A collection of shots from track photographers Elaine & Jim Collum of Action Photos. See more of their shots here: actionphotosfremont.smugmug.com
By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Byron Reed inched closer to his fourth straight Attica Raceway Park track championship with his first 410 sprint win of the season at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant on Friday, July 4 in front of a big crowd on Quality Welding Presents Fan Appreciation Night.
Fremont’s Bobby Clark led all 25 laps for his fourth win of the year in the305 sprints.
Mansfield’s Wayne Maffett Jr. tied his father, the late Wayne Maffett Sr. with his 30th win in the Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models.
Tiffin’s Brian Arnold led all 15 laps for his first win of the season in the dirt trucks.
ImageReed assumed the lead on the ninth lap when Jamie Miller made contact with a lapped machine, giving him a flat tire. The Monclova, Ohio driver withstood a last lap challenge from Craig Mintz for his 22nd career Attica victory.
“I’m not a very good leader. I made some mistakes in lapped traffic, but Kurt, Ramey and my dad had the car so good, I could overcome those,” said Reed beside his Reebar Die Casting, Pro Shocks, JEI Chassis backed sprinter.
Clark held off several late race challenges – including a restart with two laps remaining – from Duane Zablocki to score his 7th career 305 sprint feature.
“Hats off to my crew, this thing was easy to drive. I had to run through the mud on the bottom to cool my tires…I spun them pretty good and go them hot,” said Clark beside his Fremont Fence, Al Davis Carpeting, Crown Battery backed sprint car. “I wasn’t good in turns one and two and just had to hit my marks.”
Maffett took the lead from Mike Marteney on the fourth lap and survived a late race altercation with a lapped machine while racing hard with Ryan Missler for the late model win.
“I got down in the mud and pushed up into the lapped car and he hit Missler…didn’t mean for that to happen, but we were racing hard for the win,” said Maffett beside his Wright Choice Auto Sales, Fultz Fabrications Estes Racing Engines backed late model. “This is a something I dreamed about my whole life. It took dad just five years to get 30 wins and it took me 20.”
Arnold held off several challenges from Dave Brewer to score his fifth career dirt truck win at Attica Raceway Park.
“I just had to stay on the bottom and concentrate on driving my truck and not worry about anyone else,” said Arnold beside his Make-A-Wish Foundation, Burns Electric, Air Cooled Engines backed truck.
At the drop of the green of the 30-lap 410 sprint feature, pole-sitter Jamie Miller bolted into a big lead with Caleb Griffith, Reed and Mintz in tow. Miller set a blistering pace and was into lapped traffic by the 7th circuit. Disaster struck Miller on the ninth lap. As he raced into heavy lapped traffic into turn one, he made contact with a car, flattening a tire and sending pitside.
Reed pulled away on the restart while Griffith and Mintz battled for the runner-up position. Mintz would take the second spot on lap 12 and ran the cushion in Reed’s tire tracks. The action would grind to a halt for a hard Mark Keegan flip on lap 13. Keegan was okay but the car was done for the night.
Reed could not shake Mintz on the restart as they pulled away from Griffith. The yellow flew on lap 16 for a staled Brock Mayes who had moved from ninth to fourth. The running order was Reed, Mintz, Griffith, Lee Jacobs and David Harrison.
ImageReed would hit lapped traffic with just six laps remaining, allowing Mintz to close as both Jacobs and Harrison got around Griffith. At the checkered, Reed had just a two car length advantage over Mintz, with Jacobs, a rebounding Griffith and Harrison rounding out the top five.
In the 25-lap 305 sprint feature, Clark grabbed the early lead from his outside front row starting spot with Stuart Brubaker, Brad Haudenschild and Duane Zablocki in tow. The first yellow would fly on lap five with Clark leading over Brubaker, Zablocki, Haudenschild and Brad Keckler. During every yellow, Clark would dive to the bottom to cool his tires.
The racing resumed with Clark leading Brubaker who was trying to hold off a fast Zablocki when the caution would fly for fifth place running D.J. Foos on lap 14, also collecting Keckler. Clark now had Zablocki on his rear bumper.
ImageClark would fend off several challenges by Zablocki when the final caution flew on lap 23 for Foos. Clark got a great restart to take the win with Zablocki, Brubaker, Coty Runion and 16th starter Todd Heuerman rounding out the top five.
In the 20-lap late model main, Mike Marteney grabbed the initial lead with Maffett, Missler and Mike Stiltner in tow. Marteney would utilize the high line while Maffett ran the bottom Maffett would driver under Marteney for the lead on the fourth lap with the caution flying soon after.
On the restart Maffett was able to take advantage of the great battle for second between Marteney, Ryan Missler, Stiltner and Ken Hahn, to pull away slightly. Missler would move into second on the sixth lap and would race side by side with Maffett the next 13 laps. Disaster would strike Missler when Maffett went under a lapped machine, forcing it to move up exiting turn two right into the side of Missler, ending his run.
Maffett would hold off Hahn the final two circuits for the win, with Stiltner, Curtis Deisenroth and 16th starter Jeremy Canada rounding out the top five.
ImageIn the 15-lap dirt truck main, outside front row starter Arnold grabbed the initial lead with Dave Gibbs, Dave Brewer, Todd Keegan and Cory Ward in tow. Brewer would move into second a lap later and began to race to the outside of Arnold in a battle for the top spot. They would run that way all the way to the checkered, with Arnold taking the win, Brewer, Steve Endicott, Bob Dible and Art Ball rounding out the top five.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 11, for Underground Utilities Inc. Night. The $10 general admission gets fans in to see the wheel-hiking action of the Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models battling for $1,000 to win with the 305 sprints and dirt trucks also in action.
For more information log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com
Attica Raceway Park (7-4-08)
Fan Appreciation Night presented by Quality Welding
410 Sprints
Heat 1 – All Pro Heads (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. D7-Tony Beaber; 2. 12-Caleb Griffith; 3. 15C-Chris Andrews; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 14H-Todd Heller; 6. 10S-Roger Shammo; 7. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 8. 6S-J.R. Stewart; 9. 3C-Cale Conley; 10. 33P-Nick Patterson
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 16-Lee Jacobs; 2. 97-Phil Gressman; 3. 6-Mike Dussell (R); 4. 312-Mike Linder; 5. 2H-Tim Hunter; 6. 75-Mike Hogan; 7. 60-Jody Keegan; 8. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 9. 59-Kirk Jeffries
Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 8S-Craig Mintz; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 10-David Harrison; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver; 5. 22-Cole Duncan; 6. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 7. 96AU-Bruce White; 8. 5T-Travis Philo; 9. 97S-Aaron Shaffer
Heat 4 – Friendship Food Stores (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5R-Byron Reed; 2. 4M-Jamie Miller; 3. 45-Bryan Grove; 4. 48S-Andy Shammo; 5. 20X-Brian Smith; 6. 51M-Roger Campbell; 7. 18Y-Josh Yenser; 8. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 9. 55-John Ivy
B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 14H-Todd Heller; 2. 22-Cole Duncan; 3. 2H-Tim Hunter; 4. 60-Jody Keegan; 5. 96AU-Bruce White; 6. 10S-Roger Shammo; 7. 5T-Travis Philo; 8. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 9. 18Y-Josh Yenser; 10. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 11. 3C-Cale Conley; 12. 33P-Nick Patterson; 13. 51M-Roger Campbell; 14. 75-Mike Hogan; 15. 20X-Brian Smith; 16. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 17. 6S-J.R. Stewart; 18. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 19. 59-Kirk Jeffries
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 5R-Byron Reed[4]; 2. 8S-Craig Mintz[3]; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs[6]; 4. 12-Caleb Griffith[2]; 5. 10-David Harrison[7]; 6. 6-Mike Dussell (R)[11]; 7. 97-Phil Gressman[8]; 8. 312-Mike Linder[14]; 9. 15C-Chris Andrews[12]; 10. 11B-Brock Mayes[9]; 11. 48S-Andy Shammo[16]; 12. 14H-Todd Heller[17]; 13. 60-Jody Keegan[20]; 14. D7-Tony Beaber[5]; 15. 45-Bryan Grove[10]; 16. 22-Cole Duncan[18]; 17. 4M-Jamie Miller[1]; 18. 2H-Tim Hunter[19]; 19. X-Mark Keegan[13]; 20. 1W-Paul Weaver[15]
305 Sprints
Heat 1 – All Pro Heads (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 11F-D.J. Foos (R); 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. O4-Cap Henry; 4. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 5. 1-Nate Dussel; 6. 23-Willie Keegan; 7. 8K-Zack Kramer (R); 8. 15H-Mitch Harble; 9. 29-Chris Lang; 10. 72C-Ross Moore
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 2. 5-Dustin Dinan; 3. 3X-Brad Keckler; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 5. 13-Larry Felver Jr.; 6. M28-Josh Muntz; 7. X-Dustin Stroup (R); 8. 61L-Adam Thacker; 9. 65-Mark Lang; 10. 83X-Nate Reeser
Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 40-Bobby Clark; 2. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 4. 28-Shaun Valenti (R); 5. 9-Jimmy Colvin; 6. 18-Todd Heuerman; 7. 22D-Dan Hammond; 8. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 9. 14-Chad Wilson
B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 18-Todd Heuerman; 2. 8K-Zack Kramer (R); 3. M28-Josh Muntz; 4. 23-Willie Keegan; 5. X-Dustin Stroup (R); 6. 15H-Mitch Harble; 7. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 8. 22D-Dan Hammond; 9. 29-Chris Lang; 10. 14-Chad Wilson; 11. 65-Mark Lang; 12. 83X-Nate Reeser; 13. 72C-Ross Moore; 14. 61L-Adam Thacker
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 40-Bobby Clark[2]; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3]; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1]; 4. 49-Coty Runion[5]; 5. 18-Todd Heuerman[16]; 6. 10-Brad Haudenschild[4]; 7. O4-Cap Henry[11]; 8. 36X-Dustin Keegan[8]; 9. 8K-Zack Kramer (R)[17]; 10. 23-Willie Keegan[19]; 11. 82-Travis Hoffbauer[12]; 12. X-Dustin Stroup (R)[20]; 13. 9-Jimmy Colvin[15]; 14. 13-Larry Felver Jr.[14]; 15. 28-Shaun Valenti (R)[7]; 16. 11F-D.J. Foos (R)[9]; 17. 3X-Brad Keckler[6]; 18. 1-Nate Dussel[13]; 19. 5-Dustin Dinan[10]; 20. M28-Josh Muntz[18]
Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models
Heat 1 – Tin Lizzy Collision (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 51-Devin Shiels; 2. 12-Michael Stiltner; 3. 45-Mike Marteney; 4. 1F-Jim Fleming; 5. 18-Jamie Reed; 6. 1M-John Mayes Jr.; 7. X3-Dan Wallace; 8. 24-Chris Sampsel
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3R-Chuck Rolle (R); 2. 99L-Bobby Davis; 3. 12H-Joe Hartlaub (R); 4. 83-Noah Wagner (R); 5. 77C-Craig Corfman; 6. 12C-Mike Stiltner Sr.
Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 27-Ken Hahn; 2. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth; 3. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 4. 1-Jon Henry; 5. 84-Tim Sabo; 6. 48-John Bores; 7. 36-Matt Irey
Heat 4 – Friendship Food Stores (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 50-Ryan Missler; 2. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 3. 99-Steve Sabo; 4. 23C-Jeremy Canada; 5. 15B-Mike Bores; 6. 92-Brandon Perkins; 7. 88D-Larry Kingseed
B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 84-Tim Sabo; 2. 88D-Larry Kingseed; 3. 15B-Mike Bores; 4. 36-Matt Irey; 5. 1M-John Mayes Jr.; 6. 48-John Bores; 7. 92-Brandon Perkins; 8. 77C-Craig Corfman; 9. 12C-Mike Stiltner Sr.; 10. X3-Dan Wallace; 11. 18-Jamie Reed; 12. 24-Chris Sampsel
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[5]; 2. 27-Ken Hahn[8]; 3. 12-Michael Stiltner[6]; 4.2D-Curtis Deisenroth[12]; 5. 23C-Jeremy Canada[16]; 6. 1F-Jim Fleming[13]; 7. 15B-Mike Bores[19]; 8. 45-Mike Marteney[3]; 9. 99-Steve Sabo[9]; 10. 83-Noah Wagner (R)[14]; 11. 88D-Larry Kingseed[18]; 12. 51-Devin Shiels[10]; 13. 84-Tim Sabo[17]; 14. 36-Matt Irey[20]; 15. 12H-Joe Hartlaub (R)[7]; 16. 50-Ryan Missler[4]; 17. 3R-Chuck Rolle (R)[1]; 18. 99L-Bobby Davis[2]; 19.5H-Ernie Haynes[11]; 20. 1-Jon Henry[15]
Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 – Tin Lizzy Collision
1. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 2. 33-Brian Arnold; 3. 88-Dave Brewer; 4. 17-Bob Dible; 5. 56-Alex Wiechman; 6. 4X-Brian Sorg; 7. 101-Chester Fitch; 8. 84-Russ Stahl; 9. D4-Donald Fitch; 10. 62-Dave Severs
Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products
1. 18W-Cory Ward; 2. 8-Steve Endicott; 3. O1-Art Ball; 4. 30-Dave Gibbs; 5. 32H-Dan Hennig; 6. 22-Todd Keegan; 7. 91-Roger Inks; 8. 92-Loren Schwochow
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 33-Brian Arnold[2]; 2. 88-Dave Brewer[4]; 3. 8-Steve Endicott[10]; 4. 17-Bob Dible[7]; 5. O1-Art Ball[9]; 6. 18W-Cory Ward[6]; 7. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[8]; 8. 30-Dave Gibbs[1]; 9. 101-Chester Fitch[13]; 10. 91-Roger Inks[12]; 11. 22-Todd Keegan[3]; 12. 84-Russ Stahl[15]; 13. 4X-Brian Sorg[5]; 14. D4-Donald Fitch[14]; 15. 32H-Dan Hennig[11]
By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) With gas prices near $4 a gallon and the cost of everything going up, Attica Raceway Park is giving area families the opportunity to enjoy a fun, exciting night of racing at an affordable price.
On Friday, July 4, families can come to “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant and enoy the mud-slinging, fire-breathing action of the winged 410 sprints, the exciting side-by-side racing of the 305 sprints, the wheel-hiking fun of the Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models, and the edge-of-your-seat, door-banging action of the dirt trucks…all for a reduced admission price. Thanks to sponsorship from Quality Welding of Bellevue, adult general admission is just $10! Kids 10 and under get in free, and mom and dad can afford to feed them with $1 hot dogs and 50 cent popcorn.
If the racing action weren’t enough, Attica Raceway Park will hand out free souvenir racing programs the fans can use to get drivers’ autographs. Prior to the racing – which gets underway at 8 p.m. – the pitgates will swing open for all fans to meet the drivers and crews and get pictures, t-shirts and more.
Some lucky youngster will also leave with a new bike and, time permitting, some fan will get a ride in the Baumann Auto Group Pace Truck around the third-mile high banked clay oval and/or help fire off a sprint car with a trip in a push truck!
“The weather hasn’t given our great fans too many opportunities to enjoy the fun at Attica. So, thanks to help from Chuck Tinnel and his Quality Welding business, we’re going to give them at break at the gate. Where else can you go and enjoy four divisions of exciting racing for just $10?” said ARP Operations Director Rex LeJeune.
And the action is sure to be thrilling, as the chase for the track championships heat up in all four divisions.
In the 410 sprints, Lee Jacobs – fresh off his exciting last lap Midseason Champion Night feature win, has pulled into a tie with four-time and defending champion Byron Reed, with Mike Linder just nine points back.
Stuart Brubaker’s last lap pass for the win on June 20 propelled him ahead of three-time feature winner Bobby Clark in the 305 sprint ranks.
In the ARP late models, Ryan Missler’s two feature wins and weekly consistency has him 35 points ahead of 2007 track champion Ken Hahn.
Cory Ward’s four-for-five effort in the dirt truck features has him ahead in the dirt truck standings by 33 points over Brian Arnold and 46 in front of Steve Endicott who has the only other truck win.
Gates will open on July 4 at 5 p.m. with racing scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. For more information log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com
By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Rain struck Attica Raceway Park Sunday just as hotlaps were getting ready to take to the track to kick off the 26th Annual University of Ohio Sprint Speedweek, forcing the cancellation of the night’s action.
There were 55 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion sprints in the pits for the Aarons Sales & Lease/Ohio CAT Night of racing and a strong contingent of Service Drive Solution UMP Attica Late Models.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 4, as Quality Welding of Bellevue sponsors the Fan Appreciation Night. Admission is only $10 for a full program of 410 sprints, 305 sprints, late models and dirt trucks. The pit gates will be opened for fans after hotlaps and there will be food specials – a true family night out with fun, food and exciting racing.
The Ohio Sprint Speedweek – featuring seven straight nights of racing across the Buckeye State – moves on to Wayne County Speedway Monday, June 23.
For more information on Attica Raceway Park, log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com
A collection of shots from track photographers Elaine & Jim Collum of Action Photos. See more of their shots here: actionphotosfremont.smugmug.com
