By Paul Harkenrider (Dundee, NY) | Scott Kreutter put on a clinic at the Outlaw Speedway Friday night leading all 25 laps and picking up his first Patriot Sprint Tour A main victory since 2013 over Coleman Gulick and Steve Collins.
Kreutter would start on the outside pole with Gulick, who was piloting the Parker Evans No. 61 as the two ignited the 20-car field.
They would head into the opening set of corners at even pace with a slight advantage belonging to Kreutter as Steve Collins would be battling Joe Trenca for the third spot. Robbie Stillwaggon started seventh and would contest for a top five with Paulie Colagiovanni.
The first five laps were done at a minute forty, when the first caution flew as Derrick Juliano lost power at the top of turn four on lap five. The next restart would still find Kreutter grabbing the early lead as Paulie Colagiovanni would contest for third with Collins and Trenca, but as he entered turns three and four, he hit an implement tire and as he attempted to pull into the infield, he would collect eighth place running Jordan Thomas.
Kreutter would meet lap traffic on lap ten, but it did not trouble him as he sailed by cars left and right. The battle for second would continue as Steve Collins would get a great bottom run on Gulick at the half way point but would hit the one bump on the race track and would lose a lot of ground.
No more cautions occurred the last 20 laps going green to checkered and it was the 2012 series champion picking up the win over Gulick, Collins, Stillwaggon and Jonathan Preston.
Three heat races took place and were won by Kreutter, Trenca, and Stillwaggon. The Evingham Site Excavation dash was scored by Jordan Thomas, his second of 2017.
Jared Zimbardi would start on the pole in his heat but would get involved in an early caution and would settle for fifth. He would then go into the Evingham Site Excavation Dash finish fourth starting 13th in the A Main. Zimbardi would make an early push to the front in the event but would not get any higher than eighth. Joe Trenca was fast in his heat and start fourth in the A but would fall back to seventh. Kyle Drum would finish fourth in his heat also qualifying for the ESE Dash, he would come home ninth in the A Main after tenth. Darryl Ruggles would also find himself in the dash and he would not pass any cars during the A finishing 11th earning him the Shuttleworth’s Seal Coating 11th place finish. David Just would have a rough go of things during his heat starting tail for the A Main. He would make his way up to 12th taking the Casey’s Truck Salvage ‘Salvage of the Night.’ Tyler Graves would earn the Prestige Pool & Spa Final Finisher award.
The series now heads south to Pennsylvania for the 14th Annual Joe Whitcomb Memorial at the Selinsgrove Speedway. It is $2,271 to win with time trials setting the qualifying format. Fans are always encouraged to visit www.patriotsprinttour.com along with liking Patriot Sprint Tour on facebook, as well as following @PatriotSprints on Twitter and Instagram.
The Patriot Sprint Tour recognizes the following marketing partners for the 2017 season: A-Verdi Storage Containers, Hoosier Racing Tires, Prestige Pool & Spa, Einstein Construction Group, Bonnell’s Auto Group, Evingham Site Excavation, Fine Touch Collision, Mike Emhof Motorsports Inc., Super Gen Products with Champion Power Equipment, Patriot Tank Lines, Danny Willmes Enterprises, Casey’s Truck Salvage, Just Signs & Designs, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Sunoco Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Shuttleworth Asphalt Sealing, ASI Racewear, Curtis Berleue Photography.
A-Verdi Storage Patriot Sprint Tour Quick Results:
A Main: 1) 49- SCOTT KREUTTER (1) 2) 61- Coleman Gulick 3) 67- Steve Collins 4) 89- Robbie Stillwaggon 5) 22- Jonathan Preston 6) 11- Chuck Hebing 7) 98- Joe Trenca 8) 35- Jared Zimbardi 9) 47- Kyle Drum 10) 10- Kelly Hebing 11) 48jr- Darryl Ruggles 12) 54j- Dave Just 13) 22r- Mike Koehler 14) 81- Derek Jonathan 15) 17z- Josh Azzi 16) X- Dan Bennett 17) 25g- Tyler Graves 18) 10- Paulie Colagiovanni 19) 79- Jordan Thomas 20) 1J- Derrick Juliano
Heat 1: 1) 49- Scott Kreutter 2) 67- Steve Collins 3) 11- Chuck Hebing 4) 48Jr- Darryl Ruggles 5) 35- Jared Zimbardi 6) 17- Josh Azzi 7) 54j- David Just
Heat 2: 1) 98- Joe Trenca 2) 22- Jonathan Preston 3) 79- Jordan Thomas 4) 47- Kyle Drum 5) 22r- Mike Koehler 6) 25g- Tyler Graves
Heat 3: 1) 89- Robbie Stillwaggon 2) 61- Coleman Gulick 3) 10- Paulie Colagiovanni 4) 10LC- Kelly Hebing 5) 81- Derek Jonathan 6) X- Dan Bennett
Evingham Site Excavation Dash
1)79- Jordan Thomas 2) 47- Kyle Drum 3) 48jr- Darryl Ruggles 4) 10LC- Kelly Hebing 5) 35- Jared Zimbardi 6) 22r- Mike Koehler
Contingency Awards:
Prestige Pool & Spa Final Finisher: 25g- Tyler Graves
Casey’s Truck Salvage ‘Salvage of the Night:’ 54j- Dave Just
Shuttleworth’s Seal Coating 11th place finish: 48jr- Darryl Ruggles