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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, April 26, 2013

Contact: Brian Liskai

Liskai2x@roadrunner.com

MECHANICSBURG, PA. – When a dirt track’s racing surface is heavy and wet, it’s often the younger driver who show case their talents. But, when a track surface gets wide and slick like it did Friday at Williams Grove Speedway, it’s veterans like Don Kreitz Jr. who show they can still be tough to beat.

The Sinking Spring, Pa. resident ran the inside groove to perfection and would drive from his 10th starting spot to grab the lead from Fred Rahmer on lap 12 and go on to record his seventh career University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions victory. Kreitz has been running a limited schedule over the past few years, focusing mainly on Williams Grove Speedway. In fact, Friday’s UNOH All Star win is his first with the series since 1999.

“It was a great race for us. Davey (Brown) and the guys made a lot of changes from the heat race and had the car really hooked-up. He’s a big part of the team. He still does the engines and set-up on the car,” said Kreitz beside his Henry R. Sherman Builders, Kreitz Oval Track Parts/RV Workshop.com/Schannauer #69k.

Kreitz sliced through the field from his fifth row starting spot to grab third from four time UNOH All Star champion Tim Shaffer with 11 laps completed. Rahmer, who has been hot so far this season in his new Rob Sell owned team, had started on the pole and after trading the lead with Shaffer early in the 30-lap feature, was fending off Jac Haudenschild for the lead as Kreitz took third. Kreitz would get under “The Wild Child” for second off turn two and then slipped under Rahmer in turns three and four to grab the lead on lap 12.

“I just caught the leaders right,” said Kreitz. “They didn’t know the bottom was coming in and our car was really dialed-in there early and left us getup through.”

After taking the lead, Kreitz would build a big advantage in a race that had only one caution – that coming on lap 14. Kreitz would catch lapped traffic with a seven laps to go and Rahmer closed, but the bottom was the preferred groove and all Rahmer could do was follow Kreitz to the checkered.

“I didn’t want to chance going around them so I waited for them to make a mistake,” said Kreitz of the lapped traffic. “Fred would have deserved to win if he had drive around us. You’re always worried when you get into lapped cars.”

The victory was the 55th of Kreitz’ career at the Grove, to rank third on the track’s all-time win list. It was his first win at the track since September 2010.

“I haven’t won here in a little while and to get a win early here like this is good for our team,” said Kreitz, who was disqualified the last time he won an All Star race at the Grove in 2005 for being under weight.

For Rahmer, the second place run continues his early season great runs and keeps him in the William Grove Speedway points lead.

“Track took some rubber. But, I love these Hoosier tires…they have saved my ass,” said Rahmer beside his Don Ott Racing Engines/Triple X Racing/Art’s Radiator/TruLine Contractors/JM Bullion/Media Camping Center/Trevdan Building Supply/Blue Tree Landscaping/Aran Trading backed #20s. “Don was just too strong on the bottom.”

Shaffer, coming off an open competition win last week at Fremont Speedway, was confident the Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook Racing team has turned the corner and is set for a great season.

“We are communicating well and the driver isn’t screwing up,” joked Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines/J&J Auto Racing/ Weld Wheels/FK Rod Ends/VRP Shocks backed #83. “It was a good race…I may have started racing for the lead too early. But, hats off to Donnie…that’s the Donnie Kreitz of old. He put an ass-whopping to us.”

Shaffer’s third place run narrowed the gap in the UNOH All Star’s National points, moving him to within 27 of Dale Blaney for the lead. In the series’ Eastern Region, Shaffer climbed to within just 3 points of Blaney while Lance Dewease, a former Eastern Region champion and 6 time Williams Grove champion, closed to within 7 points of the lead with his fourth place run.

Williams Grove Speedway - 4/26/2013

UNOH Night

All Star Circuit of Champions (43 Cars)

[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying - Kistler Engines

1. 7-Chad Layton, 17.378; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer, 17.408; 3. M1-Mark Smith, 17.478; 4. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.551; 5. 83K-Tim Kaeding, 17.588; 6. 2-Dale Blaney , 17.612; 7. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.624; 8. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 17.640; 9. 15-Adam Wilt, 17.670; 10. 83-Tim Shaffer, 17.676; 11. 3-Pat Cannon , 17.695; 12. 27-Lance Dewease, 17.695; 13. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.697; 14. 69K-Donny Krietz Jr. , 17.704; 15. OL-Rick Lafferty, 17.714; 16. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 17.715; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.775; 18. 1Z-Danny Lasoski , 17.812; 19. 54-Cap Henry, 17.835; 20. 2S-Jim Siegel , 17.841; 21. 28-Brian Paulus, 17.929; 22. 39-Greg Hodnett, 17.940; 23. 49-Brad Sweet, 17.965; 24. 40-Caleb Helms , 17.971; 25. 69-Ryan Smith, 18.000; 26. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 18.049; 27. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 18.100; 28. O-Justin Henderson, 18.135; 29. 20-Ryan Taylor, 18.170; 30. 80-Trey Gustin, 18.255; 31. 1A-Jacob Allen , 18.259; 32. 48-Danny Dietrich, 18.272; 33. 11C-Cory Haas, 18.370; 34. 14-Gerard McIntyre Jr. , 18.391; 35. 13-Jason Leffler, 18.467; 36. 747-Davey Sammons, 18.468; 37. 75-Nicole Bower, 18.530; 38. 5T-Glendon Forsythe , 18.681; 39. 29-Ryan Wilson , 18.777; 40. O7-Mark Coldren , 18.983; 41. 12W-Troy Fraker, 19.200; 42. 14S-Ryan Slothover, 19.369; 43. 47-Eric Riggins Jr., 99.999

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

1. 19M-Brent Marks[3] ; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart[2] ; 3. 28-Brian Paulus[1] ; 4. 83K-Tim Kaeding[5] ; 5. 7-Chad Layton[6] ; 6. 15-Adam Wilt[4] ; 7. 11C-Cory Haas[9] ; 8. 20-Ryan Taylor[8] ; 9. 69-Ryan Smith[7] ; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker[11] ; 11. 75-Nicole Bower[10]

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

1. 39-Greg Hodnett[1] ; 2. 1Z-Danny Lasoski [2] ; 3. 69K-Donny Krietz Jr. [3] ; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 5. 20S-Fred Rahmer[6] ; 6. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[7] ; 7. 2-Dale Blaney [5] ; 8. 5T-Glendon Forsythe [10] ; 9. 80-Trey Gustin[8] ; 10. 14-Gerard McIntyre Jr. [9] ; 11. 14S-Ryan Slothover[11]

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

1. 49-Brad Sweet[1] ; 2. OL-Rick Lafferty[3] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[2] ; 4. 3-Pat Cannon [4] ; 5. M1-Mark Smith[6] ; 6. 87-Alan Krimes[5] ; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [8] ; 9. 13-Jason Leffler[9] ; 10. 29-Ryan Wilson [10] ; 11. 47-Eric Riggins Jr.[11]

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

1. 40-Caleb Helms [1] ; 2. 27-Lance Dewease[4] ; 3. 2S-Jim Siegel [2] ; 4. 59-Jac Haudenschild[5] ; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich[8] ; 6. 45-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 7. O-Justin Henderson[7] ; 8. 21-Brian Montieth[6] ; 9. 747-Davey Sammons[9] ; 10. O7-Mark Coldren [10]

Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature

1. 20S-Fred Rahmer[1] ; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 3. 59-Jac Haudenschild[3] ; 4. M1-Mark Smith[2] ; 5. 7-Chad Layton[4] ; 6. 83K-Tim Kaeding[5]

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

1. 87-Alan Krimes[3] ; 2. 2-Dale Blaney [2] ; 3. 69-Ryan Smith[6] ; 4. O-Justin Henderson[9] ; 5. 21-Brian Montieth[1] ; 6. 45-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 7. 11C-Cory Haas[13] ; 8. 13-Jason Leffler[15] ; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[7] ; 10. 75-Nicole Bower[17] ; 11. 20-Ryan Taylor[10] ; 12. 747-Davey Sammons[16] ; 13. 12W-Troy Fraker[21] ; 14. 14-Gerard McIntyre Jr. [14] ; 15. O7-Mark Coldren [20] ; 16. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[8] ; 17. 80-Trey Gustin[11] ; 18. 14S-Ryan Slothover[22] ; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen [12] ; 20. 15-Adam Wilt[4] ; 21. 47-Eric Riggins Jr.[23] ; 22. 29-Ryan Wilson [19] ; 23. 5T-Glendon Forsythe [18]

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

1. 69K-Donny Krietz Jr. [10]; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer[1]; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[2]; 4. 27-Lance Dewease[8]; 5. 87-Alan Krimes[12]; 6. 83K-Tim Kaeding[6]; 7. 7-Chad Layton[5]; 8. 59-Jac Haudenschild[3]; 9. 3-Pat Cannon [7]; 10. 19M-Brent Marks[9]; 11. 2-Dale Blaney [11]; 12. OL-Rick Lafferty[13]; 13. 1Z-Danny Lasoski [15]; 14. 1S-Logan Schuchart[14]; 15. 69-Ryan Smith[22]; 16. 54-Cap Henry[16]; 17. O-Justin Henderson[23]; 18. 48-Danny Dietrich[24]; 19. 49-Brad Sweet[20]; 20. 40-Caleb Helms [21]; 21. 2S-Jim Siegel [17]; 22. 28-Brian Paulus[18]; 23. M1-Mark Smith[4]; 24. 39-Greg Hodnett[19]

Hard Charger: 69K-Donny Krietz Jr. [+9]

©2013 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH