Attica Racing Action As Hot As The Weather! Three First Time Winners!

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) The action at Attica Raceway Park Friday was just as hot as the 100 degree temperature, with three first time feature winners and nearly a fourth on Kear’s Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night.

Waterville, Ohio’s Travis Philo was there to take advantage when leader Brandon Martin’s left rear tire exploded with nine laps to go in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprint feature. Philo, 21, then held off a challenge from veteran Greg Wilson with a restart with just three laps to go, to score his first ever 410 sprint car victory. After climbing from his Control Design Solutions/Banshee Graphics/DB3 Imaging.com backed machine in the Engine Pro Victory Lane, Philo grabbed his dad in a huge bear hug.

“I have to thank my Dad. He has stood behind me and has spent a lot of money on me since I started racing when I was four years old. I want to thank Gary Bowe…he’s been working on this thing for two years. And tonight Brian Kemenah came to help us as well…hope he sticks around for awhile,” said Philo. “I want to thank my uncle and everyone who has stayed behind us through the rough times.”

In the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models, Holland, Ohio’s Ky Harper, also 21 years of age, traded slide jobs with Mike Bores after a restart with just six laps to go, and went on to score his first ever feature win.

“After Travis won, I kind of joked how great it would be if I got my first win too. Travis and I are friends so I figured if he could do it I could too,” said Harper beside his Fred Wolf Auctioneer, IAM Machinists, Angola Plaza, Stiltner Racing backed #34.

“I have to thank all these guys who bust their butts every week on this thing and especially tonight as hot as it was. This one is for a buddy of mine who we just lost,” added an emotional Harper.

It looked like it was going to be three first time winners in a row, as 15-year-old Jordan Ryan led the first 23 laps of the 25-lap Fremont Fence 305 Sprint feature. But, a caution with just two laps to go, put Caleb Griffith right on Ryan’s rear bumper, and Griffith pounced on the restart, executing a slide job in turns three and four to take the lead as they raced to the white flag. Griffith would pull away the final lap for his second win of the season and fourth career victory at Attica.
“Jordan did an awesome job on those restarts…I honestly didn’t know if we had anything for him. I got a good run on him in one and two on that restart and was able to keep up my momentum. I nearly gave that away though when I ran off of turn two there late in the race. But as I always tell the guys, we are too smart to quit. They have given me a great car all year…we’ve had a top five car every night out,” said Griffith beside his Al Davis Carpet and Laminate/Crown Battery/McDonald’s restaurants//Youngs Breading and Batter Mix/Tackle Box 2/JLH General Contractor backed #40.

In the 15-lap Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Truck feature, Daniel Roepke Jr. survived early race crashes and pulled away to score his first ever Attica feature win.

“We are on a roll right now. This thing is just so fast and easy to drive. I have to thank my dad and everyone who helps,” said Roepke beside his Village Inn/Perkin’s Tree Service/Johnny’s Electric/Vision Quest backed #88.

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O’Reilly 410 Sprints – Travis Philo #5T
Mike Linder and Philo would lead the field to the green in the 410 sprint feature, with Philo grabbing the lead while fourth starter Craig Mintz moved into second with Linder, Brandon Martin, Greg Wilson and Phil Gressman in tow. Philo would blast around the track’s high side to pull away while Mintz and Martin battled for second.

Philo would catch the back of the field on lap six while Mintz and Martin continued to race side by side for second with Gressman in fourth followed by Linder and Wilson. Martin would use lapped traffic to grab second on lap seven, while Philo continued to lead.

With 11 laps in the books, Martin had closed to within a car length of Philo with Mintz, Gressman and Wilson battling hard for third. On lap 13, Philo slipped off the track exiting turn two, allowing Martin to claim the lead. Martin would pull away while Philo battled with Gressman, Mintz and Wilson.

The first caution would fly on lap 17 for a Stuart Brubaker spin. On the restart Martin pulled away from Philo, Gressman, Wilson and Mintz. Mintz would stop on lap 18 to bring the yellow back out. Again Martin pulled away on the restart, with Philo now racing hard with Gressman and Wilson for second.

With nine laps to go, Martin’s left rear would explode exiting turn four and at the same time, Gressman would spin off the back stretch with a flat right rear tire. The restart running order was now Philo, Wilson, Chris Andrews, Linder and Duane Zablocki. Philo and Wilson would run side by side when the green reappeared with Andrews right on their rear bumpers. With three laps to go, Andrews would spin to bring out the final caution.

On the restart, Phil bolted back to the top while Wilson was glued to the bottom and ran to the leader’s inside as they raced to the white flag. Philo hit his marks perfectly the last lap and had only a slight bobble coming to the checkered as Wilson tried to race under him. Philo took the victory by a car length over Wilson, Linder, Zablocki and Caleb Helms.

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Summit UMP Late Models – Ky Harper #34
Harper and Ken Hahn would pace the late model field, but a Larry Kingseed spin on the start would necessitate a complete restart. Harper would take the lead when the green came back out with John Bores moving into second with Hahn, Ryan Missler and Mike Bores in tow.

Mike Bores and Missler would get together in turn three on the second lap, with Missler spinning and collecting John Mayes Jr., ending both of their nights. A lap would be recorded before the caution would fly again for a Nate Potts spin. A lap and another caution for another Potts’ spin.

Each time the cautions would wipe out a big lead by Harper. When the green came back out, Harper ran off and hid as a tremendous battle ensued for second between John Bores, Mike Bores, Ken Hahn, Jeff Babcock and Wayne Maffett Jr. Mike Bores would take second on lap nine with John Bores trying to hold off Babcock and Dusty Moore. Babcock would take third on lap 12 and drive around Mike Bores for second a lap later.

With nine laps to go, Babcock was quickly closing on Harper with Mike Bores, John Bores, Moore and Rusty Schlenk in pursuit. Harper would begin lapping cars with seven laps to go as Babcock pulled in on his rear bumper. But, Babcock would fly off the high side of turn one on lap 19 to bring out the caution.

On the ensuing restart, Mike Bores would drive under Harper, executing a slide job in turns one and two, Harper would return the favor in the next corner, but Bores lead lap 20. Harper would drive back around Bores on lap 21 to regain the lead as they raced side by side. Once Harper got back into the lead, he would regain his momentum on the high side of the track and pulled away the remaining five laps for the victory. Mike Bores, Schlenk, Moore and John Bores would round out the top five.

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Fremont Fence 305 Sprints – Caleb Griffith #40
Griffith and Ryan would bring the 305 sprint field to the green with Ryan grabbing the lead while Griffith was trying to fend off Dustin Dinan for second. Dinan would take second on lap three as Ryan flew away out front. As Ryan hit lapped traffic by the seventh circuit, Dinan closed quickly with Griffith, Paige Polyak, Nate Dussel and Steve Rando in pursuit. Nate Reese would spin on lap eight, giving Ryan a clear track.

On the restart Ryan would pull away while Griffith blasted around Dinan into second. With 11 laps scored, Ross Moore would spin to bunch up the field again. Ryan would lead on the restart over Griffith, Dinan, Polyak, Dussel and D.J. Foos. Ryan looked headed to his first ever sprint car win, as Griffith, Dinan and Polyak put on a show battling for second.

Ryan would begin lapping cars again on lap 18, but looked like a veteran slicing his way through the field. But, with two laps to go, Moore would spin again, putting Griffith right on Ryan’s tail. On the restart, Ryan would go to the bottom of turns one and two while Griffith flew to the outside, getting a good run on Ryan as they drove into turn three. Griffith would fly under Ryan and slide up in front as they raced to the white flag. Once in front, Griffith would drive away to the win with Ryan, Dussel, Foos and Dinan rounding out the top five.

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Bob’s Machine Shop Dirt Trucks – Dan Roepke Jr. #88
Bob Dible and Jeff Wank would pace the dirt truck field to the green, but a massive pile-up on the start would necessitate a complete restart. Dustin Keegan, who benefitted from the opening lap crash that claimed Wank as one of the victims, would now start on the outside of row one and would grab the lead when the green came back out.

Keegan would lead Dible, Brian Arnold, Roepke and Curt Inks. Roepke would drive from fourth to second on the second lap with Dible, Arnold, Art Ball and last place starter John Ivy in tow. The caution would fly for a Tony Siferd spin with five laps recorded. On the restart, Roepke would drive to Keegan’s inside to challenge with Dible trying to hold off Ivy and Arnold for third. Kyle Cline would spin on lap eight just as Roepke took the lead from Keegan. On the ensuing restart, Arnold would spin.

When the green reappeared, Roepke would pull away as Keegan and Ivy battled for second. Keegan would get into the back of Ivy in turn three on lap nine, with Ivy spinning. On the restart Roepke would again pull away with Keegan now coming to a halt with mechanical issues.

With six laps to go, the restart order was Roepke, Dible, Ball, Andy Keegan, Brian Sorg and Arnold. Roepke would pull away to a huge lead while a great battle for second was underway between Dible, Ball and Andy Keegan. Ball would take second on lap 13, but could not close as Roepke took the checkered. Ball, Andy Keegan, Dible and Sorg would round out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action for the UMP Summer Nationals Hell Tour for the late models and modifieds on Friday, July 13. The 305 sprints will also be in action.

Go to www.atticracewaypark.com for more information.

Attica Raceway Park – 7/6/2012

Kear’s Speed Shop Night

O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (18 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 2. 11X-Brandon Martin[3] ; 3. 55-Brad Bowman[2] ; 4. 53-Phil Gressman[4] ; 5. 12-Jarred Ridge[5] ; 6. 14H-Todd Heller[6]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40-Caleb Helms[1] ; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[2] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[4] ; 4. 22-Ryan Broughton[3] ; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6] ; 6. 69-Scott Curren[5]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. W20-Greg Wilson[2] ; 2. 16-Chris Andrews[3] ; 3. O9-Craig Mintz[5] ; 4. 3-Mike Linder[4] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[6] ; 6. 60-Jody Keegan[1]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 5T-Travis Philo[2]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson[3]; 3. 3-Mike Linder[1]; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[10]; 5. 40-Caleb Helms[7]; 6. 2+-Brian Smith[15]; 7. 45L-Brian Lay[9]; 8. 55-Brad Bowman[5]; 9. 14H-Todd Heller[16]; 10. 16-Chris Andrews[11]; 11. 22-Ryan Broughton[12]; 12. 11X-Brandon Martin[6]; 13. 53-Phil Gressman[8]; 14. 35-Stuart Brubaker[14]; 15. O9-Craig Mintz[4]; 16. 69-Scott Curren[17]; 17. 12-Jarred Ridge[13]

Hard Charger: 2+-Brian Smith[+9]

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. 51-Devin Shiels[1] ; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[2] ; 3. 69-John Mayes Jr.[6] ; 4. 15B-Mike Bores[5] ; 5. 99-Steve Sabo[7] ; 6. O1P-Brandon Perkins[8] ; 7. 23J-Mike Hudson[4] ; 8. 91-Rusty Schlenk[3]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 48-John Bores[4] ; 2. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[2] ; 3. 27-Ken Hahn[3] ; 4. 21-Larry Kingseed[8] ; 5. 75-Dusty Moore[6] ; 6. 92-Cody Scott[7] ; 7. 49-Brian Ruhlman[5] ; 8. O1-Justin Chance[1]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1-Jeff Babcock[2] ; 2. 34-Ky Harper[4] ; 3. 36-Matt Irey[1] ; 4. O6-Kyle Perry[3] ; 5. 30-Nate Potts[5] ; 6. 56-B.J. Gregory[7] ; 7. O3-James Gingery[8]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk[7] ; 2. 56-B.J. Gregory[3] ; 3. 92-Cody Scott[2] ; 4. O1P-Brandon Perkins[1] ; 5. O3-James Gingery[6] ; 6. 23J-Mike Hudson[4] ; 7. O1-Justin Chance[8]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 34-Ky Harper[1]; 2. 15B-Mike Bores[4]; 3. 91-Rusty Schlenk[16]; 4. 75-Dusty Moore[14]; 5. 48-John Bores[3]; 6. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[6]; 7. 92-Cody Scott[18]; 8. O6-Kyle Perry[8]; 9. 36-Matt Irey[12]; 10. 56-B.J. Gregory[17]; 11. O3-James Gingery[20]; 12. 1-Jeff Babcock[7]; 13. 21-Larry Kingseed[9]; 14. O1P-Brandon Perkins[19]; 15. 99-Steve Sabo[13]; 16. 27-Ken Hahn[2]; 17. 30-Nate Potts[15]; 18. 50Y-Ryan Missler[5]; 19. 51-Devin Shiels[11]; 20. 69-John Mayes Jr.[10]

Hard Charger: 91-Rusty Schlenk[+13]

Fremont Fence 305 Sprints (20 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9-Jimmy Colvin[3] ; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[2] ; 3. 11F-D.J. Foos[5] ; 4. 68G-Tyler Gunn[6] ; 5. 83X-Nate Reeser[1] ; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger[4] ; 7. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[7]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 2. 5-Dustin Dinan[4] ; 3. 39-Matt Merrill[3] ; 4. 10X-Dustin Stroup[7] ; 5. 36-Seth Schneider[6] ; 6. 72C-Ross Moore[5] ; 7. 94K-Kurt Huber[2]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1-Nate Dussel[1] ; 2. 4M-Jamie Miller[2] ; 3. 27-Paige Polyak[5] ; 4. 19R-Steve Rando[3] ; 5. 25-Jason Keckler[6] ; 6. 22D-Dan Hammond[4]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 40-Caleb Griffith[1]; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[2]; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 4. 11F-D.J. Foos[11]; 5. 5-Dustin Dinan[3]; 6. 27-Paige Polyak[9]; 7. 10X-Dustin Stroup[8]; 8. 19R-Steve Rando[4]; 9. 4M-Jamie Miller[5]; 10. 25-Jason Keckler[15]; 11. 9-Jimmy Colvin[12]; 12. 68G-Tyler Gunn[7]; 13. 8J-Jess Stiger[16]; 14. 39-Matt Merrill[10]; 15. 22D-Dan Hammond[18]; 16. 36-Seth Schneider[14]; 17. 13D-Jeremy Duposki[19]; 18. 94K-Kurt Huber[20]; 19. 72C-Ross Moore[17]; 20. 83X-Nate Reeser[13]

Hard Charger: 11F-D.J. Foos[+7]

Bob Machine Shop Dirt Trucks (19 Trucks)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 17-Bob Dible[7] ; 2. O1-Art Ball[5] ; 3. 4X-Brian Sorg[4] ; 4. O9-Jeff Wank[3] ; 5. 69-Jeff Warneck[1] ; 6. 73-Darrin Basinger[6] ; 7. 94-John Ivy[2]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. D1-Dustin Keegan[2] ; 2. O-Andy Keegan[4] ; 3. 33-Brian Arnold[3] ; 4. 25S-Tony Siferd[6] ; 5. 33C-Kyle Cline[5] ; 6. 3R-Chuck Roelle[1]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[2] ; 2. 39-Dwight Waltermier[6] ; 3. 8-Steve Endicott[4] ; 4. 9-Curt Inks[3] ; 5. 95-Keith Sorg[5] ; 6. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[1]

A-Main – (15 Laps)
1. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[7]; 2. O1-Art Ball[12]; 3. O-Andy Keegan[11]; 4. 17-Bob Dible[1]; 5. 4x-Brian Sorg[6]; 6. 33C-Kyle Cline[14]; 7. 94-John Ivy[19]; 8. 33-Brian Arnold[3]; 9. 73-Darrin Basinger[16]; 10. 95-Keith Sorg[15]; 11. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[18]; 12. D1-Dustin Keegan[4]; 13. 9-Curt Inks[10]; 14. 69-Jeff Warneck[13]; 15. 25S-Tony Siferd[9]; 16. 3R-Chuck Roelle[17]; 17. O9-Jeff Wank[2]; 18. 39-Dwight Waltermier[5]; 19. 8-Steve Endicott[8]

Hard Charger: 94-John Ivy[+12]

Holtgraver Earns First UNOH All Star Win To Open Ohio Sprint Speedweek at Attica; Missler Gets Last Lap Late Model victory

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) When race-long leader Cap Henry slid backwards off turn four trying to avoid a flipping car with just four laps to go, Danny Holtgraver was there to take advantage. The Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania resident held off Craig Mintz and Bryan Sebetto the last four laps to score his first University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions victory at Attica Raceway Park to kick off the 30th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek Friday night.

Holtgraver, the 2010 Lernerville Speedway champion, earned $6,000 for the victory on Ohio Caterpillar/Kistler Racing Engines Night, as engine builder Paul Kistler added an extra $1,000 because the winner had a Kistler Engine under the hood.

“I was shaken that last restart…I didn’t know what to do. I knew the top was good down here (in turns three and four) and Mintz is unbelievable here and Sebetto on the high side. I just didn’t know what to do. I just did the same thing I did the whole race and it paid off,” said Holtgraver beside his Kargo Quality Cars and Trucks, Alternative Power Source, DKW Transport backed machine.

“I think it would have been a good race…that sucks for him. That’s a tough break…he was good. But I think we could have made it interesting,” added Holtgraver about Cap Henry’s misfortune. “This is unbelievable…to get this first All Star win at Attica …there’s some of the greatest race cars in the world out here every week.”

For Mintz, who has three wins this season at Attica , including a last lap All Star victory in April, second was a great finish after starting 15th.

“We went out to qualify like the 35th car (out of 41) and the race track slowed down quite a bit. Qualifying is very important when you with the All Stars. We made a pretty good show out of it. There were a lot of slide jobs and lot of bumping and banging for an open wheel race car,” said Mintz beside his Real Geese Decoys, R2C Filters, Kistler Engines, Ti22 Performanced backed #09.

“Danny was just too good on the bottom…I don’t think I had anything for him. We had a couple of things break on the race car but no excuses…that D4 car was fast. This GF1 car…we will keep working on it and get it faster,” added Mintz of his Wasserman Construction, Design Graphics Group, Erie Shore Propane machine.

Sebetto ran in the top three nearly the entire 40 laps, but struggled to find a balance in each corner with the car.

“I had to have my car free enough to roll the cushion in three and four but it was too free for me to roll the top where I felt like I was good in one and two. So I had to get the wing all the way back then I could roll one and two really nice but I was having to run the thing so deep into three trying to make momentum. I got the wing all the way back and I was just too tight in three and four and kept plowing through the cushion,” explained Sebetto beside his Crown Battery, JLH General Contractor, Hammer Pallets backed car.

“Congrats to Danny and Craig…that was a fun race. I would have loved to have seen no red flag…there were cars every where. A great night for the Hammer team and a good start to speed week,” added Sebetto of his Meggitt Powder Coating, R3 Nutrition, Gressman Powersports, OC Shocks, Keizer Wheels backed machine.

ImageIn the Summit Racing Equipment UMP DIRTCar Late Models, three time track champion Ryan Missler broke a nearly two year long winless slump with a last lap, last corner pass of John Mayes Jr. to score a very close win – by just .081 seconds. It was his eighth career late model victory at Attica .

“I thought I forgot where this place was,” said Missler in the Engine Pro Victory Lane . “I was trying to save my tires and let those guys race in front of me. I was waiting for lapped traffic…I just put the hammer down the last five laps and that top side was good.”

“I have to thank everyone who helps me. Jerry Huff makes this possible. Dave Gullick and his son Chase, my wife, my in-laws, Quality Welding, Taze D.J. Service, King Industrial Supply, York Fabrication, Handi Grafix, Crave Energy Drink, Terry McConnel Excavating, TNT Farms, SCS Gear Box, Level Performance, J&H Concrete, Twin Lakes Golf Course…it takes a lot of help to do this,” added Missler.

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UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions – Danny Holtgraver #D4
Cap Henry, a former Attica and All Star rookie of the year, and Rob Chaney in a new ride, would bring the field to the green. But, before a lap could be completed, Chris Andrews would spin to necessitate a complete restart. When the green flew again, Henry would bolt into the lead with Sebetto, Chaney, Stevie Smith, Byron Reed and Danny Smith in tow.

Henry would set a blistering pace, encountering heavy lapped traffic by the eighth circuit, allowing Sebetto and Smith to close. But, Chad Blonde and Andrews would spin in separate incidents to give Henry a clear track. Again when the green came back out, Henry set sail, with Sebetto battling Smith for second while Smith moved into four and Chaney, Dean Jacobs, Reed, Mintz and Holtgraver giving chase.

Again, just as Henry would catch the rear of the field, the caution would fly for Tim Shaffer, who spun and would go pitside with front end damage. Henry would fly away on the restart while Sebetto and Smith continued their torrid battle for second with Smith, Jacobs, Chaney, Mintz and Holtgraver trying to keep pace. Smith would take the second spot on lap 17 with the caution flying again on lap 19 for a multi-car incident involving Mike Linder, Travis Philo, David Gravel, Brian Lay, Brandon Martin and Duane Zablocki.

When the green came back out, Henry was still able to pull away while Stevie Smith, Sebetto, Danny Smith, Jacobs, Mintz and Holtgraver raced hard for second. As they exited turn four, it was three wide for fourth with Jacobs doing a; 360 spin, bringing out the caution.

At the half-way point it was Henry over Stevie Smith, Sebetto, Mintz, Holtgraver and Danny Smith. Henry would hold a four car length lead as Smith tried to hold off Sebetto and a closing Mintz and Holtgraver. With 25 laps scored, Sebetto, Mintz and Holtgraver were locked in a heated battle for third.

As the laps began clicking off, Stevie Smith was slowly reeling Henry in as Sebetto, Mintz and Holtgraver continued their entertaining battle for third. With eight laps to go, Stevie Smith had caught Henry and as he tried to make the pass enterting turn one, got side ways, dropping back to fifth.

Henry would encounter heavy lapped traffic with six circuits to go as Holtgraver drove around Sebetto for second with Mintz in fourth, Stevie Smith fifth and 18th starter Dale Blaney sixth. With five laps to go, Holtgraver and Sebetto had caught Henry. As they raced into turn three, Gravel would flip right in front of Henry who had no place to go and flew off the top side of the track backwards into the catch fence. No damage was done to the car, but Henry, who lead all 36 laps, had to go to the tail, giving the lead to Holtgraver.

On the restart, Holtgraver stayed glued to the bottom groove with Mintz running the middle and Sebetto blasting the top cushion with Stevie Smith there to pounce. On each of the last four laps, Mintz would drive to Holtgraver’s outside, but could not make the pass.

Holtgraver would go on to take the close win – his first ever at Attica – over Mintz, Sebetto, Stevie Smith and Dale Blaney.

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Summit UMP Late Models – Ryan Missler #50Y
Justin Chance and John Mayes Jr. would bring the late model field to the green with Mayes gaining the upper hand over Chance, Missler, Jeff Babcock, Ky Harper, Matt Miller and Rusty Schlenk. The only caution would fly on lap four when some of the infield tire barriers were pushed up on the track. On the restart Mayes, who was running the middle, would battle with bottom running Chance with Missler, Babcock and Miller glued to their rear bumpers.

After running several laps side by side for the lead, Chance would have a slight advantage to lead lap 10 with Mayes still racing to his outside while Missler and Babcock raced side by side for third. Babcock would actually take second on lap 14 only to see Mayes retake the spot a lap later with Babock returning the favor on the next circuit.

With seven laps to go, Chance, Babock, Mayes and Missler were putting on a whale of a show with Mayes taking second on lap 19 and immediately racing to Chance’s outside for the lead. Mayes would take the top spot with four laps to go as Chance continued to run to his inside while Missler went to the top shelf to make it a tremendous three car battle. Missler would take second with two laps remaining and as they took the white flag, raced to Mayes’ outside.

Mayes and Missler would race side by side down the back stretch and through turns three and four. As they raced to the checkered flag, Missler would rocket off the high side and take the victory by .081 seconds over Mayes, Babcock, Miller and Chance.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 6 with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints, Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models, Fremont Fence 305 Sprints and the Bob’s Machine Shop/BMS Engines Dirt Trucks in action. General admission will be just $10 and there will be $1 hot dogs and 50-cent popcorn.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 6/22/2012
Ohio Caterpillar/ Kistler Engines Night

All Star Circuit of Champions (41 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying – Kistler Engines
1. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.818; 2. 60K-Jody Keegan, 12.894; 3. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.922; 4. 54-Cap Henry, 12.961; 5. 9X-Brandon Martin, 12.967; 6. 29-Rob Chaney, 12.988; 7. 19-Stevie Smith, 13.016; 8. 24H-Bryan Sebetto, 13.022; 9. 1-Chad Blonde, 13.048; 10. 4-Danny Smith, 13.061; 11. 22-Cole Duncan , 13.084; 12. 97-Dean Jacobs, 13.089; 13. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.159; 14. 89G-David Gravel, 13.234; 15. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.237; 16. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.274; 17. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.295; 18. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.349; 19. 4K-Kody Kinser, 13.351; 20. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.353; 21. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.359; 22. 3L-Mike Linder, 13.376; 23. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.382; 24. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.408; 25. 45-Paul McMahan, 13.408; 26. 16-Chris Andrews, 13.409; 27. 3-Pete Miller III, 13.427; 28. 55-Brad Bowman, 13.428; 29. 17-Marty Perovich, 13.509; 30. O-Lee Jacobs, 13.541; 31. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 13.545; 32. 53-Phil Gressman, 13.602; 33. 14W-Chad Wilson , 13.608; 34. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 13.649; 35. 12-Jared Ridge, 13.751; 36. 2+-Brian Smith, 14.026; 37. 71AU-Ryan Davis , 14.031; 38. 98-Robert Robenalt, 14.918; 39. 69-Scott Curren, 99.997; 40. 73-Joe Armbruster, 99.998; 41. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. , 99.999

Heat 1 – Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 4. 9X-Brandon Martin[5] ; 5. 1-Chad Blonde[4] ; 6. 45-Paul McMahan[7] ; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [6] ; 8. 17-Marty Perovich[8] ; 9. 14W-Chad Wilson [9] ; 10. 71AU-Ryan Davis [10]

Heat 2 – All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 3L-Mike Linder[1] ; 2. 4-Danny Smith[4] ; 3. 89G-David Gravel[3] ; 4. 29-Rob Chaney[5] ; 5. 16-Chris Andrews[7] ; 6. 45L-Brian Lay[2] ; 7. O-Lee Jacobs[8] ; 8. 60K-Jody Keegan[6] ; 9. 11N-Ed Neumeister[9] ; 10. 98-Robert Robenalt[10]

Heat 3 – Dragon Race Fuel (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40-Caleb Helms[1] ; 2. 19-Stevie Smith[5] ; 3. O9-Craig Mintz[3] ; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[6] ; 5. 22-Cole Duncan [4] ; 6. 4K-Kody Kinser[2] ; 7. 46AU-Stuart Williams[8] ; 8. 3-Pete Miller III[7] ; 9. 12-Jared Ridge[9] ; 10. 69-Scott Curren[10]

Heat 4 – Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[1] ; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[2] ; 3. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[5] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[4] ; 5. 54-Cap Henry[6] ; 6. 53-Phil Gressman[8] ; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[3] ; 8. 55-Brad Bowman[7] ; 9. 73-Joe Armbruster[10] ; 10. 2+-Brian Smith[9]

Dash – Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 54-Cap Henry[2] ; 2. 29-Rob Chaney[3] ; 3. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[1] ; 4. 19-Stevie Smith[4] ; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[6] ; 6. 1-Chad Blonde[5]

B-Main – MSD Ignition (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 60K-Jody Keegan[2] ; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [1] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[4] ; 4. 55-Brad Bowman[8] ; 5. 3-Pete Miller III[7] ; 6. 17-Marty Perovich[9] ; 7. 53-Phil Gressman[12] ; 8. 46AU-Stuart Williams[11] ; 9. 4K-Kody Kinser[5] ; 10. 45-Paul McMahan[6] ; 11. 73-Joe Armbruster[20] ; 12. 11N-Ed Neumeister[14] ; 13. 14W-Chad Wilson [13] ; 14. 69-Scott Curren[19] ; 15. 98-Robert Robenalt[18] ; 16. O-Lee Jacobs[10] ; 17. 12-Jared Ridge[15] ; 18. 35-Stuart Brubaker[3] ; 19. 71AU-Ryan Davis [17] ; 20. 2+-Brian Smith[16]

A-Main – University of Northwestern Ohio (40 Laps)
1. D4-Danny Holtgraver[10]; 2. O9-Craig Mintz[15]; 3. 24H-Bryan Sebetto[3]; 4. 19-Stevie Smith[4]; 5. 2-Dale Blaney[18]; 6. 4-Danny Smith[7]; 7. 55-Brad Bowman[24]; 8. 29-Rob Chaney[2]; 9. 22-Cole Duncan [8]; 10. 40-Caleb Helms[21]; 11. 5R-Byron Reed[5]; 12. 1-Chad Blonde[6]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson [12]; 14. 97-Dean Jacobs[9]; 15. 16-Chris Andrews[23]; 16. 5T-Travis Philo[19]; 17. 54-Cap Henry[1]; 18. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[22]; 19. 89G-David Gravel[14]; 20. 60K-Jody Keegan[13]; 21. 45L-Brian Lay[17]; 22. 3L-Mike Linder[20]; 23. 9X-Brandon Martin[11]; 24. 83-Tim Shaffer[16]

Hard Charger: 55-Brad Bowman[+17]Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (30 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 15B-Mike Bores[1] ; 2. 1N-Casey Noonan[4] ; 3. 48-John Bores[6] ; 4. 99-Steve Sabo[2] ; 5. 59-Larry Bellman[5] ; 6. 23-Mike Hudson [7] ; 7. 151-Jason Hinton[3] ; 8. 46-Brandon Perkins[8]

Heat 2 – Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk[2] ; 2. 51-Devin Shiels[1] ; 3. O1-Justin Chance[3] ; 4. 92-Cody Scott[8] ; 5. X3-Dan Wallace[7] ; 6. 30-Nate Potts[6] ; 7. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[4] ; 8. O3-Jim Gingery[5]

Heat 3 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1-Jeff Babcock[2] ; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[3] ; 3. 34-Ky Harper[4] ; 4. O6-Kyle Perry[1] ; 5. 36-Matt Irey[7] ; 6. 21-Larry Kingseed[6] ; 7. 101-Chester Fitch[5]

Heat 4 – Bell Racing Products (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 3-Matt Miller[4] ; 2. 29-Rocky Owens[2] ; 3. 69-John Mayes Jr.[1] ; 4. 5M-Ryan Markham[6] ; 5. 71-Dave Hornikel[5] ; 6. 12-Michael Stiltner Jr.[3] ; 7. 5H-Ernie Haynes[7]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. X3-Dan Wallace[2] ; 2. 71-Dave Hornikel[4] ; 3. 36-Matt Irey[3] ; 4. 30-Nate Potts[6] ; 5. 5H-Ernie Haynes[12] ; 6. 21-Larry Kingseed[7] ; 7. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[10] ; 8. 46-Brandon Perkins[13] ; 9. 151-Jason Hinton[9] ; 10. 23-Mike Hudson [5] ; 11. 101-Chester Fitch[11] ; 12. 12-Michael Stiltner Jr.[8] ; 13. 59-Larry Bellman[1] ; 14. O3-Jim Gingery[14]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler[6]; 2. 69-John Mayes Jr.[2]; 3. 1-Jeff Babcock[3]; 4. 3-Matt Miller[8]; 5. O1-Justin Chance[1]; 6. 91-Rusty Schlenk[5]; 7. 34-Ky Harper[4]; 8. 51-Devin Shiels[9]; 9. 5M-Ryan Markham[16]; 10. 15B-Mike Bores[11]; 11. 92-Cody Scott[14]; 12. X3-Dan Wallace[17]; 13. 29-Rocky Owens[10]; 14. 71-Dave Hornikel[18]; 15. 1N-Casey Noonan[12]; 16. 48-John Bores[7]; 17. 30-Nate Potts[20]; 18. O6-Kyle Perry[15]; 19. 99-Steve Sabo[13]; 20. 36-Matt Irey[19]

Hard Charger: 5M-Ryan Markham[+7]

©2012 – Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH