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Kil-Kare Speedway 1166 Dayton-Xenia Road Xenia, Ohio 45385 937 429-2961
by Jerry Wahl
Xenia, OH. (5/30) - It was a big night of racing at Kil-Kare Speedway with the pits full of race cars and a good size crowd on hand for the ten dollar admission NASCAR Whelen All-American Series cars in action. It was also double feature night for the late models and modifieds giving the fans plenty of racing laps. The first late model thirty lap feature was the make up one from two weeks ago with Dick Dunlevy Jr. and Sam Heckman, both former track champs starting on the front row. Dunlevy took command at the drop of the green and never relinquished the lead as he stayed out front all the way for his first feature win of the season Duncan Oil sponsored machine. Back of him was a different story though as a bunched up group of six cars battled each other. As the laps ran down second place running Heckman had the pressure really put on him with a bunch of hungry drivers chasing him down. Coming down for the white flag it was Justin Alsip, Tim Allensworth, and John Vallo chasing Heckman across the line to finish in that order. In the regular late model feature it certainly was an exciting event for the fans as Donnie Renner, making his first appearance of the year and Ricky Bates brought the field to the line. Renner got the lead with Bates second and Sam Heckman running third but like the make-up feature it was quite a battle between several cars behind them as they ran side by side. Sixth place starter Justin Alsip was all wound up as he started picking off spots on the outside to take the lead on lap six. Renner had secnd but here came Sllensworth and Vallo running side by side with Vallo emerging out and into second spot. Alsip kept his Charlie's A-1 special out front as he lapped traffic to claim his first win of the year. Vallo was second with Allensworth third followed by Dick Dunlevy and Ricky Bates. The mke-up modified feature saw ninetee cars take the green flag with Bill Burba jumping into the lead with Jason Mahaffey then taking the front spot as he led Dick Dunlevy and Chad Poole lap after lap. As the front runners approached slower cars Mahaffey had the misofrtune of being involved with one of them that saw him hit the backstretch wall and out of the event. Stapleton in the Underwood Floor and Tile special inherited the lead and stayed in front to the checker to claim his first win of the year. One time winner Poole paced second with dunlevy third. Burba and Caleb Reschar rounded out the top five. Twenty-two modifieds took the green flag in the regular feature with Ross Kligelhofer bringing the field to starter Mike Stapleton's green flag with Poole getting the lead but fourth place starter Mike Stacy was on the move. Stacy passed Klingelhofer on the seventh lap and then set sail for Poole. Poole in the Storco Construction special managed to hold off Stacy for his second win of the year. Greg Stapleton was on the move as he took over third to claim that spot with Klingelhofer fourth and Jack Jones fifth. The twenty lap sport stock feature was going just well for Buck Purtee as he stole the lead over Keith Bales on the first lap and was pulling away from the field but once Bales got a hold on the track he closed the door on Purtee and moved up on his rear bumper. Unfortunately his luck ran out on lap eleven when he spun sideways coming out of turn four and four other cars piled into him resulting in an apparent broken leg with him being careflighted to Dayton's Miami Valley Hospital for treatment. When action resumed Purtee maintained the lead but Justin Miller began closing the gap and with five laps to go Miller took the outside groove to take te lead and his first feature win. Fast timer Tom Williams slipped by Purtee on the last lap to claim second with Purtee third. Mike Miller and Mike South Jr. rounded out the top five. The Oakley Blacktop compacts hit the small fifth mile track nineteen cars strong with Paul Holley and second generation driver Jess Drook bringing the field to the green flag. Holley took the lead with Drook following and lady driver Holli Eaton in her first Kil-Kare appearance was in third. In the meantime fast timer Tim Haerr who started seventh was on the prowl advancing toward the front disposing one at a time his opponents. By lap six he moved inside of Holley to take the lead in the Mahaffey Auto Salvage special to lead all the way to take the win. Fifth place starter Chris Boggs moved up to second but was unable to catch Haerr as he placed second. When the checker waved Josh Boggs was third with Tim Dilg fourth after battling Spriggs and fifth was Drook.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Late Models Fast time - John Vallo 13.710 Feature (make-up) - Dick Dunlevy Jr., Sam Heckman, Justin Alsip, Tm Allensworth, John Vallo, Joe Hill, Eddie Simpson, Ricky Bates, Bobby Justus, Virgil Powell, Jeff Marsh, Shawn Sparkman, Jim Lewis Jr. Feature - Justin Alsip, John Vallo, Tim Allensworth, Dick Dunlevy, Rcky Bates, Sam Heckman, Eddie Simpson, Joe Hill, Donnie Renner, Jeff Marsh, Jim Lewis Jr., Bobby Justus, Cuck McClure
Modifieds Fast time - 13.819 Feature (make up) - Greg Stapleton, Chad Poole, Dick Dunlevy, Bil Burba, Caleb Reschar, Roney Kreusch, Brad Yelton, Ross Klingelhofer, Rob Yelon, Jack Jones, Tim Rauch, Joe Jennings, Ray Muncy, Jamie Brenneman, Dewayne Snyder Jr., Grant Gamble, Jason Mahafffey, Charlie Dvis, Neil McCleleand Feature - Chad Poole, Mike Stacy, Greg Stapleton, Ros Klingelhofer, Jack ones, Dick Dunlevy, Bill Burba, Charlie Davis, Gary Eaton Jr., Rob Yelton, Brad Yelton, Rodney Kreusch, Joe Jennings, Jamie Brenneman, Grant Gamble, Josh Smith, Buck Purtee, Caleb Reschar, Ray Muncy, Dewayne snyder Jr., Jason Mahaffey, Neil McClelland
Sport Stocks Fast time - Tom Williams 14.915 Feture - Justin Miller, Tom Williams, Buck Putee, Mike Miller, Mike South Jr., Mel McMullen, Keith Bale, Tavis Digges, Tony Cotrill
Compacts Fast time - 15.043 Feature - Tim Haerr, Chris Boggs, Josh Spriggs, Tim Dilg, Jess Drook, Ivin Fugate, olli Eaton, Amber Sites, Paul Holley, Dave Shaw, Joe Hoelscher, Mike Robertson, Bryan Lynch, Tim Spriggs, Rodney Terry, Chris Clark, David Boyle, Bo Hoelscher, Ron Sagers
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