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Kil-Kare Speedway 1166 Dayton-Xenia Road Xenia, Ohio 45385 937 429-2961 Carter Claims First Kil-Kare Win
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH. - Although Friday the 13th is know as an unlucky date to some it certainly did not faze David Carter one bit Friday night at Kil-Kare Speedway. Driving the Mark Wolfe owned The Race Shop/Zodiac Super Store late model and in only his second appearance of the season, young Carter went home the winner of his first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sonic Drive-In feature on the tricky 3/8ths mile asphalt oval. Polesetter Tony Brunke jumped into the lead at the drop of the green for the thirty lap feature with Russ Bobb and Matt Parsons right behind him as they completed the first lap. Brunke would show as the leader the next eight laps but on the move was Carter who the week before had placed third in the Robbie Dean memorial event. From his tenth place starting slot he had advanced to third by lap seven and then went after second place running Bobb making good on an outside pass and then did the same to leader Brunke to show as the leader on lap ten. While Carter had stole the show veteran driver Dick Dunlevy had been sneaking around the cars in front of him from his eighth place starting position to drop Brunke to third as Dunlevy used the outside groove to do so. Also on the move was fast timer and eight time feature winner Don Mahaffey who was on Dunlevy's tail by lap thirteen which saw him drop Dunlevy to third with Mahaffey now in the chase of leader Carter. A caution appeared on lap seventeen and mysteriously Mahaffey departed to the pits giving second place for the restart to his teammate Mike Stacy but Stacy brought the caution out one lap later when he spun between turns three and four which saw him sent to the rear. Dunlevy was now back in second and riding third was the winner of the Robbie Dean memorial Sloan Henderson who started eleventh. As the laps wore down Carter enjoyed a good lead when he received the checker flag with Dunlevy in only his second late model appearance of the year home runner-up with Henderson third. Making a mad dash toward the front from the tail due to the earlier spin was two time feature winner Mike Stacy who displaced Sam Heckman with three laps to go to claim fourth with Heckman fifth. The hottest driver in the modified division this season certainly is Greg Stapleton as he posted fast time thirteen times so far and recorded his eighth feature win Friday. Seventeen mods took the green flag in in the fully inverted thirty lap feature with former dirt track driver Grant Gamble having the lead going out of turn two but that was short lived as Jerry Stapleton was the front runner when they hit the stripe. Unfortunately Gamble's luck ran out on lap three when he smacked the turn four wall and was trailered. On the restart Jason Mahaffey took the front spot with Shawn Stansell in tow to drop Stapleton to third but here came Stapleton's nephew Greg Stapleton who dropped uncle Jerry to fourth on lap eleven. Stansell would be the next victim to fall back a spot as Greg took second on lap seventeen. Greg had the lead but second fast timer Steve Foster and fifth fast timer Brad Williams were right behind the leader when the white flag flew. At the checker it was Greg Stapleton claiming his seventh win in the Stapleton Machine & Tool car followed by Steve Foster, Brad Williams, Jason Mahaffey, and Caleb Reschar. In the make-up feature that was rained upon July 30 it was a heart breaker for Caleb Reschar. Reschar had been the leader on July 30 with one lap completed and Friday night held that spot the first twenty six laps. Greg Stapleton played it cool riding second until the five laps to go signal and then it was goodbye Reschar as Stapleton took the front spot to claim the win, his eighth and fourth in a row with Reschar runner-up. Brian Reeser was a close third with rookies Brandon Oakley and Ryan Fleming fourth and fifth. Jay Lakins Jr. started on the pole of the twenty lap sport stock feature but it was John Haney who had the lead on the first lap with James Harding second but Haney's lead was short lived as Harding had the lead by lap three. Six time fast timer Shawn Stansell was working the outside of Haney and finally got around Haney on lap sixteen with an outside pass. Harding had nearly a half lap lead when the checker fell as he claimed his third win in his All City Auto Wrecking special with Stansell second but unfortunately Stansell did not report to the scales and was delegated to the last position. Stansell's misfortune moved John Haney up to the runner-up finish with Ron Lewis third, Rodney Kreusch fourth, and Travis Digges fifth. Friday the 13th apparently played a role in the compact feature as no less than five cautions appeared in the twenty lap feature causing several long delays. Dewayne Snyder Jr. led the first or perhaps we should say survived the first twelve laps with a lot of wild driving around and behind him with the event cut to fifteen laps due to all the mishaps. Taking the win for the fourth time was Bo Hoelscher with Snyder second as Paul Holley, Shane Sparkman, and Steve Barnhart rounding out the top five. The final event of the night was the FAST Midwest Legend Cars which had twelve cars start their twenty five lap feature. Kyle Baugh, winner of the last appearance of the legend cars led the first lap with Bryan Nuckles second and Levi Rochester third. Nuckles, a many time winner at Kil-Kare in the years past took the lead from Baugh but fast timer and previous winner Travis Braden was on the move as he darted under Nuckles to show as the leader on lap five. Braden then pulled away, putting some distance on second place running Nuckles and when the checker waved it was Braden home first with Nuckles second and Baugh third. Rochester and Heath Tatman rounded out the top five. Next Friday, August 20, will see the second crazy School Bus Figure-8 and Demolition Derby along with the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series late models, modifieds, sport stocks, and compacts with gates opening at 6 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m. Visit www.kilkare.com or call 937 429-2961 for details.
Late Models Top qualifier: Don Mahaffey 13.513 Feature (30 laps) - David Carter, Dick Dunlevy, Sloan Henderson, Mike Stacy, Sam Heckman, Matt Parsons, Tony Brunke, Terry Scherz, Russ Bobb, Jeff Marsh, Shawn Sparkman, Don Mahaffey, Jamie Sites, Ray Muncy, Andy Peterson, Gary Estes
Modifieds Top qualifier: Greg Stapleton 13.651 Feature (30 laps) - Greg Stapleton, Steve Foster, Brad Williams, Jason Mahaffey, Caleb Reschar, Jerry Stapleton, Travis Braden, Brandon Oakley, Gary Eaton, Ray Muncy, Brian Reeser, Josh Smith, Joe Jennings, Darrel Skaggs, Ryan Fleming, Shawn Stansell, Grant Gamble Feature from July 30 - Greg Stapleton, Caleb Reschar, Brian Reeser, Brandon Oakley, Ryan Fleming, Ray Muncy, Jerry Stapleton, Gary Eaton, Jason Mahaffey, Joe Jennings, Darrel Skaggs
Sport Stocks Top qualifier: Shawn Stansell 15.357 Feature (15 laps) - James Harding, John Haney, Ron Lewis, Rodney Kreusch, Travis Digges, Jay Lakins Jr., Ray Muncy, #Shawn Stansell # finished second, disqualified for failure to report to scales
Compacts Top qualifier: Bo Hoelscher 15.154 Feature (15 laps) - Bo Hoelscher, Dewayne Snyder Jr., Paul Holley, Shane Sparkman, Steve Barnhart, Davey Shaw, Joe Hoelscher, Tyler Mahaffey, Michael Brewer
FAST Midwest Legend Cars Top qualifier: Travis Braden 15.134 Feature (25 laps) - Travis Braden, Brian Nuckles, Kyle Baugh, Levi Rochester, Heath Tatman, Joey Greening, Doug Dugger, Chris Linley, Justin Campbell, Gerald Miller, Shelby Campbell, Bob Campbell |