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Noonan suprises Eldora field.
ROSSBURG, OH (May 27) -- Following Sunday night’s Sunoco American Late Model Series (ALMS) conquest at Eldora Speedway, Casey Noonan is a firm believer in the old adage, “the bigger they are, the harder they fall”. Noonan drove the race of his life to best a stellar field of entrants and garner his first-ever Eldora triumph. Meanwhile, Dale Blaney took advantage of a rare night away from 410 Sprint racing to capture the NRA (National Racing Alliance) Sprint Invaders main event and Mike Dirksen took advantage of Jeff Babcock’s misfortune to take home the Advance Auto Parts Stock Car victory.
By virtue of his heat race win and the luck of the draw, Tim McCreadie started on the pole of the ALMS feature. Based on McCreadie’s track record, to many observers, that meant the rest of the field would be running for second.
Not to deny them, when the green flag flew, McCreadie was out and flying; leaving the balance of the field in a tense battle.
With a ten car lead, the battle for second on back could have been covered with a virtual blanket. Steve Casebolt and Darrell Larnigan were side by side in their chase for second, while fourth was being hotly contested by Chris Ross, Noonan and Ted Loomis.
With a multi-grooved surface, the drivers utilized the full 90’ width and had the crowd in awe. The fast pace an swapping of positions among the top six distracted from the drive being put forth by Patrick Sheltra and Brian Ruhlman, from deep in the field.
When the event’s first caution came out it was a heartbreaker for Casebolt. His hood became dislodged and flew off, with the resulting caution flag, he had to be relegated to the rear of the field. Just at that moment, Noonan had turned in a strong pass of Lanigan and found himself runner-up on the restarted. In two laps, he startled McCreadie by pulling not only alongside, but ahead of him to take the lead.
Right behind him, all the way from 20th was Sheltra, and those two promptly stole the show with their fierce battle that continued to the dropping of the checkered flag. The elated Noonan won by inches. Following them across the line were Scott James (from 12th), Lanigan and McCreadie.
No sooner had the dust settled from that barnburner, than the NRA Sprints came out to provide yet another thriller. Mike Dussell shot into the early lead, with Mike Brecht in hot pursuit. By lap 6, Brecht had built up enough momentum to shoot past Dussel, with Blaney right on his tail.
Blaney tried high and low for several laps before he came up with the right combination at the mid-point of the event to take the lead he was to hold to the finish. Brecht hung on for runner-up honors, while team mate Greg Wilson had the fastest car near the closing stages, but couldn’t overcome the front running duo; having to settle for third. Dussell and Dennis Yoakam completed the top five.
Heartbreak was the name of the game for Babcock. Going for his second consecutive feature win, and coming down for the white flag, a spinning car collected Babcock. With the damage extensive enough to prohibit any further racing, the top spot was inherited by Mike Dirksen, who cruised the remaining distance to the victory.
The extremely racy track found 12th place starter Barney Craig moving into second at the finish, followed in order by Bob Burch (from 14th), Josh Morton and Doug Matheny. --30--
May 27, 2007
Sunoco American Late Model Series - 47 cars
Heat 1:
Heat 1: Chris Ross, Ted Loomis, Jr., Kerry Mathew, Brian Ruhlman, Hillard Miller, Jeff Roodvoets, Tim Sabo, Brian Stinson
Heat 2: Tyler Boggs, Donnie Moran, Shawn Negangard, Josh Williams, John Mason, Ron Perrine, jr., John Lawhorn, Brett Reaume
Heat 3: Steve Casebolt, Randy Woodling, Jerry Bowersock, Audie McWilliams, Bill Hahn, Shanon Buckingham, Bobby Kitchen, Jon Horner
Heat 4:Casey Noonan, Aaron Scott, Chad Ruhlman, Wayne Chinn, Tim Felkner, Jr., George Lee, Curtis Deisenroth, Kevin Mack
Heat 5: Tim McCreadie, Duane Chamberlain, Todd Morrow, Dustin Moore, Mike Bores, Chuck Hummer, Ky Harper
Heat 6: Darrell Lanigan, Scott James, Rick DeLong, Jeep VanWormer, Patrick Sheltra, Jordan Bland, Mike Stiltner
B-Main 1: Dustin Moore, Brian Ruhlman, Shanon Buckingham, Audie McWilliams, Bobby Kitchens Hillard Miller, Jeff Roodvoets, Brett Reaume, Bill Hahn, Tim Sabo, Mike Bores, Rusty Schlenk, Kevin Mack,
B-Main 2: Patrick Sheltra, Jeep VanWormer, Wayne Chinn, John Mason, Jordan Bland, Josh Williams, Curtis Deisenroth, George Lee, Ron Perrine, Brian Stinson, John Lawhorn, Jon Horner
25-lap A-Main
1)Casey Noonan 2)Patrick Sheltra 3)Scott James 4)Darrell Lanigan 5)Tim McCreadie 6)Jerry Bowersock 7)Brian Ruhlman 8)Rick DeLong 9)Randy Woodling 10)Donnie Moran 11)Aaron Scott 12)Chad Ruhlman 13)Duane Chamberlain 14)Todd Morrow 15)Shawn Negangard 16)Tyler Boggs 17)Chris Ross 18)Dustin moore 19)Ted Loomis 20)Kerry Mathew 21)Steve Casebolt 22)Rusty Schlenk
NRA Sprint Invaders - 25 cars
Heat 1: Kent Wolters, Mike Miller, Rick Baughan, J. R. Stewart, Luke Hall, Phil Gressman, Cory Seeling, Mike Dunlap, Jim Dues
Heat 2: Dale Blaney, Mike Brecht, Dustin Daggett, Jeff Williams, Jared Horstman, Scott Carter, Mark Hery, Shawn Applegate
Heat 3: Tim Allison, Mike Dussell, Greg Wilson, Dennis Yoakam, Ben Rutan, Randy Fusi, Dave Miller, Ron Blair
B-Main: Phil Gressman Cory Seeling, Mike Dunlap, Scott Carter, Randy Fusi, Shawn Applegate, Ron Blair, Dave Miller, Jim Dues
20-lap A-Main:
1)Dale Blaney 2)Mike Brecht 3)Greg Wilson 4)Mike Dussel 5)Dennis Yoakam 6)Dustin Daggett 7)Phil Gressman 8)Kent Wolters 9)Mike Miller 10)Rick Baughan 11)Jared Horstman 12)Ben Rutan 13)Cory Seeling 14)Jeff Williams 15)Tim Allison 16)J. R. Stewart 17)Scott Carter 18)Luke Hall 19)Mark Hery 20)Mike Dunlap
Advance Auto Parts Stock Cars - 40 cars
Heat 1: Barney Craig, Earnie Woodard, Jeff Babcock, Paul Smith, Jim Hatcher, Jerry Butler, Luke Timmerman, Adam Schaeff, Mike Barr, John Miller
Heat 2: David Hollon, Brad Conover, Ryan Sutter, Bob Burch, Greg Knoch, Chad Barr, Matt Phlipot, Terry Klopfenstein, Paul Wanger, Rod Lacey
Heat 3: Tim Bowen, Ed Shaner, Josh Morton, Tim Rostorfer, John Phlipot, Jan Launder, Jason Kinney, Brad Jessup, Jamie Heiser, Brandy Shulz
Heat 4: Mike Dirksen, Doug Matheny, John Brooks, Shawn Phillipi, Gabe Wombolt, Josh Greber, Glenn Knick, Gene Smith, Frank Watkins, Carl Hill
B-Main 1: Jerry Butler, Greg Knoch, Jim hatcher, Luke Timmerman, Chad Barr, Matt Phlipot, Adam Schaeff, Rod Lacey, Paul Wagner, John miller
B-Main 2: John Phlipot, Gabe Wombolt, Glenn Knick, Josh Greber, Brad Jessup, Gene Smith, Carl Hill, Brandy Shulz, Jamie Heiser, Jan Launder
15-lap A-Main:
1)Mike Dirksen 2)Barney Craig 3)Bob Burch 4)Josh Morton 5)Doug Matheny 6)Paul Smith 7)Tim Bowen 8)Tim Rostorfer 9)John Phlipot 10)Ryan Sutter 11)David Hollon 12)Gabe Wombolt 13)Jerry Butler 14)Glenn Knick 15)Jim Hatcher 16)Earnie Woodard 17)Jeff Babcock 18)Shawn Phillippi 19)John Brooks 20)Brad Conover 21)Ed Shaner 22)Greg Knoch
ROSSBURG, OH (May 27) -- Following Sunday night’s Sunoco American Late Model Series (ALMS) conquest at Eldora Speedway, Casey Noonan is a firm believer in the old adage, “the bigger they are, the harder they fall”. Noonan drove the race of his life to best a stellar field of entrants and garner his first-ever Eldora triumph. Meanwhile, Dale Blaney took advantage of a rare night away from 410 Sprint racing to capture the NRA (National Racing Alliance) Sprint Invaders main event and Mike Dirksen took advantage of Jeff Babcock’s misfortune to take home the Advance Auto Parts Stock Car victory.
By virtue of his heat race win and the luck of the draw, Tim McCreadie started on the pole of the ALMS feature. Based on McCreadie’s track record, to many observers, that meant the rest of the field would be running for second.
Not to deny them, when the green flag flew, McCreadie was out and flying; leaving the balance of the field in a tense battle.
With a ten car lead, the battle for second on back could have been covered with a virtual blanket. Steve Casebolt and Darrell Larnigan were side by side in their chase for second, while fourth was being hotly contested by Chris Ross, Noonan and Ted Loomis.
With a multi-grooved surface, the drivers utilized the full 90’ width and had the crowd in awe. The fast pace an swapping of positions among the top six distracted from the drive being put forth by Patrick Sheltra and Brian Ruhlman, from deep in the field.
When the event’s first caution came out it was a heartbreaker for Casebolt. His hood became dislodged and flew off, with the resulting caution flag, he had to be relegated to the rear of the field. Just at that moment, Noonan had turned in a strong pass of Lanigan and found himself runner-up on the restarted. In two laps, he startled McCreadie by pulling not only alongside, but ahead of him to take the lead.
Right behind him, all the way from 20th was Sheltra, and those two promptly stole the show with their fierce battle that continued to the dropping of the checkered flag. The elated Noonan won by inches. Following them across the line were Scott James (from 12th), Lanigan and McCreadie.
No sooner had the dust settled from that barnburner, than the NRA Sprints came out to provide yet another thriller. Mike Dussell shot into the early lead, with Mike Brecht in hot pursuit. By lap 6, Brecht had built up enough momentum to shoot past Dussel, with Blaney right on his tail.
Blaney tried high and low for several laps before he came up with the right combination at the mid-point of the event to take the lead he was to hold to the finish. Brecht hung on for runner-up honors, while team mate Greg Wilson had the fastest car near the closing stages, but couldn’t overcome the front running duo; having to settle for third. Dussell and Dennis Yoakam completed the top five.
Heartbreak was the name of the game for Babcock. Going for his second consecutive feature win, and coming down for the white flag, a spinning car collected Babcock. With the damage extensive enough to prohibit any further racing, the top spot was inherited by Mike Dirksen, who cruised the remaining distance to the victory.
The extremely racy track found 12th place starter Barney Craig moving into second at the finish, followed in order by Bob Burch (from 14th), Josh Morton and Doug Matheny. --30--
May 27, 2007
Sunoco American Late Model Series - 47 cars
Heat 1:
Heat 1: Chris Ross, Ted Loomis, Jr., Kerry Mathew, Brian Ruhlman, Hillard Miller, Jeff Roodvoets, Tim Sabo, Brian Stinson
Heat 2: Tyler Boggs, Donnie Moran, Shawn Negangard, Josh Williams, John Mason, Ron Perrine, jr., John Lawhorn, Brett Reaume
Heat 3: Steve Casebolt, Randy Woodling, Jerry Bowersock, Audie McWilliams, Bill Hahn, Shanon Buckingham, Bobby Kitchen, Jon Horner
Heat 4:Casey Noonan, Aaron Scott, Chad Ruhlman, Wayne Chinn, Tim Felkner, Jr., George Lee, Curtis Deisenroth, Kevin Mack
Heat 5: Tim McCreadie, Duane Chamberlain, Todd Morrow, Dustin Moore, Mike Bores, Chuck Hummer, Ky Harper
Heat 6: Darrell Lanigan, Scott James, Rick DeLong, Jeep VanWormer, Patrick Sheltra, Jordan Bland, Mike Stiltner
B-Main 1: Dustin Moore, Brian Ruhlman, Shanon Buckingham, Audie McWilliams, Bobby Kitchens Hillard Miller, Jeff Roodvoets, Brett Reaume, Bill Hahn, Tim Sabo, Mike Bores, Rusty Schlenk, Kevin Mack,
B-Main 2: Patrick Sheltra, Jeep VanWormer, Wayne Chinn, John Mason, Jordan Bland, Josh Williams, Curtis Deisenroth, George Lee, Ron Perrine, Brian Stinson, John Lawhorn, Jon Horner
25-lap A-Main
1)Casey Noonan 2)Patrick Sheltra 3)Scott James 4)Darrell Lanigan 5)Tim McCreadie 6)Jerry Bowersock 7)Brian Ruhlman 8)Rick DeLong 9)Randy Woodling 10)Donnie Moran 11)Aaron Scott 12)Chad Ruhlman 13)Duane Chamberlain 14)Todd Morrow 15)Shawn Negangard 16)Tyler Boggs 17)Chris Ross 18)Dustin moore 19)Ted Loomis 20)Kerry Mathew 21)Steve Casebolt 22)Rusty Schlenk
NRA Sprint Invaders - 25 cars
Heat 1: Kent Wolters, Mike Miller, Rick Baughan, J. R. Stewart, Luke Hall, Phil Gressman, Cory Seeling, Mike Dunlap, Jim Dues
Heat 2: Dale Blaney, Mike Brecht, Dustin Daggett, Jeff Williams, Jared Horstman, Scott Carter, Mark Hery, Shawn Applegate
Heat 3: Tim Allison, Mike Dussell, Greg Wilson, Dennis Yoakam, Ben Rutan, Randy Fusi, Dave Miller, Ron Blair
B-Main: Phil Gressman Cory Seeling, Mike Dunlap, Scott Carter, Randy Fusi, Shawn Applegate, Ron Blair, Dave Miller, Jim Dues
20-lap A-Main:
1)Dale Blaney 2)Mike Brecht 3)Greg Wilson 4)Mike Dussel 5)Dennis Yoakam 6)Dustin Daggett 7)Phil Gressman 8)Kent Wolters 9)Mike Miller 10)Rick Baughan 11)Jared Horstman 12)Ben Rutan 13)Cory Seeling 14)Jeff Williams 15)Tim Allison 16)J. R. Stewart 17)Scott Carter 18)Luke Hall 19)Mark Hery 20)Mike Dunlap
Advance Auto Parts Stock Cars - 40 cars
Heat 1: Barney Craig, Earnie Woodard, Jeff Babcock, Paul Smith, Jim Hatcher, Jerry Butler, Luke Timmerman, Adam Schaeff, Mike Barr, John Miller
Heat 2: David Hollon, Brad Conover, Ryan Sutter, Bob Burch, Greg Knoch, Chad Barr, Matt Phlipot, Terry Klopfenstein, Paul Wanger, Rod Lacey
Heat 3: Tim Bowen, Ed Shaner, Josh Morton, Tim Rostorfer, John Phlipot, Jan Launder, Jason Kinney, Brad Jessup, Jamie Heiser, Brandy Shulz
Heat 4: Mike Dirksen, Doug Matheny, John Brooks, Shawn Phillipi, Gabe Wombolt, Josh Greber, Glenn Knick, Gene Smith, Frank Watkins, Carl Hill
B-Main 1: Jerry Butler, Greg Knoch, Jim hatcher, Luke Timmerman, Chad Barr, Matt Phlipot, Adam Schaeff, Rod Lacey, Paul Wagner, John miller
B-Main 2: John Phlipot, Gabe Wombolt, Glenn Knick, Josh Greber, Brad Jessup, Gene Smith, Carl Hill, Brandy Shulz, Jamie Heiser, Jan Launder
15-lap A-Main:
1)Mike Dirksen 2)Barney Craig 3)Bob Burch 4)Josh Morton 5)Doug Matheny 6)Paul Smith 7)Tim Bowen 8)Tim Rostorfer 9)John Phlipot 10)Ryan Sutter 11)David Hollon 12)Gabe Wombolt 13)Jerry Butler 14)Glenn Knick 15)Jim Hatcher 16)Earnie Woodard 17)Jeff Babcock 18)Shawn Phillippi 19)John Brooks 20)Brad Conover 21)Ed Shaner 22)Greg Knoch
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