By Gerry Keysor
Racing action was sandwiched between rain showers on Saturday night as Waynesfield raceway Park held the 3rd Annual Jack Hewitt Classic, sponsored by Buckeye Machine Fabricators. The added moisture made the racing surface extremely fast and exciting all through the evening.
Kicking off Feature action were the Performance Powder Coating 1000cc Mini Sprints. Middletown, Ohio’s “Hot” Rod Henning picked up the win in the Ronnie French Commercial Washer and Dryer #28H. Henning picked up the win after getting by #7R Nick Daugherty on lap 9 of the 15 lap affair. Daugherty would finish 2nd, with #24L Lee Underwood 3rd, #74 drew Rader 4th, and points leader #23 Devon Dobie completing the top 5.
Next up were the JR and Sons Service Center Compacts in their A Main. #31 Jeff Kimes, the defending track champion, and current points leader took the win aboard the Rush Creek Gardens entry. The battle for second was hard fought throughout the race, but #49 Tim Ashcraft would claim the runner-up spot over #82 Harvey Yoder, #17 Justin Durflinger, and #11 Jordan Iiams.
The 3rd Annual Jack Hewitt Classic featuring the S&H Nerfs Non Wing Sprint Cars hit the track next. 20 Non Wing Warriors started the 30 lap A Main, with Jack Hewitt himself taking the green flag in his 2 seat Sprint Car with Bob Eulenacher riding shotgun. Fortville, Indiana’s Jonathan Hendrick used his outside front row starting spot to grab the Hewitt Classic win for the 2nd straight year over #40 Justin Grant, who earlier in the evening set the new track record for Non Wing Sprint Cars at Waynesfield with a time of 11.827 seconds. 2009 Jack Hewitt Classic winner, Matt Westfall, driving the family owned #54, came home 3rd. #37k Dustin Smith was 4th, and #17N Nick Bilbee completed the top 5.
Next on the track were the Block Thunder Stock Cars in their A Main. Keith Ralston, from Lima Ohio, captured his 5th feature win of the season in the B&B Auto, Slix Party Shop, Sounds Good Karaoke, #71. #16 Jeff Koz was 2nd, #71c Barney Craig was 3rd, #48 Tim Cole 4th, and #19 Bill Reimund rounded out the top 5.
The Post Agri Service UMP Modifieds were next in Feature Action, with Wapakoneta Ohio’s “Jedi” Jerry Bowersock capturing the feature win in a race marred by 6 caution flags. Points leader Zach Schroeder grabbed the runner-up spot, with Chad Rosenbeck 3rd, #00 John Brooks 4th, and #1 Brian Przepiora completing the top 5.
The final A Main of the evening featured the Dave’s Reliable Motors Tough Trucks. #1w “Fat” Matt Twining picked up his first feature win of 2011 by taking advantage of his pole position starting spot and fending off challenges on 3 different restarts. #37 “Racin Roy” Miller would finish 2nd, with #2b Pete Zuppardo 3rd, #17 Ryan Dunlap 4th, and Points leader, #33 Mike hicks completing the top 5, after bouncing back from an earlier race spin.
Waynesfield Raceway Park is back in action next Saturday night with the 1st Annual Dick Spencer Memorial sponsored by Ron Spencer Realty, Superior Federal Credit Union, Ronda K. Lehman, Army’s Towing, Radio Hospital, Servicemaster by Case and Citizen’s National Bank. The S&H Nerfs Non Wing Sprints will race for a top prize of $1500 as we honor a Waynesfield Native. The PPC 1000cc Mini Sprints, Dave’s Reliable Motors Tough Trucks, and JR and Sons Service Center Compacts will also be in action. General Admission for ages 16 and older $12, Ages 11 to 15 $6, and Kids 10 and under get in FREE! Pit Passes for all ages $25. Don’t miss out on this great event. Full schedule, and directions can be found at http://www.waynesfieldracewaypark.com
Waynesfield Raceway Park – 8/6/2011
S&H Nerfs Non Wing Sprints – 3rd Annual Jack Hewitt Classic Sponsored by Buckeye Machine Fabricators (32 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying – NTR-New Track Record
1. 40-Justin Grant, 11.827(NTR); 2. 17B-Brett Burdette, 12.060; 3. 68-Jonathan Hendrick, 12.084; 4. 12-Ted Hines, 12.139; 5. 54-Matt Westfall, 12.157; 6. 9X-Thomas Meseraull, 12.195; 7. 57-Jon Sciscoe, 12.237; 8. 82-Mike Miller, 12.240; 9. 24-Landon Simon, 12.298; 10. 21H-Tyler Hewitt, 12.299; 11. 41-Jason Holt, 12.304; 12. 37K-Dustin Smith, 12.374; 13. 34-Luke Hall, 12.410; 14. 17N-Nick Bilbee, 12.497; 15. 23S-Kyle Simon, 12.499; 16. 2H-Dallas Hewitt, 12.503; 17. 40H-Travis Hery, 12.547; 18. O-Steve Irwin, 12.579; 19. 8C-Lewie Christian, 12.630; 20. 1-Kent Wolters, 12.708; 21. 9N-Jon Nelson, 12.776; 22. 97-Devon Dobie, 12.952; 23. 14C-Andy Conley, 13.025; 24. 48-Tommy Kerce, 13.121; 25. 32M-Derek Hastings, 13.144; 26. 59J-Kirk Jeffries, 13.295; 27. 7-Tim Calicoat, 13.309; 28. 63-Jim Dues, 13.319; 29. 18B-Tim Fox, 13.356; 30. 42-Rick Horne, 13.468; 31. 31M-Tom Rhoades, 99.999; 32. 18K-Todd Keen, 99.999
Heat 1 – Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 40-Justin Grant[4] ; 2. 54-Matt Westfall[3] ; 3. 40H-Travis Hery[5] ; 4. 24-Landon Simon[2] ; 5. 32M-Derek Hastings[7] ; 6. 9N-Jon Nelson[6] ; 7. 18B-Tim Fox[8] ; 8. 34-Luke Hall[1]
Heat 2 – Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 17N-Nick Bilbee[1] ; 2. 9X-Thomas Meseraull[3] ; 3. 17B-Brett Burdette[4] ; 4. O-Steve Irwin[5] ; 5. 97-Devon Dobie[6] ; 6. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[7] ; 7. 21H-Tyler Hewitt[2] ; 8. 42-Rick Horne[8]
Heat 3 – Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 68-Jonathan Hendrick[4] ; 2. 23S-Kyle Simon[1] ; 3. 57-Jon Sciscoe[3] ; 4. 41-Jason Holt[2] ; 5. 14C-Andy Conley[6] ; 6. 7-Tim Calicoat[7] ; 7. 8C-Lewie Christian[5] ; 8. 31M-Tom Rhoades[8]
Heat 4 – Heat 4 (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 37K-Dustin Smith[2] ; 2. 12-Ted Hines[4] ; 3. 2H-Dallas Hewitt[1] ; 4. 82-Mike Miller[3] ; 5. 48-Tommy Kerce[6] ; 6. 1-Kent Wolters[5] ; 7. 63-Jim Dues[7] ; 8. 18K-Todd Keen[8]
B-Main – (10 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1-Kent Wolters[8] ; 2. 9N-Jon Nelson[5] ; 3. 32M-Derek Hastings[1] ; 4. 14C-Andy Conley[3] ; 5. 34-Luke Hall[13] ; 6. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[6] ; 7. 97-Devon Dobie[2] ; 8. 8C-Lewie Christian[11] ; 9. 63-Jim Dues[12] ; 10. 48-Tommy Kerce[4] ; 11. 7-Tim Calicoat[7] ; 12. 18B-Tim Fox[9] ; 13. 21H-Tyler Hewitt[10] ; 14. 42-Rick Horne[14] ; 15. 31M-Tom Rhoades[15] ; 16. 18K-Todd Keen[16]
A-Main – (20 Laps)
1. 68-Jonathan Hendrick[2]; 2. 40-Justin Grant[4]; 3. 54-Matt Westfall[5]; 4. 37K-Dustin Smith[1]; 5. 17N-Nick Bilbee[3]; 6. 17B-Brett Burdette[10]; 7. 12-Ted Hines[8]; 8. 57-Jon Sciscoe[11]; 9. 82-Mike Miller[16]; 10. 2H-Dallas Hewitt[12]; 11. 41-Jason Holt[15]; 12. 9N-Jon Nelson[18]; 13. 14C-Andy Conley[20]; 14. 32M-Derek Hastings[19]; 15. 40H-Travis Hery[9]; 16. 24-Landon Simon[13]; 17. O-Steve Irwin[14]; 18. 1-Kent Wolters[17]; 19. 9X-Thomas Meseraull[6]; 20. 23S-Kyle Simon[7]
Hard Charger: 82-Mike Miller[+7]
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