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Blaney claims Attica All Star make-up; Reed wins Budweiser feature; Sebetto claims 3rd; Missler, Valenti take 1st.
By Brian Liskai
ATTICA, Ohio (Friday, June 8, 2007) - It took two months, but Fowler, Ohio's
Dale Blaney finally closed the books on the Coors Light Spring Nationals at
Attica Raceway Park, winning the O'Reilly All Star feature Friday. In the
Budweiser Night main, defending Attica champion Byron Reed held off several
challengers for his second 410 win of the year at "Ohio's Finest Racing"
venue.
Fremont's Bryan Sebetto edged Andy Shammo in the 305 sprint feature for his
third win of the season at Attica, while Bellevue's Ryan Missler claimed his
first main victory in the Fultz Fabrication & Speedshop Attica Late Models,
and Risingsun's Shawn Valenti recorded his first career Attica win in the
dirt trucks.
The All Star triumph - the 55th of Blaney's career - came after the original
Coors Light Spring Nationals were rained out in early April. The show was
rescheduled for May 25, and all the heats were run when the rains came,
forcing the 30-lap feature to be run this Friday. It marked Blaney's 8th
career win at Attica, as he led all 30 laps aboard the George Fisher-owned
entry.
"When we finish we're always in the top five....we've just had some
mechanical misfortunes. George sets this thing up and I know it's always
going to be fast," said Blaney beside his Berlin Natural Bakery sponsored
#2. "I was more concerned over who was behind me on those restarts at the
end than the tire sealing up. When you have Rob Chaney right on your bumper
the way he's been running, you better be on your game."
In the Budweiser Night show, Reed - the 2003, 2005 and 2006 ARP champion -
got a wake-up call in the form of a fast Caleb Griffith, before claiming his
19th career Attica victory (tied with Chad Kemenah for 2nd on the all-time
win list) in the World Auto Parts of Huron/Cleveland 410 Sprints. Griffith
had actually passed Reed in turn two for the lead with just four laps
remaining, but a yellow followed, giving Reed back the top spot.
"I don't like starting up front...I get too complacent. I like coming from
mid-pack and passing cars. When Caleb...man he has been good lately...when
he got under me it woke me up. I found I could drive the car harder into
three and four and I started going faster," said Reed beside his Reebar
Diecasting, ProShocks backed #5 about his $3,000 payday.
Sebetto had to be patient in lapped traffic while trying to hold off a
charging Andy Shammo for his fifth career Attica victory in the 25-lap main
for the 305 sprints.
"We had been running a Triple X chassis and I liked it. But, I kept eyeing
that new Maxim sitting in the garage and I called Josh (Meggitt, car owner)
this week and said, 'Let's put that thing together and give it a try.' Man
was it fast," said Sebetto beside his Hot Shots, Painting, Sandblasting and
Powder-Coating, Frosty's Put-In-Bay Bar sponsored #01. "I saw Andy under me
a couple of times and I was driving in places I shouldn't have been trying
to get around lapped cars. That is the hardest I've ever raced traffic."
For Missler - the 2005 Attica Rookie of the Year - finding victory lane in
the Fultz Fabrications & Speedshop Attica Late Models was just a matter of
time. The driver of the McElwain Construction/Taze DJ & Karaoke #50 hasn't
finished out of the top five yet this season.
"I just had to be patient around the rim...it's a fine line between disaster
and winning up there," said Missler.
Valenti battled with Cory Ward the last half of the dirt truck feature
before scoring his first career victory.
"Tim Kern set this thing up...I like the high side and this thing was
definitely fast," said Valenti beside his Dymond Motorsports &
Fabrication/Kern Tool backed #28. "I started coming to Attica as a kid and I
said I always wanted to end up on that horse track...this is a dream come
true."
At the drop of the green in the make-up feature for the O'Reilly All Star
Circuit of Champions, Blaney bolted into a commanding lead from his pole
starting position, with the real action between Dean Jacobs, Brian Paulus,
Shane Stewart and Rob Chaney behind him. Setting a blistering pace, Blaney
hit lapped traffic just five laps into the 30-lap affair.
The first yellow would fly on lap 12 with the running order Blaney, Jacobs,
Chaney, Paulus and Brian Ellenberger. On the restart attempt, Brandon
Martin, Ellenberger and Paul Weaver got together to bring out the red. That
seemed to be the only thing that could slow Blaney who built a big lead once
again on the restart. He would hit lapped traffic again by lap 19, allowing
Jacobs, Chaney and Greg Wilson to close in.
The field would be bunched up again on lap 22 as Paulus suffered a flat left
rear tire after making contact with Wilson battling for fourth. Blaney now
led over Chaney, Jacobs and 11th-starter Danny Smith. The field would get
just two more laps in before the yellow came out for a slowing Brock Mayes.
Blaney couldn't shake Chaney the remainder of the race and held on for the
victory. Jacobs, Wilson and Griffith would round out the top five.
"This is probably the best start I've had in my career. This team is just
working so well together," said Chaney beside his Hammer Pallets sponsored
#24h.
Reed jumped into the early lead of the Budweiser Night feature for the 410
sprints, with Griffith, Jacobs, Shane Stewart and Mike Linder running the
rim behind. Reed would hit lapped traffic by lap 10, but would retain the
top spot over Griffith and Stewart. The first caution would fall on lap 13
for Brandon Martin who stopped off the back stretch, with the running order
Reed, Griffith, Stewart, Jacobs and Linder. However. all eyes were on Wilson
who had worked his way up from 13th to sixth by the half-way mark.
Griffith would hound Reed until making his move in turns 1 and 2 with just
four laps remaining. Griffith dove under Reed and took the lead exiting turn
two, but a caution for a stalled Paul Weaver would negate the move, giving
Reed back the top spot. On the restart, both Stewart and Wilson tried to
make a run on the Griffith and the youngster slid off the high side of turn
two, ending his great run. Reed now led over Stewart, Wilson, and
11th-starter Gus Wasson and Jacobs and that's the way they would finish.
In the 25-lap feature for the 305 sprints, Bill Kraylek would grab the
initial lead with Dustin Dinan, Sebetto, Jim Taddeo and Shammo in tow.
Kraylek and Sebetto would actually cross the start-finish line in a dead
heat for the lead on lap six, with Sebetto stealing the top spot exiting
turn two. Dinan and Shammo would get around Kraylek on lap eight, and Shammo
would drive under Dinan for second a lap later.
Sebetto would hit lapped traffic on lap 10, allowing Shammo to take a peak
under him the next few circuits. With just 10 laps remaining, Sebetto had
his hands full with Shammo who consistently dove under him, but couldn't
clear him for the slide-job. Sebetto got hung up behind lapped traffic with
just two laps remaining, and Shammo gave it one last try, but couldn't get
the passed accomplished. Dinan, Cap Henry and Dustin Keegan would round out
the top five.
Chuck Hummer would grab the lead at the drop of the green for the late model
feature, with John Mayes Sr., last week's winner Ken Hahn, Larry Kingseed
and Missler in tow. Mayes would grab the top sot on lap four, with Kingseed
moving into the lead on lap 7. Missler would drive around Kingseed to take
the lad on lap 9 and would cruise to the win. Kingseed, Mayes, Hahn and
12th-starter Mike Marteney would round out the top five.
Steve Endicott grabbed the lead at the start of the 15-lap dirt truck
feaure, with Shawn Schultz, Cory Ward, Valenty and Art Ball right on his
bumper. ward would move into second a lap later and would take the lead on
lap 4. Valenti would move into second on lap 6 and would drive to the
outside of Ward exiting turn 4 on lap 8 for the lead. He would cruise to the
win with Ward, Ball, Brian Arnold and Endicott rounding out the top five.
Attica Raceway Park (5-25-07)
O'Reilly AllStar Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Huggins Cams
1. 24H-Rob Chaney, 12.288; 2. 4-Danny Smith, 12.332; 3. 51-John Ivy, 12.335;
4. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.440; 5. 98-Bruce Robenalt, 12.454; 6. 28-Brian
Paulus, 12.486; 7. 8H-Shane Stewart, 12.488; 8. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.494; 9.
7K-Dean Jacobs, 12.517; 10. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 12.544; 11. 5R-Byron
Reed, 12.591; 12. 11M-Brandon Martin, 12.606; 13. 12-Caleb Griffith, 12.609;
14. 16-Lee Jacobs, 12.610; 15. 4M-Jamie Miller, 12.630; 16. 15C-Chris
Andrews, 12.632; 17. X-Mark Keegan, 12.637; 18. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.642; 19.
6-Bill Rose, 12.661; 20. 3L-Mike Linder, 12.665; 21. 37Z-Bryan Scott,
12.697; 22. 11B-Brock Mayes, 12.705; 23. 2M-Dusin Daggett, 12.709; 24.
71M-Paul May, 12.753; 25. 1W-Paul Weaver, 12.787; 26. 91-Aaron Middaugh,
12.807; 27. 5B-Chad Blonde, 12.829; 28. 75-Mike Hogan, 12.987; 29. 48S-Andy
Shammo, 13.012; 30. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 13.014; 31. 10S-Roger Shammo, 13.137;
32. 5H-George Hawkins, 13.147; 33. 3T-Tony Beaber, 13.223; 34. 59-Kirk
Jeffries, 14.322
Heat 1 - Crown Battery (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. X-Mark Keegan; 2. 7K-Dean Jacobs; 3. 24H-Rob Chaney; 4. 12-Caleb
Griffith; 5. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 6. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 7. 1W-Paul Weaver; 8.
59-Kirk Jeffries; 9. 11N-Ed Neumeister
Heat 2 - Hoosier Racing Tire (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 11B-Brock Mayes; 2. 28-Brian Paulus; 3. O9-Craig Mintz; 4. 16-Lee Jacobs;
5. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 6. 10S-Roger Shammo; 7. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 8.
4-Danny Smith
Heat 3 - Engler Machine & Tool (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 2M-Dusin Daggett; 2. 6-Bill Rose; 3. 4M-Jamie Miller; 4. 8H-Shane
Stewart; 5. 5R-Byron Reed; 6. 75-Mike Hogan; 7. 51-John Ivy; 8. 5H-George
Hawkins
Heat 4 - Taylor Wings (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3L-Mike Linder; 2. 2-Dale Blaney; 3. 11M-Brandon Martin; 4. W20-Greg
Wilson; 5. 48S-Andy Shammo; 6. 15C-Chris Andrews; 7. 3T-Tony Beaber; 8.
71M-Paul May
B-main - University of Northwest Ohio (12 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 4-Danny Smith; 2. 15C-Chris Andrews; 3. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 4. 75-Mike
Hogan; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8.
3T-Tony Beaber; 9. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 10. 5H-George Hawkins; 11. 59-Kirk
Jeffries; 12. 51-John Ivy
A-main - MSD Ignition Starting Position [#] (6-8-07)
1. 2-Dale Blaney[2]; 2. 24H-Rob Chaney[6]; 3. 7K-Dean Jacobs[1]; 4. W20-Greg
Wilson[5]; 5. 12-Caleb Griffith[10]; 6. 5R-Byron Reed[8]; 7. 4-Danny
Smith[11]; 8. 15C-Chris Andrews[15]; 9. 8H-Shane Stewart[3]; 10. O9-Craig
Mintz[17]; 11. 6-Bill Rose[16]; 12. 28-Brian Paulus[4]; 13. 20E-Brian
Ellenberger[7]; 14. 1W-Paul Weaver[23]; 15. 75-Mike Hogan[22]; 16. X-Mark
Keegan[14]; 17. 11B-Brock Mayes[21]; 18. 16-Lee Jacobs[13]; 19. 3L-Mike
Linder[19]; 20. 91-Aaron Middaugh[24]; 21. 11M-Brandon Martin[9]; 22.
37Z-Bryan Scott[18]; 23. 98-Bruce Robenalt[12]; 24. 48S-Andy Shammo[20]
Attica Raceway Park (6-8-07)
World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints
Heat 1 - Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver; 2. 51-John Ivy; 3. X-Mark Keegan; 4. W20-Greg Wilson; 5.
24H-Rob Chaney; 6. 97-Cory Seeling; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo
Heat 2 - Friendship Food Stores (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 2-Dale Blaney; 2. 8H-Shane Stewart; 3. 12-Caleb Griffith; 4. 6-Bill Rose;
5. 15C-Chris Andrews; 6. 4-Danny Smith; 7. 20E-Brian Ellenberger
Heat 3 - Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 7K-Dean Jacobs; 2. 16-Lee Jacobs; 3. 75J-Kenny Jacobs; 4. 3T-Tony Beaber;
5. 11N-Ed Neumeister; . 37Z-Bryan Scott
Heat 4 - Pepsi (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. O-Gus Wasson; 2. 3L-Mike Linder; 3. 5R-Byron Reed; 4. 11M-Brandon Martin;
5. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 7. 59-Kirk Jeffries; 8. 69-Scott
Curren
B-main - Computer Man Inc. (10 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 24H-Rob Chaney; 2. 15C-Chris Andrews; 3. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 4. 4-Danny
Smith; 5. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 6. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8.
59-Kirk Jeffries; 9. 69-Scott Curren; 10. 97-Cory Seeling; 11. 37Z-Bryan
Scott
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 5R-Byron Reed[1]; 2. 8H-Shane Stewart[6]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[13]; 4.
O-Gus Wasson[11]; 5. 7K-Dean Jacobs[3]; 6. 3L-Mike Linder[5]; 7. 2-Dale
Blaney[12]; 8. 4-Danny Smith[20]; 9. X-Mark Keegan[8]; 10. 51-John Ivy[9];
11. 75J-Kenny Jacobs[4]; 12. 15C-Chris Andrews[18]; 13. 16-Lee Jacobs[7];
14. 1W-Paul Weaver[10]; 15. 6-Bill Rose[14]; 16. 3T-Tony Beaber[15]; 17.
12-Caleb Griffith[2]; 18. 24H-Rob Chaney[17]; 19. 11N-Ed Neumeister[19]; 20.
11M-Brandon Martin[16]
305 Sprints
Heat 1 - Bell Helmets (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 48S-Andy Shammo; 2. 5-Dustin Dinan; 3. 71-Bill Kraylek; 4. 21-Scott
Kraylek; 5. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 6. 55-Benny Bowman; 7. 82-Travis Hoffbauer;
8. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath
Heat 2 - Friendship Food Stores (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. O2-Kevin Lee; 2. O4-Cap Henry; 3. 13-Larry Felver Jr.; 4. 1J-Jeremy
Shambaugh; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 6. 34-Mark Whaley; 7. 49-Coty Runion; 8.
25-Chris Pifher; 9. 19R-Steve Rando
Heat 3 - Tin Lizzy Collision of Tiffin (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 2. 39M-Matt Merrill; 3. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 4. M28-Josh
Muntz; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 24X-Mike Burkin; 7. 311-Aaron Moloney; 8. 6-Ryan
Dickey; 9. 10-Brad Haudenschild
Heat 4 - Pepsi (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 2. 66L-Brad Bowman; 3. 29-Chris Lang; 4. 35-Stuart
Brubaker; 5. 92-Brandon Perkins; 6. 1A-Matt Lucius; 7. 40-Bobby Davis; 8.
18C-Jason Crispen; 9. 51S-John Taylor
B1 Main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 3. 34-Mark Whaley; 4. 55-Benny
Bowman; 5. 49-Coty Runion; 6. 19R-Steve Rando; 7. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 8.
25-Chris Pifher; 9. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath
B2-Main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 1A-Matt Lucius; 2. 65-Mark Lang; 3. 92-Brandon Perkins; 4. 10-Brad
Haudenschild; 5. 40-Bobby Davis; 6. 18C-Jason Crispen; 7. 311-Aaron Moloney;
8. 51S-John Taylor; 9. 24X-Mike Burkin
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. O1-Bryan Sebetto[3]; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo[5]; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan[2]; 4.
O4-Cap Henry[7]; 5. 36X-Dustin Keegan[9]; 6. 66L-Brad Bowman[10]; 7.
9Z-Duane Zablocki[19]; 8. 71-Bill Kraylek[1]; 9. 29-Chris Lang[6]; 10.
4T-Jim Taddeo[4]; 11. 21-Scott Kraylek[13]; 12. O2-Kevin Lee[8]; 13.
35-Stuart Brubaker[14]; 14. 1A-Matt Lucius[16]; 15. 25P-Mark Pridemore[17];
16. M28-Josh Muntz[15]; 17. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[12]; 18. 34-Mark Whaley[20];
19. 13-Larry Felver Jr.[11]; 20. 65-Mark Lang[18]
Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop Attica Late Models
Heat 1 - Bell Helmets (8 laps)
1. 27-Ken Hahn; 2. 99M-John Mayes Sr.; 3. 15B-Mike Bores; 4. 48-John Bores;
5. 9B-Luke Bieri; 6. 99-Steve Sabo; 7. 12P-Jeff Pelton
Heat 2 - Friendship Food Stores (8 laps)
1. 45-Mike Marteney; 2. 50-Ryan Missler; 3. 21-Larry Kingseed; 4. 5H-Ernie
Haynes; 5. 55-Chuck Hummer; 6. 36-Steve Fultz; 7. 31-Bill Clapp Jr.; 8.
77C-Craig Corfman
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 50-Ryan Missler[5]; 2. 21-Larry Kingseed[3]; 3. 99M-John Mayes Sr.[1]; 4.
27-Ken Hahn[4]; 5. 45-Mike Marteney[12]; 6. 5H-Ernie Haynes[10]; 7. 48-John
Bores[7]; 8. 55-Chuck Hummer[2]; 9. 36-Steve Fultz[9]; 10. 12P-Jeff
Pelton[13]; 11. 15B-Mike Bores[8]; 12. 31-Bill Clapp Jr.[14]; 13. 99-Steve
Sabo[11]; 14. 9B-Luke Bieri[6]; 15. 77C-Craig Corfman[15]
Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 (8 laps)
1. O1-Art Ball; 2. 37-Eric Devanna; 3. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 4. 3X-Shawn Schultz;
5. 34-Aaron Schatzinger; 6. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 7. 17-Bob Dible; 8. 33-Brian
Arnold; 9. 55B-Bill Bruen
Heat 2 (8 laps)
1. 18W-Corey Ward; 2. 28-Shawn Valenti; 3. 8-Steve Endicott; 4. 69-Mark
Warnick; 5. 22-Todd Keegan; 6. 4-Donald Fitch; 7. 92-Loren Schwochow; 8.
30-Dave Gibbs; 9. 99-Jesse Worcester
A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 28-Shawn Valenti[9]; 2. 18W-Corey Ward[7]; 3. O1-Art Ball[11]; 4.
33-Brian Arnold[15]; 5. 8-Steve Endicott[1]; 6. 17-Bob Dible[13]; 7.
3X-Shawn Schultz[2]; 8. 22-Todd Keegan[4]; 9. 30-Dave Gibbs[16]; 10.
3R-Chuck Roelle[6]; 11. 92-Loren Schwochow[14]; 12. 4-Donald Fitch[12]; 13.
55B-Bill Bruen[17]; 14. 99-Jesse Worcester[18]; 15. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[5];
16. 69-Mark Warnick[3]; 17. 37-Eric Devanna[10]
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