Owens Continues Lucas Oil Dominance With Attica Win; Shaffer Gets 1st UNOH All-Star Victory Of Season

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Jimmy Owens hopes the Lucas Oil Late Model Series comes back to Attica Raceway Park next season. The Newport, Tennessee driver continued his stronghold on the series with his 7th victory Friday on Detroit Chocolat Night.

It marked the first ever appearance of the Lucas Oil Late Model Series at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant. The 50-lap feature had only one caution, that coming on lap 35. Owens took the lead on lap six and led the remaining 44 laps, pocketing $10,000 for the win. Brian Birkhofer came home second followed by Earl Pearson Jr., John Blankenship and Steve Francis.

“I have to thank all these great fans for coming out tonight! This is our first time here, and we really like this place,” said Owens, who started third in the race. “We had a super car all night long! I think the first two finishers picked the same tire compound to run, and it paid off.”

Owens made a daring move to the inside of the track on the opening lap to take the lead from Russ King and Birkhofer. King fought back and took the lead from Owens on lap three and led the race for three circuits until Owens got back by him. King then held the second spot, using the top groove on the racetrack. Birkhofer got by King for second on lap 12 and stayed there for the remainder of the race.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series – Jimmy Owens #20
“I have to thank my car owner Mike Reece, Reece Monument Company, Sunoco Race Fuels, Red Line Oil, Gantte Appraisals, Midwest Sheet Metal, and all of my other sponsors for making this possible. It is a great way to start the weekend and hopefully we can go to Portsmouth and I-77 with the same results,” said Owens.

Birkhofer was in the ASi Racewear, MB Customs Chevrolet and was racing for the first time in three weeks after breaking his hand last month. “We didn’t have anything for Jimmy tonight; he was too strong. To come here after being off for so long and to run well with these guys felt really good. I will probably sleep pretty well tonight. It’s going to be a long weekend!”

Earl Pearson Jr had a solid run after a couple tough races last week. “It feels good to have a top three finish here. We have only been here once before and that was nine years ago. The crew has worked hard over the last two weeks and we have had a lot of misfortune, so we needed a good run,” said the driver of the Bobby Labonte, Lucas Oil Products, Longhorn Chevrolet.

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UNOH All-Star Circuit of Champions – Tim Shaffer #83
It’s hard to believe Tim Shaffer came into the night’s racing having not found victory lane with the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars. The Aliquippa, Pennsylvania driver has pretty much dominated the series over the past four years, winning 40 series features in that time spend and four straight All Star championships. But, this season has been a struggle though “The Steel City Outlaw” has numerous seconds and thirds and sits second in the series’ national points.

That all changed Friday night. Shaffer used the track’s treacherous high line to pass Dale Blaney on a restart with six laps to go and went on to score his first All Star win of 2013. It is the 52nd career series win for Shaffer who now has 11 career victories at Attica.

“Finally. This is for this crew. Cody Jacobs, James Chambers and Jim Roby have worked their tails off and my owners Janet (Holbrook) and Aaron (Call) didn’t give up on us,” said Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines/J&J Auto Racing/VRP Shocks backed #83.

“The late models really changed the track. Getting in to turn one on the high side was tricky. I tried the bottom early and it just wasn’t working. Everyone else was down there so I decided to go up top and the car was great,” added Shaffer. “This win was huge for us. It gives me, the crew and everyone a little boost….some confidence. But, this is dirt track racing. That’s the beauty of it…it can all change in one night.”

Blaney, who took the lead from Stuart Williams with nine laps to go and held the point for four laps before Shaffer got around, would bring his Ti22 Performance/GF1 Chassis home in second.

“It might have been interesting if that caution wouldn’t have come out (on lap 24). I thought Stuart would go up there and try it and when I saw Shaffer up there I knew I was in trouble. My car was good. Hats off to Shaff and those guys…they have worked hard all season. We’ll take second and try for better tomorrow,” said Blaney.

Local driver Chris Andrews, who scored his first career UNOH All Star win at Attica earlier this season, would bring his Burmeister #16 home in third.

“Any time you finish behind those two guys you can’t feel bad. For the second time in two weeks we had a tire go down and it might have cost us another win. But, we’ll take third,” said Andrews beside his K&N Filters/Lucas Oil/Adkins Sanitation/Kistler Engines backed machine.

Several drivers experienced tire issues throughout the night, causing a jumbled starting grid for the 30-lap UNOH All Star feature. Wayne Johnson and Stuart Williams would bring the field to the green with Johnson grabbing the lead over Williams, Andrews, Shaffer, Greg Wilson, Blaney, Dean Jacobs, Danny Holtgraver and Byron Reed. Williams would drive under Johnson for the top spot on lap two just as the caution flew for a D.J. Foos spin.

Williams would pull away when the green flew with Andrews racing to Johnson’s outside to grab second on lap four while Blaney took third a circuit later. With nine laps in, Andrews and Blaney were closing on Williams as Shaffer and Wilson rounded out the top five.

The leaders were nearing heavy lapped traffic by the 12th circuit and Andrews was gaining quickly on Williams with Blaney staying close. Williams would hit the back of the field by lap 16 as Blaney moved into second. With 18 laps in Shaffer had found the top groove to his liking and was closing on Williams, Blaney and Andrews. Blaney would slide under Williams in turns one and two on lap 19, but Williams diamond the corner to hold on to the top spot.

Blaney would drive under Williams for the lead on lap 21 with Andrews, Shaffer, Wilson and Brian Lay in pursuit. Shaffer would drive into third on lap 22 but his march to the front would have to wait as Jody Keegan took a tumble in turn one. He was okay.

On the restart Blaney led Williams, Shaffer, Andrews, Wilson and Lay. But, Lay would experience front end damage and coasted to a stop in turn one to bring out the caution. When the green flew, so did Shaffer – to the very top of the track as he drove by Blaney for the lead with Andrews taking third.

Shaffer would pull away for the win with Blaney, Andrews, Wilson and Holtgraver rounding out the top five.

ATTICA RACEWAY PARK
8-30-13 Detroit Chocolat Night

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (31 cars)

RED BUCK Fast Time Group A: Brian Birkhofer/ 14.750 seconds
RED BUCK Fast Time Group B: Jeff Babcock / 14.949 seconds

Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Brian Birkhofer, Jason Jaggers, Dennis Erb Jr., Doug Drown, Mike Bores, Matt Irey, John Bores, Billy Moyer Jr.

Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, Billy Moyer, Eddie Carrier Jr., Jon Henry, DJ Miller, Coby Bartram

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Russ King, Jeff Babcock, Jared Landers, Casey Noonan, Jason Feger, Ryan Missler, Tim Sabo, Nate Potts

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Earl Pearson Jr., John Blankenship, Rusty Schlenk, Ryan Markham, Garrett Krummert, Dusty Moore, Josh Haynes, Cody Scott-DNS

CV Products B-Main #1 (12 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Jon Henry, Jason Feger, Mike Bores, Matt Irey, Ryan Missler, Garrett Krummert, Dusty Moore, Tim Sabo, Billy Moyer Jr., Coby Bartram, Josh Haynes, John Bores, Nate Potts, DJ Miller, Cody Scott-DNS

Feature Finish (50 Laps): 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Brian Birkhofer, 3. Earl Pearson Jr., 4. John Blankenship, 5. Steve Francis, 6. Russ King, 7. Dennis Erb Jr., 8. Billy Moyer, 9. Jeff Babcock, 10. Eddie Carrier Jr., 11. Rusty Schlenk, 12. Doug Drown, 13. Billy Moyer Jr., 14. Jared Landers, 15. Matt Irey, 16. Casey Noonan, 17. Jason Jaggers, 18. Jon Henry, 19. Ryan Markham, 20. Jason Feger, 21. Mike Bores, 22. Garrett Krummert, 23. Ryan Missler, 24. DJ Miller

Race Statistics
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1 – 2); Russ King (Laps 3 – 5); Jimmy Owens (Laps 6 – 50)
Caution Flags: Jason Jaggers (Lap 35)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Billy Moyer Jr.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: none

RED BUCK Fast Time Provisionals: DJ Miller
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Eddie Carrier Jr. (Started: 15th, Finished: 10th, Advanced: 5 positions)
Keyser Mfg Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jimmy Owens
Allstar Performer of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr.
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens
JRi Shocks/Dunn Benson Ford Rookie of the Race: Billy Moyer Jr.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chris Fox (Earl Pearson Jr.)
HAWK Performance Fastest Lap of the Race: Russ King (Lap #4; 15.404 seconds)
Time of Race: 17 minutes 02 seconds


UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions (35 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying – Kistler Engines: 1. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.777; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 12.863; 3. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.960; 4. 53-DJ Foos, 12.967; 5. 23-Jimmy Light, 13.024; 6. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.040; 7. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 13.052; 8. 77-Wayne Johnson, 13.084; 9. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.086; 10. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.090; 11. 16-Chris Andrews, 13.090; 12. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.122; 13. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 13.161; 14. 97-Dean Jacobs, 13.162; 15. 9X-Rob Chaney, 13.170; 16. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.175; 17. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.196; 18. 80-Trey Gustin, 13.212; 19. O-Christopher Bell, 13.217; 20. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.232; 21. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 13.283; 22. 60-Jody Keegan, 13.284; 23. 4M-Kody Kinser, 13.302; 24. 29-John Ivy, 13.321; 25. 40XL-Mike Linder, 13.323; 26. 55-Brad Bowman, 13.323; 27. 24H-Bryan Sebetto, 13.366; 28. 54-Cap Henry, 13.368; 29. 787-Jimmy Pooler, 13.371; 30. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.519; 31. 17H-Jared Hortsman, 13.649; 32. 49-Shawn Dancer, 13.785; 33. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.854; 34. 17-Scott Euler, 14.250; 35. 97X-Rodney Hurst, 15.793

Heat 1 – Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5R-Byron Reed[2] ; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 3. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 4. 2-Dale Blaney[4] ; 5. 23-Jimmy Light[5] ; 6. 40XL-Mike Linder[7] ; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[9] ; 8. 787-Jimmy Pooler[8] ; 9. 22-Cole Duncan[6]

Heat 2 – All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 60-Jody Keegan[1] ; 2. 80-Trey Gustin[2] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 5. 45L-Brian Lay[5] ; 6. 11N-Randy Hannagan[6] ; 7. 55-Brad Bowman[7] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[8] ; 9. 17-Scott Euler[9]

Heat 3 – Dragon Race Fuel (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 2. O-Christopher Bell[2] ; 3. 9X-Rob Chaney[3] ; 4. 46AU-Stuart Williams[5] ; 5. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[7] ; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker[6] ; 7. 17H-Jared Hortsman[8] ; 8. 4M-Kody Kinser[1] ; 9. 97X-Rodney Hurst[9]

Heat 4 – Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 29-John Ivy[1] ; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[7] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[4] ; 5. 77-Wayne Johnson[5] ; 6. 53-DJ Foos[6] ; 7. 49-Shawn Dancer[8] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3]

Dash – Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature)
1. 77-Wayne Johnson[1] ; 2. 46AU-Stuart Williams[5] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[2] ; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 5. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[6]

B-Main – MSD Ignition (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 57X-Andrew Palker[2] ; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan[1] ; 3. 53-DJ Foos[3] ; 4. 55-Brad Bowman[7] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[12] ; 6. 40-Caleb Helms[9] ; 7. 17H-Jared Hortsman[10] ; 8. 787-Jimmy Pooler[8] ; 9. 40XL-Mike Linder[6] ; 10. 17-Scott Euler[13] ; 11. 4M-Kody Kinser[5] ; 12. 49-Shawn Dancer[11] ; 13. 22-Cole Duncan[-] ; 14. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4] ; 15. 97X-Rodney Hurst[14]

A-Main – University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[5]; 3. 16-Chris Andrews[4]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[6]; 5. 45-Danny Holtgraver[7]; 6. 11N-Randy Hannagan[13]; 7. 46AU-Stuart Williams[2]; 8. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[19]; 9. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 10. 23-Jimmy Light[11]; 11. 55-Brad Bowman[22]; 12. O-Christopher Bell[17]; 13. 57X-Andrew Palker[14]; 14. 9X-Rob Chaney[9]; 15. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[23]; 16. 80-Trey Gustin[16]; 17. 54-Cap Henry[24]; 18. 53-DJ Foos[15]; 19. 35-Stuart Brubaker[18]; 20. 77-Wayne Johnson[1]; 21. 97-Dean Jacobs[8]; 22. 45L-Brian Lay[12]; 23. 29-John Ivy[21]; 24. 60-Jody Keegan[20]

Hard Charger: 40DD-Caleb Griffith[+11]

Bowman, Henry, Ryan & Roepke Score The WIns At Attica; Mintz, Missler, Dussel & Keegan Take Track Titles

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Brad Bowman had to sit out nearly a month of racing because his low-budget team didn’t have a motor. While his car sat without an engine, Bowman raced go-karts and it paid off Saturday as the Shelby, Ohio driver picked up his first career 410 sprint car win on Kistler Racing Products Season Championship Night at Attica Raceway Park.

“This is incredible. We’ve been racing up here for like 10 years and this is my first win here and to do it in a 410 is crazy. You have Jac Haudenschild, my childhood hero and I just won my first 410 feature with him behind me,” said Bowman beside his Kilgore and Hearing CPAs/Gressman Powersports/Snyder’s Floor Covering/Meggit Powdercoating/Paul’s Drive-In/Fred Wolff Auctioneer/Fremont Waterblasting/Innovative Graphics backed #55.

“I didn’t want all those yellows…it was making me nervous. Last week we went 30 laps straight and once I got in the lead I was like ‘okay let’s keep it going.’ I was thinking I was going to get slid in turn one. The car was super…it drove itself the whole race. We got this motor back and me and Mike Britt talked and we are just doing basic set-ups,” added Bowman. “I have to thank Mike Britt…he owns the car and Jeff Elliott, he did a deal for us with the motor the last three years. My Dad, my brother and Joe Ridley, he’s part owner too and Dave Deyo at Kistlers, he’s kept us racing the last three years and all my great sponsors,” added Bowman.

Gibsonburg, Ohio’s Craig Mintz suffered a blown engine with seven laps to go while running fourth, but he would still lay claim to his second straight track championship in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints.

“We were pretty good early and started reeling those guys in. Don’t know if I had anything for the 55 but right before those two cautions the motor started to go sour and I thought I could nurse it but it didn’t make it. Our goal was to win the track championships at Attica and Fremont and the FAST deal. Hopefully we get another bullet back…Paul (Kistler) is pretty good with that…for next week,” said Mintz beside his Real Geese Decoys/R2C Filters/Erie Shore Propane/Kistler Racing Engines/Design Graphics Group/Keller Chevrolet/Walby Construction/KS Sales and Service/Story Equipment backed #09.

The Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Model feature was a dandy as Ada, Ohio’s Jon Henry slid past race-long leader Ryan Missler on the last lap to get his second win of the season. Missler would wrap up his fifth consecutive track championship. It is Henry’s 13th career feature win at Attica.

“I had my work cut out. Ryan was really good and I had nothing to lose there on that last lap…I had to give it a shot. I hope I gave him enough room. So many people to thank this week. Fultz Fabrications…I spent probably one hard, hard week there. I got probably five hours of sleep every night. This is a new Rayburn Race Car and I’m happy to get into victory lane for them. I have to thank Keith Berner at Accuforce. I spent a day with him and really just dissect this car and go through it and here we are in victory lane,” said Henry beside his Mean 15 – Fultz Fabrications, Henry Farms, Mike and Sheila Keller, Truman Quarter Horses, Lehman & Lehman, Norada Lanes, Associated Plastic, Home Savings and Loan, William H. Bass Trucking, Ron Spencer Real Estate, Jim Weber Motorsports, Automated Transport, In Memory of Darrell Kirsch, Re-Deck of Northwest Ohio, and Fremont Speedway backed machine.

For Missler, 2013 was a frustrating season at Attica as he could garner no wins.

“I couldn’t have done this without all the help from my crew and sponsors. We wanted to win that one bad but we seem to be snake bit at the end of every race here. We just couldn’t buy any luck here this year but I’m happy to get the championship,” said Missler beside his York Fabrication/Quality Welding/Taze DJ Service/Terry McConnell Excavating/King Industrial Supply/Twin Lakes Golf Course backed #50Y.

Castalia, Ohio’s Jordan Ryan would drive under race-long leader Paul Weaver with five laps to go to pick up his first win of the season at Attica in the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints. It is Ryan’s second career win at Attica.

“I messed up there on the last lap and about gave that one away. I’ve watched Dale Blaney run the bottom for years and I try to run my car like that and it’s been working,” said Ryan beside his J&J Automotive/Kistler Racing Products/Frosty Frog/Village Pizza House/Walton’s Cutting Crew/Griff’s Engines backed #5. “Griff’s Engines gave us a great motor and my Dad had this thing set up perfectly.”

With his fourth place finish Bradner, Ohio’s Nate Dussel would lock up his third consecutive track championship in the 305 sprints.

“I knew I had my work cut out for me starting 12th. I had to be patient which is hard for me. I have to thank Steve Rando. He raced me clean and gave me a lot of room,” said Dussel beside his Berrier Fabrication/Kylynn Manufacturing/Kistler Racing Products/Dussel Welding/Conrad Transport backed #1. “I like to win races more than anything but today I was looking at those championship banners in the garage and I knew I wanted another one.”

In a crashed filled feature for the Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks, Dan Roepke Jr. would go unchallenged for his fourth win of the season.

“I never thought those cautions would end. Unfortunate for that one bad night we had we could have had a championship. I thought we were going to get it tonight but I heard over the radio he (Dustin Keegan) got us by one point. All I could do was win tonight,” said Roepke beside his Perkin’s Tree Service/Johnny’s Electric/Vision Quest backed #88.

Dustin Keegan cut a tire on the first lap, got it changed and started on the tail. He would have to finish fourth or better to lock up the dirt truck track championship. He sat fifth with three laps to go when the caution would fly. On the restart he would get around Brian Sorg for fourth and that’s where he finished to claim his first ever track championship by just one point.

“When we cut that tire it took out the brakes. I ran the whole feature without brakes. I knew I had to get one more spot and luckily Brian messed up there in turn two and I got underneath him,” said Keegan beside his Foster’s Auto Body/Paul’s Drive Thru/York Fabrication/Gressman Powersports/LST Excavating/Advance Auto Parts backed D1. “I can’t Joe West my owner and my crew enough. My Dad and Ted Foster, my girlfriend and my son and all the guys who work on this.”

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O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints – Brad Bowman #55
Stuart Brubaker and Stuart Williams would bring the field to green in the 30-lap 410 sprint feature with Williams getting the advantage. Fourth starting Bowman would slide into second on lap two and would drive under Williams for the lead on lap four.

Just as Bowman was going to hit heavy lapped traffic on lap seven the caution would fly for Mitch Harble who had a flat left rear tire. On the restart Bowman led Brandon Martin, Williams, Brubaker, Greg Wilson and Craig Mintz. Williams’ run would end on lap 13 with steering issues as he brought out the caution. The restart order was now Bowman, Martin, Mintz, Wilson and Todd Heller.

The caution would fly at the half-way point for debris with Bowman leading Martin, Mintz, Wilson and Chris Andrews. All eyes however were on “The Wild Child” Jac Haudenschild who started 21st and had charged up to 10th. When the green reappeared Bowman began to pull away slightly from Martin as Mintz and Wilson were locked in a great battle for third with Andrews continuing to run fifth. Mintz would coast to a stop on lap 23 with a blown motor.

On the restart Andrews slid into third with Wilson and Rob Chaney rounding out the top five. Bowman pulled away again as Martin ran comfortably in second with Andrews, Wilson, Chaney, Byron Reed, D.J. Foos and Heller and Haudenschild in tow.

Bowman would drive to the win over Martin, Andrews, Wilson and a charging Haudenschild.

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Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models – Jon Henry #15
In the 25-lap late model feature, Missler and last week’s winner Garrett Krummert would bring the field to the green. Krummert would spin in turn one, necessitating a complete restart. On the second attempt Krummert would tangle with another car, ending his night. When the green flew for a third time it was Missler leading Henry, Cody Scott, Mike Bores, Nate Potts, Matt Irey and Brandon Thirlby. Bores would move into third on lap two as Henry raced under Missler to challenge for the lead.

Tim Sabo would spin on lap eight to bring out the caution which kept the leader out of heavy lapped traffic. On the restart Missler and Henry resumed their side-by-side battle for the lead with Bores, Irey, Thirlby and Scott in tow.

Missler and Henry would finally encounter lapped traffic by the 17th circuit which allowed Missler to pull away slightly. Irey would move around Bores for third on lap 19, bring Thirlby into fourth. The final caution would fly on lap 21 for Ky Harper who had charged from his last starting spot into sixth.

The four lap shoot-out for the win produced side-by-side racing between Missler and Henry with Irey, Thirlby and Bores there to pounce. Missler would take the white flag and when he and Henry flew into turn one, Henry through a slider at Missler. Missler would drive back under to maintain the lead town the back stretch but Henry blasted to his inside in turn three and pulled in front for the win. Missler, Irey, Thirlby and Bores would round out the top five.

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Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints – Jordan Ryan #5R
In the 25-lap 305 sprint feature Paul Weaver and Brett Lane brought the field to the green with Weaver gaining the advantage over Alvin Roepke, Lane, Dustin Dinan, Tyler Gunn, Nate Reeser and Ryan. Dinan would move into third on lap two with Ryan storming into sixth. Ryan would use the low line to take fourth on lap four just as the caution flew for Luke Griffith and Reeser spinning at opposite ends of the track.

On the restart Weaver would continue to lead as Roepke bobbled in turn four with Dinan and Ryan moving into second and third with Gunn taking fourth and Seth Schneider into fifth. Lane would bring out the caution on lap eight with the restart order Weaver, Dinan, Ryan, Gunn, Schneider, Dussel and Roepke.

Ryan would take second on lap 12 just as the caution flew for one of the infield tractor tires being shoved into the racing groove. On the restart Ryan served notice he had something for Weaver as he raced to the leader’s inside. With 10 laps to go Ryan was side-by-side with Weaver as the caution would fly for Dan McCarron just as the leaders were going to hit lapped traffic.

Weaver would lead Ryan, Gunn, Dinan, Dussel, Schneider and Steve Rando when the green came back out. Ryan would drive into the lead on lap 20 just before the caution would fly for Gunn who had problems in turn two, ending his good run. On the restart Ryan would stick to the low groove to maintain his lead with Weaver blasting the cushion with Dinan now into third and Dussel and Rando rounding out the top five.

As they raced to the checkered, Ryan would bobble in turns three and four and Weaver nearly got by but Ryan kept his composure and drove to the win over Weaver, Dinan, Dussel and Rando.

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Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks – Dan Roepke Jr. #88
Kyle Cline and Dan Roepke would bring the field to green in the 15-lap dirt truck main. But, before a lap could be completed a multi-truck pile-up would bring a second start with Roepke gaining the upper hand over Cline, Brian Sorg, Willie Keegan, Curt Inks, Shawn Valenti, Tony Siferd and Art Ball. The caution would fly for debris after a lap was completed.

When the green flew Roepke lead Cline, Sorg, Valenti and Inks. On lap four another caution for a three truck crash. When the green reappeared it didn’t stay out long as just three laps later Matt Foos would spin. Three laps of green and another caution for Dana Fry and Willie Keegan spinning. The restart order was Roepke, Cline, Sorg, Valenti, Inks and Dustin Keegan.

Andy Keegan would bring out the caution on lap 12 as he stopped on the front stretch. Roepke was just too strong all night and pulled away for the win over Valenti, Cline, Dustin Keegan and Sorg.

Attica Raceway Park will wrap up the 2013 season with a double-header weekend. On Friday, Aug. 30 Detroit Chocolat presents the Lucas Oil Late Models for a $10,000 to win affair along with the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champion Sprints. Then on Saturday it’s the UNOH All Stars along with the late models, 305 sprints and dirt trucks on Baumann Auto Group Night.

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Attica Raceway Park – 8/24/2013
Kistler Racing Products Season Championship Night

O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (29 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 14H-Todd Heller[2] ; 2. 9X-Rob Chaney[1] ; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[3] ; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[7] ; 5. 15-Brandon Freguson[8] ; 6. 8-Kevin Shelbo[6] ; 7. 45L-Brian Lay[5] ; 8. 6-Jac Haudenschild[4]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 46AU-Stuart Williams[2] ; 2. 55-Brad Bowman[3] ; 3. 40XL-Mike Linder[1] ; 4. 15H-Mitch Harble[4] ; 5. 83M-Broc Martin[6] ; 6. 60-Jody Keegan[7] ; 7. 45T-Bob Tucker[5]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[1] ; 2. 11X-Brandon Martin[3] ; 3. O9-Craig Mintz[7] ; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[5] ; 5. 92-Sam Ashworth[6] ; 6. 17-Scott Euler[4]

Heat 4 – Bell Racing Products (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 53-DJ Foos[1] ; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 3. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[3] ; 4. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[7] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[4] ; 6. 5T-Travis Philo[5] ; 7. 11-Shawn Hubler[6]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 2+-Brian Smith[4] ; 2. 83M-Broc Martin[2] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[8] ; 4. 60-Jody Keegan[6] ; 5. 6-Jac Haudenschild[12] ; 6. 45L-Brian Lay[9] ; 7. 92-Sam Ashworth[3] ; 8. 15-Brandon Freguson[1] ; 9. 45T-Bob Tucker[10] ; 10. 7-Troy Kingan[13] ; 11. 8-Kevin Shelbo[5] ; 12. 11-Shawn Hubler[11] ; 13. 17-Scott Euler[7]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 55-Brad Bowman[4]; 2. 11X-Brandon Martin[5]; 3. 16-Chris Andrews[11]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[3]; 5. 6-Jac Haudenschild[21]; 6. 5R-Byron Reed[15]; 7. 9X-Rob Chaney[9]; 8. 53-DJ Foos[10]; 9. 83M-Broc Martin[18]; 10. 5T-Travis Philo[19]; 11. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[12]; 12. 45L-Brian Lay[22]; 13. 14H-Todd Heller[6]; 14. 40XL-Mike Linder[8]; 15. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[16]; 16. 60-Jody Keegan[20]; 17. O9-Craig Mintz[7]; 18. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1]; 19. 46AU-Stuart Williams[2]; 20. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[13]; 21. 15H-Mitch Harble[14]; 22. 2+-Brian Smith[17]

Hard Charger: 6-Jac Haudenschild[+16]

Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (21 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 15B-Mike Bores[7] ; 2. 27-Ken Hahn[2] ; 3. 71-Dave Hornikel[6] ; 4. 48-John Bores[4] ; 5. 5J-Josh Haynes[1] ; 6. 9C-Troy Cattarene[5] ; 7. 77-Coby Bartram[3]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 15-Jon Henry[5] ; 2. 92-Cody Scott[1] ; 3. 36-Matt Irey[4] ; 4. M14-Brandon Thirlby[6] ; 5. 69-John Mayes Jr.[2] ; 6. 29-Rocky Owens[7] ; 7. O3-Jim Gingery[3]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler[1] ; 2. 29K-Garrett Krummert[6] ; 3. 98-Tim Sabo[5] ; 4. 30-Nate Potts[4] ; 5. 21-Larry Kingseed[2] ; 6. 16-Steve Sabo[3] ; 7. 34-Ky Harper[7]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 15-Jon Henry[3]; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[1]; 3. 36-Matt Irey[9]; 4. M14-Brandon Thirlby[7]; 5. 15B-Mike Bores[5]; 6. 92-Cody Scott[4]; 7. 30-Nate Potts[6]; 8. 27-Ken Hahn[12]; 9. 98-Tim Sabo[11]; 10. 29-Rocky Owens[17]; 11. O3-Jim Gingery[20]; 12. 16-Steve Sabo[18]; 13. 34-Ky Harper[21]; 14. 69-John Mayes Jr.[14]; 15. 71-Dave Hornikel[10]; 16. 48-John Bores[8]; 17. 21-Larry Kingseed[15]; 18. 77-Coby Bartram[19]; 19. 29K-Garrett Krummert[2]

Hard Charger: O3-Jim Gingery[+9]

Foster Auto Body 305 Sprints (22 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver[1] ; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[6] ; 3. OO-Alvin Roepke[4] ; 4. 47-Brett Lane[2] ; 5. 2-Ricky Peterson[7] ; 6. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[8] ; 7. 22M-Dan McCarron[3] ; 8. 4T-Jim Taddeo[5]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 68G-Tyler Gunn[2] ; 2. 6-Dustin Dinan[4] ; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[6] ; 4. 4M-Jamie Miller[1] ; 5. 9-Jimmy Colvin[5] ; 6. 25-Jason Keckler[7] ; 7. 12-Kyle Capodice[3]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 36-Seth Schneider[3] ; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[5] ; 3. 83X-Nate Reeser[1] ; 4. 22D-Dan Hammond[2] ; 5. 11G-Luke Griffith[4] ; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger[7] ; 7. 39C-Scott Riley[6]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 5R-Jordan Ryan[7]; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[1]; 3. 6-Dustin Dinan[6]; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[12]; 5. 19R-Steve Rando[11]; 6. 36-Seth Schneider[9]; 7. 4M-Jamie Miller[8]; 8. OO-Alvin Roepke[3]; 9. 2-Ricky Peterson[13]; 10. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[16]; 11. 22D-Dan Hammond[10]; 12. 9-Jimmy Colvin[14]; 13. 83X-Nate Reeser[5]; 14. 8J-Jess Stiger[18]; 15. 4T-Jim Taddeo[22]; 16. 47-Brett Lane[2]; 17. 12-Kyle Capodice[20]; 18. 22M-Dan McCarron[19]; 19. 39C-Scott Riley[21]; 20. 68G-Tyler Gunn[4]; 21. 25-Jason Keckler[17]; 22. 11G-Luke Griffith[15]

Hard Charger: 1-Nate Dussel[+8]

Bob Machine Shop Dirt Trucks (22 Trucks)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O-Andy Keegan[3] ; 2. O1-Art Ball[4] ; 3. 5-Jim McGrath Jr.[6] ; 4. 9-Curt Inks[2] ; 5. 7-Dana Frey[7] ; 6. 33-Brian Arnold[5] ; 7. 99X-Gene Potridge[1

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. OO-John Ivy[2] ; 2. 2-Brian Sorg[1] ; 3. P51-Willie Keegan[4] ; 4. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[6] ; 5. 8KB-Kent Brewer[5] ; 6. 37-Eric Devanna[3] ; 7. 10-Roger Inks[7]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[4] ; 2. D1-Dustin Keegan[1] ; 3. 25S-Tony Siferd[2] ; 4. 33C-Kyle Cline[6] ; 5. 95-Keith Sorg[5] ; 6. 3X-Brad Keckler[3] ; 7. 92-Matt Foos[7]

A-Main – (15 Laps)
1. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[2]; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[10]; 3. 33C-Kyle Cline[1]; 4. D1-Dustin Keegan[7]; 5. 2-Brian Sorg[8]; 6. 9-Curt Inks[6]; 7. 5-Jim McGrath Jr.[3]; 8. 33-Brian Arnold[16]; 9. 37-Eric Devanna[17]; 10. 7-Dana Frey[13]; 11. 3X-Brad Keckler[18]; 12. 10-Roger Inks[20]; 13. 99X-Gene Potridge[19]; 14. 92-Matt Foos[21]; 15. O-Andy Keegan[11]; 16. 25S-Tony Siferd[9]; 17. P51-Willie Keegan[5]; 18. 8KB-Kent Brewer[14]; 19. O1-Art Ball[12]; 20. 95-Keith Sorg[15]; 21. OO-John Ivy[4]

Hard Charger: 7B-Shawn Valenti[+8]

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