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Xenia, OH. (5/18) - It was a full night of events at Kil-Kare Speedway Friday night on Miami Valley AAA night with the KOIL Legend Cars and Bandoleros added to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events.

For second fast late model driver Tim Allensworth the long ride back to Coshocton, Ohio was a sweet one as he captured his second win of the season.

Jamie Hunt and Virgil Powell led the field to the green in the 30 lap main event with Hunt showing as the leader at the stripe as Powell, Darrell Norman and John Vallo as the top four cars ran lap after lap side by side. Vallo was able to move into second on lap five and then managed to pull up alongside Hunt. The two ran nip and tuck side by side and it was anybody's guess as to who would show on the scoreboard as the leader. Riding right behind the first four was steady driving Donnie Renner.

By lap seven two time winner Gary Estes had advanced from ninth to third as eighth place starter Allensworth caught Renner for fourth with Renner making it five cars now running as if under a blanket. As Vallo and Hunt continued to swap the lead Vallo spun on turn four with Hunt in command on the single file restart.

Allensworth poured the power to his mount and showed as the leader on lap five to stay in command until the checker waved. Hunt, in quest of his first Kil-Kare feature win had to settle for second with Vallo third, Virgil Powell fourth, and Jamie Sites fifth.

It took three attempts to get the Muffler Brothers of Xenia modified feature underway. The two gal driver, Jamie Brenneman and Kim Dill led the field for the start with Brenneman setting the pace for the first seven laps as Shawn Stansell was right there in second but here came fifth place starter Terry Humphrey into third as the caution flag flew on lap six as Stansell spun on turn four. On the restart Humphrey stole the lead from Brenneman with eighth place starter Jerry Stapleton who had his eyes set on leader Humphrey with Steve Foster advancing to third. Brenneman tried to hold off Shawn Stroble and the two tangled bringing out the second caution flag.

On the restart Stapleton tried to pass Humphrey on the outside lap after lap but the caution came back out on lap twenty four when Stapleton apparently bumped Humphrey causing Humphrey to spin and Stapleton sent to the tail. Foster, making his first appearance of the season crossed the finish line second but was delegated to last as he failed to report for required post race inspection. This moved Stroble into the runner-up slot with Derek Weatherhead third, Stapleton fourth, and Stansell fifth.

Weather head had fast time of 14.143. Humphrey captured his heat with the second heat going to rookie Dewayne Snyder Jr. for his first win of his career.

It has been four years in trying to win a feature and sports stock driver Derek Louderbach finally received his reward Friday night. He and Jay Laykins Jr. started in the front row with second generation driver Laykins showing as the leader the first two laps. From then on it was Louderbach out front but another second generation driver, Shane Williams had came from sixth to second but did not have the horsepower to catch the determined Louderback. Williams and last years champ Tom Williams along with Dave lecocq were fighting for runner-up money but when the checker waved they crossed the finish line in that order. Rusty Clark rounder out the top five.

Three time Oakley Blacktop compact driver Tim Haerr was fast timer (15.002) has his win streak of three halted as a newcomer appeared in victory lane. Like sport stock driver Derek Louderbach, Bo Hoelscher had been winless in four years but he turned the tables Friday. Paul Holley led the first three laps but on the move was Hoelscher from his sixth place starting slot. Lap four showed him as the leader but second generation driver Jess Drook was chasing Hoelscher across the finish line to claim runner-up honors for the first time. Haerr, well he had to settle third followed by last years champ Randy Walton and Chris Boggs.

Haerr did not go winless though as he started tenth in the Australian pursuit and when the check waved it was he in victory lane.

The KOIL Legend Cars made their first appearance of the season with twenty-one cars starting the twenty-five lap feature. Tyler Nuckles led the first two laps but defending series champ Toby Alfrey slipped inside of Nuckles to take the lead. Tyler continued to hold down second until his cousin Bryan Nuckles slipped by to take over the second place spot and that is the way the top three finished. Byron Stowe and Rob Jones rounded out the top five.

Fifteen year old Dustin Sword scored his first ever Kil-Kare bandoleros feature win as he led Ethan Burgess, Brandon Nelson, Casey Moore, and Ty Rose home first. Heats went to Burgess and Sword.

Next Friday night Kil-Kare will present the first of two big school bus figure-8 event followed by a school bus demolition derby plus a regular program of events with the gates opening at 6 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.

Feature (30 laps) - Tim Allensworth, Jamie Hunt, John Vallo, Virgil Powell, Jamie Sites, Sam Heckman, Ricky Bates, Justin Alsip, Gary Estes. Darrell Norman, Russ Bobb, Jeff Marsh, Shawn Sparkman, Donnie Renner

Feature (30 laps) - Terry Humphrey, Shawn Stroble, Derek Weatherhead, Jerry Stapleton, Shawn Stansell, Dewayne Snyder Jr., Jamie Brenneman, Kim Dill, Rodney Kreusch, Jack Black III, Steve Foster

Feature (20 laps) - Derek Louderbach, Shane Williams, Tom Williams, Dave Lecocq, Rusty Clark, Jason Evans, Justin Miller, Mike South Jr., Jay Laykins Jr., Travis Diggs, Mike South Sr.

Feature (15 laps) - Bo Hoelscher, Jess Drook, Tim Haerr, Randy Walton, Chris Boggs, Darryl Young, Bobby Klein, Mike Robertson, David Sagers, Paul Holley, Shane Sparkman, Tony Walton, Amber Sites, Chris Clark, Nickolas Meade, Joe Hoelscher

Australian Pursuit (9 laps) - Tim Haerr, Randy Walton, Paul Holley, Darryl Young, Jess Drook, Chris Boggs, David Sagers, Bobby Klein, Bo Hoelscher

Feature (25 laps) - Toby Alfrey, Bryan Nuckles, Tyler Nuckles, Byron Stowe, Rob Jones, Jeff Denny, Scott Menlen, Jason Powers, Adam Roberts, Christian Pahud, Corey Smith, Porky Smith, Megan Ritenour, Mike Ladman, Eddie Briggs, Mike Sharp, Rick McCall, Joe Ross, Tony Steffen, Jay Cloud, Gunther Beam

Feature (15 laps) - Dustin Sword, Ethan Burgess, Brandon Nelson, Casey Moore, Ty Rose, Justin Campbell, Tyler Poe, Zack Dunsmore, Joe Schaffer, Make Dunsmore, Jenna Jones