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Kil-Kare Speedway
1166 Dayton-Xenia Road
Xenia, Ohio 45385
937 429-2961
www.kilkare.com
Braden and Stapleton Kil-Kare Grand Winners
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH (5/27) - Kil-Kare Speedway kicked off the Memorial Day holiday
weekend with the running of extra distance features in the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series late models, modifieds, sport stocks, compacts, and
IKO Minicups.
Taking home the one thousand dollar first place money in the late
models was Travis Braden and Greg Stapleton in the modifieds. Rodney
Kreusch claimed the $500 to win sport stock feature while Bo Hoelscher
went home $250 richer as the compact winner. The IKO Minicup main went
to Jacob McClay
It was veteran Bobby Justus and rookie late model driver Brandon
Oakley in the front row of the fifty lap late model feature with Justus
out front, Sam Heckman and Dick Dunlevy battled for third with Dunlevy
prevailing as the first yellow flew on lap two when Will Kelly spun on
turn four.
Justus stayed out front but back in the pack Don Mahaffey Jr. and fast
timer Travis Braden were on the move and up front Dick Dunlevy passed
Oakley for second but the action was slowed on lap eight. Russ Bobb and
Terry Scherz tangled on turn four with Don Mahaffey Sr. eliminated when
he suffered right front damage in the melee. Scherz was able to return
to action but Bobb was not as fortunate and he was sidelined with
frontend damage. Also Tony Brunke and Don Mahaffey Sr. were sent to the
rear of the pack as they made visits to the pits during the red flag
period as the track was cleaned.
Again it was Justus the leader on the restart as Oakley triee the
outside as Dunlevy moved up right behind the leaders as Braden went to
the outside of Dunlevy and Oakley pulled slightly ahead on lap fourteen.
Braden was on the move about to pass Oakley when Will Kelly spun on lap
fifteen and now the young driver had the pressure on him. Braden was
coming on strong, pulling alongside Oakley on the outside as ran door to
door. Braden stole the front spot and started to pull away as again the
yellow flew. Sneaking up through the pack was Don Mahaffey Jr. who had
worked his way to fourth, coming from the tail.
Braden continued to set sail as Mahaffey closed in on Justus trying to
get the third position. Braden had a quarter lap lead with ten laps to
go as Oakley ran second and Justus and Mahaffey were still battling as
Justus spun bringing the yellow out and unfortunately Justus dropped to
the rear.
With five laps to go it was Braden, Oakley, Mahaffey, Heckman, and
Shawn Stansell the top five as Justus spun on turn four. Braden was just
four laps away from his first late model win at Kil-Kare when the green
came back out and he held on to claim the $1,000 first place money in
the Gary Estes owned Weiler Welding sponsored machine. Rounding out the
top five Brandon Oakley, Don Mahaffey Jr., Sam Heckman, and Shawn
Stansell.
The late model fast car dash went to Dick Dunlevy Jr. with fast timer
Travis Braden second with Ricky Bates third and Don Mahaffey fourth.
The first heat of late models had Beavercreek's Russ Bobb on the pole
along with Tony Brunke. Bobb took the lead as the field strung out with
Brunke riding second with Terry Scherz third and Bobby Justus fourth.
When the checker waved that turned out to be the finishing order.
Heading the modified pack for their fifty lap one thousand dollar to
win feature was Jerry Stapleton and Brad Williams with Williams taking
the lead but it wasn't long before last years champion Greg Stapleton
was soon out front. Lap thirteen was unlucky for fast timer Derek
Weatherhead as he stopped on the backstretch with mechanical problems
and was sidelined.
Mike Carroll was in third behind Williams on the restart as Stapleton
set the pace. Carroll went to the outside of Williams with Jerry
Stapleton riding fourth and Ryan Fleming fifth. arroll made his pass
good for second on lap seventeen as Fleming was trying to pass Jerry
Stapleton with Bill Burba in the chase. Third place running Williams had
a pack of four drivers breathing down his neck as Bill Burba spun on the
frontstretch after contact with Jason Mahaffey with Mahaffey put on the
tail.
Greg Stapleton surged ahead with Carroll still second and Williams
third but Fleming was on the move, dropping Jerry Stapleton to fifth.
With ten laps to go Greg Stapleton had nearly a helf lap lead over
second place running Carroll. Fleming made an inside pass on Williams
for third on lap forty one as one lap later Rob Garrett spun.
Only eight laps remained when the green flew again and Fleming went
after Mike Carroll as the young and older battled for second. Fleming
didn't give up as he still tried the outside of Carroll as the white
flag waved. At the checker it was Greg Stapleton in the Stapleton
Machine & Tool machine the grand winner followed by Mike Carroll, Ryan
Fleming, brad Williams, and Jerry Stapleton.
Veteran Mike Carroll of Kettering and second year driver Ryan Fleming
started in the front row of the modified dash and it was Carroll taking
the win over fast timer Derek Weatherhead, Greg Stapleton and
Weatherhead.
It was Jeff Smith and Rob Dutra leading the first heat of modifieds to
the green which saw Smith dart to the pits at the drop of the green as
the caution flew putting Rodney Kreusch and Rob Garrett in the front
row as Dutra departed with a flat tire. Garrett took the lead as they
went three wide on turn four and when they came out it was Jim Lewis Jr.
out front with Kreusch second and Garrett third being challenged by Brad
Williams. The caution flew on lap five when Bill Burba looped it on the
frontstretch. Lewis claimed his first heat win of the year with Kreusch
second followed by Williams and Garrett.
It was forty laps to go in the $500 to win sport stock feature with
Rodney Roush and Tyler Mahaffey in the front row as Roush took the lead
with Mahaffey second as Rodney Kreusch rode third with Travis Digges
riding along on the outside as the yellow flew when Ricky Young spun.
Roush kept the front spot as Mahaffey closed the gap on him but the
battle was behind him between Kreusch, Digges, and two time winner Mike
South Jr. The second caution flew on lap thirteen for another spin by
Ricky Young.
Mahaffey tried the outside of Roush but Roush was able to shake
Mahaffey however Mahaffey spun onthe frontstretch and departed with a
flat tire. Kreusch and Digges were now after leader Roush as Kreusch
tried the outside groove and again Ricky Young spun bringing out the
caution.n It was still Rodney Roush in control but the gang was coming
on strong as four hungry drivers were chasing him. Digges and Kreusch
ran side by side for second as did Richard Roush and Mike South for
third.
With two to go Roush was looking for his first feature win but it was
not to be as Rodney Kreusch in the Potter Towing barely beat Rodney
Roush who bobbled on turn four at the line with Rodney Foush second,
Travis Digges third followed by Richard Roush and Mike South Jr.
Bryan Lynch and Gary Williams led the compact thirty five lap feature
field to the green with Williams out front with two time winner Bo
Hoelscher moving into second and challengoing Williams on the outside
for the lead. Hoelscher did so on lap five, pulling away from the second
place Williams with Lynch riding third and Matt Stone advancing to
fourth.
Hoelscher was on cruise control as he had a half lap lead at the
halfway marker. Lynch finally got around Williams for second as last
weeks winner James McElfresh claimed third dropping Williams back to
fourth and then Matt Stone put Williams back to fifth.
Hoelscher of Riverside claimed his third feature of the year as he
earned the $250 first place money with McElfresh second followed by
Lynch, Flynn, and Williams.
Fast timer Jacob McClay and Cory Deuser started on the front row of
the IKO Minicup feature as they raced hard out of turn four they made
contact and spun making a restart necessary. Again the yellow flew when
Amand Harrison and Deuser flew off the backstretch. Again the green flew
with McClay taking the lead with Deuser not far behind. Harrison rode
third with Jacob Bartellus fourth. A caution flew again when Bartellus
spun on the backstretch on lap seven.
It was bumper to bumper on the restart as McClay pulled away to a five
car lead over Deuser. When the checker waved on the twenty lap feature
it was McClay claiming his first feature of the year with Deuser second
trailed by Harrison and Bartellus.
Kil-Kare Speedway Memorial Day Championships
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Late Models
Fast time: Travis Braden 13.282
Dash: Dick Dunlevy Jr., Travis Braden, Ricky Bates, Don Mahaffey Jr.
Heat: Russ Bobb, Tony Brunke, Terry Scherz, Bobby Justus
Feature (50 laps) - Travis Braden, Brandon Oakley, Don Mahaffey Jr., Sam
Heckman, Shawn Stansell, Terry Scherz, Bobby Justus, Ricky Bates, Dick
Dunlevy, Will Kelly, Tony Brunke, Russ Bobb, Don Mahaffey Sr.
Modifieds
Fast time: Derek Weatherhead 13.671
Dash: Mike Carroll, Derek Weatherhead, Greg Stapleton, Ryan Fleming
Heat: Jim Lewis Jr., Rodney Kreusch, Brad Williams, Rob Garrett
Feature (50 laps) - Greg Stapleton, Mike Carroll, Ryan Fleming, Brad
Williams, Jerry Stapleton, Jason Mahaffey, Rodney Kreusch, Rob Garrett,
Jeff Smith, Bill Burba, Derek Weatherhead, Jim Lewis Jr., Rob Dutra
Sport Stocks
Fast time: Shawn Stansell 15.370
Feature (40 laps) - Rodney Kreusch, Rodney Roush, Travis Digges, Richard
Roush, Mike South Jr., Josh Longstreth, Jesse Gade, Will Gregory, Robert
Roush, Ricky Young, David Boyle, Tyler Mahaffey
Compacts
Fast time: Kevin flynn 15.794 (NTR)
Feature (35 laps) - Bo Hoelscher, James McElfresh, Bryan Lynch, Kevin
Flynn, Gary Williams, Matt Stone, Dustin Smith, Paul Holley, Ryan
Tamboro, Jordan Sage, Dewayne Snyder Jr., Ron Sagers, Davey Shaw
IKO Minicups
Fast time: Jacob McClay 15.087
Feature - (20 laps) - Jacob McClay, Cory Deuser, Amanda Harrison, Jacob
Bartellus
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