Wilson, Sebetto, Maffett, Ball Take Attica Wins; Reed, Shammo, Hahn, Ball Claim Track Titles
By Brian Liskai
(Attica, OH) Greg Wilson notched his third 410 sprint win of the season at Attica Raceway Park, while Bryan Sebetto took his 8th checkered in the 305 sprints, Wayne Maffett Jr. claimed his second win in the late models and Art ball picked up his fourth win in the dirt trucks on Kistler Engines Season Championship Night.
By virtue of his runner-up finish in the feature, Monclova's Byron Reed claimed his third straight and fourth overall track championship in the World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints.
With a fourth place run in the 305 sprint feature, Milbury's Andy Shammo scored his second straight track title in the 305 sprints.
With a sixth place run in the feature, Gibsonburg's Ken Hahn edged five-time track champion Larry Kingseed by 7 points and Ryan Missler by 8 points to claim his first track title in the Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop Attica Late Models.
Tiffin's Art Ball came into the championship night 11 points back. With his feature win, combined with Cory Ward's 12th place finish, Ball scored his second straight track title by 14 points over Ward.
For Wilson, the win came aboard Veryl Warnimont's #M20 rather than his normal #W20 ride.
"This team has been struggling and we decided to race this car and help them sort it out. Butch (Schroeder, the driver of the M20) had a wedding he had to go to. And, we've climbed back in the title picture (for the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions) and we wanted to save that car for that run," said Wilson of his 17th career Attica victory aboard the All Star Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning backed car. "I have to thank the crew, Ken Fan and my Australian friend...they have never given up on this team. It's great to get a win on Kistler Engines Night....this engine has like 16 races on it...just goes to show ya that Paul Kistler builds one heck of a motor."
For Sebetto, the win was bitter sweet as it is his last night in the Josh Meggitt #01 as he will be racing a 410 sprint the rest of the season.
"To win eight races and not get the championship is hard to swallow. But hats off to Andy Shammo and that team...they didn't have any DNFs the entire year and we had a couple when we crashed while leading. I'm glad I could leave Josh with a win," said Sebetto beside his Gressman Powersports/ Frosty's Put-in-Bay Bar backed sprinter.
Maffett's win was #29 in his career at Attica, just one behind his late father for the all-time late model/street stock mark.
"I just like racing here...this place is awesome. The harder you drive the better you go," said Maffett beside his ReedY Racing Engines, Wright Choice Auto Sales backed late model.
For Ball, it was all about his team propelling him to his fourth win of the year and the track title.
"Keith Pierce and this entire team never gave up. Last week we had a good top three that would have given us the point lead and we lost a rearend. The guys went to work and here we are," said Ball beside his Mager's Lumber, Clouse Construction backed dirt truck.
At the drop of the green for the 30-lap 410 sprint feature, Wilson bolted into the lead from his pole starting spot with Reed, Jamie Miller, Brandon Martin and Dean Jacobs in tow. Wilson would hold a comfortable lead as he flew around the top side, with Reed getting no challenge for second. Miller, Martin, Jacobs and Mike Linder would battle hard behind that duo. Action would slow for a Craig Mintz spin on lap 2 and wold be followed by a stoppage a lap later as Chad Blonde flipped, collecting Mark Keegan. Blonde would come back but Keegan was done for the night.On each restart, Wilson would fly to a comfortable advantage with Reed still getting no challenge for second. Miller would continue to run in third when a Brock Mayes tip-over on lap 23 brought out the red. On the restart, Martin would surrender fourth to Linder who would grab third a lap later.
At the checkered it was Wilson, Reed, Linder, Jacobs and Martin rounding out the top five, with Blonde coming from the back to score sixth.
Sebetto would utilize his patented high line to grab the lead from his outside front row starting spot and wouldn't look back. However, the racing behind him was fantastic. Brad Haudenschild held the runner-up spot the first 2 laps before surrendering it to Brad Bowman. With five laps in the books the running order was Sebetto, Bowman, Dustin Dinan, Dustin Keegan and Shammo. Dinan would grab the second spot on lap 14 of the 25-lap affair, with Keegan moving into third by lap 16.
When the checkered flew for Sebetto, Dinan, Keegan, Shammo and Matt Lucius would round out the top five.
In the 20-lap late model main, Maffett grabed the lead from his pole starting spot, but couldn't shake Jim Fleming who hounded him the entire race. The real battle was for third through sixth with the positions seemingly changing every lap. At the halfway mark the running order was Maffett, Fleming, Bill Hahn, Ryan Missler, Larry Kingseed and Ken Hahn. Missler would move into third on lap 12, bringing Kingseed into fourth.Maffett would go onto the win with Fleming, Missler, Kingseed and Bill Hahn rounding out the top five.
Rookie Zak Kramer grabbed the lead in the 15-lap dirt truck fature, with Paul Brown Jr., Ball, Bob Dible and Shawn Valenti in tow. Ball would power into the lead on lap three as Kramer spun. At the half-way mark the order was Ball, Brown, Dible, Valenti and Steve Endicott.
With five laps to go Ball had pulled away to a 7 truck length advantage with Dible in second, Brown, Brian Arnold and Endicott rounding out the top five.At the checkered it was Ball over Dible, Arnold, Valenti and Brown.
Attica Raceway Park will wrap up the 2007 season on Saturday, September 1st as the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions make their fourth appearance of the season. The Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop Attica Late Models and dirt trucks are also in action.
For more information call 419-680-5606 or log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com
Attica Raceway Park (8-25-07)
Kistler Engines Championship Night
World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints
Heat 1 - Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. X-Mark Keegan; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 6-Todd Kane; 4. 51-John Ivy; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs; 6. O-Gus Wasson; 7. 5H-George Hawkins; 8. 59-Kirk Jeffries
Heat 2 - Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 3L-Mike Linder; 3. 4M-Jamie Miller; 4. O9-Craig Mintz; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver; 6. O6-Brandy Bower; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8. 91-Aaron Middaugh
Heat 3 - Friendship Food Stores Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. M20-Greg Wilson; 3. 7K-Dean Jacobs; 4. 10-David Harrison; 5. 12-Caleb Griffith; 6. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 7. 27-Scott Euler; 8. 5T-Travis Philo
Heat 4 - Pepsi (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5B-Chad Blonde; 2. 5R-Byron Reed; 3. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 4. 1B-Keith Baxter; 5. 48-Mike Burkin; 6. 3T-Tony Beaber; 7. 11-Josh Harrison
B-main - Computer Man Inc.
1. 16-Lee Jacobs; 2. 12-Caleb Griffith; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver; 4. 3T-Tony Beaber; 5. 48-Mike Burkin; 6. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 7. O-Gus Wasson; 8. 5H-George Hawkins; 9. 10S-Roger Shammo; 10. 27-Scott Euler; 11. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 12. 59-Kirk Jeffries; 13. O6-Brandy Bower; 14. 5T-Travis Philo; 15. 11-Josh Harrison
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. M20-Greg Wilson[1]; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[2]; 3. 3L-Mike Linder[4]; 4. 7K-Dean Jacobs[5]; 5. 11M-Brandon Martin[6]; 6. 5B-Chad Blonde[10]; 7. 10-David Harrison[15]; 8. 4M-Jamie Miller[3]; 9. 98-Bruce Robenalt[9]; 10. 1B-Keith Baxter[16]; 11. 6-Todd Kane[7]; 12. 16-Lee Jacobs[17]; 13. 1W-Paul Weaver[19]; 14. O9-Craig Mintz[14]; 15. 12-Caleb Griffith[18]; 16. 15C-Chris Andrews[8]; 17. 11B-Brock Mayes[12]; 18. 51-John Ivy[13]; 19. 3T-Tony Beaber[20]; 20. X-Mark Keegan[11]
305 Sprints
Heat 1 - Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 4. 29L-Chris Lang; 5. 19R-Steve Rando; 6. M28-Josh Muntz; 7. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 8. 25P-Mark Pridemore
Heat 2 - Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 66L-Brad Bowman; 4. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 25-Chris Pifher; 7. 15H-Mitch Harble; 8. 51S-John Taylor
Heat 3 - Friendship Food Stores - Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3J-Kevin Lee; 2. 1A-Matt Lucius; 3. 48S-Andy Shammo; 4. 18-Todd Heuerman; 5. 13-Larry Felver Jr.; 6. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 7. 6-Ryan Dickey; 8. O2-Charlie Lee
Heat 4 - Pepsi (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 9-Craig Kays; 3. O4-Cap Henry; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 5. 40-Bobby Clark; 6. 55S-Benny Bowman; 7. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 8. 28J-Bryan Nuckles
B-Main - Computer Man Inc.
1. 40-Bobby Clark; 2. 55S-Benny Bowman; 3. 19R-Steve Rando; 4. 13-Larry Felver Jr.; 5. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 6. 15H-Mitch Harble; 7. M28-Josh Muntz; 8. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 9. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 10. 25-Chris Pifher; 11. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 12. 6-Ryan Dickey; 13. 28J-Bryan Nuckles; 14. O2-Charlie Lee; 15. 51S-John Taylor; 16. 65-Mark Lang
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. O1-Bryan Sebetto[2]; 2. 5-Dustin Dinan[6]; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan[3]; 4. 48S-Andy Shammo[7]; 5. 1A-Matt Lucius[5]; 6. 66L-Brad Bowman[4]; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[11]; 8. 49-Coty Runion[10]; 9. O4-Cap Henry[12]; 10. 55S-Benny Bowman[18]; 11. 40-Bobby Clark[17]; 12. 3J-Kevin Lee[9]; 13. 9-Craig Kays[8]; 14. 13-Larry Felver Jr.[20]; 15. 10-Brad Haudenschild[1]; 16. 67M-Matt Ferrell[14]; 17. 19R-Steve Rando[19]; 18. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[16]; 19. 18-Todd Heuerman[15]; 20. 29L-Chris Lang[13]
Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop Late Models
Heat 1 - Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 27H-Bill Hahn; 2. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 3. 21-Larry Kingseed; 4. 33-Bryan Koebbe; 5. 69-John Mayes Jr.; 6. 45-Mike Marteney; 7. 31-Bill Clapp Jr.; 8. 71-Rusty Smith; 9. 77-Coby Bartram; 10. 5H-Ernie Haynes
Heat 2 - Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 51-Devin Shiels; 2. 12-Michael Stiltner; 3. 27-Ken Hahn; 4. 12P-Jeff Pelton; 5. 8K-Kevin Koerper; 6. 48B-Mike Bores; 7. 1W-Fred Wahl; 8. 25-Chuck Hummer; 9. 65-Bob Gregory; 10. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth
Heat 3 - Friendship Food Stores - Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 1-Jim Fleming; 2. 50-Ryan Missler; 3. 84-Tim Sabo; 4. 6-Trevor Phillips; 5. 41-Randy Pollock; 6. 48-John Bores; 7. 101-Chester Fitch; 8. 99-Steve Sabo; 9. 71JS-Joe Smith; 10. 12S-Mike Stiltner Sr.
B-Main - Computer Man Inc.
1. 45-Mike Marteney; 2. 48-John Bores; 3. 101-Chester Fitch; 4. 25-Chuck Hummer; 5. 48B-Mike Bores; 6. 99-Steve Sabo; 7. 1W-Fred Wahl; 8. 65-Bob Gregory; 9. 77-Coby Bartram; 10. 71-Rusty Smith; 11. 31-Bill Clapp Jr.; 12. 71JS-Joe Smith; 13. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 14. 12S-Mike Stiltner Sr.
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.[1]; 2. 1-Jim Fleming[2]; 3. 50-Ryan Missler[6]; 4. 21-Larry Kingseed[5]; 5. 27H-Bill Hahn[4]; 6. 27-Ken Hahn[8]; 7. 12-Michael Stiltner[7]; 8. 33-Bryan Koebbe[11]; 9. 48B-Mike Bores[20]; 10. 101-Chester Fitch[18]; 11. 51-Devin Shiels[10]; 12. 8K-Kevin Koerper[14]; 13. 6-Trevor Phillips[12]; 14. 48-John Bores[17]; 15. 45-Mike Marteney[16]; 16. 41-Randy Pollock[15]; 17. 25-Chuck Hummer[19]; 18. 12P-Jeff Pelton[3]; 19. 69-John Mayes Jr.[13]; 20. 84-Tim Sabo[9]
Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 - Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 10 transfer to A-Main)
1. 28-Shawn Valenti; 2. 8K-Zack Kramer; 3. 17-Bob Dible; 4. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 5. 37-Eric Devanna; 6. O-Jim Keegan; 7. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 8. O7-Roger Inks; 9. 84-Russ Stahl; 10. 30-Dave Gibbs
Heat 2 - Ultra Shield Race Products (8 laps, top 10 transfer to A-Main)
1. O1-Art Ball; 2. 33-Brian Arnold; 3. 18-Jim Ward; 4. 18W-Cory Ward; 5. 56-Alex Wiechman; 6. 8-Steve Endicott; 7. 4-Donald Fitch; 8. 22J-Josh Kiser; 9. 34-Aaron Schatzinger
A-Main Starting Position [#]
1. O1-Art Ball[4]; 2. 17-Bob Dible[6]; 3. 33-Brian Arnold[9]; 4. 28-Shawn Valenti[8]; 5. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[1]; 6. 8-Steve Endicott[10]; 7. 56-Alex Wiechman[7]; 8. 3R-Chuck Roelle[13]; 9. O-Jim Keegan[5]; 10. 18-Jim Ward[12]; 11. 4-Donald Fitch[14]; 12. 18W-Cory Ward[11]; 13. O7-Roger Inks[15]; 14. 34-Aaron Schatzinger[18]; 15. 30-Dave Gibbs[19]; 16. 37-Eric Devanna[3]; 17. 84-Russ Stahl[17]; 18. 22J-Josh Kiser[16]; 19. 8K-Zack Kramer[2]