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Steve Kinser with announcer Blake Anderson following his victory on Friday at I-96 Speedway. (T.J. Buffenbarger Photo)
Steve Kinser with announcer Blake Anderson following his victory on Friday at I-96 Speedway. (T.J. Buffenbarger Photo)
Steve Kinser with announcer Blake Anderson following his victory on Friday at I-96 Speedway. (T.J. Buffenbarger Photo)

By T.J. Buffenbarger

Lake Odessa, MI — (August 21, 2015) –Steve Kinser showed classic form in route to winning Friday night’s UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions feature Friday night at I-96 Speedway.  Kinser took the lead on the opening lap and held of Sheldon Haudenschild through several restarts for the victory.  The win was Kinser’s second of the season and 37th during all Star victory of his career.

 

Dustin Daggett and Danny Holtgraver started on the front row for the 25-lap feature event.  Daggett look the lead while Kinser passed Holtgraver for second.  Then going into turn three Daggett slide off the edge of the race track, handing the lead over to Kinser with Sheldon Haudenschild moving into second chasing after him.

 

Following a caution for a spin by Travis Philo, Kinser pulled away from Haudenschild during the restart.  Behind them local driver Ryan Ruhl began to move up through the field using the outside lane of the track to drive around Tim Shaffer during the restart and by Chad Kenenah for fourth on lap seven.

 

Kinser began to overtake slower cars on lap 10, but sliced through the lapped traffic to open up a full straightaway lead over Haudenschild.  On lap 15 the caution appeared when Caleb Armstrong slid off the backstretch.  Armstrong would restart at the tail of the field.

 

Kinser pulled away to another sizeable lead after the restart while Holtgraver looked under Haudenschild through turns one and two for the second position, but was unable to make the pass.  One lap later Ruhl slid off the track while racing with Kemenah for the fourth spot and dropped back through the field.

 

Kinser continued to increase his lead until lap 22 when Logan Forler stopped in turn one to bring out the caution flag.  Forler went to the work area, but was able to make the restart.  On the ensuing restart Andrew Palker brought out the caution again when he stopped in turn two with damage on the right front of his machine.  Palker retired pit side.

 

Kinser had another great restart and opened up his lead again.  Behind the lead duo Cody Darrah was making a late charge through the field, taking over fifth from Shaffer and pressuring Kemenah for fourth spot following the restart.

 

With six laps to go Kinser started to approach slower traffic, but was up for the challenge picking up the feature victory over Haudenschild, Holtgraver, Darrah, and Shaffer.

 

UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions
I-96 Speedway
Lake Odessa, MI
Saturday August 21, 2015

Qualifications:
1. 11 – Steve Kinser, 13.823

  1. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 13.902
  2. 89 – Cody Darrah, 13.904
  3. 1 – Dale Blaney, 13.918
  4. 94 – Ryan Smith, 13.976
  5. 45 – Tim Shaffer, 13.998
  6. 16X – Ryan Ruhl, 14.003
  7. 59 – Danny Holtgraver, 14.148
  8. 7C – Caleb Armstrong, 14.183
  9. 93 – Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.205
  10. 5T – Travis Philo, 14.241
  11. 10H – Chad Kemenah, 14.245
  12. 2L – Logan Forler, 14.333
  13. 4K – Kody Kinser, 14.411
  14. 22 – Cole Duncan, 14.455
  15. 57X – Andrew Palker, 14.471
  16. 4 – Danny Smith, 14.473
  17. W20 – Greg Wilson, 14.519
  18. 71H – Brad Lamberson, 14.520
  19. 38 – Jared Horstman, 14.586
  20. 25M – Ken Mackey, 14.828
  21. 19 – Joe Kubiniec, 14.940
  22. 5QB – Quentin Blonde, 14.954
  23. 51 – Roger Campbell, 15.140
  24. 7 – Nic Rogers, 15.172
  25. 27 – Shelby Bilton, 15.253
  26. 4X – Craig Karzim, 15.675
  27. 27K – Ryan Kirkendall, 15.945
  28. 19M – Brett Mann, 99.000

 

Heat Race #1 (8 Laps):  1. 10H – Chad Kemenah, 2. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 3. 11 – Steve Kinser, 4. 7C – Caleb Armstrong, 5. 4K – Kody Kinser, 6. 19 – Joe Kubiniec, 7. 27 – Shelby Bilton, 8. 25M – Ken Mackey, 9. 71H – Brad Lamberson, 10. 27K – Ryan Kirkendall.   (First six finishers transferred to the A-Main)

 

Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 16X – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 59 – Danny Holtgraver, 3. 45 – Tim Shaffer, 4. 1 – Dale Blaney, 5. 5T – Travis Philo, 6. 22 – Cole Duncan, 7. 4 – Danny Smith, 8. W20 – Greg Wilson, 9. 38 – Jared Horstman.  DNS:  19M – Brett Mann. (First six finishers transferred to the A-Main)

 

Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)  1. 2 – Logan Forler, 2. 93 – Sheldon Haudenschild, 3. 94 – Ryan Smith, 4. 89 – Cody Darrah, 5. 57X – Andrew Palker, 6. 7. 51 – Roger Campbell, 8. 5QB – Quentin Blonde, 9. 7 – Nic Rogers.  (First six finishers transferred to the A-Main)

 

Dash (6 laps): 1. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 2. 59 – Danny Holtgraver, 3. 11 – Steve Kinser, 4. 4. 93 – Sheldon Haudenschild, 5. Chad Kemenah, 6. 89 – Cody Darrah, 7. 2 – Logan Forler, 8. 16X – Ryan Ruhl.  (Finish determined the first eight starting positions in the A-Main)

 

B-Main (8 Laps):  1. 38 – Jared Horstman, 2. 4 – Danny Smith, 3. W20 – Greg Wilson, 4. 27 – Shelby Bilton, 5. 4 – Craig Karazim, 6. 25M – Ken Mackey, 7. 27K – Ryan Kirkendall, 8. 7 – Nic Rogers, 9. 5QB – Quentin Blonde.  (First six finishers transferred to the A-Main)

 

A-Main (35 Laps):  1. 11 – Steve Kinser, 2. 93 – Sheldon Haudenschild, 3. 59 – Danny Holtgraver, 4. 89 – Cody Darrah, 5. 45 – Tim Shaffer, 6. 1 – Dale Blaney, 7. 10H – Chad Kemenah, 8. 94 – Ryan Smith, 9. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 10. W20 – Greg Wilson, 11. 2L – Logan Forler, 12. 4 – Danny Smith, 13. 7C – Caleb Armstrong, 14. 51 – Roger Campbell, 15. 19 – Joe Kubiniec, 16. 38 – Jared Horstman, 17. 57X – Andrew Palker, 18. 16X – Ryan Ruhl, 19. 5T – Travis Philo, 20. 27 – Shelby Bilton, 21. 25M – Ken Mackey, 22. 22 – Cole Duncan, 23. 4K – Kelly Kinser, 24. 4X – Craig Karazim.