By Brian Liskai
Ocala, FL (2-4-11)– New year same results…Tim Shaffer
picked up where he left off in 2010 – winning an O’Reilly Auto Parts All
Star Circuit of Champions sprint car feature.
Shaffer, who was the hottest 410 sprint car driver in the nation last year,
opened the 28th Annual All Star Winter Nationals at Ocala Speedway Friday
night, with his sixth straight All Star feature win. Shaffer, who has won
the last two All Star championships, has now won 11 of the last 13 series’
features and now has 36 career All Star wins.
>From the start of the night it appeared that the man to beat might be Tony
Stewart Racing’s Donny Schatz. Schatz qualified next to last and turned a
blistering 13.039 on his second lap to take the Kistler Engines Fast
Qualifier Award. He then PA Posse member Aaron Ott major fits in the dash
race for starting positions. But Schatz’s night would end early with a
spectacular front stretch flip in the feature as he became entangled in
some lapped traffic. After racing ended Tony Stewart was spotted assessing
the damage to Schatz’s machine in the pit area, as the team attempted to
regroup.
Shaffer may not have set the fastest qualifying time, but in the dash for
starting positions he rose to the top and remained there to nab the pole
position for the feature.
Traffic is always a problem in the tight and odd shaped confines of Ocala
Speedway, but between cautions that gave Shaffer clear track ahead, and his
own skill at dealing with slower machines, he managed to avoid obstacles
and maintain his lead. Early chasers like Ott and Schatz slipped back and
were replaced by Daryn Pittman and Tyler Walker late in the race, but
Shaffer held on to claim victory in the 25 lap event.
Shaffer drove the Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook Motorsports, Kistler Racing
Products, Kistler Racing Engines backed #83 to the victory over
Pennsylvania Posse members Daryn Pittman, Tyler Walker and Aaron Ott and
three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney.
The win gives Shaffer, “The Steel City Outlaw,” the lead in the new All
Star point system for the Eastern Region. In 2011, the All Stars will have
an Eastern Region which includes the Winternationals and races in Central
Pennsylvania, New York, Canada and other events in the east.
Ocala Speedway 2/5/11
All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying – Kistler Engines
1. 15 Donny Schatz 13.039
2. 39 Greg Hodnett 13.074
3. 15H Sam Hafertepe 13.081
4. 25 Aaron Ott 13.082
5. 2 Dale Blaney 13.114
6. 83 Tim Shaffer 13.142
7. 17 Tyler Walker 13.144
8. 7M Mark Smith 13.191
9. 27 Daryn Pittman 13.191
10. 30C Lance Dewease 13.209
11. 4 Danny Smith 13.210
12. 1 Sammy Swindell 13.222
13. 24 Terry McCarl 13.293
14. 89G David Gravel 13.311
15. 1z Stevie Smith 13.330
16. 33 Danny Lasoski 13.455
17. 87 Alan Krimes 13.472
18. 51 Fred Rahmer 13.546
19. 04 Cap Henry 13.656
20. 55 Chad Layton 13.656
21. 3B Brad Greer 13.875
22. 1M Bronson Maeschen 13.918
23. W20 Greg Wilson 13.999
24. 3 Pete Miller III 14.028
25. 14 Jessica Zemken 14.056
26. 1X Matt Linder 14.143
Heat 1 – Kear’s Speed shop (Top 6 Transfer)
1. 33 Danny Lasoski
2. 15 Donny Schatz
3. 30C Lance Dewease
4. 24 Terry McCarl
5. 17 Tyler Walker
6. 25 Aaron Ott
7. 04 Cap Henry
8. 14 Jessica Zemken
9. 1M Bronson Maeschen
Heat 2 – Kears Speed Shop (Top 6 Transfer)
1. 89G David Gravel
2. 27 Daryn Pittman
3. 4 Danny Smith
4. 87 Alan Krimes
5. 2 Dale Blaney
6. W20 Greg Wilson
7. 55 Chad Layton
8. 39 Greg Hodnett
9. 1X Matt Linder
Heat 3 – All Pro Heads (Top 6 Transfer)
1. 51 Fred Rahmer
2. 7M Mark Smith
3. 1 Sammy Swindell
4. 83 Tim Shaffer
5. 1z Stevie Smith
6. 15H Sam Hafertepe
7. 3B Brad Greer
8. 3 Pete Miller III
B- Main- University of Northwestern Ohio (Top 6 Transfer)
1. 04 Cap Henry
2. 39 Greg Hodnett
3. 55 Chad Layton
4. 14 Jessica Zemken
5. 1M Bronson Maeschen
6. 1X Matt Linder
7. 3B Brad Greer
8. 3 Pete Miller III
Dash – MSD Ignition (6 Laps)
1. 83 Tim Shaffer
2. 25 Aaron Ott
3. 15 Donny Schatz
4. 17 Tyler Walker
5. 15H Sam Hafertepe
6. 2 Dale Blaney
A-Main- O’Reilly Auto Parts (25 Laps)
1. 83 Tim Shaffer
2. 27 Daryn Pittman
3. 17 Tyler Walker
4. 25 Aaron Ott
5. 2 Dale Blaney
6. 30C Lance Dewease
7. 33 Danny Lasoski
8. 51 Fred Rahmer
9. 89G David Gravel
10. 39 Greg Hodnett
11. 7M Mark Smith
12. 4 Danny Smith
13. 55 Chad Layton
14. 15H Sam Hafertepe
15. 87 Alan Krimes
16. W20 Greg Wilson
17. 14 Jessica Zemken
18. 1z Stevie Smith
19. 1 Sammy Swindell
20. 15 Donny Schatz
21. 1X Matt Linder
22. 04 Cap Henry
23. 1M Bronson Maeschen
24. 24 Terry McCarl