Drown Wins Thriller Summer Nationals Late Model Event at Attica; Lay Earns First Sprint Car Win; Morehouse Gets Summit Modified Nationals Win

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Doug Drown and his Weekly Racing team almost didn’t race at Attica Raceway Park Friday night. But a last minute decision paid off as the Wooster, Ohio driver battled with Brandon Sheppard and Bobby Pierce the entire 40 laps before taking the $5,000 victory for race #25 of the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour.

While the score card will say he led all 40 laps on Central Ohio Farmers/Summit Racing Equipment Night, Drown, Sheppard and Pierce raced side by side by side nearly the entire distance. In fact, Sheppard, who leads the Summer Nationals points, executed a slider for the lead as they exited turn four to complete lap 38, but the caution flew, keeping Drown at the point. Drown showed his savvy on the restart, diamonding off the fourth corner and swooping in front of Sheppard, breaking his momentum and then diving down to the bottom of turns one and two to block as “The Hammer” drove to his fifth career win at Attica

“Every time I was looking out the corner of my eye I saw Bobby (Pierce) and I looked at the scoreboard and saw he was third and I was like ‘oh man he must be on my butt.’ And then when he dove in there…I don’t know how many laps, I was trying to count, but I just had to hit my marks. The Weekly Electric, Efco Power Equipment, Wooster Glass, Rocket Chassis was unbelievable,” said Drown in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

“Malcuit Racing Engines got us to victory lane again…I think this is number 11. I didn’t know how we were going to do tonight but Sean (Weekly) fine-tuned the car again and right tire choice and it just worked out for us,” continued Drown. “I feel like I’m young yet but obviously I have like 15 years on them (Pierce and Sheppard). I’m sitting there like on lap 30 and I’m like I could use a caution to regroup…I was a little wore out from the heat. Definitely got the job done and that’s all that matters.”

Not to be outdone, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints also put on a fantastic race. For most of the season Genoa, Ohio’s Brian Lay has served notice he was going to be a force to be reckoned with at Attica this season with numerous top five runs. He finally closed the deal Friday, storming from 15th starting spot to take the lead with a slider on Craig Mintz on a lap 24 restart and going on to score his first career 410 sprint car win on dirt.

“I knew this was coming eventually. I just tried and tried…I’ve put my dues in. I’ve flipped, I’ve crashed, I’ve wrecked and I came back for more. Right now this is what it’s all about. It’s for the fans, it’s for more crew and it’s for my old man” said an emotional Lay beside his Seagate Blasting/Local 85 Boilermakers/Fremont Floor Covering/Wood Court Collision/Gary Shumaker Fuel Transport/Black Berry Corners/Kistler Racing Products/Dave Story Equipment Repair #45.

“I pulled a Hail Mary…I pulled the wing all the way to the trunk and said go and I did,” said Lay of his winning strategy. “I knew I could get him (Craig Mintz) in one and two I just had to get a good restart. I said ‘it’s now or never’ and I told my guys that I gave people room before and I’m not giving it any more.”

And if that wasn’t good enough, the UMP Modifieds wrapped up the night with a spectacular feature. Dona Marcoullier, Jeff Babcock and Kevin. Morehouse battled for the lead the last 21 laps of the 25-lap event. When the dust settled it was Newark, Ohio’s Morehouse who was in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

“I’m not used to these UMP tires. This is the first time I’ve ever been here and I love it. We’re used to the open tires but I can get used to these because we don’t have to have as many,” said Morehouse beside his Morehouse Logging, Sam’s Used Cars backed #88. “I would like to thank Larry Reed and his wife, Tommy Patten, Gary Clark and his boy Davey.”

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DIRTcar Summer Nationals – Doug Drown #63
Drown and Sheppard would bring the field to the green for the 40-lap late model feature with Drown gaining the advantage over Sheppard, Pierce , Devin Moran, Jon Henry and Jeep VanWormer. The first caution would fly on lap three when Matt Irey spun in turn four. When the green flew, Drown pulled away slightly from Sheppard who had his hands full with Pierce as Moran, Henry, VanWormer, Dustin Griffin and Jeff Babcock gave chase.

Drown would continue to hold a two car length advantage as Sheppard and Pierce raced each other hard for the runner-up spot. The caution would fly on lap 11 when Chris Ross and JR Gentry spun. Again Drown began to pull away slightly when the green reappeared as Sheppard and Pierce tried to stay close with Henry, Moran, Griffin, Ryan Missler, Babock and Rusty Schlenk gave chase.

However, as Drown caught the rear of the field, his advantage quickly shrank as Sheppard and Pierce both closed. At the half way point, Sheppard was racing to Drown’s inside in turns one and two to challenge with Pierce right on their rear bumper. The trio ran side by side and nose to tail over the next handful of laps, thrilling the large crowd. By lap 30, the leaders were in heavy lapped traffic and Drown made a gutsy move, splitting two lapped machines to maintain his lead.

Pierce would drive into second on lap 31, but Sheppard would return the favor two laps later as they raced to Drown’s inside. With three laps to go you could throw a tissue over the top three of Drown, Sheppard and Pierce. Just as Sheppard threw a flier at Drown in turns three and four as they came to the line on lap 38, the caution flew for Ryan Missler who sat on the front stretch.

On the ensuing restart with a clear track, Drown pinched Sheppard to the bottom when the green flew and then switched lines from top to bottom in turns one and two to block Sheppard’s advance. The move paid off as Drown drove away for the win over Sheppard, Pierce, Henry and Schlenk.

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O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints – Brian Lay #45L
In the 30 lap sprint feature, Cole Duncan and Stuart Williams would lead the field to the green with Duncan getting the upper hand over fourth starter D.J. Foos, Williams, Bryan Sebetto and Shane Stewart. Sebetto would grab third the next lap with Stewart taking fourth a lap later. Foos began racing to Duncan’s inside to challenge for the lead on lap four as Stewart moved into third.

Greg Wilson would come to a rest on lap four to bring out the caution. On the restart Duncan and Foos resumed their battle up front with Stewart joining the fun while Craig Mintz and Byron Reed moved around Sebetto into the top five. The lead trio of Duncan, Foos and Stewart continued their exciting battle as they hit lapped traffic by the 10th circuit, which allowed Stewart to take second. Meanwhile Lay, who started 15th, had worked his way up to 7th.

Just as Stewart was challenging Duncan for the lead on lap 14, Chris Andrews would spin, bringing out the caution as Mintz took third. The restart order was Duncan, Stewart, Mintz, Foos, Lay and Reed. When the green reappeared, Mintz and Lay both drove around Stewart as Duncan pulled away slightly.

Mintz would close the game on Duncan on lap 17 as Lay steadily gained momentum. Mintz executed a perfect flier on Duncan for the lead on lap 18. With 10 laps to go the leaders raced into lapped traffic again and Lay was racing under Duncan for second. With eight laps to go the leaders were in heavy lapped traffic which Lay used to take second. The final caution would fly on lap 23 for a Rodney Hurst spin. On the restart Lay shot to the bottom of turns one and two and slid up in front of Mintz to take the lead with Stewart rebounding to move into third.

Lay began to pull away as Mintz battled Stewart for second with Duncan and Foos giving chase. Lay would get a little hung up behind a lapped car with two laps to go, but Mintz and Stewart couldn’t get close.

Lay blasted to the checkers over Mintz, Stewart, Duncan and Foos.

In the 25-lap modified feature, Jeff Babcock and Collin Thirlby would pace the field to the green with Thirlby getting the advantage. The caution flew for debris after one lap was complete with the running order Thirlby, Babcock, Dona Marcoullier, Morehouse, Mark Anderson and last year’s Attica winner Taylor Cook.

Disaster would strike for Thirlby as he lost the handle on his machine on lap three, spinning in turn one and handing the lead to Marcoullier with Babcock and Morehouse completing the top three. With Babock riding the outer rim and Marcoullier glued to the bottom, the duo raced side by side until the caution flew on lap six for a three car pile-up.

When the green came back out Marcoullier and Babcock resumed their tremendous battle with Morehouse now joining the fun. The final caution would fly on lap 11 for Cook and Nathan Loney who tangled in turn one.

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Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals – Kevin Morehouse #88
Marcoullier and Morehouse would continue their fight for the lead when the green reappeared and behind them was a fantastic battle for third involving Babcock, Anderson and 12th starter Brian Ruhlman. Morehouse would vault into the lead on lap 15 but Marcoullier wouldn’t give up and raced to his inside and actually regained the lead on lap 16. But Morehouse blasted back in front a lap later and the two raced side by side the next couple of laps. Behind them Babcock and Anders also raced side by side for third with Ruhlman moving into the top five.

As the leaders hit traffic with five laps to go, Morehouse began pulling away from Marcoullier with Anderson taking third. Morehouse would drive to the win over Marcoullier, Anderson, Babcock and Ruhlman.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 26 on Smith Family Foods Night with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints in competition in a Kistler Racing Products FAST (Fremont Attica Sprint Title) Championship Series event along with the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models and the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints also in competition in the JLH General Contractor FAST Series event. The Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks will also be in action.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 7/19/2013
Central Ohio Farmers / Summit Racing Equipment Night

O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (23 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[3] ; 2. 3G-Shane Stewart[7] ; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[8] ; 5. 39M-Matt Merrill[1] ; 6. 17-Scott Euler[5] ; 7. 97X-Rodney Hurst[4] ; 8. 8-Kevin Shelbo[6]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 46AU-Stuart Williams[1] ; 2. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[2] ; 3. 53-DJ Foos[5] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[3] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[4] ; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[7] ; 7. 96AU-Bruce White[6]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[2] ; 2. O9-Craig Mintz[1] ; 3. 9-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[4] ; 5. 45L-Brian Lay[5] ; 6. 5T-Travis Philo[6] ; 7. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[7]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 45L-Brian Lay[15]; 2. O9-Craig Mintz[12]; 3. 3G-Shane Stewart[5]; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[1]; 5. 53-DJ Foos[4]; 6. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[11]; 7. 2+-Brian Smith[14]; 8. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 9. 16-Chris Andrews[7]; 10. 9-Dean Jacobs[9]; 11. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[17]; 12. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 13. 39M-Matt Merrill[13]; 14. 5T-Travis Philo[18]; 15. 46AU-Stuart Williams[2]; 16. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[21]; 17. 96AU-Bruce White[20]; 18. 17-Scott Euler[16]; 19. 8-Kevin Shelbo[22]; 20. 97X-Rodney Hurst[19]; 21. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[3]; 22. W20-Greg Wilson[8]; 23. 26-Ryan French[23]

Hard Charger: 45L-Brian Lay[+14]

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models (40 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (10 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 63-Doug Drown[1] ; 2. 32P-Bobby Pierce[2] ; 3. 50Y-Ryan Missler[3] ; 4. 91-Rusty Schlenk[4] ; 5. 49-Brian Ruhlman[6] ; 6. 69-John Mayes Jr.[5] ; 7. 15B-Mike Bores[7] ; 8. 40M-Wayne Maffett Jr.[9] ; 9. 5J-Josh Haynes[10] ; 10. 30-Nate Potts[8]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (10 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 99M-Devin Moran[1] ; 2. 20-Dustin Griffin[2] ; 3. 61-George Lee[4] ; 4. 14-JR Grentry[3] ; 5. 1N-Casey Noonan[6] ; 6. 2-Rocky Owens[8] ; 7. 28S-Rody Schroyer[7] ; 8. 21K-Larry Kingseed[9] ; 9. OO-Chris Keller[5] ; 10. 92B-Hiram Bachman[10]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (10 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 18-Jon Henry[3] ; 2. 55-Jeep VanWormer[1] ; 3. 18R-Chris Ross[2] ; 4. 36-Matt Irey[4] ; 5. 77K-Steve Kester[5] ; 6. 27H-Ken Hahn[6] ; 7. 98-Tim Sabo[8] ; 8. 75-Dusty Moore[7] ; 9. 42S-Bob Mayer[9] ; 10. 34-Ky Harper[10]

Heat 4 – Bell Racing Products (10 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. B5-Brandon Sheppard[1] ; 2. 1B-Jeff Babcock[3] ; 3. 51S-Devin Shiels[2] ; 4. 92-Cody Scott[4] ; 5. 79-Brad Malcuit[5] ; 6. 5M-Ryan Markham[7] ; 7. 21-Todd Frank[8] ; 8. 48B-John Bores[6] ; 9. 56-B.J. Gregory[9] ; 10. O3-Jim Gingery[10]

C-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the B-feature)
1. 40M-Wayne Maffett Jr.[1] ; 2. OO-Chris Keller[6] ; 3. 75-Dusty Moore[3] ; 4. 56-B.J. Gregory[8] ; 5. 5J-Josh Haynes[5] ; 6. 42S-Bob Mayer[7] ; 7. 21K-Larry Kingseed[2] ; 8. 21-Todd Frank[-] ; 9. O3-Jim Gingery[12] ; 10. 34-Ky Harper[11] ; 11. 92B-Hiram Bachman[10] ; 12. 30-Nate Potts[9]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (12 Laps – Top 2 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1N-Casey Noonan[2] ; 2. 49-Brian Ruhlman[1] ; 3. 5M-Ryan Markham[8] ; 4. 69-John Mayes Jr.[5] ; 5. oo-Chris Keller[14] ; 6. 27H-Ken Hahn[7] ; 7. 15B-Mike Bores[9] ; 8. 40m-Wayne Maffett Jr.[13] ; 9. 2-Rocky Owens[6] ; 10. 79-Brad Malcuit[4] ; 11. 28S-Rody Schroyer[10] ; 12. 98-Tim Sabo[11] ; 13. 21-Todd Frank[12] ; 14. 56-B.J. Gregory[16] ; 15. 75-Dusty Moore[15] ; 16. 77K-Steve Kester[3]

A-Main – (40 Laps)
1. 63-Doug Drown[1]; 2. B5-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 32P-Bobby Pierce[5]; 4. 18-Jon Henry[4]; 5. 91-Rusty Schlenk[13]; 6. 99M-Devin Moran[3]; 7. 1N-Casey Noonan[17]; 8. 20-Dustin Griffin[6]; 9. 1B-Jeff Babcock[8]; 10. 51S-Devin Shiels[12]; 11. 92-Cody Scott[16]; 12. 14-JR Grentry[14]; 13. 50Y-Ryan Missler[9]; 14. 36-Matt Irey[15]; 15. 61-George Lee[10]; 16. 75-Dusty Moore[20]; 17. 15B-Mike Bores[21]; 18. 21-Todd Frank[19]; 19. 77K-Steve Kester[22]; 20. 18R-Chris Ross[11]; 21. 55-Jeep VanWormer[7]; 22. 49-Brian Ruhlman[18]

Hard Charger: 1N-Casey Noonan[+10]
Summit Racing Equipment DIRTcar Modified Nationals (25 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 43-Mark Anderson[1] ; 2. 6M-Dona Marcoullier[9] ; 3. 10L-Nathan Loney[2] ; 4. 19L-Larry Holbrook[3] ; 5. 12-John McClure[5] ; 6. 34-Brent Hole[6] ; 7. 31J-Ray Jackson[7] ; 8. 29-Gary Pope[8] ; 9. 55S-Zach Schroeder[4]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 47-Collin Thoroughby[2] ; 2. 88R-Kevin Morehouse[3] ; 3. 2-Jason Kinney[4] ; 4. 15-Nick Catterhenry[1] ; 5. 67-Eddie Shaner[5] ; 6. O5-Jacob Gamber[6] ; 7. 5S-Chris Sands[7] ; 8. 73B-Cody Basinger[8]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 7B-Jeff Babcock[1] ; 2. 21-Taylor Cook[2] ; 3. 111-Curt Spalding[4] ; 4. 49-Brian Ruhlman[3] ; 5. 20K-Bill Keeler[5] ; 6. 10-Brett Miller[8] ; 7. 8C-Cory Bevard[6]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 88R-Kevin Morehouse[5]; 2. 6M-Dona Marcoullier[4]; 3. 43-Mark Anderson[3]; 4. 7B-Jeff Babcock[1]; 5. 49-Brian Ruhlman[12]; 6. 15-Nick Catterhenry[11]; 7. 19L-Larry Holbrook[10]; 8. 2-Jason Kinney[8]; 9. 10-Brett Miller[18]; 10. 21-Taylor Cook[6]; 11. 31J-Ray Jackson[19]; 12. 67-Eddie Shaner[14]; 13. 20K-Bill Keeler[15]; 14. 5S-Chris Sands[20]; 15. 47-Collin Thoroughby[2]; 16. 34-Brent Hole[16]; 17. 10L-Nathan Loney[7]; 18. 111-Curt Spalding[9]; 19. 12-John McClure[13]; 20. 8C-Cory Bevard[21]; 21. O5-Jacob Gamber[17]; 22. 29-Gary Pope[22]; 23. 73B-Cody Basinger[23]

Hard Charger: 10-Brett Miller[+9]

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

Dussel Claims 5th Win Of The Season For Rich Attica 305 Sprint Event; Schlenk Earns 3rd Late Model Win; Valenti Gets Truck Victory

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Nate Dussel is having a dream season. The defending Attica Raceway Park 305 sprint track champion traded several sliders with John Ivy before taking the lead for good with four laps to go to take the $1,200 Engine Builders Challenge at Attica Raceway Park Friday night.

The win was the fifth of the season at Attica for Dussel who now owns 10 career 305 sprint victories at “ Ohio ’s Finest Racing” speedplant. Coupled with the four wins he has at Fremont in 2013, Dussel’s nine victories in 2013 ranks him among the top 10 in the entire country in sprint car wins.

‘If that wasn’t an awesome show for the fans I don’t know what is. It was slicing and dicing between Ivy, myself and Paul (Weaver). Those guys are just so much fun to race with because you can run them tight and they will run you clean,” said Dussel beside his Kylynn Manufacturing/Berrier Fabrication/Dussel Welding/Conrad Transport/Gressman Powersports/Kistler Racing Products/Design Graphics Group backed #1.

“Everything is clicking. Shane Stewart said something on Twitter the other day that people think its just one thing when you are running well but it’s absolutely the entire package. The motor is awesome…Scott (Gressman) kind of apologized the last year he was so focused on the 410 program that he kind of just got our stuff together. But, he spent a lot of time in the off season really focusing on it and I can tell a huge difference,” continued Dussel. “This money will go to fixing our trailer. That storm kind of destroyed it this week. Hats off to Bill Berrier who busted his butt the last two and half days working to have us a trailer.”

Mike Bores and Rusty Schlenk ran side by side the first 16 laps of Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Model feature before Schlenk switched grooves and drove into the lead and away from the field for his third win of the season at Attica . It was his 17th career victory to lead the track in all-time late model wins.

But, it wasn’t that easy for Schlenk to find victory lane. The transmission in his Lazer Chassis/Kercher Engines/Micro-Armor Lubricants/Main & Company/Zeller Automotive backed #91 suffered some sort of problem at the beginning of the race and after taking the checkered and crossing the scales Schlenk couldn’t get the car out of gear to drive to the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

“I’ve never had to get a ride from a four-wheeler to the horse track before. The car was really good. Honestly the transmission broke as we took the green flag on the first lap. Actually it was before that. I don’t know if you noticed me hang back there at the beginning. I thought I was going to have to pull off because it was jammed into gear. I was taking it easy and tried to be as smooth as possible to make sure nothing else broke. Once I got out front and got up top to keep my momentum going it was easier on the transmission,” said Schlenk.

In the non-stop 15 lap Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Truck feature Dan Roepke Jr. and Shawn Valenti raced side by side literally the first 12 laps of the event. Valenti would pull away the last two laps to score his third career Attica dirt truck win.

“That was a lot of fun. I have to give Daniel all the credit for racing me clean. I have to thank Jeff Babock… he put this deal together kind of last minute and I’m having a lot of fun,” said Valenti.

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Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints – Nate Dussel #1
In the 30 lap feature for the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints, Ivy and Steve Rando would bring the field to the green as they won the pair of Computer Man Dashes. Ivy would drive into the lead while Rando had his hands full with Dussel, Paul Weaver, Seth Schneider and Jordan Ryan. Ivy would hit lapped traffic by lap nine as Dussel drove into second with Rando, Weaver, Ryan, Jimmy Colvin, T.J. Michael and Jason Keckler in tow.

Dussel quickly closed on Ivy and executed a flier for the lead on lap 12. Ivy would return the favor the next lap as they drove into heavy lapped traffic. Weaver would take second at the half-way point and closed on Ivy when the caution flew for a Dan Hammond spin on lap 16. On the restart, it was a three car battle for the lead between Ivy, Weaver and Dussel with Ryan, Rando, Colvin and Keckler in pursuit. Weaver would slide back a bit on lap 18 as Dussel regained second and Ryan moved into third.

With 10 laps to go Ivy held a slim lead over Dussel and Ryan with Weaver, Rando, Colvin, Keckler, Michael and 15th place starter Dustin Dinan giving chase. The order remained that way for the next four laps before Dussel kicked in the after-burners and closed on Ivy. With four to go, the second caution of the feature flew for Keckler who spun in turn two.

On the restart Dussel drove under Ivy and slid in front with Ryan, Weaver and Rando in pursuit. Once in the lead and a clear track, Dussel pulled away as Ryan battled with Ivy for second, taking the runner-up spot on lap 28. Dussel would drive to the win over Ryan, Ivy, Weaver and Rando.

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Summit Racing Equipment Late Models – Rusty Schlenk #91
Bores and Schlenk would pace the field to the green for the 25-lap late model feature that saw several cautions slow the pace. Bores would blast the high line for the lead with Schlenk constantly running to his inside while Devin Shiels, George Lee and Chris Keller in pursuit. The first of seven cautions would fly on lap four for a Cody Scott spin with the running order Bores, Schlenk. Shiels, Lee, Keller, Dusty Moore, John Mayes Jr. and Ryan Missler.

Following another lap and a caution for debris, Bores would continue to lead Schlenk, Shiels, Keller, Lee and Moore. But, the car on the move was Ky Harper who started 16th and was up to 8th by lap 8 when the caution flew for Rocky Owens and Matt Irey who both spun in turn three. On the restart Bores and Schlenk resumed their side by side battle as Shiels had his hands full with Keller while Harper drove into 7th.

After several laps of door to door racing, Schlenk was able to take the lead on lap 16. The caution would fly a lap later for a Nate Potts and Coby Bartram incident. During the caution Keller, who had been running third, went to the pits. The running order on the restart was Schlenk, Shiels, Bores, Lee, Harper, Moore , Missler and Wayne Maffett Jr. Two laps later and the caution flew again for Scott, ending his night. Another two laps and a caution for Larry Kingseed who came to a rest in turn one.

With four laps to go, Schlenk had Shiels, Harper, Bores, Moore , Lee and Missler on his tail. When the green flew, Schlenk pulled away and drove to the win over Shiels, Harper, Moore and Bores.

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Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks – Shawn Valenti #7
Roepke and Art Ball would bring the field to the green for the dirt truck feature with Roepke gaining the upper hand as third starter Valenti rocketed into second and drove to the leader’s inside. Roepke and Valenti would virtually run side by side around the entire race track over the first 12 laps of the 15-lap affair with Ball running third while Brian Melnek, Tony Siferd, Jimmy McGrath Jr., Dustin Keegan, John Ivy and Brian Sorg putting on a whale of race for fourth.

Valenti would take the lead by a bumper on lap seven but Roepke regained the slight advantage the next lap as Valenti drove back into the lead on lap nine. Meanwhile Ball continued to run a comfortable third as Ivy moved into fourth by lap 10 with Melnek, Keegan and McGrath in pursuit. With three laps to go Valenti started to pull away from Roepke ever so slightly as Ivy took third.

Valenti would take the checkered over Roepke, Ivy, Ball and McGrath.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 19 as Central Ohio Farmers and Summit Racing Equipment Present the UMP Summer Nationals Hell Tour for the late models and modifieds. The 410 sprints will also be in action for a $3,000 to win affair.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 7/12/2013
Bazell Race Fuels \ UUI Night

Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints (23 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[2] ; 2. 83X-Nate Reeser[1] ; 3. 8M-T.J Michael[4] ; 4. 19R-Steve Rando[7] ; 5. OO-Alvin Roepke[3] ; 6. 2-Ricky Peterson[6] ; 7. 10-Josh Harrison [5] ; 8. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[8]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 25-Jason Keckler[1] ; 2. 9-Jimmy Colvin[2] ; 3. 36-Seth Schneider[4] ; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver[8] ; 5. 68G-Tyler Gunn[6] ; 6. 4M-Jamie Miller[5] ; 7. 8J-Jess Stiger[3] ; 8. 36X-Dustin Keegan[7]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 913-Junior Felver[1] ; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[2] ; 3. 8I-John Ivy[4] ; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[3] ; 5. 6-Dustin Dinan[6] ; 6. 4X-Bobby Clark[7] ; 7. 22D-Dan Hammond [5]

Dash #1 – Computer Man Inc. (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 8I-John Ivy[2] ; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[1] ; 3. 5R-Jordan Ryan[4] ; 4. 25-Jason Keckler[6] ; 5. 8M-T.J Michael[3] ; 6. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[5]

Dash #2 – Computer Man Inc. (6 Laps – Top – finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 19R-Steve Rando[1] ; 2. 1-Nate Dussel[3] ; 3. 36-Seth Schneider[2] ; 4. 9-Jimmy Colvin[4] ; 5. 913-Junior Felver[5] ; 6. 83X-Nate Reeser[6]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 1-Nate Dussel[4]; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[5]; 3. 8I-John Ivy[1]; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver[3]; 5. 19R-Steve Rando[2]; 6. 9-Jimmy Colvin[8]; 7. 6-Dustin Dinan[15]; 8. 8M-T.J Michael[9]; 9. 68G-Tyler Gunn[14]; 10. 4M-Jamie Miller[17]; 11. 4X-Bobby Clark[18]; 12. 2-Ricky Peterson[16]; 13. 913-Junior Felver[10]; 14. OO-Alvin Roepke[13]; 15. 25-Jason Keckler[7]; 16. 8J-Jess Stiger[20]; 17. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[11]; 18. 22D-Dan Hammond [21]; 19. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[22]; 20. 83X-Nate Reeser[12]; 21. 10-Josh Harrison [19]; 22. 36X-Dustin Keegan[23]; 23. 36-Seth Schneider[6]

Hard Charger: 6-Dustin Dinan[+8]

Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (25 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 51-Devin Shiels[2] ; 2. 15B-Mike Bores[1] ; 3. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[3] ; 4. OO-Chris Keller[5] ; 5. 36-Matt Irey[9] ; 6. 99-Steve Sabo[4] ; 7. 77-Coby Bartram[8] ; 8. 5J-Josh Haynes[7] ; 9. 2-Rocky Owens[6]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 69-John Mayes Jr.[4] ; 2. 98-Tim Sabo[5] ; 3. O3-Jim Gingery[6] ; 4. 30-Nate Potts[8] ; 5. 48-John Bores[7] ; 6. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[1] ; 7. 34-Ky Harper[3] ; 8. 92-Cody Scott[2]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler[1] ; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk[3] ; 3. 61-George Lee[7] ; 4. 75-Dusty Moore [4] ; 5. 21-Larry Kingseed[5] ; 6. 27-Ken Hahn[2] ; 7. 9C-Troy Cattarene[6] ; 8. 76-Skip McKinney [8]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 34-Ky Harper[5] ; 2. 9C-Troy Cattarene[6] ; 3. 77-Coby Bartram[4] ; 4. 92-Cody Scott[8] ; 5. 2-Rocky Owens[10] ; 6. 76-Skip McKinney [9] ; 7. 99-Steve Sabo[1] ; 8. 5J-Josh Haynes[7]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk[2]; 2. 51-Devin Shiels[3]; 3. 34-Ky Harper[16]; 4. 75-Dusty Moore [10]; 5. 15B-Mike Bores[1]; 6. 61-George Lee[5]; 7. 50Y-Ryan Missler[9]; 8. 36-Matt Irey[13]; 9. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[12]; 10. O3-Jim Gingery[4]; 11. 48-John Bores[14]; 12. 98-Tim Sabo[11]; 13. 2-Rocky Owens[20]; 14. 77-Coby Bartram[18]; 15. 21-Larry Kingseed[15]; 16. 92-Cody Scott[19]; 17. OO-Chris Keller[7]; 18. 69-John Mayes Jr.[8]; 19. 30-Nate Potts[6]; 20. 9C-Troy Cattarene[17]

Hard Charger: 34-Ky Harper[+13]Bob Machine Shop Dirt Trucks (26 Trucks)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. OO-John Ivy[3] ; 2. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[8] ; 3. O1-Art Ball[2] ; 4. 33-Brian Arnold[1] ; 5. 95-Keith Sorg[6] ; 6. 18W-Cory Ward[9] ; 7. 33C-Kyle Cline[7] ; 8. O-Jim Keegan[5] ; 9. 92-Andy Keegan[4]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. D1-Dustin Keegan[4] ; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[5] ; 3. 2-Brian Sorg[2] ; 4. 25S-Tony Siferd[6] ; 5. 18-Jeff Ward[3] ; 6. 39-Dwight Waltermier[1] ; 7. 37-Eric Devanna[8] ; 8. P51-Willie Keegan[7] ; 9. 79-Andrew Lutman[9]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 8KB-Kent Brewer[3] ; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.[2] ; 3. 45-Brian Melnek[5] ; 4. 7-Dana Frey[7] ; 5. 36M-Cory McCaughey[8] ; 6. 9-Curt Inks[4] ; 7. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[1] ; 8. 3G-Dave Gibbs[6]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 33C-Kyle Cline[4] ; 2. 18W-Cory Ward[1] ; 3. 39-Dwight Waltermier[2] ; 4. 37-Eric Devanna[5] ; 5. 92-Andy Keegan[10] ; 6. O-Jim Keegan[7] ; 7. 79-Andrew Lutman[11] ; 8. 9-Curt Inks[3] ; 9. P51-Willie Keegan[8] ; 10. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[6]

A-Main – (15 Laps) 1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[3]; 2. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[1]; 3. OO-John Ivy[10]; 4. O1-Art Ball[2]; 5. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.[8]; 6. D1-Dustin Keegan[5]; 7. 2-Brian Sorg[9]; 8. 45-Brian Melnek[4]; 9. 8KB-Kent Brewer[7]; 10. 33C-Kyle Cline[16]; 11. 18W-Cory Ward[17]; 12. 7-Dana Frey[12]; 13. 18-Jeff Ward[14]; 14. 25S-Tony Siferd[6]; 15. 37-Eric Devanna[19]; 16. 95-Keith Sorg[13]; 17. 36M-Cory McCaughey[15]; 18. 92-Andy Keegan[18]; 19. 33-Brian Arnold[11]; 20. 79-Andrew Lutman[20]

Hard Charger: OO-John Ivy[+7]