2006 Fan Appreciation Night Preview

By Brian Liskai: Attica, Ohio (Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006) – Without the fans there would be no racing. As a way to say thanks for supporting the sport, Attica Raceway Park will host Fan Appreciation Night Saturday, Aug. 26.

Thanks to sponsorship by the Baumann Auto Group – with locations in Fremont, Tiffin and Port Clinton – fans can enter the grandstands for the low price of $10 and witness the excitement of the fire-breathing, alcohol-burning 410 sprints, the side-by-side racing of the 305 sprints, the door-banging action of the limited late models and the three-wide racing of the dirt trucks. They can also enjoy a hot dog for $1 and popcorn for 50 cents.

Following the hotlap sessions, “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue will throw open the pit gates and allow fans to meet the drivers and crews before the heat race action hits the track at 7:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
With just two races remaining in the 2006 season, the ARP championships hang in the balance as the points races in all four divisions are extremely close. In the 410 sprints, defending and two-time Attica champion Byron Reed holds a slim 94 point lead over Lee Jacobs and a 97 point advantage over third place Mike Linder. In the 305 sprints, only 8 points separate leader Chris Andrews and second place Andy Shammo, with Scott Kraylek 107 points back. In the limited late models, defending and four-time ARP champion Larry Kingseed holds a 57-point lead over Jeff McCoy, while Ryan Missler is 81 points back. The dirt trucks are locked in a great battle for the championship, as Art Ball and Bob Dible share the top spot by just 7 points over Brian Arnold.

8.19.06 Results

Jacobs continues hot ways, wins Attica Nationals; Shammo, Hall also take checkereds

By Brian Liskai: Attica, Ohio (Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006) – Lee Jacobs continued to be one of the hottest 410 sprint car drivers in Ohio, as he dominated the second night of the 2nd Annual Attica Summer Nationals Saturday at Attica Raceway Park.

Ludlow Falls, Ohio driver Luke Hall scored his first career sprint car victory by taking the 25-lap NRA 360 Sprint Invaders feature.

Andy Shammo rounded out the Kear’s Speedshop Open-Wheel Onslaught Night by claiming his second career Attica victory in the 305 sprint feature.

Jacobs, the son of legendary driver Kenny Jacobs, came into the weekend after winning the last two straight features at Fremont Speedway. He looked to continue that Friday, but an early race tangle put him on the tail from which he charged back from the tail to finish 6th. Saturday night, the Holmesville, Ohio driver was not to be denied as he led all 30 laps for the
victory.

“We have been so close all year to winning one here…it’s feels do good to finally reward this team with a victory at Attica,” said Jacobs beside his Burmeister #16. “This is a two and half year-old car. We’ve talked about getting a new one, but this thing handles so well. I’d rather we put it in a corner and if a new one doesn’t respond we can dig this one back out….we
know it’s a winner.”

Hall seemed in shock at the prosect of his first sprint car victory.

“I’m really in shock….I never thought we’d get a win this early in my career. This 360 deal is so tough, but we’ve been getting faster and faster every week. I have to thank Aestric Finishers and all my crew…they kept believing in me and here we are,” said Hall.

Shammo has run in the top five consistently all season in the tough 305 sprint division, but a win kept slipping through his grasps. Not Satuday, as he out-dueled cousins Ssott and Bill Kraylek for his second career Attica victory.

“We got to start up front and that’s huge in this tough division. We’ve made some changes to the car the last couple of weeks and it’s responding,” said Shammo beside his K-S Sales and Service, Fort Ball Pizza sponsored #48s.

In the 410 sprint main, Jacobs jumped into the early lead from his pole starting spot, with Keith Baxter, Caleb Griffith, Rodney Duncan and Kyle Cummins in tow. The only caution would fly on lap eight, wiping out a half-track lead for Jacobs. On the restart, the battle heated up for second between Baxter and Griffith, with the later gaining the advantage on lap 10. Current point leader Byron Reed had moved from his eighth starting spot to fourth by lap 11.

While Jacobs checked out the crowd kept a close eye on the runner-up spot, with Griffith, Baxter, Reed and 12th starting John Ivy staging a wicked battle. At the half-way mark, Jacobs would lead over Griffith, Ivy, Reed and Baxter. While Baxter would begin to fade, Ivy would move into the runner-up spot on lap 16 with Griffith and Reed in tow.

Jacobs would cruise to the win over a closing Ivy, Reed, Griffith and 11th starting Craig Mintz rounding out the top 5.
n the NRA 360 Sprint Invaders 25-lap feature, Lima’s Dennis Yoakam would assume the early lead, with Jeff Williams, Hall and Mike Dussell in tow. On lap 8, Williams would take the top spot from Yoakam with Hall and Williams in tow. Hall would utilized the high side to gravethe lead on lap 11, will Williams, Yoakam, Greg Wilson and Dussell following. Hall would grab the top spot a lap later and would build a sizeable lead until lapped traffic allowed Rob Chaney to close.

However, Hall would take the checkered with Chaney, Wilson, Williams and Dussell rounding out the top 5.

Bill Kraylek would grab the early lead in the 305 sprint feature, with Shammo, Scott Kraylek and Mark Whaley in tow. By lap 8, the battle between Bill and Scott Kraylek and Shammo heated up, with Shammo taking the lead on lap 11.Will Kraylek would continue to run second and hounded Shammo until lap 23 when Scott Kraylek would get around and put pressure on Shammo the last two laps.

At the checkered, Shammo would help his batle for the 2006 track title with Scott Kraylek, 14th starting Dustin Dinan, Bill Kraylek and Whaley rounding out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Saturday, Aug. 26, with Baumann Auto Group Presents Fan Appreciation Night. Admission into the grandstands will be only $10, with hot dogs $1 each and popcorn 50 cents.

Attica Raceway Park (8-19-06)
410 Super Sprints
Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 4 to A)
1. 1R-Phil Gressman; 2. F1-Jon Finsel; 3. 53-John Ivy; 4. 4-Danny Smith; 5. 31-Chuck Wilson; 6. 10-David Harrison; 7. 8X-Rob Chaney; 8. 55C-Joe Cheeseman

Heat 2 – Ramsey Trucking (top 4 to A)
1. 1B-Keith Baxter; 2. 5R-Bryon Reed; 3. 12-Caleb Griffith; 4. 14H-Todd Heller; 5. X-Mark Keegan; 6. 29-Brandon Wimmer; 7. 78-Todd Kane; 8. 27-Scott Euler

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 4 to A)
1. 16-Lee Jacobs; 2. 3L-Mike Linder; 3. 1H-Kyle Cummings; 4. 11M-Brandon Martin; 5. 5B-Chad Blonde; 6. 4N-Niel Shepard; 7. 7-Darren Long; 8. 37Z-Bryan Scott

Heat 4 – Pepsi (top 4 to A)
1. 8S-Craig Mintz; 2. W20-Greg Wilson; 3. 2X-Rodney Duncan; 4. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 5. 10S-Roger Shammo; 6. 7B-Jamie Miller; 7. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 8. 21-Rodney Morgan

B-main – Computer Man Inc. (top 4 to A)
1. X-Mark Keegan; 2. 5B-Chad Blonde; 3. 29-Brandon Wimmer; 4. 8X-Rob Chaney; 5. 31-Chuck Wilson; 6. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 7. 7B-Jamie Miller; 8. 10S-Roger Shammo; 9. 7-Darren Long; 10. 10-David Harrison; 11. 27-Scott Euler; 12. 21-Rodney Morgan; 13. 4N-Niel Shepard; 14. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 15. 78-Todd Kane; 16. 55C-Joe Cheeseman

A-main Starting Position []
1. 16-Lee Jacobs[1]; 2. 53-John Ivy[12]; 3. 5R-Bryon Reed[8]; 4. 12-Caleb Griffith[4]; 5. 8S-Craig Mintz[11]; 6. 1B-Keith Baxter[2]; 7. 1H-Kyle Cummings[6]; 8. 1R-Phil Gressman[10]; 9. 5B-Chad Blonde[18]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson[9]; 11. 3L-Mike Linder[7]; 12. X-Mark Keegan[17]; 13. 29-Brandon Wimmer[19]; 14. 8X-Rob Chaney[20]; 15. 14H-Todd Heller[14]; 16. 4-Danny Smith[13]; 17. 98-Bruce Robenalt[16]; 18. 2X-Rodney Duncan[3]; 19. 11M-Brandon Martin[15]; 20. F1-Jon Finsel[5]

NRA/EFI 360 Sprints
Heat 1
1. 82-Mike Miller; 2. 47-Greg Wilson; 3. 12-Rob Chaney; 4. 7B-Jeff Babcock; 5. 34-Luke Hall; 6. 22D-Deniss Yoakam; 7. 12D-Jason Dolick; 8. 33-Clint Reagle; 9. 62-Dwain Leiber

Heat 2
1. M20-Mike Brecht; 2. 9W-Kent Wolters; 3. 11-Tim Allison; 4. 6-Mike Dussell; 5. 5W-Jeff Williams; 6. 14H-Todd Heller; 7. 4U-Rick Boughan; 8. 48-Mike Burkin; 9. 11U-Bill Underwood

A-main Starting Position []
1. 34-Luke Hall[3]; 2. 12-Rob Chaney[7]; 3. 47-Greg Wilson[9]; 4. 5W-Jeff Williams[2]; 5. 6-Mike Dussell[4]; 6. 22D-Deniss Yoakam[1]; 7. 9W-Kent Wolters[8]; 8. 82-Mike Miller[11]; 9. 11-Tim Allison[6]; 10. M20-Mike Brecht[10]; 11. 62-Dwain Leiber[17]; 12. 4U-Rick Boughan[16]; 13. 12D-Jason Dolick[13]; 14. 48-Mike Burkin[14]; 15. 7B-Jeff Babcock[5]; 16. 33-Clint Reagle[15]; 17. 14H-Todd Heller[12]; 18. 11U-Bill Underwood[18]

305 Sprints
Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 5 to A)
1. 21-Scott Kraylek; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 7-Brad Haudenschild; 4. 48S-Andy Shammo; 5. 55S-Benny Bowman; 6. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 7. O2-Kevin Lee; 8. 22D-Dan Hammond; 9. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 10. 55-Brad Bowman

Heat 2 – Advanced Limo (top 5 to A)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 27-Stuart Brubaker; 3. 15H-Mitchell Harble; 4. 71-Bill Kraylek; 5. 5-Dustin Dinan; 6. 11-Shawn Colvin; 7. 29-Chris Lang; 8. 18-Jim Dunhum; 9. 22-Evan Helle; 10. 6-Ryan Dickey

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets(top 5 to A)
1. 34-Mark Whaley; 2. 9H-Josh Hill; 3. 31-Chad Gullett; 4. O6-Jeremy Aumend; 5. 13-Larry Felver Jr.; 6. 14-Chris Wilson; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 8. 25P-Mark Pridemore

B-Main (top 5 to A)
1. 11-Shawn Colvin; 2. O2-Kevin Lee; 3. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 4. 18-Jim Dunhum; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 6. 29-Chris Lang; 7. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 8. 55-Brad Bowman; 9. 22D-Dan Hammond; 10. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 11. 14-Chris Wilson; 12. 22-Evan Helle; 13. 6-Ryan Dickey; 14. 66L-Ryan Lowe
A-main Starting Position []
1. 48S-Andy Shammo[1]; 2. 21-Scott Kraylek[5]; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan[14]; 4. 71-Bill Kraylek[2]; 5. 34-Mark Whaley[4]; 6. 17X-Dustin Keegan[18]; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[20]; 8. 55S-Benny Bowman[13]; 9. 31-Chad Gullett[10]; 10. 15C-Chris Andrews[11]; 11. 18-Jim Dunhum[19]; 12. 49-Coty Runion[3]; 13. O2-Kevin Lee[17]; 14. 7-Brad Haudenschild[8]; 15. 27-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 16. 11-Shawn Colvin[16]; 17. 13-Larry Felver Jr.[15]; 18. 9H-Josh Hill[9]; 19. 15H-Mitchell Harble[7]; 20. O6-Jeremy Aumend[12]

8.18.06 Results

Gressman, Andrews, VanWormer open Attica Summer Nationals with wins

By Brian Liskai: Attica, Ohio (Friday, Aug. 18, 2006) – Phil Gressman knew his race team was beginning to gell…it was just a matter of time before he would end up in victory lane. It all came together for the Helena, Ohio driver Friday, Aug. 18, at Attica Raceway Park, as he took the checkered flag in the 410 sprint feature.

Picconing, Michigan’s Jeep VanWormer dominated all 25 laps to claim his second American Late Model Series win of the year at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue.

Sandusky Perkins graduate Chris Andrews took a step closer to claiming the Attica Raceway Park championship in the 305 sprints, as he scored the 305 sprint feature win on Quality Welding Night.

For Gressman, his fourth career 410 sprint win at Attica was one for the “underdogs.”

“We don’t have a lot of funds…these guys put everything they have into this race car. They work hard in the shop all week and it finally paid off. I can’t thank Nolan and Cheryl Renfro enough…they keep this thing on the track,” said Gressman beside his Clyde Drive Thru/Gressman Powersports sponsored #1R. “We’ve been getting close the last couple of months. Then we wrecked the car at Fremont a couple of weeks ago and everybody scraped their money together to buy this car and Scott Gressman put our motor back together and here we are.”

VanWormer couldn’t believe his Globe Technologies/MastersBuilt late model was so dominate.

“We committed to the bottom and I was just waiting for Rusty (Schlenk) and some of those other guys to go driving around me at the top,” said VanWormer. “We have some big races coming up and this gives us a little shot of confidence.”

For Andrews, starting up front was the key to his third win of the season.

“It helps to start towards the front when you have competition like we have in this division. We’re taking this championship deal one race at a time, but as long as the car handles like it did tonight, we shouldn’t have any problems,” said Andrews beside his Goofy Golf/Mathews Ford sponsored #15c.”I want to dedicate this win to the Rebman family….Joe was a great guy and he’ll be missed at the Gressman Powersports shop.”

At the drop of the green for the 30-lap 410 sprint feature, Attica’s Brandon Martin grabbed the lead from his outside front row starting spot, with Brock Mayes, Gressman and Bryan Scott in tow. Gressman would take second on lap eight and would battle with Martin for the top spot a lap later. A slide-job in turns three and four would give Gressman the lead on lap 10. Following a caution, Gressman would set sail around the bottom of the track, with Martin, Mayes and Scott following.

All eyes were now on All Star Circuit of Champions rookie of the year candidate Chad Blonde, who had moved into fifth from his 12th starting spot by lap 11. Blonde would grab fourth by lap 14, bringing John Ivy into the top five as well.

A yellow for the spinning cars of Jamie Martin and David Harrison would bunch the field up on lap 17 with the running order Gressman, Mayes, Blonde and Martin. Now the cars to watch were 15th starting Mark Keegan and Lee Jacobs who had gone to the tail following an early race altercation. By lap 22, Gressman continued to lead with Mayes in second, Blonde, Keegan and Martin.

Gressman would cruise to the win, with Mayes, Blonde, Keegan and Martin rounding out the top five.

In the 25-lap ALMS feature, VanWormer would jump into the lead from his pole-starting position and would never be challenged. Rusty Schlenk would run second the entire race, with the real action taking place from third through 10th.

At the checkered, VanWormer would take the win followed by Schlenk, eighth starting Duane Chamberlain, Doug Drown and current ALMS point leader Brian Ruhlman rounding out the top five.

In the 25-lap 305 sprint feature, Andrews would grab the lead from Chris Lang on lap two and would survive one yellow and several close calls with lapped machines and the high side of turn two to take the victory. The action for second through sixth was exciting between Andy Shammo, Jim Dunham, Matt Ferrell and Dustin Dinan.

At the checkered, Andrews took the victory followed by Shammo, Dunham, 11th starting Duane Zablocki and Ferrell.

Night #2 of the Second Annual Attica Summer Nationals will feature the Kear’s Speedshop Openwheel Onslaught on Saturday, Aug. 19. The all-sprint-car affair features the 410 sprints, NRA 360 Sprint Invaders and the 305 sprints. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. with racing slated to get underway at 7:30 p.m.

For more information call the track office at 419-426-8911 or log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com

Attica Raceway Park (8-18-06)
410 Super Sprints
Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 4 to A)
1. 1H-Kyle Cummings; 2. 11M-Brandon Martin; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs; 4. 5R-Bryon Reed; 5. 10-David Harrison; 6. 12-Caleb Griffith; 7. 29-Brandon Wimmer; 8. 10S-Roger Shammo; 9. 14H-Todd Heller

Heat 2 – Ramsey Trucking (top 4 to A)
1. 53-John Ivy; 2. 31-Chuck Wilson; 3. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 4. 4-Danny Smith; 5. 78-Todd Kane; 6. 21-Rodney Morgan; 7. 48-Mike Burkin; 8. 91-Aaron Middaugh

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 4 to A)
1. 5B-Chad Blonde; 2. 3L-Mike Linder; 3. 11B-Brock Mayes; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 6. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 7. 8X-Rob Chaney; 8. 4N-Niel Shepard

Heat 4 – Pepsi (top 4 to A)
1. 15M-Jamie Martin; 2. W20-Greg Wilson; 3. 1R-Phil Gressman; 4. 75-Mike Hogan; 5. 8S-Craig Mintz; 6. 7B-Jamie Miller; 7. 7T-Troy Vaccaro

B-main – Computer Man Inc.(top 4 to A)
1. 78-Todd Kane; 2. 10-David Harrison; 3. 7B-Jamie Miller; 4. 8S-Craig Mintz; 5. 12-Caleb Griffith; 6. 8X-Rob Chaney; 7. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 8. 29-Brandon Wimmer; 9. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 10. 4N-Niel Shepard; 11. 2X-Rodney Duncan; 12. 21-Rodney Morgan; 13. 48-Mike Burkin; 14. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 15. 10S-Roger Shammo; 16. 91-Aaron Middaugh

A-main Starting Position []
1. 1R-Phil Gressman[3]; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes[1]; 3. 5B-Chad Blonde[12]; 4. X-Mark Keegan[15]; 5. 11M-Brandon Martin[2]; 6. 16-Lee Jacobs[11]; 7. 37Z-Bryan Scott[4]; 8. 5R-Bryon Reed[13]; 9. 4-Danny Smith[14]; 10. 8S-Craig Mintz[20]; 11. 31-Chuck Wilson[9]; 12. 75-Mike Hogan[16]; 13. 78-Todd Kane[17]; 14. 53-John Ivy[7]; 15. 15M-Jamie Martin[8]; 16. 10-David Harrison[18]; 17. 7B-Jamie Miller[19]; 18. W20-Greg Wilson[5]; 19. 3L-Mike Linder[10]; 20. 1H-Kyle Cummings[6]

305 Sprints
Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 4 to A)
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 7-Brad Haudenschild; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 4. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 65-Mark Lang; 7. 9H-Jason Hill; 8. O7-Scott Mominee; 9. 22-Evan Helle

Heat 2 – Advanced Limo (top 4 to A)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 55S-Benny Bowman; 3. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 4. O2-Kevin Lee; 5. 14-Chad Wilson; 6. 55-Brad Bowman; 7. 3X-Greg Summit; 8. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 9. 49-Coty Runion

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 4 to A)
1. 18-Jim Dunhum; 2. 21-Scott Kraylek; 3. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 4. 22D-Dan Hammond; 5. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath; 6. O6-Jeremy Aumend; 7. 13-Larry Felver Jr.; 8. 25-Chris Pifher; 9. 11-Shawn Colvin

Heat 4 – Griffs Engines (top 4 to A)
1. 48S-Andy Shammo; 2. 27-Stuart Brubaker; 3. 29-Chris Lang; 4. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 5. 34-Mark Whaley; 6. 15H-Mitchell Harble; 7. 6-Ryan Dickey; 8. 31-Chad Gullett

B-Main (top 4 to A)
1. 55-Brad Bowman; 2. 71-Bill Kraylek; 3. 14-Chad Wilson; 4. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath; 5. 15H-Mitchell Harble; 6. 3X-Greg Summit; 7. 9H-Jason Hill; 8. 31-Chad Gullett; 9. 34-Mark Whaley; 10. 11-Shawn Colvin; 11. O7-Scott Mominee; 12. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 13. O6-Jeremy Aumend; 14. 22-Evan Helle; 15. 25-Chris Pifher; 16. 65-Mark Lang; 17. 13-Larry Felver Jr.; 18. 6-Ryan Dickey

A-main Starting Position []
1. 15C-Chris Andrews[2]; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo[3]; 3. 18-Jim Dunhum[8]; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[11]; 5. 67M-Matt Ferrell[6]; 6. 21-Scott Kraylek[10]; 7. 66L-Ryan Lowe[5]; 8. O2-Kevin Lee[14]; 9. 5-Dustin Dinan[4]; 10. 29-Chris Lang[1]; 11. 71-Bill Kraylek[18]; 12. 17X-Dustin Keegan[13]; 13. 22D-Dan Hammond[15]; 14. 7-Brad Haudenschild[9]; 15. 55-Brad Bowman[17]; 16. 14-Chad Wilson[19]; 17. 25P-Mark Pridemore[16]; 18. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath[20]; 19. 27-Stuart Brubaker[12]; 20. 55S-Benny Bowman[7]

ALMS – Late Models
Heat 1 – (top 4 to A)
1. 1C-Duane Chamberlain; 2. 53-Hillard Miller; 3. 3-Rick Delong; 4. 40-Wayne Maffett; 5. B4U-Brad Eitniear; 6. 34-Ky Harper; 7. 27-Bill Hahn; 8. 25-Chuck Hummer; 9. 48B-John Bores

Heat 2 – (top 4 to A)
1. 91-Rusty Schlenk; 2. 55-Jeep VanWormer; 3. X3-Dan Wallace; 4. 1-Casey Noonan; 5. 15B-Mike Bores; 6. O3J-Clint Jamison; 7. 50-Ryan Missler; 8. 71-Dave Hornikel; 9. O14-Paul Brown Jr.

Heat 3 – (top 4 to A)
1. 12-Doug Drown; 2. 96F-Keith Berner; 3. 11-Jerry Bowersox; 4. 63-Randy Scott; 5. 88D-Larry Kingseed; 6. 4UC-Jeff Clapp; 7. O5J-Joel Weldeman; 8. 41-Randy Pollock

Heat 4 – (top 4 to A)
1. 1S-Aaron Scott; 2. 49-Brian Ruhlman; 3. 98-Tim Sabo; 4. 20M-Eric Myers; 5. 45-Mike Marteney; 6. 92-Brandon Perkins; 7. 2D-Curtis Diesenroth; 8. 21-David Hilliker

B1-Main – (top 2 to A)
1. B4U-Brad Eitniear; 2. 34-Ky Harper; 3. 50-Ryan Missler; 4. 15B-Mike Bores; 5. O3J-Clint Jamison; 6. 27-Bill Hahn; 7. 71-Dave Hornikel; 8. 48B-John Bores; . O14-Paul Brown Jr.; . 25-Chuck Hummer

B2-Main – (top 2 to A)
1. 88D-Larry Kingseed; 2. 45-Mike Marteney; 3. 4UC-Jeff Clapp; 4. 2D-Curtis Diesenroth; 5. O5J-Joel Weldeman; 6. 92-Brandon Perkins; 7. 21-David Hilliker; 8. 41-Randy Pollock
A-main Starting Position []
1. 55-Jeep VanWormer[1]; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk[2]; 3. 1C-Duane Chamberlain[8]; 4. 12-Doug Drown[3]; 5. 49-Brian Ruhlman[6]; 6. 20M-Eric Myers[16]; 7. 1S-Aaron Scott[7]; 8. 53-Hillard Miller[4]; 9. 96F-Keith Berner[5]; 10. 1-Casey Noonan[14]; 11. 88D-Larry Kingseed[18]; 12. 11-Jerry Bowersox[11]; 13. 63-Randy Scott[15]; 14. O5J-Joel Weldeman[21]; 15. 2D-Curtis Diesenroth[22]; 16. 98-Tim Sabo[12]; 17. 40-Wayne Maffett[13]; 18. 3-Rick Delong[9]; 19. X3-Dan Wallace[10]; 20. 34-Ky Harper[19]; 21. B4U-Brad Eitniear[17]; 22. 45-Mike Marteney[20]

2nd Annual Attica Summer Nationals Heats Up

By Brian Liskai: Attica, Ohio (Monday, Aug. 14, 2006) – The summer heats up this weekend as Attica Raceway Park plays host to the 2nd Annual Attica Summer Nationals, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19.

Quality Welding Night opens the weekend racing with the fire-breathing 410 winged sprints, exciting 305 sprints and the super late models of the American Late Model Series on the racing card on Friday, Aug. 18. Gates will open at 5 p.m. with racing slated to begin at 8 p.m.

Saturday’s show features all winged sprint cars on Kear’s Speed Shop’s Open-Wheel Onslaught. The 410 sprints will share the card with the 360 sprints of the NRA Sprint Invaders and the 305 sprints. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. with racing to get underway at 7:30 p.m.

Last year, Fremont’s Mike Linder swept both nights of the Attica Summer Nationals in the 410 sprints. On Friday night, Ryan Lowe won the 305 sprint feature with current ARP Promoter John Bores taking the limited late model victory. On Saturday night, joining Linder in victory lane were Millersburg’s Keith Berner in the ALMS late models and Risingson’s Mike Dussell in the NRA 360 sprints to clinch the series title.
For more information call the track office at 419-426-8911 or log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com

8.4.06 Results

Kelly Kinser dominates Attica sprints

By Brian Liskai: Attica, Ohio (Friday, Aug. 4, 2006) – Kelly Kinser made the right adjustments to his sprint car as he dominated the 410 feature at Attica Raceway Park on Burns Electric Night Presents Family Fun Night.

Scott Kraylek waited to show his hand until the last lap as he took the lead from Kevin Lee and went on to take the big payout in the 305 sprints,claiming the $1,500 top prize in the 305 Engine Builders Challenge. It was Kraylek’s second win in as many weeks at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue.

Defending and four-time Attica track champion Larry Kingseed doubled up in the limited late models, winning the make-up feature from July 21 and then the regular night’s feature event. It marked Kingseed’s fourth and fifth feature wins of the season at ARP.

Bellevue’s Cory Ward led all 15 laps of the dirt truck main to claim his first career feature win.

“I had forgotten they run a Goodyear spec tire here on their weekly shows…I thought I might be in trouble,” said Kinser beside his Crone Lumber/Kinser Timber sponsored #4k. “We just keep adjusting on her all night and she responded.”

“I cried and cried to my engine builder (O’Flaherty Engines) this past week. We just didn’t have the horsepower some of these other guys had…my engine was tired. He freshened it up for me this week and it made a world of difference,” said Kraylek beside his Lincoln Mortgage Beckensun Trucking sponsored #21. “I made up my mind on that last restart I was going up top, but I didn’t want to show my hand too soon…but when I saw the white I knew I had to get up there and run’er wide open.”

“We put a freshened this old cast-ironed Smith Automotive engine last night and it paid off,” said Kingseed beside his Strawberry Hill/John M. Allen Company sponsored #21. “I have to thank my wife and kids for all they sacrifice so I can do this and my crew for working so hard.”

“This is awesome…to finally get a win in this tough division. I have to thank my dad (Jim)….he started racing this truck while I was in the other one and when I had trouble, he stepped out and let me in his truck and here we are,” said Ward on his first career victory beside his Budweiser/Excuses Lounge sponsored #18w.

In the 410 sprint 30-lap main, it was pole-sitter Craig Mintz who jumped into the lead, with outside front row starter Kinser tucking right in on his bumper. Kinser would utilize his familiar bottom groove to drive under Mintz and into the lead a circuit later, with Todd Kane and Mike Linder in tow. Kane would move around Mintz into the runner-up slot on lap five, but Mintz would return the favor five laps later.

At the halfway mark, Bloomington, Indiana’s Kinser had checked out, but the action for second through sixth was exciting, as Mintz, Linder, Kane, Bryan Scott, Phil Gressman and Lee Jacobs swapping those positions at nearly every lap.

Kinser would score his fifth career ARP victory in the non-stop event, with Mintz settling for second, Linder third, and Scott and Jacobs rounding out the top five.

In the 305 Engine Builders’ Challenge (O’Flaherty Engines, Hampshire Engines, Gressman Powersports, Griff’s Engines and Levell Performance), Tiffin’s Coty Runion jumped into the early lead and looked strong through the early going, with Mark Whaley, Mark Pridemore and Kevin Lee in tow. The first caution would fly on lap 12 with the running order Runion, Lee, Kraylek (up from sixth starting spot), Whaley, Brad Bowman, Dustin Keegan, Andy Shammo and Paul Weaver. On the restart, Runion could not shake Lee, who executed the perfect slide job in turn four to take the top spot on lap 15.

The caution would fly again on lap 16 with the running order Lee, Runion, Kraylek, Shammo and Weaver. When the green flew again, Weaver went to the high side to move into fourth and was challenging for third when he spun in turn four on lap 18. Lee would continue to lead, with Kraylek moving into second, followed by Runion, Shammo and Bryan Sebetto.

The running order would remain that way until the white flag flew. Kraylek would move to the rim of the track and drive around Lee to take the lead and the win, the 9th of his career at ARP, moving him into a tie for ninth on the 305 all-time win list. Behind Kraylek would be Lee, Shammo, Runion and Sebetto.

In the make-up limited late model feature, it became a survival of the fittest, as only 9 of the starting 20 finished the 20 laps which took 50 minutes to get in due to several crashes.

Bellevue’s Ryan Missler would jump into the early lead as Bill Hahn and Kingseed battled for second. Kingseed would dispose of Hahn by lap 7 and drive under Missler on lap 9 for the lead.

Kingseed would survive a couple of yellows and two reds to pick up the win, with Mike Bores, Missler, Jeff McCoy (up from 19th in Mike Marteneny’s #45) and Hahn rounding out the top five.

In the regular portion of the program, Bores would lead the first lap with Hahn, Kingseed and Tim Sabo battling behind his rear bumper. Kingseed would move around Hahn on the second lap and drive under Bores for the lead on lap three. He would survive two yellows to claim the win, his 21st career victory at ARP.

Behind Kingseed at the checkered were John Mayes Sr., Missler, Hahn and Sabo.

Pole-sitter Ward would jump into the lead of the dirt truck 15-lap feature, but he couldn’t shake Paul Dymond or last week’s winner Art Ball who hounded him until lap 12 when Dymond would spin. Ward would hold off several challenges from Ball over the last three laps for the win. Brian Arnold, Bob Dible and Ron Kepling would round out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be off Aug. 11 for the Attica Independent Fair. Racing will resume with the Second Annual Attica Summer Nationals on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19. Friday’s show will feature the 410 winged sprints, 305 sprints and American Late Model Series. Saturday will be an all open-wheel affair as Kear’s Speedshop Presents the Open-Wheel Onslaught featuring the 410 sprints, NRA 360 sprints and 305 sprints.

Long onto www.atticaracewaypark.com or call 419-426-8911 for more information.

Attica Raceway Park (8-4-06)

410 Super Sprints
Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 5 to A)
1. 8S-Craig Mintz; 2. 5R-Bryon Reed; 3. 15M-Jamie Martin; 4. 14H-Todd Heller; 5. 10S-Roger Shammo; 6. 83-Bobby Clark; 7. X-Mark Keegan; 8. 67-Chad Levingston

Heat 2 – Ramsey Trucking (top 5 to A)
1. 2H-Tim Hunter; 2. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 3. 1R-Phil Gressman; 4. 10-David Harrison; 5. 12-Caleb Griffith; 6. 7B-Jamie Miller; 7. 60-Jody Keegan

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 5 to A)
1. 4K-Kelly Kinser; 2. 78-Todd Kane; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs; 4. 3L-Mike Linder; 5. 75-Mike Hogan; 6. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 7. 91-Aaron Middaugh

B-main – Computer Man Inc.(top 5 to A)
1. 7B-Jamie Miller; 2. 83-Bobby Clark; 3. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 4. 60-Jody Keegan; 5. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 6. 67-Chad Levingston; 7. 3B-Tim Bottles

A-main-30laps Starting Position []
1. 4K-Kelly Kinser[2]; 2. 8S-Craig Mintz[1]; 3. 3L-Mike Linder[5]; 4. 37Z-Bryan Scott[11]; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs[9]; 6. 1R-Phil Gressman[12]; 7. 78-Todd Kane[4]; 8. 5R-Bryon Reed[8]; 9.14H-Todd Heller[3]; 10. 15M-Jamie Martin[10]; 11. 10-David Harrison[7]; 12. 10S-Roger Shammo[13]; 13. 2H-Tim Hunter[6]; 14. 12-Caleb Griffith[14]; 15. 98-Bruce Robenalt[18]; 16. 83-Bobby Clark[17]; 17. 7B-Jamie Miller[16]; 18. 60-Jody Keegan[19]; 19. 75-Mike Hogan[15]; 20. 91-Aaron Middaugh[20]

305 Sprints
Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 4 to A)
1. 34-Mark Whaley; 2. 27-Stuart Brubaker; 3. 55-Brad Bowman; 4. 48S-Andy Shammo; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 3J-Bobby Foster; 7. 70-Chad Laux; 8. 4T-Jim Taddeo

Heat 2 – Advanced Limo (tp 4 to A)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver; 2. 15C-Chris Andrews; 3. O2-Kevin Lee; 4. 31-Chad Gullett; 5. 5-Dustin Dinan; 6. 22D-Dan Hammond; 7. 29-Chris Lang; 8. 11-Shawn Colvin

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 4 to A)
1. 49-Coty Runion; 2. O4-Cap Henry; 3. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 4. 65-Mark Lang; 5. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 6. 7M-Evan Myers; 7. 55S-Benny Bowman; 8. 39-Matt Merrill

Heat 4 – Griffs Engines (top 4 to A)
1. 21-Scott Kraylek; 2. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 3. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 4. 18-Jim Dunhum; 5. 14-Chad Wilson; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 7. 15H-Mitchell Harble

B-Main (top 4 to A)
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 3J-Bobby Foster; 3. 71-Bill Kraylek; 4. 14-Chad Wilson; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 6. 22D-Dan Hammond; 7. 70-Chad Laux; 8. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 9. 39-Matt Merrill; 10. 29-Chris Lang; 11. 7M-Evan Myers; 12. 55S-Benny Bowman; 13. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 14. 11-Shawn Colvin; 15. 15H-Mitchell Harble

A-main (25 laps) Starting Position []
1. 21-Scott Kraylek[6]; 2. O2-Kevin Lee[5]; 3. 48S-Andy Shammo[13]; 4. 49-Coty Runion[1]; 5. O1-Bryan Sebetto[10]; 6. 15C-Chris Andrews[12]; 7. 5-Dustin Dinan[17]; 8. 55-Brad Bowman[3]; 9. 3J-Bobby Foster[18]; 10. 14-Chad Wilson[20]; 11. 34-Mark Whaley[4]; 12. 25P-Mark Pridemore[2]; 13. 27-Stuart Brubaker[8]; 14. O4-Cap Henry[7]; 15. 1W-Paul Weaver[11]; 16. 17X-Dustin Keegan[9]; 17. 18-Jim Dunhum[16]; 18. 31-Chad Gullett[14]; 19. 71-Bill Kraylek[19]; 20. 65-Mark Lang[15]

Limited Late Models (Make-up from 7-21-06)
A-main (20 laps) Starting Position []
1. 21-Larry Kingseed[3]; 2. 15B-Mike Bores[5]; 3. 50-Ryan Missler[1]; 4. 45-Jeff McCoy[19]; 5. 27-Bill Hahn[2]; 6. 69-John Mayes Jr.[7]; 7. 48-John Bores[11]; 8. 92-Brandon Perkins[6]; 9. 77C-Craig Corfman[18]; 10. 20-Troy Hahn[12]; 11. 12M-Mike Marteney[20]; 12. 99S-Steve Sabo[16]; 13. O1-Art Ball[4]; 14. 7-Michael Winters[9]; 15. 8K-Kevin Koerper[13]; 16. 99M-John Mayes[8]; 17. 5H-Ernie Haynes[10]; 18. 18-Jamie Reed[15]; 19. O3-Jim Gingery[14]; 20. 23-Ben Elliott[17]

Late Models
Heat 1 – Budweiser & Griff’s Engines (top 4 to A)
1. 27-Bill Hahn; 2. 92-Brandon Perkins; 3. 15B-Mike Bores; 4. 30-Nate Potts; 5. 7A-Scott Gonion; 6. O3J-Clint Jamison; 7. 29-Matt Potts; 8. 99S-Steve Sabo

Heat 2 – Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (top 4 to A)
1. 21-Larry Kingseed; 2. 45-Mike Marteney; 3. 99M-John Mayes Sr.; 4. 20-Troy Hahn; 5. 55-J.C. Harder

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 4 to A)
1. 98-Tim Sabo; 2. 48-John Bores; 3. 69-John Mayes Jr.; 4. 25-Chuck Hummer; 5. 9-Roger Inks; 6. 23-Ben Elliott; 7. 76-Skip Mckinney

Heat 4 – Computer Man Inc (top 4 to A)
1. 50-Ryan Missler; 2. 101-Chester Fitch; 3. 47-Jeremy Grover; 4. C4-Bill Clapp Jr.; 5. 77C-Craig Corfman

B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (top 4 to A)
1. O2-Jeff Mccoy; 2. 76-Skip Mckinney; 3. 23-Ben Elliott; 4. 55-J.C. Harder; 5. 77C-Craig Corfman; 6. 29-Matt Potts; 7. 9-Roger Inks; 8. 7A-Scott Gonion

A-main (20 laps) Starting Position []
1. 21-Larry Kingseed[3]; 2. 99M-John Mayes Sr.[7]; 3. 50-Ryan Missler[6]; 4. 27-Bill Hahn[2]; 5. 98-Tim Sabo[5]; 6. 15B-Mike Bores[1]; 7. 101-Chester Fitch[8]; 8. 69-John Mayes Jr.[9]; 9. 92-Brandon Perkins[4]; 10. C4-Bill Clapp Jr.[16]; 11. 47-Jeremy Grover[11]; 12. 25-Chuck Hummer[15]; 13. 76-Skip Mckinney[18]; 14. 45-Mike Marteney[12]; 15. 30-Nate Potts[13]; 16. 77C-Craig Corfman[20]; 17. O2-Jeff Mccoy[17]; 18. 20-Troy Hahn[14]; 19. 48-John Bores[10]; 20. 55-J.C. Harder[19]

Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 – Davis Brothers Carpeting
1. 17-Bob Dible; 2. 18W-Cory Ward; 3. 52-Aaron Schatzinger; 4. 37-Eric Devanna; 5. 55B-Bill Bruen; 6. 30-Dave Gibbs; 7. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 8. 62-Dave Severs

Heat 2 – Pepsi
1. O1-Art Ball; 2. 38-Paul Dymond; 3. 2R-Ron Kepling; 4. 28-Shawn Valenti; 5. 4X-Brian Sorg; 6. 8-Steve Endicott; 7. 92-Loren Schwochow

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets
1. 33-Brian Arnold; 2. 69-Mark Warnick; 3. 78-Dave Brewer; 4. 96-Alex Wiechman; 5. O7-Greg Harmon; 6. 7C-Codey Renfro; 7. 22-Todd Keegan
A-main (15 laps) Starting Position []
1. 18W-Cory Ward[2]; 2. O1-Art Ball[5]; 3. 33-Brian Arnold[12]; 4. 17-Bob Dible[7]; 5. 2R-Ron Kepling[4]; 6. 37-Eric Devanna[6]; 7. 28-Shawn Valenti[9]; 8. 69-Mark Warnick[11]; 9. 78-Dave Brewer[10]; 10. 30-Dave Gibbs[16]; 11. 4X-Brian Sorg[14]; 12. 52-Aaron Schatzinger[1]; 13. 92-Loren Schwochow[20]; 14. 38-Paul Dymond[3]; 15. 62-Dave Severs[22]; 16. 55B-Bill Bruen[13]; 17. 7C-Codey Renfro[18]; 18. 3R-Chuck Roelle[19]; 19. O7-Greg Harmon[15]; 20. 22-Todd Keegan[21]; 21. 8-Steve Endicott[17]; 22. 96-Alex Wiechman[8]