Kil-Kare Speedway June 16, 2006

Xenia, OH (6/16) - After being rained-out so many times this season, Kil-Kare Speedway finally received the blessing of Mother Nature with a warm dry night that attracted the largest crowd of the season so far for the weekly NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series events.

Seventeen late models were on hand with current point leader Dick Dunlevy Jr. of New Carlisle posting fast time of 14.129. Defending champ Sam Heckman, also of New Carlisle won the first heat while rookie to Kil Kare, Nathan Herron of Mechanicsburg held off the challenges of last years pure stock champ Jamie Sites of Vandalia to capture the second heat.

With a four car inversion for the feature this put Jamie Hunt on the pole with veteran John Vallo alongside, second fast qualifier Gary Estes inside second row and fast timer Dunlevy making up the first two rows.

Vallo quickly put his "Black Widow" #21 out front at the drop of the green with Hunt running right along on the tail of Vallo with Estes and Dunlevy nose to tail in pursuit. Five laps later Estes powered around Hunt on the outside to take over second as Dunlevy made the same move three laps later to drop Hunt to fourth. Estes began his move on Vallo, sizing him up each lap as to where he could best pass Vallo and entering the first turn on lap twenty two he put his Bond Machine "Green Machine" out front.

From then on it was Estes of Miamisburg to the checker first to claim his first win of the year in the Langs Chevrolet/Mazda sponsored feature. Vallo held on to second spot with Dunlevy third, Hunt fourth, and Dave Brandenburg fifth.

Eighteen modifieds took to the clock in the Muffler Brothers of Xenia division with Urbana's Shawn Stroble setting quick time of 14.003. Former pure stock driver Shawn Stansell of Kettering has been outstanding in his rookie season in the modifieds as he claimed the first heat win over two tough challengers, Terry Humphrey and Jason Mahaffey. The second heat went to a rookie from Vandalia. Derek Weatherhead held off Dan Williams and Gary Estes to record his first ever win at Kil-Kare.

Charlie Davis and Shawn Gray led the field to starter Mike Stapleton's green flag with the "Yellow Hornet" of Gray taking the lead with Davis second. Stroble moved into second one lap later and then from then on it turned out to be the Shawn and Shawn show.

Although three caution periods slowed the pace the duo continued their torrid battle for the front spot. Gray showed as the leader every lap but Stroble was trying every which way to get around the determined Gray. When the checker waved it was Gray of Columbus in the Architect Glass sponsored machine adding another win to his portfolio. With Stroble a close second Terry Humphrey placed third with Barret Tamasovich and Kim Dill rounding out the top five. For Tamasovich and Dill it was their best finishes of the year.

It was Sport Stock Super Friday for the sport stocks with Dayton's Tom Williams, former track champ setting fast time of 15.445.

Mike South Sr. of South Charleston captured the first heat with Dayton's Tony Cottrill claiming the second one for their first heat wins of the season.

Former feature winner Rusty Clark of Harveysburg and Mike South Jr. led the field to the green for the special forty lap event with Clark taking the lead followed by South and Jeff Marsh. South and Williams tangled on lap five which ended South's bid for a win as his car received rear-end damage. Marsh took over second with South Sr. third with Mel McMullen running fourth.

They ran in that order until lap twenty nine when South Sr. spun on turn four. With action back underway Clark and the Harveysburg Towing 1j claimed the win with Marsh, Jason Evans, Shane Williams, and Bret Clark taking fifth.

Dayton's Randy Walton was the fastest of the Oakley Blacktop sponsored Compact division with a time of 14.996, good enough for a new track record as he erased Tim Haerr's record of 15.170.

The feature was a wild and torrid event with three cars running bumper to bumper and side by side for positions. Tim Haerr jumped into the lead from his outside front row starting slot with Walton and Chip Haerr battling for second. The trio continued to run under a blanket with Walton slipping a little wide on turn four on the white flag lap enabling Chip to secure the second spot.

Tim collected another win in his Mahaffey Auto Salvage famous #8 with brother Chip second and Walton third. Ron Sagers and Troy Patterson rounded out the top five.

In the powder puff event former winner Amber Isaccs led at first but soon was passed by Tanya Boggs for the lead. Boggs continued to lead but Donna Haerr was on a mission, a mission to catch Boggs and she did just that in a thrilling finish at the line as just barely nosed out Boggs for the win. Isaacs was third and Wendy Brunke was fourth.

The IKO Mini Cup racers made their first stop at Kil-Kare this season Friday night with Alex Webb of Jeffersonville, Indiana and Dykan Presnell of Severville, Tennessee taking heat wins.

Webb led the first five laps of the feature with Presnell taking control and control he did as he lapped car after car. Webb was second followed by Logan Ruffan of Brentwood, Tennessee, Courtney Hannah of West Chester, Ohio, and Taylor Webb of Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Next Friday, June 23 will be Open Wheel Friday featuring the Ford Focus Midgets, WSOA wing Sprint Cars, and Modifieds with a special appearance of the Vintage American Race Cars. Gates open at 6 p.m and racing at 8 p.m.

Feature - Gary Estes, John Vallo, Dick Dunlevy Jr., Jamie Hunt, Dave Brandenburg, Bill Burba, Sam Heckman, Charlie Davis, Russ Bobb, Tony Brunke, Ricky Bates, Jamie Sites, Nathan Herron, Terry Scherz, Les Miller, Rob Stansell, Jeff Marsh

Feature - Shawn Gray, Shawn Stroble, Terry Humphrey, Barret Tamasovich, Kim Dill, Dan Williams, Derek Weatherhead, Mike Stradling, Charlie Davis, Neil McClelland, Ray Muncy, Mike broaddus, Jamie Brenneman, Rodney Kreusch, Jason Mahaffey, Shawn Stansell, Gary Estes, Derek Barnett

Feature (40 laps) - Rusty Clark, Jeff Marsh, Jason Evans, Shane Williams, Bret Clark, Dave Lecocq, Tom Williams, Mike South Sr., Dan Suffron, Mel McMullen, Tony Cottrill, Mike South Jr., Dave Taylor

Feature - Tim Haerr, Chip Haerr, Randy Walton, Ron Sagers, Troy Patterson, Matt Jackson, Brett Boykin, Ivin Fugate, Jerry Lachman, Justin May, Michael Hyler, Paul Holley