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Kil-Kare Speedway 1166 Dayton-Xenia Raod Xenia, Ohio 45385 937 429-2961
Mahaffey Claims First Win at Kil-Kare
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH - It was a cool night Friday at Kil-Kare Speedway but a good crowd was on hand to witness the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events on the 3/8ths mile asphalt oval. At the close of action it was Don Mahaffey claiming his first late model feature of the young season, Ryan Fleming his first modified, Shawn Stansell his first sport stock and Bo Hoelscher his second compact feature. The thirty lap late model feature was first on the program which saw former modified driver Shawn Stroble on the pole with second generation driver Bob Sibila alongside. When Don Beddies waved the green Sibila took command with Stroble second and Don Mahaffey third. A ltttle contact on turn two dropped Stroble to fourth as second fast timer Matt Parsons took over third with fast timer Dick Dunlevy running fifth. Sibila continued to set the pace with Mahaffey dogging him when Stroble spun on lap eleven with Shawn Stansell and Brandon Oakley spinning to avoid Stroble who was able to contine as was Stansell but Oakley was out. The green flag was just unfolded when Ray Muncy and Andy Peterson tangled on turn three bringing out the second caution and both cars pitted with frontend damage. Sibila set sail on the restart and again Mahaffey set sail for him with Parsons and Stansell right behind making it a four car run for the front. Mahaffey tried the inside, even bumping Sibila but all of a sudden Mahaffey, a ten time feature winner last season shot to the outside to steal the lead from Sibila. Just like last year Mahaffey began to run away from the field and with one lap to go it was Mahaffey, Sibila, Parsons, Stansell, and Dunlevy the top five and when the checker waved it was the Oakley Blacktop special of Mahaffey claiming his first feature of the year trailed by Sibila, Parsons, Stansell, and Dunlevy. Sixteen fine modifieds took to the track for their thirty lap feature which saw rookie Zach Stacy and Flyin' Ryan Fleming, a feature winner last year when he was fifteen years old in the front row. Fleming took the lead as first nights feature winner Derek Weatherhead charged to the inside to make it three wide into turn one with Weatherhead coming out second behind Fleming but the yellow came out as Zach Stacy hit the wall and was put out of contention. Fleming stayed out front after the restart with Tyler Mahaffey making his debut in a modified running third with Bill Burba fourth and Mike Carroll fifth. Fleming worked his way through slower traffic as Weatherhead tried to catch him but couldn't garner up enough horsepower to do so. Former track champion Carroll worked his way up to fourth and then started chasing down Mahaffey who was riding third. Meanwhile Fleming put some distance over Weatherhead with Carroll still in a battle with Mahaffey but Mahaffey spun on his own with two laps to go to be sent to the rear. When the checker waved it was sixteen year old Fleming taking the win in his Dayton Water Company special with Weatherhead second followed by Mike Carroll, Jim Lewis Jr., and Rob Yelton. Phil Gussler Jr. and Shawn Stansell led the sport stocks to the green in their twenty five lap feature as they ran side by side into turn two with Stansell claiming the lead with Gussler riding second with Gordon Watson, fast timer Travis Digges and Mike South Jr right behind. Stansell held his distanced over the challengers as they were not far behind when they came up on traffic Watson charged up to second but the caution came out when Stansell spun on the backstretch. Watson was sent to the tail and Stansell placed back in front. The second caution appeared when Watson spun on turn four again letting the field to bunch up behind Stansell. Again the caution appeared on lap fourteen when Tyler Mahaffey spun on the frontstretch. Watson was now on the move as he claimed fourth and then went after Travis Digges. He took third with six laps to go as the laps wound down. Another caution happened on lap nineteen when Josh Longstreth spun off the track on the backstretch and when the green came back out Stansell continued to set the pace but again the pace was alowed when Mahaffey spun with four laps to go. Finally when the checker waved it was Stansell and his Replacement Auto Parts special taking the win followed by Phil Gussler Jr., Gordon Watson, Travis Digges, and Mike South Jr. Twenty compacts headed to the green flag for their twenty lap feature with last years champion Joe Hoelscher and Gary Williams leading the eighteen other starters to the green. A four car tangle right after the drop of the green called for a complete restart. Hoelscher took command with Matt Stone right behind and Bo Hoelscher running third with Williams fourth and fast timer Kevin Flynn fifth. The second caution came out on lap three for a spin but when back underway Stone was haunting Joe Hoelscher for the lead as they weeded through traffic. The top four were almost bumper to bumper at the halfway mark. It became a father son battle as son battle as Bo challenged his dad for the lead and doing so with three laps to go and then the fireworks erupted as Darren Jackson brushed the turn three wall and Joe Hoelscher smacked the backstretch wall slowing the pace. Unfortunately Joe was out of action with his damaged machine. For the restart it was opening night feature winner Bo Hoelscher in front followed by Matt Stone, Kevin Flynn, James McElfresh, and Gary Williams the top five with three laps to go. Bo Hoelscher made it two wins in a row as he claimed the checker first trailed by Matt Stone, Kevin Flynn, James McElfresh, and Gary Williams. Craig Edwards captured the Trailer Race of Destruction to collect the $300 top prize. Robert Bronson would take $100 for the Crowd awarded Hardest Hit.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Late Models Fast time - Dick Dunlevy 13.557 Feature (30 laps) - Don Mahaffey, Bob Sibila, Matt Parsons, Shawn Stansell, Dick Dunlevy, Terry Scherz, Bobby Justus, Sam Heckman, Shawn Stroble, Jeff Marsh, Brandon Oakley, Ricky Bates, Ray Muncy, Andy Peterson, Don Mahaffey Sr.
Modifieds Fast time - Mike Carroll 13.788 Feature (30 laps) - Ryan Fleming, Derek Weatherhead, Mike Carroll, Jim Lewis Jr., Rob Yelton, Mark Timmerman, Rodney Kreusch, Rob Garrett, Tyler Mahaffey, Jacob Muncy, John Donovan, Bill Burba, Dewayne Snyder Jr., Zach Stacy, Brad Williams, Jeff Smith
Sport Stocks Fast time - Travis Digges 15.426 Feature (25 laps) - Shawn Stansell, Phil Gussler Jr., Gordon Watson, Travis Digges, Mike South Jr., Richard Rouch, Josh Longstreth, Tyler Mahaffey, Robert Roush, David Boyle, Bob Stansell
Compacts Fast time - Kevin Flynn 16.091 (NTR) Feature (20 laps) - Bo Hoelscher, Matt Stone, Kevin Flynn, James McClfresh, Gary Williams, Bryan Lynch, Paul Holley, Ryan Tamboro, Dustin Smith, Courtney Hannah, Steve Barnhart, Davey Shaw, Brian Cotttrill, Jeremy Hudmall, Joe Hoelscher, Darren Jackson, Tony Cottrill, Clyde Mason, Carroll Nease, Ron Sagers |