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DQ Delivers Trophy; Zipp Zaps Heistand With Dash To Checkered Flag

May 21

BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. — Andy Martin was awarded the victory after apparent winner Steve Buckwalter was disqualified for rough driving May 21 in the ARDC midget feature at Grandview Speedway.
Buckwalter was locked in a fierce battle for the point with Billy Pauch, Jr. over the waning laps of the feature. Going into the final two corners, Pauch tried an outside sweep with Buckwalter hard on the inside. Buckwalter pinched Pauch high into the marbles, where Pauch lost grip and flipped. Pauch was sore and groggy after the hit, but uninjured. The race ended under a red flag.
ARDC officials ruled that Buckwalter dove too hard into the corner and did not control his race car, disqualifying the driver and placing him 26th in the official finish order.
Martin, the first to cross the finish line after Buckwalter, got the win with Nick Wean following in second. Ryan Smith, Drew Heistand and Brett Arndt completed the top five.
The finish:
Andy Martin, Nick Wean, Ryan Smith, Drew Heistand, Brett Arndt, Randy Monroe, Jr., Stephanie Stevens, Zack Martini, A.J. Ernesto, P.J. Gargiulo, Bruce Buckwalter, Eric Heydenreich, Steve Craig, Carey Becker, Chris Zrinski, Bobby Goerner, Jimmy Commock, Donnie Hoffman, Billy Pauch, Jr., Scott Zipp, Tracy Readinger, Frank Polimeda, Jack Spence, Ryan Watt, Steve Lenig, Steve Buckwalter.

Friday

SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. — It was a last lap that had more passes than many feature races have in the full distance.
In the end, Scott Zipp held off Drew Heistand to win Friday night’s American Racing Drivers Club midget-car feature at Penn Can Speedway.
Zipp started on the pole and led throughout en route to his first career victory, but he had to endure a lengthy rain delay and a final challenge from Heistand.
Heistand charged into the third turn and grabbed the lead on the final circuit of the three-eighths-mile dirt track, but Zipp dug a little deeper exiting the fourth turn and beat Heistand to the checkered flag.
Bruce Buckwalter, Carey Becker and Tracy Readinger rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Scott Zipp, Drew Heistand, Bruce Buckwalter, Carey Becker, Tracy Readinger , Brett Arndt, Steve Lenig,  Bryan Kobylarz, Zack Martini, P.J. Gargiulo, Frank Polimeda, Eric Heydenreich, Randy Monroe, Jr., Stephanie Stevens, Brett Conkling, Jimmy Commock, Chris Zrinski, Jack Spence, Steve Craig, Andy Martin, Ryan Smith, A.J. Ernesto, Dave Shirk, Nick Wean.

Saturday

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — Andy Martin’s bad luck experienced in two previous ARDC events, which included an engine failure and a late-race tangle, took a turn for the better Saturday night with a victory at Five Mile Point Speedway.
Martin started fifth, but charged on the high groove to the lead on the third lap for his second victory of the season. He also was awarded the victory after a disqualification at Grandview Speedway on May 21.
Frank Polimeda finished second ahead of Billy Pauch, Jr. in third, Bruce Buckwalter in fourth and A.J. Ernesto in fifth.
The finish:
Andy Martin, Frank Polimeda, Billy Pauch, Jr., Bruce Buckwalter, A.J. Ernesto, Eric Heydenreich, P.J. Gargiulo, Zack Martini, Steve Craig, Nick Wean, Brett Arndt, Chris Zrinski, Jimmy Commock, Brett Conkling, Scott Zipp, Carey Becker, Randy Monroe, Jr., Drew Heistand, Jim Jackson, Steve Lenig, P.J. Pavlick, Chris Rupp, Dave Shirk, Stephanie Stevens, Tracy Readinger.









 














 








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