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Roberts Wins Wingless Night At 35 Raceway Park

Katie Boyer Frankfort, OH 06/20/09

Saturday’s blue skies and hot temperatures brought with them slick racing conditions and exciting racing action at 35 Raceway Park. The track celebrated Fathers’ Day by holding its annual Father’s Night event in addition to the Ross County D.A.R.E. night. Fans and drivers were in for an exciting night of side by side racing.
In heat race action at 35 Raceway Park, In the 600-Mini Sprint Wingless heat 1A, Jeff Barnhart in the 2B took the win with the 22R of Kevin Roberts in second and the 92 of Sam Ashworth in third. Heat 1B started off with a bang when two cars flipped several times in turn two. The drivers were okay, but had a lot of work to do before feature time. The heat was won by the 24L of Lee Underwood with the 9J of Jesse McCreary in second and the 31 of Bob Owens in third. In Pro Dwarf heat 1A, Richie Armentrout in the 21 took the win with the 22 of Roger Seitz in second and the 11 of Todd Dunkle in third. In heat 1B, James Halfhill in the 46 took the top spot with the 53 of Toby Boetcher in second and the 112 of David Seitz in third. In 4-Cylinder Stock heat 1A, the 12 of Slade Mack took the win with the 5 of Jeremy Queen in second and the 17H of Zack Huffer in third. In heat 1B, the 9X of Rodney Rittenhouse took the top spot with the 3 of Zack Ackley in second and the 31 of Aaron Nawman in third. The Sportsman Dwarf heat was won by the 2 of JT Jones with the 56 of Bronson Monst in second and the 26 of Gary Griffith in third. In 4-Cylinder Modified heat 1A, Josh Kellough in the 28 took the win with the 15 of Chip Mack in second and the 05 of Floyd Simmons in third. In heat 1B the 32 of Brandon Furniss took the top spot with the 16 of Josh May in second and the 95 of Scott Henry in third.
Feature events at 35 Raceway Park in The Mini Sprint Wingless feature was very exciting for the fans to say the least. The 18-car field was led to the green by the 24L of Lee Underwood, but the red flag was in the air after a car flipped on the front stretch. The driver was okay, and when the green flew again, it was met quickly by another red flag, when two cars got together and flipped in turn two. The drivers were okay and were able to get out of their cars, but their machines had suffered some pretty significant damage, taking one of them out of the race completely. When the race went green again, the 22R of Kevin Roberts was able to take the lead after sliding to the inside of Underwood for the top spot. The 2B of Jeff Barnhart was able to pass Underwood for the second spot, bringing with him the 9J of Jesse McCreary to the third position. McCreary got sideways on the backstretch, allowing the 1W of Herschel Wills to get around him for the third spot. The 9 of Kevin Wills went to the inside of the 1W in turn three and took the position, but Dad said not so fast and took it back in turn one. The caution flew again after the 9 and 9J got together in turn two, causing the 9 to leave the race. When the green flew again, it was Roberts, Barnhart, McCreary and Underwood at the front of the field. Underwood was able to take the third spot from McCreary, but no one was able to contend with Roberts for that top spot. When the checkers flew, it was Roberts who took the win with Barnhart in second and Underwood in third.


In the Pro Dwarf feature, the field was led to the green by the 112 of David Seitz, with the 53 of Toby Boetcher and the 21 of Richie Armentrout in toe. The 11 of Todd Dunkle and Armentrout swapped the third position for a few laps, but Armentrout took the position and began setting his sights on the top two. The challenge for the lead was on between Seitz and Boetcher, but the 112 was holding the low line and was able to keep the position. After a caution in turn two, the field bunched up again and the 112 and 53 were able to break away from the field. Armentrout was able to real them back in and was side by side with Boetcher to contend for that second spot. The 21 was able to take the second spot and he began making his way up to fight with the leader. Armentrout tried the inside line of Seitz, but couldn’t make it stick. The top two were side by side on the front stretch when the yellow flew again for a caution in turn three. After several additional cautions for spins in turns three and four, Seitz and Armentrout were nose to tail for the top spot. With only two to go, the 21 tried the outside to get around Seitz, but couldn’t make it work. When the checkers were in the air, it was Seitz who took home the win with Armentrout in second and Boetcher in third.

In the Sportsman Dwarf feature, the field was led to the green by the 7 of Josh Clifton. The caution flew on the first lap, resulting in a complete restart. The field was led again by Clifton, with the 31 of Jeff Surber and the 26 of Gary Griffith in his tracks. The 2 of JT Jones was in the fourth position, and was challenging the 26 for the third spot. Jones took the position in turn two and was able to get around Surber also for the second spot. The challenge for the lead was on, but the 7 slowed up on the backstretch after getting sideways, which stacked up the field. Griffith had to leave the race after getting a flat tire when the cars were bunched up on the backstretch. On the next lap, Jones was able to get around Clifton for the lead on the backstretch and began running away from the field. When the checkers were in the air, it was Jones who took the win with Clifton in second and Surber in third. This win marks Jones’ third win in a row this season.
The 4-Cylinder Modified feature was led by the 16 of Josh May on the first lap, with the 32 of Brandon Furniss close behind in second. On the second lap, May and Furniss were side by side for the lead, and Furniss took it in turn 2. The 99X of Steve Cruse was in the third spot, with the 15 of Chip Mack in fourth. Cruse was able to get around May for that second spot and began settings his sights on Furniss. The 28 of Josh Kellough was able to slide underneath Mack for that fourth position. The top two cars were nose to tail for the lead, and Cruse was able to take it on the inside of turn three. The real battle was for the third spot between May and Kellough, but it was the 28 who was able to take the position. Cruse began to run away from the field, and when the flagman through the checkered flag, it was Cruse who took the win with Furniss in second and Kellough in third.
Next week at 35 Raceway Park, the track will be hosting Guns and Hoses night, where all fire and law personnel get in free to the track with their IDs. The rescheduled His and Hers 4-Cylinder Challenge will also be held this Saturday night, in addition to a full racing program. Be sure to come out to the fastest 1/5 mile in the Midwest for some great racing action! Check us out at 35raceway.com for more information!

RESULTS

Mod-Lite Dwarf
Heat Winners: James Halfhill, Richie Armentrout
Feature: David Seitz, Richie Armentrout, Toby Boetcher, James Halfhill, Roger Seitz, Ricky Roberts, Mike Weaver, Todd Dunkle, Steven Shell, Aaron Pendleton, Kevin Rittenhouse

Wingless
Heat Winners: Jeff Barnhart, Lee Underwood
Feature: Kevin Roberts, Jeff Barnhart, Lee Underwood, Garry Loney, Sam Ashworth, Jesse McCreary, Carl Cruse, Jamie Paul, Bill Malone, Nick Roberts, Todd Wills, Kevin Wills, Vince Coleman, Ryan Broughton, Bob Owens, Kevin Roberts, Herschel Wills, Eddie Smith

Mini Late Models
Heat Winners: Josh Kellough, Brandon Furniss
Feature: Steve Cruse, Brandon Furniss, Josh Kellough, Josh May, Chip Mack, Scott Henry, Mark Clifford, Floyd Simmons, Vonley Jordan, Todd Ervin, Randy Rowe, DNS David Reed

Jr Clone Go-Karts
Heat Winner: Anthony Helms
Feature: Chase Adams, Dave Seitz, Cassie Ervin, Justin Rittenhouse, Anthony Helms, Dalten Rittenhouse, Breanna Rittenhouse, Maranda Angeletti, Dalton Davey, Dylan Jones, Eddie Smith

Sportsman Dwarf
Heat Winners: JT Jones, Jim Monst
Feature: JT Jones, Josh Clifton, Jeff Surber, Jim Monst, John Self, Dylan Rittenhouse, Jack Kriel, Gary Griffith, Bronson Monst