Tony Stewart To Acquire All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series Purchase Secures Future of Nation’s Oldest Winged Sprint Car Tour

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 28, 2015) – Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart has agreed to terms with Guy Webb, owner of the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series, to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour.

The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. The transaction between Webb and Stewart will proceed immediately.

“I’ve put my heart and soul into the All Star Circuit of Champions for many years, and it gives me great peace of mind to hand over the reins of this series to Tony Stewart,” Webb said. “Tony is dirt track racing’s biggest advocate, and he’s always working in the best interest of sprint car racing. His leadership will ensure the success of this series for many years to come.”

“My passion for sprint car racing is well known, and the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series has been a pillar of the sport for a long time,” Stewart said. “Racing is my business, and I look forward to building on the All Star Series’ already impressive legacy by taking it to a new level of success and sustainability.”

Stewart is a three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion whose portfolio of dirt-track racing businesses include Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio and Tony Stewart Racing, which fields entries for six-time and reigning World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz and 20-time World of Outlaws champion King of the Outlaws, Steve Kinser.

Augmenting the purchase of the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series are the terms Stewart reached separately with Rob Hunter and Shane Helms, principals of the Renegade Sprint Series. The agreement will bring drivers from both series’ together under the All Star Circuit of Champions banner in 2015.

The 2015 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions schedule boasts 50 race dates and has been assembled through a collaborative effort between sanctioning bodies, existing speedways and promoters new to the series. Highlights include:

A national point fund totaling more than $100,000.

Season-opening events at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida, Feb. 5-7 and at Volusia Speedway Park near Barberville, Florida, Feb. 11-12. The transition in ownership will see these events designated as non-point races.

The first point race toward the national point fund will be March 28 at Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio.

Ohio Sprint Speedweek kicks off at Attica Raceway Park followed by traditional stops at Eldora Speedway, Waynesfield Raceway Park, Wayne County Speedway, Sharon Speedway, Atomic Speedway, Fremont Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park and the $10,000-to-win finale at Fremont.

Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway, Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway will again play host to the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series as part of several tours through the Keystone State.

The season championship will conclude at the UNOH Sprintacular Oct. 10 at Eldora Speedway.

The full season schedule and new management team will be announced soon, and news updates will be posted as available on www.AllStarSprint.com.

An improved social media presence begins immediately on Twitter.com/@ASCoC, www.facebook.com/AllStarCircuitofChampions and www.Instagram.com/AllStarSprints using the hashtag #TheNewAllStars.

Competitor, media, promoter and sponsorship inquiries should be directed to allstars@tonystewart.com.

 

 

 

UNOH All Stars Kick-Off 2015 Season at Bubba Raceway Park and Volusia Speedway Park

CAMARGO, IL. – One of America’s oldest traveling sprint car organizations, the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions, will kick off their 2015 racing season with the traditional journey to sunny Florida.

The UNOH All Star teams will battle during five events – all paying $5,000 to win and $400 to start the A-Main – at two tracks over eight days.

It begins at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida with three shows – Thursday, Feb. 5; Friday, Feb. 6; and Saturday, Feb. 7. The UNOH All Stars then travel a short distance to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, to be part of the DIRTcar Nationals. The UNOH All Stars will compete Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday, Feb. 12.

The UNOH All Stars are part of the Bubba Army Winter Nationals at the Ocala speedplant. The Winter Nationals features 14 nights of the best dirt racers in the world with the World of Outlaws Late Models; the UNOH All Star sprints; the DIRTcar UMP Open Wheel Modifieds; the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Cars; and the Nesmith Crate Dirt Late Model Series.

During the 2014 Winter Nationals at Bubba Raceway Park, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Dave Blaney scored his 46th career UNOH All Star win and 2014 Kings Royal winner Kerry Madsen would score his third career series victory on Feb. 10.

The DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park runs Tuesday, Feb. 10, through Saturday, Feb. 21. Nearly 200 teams are expected compete during the 12 nights of racing at the high-speed, half-mile oval. Besides the UNOH All Stars, the DIRTcar Nationals features the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; the UMP Modifieds; the World of Outlaws Late Models; the UMP Late Models; and the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds. You never know who you’ll see in the pits each night, but NASCAR racers like Austin and Ty Dillon will be among those from all over the country and Canada trying to earn their share of nearly half a million dollars in winnings — not to mention one of the prized Gator trophies.

Last year at Volusia, the UNOH All Stars lost the opening event to rain, but Joey Saldana, who sits third in career All Star wins, would record his 71st series victory.

The big question coming into the 2015 season is can Dale Blaney, who scored his fifth career UNOH All Star Championship with 16 series wins in 2014, keep his hot streak rolling. Expect young chargers like Sheldon Haudenschild, Danny Holtgraver, Ryan Smith, Aaron Reutzel, Cale Thomas, and more like veteran Jac Haudenschild to challenge Blaney.

INFO for Bubba Raceway Park:

WHAT: The Fourth Annual Bubba Army Winter Nationals is a 19-night event at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida.

WHO: UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion Sprints; World of Outlaw Late Models; NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series; UMP Modifieds; UMP Late Models; Florida Mini-Sprints; USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars; Bilstein Mod Lite Stars; Lucas Oil ASCS 360 Sprints.

WHERE: Bubba Raceway Park is a 3/8th mile D-shaped, semi-banked clay track that is the oldest dirt track in the state of Florida, celebrating its 63rd season in 2015. Bubba Raceway Park is located at 9050 NW Gainesville Road, Ocala, Florida, just off of I-75.

THE RECORD: On Feb. 8, 2013, Daryn Pittman of Pittsboro, Ind., established the winged sprint car track record of 11.840 during UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions competition. That equates to 114.4 mph on the 3/8th of a mile track.

WHEN: The event kicked off Jan. 27 and runs through Saturday, Feb. 28. There are 11 combo ticket prices available the day of the show. There is free camping and parking (VIP parking available $10 per day). All grandstand tickets may be upgraded to a pit pass for the difference of the pit entry on same event day. Kids five and under get in free with paid adult. No coolers allowed.

MISC.: Go to www.bubbaracewaypark.com for detailed information on the Fourth Annual Winter Nationals.

INFO for Volusia Speedway Park:

WHAT: The DIRTcar Nationals is a 12-night event at Volusia Speedway Park kicking off the 2015 dirt track racing season with the sport’s biggest names in competition.

WHO: World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, including teams owned by NASCAR stars Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne; World of Outlaws Late Models; Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds; DIRTcar UMP Modifieds; DIRTcar Late Models; and UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars.

WHERE: Volusia Speedway Park is the world’s fastest half-mile dirt track located 15 miles west of I-95 on State Road 40 in Barberville, Fla.

THE RECORD: On Feb. 10, 2011, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver Paul McMahan blazed a trail around half-mile Volusia Speedway Park in 12.569 seconds at 143.209 mph, making it the fastest half-mile oval in racing. For comparison’s sake, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ track record at half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway, regarded as the fastest half-mile oval in NASCAR, is 14.813 seconds at 129.535 mph.

WHEN: The event kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 21, with double-headers every night. The grandstands open nightly at 5 p.m. with qualifying at 6 p.m. and opening ceremonies at 7:20 p.m.

DAILY SCHEDULE (with advance reserved seat ticket prices):

Tuesday, Feb. 10 – DIRTcar UMP Modifieds & Sprint Car Open Practice — $20

Wednesday, Feb. 11 – UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars & DIRTcar UMP Modifieds — $29

Thursday, Feb. 12 – UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars & DIRTcar UMP Modifieds — $29

Friday, Feb. 13 – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars & DIRTcar UMP Modifieds — $39

Saturday, Feb. 14 – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars & DIRTcar UMP Modifieds — $39

Sunday, Feb. 15 – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars & DIRTcar UMP Modifieds — $39

Monday, Feb. 16 – DIRTcar Late Models & DIRTcar UMP Modifieds ‘Gator Championship’ — $35

Tuesday, Feb. 17 – DIRTcar Late Models & DIRTcar UMP Modifieds Triple 20s — $35

Wednesday, Feb. 18 – DIRTcar Late Models & Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds — $39

Thursday, Feb. 19 – World of Outlaws Late Models & Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds — $39

Friday, Feb. 20 – World of Outlaws Late Models & Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds — $39

Saturday, Feb. 21 – World of Outlaws Late Models & Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds — $39

MONEY SAVING SUPER-VALUE PACKAGES

Week #1:

DIRTcar UMP Modifieds and All-Star Sprints 3-Day Package (Feb. 10-12) - $75

DIRTcar UMP Modifieds and World of Outlaws Sprint Cars 3-Day Package (Feb. 13-15) - $100

Week #2:

DIRTcar UMP Late Models and Modifieds 3-Day Package (Feb. 16-18) - $100

World of Outlaws Late Models and Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds 3-Day Package (Feb. 19-21) - $100

– Every ticket comes with a free pit pass fans can acquire after entering the main gate

– Reserved seats are $2 more day of show

– Children 10-and-under are free in General Admission

TICKETS: Tickets to the event can be purchased online at www.DIRTcar.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606.

ONLINE: The official website for the event is www.DIRTcarNationals.com. Fans can follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DIRTcarNationals.

CONTACTS: Event manager is Jeff Hachmann (315-283-3367/jhachmann@dirtcar.com) and public relations/credentials is Chris Dolack (704-467-7643/cdolack@dirtcar.com)

 

 

2015 UNOH All Star Schedule Released

CAMARGO, IL. (Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014) – The University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions has released its 2015 Schedule featuring nearly 50 events in 11 states.

The UNOH All Star 2015 season begins with the Florida Winter Nationals which features five $5,000-to-win races at just two tracks over 8 days. Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL starts the UNOH All Star season with three shows, Thursday, Feb. 5, Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7. Then the All Stars head to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL on Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday Feb. 12. Each show pays the standard UNOH All Star purse of $5,000 to win with a breakdown to $1,000 for 10th and $400 to start the A-Main.

The UNOH All Stars then head to Ohio’s Attica Raceway Park for the traditional and exciting kick-off to the “northern tour” with the Spring Nationals Friday and Saturday April 3 and 4. The series has competed at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue 104 times in the track’s history.

Then it’s off to challenge the PA Posse at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, April 24 and at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 25.

May kicks off with a double-header weekend at the tough western Pennsylvania tracks of Lernerville Speedway on Friday, May 1 and Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday, May 2. The UNOH All Stars then get back to the state of Illinois when they visit Jacksonville Speedway on Friday, May 15. The Memorial Day weekend will be a triple header when the UNOH All Stars visit Plymouth Speedway in Indiana for the first time in the track’s history on Friday, May 22. That is followed by the traditional two-day show – Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and May 23 ($10,000 to win) – at Fremont Speedway in Ohio. The All Stars have visited Fremont Speedway 116 times in the track’s storied 64 year history.

The month of June will more than likely decide who will contend for the UNOH All Star crown. It all begins Saturday, June 6 at Butler Motor Speedway in Michigan followed by three straight nights of racing: Thursday, June 11 at Canandaigua Motorsports Park; Friday, June 12 at Williams Grove Speedway; and Saturday, June 13 at Lincoln Speedway. Webb noted there is the possibility of a fourth night on Sunday, June 14 being added as he is in negotiations with another track.

Then it’s the event fans and drivers from around the world look forward to year after year – the 33rd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. The “Original Speedweek” features nine straight nights of racing at eight different tracks in the Buckeye State, all paying $5,000 to win with the exception of the finale at Fremont Speedway which will pay $10,000 to win.

It begins Friday, June 19 at Attica Raceway Park followed by a trip to the legendary Eldora Speedway (which has hosted more All Star shows – 135 - than any other track) on Saturday, June 20. The always exciting bullring of Waynesfield Raceway Park will host the All Stars on Sunday, June 21 followed by a trip to the Moler Raceway Park on Monday, June 22. Tuesday, June 23 has the All Stars at one of the tracks who helped get the series started in the 1970s – Sharon Speedway. Fremont Speedway will host the Wednesday, June 24 Speedweek event before the series heads to 35 Raceway Park on Thursday, June 25. Limaland Motorsports Park will have night #8 of Speedweek on Friday, June 26 with Fremont Speedway hosting the $10,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 27.

“Speedweek will have a total purse of $245,000. It’s humbling to look at Ohio Sprint Speedweek and know it is the ‘original speed week.’ So many others have attempted to copy this event. The race teams, fans and tracks have worked hard to keep this rich tradition going. I would hope everyone recognizes the importance of Ohio Sprint Speedweek to not only the state but the region and across the country,” said Webb.

July will begin with a double-header weekend at Mercer Raceway Park in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. The UNOH All Stars will head back to Sharon Speedway for the Lou Blaney Memorial on Saturday, July 11 before teams to head to the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway on Friday and Saturday July 17 and 18.

The series then heads west as the All Stars will battle the IRA teams at Wilmot Raceway in Wisconsin on Saturday, July 25 before travelling to the always tough Husets Speedway in South Dakota on Sunday, July 26. West Liberty Raceway in Iowa will host the UNOH All stars on Wednesday, July 29.

“We are also working with the World of Outlaws to support the Iron Man event on August 7 and 8 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely (MO),” said Webb.

Butler Motor Speedway in Michigan will host a double-header weekend with the UNOH All Stars on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21 and 22.

The UNOH All Stars will help Attica Raceway Park in Ohio wrap up its 2015 season with the traditional Attica Ambush on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4 and 5.

“There’s a possibility of another event on Labor Day weekend at another track on Sunday, September 6,” Webb said.

September wraps up with two huge events. It begins with a Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12 race at Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania which includes the historic Tuscarora 50 event at the Juniata County Fair. Then it’s back to Fremont for the 9th Annual Jim Ford Classic on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18 and 19 with the finale paying the feature winner $10,000.

The UNOH All Stars will work with the World of Outlaws to support the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1-3. The 2015 season will wrap up with the Sprintacular at Eldora Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 10.

“We will continue to work hard to ensure the fans get an entertaining show, and the tracks and race teams continue to thrive,” said Webb.

Of the 37 UNOH All Star features held in 2014, there were 16 different winners including five first time victors – Lee Jacobs (2 wins), Rick Abreu (2 wins), Sheldon Haudenschild, James McFadden and Caleb Griffith.

The series will go back to crowning one national champion in 2015 and will continue its appearance package to the teams who follow the tour all season. The 2015 point fund will award the champion $30,000. UNOH All Star President Guy Webb said more money has been allocated through the top 10 in points.

The 2015 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions point fund will be: 1. $30,000; 2. $20,000; 3. $17,000; 4. $12,000; 5. $9,000; 6. $8,000; 7. $7,000; 8. $6,000; 9. $5,000; 10, $5,000. In addition the series appearance package will pay the previous year’s National Champion $500 per track and $300 to up to 9 other teams registered to run the entire season.

Webb said the total for point fund money and appearance fees is $270,000 for 2015.

For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com

2015 Schedule

February

2/5 Bubba Raceway Park

2/6 Bubba Raceway Park

2/7 Bubba Raceway Park

2/11 Volusia Speedway Park

2/12 Volusia Speedway Park

April

4/3 Attica Raceway Park

4/4 Attica Raceway Park

4/24 Williams Grove Speedway

4/25 Port Royal Speedway

May

5/1 Lernervile Speedway

5/2 Mercer Raceway Park

5/15 Jacksonville Speedway

5/22 Plymouth Speedway

5/23 Fremont Speedway

5/24 Fremont Speedway

June

6/6 Butler Speedway

6/11 Canandaigua Motorsports Park

6/12 Williams Grove Speedway

6/13 Lincoln Speedway

6/14 TBA - Pennsylvania

Ohio Sprint Speedweek

6/19 Attica Raceway Park

6/20 Eldora Speedway

6/21 Waynesfield Raceway Park

6/22 Moler Raceway Park

6/23 Sharon Speedway

6/24 Fremont Speedway

6/25 35 Raceway Park

6/26 Limaland Motorsports Park

6/27 Fremont Speedway

July

7/4 Mercer Raceway Park

7/5 Mercer Raceway Park

7/11 Sharon Speedway

7/17 Eldora Speedway - Kings Royal

7/18 Eldora Speedway - Kings Royal

7/24 TBA

7/25 Wilmot Raceway

7/26 Husets Speedway

7/29 West Liberty Raceway

August

8/7 Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

8/8 Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

8/21 Butler Motor Speedway

8/22 Butler Motor Speedway

September

9/4 Attica Raceway Park

9/5 Attica Raceway Park

9/6 TBA

9/11 Port Royal Speedway

9/12 Port Royal Speedway

9/18 Fremont Speedway

9/19 Fremont Speedway

October

10/1 Williams Grove Speedway - National Open

10/2 Williams Grove Speedway - National Open

10/3 Williams Grove Speedway - National Open

10/10 Eldora Speedway

*Dates Subject to Change*

 

 

 

Fremont Speedway Promoter teams up with Plymouth Speedway to bring UNOH All Stars

PLYMOUTH, IN. – For the first time in the track’s history, Plymouth Speedway will host the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint cars on Friday, May 22.

The event will be part of a Memorial Day weekend triple-header for the All Stars including back-to-back shows at Fremont Speedway on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24.

Fremont Speedway Promoter Rich Farmer, voted the 2013 Regional Promoter of the Year by his peers, and Plymouth Speedway Promoter Ed Kennedy teamed up to bring the 410 winged sprint cars to the three-eighths mile banked dirt oval. Plymouth runs modifieds, 600 non-wing open sprints and stocks on a weekly basis. This will be the first time winged 410 sprints will compete at Plymouth since it was converted to dirt.

“It’s a thrill to work with Rich to give area fans the chance to see winged 410 sprint cars at Plymouth. Rich is well respected by race promoters and when he called to discuss this opportunity I knew it was a no-brainer,” said Kennedy.

The Friday event at Plymouth will pay $5,000 to win. The UNOH All Stars then head to Fremont for the traditional two-day show with Saturday’s event paying $3,000 to win and Sunday’s race paying $10,000 to win.

“Ed has been working very hard to make improvements to Plymouth which has a long and storied history, much like Fremont. It’s only a three hour drive from Fremont and it gives not only the All Star teams but our local teams a chance to race three nights with very little travel,” said Farmer.

Farmer said the drivers who compete in the Kistler Racing Products FAST (Fremont Attica Sprint Title) Championship Series will also receive financial incentives to compete at Plymouth. He added he and Kennedy worked with Attica Raceway Park and other area tracks along with the Interstate Racing Association to ensure the event is successful.

“The race teams will also have the opportunity to tour the Hoosier Tire factory to see how their tires are built,” said Farmer.

The 600 non-wing open sprints will also race at Plymouth on May 22 and for an increased purse.

For more information on Plymouth Speedway go to www.plymouthspeedway.net. For more information on Fremont Speedway go to www.fremontohspeedway.com. For more on the UNOH All Stars go to www.allstarsprint.com

 

 

2015 All Star Membership Information

CAMARGO, IL. (Monday, Dec. 1, 2014) – The University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions will kick off the 2015 season in February. Teams that want to pursue the $1.3 million in prize money and $270,000 in point fund and appearance money need to purchase their memberships now.

UNOH All Star memberships, which include two free pit passes to each series’ event, are just $425 if purchased prior to Jan. 1, 2015. After Jan. 1, the membership is $500. Membership sales will conclude at the end of January in preparation for the Florida Winter Nationals which feature five events over eight days at two tracks.

The membership form is available under the “Team Info” menu on the UNOH All Star website at www.allstarsprint.com.

“We look forward to continuing the large membership presence and seeing all the teams many times throughout the racing season. These memberships reward teams that frequent All Star events over the course of the year. Our schedule, which should be released in the coming weeks, has around 50 races in nine states,” said Guy Webb, UNOH All Star President/CEO.

Any race teams with questions may call UNOH All Star General Manager Kyle Keesy at 419-330-1411.

 

 

UNOH All Stars Preview 2015 Schedule

CARMARGO, IL. (Friday, Nov. 14, 2014) – The University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions have a rich history having been winged sprint car racing’s first major travelling sanctioning body in the Midwest in the early 1970s. That tradition will continue in 2015 as series officials have been busy working with tracks throughout the region and country to schedule entertaining events with the regions finest race tracks.

“We already have agreements in place for our traditional major events in 2015. The UNOH All Star brand will continue to compete at some of the finest racing facilities in the Midwest – well-established tracks with great local race teams and supportive fans. Additionally, our new point fund structure and appearance package has been well received,” said Guy Webb, President of the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions.

The UNOH All Star 2015 season begins with the Florida Winter Nationals which features five $5,000-to-win races at just two tracks over 8 days. Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL starts the UNOH All Star season with three shows, Thursday, Feb. 5, Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7. Then the All Stars head to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL on Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday Feb. 12. Each show pays the standard UNOH All Star purse of $5,000 to win with a breakdown to $1,000 for 10th and $400 to start the A-Main.

The UNOH All Stars then head to Ohio’s Attica Raceway Park for the traditional and exciting kick-off to the “northern tour” with the Spring Nationals in April. The series has competed at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue 104 times in the track’s history. The UNOH All Stars will also open the 33rd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek at the track in June and will return for another traditionally exciting event – the Attica Ambush – on Labor Day Weekend.

Nearby Fremont Speedway – which has hosted the UNOH All Stars 116 times in “The Track That Action Built’s” 64 year history – will see the series visit for the traditional Memorial Day weekend event which includes a $10,000 to win finale along with two shows during Ohio Speedweek including the $10,000-to-win finale, and the must-see 8th Annual Jim Ford Classic weekend which also features a $10,000-to-win finale in September.

The 33rd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek is set for nine events – June 19th-27th. 2015 Ohio Sprint Speedweek tracks include: Attica Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway, Waynesfield Raceway, Wayne County Speedway, Sharon Speedway, Fremont Speedway and Limaland Motorsports Park.

“All of the Ohio Speedweek events are at tracks that have played a significant role in the history and success of the All Stars and we’re excited to continue this tradition,” said Webb.

The UNOH All Stars will also battle the PA Posse at the historical and ultra-competitive Williams Grove Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, and Port Royal Speedway in Central Pennsylvania. The UNOH All Stars will also return to the State of New York in 2015.

Wayne County Speedway (Orville, OH) with 4 events and Butler Motor Speedway (Quincy, MI) with 3 events will continue as staples on the UNOH All Star schedule.

Western Pennsylvania has always been a very important part of the UNOH All Star schedule during the series’ rich history. That will continue in 2015 with several events at Mercer Raceway Park and Lernerville Speedway.

The UNOH All Stars will give teams and fans a chance to “go west” again with events at the Wilmot Raceway (Wilmot, WI) to take on the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series and at the historic Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD.

“These tracks have invested in and built 410 winged sprint car racing. They have demonstrated that they are committed to growing the sport and the All Stars are excited to continue our relationship with them” said Webb.

The UNOH All Stars will no longer utilize the “region” point fund and will go back to crowning one National Champion in 2015. Also, the series will continue its appearance package to the teams who follow the tour all season. The 2015 point fund – will award the UNOH All Star Champion $30,000. Webb said more money has been reallocated through the top 10.

“This point fund will reward the commitment and dedication of our traveling teams” said Webb.

The 2015 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions point fund will be: 1. $30,000; 2. $20,000; 3. $17,000; 4. $12,000; 5. $9,000; 6. $8,000; 7. $7,000; 8. $6,000; 9. $5,000; 10, $5,000. In addition the series appearance package will pay the previous year’s National Champion $500 per track and $300 to up to 9 other teams registered to run the entire season.

With the excitement building for 2015 - a complete schedule will be released in the coming weeks – the main question is who can knock Dale Blaney off the top of the UNOH All Star mountain. The Hartford, OH driver will be coming off the most successful year of his career, winning 16 series events in 2014 and an unprecedented fifth series championship. Blaney also won his fifth Ohio Sprint Speedweek title.

For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com

 

 

Abreu blasts to Eldora Win; Blaney earns 5th UNOH All Star Title

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014) – Rico Abreu felt Eldora Speedway owed him something. The Napa, California driver didn’t have a very good Four Crown Nationals a couple of weeks ago and he vowed he would redeem himself upon his next visit to “The Big E.”

He did just that Saturday as he claimed the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions season finale. It was Abreu’s second career UNOH All Star win, both coming this season. Abreu blasted around Dale Blaney to take the lead on lap 18 and worked his way through traffic like a surgeon to score the win.

“To beat Dale Blaney at Eldora…wow. Dale and Donnie (Schatz) are on top of their game this year so this is a huge accomplishment. I’ve crashed a lot lately including at the Four Crown. I feel I’ve let my team down but this makes up for a lot. I’ve won a midget race and now a winged sprint car race at Eldora. That is really awesome,” said Abreu of his Abreu Vineyards/ButlerBuilt Seats/Stadelhofer Construction backed #24.

“This gives us a huge confidence boost as we get ready for the Trophy Cup coming up,” added Abreu of his 23rd victory of 2014.

Blaney would come home second and become the first driver to ever win five UNOH All Star championships.

“It’s hard to lead here. You try to run straight around the top but not enough to wear the tire out. I got the wing back a little too far and it got tight getting into turn three. Rico did a great job. He’s been really fast all year. We just got wiped,” said Blaney beside his Kennedy Cattle/Ti22 Performance/Penske Shocks/Gf1 Chasses backed machine.

“Five All Star titles is really neat. It’s a testament to the guys I’ve driven for. I’ve had great cars and George (Fisher, crew chief) has been with me for 12 years now and he gives me great cars every night. We’re going to try to get six next year,” added Blaney.

Blaney and Randy Hannagan would bring the field to green for the 30-lap feature with Blaney gaining the upper hand. Just as Blaney caught the back of the pack on lap six the caution would fly for a Derek Hagar spin.

The restart order was Blaney, Hannagan, Greg Wilson, Christopher Bell, Abreu and Gary Taylor. When the green flew again Blaney pulled away but it was short lived as Lee Jacobs tangled with Gary Taylor. The red would come out as Jacobs required medical attention. He would go to a nearby hospital for treatment of a lower back issue.

On the restart Blaney would pull away from Hannagan again as Wilson, Abreu, Bell, Ian Madsen, Travis Philo, Dean Jacobs, Sheldon Haudenschild and Chris Andrews gave chase. Abreu would drive around Wilson for third on lap 10 and immediately closed on Hannagan.

Blaney would again catch the back of the pack on lap 13 and as he tried to negotiate the heavy lapped traffic, Abreu closed quickly. At the half way point Abreu was right on Blaney’s rear bumper. Abreu would execute a perfect slider in turns three and four on lap 18 to take the lead.

With 10 laps remaining the running order was Abreu, Blaney, Hannagan, Wilson, Madsen, Bell and Andrews who had started 22nd. As the leaders raced through heavy lapped traffic it was Blaney’s turn to apply pressure as he raced under Abreu several times attempting to regain the lead.

Abreu would make some daring moves in traffic in the closing handful of laps as he drove to the win. Blaney, Hannagan, Wilson and Madsen would round out the top five.

The race closed the books on the UNOH All Star season and was the 135th visit of the series to Eldora. The All Stars were part of the UNOH Sprintacular at Eldora which saw 111 sprint cars signed in for the three divisions of racing.

Of the 37 events the UNOH All Stars sanctioned in 2014, there were 16 different winners led by Blaney who scored 16 series victories.

For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com

Eldora Speedway - 10/11/2014

All Star Circuit of Champions (36 Cars) [#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 14K-Dale Blaney, 12.990; 2. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 13.026; 3. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 13.028; 4. 53-Chris Bell, 13.031; 5. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.038; 6. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.081; 7. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.183; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs, 13.206; 9. 59-Dean Jacobs, 13.208; 10. 9W-Derek Hagar, 13.241; 11. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.255; 12. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.256; 13. 4-Danny Smith, 13.267; 14. 21-D.J. Foos, 13.279; 15. OO-Jim Nier, 13.283; 16. 13D-Mark Dobmeier, 13.324; 17. 4T-Tyler Courtney, 13.366; 18. 71M-Paul May, 13.379; 19. 13-Brandon Matus, 13.398; 20. 24H-Brandon Wimmer, 13.399; 21. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 13.461; 22. 56R-Ryan Myers, 13.465; 23. O9-Chris Andrews, 13.497; 24. 9X-Rob Chaney, 13.510; 25. 55F-Taylor Ferns, 13.559; 26. 59X-Bryan Nuckles, 13.606; 27. 15H-Mitch Harble, 13.654; 28. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.738; 29. O6-Brandy Bower, 13.743; 30. 59J-Kirk Jeffries, 13.930; 31. 99-Josh Davis, 14.018; 32. 37-Mark Coleman, 14.147; 33. 76-Davey Jones, 14.468; 34. 33-Brent Matus, 14.659; 35. 84-Jimmy Stinson, 99.999; 36. 91-Cale Thomas, 99.999

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 6-Jac Haudenschild[1] ; 2. W20-Greg Wilson[5] ; 3. 59-Dean Jacobs[4] ; 4. 14K-Dale Blaney[6] ; 5. 4T-Tyler Courtney[2] ; 6. 55F-Taylor Ferns[7] ; 7. O6-Brandy Bower[8] ; 8. 76-Davey Jones[9] ; 9. 4-Danny Smith[3]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 71M-Paul May[2] ; 2. 1ST-Gary Taylor[6] ; 3. 21-D.J. Foos[3] ; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[5] ; 5. 9W-Derek Hagar[4] ; 6. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[8] ; 7. 59X-Bryan Nuckles[7] ; 8. 33-Brent Matus[9] ; 9. 56R-Ryan Myers[1]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 11N-Randy Hannagan[6] ; 2. O9-Chris Andrews[1] ; 3. 18-Ian Madsen[5] ; 4. OO-Jim Nier[3] ; 5. 13-Brandon Matus[2] ; 6. 5T-Travis Philo[4] ; 7. 15H-Mitch Harble[7] ; 8. 99-Josh Davis[8]

Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[2] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[4] ; 3. 13D-Mark Dobmeier[3] ; 4. 53-Chris Bell[6] ; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 6. 2M-Dustin Daggett[7] ; 7. 9X-Rob Chaney[1]

Dash - Howard Johnson Hotel - Lima, OH (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 14K-Dale Blaney[3] ; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan[2] ; 3. 53-Chris Bell[1] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[5] ; 5. 24-Rico Abreu[4] ; 6. 1ST-Gary Taylor[6]

B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 2. 2M-Dustin Daggett[8] ; 3. 55F-Taylor Ferns[5] ; 4. 4-Danny Smith[2] ; 5. 15H-Mitch Harble[7] ; 6. 59X-Bryan Nuckles[6] ; 7. 99-Josh Davis[11] ; 8. O6-Brandy Bower[9] ; 9. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[10] ; 10. 33-Brent Matus[14] ; 11. 76-Davey Jones[13] ; 12. 56R-Ryan Myers[3] ; 13. 9X-Rob Chaney[4] ; 14. 37-Mark Coleman[12]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps) 1. 24-Rico Abreu[5]; 2. 14K-Dale Blaney[1]; 3. 11N-Randy Hannagan[2]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[4]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen[7]; 6. 53-Chris Bell[3]; 7. O9-Chris Andrews[22]; 8. 5T-Travis Philo[11]; 9. 4-Danny Smith[13]; 10. 59-Dean Jacobs[9]; 11. 21-D.J. Foos[14]; 12. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[20]; 13. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[12]; 14. OO-Jim Nier[15]; 15. 6-Jac Haudenschild[21]; 16. 71M-Paul May[18]; 17. 9W-Derek Hagar[10]; 18. 4T-Tyler Courtney[17]; 19. 55F-Taylor Ferns[23]; 20. 13D-Mark Dobmeier[16]; 21. 13-Brandon Matus[19]; 22. 2M-Dustin Daggett[24]; 23. 1ST-Gary Taylor[6]; 24. 81-Lee Jacobs[8] Hard Charger: O9-Chris Andrews[+15]

 

 

Blaney on brink of historic season when UNOH All Stars head to Eldora

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Monday, Oct. 6, 2014) – Dale Blaney could do something no other sprint car driver has done when the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions visit the Eldora Speedway Saturday.

Blaney will earn an unprecedented fifth series championship if he takes the green flag in the feature event. Earlier this summer Blaney became the only driver in the long history of the UNOH All Stars to claim a fifth Ohio Sprint Speedweek championship. Blaney is one of five drivers – Kenny Jacobs, Frank Kerr, Chad Kemenah and Tim Shaffer - to have earned four series championships. Blaney will also lock up the Ohio Region championship of the UNOH All Stars.

No other track in the country has hosted more of the UNOH All Star races than “The Big E.” Saturday’s event will be the 135th visit of the UNOH All Stars at the famous half mile. There have been 42 different UNOH All Star winners at Eldora, led by Jacobs with 21 victories.

The UNOH Sprintacular not only includes the All Stars, but the Buckeye Machine BOSS non-wing sprint cars and the NRA Sprint Invader 360 sprints. Last year the three divisions brought in over 100 sprint cars to Eldora.

Earlier this year during the Ohio Sprint Speedweek visit to the track, Danny Holtgraver scored his first career win at Eldora. Last year for the Sprintacular Jac Haudenschild, who has a pair of series wins in 2014, would score the victory. Haudenschild has 9 career All Star wins at Eldora.

Blaney, who has 16 series wins in 2014 to run his career total to 115, has 6 career All Star wins at The Big E. Overall, Blaney has 20 wins in 2014, the most he has ever scored in one season in his career. Should Blaney win the feature Saturday for his 17th series win, it would tie for the most All Star wins for him in a year since he scored 17 in 1996.

Haudenschild sits second in the UNOH All Star national points followed by Holtgraver, Shaffer and Lee Jacobs. Jacobs, who is second in the Ohio Region points, is wrapping up one of his most successful seasons and has two series wins in 2014.

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Blaney holds of Kaeding for UNOH All Star Win at Brushcreek

PEEBLES, Ohio (Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014) – Dale Blaney held off a furious charge by Tim Kaeding over the last six laps Saturday to earn his 16th University of Northwestern All Star Circuit of Champions victory of the season at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex.

In the UNOH All Stars first appearance at “The Creek” since 2005 – the track has been reshaped and made smaller and racer since then – Blaney charged around Derek Hagar on lap 19 and then survived several attempts by Kaeding following a late race caution, to earn his 20thoverall win of 2014.

“This is the most wins I’ve ever had in a season. It’s been unbelievable. Tony (Kennedy) has put together such an awesome team. I’ve said it a bunch this year, but George (Fisher, crew chief) is more focused than I’ve ever seen him,” said Blaney beside his Kennedy Cattle/Ti22 Performance/Penske Shocks backed #14k.

The victory was Blaney’s 115th career UNOH All Star win and is the second most in a season with the series – he earned 17 All Star wins in 1996. Blaney has essentially wrapped up his fifth UNOH All Star championship – a feat no other driver has accomplished in the history of the series.

“I heard Tim a lot there the last few laps. I was getting tighter and was using all the track to keep him behind me. This was a fun track,” added Blaney.

For Kaeding, it was another second place finish behind “The Low Rider.”

“Just like out west…I finished behind him again. I’m going to have to pull a Tonya Harding on him and break his knees or something,” jokedKaeding beside his Tom and Sherry Leidig owned, Southern Pacific Farms/Auto Electric backed #59. “He was just better than me in one and two. I could get a great run on him in three and four, but Dale’s just on top of his game right now. I can’t thank the Leidigs and Bonzi and everyone who works hard on this thing enough and believing in me.”

Like Blaney, Lee Jacobs is having the best season of his career, and powered to another podium finish, coming home third.

“Just an awesome season. I can’t thank the Lewis family enough for believing in me and giving me everything I need to do this. I screwed up early…wasn’t aggressive enough. When I finally got up on the wheel I started coming on at the end,” said Jacobs beside his Simcox Grinding and Steel/Crown Investments/Amanda Lewis Attorney At Law backed #81.

Paul May and Derek Hagar would bring the field to green for the 30-lap feature with Hagar powering into the lead. After two laps were complete R.J. Perkins and Rick Fraley would tangle, bringing out the caution.

On the restart Hagar led Jimmy Stinson, who established a new qualifying record at Brushcreek the previous night, May, Nathan Skaggs, Blaney and Jacobs. Stinson would slide off the back stretch on lap three as May, Blaney, Skaggs, Jacobs, Danny Smith (who won the previous night at the track),Kaeding and JacHaudenschild drove by.

With five laps in Kirk Jeffries would stop on the track for another caution. On the restart Hagar pulled away as May and Blaney battled for second with Skaggs, Jacobs, Kaeding and Haudenschild racing hard for fourth. The caution would fly again on lap eight when Smith and Ryan Broughton stopping on the track.

When the green flew Hagar led Blaney, Skaggs, May, Jacobs, Kaeding, Cory Crabtree and Aaron Higgins. Hagar quickly caught the back of the pack by lap 13 with Blaney inching closer while Skaggs and Kaeding battled for third. The caution flew again on lap 13 with Dave Dickson, Bryan Nuckles and Adam Strausser involved in the melee.

On the ensuing restart Hagar got a tremendous jump and pulled away from Blaney with Kaeding working into third over Skaggs, May, Jacobs, Crabtree and Danny Smith. Blaney would methodically real in Hagar and just after completing lap 18,Blaney would duck under Hagar exiting turn two and grab the lead.

The caution would come out again on lap 20 for a Stuart Brubaker spin. On the restart Blaney pulled away as Hagar now had his hands full with Kaeding while Jacobs, Skaggs and May gave chase. Kaeding would grab second on lap 22 just before the caution flew for Ronnie Blair who stopped on the speedway.

When the green reappeared Kaeding drove the high line and raced side by side with Blaney in turns three and four. That battle continued the next lap before the caution flew for Crabtree with six laps to go. That prompted a refueling stop. When the green flew again Crabtree made contact with the turn one wall, ending his night.

The final six laps had the crowd on their feet as lap after lap Kaeding would pull under Blaney exiting turn four. Blaney would hold a narrow lead into turn one but would pull away slight exiting off the bottom of turn two. Lap after lap this battle transpired with Blaney holding off Kaeding at the checkered. Jacobs, Hagar and Skaggs would round out the top five.

The UNOH All Stars will wrap up the 2014 season at the Sprintacular event Oct. 11 at Eldora Speedway.

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Brushcreek Motorsports Complex - 9/20/2014

All Star Circuit of Champions (24 Cars) [#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 84-Jim Stinson, 12.209; 2. 59-Tim Kaeding, 12.262; 3. 9W-Derek Hagar, 12.378; 4. 4-Danny Smith, 12.383; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs, 12.431; 6. 60-Kory Crabtree, 12.444; 7. 14K-Dale Blaney, 12.479; 8. A97-Aaron Higgins, 12.530; 9. 2S-Nathan Skaggs, 12.576; 10. 35R-Ronnie Blair, 12.580; 11. 71M-Paul May, 12.626; 12. 9J-Adam Strausser, 12.707; 13. 59N-Bryan Nuckles, 12.828; 14. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 12.857; 15. 22-Ryan Broughton, 12.866; 16. 7A-Dave Dickson, 12.869; 17. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.935; 18. 3F-Rick Fraley, 13.070; 19. 59J-Kirk Jeffries, 13.186; 20. O8-Brandon Conkel, 13.313; 21. 8-Dave Smith, 13.322; 22. A79-RJ Perkins, 14.053; 23. 3FX-Dean Kester, 14.084; 24. 91-Cale Thomas, 99.999

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 14K-Dale Blaney[2] ; 2. 84-Jim Stinson[4] ; 3. 35R-Ronnie Blair[1] ; 4. 4-Danny Smith[3] ; 5. 7A-Dave Dickson[6] ; 6. 59N-Bryan Nuckles[5] ; 7. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[7] ; 8. A79-RJ Perkins[8]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 81-Lee Jacobs[3] ; 2. 71M-Paul May[1] ; 3. 6-Jac Haudenschild[5] ; 4. 59-Tim Kaeding[4] ; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6] ; 6. O8-Brandon Conkel[7] ; 7. A97-Aaron Higgins[2] ; 8. 3FX-Dean Kester[8]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 2S-Nathan Skaggs[2] ; 2. 9W-Derek Hagar[4] ; 3. 9J-Adam Strausser[1] ; 4. 60-Kory Crabtree[3] ; 5. 22-Ryan Broughton[5] ; 6. 3F-Rick Fraley[6] ; 7. 8-Dave Smith[7]

Dash - Howard Johnson Hotel - Lima, OH (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 71M-Paul May[2] ; 2. 9W-Derek Hagar[1] ; 3. 2S-Nathan Skaggs[4] ; 4. 84-Jim Stinson[5] ; 5. 14K-Dale Blaney[6] ; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs[3]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps) 1. 14K-Dale Blaney[5]; 2. 59-Tim Kaeding[7]; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs[6]; 4. 9W-Derek Hagar[2]; 5. 2S-Nathan Skaggs[3]; 6. 4-Danny Smith[8]; 7. 71M-Paul May[1]; 8. 22-Ryan Broughton[15]; 9. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[19]; 10. 8-Dave Smith[21]; 11. A97-Aaron Higgins[10]; 12. 35-Stuart Brubaker[17]; 13. 35R-Ronnie Blair[11]; 14. 3F-Rick Fraley[18]; 15. O8-Brandon Conkel[20]; 16. 60-Kory Crabtree[9]; 17. 3FX-Dean Kester[23]; 18. 9J-Adam Strausser[12]; 19. 59N-Bryan Nuckles[13]; 20. 7A-Dave Dickson[16]; 21. 6-Jac Haudenschild[14]; 22. 84-Jim Stinson[4]; 23. A79-RJ Perkins[22] Hard Charger: 8-Dave Smith[+11]

 

 

Blaney sweeps UNOH All Star weekend at Fremont

FREMONT, Ohio (Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014) – The numbers just keep piling up for Dale Blaney. The four time University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions titlist would drive to the $10,000 payday on JLH General Contractor Night for the 7th Annual Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway Saturday.

Blaney would sweep the two-day event at “The Track That Action Built.” It was his 15th UNOH All Star win of the season and runs his career total to 114. Blaney has five wins in 2014 at Fremont to take his career total at the track to 24, moving him into a tie with John Beaber for 19th on the track’s all-time win list. It was the 116th appearance of the UNOH All Stars at Fremont and Blaney leads all drivers in career series wins at the track with 18.

“Chris (Andrews) was really good in the dash. I really thought he was going to be the guy to beat. But we got rolling really good around the top and he was struggling through the middle a little bit and I was gaining some ground on him. Man this car just got better and better and I could put it anywhere I wanted,” said Blaney beside his Kennedy Cattle/Ti22 Performance/Penske Shocks/Gf1 Chassis backed machine.

“George Fisher (crew chief) is unbelievable. I’ve worked with him for 12 years now and we’re going good and I’m proud of everybody. Skippy and Donnie and Ricky Jr….we have a lot of guys that put in a great effort and it shows,” added Blaney.

Andrews and Rob Chaney would bring the field to green for the 50-lap feature with Andrews gaining the advantage as Blaney would move from third to second. As Andrews and Blaney pulled away, Andrew Palker and Chaney would battle for third with Lee Jacobs, Bryan Sebetto, Tim Shaffer and Caleb Griffith in pursuit.

Lee Jacobs would blast into third on lap three just before the caution flew on lap four for a Cap Henry spin. On the restart Andrews and Blaney again pulled away with Jacobs, Palker, Chaney, Shaffer, Sebetto and Griffith giving chase.

With six laps in the books, Blaney began to pressure Andrews. On lap eight Blaney would shoot around Andrews going down the back stretch but the caution would fly when Craig Mintz suffered front end damage and stopped on the front stretch.

On the restart Andrews and Blaney picked right back up on their battle with Lee Jacobs, Palker, Chaney and Sebetto in tow. Cale Thomas would stop on lap 10 for another caution. And again when the green flew Andrews and Blaney battled for the lead. That duo would wage war over the next seven laps before hitting heavy lapped traffic on lap 16.

Blaney would rocket off the bottom of turn three on lap 18 to steal the lead from Andrews with Lee Jacobs, Chaney and Sebetto the running order. Palker’s great run would end on lap 24 when he spun in turn two and that would bring out a red flag fuel stop.

When the green flew Blaney had a couple of lapped cars separating him from Andrews while Lee Jacobs, Chaney, Sebetto, Griffith and 17th starter Greg Wilson in pursuit. The caution flew again on lap 28 for a Brian Lay spin. On the restart Henry would tumble on the front stretch; he was uninjured.

On the restart Blaney again pulled away from Andrews as Chaney drove around Jacobs for third with Wilson moving into the top five. That top five would not change as they again raced into lapped traffic on lap 37. With 10 laps to go Jacobs began pressuring Chaney for the third spot when he would suffer front end damage on lap 41, ending his run.

On the restart Blaney had a two lapped car cushion over Andrews, Chaney and Wilson. Chaney would drive into second on lap 43 but Andrews challenged back with five laps to go. Chaney would finally pull away from Andrews and began closing on Blaney.

But, Blaney’s lead was insurmountable and he drove to the victory over Chaney, Andrews, Wilson and Sebetto.

“I think there’s a lot of credibility to running second to him. I stayed with Dale last night and I used his car today and I put gas in it and now I wish I wouldn’t have,” joked Chaney beside his Stan Cortad Racing #9x.

After leading the first 17 laps and having a bad couple of weeks that saw him miss out on a track title at Attica and the Kistler Racing Products FAST championship, Andrews was happy to finish third.

“I tried to take Dale’s advice. I didn’t want to go too hard and then he showed his nose past me and I kind of just followed him and learned a little bit. I got to racing with lapped cars that should have probably just pulled out of the way and let the leaders run a little bit. Seems like we run pretty good at the Jim Ford Classic every year. It makes up for a lot of bad runs here recently and I’m pretty excited,” said Andrews beside his Burmeister Racing/Lucas Oil/K&N Filters/Goofy Golf/Re-elect Judge Anstead/Tender Touch Car Wash/Schiets Motorsports/Kistler Engines/Adkins Sanitation/Applebees Restaurant backed #16.

The UNOH All Stars and Fremont Speedway announced the series would return to Fremont Speedway for several big shows in 2015.

The All Stars now head to Brushcreek Motorsports Complex in Peebles, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 20.

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Fremont Speedway - 9/13/2014

UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions (39 Cars) [#]-Starting Position

Qualifying – Kistler Engines 1. 14K-Dale Blaney, 12.492; 2. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.521; 3. 16-Chris Andrews, 12.572; 4. 9X-Rob Chaney, 12.643; 5. 7C-Caleb Armstrong, 12.676; 6. 53-Cap Henry, 12.740; 7. 29-Bryan Sebetto, 12.784; 8. 55F-Taylor Ferns, 12.816; 9. 14H-Todd Heller, 12.827; 10. 81-Lee Jacobs, 12.837; 11. 24H-Brandon Wimmer, 12.837; 12. 45-Tim Shaffer, 12.851; 13. 45L-Brian Lay, 12.905; 14. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.911; 15. 16M-Danny Mumaw, 12.928; 16. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 12.982; 17. 2+-Brian Smith, 12.999; 18. O8-Dan Kuriger, 13.068; 19. 27-Chad Kemenah, 13.100; 20. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.147; 21. 22S-Brandon Spithaler, 13.155; 22. 11F-D.J. Foos, 13.203; 23. 9-Dean Jacobs, 13.264; 24. 83M-Broc Martin, 13.280; 25. 51-Roger Campbell, 13.287; 26. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 13.293; 27. 9W-Derek Hagar, 13.300; 28. 39M-Matt Merrill, 13.336; 29. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.375; 30. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 13.415; 31. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.416; 32. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.459; 33. 21-Travis Philo, 13.493; 34. 60K-Jody Keegan, 13.711; 35. 10-Carl Bowser, 13.806; 36. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.952; 37. 91-Cale Thomas, 14.079; 38. 13-Brandon Matus, 14.104; 39. 33-Brent Matus, 14.607

Heat 1 – Kear’s Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 2+-Brian Smith[2] ; 2. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[1] ; 3. 14K-Dale Blaney[6] ; 4. O9-Craig Mintz[8] ; 5. 91-Cale Thomas[10] ; 6. 14H-Todd Heller[4] ; 7. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[5] ; 8. 45L-Brian Lay[3] ; 9. 21-Travis Philo[9] ; 10. 51-Roger Campbell[7]

Heat 2 – All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. O8-Dan Kuriger[2] ; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs[4] ; 3. 57X-Andrew Palker[6] ; 4. 11F-D.J. Foos[1] ; 5. 60K-Jody Keegan[9] ; 6. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[3] ; 7. 1ST-Gary Taylor[7] ; 8. 13-Brandon Matus[10] ; 9. 6-Jac Haudenschild[8] ; 10. 53-Cap Henry[5]

Heat 3 – Dragon Racing Fuels (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 16-Chris Andrews[6] ; 2. 27-Chad Kemenah[2] ; 3. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[4] ; 4. 9-Dean Jacobs[1] ; 5. 29-Bryan Sebetto[5] ; 6. 9W-Derek Hagar[7] ; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[8] ; 8. 10-Carl Bowser[9] ; 9. 33-Brent Matus[10] ; 10. 16M-Danny Mumaw[3]

Heat 4 – Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. W20-Greg Wilson[2] ; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 3. 9X-Rob Chaney[6] ; 4. 83M-Broc Martin[1] ; 5. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[3] ; 6. 5R-Byron Reed[8] ; 7. 55F-Taylor Ferns[5] ; 8. 39M-Matt Merrill[7] ; 9. 40-Caleb Helms[9]

Dash – Quality Inn/Comfort Inn & Suites of Fremont (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 2. 9X-Rob Chaney[2] ; 3. 14K-Dale Blaney[1] ; 4. 57X-Andrew Palker[5] ; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[6] ; 6. 29-Bryan Sebetto[3]

B-Main – MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 53-Cap Henry[2] ; 2. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[1] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[5] ; 4. 14H-Todd Heller[4] ; 5. 1ST-Gary Taylor[9] ; 6. 5R-Byron Reed[14] ; 7. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[6] ; 8. 55F-Taylor Ferns[3] ; 9. 9W-Derek Hagar[10] ; 10. 10-Carl Bowser[16] ; 11. 51-Roger Campbell[8] ; 12. 39M-Matt Merrill[11] ; 13. 21-Travis Philo[15] ; 14. 40-Caleb Helms[17] ; 15. 13-Brandon Matus[18] ; 16. 6-Jac Haudenschild[12] ; 17. 35-Stuart Brubaker[13] ; 18. 33-Brent Matus[19]

UNOH A-Main - (50 Laps) 1. 14K-Dale Blaney[3]; 2. 9X-Rob Chaney[2]; 3. 16-Chris Andrews[1]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[17]; 5. 29-Bryan Sebetto[6]; 6. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[9]; 7. 45-Tim Shaffer[8]; 8. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[7]; 9. 14H-Todd Heller[13]; 10. 2+-Brian Smith[10]; 11. 9-Dean Jacobs[20]; 12. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[11]; 13. 60K-Jody Keegan[23]; 14. 83M-Broc Martin[21]; 15. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[18]; 16. 81-Lee Jacobs[5]; 17. 27-Chad Kemenah[16]; 18. 53-Cap Henry[12]; 19. 45L-Brian Lay[14]; 20. 57X-Andrew Palker[4]; 21. 11F-D.J. Foos[19]; 22. 91-Cale Thomas[24]; 23. O8-Dan Kuriger[15]; 24. O9-Craig Mintz[22] Hard Charger: W20-Greg Wilson[+13]

 

 

Blaney gets late race UNOH All Star win to open Jim Ford Classic at Fremont

FREMONT, Ohio (Friday, Sept. 12, 2014) - Dale Blaney has often said he would rather be in second late in a race. The reason? So he can watch where the leader is running and choose where to make a move for the win.

He did just that Friday on All Pro Cylinder Heads Night at Fremont Speedway to open the 7th Annual Jim Ford Classic with his 14th University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions victory of 2014.

The numbers just keep piling up for “The Low Rider” as he looks to wrap up his unprecedented fifth career UNOH All Star championship. The victory was the fourth overall for the year at Fremont Speedway and ran his career total at the track to 23 to move him into a tie for 20th on the track’s all-time win list. Blaney sits atop the UNOH All Star career win list with 113 victories. It was the 115th appearance of the UNOH All Stars at Fremont Speedway and Blaney leads all drivers in series wins at “The Track That Action Built” with 17 victories.

In the first half of the race, Blaney witnessed a tremendous battle between Bryan Sebetto and Brandon Wimmer. Once in lapped traffic with eight laps to go, Blaney moved around Wimmer for second and pressured Sebetto. Blaney would drive off the bottom of turn two on lap 27 to take the lead with Sebetto now applying the pressure. Sebetto would spin in turn two on lap 29 setting up a green, white checkered finish. Blaney would pull away for the win.

“I watched a hell of a race. Those guys were dicing and it was awesome for me to sit there and watch them. I watched where they raced. The top got a little bit better down there (in three and four). I could see Bryan made a good lap around there on that restart and I started to run up there and I was just kind of trying to run where they weren’t. Down here (in one and two) it was survival. I was a little snug and got better and better as the race went on,” said Blaney beside his Kennedy Cattle/Ti22 Performance/Penske Shocks/Gf1 Chassis backed #14K.

In the 30-lap UNOH All Star feature, Sebetto and Wimmer brought the field to green with Sebetto, a former Jim Ford Classic winner, grabbing the top spot over Wimmer, Cap Henry, Blaney, Cole Thomas, Craig Mintz and Brandon Spithaler.

On lap two Gary Taylor would tumble in turn three with Brandon Matus stopping in turn two. On the restart Jody Keegan would hit the cone on the front stretch necessitating another start. When the green flew so did Sebetto, pulling away slightly from Wimmer, Henry, Blaney, Thomas, Mintz, Spithaler and Lee Jacobs.

Sebetto would catch the back of the pack on lap eight and narrowly avoided disaster when Taylor Ferns got sideways in front of him in turn three, allowing Wimmer to shoot into the lead with Henry, Blaney, Thomas, Dean Jacobs and Mintz in tow.

The caution flew on lap 13 when third place running Henry suffered a front axle failure and stopped on the track. On the restart Sebetto drove around Wimmer to regain the lead with Blaney, Thomas, Dean Jacobs, Spithaler and Mintz in pursuit.

With 10 laps to go the leaders again found heavy lapped traffic and Wimmer drove into the lead on lap 21. Sebetto blasted back by a lap later, bringing Blaney to second. While Wimmer and Blaney battled fro second, Sebetto pulled away slightly.

With five laps to go Blaney had secured second and was closing on Sebetto with Wimmer, Thomas, Dean Jacobs and Byron Reed in tow. Blaney would rocket off the bottom of turn two on lap 27 to take the lead. Sebetto challenged to his outside while Wimmer, Dean Jacobs, Thomas and Reed trying to stay close.

As they took the white flag, Sebetto tried a move in turn two and it backfired as he spun to bring about the green white checkered finish. On the restart it was Blaney over Wimmer, Dean Jacobs, Mintz, Reed, Rob Chaney and Thomas.

Blaney would pull away the last two laps for the win with Wimmer, Dean Jacobs, Mintz and Reed Rounding out the top five. Chaney would grab sixth with Lee Jacobs rallying those final two laps for seven with Thomas, Caleb Griffith (up from 21st) and D.J. Foos (up from 16th) rounding out the top 10.

“It’s been an awesome year and my guys have given me an awesome race car and I’m just the lucky guy who gets to drive it. I love coming to Fremont…the fans…everyone treats me great here,” said Blaney.

Wimmer expressed his frustration with another second place run to Blaney.

“I hate to add up how many times I’ve run second to that guy. He drives me nuts. He’s just tough to beat. You mess up one time and he’s buy you. We’re happy to be up here on the front stretch though. I have to thank the Hammer family and hopefully we can get one spot better for the big one tomorrow,” said Wimmer beside his Hammer Pallets/Crown Battery/Meggit Powder Coating/Gressman Powersports//OC Shocks backed #24H.

Last week’s Fremont winner Dean Jacobs would drive from ninth to a third place finish.

“This was as challenging, challenging race track tonight. The bottom was really sticky. If your car could roll there you were good and if you missed it a little bit you got in that slick spot and you got loose. But it made it great because it made the guy in the seat do his job,” said Jacobs of his Jerry McClure Racing/Harbach Electronics/Hochstetler Truck and Auto Repair/Gressman Powersports/Mac & Bob’s Towing backed #9.

The UNOH All Stars will be back in action Saturday at Fremont Speedway for the 50-lap $10,000-to-win event.

For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com

Fremont Speedway - 9/12/2014 UNOH Night

All Star Circuit of Champions (32 Cars) [#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 14K-Dale Blaney, 12.664; 2. 16-Chris Andrews, 12.767; 3. 29-Bryan Sebetto, 12.825; 4. 91-Cale Thomas, 12.908; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.988; 6. 24H-Brandon Wimmer, 13.035; 7. 53-Cap Henry, 13.072; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs, 13.080; 9. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 13.158; 10. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.181; 11. 9X-Rob Chaney, 13.254; 12. 9-Dean Jacobs, 13.258; 13. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.271; 14. 55F-Taylor Ferns, 13.283; 15. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 13.292; 16. 10-Carl Bowser, 13.296; 17. 11F-D.J. Foos, 13.323; 18. 9W-Derek Hagar, 13.337; 19. 6-Jac Haudenschild, 13.344; 20. 13-Brandon Matus, 13.351; 21. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.379; 22. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 13.392; 23. 8M-T.J. Michael, 13.435; 24. 60K-Jody Keegan, 13.474; 25. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.490; 26. 39-Matt Merrill, 13.498; 27. 7C-Caleb Armstrong, 13.562; 28. 40I-Mark Imler, 13.629; 29. 2+-Brian Smith, 13.796; 30. 21-Travis Philo, 13.837; 31. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.888; 32. 33-Brent Matus, 14.345

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 45L-Brian Lay[1] ; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[3] ; 3. 14K-Dale Blaney[6] ; 4. 11F-D.J. Foos[2] ; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler[4] ; 6. W20-Greg Wilson[7] ; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[5] ; 8. 2+-Brian Smith[8]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 2. 9W-Derek Hagar[2] ; 3. O9-Craig Mintz[4] ; 4. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[5] ; 5. 55F-Taylor Ferns[3] ; 6. 21-Travis Philo[8] ; 7. 16-Chris Andrews[6] ; 8. 39-Matt Merrill[7]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 6-Jac Haudenschild[2] ; 2. 8M-T.J. Michael[1] ; 3. 29-Bryan Sebetto[6] ; 4. 1ST-Gary Taylor[3] ; 5. 53-Cap Henry[5] ; 6. 9X-Rob Chaney[4] ; 7. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[8] ; 8. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[7]

Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 60K-Jody Keegan[1] ; 2. 9-Dean Jacobs[4] ; 3. 13-Brandon Matus[2] ; 4. 91-Cale Thomas[6] ; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 6. 33-Brent Matus[8] ; 7. 10-Carl Bowser[3] ; 8. 40I-Mark Imler[7]

Dash – Quality Inn/Comfort Inn & Suites (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 29-Bryan Sebetto[1] ; 2. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[2] ; 3. 53-Cap Henry[5] ; 4. 91-Cale Thomas[6] ; 5. 14K-Dale Blaney[3] ; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs[4]

B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 16-Chris Andrews[1] ; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 3. 9X-Rob Chaney[3] ; 4. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[11] ; 5. W20-Greg Wilson[5] ; 6. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[7] ; 7. 33-Brent Matus[12] ; 8. 10-Carl Bowser[4] ; 9. 40I-Mark Imler[8] ; 10. 21-Travis Philo[10] ; 11. 39-Matt Merrill[6] ; 12. 2+-Brian Smith[9]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps) 1. 14K-Dale Blaney[5]; 2. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[2]; 3. 9-Dean Jacobs[9]; 4. O9-Craig Mintz[8]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 6. 9X-Rob Chaney[13]; 7. 81-Lee Jacobs[6]; 8. 91-Cale Thomas[4]; 9. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[21]; 10. 11F-D.J. Foos[16]; 11. 45L-Brian Lay[20]; 12. 9W-Derek Hagar[17]; 13. 13-Brandon Matus[19]; 14. 6-Jac Haudenschild[18]; 15. 35-Stuart Brubaker[12]; 16. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[23]; 17. 29-Bryan Sebetto[1]; 18. 55F-Taylor Ferns[14]; 19. 22-Brandon Spithaler[7]; 20. 53-Cap Henry[3]; 21. 60K-Jody Keegan[22]; 22. 16-Chris Andrews[11]; 23. 8M-T.J. Michael[24]; 24. 1ST-Gary Taylor[15] Hard Charger: 40DD-Caleb Griffith[+12]

 

 

Lots of fun and racing for 7th Annual Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway

FREMONT, Ohio – It won’t just be a race, it will be an EVENT. There will be a lot of fun activities along with the exciting races planned for the 7th Annual Jim Ford Classic featuring the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13.

The weekend is a tribute to the late Jim Ford, who brought racing back to the Sandusky County Fairgrounds in 2000.

It begins Friday, Sept. 12 on All Pro Cylinder Heads Night with the UNOH All Stars along with the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints and AAA Ohio Auto Club Dirt Trucks. Gates open at 4 p.m. with racing underway at 7 p.m.

There will be drivers meet-and-greet for the fans prior to the night’s racing featuring Sheldon Haudenschild, Jac Haudenschild, Caleb Griffith, Byron Reed, Dale Blaney, Tim Shaffer, Lee Jacobs, Danny Holtgraver and Chris Andrews. The drivers will be available from 4-4:45 p.m. under the covered grandstands and fans are encouraged to bring t-shirts, die casts photos or whatever they would like autographed.

Following the races the band Big Dead Toe will entertain.

The fun continues Saturday, Sept. 13 on JLH General Contractors Night with the UNOH All Stars battling for 50 laps for the $10,000 top prize. The 305 sprints and dirt trucks will also be in action. Again, gates open at 4 p.m. and racing is slated to start at 7 p.m. There is a rain date for this event of Sunday, Sept. 14.

The day begins in the campground area across the street from the race track with the Third Annual Kick-It fund-raiser for childhood cancer research. There are 15 teams entered and they are seeking donations for Kick-It online at www.kick-it.org (click on the “find a game” tab and type in Fremont Speedway). The games begin at 10 a.m.

There will be a silent auction throughout the morning and a live auction at 2:15 p.m. featuring lots of merchandise and services available for bid.

At 1 p.m. the Fremont Speedway Queen’s Contest will be held in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame. Not only will the track’s 2015 queen be crowned by for the first time there will be a Lil Miss Fremont Speedway Contest. Fans are welcome to attend the event.

Following the races the band Octane will entertain fans.

Camping is available for $20 per night and there are over 200 sites available that have electric and water hook-ups.

As for the racing action, it should be a very exciting weekend as the UNOH All Stars make their 115th and 116th appearance at “The Track That Action Built.”

Last year, four time Fremont Speedway champion Byron Reed opened the Jim Ford Classic weekend with the win, his 10th career UNOH All Star victory. When the big money was on the line four-time All Star champion Dale Blaney took home the win on Saturday.

Blaney, the current series point leader, is having a phenomenal season. He has recorded 13 All Star wins this year. He has three wins at Fremont this year, two of which were All Star events. He has 16 career UNOH All Star wins at Fremont and 22 total feature wins at the track.

Another driver looking to continue a recent hot streak is Danny Holtgraver. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania driver has three UNOH All Star wins in 2014 and had solid weekend with the series at Pennsylvania’s Port Royal Speedway this past weekend and currently sits third in All Star national points and fourth in the series’ Ohio Region standings.

Whenever Jac Haudenschild hits the race track fans now they are in for a treat. The Wild Child has two All Star wins in 2014 and sits second in the series national standings and third in the Ohio Region points.

Four time UNOH All Star champion Tim Shaffer has eight career series wins at Fremont and 13 overall at the track. He recently scored his first series win of the year at Mercer Raceway Park.

Lee Jacobs is also have a banner year with two UNOH All Star wins. The Fremont Speedway track record holder is currently fifth in the All Star national points and second in the Ohio Region. He has four career wins at Fremont.

Another four time UNOH All Star champion, Chad Kemenah will look to add to his 11 career wins at Fremont and has had several top five runs this season at the track.

Cole Duncan has a win at Fremont in 2014 and sits 9th in the UNOH All Star national points and 8th in the Ohio Region standings.

Sheldon Haudenschild is also expected to compete at Fremont. He has an All Star victory in 2014 and sits 10th in the series national and Ohio Region points.

Of course the All Stars will face stiff competition from the Fremont weekly competitors. Reed, though winless at the track in 2014, has had very consistent top five finishes and currently leads the track’s point standings. He recently wrapped up his second Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica (FAST) Sprint Title championship.

Brian Lay has two wins at Fremont this season and currently sits second in the track’s points. Caleb Griffith, who scored his first UNOH All Star win this season at Fremont, has two victories at the track. A former track champion, Craig Mintz also has two wins at Fremont in 2014. Other winners include Dean Jacobs, Rob Chaney, Christopher Bell, James McFadden and Jamie Veal.

Other locals that could present a challenge to the UNOH All Stars include Chris Andrews, Brian Smith, D.J. Foos, Travis Philo, Stuart Brubaker, Gary Taylor, Cap Henry, Brandon Wimmer, Jody Keegan, Duane Zablocki, Broc Martin, Todd Heller and more.

For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com

 

 

Hodnett gives car owner 3rd straight UNOH All Star Eastern title with Port Royal Victory

PORT ROYAL, PA. (Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014) – Greg Hodnett put on a dominating performance Saturday to claim his fourth Tuscarora 50 victory at Port Royal Speedway. Not only was the win worth $13,350, but Hodnett wrapped up the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Easter Region Championship and it’s $20,000 payday.

It was Hodnett’s second UNOH All Star win of 2014 – the other coming in April at Port Royal – and his 10th overall victory in 2014. The win was also Hodnett’s fourth in the prestigious event, having won in 1998, 2004 and 2009. He ties hall-of-famers Doug Wolfgang, Fred Rahmer and Lance Dewease for the most Tuscarora 50 victories. Hodnett also now has 18 career UNOH All Star wins on his resume.

“My car owner (Heffner) won his first race as an owner at Port Royal. He and his dad used to spend a lot of time at this track and I know this race was pretty important to him. Mike’s cars have won the last three straight All Star Easter point championships with three different drivers. Daryn (Pittman) and Lance (Dewease) got him that title and I didn’t want to let him down,” said Hodnett of his Lelands.com/Eagle Steel/Trone Outdoor/Pasquariello’s Auto Body backed #27.

Sprint car drivers are always studying the track, and during the parade lap, Hodnett noticed some moisture at the top of the speedway. At the drop of the green he blasted to the cushion to drive past pole-sitter Danny Holtgraver in turn two and then ducked under Lynton Jeffrey going down the backstretch for the lead.

"It was soggy up there and when we went four abreast, I checked it a couple times," Hodnett said. "I thought it would hold if I got up there and didn't blow through it. We talked it through and had the car tight. The car held and didn't slide through it. It propelled us enough to the front."

As Hodnett began to pull away, the battle was shaping up for second. The only caution in the first half of the 50-lapper came on the seventh circuit for debris. When the green flew, so did Hodnett, distancing himself from the pack.

Meanwhile, four time UNOH All Star champion and current series point leader Dale Blaney lived up to his moniker “The Low Rider,” using the bottom to get past Ryam Smith and Holtgraver for third. A lap later he would pass Jeffrey for second but Hodnett had built up a sizeable lead.

Hodnett hit lapped traffic on the 12 circuit. While he pulled away, 10th-place starter Stevie Smith – who scored the win the previous night at Port Royal - was charging through the pack. Smith took third from Jeffrey on lap 17 and chased down Blaney by the 21st circuit to take second.

The track started to take rubber and Hodnett saw the change and took a straightaway lead into the red flag at halfway.

"I wasn't getting off the corners and down the straightaway very well," Hodnett said. "We tried to cure that problem. The track rubbered up – it wasn’t Port Royal’s fault, they had to seal it up due to all the rain in the area. I figured we were going to make someone else do something crazy. I knew if we stayed on the bottom, we would be OK."

Hodnett had two lapped cars separating him and Smith on the restart and he went to the bottom and opened up a huge lead by lap 28. Hodnett caught the back of the field late in the race but didn’t budge from the bottom grove and drove away to the win.

Smith banked $5,000 for his runner-up finish and $10,000 over the two-day show. Lance Dewease came from ninth to finish third, with Holtgraver and Lucas Wolfe completing the top five. "It's been a really good weekend," Smith said beside his Miller Chevrolet/Aran Trading/Tru-Line Contractors/Don Ott Engines/Ken’s Tire/Durr Enterprises/Engler backed machine.

"But boy, I really wanted to win that 50. Greg did what he had to do and got up front."

For Dewease, it was another night of passing a lot of cars, but when the track became one lane the second half of the race, he knew his chances of a fifth Tuscarora 50 win were slim.

“We were pretty good early during the first 25 laps. But when the track took rubber it was pretty much stay in the groove. Congrats to Greg and Mike. They had the better car when it counted,” said Dewease beside his Conduit Connections/C.C. Dietz Builders/Hess Ornamental Iron/XXX Racing backed #14.

Port Royal Speedway - 9/6/2014 UNOH Night

All Star Circuit of Champions (40 Cars) [#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 14K-Dale Blaney, 16.776; 2. 10H-Danny Holtgraver, 16.793; 3. 65-Dave Ely, 16.918; 4. 5B-Justin Barger, 17.025; 5. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.042; 6. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.076; 7. 8H-Doug Esh, 17.082; 8. 12-Blaine Heimbach, 17.099; 9. 98H-Dave Blaney, 17.103; 10. O-Rick Lafferty, 17.104; 11. 1-Lucas Wolfe, 17.117; 12. 14-Lance Dewease, 17.151; 13. 27-Greg Hodnett, 17.154; 14. 51-Stevie Smith, 17.230; 15. 12J-Lynton Jeffrey, 17.270; 16. 94-Ryan Smith, 17.271; 17. 11-Mike Erdley, 17.290; 18. 25B-Tyler Bear, 17.319; 19. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 17.359; 20. RG3-Logan Wagner, 17.443; 21. 44-Rodney Westhafer, 17.447; 22. 9W-Jac Haudenschild, 17.451; 23. 33-Curtis Stroup, 17.453; 24. 99M-Kyle Moody, 17.516; 25. 44H-Joey Hershey, 17.544; 26. 747-Davey Sammons, 17.548; 27. 7-Chad Layton, 17.622; 28. 5-Dylan Cisney, 17.624; 29. O7-Justin Henderson, 17.689; 30. 5G-Curt Michael, 17.711; 31. 36D-Wayne Dedetto, 17.715; 32. 2T-T.J. Stutts, 17.716; 33. 29-Danny Dietrich, 17.831; 34. 2-Ryan Wilson, 17.870; 35. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer, 17.896; 36. 3-Pat Cannon, 18.011; 37. 8-Billy Dietrich, 18.111; 38. 75-Nicole Bower, 18.135; 39. 18-Daryl Stimeling, 18.231; 40. 12W-Troy Fraker, 18.532

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 27-Greg Hodnett[1] ; 2. 98H-Dave Blaney[2] ; 3. 14K-Dale Blaney[4] ; 4. 11-Mike Erdley[5] ; 5. 21-Brian Montieth[3] ; 6. 44-Rodney Westhafer[6] ; 7. O7-Justin Henderson[8] ; 8. 44H-Joey Hershey[7] ; 9. 8-Billy Dietrich[10] ; 10. 29-Danny Dietrich[9]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. O-Rick Lafferty[2] ; 2. 51-Stevie Smith[1] ; 3. 19M-Brent Marks[3] ; 4. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[6] ; 5. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 6. 5G-Curt Michael[8] ; 7. 747-Davey Sammons[7] ; 8. 25B-Tyler Bear[5] ; 9. 2-Ryan Wilson[9] ; 10. 75-Nicole Bower[10]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 12J-Lynton Jeffrey[1] ; 2. 1-Lucas Wolfe[2] ; 3. 65-Dave Ely[4] ; 4. 8H-Doug Esh[3] ; 5. 33-Curtis Stroup[6] ; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[5] ; 7. 7-Chad Layton[7] ; 8. 36D-Wayne Dedetto[8] ; 9. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer[9] ; 10. 18-Daryl Stimeling[10]

Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 14-Lance Dewease[2] ; 2. 94-Ryan Smith[1] ; 3. 5B-Justin Barger[4] ; 4. 2T-T.J. Stutts[8] ; 5. 12-Blaine Heimbach[3] ; 6. RG3-Logan Wagner[5] ; 7. 99M-Kyle Moody[6] ; 8. 5-Dylan Cisney[7] ; 9. 3-Pat Cannon[9] ; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker[10]

B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 44-Rodney Westhafer[4] ; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[2] ; 3. 44H-Joey Hershey[6] ; 4. 25B-Tyler Bear[1] ; 5. 7-Chad Layton[8] ; 6. O7-Justin Henderson[10] ; 7. 29-Danny Dietrich[13] ; 8. 5G-Curt Michael[11] ; 9. RG3-Logan Wagner[3] ; 10. 747-Davey Sammons[7] ; 11. 2-Ryan Wilson[14] ; 12. 8-Billy Dietrich[17] ; 13. 99M-Kyle Moody[5] ; 14. 5-Dylan Cisney[9] ; 15. 75-Nicole Bower[18] ; 16. 18-Daryl Stimeling[19] ; 17. 36D-Wayne Dedetto[12] ; 18. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer[15] ; 19. 12W-Troy Fraker[20] ; 20. 3-Pat Cannon[16]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (50 Laps) 1. 27-Greg Hodnett[4]; 2. 51-Stevie Smith[10]; 3. 14-Lance Dewease[9]; 4. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[1]; 5. 1-Lucas Wolfe[7]; 6. 94-Ryan Smith[3]; 7. 12-Blaine Heimbach[20]; 8. 11-Mike Erdley[14]; 9. O-Rick Lafferty[5]; 10. 19M-Brent Marks[11]; 11. 65-Dave Ely[12]; 12. 33-Curtis Stroup[19]; 13. 12J-Lynton Jeffrey[2]; 14. 8H-Doug Esh[16]; 15. 2T-T.J. Stutts[17]; 16. 14K-Dale Blaney[6]; 17. 7-Chad Layton[25]; 18. 44-Rodney Westhafer[21]; 19. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[15]; 20. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[22]; 21. 44H-Joey Hershey[23]; 22. 98H-Dave Blaney[8]; 23. 5B-Justin Barger[13]; 24. 21-Brian Montieth[18]; 25. 25B-Tyler Bear[24] Hard Charger: 12-Blaine Heimbach[+13]

 

 

 

Stevie Smith ties dad with 16th UNOH All Star win, takes Night Before the Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal

PORT ROYAL, PA (Friday, Sept. 5, 2014) – Stevie Smith held off charges from Danny Holtgraver to win the $5,000 Night Before the Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal Speedway Friday Night. The win was Smith’s 16th career University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions victory, as he has tied his dad, Steve Smith’s career series total.

Piloting the Fred Rahmer/Dave Prichard-owned #51, Smith took the lead from pole-sitter Doug Esh early in the non-stop 30-lapper. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania driver Danny Holtgraver, who started in the outside front row, challenged Smith several times late in the race, but his car faded in the final laps as Danny Dietrich took second on the last lap.

“I was thinking it was 25 laps,” Smith said with a chuckle beside his Miller Chevrolet/Aran Trading/Tru-Line Contractors/Don Ott Engines/Ken’s Tire/Durr Enterprises/Engler backed machine.

“It didn’t seem that long, but I guess when you are up front and having fun, it doesn’t seem like much,” continued the New Oxford, Pa. native who now calls Broken Arrow, Ok. home.

Car-owner Fred Rahmer may make the rest of the competition nervous for the 50 lap event Saturday at the Juniata County oval. A $12,000 – or more as there’s lap money involved as well – check awaits the winner.

“Stevie did a great job. He did what he had to do, and we hope we can get the car even better tomorrow,” said Rahmer.

It was Smith’s first UNOH All Star win since 2012 and he became the 16th different series winner out of 32 events in 2014.

Esh took the early lead over Holtgraver and Smith. The top three ran within three car-lengths of each other at times before entering traffic by lap 7. Smith drove under Holtgraver on lap 8 and worked lapped traffic to perfection to take the lead from Esh on lap 11. Holtgraver would move into second two laps later.

Smith ran the middle and low line with Holtgraver blasting away along the outside fence which propelled him to close rapidly on Smith by lap 17. Holtgraver raced to Smith’s outside with five to go.

“I didn’t know who it was but I saw someone running the very top,” said Smith. “That is where I love to be, but I knew it was time to move down.”

Smith stayed glued to the bottom which got faster as the race wore on. Holtgraver made a great run, but he didn't challenge over the final four circuits.

"I just slowed down some more," Smith said. "I hated to do it, but I think we were faster. I could run the top early, but it's a decision I had to make. It could have cost us the race, but we won anyway."

Dietrich, who took a UNOH All Star win at Lincoln Speedway in June, might have been the fastest car at the finish. He passed Esh for third on lap 16 and drove around Holtgraver for the runner-up spot exiting turn two on the last lap.

"We were pretty good," Dietrich said beside his Gary Kauffman Racing/Sandoe’s Fruit Market/Mark Bell Trucking/Racers Used Parts Warehouse/Bear Mountain Orchards/Drop of Ink Tattoo and Body Piercing backed #48. "I didn't think it would go 30 laps. A caution would have been nice. I don't know if we would have had anything for Stevie, but we sure as hell would have given it everything we had." Holtgraver fell to third.

“The car just got worse and worse and worse. It faded bad at the end. I was running as hard as I could but I was hanging it off the turn two fence. I went to the bottom the last lap so I wouldn’t wreck and Danny got around me. The tires wore off and I couldn’t get the wing back fast enough. I can’t wait till tomorrow,” said Holtgraver of his Rob Hunter owned, Seneca Energy Corp./DKW Transport/Bonnell’s Rod Shop backed machine.

UNOH All Star point leader Dale Blaney came from 10th to fourth, and Blane Heimbach completed the top five.

Port Royal Speedway - 9/5/2014 All Star Circuit of Champions (41 Cars) [#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe, 16.258; 2. 12-Blane Heimbach, 16.372; 3. 29-Danny Dietrich, 16.381; 4. 11-Mike Erdley, 16.403; 5. 8H-Doug Esh, 16.424; 6. 27-Greg Hodnett, 16.496; 7. 5-Justin Barger, 16.502; 8. 51-Stevie Smith, 16.510; 9. 10H-Danny Holtgraver, 16.524; 10. 19M-Brent Marks, 16.588; 11. 20-Ryan Taylor, 16.607; 12. 56-Nate Snyder, 16.609; 13. 21-Brian Montieth, 16.626; 14. 14K-Dale Blaney, 16.664; 15. 747-Davey Sammons, 16.673; 16. 94-Ryan Smith, 16.755; 17. 5G-Curt Michael, 16.757; 18. 5C-Dylan Cisney, 16.775; 19. 12J-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.781; 20. 14-Lance Dewease, 16.812; 21. 33-Curt Stroup, 16.830; 22. O-Rick Lafferty, 16.830; 23. 29W-Ryan Wilson, 16.892; 24. 7-Chad Layton, 16.901; 25. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 16.902; 26. 25B-Tyler Bear, 16.918; 27. O7-Justin Henderson, 16.929; 28. RG3-Logan Wagner, 16.981; 29. 99M-Kyle Moody, 16.983; 30. 9W-Jac Haudenschild, 17.000; 31. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer, 17.047; 32. 44H-Joey Hershey, 17.066; 33. 65-Dave Ely, 17.253; 34. 36D-Wayne Dadetto, 17.264; 35. 44-Rodney Westhafer, 17.389; 36. 21K-Kyle Pruitt, 17.404; 37. 15S-Vince Snyder, 17.418; 38. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.531; 39. 12W-Troy Fraker, 17.779; 40. 15R-Jay Reichard, 18.231; 41. 98H-Dave Blaney, 99.999

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 33-Curt Stroup[1] ; 2. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 3. 8H-Doug Esh[5] ; 4. 5G-Curt Michael[2] ; 5. 21-Brian Montieth[3] ; 6. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe[6] ; 7. 65-Dave Ely[9] ; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody[8] ; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[7] ; 10. 98H-Dave Blaney[11] ; 11. 15S-Vince Snyder[10]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 19M-Brent Marks[4] ; 2. 5C-Dylan Cisney[2] ; 3. O-Rick Lafferty[1] ; 4. 14K-Dale Blaney[3] ; 5. 12-Blane Heimbach[6] ; 6. 27-Greg Hodnett[5] ; 7. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[8] ; 8. 25B-Tyler Bear[7] ; 9. 75-Nicole Bower[10] ; 10. 36D-Wayne Dadetto[9]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 12J-Lynton Jeffrey[2] ; 2. 747-Davey Sammons[3] ; 3. 29-Danny Dietrich[6] ; 4. O7-Justin Henderson[7] ; 5. 5-Justin Barger[5] ; 6. 44-Rodney Westhafer[9] ; 7. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer[8] ; 8. 29W-Ryan Wilson[1] ; 9. 20-Ryan Taylor[4] ; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker[10]

Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 7-Chad Layton[1] ; 2. 14-Lance Dewease[2] ; 3. 94-Ryan Smith[3] ; 4. 51-Stevie Smith[5] ; 5. 56-Nate Snyder[4] ; 6. 11-Mike Erdley[6] ; 7. RG3-Logan Wagner[7] ; 8. 44H-Joey Hershey[8] ; 9. 21K-Kyle Pruitt[9] ; 10. 15R-Jay Reichard[10]

Dash - Howard Johnson Hotel - Lima, OH (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature 1. 8H-Doug Esh[2] ; 2. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 3. 51-Stevie Smith[6] ; 4. 12-Blane Heimbach[1] ; 5. 29-Danny Dietrich[5] ; 6. 5-Justin Barger[4]

B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 27-Greg Hodnett[3] ; 2. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe[1] ; 3. 11-Mike Erdley[2] ; 4. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[6] ; 5. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[10] ; 6. RG3-Logan Wagner[8] ; 7. 65-Dave Ely[13] ; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody[9] ; 9. 44-Rodney Westhafer[15] ; 10. 44H-Joey Hershey[12] ; 11. 98H-Dave Blaney[21] ; 12. 25B-Tyler Bear[7] ; 13. 36D-Wayne Dadetto[14] ; 14. 75-Nicole Bower[18] ; 15. 12W-Troy Fraker[19] ; 16. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer[11] ; 17. 15S-Vince Snyder[17] ; 18. 21K-Kyle Pruitt[16] ; 19. 20-Ryan Taylor[4] ; 20. 29W-Ryan Wilson[5] ; 21. 15R-Jay Reichard[20]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps) 1. 51-Stevie Smith[3]; 2. 29-Danny Dietrich[5]; 3. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[2]; 4. 14K-Dale Blaney[10]; 5. 12-Blane Heimbach[4]; 6. 27-Greg Hodnett[13]; 7. 14-Lance Dewease[19]; 8. 19M-Brent Marks[7]; 9. 11-Mike Erdley[12]; 10. 8H-Doug Esh[1]; 11. 56-Nate Snyder[8]; 12. 5-Justin Barger[6]; 13. 94-Ryan Smith[15]; 14. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe[11]; 15. 12J-Lynton Jeffrey[18]; 16. O-Rick Lafferty[21]; 17. 5G-Curt Michael[16]; 18. 21-Brian Montieth[9]; 19. 33-Curt Stroup[20]; 20. O7-Justin Henderson[24]; 21. 747-Davey Sammons[14]; 22. 7-Chad Layton[22]; 23. 5C-Dylan Cisney[17]; 24. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[23] Hard Charger: 14-Lance Dewease[+12]

 

 

UNOH All Stars set to invade Port Royal for 47th Annual Tuscarora 50 Weekend

PORT ROYAL, PA. (Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014) – The University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions are hoping to put an end to the domination of the Pennsylvania Posse at this weekend’s 47th Annual Tuscarora 50 weekend at Port Royal Speedway. The event takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6 at 7 p.m. as part of the 160th Annual Juniata County Fair.

When the UNOH All Stars invaded Port Royal in April for the Bob Weikert Memorial, Hodnett would take the victory but it wasn’t easy as four time All Star champion Dale Blaney pressured him most of the way.

The 2013 Night Before event drew 39 cars and saw Greg Hodnett wire the field for the $5,000 payday . With 40 cars in action, last year’s Tuscarora 50 saw a rousing event as both Danny Dietrich and Brian Montieth came from deep within the field to challenge leader Don Kreitz Jr. for the lead with Montieth taking control nearing the 10-to-go point. Montieth’s rally put Kreitz’s elbows up and the Sinking Spring veteran surged back to the front a few laps later to drive to his third career Tuscarora victory while pocketing over $13,000 for the checkers.

This year, Friday’s Night Before The 50 sprint car program will pay the winner $5,000 to win the 30 lap feature event and $400 just to start.

Packer’s Concessions of Centre Hall is sponsoring a $200 fast time award for the fastest Night Before The 50 qualifier in time trials.

The super late models are also on the Friday card with group time trials slated in warm ups.

Saturday’s 47th annual running of the Tuscarora 50 will see a total event purse of some $42,000 posted for the sprinters including a paid B Main. Sponsored by Ramsey’s Car Washes, the Tuscarora 50 main event will pay $12,000 to win and $500 just to start. Each lap of the Tuscarora 50 will pay $25 to lead and the Packer’s Concessions fast timer for the 50 will receive a $300 cash award.

The econo lates will join the 410 sprints for the 50, racing in a special, rare, topless event.

This will be the 32nd and 33rd events in 2014 for the UNOH All Stars with 15 different drivers picking up series wins thus far.

Blaney must be considered a contender to upset the PA Posse! The Hartford, Ohio driver scored his 13th UNOH All Star win this past Saturday at Attica Raceway Park in Ohio, running his career series total to 112. “The Low Rider” hasn’t scored this many UNOH All Star wins since 1996 when he won 17 features.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Danny Holtgraver also posted a UNOH All Star win at Attica this past Friday, the third series win of 2014. He currently is third in the All Star’s national points.

And NEVER count out “The Wild Child” Jac Haudenschild. The Wooster, Ohio driver has a pair of UNOH All Star wins in 2014 and sits second in the series national points.

The pair of races are points battles in the UNOH All Star’s Eastern Region standings where Hodnett leads four time national All Star champion Tim Shaffer by just 16 markers. Shaffer scored his first UNOH All Star win of 2014 two weeks ago at Mercer Raceway Park in Western Pennsylvania.

Danny Dietrich sits fifth in the UNOH All Star Eastern Region standings and recorded a series win at Lincoln Speedway in June.

And to add even more excitement to the weekend’s events, the pair of races will determine the Port Royal Speedway track champion for 2014 and the title fight couldn’t be any closer.

After Monday’s Labor Day Classic for the sprints at Port Royal, both Rick Lafferty and Chad Layton are tied for the point lead with 4,825 markers. Both men have a win at the historic oval already this season.

Layton is already a two-time Port Royal rack champion, having scored the laurels for Middleswarth racing in 2010 and in 2012. If he would be able to take over the point lead and claim the crown with the conclusion of this weekend’s All Stars Sprints races, it would be an unprecedented eighth career track title for his car owner, Dave Middleswarth. Aside from Layton’s two titles, the Middleswarth stables garnered crowns with Keith Kauffman as their driver at the track in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2007.

Lafferty, a self-owned race, is looking for a first ever track title however after taking over the point lead from Mike Wagner at the track on August 30. Traditionally, Lafferty has performed better than Layton on slick track surfaces like the one that the Port Royal oval usually produces over the course of the 50 events.

And not to be counted out at this point is 2006 track champion Mike Erdley of Elizabethville, who sits just 50 points out of the lead coming into the weekend. Erdley too sometimes excels at slick track surfaces and on the heels of his car owner Randy Lisi’s just released retirement announcement effective at the end of the season, the Cinderella story of the Tuscarora 50 weekend at Port Royal lays in his hands.

Defending track champion Blane Heimbach currently sits fourth in season points, at a 120-point deficit to the tied leaders. A bad night by any or all of the previously mentioned trio could thrust Heimbach right back to the top of the standings, a position he held for over three-quarters of the 2014 season since it began in April.

Admission to the Juniata County Fair that surrounds the speedway is FREE both nights with adult race general admission priced at $25 on Friday and $30 on Saturday. Students ages 12 -18 are admitted to the races for just $5 both nights.

Camping is available adjacent to the fairgrounds for the economical flat price of only $30, regardless of length of stay.

Gates for both racing programs will open at 4 p.m.

For more information go to www.portroyalspeedway.com or www.allstarsprint.com

 

 

UNOH All Stars to kick off 2015 in big way!

CAMARGO, IL. (Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014) – The University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions will kick off the 2015 season in a huge way with five events in eight days at just two tracks. AND, each event will pay $5,000 to win!

Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida starts the UNOH All Star season with three shows, Thursday, Feb. 5, Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7. Then the All Stars head to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday Feb. 12.

Each show pays the standard UNOH All Star purse of $5,000 to win with a breakdown to $1,000 for 10th and $400 to start the A-Main.

“We want to thank the great folks at Bubba Raceway Park and Volusia Speedway Park for what they are doing to support the All Stars and the teams. We will work hard to make sure the fans are treated to an entertaining and fun start to the 2015 racing season,” said Guy Webb, President of the UNOH All Stars. “This is a great event for the teams and fans. Not only is there a lot of money on the line for the teams, but they take place in a little over a week’s time with very little travel.”

Tom Deery, President of World Racing Group, owner of Volusia Speedway Park, is excited about the DIRTcar Nationals and the UNOH All Stars’ role in the annual event.

“The DIRTcar Nationals have become the traditional kick-off to the season for winged 410 sprint cars and the All Stars are an important part of the five days of sprint cars at Volusia. The warm temperatures and great racing is the perfect way for the fans up north to have fun and kick off their racing season,” said Deery.

The official hotel partners for the UNOH All Star teams and fans will be announced soon – one in Ocala and one in the Daytona area.

In a further 2014 schedule adjustment, the Thursday September 4th event scheduled at Canandaigua Motorsports Park has been cancelled due to the tragic events that occurred at the track last month.

Keep up with more breaking news about the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions at www.allstarsprint.com

 

 

UNOH All Stars announce 2015 Point Fund, Tow Money Packages

CAMARGO, Ill. (Friday, Aug. 29, 2014) – To reward sprint car teams who support fans and tracks where the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions compete at, the series has revamped it’s point fund for 2015.

The UNOH All Stars will no longer utilize the “region” point fund and will go back to crowning one national champion. Also, the series will incorporate “tow money” to the teams who follow the tour all season.

The 2015 point fund – which will be paid to teams by Jan. 20, 2016 – will reward the UNOH All Star champion $30,000. Series President Guy Webb said more money has been added through the top 10.

“This point fund will help the race teams trying to stay on the tour for the entire season. We want to reward the teams that put great effort to entertain the fans and support the tracks that support them,” said Webb.

The 2015 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Point Fund will be: 1. $ 30,000 2. $ 20,000 3. $ 17,000 4. $ 12,000 5. $ 9,000 6. $ 8,000 7. $ 7,000 8. $ 6,000 9. $ 5,000 10. $5,000 10. $5,000

In addition, the series will pay the previous year’s national champion $500 “tow money” per track and $300 to up to 9 other teams registered to run the entire season.

“For example, during Ohio Sprint Speedweek, not only will teams be running for $5,000 to win each of nine nights, but those nine cars who registered to run the entire season with us, could earn an extra $2,700 in tow money just for that week,” said Webb.

The UNOH All Stars have also revamped the funding for all non-transfer cars – those that do not qualify for the A-main feature - at each series event. All non-transfer cars at each UNOH All Star event will now receive $100.

“We want to try and help the smaller funded teams and be as welcoming as we can to the local teams that compete with us at all our great tracks,” said Webb. “We recognize the local competitors are as important to our series and the fans and tracks as the All Star competitors.”

The UNOH All Star officials have been working hard to put together another strong schedule for 2015.

“Things are moving forward and in the right direction. We have the 2015 schedule nearly wrapped up and are excited about the teams we have coming aboard and the great racing they will provide for the fans. We have great business partners like the University of Northwestern Ohio and great relationships with the tracks. I believe 2015 will be a fantastic year for our sport,” said Webb.

For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com

 

 

Tracks ban together to support UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014

In recent years track operators throughout the Midwest have worked together to insure dirt tracks across the region are successful. With the recent announcement of a new sprint car series many tracks once again have jointly discussed the issues this brings to sprint car racing and have decided to continue their support of the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions and the organization’s 30+ year history including Ohio Sprint Speedweek and other special events.

The tracks announcing their support of the All Stars include Fremont Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Sharon Speedway, the NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway and Waynesfield Raceway Park in Ohio; Lernerville Speedway, Lincoln Speedway and Mercer Raceway Park in Pennsylvania; Butler Motor Speedway in Michigan; Wilmot Raceway in Wisconsin; Huset Speedway in South Dakota; and Volusia Speedway Park in Florida.

These tracks represent over 75 percent of the current UNOH All Star schedule.

The UNOH All Stars have upcoming races at Mercer Raceway Park (Aug. 23 and 24), Attica Raceway Park (Aug. 29 and 30), the NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway (Aug. 31); Canandaigua Motorsports Park (Sept. 4); Port Royal Speedway (Sept. 5 and 6); Fremont Speedway (Sept. 12 and 13); Brushcreek Motorsports Complex (Sept. 20); and Eldora Speedway (Oct. 11).

 

 

Blaney stays hot, gets fourth straight UNOH All Star win with Atomic victory

By Brian Liskai

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Thursday, July 3, 2014) – Dale Blaney is running out of things to say about his race team. “The Low Rider” dominated Ohio Sprint Speedweek and continued that hot streak Thursday by earning his fourth straight University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions win at Atomic Speedway for the traditional “The Night the Stars Come Out” event.

Blaney, a four time and defending UNOH All Star champion, passed Tim Shaffer – another four time series champion – at the half-way point of Thursday’s feature and powered away for the victory. It is Blaney’s 105th career All Star win and the sixth of the season, equaling his total series wins of 2013.

“I don’t know what more I can say about the team Tony (Kennedy) has put together. George (Fisher, crew chief) and the guys have this thing so good…I’m very comfortable in the car and that gives me a lot of confidence,” said Blaney beside his Kennedy Cattle/Penske Shocks/Ti22 Performance/GF1 Chassis #14k.

“We’re approaching some big milestones and it’s only July third. I would like to get double digit wins with the All Stars (he had 12 All Star wins in 1995 and 17 in 1996 and got close with 9 series wins in 2008 and 2012) and I like how we’re rolling coming into some big races like the Doty and Royal,” continued Blaney who has 10 total wins this season including a World of Outlaws victory.

For Shaffer, leading the first 15 laps and finishing second was a huge confidence booster.

“I’m very happy with second and now I want to win even more. After speedweek I was down and was questioning myself. We just needed to start taking steps in the right direction. We qualified well and that gave me some confidence. We ran the heat well and that gave me more confidence and we got rolling in the dash and I got to race hard for a chance to win. Mentally I’m back where I should be and we’re going to win some races,” said Shaffer of his Bryan Grove Racing/Canton Erectors backed #45.

Young Travis Philo turned a lot of heads during Ohio Sprint Speedweek with several top five runs. The Waterville, Ohio driver would battle Shaffer early for the lead and would settle for a third place finish.

“That’s the best All Star finish I’ve had. I got a great start and battled with Shaffer and then we got to traffic and I saw that 14 car and I knew we were in trouble the way he’s been rolling. That was a blast and I’m learning a lot racing with those guys,” said Philo beside his Control Design Solutions/Kistler Racing Products/Banshee Graphics backed #5t.

Shaffer and Danny Holtgraver would bring the field to green for the 30-lap feature with Shaffer getting the upper hand. Philo would hound Shaffer with Holtgraver, Jimmy Stinson, Danny Smith and Jac Haudenschild in tow. It didn’t take long for 7th starter Blaney to work his way into the top three and at the half-way point he would drive into the lead.

The race went caution free until lap 26 when Haudenschild, who won the speedweek show at Atomic last week, spun after battling Lee Jacobs for fifth. Blaney would check out on the restart and drove to his fourth straight win. Shaffer, Philo, Holtgraver and Jacobs would round out the top five.

The UNOH All Stars head to the NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio Saturday. The event was added to the schedule after the speedweek event fell victim to rain last Monday. For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com.

Atomic Speedway - 7/3/2014

UNOH Night

All Star Circuit of Champions (31 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines

1. 55F-Taylor Ferns, 11.520; 2. 84-Jimmy Stinson, 11.737; 3. 5T-Travis Philo, 11.839; 4. 7C-Caleb Armstrong, 11.862; 5. 45-Tim Shaffer, 11.882; 6. 10H-Danny Holtgraver, 11.887; 7. 49-Cole Duncan, 11.901; 8. 4-Danny Smith, 11.946; 9. 9W-Jac Haudenschild, 11.971; 10. 14K-Dale Blaney, 11.973; 11. 22-Ryan Broughton, 12.016; 12. 81-Lee Jacobs, 12.079; 13. 63-Chad Kemenah, 12.081; 14. 4X-Eddie Slone, 12.119; 15. 40I-Mark Imler, 12.120; 16. 60C-Kory Crabtree, 12.156; 17. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.181; 18. 40-Caleb Helms, 12.218; 19. 99-Todd Kane, 12.259; 20. 23-Jimmy Light, 12.355; 21. A97-Aaron Higgins, 12.421; 22. 41-Randy Fink, 12.492; 23. 25AU-Jack Lee, 12.563; 24. 92-Sam Ashworth, 12.582; 25. 59-Bryan Nuckles, 12.699; 26. 45C-Mark Coleman, 12.702; 27. 3F-Brandy Bower, 12.707; 28. 22D-Josh Davis, 12.798; 29. 83X-Nate Reeser, 12.911; 30. 3FX-Dean Kester, 13.774; 31. 2-Nathan Skaggs, 99.999

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[4] ; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 3. 57X-Andrew Palker[2] ; 4. 45-Tim Shaffer[5] ; 5. A97-Aaron Higgins[1] ; 6. 55F-Taylor Ferns[6] ; 7. 83X-Nate Reeser[8] ; 8. 59-Bryan Nuckles[7]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 14K-Dale Blaney[4] ; 2. 40-Caleb Helms[2] ; 3. 84-Jimmy Stinson[6] ; 4. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 5. 4X-Eddie Slone[3] ; 6. 41-Randy Fink[1] ; 7. 3FX-Dean Kester[8] ; 8. 45C-Mark Coleman[7]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 99-Todd Kane[2] ; 2. 5T-Travis Philo[6] ; 3. 22-Ryan Broughton[4] ; 4. 40I-Mark Imler[3] ; 5. 2-Nathan Skaggs[8] ; 6. 25AU-Jack Lee[1] ; 7. 3F-Brandy Bower[7] ; 8. 49-Cole Duncan[5]

Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 81-Lee Jacobs[4] ; 2. 92-Sam Ashworth[1] ; 3. 23-Jimmy Light[2] ; 4. 22D-Josh Davis[7] ; 5. 4-Danny Smith[5] ; 6. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[6] ; 7. 60C-Kory Crabtree[3]

Dash - Howard Johnson Hotel - Lima, OH (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature

1. 45-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 2. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[1] ; 3. 84-Jimmy Stinson[3] ; 4. 5T-Travis Philo[4] ; 5. 4-Danny Smith[5] ; 6. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[6]

B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 49-Cole Duncan[3] ; 2. 60C-Kory Crabtree[4] ; 3. 55F-Taylor Ferns[1] ; 4. 25AU-Jack Lee[6] ; 5. 41-Randy Fink[5] ; 6. 59-Bryan Nuckles[7] ; 7. 45C-Mark Coleman[8] ; 8. 83X-Nate Reeser[10] ; 9. 3FX-Dean Kester[11] ; 10. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[2] ; 11. 3F-Brandy Bower[9]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps)

1. 14K-Dale Blaney[7]; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer[1]; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[4]; 4. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[2]; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[9]; 6. 49-Cole Duncan[12]; 7. 63-Chad Kemenah[10]; 8. 4-Danny Smith[5]; 9. 84-Jimmy Stinson[3]; 10. 60C-Kory Crabtree[15]; 11. 2-Nathan Skaggs[24]; 12. 4X-Eddie Slone[13]; 13. 55F-Taylor Ferns[11]; 14. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[6]; 15. 40-Caleb Helms[17]; 16. 57X-Andrew Palker[16]; 17. 22D-Josh Davis[23]; 18. 23-Jimmy Light[19]; 19. 92-Sam Ashworth[22]; 20. A97-Aaron Higgins[20]; 21. 99-Todd Kane[18]; 22. 40I-Mark Imler[14]; 23. 25AU-Jack Lee[21]; 24. 22-Ryan Broughton[8]

Hard Charger: 2-Nathan Skaggs[+13]

©2014 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

 

 

Blaney wraps up Ohio Sprint Speedweek title with $10,000 Fremont payday

By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio – Coming into the 32nd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek Dale Blaney had only one University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions win, that coming in April. Now he wishes every week could be speedweek.

“The Low Rider” took the lead from James McFadden on lap 42 and drove to his fourth win of speedweek and a $10,000 payday at Fremont Speedway on Ludwig Propane Night. Blaney NEVER finished out of the top two in the six speedweek events (3 nights were lost to rain). He now has 104 career All Star victories. It was his third win of the season at Fremont and he now has 22 career victories at “The Track That Action Built,” 16 of which are All Star wins.

For Blaney, the week was worth around $30,000 in earnings. He and car owner Tony Kennedy agreed to donate $1,500 to the Kick-It Foundation to help combat childhood cancer. Fremont Speedway has a goal to raise at least $50,000 by September for the foundation.

For Blaney, he becomes the first five time Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion (also in 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2014) and took a huge step in becoming the first five time UNOH All Star national champion.

“We should have speedweek every week. I love coming to all these Ohio tracks…they’ve been really great to me and the fans have really been great to me and I appreciate it more than you know. My guys are awesome. George (Fisher, crew chief) is unbelievable right now. We’re working so good together and Tony has put together a great team and I’m the lucky guy who gets to drive this thing,” said Blaney of his Kennedy Cattle/Ti22 Performance/GF1 Chassis/Penske Shocks backed #14K.

“Every time I would get a run on him (McFadden) the caution would come out. I thought for sure he’d move up a little bit but it worked out. What we earned this week will pay for a year in college for my daughter I guess,” joked Blaney. “I’m very, very happy. Those guys (the crew) have earned it. Tony’s risked a lot and we’re doing pretty well right now. I hope we can keep it rolling. We have a lot of big races coming up…the Doty, the Royal. We’re looking forward to the next race but we have a big opportunity to do some good here.”

“Nobody’s won five Ohio Sprint Speedweek titles…that’s another notch to be up there with the likes of Frankie Kerr. I’m proud of the All Stars and teams and Rich Farmer has done a fantastic job with Fremont,” added Blaney.

For Australian driver James McFadden, who up until a month ago had never laid eyes on Fremont Speedway, his second place finish was a bit of a disappointment after having lead the first 41 laps. However, in three appearances at Fremont he has a fourth, a $10,000 win and a second place finish at “The Track That Action Built.”

“Dale Blaney is pretty much the master around this joint. This is the second time he’s gotten around us with 10 to go. I’m disappointed in myself. I screwed up and hit the tires there and that was the race right there. I feel bad for the boys…they give me a great car and I just stepped on it,” said McFadden beside his Tim Norman/Joe Gaerte owned machine. “We’ve got great car speed…I just can’t finish it off.”

“I’ll go back to the drawing board to see what I can do different to beat that 14 car. It’s awesome to race with him…he’s probably my favorite driver and he also clean to race with. It’s cool to see another Australian up here (Jamie Veal finished third). It proves how good our racing is back home and hopefully some of these fans can come over and visit us,” added McFadden beside his Gaerte Engines/XYZ Machining/Red Line Oil/Hoosier Tires/All Star Performance backed machine.

Veal had a coming out party for the Ohio crowd during speedweek, adding another podium finish.

“I feel good to finish third especially against James and Dale Blaney, two of the best sprint car drivers in the world to race against. It was a pretty good week and I hope to keep it rolling over the next few weeks with the big races coming up,” said Veal beside his SWI Engineering #35AU.

On Thursday John Ivy crashed his 305 sprint car and the crew had to spend the previous day thrashing to get a car ready for Saturday. The Fremont, Ohio driver rewarded the effort by holding off a hard-charging Bobby Clark to earn his first win of the season in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints. For Ivy, the track’s defending division champion, it is his 46th career Fremont win and he is sixth on the track’s all-time win list.

“I was wondering what to do there with about five to go. I didn’t know whether I should stay here (on the bottom) or move up a little bit so I just let it roll up there a little bit. I think the tire started to seal up there at the end,” said Ivy beside his Fremont Fence/B&L Heating and Plumbing/Little Bar on the Prairie/Sonny’s Machining and Welding/Big D’s Pizza/Kistler Engines/Nagy Equipment Sales/Willey’s Towing/Kear’s Speed Shop backed machine.

“I didn’t think we’d ever get here. I saw that caution come out there on lap 18 and I was saying to myself ‘I’ve been here before and I hope it doesn’t end up the same way.’ I have to thank Joey and my brother and big Kenny and everybody on this car. Those guys busted their busts yesterday to get this back together,” said Ivy in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

Not to be outdone by the exciting feature finishes, the AAA Ohio Auto Club Dirt Trucks put on a whale of a show. Shawn Valenti, who has eight wins at Fremont this season, and the track’s all-time winningest driver, Art Ball, had the fans on their feet the final four laps as they raced door to door. When the checkered flew, it was 75-year-old Ball in the Engine Pro Victory Lane for the second time this season and for the 76th time of his career at Fremont Speedway.

“Honestly that was a whole lot of fun,” said a very happy Ball beside his Chaney Roofing/Distel’s Septic Service/Harley and Bev Lee/Ritzler Accounting/Faber Sub-Contracting/Lash Family Racing/Handy Graphix/TA Custom Cabinetry/Pierce Engineering backed truck.

It was a restart with five laps to go when Ball went for the lead.

“He (Valenti) wanted the top and I wanted the bottom and it worked. He always races clean and that’s what I like about Shawn. I have one more win than my age now and that means I can come back and not lose one if I don’t win a feature next year,” added Ball with a grin from ear to ear.

McFadden and Danny Holtgraver brought the field of 24 to green for the 50-lap All Star feature. The race would stay green through the first 35 laps.

McFadden took the lead over Holtgraver, Rob Chaney, Caleb Griffith, Brian Lay and Veal. Griffith would drive into third on lap two and around Holtgraver for second a lap later. With five laps in McFadden had a comfortable lead over Griffith, Holtgraver, Veal, Chaney, Lay, Chad Kemenah and 9th starter Blaney.

As the leaders prepared to encounter heavy lapped traffic that was racing side by side by lap 15, Griffith closed on McFadden with Veal, Holtgraver, Chaney and Blaney in tow. McFadden picked his way through the lapped cars with Griffith and Veal locked in a great battle for second. Veal would take the runner-up spot on lap 19 but Griffith stayed close as the two battled back and forth over the next 8 laps.

At the half-way point McFadden was unchallenged for the lead while Veal and Griffith continued to battle for second while Chaney was fighting with Blaney for fourth. Blaney, utilizing the bottom groove, would move into fourth on lap 26 and closed on Griffith two laps later, taking third on lap 29.

With 15 laps to go McFadden, Veal and Blaney were locked in a tremendous race for the lead as they sliced through traffic. Max Stambaugh would stop on the back stretch on lap 36 to bring out the first caution. The restart order was McFadden, Veal, Blaney, Griffith and Chaney. When the green flew McFadden got an excellent restart with Blaney driving under Veal for second. But, Lee Jacobs would spin to necessitate another restart. After another lap was completed Brian Smith would spin. A lap and another caution when Byron Reed stopped on the track.

So, with 10 laps to go, the restart order was McFadden, Blaney, Chaney (who had moved into third on the previous restart), Veal, Griffith, Holtgraver and D.J. Foos who had worked his way up from the 17th starting spot. Again McFadden would get a tremendous restart over Blaney. But, on lap 42 McFadden would make a small bobble in turns three and four and Blaney pounced, shooting to his outside to drive into the lead.

Blaney could not shake McFadden as Veal and Chaney battled for third with Holtgraver, Griffith and Foos in tow. With three laps to go McFadden closed on Blaney but the Low Rider was able to fend off the challenge to take the win. Behind Blaney, McFadden and Veal at the finish were Chaney, Griffith, Foos, Holtgraver, Kemenah, Lay and Derek Hagar.

In the 25-lap 305 sprint feature Ivy and Thursday night’s winner Paul Weaver brought the field to green with Ivy gaining the advantage over Weaver, Clark, Jimmy Colvin, Dustin Dinan and Josh Harrison. Brandon Moore would bring the caution out after one lap was recorded.

On the restart Ivy pulled away from Weaver who had his hands full with Clark while Colvin, Dinan, Harrison, Jason Keckler, Nate Dussel and Alvin Roepke put on a show for fourth. The running order didn’t change much until the leaders caught the back of the pack by lap 10 but Kyle Peters would spin to give everyone a clear track.

The restart order was Ivy, Weaver, Clark, Colvin, Dinan, Dussel, Roepke, Harrison, Jordan Ryan, Keckler and Seth Schneider. When the green flew so did Ivy. With nine laps to go Ivy led Weaver and Clark with the battle for fourth going on between Colvin, Dinan, Dussel and Roepke.

Just as Clark passed Weaver for second, Peters would spin again, giving everyone a shot at Ivy. When the green flew Clark drove to Ivy’s outside with Weaver, Dinan, Roepke and Ryan in pursuit. With three laps to go Ivy and Clark were side by side. Coming to the white flag Ivy drifted up to block Clark’s advance as they exited turn four and that caused Clark to get a bad entry to turn one on the final lap.

Ivy would drive to the win over Clark, Weaver, Dinan and Ryan.

Matt Foos and Valenti brought the field to green for the 20-lap AAA Ohio Auto Club Dirt Truck feature and right away the crowd new they were in for a thriller as Foos, Valenti, Cory Ward and Ball raced side by side and nose to tail for the lead. However, after a lap was completed Andrew Lutman stopped on the track for a caution.

When the green flew the quartet of Foos, Valenti, Ward and Ball continued their battle. After Foos led by a bumper the first three laps, Valenti would slip by and begin to pull away as Foos, Ward and Ball continued to battle for second. Ball would finally take the second spot on lap 14 as they raced into lapped traffic.

Kent Brewer would stop in turn one on lap 15 to set up a fantastic finish. The restart order was Valenti, Ball, Foos, Ward, Jimmy McGrath Jr., Brad Keckler and Jim McGrath Sr. When the green flew Valenti went to the top with Ball racing to his inside. The pair raced door to door over the next three laps.

As they raced to the white flag Ball drove under Valenti to lead by a bumper with Ward getting around Foos. Valenti would bobble ever so slightly in turn two on the final lap, giving Ball an advantage. However, as they raced into the final two corners, Valenti regained his momentum and it was a drag race to the checkers. Ball would win by less than half a truck length over Valenti with Ward, McGrath Jr. and Foos rounding out the top five.

Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, July 5 on Miller Rigging Night. It will be a Classic Car Cruise-In Night as well with fans encouraged to bring their classic cars out to put on display. It will be a Kistler Racing Products FAST (Fremont Attica Sprint Title) Championship Series event for the 410 sprints which will reward the champion with a $10,000 payday at the end of the season. The 305 sprints and dirt trucks will also be in action.

For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com or www.fastondirt.com

Fremont Speedway - 6/28/2014

Ludwig Propane Night

Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints (44 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying – Kistler Engines

1. 3G-James McFadden, 12.940; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 12.964; 3. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.037; 4. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.057; 5. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 13.065; 6. 14H-Todd Heller, 13.067; 7. 9X-Rob Chaney, 13.072; 8. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 13.080; 9. 10H-Danny Holtgraver, 13.080; 10. 35AU-Jamie Veal, 13.119; 11. 63-Chad Kemenah, 13.160; 12. 70-Derek Hagar, 13.162; 13. 60K-Jody Keegan, 13.170; 14. 14K-Dale Blaney, 13.174; 15. 83M-Broc Martin, 13.195; 16. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.209; 17. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.212; 18. 6M-Max Stambaugh, 13.256; 19. 11F-D.J. Foos, 13.316; 20. 45-Tim Shaffer, 13.362; 21. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 13.363; 22. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.401; 23. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.431; 24. 81-Lee Jacobs, 13.443; 25. 57X-Andrew Palker, 13.471; 26. 71AU-Ryan Davis, 13.509; 27. 83-Stevie Smith, 13.550; 28. 97-Bryan Sebetto, 13.556; 29. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.615; 30. 78-Todd Kane, 13.627; 31. 24H-Brandon Wimmer, 13.667; 32. 53-Cap Henry, 13.727; 33. 16-Chris Andrews, 13.797; 34. 2+-Brian Smith, 13.806; 35. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.844; 36. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.844; 37. 40I-Mark Imler, 13.983; 38. 44W-Austin Wheatley, 13.989; 39. 9-Dean Jacobs, 14.013; 40. O7X-Dain Naida, 14.031; 41. 22B-Ryan Broughton, 14.411; 42. 83X-Nate Reeser, 14.423; 43. 9W-Jac Haudenschild, 14.584; 44. 39M-Matt Merrill, 16.360

Heat 1 – Kear’s Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 2. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[5] ; 3. 5R-Byron Reed[2] ; 4. 16-Chris Andrews[9] ; 5. 3G-James McFadden[6] ; 6. 46AU-Stuart Williams[1] ; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker[7] ; 8. 22B-Ryan Broughton[11] ; 9. 40I-Mark Imler[10] ; 10. 19P-Paige Polyak[8] ; 11. 60K-Jody Keegan[3]

Heat 2 – All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 35AU-Jamie Veal[4] ; 2. 6M-Max Stambaugh[2] ; 3. 14K-Dale Blaney[3] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[1] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[9] ; 6. 11N-Randy Hannagan[6] ; 7. 14H-Todd Heller[5] ; 8. 44W-Austin Wheatley[10] ; 9. 83X-Nate Reeser[11] ; 10. 71AU-Ryan Davis[7] ; 11. 78-Todd Kane[8]

Heat 3 – Dragon Race Fuels (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 2-Shane Stewart[1] ; 2. 45L-Brian Lay[6] ; 3. 11F-D.J. Foos[2] ; 4. 9X-Rob Chaney[5] ; 5. 63-Chad Kemenah[4] ; 6. 83M-Broc Martin[3] ; 7. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[8] ; 8. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[11] ; 9. 83-Stevie Smith[7] ; 10. 35-Stuart Brubaker[9] ; 11. 9-Dean Jacobs[10]

Heat 4 – Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 45-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 2. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs[1] ; 4. 70-Derek Hagar[4] ; 5. 97-Bryan Sebetto[7] ; 6. 53-Cap Henry[8] ; 7. 1ST-Gary Taylor[5] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[9] ; 9. 5T-Travis Philo[6] ; 10. O7X-Dain Naida[10] ; 11. 39M-Matt Merrill[11]

Dash – Howard Johnsons of Lima (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature

1. 3G-James McFadden[3] ; 2. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 3. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 4. 9X-Rob Chaney[4] ; 5. 35AU-Jamie Veal[2] ; 6. 45L-Brian Lay[6]

B-Main – MSD Ignitions (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 11N-Randy Hannagan[1] ; 2. 14H-Todd Heller[3] ; 3. 1ST-Gary Taylor[4] ; 4. 5T-Travis Philo[2] ; 5. 57X-Andrew Palker[8] ; 6. 83M-Broc Martin[6] ; 7. 83-Stevie Smith[10] ; 8. 9-Dean Jacobs[19] ; 9. 53-Cap Henry[14] ; 10. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[16] ; 11. 46AU-Stuart Williams[7] ; 12. 35-Stuart Brubaker[15] ; 13. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[13] ; 14. 40I-Mark Imler[17] ; 15. 22B-Ryan Broughton[21] ; 16. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[23] ; 17. 83X-Nate Reeser[22] ; 18. 71AU-Ryan Davis[9] ; 19. 39M-Matt Merrill[24] ; 20. 44W-Austin Wheatley[18] ; 21. 78-Todd Kane[12] ; 22. 19P-Paige Polyak[11]

A-Main - UNOH (50 Laps)

1. 14K-Dale Blaney[9]; 2. 3G-James McFadden[1]; 3. 35AU-Jamie Veal[5]; 4. 9X-Rob Chaney[4]; 5. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[3]; 6. 11F-D.J. Foos[17]; 7. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[2]; 8. 63-Chad Kemenah[7]; 9. 45L-Brian Lay[6]; 10. 70-Derek Hagar[8]; 11. 22-Cole Duncan[10]; 12. 11N-Randy Hannagan[11]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson[19]; 14. 14H-Todd Heller[13]; 15. 5T-Travis Philo[12]; 16. 81-Lee Jacobs[21]; 17. 1ST-Gary Taylor[14]; 18. 2+-Brian Smith[24]; 19. 45-Tim Shaffer[18]; 20. 5R-Byron Reed[15]; 21. 16-Chris Andrews[23]; 22. 97-Bryan Sebetto[22]; 23. 6M-Max Stambaugh[16]; 24. 2-Shane Stewart[20]

Hard Charger: 11F-D.J. Foos[+11]

Fremont Federal Credit Untion 305 Sprints (24 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 - American Power Sports (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 1-Nate Dussel[7] ; 2. 8I-John Ivy[5] ; 3. 10S-Roger Shammo[2] ; 4. 10-Josh Harrison[6] ; 5. 36-Seth Schneider[3] ; 6. 12-Kyle Capodice[8] ; 7. O2-Kevin Lee[4] ; 8. 32-Ryan French[1]

Heat 2 - Kistler Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 25-Jason Keckler[1] ; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[3] ; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver[2] ; 4. 6-Dustin Dinan[4] ; 5. 7A-Alvin Roepke[6] ; 6. 8M-T.J Michael[7] ; 7. 11G-Luke Griffith[8] ; 8. 29P-Mark Pinski[5]

Heat 3 - Hoosier Racing Tires (8 Laps - Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 9-Jimmy Colvin[1] ; 2. 8-Bobby Clark[2] ; 3. 3J-Trey Jacobs[4] ; 4. 7M-Brandon Moore[3] ; 5. 5R-Jordan Ryan[7] ; 6. 68G-Tyler Gunn[5] ; 7. 22M-Dan McCarron[6] ; 8. 1X-KylePeters[8]

A-Main - (25 Laps)

1. 8I-John Ivy[1]; 2. 8-Bobby Clark[3]; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver[2]; 4. 6-Dustin Dinan[7]; 5. 5R-Jordan Ryan[15]; 6. 7A-Alvin Roepke[14]; 7. 1-Nate Dussel[11]; 8. 9-Jimmy Colvin[4]; 9. 25-Jason Keckler[9]; 10. 10-Josh Harrison[6]; 11. 36-Seth Schneider[13]; 12. 12-Kyle Capodice[16]; 13. 68G-Tyler Gunn[18]; 14. O2-Kevin Lee[19]; 15. 22M-Dan McCarron[21]; 16. 11G-Luke Griffith[20]; 17. 8M-T.J Michael[17]; 18. 32-Ryan French[22]; 19. 7M-Brandon Moore[8]; 20. 10S-Roger Shammo[12]; 21. 29P-Mark Pinski[23]; 22. 1X-KylePeters[24]; 23. 3J-Trey Jacobs[10]; 24. 19R-Steve Rando[5]

Hard Charger: 5R-Jordan Ryan[+10]

AAA Auto Club Dirt Trucks (20 Trucks)

[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 - American Power Sports (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[2] ; 2. 36M-Cory McCaughey[1] ; 3. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.[9] ; 4. 18W-Cory Ward[4] ; 5. O-Jim Keegan[7] ; 6. 4S-Keith Sorg[5] ; 7. 85S-Bradley Stuckey[10] ; 8. 8KB-Kent Brewer[6] ; 9. 18R-Duffy Rubel[3] ; 10. 79-Andrew Lutman[8]

Heat 2 - Kistler Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 2-Matt Foos[2] ; 2. 3X-Brad Keckler[1] ; 3. O1-Art Ball[9] ; 4. 37-Eric Devanna[4] ; 5. 5-Jim McGrath[3] ; 6. D1-Dustin Keegan[7] ; 7. 7-Dana Frey[8] ; 8. 33-Jeff Ward[10] ; 9. 22-Brandon Leighton[6] ; 10. 3-Andy Earnhart[5]

A-Main - (20 Laps)

1. O1-Art Ball[3]; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[2]; 3. 18W-Cory Ward[4]; 4. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.[6]; 5. 2-Matt Foos[1]; 6. 3X-Brad Keckler[8]; 7. 33-Jeff Ward[16]; 8. 5-Jim McGrath[7]; 9. 4S-Keith Sorg[9]; 10. 7-Dana Frey[14]; 11. D1-Dustin Keegan[12]; 12. 22-Brandon Leighton[18]; 13. 85S-Bradley Stuckey[11]; 14. 3-Andy Earnhart[19]; 15. 8KB-Kent Brewer[13]; 16. 37-Eric Devanna[10]; 17. 18R-Duffy Rubel[15]; 18. 36M-Cory McCaughey[20]; 19. O-Jim Keegan[5]; 20. 79-Andrew Lutman[17]

Hard Charger: 33-Jeff Ward[+9]

©2014 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

 

 

Blaney on a hot streak, wins third Ohio Speedweek show

By Brian Liskai

LIMA, Ohio (Friday, June 27, 2014) – Dale Blaney won his 100th career University of All Star Circuit of Champions feature in April. He was held winless until the 32nd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. On Friday “The Low Rider” recorded his third win out of the five speedweek events including Friday’s stop at Limaland Motorsports Park.

Blaney inherited the lead when Jamie Veal smacked the front stretch wall on lap 27 and went on to record his 103rd career UNOH All Star victory. It was Blaney’s fourth series win of 2014 and he now has five All Star wins at Limaland.

“We had a good car. It didn’t take off the best but I knew we were going to have a good car by 40 laps. We kind of picked our way and I saw where they were running and the car got better and better. I can’t say enough about Tony (Kennedy, car owner). He’s put together a great team and we’re having some fun. George (Fisher, crew chief) is focused as I’ve ever seen him,” said Blaney beside his Kennedy Cattle/Ti22 Performance/GF1 Chassis/Penske Shocks/Tom’s Sewer and Septic Service backed machine.

“I’ve made so many laps around here and I know the track’s going to move. I knew when I had to get up on the track and to the middle. The guys give me a great car and it’s second nature for me to go do those spots,” added Blaney.

Greg Wilson, who started in the fourth row next to Blaney, would close on Blaney late in traffic, but had to settle for second.

“We fell back there early but man we had a bad fast race car there at the end. Dale and George and the Kennedy team…they’re a team to beat anywhere in the country. To run second to them…it sucks but we had a car that could run with them tonight and I’m proud of that for our team,” said Wilson beside his Hercules Tire/All Star Plumbing and Heating/Ohio Logistics/DNC Hydraulics backed #W20. “But damn I wanted to win that thing.”

“But, as long as we good here in a couple of weeks at the Doty (Brad Doty Classic on July 9)…we want to win that race. That’s pretty important to us. I want to really thank all the fans for coming out here and paying the prices to come and watch us race. I’m a blessed man to get to do this with my girls and my wife and it’s damn good to be standing on the front stretch,” added Wilson.

Byron Reed would finish third and considering how up and down his year has been, this may be the shot in the arm his team needed.

“This feels good. I’ve been doing this a lot of years and it can be very humbling. Sometimes I wonder if I know what I’m doing any more. But I know now we can still do this and I just need to get the confidence up,” said Reed of his Crown Battery/Kistler Engines backed machine. “We got beat by two better cars but they weren’t a lot better. We’re getting there. Hopefully we can build on this.”

Friday’s Ohio Sprint Speedweek visit was the 29th appearance at Limaland for the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions. The field of 45 cars was narrowed to the 24-car starting field for the 40-lap feature with Duane Zablocki and Stevie Smith comprising the front row.

When the green flew Zablocki would jump to the lead over Smith, Jamie Veal, Rob Chaney, Travis Philo, Reed and Blaney. Veal would grab second on lap 2 and immediately pressured Zablocki for the top spot. Veal would slide in front of Zablocki on lap five before the caution flew for Paul May.

On the ensuing restart Veal led Zablocki, Chaney, Reed, Philo, Smith and Blaney. After a lap was completed Ronnie Blair would stop with suspension damage. On the restart Sheldon Haudenschild and Derek Hagar would get together for another caution. When the green flew so did Veal as he pulled away from a tremendous battle for second between Zablocki, Reed, Chaney and Philo with Blaney staying close. Reed would take second on lap 10 with Chaney and Philo also getting around Zablocki.

Blaney would move into fifth by lap 11 with Veal pulling away from Reed with Chaney and Philo having a great battle for third. Philo would gain the position on lap 14.

By lap 15 the leaders were approaching heavy lapped traffic and Reed closed quickly on Veal with Philo third and Blaney in fourth. At the half-way point lapped cars were really coming into play with Veal leading Reed, Philo, Blaney, James McFadden, Wilson, Chaney and Smith.

Before Reed could try to get to Veal, Philo would challenge him for second and with 15 laps to go it was a tremendous three car battle for second with Blaney joining in. McFadden and Wilson would also close on the leaders. Blaney would drive by Phil for third on lap 26 and ran beside Reed for second. As the leaders came off turn four to complete lap 27 Veal bounced off the outside retaining wall as Blaney shot below to steal the lead.

Veal would stop on the front stretch, ending his great run. The restart order was Blaney, Reed, Philo, McFadden, Wilson, Chaney and Smith. When the green flew so did Blaney as Reed tried to stay close. Meanwhile Philo had his hands full with McFadden and Wilson as the trio traded sliders. Wilson would move into third with 10 laps to go.

Reed slowly ate into Blaney’s lead as Wilson also closed and with four laps to go Wilson ducked under Reed to take second. Wilson closed to within two car lengths of Blaney but ran out of time as “The Low Rider” drive to the win. Behind Blaney, Wilson and Reed were Philo and McFadden to round out the top five.

In the five Ohio Sprint Speedweek events, Blaney has not finished outside of the top two as he looks to wrap up his fifth speedweek title at the finale at Fremont Saturday. Blaney’s three Ohio Speedweek wins also puts him in a very good position to become the first ever five time UNOH All Star national champion.

For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com

Limaland Motorsports Park - 6/27/2014

UNOH Night

All Star Circuit of Champions (45 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines

1. 9X-Rob Chaney, 11.569; 2. 83-Stevie Smith, 11.715; 3. 35R-Ronnie Blair, 11.799; 4. 16-Danny Maumaw, 11.996; 5. 71MX-Paul May, 12.017; 6. 5T-Travis Philo, 12.029; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.031; 8. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.066; 9. 35AU-Jamie Veal, 12.074; 10. 67-Christopher Bell, 12.116; 11. 14K-Dale Blaney, 12.185; 12. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.204; 13. 3G-James McFadden, 12.214; 14. 40I-Mark Imler, 12.234; 15. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.287; 16. 9-Dean Jacobs, 12.314; 17. 6M-Max Stambaugh, 12.318; 18. 70-Derek Hagar, 12.322; 19. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 12.330; 20. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.331; 21. 10H-Danny Holtgraver, 12.353; 22. 63-Chad Kemenah, 12.368; 23. 45-Tim Shaffer, 12.374; 24. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 12.394; 25. 24H-Brandon Wimmer, 12.441; 26. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., 12.688; 27. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.731; 28. 9W-Jac Haudenschild, 12.765; 29. 44W-Austin Wheatley, 12.820; 30. 55F-Taylor Ferns, 12.852; 31. 97-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 12.885; 32. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.981; 33. 78-Todd Kane, 12.987; 34. 81-Lee Jacobs, 13.004; 35. 28H-Hud Horton, 13.048; 36. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 13.087; 37. 5-Dave Glennon, 13.109; 38. 15-Brandon Ferguson, 13.291; 39. 96AU-Bruce White, 13.292; 40. 59-Bryan Nuckles, 13.303; 41. 38-Dennis Wagner, 13.360; 42. 41K-Cole Ketchem, 13.384; 43. 19P-Paige Polyak, 99.991; 44. 53-Cap Henry, 99.992; 45. 71AU-Ryan Davis, 99.993

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 6M-Max Stambaugh[2] ; 2. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[1] ; 3. 3G-James McFadden[3] ; 4. 9X-Rob Chaney[6] ; 5. 35AU-Jamie Veal[4] ; 6. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[7] ; 7. 71MX-Paul May[5] ; 8. 78-Todd Kane[9] ; 9. 44W-Austin Wheatley[8] ; 10. 71AU-Ryan Davis[12] ; 11. 5-Dave Glennon[10] ; 12. 38-Dennis Wagner[11]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 70-Derek Hagar[2] ; 2. 5T-Travis Philo[5] ; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs[9] ; 4. 83-Stevie Smith[6] ; 5. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[7] ; 6. 55F-Taylor Ferns[8] ; 7. 40I-Mark Imler[3] ; 8. 15-Brandon Ferguson[10] ; 9. 41K-Cole Ketchem[11] ; 10. 63-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 11. 67-Christopher Bell[4]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 45-Tim Shaffer[1] ; 2. 14K-Dale Blaney[4] ; 3. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5] ; 5. 57X-Andrew Palker[3] ; 6. 46AU-Stuart Williams[2] ; 7. 35R-Ronnie Blair[6] ; 8. 28H-Hud Horton[9] ; 9. 19P-Paige Polyak[11] ; 10. 96AU-Bruce White[10]

Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 2-Shane Stewart[2] ; 2. W20-Greg Wilson[4] ; 3. 11N-Randy Hannagan[1] ; 4. 9-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[5] ; 6. 1ST-Gary Taylor[9] ; 7. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[7] ; 8. 35-Stuart Brubaker[8] ; 9. 59-Bryan Nuckles[10] ; 10. 16-Danny Maumaw[6]

Dash - Howard Johnson Hotel - Lima, OH (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature

1. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[1] ; 2. 83-Stevie Smith[3] ; 3. 35AU-Jamie Veal[5] ; 4. 9X-Rob Chaney[2] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[6] ; 6. 5R-Byron Reed[4]

C-Main - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature)

1. 41K-Cole Ketchem[4] ; 2. 96AU-Bruce White[1] ; 3. 59-Bryan Nuckles[2] ; 4. 71AU-Ryan Davis[6]

B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 71MX-Paul May[3] ; 2. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[8] ; 3. 35R-Ronnie Blair[1] ; 4. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[9] ; 5. 1ST-Gary Taylor[16] ; 6. 63-Chad Kemenah[7] ; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[13] ; 8. 46AU-Stuart Williams[6] ; 9. 44W-Austin Wheatley[10] ; 10. 78-Todd Kane[14] ; 11. 5-Dave Glennon[17] ; 12. 40I-Mark Imler[5] ; 13. 55F-Taylor Ferns[11] ; 14. 41K-Cole Ketchem[20] ; 15. 15-Brandon Ferguson[18] ; 16. 28H-Hud Horton[15]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (40 Laps)

1. 14K-Dale Blaney[7]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson[8]; 3. 5R-Byron Reed[6]; 4. 5T-Travis Philo[5]; 5. 3G-James McFadden[9]; 6. 9X-Rob Chaney[4]; 7. 83-Stevie Smith[2]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart[16]; 9. 6M-Max Stambaugh[14]; 10. 57X-Andrew Palker[10]; 11. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[20]; 12. 9-Dean Jacobs[13]; 13. 11N-Randy Hannagan[19]; 14. 81-Lee Jacobs[24]; 15. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[23]; 16. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[17]; 17. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[1]; 18. 45-Tim Shaffer[18]; 19. 35AU-Jamie Veal[3]; 20. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[21]; 21. 33M-Sheldon Haudenschild[22]; 22. 70-Derek Hagar[15]; 23. 35R-Ronnie Blair[11]; 24. 71MX-Paul May[12]

Hard Charger: 81-Lee Jacobs[+10]

©2014 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

 

Blaney rediscovers Fremont victory lane for second Ohio Sprint Speedweek win

By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio – Fremont Speedway was Dale Blaney’s personal ATM in 2013. But, after opening the track’s season with a win in April, “The Low Rider” has been held winless at “The Track That Action Built.” That all changed Thursday during night #4 of the 32nd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek with the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions.

The four time and defending UNOH All Star Champion took a major step to claiming an unprecedented fifth series title by blasting past James McFadden on a restart at the half-way point of the feature and driving to his second Ohio Sprint Speedweek win. The victory is Blaney’s 102nd career UNOH All Star win and the third series victory of 2014. He now has 21 career victories at Fremont, of which, 15 have been All Star triumphs.

Blaney now holds a commanding lead in the Ohio Sprint Speedweek point standings as he looks to claim that title for the fifth time in his career. In fact, he has not finished out of the top three in any of the four speedweek events. He also pads his point lead in the UNOH All Star’s national and Ohio region points.

“I was really really tight entering the corners. Him (McFadden) in front of me…it had me all balled up. I was able to get a good run on him in one and two and in three he saw me and he had been running down and he caught it and I got around him and moved to the top. The car got really good the last 12 laps. I was able to get off two really well,” said Blaney beside his Kennedy Cattle/Penske Shocks/Ti22 Performance/GF1 Chassis #14k.

“George and Tony and Donny and Skippy…they do an awesome job with this thing. It’s such a pleasure for me to drive this right now. Those guys do 80 percent of the work and the credit should go to them…I just get to drive it,” added Blaney in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.

For McFadden, Fremont Speedway has been fantastic to the Australian driver as he scored a $10,000-to-win victory back in May at the track and followed with a second place run Thursday on “I’m Your Guy Water Proofing Night.” The battle he had with Jac Haudenschild for second the last hand full of laps kept the big crowd entertained to say the least.

“I really like this track…it’s a lot like home. The track’s a little bit flatter but slicker than I’m used to. The team gave me an awesome car and it’s a pleasure to drive and it’s easy to get around here,” said McFadden beside his Tim Norman/Joe Gaerte owned #3G.

“It is always fun racing with someone like Jac. I probably used him up a little too much coming into three…didn’t expect to move up as much as I did…it kind of got away from me and I’m sorry about that. But, this gives us a lot of momentum going into the last two races,” added McFadden beside his Gaerte Engines/XYZ Machining/Red Line Oil/All Star Performance backed machine.

Haudenschild, who won the speedweek event the previous night at Atomic Speedway, is happy with the direction of his Rick Rodgers backed team.

“James and I had a real good race there…we slid back and forth a couple of times. That was fun. We’re getting better here and I’m looking forward to coming back here in a couple of days. I said it about a month ago…this team is starting to gel,” said Haudenschild beside his Mondak Portables/Triple X Racing/Renegade Rentals/Champion Oil/Destiny Racing backed #9w.

In a crash marred Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint feature, Fremont’s Paul Weaver would hold off Steve Rando for his first win of the season. The victory is Weaver’s 34th career win at the track and ties him with Al Franks for 10th on the track’s all-time win list. It wasn’t easy for Weaver, who said he ran out of fuel on the last lap.

“I ran out of fuel but I’m sure others did too. It just wouldn’t go down the straight away and we were slipping and sliding. I couldn’t find a good way into one. It was almost like close your eyes and where it ends up it ends up. We have been doing everything we could and Jamie Miller came along to help me including putting another car together. We put this one back together and right off the bat we win,” said Weaver beside his Hampshire Racing Engines/Buckeye Mobile Coatings/Weaver Performance Karts and Parts/Fostoria Mod Shop/M&L Excavating/Tender Touch Car Wash backed machine.

In the AAA Ohio Auto Club Dirt Trucks, Risingsun, Ohio’s Shawn Valenti battled the first half of the race with Art Ball and Matt Foos and then with Jimmy McGrath Jr. At the end, he held off a charging Daniel Roepke to score his 8th win of the season at Fremont. The victory is his 17th career win at the track.

“I have to thank Joe and Mike Burkin for putting me in their sprint car tonight and Jeff Babcock for this awesome truck. The truck is rolling the cushion nice,” said Valenti beside his Craig Miller Trucking/Conrad Transport/Dave Story Equipment Repair/Day Dream and Memories Crafts and Antiques/KS Sales and Service backed #7b.

After the field of 51 UNOH All Star Sprint Cars – second highest car count of the week – was whittled down to the 24-car starting grid for the 40-lap feature, McFadden and Lee Jacobs would make up the front row. Jacobs, who holds the track record at Fremont Speedway, would bolt into the lead over McFadden, Blaney, Gary Taylor, Cap Henry and Haudenschild.

Jacobs set a blistering pace, hitting lapped traffic by the 7th circuit with McFadden, Blaney and Taylor closing. Taylor would use the lapped cars to steal third on lap 8. As Jacobs and McFadden tried to negotiate through the traffic, Taylor and Blaney closed. As Jacobs tried to maintain the lead and get around the lapped car of Brandon Wimmer, the two touched wheels with Jacobs slamming into the front stretch wall, ending his night and handing the lead to McFadden. Taylor too would suffer a flat tire and relinquished his second running spot to Blaney.

The restart order was McFadden, Blaney, Henry, Haudenschild, Christopher Bell, Chad Kemenah and Randy Hannagan. Haudenschild would move into third on lap 13 with Bell taking fourth by lap 16, bringing Kemenah to fifth. Travis Philo would spin on lap 19 to bunch up the field and on the restart; Blaney drove around the high side of McFadden in turns one and two to grab the lead.

Just past the half-way point the running order was Blaney, McFadden, Haudenschild, Kemenah, Bell and Henry. The car on the move was Chris Andrews who started 19th and was up to 7th by lap 24. With 11 laps remaining both McFadden and Haudenschild were closing on Blaney with Kemenah fourth and Andrews fifth.

The final caution would fly with five laps to go when Broc Martin spun. With a clear track Blaney would drive away as McFadden and Haudenschild put on a heck of a show battling for second with Andrews grabbing fourth. Haudenschild would move into second on lap 37 but McFadden squeezed back by a circuit later.

At the checkered it was Blaney over McFadden, Haudenschild, Andrews and Kemenah.

As a way to thank the teams for supporting Fremont Speedway during the Ohio Sprint Speedweek event, track promoter Rich Farmer added extra funds to the B-main.

Rookie Kyle Capodice and Weaver would bring the field to green for the 25-lap 305 sprint feature with Weaver gaining the advantage over Capodice, Steve Rando, Nate Dussel, Dan McCarron, Alvin Roepke, Dan Hammond and John Ivy.

The action ground to a half on lap three when Jordan Ryan tipped over in turn two. The restart order was Weaver, Capodice, Rando, Dussel, Roepke, McCarron, Ivy and Seth Schneider. Rando would take charge of second on lap five, bringing Dussel and Roepke around Capodice. Roepke would bring out the caution on lap 11 when he found one of the infield tractor tires, ending his night. On the restart Ivy was able to drive around Dussel for third.

On lap 13 one of the infield tractor tires was moved into the racing groove to bring out the caution. On the restart Brandon Moore would spin. When the green came back out the running order was Weaver, Rando, Ivy, Dussel and Dustin Dinan. Dan Hammond would spin on lap 15 for another caution. When the green flew again it didn’t hold for too long as Dustin Stroup and Ricky Peterson would tangle on the front stretch necessitating a red. On the ensuing restart Capodice would spin. After lap 19 was recorded with the running order Weaver, Rando, Ivy, Dussel, Dinan and Schneider, McCarron would spin.

On the ensuing restart Dussel and Ivy would collide, sending both upside down. Now the restart order was Weaver, Rando, Dinan, Schneider, Jimmy Colvin, TJ Michael and Bobby Clark. Weaver and Rando pulled away from Dinan and it looked as if Weaver had the race in hand. But, on the final corner of the final lap, his car bobbled slightly and Rando drove to his inside as it was a drag race to the checkers. Weaver held on to win over Rando, Dinan, Schneider and Michael.

Brandon Moore took the Baumann Auto Group Big Bucks Bump Challenge and left his front row starting spot to go to the tail for a chance at a $5,000 bonus. He would come up short, finishing 10th. But, because he accepted the challenge, his 10th spot pay was doubled.

Art Ball and Matt Foos would bring the field to green for the 20-lap dirt truck feature. Right away it was a tremendous three truck battle between Ball, Foos and Valenti. The caution would fly on lap 3 when Brad Keckler tangled with Foos who had gotten a bit sideways in turn three. That handed the lead to Ball with Valenti and Jimmy McGrath locked in a battle for second. Ball, McGrath and Valenti now raced hard for the lead with Roepke and Kent Brewer in tow. McGrath Jr. would take the lead on lap six with Valenti and Ball glued to his bumper. Valenti would drive into second on lap eight and blasted around McGrath for the lead a circuit later.

At the half-way point the running order was Valenti, McGrath Jr., Ball, Roepke, Brewer and Cory Ward. Ball would spin on lap 16, handing third to Roepke who would then drive around McGrath on lap 18. Brandon Leighton would spin on lap 19, setting up a one-lap dash to the checkers. Valenti would hold off Roepke with McGrath Jr., Brewer and Ward rounding out the top five.

For more information about Saturday’s Ohio Sprint Speedweek finale paying $10,000 to win with the dirt trucks and 305 sprints also in action, go to www.fremontohspeedway.com

Art Ball and Jim McGrath

Fremont Speedway - 6/26/2014

UNOH Night

All Star Circuit of Champions (51 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines

1. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 12.234; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah, 12.280; 3. 40DD-Caleb Griffith, 12.285; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 12.317; 5. 77AU-Darren Mollenoyux, 12.353; 6. 14K-Dale Blaney, 12.365; 7. 81-Lee Jacobs, 12.423; 8. 3G-James McFadden, 12.425; 9. 53-Cap Henry, 12.453; 10. 83M-Broc Martin, 12.470; 11. 9W-Jac Haudenschild, 12.480; 12. 67-Christopher Bell, 12.492; 13. 99-Brady Bacon, 12.495; 14. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.502; 15. 45L-Brian Lay, 12.502; 16. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., 12.506; 17. 70-Derek Hagar, 12.518; 18. 35AU-Jamie Veal, 12.523; 19. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.542; 20. 16-Chris Andrews, 12.572; 21. 45-Tim Shaffer, 12.574; 22. 5T-Travis Philo, 12.579; 23. 48-Danny Dietrich, 12.599; 24. 2+-Brian Smith, 12.604; 25. 11F-D.J. Foos, 12.610; 26. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.614; 27. 24H-Brandon Wimmer, 12.623; 28. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.627; 29. 60K-Jody Keegan, 12.668; 30. 40-Caleb Helms, 12.668; 31. 49-Cole Duncan, 12.684; 32. 71MX-Paul May, 12.701; 33. 10H-Danny Holtgraver, 12.727; 34. 11X-Brandon Martin, 12.742; 35. 78-Todd Kane, 12.750; 36. 44W-Austin Wheatley, 12.751; 37. 9-Dean Jacobs, 12.780; 38. 21-Dallas Hewitt, 12.800; 39. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.817; 40. 71AU-Ryan Davis, 12.826; 41. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.869; 42. O7X-Dain Naida, 12.888; 43. 97-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 12.906; 44. 83-Stevie Smith, 12.940; 45. 40I-Mark Imler, 12.960; 46. 312-Mike Linder, 12.966; 47. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 13.023; 48. 38-Dennis Wagner, 13.389; 49. 39M-Matt Merrill, 13.818; 50. 5-Dave Glennon, 99.991; 51. 19P-Paige Polyak, 99.992

Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 45-Tim Shaffer[1] ; 2. 70-Derek Hagar[2] ; 3. 1ST-Gary Taylor[6] ; 4. 99-Brady Bacon[3] ; 5. 53-Cap Henry[4] ; 6. 9-Dean Jacobs[10] ; 7. 77AU-Darren Mollenoyux[5] ; 8. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[9] ; 9. 5R-Byron Reed[11] ; 10. 60K-Jody Keegan[8] ; 11. 11F-D.J. Foos[7] ; 12. 39M-Matt Merrill[13] ; 13. 40I-Mark Imler[12]

Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 2-Shane Stewart[3] ; 2. 35AU-Jamie Veal[2] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 4. 83M-Broc Martin[4] ; 5. 14K-Dale Blaney[5] ; 6. 63-Chad Kemenah[6] ; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[7] ; 8. 21-Dallas Hewitt[10] ; 9. 312-Mike Linder[12] ; 10. O7X-Dain Naida[11] ; 11. 5-Dave Glennon[13] ; 12. 11X-Brandon Martin[9] ; 13. 40-Caleb Helms[8]

Heat 3 - Dragon Racing Fuels (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 48-Danny Dietrich[1] ; 2. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[4] ; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 4. 45L-Brian Lay[3] ; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 6. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[6] ; 7. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[7] ; 8. 49-Cole Duncan[8] ; 9. W20-Greg Wilson[10] ; 10. 19P-Paige Polyak[13] ; 11. 46AU-Stuart Williams[12] ; 12. 97-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[11] ; 13. 78-Todd Kane[9]

Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 16-Chris Andrews[2] ; 2. 2+-Brian Smith[1] ; 3. 3G-James McFadden[5] ; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan[6] ; 5. 67-Christopher Bell[4] ; 6. 83-Stevie Smith[11] ; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker[7] ; 8. 71AU-Ryan Davis[10] ; 9. 38-Dennis Wagner[12] ; 10. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[3] ; 11. 44W-Austin Wheatley[9] ; 12. 71MX-Paul May[8]

Dash - Howard Johnson Hotel - Lima, OH (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature

1. 3G-James McFadden[1] ; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs[2] ; 3. 53-Cap Henry[3] ; 4. 14K-Dale Blaney[5] ; 5. 11N-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 6. 1ST-Gary Taylor[6]

C-Main - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature)

1. W20-Greg Wilson[1] ; 2. 83-Stevie Smith[6] ; 3. 97-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[5] ; 4. O7X-Dain Naida[4] ; 5. 46AU-Stuart Williams[9] ; 6. 19P-Paige Polyak[13] ; 7. 40I-Mark Imler[7] ; 8. 39M-Matt Merrill[11] ; 9. 38-Dennis Wagner[10] ; 10. 71AU-Ryan Davis[2] ; 11. 5-Dave Glennon[12]

B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 63-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 2. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[2] ; 3. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[4] ; 4. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[7] ; 5. 77AU-Darren Mollenoyux[3] ; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[6] ; 7. 10H-Danny Holtgraver[13] ; 8. 9-Dean Jacobs[17] ; 9. 57X-Andrew Palker[8] ; 10. 83-Stevie Smith[20] ; 11. W20-Greg Wilson[19] ; 12. 44W-Austin Wheatley[16] ; 13. 11X-Brandon Martin[14] ; 14. 78-Todd Kane[15] ; 15. 60K-Jody Keegan[9] ; 16. 49-Cole Duncan[11] ; 17. 21-Dallas Hewitt[18] ; 18. 11F-D.J. Foos[5]

A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (40 Laps)

1. 14K-Dale Blaney[4]; 2. 3G-James McFadden[1]; 3. 9W-Jac Haudenschild[8]; 4. 16-Chris Andrews[19]; 5. 63-Chad Kemenah[11]; 6. 11N-Randy Hannagan[5]; 7. 67-Christopher Bell[9]; 8. 35AU-Jamie Veal[17]; 9. 45L-Brian Lay[14]; 10. 40DD-Caleb Griffith[12]; 11. 53-Cap Henry[3]; 12. 2-Shane Stewart[13]; 13. 70-Derek Hagar[16]; 14. 1ST-Gary Taylor[6]; 15. 99-Brady Bacon[10]; 16. 48-Danny Dietrich[22]; 17. 5T-Travis Philo[21]; 18. 24H-Brandon Wimmer[24]; 19. 2+-Brian Smith[23]; 20. 83M-Broc Martin[7]; 21. 35-Stuart Brubaker[18]; 22. 81-Lee Jacobs[2]; 23. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr.[15]; 24. 45-Tim Shaffer[20]

Hard Charger: 16-Chris Andrews[+15]

Fremont Federal Credit Untion 305 Sprints (27 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 - American Power Sports (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 8I-John Ivy[1] ; 2. 5R-Jordan Ryan[2] ; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[3] ; 4. 19R-Steve Rando[8] ; 5. 28-Dustin Stroup[6] ; 6. 8-Bobby Clark[7] ; 7. 68G-Tyler Gunn[5] ; 8. 3J-Trey Jacobs[4] ; 9. 11G-Luke Griffith[9]

Heat 2 - Kistler Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 1W-Paul Weaver[4] ; 2. 12-Kyle Capodice[1] ; 3. 36-Seth Schneider[5] ; 4. 22D-Dan Hammond[3] ; 5. 8M-T.J Michael[7] ; 6. 2-Ricky Peterson[9] ; 7. 25-Jason Keckler[8] ; 8. 10-Josh Harrison[6] ; 9. 32-Ryan French[2]

Heat 3 - Hoosier Racing Tires (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 7A-Alvin Roepke[1] ; 2. 6-Dustin Dinan[7] ; 3. 7M-Brandon Moore[3] ; 4. 22M-Dan McCarron[5] ; 5. 9-Jimmy Colvin[8] ; 6. 48-Shawn Valenti[2] ; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo[9] ; 8. 29P-Mark Pinski[4] ; 9. 94K-Kurt Huber[6]

B-Main - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 68G-Tyler Gunn[4] ; 2. 8-Bobby Clark[1] ; 3. 2-Ricky Peterson[2] ; 4. 25-Jason Keckler[5] ; 5. 3J-Trey Jacobs[7] ; 6. 11G-Luke Griffith[10] ; 7. 10-Josh Harrison[8] ; 8. 10S-Roger Shammo[6] ; 9. 48-Shawn Valenti[3] ; 10. 29P-Mark Pinski[9] ; 11. 94K-Kurt Huber[12] ; 12. 32-Ryan French[11]

A-Main - (25 Laps)

1. 1W-Paul Weaver[2]; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[3]; 3. 6-Dustin Dinan[11]; 4. 36-Seth Schneider[7]; 5. 8M-T.J Michael[12]; 6. 8-Bobby Clark[17]; 7. 9-Jimmy Colvin[15]; 8. 12-Kyle Capodice[1]; 9. 25-Jason Keckler[19]; 10. 7M-Brandon Moore[20]; 11. 68G-Tyler Gunn[14]; 12. 8I-John Ivy[10]; 13. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 14. 22M-Dan McCarron[4]; 15. 22D-Dan Hammond[5]; 16. 2-Ricky Peterson[16]; 17. 28-Dustin Stroup[13]; 18. 7A-Alvin Roepke[8]; 19. 5R-Jordan Ryan[9]

Hard Charger: 8-Bobby Clark[+11]

©2014 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

AAA Auto Club Dirt Trucks (19 Trucks)

[#]-Starting Position

Heat 1 - American Power Sports (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 2-Matt Foos[5] ; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.[4] ; 3. 5-Jim McGrath[9] ; 4. 3X-Brad Keckler[1] ; 5. O1-Art Ball[6] ; 6. 4S-Keith Sorg[10] ; 7. 8KB-Kent Brewer[7] ; 8. O-Jim Keegan[3] ; 9. D1-Dustin Keegan[8] ; 10. 22-Brandon Leighton[2]

Heat 2 - Kistler Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)

1. 36M-Cory McCaughey[2] ; 2. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[3] ; 3. 7B-Shawn Valenti[7] ; 4. 18W-Cory Ward[4] ; 5. 33-Jeff Ward[8] ; 6. 7-Dana Frey[6] ; 7. 37-Eric Devanna[9] ; 8. 85S-Bradley Stuckey[5] ; 9. 3-Andy Earnhart[1]

A-Main - (20 Laps)

1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[4]; 2. 88-Dan Roepke Jr.[9]; 3. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.[6]; 4. 8KB-Kent Brewer[13]; 5. 18W-Cory Ward[7]; 6. 36M-Cory McCaughey[8]; 7. 33-Jeff Ward[5]; 8. 37-Eric Devanna[12]; 9. D1-Dustin Keegan[17]; 10. O-Jim Keegan[15]; 11. O1-Art Ball[1]; 12. 4S-Keith Sorg[11]; 13. 85S-Bradley Stuckey[14]; 14. 22-Brandon Leighton[18]; 15. 7-Dana Frey[10]; 16. 2-Matt Foos[2]; 17. 3X-Brad Keckler[3]; 18. 5-Jim McGrath[19]; 19. 3-Andy Earnhart[16]

Hard Charger: 8KB-Kent Brewer[+9]

©2014 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

 

 

Wild Child rim-rides to Atomic Speedweek victory