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Kil-Kare Speedway 1166 Dayton-Xenia Road Xenia, Ohio 45385 937 429-2961 937 429-2961
Vallo Captures Dick Dunlevy Memorial Win Number 299
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH. - Eighteen NASCAR Whelen All-American Series late models lined up for the start of the second annual Dick Dunlevy Memorial 100 lap feature. Tim Allensworth and Ricky Bates brought the field to the green with Allensworth taking the lead and Bates second. Justin Alsip and Joe Hill battled side by side with Alsip taking the fourth spot and then went after third place runner Sam Heckman with John Vallo right behind as the caution came out on lap seven when Scott McMillen spun on turn two. Back underway Allensworth continued to set the pace as Vallo went to work on Alsip. Vallo made a move on the inside on lap eleven for third as he then went after second place running Heckman. Then the chase was on to catch leader Allensworth. The front runners started to lap the tailenders by lap eighteen and then the second caution came out on lap nineteen for a spin by Shawn Stansell on turn two. Vallo was right behind Allensworth on the restart as the two former feature winners started to pull away from the field only to see the third caution come out when Chuck McClure stalled at the pit exit ramp. Vallo overpowered Allensworth on the restart to steal the lead and put some distance over Allensworth. Lap twenty eight brought out the caution again when Shawn Stansell apparently blew an engine going into turn one oiling down the track.Vallo again pulled away as Joe Hill tried to pass fourth place running Justin Alsip but Alsip shook him off and then the fifth caution came out for a spin on turn two. Again Vallo set the pace and unfortunately lap thirty four put an end to Don Mahaffey's night as he blew an engine after which Eddie Simpson and Scott McMillen tangled on turn one with McMillen out of action. Things were going pretty smooth until lap forty one when Bobby Justus spun the backstretch for caution number six. With Vallo still out front Allensworth began to close the gap and at the halfway point it was Vallo and Allensworth way ahead of the field with Heckman third, Alsip fourth, and Hill fifth. Allensworth was coming on strong on Vallo as Vallo appeared to start to slow the pace a bit and the seventh caution came out when Alsip and Hill bumped with Alsip spinning. Allensworth was almost on Vallo's rear bumper but Vallo continued to shake him off as again Vallo pulled away from Allensworth. Back in the field Ricky bates was working on Alsip for fifth followed closely by Hill and Justus. Donnie Renner held down fourth place as he watched the rear of third place running Heckman. Lap seventy five showed the running Vallo, Allensworth, Heckman, Renner, Alsip. With Alsip and Bates battling for position they made contact and spun on turn three to see the yellow fly for the eighth time and Alsip sent to the tail. Also involved was Joe Hill who's car was heavily damaged and out. Allensworth did not give up the challenge as he put the pressure on Vallo at times pulling up on his rear bumper. Renner put the pressure on Heckamn, pulling alongside as they ran side by side with Renner doing so on lap eighty-nine. When the checker came out it was a tired John Vallo who had competed with the late Dick Dunlevy Sr. capturing the $1500 to win Dick Dunlevy Memorial 100 lap feature in the Gary Estes owned Weiler Welding sponsored car. Allensworth was a close second with Renner third, Heckman fourth, and Bobby Justus fifth. Rounding out the ten was Bates, Alsip, Jeff Marsh, Hill, and Eddie Simpson. Bobby Justus led all the way to capture the first late model heat while Joe Hill and Tim Allensworth battled side by side all the way for second with Allensworth barely nosing out Hill for the win with fast timer John Vallo coming from the tail for fourth. The second heat got off to a wild start as Virgil Powell spun going out of turn two and Chuck McClure smacking the outside wall. McClure darted to the pits to have his car checked over and made it back out for the restart while Powell was sidelined with damage. Jim Lewis Jr. picked up his first heat win of the year when action got back underway. Scott McMillan in his second appearance at Kil-Kare was second with Eddie Simpson third and Don Mahaffey fourth. Charlie Davis jumped out front at the start of the first modified heat with Jason Mahaffey right behind. Davis continued to set the pace to claim his first win of the year with Mahaffey second as Bill Burba got around Shawn Stroble for third with Stroble fourth. It was also first heat win for Chad Poole in the second heat, leading all the way with Caleb Reschar placing second with Joe Jennings third and Derek Weatherhead fourth. Caleb Reschar jumped right out in front at the start of the thirty lap modifed feature with Derek Weatherhead riding second only to make contact with Reschar and Reschar spinning which saw Weatherhead sent to the tail.Reschar set the pace on the restart with Jason Mahaffey not far behind with heat winner Charlie Davis third. A real battle developed behind the front three between Shawn Stroble, Jack Jones, Bill Burba and Chad Poole but the action was slowed when Jamie Brenneman spun on turns three and four. Mahaffey continued to put the pressure on Reschar again with caution showing again on lap eleven when Breneman spun again. The green had hardly flown again when the caution came out when Charlie Davis spun on the frontstretch. With the green back out the yellow flew again as Chad Poole spin on the backstretch after an incident with Bill Burba. Jack Jones moved up to challenge the top two as he slipped inside of Mahaffey taking over the second spot dropping Mahaffey back to third. with five laps to go Jones tried Reschar but it was Reschar taking his second win of the year with Jones just a car length behind in second and Mahaffey was a close third. Fourth went to Shawn Stroble and fifth was Joe Jennings. The twenty lap sport stock feature saw Tony Cottrill and Mel McMullen start on the front row with McMullen taking the lead with Mike South Jr. moving into second but last place starter and fast timer Tom Williams was up to third by lap two and then all of a sudden Williams slowed and disappeared to the pits. One lap later three cars spun on the backstretch bringing out the first caution as Cottrell was towed to the pits and out. On the restart McMullen held the front spot as Mike South Jr. made an outside pass on turn three to take the lead as McMullen fell back to fourth. With five laps to go it became a three car battle for the lead with Justin Miller moving up alongside of South but it was South taking his second win of the year. Miller was second with Steve Salyers third and McMullen fourth. Chris Boggs picked up his first Oakley Blacktop compact heat win in and event that saw Rodney Terry and Bo Hoelscher tangle ending up on the backstretch of the big track. Mike Robbertson held off the challenges of Tim Haerr and Aaron Harshbarger who finished in that order. David Boyle captured his second heat win by taking the second heat while David Lucas came from the tail for second with Ivin Fugate third and Davey Shaw fourth. The heat win was just a warm up for Boggs as came back to claim his first ever feature win in a wild compact feature that saw a lot of bumping and banging. Paul Holley and Mike Robertson brought the field to the green with Holley leading the first two laps but from then on it was third place starter Boggs all the way to the checker. Ron Sagers , Tim Haerr, and Bo Hoelscher along with Aaron Harshbarger had quit a battle going for positions lap after lap and when the checker finally waved it was seventh place starter Haerr taking runner-up honors. Ron Sagers ended up third with Harshbarger fourth and Hoelscher fifth.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Late Models Fast time - John Vallo 13.779 Heat - Bobby Justus, Tim Allensworth, Joe Hill, John Vallo Heat - Jim Lewis Jr., Scott McMillen, Eddie Simpson, Don Mahaffey Dick Dunlevy Memorial Feature (100 laps) - John Vallo, Tim Allensworth, Donnie Renner, Sam Heckman, Bobby Justus, Ricky Bates, Justin Alsip, Jeff Marsh, Joe Hill, Eddie Simpson, Don Mahaffey, Scott McMillen, Shawn Stansell, Chuck McClure, Drew Turner, Chad Pendleton, Virgil Powell, Virgil Powell, Jim Lewis Jr.
Modifieds Fast time - Bill Burba 13.944 Heat - Charlie Davis, Jason Mahaffey, Bill Burba, Shawn Stroble Heat -Chad Poole, Caleb Reschar, Joe Jennings, Derek Weatherhead Feature (30 laps) - Caleb Reschar, Jack Jones, Jason Mahaffey, Shawn Stroble, Joe Jennings, Derek Weatherhead, Jamie Brenneman, Charlie Davis, Bill Burba, Chad Poole
Sport Stocks Fast time - Tom Williams 14.991 Feature (20 laps) - Mike South Jr., Justin Miller, Steve Salyers, Mel McMullen, Tom Williams, Tony Cottrill
Oakley blacktop Compacts Fast time - Tim Haerr 15.052 Heat - Chris Boggs, Tim Haerr, Mike Robertson, Aaron Harshbarger Heat - David Boyle, David Lucas, Ivin Fugate, Davey Shaw Feature (20 laps) - Chris Boggs, Tim Haerr, Ron Sagers, Aaron Harshbarger, Bo Hoelscher, David Lucas, Mike Robertson, Paul Holley, Ivin Fugate, Rodney Terry, Joe Hoelscherr, Chris Clark, David Boyle, Amber Sites
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