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.

6.14.13 Results BURNS ELECTRIC/ OHIO LOGISTICS NIGHT RESULTS

Reed Breaks Into Attica Victory Lane; Scott Nabs First Late Model Win; Dussel Again In 305 Sprints; Ivy Earns Truck Victory

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Byron Reed has been around sprint car racing long enough to know sometimes all you need is one good run to boost your confidence. The Monclova, Ohio driver started the year a little slow, but over the past month the team has picked up the pace and it paid off at Attica Raceway Park Friday as he took his first win of the season on Burns Electric/Ohio Logistics Mid-Season Championship Night.

Reed, a six-time Attica track champion in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints, dueled with Travis Philo the first half of the race before taking the lead. He then survived a late race restart and held off Craig Mintz for his 29th career win at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant.

“We came into the season with a new tire package and we changed a lot of what we do. We over thought and made too many changes. We got down on ourselves and it snowballed. We went back to the basics and it’s paying off. We got a lot of help from Maxim Chassis and my confidence is a lot better,” said Reed beside his Crown Battery/Reebar Diecasting backed #5. “Speedweek starts next week and I’m excited. We’re going to run most of the shows and I think we can get on a roll.”

With double points on the line, Ontario, Ohio’s Cody Scott new he had to have a good run in the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models if he wants to unseat four time track champion Ryan Missler. Scott did just that, passing Missler with eight laps to go to take the lead and then held off Missler on a late race restart to claim his first ever feature win.

“Those yellows flags were terrible. I didn’t know if I had enough to hold off Missler and I saw Dusty (Moore) came up so I was just hoping I could hang on,” said Scott beside his Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop/Bubba’s Crap & Scrap/M.R. Trucking/Innovative Graphics backed #92. “I’ve had a lot of help from Keith Berner and my parents…if it weren’t for them this would never have happened. This is my first real full season running. Being in high school I didn’t run too much and last year we had a blown engine at the start of the season. I want to thank Bernie…he comes over all the time to help, This is awesome…a dream come true.”

Bradner, Ohio’s Nate Dussel is having a dream season and it continued in the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints as he passed Dustin Dinan on the white flag lap and went on to score his third win of the year at Attica. It is the 7th total win for Dussel in 2013 as he has four at Fremont Speedway. He now has 8 career wins at Attica.

“He (Dinan) drove a great race. I just kind of snuck up on him late and used lapped traffic. I could probably run the bottom as good as he could but I wasn’t going to pass him down there. I tried in one and two but was about spinning out so I just followed him in one and two and built momentum in three and four. This is a dream season and it’s because of all the hard work these guys put in to build an awesome program,” said Dussel beside his Berrier Fabrications/Dussel Welding/Kylynn Manufacturing/Gressman Powersports/Conrad Transport backed #1.

Fremont, Ohio’s John Ivy has five dirt trucks wins at Fremont Speedway in 2013 to go with a pair of 305 sprint wins there. Ivy added to his season win total by driving from his 12th starting spot into the lead on lap 11 and driving to his first truck win at Attica. It was the second career dirt truck win at Attica for Ivy, who is a former 305 and 410 sprint champion at the track.

“I’m glad I made it through that crash. I hit pretty hard there,” said Ivy of his Diversified Machine & Welding/Sonny’s Machine Shop/Level Performance backed #00. “This thing has been good all year and a lot of fun. I went forward in both the 305 and truck tonight…that’s all I can ask for.”

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FAST Series 410 Sprints – Byron Reed #5R
Brian Smith and Travis Phil would bring the 410 sprint field to the green for the 30 laps feature with Philo blasting to the lead while fourth starter Reed would slide into second with Smith, D.J. Foos, Caleb Griffith and Stuart Brubaker in tow. Foos would take third on lap three as Reed closed on Philo. With six laps in, Foos moved in to challenge the top two while Griffith ran third followed by Smith and 10th starter Craig Mintz.

As they raced to the line to complete the 7th circuit, Foos tried to make it a three car battle for the lead but his car hooked up tight and he tumbled exiting turn four. On the ensuing restart Chris Andrews would get upside down. When the green reappeared, Philo slammed the door on Reed’s repeated attempts to take the lead before the caution flew on lap 10 for debris. On the restart Reed once again hounded Philo with Griffith locked in a tight battle with Mintz for third while Smith gave chase. Philo and Reed would race side by side from lap 10 through lap 18 as Mintz closed to make it a three car battle.

Reed would drive under Phil for the lead on lap 18 with Mintz taking second a lap later. When Reed caught the rear of the field with 10 laps to go, Mintz quickly closed as Phil rebounded to challenge. As they raced through lapped traffic, Griffith and 15th starter Brandon Martin would join the fun at the front. The caution would fly for Brandon Wimmer on lap 23 and when the green came back out Mintz drove back around Philo for second and closed quickly on Reed.

As the laps ticked off Reed would regain his momentum and pulled away for the win over Mintz, Griffith, Philo and Martin.

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Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models – Cody Scott #92
Tim Sabo and John Mayes Jr. would lead the late model field to the green for their 25 laps feature with Sabo gaining the advantage over Dave Hornikel, Ryan Missler, Ken Hahn and Mayes. Missler would take second on lap three just as the caution flew for a tangle involving Matt Irey and Jeff McCoy. On the restart Missler would drive around Sabo for the lead while Hahn moved into third with Scott, who started seventh, taking fourth.

The caution would fly again on lap five for Ryan Eddleblute with the running order Missler, Sabo, Scott, Hahn and Devin Shiels. When the green flew, Missler pulled away from a terrific battle for second between Sabo, Scot and Hahn. With 10 laps in, the car on the move was Mike Bores who started 17th and had moved into fifth. Meanwhile Missler had built a five second lead as Scott took second on lap 12. A caution for debris on lap 13 wiped out Missler’s huge advantage. On the restart Scott immediately pressured Missler for the lead as the two raced side by side until another caution debris on lap 17.

On the ensuing restart Scott would drive under Missler to take the lead with Sabo and a charging Dusty Moore in pursuit. Missler kept driving to Scott’s outside, but the second generation driver would not lose his cool and stayed glued to the bottom groove. When Chris Keller drove off the track on lap 21 to bring out the caution, Missler had one more shot at Scott. When the green waved Scott didn’t panic when Missler blasted to his outside. Meanwhile Irey, who was involved in the early race skirmish, had worked his way to fourth and would take third on lap 23.

Scott would drive to the win over Missler, Irey, Moore and Bores.

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Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints – Nate Dussel #1
Two-time feature winner Dustin Dinan and Jimmy Colvin brought the 305 sprints to the green for their 25-lap feature with Dinan using the low groove to power into the lead. Fourth starter Bobby Clark would blast into second with sixth starter Dussel grabbing third over Colvin, T.J. Michael and Ivy. Dussel would take second on lap three while Clark and Ivy battled for third. Ivy would take third on lap five.

As Dinan began to close in on the rear of the field, Dussel quickly narrowed the gap with Ivy also making up ground. Dinan raced into traffic on lap 11 and Dussel was there to challenge for the lead. Dan Hammond would spin on lap 12 to give Dinan a clear track. On the restart Hammond would spin again. When the green reappeared, Dinan pulled away from Dussel with Ivy, Clark, Michael, Colvin and Seth Schneider in pursuit. Ivy would pressure Dussel for second as they tried to stay close to Dinan.

With five laps to go, Dinan was closing in on lapped traffic and again his lead would evaporate as Dussel and Ivy closed. Dinan and Dussel raced side by side over the next couple of laps and as they exited turn four with the white flag in the air, Dussel drove to the lead.

Dussel would take the win over Dinan, Ivy, Michael and Clark.

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Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks – John Ivy #00
Brian Sorg and Art Ball paced the Bob’s Machine Shop/BMS Engines Dirt Trucks for their 15 lap feature. Sorg would grab the lead over Ball as Tony Siferd, Dwight Waltermeier gave chase. The caution flew on lap two for a Siferd and Andy Keegan dust up. On the restart Dustin Keegan would drive into second and closed on Sorg as the caution flew on lap four for Jeff Warnick. When the green reappeared Keegan bolted to Sorg’s outside to grab the lead. Meanwhile Ivy had worked his way from 12th to sixth.

When the green came back out Keegan lead Sorg as Ivy blasted into third over Ball, Daniel Roepke and Waltermeier. Ivy drove into second on lap eight and quickly closed on Keegan. Ivy would take the lead with a low move on lap 11 as Keegan had his hands full with Roepke.

Ivy would drive away fro the win over Keegan, Roepke, Sorg and Ball.

Attica Raceway Park will be in action Friday, June 21 to kick off the 31st Ohio Sprint Speedweek with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 6/14/2013
Burns Electric \ Ohio Logistics 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. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 2. 5T-Travis Philo[2] ; 3. 2+-Brian Smith[3] ; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6] ; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[8] ; 6. 9-Dean Jacobs[7] ; 7. 46AU-Stuart Williams[9] ; 8. 312-Mike Linder[5] ; 9. 97X-Rodney Hurst[4]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[4] ; 2. 39M-Matt Merrill[1] ; 3. 60-Jody Keegan[2] ; 4. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[3] ; 5. 9X-Rob Chaney[8] ; 6. 16-Chris Andrews[5] ; 7. 55-Brad Bowman[7] ; 8. 9W-Brandon Wimmer[6]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O9-Craig Mintz[2] ; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[3] ; 3. 2M-Dallas Hewitt[1] ; 4. 53-DJ Foos[5] ; 5. 11X-Brandon Martin[8] ; 6. 45L-Brian Lay[6] ; 7. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[7] ; 8. 98-Robert Robenalt[4]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (12 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[2] ; 2. 45L-Brian Lay[3] ; 3. 46AU-Stuart Williams[4] ; 4. 9-Dean Jacobs[1] ; 5. 9W-Brandon Wimmer[8] ; 6. 55-Brad Bowman[5] ; 7. 312-Mike Linder[7] ; 8. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[6] ; 9. 97X-Rodney Hurst[10] ; 10. 98-Robert Robenalt[9]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 5R-Byron Reed[4]; 2. O9-Craig Mintz[10]; 3. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[6]; 4. 5T-Travis Philo[2]; 5. 11X-Brandon Martin[15]; 6. 9X-Rob Chaney[14]; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[5]; 8. 9-Dean Jacobs[19]; 9. 46AU-Stuart Williams[18]; 10. 2+-Brian Smith[1]; 11. 60-Jody Keegan[12]; 12. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[9]; 13. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[13]; 14. 39M-Matt Merrill[8]; 15. 9W-Brandon Wimmer[20]; 16. 45L-Brian Lay[17]; 17. 2M-Dallas Hewitt[7]; 18. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[11]; 19. 16-Chris Andrews[16]; 20. 53-DJ Foos[3]

Hard Charger: 9-Dean Jacobs[+11]

Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (24 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 69-John Mayes Jr.[3] ; 2. 98-Tim Sabo[6] ; 3. 75-Dusty Moore[1] ; 4. 48-John Bores[7] ; 5. 25-Ryan Eddleblute[2] ; 6. 77-Coby Bartram[4] ; 7. 5J-Josh Haynes[5] ; 8. 99-Steve Sabo[8]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 92-Cody Scott[4] ; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[6] ; 3. 36-Matt Irey[5] ; 4. 21-Larry Kingseed[2] ; 5. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[7] ; 6. O1-Brandon Perkins[8] ; 7. OO-Chris Keller[3] ; 8. 15B-Mike Bores[1]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 71-Dave Hornikel[1] ; 2. 51-Devin Shiels[8] ; 3. 27-Ken Hahn[7] ; 4. O2-Jeff McCoy[2] ; 5. 30-Nate Potts[3] ; 6. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[6] ; 7. O3-Jim Gingery[5] ; 8. 34-Ky Harper[4]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. OO-Chris Keller[5] ; 2. 15B-Mike Bores[8] ; 3. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[3] ; 4. O1-Brandon Perkins[2] ; 5. 34-Ky Harper[9] ; 6. 5J-Josh Haynes[4] ; 7. O3-Jim Gingery[6] ; 8. 77-Coby Bartram[1] ; 9. 99-Steve Sabo[7]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 92-Cody Scott[7]; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[4]; 3. 36-Matt Irey[12]; 4. 75-Dusty Moore[10]; 5. 15B-Mike Bores[17]; 6. 69-John Mayes Jr.[2]; 7. 98-Tim Sabo[1]; 8. 51-Devin Shiels[9]; 9. 21-Larry Kingseed[11]; 10. 30-Nate Potts[15]; 11. O1-Brandon Perkins[19]; 12. 48-John Bores[6]; 13. 25-Ryan Eddleblute[13]; 14. OO-Chris Keller[16]; 15. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[14]; 16. 27-Ken Hahn[3]; 17. 71-Dave Hornikel[5]; 18. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[18]; 19. 34-Ky Harper[20]; 20. O2-Jeff McCoy[8]

Hard Charger: 15B-Mike Bores[+12]

Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints (17 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 8I-John Ivy[2] ; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[1] ; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[6] ; 4. 4X-Bobby Clark[9] ; 5. 36-Seth Schneider[3] ; 6. 9-Jimmy Colvin[8] ; 7. 68G-Tyler Gunn[7] ; 8. 2-Ricky Peterson[4] ; 9. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[5]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 6-Dustin Dinan[2] ; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[3] ; 3. 8J-Jess Stiger[1] ; 4. 25-Jason Keckler[7] ; 5. 22D-Dan Hammond[5] ; 6. 8M-T.J Michael[4] ; 7. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[6] ; 8. 83X-Nate Reeser[8]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 2. 6-Dustin Dinan[1]; 3. 8I-John Ivy[8]; 4. 8M-T.J Michael[3]; 5. 4X-Bobby Clark[4]; 6. 36-Seth Schneider[11]; 7. 19R-Steve Rando[9]; 8. 5R-Jordan Ryan[12]; 9. 68G-Tyler Gunn[13]; 10. 25-Jason Keckler[7]; 11. 9-Jimmy Colvin[2]; 12. 8J-Jess Stiger[10]; 13. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[17]; 14. 2-Ricky Peterson[15]; 15. 22D-Dan Hammond[5]; 16. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[14]

Hard Charger: 1-Nate Dussel[+5]

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. D1-Dustin Keegan[8] ; 2. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[2] ; 3. 2-Brain Sorg[9] ; 4. O1-Art Ball[5] ; 5. 8KB-Kent Brewer[7] ; 6. 25S-Tony Siferd[4] ; 7. P51-Willie Keegan[1] ; 8. 69-Jeff Warnick[3] ; 9. 33C-Kyle Cline[6]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O-Andy Keegan[1] ; 2. OO-John Ivy[5] ; 3. 33-Brian Arnold[3] ; 4. 7-Dana Frey[4] ; 5. 39-Dwight Waltermier[2] ; 6. 37-Eric Devanna[8] ; 7. 95-Keith Sorg[6] ; 8. 9-Curt Inks[7]

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

Hard Charger: OO-John Ivy[+11]

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

6.7.13 Results CROGHAN COLONIAL BANK/ ALL PRO HEADS NIGHT RESULTS

Sebetto Holds On For Attica FAST Win; Dinan Escapes With 305 Victory; Roepke Charges To Truck Win

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Bryan Sebetto has had a reputation for being inpatient and very daring behind the wheel of a 410 sprint car. But, the 30-year-old Fremont driver showed maturity and patience Friday at Attica Raceway Park, and it took him to victory lane on Croghan Colonial Bank/All Pro Aluminum Heads Night.

Sebetto, who has claimed the last two Kistler Racing Products FAST (Fremont Attica Sprint Title) Championship Title, lead all 30 laps but it wasn’t easy by any means. On a very fast and heavy track, Sebetto road the cushion and several times escaped with the lead as he got over the ledge. Then, when he got to lapped traffic, he slowed down and carefully picked his line which allowed Brian Lay and Dale Blaney to close quickly. The last five laps had the top three running inches apart but Sebetto would take the FAST points feature event for his first Attica win of 2013 and the eighth of his career at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant.

“You could run it in wide open in one and two and when I had to burp it a little or missed the cushion it would bite and I had to really fight it. The lapped cars were just as fast as us and when I got to Chris (Andrews) and he was running my line, it made it interesting,” said Sebetto beside his Hammer Pallets/Crown Batter/Gressman Powersports/JLH General Contractors/Meggit Powder Coating/All Pro Heads/Butlerbuilt backed #24h.

“We have struggled a lot this season but we finally got an All Star win at Fremont a couple of weeks ago and that gave this entire team a lot of confidence. I think we are going to get on a roll now,” added Sebetto.

Fremont’s Dustin Dinan avoided catastrophe late in the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprint feature as two cars he was about to lap tangled and flipped inches in front of him. He would then pull away for his second career Attica victory and the second of the season at the track, as he lead all 25 laps to claim the JLH General Contractor FAST Championship points event.

“I don’t know how I got through that…I guess it was just luck. I kind of said a few cuss words and said I hope I can make it through,” said Dinan beside his Alley Tap Room/Tanks Meats/Johnson’s Hunting and Fishing/Quality Welding/Schiets Tender Touch Car Wash/Quaintance Farms backed #6.

“It was good for me to get that break at the end….that gave me a clear track. I was a little nervous because he (Nate Dussel) was pretty fast. I have to thank my crew, Dave Foos, A. J. Sleek, Jamie and Homeless and Rachel and my baby girl Skylar and Rich Farmer and Shelly Liskai for all their support,” added Dinan.

The Bob’s Machine Shop/BMS Engines Dirt Truck feature was a thriller, with Brian Sorg and Dustin Keegan racing side by side nearly the entire 15 laps. But, it was 11th place starter Daniel Roepke who charged through the pack and joined the top two in a three truck shoot out the last four laps. Roepke would blast into the lead on the white flag lap and held off Keegan and Sorg for his second win of the season at Attica. It was Roepke’s fifth career victory at the track.

“The harder I drove this thing the better it got. We had engine problems all night and it still wasn’t right, but it got us to the horse track (victory lane) and that’s all that matters,” said Roepke beside his Perkin’s Tree Service/Johnny’s Electric/Vision Quest/Village Inn backed #88.

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FAST 410 Sprints – Bryan Sebetto #24H
In the 30-lap feature for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints, Brad Bowman and Sebetto would bring the field to the green with Sebetto rocketing into the lead. The action would grind to a halt on lap two as Danny Holtgraver got upside down in turn three. He would walk away but his night was done.

On the restart Sebetto pulled away from Bowman as Brian Lay, Brian Smith, Blaney, Caleb Griffith, Cap Henry and Brandon Martin gave chase. With Seven laps in Sebetto had built nearly a two second lead as Bowman battled with Lay and Blaney for second. Sebetto’s blistering pace put him in lapped traffic by the 11th circuit as Lay grabbed second and a lap later Blaney took third. D.J. Foos would coast to a stop off the back stretch on lap 14 to bring out the caution just as Lay and Blaney had cut Sebetto lead to less than half a second.

With a clear track, once again Sebetto rocketed away as Lay was now being pressured by Blaney with Bowman, Griffith and Smith in pursuit.

As the laps ticked off, Byron Reed, who started 15th, and defending track champion and current FAST and Attica point leader Craig Mintz, who started 14th, were charging through the field. With 10 laps to go, Reed had climbed to 7th with Mintz in 8th.

As Sebetto inched closer to the rear of the field, Lay and Blaney battled hard for second. When the leader caught lapped traffic with five laps to go, his nearly two second lead had once again evaporated to less than a half a second as Lay and Blaney quickly closed. Sebetto took the white flag with Lay and Blaney right on his rear bumper as lapped cars were holding up the leader. As the lead trio hit turns three and four on the final lap Blaney executed a banzai move and drove under Lay and right beside Sebetto, but the leader kept up his momentum and drove the win with Blaney, Lay, Griffith and Reed rounding out the top five.

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FAST 305 Sprints – Dustin Dinan #6
Dinan and Alvin Roepke would lead the field to the green in the 25-lap 305 sprint main with Dinan powering into the lead while fourth starter Bobby Clark drove into second with Roepke, Nate Dussel, Matt Merrill and Dan Hammond in tow. Dinan set a fast pace and pulled to a sizeable lead as Clark ran comfortably in second with Roepke battling Dussel for third.

Dinan would encounter lapped traffic by the seventh lap but Clark could not gain ground as Roepke and Dussel continued to battle for third. Dinan escaped several close calls in traffic and would lead comfortably as Dussel got his elbows up and drove into second on lap 14. Dussel began to close as traffic was racing thick in front of the leader. Dinan was held up by two lapped cars racing side by side in front of him with four laps to go as Dussel closed to his rear bumper. The cars of Jimmy Colvin and Jeremy Duposki collided and flipped just feet in front of Dinan and Dussel with Dinan narrowly splitting the two crashing machines.

Just before the restart, third place running Clark would go pit side with mechanical woes. When the green reappeared, Dinan would pull away from Dussel as Roepke was not in a battle with Jordan Ryan who had started 11th, and Jason Keckler for the third spot. Keckler would drive into third with two laps to go, but could not catch the top two.

Dinan would drive to the win over Dussel, Keckler, Ryan and Roepke.

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BMS Dirt Trucks – Dan Roepke Jr.
Curt Inks and Brian Sorg paced the field for the 15-lap dirt truck main with Sorg grabbing the lead over Inks, Dustin Keegan, Eric Devanna and Brian Arnold. Keegan would take second on lap two, bringing Devanna to third and Arnold into fourth. The caution would fly on lap three for a stalled Andy Keegan. On the restart, Keegan immediately drove under Sorg as they raced side by side for the lead with Arnold, Devanna, Willie Keegan, Tony Siferd and Roepke in pursuit.

Keegan would grab the lead on lap five with Sorg continuing to race to his inside with Arnold racing on their rear bumpers. The top three would continue to put on a great show until the caution flew on lap 9 for Todd Keegan who got hung up in turn four. When the green came back out Keegan, Sorg and Arnold continued to wage their terrific battle with Roepke closing. Roepke would take third on lap 11 and he would then join the tremendous race for the lead. Keegan, Sorg and Roepke would literally race lap after lap within inches of one another as Roepke took second on lap 13 and then drove into the lead as the white flag flew.

Roepke would hold off Keegan and Sorg on the final lap for the win with Willie Keegan and Brian Arnold rounding out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, June 14 for Burns Electric/Ohio Logistics Mid-Season Championship Night with double track points on the line for the 410 and 305 sprints, late models and dirt trucks.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 6/7/2013
Croghan Colonial Bank / All Pro Aluminum Heads Night

O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (31 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. W20-Greg Wilson[1] ; 2. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[2] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[5] ; 4. 45-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 5. O-Justin Henderson[6] ; 6. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 7. 312-Mike Linder[7] ; 8. 15H-Mitch Harble[8]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 45L-Brian Lay[2] ; 2. 55-Brad Bowman[4] ; 3. 9-Dean Jacobs[6] ; 4. O9-Craig Mintz[8] ; 5. 46AU-Stuart Williams[3] ; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[7] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[5] ; 8. 7-Troy Kingan[1]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 2. 2+-Brian Smith[1] ; 3. 11X-Brandon Martin[4] ; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[7] ; 5. 60-Jody Keegan[3] ; 6. 5T-Travis Philo[6] ; 7. 5-Jordan Harble[5] ; 8. 41-Randy Fink[8]

Heat 4 – Bell Racing Products (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[2] ; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[6] ; 3. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[3] ; 4. 53-DJ Foos[7] ; 5. 27P-Paige Polyak[4] ; 6. 16-Chris Andrews[5] ; 7. 97X-Rodney Hurst[1]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (12 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O-Justin Henderson[1] ; 2. 46AU-Stuart Williams[2] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[5] ; 4. 16-Chris Andrews[8] ; 5. 27P-Paige Polyak[4] ; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[6] ; 7. 60-Jody Keegan[3] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[10] ; 9. 5T-Travis Philo[7] ; 10. 312-Mike Linder[9] ; 11. 5-Jordan Harble[11] ; 12. 15H-Mitch Harble[13] ; 13. 7-Troy Kingan[14] ; 14. 97X-Rodney Hurst[12] ; 15. 41-Randy Fink[15]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[2]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[6]; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[3]; 4. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[5]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[15]; 6. O9-Craig Mintz[14]; 7. 2+-Brian Smith[4]; 8. 83-Tim Shaffer[19]; 9. 54-Cap Henry[7]; 10. O-Justin Henderson[17]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson[8]; 12. 16-Chris Andrews[20]; 13. 55-Brad Bowman[1]; 14. 46AU-Stuart Williams[18]; 15. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[22]; 16. 11X-Brandon Martin[11]; 17. 53-DJ Foos[16]; 18. 35-Stuart Brubaker[12]; 19. 27P-Paige Polyak[21]; 20. 9-Dean Jacobs[10]; 21. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[9]; 22. 45-Danny Holtgraver[13]

Hard Charger: 83-Tim Shaffer[+11]

Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints (21 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 22D-Dan Hammond[1] ; 2. 1-Nate Dussel[4] ; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver[5] ; 4. OO-Alvin Roepke[6] ; 5. 68G-Tyler Gunn[3] ; 6. 36-Seth Schneider[7] ; 7. 83X-Nate Reeser[2]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5R-Jordan Ryan[3] ; 2. 9-Jimmy Colvin[1] ; 3. 6-Dustin Dinan[5] ; 4. 39M-Matt Merrill[4] ; 5. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[2] ; 6. 8M-T.J Michael[7] ; 7. 34-Eric Duposki[6]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 8I-John Ivy[2] ; 2. 4X-Bobby Clark[3] ; 3. 25-Jason Keckler[7] ; 4. 2-Ricky Peterson[1] ; 5. 4T-Jim Taddeo[4] ; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger[6] ; 7. 39C-Scott Riley[5]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 6-Dustin Dinan[1]; 2. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 3. 25-Jason Keckler[7]; 4. 5R-Jordan Ryan[11]; 5. OO-Alvin Roepke[2]; 6. 8I-John Ivy[9]; 7. 1W-Paul Weaver[10]; 8. 68G-Tyler Gunn[13]; 9. 39M-Matt Merrill[5]; 10. 8M-T.J Michael[17]; 11. 36-Seth Schneider[16]; 12. 22D-Dan Hammond[3]; 13. 83X-Nate Reeser[19]; 14. 2-Ricky Peterson[8]; 15. 8J-Jess Stiger[18]; 16. 39C-Scott Riley[21]; 17. 4X-Bobby Clark[4]; 18. 9-Jimmy Colvin[12]; 19. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[14]; 20. 4T-Jim Taddeo[15]

Hard Charger: 5R-Jordan Ryan[+7]

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. 33-Brian Arnold[2] ; 2. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[6] ; 3. 2-Brain Sorg[1] ; 4. O-Andy Keegan[9] ; 5. D1-Dustin Keegan[8] ; 6. 39-Dwight Waltermier[3] ; 7. 45-Brian Melnek[7] ; 8. OO-Kelsey Ivy[4] ; 9. 95-Keith Sorg[5]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 25S-Tony Siferd[8] ; 2. 7-Dana Frey[7] ; 3. 33C-Kyle Cline[3] ; 4. 37-Eric Devanna[2] ; 5. P51-Willie Keegan[4] ; 6. 9-Curt Inks[5] ; 7. O1-Art Ball[6] ; 8. 44-Todd Keegan[9]

A-Main – (15 Laps)
1. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[11]; 2. D1-Dustin Keegan[5]; 3. 2-Brain Sorg[2]; 4. P51-Willie Keegan[7]; 5. 33-Brian Arnold[3]; 6. O1-Art Ball[14]; 7. 25S-Tony Siferd[10]; 8. 39-Dwight Waltermier[9]; 9. 9-Curt Inks[1]; 10. O-Andy Keegan[12]; 11. 33C-Kyle Cline[6]; 12. 45-Brian Melnek[13]; 13. 95-Keith Sorg[17]; 14. 37-Eric Devanna[4]; 15. 7-Dana Frey[8]; 16. 44-Todd Keegan[16]; 17. OO-Kelsey Ivy[15]

Hard Charger: 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[+10]

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