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 felt like he let a feature win get away from him last week. He wasn’t about to let it happen again Friday, out dueling Rob Chaney and Greg Wilson to win his 18th career 410 sprint feature at Attica Raceway Park on World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland Night.
Millbury, Ohio’s Andy Shammo continued his hot streak – he won a pair of features last Saturday at Fremont Speedway – as he grabbed the lead with just two laps remaining to claim his third career victory in the 305 sprints.
Bellevue, Ohio’s Mike Bores passed his dad halfway through the Fultz Fabrication & Speed Shop Attica Late Model’s A-main – in his dad’s back-up car – and claimed his fourth career victory.
Tiffin, Ohio’s Brian Arnold raced door to door with Steve Endicott the entire 15 laps of the dirt truck feature before scoring his third career checkered.
ImageIn the World Auto Parts of Huron/Cleveland 410 Sprint feature, Fremont’s Mike Linder grabbed the lead from his pole starting spot, but it was short-lived, as fourth-starting Rob Chaney wheeled around Linder, Brandon Martin and Byron Reed to grab the point on lap 4. Reed would narrowly avert disaster on the fourth circuit as he and Mike Linder got together in turn 3, with Reed bouncing off the inside tire barrier.
Chaney would continue to rim-ride in the lead with Reed moving into second and ninth starter Greg Wilson sling-shoting into third by lap 8. They continued in that order, while all eyes were on Castalia, Ohio’s Caleb Griffith. The B-main winner had steadily moved from his 17th starting spot to 5th by lap 12. At the half-way mark of the 30-lap feature, the running order was Chaney, Reed, Wilson, Linder and Griffith.
ImageThe action really heated up with 10 circuits remaining, as Wilson, Chaney and Reed would race three-wide for the lead down the back stretch, with Wilson barely holding the top spot at the flag stand over Reed, Chaney and now 14th starter Lee Jacobs. Reed would sweep by Wilson a lap later exiting turn 2 to take the lead. The yellow would fly on lap 24 for Wilson who exited with a flat right rear. He would come from the tail to finish 7th.
Reed would hold off Chaney the remaining six laps for the victory, with Jacobs finishing third, Griffith fourth and Linder battling back for fifth.
“I felt like I let one get away from us last week,” said Reed who lost to Brock Mayes by less than at foot on May 4. “I wasn’t going to let that happen again.”
“I changed my line a little in turn two and was able to get under Rob (Chaney),” said Reed beside his Reebar Die Casting, Weld Wheel, Pro Shock sponsored JEI chassis.
ImageIn the 305 A-Main, Green Springs, Ohio driver Kevin Lee would jump into the lead from his outside pole starting spot where moved when 2nd place starter Chad Wilson spun on the initial start. Lee couldn’t shake Matt Ferrell, as the duo raced side by side until lap 10 when the action would halt for a flip involving Bryan Sebetto and Chad Gullett (both were alright, but were done for the night). As Lee sat on the the front stretch, his right rear tire went flat, sending him to the pits for repairs.
Ferrell would inherit the lead but he now had his hands full with Dustin Dinan. Those two would race side by side until Dinan got the advantage on lap 17, bringing along 11th place starter Andy Shammo who had quietly moved through the field. Dinan would not budge from the bottom of the track, forcing Shammo to the middle. However, Dinan would slip up ever so slightly exiting turn 2 with just two laps remaining, allowing Shammo to get under him and grab the top spot.
Shammo would take the checkered over Dinan, Ferrell, Bryan Scott and Dustin Keegan.
“I’ve been around long enough to know when things are going this good you just appreciate it because it can change just like that,” said Shammo beside his Village Inn/Fort Ball Pizza Palace sponsored #48. “I have to thank Lamar and Yvone Burkin for putting me in this car and all of our great sponsors like Matt Tille Enterprises and KS Sales and Service, Roots Poultry, Adlers Transmissions, Advanced Speciality Contractor, Lotycz & Sons Floor Covering, Kate an Al’s Restaurant…without all of their help we couldn’t do this.”
ImageMike Bores wasn’t even going to race Friday night. He had nearly destroyed his regular late model in a wicked crash the week before and it wasn’t back together. But he received encouragement from friends and family and decided to take his dad up on his offer to drive his back-up car.
However, it was his dad, John Bores, who would grab the early lead in the 20-lap feature, with Jim Fleming and Larry Kingseed – who already has 2 wins this season – in tow. On lap four, Kingseed would spin to make the running order John Bores, Fleming, Mike Bores and John Mayes Sr. Mike would move around Fleming into the runner-up spot on lap six and would pressure his day for the lead. Mike would slip under John on lap 10 for the top spot.
While Mike cruised to a four car-length lead, John Bores, Fleming, Mayes, Ken Hahn and 12th-starter Ryan Missler would wage a torrid battle.
At the checkered Mike Bores took the win over John Bores, Mayes, Hahn and Missler.
“My car was tore up pretty good and Pork Chop (Brandon Smith) worked his tail off this week to try and get it ready…we just ran out of time. I wasn’t going to race, but dad and Brian Liskai talked me into getting the back-up car out and here we are. That car is fast…I might have to leave mine in the shop,” said Bores beside his Wick’s Bar, All Air Heating & Cooling sponsored late model.
ImageThe dirt truck feature had some of the best racing of the night, as Brian Arnold and Steve Endicott literally raced door to door the entire 15 laps. Arnold would lead one lap by a foot only to see Endicott take the slight advantage at the flag stand the next lap. Arnold was able to finally pull away by a truck length the last two laps for the win. Endicott, Cory Ward, 12th-starter Art Ball and Shawn Valenti would round out the top five.
“Steve raced me hard and we rubbed on each other the whole race. That was a lot of fun,” said Arnold beside his Burns Electric, Make-A-Wish, Burns Iron & Metal, Air Cooled Engines #33 truck.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, May 18, as Fisher Performances Presents Scout Night with the 410 sprints, 305 sprints, late models and dirt trucks in action. All Scouts – boys and girls – and their pack leaders who wear their uniforms get in free.
Attica Raceway Park (5-11-07)
World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints
Heat 1 – Bell Helmets (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. 16M-Danny Mumaw; 2. W20-Greg Wilson; 3. 53-John Ivy; 4. 11B-Brock Mayes; 5. 4-Danny Smith; 6. 12-Caleb Griffith; 7. 3T-Tony Beaber
Heat 2 – Friendship Food Stores (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. 4M-Jamie Miller; 3. 75-Mike Hogan; 4. 16-Lee Jacobs; 5. 15C-Chris Andrews; 6. 45-Bryan Grove; 7. 5H-George Hawkins; 8. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 9. 48B-Bill Shaw
Heat 3 – Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 2. 24H-Rob Chaney; 3. 5R-Bryon Reed; 4. O-Gus Wasson; 5. 97-Cory Seeling; 6. O9-Craig Mintz; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8. 48-Mike Burkin
Heat 4 – Pepsi (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. 3L-Mike Linder; 2. 14H-Todd Heller; 3. 10-David Harrison; 4. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 5. 59-Kirk Jeffries; 6. X-Mark Keegan; 7. 1W-Paul Weaver; 8. 51-Aaron Higgins
B1-main – Computer Man Inc. (Top 2 to the A-main)
1. 12-Caleb Griffith; 2. 4-Danny Smith; 3. 15C-Chris Andrews; 4. 97S-Aaron Shaffer; 5. 45-Bryan Grove; 6. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 7. 3T-Tony Beaber; 8. 48B-Bill Shaw; 9. 5H-George Hawkins
B2-main – Computer Man Inc. (Top 2 to the A-main)
1. O9-Craig Mintz; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver; 3. 97-Cory Seeling; 4. 10S-Roger Shammo; 5. 48-Mike Burkin; 6. 59-Kirk Jeffries; 7. 51-Aaron Higgins
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 5R-Bryon Reed[3]; 2. 24H-Rob Chaney[4]; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs[14]; 4. 12-Caleb Griffith[17]; 5. 3L-Mike Linder[1]; 6. 11B-Brock Mayes[13]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson[9]; 8. 53-John Ivy[7]; 9. 1W-Paul Weaver[20]; 10. 98-Bruce Robenalt[5]; 11. 11M-Brandon Martin[2]; 12. O-Gus Wasson[15]; 13. 16M-Danny Mumaw[6]; 14. 10-David Harrison[12]; 15. 4M-Jamie Miller[10]; 16. 14H-Todd Heller[8]; 17. 4-Danny Smith[19]; 18. O9-Craig Mintz[18]; 19. 91-Aaron Middaugh[16]; 20. 75-Mike Hogan[11]
305 Sprints
Heat 1 – Bell Helmets (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. 48S-Andy Shammo; 2. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 3. 31-Chad Gullett; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 6. 65-Mark Lang; 7. 25-Chris Pifher; 8. 24X-Tom Nichols
Heat 2 – Friendship Food Stores (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. O2-Kevin Lee; 2. O4-Cap Henry; 3. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 4. 3X-Brad Keckler; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 311-Aaron Moloney; 7. 10-Brad Haudenschild
Heat 3 – Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. 34-Mark Whaley; 2. 14-Chad Wilson; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan; 4. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 5. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 6. 1A-Matt Lucius; 7. 92-Brandon Perkins; 8. 82-Travis Hoffbauer
Heat 4 – Pepsi (Top 4 to the A-main)
1. 21-Bryan Scott; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 4. 15H-Mitch Harble; 5. M28-Josh Muntz; 6. 13-Junior Felver; 7. 74L-Chad Levingston
B1 Main (Top 2 to the A-main)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 71-Bill Kraylek; 3. 65-Mark Lang; 4. 25-Chris Pifher; 5. 311-Aaron Moloney; 6. 24X-Tom Nichols
B2-Main (Top 2 to the A-main)
1. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 2. 1A-Matt Lucius; 3. M28-Josh Muntz; 4. 74L-Chad Levingston; 5. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 6. 92-Brandon Perkins
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 48S-Andy Shammo[11]; 2. 5-Dustin Dinan[5]; 3. 67M-Matt Ferrell[1]; 4. 21-Bryan Scott[7]; 5. 36X-Dustin Keegan[3]; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[13]; 7. O4-Cap Henry[6]; 8. 49-Coty Runion[9]; 9. 1A-Matt Lucius[20]; 10. 25P-Mark Pridemore[12]; 11. 71-Bill Kraylek[19]; 12. 35-Stuart Brubaker[17]; 13. 4T-Jim Taddeo[18]; 14. O2-Kevin Lee[4]; 15. 15H-Mitch Harble[16]; 16. 34-Mark Whaley[10]; 17. 3X-Brad Keckler[14]; 18. 14-Chad Wilson[2]; 19. 31-Chad Gullett[8]; 20. O1-Bryan Sebetto[15]
Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop Late Models
Heat 1 – Bell Helmets (Top 5 to the A-main)
1. 50-Ryan Missler; 2. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 3. 48B-Mike Bores; 4. 20-Troy Hahn; 5. 23-Ben Elliott; 6. 8K-Kevin Koerper; 7. 12P-Jeff Pelton; 8. 9-Roger Inks
Heat 2 – Friendship Food Stores (Top 5 to the A-main)
1. 27-Ken Hahn; 2. 21-Larry Kingseed; 3. 25-Chuck Hummer; 4. 99M-John Mayes Sr.; 5. 45-Mike Marteney; 6. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth; 7. 77-Steve Kester; 8. 12-Michael Stiltner
Heat 3 – Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (Top 5 to the A-main)
1. 48-John Bores; 2. 69-John Mayes Jr.; 3. 1-Jim Fleming; 4. 99-Steve Sabo; 5. 41-Steve Fultz; 6. 1W-Fred Wahl; 7. 77C-Craig Corfman
B-Main – (Top 5 to the A-main)
1. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth; 2. 77-Steve Kester; 3. 12-Michael Stiltner; 4. 1W-Fred Wahl; 5. 77C-Craig Corfman; 6. 9-Roger Inks; 7. 12P-Jeff Pelton; 8. 8K-Kevin Koerper
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 48B-Mike Bores[4]; 2. 48-John Bores[2]; 3. 99M-John Mayes Sr.[6]; 4. 27-Ken Hahn[10]; 5. 50-Ryan Missler[12]; 6. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[16]; 7. 21-Larry Kingseed[5]; 8. 5H-Ernie Haynes[7]; 9. 45-Mike Marteney[14]; 10. 23-Ben Elliott[13]; 11. 25-Chuck Hummer[8]; 12. 77-Steve Kester[17]; 13. 12-Michael Stiltner[18]; 14. 1W-Fred Wahl[19]; 15. 77C-Craig Corfman[20]; 16. 1-Jim Fleming[3]; 17. 20-Troy Hahn[1]; 18. 69-John Mayes Jr.[11]; 19. 99-Steve Sabo[9]; 20. 41-Steve Fultz[15]
Dirt Trucks
Heat 1
1. 33-Brian Arnold; 2. O1-Art Ball; 3. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 4. 69-Mark Warnick; 5. 22-Todd Keegan; 6. 4X-Brian Sorg; 7. 30-Dave Gibbs; 8. 99-Jesse Worcester
Heat 2
1. 8-Steve Endicott; 2. 17-Bob Dible; 3. 28-Shawn Valenti; 4. 18W-Corey Ward; 5. 37-Eric Devanna; 6. 34-Aaron Schatzinger; 7. 3R-Chuck Roelle
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 33-Brian Arnold[5]; 2. 8-Steve Endicott[4]; 3. 18W-Corey Ward[10]; 4. O1-Art Ball[12]; 5. 28-Shawn Valenti[8]; 6. 17-Bob Dible[9]; 7. 69-Mark Warnick[1]; 8. 37-Eric Devanna[11]; 9. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[6]; 10. 3R-Chuck Roelle[14]; 11. 34-Aaron Schatzinger[2]; 12. 30-Dave Gibbs[13]; 13. 4X-Brian Sorg[7]; 14. 99-Jesse Worcester[15]; 15. 21R-Ryan Bloom[16]; 16. 22-Todd Keegan[3]
By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Attica Raceway Park has rescheduled its Scouts Night for Friday, May 18, as part of Fisher Performance Night.
Troops – boys and girls – are invited to “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue for a night of fun and entertainment. Scouts and troop leaders need to show up with their uniforms on and they will get in free!
The World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints, the 305 sprints, the Fultz Fabrication & Speedshop Attica Late Models and the dirt trucks will be in action. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing to begin at 8:00 p.m.
If time permits there will be an autograph session around 7:30 p.m. with some of the drivers bringing their race cars in front of the grandstands for Scouts to see close up. There will also be other fun events such as autographed frisbees, t-shirts, and some other items tossed into the crowd throughout the night.
The Scouts should bring a little extra money if they wish to purchase souvenirs. There is also great food available at ARP’s concessions area at reasonable prices – anything from pizza to hamburgers to walking tacos.
“It’s a great way to say thanks to the Scouts for all of the community service they provide and to the troop leaders for the community values and leadership they instill in young people,” said Rex LeJeune, ARP’s Operations Manager.
For more information log onto atticaracewaypark.com or call LeJeune at 419-680-5606.
By Black Swamp Media Group: (Camargo, IL) The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions will return to action this Friday and Saturday night in the Buckeye State after a 2 month break. The All Stars last competed in February at Volusia Speedway Park as part of the 36th Annual DIRTcar Nationals. After freezing temperatures and snow canceled the Attica Coors Light Spring Nationals weekend on April 6th and 7th, the series now heads to Attica to make up one of those lost nights. New lighting, a new front stretch catch fence, and new pit bleachers are a few of the more noticeable upgrades made over the winter by track promoter John Bores and Director of Operations Rex LeJeune.
Greg Wilson, who picked up a win at Attica’s season opener, will return to defend his 2006 All Star Championship. Danny Smith, Dale Blaney, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Brock Mayes, Paul May, Brandon Martin, Brian Ellenberger, Craig Mintz, Tom Busch and a host of other All Star competitors will be trying to dethrone Wilson in the coming months. Dale Blaney also picked up a win at Fremont Speedway’s season opener. The level of weekly 410 competition at Attica Raceway Park will see the likes of Byron Reed, Mike Linder, Mark Keegan, John Ivy, Lee Jacobs, and Mike Linder (to name just a few) give the All Stars a run for the $5,000 (to win) prize.
From there the series heads south to the 1/2 mile speedplant in Rossburg, Ohio. Eldora Speedway will host Saturday night’s events on a newly resurfaced speedway surrounded by a new catch fence, new lighting, new turn two seating, and renovated restrooms. The Eldora crew spent the off-season improving Tony Stewart’s facility to continue to make it one of the top dirt track destinations in the country.
The All Stars will be implementing their new right rear tire rule beginning this weekend. The series has fallen in line with the national right rear spec tire offered by Hoosier. This new 105/18-15 tire features a stiffer construction and is available in three compounds (SC12, SC15, and SC25). It will utilize the same tread design and tire dimensions as the open competition right rear. The new spec tire is now available from local vendors.
Along with the new rules implemented by the O’Reilly All Stars for 2007, Attica Raceway Park now requires the use of mufflers for the 2007 season. The rule changes for the All Star series can be found in the 2007 series rule book or by going to the All Star web site and clicking the “Rules & Procedures” menu button.
Also on the racing card for Friday night at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue is the Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop Attica Late Models racing for an increased purse of $1,000 to win and $100 to start brought to you by UUI and Bazell Race Fuels. Larry Kingseed has already picked up the first two nights of racing for the Attica Late Models. Pit Gates Open at 4 PM, Gates at 5 PM, and Racing starts at 8 PM.
ATTICA RACEWAY PARK STAT PARK (May 4th)
79 Total ASCoC races and 32 different winners
MOST ASCoC WINS – Frankie Kerr (8)
OTHER PREVIOUS ASCoC WINNERS – Greg Wilson (7), Dale Blaney (6), Jeff Shepa (6), Chad Kemenah (5), Mark Keegan (4), Joey Saldana (4), Kenny Jacob (4), Sammy Swindell (3), Kelly Kinser (3), Danny Smith (3), Terry McCarl (2), Steve Siegel (2), Gary Wright (2), Byron Reed (2), Butch Schroeder (2), Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Bobby Allen, Steve Kinser, Keith Kauffman, Dean Jacobs, Mark Kinser, Terry Shepherd, Randy Kinser, Dave Blaney, Tyler Walker, Stevie Smith, Craig Dollansky, Kevin Gobrecht, Alvin Roepke, Rob Chaney, Bob Teeple
MUST RECENT ASCoC WINNERS – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6/25/06)
For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions visit allstarsprint.com and for information on the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek visit ohiospeedweek.com
A collection of shots from track photographers Elaine & Jim Collum of Action Photos. See more of their shots here: actionphotosfremont.smugmug.com
