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Contact: Richie Murray - USAC Media / richie@usacracing.com
Chris Windom won his first Gas City I-69 Speedway USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature in his 20th try at Thursday night's James Dean Classic.
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WINDOM A GAS CITY GIANT AT JAMES DEAN CLASSIC
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Gas City, Indiana (September 26, 2019).........Gas City I-69 Speedway had greeted Chris Windom on numerous occasions throughout his USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car career, 19 to be exact, since his debut at the quarter-mile dirt oval in 2007.
It's unfair to say that the track had been unkind to the Canton, Ill. driver over the years, with nine top-five finishes in those 19 previous starts coming into Thursday night's second running of the James Dean Classic. Yet, that one single, solitary victory had remained elusive.
Windom had trekked the road to Gas City many a time, but this time, he drove off as a winner there in USAC competition with a sterling performance, leading all 30 laps to score his fourth series victory of the season and the 25th of his career which tied Steve Butler and Jay Drake for 20th all-time.
Ultimately, Windom's persistence paid off, and now he can call himself a USAC winner at Gas City, finally.
"It seems like I've had countless podiums here," Windom recounts. "We've run 2nd or 3rd almost every USAC race here. To get that first one's pretty cool."
Windom set the tone right from the get-go, recording sixth quick time which would, if everything went to his plan through the prelims, would net him a starting spot up front. As it turned out, it was from the pole. But a good starting spot alone does not make or break a night, there's several variables to endure throughout 30 laps. Yet, being in the proverbial and literal driver's seat at the front of the field for the drop of the green does have its kicks.
"I knew I had to get a good jump on that initial start because the track was so hooked up," Windom explained. "It seemed that, if your car was good and you could get out and click off good laps, it was going to be tough to get by you."
That proved to be fortuitous for the 2017 series champ as he raced side-by-side with outside front row starter Kevin Thomas, Jr. through turns one and two at the start. Windom surged ahead under Thomas on the back straightaway and led entering the third turn. There, Thomas made slight contact with the rear bumper of Windom, forcing Thomas to get on the binders, dropping him from 2nd to 4th as Justin Grant and 2019 Gas City track champ Thomas Meseraull slipped by to snare 2nd and 3rd, respectively, at the conclusion of the opening lap.
A three-car tussle between Grant, Meseraull and Thomas ensued as Windom opened up a half second lead. Meseraull drove to 2nd by Grant on the fourth lap and held onto the spot until exiting the fourth corner on the sixth lap when both Grant and Thomas slipped by, and Meseraull began to slow dramatically with smoke billowing from his ride. The seven-time Gas City winner this year slid his car backward into the infield on the front straightaway as a small and brief fire broke out from the engine compartment, prematurely ending his night.
When racing resumed, Windom put on the same song and dance, running middle to bottom as he incrementally distanced himself from Grant as the race crossed the halfway point, which is where lapped traffic came into play. Windom worked his way under heat race winner Cole Ketcham first, then worked around the outside of Cody White and Dave Darland, all while maintaining a fairly healthy eight-tenths of a second advantage over Grant.
"I felt like I was setting a pretty fast pace around the middle to bottom," Windom remembered. "I was a little nervous to go to the top with how thick the cushion was. You don't have a choice when you catch lapped traffic. If you follow them, somebody's going to find a way around, so I moved to the top and we were maneuvering through lapped traffic pretty well."
Once Windom reached first-time USAC feature starter Harley Burns, Windom sought high and low, tiptoeing on his path to avoid getting caught out, sliding up and allowing the now not-so-distant Grant and Thomas, who were right on his rear bumper, to drastically close up the gap. Windom was eventually able to drive around Burns as were Grant and Thomas just moments before 7th running Scotty Weir spun in turn four, necessitating a yellow flag and bringing about a clear road ahead for Windom.
"You're always going to have that in lapped traffic," Windom said. "So, we did the best we could there, and we caught cautions at the times I wanted them. It doesn't seem to normally work out that way, but it did tonight. We just had to stay out front and hit our marks, and not get in too heavy of lapped traffic and make a wrong decision because, at that point, your kind of a sitting duck when you're the leader."
Chris Windom's fourth USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory of the season was also the 25th of his career which tied him with Steve Butler and Jay Drake for 20th all-time.
(Ryan Sellers Photo)
Windom, who was back in his team's DRC chassis tonight, found it to be a better fit for Gas City with how tight and hooked up the track can get. As it turned out, they were the ones hooked up on this night in the Parallax Group-Goacher Racing/NOS Energy Drink - Parallax Power Supply/DRC/Claxton Mopar, pulling away on the restart and appeared headed for victory.
However, with just three laps remaining, the night's KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Jason McDougal, clobbered an orange cone sitting amidst the infield tires at the exit of turn four, dropkicking the inanimate object into the middle of the racing surface. That forced the yellow flag to be displayed and the field to be restacked once again.
For Windom, the holdup was simply momentary as he once again burst away on the lap 28 restart, cruising to victory by a 0.808 margin, while letting the three trailing drivers duke it out for the runner-up spot, which reigning series champ Tyler Courtney snagged with a big drive around the outside of Grant off turn four on the final lap to get the 2nd spot by a wheel, or .056 sec, over Grant with Thomas a car length behind in 4th. Chase Stockon, in his record 287th consecutive series start, rounded out the top-five.
Contingency award winners Thursday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway were C.J. Leary (Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier), Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Cole Ketcham (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Scotty Weir (AutoMeter Third Heat Winner), Justin Grant (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Winner), Tye Mihocko (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher), Jason McDougal (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger), Harley Burns (Roger & Barb Tapy 13th Fastest Qualifier) and Dustin Smith (Saldana Racing Products First Non-Transfer).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 26, 2019 - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Gas City, Indiana - 2nd James Dean Classic - 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. C.J. Leary, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-12.121; 2. Thomas Meseraull, 00, Whitney-12.174; 3. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-12.219; 4. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-12.299; 5. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 19, Hayward/Thomas-12.364; 6. Chris Windom, 5G, Parallax/Goacher-12.441; 7. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall/Newman-12.479; 8. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-12.491; 9. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR/Chapple-12.555; 10. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-12.557; 11. Chad Boespflug, 98e, EZR-12.561; 12. Anthony D'Alessio, 01, D'Alessio-12.568; 13. Harley Burns, 16K, Knight-12.574; 14. Cole Ketcham, 41, Ketcham-12.614; 15. Scotty Weir, 39G, Goodnight-12.634; 16. Cody White, 26w, White-12.720; 17. Max Adams, 57, Hazen-12.720; 18. Jason McDougal, 71p, Daigh/Phillips-12.733; 19. Tye Mihocko, 5, Mihocko-12.751; 20. Dustin Ingle, 2DI, Ingle-12.767; 21. Tyler Hewitt, 1, RL-12.830; 22. Corey Smith, 66s, CS-12.841; 23. Matt Westfall, 33m, Marshall-12.856; 24. Dave Darland, 43m, Tibbits-12.867; 25. Shane Cottle, 19c, Cooley-12.966; 26. Dustin Clark, 75, Clark-12.996; 27. Jack James, 99, James-13.422; 28. Dustin Smith, 77, Smith-13.582.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 2. C.J. Leary, 3. Isaac Chapple, 4. Cody White, 5. Shane Cottle, 6. Tyler Hewitt, 7. Harley Burns. 2:08.98
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Cole Ketcham, 2. Thomas Meseraull, 3. Jason McDougal, 4. Chris Windom, 5. Dustin Clark, 6. Matt Goodnight, 7. Corey Smith. 2:03.85
AUTOMETER THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Scotty Weir, 2. Brady Bacon, 3. Tye Mihocko, 4. Tyler Courtney, 5. Chad Boespflug, 6. Matt Westfall, 7. Jack James. 2:04.18
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Justin Grant, 2. Dustin Ingle, 3. Chase Stockon, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Max Adams, 6. Anthony D'Alessio, 7. Dustin Smith. 2:04.03
SEMI: (12 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Chad Boespflug, 2. Max Adams, 3. Harley Burns, 4. Matt Westfall, 5. Matt Goodnight, 6. Shane Cottle, 7. Dustin Smith, 8. Dustin Clark, 9. Anthony D'Alessio, 10. Corey Smith, 11. Jack James, 12. Tyler Hewitt. 2:28.28 (New Track Record)
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Chris Windom (1), 2. Tyler Courtney (7), 3. Justin Grant (3), 4. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (2), 5. Chase Stockon (8), 6. C.J. Leary (6), 7. Brady Bacon (4), 8. Jason McDougal (17), 9. Isaac Chapple (9), 10. Max Adams (15), 11. Scotty Weir (14), 12. Matt Westfall (20), 13. Tye Mihocko (18), 14. Matt Goodnight (10), 15. Harley Burns (12), 16. Cody White (16), 17. Cole Ketcham (13), 18. Dustin Ingle (19), 19. Dave Darland (21), 20. Chad Boespflug (11), 21. Thomas Meseraull (5), 22. Dustin Clark (23), 23. Shane Cottle (22). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Chris Windom
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Jason McDougal (17th to 8th)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Tye Mihocko
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS FIRST NON-TRANSFER: Dustin Smith
ROGER & BARB TAPY 13TH FASTEST QUALIFIER: Harley Burns
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-C.J. Leary-1,903, 2-Tyler Courtney-1,792, 3-Brady Bacon-1,710, 4-Kevin Thomas, Jr.-1,708, 5-Justin Grant-1,704, 6-Chris Windom-1,702, 7-Chase Stockon-1,649, 8-Jason McDougal-1,436, 9-Carson Short-1,361, 10-Isaac Chapple-1,110.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: September 28, 2019 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - 38th 4-Crown Nationals presented by NKT.tv - 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval
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New Egypt Speedway
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Track Phone: 609-758-1900
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Legends Autograph Session Set For 3rd Annual Legends of the Fall 75 Saturday Night October 5th At New Egypt Speedway
New Egypt, NJ (September 25, 2019) – The 3rd Annual Legends of the Fall 75 is coming up on Saturday night October 5th at New Egypt Speedway. The 75-lap Big Block vs. Small Block Modified main event that will pay $7,500 to the winner, $1,000 for 10th and $500 just to start the feature will be attracting the best of the best dirt modified drivers from across the region to New Egypt Speedway on October 5th.
One of the more popular happenings during the event is the Legends autograph session that annually takes place during intermission of the event and this year will be no different. This years legends include Sammy Beavers, Glenn Fitzcharles, Stan Ploski, Karl Freyer, Bob Rossell, Dean Gulick, Johnny Leach, Jim Horton Sr., Tony Siscone, John Megill, Ken Brenn Sr., Jimmy Brenn, Mike Sena, Richie Pratt Sr., Fritz Epright, Larry Kline, Larry Patterson, Mark Engle, Ray Shea, Frank Resta, Mike Lyons and Bill Force. There will be a special added twist to this year’s autograph session, with this being the 3rd Annual Legends of the Fall 75, the previous two winners Dominick Buffalino and Billy Pauch Jr. will be taking part in the autograph session as well. This looks to be something that we will be doing heading forward for the past winners of this event. Special thanks to Earl and Doug Megill for putting together our legends autograph session year after year.
In addition to the 75-lap Modified feature event, the Crate vs. Sportsman will complete the racing card on the 5th with a 25-lap main event that will pay $1,000 to the winner and $100 to start.
Pits and Grandstands will open at 3PM, Hot Laps are scheduled for 5PM with the first green flag of the evening flying at 6PM! Adult admission (16+) is $28, Seniors (65+) are $25, Teens (12-15) & Military w/ID are $18 with Kids 11 & Under being FREE! Pit admission will be $40. Event entry blanks and race information are available on the New Egypt Speedway website at www.newegyptspeedway.net.
New Egypt Speedway, which is New Jersey’s premier dirt racing facility, is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
BIG BLOCK/358 MODIFIED TRAFFIC JAM TO CLOSE OUT 2019 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 6 PM
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (September 26, 2019) – The frightening roar of race cars fill the Grandview Speedway for the final time this year on Saturday, October 19 at 6:00 PM for the 30th Anniversary Season finale of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series.
Highlighted by the 22nd Annual Modified Traffic Jam, the 358 Modifieds will challenge the Big Block Modifieds in a 40 lap main event with $5,000 on the line for the winner, $1,000 for tenth place and $500 to start the event. To be eligible for the posted payoff, drivers are required to pre-enter by calling 443 513 4456 on or before October 16. Please provide the drivers name, car number and phone number. There is no entry fee. For all the rules and complete payout, please visit our website at : www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Joining the Modifieds on the card will be the Sportsman division, and the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Car Series.
Fans interested in advance tickets may order them by calling 443-513-4456. Please speak clearly and leave your name and the number of tickets you would like. Tickets may be paid for and picked up at the Will Call Window on race night after 3:00 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 3:30 PM, one-half hour before general admission tickets going on sale at 4 PM.
Long in lineage, the Traffic Jam boasts wins by some of the top competitors dirt track racing has seen, and has been an integral part of the Thunder on the Hill schedule since 1998 when Brett Hearn took the inaugural win.
In the twenty-one year history of the Traffic Jam, Hearn is a four-time winner. Tim McCreadie, Billy Decker, and Matt Sheppard are two-time winners of this event. Drivers who have one Traffic Jam victory include Jimmy Horton, Frank Cozze, Tim Fuller, Alan Johnson, Danny Johnson, Craig VonDohren, Jeff Strunk, Duane Howard, Rick Laubach, Brett Kressley, and 2018 race winner, Ryan Watt
A special rules package is offered as a ‘treat’ to the region’s competitors, with both American Racer and Hoosier tires, allowed for competition and either Big-Block or Spec Small-Block engines permitted.
General Admission ticket pricing for Saturday, October 19 is $25 for adults, Children 6-11 are $10 and Kids 5 & Under are FREE! Pit Area admission is $40, and a license is not required.
The Pit gates open at 2:00 PM, Advanced ticket holders can enter at 3:30 PM, General Admission gates open at 4:00 PM and the first Green flag flies at 6:00 PM.
The popular Sportsman division is also on the card, competing for a $1,300 top prize for 25-laps of competition on 'the hill.' The same tire rule is in effect for the Sportsman - competitors are allowed to compete on Hoosier or American Racer rubber. Grandview Sportsman rules are in effect and competitors are allowed to run sail panels. Full rules are available on the Grandview Speedway website.
The MASS Sprint Cars will compete in heat race qualifying action and a 25-lap A-Main. Standard MASS club rules apply to competitors.
Fans are invited to come dressed for the occasion, Halloween costumes will be popular attire for the night with awards going out to best dressed for children and adults. Please expect some Halloween candy and of course, this night always provides some tricks and treats along the way.
The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Halloween Party has been a staple of the Grandview Speedway schedule for over 15 years and will once again include the fan Costume parade. Race fans young and old are encouraged to dress in costume to be eligible for special Halloween prizes.
'Joe the Pizza Dude' will offer up hot, delicious, and FREE pizzas to the rowdiest of race fans before the action kicks off. Make some noise when 'The Pizza Dude' comes around, to earn yourself a free pizza!
NAPA Auto Parts continues their long run with the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series as the title sponsor joined by Levan Machine and Truck Equipment and GALCO Business Communications.
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Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
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Carson Macedo wins thrilling race at Jacksonville Speedway
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World of Outlaws
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Winner Carson Macedo (DB3 Photo)
CAPITALIZING ON THE MOMENT: Carson Macedo wins thrilling show at Jacksonville Speedway
Macedo brings Kyle Larson Racing its fourth World of Outlaws win of the season
JACKSONVILLE, IL – Sept. 25, 2019 – Rookie Carson Macedo knows if he wants to be an established World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series driver and stick around the Series for a while, he needs to win races.
That mentality was ingrained in the young Lemoore, Calif.-native Wednesday night at Jacksonville Speedway when he out dueled Sheldon Haudenschild and Brad Sweet in an elbows up brawl to earn his fourth victory of the year.
“I can’t say enough about this (Kyle Larson Racing) team,” Macedo said. “Fourth win this year. I’m super stoked. Happy for them. Happy to get wins. That’s what it takes out here.”
Macedo was fast all night in his Chevrolet Accessories No. 2 car, qualifying second, winning his Drydene Heat race and finishing second in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. However, Haudenschild was always one step ahead. The Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing driver set Quick Time, won his Drydene Heat race and won the Dash over Macedo by four seconds.
The two young guns of the Series – in their first Feature race at the quarter-mile Jacksonville Speedway – were set to duel. And they did.
Neither was willing to sacrifice an inch on the initial start, staying wheel to wheel as they crept toward the white start line. When it came time to hammer the throttle Haudenschild gave his more love than needed, showing the complete under belly of his NOS Energy Drink No. 17 as he powered to the flag stand. That allowed Macedo to get a run on the Wooster, Ohio-native into the first corner and take the lead.
Haudenschild dove underneath Macedo into turn three and nosed in front of him through turn four. However, he did another wheelie on the exit of the turn, allowing Macedo to charged back out front. Haudenschild would not let the Californian get away, though. He stayed on his bumper down the straightaways and could power to his inside every corner.
The quarter-mile track was proving to be fun for some and tricky for others, as several cars bounced off the cushion in turn four or over throttled their way into the corner causing them spin – or nearly do so. The fastest line was around the top, against the cushion – a line most comfortable for Macedo and Haudenschild.
Two cautions came out in the first 12 laps of the 40-lap Feature. Macedo was able to launch ahead of Haudenschild on both restarts, but the Ohio driver continued to pester Macedo each lap. The Kyle Larson Racing car was rarely out of reach.
On Lap 14, Macedo did a quick wheel stand off turn four, allowing Haudenschild, with a full steam of momentum, to throw a slide job into turn one and exit turn two with the lead.
Three more cautions came out between Lap 18 and 21 for drivers either spinning or coming to a stop on the track. On the restart with 19 laps to go, Haudenschild rocketed out front. Macedo spun his tires and got passed by Shane Stewart for second.
Macedo wasn’t willing to let the win slip away. To continue to establish himself, he needed it.
Finding grip on the bottom of the speedway, Macedo charged his way back by Stewart and looked to find his rhythm to catch Haudenschild. He didn’t have to put too much effort into it though. Another caution came out a few laps later for several cars colliding in turn four and blocking the track.
On the restart with 15 laps to go, Macedo was now pestering Haudenschild. He poked his nose underneath him each corner, ready to capitalize on any mistake Haudenschild made. And with 14 laps to go Haudenschild made one.
He slid his car too far up the track in turn four, hammering the cushion with his right rear tire and lifting the front of his car off the ground. With a clean run around the bottom, Macedo raced by the upset NOS Energy Drink car and reclaimed the lead.
“You get through there (turn four) really nice if you hit it right, but a couple of times you get tight on the right rear and get into it too much and throw your front end into, so you just had to be really careful,” Macedo said. “Get your entry right. Make sure you had the car turned enough and enough throttle to get through there on the cushion. My car was really good. Especially late in the race. I felt like I kept gaining momentum and gaining speed. That’s what you want.”
While Macedo and Haudenschild continued their close battle for the lead, Sweet, Aaron Reutzel and Donny Schatz were slowly making their way to the front. After Stewart spun, with 10 laps to go, Sweet moved into the position with Reutzel also moving up to fourth and Schatz to fifth. Four laps later, heartbreak for Haudenschild. He too spun, bringing out the caution.
With six laps to go, Macedo now found himself having to hold off Sweet – who moved up from seventh to second – Reutzel – who moved up from eighth to third – and Schatz – who charged from 17th to fourth.
It proved to be a task he was up to. He pulled away from the field on the restart and comfortably cruised his way to his first win Jacksonville Speedway victory – in his first official start at the track. Sweet remained second and Reutzel rounded out the podium. Haudenschild ended the night 15th.
Macedo credits some of his success to having grown up in California where there are several small bullring sized tracks like Jacksonville Speedway.
“Growing up there, you either get good on small tracks or you get beat because that’s a lot of what we have,” said Macedo, who won on the quarter-mile Silver Dollar Speedway in March. “I guess it just helps to be from California when you go to places like these.”
Sweet, of Grass Valley, Calif., also benefited by picking up another podium finish and continuing to chip away at Schatz’s points lead. The 10-time Series champion now leads Sweet by 18 points.
“It was a bit of a marathon, but we’ll take a second-place run,” Sweet said. “We had a lot of battling to get where we got to. A lot of missing wrecks. Missing some spinning cars. And avoiding contact. It was nice to get the finish.”
Coming into the season Macedo’s goal was to win a few races. Now, having exceeded that goal, his latest win helps he and his team realize their ultimate goal.
“We’re building,” Macedo said. “This is a five-year, six, seven, eight-year plan to try and be at the top at some point. That’s what we’re trying to do. To be out here winning races and build toward next year… it’s all building blocks. We couldn’t be happier.”
UP NEXT:
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series on Friday, Sept. 27, will return to Eldora Speedway for the BeFour the Crowns Showdown.
As always, if you can’t be at the race, you can watch all of the action LIVE on www.DIRTVision.com.
Race Results: 9/25/19 – Jacksonville Speedway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [2][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$5,500]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [8][$3,200]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [17][$2,800]; 5. 5-Shane Stewart [3][$2,500]; 6. 41-David Gravel [4][$2,300]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [15][$2,200]; 8. 96-Parker Price-Miller [16][$2,100]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [13][$2,050]; 10. 5D-Zach Daum [21][$2,000]; 11. 19-Brent Marks [9][$1,500]; 12. 5X-Justin Peck [10][$1,200]; 13. 83-Daryn Pittman [19][$1,100]; 14. 47-Terry Babb [20][$1,050]; 15. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1][$1,000]; 16. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [18][$900]; 17. 9K-Kyle Schuett [23][$800]; 18. O1-Logan Seavey [5][$800]; 19. 67-Buddy Kofoid [6][$800]; 20. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [11][$800]; 21. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$800]; 22. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [14][$800]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [22][$800]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson [24][$800];
Lap Leaders: Carson Macedo 1-15, 27-40; Sheldon Haudenschild 16-26;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz[+13]
Qualifying – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.115; 2. 2-Carson Macedo, 10.169; 3. O1-Logan Seavey, 10.189; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 10.196; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.265; 6. 39-Hunter Schuerenburg, 10.28; 7. 41-David Gravel, 10.291; 8. 67-Buddy Kofoid, 10.3; 9. 19-Brent Marks, 10.306; 10. 5X-Justin Peck, 10.309; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.312; 12. 96-Parker Price-Miller, 10.316; 13. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.327; 14. 5-Shane Stewart, 10.366; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 10.402; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.434; 17. 18-Ian Madsen, 10.502; 18. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 10.512; 19. 83-Daryn Pittman, 10.523; 20. 5D-Zach Daum, 10.526; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.572; 22. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 10.621; 23. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 10.631; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 10.634; 25. 25-Jake Blackhurst, 10.666; 26. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.68; 27. 33M-Mason Daniel, 10.71; 28. 4-Danny Smith, 10.736; 29. 33-Andy Bishop, 10.757; 30. 51B-Joe B.Miller, 10.757; 31. 79J-Jacob Patton, 10.759; 32. 47-Terry Babb, 10.853; 33. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 11.029; 34. 52F-Logan Faucon, 11.054; 35. 99-Korey Weyant, 11.266; 36. 6-Frank Rodgers, NT
DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 19-Brent Marks [3]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [5]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 6. 25-Jake Blackhurst [7]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 8. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [9]; 9. 33-Andy Bishop [8]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 5-Shane Stewart [4]; 3. 5X-Justin Peck [3]; 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [5]; 5. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [6]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 7. 51B-Joe B.Miller [8]; 8. 52F-Logan Faucon [9]; 9. 39-Hunter Schuerenburg [2]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – 1. O1-Logan Seavey [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [2]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [5]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [7]; 7. 9K-Kyle Schuett [6]; 8. 79J-Jacob Patton [8]; 9. 99-Korey Weyant [9]
DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 67-Buddy Kofoid [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 96-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 5. 47-Terry Babb [8]; 6. 5D-Zach Daum [5]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [6]; 8. 4-Danny Smith [7]; 9. 6-Frank Rodgers [9]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 3. 5-Shane Stewart [6]; 4. 41-David Gravel [5]; 5. O1-Logan Seavey [1]; 6. 67-Buddy Kofoid [3]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [8]; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel [7]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – 1. 5D-Zach Daum [2][-]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [3][-]; 3. 9K-Kyle Schuett [4][-]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5][-]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [7][$300]; 6. 25-Jake Blackhurst [6][$250]; 7. 4-Danny Smith [9][$225]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [8][$200]; 9. 99-Korey Weyant [15][$200]; 10. 51B-Joe B.Miller [11][$200]; 11. 79J-Jacob Patton [12][$200]; 12. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [13][$200]; 13. 52F-Logan Faucon [14][$200]; 14. 33-Andy Bishop [10][$200]; 15. 39-Hunter Schuerenburg [1][$200]; 16. 6-Frank Rodgers [16][$200]
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1
Winner Aaron Reutzel (Trent Gower Photo)
Contact: Tyler Altmeyer
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Aaron Reutzel scores 15th All Star victory of 2019 in dominating fashion at Hagerstown Speedway
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (September 22, 2019) - For the first time in over 36 years, the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 made their presence at the half-mile at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland. The near-four decade hiatus may have created some uncertainty for many of the full-time All Stars attempting to tackle the northern Maryland oval, but if one thing was for certain at the conclusion of Sunday’s visit, nobody was a match for Clute, Texas’ Aaron Reutzel.
Reutzel, driver of the familiar Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/Folkens Brothers Trucking/Dissolvalloy/Fischer Body Shop/Hollywood Blasting & Coating/No. 87 sprint car, started from the pole position on the Hagerstown grid and never missed a beat, eventually leading all 30 circuits while maintaining a lead pushing four circuits during different segments of the main event. For Reutzel, the $5,000 triumph increases his season win count to 15, five of which taking shape during the month of September.
In addition, the Hagerstown Speedway victory all but sealed Reutzel’s 2019 All Star championship fate. Taking into consideration his 148-point lead over Dale Blaney, a simple qualifying attempt during the Eldora Speedway finale on Saturday, September 28, will make his title official.
“We had a phenomenal race car, that’s for sure,” Aaron Reutzel explained in Hagerstown Speedway victory lane. “I felt like I could go anywhere. When you have a car that good, you can kinda go around there at your own pace and save your stuff. Having a tire at the end is a big deal in racing today. The way these race tracks are out here, you have to have a tire at the end.”
Reutzel’s campaign at the front of the field was interrupted by a pair of cautions, one on lap seven and another on lap 21. Despite each of the stoppages snapping commanding leads, just over two seconds on lap six and just under three seconds on lap 20, Reutzel remained collected. In fact, the only instance of pressure from a fellow competitor occurred during a segment of green flag action in traffic when Danny Dietrich, who started third on the grid, drove into second on lap 15, next setting his aim on Reutzel. The Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-native was able to continue to use slower cars to a slight advantage, ultimately chopping Reutzel’s four-second command down to 2.9 seconds just before the lap 21 caution.
Although the ensuing restart set-up a prime opportunity for Dietrich to pounce, his speed proved no match for Reutzel’s mobility in clean air. The Texan quickly escaped and built a lead that equaled 2.59 seconds by the time the final checkers flew.
Freddie Rahmer followed Dietrich and Reutzel to the finish, with Dale Blaney and Brian Brown in tow.
“I have bills to pay,” Aaron Reutzel laughed when discussing a successful last few weeks. “We are all out here having fun, but we continue to work really hard. We want to win. The whole team wants to win. And we have a lot of people who help make this all possible, my crew, Cheeseburger and Jim Bob, included.”
Last on the schedule, but packed with plenty of prestige, Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions will conclude their 2019 campaign with one final stop in the Buckeye State, set to invade the World’s Greatest Dirt Track for the 48th running of the 4-Crown Nationals.
Joining the stage with all three national touring divisions of the United States Auto Club (USAC), Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions will invade the highbanks of Eldora Speedway on Saturday, September 28. Not only will the Series crown a 2019 champion, but the 4-Crown Nationals program will award a $5,000 payday.
Those seeking additional news and notes pertaining to Eldora Speedway’s 4-Crown Nationals should visit Eldora Speedway live on the Web at www.eldoraspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Hagerstown Speedway - September 22, 2019:
Entries: 31
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Cory Eliason - 16.224 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Danny Dietrich - 16.588 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Aaron Reutzel
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Logan Wagner
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Brock Zearfoss
Mobil 1 Heat #4: Christopher Bell
JE Pistons Dash #1: Aaron Reutzel
Fatheadz Eyewear Dash #2: Dale Blaney
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting B-Main Winner: Trey Starks
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Aaron Reutzel
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Anthony Macri (+11)
Cometic Gasket Most A-Main Laps Led: Aaron Reutzel (1-30)
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Greg Wilson
(Lincoln Electric, MSD Performance, Fatheadz Eyewear, Rayce Rudeen Foundation, Cometic Gasket: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.588; 2. 71-Gio Scelzi, 16.609; 3. 11-Dale Blaney, 16.613; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 16.715; 5. 69K-Lance Dewease, 16.875; 6. 99M-Kyle Moody, 17.189; 7. W20-Greg Wilson, 17.505; 8. 12w-Troy Fraker, 18.370
Group (B)
1. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 16.665; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 16.770; 3. 1-Logan Wagner, 16.949; 4. 55-Mike Wagner, 17.157; 5. 44-Trey Starks, 17.161; 6. 70X-Justin Peck, 17.175; 7. 42-Sye Lynch, 17.202; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri, 17.243
Group (C)
1. 21-Brian Brown, 16.867; 2. O7-Gerard McIntyre, 16.942; 3. 9-James McFadden, 16.961; 4. 70-Brock Zearfoss, 17.047; 5. 13-Paul McMahan, 17.122; 6. 99-Skylar Gee, 17.219; 7. 11S-TJ Stutts, 17.282; 8. 14T-Tyler Walton, 17.503
Group (D)
1. 98H-Dave Blaney, 17.186; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 17.310; 3. 91-Anthony Fiore, 17.382; 4. 21B-Christopher Bell, 17.461; 5. 5-Dylan Cisney, 17.546; 6. 49H-Bradley Howard, 17.742; 7. 40-George Hobaugh, 18.046
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]; 3. 71-Gio Scelzi [3]; 4. 69K-Lance Dewease [5]; 5. 11-Dale Blaney [2]; 6. 99M-Kyle Moody [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 8. 12W-Troy Fraker [8]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 1-Logan Wagner [2]; 2. 55-Mike Wagner [1]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri [8]; 6. 70X-Justin Peck [6]; 7. 42-Sye Lynch [7]; 8. 44-Trey Starks [5]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 70-Brock Zearfoss [1]; 2. 9-James McFadden [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 4. 13-Paul McMahan [5]; 5. O7-Gerard McIntyre [3]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee [6]; 7. 11S-TJ Stutts [7]; 8. 14T-Tyler Walton [8]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 21B-Christopher Bell [1]; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer [3]; 3. 98H-Dave Blaney [4]; 4. 5-Dylan Cisney [5]; 5. 91-Anthony Fiore [2]; 6. 49H-Bradley Howard [6]; 7. 40-George Hobaugh [7]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 3. 21B-Christopher Bell [4]; 4. 1-Logan Wagner [5]; 5. 9-James McFadden [1]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 11-Dale Blaney [2]; 2. 71-Gio Scelzi [3]; 3. 55-Mike Wagner [1]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer [4]; 5. 70-Brock Zearfoss [5]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 44-Trey Starks [1]; 2. 99-Skylar Gee [4]; 3. 70X-Justin Peck [2]; 4. 49H-Bradley Howard [5]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 6. 42-Sye Lynch [6]; 7. 14T-Tyler Walton [10]; 8. 11S-TJ Stutts [7]; 9. 40-George Hobaugh [9]; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker [11]; 11. 99M-Kyle Moody [3]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer [8]; 4. 11-Dale Blaney [2]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [12]; 6. 71-Gio Scelzi [4]; 7. 55-Mike Wagner [6]; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri [19]; 9. 26-Cory Eliason [11]; 10. 5-Dylan Cisney [17]; 11. 70-Brock Zearfoss [10]; 12. 1-Logan Wagner [7]; 13. 98H-Dave Blaney [13]; 14. 9-James McFadden [9]; 15. 21B-Christopher Bell [5]; 16. 2M-Kerry Madsen [14]; 17. 70X-Justin Peck [23]; 18. 44-Trey Starks [21]; 19. 99-Skylar Gee [22]; 20. 13-Paul McMahan [16]; 21. O7-Gerard McIntyre [18]; 22. 49H-Bradley Howard [24]; 23. 40-George Hobaugh [25]; 24. 91-Anthony Fiore [20]; 25. 69K-Lance Dewease [15]
Lap Leaders: Aaron Reutzel (1-30)
2019 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (After 9/22/2019):
1. Aaron Reutzel - 5586
2. Dale Blaney - 5438
3. Cory Eliason - 5378
4. Brock Zearfoss - 5262
5. Paul McMahan - 5220
6. Greg Wilson - 4966
7. Gerard McIntyre - 4784
8. Skylar Gee - 4768
9. George Hobaugh - 4088
10. Justin Peck - 3762
2019 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Bubba Raceway Park, Fla. (1/31/2019): Tim Shaffer
Bubba Raceway Park, Fla. (2/1/2019): Tim Shaffer (2)
Bubba Raceway Park, Fla. (2/2/2019): Tony Stewart
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/6/2019): Shane Stewart
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/7/2019): Brad Sweet
Virginia Motor Speedway, Va. (4/11/2019): Cory Eliason
Port Royal Speedway, Pa. (4/13/2019): Lance Dewease
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (5/24/2019): Aaron Reutzel
Fremont Speedway, Ohio (5/26/2019): Aaron Reutzel (2)
Outlaw Speedway, N.Y. (6/7/2019): Brock Zearfoss
Stateline Speedway, N.Y. (6/8/2019): Dale Blaney
Weedsport Speedway, N.Y. (6/9/2019): Danny Dietrich
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (6/14/2019): Kyle Larson
Muskingum County Speedway, Ohio (6/16/2019): Dale Blaney (2)
Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (6/19/2019): Aaron Reutzel (3)
Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (6/22/2019): Buddy Kofoid
Dirt Oval at Route 66, Ill. (6/29/2019): Aaron Reutzel (4)
Lernerville Speedway, Pa. (7/5/2019): Aaron Reutzel (5)
Sharon Speedway, Ohio (7/6/2019): Dale Blaney (3)
Utica-Rome Speedway, N.Y. (7/12/2019): Aaron Reutzel (6)
Orange County Fair Speedway N.Y. (7/13/2019): Danny Dietrich (2)
Lebanon Valley Speedway N.Y. (7/14/2019): Brock Zearfoss (2)
Plymouth Dirt Track, Wis. (7/25/2019): James McFadden
Jackson Motorplex, Minn. (7/26/2019): James McFadden (2)
Knoxville Raceway, Iowa (7/27/2019): Gio Scelzi
34 Raceway, Iowa (7/28/2019): Tony Stewart (2)
I-96 Speedway, Mich (8/16/2019): Cory Eliason (2)
Plymouth Speedway, Ind. (8/17/2019): Aaron Reutzel (7)
Grandview Speedway, Pa. (8/22/2019): Aaron Reutzel (8)
Williams Grove Speedway, Pa. (8/23/2019): Aaron Reutzel (9)
Williams Grove Speedway, Pa. (8/23/2019): Lance Dewease (2)
Lincoln Speedway, Pa. (8/24/2019): Skylar Gee
BAPS Motor Speedway, Pa. (8/25/2019): Gerard McIntyre
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (8/30/2019): Aaron Reutzel (10)
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (8/31/2019): Brock Zearfoss (3)
Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (9/2/2019): Cap Henry
Bedford Speedway, Pa. (9/5/2019): Aaron Reutzel (11)
Port Royal Speedway, Pa. (9/6/2019): Trey Starks
Port Royal Speedway, Pa. (9/7/2019): Aaron Reutzel (12)
Atomic Speedway, Ohio (9/12/2019): James McFadden (3)
Atomic Speedway, Ohio (9/13/2019): James McFadden (4)
Atomic Speedway, Ohio (9/14/2019): Aaron Reutzel (13)
Williams Grove Speedway, Pa. (9/20/2019): Aaron Reutzel (14)
Lincoln Speedway, Pa. (9/21/2019): Brian Montieth
Hagerstown Speedway, Md. (9/22/2019): Aaron Reutzel (15)
About the All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015. In 2019, MAVTV Motorsports Network will continue to be the official television home of the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 and will broadcast ten high-profile events.
About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet:
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Photo Credit: Trent Gower
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The Girls Go To Albany Saratoga Speedway
Posted by: | CommentsBy Brian Liskai
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019
Contact: Brian Liskai - liskai2x@roadrunner.com
FREMONT, Ohio - Fresh off his 7th Xfinity NASCAR Series win, Norman, Oklahoma's Christopher Bell climbed in his newly purchased sprint car and dominated the second half of the 12th Annual Jim and Joanne Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway to claim the $10,000 prize Saturday, Sept. 21 on Kear's Speed Shop Night.
Bell lapped up to sixth place in the 40-lap feature aboard his Mobile 1, JBC machine to earn his fourth career victory at "The Track That Action Built."
"What an awesome deal to put this together in a week and come to what I consider my home sprint car track and win this big race in front of a huge crowd...wow! Chad Boat and I decided to do this over the week and to get a win in the first night in my own car is unbelievable. The curb was very tricky but it reminded me of the old Fremont when I lived in Tiffin with Rick Ferkel and we came here," said Bell in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
Bell, who started 13th, took the lead on a restart on lap 18 from 2019 Fremont track champion Buddy Kofoid. Once in the lead, Bell blasted away at the thick ledge around the track which resulted from a shower prior to hot laps earlier in the evening. Bell built up a lead over seven seconds or three quarters of a track as he easily disposed of lapped cars.
A late race move had Travis Philo going in second while Nate Dussel rounded out the podium for the event sanctioned by the FAST 410 Sprint Series.
"Hats off to Christopher and that team. When he passed me it didn't take long and I couldn't even see him. I'm proud of our team, my dad, Keith...everyone. We really got going toward the end of the season and have a lot to build on for next year," said Philo beside his Interior Supply/Control Design Solutions/Columbus Equipment Company/Banshee Graphics/Tire Slick backed #5T.
"I couldn't be more proud of this team. We are essentially a 305 team running with the big boys. We far exceeded all my expectations coming into this season. Other than the All Star race we ran consistently in the top five all year long," said Dussel of his Industrial Movers/Northwest Installation/All Davis Carpet & Laminate/Berrier Fabrication/Real Geese Decoys/Wurtec/Speedway's Bar and Grill/Tackle Box 2 backed #1.
Fremont, Ohio's Jamie Miller took the lead on lap 10 and drove away for his third win of the season in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 sprint feature. It was his 23rd career win at the track.
"I knew we were good. When we caught up to Johnny (Ivy) and he got hung up. I was able to move around and pretty much run where I wanted to. I wanted to stay up top and keep my momentum up. When we had that yellow and I saw all those lapped cars going around me to get in line...I figured we were pretty good," said Miller of his Phil Rister Racing/Pen Monster.com/Sonic Hauling/Brad's Barbecue/Napa of Attica/Avon by Angie/Griff's Engines/Color Street by Jamie Hennig/Reedtown Tavern/Fostoria Mod Shop/York Carpet Outlet/Crown Batter/Branham Builders/Imprint Logo backed #26.
Fremont Speedway's 2019 track champion Shawn Valenti put an exclamation point on the end of a fantastic season in the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks, claiming his ninth feature win of the season in dominating fashion. It was Valenti's 55th career win at the track, placing him sixth on the all-time win list.
"It's pretty amazing...my whole Fremont career has been pretty awesome. Thanks to the Babcocks for putting me in this thing," said Valenti beside his A Plus Auto Center/Best Performance Motorsports/Craig Miller Trucking/Gressman Powersports/KS Sales & Service backed #7B.
Kofoid, fresh off his first ever midget win in his first ever midget race Friday in Illinois, and Cody Bova brought the field to green for the 40-lap Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint feature but a tangle involving Duane Zablocki and Paige Polyak necessitated a complete restart. When the green flew Kofoid bolted into the lead over Friday night's winner Tim Shaffer, Bova, Philo, Brad Lamberson and Parker Price-Miller.
Kofoid set a blistering pace, moving out to a 3.8 second lead by lap three while Philo grabbed second over Shaffer and Bova. By the sixth circuit Kofoid was into heavy lapped traffic but still maintained an over three second lead over Philo, Shaffer, Dussel, Price-Miller and 13th starter Bell. Lapped machines allowed Philo to close to within 1.9 seconds by lap 13 but when Price-Miller stopped to bring out the caution on lap 14, Philo, Dussel, Shaffer and Bell were ready to pounce.
With a clear track, Kofoid rocketed away on the restart but a bobble on the turn two cushion on lap 17 allowed Bell to grab the lead but it was nullified when Brandon Long spun, putting Kofoid back to the point. On the restart Bell was not to be denied as he slid in front of Kofoid to take the lead with Philo, Shaffer, Dussel, FAST point leader Cole Duncan, Byron Reed and 18th starter Chad Kemenah giving chase.
Just past the half-way point Reed and Kemenah tangled to bring out the final caution of the race. When the green flew Bell checked out, building a six second lead with 10 laps to go. Shaffer and Philo got around Kofoid when he bobbled once again on the cushion with Philo moving into second on lap 28 with Kofoid rallying to third a few laps later.
Bell kept picking off lapped cars, taking the checkers with the sixth place car in his sights. Philo, Dussel, Kofoid and Duncan rounded out the top five.
Fremont's 2019 305 sprint track champion John Ivy jumped into the lead at the drop of the green for the 25 lap feature from his outside front row starting spot with Brandon Moore, Miller, Matt Foos, Seth Schneider, Jimmy McGrath, Steve Rando, Paul Weaver and Alvin Roepke in tow. Ivy quickly built an over two second lead with just three laps scored and hit the back of the field by lap six as Miller moved into second.
Miller quickly close don Ivy and took the lead on lap 10. Once clear of several lapped cars by lap 13, Miller pulled away from Ivy who had his hands full from Foos. The only caution flew on lap 14 for debris but that didn't slow Miller down as he pulled away on the restart, quickly building a two second advantage over Ivy, Foos, Rando and Schneider.
Miller drove away to the $1,000 win over Ivy, Foos, Rando and Weaver.
Cautions plagued the early going of 20 lap dirt truck feature with Brad Mitten leading the first circuit before eighth starter Valenti assumed control on just the second lap. Once the final caution flew on lap 11, Valenti was able to shake loose from the field and drove to the win as Miller came on strong late in the race to earn a runner-up finish with Kent Brewer charging from 22nd to third with Mitten and Ben Clapp rounding out the top five.
Throughout the night Kear's Speed Shop in Tiffin, Ohio, celebrated their 50th anniversary by handing out over $10,000 of products to all the race teams.
The Board of Directors of Fremont Speedway would like to thank all the fans, race teams, marketing partners, push truck and wrecker operators and track employees for all their support and help in their first year at the help of "The Track That Action Built." Plans are already underway for the 2020 season, the 69th anniversary year for the speedway.
For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter https://twitter.com/FremontSpeedway.
For more information on the FAST 410 Sprint Car Series go to www.fastondirt.com
Fremont Speedway
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019
12th Annual Jim & Joanne Ford Classic
Kear's Speed Shop Night
[*] indicates starting position
410 Sprints - Fort Ball Pizza Palace
Qualifying
1.3C-Cale Conley, 12.804; 2.02-Brandon Long, 12.985; 3.71P-Parker Price-Miller, 13.034; 4.19-Paige Polyak, 13.052; 5.5T-Travis Philo, 13.074; 6.27K-Brad Lamberson, 13.090; 7.9X-Ricky Peterson, 13.238; 8.G1-Tim Shaffer, 13.247; 9.20B-Cody Bova, 13.248; 10.11N-Buddy Kofoid, 13.260; 11.1-Nate Dussel, 13.323; 12.22-Cole Duncan, 13.326; 13.2L-Landon Lalonde, 13.344; 14.22s-Brandon Spithaler, 13.380; 15.5-Jordan Harble, 13.391; 16.97-Max Stambaugh, 13.418; 17.1st-Gary Taylor, 13.435; 18.9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.439; 19.16-DJ Foos, 13.478; 20.7-Shawn Valenti, 13.488; 21.81-Lee Jacobs, 13.517; 22.09-Craig Mintz, 13.537; 23.5R-Byron Reed, 13.560; 24.13-Brandon Matus, 13.619; 25.21-Christopher Bell, 13.646; 26.22B-Ryan Broughton, 13.665; 27.23J-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.686; 28.23-Stuart Brubaker, 13.759; 29.14-Chad Wilson, 13.828; 30.J4-John Garvin, 13.871; 31.4-Cap Henry, 13.938; 32.k4-Chad Kemenah, 13.938; 33.20I-Kelsey Ivy, 13.971; 34.33-Brent Matus, 14.235; 35.68G-Tyler Gunn, 14.443;
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 20B-Cody Bova[2] ; 2. 2L-Landon Lalonde[1] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[3] ; 4. 21-Christopher Bell[7] ; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[6] ; 6. 3C-Cale Conley[4] ; 7. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[9] ; 8. 14-Chad Wilson[8] ; 9. 1st-Gary Taylor[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 11N-Buddy Kofoid[2] ; 2. 22s-Brandon Spithaler[1] ; 3. 27K-Brad Lamberson[3] ; 4. 02-Brandon Long[4] ; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5] ; 6. 09-Craig Mintz[6] ; 7. 22B-Ryan Broughton[7] ; 8. 33-Brent Matus[8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 1-Nate Dussel[2] ; 2. 5-Jordan Harble[1] ; 3. 71P-Parker Price-Miller[4] ; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[6] ; 5. 4-Cap Henry[8] ; 6. 16-DJ Foos[5] ; 7. 23J-Hunter Schuerenberg[7] ; 8. 68G-Tyler Gunn[9] ; 9. 9X-Ricky Peterson[3]
Heat 4 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 22-Cole Duncan[2] ; 2. 97-Max Stambaugh[1] ; 3. G1-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 4. 19-Paige Polyak[4] ; 5. k4-Chad Kemenah[8] ; 6. 7-Shawn Valenti[5] ; 7. 13-Brandon Matus[6] ; 8. 23-Stuart Brubaker[7]
B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top 3 to A)
1. 81-Lee Jacobs[1] ; 2. 4-Cap Henry[2] ; 3. 16-DJ Foos[4] ; 4. 68G-Tyler Gunn[8] ; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[5] ; 6. 14-Chad Wilson[7] ; 7. 23J-Hunter Schuerenberg[6] ; 8. 3C-Cale Conley[3] ; 9. 1st-Gary Taylor[9]
B-Main 2 (10 Laps, top 3 to A)
1. k4-Chad Kemenah[2] ; 2. 09-Craig Mintz[3] ; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[1] ; 4. 7-Shawn Valenti[4] ; 5. 22B-Ryan Broughton[5] ; 6. 33-Brent Matus[7] ; 7. 23-Stuart Brubaker[8] ; 8. 9X-Ricky Peterson[9] ; 9. 13-Brandon Matus[6]
A-Main 1 (0 Laps)
1. 21-Christopher Bell[13] ; 2. 5T-Travis Philo[5] ; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[7] ; 4. 11N-Buddy Kofoid[1] ; 5. 22-Cole Duncan[8] ; 6. G1-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 7. 16-DJ Foos[21] ; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs[17] ; 9. k4-Chad Kemenah[18] ; 10. 97-Max Stambaugh[12] ; 11. 4-Cap Henry[19] ; 12. 27K-Brad Lamberson[4] ; 13. 20B-Cody Bova[2] ; 14. 2L-Landon Lalonde[9] ; 15. 02-Brandon Long[14] ; 16. 5-Jordan Harble[11] ; 17. 5R-Byron Reed[15] ; 18. 09-Craig Mintz[20] ; 19. 22s-Brandon Spithaler[10] ; 20. 71P-Parker Price-Miller[6] ; 21. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[22] ; 22. 19-Paige Polyak[16]
Hard Charger: 16-DJ Foos +14
305 Sprints - Fremont Federal Credit Union
Qualifying
1.26-Jamie Miller, 13.477; 2.1W-Paul Weaver, 13.572; 3.8C-Matt Foos, 13.617; 4.77I-John Ivy, 13.640; 5.7M-Brandon Moore, 13.690; 6.19R-Steve Rando, 13.770; 7.99-Alvin Roepke, 13.771; 8.X-Mike Keegan, 13.816; 9.2-Ricky Peterson, 13.827; 10.36-Seth Schneider, 13.833; 11.5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr, 13.943; 12.4*-Tyler Street, 13.979; 13.10-Josh Harrison, 13.993; 14.25-Jason Keckler, 13.994; 15.3V-Chris Verda, 14.072; 16.12-Kyle Capodice, 14.076; 17.8-Bobby Clark, 14.138; 18.3X-Brandon Riehl, 14.143; 19.1H-Zeth Sabo, 14.145; 20.21-Larry Kingseed JR, 14.162; 21.X15-Kasey Ziebold, 14.309; 22.9-Logan Riehl, 14.378; 23.09-Justin Adams, 14.439;
Heat 1 - (8 Laps)
1. 36-Seth Schneider[1] ; 2. 26-Jamie Miller[4] ; 3. 77I-John Ivy[3] ; 4. 99-Alvin Roepke[2] ; 5. 12-Kyle Capodice[6] ; 6. 9-Logan Riehl[8] ; 7. 1H-Zeth Sabo[7] ; 8. 10-Josh Harrison[5]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps)
1. 5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr[1] ; 2. X-Mike Keegan[2] ; 3. 7M-Brandon Moore[3] ; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver[4] ; 5. 25-Jason Keckler[5] ; 6. 09-Justin Adams[8] ; 7. 8-Bobby Clark[6] ; 8. 21-Larry Kingseed JR[7]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps)
1. 4*-Tyler Street[1] ; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[3] ; 3. 8C-Matt Foos[4] ; 4. 2-Ricky Peterson[2] ; 5. 3X-Brandon Riehl[6] ; 6. X15-Kasey Ziebold[7] ; 7. 3V-Chris Verda[5]
A-Main 1 - (20 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[4] ; 2. 77I-John Ivy[2] ; 3. 8C-Matt Foos[3] ; 4. 19R-Steve Rando[9] ; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver[11] ; 6. 36-Seth Schneider[5] ; 7. 99-Alvin Roepke[10] ; 8. 12-Kyle Capodice[13] ; 9. 7M-Brandon Moore[1] ; 10. 2-Ricky Peterson[12] ; 11. 25-Jason Keckler[14] ; 12. 5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr[6] ; 13. 1H-Zeth Sabo[19] ; 14. X-Mike Keegan[8] ; 15. 4*-Tyler Street[7] ; 16. 3V-Chris Verda[21] ; 17. 21-Larry Kingseed JR[23] ; 18. 3X-Brandon Riehl[15] ; 19. 09-Justin Adams[17] ; 20. 9-Logan Riehl[16] ; 21. X15-Kasey Ziebold[18] ; 22. 8-Bobby Clark[20] ; 23. 10-Josh Harrison[22]
Hard Charger: 1W-Paul Weaver +6
Dirt Trucks - Burmeister Trophy
Heat 1 (8 Laps)
1. 23m-Brad Mitten[4] ; 2. 36M-Cory Mccaughey[3] ; 3. 17x-Dustin Keegan[2] ; 4. 0-Andy Keegan[8] ; 5. 9-Curt Inks[1] ; 6. 25-Bryce Black[6] ; 7. 83-Noah Wagner[5] ; 8. 8KB-Kent Brewer[7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps)
1. 33-Jeff Ward[1] ; 2. 67-Ben Clapp[3] ; 3. 16-Jim Holcomb[6] ; 4. 0H-Derek Halka[2] ; 5. 75-Adam Dible[4] ; 6. 99-Gene Potridge[7] ; 7. 20-Caleb Shearn[8] ; 8. 65R-Jeremy Ernsberger[5]
Heat 3 (8 Laps)
1. 1-John Brooks[2] ; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[1] ; 3. 5JR-Jamie Miller[3] ; 4. 5-Jim Mcgrath[7] ; 5. 4s-Keith Sorg[6] ; 6. 14T-Cody Truman[4] ; 7. 7X-Mike Hashman[5]
A-Main 1 (20 Laps)
1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[8] ; 2. 5JR-Jamie Miller[11] ; 3. 8KB-Kent Brewer[22] ; 4. 23m-Brad Mitten[2] ; 5. 67-Ben Clapp[3] ; 6. 33-Jeff Ward[9] ; 7. 17x-Dustin Keegan[4] ; 8. 83-Noah Wagner[19] ; 9. 99-Gene Potridge[17] ; 10. 7X-Mike Hashman[21] ; 11. 0H-Derek Halka[10] ; 12. 25-Bryce Black[16] ; 13. 4s-Keith Sorg[15] ; 14. 20-Caleb Shearn[20] ; 15. 1-John Brooks[7] ; 16. 14T-Cody Truman[18] ; 17. 0-Andy Keegan[1] ; 18. 9-Curt Inks[13] ; 19. 36M-Cory Mccaughey[12] ; 20. 16-Jim Holcomb[5] ; 21. 75-Adam Dible[14] ; 22. 5-Jim Mcgrath[6] ; 23. 65R-Jeremy Ernsberger[23]
Hard Charger: 8KB-Kent Brewer +19
