Jason Meyers claims NST loot at Attica

By Scott Hall: ATTICA, OH – When the National Sprint Tour made their Ohio debut Sunday night at Attica Raceway Park, it was the 11 NST touring stars vs. the strong local Attica contingent. When the dust cleared after 40 laps, it was Jason Myers earning the $10,000 payday in the race sponsored by Kistler Engines. It was race number 10 for the NST this season. Myers flew back to Ohio after running second in a race at Calistoga, California Saturday night to run the event which was slowed ten times by cautions. Ohio drivers dale Blaney and Byron Reed ran second and third.

“Finally we got a win,” Meyers related in victory lane. “My engine builder Charlie Garrett, Hoosier Tires, Maxim chassis and everyone on the crew did a great job tonight. What a blessing to drive for this race team. We’ve had a good year, we just haven’t got to victory lane and we finally got ‘er done.” D.J. Lindsey provided the mechanical knowledge on the Elite Landscaping machine. Meyers ran down early race leader Byron Reed and made his winning pass on lap 25.

By virtue of winning the first Dash, Meyers got lane choice and started on the pole, with Reed alongside, and Paul McMahan and Blaney in row two. Reed took the immediate lead, with Meyers in tow. Just as the leaders were set to enter lapped traffic on lap nine, Tim Shaffer stopped on the track, bringing out a yellow and putting a clear racetrack in front of Reed.

Reed led until lap 25, when Myers put a nice slide job move on the leader exiting turn four to take the lead. Reed began to fade and was fourth on lap 28 when another caution flew. Myers led the next portion of the race with Solwold in second. Solwold was poised to make a pass in heavy lapped traffic on lap 37 when Solwold ran into 17th place Brian Paulus and the pair spun. This was the 10th caution of the event, so a red was thrown for a fuel stop. The running order for the final three lap dash to the finish was now Myers, Blaney, Reed, McMahan, Kinser, all the way back from starting last on a lap one restart and Shane Stewart, who started eighth. Greg Wilson, who started 20th, was up to seventh. Kaeding, who was running fifth, also hit a lapped car at this point and slowed, ending up 11th for the restart. Myers motored away for the victory over Blaney and Reed. Kinser came back for fourth and McMahan ended up fifth.

“We were really good all night,” runnerup Blaney stated. “We weren’t real, real good in the feature, we just hung around all night. We just held our own.” He drove George Fisher’s red No. 2.

Reed ended up third after a mid race bobble. “For some reason in the middle of the race it got to where I couldn’t run the curb anymore, so I had about two bad laps and then gathered myself back in and got it straightened out. You can’t make any mistakes when running with these guys.”

The event was run on Sunday evening after rains washed out Friday’s originally scheduled date.

In the limited late model feature, Bellevue’s Mike Bores and Gibsonburg’s Bill Hahn swapped paint the last three laps, with Bores edging out the veteran for his first win of the season.

“Bill’s a great driver…I hated getting into him like that, but I really wanted to get this win,” said Bores beside his S&S Auto Parts sponsored #15b.

National Sprint Tour

Time Trials: 1. Tim Kaeding, 12.046; 2. Tim Shaffer, 12.099; 3. Jason Solwold, 12.300; 4. Phil Gressman, 12.325; 5. Shane Stewart, 12.357; 6. Jason Meyers, 12.403; 7. Caleb Griffith, 12.412; 8. Dale Blaney, 12.456; 9. Rob Chaney, 12.497; 10. Brock Mayes, 12.507; 11. Lucas Wolfe, 12.545; 12. Craig Mintz, 12.549; 13. Paul McMahan, 12.564; 14. Byron Reed, 12.567; 15. Lee Jacobs, 12.626; 16. Neil Shepherd, 12.634; 17. Steve Kinser, 12.641; 18. Danny Lasoski, 12.648; 19. Andrew Palker, 12.650; 20. Todd Kane, 12.657; 21. Greg Wilson, 12.673; 22. Chad Blonde, 12.683; 23. Brian Paulus, 12.705; 24. Kevin Huntley, 12.770; 25. Mark Keegan, 12.838; 26. Ben Rutan, 12.844; 27. Bobby Clark, 12.870; 28. Bryan Scott, 12.902; 29. Brandon Martin, 12.911; 30. Jason Sides, 12.913; 31. Jamie Miller, 12.948; 32. Jamie Martin, 12.968; 33. Mike Linder, 12.999; 34. Tim Hunter, 13.051; 35. Jason Dukes, 13.107; 36. Roger Shammo, 13.260; 37. Keith Baxter, 13.463; 38. Joe Cheesman, 13.896.

Heat: Wilson, Kinser, McMahan, Stewart, Kaeding, Keegan, Linder, B. Martin, Baxter, Chaney.

Heat: Lasoski, Blonde, Mayes, Reed, Meyers, Sides, Shaffer, Hunter, Cheesman, Rutan.

Heat: Palker, Paulus, Wolfe, Jacobs, Solwold, Clark, Miller, Dukes, Griffith.

Heat: Kane, Huntley, Shepherd, Blaney, Gressman, Mintz, J. Martin, Scott, Shammo.

Dash: Meyers, McMahan, Mayes, Jacobs, Gressman, Kaeding.

Dash: Reed, Blaney, Solwold, Stewart, Shepherd, Wolfe.

B Main: Shaffer, Keegan, Mintz, B. Martin, Miller, Sides, Dukes, Hunter, Baxter, Shammo, Clark, Griffith, Scott, Linder, J. Martin, Cheesman, Rutan.

A Main (40 laps): Meyers, Blaney, Reed, Kinser, McMahan, Stewart, Wilson, Kane, Lasoski, Keegan, Mayes, Jacobs, Kaeding, Huntley, Martin, Paulus, Solwold, Shepherd, Wolfe, Palker, Mintz, Shaffer, Blonde, Gressman.

Limited Late Models

Budweiser/Griff’s Engines Heat 1: 1. Brandon Perkins (92); 2. Mike Marteney (45); 3. Chuck Hummer (55); 4. Art Ball (01); 5. Chester Fitch (101); 6. Kevin Koerper (8k); 7. Curtis Deisenroth (12m); 8. Jamie Reed (18); 9. Paul Brown Jr. (014); 10. John Bores (48); 11. Jim Gingery (03); 12. Matt Shipley (88)

Tin Lizzy Collision Heat 2: 1. Bill Hahn (27); 2. John Mayes (99m); 3. Larry Kingseed (21); 4. Mike Bores (15b); 5. Tim Sabo (98); 6. Ryan Missler (50); 7. Jeff McCoy (02); 8. Steve Sabo (99); 9. Benny Lester (240); 10. Craig Corfman (77c); 11. Matt Potts (29)

A-Feature (20 laps): 1. Mike Bores; 2. Bill Hahn; 3. Tim Sabo; 4. Ryan Missler; 5. Brandon Perkins; 6. Larry Kingseed; 7. Jeff McCoy; 8. Benny Lester; 9. Jamie Reed; 10. Steve Sabo; 11. Curtis Deisenroth; 12. Paul Brown Jr.; 13. John Bores; 14. John Mayes; 15. Jim Gingery; 16. Art Ball; 17. Chuck Hummer; 18. Matt Potts; 19. Kevin Koerper; 20. Mike Marteney; 21. Craig Corfman; 22. Matt Shipley

NST POINT STANDINGS-Attica Raceway Park 05/28/06

DRIVER POINTS
1 Tim Kaeding 768
4 Steve Kinser 757
3 Danny Lasoski 731
2 Jason Meyers 728
5 Tim Shaffer 666
6 Paul McMahan 641
7 Jason Sides 637
8 Jason Solwold 633
9 Shane Stewart 573
10 Brian Paulus 557
11 Lucas Wolfe 470

Brock Mayes scores 1st 410 sprint win; VanWormer picks up ALMS victory

By Brian Liskai: ATTICA, Ohio (Friday, April 28, 2006) – A front row starting spot was not where you wanted to be on Bazell Race Fuels Night at Attica Raceway park Friday.

Bucyrus, Ohio’s Brock Mayes started ninth in the 410 sprint feature and went on to claim an exciting victory – his first career win. Pinconning, Michigan’s Jeep VanWormer started fifth and went on to capture his first career Attica victory in the Sunoco American Late Model Series. Sandusky’s Chris Andrews started eighth and ended up in victory lane for the second time in his young career at Attica in the 305 sprints.

Also, Findlay’s Chad Kemenah dominated the remaining 17 laps of the make-up 410 feature that was rained out on April 21, to score his 19th career ARP victory. The UUI crew then loaded up and headed for Saturday’s World of Outlaws show in Knoxville, Iowa.

In the regular 410 feature, defending track champion Byron Reed jumped into the early lead from his pole starting position with Brandon Martin, Mark Keegan and Craig Mintz giving chase. The first caution would fly on lap 6 for Chad Blonde, with the running order now Reed, Keegan, Martin, Mintz, 10th starting Phil Gressman, Mike Linder, Brian Smith and Mayes.

Reed would continue to show the way with Keegan and Linder waging a great battle for second. By lap 20, Reed held the advantage over a closing Linder, Keegan and now Mayes. Disaster nearly struck Reed on lap 22 when he went off the high side of turn two. He gathered it back in, as the yellow would fly for a Niel Shepard spin. Reed had a lapped machine between he and Linder on the restart, with Keegand Mayes in tow. On the restart, Mayes used the bottom to move around Keegan exiting turn two, and then Linder in turn four to take second.

Reed got bottled up in traffic, allowing Mayes to close. Mayes rocketed off the bottom of turn four to take the lead as they received the white flag. Reed would drive to Mayes’ outside through turns three and four on the final lap, but Mayes would out drag him to the checkered.

“We have worked so hard over the past four years for this…I was beginning to think it would never come,” said Mayes beside his J&F Construction, Kinn Brothers Heating and Cooling sponsored #11B. “My crew keeps working hard and they gave me a heck of a car….it was easy to drive. I thought we guessed wrong at the start…I went to the bottom and it just kept getting better and better.”

In the make-up 410 feature, no one came close to touching Kemenah. He had taken the lead on April 21 with a great move off the bottom of turn 4 on lap 13, only to see the rains fall, putting the victory on hold until April 28.

“I have to thank John Bores for all the help he’s given us over the years. I want to thank Paul Kistler for the great motors and my family and crew for all their support,” said Kemenah beside his Underground Utilities Inc. sponsored #15K. “I really have to give credit to my brother Brian and all the guys on the crew. They have been working really hard…I’ve torn up some cars the past couple of months and they have rolled up their sleeves and didn’t give up.”

In the ALMS feature, Steve Casebolt jumped into the lead from his pole starting spot and looked to have the race in hand. The fans were watching a great battle for second between Aaron Scott, Brady Smith and VanWormer. But, as Casebolt became mired in lapped traffic, VanWormer, who had disposed of Scott and Smith, closed. As the five-to-go signal was given, VanWormer drove under Casebolt for the lead. Casebolt would not give up though, pulling along side VanWormer as they entered turns three and four for the final time. VanWormer would get the bite off the bottom and score the victory.

“We started the night with a good pill draw which is important when you have this many talented racers here. We were fast in our heat and I knew by feature time if I was patient and took my time, we’d be alright,” said VanWormer beside his Glob Technologies, Mastersbuilt sponsored #55.

In the 305 sprint main, pole sitter Andy Shammo jumped into the early lead. Scott Kraylek would take the lead five laps into the feature as he and Shammo would touch wheels briefly. Jeremy Durst would wrestle second from Shammo four laps later, with a fast closing Andrews in fourth. Shammo’s mount would suffer a broken front three laps later.

On the restart, Kraylek would continue to lead, with Durst, Andrews and Paul Weaver slicing back and forth. With 10 laps remaining, Andrews would power around Kraylek on the bottom and go on to the win.

“This is really cool. We’ve been getting better and better every week,” said Andrews beside his Spill Tek, Blue-Chip Machine sponsored #15c. “I have to thank my parents and all my sponsors for allowing me to do this.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, May 5 for Peps/Scout Night. All scouts – boys and girls – who wear their uniform to the track get free admission. Besides the normal show of 410 sprints, 305 sprints and limited late models, the 305s will run a make-up feature from the April 21 rainout.

RESULTS:
410 sprints (UUI make-up from 4-21-06)
A-main (30 laps) – starting position ()
1. 15k-Chad Kemenah (4); 2. 11b-Brock Mayes (11); 3. 37z-Bryan Scott (5); 4. 5-Byron Reed (19); 5. 14H-Todd Heller (16); 6. 11-Brandon Martin (3); 7. 8s-Craig Mintz (14); 8. 2g-Caleb Griffith (17); 9. 35-Ron Blair (2); 10. K-Andrew Palker (8); 11. 11n-Ed Neumeister (6); 12. 16-Lee Jacobs (1); 13. 78-Todd Kane (9); 14. 19-Becca Anderson (18); 15. 99-Alvin Roepke (15); 16.. 60-Jody Keegan (7); 17. X-Mark Keegan (12); 18. 3-Mike Linder (20); 19. 98-Bruce Robenalt (10); 20. 55-Brian Smith (13)

Bazell Race Fuels Night:

Heat 1 – Budweiser (top 5 to A): 1. 11B-Brock Mayes; 2. K-Andrew Palker; 3. 55-Brian Smith; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 8-Bobby Clark; 6. 14H-Todd Heller; 7. 7B-Jamie Miller; 8. 5b-Chad Blonde; 9. 2G-Caleb Griffith

Heat 2 – Ramsey Trucking (top 5 to A): 1. 3-Mike Linder; 2. 11-Brandon Martin; 3. 37z-Bryan Scott; 4. 8s-Craig Mintz; 5. 11n-Ed Neumeister; 6. 10-David Harrison; 7. 60-Jody Keegan; 8. 98-Bruce Robenalt

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 5 to A): 1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 4N-Niel Shepard; 3. 5-Byron Reed; 4. 1R-Phil Gressman; 5. 10s-Roger Shammo; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 7. 48-Mike Burkin; 8. 35-Ron Blair

B-main (top 5 to A): 1. 14h-Todd Heller; 2. 10-David Harrison; 3. 5b-Chad Blonde; 4. 2g-Caleb Griffith; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 7. 48-Mike Burkin; 8. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 9. 35-Ron Blair; 10. 7b-Jamie Miller; 11. 60-Jody Keegan

A-main (30 laps) – staring position ():
1. 11b-Brock Mayes (9); 2. 5R-Byron Reed (2); 3. 3-Mike Linder (7); 4. X-Mark Keegan (3); 5. 11m-Brandon Martin (1); 6. K-Andrew Palker (12); 7. 37z-Bryan Scott (11); 8. 14h-Todd Heller (16); 9. 1R-Phil Gressman (10); 10. 10-David Harrison (17); 11. 8s-Craig Mintz (6); 12. 55-Brian Smith (8); 13. 8c-Bobby Clark (13); 14. 10s-Roger Shammo (15); 15. 2g-Caleb Griffith (19); 16. 11n-Ed Neumeister (14); 17. 91-Aaron Middaugh (20); 18. 4n-Niel Shepard (5); 19. 5B-Chad Blonde (18); 20. W20-Greg Wilson (4)

305 Sprints:

Heat 1 – Budweister (top 4 to A): 1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 25p-Mark Pridemore; 3. 22d-Dan Hammond; 4. 02-Kevin Lee; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 1j-Jeremy Shambaugh; 7. 15h-Mitchell Harble; 8. 31-Chad Gullett

Heat 2 – R&R Wrecking (top 4 to A): 1. 01-Bryan Sebetto; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 15c-Chris Andrews; 4. 9z-Duane Zablocki; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 5-Dustin Dinan; 7. 29-Chris Lang; 8. 7-Brad Haudenschild

Heat 3 – Bell Helmets (top 4 to A): 1. 55b-Brad Bowman; 2. 48s-Andy Shammo; 3. 18-Jim Dunham; 4. 11-Shawn Colvin; 5. 70-Chad Laux; 6. 55s-Benny Bowman

Heat 4 – Griff’s Engines (top 4 to A): 1. 1w-Paul Weaver; 2. 27-Jeremy Durst; 3. 21-Scott Kraylek; 4. 33-Jed Prater; 5. 66L-Ryane Lowe; 6. 17x-Dustin Keegan; 7. 00-Jay Kiser

B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. 71-Bill Kraylek; 2. 65-Mark Lang; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan; 4. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 5. 29-Chris Lang; 6. 17x-Dustin Keegan; 7. 55s-Benny Bowman; 8. 7-Brad Haudenschild; 9. 1j-Jeremy Shambaugh; 10. 15h-Mitchell Harble; 11. 70-Chad Laux; 12. 00-Jay Kiser

A-main (25 laps) – starting position ():
1. 15c-Chris Andrews (8); 2. 1w-Paul Weaver (7); 3. 21-Scott Kraylek (2); 4. 27-Jeremy Durst (5); 5. 55b-Brad Bowman (4); 6. 18-Jim Dunham (10); 7. 01-Bryan Sebetto (11); 8. 02-Kevin Lee (13); 9. 35-Stuart Brubaker (9). 10. 9z-Duane Zablocki (14); 11. 71-Bill Kraylek (17); 12. 25p-Mark Pridemore (3); 13. 22d-Dan Hammond (12); 14. 5-Dustin Dinan
(19); 15. 11-Shawn Colvin (15); 16. 48s-Andy Shammo (1); 17. 66L-Ryan Lowe (20); 18. 33-Jed Prater (16); 19. 65-Mark Lang (18); 20. 49-Cody Runion (6)

Sunoco American Late Model Series (48 cars)

All Star Performance Heat 1 (top 3 to A): 1. 95J-Jerry Bowersock; 2. 3-Rick DeLong; 3. 7-Matt Miller; 4. 16-Shawn Nargengard; 5. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 6. 03-Clint Jamison; 7. 48b-Mike Bores; 8. 007-Rick Bond; 9. 34h-Ky Harper; 10. 48-John Bores

Stephens & Hull Racing Engines Heat 2 (top 3 to A): 1. 55-Jeep VanWormer; 2. 21h-David Hilliker; 3. 75h-Bart Hartman; 4. 1c-Duane Chamberlain; 5. 53-Hillard Miller; 6. 47-Brad Eitniear; 7. 47g-Jeremy Grover; 8. 63-Randy Scott; 9. 5-Mike Harger; 10. 12-Michael Stiltner

Napa Filters Heat 3 (top 3 to A): 1. 2-Brady Smith; 2. 21k-Larry Kingseed; 3. 2d-Curtis Diesenroth; 4. x3-Dan Wallace; 5. 75-Greg Martin; 6. 23c-Jeremy Canada; 7. 88-Andrew Reaume; 8. 05j-Joel Weldeman; 9. 71-Dave Hornikel; 10. 77c-Craig Corfman

Hoosier Race Tires Heat 4 (top 3 to A): 1. c9-Steve Casebolt; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk; 3. 0j-Ronnie Perrine Jr.; 4. 5m-Ryan Markham; 5. 50-Ryan Missler; 6. 01-Justin Chance; 7. 55h-Chuck Hummer; 8. 75m-Dusty Moore; 9. 45-Mike Marteney.

Heat 5 (top 3 to A): 1. 1. 1-Aaron Scott; 2. 12d-Doug Drown; 3. 11-Bryan Ruhlman; 4. 56-Zac Carney; 5. 9c-Troy Catterne; 6. 1n-Casey Noonan; 7. 27-Ken Hahn; 8. 92-Brandon Perkins; 9. 34m-Kevin Miller

B-main 1 (top 3 to A): 1. 16-Shawn Nagangard; 2. 53-Hillard Miller; 3. 56-Zac Carney; 4. x3-Dan Wallace; 5. 1n-Casey Noonan; 6. 50-Ryan Missler; 7. 03-Clint Jamison; 8. 05j-Joel Weldeman; 9. 92-Brandon Perkins; 10. 48-John Bores; 11. 45-Mike Marteney; 12. 23c-Jeremy Canada; 13. 55-Chuck Hummer; 14. 47g-Jeremy Grover; 15. 007-Rick Bond;
16. 5-Mark Harger; 17. 77c-Craig Corfman

B-main 2 (top 2 to A): 1. 1c-Duane Chamberlain; 2. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 3. 75-Greg Martin; 4. 5M-Ryan Markham; 5. 63-Randy Scott; 6. 27-Ken Hahn; 7. 9c-Troy Catterne; 8. 71-Dave Hornikel; 9. 12-Michael Stiltner; 10. 34m-Kevin Miller; 11. 47-Brad Eitniear; 12. 48b-Mike Bores; 13. 34h-Ky Harper; 14. 75m-Dusty Moore; 15. 01-Justin Chance.
A-Main (25 laps) – starting position ():
1. 55-Jeep VanWormer (5); 2. C9-Steve Casebolt (1); 3. 1-Aaron Scott (2); 4. 2-Brady Smith (4); 5. 91-Rusty Schlenk (9); 6. 7-Matt Miller (11); 7. 75h-Bart Hartman (12); 8. 95j-Jerry Bowersock (3); 9. 21h-David Hilliker (7); 10. 11-Bryan Ruhlman (15); 11. 1c-Duane Chamberlain (17); 12. 3-Rick DeLong (6); 13. Oj-Ronnie Perrin Jr. (14); 14. 1n-Casey Noonan (21); 15. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr. (19); 16. 16-Shawn Nargangard (16); 17. 21k-Larry Kingseed (8); 18. 56-Zac Carney (20); 19. 53-Hillard Miller (18); 20. 2d-Curtis Diesenroth (13); 21. 47-Brad Eitniear (22); 22. 12d-Doug Drown (10)