MECHANICSBURG – Dayrn Pittman set quick time in sprint car qualifying at Williams Grove Speedway with a lap of 16.623 for the Kevin Gobrecht Memorial.

Pittman is in the Kreitz Racing 69K preparing for the $75,000 to win National Open in two weeks. Pittman has finished runner- up in the Open six times. Pittman, from Owasso, Okla., is a former Grove regular. He doesn’t race much any more, but is hoping to finally get that coveted National Open win.

Following Pittman in qualifying were Freddie Rahmer, Lance Dewease, TJ Stutts and Kody Hartlaub.

Stutts, Hartlaub and point leader Troy Wagaman Jr won the sprint car heats.

Both Williams Grove and BAPS Motor Speedway are honoring the memory of Kevin Gobrecht this weekend. If the Williams Grove winner also wins at BAPS tonight, he will earn an extra $3,000.

It was also a busy Friday night of racing at Selinsgrove Speedway.

The late models were running twin 20-lap features. The 305 and 360 sprint cars were also on the program.

Ken Duke Jr won the opening heat race for the 305 sprints over Kruz Kepner. In the battle for the track championship, Kepner leads Duke by 70 points with two races left. Josh Spicer and Dustin Young won the other 305 heat races.

JT Ferry was quickest in qualifying for the 360s at 16.931. Hayden Miller and Buddy Schweibinz won the 360 heat races.

Beavertown’s Hayes Mattern was quickest in late model qualifying at 18.369. Mattern, Gregg Satterlee and Trever Feathers won the late model heat races.