Lance Dewease wins the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints feature at the Grove

Lance Dewease got by Chad Layton with five laps to go to claim the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints feature at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night. (6/10)

For Dewease, the win marked the 76th time in his career that he visited victory lane at the Grove and the fifth time he had done so over the All Stars.

In 305 sprint action, Tyler Bear of Elliottsburg took the win in the 20-lap main event.

Chad Layton started second in the All Stars 30-lap main and ripped around the speedway to take the lead at the start as fourth starter Dewease blasted up to second by getting around polesitter Dale Blaney.

A fleet-running Layton appeared not to be denied what would have been his first win of the season anywhere, until his front wing became dislodged and began to collapse after the race was one-third completed.

Still, Layton was holding his own over Dewease in the non-stop affair through traffic until the wing flipped upside down onto his car’s hood just before the red flag appeared for a flipping Aaron Ott, who vaulted outside the oval’s first and second turns with 11 laps to go.

Still with his front wing flipped upside down onto the hood, the restart saw Layton produce a masterful drive to hold onto the lead over Dewease for the next six circuits as the pair darted all over the speedway trying to outwit one another with Layton using up every inch of real estate he could find.

But Layton finally succumbed as he worked lap 25, being forced to watch Dewease drive by on the backstretch for the $5,000 victory.

The final five tours produced dramatic racing for second between Layton, Blaney and sixth starter Don Kreitz Jr.

The trio raced within a few car lengths of one another the entire way with Harrisburg’s Layton holding on at the line.

Kreitz was third followed by Blaney and Daryn Pittman.

“Chad had his problem with the nose wing. He couldn’t go through the corner no more,” Dewease said of Layton’s drive.

“I give him credit, he used up all the racetrack he could on that restart. These things are a handful like that.”

Layton explained what he was going through, trying to manipulate his car out front.

“I don’t usually drive like that. With a couple laps to go like that you’re just trying to hold on and not drown,” he said.

“Those guys behind me probably wondered what the heck is he doing.”

Tim Shaffer finished sixth followed by Fred Rahmer, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Brian Montieth and Brian Leppo.

Heats for the 35-car field went to Greg Hodnett, Alan Krimes, Adam Wilt and Jim Siegel. NASCAR champion Tony Stewart won the B Main. Blaney earned the pole by winning the dash.

Rahmer set fast time in qualifications with a lap of 16.824 seconds.

Bear led all 20 laps of the 305 feature event, outrunning 19th starter Mike Wagner, II.

Wagner moved into second with a lap to go but ran out of time to catch Bear.

George Riden rode home third followed by Matt Mountz and third starter Logan Wagner, who went to the rear twice during the event only to drive back through the field both times.

Twin 305 heats went to Mark Watkins and Kody Lehman.

Feature Finishes: June 10, 2011 -

All Star Sprints, 30 laps: 1. Lance Dewease, 2. Chad Layton, 3. Don Kreitz Jr., 4. Dale Blaney, 5. Daryn Pittman, 6. Tim Shaffer, 7. Fred Rahmer, 8. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 9. Brian Montieth, 10. Brian Leppo, 11. Doug Esh, 12. Danny Dietrich, 13. Greg Hodnett, 14. Tony Stewart, 15. Stevie Smith, 16. Mark Smith, 17. Alan Krimes, 18. David Gravel, 19. Justin Henderson, 20. Brent Marks, 21. Adam Wilt, 22. Aaron Ott, 23. Curt Michael, 24. Jim Siegel.

305 Sprint results:
20 laps: 1. Tyler Bear, 2. Mike Wagner II., 3. George Riden, 4. Matt Mountz, 5. Logan Wagner, 6. Nathan Gramley, 7. Brent Comp, 8. Brian Walker, 9. Kody Lehman, 10. Nicole Walker, 11. Jason Bergstresser, 12. Joe Smith, 13. Ian Detweiler, 14. Mark Watkins, 15. Ryan Lynn, 16. Ron Aurand, 17. Justin Zap, 18. Jake Waters, 19. John Byers, 20. Jason Brandt, 21. Tyler Lebo, 22. Reed Thompson