GODOWN TOPS BIG DIAMOND 25-LAP SPRINT

Pottsville, PA……..Ryan Godown of Ringoes, N.J. won Friday night’s 25-lap USAC East Coast Sprint race at Big Diamond Speedway, passing Tim Buckwalter jon lap five and leading the rest of the way. New series point leader Eddie Strada took second ahead of Chandler Leiby, Joey Biasi and Steven Drevicki.

USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 18, 2018 – Pottsville, Pennsylvania – Big Diamond Speedway – “Red, White & Blue Autos Night”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ryan Greth (#4 Lesher), 2. Timmy Buckwalter (#7 Nemeth/Lotier), 3. Joey Biasi (#B1 Biasi), 4. Larry McVay (#83 McVay), 5. Kyle Lick (#8 Lick), 6. Alex Bright (#28 Fitzpatrick), 7. John Swanson (#17J Swanson), 8. Billy Brian Jr. (#16 Fitzpatrick). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chandler Leiby (#119 Leiby), 2. Ryan Godown (#4F Freyer), 3. Bill Unglert (#33B Unglert), 4. Eddie Strada (#5G Gallagher), 5. Trevor Kobylarz (#14 Kobylarz), 6. Carmen Perigo (#21 Stehman), 7. Steven Drevicki (#19 Drevicki), 8. Ryan Quackenbush (#5Q RQR Racing). NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Ryan Godown, 2. Eddie Strada, 3. Chandler Leiby, 4. Joey Biasi, 5. Steven Drevicki, 6. Ryan Quackenbush, 7. Carmen Perigo, 8. Alex Bright, 9. Billy Brian Jr., 10. John Swanson, 11. Timmy Buckwalter, 12. Bill Unglert, 13. Trevor Kobylarz, 14. Ryan Greth, 15. Kyle Lick, 16. Larry McVay. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Biasi, Laps 3-4 Buckwalter, Laps 5-25 Godown.

FRANK’S FINE SWINE & BEEF HARD CHARGER: Ryan Quackenbush (16th-6th)

NEW USAC EAST COAST SPRINT POINTS: 1-Strada-146, 2-Godown-144, 3-Drevicki-138, 4-Biasi-130, 5-Leiby-129, 6-Quackenbush-105, 7-Greth-105, 8-McVay-83, 9-Mark Bitner-72, 10-Perigo-55.

NEXT USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CAR RACE: June 1 – Accord (NY) Speedway – “NPS Paving Night”