Franek Continues to Rule Delaware

Franek Continues to Rule Delaware

Story By: Tim Moran/URC 

Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com

Davie “No Panic” Franek continued his dominance over the state of Delaware picking up his 6th win of the season and his 3rd win of the Capitol Renegade United Racing Club 2017 season.

Franek also picked up valuable points on leader Curt Michael for the 2017 URC Championship.
At the drop of the green flag, Chris Coyle looked strong aboard the Fred Kennedy owned 56 car, Franek who started in the 5th position was a man on a mission. Franek picked off 2nd place from Davey Sammons on lap six and set sail for the leader Chris Coyle.
By the lap 6 pass, Franek was over a straightaway behind Coyle. A lap 14 yellow put the driver of the 28f car on the back bumper of Coyle.

On the double-file restart Franek outgunned Coyle from the high lane overtaking the home state driver and never looked back. Starting in the 7th position, the Jersey Jet J.J. Grasso rode the extreme outside of the speedway to second in the waning laps, with Coyle, Sammons and Delaware’s Curt Michael filling out the front five.

It was a Delaware sweep in the heat races as heat wins went to the 5G of Curt Michael and the 56 of Coyle.

The Capitol Renegade United Racing Club will be back in action next weekend with a triple header. The Keystone 360 Sprint Car Weekend kicks off on Friday night for the Lelands.com 360 Sprint Car National Friday, July 28, at Williams Grove Speedway paying $3,000 to win. More than $50,000 in prize money has been posted for the weekend’s three 360 sprint car races.
Lelands.com posted a $10,000 bonus for any one driver who can sweep the weekend series with victories in all three main events.

The winners of Friday’s race at Williams Grove and Saturday’s race at Selinsgrove will be guaranteed starters in Sunday’s finale for the 360’s at Selinsgrove.

Saturday’s race will feature the 360 sprint cars in a 25-lap preliminary event paying $3,000 to win and $300 to start.

Sunday’s July 30 finale will be a 30-lap feature paying $6,000 to win and $400 to start for the 360 sprint cars.

Friday night track gates open at 5pm with hot laps at 7:30 and racing at 8pm. Selinsgrove track gates will open at 5 p.m. with practice laps at 7 p.m. and qualifying slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. both nights.

2017 KEYSTONE 360 SPRINT CAR NATIONALS WEEKEND JULY 28-29-30:
WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY

Friday, July 28, 25-Lap Lelands.com Nationals: 1) $3,000 2) 1,500 3) 1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $700 7) $575 8) $525 9) $515 10) $500 11) $420 12) $410 13) $360 14) $330 15) $300 16) $300 17) $300 18-24) $250

SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
Saturday, July 29, 25-Lap Mach 1 Chassis Preliminary: 1) $3,000 2) $1,500 3) $1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $700 7) $575 8) $550 9) $525 10) $500 11) $420 12) $410 13) $375 14) $350 15) $325 16-24) $300

Sunday, July 30, 30-Lap Mach 1 Chassis National Open: 1) $6,000 2) $2,000 3) $1,400 4) $1,200 5) $1,100 6) $900 7) $800 8) $700 9) $650 10) $600 11) $500 12) $475 13) $450 14) $425 15-24) $400

Feature Finish (20 laps): 1. 28f DAVIE FRANEK, 2. 25 J.J. Grasso, 3. 56 Chris Coyle, 4. 747 Davey Sammons, 5. 5G Curt Michael, 6. 91 David Quackenbush, 7. 71a Christopher Allen Jr., 8. 22 Troy Betts, 9. 7L Kris Lilick, 10. 63 Josh Weller, 11. 33b Bill Unglert, 12. 12 Brent Shearer.