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Goodnight race fans.

[DAD]

Good night Mrs. Calabash >>Wherever you are!!!!!

Honest Dad himself

[Rpracing1]

Wow! What a show! All for a good cause too!

[Rpracing1]

Man the Stars here were unbelievable. Boy you talk about a who's, who's of Midget and Sprint Car racing. All of the heavy hitters were here. From Darland, Clauson, Bell, Pittman, Rico, Windom,Grant,Daum, Etc........... The show that Bell and Clauson put on for 40 laps was incredible, as was action through out the pack. This track is just perfect in all aspects for these cars. POWRI runs a very efficient program to boot. Who would of thought that Pittman, who gets in a midget just a few times a year would take home all of the marbles? Boy if Rico would not have tagged the wall???? Again getting blasted by all of the flying dirt at that track is just too fun to describe. You just have to witness this yourself, in person. Mr. Stringer said that it will definitely be back bigger and better next year. Pretty tough to top last night though. Good to chat to several IOW regulars.......Mowerman......Ronmil.......Luckybuc .....,I know I missed a few more.........Just an all around good atmosphere for a top notch event that gives back to the Charlie Dean Fund. Oh yeah, that Pork Steak Sandwich is to die for. Great Clips dumps tons of money into this event and we recognize them for that feat. Well done once again. All in honor of a great racer...........Jason Leffler..........



Feature: 1. 21 – Daryn Pittman, 2. 71 – Christopher Bell, 3. 63 – Bryan Clauson, 4. 35 – Justin Grant, 5. 5D – Zach Daum, 6. 39 – Spencer Bayston, 7. 11A – Andrew Felker, 8. 56 – Darren Hagen, 9. 97 – Rico Abreu, 10. 67 – Tanner Thorson, 11. 56x – Chris Windom, 12. 91T – Tyler Thomas, 13. 31 – Dave Darland, 14. 57D – Daniel Robinson, 15. 32 – Garrett Aitken, 16. 55 – Nick Knepper, 17. 66 – Shane Cockrum, 18. 5C – Colten Cottle, 19. 37 – Chett Gehrke, 20. 7 – Austin Brown, 21. 19 – Brady Bacon, 22. 9P – Parker Price-Miller, 23. 2 – Seth Motsinger

[racenut69]

IOW'ers ROCK!..I met mowerman(Thanks for the fun ,Bob),rpracing1,ronmil,racing2bwithu2, and rachasin...Thanks to Doug and all his crew for giving us one of the best Midget Races around!!!!..Very Fan-Friendly place!..Where else besides a Midget Race,do you get to see and speak with DD in the parking lot,driving his personal vehicle and not hiding in the air-conditioned hauler?(you don't see that at a SLM race)..He's not the People's Champ for nothing. As said above,if you weren't there you missed a h*ll of a SHOW!....

[ronmil]

What a great event! I thought the crowd seemed a little smaller than last year, but it was still huge. I didn't try the pork steak; will do so next year. Had the BBQ and it was pretty good. Just hope it is cooler next year; heat nearly got the best of me. Enjoyed talking with many fellow IOW'ers and it seems I always find someone to talk to at a midget race, other than IOW'ers. Two very nice gentlemen were my seatmates, and they were helpful to me in managing my surplus equipment, as well as sharing racing experiences that made the down time go quickly.

[Andrew S. Quinn]

Daryn Pittman Wins Second Annual Leffler Memorial
Wednesday, August 27th 2014


Wayne City, IL. - Daryn Pittman of Pittsboro, Indiana overtook Bryan Clauson on lap 26 and led the final 14 laps to claim his first career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series win at the 1/8th mile Wayne County Speedway for the second annual Jason Leffler Memorial sponsored by Great Clips. The Jason Leffler Memorial is one of the largest purses for a POWRI Lucas Oil National Midget Series race with a $10,000 payout to the winner. 100% of the front entrance is committed to the Charlie Dean Leffler Discretionary Fund.

Christopher Bell of Norman, Oklahoma started on the pole in the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports' Toyota-powered Bullet for the 40 lap A-main. At the drop of the green flag, Christopher Bell, second place starter Bryan Clauson, and third place starter Tyler Thomas all gunned for the front with a three way battle for the lead into turn one, continuing all the way back to the stripe, with first lap honors credited to Bell. Heading down the back stretch, Thomas' Esslinger-powered Triple-X would fade just enough for Bell and Clauson to pull away.

Just as Clauson looked to make a move on Bell, the caution came out as Bell's Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate, Tanner Thorson lost it after getting too sideways off turn two creating a pileup that collected the cars of Seth Motsinger, Colten Cottle, Garett Aitken, Austin Brown and Dave Darland. All cars would restart as the only car with damage, a flat left rear tire, was the Schuett Racing Esslinger-powered Spike piloted by Darland. Darland would be repaired in the work area and resume racing at the tail.

When green flag racing resumed with three laps in the books, Bell and Clauson would take off with Clauson's Rusty Kunz Racing/Curb-Agajanian, Esslinger-powered Spike all over Bell. On lap eight, Clauson would overtake Bell and rocket into the lead, chasing down lap traffic on the fast bullring. Just as Clauson caught traffic on lap 14, the red would come out for the turned over KBR Performance, Esslinger-powered Boss of Seth Motsinger. When Motsinger landed, Andrew Felker who was already committed to the top plowed into Motsinger's machine. Both drivers were alright, but damage to Motsinger's machine was enough to force him to the pits for the remainder of the event. Felker would seek assistance in the work area to his Fontana-powered Boss and resume racing at the tail.

With 14 laps down, Clauson would lead the field to green powering down the front stretch. With 15 laps complete, Tyler Thomas would dive to the bottom of turns three and four in hopes of passing Christopher Bell for second place, but caught the rut on the bottom hard enough to stall out the car and collect Shane Cockrum. When green flag racing resumed, the race for the lead would tighten up as Bell and fellow Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Rico Abreu would reel in Clauson. With Clauson up top, Bell on the bottom and Abreu flying high by the fence, a fantastic three way battle for the lead was taking place. Heading into turn one, Abreu would hit the fence and barely hang on to save it, continuing racing, while Parker Price-Miller would lose it in turns three and four bringing out the caution.

Under yellow, Abreu's right rear tire would go flat from the damage of hitting the fence and he would head to the work area, resuming racing at the tail of the field. With 19 laps down, Clauson would once again lead the field back to the green with Bell and Pittman in tow. Pittman would slide in front of Bell for second on lap 20, setting his sights on Clauson for the lead. Slowly, but surely reeling in Clauson, Pittman would take over the lead on lap 26 after Clauson caught the rut in turns three and four and bobbled just enough for Pittman and Bell to sneak by. As laps began to wind down, Pittman never let up, craftily working his way through lap traffic and doing his best to keep Bell and Clauson at bay. Following Pittman to the line were Christopher Bell and Bryan Clauson. Coming in fourth was Justin Grant and rounding out the top five was Zach Daum.

"I just won a race without a wing on it. In a midget," stated an amazed Daryn Pittman. "I tell you what, this race is as high of a win I've had in my career. Just to race with Christopher Bell, Rico [Abreu], Bryan Clauson and to beat them, I'm speechless. I said from the first time I ever drove a midget, I want to run one of these things until I can jump up top and do a cage stand, because that's something wing guys just don't ever get to do, so that was a lot of fun. I have to thank Doug Stringer and the entire Great Clips team for this race. This is a lot of fun to be a part of. I'm fortunate to be part of their family [Great Clips Racing] on the wing side in the sprint cars and I couldn't be in a better place."

"The track was awesome tonight, you could really move around," said Christopher Bell. "It was pretty physically demanding. You had to get through the holes just right in one and two and three and four. We just got our butts kicked by a wing sprint car driver. Congrats to him [Daryn Pittman] and Bryan [Clauson]. I hope the fans enjoyed that, because I sure did from the car. "

"We were just a little too good too early," explained Bryan Clauson. "We just got a little tight there at the end. Daryn was on a rail that last half. He was really good and real maneuverable. We had a lot of fun. We felt like we had the car to beat all night, just came up a little short. "

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series feature results (40 laps): 1. 21 - Daryn Pittman 2. 71 - Christopher Bell 3. 63 - Bryan Clauson 4. 35 - Justin Grant 5. 5D - Zach Daum 6. 39 - Spencer Bayston 7. 11A - Andrew Felker 8. 56 - Darren Hagen 9. 97 - Rico Abreu 10. 67 - Tanner Thorson 11. 56X - Chris Windom 12. 91T - Tyler Thomas 13. 31 - Dave Darland 14. 57D - Daniel Robinson 15. 32 - Garrett Aitken 16. 55 - Nick Knepper 17. 66 - Shane Cockrum 18. 5C - Colten Cottle 19. 37 - Chett Gehrke 20. 7 - Austin Brown 21. 19 - Brady Bacon 22. 9P - Parker Price- Miller 23. 2 - Seth Motsinger

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Here are the photos I took from last night's Jason Leffler Memorial

[racenut69]

We missed you,Andrew....

[bmemmer]

I couldn't decide who to watch between clauson and bell battling out and Rico flying through the field ended up 8th after hitting the wall and replacing his right rear