7.5.13 Results KEAR'S SPEED SHOP FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT RESULTS

Mintz Finds Attica Victory Lane; Babcock Gets Exciting Late Model Victory; Dussel Earns Fourth 305 Win; Ivy Tames Trucks

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Two weeks ago it looked like Craig Mintz was going to take the win to open up the Ohio Sprint Speedweek at Attica Raceway Park . But, a part failure in the steering sent him to the pits after he led the first 13 laps. The Gibsonburg, Ohio driver was very dejected…another potential win had slipped away.

But, they say racers have to have short memories and Mintz, Attica ’s 2012 champion of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints, put that disappointment behind him and came back Friday to lead all 30 laps to claim his first victory of the season on Kear’s Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night. It wasn’t easy for Mintz as Danny Holtgraver closed late in the race and drove to Mintz’ inside as they drove to the checkers.

“It’s been like 21 months since we won a race. These guys behind me have dug hard and dug hard. We’ve run second a lot and I recently got married so we said that bridesmaid thing but I’ll tell you what that was getting old,” said Mintz beside his Real Geese Decoys/R2C Filters/KS Sales and Service/Erie Shore Propane/Design Graphics Group/Keller Chevrolet/Walby Construction/Story Equipment backed #09.

“I was missing my marks in the back majorly. It was everything I could do just to keep it there. We were really good early and just kind of started fading. It was just everything I could do to hold on. I was just waiting for them to throw that checkered,” added Mintz of his ninth career Attica victory.

Wayne, Ohio ’s Jeff Babcock took the lead from Ryan Missler with just two laps to go and went on to score his first victory of the season at Attica in the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models. It was Babcock’s fourth career Attica victory.

“I thought the top was going to be good and then those guys got going on the bottom and I thought I’d better move back down to the bottom. It was kind of rough and choppy down there but if you kept your foot plugged in her it went through it,” said Babcock beside his Best Performance Motorsports/Bulk Material Lift.com/Professional Drywall/Craig Miller Trucking backed #1.

“Ryan (Missler) runs good here…he’s always tough to beat. The bottom just kept getting better and better and better and the top was fading away…it was a bunch of marbles up there and that hurt him,” continued Babcock. “I have to thank Shane and Jennifer Halcomb for putting this team together.”

In the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints Nate Dussel overcame some engine woes earlier in the night to lead all 25 laps to record his fourth win of the season at Attica. Dussel has eight feature wins total for 2013 including four at Fremont Speedway. It was the ninth win of his career at Attica .

“In hot laps we thought we had a blowed up motor but I have a great crew around me. They tore the motor apart even with Scott (Gressman) not here. They figured out what was wrong with it and got it back together and here we are,” said Dussel beside his Kylynn Manufacturing/Berrier Fabrication/Gressman Powersports/Conrad Transportation backed #1.

“I want to thank all the fans for sticking around tonight for our feature. You don’t know how much it means to the 305 guys and truck guys when you stick around,” continued Dussel. “I told myself I wasn’t going to let Jordan (Ryan) pass me on the bottom cause that’s where I figured he was going to be. There was a good chance I was going to mess myself up and Jordan was going to sneak by. But I tried the middle and it worked out.”

In the 15-lap Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Truck feature, Fremont , Ohio ’s John Ivy held off Daniel Roepke to score his second win of the season. Ivy also has six truck wins at Fremont Speedway this season.

“Charlie and Craig have this thing rolling pretty good right now,” said Ivy beside his Diversified Machining/ Level Performance/Sonny’s Machine Shop backed #00. “I’m just having a ball out there.”

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O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints – Craig Mintz #09
Caleb Griffith and Mintz would pace the field to the green for the 30-lap 410 sprint main with Mintz grabbing the lead while Griffith, Danny Holtgraver, Stuart Brubaker, Brandon Martin, Brian Smith and Brian Lay gave chase. Holtgraver would take second on lap three but couldn’t close on Mintz as he raced into lapped traffic with just six circuits recorded.

Meanwhile Griffith was locked in a great battle for third with Martin as Lay and 12th starter D.J. Foos closed. On lap 16 the red would fly for a Troy Kingan flip as he collected Martin. The restart order was Mintz, Holtgraver, Lay, Griffith , Foos, Duane Zablocki and Cole Duncan. With a clear track, Mintz would pull away as Holtgraver had his hands full with Lay while Foos grabbed fourth.

It looked like Mintz had things well in hand, but as the laps ticked off, Holtgraver was eating into his lead and when they took the white flag Holtgraver was right on Mintz’ rear bumper. As they blasted into turns three and four for the final time, Holtgraver tried to race to Mintz’ inside, but couldn’t get the pass completed. Lay would come home third with Foos and Duncan rounding out the top five.

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Summit Racing Equipment Late Models – Jeff Babcock #1
In the 25-lap late model main, Wayne Maffett Jr. and Ryan Markham brought the field to the green with Maffett leading the first lap while third starter Missler drove into second with Markham, Babcock, Nate Potts, Devin Shiels and Dusty Moore in pursuit.

Missler would drive into the lead on lap two as Maffett had his hands full with Markham . Potts and Rick Bond would spin on lap three with Missler leading Maffett, Markham, Babcock, Shiels, Moore and John Mayes Jr. Babcock would drive into third on lap five just as the caution flew for a Cody Scott spin.

Missler would drive away from Maffett on the restart while Babcock, Markham and Shiels were battling hard for third. Scott would spin again on lap 10 with the running order Missler, Maffett, Markham, Babcock, Shiels, Mayes and Matt Irey. When the green flew again Missler pulled away as Maffett, Babcock and Markham waged war for second. Dusty Moore would come to a stop on lap 14 for the event’s final caution.

When the green flew Missler launched out to a 1.8 second lead while Maffett, Babcock and Markham continued their great battle for second. They would be joined a few laps later by Mayes. With five laps to go, Babcock had found his groove on the bottom and was closing on Missler. The pair raced side by side the next three laps before Babcock would drive under Missler for the lead on lap 23. Babcock would take the win over Missler, Mayes, Markham and Shiels.

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Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints – Nate Dussel #1
Dussel and Jordan Ryan would bring the field to the green for the 25-lap 305 sprint feature with Dussel blasting to the lead with Ryan, Dustin Dinan, Alvin Roepke, Tyler Gunn and Jason Keckler in tow. Dussel would set a blistering pace and would hit heavy lapped traffic by the 10th circuit, allowing Ryan to close with Dinan, Roepke, Gunn and Keckler giving chase. The only caution would fly for debris on lap 16.

Now with a clear track, Dussel pulled away from Ryan who had his hands full with Dinan as Keckler took fourth on lap 17. Dinan would grab second on lap 19 but Ryan regained the position on lap 21. With three laps to go Dussel had built his lead to nearly three seconds as Keckler drove around Dinan into third.

Dussel would take the win over Ryan, Keckler, Dinan and Steve Rando.

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Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks – John Ivy #00
Ivy and Keith Sorg brought the dirt truck field to the green with Ivy taking the lead over fourth starter Kyle Cline, Roepke, Dustin Keegan and Shawn Valenti. After one lap was scored Tony Siferd would spin. On the restart Ivy continued to lead as Cline was locked in a heated battle with Roepke and Valenti. Roepke would take second on lap four with Valenti grabbing third by lap 7.

The final caution flew on lap nine for a stalled Jeff Warnick. Ivy could not shake Roepke or Valenti as they stayed close while Cline, Keegan and Brian Sorg gave chase. Ivy never made a mistake the remainder of the race and drove to the win over Roepke, Valenti, Cline and Brian Sorg.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 12 as UUI and Bazel Race Fuels Present the 305 Engine Builder’s Classic with the late models and dirt trucks also in action.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 7/5/2013
Kears Speed Shop Night

O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (25 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O-Phil Gressman[2] ; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 3. 11X-Brandon Martin[6] ; 4. 40DD-Caleb Griffith [5] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[7] ; 6. 53-DJ Foos[9] ; 7. 69-Scott Curren[8] ; 8. 11-Shawn Hubler[3] ; 9. 96AU-Bruce White[1]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O9-Craig Mintz[2] ; 2. 16-Chris Andrews[6] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[3] ; 4. 9-Dean Jacobs[1] ; 5. 53X-Greg Wilson[4] ; 6. 60-Jody Keegan[8] ; 7. 22-Cole Duncan [7] ; 8. 46AU-Stuart Williams[5]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1] ; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5] ; 3. 2+-Brian Smith[7] ; 4. 97X-Rodney Hurst[2] ; 5. 7-Troy Kingan[4] ; 6. 73-Joe Armbruster[3] ; 7. 17-Scott Euler[6] ; 8. 5-Jordan Harble[8]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 53-DJ Foos[1] ; 2. 60-Jody Keegan[2] ; 3. 22-Cole Duncan [5] ; 4. 46AU-Stuart Williams[8] ; 5. 73-Joe Armbruster[3] ; 6. 11-Shawn Hubler[7] ; 7. 69-Scott Curren[4] ; 8. 5-Jordan Harble[9] ; 9. 96AU-Bruce White[10] ; 10. 17-Scott Euler[6]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. O9-Craig Mintz[2]; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver[3]; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[7]; 4. 53-DJ Foos[14]; 5. 22-Cole Duncan [16]; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[8]; 7. 53X-Greg Wilson[12]; 8. 2+-Brian Smith[5]; 9. 16-Chris Andrews[9]; 10. 40DD-Caleb Griffith [1]; 11. 35-Stuart Brubaker[4]; 12. 5T-Travis Philo[13]; 13. 11-Shawn Hubler[20]; 14. 11X-Brandon Martin[6]; 15. 7-Troy Kingan[15]; 16. 46AU-Stuart Williams[19]; 17. 73-Joe Armbruster[18]; 18. 9-Dean Jacobs[10]; 19. 60-Jody Keegan[17]

Hard Charger: 22-Cole Duncan [+11]

Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (29 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 92-Cody Scott[2] ; 2. 69-John Mayes Jr.[4] ; 3. 50Y-Ryan Missler[8] ; 4. 1-Jeff Babcock[3] ; 5. 36-Matt Irey[6] ; 6. OO7-Rick Bond[7] ; 7. 15B-Mike Bores[9] ; 8. 5J-Josh Haynes[5] ; 9. 59-Larry Bellman[10] ; 10. O1-Brandon Perkins[1]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 61-George Lee[9] ; 2. 30-Nate Potts[8] ; 3. 48-John Bores[7] ; 4. 27-Ken Hahn[3] ; 5. 42S-Bob Mayer[6] ; 6. 151-Jason Hinton[10] ; 7. 66-Bobby Hutchins[1] ; 8. 24-Jerry Aber[2] ; 9. 7-Cody Houston [5]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[1] ; 2. 75-Dusty Moore [3] ; 3. 5M-Ryan Markham[8] ; 4. 51-Devin Shiels[5] ; 5. 2-Justin Chance[4] ; 6. 98-Tim Sabo[2] ; 7. 21-Larry Kingseed[9] ; 8. O3-Jim Gingery[6] ; 9. 99-Steve Sabo[7]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. OO7-Rick Bond[1] ; 2. 98-Tim Sabo[3] ; 3. 21-Larry Kingseed[6] ; 4. 59-Larry Bellman[10] ; 5. 7-Cody Houston [11] ; 6. 99-Steve Sabo[12] ; 7. O3-Jim Gingery[9] ; 8. 66-Bobby Hutchins[5] ; 9. 5J-Josh Haynes[7] ; 10. 151-Jason Hinton[2] ; 11. 15B-Mike Bores[4]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 1-Jeff Babcock[4]; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[3]; 3. 69-John Mayes Jr.[7]; 4. 5M-Ryan Markham[2]; 5. 51-Devin Shiels[6]; 6. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[1]; 7. 36-Matt Irey[13]; 8. 2-Justin Chance[15]; 9. 27-Ken Hahn[8]; 10. 21-Larry Kingseed[18]; 11. 48-John Bores[12]; 12. OO7-Rick Bond[16]; 13. 61-George Lee[10]; 14. 98-Tim Sabo[17]; 15. 59-Larry Bellman[19]; 16. 42S-Bob Mayer[14]; 17. 75-Dusty Moore [9]; 18. 7-Cody Houston [20]; 19. 92-Cody Scott[11]; 20. 30-Nate Potts[5]

Hard Charger: 21-Larry Kingseed[+8]

Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints (18 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9-Jimmy Colvin[2] ; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[3] ; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[4] ; 4. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[1] ; 5. 5R-Jordan Ryan[5] ; 6. 25-Jason Keckler[8] ; 7. 913-Junior Felver[9] ; 8. 22D-Dan Hammond [6] ; 9. 34-Eric Duposki[7]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 36-Seth Schneider[1] ; 2. OO-Alvin Roepke[2] ; 3. 68G-Tyler Gunn[4] ; 4. 19R-Steve Rando[6] ; 5. 6-Dustin Dinan[7] ; 6. 83X-Nate Reeser[5] ; 7. 2-Ricky Peterson[3] ; 8. 22M-Dan McCarron[8] ; 9. 8J-Jess Stiger[9]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 1-Nate Dussel[1]; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[2]; 3. 25-Jason Keckler[5]; 4. 6-Dustin Dinan[8]; 5. 19R-Steve Rando[7]; 6. 68G-Tyler Gunn[6]; 7. OO-Alvin Roepke[4]; 8. 1W-Paul Weaver[11]; 9. 36-Seth Schneider[9]; 10. 9-Jimmy Colvin[12]; 11. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[3]; 12. 8J-Jess Stiger[18]; 13. 913-Junior Felver[13]; 14. 22M-Dan McCarron[16]; 15. 2-Ricky Peterson[14]; 16. 22D-Dan Hammond [15]; 17. 83X-Nate Reeser[10]; 18. 34-Eric Duposki[17]

Hard Charger: 8J-Jess Stiger[+6]

Bob Machine Shop Dirt Trucks (17 Trucks)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. OO-John Ivy[3] ; 2. D1-Dustin Keegan[2] ; 3. 33C-Kyle Cline[4] ; 4. 2-Brian Sorg[7] ; 5. 7-Dana Frey[1] ; 6. 37-Eric Devanna[5] ; 7. 8KB-Kent Brewer[9] ; 8. 9-Curt Inks[6] ; 9. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[8]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[2] ; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[3] ; 3. O1-Art Ball[1] ; 4. P51-Willie Keegan[4] ; 5. 39-Dwight Waltermier[7] ; 6. 95-Keith Sorg[5] ; 7. 69-Jeff Warnick[8] ; 8. 25S-Tony Siferd[6]

A-Main – (15 Laps)
1. OO-John Ivy[1]; 2. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[3]; 3. 7B-Shawn Valenti[5]; 4. 33C-Kyle Cline[4]; 5. 2-Brian Sorg[9]; 6. D1-Dustin Keegan[6]; 7. 37-Eric Devanna[10]; 8. 7-Dana Frey[11]; 9. 8KB-Kent Brewer[13]; 10. P51-Willie Keegan[12]; 11. O1-Art Ball[7]; 12. 9-Curt Inks[15]; 13. 39-Dwight Waltermier[8]; 14. 25S-Tony Siferd[16]; 15. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[17]; 16. 69-Jeff Warnick[14]; 17. 95-Keith Sorg[2]

Hard Charger: 2-Brian Sorg[+4]

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

6.21.13 Results KISTLER ENGINES / OHIO CAT / TPC FOOD SERVICES NIGHT RESULTS

Chris Andrews Opens Ohio Speedweek With First Career UNOH All Star Win; Schlenk Earns Late Model Victory at Attica

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) There’s just something about Attica Raceway Park and Ohio Sprint Speedweek that brings out the best in racers.

Last year it was Danny Holtgraver who scored his first career University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions win at Attica to open speedweek. This year, Sandusky, Ohio’s Chris Andrews earned the biggest win of his career, holding off three time UNOH All Star champion Dale Blaney to score his first ever series win to begin the 31st Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek.

Andrews, the 2009 Attica champion, has struggled somewhat this year, but with four laps to go, he kept his composure on a restart and went on to score his four career win at Attica.

“It felt like I drove to California and back that’s how long that race felt like. Especially that last lap…I just wanted to get that over with,” said Andrews beside his Burmeister Racing/K&N Filters/Lucas Oil/Schiets Motorsports/Kistler Racing Products/Adkins Sanitation backed machine.

“The car was good and the track wasn’t looking too good earlier today but they really did a good job smoothing it out and making it racy. Hats off to my guys…we haven’t been running too well this season. Paul Kistler has given us awesome motors and Mikey (Sommers) spinning the wrenches and Sonny and Sharon Burmeister…I can’t thank them enough for the ride,” added Andrews.

“I knew I was in his (Blaney’s) territory and as long as I stayed there I knew I minimized my chances of him passing me. Dale’s the best on the bottom and I was just trying to hit my marks,” concluded Andrews in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

For Blaney, he was catching Andrews in the middle of the race, but just couldn’t get there as cautions interrupted his momentum. Then he was locked in a great battle with Tim Shaffer at the end of the race for second.

“In open traffic he (Andrews) was a little better than we were. I felt I was as good and getting better there in the middle of the race. I felt like I was maybe gaining a little bit on him. But, he ran a good race and never made a mistake. I was hoping to get to traffic and never did. It was all I could do to hang on to second. I know Shaffer was there and it was a good race,” said Blaney beside his Ti22 Performance/GF1 Chassis #2.

Caleb Griffith would come on strong at the end of the race to score a third place finish.

“I really have to give it to my crew. We timed in sixth which is really good for us and then the driver went out and laid an egg in the heat race so we had to come back from adversity all night. Had to come out of the B and blew a brake line in the B…it was just a thrash. To come from where we were to run third is a great night for us,” said Griffith beside his Al Davis Carpet/McDonald’s Restaurant/Young’s Batter Mix/Crown Battery #40DD.

In the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models, McClure, Ohio’s Rusty Schlenk held off Matt Miller following a restart with three laps to go, to claim his second Attica win of the season. It is the 16th of his career at Attica.

“I was too tight to run around the top. Thank goodness I was able to use the high side to get around lapped traffic. I had to stick to the bottom once I got into the clear,” said Schlenk about his Lazer Chassis/Micro-Armor Lubricants/Main & Company/Zeller Automotive backed #91. “He (Miller) is definitely one of the people I hate having behind me on a restart because he is so good on the starts. I expected him to try and roll me on the top…he usually does. I guess I kept my momentum up enough to keep him back there. I was peaking over my shoulder coming to the checkers.”

“We just got this new car out. I’m glad it’s working. We have the Summer Nationals coming here and I’d like to win that thing. Every time we race in that I end up breaking something. I have to thank my crew. We completely destroyed the front of the car and had to put it all back together and if it wasn’t for them guys we wouldn’t have made it out there for the feature,” added Schlenk.

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UNOH All Star Sprints – Chris Andrews #16
D.J. Foos and Andrews would bring the field to the green for the 40 lap feature, but it was defending track champion Craig Mintz who shot into the lead from his fourth starting spot. Mintz began to pull away slightly as Andrews, Foos, Blaney, Shaffer and Stuart Williams gave chase.

Brad Sweet would coast to a stop on lap four to bring out the yellow flag and when the green flew again Blaney snuck under Foos for third. Foos would spin in turn four on lap six and on the ensuing restart, Andrews drove to Mintz’ outside to challenge with Blaney, Shaffer, Williams and Rob Chaney in tow.

Just as Mintz was set to hit heavy lapped traffic on lap 13, something broke in the front of his car and he stopped exiting turn four, handing the lead to Andrews. A lap and a caution for Brad Bowman who suffered a flat tire. The restart running order was Andrews, Blaney, Shaffer, Brand Martin (up from 15th), Chaney, Greg Wilson, Williams and Griffith.

Cap Henry would spin on lap 17 with the running order Andrews, Blaney, Shaffer, Martin, Chaney and Wilson. The running order stayed that way until Caleb Helms spun on lap 24. On the ensuing restart Bryan Sebetto smacked the fourth turn fence, bringing out another caution which led to a red flag fuel stop. The restart running order was Andrews, Blaney, Shaffer, Martin, Wilson and Griffith. Wilson and Griffith would get around Martin on lap 28.

Sheldon Haudenschild would spin on lap 29 just as Blaney and Shaffer were inching closer to Andrews. On the restart Andrews would pull away slightly while Blaney and Shaffer battled hard for second while Griffith moved into fourth as Martin drove back by Wilson for fifth. Someone clipped one of the infield tires on lap 36, necessitating another caution.

That gave Blaney and Shaffer one last shot at Andrews. On the restart Andrews stuck to his bottom grove as Brandon Martin executed a bonsai move and nearly took out Shaffer and Griffith. Griffith moved into third with Martin, Dean Jacobs and Shaffer regrouping.

Andrews would hit his marks perfectly the last four laps to take the win. Blaney, Griffith, Martin and Jacobs would round out the top five.

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Summit UMP Late Models – Rusty Schlenk #91
Mike Bores and Brandon Thirlby would bring the late model field to the green for their 25-lap feature with Bores taking the lead. Schlenk, who started 7th, quickly moved into second and immediately challenged Bores by just the second lap with Thirlby, 11th starter Brad Malcuit and Miller in tow. Schlenk would drive under Bores for the top spot on lap three with Miller charging into third. Josh Haynes would spin to bring the action to a halt.

On the ensuing restart Schlenk pulled away as Bores had to battle with Miller while Malcuit moved into fourth over Thirlby, Matt Irey, John Mayes Jr. and Ryan Missler. As Schlenk drove into lapped traffic on lap 10, Miller, who took second on lap five, began to close as Malcuit drove into third, bringing Thirlby to fourth and Bores back to fifth. The car on the move was last week’s feature winner Cody Scott who had drive from his 20th starting spot – last – to 9th.

Schlenk hit heavy lapped traffic with nine laps to go and Miller closed as Malcuit ran comfortably in third. John Bores would spin on lap 21, giving Schlenk a clear track. But, after a lap was recorded Tim Sabo would stop in turn four to bunch up the field once again. When the green reappeared, Miller really pressured Schlenk as they pulled away from Malcuit, Thirlby, Scott and Mike Bores.

As they raced out of turn four for the checkered, Miller dove to Schlenk’s inside and lost by half a car length at the start-finish line. Malcuit, Thirlby and Scott would round out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 5 for Kear’s Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night. General admission is just $10 for adults with the 410 sprints, 305 sprints, late models and dirt trucks in action.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 6/21/2013
Ohio Caterpillar Night

O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (41 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying – Kistler Engines
1. 54-Cap Henry, 12.272; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.297; 3. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.306; 4. 16-Chris Andrews, 12.331; 5. 53-DJ Foos, 12.387; 6. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 12.409; 7. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.410; 8. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 12.423; 9. 9W-Brandon Wimmer, 12.428; 10. 9x-Rob Chaney, 12.443; 11. 97-Dean Jacobs, 12.502; 12. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.503; 13. w20-Greg Wilson, 12.518; 14. 24H-Bryan Sebetto, 12.531; 15. 11X-Brandon Martin, 12.539; 16. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 12.540; 17. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 12.624; 18. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.629; 19. 7K-Cole Duncan, 12.632; 20. 15H-Mitch Harble, 12.643; 21. 45L-Brian Lay, 12.648; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.657; 23. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.703; 24. 40-Caleb Helms, 12.716; 25. 2m-Dallas Hewitt, 12.717; 26. 15-Adam Wilt, 12.717; 27. 5t-Travis Philo, 12.726; 28. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.737; 29. 10-Dave Blaney, 12.743; 30. 4-Danny Smith, 12.749; 31. 55-Brad Bowman, 12.758; 32. 40T-Gary Taylor, 12.759; 33. 5-Byron Reed, 12.829; 34. O-Justin Henderson, 12.841; 35. 27P-Paige Polyak, 12.989; 36. 1a-Jacob Allan, 13.213; 37. 5H-Jordon Harble, 13.219; 38. 97x-Rodney Hurst, 13.448; 39. 80-Trey Gustin, 13.468; 40. 787-Jimmy Pooler, 13.673; 41. 96AU-Bruce White, 13.685

Heat 1 – Kear’s Speed Shop (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 45L-Brian Lay[1] ; 2. w20-Greg Wilson[3] ; 3. 9W-Brandon Wimmer[4] ; 4. 53-DJ Foos[5] ; 5. 5-Byron Reed[9] ; 6. 2m-Dallas Hewitt[7] ; 7. 5H-Jordon Harble[10] ; 8. 54-Cap Henry[6] ; 9. 10-Dave Blaney[8]

Heat 2 – All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1S-Logan Schuchart[1] ; 2. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[3] ; 3. 9x-Rob Chaney[4] ; 4. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 6. O-Justin Henderson[9] ; 7. 4-Danny Smith[8] ; 8. 15-Adam Wilt[7] ; 9. 97x-Rodney Hurst[10] ; 10. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[5]

Heat 3 – Dragon Race Fuel (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 7K-Cole Duncan[2] ; 2. 11X-Brandon Martin[3] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[6] ; 4. O9-Craig Mintz[5] ; 5. 97-Dean Jacobs[4] ; 6. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1] ; 7. 5t-Travis Philo[7] ; 8. 55-Brad Bowman[8] ; 9. 27P-Paige Polyak[9] ; 10. 80-Trey Gustin[10]

Heat 4 – Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40-Caleb Helms[1] ; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 3. 16-Chris Andrews[6] ; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[4] ; 5. 46AU-Stuart Williams[5] ; 6. 40T-Gary Taylor[8] ; 7. 1a-Jacob Allan[9] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[7] ; 9. 787-Jimmy Pooler[10] ; 10. 15H-Mitch Harble[2]

Dash – Outerwear’s Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 53-DJ Foos[2] ; 2. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[1] ; 4. O9-Craig Mintz[3] ; 5. 46AU-Stuart Williams[6] ; 6. 83-Tim Shaffer[5]

B-Main – MSD Ignitions (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 54-Cap Henry[1] ; 2. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[2] ; 3. 5t-Travis Philo[8] ; 4. 55-Brad Bowman[12] ; 5. 15-Adam Wilt[7] ; 6. 2m-Dallas Hewitt[6] ; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[9] ; 8. 4-Danny Smith[11] ; 9. 40T-Gary Taylor[13] ; 10. 27P-Paige Polyak[15] ; 11. 80-Trey Gustin[19] ; 12. 1a-Jacob Allan[16] ; 13. 97x-Rodney Hurst[18] ; 14. 787-Jimmy Pooler[20] ; 15. 96AU-Bruce White[21] ; 16. 5H-Jordon Harble[17] ; 17. 35-Stuart Brubaker[5] ; 18. 15H-Mitch Harble[4] ; 19. O-Justin Henderson[14] ; 20. 10-Dave Blaney[10] ; 21. 59-Jac Haudenschild[3]

UNOH A-Main – (40 Laps)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[2]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[3]; 3. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[12]; 4. 11X-Brandon Martin[15]; 5. 97-Dean Jacobs[9]; 6. 83-Tim Shaffer[6]; 7. 5-Byron Reed[24]; 8. 45-Danny Holtgraver[16]; 9. w20-Greg Wilson[13]; 10. 53-DJ Foos[1]; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart[20]; 12. 45L-Brian Lay[19]; 13. 9W-Brandon Wimmer[7]; 14. 46AU-Stuart Williams[5]; 15. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[14]; 16. 54-Cap Henry[11]; 17. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[17]; 18. 40-Caleb Helms[21]; 19. 9x-Rob Chaney[8]; 20. 55-Brad Bowman[23]; 21. 5t-Travis Philo[22]; 22. O9-Craig Mintz[4]; 23. 7K-Cole Duncan[18]; 24. 49-Brad Sweet[10]

Hard Charger: 5-Byron Reed[+17]
Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (29 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 18R-Chris Ross[1] ; 2. M14-Brandon Thirlby[2] ; 3. 15B-Mike Bores[5] ; 4. O3-Ryan Missler[3] ; 5. 5J-Josh Haynes[6] ; 6. 98-Tim Sabo[9] ; 7. O2-Jeff McCoy[10] ; 8. 27-Ken Hahn[7] ; 9. 25-Ryan Eddleblute[4] ; 10. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[8]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk[1] ; 2. 79-Brad Malcuit[2] ; 3. 3-Matt Miller[8] ; 4. 240-Charlie Duncan[9] ; 5. 51-Devin Shiels[6] ; 6. 77-Coby Bartram[3] ; 7. 59-Larry Bellman[7] ; 8. O1-Brandon Perkins[5] ; 9. 99-Steve Sabo[10]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 36-Matt Irey[2] ; 2. 69-John Mayes Jr.[1] ; 3. 21-Larry Kingseed[4] ; 4. OO-Chris Keller[8] ; 5. 48-John Bores[6] ; 6. 30-Nate Potts[3] ; 7. 5M-Ryan Markham[9] ; 8. 92-Cody Scott[7] ; 9. 24-Jerry Aber[5]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 98-Tim Sabo[1] ; 2. 30-Nate Potts[3] ; 3. 5M-Ryan Markham[6] ; 4. 77-Coby Bartram[2] ; 5. 92-Cody Scott[9] ; 6. 59-Larry Bellman[5] ; 7. 27-Ken Hahn[7] ; 8. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[13] ; 9. 99-Steve Sabo[11] ; 10. 25-Ryan Eddleblute[10] ; 11. 24-Jerry Aber[12] ; 12. O2-Jeff McCoy[4] ; 13. O1-Brandon Perkins[8]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk[7]; 2. 3-Matt Miller[6]; 3. 79-Brad Malcuit[11]; 4. M14-Brandon Thirlby[2]; 5. 92-Cody Scott[20]; 6. 15B-Mike Bores[1]; 7. 69-John Mayes Jr.[4]; 8. 36-Matt Irey[9]; 9. O3-Ryan Missler[8]; 10. 5M-Ryan Markham[18]; 11. 51-Devin Shiels[14]; 12. 21-Larry Kingseed[10]; 13. 98-Tim Sabo[16]; 14. 77-Coby Bartram[19]; 15. 48-John Bores[15]; 16. 30-Nate Potts[17]; 17. OO-Chris Keller[12]; 18. 5J-Josh Haynes[13]; 19. 18R-Chris Ross[3]; 20. 240-Charlie Duncan[5]

Hard Charger: 92-Cody Scott[+15]

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

2013 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Preview

By Brian Liskai – UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions PR (Camargo, IL) Ohio Sprint Speedweek usually determines who will wear the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions’ crown at season’s end. This year, the 31st Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek features eight racing events over nine days at seven different race tracks in the Buckeye State.

It all kicks off Friday, June 21 as Kistler Engines Presents the Ohio Sprint Speedweek on TPC Food Services/Ohio Cat Night at Attica Raceway Park . This will mark the 99th UNOH All Star show at Attica . Earlier this year current All Star point leader Dale Blaney, a four time Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion, took the victory at Attica . Blaney now has 13 series wins at Attica and has 95 total All Star victories for his career, just three behind tying Kenny Jacobs for the series all-time feature wins.

Last year at Attica’s speedweek event, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ’s Danny Holtgraver scored his first career UNOH All Star victory. Race-long leader Cap Henry spun trying to avoid a flipping car with just four laps remaining. Currently Holtgraver, who has scored four sprint feature wins in non-All Star racing this season, sits fourth in the series’ national points and second in the Ohio Region standings. Henry, who has two non-sanctioned sprint car wins in 2013, is third in the UNOH All Star national points and fifth in the Ohio Region.

There is a little extra incentive at Attica as the top two finishers in the feature event that are running Kistler Engines will receive $500 from the engine builder.

The All Star drivers always have their hands full with the Attica regulars like six time track champion Byron Reed, who is coming off a weekend sweep at Attica and Fremont Speedway. Defending track champion Craig Mintz has run consistently in the top five every week at Attica. Throw in Caleb Griffith, who scored the win at the track in the 360/305 sprint challenge, Bryan Sebetto, who has an All Star win at Fremont this season and a non-sanctioned win at Attica, currently sits fourth in the series’ Ohio Region points, rookie D.J. Foos, Brian Smith who has a win at the track, and a host of others and you have a recipe for excitement. Holtgraver has a non-sanctioned win at Attica in 2013 as does Shane Stewart. And former track champion Dean Jacobs is expected to be behind the wheel of a new ride for speedweek.

The UMP Late models will also be in competition at Attica . Gates will open at 4 p.m. with racing underway at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $22 for adults; $20 for seniors; $10 for teens ages 11-15; with kids 10 and under getting in free. Pit passes are $30.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com.

Night #2 will be at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway. No other track in the country has hosted more of the series’ races than Eldora. The Speedweek event will be the 132nd of the UNOH All Stars at the famous half-mile. The last time the UNOH All Stars visited “The Big E,” in 2011, Blaney took the victory, the sixth series’ win at the track of his career.

The UMP DIRTcar Modifieds and Eldora Stocks will also be in competition for the June 22 event. Tickets will go on sale at 3:30 with gates opening at 4 p.m. and racing getting underway at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for those ages 13 and older; $4 for ages 12 and under with pit passes at $25.

For more information go to www.eldoraspeedway.com

On Sunday, June 23, Speedweek moves to Waynesfield Raceway Park near Lima , Ohio . The one-third mile bullring has produced some of the most exciting speedweek shows in recent years. Last year, for the second night in a row, Henry looked headed to victory, but Stevie Smith passed him with eight laps to go to score the victory, the 200th sprint car win of Smith’s career. The win, coupled with consistent runs throughout speedweek would propel Smith to his second Ohio Sprint Speedweek championship.

Ohio Logistics Presents the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Ohio Sprint Speedweek at “The Field” with pit gates opening at 4 p.m. with grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. and racing underway at 7 p.m. Go to www.waynesfieldmotorsportspark.com for more information.

The NAPA Wayne County Speedway near Orrville , Ohio will host the UNOH All Stars on Monday, June 24. The track was one of the original speedweek destinations when the concept began 31 years ago. Last year, phenom Kyle Larson passed Blaney on lap 13 and went on to score his second straight speedweek feature, having won the night before at Cannonball Speedway.

This year’s Duffy Smith Memorial – run in honor of the former racer who passed away following the speedweek show in 2012 – will also include the Lias Tire Late Models for a $2,000 to win feature. Gates will open at 3 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m.

For more information go to www.waynecountyspeedway.com

Tuesday finds the UNOH All Stars at Sharon Speedway near Hartford , Ohio . Another of the tracks that was part of the first Ohio Sprint Speedweek 31 years ago, the 3/8th mile oval was the scene of a marathon race last year. Tire wear was the culprit and it was young Brandon Matus who nursed his tires enough to score his first career UNOH All Star victory.

Gates will open at Sharon at 4 p.m. The Econ-Mods and Mini Stocks will also be in competition. Tickets are $22 for adults with kids 13 and under getting in free. Pit passes are $35.

For more information go to www.sharonspeedway.com

Wednesday, June 26 is an off day before Ohio Sprint Speedweek blasts into the weekend beginning Thursday, June 27 at Fremont Speedway. This will mark the 108th visit of the UNOH All Stars at “The Track That Action Built,” located in the Sandusky County Fairgrounds. Earlier this year Sebetto and Blaney posted All Star wins at Fremont . Blaney has the most series’ wins at the track with 12 and swept both speedweek events at Fremont last year.

Fremont is another track the All Stars have to battle with a tough contingent of weekly drivers. Reed won this past week and is a three time track champion. Former All Star champion Greg Wilson has a pair of victories at Fremont in 2013. Tim Shaffer, who has won the last four All Star championships, also has a win in non-sanctioned racing at the track this season. Shaffer, the 2011 Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion, has eight career series’ wins at Fremont . Henry posted a non-sanctioned win at Fremont this season and Griffith also picked up a weekly feature win.

The 305 sprints and dirt trucks will also be in competition on DB3 Imaging Night.

Gates will open at 4 p.m. with racing underway at 7 p.m. Go to www.fremontohspeedway.com for more information.

On Friday, June 28th Ohio Sprint Speedweek heads to the high banked quarter-mile of Limaland Motorsports Park , presented by Elwer Fence. Last year’s event fell victim to rain as heavy thunderstorms hit the area. In 2011 Kyle Sauder would score his first ever All Star win during the Lima speedweek event. In 2010 David Gravel earned his first ever All Star win at Lima during speedweek as he claimed the Ohio Speedweek championship that year.

The track’s tough weekly 360 race teams will also give the All Stars a great challenge.

The K&N Modifieds will also be in competition.

Pit gates will open at 4 p.m. with spectator gates open at 5 p.m. and racing underway at 7:30 p.m.

Go to www.limaland.com for more information.

The 31st Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek wraps up Saturday, June 29th at Fremont Speedway for the $10,000-to-win finale on Ludwig Propane Night. There is a rain date of Sunday, June 30th if needed.

Also during each speedweek event, drivers will go through the stands collecting donations for Jason Leffler’s five-year-old son Charlie. Leffler, a versatile driver who won championships in USAC and competed in each of NASCAR’s three national series, died last Wednesday after a crash in a 410 sprint car at a track in New Jersey.

Ohio Speedweek always draws in the best talent from the Midwest, western Pennsylvania , along with the All Star regulars and usually a few surprises. In seasons past NASCAR Sprint Cup stars Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne competed at several speedweek events. Larson may pop in for a few races as well.

As in the past, speedweek could also produce some first time winners with young drivers like Caleb Helms, Justin Henderson, Trey Gustin and more looking to put their names in the record books.

For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com.