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UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions continue to bring excitement to more fans in 2012
CAMARGO, IL (1-30-12) By Brian Liskai A new sponsor, television, new tracks and more excitement await sprint car fans and teams in 2012 as the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions get ready to embark on a truly historic season.
The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions the university in Lima, Ohio recently announced their partnership with Americas Series will compete in 50-52 events in 2012.
This will be a true partnership. We will sell this college to prospective students all over the Midwest. This is a great place and we are going to be a good recruiting partner. We are working with great people through the University of Northwestern Ohio,� stated Guy Webb of All Star Championship Racing.
Following the successful regionalization plan the UNOH All Stars incorporated in 2011 � Ohio Region, Eastern Region, Great Plains Region and National � the series is looking to build on that momentum in 2012.
�We added $27,000 to the series� point fund�more teams competed with us and more teams earned more money. The interest from tracks with our series is up�we will be at seven to eight news places in 2012. The regional idea did what we hoped�we didn�t force teams to go to places they didn�t want to go and more teams made more money,� said Webb.
The 2012 season kicks off with seven events in Georgia and Florida as part of the Eastern Region points battle. It begins Feb. 10-11 at Screven Motor Speedway in Georgia, moves to Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15-16, and wraps up with a three day extravaganza at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. 23-25. The series� traditional Midwest opener will be held at the Spring Nationals at Attica Raceway Park on April 6-7 to kick off the Ohio Region series. Then it�s a three-race weekend in Pennsylvania Posse country for the Eastern Region battle April 27-19 at Williams Grove, Port Royal and Clinton County. The Port Royal event is a huge $15,000-to-win affair!
May will feature three Ohio region events � May 12 at Mercer Raceway Park and a Memorial Day double-header at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio May 26-27, including a $10,000-to-win wrap-up.
The month of June will no doubt have everything to say about who will be crowned the UNOH All Star champion with 12 events. It kicks off with three Eastern Region events on June 8-10 at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Utica Rome tracks.
Then it�s the 30th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek �9 races over nine nights across the Buckeye State. It kicks off at Attica on Friday, June 22, then to the bullring of Waynesfield Raceway Park on Saturday, and then on Sunday the UNOH All Stars will stop at Cannonball Motor Speedway. Monday will be held at Wayne County Speedway, and then Tuesday the series heads to Sharon Speedway and Wednesday for the first of two shows at Fremont Speedway. Thursday night will be at Hilltop Speedway before the traditional week-ending races at Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday, June 29 and the $10,000-to-win finale at Fremont Speedway on June 30.
July finds the UNOH All Stars heading to New York for two week-day events at Brewerton Speedway and Fonda Speedway on July 16 and July 18 before heading west for the traditional �Thunder Through the Plains.�
The Thunder Through the Plains will consist of 10 races for the $10,000-to-win Great Plains Regional point fund. It begins Saturday, July 21 at Wilmot Raceway in Wisconsin followed by a July 24 event at Hibbing Raceway. The series then moves to Red River Co-Op Speedway in Winnipeg, MB, Canada on July 26 and then back across the border to Jackson Speedway in Minnesota on July 27, followed by events on July 28 and 29 at Red River Valley Speedway in Fargo, N.D. and Husets Speedway in Brandon, S.D. respectively.
The UNOH All Stars are working on an event for Sunday, Aug. 5 before once again sanctioning the �Front Row Challenge� at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa on Monday, Aug. 6. Following the Knoxville Nationals, the All Stars wrap up the Great Plains Region with a show at Husets Speedway on Aug. 12 and at Red River Valley on Aug. 15.
Then it�s back to the Ohio Region battle with the series� only visit to Michigan on Aug. 18 at Butler Motor Speedway followed by Mercer Raceway Park in Western Pennsylvania on Aug. 25 and Lernerville Speedway on Aug. 31.
September will also be busy for the UNOH All Stars as they wrap up Attica�s season with the annual Ambush on Saturday, Sept. 1 followed by the final visit of the year to Wayne County on Sept. 2.
The Eastern Region point battle will conclude with a big weekend at Port Royal Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8, which wraps up with a $10,000-to-win affair. The All Star�s season � and that of the Ohio Region � will conclude with the two tracks that have hosted more series events then any other speed plants. Fremont Speedway will bring in the UNOH All Stars on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15 for the annual Jim Ford Classic which includes a $10,000-to-win finale. Then, Tony Stewart�s Eldora Speedway will conclude the 2012 UNOH All Star Season on Oct. 13.
�We have many, many of our business partners who once again have come back on board in 2012 and have added several new businesses and we�re excited about the growth they have helped us and will continue to help us achieve,� concluded Webb.
The 2012 season also looks to have several more teams compete in the various regions. �The Steel City Outlaw� Tim Shaffer will look to win his fourth straight series championship. But three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney, along with young up-and-comers Danny Holtgraver, Cap Henry, Pete Miller and two-time series champion Greg Wilson will certainly have something to say about that possibility. Of course the tough Pennsylvania Posse members like All Star Eastern Region Champion Lance Dewease, Fred Rahmer, Daryn Pittman and more will provide plenty of excitement as teams battle for the $20,000-to-win championship.
For the complete schedule and for more information about the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions go to www.allstarsprint.com.
Shaffer earns third straight UNOH All Star title
LIMA, OH (Jan. 22, 2012) By Brian Liskai Aliquippa, Pennsylvanias Tim Shaffer was crowned the champion of the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series during a gala banquet Sunday at the UNOH Events Center. It was the third straight All Star title for The Steel City Outlaw.
UNOH All Stars Guy Webb announced the series� regionalization concept introduced in 2011 was a big success. The series had four separate point funds � the Ohio Region, Eastern Region, Great Plains Region and National � and sanctioned 37 races in 2011.
�We were able to attract more cars to more All Star events which was great for the fans and tracks and put more money into the hands of the teams. We have added $27,000 in point fund money this year due to the regional concept,� said Webb.
Shaffer�s 10 All Star victories in 2011 led the way to his championship in the National, Ohio Region and Great Plains Region and finished fourth in the Eastern Region. Shaffer�s team owners Janet Holbrook and Aaron Call accepted the hardware on his behalf as Shaffer is racing in Australia.
�We have to thank the members of the team during 2011�Brian Kemenah, James, Five-O�there were many who helped out throughout the year. It�s been unbelievable what we have been able to achieve. And, we�re ready to defend our titles in 2012. We are ready to have some fun this year,� said Holbrook. �We have to thank Paul Kistler and Kistler Engines and Racing Products, J&J Race Cars, VRP Shocks and everyone who has contributed to our success. And Tim Shaffer? What can I say; he has proven he is one of the best drivers in the world.�
Since teaming up with the C&H Motorsports team, Shaffer has compiled 38 All Star wins since 2008 and now has 45 career victories in the series to sit sixth on the all-time win list.
Three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney finished second to Shaffer in the National, Ohio Region and Great Plains Region points and third in the Eastern Region and ended 2011 with eight series wins. Blaney has scored 30 All Star wins since 2007 and now has 84 career victories with the series to sit second on the all-time win list behind Kenny Jacobs 98 career wins.
�We were good this year, but the 83 team was better. Tim is a good friend and a hell of a race car driver. He paid his dues on the road all those years and now it�s paying off. That team has set the bar pretty high and we all have to work hard to get to that level,� said Blaney. �George (Fisher, car owner and mechanic) and I have been together a long time now which is pretty remarkable in today�s racing environment. That speaks a lot about our friendship.�
Fisher was named the UNOH All Star�s Crew Chief of the Year as well.
�We had a good year. Dale and I communicate very well�we are like brothers. I would like to thank Ti-22 for all their help and support. We will be back stronger in 2012 and hopefully get more wins,� said Fisher.
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania�s Lance Dewease was on hand to collect his title as the All Star�s Eastern Region champion. Dewease, who scored two series� wins in 2011 to take his career total to 29, is recovering from neck and back surgeries from injuries he suffered in a late season crash.
�This Eastern Region deal was tough. Not only did we have to compete against Shaffer and Blaney, but Daryn Pittman was hot this past year (3 All Star wins) and throw in Stevie Smith, Fred Rahmer and all the Posse drivers�it�s doesn�t get much tougher,� said Dewease. �We are in rehab and will continue to get better every day. Just to be able to walk into this banquet is a success. We will continue to work hard on healing and probably won�t be back out until April.�
Pete Miller III of Port Vue, Pa., was named the UNOH All Star�s Rookie of the Year for 2011. He finished fifth in the National points, ninth in the Ohio Region, seventh in the Great Plains Region and 10th in the Eastern Region.
�I have to thank my mom and dad and every one of the teams in this room. They all helped me so much and I learned more than could have ever imagined. I got to race on many new tracks and look forward to going back in 2012,� said Miller.
Other drivers attending the banquet were 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry, who finished fourth in the National points, eighth in the Ohio Region, fourth in the Great Plains Region and eighth in the Eastern Region. Two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson announced he would be back stronger in 2012 with Kemenah joining the team. Wilson finished sixth in the National points, fifth in the Ohio and Great Plains Regions. Cole Duncan, who finished 10th in the Ohio Region points, announced he would be teaming up with Tony Kennedy in 2012 and planned to run for the Ohio Region title. Bryan Grove, owner of the #45 driven in 2011 by Rob Chaney to a 7th place finish in the Ohio Region points, announced Paul McMahan would pilot his sprint car in 2012.
David Gravel, who finished third in the National and Ohio Region points and sixth in the Great Plains and Eastern Region, was unable to attend.
Webb also was excited about partnering with UNOH. �We will sell this college and help recruit students. This is a great place filled with great people.�
The UNOH All Stars released their 2012 schedule with 50-52 events. Webb said there are �seven to eight new tracks� and the 30th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek will feature eight and possibly nine races over nine days.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com
UNOH All Stars to reward teams at banquet
CAMARGO, IL.-(12-10-11) By Brian Liskai The University of Northwest Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions will reward the drivers, crews, owners and race teams who competed during the 2011 season at an awards banquet on Sunday, Jan. 22 at the UNOH Events Center in Lima, Ohio.
Doors will open at noon and lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Tickets are $35 each (make checks payable to All Star Championship Racing, Inc. and mail to P.O. Box 213, Clyde, Ohio 43410). The event is open to everyone!
Two time All Star champion Tim Shaffer will collect most of the hardware, having won the series� National points, Great Plains Region and Ohio Region. The Steel City Outlaw also finished fourth in the Easter Region points. Three time All Star champion Dale Blaney finished second in the National, Great Plains and Ohio points and third in the Eastern Region, which was claimed by Lance Dewease. David Gravel finished third in the National and Ohio points and sixth in both the Great Plains and Easter Region points. 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry finished fourth in the National and Great Plains regions and eighth in both the Ohio and Eastern Regions.
Others who will collect hardware at the banquet include two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson, Daryn Pittman and young chargers Danny Holtgraver and Pete Miller III.
For more information please visit www.allstarsprint.com or contact Owen Fritz at 217-253-8100.
UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions open 2012 season "down south"
CAMARGO, IL (11-19-11) By Brian Liskai The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car Series will open their 2012 season with good ol Southern Hospitality in February when they visit Georgia and Florida.
The UNOH All Stars will kick things off when they visit Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia, on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11. The series then heads to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15 and 16, and end up at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-25.
The seven races in the South will pay a combined $35,000 to win and will be part of the All Stars Eastern Region points battle in addition to points being handed out for the National title.
Pennsylvania Posse member Lance Dewease claimed the series first Eastern Region championship in 2011. He will have his hands full with the likes of three-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer, who also won the Ohio and Great Plains region titles in 2011, and three time series champion Dale Blaney. Throw in the young guns like Danny Holtgraver, Pete Miller, Cap Henry, David Gravel and more and the possibility of several World of Outlaw teams competing during these events and you have a recipe for exciting winter racing.
�We�re very excited about the 2012 southern races. There�s plenty of racing for the folks from up north to see this year in Georgia and Florida. We are working with these stable tracks and promoters and look forward to our talented drivers putting on a tremendous show,� said Guy Webb of All Star Championship Racing.
Screven�s Second Annual Winter Freeze will take place Feb. 9-11 with the UNOH All Stars in competition with a pair of $5,000-to-win events on Feb. 10 and 11.
Screven will also be open Feb. 6-8 for testing sessions. Screven owner, Redd Griffin, will prepare the track daily and make it available for $50 per team to have additional testing sessions prior to the Winter Freeze event. Thursday, Feb. 9 will feature a full regular practice session as well in preparation for Friday and Saturday's Winter Freeze event.
Fans attending the Winter Freeze will have access to all venues at the track including pit access to all tracks for one small price. In addition, fans will get the chance to compete in the second annual go-kart challenge with some of the drivers on hand for the event. Plus, the track will host autograph sessions, meet and greets and more for fans in attendance.
Once again the UNOH All Stars will be a part of the 41st Annual DIRTcar Nationals presented by UNOH. �America�s Series� will kick off the tradition on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15 and 16, with each night paying $5,000 to win.
The UNOH All Stars will wrap up their �Southern Swing� with three big nights of racing at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Feb. 23-25. The features the first two nights of action will pay $4,000 to win with the finale on Feb. 25 paying $7,000.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com; www.dirtcarnationals.com; www.screvenmotorspeedway.com; and www.bubbaracewaypark.com
University of Northwestern Ohio becomes the title sponsor of the family of brands of All Star Championship Racing
CAMARGO, IL (11-19-11) By Brian Liskai All Star Championship Racing has some of the most educated fans in the world. So, it only makes sense that the University of Northwestern Ohio is now the new title sponsor of the family of brands of All Star Championship Racing.
The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions will embark on their 2012 season soon and officials are excited about the opportunities the relationship between the racing series and UNOH.
UNOH has long been a supporter of grassroots racing. Through the universitys College of Applied Technologies, they are tied directly to racing, providing degrees in automotive technology and high performance technology. The All Stars are extremely proud and excited about the opportunities this business marketing agreement has for the university, our series and our fans and race teams, said Guy Webb of All Star Championship Racing.
The UNOH All Star Championship Racing organizes races for the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars, UNOH All Star Late Model Series, and UNOH Midwest All Star Sprint Series.
The University of Northwestern Ohio � founded in 1920 - offers degrees through the College of Applied Technologies, College of Health Professions, College of Business, College of Occupational Professions, a graduate college and online degrees.
The university owns and operates Limaland Motorsports Park, a dirt track that races sprint cars, stock cars and modifieds on a weekly basis during the summer, including hosting the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars and the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars. The university also fields several race cars where the students are the crews. UNOH also sponsors the DIRTcar Nationals in Florida in February.
For more information on the UNOH All Stars go to www.allstarsprint.com. For more information on UNOH go to www.unoh.edu.
CAMARGO, IL (11-11-11) By Brian Liskai All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car memberships are on sale now. A membership with the All Stars makes a race team eligible to earn points at series sanctioned events in the Eastern, Ohio and Great Plains Regions as well as for National points.
The cost of a season membership if purchased before Jan. 1, 2012 will be $425. All Star membership prices purchased from Jan. 1-Feb. 28, 2012 will be $500.
All race teams who want to earn points and membership benefits at the winter races in Georgia and Florida, which begin Feb. 10 and 11 at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. (the Georgia and Florida races are for Eastern Region points) must purchase a membership prior to Jan. 1, 2012.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com or call Kyle Keesy at 217-722-8043.
Screven Motor Speedway Management Cancels Event Set For Nov. 2
Camargo, IL (10-24-11) By Brian Liskai � Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., has cancelled the Winter Freeze make-up event scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2, that was scheduled to wrap up the season for the All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars.
The race was originally scheduled in February, and after heat races were completed, rains forced the cancellation of the feature, and it, along with a separate All Star sanctioned event were rescheduled to the Nov. 2 date.
�As promoter/owner, I would like to apologize for making a very bad re-scheduling decision on our inaugural Winter Freeze rain-out back in February,� said Screven Promoter/Owner James Redd Griffin in a press release. �Unfortunately, the Wednesday night, November 2 show will be cancelled due to many fans expressing that a Wednesday night will be impossible to support. November 2 is a work night and most of all a school night for the kids. Without that support, running this show would be a bad financial decision for the track.�
�I understand that this may upset many fans that were planning to come down to attend this show prior to the World Finals at Charlotte. At first, this seemed to be the best time to catch the 410 sprinters, that rarely make their way South. However, from the response that I have received through phone/emails and personal contact, most have said that it is too difficult to plan to attend a show on a week night,� continued Griffin.
Griffin said all of the rain-out tickets, including the Winter Freeze, will still be honored at the remaining 2011 events at Screven Motor Speedway. He said all rain-out tickets from the inaugural Winter Freeze will be honored for Screven�s second attempt at the Winter Freeze on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 as the All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars will be at the track.
The Second Annual Winter Freeze will feature the All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars that will compete for a $5,000 to win event on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, and another $5,000 to win event on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
The cancellation ends the 2011 season for the All Star Circuit of Champions and Tim Shaffer will be crowned the series champion for the third straight year. He also won the series� Ohio and Great Plains region points and the $20,000 and $10,000 prizes respectively. Though he was injured and out for the remainder of the season, the cancellation also means Lance Dewease is the All Star�s Eastern Region champion, earning $20,000.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com, or www.screvenmotorspeedway.com.
Blaney scores 84th career All Star win, takes advantage of Shaffer's misfortune
ROSSBURG, OH (10-1-2011) By Brian Liskai It looked like Tim Shaffer was finally going to break his All Star Circuit of Champions drought at Eldora Speedway Saturday on University of Northwestern Ohio Night. But when Rob Chaney tumbled late in the race, Shaffer and Terry McCarl got together trying to avoid the crash and spun. This handed the lead to Blaney who had troubles of his own with a motor that just wouldnt take off on restarts, but was good enough to take him to the victory, his 84th career All Star win.
"We kind of got lucky. Shaffer was probably going to win. When Chaney flipped Shaffer and McCarl got together and Shaffer spun. They put him on the tail for being involved in the crashit was a judgment call," said Blaney beside his Ti22 Performance backed machine.
"My car didn't take off at all on the start until the gate by turn three. We have a mag problem or something. On that last restart I was just fortunate no one behind me could get around�the motor just wouldn�t take off,� added Blaney. �It feels good to get a win at Eldora again�it�s been a couple of years."
Shaffer would come back to finish seventh and claim the $20,000 prize for winning the All Star Circuit of Champion's Ohio Region points. Shaffer, who won the $10,000 Great Plaines Region points, also padded his National point lead.
"We came up on Chaney�s crash so quickly�and we both weren�t sure where he was going. You just have to make a decision on where to go and we both went low and I clipped the rear of his (McCarl) car and spun. It was just one of those deals. Dang I wanted to win an All Star race at Eldora�I�ve won three or four World of Outlaw races there, but I really wanted this one," said Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine.
"It�s great we won the All Star�s Ohio deal�it's a nice reward for the hard work my guys put into this team," continued Shaffer whose #83 carries Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products sponsorship.
Blaney and Randy Hannagan would lead the field to the green with Hannagan taking the lead. But third starting Shaffer and fourth starting Brad Sweet clearly had the cars to beat. Shaffer would grab the early lead with Sweet applying constant pressure to �The Steel City Outlaw.� But, Sweet�s challenge would end with about 10 laps to go when he retired with mechanical woes.
It looked like Shaffer would drive away with the win, but Chaney got upside down in turn 1 with seven laps to go, and as Terry McCarl tried to avoid Chaney, he and Shaffer got together with Shaffer spinning. That gave the lead to Blaney who cruised to the win over Hannagan, who also finished second in the NRA Sprint Invaders� feature, Danny Smith (up from 12th), David Gravel and Dustin Daggett.
Blaney's 84th career All Star win � his eighth of 2011 - moves him closer to all-time series win leader Kenny Jacobs who has 98.
For Hannagan, it was a great night at Tony Stewart�s Big E. He would also finish second in the NRA Sprint Invaders feature.
�I felt good at the start and that�s when I knew I was a sitting duck. Usually if you�re tight at the beginning of the race here, you�re pretty good at the end. I was good early and new I was going to be in trouble late. The car just got loose at the end. But, for having only run a handful of 410 shows this year, we�ve had pretty good results. Hopefully we can do a little more of that next year and get into victory lane,� said Hannagan beside his Central Valley Meat Company/Kenny�s Components/Gaerte Engines backed machine.
Eldora Speedway - 10/1/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions (29 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 13.076; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.128; 3. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.225; 4. 89G-David Gravel, 13.235; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.294; 6. 7-Darren Long, 13.308; 7. 45-Rob Chaney, 13.310; 8. O4-Cap Henry, 13.312; 9. 2M-Dustin Dagget, 13.320; 10. 7K-Kyle Sauder, 13.326; 11. 4-Danny Smith, 13.374; 12. 78-Todd Kane, 13.387; 13. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.424; 14. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.454; 15. 97-Dean Jacobs, 13.547; 16. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.582; 17. 34-Luke Hall, 13.595; 18. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.598; 19. 7C-Phil Gressman, 13.603; 20. 55-Terry McCarl, 13.611; 21. O-Lee Jacobs, 13.644; 22. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 13.732; 23. 6M-Dallas Hewit, 14.019; 24. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.109; 25. 60-Kory Carbtree, 14.371; 26. 2X-Nathan Skaggs, 14.433; 27. 92-Sam Ashworth, 14.452; 28. 5T-Travis Philo, 14.612; 29. 27-Scott Euler, 14.804
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. W20-Greg Wilson[1] ; 2. 7K-Kyle Sauder[3] ; 3. 45-Rob Chaney[4] ; 4. 22H-Randy Hannagan[6] ; 5. 89G-David Gravel[5] ; 6. D4-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 7. 7C-Phil Gressman[7] ; 8. 5T-Travis Philo[10] ; 9. 60-Kory Carbtree[9] ; 10. 11N-Ed Neumeister[8]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O4-Cap Henry[4] ; 2. 34-Luke Hall[1] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[5] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[2] ; 5. 49-Brad Sweet[6] ; 6. 55-Terry McCarl[7] ; 7. 2X-Nathan Skaggs[9] ; 8. 27-Scott Euler[10] ; 9. 4-Danny Smith[3] ; 10. 6M-Dallas Hewit[8]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 97-Dean Jacobs[2] ; 3. 2M-Dustin Dagget[4] ; 4. 2-Dale Blaney[6] ; 5. O-Lee Jacobs[7] ; 6. 78-Todd Kane[3] ; 7. 3-Pete Miller III[8] ; 8. 92-Sam Ashworth[9] ; 9. 7-Darren Long[5]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 2-Dale Blaney[2] ; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[3] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[5] ; 5. 89G-David Gravel[1] ; 6. 45-Rob Chaney[6]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 7-Darren Long[1] ; 2. 4-Danny Smith[2] ; 3. 7C-Phil Gressman[3] ; 4. 3-Pete Miller III[6] ; 5. 60-Kory Carbtree[7] ; 6. 2X-Nathan Skaggs[8] ; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[10] ; 8. 92-Sam Ashworth[9] ; 9. 27-Scott Euler[11] ; 10. 11N-Ed Neumeister[4] ; 11. 6M-Dallas Hewit[5]
A-Main - (30 Laps)
1. 2-Dale Blaney[1]; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2]; 3. 4-Danny Smith[12]; 4. 89G-David Gravel[5]; 5. 2M-Dustin Dagget[8]; 6. 7K-Kyle Sauder[9]; 7. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]; 8. D4-Danny Holtgraver[13]; 9. 55-Terry McCarl[20]; 10. 7-Darren Long[11]; 11. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[18]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson[16]; 13. 22-Cole Duncan[14]; 14. 97-Dean Jacobs[15]; 15. 3-Pete Miller III[22]; 16. 34-Luke Hall[17]; 17. 45-Rob Chaney[6]; 18. 49-Brad Sweet[4]; 19. O-Lee Jacobs[21]; 20. 78-Todd Kane[10]; 21. O4-Cap Henry[7]; 22. 60-Kory Carbtree[23]; 23. 7C-Phil Gressman[19]; 24. 2X-Nathan Skaggs[24]
Hard Charger: 55-Terry McCarl[+11]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
October 1, 2011 - Eldora Speedway
Quick Qualifier - Randy Hannagan: 13.076
Heat 1 - (8 Laps) 1. w20-Greg Wilson [1];2. 7k-Kyle Sauder [3];3. 45-Rob Chaney [4];4. 22h-Randy Hannagan [6];5. 89g-David Gravel [5];6. d4-Danny Holtgraver [2];7. 7c-Phil Gressman [7];8. 5t-Travis Philo [10];9. 60-Kory Crabtree [9];10. 11n-Ed Neumeister [8]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps) 1. 01-Cap Henry [4];2. 34-Luke Hall [1];3. 83-Tim Shaffer [5];4. 22-Cole Duncan [2];5. 49-Brad Sweet [6];6. 55-Terry McCarl [7];7. 27-Nathan Skaggs [9];8. 27-Scott Euler [10];9. 4-Danny Smith [3];10. 6m-Dallas Hewitt [8]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps) 1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [1];2. 97-Dean Jacobs [2];3. 2m-Dustin Daggett [4];4. 2-Dale Blaney [6];5. 0-Lee Jacobs [7];6. 78-Todd Kane [3];7. 3-Pete MIller [8];8. 92-Sam Ashworth [9];9. 7-Darren Long [5]
Dash 1. 2-Dale Blaney [N/A];2. 22h-Randy Hannagan [N/A];3. 83-Tim Shaffer [N/A];4. 49-Brad Sweet [N/A];5. 89g-David Gravel [N/A];6. 45-Rob Chaney [N/A]
B Main - (12 Laps) 1. 7-Darren Long [1];2. 4-Danny Smith [2];3. 7c-Phil Gressman [3];4. 3-Pete MIller [6];5. 60-Kory Crabtree [7];6. 2x-Nathan Skaggs [8];7. 5t-Travis Philo [10];8. 92-Sam Ashworth [9];9. 27-Scott Euler [11];10. 11n-Ed Neumeister [4];11. 6m-Dallas Hewitt [5]
A Main - (30 Laps) 1. 2-Dale Blaney [1];2. 22h-Randy Hannagan [2];3. 4-Danny Smith [12];4. 89g-David Gravel [5];5. 2m-Dustin Daggett [8];6. 7k-Kyle Sauder [9];7. 83-Tim Shaffer [3];8. d4-Danny Holtgraver [13];9. 55-Terry McCarl [20];10. 7-Darren Long [11];11. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [18];12. w20-Greg Wilson [16];13. 22-Cole Duncan [14];14. 97-Dean Jacobs [15];15. 3-Pete MIller [22];16. 34-Luke Hall [17];17. 45-Rob Chaney [6];18. 0-Lee Jacobs [21];19. 49-Brad Sweet [4];20. 78-Todd Kane [10];21. 01-Cap Henry [7];22. 60-Kory Crabtree [23];23. 7c-Phil Gressman [19];24. 2x-Nathan Skaggs [24]
CAMARGO, IL (9-26-11) By Brian Liskai - The $20,000-to-win Ohio Region of the All Star Circuit of Champions will come down to their final appearance in the Buckeye State on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speeedway.
It's been over two years since the All Stars competed at the world famous half-mile - June 20, 2009 when Terry "TMac" McCarl opened the Ohio Sprint Speedweek with his first Eldora victory.
The All Stars have competed at Eldora Speedway more than at any other track - 130 events. Kenny "The Mouse" Jacobs holds the most career All Star wins at "The Big E" with 21 victories, followed by Joey Saldana with 11 wins.
Saturday's event is part of the Sprintacular with the NRA Sprint Invaders and the Legends cars.
Two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer will bring a 148-point lead over three-time series' champion Dale Blaney in the Ohio Region standings into the event. After having claimed the $10,000 Great Plains Region point title earlier this year, Shaffer also leads the National Standings by 215 points over Blaney.
Shaffer has 10 All Star wins in 2011 while Blaney has 7 series' victories. But look for the likes of David Gravel, Cap Henry, Greg Wilson, Danny Holtgraver and more to via for the $5,000 to win event at Eldora.
Gates will open at 2 p.m. with racing under way at 6 p.m.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com or www.eldoraspeedway.com
Shaffer scores 10th All Star win to open Ford Classic at Fremont
FREMONT, OH (9-16-11) By Brian Liskai� Tim Shaffer shot around Rob Chaney in lapped traffic on lap 14 and then benefitted from a caution to give him a clear track as he went on to score the All Star Circuit of Champions win to open the Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway on Friday night. It marked the 98th appearance of the All Stars at Fremont Speedway.
The win on All Pro Cylinder Heads Night was the 10th series win of the year for the two-time All Star champion and the 11th career win at Fremont. He will seek to sweep the weekend on Saturday in the $10,000-to-win, 50-lap finale on Ludwig Propane Night. It was also Shaffer�s 45th career All Star win to move him into sixth on the series� all-time win list, just eight behind Frankie Kerr.
�Things really got interesting there for awhile�it was a great race. I didn�t think we were going to get there. But Brian (Kemenah, crew chief) and guys did such a great job on the car�it came on late. That caution helped a bunch�it seemed like everything kind of fell our way tonight,� said Shaffer in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook Motorsports entry.
�You have to take it when it happens like this because a lot of nights it don�t. That�s dirt track racing�it changes all night and my guys changed the car and hit it right on the money,� added Shaffer of his Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products/VRP Shocks #83. �Tomorrow�s a whole new night and things can change. You have to start with a good qualifying effort and get through your heat and go from there. It will be a longer race which I seem to like�I just hope we can be up here tomorrow.�
While Shaffer had to be considered the odds on favorite to win � he�s won the $10,000 Ohio Sprint Speed Week Finale at �The Track That Action Built in June � many of the fans were hoping local driver Bryan Sebetto could provide an upset. The 2011 Kistler Racing Products FAST champion has won three times at Fremont this season, including the previous week.
Sebetto. the track�s current point leader, would charge from 10th to finish second.
�You can�t give Tim Shaffer a clear track�he�s the best in the business�the only shot I had was lapped traffic. He�s way better in traffic than I am�it would have taken him getting hung up in the right spot and giving me an opening. Congrats to Tim and the whole crew�they did a great job. You know they are the car to beat every time you pull into the pits for an All Star race..any race for that matter,� said Sebetto beside his Burmeister Racing/Steven Mapus Tools/JLH General Contractors backed #16.
"Once started to get the wing back a little bit I could move around�I was really good on the bottom in one and two but it was hard to hit the spot without sliding up into the slick,� added Sebetto.
For Rob Chaney who led the first 13 laps, a solid third place run was just was the Bryan Grove team needed.
�I�m not disappointed at all. We�ve really struggled�we�ve been fast since speedweek and our results don�t show it. We got a top three finish and hopefully we can finish the year out with some good finishes without any problems,� said Chaney beside his Canton Erectors/Tim Hawkins Logging backed #45.
In the 30-lap All Star feature, Dale Blaney and Rob Chaney would lead the field to the green, with Chaney getting the advantage while Jac Haudenschild and Shaffer would give chase. Shaffer would take third on lap four, but Haudenschild would fight back to regain the position on the next lap.
As Chaney hit lapped traffic on the ninth circuit, Blaney would close while Haudenschild and Shaffer continued to run side-by-side for third. Meanwhile Byron Reed, Brandon Martin, Sebetto and 13th starter Dean Jacobs would race heard for fifth. Shaffer would grab third on the 11th lap and drove around Blaney into second a lap later, with Haudenschild taking third on lap 13. Just as the half-way point was completed, the caution would fly when David Gravel lost a right front wheel. The running order was Shaffer, a lapped car, Chaney, Sebetto, Haudenschild, Blaney and Jacobs.
With a clear track, Shaffer would pull away slightly while Chaney was locked in a torrid battle for second with Sebetto. With four laps to go, Sebetto was able to drive under Chaney for second with Haudenschild and Jacobs rounding out the top five. But, Sebetto ran out of time as Shaffer took the checkered. Chaney, Jacobs and Haudenschild would round out the top five.
Fremont Speedway - 9/16/2011 All Pro Heads Night
All Star Circuit of Champions (31 Cars) [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.360 2. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.376 3. 45-Rob Chaney, 12.428 4. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.434 5. 14H-Todd Heller, 12.451 6. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.463 7. 70-Jac Haudenschild, 12.527 8. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 12.529 9. 9X-Brandon Martin, 12.556 10. O4-Cap Henry, 12.560 11. 312-Mike Linder, 12.560 12. 16-Bryan Sebetto, 12.568 13. 97-Dean Jacobs, 12.570 14. 89G-David Gravel, 12.578 15. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.591 16. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.616 17. 312X-Chris Andrews, 12.647 18. 10-Brad Haudenschild, 12.678 19. 40H-Caleb Helms, 12.738 20. 4K-Kody Kinser, 12.748 21. 4-Danny Smith, 12.847 22. 2+-Brian Smith, 12.861 23. O-Lee Jacobs, 12.872 24. O8-Dan Kuriger, 12.916 25. 53-Phil Gressman, 12.950 26. 1X-Matt Linder, 12.956 27. 3-Pete Miller III, 12.968 28. 60-Jody Keegan, 13.018 29. 27-Scott Euler, 13.336 30. 40-Mark Imler, 13.352 31. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 42.944
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 97-Dean Jacobs[2] 2. 22-Cole Duncan[1] 3. 70-Jac Haudenschild[4] 4. O4-Cap Henry[3] 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] 6. 2+-Brian Smith[8] 7. 3-Pete Miller III[10] 8. 40-Mark Imler[11] 9. O9-Craig Mintz[5] 10. 40H-Caleb Helms[7] 11. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[9]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 312X-Chris Andrews[1] 2. 89G-David Gravel[2] 3. 312-Mike Linder[3] 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4] 5. 5R-Byron Reed[6] 6. 53-Phil Gressman[9] 7. 4K-Kody Kinser[7] 8. 60-Jody Keegan[10] 9. O-Lee Jacobs[8] 10. 14H-Todd Heller[5]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 10-Brad Haudenschild[1] 2. 16-Bryan Sebetto[3] 3. 2-Dale Blaney[5] 4. 9X-Brandon Martin[4] 5. 45-Rob Chaney[6] 6. 4-Danny Smith[7] 7. 1X-Matt Linder[9] 8. O8-Dan Kuriger[8] 9. 27-Scott Euler[10] 10. W20-Greg Wilson[2]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 2-Dale Blaney[1] 2. 45-Rob Chaney[2] 3. 70-Jac Haudenschild[4] 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] 5. 5R-Byron Reed[6] 6. D4-Danny Holtgraver[5]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 14H-Todd Heller[2] 2. W20-Greg Wilson[3] 3. 40H-Caleb Helms[4] 4. O9-Craig Mintz[1] 5. 4K-Kody Kinser[5] 6. O-Lee Jacobs[6] 7. 3-Pete Miller III[9] 8. 60-Jody Keegan[10] 9. 1X-Matt Linder[8] 10. 27-Scott Euler[11] 11. 40-Mark Imler[12] 12. O8-Dan Kuriger[7]
A-Main - (30 Laps) 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] 2. 16-Bryan Sebetto[10] 3. 45-Rob Chaney[2] 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[13] 5. 70-Jac Haudenschild[3] 6. 2-Dale Blaney[1] 7. 5R-Byron Reed[5] 8. W20-Greg Wilson[15] 9. 312-Mike Linder[9] 10. D4-Danny Holtgraver[6] 11. O4-Cap Henry[8] 12. 9X-Brandon Martin[7] 13. 4K-Kody Kinser[20] 14. 4-Danny Smith[21] 15. 14H-Todd Heller[12] 16. 312X-Chris Andrews[17] 17. 22-Cole Duncan[16] 18. 2+-Brian Smith[22] 19. 40H-Caleb Helms[19] 20. O-Lee Jacobs[23] 21. 10-Brad Haudenschild[18] 22. O9-Craig Mintz[11] 23. 89G-David Gravel[14] 24. 53-Phil Gressman[24] Hard Charger: 97-Dean Jacobs[+9]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Big money on the line as All Stars invade Fremont for two-day Jim Ford Classic
FREMONT, Ohio - There will be a lot of money on the line on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17 at Fremont Speedway when the All Star Circuit of Champions invade "The Track That Action Built" for the final time in 2011.
Friday's All Star 30-lap feature on All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night will pay the winner $4,000. And, to reward the drivers and teams in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint division, the 12th Annual 305 Sprint Invitational will be held, paying the feature winner $2,500! The Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks will also be in competition.
Saturday's All Star 50-lap feature on Ludwig Propane Night will pay the winner $10,000! The dirt trucks will compete for $1,000 to win while the 305 sprints will compete in a regular show.
Fremont has hosted the All Stars 97 times in its 60 year history. In the 2011 season, three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney and 2010 World of Outlaw champion Jason Meyers took early All Star victories at Fremont, with two-time and defending series' champion Tim Shaffer taking the $10,000-to-win Ohio Sprint Speedweek finale. Shaffer took three of four All Star wins at Fremont in 2010, with local driver Bryan Sebetto earning the other series' victory.
Shaffer comes into the big double-header weekend leading the All Star's $20,000-to-win Ohio Region points as well as the National points. He has scored 9 All Star wins in 2011. However, Blaney, who sits second in the series' Ohio Region and National points, has 7 All Star wins in 2011.
All Star driver David Gravel has caught fire recently, posting several top three runs while sitting third in the series' Ohio Region and National points. Young hot shoe Danny Holtgraver has also posted top five runs of late, while 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry has also shown improvement. And, you can never count out two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson, who recorded a win a Fremont this season.
The All Star invaders will have their hands full with the likes of current Fremont point leader Bryan Sebetto. Sebetto has three wins at Fremont in 2011 and recently wrapped up the $10,000-to-win Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series title.
Three-time Fremont champion Byron Reed has scored three wins at Fremont this season as well, and Dean Jacobs has been a consistent top five finisher at "The Track That Action Built." Don't underestimate 2010 Fremont champion Craig Mintz who has put together consistent top five finishes as of late. Throw in two-time track champion Mike Linder who has a win in 2011 and Phil Gressman and rookie Brad Haudenschild who also have victories in 2011 at the speedway. And don't forget Brandon Martin's charge from 24th to second at the 2010 Jim Ford Classic!
Admission for Friday's event is just $20 for adults, $18 for senio citizens and $15 for teens with kids 10 and under getting in free. Saturday's admission prices are $25 for adults; $20 for seniors; and $15 for teens with kids 10 and under getting in free. Pit passes for each night are $30.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. with racing getting underway at 7 p.m. each night.
Blaney notches 83rd All Star win with victory at Butler
Quincy, MI (9-4-11) By Brian Liskai -Dale Blaney won the All Star Circuit of Champions feature Saturday night at Butler Motor Speedway. After starting on the pole Blaney held off challenges from Randy Hannagan and local favorite Chad Blonde by pulling away over the last ten laps for the victory.
Hannagan joined Blaney on the front row for the 30-lap feature. The first attempt to start saw multiple cars make contact in the middle of the pack and by the time the caution flag appeared Dustin Daggett, Jody Keegan, Doug Zimmerman, and Kyle Sauder were stopped on the back stretch. Phil Gressman also went pit side during the caution when his car was unable to fire after the caution. Kyle Sauder also retired to the pit area.
Hannagan led the field during the second attempt to start the feature when Kevin Atkins spun in turn two. Atkins was unable to restart.
The third attempt was successful with Blaney again taking the lead over Hannagan. Blonde thrilled his home track crowd moving up from eighth starting spot into third by the fourth lap. Blaney, Hannagan, and Blonde pulled away from the rest of the field as they approached lapped traffic on lap five with Tim Shaffer and Danny Holtgraver keeping the lead trio within sight.
While in traffic the leaders had a close call when Pete Miller, III spun in turn four in front of the lead pack to bring out the caution flag. Somehow the leaders all avoided Miller, but Chris Jones ended up going off turn four. Both Miller and Jones were able to restart.
Blaney, Hannagan, and Blonde pulled away from the field after the restart. Blonde got a run under Hannagan down the backstretch on lap 13 and moved into second. Blonde immediately put pressure on Blaney for the lead. On lap 18 Blaney left the door open for Blonde to try a slide job coming off turn four. Blaney and Blonde raced side by side in very close quarters, but Blaney held onto the lead.
After that attempt Blaney was able to get through lapped traffic quicker than Blonde and opened up more distance that Blonde could make up before the finish. Hannagan, Tim Shaffer, and Danny Holtgraver rounded out the top five.
Butler Motor Speedway - 9/4/2011 University of Northwestern Ohio Night
All Star Circuit of Champions (29 Cars) [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 12.363; 2. 45-Rob Chaney, 12.483; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.499; 4. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 12.532; 5. 53-Phil Gressman, 12.564; 6. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.587; 7. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 12.692; 8. 1-Chad Blonde, 12.694; 9. 4-Danny Smith, 12.711; 10. 4K-Kody Kinser, 12.746; 11. 89G-David Gravel, 12.782; 12. 7K-Kyle Sauder, 12.824; 13. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.831; 14. O4-Cap Henry, 12.853; 15. 60-Jody Keegan, 12.939; 16. 19-Doug Zimmerman, 13.043; 17. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.064; 18. 25M-Ken Mackey, 13.148; 19. 1A-Mark Aldrich, 13.536; 20. 49T-Gregg Dalman, 13.549; 21. 27-Shelby Bilton, 13.566; 22. 51-Roger Campbell, 13.589; 23. 48-Kevin Atkins, 13.590; 24. 9E-Tim Evilsizer, 13.646; 25. 23J-Chris Jones, 13.687; 26. 4T-Josh Turner, 13.721; 27. 50-Ben Rutan, 13.832; 28. 27K-Ryan Kirkendall, 14.364; 29. 3-Pete Miller, 99.999
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 19-Doug Zimmerman[1] ; 2. W20-Greg Wilson[2] ; 3. 2M-Dustin Daggett[4] ; 4. 4K-Kody Kinser[3] ; 5. D4-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 6. 22H-Randy Hannagan[5] ; 7. 51-Roger Campbell[8] ; 8. 27K-Ryan Kirkendall[10] ; 9. 23J-Chris Jones[9] ; 10. 1A-Mark Aldrich[7]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. O4-Cap Henry[2] ; 2. 45L-Brian Lay[1] ; 3. 89G-David Gravel[3] ; 4. 1-Chad Blonde[4] ; 5. 53-Phil Gressman[5] ; 6. 45-Rob Chaney[6] ; 7. 49T-Gregg Dalman[7] ; 8. 3-Pete Miller[10] ; 9. 4T-Josh Turner[9] ; 10. 48-Kevin Atkins[8]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 4-Danny Smith[4] ; 2. 25M-Ken Mackey[1] ; 3. 60-Jody Keegan[2] ; 4. 7K-Kyle Sauder[3] ; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[5] ; 7. 9E-Tim Evilsizer[8] ; 8. 27-Shelby Bilton[7] ; 9. 50-Ben Rutan[9]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 2-Dale Blaney[1] ; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 5. 45-Rob Chaney[5] ; 6. 53-Phil Gressman[4]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 51-Roger Campbell[4] ; 2. 3-Pete Miller[11] ; 3. 48-Kevin Atkins[5] ; 4. 50-Ben Rutan[9] ; 5. 23J-Chris Jones[7] ; 6. 27-Shelby Bilton[3] ; 7. 27K-Ryan Kirkendall[10] ; 8. 9E-Tim Evilsizer[6] ; 9. 49T-Gregg Dalman[2] ; 10. 4T-Josh Turner[8] ; 11. 1A-Mark Aldrich[1]
A-Main - (30 Laps) 1. 2-Dale Blaney[1]; 2. 1-Chad Blonde[8]; 3. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2]; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]; 5. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4]; 6. O4-Cap Henry[14]; 7. 89G-David Gravel[11]; 8. 4-Danny Smith[9]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson[13]; 10. 45-Rob Chaney[5]; 11. 45L-Brian Lay[17]; 12. 4K-Kody Kinser[10]; 13. 2M-Dustin Daggett[7]; 14. 60-Jody Keegan[15]; 15. 19-Doug Zimmerman[16]; 16. 3-Pete Miller[24]; 17. 51-Roger Campbell[20]; 18. 27-Shelby Bilton[19]; 19. 25M-Ken Mackey[18]; 20. 23J-Chris Jones[22]; 21. 50-Ben Rutan[23]; 22. 48-Kevin Atkins[21]; 23. 53-Phil Gressman[6]; 24. 7K-Kyle Sauder[12] Hard Charger: O4-Cap Henry[+8]
Shaffer earns 3rd straight All Star event to close Attica season
ATTICA, OH (9-3-11) By Brian Liskai � Tim Shaffer dominated the 40-lap feature Saturday at Attica Raceway Park, leading all 40 laps to claim his third straight All Star Circuit of Champions victory to increase his lead in the series� national and Ohio Region points standing.
Shaffer has now won nine All Star events in 2011. His victory in the Baumann Auto Group Attica Ambush brings his career total to 44 with the All Stars and moves him into a tie for sixth on the all-time win list with former champion Kevin Huntley and Dave Blaney. The Steel City Outlaw needs 9 more All Star feature wins to catch four-time series champion Frankie Kerr for fifth.
The cautions flew perfect for Shaffer throughout the 40-lap affair�just as he was getting into heavy lapped traffic. Shaffer would use the clear track and clean air to pull away each time.
�It�s amazing�it really is. It�s a lot of fun. When you have a great team and great people behind you�Paul Kistler with the engines and J&J Chassis�every body,� said Shaffer in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine.
�It all goes back to a great team from the owners to the people working on it�just everything,� added Shaffer of his Kistler Racing Products/Kistler Engines backed #83.
Shaffer and Phil Gressman would lead the field to the green with Shaffer grabbing the lead while fast qualifier Danny Holtgraver and Cole Duncan would get around Gressman with Todd Kane and David Gravel giving chase. The first caution would fly on the third circuit for a Greg Wilson spin.
Following two more green flag laps the caution would fly for Cap Henry who suffered a broken wheel. On the restart Shaffer would pull away from the great battle for second between Holtgraver, Duncan and Gressman while sixth starter Gravel would vault into fifth. The car on the move was Bryan Sebetto, who had won the last two features at Attica, as he blasted from his 15th starting spot to eighth by the eighth lap.
Shaffer would catch the rear of the field by the 12th lap, but Holtgraver and Duncan could not close. The caution would fly for Wilson again on lap 13, giving Shaffer a clear track. The running order was Shaffer, Holtgraver, Duncan, Gressman, Gravel, Kane, Byron Reed and Sebetto. On the restart Sebetto would drive into sixth and was pressuring Gravel for fifth. Disaster would strike on lap 19 when fourth running Gressman appeared to have something break on his machine, sending him upside down in turn three and Sebetto made heavy contact with the crashing car, ending his night.
The red came just as Shaffer was getting into lapped traffic once again. With a clear track, Shaffer would pull away on the restart while Holtgraver, Duncan, Gravel and 13th place starter Dean Jacobs waged a great battle. Holtgraver would slip over the cushion exiting turn two on lap 25, following to fifth as Duncan, Gravel and Jacobs got by.
Shaffer would hit lapped traffic on lap 27, but Duncan and Gravel could not close. With eight laps to go, Shaffer was in heavy traffic with Gravel taking second from Duncan as Jacobs and Reed closed. Jacobs would slide off turns three and four on lap 33, doing a 360 spin to bring out the caution. Shaffer now had two lapped machines between himself and Gravel.
Shaffer would pull away on the restart while Gravel worked his way around the lapped machines. Meanwhile Holtgraver had rallied to take third on lap 34 with Reed moving into fifth.
Shaffer would take the checkered by two car lengths over Gravel, Holtgraver, Reed and 16th place starter Randy Hannagan.
For Gravel, who has been staying at Shaffer�s crew chief Brian Kemenah�s home, it was his third straight runner-up finish to Shaffer.
"He�s freaking killing me�I gave him one last night (at Lernerville). I wish this was 50 laps�usually I get tired in 40 lap races but we were coming at the end. It�s crazy, we finish one, two every night and we sleep in the same house," said Gravel beside his P&M Transportation/JRC Transportation/DDR Motorsports #89.
Holtgraver was excited about his third place showing.
�We ran second the whole race. That cushion is mean�it bit me. But we were able to battle back and we�re standing here on the front stretch so I�m pretty happy,� said Holtgraver beside his Buckeye Steering Products/Spinnwebbers Auto Sales backed machine. �You never quit�no matter what happens never give up�just keep digging and digging.�
Attica Raceway Park - 9/3/2011
Baumann Auto Group Night
All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprints (38 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 12.528; 2. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 12.697; 3. 53-Phil Gressman, 12.740; 4. 89G-David Gravel, 12.752; 5. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.761; 6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 12.765; 7. 45-Rob Chaney, 12.774; 8. 60-Jody Keegan, 12.777; 9. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.804; 10. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.807; 11. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.809; 12. 78-Todd Kane, 12.812; 13. 40-Caleb Helms, 12.839; 14. 5T-Travis Philo, 12.845; 15. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.864; 16. O4-Cap Henry, 12.906; 17. 97-Dean Jacobs, 12.915; 18. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.936; 19. 16-Bryan Sebetto, 12.941; 20. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 12.959; 21. 7-Darren Long, 12.998; 22. 4-Danny Smith, 13.002; 23. 312X-Chris Andrews, 13.010; 24. 1-Chad Blonde, 13.017; 25. 312-Mike Linder, 13.036; 26. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.039; 27. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.059; 28. 9X-Brandon Martin, 13.064; 29. O-Lee Jacobs, 13.134; 30. 7K-Kyle Sauder, 13.144; 31. 91-Aaron Middaugh, 13.199; 32. 27-Scott Euler, 13.248; 33. 98-Robert Robenalt, 13.336; 34. 11D-Bryce Dickson, 13.427; 35. 3-Pete Miller III, 13.570; 36. 83M-Broc Martin, 13.639; 37. 51C-Roger Campbell, 13.863; 38. 6Z-Zack Ames, 14.363
Heat 1 - Kear's Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 97-Dean Jacobs[2] ; 2. 7-Darren Long[1] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[5] ; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 5. 312-Mike Linder[7] ; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4] ; 7. 51C-Roger Campbell[10] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[3] ; 9. O-Lee Jacobs[8] ; 10. 98-Robert Robenalt[9]
Heat 2 - MSD Ignitions (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 4-Danny Smith[1] ; 2. O9-Craig Mintz[2] ; 3. 22-Cole Duncan[4] ; 4. 7K-Kyle Sauder[8] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[3] ; 6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[5] ; 7. 45L-Brian Lay[7] ; 8. 11D-Bryce Dickson[9] ; 9. 6Z-Zack Ames[10] ; 10. 5-Jac Haudenschild[6]
Heat 3 - Kinsler Fuel Injections (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Bryan Sebetto[2] ; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 3. 53-Phil Gressman[6] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[7] ; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[3] ; 6. 45-Rob Chaney[5] ; 7. 312X-Chris Andrews[1] ; 8. 91-Aaron Middaugh[8] ; 9. 3-Pete Miller III[9]
Heat 4 - All Pro Cylinder Heads10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O4-Cap Henry[3] ; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2] ; 3. 78-Todd Kane[4] ; 4. 89G-David Gravel[6] ; 5. 9X-Brandon Martin[7] ; 6. 83M-Broc Martin[9] ; 7. 27-Scott Euler[8] ; 8. 60-Jody Keegan[5] ; 9. 1-Chad Blonde[1]
Outerwears Performance Products Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 2. 53-Phil Gressman[4] ; 3. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[1] ; 5. 2-Dale Blaney[5] ; 6. 89G-David Gravel[6]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5-Jac Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 45-Rob Chaney[3] ; 3. 312X-Chris Andrews[7] ; 4. 1-Chad Blonde[8] ; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5] ; 6. 45L-Brian Lay[9] ; 7. 11D-Bryce Dickson[14] ; 8. 91-Aaron Middaugh[11] ; 9. 6Z-Zack Ames[18] ; 10. 3-Pete Miller III[15] ; 11. 98-Robert Robenalt[13] ; 12. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[2] ; 13. 27-Scott Euler[12] ; 14. 51C-Roger Campbell[17] ; 15. 60-Jody Keegan[4] ; 16. 40-Caleb Helms[6] ; 17. 83M-Broc Martin[16]
A-Main - (40 Laps)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1]; 2. 89G-David Gravel[6]; 3. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3]; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[7]; 5. 22H-Randy Hannagan[16]; 6. 4-Danny Smith[18]; 7. 22-Cole Duncan[4]; 8. 312-Mike Linder[19]; 9. 1-Chad Blonde[20]; 10. 2-Dale Blaney[23]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson[22]; 12. O9-Craig Mintz[14]; 13. 97-Dean Jacobs[11]; 14. 7K-Kyle Sauder[24]; 15. 9X-Brandon Martin[21]; 16. 45-Rob Chaney[12]; 17. 5-Jac Haudenschild[9]; 18. 78-Todd Kane[5]; 19. 5T-Travis Philo[8]; 20. O4-Cap Henry[10]; 21. 53-Phil Gressman[2]; 22. 16-Bryan Sebetto[13]; 23. 312X-Chris Andrews[17]; 24. 7-Darren Long[15]
Hard Charger: 2-Dale Blaney[+13]
Lernerville Speedway 9-2-11 Quick Results
(34 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr, 12.972
2. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 12.995
3. 89G-David Gravel, 13.079
4. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.137
5. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.233
6. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.253
7. 45-Rob Chaney, 13.255
8. 0X-Andy McKisson, 13.259
9. O4-Cap Henry, 13.270
10. 4-Danny Smith, 13.280
11. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.296
12. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 13.299
13. 8-Cole Duncan, 13.381
14. 4G-Rod George, 13.384
15. 7-Eric Williams, 13.446
16. 21N-Andy Priest, 13.454
17. 10-Carl Bowser, 13.469
18. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 13.516
19. 22S-Brandon Spithaler, 13.590
20. O8-Dan Kuriger, 13.668
21. 9-Kevin Schaffer, 13.677
22. 23-Jimmy Light, 13.686
23. O-Lee Jacobs, 13.692
24. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.779
25. 7K-Dan Shettler, 13.892
26. 33-Brent Matus, 14.046
27. 96-Lindsay Enscoe, 14.245
28. 5V-Vern Wasson, 14.355
29. 13-Brandon Matus, 14.363
30. 15-Scott Priester, 14.441
31. 4K-Bill Kiley, 14.571
32. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.606
33. 1R-Gale Ruth, 14.818
34. 12-Jared Ridge, 99.999
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the
A-feature)
1. 10-Carl Bowser[2]
2. O4-Cap Henry[4]
3. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr[6]
4. 83-Tim Shaffer[5]
5. 8-Cole Duncan[3]
6. 9-Kevin Schaffer[1]
7. 7K-Dan Shettler[7]
8. 13-Brandon Matus[8]
9. 1R-Gale Ruth[9]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the
A-feature)
1. 4G-Rod George[3]
2. 23-Jimmy Light[1]
3. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[2]
4. 4-Danny Smith[4]
5. 2-Dale Blaney[5]
6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[6]
7. 33-Brent Matus[7]
8. 15-Scott Priester[8]
9. 12-Jared Ridge[9]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the
A-feature)
1. O-Lee Jacobs[1]
2. 7-Eric Williams[3]
3. 45-Rob Chaney[5]
4. W20-Greg Wilson[4]
5. 89G-David Gravel[6]
6. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[2]
7. 96-Lindsay Enscoe[7]
8. 4K-Bill Kiley[8]
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the
A-feature)
1. O8-Dan Kuriger[2]
2. 5-Jac Haudenschild[4]
3. D4-Danny Holtgraver[6]
4. 5T-Travis Philo[1]
5. 21N-Andy Priest[3]
6. 0X-Andy McKisson[5]
7. 3-Pete Miller III[8]
8. 5V-Vern Wasson[7]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order
determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr[1]
2. 89G-David Gravel[2]
3. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]
4. 45-Rob Chaney[4]
5. 2-Dale Blaney[6]
6. D4-Danny Holtgraver[5]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers
transfer to the A-feature)
1. 0X-Andy McKisson[2]
2. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[1]
3. 9-Kevin Schaffer[4]
4. 33-Brent Matus[6]
5. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[3]
6. 13-Brandon Matus[9]
7. 1R-Gale Ruth[13]
8. 96-Lindsay Enscoe[7]
9. 15-Scott Priester[10]
10. 7K-Dan Shettler[5]
11. 3-Pete Miller III[12]
12. 4K-Bill Kiley[11]
13. 5V-Vern Wasson[8]
A-Main - (30 Laps)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]
2. 89G-David Gravel[2]
3. W20-Greg Wilson[9]
4. 4-Danny Smith[8]
5. 4G-Rod George[14]
6. D4-Danny Holtgraver[6]
7. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[18]
8. O-Lee Jacobs[22]
9. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr[1]
10. 45-Rob Chaney[4]
11. 21N-Andy Priest[16]
12. 10-Carl Bowser[17]
13. 9-Kevin Schaffer[20]
14. 0X-Andy McKisson[12]
15. 33-Brent Matus[24]
16. 2-Dale Blaney[5]
17. 5-Jac Haudenschild[10]
18. O4-Cap Henry[7]
19. O8-Dan Kuriger[19]
20. 23-Jimmy Light[21]
21. 5T-Travis Philo[23]
22. 8-Cole Duncan[13]
23. 7-Eric Williams[15]
24. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[11]
Hard Charger: O-Lee Jacobs[+14]
©2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
DRAGON RACING FUELS FUELING THE ALL STAR SERIES' FOR 2012
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All Star Circuit of Champions will have busy Labor Day weekend
CAMARGO, IL (8-29-11) By Brian Liskai � The points battles have been exciting all season for the All Star Circuit of Champions and the outcome from a busy Labor Day weekend could have a big impact on who is crowned the series National and Ohio region champion.
Two time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer is coming off his 7th series� victory � winning Aug. 27 at Mercer Raceway Park � to extend his lead in the national standings over three time All Star champion Dale Blaney. However, Blaney, who also has scored seven series� wins in 2011 and sits second on the all-time win list with 83 career victories, leads the $20,000-to-win Ohio Region points. However, Shaffer, who won the series� Great Plains Region recently, is right behind, looking to pounce as the All Stars compete in three events over the holiday weekend. Shaffer has 42 career All Star victories and sits tied for 9th on the all-time win list with Kelly Kinser.
The All Stars will take on the tough Western Pennsylvania competitors Friday, Sept. 2 at Lernerville Speedway. On Saturday, the All Stars will help Attica Raceway Park close out its 2011 season with the traditional Baumann Auto Group Attica Ambush. Then it�s off to Butler Speedway in Quincy, Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 4, for a make-up event that was originally scheduled for Aug. 20 but was postponed due to rain.
Shaffer, a former Lernerville track champion, took the Second Annual Duel in the Dirt at the speedway last season. It was his 17th overall feature win of the year in 2010 and his 12th All Star win. As it has been most of this season, Blaney was second while milti-time Lernerville champion Ed Lynch Jr. came home third.
Besides Shaffer and Blaney, David Gravel continues to show he has what it takes to claim an All Star championship. He sits third in the National and Ohio region point standings. Throw in defending Lernerville champion Danny Holtgraver, who sits fourth in the All Stars� Ohio Region points, and 2011 Lernerville champion Carl Bower and track regulars Rod George, Brandon Matus, Brian Ellenberger, Kevin Schaeffer, Brent Matus, Brian Steinman and Andy McKisson - who won a feature Aug. 26 � and it has the recipe for a �barn-burner.�
On Saturday at Attica Raceway Park, the All Stars will battle another group of tough weekly competitors. Bryan Sebetto is coming off back-to-back wins while six-time track champion Byron Reed, 2011 track champion Dean Jacobs, two-time feature winner Brandon Martin, and early season winner Danny Smith will be tough. Through in possible competitors like Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Phil Gressman who each scored a win at Attica.
The All Stars have visited Attica twice in 2011 with Blaney and Shaffer each scoring victories.
Also, the Baumann Auto Group will present their Baumann Bonus Bucks at Attica, with some lucky fan taking home $500.
It�s off to the only All Star event in the State of Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 4.
Former All Star rookie of the year Chad Blonde has four victories at Butler in 2011. Other winners include Ryan Ruhl, Ken Mackey.
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Freedom 40 at KC sanctioned by Midwest All Stars
CAMARGO, IL (8-29-11) By Brian Liskai � The traditional Freedom 40 at KC Raceway near Chillicothe, Ohio, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, will pay tribute to the men and women were killed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The event will feature the Midwest All Star Series Sprints along with the Advanced Services Modifieds and hobby stocks also in competition.
Chillicothe transplant Danny Smith took the win in April when the Midwest All Stars competed at the high-banked KC Raceway with Rob Chaney, Jac Haudenschild, Greg Wilson and Jared Ridge rounding out the top five. Smith, who leads the Midwest All Star Series� points, recently captured feature wins at KC on Aug. 20 and July 23 and May 28. Smith, the 2008 KC Raceway champion, leads the sprint point standings at KC Raceway over three time and defending track champion Jimmy Nier and Cole Duncan.
Other sprint feature winners at KC this season include three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney, who has steered the George Fisher Racing machine to a pair of All Star Circuit of Champion victories, and �Little Haud� Sheldon Haudenschild.
The Freedom 40 lap feature will pay the sprint winner $3,000 and $300 to start.
Pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing getting underway at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for adult general admission with pit passes at $30.
For more information contact Scott Wolfe at swolfe1490@suddenlink.net.
Shaffer gets 7th All Star win, passes Pittman late for Mercer win
MERCER, PA (8-27-11) By Brian Liskai - Tim Shaffer continued his hot streak with the All Star Circuit of Champions Saturday at Mercer Raceway Park. The native of Aliquippa, PA, was just 50 minutes from his home when he was standing in victory lane.
Shaffer passed Daryn Pittman late in the 30-lap affair to claim his seventh All Star win of the year and 42nd of his career, moving him into a tie for ninth on the series' all-time win list with Kelly Kinser. Shaffer, who recently won the $10,000 top prize for winning the All Stars' Great Plains Region points battle, padded his lead in the series' national point standings, while drawing closer to three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney in the $20,000-to-win Ohio Region Points contest.
"Boy, they sure made me work for that one, huh," said Shaffer after scoring the popular win. He had to search out a different line while hew was giving chase to early leader Pittman.
"We were pretty good there early, and I kept telling myself that we needed to find something different," Shaffer explained beside his Kistler Racing Products/Kistler Engines/VRP Shocks backed CH Motorsports machine. "If you follow the guy and run the same line he is, it makes it hard to get past."
For his part, Pittman was disappointed. "We just got beat," he said standing beside his Heffner Racing/Lelands.com/Pasquariello's/Rider Racing Engines backed machine. "The car was probably good enough, but I started making mistakes." He made no excuses, though. "You just don't lead that many laps and fall back to third and blame anybody but yourself," he said.
On the opposite end of the scale of emotions was runner-up David Gravel.
"We were really coming there at the end," he said. "I just wish that it was 35 or 40 laps."
Gravel explained that, in the late stages of the race, he had the wing back on his DDR Motorsports/JRC Transportation backed machine, and "the car was just awesome, it just sucks that we were second." He gave the credit to his new crew chief of four races, Tyler Swank, and to Brian Kemenah (Shaffer's crew chief), who had been giving the Gravel team a garage from which to work.
Pittman, who owns a couple of All Star wins in 2011, and Shaffer led the field to the green for the 30 lapper. Pittman led the first lap, ahead of Shaffer, 2010 Lernerville Speedway champion Danny Holtgraver, Rod George, Gravel and Ed Lynch, Jr.
Pittman set a blistering pace, encountering lapped traffic by the fifth circuit. This allowed Shaffer to close quickly and he took a look to Pittman's inside as they were weaving their way past the slower cars. Holtgraver remained within striking distance.
The action slowed on lap 9 for a rare miscue by George, who spun off turn two while running fourth.
On the restart, Pittman and Shaffer got away cleanly, as did Holtgraver. Austrailia's Marty "Muscles" Perovich, in one of his final outings before returning home, moved up to fourth ahead of Gavel.
Recently crowned Lernerville Speedway champion Carl Bower would bring out the red on lap 11 when he flipped in turn four. He was unhurt, but the car was unable to continue.
Green flag conditions prevailed for two more laps, with Gravel passing Perovich for fourth as the only significant change at the front of the pack. On lap 13, though, Andy McKisson - who won a Midwest All Star Sprint Series feature at Tri-City Speedway in July - spun off the track at the inside of turn two.
On the restart, Pittman held the lead, but just one lap later, Shaffer got a full head of steam going down the back stretch. Shaffer dove to the inside and pulled alongside Pittman through the turns. Shaffer grabbed the lead coming off turn four and never looked back.
After the final caution, Gavel was the man on the move, charging from fourth to second. However, by the time he got to the runner-up spot, Shaffer held a full straightaway advantage. Gravel slowly chopped into that lead, but Shaffer had more than enough of a cushion to preserve the win.
Following Shaffer, Gravel and Pittman to the checkers was Holtgraver who recovered for fourth after falling back to fifth while racing through lapped traffic, and Blaney.
Danny Smith, who leads the Midwest All Star Sprint Series (this was a MASS and All Star sanctioned event) would come home sixth while Lynch Jr. and Mercer point leder Bob Felmlee finished seventh and Eighth. Fred Rahmer and Aaron Ott would round out the top 10.
Mercer Raceway Park - 8/27/2011 All Star Circuit of Champions (31 Cars) [#]-Starting Position Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 89G-David Gravel, 13.591 2. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.614 3. 45-Rob Chaney, 13.658 4. 4G-Rod George, 13.729 5. 27-Daryn Pittman, 13.746 6. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.759 7. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr., 13.807 8. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.841 9. 23-Jimmy Light, 13.865 10. 6F-Bob Felmlee, 13.947 11. 51-Fred Rahmer, 13.968 12. 4-Danny Smith, 14.041 13. 7-Eric Williams, 14.050 14. O8-Dan Kuriger, 14.059 15. 15-Scott Priester, 14.091 16. 77-Aaron Ott, 14.096 17. 17-Marty Perovich, 14.102 18. 10-Carl Bowser, 14.108 19. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 14.132 20. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.174 21. Ox-Andy McKisson, 14.204 22. 5K-Adam Kekich, 14.291 23. 12-Jared Ridge, 14.447 24. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.560 25. O4-Cap Henry, 14.563 26. 13-Brandon Matus, 14.599 27. 96-Lindsay Enscoe, 14.707 28. 33-Brent Matus, 14.821 29. 2S-Francis Sesco, 99.999 30. 22S-Brandon Spithaler, 99.999 31. 1R-Gale Ruth, 99.999
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 77-Aaron Ott[1] 2. 7-Eric Williams[2] 3. 6F-Bob Felmlee[3] 4. 4G-Rod George[5] 5. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[4] 6. 89G-David Gravel[6] 7. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[7] 8. 5K-Adam Kekich[8] 9. O4-Cap Henry[9] 10. 33-Brent Matus[10]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 17-Marty Perovich[1] 2. O8-Dan Kuriger[2] 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] 4. 51-Fred Rahmer[3] 5. 27-Daryn Pittman[5] 6. 2-Dale Blaney[4] 7. 3-Pete Miller III[7] 8. 12-Jared Ridge[8] 9. 13-Brandon Matus[9] 10. 2S-Francis Sesco[10]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition� (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 10-Carl Bowser[1] 2. 23-Jimmy Light[4] 3. 4-Danny Smith[3] 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[5] 5. 45-Rob Chaney[6] 6. Ox-Andy McKisson[7] 7. 15-Scott Priester[2] 8. W20-Greg Wilson[8] 9. 96-Lindsay Enscoe[9] 10. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[10]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1] 2. 27-Daryn Pittman[2] 3. 4G-Rod George[3] 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4] 5. 89G-David Gravel[5] 6. 45-Rob Chaney[6]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[2] 2. 15-Scott Priester[1] 3. 3-Pete Miller III[3] 4. 5K-Adam Kekich[4] 5. 33-Brent Matus[10] 6. 12-Jared Ridge[5] 7. 96-Lindsay Enscoe[9] 8. 1R-Gale Ruth[13] 9. W20-Greg Wilson[6] 10. 13-Brandon Matus[8] 11. O4-Cap Henry[7] 12. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[12] 13. 2S-Francis Sesco[11]
A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps) 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1] 2. 89G-David Gravel[5] 3. 27-Daryn Pittman[2] 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4] 5. 2-Dale Blaney[8] 6. 4-Danny Smith[12] 7. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[7] 8. 6F-Bob Felmlee[10] 9. 51-Fred Rahmer[11] 10. 77-Aaron Ott[16] 11. 23-Jimmy Light[9] 12. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[19] 13. 7-Eric Williams[13] 14. 4G-Rod George[3] 15. Ox-Andy McKisson[21] 16. 15-Scott Priester[15] 17. 12-Jared Ridge[23] 18. 17-Marty Perovich[17] 19. 33-Brent Matus[24] 20. 5K-Adam Kekich[22] 21. 45-Rob Chaney[6] 22. 3-Pete Miller III[20] 23. 10-Carl Bowser[18] 24. O8-Dan Kuriger[14] Hard Charger: 20E-Brian Ellenberger[+7]
Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Blaney becomes 1st All Star winner ever at AMSOIL Speedway
SUPERIOR, WI (8-18-11) By Brian Liskai Dale Blaney became the first ever All Star Circuit of Champions winner at AMSOIL Speedway on Thursday night, passing two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer near the half-way mark of the 30-lap affair, to claim his 7th series victory of the year.
However, with his second place run, Shaffer earned the $10,000 prize for the eight-race Great Plains series for the All Stars during their traditional �Thunder Through the Plains.� Shaffer holds a narrow point lead over Blaney � a three time series champion � in the national point�s race.
�We drew a good number early to qualify and that helped, but the car was really good all night. The track was a little different at times � slick early but it had two really good lanes late so it was a fun track to race on,� said Blaney beside his Ti22 Performance backed #2. �It�s been a long time since we won a race�about a month. We finally got one on this swing�we really needed one.�
�I was just trying to run smooth, consistent laps. I know after I got by him (Shaffer) he was having troubles�for what ever reasons, his car would not take off when he hit the moisture on the bottom in four. I just tried to concentrate on hitting that moisture. I knew it was going to be hard for him to pass me if you couldn�t use that moisture. So I just tried to make smooth consistent laps on the bottom and try not to spin my tires. Any time you have those guys behind you you�re worried. But, I knew my car was good. I just had to be smooth and patient and it worked out. I have to thank George Fisher and Cory�they worked their tails off for this,� concluded Blaney.
On Motter Equipment Night, the All Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars returned to AMSOIL Speedway after the Tuesday event fell to rain.
It was �The Steel City Outlaw� Tim Shaffer who bolted into the lead from his outside front row starting spot at the drop of the green, followed by Blaney, Justin Henderson, 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry and Roger Crockett. Two laps in and the caution flew, with Shaffer taking a huge lead on the restart. Shaffer�s lead grew to a straight-away over Blaney. But, �The Low Rider� methodically cut into that lead as they quickly found lapped traffic.
On lap 11, Blaney finally got around Shaffer for the lead as they battled in lapped traffic. Blaney would pull away to a several car length lead at the half-way point. Meanwhile, Henderson was battling Stevie Smith, Crockett and Mark Dobmeier for third.
Over the last half of the race, Blaney was able to pull away to take the $5,000 payday. Shaffer, Henderson, Henry and Crockett would round out the top five.
It was the 83rd career All Star win for Blaney, who sits second on the series� all-time win list behind Kenny Jacobs who has 98 victories.
�It was a good track�they gave us a couple of lanes and we just came up a little short. My guys just keep doing a great job and we just keep pounding on the door,� said Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines backed, Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned #83.
�I hoped we put on a good show. It�s hard to pass sometimes when the track changes so much like this. We were racing as hard as we could because everyone wants to win. I�ve been here once before and it was so fast and you couldn�t pass. I think they gave us a track we could put on a good show tonight,� said Henderson of his third place run.
AMSOIL Speedway - 8/18/2011 Motter Equipment, Inc. Night
All Star Circuit of Champions (19 Cars) [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.796 2. 83-Tim Shaffer, 15.868 3. 35-Justin Henderson, 15.898 4. 11-Roger Crockett, 15.900 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.011 6. O4-Cap Henry, 16.085 7. 59-Brooke Tatnell, 16.097 8. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 16.131 9. 3-Pete Miller III, 16.318 10. 55-Terry McCarl, 16.331 11. 89G-David Gravel, 16.355 12. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.424 13. 1-Stevie Smith, 16.448 14. 56-David Heskin, 16.514 15. 4-Danny Smith, 16.633 16. 55X-Glen Saville, 17.552 17. 4X-Dave Smith, 17.590 18. 16-Duane Olson, 17.795 19. 19-Danny Heskin, 99.999
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 89G-David Gravel[1] 2. 59-Brooke Tatnell[3] 3. 35-Justin Henderson[5] 4. 1-Stevie Smith[7] 5. 3-Pete Miller III[2] 6. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[4] 7. 2-Dale Blaney[6] 8. 4-Danny Smith[8] 9. 4X-Dave Smith[9] 10. 19-Danny Heskin[10]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 55-Terry McCarl[2] 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] 3. W20-Greg Wilson[1] 4. O4-Cap Henry[4] 5. 56-David Heskin[7] 6. 13-Mark Dobmeier[3] 7. 11-Roger Crockett[5] 8. 16-Duane Olson[8] 9. 55X-Glen Saville
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 2-Dale Blaney[1] 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] 3. 35-Justin Henderson[3] 4. 11-Roger Crockett[4] 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[5] 6. O4-Cap Henry[6]
A-Main - Motter Equipment, Inc. (30 Laps) 1. 2-Dale Blaney[1] 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] 3. 35-Justin Henderson[3] 4. O4-Cap Henry[6] 5. 11-Roger Crockett[4] 6. 13-Mark Dobmeier[8] 7. W20-Greg Wilson[12] 8. 59-Brooke Tatnell[7] 9. 4-Danny Smith[15] 10. 1-Stevie Smith[13] 11. 55-Terry McCarl[10] 12. 56-David Heskin[14] 13. 89G-David Gravel[11] 14. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[5] 15. 3-Pete Miller III[9] 16. 4X-Dave Smith[17] 17. 16-Duane Olson[18] 18. 55X-Glen Saville[16] Hard Charger: 4-Danny Smith[+6]
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Donny Schatz has left the building�.$12,000 richer.
FARGO, N.D. (8-19-11) By Brian Liskai � Even with an Elvis impersonator on hand, Schatz, who won his fifth Knoxville Nationals and its $150,000 prize just four days earlier, showed everyone who�s really �The King� Wednesday night at Red River Valley Speedway.
Racing at his home track for the second time in three weeks (he finished second in the last event to All Star champion Tim Shaffer), Schatz would win his ninth career All Star Circuit of Champions feature and the �Champions Challenge� presented by Titan Machinery and JDP Electric.
�This is one bad machine. But one better than that is the guys that work on it every day�I�m just lucky I get to drive it. This is the car that won the Knoxville Nationals�it�s got some karma on its side,� said Schatz beside his STP/Armor All backed #15.
Schatz, who has finished first or second in the Knoxville Nationals in 10 of the past 12 seasons, currently sits second in the World of Outlaws point�s battle. His family has helped resurrect the Red River Valley Speedway and is part of the track�s operations. In fact, Schatz had a hand in preparing the racing surface, which showed in Kistler Engines qualifications when he set a new track record of 12.404.
�We just kept changing things�I�m not going to pat myself on the back for the race track yet�until the late models get done, but the race track was fun. We were able to move around. I tell you what, it�s getting tough for me�I�m getting old. These kids that drive these cars..that David Gravel, I�m going by him and he drives right back around. I thought �hold on here�this isn�t the way it�s suppose to work.� I just had a little bit better car than him as the race went on,� continued Schatz. �The secret is last year I beat Timmy (Shaffer) here and he went on to win the Nationals. So I run second to Tim (this year) and went on to win the Nationals.�
The 30-lap feature got off to an ugly start, with four cautions coming in the first eight laps. During that time Schatz made his way from fifth starting spot to third and, after the fourth yellow, was in the runner-up spot behind All Star regular David Gravel.
On the ensuing restart, Gravel and Schatz would wage a tremendous battle. Whenever Schatz tried to go up top, Gravel got there first. When Schatz shot low, Gravel ducked down there first. On lap 16, Schatz, a four-time World of Outlaw champion, Schatz dove low and was able to drive under Gravel for the lead.
Once in the lead Schatz set a blistering pace, pulling out to a straight-away lead at one point. Kasey Kahne Racing driver Brad Sweet would get around Gravel late for second with Sammy Swindell and current All Star national point leader Tim Shaffer rounding out the top five.
For Sweet, the runner-up finish continues an impressive couple of weeks of racing.
�Donny schooled us in lapped traffic. He�s on a roll right now�if you�re going to win one of these races you�re going to have to beat him. The Red Bull guys gave me a great car and we were fast all night and we�re knocking on the door to win one of these,� said Sweet.
After battling Schatz hard for the lead, Gravel was a bit disappointed with his third place finish.
�I have to thank Tyler (Swank)�I got a new crew chief two days ago and he�s been awesome,� said Gravel of his third place run aboard the JRC Transportation backed #89G. �Once Donny got by me I kind of lost my cool and let Brad by me�we were a little bit better than him. But all-in-all I�ll take a third place run and take some confidence to the next race.�
Shaffer continues the lead the All Stars� Great Plains Region point standings with just one race remaining � Thursday at AMSOIL Speedway in Superior, Wisconsin, a make-up date after the event was rained out on Tuesday.
Red River Valley Speedway - 8/17/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions (40 Cars) [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.404 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.499 3. 1-Sammy Swindell, 12.502 4. 14-Tony Stewart, 12.602 5. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.676 6. 55-Terry McCarl, 12.709 7. 89G-David Gravel, 12.741 8. 57-Shane Stewart, 12.761 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.766 10. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 12.784 11. 1X-Stevie Smith, 12.789 12. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.819 13. O4-Cap Henry, 12.828 14. 11-Roger Crockett, 12.832 15. 8-Casey Mack, 12.851 16. 59-Brooke Tatnell, 12.880 17. 44W-Austin Wheatley, 12.918 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 12.925 19. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 12.941 20. 1K-Chris Shirek, 12.953 21. 35-Justin Henderson, 13.016 22. 12-Lynton Jefferies, 13.032 23. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.171 24. 2P-Austin Pierce, 13.253 25. 19-Donovan Peterson, 13.268 26. 25-Corey Mack, 13.280 27. 4-Danny Smith, 13.343 28. 9N-Wade Nygard, 13.364 29. 56-Davey Heskin, 13.365 30. 15X-Robby Wolfgang, 13.729 31. 92-Mitch Mack, 13.734 32. 4J-Lee Grosz, 13.851 33. 5-David Glennon, 14.129 34. 1H-Sye Anderson, 14.146 35. 10-Bob Martin, 14.182 36. 16-Rayce Martin, 14.374 37. 31-Shane Roemling, 14.456 38. 16X-Duane Olson, 15.442 39. 3-Pete Miller III, NT 40. 99-Jordan Graham, NT
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 7S-Jason Sides[4] 2. 15-Donny Schatz[6] 3. 2-Dale Blaney[5] 4. O4-Cap Henry[3] 5. 35-Justin Henderson[1] 6. 56-Davey Heskin[8] 7. 44W-Austin Wheatley[2] 8. 19-Donovan Peterson[7] 9. 5-David Glennon[9] 10. 31-Shane Roemling
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[2] 2. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[4] 3. 12-Lynton Jefferies[1] 4. 49-Brad Sweet[6] 5. 55-Terry McCarl[5] 6. 15X-Robby Wolfgang[8] 7. 11-Roger Crockett[3] 8. 25-Corey Mack[7] 9. 1H-Sye Anderson[9] 10. 16X-Duane Olson[10]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 13-Mark Dobmeier[2] 2. 1-Sammy Swindell[6] 3. W20-Greg Wilson[1] 4. 89G-David Gravel[5] 5. 1X-Stevie Smith[4] 6. 8-Casey Mack[3] 7. 4-Danny Smith[7] 8. 92-Mitch Mack[8] 9. 10-Bob Martin[9] 10. 3-Pete Miller III
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 1K-Chris Shirek[2] 2. 2P-Austin Pierce[1] 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] 4. 57-Shane Stewart[5] 5. 59-Brooke Tatnell[3] 6. 9N-Wade Nygard[7] 7. 14-Tony Stewart[6] 8. 4J-Lee Grosz[8] 9. 16-Rayce Martin[9] 10. 99-Jordan Graham[10]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 89G-David Gravel[1] 2. 49-Brad Sweet[2] 3. 1-Sammy Swindell[3] 4. 55-Terry McCarl[4] 5. 15-Donny Schatz[5] 6. 2-Dale Blaney[6]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 14-Tony Stewart[1] 2. 8-Casey Mack[3] 3. 11-Roger Crockett[2] 4. 44W-Austin Wheatley[4] 5. 9N-Wade Nygard[8] 6. 15X-Robby Wolfgang[10] 7. 19-Donovan Peterson[5] 8. 56-Davey Heskin[9] 9. 1H-Sye Anderson[14] 10. 16-Rayce Martin[16] 11. 31-Shane Roemling[17] 12. 92-Mitch Mack[11] 13. 25-Corey Mack[6] 14. 5-David Glennon[13] 15. 16X-Duane Olson[18] 16. 4-Danny Smith[7] 17. 10-Bob Martin[15] 18. 4J-Lee Grosz[12] 19. 99-Jordan Graham[20] 20. 3-Pete Miller III[19]
A-Main - (30 Laps) 1. 15-Donny Schatz[5] 2. 49-Brad Sweet[2] 3. 89G-David Gravel[1] 4. 1-Sammy Swindell[3] 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[12] 6. 7S-Jason Sides[8] 7. 1X-Stevie Smith[10] 8. 11-Roger Crockett[14] 9. 14-Tony Stewart[11] 10. 59-Brooke Tatnell[16] 11. 13-Mark Dobmeier[19] 12. O4-Cap Henry[13] 13. 2-Dale Blaney[6] 14. 35-Justin Henderson[21] 15. W20-Greg Wilson[23] 16. 8-Casey Mack[15] 17. 2P-Austin Pierce[24] 18. 1K-Chris Shirek[20] 19. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[9] 20. 55-Terry McCarl[4] 21. 44W-Austin Wheatley[17] 22. 12-Lynton Jefferies[22] 23. 57-Shane Stewart[7] 24. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[18] Hard Charger: 13-Mark Dobmeier[+8]
BRANDON, S.D. (Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011) By Brian Liskai Mark Dobmeier has been around long enough in sprint car racing to know when things are going well you dont question it, you just ride it as long as you can. He did just that Sunday at Husets Speedway, wrestling the lead away from Justin Henderson at the half-way point and then withstood challenges from Tim Shaffer in traffic over the next eight laps then raced virtually uncontested during the final 7 laps to win the All Star Circuit of Champions event.
Coming off a qualifying night feature win during the 51st Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals and a sixth place run in sprint car racing�s �Super Bowl� the previous night, Dobmeier would record his 41st victory at the track and his first ever All Star victory. He now sits second on Huset�s all-time win list with 41 victories, behind Terry McCarl. It was also his fifth win of the year at the track where he leads the point�s standings as he battles for his fourth track championship.
�This team is as strong as it�s ever been�we�re just going to keep this deal rolling,� said Dobmeier beside his Lunstra/Dobmeier Racing #13. �When I see lapped cars I want it because that�s when we can gain spots. This car is just working so strong. I have to thank my crew, Dave Lunstra and my dad for putting this team together and all my great sponsors.�
�I took this race with a whole different approach than I did for the first All Star race here. I was pretty aggressive that first All Star race we had�I think we would have won that one too but I was too aggressive and tapped the wall. I really had to retrain myself on this one. I was being very patient until we got about half-way through the race then we turned our wick up,� continued Dobmeier beside his Senski & Son Transfer/Right Choice Electric/Big Trucks by Jimco machine.
Henderson would grab the lead at the drop of the green with Dobmeier and David Gravel in pursuit. Gravel would get around Dobmeier for second, but would then tag the turn 3 wall, ending his night. On the restart Henderson would rocket away using the top groove and would soon catch the rear of the field. Once in traffic, Henderson�s lead evaporated as Dobmeier quickly closed. Dobmeier would execute a slider in turn four on lap 13 to briefly take the lead but Henderson would drive back into the top spot. On the next lap Dobmeier would drive under Henderson for the lead.
Meanwhile, two-time All Star champion Tim Shaffer would make a charge, using traffic to move into the second spot as Henderson began to fade. Dobmeier would struggle with heavy traffic allowing Shaffer to close. But once past the traffic, Dobmeier would rocket away his first career All Star win.
Shaffer � coming off a 19th to fourth run at the Knoxville Nationals � would come home second and build on his point lead in the All Star�s Great Plains Region and its $10,000 payday. He would also pad his point lead for the All Star�s National title.
�It�s all about putting a great show on for the fans and this was a fun place tonight,� said Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine.
�Earlier you could run the bottom and the top both and then when lapped traffic comes into play�that�s when it really gets exciting. It works out however it works out�we don�t know, we�re just hanging on to these things,� quipped Shaffer. �I have to thank Kistler Engines, Kistler Racing Products, VRP Shocks and all my crew for their hard work all season long.�
Three-time All Star champ Dale Blaney would come home third to stay within striking distance of Shaffer for the All Star�s national title.
�The track was really different than what it was a couple of weeks ago. If we would have gained a row in the dash we might have had a shot. It was a pretty good race there for awhile,� said Blaney beside his George Fisher Racing/Ti22 backed #2.
Now it�s on to AMSOIL Speedway in Superior, Wisconsin on Tuesday and Red River Valley Speedway in Fargo, N.D. on Wednesday to close out the All Star Circuit of Champions� �Thunder Through the Plains.�
All Star Circuit of Champions (30 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 1-Stevie Smith, 10.867
2. 89G-David Gravel, 10.876
3. 83-Tim Shaffer, 10.939
4. 11-Roger Crockett, 10.943
5. 35-Justin Henderson, 10.983
6. 2-Dale Blaney, 10.984
7. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 11.004
8. 12-Lynton Jefferies, 11.012
9. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 11.021
10. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 11.032
11. 4-Danny Smith, 11.096
12. O4-Cap Henry, 11.100
13. 8-Casey Mack, 11.149
14. 2B-Bryan Dobesh, 11.191
15. 3TW-Donnovan Peterson, 11.220
16. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.265
17. 4C-Cody Hanson, 11.281
18. 3-Pete Miller III, 11.359
19. 83JR-Tim Kaeding, 11.322
20. 44W-Austin Wheatley, 11.373
21. 33-Robbie Wolfgang, 11.541
22. 14-Jody Rosenboom, 11.543
23. 6-Thomas Barber, 11.669
24. 1H-Sye Anderson, 11.684
25. 4X-Eric Schulz, 11.920
26. 101-Chuck McGillivary, 11.979
27. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 12.010
28. 92-Mitch Mack, 12.091
29. 1J-Justin Glaser, 12.404
30. 13JM-Jordan Martens, 12.835
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. W20-Greg Wilson[1]
2. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3]
3. 13-Mark Dobmeier[4]
4. 83JR-Tim Kaeding[7]
5. 8-Casey Mack[2]
6. 14-Jody Rosenboom[8]
7. 1-Stevie Smith[6]
8. 11-Roger Crockett[5]
9. 92-Mitch Mack[10]
10. 4X-Eric Schulz[9]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 4C-Cody Hanson[1]
2. 2B-Bryan Dobesh[2]
3. 35-Justin Henderson[5]
4. 89G-David Gravel[6]
5. 4-Danny Smith[3]
6. 12-Lynton Jefferies[4]
7. 44W-Austin Wheatley[7]
8. 101-Chuck McGillivary[9]
9. 1J-Justin Glaser[10]
10. 6-Thomas Barber[8]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O4-Cap Henry[3]
2. 3TW-Donnovan Peterson[2]
3. 2-Dale Blaney[5]
4. 3-Pete Miller III[1]
5. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[4]
6. 83-Tim Shaffer[6]
7. 1H-Sye Anderson[8]
8. 33-Robbie Wolfgang[7]
9. 97-Alan Gilbertson[9]
10. 13JM-Jordan Martens[10]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 35-Justin Henderson[26]
2. 89G-David Gravel[22]
3. 13-Mark Dobmeier[30]
4. 12-Lynton Jefferies[2]
5. 83-Tim Shaffer[4]
6. 2-Dale Blaney[6]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 11-Roger Crockett[2]
2. 1-Stevie Smith[1]
3. 44W-Austin Wheatley[3]
4. 101-Chuck McGillivary[7]
5. 1H-Sye Anderson[6]
6. 1J-Justin Glaser[9]
7. 6-Thomas Barber[5]
8. 92-Mitch Mack[8]
A-Main - (30 Laps)
1. 13-Mark Dobmeier[3]
2. 83-Tim Shaffer[5]
3. 2-Dale Blaney[6]
4. 12-Lynton Jefferies[4]
5. 35-Justin Henderson[1]
6. W20-Greg Wilson[16]
7. 83JR-Tim Kaeding[19]
8. 1-Stevie Smith[11]
9. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[8]
10. 4-Danny Smith[9]
11. O4-Cap Henry[10]
12. 44W-Austin Wheatley[20]
13. 11-Roger Crockett[12]
14. 14-Jody Rosenboom[21]
15. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[7]
16. 4C-Cody Hanson[17]
17. 8-Casey Mack[13]
18. 3TW-Donnovan Peterson[15]
19. 1J-Justin Glaser[24]
20. 3-Pete Miller III[18]
21. 1H-Sye Anderson[22]
22. 2B-Bryan Dobesh[14]
23. 101-Chuck McGillivary[23]
24. 89G-David Gravel[2]
Hard Charger: 83JR-Tim Kaeding[+12]
Sammy Swindell's "loaded weapon" dominates Front Row Challenge
OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Monday, Aug. 8, 2011) - "I felt like I had been bringing a knife to a gun fight...with this new motor I feel like I'm now bringing a machine gun."
Those words from Sammy Swindell never rang more true after he dominated the 15th Annual Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge Monday night at Southern Iowa Speedway. The win was an unprecedented third in a row for the Germantown, Tenn., resident and the third All Star Circuit of Champions victory of 2011.
Swindell, who earned the pole-starting spot by winning the "King of the Hill" match race, led all 25 laps on route to his 24th career All Star victory. It wasn't easy, however, as he survived a couple of late race restarts and a lapped car exploding a tire and spinning right in front of him.
"I'm just so proud of this Big Game Tree Stand team. We put a new motor in this..probably the best engine I've ever had. Before I felt at times like I had been bringing a knife to a gun fight...with this new motor I feel like I'm now bringing a machine gun," said Swindell. "That was a close call when that tire exploded...it seems there's a tire or two that does that at every race."
Brad Sweet would hound Swindell the entire race and looked poised to pounce on a restart with four laps to go. But, Swindell would show his experience, changing up his restart pattern, giving him a huge advantage to pull away for the win.
"Sammy kind of snookered us on that last restart...he proved why he is one of the best in the business," said Sweet beside his Kasey Kahne Racing/Red Bull #9. "I just wish that last caution wouldn't have come out....I was catching him. He was going to have to make a decision in traffic and I was ready. We had a great car all night and I'm excited about the (Knoxville) Nationals."
While Swindell and Sweet ran nose to tail in traffic, Shane Stewart - coming off the Knoxville 360 Nationals win - thrilled the crowd with his charge from 10th to third.
"It was hard to pass tonight but my Rockstar Energy Drink car was so good I could go any where. I think we might have had something for those guys if this would have stayed green. I can't complain...we've had a great week so far," said Stewart.
Swindell and Sweet would lead the field to the green with Daryn Pittman and Cody Darrah in tow. Swindell would hit lapped traffic by the sixth circuit as Sweet stayed within striking distance. Pittman and Darrah would battle hard for third while Dale Blaney and Sam Hafertepe Jr. ran off their rear bumpers.
15th Annual Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge Results
A main (25 laps, started): 1. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (1) 2. 9, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (2) 3. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (10) 4. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (6) 5. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (13) 6. 2, Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH (5) 7. 0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA (8) 8. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (16) 9. 22K, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (14) 10. 51, Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA (7) 11. 83x, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (11) 12. 29, Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA (12) 13. 89G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (18) 14. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (20) 15. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (15) 16. 1z, Jessica Zemken, Sprakers, NY (9) 17. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (4) 18. 44w, Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA (23) 19. 91, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (3) 20. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA (19) 21. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (21) 22. 53, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (24) 23. 30c, Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA (17) 24. 55x, Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA (22). Lap Leaders: Swindell 1-25. Hard Charger: Schatz.
Fast time: Brad Sweet, 15.084 (New Track Record)
"King of the Hill" Match Race Winner: Sammy Swindell
Heat 1 (8 laps, Top Five to A main): 1. Mark Dobmeier (2) 2. Ryan Anderson (1) 3. Shane Stewart (3) 4. Dale Blaney (5) 5. Brad Sweet (6) / 6. Bud Kaeding (4) 7. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (7) 8. 17, Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, CA (8) 9. 04, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (9) DNS � 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL
Heat 2 (8 laps, Top Five to A main): 1. Sammy Swindell (6) 2. Jonathan Allard (4) 3. Danny Holtgraver (1) 4. Daryn Pittman (5) 5. Austen Wheatley (7) / 6. 8, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (8) 7. 12, Glen Saville, Camden, NSW, Aust. (9) 8. 00, Brad Foster, Melbourne, VIC, Aust. (10) 9. 2m, Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI (2) 10. Donny Schatz (3)
Heat 3 (8 laps, Top Five to A main): 1. Lance Dewease (2) 2. Seth Bergman (1) 3. Kraig Kinser (3) 4. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5) 5. Jessica Zemken (4) / 6. Paul McMahan (6) 7. 3, Pete Miller III, Port Vue, PA (9) 8. w20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (7) 9. Jack Dover (8) DNS � 83, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA
Heat four (8 laps, Top Five to A main): 1. David Gravel (2) 2. Jason Solwold (1) 3. Cody Darrah (6) 4. Robby Wolfgang (3) 5. Fred Rahmer (5) / 6. 2x, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (8) 7. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS (7) 8. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (9) 9. 38, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (4)
B main (12 laps, Top Four to A main): 1. Paul McMahan (1) 2. Donny Schatz (3) 3. Bud Kaeding (2) 4. Jack Dover (6) / 5. Brady Bacon (5) 6. Dustin Morgan (9) 7. Tony Bruce Jr. (4) 8. Kaley Gharst (7) 9. Glen Saville (11) 10. Kevin Ingle (10) 11. Ryan Bunton (8) 12. Brad Foster (12) DNS � Pete Miller III, Dustin Daggett, Cap Henry, Wayne Johnson, Greg Wilson, Tyler Walker, Tim Shaffer
Kevin Swindell gets 1st All Star win at Knoxville
Knoxville, IA (8-6-11) By Brian Liskai Kevin Swindell has grown up watching his father, the legendary Sammy Swindell, experience triumph and heart-break at the world-famous Knoxville Raceway. The younger Swindell has learned from those experiences and used that to dominate the 20-lap All Star Circuit of Champions feature Saturday, leading the entire way for his second win of the season and second of his career at the raceway. It was his first ever All Star victory.
Swindell, driving a team Big Game Tree Stands machine to his father, took the lead from his third starting position from pole-sitter and Kings Royal winner Tyler Walker using the bottom groove on a second attempt to start the race. Kevin had to hold off Walker late in the race as they caught the back of the field.
"Everything was going fine and Bud (Kaeding) and Robby (Wolfgang) were running up top. They got together, and I knew it would be trouble. Bud came down the track and knocked the air out of me. I just hoped no one behind me was close. I was trying not to miss the bottom,l and that time I did," said Swindell in victory lane.
Walker and Daryn Pittman would lead the field to the green, but before a lap could be completed, Brian Brown, returning from a scary crash on Friday night, came together with Jason Johnson, necessitating a complete restart. Kevin Swindell would use the second chance to his advantage, driving into the lead exiting turn four on the ensuing restart.
By lap five, Swindell had a six car length lead over Pittman, who was followed by Knoxville Raceway point leader Danny Lasoski, who also utilized the bottom groove to charge from his ninth starting spot. With six laps in the books, ninth running Sammy Swindell spun on the backstretch with a flat tire, going pitside.
Kevin Swindell would drive away on the restart with Walker and Lasoski battling for second while Pittman had his hands full with multi-time track champion Terry McCarl. McCarl would drive by Pittman on lap eight, but two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer - the 2010 Knoxville Nationals winner - was on the move, up from his 10th place starting spot, taking fifth on lap nine.
Another hard-charger was Mark Dobmeier, blasting from 20th to enter the top five by busting the cushion on lap 12. Kevin Swindell maintained his lead despite the close call with Kaeding and Wolfgang and went on to the $5,000 win over Walker, Lasoski, Shaffer and Dobmeier.
McCarl, Dale Blaney, Dusty Zomer, Rager Phillips and Davey Heskin (from last) rounded out the top 10.
Shaffer's run - he has only finished out of the top five once in the last month of competition - helped him maintain his slim lead in the All Star's national point standings while padding his lead int he Great Plains Regional points and its $10,000 top prize.
The All Star Circuit of Champions will be back in action Monday at the Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
All Star Circuit of Champions (49 Cars) [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 27-Daryn Pittman, 15.607 2. 17A-Austin McCarl, 15.648 3. 12-Lyton Jeffrey, 15.694 4. 1S-Kevin Swindell, 15.778 5. 10-Rager Phillips, 15.798 6. 17K-Tyler Walker, 15.832 7. 55-Terry McCarl, 15.895 8. 2L-Ed Lynch, 15.921 9. 11-Roger Crockett, 15.922 10. 7K-Robby Wolfgang, 15.924 11. 59-Brooke Tatnell, 15.944 12. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.969 13. 33-Danny Lasoski, 15.996 14. 83-Tim Shaffer, 16.012 15. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 16.016 16. 91-Dusty Zomer, 16.029 17. 1A-Sammy Swindell, 16.051 18. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 16.061 19. 20-A.J. Moeller, 16.097 20. 41-Jason Johnson, 16.107 21. 28-Ian Madsen, 16.126 22. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 16.158 23. 21-Brian Brown, 16.178 24. 29-Bud Kaeding, 16.178 25. 56JC-John Cressman, 16.180 26. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 16.226 27. 2W-Johnny Herrera, 16.248 28. 1-Bronson Maeschen, 16.277 29. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 16.334 30. 89G-David Gravel, 16.349 31. O4-Cap Henry, 16.393 32. 47-Don Droud Jr., 16.433 33. 56-Davey Heskin, 16.469 34. 45-Mark Johnson, 16.479 35. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.534 36. 2D-Bryan Dobesh, 16.539 37. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 16.548 38. 22-Kenny Jacobs, 16.567 39. 17-Marty Perovich, 16.598 40. 3X-Jon Corbin, 16.731 41. 69-Mike Moore, 16.806 42. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 16.941 43. 4X-Toni Lutar, 16.966 44. 68-Mike Houseman Jr., 17.052 45. 7G-Garrett Dollansky, 17.057 46. 2K-Kevin Inale, 17.398 47. 3-Pete Miller III, 99.997 48. 96AU-Bruce White, 99.998 49. 7-Dustin Selvage, 99.999
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 28-Ian Madsen[1] 2. 1A-Sammy Swindell[2] 3. 27-Daryn Pittman[6] 4. 10-Rager Phillips[5] 5. 33-Danny Lasoski[3] 6. 56JC-John Cressman[7] 7. 49-Josh Schneiderman[8] 8. 11-Roger Crockett[4] 9. D4-Danny Holtgraver[10] 10. 56-Davey Heskin[9]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier[1] 3. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2] 4. 17K-Tyler Walker[5] 5. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[4] 6. 22-Kenny Jacobs[10] 7. 17A-Austin McCarl[6] 8. 89G-David Gravel[8] 9. 45-Mark Johnson[9] 10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[7]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 21-Brian Brown[1] 2. 6-Jac Haudenschild[3] 3. 12-Lyton Jeffrey[6] 4. 59-Brooke Tatnell[4] 5. 55-Terry McCarl[5] 6. O4-Cap Henry[8] 7. 17-Marty Perovich[10] 8. 20-A.J. Moeller[2] 9. 2W-Johnny Herrera[7] 10. W20-Greg Wilson[9]
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 91-Dusty Zomer[3] 2. 29-Bud Kaeding[1] 3. 41-Jason Johnson[2] 4. 47-Don Droud Jr.[8] 5. 1S-Kevin Swindell[6] 6. 1-Bronson Maeschen[7] 7. 3X-Jon Corbin[10] 8. 2D-Bryan Dobesh[9] 9. 2-Dale Blaney[4] 10. 2L-Ed Lynch[5]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 17K-Tyler Walker[1] 2. 27-Daryn Pittman[2] 3. 1S-Kevin Swindell[4] 4. 12-Lyton Jeffrey[6] 5. 55-Terry McCarl[3] 6. 10-Rager Phillips[5]
C-Main - Computer Man Inc. (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the B-feature) 1. 69-Mike Moore[1] 2. 68-Mike Houseman Jr.[4] 3. 2K-Kevin Inale[6] 4. 4X-Toni Lutar[3] 5. 3-Pete Miller III[7] 6. 7G-Garrett Dollansky[5] 7. 96AU-Bruce White[8] 8. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[2]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 17A-Austin McCarl[1] 2. 2-Dale Blaney[3] 3. 56-Davey Heskin[11] 4. 11-Roger Crockett[2] 5. 1-Bronson Maeschen[7] 6. 49-Josh Schneiderman[8] 7. 89G-David Gravel[9] 8. 56JC-John Cressman[5] 9. 89G-David Gravel[9] 10. O4-Cap Henry[10] 11. 56-Davey Heskin[11] 12. 45-Mark Johnson[12] 13. W20-Greg Wilson[13] 14. 2D-Bryan Dobesh[14] 15. D4-Danny Holtgraver[15] 16. 22-Kenny Jacobs[16] 17. 17-Marty Perovich[17] 18. 3X-Jon Corbin[18] 19. 69-Mike Moore[19] 20. 68-Mike Houseman Jr.[20]
A-Main - (20 Laps) 1. 1S-Kevin Swindell[3] 2. 17K-Tyler Walker[1] 3. 33-Danny Lasoski[9] 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[10] 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier[20] 6. 55-Terry McCarl[5] 7. 2-Dale Blaney[13] 8. 91-Dusty Zomer[15] 9. 10-Rager Phillips[6] 10. 56-Davey Heskin[24] 11. 12-Lyton Jeffrey[4] 12. 41-Jason Johnson[18] 13. 17A-Austin McCarl[11] 14. 22H-Randy Hannagan[17] 15. 47-Don Droud Jr.[23] 16. 11-Roger Crockett[12] 17. 6-Jac Haudenschild[14] 18. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[7] 19. 29-Bud Kaeding[22] 20. 27-Daryn Pittman[2] 21. 1A-Sammy Swindell[16] 22. 59-Brooke Tatnell[8] 23. 21-Brian Brown[21] 24. 28-Ian Madsen[19] Hard Charger: 13-Mark Dobmeier[+15]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Shaffer gets redemption in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. Last year when the All Star Circuit of Champions Thundered Through the Plains two-time and defending series titlest Tim Shaffer was riding a huge hot streak that would see him not only claim 16 All Star wins and the series title, but the Knoxville Nationals. Well dont look now, but The Steel City Outlaw is at it again.
Much like the 2011 Ohio Sprint Speedweek when Shaffer never finished out of the top three, he is dominating the All Stars� Great Plains Region. On Wednesday the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania driver passed four-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz in traffic and went on to capture the feature event at Red River Valley Speedway. Shaffer leads the $10,000-to-win Great Plains Region points with his two wins and a third place run.
The win vaulted Shaffer ahead of three-time series champion Dale Blaney for the national points lead as well. Shaffer now has 41 career All Star victories, moving him into 10th on the all-time win list.
At Red River, it was a bit of redemption for Shaffer. Last year he led the All Star feature only to have Schatz pass him in traffic and go on to win the race. The roles were reversed on Wednesday as Shaffer took advantage of Schatz getting hung up in lapped traffic and grabbed the lead two-thirds of the way through the 30-lap race. Shaffer had to hold off several late challenges by Schatz and took the Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook Motorsports #83 to victory lane for his sixth All Star win of 2011.
"Wow, what a great race," admitted Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines/VRP Shocks/Kistler Racing Products J&J machine. "My hat goes off to (crew chief) Brian (Kemenah) and the guys. This car really came in late in the race and we were able to get another win. Donny kind of got me at the start and was setting a pretty good pace. I just had to be patient and I think I may have found the rubber before him on the bottom and we were able to get by him. It's always good to win races, but this is the time of year when you want things to be going your way. We're pretty excited."
Shaffer qualified fourth in the field of 27 cars and started the feature event on the outside of pole-sitter Dale Blaney. Blaney led the early going driving the Ti22 Performance No. 2 before Schatz raced his No. 15 Big Game Treestands/Fast Lane Car Wash J&J into the lead. Once in front, Schatz weaved his way through traffic for several laps and looked poised to repeat his win from last July, but lapped traffic would ultimately cost him the victory.
With five laps to go, Shaffer, Schatz and Mark Dobmeier were nearly nose to tail with Tyler Walker, Blaney and a charging Tony Stewart closing in. When Austin Wheatly got upside down, it gave Shaffer a clear track but set up a five lap shoot-out. Shaffer would pull away slightly on the restart, but Schatz mounted one more charge. As Shaffer took the white flag, Schatz was just a half a car length back. Another caution would set up a green-white-checkered finish and Shaffer would pull away for the win.
Dobmeier was third in the Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports No. 13L J&J. Walker began the evening by setting a new track record in the Keen Motorsports No. 17 Maxim and finished it by coming home fourth. Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart passed Blaney late to earn a top-five finish.
"That was a good race and we just needed a few more laps of lapped traffic there at the end," said Schatz. "I got the lead and felt like I was in pretty good shape, but when it starts taking as long as it did to get by some of those lapped cars, you knew somebody was coming. Great job to Tim and his team for coming up with the win. I'm really happy we had a such a good race for all the people that came out. We've got another big show coming up in two weeks (The $12,000-to-win Champions Challenge on Aug. 17), and hopefully we can have another great race like this."
"We were happy to be on the frontstretch tonight," said Dobmeier, who hails from Grand Forks, N.D. "The car was really good, but I think I killed my tire early in the race trying to get up there and race with Donny and Blaney. I just didn't have anything left there at the end. I want to thank everyone for coming out and all of the people that allow me to do this. We've got a good team and this is a good way for us to head into the weekend and next week at the (Knoxville) Nationals. Maybe we'll be just a bit better in two weeks here."
The All-Stars return to action on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. Two nights later, the series moves onto Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the annual Front Row Challenge. The Thunder Through the Plains Tour will resume after the 51st annual Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals on Sunday, Aug. 14 at Huset's Speedway in Sioux Falls. A Tuesday night event at Amsoil Speedway in Superior, Wisc., precedes the inaugural Champions Challenge at RRVS, which will pay $12,000 to the winner and be the final race in the All-Stars' Great Plains Region.
Red River Valley Speedway - 8/3/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions (27 Cars) [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 17-Tyler Walker, 12.739 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.763 3. 8-Casey Mack, 12.771 4. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.906 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 13.029 6. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.102 7. 89G-David Gravel, 13.114 8. 2P-Austin Pierce, 13.177 9. 1-Chris Shirek, 13.191 10. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.225 11. 25-Corey Mack, 13.230 12. 19-Donnovan Peterson, 13.339 13. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.348 14. 21K-Lou Kennedy, 13.361 15. 33-Roby Wolfgang, 13.407 16. O4-Cap Henry, 13.435 17. 20K-Thomas Kennedy, 13.486 18. 14R-Jody Roseboom, 13.491 19. 44W-Austin Wheatly, 13.493 20. 92-Mitch Mack, 13.505 21. 3-Pete Miller III, 13.533 22. 15X-Cody Skytland, 13.811 23. 1H-Sye Anderson, 13.878 24. 5-David Gennon, 14.139 25. 10TRB-Bob Martin, 14.165 26. 16-Rayce Martin, 14.271 27. 50-Ryan Flaten, 14.353
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. O4-Cap Henry[1] 2. 14-Tony Stewart[3] 3. W20-Greg Wilson[2] 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[5] 5. 17-Tyler Walker[6] 6. 44W-Austin Wheatly[7] 7. 10TRB-Bob Martin[9] 8. 15X-Cody Skytland[8] 9. 89G-David Gravel[4]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 20K-Thomas Kennedy[1] 2. 15-Donny Schatz[6] 3. 21K-Lou Kennedy[2] 4. 2P-Austin Pierce[4] 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier[5] 6. 92-Mitch Mack[7] 7. 25-Corey Mack[3] 8. 1H-Sye Anderson[8] 9. 16-Rayce Martin[9]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 1-Chris Shirek[4] 2. 2-Dale Blaney[5] 3. 33-Roby Wolfgang[2] 4. 14R-Jody Roseboom[1] 5. 8-Casey Mack[6] 6. 3-Pete Miller III[7] 7. 19-Donnovan Peterson[3] 8. 50-Ryan Flaten[9] 9. 5-David Gennon[8]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 2-Dale Blaney[2] 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] 3. 15-Donny Schatz[4] 4. 8-Casey Mack[1] 5. 17-Tyler Walker[5] 6. 13-Mark Dobmeier[6]
A-Main - (30 Laps) 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] 2. 15-Donny Schatz[3] 3. 13-Mark Dobmeier[6] 4. 17-Tyler Walker[5] 5. 14-Tony Stewart[9] 6. 2-Dale Blaney[1] 7. 89G-David Gravel[11] 8. O4-Cap Henry[16] 9. 8-Casey Mack[4] 10. 21K-Lou Kennedy[14] 11. W20-Greg Wilson[13] 12. 1-Chris Shirek[8] 13. 19-Donnovan Peterson[12] 14. 14R-Jody Roseboom[18] 15. 2P-Austin Pierce[7] 16. 20K-Thomas Kennedy[17] 17. 3-Pete Miller III[21] 18. 1H-Sye Anderson[23] 19. 15X-Cody Skytland[22] 20. 50-Ryan Flaten[27] 21. 33-Roby Wolfgang[15] 22. 25-Corey Mack[10] 23. 44W-Austin Wheatly[19] 24. 16-Rayce Martin[26] 25. 10TRB-Bob Martin[25] 26. 5-David Gennon[24] 27. 92-Mitch Mack[20] Hard Charger: O4-Cap Henry[+8]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Shaffer gets All Star win #40 at Red River Co-Op
WINNIPEG, MB (7-28-11) By Brian Liskai � Tim Shaffer�s hot streak continued Thursday as the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania driver led all 30 laps to score his 40th career All Star Circuit of Champions feature win at Red River Co-Op Speedway. Shaffer won two World of Outlaw shows within a five-day span last week, took a weekend off to prepare for the All Star�s Thunder Through the Plains and has come out strong.
Shaffer, a two-time and defending All Star champion has won five All Star events in 2011. His 40 career series� victories moves him into a tie for 10th with Jeff Shepard on the All Star�s all-time win list, just one behind Bobby Allen, two behind Kelly Kinser, three behind Kevin Huntley and four behind Dave Blaney. The victory also puts Shaffer atop the All Stars� Western Region points and the $10,000 championship prize and moves him closer to national point leader Dale Blaney.
While �The Steel City Outlaw� led all 30 laps in his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned, Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products/VRP Shocks #83, it was not an easy victory, as three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney pressured the entire distance. Blaney, from Hartford, Ohio, could not take advantage of a few restart opportunities and had settle for second aboard his Ti22 Performance/George Fisher Racing #2.
The charge of the night was once again recorded by two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson. The Benton Ridge, Ohio driver has made passing cars an art form this year, often times blasting from the back and mid-pack to the front. On Thursday, Wilson drove his Veryl Warnimont owned, All Star Plumbing and Heating/Ohio Logistics/DNC Hydraulics sponsored #w20 from eighth to third and was closing on Blaney and Shaffer at the end.
With Shaffer and Blaney out front at the drop of the green, Casey Mack and Tyler Walker battled for third with 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry and Lou Kennedy in tow. Mack would secure the third spot on lap three with Wilson storming from eighth to sixth and would then take fifth from Henry a lap later. Wilson and Walker would then battle for fourth over the next three laps before Wilson would earn the position on lap 7.
At the half-way point the running order was Shaffer, Blaney, Mack, Wilson, Walker, Henry, Lou Kennedy, David Gravel, Mark Dobmeier and Thomas Kennedy. Gravel was now the car on the move, as he slipped from his eighth place starting spot back to 11th on the opening lap, but regained his composure and steadily worked his way to the front. With 10 laps to go, Gravel had moved into 7th and was pressuring Lou Kennedy for sixth. But, Gravel would slip up on lap 23 allowing Henry and Dobmeier to slip by.
Wilson would finally get around Mack for third with three laps to go, but ran out of time to catch Shaffer and Blaney. Mack, Walker, Lou Kennedy, Henry, Dobmeier, Gravel and Corey Mack would round out the top 10.
Red River Co-Op Speedway - 7/28/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.997 2. 17-Tyler Walker, 14.233 3. O4-Cap Henry, 14.394 4. 83-Tim Shaffer, 14.562 5. 8-Casey Mack, 14.719 6. 20K-Thomas Kennedy, 14.748 7. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.766 8. 89G-David Gravel, 14.782 9. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort, 14.865 10. 21K-Lou Kennedy, 14.947 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.983 12. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 15.225 13. 25-Corey Mack, 15.416 14. 92-Mitch Mack, 15.465 15. 35-Brenden Wilde, 16.056 16. 6-Zach Wilde, 17.439 17. 50-Ryan Flaten, 17.559
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 2-Dale Blaney[6] 2. W20-Greg Wilson[1] 3. 8-Casey Mack[4] 4. 3-Pete Miller III[3] 5. O4-Cap Henry[5] 6. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort[2] 7. 35-Brenden Wilde[8] 8. 25-Corey Mack[7] 9. 50-Ryan Flaten[9]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[5] 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier[1] 3. 89G-David Gravel[3] 4. 17-Tyler Walker[6] 5. 21K-Lou Kennedy[2] 6. 20K-Thomas Kennedy[4] 7. 92-Mitch Mack[7] 8. 6-Zach Wilde[8]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] 2. 2-Dale Blaney[5] 3. 8-Casey Mack[1] 4. 17-Tyler Walker[6] 5. O4-Cap Henry[2] 6. 20K-Thomas Kennedy[3]
A-Main - (30 Laps) 1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1] 2. 2-Dale Blaney[2] 3. W20-Greg Wilson[11] 4. 8-Casey Mack[3] 5. 17-Tyler Walker[4] 6. 21K-Lou Kennedy[10] 7. O4-Cap Henry[5] 8. 13-Mark Dobmeier[12] 9. 89G-David Gravel[8] 10. 25-Corey Mack[13] 11. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort[9] 12. 3-Pete Miller III[7] 13. 35-Brenden Wilde[15] 14. 6-Zach Wilde[16] 15. 50-Ryan Flaten[17] 16. 92-Mitch Mack[14] 17. 20K-Thomas Kennedy[6] Hard Charger: W20-Greg Wilson[+8]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Superior Speedway to host All Star Circuit of Champions for first time ever
CAMARGO, IL. (7-26-11)By Brian Liskai � The All Star Circuit of Champions have added a new track to the eight race Thunder Through the Plains extravaganza. Superior Speedway in Superior, Wisconsin will host the traveling 410 sprint car series on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for a $5,000-to-win event.
This is the first time the All Stars have visited the track. The Superior Speedway race is part of the All Stars' traditional "Thunder Through the Plains" which has taken on a new twist this year. The All Stars have created separate regions with separate point funds for 2011. The Thunder Through the Plains comprises the Western Region with points awarded during each of the eight events. The overall champion will earn $10,000!
It all kicks off Thursday, July 28 at Red River Co-Op Speedway in Winnipeg, MB, Canada (rain date of July 29. Following are the dates of the "Thunder Through the Plains:"
July 28 � Red River Co-Op Speedway, Winnipeg, MB - $5,000 (rain date of July 29)
July 31 � Husets Speedway, Brandon, S.D. - $5,000
Aug. 3 � Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D. - $5,000 (rain date of Aug. 4)
Aug. 6 � Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa - $5,000
Aug. 8 � Southern Iowa Speedway � Front Row Challenge, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $10,000
Aug. 14 � Husets Speedway, Brandon, S.D., $5,000
Aug. 16 � Superior Speedway, Duluth, Minn., $5,000
Aug. 17 � Red RiverValleySpeedway, Fargo, N.D., $12,000
You can bet two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer � who has caught fire lately, winning a pair of World of Outlaw events � will be gunning for all the cash. However, he trails three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney in the $20,000-to-win Ohio Region and National point standings. Also look for 2010 Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year David Gravel to continue to apply pressure to both Shaffer and Blaney as he sits third in both the Ohio Region and National point standings. Also, expect to see 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry, two-time All Star Champion Greg Wilson, Tony Stewart Racing�s Jessica Zemken and more.
With so much money on the line, fans could also see current Knoxville point leader and former World of Outlaw champion Danny Lasoski along with former Knoxville and Huset�s champion TMac Terry McCarl follow the All Stars along with 2011 Kings Royal winner Tyler Walker and a host of other national and regional stars.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com
First Visit at Huset's Speedway moved to July 31
Camargo, IL (7-22-11)- The All Star Circuit of Champions will invade Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D. twice during the 2011 "Thunder Through the Plains" tour. The first $5,000-to-win affair will be on Sunday, July 31 (note, this date was originally scheduled for Aug. 2), and the second time will be held on Sunday, August 14.
Following are the dates of the 2011 �Thunder Through the Plains:�
July 28 � Red River Co-Op Speedway, Winnipeg, MB - $5,000 (rain date of July 29)
July 31 � Huset's Speedway, Brandon, S.D. - $5,000
Aug. 3 � Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D. - $5,000 (rain date of Aug. 4)
Aug. 6 � Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa - $5,000
Aug. 8 � Southern Iowa Speedway � Front Row Challenge, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $10,000
Aug. 14 � Huset's Speedway, Brandon, S.D., $5,000
Aug. 17 � Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D., $12,000
For more information please visit www.allstarsprint.com or call 217-253-8100.
Hafertepe dominates Midwest All Stars to win Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon
HARTFORD, OH (7-12-11) By Brian Liskai � When Sam Hafertepe Jr. visited Sharon Speedway during the Ohio Sprint Speedweek, he immediately fell in love with the place. Though he was edged out for the feature win that night in June by hometown racer Dale Blaney, Hafertepe was eager to come back to the Eastern Ohio speedplant. So when the Midwest All Star Sprint Series came back Tuesday for the Third Annual Lou Blaney Memorial, the 25-year-old Sunnyvale, Texas racer proved his first appearance was no fluke. Hafertepe dominated the 30-lap feature, $3,000-to-win event, leading the entire distance aboard his Plumbfast Racing, Lonestar Speedway backed #15h.
�We approached the track like we do every race�kind of give the car what it needs and we just happened to guess right that night (June 27). Our stuff that night kind of correlated to tonight, and we had an awesome car. I could do whatever I wanted, go wherever I wanted. I ran the top for awhile then moved to the bottom. Lapped traffic was good for us. I know we were good on the bottom and I don�t know if anyone else was as good as we were. We could scoot right along down there and get through the lapped cars without any problems,� said Hafertepe, who became the third different winner in the event.
Another huge crowd honored the late hall-of-famer Lou Blaney, who amassed over 600 wins in his racing career before passing away in 2009. The event also raises funds for the Alzheimer�s Association, and while a final total has yet to be calculated, the 50/50 share of over $2,600 went to the cause as well as $1,000 from the event sponsor Tom�s Sewer & Septic Service.
Hafertepe, who won the dash to earn the pole position for the feature, grabbed the early lead, while NASCAR driver Dave Blaney � back behind the wheel of a sprint car for the first time in 2011 � put a slider on his brother, three-time All Star champion Dale in turn four to take the second spot on the first circuit. Dale would come back on lap two to nip the former World of Outlaw champion for runner-up, but the brothers ran side-by-side for the next two laps. The event�s first and only caution would fly on lap three for a Brian Steinman spin.
On the ensuing restart, fifth starter NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Brad Sweet would duck under Dale Blaney for third. Meanwhile, Dave Blaney would blast away on the top side of the speedway as he slowly chewed into Hafertepe�s lead. Seventh starting Danny Smith was also on the move as he became factor on lap six when he dropped Dale Blaney back to fifth.
Hafertepe caught lapped traffic on lap 12, allowing Dave Blaney to close back in for a second time. Hafertepe executed a very nice move four laps later to clear the lapped cars of Steinman and Brandon Spithaler, allowing him to pull away. Meanwhile, Sweet and Smith closed in on Dave Blaney as the battle heated up for second.
With the laps ticking away, Hafertepe had stretched his lead to a straightaway advantage. With nine laps remaining, Smith drove under Sweet for third and quickly ran down Dave Blaney. Smith and Blaney would battle over the remaining laps as Hafertepe went unchallenged, taking the checkered flag by a margin of 5.48 seconds.
�It�s a pleasure to be on the list of winners in a race like that,� expressed Hafertepe of his first ever Sharon victory. �It means a lot to have all of these fans come out and support us.. This is a pretty cool deal!�
Smith would sneak by Dave Blaney on the final lap to steal the second spot and increase his point lead in the Midwest All Star Sprint Series standings.
�The bottom kind of came to us. We set up for it. I kind of putted around the bottom and kept my left side tires in the moisture. I think if we had a yellow in the middle of the race to catch back up I might have had something for the winner. But, we�ll take second and go down the road,� said Smith beside his J&D Performance/Dean Knittle & Sons Auto and Radiator Repair/Coors Light Gang backed #4.
Dave Blaney, who owns 29 career wins at Sharon, was third.
�I think the driver went away more than anything,� joked Blaney, who led the NASCAR contingent that included Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne. �It was a fun race. I haven�t been that competitive in this race over the years, and for this to be my first sprint race, I was pretty happy with how it turned out. I was really hoping Dale (Blaney) or I could get one of these. Sam (Hafertepe) did a great job. He runs really good and to be running with him, Dale, Kahne, Sweet, Danny Smith and all of those guys, it�s a good night for us. I want to thank everyone for coming out, Rick Glass and his family at Tom�s for sponsoring this event. It went well!�
Sweet was the top finishing Kasey Kahne Racing entry in fourth, while Dale Blaney came home fifth. Last year�s Lou Blaney Memorial winner Mike Lutz was sixth after starting 10th, while Australian Marty Perovich was seventh in his first ever Sharon visit. Danny Holtgraver, who scored recent wins at Pittsburgh�s PA Motor Speedway and Mercer Raceway Park, was eighth after starting 12th, while inaugural Lou Blaney Memorial winner Tony Stewart came from 14th to finish ninth. Local Dan Kuriger would round out the top 10.
Midwest All Star Sprints
Kistler Engines Qualifying � 1. Kasey Kahne (4) 13.193 2. Brad Sweet (Kahne 49) 13.267 3. Dave Blaney (10) 13.327 4. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (15H) 13.334 5. Rob Chaney (Grove 45) 13.341 6. Dale Blaney (Ti22 Performance 2) 13.348 7.Marty Perovich (17) 13.360 8. Danny Smith (4) 13.417 9. Dan Kuriger (08)13.483 10. Cody Darrah (Kahne 91) 13.560 11. Mike Lutz (Chappel 8)13.614 12. Danny Holtgraver (D4) 13.568 13. Jimmy Light (23) 13.638 14.Jared Ridge (12) 13.662 15. Tony Stewart (14) 13.673 16. Kyle Sauder (Jessup 7K) 13.686 17. Adam Kekich (5K) 13.712 18. Andy McKisson (0) 13.720 19. Davey Sammons (747) 13.726 20. Brandon Matus (13) 14.039 21.Lindsay Enscoe (96) 14.203 22. Eric Williams (7) 14.257 23. Brandon Spithaler (22) 14.363 24. A.J. Albrecht (7X) 14.485 25. Brian Steinman(24s) 14.532 26. Brent Matus (33) 14.788 27. Gale Ruth, Jr. (1R) 14.958.
Kear�s Speed Shop Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer) 1. 91-Kasey Kahne 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 3. 4-Kasey Kahne 4. 7K-Kyle Sauder 5. 17-Marty Perovich 6. 23-Jimmy Light 7. 747-Davey Sammons 8.7-Eric Williams 9. 24s-Brian Steinman.
All Pro Cylinder Heads Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer) 1. 8-Mike Lutz 2. 4-Danny Smith 3. 49-Brad Sweet 4. 12-Jared Ridge 5.22-Brandon Spithaler 6. 13-Brandon Matus 7. 45-Rob Chaney 8. 33-Brent Matus 9. 5K-Adam Kekich.
MSD Ignitions Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer) 1. 08-Dan Kuriger 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver 3. 10-Dave Blaney 4. 14-Tony Stewart 5. 2-Dale Blaney 6. 0-Andy McKisson 7. 7X-A.J. Albrecht 8.96-Lindsay Enscoe 9. 1R-Gale Ruth, Jr.
Outerwears Performance Products Dash - (6 Laps, determines top 6 feature starting spots)
1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2. 2-Dale Blaney 3. 10-Dave Blaney 4. 4-Kasey Kahne 5. 49-Brad Sweet 6. 17-Marty Perovich.
University of Northwestern Ohio B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 45-Rob Chaney 2. 747-Davey Sammons 3. 7-Eric Williams 4. 24s-Brian Steinman 5. 13-Brandon Matus 6. 33-Brent Matus 7. 1R-Gale Ruth, Jr. 8.23-Jimmy Light 9. 0-Andy McKisson 10. 5K-Adam Kekich 11. 7X-A.J.Albrecht 12. 96-Lindsay Enscoe-DNS.
A-Main - (30 Laps, $3,000 to-win) [#]-Starting Position 1. 15H-SAM HAFERTEPE, JR. [1] 2. 4-Danny Smith [7] 3. 10-Dave Blaney [3] 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5] 5. 2-Dale Blaney [2] 6. 8-Mike Lutz [10] 7.17-Marty Perovich [6] 8. D4-Danny Holtgraver [12] 9. 14-Tony Stewart [14] 10. 08-Dan Kuriger [8] 11. 12-Jared Ridge [13] 12. 4-Kasey Kahne [4] 13. 45-Rob Chaney [11] 14. Eric Williams [18] 15. 7K-Kyle Sauder [15] 16. 24s-Brian Steinman [20] 17. 13-Brandon Matus [17] 18. 91-Cody Darrah [9] 19. 22-Brandon Spithaler [21] 20. 747-Davey Sammons [16]
Flooding cancels Estevan Motor Speedway All Star show
CAMARGO, IL (7-9-11) By Brian Liskai Severe flooding over the spring and early summer has caused the cancellation of racing at Estevan Motor Speedway in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada for the July 26 OReilly All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car series event.
The City of Estevan remaines in a state of emergency due to the flooding.
The All Stars traditional Thunder Through the Plains will now kick off July 28 at Red River Co-Op Speedway in Winnipeg, MB (rain date of July 29). The Thunder Through the Plains includes 7 races and will pay a point fund of $10,000 to win.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com
Smith's experience in traffic pays off for Mohawk All Star win
AKWESASNE, N.Y. (7-7-11) By Brian Liskai Experienced racers will often tell you they would rather be running second in traffic and make a move late to win. Thats exactly what Broken Arrow, Oklahomas Stevie Smith relied on Thursday to take the OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car win at Mohawk International Raceway.
When we were leading the race I was trying not to get tore up or crash and then those guys are all racing hard and they made a move. So when I went back I was doing the same thing. This is a very important win for us. Tommy Carl and these guys have been working very hard and I have to thank them for sticking it out. I think we have things turned around, said Smith beside his Zemco Speed Equipment/Zemco Headers backed #1.
Smith took the early lead, lost it to David Gravel in lapped traffic, then used lapped traffic to regain the top spot with just six laps to go and went on to score his 14th career All Star victory.
Two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer would battle both Smith and Gravel hard throughout the 30-lap affair, and would come home in second.
�The top was good and so many of the lapped cars were running up there. That�s just the way it goes�the bottom was hard to pass on. It�s been a tough week, but Brian (Kemenah, crew chief) and James and my owners Janet (Holbrook) and Aaron (Call) didn�t give up. The J&J chassis and VRP Shocks worked well tonight,� said Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products backed #83.
Gravel would finish third. In the past four All Star events he has a pair of runner-up finishes and a pair of third place performances.
�Stevie was leading and he made a mistake first so I got around him. Then I made a mistake in lapped traffic and he got around me,� said Gravel beside his JRC Transportation/P&M Transportation backed #89G. �We�ve had a very good week and hopefully this will give us the momentum we need going into some huge shows.�
Smith would take the lead when the green flew and set a blistering pace, encountering lapped traffic by the fourth lap. Gravel would stay right on his rear bumper and by lap 11 the lead pair were side-by-side down the back stretch. Smith would get hung up by a lapped car on lap 12, and Gravel pounced, rocketing around on the high side of turns one and two to take the top spot, bringing Shaffer into second.
As the lapped ticked off, Gravel and Shaffer were not locked in a tremendous battle for the lead. The two would bang wheels on lap 18 in turn one, causing Shaffer to to off the outside of the track. But, �The Steel City Outlaw� would gather it back up and give chase, running Gravel back down as they exited turn four.
Meanwhile, Smith methodically worked his way through the traffic and had caught the lead pair with six laps remaining. He first disposed of Shaffer and then used the lapped traffic to his advantage, trapping Gravel on the bottom in turns one and two and retaking the lead.
Smith when then set sail as Gravel and Shaffer continued their battle for second. With five laps remaining Shaffer was able to muscle his way around Gravel in traffic, but ran out of time to catch Smith.
Lance Dewease would finish fourth, another top five run for the Fayetteville, Pennsylvania driver for the week to maintain his All Stars� Easter Region points lead. Owasso, Oklahoma native Daryn Pittman, who won his fourth and fifth career All Star features earlier in the week, would round out the top five as he vaulted from fifth to second in the $20,000-to-win Eastern Region point standings.
Mowhawk International Raceway - 7/7/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 89G-David Gravel, 13.287 2. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.365 3. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.420 4. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 13.426 5. 1-Stevie Smith, 13.463 6. 30C-Lance Dewease, 13.466 7. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.511 8. 32-Justin Barger, 13.530 9. 83H-Cap Henry, 13.554 10. 27-Daryn Pittman, 13.562 11. 87-George Suprick III, 13.982 12. 15-Anthony Cain, 14.008 13. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.119 14. 24K-Devin Coran, 14.436 15. 87X-Mark Ide, 14.757 16. 2I-Clint Ide, 15.267
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 83H-Cap Henry[2] 2. 1-Stevie Smith[4] 3. 89G-David Gravel[6] 4. 2-Dale Blaney[5] 5. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3] 6. 87-George Suprick III[1] 7. 87X-Mark Ide[8] 8. 3-Pete Miller III[7]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 27-Daryn Pittman[2] 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] 3. 30C-Lance Dewease[4] 4. 32-Justin Barger[3] 5. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[5] 6. 15-Anthony Cain[1] 7. 24K-Devin Coran[7] 8. 2I-Clint Ide[8]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) 1. 1-Stevie Smith[2] 2. 89G-David Gravel[1] 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] 4. 30C-Lance Dewease[6] 5. 2-Dale Blaney[5] 6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[3]
A-Main - O'Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) 1. 1-Stevie Smith[1] 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] 3. 89G-David Gravel[2] 4. 30C-Lance Dewease[4] 5. 27-Daryn Pittman[10] 6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[6] 7. 2-Dale Blaney[5] 8. D4-Danny Holtgraver[7] 9. 83H-Cap Henry[9] 10. 3-Pete Miller III[13] 11. 15-Anthony Cain[12] 12. 87-George Suprick III[11] 13. 24K-Devin Coran[14] 14. 2I-Clint Ide[16] 15. 32-Justin Barger[8] 16. 87X-Mark Ide[15] Hard Charger: 27-Daryn Pittman[+5]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Pittman claims second straight All Star win in Canada
QUEBEC, Canada � (7-5-11) By Brian Liskai Merci beaucoup. Owasso, Oklahomas Daryn Pittman will certainly learn those words after scoring his second consecutive OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car win in Quebec, Canada Tuesday at Autodrome Drummond Speedway.
Im just loving Canada right now. We havent been running that great. About four races ago we ran second to finish up PA speedweek two nights and in a row and came up here and won two. Its just been a great team effort gotta thank Shawn and Glen-O for working their butts off. They just keep giving me very good race cars so I can just go out there and do my job. Thanks to Mike Heffner my owner and Jimmy and Rhino and the rest of the team that werent able to make the trip up north, said Pittman beside his Lelands.com backed machine.
Pittman would dominate the 30-lap feature, leading from start to finish. He and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer would lead the field to the green with Pittman getting the advantage over Shaffer, current All Star Eastern Region point leader Lance Dewease, David Gravel, Dale Blaney and Stevie Smith. Shaffer, Dewease and Gravel would battle hard throughout the first half of the race for second as Pittman was on cruise control. Dewease would steal the runner-up spot on lap 10 with Gravel getting around Shaffer for third on lap 14.
Dewease and Gravel would race side-by-side over the next11 laps before Gravel would move into second on lap 27. The car on the move was Stevie Smith, who would take fourth away from Shaffer on lap 27 and would move around Dewease for third on lap 28. Meanwhile, with laps ticking off, Gravel was closing on Pittman, but simply ran out of time. At the finish it was Pittman, Gravel, Smith, Dewease and Shaffer rounding out the top five.
For Gravel, it was another top three � in fact the 2010 Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion has a second, third and Tuesday�s second place run to his credit for the last three All Star events.
�I was just riding around in the beginning and then got a little more aggressive about half-way through the race. We had a really good car�we just needed about five more laps,� said Gravel beside his P&M Transportation, IGA Hometown Wheels, My Basement Doctor backed #89G.
Autodrome Drummond - 7/5/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions (18 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 14.290
2. 2-Dale Blaney, 14.392
3. 1-Stevie Smith, 14.453
4. 27-Daryn Pittman, 14.563
5. 89G-David Gravel, 14.633
6. 30C-Lance Dewease, 14.785
7. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 14.887
8. 83H-Cap Henry, 14.953
9. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 14.984
10. 3-Pete Miller III, 15.297
11. 44-Frank Cozze, 15.419
12. 8B-Alain Bergeron, 15.432
13. 28FM-Steve Poirier, 15.550
14. 87-George Supprick III, 15.568
15. 15C-Anthony Cain, 15.598
16. 25-Michael Parent, 15.763
17. 29-Dick Spadaro, 16.319
18. 8-Benoit Lafleur, 16.573
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[2]
2. 44-Frank Cozze[1]
3. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3]
4. 1-Stevie Smith[5]
5. 83-Tim Shaffer[6]
6. 15C-Anthony Cain[8]
7. 89G-David Gravel[4]
8. 29-Dick Spadaro[9]
9. 28FM-Steve Poirier[7]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 8B-Alain Bergeron[1]
2. 27-Daryn Pittman[5]
3. 2-Dale Blaney[6]
4. 30C-Lance Dewease[4]
5. 3-Pete Miller III[2]
6. 87-George Supprick III[7]
7. 83H-Cap Henry[3]
8. 25-Michael Parent[8]
9. 8-Benoit Lafleur[9]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 27-Daryn Pittman[2]
2. 83-Tim Shaffer[4]
3. 89G-David Gravel[3]
4. 30C-Lance Dewease[1]
5. 2-Dale Blaney[5]
6. 1-Stevie Smith[6]
A-Main - O'Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps)
1. 27-Daryn Pittman[1]
2. 89G-David Gravel[3]
3. 1-Stevie Smith[6]
4. 30C-Lance Dewease[4]
5. 83-Tim Shaffer[2]
6. 2-Dale Blaney[5]
7. 83H-Cap Henry[8]
8. D4-Danny Holtgraver[7]
9. 8B-Alain Bergeron[12]
10. 3-Pete Miller III[10]
11. 15C-Anthony Cain[15]
12. 87-George Supprick III[14]
13. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[9]
14. 44-Frank Cozze[11]
15. 28FM-Steve Poirier[13]
16. 25-Michael Parent[16]
17. 29-Dick Spadaro[17]
18. 8-Benoit Lafleur[18]
Hard Charger: 15C-Anthony Cain[+4]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Pittman takes Canada All Star win
QUEBEC, Canada (7-4-11) By Brian Liskai Daryn Pittman took advantage of a late race restart after race-long leader Fred Rahmer crashed, to sneak past Dale Blaney and win his fourth career O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions event Monday at Autodrome Granby.
With six laps to go Rahmer was attempting to lap Daniel Lampron when they touched and that sent Rahmer flipping into the turn one wall. That handed the lead to the series national and Ohio region point leader Dale Blaney. On the restart Blaney would slip up slightly in turn three and Pittman was there to pounce.
When youre sitting in second you have nothing else to lose. At the beginning of the race my car was so bad I thought wow Im going to be lucky to salvage a top five out of this. But it just kept getting better and better as the race went on and we kind of closed back up on Dale you know if I was running third I probably wouldnt have ever tried that. But, when youre sitting second with two to go and the top looked awful good down thereI didnt have a clue if it would stick or not. I thought what the hell, if I lose two spots whats the difference between second and fifth its all the same so we just go for the win, said Pittman beside his Lelands.com, Pasquariellos, Rider Racing Engines backed #27.
�We aren�t out of this points deal yet�wins are what we needed. It was a great team effort. Shawn�s been working his butt off and I have my old crew chief that I�ve worked with for seven years in Australia here tonight�it�s great to get back to victory lane with him on our side,� added Pittman, who sits in the All Star�s Eastern Region points battle behind Lance Dewease, Blaney and Tim Shaffer.
The night got off to an ominous start as Jack Sodeman Jr. flipped violently in Kistler Engines qualifying. Sodeman was taken to the local hospital. After two heat races, the dash was cancelled due to curfew limitations and the feature event was pushed out.
Rahmer would jump out to a commanding lead with Blaney in tow. Rahmer would pull away on the fast race track as Blaney had his hands full with Pittman, David Gravel and Tim Shaffer. Disaster struck for Rahmer on lap 24 when he made contact with Lampron entering turn one, sending Rahmer crashing hard into the wall. Rahmer, who ironically crashed while leading at Autodrome last year, was taken to the hospital to be checked out.
On the restart Blaney held the lead with Pittman looking for an opportunity to pass. Pittman would sling around Blaney entering turn three and take the lead. Pittman, who won an All Star event earlier this year, would lead the rest of the way. Blaney would gain valuable points in the hunt for the $20,000 All Stars Eastern Region point�s championship with his second place run. Gravel, Shaffer and Eastern Region points� leader Dewease would round out the top five.
Autodrome Granby - 7/4/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions (20 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 51-Fred Rahmer, 15.551
2. 83-Tim Shaffer, 15.711
3. 27-Pittman Daryn, 15.731
4. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.735
5. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 15.822
6. 89G-David Gravel, 15.873
7. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 15.898
8. 30C-Lance Dewease, 15.910
9. 83H-Cap Henry, 15.937
10. 8B-Alain Bergeron, 16.114
11. 1-Stevie Smith, 16.175
12. 15C-Anthony Cain, 16.529
13. 3-Pete Miller III, 16.535
14. 28FM-Steve Poirier, 16.740
15. 25-Michael Parent, 17.061
16. 52L-Daniel Lampron, 17.176
17. 29-Dick Spadaro, 17.580
18. 87-George Suprick III, 99.990
19. 44-Frank Cozze, 99.990
20. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., nt
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 51-Fred Rahmer[6]
2. 1-Stevie Smith[1]
3. 83H-Cap Henry[2]
4. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[4]
5. 27-Pittman Daryn[5]
6. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3]
7. 25-Michael Parent[8]
8. 3-Pete Miller III[7]
9. 29-Dick Spadaro[9]
10. 44-Frank Cozze[10]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 2-Dale Blaney[5]
2. 83-Tim Shaffer[6]
3. 30C-Lance Dewease[3]
4. 89G-David Gravel[4]
5. 15C-Anthony Cain[1]
6. 52L-Daniel Lampron[8]
7. 8B-Alain Bergeron[2]
8. 28FM-Steve Poirier[7]
A-Main - O'Reilly Auto Parts (40 Laps)
1. 27-Pittman Daryn[2]
2. 2-Dale Blaney[4]
3. 89G-David Gravel[5]
4. 83-Tim Shaffer[6]
5. 30C-Lance Dewease[8]
6. D4-Danny Holtgraver[7]
7. 1-Stevie Smith[11]
8. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[3]
9. 44-Frank Cozze[19]
10. 8B-Alain Bergeron[10]
11. 15C-Anthony Cain[12]
12. 51-Fred Rahmer[1]
13. 25-Michael Parent[15]
14. 52L-Daniel Lampron[16]
15. 3-Pete Miller III[13]
16. 83H-Cap Henry[9]
17. 87-George Suprick III[18]
18. 29-Dick Spadaro[17]
19. 28FM-Steve Poirier[14]
20. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[20]
Hard Charger: 44-Frank Cozze[+10]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont
O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions returns to legendary Knoxville Raceway
Camargo, IL (7-2-11) By Brian Liskai Sprint Car racers who have competed under the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions banner have done very well at the legendary Knoxville Raceway In Knoxville, Iowa over the years including in 2010 when two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer shocked the racing world by winning the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals presented by Goodyear.
The talented All Star drivers will once again get to showcase their talents on the black, river-bottom clay at �The Dirt Racing Capital of the World� on Aug. 6. The $5,000 to win event will be a companion race with the Knoxville 360 Sprint Nationals.
�We are excited and proud for our race teams to compete at Knoxville Raceway once again. It will be a fun event for the fans to see our drivers take on the tough Knoxville teams like Danny Lasoski, Terry McCarl, Brian Brown, Don Droud, Dusty Zomer, Wayne Johnson, Austin McCarl, Lynton Jeffrey and all the teams who will be there to get laps in before the Nationals,� said Guy Webb, of the All Stars.
Besides Shaffer winning the Nationals, David Gravel, who finished third in the All Stars final point standings in 2010, was named the Rookie of the Year at the event.
The Knoxville race will be one of eight in the All Stars� new Great Plains Region - known over the years as the �Thunder Through the Plains� - which will reward the points champion $10,000. Included in the Great Plains Region will be:
July 26 � Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, SK - $5,000 (rain date of July 27)
July 28 � Red River Co-Op Speedway, Winnipeg, MB - $5,000 (rain date of July 29)
Aug. 2 � Husets Speedway, Brandon, S.D. - $5,000
Aug. 3 � Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D. - $5,000 (rain date of Aug. 4)
Aug. 6 � Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa - $5,000
Aug. 8 � Southern Iowa Speedway � Front Row Challenge, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $10,000
Aug. 14 � Husets Speedway, Brandon, S.D., $5,000
Aug. 17 � Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D., $12,000
�Our regional concept (Eastern, Ohio and Great Plains) has been well-received by the teams and fans. It has reinvigorated 410 sprint car racing in the Midwest and has put more money in the hands of more racers and exposed more talented drivers to more fans,� said Webb. �Knoxville gives us a huge shot-in-the-arm in what we are trying to do and we�re excited to be a part of the tradition of the Cox Design and Fabrication Southern Iowa Sprintweek.�
Blaney takes advantage of Shaffer's misfortune for KC All Star win
CHILLICOTHE, OH (7-1-11) By Brian Liskai Dale Blaney knows you have to be ready to take advantage when opportunity comes knocking. The Hartford, Ohio did just that when Tim Shaffer would spin while leading Fridays Night the Stars Come Out event at KC Raceway. Blaney would make the most of his second chance and would held off a charging David Gravel for his 81st career win with the OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions and his second straight at KC, having won the Ohio Sprint Speedweek show the previous week.
Blaney and Shaffer would pace the field to the green with �The Low Rider� taking the lead. Cole Duncan would jump the cushion and flip soon after, collecting Pete Miller III, Jim Neir and Danny Smith. After a lap seven restart for a stalled Jac Haudenschild, Shaffer would challenge Blaney for the next seven circuits. A slide job in turn one on lap eight would move �The Steel City Outlaw� into the lead.
Rob Chaney and Cap Henry began to close in on Shaffer and Blaney, but on lap 18 Chaney would jump the cushion and went spinning off turn two. Shaffer would pull away on the restart, but on lap 20 something appeared to happen to his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook machine as he spun on the back stretch. The two-time and defending All Star champion would take his Kistler Engines backed car to the capable hands of crew chief Brian Kemenah and the team was able to make repairs as Shaffer rejoined the field at the tail.
The caution would fly on lap 23 for Miller as Henry�s great run ended with engine woes. That prompted a fuel stoppage. On the restart Shaffer had already picked off five cars on his charge back to the front.
Blaney would rim-ride back into the lead with 2010 Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion David Gravel closing. After taking the white flag, Gravel would dive under Blaney, but the three-time All Star champ would maintain the lead and go on to the victory over the DDR Motorsports machine of Gravel, the Crone Lumber #4k of Cody Kinser and the All Star Plumbing and Heating machine of Greg Wilson, who once again charged from the back of the pack � 17th to fourth � while Shaffer would rebound for a fifth place run.
�We had a really good car but Tim was a little bit better than I was. I really don�t know what happened to him�sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don�t. It would have been awful hard to get back by him�sometimes it just works out,� said Blaney beside his George Fisher Racing, Ti22 Performance backed #2.
For Gravel, he hopes the second place run gets the monkey off his team�s back.
�We�ve been fast all along but we just can�t put a night together. Hopefully we can keep the ball rolling now,� said Gravel beside his P&M Transportation, IGA Hometown Wheels, My Basement Doctor backed #89G.
For young Kody Kinser it was his best ever All Star finish.
�We always run real well here. It was a crazy race but it�s always like that here�things happen fast. Dad (Kelly) had this car as one of those cars to beat when he drove and I�m just trying to get it back to that reputation,� said Kinser beside his Kinser Timbler backed #4k.
KC Raceway - 7/1/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions (29 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 89G-David Gravel, 11.580; 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 11.737; 3. 22-Cole Duncan, 11.874; 4. 2-Dale Blaney, 11.881; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer, 11.919; 6. 45-Rob Chaney, 11.980; 7. O4-Cap Henry, 11.982; 8. 4K-Kody Kinser, 12.027; 9. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 12.052; 10. 78-Todd Kane, 12.082; 11. 4-Danny Smith, 12.085; 12. OO-Jim Nier, 12.085; 13. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 12.109; 14. 12-Jared Ridge, 12.115; 15. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 12.124; 16. 6X-Nick Nabor, 12.135; 17. w20-Greg Wilson, 12.149; 18. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.260; 19. 7-Darren Long, 12.320; 20. 3-Pete Miller III, 12.425; 21. 11D-Bryce Dickson, 12.452; 22. 41-Randy Fink, 12.666; 23. 4X-Eddie Slone, 12.777; 24. O6-Brandy Bower, 13.122; 25. 2N-Nathan Skaggs, 13.240; 26. 3F-Rick Frayley, 13.525; 27. A79-John Shewbrooks, 14.656; 28. X-Jeb Lowder, 99.999; 29. 9J-Jesse McCreary, 99.999
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 6X-Nick Nabor[1] ; 2. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[2] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[5] ; 4. O4-Cap Henry[4] ; 5. 78-Todd Kane[3] ; 6. 89G-David Gravel[6] ; 7. 7-Darren Long[7] ; 8. 2N-Nathan Skaggs[9] ; 9. 41-Randy Fink[8] ; 10. X-Jeb Lowder[10]
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. w20-Greg Wilson[1] ; 2. 4-Danny Smith[3] ; 3. 12-Jared Ridge[2] ; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[5] ; 5. 4K-Kody Kinser[4] ; 6. 3-Pete Miller III[7] ; 7. D4-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 8. 9J-Jesse McCreary[10] ; 9. 3F-Rick Frayley[9] ; 10. 4X-Eddie Slone[8]
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 6-Jac Haudenschild[4] ; 3. OO-Jim Nier[3] ; 4. 45-Rob Chaney[5] ; 5. 11N-Ed Neumeister[2] ; 6. 22-Cole Duncan[6] ; 7. O6-Brandy Bower[8] ; 8. 11D-Bryce Dickson[7] ; 9. A79-John Shewbrooks[9]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 2-Dale Blaney[2] ; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 3. 45-Rob Chaney[1] ; 4. O4-Cap Henry[5] ; 5. 89G-David Gravel[3] ; 6. 22-Cole Duncan[6]
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. D4-Danny Holtgraver[1] ; 2. 7-Darren Long[2] ; 3. 11D-Bryce Dickson[3] ; 4. 2N-Nathan Skaggs[7] ; 5. 4X-Eddie Slone[5] ; 6. O6-Brandy Bower[6] ; 7. 9J-Jesse McCreary[11] ; 8. 41-Randy Fink[4] ; 9. 3F-Rick Frayley[8] ; 10. A79-John Shewbrooks[9] ; 11. X-Jeb Lowder[10]
A-Main - O'Reilly Auto Parts (40 Laps)
1. 2-Dale Blaney[1]; 2. 89G-David Gravel[5]; 3. 4K-Kody Kinser[7]; 4. w20-Greg Wilson[17]; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[2]; 6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[13]; 7. 78-Todd Kane[9]; 8. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[18]; 9. D4-Danny Holtgraver[11]; 10. 12-Jared Ridge[14]; 11. 11D-Bryce Dickson[21]; 12. 2N-Nathan Skaggs[24]; 13. 11N-Ed Neumeister[15]; 14. 6X-Nick Nabor[16]; 15. 4X-Eddie Slone[22]; 16. O6-Brandy Bower[23]; 17. O4-Cap Henry[4]; 18. 3-Pete Miller III[20]; 19. 45-Rob Chaney[3]; 20. 7-Darren Long[19]; 21. 6-Jac Haudenschild[8]; 22. 22-Cole Duncan[6]; 23. 4-Danny Smith[10]; 24. OO-Jim Nier[12]
Hard Charger: w20-Greg Wilson[+13]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
All Star Sprints to continue busy month with 4 races over 7 days
CAMARGO, IL (6-27-11) By Brian Liskai After a rainy but highly successful 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek, the cars and stars of the OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions wont get a break as they face four nights of racing over seven days, including two stops in the Great White North of Canada.
After having never finished out of the top three in each of the five Ohio Sprint Speedweek events � including a pair of wins � two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer has closed to within three points of three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney for the series� national points lead. Shaffer, who now leads the $20,000-to-win Ohio Region points for the All Stars by just eight markers over Blaney, will be trying to overtake Lance Dewease and Blaney for the $20,0000-to-win Eastern Region points over the next week.
It all begins Friday, July 1 at KC Raceway near Chillicothe, Ohio for �The Night The Stars Come Out.� The $5,000-to-win event is part of the All Stars� Ohio Region points chase. Also in competition will be the O�Reilly Auto Parts All Star Late Model Series.
Last year Blaney � who recently posted the Ohio Sprint Speedweek victory in dominating fashion at KC on June 18 � would take the win for �The Night the Stars Come Out� over Shaffer and Randy Hannagan.
Three days later the All Stars cross north into Quebec, Canada for a July 4 event at Autodrome Granby and then the next night visit Autodrome Drummond, both part of the series� Eastern Region points chase.
Last year at Autodrome Granby, Shaffer would begin a hot streak that included 16 All Star wins by scoring his first of 2010. Shaffer passed Tony Stewart Racing driver Jessica Zemken on a lap 14 restart and held off several challenges from the Sprakes, N.Y. driver for the win.
This year marks the first time the All Stars will have ever visited Autodrome Drummond. The track will also host the World of Outlaw Sprints later in the month. The track is a fourt-tenths-mile oval. Last year�s World of Outlaws event saw Steve Kinser take the victory.
Then it�s back to Mohawk International Raceway in Akwesasne, N.Y. for another Eastern Region points race on Thursday, July 7. It will be the first ever appearance of the All Stars at Mohawk, which was completely rebuilt in 2009. The rack is located near the Canadian border. The most recent sprint car race at Mohawk saw Steve Poirier take the Empire Super Sprint win on June 10.
The July 9 race scheduled for West Virginia Motor Speedway has been postponed as work continues to bring the track from a 5/8th mile to a smaller, more competitive track.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com
Shaffer dominates at Fremont for $10,000 birthday present and Ohio Sprint Speedweek title
FREMONT, OH (6-25-11) By Brian Liskai It was about this time last year with Tim Shaffer really got on a hot streak. Well, the competition had better look out because The Steel City Outlaw has found his stride.
Shaffer, a two-time and defending OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions titlist, never finished out of the top three during the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweeks five nights of racing and put an exclamation point on the speedweek championship by dominating the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win finale at Fremont Speedway on Saturday, June 25.
For Shaffer, who will turn 45 years of age on Sunday, June 26, it was his 39th career victory with the All Stars and second of the season at Fremont Speedway which hosted the travelling series for the 97th time in the track�s 60 year history. It was Shaffer�s 10th career win at �The Track That Action Built,� which fell on Fort Ball Pizza Palace Night.
What made the night even more interesting was the fact Shaffer, who set quick time in qualifying, was in danger of having to run the B-main in order to make the finale feature as he was out of a transfer spot in his heat race. But, a late race caution and Shaffer muscled his way into fourth place to earn a spot in the dash which he won to earn the pole-starting spot in the 50-lap affair.
�This is just an amazing night. It�s so much fun to drive when Brian (Kemenah, crew chief) and the guys get the car that good,� said Shaffer, who won by over half a track and lapped up to the sixth place finisher.
�It�s a long season yet. We�ll continue to work hard�tonight was just our night,� added Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine sponsored by Kistler Engines, Kistler Racing Products and VRP Shocks. �I was a bit nervous starting up front like that�you can seal a tire up and go all the way to the back.
�I was a little too easy at the start,� continued Shaffer who has flipped twice at Fremont this season after starting on the front row. �Cole (Duncan) got a good start and showed me the top side of turns three and four and I was able to run him down and the car just kept getting better and better.�
While Shaffer dominated, the capacity crowed were treated to a back to front charge by two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson who stormed from 21st starting spot to finish second.
�This freakin� race track was perfect�I hope everybody got it figured out. The racing was freakin� awesome all night long. That�s how you put on a show coming from the back to the front,� said Wilson as the crowd roared their approval.
�I have to thank Daniel Smith, Jason, my dad, all my family and Veryl Warnimont (owner) of course,� added Wilson beside his All Star Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics backed W20. �We�ve been working hard�we haven�t been qualifying worth a damn but we will put on a hell of a show for the crowd.�
For Dale Blaney a third place run to go with two wins during speedweek was a great way to cap off the week as he continues to lead the All Stars� Ohio Region and National point standings.
�We�ve been really good all week. We struggled in our heat race tonight�couldn�t get nothing done. Got going better in the feature�got to second after starting 12th and felt really good. Not sure if I used my stuff up getting there but overall a good run,� said Blaney, a four time Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion, beside his Ti22 Performance backed #2.
Shaffer and Dean Jacobs would lead the All Star feature field to the green, with Shaffer taking the lead and fourth place starter Cole Duncan rocketing around the high side to take second. Duncan would drive around Shaffer a lap later in turn three to take the lead as the caution flew for David Gravel. Duncan would pull away on the restart with Shaffer changing his line to the high as Jacobs had his hands full with Mike Linder, Brandon Martin and Danny Holtgraver for third.
With eight laps in the books, Shaffer was quickly closing on Duncan with Jacobs, Linder and Holtgraver in pursuit. Shaffer would dive to the bottom of turns one and two a lap later and take the lead back. The leaders would encounter lapped traffic by the 12th lap and Shaffer was beginning to pull away, putting several lapped cars between himself and Duncan. When the caution came out on lap 20 for a stalled Jared Ridge, Shaffer had seven lapped machines separating him and Duncan with Jacobs, Holtgraver, Linder and Jessica Zemken in tow.
At the half-way point, Shaffer held an eight second lead � over half a track advantage � over Duncan as Jacobs, Holtgraver and Linder continued their great battle for third. Shaffer would again catch the back of the field just six laps after the restart and had stretched his lead to nearly 10 seconds over Duncan.
By lap 36 as Shaffer continued to dominate, the battle was on for second between Duncan, Jacobs, Holtgraver and Dale Blaney. Blaney would drive into the second spot by lap 39 moving Duncan to third with Jacobs, Holtgraver and a closing Greg Wilson giving chase. When Shaffer exited turn four to come down to complete the 43rd lap, second place Blaney was just pulling out of turn two.
With Shaffer storming around the track, the crowd was keeping a close eye on Wilson who drove into third with five laps to go. Wilson would drive around Blaney into the runner-up spot on lap 48, but Shaffer was busy lapping the seventh place car.
Shaffer would take the checkered 9.6 seconds ahead of Wilson with Blaney, Holtgraver and Dean Jacobs rounding out the top five.
Fremont Speedway - 6/25/2011
Fort Ball Pizza Palace Night
O'Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (39 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.777; 2. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.873; 3. O4-Cap Henry, 12.976; 4. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.003; 5. 9X-Brandon Martin, 13.010; 6. 12-Jared Ridge, 13.022; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker, 13.028; 8. 7K-Kyle Sauder, 13.049; 9. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.093; 10. O-Chris Andrews, 13.114; 11. 97-Dean Jacobs, 13.133; 12. 312-Mike Linder, 13.139; 13. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 13.144; 14. 71-Paul May, 13.162; 15. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.172; 16. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.201; 17. 1-Stevie Smith, 13.204; 18. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 13.209; 19. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.225; 20. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.241; 21. 51-Brad Bowman, 13.260; 22. 4-Danny Smith, 13.270; 23. 89G-David Gravel, 13.308; 24. 16-Bryan Sebetto, 13.312; 25. 53-Phil Gressman, 13.328; 26. 91-Aaron Middaugh, 13.370; 27. 3-Pete Miller, 13.407; 28. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.413; 29. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.492; 30. 96AU-Bruce White, 13.497; 31. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.547; 32. 27-Scott Euler, 13.549; 33. 45-Rob Chaney, 13.567; 34. 60-Jody Keegan, 13.571; 35. 3J-Kevin Lee, 13.608; 36. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 13.615; 37. 10-Brad Haudenschild, 13.659; 38. 2+-Brian Smith, 13.740; 39. 3T-Tony Beaber, 13.913
Kear�s Speed Shop Heat 1 - Heat 1 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 51-Brad Bowman[1] ; 2. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[3] ; 3. 9X-Brandon Martin[5] ; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 5. W20-Greg Wilson[8] ; 6. 1-Stevie Smith[2] ; 7. 53-Phil Gressman[7] ; 8. 45-Rob Chaney[9] ; 9. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4] ; 10. 10-Brad Haudenschild[10]
All Pro Aluminum Heads Heat 2 - Heat 2 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 4-Danny Smith[1] ; 2. 6-Jac Haudenschild[2] ; 3. 22-Cole Duncan[6] ; 4. 2+-Brian Smith[10] ; 5. 12-Jared Ridge[5] ; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh[7] ; 7. 60-Jody Keegan[9] ; 8. 96AU-Bruce White[8] ; 9. O-Chris Andrews[4] ; 10. 71-Paul May[3]
MSD Ignitions Heat 3 - Heat 3 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 89G-David Gravel[1] ; 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 3. O9-Craig Mintz[2] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[4] ; 5. 3J-Kevin Lee[9] ; 6. O4-Cap Henry[6] ; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker[5] ; 8. 3-Pete Miller[7] ; 9. 3T-Tony Beaber[10] ; 10. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[8]
Kinsler Fuel Injection Heat 4 - Heat 4 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Bryan Sebetto[1] ; 2. 312-Mike Linder[4] ; 3. 5R-Byron Reed[2] ; 4. 22H-Randy Hannagan[9] ; 5. 41-Jason Johnson[7] ; 6. 40-Caleb Helms[3] ; 7. 2-Dale Blaney[6] ; 8. 27-Scott Euler[8] ; 9. 7K-Kyle Sauder[5]
Outerwears Performance Products Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1] ; 2. 97-Dean Jacobs[5] ; 3. 9X-Brandon Martin[2] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 5. 312-Mike Linder[4] ; 6. 12-Jared Ridge[6]
University of Northwestern Ohio B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O4-Cap Henry[1] ; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[2] ; 3. 7K-Kyle Sauder[4] ; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5] ; 5. 53-Phil Gressman[9] ; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker[3] ; 7. 3-Pete Miller[11] ; 8. O-Chris Andrews[6] ; 9. 40-Caleb Helms[7] ; 10. 91-Aaron Middaugh[10] ; 11. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[13] ; 12. 3T-Tony Beaber[18] ; 13. 96AU-Bruce White[12] ; 14. 60-Jody Keegan[16] ; 15. 27-Scott Euler[14] ; 16. 1-Stevie Smith[8] ; 17. 45-Rob Chaney[15] ; 18. 10-Brad Haudenschild[17]
O�Reilly Auto Parts A-Main - (50 Laps)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[1]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson[21]; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[12]; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[8]; 5. 97-Dean Jacobs[2]; 6. 22-Cole Duncan[4]; 7. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[7]; 8. 5R-Byron Reed[15]; 9. 4-Danny Smith[17]; 10. 51-Brad Bowman[16]; 11. O9-Craig Mintz[10]; 12. 312-Mike Linder[5]; 13. O4-Cap Henry[11]; 14. 22H-Randy Hannagan[23]; 15. 16-Bryan Sebetto[19]; 16. 41-Jason Johnson[20]; 17. 6-Jac Haudenschild[9]; 18. 9X-Brandon Martin[3]; 19. 89G-David Gravel[18]; 20. 3J-Kevin Lee[22]; 21. 2+-Brian Smith[24]; 22. 7K-Kyle Sauder[13]; 23. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[14]; 24. 12-Jared Ridge[6]
Hard Charger: W20-Greg Wilson[+19]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Sauder gets first All Star win at Limaland speedweek event
LIMA, OH (6-24-11) By Brian Liskai - There's just something special about Ohio Sprint Speedweek at Limaland Motorsports Park. In 2010, David Gravel would score his first win with the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions on route to the speedweek championship. On Friday, Archbold, Ohio's Kyle Sauder passed four time speedweek champion Dale Blaney on the 10th lap and then held off a big challenge from current speedweek point leader Tim Shaffer late in the race to score his first career 410 sprint and All Star win.
"All I can say is God is awesome. That man right there...Dave Jessup (car owner)...he's the man," said Sauder beside his AAA, Terry Henricks Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep, Lonestar Pawnshop, Rick Comer, Eagle Chassis backed #7k.
"Six years off, a year and half back and I win my first 410 race and it's an All Star show on speedweek...how can it get any better than that," added Sauder who now has three wins at Limaland in 2011. "We struggled the last couple of nights and we found what our problem was. That's my line up there (against the outside wall)...I ran it last week for 30 laps and 40 laps tonight and here we are."
Shaffer, a two-time and defending All Star champion, would make one little bobble in turn two with two laps to go that may have cost him one final shot at Sauder. But, the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania driver - known as "The Steel City Outlaw" - would continue his streak throughout speedweek of not finishing out of the top three with his second place run.
"My guys are doing a great job...my hats off to Kistler Engines, J&J Chassis, VRP Shocks...everyone involved in this. Hats off to Kyle and Dave...they did a great job. I tried and tried...just came up short," said Shaffer.
Danny Holtgraver, the 2010 Lernerville Speedway champion, would also come on strong at the end of the race to finish third.
"That might as well been a win for me right there...this is unbelieveable...I've never seen this race track before. My dad, Garth, Robbie...they work their tails off every day this week," said Holtgraver beside his Buckeye Steering Products, Spinnwebbers Auto Sales backed D4.
Blaney and Shaffer would lead the field to the green with Blaney assuming the lead. The caution would fly after just two laps with Kevin Lee and Caleb Helms spinning on opposite ends of the track. On the restart Blaney was able to pull away slightly from Shaffer as Holtgraver, Stevie Smith and Sauder waged a tremendous battle for third. Sauder would take the third spot on lap seven and quickly closed on Shaffer. Blaney would catch the rear of the field by lap nine, allowing Shaffer and Sauder to close. Sauder would drive around Shaffer into the runner-up spot just as the caution would fly for a Phil Gressman spin right in front of the leaders in turn four. On the restart Sauder would blast to the top side, just inches off the concrete wall to take the lead coming down to complete the 10th lap.
Sauder would begin to put a little distance between himself and Blaney who had his hands full with Shaffer as Holtgraver was locked in a great battle with Smith, Gravel and Randy Hannagan for fourth. Jac Haudenschild would spin in turn three on the 13 lap to give Sauder a clear track. He would pull away on the restart with Blaney, Shaffer, Holtgraver, Gravel, Smith and 14th place starter Jason Johnson in pursuit. Sauder would hit lapped traffic at the half-way point, but masterfully picked his way through as Blaney and Shaffer continued their side-by-side battle for second. Shaffer would finally take second on lap 25 as Blaney began to fade, surrendering third to Holdgraver two laps later.
The final caution of the event would come at lap 28 when Paul May coasted to a stop in turn four. Sauder would have a lapped car between himself and Shaffer on the restart and would pull away to a 7 car length advantage when the green flew. However, once clear of the lap car Shaffer began eating away at Sauder's lead, picking up two-tenths of a second each lap until he was right on the leader's rear bumper with four laps remaining. Sauder would not budge from his rim-riding line as Shaffer tried to work the bottom. As Sauder took the white, Shaffer drove his machine in deep on the bottom of turns one and two, losing his momentum as Sauder ran to the checkered. Holtgraver would finish a comfortable third with Gravel and Johnson rounding out the top five.
Limaland Motorsports Park - 6/24/2011
All-Star Curcuit of Champions (41 Cars) [#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 2-Dale Blaney, 11.363; 2. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 11.403; 3. 1-Stevie Smith, 11.419; 4. 5R-Byron Reed, 11.426; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer, 11.511; 6. 45-Rob Chaney, 11.530; 7. 7K-Kyle Sauder, 11.565; 8. 3J-Kevin Lee, 11.610; 9. 35-Ronnie Blair, 11.615; 10. 89G-David Gravel, 11.640; 11. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 11.644; 12. O4-Cap Henry, 11.646; 13. 40-Caleb Helms, 11.651; 14. 97-Dean Jacobs, 11.678; 15. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.705; 16. 22-Cole Duncan, 11.708; 17. 71-Paul May, 11.710; 18. 4-Danny Smith, 11.710; 19. O-Chris Andrews, 11.749; 20. 312-Mike Linder, 11.752; 21. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.777; 22. 11X-Brandon Martin, 11.785; 23. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 11.801; 24. 51-Brad Bowman, 11.812; 25. 53-Phil Gressman, 11.817; 26. 91-Aaron Middaugh, 11.834; 27. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 11.867; 28. 10-Brad Haudenschild, 11.873; 29. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.926; 30. 7-Darren Long, 11.947; 31. 7C-Tim Hunter, 11.979; 32. 60-Jody Keegan, 11.987; 33. 11D-Bryce Dickson, 12.020; 34. 34-Luke Hall, 12.107; 35. 12-Jarred Ridge, 12.108; 36. 3-Pete Miller, 12.127; 37. 96AU-Bruce White, 12.176; 38. 6Z-Zack Ames, 12.233; 39. 18-Todd Heuerman, 12.680; 40. 69-Scott Curren, 12.783; 41. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer, 81.357
Kear's Speed Shop Heat 1 - Heat 1 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 312-Mike Linder[1] ; 2. 3J-Kevin Lee[4] ; 3. 22-Cole Duncan[2] ; 4. O4-Cap Henry[3] ; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[5] ; 6. 51-Brad Bowman[7] ; 7. 10-Brad Haudenschild[8] ; 8. 3-Pete Miller[10] ; 9. 60-Jody Keegan[9] ; 10. 69-Scott Curren[11] ; 11. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer[6]
Al Pro Cylinder Heads Heat 2 - Heat 2 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 71-Paul May[2] ; 2. W20-Greg Wilson[1] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[6] ; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[5] ; 5. 53-Phil Gressman[7] ; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[8] ; 7. 35-Ronnie Blair[4] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[3] ; 9. 11D-Bryce Dickson[9] ; 10. 96AU-Bruce White[10]
MSD Ignitions Heat 3 - Heat 3 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 11X-Brandon Martin[1] ; 2. 89G-David Gravel[4] ; 3. 4-Danny Smith[2] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 5. D4-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 6. 45-Rob Chaney[5] ; 7. 7-Darren Long[8] ; 8. 34-Luke Hall[9] ; 9. 6Z-Zack Ames[10] ; 10. 91-Aaron Middaugh[7]
Kinsler Fuel Injections Heat 4 - Heat 4 (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[1] ; 2. 41-Jason Johnson[3] ; 3. 22H-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 4. 1-Stevie Smith[6] ; 5. 7K-Kyle Sauder[5] ; 6. O-Chris Andrews[2] ; 7. 6-Jac Haudenschild[7] ; 8. 18-Todd Heuerman[10] ; 9. 12-Jarred Ridge[9] ; 10. 7C-Tim Hunter[8]
Outerwears Performance Products Dash - R & R (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 2-Dale Blaney[1] ; 2. 1-Stevie Smith[3] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[6] ; 6. 7K-Kyle Sauder[5]
University of Northwestern Ohio B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 45-Rob Chaney[1] ; 2. O-Chris Andrews[4] ; 3. 6-Jac Haudenschild[7] ; 4. 40-Caleb Helms[3] ; 5. 51-Brad Bowman[5] ; 6. 7-Darren Long[10] ; 7. 34-Luke Hall[14] ; 8. 60-Jody Keegan[12] ; 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[9] ; 10. 11D-Bryce Dickson[13] ; 11. 18-Todd Heuerman[19] ; 12. 35-Ronnie Blair[2] ; 13. 7C-Tim Hunter[11] ; 14. 91-Aaron Middaugh[6] ; 15. 12-Jarred Ridge[15] ; 16. 96AU-Bruce White[17] ; 17. 69-Scott Curren[20] ; 18. 3-Pete Miller[16] ; 19. 10-Brad Haudenschild[8]
O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main - (40 Laps) 1. 7K-Kyle Sauder[6]; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]; 3. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4]; 4. 89G-David Gravel[8]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson[14]; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[1]; 7. 1-Stevie Smith[2]; 8. 22H-Randy Hannagan[9]; 9. 4-Danny Smith[17]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson[20]; 11. 11X-Brandon Martin[21]; 12. O4-Cap Henry[10]; 13. 22-Cole Duncan[15]; 14. 5R-Byron Reed[5]; 15. 45-Rob Chaney[11]; 16. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[22]; 17. 53-Phil Gressman[23]; 18. 3J-Kevin Lee[7]; 19. 71-Paul May[16]; 20. O-Chris Andrews[18]; 21. 6-Jac Haudenschild[24]; 22. 97-Dean Jacobs[13]; 23. 312-Mike Linder[19]; 24. 40-Caleb Helms[12] Hard Charger: W20-Greg Wilson[+10]
�2011 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Blaney makes it two in a row in Ohio Speedweek, taking hometown victory at Sharon
HARTFORD, OH (6-22-11) By Brian Liskai - If it werent for some mechanical woes during the opening night of the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek, Dale Blaney would be looking for his fifth speedweek title. The Hartford, Ohio resident scored his second straight speedweek feature Wednesday, taking the checkered flat at Sharon Speedway for his 80th career victory with the OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions.
Even with two speedweek victories, it will be hard for Blaney to catch two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer as the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania has not finished out of the top three in each of the speedweek events.
Blaney, a three time All Star champion, passed Shaffer on lap 14 and held off a hard-charging Sam Hafertepe Jr. to capture the 30-lap $5,000 prize in front of a large, partisan crowd.
�It was really hard to pass lapped cars. You got to their dust and spun a little bit,� said Blaney beside his George Fisher Racing, Ti22 Performance backed #2. �Tim (Shaffer) and I talked before the race and I don�t think he wanted to lead and I didn�t want to lead. It was a good race, but it kind of slipped our way. I started running the bottom where he wasn�t and it worked out. To pas shim you have to be awfully good.�
Hafertepe, who joined speedweek for the first time Tuesday at Fremont, which was rained out following heat race action, would come up just short at the finish.
�We kind of knew what it was going to be when we got here. It looked pretty hard and slick,� said Hafertepe beside his Plumbfast Racing, Lone Star Speedway backed #15h. �We just kept tuning on it all night. All I can say is my one guy I�ve got working on this thing is just awesome. He prepares this car pretty much by himself every night. I�ve been kind of under the weather and it�s been putting some extra pressure on him lately. I�ll be ready for a break here at the end of the week so I can get a little bit better. I have to give it to my guy�he�s the most dedicated guy out here and works harder than anyone else. To pull this off coming up through there when there wasn�t a lot of passing is a good run for us.�
For Shaffer, who was a Sharon Speedway runner back in the 1980s and 1990s, another podium finish not only kept him atop the speedweek points, but keeps him within striking distance of Blaney for the Ohio region and national All Star points championship.
�It really was a good run�it actually was a little too good too early,� said Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine which carries sponsorship by Kistler Racing Products and Kistler Engines. �Hats off to Dale (Blaney) and George (Fisher)�.their team did a great job. Sometimes running second is better. Dale and I were teasing each other earlier who was going to get the lead first. We�re happy to run third, but just didn�t quite have enough. Sometimes you try a little too hard when you run at home because you want to do well, but that�s just part of racing.�
Blaney and Shaffer would lead the field to the green with Shaffer � who won the Sharon speedweek show last year � taking the lead. Brad Bowman, a rookie to 410 sprint racing, would pass two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson fro third with Daryn Pittman slipping by Tyler Walker for fifth.
While Shaffer, Blaney and Bowman separating themselves from the field in the early laps, Wilson was trying to fend off Pittman and ninth starting Hafertepe by lap four. With seven laps in the books, Blaney began to reel in Shaffer as they raced into lapped traffic. Meanwhile, Wilson and Pittman had caught Bowman and it was three wide for the third spot.
In heavy traffic by the 11th circuit, Shaffer was trying to fend off Blaney as Hafertepe worked his way past Wilson to crack into the top five. Three laps later, Hafertepe would steal fourth from Pittman. Back up front, Blaney would get a great run in turn one and made the pass for the lead stick coming off the bottom of turn two just before the first caution would fly when defending speedweek champion David Gravel did a 360 spin in turn two.
When the green came back out, Hafertepe would pressure Bowman for third. The caution would fly for the second and final time when Jared Ridge slapped the turn four fence with 17 laps scored. On the ensuing restart Hafertepe would finally take third using the bottom of turns one and two. This got the attention of the crowd as the Sunnydale, Texas driver quickly closed on Shaffer for the runner-up spot with 10 laps to go. Hafertepe ran the bottom of the track to perfection as he and Shaffer ran side-by-side on lap 23.
As Shaffer and Hafertepe battled for second, it allowed Blaney to open up a little breathing room. Bowman would rally to make it a three car battle for second with five laps to go. Blaney was in lapped traffic by lap 27, allowing Shaffer, Hafertepe and Bowman to close up the gap, making it a four car race for the win.
Finally on lap 28, Hafertepe made the pass stick on Shaffer in turns one and two, but Blaney was able to once again gain some ground on his pursuers. Blaney would drive away to his 13th career Sharon Speedway victory.
�I saw the 15 on the board and I was trying to think what other 15 was in the field other than Sam because I knew he started way in the back. I thought �boy he�s coming really good.� I saw lap 28 and came to the white flag and figured I better keep it down one more lap if I could. George and Troy (Psurney) have had the car really, really good the last two nights and we have a little confidence now so hopefully we can keep on rolling,� said the 47-year-old Blaney.
�It�s always fun to come here. I�ve had a lot of good memories here. This is the first race I�ve won here in awhile, but hopefully we can win another one in a couple weeks (the Lou Blaney Memorial on July 12 that honors Dale�s father) � that would be real special,� added Blaney.
Bowman, who hails from Shelby, Ohio, would come home a career best fourth with Pittman rounding out the top five.
Sharon Speedway - 6/22/2011
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 2-Dale Blaney, 14.120; 2. 53-Phil Gressman, 14.290; 3. 12-Jared Ridge, 14.378; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs, 14.382; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer, 14.388; 6. 22-Cole Duncan, 14.457; 7. 17-Tyler Walker, 14.466; 8. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.514; 9. 51-Brad Bowman, 14.561; 10. 27-Pittman Daryn, 14.566; 11. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 14.575; 12. O-Chris Andrews, 14.578; 13. 97S-Aaron Shaffer, 14.584; 14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 14.594; 15. 89G-David Gravel, 14.597; 16. 4X-Kasey Kahne, 14.636; 17. 22E-Brian Ellenberger, 14.648; 18. 5-Byron Reed, 14.712; 19. 71-Damion Gardner, 14.716; 20. 41-Jason Johnson, 14.750; 21. 7K-Kyler Sauder, 14.790; 22. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.794; 23. 45-Rob Chaney, 14.859; 24. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr., 14.874; 25. 3J-Kevin Lee, 14.920; 26. 1-Stevie Smith, 14.931; 27. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.978; 28. 7X-Andew Albrecht, 14.988; 29. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., 15.003; 30. 8-Mike Lutz, 15.027; 31. 4-Danny Smith, 15.094; 32. 16-Danny Mumaw, 15.114; 33. 5k-Adam Kekich, 15.136; 34. 13-Brandon Matus, 15.197; 35. O9-Craig Mintz, 15.227; 36. O4-Cap Henry, 15.239; 37. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 15.312; 38. 24S-Brian Steinman, 15.370; 39. 60-Jody Keegan, 15.381; 40. 33-Brent Matus, 15.587; 41. 35-Wes McGlumphy, 15.741; 42. 34-Luke Hall, 15.810; 43. 5B-Adam Anderson, 16.165; 44. 96-Lindsey Enscoe, 16.499
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer; 2. 7K-Kyler Sauder; 3. 51-Brad Bowman; 4. 2-Dale Blaney; 5. 22E-Brian Ellenberger; 6. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.; 7. 97S-Aaron Shaffer; 8. 3J-Kevin Lee; 9. 1Z-Jessica Zemken; 10. 5K-Adam Kekich; 11. 35-Wes McGlumphy
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 5-Byron Reed; 2. 49-Brad Sweet; 3. 27-Pittman Daryn; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.; 5. 1-Stevie Smith; 6. 53-Phil Gressman; 7. 22-Cole Duncan; 8. 8-Mike Lutz; 9. 13-Brandon Matus; 10. 24S-Brian Steinman; 11. 34-Luke Hall
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 89G-David Gravel; 2. 45-Rob Chaney; 3. D4-Danny Holtgraver; 4. 4-Danny Smith; 5. 17-Tyler Walker; 6. 12-Jared Ridge; 7. 71-Damion Gardner; 8. 60-Jody Keegan; 9. O9-Craig Mintz; 10. 3-Pete Miller III; 11. 5B-Adam Anderson
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 41-Jason Johnson; 2. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.; 3. W20-Greg Wilson; 4. 4X-Kasey Kahne; 5. O-Chris Andrews; 6. 16-Danny Mumaw; 7. 97-Dean Jacobs; 8. O4-Cap Henry; 9. 7X-Andew Albrecht; 10. 96-Lindsey Enscoe; 11. 33-Brent Matus
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps)
1. 2-Dale Blaney; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer; 3. W20-Greg Wilson; 4. 51-Brad Bowman; 5. 17-Tyler Walker; 6. 27-Pittman Daryn
C-Main - C Sponsor (10 Laps - Top 2 Transfer to B Main)
1. 60-Jody Keegan; 2. 35-Wes McGlumphy; 3. 5B-Adam Anderson; 4. 96-Lindsey Enscoe; 5. 33-Brent Matus; 6. 34-Luke Hall
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 12-Jared Ridge; 2. 22-Cole Duncan; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs; 4. 53-Phil Gressman; 5. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.; 6. 97S-Aaron Shaffer; 7. 3J-Kevin Lee; 8. O4-Cap Henry; 9. 1Z-Jessica Zemken; 10. 71-Damion Gardner; 11. 16-Danny Mumaw; 12. 3-Pete Miller III; 13. O9-Craig Mintz; 14. 13-Brandon Matus; 15. 5K-Adam Kekich; 16. 24S-Brian Steinman; 17. 60-Jody Keegan; 18. 35-Wes McGlumphy; 19. 8-Mike Lutz; 20. 7X-Andew Albrecht
A-Main - O'Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 2-Dale Blaney[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[9]; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[2]; 4. 51-Brad Bowman[4]; 5. 27-Pittman Daryn[6]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson[3]; 7. 17-Tyler Walker[5]; 8. 53-Phil Gressman[11]; 9. 41-Jason Johnson[18]; 10. D4-Danny Holtgraver[7]; 11. 49-Brad Sweet[20]; 12. 22-Cole Duncan[14]; 13. 4-Danny Smith[24]; 14. 5-Byron Reed[17]; 15. 1-Stevie Smith[23]; 16. 97-Dean Jacobs[13]; 17. 4X-Kasey Kahne[15]; 18. 89G-David Gravel[10]; 19. 22E-Brian Ellenberger[16]; 20. O-Chris Andrews[8]; 21. 7K-Kyler Sauder[19]; 22. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[22]; 23. 45-Rob Chaney[21]; 24. 12-Jared Ridge[12]
Midwest All Stars to sanction Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon Speedway
CAMARGO, IL. (6-20-11) By Brian Liskai- The O'Reilly Auto Parts Midwest All Star Sprint Series is proud to announce the sanctioning of the Lou Blaney Memorial Race at Sharon Speedway on Tuesday, July 12.
The $3,000 to win 410 sprint race will feature be a NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers' night at two Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne and Dave Blaney will participate. Tom's Sewer and Septic Service Night will also feature a $2,000 to win Big Block Modified feature event.
The Lou Blaney Memorial honors the memory of the hall of famer who passed away in 2009 after a lengthy illness. Lou, the father of three time All Star champion Dale Blaney and Dave Blaney, who began his career in sprint cars and was the 1995 National Sprint Car Driver of the year after winning the Knoxville Nationals, the Historical Big One and Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway and the World of Outlaws Championship. Lou Blaney was as comfortable in a modified as he was a sprint car and had over 500 career victories in a career that spanned 45 years.
"We are deeply honored as an organization to be chosen to sanction a race that honors such a legendary driver and family," said All Star President Guy Webb. "The Blaney family is one of the most respected and well-liked families in racing and we couldn't be more proud to be associated with this event."
On Saturday, July 9, the Midwest All Stars will compete at West Virginia Motor Speedway prior to the Lou Blaney memorial
With two events having been run in 2011, veteran Danny Smith leads the Midwest All Star point standings by just 14 markers over Rob Chaney with Jac Haudenschild, Greg Wilson and Jared Ridge rounding out the top five.
For more information go to www.midwestallstarseries.com or www.sharonspeedway.com
Ohio Sprint Speedweek Update...Rain forces cancellation at Waynesfield...Millstream moved to Thurday, June 23
Waynesfield, OH (6-20-11) By Brian Liskai - Off and on showers forced the cancellation of the fourth night of the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions Ohio Sprint Speedweek on Monday, June 20 at Waynesfield Raceway Park. All Star Officials are working on a reschedule date for later in the season.
Last night on Sunday, June 19 at Millstream Speedway rain forced officials to postpone the event as well. The event has been moved to Thursday, June 23 with gates opening at 3 p.m. and racing underway at 7 p.m.
After two nights of the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek, two time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer - with a win at Attica and a second at KC- leads the speedweek points. Three time series champion and four time speedweek champ Dale Blaney scored the win on night #2 at KC Raceway. Speedweek moves to Waynesfield Raceway Park on Monday, June 20 and then to Fremont Speedway on Tuesday, June 21. From there speedweek heads to Sharon Speedway on Wednesday and now to Millstream Thursday, Limaland on Friday and the $10,000 to win finale at Fremont on Saturday.
On Tuesday at Fremont, a lucky fan will walk away with $500 cash thanks to the Baumann Auto Group's Bonus Bucks. Ticket stubs from fans who attend will be drawn at random - 24 tickets - and those fans will then draw a pill on the front stretch. The number the fan draws will coincide with the driver's starting spot in the A-main. The fan who holds the pill for the starting spot of the driver who wins the 40-lap feature will take home the $500. The Baumann Bonus Bucks was done during the speedweek show at Fremont in 2000 and Frank Kerr won the race and Ed Williams took home the $500 cash.
So far for the first two shows of Ohio Sprint Speedweek, there have been 47 sprint cars compete at each of the two races.
Also, the O'Reilly Auto Part All Star Circuit of Champions would like to thank the Howard Johnson's Hotel in Lima and the Comfort Inn of Fremont for being the official speedweek hotels for the middle portion of the annual event.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com
Shaffer passes Smith late for All Star's Ohio Sprint Speedweek win at Attica
ATTICA, OH (6-17-11) By Brian Liskai - The battle for the OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions national and Ohio region points title could be decided during the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. And, two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer has given notice that he is ready to make a run at both, as the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania driver passed Stevie Smith late in the 40-lap affair to claim the win at Attica Raceway Park Friday night.
Shaffer took the lead on lap 29 with a slide job exiting turn four and never looked back on route to his 38th career All Star victory on Ohio Cat/Eagle 99 Night at �Ohio�s Finest Racing� speedplant. The Ohio Sprint Speedweek opening win is his third All Star victory of 2011 and ninth career at Attica Raceway Park.
�Hats off to my guys�this is such a great track to race on. Brian (crew chief, Kemenah) and James and Five-O and Rob and everybody that works on this thing. They give me such a great race car�it�s a lot of fun. Stevie was pretty good there at the beginning and it seemed like in lapped traffic he got off his pace and we were able to capitalize,� said Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines, Kistler Racing Products backed #83.
�This is a great way to start speedweek. Last year here we had a little bit of bad luck and once you get behind the eight ball it�s hard to get back up. Hopefully this will keep going throughout speedweek. It�s going to be tough. We have some great cars this week,� added Shaffer in the Engine Pro Victory Lane with his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine.
Chillicothe, Ohio�s Danny Smith, who a year ago at Attica for the speedweek opener crashed hard in qualifying, breaking his back and ending his year, would come on strong the last six laps, driving from fourth to second at the checkers.
�It�s been a long year and we�ve run out of money. I was kind of working the middle there early and could keep up with them but I�d kind of get my tires too hot and fade back. There at the end it started working pretty good and the top really slowed down and we were lucky enough to get up to the front,� said Smith beside his Dean Knittle & Sons Automotive, J&D Performance backed #4. �A year ago we were in pretty bad shape. Thanks to everyone who helped get me back here today. There�s a lot of good cars and good competition for speedweek this year. I hope our six year old motor can hang with them.�
Smith, the 2009 Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion, would lead the first 28 laps of the feature and would hold on at the end to finish third.
�There�s no excuses. These guys are running good. We just need to get better at the end and we�re going to work towards that this speedweek. Hopefully we can make the right changes. Congratulations to Tim and Danny�they just plain beat us,� said Smith beside his Zemco Speed Equipment #1. �I think I�ve either spun out here every time or been up front�I�ve never been in between. I�m tired of going to the back so I just had to just settle down and drive the car the best it would let me and we just weren�t quite good enough. Our goal is to try and get better each night out.�
Smith would lead the 26-car field � which included NASCAR Sprint Cup stars Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart � to the green with Shaffer sliding into second while Danny Holtgraver, Danny Smith, Byron Reed and Daryn Pittman gave chase. Smith would rim-ride around the top of the track, setting a blistering pace as he encountered lapped traffic by the eighth circuit. This would allow Shaffer to close while Holtgraver, Smith, Reed and Pittman put on a great show for the capacity crowed for third. The first caution would fly for a Cap Henry spin on lap nine, giving Smith a clear track. A lap and a yellow for a Chris Andrews spin, and Smith would again set sail with Shaffer running comfortably in second while Holtgraver, Smith, Reed and Pittman continued their torrid battle for third.
Bryan Lay would tip over on the front stretch on lap 12, collecting Duane Zablocki and Sheldon Haudenschild. With on and off sprinkles of rain, the cars were quickly cleared off the track and Smith again would pull away from Shaffer. At the half-way mark, Pittman would spin in turn four for the final caution of the race. The restart order had Smith over Shaffer, Holtgraver, Smith, Reed, Craig Mintz, Brad Haudenschild and Phil Gressman.
The thin edge of the cushion at the top of turns three and four began to wear away and Smith began to struggle with 15 laps remaining. Shaffer could smell blood and closed quickly and was on Smith�s rear bumper by lap 27. Meanwhile, Holtgraver would have his hands full with Reed while Smith and Mintz battled for fifth. Shaffer would fly under Smith and slide up in front exiting turn four to complete the 29th lap. Smith would not give up without a fight and returned the slide job in turns one and two, but Shaffer was too strong in three and four and regained the top spot.
The leaders would catch the back of the field again on lap 32. This also allowed Danny Smith to rebound as he drove from fifth into third in one lap and quickly closed on Stevie Smith. When Shaffer took the white flag, Danny Smith drove under Stevie for second and started to close on the lead. But, it was too little too late as Shaffer coasted to the win. Danny Smith, Stevie Smith, Reed and Mintz would round out the top five.
Attica Raceway Park - 6/17/2011
Eagle 99 / Ohio CAT Night
O'Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (47 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.459; 2. 89G-David Gravel, 12.482; 3. 1-Stevie Smith, 12.501; 4. 12-Jarred Ridge, 12.570; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer, 12.574; 6. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 12.621; 7. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.656; 8. 5T-Travis Philo, 12.658; 9. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.670; 10. 4-Danny Smith, 12.676; 11. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.676; 12. 10-Brad Haudenschild, 12.698; 13. 27-Daryn Pittman, 12.730; 14. 45-Rob Chaney, 12.734; 15. O-Chris Andrews, 12.739; 16. 9X-Brandon Martin, 12.745; 17. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.777; 18. 53-Phil Gressman, 12.786; 19. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.870; 20. 45L-Brian Lay, 12.906; 21. 51-Brad Bowman, 12.909; 22. 16-Bryan Sebetto, 12.922; 23. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.922; 24. O4-Cap Henry, 12.931; 25. 97-Dean Jacobs, 12.937; 26. 312-Mike Linder, 12.942; 27. 60-Jody Keegan, 12.988; 28. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.998; 29. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.078; 30. 16M-Danny Mumaw, 13.116; 31. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 13.150; 32. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer, 13.160; 33. 4X-Kasey Kahne, 13.178; 34. 15H-Mitch Harble, 13.187; 35. 57X-Andrew Palker, 13.193; 36. 91-Aaron Middaugh, 13.199; 37. 11D-Bryce Dickson, 13.238; 38. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.255; 39. 4K-Kody Kinser, 13.266; 40. 3J-Kevin Lee, 13.300; 41. 3-Pete Miller, 13.362; 42. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 13.485; 43. 96AU-Bruce White, 13.619; 44. 6Z-Zack Ames, 13.811; 45. 35-Wes McGlumphy, 13.905; 46. 26-Ryan French, 14.051; 47. 36-Brent Coffman, 14.287
Heat 1 � Kear�s Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 49-Brad Sweet[2] ; 2. 27-Daryn Pittman[3] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[5] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[7] ; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[4] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[6] ; 7. 51-Brad Bowman[1] ; 8. 14-Tony Stewart[8] ; 9. 4X-Kasey Kahne[9] ; 10. 11D-Bryce Dickson[10] ; 11. 3-Pete Miller[11] ; 12. 35-Wes McGlumphy[12]
Heat 2 � All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 16-Bryan Sebetto[1] ; 2. 53-Phil Gressman[2] ; 3. 45-Rob Chaney[3] ; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 5. 4-Danny Smith[4] ; 6. 312-Mike Linder[7] ; 7. 89G-David Gravel[6] ; 8. 16M-Danny Mumaw[8] ; 9. 15H-Mitch Harble[9] ; 10. 26-Ryan French[12] ; 11. 11N-Ed Neumeister[11]
Heat 3 � MSD Ignition (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. W20-Greg Wilson[1] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 3. O-Chris Andrews[3] ; 4. 1-Stevie Smith[6] ; 5. O9-Craig Mintz[5] ; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker[9] ; 7. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[8] ; 8. 60-Jody Keegan[7] ; 9. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4] ; 10. 4K-Kody Kinser[10] ; 11. 96AU-Bruce White[11] ; 12. 36-Brent Coffman[12]
Heat 4 � Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O4-Cap Henry[1] ; 2. 10-Brad Haudenschild[4] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[2] ; 4. 41-Jason Johnson[7] ; 5. 3J-Kevin Lee[10] ; 6. 9X-Brandon Martin[3] ; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[5] ; 8. 6Z-Zack Ames[11] ; 9. 91-Aaron Middaugh[9] ; 10. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer[8] ; 11. 12-Jarred Ridge[6]
Outerwears Performance Products Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 1-Stevie Smith[2] ; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 3. 4-Danny Smith[1] ; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 5. O9-Craig Mintz[5] ; 6. 5R-Byron Reed[6]
C-Main - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature)
1. 4K-Kody Kinser[1] ; 2. 3-Pete Miller[2] ; 3. 96AU-Bruce White[4] ; 4. 6Z-Zack Ames[5] ; 5. 11N-Ed Neumeister[3] ; 6. 35-Wes McGlumphy[6] ; 7. 36-Brent Coffman[8] ; 8. 26-Ryan French[7]
B-Main � University of Northwestern Ohio. (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 2-Dale Blaney[1] ; 2. 89G-David Gravel[2] ; 3. 9X-Brandon Martin[6] ; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[4] ; 6. 312-Mike Linder[8] ; 7. 14-Tony Stewart[10] ; 8. 51-Brad Bowman[5] ; 9. 16M-Danny Mumaw[9] ; 10. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[12] ; 11. 4K-Kody Kinser[17] ; 12. 57X-Andrew Palker[16] ; 13. 3-Pete Miller[19] ; 14. 4X-Kasey Kahne[14] ; 15. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer[11] ; 16. 15H-Mitch Harble[13] ; 17. 11D-Bryce Dickson[18] ; 18. 91-Aaron Middaugh[15] ; 19. 60-Jody Keegan[7]
A-Main - O�Reilly Auto Parts (40 Laps)
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[2]; 2. 4-Danny Smith[3]; 3. 1-Stevie Smith[1]; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[6]; 5. O9-Craig Mintz[5]; 6. 10-Brad Haudenschild[7]; 7. 53-Phil Gressman[16]; 8. D4-Danny Holtgraver[4]; 9. 41-Jason Johnson[23]; 10. 9X-Brandon Martin[14]; 11. 16-Bryan Sebetto[19]; 12. 89G-David Gravel[12]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson[20]; 14. 97-Dean Jacobs[22]; 15. 49-Brad Sweet[15]; 16. O4-Cap Henry[21]; 17. 14-Tony Stewart[25]; 18. O-Chris Andrews[10]; 19. 27-Daryn Pittman[8]; 20. 4X-Kasey Kahne[26]; 21. 3J-Kevin Lee[24]; 22. 45-Rob Chaney[9]; 23. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[13]; 24. 2-Dale Blaney[11]; 25. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[17]; 26. 45L-Brian Lay[18]
Hard Charger: 41-Jason Johnson[+14]
Dietrich scores biggest win of his career, takes All Star victory at Lincoln
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (6-11-11) By Brian Liskai � Danny Dietrich was able to pounce when early race leaders experienced problems Saturday at Lincoln Speedway to score his biggest career 410 sprint car win, taking the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions victory.
Dietrich started third and followed front row starter Stevie Smith and polesitter Cap Henry for the first three laps before Henry � the 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year � broke and dove into the pits on lap four. Smith then took over the lead the next 10 laps before he jumped the cushion in turn four, handing the lead over to Dietrich. Dietrich would negotiate through lapped traffic and survive a late race restart to capture the victory.
�This definitely is my biggest win,� said Dietrich after exiting his Sandoe�s Fruit Market/APM Buildings/Racers Used Parts Wharehouse #48 in victory lane. �I gotta thank these guys behind me. One night I�m fast and the next night we�re not. I don�t know what the issue is, but tonight we put it all together and that�s all that matters.�
�When you�re trying to get by (lapped traffic) you know the top is definitely the way to go. Greg was probably coming on the bottom. Every lap around the top of this place tonight�you gotta be on your tippy toes because as all the fans can see, you�re running really fast three feet from the wall.�
Dietrich credited the clear track he had on the last restart that took him out of lapped traffic.
"You can�t spend much time behind a lapped car� I think we spent like 10 laps behind Tony (Stewart) there but you have to get buy him cause you have 23 other guys behind you coming. You just have to get going,� said Dietrich, also thanking his car owner Gary Kauffman.
Henry would take the initial lead, but after a lap was recorded Mark Smith would slow in turn four to bring out the caution. Henry would continue to lead on the restart with Smith, Dietrich, Tyler Walker and Greg Hodnett in tow. Disaster struck for Henry as he encountered mechanical woes on lap four and pulled to the pit area, handing the lead to Smith.
Smith would catch the rear of the field by lap 8, as his big lead would evaporate with Dietrich closing. With 14 laps in, the battle for the lead had the fans on their feet as Smith jumped the cushion, along Dietrich to take the lead with Walker following into second. However, Smith rallied and regained the lead when Dietrich bobbled in turn 2 trying to get around lapped traffic. Dietrich didn�t panic and blasted back around Smith on lap 17.
With nine circuits remaining, Smith and Walker applied pressure to Dietrich, but that battle came to a halt on lap 23 when Smith slowed again to bring out the caution. The restart order was Dietrich, Smith and Walker. Meanwhile, all eyes were on Hodnett who had steadily worked his way to the front from his 10th starting spot.
With a clear track, Dietrich was able to pull away on the restart as the battle for second heated up. Smith would get loose on lap 24 and Walker pounced as Hodnett moved into fourth. A lap later and Hodnett blasted around both Smith and Walker into second. But, he ran out of laps to catch Dietrich.
�On that last restart I found something kind of off the bottom in the middle and caught those guys. I just couldn�t keep my momentum and I kind of figured out how to keep my momentum and got the thing rolling pretty good. Danny was pretty good�I couldn�t run the top as hard as I would like cause it would get down on the left too hard. So I tried to keep it a little straighter. We never caught traffic again so I didn�t get the opportunity,� said Hodnett beside his Trone Outdoor Motorsports/Macri Concrete/Eagle Steel backed #39.
�We were really close. I want to thank Jesse and Lorraine Keen for giving me this wonderful opportunity. We�ve struggled the past couple of weeks but we�re getting close. We found out what our problems were. We keep taking one step at a time and making progress,� said Walker of his third place run. �I have to thank my guys�we�re starting to have fun again. We�re getting back up into a position to win again. We haven�t got to win this season�we�ve been really close and probably should have had a couple of wins. Should�ve, would�ve, could�ve in racing are the story of your life. I�m really happy to be in Pennsylvania racing.�
�I didn�t need to see that yellow there on lap 23�our race car was working and the traffic was working toward our advantage. We never really got going after that,� said Walker beside his Hunter Truck Sales, Peterbuilt backed #17.
Lincoln Speedway - 6/11/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 1-Stevie Smith, 13.367
2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 13.606
3. 7M-Mark Smith, 13.621
4. 59-Jim Siegel, 13.625
5. 20S-Derek Sell, 13.641
6. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.649
7. 14D-Doug Dodson, 13.761
8. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.762
9. O4-Cap Henry, 13.765
10. 17-Tyler Walker, 13.805
11. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.839
12. 30C-Lance Dewease, 13.887
13. 70-Sam Scholsberg, 13.887
14. 77-Aaron Ott, 13.916
15. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.919
16. 71-Brian Leppo, 13.930
17. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 13.958
18. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.961
19. 3-Pete Miller III, 13.962
20. 6-Brad Mcclelland, 13.976
21. 85-Gerart Mcintyre, 14.022
22. 51-Fred Rahmer, 14.024
23. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.026
24. 89G-David Gravel, 14.048
25. 87-Alan Krimes, 14.052
26. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 14.059
27. 27-Daryn Pittman, 14.099
28. 14-Tony Stewart, 14.103
29. 92-Justin Collett, 14.120
30. 11C-Cory Haas, 14.179
31. 84C-Chad Criswell, 14.286
32. 30-Doug Esh, 14.305
33. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 14.338
34. 26-Pat Cooper, 14.396
35. 21K-Kyle Pruitt, 14.455
36. 15-Adam Wilt, 99.999
Heat 1 - MSD Ignition (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 85-Gerart Mcintyre
2. O4-Cap Henry
3. 87-Alan Krimes
4. 1-Stevie Smith
5. 70-Sam Scholsberg
6. 92-Justin Collett
7. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
8. 69-Tim Glatfelter
9. 20S-Derek Sell
Heat 2 - Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 51-Fred Rahmer
2. 2-Dale Blaney
3. 77-Aaron Ott
4. 17-Tyler Walker
5. 48-Danny Dietrich
6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.
7. D4-Danny Holtgraver
8. 11C-Cory Haas
9. 26-Pat Cooper
Heat 3 - All Pro Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 19M-Brent Marks
2. 39-Greg Hodnett
3. 83-Tim Shaffer
4. 7M-Mark Smith
5. 27-Daryn Pittman
6. 14D-Doug Dodson
7. 21K-Kyle Pruitt
8. 3-Pete Miller III
9. 84C-Chad Criswell
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 89G-David Gravel
2. 71-Brian Leppo
3. 6-Brad Mcclelland
4. 30-Doug Esh
5. 30C-Lance Dewease
6. 21-Brian Montieth
7. 59-Jim Siegel
8. 14-Tony Stewart
9. 15-Adam Wilt
B-Main -
University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 14D-Doug Dodson
2. 59-Jim Siegel
3. 21-Brian Montieth
4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.
5. D4-Danny Holtgraver
6. 69-Tim Glatfelter
7. 14-Tony Stewart
8. 92-Justin Collett
9. 11C-Cory Haas
10. 3-Pete Miller III
11. 84C-Chad Criswell
12. 21K-Kyle Pruitt
13. 20S-Derek Sell
14. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
15. 26-Pat Cooper
16. 15-Adam Wilt
Outerwear's Performance Products Dash:
1. 04- Cap Henry [1]
2. 1- Stevie Smith [2]
3. 48- Danny Dietrich [4]
4. 17- Tyler Walker [3]
5. 83- Tim Shaffer [5]
6. 7M- Mark Smith [6]
A-Main - O�Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]
2. 39-Greg Hodnett[10]
3. 17-Tyler Walker[4]
4. 1-Stevie Smith[2]
5. 83-Tim Shaffer[5]
6. 71-Brian Leppo[15]
7. 70-Sam Scholsberg[8]
8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[11]
9. 30C-Lance Dewease[7]
10. 21-Brian Montieth[14]
11. 51-Fred Rahmer[19]
12. 77-Aaron Ott[9]
13. 14D-Doug Dodson[13]
14. 59-Jim Siegel[12]
15. 87-Alan Krimes[22]
16. 27-Daryn Pittman[23]
17. 2-Dale Blaney[16]
18. 85-Gerart Mcintyre[18]
19. 6-Brad Mcclelland[17]
20. 89G-David Gravel[21]
21. 14-Tony Stewart[25]
22. 7M-Mark Smith[6]
23. 30-Doug Esh[24]
24. 19M-Brent Marks[20]
25. O4-Cap Henry[1]
Dewease gets around Layton late to take Williams Grove All Star victory
MECHANICSBURG, PA (6-10-11) By Brian Liskai A few years ago Lance Dewease hit the road with the OReilly All Star Circuit of Champions and nearly took the title. Now, with the All Stars new regional points system, Dewease could well be on his way to a championship - especially after winning his second race in a week. The Fayetteville, Pennsylvania resident got around Chad Layton late in the race Friday at the legendary Williams Grove Speedway and went on to score his 29th career victory with the All Stars to pad his lead in the series Eastern Region points.
The fans were treated to great racing throughout the field. In fact, with two laps to go three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney, Layton and Donnie Kreitz Jr. were three wide battling for second!
Chad Layton looked to have the race in hand, holding a commanding lead when Aaron Ott flipped out of the track on lap 19. This put Dewease - who won last Sunday at Clinton County Speedway to take the All Stars� Eastern Region Point lead � right on Layton�s tail. Layton not only had to deal with Dewease, who holds 76 career wins at Williams Grove, but an ill-handling car as his front wing had been damaged. On the restart Layton did everything he could to try and keep Dewease behind him. Dewease was able to get around Layton on lap 21.
�We haven�t been real good�we really weren�t that good tonight. Chad (Layton) had his problems with his nose wing..if anybody knows when the nose wing falls off or falls down like that you really can�t get through the corner. I really have to give him credit. On that restart he did everything he could�he used up all the track he could to try and keep us behind him. I was trying to get around him without hitting him�these things are a handful when the nose wing�s like that,� said Dewease beside his Catoctin Motorsports, Viper Risk Management, Advanced Development services backed #30c. �We were fortunate to get the win.�
�All and all we�ve been getting a little bit better. We won at Clinton County but we really weren�t happy so we put a different car together for the rest of the week. I think it�s a better car than what we had. We�re doing things so much different than we did last year�I don�t know why we have to but we do. But we�re gaining on it,� added Dewease.
For Layton a second place finish was bitter-sweet.
�It was a handful�I usually don�t drive like that. I�m sure Dale (Blaney) and those guys were probably wondering �what the hell is he doing,� but with a few laps to go I was just trying to hang on and not sink and drown. It was a heart-breaker for me to see him (Dewease) go by. I knew we had a real good race car. Even with the front wing falling off I thought we might have a chance but he proved other wise,� said Layton beside his Middleswarth Jalapeno Flavored Potato Chips, Don Ott Racing Engines, Emory Transmissions J&J Auto Racing backed machine.
Donnie Kreitz Jr. � a four-time Williams Grove champion - would bring the Kreitz Oval Track Parts backed sprint car home in third.
�Jamie just did an incredible job with the car. I�m usually not any good when the track�s like this but he had the car so good it was easy to drive. Dale�he ran me really clean there�he could have run across my nose. It was a lot of fun,� said Kreitz.
The 30-lap feature would see pole-sitter Blaney fall quickly third as Layton and Dewease get around him on the first circuit. Layton would hit lapped traffic by lap 7 and would pull away as Dewease, Blaney and Daryn Pittman gave chase.
Layton�s big lead would begin to evaporate when his front wing broke, allowing Dewease to close. The race would come to a halt on lap 19 when Ott tumbled over the turn 1 guardrail. Layton would use up the entire track to try and hold off Dewease on the restart, but his ill-handling machine was just no match for the #30c. Dewease drives around Layton for the lead exiting turn two on lap 21 and pulls away.
Now Layton has to deal with Blaney and a closing Don Kreitz. With six laps to go, Blaney is racing side-by-side with Layton. Blaney would pass low in turn 1 and Layton would return the favor in turn two. With two laps to go, Kreitz would make it a three car battle for second � at one point down the back stretch they were three wide for the runner-up spot!
Layton was able to hold on for second and Kreitz would sneak by Blaney on the last corner of the last lap to nab third.
Dewease now sits tied with Gary Wright for 17th on the All Stars� all-time win list, just one win away from matching Danny Smith�s total of 30 victories with the series.
Williams Grove Speedway - 6/10/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 51-Fred Rahmer, 16.824
2. 30C-Lance Dewease, 16.983
3. 14-Tony Stewart, 17.012
4. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.061
5. 77-Aaron Ott, 17.074
6. 27-Daryn Pittman, 17.075
7. 7-Chad Layton, 17.079
8. 69K-Donnie Kreitz Jr., 17.084
9. 2-Dale Blaney, 17.090
10. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.112
11. 71-Brian Leppo, 17.119
12. 83-Tim Shaffer, 17.128
13. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.139
14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 17.166
15. 1-Stevie Smith, 17.192
16. 89G-David Gravel, 17.201
17. 5G-Curt Michael, 17.214
18. 30-Doug Esh, 17.251
19. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.255
20. 7M-Mark Smith, 17.279
21. 39-Greg Hodnett, 17.301
22. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.304
23. 15-Adam Wilt, 17.304
24. 59-Jim Siegel, 17.307
25. 35-Justin Henderson, 17.319
26. 20S-Derek Sell, 17.347
27. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 17.358
28. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 17.394
29. O4-Cap Henry, 17.404
30. 17-Tyler Walker, 17.429
31. 2J-Ryan Bohlke, 17.441
32. 11C-Cory Haas, 17.456
33. 0-Rick Lafferty, 17.487
34. 4-Jon Brennfleck, 18.167
35. 3-Pete Miller III, 99.999
Heat 1 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 39-Greg Hodnett
2. 5G-Curt Michael
3. 2-Dale Blaney
4. 21-Brian Montieth
5. 77-Aaron Ott
6. 35-Justin Henderson
7. 51-Fred Rahmer
8. O4-Cap Henry
9. 0-Rick Lafferty
Heat 2 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 87-Alan Krimes
2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.
3. 30-Doug Esh
4. 27-Daryn Pittman
5. 30C-Lance Dewease
6. 17-Tyler Walker
7. 75-Nicole Bower
8. 20S-Derek Sell
9. 4-Jon Brennfleck
Heat 3 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 15-Adam Wilt
2. 71-Brian Leppo
3. 19M-Brent Marks
4. 1-Stevie Smith
5. 7-Chad Layton
6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
7. 14-Tony Stewart
8. 2J-Ryan Bohlke
9. 3-Pete Miller III
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 59-Jim Siegel
2. 7M-Mark Smith
3. 83-Tim Shaffer
4. 69K-Donnie Kreitz Jr.
5. 89G-David Gravel
6. 48-Danny Dietrich
7. 11C-Cory Haas
8. D4-Danny Holtgraver
Outerwear's Performance Products Dash Finish:
1. 2-Dale Blaney
2. 7-Chad Layton
3. 27- Dayrn Pittman
4. 30C-Lance Dewease
5. 77-Aaron Ott
6. 69K- Donnie Krietz Jr.
B-Main -
University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 14-Tony Stewart
2. 35-Justin Henderson
3. 48-Danny Dietrich
4. 51-Fred Rahmer
5. D4-Danny Holtgraver
6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
7. 75-Nicole Bower
8. 11C-Cory Haas
9. 0-Rick Lafferty
10. 2J-Ryan Bohlke
11. 20S-Derek Sell
12. 4-Jon Brennfleck
13. 17-Tyler Walker
14. O4-Cap Henry
15. 3-Pete Miller III
A-Main - O�Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 30C-Lance Dewease[4]
2. 7-Chad Layton[2]
3. 69K-Donnie Kreitz Jr.[6]
4. 2-Dale Blaney[1]
5. 27-Daryn Pittman[3]
6. 83-Tim Shaffer[8]
7. 51-Fred Rahmer[11]
8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[10]
9. 21-Brian Montieth[9]
10. 71-Brian Leppo[7]
11. 30-Doug Esh[17]
12. 48-Danny Dietrich[13]
13. 39-Greg Hodnett[20]
14. 14-Tony Stewart[12]
15. 1-Stevie Smith[14]
16. 7M-Mark Smith[19]
17. 87-Alan Krimes[21]
18. 89G-David Gravel[15]
19. 35-Justin Henderson[24]
20. 19M-Brent Marks[18]
21. 15-Adam Wilt[22]
22. 77-Aaron Ott[5]
23. 5G-Curt Michael[16]
24. 59-Jim Siegel[23]
The tradition continues - Ohio Sprint Speedweek features 8 races over 9 days; Kasey Kahne to compete in first 6 events
CAMARGO, IL (6-11-11) By Brian Liskai It can make or break a championship run. The heat, dirt, travel, late nights and early mornings can take its toll on man and machine. Its an event like no other in sprint car racing. Its the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek featuring eight nights of racing over nine days across the Buckeye State.
The O�Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions will kick off the must-see speedweek on Friday, June 17 at Attica Raceway Park and concludes on Saturday, June 25 with a $10,000-to-win event at Fremont Speedway.
And, to make it even more exciting, NASCAR Sprint Cup super star Kasey Kahne will strap into a 1,400-pound, 900 horsepower sprint car and compete during the first six speedweek events. The Enumclaw, Washington native drives the Red Bull #4 Toyota in NASCAR and owns two teams that compete in the World of Outlaw sprint series � Joey Saldana and Cody Darrah � and co-owns another car that is driven by Paul McMahan. And, on occasion, fellow NASCAR driver Brad Sweet � who competes in the Camping World Truck Series � climbs behind the wheel of one of Kahne�s sprint cars during speedweek.
�Speedweek is just one of those events fans trek to from all over the Midwest. Last year we had six different winners over nine events and handed out over $240,000 throughout the week,� said Guy Webb, President/CEO of the All Stars. �Having Kasey competing at the first six shows will bring in new fans which will add to the excitement of speedweek. He is a fan favorite and usually sticks around after the races to sign autographs for several fans.�
Last year, Connecticut native David Gravel celebrated his 18th birthday during speedweek with his first All Star win coming at Limaland. His consistent finishes throughout the week would bring him the 2010 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Championship.
Two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer would grab three wins during the week � including the $10,000 finale at Fremont � to finish just three points behind Gavel in the speedweek championship battle. Four time speedweek champion and current national and Ohio Region point leader Dale Blaney would finish third in the speedweek points, recording two victories during the week. In fact, Blaney has not finished out of the top five in speedweek points since 2002. Multi-time Attica and Fremont champion Byron Reed would take the win at Attica during speedweek with Rob Chaney (Hilltop) and Sweet (Waynesfield) taking the other victories during the week.
Last year, the average car counts over speedweek were in the mid-30s with Attica having the high car-count of the week at 42. There were 86 different drivers who competed during the nine nights of racing.
On a little bit of a sad note, the 2011 Ohio Sprint Speedweek will not see Mark Keegan in competition, marking the first time in the event�s 29-year history the Fremont, Ohio native hasn�t raced in at least one speedweek event. Keegan retired after the 2010 season.
The All Star tradition begins Friday, June 17 at Attica Raceway Park in northern Ohio, then heads south to KC Raceway near Chillicothe on Saturday, June 18. Then its north to one of the original speedweek tracks � Millstream Speedway near Findlay � on Sunday, June 19. Monday finds the All Stars travelling down I-75 to �the Field,� Waynesfield Raceway Park, followed by the first of two stops at the historic Fremont Speedway on Tuesday, June 21. Wednesday, June 22 fines the All Stars at another of the traditional speedweek stops � Sharon Speedway near Hartford, Ohio. Everyone collects their breath on Thursday before finishing out speedweek on Friday, June 24 at Limaland Motorsports Park and the finale at Fremont Speedway on Saturday, June 25.
Shaffer finds car, Fonda to his liking, picks up 37th All Star win
FONDA, N.Y. (6-8-11) By Brian Liskai When you find that special sprint car one that no matter the track conditions or what you do to it its fast you exude confidence. Tim Shaffer has that car and that confidence. The Aliquippa, Pennsylvania resident charged from his 11th starting spot and passed Fred Rahmer on the last lap Wednesday night to earn the OReilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions at Fonda Speedway.
The track came in late for us. Brian (Kemenah, crew chief) told me to just keep running where youre running were going to run in the top three and boy its just amazing. The guys work so hard on this thing its just great to be here, said Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine.
�We�ve been wanting to win real bad�maybe trying a little too hard and ended up flipping this car at Fremont and bent it a little bit but it didn�t seem to matter tonight,� added �The Steel City Outlaw� beside his Kistler Engines, Kistler Racing Products backed machine. �The J&J chassis and VRP Shocks have been working great.�
Following a lengthy rain delay that pushed hot laps back to nearly 9:30 p.m. the program moved along quickly. The 30-lap feature had the All Star�s national and Ohio region point leader and three time series� champion Dale Blaney and perennial Pennsylvania winner Fred Rahmer battling for the lead. However, before the field could get a lap in Jessica Zemken brought the race to a halt when she took a nasty looking flip but emerged unscathed.
On the complete restart, Blaney and Rahmer resumed their battle for the lead, but Blaney quickly began to fade. Rahmer set a blistering pace, hitting lapped traffic by lap eight, allowing Greg Hodnett to close. Hodnett would take the lead on lap 11. A caution on lap 13 for Jami Russell would give the leader a clear track.
Blaney�s run would end on lap 16 as his Ti22 Performance machine began to smoke, forcing him to the pits. Rahmer would rally to trade slide jobs with Hodnett for the lead a lap later. The pair caught lapped traffic again on lap 21 when disaster struck for Hodnett who slowed in turn three to bring out the caution. This gave David Gravel a shot at Rahmer for the lead.
While that battle was going on, all eyes were on Shaffer. The two-time and defending All Star champion had steadily worked his way forward and was third with four laps to go. Shaffer would drive around Gravel a lap later and quickly closed on Rahmer. With the white flag out, Shaffer dives under Rahmer in turns one and two and slides up in front and speeds away for the victory.
Shaffer is now tied with Steve Kinser with 37 career All Star wins to sit 12th in the series� all-time win list, just two behind Doug Wolfgang.
�Around lap 16 we got a valve or piston and probably should have pulled in but with this points series you have to stay out there. This is a good motor and I hated to hurt but it did a great job all night except there at the end,� said Rahmer beside his C&S Lawn Landscaping, Ti22, Bair�s Tree Service, Tru Line Contractors backed #51.
Lance Dewease would drive hard to a third place finish, moving him into the point lead for the All Star�s Easter Region points.
�I knew Tim was pretty good�he got by me pretty easy. I thought were pretty decent early but just couldn�t get going late. We need to keep doing this and get through this weekend with good runs,� said Dewease beside his Catoctin Motorsports, Viper Risk Management backed #30c.
Fonda Speedway - 6/8/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 51-Fred Rahmer, 15.110
2. 17-Tyler Walker, 15.345
3. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.382
4. 27-Daryn Pittman, 15.385
5. 89G-David Gravel, 15.396
6. 39-Greg Hodnett, 15.397
7. O4-Cap Henry, 15.422
8. 15H-Sam Hefertepe Jr., 15.440
9. 30C-Lance Dewease, 15.494
10. 7M-Mark Smith, 15.576
11. 83-Tim Shaffer, 15.663
12. 32-Justin Barger, 15.696
13. 1-Stevie Smith, 15.755
14. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 15.771
15. 77-Aaron Ott, 15.943
16. 87-George Suprick Iii, 16.112
17. 747-Davey Sammons, 16.146
18. 3-Pete Miller III, 16.788
19. 33-Luke Monroe, 16.964
20. 22Z-Mark Zemcik, 17.349
21. 3A-Warren Alexson, 17.373
22. 27J-Jami Russell, 17.389
23. 3P-Josh Pieniazek, 18.186
24. 5-Vern Wasson, 99.999
Heat 1 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 10 Transfer)
1. 1-Stevie Smith
2. 51-Fred Rahmer
3. O4-Cap Henry
4. 87-George Suprick Iii
5. 7M-Mark Smith
6. 27-Daryn Pittman
7. 27J-Jami Russell
8. 33-Luke Monroe
Heat 2 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 10 Transfer)
1. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
2. 83-Tim Shaffer
3. 15H-Sam Hefertepe Jr.
4. 17-Tyler Walker
5. 89G-David Gravel
6. 3P-Josh Pieniazek
7. 747-Davey Sammons
8. 22Z-Mark Zemcik
Heat 3 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 10 Transfer)
1. 77-Aaron Ott
2. 30C-Lance Dewease
3. 32-Justin Barger
4. 39-Greg Hodnett
5. 2-Dale Blaney
6. 3-Pete Miller III
7. 3A-Warren Alexson
8. 5-Vern Wasson
A-Main - O�Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 83-Tim Shaffer[11]
2. 51-Fred Rahmer[2]
3. 30C-Lance Dewease[9]
4. 17-Tyler Walker[6]
5. 89G-David Gravel[4]
6. 32-Justin Barger[12]
7. 27-Daryn Pittman[5]
8. 15H-Sam Hefertepe Jr.[8]
9. 7M-Mark Smith[10]
10. 77-Aaron Ott[15]
11. 1-Stevie Smith[13]
12. 3-Pete Miller III[18]
13. 3P-Josh Pieniazek[23]
14. 33-Luke Monroe[19]
15. 39-Greg Hodnett[3]
16. 2-Dale Blaney[1]
17. 87-George Suprick Iii[16]
18. 27J-Jami Russell[22]
19. O4-Cap Henry[7]
20. 3A-Warren Alexson[21]
21. 1Z-Jessica Zemken[14]
22. 747-Davey Sammons[17]
23. 22Z-Mark Zemcik[20]
24. 5-Vern Wasson
Dewease holds off Henderson for Clinton County All Star win
MACKEYVILLE, PA (6-5-11) By Brian Liskai Lance Dewease and Justin Henderson made the first appearance of the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars at Clinton County Raceway a memorable one Sunday, June 5. The pair raced side-by-side for several laps for the lead before Dewease took control. Then, Henderson mounted a late race challenge but Dewease was able to hold him off for his 28th career All Star victory.
"Our car really wasnt that goodI thought Justin had a better car. The top was pretty nice up there in the beginning and I gave it all we had and got the lead. I really didn't know where to run in 3 and 4I floated in the middle and bottom and tried to keep my momentum up. Then we got into lapped traffic and I couldnt see the top any more and didnt know if I was even on the track," said Dewease beside his Catoctin Motorsports, Viper Risk Management, Advanced Development Services backed #30c.
The win moves Dewease closer to Dale Blaney for the All Stars Eastern Region Points Championship and the $20,000 prize at the end of the year.
At the drop of the green flag, Henderson and Dewease quickly began their battle but a Dylan Procter spin would mean another start. On the second start Dewease and Henderson again ran side-by-side for the lead. That battle would be interrupted on lap three for an Alan Cole spin. On the restart Dewease was able to pull away slightly, but his lead was wiped out when Procter and Scott Lutz both spun in turn four.
While the focus was on the battle up front, Dale Blaney and Tyler Walker were charging through the pack. Walker had flipped in his heat, pulled out the back-up car, came from the back of the B-main to a transfer spot and had driven from 24th starting spot in the A-main an 11th place finish. Blaney patiently worked his way from 14th to a sixth place finish.
Dewease continued to lead Henderson while Sam Hafertepe Jr. charged toward the front, moving into third by lap 10. A Pete Miller spin on lap 12 would bunch the field up once again. On the restart with a clear track in front of him, Dewease was able to pull away, but that lead was wiped out five laps later when Bob Howard spun. Again Dewease was able to build a lead until he hit lapped traffic with five circuits remaining. Henderson quickly closed as Dewease struggled to get by the lapped machines due to the dusty conditions. However, Dewease was able to hold on for the victory.
"I knew Lance would be tough. This is the type of place that has been a thorn in my heel ever since I started racing. But we made leaps and bounds tonight thanks to my crew chief Jim Shriner�he�s fantastic. He�s not just a crew chief he�s a coach. He�s improved my game an awful lot. I appreciate him just as much as the sponsors on our car�Montrose Molders, Mark Millwright, Ti22," said Henderson. "Coming out here�my first time here and I have to say I had a blast. It would be exciting to be here every week�I wish we could. The fans here are fantastic."
"When we were coming through traffic I thought we were going to win the thing. When we got into long green flag runs I think we kind of screwed up our tire�I think with the grooving and siping we screwed up there," said Hafertepe of his third place run.
"I think we could have prepared the right rear tire better than we did..we might have had a shot at Lance and Justin. We got up beside Justin but we really never had anything for him. I really didn�t know how good the top was�I had a little searching to do but all and all it was a pretty good night," added Hafertepe beside his Plumbfast Racing, Lonestar Speedway backed #15h.
Clinton County Speedway - 6/5/2011
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 39-Greg Hodnett, 14.190; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer, 14.511; 3. O4-Cap Henry, 14.691; 4. 3-Pete Miller III, 14.854; 5. 17-Tyler Walker, 14.869; 6. 35-Justin Henderson, 14.971; 7. 7M-Mark Smith, 14.992; 8. 30C-Lance Dewease, 15.030; 9. 33-Scott Lutz, 15.171; 10. 89G-David Gravel, 15.185; 11. 70-Matt Johnson, 15.196; 12. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 15.205; 13. 12B-Mike Bittinger, 15.229; 14. 7-Chad Layton, 15.277; 15. 27-Daryn Pittman, 15.286; 16. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.320; 17. 12-Blane Heinbach, 15.404; 18. 51-Fred Rahmer, 15.599; 19. 5-Dylan Procter, 15.615; 20. 22R-Kyle Drum, 15.629; 21. 1-Stevie Smith, 15.688; 22. 5B-Chuck Brion, 15.693; 23. 4A-Alan Cole, 15.811; 24. 49-Bob Howard, 15.813; 25. 77-Aaron Ott, 15.863; 26. 87-George Supprick III, 15.882; 27. 87M-Mark Ide, 15.899; 28. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 15.971; 29. 30-Daryl Stimeling, 16.254; 30. 9-Wes Irwin, 16.285; 31. 25-John Smith III, 16.289; 32. 27S-Wade Stauffer, 16.360; 33. 2I-Clint Ide, 84.567
Heat 1 - Kear's Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 1-Stevie Smith; 2. 12-Blane Heinbach; 3. 39-Greg Hodnett; 4. 33-Scott Lutz; 5. 12B-Mike Bittinger; 6. 2I-Clint Ide; 7. 77-Aaron Ott; 8. 30-Daryl Stimeling; 9. 17-Tyler Walker
Heat 2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 51-Fred Rahmer; 2. 35-Justin Henderson; 3. 7-Chad Layton; 4. 89G-David Gravel; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer; 6. 87-George Supprick III; 7. 5B-Chuck Brion; 8. 9-Wes Irwin
Heat 3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 4A-Alan Cole; 2. 27-Daryn Pittman; 3. 5-Dylan Procter; 4. 7M-Mark Smith; 5. O4-Cap Henry; 6. 87M-Mark Ide; 7. 25-John Smith III; 8. 70-Matt Johnson
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 49-Bob Howard; 2. 2-Dale Blaney; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.; 4. 30C-Lance Dewease; 5. 22R-Kyle Drum; 6. 3-Pete Miller III; 7. 27S-Wade Stauffer; 8. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
Dash - Outerwear's Performance Products (6 Laps)
1. 35-Justin Henderson; 2. 30C-Lance Dewease; 3. 7M-Mark Smith; 4. O4-Cap Henry; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer; 6. 39-Greg Hodnett
B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 3-Pete Miller III; 2. 17-Tyler Walker; 3. 77-Aaron Ott; 4. 87-George Supprick III; 5. 5B-Chuck Brion; 6. 25-John Smith III; 7. 30-Daryl Stimeling; 8. 70-Matt Johnson; 9. 27S-Wade Stauffer; 10. 87M-Mark Ide; 11. 2I-Clint Ide; 12. 9-Wes Irwin; 13. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
A-Main - O�Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 30C-Lance Dewease[2]; 2. 35-Justin Henderson[1]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[9]; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett[6]; 5. 7M-Mark Smith[3]; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[14]; 7. O4-Cap Henry[4]; 8. 83-Tim Shaffer[5]; 9. 89G-David Gravel[8]; 10. 27-Daryn Pittman[13]; 11. 17-Tyler Walker[24]; 12. 51-Fred Rahmer[16]; 13. 12-Blane Heinbach[15]; 14. 12B-Mike Bittinger[11]; 15. 77-Aaron Ott[22]; 16. 7-Chad Layton[10]; 17. 5-Dylan Procter[17]; 18. 3-Pete Miller III[12]; 19. 33-Scott Lutz[7]; 20. 22R-Kyle Drum[18]; 21. 4A-Alan Cole[20]; 22. 49-Bob Howard[21]; 23. 87-George Supprick III[23]; 24. 1-Stevie Smith[19]
All Star Circuit of Champions head east for important races in championship battle
CAMARGO, IL (6-1-11) By Brian Liskai - The stars and cars of the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car Series will be heading east over the next few weeks in what could be a pivotal series of races in the championship battle.
Three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney continues to lead the All Star's Eastern Region, Ohio Region and National points, but over the next two weeks he will be challenged by the stars of the Pennsylvania Posse along with two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer. As there are five races that are part of the All Star's Eastern Region points.
At the end of the years the Eastern Region champion will earn $20,000.
The two-week stretch begins Sunday, June 5 with a stop at the Clinton County Raceway in Mackeyville, Pa. It will be the first ever appearance of the All Stars at the one-third mile clay oval. The feature will pay $5,000 to win and if a Clinton County regular can pull off the victory there�s a $3,000 bonus. The 270 Micro Sprints will also be in competition. Alan Cole opened Clinton County�s season with a victory over George Suprick and Kyle Drum.
>From there the All Stars head to Fonda Speedway in Fonda, N.Y. for a Wednesday, June 8 event. Last year at Fonda, Daryn Pittman used lapped traffic to catch and pass Tyler Walker to take the win. New York native Jessica Zemken piloted the Tony Stewart owned machine to a third place finish.
Then it's to the heart of Pennsylvania Posse land for a big weekend of racing. It kicks off Friday, June 10 at the historic Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., followed by a Saturday contest at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. and a Sunday race at Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon, N.Y.
The All Stars just visited Williams Grove in April with Steve Buckwalter taking the win and keeping the All Stars winless at the half-mile track. Rick Lafferty and Alan Krimes would make it a Posse podium sweep. In 2011, feature winners at Williams Grove include Ryan Bohlke, Pittman, Freddie Rahmer, Brian Leppo, and Stevie Smith.
Last June at Lincoln, Brian Montieth held off a charging Brian Leppo for the All Star win. In May last year Freddie Rahmer took the All Star victory. So far in 2011 feature winners have been Montieth with three wins, Leppo and Brent Marks, each with two wins, Krimes, Cory Haas, Danny Dietrich, Doug Esh, and Mike Bittinger.
Last July at Utica Rome Speedway, Rahmer Shaffer and two-time All Star champ Greg Wilson put on a tremendous battle before Rahmer took the win.
The All Stars then get a few days off before embarking on the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek which features eight nights of racing over nine days across the Buckeye State. NASCAR star Kasey Kahne has indicated he will compete in some of the Speedweek events.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com.
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