Kil-Kare Speedway
"Greene County's Fastest Ovals"
1166 Dayton-Xenia Road
Xenia, Ohio 45385
937 429-2961
 
 
 
It's The Three Shawn's Show at Kil-Kare
 
by Jerry Wahl
 
Xenia, OH (7/14)- The Muffler Brothers of Xenia sponsored modified division at Kil-Kare Speedway seems to have an abundance of drivers named Shawn. There is Shawn Stansell of Kettering, Shawn Gray of Columbus, and Shawn Stroble of Urbana and all are giving the other competitors a run for their money.
  First Shawn Stroble was the fast timer of the nineteen modifieds on hand with a time of 14.097 and then Shawn Stansell, a rookie in the division having moved up from the pure stocks claimed his heat win.
  The feature turned out to be a hum-dinger that required two restarts just to get the 30 lap event underway. Kim Dill and one time feature winner Jason Mahaffey brought the field to the line with the daring Kim Dill taking the lead with Terry Humphrey, Stroble, and Mahaffey in tow and tow it was as they hounded her for the lead.
  Stroble finally shook Humphrey loose and then set sail for Dill who did a splendid job of holding off Stroble's challenges until the halfway mark and then her hopes of a win was tossed to the win when she spun on turn four which sent her to the tail.
  With Stroble in the lead on the restart the stage was set as five time winner Shawn Gray was now dogging Stroble just like the previous week when Stroble spun while leading only this time. Stroble kept it under control to collect his first win of the season in his Sutphen Towers sponsored machine. Following second place finisher Gray was a young rookie driver who is showing a lot of potential and that is Derek Weatherhead. Fourth was Humphrey and fifth was Mahaffey while the third Shawn, Stansell placed sixth.
  Heat wins went to Charlie Davis of Xenia and Stansell.
 
  In the Langs Chevrolet/Mazda NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series late model feature it equally exciting and very competitive just like the modifieds.
  Eighteen cars lined up for the thirty lap event with Tony Brunke and Bill Burba on the front row but it was one time feature winner Brunke of Casstown only to see the caution light come on which involved Brunke and others including Sam Heckman who was pitted with a flat tire.
  As not a lap had been scored it was a complete restart and again Brunke surged ahead with Burba, John Vallo, Dave Brandenburg, Dick Dunlevy, and Gary Estes in hot pursuit of the leader. Burba slipped a little on lap eight and dropped out four laps later. Vallo then took over second and tried to pass Brunke but couldn't pull it off. Two time winner Estes decided it was time to make a move and onward toward the front he went. By lap nineteen he was third, two laps later he passed Vallo for second and from that point on it was look out Brunke the Green Hornet of Estes is coming after you.
  As the five laps to go signal came out Miamisburg native Estes made his outside pass good as he claimed his third win of the year in his Weiler Welding/Bond Machine sponsored car. Brunke was second followed by Vallo, Brandenburg, and Dunlevy.
  Dunlevy had fast time of 14.129 with heat wins going to Estes and Tim Allensworth.
  Xenia's Tom Williams seems to be the dominating driver in the sport stocks as he was the top qualifier at 15.346 and then captured the twenty lap feature.
  Two members of the Harveysburg Posse, Bret Clark and Rusty Clark led the field to the starting line with Rusty taking the lead with Bret second and Tom Williams third as a five car battle developed which also included Mike South Jr., and Derek Louderbach. For awhile it seemed as if Rusty just might pick up his second win but Williams had a plan and that was to win. Lap eleven showed the Vogelsong Chiropractic sponsored machine of Williams out front and that is just where he stayed to rack up his fourth win. Rusty was second trailed by Shane Williams, Louderbach, and South Jr.
  When they turn the Oakley Blacktop sponsored compacts loose keep your eye on the blue #5 Toyota of Dayton's Randy Walton because you will probably see him charging toward the front and he usually succeeds. Well that was the case again Friday night as by lap six he had moved from ninth to take the lead and his fourth win of the season in his Affordable Auto Parts sponsored machine. Two time feature winner Jerry Lachman claimed runner-up honors in his Complete Concrete sponsored car.
     
  The wild trailer race of mayhem sponsored by Key Chrysler Dodge had thirteen entrants and when the action ended it was Curtis Dull taking the win with Robert Bronson, Butch Russell, and Nathan Greer rounding out the top four.
  On Friday night, July 21, The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series will be on hand for a 100 lap feature along with late models, modifieds, sport stocks, and compacts with the gates opening at 6 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.
 
Muffler Brothers of Xenia Modifeds
Fast time: Shawn Stroble 14.094
Heat - Charlie Davis, Shawn Gray, Derek Weatherhead, Shawn Stroble
Heat - Shawn Stansell, Brian Brewer, Rodney Kreusch, Miek Litchfield
Feature (30 laps) - Shawn Stroble, Shawn Gray, Derek Weatherhead, Terry Humphrey, Jason Mahaffey, Shawn Stansell, Charlie Davis, Jessica Syrus, Kim Dill, Barret Tamasovich, Brian Brewer, Rodney Kreusch, Mike Litchfield, Ray Muncy, Mike Stradling, Derek Barnette, Neil McClelland, Rob Garrett
 
Langs Chevrolet/Mazda Late Models
Fast time: Dick Dunlevy Jr. 14.129
Heat - Tim Allensworth, Sam Heckman, Dave Brandenburg, Jamie Hunt
Heat - Gary Estes, Ray Muncy, Russ Bobb, Jamie Sites
Feature (30 laps) - Gary Estes, Tony Brunke, John Vallo, Dave Brandenburg, Dick Dunlevy Jr., Ricky Bates, Jamie Hunt, Ronnie Simpson, Ray Muncy, Jamie Sites, Sam Heckman, Russ Bobb, Jeff Marsh, Cal Busch, Andy Peterson, Bill Burba, Tim Allensworth, Tim Rauch
 
Kil-Kare Sport Stocks
Fast time: Tom Williams 15.346
Feature (20 laps) - Tom Williams, Rusty Clark, Shane Williams, Derek Louderbach, Mike South Jr., Mike South Sr., Jeff Marsh, Mel McMullen, Bret Clark, Darryl Young, Dave Taylor
 
Oakley Blacktop Compacts
Feature (15 laps) - Randy Walton, Jerry Lachman
 
Key Chrysler Dodge Trailer Race of Mayhem
Curtis Dull, Robert Bronson, Butch Russell, Nathan Greer