7.8.11 Results SMITH FAMILY FOODS/ SUTTON BANK NIGHT

Reed Gets 1st Win of the Year at Attica; Chance Scores Career First In Late Models; Ivy Wins 305 sprints

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Byron Reed got a pep talk from Mark Keegan this week…and it paid off. The Monclova , Ohio driver led all 30 laps Friday, July 8 at Attica Raceway Park to claim his 28th career victory in O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints. For Reed, a six time and defending Attica track champion, it was his first win of the season at “ Ohio ’s Finest Racing” speedplant, and what a present it was for the Smith Family Foods/Sutton Bank Christmas In July event.

Ironically, Reed is second on the track’s all-time win list behind….Mark Keegan who has 56 victories. Keegan, who holds 12 Attica track championships, retired after the 2010 season.

“I talked to him (Mark) today and he gave me a little pep talk. I don’t think I’ll every beat his record…I don’t think I even want to,” said Reed beside his Crown Battery, Reebar Diecasting, ProShocks backed #5.

After coming so close the prior week to winning his first every Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Model feature, Mansfield , Ohio ’s Justin Chance wasn’t going to let another opportunity get away. He took advantage of a restart with two laps to go and slid under race-long leader Rick DeLong and went on to score the victory.

“I was hoping I could get him. I just kept thinking of last week. I was like ‘come on let me get him.’ Wow…12 years I’ve been waiting for this,” said Chance beside his Innovative Graphics/IG Image.com, Raceway 42 RC Track, Sophi’s Custom Embroidery backed #01. “I kept getting a run on him (DeLong) and when I saw that last caution I was hitting the dash. I knew I was going to get him.”

Fremont’s John Ivy continues to prove he can drive – and win – in anything. He has won in 410 sprints, 305 sprints, last week in a dirt truck, go-karts, micro sprints…you strap him in and he goes to the front. He did just that in the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints Friday, leading all 25 laps and surviving a restart with two laps to go to get his 10th career victory in the division.

“I went to the bottom on that last restart…I figured if I go down there I can at least slow her (Paige Polyak) down just a little bit. She did it to me on the last one…got under me going into three. I was afraid to go in on the top at the beginning cause without the wing speed it didn’t feel just as good,” said Ivy beside his Adkins Fence/Wendy’s Restaurant/Sonny’s Machine and Welding/Bud’s Tavern backed #94. “We got to start up front tonight and that helps. The boys have been working hard on this thing and we’ve been getting closer and closer and hopefully this will put us over the top and get us going.”

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O’Reilly 410 Sprints – Byron Reed #5
Reed and Darren Long would pace the field to the green in the 410 sprint feature which turned into an hour-long marathon even with eight cautions/reds slowing the pace. Reed would jump into the lead with last week’s winner Brandon Martin getting around Long to take second. A Jody Keegan spin on lap four would slow the pace and on the restart Robert Robenalt would also spin. During the caution, Phil Gressman, who had struggled with engine issues throughout the night, but had worked his way from ninth to fourth, would go pit side.

Reed would pull away on the restart while Martin and Long would battle hard for second with Craig Mintz locked in a race for fourth with Andrew Palker, Dean Jacobs, Mike Linder and Bryan Sebetto. After just one more lap was completed rookie Brad Bowman would flip in turn two. A lap and a caution for a Todd Heller and Travis Philo tangle.

Again on the restart Reed would pull away from Long, who again battled with Martin while Mintz moved into fourth, bringing Jacobs into fifth. Mintz steal third from Martin on lap seven with Jacobs moving into fourth a lap later. While Reed and Long pulled away, Mintz and Jacobs ran side-by-side for third with Martin rebounding to make it a three car battle. Danny Smith would spin on lap 11 and on the restart Reed and Long again pulled away while Mintz held third and Martin drove around Jacobs into fourth.

At the half-way mark, Reed held a five car length advantage over Long while Mintz, Jacobs, Martin, Sebetto and Greg Wilson continued to swap positions at every corner. Reed caught the back of the field by lap 18 and Long quickly closed the gap with Martin now in third and Mintz, Jacobs, Sebetto and Wilson battling for fourth. Duane Zablocki would spin on lap 20 with the running order Reed, Long, Martin, Mintz, Jacobs, Sebetto, Wilson and Mike Linder.

On the restart Long would get over the cushion in turns one and two and lose several positions as Martin, Jacobs, Mintz and Sebetto moved into the top five. Andrew Palker would spin on lap 24 and a lap after the restart he and Zablocki would tangle on the front stretch with Palker flipping. After a quick fuel stop, Reed would use the clear track to pull away the final four laps for the win. Martin, Jacobs, Wilson and Mintz would round out the top five.

“It’s never fun leading when you have that many restarts…you never know what to do. But I felt pretty comfortable. It was one of those nights I can’t say it was a good job, I just did my job. It was a tough track to pass on. When I got by those lapped cars sometimes I feel like I’m driving their car instead of my car…I have to quit doing that,” said Reed in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

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Fultz UMP Late Models – Justin Chance #01
In the 25-lap late model feature, Matt Irey and Rick DeLong would lead the field to the green with DeLong assuming the lead as Irey spun into the infield as they came to complete the first lap. Irey was able to continue but at the back of the pack. DeLong would not move off the bottom as Kyle Perry was locked in a tremendous battle for second with Chance, Devin Shiels, Ken Hahn, Larry Kingseed and Ryan Missler.. Chance would take second on lap 2 and immediately moved right in on DeLong’s rear bumper.

The first caution would fly on lap five for a three-car pile-up involving Irey, Brandon Perkins and Nate Potts. DeLong and Chance would pull away on the restart with Perry continuing to battle Shiels, Hahn, Kingseed and 15th place starter Casey Noonan. Shiels would spin on lap 11 just after he had taken third from Perry. On the restart the DeLong and Chance duo would continue to run bumper to bumper while Hahn slid around Perry into third. With 10 laps to go it was still DeLong, Chance, Hahn and now Noonan. Noonan would take third from Hahn on lap 19 but could not close on the top two.

With the laps ticking down, it looked like DeLong was struggling to keep his car on the bottom – especially in turns three and four and Chance was just waiting for his….chance. Just as they crossed the start-finish line to complete the 23rd lap, Perkins would spin again to set up a green, white checkered finish.

On the restart Chance would dive under DeLong and take the lead as they raced to the white flag. Behind them it was a real war for third between Noonan, Kingseed, Hahn, Perry and Mike Bores. Chance would pull away for the win with DeLong, Noonan, Kingseed and Hahn rounding out the top five.

“I have to thank everyone that helps me out…Timmy, my Uncle Mike, Dave, Jamie…my dad’s not here, he’s in Kentucky…he’s going to hate that he went to Kentucky. I have to thank my wife and tomorrow’s my one-year-old’s birthday so that’s even better,” said Chance in the Engine Pro Victory Lane .

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Fremont Fence 305 Sprints – John Ivy #94
Ivy and Paige Polyak would bring the 305 sprints to the green of their 25-lap feature with Ivy rim-riding into the lead with Jack Kramer, Junior Felver, D.J. Foos, Jimmy Colvin and Nate Dussel in tow. Kramer would drive off the high side of turn two a lap latter losing several spots. Ivy would continue to lead with Polyak staying within striking distance while Felver, Foos, Colvin, Dussel, Kramer, Caleb Griffith and Stuart Brubaker continued a great battle for third.

Ivy would encounter lapped traffic by the 11th lap with Polyak staying glued to his rear bumper with Felver, Foos, Dussel and Kramer closing. Kramer would again drive off the high side of turns one and two on lap 12 and would coast to a stop to bring out the first caution. Ivy and Polyak would pull away on the restart with Dussel sliding into third, bringing Foos and Brubaker into fourth and fifth as Felver began to fade. Polyak stuck the nose of her car under Ivy on several occasions but could not execute the pass while Dussel, Foos, Brubaker and Weaver battled for third.

Dustin Dinan would slide off the track in turn four on lap 23 to bring out the caution and set up a green, white, checkered finish. On the restart Ivy left his high groove and ducked to the bottom as Polyak switched to the top, but again couldn’t get the pass as Ivy would drive to the checkered over Polyak, Brubaker, Dussel and Weaver.

Attica Raceway Park will host the UMP Late Model Summer Nationals – known s the Hell Tour – on Friday, July 15 on Central Ohio Farmers/ True Value of Woodville Night. The Summer nationals kicked off June 15 and included 28 races over 32 days in nine states. So far all but four days – rain outs postponed to the days prior to Attica’s race – have been completed with Shannon Babb’s three wins earning the Hell Tour’s point lead over Scott James (two wins) and defending Summer Nationals’ champion Jason Feger (who won at Attica in 2010).

The UMP Modifieds and 305 sprints will also be in competition.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 7/8/2011
Smith Family Foods / Sutton Bank Night

O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (22 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 312-Mike Linder[3] ; 2. 7-Darren Long[4] ; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs[6] ; 4. 60-Jody Keegan[1] ; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [7] ; 6. 4-Danny Smith[8] ; 7. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[5] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[2]

Heat 2 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 11X-Brandon Martin[1] ; 2. 16-Bryan Sebetto[4] ; 3. O9-Craig Mintz[3] ; 4. 53-Phil Gressman[6] ; 5. 14H-Todd Heller[7] ; 6. O-Mike Dussel[2] ; 7. 98-Robert Robenalt[5]

Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5R-Byron Reed[2] ; 2. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 3. 51-Brad Bowman[3] ; 4. 57X-Andrew Palker[5] ; 5. 17-Marty Perovich[7] ; 6. 12-Jarred Ridge[4] ; 7. 96AU-Bruce White[6]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 5R-Byron Reed[1]; 2. 11X-Brandon Martin[3]; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs[12]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [13]; 5. O9-Craig Mintz[4]; 6. 312-Mike Linder[8]; 7. 16-Bryan Sebetto[10]; 8. 4-Danny Smith[16]; 9. O-Mike Dussel[17]; 10. 14H-Todd Heller[14]; 11. 12-Jarred Ridge[18]; 12. 7-Darren Long[2]; 13. 5T-Travis Philo[7]; 14. 96AU-Bruce White[21]; 15. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[19]; 16. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[22]; 17. 57X-Andrew Palker[5]; 18. 17-Marty Perovich[15]; 19. 51-Brad Bowman[6]; 20. 53-Phil Gressman[9]; 21. 60-Jody Keegan[11]; 22. 98-Robert Robenalt[20]

Hard Charger: 97-Dean Jacobs[+9]

Fultz Fabrication & Speed Shop UMP Late Models (20 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position
 


Heat 1 – Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 15B-Mike Bores[1] ; 2. 27-Ken Hahn[3] ; 3. 56-B.J. Gregory[4] ; 4. 48B-John Bores[5] ; 5. 51-Devin Shiels[7] ; 6. O1-Justin Chance[9] ; 7. 29-Rocky Owens[6] ; 8. 1N-Casey Noonan[8] ; 9. 99-Steve Sabo[2] ; 10. 12-Michael Stiltner Jr.[10]
 


Heat 2 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 21-Larry Kingseed[2] ; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[1] ; 3. 3-Rick DeLong[7] ; 4. 8-Rob Anderzack[3] ; 5. 36-Matt Irey[8] ; 6. O6-Kyle Perry[9] ; 7. 92-Brandon Perkins[4] ; 8. 30-Nate Potts[10] ; 9. 99M-John Mayers Jr.[6] ; 10. WD40-Dusty Moore [5]
 


A-Main – (25 Laps)

1. O1-Justin Chance[6]; 2. 3-Rick DeLong[2]; 3. 1N-Casey Noonan[15]; 4. 21-Larry Kingseed[8]; 5. 27-Ken Hahn[3]; 6. 15B-Mike Bores[10]; 7. O6-Kyle Perry[4]; 8. 29-Rocky Owens[13]; 9. 50Y-Ryan Missler[9]; 10. 48B-John Bores[7]; 11. 99-Steve Sabo[17]; 12. 51-Devin Shiels[5]; 13. 8-Rob Anderzack[11]; 14. 12-Michael Stiltner Jr.[19]; 15. 56-B.J. Gregory[12]; 16. 92-Brandon Perkins[14]; 17. 99M-John Mayers Jr.[18]; 18. 36-Matt Irey[1]; 19. 30-Nate Potts[16]


Hard Charger: 1N-Casey Noonan[+12]
Fremont Fence Sprints (26 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position
 


Heat 1 – Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 8B-Zack Kramer[1] ; 2. 13-Junior Felver[2] ; 3. M28-Josh Muntz[3] ; 4. 9-Jimmy Colvin[8] ; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6] ; 6. 67M-Matt Ferrell[9] ; 7. 51-Dave Saxter[4] ; 8. 83X-Nate Reeser[5] ; 9. 36-Seth Schneider[7]
 


Heat 2 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1-Nate Dussel[1] ; 2. 27-Paige Polyak[4] ; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan[2] ; 4. 94-John Ivy[9] ; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver[6] ; 6. 25-Jason Keckler[3] ; 7. 72C-Ross Moore [7] ; 8. 1M-Mike Moore[8] ; 9. 48-Mike Burkin[5]



Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 4M-Jamie Miller[1] ; 2. 40-Caleb Griffith [6] ; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan[4] ; 4. 11F-D.J. Foos[7] ; 5. 22D-Dan Hammond [2] ; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger[5] ; 7. 19R-Steve Rando[8] ; 8. 5R-Jordan Ryan[3]



B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)


1. 67M-Matt Ferrell[1] ; 2. 25-Jason Keckler[2] ; 3. 19R-Steve Rando[6] ; 4. 8J-Jess Stiger[3] ; 5. 51-Dave Saxter[4] ; 6. 72C-Ross Moore [5] ; 7. 5R-Jordan Ryan[9] ; 8. 83X-Nate Reeser[7] ; 9. 36-Seth Schneider[10] ; 10. 48-Mike Burkin[11] ; 11. 1M-Mike Moore[8]



A-Main – (25 Laps)


1. 94-John Ivy[1]; 2. 27-Paige Polyak[2]; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[13]; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver[14]; 6. 11F-D.J. Foos[4]; 7. 13-Junior Felver[5]; 8. 9-Jimmy Colvin[7]; 9. 36X-Dustin Keegan[10]; 10. M28-Josh Muntz[11]; 11. 22D-Dan Hammond [15]; 12. 19R-Steve Rando[18]; 13. 51-Dave Saxter[20]; 14. 25-Jason Keckler[17]; 15. 5-Dustin Dinan[8]; 16. 67M-Matt Ferrell[16]; 17. 40-Caleb Griffith [9]; 18. 8B-Zack Kramer[3]; 19. 8J-Jess Stiger[19]; 20. 4M-Jamie Miller[12]



Hard Charger: 35-Stuart Brubaker[+10]



© 2011 – Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

7.1.11 Results KEARS SPEED SHOP/CROGHAN COLONIAL BANK NIGHT

Both Martin & Griffith Get 1st Career Attica Wins; Henry Takes 6th Late Model Victory; Dible Earns 3rd Truck Win

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) For two sprint car drivers, Friday, July 1, 2011 is a date they will always remember as Brandon Martin and Caleb Griffith finally scored feature wins at Attica Raceway Park – Martin in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints and Griffith in the Fremont Fence & Guardrail 305 Sprints.

Martin, who grew up literally in the shadow of Attica Raceway Park , has competed at the neighboring track his entire racing career but could not get a win. Caleb Griffith won Attica ’s 305 sprint track championship in 2003, but had not found victory lane either during his career.

“This has been forever coming…it’s been a brutal 11 years. I’m so thankful to be here and for all the fans who came out tonight. I’m glad to be in this 9x car (owned by Stan Cortad) because without this car I wouldn’t be racing,” said Martin beside his Burns Electric, Oak Ridge Festival backed machine. “Hats off to my crew…they got me here tonight. I wish my wife was here tonight but she’s home taking care of our daughter…I can’t wait to call her.”

“Finally…for awhile I didn’t know if this was every going to happen. I’ve given away some 410 races here a long time ago. The second year I raced a 305 race here I gave one away to Andy Shammo…I didn’t know if I’d ever get back here,” said Griffith beside his Al Davis Carpet, Ballville EZ Shop, Fremont Fence, Crown Battery, B&L Heating and Air, Erlin Trader backed #40.

The large crowd on Kear’s Speed Shop/ Croghan Colonial Bank Fan Appreciation Night also got to see a couple of repeat winners.

In the Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Models, Ada, Ohio’s Jon Henry pressured Justin Chance until he slipped up a tad off the bottom on lap 11 as Henry took the lead and went on to score his sixth victory of the season at Attica. It was Henry’s 7th career win at “ Ohio ’s Finest Racing” speedplant, moving him into second on the all-time win list, three shy of Rusty Schlenk.

“It’s definitely great to be back at Attica …this crowd is awesome tonight. I really want to thank JLH General Contractors and John Horn for joining us this week as a sponsor and for the rest of the season. He jumped on board when he heard we didn’t have a sponsor,” said Henry in the Engine Pro Victory Lane .

Fostoria’s Bob Dible battled with veteran Art Ball through the first half of the 15 lap Computer Man Dirt Truck feature before pull away for his third victory of the season at Attica and his 10th career win.

“They have to call me the catfish…I’m not moving off the bottom. We’re having a great season over here…the truck just works awesome here. Art got rolling pretty good there I just didn’t leave him enough room to get to the bottom and I took it away from him,” said Dible beside his Bob’s Machine Shop, BMS Engines backed #17.

It was a Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series points race for the 410 sprints as well. Bryan Sebetto came into the night leading the FAST points, got involved in a crash on the opening lap, and was the recipient of some luck, as the second restart saw a caution, allowing Sebetto to rejoin the field after making repairs. Sebetto would come back to finish eighth to maintain a slip four-point lead over Byron Reed and Dean Jacobs.

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FAST 410 Sprints – Brandon Martin #9X
In the 30-lap 410 sprint feature, third starting Martin was able to slip into the lead, but a multi-car pile-up involving Andrew Palker, Brad Haudenschild, Kevin Lee, Sebetto and Bruce White would bring out the red. Another caution on the second try allowed Sebetto time to make repairs and rejoin the rear of the field.

On the third attempt it was outside front row starter Brian Smith – who won the very first FAST feature at Attica two years ago – who would grab the lead over Martin, Dustin Daggett, Jacobs, Chris Andrews, Reed and Craig Mintz. Smith would maintain the lead until lap four when a Brad Bowman spin would set up a single-file restart. Martin would then make his move, driving under Smith into the lead, bringing Jacobs up to second.

The caution would fly again on lap five for a Bruce White spin with the running order Martin, Jacobs, Smith, Daggett, Reed, Phil Gressman, Mintz and Mike Linder. Martin would blast to the high side on the restart and pulled away from Jacobs while the battle for third was exciting between Smith, Daggett, Mintz, Reed, Gressman and Linder.

Martin would hit lapped traffic on the 14th circuit but Jacobs could not close as Mintz had worked his way to third with Daggett, Smith, Linder, Reed and Gressman in tow. While the top three pulled away slightly, a tremendous race was underway for fourth between Daggett, Linder, Reed, Smith and Gressman.

The final caution would fly on lap 19 for Todd Heller with the running order Martin, Jacobs, Mintz, Linder and Smith. Martin would again go right to the cushion on the restart and pull away with Jacobs comfortably in second and Mintz, Linder, Smith, Reed and Daggett giving chase. With five laps to go. Jacobs was starting to reel Martin in while Mintz, Linder and Reed now occupied the rest of the top five.

Martin was able to hold his line the remaining five laps with Jacobs, Mintz, Linder and Reed rounding out the top five.

“I was getting a little tight coming off the cushion…I was just trying to keep the car underneath me and not bounce the front end around. We just had a good car..we had problems in the heat race, the brakes fell off of it. We were able to come out alright. They put this new car together and we started third last weekend at Fremont and run 18th…a bad night. We started third tonight and I wasn’t going to go backwards…that’s for sure,” said Martin in the Engine Pro Victory lane.

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UMP Late Models – Jon Henry #15
In the 25-lap late model feature it was a crash fest early as three multi-car pile-ups in the first four laps slowed the pace. However, it was young Justin Chance who would grab the early lead from his pole-starting spot over Jon Henry, who was originally slated to start ninth, but, because of the crashes ended up starting sixth and grabbed the runner-up spot on the opening lap with Rick DeLong, Wayne Maffett Jr. and Brian Ruhlman giving chase.

Once the final caution flew on lap four, the race went green the remaining 21 laps with Chance being pressured by Henry as Maffett, DeLong, Casey Noonan, Ruhlman and Dusty Moore waged a terrific battle for third. On lap 11, Henry’s pressure paid off as Chance slipped up every so slightly off the bottom and Henry bolted into the lead.

Henry would encounter lapped traffic with 10 laps remaining, but he was able to pick them off and would pull away for the win. Chance, DeLong, Moore and a hard-charging Larry Kingseed would round out the top five.

“We just have the car working so good around here. I can’t believe I went from 9th to sixth on the start (because of crashes). When I was able to get that pass I knew those guys would hustle to the bottom and they would be tough to get around. I knew if I could get passed Maffett (Wayne) and DeLong (Rick) as quick as I could I would have a great opportunity to race for the lead. I chased the 01 (Chance) around and tried to make a move in the middle there and I don’t know if I maybe spooked him a little bit but he started to drive harder and he got into the corner there a little too hard and took the opportunity,” said Henry beside his www.jonhenryracing.com Share the Experience machine.

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Fremont Fence 305 Sprints – Caleb Griffith #12
In the 25-lap 305 sprint main Griffith would take the initial lead over Dustin Dinan, Zack Kramer, Jimmy Colvin, Nate Dussel and Paige Polyak. A caution on lap five would wipe out a big lead for Griffith as Kramer would drive into second on the restart, bringing Dussel to third and Dinan back to fourth. Kramer would slip off the high side of turn two a lap later, allowing Dussel to move into second with Dinan and a charging Stuart Brubaker giving chase.

Kramer would bring out the caution on lap 9 with the running order, Griffith , Dussel, Dinan, Brubaker, Paul Weaver, Colvin and Polyak. On the restart Brubaker would drive into third as Griffith again went right back to the top. Dussel tried a slide job in turns one and two but Griffith was able to drive back under and maintain the lead.

Griffith would catch the back of the field on lap 19, but a multi-car pile-up in turns three and four a lap later would give him a clear track on the restart. Griffith would get a tremendous bite off turn four on the restart and was able to put a little distance between himself and a torrid battle between Dussel and Brubaker for second.

Brubaker would take the runner-up spot on lap 22 and started to close on Griffith . The caution would fly on lap 23 for a Dave Saxer spin and Brubaker would try the slide job on the bottom of one and two on the restart but Griffith maintained his composure and would rocket off the high side to maintain the lead. Jordan Ryan would spin on the white flag lap setting up a green and white restart and a one-lap dash to the finish. Griffith was able to hold off Brubaker for the win with Dussel, Weaver and Polyak rounding out the top five.

“I was terrible in one and two and real good in the three four end. I just had to be patient. I said a little prayer on that last restart…I think the Lord was with me,” said Griffith in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

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Computer Man Dirt Trucks – Bob Dible #17
In the 15-lap dirt truck main, Alex Weichman would grab the early lead over Brian Sorg, Dible, Dan Hennig, Art Ball and Jeff Wank. Following a Steve Endicott spin after one lap was recorded. Dible would drive under Sorg and Weichman on the restart to take the lead with Ball making a bold move to move from fifth to third. Ball would take second a lap later and raced to Dible’s outside to challenge for the lead.

A tangle on lap five involving Hennig, Sorg and Wank would not stop the tremendous side-by-side battle between Dible and Ball for the lead while Weichman and Andy Keegan raced the same way for third. Finally, with five laps remaining Dible was able to put a little distance between himself and Ball and would take the win. Ball, Weichman, Keegan and Hennig would round out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action for Christmas in July NIght on Friday, July 8 with Smith Family Foods/ Sutton Bank sponsoring the racing action of the 410 sprints, UMP Late Models and 305 Sprints.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 7/1/2011
Kear’s Speed Shop/ Croghan Colonial Bank Night

Night #11 – Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Championship Series
O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (23 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9X-Brandon Martin[2] ; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[3] ; 3. 53-Phil Gressman[5] ; 4. 2M-Dustin Daggett[7] ; 5. 17-Marty Perovich[4] ; 6. 10-Brad Haudenschild[1] ; 7. 14H-Todd Heller[6] ; 8. 91-Aaron Middaugh[8]

Heat 2 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 60-Jody Keegan[1] ; 2. 2+-Brian Smith[5] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[3] ; 4. 16-Bryan Sebetto[6] ; 5. 51-Brad Bowman[2] ; 6. 3J-Kevin Lee[8] ; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4] ; 8. 96AU-Bruce White[7]

Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 312-Mike Linder[1] ; 2. 97-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 3. O-Chris Andrews[4] ; 4. O9-Craig Mintz[6] ; 5. 57X-Andrew Palker[7] ; 6. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[5] ; 7. 98-Robert Robenalt[2]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 10-Brad Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 3J-Kevin Lee[2] ; 3. 14H-Todd Heller[4] ; 4. 91-Aaron Middaugh[7] ; 5. 96AU-Bruce White[8] ; 6. 22T-Miranda Throckmorton[3] ; 7. 98-Robert Robenalt[6] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5]

A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 9X-Brandon Martin[3]; 2. 97-Dean Jacobs[4]; 3. O9-Craig Mintz[10]; 4. 312-Mike Linder[5]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[11]; 6. 2+-Brian Smith[2]; 7. 2M-Dustin Daggett[1]; 8. 16-Bryan Sebetto[12]; 9. 53-Phil Gressman[6]; 10. 60-Jody Keegan[7]; 11. 14H-Todd Heller [19]; 12. 10-Brad Haudenschild[16]; 13. 51-Brad Bowman[14]; 14. 17-Marty Perovich[13]; 15. 91-Aaron Middaugh[19]; 16. O-Chris Andrews[8]; 17. 96AU-Bruce White[20]; 18. 5T-Travis Philo[9]; 19. 57X-Andrew Palker[15]; 20. 3J-Kevin Lee[17]

Hard Charger: O9-Craig Mintz[+7]
Fultz Fabrication & Speed Shop Late Models (30 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 27-Ken Hahn[1] ; 2. O1-Justin Chance[3] ; 3. 48B-John Bores[5] ; 4. 50Y-Ryan Missler[6] ; 5. 61-George Lee[7] ; 6. 1-Jim Flemming[2] ; 7. O6-Kyle Perry[9] ; 8. 12-Michael Stiltner Jr.[4] ; 9. 9C-Troy Cattarene[8] ; 10. 3NZ-Richie Taylor [10]

Heat 2 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5M-Ryan Markham[2] ; 2. 15H-John Henry[9] ; 3. 69-John Mayes Jr.[1] ; 4. 3-Rick DeLong[7] ; 5. 15B-Mike Bores[4] ; 6. 21-Larry Kingseed[3] ; 7. 36-Matt Irey[10] ; 8. 12M-Bobby Michaels[8] ; 9. 30-Nate Potts[5]

Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1N-Casey Noonan[3] ; 2. WD40-Dusty Moore [8] ; 3. 49-Brian Ruhlman[9] ; 4. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[7] ; 5. 5H-Ernie Haynes[4] ; 6. 9X-Chester Elliot[6] ; 7. 77-Steve Kester[5] ; 8. 99-Steve Sabo[1] ; 9. 18R-Chris Ross[10] ; 10. 99M-John Mayes Sr.[2]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 21-Larry Kingseed[2] ; 2. 9X-Chester Elliot[3] ; 3. O6-Kyle Perry[4] ; 4. 77-Steve Kester[6] ; 5. 9C-Troy Cattarene[10] ; 6. 18R-Chris Ross[12] ; 7. 1-Jim Flemming[1] ; 8. 99-Steve Sabo[9] ; 9. 36-Matt Irey[5] ; 10. 12-Michael Stiltner Jr.[7] ; 11. 12M-Bobby Michaels[8] ; 12. 30-Nate Potts[11] ; 13. 3NZ-Richie Taylor [13]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 15H-John Henry[9]; 2. O1-Justin Chance[1]; 3. 3-Rick DeLong[2]; 4. WD40-Dusty Moore [10]; 5. 21-Larry Kingseed[16]; 6. 49-Brian Ruhlman[4]; 7. 1N-Casey Noonan[11]; 8. 9C-Troy Cattarene[20]; 9. 15B-Mike Bores[14]; 10. 5H-Ernie Haynes[15]; 11. 27-Ken Hahn[3]; 12. 5M-Ryan Markham[8]; 13. O6-Kyle Perry[18]; 14. 48B-John Bores[12]; 15. 77-Steve Kester[19]; 16. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[5]; 17. 61-George Lee[13]; 18. 69-John Mayes Jr.[7]; 19. 50Y-Ryan Missler[6]; 20. 9X-Chester Elliot[17]

Hard Charger: 9C-Troy Cattarene[+12]

Fremont Fence Sprints (25 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 – Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9-Jimmy Colvin[3] ; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[1] ; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan[2] ; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[7] ; 5. 22D-Dan Hammond [6] ; 6. 5R-Jordan Ryan[4] ; 7. 8J-Jess Stiger[8] ; 8. 36-Seth Schneider[5] ; 9. 55-Jim Cushing[9]

Heat 2 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40-Caleb Griffith [2] ; 2. 25-Jason Keckler[1] ; 3. 27-Paige Polyak[7] ; 4. 13-Junior Felver[4] ; 5. 19R-Steve Rando[5] ; 6. 36X-Dustin Keegan[8] ; 7. 51-Dave Saxer[6] ; 8. 4M-Jamie Miller[3]

Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 717-Cody Jacobs[3] ; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7] ; 3. 8B-Zack Kramer[5] ; 4. M28-Josh Muntz[2] ; 5. 11F-D.J. Foos[8] ; 6. 83X-Nate Reeser[4] ; 7. 72C-Ross Moore [1]

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5R-Jordan Ryan[1] ; 2. 4M-Jamie Miller[8] ; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan[2] ; 4. 83X-Nate Reeser[3] ; 5. 51-Dave Saxer[5] ; 6. 72C-Ross Moore [6] ; 7. 36-Seth Schneider[7] ; 8. 55-Jim Cushing[9] ; 9. 8J-Jess Stiger[4]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 40-Caleb Griffith [1]; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[10]; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver[9]; 5. 27-Paige Polyak[11]; 6. 36X-Dustin Keegan[18]; 7. 5-Dustin Dinan[2]; 8. 22D-Dan Hammond [13]; 9. 19R-Steve Rando[14]; 10. 717-Cody Jacobs[12]; 11. 13-Junior Felver[8]; 12. 5R-Jordan Ryan[16]; 13. 4M-Jamie Miller[17]; 14. 83X-Nate Reeser[19]; 15. 8B-Zack Kramer[4]; 16. 51-Dave Saxer[20]; 17. 25-Jason Keckler[7]; 18. 9-Jimmy Colvin[3]; 19. 11F-D.J. Foos[15]; 20. M28-Josh Muntz[5]

Hard Charger: 36X-Dustin Keegan[+12]
Computer Man Dirt Trucks (17 Trucks)
[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 – Engine Pro (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 17-Bob Dible[4] ; 2. 56-Alex Wiechman[1] ; 3. 4X-Brian Sorg[6] ; 4. O9-Jeff Wank[8] ; 5. 44-Todd Keegan[5] ; 6. 36X-Phil Burroughs[7] ; 7. 41C-Chad Stahl[3] ; 8. OO-Greg Summit[2]

Heat 2 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O1-Art Ball[5] ; 2. 39-Dwight Waltermier[3] ; 3. 32H-Dan Hennig[7] ; 4. O-Andy Keegan[6] ; 5. 8-Steve Endicott[1] ; 6. 4S-Keith Sorg[8] ; 7. 14-Scott Beard[4] ; 8. 33-Brian Arnold [2]

A-Main – (15 Laps)
1. 17-Bob Dible[4]; 2. O1-Art Ball[6]; 3. 56-Alex Wiechman[3]; 4. O-Andy Keegan[7]; 5. 32H-Dan Hennig[2]; 6. 36X-Phil Burroughs[11]; 7. 33-Brian Arnold [16]; 8. OO-Greg Summit[15]; 9. 8-Steve Endicott[10]; 10. 39-Dwight Waltermier[8]; 11. 4S-Keith Sorg[12]; 12. 44-Todd Keegan[9]; 13. 4X-Brian Sorg[1]; 14. 14-Scott Beard[14]; 15. O9-Jeff Wank[5]; 16. 41C-Chad Stahl[13]

Hard Charger: 33-Brian Arnold [+9]

©2011 – Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont , OH

2011 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Race Info

UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals: At A Glance

FRIDAY, JULY 15TH

UMP DIRTcar Late Models ($5,000 To Win)
plus UMP Modifieds ($600 To Win) & 305 Sprint Cars
Pit Gates @ 4 PM / Gates @ 5 PM / Racing @ 7:45 PM
ADULTS: $18.00
SENIORS: $15.00
AGES 11-15: $10.00
AGES 10 & UNDER: FREE
PIT PASS: $30.00
OFFICIAL SERIES WEB SITES:
UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals