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Janisch Wins on Wall Inner Oval Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic ATQMRA
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Wall Township, NJ June 4. 2016 .. Matt Janisch of Nazareth Pa earned his second feature win of the season at Wall Stadium in wingless competition on Wall's inner oval after a heated Battle with early race leader Ryan Tidman. Heat Races were won by Don Zrinski and Geoffrey Sutton. The ATQMRA Racing on Wall's inner oval have become known for their exciting race starts coming in the Box a quarter of the way down the straight away resulting in five wide racing when the green flag flies. Next up for the ATQMRA is a trip to Bethel Motor Speedway for winged racing on Saturday June 18th.
A feature race front row of Flying Ryan Tidman and Don the Snake Zrinski took the initial green flag with cars fanning out five wide in the Start box. But it didn't work out that well when the cars entered the tight turns on Wall's inner oval as Zrinski and several other competitors tangled bringing out a caution before a lap was complete. Involved was Season opening Winner Geoffrey Sutton, Ron Mullen, Tim Proctor, Buddy Sload, Kerry Irwin, Anthony Payne, Matt Janisch and Steve Whitt. The incident was keyed when Zrinski and Multi time series Champion Don Adams tangled mid turn.
The restart saw a front row of Tidman and Adams take the green with Tidman gaining the advantage. Sutton and Janisch quickly made their way through the field and put themselves in contention by lap five from their 12th and 13th starting positions.
A tangle between front Running Mark Yoder and Joey Bailey brought out the caution when Yoder spun exiting turn four. The restart saw Sutton take to the third groove and sweep from his fourth starting position to nearly taking the lead from Tidman entering the third turn. The tight racing jumbled the leaders and gave Janisch the opening he needed to retake the lead after being set back for jumping an earlier restart.
Sutton's day ended on lap 12 when his engine expired slowing the action one more time. From there on it was Janisch all the way earning the victory over Tidman with Joey Bailey in the Alan Mollot 51 Badger finishing third. Jeff Kot and Buddy Sload rounded out the top five. Mark Yoder rebounded to post a sixth place finish with Anthony Payne rolling across the line seventh followed by fellow Rookies Chris Hirt and Joey Payne III with Kerry Irwin rounding out the top ten.
The first heat race saw Don Zrinski take the checker with a lap six pass of Yoder to take the heat race win over Yoder followed by Anthony Payne with Joey Bailey, Tim Proctor, and Don Adams making the invert.
The second heat saw Geoffrey Sutton sweep into the lead early and lead every lap to post the win. Matt Roselli who was racing a brand new Laffler Chassis car finished second after being the fastest TQ in Practice but didn't start the feature due to an uncharacteristic mechanical issue. Jeff Kot, Matt Janisch, Ryan Tidman, and Buddy Sload rounded out the redraw cars.
ATQMRA News and Notes: Feature winner Matt Jansich sits atop the point standings after backing up his win at Mahoning a few weeks ago with another feature victory at Wall. This marks his second feature win at Wall after winning the Turkey Derby to cap his 2014 Championship season in style on the high banks of Wall Stadium. Janisch in Victory lane thanked his Father Mark for Building the strong Engines that power him to Victory in his Yuhas Chassis car.
Joey Bailey wasn't planning to race this weekend's race at Wall with his Zuzzalo 02 sidelined with engine problems from Mahoning Valley. Multi time Championship winning car owner Alan Mollot was without a driver when regular shoe Jon Gambutti was under the weather. Mollot put the 2013 ATQMRA Rookie of the year Bailey in the car and had to be happy with the podium finish on after struggling to get hooked up on Wall's flat inner oval. Joey is the second generation of Bailey to race the Famous red 51 car following in his father's footsteps behind the wheel of the potent Mollot mount that has countless feature wins on Wall's high banks and at just about every track the ATQMRA has competed at across the years.
Second Generation ATQMRA competitor Rookie Chris Hirt made his debut in the Tim Proctor 97 earning an eighth place finish. Chris' father Ken Hirt was a regular competitor with the ATQMRA through the 90s and early 2000's in the Rick Arnold 78 cars.
Ten Time ATQMRA Champion Don Adams returned to competition in the Lawshie 52 car after sorting out some handling issues the car was fast enough to earn a spot in the feature redraw and a 12th place finish.
Steve Whitt, Steve Craig and Don Zrinski made their first races of the season. Zrinski following his heat win looked poised to earn another strong finish but wasn't able to complete a lap after getting bent up on the initial race start. The Steve's of Whitt and Craig were both DNF's in the feature.
TQ Feature (25 Laps)
1. 48-Matt janisch, 2. 1b-Ryan Tidman, 3. 51-Joey Bailey, 4. 95-Jeff Kot, 5. 16-Buddy Sload, 6. 75-Mark Yoder, 7. 45-Anthony Payne, 8. 97-Chris Hirt, 9. 67-Joey Payne III, 10. 46-Kerry Irwin, 11. f8-Mike Glaser, 12. 52-Donnie Adams, 13. 461-Geoffrey Sutton, 14. 6-Steve Whitt, 15. 55-Steve Craig, 16. 39-Ronnie Mullen, 17. 75-Don Zrinski, 18. 98-Tim Proctor, 19. 98-Matt Roselli DNS
Heat Race 1 (8 Laps)
1. 75-Don Zrinski, 2. 75-Mark Yoder, 3. 45-Anthony Payne, 4. 51-Joey Bailey, 5. 98-Tim Proctor, 6. 52-Donnie Adams, 7. 46-Kerry Irwin, 8. 97-Chris Hirt, 9. 6-Steve Whitt, 10. 55-Steve Craig
Heat Race 2 (8 Laps)
1. 46-Geoffrey Sutton, 2. 98-Matt Roselli, 3. 95-Jeff Kot, 4. 48-Matt janisch, 5. 1b-Ryan Tidman, 6. 16-Buddy Sload, 7. f8-Mike Glaser, 8. 67- Joey Payne III
Season Feature Lap Leaders: Matt Janisch 36 Geoffrey Sutton 31 Ryan Tidman 8 Matt Roselli 1
Rain Aids Gravel in I-96 Speedway Win
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Mother Nature Helps Gravel to I-96 Speedway Victory
Dominates rain shortened Rumble in Michigan for third win of the season
LAKE ODESSA, Mich. - June 5, 2016 - Pesky and persistent weather did not put a damper on David Gravel's night, as he led all 17 laps and scored his third World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season in a rain shortened Rumble in Michigan at I-96 Speedway on Sunday night.
Gravel continued his streak of winning the dash and leading the most laps in the feature after doing so on Friday night at Fremont (Ohio) Speedway.
"Crazy weekend here - getting rained out and having a rough track tonight," Gravel said. I saw the rain flying there during that red flag, so it's pretty cool that they called it early. I'll take any win I can get - it still pays the same and counts the same, so we will take it."
Gravel's victory was not easy, as he had to hold off Shane Stewart, who charged from a sixth starting position to the leader's back bumper before the rain moved in.
"I had a good car, and I felt like we had a chance if we could get to [David] Gravel in lapped traffic," Stewart said. "Obviously, when you get to lapped traffic, it's about navigating through and hitting the ruts just right.
"There was a couple of times [Gravel] bounced around a little bit and I was able to close up on him, but we never got the chance to really go after it."
Action on Sunday started a dim forecast as thick, dark clouds blanketed the sky early in the afternoon. Fortunately, before cars even hit the track, the clouds cleared and allowed rare rays of sunshine to break through and create a picturesque day.
The sunshine, coupled with an extremely fast track, allowed eventual third-place finisher finisher, Brad Sweet, in the Ollie's Bargain Outlet/Sage Fruit, to set a new track record with a time of 13.585 seconds, eclipsing Jason Sides' record of 13.746 seconds from 2015.
"Our car was really fast tonight," Sweet said. "You can't control Mother Nature, and we're disappointed we couldn't get it in, but it was still a good night for us finishing on the podium and bringing the car home in one piece."
Of the three heat races, Outlaw drivers swept two of them, while All Start Circuit of Champions driver, Kraig Kinser, won the third. The heat finishes created a split of four Outlaw drivers versus two non-Outlaws in the dash.
An inversion draw of six placed non-Outlaw driver, and Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia -native, James McFadden, on the pole for the six-lap race. Eventual winner, Gravel, in the Big Game Treestands/JRC No. 5, started on his outside and quickly took the lead on the start.
Gravel's dominance of the dash placed him on the pole position for the 35-lap feature. Gravel took full advantage of the front-row starting position as he jumped out to an early lead when the green flag dropped.
Only two caution flags slowed the rain-shortened feature, with the final coming on lap 17 just before the showers moved in.
Ever-changing track conditions allowed drivers like Stewart, in the American Born Moonshine/Eneos Oil No. 2, and seven-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz, who started in the tenth position, to charge to the front of the field.
As the race progressed, Stewart managed to work his way to the second position, as the leader battled through lapped traffic. Stewart closed on Gravel just as the final caution flew on lap 17, but never had the chance to challenge for the lead.
"It was getting to be a good race," Stewart added. "Obviously, we can't help Mother Nature had a different plan for us. I am happy they made it official - it was a great point night for us - we had a mishap in the dash and were able to come back and finish on the podium."
Gravel was able to control the top position for the entire feature, as he held off Stewart until the rain started to fall and secured the $10,000 to-win checkered flag at I-96 Speedway.
"Everybody that supports this team, thank you very much," Gravel said. "It's just a dream come true to get our third win of the season, and hopefully there's more to come. We have been very good over the last couple of weeks, so hopefully we keep it going."
Sweet, who has seen his point lead disappear in recent weeks, captured his best finish since New Egypt on May 24, and padded his championship lead on Schatz, who finished fourth.
"We were able to figure some things out tonight," Sweet added. "We will go back to work this week and try to build on our run tonight and get ready for Lincoln Park Speedway on Wednesday."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series travels to the Hoosier State for the final time this season when the series invades Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. on Wednesday, June 8. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Lincoln-Park-Speedway.
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I-96 Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Brad Sweet set a new track record at 13.585 seconds, beating Jason Sides' record of 13.746 seconds set in 2015...David Gravel won the dash and led the most laps in the second consecutive race in-a-row...Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender, Clyde Knipp, qualified for his second feature of 2016.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Clyde Knipp; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Chad Kemenah; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): James McFadden; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Chad Kemenah; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): David Gravel; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Clyde Knipp.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 7 (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); 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 - 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6);Joey Saldana - 3 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4);Shane Stewart - 3 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30);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); 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; I-96 Speedway; Lake Odessa, Mich.; June 5, 2016.
A-Main - (17 Laps-shortened due to rain) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1][$10,000]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$5,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$3,200]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [10][$2,800]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [9][$2,500]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [13][$2,300]; 7. 10H-Chad Kemenah [15][$2,200]; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman [7][$2,100]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [14][$2,050]; 10. 41-Jason Johnson [16][$2,000]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5][$1,500]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [12][$1,200]; 13. 83-Joey Saldana [2][$1,100]; 14. 21-Cap Henry [20][$1,050]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart [18][$1,000]; 16. 3G-James McFadden [3][$900]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [8][$800]; 18. 11R-Chase Ridenour [19][$800]; 19. W20-Greg Wilson [21][$800]; 20. 8M-T.J. Michael [17][$800]; 21. 38-Max Stambaugh [22][$800]; 22. 2M-Dustin Daggett [11][$800]; 23. 27K-Ben Rutan [23][$800]; 24. 13-Clyde Knipp [24][$800]. Lap Leaders: David Gravel [1-17]. KSE Hard Charger Award: 10H-Chad Kemenah [+8]
Qualifying - 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.585; 2. 5-David Gravel, 13.587; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.666; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.671; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.745; 6. 3G-James McFadden, 13.765; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.787; 8. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.894; 9. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.904; 10. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.946; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.970; 12. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.985; 13. 41-Jason Johnson, 14.009; 14. 29-Kerry Madsen, 14.012; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.013; 16. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.036; 17. 8M-T.J. Michael, 14.051; 18. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 14.095; 19. 11R-Chase Ridenour, 14.238; 20. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.247; 21. 21-Cap Henry, 14.358; 22. 71H-Brad Lamberson, 14.384; 23. 7J-Joe Swanson, 14.451; 24. 19-Brett Mann, 14.595; 25. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 14.695; 26. 38-Max Stambaugh, 14.711; 27. 13-Clyde Knipp, 15.050; 28. 27K-Ben Rutan, 15.471
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 7. 11R-Chase Ridenour [7]; 8. 71H-Brad Lamberson [8]; 9. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [9]; 10. 27K-Ben Rutan [10]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 2. 5-David Gravel [1]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 4. 2M-Dustin Daggett [3]; 5. 29-Kerry Madsen [5]; 6. 8M-T.J. Michael [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 8. 38-Max Stambaugh [9]; 9. 7J-Joe Swanson [8]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 3G-James McFadden [2]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 10H-Chad Kemenah [6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 7. 21-Cap Henry [7]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [2]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 3. 3G-James McFadden [1]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [4]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 21-Cap Henry [3[-]; 2. 11R-Chase Ridenour [1][-]; 3. 38-Max Stambaugh [7][-]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [2][-]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [8][-]; 6. 27K-Ben Rutan [9][-]; 7. 71H-Brad Lamberson [4][$200]; 8. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [6][$200]; 9. 7J-Joe Swanson [5][$200]; 10. 19-Brett Mann [10][$200].
RICO REIGNS AT KOKOMO, CLAUSON CAPTURES MIDGET WEEK TITLE
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RICO REIGNS AT KOKOMO; CLAUSON CAPTURES MIDGET WEEK TITLE
Kokomo, Indiana June 5, 2016 - Rico Abreu finished off a stretch of Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports domination Sunday night at Kokomo Speedway, becoming the fifth driver from the team's stable to win during the five nights of "Indiana Midget Week." However, a string of consistent finishes by RKR/Dooling Racing pilot Bryan Clauson throughout the week was enough to earn the Noblesville, Indiana driver his third "Indiana Midget Week" title.
Coming into the night, Clauson held a 40-point advantage over Spencer Bayston in the "Indiana Midget Week" standings. By feature time, Clauson had bumped up his lead over Bayston to 43, meaning that Clauson would merely have to finish 18th or better to clinch the title.
Clauson's cause was benefited by his outside front row starting position, while Bayston rolled off from the eighth spot. However, it was Phoenix, Arizona's Chad Boat who took control at the start of the 30-lap feature.
Two laps in, Tyler Nelson, Gage Walker and Dave Darland tangled in a turn two tussle that put both Walker and Darland on the sidelines for the remainder of the event. Nelson would restart from the tail.
On the lap three restart, third-running Christopher Bell and Abreu in fifth were the only two frontrunners to put their right rears up on the cushion while the majority clung to the middle of the racetrack.
Abreu continuously worked the high line, reeling in Clauson for fourth, and by lap ten, put four wheels in the fluff to ring around the outside of Clauson in turn two to take the spot.
On lap 12, the action came to a stop when Tyler Nelson barrel-rolled down the back straightaway. He was uninjured.
After the restart, it was a Keith Kunz triumvirate of Bayston, Bell and Abreu running nose-to-tail in second, third and fourth as Boat sailed out front. Bayston was able to catch Boat just before the halfway point, making an attempt for the lead to no avail as he bounced through the third turn, settling back into second.
On the 19th lap, Abreu rocketed past Bell in turn three for third, but a red flag for a flip by Holly Shelton on the main straightaway ceased the action momentarily as the track crews had to make minor repairs to the catch fence.
As the leaders shot into the third turn just after the ensuing restart, Abreu slid Bell for second simultaneously as second-running Bayston got sideways between turns three and four. Abreu banged wheels with Bayston, ricocheting in front of Bayston and into second-place with ten laps to go.
A yellow for debris in turns three and four closed the gap between first and second, providing Abreu a lifeline and a chance by placing him right on Boat's tail tank for the restart.
At the drop of the green, Abreu rode the razor's edge up against the wall as Boat matriculated the middle groove. Abreu continued to grind and grind as he applied pressure to Boat, ultimately pulling alongside Boat in a drag race that resulted in a dead-heat at the start/finish line on lap 22. Abreu was seemingly shot out of a cannon at the exit of turns two and four, distancing himself from Boat in the waning laps. Meanwhile, Bayston made his bid for second, banging wheels at the flag stand with Boat before ultimately emerging with the spot.
But, in the end, it was Rico Abreu who would not be denied, taking the victory in his Keith Kunz - Curb-Agajanian/DC Solar - Abreu Vineyards/Bullet/Speedway Toyota by a half-second over Bayston, Boat, Brady Bacon, Bell, Clauson, Tanner Thorson, Carson Macedo, Davey Ray and Ryan Robinson.
Abreu's 14th career USAC National Midget win puts him 46th on the all-time series list alongside Chuck Arnold, Jack Turner and Leroy Warriner. The victory also allowed the St. Helena, California native to become the fifth different Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports driver to stand in victory lane in the past five series races, joining teammates Kyle Larson (Montpelier), Bayston (Gas City), Thorson (Lincoln Park) and Bell (Bloomington) as USAC National Midget feature winners in the last week.
"Running the top the way we did tonight is tough because you have to keep the tires spinning and not let the motor get bogged down," Abreu explained. "Midget racing is all about momentum and I felt like, running the bottom, you could get to the middle really quick, but then it would kill your exit because you are so sideways. So, I just tried to keep it straight up top and keep the wheels spinning, so it didn't start bouncing. It means a lot to win another one of these races because this midget deal is so competitive right now with Clauson and guys like Brady Bacon, Tyler Thomas, plus eight Keith Kunz cars now. So, instead of just four or five competitive cars, there's more like ten. Track position and qualifying are even more important now. It was a great week for us, but we would've liked to have had a better start to the week. But, big congratulations to Bryan because I know how tough it is to win this whole deal. I want to run it next year and get a third one."
Although Bryan Clauson was unable to pick up a win in his RKR-Dooling Racing/Cancer Treatment Centers of America - B & H Contractors/Spike/Stanton SR-11 during "Indiana Midget Week," his finishes of 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd and 6th showed remarkable consistency that corralled him the title by a 31-point margin. He joins Shane Cottle (2005) and Tracy Hines (2008) as the only drivers to win the title without winning a single feature.
"We were strong all week long," Clauson exclaimed. "We knew tonight, seeing how rough and heavy the track was, that it wasn't really our cup of tea, so we were just trying to make sure we did our job and finish this thing off. We ran strong all week; we just came up a little short the first few nights to get a win, but a few years from now, the only thing people will remember is who won 'Indiana Midget Week.' I'm proud of these guys, so we'll just keep plugging along and see if we can get into victory lane."
With his solid third-place effort in the Keith Kunz - Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/TRD - Mobil 1/Bullet/Speedway Toyota, Lebanon, Indiana's Spencer Bayston vaulted himself into the point lead in the latest USAC National Midget standings by a single point over Clauson.
"I was running the top, just not running it right," Bayston admitted. "When Rico went by me, he kind of showed me a little different line. I'd run it deep into three, but turn off too early and start bouncing. So, when he went by, it showed me I could run in deeper and come across a little smoother. I think if I'd gotten up there before he got to me, we would've been alright."
Chad Boat scored a third-place finish after leading 21 laps in his Tucker-Boat Motorsports/PristineAuction.com - K & C Drywall/Spike/Esslinger, his best finish since a third at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway on February 28, 2010.
"It's a little disappointing to lead that much and run third, but it was still a great run for us," Boat said. "We had a solid week and I was excited to get back here to the Indiana bullrings and to come here to Kokomo, which is my favorite track. We obviously wanted to cap off the week with a win, but we'll take the third and try to keep the momentum up for Arkansas."
Contingency award winners at Kokomo Speedway included Rico Abreu (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Bryan Clauson (Simpson Race Products First Heat Race Winner), Carson Macedo (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race Winner), Ryan Greth (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Race Winner), Davey Ray (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Race Winner), Dayne Kingshott (KSE Racing Products/B & W Auto Mart Hard Charger) and Chase Johnson (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 5, 2016 - Kokomo, Indiana - Kokomo Speedway - 12th "Indiana Midget Week"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Rico Abreu, 97K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.332; 2. Christopher Bell, 71w, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.454; 3. Brady Bacon, 76m, FMR-13.579; 4. Ryan Robinson, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.580; 5. Bryan Clauson, 63, RKR/Dooling-13.690; 6. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-13.747; 7. Zach Daum, 5D, Daum-13.747; 8. Spencer Bayston, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.763; 9. Steve Buckwalter, 25, Buckwalter-13.786; 10. Holly Shelton, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.840; 11. Tanner Thorson, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.881; 12. Shane Golobic, 17w, Wood-13.950; 13. Tony DiMattia, 50, DiMattia-13.970; 14. Jimi Quin, 8, Quin-13.982; 15. Tyler Thomas, 91T, Thomas-13.985; 16. Davey Ray, 33, RAYPRO-14.011; 17. Chase Johnson, 17m, Wood-14.033; 18. Carson Macedo, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.061; 19. Gage Walker, 7, Walker-14.107; 20. Logan Jarrett, 29, Doak-14.186; 21. Dayne Kingshott, 24, Kingshott-14.223; 22. Tyler Nelson, 88, Robinson-14.227; 23. Ryan Greth, 4, Lesher-14.275; 24. Dave Darland, 11AG, Gray-14.410; 25. Austin Nemire, 91, Nemire/Yager-14.501; 26. David Budres, 31, Manic-14.506; 27. Anton Julian, 7R, Dickerson-14.832; 28. Gary Gipson, 5x, Byers-14.885; 29. Kade Morton, 8m, Morton-15.030; 30. Justin Dickerson, 21D, Dickerson-15.069; 31. Logan Arnold, 43, Arnold-(Time of 14.776 disallowed); 32. Jerry Coons, Jr., 56, Hmiel-NT; 33. Brandon Gray, 22, Gray-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. Johnson, 3. Buckwalter, 4. Abreu, 5. DiMattia, 6. Kingshott, 7. Nemire, 8. Morton. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Macedo, 2. Nelson, 3. Boat, 4. Bell, 5. Quin, 6. Shelton, 7. Dickerson, 8. Budres. 2:24.77
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Greth, 2. Daum, 3. Bacon, 4. Thorson, 5. Walker, 6. Thomas, 7. Julian, 8. Arnold. 2:26.65
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ray, 2. Bayston, 3. Robinson, 4. Darland, 5. Jarrett, 6. Golobic, 7. Gipson. NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Shelton, 2. Golobic, 3. Thomas, 4. Walker, 5. Quin, 6. Kingshott, 7. DiMattia, 8. Jarrett, 9. Morton, 10. Dickerson, 11. Gipson, 12. Arnold, 13. Nemire, 14. Budres, 15. Julian, 16. Coons. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Rico Abreu, 2. Spencer Bayston, 3. Chad Boat, 4. Brady Bacon, 5. Christopher Bell, 6. Bryan Clauson, 7. Tanner Thorson, 8. Carson Macedo, 9. Davey Ray, 10. Ryan Robinson, 11. Shane Golobic, 12. Dayne Kingshott, 13. Chase Johnson, 14. Tyler Thomas, 15. Jimi Quin, 16. Ryan Greth, 17. David Budres, 18. Zach Daum, 19. Holly Shelton, 20. Tyler Nelson, 21. Gage Walker, 22. Dave Darland, 23. Steve Buckwalter. NT
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**Gray flipped during practice. Nelson flipped on lap 12 of the feature. Shelton flipped on lap 19 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-21 Boat, laps 22-30 Abreu.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS/B & W AUTO MART HARD CHARGER: Dayne Kingshott (19th to 12th)
NEW USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Bayston-386, 2-Clauson-385, 3-Bacon-356, 4-Boat-311, 5-Thorson-310, 6-Golobic-291, 7-Thomas-275, 8-Daum-248, 9-Macedo-236, 10-Darland-221.
FINAL USAC INDIANA MIDGET WEEK POINTS: 1-Clauson-362, 2-Bayston-331, 3-Abreu-312, 4-Bell-288, 5-Bacon-275, 6-Boat-274, 7-Thorson-258, 8-Thomas-240, 9-Macedo-226, 10-Golobic-221.
NEXT USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: June 17 - West Memphis, Arkansas - Riverside International Speedway
NEWS FROM NASCAR SANCTIONED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
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Race results story by Vicki Gehris with additions by Ernie Saxton
BORROR, SHUEY AND RYAN LILICK WIN NASCAR STOCK CAR FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA June 5, 2016 . . . Kyle Borror came close to winning a Modified feature at Grandview Speedway last year, but couldn’t accomplish the feat. Saturday night the 2015 Hard Luck recipient started seventh in the 28-car starting grid, took over the lead on the sixth lap restart and later held off the challenges of 10-time point champion Jeff Strunk and defending champion Craig Von Dohren to capture his first ever career victory in the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified All-American Racing Series 30-Lap feature. “I was wore out at the finish said an elated Borror and on the second last caution restart I thought I would be a sitting duck seeing Strunk and VonDohren right behind me, but I wasn’t about to give up and I kept riding the cushion.” The decision paid off for the Peach Bottom, Pa. resident as he came out on top.
Brian Shuey collected his third BRC NASCAR 25-lap Late Model feature winner by holding off the challenges of defending point champion Chuck Schutz. “I knew Schutz was behind me and I tried to mix-up the lanes and just kept trying to hit my marks.” Shuey thanked Scott and Sue Lee and the crew for all their efforts and countless hours plus he sent out special get well wishes to his dad and mom.
The 25-lap NASCAR Sportsman feature was filled with numerous accidents, but when everything was all set and done Ryan Lilick was the sixth different winner and he claimed his first win of the year.
All three winners received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers. $250, Modifieds; and $100 to both the Late Model and Sportsman division. They also were awarded the Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award.
NASCAR stock car racing action returns to Grandview Speedway on Saturday, June 11th, 7:30 p.m. when T.P. Trailers of Limerick, PA sponsors the tripleheader card of racing featuring the 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Modified action saw polesitter Justin Grim set the pace for five laps before the caution was needed when Brett Kressley spun in the fourth turn causing a multi-car accident. Everyone continued but Kressley had to be towed in. Chris Esposito, who was second at the time, pitted relinquishing the spot, but rejoined the pack in time.
When action resumed Borror put the Wide Open engine powered No. B4 into the top spot trailed by Ron Haring Jr., J. Grim, Danny Erb and Ryan Grim.
Borror’s ¼-way track advantage was erased when Mike Kellner stopped in turn four. The restart was void when Haring Jr., second-place runner, spun in the fourth turn. Borror maintained the lead on the restart, but by this time Strunk, Von Dohren, Erb and R. Grim were bumper-to-bumper waiting for an error.
Strunk made several challenges, but each one was null and Borror remained the leader.
The caution Borror didn’t want to see was on the 22nd lap when Grim hit the wall between turns one and two. Kevin Hirthler was placed to rear for a rule infraction. Borror wasted no time pulling away since he knew who was behind him. Strunk was still second, but now Erb and Mike Gular were third and fourth as VonDohren fell to fifth.
It was a hard-fought battle and at the wave of the checkered Borror claimed a well-deserved victory. Strunk was second with VonDohren battling back for a close third followed by Erb for his season best finish and Gular, who came from deep in the pack from 23rd. Tyler Dippel, made a rare appearance was sixth with Jared Umbenhauer, Frank Cozze, Tim Buckwalter and Doug Manmiller rounding out the top ten.
Strunk, Ron Seltmann Jr. and Kory Fleming won the heats. The consi was won by Don Norris Jr.
In Late Model action Joe “Geezer” Fanelli set the early pace with Shuey, Drew Weisser, Schutz and Wayne Pfeil on his bumper.
Shuey tried several times to dive underneath Fanelli, but Fanelli kept him behind.
On the 12th lap Fanelli went too high off turn four and Shuey became the new leader. Schutz also succeeded in passing him to challenge Shuey.
While running third, Fanelli had a tough break and spun in the fourth turn. Left with no place to go, Dave Ogin and Randy Stoudt were also involved. After three tries, the next lap was finally completed with Shuey setting the pace.
Schutz almost became the new leader many times, but Shuey held off his challenges.
Shuey was able to withstand Schutz’s efforts to go on to collect his 18th career win at the track. Finishing a close second was Schutz followed by Pfeil, who returned after being off last week since he destroyed his car racing elsewhere; Bryon Sipe, last week’s feature winner and Ogin. Sixth through tenth were Dan Green, Fanelli, Cory Merkel, Dean Stoudt and Randy Stoudt.
Weisser and Sipe won the heats.
Before the first lap of the Sportsman feature could be recorded, last week’s feature winner Ryan Beltz slowed in the second turn. On the restart Josh Adams took control.
Runner-up Ken Bock brought out the next caution after a first turn spin on lap three. The restart was void after Dylan Swinehart was spun in turn four. Because several caution were needed before the next lap could be completed all restarts went single file. Adams led the way on the fourth lap restart, but one lap later R. Lilick was at the head of the pack.
Brian Hirthler advanced to second on the sixth circuit to pressure Lilick, but five laps later Butler was challenging Lilick.
The halfway straightaway lead Lilick built up was erased for a multi-car fourth turn incident. This put everyone nose-to-tail on the restart and Lilick moved away quickly leaving Butler, Hirthler, Bachman and Jordan Henn right behind.
Lilick kept the competition behind him to claim his fourth career win. Second went to rookie Butler with Hirthler, Dean Bachman and Henn third through fifth. Jim Housworth, Craig Whitmoyer, Ryan Higgs, Brett Gilmore and Mike Lisowski rounded out the top ten.
Hirthler, R. Lilick, Craig Whitmoyer and Beltz were the heat winners. The consies were won by Steve Searock and Mark Kemmerer.
RACE RESULTS
T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Kyle Borror, 2. Jeff Strunk, 3. Craig Von Dohren, 4. Danny Erb, 5. Mike Gular, 6. Tyler Dippel, 7. Jared Umbenhauer, 8. Frank Cozze, 9. Tim Buckwalter, 10. Doug Manmiller, 11. Justin Grim, 12. John Willman, 13. Brian Houseknecht, 14. Ryan Grim, 15. Chris Esposito, 16. Kevin Hirthler, 17. Don Norris Jr., 18. Bobby Gunther-Walsh, 19. Ron Seltmann Jr., 20. Ron Haring Jr., 21. Kevin Beach Jr., 22. Mike Kellner, 23. Steve Swinehart, 24. Ray Swinehart, 25. Kenny Gilmore, 26. Kory Fleming, 27. Brett Kressley, 28. Eric Biehn. DNQ: Chris Gambler, Carroll Hine III and Blaine Bracelin Jr.
BRC Late Model Feature (25 Laps): 1. Brian Shuey, 2. Chuck Schutz, 3. Wayne Pfeil, 4. Bryon Sipe, 5. Dave Ogin, 6. Dan Green, 7. Joe Fanelli, 8. Cory Merkel, 9. Dean Stoudt, 10. Randy Stoudt, 11. Drew Weisser, 12. Shawn Horning, 13. Eric Hoch, 14. Chris Wojnar, 15. Lou Egrie Sr., 16. Ron Kline.
Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Ryan Lilick 2. Jack Butler 3. Brian Hirthler 4. Dean Bachman 5. Jordan Henn 6. Jim Housworth 7.Craig Whitmoyer 8.Ryan Higgs 9. Brett Gilmore 10. Mike Lisowski 11. Brad Arnold 12. Mark Kemmerer 13. Chris Jenkins 14. Steve Searock 15. Josh Adams 16. Chad Kohler 17. Kyle Lilick 18. Nathan Mohr 19. Mike Stringer 20. Ryan Schupp 21. Kenny Bock 22. Dylan Swinehart 23. Ryan Beltz 24. Paul Kline 25. Brad Brightbill 26. Andrew Kreis
Grandview Speedway, a one-third-mile, banked clay track, is located on Passmore Road just off Route 100 in Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown. A full assortment of great concessions and novelty items are available. Free parking on the grounds. Fans are invited to the competition area after the events are completed to meet the racers. For information telephone 610.754.7688 or check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com, Twitter@GrandviewSpeedway and www.facebook.com/grandviewspeedway along with Rainedout.com(for rainout information).
COMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, June 7, 7:30 p.m. Jesse Hockett Classic featuring United States Auto Club (USAC) National Non-Wing Sprint cars and 358 Modifieds.
Saturday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. T.P.Trailers Night featuring NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman and Blast from the Past Vintage racers.
Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. BFP Specialties/Bashore Trucking Night featuring T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. 40-lap feature for Sportsman
Saturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. Bechtelsville Car Wash Night featuring T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman
Tuesday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. Thunder on the Hill Series featuring PA Sprint Speed Week 410 Sprint cars and 358 Modifieds.
Saturday, July 2, 7:30 p.m. Whelen Engineering Night featuring T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars.
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Kemenah Defeats Outlaws at Fremont Speedway
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All Star Circuit of Champions driver holds off series regulars to win Kistler Engines Smackdown
FREMONT, Ohio - June 3, 2016 - With family and friends cheering him on, Chad Kemenah, became just the third non-World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series driver to defeat the series regulars after he held off seven-time series champion Donny Scahtz to win the Kistler Engines Smackdown at Fremont (Ohio) Speedway on Friday night.
Kemenah, an Elvada, Ohio -native who had not made a World of Outlaws feature at Fremont since 1993, motored around David Gravel just after the halfway point in the 40-lap feature race, then held off a hard-charging Schatz in the final laps to capture the checkered flag.
"That was a hell of a show for the fans," Kemenah said after exiting his car. "I don't know how close it was there at the end, but I am pretty sure the fans were in the cockpit there with me. We were the first ones to the checkered flag tonight, and my wife and kids were here to watch it, so this is cool.
"I just can't thank my whole team enough, they have worked their tails off this year. I have great car owners in Rod and Rita Hunter, and unfortunately Rob wasn't here to watch this one since he has never won an Outlaw's show before."
Schatz, the 2013 and 2014 winner of this race, started fifth and charged his way to a runner-up finish, his best finish since winning at Weedsport Speedway over a week ago.
"40 laps here was enough - Chad just did a good job," Schatz said. "It's a work in progress, and every day is a new day to work on it. Tony Stewart's got the best guys in the business to do that, so we will just keep plugging away.
"All you can do is your best every night. We had a pretty solid night, obviously we wanted to win, but we just got beat. So some nights you just have to lick your wounds and learn from it."
Shane Stewart kicked-off the night by capturing his third consecutive quick-time award when he clocked the fastest time in flight one of qualifying at 12.734 seconds. Flight two was led by local driver, Rob Chaney at 13.141 seconds.
Qualifying set up the night-long war between the Outlaws and Ohio drivers, as the series regulars drew first blood by dominating three of the four heat races. Stewart, Joey Saldana and Gravel each won their heat race, while Kemenah was the lone Ohioan to upset the Outlaws when he won the final heat.
The Outlaws continued their early-night ownership of victory lane as Gravel, in the Big Game Treestands/JRC No. 5, outdueled Kemenah to win the six-lap dash, which placed the Watertown, Conn. driver on the pole for the feature.
When the feature started, the opening laps established a precedent for the remainder of the night as drivers battled a challenging, slick track, which created cautions early and often.
Gravel, who was glued to the bottom of the track, held on to the lead through a handful of early cautions as second place starter, Kemenah, in the Brillex LLC/Seneca Energy No. 10H, challenged the leader but could never complete the pass.
While Gravel and Kemenah jockeyed over the top position, Schatz lurked in his Bad Boy/Chevrolet Performance No. 15 just behind them in the third position.
Kemenah finally built up enough of a run on the outside of Gravel to capture the lead on lap 23, but the Ohioan's path to victory was not an easy one in the final 18 laps.
Kemenah began to approach lapped traffic, as the race began a final green-flag run. Once Kemenah hit the slower traffic, Schatz started to close in on the leader. The Fargo, N.D. -native made his way around Gravel, who slipped to third, and placed the Kemenah in his crosshairs.
A regular of the All Star Circuit of Champions, which is owned by Tony Stewart, Kemenah had to hold off Scahtz, who drives for Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing over the final laps, as the reigning series champion eyed his third win at the track in four years.
Schatz closed to Kemenah's back bumper but could never get close enough to make a move, as the Ohioan controlled the top spot over the final 18 laps to become just the third non-Outlaw driver to capture the checkered flag in a series race.
"I am just speechless right now - I have to thank everyone that's here," Kemenah added. "If you're a member of this team or have been a part of it, you should be really, really proud because this is a hell of a race team.
"We've been pretty good, but last week we had a driver that didn't feel like qualifying good, which turned into a terrible weekend. I can't thank David [Gravel] and Donny [Schatz] enough, they raced here like true professionals - they're the best in the business."
Schatz, who admittedly isn't watching the point's battle just yet, has cut Brad Sweet's point lead to just 11 after Sweet struggled to a 15th-place finish.
"You guys look at the points - I don't care, I am just about winning races," Schatz said. "That's how I have won what I have won, so I am just going to do that.
"We need to get back to winning races, that's for sure. We're going to go back and figure out what we could've done to be better. We have another race tomorrow so we have another shot at it."
Gravel, who led the most laps tonight, slipped to third in the second half of the race, but still picked up his second podium finish in-a-row.
"I have never got a win here, and I really wanted one tonight," Gravel said. "We probably had the best car the first half of the race but I just faded there late. I had the wing back all the way and that was all I had there, so we will settle for a third.
"You never want to back up in the feature, but people like Donny Schatz and Chad Kemenah beat you on a very slick race track, and they're some of the best on the slick tracks. We have a little bit of work to do, but we have been trying stuff and this is something new for us that we are getting better at every week. We've been running really well, we just have to keep it up and the wins will come."
2016 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender Greg Wilson, who is a Benton Ridge, Ohio -native, rebounded from a missed feature at Lawrenceburg Speedway on Monday to finish fourth tonight, which is his third top-five finish of the season.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will migrate 200 miles overnight to Lake Odessa, Mich. for the Rumble in Michigan at I-96 Speedway on Saturday. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/I-96-Speedway.
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Fremont Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Shane Stewart captured his third quick time in-a-row after also having the fastest qualifying lap at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and Lawrenceburg Speedway...Chad Kemenah made his first World of Outlaws feature at Fremont Speedway since 1993...Kemenah is just the third non-Outlaw driver to win a feature in 2016, joining Kerry Madsen and Lance Dewease.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Tim Shaffer; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Chad Kemenah; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Chad Kemenah; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Brent Marks; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Chad Kemenah; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Shane Stewart.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 7 (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); 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 - 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24); Joey Saldana - 3 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4);Shane Stewart - 3 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30); David Gravel - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on May 3); 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; Fremont (Ohio) Speedway; June 3, 2016.
A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [2][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [5][$5,500]; 3. 5-David Gravel [1][$3,200]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [6][$2,800]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [15][$2,500]; 6. 83-Joey Saldana [3][$2,300]; 7. 5R-Byron Reed [14][$2,200]; 8. 97-Dean Jacobs [7][$2,100]; 9. 19M-Brent Marks [20][$2,050]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [19][$2,000]; 11. 29-Kerry Madsen [11][$1,500]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [13][$1,200]; 13. 8M-T.J. Michael [24][$1,100]; 14. 45L-Brian Lay [23][$1,050]; 15. 49-Brad Sweet [16][$1,000]; 16. 33M-Caleb Griffith [17][$900]; 17. 9-Daryn Pittman [12][$800]; 18. 2-Shane Stewart [4][$800]; 19. 9X-Rob Chaney [8][$800]; 20. 73-Chris Andrews [9][$800]; 21. 1B-Dale Blaney [10][$800]; 22. 70-Danny Holtgraver [22][$800]; 23. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [18][$800]; 24. 49X-Tim Shaffer [21][$800]. Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-22, Chad Kemenah 23-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 19M-Brent Marks [+11]
Qualifying - Flight One - 1. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.734; 2. 83-Joey Saldana, 12.800; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 12.943; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs, 12.996; 5. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.006; 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.021; 7. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.068; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen, 13.071; 9. 33M-Caleb Griffith, 13.093; 10. 68G-Tyler Gunn, 13.198; 11. 45L-Brian Lay, 13.233; 12. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.239; 13. 73-Chris Andrews, 13.283; 14. 8M-T.J. Michael, 13.293; 15. 7V-Shawn Valenti, 13.312; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.333; 17. 1ST-Brian Smith, 13.355; 18. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.365; 19. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 13.733; 20. 16-Stuart Brubaker, 13.810; 21. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.013;
Flight Two - 1. 9X-Rob Chaney, 13.141; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.164; 3. 5-David Gravel, 13.198; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.203; 5. 1B-Dale Blaney, 13.257; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.417; 7. 70-Danny Holtgraver, 13.449; 8. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.509; 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.538; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.549; 11. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.593; 12. 19M-Brent Marks, 13.622; 13. 83M-Broc Martin, 13.650; 14. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.682; 15. 3G-James McFadden, 13.755; 16. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.855; 17. 9R-Jordon Ryan, 13.859; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.985; 19. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 14.009; 20. 23X-D.J. Foos, 14.096; 21. 60-Jody Keegan, 14.532
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 3. 73-Chris Andrews [7]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 33M-Caleb Griffith [5]; 6. 49X-Tim Shaffer [2]; 7. 7V-Shawn Valenti [8]; 8. 1ST-Brian Smith [9]; 9. 45L-Brian Lay [6]; 10. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [10]; 11. 13-Clyde Knipp [11]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 97-Dean Jacobs [2]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 6. 8M-T.J. Michael [7]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8]; 8. 68G-Tyler Gunn [5]; 9. O9-Craig Mintz [9]; 10. 16-Stuart Brubaker [10]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [2]; 2. 9X-Rob Chaney [1]; 3. 1B-Dale Blaney [3]; 4. 5R-Byron Reed [6]; 5. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 6. 3G-James McFadden [8]; 7. 70-Danny Holtgraver [4]; 8. 83M-Broc Martin [7]; 9. 9R-Jordon Ryan [9]; 10. 9Z-Duane Zablocki [10]; 11. 60-Jody Keegan [11]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 5. 19M-Brent Marks [6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 8. 22-Cole Duncan [8]; 9. 23X-D.J. Foos [10]; 10. 5T-Travis Philo [4]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [2]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [4]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 7. 97-Dean Jacobs [7]; 8. 9X-Rob Chaney [6]
C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature) - 1. O9-Craig Mintz [3] [-]; 2. 9R-Jordon Ryan [2] [-]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4] [$150]; 4. 1ST-Brian Smith [1] [$150]; 5. 16-Stuart Brubaker [7] [$150]; 6. 23X-D.J. Foos [8] [$125]; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki [6] [$125]; 8. 60-Jody Keegan [10] [$125]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9] [$125]; 10. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [5] [$125]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1] [-]; 2. 70-Danny Holtgraver [2] [-]; 3. 45L-Brian Lay [5] [-]; 4. 8M-T.J. Michael [7] [-]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [6] [$300]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11] [$250]; 7. 3G-James McFadden [10] [$225]; 8. 9R-Jordon Ryan [14] [$200]; 9. 5T-Travis Philo [4] [$200]; 10. O9-Craig Mintz [13] [$200]; 11. 7V-Shawn Valenti [9] [$200]; 12. 83M-Broc Martin [8] [$200]; 13. 68G-Tyler Gunn [3] [$200]; 14. 22-Cole Duncan [12] [$200].
ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- It is "Show Time" As Danny Tyler Drives To Convincing Win In Accord Speedway Action
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer were forced to roll the dice again and came up the big winners on Friday evening as they hosted a seven division race card at their superb quarter mile speedplant located in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. With thunderstorms forecast for the area and rain falling at times during the day, the Palmer Family forged ahead and the events were both pleasing to the good crowd that came to watch and to the drivers who were recipients of contingency posted by Jimmy Winchell and Jody Servo and the DeCicco Family for the Vinny D Memorial event. The evening of speed was sponsored by the good folks at Want Ad Digest while the Checkered Flag Bonus was sponsored by Backwoods Blends.
"Show Time" Danny Tyler rocked the house with an outstanding drive to capture his first win of the season in the United Pump and Tank Modified finale. "Jammin" Jimmy Wells made it four wins for the season as he captured the $1,555.00 Plus prize in the 55-lap Vinny D Memorial event. Livy Johnson made it two wins in a row as she captured the Arkel Motors Pure Stock encounter. "The Young Outlaw" Jesse James Bartleson raced to his second win of the season in the Ruges NEWS Sprint Car feature. Jason Feinberg was triumphant in the Ruges Rookie Feature event to claim his first ever win at the speedway. Sarah Bohlin raced to her first ever win at Accord in the Want AD Digest All Star Slingshots while "The Hurricane" Hunter Lapp earned his fourth win of the season in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots.
Lem Atkins led the first lap of the United Pump And Tank Modified feature before yielding to the high flying Robbie Green. Green led for four laps before being overtaken by "Iron" Mike Ricci. That is when the real fun began as Ricci was strong but was being pushed hard by Tyler. Ricci would lead until lap eleven when Tyler slipped past him on a restart but Tyler would give way to Ricci one lap later. Ricci was in command but Tyler wouldn't go away and soon was knocking on the door. On lap-19, Tyler made his move as he drove off of the baseline to pull even with Ricci and then cleared him to take over the lead for good. Ricci stayed close but the event belonged to Tyler, who had gotten off to a problematic start at the beginning of the season. Ricci, Brad Rothaupt, Anthony Perrego from 11th, Danny Creeden from the back of the pack after pitting, rounded out the top five. The second five found tight quarters as well with lots of good racing taking place with Bob McGannon 6th from a 22nd place start, Robbie Green, Jesse Marks, Richard Smith and Richie Eurich rounding out the top ten.
The Healey Brothers Group Sportsman event in honor of the late Vinny DeCicco was a 55-lap barnburner and from the word go and the returning "Twister" Tyler Boniface jumped out into the lead at the start and was quickly followed by Wells. Boniface gave way to Wells on lap seven but remained close as did Greg McCloskey and quick running newcomer Brad Weaver. The racing offered good ebb and flow as Boniface gained some momentum and regained the lead on lap-17. Boniface would lead until lap twenty when he expired the motor on the Ken's Logging and Land Clearing hot rod. Wells inherited the lead and even though he led the remaining laps of the event to claim the win and the big prize that went with it, the racing racing close until the end of the event. Greg McCloskey was second in the Vinny D Tribute racer. "The K-Man" Robbie Knipe was third in a solid run at the roses while Phil Goetchius was fourth from 13th and Chris Stevens was fifth from 11th. The second five found Brad Weaver, Phil Johnson, Cole Hentschel, Leo Fotopolous and Collin DuBois finishing inline.
Jason Feinberg began the Rookie Sportsman feature attraction from the outside pole but powered into the lead as the field hit the second turn of the first lap. Feinberg had some missteps along the way but found the needed speed and control when he needed it to race to a close win over Jim Kraus, when went to the back of the field once during the event. The birthday boy Tighe Sherlock was third with Bobby Flood, newcomer Kevin Stevens, Tanner Johnson and Ryan McCartney following.
Livy Johnson enjoyed her time in victory lane so much last she decided to it again. Much the same as she did one week ago, Johnson led from the opening bell and it was just the ticket she needed to wire the field and claim her second consecutive Arkel Motors Pure Stock win at the speedway. Ray Tarantino stayed close for second place honors while Tim Southard, Bob Palmer, Steve Williams, Harry Bachman, Chris Kanuk and Bob Sleight completed the field.
Sarah Bohlin, a former four cylinder racer at the speedway, raced to her first ever Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshot win at Accord and she did it in convincing fashion as she won by a straightaway after fifteen laps of racing. Newcomer Brett Putnam was the runner-up.
Hunter Lapp was spot on in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshot encounter as he slipped past Michael Corbin late in the event to race to victory, his fourth win of the season at Accord. Corbin, who was coming off a big win on Sunday at Shellhamers Speedway, was the runner-up with John Kendall in third and Ashton Dewitt finishing fourth.
Jesse James Bartleson missed a week of racing last week but more than made up for it with a wire to wire run in the NEWS Sprints to claim his second win of the season. Don Smith Jr debuted a new sprinter and finished in the runner-up role with Fred Proctor third, Andrew Davis Fourth and Eric Jennings completing the top five.
GEMSTONES:
The hotly contested racing action was completed at 11 PM. Kudos to Gary Palmer and crew for whipping the speedway into excellent shape for the evening of racing action.
Heat wins went to Anthony Perrego, Danny Tyler and "Gentleman" Ed Dachenhausen in the Modified division while four heats were needed for the Vinny D Memorial event and Jimmy Wells, Tyler Boniface, Greg McCloskey and Rich Ricci III captured the Sportsman heats. The Rookie Sportsman heat was claimed by Bobby Flood in a nice run from the top of the raceway. Jesse James Bartleson claimed the sprint car heat win. Sarah Bohlin and John Kendall captured the Slingshot preliminaries. Pure Stock heats wins were captured by Bob Sleight and Livy Johnson.
New drivers on hand for the evening for the Sportsman division included Leo Fotopolous, Brad Weaver, Jim Introne, Raphael Carson, Tyler Boniface, David Coene and Joey Bonetti. New Modifieds on hand were Bob McGannon and Tyler Treacy. Brett Putnam made his first start in the Slingshots while Kevin Stevens, Chris Van Duser and Tanner Johnson made their initial Starts with the Rookies.
Special Thanks goes out to Jimmy Winchell and Jody Servo and the DeCicco gang for doing a ton of legwork to make the event a very successful endeavor. Sponsors who helped out included Universal Metal Fabricators, Behrents Performance Warehouse, P&H Racing, Gary and Donna Palmer/Accord Speedway, Brian Hommel Home Improvement, Smith Logging, James Winchell, H Jarvis General Contracting, EPO Paving, Kiniry Excavating, Roger Hummer, Johnson Family, Leo Fotopolous, Tom Ryan, A Slice of Italy, Tyler & Sons, Jack's New & Used Car Parts, Mike Gates, Kurt Cross, Mike Ricci, Greco Motors, Bill Iacobellis, Toni Berzai, Paula & Bert Genthner, Billy Goldpaugh, Roger Buley, Tom Cole, Harry Baldwin, Kerry Graham, Brett Graham, Jerry Ruess, Stone Ridge Discount Tire, Aaron Kelsey and Al Genthner. Your generosity and hard work is appreciated.
Six bikes were raffled off by the DeCicco gang and the winners were Jackie Brown III, John Russo, Jason North, Jeff ZZZZ, Helen Soleberg and Brianna Flood.
The ACOT Old Timers were on hand with a nice cross-section of race cars from the Golden era of the sport. Bruce Carman from Shaftsbury, Vermont and Jeff Waples from East Greenwich, Rhode Island did some show laps out on the speedway to show the fans what racing looked like a few years ago.
RESULTS:
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Danny Tyler, Mike Ricci, Brad Rothaupt, Anthony Perrego, Danny Creeden, Bob McGannon, Robbie Green, Jesse Marks, Richard Smith, Richie Eurich, Rich Ricci, Ryan Wood, Tyler Treacy, Ken Ferrier, Dan Humes, Lem Atkins, Ed Dachenhausen, Chad Loidice, Dom Roselli Sr, Lenny Helmich, Corey Lowitt, Scott Ferrier, Mark Pullen (DNS)
Healey Brothers Group Sportsman: (Vinny DeCicco Memorial) Jimmy Wells, Greg McCloskey, Robbie Knipe, Phil Goetchius, Chris Stevens, Brad Weaver, Phil Johnson, Cole Hentschel, Leo Fotopolous, Collin DuBois, Brandon McGill, Conner Otten, Dave Demorest, Rich Ricci III, Ralph Ronk, Corey Cormier, Nick Johnson, Zach Mead, Jim Intertone, Tyler Boniface, Tyler Johnston, Justin Brewster, David Coene, Joey Bonetti, Nick Plumstead
Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Cars: Jesse James Bartleson, Don Smith Jr, Fred Proctor, Andrew Davis, Eric Jennings
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Livy Johnson, Ray Tarantino, Tim Southard, Bob Palmer, Steve Williams, Harry Bachman, Chris Kanuk, Bob Sleight, James Goetchius (DNS), Lenny Helmich III (DNS)
Ruges Part Center Rookie Crate Sportsman: Jason Feinberg, Jim Kraus, Tighe Sherlock Bobby Flood, Kevin Stevens, Tanner Johnson, Ryan McCartney, Chris Van Dusen (DNS)
Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshots: Sarah Bohlin, Brett Putnam
WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots: Hunter Lapp, Michael Corbin, John Kendall, 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.
June 10th brings the Healey Brothers Group Night to the Accord Speedway for seven divisions of great racing excitement.
June 24th will be Bike Night at the speedway sponsored by Alex's Marine. The speedway is accepting bike donations from Sponsors, Race Fans, Drivers, Teams and Families. Contact the office at: 845-626-1142 or through email at: accordspeedway@yahoo.com
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
BELL BOLTS TO 3RD STRAIGHT BLOOMINGTON “MIDGET WEEK” VICTORY
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Contact: Richie Murray | richie@usacracing.com
Bloomington, Indiana June 3, 2016 ..... Just like clockwork, each June when "Indiana Midget Week" rolls around, one has been able to witness what has become a yearly tradition: Christopher Bell standing in Bloomington Speedway's victory lane.
For the third straight year, Bell's mastery of Bloomington's red clay was on full display Friday night at the southern Indiana track as he picked up USAC National Midget victory number 17, tying him with Jay Drake and J.J. Yeley for 36th on the all-time list.
Norman, Oklahoma's Bell also extended the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports dominance of the past week by becoming the fourth consecutive (and fourth different) pilot on the team to earn a victory in the first four races of the six-race series.
At the start, pole sitter Dave Darland stepped out in front of the field and, despite contact from behind by Carson Macedo between turns one and two, was able to take the advantage in the early going, leading his first laps in the series since the "Belleville Nationals" in July of 2014.
Meanwhile, seventh-place starter and ProSource Fast Qualifier Bell was steadfast in his charge to the front, moving into fifth by the second lap and fourth by lap three. On the fifth circuit, Bell surged from fourth to second with a three-wide pass on the outside of Shane Golobic and teammate Spencer Bayston coming off the second turn.
On lap seven, Bell continued to use the cushion to reel in race leader Darland, powering off of turns three and four to nip Darland at the stripe. Darland continued to fight back, but was beat back to the line by Bell out of turn four to lead the eighth lap.
After a yellow on lap 12, sixth-running Clauson was the only frontrunner running the high line as the top-five continued to utilize the bottom groove. But Clauson found the topside to his liking, taking the fifth spot away from Macedo at the halfway mark and then running down Shane Golobic for fourth and Gas City winner Spencer Bayston for third with 13 to go.
Clauson then set sail toward Darland for second, who was working the low line as Clauson skated the rail up top with 10 laps remaining.
A caution for a Dayne Kingshott blown right rear tire closed the gap at the front of the field with just six laps to go. Immediately, Bell left his challengers in the distance as Darland (inside) and Clauson (outside) continued to battle for the runner-up spot. Each time Clauson was able to inch ahead of Darland, the wily racing veteran refused to relent, regaining the second position on lap 29 after the two champions waged war in a see-saw battle throughout the final run to the checkered.
But, once again, nobody could match the sheer speed of Christopher Bell at the end, taking a nearly one and a half second victory over Darland, who edged out Clauson by a mere 27-hundreths of a second and a half-car length to take second, while Golobic and Bayston grabbed fourth and fifth.
In an era of domination at Bloomington in both the USAC National Midget and AMSOIL National Sprint Car divisions, Bell's three consecutive victories at the track are just one shy of Clauson's current string of four straight USAC Sprint Car victories. Bell, though, has found that sweet spot on the red clay that has suited his strengths at the wheel of his Keith Kunz - Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/TRD - DC Solar/Bullet/Speedway Toyota.
"This place is really technical and that plays to my advantage," Bell assured. "Tonight, there was a big ledge up top and I didn't spend a lot of time up there, but when I did, I could use it to my advantage and pass guys. The bottom here is really tough to run; you have to make sure you have enough angle in your car, but not too much so you miss the moisture. It's tough, but very fun too, and, obviously, Keith's (Kunz) cars are always good so that helps."
With his second place result in the Gray Auto - Petry Excavating/Spike/Esslinger, Darland, of Lincoln, Indiana, earned his best series finish since collecting the win in the "Indiana Midget Week" round at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Indiana in June of 2014. Furthermore, he rewarded the Gray team with its best ever series finish, besting the 14th place finish earned by C.J. Leary for the team at Bloomington one season ago.
"I could hit the bottom of (turns) three and four really well, but in (turns) one and two, it was a lot harder," Darland explained. "When Bryan (Clauson) got up next to me, I might've bobbled down there and let him get around me. But I just had to get into turn one easy and not get out into the slick. I did that a couple of times early on, but, luckily, it didn't cost me anything. Tonight is a great confidence builder. It feels good for the team. These guys are still new to the midget scene, so it feels really good to reward their effort."
Noblesville, Indiana's Clauson had his night go sour during heat race action after encountering mechanical trouble. Clauson and the team rolled the backup machine out of the trailer to start at the tail-end of the semi, a race in which Clauson drove from the rear of the 19-car field to earn a coveted transfer spot. During the feature, Clauson started in the eighth position before racing through to grab third at the checkered in the RKR-Dooling Racing/Cancer Treatment Centers of America - B & H Contractors/Spike/Stanton SR-11 to extend his "Indiana Midget Week" point lead to 40 markers over Spencer Bayston heading into Saturday's penultimate "Midget Week" event at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
"The middle was never really the fastest, but on restarts, I could use it to pick some guys off," Clauson said. "It made the guys on the bottom overdrive the corner a little bit and let me sneak by and that was really the only option I had. It was a herculean effort tonight to get back into contention with having to pull out the backup car and it kept our 'Midget Week' hopes alive."
Contingency award winners at Bloomington Speedway included Christopher Bell (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Rico Abreu (Simpson Race Products First Heat Race Winner), Tanner Thorson (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race Winner), Austin Brown (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Race Winner), Tucker Klaasmeyer (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Race Winner), Tyler Thomas (KSE Racing Products/B & W Auto Mart Hard Charger) and Garrett Aitken (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 3, 2016 - Bloomington, Indiana - Bloomington Speedway - 12th "Indiana Midget Week"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Christopher Bell, 71w, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.301; 2. Bryan Clauson, 63, RKR/Dooling-11.383; 3. Ryan Robinson, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.450; 4. Holly Shelton, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.516; 5. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-11.544; 6. Brady Bacon, 76m, FMR-11.577; 7. Spencer Bayston, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.600; 8. Jerry Coons, Jr., 56, Hmiel-11.607; 9. Carson Macedo, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.612; 10. Shane Golobic, 17w, Wood-11.635; 11. Dave Darland, 11AG, Gray-11.636; 12. Dayne Kingshott, 24, Kingshott-11.664; 13. Rico Abreu, 97K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.672; 14. Zach Daum, 5D, Daum-11.706; 15. Ryan Greth, 4, Lesher-11.712; 16. Tyler Nelson, 88, Robinson-11.719; 17. Jimi Quin, 8, Quin-11.738; 18. Tanner Thorson, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.744; 19. Austin Brown, 7B, Brown-11.759; 20. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 27, Klaasmeyer-11.781; 21. Davey Ray, 33, RAYPRO-11.802; 22. Garrett Aitken, 32, Aitken-11.809; 23. Steve Buckwalter, 25, Buckwalter-11.822; 24. Austin Prock, 41, Prock/Hayward-11.831; 25. Kellen Conover, 76, Conover-11.831; 26. Tyler Thomas, 91T, Thomas-11.840; 27. Justin Peck, 5x, Peck-11.847; 28. Gage Walker, 7, Walker-11.856; 29. Michael Koontz, 17, Koontz-11.894; 30. Jake Neuman, 3N, Neuman-11.897; 31. Logan Arnold, 43, Arnold-12.020; 32. Kade Morton, 8m, Morton-12.108; 33. Ryan Secrest, 17KT, Koontz-12.130; 34. David Budres, 31, Manic-12.142; 35. Brandon Gray, 22, Gray-12.168; 36. Anton Julian, 7R, Dickerson-12.229; 37. Justin Dickerson, 21D, Dickerson-12.637; 38. Scott Hatton, 1, Hatton-NT; 39. Cody Weisensel, 20, Weisensel-NT; 40. Harli White, 17H, White-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Abreu, 2. Quin, 3. Ray, 4. Macedo, 5. Bell, 6. Koontz, 7. Dickerson, 8. Secrest, 9. Boat, 10. Conover. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Thorson, 2. Bacon, 3. Aitken, 4. Golobic, 5. Thomas, 6. Daum, 7. Neuman, 8. Clauson. 2:58.00
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Brown, 2. Buckwalter, 3. Darland, 4. Bayston, 5. Peck, 6. Arnold, 7. Gray, 8. Greth, 9. Robinson. NT
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Klaasmeyer, 2. Kingshott, 3. Coons, 4. Walker, 5. Nelson, 6. Shelton, 7. Morton, 8. Julian, 9. Prock. 2:30.00
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Bell, 2. Shelton, 3. Daum, 4. Boat, 5. Clauson, 6. Thomas, 7. Peck, 8. Greth, 9. Neuman, 10. Nelson, 11. Conover, 12. Morton, 13. Arnold, 14. Julian, 15. Dickerson, 16. Gray, 17. Budres, 18. Koontz, 19. Hatton. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Christopher Bell, 2. Dave Darland, 3. Bryan Clauson, 4. Shane Golobic, 5. Spencer Bayston, 6. Carson Macedo, 7. Brady Bacon, 8. Chad Boat, 9. Tyler Thomas, 10. Rico Abreu, 11. Tanner Thorson, 12. Steve Buckwalter, 13. Garrett Aitken, 14. Davey Ray, 15. Ryan Greth, 16. Gage Walker, 17. Austin Brown, 18. Jimi Quin, 19. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 20. David Budres, 21. Jerry Coons Jr., 22. Dayne Kingshott, 23. Zach Daum, 24. Holly Shelton. NT
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**Robinson flipped during the third heat. Shelton flipped on lap 10 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Darland, Laps 7-30 Bell.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS/B & W AUTO MART (in memory of Dean Wever) HARD CHARGER: Tyler Thomas (21st to 9th)
NEW USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Clauson-320, 2-Bayston-312, 3-Bacon-285, 4-Thorson-253, 5-Golobic-247, 6-Boat-240, 7-Thomas-238, 8-Daum-214, 9-Coons-194, 10-Darland-193.
NEW USAC INDIANA MIDGET WEEK POINTS: 1-Clauson-297, 2-Bayston-257, 3-Abreu-231, 4-Bell-220, 5-Bacon-204, 6-Thomas & Boat-203, 8-Thorson-201, 9-Coons-194, 10-Darland-183.
NEXT USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: June 4 - Lawrenceburg (IN) Speedway - 12th "Indiana Midget Week"
