Kearchner shared “It’s the best feeling to have the first win of the year. I had a thought in my mind that if a win didn't come soon that my mangled and bent top wing from 2011 that earned several wins would go back on, despite its wrinkles. Now I know I can win with a new wing from Aero Wings. This year’s first race was special as it happened to fall on the same date as my son Lincoln's birthday. Being only 3 years old he really enjoys the trophies and he put the pressure on me to win a trophy on his birthday. With a little bit of luck and a really good running car I pulled off a very memorable win for my son. We have really found the right setup in my 2003 Probe. Barry (Probe Chassis) has this car dialed in to perfection and it shows as we have been able to win the last 3 Sidewinder Sprint races held here.” When asked about his plans for 2012, Seth continued " I have to say a big thank you to Rohan Beasley for doing all the work behind the scenes to have a great traveling series to compete in and thanks to the help from PR2 Racing, American Racer Tires, Lincolnway Powder Coating, DB Communications, His Place Inc, and Napa of Taneytown. The #30 Sidewinder Sprint will be competing for the 2012 Championship and couldn't be off to a better start. Please visit http://www.marriedtomotorsports.com for more team information and updates.”


Chassis / Wing / Wheel Parity Report:
13” Wheeled micro chassis take the day.
1st Micro 16sq / 13” 2nd Micro 12sq / 10” 3rd Micro 16sq / 13” 4th Micro 16sq / 13” 5th Micro 16sq / 13”

Sidewinder Feature Finish, 20 Laps, Car #, Name, (Started)
1st 30 – Seth Kearchner (2); 2nd 81- Mike Zielonis (4); 3rd 14 – Rohan Beasley (5); 4th 75 – Zach Overmiller (8); 5th 33 – Brad Gleason (9); 6th 5J – Jared Esh (1); 7th 8 – Jim Young (6); 8th 21 – Jason Eisenhart (7); 9th 72 – Josh Chess (3); 10th 26 – Jerry Strausbaugh (10); 11th 4T – Brandon Yarlett (11);

Lap Leaders – Esh 1-10, Kearchner 11-20

Heats to Esh and Kearchner


Tire Shootout Invitational Results;

American Racer comes out of the box strong with 3 of the top 5 places.

Tire Shootout Points based on 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1

1st American Racer 2nd American Racer 3rd American Racer 4th Hoosier 5th Hoosier

American Racer – 12 pts
Hoosier – 3 pts

Total
American Racer – 12 pts
Hoosier – 3 pts

This week’s question;

Q. Rumor has Jim Young utilizing a 600cc engine against the 1000cc Sidewinders this week. Perhaps Jim is hoping the normally slick daytime conditions will work to his advantage. Can Jim squeak out a top 5 finish ?
A. Almost. With the extra torque of the 1000cc at a disadvantage on the slick daytime surface, Jim was able to drive into 2nd before spinning coming off turn 4 and finishing 7th.
Next week’s question;

Q. With a newly shaped Path Valley surface widening the racing groove and the fast five format in place, will the daytime surface allow one of the fast fives to take the win ?

Sidewinder Sprints are accepting 2012 registrations.
Drivers wishing to join are reminded to register with us ASAP (click the registration link on our website) to reserve your car number, as we do not allow duplicate numbers, and to receive important "registered team" only emails regarding rules, contingency requirements and schedules.

Sidewinder Sprints will be appearing at:

Path Valley 03/24/2012 3pm start
Trail-Way 03/31/2012
Shippensburg 04/07/12
Trail-Way 04/13/12 (Friday Night)

For all your racing needs please contact our following partners:
Season Sponsors;

American Racer – Lias Tires (http://www.americanraceronline.com )

Hoosier Tire - Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic (http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com )

Contingency Awards:

Guhl Motors (http://www.guhlmotors.com) ; For all of your Fuel Injection needs. “Highest eligible Guhl injection finisher”; Seth Kearchner

Henchcraft Top Gun Challenge (http://www.Henchcraftracing.com): Rear of field challenge;

Hyper Hard Charger (http://www.Hyperracing.com); Most positions gained in the feature; Zach Overmiller

Aero Wings (http://www.aerowingsonline.com) ; Winners use Wings by Aero. "Lucky 7"; Jim Young

Keizer Wheels (http://www.keizerwheels.com ); Fast Fifth Award.; Brad Gleason

SC Signs and Designs (http://www.scsigns.net );

For a complete rundown of Sidewinder Sprints points go to http://www.sidewindersprints.com/points.htm

Sidewinder Sprints Driver 2012 Season Standings;
1st Seth Kearchner (30) 200
2nd Mike Zielonis (81) 195
3rd Rohan Beasley (14) 190
4th Zach Overmiller (75) 185
5th Brad Gleeson (33) 180
6th Jim Young (8) 172
7th Jason Eisenhart (21) 168
8th Josh Chess (72) 164
9th Jerry Strausbaugh (26) 160
10th Brandon Yarlett (4T) 157
11th Jared Esh (5J) 126
12th Rich Halter (04) 50
13th Ben Murphy (1) 50
14th Rick Hench (1) 50
15th Ryan Greth (1J) 50
16th ?? (3T) 50
17th Keith Ford (4D) 50
18th Jason Stahl (5J) 50
19th Steve Dull (5) 50
20th Tyler Walton (14T) 50
21st Christian Wright (22) 50
22nd Ashley Salony (22R) 50
23rd Reed Salony (22R) 50
24th Joe Robertson (23) 50
25th Adam Meier (23M) 50
26th Donnie Hendershot (31) 50
27th Mike Murphy Jr (39) 50
28th Mike Dicely (44) 50
29th Danny Wykes (69W) 50
30th Gary Funck (92) 50
31st Mike Kiser (99) 50

Sidewinder Sprints Final Car Owner Season Standings;
1st Seth Kearchner (30) 200
2nd Mike Zielonis (81) 195
3rd Katie Beasley (14) 190
4th Steve & Renee Overmiller (75) 185
5th Brad Gleeson (33) 180
6th Jason Stahl (5J) 176
7th Jim Young (8) 172
8th Party of Five (21) 168
9th Don Chess (72) 164
10th Jerry Strausbaugh (26) 160
11th Ken, Donna and Brandon Yarlett (4T) 157
12th Tara Halter (04) 50
13th Rick Hench (1) 50
14th Wayne Lesher (1J) 50
15th Ken Wright (3T) 50
16th Keith Ford (4D) 50
17th Steve Dull (5) 50
18th Bob and Brenda Walton (14T) 50
19th Ken and Chris Wright (22) 50
20th Todd Salony (22R) 50
21st Heidi Robertson (23) 50
22nd Adam Meier (23M) 50
23rd Jay Hendershot (31) 50
24th Mike Murphy Jr (39) 50
25th Mike Dicely (44) 50
26th David Wykes (69W) 50
27th Gary Funck (92) 50
28th Tiffany Crandell (99) 50

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