4.28.06 Results

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)

Chad Kemenah Excited To Compete As World of Outlaws Mean 15 Racer

By Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

Attica Raceway Park is near and dear to Mean 15 racer Chad Kemenah’s heart. Not only is it right down the road from his home in Findlay, Ohio, but he also has won 18 times in a 410-winged sprint car at the 1/3-mile track. In addition, John Bores, the owner of Kemenah’s long-time sponsor Underground Utilities Inc., also is Attica’s promoter this season.

The stars and cars of the World of Outlaws will take to the high-banked clay oval on Friday, May 12th, to battle some of the toughest weekly 410-sprint car drivers in the country in an event presented by Kistler Engines.

“It’s always good when you go back home,” said Kemenah, the driver of the No. 15K U.U.I. Eagle. “It’s a plus. You have plenty of laps at the place, and the fans are excited to see us race with the Outlaws. We’re really looking forward to going back there.”

Another reason Kemenah is excited to race at Attica is that Bores is calling the shots now. It was kind of by luck the two hooked up in the late 1990s. Now, the No. 15K Chad Kemenah Racing machine is synonymous with Bores’ U.U.I.

“We’ve been together now for eight years,” Kemenah said. “It actually started out as a one-night deal. A guy named Jim Harble, who was a part of the race team for quite awhile, had a racecar and asked me to drive it one night. It was a one-night thing during Ohio Sprint Speedweek, and here we are eight years later. It’s like a dream come true.”

From a sponsor’s standpoint, Bores is excited to see Kemenah racing with the World of Outlaws, knowing how tough the competition is and that the driver is on top of his game. >From a promoter’s standpoint, he is anxiously waiting for the long-time fan favorite to compete at Attica in front of his hometown fans with the other members of the Mean 15. Bores admits the sprint cars are what keeps the fans coming back and packing the stands week in and week out.

“It’s great for us and for the local people to see a local person running at a local track with the World of Outlaws,” said Bores, a former driver turned promoter. “He’s been doing this for so long that I think he’ll just treat it as another race.”

Drivers and car owners are often known for having epic battles with promoters, and vice versa. In many cases, this comes about because neither side knows what the other is going through. Enter Bores, who not only has laps as a driver, but knows what it takes to be a sponsor in racing and a successful businessman. He is using all of his knowledge for the sport and as well as his keen business sense in his maiden voyage into promoting Attica.

“I understand what it takes to fix a car,” Bores said. “Having been out on the track, it helps as a promoter to make the racing more favorable to the drivers and the team owners. Having your own car and sponsoring a car helps you understand the financial aspect of it. As a promoter, I know what is on the other end, having been a car owner and being a sponsor.”

For Kemenah, it is the best of both worlds as he has a sponsor that knows what it takes to help the team stay on the track and keep clicking. He also has a throng of fans that will be waiting in line to buy tickets for the May 12 event to see their local favorite as he takes on drivers from across the country who will be gunning to say they won in his back yard.

“It would be great to the win the Outlaw race,” Kemenah said. “With it being John’s first year as a promoter. He’s helped me out so much. He’s given me the best equipment and the best of everything to go racing with. It would mean quite a bit to win one here for him. We really haven’t talked about the race. We just try to approach every race as a different one.”

Kemenah, who is battling for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented by Maxim Racing and ButlerBuilt, won the World of Outlaws season-opener in February at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.

After doing battle at Attica, Kemenah and the World of Outlaws Mean 15 racers will pack up and travel south in the Buckeye State for the Ohio Challenge II at Jim Nier’s K-C Raceway in Waverly.

For ticket information about the World of Outlaws event presented by Kistler Engines on May 12 at Attica Raceway Park, go to https://arp.kxzjkne0-liquidwebsites.com or call 419-680-5606 or 419-426-8911 during the week of the event.
(Coming Friday, April 28: (on the WoO web site) Jeremy Campbell talks about taking his run for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented By Maxim Racing and ButlerBuilt to high-speed K-C Raceway on May 13 with the World of Outlaws.)

4.21.06 Make Up Features Announed

By Brian Liskai: ATTICA, Ohio (Tuesday, April 25, 2006) – Attica Raceway Park has announced the dates for the make-up feature for the 305 sprints and the remaining 17 laps for the 410 sprints that were rained out Friday, April 21.

The 410 sprints got 13 of the 30 lap A-main in the books on April 21 before the rains fell. The remaining 17 laps of the feature will be run Friday, April 28. It will be the first race of the evening at 8 p.m.

World of Outlaws regular Chad Kemenah – making an appearance after their show was rained out in Indiana earlier – took the lead from Ron Blair with a great low move exiting turn four to complete the 13th lap. When the race resumes, Kemenah will be leading Blair, Lee Jacobs, Brandon Martin and Andrew Palker.

The 305 sprints will make up their rained out feature on Friday, May. 5, in addition to a complete regular program on Pepsi/Scout Night. The 410 sprints and limited late models are also in action. All scouts – boys and girls – need to do is show up with their scout uniforms on and they will get into watch the mudslinging, fire-breathing sprint cars and late models FREE!
Bazell Race Fuels is sponsoring the racing action at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant on Friday, April 28. Besides the conclusion to the rained out April 21 410 sprint feature, the night will feature a full program of 410 sprints, 305 sprints and the Sunoco American Late Model Series. Gates will open at 5 p.m. and racing gets underway at 8 p.m.

Scouts Should "be prepared" For Free Fun On May 5th

By Brian Liskai: ATTICA, Ohio (Monday, April 24, 2006) – All Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies better “be prepared” for free fun and entertainment at Attica Raceway Park.

All scouts are invited to “Ohio’s Finest Racing” at the Attica Fairgrounds – located just north of U.S. 224 and just east of St. Rt. 4 – on Friday, May 5 as part of Pepsi Night/Scouts Night. All you scouts need to do is show up with your scout uniform on and you will get into watch the mudslinging, fire-breathing sprint cars and late models FREE!

Attica Raceway Park is a 3/8th mile banked dirt track with cars racing in speeds of over 100 mph.

Gates will open at 5 p.m. and racing will begin at 8 p.m. If time permits, there will be an autograph session around 7:30 p.m. with some of the drivers for the scouts to meet and talk to.

Also, any scouts 10-years-old and under will be eligible to win a FREE BIKE!

There is great food available at reasonable prices, from pizza to hamburgers and hotdogs to walking tacos and much more.
For more information call 419-426-8911 or 419-680-5606.

Improvements Underway At Attica Raceway Park

By Brian Liskai: ATTICA, Ohio (Saturday, April 22, 2006) – No one was happy with the track conditions Friday, April 21, at Attica Raceway Park…especially promoter and limited late model racer John Bores. Bores and crew were up bright and early Saturday to begin work to improve the surface for better – and more importantly – safer racing.

“Attica Raceway Park would like to apologize to the drivers, race teams and fans for the track conditions Friday night. The track was extremely hard and dry from all the racing during the two-day Coors Light Spring Nationals last weekend. The track prep team started watering and preparing the racing surface from Wednesday evening through Friday afternoon,” explained Bores.

“Due to the hard compacted clay below, the water did not soak in properly. Subsequently the track could not be run in and prepared properly,” Bores continued.

Friday afternoon’s hot and humid conditions and intermitent rain also contributed to track prep woes.

In an all-out effort to make “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue the best it can be, the track crew went back to work early Saturday, ripping and disking the hard pan soil and regrading the race track.

One of the more fascinating tools Bores was able to utilize via his company (UUI) is setting GPS coordinates for the grader so the track can be returned to original condition if it becomes dished out or crowns in the middle. The technology is so accurate that apparently if desired a completed duplicate of the track configuration could be built based off the coordinates.

“The entire Attica Raceway Park staff appreciates the patience of the fans, drivers and race teams and their support,” said ARP Operations Manager Rex LeJeune.

Racing continues at Attica Raceway Park Friday, April 28 with Bazell Race Fuel Night featuring the winged 410 sprints, 305 sprints and Sunoco American Late Model Series. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 8 p.m.