Daryn Pitman, Paul McMahan. Donny Schatz, Sammy Swindell, Steve Kinser, Joey Saldana, Craig Dollansky & the rest of the World of Outlaws invade "Ohio's Finest Racing" speed plant to take on our tough local contingent with $10,000 on the line!

Also in action will be the Summit Racing Equipment UMP DIRTcar Late Models making this one of the must see events in Northern Ohio!

RESERVED SEATS: The top six rows in the middle grandstands (Sections D, E. F and G) are now reserved for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event. Call 419-680-5606 to reserve your seat. Click here to view the reserved seating chart.

MARKING YOUR SEATS: You can mark your seats prior to the event by taping plastic or blankets down to the bleachers and marking them with "Outlaws - May 31st" with a Sharpie. You cannot just put tape directly on the bleacher (it will be removed prior to the event).

STADIUM CHAIR POLICY: No stadium chairs with backs will be allowed in for special events for the courtesy of those sitting around you.

COOLER POLICY: No coolers permitted over 14-Inches.

ALCOHOL POLICY: Ohio Revised Code 4301.62 prohibits the carry in or carry out of alcoholic beverages. All coolers will be inspected for compliance to this law. For those fans over the age 21, alcohol can be purchased inside the track gates.

CAMPING INFORMATION: Space for RV and tent camping is available. There is limited availablity for electric hook-ups. Electric hook-up is available for $10 per day.

By Brian Liskai

(Attica, OH) One of the biggest events of Attica Raceway Park’s 25th Anniversary season will be held Friday, May 31st when the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series pay a visit.

Race fans can reserve their seats now for “The Greatest Show on Dirt.” Reserved seats – the top 6 rows in the middle grandstands, sections D, E. F. and G – are $32 cash or check (add $2 per seat if using a credit card). Call ARP Director of Operations Rex LeJeune at 419-680-5606 to reserve your seats now.

Donny Schatz is coming off his fifth World of Outlaws championship and scored his second career series victory at Attica in 2011. Will Craig Dollansky challenge Schatz for the title again in 2013? Dollansky has one career win at Attica.

Or, will 20-time series champion Steve Kinser, who started 2012 very strong, take the money at Attica ? Kinser has four career wins at “ Ohio ’s Finest Racing” speed plant. Could former World of Outlaws champion Sammy Swindell, who led the series in victories in 2012, come out on top? Swindell also has four career wins at Attica.

Look for Joey Saldana in his new ride to challenge as well. Saldana has scored many UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion wins at Attica over the years and took the World of Outlaws win at the track in 2007.

Throw in four time All Star Champion Chad Kemenah who sits third on the track’s all-time win list with 20 victories and others like Kraig Kinser, Daryn Pittman in his new Kasey Kahne Racing ride, Cody Darrah and the likes of All Star champions Tim Shaffer and Dale Blaney and hard young chargers like Cap Henry and Danny Holtgraver and you have a recipe for excitement.

Then you have former Attica champions Craig Mintz (2012), Bryan Sebetto (2012 FAST champion), Byron Reed, Chris Andrews and more.

When the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series visits Attica Raceway Park on Friday, May 31, it promises to be one of the most exciting events in Ohio in 2013. You won’t want to miss it so reserve your seats today by calling 419-680-5606.

Click here to view the reserved seating chart

By Brian Liskai

(Attica, OH) When the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Series invade Attica Raceway Park on Friday, May 31 not only will the Attica stars be gunning for the $10,000 top prize in the 40 lap Kistler Engines Classic, they will also be racing for some big bonus money.

Any driver in the top 25 in the weekly Attica point standings after May 17 will be eligible for the following cash and contingency bonus’s of over an additional $10,000:

• If anyone in the top 25 in Attica points can win the race they will receive a $2,500 bonus from Attica Raceway Park and a $1,000 bonus from the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions if the winner of the race is in the All Star National Points top 10 after May 26.

• Additional bonus contingency’s are from Kistler Engines, Gressman Powersports, and Level Performance. If the driver is in the Attica top 25 in points and is running one of those engine builders’ power plants and wins the feature race they will receive a $2,000 gift certificate from that winning engine company.

• All Pro Aluminum Heads is giving a $250 gift certificate if the feature winner is using All Pro Heads.

• Attica Raceway Park will also give the highest finisher in the A Main in the top 25 in points a $500 bonus. If a driver in the top 25 in points wins the race then the second highest finisher in the top 25 in points will get the $500 bonus.

• As a way to show the weekly stars appreciation Attica Raceway Park will pay the World of Outlaws $125 membership to anyone in the track’s top 25 in points who doesn’t have one on race day.

Also, reserve seats for race fans are still available.  The top 6 rows in the middle grandstands - sections D, E. F. and G – are reserved seating. Reserve seats are $32 cash or check (add $2 per seat if using a credit card). Call ARP Director of Operations Rex LeJeune at 419-680-5606 to reserve your seats now.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com or like Attica Raceway Park on Facebook and follow the track on Twitter.

Check out last week's racing action through the lens of our local area photographers...

A collection of photos from Action Photos from the Eric Philips 25th Anniversary Classic on American Powersports/ Sutton Bank Night have been posted in the photo gallery.

Also several shots from Rick Sherer have been added!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS

Holtgraver, Stewart Share Attica Anniversary Wins; Moore Earns Late Model Victory; Dinan Nabs 1st 305 Win

By Brian Liskai

(Attica, OH) Attica Raceway Park is quickly becoming one of Danny Holtgraver’s favorite tracks. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania resident passed Dale Blaney with two laps to go in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints to score the win in the first of two 25-lap features on the Eric Phillips 25th Anniversary Classic. In the second feature, Bixby, Oklahoma’s Shane Stewart held off a charging rookie D.J. Foos to score his third career win at the track on American Powersports/Sutton Bank Night.
 
In the first of the 25-lap features, Holtgraver, who scored his first career UNOH All Star win at Attica last year, led early, but lost the lead to Blaney with 10 laps to go as they raced in lapped traffic. But, a red flag with five laps to go gave Holtgraver a chance to regroup and he drove to the top edge of the track when the green flew and battled with Blaney until driving by on lap 23 and went on to score his second career victory at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant.
 
“When Dale drove by me I just tried to stay calm. I guess the whole time I really wasn’t running the top hard enough. I kind of just said screw it on the restart cause I had to..it was going to be my only shot. And when he went back to the bottom I found out the top was going to hold me. I couldn’t tell racing if I could trust it at first, but it worked out,” said Holtgraver in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Rob Hunter/Bryan Grove owned machine. “I have to thank Canton Erectors, Berlin Natural Bakery, Classic Ink, DKW Transport, Kistler Engines, J&J Racing and VRP Shocks.”
 
In the second 25-lap feature, Stewart, aboard the Joe Gaerte #3G, would lead all the way, but it wasn’t easy. Foos, who charged from 18th starting spot to a fifth place finish in the first feature, would drive into second on lap five after a spirited battle with Greg Wilson, and with eight laps to go was closing quickly on Stewart. But, a caution with six laps to go gave Stewart the break he needed as he drove to the victory.
 
“I can’t thank Joe (Gaerte) and Tim (Norman) and Cindy enough for working hard for me and putting me in this race car. It’s one of the four, five, six or seven I’m going to be in this summer. Very thankful to be the pilot of that thing. It’s a brand new Cool chassis which are made in Australia and a lot of people aren’t familiar with them,” said Stewart of his Gaerte Engines/XYZ Machining/Red Line Oil/All Star Performance backed machine.
 
“We made a lot of whole sale changes after the first A-main and track position was huge. The way the top got cleaned off…just starting on the front row was definitely vital. Everyone did their job and I didn’t run off the race track. That kid in the 53 (Foos) was fast all night and it’s good to see all the young kids. The sport just keeps getting younger and younger and the future looks pretty bright. I’m proud I can still have people like this call me and have me run their car. You will see me quite a bit around here this summer…here and Fremont and we are going to try and do Ohio speedweek. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to victory lane here. I was telling the guys earlier I let one of the Brad Doty Classics slip away on the last lap to Danny Smith. It’s always great to win here,” added Stewart.
 
In the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models, Swanton, Ohio’s Dusty Moore took the lead on the second lap and survived a couple of mid race cautions to score his second career win at Attica.
 
“It’s about time! I don’t know why the car was so good on the high side. Nobody was passing me. I started fifth and I got around John Bores for the lead and I was like they are going to show me the door…they’re going to show me the door. I never thought it would have lasted. I stuck to it…it was my game plan to go out there and roll it. I wanted to keep the tires under me and keep them cool and not slide around too much,” said Moore beside his Markey Ambulance Rental/Dominator Race Products/Keyser Manufacturing/Warpaint Graphics/Johnny’s Automotive/Barry Wright Race cars backed #75. “Those last couple of laps I was kind of feathering it. I was looking at the laps and it was 23 and 24 and I was like if I roll out of it just a little bit maybe I won’t catch the lapped cars. And I looked down on the last lap and saw Rusty (Schlenk)…I’ll tell you what; I think I bent the throttle shaft. I want to thank my car owner Roger, Brad, Stacy, my crew, Phil, Shawn and all my sponsors.”
 
The Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints competed without using the front wings as a tribute to the way the cars ran when the division was created at Attica. It was Fremont drivers Dustin Dinan and John Ivy who raced side by side over the middle part of the race before Dinan took the lead for good on lap 15 and went on to his first career win at Attica.
 
“Finally. We’ve been so close here Dave Foos had the car so good on the bottom. I have to thank Rich Farmer and Shelly Liskai for all their support,” said Dinan beside his Johnson’s Hunting and Fishing/Tank’s Meats/Quality Welding/Hillside Pawnshop/Quaintance Farms/ Schiets Tender Touch Car Wash backed #6.