Tim Bauer Keystone Legends Tour Winner at Linda's
Bill Diehl Takes 2013 Tour Crown

(Jonestown , PA , August 23, 2013) Tim Bauer of Allentown, PA ended months of miserable racing luck by taking the Keystone Legends Tour 20-lap ‘A' Main Friday night at Linda's Speedway. Bauer started on the pole and led the opening circuit over Joe Plunkett, Rick Miller, Randy Fetterolf, and Greg Burd. With two laps in the books, Clinton Penkauskas was making a strong move inside the top five, made contact with Plunkett, and sent him spinning in turn four. Chris Spidle was also collected in the melee and Penkauskas was sent to the rear on the restart. Only one more lap was completed before Fetterolf got sideways in front of the field off a tricky turn four, touching off contact between Burd, Montgomery, and Scott Transeau, which sent all three to the pits for repairs.

Bauer remained at the point as the field ran the final seventeen laps with only a tangle between Ehrisman and Fetterolf on lap six and a solo spin by Penkauskas with fourteen complete to slow the action. Bauer was not to be denied as he held Miller at bay to the checkers. Bill Diehl completed a fine run from eleventh to claim third position and enough points to secure his first Tour championship. Vernon Houseman posted a fine fourth place finish and Scott Houdeshell rebounded from problems in his heat race to take fifth. Scott Spidle, Jason Fuhrman, George Abt, Scott Deaner, Sr. and Randy Fetterolf completed the top ten.

Heat winners for the 19-car field were Tim Bauer and Randy Fetterolf.

Bill Diehl of Wrightsville, PA is the 2013 Keystone Legends Tour Champion (492) over Scott Houdeshell (416), Clinton Penkauskas (411), Greg Burd (364), Lucas Montgomery (358), Vernon Houseman (325), Rick Miller (324), Chad Earnst (315), Scott Spidle (296), and Chris Spidle (289).

Chad Earnst First-Time Keystone Legends Tour Winner at Big Diamond

(Minersville , PA , August 2, 2013) East Berlin, PA's Chad Earnst started fourth, powered past early pacesetter Rick Miller on the fourth lap, and was never headed as he scored his first career Keystone Legends Tour main event win on Friday night at Big Diamond Raceway. In a 20-lap headliner which went green to checkers, Earnst and Miller stretched their advantage early in the event and held on to finish in the top two spots. Bob Stough, Lucas Montgomery, and Chris Spidle came from tenth, ninth, and sixth respectively to finish in the top five while providing the large Pocono weekend crowd with twenty laps of wheel to wheel action. The Tour's most recent winner, Scott Houdeshell, led Scott Gobrecht, Harlon Leppo, point leader Bill Diehl, and Greg Burd to complete the top ten finishers.

Heat winners for the 24-car field were Lucas Montgomery, Harlon Leppo, and Scott Houdeshell.

The Keystone Legends Tour returns to Linda's Speedway on Friday night, August 23 for the season finale on the quick quarter mile in Jonestown , PA.

Scott Houdeshell Keystone Legends Tour Winner at Linda's

(Jonestown, PA, July 19, 2013) 2011 Keystone Legend Tour Champion Scott Houdeshell of Enola, PA got back into the win column Friday night on the dirt quarter mile at Linda's Speedway. Houdeshell started outside the front row, rode the outside groove to the lead on the opening lap and was never headed. Polesitter Randy Fetterolf maintained second spot for the first eleven laps before Lucas Montgomery arrived on the scene from his eighth starting spot to snatch runner-up money. Fetterolf drove his best race of the season to finish third at the checkers, ahead of new point leader Bill Diehl and Greg Burd. Scott Spidle, Jason Fuhrman, Joe Ehrisman, Randy Minich, and Chris Spidle rounded out the top ten.

Heat winners for the 25-car field were Chris Spidle, Bill Diehl, and Lucas Montgomery. With threatening weather in the area, the ‘B' Main was scrapped and two extra starters were added to the 'A' Main .

The Keystone Legends Tour returns to Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville , PA on Friday night, August 2 , before returning to Linda's Speedway on Friday night, August 23 for the season finale.

Keystone Legends Tour rained out at Big Diamond

(Minersville , PA , June 28, 2013) A series of early evening thunderstorms drenched Big Diamond Speedway Friday night forcing the cancellation of the second Keystone Legends Tour event of the season. The popular Big Diamond stop on the Tour will try again on Friday night, August 2 , just two weeks after the Keystone Legends racers return to the quick quarter mile dirt at Linda's Speedway in Jonestown, PA on Friday night, July 19th.

Bob Stough Surprise Winner at Linda's

(Jonestown , PA , June 21, 2013) Bob Stough of East Berlin, PA made his first Keystone Legends Tour start of the season and nimbly avoided a second lap eight-car scrum on the front stretch which put four out of the top five cars either on the wrecker or at the rear of the field. When new leader Tim Henry looped his Greg Burd #94T on the ensuing restart, Stough took command and was never headed, romping home the winner of the ‘A' Main which was also shortened to 15-laps due to curfew restrictions. Maryland campaigner Vernon Houseman drove his finest race to claim second at the checkers over point leader, Clinton Penkauskas, and Scott Spidle, who started 18 th on the initial lineup. Blaine Leppo and Bill Diehl rallied for 5 th and 6 th after a trip to the rear following the second lap frontstretch incident, as Tim Henry, Chad Earnst, Mark Crum and Justin Grim completed the top ten.

Heat winners for the 33-car field were Diehl, Lucas Montgomery, Chris Transeau, and Cody Haines. Harlon Leppo posted the victory in the ‘B' Main , but was unable to start the feature event. Blaine Leppo set the fastest qualifying time of 15.567 seconds as the Tour held two-lap qualification runs to set the starting field for the first time.

The Keystone Legends Tour returns to Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, PA next Friday night, June 28, before holding another program at the quarter mile at Linda's Speedway on Friday night, July 19.

Rochelle Back on Track at Linda's

(Jonestown , PA , June 14, 2013) Defending Keystone Legends Tour Champion, Jason Rochelle, turned his early season racing luck around Friday night at Linda's Speedway as he swept the card. Making the most of his up-front starting spot, Rochelle led every lap to score a convincing victory in the 20-lap headliner.

Rookies Chris Transeau and Joe Ehrisman battled for second for fifteen laps, holding off veterans Blaine Leppo, Lucas Montgomery, and Clinton Penkauskas. On lap sixteen Leppo finally got by Ehrisman for second, but the pair hooked bumpers, sending Leppo to the pits and Ehrisman to the rear of the field. Transeau held on for a fine second place finish ahead of Montgomery, Bill Diehl, and Penkauskas, as Chris McKinney, Chris Spidle, Long Island invader Chris Young, Greg Burd, and Scott Spidle rounded out the top ten.

Heat winners for the 27-car field were Jason Rochelle, Vernon Houseman, and Blaine Leppo. Justin Grim posted a victory in the ‘B' Main to lead the final cars to the feature event.

The Keystone Legends Tour returns to Linda's Speedway on Friday night, June 21 for a program which will feature time-trials to set the field, an old-school qualifying heat format, and a 20-lap main event. June 21 st will also be ‘Autograph Night' for the Keystone Legends Tour drivers. Fans will have an opportunity to meet their favorite drivers on the frontstretch prior to the ‘A' Main . To complete the month of June, the Tour returns to Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville , PA on Friday night, June 28.

Greg Burd Top Dog at Linda's

(Jonestown , PA , May 17, 2013) Greg Burd of Boiling Springs, PA bolted from his outside front row starting spot, grabbed the lead on the opening lap, and was never headed over the 20-lap distance for the Keystone Legends ‘A' Main on Friday night at Linda's Speedway. Scott Houdeshell completed a fine drive from ninth position on the starting grid to claim runner-up money over Blaine Leppo, Tim Bauer, and polesitter Clinton Penkauskas.

At the green Burd and Bauer rode the outside line to lead the opening lap over Penkauskas, Rick Miller, and Jason Rochelle. Defending Keystone Legends Tour champion Jason Rochelle, progressed to third by the fifth lap, but clipped the backstretch wall two laps later, collecting veteran Brian Levan, Mike Gable, Chris Transeau, and Joe Ehrisman. Only Transeau and Ehrisman were able to continue.

On the restart Burd and Bauer remained in front, but Leppo and Houdeshell were on the move, dropping Penkauskas to fifth on lap eleven. Burd continued to set the pace, but Miller joined the pursuers to make a five car melee behind the leader. On lap fourteen, Leppo and Houdeshell slipped under Bauer, but Bauer regained third one lap later. With two to go, Houdeshell again wrestled third from Bauer and slipped under Leppo for second with the white flag waiving. At the checkers, Penkauskas was fifth, Miller sixth, with Bill Diehl, Long Islander Chris Young, Randy Minich, and Chad Earnst completing the top ten.

Heat winners for the 21-car field were Rick Miller and Jason Rochelle. Miller picked the #6 pill for the invert for the initial show of the season.

The Keystone Legends Tour returns to Linda's Speedway on Friday nights, June 14 and June 21 . The June 21 st program will feature a time-trial program and an old-school qualifying heat format. To complete the month of June, the Tour returns to Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville , PA on Friday night, June 28.

Keystone Legends Tour One Step Closer at Big Diamond

(Minersville , PA , May 10, 2013) Blue skies and a light breeze greeted Keystone Legend Tour competitors Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway, but just before warm-ups were scheduled to begin a cold front moved in and brought showers which became a steady rain and ended the evening's stock car program before it began.

Mother Nature is now two for two, but the Keystone Legends Tour competitors will return to the quarter mile dirt at Linda's Speedway in Jonestown next Friday night, May 17, for another split program with the 270 and 600 cc micro-sprints. Linda's will also host Keystone Legend Tour races on Friday nights, June 14 and 21. The June 21 program will be a time-trial program for all classes, the first time the Legends drivers will challenge the electric eye. The Keystone Legends Tour will also employ a new heat race format to determine the starting lineup for the evening's feature event.

Keystone Legends Tour Opener at Linda's Rained Out

(Jonestown , PA , April 19, 2013) Forecasts for severe thunderstorms and strong winds forced postponement of the opening event on the 2013 Keystone Legends Tour Friday night at Linda's Speedway . By the time pit gates were to open, steady rains began pelting the speedway and the weather front remained in the area throughout the evening.

Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville , PA will now become the site of the 2013 Tour opener on Friday night, May 10, when the Keystone Legends will join the weekly stock car program featuring 358 modifieds. The Keystone Legends Tour returns to Linda's Speedway on Friday night, May 17th.