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Kil-Kare
Speedway
1166 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Xenia, Ohio 45385
937 429-2961
www.kilkare.com
Braden Collects Fifth Kil-Kare Win
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH - It was another amazing night of racing at Kil-Kare Speedway
Friday night as Travis Braden scored his fifth NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series late model feature. Mike Carroll took the $750 to
win modified feature while Bill Ramey won the sport stock main. Matt
Stone claimed the compact feature while USAC Ford Midget features went
to Chris Lamb and Sam McGee.
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series late model feature saw heat
winner Dick Dunlevy and Bob Sibila start in the front row with Dunlevy
getting a slight lead over Don Mahaffey Jr. who was followed by Sam
Heckman and Sibila with Justin Alsip right in the thick of action. The
battle was for third between Heckman, Alsip and Braden while Dunlevy led
Mahaffey. Alsip did steal third followed by Braden while Heckman dropped
to fifth. Fast timer Braden was on a mission as he passed Alsip for
third and then went to work closing the gap on the leaders.
Braden took second on lap twenty five and then closed in on leader
Dunlevy and Dunlevy got blocked by a slower car as Braden stole the lead
to claim his fifth feature of the year in the Weiler Welding special.
Dunlevy was second with Mahaffey third. Justin Alsip was fourth and Bob
Sibila fifth.
Ricky Bates and Sam Heckman were the front row starters in the first
late model heat with Bates the leader and Dick Dunlevy chasing him.
Dunlevy moved on the inside of Bates to take the lead as did fast timer
Travis Braden who took second spot with Dunlevy taking hs first heat win
of the year with Braden second, Bates third, and Don Mahaffey fourth.
It was Russ Bobb and Tony Brunke leading the second heat to the green
with Brunke out front as Bobby Justus shot on the inside of Bobb to take
second. At the checker it was Brunke taking his first heat win with
Justus second trailed by Bobb and Justin Alsip.
Jessica Bean and Nick Davidson led the pack in the USAC Ford Focus
Midget feature for their thirty laps of feature racing with the red flag
displayed right after the green when numerous cars piled up on the
backstretch which nocked three cars out of contention. Chris Lamb and
Nick Davidson were now in the front row to face the green. Lamb took the
lead with Ross Rankin second and Nick Hamilton third. Hamilton took 0ver
second with Rankin riding third and James Robertson fourth with Jaret
Andretti fifth. The caution flew on lap fifteen for a spin. Hamilton
tried to challenge Lamb for the lead but Lamb outpowered him as the laps
ran down. Hamilton tried the outside but just could not pull off the
move. Ross Rankin did snatch the win just barely beating Nick Hamilton
and Nick Davidson who were a very close second and third. Fourth was
James Robertson and Jaret Andretti was fifth.
Jessica Bean and Tyler Cottongim led the USAC Ford Focus Midget firt
heat to the green with Cottongim taking the lead as the first four cars
ran very close. Cottongim took the win with Chris Lamb second, Jessica
Bean third, and Nick Davidson fourth.
Tyler Shullick jumped out front in the second heat with James
Robertson running second and Jaret Andretti third. When the checker
waved it was Shullick the winner followed by Andretti and Davidson.
It was a two car challenge in the young guns feature between Sam McGee
and Steve Kuhn with McGee leading all the way to take the win with Kuhn
second.
The modifieds had forty laps to go with $750 going to the feature
winner and it was Mike Carroll and Greg Stapleton in the front row, both
former feature winners. Carroll took the lead with Stapleton and Kyle
Jones side by side as they went three wide on turn four with Jones
coming out the leader and here came the caution as several cars spun on
turn four. Reverting back to the last completed lap this put Carroll
back front followed by Jones, Stapleton, Derek Weatherhead and Shane
Shirk.
Jones continued to dog Carroll with Ryan Fleming now in fifth having
passed Shirk. Jones was almost glued to Carroll's bumper as he tried to
figure a way around and then Weatherhead tried the inside of Jones as
they ran side by side. With Stapleton still fourth and Fleming fifth at
the halfway mark. Weatherhead did take over second as Carroll continued
to lead the field. Just after the ten laps to go signal Weatherhead
tried Carroll but Carroll shook him and stayed in command. When the
checker waved it was Carroll and his McDonalds special taking his second
win of the year. Derek Weatherhead was a very close second with Kyle
Jones not far behind in th with Greg Stapleton fourth and Ryan Fleming
fifth.
Caleb Reschar and Shane Shirk were the first row starters in the first
modified heat with Reschar taking the lead with a three car battle for
second between Mike Carroll, Kyle Jones and Shane Shirk with Carroll
taking the second spot with Jones right behind. Reschar took the win,
his second of the year with Carroll second, Jones third, and Shirk
fourth.
Rob Dutra and Grant Gamble found themselves in the front row of the
second modified heat with the two running side by side with Jerry
Stapleton finding a hole and snatching the lead with Ryan Fleming
challenging Dutra for second. Fleming took over second and when the
checker waved it was Stapleton taking his first heat win of the year
with Ryan Fleming second, Rob Dutra third and John Donovan fourth.
It was twenty five laps to go in the sport stock main with Bill Ramey
and Ray Muncy in the front row as Muncy took command followed by fast
timer Travis Digges with Ramey third being challenged by three time
winner Shawn Stansell. Unfortunately the two front runners, Muncy and
Digges tangled on the backstretch with Digges sent to the tail and Muncy
back in front. Muncy continued to set sail as Stansell was after second
place running Ramey. Behind them it was Mike South Jr., Josh Longstreth,
and Rodney Roush battling for fourth. South and the two behind him was
closing the gap on the leaders when Longstreth spun on turn two and was
sent to the tail.
Just after the restart Travis Digges and Duane Bohrer tangled going
into turn one with Digges sidelined. Muncy was still in command on the
restart with second place running Stansell trying to get around Ramey
while Rodney Roush was being challenged by Courtney Hannah for fourth.
Muncy weeded his way around slower cars and here came Stansell on the
outside to take second from Ramey as he moved up on leader Muncy but all
of a sudden Stansell spun on the frontstretch. Stansell was sent to the
rear and Ramey back in second with the running order now Muncy, Ramey,
Roush, Hannah and Tyer Mahaffey. With two laps to go and Muncy with win
in sight he blew a tire giving the win to Ramey with Rodney Roush
second and Courtney Hannah having her best finish in third. Fourth was
Tyler Mahaffey and fifth Mike South Jr.
Josh Longstreth and Duane Bohrer made up the front row of the first
heat of sport stocks. Longstreth had the lead but on his bumper was fast
timer Travis Digges with Ray Muncy running third and Bill Ramey fourth.
At the checker it was Longstreth claiming his first heat win of the year
with Digges second followed by Muncy and Ramey.
The second heat saw Nick Nunamaker and Josh Cahill face the green
first. Cahill took the lead but here came Ricky Young and Rodney Roush
to try for the lead and Roush did so on lap three. Tyler Mahaffey then
moved up to challenge for third when the caution came out when Young
spun. Rodney Roush held the front spot to claim his first heat of the
year with Josh Cahill, Ricky Young, and Courtney Hannah fourth.
Heading the field in the twenty lap compact feature was Gary Williams
and five time feature winner Bo Hoelscher with Hoelscher taking the lead
but the caution came out when Paul Holley stalled on the backstretch.
When the green came back out it was Williams out front with Hoelscer
second and fast timer and new track record holder Matt Stone on the
move. Stone nudged inside of Williams for the lead on lap four with
second fast timer Bryan Lynch moving into third. Hoelscher latched on to
third place as Williams dropped to fourth and Ryan Tamburo riding fifth.
Stone held the lead as Lynch was closing in on the leader and when the
checker waved it was Stone of Pleasant Hill taking his fourth compact
feature win in his Glassman special. Lynch was a very close second with
Hoelscher third followed by Gary Williams and Dustin Smith.
Dustin Smith and Ryan Tamburo led the field to the green in the first
compact heat race with Bo Hoelscher charging at the green to take the
lead with Gary Williams running second and Bryan Lynch moving into third
as he challenged Williams for second. Lynch made an inside pass good to
place second to Hoelscher won took the win with Williams third and
Dustin Smith fourth.
Steve Barnhart and Ron Sagers were the front row starters in the
second compact heat. Sagers took the early lead with Barnhart and Davey
Shaw in tow but Barnhart went up in a puff of smoke and departed. Sager
had little trouble in scoring his first heat win of the year with Paul
Holley second with third going to Davey Shaw.
Next week Kil-Kare will have mid-season championships in all divisions
offering double points to the drivers. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing
at 8 p.m.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Kil-Kare Speedway - July 15, 2011
Late Models
Fast time - Travis Braden 13.296
Heat - Dick Dunlevy, Travis Braden, Ricky Bates, Don Mahaffey
Heat - Tony Brunke, Bobby Justus, Russ Bobb, Justin Alsip
Feature (30 laps) - Travis Braden, Dick Dunlevy, Don Mahaffey Jr.,
Justin Alsip, Bob Sibila, Brandon Oakley, Sam Heckman, Ricky Bates,
Bobby Justus, Tony Brunke, Russ Bobb. Gary Estes
Modifieds
Fast time - Derek Weatherhead 13.731
Heat - Caleb Reschar, Mike Carroll, Kyle Jones, Shane Shirk
Heat - Jerry Stapleton, Ryan Fleming, Rob Dutra, John Donovan
Feature (40 laps) - Mike Carroll, Derek Weatherhead, Kyle Jones, Greg
Stapleton, Ryan Fleming, Shane Shirk, Jason Mahaffey, Jerry Stapleton,
Bill Burba, John Donovan, Rob Dutra, Grant Gamble, Caleb Reschar
Sport Stocks
Fast time - Travis Digges 15.535
Heat - Josh Longstreth, Travis Digges, Ray Muncy, Bill Ramey
Heat - Rodney Roush, Josh Cahill, Ricky Young, Courtney Hannah
Feature (25 laps) - Bill Ramey, Rodney Roush, Courtney Hannah, Tyler
Mahaffey, Mike South Jr., Ricky Young, Josh Longstreth, Ray Muncy,
Richard Roush, Jeff Marsh, Shawn Stansell, Josh Cahill, Duane Bohrer,
Nick Nunamaker, Robert Roush, Travis Digges, Brian Cottrill
Compacts
Fast time - Matt Stone 15.786 (NTR)
Heat - Bo Hoelscher, Bryan Lynch, Gary Williams, Dustin Smith
Heat - Ron Sagers, Paul Holley, Davey Shaw, Steve Barnhart
Feature (20 laps) - Matt Stone, Bryan Lynch, Bo Hoelscher, Gary
Williams, Dustin Smith, Ryan Tamboro, Jason Parsons, Ron Sagers, Davey
Shaw, Steve Barnhart, Paul Holley
USAC Ford Focus Midgets
Fast time - Ross Rankin 13.072 (NTR)
Heat - Tyler Cottongim, Chris Lamb, Jessica Bean, Nick Davidson
Heat - Tyler Shullick, James Robertson, Jaret Andretti, Nick Davidson
Feature (30 laps) - Chris Lamb, Nick Hamilton, Ross Rankin, James
Robertson, Jaret Andretti, Nick Davidson, Toby Alfrey, Tyler Shullick,
Bill Kriegbaum, Jessica Bean, Tyler Cottongim, Joey Greening
USAC Ford Focus Young Guns
Fast time - Sam McGee 14.025
Feature - Sam McGee and Steve Kuhn
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