8.31.13 Results BAUMANN AUTO GROUP NIGHT

Shaffer Catches Fire At Attica, Gets Back-To-Back UNOH All Star Wins; Missler Earns 1st Late Model Victory; Ryan And Valenti Get Second Wins Of The Season

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Don’t look now, but Tim Shaffer is on his game. The four time University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions titlist passed Dale Blaney with nine laps to go Saturday and went on to sweep the weekend at Attica Raceway Park.

Shaffer earned $5,500 by winning the Attica Ambush thanks to the Baumann Auto Group and just as important stays within striking distance of Blaney as he looks to take his unprecedented fifth straight UNOH All Star championship.

Shaffer, who came into the weekend double-header winless with the UNOH All Stars, now has 53 career series wins, tying him with Frankie Kerr for fourth on the all-time win list, just three away from matching the legendary Jack Hewitt. It’s Shaffer’s 12th career win at Attica, moving him to ninth on the track’s all-time win list, just one away from tying Frankie Kerr.

“It’s definitely good to come back to Attica. Here and Fremont are two awesome tracks and the fans are so awesome. They put such good racing on here. They give us two lanes to race and everyone races each other clean as you possibly can and I really respect that and I think everyone respects that two,” said Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine.

Unlike the previous night when Shaffer used the extreme high line around the track, Saturday he used the bottom groove.

“Yeah it was like Shaff can run the top and the bottom again. It’s a lot of fun running the top like that but usually your days are numbered up there. To get the win last night was awesome and to come back tonight…we had a really bad ass car. These guys gave me a great car. It’s been awhile. I feel like Shaff’s back,” said a beaming Shaffer of his Kistler Engines/VRP Shocks/J&J Auto Racing/FK Rod Ends/Champion Oil/KSE Steering backed #83.

Bellevue, Ohio’s Cap Henry would battle with Blaney throughout the closing laps and would bring his Kistler Engines/K&N Filters/FK Rod Ends/Champion Oil/Keizer Wheels #54 home in second.

“My car was pretty awesome. We kind of got held up there and I had to make some stuff happen but that’s what racing is about. Those guys (lapped cars) got real fast all of a sudden. Wish they wouldn’t have but it is what it is. I kept seeing his (Shaffer’s) nose and I was like ‘I have to get going.’ I kind of got caught up there on one of the restarts,” said Henry.

Blaney was disappointed with his third place finish.

“The car was okay. We just got third. I made some mistakes in traffic…traffic didn’t go my way a couple of times and I didn’t pick the right lane a few times and we got beat. We’ve been running well. I just feel like I’ve disappointed myself. I’ve lead a couple races and I don’t want to say I’ve let them get away but I had an opportunity to win some races and I haven’t capitalized on it so I just have to come out and do a better job,” said Blaney beside his Ti22 Performance/GF1 chassis backed machine.

Bellevue, Ohio’s Ryan Missler has watched several wins slip through his grasp at Attica this season in the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models. Missler, who wrapped up his fifth straight track champion last week, would drive around Ryan VanderVeen on lap 13 and held off a charging Garrett Krummert to score his first win of the season. It is his 10th career win at Attica.

“It’s about time. The race car was real good. I have to thank all the fans for sticking around and coming out every night this year. I want to thank all my sponsors and Jerry Huff. We put this deal together five years ago and it’s been a lot of fun. I have to thank my wife, my kids and my in-laws and both Gulicks…they couldn’t be here tonight,” said Missler beside his York Fabrication/Quality Welding/Taze DJ Service/Terry McConnel Excavating/Twin Lakes Golf Course and Restaurant/Cenpeco Lubricants backed #50Y.

Castalia’s Jordan Ryan scored his second win of the season in the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints, leading all 25 laps. Ryan withstood several challenges from Tyler Gunn and Steve Rando to earn his third career Attica win. It was his second straight win as well.

“My Uncle Doug did a pretty good pill draw last week too and he put us on the pole tonight. I think I’m going to invite him to the next couple of races at Fremont,” said Ryan beside his J&J Automotive/Village Pizza House/Frosty Frog/Walton’s Cutting Crew/Kistler Racing Products backed machine.

“I didn’t need those cautions. I knew Rando was out there. I tried to restart all over the place so they couldn’t figure it out. My motor took off great…Griff’s Engines gives me a great motor every week,” added Ryan of his $1,000 payday thanks to the Baumann Auto Group and Ron McComas.

Risingsun, Ohio’s Shawn Valenti would blast from third into the lead on lap five and then held off several challenges from Matt Foos to claim his second win of the season in the Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks.

“I just got into a rhythm there and was able to hit my marks on the bottom. Matt Foos was tough there running me on the bottom and I had to move down there and protect what I had. To come out here and pick up four wins between here and Fremont…it’s definitely a lot of fun,” said Valenti. “I have to thank Jeff Babcock for putting me in this and KS Sales and Service and Kevin Shammo…without him we wouldn’t be able to do this and all the guys that made this happen,” said Valenti.

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UNOH All-Star Circuit of Champions – Tim Shaffer #83
Cole Duncan and Danny Holtgraver would bring the UNOH All Star field to the green for the 40 lap feature with Duncan grabbing the lead over Dean Jacobs, Holtgraver, Blaney, Henry, D.J. Foos and Shaffer. Duncan would pull away with Jacobs comfortably in second while Holtgraver, Blaney and Henry waged a great battle for third.

Duncan would find heavy lapped traffic by the seventh circuit but Jacobs couldn’t close as Blaney, Holtgraver, Henry and Shaffer gave chase. With 13 laps in the books Jacobs began to close and as Duncan exited turn two something went wrong with his mount as he stopped to bring out the caution. Duncan would retire to the pits, handing the lead to Jacobs with Blaney, Henry, Shaffer, Holtgraver, Foos, Byron Reed and Andrew Palker in tow.

When the green flew Jacobs pulled away slightly as Blaney and Henry were locked in a tremendous battle for second. The caution would fly again on lap 16 when Stuart Brubaker spin in turn one and Randy Hannagan stopped in turn four. When the green reappeared Jacobs again pulled away as Blaney, Henry and Shaffer battled for second.

As the laps ticked off, Blaney began to close on Jacobs and by lap 22 was racing to the leader’s inside as Henry, Shaffer, Foos and Reed gave chase. Blaney would drive under Jacobs for the lead on lap 24 as the leaders raced into heavy lapped traffic. Henry and Shaffer would use the traffic to move into second and third with Jacobs back to fourth. Shaffer would drive into second on lap 26 and closed on Blaney.

With 10 laps to go Shaffer was blasting under Blaney and finally took the lead a circuit later with Henry, Jacobs, Reed, Foos and Holtgraver in tow. Shaffer pulled away slightly as he negotiated traffic with Blaney and Henry locked in a torrid battle for second.

Shaffer got held up slightly by traffic with three laps to go and Blaney and Henry were there to challenge. But, Shaffer would be patient on the bottom of the track and drove to the win. Henry, Blaney, Jacobs and Reed would round out the top five.

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Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models – Ryan Missler #50Y
In the 25-lap late model main, Dave Hornikel and VanderVeen would pace the field and when the green flew VanderVeen would bolt into the lead. Mike Bores would drive into second on lap four, but it was Missler who was on the move. Using the high line while most others ran the bottom, Missler would take second on lap five and raced to VanderVeen’s outside. A caution on lap seven when one of the infield tractor tires was shoved into the racing grove saw the restart order as VanderVeen, Missler, Hornikel, Matt Irey, Bores, George Lee, Brad Malcuit, Garrett Krummert and John Bores.

VanderVeen would continue to lead Missler with Irey moving into third when the caution flew for a Josh Haynes spin on lap 11. Hornikel would retire to the pits with a flat with Lee also going pit-side under the caution. On the restart Missler would rocket off the high side to take the lead as VanderVeen and Irey battled for second with Mike Bores and Krummert racing hard behind the leaders.

Irey would take second on lap 15 and just as the leaders were getting into heavy lapped traffic on lap 19, the caution flew for a Hiram Bachman spin. On the restart Haynes would spin. With six laps remaining Missler lead Irey, VanderVeen, Mike Bores and Krummert.

When the green came back out, Krummert would take a cue from Missler and use the high line to vault into second. With two laps to go Krummert was right on Missler’s rear bumper. Missler would hit his marks perfectly and would take the win over Krummert, Irey, VanderVeen and Malcuit.

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Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints – Jordan Ryan #5R
Ryan and Jim Taddeo brought the field to green for the 25 lap 305 sprint main with Ryan stealing the lead while Steve Rando blasted into second. Paul Weaver would move into third on lap two bringing Tyler Gunn into fourth. The caution would fly for a Kyle Capodice and Seth Schneider spins on lap three. On the restart Rando blasted to Ryan’s outside but the youngster wouldn’t budget off his bottom line. Rando would slip over the cushion allowing Gunn, Ivy and Taddeo to slip buy.

Gunn would move into second on lap seven with Weaver, Rando, Taddeo and Nate Dussel giving chase. Ryan would encounter lapped traffic on the 12th circuit with Gunn closing while Weaver, Rando and Dussel also closing the gap. Just as Ryan was about to enter heavy lapped traffic on lap 14, the caution would fly, giving the leader a clear track.

When the green flew, Ryan lead Gunn, Weaver, Rando and Dussel. Rando would move into third on the next lap. With five laps to go, Gunn was pressuring Ryan but spun in turn four, ending his great run. On the restart Ryan led Rando, Weaver, Dussel and Alvin Roepke. Luke Griffith would spin on lap 22, setting up a three lap shoot out.

Ryan would continue to use his low line to lead with Rando trying desperately to get by with Weaver and Dussel ready to pounce. As they exited turn four to the checkered flag, Ryan would take the win with Rando getting sideways and collecting Nate Dussel at the finish line. Weaver, Rando, Dussel and Roepke would round out the top five.

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Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks – Shawn Valenti #7B
John Ivy and Matt Foos would bring the dirt truck feature to the green with Ivy gaining a slight lead over Foos, Valenti, Dustin Keegan, Art Ball and Bryan Sebetto. Both Valenti and Foos would get around Ivy on lap five and with seven laps in Ivy would tangle with Ball, ending his night. The restart order was Valenti, Foos, Ball, Sebetto and Dustin Keegan.

While Valenti lead, Foos kept him in his sights as Ball and Sebetto were locked in a great battle for third. Foos just couldn’t get around Valenti who would drive to the win. Foos, Ball, Sebetto and Dustin Keegan would round out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park Promoter John Bores and all the track staff would like to thank all the race teams, fans and sponsors for a fantastic 2013. Before you know it March will be here to kick off the 2014 season.

For more information and to keep track of when the Attica champions banquet will be held go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 8/31/2013
Baumann Auto Group Night
UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions (35 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying – Kistler Engines
1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.545; 2. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.564; 3. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 12.697; 4. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.729; 5. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.756; 6. 97-Dean Jacobs, 12.827; 7. 40-Caleb Helms, 12.847; 8. 54-Cap Henry, 12.875; 9. 24H-Bryan Sebetto, 12.921; 10. 16-Chris Andrews, 12.928; 11. 53-DJ Foos, 12.929; 12. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.969; 13. 9X-Rob Chaney, 12.997; 14. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.999; 15. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 13.004; 16. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 13.039; 17. 60-Jody Keegan, 13.071; 18. O-Brian Smith, 13.079; 19. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr., 13.099; 20. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.108; 21. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.109; 22. 77X-Wayne Johnson, 13.132; 23. 40XL-Mike Linder, 13.142; 24. 17-Jared Hortsman, 13.156; 25. 23-Jimmy Light, 13.157; 26. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.176; 27. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.185; 28. 83M-Broc Martin, 13.187; 29. 80-Trey Gustin, 13.193; 30. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 13.195; 31. 55-Brad Bowman, 13.266; 32. 39M-Matt Merrill, 13.295; 33. 787-Jimmy Pooler, 13.408; 34. 15H-Mitch Harble, 17.370; 35. 29-John Ivy, 99.999

Heat 1 – Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 2. 9X-Rob Chaney[3] ; 3. 22-Cole Duncan[5] ; 4. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[4] ; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 6. 80-Trey Gustin[8] ; 7. 23-Jimmy Light[7] ; 8. 787-Jimmy Pooler[9] ; 9. 60-Jody Keegan[2]

Heat 2 – All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O9-Craig Mintz[3] ; 2. 77X-Wayne Johnson[1] ; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs[5] ; 4. O-Brian Smith[2] ; 5. 2-Dale Blaney[6] ; 6. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7] ; 7. 16-Chris Andrews[4]

Heat 3 – Dragon Race Fuel (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 53-DJ Foos[4] ; 2. 40XL-Mike Linder[1] ; 3. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr.[2] ; 4. 45-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 5. 11N-Randy Hannagan[3] ; 6. 45L-Brian Lay[7] ; 7. 55-Brad Bowman[8] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[5]

Heat 4 – Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 17-Jared Hortsman[1] ; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[4] ; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[2] ; 4. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[3] ; 5. 54-Cap Henry[5] ; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker[6] ; 7. 83M-Broc Martin[7] ; 8. 39M-Matt Merrill[8]

Dash – Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 22-Cole Duncan[1] ; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[3] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[4] ; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[5]

B-Main – MSD Ignition (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 57X-Andrew Palker[1] ; 2. 16-Chris Andrews[3] ; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6] ; 4. 45L-Brian Lay[7] ; 5. 60-Jody Keegan[4] ; 6. 83M-Broc Martin[8] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[2] ; 8. 23-Jimmy Light[5] ; 9. 46AU-Stuart Williams[10] ; 10. 55-Brad Bowman[11] ; 11. 80-Trey Gustin[9] ; 12. 39M-Matt Merrill[12] ; 13. 787-Jimmy Pooler[13]

A-Main – University of Northwestern Ohio (40 Laps)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[5]; 2. 54-Cap Henry[3]; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[6]; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[4]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[9]; 6. 45-Danny Holtgraver[2]; 7. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[15]; 8. 53-DJ Foos[8]; 9. O9-Craig Mintz[13]; 10. 57X-Andrew Palker[11]; 11. 9X-Rob Chaney[10]; 12. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[7]; 13. 45L-Brian Lay[24]; 14. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr.[17]; 15. 5T-Travis Philo[19]; 16. W20-Greg Wilson[18]; 17. 77X-Wayne Johnson[20]; 18. 40XL-Mike Linder[21]; 19. 11N-Randy Hannagan[14]; 20. 16-Chris Andrews[12]; 21. O-Brian Smith[16]; 22. 17-Jared Hortsman[22]; 23. 35-Stuart Brubaker[23]; 24. 22-Cole Duncan[1]

Hard Charger: 45L-Brian Lay[+11]

Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (22 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5M-Ryan Markham[4] ; 2. 61-George Lee[3] ; 3. 48-John Bores[8] ; 4. 15B-Mike Bores[7] ; 5. 30-Nate Potts[2] ; 6. O3-Jim Gingery[5] ; 7. 16-Steve Sabo[1] ; 8. 92-Hiran Bauchman[6]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler[1] ; 2. 79-Brad Malcuit[3] ; 3. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen[2] ; 4. 29-Garrett Krummert[6] ; 5. 5J-Josh Haynes[5] ; 6. 98-Tim Sabo[7] ; 7. 18-Jamie Reed[4]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 36-Matt Irey[7] ; 2. 59-Larry Bellman[1] ; 3. 71-Dave Hornikel[4] ; 4. 18R-Chris Ross[6] ; 5. 77-Coby Bartram[5] ; 6. 21T-Richie Taylor[2] ; 7. 1F-Justin Collet[3]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler[3]; 2. 29-Garrett Krummert[9]; 3. 36-Matt Irey[8]; 4. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen[2]; 5. 79-Brad Malcuit[5]; 6. 15B-Mike Bores[4]; 7. 5M-Ryan Markham[10]; 8. 18R-Chris Ross[11]; 9. 48-John Bores[7]; 10. O3-Jim Gingery[16]; 11. 16-Steve Sabo[19]; 12. 59-Larry Bellman[12]; 13. 30-Nate Potts[13]; 14. 92-Hiran Bauchman[22]; 15. 77-Coby Bartram[15]; 16. 5J-Josh Haynes[14]; 17. 18-Jamie Reed[20]; 18. 98-Tim Sabo[17]; 19. 71-Dave Hornikel[1]; 20. 61-George Lee[6]; 21. 1F-Justin Collet[21]; 22. 21T-Richie Taylor[18]

Hard Charger: 16-Steve Sabo[+8]

Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints (22 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 19R-Steve Rando[1] ; 2. 68G-Tyler Gunn[2] ; 3. 10J-CJ Jones[4] ; 4. 4T-Jim Taddeo[6] ; 5. O8-Andy Fiel[8] ; 6. 2-Ricky Peterson[7] ; 7. 7P-Brandon Moore[3] ; 8. 11G-Luke Griffith[5]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 83X-Nate Reeser[1] ; 2. 1-Nate Dussel[6] ; 3. 12-Kyle Capodice[2] ; 4. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[5] ; 5. 36-Seth Schneider[7] ; 6. 39C-Scott Riley[3] ; 7. 1M-Mike Moore[4]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver[4] ; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[3] ; 3. 22D-Dan Hammond[1] ; 4. OO-Alvin Roepke[6] ; 5. 10S-Roger Shammo[2] ; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger[5] ; 7. 6-Dustin Dinan[7]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 5R-Jordan Ryan[1]; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[6]; 3. 19R-Steve Rando[4]; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[11]; 5. OO-Alvin Roepke[3]; 6. 4T-Jim Taddeo[2]; 7. 2-Ricky Peterson[16]; 8. 10J-CJ Jones[10]; 9. 83X-Nate Reeser[7]; 10. 22D-Dan Hammond[12]; 11. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[9]; 12. O8-Andy Fiel[13]; 13. 7P-Brandon Moore[19]; 14. 68G-Tyler Gunn[5]; 15. 10S-Roger Shammo[15]; 16. 12-Kyle Capodice[8]; 17. 8J-Jess Stiger[18]; 18. 36-Seth Schneider[14]; 19. 11G-Luke Griffith[21]; 20. 39C-Scott Riley[17]; 21. 1M-Mike Moore[20]

Hard Charger: 2-Ricky Peterson[+9]

Bob Machine Shop Dirt Trucks (18 Trucks)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 88-Bryan Sebetto[1] ; 2. 8KB-Kent Brewer[3] ; 3. 25S-Tony Siferd[4] ; 4. OO-John Ivy[7] ; 5. 18W-Cory Ward[5] ; 6. 37-Eric Devanna[6] ; 7. 7-Dana Frey[8] ; 8. 79-Andrew Lutman[2] ; 9. 18-Jeff Ward[9]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[6] ; 2. 2-Matt Foos[4] ; 3. P51-Willie Keegan[2] ; 4. D1-Dustin Keegan[1] ; 5. O1-Art Ball[8] ; 6. 33-Brian Arnold[5] ; 7. 3X-Brad Keckler[3] ; 8. 4S-Keith Sorg[9] ; 9. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[7]

A-Main – (15 Laps)
1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[4]; 2. 2-Matt Foos[2]; 3. O1-Art Ball[6]; 4. 88-Bryan Sebetto[5]; 5. D1-Dustin Keegan[3]; 6. P51-Willie Keegan[10]; 7. 8KB-Kent Brewer[9]; 8. 25S-Tony Siferd[8]; 9. 7-Dana Frey[13]; 10. 37-Eric Devanna[11]; 11. 33-Brian Arnold[12]; 12. 4S-Keith Sorg[16]; 13. 3X-Brad Keckler[14]; 14. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[18]; 15. 79-Andrew Lutman[15]; 16. OO-John Ivy[1]; 17. 18W-Cory Ward[7]

Hard Charger: P51-Willie Keegan[+4]

©2013 – Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

8.30.13 Results DETROIT CHOCOLAT NIGHT

Owens Continues Lucas Oil Dominance With Attica Win; Shaffer Gets 1st UNOH All-Star Victory Of Season

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Jimmy Owens hopes the Lucas Oil Late Model Series comes back to Attica Raceway Park next season. The Newport, Tennessee driver continued his stronghold on the series with his 7th victory Friday on Detroit Chocolat Night.

It marked the first ever appearance of the Lucas Oil Late Model Series at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant. The 50-lap feature had only one caution, that coming on lap 35. Owens took the lead on lap six and led the remaining 44 laps, pocketing $10,000 for the win. Brian Birkhofer came home second followed by Earl Pearson Jr., John Blankenship and Steve Francis.

“I have to thank all these great fans for coming out tonight! This is our first time here, and we really like this place,” said Owens, who started third in the race. “We had a super car all night long! I think the first two finishers picked the same tire compound to run, and it paid off.”

Owens made a daring move to the inside of the track on the opening lap to take the lead from Russ King and Birkhofer. King fought back and took the lead from Owens on lap three and led the race for three circuits until Owens got back by him. King then held the second spot, using the top groove on the racetrack. Birkhofer got by King for second on lap 12 and stayed there for the remainder of the race.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series – Jimmy Owens #20
“I have to thank my car owner Mike Reece, Reece Monument Company, Sunoco Race Fuels, Red Line Oil, Gantte Appraisals, Midwest Sheet Metal, and all of my other sponsors for making this possible. It is a great way to start the weekend and hopefully we can go to Portsmouth and I-77 with the same results,” said Owens.

Birkhofer was in the ASi Racewear, MB Customs Chevrolet and was racing for the first time in three weeks after breaking his hand last month. “We didn’t have anything for Jimmy tonight; he was too strong. To come here after being off for so long and to run well with these guys felt really good. I will probably sleep pretty well tonight. It’s going to be a long weekend!”

Earl Pearson Jr had a solid run after a couple tough races last week. “It feels good to have a top three finish here. We have only been here once before and that was nine years ago. The crew has worked hard over the last two weeks and we have had a lot of misfortune, so we needed a good run,” said the driver of the Bobby Labonte, Lucas Oil Products, Longhorn Chevrolet.

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UNOH All-Star Circuit of Champions – Tim Shaffer #83
It’s hard to believe Tim Shaffer came into the night’s racing having not found victory lane with the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars. The Aliquippa, Pennsylvania driver has pretty much dominated the series over the past four years, winning 40 series features in that time spend and four straight All Star championships. But, this season has been a struggle though “The Steel City Outlaw” has numerous seconds and thirds and sits second in the series’ national points.

That all changed Friday night. Shaffer used the track’s treacherous high line to pass Dale Blaney on a restart with six laps to go and went on to score his first All Star win of 2013. It is the 52nd career series win for Shaffer who now has 11 career victories at Attica.

“Finally. This is for this crew. Cody Jacobs, James Chambers and Jim Roby have worked their tails off and my owners Janet (Holbrook) and Aaron (Call) didn’t give up on us,” said Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines/J&J Auto Racing/VRP Shocks backed #83.

“The late models really changed the track. Getting in to turn one on the high side was tricky. I tried the bottom early and it just wasn’t working. Everyone else was down there so I decided to go up top and the car was great,” added Shaffer. “This win was huge for us. It gives me, the crew and everyone a little boost….some confidence. But, this is dirt track racing. That’s the beauty of it…it can all change in one night.”

Blaney, who took the lead from Stuart Williams with nine laps to go and held the point for four laps before Shaffer got around, would bring his Ti22 Performance/GF1 Chassis home in second.

“It might have been interesting if that caution wouldn’t have come out (on lap 24). I thought Stuart would go up there and try it and when I saw Shaffer up there I knew I was in trouble. My car was good. Hats off to Shaff and those guys…they have worked hard all season. We’ll take second and try for better tomorrow,” said Blaney.

Local driver Chris Andrews, who scored his first career UNOH All Star win at Attica earlier this season, would bring his Burmeister #16 home in third.

“Any time you finish behind those two guys you can’t feel bad. For the second time in two weeks we had a tire go down and it might have cost us another win. But, we’ll take third,” said Andrews beside his K&N Filters/Lucas Oil/Adkins Sanitation/Kistler Engines backed machine.

Several drivers experienced tire issues throughout the night, causing a jumbled starting grid for the 30-lap UNOH All Star feature. Wayne Johnson and Stuart Williams would bring the field to the green with Johnson grabbing the lead over Williams, Andrews, Shaffer, Greg Wilson, Blaney, Dean Jacobs, Danny Holtgraver and Byron Reed. Williams would drive under Johnson for the top spot on lap two just as the caution flew for a D.J. Foos spin.

Williams would pull away when the green flew with Andrews racing to Johnson’s outside to grab second on lap four while Blaney took third a circuit later. With nine laps in, Andrews and Blaney were closing on Williams as Shaffer and Wilson rounded out the top five.

The leaders were nearing heavy lapped traffic by the 12th circuit and Andrews was gaining quickly on Williams with Blaney staying close. Williams would hit the back of the field by lap 16 as Blaney moved into second. With 18 laps in Shaffer had found the top groove to his liking and was closing on Williams, Blaney and Andrews. Blaney would slide under Williams in turns one and two on lap 19, but Williams diamond the corner to hold on to the top spot.

Blaney would drive under Williams for the lead on lap 21 with Andrews, Shaffer, Wilson and Brian Lay in pursuit. Shaffer would drive into third on lap 22 but his march to the front would have to wait as Jody Keegan took a tumble in turn one. He was okay.

On the restart Blaney led Williams, Shaffer, Andrews, Wilson and Lay. But, Lay would experience front end damage and coasted to a stop in turn one to bring out the caution. When the green flew, so did Shaffer – to the very top of the track as he drove by Blaney for the lead with Andrews taking third.

Shaffer would pull away for the win with Blaney, Andrews, Wilson and Holtgraver rounding out the top five.

ATTICA RACEWAY PARK
8-30-13 Detroit Chocolat Night

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (31 cars)

RED BUCK Fast Time Group A: Brian Birkhofer/ 14.750 seconds
RED BUCK Fast Time Group B: Jeff Babcock / 14.949 seconds

Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Brian Birkhofer, Jason Jaggers, Dennis Erb Jr., Doug Drown, Mike Bores, Matt Irey, John Bores, Billy Moyer Jr.

Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, Billy Moyer, Eddie Carrier Jr., Jon Henry, DJ Miller, Coby Bartram

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Russ King, Jeff Babcock, Jared Landers, Casey Noonan, Jason Feger, Ryan Missler, Tim Sabo, Nate Potts

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Earl Pearson Jr., John Blankenship, Rusty Schlenk, Ryan Markham, Garrett Krummert, Dusty Moore, Josh Haynes, Cody Scott-DNS

CV Products B-Main #1 (12 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Jon Henry, Jason Feger, Mike Bores, Matt Irey, Ryan Missler, Garrett Krummert, Dusty Moore, Tim Sabo, Billy Moyer Jr., Coby Bartram, Josh Haynes, John Bores, Nate Potts, DJ Miller, Cody Scott-DNS

Feature Finish (50 Laps): 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Brian Birkhofer, 3. Earl Pearson Jr., 4. John Blankenship, 5. Steve Francis, 6. Russ King, 7. Dennis Erb Jr., 8. Billy Moyer, 9. Jeff Babcock, 10. Eddie Carrier Jr., 11. Rusty Schlenk, 12. Doug Drown, 13. Billy Moyer Jr., 14. Jared Landers, 15. Matt Irey, 16. Casey Noonan, 17. Jason Jaggers, 18. Jon Henry, 19. Ryan Markham, 20. Jason Feger, 21. Mike Bores, 22. Garrett Krummert, 23. Ryan Missler, 24. DJ Miller

Race Statistics
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1 – 2); Russ King (Laps 3 – 5); Jimmy Owens (Laps 6 – 50)
Caution Flags: Jason Jaggers (Lap 35)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Billy Moyer Jr.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: none

RED BUCK Fast Time Provisionals: DJ Miller
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Eddie Carrier Jr. (Started: 15th, Finished: 10th, Advanced: 5 positions)
Keyser Mfg Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jimmy Owens
Allstar Performer of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr.
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens
JRi Shocks/Dunn Benson Ford Rookie of the Race: Billy Moyer Jr.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chris Fox (Earl Pearson Jr.)
HAWK Performance Fastest Lap of the Race: Russ King (Lap #4; 15.404 seconds)
Time of Race: 17 minutes 02 seconds


UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions (35 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying – Kistler Engines: 1. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.777; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 12.863; 3. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.960; 4. 53-DJ Foos, 12.967; 5. 23-Jimmy Light, 13.024; 6. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.040; 7. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 13.052; 8. 77-Wayne Johnson, 13.084; 9. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.086; 10. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.090; 11. 16-Chris Andrews, 13.090; 12. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.122; 13. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 13.161; 14. 97-Dean Jacobs, 13.162; 15. 9X-Rob Chaney, 13.170; 16. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.175; 17. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.196; 18. 80-Trey Gustin, 13.212; 19. O-Christopher Bell, 13.217; 20. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.232; 21. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 13.283; 22. 60-Jody Keegan, 13.284; 23. 4M-Kody Kinser, 13.302; 24. 29-John Ivy, 13.321; 25. 40XL-Mike Linder, 13.323; 26. 55-Brad Bowman, 13.323; 27. 24H-Bryan Sebetto, 13.366; 28. 54-Cap Henry, 13.368; 29. 787-Jimmy Pooler, 13.371; 30. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.519; 31. 17H-Jared Hortsman, 13.649; 32. 49-Shawn Dancer, 13.785; 33. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.854; 34. 17-Scott Euler, 14.250; 35. 97X-Rodney Hurst, 15.793

Heat 1 – Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5R-Byron Reed[2] ; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 3. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 4. 2-Dale Blaney[4] ; 5. 23-Jimmy Light[5] ; 6. 40XL-Mike Linder[7] ; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[9] ; 8. 787-Jimmy Pooler[8] ; 9. 22-Cole Duncan[6]

Heat 2 – All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 60-Jody Keegan[1] ; 2. 80-Trey Gustin[2] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 5. 45L-Brian Lay[5] ; 6. 11N-Randy Hannagan[6] ; 7. 55-Brad Bowman[7] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[8] ; 9. 17-Scott Euler[9]

Heat 3 – Dragon Race Fuel (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 2. O-Christopher Bell[2] ; 3. 9X-Rob Chaney[3] ; 4. 46AU-Stuart Williams[5] ; 5. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[7] ; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker[6] ; 7. 17H-Jared Hortsman[8] ; 8. 4M-Kody Kinser[1] ; 9. 97X-Rodney Hurst[9]

Heat 4 – Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 29-John Ivy[1] ; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[7] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[4] ; 5. 77-Wayne Johnson[5] ; 6. 53-DJ Foos[6] ; 7. 49-Shawn Dancer[8] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3]

Dash – Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature)
1. 77-Wayne Johnson[1] ; 2. 46AU-Stuart Williams[5] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[2] ; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 5. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[6]

B-Main – MSD Ignition (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 57X-Andrew Palker[2] ; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan[1] ; 3. 53-DJ Foos[3] ; 4. 55-Brad Bowman[7] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[12] ; 6. 40-Caleb Helms[9] ; 7. 17H-Jared Hortsman[10] ; 8. 787-Jimmy Pooler[8] ; 9. 40XL-Mike Linder[6] ; 10. 17-Scott Euler[13] ; 11. 4M-Kody Kinser[5] ; 12. 49-Shawn Dancer[11] ; 13. 22-Cole Duncan[-] ; 14. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4] ; 15. 97X-Rodney Hurst[14]

A-Main – University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[5]; 3. 16-Chris Andrews[4]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[6]; 5. 45-Danny Holtgraver[7]; 6. 11N-Randy Hannagan[13]; 7. 46AU-Stuart Williams[2]; 8. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[19]; 9. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 10. 23-Jimmy Light[11]; 11. 55-Brad Bowman[22]; 12. O-Christopher Bell[17]; 13. 57X-Andrew Palker[14]; 14. 9X-Rob Chaney[9]; 15. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[23]; 16. 80-Trey Gustin[16]; 17. 54-Cap Henry[24]; 18. 53-DJ Foos[15]; 19. 35-Stuart Brubaker[18]; 20. 77-Wayne Johnson[1]; 21. 97-Dean Jacobs[8]; 22. 45L-Brian Lay[12]; 23. 29-John Ivy[21]; 24. 60-Jody Keegan[20]

Hard Charger: 40DD-Caleb Griffith[+11]