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9/27/2014 12:00:00 AM

The Renegade 410 Sprints Series made its inaugural appearance at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Saturday night, and the 31 drivers certainly didn’t disappoint, with several of them breaking the track record during qualifying.  The feature event had 24 cars starting as the green flag waved, and at the end of 25 incredibly fast laps, Greg Wilson from Benton Ridge, OH took the checkered flag and the $5,000 top prize.  Also in action last night were the Precise Racing Products Rush Late Models, and Daryl Charlier, who led all 20 laps, claimed the victory in that division.

The Renegade 410 Sprints started off the action for the night by holding 2-lap qualifying.  The Apollo Rocket, Ed Lynch, was the first driver to break the track record, clocking a time of 15.317 or 146.896 mph.  However, that record was short lived as Danny Holtgraver completed his qualifying lap with a time of 15.214 or 147.89 mph.  In the end, though, it was Randy Hannagan who had the fastest time and was declared the new track record holder with a time of 15.182 or 148.202 mph.  Fan favorite driver Tim Shaffer, who experienced some engine trouble which caused him to miss his line up spot for qualifying, was penalized and given only one lap to qualify and ended up posting a time of 15.183 or 148.192.  However, series rules stated that he could start no better than 25th in the feature event for missing the qualifying line up.

Four heat races were up next, with Travis Philo, Dean Jacobs, Ralph Spithaler, Caleb Helms each taking the top spot in their heat.  A six lap dash was held after that, with the finish determining the top 6 spots in the main event.  Danny Holtgraver took top honors and earned the pole position for the feature.  Randy Hannagan, Sheldon Haudenschild, Rod George, Mitch Harble, and Ed Lynch, Jr. would follow in the next 5 spots in the line-up.  Brandon Matus won the B-Main.

An impressive 6-wide parade lap showcased the 24 cars that were starting the feature event.  As the green flag waved, Randy Hannagan rocketed to the top spot and was closely followed by Danny Holtgraver.  However, it was 7th place starting Greg Wilson, who worked his way through the field taking over the top spot on lap 17, claiming the win the inaugural Sprint Monster Renegade event.  Holtgraver, Hannagan, Chad Kemenah and Sheldon Haudenschild rounded out the top five.

The Precise Racing Products Rush Late Models held time trial qualifying, and Daryl Charlier posted the best time in the division, 19.585 or 114.894 mph.  Tommy Schirnhofer was second best, with a time of 19.742 or 113.970 mph, and Tim Shaffer, pulling double duty for the night, was third best, with a time of 19.844 or 113.384.  Josh Holtgraver and Justin Lamb each had a win in the heat races.

Holtgraver and Charlier started on the front row, but Charlier was untouchable and led every lap in the Precise Racing Products Rush Late Model feature event.  Holtgraver, Lamb, Michael Reft and Scott Gunn followed at the finish.

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