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Xenia, OH. (7/10) - Veteran driver Don Mahaffey scored his first 2009 late model feature win at Kil-Kare Speedway Friday night as Mike Carroll claimed the modified win, Shawn Stansell the sport stock, Bo Hoescher the compact and Toby Alfrey the legend feature.

Sites as both were looking or their first feature win. Henderson, the sixteen year old sensation took the lead with Bobby Justus riding second as the caution came out due to a spin by Virgil Powell on the backstretch. Don Mahaffey was third on the restart and then tried the inside of second place running Justus as they ran side by side. Justus then tried the outside path to pass Henderson with Mahaffey doing the same. Sixth place starter Justin Alsip then was on the move as he pulled along side third place running Henderson. Justus was a strong runner as he pulled away from Mahaffey with Henderson holding s strong third as Alsip slipped back a little as the second caution appeared as Shawn Sparkman spun.

Looking for his second feature win of the year Justus held the front spot on the restart but Don Mahaffey slipped up on the inside as the two raced side by side swapping the lead as Mahaffey claimed the front spot on lap nineteen. Mahaffey and his Oakley blacktop sponsored machine continued to set the pace as the laps ran down but Justus was not giving up as he moved up on Mahaffey's rear bumper as back in the pack Henderson had her hands full holding off Alsip who slipped by for third with three laps to go as Mike Stacy took fourth from Henderson. For Mahaffey it was his first feature win of the year. Finishing second was Justus while Alsip, Stacy, and Henderson rounded out the top five.

Looking for his second heat win of the year, Jamie Sites started on pole of the first late model heat along with bobby Justus. Justus took the lead with fourth place starter don Mahaffey moving into second followed by fifth place starter Justin Alsip. Justus claimed his second heat win of the year with Mahaffey second, Alsip third, and Sites fourth.

It was Shawn Sparkman on the pole of the second heat along with Scott Drake with two time feature winner Drake taking the lead followed by Mike Stacy. Stacy tried the inside of Drake but Drake kept shaking him off. Sparkman held on to third with Virgil Powell trying him but when the checker waved it was Drake taking his second heat win with Stacy second followed by Sparkman and Powell.

Mike Carroll and Jamie Brenneman started in the front row of the modified feature with Carroll in the Paul Storer owned machine taking the lead with previous weeks winner Jason Mahaffey into second as Brenneman spun on the backstretch. Carroll continued to set the pace with Dereck Barnett running third and fast timer Jerry Stapleton fourth. Caleb Rescher brought the caution out on lap five when he spun on the frontstretch. Sixth place starter Dick Dunlevy put the pressure on Stapleton as he pressed him for fourth as they moved up on Barnette but contact was made with Stapleton sliding through the infield and Dunlevy moving back to the tail as Stapleton departed to the pits with a right front flat tire.

With nineteen laps to go Carroll had the lead on the restart with Mahaffey within striking distance with Barnette still in third and Ralph Harrod fourth with Dunlevy on the move from the tail to fifth position. Brenneman brought the caution out on lap sixteen when she stopped on the frontstretch. Mahaffey still dogged Carroll while Dunlevy battled on the high side of Harrod as he tried for fourth and then went after third place running Barnette. with five laps to go Mahaffey was still trying to figure a way to catch Carroll and Dunlevy then displaced Barntte for third. Carroll claimed his second win of the year with Mahaffey a close second followed by Dick Dunlevy,Derek Barnette, and Ralph Harrod.

In the Muffler Brothers of Xenia modifieds previous week feature winner Jason Mahaffey along with Dick Dunlevy led the field to the green in the first heat with Dunlevy getting the edge over Mahaffey for the lead as Mahaffey kept stuck to his rear bumper. Derek Barnette then closed in on Mahaffey as Dunlevy led to the checker to claim his third heat win of the year as they finished in that order, Dunlevy, Mahaffey, Barnette, and Jerry Stapleton.

Joe Jennings and Caleb Reschar started on the front row of the second heat as they ran side by side with Ralph Harrod joining them to make it a three car battle for the front. Jamie Brenneman then took over third as Harrod slipped under Jennings for the leas with Brenneman in tow with Harrod claiming his second heat of the year with Brenneman second followed by Jennings and Reschar.

Travis Braden and Bryan Nuckles led the pack to the green for the FAST Legends twenty-five lap feature with Braden out front with Toby Alfrey right behind him as Nuckles had Taylor Webb on his rear bumper trying for third but it was James Edsell passing Nuckles for fourth. The caution came out on lap nine for a mix-up on turn four with Braden still out front for the restart. Alfrey made an inside pass at the half-way mark to steal the lead from Braden as the caution came out for debris. Alfrey had his sites set on winning his first feature of the year as he continued to set the pace with Braden still not far behind in second. Nuckles was by himself in third with Kyle Baugh riding fourth. When the checker waved it was Alfrey in the winners circle with Braden second followed by Nuckles, Baugh, and Webb.

It was Taylor Webb jumping into the lead of the first heat of FAST legend cars but Toby Alfrey slipped by him to steal his brief lead with Webb in hot pursuit of Alfrey. Bryan Nuckles whizzed into third as the caution came out for a spin. After the restart Nuckles displaced Webb for second as Alfrey claimed the win with Nuckles second followed by Travis Braden and Taylor Webb.

Kyle Baugh and Bo Stambaugh led the pack to the green in the second heat and when the green waved Baugh set sail into the lead and pulled away from the field. Stambaugh and Chris Weddle followed with Heath Tateman fourth and that is the way they finished as Stambaugh claimed his first heat win.

Phil Gussler took the lead in the sport stock feature with Ray Muncy in second with Shawn Stansell a close third. The first caution flew on lap four for debris on the track . On the restart Stansell passed Muncy on the outside and then set sail for Gussler. Lap seven saw the caution again, this time Gary Sites and Chris Boggs spun. Gussler went wide in turn one on the restart and that was all Stansell needed as he took the lead and back in the pack fast timer George Lindsey was up to fifth as again the caution came out for a spin on lap ten. Before a lap was in on the restart the caution flew as several cars tangled on the backstretch.

Lindsey was on a mission as he passed Muncy for third on lap twelve and then went after teammate Gussler as he reeled him in but Gussler held him off as hey moved closer to leader Stansell. With four laps to go David Boyle brought the caution out when he spun. It was a shoot-out for the checker but Boyle again spun causing a caution. Stansell in his Moore Trucking special held on for his fifth win of the year as Gussler was second with Lindsey third followed by Muncy, and Jeff Marsh.

Phil Gussler and Jeff Marsh set the pace in the first sport stock heat with Gussler taking the lead. Sixth place starter Shawn /Stansell moved into third but fast timer George Lindsey was on the move charging toward the front but on the last lap John Haney made a charge to take fourth. For Gussler it was his first Kil-Kare heat win as Stansell, Marsh, and Haney rounded out the top four.

Derrick Louderback took the lead in the second heat with fourth place starter Mike South Sr. taking second as front row starter David Boyle was riding third. When the checker waved it was Louderback claiming his first heat win of the year with South second followed by Boyle and Gary Sites.

Rounding out the nights program was the wild compacts with Rodney Terry and Joe Hoelscher leading the pack. Terry got the lead but it was short lived as Bo Hoelscher took the lead with Ron Sagers advancing to second to challenge Hoelscher with fast timer Bryan Lynch riding third, Traffic was heavy back in the pack for a battle for sixth was brewing between Paul Holey, Amber Sites, and Joseph Mansfield only to see the caution come out. Bo Hoelscher and Sagers were both looking for repeat wins as the green re-appeared with Hoelscher getting a good jump on Sagers and Sites was on the move as she took fifth from Terry and was moving in on Davey Shaw as the laps were rounding down. Hoelscher maintained the lead for his second win of the year in his Valvoline sponsored car with Ron Sager second followed by Bryan Lynch, Davey Shaw, and Amber Sites.

Next Friday night, July 17, Kil-Kare will present "Open Wheel Friday" with the USAC Ford Focus Midgets, Buckeye Super Sprints, American Modified Series, and vintage race cars of the Vintage American Race Cars with the gates opening at 6 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.

Feature (30 laps) - Don Mahaffey, Bobby Justus, Justin Alsip, Mike Stacy, Sloan Henderson, Jamie Sites, Sam Heckman, Ricky Bates, Jeff Marsh, Shawn Sparkman, Virgil Powell, Scott Drake

Feature (25 laps) - Shawn Stansell, Phil Gussler, George Lindsey, Ray Muncy, Jeff Marsh, Travis Digges, Mike South Sr., Derrick Louderback, Chris Boggs, David Boyle, Gary Sites, John Haney, Ron Lewis

Feature (20 laps) - Bo Hoelscher, Ron Sagers, Bryan Lynch, Davey Shaw, Amber Sites, Paul Holley, Rodney Terry, Shane Sparkman, Dave Sagers, Steve Barnhart, Joe Hoelscher, Joseph Mansfield

Feature (25 laps) - Toby Alfrey, Travis Braden, Bryan Nuckles, Kyle Baugh, Alec Webb, James Edsall, Joey Greening, Chris Weddle, Doug Dugger, Tommy Klein, Marty Griffin, Mike Sharp, Bo Stambaugh, Bob Campbell, Shelby Campbell, Taylor Webb, Jeff Woods, Heath Tatman