Lernerville Speedway

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Lernerville Speedway is a 4/10 mile dirt oval automobile race track located in Sarver, Pennsylvania, USA. It is currently owned by Tomson Scrap Metal. Lernerville currently hosts World of Outlaws Sprintcar Series and World of Outlaws Late Model Series events. 2015 will mark the 47th season for the track. The track features the "Fab 4" divisions weekly on Fridays from mid April through August. These divisions include the "Big Three"- 410 Sprints, Super Late Models, and Big Block Modifieds, and is the only track in the country to run all three on a weekly basis.

Track Records

Total Wins

  1. Bob Wearing Sr. 179
  2. Lou Blaney 118
  3. Lynn Geisler 109
  4. Ed Lynch JR 107
  5. Lou Gentile 89
  6. Blackie Watt 84
  7. Brian Swartzlander 78
  8. Ralph Quarterson 61
  9. Johnny Beaber 55
  10. Ed Lynch Sr. 47

(Current Drivers in Italics)

Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup

The headline race at Lernerville Speedway is the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup. The Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup is the highest paying sprint race at Lernerville each year, with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series appearing at the track. The first Silver Cup paid $25,000 to the winner. Following the death of track promotor Don Martin, the Silver Cup was named in memory of Martin. Recently, the race was made into 2 separate races each paying $15,000 to win, with the highest average finisher in the two features being crowned the Silver Cup Champion. This is the only World of Outlaws Sprint Car sanctioned race to have two "A" Features each on a single date. To set up the second feature, all cars that remain on the lead lap are inverted to set up the second feature. Starting in 2011, the format changed again with the overall winner of the Silver Cup required to win one of the two features. This was put into place after the 2010 race, when Donny Schatz won the overall Silver Cup title without winning one of the features. In 2011, NASCAR drivers Kasey Kahne and 2011 NASCAR championTony Stewart competed in this race. Stewart failed to qualify for the race, while Kasey Kahne qualified for the race, and sat on the front row of the 2nd feature. Stewart returned in 2012 to dominate the second 30 lap feature.

Recent Don Martin Silver Cup Winners

Firecracker 100

The largest paying race for the late models is the Firecracker 100, held on the last weekend of June. The race draws some of the best traveling late models drivers from the northeast and midwest to compete in the 100 lap feature. In addition, the Uncle Sam 30 is run for those that do not qualify for the 100 lap A-main.

The 2015 Firecracker 100 was won by Rick Eckert, who became the first Pennsylvania driver to win the event. Eckert passed local standout Jared Miley on lap 64 and then pulled away from Shane Clanton in the latter stages en route to victory. Miley, who led the first 63 laps, finished 3rd, marking the highest finisher for a local driver in the Firecracker 100. Clanton and Chase Junghans won the preliminarily events before the original Firecracker 100 was rained out in June. The race was rescheduled on Labor Day weekend, along with the Working Man 50, which was also won by Clanton.

Past Winners

History

Early years and construction

Lernerville first opened for racing in 1967. The ground where Lernerville speedway currently is located was once a popular amusement park and skating rink. Their first full year was in 1968. Sprint cars, modifieds and late models were a part of the program.

Weekly program

Since 1993, Lernerville has run the Sprints, Late Models, Modifieds and Sportsman divisions, thus being the only track in the country to run the "Big 3" (Sprints, Big Block Modifieds, and Super Late Models). Don Martin was promoter of the track until his death in 1993. Dave Bauman took this duty along with Ouch Roenigk until Bauman's death in 1998. Ouch Roenigk then took over as sole promoter until 2004, when Barb and Tom Bartley were assigned to the position. World Racing Group purchased the speedway in 2005. In 2006, long-time motorsports competitors and fans Gary Risch, Jr. and his dad, Gary Sr., were assigned to the promote the weekly program. In 2015, Tomson Scrap Metal purchased the speedway under an agreement that WRG would operate it for the remainder of the 2015 racing season. The track operates mainly on Friday nights from late March through early September. There are also various specials throughout the season on Tuesday nights, along with season-ending specials on Saturdays in September and October.

Sanctioning

In 2012, Lernerville also ran a weekly program under UMP dirtcar sanctioning, which includes a tire rule with Hoosier for the Super Late Model division. All divisions that run at the track are UMP DIRTcar sanctioned: DIRTCar 410 Sprints, UMP DIRTcar Late Models, DIRTCar Big Block Modifieds, DIRTCar Sportsman, DIRTCar Pro Late Models, UMP DIRTCar Modifieds, DIRTcar Mod Lites, DIRTcar 4's.


The track has had tremendous success in its 43 years of racing. The highest-paid winner ever was 40,000 for a WoO Sprint and WoO Late Model races. The qualifying track record for sprint cars is held by Joey Saldana at 12.334 seconds, and the late model track record is owned by Rick Eckert at an even 15.000 seconds.

Television

Lernerville has had races televised on SPEED and ESPN2, including the Firecracker 100, The Showdown in Sarvertown, and the Silver Cup WoO events.

Past Special events

WoO Late Models Firecracker 100, WoO Sprint Silver Cup, All Star Late Model, All Star Sprint Car, Steel City Stampede, USAC Sprint Cars, BRP Modified Tour, FASTRAK Late Models,UFo Late Models, MACS Late Models, ULMS late models, UEMS Modifieds.


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Coordinates: 40°44′19″N 79°45′36″W / 40.738697°N 79.759873°W / 40.738697; -79.759873

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