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It’s been a long time coming for Wooster, Ohio’s Doug Drown but the 25 year old finally picked up his first career MACS A-Main event in the ‘River Days Rumble 50’ at the Coleman Family’s Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, OH.

Local hero, Kenny Christy sat on the outside of pole-sitter Drown as they brought the stacked 24-car field to green. Drown quickly shot into the lead while Ryan Markham fiercely battled with Christy for second. Markham was riding the high side around the super fast 3/8 mile oval but lost the handle in the middle of turns three and four to bring out the first caution.

The ‘Delaware’ style restart saw Doug continue to lead followed by an intense battle for second between Christy, Barry Bragdon, and five time PRP feature winner Audie Swartz. Kenny was able to hold off the third and fourth place cars as Rod Conley cracked the top five from his tenth place start. R.J. Conley had scrapped his way up to third until his left front spindle broke sending him pit-side during the lap 13 caution for Bragdon.

After two quick cautions for Chris Wilson on lap 15, and Jason Montgomery, whose mount came up lame on lap 18, Drown was able to regain his tempo as he resumed his pursuit of victory. Rod, also looking for his first MACS win, had finessed his way under Christy for second and set his sights on Drown. On lap 21 the final caution flew for Wilson who had spun. This turn of events closed the ranks with Drown tenaciously holding on to the point over the equally eager Rod. Drown again fired the field with 2002 MACS champion Jack Pencil making a daring move on the outside of turn two to catapult from seventh to fifth after starting fifteenth. While that action was occurring defending MACS champion, Jason Covert blasted into the top ten from his 21st place start.

Drown, who had masterfully led every lap to this point, caught lapped traffic on lap 32 as Conley inched his way closer to the leader. Conley matched every move Drown made as the laps rapidly wound down. With just five laps remaining Conley made a thrilling kamikaze move to the outside of Drown going into turn three. Unfortunately for Conley he could not get his Rocket Chassis to stick and lost about five car lengths to the leader. Undaunted by Conley, Drown held his line and blistered the final four laps to take his largest monetary victory of his career. Conley convincingly held on to second keeping Christy, Swartz, and Pencil all at bay. Tim Hitt led the next tier of five finishers knocking down sixth over Covert, MACS ROY contender Matt Lux, ‘05 MACS Champion Mike Balzano and Ben Adkins, from his 17th start, rounded out the top ten.

Event Recap:
MACS Late Models at Portsmouth Raceway Park, September 1, 2007
Event title: ‘River Days Rumble 50’
Finish / Start / Car # / Driver Name / Payoff
1. (1) #12D – Doug Drown - $5,000.00
2. (10) #71R – Rod Conley - $3,000.00
3. (2) #H11 – Kenny Christy- $2,000.00
4. (5) #7A – Audie Swartz - $1,500.00
5. (15) #14P – Jack Pencil - $1,250.00
6. (6) #11T – Tim Hitt - $1,150.00
7. (21) #43A – Jason Covert - $1,050.00
8. (12) #21 – Matt Lux - $1,000.00
9. (8) #E1 – Mike Balzano - $950.00
10. (17) #B7 – Ben Adkins - $850.00
11. (4) #M5 – Ryan Markham- $750.00
12. (3) #77B – Barry Bragdon - $650.00
13. (11) #1PJ – Shawn Holliday - $575.00
14. (9) #71 – Delmas Conley - $550.00
15. (13) #4B – Jackie Boggs - $525.00
16. (20) #33W – Kevin Wagner - $520.00
17. (24) #5 – Chuck Clise - $515.00
18. (19) #49 – Craig Leist - $510.00
19. (22) #17WW – Chris Wilson - $505.00
20. (18) #21M – Jason Montgomery - $500.00
21. (14) #1K – Bobby Kitchen - $500.00
22. (7) #71C – R.J. Conley - $500.00
23. (16) #16D – Paul Davis - $500.00
24. (23) #119 – Jim Bernheisel - $500.00

Car Count: 40
Time of the Event: 28 Minutes, 32 seconds
Caution Laps: 2 (2), 13, 15, 18, 21
Lead Changes: None
Lap Leaders: Drown 1-50
Red Flags: None
Chase Decals Hard Luck Driver: #71C – R.J. Conley $100 Gift Certificate

Sue Stevenson Photography presents the AlturnaMats ® “Shock the Clock” MACS
Time Trials:

Car # / Driver Name / Time
E1 - Mike Balzano 14.837
75 - Bart Hartman 14.882
JB1 - Josh Bocook 14.980
H11 - Kenny Christy 14.981
12D - Doug Drown 15.060
7A - Audie Swartz 15.073
77B - Barry Bragdon 15.230
71C - R.J. Conley 15.269
M5 - Ryan Markham 15.271
11T - Tim Hitt 15.305
71 - Delmas Conley 15.373
71R - Rod Conley 15.472
2 - Joe Ramey 15.498
72M - John Mason 15.525
17T - Shannon Thornsberry 15.527
15W - Ralph Withen 15.540
1N - Nick Bocook 15.558
4B - Jackie Boggs 15.558
43A - Jason Covert 15.596
21M - Jason Montgomery 15.597
3V - Casey Vitale 15.598
1PJ - Shawn Holliday 15.636
14P - Jack Pencil 15.676
71D - Dave Hornikel 15.684
B7 - Ben Adkins 15.771
1K - Bobby Kitchen 15.808
21 - Matt Lux 15.856
158 - Butch Dowdy 15.883
53 - Tony Ruby 15.898
W1 - Joe Whitt 16.021
18C - Chad Hina 16.079
23 - Arnie Fields 16.273
5 - Chuck Clise 16.303
33W - Kevin Wagner 16.400
49 - Craig Leist 16.405
16D - Paul Davis 16.587
45F - Russ Frohnapfel 16.913
17WW - Chris Wilson NT
4 - Brett Foster NT
119 - Jim Bernheisel NT

Mike Balzano was awarded a $200 Gift Certificate from Alturnamats® plus a $100 Gift Certificate from Impact Graphics for being Fast Qualifier.
Portsmouth Raceway Park Track Record is 14.252 and held by Josh McGuire.

WRISCO Aluminum presents AlturnaMats ® Dash King: 1. Doug Drown, Wooster, OH; 2. Kenny Christy, Vanceburg, Ky.; 3. Barry Bragdon, Wheelersburg, OH; 4. Ryan Markham, Ashland, OH; 5. Audie Swartz, Minford, OH; 6. Tim Hitt, Weston, WV; 7. R.J. Conley, Wheelersburg, OH; 8. Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, WV.

Bazell Oil presents the Sunoco Race Fuels 1st B Main : 1. Ben Adkins, W. Portsmouth, Ohio; 2. Craig Leist, Wavery, OH; 3. Jason Covert, York Haven, Pa.; 4. Chad Hina, Nashport, OH; 5. Shannon Thornsberry, Martin, KY; 6. Joe Ramey, Ironton, Ohio; 7. Chuck Clise, Frostburg, MD; 8. Russ Frohnapfel, Columbus, OH; 9. Tony Ruby, Raceland, Ky.; 10. Josh Bocook, Wheelersburg, Ohio; 11. Casey Vitale, Lebenon, Ore.; 12. Brett Foster, Jackson, Ohio.


Goddard Performance presents the Warrior Chassis 2nd B Main : 1. Jason Montgomery, Jackson, OH; 2. Kevin Wagner, Wheelersburg, Ohio; 3. Chris Wilson, Louisa, Ky.; 4. Ralph Withen, Athens, OH; 5. John Mason, Millersburg, OH; 6. Bart Hartman, Zanesville, OH; 7. Dave Hornikel, Mansfield, OH; 8. Arnie Fields, Willingford, Ky.; 9. Nick Bocook, Wheelersburg, Ohio; 10. Joe Whitt, Minford, Ohio; 11. Butch Dowdy, South Shore, Ky.; 12. Jim Bernheisel, Lebanon, PA.


Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic presents the Hoosier Tire Heat #1: 1. Doug Drown, Wooster, OH; 2. Ryan Markham, Ashland, OH; 3. Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, WV; 4. Jackie Boggs, Grayson, KY; 5. Ben Adkins, W. Portsmouth, Ohio; 6. Joe Ramey, Ironton, Ohio; 7. Chuck Clise, Frostburg, MD; 8. Tony Ruby, Raceland, Ky.; 9. Russ Frohnapfel, Columbus, OH; 10. Casey Vitale, Lebenon, Ore..


Dave Poske Performance Parts presents the Rocket Chassis Heat #2: 1. Audie Swartz, Minford, OH; 2. Tim Hitt, Weston, WV; 3. Shawn Holliday, Ironton, Ohio; 4. Bobby Kitchen, Grove City, Ohio; 5. Kevin Wagner, Wheelersburg, Ohio; 6. Chris Wilson, Louisa, Ky.; 7. John Mason, Millersburg, OH; 8. Joe Whitt, Minford, Ohio; 9. Nick Bocook, Wheelersburg, Ohio; 10. Bart Hartman, Zanesville, OH.


Lias Tire Racing Division presents the American Racer Heat #3: 1. Delmas Conley, Wheelersburg, OH; 2. Barry Bragdon, Wheelersburg, OH; 3. Matt Lux, Franklin, PA; 4. Jack Pencil, Bedford, PA; 5. Craig Leist, Wavery, OH; 6. Chad Hina, Nashport, OH; 7. Shannon Thornsberry, Martin, KY; 8. Josh Bocook, Wheelersburg, Ohio; 9. Jason Covert, York Haven, Pa.; 10. Brett Foster, Jackson, Ohio.


GRT Chassis presents the ATL Fuel Cells Heat #4: 1. Rod Conley, Wheelersburg, OH; 2. R.J. Conley, Wheelersburg, OH; 3. Kenny Christy, Vanceburg, Ky.; 4. Paul Davis, Pilgrim, Ky.; 5. Ralph Withen, Athens, OH; 6. Dave Hornikel, Mansfield, OH; 7. Jason Montgomery, Jackson, OH; 8. Arnie Fields, Willingford, Ky.; 9. Butch Dowdy, South Shore, Ky.; 10. Jim Bernheisel, Lebanon, PA.


MACS FACTS: Four heats were held for 40 drivers from six states including: Kentucky Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Drown drives the Wooster Glass Company / Malcuit Racing Engines / Lehman Motorsports Services / Farr Motorsports / Slavic Custom Racing Shirts Ford Fusion with power coming from Macluit Racing Engines. His Rocket Chassis is mounted with Genesis shocks and shod Hoosier Racing Tires.

The field included three current or past MACS Champions: Covert (‘06); Balzano (’05), Pencil (’02).

The feature field contained 6 previous MACS A Main winners.

The Series has had 65 different winners thus far in 198 events.

Career Wins: Todd Andrews. Series career win leader board: 1.) Todd Andrews - 17; 2.) Chub Frank -16; 3.) Gary Stuhler -13; 4) Jeremy Miller – 11; 5) Jackie Boggs - 11; 5) Robbie Blair – 10; 6.) Lynn Geisler - 8, 7.) Davey Johnson - 7; 9.) Mike Balzano – 6; 10) Bob Close, Bart Hartman and Scott Haus –5

2007 Mid-Atlantic Championship Series Event Winners:
April 7 – Allegany County Speedway ( Cumberland , MD ) – Weather
May 25 – Skyline Speedway ( Stewart , OH ) – Josh McGuire
May 26 – Portsmouth Raceway Park ( Portsmouth , OH ) – Jackie Boggs
May 27 – Central Pennsylvania Speedway ( Clearfield , PA ) – Rob Blair
July 3 – Eriez Speedway ( Hammett , PA ) – Jason Covert
July 13 – Bedford Speedway ( Bedford , PA ) – Bo Feathers
August 18 – Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway (Jamaica, VA ) – Jason Covert
August 31 – Don Martin’s Lernerville Speedway ( Sarver , PA ) – Chub Frank
September 1 - Portsmouth Raceway Park ( Portsmouth , OH) – Doug Drown

2007 Winners thus far: Jason Covert (2), Robbie Blair (1).Jackie Boggs (1), Doug Drown (1), Bo Feathers (1), Chub Frank (1), and Josh McGuire (1).

The average car count per event is: 41

202 Different drivers have competed thus far this season

13 out of the top 25 in points standing were present.

2007 Mid-Atlantic Championship Series Point Standings:
1. #43A – Jason Covert 2,200
2 #71R – Rod Conley 2,135
3. #E1 – Mike Balzano 2,040
4. #21 – Matt Lux 2,010
5. #119 – Jim Bernheisel 1,970
6. #12D – Doug Drown 1,915
7. #W11 – Rob Blair 1,885
8. #14P – Jack Pencil 1,730
9. #21D – Dan Stone 1,585
10. #5 – Chuck Clise 1,420

AlturnaMats® “Shock the Clock” Time Trail Points presented Sue Stevenson Photography
#E1 – Mike Balzano - 25
#75 – Bart Hartman - 20
#JB1 – Josh Bocook - 18
#H11 – Kenny Christy - 16
#12D – Doug Drown - 14
#7A – Audie Swartz - 12
#77B – Barry Bragdon - 10
#71C – R.J. Conley - 8
#M5 – Ryan Markham – 6
#11T – Tim Hitt - 4

AlturnaMats® Dash King presented WRISCO Aluminum
#12D – Doug Drown - 25
#H11 – Kenny Christy - 20
#77B – Barry Bragdon - 18
#M5 – Ryan Markham - 16
#7A – Audie Swartz - 14
#11T – Tim Hitt - 12
#71C – R.J. Conley - 10
#E1 – Mike Balzano - 8

WRISCO Aluminum Event Hard Charger Points
#43A – Jason Covert – 14
#14P – Jack Pencil - 10
#71R – Rod Conley – 8
#B7 – Ben Adkins – 7
#5 – Chuck Clise – 7
#21 – Matt Lux - 4
#33W – Kevin Wagner – 4
#17WW – Chris Wilson - 3
#7A – Audie Swartz - 1
#49 – Caig Leist - 1

Additional information on the Mid-Atlantic Championship Series can be found on www.macsracing.com.

Thank you for your continued support of the series, host facilities, drivers, and sponsors.

Andy Geesey – President – (724) 549-1480
Matt Geesey - Vice President – (724) 465-4282
Jeff Geesey - Secretary/Treasurer – (724) 465-2222
Email - macs1@verizon.net

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Jason Shank – JNJ Motorsports Media / Mid-Atlantic Championship Series
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