119 Entries Attend Shellhammer Opening Night.

;   ;   119 Entries Set the Stage For Opening Night.

Weatherwise one of the best opening nights anyone could have ever imagined for.

A new lap counter and top 3 runner mounted above Dave's starter's stand kept the fans and race teams aware of all race progressions.

1st A Main of the night was the Junior Slingshots and after yellows ,once the single file signal was given it was non-stop to the 25 lap checker.Chase Schott continues to shine on the high banks getting the win over Miles Zehner in the 68.Solid run for 3rd place finisher Barry Seaman in the blue # 55. Hard luck struck 2 of the early challengers with both Aubrey Romig and Ryan Rochelle heading to the infield with mechanical issues.Special thanks to J & J Auto Body for posting $25.00 bonuses to the 3 heat winners with Schott also getting the heat win.

4 of the top runners in the 125 micro class had their own private battle and this one went right down to the last laps as John Maurer warded off the challenges of Chris Dolan,Chase Wehr and a fast closing AJ Gerhart. Dolan and Gerhart swapped the 2nd spot countless times until Gerhart assumed complete control Dolan finished 3rd and Wehr slotting in for 4th.Abby Witter looked strong coming from 14th to get 7th.

22 Stage 1 Mods took the 25 lap green with a few stoppages finding those cars heading to the infield with minor issues. Picking up right where he left off was AJ Gerhart in the S1 house car. Finishing a 1/2 second behind was Bryce Dodig,who dodged the incidents in front of him for a hard earned runner-up spot. An early race incident found the 20m of Mark Mohr heading to the rear,but Mark was using parts of the track,no one else was using to scamper back for a 3rd place payout. Dodig started 14th and Mohr 12th. Finding his way around traffic was Fabian Allaico-Cushman who advanced 12 positions from his 20th place in line to get 8th.

If there was anyone hooked up for the evening it was "Sleeveless" Mike Kalman ,who literally was on rails in nothing the 270 opener by over 1 second to Richie Hartman,who in turn had to drive defensively to keep Matt McAnally behind him. This race seemed to have got quicker as the race moved on with the top 6 all having their fastest laps past the 5 to go signal. Adam Buchel made a last turn attempt for 3rd,just falling short and getting 4th.

The Lindsey Garl show continued on the speedway as the 2023 Miss Motorsports winner notched the opening night win with the "GOAT" of the Slingshot class Brett Bieber getting the most out of the Horvath 42H and was reeling in Lindsey in the closing laps,settling for 2nd. The drive of the night went to Luke McCloskey,who had issues during his qualifying event slotting the 22m in for 16th starting slot. Luke made a nice 2 car pass on lap 16 to get by Colton Williams and Jax Yohn for his podium finish.Making a return to the drivers seat after what might be a 31 year hiatus was Steve Keller in the sharp looking 12K hot rod.

Last on the nightly schedule was the 600 micros and when the checkered was thrown early because of the time limit it was Nathan Smith getting the 3S to the line ahead of Wayne Scott ,who was making time in the mid-stages of the race running the middle groove. Veteran of the micro wars Pat "The Icon" Bealer narrowly dodged a few cars spread across the speedway in front of him to get a much deserved 3rd place showing. 4th place runner,Adam Buchel,again just keeps finishing ways for top 5 runs as the #10 came from 15th to get 4th.

Big thanks to all that sponsored the vouchers for the evening.

The Low Down Entertainment Meet & Greet was a big hit with fans and drivers alike. Great response by the younger fans in attendance.Congrats to the Lucky Free Pass winners.

The Strapped In Driver of the Week which was randomly drawn was the 18th place finisher in the Stage 1 A Main,that being Jay Garris.