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CODY DARRAH WINS NATIONAL OPEN AT WILLIAMS GROVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA – Cody Darrah stunned the Eastern sprint car establishment with a convincing victory in the Morgan Hughes National Open for sprint cars presented by Cleveland Brothers Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway.
The Red Lion, Pa., teenager led all 40 laps and earned $12,000 for his first ever victory at this historic speedway and chose the season's the most prestigious event to get it done.
Darrah started on the pole and beat Mark Smith into the first corner to set the early pace.
By lap six, track champion Fred Rahmer had cracked the top five and was working well on the inside of the racetrack. Rahmer moved up one spot on each of the next three circuits and was in the runnerup position on lap nine.
Although Rahmer owns 79 career victories at Williams Grove Speedway, he has never won the National Open and with 31 laps left and a driver with precious little experience in front of him, this seemed like his best shot.
But Darrah set a blistering pace and never faltered. A fuel stop with ten tours remaining gave Rahmer new life, but Darrah's family-owned racecar, wrenched by veteran crew chief Lee Stauffer, was the fastest in the field and the winner was never challenged.
Rahmer settled for a second place National Open finish for the third time in his career.
Brian Montieth mounted a spectacular late race charge to finish third after starting 21st.
Jim Siegel was a solid fourth with Greg Hodnett fifth.
Doug Esh, Mark Smith, Alan Krimes, Todd Shaffer and Brian Leppo finished in positions six through ten respectively.
Leppo out-qualified the 44 sprint cars in competition with a lap of 16.762.
Heats went to Ed Lynch, Jr., Lance Dewease, Don Kreitz, Jr. and Danny Lasoski.
Esh won the B-main.
The race was originally scheduled for September 26-27, but rain washed out the entire weekend and also the World of Outlaws sanction. Saturday night's event was run without sanction for the first time since 1998 and played to a large crowd on a near perfect fall evening.
The National Open concluded the 2008 racing season at Williams Grove Speedway.
Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finish – October 11, 2008
National Open Sprint Car Feature – 40 laps – 1. Cody Darrah, 2. Fred Rahmer, 3. Brian Montieth, 4. Jim Siegel, 5. Greg Hodnett, 6. Doug Esh, 7. Mark Smith, 8. Alan Krimes, 9. Todd Shaffer, 10. Brian Leppo, 11. Stevie Smith, 12. Chad Layton, 13. Danny Lasoski, 14. Mike Erdley, 15. Lance Dewease, 16. Don Kreitz, Jr., 17. Craig Keel, 18. Aaron Ott, 19. Pat Cannon, 20. Niki Young, 21. Ed Lynch, Jr., 22. A. J. Michael, 23. Ryan Bohlke, 24. Keith Kauffman, 25. Tim Shaffer, 26. Adam Wilt
Click here, for full results.
They don't even know how to spell sprint car
much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com
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October 12, 2008 at
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* no outlaws present 
"Just the facts ma'am", Sgt. Joe Friday, Detective,
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October 12, 2008 at
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Cubic-
If you find another link with just a bit more on the qualifications would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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October 12, 2008 at
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October 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: Railbird_1 on October 12 2008 at 10:29:34 AM
* no outlaws present
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The way our National Open should be run every year.
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October 12, 2008 at
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This message was edited on
October 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: Michael 98A on October 12 2008 at 11:37:38 AM
Cubic-
If you find another link with just a bit more on the qualifications would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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here is a link with everything your looking for. http://paposseracing.com/index.php/local-news-archive/38-williams-grove-speedway/1037-morgan-hughes-national-open.html
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October 12, 2008 at
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Slink,
Thanks, only that is the same link from the Cube.
Only thing looking for is the qualification rundown.
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October 12, 2008 at
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Sorry thats all I could find, and didn't realize that they only had the top 20 from qualifications in that rundown.
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October 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: SLINK51 on October 12 2008 at 11:37:54 AM
The way our National Open should be run every year.
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I'll have to disagree with you Slink...last night lacked the hype, drama and excitement you get when the Outlaws are on hand. The "us vs. them" attitude is what makes the National Open one of the best WoO races in the country.
I'll welcome back the WoO next year...
Pauch & Darrah may have won the Open, but they'll always have an "*" beside their names on the t-shirts.
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October 12, 2008 at
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Couldn't agree more Smitty.
The only difference between last night and a normal Friday show was having 44 sprinters pitside. The racing wasn't any better and it felt like a normal Friday night show.
When I think of the big shows, attitude and hype is what makes them what they are.....
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October 12, 2008 at
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21st to 3rd...
They don't even know how to spell sprint car
much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com
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October 12, 2008 at
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A large crowd, no sanctioning fee to pay and it payed $12,000 to win? I hope it paid like $1000 for 26th!
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October 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: Railbird_1 on October 12 2008 at 10:29:34 AM
* no outlaws present
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The outlaws weren't present when Gordon Johncock won either...
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October 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: The_Truth_Detector on October 12 2008 at 09:54:20 PM
The outlaws weren't present when Gordon Johncock won either...
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Remember outlaws are ONLY around since 1978 !!!
Long Live 20 Time World Of Outlaws Champion Steve
Kinser #11
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October 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: The_Truth_Detector on October 12 2008 at 09:54:20 PM
The outlaws weren't present when Gordon Johncock won either...
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What year was that again? (That was well before I was born)...as a huge Gordy fan, nice to see him get props in this day and age. :D
- Chris
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October 12, 2008 at
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Congrats to Darrah on the victory, he sure looked fast at Knoxville when he kept her straight. The kid definitely has a bright future in this sport.
After sifting through the results, and I had to look deep through them, it looks like that "Top 5 Talent not on Tour" had another impressive DNQ. Thank you to the Posse for, yet another, regular beatdown that warranted being mentioned.
BIG J
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
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Posted By: TheStranger on October 12 2008 at 10:03:04 PM
What year was that again? (That was well before I was born)...as a huge Gordy fan, nice to see him get props in this day and age. :D
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1978
Long Live 20 Time World Of Outlaws Champion Steve
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Posted By: jmartz11 on October 12 2008 at 09:55:30 PM
Remember outlaws are ONLY around since 1978 !!!
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They were around long before 1978 young grasshopper...
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October 13, 2008 at
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National Open Highlights
They don't even know how to spell sprint car
much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com
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Victory Lane Interview
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Its only been sanctioned since 1990 I believe.
And it felt more like the Spring Classic than anything else. No Outlaws, as is customary for the National Open. No handicapping, as is typical with a regular show. No lead up races, as is typical with Speedweek.
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