Brock Mayes scores 1st 410 sprint win; VanWormer picks up ALMS victory
By Brian Liskai: ATTICA, Ohio (Friday, April 28, 2006) – A front row starting spot was not where you wanted to be on Bazell Race Fuels Night at Attica Raceway park Friday.
Bucyrus, Ohio’s Brock Mayes started ninth in the 410 sprint feature and went on to claim an exciting victory – his first career win. Pinconning, Michigan’s Jeep VanWormer started fifth and went on to capture his first career Attica victory in the Sunoco American Late Model Series. Sandusky’s Chris Andrews started eighth and ended up in victory lane for the second time in his young career at Attica in the 305 sprints.
Also, Findlay’s Chad Kemenah dominated the remaining 17 laps of the make-up 410 feature that was rained out on April 21, to score his 19th career ARP victory. The UUI crew then loaded up and headed for Saturday’s World of Outlaws show in Knoxville, Iowa.
In the regular 410 feature, defending track champion Byron Reed jumped into the early lead from his pole starting position with Brandon Martin, Mark Keegan and Craig Mintz giving chase. The first caution would fly on lap 6 for Chad Blonde, with the running order now Reed, Keegan, Martin, Mintz, 10th starting Phil Gressman, Mike Linder, Brian Smith and Mayes.
Reed would continue to show the way with Keegan and Linder waging a great battle for second. By lap 20, Reed held the advantage over a closing Linder, Keegan and now Mayes. Disaster nearly struck Reed on lap 22 when he went off the high side of turn two. He gathered it back in, as the yellow would fly for a Niel Shepard spin. Reed had a lapped machine between he and Linder on the restart, with Keegand Mayes in tow. On the restart, Mayes used the bottom to move around Keegan exiting turn two, and then Linder in turn four to take second.
Reed got bottled up in traffic, allowing Mayes to close. Mayes rocketed off the bottom of turn four to take the lead as they received the white flag. Reed would drive to Mayes’ outside through turns three and four on the final lap, but Mayes would out drag him to the checkered.
“We have worked so hard over the past four years for this…I was beginning to think it would never come,” said Mayes beside his J&F Construction, Kinn Brothers Heating and Cooling sponsored #11B. “My crew keeps working hard and they gave me a heck of a car….it was easy to drive. I thought we guessed wrong at the start…I went to the bottom and it just kept getting better and better.”
In the make-up 410 feature, no one came close to touching Kemenah. He had taken the lead on April 21 with a great move off the bottom of turn 4 on lap 13, only to see the rains fall, putting the victory on hold until April 28.
“I have to thank John Bores for all the help he’s given us over the years. I want to thank Paul Kistler for the great motors and my family and crew for all their support,” said Kemenah beside his Underground Utilities Inc. sponsored #15K. “I really have to give credit to my brother Brian and all the guys on the crew. They have been working really hard…I’ve torn up some cars the past couple of months and they have rolled up their sleeves and didn’t give up.”
In the ALMS feature, Steve Casebolt jumped into the lead from his pole starting spot and looked to have the race in hand. The fans were watching a great battle for second between Aaron Scott, Brady Smith and VanWormer. But, as Casebolt became mired in lapped traffic, VanWormer, who had disposed of Scott and Smith, closed. As the five-to-go signal was given, VanWormer drove under Casebolt for the lead. Casebolt would not give up though, pulling along side VanWormer as they entered turns three and four for the final time. VanWormer would get the bite off the bottom and score the victory.
“We started the night with a good pill draw which is important when you have this many talented racers here. We were fast in our heat and I knew by feature time if I was patient and took my time, we’d be alright,” said VanWormer beside his Glob Technologies, Mastersbuilt sponsored #55.
In the 305 sprint main, pole sitter Andy Shammo jumped into the early lead. Scott Kraylek would take the lead five laps into the feature as he and Shammo would touch wheels briefly. Jeremy Durst would wrestle second from Shammo four laps later, with a fast closing Andrews in fourth. Shammo’s mount would suffer a broken front three laps later.
On the restart, Kraylek would continue to lead, with Durst, Andrews and Paul Weaver slicing back and forth. With 10 laps remaining, Andrews would power around Kraylek on the bottom and go on to the win.
“This is really cool. We’ve been getting better and better every week,” said Andrews beside his Spill Tek, Blue-Chip Machine sponsored #15c. “I have to thank my parents and all my sponsors for allowing me to do this.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, May 5 for Peps/Scout Night. All scouts – boys and girls – who wear their uniform to the track get free admission. Besides the normal show of 410 sprints, 305 sprints and limited late models, the 305s will run a make-up feature from the April 21 rainout.
RESULTS:
410 sprints (UUI make-up from 4-21-06)
A-main (30 laps) – starting position ()
1. 15k-Chad Kemenah (4); 2. 11b-Brock Mayes (11); 3. 37z-Bryan Scott (5); 4. 5-Byron Reed (19); 5. 14H-Todd Heller (16); 6. 11-Brandon Martin (3); 7. 8s-Craig Mintz (14); 8. 2g-Caleb Griffith (17); 9. 35-Ron Blair (2); 10. K-Andrew Palker (8); 11. 11n-Ed Neumeister (6); 12. 16-Lee Jacobs (1); 13. 78-Todd Kane (9); 14. 19-Becca Anderson (18); 15. 99-Alvin Roepke (15); 16.. 60-Jody Keegan (7); 17. X-Mark Keegan (12); 18. 3-Mike Linder (20); 19. 98-Bruce Robenalt (10); 20. 55-Brian Smith (13)
Bazell Race Fuels Night:
Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 5 to A): 1. 11B-Brock Mayes; 2. K-Andrew Palker; 3. 55-Brian Smith; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 8-Bobby Clark; 6. 14H-Todd Heller; 7. 7B-Jamie Miller; 8. 5b-Chad Blonde; 9. 2G-Caleb Griffith
Heat 2 – Ramsey Trucking (top 5 to A): 1. 3-Mike Linder; 2. 11-Brandon Martin; 3. 37z-Bryan Scott; 4. 8s-Craig Mintz; 5. 11n-Ed Neumeister; 6. 10-David Harrison; 7. 60-Jody Keegan; 8. 98-Bruce Robenalt
Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 5 to A): 1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 4N-Niel Shepard; 3. 5-Byron Reed; 4. 1R-Phil Gressman; 5. 10s-Roger Shammo; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 7. 48-Mike Burkin; 8. 35-Ron Blair
B-main (top 5 to A): 1. 14h-Todd Heller; 2. 10-David Harrison; 3. 5b-Chad Blonde; 4. 2g-Caleb Griffith; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 7. 48-Mike Burkin; 8. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 9. 35-Ron Blair; 10. 7b-Jamie Miller; 11. 60-Jody Keegan
A-main (30 laps) – staring position ():
1. 11b-Brock Mayes (9); 2. 5R-Byron Reed (2); 3. 3-Mike Linder (7); 4. X-Mark Keegan (3); 5. 11m-Brandon Martin (1); 6. K-Andrew Palker (12); 7. 37z-Bryan Scott (11); 8. 14h-Todd Heller (16); 9. 1R-Phil Gressman (10); 10. 10-David Harrison (17); 11. 8s-Craig Mintz (6); 12. 55-Brian Smith (8); 13. 8c-Bobby Clark (13); 14. 10s-Roger Shammo (15); 15. 2g-Caleb Griffith (19); 16. 11n-Ed Neumeister (14); 17. 91-Aaron Middaugh (20); 18. 4n-Niel Shepard (5); 19. 5B-Chad Blonde (18); 20. W20-Greg Wilson (4)
305 Sprints:
Heat 1 – Budweister (top 4 to A): 1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 25p-Mark Pridemore; 3. 22d-Dan Hammond; 4. 02-Kevin Lee; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 1j-Jeremy Shambaugh; 7. 15h-Mitchell Harble; 8. 31-Chad Gullett
Heat 2 – R&R Wrecking (top 4 to A): 1. 01-Bryan Sebetto; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 15c-Chris Andrews; 4. 9z-Duane Zablocki; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 5-Dustin Dinan; 7. 29-Chris Lang; 8. 7-Brad Haudenschild
Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 4 to A): 1. 55b-Brad Bowman; 2. 48s-Andy Shammo; 3. 18-Jim Dunham; 4. 11-Shawn Colvin; 5. 70-Chad Laux; 6. 55s-Benny Bowman
Heat 4 – Griff’s Engines (top 4 to A): 1. 1w-Paul Weaver; 2. 27-Jeremy Durst; 3. 21-Scott Kraylek; 4. 33-Jed Prater; 5. 66L-Ryane Lowe; 6. 17x-Dustin Keegan; 7. 00-Jay Kiser
B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. 71-Bill Kraylek; 2. 65-Mark Lang; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan; 4. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 5. 29-Chris Lang; 6. 17x-Dustin Keegan; 7. 55s-Benny Bowman; 8. 7-Brad Haudenschild; 9. 1j-Jeremy Shambaugh; 10. 15h-Mitchell Harble; 11. 70-Chad Laux; 12. 00-Jay Kiser
A-main (25 laps) – starting position ():
1. 15c-Chris Andrews (8); 2. 1w-Paul Weaver (7); 3. 21-Scott Kraylek (2); 4. 27-Jeremy Durst (5); 5. 55b-Brad Bowman (4); 6. 18-Jim Dunham (10); 7. 01-Bryan Sebetto (11); 8. 02-Kevin Lee (13); 9. 35-Stuart Brubaker (9). 10. 9z-Duane Zablocki (14); 11. 71-Bill Kraylek (17); 12. 25p-Mark Pridemore (3); 13. 22d-Dan Hammond (12); 14. 5-Dustin Dinan
(19); 15. 11-Shawn Colvin (15); 16. 48s-Andy Shammo (1); 17. 66L-Ryan Lowe (20); 18. 33-Jed Prater (16); 19. 65-Mark Lang (18); 20. 49-Cody Runion (6)
Sunoco American Late Model Series (48 cars)
All Star Performance Heat 1 (top 3 to A): 1. 95J-Jerry Bowersock; 2. 3-Rick DeLong; 3. 7-Matt Miller; 4. 16-Shawn Nargengard; 5. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 6. 03-Clint Jamison; 7. 48b-Mike Bores; 8. 007-Rick Bond; 9. 34h-Ky Harper; 10. 48-John Bores
Stephens & Hull Racing Engines Heat 2 (top 3 to A): 1. 55-Jeep VanWormer; 2. 21h-David Hilliker; 3. 75h-Bart Hartman; 4. 1c-Duane Chamberlain; 5. 53-Hillard Miller; 6. 47-Brad Eitniear; 7. 47g-Jeremy Grover; 8. 63-Randy Scott; 9. 5-Mike Harger; 10. 12-Michael Stiltner
Napa Filters Heat 3 (top 3 to A): 1. 2-Brady Smith; 2. 21k-Larry Kingseed; 3. 2d-Curtis Diesenroth; 4. x3-Dan Wallace; 5. 75-Greg Martin; 6. 23c-Jeremy Canada; 7. 88-Andrew Reaume; 8. 05j-Joel Weldeman; 9. 71-Dave Hornikel; 10. 77c-Craig Corfman
Hoosier Race Tires Heat 4 (top 3 to A): 1. c9-Steve Casebolt; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk; 3. 0j-Ronnie Perrine Jr.; 4. 5m-Ryan Markham; 5. 50-Ryan Missler; 6. 01-Justin Chance; 7. 55h-Chuck Hummer; 8. 75m-Dusty Moore; 9. 45-Mike Marteney.
Heat 5 (top 3 to A): 1. 1. 1-Aaron Scott; 2. 12d-Doug Drown; 3. 11-Bryan Ruhlman; 4. 56-Zac Carney; 5. 9c-Troy Catterne; 6. 1n-Casey Noonan; 7. 27-Ken Hahn; 8. 92-Brandon Perkins; 9. 34m-Kevin Miller
B-main 1 (top 3 to A): 1. 16-Shawn Nagangard; 2. 53-Hillard Miller; 3. 56-Zac Carney; 4. x3-Dan Wallace; 5. 1n-Casey Noonan; 6. 50-Ryan Missler; 7. 03-Clint Jamison; 8. 05j-Joel Weldeman; 9. 92-Brandon Perkins; 10. 48-John Bores; 11. 45-Mike Marteney; 12. 23c-Jeremy Canada; 13. 55-Chuck Hummer; 14. 47g-Jeremy Grover; 15. 007-Rick Bond;
16. 5-Mark Harger; 17. 77c-Craig Corfman
B-main 2 (top 2 to A): 1. 1c-Duane Chamberlain; 2. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 3. 75-Greg Martin; 4. 5M-Ryan Markham; 5. 63-Randy Scott; 6. 27-Ken Hahn; 7. 9c-Troy Catterne; 8. 71-Dave Hornikel; 9. 12-Michael Stiltner; 10. 34m-Kevin Miller; 11. 47-Brad Eitniear; 12. 48b-Mike Bores; 13. 34h-Ky Harper; 14. 75m-Dusty Moore; 15. 01-Justin Chance.
A-Main (25 laps) – starting position ():
1. 55-Jeep VanWormer (5); 2. C9-Steve Casebolt (1); 3. 1-Aaron Scott (2); 4. 2-Brady Smith (4); 5. 91-Rusty Schlenk (9); 6. 7-Matt Miller (11); 7. 75h-Bart Hartman (12); 8. 95j-Jerry Bowersock (3); 9. 21h-David Hilliker (7); 10. 11-Bryan Ruhlman (15); 11. 1c-Duane Chamberlain (17); 12. 3-Rick DeLong (6); 13. Oj-Ronnie Perrin Jr. (14); 14. 1n-Casey Noonan (21); 15. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr. (19); 16. 16-Shawn Nargangard (16); 17. 21k-Larry Kingseed (8); 18. 56-Zac Carney (20); 19. 53-Hillard Miller (18); 20. 2d-Curtis Diesenroth (13); 21. 47-Brad Eitniear (22); 22. 12d-Doug Drown (10)