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David Van Horn Ends Four-Year, 15-Day Short Track Super Series Dry Spell Tuesday at New Egypt, Earns $6,250

NEW EGYPT, NJ – Four
years and 15 days.

That’s how
long it had been since David Van Horn Jr. reached Victory Lane with the Bob
Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco.

On Tuesday
night at New Egypt Speedway, Van Horn picked up his first series win since
August 5, 2015 in style, topping the ‘Dirty Jersey 6’ 40-lap main for a $6,250
payday in Round No. 6 of the STSS Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design
for Vision and Sunglass Central.

The win – Van
Horn’s second with the series – came at the controls of Fred Vahlsing’s VAHLCO
Wheels-sponsored No. 323ov with big-block power between the frame rails.

Van Horn,
whose prior checkered flag came at Delaware International Speedway in Delmar,
Del., felt he brought the right combination to the unique D-shaped 7/16ths
– mile New Egypt track.

“It was
awesome,� Van Horn, who resides in Ringoes, N.J., reflected. “Even last week,
when the track was slick here the car was perfect. Tonight the track had a
little more bite. The bottom was the place to be early then the top cleaned off
and I moved up.

“It feels
good to win one of these (STSS) races again. The competition is always tough.�

Van Horn
started third in the main event. From the pole, veteran Wade Hendrickson shot
into the lead and paced the opening four circuits before Van Horn took command
for the first time.

Hendrickson
held second position through a lap-15 restart when Danny Bouc – driving the
Craig and Leslie Pondish No. 6 – rolled the extreme outside lane to second
after starting ninth. 

Bouc
continued his drive toward the front, sweeping by Van Horn to take the lead
before a caution on the 19th lap.

Bouc picked
the outside lane for the restart, but Van Horn was ready. DVH surged off the
bottom to lead the Precision Hydraulic & Oil Halfway Lap. Van Horn now
changed his line to the outside with Bouc in pursuit.

Bouc’s effort
stalled on lap 24 with a flat right-rear tire. Van Horn led Hendrickson and an
emerging Brandon Grosso, who started seventh.

Grosso took
over the runner-up spot on the 26th lap. Despite four cautions in
the race’s final 14 circuits, Van Horn was flawless, powering to a victory at
the track where he is the defending champion.

Montgomery,
N.J.’s Grosso finished a stout second, collecting the $3,000 payday that
accompanied it. Ryan Watt of Boyertown, Pa., righted his New Egypt misfortunes
with a third-place result in the Ron Roberts-owned No. 14W. Mike Gular of
Boyertown, Pa., raced amidst the top-six for the entire distance and placed
fourth with Terry Fasnacht’s No. 2A.  Lawrenceville,
N.J.’s Hendrickson was fifth in Pat Michael’s No. 51M.

Finishing
sixth through 10th, respectively, were Andy Bachetti of Sheffield,
Mass., who charged forward after pitting early in the event; 12th-starter
Duane Howard of Oley, Pa., in Norm Hansell’s No. 357; Craig Von Dohren, also of
Oley, Pa., after starting 15th; track regular Cale Ross of
Lambertville, N.J., up from 18th; and a resurgent Bouc of Pipersville, Pa.

Billy Pauch
Jr. set the Beyea Headers Fast Time Award with a lap of 16.613 seconds,
collecting $100.

Heat winners
were Howard, Blewett and Pauch Jr. Anthony Perrego topped the consolation.

The Capitol
Renegade United Racing Club (URC) 360 Sprint Cars returned to New Egypt for the
$2,000-to-win ‘Turnpike 25’ event. Wantage, N.J.’s Davie Franek took home the
cash. After a mid-race challenge from J.J. Grasso (who succumbed to a flat tire),
Franek motored away for the triumph on Garden State soil.

Adam
Carberry, Josh Weller, Tyler Ross and Ryan Stillwaggon completed the front
five.  

Steve Davis
of Jackson, N.J., led wire-to-wire in the 20-lap STSS Crate 602 Sportsman main
event, taking home a $1,500 payday aboard the Howie Finch Jr. Hig Fab Chassis.

The Crate 602
Sportsman drivers completed timed hot laps to set the order for the fourth
event of the ’19 South Region. Davis set the fast time and started from the
pole. In a fast-paced event slowed just twice by caution flags, Davis led
wire-to-wire.

Ryan Simmons
finished a stout second, followed by Ryan Heim, Joe Toth and Jim Housworth.

NEW EGYPT NOTEBOOK: The efficiently run program saw the
final checkered flag of the night for the URC 360 Sprint Cars waving at 10:10
p.m. with 76 total race cars in the pit area (30 STSS Modifieds, 26 STSS Crate
602 Sportsman and 20 URC Sprint Cars)….

The Chemidlin
family presented a $747 Hard Charger Award in the STSS Modified division in
memory of late driver and car owner John Chemidlin. Rick Laubach received the
extra cash driving from 24th to 13th with members of the
Chemidlin family making the presentation….

The STSS
Modified podium saw a trio of engine combinations. Van Horn won with a
traditional big-block; Grosso a large cubic inch small-block; and Watt a sealed
spec engine on gasoline….

Uncharacteristic
tough night for Matt Sheppard, who suffered a flat tire running inside the top
six, spun once and was collected in a turn-three incident before limping home
16th….

Track
conditions were wide and tacky with limited dust for the event, drawing praise
from competitors and fans….

Delaware’s
Georgetown Speedway hosts the next STSS event with the VAHLCO Racing Wheels ‘Blast
at the Beach’ presented by Melon 1 on Tuesday, August 27 (rain date Wednesday,
August 28). The event will be recorded for broadcast on MAV-TV and features
STSS Modifieds (35 laps, $6,000 to win) in a Velocita-USA South Region event,
STSS Crate 602 Sportsman (20 laps, $1,500 to win), Delmarva Chargers and
Delaware Super Trucks.

To learn more
about the 2019 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com,
e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out ‘Short Track Super Series’ on
Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.

The Short
Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel,
Insinger Performance, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International,
Velocita-USA, Design for Vision/Sunglass Central, Rob Sherlock Roofing, ATL
Racing Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers,
Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH Springs, Escape RV, Fast
Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henry’s Exhaust, Hig Fab, HyperCo, Kirkey Racing
Fabrication, Land Hoe Maintenance, K&N, MJK Home Maintenance, Precision
Hydraulic & Oil, QA1, Racing Optics, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car,
VAHLCO, Velocita, WELD Racing & Wilwood.

‘DIRTY JERSEY 6’ RACE SUMMARY – NEW EGYPT
SPEEDWAY AUGUST 20, 2019

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track
Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Velocita-USA South Region Event No. 6 Modified
Feature Finish (40 laps): DAVID
VAN HORN JR., Brandon Grosso, Ryan Watt, Mike Gular, Wade Hendrickson, Andy
Bachetti, Duane Howard, Craig Von Dohren, Cale Ross, Danny Bouc, Jimmy Blewett,
Jeff Strunk, Rick Laubach, Anthony Perrego, Jordan Watson, Matt Sheppard,
Richie Pratt Jr., Mike Butler, Rich Rutski, Billy Osmun, Jeremy Smith, Jimmy
Horton, Matt Stangle, Pat Wall, Ryan Krachun, Billy Pauch Jr.

Did Not Qualify: Johnny Guarino, Clay Butler, Dominic
Buffalino, Chris Grbac.

American Racer/Lias Tire Bonuses (FREE Tire): Craig Von Dohren (eighth) & Rick Laubach (13th)ATL Fuel Cells Bonus ($200 Certificate): Wade Hendrickson (fifth)Behrent’s Performance Warehouse Bonuses ($50 Gift Card): Mike Gular (fourth) & Cale Ross (ninth)Beyea Custom Headers Fast Time Bonus ($100): Billy Pauch Jr. (16.613 seconds)Bill Brown & Company ‘Move of the Race’ Award ($50): David Van Horn Jr. Design for Vision/Sunglass Central Bonuses (Wiley X ‘Ignite’ Sunglasses): David Van Horn Jr. (winner), Brandon Grosso (second) & Ryan Watt (third)EIBACH Springs Bonus ($100 Certificate): Andy Bachetti (sixth)Henry’s Exhaust System Power Position ($50 Certificate): Jimmy Blewett (11th)John Chemidlin Memorial Hard Charger ($747): Rick Laubach (24th to 13th)Precision Hydraulic & Oil Halfway Leader ($200): David Van Horn Jr.Racing Optics Bonus (Sleeve of Tearoffs): Ryan Watt (third)Sunoco Race Fuels/Insinger Performance Bonuses ($50 Certificates): Brandon Grosso (second), Jeff Strunk (12th) & Jimmy Horton (22nd)WELD Wheels Hard Luck Award (FREE 5XL Wheel): Ryan Krachun

Capitol Renegade United Racing Club (URC) 360 Sprint Car Feature Finish (25 laps): DAVIE FRANEK, Adam Carberry, Josh Weller, Tyler Ross, Ryan Stillwaggon, Curt Michael, Chad Layton, Steve Buckwalter, Brian Carber, Austin Bishop, Joe Kata, Jason Shultz, Ed Aikin, Chris Allen Jr., Thomas Radivoy, Art Liedl, Ryan Quackenbush, J.J. Grasso, Troy Betts, Robbie Stillwaggon.

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Crate 602 Sportsman South Region Event No. 4 Feature Finish (20 laps): STEVE DAVIS, Ryan Simmons, Ryan Heim, Joe Toth, Jim Housworth, Kevin Borden Jr., Sam Martz Jr., Aaron Weaver, Alex Yankowski, Justin Grosso, Jason Dunn, Howie Finch Jr., Anthony Tramontana, Dan Fleming, Trent Van Vorst, Ryan Macartney, Jimmy Johnson, John Meyer, Tom Princiotta, Jordan Cox, Corey Cormier, Andy Walko, Ryan Krushinski, Samantha Muller, Zachary Merola, Dylan Swinehart.

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