March 27th 2021 Results

Foos earns 410 Attica win; Stemler wins late model thriller, Weaver gets 2nd 305 victory

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Contact: Brian Liskai

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By Brian Liskai

 

ATTICA, Ohio – Fremont, Ohio’s DJ Foos and his Burmeister Racing team closed 2020 out on a great note. The team picked right back up in 2021, winning the 410 sprint feature Saturday, March 27 on Venture Visionary Partners Night in only their second outing of the season at Attica Raceway Park.

Foos, the track’s 2019 champion, took the lead on lap two and survived a few restarts to score his third career victory in the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints. A restart with six laps to go put eight time Attica champion Byron Reed on Foos’ rear bumper after Reed had charged from 19th starting spot. But Foos drove to a fantastic restart and pulled away for the victory aboard his Crown Battery, CR Juices, All in Tent Rentals, Dave Story Equipment, Burmeister Trophy, Sonny’s Signs, Vantage Branding, The Jet Express, BRS Tuned shocks, Kistler Engines, Kistler Racing Products backed machine.

“Mikey Sommers had the car dialed in tonight. BRS shocks were on the point tonight. I looked over at the board and saw the 1 (Jamie Myers) and the 4* (Tyler Street) and I was like ‘okay I think I’ll be alright.’ Then I saw the 5 (Reed) and John Ivy in third…I just knew I had to hit every mark. When I got to lapped traffic it got kind of sketch…hard to see. I kept missing off of two and got on the back side there. I’m just so excited for this Burmeister team. Last year we sucked and to be able to come out the second night out…we showed good speed last week…but man we really capitalized on it today. We have something to work on against the All Stars next week,” said Foos.

In a very entertaining Propane.com/Dirt Nerds Podcast Late Model feature, Ionia, Michigan’s Travis Stemler battled Collin Shipley and Rusty Schlenk before taking the lead on lap 15 only to lose it to Schlenk on lap 18 before Schlenk slid off the high side of turn two giving Stemler the top spot back. Stemler drove to his first ever Attica win aboard his Great Lakes Directional Drilling, Helm Electric, Brinn Transmission, Cusack Collision, AP Smillie Contracting, Nortan Equipment, Sharon Gary Patrick, MaCallister Cat Rentals, Algeo, Britt Heinz Tree Service backed machine.

“We started coming down here in 2017 and I always wanted to win here. It couldn’t be with better people I have behind me with Anklam Racing and my wife and all our great sponsors and Kenny and Dale and Budda….all these guys make it possible. I could hear him (Schlenk) but I knew the bottom was throwing crumbs up there so it was hard for his momentum to keep up. Then I didn’t hear him anymore,” said Stemler.

Fremont, Ohio’s Paul Weaver – the all-time winningest driver in the history of Attica Raceway Park, took the lead on lap eight of the Fremont Fence 305 Sprint feature and never looked back, scoring his second victory in a row and the 58th of his career in the division.

“Two wins in a row and I’ve only passed two cars. Sooner or later I’m going to draw an 11 or 12 and have to work for it,” said Weaver beside his B&B Drain Services, Adkins Sanitation, Hampshire Racing Engines, M&L Excavating backed #1W.

In the 30-lap 410 sprint feature Foos and Street brought the field to green with Street gaining the early advantage over Foos, Jamie Myers, Cole Macedo, Caleb Griffith, Chris Andrews and John Ivy. Foos drove into the lead on lap two before the caution flew a circuit later. Foos drove away on the restart over Street, Myers, Griffith, and Andrews who would bring out the caution on lap four.

When the green flew again, so did Foos, driving away from Street, Myers, Griffith, Ivy, Zane DeVault, Trey Jacobs and Reed who had charged from the last row after flipping in his heat and having to transfer from the B-main. Just as Foos was entering lapped traffic on lap 12 the caution flew and with a clear track when the green flew Foos pulled away. Reed drove into second on lap 16 but could not close on Foos until a caution with 11 laps remaining.

Foos executed a perfect restart and drove away from Reed as Ivy jumped into third followed by Myers, and a tremendous battle for fifth involving Jacobs, DeVault and Travis Philo. The final caution flew on lap 24 after Stewart Brubaker dropped oil on the track. Once again Foos drove away on the restart to take the win over Reed, Ivy, Jacobs and Myers.

A pair of young guns in their second year of 305 racing – Justin Lusk and Zeth Sabo – brought the field to green for the 25 lap A-main. Lusk grabbed the lead over Sabo with Weaver, Matt Foos, Mike Moore and Luke Griffith in pursuit. Weaver took second on lap two and was reeling in Lusk before the caution flew on lap four.

Luke would not budge from the bottom groove and continued to lead when the green flew with Weaver, Foos, Sabo and Griffith in tow. Weaver drove around Lusk for the lead on lap eight and only a couple of late race cautions kept the field close. Meanwhile Foos took second on lap 14 and on a lap 18 restart Jamie Miller drove from sixth to third.

Weaver cruised to the win over Foos, Miller, Sabo and Griffith.

Shipley and Todd Brennan paced the field for the 25 lap late model feature with Shipley grabbing the lead over third starter Schlenk, Brennan, Mike Bores, Stemler, last week’s winner Ryan Markham and Matt Irey. Stemler charged into third on lap three while a tremendous battle ensued for fourth involving Bores, Markham, Irey, Brennan and Chad Finley.

With nine laps in the lead was a three car battle involving Shipley, Schlenk and Stemler. Schlenk used the extreme high line to take the lead on lap 13 with Stemler grabbing second. Stemler was able to drive under Schlenk to take the top spot on lap 15 as they raced into heavy lapped traffic. A caution for debris on lap 16 gave Stemler a clear track but Schlenk kept up the pressure as Markham took third from Shipley.

Schlenk powered to the outside of Stemler to grab the lead on lap 18 but blew it off the high side of turn two soon after putting Stemler back to the point. Stemler pulled away the final five laps while Markham, Schlenk and Irey battled for second. At the checkers it was Stemler, Irey, Markham, Schlenk and Finley the top five.

Tony Stewart’s FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions come to Attica Raceway Park Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3 for the Core & Main Spring Nationals. Those attending are reminded local health department regulations require the wearing of masks upon entering the track and to follow social distancing guidelines.

Fans and race teams should visit www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

About Venture Visionary Partners (http://venturevp.com)

Venture Visionary Partners is a registered independent wealth management firm, advising affluent families and individuals, including business owners and entrepreneurs, to help them be strategically smarter with their wealth. Based in Sylvania, Ohio, Venture is a team of experienced wealth managers, investment advisors and other financial specialists who design and implement customized plans to address their clients’ current needs as well as their legacy goals.

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Attica Raceway Park moves to Saturday, March 27

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, March 26, 2021

ATTICA, Ohio – Due to overnight rains, Attica Raceway Park is moving Venture Visionary Partners Night to Saturday, March 27. Gates will open at 3 p.m. with pill draw closing at 4:15 p.m. and racing underway at 6 p.m.

Venture Visionary Partners has also added more money to the night’s purse with the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints paying $4,000 to win the A-main; the Propane.com/Dirt Nerds Podcast UMP Late Models paying $2,000 to win and the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints paying $1,000 to win.

Those attending Saturday’s races are reminded local health department regulations require the wearing of masks upon entering the track and to follow social distancing guidelines.

Fans and race teams should visit www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

March 20th 2021 Results

Schuerenberg survives to claim Attica 410 opener; Markham earns late model win; Weaver gets late race 305 victory

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Contact: Brian Liskai

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By Brian Liskai

ATTICA, Ohio – In a caution-filled opening night 410 sprint feature which saw two early leaders spin, Sikeston, Missouri’s Hunter Schuerenberg was able to navigate through traffic and hold off a late race charge to score his first ever Attica Raceway Park victory on Construction Equipment and Supply Night.

Schuerenberg inherited the lead of the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprint feature on lap 15 when leader Trey Jacobs spun and held off a late race charge by his friend Zach Hampton for the 30-lap win aboard the VerMeer Motorsports/TK Concrete/ Maxim Trucking/ Roof Bolt Transport, Eddie Gilstrap Motors/Logan Contracting/ Titan Machinery backed #55.

“It was just of those kinds of race tracks if your leading you can’t afford to make a mistake. As wide as the place was I knew someone in second was probably pressuring the hell out of me. If you caught lapped traffic then you were forced to try and slide across that race track and give the guy behind you some room. I knew he was back there…I was just trying to slow the pace down enough so we didn’t have to get into lapped traffic real hard. I probably could have run the car a little bit harder but when three guys ahead of you make a mistake…I wasn’t going to give the race way,” Schuerenberg said.

“I think that was Zach (Hampton) that ran second and that’s pretty cool. He and I are buddies. That kid is the hardest working dude in sprint car racing right now. He’s coming along quite well and to know he ran second is pretty cool. Happy to get win number one for VerMeer Motorsports,” he added.

While the stats will show Ashland, Ohio’s Ryan Markham led all 25 laps of the Propane.com/Dirt Nerds Podcast UMP Late Model A-main, it wasn’t easy for the former Attica track champion to claim his 17th career win at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant. Markham made wholesale changes to his car between the heat and feature and it paid off as he held off Rusty Schlenk for the victory aboard his B&B Drain Service, Beer Barrel Drive Thru, Clear Detail, Accu Force, Matco Tools by Jimmy, Innovative Graphics backed #5M.

“All winter my notebook was lying on a shelf in the garage. I’m grooving tires today and reminded myself to take it with me. Well low and behold we left the notebook at home. But that’s not why we ran badly in the heat race. The track generally here is more bitey and we saw we needed to make some changes and we made some wholesale changes and even without the notebook we got it done. I have a pretty good habit of winning on opening night,” said Markham.

In arguably the best feature of the night, five time and defending Fremont Fence 305 Sprints track champion Paul Weaver, of Fremont, used lapped traffic to take the lead at the white flag and held off a last ditch challenge from Steve Rando to earn his 57th career victory in the division. It was Weaver’s 60th total win (3 in the 410s also) at the track, making him the all-time career winner at Attica.

“I caught him (Rando), he pulled away, I caught him, he pulled away and it just played out on the last lap or he probably would have got me back. I might have passed Mark Keegan (for all time wins) but Mark Keegan is the best. When he walks in the pits everyone knows that. It’s a shame I didn’t have a lot of opportunities to run 410s. I’m just trying to keep the fun in racing,” said Weaver of his B&B Drain Services, Hampshire Racing Engines, M&L Excavating, Adkins Motorsports, Weaver Performance backed #1W.

Chad Wilson and Cole Macedo brought the field to green for the 30-lap 410 sprint feature but a three car tangle necessitated another start which saw another spin followed by a green and another caution. When the race finally started Macedo jumped into the lead over Trey Jacobs, Schuerenberg, Wilson, Ricky Peterson, Hampton and Chris Andrews.

Macedo spun on lap two handing the lead to Jacobs. Jacobs set a blistering pace, racing into lapped traffic by the sixth circuit with Schuerenberg, Peterson, Hampton and Andrews in pursuit. A spin on lap seven gave Jacobs a clear track and he pulled away. Jacobs once again found heavy lapped traffic by the 12th circuit but another caution gave him a clear track.

By the half-way point Jacobs had built a nice lead over Schuerenberg, Peterson, Hampton, Andrews, Cole Duncan, Nate Dussel and John Ivy. But disaster truck for Jacobs as he jumped the cushion in turns three and four to bring out the caution and handing the lead to Schuerenberg. On the restart another caution flew which brought about a fuel stoppage. The race would go caution free the final half.

When the green came back out Schuerenberg could not shake Hampton who had grabbed second from Peterson. Meanwhile a tremendous battle shaped up for fourth with Dussel, Andrews and Duncan. With five laps to go Schuerenberg was struggling behind a lapped car but was content not to push the issue as Hampton never showed him his nose.

Schuerenberg was finally able to dispose of the lapper and drove to the win over Hampton, Peterson, Andrews and Dussel.

Defending track champion Devin Shiels and Markham brought the field to green for the 25 lap late model feature with Markham edging ahead of Shiels with Rusty Schlenk and Collin Shipley battling for third. Markham maintained the lead while Shipley got around Shiels for the runner-up spot on lap three with Schlenk taking third the following circuit.

Markham was preparing the lap a car on the seventh circuit when that car spun right in front of him. Markham avoided the near disaster and maintained the lead while Shipley and Schlenk ran side by side lap after lap for second. The top three rain nose to tail through lap 17 when the caution flew.

Markham ran the cushion to perfection and maintained the lead when the green flew while Shipley and Schlenk continued their torrid battle with Schlenk taking second on lap 21.

Schlenk ran to Markham’s inside several times but could not complete the pass as Markham drove to the win over Schlenk, Shipley a charging Casey Noonan and Shiels.

In the 25 lap 305 A-main – which after a caution on the opening lap and another on lap three went the distance under green – Kyle Peters and Rando brought the field to green with Rando blasting the high side to the lead over Peters, Weaver and Shawn Valenti.

Rando drove the cushion to a nice lead with Weaver taking second on lap three just as the final caution came out. On the restart Weaver dove to Rando’s inside but the leader kept his momentum to maintain the lead.

Lapped traffic came into play by the 11th circuit allowing Weaver to remain within striking distance of Rando with Peters, Jamie Miller, Brandon Moore, Valenti, Kody Brewer, Jimmy McGrath Jr. and Zeth Sabo in pursuit.  Peters did a 360 and surrendered third to Miller on lap 22 as Weaver had drove right to the rear bumper of Rando.

As the lead duo raced through traffic coming to the white flag, Weaver used one of the back markers as a pick to drive into the lead. Rando tried a last corner dive but Weaver held his line and drove to the win. Rando, Miller, Sabo and Moore rounded out the top five.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, March 26 (Saturday, March 27 rain date) on Venture Visionary Partners Night with the 410 and 305 sprints and late models.

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