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Kil-Kare Speedway
1166 Dayton-Xenia Road
Xenia, Ohio 45385
937 429-2961
Estes Wins Heckman Takes Points
Lead at Kil-Kare
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, Oh
(8/27) - Gary Estes of Miamisburg and his Bond Machine Pontiac captured
their fifth NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series late model feature Friday night at
Kil-Kare Speedway and when the points were tallied it was defending track
champ Sam Heckman the new leader.
A
standing room only crowd watched as Estes and Russ Bobb brought the field to
the line only to see the caution flag wave as several cars tangled on turn
four. After that it was Estes in the lead all the way with third place
starter Jerry Stapleton moving into second with fifth place starter Sam
Heckman grabbing third. Seventh place starter Don Mahaffey and fast timer
Steve Foster waged a battle for the fourth place spot with Mahaffey
prevailing. Right behind them a three car battle was going on between Bobb,
Tony Brunke, and Mike Miller.
When starter Don Beddies waved the checker Estes cruised to his fifth win of
the year with Stapleton claiming runner-up money. Heckman was home in
third, snaring the points lead by only two pointsfrom Mike Miller who
finished eithth. Fourth was Mahaffey and fifth went to Foster who had
quick time of 14.18.
Polsetter Derek Barnett of Yellow Sprints had the lead in the e-mod feature
when on lap three the action was brought to a halt when eight cars were
involved in a mix-up coming out of turn four. Knocked out of further
competition were the cars of Joe Jennings, Jeff Wilson, Kyle Jones, and
Jerry Stapleton.
Don Fleming Jr. of Xenia showed as the leader of the first lap after the
restart but fellow townsman Charlie Davis had other ideas as he shot his Fry
Home Improvements special into the lead to remain there to claim his second
win of the year. Former Legends Cars driver Mike Broaddus had his best
finish in his rookie e-mod season with a solid third. Veteran drivers Mike
Carroll and Dick Dunlevy Jr. see-sawed for fourth with Carroll claiming
fourth which moved him with ten points of Dunlevy who placed fifth. Dunlevy
was fast timer at 14.26.
Gordon Watson Jr.
of Riverside made his second appearance of the season a winning one by
capturing the mini stock/sports trucks feature. Driving the Jerry Moore
owned Chevy S-10 truck, Watson shot into the lead from his outside front row
starting berth to keep the Moore Trucking name out front all the way. Points
leader Eddie Flora came from fifth to claim runner-up as he and Gary Eaton
who started nineth were rapidly closing the gap on Watson when the
checker came out. Eaton was third with Chuck Weaver fourth and Shawn
Sparkman fifth.
It had been
three months since defending pure stock champion driver Jeff Marsh of
Centerville tasted the sweetness of victory lane but Friday night was his
night. He started out by posting fast time for the sixth time with a
clocking of 15.15. He had been running second behind leader Tom Williams
when Williams, the points leader suddenly dropped out with mechanical
problems.
Prior to that the
field had experienced four caution periods but that didn't faze Marsh as he
claimed his second win of the year in the Superior Auto Sales sponsored
Camaro. Mike South Jr. claimed second with Bret Clark third. Bill Burba was
fourth and Heath White was fifth driving the mount usually driven
by Brian Rauch as White lost an engine in hot laps. With Williams misfortune
White moved to just sixteen points behind Williams.
The compact
feature has turned into an event with the main question being who is going
to be third. Tim Haerr and Gary Williams have ruled the division all season
long and again Friday it was the duo in victory lane. This time it was
the Affordable Auto Parts Toyota of Williams home first after waging a tough
battle with Haerr who ended up second and Brett Boykin who was right
in the thick of action to claim third. Right there with the front runners
was Chip Haerr in fourth and Allen Campbell fifth.
Rounding out the
nights activity was the crowd pleasing shcool bus figure-8 and demolition
derby. Thirteen full size buses took to the tight figure-8 track for 20
gruelling laps. With the crowd yelling and screaming the buses gave the fans
their monies worth as they crashed at the X and several tipped over much to
the delight of the fans. When the steam had settled Keith Davis of Dayton
and his Knickerbaker Pools and Detroit Tire sponsored bus was the winner
with Mark Jones, Peanuts Fillmore, and Butch Russell claiming the top four
spots.
The remaining
runnable buses lined up for the demo derby that was worth $400 to the winner
and after a lenghthly battle to get to the last bus it was Mark Jones of
Dayton in the R&L Carriers bus the victor.
This Friday
night, Sept. 3, will be the final night of the season featuring free race
car rides for the kids along with a full regular program. It will also be
Adventures For Wish Kids Night with the gates opening at 6 p.m. and racing
at 8 p.m.
Kil-Kare Speedway
NASCAR Dodge Wekly
Series
August 27,2004
Late Models
Fast time - Steve Foster
14.18
Feature (30 laps) - Gary
Estes, Jerry Stapleton, Sam Heckman, Don Mahaffey, Steve Foster, Russ Bobb,
Tony Brunke, Mike Miller, Ken Kohl, Ricky Bates, Darrell Norman, Virgil
Powell, Ron Simpson
E-Mods
Fast time - Dick Dunlevy
Jr. 14.26
Feature (25 laps) -
Charlie Davis, Derek Barnette, Mike Broaddus, Mike Carroll, Dick Dunlevy
Jr., Jason Mahaffey, Don Fleming Jr., Kim Dill, Rob Garett, Rodney Kreusch,
Dave Spencer, Bob StansellJr., Roy Sowers, Jerry Stapleton, Kyle Jones, Jeff
Wilson, Joe Jennings
Mini Stocks/Sports Trucks
Feature (20 laps) -
Gordon Watson Jr., Eddie Flora, Gary Eaton Jr., Chuck Weaver, Shawn
Sparkman, Shane Sparkman, John Morris, Matt Potter, Kenny Snyder
Pure Stocks
Fast time - Jeff Marsh
15.15
Feature (20 laps) - Jeff
Marsh, Mike South Jr., Bret Clark, Bill Burba, Heath White, Mike South Sr.,
Duane Bohrer, Shawn Stansell, Tom Williams, Jamie Sites, Mark Smith Jr.,
Paul Norman, Don Robbins, Jason Evans, Brian Rauch
Compacts
Feature (15 laps) - Gary
Williams, Tim Haerr, Brett Boykin, Chip Haerr, Allen Campbell, Matt Jackson,
Troy Patterson, Shane Williams, Frank McCubben Jr., Bob Mills, David Shaw,
Jeff Pennington, Dave Lecocq, Davis Sagers, Frank McCubbin Sr., Ron Sagers
School Buses
Figure-8 (20 laps) -
Keith Davis, Mark Jones, Peanuts Fillmore, Butch Russell, Butch Russell
Demo Derby - Mark Jones
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