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Camargo, IL (6-30-09) –By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director – The O’Reilly Midwest All Stars will not be celebrating Independence Day with a cookout at home, but rather by grilling out at the racetrack, where the scent of food grilling will be replaced by the scent of methanol and the fireworks will not be in the sky, but on the racing surface. As the holiday weekend gets into full swing the Midwest series will be running a doubleheader in the state of Indiana with the first stop at the legendary Terre Haute Action track on Saturday July 4th and the second at Twin Cities Raceway on Sunday July 5th. Terre Haute Action Track – Saturday Night July 4th The track that is simply known to open wheel fans as “The Action Track” will be providing racing fans with some on track fireworks on Independence Day. Saturday night’s race will be unique as it will be part 410 winged sprint car race at its best and part country music concert. This event will be run in conjunction with the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions, so the series will be facing off to see how they compare to their ‘big brother.’ When the sun goes down the race will transition to concert and back to a race as the lights come up. This weekend it will be the Indiana Union Construction Classic presented by MISCO. Waiting at the finish line of this event for the victor will be a unique trophy featuring a bald eagle to commemorate the meaning of this special day. Last year several Midwest All Stars mixed it up with the senior series at “The Action Track.” The top finishing Midwest All Star was two time champion Jerrod Hull who finished in the tenth position. Current point leader Bill Rose has several starts at Terre Haute with and without the wing on the top of his 410 sprint. He has two top five finishes without a wing and one with. Alex Shanks also has a lot of experience at Terre Haute, but it is predominantly without a wing. In ten starts he has five top-ten finishes. With several of the Midwest All Star competitors seeing this famed track for the first time this weekend, it will be interesting to see who will be able to adjust to the 1/2-mile track the quickest. Ticket Information Adult reserved grandstand tickets for the race are $25, with general admission grandstand running $20, bleacher seats running $15 and Adult infield running $10. A child’s reserved grandstand seat is $15, with general admission grandstand running $10, child’s bleacher and infield tickets are $5. The track is also offering a $25 family pack which will get two adults and up to four children infield seats. The track is also running promotions with local vendors where you can get free children’s reserved grandstand or general admission grandstand seats free at any First National Bank or with your Kroger Plus Card at the track. The ticket office will be opening at 3:00 pm with the gates opening to fans at 4:00 pm and hot laps beginning at 6:00 pm. For more information call 812-236-7951 or visit www.theactiontrack.com . Twin Cities Raceway Park – Sunday Night July 5th The two night visit to the Hoosier State will continue on Sunday night as the Midwest O’Reilly All Stars travel to the heart of Hoosier Country. Twin Cities Raceway Park located in North Vernon, Indiana will be hosting their first Midwest All Star race this weekend. With all the drivers being on even footing at Twin Cities Raceway Park it should be interesting for fans to see who gets their footing in a 410 winged sprint on the 3/8-mile high banked oval. With the track being close to the home of the Kinsers, will Kody rise to the occasion in front of a hometown crowd? Or will it be another driver like Jordan Goldesberry or Brad Greer who have been close this season, but have yet to get it done. Ticket Information On Sunday night adult general admission will run $20 with discounted tickets for children. The pit gates will open at 3:00pm, with hot laps starting at 6:00 pm and racing at 6:30 pm. For more information on the event call 812-346-4040 or visit www.twincitiesracing.net. With the Midwest All Stars running with their senior series this weekend the Series Director Scott Petit would like to remind competitors that the tire rule will be open for Terre Haute, but will return on Sunday Night at Twin Cities Raceway Park. For the most up to date information on the Midwest All Star Series bookmark www.midwestallstarseries.com on your computer.

O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions kick off the Fourth of July weekend with fireworks

Camargo, IL (6-29-09) –By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director – What would the Fourth of July be without fireworks? This weekend the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions will be bring their unique type of fireworks, with speeds as quick as bottle rockets zooming into the sky and metal glimmering under the lights like sparklers, to K-C Raceway on Friday night July 3rd, before celebrating Independence Day on Saturday night July 4th, at the Terre Haute Action Track. K-C Raceway – Friday Night July 3rd K-C Raceway has been a staple on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions schedule since 1985 and they have been racing there ever since. This weekend will be the 16th annual “The Night the Stars come out.” Unfortunately, last year’s event was cancelled due to rain, so the last time the All Stars raced at K-C Raceway was in 2007. The lightning fast 3/8 mile bullring in the hills of Southern Ohio saw fast and furious action as Greg Wilson and Danny Smith battled for the win. At the end of the A main, it was Smith, who now calls the Chillicothe, Ohio track his home, emerging as the victor from his fourth place starting spot. Smith has two victories at the 3/8 track and 24 top-five finishes. K-C Raceway is a track where point leader Tim Shaffer has not had a lot of experience. In three starts at the track his best finish is fifth which came in 1995. On the other hand second in points Dale Blaney has three wins and 12 top-five finishes at the bullring, so this could help Blaney close a little bit of the gap on Shaffer. Greg Wilson is a driver that has two wins and six top-ten finishes to his credit at K-C Raceway, can “The Kid” win his first race of the season this weekend? Or will it be a rookie that has not raced at this track before. Of the rookie class of 2009, Brandon Wimmer is the only driver with experience at K-C Raceway. Ticket Information General Admission for “The Night the Stars come out” is $25, with kids’ tickets ages 6-12 running $10 and children under six are free. A pit pass for the event will be $35. Hot laps are slated to begin at 6:00pm with racing beginning at 7:30pm. For more information call 740-978-6575 or 740-663-4141, or visit www.kcraceway.com. Terre Haute Action Track – Saturday Night July 4th The track that is simply known to open wheel fans as “The Action Track” will be providing racing fans with some on track fireworks on Independence Day. Saturday night’s race will be unique as it will be part 410 winged sprint car race at its best and part country music concert. When the sun goes down the race will transition to concert and back to a race as the lights come up. This will be only the third time in history that the All Star Circuit of Champions have raced at this legendary track which has hosted many famed events over the years. This weekend it will be the Indiana Union Construction Classic presented by MISCO. Waiting at the finish line of this event for the victor will be a unique trophy featuring a bald eagle to commemorate the meaning of this special day. The last time that the All Star Circuit of Champions raced at Terre Haute was on July fourth last year. During the A-Main Tim Shaffer started from the pole and got the jump going into the first turn and never looked back. He would lead a fast and furious race on the legendary 1/2-mile track that would see him lead wire-to-wire, to take the win over Brandon Martin. Unlike other tracks, this is one place Rookie-of-the-Year competitor Daron Clayton has been successful at in non-wing competition. Clayton has two feature wins at the track coming during the Tony Hulman Classic preliminary night, before going on to win the Tony Hulman Classic. Fellow rookie Brandon Wimmer has a top-five finish in a 410 winged sprint there, while Ryan Bunton just missed running the top ten last year. Ticket Information Adult reserved grandstand tickets for the race are $25, with general admission grandstand running $20, bleacher seats running $15 and Adult infield running $10. A child’s reserved grandstand seat is $15, with general admission grandstand running $10, child’s bleacher and infield tickets are $5. The track is also offering a $25 family pack which will get two adults and up to four children infield seats. The track is also running promotions with local vendors where you can get free children’s reserved grandstand or general admission grandstand seats free at any First National Bank or with your Kroger Plus Card at the track. The ticket office will be opening at 3:00 pm with the gates opening to fans at 4:00 pm and hot laps beginning at 6:00 pm. For more information call 812-236-7951 or visit www.theactiontrack.com . For the most up to date information on the All Star Circuit of Champions bookmark www.allstarsprint.com on your computer.

Steve Smith emerges as Ohio Speedweek Champion
Camargo, IL (6-27-09) – By Kelly Brown – Public Relations Director – Last night when the dust settled at Fremont Speedway after six races in eight days, it was Stevie Smith who emerged as Ohio Speedweek Champion to take his first title. It has been a grueling week of O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions competition, which saw several drivers lead the point standings, but at the end Smith clinched the title with a third place finish at Fremont Speedway.
“We are excited, this championship was important for our team,” said Smith with a big smile. “We have won the Florida Speedweek title before and The Keystone Cup at Pennsylvania Speedweek, so to add this to the list is amazing. I feel like we are fortunate to be where we are. We had some good luck fall our way this week.”
During the week Smith proved to be one of the most consistent drivers, not placing out of the top ten once, in fact his worst finish came Friday night at Limaland Motorsports Park. Several times over the week Smith raced at few tracks for the first time, taking each one in stride.
“The key to running well at a lot of the tracks and winning was to get a good qualifying number,” stated Smith. “If you can do that, have a good lap, and then qualify through your heat race, then you start at the front of the pack which is key in any type of racing, especially sprint cars these days. With fifty to sixty other guys, it is hard getting and staying up front. You have to put yourself in position for a good finish.”
Smith began his quest for the Championship at Eldora Speedway with a second place finish. He lost a little momentum on the second night at Millstream Speedway finishing fifth. It was midweek when Smith hit his stride winning at both Hilltop Speedway and Waynesfield Motorsports Park, the latter he had not raced at previously. The only night he would place out of the top-five was at Limaland Motorsports Park where he finished ninth. Then to take the title, he finished third at Fremont Speedway.
“This week has been fun for us,” Smith commented. “Looking back, we would have really liked to win at Eldora. That was the one thing that was in the back of my mind as well as the team’s this whole week, but I had to put it behind me. I do best when I put everything behind me and focus on one night at a time and doing the best I can.”
Smith added his name to those greats who have won Ohio Speedweek championships. In sprint car history Smith will be listed with greats such as: Jack Hewitt, Frankie Kerr, Sammy Swindell, Steve Kinser, Dave Blaney, Kenny Jacobs, and Bobby Allen.
Now that the 2009 edition of Ohio Speedweek is finished the focus shifts to who will take the 2009 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions title, before preparations for the 28th edition of Ohio Speedweek begins. For all the information you could ever want on both Ohio Speedweek and the All Star series, visit www.allstarsprint.com or www.ohiospeedweek.com.
2009 Final Ohio Speedweek Points

1 Stevie Smith 585
2 Tim Shaffer 572
3 Randy Hannagan 562
4 Rob Chaney 558
5 Brock Mayes 552
6 Greg Wilson 546
7 Dale Blaney 540
8 Dean Jacobs 507
9 Cale Conley 504
10 Chad Kemenah 498
11 Lee Jacobs 498
12 Brandon Wimmer 495
13 Daron Clayton 474
14 Steven Lines 465
15 Brandon Martin 461
16 Tim Hunter 447
17 Ryan Myers 441
18 David Gravel 439
19 Byron Reed 432
20 Brad Sweet 427
21 Ryan Bunton 407
22 Craig Mintz 407
23 Roddy Bellbowen 390
24 Cole Duncan 386
25 Daryn Pittman 382
26 Cap Henery 379
27 Terry McCarl 364
28 Jody Keegan 360
29 Mike Linder 351
30 Paul McMahan 340
3` Jason Johnson 338
32 Danny Smith 332
33 Chad Blonde 306
34 Niel Shepherd 277
35 Todd Kane 276
36 Sheldon Haudenschild 276
37 Travis Philo 255
38 Glenn Styres 251
39 Kenny Jacobs 236
40 Phil Gressman 231
41 Mark Keegan 224
42 Brad Haudenschild 203
43 Brian Smith 194
44 David Harrison 170
45 Scott Curan 165
46 Brooke Tatnell 160
47 Ed Lynch 159
48 Bryan Sebetto 146
49 Ben Gregg 145
50 Chris Andrews 144
51 Ron Blair 138
52 Scott Euler 136
53 John Ivy 135
54 JR Stewert 129
55 Kory Crabtree 122
56 Kaley Gharst 118
57 Danny Mumaw 118
58 Aaron Middaugh 114
59 Zack Ames 114
60 Craig Folmer 106
61 Mike Kuemper 101
62 Chad Greer 100
63 Paul May 89
64 Butch Schroeder 85
65 Jimmy Stinson 84
66 Jason Dolick 83
67 Duane Zablocki 83
68 Jack Sodeman Jr. 79
69 Caleb Griffith 72
70 Steve Irwin 70
71 Todd Heller 70
72 Dustin Dagget 69
73 James Horton 69
74 Jamie Miller 69
75 Kent Wolters 68
76 Bill Rose 67
77 Caleb Helms 67
78 Matthew Reed 67
79 Brock Martin 66
80 Dennis Yoakam 65
81 Andy Shammo 65
82 Duffy Smith 61
83 Jared Horstman 60
84 Andy Priest 59
85 Jeff Williams 59
86 Keith Baxter 58
87 Mark Imler 58
88 Ed Neumiser 57
89 Scott Carter 57
90 Kevin Lee 56

Ohio Speedweek Night Five: Tim Shaffer celebrates his birthday a day late in Victory Lane at Fremont Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-27-09) – Some people may see aging as a negative, but to others age is nothing but a number. While some believe you get better with age like a fine bottle of wine. Tonight Tim Shaffer proved just that as he overcame his 14th position starting spot, methodically passing cars almost every circuit of the track in the 40 lap A main to take the victory at Fremont Speedway and the $10,000 pay day that went along with it. Shaffer may have turned 42 yesterday, but there is no doubt the real celebration happened tonight.

Shaffer, who won the B main to make his way into tonight’s main event, put on a clinic on how to execute passes on the 1/3-mile semi-banked oval from the beginning of the event. Chad Blonde started from the pole of the feature with Brock Mayes by his side. As the Green Flag was unfurled Blonde had the edge rocketing towards Turn 1. Mayes, Duane Zablocki, and Craig Mintz would quickly fall in line.

While Blonde was setting a fast and furious pace at the front of the pack, Shaffer was on the move picking up seven spots in just four laps. As the field began to encounter lapped traffic on Lap 9, Blonde began to fall into the clutches of Mayes and Mintz who were able to pull up on him. Mayes was right on Blonde’s tail allowing Mintz to join the fight. Mintz, who was the only driver who was hooked up on the high side made his move on Lap 13 to take the second position. Once he got into the second spot, he set his sights on the lead waging a battle with Blonde which would see the duo race side-by-side for four laps straight.

While the cars up front were battling, Shaffer kept picking off cars and had moved up to four by the 14th circuit of the course. On Lap 18 Mayes a daring move diving between Blonde and Mintz to take the lead. It was short lived though as Mintz muscled his way back on the following lap.

The first caution of the night came out of Lap 20 when Daron Clayton spun. On the restart Mintz would get the jump leaving Mayes and Blonde in the clutches of Shaffer and a closing Stevie Smith. The pack would catch up to the tail of the field again on Lap 25 allowing Mayes, Shaffer, and Smith to close. Mayes would take his turn up front, when he used a lapped car as a pick to drive around Mintz into the lead on Lap 27. Mayes would jet out to a slight lead as second was up for the taking and three cars wanted it. Mintz, Shaffer and Smith staged quite a battle as Smith drove under the 20x car. Mintz would fight back in the outside line trying to retake the spot.

The same lapped traffic that had given Mayes the opportunity to take the lead became his enemy as Shaffer caught up to him. On Lap 36, Shaffer would make his move diving to the low side to take the lead. The final caution flag flew on Lap 37 as David Harrison and Dale Blaney tangled. As the cars idled around the track there was something amiss on Mintz’s 20x car. While running fourth an oil fire would erupt bringing out the Red Flag.

When the Green Flag flew for the final time Shaffer drove out to a sizable lead, with a clear track in his sight. At the line it was Shaffer taking the Checkered Flag first with Mayes, Smith, Blonde, and Brad Sweet rounding out the top-five.

This was Shaffer’s second victory during Ohio Speedweek as he also won the feature last Sunday at Millstream Speedway. Shaffer has 16 O’Reilly Circuit of Champions career wins, with five coming so far this season.

With his third place finish Stevie Smith would win the Ohio Speedweek Championship tonight. The point standings will be finalized tomorrow. For updates visit www.ohiospeeedweek.com or www.allstarsprint.com

With a grueling Ohio Speedweek in the books, the drivers and teams of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions just have six day to recuperate before traveling back to Ohio for a Friday night race at KC Speedway on July 3rd and the series will be celebrating independence day at the historic Terre Haute Action Track on the following night July 4th. For more information visit www.allstarsprint.com.

First Place Tim Shaffer “This place always puts a great race on. I'm so happy to be a part of this team. Brian (Kemenah, crew chief), Janet (Holbrook, owner) and Aaron (Call, owner)...this whole team...they did a great job all week...it's a tough week. I let them down last night and I was determined not to do that tonight. You had to be aggressive but patient tonight. I never thought we'd get up through there. We got a great start and the lapped cars helped me tonight...they hurt me last night so that's part of racing. We're building a great team" Second Place Brock Mayes "I'm just upset...three years in a row I've run second at this $10,000 to win Speedweek show. If I had a few more cars in my shop a couple of those guys would have been helped off the track. There's no sense for lapped cars to be shown my wing three or four times. I get as many cars as Shaffer has in the shop I'll be pushing around like he does sometimes. Daniel, Keith and Davey and my dad are behind us. What you see is what we got. Every now and then we pick up a little something. Just a little heart broken, a little disgusted, a little upset right now. We've been running good here all year. I thought we had 'em. I didn't make the right decision I guess.” Third Place Stevie Smith "Tim Shaffer did a nice job and he earned it...he started back there too. I just didn't get the job done. I'm real proud of these guys. We won the points... it's a shame they couldn't have had a little purse for that. After seeing all these cars this week, I was pretty amazed. The fans were really a big support for the Ohio Sprint Speedweek and they had a lot of race cars. I think it's something that could really be built up and I'd like to still be a part of it.”

Kistler Engines Qualifying Car-Driver-Time 1. 1 Stevie Smith 12.701 2. 11b Brock Mayes 12.793 3. 1x Randy Hannagan 12.994 4. 56r Ryan Myers 12.998 5. 3c Cale Conley 13.049 6. x Mark Keegan 13.084 7. 83 Tim Shaffer 13.095 8. 7k Rob Chaney 13.101 9. 2l Ed Lynch Jr. 13.123 10. 20x Craig Mintz 13.138 11. 9z Duane Zablocki 13.150 12. 24h Chad Blonde 13.175 13. 59 Lee Jacobs 13.187 14. 10 David Harrison 13.190 15. 16 Bryan Sebetto 13.219 16. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 13.228 17. 91e Brad Sweet 13.240 18. 53 John Ivy 13.240 19. 92 Daron Clayton 13.251 20. 5r Byron Reed 13.255 21. 0 Brandon Wimmer 13.258 22. 2 Dale Blaney 13.263 23. 22 Cole Duncan 13.292 24. 3j Kevin Lee 13.293 25. 312 Mike Linder 13.303 26. 14h Todd Heller 13.312 27. 89g David Gravel 13.315 28. 2+ Brian Smith 13.337 29. 04 Cap Henry 13.340 30. 60 Jody Keegan 13.375 31. w20 Greg Wilson 13.391 32. 2h Tim Hunter 13.424 33. 25 Kenny Jacobs 13.428 34. 35 Jamie Miller 13.439 35. 11m Brandon Martin 13.443 36. 45au Steven Lines 13.444 37. 97 Dean Jacobs 13.476 38. 48s Andy Shammo 13.516 39. 6r Ryan Bunton 13.573 40. 63 Chad Kemenah 13.601 41. 10h Brad Haudenschild 13.696 42. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 14.142 43. 27 Scott Euler 16.171

Heat Finishes (Started) MSD Ignition Heat 1 –10 Laps 1. 91e Brad Sweet 2. 0 Brandon Wimmer 3. 2l Ed Lynch Jr. 4. 1 Stevie Smith 5. 97 Dean Jacobs 6. 59 Lee Jacobs 7. 3c Cale Conley 8. 312 Mike Linder 9. 25 Kenny Jacobs 10. 10h Brad Haudenschild 11. 04 Cap Henry

Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 10 Laps 1. 2 Dale Blaney 2. 53 John Ivy 3. 20x Craig Mintz 4. 11b Brock Mayes 5. 10 David Harrison 6. x Mark Keegan 7. 14h Todd Heller 8. 60 Jody Keegan 9. 35 Jamie Miller 10. 48s Andy Shammo 11. 7au Roddy Bellbowen

All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 10 Laps 1. 92 Daron Clayton 2. 22 Cole Duncan 3. 9z Duane Zablocki 4. 1x Randy Hannagan 5. 11m Brandon Martin 6. 83 Tim Shaffer 7. 16 Bryan Sebetto 8. 89g David Gravel 9. w20 Greg Wilson 10. 6r Ryan Bunton 11. 27 Scott Euler

Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 – 10 Laps 1. 3j Kevin Lee 2. 5r Byron Reed 3. 63 Chad Kemenah 4. 24h Chad Blonde 5. 2+ Brian Smith 6. 45au Steven Lines 7. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 8. 2h Tim Hunter 9. 7k Rob Chaney 10. 56r Ryan Myers

Rubbin Repair Dash – 6 Laps 1. 91e Brad Sweet 2. 1x Randy Hannagan 3. 1 Stevie Smith 4. 11b Brock Mayes 5. 92 Daron Clayton

University of Northwestern Ohio B Main – 12 Laps 1. 83 Tim Shaffer 2. 3c Cale Conley 3. x Mark Keegan 4. 59 Lee Jacobs 5. 7k Rob Chaney 6. 56r Ryan Myers 7. 16 Brian Sebetto 8. 89g David Gravel 9. 04 Cap Henry 10. w20 Greg Wilson 11. 14h Todd Heller 12. 35 Jamie Miller 13. 45au Steven Lines 14. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 15. 27 Scott Euler 16. 48s Andy Shammo 17. 60 Jody Keegan 18. 25 Kenny Jacobs 19. 10h Brad Haudenschild 20. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 21.6r Ryan Bunton

O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main – 30 Laps 1. 83 Tim Shaffer (14) 2. 11b Brock Mayes (3) 3. 1 Stevie Smith (11) 4. 24h Chad Blonde (1) 5. 91e Brad Sweet (8) 6. 1x Randy Hannagan (5) 7. 5r Byron Reed (16) 8. 0 Brandon Wimmer (17) 9.59 Lee Jacobs (15) 10. 97 Dean Jacobs (23) 11. 63 Chad Kemenah (24) 12. 11m Brandon Martin (22) 13. 22 Cole Duncan (19) 14. 10 David Harrison (7) 15. 3c Cale Conley (12) 16. 2+ Brian Smith (21) 17. 53 John Ivy (9) 18. 9z Duane Zablocki (2) 19. 92 Daron Clayton (10) 20. 3j Kevin Lee (20) 21. 20x Craig Mintz (4) 22. 2 Dale Blaney (18) 23. x Mark Keegan (13) 24.2l Ed Lynch Jr. (6)

Ohio Speedweek Night Five: Danny Smith wins thriller at Limaland Motorsports Park!

Camargo, IL (6-26-09) – One thing that fans will remember tonight’s race for is the fact that during Lap 18 four different cars took turns leading the race. From the time that the Green Flag flew on night five of Ohio Speedweek at the Limaland Motorsports Park 1/4-mile bullring, it was some of the best racing the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions had encountered all week as the event ran almost wire-to-wire.

On the initial drop of the Green Flag, Brock Mayes grabbed the lead from the pole position, but as the fourth row entered Turn 1, a melee ensued, which forced Phil Gressman to climb the wall. The rest of the cars involved would continue on, but this ended Gressman’s night, setting up a complete restart of the event.

When racing action got underway it was fast and furious as Danny Smith got the jump and led the first lap of the event. He would be followed to the line by Mayes, Rob Chaney and Tim Shaffer. A few laps later Shaffer made his move in Turn 3 snatching the third position. Chaney battled back, but Shaffer had his car working in the top groove, holding him off.

By Lap 5 Mayes, took his turn in the top position briefly, but Smith quickly retook the lead. Mayes fell into the clutches of Shaffer as the top three traded positions back and forth. It seemed as if every time Mayes would catch Smith, Shaffer would close on the duo and join the battle. Shaffer appeared to be the best entering Turn 3 as he picked up the second position on Lap 11. Then a few laps later he would celebrate his 42nd birthday by taking the lead.

While the top three were battling Dale Blaney was on the move from his seventh place starting position, moving into the top-five and closing in on the lead pack as he passed Greg Wilson for the position. When the field started encountering traffic on Lap 14, Danny Smith dove under Shaffer for the lead. Shaffer would get held up by a lapped car letting Mayes get by for second. Using a lapped car as a pick, Mayes took the lead away from Smith on Lap 16. This is when Blaney really made his presence known on the track as he dove under Shaffer and Smith to take the second position on Lap 17.

Lap 18 will be one that goes down in infamy as Mayes, Smith, Shaffer and Blaney all led on the same lap. The top four could have been thrown under a blanket. Smith would out muscle his fellow competitors and establish himself in the lead on Lap 20 of the 40 Lap A main event. Blaney established himself in the second position, followed by Shaffer, Wilson, and Mayes.

Once Smith was in the lead, he pulled away from the fray. In the latter part of the event Wilson came to life picking off Mayes for fourth. When he caught Shaffer the two battled side-by-side until Wilson bobbled slightly. In the mean time Shaffer caught Blaney for second and started working on him. As the two battled it allowed Wilson catch up to the leaders again.

With five laps remaining Wilson made quick work of Shaffer diving under him in Turn 2 to take over the third position in the top line. Wilson then set his sights on second, catching Blaney using the high line. Wilson worked on Blaney each lap, but was unable to execute the pass. At the Checkered Flag it was Smith picking up the win, followed by Blaney, Wilson, Shaffer and Mayes.

This was Smith’s 30th All Star Circuit of Champions win, his second this season, and his second in All Star competition at Limaland Motorsports Park. His last win at the 1/4-mile bullring came in 1990 and the last time the All Star series raced at Fremont Speedway the sprint car veteran won.

The final night of Ohio Speedweek is on tap tomorrow night at Fremont Speedway. The gates will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $25 for adults, $15 for seniors, ages 16-11 are $10, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 333-0476 or visit www.fremontohspeedway.com.

With Stevie Smith finishing ninth and Rob Chaney turning in a sixth place finish, the points for Ohio Speedweek champion is closer than ever. Don’t miss tomorrow night at Fremont Speedway to see who will emerge as Ohio Speedweek Champion. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com .

First Place Danny Smith – “I didn’t let Brock beat me on the second start. I was running around the top and was not sure how hard I should run going into the first turn. He chased me down, got by me, but I got my elbows up and fought back. They kept coming at me, slide jobbing and slide jobbing. It was great, but I am the one that gets to take home the check. I would like to thank all the great fans here tonight, without them we wouldn’t be here.”

Second Place Dale Blaney – “We were a second place car tonight. We had a heck of a race right there, Smith got by me at one point and he fought me back. The high side was the place to be. There wasn’t a whole lot on the bottom to work with. With the way this week has gone we will take this and move on to Fremont.”

Third Place Greg Wilson – “I couldn’t get by traffic and get on the top side like I needed to in the final laps, but that is what you have to deal with when you start back a little ways. We had another great run here at Lima. I have to thank George Warnimont for a great race car. We had a little mishap today with the trailer, so to be able to leave with a good finish going into Fremont tomorrow night is great.” Speedweek Fan Info

A great place to stay at Fremont Speedway is the Holiday Inn Express in Tiffin, Ohio. To make reservations visit www.holidayinn.com or call (419) 443-5100 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek racers rate.

During Speedweek the fans in attendance should check out the O’Reilly All Star Merchandise trailer as there are several new items. Special for Ohio Speedweek, ASI Sportswear has created several items including: 2009 Ohio Speedweek decals, 2009 Ohio Speedweek die cast, and an exclusive tye-dye 2009 Ohio Speedweek t-shirt. Also new to the trailer is 2010 All Star calendars with are 12X12, full color, and priced at $15. Also new is the 2009 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions souvenir program, which is a must read for fans of the series. Also in the trailer is a host of the best and highest quality race wear that ASI Sportswear has to offer including new driver shirts for Greg Wilson, Ryan Bunton, Dale Blaney and Tim Shaffer.

Kistler Engines Qualifying Car-Driver-Time

1. 7k Rob Chaney 11.484 2. 2h Tim Hunter 11.527 3. 1x Randy Hannagan 11.561 4. 92 Daron Clayton 11.577 5. 83 Tim Shaffer 11.629 6. 78 Todd Kane 11.658 7. 1 Stevie Smith 11.707 8. 11b Brock Mayes 11.719 9. 11m Brandon Martin 11.784 10. 4 Danny Smith 11.804 11. 97 Dean Jacobs 11.821 12. 2 Dale Blaney 11.831 13. 9x Phil Gressman 11.839 14. w20 Greg Wilson 11.852 15. 3c Cale Conley 11.867 16. 45au Steven Lines 11.874 17. 312 Mike Linder 11.880 18. 63 Chad Kemenah 11.895 19. 0 Brandon Wimmer 11.991 20. 35 Ronnie Blair 12.003 21. 20x Craig Mintz 12.027 22. 5r Byron Reed 12.084 23. 24h Chad Blonde 12.093 24. 22 Cole Duncan 12.167 25. 89g David Gravel 12.218 26. 59 Lee Jacobs 12.225 27. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 12.283 28. 7c Neil Shepherd 12.297 29. 10 Brad Haudenschild 12.326 30. 04 Cap Henry 12.394 31. 28 James Horton 12.399 32. v92 Matthew Reed 12.423 33. 56r Ryan Myers 12.446 34. 6s JR Stewart 12.456 35. x Mark Keegan 12.518 36. 6r Ryan Bunton 12.523 37. 5t Travis Philo 12.531 38. 22d Dennis Yoakam 12.653 39. 17 Jared Horstman 12.656 40. 5w Jeff Williams 12.685 41. 11 Tim Allison 12.777 42. 60 Jody Keegan 12.783 43. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 12.870 44. 69 Scott Curran 12.873 45. 40 Mark Imler 12.898 46. 1w Kent Wolters 13.005 47. 57j Mike Dunlap 13.430 48. 55 Scott Carter 13.609 49. 43g Chad Greer 14.585

Heat Finishes (Started) MSD Ignition Heat 1 –10 Laps 1. 312 Mike Linder (2) 2. 9x Phil Gressman (3) 3. 83 Tim Shaffer (5) 4. 20x Craig Mintz (1) 5. 7k Rob Chaney (6) 6. 89g David Gravel (7) 7. 56r Ryan Myers (9) 8. 10 Brad Haudenschild (8) 9. 5t Travis Philo (10) 10. 40 Mark Imler (12) 11. 11 Tim Allison (11) 12. 43g Chad Greer (13) 13. 11m Brandon Martin (4)

Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 8 Laps 1. 63 Chad Kemenah (2) 2. 5r Byron Reed (1) 3. 4 Danny Smith (4) 4. w20 Greg Wilson (3) 5. 2h Tim Hunter (6) 6. 59 Lee Jacobs (7) 7. 78 Todd Kane (5) 8. 22d Dennis Yoakam (10) 9. 6s JR Stewart (9) 10. 1w Ken Wolters (12) 11. 60 Jody Keegan (11) 12. 04 Cap Henry (8)

All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 10 Laps 1. 0 Brandon Wimmer (2) 2. 97 Dean Jacobs (4) 3. 3c Cale Conley (3) 4. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild (7) 5. x Mark Keegan (9) 6. 1x Randy Hannagan(6) 7. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (11) 8. 28 James Horton 9. 17 Jared Horstman 10. 24h Chad Blonde 11. 1 Stevie Smith 12. 57j Mike Dunlap

Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 – 10 Laps 1. 2 Dale Blaney (4) 2. 22 Cole Duncan (1) 3. 35 Ronnie Blair (2) 4. 11b Brock Mayes (5) 5. 45au Steven Lines (3) 6. 7c Neil Shepherd (7) 7. 92 Daron Clayton (6) 8. 6r Ryan Bunton(9) 9. 5w Jeff Williams (10) 10. v92 Matthew Reed (8) 11. 55 Scott Carter (12) 12. 69 Scott Curran (11)

Rubbin Repair Dash – 6 Laps 1. Tim Shaffer (2) 2. 11b Brock Mayes (1) 3. 2 Dale Blaney (6) 4. 7k Rob Chaney (4) 5. 2h Tim Hunter (3) 6. 4 Danny Smith (5)

C Main – 12 Laps 1. 60 Jody Keegan (4) 2. 1w Ken Wolters (8) 3. 17 Jared Horstman (1) 4. 5w Jeff Williams (2) 5. 40 Mark Imler (7) 6. 55 Scott Carter (10) 7. 69 Scott Curran (6) 8. 43g Chad Greer (11) 9. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (5) 10. 11 Tim Allison (3) 11. 57j Mike Dunlap (9)

University of Northwestern Ohio B Main – 12 Laps 1. 59 Lee Jacobs (8) 2. 1x Randy Hannagan (1) 3. 1 Stevie Smith (4) 4. 92 Daron Clayton (2) 5. 7c Neil Shepherd (9) 6. 89g David Gravel (7) 7. 10 Brad Haudenschild (10) 8. 56r Ryan Myers(14) 9. 6r Ryan Bunton (16) 10. 60 Jody Keegan (19) 11. 6s JR Stewart (15) 12. 28 James Horton (12) 13. 1w Kent Wolters (20) 14. v92 Matthew Reed (13) 15. 78 Todd Kane (3) 16. 22d Dennis Yoakam (18) 17. 11m Brandon Martin (5) - 24h Chad Blond DNS - 04 Cap Henry DNS - 5t Travis Philo DNS

O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main – 40 Laps 1. 4 Danny Smith (2) 2. 2 Dale Blaney (7) 3. w20 Greg Wilson (9) 4. 83 Tim Shaffer (4) 5. 11b Brock Mayes (1) 6. 7k Rob Chaney (3) 7. 1x Randy Hannagan (11) 8. 63 Chad Kemenah (16) 9. 1 Stevie Smith (13) 10. 3c Cale Conley (10) 11. 97 Dean Jacobs (6) 12. 0 Brandon Wimmer (17) 13. 20x Craig Mintz (19) 14. 5r Byron Reed (20) 15. 312 Mike Linder (15) 16. 59 Lee Jacobs (22) 17. 92 Daron Clayton (12) 18. 45au Steven Lines (14) 19. 2h Tim Hunter (5) 20. 22 Cole Duncan (21) 21. 35 Ronnie Blair (18) 22. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild (23) 23. x Mark Keegan (24) 24. 9x Phil Gressman (8)

Ohio Speedweek: Rain falls on Attica Raceway Park again; Limaland Motorsports Park becomes fifth night of Ohio Speedweek

Camargo, IL (6-25-09) –By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director –It seems as if Mother Nature has something against the Ohio Speedweek race at Attica Raceway Park. For the second time in a week the skies have opened up over the track; the first it caused the event to be rescheduled and now after another drenching shower tonight, the event has been cancelled. Ohio Speedweek will get back in swing tomorrow night, Friday, June, 26, at Limaland Motorsports Park. It has been over a year since the O’Reilly All Stars have raced at the 1/4-mile bullring. Last year the Ohio Speedweek event there fell victim to rain. The last time that an Ohio Speedweek race was featured at the dirt oval was in 2007. At the drop of the green flag it was Kenny Jacobs running out to an early lead. Blaney would eventually get his shot at Jacobs on a mid-race restart where he drove hard into turn one and rocketed past Jacobs, taking the lead. Blaney would hold off charges by Byron Reed to take the Checkered Flag in the event. Currently at the helm of the Ohio Speedweek point standing is Stevie Smith, but this is another track that the PA driver had little experience on. He has run only one event there, finishing in the top-20. Rob Chaney currently sits in the second position in points by eight markers. Chaney has quite a history at Limaland winning four events there in a winged 360 sprint. Third is Daryn Pittman who sits 13 points out of the lead, but in three events he only has one top-five finish. Greg Wilson who is currently fourth should be a frontrunner on Friday night if his record means anything. In 50 starts at the track in various types of sprint racing “The Kid” has 14 wins, and 33 top-5 finishes. Rounding out the top five in points is Tim Shaffer who two top-five finishes in seven starts. On the outside looking in is Dale Blaney who has five wins and 14 top-5 finishes at the1/4-mile bullring. Other All Star regulars who have a history at the track includes Daron Clayton who has one top-5 finish in two starts in non-wing 410 sprint competition and the 2008 Rookie-of-the-Year, Ryan Myers also has a top-ten finish at the oval in a winged 360 sprint. Don’t miss a chance to see the drivers of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions duke it out at Limaland Motorsports Park. Tomorrow night the gates will open at 4:00 pm with hot laps slated to begin at 6:30 pm. Tickets for the event start at $22 for adults, ages 11 – 16 are $11, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 339-6249 or visit www.limaland.com. An excellent place to stay and relax when visiting Limaland Motorsports Park is the Comfort Inn of Lima. They offer great rates along with a free deluxe continental breakfast and coffee. They also have free high-speed wireless internet and a fitness center. For more information on the Comfort Inn of Lima call 419-228-4251 or visit www.comfortinn.com. When Ohio Speedweek resumes it will no doubt be another exhilarating fight to see who emerges from the event with not only the Ohio Speedweek title, but the All Star Circuit of Champions point standings when the Checkered Flag flies on Saturday night at Fremont Speedway. Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com. Ohio Speedweek points as of 6/24 1

Stevie Smith

395 2

Rob Chaney

387 3

Daryn Pittman

382 4

Greg Wilson

377 5

Tim Shaffer

375 6

Randy Hannagan

373 7

Terry McCarl

364 8

Dale Blaney

362 9

Brock Mayes

357 10

Jason Johnson

338

O’Reilly Midwest All Stars postpone Charleston Speedway race scheduled for this weekend

Camargo, IL (6- 25-2009) By Kelly Brown – Public Relations Director – Heat not only wears on race fans sitting in the stands, it can also effect a race track, especially when it comes to dirt ovals. Due to the extreme heat and other track related factors Charleston Speedway has decided to reschedule their O’Reilly Midwest All Stars event originally scheduled for this weekend to Saturday, September, 5th. Charleston Speedway, Located in Charleston, Illinois is a 3/8-mile Semi-banked oval. The September date will mark the first time that 410-winged sprint cars will be appearing at the track. In the past the venue has hosted various midget and 410-non wing events, but never with a wing strapped on the top. “This new race at Charleston Speedway promises to be an exciting event, so it is unfortunate that we had to postpone it,” commented Scott Petit, Midwest All Star Series Director. “I have been working with the track and the decision was made to reschedule the event so the track would be in optimal condition to ensure that this inaugural event be both a success for both the Midwest All Stars and Charleston Speedway. For more information on Charleston Speedway visit http://charlestonspeedway.webs.com/ and for the most up to date information on the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series visit www.midwestallstarseries.com.

Ohio Speedweek Night Four: Stevie Smith doubles his fun at Waynesfield Raceway Park

Camargo, IL (6-24-09) – By Kelly Brown – Public Relations Director – It seems that if Ohio Speedweek points leader Stevie Smith has hit his stride after winning last night at Hilltop Speedway. Tonight for the second night in a row he celebrated in Victory Lane; this time it was at Waynesfield Raceway Park. Now that Smith has a new found sense of momentum, the other drivers of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions are going to have their work just a little harder to make their claim on the 2009 Ohio Speedweek title with just three nights of competition left.

Stevie Smith, who recorded quick time, started on the front row of the feature with Cole Duncan by his side. On the wave of the Green Flag Smith sprinted out to the lead, like a hunting dog pursing its prey. Behind him Brandon Martin slid past Cole Duncan for second, while Daryn Pittman and Jason Johnson brawled for the fifth position.

On Lap 5 Smith started encountering lapped traffic and started picking them off car by car in the high line. Martin began to start mimicking Smith’s line hoping to catch up some ground. The first caution period of the night would be on Lap 9 when Jody Keegan spun in Turn 2.

When the Green Flag waved again Smith begun where he let off with Martin in his tire tracks trying every move he could to stick with the leader. At this point Pittman was at the move executing a slide job on Duncan to take over the third position. Pittman had a close call while working lapped traffic as he had a near collision with a lapped car, but in a skillful move he was able to save the 17 car without losing a position.

With 20 laps in the book it was Smith who had pulled out to a straight-away lead, Brandon Martin in pursuit, Daryn Pittman, Cole Duncan, and Greg Wilson. On Lap 22 the Yellow Flag would fly again for an incident involving Dale Blaney, Tim Shaffer, and Jimmy Stinson. The three made contact in the short shoot between 1 and two, which sent both Shaffer and Stinson spinning.

On the restart there was a lapped car between Smith, and second place running Martin. Martin made quick work of the lapped machine, but not quick enough as Pittman was hot on his heels. While Smith pulled out to another sizable lead. At one point Martin looked to be reeling him in, but was not able to get close enough to pass Smith. In the last ten laps of the event Pittman could feel the race coming to the end and made his move between turns three and four. Pittman would put a slide job on Martin, but Martin fought back. As they sprinted down the front stretch towards Turn 1, Pittman got the edge taking over the second position. Rob Chaney was also on the move as he moved into the top-5 with eight laps to go.

With two laps to go the 91e of Brad Sweet slowed on the track and attempted to get out of the way so it would not bring out a caution, but he was not successful and the caution banner did wave setting up a Green-White-Checker shootout. On the final restart, Smith got the jump and did not look back. Smith would pass under the Checkered Flag first collecting his second win of Ohio Speedweek. He was followed to the line by: Pittman, Martin, Duncan, and Chaney.

This was Smith’s fifth All Star victory this season. The first came during Florida Speedweek at Volusia County Speedway, two came in his home state of PA at Port Royal Speedway and last night at Hilltop Speedway. Overall this is Smith’s eleventh career All Star win.

Tomorrow night Thursday, June 25th Ohio Speedweek will move to Attica Raceway for a fifth night of exciting race action. The gates at Attica Raceway Park will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:45 pm. Tickets for the event start at $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, ages 15-11 are $10, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 680-5606 or visit www.atticaracewaypark.com.

Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com .

Speedweek Fan Info If fans are looking for a place to stay during Ohio Speedweek there are several places that are offering special Ohio Speedweek rates. Another excellent place to stay and relax when visiting Limaland Motorsports Park is the Comfort Inn of Lima. They offer great rates along with a free deluxe continental breakfast and coffee! They also have free high-speed wireless internet and a fitness center. For more information on the Comfort Inn of Lima call 419-228-4251 or visit www.comfortinn.com. Whether you are at Fremont Speedway or Attica Raceway Park, stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Tiffin, Ohio. To make reservations visit www.holidayinn.com or call (419) 443-5100 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek racers rate.

Kistler Engines Qualifying Car-Driver-Time 1. 1 Stevie Smith 10.511 2. 22 Cole Duncan 10.552 3. 17 Daryn Pittman 10.674 4. 20x Craig Mintz 10.617 5. 97 Dean Jacobs 10.642 6. 2h Tim Hunter 10.693 7. 41 Jason Johnson 10.721 8. w20 Greg Wilson 10.747 9. 11m Brandon Martin 10.761 10. 7k Rob Chaney 10.783 11. x Mark Keegan 10.784 12. 5r Byron Reed 10.816 13. 56r Ryan Myers 10.818 14. 3c Craig Conley 10.819 15. 91e Brad Sweet 10.823 16. 11b Brock Mayes 10.832 17. 83 Tim Shaffer 10.836 18. 59 Lee Jacobs 10.836 19. 83 Jimmy Stinson 10.836 20. 1x Randy Hannagan 10.873 21. 60 Jody Keegan 10.873 22. 7c Neil Shepherd 10.881 23. 89g David Gravel 10.903 24. 45au Steven Lines 10.923 25. 45 Paul McMahan 10.942 26. 312 Mike Linder 10.943 27. 2 Dale Blaney 10.990 28. 5t Travis Philo 11.006 29. 24 Terry McCarl 11.022 30. 47 Caleb Helms 11.028 31. 0 Brandon Wimmer 11.097 32. 30 Steve Irwin 11.126 33. 63 Chad Kemenah 11.144 34. 6r Ryan Bunton 11.155 35. 60c Kory Crabtree 11.160 36. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 11.160 37. 4 Danny Smith 11.176 38. 78 Todd Kane 11.188 39. 92 Daron Clayton 11.237 40. 59j Kirk Jefferies 11.241 41. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 11.270 42. 04 Cap Henry 11.275 43. 11n Ed Neumeister 11.338 44. 6s JR Stewart 11.365 45. 34 Luke Hall 11.372 46. 0s Glenn Styres 11.373 47. 2dh Dallas Hewitt 11.726 48. 35 Ronnie Blair 11.759 49. 69 Scott Curran 12.513 50. 6 Zach Ames 12.750

Heat Finishes (Started)

MSD Ignition Heat 1 –8 Laps 1. 83 Tim Shaffer 2. 60 Jody Keegan 3. 11m Brandon Martin 4. 1 Stevie Smith 5. 45 Paul McMahan 6. 97 Dean Jacobs 7. 24 Terry McCarl 8. 56r Ryan Myers 9. 34 Luke Hall 10. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 11. 69 Scott Curran 12. 63 Chad Kemenah 13. 4 Danny Smith

Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 8 Laps 1. 59 Lee Jacobs 2. 7c Neil Shepherd 3. 7k Rob Chaney 4. 22 Cole Duncan 5. 6r Ryan Bunton 6. 3c Craig Conley 7. 04 Cap Henry 8. 2h Tim Hunter 9. 312 Mike Linder 10. 47 Kaleb Helms 11. 78 Todd Kane 12. 0s Glenn Styres DNS Zach Ames

All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 8 Laps 1. 84 Jimmy Stinson 2. 91e Brad Sweet 3. 41 Jason Johnson 4. 89g David Gravel 5. 17 Daryn Pittman 6. 92 Daron Clayton 7. 0 Brandon Wimmer 8. 2dh Dallas Hewitt 9. x Mark Keegan 10. 60c Kory Crabtree 11. 11n Ed Neumeister DNS 2 Dale Blaney

Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 – 8 Laps 1. 1x Randy Hannagan 2. 11b Brock Mayes 3. w20 Greg Wilson 4. 5r Byron Reed 5. 45au Steven Lines 6. 20x Craig Mintz 7. 6s JR Stewart 8. 30 Steve Irwin 9. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 10. 5t Travis Philo 11. 59j Kirk Jefferies 12. 35 Ronnie Blair

Rubbin Repair Dash – 6 Laps 1. 11m Brandon Martin 2. w20 Greg Wilson 3. 17 Daryn Pittman 4. 1 Stevie Smith 5. 7k Rob Chaney DNS – 5r Byron Reed

Carmate Trailers C Main – 10 Laps 1. 92 Daron Clayton 2. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 3. 04 Cap Henry 4. 6s JR Stewart 5. 35 Ronnie Blair 6. 11n Ed Neumeister 7. 0s Glenn Styres 8. 69 Scott Curran 9. 34 Luke Hall 10. 2dh Dallas Hewitt DNS – 59j Kirk Jefferies DNS – 6 Zach Ames

University of Northwestern Ohio B Main – 12 Laps 1. 20x Craig Mintz 2. 97 Dean Jacobs 3. 2 Dale Blaney 4. 3c Cale Conley 5. 24 Terry Mc Carl 6. 92 Daron Clayton 7. 56r Ryan Myers 8. 5t Travis Philo 9. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 10. 63 Chad Kemenah 11. 30 Steve Irwin 12. 47 Caleb Helms 13. x Mark Keegan 14. 60c Kory Crabtree 15. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 16. 2h Tim Hunter 17. 312 Mike Linder 18.0 Brandon Wimmer 19. 4 Danny Smith DNS – 78 Todd Kane

O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main – 30 Laps 1. 1 Stevie Smith (1) 2. 17 Daryn Pittman (3) 3. 11m Brandon Martin (4) 4. 22 Cole Duncan (2) 5. 7k Rob Chaney (9) 6. w20 Greg Wilson (6) 7. 11b Brock Mayes (10) 8. 2 Dale Blaney (23) 9. 41 Jason Johnson (5) 10. 83 Tim Shaffer (14) 11. 1x Randy Hannagan (17) 12. 20x Craig Mintz (11) 13. 84 Jimmy Stinson (16) 14. 91e Brad Sweet (9) 15. 45 Paul McMahan (22) 16. 45au Steven Lines (21) 17. 6r Ryan Bunton (24) 18. 3c Craig Conley (13) 19. 59 Lee Jacobs (15) 20. 5r Byron Reed (8) 21. 89g David Gravel (20) 22. 97 Dean Jacobs (12) 23. 60Jody Keegan (18) 24. 7c Neil Shepherd (19)

Ohio Speedweek Night Three: Stevie Smith is king of the hill at Hilltop Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-23-09) – Up until tonight Stevie Smith had not placed outside of the top-five during Ohio Speedweek action, but he had yet to win. He changed that fact tonight as he grabbed the lead a fourth of the way through the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions event and drove on to a dominant win establishing himself as the leader in the Ohio Speedweek point standings.

At the beginning of tonight’s A-main, Tim Shaffer and Dean Jacobs shared the front row and once the Green Flag flew they stayed side-by-side throughout the first lap with Shaffer having a slight edge at the end of the first lap. The first caution of the night came out on Lap 2 for Jason Dolick.

On the restart it was Shaffer showing the way and Stevie Smith was on the move. First he closed in on the 59 of Jacobs and by the third lap he had stole the second position with a move on the high side. Smith then set his eye on the lead. He worked on Shaffer on the low side before moving to the high side. Shaffer moved low, but was nearly collected by a lapped car. On Lap 8 the yellow flag would fly again for the 89g of David Gravel.

Shaffer once again got a jump on the restart, but Smith picked up where he left off trying to reel the 83 car in. When the duo was working traffic on Lap 12, Smith made his move. He continued to work the high side and it finally paid off. Once he got into the lead Smith pulled away from the field.

While Smith was in the front skillfully working traffic, Brandon Martin came to life around Lap 15 and started his climb towards the front of the pack. At the front Shaffer was trying about every line he could to gain some ground on Smith, but the gap between the two was steadily growing. Smith was lapping cars that are normally contending for the win in All Star competition.

On Lap 26, Smith avoided near disaster when he made contact with the wall while working in traffic, this allowed Shaffer to close again, but Smith held on to the lead. There was a fanatic moment on the track with Daron Clayton nearly got together with Steve Lines, but Smith dodged the two cars and everyone on track continued to battle. The top three were still Smith, Shaffer, and Jacobs.

On Lap 31 the caution flag would fly again. This time it was for the 5h of Tim Hunter who got into the first turn hot and could not avoid the wall, while running in the top-five. On the restart Smith would have five lapped cars between him and his nearest competitor. When the Green Flag was unfurled Jacobs got the jump moving himself into the second position. With six to go Martin got around the 83 for third as the handling on the Shaffer’s car appeared to go away with five laps to go.

On Lap 38 with just two laps remaining the final caution of the event came out for Jason Dolick who climbed the fence in between turns one and two. At this point Shaffer went to the pits to have his car examined and joined the field for the final two laps at the back of the pack.

With a two lap shoot out remaining, Martin made his final move. The White Flag was waving high as he was still running third, but decided it was time to try once more for second. At the finish line it was Smith, with Martin edging out Jacobs in the final turn on the final lap of the race. Terry McCarl and Rob Chaney rounded out the top-five.

This was Smith’s fourth All Star victory this season. The first came during Florida Speedweek at Volusia County Speedway, while the other two came in his home state of PA at Port Royal Speedway. Overall this is Smith’s tenth career All Star win.

Tomorrow night Ohio Speedweek will move to Waynesfield Raceway Park for the fourth night of racing action. The gates will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $20 for adults, ages 16 – 11 are $15, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 568-3201 or visit www.waynesfieldmotorsportspark.com.

Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com . Winner’s Quote Stevie Smith “It was a great win. My team gave me a great race car and we had some good breaks. We missed a couple of crashes, I do not know how. We were pretty fortunate and had a good night. We had a good car for the distance. It felt like it kept getting better. We are going to try to carry this momentum for the rest of Speedweek. There are a lot of good racers out there, so it is going to be a fight.” Second Place Brandon Martin “This feels like a win to us. It has been a rough couple of weeks. We hadn’t finished a feature in the last three races and Sunday night was just terrible. I have so many great people behind me, including my wife back home, my sister, my mom and dad. This feels good. Stevie is good here, I ran behind him here a few years ago. He is a great guy. There are 42 guys here in the pits; there were 48 on Saturday and 62 on Sunday. We have a good fast race car, so it feels good to be here.” Third Place Dean Jacobs “The damage on my wing was really not enough to slow me down. My right rear tire gave up a little bit after that last yellow flag. We were not going to catch Stevie, he was in a league of his own, but we should have had second. I am a little disappointed in myself; I guess I should have run harder. You never know on these tracks. It is a little dusty. We ended up third, so we will take that.” Speedweek Fan Info If fans are looking for a place to stay during Ohio Speedweek there are several places that are offering special Ohio Speedweek rates. A great place to stay is the Rodeway Inn in Wooster, Ohio. To make reservations all you need to do is go online to www.rodewayinn.com or call (330) 262-5008 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek rate. Another excellent place to stay and relax when visiting Limaland Motorsports Park or Waynesfield Raceway Park is the Comfort Inn of Lima. They offer great rates along with a free deluxe continental breakfast and coffee! They also have free high-speed wireless internet and a fitness center. For more information on the Comfort Inn of Lima call 419-228-4251 or visit www.comfortinn.com. Whether you are at Fremont Speedway or Attica Raceway Park, stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Tiffin, Ohio. To make reservations visit www.holidayinn.com or call (419) 443-5100 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek racers rate. During Speedweek the fans in attendance should check out the O’Reilly All Star Merchandise trailer as there are several new items. Special for Ohio Speedweek, ASI Sportswear has created several items including: 2009 Ohio Speedweek decals, 2009 Ohio Speedweek die cast, and an exclusive tye-dye 2009 Ohio Speedweek t-shirt. Also new to the trailer is 2010 All Star calendars with are 12X12, full color, and priced at $15. Also new is the 2009 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions souvenir program, which is a must read for fans of the series. Also in the trailer is a host of the best and highest quality race wear that ASI Sportswear has to offer including new driver shirts for Greg Wilson, Ryan Bunton, Dale Blaney and Tim Shaffer. Kistler Engines Qualifying Car-Driver-Time 1. 1 Stevie Smith 13.260 2. 24 Terry McCarl 13.273 3. 83 Tim Shaffer 13.306 4. 7k Rob Chaney 13.311 5. 22 Cole Duncan 13.332 6. 45 Paul McMahan 13.349 7. 2h Tim Hunter 13.358 8. 25 Kenny Jacobs 13.370 9. 45au Steven Lines 13.371 10. 97 Dean Jacob 13.405 11. 11m Brandon Martin 13.407 12. 63 Chad Kemenah 13.420 13. 59 Lee Jacobs 13.429 14. 4 Danny Smith 13.433 15. 17 Daron Pittman 13.497 16. 312 David Linder 13.514 17. 92 Daron Clayton 13.591 18. 11b Brock Mayes 13.617 19. d12 Jason Dolick 13.680 20. 89g David Gravel 13.693 21. 2 Dale Blaney 13.695 22. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 13.725 23. 81 Craig Folmar 13.726 24. 1x Randy Hannagan 13.734 25. w20 Greg Wilson 13.785 26. 5r Byron Reed 13.808 27. 16 Danny Mumaw 13.816 28. 0 Brandon Wimmer 13.824 29. 56r Ryan Myers 13.837 30. 41 Jason Johnson 13.857 31. 83m Broc Martin 13.951 32. 91e Brad Sweet 13.979 33. 04 Cap Henry 13.996 34. 91 Aaron Middaugh 14.187 35. 0s Glen Styres 14.306 36. 60 Jody Keegan 14.386 37. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 14.447 38. 6r Ryan Bunton 14.548 39. 10 Brad Haudenschild 14.564 40. 38k Duffy Smith 14.584 41. 6 Zach Ames 15.150 42. 3c Craig Conley No Time

Heat Finishes (Started) MSD Ignition Heat 1 –10 Laps 1. 2 Dale Blaney 2. 92 Daron Clayton 3. w20 Greg Wilson 4. 1 Stevie Smith 5. 59 Lee Jacobs 6. 45au Steven Lines 7. 04 Cap Henry 8. 22 Cole Duncan 9. 56r Ryan Myers 10. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 11. 6 Zach Ames

Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 10 Laps 1. 4 Danny Smith 2. 97 Dean Jacobs 3. 45 Paul McMahon 4. 11b Brock Mayes 5. 5r Byron Reed 6. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 7. 6r Ryan Bunton 8. 41 Jason Johnson 9. 91e Brad Sweet 10. 3c Craig Conley

All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 10 Laps 1. 17 Daryn Pittman 2. d12 Jason Dolick 3. 11m Brandon Martin 4. 2h Tim Hunter 5. 83 Tim Shaffer 6. 81 Craig Folmar 7. 83m Broc Martin 8. 16 Danny Mumaw 9. 10 Brad Haudenschild 10. 0s Glen Styres

Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 – 10 Laps 1. 89g David Gravel 2. 1x Randy Hannagan 3. 63 Chad Kemenah 4. 7k Rob Cheney 5. 312 Mike Linder 6. 25 Kenny Jacobs 7. 0 Brandon Wimmer 8. 91 Aaron Middaugh 9. 60 Jody Keegan 10. 38k Duffy Smith

Rubbin Repair Dash – 6 Laps 1.2h Tim Hunter 2. 83 Tim Shaffer 3. 1 Stevie Smith 4. 11m Brandon Martin 5. 59 Lee Jacobs 6. 7k Rob Chaney

University of Northwestern Ohio B Main – 12 Laps 1. 24 Terry McCarl 2. 97 Dean Jacobs 3. 22 Cole Duncan 4. 45au Steven Lines 5. 0 Brandon Wimmer 6. 56r Ryan Myers 7. 41 Jason Johnson 8. 91e Brad Sweet 9. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 10. 6 Zach Ames 11. 04 Cap Henry 12. 60 Jody Keegan 13. 3c Craig Conley 14. 10 Brad Haudenschild 15. 83m Broc Martin 16. 16 Danny Mumaw 17. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 18. 6r Ryan Bunton 19. 0s Glen Styres 20. 83k Duffy Smith 21. 91 Aaron Middaugh 22.81 Craig Folmar

O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main – 40 Laps 1. 1 Stevie Smith (4) 2. 11m Brandon Marin (7) 3. 97 Dean Jacobs (2) 4. 24 Terry McCarl (11) 5. 7k Rob Chaney (3) 6. 45 Paul McMahan (6) 7. 59 Lee Jacobs (9) 8. 17 Daron Pittman (15) 9. 25 Kenny Jacobs (13) 10. 83 Tim Shaffer (1) 11. 11b Brock Mayes (18) 12. 2 Dale Blaney (21) 13. 1x Randy Hannagan (22) 14. w20 Greg Wilson (23) 15. 92 Daron Clayton (17) 16. 45au Steven Lines (14) 17. 89g David Gravel (20) 18. d12 Jason Dolick (19) 19. 2h Tim Hunter (5) 20. 4 Danny Smith (10) 21. 5r Byron Reed (24) 22. 312 Mike Linder (16) 23. Chad Kemenah (8) 24. 22 Cole Duncan (12)

Ohio Speedweek hits its midway point at Waynesfield Raceway Park

Camargo, IL (6-23-09) by Kelly Brown - Public Relations Director – It is hard to believe, but Ohio Speedweek is almost half way over for the competitors of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions. It has been a grueling week so far for drivers and teams alike, as they have fought tooth and nail each night. On Wednesday, June, 24th the seven race stretch in eight days will reach its half way point at Waynesfield Raceway Park which promises to be another exceptional race.

So far the 2009 edition of Ohio Speedweek has been action packed with numerous cars packing the pits each night, and prominent 410 sprint car drivers staging intense racing action. With Terry McCarl taking the win at Eldora Speedway and Tim Shaffer victorious at Millstream Speedway, it is now time for the racers to hit their midweek stretch to see who will continue the momentum they have gained thus far and parlay that into an Ohio Speedweek Championship.

What stands in their way of getting into the homestretch is Waynesfield Raceway Park. This 1/3 mile bullring is known for its fierce racing action. This year will be the third season that Waynesfield has been a part of Ohio Speedweek. In the inaugural visit in 2007 Paul May was the final one standing in Victory Lane. May staged quite a battle with Byron Reed, but during their scuffle for the lead, the two touched wheels and sent Reed spinning. Reed would recover for a second place finish, but it was May who fought off charges from other drivers to take the win.

Last year the event at Waynesfield Raceway Park was cancelled due to rain, but the O’Reilly All Stars did race there in August. That event saw Dale Blaney win from the outside pole position in his George Fisher owned sprint. The event did not see a single caution flag, so it was a fast and furious fight for the win. Lance Dewease challenged several times, but Blaney held off his charges.

Currently there is a four way tie for the Ohio Speedweek point lead. Stevie Smith is currently up there, but this will be a track that the PA driver has yet to race at. Greg Wilson has a win in at 360 sprint at the track and a fourth place finish the last time the All Stars raced here. Rob Chaney has one-top five at the track, while Randy Hannagan has one top-five finish at the 1/3-mile. Who will emerge with the win and the point lead at the end of the night?

The gates will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $20 for adults, ages 16 – 11 are $15, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 568-3201 or visit www.waynesfieldmotorsportspark.com.

An excellent place to stay and relax when visiting Limaland Motorsports Park or Waynesfield Raceway Park is the Comfort Inn of Lima. They offer great rates along with a free deluxe continental breakfast and coffee. They also have free high-speed wireless internet and a fitness center. For more information on the Comfort Inn of Lima call 419-228-4251 or visit www.comfortinn.com. During Speedweek the fans in attendance should check out the O’Reilly All Star Merchandise trailer as there are several new items. Special for Ohio Speedweek, ASI Sportswear has created several items including: 2009 Ohio Speedweek decals, 2009 Ohio Speedweek die cast, and an exclusive tye-dye 2009 Ohio Speedweek t-shirt. Also new to the trailer is 2010 All Star calendars with are 12X12, full color, and priced at $15. Also new is the 2009 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions souvenir program, which is a must read for fans of the series. Also in the trailer is a host of the best and highest quality race wear that ASI Sportswear has to offer including new driver shirts for Greg Wilson, Ryan Bunton, Dale Blaney and Tim Shaffer. Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com .

Ohio Speedweek Night Two: Tim Shaffer Survives Millstream Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-21-09) – Millstream Speedway is a tight 3/8-mile bullring that can be strenuous on both drivers and equipment. Tonight at Millstream Speedway Tim Shaffer outlasted his fellow O’Reilly All Star competitors to take his fourth win of the season in front of a large crowd fathers on this Father’s Day show.

It seemed as if the second night of Ohio Speedweek began just where it left off night at Eldora Speedway, with plenty of action on the track. At the start of the event Rob Chaney and Brock Mayes started on the front row. When the first Green Flag flew, the Red Flag came out almost immediately when the 92 of Daron Clayton got upside down.

Once the race resumed, fast qualifier Rob Chaney bolted into the lead with third starting Shaffer sliding into second while Brock Mayes, Brandon Wimmer, Randy Hannagan and Paul McMahan staged a hot and heavy battle for the third position. Shaffer take the lead and never look back with a move in turns three and four establishing himself in the lead on Lap 5.

The first of several cautions would fly on lap six for Wimmer's stalled machine. That was followed a lap later when Dale Blaney and Danny Smith spun. Once the green flew again, Shaffer pulled away while Chaney had his hands full with Brock Mayes, Hannagan and a fast Greg Wilson. Another caution would fly on Lap 11 for a stalled Kenny Jacobs, followed by another yellow a lap later for Cale Conley. Within another lap there was another caution as Terry McCarl and Chad Kemenah stopped with flat left front tires.

On the Lap 14 restart, Shaffer again pulled away while Chaney now had to contend with Hannagan while Wilson moved into fourth. Another caution would come out on lap 18 for a stalled Lee Jacobs. Several drivers were reporting problems with their one-way radios and would not fall into line which prompted a fuel stop on Lap 18.

The race would then go the remaining 12 laps under green with Shaffer setting a torrid pace. Meanwhile, the fans were treated to a great battle for second as Chaney and Hannagan ran side-by-side for next eight laps before Hannagan would take the runner-up spot on Lap 28. At the Checkered Flag Shaffer won by six car lengths over Hannagan, Chaney, Wilson and Stevie Smith.

This was Shaffer’s fifteenth O’Reilly Circuit of Champions career win and his fourth of the season, which pads his points lead. It is his second All Star win at Millstream Speedway his first came in 1996, but it was not an Ohio Speedweek event.

Next up on the Ohio Speedweek schedule is Hilltop Speedway on Tuesday night, June 23. The pit gates will open at 4:00 pm and the grandstands gates will open at 5:00 while racing action is slated to begin at 8:00 pm. Grandstand tickets are $20 for adults. . For more information on the event you can call the track office at (740) 502-7650 or visit www.waynecountyspeedway.com.

Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com . Winner’s Quote Tim Shaffer - Brian (Kemenah, crew chief) and guys gave me a great race car. Kistler, J&J, VRP Shocks, Hoosier Tires...just everything fell into place tonight. That was just a great car to drive. Last night was just part of this game...one night you're down and the next night you're on top. You just never know. I have great owners and great people behind me in Aaron Call and Janet Holbrook...just the whole team has been really awesome. That's part of this game too...one night you have a ride and the next you're looking. It just turned out the timing was right and I hooked up with Brian and we clicked right off the bat and it just keeps getting better and better.” Second Place Rob Chaney – “"We struggled early this year, but Dave (Jessup) and I are really beginning to communicate and we're figuring this thing out and the results are starting to show that." Speedweek Fan Info If fans are looking for a place to stay during Ohio Speedweek there are several places that are offering special Ohio Speedweek rates. A great place to stay is the Rodeway Inn in Wooster, Ohio. To make reservations all you need to do is go online to www.rodewayinn.com or call (330) 262-5008 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek rate. Another excellent place to stay and relax when visiting Limaland Motorsports Park or Waynesfield Raceway Park is the Comfort Inn of Lima. They offer great rates along with a free deluxe continental breakfast and coffee! They also have free high-speed wireless internet and a fitness center. For more information on the Comfort Inn of Lima call 419-228-4251 or visit www.comfortinn.com. Whether you are at Fremont Speedway or Attica Raceway Park, stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Tiffin, Ohio. To make reservations visit www.holidayinn.com or call (419) 443-5100 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek racers rate. During Speedweek the fans in attendance should check out the O’Reilly All Star Merchandise trailer as there are several new items. Special for Ohio Speedweek, ASI Sportswear has created several items including: 2009 Ohio Speedweek decals, 2009 Ohio Speedweek die cast, and an exclusive tye-dye 2009 Ohio Speedweek t-shirt. Also new to the trailer is 2010 All Star calendars with are 12X12, full color, and priced at $15. Also new is the 2009 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions souvenir program, which is a must read for fans of the series. Also in the trailer is a host of the best and highest quality race wear that ASI Sportswear has to offer including new driver shirts for Greg Wilson, Ryan Bunton, Dale Blaney and Tim Shaffer.

Ohio Speedweek

Millstream Speedway - 6/21/2009 Kister Racing Engines Night

All Star Circuit of Champions Qualifying - 1. 7K-Rob Chaney, 14.628; 2. 47-Caleb Helms, 14.692; 3. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 14.729; 4. 3C-Cale Conley, 14.742; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer, 14.784; 6. 45-Paul McMahan, 14.828; 7. 5R-Byron Reed, 14.842; 8. 11B-Brock Mayes, 14.852; 9. O-Brandon Wimmer, 14.863; 10. 59-Lee Jacobs, 14.884; 11. 23-Jack Sodeman Jr., 14.900; 12. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.909; 13. 2H-Tim Hunter, 14.914; 14. 17-Daryn Pittman, 14.950; 15. 25-Kenny Jacobs, 14.968; 16. 60-Jody Keegan, 14.986; 17. 5T-Travis Philo, 15.029; 18. 41-Jason Johnson, 15.041; 19. 312-Mike Linder, 15.074; 20. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.091; 21. 24-Terry McCarl, 15.096; 22. 92-Daron Clayton, 15.099; 23. 63-Chad Kemenah, 15.102; 24. 16-Bryan Sebetto, 15.106; 25. 45AU-Steve Lines, 15.141; 26. 91E-Brad Sweet, 15.150; 27. 1-Stevie Smith, 15.154; 28. 4-Danny Smith, 15.186; 29. 78-Todd Kane, 15.205; 30. 9X-Phil Gressman, 15.207; 31. OS-Glenn Styres, 15.214; 32. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen, 15.231; 33. 20X-Craig Mintz, 15.292; 34. 24H-Chad Blonde, 15.298; 35. 27-Scott Euler, 15.304; 36. 56R-Ryan Myers, 15.363; 37. 15C-Chris Andrews, 15.386; 38. 4K-Kody Kinser, 15.448; 39. 21AU-Brooke Tatnell, 15.450; 40. 6R-Ryan Bunton, 15.467; 41. 1B-Keith Baxter, 15.488; 42. 97-Dean Jacobs, 15.495; 43. 22B-Ben Gregg, 15.511; 44. 10-David Harrison, 15.515; 45. 3J-Kevin Lee, 15.561; 46. 53-John Ivy, 15.567; 47. 11M-Brandon Martin, 15.668; 48. 7C-Niel Sheppard, 15.750; 49. 60C-Kory Crabtree, 15.888; 50. 89G-David Gravel, 15.939; 51. O4-Cap Henry, 15.985; 52. 81-Criaig Folmer, 16.097; 53. O4X-Brian Smith, 16.268; 54. 22K-Mikey Kuemper, 16.407; 55. 91-Aaron Middaugh, 16.814; 56. 43G-Chad Greer, 17.399; 57. 51-Kaley Gharst, 98.000; 58. 22-Cole Duncan, 98.000; 59. 4M-Jamie Miller, 99.000; 60. 69-Scott Curren, 99.100

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer) 1. 24-Terry McCarl; 2. O-Brandon Wimmer; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer; 4. 7K-Rob Chaney; 5. 78-Todd Kane; 6. 15C-Chris Andrews; 7. 45AU-Steve Lines; 8. 20X-Craig Mintz; 9. 53-John Ivy; 10. 1B-Keith Baxter; 11. 2H-Tim Hunter

Heat 2 - Bell Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer) 1. 92-Daron Clayton; 2. 41-Jason Johnson; 3. 17-Daryn Pittman; 4. 59-Lee Jacobs; 5. 45-Paul McMahan; 6. 91E-Brad Sweet; 7. 24H-Chad Blonde; 8. 97-Dean Jacobs; 9. 9X-Phil Gressman; 10. 4K-Kody Kinser; 11. 60C-Kory Crabtree; 12. 47-Caleb Helms

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer) 1. 63-Chad Kemenah; 2. 25-Kenny Jacobs; 3. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 4. 23-Jack Sodeman Jr.; 5. 1-Stevie Smith; 6. 5R-Byron Reed; 7. 21AU-Brooke Tatnell; 8. 312-Mike Linder; 9. 22B-Ben Gregg; 10. OS-Glenn Styres; 11. 3J-Kevin Lee; 12. 27-Scott Euler

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer) 1. 2-Dale Blaney; 2. 4-Danny Smith; 3. W20-Greg Wilson; 4. 11B-Brock Mayes; 5. 10-David Harrison; 6. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen; 7. 6R-Ryan Bunton; 8. 56R-Ryan Myers; 9. 7C-Niel Sheppard; 10. 60-Jody Keegan; 11. 3C-Cale Conley; 12. 16-Bryan Sebetto

Dash - (6 Laps - Top - Transfer) 1. 83-Tim Shaffer; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 59-Lee Jacobs; 4. O-Brandon Wimmer; 5. 1X-Randy Hannagan

Last Chance Race - (8 Laps - Top 4 Transfer) 1. 53-John Ivy; 2. 60C-Kory Crabtree; 3. 3J-Kevin Lee; 4. 7C-Niel Sheppard; 5. O4-Cap Henry; 6. 81-Criaig Folmer; 7. 22K-Mikey Kuemper; 8. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 9. 43G-Chad Greer; 10. O4X-Brian Smith; 11. 89G-David Gravel; 12. 11M-Brandon Martin; 13. 51-Kaley Gharst

C-Main - (12 Laps - Top 2 Transfer) 1. 21AU-Brooke Tatnell; 2. 22B-Ben Gregg; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs; 4. 6R-Ryan Bunton; 5. 1B-Keith Baxter; 6. O4-Cap Henry; 7. 3J-Kevin Lee; 8. 60C-Kory Crabtree; 9. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 10. O4X-Brian Smith

B-Main - (15 Laps - Top 4 Transfer) 1. 3C-Cale Conley; 2. 5R-Byron Reed; 3. 60-Jody Keegan; 4. 21AU-Brooke Tatnell; 5. 45AU-Steve Lines; 6. 24H-Chad Blonde; 7. 91E-Brad Sweet; 8. 9X-Phil Gressman; 9. 16-Bryan Sebetto; 10. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen; 11. 27-Scott Euler; 12. OS-Glenn Styres; 13. 2H-Tim Hunter; 14. 47-Caleb Helms; 15. 15C-Chris Andrews; 16. 22B-Ben Gregg

A-Main - (30 Laps)

* -Starting Position

1. 83-Tim Shaffer[3]; 2. 1X-Randy Hannagan[6]; 3. 7K-Rob Chaney[1]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson[9]; 5. 1-Stevie Smith[20]; 6. 17-Daryn Pittman[10]; 7. 2-Dale Blaney[16]; 8. 45-Paul McMahan[5]; 9. 63-Chad Kemenah[19]; 10. 24-Terry McCarl[17]; 11. 5R-Byron Reed[12]; 12. 4-Danny Smith[21]; 13. 41-Jason Johnson[15]; 14. 78-Todd Kane[22]; 15. 11B-Brock Mayes[2]; 16. 3C-Cale Conley[11]; 17. 21AU-Brooke Tatnell[23]; 18. 10-David Harrison[24]; 19. 59-Lee Jacobs[7]; 20. 25-Kenny Jacobs[13]; 21. O-Brandon Wimmer[4]; 22. 23-Jack Sodeman Jr.[8]; 23. 60-Jody Keegan[14]; 24. 92-Daron Clayton[18]

Wayne County Speedway drops Ohio Speedweek from its schedule

Camargo, IL (6-21-09) – The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions would like to apologize to its fans and all those involved with Ohio Speedweek, but due to circumstances beyond the series control the race originally scheduled for Wayne County Speedway on Monday, June, 22 has been cancelled by the track. “Regretfully we just got the news this morning,” stated O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions President Guy Webb. “Wayne County Speedway decided to cancel the event without proper notice to the series or fans. We have been trying to contact the track to see if a resolution could be found, but our attempts have been unsuccessful. This was beyond our control and the decision was unfortunately not in our hands.” Ohio Speedweek will move forward with seven races in eight days. Tonight’s event is at Millstream Speedway where the gates will open at 3:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, ages 16 – 11 are $15, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the trackoffice at (419) 420-1900 or visitwww.millstreamspeedway.com. Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com .

All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints - Eldora Speedway -

48 cars Fast Time: Cale Conley - 13.577

Heat 1: 1. Jason Johnson 2. Craig Mintz 3. Randy Hannagan 4. Tim Hunter 5. Cale Conley 6. Neil Shepherd 7. Chad Kemenah 8. Chad Blonde 9. Paul McMahan 10. Kaley Gharst 11. Cap Henry 12. David Gravel

Heat 2: 1. Brock Mayes 2. Ed Lynch Jr. 3. Ben Gregg 4. Paul May 5. Butch Schroeder 6. Terry McCarl 7. Chris Andrews 8. Bill Rose 9. Glenn Styres 10. Travis Philo 11. Todd Kane 12. Danny Mumaw

Heat 3: 1. Dean Jacobs 2. Dale Blaney 3. Tim Shaffer 4. Brandon Wimmer 5. Greg Wilson 6. Caleb Griffith 7. Lee Jacobs 8. Dustin Daggett 9. Daron Clayton 10. Ryan Bunton 11. Andy Priest 12. Mike Kuemper

Heat 4: 1. Phil Gressman 2. Daryn Pittman 3. Rob Chaney 4. Steve Smith 5. Brad Sweet 6. Steven Lines 7. Brooke Tatnell 8. Ryan Myers 9. Roddy Belbowen 10. Brandon Martin 11. Brian Smith 12. Scott Curran

Dash: 1. Steve Smith 2. Greg Wilson 3. Tim Hunter 4. Randy Hannagan 5. Cale Conley 6. Brandon Wimmer

C Main: 1. Lee Jacobs 2. Paul McMahan 3. Roddy Belbowen 4. Andy Priest 5. Cap Henry 6. Travis Philo 7. Brian Smith 8. Mike Kuemper 9. Scott Curran 10. Danny Mumaw

B Main : 1. Ryan Myers 2. Terry McCarl 3. Chris Andrews 4. David Gravel 5. Brooke Tatnell 6. Neil Shepherd 7. Kaley Gharst 8. Chad Kemenah 9. Caleb Griffith 10. Chad Blonde 11. Daron Clayton 12. Dustin Daggett 13. Steven Lines 14. Bill Rose 15. Paul McMahan 16. Ryan Bunton 17. Glenn Styres 18. Lee Jacobs 19. Todd Kane 20. Brandon Martin

A Main : 1. Terry McCarl[11] 2. Steve Smith[2] 3. Greg Wilson[1] 4. Rob Chaney[10] 5. Randy Hannagan[5] 6. Daryn Pittman[15] 7. Brandon Wimmer[6] 8. Tim Shaffer[17] 9. Tim Hunter[7] 10. Cale Conley[3] 11. Dean Jacobs[20] 12. Paul May[8] 13. Craig Mintz[13] 14. Brock Mayes[16] 15. Dale Blaney[9] 16. Butch Schroeder[4] 17. Jason Johnson[18] 18. Ryan Myers[12] 19. Ed Lynch Jr.[14] 20. Phil Gressman[21] 21. Ben Gregg[19] 22. David Gravel[22] 23. Chris Andrews[23] 24. Brad Sweet[24]

Eldora Speedway becomes opening night of 27th annual Ohio Speedweek

Camargo, IL (6-19-09) –By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director – There is just 24 hours until the 27th Ohio Speedweek kicks off. With the rain in the area, the first night originally scheduled at Attica Raceway Park has been shifted to Eldora Speedway. The last time the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions raced at “The Big E” drivers and fans alike agreed that it was the best race they had ever seen at the track, so it should be another exhilarating event to begin Ohio Speedweek. Hot laps will take the track at 6:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the event start at $18 for adults, ages 15 – 12 are $8, ages 11-7 are $4 and ages 6 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event run $25. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (937) 338-3815 or visit www.eldoraspeedway.com. During Speedweek the fans in attendance need to check out the O’Reilly All Star Merchandise trailer as there are several new items. ASI Sportswear has created several items special for Ohio Speedweek including: 2009 Ohio Speedweek decal, die cast, and an exclusive tye-dye Ohio Speedweek t-shirt. Also new to the trailer is the 2010 All Star calendar which is 12X12, full color, and priced at $15. Also new is the 2009 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions souvenir program, which is a must read for fans of the series. Stop by the merchandise trailer for a host of the best and highest quality race wear that ASI Sportswear has to offer. If fans are looking for a place to stay during Ohio Speedweek there are several places that are offering special Ohio Speedweek rates. After the race at Millstream Speedway on June 21, stay at the Extended Stay in Findlay, Ohio. To get the Ohio Speedweek racers rate all you need to do is make your reservation at www.extendedstayhotels.com and enter the company code STR. Another great place to stay is the Rodeway Inn in Wooster, Ohio. To make reservations all you need to do is go online to www.rodewayinn.com or call (330) 262-5008 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek rate. Whether you are at Fremont Speedway or Attica Raceway Park, stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Tiffin, Ohio. To make reservations visit www.holidayinn.com or call (419) 443-5100 and ask for the Ohio Speedweek racers rate. The 2009 edition of Ohio Speedweek will no doubt be another barn burning fight to see who can be the last one standing on the final night of competition. Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com.

2009 Ohio Speedweek Schedule

6/20

Eldora Speedway 6/21

Millstream Speedway 6/22

Wayne County Speedway 6/23

Hilltop Speedway 6/24

Waynesfield Speedway 6/25

Attica Raceway Park 6/26

Limaland Motorsports Park 6/27

Fremont Speedway

First night of Ohio Speedweek falls victim to rain: Attica Race rescheduled

Camargo, IL (6-19-09) –By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director –The long awaited 27th edition of Ohio Speedweek is going to have to wait another night to commence due to the inclement weather at Attica Raceway Park. The make up date for the event will be Thursday, June 25th, turning this year’s Ohio Speedweek into eight action packed nights of O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions racing in eight fast paced days. "We had over two inches of rain Friday morning and the facility was flooded. That, coupled with the forecast of severe weather later... we didn't want our fans and teams to be exposed to that danger," said ARP Operations Manager Rex LeJeune. "The best part is we have a chance to make up this great traditional race on Thursday." On Thursday, June 25th the gates at Attica Raceway Park will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:45 pm. Tickets for the event start at $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, ages 15-11 are $10, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 680-5606 or visit www.atticaracewaypark.com. Ohio Speedweek will officially begin tomorrow night at Eldora Speedway where hot laps will take the track at 6:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the event start at $18 for adults, ages 15 – 12 are $8, ages 11-7 are $4 and ages 6 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event run $25. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (937) 338-3815 or visit www.eldoraspeedway.com. Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com.

O’Reilly Midwest All Stars Reschedule Friday Night’s Race at Spoon River Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-14-09) by Kelly Brown - Public Relations Director – Today the O’Reilly Midwest All Stars announced the rescheduling of Friday night’s race at Spoon River Speedway. The event now will be run on Friday night, July 24th. The track has been a target for inclement weather this month and in the past 24 hours the 3/8-mile oval located near Banner, Illinois has recorded over 2 ½ inches of precipitation and with more rain in the forecast a decision was made to move the race to July. “We are disappointed that we had to postpone this event, but unfortunately we cannot control the weather situation,” stated O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series Director Scott Petit. “We are very excited looking forward to July, since this will mean the series will be running a double header with the race at Lincoln Speedway scheduled the following day. This should make for a great weekend of racing action to look forward to.” The O’Reilly Midwest All Stars will be back in action on June, 27th when the series travels to Charleston Speedway in Charleston, Illinois. For more information visit www.midwestallstarseries.com.

O'Reilly All Stars ready to Kick off 27th edition of Ohio Speedweek

Camargo, IL (6-17-09) – By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director – With the start of the 27th edition of Ohio Speedweek less than a few days away, the fans and competitors alike are ready to begin the demanding event which features eight races in just nine days. This season AtticaRacewayPark will be the first step that the drivers of the O’Reilly Circuit of Champions will have to take in the Ohio Speedweek marathon. Even with Ohio Speedweek being an event that challenges the mindset and equipment of drivers, it is still a date that the All Stars circle on their calendar. There are many reasons that the drivers of the O’Reilly All Stars Circuit of Champions enjoy and look forward to Ohio Speedweek, for Greg Wilson, who hails from Benton Ridge, Ohio it is a chance to race close to home.

“The best part of Ohio Speedweek for me is that I get to go home almost after every race and sleep in my own bed,” Wilson commented. “Being on the road and racing so many times in a week can wear on you, especially if you get on a roll of not doing well, so after a night like that the best thing is to be able to go home and reset for the next event. That plus you are able to have a lot of friends and family around, since you are racing at home.”

For others like 2008 Rookie-of-the-Year Ryan Myers it is all about the competition.

“Last year we did not have the best of luck during Speedweek, but that does not mean I am not looking forward to this year,” Myers said with a smile on his face. “It is a great event and it means a lot to me, because I know I am going to the track and racing each night with the best drivers out there.”

Being a rookie on the 2009 All Star Circuit of Champions can be challenging, but it helps if you are looking forward to a track on the Speedweek schedule, especially if it is one that you got your best All Star finish at the last time you walked in the gates of the track.

“I cannot wait for the race at Fremont,” said 2009 Rookie-of-the-Year hopeful Ryan Bunton, with a huge smile. “I ran well there in May, so to be able to go back there so soon is great. I am really looking forward to competing at that track and all one ones on the Speedweek schedule.”

Going into Ohio Speedweek Tim Shaffer holds the All Star points lead, but Ohio Speedweek is a time that can change everything with such a demanding schedule. The rookie point standings are also starting to close up with Ryan Bunton leading with Daron Clayton on his heels. Will Clayton be able to catch him during Ohio Speedweek? Will there be a new All Star Circuit of Champions point leader when the dust settles? It will be a week that definitely fans of the series will not want to miss.

Attica Raceway Park – Friday, June 19 The gates will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:45 pm. Tickets for the event start at $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, ages 15-11 are $10, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 680-5606 or visit www.atticaracewaypark.com.

Eldora Speedway – Saturday, June 20 Hot laps will take the track at 6:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the event start at $18 for adults, ages 15 – 12 are $8, ages 11-7 are $4 and ages 6 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event run $25. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (937) 338-3815 or visit www.eldoraspeedway.com.

Millstream Speedway – Sunday, June 21 The gates will open at 3:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, ages 16 – 11 are $15, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 420-1900 or visit www.millstreamspeedway.com.

WayneCountySpeedway – Monday, June 22 The gates will open at 3:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, ages 14 –6 are $10, while ages 5 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 522-8761 or visit www.waynecountyspeedway.com.

Hilltop Speedway – Tuesday, June 23 The pit gates will open at 4:00 pm and the grandstands gates will open at 5:00 while racing action is slated to begin at 8:00 pm. Grandstand tickets are $20 for adults. . For more information on the event you can call the track office at (740) 502-7650 or visit www.waynecountyspeedway.com.

Waynesfield Raceway Park – Wednesday, June 24 The gates will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $20 for adults, ages 16 – 11 are $15, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 568-3201 or visit www.hilltopspeedway.org.

Limaland Motorsports Park – Friday, June 26 The gates will open at 4:00 pm with hot laps slated to begin at 6:30 pm. Tickets for the event start at $22 for adults, ages 11 – 16 are $11, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 339-6249 or visit www.limaland.com.

Fremont Speedway – Saturday, June 27 The gates will open at 4:00 pm and racing action is slated to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the event start at $25 for adults, $15 for seniors, ages 16-11 are $10, while ages 10 and under are free. Pit Passes for the event will run $30. For more information on the event you can call the track office at (419) 333-0476 or visit www.fremontohspeedway.com.

For those who cannot make it to all the events on the demanding schedule, four of the events will be broadcast on BAS Radio Network with radio and racing announcing veteran DC Bash on the microphone. Attica Raceway Park on June 19, Eldora Speedway June 20, Hilltop Speedway on June 23, and Waynesfield Raceway Park on June 24, can all be can be listened to on the internet at www.racecastlive.com.

Ohio Speedweek will no doubt be another exciting fight to see who emerges from the event with not only the Ohio Speedweek title, but the All Star Circuit of Champions point standings when the Checkered Flag flies on the final night at Fremont Speedway. Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com .

O’Reilly Midwest All Stars Slide into Spoon River Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-15-09) by Kelly Brown - Public Relations Director – After a thrilling event at Vermilion County Speedway last weekend that saw the O’Reilly Midwest All Stars crown a new winner, the series is moving further west in the Land of Lincoln to Spoon River Speedway located near Banner, Illinois for a showdown on Friday, June 19th. Spoon River Speedway is one of the tracks that have been hosting Midwest All Star events since the series conception. The 3/8-mile oval features a yellow clay dirt surface that should be challenging to the drivers of the Midwest All Stars. One of the drivers that had some success in Midwest All Star competition at the track is reigning champion Jerrod Hull who has been in all four Midwest All Star events at the track. In those he has two wins, a second place and fourth place finish. Another driver that has experience at the track is Alex Shanks who has a sixth place finish there in Midwest All Star competition and two second place finishes without a wing on his 410 sprint. One of the veterans who has experience at the track is Jim Davies who has one top-five and four top-ten finishes in various open wheel cars with and without wings. AJ Bruns has one victory at the track without a wing in 410 sprint car competition along with five top-tens. Midwest All Star rookie Jordan Goldesberry goes into this weekend’s event with one win in 360 winged competition. Current Midwest All Star points leader Kaley Gharst only has two top-ten finishes there in weekly racing action. The gates will be opening for the event at Spoon River Speedway at 5:00pm with hot laps scheduled to begin at 6:30 and racing at 7:00. For more information on the event visit www.spoonriverspeedway.com and for the most up to date high speed racing news about the Midwest All Star series visit www.midwestallstarseries.com.

O’Reilly All Stars Drivers prepare for the 2009 edition of Speedweek

Camargo, IL (6-15-09) – By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director –Last year the Ohio Speedweek competition came down to a one night shootout between O’Reilly All Star Champion Dale Blaney and Randy Hannagan. Once the dust settled on the final night at Eldora it was Hannagan who took the 2008 title. It may have happened a year ago, but it is still fresh on the minds of the two competitors that fought for the crown. Last year the story of Ohio Speedweek was the weather as three out of the seven night scheduled were cancelled due to rain. “I think the biggest factor to last year’s Speedweek Championship was rain,” Dale Blaney commented. “This year hopefully the rain will stay away and we will be able to get more nights in. Last year it really made hard if you had one off night. Losing three races really played a big part in the championship.” With the first two Ohio Speedweek races falling victim to rain, the first event took the green flag at Hilltop Speedway. Starting from the pole position was Randy Hannagan, but when the Green Flag flew Mark Keegan took the lead and looked to run away with the event, until he slid to miss a car that was stopped on track. At the point Hannagan inherited the lead and never looked back recording his first win of the season. The second night of Speedweek was at Skyline Speedway and Jimmy Nier started the event on the pole. He would pace the field early, before Hannagan would steal the lead away from him on Lap 8. For the next ten laps The Hurricane was on point, until Dale Blaney took the wind out of his sails. Blaney would go on to win night two. The next stop on the schedule was Fremont Speedway, and it was a quite night for a local hometown hero. David Harrison jumped into the lead as soon as the starter gave the field the go. Harrison benefitted from yellow flags when he was mired in heavy lapped traffic, and picked his way through the back markers with precise skill to hold off Randy Hannagan for the win. Mother Nature would win the event at Limaland Motorsports Park unfortunately, so the next stop was Eldora Speedway.

On the final night of Ohio Speedweek the stage was set to crown a champion. The top two in the battle still remember the night as if it was yesterday. The 30 lap A-main went wire-to-wire as Ed Lynch Jr. jumped out to an early lead, and Blaney chased him through the high banks with Brock Mayes hot on Blaney’s tail. Mayes and Blaney were both eventually able to get past Lynch. On lap 24 Mayes bobbled and Blaney was able to get around him. Blaney would cross the finish line first. Randy Hannagan took the 2008 Ohio Speedweek championship for being one of the most consistent finishers of the week of the 79 drivers who participated over the 7 day stretch.

“Looking back the most memorable part of Speedweek last year had to be first win at Hilltop,” stated Hannagan. “I had my dad there with me which meant a lot, then also to have him there when I won the championship at Eldora. This year he will not be there, but both of those are great memories to have and I look to continue on making memories like that.”

“I have to say the most memorable part of Speedweek last year was that final night at Eldora,” said Blaney. “Going into the night I knew I had to win to take the Championship. We did everything we had to, but came up just a little bit short. It is things like that stick with you and push you to do better the next season.”

One of the biggest factors to becoming Ohio Speedweek champion is clearly momentum. As most athletes can tell you once you get on a roll you ride it, whether it is good or bad luck.

“The fact of the matter is that you are only as good as your car is on that night,” commented Hannagan. “The first two race tracks, Eldora and Attica are ones we run well at, so if you can get a good start to the week it is definitely a psychological boost. If you get on a roll you have to do it then and then keep on rolling.”

The 2009 edition of Ohio Speedweek begins on Friday, June 19 at Eldora Speedway and it will no doubt be another barn burning fight to see who can be the one who can be the most consistent over the eight nights of competition. Don’t miss a minute of Ohio Speedweek Action. Keep yourself updated by visiting both www.allstarsprint.com and www.ohiospeedweek.com.

Round Three: Chad Layton leads flag to flag at Central PA Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-14-09) by Kelly Brown - Public Relations Director – At the beginning of the three race stretch in Pennsylvania for the O’Reilly All Stars, someone may have predicted that we would see someone new in Victory Lane, but almost no one would have probably guessed that at the end of the triple headed there would be three new race winners in the All Star record books. On night one it was Cody Darrah, followed by Brian Montieth last night. Tonight it was Chad Layton’s turn as he collected his first career All Star victory. Not only was it the first win for Layton, it was also the first time he had ever competed at Central PA Speedway. Lining up for tonight’s feature event it was the 7 of Layton and 0x of Andy McKisson on the front row of the event. When the Green Flag flew Layton would get the jump taking the lead going into Turn 1. McKisson would fall in line, with Mark Smith, Greg Hodnett and Tim Shaffer in his tracks. By Lap 5 Hodnett had made his way around McKission and began working on Layton. Over the following laps of the event, Layton and Hodnett would battle for the top position. Hodnett would try every move his could on Layton to no avail. It seemed as if Hodnett could get close to Layton, but sliding past him was more difficult that it looked The first Yellow Flag of the night came out early in the event for Daron Clayton. The 92 of Clayton went over the cushion in 1 and 2 and came to a stop stalling his racing machine. When the Green Flag flew again Layton and Hodnett picked up where they picked up, playing a game of cat and mouse. The second break in racing action happened on Lap 14 when the 7au of Roddy Bellbowen came to a stop between Turns 3 and 4. When the green flag came out again Layton and Hodnett continued their battle until the Yellow Flag waved again on Lap 21 for debris on the race course. When racing action resumed Layton, Hodnett, Daryn Pittman, Mark Smith and Dale Blaney were in the top-five. As Layton and Hodnett raced side-by-side for the lead on the restart, the rest of the field fell behind them. On Lap 26 the yellow banner would wave again as Dale Blaney came to a stop on the race surface. A Red Flag came out with two laps to go for a fuel and air stop only, setting up a green-white-checker finish. When the Green Flag did fly it was a chaotic dash for positions, but Layton did not wavier, taking the Checkered Flag first. He was followed to the finish line by Pittman, Mark Smith, Tim Shaffer, and Fred Rahmer. This may have been Layton’s first All Star victory, but over all it was his 73 career win. Some notable finishes were the w20 of Greg Wilson who started in the 21st position and finished in 6th. Rookie-of-the-Year competitor Brandon Wimmer was the top rookie and another hard charger starting 17th and finishing 7th. Fellow rookie Daron Clayton came back to collect his first top-ten finish in All Star competition coming home in the 9th position. Ohio Speedweek is just days away. The first night of action kicks off on Friday June19th at Attica Raceway Park For the most up to date information on the All Star Circuit of Champions and Ohio Speedweek bookmark www.allstarsprint.com on your computer.

Kistler Engines Qualifying Car-Driver-Time 1. 1 Stevie Smith 13.810 2. 2 Dale Blaney 3. 23jr Jack Sodeman Jr. 4. 0x Andy McKisson 5. 22 Greg Hodnett 6. 7 Chad Layton 7. 56r Ryan Myers 8. 7m Mark Smith 9. 83 Tim Shaffer 10. 17 Daryn Pittman 11. 6 Trevor Lewis 12. 71c Jack Helget 13. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 14. 21n Andy Priest 15. 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. 16. 51 Fred Rahmer 17. 81 Craig Folmar 18. 0 Brandon Wimmer 19. 92 Daron Clayton 20. 6f Bob Felmlee 21. D4 Danny Holtgraver 22. w20 Greg Wilson 23. 7k Dan Shetler 24. 89g David Gravel 25. 6r Ryan Bunton 26. 45au Steven Lines 27. 30 Daryl Stimeling 28. 87 George Suprick III 29. 5 Jeremy Owhl 30. 72 Dave Delisle 31. 17t Jeff Taylor 32. 33m Brent Matus 33. 1r Gale Ruth Sr. 34. 3j Budd Watt 35. 19m Brent Marks Heat Finishes (Started) MSD Ignition Heat 1 –10 Laps 1. 0 Brandon Wimmer (2) 2. w20 Greg Wilson (1) 3. 83 Tim Shaffer (4) 4. 22 Greg Hodnett (5) 5. 21n Any Priest (3) 6. 1 Stevie Smith (6) 7. 45au Steven Lines (7) 8. 5 Jeremy Owhl 9. 1r Gale Ruth Sr. Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 10 Laps 1. 92 Daron Clayton (2) 2. 7k Dan Shetler (1) 3. 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. (3) 4. 17 Daryn Pittman (4) 5. 7 Chad Layton (5) 6. 2 Dale Blaney (6) 7. 30 Daryl Stimeling (7) 8. 72 Dave Delise (8) 9. 3j Bud Watt (9) All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 10 Laps 1. 6f Bob Felmlee (2) 2. 6 Trevor Lewis (4) 3. 56r Ryan Myers (5) 4. 89g David Gravel (1) 5. 51 Fred Rahmer (3) 6. 23jr Jack Sodeman Jr. (6) 7. 19m Brent Marks (9) 8. 87 George Suprick III - 17t Jeff Taylor DNS Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 – 10 Laps 1. 6r Ryan Bunton (1) 2. D4 Danny Holtgraver (2) 3. 81 Craig Folmar (3) 4. 7m Mark Smith (5) 5. 0x Andy McKisson 6. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (4) 7. 33m Brent Matus (8) - 71c Jack Helget DNS Rubbin Repair Dash – 6 Laps 1. Greg Hodnett (3) 2. 56r Ryan Myers (2) 3. 7m Mark Smith (1) 4. 17 Daryn Pittman (6) 5. 0x Andy McKisson 6. 83 Tim Shaffer (5) University of Northwestern Ohio B Main – 12 Laps 1. 1 Stevie Smith (1) 2. 2 Dale Blaney (2) 3. 23jr Jack Sodeman Jr. (3) 4. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (4) 5. 30 Daryl Stimeling (6) 6. 5 Jeremy Owhl (8) 7. 45au Steven Lines (5) 8. 87 George Suprick III (7) 9. 19m Brent Marks (13) 10. 72 Dave Delisle (9) 11. 1r Gale Ruth Sr. (11) 12. 33m Brent Matus (10) - 3j Bud Watt DNS

Bill Rose Reigns Supreme at Vermilion County Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-13-09) by Kelly Brown - Public Relations Director – One thing that you cannot say about the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series race at Vermilion County Speedway is that it was uneventful. When the night began it was with a rain shower that drenched the track delaying the racing action, but it was definitely worth the wait. At the end of the action packed night it was Bill Rose who was able to endure the slick conditions and take the victory.

The action began at the drop of the Green Flag. Miranda Throckmorton jumped out to the lead from the pole position with Geoff Dodge in tow, but before a single circuit could be scored the Red Flag would wave. The 10v of Matt Vandervere got upside down in Turn 1, causing a complete restart.

When the main event restarted it was 7m of Dodge who jumped out into the lead with Throckmorton, Rose, and Brad Greer in line. It did not take Rose much time to assert himself as he passed Throckmorton in the high line to take the second position. Within a few laps Rose was able to close the gap between himself and Dodge. As he began sizing up Dodge they began to encounter lapped traffic. Several times Rose almost had Dodge, but had to change his line to avoid cars going a lap down.

The second Red Flag of the night came out on Lap 10 when Randy Hannagan was battling Throckmorton for the third position. As they dove into Turn 4, the two touched wheels sending them spinning and when they came to a stop, they were blocking the track. Both would restart the race at the back of the field.

There was yet another short lived Green Flag. This time Rose was able to take the lead away from Dodge on the backstretch, but the red banner would fly again. This time it was for the 44 of AJ Bruns tangled with the 5h of Andy Huston, went tumbling into Turn 1, and ended up landing on his wing.

When the field restarted it did not take Rose long to retake the lead from Dodge and make it stick. Within one lap of the race going green, Rose was able to take the lead as the duo flashed past the start/finish line. The 3b of Brad Greer was also on the move challenging Dodge for the second position. The first yellow flag would fly on Lap 16 when the 39w of Alex Shank got high in Turn 2 and came to a stop on the cushion.

When the track when green again, it was the 1x of Randy Hannagan who made his presence known. At this point Hannagan had come from the back of the field to put himself back in the top ten. By Lap 18 Hannagan had moved from eighth to sixth and was beginning to charge his way into the top-five. It was almost as if fourth place running Kody Kinser could see Hannagan coming as he got past Greer for third as Hannagan moved into fifth.

The second yellow of the evening came out on lap 23 for Greer who saw a promising night go south when his steering broke. This caused him to spin in Turn 4 and ended his night. When the field restarted it was Rose on point, followed by Dodge, Kinser, Hannagan, and Jordan Goldesberry.

When the green flew Hannagan made quick work of the 4k of Kinser and 7m of Dodge, passing both in one lap to take second. It did not take long for Hannagan to close the gap between himself and Rose and for him to make his move.

With the white flag flying in the air Hannagan had one last chance to take the win away from Rose. On the last turn of the final lap, Hannagan attempted to slide under Rose, but Rose barely held on to take the win. The duo was followed by Goldesberry, Kinser, and Jerrod Hull.

This was Rose’s second victory at Vermilion County Speedway. His first came in 1996 in weekly racing action without a wing on his car. This was Rose’s first O’Reilly Midwest All Star victory.

The Midwest All Stars will be back in action Friday June 19th at Spoonriver Speedway in Banter, Illinois. For the most up to date information on the Midwest All Star Series visit www.midwestallstarseries.com.

Qualifying 1. 1x Randy Hannagan 12.250 2. 4k Kody Kinser 12.344 3. 3b Brad Greer 12.381 4. 6 Bill Rose 12.437 5. 7m Geoff Dodge 12.524 6. 22t Miranda Throckmorton 12.617 7. 65 Jordan Goldesberry 12.653 8. 51 Kaley Gharst 12.699 9. 44 AJ Bruns 12.755 10. 5h Patrick Haynes 12.803 11. 39w Alex Shanks 12.883 12. 83 Jim Moughan 13.152 13. 12 Jerrod Hull 13.157 14. 99 Jim Davies 13.255 15. 40 Andy Huston 13.522 16. 42 Corey Bruns 13.602 17. 10v Matt Vandervere 14.085 Heat 1 – 10 Laps (Started) 1. 83 Jim Moughan (2) 2. 22t Miranda Throckmorton (4) 3. 1x Randy Hannagan (6) 4. 40 Andy Houston (1) 5. 3b Brad Greer (5) 6. 44 AJ Bruns (3) Heat 2 – 10 Laps 1. 12 Jerrod Hull (2) 2. 42 Corey Bruns (1) 3. 65 Jordan Goldesberry (4) 4. 4k Kody Kinser (6) 5. 5h Patrick Haynes (3) 6. 6 Bill Rose (5) Heat 3 – 10 Laps 1. 99 Jim Davies(2) 2. 7m Geoff Dodge (4) 3. 39w Alex Shanks (3) 4. 10v Matt Vandervere (1) - DNS 51 Kaley Gharst Dash – 6 Laps 1. 22t Miranda Throckmorton (2) 2. 6 Bill Rose (4) 3. 65 Jordan Goldesberry (1) 4. 7m Geoff Dodge (3) 5. 3b Bradley Greer (5) 6. 4k Kody Kinser (6) A-Main – 30 Laps 1. 6 Bill Rose (3) 2. 1x Randy Hannagan (6) 3. 65 Jordan Goldesberry (7) 4. 4k Kody Kinser (5) 5. 12 Jerrod Hull (12) 6. 83 Jim Moughan (11) 7. 5h Patrick Haynes (9) 8. 22t Miranda Throckmorton (1) 9. 51 Kaley Gharst (17) 10. 99 Jim Davies (13) 11. 7m Geoff Dodge (2) 12. 40 Andy Huston (14) 13. 39w Alex Shanks (10) 14. 3b Brad Greer (4) 15. 44 AJ Bruns (8) 16. 42 Corey Bruns (15) 17. 10v Matt Vandervere (16)

Round Two: Brian Montieth wins a manic A-main at Lincoln Speedway

Camargo, IL (6-13-09) by Kelly Brown - Public Relations Director – When you have a defending track champion in the field, drivers know that they have their work set out for them. Tonight the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions went head-to-head with Lincoln Speedway track champion Brian Montieth, who showed he definitely knows his way around the course as he put an exclamation point on his championship by claiming his first O’Reilly All Star victory.

Lining up for tonight’s main event was reigning O’Reilly All Star Champion Dale Blaney and last night’s winner at Williams Grove Cody Darrah. Darrah picked up where he did the night before claiming the lead on lap one, but Blaney battled back. Blaney and Montieth would fight tooth and nail swapping second and third the battle the first thirteen laps of the race. It seemed as if the duo were trying to out do each other each lap. For three laps straight Blaney and Montieth ran side-by-side for the lead, before Montieth was able to get the edge.

Montieth then set his sights on Darrah. Running in lapped traffic Montieth quickly closed the gap between himself and the leading 89 car. The duo dove in and out of lapped traffic trading positions for five laps before the Yellow Flag silenced their battle. The caution period was for Doug Esh whose 39 car came to a stop on the back stretch.

On the restart Darrah and Montieth continued their battle up front while Jim Siegel improved his running position when he got around Dale Blaney for the third position. Blaney’s strong run came to an abrupt halt on Lap 26. Blaney, who had a tire going down made contact with the outside wall between Turns 3 and 4.

On the restart it was an all out drag race to the Checkered Flag as Montieth and Darrah swapped the lead several times a lap. At the end it was Montieth who put an end to the manic event as he claimed the win, after getting a good run coming off the fourth turn on the final lap. Darrah would cross the finish line in second with Siegel, Alan Krimes, and Tim Shaffer rounding out the top-five.

Over Montieth’s career at Lincoln the track champion now has 13 wins and 58 top fives. The top All Star of the night was Tim Shaffer who padded his points lead for the second night in the row. The other All Star of thatstood out at Lincoln Speedway was Daron Clayton who finished in the eleventh position, scoring his best All Star finish to date.

The All Star Circuit of Champions is back in action tomorrow night to cap off their weekend in Pennsylvania at Central PA Speedway. For the most up to date information on the All Star Circuit of Champions bookmark www.allstarsprint.com on your computer.

Winner’s Quote

Winner Brian Montieth – "It was fun," said Montieth while gasping for breath in victory lane, "I screwed up there in traffic. The driver in second always has the advantage. Cody ran me clean. The last two weeks, it's just been fun to race here. You can run side-by-side and nobody's taking you out, and it results in clean racing...the way sprint car racing should be." Kistler Engines Qualifying Car-Driver-Time

1. 71 Brian Leppo 13.058 2. 59 Jimmy Siegel 13.229 3. 2 Dale Blaney 13.305 4. 87 Alan Krimes 13.357 5. 89 Cody Darrah 13.465 6. 1 Stevie Smith 13.491 7. 17 Daryn Pittman 13.502 8. 83 Tim Shaffer 13.536 9. 25o Aaron Ott 13.545 10. 21 Brian Montieth 13.586 11. 6w Josh Wells 13.593 12. 39 Doug Esh 13.610 13. 51 Fred Rahmer 13.628 14. 15 Adam Wilt 13.631 15. w20 Greg Wilson 13.656 16. 47j Jeff Busby 13.676 17. 0 Brandon Wimmer 13.677 18. 89g David Gravel 13.708 19. 17e Cris Eash 13.734 20. 88 Danny Dietrich 13.817 21. 92 Daron Clayton 13.836 22. 98 Niki Young 13.844 23. 6r Ryan Bunton 13.894 24. 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. 13.905 25. 11c Cory Haas 13.917 26. 56r Ryan Myers 13.937 27. 25 Justin Henderson 13.974 28. 26 Pat Cooper 13.986 29. 3b Randy Baughman 14.037 30. 19m Brent Marks 14.040 31. 4 John Rudisill 14.114 32. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 14.142 33. 7 Ed Aikin 14.221 34. 39t Tim Glatfelter 14.228 35. 3w Scott Geesey No time

Heat Finishes (Started) MSD Ignition Heat 1 –10 Laps 1. 51 Fred Rahmer (3) 2. 71 Brian Leppo (6) 3. 92 Daron Clayton (1) 4. 89 Cody Darrah (5) 5. 25o Aaron Ott (4) 6. 11c Cory Haas (7) 7. 0 Brandon Wimmer (2) 8. 7 Ed Aikin (9) 9. 3b Randy Baughman (8) Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 10 Laps 1. 98 Niki Young (1) 2. 21 Brian Montieth (4) 3. 59 Jimmy Siegel (6) 4. 1 Stevie Smith (5) 5. 15 Adam Wilt (3) 6. 89g David Gravel (2) 7. 56r Ryan Myers (7) 8. 39t Tim Glatfelter (9) 9. 19m Brent Marks (8) All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 10 Laps 1. 17e Cris Eash (3) 2. 6r Ryan Bunton (1) 3. 2 Dale Blaney (6) 4. 6w -Josh Wells (4) 5. 25 Justin Henderson (7) 6. 17 Daryn Pittman (5) 7. 4r John Rudisill (8) 8. w20 Greg Wilson (3) Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 – 10 Laps 1. 88 Danny Dietrich (2) 2. 87 Alan Krimes (6) 3. 39 Doug Esh (4) 4. 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. (1) 5. 83 Tim Shaffer (5) 6. 47j Jeff Busby (3) 7. 26 Pat Cooper (7) 8. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (8) University of Northwestern Ohio B Main – 12 Laps 1. w20 Greg Wilson (2) 2. 17 Daryn Pittman (1) 3. 0 Brandon Wimmer (4) 4. 11c Cory Haas (6) 5. 47j Jeff Busby (3) 6. 56r Ryan Myers (7) 7. 89g David Gravel (5) 8. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (10) 9. 26 Pat Cooper (8) 10. 39t Tim Glatfelter (12) 11. 4 John Rudisill (13) 12. 3b Randy Baugh man (11) 13. 19m Brent Marks (9) 14. 7 Ed Aikin (13)

O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main – 30 Laps 1. 21 Brian Montieth (9) 2. 89 Cody Darrah (2) 3. 59 Jimmy Siegel (4) 4. 87 Alan Krimes (5) 5. 83 Tim Shaffer (7) 6. 51 Fred Rahmer (13) 7. 25o Aaron Ott (8) 8. 17 Daryn Pittman (11) 9. 71 Brian Leppo (3) 10. 6w Josh Wells (10) 11. 92 Daron Clayton (19) 12. w20 Greg Wilson (15) 13. 98 Niki Young (20) 14. 17e Cris Eash(17) 15. 0 Brandon Wimmer (16) 16. 25 Justin Henderson(14 17. 65 Johnny Mackison Jr (22) 18. 88 Danny Dietrich (18) 19. 6r Ryan Bunton (21) 20. 2 Dale Blaney (1) 21. 39 Doug Esh (12) 22. 15Adam Wilt (14) 23. 11c Cory Haas (23) 24. 1 Stevie Smith (6)

O’Reilly Midwest All Star Race at Lincoln Speedway is postponed until July

Camargo, IL (6-12-09) – by Kelly Brown – Public Relations Director – Today the O’Reilly Midwest All Stars announced that the race originally scheduled for Saturday, June 20th at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois has been postponed until Saturday July 25th. This will be the first Midwest All Star race to be run at the 1/4-mile semi-banked oval. With such a tight bullring Lincoln Speedway should be an exciting event that should not be missed. “We are very excited to be racing at Lincoln Speedway in July,” stated O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series Director Scott Petit. “With the addition of this event we will be racing almost every weekend in July which will hopefully build a larger following for the series.” For the most up to date information on all the exhilarating Midwest All Star racing throughout the season visit www.midwestallstarseries.com.

O’Reilly All Stars look to make history during 27th annual Ohio Speedweek

Camargo, IL (6-11-09) – By Kelly Brown – All Star Public Relations Director – One of the most sought after titles in O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions competition is that of Ohio Speedweek Champion. It is a grueling event that features eight nights of exhilarating racing action in just nine days. Ohio Speedweek has been a staple on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions schedule since 1983 and this year the race will be in its 27th edition. Ohio Speedweek is the oldest and longest running sprint car Speedweek in the United States. The inaugural Ohio Speedweek title was won by Bobby Davis Jr. and the winner’s list consists of some of the most notable drivers in sprint car racing. Some of those include: Jack Hewitt, Steve Kinser, Dave Blaney, Kenny Jacobs, and Bobby Allen. There have been two drivers that stand out as the kings of Ohio Speedweek as both Dale Blaney and Frankie Kerr both have four Ohio Speedweek titles to their credit. The next closest competitors are Sammy Swindell and Joey Saldana who each have two titles to their credit. Last year Randy Hannagan won his first Ohio Speedweek title, by a few points over Dale Blaney. In the event’s history only three drivers have won back-to-back titles during Ohio Speedweek, they include: Sammy Swindell, Frankie Kerr and Dale Blaney. Mark your calendars Ohio Speedweek begins on Friday, June 19th at Attica Raceway Park, before moving on to Eldora on Sa