What's New At Quarter Aces

1/24/2010 - The tenitive 2010 Quarter Aces Drag-O-Way schedule is posted.

1/16/2010 - We have lost one of our racing family, Ken Kline, Sr. has past away.  Please keep his Family in your thoughts and prayers.  Below you will find the info for his funeral services.

               Viewing will be from 11am until 1pm on Tuesday in the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ken's honor may be made to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania 1320 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17110.

12/10/2009 - Just wanted to keep everyone up to date.  Our 2010 Schedule is being put together and will be posted on this website after the Holidays.  (Remember Y2K, hard to believe we are looking at 2010 in just a few days.)  For 2010 we have all our regular classes, Super Pro, Pro E T, Motorcycle/Sled, Street, Jr. Dragsters, Sport Compact, Ladies Challenge, Masters Challenge, Street Legal Eliminator. We will also have our Ford, GM & Chrysler Friday night shows.   Old favorites are scheduled also Pro Sticks, MANDRA, Nostalgia Cars, etc.
New to our Schedule will be Money Races planned for May, July, Aug, Sept and Oct.  We would like to include Super Pro and Motorcycle classes this year.  With an October 32 car finale.  We have other irons in the fire that we will post as they are hammered out.

Please have a Safe and Blessed Holiday Season!!  Also remember our Racing Family Members that are fighting disease and illnesses this Holiday Season.  Looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

Banquet Tickets - January 30, 2010

Our 2009 Banquet will be at Comfort Suites, 10 S. Hanover St. Carlisle.  Cost is $35.00 for adults, $15.00 for kids 10 & under.  Check - in and happy hour 5-6 PM.  You can get your tickets from Kathy at 717-266-2968 or nhrap133@comcast.net  You can mail a check to Kathy Jones @ 111 Northwood Manor, York Haven, PA 17370.  Also reserve your table by letting Kathy know if you want a table, for 8 or 10.  Last day for Tickets is January 15th, 2009.

11/19/2009 - Quarter Aces Drag-O-Way will Be NHRA for the 2010-2011 season!!!!

11/14/2009 - New for the 2010 Season

2010 Spectator Season Pass - $250.00 

Looking for a Christmas Gift for the race fan on your list,  If purchased by December 31st, 2009 - $225.00.  Please contact Kathy @ 266-2968 or nhrap133@comcast.net.

10/28/09  IMPORTANT UPDATES

Bracket Finals for 2010 has been moved to Sept. 15-19, mark your calenders.

Chassis Certification is Saturday Nov 7, 2009.  9AM - 1PM Rain or Shine.  We still have spaces available for Certification ($150.00 paid to NHRA offical at the Certification) as well as free spaces for Flea Market.  Flea Market will be set up in the stone parking area, by the timing booth.  Also Chassis Certification vehicles should build into the staging lanes.  You can get on the list by contacting Kathy at 717-266-2968 or nhrap133@comcast.net.  We will have Banquet Tickets available for purchase on Saturday at the Racetrack.

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10/25/09

Sadly, yesterday was our last race of the 2009 season. But it was a good one! Cars were fast, as we had cool clear weather. Let's start by talking about our first Foot Brake Challenge event sponsored by John Thompson's Knisley's Performance of Carlisle. There were sixteen pre-entered cars and drivers at $100.00 entry fee with a 100% payout! Drivers drew numbers so they knew who they had first round and the rest of rounds went by ladder sheet. When the semis arrived, Tammy Skelly had her husband and track champ Wayne in the other lane. Tammy won by pushing him out. Brian Shaffer drew Ray Born. Ray was nearly perfect in his win over Brian and that set up the final round good for a total of $1,300. Ray went .003 at the start and 6.55 on a 6.52 dial, Tammy went under by .02, 6.75 on a 6.77 dial giving the win to Ray Born. A pair of $25.00 gift certificates from Knisley's Performance went the driver closest to the dial and best reaction and again Ray won them both. As a side note, Tammy and Ray made a split, $800 and $500. Everyone enjoyed this deal and in 2010 we'll try to do more of this.

In SGS Automotive sponsored Street Legal Eliminator Kate Roth was the winner over Mark Ketterer. Greg Stump was third.

Dylans Resturant and Lounge Masters Challenge was won by Wayne Donoho over Bob Ormsbee. Buck Markiewicz and Dave Erikson were semi drivers.

In James Coyle Hydraulic Repair Super Chris Powers won over Brian Kuhn while Mark Coover's two race winning streak ended as he was the third place driver.

Harbold's Garage and Trailer Sales Bike was won by Chris Zarichansky over Harv Philmalee. Wes Garman and Mike Jones were the semi riders. How about Chris with a .004 light and .02 off the dial 7.34 in the final. That was Chris's first win this year.

Dave Sciaretta made his first trip ever from Honey Brook, Pa. to QA to compete in Keith's Pit Stop Pro, and got through a tough field and squared off with former bracket finals winner Carl Gerber. Dave was .02 off his 7.45 dial and held off Carl's dead on the dial 6.54 by virtue of a .010 light. Great to have Dave with us, hopefully we'll see him more next year.

In Mcnew's Automotive Street Class this year's Bracket Finals winner from Reading, Pa. Brandon Wentzel won out over Mark Ketterer. Bob Ormsbee and Buck Markiewicz were the semi racers.

Bow Hunters Superstore Trophy was won by Erik Kopp over Dave Bailey, Wayne Donoho and Wayne Kopp took semi honors.

Lastly, in Special Event EMS Junior Dragster class, Tre Brown won over Skyler Stump, Claudia Powers and Nikki Bennett took the semis. To add a little craziness to the day, Nikki's granddad Kerm Shindledecker raced Erin Warner's dad Joe Warner driving the Junior Dragsters. They both cut good lights and ran 7.90s, only trouble was getting Joe out of the car, he was a snug fit for sure.

How about the new racers to us that came to visit, Marlin Huss, Dave Sciaretta, Mark Ketterer and Buck Markiewicz, all top shelf racers and good people. They had a great time and we hope to see them more in 2010.

Saturday, November 7, we have a Chassis Certification at the track starting at 9:00 am. Call Kathy Jones to schedule. Also a flea market for car parts or anything else on the same day. Come on out and visit. We will have coffee and cold drinks and snacks available also. QA banquet tickets can be bought that day. Judy Miller handles banquet ticket sales

Thanks everyone for a great season, Stanley Dye, track owner, track management and staff members, all of our racers and race fans, all of our excellent sponsor / partners and Stanley's full time employees. It wouldn't happen without everyone's efforts. Now if we could just get the weather to cooperate next year!

10/16/09
Racing for Sunday October 18 is CANCELED. Our scheduled Foot Brake Challenge will run on 10/25/09, along with Masters Challenge, WFO, and Street Legal Eliminator.

There may be spots available for the Foot Brake Challenge due to cancelation, so if you are interested in possibly participating and you are not already on the list, please come prepared. ALSO Drivers will be placed on a ladder for this race.  Lane choice first round will be made by the flip of a coin.  You will pick a ball with a number and then you will be paired up first round.  After first Round lane choice will be decided by best reaction.  All others will flip for lane choice.  Any questions you can contact Kathy.

Don't forget, Chassis Certification and Flea Market  November 7th. (For more info or to sign up call  (717) 266-2968 or email Kathy nhrap133@comcast.net)  

10/12/09
Great racing weather greeted our racers and race fans for the big Pro Stick event. Before talking about any other racing itself, lets give a big thank you to all who came out to watch and participate. One hundred eighty three race cars rolled through gates to put on a great show, maybe the best one this year! Eric Kitchen's Pro Stick gang had forty four entrants all of which hooked hard, most carried the wheels high and were plenty fast. Low E. T. of the day was Bill Smith in his 68 Camaro in the final as he went 5.24 on a 5.29 dial @ 130.5 mph. This break out run gave the win to Mike Rowe in his Mustang. Kevin Wines in his Camaro was third. Many of these cars were well into the fives and well over 120 mph. Great, close racing in this class from start to finish!  

All of our regular classes were competing for cash but also for a chance to win the "Wally". James Coyle Hydraulic Repair Super racer Mark Coover won for the second straight week taking out Chris Powers in the final. Mark was nearly flawless in five rounds of racing. We can't forget to talk about Chris Powers again this week unleashing a 4.50 E. T. @ 152.5 mph during time runs. This is a record for all but an alcohol funny car at QA. Chris Taylor also had a good day taking third place.

Harbold's Garage and Trailer Sales Bike had Mike Jones taking home the "Wally" when he won out over Brittany Taylor in the final, Wes Garman and Chris Zarichansky were the semi riders.

We love it when our sponsors come and to spend time with us and today, Keith Elledge of Keith's Pit Stop who sponsors Pro threw in a Ben Franklin [$100] on top of the normal winner�s purse. Brian Shaffer took the win over Lee Chronister, with Morris Spahr taking third. Sadly for Morris, he knocked out u joint in the street final and couldn't contest the semi run in Pro. By the way, I got to hold the $100 bill and was going to present it to the winner but as soon as Brian's win light came on, Brian's wife Eva made sure she got to me first. Brian, I don't think you are going to see that Ben Franklin! 

In Mcnew's Automotive Street, Morris Spahr won it when Brad Doss went red. Kate Roth and Randy Brownawell made to the semis.

The Universal Technical Institute six foot trophy bash was won by Brandon Lowe who won out over Wayne Donoho. Wayne's runner up gave him a three foot trophy. Bob Brown Sr. and Jeremy Moyer were semi drivers. Bow Hunters Superstore is the week to week trophy class sponsor.

Lastly, Special Event EMS Junior Dragster had Nick Taylor as the winner over Skyler Stump. Alexxa Powers took third. Again the Taylor family did well with a runner up in Bike, a win in Junior Dragster and a third place in Super Pro, not a bad day!

Thanks again for a great race. Lots of racers and race fans made their first ever trip to QA. All seemed to enjoy the racing and we hope you will all come back and visit us often. And again always a pleasure to have Dave McMeans as my announcer partner again. Bill Smith also jumped in and announced a good bit in the later rounds of race action. He is doing an excellent job for us. Charles Mader of Bee Clean and Shine Car Care Products set up his display and many purchased his excellent product line. Lastly we welcome Joe Storm of Newville Auto Spa an auto detailing business for jumping on board for us for the rest of the year and for the upcoming 2010 race season. Joe gave us some gift certificates to give out to our racers. Thanks Joe.

See all of you next week, NHRA Stock / Super Stockers in the house on Sunday! 

10/6/09
A lot of interest has been shown for our Foot Brake Challenge race on Sunday, Oct 18th. The field is now full as of 8:20 pm on Tuesday Oct. 6th. Added racers are Joe Wetzel, Terry Shaeffer and John Potocki. This should be a fun race for the racers and race fans. Good luck to all entered. We'll talk more about the event this Sunday! 

10/5/09

I'm not sure where to start on our racing yesterday, Oct. 4th. Let's start with our guests, Big Brothers/ Big Sisters and the Cumberland County, Pa. American Red Cross. Barrie Ann George, her son and daughter and seven pairs of Big Brothers / Big Sisters arrived just in time to see time runs from our timing tower observation deck and inside the tower. At the end of the first time run session, we got all the members a ride in a race car. The racers did a small burn out and took the tree and drove down the track. All were impressed and talked about the ride all day. A bit later all had lunch with us. They all enjoyed the day and we WILL do this again next year. It was fun for all of us! Kevin Stoner represented the American Red Cross and was with us all day and took donations and passed out brochures and answered questions. By the way, our 50 - 50 drawing raised $257.00 which was split by both organizations.

Moving to the racing action, we had the East Coast Gassers, the class was won by Ron Carson, runner up was Nelson Bilyk. Third went to John Schreiner. These racers put on a great show! Also two of the beautiful recreations of the old A/GS gassers were on hand and made a pair of exhibition runs. The Back Seat Drivers, front engine dragsters were with us today, eight excellent cars made passes in the low to high fives. All cars looked great and very period correct also. Track photographer for ECD News "Mashie" Mihalko was on hand doing his usual excellent work and enjoying the day.

The other featured class was SGS Automotive Street Legal Eliminator won by Butch Dunn. Bill Johnson took the second spot, Dale Greenly and Mike Miller made the semis. Talking about SGS, two of their tuned customer cars made time runs, Clark Knudsen's stick Mustang ran mid sixes and Chris Peck laid down a 5.78 @ 123.5 mph. Seriously fast street car for certain!

Finally Mark Coover's name is now mentioned as the winner in James Coyle Hydraulic Repair Super class winning out over Chris Taylor. Brand Lowe and Chris Powers were the semi drivers. By the way Chris Powers laid down a track record run for anything short of a funny car at QA. How about a pair of 4.53 @ 151.5 mph. Good show!

Harbolds Garage and Trailer Sales Bike class was won Jeff Foster on a 4-wheeler, he took out track champ Bob Huff. Brittany Taylor was third.

Keith's Pit Stop Pro was won by Andy Ney over Mike Ambrose, Brian Shaffer was third.

Mcnew's Automotive Street honors went to Don Dickerson Sr. Kate Roth was runner up. Chris Seaman and Steven Greenplate were the semi racers.

Bowhunter Superstore Trophy was won by Wayne Donoho over Chris Seaman.

Terry Sheaffer and Megan Chronister took the semis.

Finally our Special Event EMS Junior Dragster divsion was won by Nikki Bennett. Nick Taylor was runner up and Mikayla Warner and Cory Maloney took semi spots.

Something new added yesterday. On Sunday, Oct. 18th we are running a Foot Brake Challenge event. First 16 entered compete for $1,000 first place, $300 for runner up, $150 for semis. Entry fee $100, this represents a 100% pay out. Here's a chance to win big money in 4 rounds of racing! I have 13 signed up already from yesterday, call me at home after 5 p.m. at 717-259-7996 to enter, payment due race day! We will run the race just after round one of junior dragsters and you will have time to cool down if you are running Pro or Street or any other class. Here's who are already entered.  

Wayne Skelly, Tammy Skelly, Lester Holtzapple, Brian Shaffer, Brittany Jones, Ray Born, Jeff Doster Sr., Brian Kuhn, Kate Roth, Lee Chronister, Erin Warner, Larry Mummert, Bill Smith.-- only three spots left! 

Pro Sticks are coming this coming Sunday along with our Universal Technical Institute 6ft. trophy shoot out! See you at the QA!!

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