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Kil-Kare
Speedway
1166 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Xenia, Ohio 45385
937 429-2961
www.kilkare.com
Dunlevy Claims First Kil-Kare Win
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH. - It was a pleasing night for the young race fans Friday
night at Kil-Kare Speedway with the race car rides around the oval. It
was also pleasing to Dick Dunlevy Jr, Matt Stone, Ryan Fleming and Shawn
Stansell as they all won features in their respective divisions.
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series late model feature had Russ Bobb
and Terry Scherz in the front row. Veteran Bobb had the lead with dash
winner Tony Brunke passing him on lap two with Bob Sibilia taking second
and Don Mahaffey in third. Sibila went to the outside to take control on
lap five and here came fast timer Travis Braden slipping into third but
Mahaffey bounced back and took second as Braden slid back to fifth. Dick
Dunlevy took third as Braden then moved up on him as he tried for third.
Action was slowed on lap ten when Brandon Oakley and Russ Bobb tangled
on the frontstretch with Oakley departing to the pits.
With Sibila in control Mahaffey then sized him up trying to make a
pass as Dunlevy held off Braden. The top four were running bumper to
bumper when Scherz made contact with Russ Bobb who spun and Scherz to
the tail. Sibilia, who almost won the Robbie Dean 94 a few weeks earlier
was looking for his first feature win but a hungry Don Mahaffey was
hounding him, in fact so much that he made contact with Sibila with
Sibila spinning on turn two and Mahaffey to the tail.
Fourteen laps of pressure remained with Dick Dunlevy now on Sibila's
rear and Braden within striking distance. The last few laps were
humdingers as Dunlevy and Sibila battled door to door for the lead with
Dunlevy finally taking the lead with Braden moving into second but it
was the veteran driver Dick Dunlevy in the Eddie Simpson owned machine
taking their first feature win of the year. Braden was a close second
with Sibila third. Don Mahaffey and Terry Scherz rounded out the top
five.
The late model first fast car dash saw Bob Sibila and Dick Dunlevy in
the front row with Sibilia taking the lead with Dunlevy riding
alongside. Sibilia hung on to take the win with Dunlevy second, Don
Mahaffey third and fast timer Branden Braden fourth.
The second dash had Russ Bobb and Terry Scherz in the front row with
Bobb taking the lead but here came Tony Brunke to take the lead and win
with Bobb second followed by Scherz and Brandon Oakley.
It was thirty laps of modified feature racing with Rob Dutra and
Grant Gamble in the front row. Gamble took the lead with Derek Barnett
trying to move up but unfortunately spun on turn four to bring out the
caution. Barnett then took the lead on lap three with Ryan Fleming
riding second and Derek Weatherhead third. Jerry Stapleton was riding
fourth with Jason Mahaffey fifth. Meanwhile Feming was closing in on
Barnett with Weatherhead right behind. Fast timer Greg Stapleton passed
his uncle Jerry for fourth but lady luck frowned on leader Barnett as he
hit the frontstretch wall and was out of contention.
Now one time feature winner Ryan Fleming was in the lead with
Weatherhead right behind when the green unfoiled. Again Greg Stapleton
battled Jerry and at the halfway it was Fleming, Weatherhead, Greg
Stapleton, Jerry Stapleton and Bill Burba. Weatherhead tried to move to
the outside of Fleming as Greg Stapleton dove under Weatherhead as they
ran wheeel to wheel. Again, with eight laps to go Grant Gamble spun on
the frontstretch slowing the field. As the laps wound down Fleming kept
his cool as he was seeking his second win of the year and he did in the
Dayton Water sponsored machine. Derek Weatherhead was second and Greg
Stapleton third. Fourth was Bill Burba and fifth was Jerry Stapleton.
Flying Ryan Fleming and Bill Burba sat on the front row of the
modified dash with Feming getting the jump as Burba, fast timer Greg
Stapleton and Derek Weatherhead followed. Fleming took the win and the
others trailed in that order.
It was Rob Dutra and Grant Gamble in the front row of the modified
heat Dutra took the lead with Jerry Staplweton in second but here came
Derek Barnett to move on the outside as he tried to catch Stapleton.
Side by side they ran and when they hit the finish line Stapleton won by
a big whisker with Barnett second followed by Grant Gamble and Jason
Mahaffey.
Ricky Young and Josh Longstreth sat in the front row of the
twenty-five lap sport stock feature with Young out front but it was
Courtney Hannah taking the front spot with Jeff Marsh right behind.
Jamie Sites was on the move on the outside with Travis Digges right
along with him. Action was brought to a halt on lap four when Josh
Longstreth and Ray Muncy crashed hard. Both cars were heavily damaged
and eliminated.
Hannah continued to set sail on the restart and Digges passed Marsh
for second and then the caution flew on lap nine when Tyler Mahaffey
spun. Hannah had the pressure on her as Digges was didding, trying to
see if Hannah would go wide so he make a pass. Then here came Shawn
Stansell on the outside passing Hannah for the lead as Hannah held on
to second, Digges third, Marsh fourth and Sites fifth at the halfway
mark.
Stansell began to run away from the pack and Tyler Mahaffey was
working on the traffic. passing Sites and Marsh to move into fourth.
Stansell claimed the win in his Affordable Auto Parts special for the
sixth time this year. Rookie Courtney Hannah did a super job to claim
runner-up with Travis Digges third. Tyler Mahaffey was fourth and Jamie
Sites fifth.
In the sport stock dash it was Ray Muncy and Tyler Mahaffey in the
front row with Muncy taking charge with Mahaffey on the outside and
Shawn Stansell slipping by for second. Fast timer Travis Digges then
displaced Mahaffey for third as Muncy took the checker for his first
dash win followed by Stansell, Digges, and Mahaffey.
The sport stock heat had Ricky Young and Duane Bohrer in front for
their eight lap event. Young was too eager on the start as he jumped the
field making for another attempt to get it under way. Young took command
when the green waved but Bohrer was giving him fits with Josh Longstreth
and Courtney Hannah right behind. Lap four changed things as Longstreth
took over with Bill Ramey second and Jamie Sites in third. At the
checker Longstreth took the win by a small magin with Sites second,
Ramey third, and Courtney Hannah fourth.
The compacts faced twenty laps in thier feature with Ryan Barrett and
heat winner Steve Barnhart in the front row and when they hit the green
Barnhart took the lead with Ron Sagers in second and Davey Shaw third.
Sagers took the outside lane to take the lead only to see the caution on
lap two when Paul Holley spun on turn four. Reverting back to the last
completed lap put Barnhart back in front. Barnhart set the pace but fast
timer Matt Stone was on the move as he weeded his way to the lead on lap
four. Many time winner Bo Hoelscher got boxed in behind Barnhart and
Sagers but once he got free he set sail of leader Stone. Back in the
pack Joe Hoelscher was working his way up, taking fourth and then went
after Sagers. Gary Williams was coming from deep in the field to move
into fifth by lap fourteen. Stone and Hoelscher worked around traffic
as they lapped car after car. Stone claimied his fifth feature win of
the year in his Valley Auto Parts special. Nine time winner Bo Hoelscher
was not far behind in second with Joe Hoelscher taking third. Ron Sagers
and Gary Williams rounded out the top five.
Carroll Nease and Paul Holly led the compact heat to the green. Nease
took the lead as the cars went three wide with Gary Williams in second
but that didn't last long as fast timer Matt Stone whizzed by Williams
and then took the lead from Nease. Bo Hoelscher was closing in on Stone
but it was Stone the winner with Hoelscher second and Nease third with
Joe Hoelscher fourth.
Ryan Barrett and Steve Barnhart led the pack in the second heat with
Barnhart taking the lead with Ron Sagers taking second and Davey Shaw
third. Sagers went to the high side and passed Barnhart for the lead
with Nick Barnett moving into third. Unfortunately Sagers broke out on
his time and was sent to the tail giving Barnhart back the lead.
Barnhart went on to claim his first heat win of the year with Nick
Barrett second followed by Davey Shaw and Ivin Fugate.
Kil-Kare will wrap up the month of August next Friday with Old Timers
night and the first ever Hall of Fame induction of some thirty
individuals. Late Models, modifieds, sport stocks, and compacts will see
action which is also Dayton Auto Racing Fan club night with all DARF
members admitted free to the grandstands. Gates open at 6 and racing at
7 p.m.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Kil-Kare Speedway - August 19,2011
Late Models
Fast time - Travis Braden 13.434
Dash - Tony Brunke, Russ Bobb, Terry Scherz, Brandon Oakley
Dash - Bob Sibila, Dick Dunlevy, Don Mahaffey, Travis Braden
Feature (30 laps) - Dick Dunlevy, Travis Braden, Bob Sibila, Don
Mahaffey, Terry Scherz, Tony Brunke, Russ Bobb, Brandon Oakley, Gary
Estes
Modifieds
Fast time - Greg Stapleton 13.719
Dash - Ryan Fleming, Bill Burba, Greg Stapleton, Derek Weatherhead
Heat - Jerry Stapleton, Derek Barnett, Grant Gamble, Jason Mahaffey
Feature (30 laps) - Ryan Fleming, Derek Weatherhead, Greg Stapleton,
Bill Burba, Jerry Stapleton, Jason Mahaffey, Rob Dutra, Grant Gamble,
Derek Barnette
Sport Stocks
Fast tme - Travis Digges 15.331
Dash - Ray Muncy, Shawn Stansell, Travis Digges, Tyler Mahaffey
Heat - Josh Longstreth, Jamie Sites, Bill Ramy, Courtney Hannah
Feature (25 laps) - Shawn Stansell, Courtney Hannah, Travis Digges,
Tyler Mahaffey, Jamie Sites, Mike South Jr., Bill Ramy, Jeff Marsh,
Ricky Young, Josh Longstreth, Ray Muncy
Compacts
Fast time - Matt Stone 15.796
Heat - Matt Stone, Bo Hoelscher, Carroll Nease, Joe Hoelscher
Heat - Steve Barnhart, Nick Barrett, Davey Shaw, Ivin Fugate
Feature (20 laps) - Matt Stone, Bo Hoelschr, Joe Hoelscher, Ron Sagers,
Gary Williams, Brian Whetnall, Davey Shaw, Bryan Lynch, Matt Barrett,
Carroll Nease, Ivin Fugate, Nick Barrett, Ryan Barrett, Steve Barnhart,
Paul Holley
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