9/28/2019
BAPS Motor Speedway
Dellinger Wins Final Super Sportsman Victory of 2019
YORK HAVEN, Pa.: How a driver ends a racing season is as important as how he or she begins one. It’s all about momentum and confidence.
Scott Dellinger didn’t have a lot of either throughout the 2019 season, but he has changed that in a big way the last three weeks at BAPS Motor Speedway and will carry that into the offseason preparation for 2020.
The late-season surge continued Saturday night. Dellinger, who captured the Sportsman 100 two weeks ago, added another high-dollar score to his list of accomplishments by winning the Dirty 30. The win was worth $3,000.
“I have to thank all of my guys for putting in the time all year,” Dellinger said after his third win of the season. “We had an exceptional year, even though it didn’t feel like that throughout the season.
“It’s never like that when you are chasing somebody all year long. I was there last year, and Kenny [Edkin] was there to beat this year. Congratulations to those guys on the championship.”
Chasing Kenny Edkin has been a theme for everybody in the pit area this season, and it was no different in this one.
Edkin lined up on the pole after setting quick time and winning the Cash Dash. Meanwhile, Dellinger was fourth and had to bide his time getting to the front.
It didn’t take long. Three caution periods in the first 17 circuits kept the field bunched up and didn’t allow Edkin to speed away.
That’s all Dellinger needed. The 2018 track champion stalked the leader and pulled the trigger on a low move through the third corner on Lap 20 to wrestle the top spot away.
“I told Ben [Engle] we would be walking in cotton at the end of the night if we pulled this one off,” Dellinger said. “There were a few times we were heading for the fence, inside and outside.
“Once we found a rhythm, we started to go. Tracking down Kenny is no easy feat. He was running on a rail around there, and I just found something that worked for our car.”
The race was far from over. Russ Mitten started 22nd and carved his way to the front on the top side and was starting to challenge the leaders.
Dellinger was counting on it. With Mitten charging, it allowed the leader to open up a small cushion, but the advantage was wiped out by two late cautions, including a red flag on Lap 28 for Luke Deatrick.
Edkin took one last shot at the win on the final lap, but Dellinger was up to task. He nailed his line coming through the final two corners and took the win over Edkin and Mitten at the finish.
“The bottom was going away,” Dellinger said. “I knew Russell came a long way, and I saw him up there and knew he was coming. I was hoping he would be racing Kenny and take him off me.
“During the last red flag, I was burning up in that car. It's hot sitting on that brake rotor cooking underneath your behind and having the motor in front of you. It takes your mental focus away a little bit.
“I saw Kenny flying in there on the last lap, and I knew he was going to give it all he had. I knew if I hit my marks down there, I would be OK.”
Edkin set quick time for the 23-car Super Sportsman field with a lap of 17.499. He also won the Cash Dash worth $400. Edkin, Dellinger, and Jay Fannasy were heat winners.
Ben Whitaker started on the pole and won an entertaining 20-lap Creekside Auto Sales 358 Late Model main event.
There were three lead changes over the race distance. Whitaker led the opening circuit, with Chase Billet taking the spot away on Lap 2.
Travis Mease, who started second on the grid, took his turn at the front on Lap 5. Whitaker stayed in contention and got past Mease for the lead on Lap 12 and held on the rest of the way.
Joe Lusk started eighth and came up to second. Mease, Joey Hoffer, and Billet completed the top five. Whitaker and Mease won heat races.
In Morgan Paving/Aqua Fun Pools Street Stock action, Brian Walls wired the field to take the win in the 20-lap event.
Ryan Smith started fifth and came to second. Jasen Geesaman, Kyle Saylor, and Greg Diehl completed the top five. Walls and Geesaman won heat races.
Jeff Gill earned the win in the 25-lap Superior Homes Extreme Stock feature. He beat Sam Rial to the finish.
Rial led the first 19 circuits, before Gill took over on Lap 20. Gill led the final six circuits and capped the season with a win. Donnie Broderick, John Wright, and Richard Daughtrey completed the top five.
BAPS SUPER SPORTSMAN DIRTY 30 PRESENTED BY DIRTY DEEDS
Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 30-Scott Dellinger ($3,000), [4]; 2. 75-Kenny Edkin, [1]; 3. 77-Russ Mitten, [22]; 4. 360-Jay Fannasy, [5]; 5. 35-John Edkin, [3]; 6. 3B-Mike Enders, [13]; 7. 58-Paul Miller, [15]; 8. 28-Billy Brian Jr., [16]; 9. 1A-Chase Gutshall, [6]; 10. 318-Steve Fannasy, [11]; 11. 71K-Tyler Wolford, [7]; 12. 10H-Dave Hollar, [12]; 13. 14-Nate Young, [18]; 14. 22-Daniel John, [19]; 15. 77W-Tom Wyckoff, [20]; 16. 70D-Frankie Herr, [8]; 17. (DNF) 5D-Luke Deatrick, [2]; 18. (DNF) 21R-Jamie Rickert, [21]; 19. (DNF) 6M-Craig Morrow, [14]; 20. (DNF) 32-Garrett Williamson, [9]; 21. (DNF) 2M-Matt Ondek, [10]; 22. (DNF) 91-Lanny Hake, [17]; 23. (DNF) 8-Rich Eichelberger, [23]; (DNS) 18-Dave Conrad,
Lap Leaders – Kenny Edkin (1-19), Scott Dellinger (20-30)
Super Sportsman Time Trial Results – 1. 75-Kenny Edkin 17.499; 2. 35-John Edkin 17.701; 3. 71K-Tyler Wolford 17.710; 4. 70D-Frankie Herr 17.807; 5. 30-Scott Dellinger 17.813; 6. 360-Jay Fannasy 17.813; 7. 8-Rich Eichelberger 17.856; 8. 1A-Chase Gutshall 17.923; 9. 2M-Matt Ondek 17.963; 10. 32-Garrett Williamson 17.989; 11. 77-Russ Mitten 18.015; 12. 5D-Luke Deatrick 18.072; 13. 318-Steve Fannasy 18.097; 14. 18-Dave Conrad 18.157; 15. 58-Paul Miller 18.221; 16. 3B-Mike Enders 18.262; 17. 10H-Dave Hollar 18.288; 18. 14-Nate Young 18.360; 19. 28-Billy Brian Jr. 18.526; 20. 91-Lanny Hake 18.562; 21. 77W-Tom Wyckoff 18.865; 22. 22-Daniel John 19.038; 23. 6M-Craig Morrow 19.257; 24. 21R-Jamie Rickert 21.716.
Super Sportsman Heat 1 Finish (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 75-Kenny Edkin, [4]; 2. 70D-Frankie Herr, [3]; 3. 32-Garrett Williamson, [1]; 4. 318-Steve Fannasy, [5]; 5. 3B-Mike Enders, [6]; 6. 28-Billy Brian Jr., [7]; 7. 22-Daniel John, [8]; 8. (DNF) 8-Rich Eichelberger, [2]; (DNS) 7-Timmie Barrick.
Super Sportsman Heat 2 Finish (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 30-Scott Dellinger, [3]; 2. 1A-Chase Gutshall, [2]; 3. 35-John Edkin, [4]; 4. 10H-Dave Hollar, [6]; 5. 6M-Craig Morrow, [8]; 6. 91-Lanny Hake, [7]; 7. (DNF) 77-Russ Mitten, [1]; 8. (DNF) 18-Dave Conrad, [5].
Super Sportsman Heat 3 Finish (10 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 360-Jay Fannasy, [3]; 2. 5D-Luke Deatrick, [1]; 3. 2M-Matt Ondek, [2]; 4. 71K-Tyler Wolford, [4]; 5. 58-Paul Miller, [5]; 6. 14-Nate Young, [6]; 7. 77W-Tom Wyckoff, [7]; 8. 21R-Jamie Rickert, [8].
Super Sportsman Jackpot Dash for Cash (3 Laps) – 1. 75-Kenny Edkin ($400); 2. 30-Scott Dellinger ($300); 3. 360-Jay Fannasy ($200).
CREEKSIDE AUTO SALES LATE MODELS
Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 13X-Ben Whitaker, [1]; 2. N20-Joe Lusk, [8]; 3. 116-Travis Mease, [2]; 4. 21-Joey Hoffer, [7]; 5. 22-Chase Billet, [3]; 6. 12-Bobby Beard, [4]; 7. 44-Danny Snyder, [12]; 8. 5-Dustin Hollinger, [10]; 9. 711-Jennifer Hartz, [11]; 10. 32-Brad Bingaman, [6]; 11. 11-Jeremy Buck, [9]; 12. (DNF) 72-Wayne Pfeil, [5]; 13. (DNF) 37B-Brandon Eveler, [13].
Lap Leaders – Ben Whitaker (1), Chase Billet (2-4), Travis Mease (5-11), Whitaker (12-20)
Late Model Heat 1 Finish (8 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 13X-Ben Whitaker, [3]; 2. 22-Chase Billet, [1]; 3. 72-Wayne Pfeil, [4]; 4. 21-Joey Hoffer, [6]; 5. 11-Jeremy Buck, [7]; 6. 711-Jennifer Hartz, [5]; 7. (DNF) 37B-Brandon Eveler, [2].
Late Model Heat 2 Finish (8 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 116-Travis Mease, [5]; 2. 12-Bobby Beard, [3]; 3. 32-Brad Bingaman, [1]; 4. N20-Joe Lusk, [4]; 5. 5-Dustin Hollinger, [2]; 6. 44-Danny Snyder, [6].
MORGAN PAVING/AQUAFUN POOLS STREET STOCKS
Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 2W-Brian Walls, [1]; 2. 59-Ryan Smith, [5]; 3. 81-Jasen Geesaman, [2]; 4. 14-Kyle Saylor, [4]; 5. 80D-Greg Diehl, [3]; 6. 64-Brandon Wanner, [15]; 7. 7P-Jim Palm, [7]; 8. 26-Shawn Liddick, [12]; 9. 15-Brian Boughter, [10]; 10. 27-Doug Hoffman, [11]; 11. 75-Marshall McMullen, [9]; 12. 64W-Stan Wanner, [8]; 13. 65-Bill Wentz, [14]; 14. 28JR-Ronnie Rhoads, [13]; 15. (DNF) 181-Chris Derr, [6]; 16. (DNF) 25Z-Marc Berzowski, [16]; (DNS) 43-Jake Jones.
Lap Leaders – Brian Walls (1-20)
Street Stock Heat 1 Finish (8 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 2W-Brian Walls, [5]; 2. 80D-Greg Diehl, [1]; 3. 59-Ryan Smith, [7]; 4. 7P-Jim Palm, [4]; 5. 75-Marshall McMullen, [3]; 6. 27-Doug Hoffman, [6]; 7. 28JR-Ronnie Rhoads, [8]; 8. (DNF) 64-Brandon Wanner, [2]; (DNS) 43-Jake Jones.
Street Stock Heat 2 Finish (8 Laps/All Qualify) – 1. 81-Jasen Geesaman, [6]; 2. 14-Kyle Saylor, [4]; 3. 181-Chris Derr, [7]; 4. 64W-Stan Wanner, [2]; 5. 15-Brian Boughter, [5]; 6. 26-Shawn Liddick, [3]; 7. 65-Bill Wentz, [1]; 8. (DNF) 25Z-Marc Berzowski, [8].
SUPERIOR HOMES EXTREME STOCKS
Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 15-Jeff Gill, [3]; 2. 21A-Sam Rial, [2]; 3. 97-Donnie Broderick, [6]; 4. LAZY8-John Wright, [5]; 5. 98-Richard Daughtrey, [10]; 6. (DNF) 2-Daren Rice, [1]; 7. (DNF) 97X-Paul Sylvester, [7]; 8. (DNF) 10-Kyle Emig, [8]; 9. (DNF) 2P-Bill Powell, [4]; (DNS) 91-Will Long.
Lap Leaders – Sam Rial (1-19), Jeff Gill (20-25)
Article Credit: BAPS Motor Speedway
