SCHATZ SIZZLES AT ATTICA FOR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WORLD OF OUTLAWS WIN

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Donny Schatz has been so close to the victory lane so many times this year, only to come up just short. The Fargo, N.D. driver drove around Nashville, Tenn.hot shoe Paul McMahon on lap 11 and went on to take the 40-lap Kistler Engines Classic at Attica Raceway Park Friday night, May 30. It was the second Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws victory of 2008 for the two-time and defending series champion.

“I love racing on a wide, slick track like this…it’s racey and you can make passes,” said the driver of the Tony Stewart Motorsports Armorall sponsored #15. “The crew has been working extremely hard…all we need is to get some racing in…it seems if you need rain all you have to do is schedule a World of Outlaws race. We got the breaks we needed tonight.”

Schatz not only had 25 other drivers chasing him on Friday night, but he also had Mother Nature knocking at his door, as she tried her best to derail the racing.

“It was a good night for us,” said Schatz. “We keep working hard to get that feel I like back and each day we keep making big strides. I think we have our hand on what it is, and I am very excited about that.”

The race began with a light mist, which intensified throughout the event, though with 24 cars running all over the surface on the high-banked 1/3-mile, there was not much room for the rain to actually hit the track. The checkered flag flew just around 9:30 p.m. as officials did everything they could to make sure the capacity crowd was able see the full 40 lap event.

“You could see it a little, but it wasn’t coming down real bad,” Schatz said of the rain late in the event. “My car was stuck so good through the middle and the top that it didn’t really affect me. I know there are some people that probably would have wished it would have rained halfway through while they were leading, but not me. Every lap I do, I get better and I need every lap I can get. I’m glad to run all 40 laps and get away with a victory.”

McMahon, piloting the Rick and Kathy Ferkel owned, Shorty’s Recycling backed #0 bolted into the early lead with Wooster, Ohio’s Jac Haudenschild in the City Insulation R19, Schatz and Steve Kinser in the Q Power Motoroils #11 racing hard for second. Schatz would dispose of Haudenschild for the second apot on lap five and would quickly begin moving in on McMahon. He drove around the outside for the lead exiting turn four on lap 11 and was into lapped traffic a lap later.

ImageMeanwhile, the huge crowd was treated to great action for the third spot between Haudenschild, Findlay’s Chad Kemenah in the Kantor Oil sprinter, Joey Saldana in the Kasey Kahne Racing, Budweiser #9 and Kinser. Shane Stewart in the Roth Motorsports sprinter would enter that fight by lap 14. The action would slow for a caution on lap 17, with the running order Schatz, McMahon, Haudenschild, Saldana and Kemenah. Kemenah would get a great restart and pass both Saldana and Haudenscild for the third spot. At the halfway mark, Schatz had built a comfortable lead over McMahon, Kemenah and a good battle for fourth spot between Haudenschild, Saldana and Kinser.

While Schatz pulled away, Kemenah, McMahon, Saldana, Haudenschild and Kinser would wage a great batle for the second spot, with Kemenah holding the advantage from laps 21-27. Saldana, last year’s World of Outlaws victor at Attica, would move into third on lap 22 and began to put pressure on Kemenah for the runner-up spot.

Schatz would hit lapped traffic again on lap 26 before the yellow would fly, giving him a clear track once again. Saldana would drive around Kemenah into second on lap 28, just before the caution would fly for Kinser, who went pitside with rear end woes.The cars on the move were Tim Shaffer in the Casey’s General Store backed #6, and Byron Reed in the Reebar Diecasting #5, moving from 25th and 24th starting spots respectively. Shaffer was up to 10th by lap 29, while Reed was 12th.

Again on the restart, Schatz drove away with Saldana, and now a closing Stewart and Kemenah in tow. Schatz hit lapped traffic again on lap 36, allowing Saldana to close the gap. But, Saldana ran out of laps and Schatz took he win. Saldana, Stewart, Kemenah, Jason Meyers and Haudenschild would follow to the checkers.
“I knew we would be good when we got to traffic,” Schatz noted. “We just had to wait through our car a little bit. We had a really good car, but had to wait for the fuel load to come off. That’s something we have been working on all year, to get our car better late in the race, like it’s been the last couple of years, and we got it tonight.”

Schatz is currently second in World of Outlaws points, as he chases his third consecutive title. He is in his first season behind the wheel for two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart. Schatz was looking forward to calling his boss after picking up the win on Friday night, before heading to Eldora Speedway tomorrow, which Stewart also owns.

“He is pushing us, as he should be and that’s no different than my dad would,” said the second generation driver of his car owner. “My dad is pushing us too. I’m glad to have that. That says a lot when you get pushed. That’s what we need. That’s what these guys need and that’s what I need. We’re going there tomorrow and will try to get out of there with a victory.”

Saldana earned his seventh top-five finish of the season aboard the Budweiser/Open Joist Mopar-powered JEI. After lining up fourth, he was engaged in a number of battles over the course of the 40-lap event, including with 20-time series champion Steve Kinser, Jac Haudenschild and then Chad Kemenah in the late going.

“It was a good run for us,” said Saldana, driver of the Kasey Kahne Racing entry. “We had a driver error in qualifying and I had to redeem myself inthe heat race. We got up through there in the (Crane Cams) Dash. In the feature, we kind of fell back and stuck with it and got going. I thought Iwas catching him with five to go. I was catching him off of (turn) two, but catching him is one thing and passing him is another. It was definitely a good run for us.”

Stewart earned his third top-five finishi n the last four events, driving a Steve Kent-built machine for the Roth Motorsports team. He also wrapped up the title in the Qwik Liner Cup, after turning the second fastest lap in time trials, to take the crown over Craig Dollansky by a single point. He will be awarded the Qwik Liner Cup at Knoxville Raceway next weekend.

“It was a great race,” Stewart said. “We don’t get to see that many tracks that are slick from the top to the bottom like that. Generally when they get that slick they take rubber, but the guys here at Attica did a great job. We were steady all night. We weren’t spectacular but we were good enough to get up there. It was another strong finish and I’m happy with it.”

As is usually the case at a high-banked bullring like Attica Raceway Park, the leaders were in traffic for a majority of the race. This allowed several drivers to make up ground late in the race. Saldana was able to close in a little bit on Schatz in the late going, but also had some trouble getting around a few of the lapped machines.

“We were running a different line than they were,” noted the native of Brownsburg, Indiana. “The biggest problem for me was that my car was so tight that I had to run the top and the guys that I was trying to pass were sliding across the top. Every time I would get a run on them it was hard for me to get underneath them. It was a tough race for us as tight as we were.”

Shane Stewart used restarts on the 27th and 29th laps to gain a number of positions. He first got around Jason Meyers on a restart, and then on the final restart he charged past Jac Haudenschild and Chad Kemenah both exiting the second turn.

“I found a little bit of moisture coming off of (turn) two,” Stewart shared. “You had to go in there so slow and it was a restart thing. I was fortunate enough to get a few cars on each restarts. I just inched my way up to the front. I think once I got to third that was about as far as I was going to do. I don’t think I had anything for (Donny) Schatz or (Joey) Saldana.”

After an accident in the second heat race, Daryn Pittman was taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons after having pain in his back. After observation, he released and will return to action on Saturday night.

In the Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models, Brad Eitnear scored his first career Attica win in the rain-shortened feature over defending track champion Ken Hahn, Jeremy Canada, Michael Stiltner and Ryan Missler.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action on Friday, June 6 as Burns Electric presents the Mid-Season Championship with double points for the 410 sprints, 305 sprints, late models and dirt trucks.

For more information log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com

(Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director, contributed to this report)

Attica Raceway Park (5-30-08)
Kistler Engines Classic

Qualifying
1) 24H-Rob Chaney 12.414 2) 83-Shane Stewart 12.419 3) 14-Jason Meyers 12.511 4) R19-Jac Haudenschild 12.533 5) O-Paul McMahan 12.649 6) 2-Craig Dollansky 12.651 7) 55-Kerry Madsen 12.676 8) 15C-Chris Andrews 12.692 9) 20-Kraig Kinser 12.695 10) 15-Donny Schatz 12.695 11) 9X-Kevin Huntley 12.696 12) 8K-Chad Kemenah 12.720 13) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 12.736 14) 10-David Harrison 12.772 15) 9-Joey Saldana 12.785 16) 48S-Andy Shammo 12.826 17) 18-Tony Bruce Jr. 12.889 18) 21-Daryn Pittman 12.890 19) 11-Steve Kinser 12.906 20) 5B-Chad Blonde 13.005 21) 2B-Dale Blaney 13.016 22) 83X-Phil Gressman 13.041 23) 11M-Brandon Martin 13.056 24) 16-Lee Jacobs 13.088 25) 5C-Chad Hillier 13.103 26) 98-Bruce Robenalt 13.104 27) W20-Greg Wilson 13.105 28) 7S-Jason Sides 13.115 29) X-Mark Keegan 13.167 30) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 13.200 31) 12-Caleb Griffith 13.206 32) 11B-Brock Mayes 13.214 33) 69-Scott Curren 13.245 34) 1X-Randy Hannagan 13.265 35) 312-Mike Linder 13.299 36) 27-Scott Euler 13.334 37) O4-Cap Henry 13.429 38) 6-Tim Shaffer 13.447 39) 6X-Mike Dussel 13.466 40) 5-Byron Reed 13.552 41) 75-Jeremy Campbell 13.612 42) 75H-Mike Hogan 13.717 43) 91-Aaron Middaugh 13.934 44) 24-Terry McCarl 14.330 45) 51M-Roger Campbell 15.998 46) 63-Roddy Bellbowen 18.357

Heat 1 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 20-Kraig Kinser 2) O-Paul McMahan 3) 2B-Dale Blaney 4) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 5) 24H-Rob Chaney 6) 5C-Chad Hillier 7) 18-Tony Bruce Jr. 8) O4-Cap Henry 9) X-Mark Keegan 10) 75-Jeremy Campbell 11) 69-Scott Curren 12) 51M-Roger Campbell

Heat 2 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 15-Donny Schatz 2) 2-Craig Dollansky 3) 10-David Harrison 4) 83-Shane Stewart 5) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 6) 1X-Randy Hannagan 7) 83X-Phil Gressman 8) 98-Bruce Robenalt 9) 75H-Mike Hogan 10) 6-Tim Shaffer 11) 63-Roddy Bellbowen 12) 21-Daryn Pittman

Heat 3 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 11-Steve Kinser 2) 9-Joey Saldana 3) 9X-Kevin Huntley 4) 55-Kerry Madsen 5) 14-Jason Meyers 6) 11M-Brandon Martin 7) 312-Mike Linder 8) 12-Caleb Griffith 9) W20-Greg Wilson 10) 6X-Mike Dussel 11) 91-Aaron Middaugh

Heat 4 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 8K-Chad Kemenah 2) R19-Jac Haudenschild 3) 48S-Andy Shammo 4) 5B-Chad Blonde 5) 5-Byron Reed 6) 7S-Jason Sides 7) 16-Lee Jacobs 8) 15C-Chris Andrews 9) 11B-Brock Mayes 10) 27-Scott Euler 11) 24-Terry McCarl

Crane Cams Dash (8 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature)
1) R19-Jac Haudenschild 2) O-Paul McMahan 3) 15-Donny Schatz 4) 9-Joey Saldana 5) 11-Steve Kinser 6) 83-Shane Stewart 7) 8K-Chad Kemenah 8) 2-Craig Dollansky 9) 20-Kraig Kinser 10) 24H-Rob Chaney

C-Main (10 laps, top 2 finishers transferred to B-main)
1) 312-Mike Linder [] 2) 1X-Randy Hannagan [] 3) 6-Tim Shaffer [$125] 4) 75-Jeremy Campbell [$125] 5) 75H-Mike Hogan [$125] 6) 51M-Roger Campbell [$100] 7) 63-Roddy Bellbowen [$100] 8) 27-Scott Euler [$100] 9) 91-Aaron Middaugh [$100] 10) 6X-Mike Dussel [$100] 11) 24-Terry McCarl [$100] 12) O4-Cap Henry [$100]

B-Main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 15C-Chris Andrews [] 2) 11M-Brandon Martin [] 3) 16-Lee Jacobs [] 4) 18-Tony Bruce Jr. [] 5) 11B-Brock Mayes [$200] 6) 312-Mike Linder [$180] 7) X-Mark Keegan [$175] 8) 5C-Chad Hillier [$160] 9) W20-Greg Wilson [$150] 10) 98-Bruce Robenalt [$150] 11) 1X-Randy Hannagan [$150] 12) 12-Caleb Griffith [$150] 13) 7S-Jason Sides [$150] 14) 69-Scott Curren [$150] 15) 83X-Phil Gressman [$150] 16) 21-Daryn Pittman [$150]

A-Main (40 laps) – Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[3] [$10,000] 2) 9-Joey Saldana[4] [$5,500] 3) 83-Shane Stewart[6] [$3,200] 4) 8K-Chad Kemenah[7] [$2,800] 5) 14-Jason Meyers[11] [$2,500] 6) R19-Jac Haudenschild[1] [$2,300] 7) 55-Kerry Madsen[12] [$2,200] 8) 6-Tim Shaffer[25] [$1,300] 9) 2B-Dale Blaney[20] [$2,050] 10) 2-Craig Dollansky[8] [$2,000] 11) 20-Kraig Kinser[9] [$1,500] 12) 10-David Harrison[16] [$1,200] 13) 5-Byron Reed[24] [$1,100] 14) 11M-Brandon Martin[21] [$1,050] 15) 15C-Chris Andrews[13] [$1,000] 16) 48S-Andy Shammo[17] [$900] 17) 18-Tony Bruce Jr.[18] [$800] 18) 16-Lee Jacobs[22] [$800] 19) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[23] [$800] 20) 7S-Jason Sides[26] [$] 21) O-Paul McMahan[2] [$800] 22) 11-Steve Kinser[5] [$800] 23) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[15] [$800] 24) 5B-Chad Blonde[19] [$800] 25) 9X-Kevin Huntley[14] [$800] 26) 24H-Rob Chaney[10] [$800]

Note: Tim Shaffer and Jason Sides used World of Outlaws provisionals to start the A-Main

Lap Leaders: Paul McMahan 1-10, Donny Schatz 11-40

Chicken Hawk Hot Lap Award: Paul McMahan

Penske Power Position: Shane Stewart
KSE Hard Charger Award: Tim ShafferService Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models

Heat 1 – Tin Lizzy Collision (8 laps)
1. 27-Ken Hahn; 2. 50-Ryan Missler; 3. 41-Randy Pollock; 4. 23C-Jeremy Canada; 5. 45-Mike Marteney; 6. 1-John Mayes Jr.; 7. 88D-Larry Kingseed; 8. 83-Noah Wagner (R); 9. 12H-Joe Hartlaub (R); 10. 77C-Craig Corfman; 11. 63-Cody Scott

Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps)
1. B4U-Brad Eitnear; 2. 3R-Chuck Rolle (R); 3. 15B-Mike Bores; 4. 12-Michael Stiltner; 5. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 6. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth; 7. 18-Jamie Reed; 8. 99-Steve Sabo; 9. 48-John Bores; 10. 30-Nate Potts

A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. B4U-Brad Eitnear[2]; 2. 27-Ken Hahn[11]; 3. 23C-Jeremy Canada[6]; 4. 12-Michael Stiltner[3]; 5. 50-Ryan Missler[10]; 6. 48-John Bores[18]; 7. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[9]; 8. 45-Mike Marteney[4]; 9. 99-Steve Sabo[16]; 10. 63-Cody Scott[21]; 11. 77C-Craig Corfman[19]; 12. 1-John Mayes Jr.[12]; 13. 18-Jamie Reed[14]; 14. 5H-Ernie Haynes[7]; 15. 12H-Joe Hartlaub (R)[17]; 16. 30-Nate Potts[20]; 17. 15B-Mike Bores[1]; 18. 41-Randy Pollock[8]; 19. 3R-Chuck Rolle (R)[5]; 20. 83-Noah Wagner (R)[15]; 21. 88D-Larry Kingseed[13]

Clark Nabs 305 Attica Loot; Schlenk Back In Victory Lane; Ward Scores Truck Win

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Bobby Clark has raced 410 sprints, 360 sprints and 305 sprints, and it’s the later that is providing him with a lot of fun and putting him in victory lane again.

The Fremont, Ohio driver led all 30 laps to take the $1,200 in the 305 Engine Builders’ Challenge at Attica Raceway Park Friday night. Engine builders Gressman Powersports, Griff’s Engines and Level Performance sponsored the highest paying purse at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue for the 305 sprints.

“The car was very good once again. This thing has been a blast to drive all year…we’ve passed a lot of cars. These guys (Davis brothers) like to have fun at the track…that’s what it is all about,” said Clark beside his Crown Battery, Fremont Fence, Jenny’s Copper Penny, B&L Plumbing backed sprinter.

Clark held off several late race challenges by both Bryan Sebetto and fast qualfier and new track-record holder Todd Heuerman for his second victory of the season and fourth overall in the 305 sprint division.

“Those two guys worked me over pretty good. I would go low to block the 18 car (Heuerman) and I could hear Sebetto up top. I didn’t know which way to go. The tires started to fade at the end, but it was just such a great car tonight,” said Clark.

Image Jackson, Michigan’s Rusty Schlenk proved his early season Attica win was no fluke, using a great restart on the ninth lap to take the lead and the victory in the Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models. Lapped traffic almost cost Schlenk the win, as Tyler Boggs nearly got under him coming down for the checkered.

“This win goes to Brad Eitnear and his owners. We grenaded our engine last week at Oakshade and they let us borrow one to race tonight,” said Schlenk beside his Racers Connection, CJ Rayburn Racecars, Maint Company backed late model.

“Normally this place only pays $500 to win and look at the competition that draws. This is some of the toughest late model racing in this area on a weekly basis,” said Schlenk having won $1,000 for his efforts.

Sandusky, Ohio’s Cory Ward took the lead on the second lap and went on to score a convincing win in the 15-lap dirt truck feature. It was his second victory of the season at Attica and sixth overall at the speedplant, putting him just one win behind the division’s leader in wins, Art Ball.

“I don’t like to get out into the lead that early…I don’t know who’s coming. But the truck was so good tonight…it was just easy to drive,” said Ward beside his Excuses Lounge, Budweiser, TJ Hosang Construction, Precision Body & Frame backed track.

Clark, who started on the pole for the 305 sprint feature by virtue of his win in the dash which pitted the eight fastest qualifiers who transfered to the feature, bolted to the early lead with Heuerman, who broke the 16-year-old track record earlier, and Benny Bowman in tow.

Image While Heuerman kept Clark in his sights, the racing behind he duo was action-packed between 7th place starter Sebetto, point leader Cap Henry, Stuart Brubaker and Dustin Dinan. Several cautions kept the leaders from getting to lapped traffic early in the race.

Sebetto would finally get around Heuerman utilizing his familiar high groove on lap eight and would race side by side with Clark over the next 10 laps before Heuerman would slip back by on lap 21. Things would heat up on lap 23 when the leaders finally encountered lapped traffic.

However, Henry and Brubaker would get together fighting for fourth apot on lap 27, with Henry going back pitside with front end damage. That gave Clark a clear track, but he still could not shake Sebetto and Heuerman. Clark was forced to alter his racing groove – from low in turns 1 and 2 and high in turns 3 and 4, to hug the bottom nearly every lap to stop Heuerman’s advance. Sebetto used the opportunity to bounce off the top cushion in turns 3 and 4 and pull even with Clark for the lead.

Clark was able to hold on for the win, with Sebetto, Heuerman, 13th place starter Kevin Lee and Dinan rounding out the top five.

Brad Eitnear would grave the early lead in the 25-lap late model main, with Tyler Boggs, John Mayes Sr., Ernie Haynes and Chuck Hummer following. Schlenk, who started 9th, would move into fifth by the second lap and drive between Hummer and Mayes into the third spot on lap eight.

Following a yellow on lap 9, Schlenk would get a great restart to drive around both Boggs and Eitnear to grab the lead. He would flirt with disaster nearly every lap, bouncing off the big top side cushion. While Schlenk led, Boggs would drive under Eitnear into the runner-up spot. Over the next 13 laps the top three remained Schlenk, Boggs and Eitnear, with Hummer battling with Haynes and a fast closing Dusty Moore for fourth.

At the checkered flag, Schlenk held off a last turn challenge by Boggs, with Moore, Eitnear and Jeremy Canada rounding out the top five.

Chester Fitch grabbed the early lead in the 15-lap truck main, with Ward, Alex Weichman, Brian Sorg and Dan Henning following. Ward would drive to Fitch’s outside on the second lap to take the lead. He held off teammates Bob Dible and Steve Endicott on a couple of yellow flag restarts to secure the win. Endicott, Dible, Henning and Brian Arnold – who came from the back after an early race altercation and two flat tires – rounding out the top five.

The Advance Auto Part World of Outlaw Sprints invade Attica Raceway Park on Friday, May 30. Reserve seating is available by logging onto www.atticaracewaypark.com or call 419-680-5606.

Attica Raceway Park (5-23-08)
305 Engine Builders Challenge

305 Sprints

Qualifying
1. 18-Todd Heuerman, 13.616; 2. 40-Bobby Clark, 13.786; 3. O1-Bryan Sebetto, 13.866; 4. 14-Chad Wilson, 13.868; 5. 5-Dustin Dinan, 13.874; 6. 19R-Steve Rando, 13.902; 7. O4-Cap Henry, 13.910; 8. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.980; 9. 1-Nate Dussel (R), 13.991; 10. 49-Coty Runion, 14.001; 11. 82-Travis Hoffbauer, 14.038; 12. 55-Benny Bowman, 14.066; 13. 11F-D.J. Foos (R), 14.077; 14. 29-Chris Lang, 14.102; 15. 66L-Brad Bowman, 14.120; 16. 3J-Kevin Lee, 14.128; 17. 10-Brad Haudenschild, 14.142; 18. 71-Bill Kraylek, 14.162; 19. 3X-Brad Keckler, 14.245; 20. 15H-Mitch Harble, 14.247; 21. 22D-Dan Hammond, 14.269; 22. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 14.289; 23. 11-Shawn Colvin, 14.298; 24. 67M-Matt Ferrell, 14.336; 25. 39-Matt Merrill, 14.404; 26. 23-Willie Keegan, 14.424; 27. M28-Josh Muntz, 14.591; 28. 36X-Dustin Keegan, 14.599; 29. 25P-Mark Pridemore, 14.603; 30. 13-Junior Felver, 14.634; 31. 65-Mark Lang, 14.678; 32. X-Dustin Stroup (R), 14.689; 33. 47-Josh Burdette, 14.822; 34. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh, 14.864; 35. 28-Shaun Valenti (R), 14.875; 36. 596-Zack Ames (R), 15.216; 37. 8K-Zack Kramer (R), NT

Heat 1 – All Pro Heads (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 2. 18-Todd Heuerman; 3. 1-Nate Dussel (R); 4. 11F-D.J. Foos (R); 5. 5-Dustin Dinan; 6. 22D-Dan Hammond; 7. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 8. 39-Matt Merrill; 9. 47-Josh Burdette

Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 71-Bill Kraylek; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 3. 40-Bobby Clark; 4. 49-Coty Runion; 5. 19R-Steve Rando; 6. 23-Willie Keegan; 7. 13-Junior Felver; 8. 29-Chris Lang; 9. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh

Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3X-Brad Keckler; 2. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 3. O4-Cap Henry; 4. M28-Josh Muntz; 5. 11-Shawn Colvin; 6. 66L-Brad Bowman; 7. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 8. 65-Mark Lang; 9. 28-Shaun Valenti (R)

Heat 4 – Friendship Food Stores (8 laps, top 4transfer to A-Main)
1. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 2. 3J-Kevin Lee; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 4. 55-Benny Bowman; 5. 15H-Mitch Harble; 6. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 7. X-Dustin Stroup (R); 8. 596-Zack Ames (R); 9. 14-Chad Wilson

Dash 1
1. 40-Bobby Clark; 2. 55-Benny Bowman; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 4. 18-Todd Heuerman; 5. 49-Coty Runion; 6. O4-Cap Henry; 7. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 8. 1-Nate Dussel (R)

B-Main – Computer Man Inc.
1. 19R-Steve Rando; 2. 15H-Mitch Harble; 3. 23-Willie Keegan; 4. 29-Chris Lang; 5. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 6. 11-Shawn Colvin; 7. 28-Shaun Valenti (R); 8. 47-Josh Burdette; 9. 65-Mark Lang

B-Main – Computer Man Inc.
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 4. 39-Matt Merrill; 5. 22D-Dan Hammond; 6. 66L-Brad Bowman; 7. 13-Junior Felver; 8. X-Dustin Stroup (R); 9. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 10. 596-Zack Ames (R)

A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 40-Bobby Clark[1]; 2. O1-Bryan Sebetto[7]; 3. 18-Todd Heuerman[4]; 4. 3J-Kevin Lee[13]; 5. 5-Dustin Dinan[9]; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[18]; 7. 55-Benny Bowman[2]; 8. 19R-Steve Rando[10]; 9. 49-Coty Runion[5]; 10. 3X-Brad Keckler[16]; 11. 35-Stuart Brubaker[3]; 12. 1-Nate Dussel (R)[8]; 13. M28-Josh Muntz[20]; 14. 67M-Matt Ferrell[19]; 15. 36X-Dustin Keegan[22]; 16. 29-Chris Lang[21]; 17. 71-Bill Kraylek[15]; 18. O4-Cap Henry[6]; 19. 11F-D.J. Foos (R)[12]; 20. 10-Brad Haudenschild[14]; 21. 15H-Mitch Harble[17]; 22. 82-Travis Hoffbauer[11]

Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models

Heat 1 – Tin Lizzy Collision (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 2. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth; 3. 45-Mike Marteney; 4. 99M-John Mayes Sr.; 5. X3-Dan Wallace; 6. 48-John Bores; 7. 63-Cody Scott; 8. 33-Bryan Koebbe; 9. 12H-Joe Hartlaub (R); 10. 50-Ryan Missler

Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 25-Chuck Hummer; 2. B4U-Brad Eitnear; 3. 15B-Mike Bores; 4. 23C-Jeremy Canada; 5. 75-Dusty Moore; 6. 27-Ken Hahn; 7. 88D-Larry Kingseed; 8. 3R-Chuck Rolle (R); 9. 99-Steve Sabo

Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk; 2. 1-Tyler Boggs; 3. 12-Michael Stiltner; 4. 92-Brandon Perkins; 5. 1M-John Mayes Jr.; 6. 18-Jamie Reed; 7. 83-Noah Wagner (R); 8. 77C-Craig Corfman; 9. 77-Steve Kester

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 27-Ken Hahn; 2. 88D-Larry Kingseed; 3. 77-Steve Kester; 4. 18-Jamie Reed; 5. 99-Steve Sabo; 6. 77C-Craig Corfman; 7. 3R-Chuck Rolle (R); 8. 63-Cody Scott; 9. 83-Noah Wagner (R); 10. 12H-Joe Hartlaub (R)

A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk[9]; 2. 1-Tyler Boggs[3]; 3. 75-Dusty Moore[10]; 4. B4U-Brad Eitnear[2]; 5. 23C-Jeremy Canada[7]; 6. 25-Chuck Hummer[6]; 7. 5H-Ernie Haynes[1]; 8. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[11]; 9. 99M-John Mayes Sr.[4]; 10. X3-Dan Wallace[13]; 11. 50-Ryan Missler[20]; 12. 27-Ken Hahn[15]; 13. 77-Steve Kester[17]; 14. 99-Steve Sabo[19]; 15. 88D-Larry Kingseed[14]; 16. 12-Michael Stiltner[8]; 17. 77C-Craig Corfman[18]; 18. 18-Jamie Reed[16]; 19. 1M-John Mayes Jr.[12]; 20. 15B-Mike Bores[5]

Dirt Trucks

Heat 1 – Tin Lizzy Collision (8 laps)
1. 8-Steve Endicott; 2. 56-Alex Wiechman; 3. 17-Bob Dible; 4. 32H-Dan Hennig; 5. 91-Roger Inks; 6. 88-Jim Brewer; 7. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 8. 92-Loren Schwochow; 9. 84-Russ Stahl; 10. 8K-Kent Brewer

Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps)
1. O1-Art Ball; 2. 33-Brian Arnold; 3. 18W-Cory Ward; 4. 101-Chester Fitch; 5. 30-Dave Gibbs; 6. 4X-Brian Sorg; 7. 62-Dave Severs; 8. 22J-Josh Kiser; 9. 69-Mark Warnick; 10. 2R-Ron Kepling

A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 18W-Cory Ward[6]; 2. 8-Steve Endicott[11]; 3. 17-Bob Dible[7]; 4. 32H-Dan Hennig[5]; 5. 33-Brian Arnold[9]; 6. 4X-Brian Sorg[1]; 7. 88-Jim Brewer[10]; 8. 92-Loren Schwochow[15]; 9. 91-Roger Inks[12]; 10. 30-Dave Gibbs[8]; 11. 56-Alex Wiechman[4]; 12. 62-Dave Severs[14]; 13. 101-Chester Fitch[2]; 14. O1-Art Ball[3]; 15. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[13]; 16. 2R-Ron Kepling[20]; 17. 84-Russ Stahl[17]; 18. 69-Mark Warnick[18]

Richards Takes World of Outlaws Late Model Thriller at Attica; Weaver Holds Off Challenge for 410 Sprint Win

(Attica, OH) Josh “Kid Rocket” Richards gave his mom, Tina, a great birthday present – his second World of Outlaws Late Model feature win of the season Friday, May 16, at Attica Raceway Park.

Richards, a rising 20-year-old star from Shinnston, W.Va., followed veteran Chub Frank for most of the race, waiting for “Chubzilla” to make a mistake. The opportunity came on lap 44 of the 50-lap feature when Frank went to the bottom of the track to try and block Richards’ advance. Richards drove around the outside exiting turn 4 to grab the lead and the win.

Image”That was one of the funnest races I’ve ran in awhile. My hats off to the crew…they worked hard in the shop this week. They put a new rearend, new transmission and new engine in this car and it paid off,” said Richards beside his Mark Richards Racing Enterprises/Seubert Calf Ranches Rocket No. 1.

“This was an awesome trace track…it suits the way I like to drive,” added Richards of the World of Outlaws first ever appearance at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant.

Richards earned $10,150 for his eighth career triumph on the WoO LMS. He became the second repeat winner in 10 tour events this season, joining four-time victor Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark. The driver also completed a clean sweep of the night’s action. Earlier in the program he set fast time in qualifying with a lap of 14.587 seconds and won his heat race.

“It was just a great night,” said Richards, whose previous WoO LMS win this season came in the tour’s opener on Feb. 14 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. “We worked hard all week – until midnight a couple nights – trying to get this car dialed in and ready to go. We’ve been experimenting the last couple weeks, and we decided to get back to just bone-stock, old stuff, and it worked out for us all night.”

The 410 sprint feature was just as entertaining and exciting as the late model main. Fremont, Ohio’s Paul Weaver battled with Brock Mayes and Dale Blaney the last 10 laps before prevailing for his third career victory in the 30-lap, non-stop affair.

“I was thinking about hanging it up…we were really struggling this year. But, Andy Potter knows how to get a car hooked up on slick race tracks and here we are. I’ll keep racing if it stays this much fun,” said Weaver beside his Genzman Racing, Ludwig Propane backed sprinter.

ImageAt the start of late model main, Frank grabbed the early lead with Richards, Clint Smith, Shane Clanton and Shannon Babb in tow. The action would slow for the first of three yellow flags on lap 8 with the running order Frank, Richard, Babb, Clanton and Smith.When the race resumed, Frank could not shake Richards, who had his hands full with Babb. The leaders hit lapped traffic by the 16th circuit when the yellow would fly again on lap 17. The top five remained Frank, Richard, Babb, Clanton and Darrell Lanigan.

On the restart, again Frank jumped to the outside cushion with Richards running in his tire tracks and Babb following. Just past the halfway mark, the car on the move was Lanigan as he drove around Babb for third. When the leaders hit lapped traffic again by lap 32, Frank had a slight cushion over Richards, with Lanigan and Babb battling hard for third.

The action up front heated up on lap 38, as lapped traffic held up Frank, allowing Richards to drive under him and race side by side for the lead. The pair of aces raced nip and tuck the next six laps. Then Frank made his mistake. He dove low to try to stop Richards’ momentum exiting turn four on lap 44, alllowing Richards to drive to his outside and into the lead and take the win..

Frank, 46, settled for his second runner-up finish of the season, ending the race 2.113 seconds behind Richards after leading laps 1-43 in his Lester Buildings Rocket car.

“We were probably a little softer on the left-rear tire (than Richards), and I’d say it probably gave up the last eight or 10 laps,” said Frank, whose previous second-place finish in WoO LMS action this season came on Feb. 16 at Volusia Speedway Park. “I tried to run as high as I could in (turns) three and four without getting against the cushion, but I got too tight to drive in there and run the top like he could – and when I tried to move down, I just didn’t have enough traction.

“Josh did a very good job,” he added. “He was very patient. He didn’t do anything that would’ve wrecked either one of us. He took his shots when he thought he had ’em, and when he couldn’t clear me on those ‘sliders’ he got out of the gas and let me go. I think that was very good for him to see that patience sometimes is better than being aggressive.”

Lanigan of Union, Ky., placed third in his gottarace.com Rocket after holding off the late-race challenges of Moweaqua, Ill.’s Babb. It was the best WoO LMS finish of the 2008 season for Lanigan, who has secured consecutive top-five finishes after going without one for the first eight events of the campaign.

Babb crossed the finish line fourth in NASCAR Sprint Cup star Clint Bowyer’s Traeger Grills Rocket, and Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., repelled the dogged bids of Wooster, Ohio’s Doug Drown to complete the top five in his RSD Enterprises Rocket.

Echoing Frank’s thoughts, Richards viewed his triumph as a sign of increased maturity behind the wheel.

“The last couple years I feel like I’ve gotten a lot more patient and a lot more comfortable in certain conditions that I hadn’t been before,” said Richards, the 2005 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year. “It’s tough to be patient. You get close to the lead in one of these races and you just want to go for it, but I’ve learned that you just have to stay smooth.”

ImageFinishing in positions 6-10 was Drown, who earned the $500 WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ prize for being the highest-finishing driver who hasn’t won a tour A-Main and wasn’t ranked among the top-12 in the points standings; 14th-starter Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va.; defending WoO LMS champion Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.; 2006 tour titlist Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y.; and Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.

In the 30-lap sprint car main, Weaver would grab the early lead with Brock Mayes, Brandon Martin, Andy Shammo and Byron Reed in tow. Weaver would hit lapped traffic by lap 10, with Mayes in second and eighth place starter Dale Blaney starting to mount a challenge. Just past the halfway mark, Mayes moved to the bottom groove and began to put pressure on Weaver, as Blaneykept them in his sights.

When Weaver crossed the start-finish line to complete the 20th lap, things started to get interesting. Mayes would pull under him on several occasions, only to see Weaver slingshot around the top side to maintain the lead. That allowed Blaney to close on the top two. With just three laps remaining, Blaney would drive under Mayes and Weaver in a daring move, nearly taking all three of them out of the race. Coming to the checkers, Blaney tried one last ditch move, but Weaver diamond off the exit of turn four to slow Blaney’s momentum and take the win. Blaney, Mayes, Martin and Mike Linder would round out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, May 23 for the 305 Engine Builders Challenge, paying the 305 sprint feature winner $1,200. The Service Drive Solutions UMP Attica Late Models will also be running for $1,000 to win and the dirt trucks will battle for $500 for the top spot. Adult general admission is only $10.

Results of WoO Late Model Series at Attica Raceway Park
(Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):

1. (1) Josh Richards/50 $10,150
2. (2) Chub Frank/50 $5,100
3. (3) Darrell Lanigan/50 $3,000
4. (6) Shannon Babb/50 $2,500
5. (4) Shane Clanton/50 $2,000
6. (9) Doug Drown/50 $2,200
7. (14) Tim Dohm/50 $1,400
8. (12) Steve Francis/50 $1,300
9. (7) Tim McCreadie/50 $1,200
10. (5) Clint Smith/50 $1,100
11. (23) Tim Fuller/50 $1,050
12. (8) Donnie Moran/50 $1,000
13. (11) Eddie Carrier Jr./50 $950
14. (15) Vic Coffey/50 $1,150
15. (18) John Blankenship/50 $850
16. (17) Jeep VanWormer/49 $800
17. (22) Jerry Bowersock/49 $770
18. (13) Wayne Maffett Jr./49 $750
19. (16) Danny Johnson/49 $730
20. (20) Brian Ruhlman/49 $700
21. (24) Joe Isabell/48 $700
22. (21) Tyler Boggs/47 $700
23. (10) Rick Eckert/16 $700
24. (19) Rocky Owens/16 $700

Time of Race: 24 Mins., 05.014 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 2.113 Secs.
Yellow Flags: 3 (Laps 7, 17, 18)
Lap Leaders: Frank (1-43); Richards (44-50)
Provisional Starters: Fuller, Isabell
Rookie of the Race: Vic Coffey ($250)
WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: Doug Drown ($500)
Integra Shocks Crew Chief of the Race ($50): Jimmy Frey (Richards)
Chick Hawk Racing Hot Lap Award (half-off tire warmers): Frank

Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):

1. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 14.587
2. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 14.642
3. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 14.685
4. 19-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 14.786
5. B4U-Brad Eitniear/Defiance, OH 14.956
6. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 14.960
7. 99-Donnie Moran/Dresden, OH 14.997
8. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 15.015
9. 11-Rusty Schlenk/Jackson, MI 15.021
10. 6T-Tim Dohm/Cross Lanes, WV 15.091
11. 28-Eddie Carrier Jr./Salt Rock, WV 15.167
12. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 15.186
13. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 15.224
14. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 15.238
15. 49-Brian Ruhlman/Clarklake, MI 15.282
16. 27J-Danny Johnson/Phelps, NY 15.335
17. 12-Doug Drown/Wooster, OH 15.342
18. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 15.351
19. 23-John Blankenship/Williamson, WV 15.352
20. 45-Mike Marteney/Bellevue, OH 15.407
21. 55-Jeep VanWormer/Pinconning, MI 15.435
22. 51-Devin Shiels/Britton, MI 15.440
23. 18R-Chris Ross/Wallaceburg, ONT 15.447
24. 20-Jerry Bowersock/Wapakoneta, OH 15.449
25. 34-Ky Harper/Holland, OH 15.495
26. 1-Tyler Boggs/Warsaw, IN 15.501
27. 40-Dusty Moore/Swanton, OH 15.516
28. 1-Casey Noonan/Sylvania, OH 15.563
29. 50-Ryan Missler/Bellevue, OH 15.694
30. 6J-Joe Isabell/Pennellville, NY 15.713
31. 88d-Larry Kingseed/Sandusky, OH 15.768
32. 5M-Ryan Markham/Ashland, OH 15.802
33. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr./Mansfield, OH 15.812
34. 27-Ken Hahn/Gibsonburg, OH 15.836
35. 5H-Ernie Haynes/Rising Sun, OH 15.896
36. 48-John Bores/Bellevue, OH 16.041
37. 1-Jim Fleming/Bellevue, OH 16.058
38. 55-Chuck Hummer/Ottawa Lake, MI 16.089
39. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth/Oak Harber, OH 16.113
40. 77-Steve Kester/Holland, OH 16.151
41. 29-Rocky Owens/Mansfield, OH 16.160
42. 93T-Jeff Esbenshade/Ashland, OH 16.202
43. 27-Bill Hahn/Gibsonburg, OH 16.340
44. 92-Brandon Perkins/Republic, OH 16.353
45. 12-Michael Stiltner/Green Springs, OH 16.458
46. 25-Ryan Eddleblute/Mansfield, OH 16.508
47. 63-Randy Scott/Mansfield, OH 16.575
48. 3R-Chuck Roelle/Fostoria, OH 16.840
49. 991-Dave Wirt/Fredericksburg, OH 16.943
50. 30-Nate Potts/Bellevue, OH 17.847
51. 32c-Vic Coffey/Leicester, NY 1:50.855
52. 18s-Sean Beardsley/Central Square, NY N/T

Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Richards, Frank, Dodd, Maffett, Owens, VanWormer, Eitniear, Harper, Stiltner, Missler, Schlenk, Wirt, Fleming

Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Lanigan, Babb, Eckert, Dohm, Boggs, K. Hahn, Esbenshade, Shiels, Hummer, Eddleblute, Isabell, Fuller (DNS) Potts

Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Moran, C. Smith, Carrier, Coffey, Blankenship, Ruhlman, Haynes, Moore, Deisenroth, Kingseed, B. Hahn, Scott, Ross

Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Clanton, McCreadie, Francis, D. Johnson, Noonan, Bowersock, Marteney, Markham, Kester, Bores, Roelle, Perkins (DNS) Beardsley

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): VanWormer, Owens, Boggs, Esbenshade, Schlenk, Missler, Isabell, K. Hahn, Shiels, Hummer, Wirt, Stiltner, Eddleblute, Harper, Eitniear (DNS) Fleming, Fuller, Potts

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Blankenship, Ruhlman, Bowersock, Noonan, Deisenroth, Haynes, Moore, Marteney, Kester, Kingseed, Ross, Scott, B. Hahn, Bores, Roelle, Perkins, Markham (DNS) Beardsley
410 Sprints

Heat 1 – All Pro Heads (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 48S-Andy Shammo; 2. O4-Cap Henry; 3. 15C-Chris Andrews; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 10-David Harrison; 6. 6-Mike Dussell (R); 7. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 8. 34-Luke Hall; 9. 75-Mike Hogan; 10. 92V-Mathew Reed; 11. 16S-Lee Stark

Heat 2 – Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 312-Mike Linder; 2. 16-Lee Jacobs; 3. 11M-Brandon Martin; 4. 2H-Tim Hunter; 5. 12-Caleb Griffith; 6. 48-Mike Burkin; 7. D7-Tony Beaber; 8. 3J-Kevin Lee; 9. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 10. 9-Chad Goff

Heat 3 – Bell Racing (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 2-Dale Blaney; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver; 4. 69-Scott Curren; 5. 83-Phil Gressman; 6. 5B-Chad Blonde; 7. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 8. 9X-Kevin Huntley; 9. 97S-Aaron Shaffer; 10. 20X-Brian Smith

Heat 4 – Friendship Food Stores (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 5R-Byron Reed; 3. 22-Cole Duncan; 4. 2M-Dustin Daggett; 5. 24H-Rob Chaney; 6. 23-Ben Rutan; 7. 59-Kirk Jeffries; 8. 5T-Travis Philo; 9. 28-Hud Horton

C-main – Computer Man Inc.
1. 75-Mike Hogan; 2. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 3. 9-Chad Goff; 4. 20X-Brian Smith; 5. 16S-Lee Stark; 6. 92V-Mathew Reed; 7. 97S-Aaron Shaffer

B-main – Computer Man Inc.
1. 24H-Rob Chaney; 2. 83-Phil Gressman; 3. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 4. 5B-Chad Blonde; 5. 6-Mike Dussell (R); 6. 48-Mike Burkin; 7. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 8. D7-Tony Beaber; 9. 9X-Kevin Huntley; 10. 75-Mike Hogan; 11. 34-Luke Hall; 12. 10-David Harrison; 13. 59-Kirk Jeffries; 14. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 15. 3J-Kevin Lee; 16. 5T-Travis Philo; 17. 23-Ben Rutan; 18. 12-Caleb Griffith

A-main [Starting Position]
1. 1W-Paul Weaver[2]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[8]; 3. 11B-Brock Mayes[1]; 4. 11M-Brandon Martin[4]; 5. 312-Mike Linder[9]; 6. 48S-Andy Shammo[3]; 7. 16-Lee Jacobs[10]; 8. 5R-Byron Reed[6]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson[11]; 10. 5B-Chad Blonde[20]; 11. 15C-Chris Andrews[7]; 12. X-Mark Keegan[13]; 13. 24H-Rob Chaney[17]; 14. O4-Cap Henry[12]; 15. 22-Cole Duncan[5]; 16. 83-Phil Gressman[18]; 17. O1-Bryan Sebetto[19]; 18. 2M-Dustin Daggett[16]; 19. 2H-Tim Hunter[14]; 20. 69-Scott Curren[15]