By Gerry Keysor
Nearly 120 racing machines filled the pit area at Waynesfield Raceway Park on Saturday May 12th. The cars and stars of the Midwest Mini Sprint Association “Winged Warriors Tour” were on hand to take on the regulars in the Performance Powder Coating 1000cc Mini Sprints. Middletown Ohio’s “Hot” Rod Henning made his return to victory lane in the Minis, with Matt Westfall doubling up for the first time at WRP, winning in both the Buckeye Machine Non Wing Sprint Cars and Post Agri Service UMP Modifieds. “Juggernaut” Chris Hicks scored the victory in the Dave’s Reliable Motors Tough Trucks, while 2011 Block Thunder Stock Car Track Champion Jeff Koz would pick up a hard earned victory, and Justin Durflinger would make it 2 in a row in the JR and Sons Service Center Compacts.
Kicking off feature action were the Tough Trucks. #71 Chris Hicks would take advantage of his front row starting spot, jumping out front early and holding off a freight train of challengers behind him. A scary crash involving #43 Dan Crowder and #710 Ben Werling would bring out the red flag as Werling’s truck would get upside down in turn 4. Werling would climb out of the vehicle under his own power and walk away from the crash unharmed. Hicks would win over #1w Matt Twining, #18b Tim Fox, #33 Mike Hicks, and #37 Roy Miller.
In the Post Agri Service UMP Modifieds, “The Flyin’ Buckeye” Matt Westfall would pick up his first Mod win of the season in the St. Henry Nite Club 20w. Westfall would be challenged for the lead from lap 10 to lap 15 by #45p Brian Post, who would work the bottom of the speedway while Westfall worked the cushion. Westfall would drive away in the last 5 laps to win over Post, with #44 Zach Schroeder third, #ZERO Brent Hole fourth, and #4J David Treon Jr. completing the top 5.
Westfall would not get time to rest as he would jump in the Simon Racing #22s in the Buckeye Machine Non Wing Sprint Car feature to chase the first double-up win in his career at WRP. #37d Mike Dunlap would lead the field to green, but carnage would quickly ensue as #15 Brandon Ferguson would spin and tip onto his side on lap one, bringing out the red flag. When racing resumed, Westfall quickly charged to the point and would take the win over his teammate #23s Kyle Simon, #31m Tom Rhoades Jr. would nearly steal the win from Simon Racing in the closing laps, but would end up 3rd. Completing the top five were #2m Dallas Hewitt, and #37d Mike Dunlap.
Next up were the MMSA Mini Sprints in feature action. #28h “Hot” Rod Henning would hustle to his mighty Mini after finishing a respectable 6th place finish in the Non Wing Sprint. Henning would dodge a handful of cautions to go on to dominate the MMSA feature over #13e TJ Heil, #7r Nick Daugherty, #31 Greg Nicholas, and #24L Lee Underwood.
In Block Thunder Stock Car action, 2011 Track Champ #16 Jeff Koz would pick up the win, leading from lap 3, as front row starter #82 Chris Douglas would have mechanical woes. #7b Shawn Valenti, who has been unbeatable in 2012, would come home 2nd after a great battle with third place finisher #71c Barney Craig. #48 Tim Cole would finish 4th, and #19 Bill Reimund would round out the top 5.
The JR and Sons Service Center Compacts would complete the night, with #17 Justin Durflinger would make it two in a row, winning his 2nd straight Compact feature over a hard charging #71 Dustin Mobley. #518 Jordan Iiams would finish 3rd after a spirited battle with Durflinger in the opening half of the race. #1j JJ Butler would finish 4th after grabbing an earlier heat win, and #82 Harvey Yoder would wrap up the top 5.
Waynesfield Raceway Park returns to action next Saturday night May 19th with all 6 classes in action. It will be a Non Points event for the Block Thunder Stock Cars and Post Agri Service UMP Modifieds
Pit Gates open at 4PM
Grandstand Gates open at 5PM
Hot Laps at 6PM
Racing at 7PM
General Admission $12 for ages 16 and older, $6 for ages 11-15,
Kids 10 and under admitted FREE
Waynesfield Raceway Park – 5/12/2012
Dave’s Reliable Motors Tough Trucks (21 Trucks)[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 – Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 37-Roy Miller[3] ; 2. 710-Ben Werling[2] ; 3. 70-Terry Klopfenstein[1] ; 4. 17-Ryan Dunlap[6] ; 5. O1H-Randy Hamp[7] ; 6. 13-Joe Haggard[4] ; 7. 27-Rob Adams[5]
Heat 2 – Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 1S-Mike Sawmiller[2] ; 2. 33-Mike Hicks[6] ; 3. 71-Chris Hicks[4] ; 4. 43-Dan Crowder[3] ; 5. 1X-Jerry Butler[7] ; 6. 25G-Gabe Twining[5] ; 7. 55-Greg Stimmel[1]
Heat 3 – Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 1W-Matt Twining[3] ; 2. 18B-Tim Fox[4] ; 3. C01-Jerry Sawmiller[1] ; 4. 79-Brian Beach[2] ; 5. 24-Devin Carl[6] ; 6. 69-Ron Tousley[5] ; 7. 3P-Colton Wattell[7]
A-Main – (15 Laps)1. 71-Chris Hicks[1]; 2. 1W-Matt Twining[6]; 3. 18B-Tim Fox[3]; 4. 33-Mike Hicks[4]; 5. 37-Roy Miller[8]; 6. 1X-Jerry Butler[14]; 7. 70-Terry Klopfenstein[2]; 8. C01-Jerry Sawmiller[9]; 9. 25G-Gabe Twining[17]; 10. 79-Brian Beach[12]; 11. 17-Ryan Dunlap[10]; 12. 24-Devin Carl[15]; 13. 69-Ron Tousley[18]; 14. 13-Joe Haggard[16]; 15. 3P-Colton Wattell[21]; 16. O1H-Randy Hamp[13]; 17. 1S-Mike Sawmiller[7]; 18. 27-Rob Adams[19]; 19. 43-Dan Crowder[11]; 20. 710-Ben Werling[5]; 21. 55-Greg Stimmel[20] Hard Charger: 1X-Jerry Butler[+8]
Post AgriService UMP Modifieds (25 Cars)[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 – Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 44-Zach Schroeder[2] ; 2. 10H-Brad Hess[1] ; 3. 20W-Matt Westfall[5] ; 4. 112-Chris Ullery[4] ; 5. 100-Jim Brown[9] ; 6. 21T-Tom Treon[6] ; 7. 2-Jason Kinney[3] ; 8. 58P-Jim Post[7] ; 9. 6-Dave Sibberson[8]
Heat 2 – Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. O3-Cory Seeling[1] ; 2. 36-Brandon Vaughan[3] ; 3. 52-Weasel Phlipot[4] ; 4. 35-Tim Cornett[2] ; 5. M1G-Matt Twining[6] ; 6. 79-Shane Unger[8] ; 7. I1-Tom Ordway[7] ; 8. K9-Scott Gerdeman[5]
Heat 3 – Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 45P-Brian Post[2] ; 2. ZERO-Brent Hole[4] ; 3. 28-Chad Rosenbeck[8] ; 4. 4J-David Treon[1] ; 5. 10-Scott Bowersock[5] ; 6. 20K-Bill Keeler[6] ; 7. 47-Nick Rosselit[3] ; 8. 24-Terry Grilliot[7]
B-Main – (12 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 79-Shane Unger[2] ; 2. 21T-Tom Treon[1] ; 3. 20K-Bill Keeler[3] ; 4. 2-Jason Kinney[4] ; 5. 47-Nick Rosselit[6] ; 6. K9-Scott Gerdeman[8] ; 7. 24-Terry Grilliot[9] ; 8. 58P-Jim Post[7] ; 9. I1-Tom Ordway[5] ; 10. 6-Dave Sibberson[10]
A-Main – (20 Laps)1. 20W-Matt Westfall[2]; 2. 45P-Brian Post[6]; 3. 44-Zach Schroeder[8]; 4. ZERO-Brent Hole[3]; 5. 4J-David Treon[12]; 6. 20K-Bill Keeler[18]; 7. 112-Chris Ullery[10]; 8. O3-Cory Seeling[7]; 9. M1G-Matt Twining[14]; 10. 36-Brandon Vaughan[4]; 11. 52-Weasel Phlipot[1]; 12. 47-Nick Rosselit[20]; 13. 35-Tim Cornett[11]; 14. 79-Shane Unger[16]; 15. 2-Jason Kinney[19]; 16. 10H-Brad Hess[5]; 17. 100-Jim Brown[13]; 18. 10-Scott Bowersock[15]; 19. 21T-Tom Treon[17]; 20. 28-Chad Rosenbeck[9] Hard Charger: 20K-Bill Keeler[+12]
Buckeye Machine Non Wing Sprints (22 Cars)[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 – Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 15-Brandon Ferguson[5] ; 2. 31M-Tom Rhoades[4] ; 3. 21H-Tyler Hewitt[6] ; 4. 9N-Jon Nelson[3] ; 5. 7-Tim Calicoat[7] ; 6. 17-Kevin Myers[1] ; 7. 21-Cody Hewitt[2] ; 8. 21W-Brad Powley[8]
Heat 2 – Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 12W-Kent Wolters[2] ; 2. 22S-Matt Westfall[5] ; 3. 2M-Dallas Hewitt[6] ; 4. 97-Devon Dobie[1] ; 5. 2W-Jacob Moore[3] ; 6. 24P-Rod Henning[7] ; 7. 2-Dustin Ingle[4]
Heat 3 – Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 37D-Mike Dunlap[5] ; 2. 32M-Derek Hastings[7] ; 3. 43G-Rob Guy[4] ; 4. 23S-Kyle Simon[6] ; 5. 2K-Kevin Klatte[2] ; 6. 52-Mark Silva[3] ; 7. 12-Jamie Davis[1]
A-Main – (25 Laps) 1. 22S-Matt Westfall[5]; 2. 23S-Kyle Simon[12]; 3. 31M-Tom Rhoades[1]; 4. 2M-Dallas Hewitt[8]; 5. 37D-Mike Dunlap[2]; 6. 24P-Rod Henning[17]; 7. 32M-Derek Hastings[6]; 8. 12W-Kent Wolters[3]; 9. 7-Tim Calicoat[13]; 10. 9N-Jon Nelson[10]; 11. 2W-Jacob Moore[14]; 12. 2K-Kevin Klatte[15]; 13. 97-Devon Dobie[11]; 14. 43G-Rob Guy[9]; 15. 2-Dustin Ingle[20]; 16. 17-Kevin Myers[16]; 17. 52-Mark Silva[18]; 18. 21H-Tyler Hewitt[7]; 19. 12-Jamie Davis[21]; 20. 15-Brandon Ferguson[4]; 21. 21-Cody Hewitt[19] Hard Charger: 24P-Rod Henning[+11]
Performance Powder Coating 1000cc Mini Sprints/MMSA (25 Cars)[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 – Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 1R-Rick O’Shea[1] ; 2. 24L-Lee Underwood[3] ; 3. 50-Craig Stower[2] ; 4. 8F-Scott Fasse[9] ; 5. 26-Nathan Miller[6] ; 6. 328-Becca Stiefel[5] ; 7. 86-Andy Bradley[8] ; 8. 25-Collin Parker[7] ; 9. 111-Daniel Lucas[4]
Heat 2 – Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 31-Greg Nicholas[1] ; 2. 13E-TJ Heil[5] ; 3. 7R-Nick Daugherty[7] ; 4. 12J-Tyler Moore[4] ; 5. 30-Adam Treadway[6] ; 6. 22B-Brad Racer[3] ; 7. 71F-Nathan Mesendiek[2] ; 8. 39-Damon Fortune[8]
Heat 3 – Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 28H-Rod Henning[2] ; 2. 55-Rob Winks[6] ; 3. 65-Chris Bounds[1] ; 4. 80-Trey Gustin[3] ; 5. 12-Michael Roehling[7] ; 6. 71B-Beau Binder[8] ; 7. 8-Tanner McElroy[5] ; 8. 17-Adam Jackman[4]
A-Main – (20 Laps)1. 28h-Rod Henning[1]; 2. 13e-TJ Heil[4]; 3. 7r-Nick Daugherty[6]; 4. 31-Greg Nicholas[2]; 5. 24l-Lee Underwood[5]; 6. 1r-Rick O’Shea[3]; 7. 65-Chris Bounds[9]; 8. 80-Trey Gustin[10]; 9. 30-Adam Treadway[12]; 10. 12-Michael Roehling[15]; 11. 71b-Beau Binder[17]; 12. 8f-Scott Fasse[8]; 13. 12j-Tyler Moore[11]; 14. 50-Craig Stower[7]; 15. 8-Tanner McElroy[19]; 16. 71f-Nathan Mesendiek[16]; 17. 22b-Brad Racer[14]; 18. 26-Nathan Miller[13]; 19. 25-Collin Parker[18]; 20. 17-Adam Jackman[20] Hard Charger: 71b-Beau Binder[+6]
Block Thunder Stock Cars (16 Cars)[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 – Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[2] ; 2. 19-Bill Reimund[1] ; 3. 82-Chris Douglas[6] ; 4. 27-Frank Paladino[4] ; 5. 52-Cody Timmerman[3] ; 6. 1W-Mark Wooten[8] ; 7. 2-Nick Bowers[5] ; 8. 17-Corey Wooten[7]
Heat 2 – Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 9 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 48-Tim Cole[2] ; 2. 16-Jeff Koz[7] ; 3. 327-Randy Crossley[3] ; 4. 71C-Barney Craig[5] ; 5. 7-Dan Wooten[8] ; 6. 5K-Karl Spoores Jr[1] ; 7. 16X-Daniel May[4] ; 8. 22X-R.K. Smith[6]
A-Main – (15 Laps)1. 16-Jeff Koz[3]; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[6]; 3. 71C-Barney Craig[8]; 4. 48-Tim Cole[5]; 5. 19-Bill Reimund[4]; 6. 7-Dan Wooten[10]; 7. 327-Randy Crossley[1]; 8. 52-Cody Timmerman[9]; 9. 1W-Mark Wooten[11]; 10. 27-Frank Paladino[7]; 11. 82-Chris Douglas[2]; 12. 5K-Karl Spoores Jr[12]; 13. 17-Corey Wooten[15]; 14. 22X-R.K. Smith[16] Hard Charger: 71C-Barney Craig[+5]
JR and Sons Service Center Compacts (10 Cars)[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 – Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 1j-JJ Butler[4] ; 2. 71-Dustin Mobley[10] ; 3. 17-Justin Durflinger[7] ; 4. 82-Harvey Yoder[8] ; 5. 518-Jordan Iiams[6] ; 6. 85-Nick Glasgow[9] ; 7. 1x-Erik Wolleson[3] ; 8. 1h-Jeff Zwiebel[5] ; 9. 11x-Melvin Catterson Jr[2] ; 10. 27X-Robbie Tuttle[1]
A-Main – (15 Laps)1. 17-Justin Durflinger[6]; 2. 71-Dustin Mobley[7]; 3. 518-Jordan Iiams[4]; 4. 1j-JJ Butler[8]; 5. 82-Harvey Yoder[5]; 6. 1x-Erik Wolleson[2]; 7. 11x-Melvin Catterson Jr[9]; 8. 85-Nick Glasgow[3]; 9. 27x-Robbie Tuttle[10]; 10. 1h-Jeff Zwiebel[1] Hard Charger: 17-Justin Durflinger[+5]