Josh Beamer Adds Name to History Books as Nittany 40 Winner at Clinton County Speedway

MILL HALL– Josh Beamer of Picture Rocks is the latest driver to etch his name in the Clinton County Speedway record book as a Nittany 40 winner. “This is the biggest win of my racing career,” said Beamer in Victory Lane. The RaceSaver Sprints competed in two events on Friday night with Jeffrey Weaver claiming a victory with a last lap pass. Tommy Dawson of Hobbie won the Pro Stocks, Garrison Zook of Middleburg won the 270 Micros, Larry Beachel of New Columbia won the 4 Cylinders and Carlie Brezinski from Spring Church won the Young Guns Sprints.

Josh Beamer started on the pole for the annual Nittany 40 alongside Jarrett Cavalet of Hollidaysburg. Beamer took the lead at the drop of the green flag. On lap number three the caution came out when Jeffrey Weaver spun. Beamer led the field to the green flap, but the caution waved again on lap number four when three cars tangled in turn number four. The incident included Kase Weaver, Kruz Kepner and Jim Pattock.

Once racing resumed. Beamer continued to lead the field. On lap number 5 Jared Zionkowski passed Cavalet for the second position while Jake Gomola and Timmy Bittner rounded out the top five. Bittner entered the top three by lap number eight.

As the field approached the 20th lap, Beamer began to extend his lead by several car lengths. By lap number 24, the leaders began to weave their way through lapped traffic. As Beamer cautiously worked this way through lapped traffic, Zionkowski and Bittner began to close in on the leader. On lap number 34, Bittner moved into second place. With five laps remaining, Beamer was leading Bittner, Zionkowski, Cavalet and Ken Duke Jr.

With two laps remaining, the caution flag waved, giving Bittner and Zionkowski an attempt to take the lead on the restart. Beamer held off the challengers as the white flag waived. On the final lap Mike Koehler spun to cause the yellow flag. This again gave Bittner and Zionkowski a shot at stealing the honors on the final lap. As the race resumed with only one lap to go, Beamer charged hard into turns one and two. Bittner had one last opportunity going into turns three and four, but Beamer remained calm under pressure to claim the Nittany 40 over Bittner, Zionkowski, Cavalet and Duke. Sixth through tenth were Jeffrey Weaver, John Scarborough, John Walp, Dale Schweikart and Ryan Lynn.

Austin Greenland and Colby Womer led the field to the green flag for the 25 lap RaceSaver Sprint car event. Greenland led the first two circuits until fourth place started. Jacob Gomola took the lead on lap number three. Following a lap five caution for Timmy Bittner, Gomola was leading Greenland, Womer, Jeffrey Weaver and Reed Thompson. A lap nine caution for Josh Beamer slowed the field, but Gomola maintained control over Greenland and Womer. On lap number 12 Weaver moved into the third position and he took the second position on lap number 20. With five laps remaining, Gomola was being chased by Weaver, Greenland, Cavalet and Walp. In the final laps of the race Weaver remained within striking distance of Gomola. As the duo raced into turn number three, Weaver raced around the high side while Gomola protected the low side. Coming out of turn four Weaver carried the momentum and passed Gomola at the finish line to take the victory by .149 seconds. Gomola finished second, followed by Austin Greenland, Jarrett Cavalet and Mike Koehler. Sixth through tenth were John Walp, Ken Duke Jr, Jared Zionkowski, Michael Petock, and Ryan Lynn. Heats were won by Beamer, Duke, Greenland and Koehler. The B-main was won by John Scarborough Denny Fourney led the opening laps of the Pro Stock feature event. By lap number five, fourth place starter Tommy Dawson made a pass for the lead. By the completion of lap number five, Dawson was leading AJ Hoffman, Fourney, Corey Long and AY Schilling. On lap nine, Long brought out the caution while stopping on the back stretch. Two laps later another caution occurred when AY Schilling and Ron Ergott got together in turn number four. In the final laps Dawson held off Hoffman for the win. Fourney finished third, Rich Fye was fourth and Jim Bilger finished fifth. Sixth through tenth were Michael Barrett, Jim Farley, AY Schilling, Rodney Wagner and Ron Ergott. Heats were won by Long and Larry Knight.

Michael Petock and Garrison Zook started on the front row of the 270 Micro Sprint feature event. Zook took the lead at the drop of the green flag. By the completion of the fifth lap, Zook was leading Petock, Jeffrey Weaver, Cory Stabley and Mason McAndrew. Weaver moved into second place on lap number eight. Zook held off the challenges of Weaver to secure his first win of the season over Weaver, Petock, Mac Wert and Cory Stabley. Sixth through tenth were Mason McAndrew, Jillian Maurer, Logan Hammaker, Alex Lukacs and Chase Roberts. Heat were won by Stabley and Hammaker.

In Four Cylinder competition, pole sitter Garrett Lucas led the first lap. On lap number two, Larry Beachel moved into the front spot. By lap number six, Matt Weaver took the runner up position and tried to chase down Beachel. At the midway mark of the race, Beachel was leading Weaver, Lucas, Tim Teneyck and Kyle Strouse. Beachel was challenged by Weaver, but able to hold off the challenges to claim the win. Weaver settled for second followed by Lucas, Teneyck and Cody Maines. Sixth through tenth were Kyle Stouse, Ken Smith, Kevin Trimpey, Andrew Rickets and Ian Heaps. Heat races were won by Terry Karichner and Weaver.

Carlie Brezinski led all eight laps of the Young Guns Sprint Car division, taking the win over her brother Dalton Brezinski

The Clinton County Speedway returns this Friday with another four-division show featuring the RaceSaver Sprints, Pro Stocks, 270 Micros, and Four Cylinders. Gates open at 5PM and Hotlaps begin at 7PM.
RaceSaver Sprints Nittany 40: 1. Josh Beamer 2. Timmy Bittner 3. Jared Zionkowski 4. Jarrett Cavalet 5. Ken Duke Jr. 6. Jeffrey Weaver 7. John Scarborough 8. John Walp 9. Dale Schweikart 10. Ryan Lynn 11. Mike Koehler 12. Reed Thompson 13. Jacob Gomola 14. Dustin Prettyleaf 15. Zach Rhodes 16. Kasey Weaver 17. Jim Pattock 18. Kruz Kepner 19. Kolby Weaver 20. John Braim 21. Bradean Varner 22. Derek Swartz 23. Dakota Schweikart 24. Jeremy Hill DNS: Jon Walp, Austin Greenland, Kyle Hart, Cory Stabley

RaceSaver Sprints (feature 2) 1. Jeffrey Weaver 2. Jacob Gomola 3. Austin Greenland 4. Jarrett Cavalet 5. Mike Koehler 6. John Walp 7. Ken Duke Jr. 8. Jared Zionkowski 9. Michael Petock 10. Ryan Lynn 11. Dale Schweikart 12. Kruz Kepner 13. Matt Tebbs 14. Reed Thompson 15. Zach Rhodes 16. Josh Beamer 17. Kyle Hart 18. Josh Fox 19. Colby Womer 20. Dustin Prettyleaf 21. John Scarborough 22. Landon Tressler 23. Timmy Bittner DNS Mike Alleman, Jim Kennedy, Seith Harrelson, Dillon Beadle, Mark Connoly, Kasey Weaver, Kolby Weaver, Cory Stabley, Jim Pattock, AJ Barton

Pro Stocks: 1. Tommy Dawson 2. AJ Hoffman 3. Denny Fourney 4. Rich Fye 5. James Bilger 6. Michael Barrett 7. Jim Farley 8. AY Schilling 9. Rodney Wagner 10. Ronal Ergott 11. Cory Long 12. Jesse Farley 13. Larry Knight 14. Kris Orwig 15. Marc Bitler DNS Todd Geyer

270 Micros: 1. Garrison Zook 2. Jeffrey Weaver 3. Michael Petock 4. Mac Wert 5. Cory Stabley 6. Mason McAndrew 7. Jillian Maurer 8. Logan Hammaker 9. Alex Lukacs 10. Chase Roberts 11. Coton Guihler 12 Lester Stabley 13. Blade Myers 14. Tyler Clowes 15. Mathew Dixson

Four Cylinder: 1. Larry Beachel 2. Matt Weaver 3. Garrett Lucas 4. Tim Teneyck 5. Cody Maines 6. Kyle Strouse 7. Ken Smith 8 Kevin Trimpey 9. Andrew Rickets 10. Ian Heaps 11. Ella Kauffman 12. Zana Norton 13. Terry Karichner 14. Conner Cupp 15. Summer Beachel DNS Zak Kline, Troy Bennett, Anthony Potter, David Cioffi

Young Guns: 1. Carlie Brezinski 2. Dalton Brezinski, 3. Paysley Crawford 4. Chloe Tyson