We are happy to announce we will be the media coverage for Linda’s Speedway for the 2023 racing season. We wish the best of luck to the racers, staff, and hope the community takes the time to come out and enjoy Jonestown’s exciting attraction. Linda’s hosts races Friday nights at 200 Silvertown Road Jonestown, PA 17038
Linda’s Speedway kicked off its 2023 season with a spectacular opening night on Friday, April 7th. The pit was full of eager team members, and the grandstand was filled with cheering fans, eager to see the start of the racing season. The night was a great success, with several key winners and a special tribute to Justin Witmer, a coach for the Little Cardinals Football Team.
Read about what happened to a former Linda’s feature winner on opening night here.
Opening night’s events were dedicated to the life and efforts of Justin Witmer. The friends and family held multiple raffles at the entrance of the grandstands for fans and racers to partake in with a variety of unique prizes. Players who are part of the Pine Grove Little Cardinals Football Team received free admission to the event. The race was concluded with a special Chargers’ tribute race, “20 Laps for 20 Years.”
For the season opener there were 89 cars in a series of 16 races. The Micro-Sprints, Slingshots, and Chargers each had an opportunity to test the dirt out and feel their groove for the season opener before taking on their designated race against their competitors.
The Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints hosted four qualifying heats, with the top four drivers from each of the eight-lap races advancing to the 25-lap Feature race. Two B Feature races with equivalent qualifications for the A Feature were also held. Some notable wins from the 270 Micro Sprints include, Courtney Kupp of Birdsboro, Ben Stolz of Bloomsburg, Richie Hartman of Shoemakersville, Brayden Spencer of Berwick, Stevie Daron Jr. of Biglerville, and Andrew Dietrich of Kutztown. Brayden Spencer started in 8th place and finished in 1st for the 25 lap feature race.
The Hoffer Paving All Star Slingshots hosted three qualifying heats consisting of 23 cars, while everybody had an opportunity to transfer to the 20-lap Feature race. Some notable wins from The Hoffer Paving All Star Slingshots heat races include; Cody Kline, Brett Bieber, and Tyler Hoch of Kutztown. Brett Bieber started in 11th, and finished in 1st for the 20 lap feature race winning the season’s opener feature.
The Bernheisel Race Cars Chargers series hosted three qualifying heats, with the top five drivers from each of the eight-lap races advancing to the 20-lap Feature race. One B Feature race with top three advancement for the A Feature were also held. Some notable wins for The Bernheisel Race Cars Chargers series include; Ed Hollenbach of Fredericksburg, Eric Hollenbach of Fredericksburg, Josh Michael of Jonestown, and Chris McCarr of Lebanon. Eric Hollenbach soared through the checkered flag first winning the Justin Witmer memorial race.
Overall, the opening night at Linda’s Speedway was a huge success, with many exciting races and key winners. Congratulations to Brett Bieber, Eric Hollenbach, and Brayden Spencer for their feature wins, and a big thank you to Justin Witmer for all he did for the Pine Grove Little Cardinals Football Team. It was a fitting tribute to a beloved coach, and a great way to start the 2023 racing season.
Check out the results from each race!
Hoffer Paving All Star Slingshots – Heat 1 (Results): 1-Hoch.T 2-Hahn.D 3-Adams.K 4-Williams.C 5-McCloskey.L 6-Lutz.S 7-Roth.J 8-Roswell.T
Hoffer Paving All Star Slingshots – Heat 2 (Results): 1-Bieber.B 2-Carraghan.D 3-Romig.A 4-Chillot.G 5-Layser.N 6-Spitler.B 7-Deal.T 8-Repperts.D
Hoffer Paving All Star Slingshots – Heat 3 (Results): 1-Kline.C 2-Ulsh.T 3-Schott.C 4-Heberling.J 5-Kroboth.A 6-Lilick.T 7-Armstrong.C
Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints – Heat 1 (Results): 1-Spencer.B 2-Mieczkowski.A 3-Miller.D 4-Hendershot.K 5-McAndrew.R 6-Martin.N 7-McAndrew.C 8-Klinger.J 9-Wickham.R 10-Schoenly.C 11-Patterson.J
Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints – Heat 2 (Results): 1-Hartman.R 2-Skias.P 3-Myers.C 4-Rutherford.M 5-Dietrich.A 6-Lukacs.A 7-Groft.T 8-Myers.C 9-Hockensmith.K 10-Marriott.B 11-Boyer.D
Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints – Heat 3 (Results): 1-Stolz.B 2-Logeman.B 3-Heist.B(Sr) 4-Clowes.T 5-Daron.S(Jr) 6-Harrington.J 7-Gingrich.S 8-Paisley.J 9-Snyder.J 10-Walker.C
Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints – Heat 4 (Results): 1-Kupp.C 2-Fernsler.M 3-Schmuck.C(Jr) 4-Boyer.M 5-Sanders.D 6-Heist.B 7-Martin.T 8-Matter-Martin.A 9-Sweigart.C 10-Haugh.B 11-Zimmerman.S
Bernheisel Race Cars Chargers – Heat 1 (Results): 1-Michael.J 2-Buck.R 3-Kimmel.C 4-Keller.B 5-Brewer.C 6-McCarr.C 7-Flaherty.S 8-Dove.S
Bernheisel Race Cars Chargers – Heat 2 (Results): 1-Hollenbach.E 2-Ott.J 3-Fidler.D 4-Herr.I 5-Hall.J 6-Webster.A 7-Lutz.S
Bernheisel Race Cars Chargers – Heat 3 (Results): 1-Hollenbach.E 2-Pyle.R 3-Kreiser.R 4-Gradwell.R 5-Lambert.P 6-Stoner.F 7-Helsel.B
Hoffer Paving All Star Slingshots – A Feature 1 (Results): 1-Bieber.B 2-Carraghan.D 3-Kline.C 4-Chillot.G 5-Hoch.T 6-Ulsh.T 7-McCloskey.L 8-Kroboth.A 9-Adams.K 10-Layser.N 11-Hahn.D 12-Heberling.J 13-Roth.J 14-Spitler.B 15-Deal.T 16-Lilick.T 17-Armstrong.C 18-Repperts.D 19-Schott.C 20-Romig.A 21-Williams.C 22-Lutz.S 23-Roswell.T
Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints – B Feature 1 (Results): 1-Dietrich.A 2-McAndrew.R 3-Myers.C 4-Klinger.J 5-Lukacs.A 6-McAndrew.C 7-Schoenly.C 8-Wickham.R 9-Hockensmith.K 10-Martin.N 11-Patterson.J 12-Groft.T 13-Marriott.B 14-Boyer.D
Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints – B Feature 2 (Results): 1-Daron.S(Jr) 2-Harrington.J 3-Heist.B 4-Sanders.D 5-Gingrich.S 6-Paisley.J 7-Martin.T 8-Sweigart.C 9-Snyder.J 10-Matter-Martin.A 11-Haugh.B 12-Walker.C 13-Zimmerman.S
Mt. Gretna Roller Rink 270 Micro Sprints – A Feature 1 (Results): 1-Spencer.B 2-Schmuck.C(Jr) 3-Fernsler.M 4-Heist.B(Sr) 5-Boyer.M 6-Dietrich.A 7-Mieczkowski.A 8-Kupp.C 9-McAndrew.R 10-Klinger.J 11-Daron.S(Jr) 12-Heist.B 13-Lukacs.A 14-Miller.D 15-Clowes.T 16-Skias.P 17-Logeman.B 18-Myers.C 19-Myers.C 20-Sanders.D 21-Hendershot.K 22-Rutherford.M 23-Harrington.J 24-Stolz.B
Bernheisel Race Cars Chargers – A Feature 1 (Results): 1-Hollenbach.E 2-Ott.J 3-Hollenbach.E 4-Buck.R 5-Webster.A 6-Michael.J 7-Pyle.R 8-Lambert.P 9-Brewer.C 10-Gradwell.R 11-Herr.I 12-McCarr.C 13-Kimmel.C 14-Keller.B 15-Kreiser.R 16-Hall.J 17-Fidler.D 18-Stoner.F
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