From Inside Line Promotions
Chillicothe, OH — (October 24, 2014) — Night 1 of the Open Wheel Championships at Atomic Speedway was a rousing success for the Renegade Sprints.
Danny Smith led 53 drivers in qualifying on Friday at the high-banked track, which hosts the $1,000-to-win dash and the $15,000-to-win main event on Saturday.
“It was a great way to kick off this event,” Renegade Sprints President Shane Helms said. “We had exciting racing all night and Saturday’s dash and main event are set up to be excellent. I think we will see side-by-side racing throughout the night.”
Smith, who received a $500 bonus for setting quick time during qualifying, advanced through his heat race along with fast qualifiers Greg Wilson, Chad Kemenah, Danny Lasoski, Dale Blaney, Cole Duncan, Nathan Skaggs, Brady Bacon, Tyler Courtney and Jimmy Stinson.
Those 10 drivers made it into the dash on Saturday by virtue of their qualifying times and finishing in the top three of a heat race. The results of the dash, which pays $1,000 to the winner and at least $100 to all starters, will determine the first five rows of the $15,000-to-win feature.
On Friday, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wilson, Bacon, Lasoski, Blaney and Tim Shaffer each won a heat race. Brandy Bower claimed the C Main and Bill Balog was victorious in the B Main.
Additionally, the top 20 drivers who didn’t advance into Saturday’s main event through heat race, C Main and B Main action on Friday will be eligible to compete in the $2,065-to-win Charlie McCann Memorial. That will be the first race on Saturday’s schedule.
Saturday’s hot laps are scheduled to begin at approximately 5 p.m.
ATOMIC SPEEDWAY RESULTS (Oct. 24, 2014) –
Time Trials: 1. 4-Danny Smith 12.380; 2. 20w-Greg Wilson 12.448; 3. 10h-Chad Kemenah 12.590; 4. 2l-Danny Lasoski 12.705; 5. 14k-Dale Blaney 12.706; 6. 49-Cole Duncan 12.726; 7. 63-Kody Swanson 12.750; 8. 2s-Nathan Skaggs 12.815; 9. 99b-Brady Bacon 12.835; 10. 4t-Tyler Courtney 12.865; 11. 18-Ian Madsen 12.885; 12. 17b-Bill Balog 12.929; 13. 5t-Travis Philo 12.967; 14. 24h-Brandon Wimmer 12.970; 15. 84-Jimmy Stinson 12.985; 16. 59-Bryan Nuckles 12.989; 17. 59-Danny Holtgraver 13.050; 18. 45-Tim Shaffer 13.053; 19. 97-Sheldon Haudenschild 13.078; 20. 35r-Ron Blair 13.087; 21. 5-Adam Strausser 13.110; 22. 56r-Ryan Myers 13.150; 23. 78-Todd Kane 13.155; 24. 11h-Randy Hannagan 13.161; 25. 6-Jac Haudenschild 13.174; 26. 3f-Rick Fraley 13.187; 27. 00-Jim Nier 13.325; 28. 06-Brandy Bower 13.327; 29. 9-Dean Jacobs 13.330; 30. 1p-Curtis Evans 13.350; 31. 8-David Smith 13.365; 32. A97-Aaron Higgins 13.373; 33. 99d-Josh Davis 13.374; 34. 40-Caleb Helms 13.420; 35. 9j-Jesse McCreary 13.423; 36. 9x-Rob Chaney 13.427; 37. 55f-Taylor Ferns 13.432; 38. 9k-Kevin Thomas Jr. 13.444; 39. 21-DJ Foos 13.455; 40. 15h-Mitch Harble 13.477; 41. 60-Kory Crabtree 13.493; 42. 37-Mark Coleman 13.498; 43. 83x-Nate Reeser 13.510; 44. 57x-Andrew Palker 13.539; 45. 41-Randy Fink 14.539; 46. 22r-Kevin Roberts 13.638; 47. 85-Mike Terry Jr. 13.666; 48. 08-Brandon Conkel 13.694; 49. 7c-Caleb Armstrong 13.706; 50. 40-Mark Imler 13.728; 51. 12-Nick Roberts 13.878; 52. 22b-Ryan Broughton 13.923; 53. 3fx-Dean Kester 14.070.
Heat 1 (Top 3 to feature): 1. 97-Sheldon Haudenschild (1); 2. 6-Jac Haudenschild (5); 3. 4-Danny Smith (4); 4. 5t-Travis Philo (2); 5. 63-Kody Swanson (3); 6. 55f-Taylor Ferns (7); 7. 8-David Smith (6); 8. 7c-Caleb Armstrong (9); 9. 83x-Nate Reeser (8).
Heat 2 (Top 3 to feature): 1. 20w-Greg Wilson (4); 2. 2s-Nathan Skaggs (3); 3. 35r-Ron Blair (1); 4. 9k-Kevin Thomas Jr. (7); 5. 3f-Rick Fraley (5); 6. 40-Mark Imler (9); 7. 24h-Brandon Wimmer (2); 8. 57x-Andrew Palker (8); 9. A97-Aaron Higgins (6).
Heat 3 (Top 3 to feature): 1. 99b-Brady Bacon (3); 2. 10h-Chad Kemenah (3); 3. 84-Jimmy Stinson (2); 4. 5-Adam Strausser (1); 5. 21-DJ Foos (7); 6. 00-Jim Nier (5); 7. 99d-Josh Davis (6); 8. 12-Nick Roberts (9); 9. 41-Randy Fink (8).
Heat 4 (Top 3 to feature): 1. 2l-Danny Lasoski (4); 2. 59-Bryan Nuckles (2); 3. 4t-Tyler Courtney (3); 4. 56r-Ryan Myers (1); 5. 15h-Mitch Harble (7); 6. 40-Caleb Helms (6); 7. 06-Brandy Bower (5); 8. 22b-Ryan Broughton (9); 9. 22r-Kevin Roberts (8).
Heat 5 (Top 3 to feature): 1. 14k-Dale Blaney (4); 2. 78-Todd Kane (1); 3. 60-Kory Crabtree (7); 4. 59-Danny Holtgraver (2); 5. 9-Dean Jacobs (5); 6. 9j-Jesse McCreary (6); 7. 18-Ian Madsen (3); 8. 3fx-Dean Kester (9); 9. 85-Mike Terry Jr. (8).
Heat 6 (Top 3 to feature): 1. 45-Tim Shaffer (2); 2. 11h-Randy Hannagan (1); 3. 49-Cole Duncan (4); 4. 17b-Bill Balog (3); 5. 1p-Curtis Evans (5); 6. 9x-Rob Chaney (6); 7. 08-Brandon Conkel (8); 8. 37-Mark Coleman (7).
C Main (Top 4 transfer to B Main): 1. 06-Brandy Bower (3); 2. 24h-Brandon Wimmer (2); 3. 99d-Josh Davis (6); 4. 40-Caleb Helms (7); 5. 8-David Smith (4); 6. 18-Ian Madsen (1); 7. A97-Aaron Higgins (5); 8. 22r-Kevin Roberts (12); 9. 83x-Nate Reeser (9); 10. 12-Nick Roberts (16); 11. 7c-Caleb Armstrong (15); 12. 85-Mike Terry Jr. (13); 13. 57x-Andrew Palker (10); 14. 37-Mark Coleman (8); 15. 41-Randy Fink (11); 16. 08-Brandon Conkel (14); 17. 3fx-Dean Kester (17).
B Main (Top 6 transfer to feature): 1. 17b-Bill Balog (2); 2. 63-Kody Swanson (1); 3. 56r-Ryan Myers (7); 4. 59-Danny Holtgraver (5); 5. 5t-Travis Philo (3); 6. 22b-Ryan Broughton (22); 7. 40-Caleb Helms (14); 8. 1p-Curtis Evans (12); 9. 9x-Rob Chaney (16); 10. 15h-Mitch Harble (20); 11. 9k-Kevin Thomas Jr. (18); 12. 00-Jim Nier (9); 13. 99d-Josh Davis (13); 14. 40-Mark Imler (21); 15. 06-Brandy Bower (10); 16. 3f-Rick Fraley (8); 17. 5-Adam Strausser (6); 18. 24h-Brandon Wimmer (4); 19. 21-DJ Foos (19); 20. 9-Dean Jacobs (11); 21. 55f-Taylor Ferns (17); 22. 9j-Jesse McCreary (15).