MANMILLER TAKES FIRST COALCRACKER WIN AT BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY

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MANMILLER TAKES FIRST COALCRACKER WIN

Killian Makes Coalcracker 25 First Career Victory

2010 Big Diamond Track Champion, Doug Manmiller completed the 2012 Coalcracker weekend with his win in the Coalcracker '72, commemorating the 40th year of competition at the Big Diamond Speedway. The three Coalcracker events were won by drivers making their first stops in Big Diamond's Victory Lane this season as Ray Woodall, Jr. won the Coalcracker 50 for the USS Achey Sportsman, Kyle Killian won the first race of his career in the Coalcracker 25 for Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunners and Doug Manmiller piloted the Josh Biever owned #46 for the win in the Coalcracker '72.

In spite of intermittent rain showers, track manangement, race teams and fans perservered to complete the final show of the 2012 racing season at the Big Diamond Speedway.

Oddly enough, Manmiller passed his Friday night ride and car owner, Shawn Fitzpatrick for the lead on lap nineteen. Fitzpatrick drew the pole for the start of the 72 lap event and quickly put his Schaeffer's Harley Davidson T102 out in front of Rick Laubach at the start of the event. When Laubach pushed out of the groove on lap thirteen, Manmiller slid into second. A lap nineteen restart had Manmiller restarting on the outside of Fitzpatrick as Manmiller moved out in front to take the lead.

A multi car incident on the homestretch drew the red flag on the restart following the mandatory fuel stop at the half way point. After landing on his roof, Ray Swinehart was able to drive to the pits but the cars of Kevin Albert, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Gary Hager were towed from the scene with race ending damage.

Laubach moved into second when Fitzpatrick slid high on lap thirty eight as Craig VonDohren moved into third after starting in the last row on the original start. Billy Pauch Sr. and Jeff Strunk raced in the top five

As the laps counted down, VonDohren and Strunk passed Laubach to take over second and third. VonDohren hunted down Manmiller and pulled along side of the leader on several occasions but was not able to pull ahead to take the lead. Each time, Manmiller rolled the Biever #46 off the top to move out in front.

Strunk had several looks to the inside of VonDohren but he, too, was unable to move ahead. In the closing laps, the battle was for the fourth spot and Duane Howard and Laubach dueled for that position.

With the checkered flag waving, Manmiller took the first big race win of his career ahead of VonDohren, Strunk, Howard and Laubach.

Manmiller and Jeremy Becker were the winners of the three lap Cash Dashes for the Station House 358 Modified and Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunners, sponsored by American Racing Tires.

Kyle Killian took the lead in the Coalcracker 25 on lap seven but relinquished the lead to Marc Berzowski on lap thirteen. Killian moved back out in front with a pass by Berzowski on lap seventeen and went on to claim his first ever win. Berzowski finished second followed by Kevin Olenick, Elvin Brennan IV and Jeremy Becker.

Coalcracker '72 Finish

1) Doug Manmiller 2) Craig Von Dohren 3) Jeff Strunk 4) Duane Howard 5) Neil Williams 6) Meme Desantis 7) Shawn Fitzpatrick 8) Dan Hineline 9) Neil Huber 10) Keith Hoffman 11) Andy Burkhart 12) Danny Nicholas 13) Billy Pauch Sr. 14) Billy Pauch Jr. 15) Gary Hager 16) Kevin Albert Jr. 17) Ray Swinehart 18) Jimmy Horton 19) Ricky Yetter 20) Jared Umberhauer 21) Craig Whitmoyer 22) Dale Hartz 23) Mike Mammana 24) Colt Harris 25) Ryan Godown DQ) Rick Laubach

DNQ) Scott Albert, Heath Metzger, John Willman, Jim Bobbitt Jr., Mike Diehl, Tommy Sheetz Jr., Dan Waisempacher, Brad Arnold, Ron Haring Jr., Bill Gensler, Danny Hieber, Josh Hertzog, Richie Pratt Jr.

Coalcracker 25 Roadrunner Feature

1) Kyle Killian ($300) 2) Marc Berzowski 3) Kevin Olenick 4) Elvin Brennan III 5) Jeremy Becker 6) Jared Siegfried 7) Chuck Eckert 8) Glenn Rowan 9) Jim Kost 10) Shon Elk 11) Jesse Krasnitsky 12) Charlene Lisowski 13) TJ Fitzpatrick