ROSSBURG, OH (6-28-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star PR Director
The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions finally got a break from Mother Nature on the Ohio Speedweek finale at Tony Stewart;s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. For the first time this week – there was sunshine! There were 36 cars who made the tow to the monster ½ mile in Western Ohio, some of which had not seen a lap here in a very long time.
Western PA star Ed Lynch Jr. set the Kistler Engines quick time for the evening. Lynch picked up the Speedweek finale win in 2007 and returned to try to repeat that feat over a very stellar All Star field.
Heat races were won by Greg Wilson, Lance Dewease, Kenny Jacobs, and Butch Schroeder. Dale Blaney took the checkers in the O’Reilly All Star Dash. With the Eldora track crew doing a phenomenal job in prepping the track surface despite a week of constant rain passing over the Buckeye State, the dust was down, the speeds were up, and the racing was as exciting as I have ever seen at The Big E.
B-main action was as intense as any racing that has taken place all week long. Brian Ellenberger diced it out with Aussie Troy Little until Jeremy Campbell made his way to second place in the Rick Ferkel #0. Paul may finished 3rd as Mike Dussel edged out Little on the final lap to transfer to the A-main.
The 30 lap A-main went wire to wire as Ed Lunch Jr. jumped out to an early lead as Blaney chased him through the high banks and Brock Mayes hot on Blaney’s tail. Mayes took the second spot away from Blaney and eventually put a slider on Lynch to lead on lap six. Mayes ran a masterful race trhough traffic as he held off several challenges from Blaney who got past Lynch early on. Mayes and Blaney checked out, but the two put on a show as the were nose to tail or side by side for 20 laps.
Mayes bobbled a bit in turn two on lap 24 and that was all Blaney needed to get around the 11b. Mayes stayed on him to the checkers, but never mounted a final challenge before Blaney crossed the line $10,000 richer.
Randy Hannagan came home in 5th place, which was just enough to give him the 2008 Ohio Speedweek championship for being one of the most consistent finisher of the week.
Eldora Speedway (6-27-08) O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr., 13.656; 2. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.803; 3. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.942; 4. 11B-Brock Mayes, 13.945; 5. 20AU-Troy Little, 14.009; 6. 6X-Todd Kane, 14.077; 7. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 14.106; 8. 20X-Brian Smith, 14.197; 9. 45-Tim Shaffer, 14.241; 10. 71-Paul May, 14.270; 11. 55-Dean Jacobs, 14.346; 12. O9-Craig Mintz, 14.373; 13. 30C-Lance Dewease, 14.432; 14. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 14.453; 15. 7K-Blake Feese, 14.474; 16. B20-Butch Schroeder, 14.491; 17. 96AU-Bruce White, 14.509; 18. 5B-Chad Blonde, 14.518; 19. 59-Kenny Jacobs, 14.537; 20. 2H-Tim Hunter, 14.560; 21. 84-Jimmy Stinson, 14.582; 22. 9X-Jesse Hockett, 14.637; 23. 11M-Brandon Martin, 14.693; 24. 97-Todd King, 14.712; 25. 24H-Rob Chaney, 14.736; 26. 15C-Chris Andrews, 14.826; 27. 0-Jeremy Campbell, 14.857; 28. 96X-Ian Louden, 14.884; 29. 6D-Mike Dussell, 14.889; 30. 34-Luke Hall, 14.893; 31. 56R-Ryan Myers, 15.045; 32. 16-Lee Jacobs, 15.169; 33. 16S-Lee Stark, 15.233; 34. 82-Mike Miller, 15.469; 35. 10-David Harrison, 15.650; 36. 4M-Jamie Miller, nt;
Heat 1 - All Pro Heads
1. 30C-Lance Dewease; 2. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.; 3. 84-Jimmy Stinson; 4. 45-Tim Shaffer; 5. 24H-Rob Chaney; 6. 20AU-Troy Little; 7. 6D-Mike Dussell; 8. 96AU-Bruce White; 9. 16S-Lee Stark;
Heat 2 - Engler Machine & Tool
1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 3. 5B-Chad Blonde; 4. 9X-Jesse Hockett; 5. 6X-Todd Kane; 6. 71-Paul May; 7. 34-Luke Hall; 8. 15C-Chris Andrews; 9. 82-Mike Miller;
Heat 3 - Hoosier Tire
1. 59-Kenny Jacobs; 2. 55-Dean Jacobs; 3. 7K-Blake Feese; 4. 2-Dale Blaney; 5. 11M-Brandon Martin; 6. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 7. 0-Jeremy Campbell; 8. 56R-Ryan Myers;
Heat 4 - Hank's Performance Products
1. B20-Butch Schroeder; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 20X-Brian Smith; 4. 97-Todd King; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs; 6. O9-Craig Mintz; 7. 96X-Ian Louden; 8. 2H-Tim Hunter;
Dash - O'Reilly Auto Parts
1. 2-Dale Blaney; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. W20-Greg Wilson; 4. 55-Dean Jacobs; 5. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 6. 30C-Lance Dewease;
B-main - University of Northwestern Ohio
1. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 2. 0-Jeremy Campbell; 3. 71-Paul May; 4. 6D-Mike Dussell; 5. 20AU-Troy Little; 6. 2H-Tim Hunter; 7. O9-Craig Mintz; 8. 96X-Ian Louden; 9. 82-Mike Miller; 10. 16S-Lee Stark; 11. 34-Luke Hall; 12. 15C-Chris Andrews; 13. 96AU-Bruce White; 14. 56R-Ryan Myers;
A-main - MSD Ignition Starting Position [x]
1. 2-Dale Blaney[2]; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes[4]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[5]; 4. 55-Dean Jacobs[8]; 5. 1X-Randy Hannagan[10]; 6. 59-Kenny Jacobs[16]; 7. 20X-Brian Smith[6]; 8. 24H-Rob Chaney[21]; 9. 6X-Todd Kane[3]; 10. 0-Jeremy Campbell[22]; 11. 5B-Chad Blonde[15]; 12. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[1]; 13. 30C-Lance Dewease[9]; 14. B20-Butch Schroeder[14]; 15. 71-Paul May[12]; 16. 9X-Jesse Hockett[18]; 17. 6D-Mike Dussell[23]; 18. 16-Lee Jacobs[24]; 19. 7K-Blake Feese[13]; 20. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[11]; 21. 11M-Brandon Martin[19]; 22. 84-Jimmy Stinson[17]; 23. 97-Todd King[20]; 24. 45-Tim Shaffer[7];
UNOFFICIAL OHIO SPEEDWEEK POINTS
Pl. Car Driver Total
Points
1 1x Randy Hannagan 394
2 2 Dale Blaney 390
3 w20 Greg Wilson 372
4 11b Brock Mayes 372
5 45 Tim Shaffer 360
6 30c Lance Dewease 345
7 24h Rob Chaney 343
8 20e Brian Ellenberger 342
9 59 Kenny Jacobs 341
10 11m Brandon Martin 340
11 5b Chad Blonde 334
12 O9 Craig Mintz 331
13 16 Lee Jacobs 331
14 55 Dean Jacobs 324
15 20x Brian Smith 315
16 15c Chris Andrews 313
17 7k Blake Feese 309
18 2h Tim Hunter 299
19 96x Ian Louden 292
20 20au Troy Little 289
21 5 Byron Reed 284
22 16s Lee Stark 269
23 97 Todd King 267
24 6d Mike Dussell 264
25 4 Danny Smith 263
26 83g Phil Gressman 252
27 56r Ryan Myers 250
28 6x Todd Kane 250
29 96au Bruce White 235
30 98 Dan Shetler 216
31 34 Luke Hall 205
32 1w Paul Weaver 198
33 0 Jeremy Campbell 176
34 9g Chad Goff 169
35 84 Jimmy Stinson 167
36 10 David Harrison 166
37 22 Cole Duncan 161
38 9x Jesse Hockett 157
39 91 Aaron Middaugh 143
40 3c Cole Conley 143
41 4m Jamie Miller 141
42 22b Ben Gregg 137
43 28 Brian Paulus 133
44 X Mark Keegan 131
45 4k Kody Kinser 125
46 69 Scott Curren 119
47 27j Cody Jacobs 119
48 O0 Jim Nier 95
49 38k Duffy Smith 85
50 60 Jody Keegan 84
51 2m Dustin Daggett 82
52 27 Scott Euler 78
53 7a Dave Dickson 78
54 10j Brad Haudenschild 77
55 22d Josh Davis 76
56 312 Mike Linder 74
57 D12 Jason Dolick 74
58 51 Aaron Higgins 73
59 82 Mike Miller 72
60 55 John Ivy 71
61 33s Keith Baxter 69
62 5t Travis Philo 69
63 18y Josh Yenser 67
64 7dm Tony Beaber 66
65 98 Bruce Robenalt 65
66 1s Wayne McPeek 65
67 38m Nick Mulheim 63
68 10s Roger Shammo 60
69 40 Mark Imler 59
70 27 Bill Ault 58
71 28x Hud Horton 58
72 7t Troy Vaccaro 58
73 45 Bryan Lay 57
74 11 Josh Harrison 55
75 83 Brock Martin 55
76 12 Caleb Griffith 54
77 OO1 Greg Mitchell 54
78 48 Andy Shammo 52
79 60 Kory Crabtree 50
The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions finally got a break from Mother Nature on the Ohio Speedweek finale at Tony Stewart;s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. For the first time this week – there was sunshine! There were 36 cars who made the tow to the monster ½ mile in Western Ohio, some of which had not seen a lap here in a very long time.
Western PA star Ed Lynch Jr. set the Kistler Engines quick time for the evening. Lynch picked up the Speedweek finale win in 2007 and returned to try to repeat that feat over a very stellar All Star field.
Heat races were won by Greg Wilson, Lance Dewease, Kenny Jacobs, and Butch Schroeder. Dale Blaney took the checkers in the O’Reilly All Star Dash. With the Eldora track crew doing a phenomenal job in prepping the track surface despite a week of constant rain passing over the Buckeye State, the dust was down, the speeds were up, and the racing was as exciting as I have ever seen at The Big E.
B-main action was as intense as any racing that has taken place all week long. Brian Ellenberger diced it out with Aussie Troy Little until Jeremy Campbell made his way to second place in the Rick Ferkel #0. Paul may finished 3rd as Mike Dussel edged out Little on the final lap to transfer to the A-main.
The 30 lap A-main went wire to wire as Ed Lunch Jr. jumped out to an early lead as Blaney chased him through the high banks and Brock Mayes hot on Blaney’s tail. Mayes took the second spot away from Blaney and eventually put a slider on Lynch to lead on lap six. Mayes ran a masterful race trhough traffic as he held off several challenges from Blaney who got past Lynch early on. Mayes and Blaney checked out, but the two put on a show as the were nose to tail or side by side for 20 laps.
Mayes bobbled a bit in turn two on lap 24 and that was all Blaney needed to get around the 11b. Mayes stayed on him to the checkers, but never mounted a final challenge before Blaney crossed the line $10,000 richer.
Randy Hannagan came home in 5th place, which was just enough to give him the 2008 Ohio Speedweek championship for being one of the most consistent finisher of the week.
Eldora Speedway (6-27-08) O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr., 13.656; 2. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.803; 3. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.942; 4. 11B-Brock Mayes, 13.945; 5. 20AU-Troy Little, 14.009; 6. 6X-Todd Kane, 14.077; 7. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 14.106; 8. 20X-Brian Smith, 14.197; 9. 45-Tim Shaffer, 14.241; 10. 71-Paul May, 14.270; 11. 55-Dean Jacobs, 14.346; 12. O9-Craig Mintz, 14.373; 13. 30C-Lance Dewease, 14.432; 14. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 14.453; 15. 7K-Blake Feese, 14.474; 16. B20-Butch Schroeder, 14.491; 17. 96AU-Bruce White, 14.509; 18. 5B-Chad Blonde, 14.518; 19. 59-Kenny Jacobs, 14.537; 20. 2H-Tim Hunter, 14.560; 21. 84-Jimmy Stinson, 14.582; 22. 9X-Jesse Hockett, 14.637; 23. 11M-Brandon Martin, 14.693; 24. 97-Todd King, 14.712; 25. 24H-Rob Chaney, 14.736; 26. 15C-Chris Andrews, 14.826; 27. 0-Jeremy Campbell, 14.857; 28. 96X-Ian Louden, 14.884; 29. 6D-Mike Dussell, 14.889; 30. 34-Luke Hall, 14.893; 31. 56R-Ryan Myers, 15.045; 32. 16-Lee Jacobs, 15.169; 33. 16S-Lee Stark, 15.233; 34. 82-Mike Miller, 15.469; 35. 10-David Harrison, 15.650; 36. 4M-Jamie Miller, nt;
Heat 1 - All Pro Heads
1. 30C-Lance Dewease; 2. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.; 3. 84-Jimmy Stinson; 4. 45-Tim Shaffer; 5. 24H-Rob Chaney; 6. 20AU-Troy Little; 7. 6D-Mike Dussell; 8. 96AU-Bruce White; 9. 16S-Lee Stark;
Heat 2 - Engler Machine & Tool
1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 3. 5B-Chad Blonde; 4. 9X-Jesse Hockett; 5. 6X-Todd Kane; 6. 71-Paul May; 7. 34-Luke Hall; 8. 15C-Chris Andrews; 9. 82-Mike Miller;
Heat 3 - Hoosier Tire
1. 59-Kenny Jacobs; 2. 55-Dean Jacobs; 3. 7K-Blake Feese; 4. 2-Dale Blaney; 5. 11M-Brandon Martin; 6. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 7. 0-Jeremy Campbell; 8. 56R-Ryan Myers;
Heat 4 - Hank's Performance Products
1. B20-Butch Schroeder; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 20X-Brian Smith; 4. 97-Todd King; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs; 6. O9-Craig Mintz; 7. 96X-Ian Louden; 8. 2H-Tim Hunter;
Dash - O'Reilly Auto Parts
1. 2-Dale Blaney; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. W20-Greg Wilson; 4. 55-Dean Jacobs; 5. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 6. 30C-Lance Dewease;
B-main - University of Northwestern Ohio
1. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 2. 0-Jeremy Campbell; 3. 71-Paul May; 4. 6D-Mike Dussell; 5. 20AU-Troy Little; 6. 2H-Tim Hunter; 7. O9-Craig Mintz; 8. 96X-Ian Louden; 9. 82-Mike Miller; 10. 16S-Lee Stark; 11. 34-Luke Hall; 12. 15C-Chris Andrews; 13. 96AU-Bruce White; 14. 56R-Ryan Myers;
A-main - MSD Ignition Starting Position [x]
1. 2-Dale Blaney[2]; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes[4]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[5]; 4. 55-Dean Jacobs[8]; 5. 1X-Randy Hannagan[10]; 6. 59-Kenny Jacobs[16]; 7. 20X-Brian Smith[6]; 8. 24H-Rob Chaney[21]; 9. 6X-Todd Kane[3]; 10. 0-Jeremy Campbell[22]; 11. 5B-Chad Blonde[15]; 12. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[1]; 13. 30C-Lance Dewease[9]; 14. B20-Butch Schroeder[14]; 15. 71-Paul May[12]; 16. 9X-Jesse Hockett[18]; 17. 6D-Mike Dussell[23]; 18. 16-Lee Jacobs[24]; 19. 7K-Blake Feese[13]; 20. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[11]; 21. 11M-Brandon Martin[19]; 22. 84-Jimmy Stinson[17]; 23. 97-Todd King[20]; 24. 45-Tim Shaffer[7];
UNOFFICIAL OHIO SPEEDWEEK POINTS
Pl. Car Driver Total
Points
1 1x Randy Hannagan 394
2 2 Dale Blaney 390
3 w20 Greg Wilson 372
4 11b Brock Mayes 372
5 45 Tim Shaffer 360
6 30c Lance Dewease 345
7 24h Rob Chaney 343
8 20e Brian Ellenberger 342
9 59 Kenny Jacobs 341
10 11m Brandon Martin 340
11 5b Chad Blonde 334
12 O9 Craig Mintz 331
13 16 Lee Jacobs 331
14 55 Dean Jacobs 324
15 20x Brian Smith 315
16 15c Chris Andrews 313
17 7k Blake Feese 309
18 2h Tim Hunter 299
19 96x Ian Louden 292
20 20au Troy Little 289
21 5 Byron Reed 284
22 16s Lee Stark 269
23 97 Todd King 267
24 6d Mike Dussell 264
25 4 Danny Smith 263
26 83g Phil Gressman 252
27 56r Ryan Myers 250
28 6x Todd Kane 250
29 96au Bruce White 235
30 98 Dan Shetler 216
31 34 Luke Hall 205
32 1w Paul Weaver 198
33 0 Jeremy Campbell 176
34 9g Chad Goff 169
35 84 Jimmy Stinson 167
36 10 David Harrison 166
37 22 Cole Duncan 161
38 9x Jesse Hockett 157
39 91 Aaron Middaugh 143
40 3c Cole Conley 143
41 4m Jamie Miller 141
42 22b Ben Gregg 137
43 28 Brian Paulus 133
44 X Mark Keegan 131
45 4k Kody Kinser 125
46 69 Scott Curren 119
47 27j Cody Jacobs 119
48 O0 Jim Nier 95
49 38k Duffy Smith 85
50 60 Jody Keegan 84
51 2m Dustin Daggett 82
52 27 Scott Euler 78
53 7a Dave Dickson 78
54 10j Brad Haudenschild 77
55 22d Josh Davis 76
56 312 Mike Linder 74
57 D12 Jason Dolick 74
58 51 Aaron Higgins 73
59 82 Mike Miller 72
60 55 John Ivy 71
61 33s Keith Baxter 69
62 5t Travis Philo 69
63 18y Josh Yenser 67
64 7dm Tony Beaber 66
65 98 Bruce Robenalt 65
66 1s Wayne McPeek 65
67 38m Nick Mulheim 63
68 10s Roger Shammo 60
69 40 Mark Imler 59
70 27 Bill Ault 58
71 28x Hud Horton 58
72 7t Troy Vaccaro 58
73 45 Bryan Lay 57
74 11 Josh Harrison 55
75 83 Brock Martin 55
76 12 Caleb Griffith 54
77 OO1 Greg Mitchell 54
78 48 Andy Shammo 52
79 60 Kory Crabtree 50
