Inside Line Promotions – KUTZTOWN, Pa. (May 21, 2019) – Joey Amantea captured his first career 600cc micro sprint feature triumph on Saturday at Hamlin Speedway.
“It was huge,” he said. “I’ve got a win. Now we can go out, have fun and race.”
The night began with Amantea powering his non-wing micro sprint from fourth to second place after a long day of hard work preparing the back-up car.
“We crashed pretty bad at Linda’s Speedway on Friday,” he said. “Our other car had the blown motor in it and it was set up for winged. From 6 a.m. my dad and I were setting up that car and putting a new motor in it. We converted it and barely made practice at 5:45 p.m.”
Not only did the heat race go well after the long day, Amantea lined up on the pole for the main event.
“For about six laps the guy who started on the outside led and built a straightaway lead,” he said. “The caution came out and we had a double-file restart. I got him on it and led the rest of the race. He showed me a nose once, but I took his lane away and that was it.”
Amantea led the majority of the race to highlight a busy week with a trip to Victory Lane.
The week began on Wednesday at Shellhammers Speedway in Shoemakersville, Pa., where Amantea made his debut. He fought a loose car all night and placed sixth in a heat race before ending 16th in the main event.
“We were really good in practice, but the track changed drastically in the heat race,” he said. “People said that’s not normal. The track was only one groove. I had a bunch of tough guys in my heat and was super loose. I was really loose in the feature, too. I was up to 11th at one point. Two cars wrecked in front of me and I spun out so I had to go to the back. At that place, since it’s so small, I have to work on throttle control. We’re going to adjust the setup as well.”
Amantea ventured to Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown, Pa., on Friday. He advanced from seventh to fifth in a heat race and was battling for a top 10 in the feature when a crash ended his night early.
“I was following a guy about ready to slide him,” he said. “Someone stopped in front of him and he weaved at the last minute. I wasn’t able to and hit him and then another guy hit me. We went flying. It bent everything from the middle of the car back. It destroyed everything. We basically went from the track to drop the car off at Hyper Chassis.”
That began a late night and long day on Saturday getting everything prepared for that evening’s race, which turned out to be victorious.
Sunday’s race at Action Track USA rained out midway through the event.
Amantea is slated for the same schedule this week as last week with races on Wednesday at Shellhammers Speedway; Friday at Linda’s Speedway; Saturday at Hamlin Speedway; and Sunday at Action Track USA.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 15 – Shellhammers Speedway in Shoemakersville, Pa. – Heat race: 6 (4); Feature: 16 (14).
May 17 – Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown, Pa. – Heat race: 5 (7); Feature: DNF (14).
May 18 – Hamlin Speedway in Hamlin, Pa. – Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 1 (1).
SEASON STATS –
14 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 6 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 22 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Wednesday at Shellhammers Speedway in Shoemakersville, Pa.; Friday at Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown, Pa.; Saturday at Hamlin Speedway in Hamlin, Pa.; and Sunday at Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa.
MEDIA LINKS –
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyamantearacing/
Website: http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyamantea88J
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Amantea Real Estate
Amantea Real Estate is a residential and commercial real estate company based in Mount Pocono, Pa. For more information, visit http://www.AmanteaRealEstate.com.
“I’m very happy to have an esteemed company like Amantea Real Estate back our team,” Amantea said. “I’m very grateful for their support and look forward to continued success together.”
Amantea would also like to thank JPA Masonry, Hyper Racing, Jet Signs, Radical Race Gear, Pensyl Enterprises and Gilroy Northeast Inc. Excavating and Construction for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 21, 2019
- Article Date: 5/21/2019 by Inside Line Promotions