Wilson, Shammo, Scott, Dible Get Early Christmas Present at Attica
By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) It was good to be running second late in the features at Attica Raceway Park Friday. The lead drivers experienced problems in the 410 feature, 305 feature and late model mains, as Greg Wilson, Andy Shammo and Randy Scott took the checkers in dramatic fashion. Bob Dible battled four other trucks before claiming his second victory in a row on Smith Family Frosted Foods’ Christmas in July at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant.
Wilson, who opened up Attica’s 20th season with a win back in March, bumped wheels with race-long leader Mile Linder exiting turn 2 with three laps remaining in the World Auto Parts of Huron/Cleveland 410 Sprint feature, sending Linder off the back stretch and himself in victory lane.
“I hated that Mikey and I made contact. I got a good run under him and thought I had him cleared. There’s no damn mirrors on these things…I couldn’t see him. He was going for the win and I was going for the win…it was just one of those racing deals,” said Wilson beside his All Star Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning sponsored #W20. “We switched back to a Maxim recently and started going better. Veryl (Warnimont, the car owner) is on his boat and missed this…I can’t wait to call him.”
For the second time this season Fremont’s Bryan Sebetto made contact with a spun car while leading a 305 sprint feature. Sebetto, who has six wins at Attica in 2007, hit a spun car with just two laps remaining, handing the lead to Millbury’s Andy Shammo who cruised to his third win of the year at ARP. In fact, only one other driver – Mike Linder – has won a 305 sprint feature besides Sebetto and Shammo.
“They say it’s better to be lucky than good. I don’t know if I could have gotten around Bryan. I could race under him in one and two, but he’s so darn fast in three and four,” said Shammo beside his KS Sales & Service, Advanced Speciality Contractor, Lotycz & Sons Floor Covering backed #48.
ImageIn th Fultz Fabrications & Speedshop Late Model feature, it looked like Ryan Missler would claim his second win of the year, but during a late race yellow, his car would lose power. Mansfield’s Randy Scott, making only his third appearance behind the wheel in 200, passed John Mayes Jr. with just two laps remaining to score his first career ARP victory.
“I thought I was into the front stretch wall when I passed for the lead…I didn’t think this car was that small,” said Scott Rod Eddleblut’e Garage/RTE Bingo backed #63. “This is just unbelieveable….this is only my third night out this year.”
In the dirt truck feature, it was another barn-burner, with five trucks having a shot at the victory on the last lap. When the dirt settled, it was Fostoria’s Bob Dible edging Art Ball for the second stright week for his third career ARP victory.
“I really needed that caution towards the end. I saw Art stick his nose under me…I knew I just had to stay up top and keep the hammer down,” said Dible beside his Bob’s Machine Shop/BMS Engines backed #17.
In the 30-lap 410 sprint feature, Linder grabbed the early lead, driving around the big top cushion, with Brandon Martin, Mark Keegan, Brock Mayes and David Harrison in tow. Linder set a blistering pace, hitting lapped traffic by the 12th circuit. While Linder drive away in front, Martin and Keegan lurked behind. Meanwhile, 11th-starting Wilson steadily worked his way toward the front and was up to fourth by the half-way mark.
Martin would give up second when he jumped the big cushion in turn 4 on lap 21. The running order was know Linder, Wilson, Keegan, Harrison and Mayes. Wilson would try to drive under Linder the next five laps before trying the slide-job in turn 2 on lap 27 when his right rear made contact with Linder’s left front, sending the later onto the back stretch horse track.
Wilson would claim the victory over Keegan, Harrison, Mayes and Gus Wasson.
ImageIn the 25-lap 305 sprint feature, Cody Runion would grab the initial lead with Chad Gullett, Shammo, Duane Zablocki and Scott Kraylek running close. When the first cautio flew on lap 7, the running order was Runion, Gullett, Shammo, 8th-starter Sebetto and Zablocki. Sebetto would move into third a lap later and take the runner-up position on lap 9.
Runion and Sebetto would race side by side the next four circuits before Kevin Lee made hard contact with the front stretch wall, sending him flipping. On the restart, Runion bobbled slightly exiting turn 2, allowing Sebetto to drive under for the lead. Shammo would move into second on lap 18 and put pressure on Sebetto the next five laps.
Brad Haudenschild spun exiting turn 4 on lap 23 as the leaders raced down the back stretch. Sebetto flew out of turn 4 and there sat Haudenschild. Sebetto made slight contact, but stopped on the track nonetheless, sending him to the tail and handing the lead to Shammo.
ImageShammo would hold off a charging Zablocki the next two laps for the win, with Runion, Gullett and 18th-starter Todd Heuerman rounding out the top five.
In the 20-lap late model main, John Mayes Jr. took the initial lead, with third-starting Missler grabbing it on lap 4. Missler would build a sizeable lead until disaster struck on lap 15. During a yellow to a separate incident in turn 4, Missler car lost power. That put Mayes back into the top spot, with 8th-starter Scott , Larry Kingseed and Mike Marteney in tow.
Mayes and Scott would race door to door the next three circuits before Scott would drive under Mayes for the win as the leaders took the white flag. At the checkers it was Scott, Marteney, Mayes, Kingseed and 11th-starter Ken
Hahn.
ImageDible would lead all 15 laps of the dirt truck main, but it wasn’t easy, as Chuck Roelle, Shawn Valenti, Art Ball and Brian Arnold swaped the top spots each lap. At the checkers it was Dible over Ball by half a truck length, with Roelle, Valenti and Arnold rounding out the top five.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Wednesday, July 25 as World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland Presents the World of Outlaws Late Models. Gates will open at 5 p.m. with racing action slated to get underway at 8 p.m.
For more information log onto atticaracewaypark.com or call 419-680-5606.
Attica Raceway Park (7-20-07)
World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints
Heat 1 – Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3L-Mike Linder; 2. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 3. O-Gus Wasson; 4. 5R-Byron Reed; 5. 51-John Ivy; 6. 12-Caleb Griffith; 7. 97-Cory Seeling; 8. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 9. 10S-Roger Shammo
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 24H-Rob Chaney; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 15C-Chris Andrews; 4. 96AU-Bruce White; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver; 6. 48-Mike Burkin; 7. 69-Scott Curren; 8. 40-Mark Imler
Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. W20-Greg Wilson; 3. 10-David Harrison; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 3T-Tony Beaber; 6. 16-Lee Jacobs; 7. 16S-Lee Stark; 8. 51E-John Evans
B-Main – Computer Man Inc.
1. 12-Caleb Griffith; 2. 16-Lee Jacobs; 3. 48-Mike Burkin; 4. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 5. 16S-Lee Stark; 6. 40-Mark Imler; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8. 51E-John Evans; 9. 69-Scott Curren; 10. 97-Cory Seeling
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. W20-Greg Wilson[11]; 2. X-Mark Keegan[3]; 3. 10-David Harrison[7]; 4. 11B-Brock Mayes[4]; 5. O-Gus Wasson[9]; 6. 16-Lee Jacobs[16]; 7. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 8. 15C-Chris Andrews[5]; 9. 51-John Ivy[12]; 10. 11M-Brandon Martin[1]; 11. 12-Caleb Griffith[15]; 12. 1W-Paul Weaver[13]; 13. 3L-Mike Linder[2]; 14. 96AU-Bruce White[8]; 15. 3T-Tony Beaber[14]; 16. 11N-Ed Neumeister[18]; 17. 98-Bruce Robenalt[6]; 18. 16S-Lee Stark[19]; 19. 40-Mark Imler[20]; 20. 48-Mike Burkin[17]
305 Sprints
Heat 1 – Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 40-Bobby Clark; 2. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 4. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 5. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 6. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 7. 13-Junior Felver; 8. 5-Dustin Dinan; 9. 311-Aaron Moloney
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 2. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 3. 21-Scott Kraylek; 4. 48S-Andy Shammo; 5. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 6. O2-Kevin Lee; 7. 18-Todd Heuerman; 8. 29-Chris Lang; 9. 6-Ryan Dickey
Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores – Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps,
top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 49-Coty Runion; 2. 55-Benny Bowman; 3. 31-Chad Gullett; 4. O4-Cap Henry; 5. 12-Brett Lane; 6. M28-Josh Muntz; 7. 34-Keith Whaley; 8. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 9. 65-Mark Lang
B-Main – Computer Man Inc.
1. O2-Kevin Lee; 2. 18-Todd Heuerman; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 4. 5-Dustin Dinan; 5. 29-Chris Lang; 6. 34-Keith Whaley; 7. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 8. M28-Josh Muntz; 9. 13-Junior Felver; 10. 6-Ryan Dickey; 11. 65-Mark Lang
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 48S-Andy Shammo[3]; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4]; 3. 49-Coty Runion[2]; 4. 31-Chad Gullett[1]; 5. 18-Todd Heuerman[17]; 6. 21-Scott Kraylek[5]; 7. 25P-Mark Pridemore[9]; 8. 36X-Dustin Keegan[18]; 9. O4-Cap Henry[10]; 10. 29-Chris Lang[20]; 11. 67M-Matt Ferrell[13]; 12. 5-Dustin Dinan[19]; 13. 40-Bobby Clark[12]; 14. 12-Brett Lane[15]; 15. O1-Bryan Sebetto[8]; 16. 10-Brad Haudenschild[14]; 17. 82-Travis Hoffbauer[6]; 18. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7]; 19. O2-Kevin Lee[16]; 20. 55-Benny Bowman[11]
Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop Late Models
Heat 1 – Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 2. 48-John Bores; 3. 21-Larry Kingseed; 4. 27-Ken Hahn; 5. 1-Jim Fleming; 6. 8K-Kevin Koerper; 7. 12P-Jeff Pelton; 8. 99-Steve Sabo
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 84-Tim Sabo; 2. 69-John Mayes Jr.; 3. 63-Randy Scott; 4. 45-Mike Marteney; 5. 31-Bill Clapp Jr.; 6. 23-Ben Elliott; 7. 77C-Jim Gingery; 8. 76-Skip Mckinney
Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores – Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps, top
5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 50-Ryan Missler; 2. 55-Chuck Hummer; 3. 15B-Mike Bores; 4. 12-Michael Stiltner; 5. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth; 6. 9B-Luke Bieri; 7. 29-Brandon Perkins
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 63-Randy Scott[8]; 2. 45-Mike Marteney[4]; 3. 69-John Mayes Jr.[2]; 4. 21-Larry Kingseed[9]; 5. 27-Ken Hahn[11]; 6. 15B-Mike Bores[7]; 7. 1-Jim Fleming[12]; 8. 31-Bill Clapp Jr.[13]; 9. 55-Chuck Hummer[10]; 10. 84-Tim Sabo[6]; 11. 99-Steve Sabo[17]; 12. 77C-Jim Gingery[15]; 13. 8K-Ernie Haynes[19]; 14. 50-Ryan Missler[3]; 15. 48-John Bores[1]; 16. 23-Ben Elliott[16]; 17. 12P-Jeff Pelton[18]; 18. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[14]; 19. 12-Michael Stiltner[5]; 20. 76-Skip Mckinney[21]; 21. 29-Brandon Perkins[20]
Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 – Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 10 transfer to A-Main)
1. 1-Joe Hartlaub; 2. 8-Steve Endicott; 3. O1-Art Ball; 4. 55B-Bill Bruen; 5. 4-Donald Fitch; 6. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 7. O7-Roger Inks; 8. X-Craig Conners; 9. 18W-Corey Ward
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 10 transfer to A-Main)
1. 17-Bob Dible; 2. 28-Shawn Valenti; 3. 33-Brian Arnold; 4. 56-Alex Wiechman; 5. 98-Eric Devanna; 6. 30-Dave Gibbs; 7. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 8. 83B-Jeff Borys; 9. 99-Jesse Worcester
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 17-Bob Dible[1]; 2. O1-Art Ball[4]; 3. 3R-Chuck Roelle[2]; 4. 28-Shawn Valenti[8]; 5. 33-Brian Arnold[6]; 6. 18W-Corey Ward[17]; 7. 1-Joe Hartlaub[3]; 8. 8-Steve Endicott[10]; 9. 4-Donald Fitch[9]; 10. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[12]; 11. 30-Dave Gibbs[7]; 12. 55B-Bill Bruen[11]; 13. 83B-Jeff Borys[14]; 14. X-Craig Conners[15]; 15. 98-Eric Devanna[5]; 16. O7-Roger Inks[13]; 17. 99-Jesse Worcester[16]