UAlbany XC Women Regionally Ranked For Third Straight Week

NEW ORLEANS – For the third consecutive week, the University at Albany women’s cross country team finds itself ranked 15 in the Northeast Regional poll. The women broke into the rankings in their Week 2 installment on September 23, after an exemplary performance at Iona’s Br. Doyle Meet of Champions, where they finished in first place, defeating three other Northeast ranked teams.

The women competed this past weekend at Lehigh University’s Paul Short Invitational. Seeded in the Gold race, designated for the best teams in the field, the women placed 23rd out of 48 in the team standings. Among the women’s competitors were 29 regionally ranked teams from around the country including 8 from the Northeast. Of the 29, five hold spots in the national rankings. Despite finishing eighth out of nine Northeast teams in the race, UAlbany added a victory over a new opponent, New Hampshire, bringing their total on the season to five.


UAlbany junior Silvia Del Fava was the top finisher for the Danes on the weekend, finishing 10th overall in 20:40, which is the second fastest time at 6K in UAlbany history, behind teammate Brittney Lane’s 20:24 from Northeast Regional Championships last season.

The Northeast poll remained largely unchanged, except for Dartmouth who moved up to second place from seventh after their second place performance at Paul Short. Dartmouth senior Abbey D’Agostino placed first overall for the second consecutive year.

The women have two weeks before they split to compete at the Pre-National Invitational in Indiana and the UAlbany XC Invitational at their home course on October 19.

UAlbany XC Women 23rd At Paul Short

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The University at Albany women’s cross country team placed 23rd out of 48 teams at the Paul Shot Invitation over the weekend. Competing in the 6K Gold race, designated for the highest quality squads, UAlbany faced a field that included eight other Northeast regionally ranked teams, as well as 21 regionally ranked teams from around the country. Of these 29 regionally ranked opponents, five hold spots in the national rankings.

Junior Silvia Del Fava paced the Danes this week, earning a 10th place overall finish with a time of 20:40, which is the fastest 6K on the women’s team this season and improves her own season best by over two minutes. Del Fava’s time represents the second fastest 6K in UAlbany history, behind teammate Brittney Lane’s 20:24 at last year’s Northeast Regional Championship. Lane, after two races as the top finisher for UAlbany, placed 66th overall with a time of 21:32, which also improved her season best.
 

Following Lane was senior Kathryn Fanning in 21:48 for 95th place, junior Molly Pezzulo in 23:22 for 275th place, and freshman Schuyler Pruyn in 23:28 for 282th place. Rounding out UAlbany’s top seven were Johanna Smith in 23:53 for 300th place, and senior Brianne Bellon in 24:11 for 306th place. Also competing for UAlbany was freshman Katayzyna Geiger, who finished in 405th place with a time of 26:23. In total, seven of the eight UAlbany athletes who competed set seasonal bests in the race.

UAlbany scored 728 points in its 23rd place finish. The Danes placed eighth out of nine Northeast ranked teams. Georgetown took the team title with 112 points, and Dartmouth’s Abbey D’Agostino took the individual title for the second consecutive year with a time of 19:44. A total of 406 athletes competed in the race.

The women have next weekend off before they will presumably split up on October 19, sending a squad to Indiana for the Pre-National Invitational, and keeping one home for the UAlbany XC Invitational.

UAlbany XC Men 2nd At Paul Short

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The University at Albany men’s cross country team descended on the campus of Lehigh University this weekend to take part in the Paul Short Invitational. Competing in the 8K Brown race, the middle of three divisions, the men took second place overall behind Princeton, scoring 133 points to the Tigers’ 94. It is UAlbany’s highest place finish of the season so far.

For the third consecutive race, junior Chris Buchanan paced the UAlbany men. He finished third overall with a time of 25:17, representing not only a season best by 30 seconds, but a career best by eight seconds. Sophomore James Sommer finished 12th with a time of 25:44. Following Buchanan and Sommer was junior Andrew Pirnie in 26:08 for 34th place, sophomore Jonathan Moore in 26:13 for 37th place, sophomore Raymond Farinella in 26:26 for 47th place, junior Eric Billinson in 27:32 for 151st place, and junior Peter Schweitzer in 28:11 for 208th place. Also competing was senior Youness Benzaid, who finished in 256th place with a time of 28:36. Six of the eight competing UAlbany athletes recorded seasonal bests on the day.

The Brown race featured 372 competitors from 46 schools. Princeton took the team title despite also sending a squad to the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday. Monmouth’s Khari Bowen won the individual title with a time of 25:04.
The men have two weeks before their next scheduled competition on October 19, which features both the Pre-National Invitational and the UAlbany XC Invitational.

CBS Sports Network to Air 2013 World of Outlaws and Super DIRT Week Action

CBS Sports Network to Air 2013 World of Outlaws and Super DIRT Week Action

Programming airs Sundays at 9:00 PM, ET beginning Sunday, Nov. 3

CONCORD, N.C. - Oct. 7, 2013 - CBS Sports Network will air six major events from the World of Outlaws and Super DIRT Week, as well as a special countdown show, beginning on Sunday, Nov. 3 and continuing each Sunday at 9:00 PM, ET through Dec. 22.

Coverage on CBS Sports Network kicks off with a one-hour special program entitled World of Outlaws WOW!, documenting the "Top 10 reasons why they call it 'The Greatest Show on Dirt!'" The show features wild flips, great championship battles and much more.

The first race premieres Sunday, Nov. 10, with a two-hour telecast from Williams Grove Speedway.

"This is big news for our sport. CBS Sports Network is available to a wide audience and will consistently deliver an enhanced, high-quality production," said World of Outlaws/DIRTcar CMO Ben Geisler. "It was important for us to get back to a consistent time slot, and we are excited to make that happen for our fans."
The coverage includes World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events this fall from Williams Grove Speedway and Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, in addition to the crown jewel 42nd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds, and the World of Outlaws World Finals from The Dirt Track at Charlotte featuring the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Late Models and Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds.

Nationally acclaimed drag racing announcer Dave Rieff will anchor the broadcasts, returning to his dirt track roots. Prior to a long career broadcasting NHRA events, Dave got his start at short tracks in Iowa, eventually becoming the lead announcer at Knoxville Raceway. The broadcast team will also include sprint car hall-of-famer Brad Doty providing analysis in the booth and Bobby Gerould interacting with drivers in the pits, with cameos from other experts along the way.

CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com .

2013 World of Outlaws TV Schedule (All Times Eastern)

Air Date	Air Time	Show
Nov. 3 (Sun.)	9 p.m.-10 p.m.	World of Outlaws WOW! Top 10 Countdown Show
Nov. 10 (Sun.)	9 p.m.-11 p.m.	World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars from Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pa., National Open Night #1 on Oct. 4
Nov. 17 (Sun.)	9 p.m.-11 p.m.	World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars from Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pa., National Open Night #2 on Oct. 5
Dec. 1 (Sun.)	9 p.m.-11 p.m.	World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars at Rolling Wheels Raceway, Elbridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12
Dec. 8 (Sun.)	9 p.m.-11 p.m.	Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds from N.Y. State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, N.Y., Super DIRT Week on Oct. 13
Dec. 15 (Sun.)	9 p.m.-Midnight	World of Outlaws World Finals Night #1 featuring World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Late Models, Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds from The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., on Nov. 8
Dec. 22 (Sun.)	9 p.m.-Midnight	World of Outlaws World Finals Night #2 featuring World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Late Models, Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds from The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., on Nov. 9

Fred Rahmer Earns His First Williams Grove Speedway National Open Victory in Final Attempt of His Career

Pennsylvania legend earns $50,000 at World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car crown jewel

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Oct. 5, 2013 – Fred Rahmer sure knows how to throw a retirement party. Rahmer, the leader of the Pennsylvania Posse competing on Saturday in what is widely expected to be his final National Open at Williams Grove Speedway, won the historic event for the first time in his hall-of-fame career.

Rahmer and Steve Buckwalter swapped the lead before Rahmer moved to the front for good on lap 14 of the 40-lap, $50,000-to-win crown jewel event.

“It’s absolutely incredible,” said Rahmer, of Salfordville, Pa. “I don’t know what to say. It sure felt good going across the scales and all the Outlaw guys coming up and congratulating me, that meant more than the 50 grand. One of my goals this year was to win an Outlaw race, and it’s a high goal to set. Everyone had me dead and buried and washed up. This proves them wrong.”
The victory is his eighth against the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series.

Rahmer announced his retirement effective at the end of this season a few months ago and though has won World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car races at Williams Grove, he had never accrued a National Open feature win. The fans gave the eight-time Williams Grove track champion a standing ovation as he cruised around the half-mile after clearing the scales and heading to victory lane.

Rahmer first took the lead from Buckwalter on lap nine, but on the next lap Buckwalter regained the top spot. Finally, on lap 14, Rahmer made the final pass for the lead, and led the final 26 laps to cap his storied career.

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship leader, Daryn Pittman, charged to a second-place finish and regained the points he lost on Friday night at Williams Grove. Lance Dewease, Paul McMahan and Craig Dollansky rounded out the top five while Buckwalter settled for sixth after losing a cylinder.

Rahmer’s Truline Contractors XXX started outside of early race leader Buckwalter for an all PA Posse front row. Buckwalter jumped to the early lead, but Rahmer kept close tabs on Buckwalter’s Sunny Hill Farm Trucking Maxim.

Buckwalter briefly stumbled on lap 8 allowing Rahmer his first taste of the lead, but a strong slidejob the next corner would regain him the top spot. On lap 14 Rahmer finally captured the lead. On lap 25, a caution led to an open red flag, allowing the leaders a chance to fine tune their machines.

On the restart Rahmer surged back into the lead and was able to cruise off to victory.
Pittman earned his 44th top five-finish while bringing home second on Saturday night. He also earned some very important points and leaves Williams Grove with a 57-point lead in the standings with three A-mains left in the season.

“We learned something when McMahan got around us on the bottom so I moved down there and felt pretty good, but I just had nothing for Fred,” said Pittman an Owasso, Okla., native. “I’ve probably never been so happy to not have anything for Fred. I was cheering for him all night. He’s a guy who has meant a lot to me over the last four years racing up here and I’ve got a lot of respect for the guy. But for our Great Clips team it was a good run to start sixth and finish second. This is probably the happiest second I’ve had all year, that’s for sure.”

Dewease ran strong much of the race, including a long run in second, but would ultimately round out the podium.

“I’m really happy for Fred, we talked about this a month ago and I told him that if I couldn’t win this race, and this race means everything to me, he deserves this race,” admitted Dewease, of Fayetteville, Pa. “And I’m really happy to see him get it. I could run the bottom for a little a bit, but then I needed to get back to the top and at the end I knew someone could be coming. He was just better than us and he deserved to be second and we deserved third. I’m really happy for our team and the effort that they put forth, last night was a miserable night, but tonight was a whole lot better.”
Next up is Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on Saturday, Oct. 12.

WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
NOTES –Joey Saldana was the fastest qualifier around the semi-banked 1/2-mile oval with a time of 17.192 seconds to earn five championship points. Also earning points were Greg Hodnett (4 points), Daryn Pittman (3), Craig Dollansky (2) and Paul McMahan(1). ... Fred Rahmer, Sammy Swindell, David Gravel, Rodney Westhafer and Logan Schuchart won heat races. ... The dash draw was a 8 for the 18th time this year... Steve Buckwalter won the dash for the second time this year.
TV –Fans will be able to watch all of the action from Williams Grove Speedway by tuning into CBS Sports Network. Friday’s action will air at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Nov. 10, and Saturday’s action will air at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17.

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Oct. 15, 2013
A-Main - (40 Laps): 1. 20S-Fred Rahmer [2] [$50,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [6] [$12,000]; 3. 27-Lance Dewease [4] [$7,500]; 4. 51-Paul McMahan [5] [$4,000]; 5. 7-Craig Dollansky [3] [$3,500]; 6. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [1] [$3,000]; 7. 39-Greg Hodnett [13] [$2,700]; 8. 6G-David Gravel [10] [$2,500]; 9. 71M-Joey Saldana [9] [$2,200]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz [21] [$2,100]; 11. 19M-Brent Marks [14] [$2,000]; 12. 21P-Brian Montieth [24] [$1,650]; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich [28] [$650]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [27] [$300]; 15. D4-Danny Holtgraver [16] [$1,100]; 16. 1-Sammy Swindell [7] [$1,050]; 17. 4-Cody Darrah [25] [$100]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11] [$950]; 19. 63-Chad Kemenah [8] [$950]; 20. 3-Pat Cannon [17] [$950]; 21. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [12] [$900]; 22. 21-Brian Brown [15] [$900]; 23. 55-Trey Starks [18] [$900]; 24. 5-Justin Barger [22] [$900]; 25. 7M-Chad Layton [23] [$900]; 26. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr [26] [$]; 27. 55X-Tim Shaffer [20] [$900]; 28. 11-Steve Kinser [19] [$900]. Lap Leaders: Steve Buckwalter 1-8, 10-13; Fred Rahmer 9, 14-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 48-Danny Dietrich [+15].
Qualifying: 1. 71M-Joey Saldana, 17.192; 2. 39-Greg Hodnett, 17.281; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman, 17.301; 4. 7-Craig Dollansky, 17.448; 5. 51-Paul McMahan, 17.457; 6. 27-Lance Dewease, 17.462; 7. 63-Chad Kemenah, 17.477; 8. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.489; 9. 21-Brian Brown, 17.521; 10. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 17.524; 11. 20S-Fred Rahmer, 17.526; 12. 3-Pat Cannon, 17.531; 13. 55-Trey Starks, 17.545; 14. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 17.550; 15. 11-Steve Kinser, 17.556; 16. 8H-Sheldon Haudenschild, 17.566; 17. 1-Sammy Swindell, 17.577; 18. 6G-David Gravel, 17.595; 19. 44W-Rodney Westhafer, 17.620; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.637; 21. 55X-Tim Shaffer, 17.644; 22. 20-Ryan Taylor, 17.645; 23. 16-Gerard McIntyre, 17.688; 24. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.694; 25. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 17.703; 26. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.717; 27. 5-Justin Barger, 17.720; 28. 7M-Chad Layton, 17.727; 29. O-Rick Lafferty, 17.731; 30. M1-Mark Smith, 17.736; 31. 15A-Adam Wilt, 17.754; 32. 7S-Jason Sides, 17.757; 33. 2-Dale Blaney, 17.757; 34. 92-Tyler Ross, 17.788; 35. 1W-Brian Paulus, 17.798; 36. O7-Justin Henderson, 17.803; 37. 25-Aaron Ott, 17.813; 38. 2X-Ryan Bohlke, 17.814; 39. 747-Davey Sammons, 17.819; 40. 99M-Kyle Moody, 17.846; 41. 25J-Jimmy Seger, 17.850; 42. 69-Ryan Smith, 17.874; 43. 27H-Lucas Wolfe, 17.912; 44. 2T-T.J. Stutts, 17.936; 45. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.952; 46. 4-Cody Darrah, 17.963; 47. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr, 17.965; 48. 5C-Dylan Cisney, 17.979; 49. 5G-Curt Michael, 17.992; 50. 21P-Brian Montieth, 17.996; 51. 75-Nicole Bower, 18.014; 52. 1Z-Brian Leppo, 18.027; 53. 29-Kerry Madsen, 18.039; 54. 1A-Jacob Allen, 18.045; 55. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 18.057; 56. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 18.070; 57. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 18.082; 58. 6-Bill Rose, 18.108; 59. 11C-Cory Haas, 18.190; 60. 59S-Jim Siegel, 18.281; 61. 5A-Mark Bitner, 18.657; 62. 49-Bradley Howard, 19.607.
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 20S-Fred Rahmer [2]; 2. 71M-Joey Saldana [4]; 3. 27-Lance Dewease [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 5. 8H-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 6. 4-Cody Darrah [10]; 7. 55X-Tim Shaffer [5]; 8. O7-Justin Henderson [8]; 9. 15A-Adam Wilt [7]; 10. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [12]; 11. 25J-Jimmy Seger [9]; 12. 75-Nicole Bower [11]; 13. 5A-Mark Bitner [13].
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 1-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah [3]; 3. 3-Pat Cannon [2]; 4. 5-Justin Barger [6]; 5. 39-Greg Hodnett [4]; 6. 1Z-Brian Leppo [11]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 8. 20-Ryan Taylor [5]; 9. 59-Jac Haudenschild [12]; 10. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr [10]; 11. 49-Bradley Howard [13]; 12. 69-Ryan Smith [9]; 13. 25-Aaron Ott [8].
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 6G-David Gravel [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [3]; 4. 55-Trey Starks [2]; 5. 7M-Chad Layton [6]; 6. 2-Dale Blaney [7]; 7. 16-Gerard McIntyre [5]; 8. 2X-Ryan Bohlke [8]; 9. 27H-Lucas Wolfe [9]; 10. 5C-Dylan Cisney [10]; 11. 29-Kerry Madsen [11]; 12. 6-Bill Rose [12].
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [1]; 2. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [2]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [4]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 5. O-Rick Lafferty [6]; 6. 747-Davey Sammons [8]; 7. 2T-T.J. Stutts [9]; 8. 92-Tyler Ross [7]; 9. 11C-Cory Haas [12]; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen [11]; 11. 5G-Curt Michael [10]; 12. 87-Alan Krimes [5].
Heat 5 - (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 51-Paul McMahan [4]; 3. 11-Steve Kinser [2]; 4. 21P-Brian Montieth [10]; 5. M1-Mark Smith [6]; 6. D4-Danny Holtgraver [3]; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich [9]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr [5]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11]; 10. 99M-Kyle Moody [8]; 11. 1W-Brian Paulus [7]; 12. 59S-Jim Siegel [12].
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 12 starting positions of A-feature): 1. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [1]; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer [2]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [6]; 4. 27-Lance Dewease [4]; 5. 51-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [7]; 7. 1-Sammy Swindell [9]; 8. 63-Chad Kemenah [3]; 9. 71M-Joey Saldana [8]; 10. 6G-David Gravel [10]; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12]; 12. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [11].
D-Main - (8 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [2] [-]; 2. 1Z-Brian Leppo [1] [-]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4] [$100]; 4. 11C-Cory Haas [8] [$100]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [3] [$100]; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5] [$100]; 7. 5A-Mark Bitner [9] [$100]; 8. 49-Bradley Howard [10] [$100]; 9. 59-Jac Haudenschild [6] [$100]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [7] [$100]; 11. 25-Aaron Ott [11] [$100]; 12. 59S-Jim Siegel [12] [$100].
C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature): 1. O7-Justin Henderson [1] [-]; 2. 2X-Ryan Bohlke [2] [-]; 3. 747-Davey Sammons [3] [$125]; 4. 99M-Kyle Moody [4] [$125]; 5. 69-Ryan Smith [6] [$125]; 6. 25J-Jimmy Seger [5] [$100]; 7. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr [11] [$100]; 8. 2T-T.J. Stutts [8] [$100]; 9. 4-Cody Darrah [10] [$100]; 10. 29-Kerry Madsen [15] [$100]; 11. 5C-Dylan Cisney [12] [$100]; 12. 75-Nicole Bower [14] [$100]; 13. 27H-Lucas Wolfe [7] [$100]; 14. 48-Danny Dietrich [9] [$100]; 15. 5G-Curt Michael [13] [$100]; 16. 1Z-Brian Leppo [16] [$100].
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 39-Greg Hodnett [1] [-]; 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver [2] [-]; 3. 55X-Tim Shaffer [4] [-]; 4. 7M-Chad Layton [9] [-]; 5. 16-Gerard McIntyre [6] [$200]; 6. 8H-Sheldon Haudenschild [3] [$180]; 7. M1-Mark Smith [11] [$175]; 8. 2-Dale Blaney [14] [$160]; 9. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr [8] [$150]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [13] [$150]; 11. 92-Tyler Ross [15] [$150]; 12. O7-Justin Henderson [17] [$150]; 13. O-Rick Lafferty [10] [$150]; 14. 1W-Brian Paulus [16] [$150]; 15. 20-Ryan Taylor [5] [$150]; 16. 87-Alan Krimes [7] [$150]; 17. 15A-Adam Wilt [12] [$150]; 18. 2X-Ryan Bohlke [18] [$150].
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Championship Standings

Pos.	Driver	Total	Diff	Wins	T-5	T-10	QT
1	Daryn Pittman	9706	0	8	44	57	13
2	Donny Schatz	9649	-57	21	43	58	3
3	Paul McMahan	9346	-360	3	30	51	16
4	Joey Saldana	9105	-601	1	20	42	7
5	Craig Dollansky	9011	-695	6	18	37	1
6	Sammy Swindell	8987	-719	3	16	41	4
7	Cody Darrah	8710	-996	2	12	26	2
8	Steve Kinser	8651	-1055	2	9	31	0
9	Kerry Madsen	8517	-1189	3	14	35	1
10	Jason Sides	8514	-1192	0	12	31	1
11	Kraig Kinser	8417	-1289	1	8	32	1
12	Chad Kemenah	8381	-1325	0	13	23	2
13	David Gravel	7341	-2365	1	7	25	2
14	Tim Kaeding	6646	-3060	9	26	34	1
15	Bill Rose	4880	-4826	0	0	2	0
16	Brad Sweet	3816	-5890	1	10	13	2
17	Sam Hafertepe Jr.	3775	-5931	0	1	7	1
18	Brian Brown	3612	-6094	0	5	13	0
19	Greg Wilson	2968	-6738	0	1	3	0
20	Jac Haudenschild	2897	-6809	0	8	10	0

Sowle Trailer Repair Enhances ‘STR Friday Night Lights’ at 42nd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Oct. 3, 2013 – DIRTcar Racing is excited to announce Sowle Trailer Repair will be title sponsor of the exciting “STR Friday Night Lights” event on Friday, Oct. 11, during NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds.

For the third consecutive year, Musco Lightning will turn the night sky bright over the New York State Fairgrounds for fans to watch the STR Friday Night Lights featuring fireworks plus the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified Triple 20s, the DIRTcar 358-Modified Twin 20s and the new DIRTcar Sportsman Triple 10s presented by DirtTrackDigest.com.

“Racing under the lights at Syracuse has added a whole new exciting dimension to NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week the past couple of years, now with Sowle Trailer Repair coming on board as the sponsor for the night it will be bigger than ever,” said DIRTcar Northeast General Manager Jeff Hachmann. “There will no doubt be fireworks on the track as the drivers try to race their way into the features as well as fireworks in the sky after the checkered flag waves. It’s going to be a great night and I’m thrilled Sowle Trailer Repair will be a big part of it.”

Sowle Trailer Repair operates a state-of-the-art facility in Glen, N.Y., that includes a complete in-house fabrication shop that can fix any kind of trailer damage from roof repairs to total rollovers. For more on Sowle Trailer Repair, click www.SowleEnterprises.com.
For more about NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, click www.SuperDIRTWeekOnline.com.

The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, and Safety-Kleen. Contingency sponsors are ASI, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix, ButlerBuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, KSE Racing Products, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD Performance, Penske Shocks, Racing Electronics, Superflow and Wrisco Industries. Super DIRT Week sponsors include: Beyea Headers, Draco Springs, Fast Shafts, Fluidampr, FK Rod Ends, Fox Shocks, Pro Fabrication and Turbostart. Lighting for Super DIRT Week is brought to you by Musco Lighting.

Eric LaPorta Named Semifinalist For NFF Campbell Trophy

DALLAS – Eric LaPorta, a senior center on the University at Albany football team, has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, announced by the National Football Foundation Wednesday. LaPorta is one of 170 candidates vying for the award honoring the nation’s top scholar-athlete.

LaPorta, a native of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., is a three-year starter for the Great Danes and 2013 team captain. After beginning his career as a walk-on, LaPorta was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District Football Team and helped UAlbany win back-to-back Northeast Conference titles.

As a dual major in criminal justice and history, LaPorta graduated magna cum laude with a 3.57 cumulative grade point average and is currently enrolled in UAlbany’s Master of Science In Secondary Education program for social studies with a 3.65 GPA.

LaPorta is one of three athletes from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the semifinalist stage.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.

“The NFF would like to personally congratulate each of the nominees as well as their schools on this tremendous honor,” said NFF President & CEO Steven J. Hatchell. “We are extremely proud to highlight each semifinalist’s achievements, which show that football players can balance between academics and athletics at the highest level. There is no question that the NFF Awards Committee will have an incredibly difficult task in selecting the finalists from among this esteemed group.”

The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients, and the results will be announced via a national press release on Thursday, October 31. Each recipient will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship, and they will vie as finalists for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy. Each member of the 2013 National Scholar-Athlete Class will also travel to New York City to be honored Dec. 10 during the 56th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. One member of the class will also be announced live at the event as the winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy.

Named in honor of Bill Campbell, the chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF’s Gold Medal, the award comes with a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient’s grant by $7,000 for a total post-graduate scholarship of $25,000. A total distribution of $300,000 in scholarships will be awarded at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner, pushing the program’s all-time distributions to more than $10.4 million.

Launched in 1959, the NFF scholar-athlete program became the first initiative in history to award post-graduate scholarships based on both a player’s academic and athletic accomplishments. The William V. Campbell Trophy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the program’s mystique, having previously honored two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and five first-round NFL draft picks.