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Hometown Heroes Night Proves Perfect for Lussier’s First Devil’s Bowl Win
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Hometown Heroes Night Proves Perfect for Lussier’s First Devil’s Bowl Win
Aube, McKiernan, Messier on top in support classes
WEST HAVEN, Vt. –June 25, 2016 ... Billy Lussier thrilled his hometown crowd at the half-mile Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, June 25, taking his first career victory in a wire-to-wire romp. Somewhat fittingly, the Fair Haven, Vt. driver’s milestone win came on “Hometown Heroes” Night presented by Rutland Regional Medical Center and Whelen Engineering. Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action included Jamie Aube, Jim McKiernan, and Eric Messier.
Lussier, who lives just five miles from the speedway and had a large cheering section in the grandstands, drove the entire caution-free 30-lap feature race for the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified division out front and opened up a sizeable lead on the field. It was almost not to be for Lussier, however, as his crew discovered a broken suspension component on the No. 25 Fair Haven Chrysler-Dodge/Liberty Street Discount Beverage & Deli car after qualifying and made hasty repairs just minutes before the green flag.
“This one is for the whole crew and my family, and all the fans that have supported us for so many years here,” Lussier said in victory lane. “The hard work paid off tonight. This is just awesome.”
Jackie Brown Jr. of Hurley, N.Y., held second place for much of the race before former champion Ron Proctor chased him down in the final 10 laps. Proctor, of Charlton, N.Y., took the runner-up spot, followed by Brown, Jason Durgan, and Vince Quenneville Jr.
North Ferrisburgh, Vt., native and veteran racer Jamie Aube took his first win of the season in the Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Model division, which ran a two-segment, scored feature event. Aube was the runner-up in both 20-lap legs of the race for a total low score of four points. Robert Bryant Jr., Seth Bridge, and Steve Miller all tied at seven points, but Bryant got the tiebreaker for the runner-up position based on his win in the final segment. Bridge was third overall followed by first-segment winner Miller, and John Donahue with eight points.
The Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Renegade division ran a similar format with two 15-lap scored segments, and Jim McKiernan of Moriah Center, N.Y., swept both halves of the race for a perfect two-point score and the overall win. R.J. Germain finished second overall with five points, followed by rookie Austin McKiernan – the winner’s son – at seven points. Scott FitzGerald and Tony Salerno completed the top five.
Rookie Eric “Mongo” Messier of Hinesburg, Vt., overcame a hard crash last week and transmission problems on Saturday afternoon for his first career win in the hotly contested Portland Glass Mini Stock race. Messier, runner-up Brad Bertrand, and third-place Harold LaVair were among the drivers that combined for nine lead changes in just 15 laps. Garrett Given and C.J. LaVair rounded out the top five finishers.
The annual “Hometown Heroes” event recognized all members of local law enforcement, first responders, and members of the armed forces with free admission, and an on-track parade of fire trucks representing the West Haven, Fair Haven, and Castleton departments highlighted intermission. The Thomas Dairy Kids Club also hosted a candy scramble on the frontstretch during intermission.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is back in action for two nights on Independence Day weekend with Rutland County’s biggest and loudest fireworks shows. Racing is on the half-mile Asphalt Track on Saturday, July 2 and on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track on Sunday, July 3. Special general admission each night is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors (62+) and students (13-17), and free for kids age 12 and under.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of Exit 2 off of U.S. Route 4 and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt. For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.
OFFICIAL RESULTS – Rutland Regional Medical Center/Whelen Engineering “Hometown Heroes” Night
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Track – West Haven, VT
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified Feature (30 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
# - denotes rookie
1. (1) Billy Lussier, Fair Haven, Vt.
2. (8) Ron Proctor, Charlton, N.Y.
3. (3) Jackie Brown Jr., Hurley, N.Y.
4. (9) Jason Durgan, Morrisonville, N.Y.
5. (7) Vince Quenneville Jr., Brandon, Vt.
6. (10) Joey Roberts, Fletcher, Vt.
7. (5) Jimmy Ryan, Whiting, Vt.
8. (2) Dave Snow, Brandon, Vt.
9. (12) Alex Bell, Cambridge, N.Y.
10. (6) Bob Kilburn, Fair Haven, Vt.
11. (11) # Chuck Bradford, Addison, Vt.
12. (4) Travis Bruno, Morrisonville, N.Y.
Heat Winners: Bill Lussier, Vince Quenneville Jr.
Shiley Fabrication Hard Charger Award: Ron Proctor
Shiley Fabrication Hard Luck Award: Travis Bruno
Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Model Feature (20 laps x2)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown – Segment Points
# - denotes rookie
1. (3) Jamie Aube, North Ferrisburgh, Vt. – 4 points
2. (5) Robert Bryant Jr., Brooklyn, Conn. – 7 points
3. (4) Seth Bridge, Mendon, Vt. – 7 points
4. (2) Steve Miller, Vergennes, Vt. – 7 points
5. (7) John Donahue, Graniteville, Vt. – 8 points
6. (6) Josh Masterson, Bristol, Vt. – 9 points
7. (1) Mark Norris, Benson, Vt. – 14 points
Segment Winners: Steve Miller, Robert Bryant Jr.
Crazy Horse Racing Winners Circle Challenge: Jamie Aube
Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Renegade Feature (15 laps x2)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown – Segment Points
# - denotes rookie
1. (5) Jim McKiernan, Moriah Center, N.Y. – 2 points
2. (3) Ray Germain Jr., Bristol, Vt. – 5 points
3. (1) # Austin McKiernan, Moriah Center, N.Y. – 7 points
4. (6) Scott FitzGerald, West Rutland, Vt. – 8 points
5. (1) Tony Salerno, Mineville, N.Y. – 9 points
6. (7) # Bill Burlingame, Gansevoort, N.Y. – 11 points
7. (4) Matt Monaghan, Colchester, Vt. – 14 points
Segment Winners: Jim McKiernan (2)
Bond Auto Parts Hard Charger Award: Jim McKiernan
Portland Glass Mini Stock Feature (15 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
# - denotes rookie
1. (5) # Eric Messier, Hinesburg, Vt.
2. (9) Brad Bertrand, Ferrisburgh, Vt.
3. (3) Harold LaVair Jr., Gabriels, N.Y.
4. (7) Garrett Given Sr., Cornwall, Vt.
5. (4) Chris LaVair, Saranac Lake, N.Y.
6. (6) # Zach Wood, Georgia, Vt.
7. (8) Mike Whalen Jr., Peru, N.Y.
8. (10) Al Maynard, Fairfax, Vt.
9. (2) Roger LaBounty, Morrisonville, N.Y.
10. (13) # Roo Forrest, West Rutland, Vt.
11. (1) # Brett Wood, Georgia, Vt.
12. (12) # Kaleb Shepard, New Haven, Vt.
13. (11) Chris Cardarelli, Milton, Vt.
14. (14) # Cameron Kennedy, Rochester, Vt.
Did Not Start: Andrew FitzGerald, West Rutland, Vt.; John McCarron, Rensselaer, N.Y.
Heat Winners: Eric Messier, Brad Bertrand
Bond Auto Parts Hard Charger Award: Brad Bertrand
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ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 25, 2016) - The “Wild Child” Jac Haudenschild certainly lived up to his label on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, earning the Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket finale worth $10,000 with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Haudenschild, pilot of the familiar Phoenix Racing/No. 59, took command of the 30-lap feature program on lap 17, surviving traffic and constant pressure from Chad Kemenah and Tim Shaffer on the very topside of the speedway. The Wooster, Ohio, native now owns 30 career victories with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, two of which occurring during the 2016 season. Tim Shaffer would cross under the final checkers second, followed by Chad Kemenah, Randy Hannagan, and Danny Holtgraver.
“The car was just really good all night long,” said Jac Haudenschild in victory lane. “Feels good to be back with this team. This is a big win for us. We’ll be back at Eldora Speedway next month, so we’ll try to keep this going and get another one.”
Jac Haudenschild won the battle, but Chad Kemenah won the war, claiming the 2016 Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title worth $1,000. It is a second ever Ohio Sprint Speedweek championship for the Alvada, Ohio, native and a first ever title for car owner Rob Hunter. Sheldon Haudenschild finished second in the overall Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title chase, followed by Tim Shaffer, Dean Jacobs, and Kraig Kinser.
“This is a really big deal for our team,” explained Chad Kemenah regarding his Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title. “My car owner (Rob Hunter) has never won an Ohio Sprint Speedweek title. It’s especially special for us because some of our biggest supporters are here tonight at Eldora Speedway with us. This is a really big momentum boost for our team. Rob and Rita Hunter consistently give us great race cars and great equipment to work with. We’re racing good and that allows us to have a lot of fun.”
With the runner-up finish during the Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket finale, Chad Kemenah officially takes control of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions title chase, holding a mere 14 point advantage over defending champion Dale Blaney leading into Independence Day weekend.
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will continue their 2016 campaign with a pair of events in the state of Michigan. “America’s Series” will invade Hartford Speedway and I-96 Speedway during Independence Day weekend, highlighted with the inaugural Dirty 30 presented by Tony Stewart at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa on Sunday, July 3. Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Michigan, will kick off the holiday weekend doubleheader with competition on Saturday night, July 2. Each program will award $5,000.
Dirty 30 tickets at I-96 Speedway are now on sale. Those interested should visit www.allstarsprint.com, or visit Ticketforce online at https://tickets.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1474.
Those seeking additional information regarding the upcoming events at Hartford Speedway and I-96 Speedway should visit each facility live on the Web at www.hartfordspeedway.net and www.i96speedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results - Eldora Speedway - Saturday, June 25, 2016:
Event: Ohio Sprint Speedweek Night #8
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 36 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dave Blaney - 13.611 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Kraig Kinser - 13.377 seconds
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Jamie Veal
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Josh Baughman
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Jac Haudenschild
Kistler Racing Products Heat #4: Danny Holtgraver
JE Pistons Dash: Chad Kemenah
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Tim Shaffer (2nd)
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Caleb Helms (+9)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Danny Holtgraver
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: James McFadden
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Caleb Helms
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Lincoln Electric Qualifying
1.11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.377; 2.11N-Randy Hannagan, 13.400; 3.71m-Dave Blaney, 13.417; 4.1-Dale Blaney, 13.429; 5.71-Jamie Veal, 13.433; 6.59-Jac Haudenschild, 13.439; 7.49-Tim Shaffer, 13.498; 8.23c-Tyler Courtney, 13.507; 9.22-Cole Duncan, 13.511; 10.10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.517; 11.7K-Dallas Hewitt, 13.568; 12.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.604; 13.17-Josh Baughman, 13.628; 14.40-Caleb Helms, 13.693; 15.91-Cale Thomas, 13.706; 16.5T-Travis Philo, 13.725; 17.26-Tayler Malsam, 13.729; 18.70-Danny Holtgraver, 13.742; 19.4-Danny Smith, 13.751; 20.81-Lee Jacobs, 13.753; 21.41X-Dominic Scelzi, 13.786; 22.21-Cap Henry, 13.795; 23.97-Dean Jacobs, 13.816; 24.60-Kory Crabtree, 13.983; 25.12-Daniel Harding, 13.985; 26.8M-TJ Michael, 14.016; 27.3G-James McFadden, 14.034; 28.15-Brandon Whited, 14.184; 29.O7-Jacob Wilson, 14.307; 30.AUS96-Andy Caruana, 14.308; 31.83-Adam Cruea, 14.490; 32.49H-Bradley Howard, 14.521; 33.7-Joe Swanson, 14.550; 34.85-Mike Terry, 14.624; 35.57X-Andrew Palker, 93.509; 36.51-Roger Campbell, 94.146;
Kistler Racing Products Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 71-Jamie Veal[1] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 4. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[3] ; 5. 3G-James McFadden[5] ; 6. 15-Brandon Whited[8] ; 7. 83-Adam Cruea[7] ; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs[6]
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 17-Josh Baughman[1] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 3. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[7] ; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser[4] ; 6. 4-Danny Smith[6] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[5] ; 8. 51-Roger Campbell[9] ; 9. 85-Mike Terry[8]
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps)
1. 59-Jac Haudenschild[2] ; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 3. 11N-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 4. 21-Cap Henry[7] ; 5. 91-Cale Thomas[5] ; 6. 71m-Dave Blaney[3] ; 7. 60-Kory Crabtree[8] ; 8. 12-Daniel Harding[9] ; 9. 26-Tayler Malsam[6]
Kistler Engines Heat 4, Group D - (8 Laps)
1. 70-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 2. 97-Dean Jacobs[1] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[3] ; 4. 23c-Tyler Courtney[4] ; 5. 8M-TJ Michael[5] ; 6. O7-Jacob Wilson[6] ; 7. AUS96-Andy Caruana[7] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[8] ; 9. 7-Joe Swanson[9]
JE Pistons Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 71-Jamie Veal[4] ; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan[3] ; 5. 59-Jac Haudenschild[6] ; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser[8] ; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 8. 17-Josh Baughman[5]
Elliotts Custom Trailers and Carts B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. 71m-Dave Blaney[1] ; 2. 4-Danny Smith[4] ; 3. 12-Daniel Harding[7] ; 4. 40-Caleb Helms[2] ; 5. 26-Tayler Malsam[3] ; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 7. O7-Jacob Wilson[9] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[12] ; 9. 7-Joe Swanson[13] ; 10. AUS96-Andy Caruana[10] ; 11. 51-Roger Campbell[15] ; 12. 85-Mike Terry[14] ; 13. 60-Kory Crabtree[6] ; 14. 15-Brandon Whited[8] ; 15. 83-Adam Cruea[11] ; 16. 57X-Andrew Palker[16]
Arctic Cat A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)
1. 59-Jac Haudenschild[5] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 5. 70-Danny Holtgraver[9] ; 6. 23c-Tyler Courtney[15] ; 7. 71-Jamie Veal[3] ; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser[6] ; 9. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[13] ; 10. 3G-James McFadden[18] ; 11. 97-Dean Jacobs[10] ; 12. 5T-Travis Philo[11] ; 13. 21-Cap Henry[16] ; 14. 12-Daniel Harding[21] ; 15. 40-Caleb Helms[24] ; 16. 8M-TJ Michael[20] ; 17. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[14] ; 18. 91-Cale Thomas[17] ; 19. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 20. 22-Cole Duncan[12] ; 21. 17-Josh Baughman[8] ; 22. 71m-Dave Blaney[19] ; 23. 4-Danny Smith[22] ; 24. 1-Dale Blaney[23]
FINAL Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket Standings (6/25/2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 1058
2. Sheldon Haudenschild: 1028
3. Tim Shaffer: 1012
4. Dean Jacobs: 1012
5. Kraig Kinser: 996
6. Danny Holtgraver: 982
7. Cap Henry: 970
8. Travis Philo: 958
9. Cale Thomas: 956
10. Dale Blaney: 952
Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (6/25/2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 2524
2. Dale Blaney: 2510
3. Sheldon Haudenschild: 2410
4. Cap Henry: 2360
5. T.J. Michael: 2328
6. Danny Holtgraver: 2320
7. Kraig Kinser: 2276
8. Lee Jacobs: 2212
9. Caleb Helms: 2136
10. Andrew Palker: 1978
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Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:
Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions should visit their official online home at www.allstarsprint.com. Series updates and breaking news will be posted regularly on the official Twitter account of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions: https://twitter.com/ASCoC. Find full text results from each and every event, as well as an up-to-date schedule, online at www.allstarsprint.com/schedule/.
About the Arctic Cat 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. After a 10 year stint as owner of the All Stars, Miller passed control of the series to Bert Emick in 1980; a reign that would continue through 2002. Guy Webb then purchased the series from Emick in the summer of 2002 and served as the series President for the next 12 years. 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.
About Arctic Cat:
The Arctic Cat brand is among the most widely recognized and respected in the recreational vehicle industry. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-sides and snowmobiles, in addition to related parts, garments and accessories under the Arctic Cat® and Motorfist® brand names. Arctic Cat Inc.’s world headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.ArcticCat.com.
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Randy Hannagan Tames Limaland for Arctic Cat All Star Victory
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Randy Hannagan Tames Limaland for Arctic Cat All Star Victory,
Steals Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket win from Jamie Veal
LIMA, Ohio (June 24, 2016) - Randy Hannagan became the sixth different Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions main event winner in the last seven races on Friday night, taming Limaland Motorsports Park in Lima, Ohio, during night seven of Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket. “The Hurricane” charged ahead from row six on the main event starting grid, ultimately climbing 11 positions in 40 laps, not taking command officially until lap 38 and stealing the show from pole sitter Jamie Veal. The Arctic Cat All Star victory was the first of the 2016 season for Randy Hannagan.
“I’m getting too old to run the top,” Randy Hannagan said in victory lane. “I knew guys were going to run the very top and run the very bottom, so I decided to try the middle. I can’t thank my guys enough for their hard work and support. We’ve got a lot of laps at this track. Feels good to get back to victory lane.”
Randy Hannagan patiently worked his way forward from 12th on the feature grid, utilizing the middle of Limaland’s high banked quarter-mile for most of the distance. The San Jose, California, native, now residing in Pittsboro, Indiana, cracked the top-three by lap 19, igniting a four lap battle with Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild for second and third in the running order. The pilot of the Ed Neumeister-owned/NAPA Upper Auto/No. 11N worked his way into second permanently by lap 26, resetting his focus on race leader Jamie Veal.
A late race caution on lap 34 stacked the field back together for a final time, putting Hannagan on the back bumper of Veal. Hannagan, still utilizing the middle of the speedway, made his bid for the top spot on lap 38, driving under Veal, who led every lap until that point, just before the flagstand. “The Hurricane” went on to separate himself from the field during the closing circuits, eventually followed by Jamie Veal and Travis Philo at the final checkers. It was Hannagan’s ninth career victory with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions.
“I want to thank all of the fans for coming out tonight and supporting this race,” said Hannagan. “The All Star officials did a fantastic job keeping this show organized. My team and I are very happy to be here. We’ll head down to Eldora Speedway tomorrow and try this again.”
The final night of the 34th annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket will take shape at none other than the World’s Greatest Dirt Track. Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, will welcome the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions on Saturday night, June 25, for the eighth and final round of Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket, ending a nine day stretch of competition across much of the Buckeye State. The 2016 speedweek finale will award $10,000 to the main event winner, the largest payday of the week. An Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket champion will also be crowned on Saturday night at the “Big E,” a title worth $1,000 for a second consecutive season.
Sheldon Haudenschild is currently on top of the Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket point standings entering the Eldora Speedway finale. Chad Kemenah only trails by two points. A 2016 champion will be decided at the “Big E.”
Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, will open pit gates at 4:00 pm on Saturday afternoon, June 25. The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions drivers meeting will be handled at 5:30, followed by hot laps at 6. Those seeking additional information should visit Eldora Speedway live on the Web at www.eldoraspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results - Atomic Speedway - Friday, June 24, 2016:
Event: Ohio Sprint Speedweek Night #7
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 47 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dave Blaney - 11.187 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Sheldon Haudenschild - 10.884 seconds
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Travis Philo
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Lee Jacobs
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Dean Jacobs
Kistler Racing Products Heat #4: Jamie Veal
JE Pistons Dash: Jamie Veal
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Randy Hannagan
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Kraig Kinser (+13)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: T.J. Michael (6th)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Kraig Kinser
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Stuart Williams
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
1.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.884; 2.22-Cole Duncan, 11.050; 3.5T-Travis Philo, 11.051; 4.23-DJ Foos, 11.099; 5.71m-Dave Blaney, 11.132; 6.1-Dale Blaney, 11.137; 7.49-Tim Shaffer, 11.152; 8.1st-Gary Taylor, 11.189; 9.10H-Chad Kemenah, 11.208; 10.11N-Randy Hannagan, 11.217; 11.97-Dean Jacobs, 11.220; 12.71-Jamie Veal, 11.234; 13.23c-Tyler Courtney, 11.244; 14.40-Caleb Helms, 11.247; 15.2-Parker Price-Miller, 11.281; 16.5-Byron Reed, 11.282; 17.21-Cap Henry, 11.284; 18.57X-Andrew Palker, 11.299; 19.91-Cale Thomas, 11.320; 20.81-Lee Jacobs, 11.333; 21.12-Daniel Harding, 11.342; 22.70-Danny Holtgraver, 11.353; 23.3G-James McFadden, 11.367; 24.41X-Dominic Scelzi, 11.389; 25.11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.392; 26.4-Danny Smith, 11.403; 27.33M-Caleb Griffith, 11.409; 28.59-Jac Haudenschild, 11.461; 29.60-Kory Crabtree, 11.470; 30.8-Bryan Sebetto, 11.471; 31.49D-Shawn Dancer, 11.537; 32.46AU-Stuart Williams, 11.561; 33.17-Josh Baughman, 11.586; 34.7K-Dallas Hewitt, 11.602; 35.O7-Jacob Wilson, 11.613; 36.35R-Ronnie Blair, 11.679; 37.26-Tayler Malsam, 11.728; 38.7-Shawn Valenti, 11.769; 39.8M-TJ Michael, 11.880; 40.59N-Bryan Nuckles, 12.018; 41.16M-Danny Mumaw, 12.030; 42.8J-Jess Stiger, 12.033; 43.7S-Joe Swanson, 12.123; 44.AUS96-Andy Caruana, 12.145; 45.51-Roger Campbell, 12.186; 46.49H-Bradley Howard, 12.344; 47.96AU-Bruce White, 13.307;
Heat 1, Group A - (10 Laps)
1. 5T-Travis Philo[2] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[4] ; 3. 23-DJ Foos[1] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 5. 1st-Gary Taylor[5] ; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser[9] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[6] ; 8. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[8] ; 9. 91-Cale Thomas[7] ; 10. 60-Kory Crabtree[11] ; 11. 4-Danny Smith[10] ; 12. AUS96-Andy Caruana[12]
Heat 2, Group B - (10 Laps)
1. 81-Lee Jacobs[1] ; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 3. 5-Byron Reed[2] ; 4. 70-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 5. 26-Tayler Malsam[9] ; 6. 12-Daniel Harding[5] ; 7. 71m-Dave Blaney[4] ; 8. 33M-Caleb Griffith[7] ; 9. 49H-Bradley Howard[12] ; 10. 17-Josh Baughman[8] ; 11. 51-Roger Campbell[11] ; 12. 7S-Joe Swanson[10]
Heat 3, Group C - (10 Laps)
1. 97-Dean Jacobs[2] ; 2. 21-Cap Henry[1] ; 3. 11N-Randy Hannagan[3] ; 4. 49-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 5. 3G-James McFadden[6] ; 6. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[9] ; 7. 7-Shawn Valenti[11] ; 8. 35R-Ronnie Blair[10] ; 9. 57X-Andrew Palker[5] ; 10. 96AU-Bruce White[12] ; 11. 49D-Shawn Dancer[8]
Heat 4, Group D - (10 Laps)
1. 71-Jamie Veal[3] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 3. 8-Bryan Sebetto[5] ; 4. 8M-TJ Michael[8] ; 5. 46AU-Stuart Williams[6] ; 6. 59N-Bryan Nuckles[9] ; 7. 8J-Jess Stiger[11] ; 8. 16M-Danny Mumaw[10] ; 9. 23c-Tyler Courtney[2] ; 10. O7-Jacob Wilson[7] ; 11. 2-Parker Price-Miller[1]
Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 71-Jamie Veal[2] ; 2. 5T-Travis Philo[1] ; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs[4] ; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 5. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 6. 22-Cole Duncan[6] ; 7. 1-Dale Blaney[8] ; 8. 23-DJ Foos[5]
C-Main 1 - (10 Laps)
1. 7-Shawn Valenti[4] ; 2. 35R-Ronnie Blair[1] ; 3. 59N-Bryan Nuckles[3] ; 4. 8J-Jess Stiger[5] ; 5. 16M-Danny Mumaw[6] ; 6. AUS96-Andy Caruana[7] ; 7. 49H-Bradley Howard[9] ; 8. 51-Roger Campbell[10] ; 9. 96AU-Bruce White[11] ; 10. O7-Jacob Wilson[2] ; 11. 7S-Joe Swanson[8] ; 12. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[12] ; 13. 49D-Shawn Dancer[13]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. 23c-Tyler Courtney[2] ; 2. 91-Cale Thomas[6] ; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser[9] ; 4. 71m-Dave Blaney[1] ; 5. 60-Kory Crabtree[13] ; 6. 12-Daniel Harding[7] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[3] ; 8. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[8] ; 9. 33M-Caleb Griffith[11] ; 10. 4-Danny Smith[10] ; 11. 7-Shawn Valenti[15] ; 12. 59-Jac Haudenschild[12] ; 13. 35R-Ronnie Blair[16] ; 14. 17-Josh Baughman[14] ; 15. 2-Parker Price-Miller[4] ; 16. 57X-Andrew Palker[5]
A-Main 1 - (40 Laps)
1. 11N-Randy Hannagan[12] ; 2. 71-Jamie Veal[1] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[2] ; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 5. 22-Cole Duncan[6] ; 6. 8M-TJ Michael[16] ; 7. 3G-James McFadden[19] ; 8. 23-DJ Foos[8] ; 9. 21-Cap Henry[9] ; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser[23] ; 11. 81-Lee Jacobs[10] ; 12. 5-Byron Reed[11] ; 13. 1st-Gary Taylor[17] ; 14. 10H-Chad Kemenah[4] ; 15. 46AU-Stuart Williams[20] ; 16. 70-Danny Holtgraver[14] ; 17. 23c-Tyler Courtney[21] ; 18. 8-Bryan Sebetto[13] ; 19. 26-Tayler Malsam[18] ; 20. 1-Dale Blaney[7] ; 21. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[5] ; 22. 40-Caleb Helms[25] ; 23. 91-Cale Thomas[22] ; 24. 71m-Dave Blaney[24] ; 25. 57X-Andrew Palker[26] ; 26. 49-Tim Shaffer[15]
ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- Accord Speedway Quick Results June 24th On Dreaming Of The Mouse Night
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Scott Ferrier, Danny Tyler, Mike Ricci, Anthony Perrego, Richie Eurich, Jesse Marks, Dom Roselli Sr, Jeff Heotzler Sr, Brad Rothaupt, Rich Ricci, Ken Ferrier, Danny Creeden, Joe Judge, Brett Graham, Lenny Helmich, Mark Pullen, Ed Dachenhausen, Dom Roselli Jr
Healey Brothers Group Sportsman: Jimmy Wells, Ralph Ronk, Rich Ricci III, Brandon McGill, Cole Hentschel, Connor Otten, Phil Goetchius, Chris Stevens, Vinnie Gress, Collin DuBois, Corey Cormier, Kenny Hinsch, Nick Plumstead, Dave Demorest, RJ Smith
Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Cars: Heidi Hedin, Jesse James Bartleson, Eric Jennings, Don Smith Jr, Brody Adamsky, Don Smith Sr
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Travis Brockner, Steve Williams, Bob Sleight, Gary Ronk, Ray Tarantino, Steve Kanuk, Harry Bachman, Mike Travis, Lenny Helmich III, Jimmy Sykes (DNS)
Ruges Part Center Rookie Crate Sportsman: Stan Vishinski IV, Jim Kraus, Jason Feinberg, Jake Granacker, Tighe Sherlock, Chris Van Duser, Kevin Stevens, RJ Daley, John Dewitt, Kyle Plumstead, Ryan McCartney
Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshots: (Empire Region Tour)Samantha Muller, Bryce Cherko, Brian Tobey Jr, Marty Kelly, Jim Pollard, Spencer Cherko (DNS)
WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots: John Kendall, Hunter Lapp, Michael Corbin, Jaden Sleight, Ashton Dewitt
Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00) Special event shows do have an increase in admission.
Next week, July 1st, the Accord Speedway will usher in the Fourth of July weekend as headline sponsor Saugerties Lumber will present the Fireworks Extravaganza by Santore's World Famous Fireworks and the Famous Chicken BBQ from Handsome Devil BBQ. The Black Dirt Bandits band will perform prior to the racing action. The Sparrow's Nest Charity event is also on tap and donations are being collected at the speedway. Sparrow's Nest (501c3 Non-profit) Charity provides food for cancer patients in the local area.
July 5th is the Battle of the Bullring sponsored by New York Truck Parts
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478.
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A TRAIL OF DIRT LEADS RIGHT TO OUR DOOR
BOESPFLUG BREAKS OUT FOR 3RD WIN OF SEASON AT EAGLE
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BOESPFLUG BREAKS OUT FOR 3RD WIN OF SEASON AT EAGLE
Eagle, Nebraska -June 24, 2016 - Coming into the 2016 season, it had been three seasons since Chad Boespflug visited USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory lane. Now, as the calendar nears the edge of the month of June, the Hanford, California native found the perfect balance on both ends of the racetrack, running the bottom in turns one and two and the topside of turns three and four to perfection to grab his third series win of the year in Friday night's "Rumble in the Bullring" at Eagle (Neb.) Raceway.
On the start, Boespflug shot to the lead from the pole position, sliding up in front of fellow front row starter Isaac Chapple at the flag stand, occupying the high line into turn one. Chapple, the top-rookie in series points, fought back on the bottom of the back straightaway to take the lead from Boespflug.
As the frontrunners came out of turn four, Chapple was in the middle of a three-wide sandwich, just barely nipping Mellenberndt (inside) and Boespflug (outside) to lead the initial lap of the 30-lap feature. The lead was short-lived, however, as Boespflug would carry the momentum from the outside to retake the top spot on the second lap.
On the third circuit, third-running Stockon got squirrely through turn two, sliding sideways down the back straightaway as he wrestled to regain control of his machine. Max McGhee, with no place to go, plowed into the left side of Stockon's car. The two came to a stop, bringing out the race's first yellow. While both would require a visit to the work area in the pits, both would return to action.
Shortly after the restart, two drivers in a position to solidify their best result of their respective seasons - Chapple and Mellenberndt - waged war for second on lap six. Mellenberndt snuck his nose underneath Chapple at the exit of turn four, but Chapple's left rear tire ramped over the right front tire of Mellenberndt, send Mellenberndt with a collapsed front end straight up to the outside wall as C.J. Leary nailed the front end of Mellenberndt's stopped car.
Meanwhile, Robert Ballou, while trying to avoid getting caught in the incident, veered left to steer away from contact. Just behind Ballou was Landon Simon, who ramped over the left side wheels of Ballou, sending him into a wild series of flips down the front straightaway. He was uninjured.
By lap seven, seventh-place starter and previous night's feature winner Brady Bacon had become a player, soaring around the outside of Chapple for second in turn two. Thirteenth place starter Dave Darland also got by the fading Chapple for third on the topside a half-lap later.
Three laps later, Darland, a two-time USAC Sprint Car winner at Eagle, made a bid for second on the bottom of turn two past Bacon, securing the post down the back stretch.
Bacon would remain within arm's length of Darland as the two closed the gap on leader Boespflug throughout the middle-stages of the race. An intense three-car clash between the three ensued, but was put to rest after the red flag was displayed for a Brandon Stevenson tumble on lap 15.
On the restart, Boespflug was able to put his car anywhere he pleased, maintaining his unique line lap-after-lap, running the bottom of turns one and two and up on the cushion in turns three and four.
On lap 17, Chris Windom and Thomas Meseraull became entangled coming off the fourth turn. Meseraull vaulted over Windom's left side wheels and landed on the sidewalls of his own left side tires while Windom was sent into a 360 degree spin. Though Windom continued on without coming to a stop, by rule, he had to restart from the tail of the field.
With Bacon glued to the bottom side of the racetrack and Darland up top, Bacon was able to grab the second spot for good with ten to go. However, Boespflug rode off into the distance, leading with a half-straight advantage with two-thirds of the race's story already written.
A lap 24 caution for McGhee's meeting with a turn three infield tire set up a six-lap shootout between Boespflug, Bacon and Darland. The Hoffman 69 came alive with Bacon at the controls in the final laps as he ran the short way around while Boespflug rode the fence.
With three to go, Bacon reached into his bag of tricks, briefly swapping lines to mimic Boespflug's tracks on the high-side of turns three and four before returning to the bottom one lap later.
Heading toward the final two turns on the final lap, Bacon appeared to edge slightly ahead of Boespflug between turns three and four, but Boespflug had the momentum, rocketing down the hill out of turn four toward the finish line to take the victory by 0.363 of a second for his third victory of the year, thereby quadrupling his USAC win total in the first four months of the 2016 season.
Rounding out the top-five behind Boespflug were Bacon, Darland, Meseraull and Ballou.
Boespflug's Eagle victory joins his "#LetsRaceTwo" Eldora Speedway victory back in May and his recent "Eastern Storm" triumph at New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway on his USAC resume this season. Boespflug led the final 29 laps in his NineEight Motorsports-EZR/Creative Finishing - Midwest Shades/Maxim/Claxton.
"I felt really comfortable ripping the top in (turns) three and four and I took my time up there on the last lap," Boespflug explained. "I could see Brady down there, but I knew I was getting a good run off of turn four. I tried to just start slowing down and making sure I hit my marks. We're kind of hit-and-miss right now, so we're working on a balance. These bigger, high-banked tracks seem to be to our liking right now, so if we can get the flatter tracks figured out we'll be good to go."
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Bacon earned his series-leading 13th top-five finish in 19 starts, taking second at the checkered in his Dynamics, Inc./Mean Green - Lykins Oil/Triple X/Williams Mopar and extending his point lead to 51 over Meseraull in the standings heading into back-to-back nights Saturday and Sunday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.
"The last five laps, somebody had hit the infield tire and knocked it out onto the track and that hurt me going into (turn) three because I couldn't stay on the bottom all the way around the other end," Bacon said. "I moved up the last few laps and started catching the crumbs and I wish I would've tried that a lap earlier because I almost got him at the checkered. Chad never messed up too bad, even though the track was tricky tonight. It was fun, though, to get to move around and get to run the top and bottom. We survived the bumper cars at the beginning and kept our momentum rolling."
Lincoln, Indiana's Dave Darland was the victor of the two most recent USAC Sprint races at Eagle in 2014 and 2015. On Friday night, Dave was in the hunt once again throughout the duration of the event, taking third at the finish in his Jeff Walker-Curb-Agajanian Racing/Jam-It-In Storage - Hoosier Tire/Maxim/Claxton.
"We were good early around the top and gained a lot of spots that way," Darland recalled. "The track was slick, so a lot of places you had to be easy on the throttle and try to hit the cushion at the right spot to carry enough speed. Those guys were getting off both corners really well, but we did what we could and we're happy with a podium."
C.J. Leary (ProSource Fast Qualifier & Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Feature Finisher), Brady Bacon (Simpson Race Products First Heat Race Winner), Ryan Kitchen (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race Winner), Robert Ballou (Benic Enterprises/Indy Race Parts Third Heat Race Winner) and Dave Darland (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 24, 2016 - Eagle, Nebraska - Eagle Raceway - "Rumble in the Bullring"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. C.J. Leary, 17GP, Dutcher-13.247, 2. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-13.321; 3. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-13.417; 4. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-13.439; 5. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR-13.503; 6. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/EZR-13.568; 7. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-13.571; 8. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-13.614; 9. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-13.626; 10. Rob Caho, Jr., 78, Caho-13.685; 11. Chris Windom 5, Baldwin-13.827; 12. Joe Bares, 19, TEST-13.828; 13. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-13.880; 14. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-13.902; 15. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-13.982; 16. Clinton Boyles, 77, Hockett-13.995; 17. Ryan Kitchen, 21, Kitchen-14.086; 18. Terry Richards, 18, TR's Tool Service-14.427; 19. Brandon Stevenson, 0, Stevenson-14.626; 20. Alex Schriever, 0x, Davis-14.677.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Darland, 3. Leary, 4. Mellenberndt, 5. Caho, 6. Stevenson, 7. Boyles. NT-
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kitchen, 2. Simon, 3. Farney, 4. Chapple, 5. Stockon, 6. Schriever, 7. Windom. 2:02.07
BENIC ENTERPRISES/INDY RACE PARTS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ballou, 2. Boespflug, 3. Meseraull, 4. McGhee, 5. Richards, 6. Bares. 1:59.60
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Chad Boespflug, 2. Brady Bacon, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Thomas Meseraull, 5. Robert Ballou, 6. Rob Caho, Jr., 7. Ryan Kitchen, 8. Chris Windom, 9. Aaron Farney, 10. Joe Bares, 11. Isaac Chapple, 12. Alex Schriever, 13. C.J. Leary, 14. Chase Stockon, 15. Max McGhee, 16. Clinton Boyles, 17. Brandon Stevenson, 18. Terry Richards, 19. Bret Mellenberndt, 20. Landon Simon. NT
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**Simon flipped on lap 6 of the feature. Stevenson flipped on lap 14 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Chapple, Laps 2-30 Boespflug.
KSE HARD CHARGER: Dave Darland (13th to 3rd)
NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Bacon-1,259, 2-Meseraull-1,208, 3-Stockon-1,134, 4-Ballou-1,125, 5-Darland-1,089, 6-Leary-1,070, 7-Boespflug-991, 8-McGhee-923, 9-Windom-838, 10-Bryan Clauson-774.
NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: June 25 - Kansas City, Kansas - Lakeside Speedway
Pittman Sweeps Night at Jackson Motorplex
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Pittman Returns to Victory Lane at Jackson Motorplex
Scores fifth win of 2016 in the series’ first trip to the track since 2014
JACKSON, Minn. - June 24, 2016 - 2013 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, Daryn Pittman, started on the pole position and captured the lead from Joey Saldana on lap two, then held off a hard-charging Kerry Madsen on a green-white-checkered finish to score his fifth victory of the season at Jackson Motorplex on Friday night.
Pittman, who also claimed the quick-time award and dash victory to complete the sweep of the night, joined 20-time series champion, Steve Kinser, and seven-time series champion, Donny Schatz, as the only drivers to win multiple races at Jackson after he also won in 2005.
"I wouldn't say winning twice makes you good at a place," Pittman said. "They don't call him "Mad Man" for nothing. He's earned his nickname and you know he is going to give it everything he's got to try and get by you.
"I felt like I had a pretty good green flag lap up until coming back for the white. I slipped up a little bit in one and two and I thought I could hear him on my outside exiting two - I don't know if he was there or not, but it sounded like he was pretty close."
Pittman looked to be cruising to an easy victory until a caution with just two laps remaining brought Madsen, in the Keneric Healthcare/American Racing Wheels No. 29, to the leader's rear bumper. Madsen tried everything he could to wrestle the victory from Pittman in a green-white-checkered finish, but settled for a second-place finish following a last lap duel.
"I had such a good restart on that final one," Madsen said. "I knew I had one shot so I ripped it in there wide open, never lifted, and it caught and cut the front on me and I lost a little bit of time.
"It just wasn't enough. Everything was going to have to be absolutely perfect to get the job done. But it was a heck of a run - I couldn't have drove any harder, so it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it."
Pittman, in the Great Clips/Sage Fruit No. 9, flashed speed early and often, as he paced qualifying with a lap of 15.746 seconds to claim his sixth quick time of the season. Pittman continued his early night success with a victory in his heat race to earn admittance into the dash.
As if he needed it, Pittman received a lucky break when a dash inversion of zero was drawn, which kept him on the pole position for the six-lap race. Pittman led every lap to capture the dash victory and the pole position for the 30-lap feature.
When the green flag dropped, second-place starter Saldana rocketed around Pittman for the lead on the opening lap. Saldana, who claimed the most recent victory at Jackson in 2014, led the first lap, but did not hold on to the top spot for long. On lap two, Pittman surged back to the front of the field and reclaimed the lead.
Saldana remained glued to the leader's bumper, but following cautions on lap 10 and 15, Pittman appeared to have an easy control on the top spot.
By the halfway point in the race, Madsen, who started in the 12th position, had climbed to the sixth spot. With a little over 10 laps remaining, Madsen was in the second position with the leader in his crosshairs.
Madsen, who has found victory lane twice this year with the World of Outlaws when he swept the #LetsRaceTwo events at Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7, caught a lucky break of his own when a caution came out on lap 20.
When the race restarted, following an open red flag that allowed teams to refuel their cars for the final dash to the finish, Madsen was challenged by David Gravel for the second position, which allowed Pittman to escape his pursuers.
Pittman appeared to be cruising to the $10,000 prize until a caution came out on lap 29, which set up a shootout to the finish.
On the final restart, Madsen started just behind Pittman and quickly charged to his outside in turn one. Pittman held strong and kept his car out front, but he had one more lap to hold off the "Mad Man."
Madsen tried everything he could on the final lap to throw Pittman off his line, but in the end, the Owasso, Okla. -native held on to the lead and scored the victory.
"I know [Kerry] Madsen and [David] Gravel were throwing everything they had at us tonight," Pittman added. "Hats off to this whole Great Clips crew, they have been working their tails off. I felt like we have been in a slump this last month - we have been fast but have had things happen... but it's a long season and I'm glad we could get a win.
"It feels like it's been a long time since we have been here. Our car is fast and I am looking forward to tomorrow, [Beaver Dam Raceway] is one of my favorite tracks on the schedule and I have a pretty good record there, and really looking forward to that one."
Madsen captured the KSE Hard Charger Award after started the feature in the 12th position and finished in second, his 10th top-five finish of the season on a limited schedule.
"I was thinking if I could stay up there and keep my tires warm, we would be golden when we got to traffic, but it didn't quite happen," Madsen said. "That's just racing and I am just glad we went fast."
Finishing third, Shane Stewart, in the American Born Moonshine/Eneos Oil No. 2, returned to the podium following a seventh-place finish at I-80 Speedway on Wednesday night.
"I'm pleased [with how things are going]," Stewart said. "I'm just really shocked we ran third tonight, to be honest. We really didn't have a third-place car, but we just had a really restart that one time and that saved us.
"My guys continue to work hard and we're okay. We keep winning races and we have some big races coming up, and hopefully we can win some of those too. I have to thank Justin [Marks] and Kyle [Larson] for the great opportunity, and all of our great sponsors that help us, and all of the great fans that came out tonight."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will voyage over 350 miles east overnight to Beaver Dam, Wis. for the Jim "JB" Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers at Beaver Dam Raceway on Saturday night. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Beaver-Dam-Raceway.
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Jackson Motorplex Notebook
RACE NOTES: Daryn Pittman scored his fifth win of the season and first since New Egypt on May 24...Pittman has now started on the pole position in 9 races this season, five more than any other driver...Kerry Madsen picked up his second KSE Hard Charger Award of the season after picking up 10 spots to finish second.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Sammy Swindell; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Tim Kaeding; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Super Flow ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Ian Madsen; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Kerry Madsen; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Terry McCarl; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 10 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17); Brad Sweet - 6(Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13); Daryn Pittman - 5 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24); Shane Stewart - 5(Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22);David Gravel - 3(Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2(Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Lance Dewease - 1(Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Chad Kemenah - 1(Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10);Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1(The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Jackson Motorplex; Jackson, Neb.; June 24, 2016.
A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1][$10,000]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [12][$5,500]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$3,200]; 4. 5-David Gravel [3][$2,800]; 5. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [10][$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [14][$2,300]; 7. 2L-Danny Lasoski [13][$2,200]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [7][$2,100]; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding [9][$2,050]; 10. 7-Paul McMahan [20][$2,000]; 11. 7S-Jason Sides [18][$1,500]; 12. 83-Joey Saldana [2][$1,200]; 13. 55-Brooke Tatnell [22][$1,100]; 14. 1S-Logan Schuchart [16][$1,050]; 15. 24-Terry McCarl [21][$1,000]; 16. 21-Brian Brown [11][$900]; 17. 18-Ian Madsen [4][$800]; 18. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [23][$800]; 19. 49-Brad Sweet [15][$800]; 20. 56-David Heskin [24][$800]; 21. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [17][$800]; 22. 1-Sammy Swindell [5][$800]; 23. 17B-Bill Balog [8][$800]; 24. 19-Paige Polyak [19][$800]. Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1, Daryn Pittman 2-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 29-Kerry Madsen [+10]
Qualifying - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.746; 2. 5-David Gravel, 15.746; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.762; 4. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.792; 5. 17B-Bill Balog, 15.853; 6. 2KS-Craig Dollansky, 15.899; 7. 83-Joey Saldana, 15.950; 8. 41-Jason Johnson, 15.980; 9. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.012; 10. 1-Sammy Swindell, 16.127; 11. 21-Brian Brown, 16.130; 12. 7-Paul McMahan, 16.146; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding, 16.155; 14. 56-David Heskin, 16.166; 15. 19-Paige Polyak, 16.225; 16. 29-Kerry Madsen, 16.233; 17. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 16.237; 18. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.256; 19. O9-Matt Juhl, 16.263; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.269; 21. 2L-Danny Lasoski, 16.278; 22. 10-Dakota Hendrickson, 16.313; 23. 49-Brad Sweet, 16.328; 24. 44-Chris Martin, 16.328; 25. 24-Terry McCarl, 16.346; 26. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.363; 27. 2X-Derrick Lusk, 16.364; 28. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 16.378; 29. 17A-Austin McCarl, 16.382; 30. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.396; 31. 7X-Kaley Gharst, 16.513; 32. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.530; 33. 16-Travis Whitney, 16.601; 34. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 16.628; 35. 23W-Scott Winters, 16.986; 36. 13-Clyde Knipp, 18.175
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 3. 3-Tim Kaeding [4]; 4. 2L-Danny Lasoski [6]; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [3]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl [7]; 7. 16-Travis Whitney [9]; 8. 55-Brooke Tatnell [5]; 9. 17A-Austin McCarl [8]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [3]; 3. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [2]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [8]; 6. 56-David Heskin [4]; 7. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [6]; 8. 35-Skylar Prochaska [9]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [4]; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [5]; 7. 2X-Derrick Lusk [7]; 8. 7X-Kaley Gharst [8]; 9. 23W-Scott Winters [9]
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 44-Chris Martin [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [7]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [3]; 3. 5-David Gravel [2]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell [6]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [8]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog [5]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24-Terry McCarl [6][-]; 2. 55-Brooke Tatnell [2][-]; 3. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [4][-]; 4. 56-David Heskin [1][-]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [3][$300]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [12][$250]; 7. 2X-Derrick Lusk [8][$225]; 8. 44-Chris Martin [5][$200]; 9. 7X-Kaley Gharst [11][$200]; 10. 16-Travis Whitney [13][$200]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$200]; 12. 23W-Scott Winters [15][$200]; 13. 35-Skylar Prochaska [14][$200]; 14. 7W-Tasker Phillips [9][$200]; 15. 13-Clyde Knipp [16][$200]; 16. 17A-Austin McCarl [10][$200].
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Jackson, Minnesota - June 23, 2016 - Brady Bacon held off a hard-charging Robert Ballou as the two sliced and diced their way through lapped traffic during the final laps to take the victory in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars' first visit to the Jackson (Minn.) Motorplex in 28 years.
With the victory, the legendary Hoffman Auto Racing team crossed the century mark in total USAC Sprint Car feature victories (95 National, 2 Midwest, 3 Special Event).
Outside front-row starter Bacon, driving for the winningest team in USAC Sprint Car history - Hoffman Auto Racing - staged alongside the series' winningest driver, Dave Darland, at the start of the 30-lapper.
As the green flag dropped, it was Darland who jumped out front, sliding up in front of Bacon at the entrance of one, but Bacon was never out of reach as he shadowed Darland throughout much of the first half of the event.
On the tenth lap, Darland was beginning to feel the pressure from Bacon. Darland cut low into three, barely squeaking underneath the lapped car of Brandon Halverson, briefly gapping Bacon.
Meanwhile, third-running Ballou became a formidable player in this high-stakes game of speed, chomping at the bit as he ate away at the interval between himself and the two frontrunners.
On lap 14, backmarkers Brandon Stevenson and Joe Bares were running in close quarters with nary a car-length between the two heading into the third turn. With a small window of real estate available between the Stevenson and Bares, Darland shot the gap, splitting between the two while sliding from the bottom berm up to the cushion at the exit of turn four. That allowed Bacon, running the bottom, to maintain his momentum as he shot down the front straightaway and into turn one and rocketing off turn two with the race lead in his hands with 16 laps remaining.
With 20 laps in the books, Ballou cleared Darland with a mammoth turn one slider to take second. Now, it was just Ballou and Bacon, two of USAC's best when it comes to sprint cars on half-mile dirt tracks. However, the two were both bad fast and it would take a handful of obstacles to slow down Bacon's mission. Therein came lapped traffic.
Ballou laid down the fastest lap of his race on lap 23 as he lurked in the distance, inching closer to Bacon's rear bumper as he hustled his number one on the outside.
Mired in heavy lap traffic in the final five laps, Bacon and Ballou crept upon gridlock as a logjam of cars ran two and, at times, three-wide, making wading through the back of the field treacherous.
With three to go, Bacon was able to slash around the lapped car of Landon Simon, but Ballou got hung up behind Simon exiting the fourth turn. Ballou made contact with the rear bumper of Simon exiting the corner, sending Simon into a half-spin before regaining control as Ballou went on by. Subsequently, Ballou lost substantial ground to Bacon with just a couple to go, and was, thus, out of time.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Bacon put a stamp on his second series win of the season, lapping up to eighth place in his Dynamics, Inc./Mean Green - Lykins Oil/Triple X/Williams Mopar, beating Ballou, Chase Stockon, C.J. Leary and Darland while also maintaining and increasing his lead in the standings to 47 points over sixth place finisher Thomas Meseraull.
"The pace slowed up so much on the top and bottom once we hit the lapped traffic," Bacon explained. "I knew I could sneak around them on the bottom in (turns) one and two, but I was nervous that he'd run the top and get a run on me. Thankfully, we were good enough off the bottom of turn two that we could still hold him off. I'm just glad to get a win for these Hoffman guys. We had a stretch where we were in a little slump, but we've gotten the ball rolling here lately and it feels good to get back on track. I love tracks like this; the big, fast, heavy tracks. Robert and I used to race like this a lot at the old "Ron Shuman Classic" at Lakeside, so it was fun to race with him again for a win."
After stumbling through a stretch of the season, Ballou, of Rocklin, California, seems to have righted the ship of late, securing his eighth straight top-10 finish with a fine second place effort at Jackson in his Ballou Motorsports/Blakesley Auto - Rossie Feed & Grain/Maxim/Ott.
"We were a tick too tight and the track didn't go away like we thought it would," Ballou said. "I think we had a better racecar, but I made a couple silly mistakes and the Hoffman guys had their car dialed. It's been a rough go for our team lately and we've torn a lot of stuff up, so it's good to have a solid run tonight."
ProSource Fast Qualifier Chase Stockon of Fort Branch, Indiana put the 32-TBI Racing/Superior Tank & Trailer - Crescent Electric Supply/DRC/Fisher atop the speed charts early in the evening and finished off the night by rounding out the podium with a solid 3rd place finish.
"Brady and Robert were really good in traffic and just in general," Stockon acknowledged. "I could catch them, but it was always at the wrong times. We're happy with a third. We're normally not the best on tracks like this, so we feel like we have the car pretty comfortable right now and I could put it about anywhere. We've worked really hard on this thing all year to get it to go and I feel like we're finally there."
Contingency award winners at Jackson Motorplex included Chase Stockon (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Chris Windom (Simpson Race Products First Heat Race Winner), Aaron Farney (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race Winner), Robert Ballou (Benic Enterprises/Indy Race Parts Third Heat Race Winner), Thomas Meseraull (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Joe Bares (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Feature Finisher).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 23, 2016 - Jackson, Minnesota - Jackson Motorplex - "Presented by the Minnesota Mafia"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-18.222; 2. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-18.441, 3. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-18.462, 4. C.J. Leary, 17GP, Dutcher-18.491, 5. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-18.601, 6. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-18.628, 7. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/EZR-18.657, 8. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-18.693, 9. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-18.699, 10. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR-18.735, 11. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-18.820, 12. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-18.897, 13. Chris Windom 5, Baldwin-18.966, 14. Rob Caho, Jr., 78, Caho-19.012, 15. Brandon Stevenson, 0, Stevenson-19.200, 16. Joe Bares, 19, TEST-19.647, 17. Alex Schriever, 0x, Davis-19.876, 18. Brandon Halverson, 13MJ, Halverson-20.023, 19. Clinton Bruns, 7, Bruns-20.518, 20. Robert Bell, 71, Bell-NT, 21. Kyle Simon, 24x, LSR-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Windom, 2. Boespflug, 3. Stockon, 4. Chapple, 5. Leary, 6. Bares, 7. Bruns. 2:31.54
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Farney, 2. Bacon, 3. Meseraull, 4. Mellenberndt, 5. Schriever, 6. Caho. 2:34.83
BENIC ENTERPRISES/INDY RACE PARTS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ballou, 2. L. Simon, 3. Darland, 4. McGhee, 5. Stevenson, 6. Halverson. 2:34.42
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brady Bacon, 2. Robert Ballou, 3. Chase Stockon, 4. C.J. Leary, 5. Dave Darland, 6. Thomas Meseraull, 7. Aaron Farney, 8. Chris Windom, 9. Chad Boespflug, 10. Landon Simon, 11. Isaac Chapple, 12. Max McGhee, 13. Joe Bares, 14. Brandon Stevenson, 15. Alex Schriever, 16. Brandon Halverson, 17. Clinton Bruns, 18. Bret Mellenberndt, 19. Rob Caho, Jr., 20. Robert Bell, 21. Kyle Simon. 9:48.96
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Darland, Laps 15-30 Bacon.
KSE HARD CHARGER: Thomas Meseraull (11th to 6th)
NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Bacon-1,184, 2-Meseraull-1,137, 3-Stockon-1,090, 4-Ballou-1,059, 5-Leary-1,021, 6-Darland-1,018, 7-Boespflug-913, 8-McGhee-885, 9-Windom-787, 10-Bryan Clauson-774.
NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: June 24 - Eagle (NE) Raceway - "Rumble in the Bullring"
