Mayes, Drown, Clark, Waltermeier Get Attica Victories; Andrews, Missler, Weaver, Ball Crowned Champions

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Brock Mayes scored his first 410 sprint win of the season at Attica Raceway Park Saturday night, while Sandusky, Ohio’s Chris Andrews’ fourth place run vaulted him over Byron Reed to claim the 2009 track championship on Kistler Racing Products Season Championship Night.

Wooster, Ohio’s Doug Drown scored his second win in the Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Models at Attica, while Bellevue, Ohio’s Ryan Missler took the track championship with his second place feature finish.

Fremont, Ohio’s Bobby Clark scored his fourth win in the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints. While it wasn’t an easy night – he had to grab the last feature transfer spot in the B-Main and start last in the feature – Fremont, Ohio’s Paul Weaver would finish eighth, good enough to wrap up the 2009 Attica Raceway Park track title.

Wayne, Ohio’s Dwight Waltermeier and Art Ball ran the last 10 laps of the dirt truck feature side-by-side with Waltermier edging Ball for the win. However, Ball claimed his third dirt truck track championship to go with two others he has in the street stocks/limited late models. It was also Ball’s 23rd championship at various tracks in his 48-year racing career.

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F.A.S.T. 410 Sprints – Brock Mayes
In the 410 sprint feature, Mayes inherited the lead when leader Mark Keegan got mixed up in a light crash between Lee Jacobs and Byron Reed on the front stretch on lap eight. Mayes, from Bucyrus, Ohio, would then get a challenge from Chad Kemenah and later from Tim Shaffer before scoring his third career Attica victory.

“Mark had a good car…hats off to him. He blew by all of us on the start. I have to give it up to my guys. We’ve been close so many times here this year. We had a monkey on our back and this feels like an All Star win,” said Mayes beside his J&F Construction, Mansfield Cement, Kinn Brothers Heating and Cooling, Mortiz Concrete backed #11B. “I’m just happy for the guys….Daniel Smith and Keith Kramer. I have to thank my dad, and Booger and Paul Kistler getting the motor back to us and Mike getting the truck here…if it weren’t for them I’d probably still be golfing.”

Mayes had missed racing at Attica the previous week as he participated in a golf outing for his dad’s company, J&F Construction.

“I might have to golf every other week if this is how it turns out,” joked Mayes. “We’ve been real busy at work…we’ve been blessed by the Lord on that. We’ve been having to do a lot of extra overtime…I just needed a night off and went golfing,” added Mayes.

Coming into the night, five-time Attica champion Byron Reed was looking for his fifth straight title. All he had to do was finish fifth or better. But the tangle with Lee Jacobs on lap eight sent him to the tail and he could only come back to finish 13th. With double points on the line, Andrews, who has three wins in 2009 at Attica, charged from his ninth starting spot to finish fourth to become only the sixth different 410 sprint driver to win a championship at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant in the last 21 years. He took the title by just 11 points over Reed and 19 points over Mike Linder.

“I knew some miracles had to happen to night. Byron’s been pretty tough as of late. I knew I had a shot when I saw him sitting there on the front stretch. I got a little too excited and jumped the cushion and gassed her back up and come back on the track. Just said some Hail Mary’s,” said Andrews beside his Lucas Oil, K&N Filters, Goofy Golf backed #15c.

“I was pretty far back about two months ago. I have to thank Craig Stevens. We came out of a hole and brought it back alive…I couldn’t be happier,” added Andrews. “To be up there now with Byron Reed and Mark Keegan is great.”

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UMP Late Models – Doug Drown
In the late model feature, Wayne Maffett Jr. would grabe the lead from Noah Wagner on lap three and then raced side-by-side with Drown for several laps before Drown would drive under him for the lead on lap 11. However, Maffett would continue to challenge until Drown moved off the bottom to the cushion and would pull away slightly. Meanwhile Missler and Maffett then waged a torrid battle for the runner-up spot with Missler getting it at the checkered to wrap up the track title.

“It was real good on the bottom there for a little bit…good enough to get the pass for the lead, but then Wayne would get a run on me up top and Ryan was right there. Hats off to Ryan for the track championship,” said Drown beside his Wooster Glass, D.J. Directional Services, Lazer Chassis backed late model.

“I went with a little harder right rear tire and wasn’t coming in and I thought ‘oh my God they’re leaving me.’ But then it started coming in and I found a little bit better groove and I knew I had better get up top to at least block their line…if they could get around the bottom they would deserve the win,” added Drown. “I love racing here. The fans are awesome…look at the crowd tonight. It’s great to put on a show like that in front of a group like this.”

Missler, who scored three feature wins in 2009 at Attica, will earn a new Rocket Chassis for his track title thanks to Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop and Attica Raceway Park.

“I didn’t plan on sitting back at all…I’m here to race. I’m here to show what I can do,” said Missler, who came into the night only needing to finish eighth or better to wrap up the championship.

“We had a good race. The whole team worked hard this whole year. I’m happy we could win it for everybody,” said Missler beside his Taze D.J. Services, J&H Concrete, Gordon Lumber, Simple Green Guy.com, Hawk’s Auto Reconditioning backed late model.

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305 Sprints – Bobby Clark
Clark led all 25 laps to score his 11th career 305 sprint feature at Attica aboard his Al Davis Carpet, Jenny’s Copper Penny, Fremont Fence backed #40.

“I definitely helped where I started at (1st)…I was kind of the guy that got to the cushion first. The car’s been good the last couple of weeks. These guys got this car really nice,” said Clark, who had hinted a year ago he might quit driving sprint cars. “I changed my mind…I’m going to finish this year and try again next year and then I might try to hang it up for awhile.”

While Weaver came into the night with three wins at Attica in the 305 sprints, all he had to do was finish fifth or better in the feature to wrap up the title. But, he failed to qualify for the feature through his heat, then had to battle hard for the final transfer spot in the B-main. Rolling off 20th – last – in the feature, he had his work cut out for him. Then, he had several near misses with cars spinning in front of him. But he as patient and worked his way to an eighth place finish to take the championship.

“Nothing went right tonight except for the feature. When you struggle like I did in the heat and you start in the back, that’s where all the action is. You have to try and avoid the problems and go around the crashes,” said Weaver beside his Ludwig Propane, Genzman Enterprises, M&L Excavating backed #1W.

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Dirt Trucks – Dwight Waltermeier
In the dirt truck feature, Dwight Waltermeier jumped into the early lead, but had to fight off first Dan Hennig, and then dueled with Art Ball the rest of the race. In fact, Ball edged ahead of him on lap nine, but Waltermeier was able to stay up on the cushion to regain the lead. Waltermeier and Ball raced side by side to the white flag and Ball tried one last time coming out of turn four for the checkered but wasn’t able to complete the pass.

“We’ve been up front all year and we finally got it figured out to where we’re competitive,” said Waltermeier of his second win in 2009 aboard his Graham Racing Engines, Mitchelle Agronomics backed truck. “What can you say about Art Ball…he just don’t give up. I want to thank my crew and my wife and everybody that helps me.”

For Ball, who will turn 71 years of age next month, all he had to do was take the green flag for the feature and he locked up the track championship for the dirt trucks.

“That was a good race tonight. A couple of times when I thought I had him the caution would come out. Dwight done a good job…he done what he had to do tonight. I had fun tonight. I wasn’t going to sit in the back just to get the championship,” said Ball beside his Chaney Roofing Maintenance, Magers Lumber, Kear’s Speed Shop backed dirt truck.

Besides the championship night, it was the final Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Night at Attica for the 410 sprints. There is just one race left in the hunt for the Kistler Cup, that coming next month at Fremont. Point leader Craig Mintz padded his lead by moving from his 15th starting spot to sixth place finish in the feature.

Attica Raceway Park will wrap up the 2009 racing season on Saturday, Sept. 5 as the Baumann Auto Group Presents the Attica Ambush featuring the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion Sprints, along with the late models and dirt trucks.

For more information log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 8/29/2009
Kistler Racing Products Season Championship Night

410 Sprints

Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. O4-Cap Henry; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 53X-Kenny Jacobs; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 14H-Todd Heller; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 7. 3J-Kevin Lee; 8. 45-Brian Lay; 9. 1K-Willie Keegan

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 60-Jody Keegan; 2. 312-Mike Linder; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer; 4. 25-Lee Jacobs; 5. 11M-Brandon Martin; 6. 53-Phil Gressman; 7. 2+-Brian Smith; 8. 10-David Harrison; 9. 15H-Mitch Harble

Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah; 3. O-Brandon Wimmer; 4. 5R-Byron Reed; 5. O9-Craig Mintz; 6. 12-Caleb Griffith; 7. 5T-Travis Philo; 8. 27-Scott Euler; 9. 69-Scott Curren

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 53-Phil Gressman; 2. 12-Caleb Griffith; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 4. 3J-Kevin Lee; 5. 5T-Travis Philo; 6. 10-David Harrison; 7. 45-Brian Lay; 8. 2+-Brian Smith; 9. 15H-Mitch Harble; 10. 27-Scott Euler; 11. 69-Scott Curren; 12. 1K-Willie Keegan

A-Main – (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 11B-Brock Mayes[2]; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[7]; 3. 63-Chad Kemenah[3]; 4. 15C-Chris Andrews[9]; 5. 312-Mike Linder[1]; 6. O9-Craig Mintz[15]; 7. O-Brandon Wimmer[11]; 8. X-Mark Keegan[4]; 9. 12-Caleb Griffith[17]; 10. O4-Cap Henry[8]; 11. 53-Phil Gressman[16]; 12. 60-Jody Keegan[5]; 13. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 14. 3J-Kevin Lee[19]; 15. 14H-Todd Heller[13]; 16. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[18]; 17. 5T-Travis Philo[20]; 18. 53X-Kenny Jacobs[6]; 19. 25-Lee Jacobs[12]; 20. 11M-Brandon Martin[14]

Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP DIRTcar Late Models

Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 1DJ-D.J. Miller; 2. 23C-Jeremy Canada; 3. 48B-Mike Marteney; 4. OO7-Rick Bond; 5. 48-John Bores; 6. 69-John Mayes Jr.; 7. O3-Jim Gingery; 8. 92H-Hiram Bachmann; 9. 11-Ben Adkins

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 12D-Doug Drown; 2. 40WD-Dusty Moore; 3. 50Y-Ryan Missler; 4. 51-Devin Shiels; 5. 27-Ken Hahn; 6. 12-Michael Stiltner; 7. 99-Steve Sabo; 8. O6-Kyle Perry; 9. 12M-Bobby Michaels; 10. 18-Jamie Reed

Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 2. O1-Justin Chance; 3. 15B-Mike Bores; 4. 83-Noah Wagner; 5. 92-Chuck Roelle; 6. 93T-Jeff Esbenshade; 7. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 8. 9C-Troy Cattarene; 9. 29-Nate Potts; 10. 76-Skip McKinney

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 11-Ben Adkins; 2. 69-John Mayes Jr.; 3. 12-Michael Stiltner; 4. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 5. O3-Jim Gingery; 6. 29-Nate Potts; 7. 99-Steve Sabo; 8. 93T-Jeff Esbenshade; 9. 18-Jamie Reed; 10. 92H-Hiram Bachmann; 11. 76-Skip McKinney; 12. 12M-Bobby Michaels; 13. O6-Kyle Perry; 14. 9C-Troy Cattarene

A-Main – (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 12D-Doug Drown[3]; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[7]; 3. 40WD-Dusty Moore[11]; 4. OO7-Rick Bond[9]; 5. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[4]; 6. O1-Justin Chance[8]; 7. 27-Ken Hahn[14]; 8. 51-Devin Shiels[6]; 9. 12-Michael Stiltner[18]; 10. 69-John Mayes Jr.[17]; 11. 1DJ-D.J. Miller[10]; 12. O3-Jim Gingery[20]; 13. 48B-Mike Marteney[5]; 14. 92-Chuck Roelle[15]; 15. 15B-Mike Bores[2]; 16. 83-Noah Wagner[1]; 17. 11-Ben Adkins[16]; 18. 23C-Jeremy Canada[12]; 19. 48-John Bores[13]; 20. 5H-Ernie Haynes[19]

Fremont Fence 305 Sprints

Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. M28-Josh Muntz; 2. 80-Jake Trevino; 3. 1-Nate Dussel; 4. 8K-Zack Kramer; 5. 28-Shawn Valenti; 6. 1W-Paul Weaver; 7. 22D-Dan Hammond; 8. 99X-Tim Buchanan; 9. 36X-Dustin Keegan

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 2. 40-Bobby Clark; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 4. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 5. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 6. 83X-Nate Reeser; 7. 30-Adam Ollom; 8. 8J-Jess Stiger; 9. 15-Matt Merrill

Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 27-Paige Polyak; 2. 51-Brad Bowman; 3. 29-Chris Lang; 4. 14-Chad Wilson; 5. 94-John Ivy; 6. 13-Junior Felver; 7. 71-Bill Kraylek; 8. 19R-Steve Rando

Heat 4 – Tin Lizzy Collision (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 11F-D.J. Foos; 2. 18-Todd Heuerman; 3. 9-Jimmy Colvin; 4. 49-Coty Runion; 5. 2-Tim Kern; 6. 2N-Brian Neeb; 7. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 8. 65-Mark Lang

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 28-Shawn Valenti; 2. 94-John Ivy; 3. 2-Tim Kern; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver; 5. 13-Junior Felver; 6. 83X-Nate Reeser; 7. 2N-Brian Neeb; 8. 71-Bill Kraylek; 9. 99X-Tim Buchanan; 10. 22D-Dan Hammond; 11. 8J-Jess Stiger; 12. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 13. 65-Mark Lang; 14. 30-Adam Ollom; 15. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 16. 36X-Dustin Keegan

A-Main – (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 40-Bobby Clark[1]; 2. 18-Todd Heuerman[3]; 3. 51-Brad Bowman[9]; 4. 11F-D.J. Foos[12]; 5. 94-John Ivy[18]; 6. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 7. 1-Nate Dussel[4]; 8. 1W-Paul Weaver[20]; 9. 80-Jake Trevino[11]; 10. 28-Shawn Valenti[17]; 11. 27-Paige Polyak[8]; 12. 8K-Zack Kramer[13]; 13. M28-Josh Muntz[7]; 14. 29-Chris Lang[2]; 15. 14-Chad Wilson[15]; 16. 10-Brad Haudenschild[10]; 17. 9-Jimmy Colvin[5]; 18. 49-Coty Runion[16]; 19. 67M-Matt Ferrell[14]; 20. 2-Tim Kern[19]
Computer Man Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps)
1. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 2. 33-Brian Arnold; 3. O1-Art Ball; 4. 32H-Dan Hennig; 5. 84-Adam Jones; 6. 9-Curt Inks; 7. 4J-Jeremy Lozano; 8. 4S-Keith Sorg; 9. 21R-Matt Kohlman

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps)
1. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 2. O-Jim Keegan; 3. 56-Alex Weichman; 4. 8-Steve Endicott; 5. 4X-Brian Sorg; 6. 30-Dave Gibbs; 7. 8K-Kent Brewer

A-Main – (15 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 39-Dwight Waltermier[2]; 2. O1-Art Ball[4]; 3. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[3]; 4. 8-Steve Endicott[5]; 5. O-Jim Keegan[7]; 6. 32H-Dan Hennig[1]; 7. 17-Bob Dible[17]; 8. 56-Alex Weichman[6]; 9. 33-Brian Arnold[8]; 10. 84-Adam Jones[9]; 11. 9-Curt Inks[11]; 12. 4J-Jeremy Lozano[13]; 13. 4X-Brian Sorg[10]; 14. 4S-Keith Sorg[15]; 15. 21R-Matt Kohlman[16]; 16. 30-Dave Gibbs[12]; 17. 8K-Kent Brewer[14]

Wilson Wins Wild One at Attica; Clark Gets 3rd 305 Win; Schlenk Wins 5th Late Model Feature; McGrath Takes Trucks

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Just when Greg Wilson thought he had the 410 sprint field covered at Attica Raceway Park, Phil Gressman executed a slide job to take the lead with four laps remaining. Wilson, a two-time All Star Circuit of Champion titlist, didn’t panic. The Benton Ridge, Ohio driver regrouped and drove around Gressman on lap 28 and went on to his 18th career Attica victory on WNWO Channel 24 NBC/Aaron’s Sales and Lease Night.

“I can’t believe we finally won again. This is my best place right here at Attica…it’s always been good to me. It’s fitting that we finally win one and it was here. Daniel Smith came and helped me tonight…Floyd and my cousin Jason…Floyd is my right arm. I talked to Daniel and he said Brock Mayes) wasn’t going to race tonight and he would come and help me. I knew we were going to have a good race car and I didn’t want to give one away. I gave and All Star race away that we were going to win awhile back that he was helping me and I didn’t want to give another away,” said Wilson aboard the DNC Hydraulics, All Star Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning backed W20.

The Fremont Fence 305 Sprint feature was just as exciting. Sixteen-year-old Jimmy Colvin looked like he had the field covered, but when Fremont’s Bobby Clark caught him with five laps remaining, the veteran and the youngster waged a terrific battle for the lead, trading slide job after slide job, and even making contact with each other. However, Colvin would spin in turn four with just three laps remaining, handing the lead to Clark. But, the exciting racing wasn’t over, as Clark had to contend with defending track champion Stuart Brubaker the last three laps before taking the checkered by less than half a car length for his third victory of the season at Attica.

“I was good up top, but not good enough to make a clean pass of him when he slid up off the bottom. I just had to be patient and let the momentum build in this thing,” said Clark beside his Al Davis Carpeting, Williams & Son Masonry, Jenny’s Copper Penny, B&L Plumbing, Crown Battery backed #40. “Then when I got the lead, I kept seeing Stuart down there and I almost gave it away a couple of times jumping the cushion.”

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UMP Late Models – Rusty Schlenk
Jackson, Michigan’s Rusty Schlenk had dominated the Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Models when ever he has showed up at Attica and Saturday was no exception. Schlenk led all 25 laps to score his fifth win of the season at Attica aboard his Micro Armor Lubricants, Complete Truck Repair, Main & Company, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars backed #91. However, a little luck played into it for Schlenk, as he either broke something in the rear end or the transmission of the car coming down for the white flag, but was able to hold on for the victory.

“I don’t know what broke. I took the white flag and went into one and when I got on the gas the car just wouldn’t do anything. Don’t know if I broke a gear or stripped an axle or something in the transmission. I got it back in the pits in first gear so I’m thinking it might be something in the tranny,” said Schlenk I had to chuckle and I know many reading this will do the same when they read it might be something in the tranny, let me just clarify that when I say tranny I’m not referring to those you’d see on a shemalehd sex index but it is in fact the car’s transmission, I hope that clears that up. That being said I love this place…for some reason this year we can get around this place awesome. We hit on something at the beginning of the year and haven’t changed a thing here…it’s just good week after week.”

It seemed no one wanted to win the dirt truck feature at first. Dan Hennig looked in command, but suffered a mechanical problem three laps into the caution filled feature. Then Paul Brown Jr. took the point, only to drive off the track a lap later. When defending Fremont Speedway track champion Jim McGrath of Clyde, Ohio. inherited the lead on lap five, he was able to hold off several challenges from Art Ball and Dwight Waltermeier to score his first career Attica win.

“I tried to keep away from him (Ball) but he kept gaining on me little by little and I thought ‘man I don’t know if I’m going to make it or not,” said McGrath beside his J&F Miller Farms, Winesburg Barbecue, War Paint Graphics, B&K Auto backed #5 truck. “The truck I haul my race truck with is kind of getting weak so I had to burrow one to get over here.”

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410 Sprints – Greg Wilson
At the start of the 410 sprint feature, Wilson grabbed the lead with Craig Mintz, Ryan Bunton and Brandon Wimmer in tow. The action ground to a halt when Mitch Harble got out of shape and Brian Smith and Tim Shaffer got together, with Shaffer getting upside down and Smith with heavy damage. On the restart, Wilson and Mintz pulled away while Wimmer had his hands full with 10th place starter Gressman. Just as Wilson was entering lapped traffic, the caution would fly on lap eight for a Josh Davis spin.

Gressman would bolt into the third spot on the restart and began driving under Mintz to challenge for second. Again, just as Mintz and Gressman began to close on Wilson as he hit the back markers, the caution would fly for a Cap Henry spin, giving Wilson a clear track.

While this was going on, the fans were being treated to a passing clinic by Kenny Jacobs and Jody Keegan, both of whom had come from the C-main and the back of the B-main to start 20th and 21st in the A-main. Jacobs had moved to ninth by the 12th lap while Keegan sat in 11th.

On the ensuing restart, again Gressman pulled a flier on the bottom of turns one and two to move in front of Mintz for second. However, Mintz would get his momentum on the high side and raced side-by-side with Gressman over the next six laps when the caution flew for Brandon Martin. Another mover was Byron Reed who climbed from 17th starting spot to sixth while Jody Keegan had moved from 21st to eighth with Jacobs in ninth.

When the green reappeared, Wilson again pulled away slightly while Gressman, Mintz and Chris Andrews waged a terrific battle for second. Again, just as Wilson was moving into lapped traffic on lap 24, the caution would come out for a Wimmer spin, with the running order Wilson, Mintz, Gressman, Andrews, Reed, Keegan, Mike Linder and Jacobs. On the restart, Gressman again got under Mintz for second, but wasn’t able to close on Wilson as the final caution would fly for Sheldon Haudenschild.

With five laps to go, Gressman had to make his move if he had a chance at the win. On the restart, he dove under Wilson and slid up in front of him exiting turn two to take the lead, bringing Mintz along into second. However, Wilson would drive under Mintz a lap later to take second and raced to Gressman’s outside as they ran side-by-side the next two laps. Coming down to complete lap 28, Wilson drove high around Gressman and regained the lead. Gressman couldn’t rest, as Mintz pressured him for second. At the checkered, Wilson had a car length advantage as Mintz edged Gressman for second by a nose. Andrews and Reed would round out the top five.

“I almost picked up the throttle too quick,” said Wilson of the restart when Gressman passed him for the lead. “I got tight on the curb…I slid across it and banged into it..if Hamp (former car owner Bob Hampshire) was here he would be here yelling at me for getting into like that. I just kind of regained my composure. I knew I had a real bad fast race car,” said Wilson of his winning move.

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305 Sprints – Bobby Clark
At the start of the 305 sprint feature, Colvin grabbed the lead with Nate Dussel racing to his outside lap after lap with Paul Weaver, Zack Kramer and Stuart Brubaker continuously swapping third place. The first caution would fly on lap 10 for D.J. Foos, which aided Colvin who was about to get into heavy lapped traffic, many of whom were racing in his bottom groove.

With a clear track, Colvin again raced into the lead with Dussel continuing to apply pressure while Weaver, Kramer and Brubaker right on their bumper. Kramer’s great run would end a lap later when he got off the high side of turn two. The ensuing restart again saw Colvin on the bottom and Dussel up top with Weaver and Brubaker right on their tails. Clark, who started back in the 7th spot, lurked behind in fifth spot, waiting to make his move. Weaver would drive around Dussel into second on lap 14 with Brubaker and Clark pressuring Dussel for third. Dussel would move back into the runner-up spot on lap 15.Weaver would lose a number of positions on lap 16 when he slid off the high side of turn two, moving Clark into third and Brubaker into fourth. Clark would dive under Dussel to challenge for second on lap 19 as they raced side-by-side with Brubaker joining the fray over the next two laps. Clark was then able to pull away slightly from Dussel who fell to the clutches of Brubaker. Now it was a three car battle for the lead, with Clark and Colvin trading slide jobs, even making contact exiting turn four with four laps to go.

Colvin would slide up off the bottom exiting turn four on lap 22 and would lose the handle, spinning, giving the lead to Clark. However, the race wasn’t over. Brubaker would drive under Clark on the ensuing restart and the battle was on the next three laps as the two raced side-by-side before Clark would edge Brubaker at the checkered flag. Todd Heuerman, who raced right behind all that action, would come home third with Dussel and 11th starter Brad Haudenschild rounding out the top five.

Schlenk would watch a couple of huge leads evaporate with late race cautions, that would cause several lapped machines to go to the tail and allow Dusty Moore to restart right on his rear bumper. But, each time, Schlenk would pull away until experiencing drive train problems after taking the white flag. But, he was able to limp back to the win while Moore held off a charging Dave Hornikel for second with Wayne Maffett Jr. and Ryan Missler rounding out the top five.

With his great season at Attica, Schlenk said it is giving him a lot of confidence coming up on the big money late model races around the state in the coming months.

“I can’t wait for some of these big paying shows at the end of the year after I can get away from the points racing I’ve been doing,” Schlenk said.

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Dirt Trucks – Jim McGarth
In the caution filled feature for the dirt trucks, first it was Dan Hennig taking the lead, but he fell pit side with mechanical woes after leading three laps. Then Paul Brown Jr. would spin leading as there were six cautions in the first six laps. Once Jim McGrath took the lead on lap five, he was smooth on the bottom while Art Ball, Dwight Waltermeier and Steve Endicott applied pressure. Following a lap 8 caution for a Jim Keegan spin, Ball really raced McGrath hard for the lead. In fact the two raced side-by-side over the last six laps of the feature before McGrath edge Ball for the win. Waltermeier, Endicott and Alex Weichman would round out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action on Saturday, Aug. 29, when the four track champions will be crowned on Kistler Racing Products Night. Double points will be awarded in all four divisions as the season winds down. “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant will put the wraps to the 2009 season on Saturday, Sept. 5 when the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion Sprints come to town for the Attica Ambush along with the late models and dirt trucks.

For times and ticket prices log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park – 8/22/2009
Aaron’s Sales & Lease and WNWO 24 Night

410 Sprints

Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 2+-Brian Smith; 2. 15H-Mitch Harble; 3. 20X-Craig Mintz; 4. O4-Cap Henry; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 6. 97-Mike Brecht; 7. 10-David Harrison; 8. 48-Mike Burkin; 9. 40-Mark Imler; 10. 1K-Willie Keegan

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer; 3. O-Brandon Wimmer; 4. 312-Mike Linder; 5. 5R-Byron Reed; 6. 1B-Keith Baxter; 7. X-Mark Keegan; 8. 60-Jody Keegan; 9. 3J-Kevin Lee; 10. 27-Scott Euler

Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 53-Phil Gressman; 2. W20-Greg Wilson; 3. 48S-Andy Shammo; 4. 51-Aaron Higgins; 5. 60C-Kory Crabtree; 6. 14H-Todd Heller; 7. 22D-Josh Davis; 8. 6-Ryan Dickey; 9. 53X-Kenny Jacobs

Heat 4 – Tin Lizzy Collision (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 3. 6R-Ryan Bunton; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild; 5. 69-Scott Curren; 6. 12-Caleb Griffith; 7. 47-Caleb Helms; 8. 45-Brian Lay; 9. 25-Lee Jacobs

C-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 60-Jody Keegan; 2. 45-Brian Lay; 3. 53X-Kenny Jacobs; 4. 27-Scott Euler; 5. 25-Lee Jacobs; 6. 48-Mike Burkin; 7. 40-Mark Imler; 8. 1K-Willie Keegan; 9. 6-Ryan Dickey; 10. 3J-Kevin Lee

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (12 Laps – Top 6 Transfer)
1. 5R-Byron Reed; 2. 14H-Todd Heller; 3. 22D-Josh Davis; 4. 53X-Kenny Jacobs; 5. 60-Jody Keegan; 6. 27-Scott Euler; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 8. 1B-Keith Baxter; 9. 60C-Kory Crabtree; 10. 97-Mike Brecht; 11. 45-Brian Lay; 12. 69-Scott Curren; 13. 47-Caleb Helms; 14. 10-David Harrison; 15. X-Mark Keegan

A-Main – (30 Laps) [#] = Starting Position
1. W20-Greg Wilson[2]; 2. 20X-Craig Mintz[4]; 3. 53-Phil Gressman[10]; 4. 15C-Chris Andrews[6]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[17]; 6. 312-Mike Linder[14]; 7. 53X-Kenny Jacobs[20]; 8. 60-Jody Keegan[21]; 9. 14H-Todd Heller[18]; 10. 27-Scott Euler[22]; 11. 6R-Ryan Bunton[1]; 12. O4-Cap Henry[13]; 13. 11M-Brandon Martin[12]; 14. 15H-Mitch Harble[3]; 15. O-Brandon Wimmer[8]; 16. 48S-Andy Shammo[11]; 17. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[16]; 18. 51-Aaron Higgins[15]; 19. 22D-Josh Davis[19]; 20. 91-Aaron Middaugh[5]; 21. 83-Tim Shaffer[7]; 22. 2+-Brian Smith[9]

Fremont Fence 305 Sprints

Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. M28-Josh Muntz; 2. 18-Todd Heuerman; 3. 8K-Zack Kramer; 4. 94-John Ivy; 5. 11F-D.J. Foos; 6. 49-Coty Runion; 7. 22D-Dan Hammond; 8. 29-Chris Lang; 9. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 10. 13-Junior Felver

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 2. 1-Nate Dussel; 3. 40-Bobby Clark; 4. 9-Jimmy Colvin; 5. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 6. 28-Shawn Valenti; 7. 80-Jake Trevino; 8. 27-Paige Polyak; 9. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 10. 99X-Tim Buchanan

Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 3. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 4. 19R-Steve Rando; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 51-Brad Bowman; 7. 65-Mark Lang; 8. 95-Craig Kays; 9. 8J-Jess Stiger

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 28-Shawn Valenti; 2. 51-Brad Bowman; 3. 49-Coty Runion; 4. 80-Jake Trevino; 5. 27-Paige Polyak; 6. 22D-Dan Hammond; 7. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 8. 99X-Tim Buchanan; 9. 13-Junior Felver; 10. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 11. 95-Craig Kays; 12. 29-Chris Lang; 13. 65-Mark Lang; 14. 8J-Jess Stiger

A-Main – (25 Laps) [#] = Starting Position
1. 40-Bobby Clark[7]; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 3. 18-Todd Heuerman[10]; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[2]; 5. 10-Brad Haudenschild[11]; 6. M28-Josh Muntz[5]; 7. 1W-Paul Weaver[3]; 8. 94-John Ivy[9]; 9. 80-Jake Trevino[19]; 10. 19R-Steve Rando[8]; 11. 11F-D.J. Foos[13]; 12. 28-Shawn Valenti[16]; 13. 27-Paige Polyak[20]; 14. 71-Bill Kraylek[15]; 15. 82-Travis Hoffbauer[14]; 16. 8K-Zack Kramer[4]; 17. 51-Brad Bowman[17]; 18. 9-Jimmy Colvin[1]; 19. 49-Coty Runion[18]; 20. 67M-Matt Ferrell[12]

Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP DIRTcar Late Models

Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk; 3. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 4. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 5. 83-Noah Wagner; 6. 92X-Randy Scott; 7. 92-Brandon Perkins; 8. 29-Nate Potts; 9. O6-Kyle Perry

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 40WD-Dusty Moore; 2. 27-Ken Hahn; 3. 23C-Jeremy Canada; 4. 15B-Mike Bores; 5. 18-Jamie Reed; 6. O3-Jim Gingery; 7. 12-Michael Stiltner; 8. 171-Mark Pollack

Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 71-Dave Hornikel; 2. 69-John Mayes Jr.; 3. 48-John Bores; 4. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 5. 51-Devin Shiels; 6. 84-Tim Sabo; 7. 99-Steve Sabo; 8. 12M-Bobby Michaels

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 84-Tim Sabo; 2. 12-Michael Stiltner; 3. O3-Jim Gingery; 4. 92X-Randy Scott; 5. 99-Steve Sabo; 6. 29-Nate Potts; 7. 92-Brandon Perkins; 8. 12M-Bobby Michaels; 9. O6-Kyle Perry; 10. 171-Mark Pollack

A-Main – (25 Laps) [#] = Starting Position
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk[1]; 2. 40WD-Dusty Moore[6]; 3. 71-Dave Hornikel[7]; 4. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[2]; 5. 50Y-Ryan Missler[3]; 6. 5H-Ernie Haynes[12]; 7. 23C-Jeremy Canada[8]; 8. 15B-Mike Bores[5]; 9. 27-Ken Hahn[10]; 10. 48-John Bores[4]; 11. 84-Tim Sabo[16]; 12. 51-Devin Shiels[15]; 13. 83-Noah Wagner[13]; 14. 12-Michael Stiltner[17]; 15. 69-John Mayes Jr.[9]; 16. O3-Jim Gingery[18]; 17. 99-Steve Sabo[20]; 18. 92X-Randy Scott[19]; 19. 3R-Chuck Roelle[11]; 20. 18-Jamie Reed[14]

Computer Man Dirt Trucks

Heat 1 – Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 2. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath Jr.; 3. 8-Steve Endicott; 4. 71-Craig Holland; 5. 4S-Keith Sorg; 6. 21R-Dustin Keegan; 7. 30-Dave Gibbs; 8. 34K-Kevin Miller

Heat 2 – Bell Racing (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 2. O-Jim Keegan; 3. O1-Art Ball; 4. 56-Alex Weichman; 5. 52-Will Tezak; 6. 4X-Brian Sorg; 7. 9-Curt Inks; 8. 13S-James Saam

Heat 3 – Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 33-Brian Arnold; 2. 32H-Dan Hennig; 3. 5-Jim Mcgrath; 4. 8K-Kent Brewer; 5. 4J-Josh Lozano; 6. 17-Bob Dible; 7. 84-Adam Jones; 8. 4-Donald Fitch

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 Transfer)
1. 4X-Brian Sorg; 2. 9-Curt Inks; 3. 30-Dave Gibbs; 4. 84-Adam Jones; 5. 21R-Dustin Keegan; 6. 34K-Kevin Miller

A-Main – (15 Laps) [#] = Starting Position
1. 5-Jim Mcgrath[4]; 2. O1-Art Ball[6]; 3. 39-Dwight Waltermier[2]; 4. 8-Steve Endicott[9]; 5. 56-Alex Weichman[8]; 6. 33-Brian Arnold[7]; 7. O-Jim Keegan[10]; 8. 30-Dave Gibbs[18]; 9. 84-Adam Jones[19]; 10. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath Jr.[11]; 11. 9-Curt Inks[17]; 12. 8K-Kent Brewer[5]; 13. 21R-Dustin Keegan[20]; 14. 71-Craig Holland[12]; 15. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[3]; 16. 4J-Josh Lozano[15]; 17. 32H-Dan Hennig[1]; 18. 52-Will Tezak[14]; 19. 4S-Keith Sorg[13]; 20. 4X-Brian Sorg[16]