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Mountain
Speedway Crowns 2011 Division Champions
(11/12/2011)- Under the twelfth season of operation with Hazleton’s
Joe Callavini at the helm, Mountain Speedway held its annual awards
banquet Saturday evening at Genetti’s Inn & Suites in Hazleton, PA.
With five top five finishes along with eight tens in twelve
starts, Jeff McGrath finished sixth overall in the Street Stock
points standings and his son Jake finished seventh overall in the
4-cylinder Enduro division. Along with his points trophy, McGrath
was also named the Most Improved Driver in the Street Stock
division.
Hundreds filled the banquet hall, including crew and friends and
family members of racers that competed at the 1/3-mile asphalt oval
in St. Johns, PA during the 2011 racing season. Along with the
presentation of special awards, the end of the year celebration was
held to recognize the top points finishers each of the track’s
divisions.
Speedway Announcers Gene Ostrowski and Larry Spencer III were the
emcees for the ceremony and spoke about the competitive 2011 season.
They continued by thanking the drivers, families and crewmembers for
not only supporting the speedway, but also for supporting short
track racing in general.
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McGrath Ties Career Best with
Largest Field of His Career
(10/9/2011)- In conjunction with Day two of the 12th
annual “King of the Mountain” (KoTM) event at Mountain Speedway, a
slew of race cars and fans headed to the track on Sunday to not only
see who will claim the $5,000 Modified prize, but also to see who
the 2011 track champions would be in the final points event of the
season. When it was all said and done, Matt Hirschman of
Northampton, PA rebounded from a spin earlier to claim the big money
and his first KoTM victory since 2001. Nicknamed “The Rocket”, Ricky
Ross, Jr. of Mountaintop, PA started eleventh and then rocketed to
the $1,000 Street Stock victory and Pete Verwys of Stroudsburg, PA
stormed to his fourth straight FWD feature win.
Jeff McGrath led twenty other hungry Street Stock drivers to the
drop of the green flag in the 50-lap feature before the yellow flag
waved when Daryn Miller slowed on the initial green. Dale Santee got
clipped and headed head on into the front stretch guiderail and
somehow hit the pits and was able to continue. Read More
 Jeff
McGrath Storms From 19th to 6th, Then Suffers
Hard Wreck
(9/25, 2011)- Sam Danaher started from the pole position in the
25-lap Street Stock feature and was quickly overtaken by Chris Burge
for the lead. Alan Schlenker climbed to second, with Daryn Miller in
tow.
Chip Wanamaker cracked the top five when he got by Danaher on lap
one and Miller moved by Schlenker to take the second spot a lap
later.
Steve Clark battled his way into the top five, but was forced to
restart from the rear of the field following some contact with
Miller in turns one and two on lap seven. Green flag racing resumed
with Burge leading over Schlenker, Wanamaker, Josh Mooney and Steve
Shultz. Read More
McGrath Leads Many Laps in Mark Corbisiero Street Stock Memorial
(September 11, 2011)-
Following a short tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks
ten years ago, the drivers at Mountain Speedway took to the 1/3-mile
oval for door-to-door action on Sunday. With $777 and double points
on the line in the annual Mark Corbisiero Street Stock Memorial,
Steve Shultz of Drums, PA grabbed the race lead when the leaders
tangled with six laps remaining. He held on to take the win, which
was his second victory in the memorial event.
Chris Burge led a full
field of cars to the drop of the green flag in the $777 to win,
77-lap Mark Corbisiero Street Stock Memorial. The race is held
annually in honor of Corbisiero, who passed away in 2003 after
losing his battle with cancer. Along with Cook’s Corner Restaurant,
Aamco Transmissions of Stroudsburg and Mike Odwazny sponsored the
event.
With the green flag out, Burge led the opening lap over Jeff
McGrath, Kyle Curtis, Dale Santee and Bernie Uphold and then the
lead changed when McGrath got by Burge on lap one. Read More
McGrath Wins Heat and Earns Top 5
Feature finish
(8/27/2011)-
Sam Grow led the Street Stock field to the drop of the green flag in
the 25-lap feature before Jeff McGrath overtook him for the lead.
McGrath led
the opening circuit over Mike Garris, Sr., Grow, Bernie Uphold and
Chris Burge.
Burge got by
Uphold and moved into the fourth position on the second lap and then
he and Justin Mooney overtook Grow for third and fourth respectively
on lap three.
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 Tachyon
International Inc. Teams up with McGrath Motorsports!
(August
23, 2011)- McGrath Motorsports is proud to announce its new sponsor,
Tachyon International Inc. for the remainder of the 2011 Street
Stock Season.
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sponsor of McGrath Motorsports!
Jake McGrath Earns 14th Place
Finish at Mountain Speedway
(August 21, 2011)- Alex Doyle led his fellow 4-Cylinder competitors
to the drop of the green in the 100-lap enduro Sunday at Mountain
Speedway. Doyle quickly lost the lead to Robert Fink on the initial
start. Fink led the opening lap over Larry Spencer III, Sam Ryan,
Joe Heintzelman and Mike Harding.
Ryan overtook Spencer for second on the second lap and then
pressured Fink for the top spot. Ryan finally made a bid for the
lead on lap 22 and he became the new race leader. Read More
McGrath Earns Great Top 10 Finish
at Mountain Speedway
(August 13, 2011)-Despite passing showers late in the afternoon,
track workers and plenty of racers took to the track Saturday night
at Mountain Speedway in an effort to dry the racing surface. The
work was successful and the racing went off without a hitch. Kyle
Ebersole of Hummelstown, PA drove to the front and then cruised to
his second straight Modified victory. Steve Shultz of Drums notched
his fourth Street Stock feature win of the season and Cody Roth of
Kunkletown, PA steered clear of trouble to score his second FWD main
event win of the year.
Jeff McGrath
started from the pole position and led the opening circuit of the
25-lap Street Stock feature over Chris Burge, Mike Garris, Sr., Dale
Santee and Daryn Miller.
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 McGrath
Wins Heat Race, Then Gets Wrecked When Leading Feature
(July 30, 2011)- Sam Grow started from the pole in the 25-lap Street
Stock feature Saturday night at Mountain Speedway, but was scored
second to Jeff McGrath when they crossed the stripe to complete lap
one. Mike Garris, Sr. held third, followed by Bernie uphold and
Chris Burge.
Garris overtook Grow for the second spot on lap three and tried to
reel in McGrath and then Burge took the spot from Garris. Meanwhile,
Steve Shultz, Chip Wanamaker and Justin Mooney cracked the top five.
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Jeff McGrath Earns Solid Finish
with Broken Racecar
(July 16, 2011)- Despite having to run the entire 40-lap Street
Stock feature in third gear Saturday night at Mountain Speedway,
Jeff McGrath logged laps en route to a respectable 11th
place finish. Double points were on the line for the Summer Racefest
event and despite the mechanical problems, the finish was the first
non-top 10 so far this season. Read More
McGrath Encounters Problems and
Still Nets a To 10 Finish
(July 2, 2011)-
Mitch
Hawk started from the pole and led Mike Garris, Sr., Steve Shultz,
Sam Danaher and Chip Wanamaker across the stripe to complete the
first circuit of the 25-lap Street Stock feature before the yellow
flag waved when Sam Grow spun in turn two.
Green flag racing resumed and Brian Wozniak overtook Danaher for the
fifth spot. Meanwhile, Shultz and Wanamaker battled with Garris for
second and the both got by to take second and third respectively on
lap three. Read More
 Jeff
McGrath Earns Third Straight Top 5 at Mountain Speedway
(June 18, 2011)- Mitch Hawk led the Street Stock field to the
initial green flag in the 25-lap feature and led the first circuit
over Dale Santee, Chris Burge, Bernie Uphold and Kyle Curtis.
Following a quick lap two yellow, Chip Wanamaker moved into the
fifth position. Steve Shultz followed through for sixth. With Hawk
still leading the duo worked through traffic and Wanamaker climbed
to third. Shorty after, Shultz overtook Burge for fourth on lap
seven. Read More
With Another Great Outing, McGrath Ties Career Best
(June 4, 2011)-
From the pole position, Brian Brown led his fellow Street
Stock competitors to the drop of the
 green flag in the 25-lap feature. He led the opening circuit over Dale Santee, Sam Grow, Robert Fink and Bernie Uphold.
A tangle involving
Steve Shultz and Sam Danaher in turn two brought out the first of
several caution flags.
Green flag racing resumed
and following the restart, Santee took the race lead.
Meanwhile, Fink moved into third with Chris Burge and Chip Wanamaker
in pursuit.
Jeff McGrath
tied his best career Street Stock finish and crewmember, Cody Roth,
scored his first career FWD feature victory!
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McGrath wins Heat Race and Finishes Feature With Career Best
(May
22, 2011)- Even
with a quick rain delay during the Modified main event, Earl Paules
of Palmerton, PA held off Rusty Smith of Oxford, NY to claim his
first win of the season at Mountain Speedway on Sunday. For the
second straight time this season, Steve Shultz of Drums, PA went on
to claim victory in the Street Stock division and Harry O’Neill of
Mountaintop, PA scored his second career FWD victory in only his
second start of the season. Kevin Nowak of Long Island, NY drove to
a division leading third INEX Legends victory of the year and Bruce
Carman of Shaftsbury, VT drove to the Atlantic Coast Old Timers win
in his 1948 Midget racecar.
Jeff McGrath led his fellow Street Stock competitors to the green
flag in the 25-lap Street Stock feature. He led the opening lap over
Brian Brown, Kyle Curtis, Chris Burge and Dale Santee.
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McGrath Gets Wrecked and Rebounds to Finish Career Best
(5/8/2011)- On Checkered Flag Fan Club day and in a Mother’s
Day classic, Brian DeFebo of Berwick took the checkered flag to post
his first Modified victory at Mountain Speedway since 2008. Steve
Shultz of Drums took the early Street Stock lead from Jeff McGrath
and never looked back to clinch his first victory of the season and
Eric Banashefski of Ashley claimed his first FWD win of the year.
Kevin Nowak of Long Island notched his second INEX Legends win of
the season.
Jeff McGrath started from the pole position and led the opening
lap of the 25-lap Street Stock feature over Steve Shultz, Brian
Brown, Bernie Uphold and Chris Burge.
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Oil
Pump Sidelines Jeff McGrath on Opening day
 (4/30/11)- Following time trials two weeks ago, racers and fans
alike came to Mountain Speedway on Saturday to enjoy some decent
weather and finally, racing! When it was all said and done, Bobby
Jones of Palmerton went on to take his first ever opening day win in
his Modified. Chip Wannamaker of Walnutport cruised to take the
Street Stock victory and Harry O’Neill of Mountaintop notched his
first career FWD victory.
Despite have a very quick and totally redone car for 2011, bad
luck bit Jeff McGrath, who was unable to start the day’s events
because of oil Pump issues. McGrath was happy with the warning of
low oil pressure however, and said, “A big THANKS to Cody Roth for
putting in that low oil pressure light, otherwise I would have never
seen it”.
Jake McGrath Earns Solid Seventh Place Finish in Racing Debut
(4/17/2011)-
Originally scheduled for Saturday and rescheduled for the following
day after being washed out, several drivers took part in time trials
at Mountain Speedway. When it was all said and done, Kyle Ebersole
ran the fastest Modified lap, which he’s grown accustomed too. After
all, this is the third consecutive season that he has accomplished
that feat. Chip Wanamaker timed quickest in the Street Stocks, which
he is also used to. Wanamaker time trialed quickest last season as
well. Eric Banashefski ran a torrid FWD lap and won his first
Opening Day Pole Award. Kevin Nowak of Long Island fought off his
fellow INEX Legends competitors to score his first victory of the
season and Sam Ryan of White Haven stomped the 4-cylinder enduro
field en route to victory. In his first career start, Jake McGrath
came across the stripe to score an impressive seventh place finish!
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McGath Raced His
Way Into “King of Mountain” and Then His Season Goes Up In Flames
(2/25/2011)- Keep
up to date with McGrath Motorsports as 15-year old Jake McGrath will
be making his racing debut in the enduros this season! Jake's
father, Jeff, will continue to compete in the Street Stock division,
as he has joined forced with "In One Racing". Both McGrath's are
looking forward to what is expected to be their most successful
season to date at Mountain Speedway. Please bear with our website,
as we'll be going under some changes up to the start of the racing
season. You might find some broken links, but like our race team,
all will be 100% shortly!
McGath Raced His
Way Into “King of Mountain” and Then His Season Goes Up In Flames
(10/10/2010)-
Looking to win his first track championship, Joe Barbush led the
pack of Street Stock drivers to the drop of the green flag in the
50-lap $1000 to win King of the Mountain show. Barbush however
didn’t have it easy by any means, as he had to be sure that he
didn’t finish more than three positions behind the second place
driver in the standings, Scott Meckes.
The green flag
dropped and Chris Turbush led the first lap. Barbush regained the
race lead a lap later before Scott Meckes climbed to the lead
following a lap seven restart.
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McGrath Sidelined with Torn Up
Ride in Brad Kline Memorial
(10/3/2010)-
With a good running fast race car Jeff McGrath and his team headed
to Sundance Vacations Speedway on Sunday with high hopes. However,
those hopes cam to a smashing end when a fellow competitor dumped
Jeff into the outside retaining wall during the qualifying race.
Thankfully Jeff wasn’t injured, but the damage on his car was a
different story. Due to the extensive damage, McGrath was done for
the evening and may even miss the season-ending “King of the
Mountain” event at the track.
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McGrath Sidelined with Mechanical
Woes After Best Run of the Season
(9/12/2010)-
Following a belt coming off his racecar in both practice and in the
heat race at Sundance Vacations Speedway on Sunday, Jeff McGrath was
forced to run the consi. Making a three-wide move stick, McGrath sat
in the sixth spot and worked on fifth, which was the final transfer
spot into the 77-lap main event. Unfortunately, the same belt that
plagued the team all day jumped off its pulley and without taking
the risk of damaging the engine, McGrath pulled to the infield.
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McGrath Leads
First Laps of Season Before car Fades
(8/28/10)-
In what most would call the
closest modified racing of the season at Sundance Vacations
Speedway, the Jersey Outlaw, “Pistol” Pete Brittain held off Bobby
Jones and company to score the $1800 cone race win Saturday on the
1/3-mile oval. In hard charger form, Steve Shultz of Drums came from
the 13th starting spot to notch his third Street Stock
feature win of the season and Mike Kline of Lancaster claimed his
fourth FWD main event victory of the year. Coplay’s Scott Hubler
continued his winning ways and grabbed his seventh P.A.L. Legends
victory of the season.
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Despite Improvements, Trouble
Strikes McGrath Again
(8/14/10)- Showcased by the popular annual
Autograph and Camera night, fans flocked out to witness great
side-by-side racing at Sundance vacations Speedway on Saturday. Earl
Paules of Palmerton overtook Kyle Ebersole with two laps remaining
to take the checkered flag in the Modified feature. In what most
would call a dramatic finish, Joe Barbush of Drums led the final 50
yards of the Street Stock feature to take the win and Dave Freundt
of Lehighton took the checkers in the FWD main.
Brian
Wozniak led the Street Stock field to the drop of the green flag in
the 25-lap main event. He led the opening circuits and then the
yellow flag waved on lap seven when John Stonier spun.
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