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Kil-Kare
Speedway
1166 Dayton-Xenia Road
Xenia, Ohio 45385
937 429-2961
www.kilkare.com
Don Mahaffey, Ryan Fleming, Stiffler, Harding, Mahaffey Take Kil-Kare
Features on DARF Night
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH (5/14) - Members of the Dayton Auto Racing Fan club enjoyed a
free night of racing at Kil-Kare Speedway Friday which saw Don Mahaffey,
Ryan Fleming, Bradley Stiffler, James Harding, Mahaffey claim feature
wins.
In the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sonic Drive-In late models it
was like old times with former champs Gary Estes and Sam heckman leading
the field to the green for the start of their thirty lap feature.
Heckman surged slightly ahead but Estes rebouned as they continued side
by side while Mike Stacu and Sloan Henderson did likewise. In the blink
of an eye the situation changed as Mike Stacy and Don Mahaffey found
themselves running one and two and then the battle was between the two
teammates. Fast timer Mahaffey stole the lead on lap ten and then said
goodby to Stacy.
Henderson crept up on Stacy as farther back in the field Heckman and
Estes ran fourth and fifth. Mahaffey continued to put some distance on
the field as the laps wound down and Mahaffey started to lap cars with
six laps to go as he put Russ Bobb and Jeff Marsh a lap down. With two
laps to go the only caution flew when Jack Jones spun on the
frontstretch gining Stacy to move up on the bumper of Mahaffey for the
restart. At the checker it was Mahaffey and his Oakley blacktop special
recording his third straight feature win. the other Oakley Blacktop car
of Stacy was second with third going to Sloan Henderson followed by Sam
Heckman and Gary Estes.
Fifteen year old Ryan Fleming and Ralph Harrod led the pack to the
green in the modified main with rookie Fleming taking the lead over
Jason Mahaffey. Meanwhile last weeks winner Bill Burba had advanced to
fourth and was chasing down third place running Harrod. Further back in
the pack relatives Greg Stapleton and Jerry Stapleton battled for
seventh with Greg pulling ahead to move up on the field as the caution
flew as Brian Brewer spun on turn two.
Now the former quarter-midget driver Fleming had the pressure of
seasoned Mahaffey on him at the restart but again the yellow flew with
eleven laps completed when Austin Troyer spun on turn four. Fleming got
a jump on the restart and pulled away from Mahaffey. At the halfway it
was Fleming, Mahaffey, Harrod, burba, and Derek Weatherhead. Mahaffey
poured the power to his Paul Storer machine and closed the door on
Fleming but Fleming held the front spot. Again Mahaffey closed in on
Fleming as fast timer Greg Stapleton moved into third. Fleming did a
good job in lapped traffic as Mahaffey again tried on the outside with
two laps to go only to spin on turn two with Mahaffey and Greg Stapleton
sent to the tail.
Now Fleming had Bill Burba to contend with on the restart but he held
off for the win in the Muffler Brothers of Xenia special to become the
youngest driver to win a modified feature at Kil-Kare. Bill Burba was
second followed by Ralph Harrod, Jack Jones, Derek Weatherhead.
Matthew Lorance and Trey Craig paced the IKO mini cup cars to the
green with Lorance out front followed by fast timer Bradley Stiffler as
Stiffler looked for a way to get around the leader. Third place running
Trey Craig moved up on the leaders only to find himself off the
backstretch to bring out the caution and Craig to the tail. Stiffler
stole the lead on the restart and pulled away with Jared Rupert shooting
up to second as Lorance droped to third. Trey Craig was making a great
comeback from the tail as he was third with eight laps to go. Craig then
took second and set his sights on leader Stiffler with five laps to go
but Stiffler held on for the win with Trey Craig second trailed by Jared
Rupert, Corey Duser and Matthew Lorance.
Former sport stock feature winners Ron Lewis and Joe Hensel made up the
frnt row of the sport stock feature with Lewis surging ahead and last
weeks winner James Harding. Harding moved to the outside of Hensel just
as Hensel lost it on turn two and spun and was sent to the tail. Harding
pulled alongside of Lewis on the restart as they diced for the lead.
Back and forth they swapped the lead as Shawn Stansell moved to third
followed by fast timer Travis digges in fourth as the yellow flew when
Brad Worley spun on the frontstretch. Harding set sail on the restart to
leave Lewis behind. Back in the field five cars, Stansell, digges, Jay
Lakins, John Haney and Hensel were running bumper to bumper.
Harding was on cruise control as he looked for his second straight
feature win with six laps to go as the yellow flew again when Digges
spun. Harding had little trouble holding onto the lead when the caution
flew again when Digges spun to avoid a bobbling John Dunlap. Harding
took the win over Lewis as Stansell was third but Hensel and Lakins
tangled as they approached the checker and did not cross the line which
gave John Haney fourth and Jamie Sites fifth.
Tim Spriggs and Tyler Mahaffey led the field in the compactt feature
which had to be restarted before a lap was completed due to a spin.
Rookie Mahaffey charged into the lead with Spriggs second and again the
yellow flew when Bo Hoelscher spun on the first lap. Mahaffey continued
to lead as the veteran drivers behind him were on the move trying to
work their way to the front. Second fast timer Bryan Lynch came from
eighth to fourth by the halfway marrk and moved into second by lap
fifteen. Lynch was reeling in Mahaffey with Joe Hoelscher running
third. Rookie fifteen year old Tyler Mahaffey in his Affordable Auto
Parts machine picked up his first feature win as Hoelscher made a daring
move around Lynch for second with Lynch third followed by David Sagers
and Tim Spriggs.
Next Friday, May 21, the big full size school buses will invade the
Kil-Kare facility for a figure-8 feature and a school bus demolition
derby rounding out the nights program. Preceding the school buses the
regular Friday night divisions will see action with the gates opening at
6 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.
Sonic Drive-In late models
Fast time: Greg Stapleton 13.555 NTR
Feature (30 laps) - Don Mahaffey, Mike Stacy, Sloan Henderson, Sam
Heckman, Gary Estes, Terry Scherz, Russ Bobb, Jeff Marsh, Jack Jones
Modifieds
Fast time: 13.378 NTR
Feature (30 laps) - Ryan Fleming, Bill Burba, Ralph Harrod, Jack Jones,
Derek Weatherhead, Jerry Stapleton, Caleb Reschar, Brandon Oakley, Derek
Barnette, Tim Rauch, Jason Mahaffey, Greg Stapleton, Chris Jennings, Joe
Jennings, Brian Brewer, Austin Troyer, Jamie Brenneman
Sport Stocks
Fast time: Travis Digges 15.279
Feature (25 laps) - James Harding, Ron Lewis, Shawn Stansell, John
Haney, Jamie Sites, John Dunlap, Travis Digges, Chris Boggs, Joe Hensel,
Jay Lakins Jr., Brad Worley
Compacts
Fast time: 15.131
Feature (20 laps) - Tyler Mahaffey, Joe Hoelscher, Bryan Lynch, David
Sagers, Tim Spriggs, Rodney Terry, Tim Haerr, Paul Holley, Troy
Patterson, Joshua Spriggs, dewayne Snyder, Matthew Jackson, Steve
Barnhart, Bo Hoelscher, Michael brewer, Amber Sites, Bradley Adkins
IKO Mini cups
Fast time: Bradley Stiffler 14.695
Rookie Feature (10 laps) - Jacob McClay, Jacob Bartellis, Gabe Brinson,
Kurt Brinson
Feature (25 laps) - Bradley Stiffler, Trey Craig, Jared Rupert, Corey
Duser, Matthew Lorance, Jacob Wenrick, Jacob McClay, Jacob Bartellis
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