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Just went past Eldora at 8 pm. The front west parking lot was only about 70 % full. Very few cars on the South parking lot. There were less than 20 motor homes. The price of gas and food will take a toll on the entertainment.
The fans should get there money worth tonight. All the Allstars and a bunch of outlaws are there tonight Both Kinsers Donny S Both of Kanes cars. Eldora site had a big list. :checkered: I will save my money and head for the high banks tommorw. mark |
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Mark you should of stopped in, it really wasnt that bad of a crowd. It was a late arriving crowd really. When I got there at 5, i thought man they are going to loss their butt, but it turned out pretty decent. Probably this biggest non Speedweek All Star crowd for a while there.
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Saldana Puts On Clinic at Eldora Speedway for All Star Win
ROSSBURG, OH (4-26-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star PR Director The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions live by the motto “You never know who is going to win an All Star race.” Tonight at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH the field of cars could not have been more surprising and had fans buzzing about who might win this one. With the early cancellation of the World of Outlaws event at Husets Speedway and then the rain out of Knoxville Speedway, several Outlaw teams high tailed it East to compete with the All Stars under sunny skies in Western Ohio. Surprise entries included Donny Schatz, Joey Saldana, Tony Bruce Jr., Chad Kemenah, Chad Hillier, Darryn Pittman, Steve and Kraig Kinser, and NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne. With the All Stars turning in a strong showing of their own, the car count reached 37 making for a full night of exciting racing action in front of a good Eldora crowd. Randy Hannagan won the O’Reilly All Star Dash, picking up 6 points toward the season championship points. Paul May was second followed by Brian Ellenberger, Rob Chaney, Paul McMahan, and Lance Dewease. Heat race action on the fast half mile high banked speedway were full of slide jobs and breath taking action as the cushion got closer to the concrete barrier with each lap. Joey Saldana and Chad Blonde ran above the cushion flirting with the fence and finding the traditional fast way around the speedway. Bill Rose got upside down on the backstretch in Heat #2 putting an end to his evening. Heat races were won by Saldana, Dean Jacobs, Paul May, and Paul McMahan. With such a stellar field in the house, the B-main was stacked with talent as Steve Kinser started on the pole along side of Dale Blaney. Kinser shot out to the lead and went wire to wire in the 12 lap affair. Blaney would finish second followed by Chad Blonde and Chad Hillier who took the final transfer spot into the A-main. The redraw for the Top 6 positions put Paul McMahan on the pole next to Darryn Pittman with Donny Schatz and Ed Lynch Jr. lined up on row two. The third row consisted of Joey Saldana and Kenny Jacobs seeking his 99th career All Star win. Saldana took the lead from Pittman on lap 6 and dominated the field as Schatz and Pittman battled for second place in the non-stop 30 lap event. Saldana had the KKR #9 hooked up winning by nearly half a lap over the competition and lapping up to 5th place as he was on Kemenah’s bumper at the checkered flag. At the midway point of the event, Saldana reminded his boss Kasey Kahne why he hired him as he blew past Kahne putting him a lap down. Saldana masterfully negotiated traffic picking off cars one by one as he tried to lap the entire field. Pittman and Schatz battled back and forth for second as Steve Kinser snuck into the mix taking over the fourth position as McMahan slipped back to round out the top five. The track was fast and smooth and made for plenty of great “Eldora slide jobs” throughout the night. All Star points leader Lance Dewease struggled a bit throughout the evening and would have allowed Blaney and Hannagan to gain valuable points, but both had mechanical problems and exited the race early along with Dewease. O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Eldora Speedway (4-26-08) Qualifying - Kistler Engines 1. 9-Joey Saldana, 13.419; 2. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr., 13.485; 3. 59-Kenny Jacobs, 13.545; 4. 0-Paul Mcmahan, 13.592; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.594; 6. 21-Darryn Pittman, 13.660; 7. 24H-Rob Chaney, 13.726; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 13.739; 9. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.761; 10. B20-Butch Schroeder, 13.771; 11. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.797; 12. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.808; 13. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 13.823; 14. 6-Bill Rose, 13.864; 15. 28-Brian Paulus, 13.878; 16. 91-Kasey Kahne, 13.880; 17. 8K-Chad Kemenah, 13.892; 18. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 13.942; 19. 71M-Paul May, 13.942; 20. 30C-Lance Dewease, 13.957; 21. 83-Phil Gressman, 13.964; 22. 7K-Dean Jacobs, 13.976; 23. 11B-Brock Mayes, 13.979; 24. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.072; 25. 5B-Chad Blonde, 14.081; 26. 16-Lee Stark, 14.111; 27. 84-Jimmy Stinson, 14.122; 28. 9X-Kevin Huntley, 14.136; 29. 11M-Brandon Martin, 14.155; 30. 5H-Chad Hillier, 14.162; 31. 18-Tony Bruce Jr., 14.214; 32. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 14.355; 33. 56R-Ryan Myers, 14.605; 34. 1-Kent Wolters, 14.948; 35. 1A-Mark Aldrich, 15.296; 36. 23-Aaron Mcfadden, 16.769; 37. 20-Kraig Kinser, 99.000; Heat 1 - All Pro Heads 1. 9-Joey Saldana; 2. 8K-Chad Kemenah; 3. 83-Phil Gressman; 4. 15-Donny Schatz; 5. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 6. 5B-Chad Blonde; 7. 11-Steve Kinser; 8. 20-Kraig Kinser; 9. 56R-Ryan Myers; 10. 11M-Brandon Martin; Heat 2 - Engler Machine & Tool 1. 7K-Dean Jacobs; 2. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 3. B20-Butch Schroeder; 4. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.; 5. 21-Darryn Pittman; 6. 5H-Chad Hillier; 7. 16-Lee Stark; 8. 1-Kent Wolters; 9. 6-Bill Rose; Heat 3 - Hoosier Racing Tire 1. 71M-Paul May; 2. 59-Kenny Jacobs; 3. 2M-Dustin Daggett; 4. 24H-Rob Chaney; 5. 28-Brian Paulus; 6. 18-Tony Bruce Jr.; 7. 84-Jimmy Stinson; 8. 1A-Mark Aldrich; 9. 11B-Brock Mayes; Heat 4 - Hank's Performance Products 1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 0-Paul Mcmahan; 3. 30C-Lance Dewease; 4. 91-Kasey Kahne; 5. 5W-Lucas Wolfe; 6. 2-Dale Blaney; 7. 23-Aaron Mcfadden; 8. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 9. 9X-Kevin Huntley; Dash - O'Reilly Auto Parts 1. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 2. 71m-Paul May; 3. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 4. 24H-Rob Chaney; 5. 0-Paul Mcmahan; 6. 30c-Lance Dewease; B-main - University of Northwest Ohio 1. 11-Steve Kinser; 2. 2-Dale Blaney; 3. 5B-Chad Blonde; 4. 5H-Chad Hillier; 5. 84-Jimmy Stinson; 6. 20-Kraig Kinser; 7. 16-Lee Stark; 8. 11M-Brandon Martin; 9. 9X-Kevin Huntley; 10. 18-Tony Bruce Jr.; 11. 1-Kent Wolters; 12. 56R-Ryan Myers; 13. 1A-Mark Aldrich; 14. 23-Aaron Mcfadden; 15. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 16. 11B-Brock Mayes; A-main - MSD Ignition Starting Position [X] 1. 9-Joey Saldana[5]; 2. 21-Darryn Pittman[2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[3]; 4. 11-Steve Kinser[11]; 5. 0-Paul Mcmahan[1]; 6. 8K-Chad Kemenah[16]; 7. 59-Kenny Jacobs[6]; 8. 24H-Rob Chaney[7]; 9. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[8]; 10. 28-Brian Paulus[14]; 11. 91-Kasey Kahne[15]; 12. B20-Butch Schroeder[9]; 13. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[4]; 14. 2M-Dustin Daggett[10]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson[22]; 16. 7K-Dean Jacobs[21]; 17. 5B-Chad Blonde[23]; 18. 5H-Chad Hillier[24]; 19. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[13]; 20. 1X-Randy Hannagan[17]; 21. 71M-Paul May[18]; 22. 30C-Lance Dewease[19]; 23. 83-Phil Gressman[20]; 24. 2-Dale Blaney[12]; |
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This race blew by so fast, I didn't even notice that Dewease had pulled off. I wondered what happened to him. I knew Blaney had problems because he never took his starting position and trailed the field at the start.
Saldana kind of look like Jac H up against the wall coming out of two. At one point, I thought he may have damaged his car and seemed to slow, but then picked up the pace again after another lap. Also, I believe he blew around Pittman on lap3. I glanced back in the field and bam, he was in the lead. Don't know about that many classic slide jobs in the sprint feature (races like that are a blur to me and it's hard to focus on anything; hell, even the scoreboard couldn't keep up). The best slide job I saw was in the Stock car feature when the guy in the orange 21 moved from 5th to 3rd by diving to the bottom of turn1. Pulled it off beautifully. Made me smile. I believe if the race had gone about 5 more laps, Kinser would have caught Schatz and Pittman. I got there very late (B Main was just hitting track). But still, they must have run a very quick and orderly show because I arrived at about 9pm (got caught up in bad weather leaving Pittsburgh; the Lernerville show Friday night was very good with Jacobs taking the win). The mod feature was also a winner. See everybody at Winchester later today (and maybe Kokomo if everything works right). |
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Hope to see you at Kokomo. P.M. me for the cell number in case of rain.
Jerry #66j www.joshspencer.com |
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Originally Posted by AlkyMadness: Jerry #66j www.joshspencer.com |
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The damage to Saldana's car was the Jacob's ladder when he got into the wall exiting the fourth turn.
Brady Bacon and Brad Sweet were talking to Kasey Kahne, who got lapped by Saldana in the feature. Check out my story on openwheelracers.com in the morning. Jim Morrison |
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The damage to Saldana's car was the Jacob's ladder when he got into the wall exiting the fourth turn.
Brady Bacon and Brad Sweet were talking to Kasey Kahne, who got lapped by Saldana in the feature. Check out my story on openwheelracers.com in the morning. See you at Winchester. Jim Morrison |
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