Cruise ins, dirt track racing - what's a gal to do?

There are cruise ins, car shows and dirt racing on tap for this weekend, so how to choose? Or do we just try to make everything? But, racing is in Portsmouth AND Chillicothe, Ohio, on the same night.

We'll see where my car takes me!

May 30 – Covered Bridge Car Club, Perry Morris Square, Milton, WV. Cruise-in from 5 p.m. to dusk. Door prizes and cash drawings. Call 304-743-5321 or 304-654-0745 email coveredbridgecarclub@msn.com.

May 31 – Complete racing program at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park. General Admission regular programs $12 ages 16-years and older, $5 ages 12-15, $2 ages 7-11 and age 6 and younger free. General admission gates open 4 p.m.; racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

May 31 - Atomic Speedway Fan Appreciation Night $5 admission! Pit admission $30. Racing will be 410 Outlaw Sprints, AMRA Super Late Models, AMRA Modifieds and Street Stock. Pit gates open at 2 p.m.; general admission gates open at 4 p.m. Hot Laps begin at 6 p.m. For more information call 740-703-9749 or 740-663-4141 or visit the Atomic Speedway website at   www.atomicspeedway.net   Atomic is located 12 miles South of Chillicothe, Ohio off SR 23, two miles out Blain Highway between Chillicothe, Ohio and Waverly, Ohio at Alma.

June 1 –Tri State Street Rods Graffiti in the Park. Ritter Park, Huntington, WV; registration 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; show is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Door prizes. Awards at 4 p.m. Call Ralph Rozzi 304-617-1608.

May 24 Ona Speedway results

The Greg Chandler Frame and Body Shop 200 “was perhaps our best race yet,” said promoter Scott Pierson Jr., and added there were more than 400 fans attending.

The Sport Mod series seems to be growing quickly. Last year, there were only 3 registered and were more exhibition than racing. On Saturday, there were 8 cars on the track, and Pierson has been told more are expected at the June 7 race night.

You have to wonder how the 6 Cylinder class will shake out with a future Mr. and Mrs. duking it out on the track. As good a place as any to settle any argument Pierson and fiancée Alaina Harvey encounter.

In the pink and white Barbie Car, she won this round taking third place away from him by 18 inches. Girl power! Sorry, Scott, I have to side with my gender.

Is winning by attrition just as good as beating the field? Who knows; it’s still a W in the column. Jeremy Cooper won the division because every other car crashed out. As they say on TV, “and no one got hurt.”

Probably the most popular moment of the night was Late Model winner Greg Carby giving a shout out to his home, the Bluegrass State and sought out any child from Kentucky to join him in Victory Square. A little boy from Ashland popped up, had his picture taken with Carby, who promptly gave the child his winner’s trophy.

Yup, goodwill in abundance.

So, without further delay, here are the winners from the races on Greg Chandler Frame and Body Shop 200 night at Ona Speedway. Thanks, Scott Pierson for sending the results along. I got too wrapped up in the rivalries to note actual results. 

It's gonna get good as the nights heat up all summer long! Just remember this, drivers, keep your helmet on if you want to "discuss" an incident with another driver.   

V6 - #93 Gary Cassidy

CONTEMPO TROPHY UCARS - Heat 1-#50 Rick Watson; Heat 2-#16 Chris Deskins; Feature-#50 Rick Watson

CLASSICS -  #88 Jeremy Cooper (see above description)

HOBBY STOCK - #66 Steve Haas

SPORT MODS - #45 Kenny Parsons

LATE MODELS - #12 Greg Carby

If you want to see the current points standings, go to www.scottpiersonracing.com/points

Lap times are at www.scottpiersonracing.com/results

Results from around the region

Once again, Scott Wolfe has provided race results from WV and Ohio tracks for last weekend.

Fans from around the region certainly appreciate being able to keep up with favorite drivers!

KC/Atomic Hall of Fame night

CHILLICOTHE, OHIO - The year's biggest crowd turned out to support the KC/Atomic Speedway 2014 Hall of Fame Inductions and a great night of racing at Brad McCown's Atomic Speedway Saturday night. All three features went right down to the wire with Richmond, Indiana driver Duane Chamberlain capturing the $2,500 to win Gullion Enterprises AMRA Late Model main. Jimmy Stinson, Vandalia, Ohio was a repeat winner by a car-length over Greg Wilson for the $2,500 win in the 410 sprint main, while Lake Shore, Minnesota driver Dan Ebert claimed the Advanced Services AMRA Modified main.

 A solemn, but memorable ceremony honored past racing legends and race contributors for the Atomic Speedway 2014 Hall of Fame inductions. Inducted into the hall were Spike Spears, Jim Meeker, Harry and Tony Martin, Dale Jones, Gerald Palmer, and the Karshner family.

              

Next week, May 31 is Fan Appreciation Night with a $5 admission. Running will be Sprints, AMRA Late Models, AMRA Modifieds, Street Stocks

June 7 -  No Racing

June 14 - Veterans Night: Sprints, AMRA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Sport Mods

Legendary Hilltop Speedway Summary:

AMRA Super Late Model Feature Finish

Top 5

1) 53c Andy Bond

2) 2 Kevin Smith

3) 25 Bryan Casey

4) 7 Dan Morrison

5) 19 Dylan Bledsoe

AMRA Modified Feature Finish

Top 5

1) 01 Andy Bond

2) 1 Kenny Johnson

3) 794 Marc Martin

4) R7 Shane Roush

5) R0 Tobby Roush

Ohio Valley Speedway  May 24 Results

AMRA LATE MODELS (17)

Fast Qualifier:  Travis Brookover 15.848

Heat 1:  Brookover, Colten Burdette, Mike Foggin, Bryan Casey, George Klintworth, Mike Taylor

Heat 2:  Harold Redman Jr., Dan Morrison, Ryan Casto, Jimmy Rhodes, Vince Toler, Tim Stanley

Heat 3:  Jeromy Misel, Ed Shuman, Larry Clark, JR Gibson, Larry Longfellow

Feature:  Redman, Brookover, Casey, Misel, Foggin, Morrison, Rhodes, Klintworth, Toler, Taylor, Longfellow, Clark, Burdette, Gibson, Casto, Shuman, Stanley

AMRA MODIFIEDS (14)

Fast Qualifier:  Vince Conrad 17.327

Heat 1:  Conrad, Scott Chew, Josh Spaur, Charlie Martin, Nathan Perkins, Robin Lashley, DNS Blake Eddy

Heat 2:  Jerrad Willis, Jesse Rupe, Tommy Powell, Tim Roll, Ronnie Pickens, Dewayne Profitt, DNS Levi Woods

Feature:  Conrad, Willis, Chew, Powell, Rupe, Martin, Profitt, Lashley, Roll, Spaur, Perkins, Pickens, DNS Eddy, Woods

           

Skyline Speedway May 24  Results

-Steel Blocks / Crates : 1. 18 Chris Carpenter , 2. 34C Pete Crum , 3. 42X Robert Garnes , 4. 5B Buddy Brogan , 5. 24R Robbie Bostic , 6.45 Russ Fronapfel , 7. 21JR  Frankie Hall Jr , 8. 55 TJ Watson , 9. C2 Corey Delancey , 10. 411 Will Brogan , 11. JT10 Jordan Taylor , 12. LM19 Adam Miller , 13. 39 Eric Foster , 14. 12W Gary Wells , 15. 14 Hayden Porter

AMRA Late Model : 1. 28 Tyler Carpenter , 2. 42 Chris Garnes , 3. C4 Freddie Carpenter , 4. 50 Ronnie Mayle , 5. 8R Randy Armes , 6. 1B Nick Bocook , 7. E10 Brian Eaton , 8. A55 Bob Adams , 9. J30 Justin Powell , 10. 99T Tyler French , 11. 33 Jason Gillian , 12. B1 Josh Bocook , 13. 15W Ralph Withem , 14. 53 Steve Sabo , 15. 88 Brandon Perkins , 16. 44 Tom Hendrix , 17. T55 Tony Roush

AMRA OCTANE Modifieds : 1. 9R JP Roberts , 2. R2 Roy Roush , 3. 01 Andy Bond , 4. 73 Rick Venham , 5. 10 Kyle Bond , 6. B4 Jeremy Blake , 7. 14J Jeremy Jarvis , 8. RV1 John Burdette , 9. 3 Jason Armes , 10. 4 Tyler Hendrix , 11. 12 Cody Faulk , 12. J44 Bill Jenne , 13. 45M Ryan McGrath , 14. R0 Toby Roush

MidwayMay 24 Results

Mini Wedge : 1. 12 Garrett Brogan , 2. 25K Levi Bowen , 3. 44 Pierce Newlon , 4. 3D Alex Dunlap

-AMRA Late Models : 1. 99 Devin Moran , 2. 14 Corey Conley , 3. 88D Jimmy Smith , 4. 5M Ryan Markham , 5. 18 Chris Carpenter , 6. 12 Rick Aukland , 7. 50 Ronnie Mayle , 8. E10 Brian Eaton , 9. 45 Eric Singhaus , 10. 88 Brandon Perkins , 11. 53 Steve Sabo , 12. 2 Corey Delancey , 13. 30 Todd Brennan , 14. 28 Tyler Carpenter , 15. 7M Micheal Davis , 16. 9R Rick Conley , 17. 92 Hiram Bachman , 18. 34C Delbert Crum , 19. 20 Randy Davis

 

-AMRA Octane Modifieds : 1. RC3 Corey Conley , 2. 87S Derrick Smith , 3. 7L Mark Lunning , 4. 00 Kevin Crawford , 5. 8 Mitch Brunton , 6. 33 Jeremy Scott , 7. 999 Scott Shelhorn , 8. 10 Kyle Bond , 9. 710 Ernie Scott , 10. 85 Robin Duston , 11. LT2 Terry Hinkle

--Terry Hinkle Lost the motor in his dream chassis while leading the race 

Skyline Speedway May 24  Results

AMRA Late Model : 1. 28 Tyler Carpenter , 2. 42 Chris Garnes , 3. C4 Freddie Carpenter , 4. 50 Ronnie Mayle , 5. 8R Randy Armes , 6. 1B Nick Bocook , 7. E10 Brian Eaton , 8. A55 Bob Adams , 9. J30 Justin Powell , 10. 99T Tyler French , 11. 33 Jason Gillian , 12. B1 Josh Bocook , 13. 15W Ralph Withem , 14. 53 Steve Sabo , 15. 88 Brandon Perkins , 16. 44 Tom Hendrix , 17. T55 Tony Roush

AMRA OCTANE Modifieds : 1. 9R JP Roberts , 2. R2 Roy Roush , 3. 01 Andy Bond , 4. 73 Rick Venham , 5. 10 Kyle Bond , 6. B4 Jeremy Blake , 7. 14J Jeremy Jarvis , 8. RV1 John Burdette , 9. 3 Jason Armes , 10. 4 Tyler Hendrix , 11. 12 Cody Faulk , 12. J44 Bill Jenne , 13. 45M Ryan McGrath , 14. R0 Toby Roush 

Atomic Speedway May 24 Results

GULLION ENTERPRISES AMRA LATE MODELS (20)

Fast Time: Duane Chamberlain 13:794

Heat One- Jackie Boggs, Duane Chamberlain, Rod Conley, Mick Sansom, R.J. Conley, Rod Evans, Justin Carter

Heat Two- Devin Moran, Jason Montgomery, J.T. Conley, Kevin Wagner, Graylin Prince,Kevin Wagner, Jeremy Berwanger,Dwain Pick

Heat Three-Delmas Conley, Greggie Oliver, John Whitney, Billy Guillon, Avery Taylor, Jay Helton

Feature: Duane Chamberlain, R.J. Conley, Jason Montgomery, Rod Conley, J.T. Conley, Greggie Oliver, John Whitney, Devin Moran, Billy Guillon, Kevin Wagner, Avery Taylor, Jay Helton, Dwain Pick, Delmas Conley, Jackie Boggs, Justin Carter, Graylin Prince, Rod Evans, Jeremy Berwanger, Mick Sansom

ADVANCE SERVICES H & C AMRA MODIFIEDS (25)

Fast Time: Dan Ebert 15:445

Heat One- Dan Ebert, Luke Jordan, Tim Tribby, Jason Montgomery, Brandon Oliver, Phillip Bapts, Glenn East, Jim Lemaster, Dave Kelly

Heat Two-Dave Pinkerton, Larry Holbrook, Jimmy Lennex, Donnie Miller, Jason Cottrill, Travis Hightower,Rick Hensley, Greg Oliver, George Neely

Heat Three- Doug Adkins, Brian Whiteman, Shawn Holiday, Jeff Votaw, Rob Stambaugh, Chris Tolle, Glenn Keaton, Bob Crace, Jr.,

B-Main: Philip Bapst, Bob Crace, Jr., Glenn Keaton, Chris Tolle,Travis Hightower, Glenn East, Jim Lemaster

Feature: Dan Eberts, Tim Tribby, Shawn Holiday, Dave Pinkerton, Luke Jordan, Jimmy Lennex, Doug Adkins, Jason Montgomery, Phillip Bapst, Rob Stambaugh, Brian Whiteman, Jason Cottrill, Brandon Oliver, Jeff Votaw, Donnie Miller, Bob Crace, Jr., Glenn Keaton , Chris Tolle, Larry Holbrook, Travis Hightower.

Beckley May 23 Results

AMRA Late Models:  Mike Benedum, Harold Redman, Jr., Wayne Hughes, Rick Williams, Jeff Lilly, Chris Meadows, Brandon Carter, Tre Martin

AMRA Modifieds:  Mike Duncan, Bill Prtichard, Jr. Brett Hamilton, Joe Cox, Michael Moore, Tate Hughes, Jason Cochran, Ryan Williams, Lenny Stafford, Mike Honaker, Jeff Maxwell, Jesse Rupe, Steve Stover

Princeton Speedway Results

AMRA MODIFIEDS

Feature-Mike Duncan, Bill Pritchard, Tate Hughes, Jason Cocrhan, Jake Shafer, Michael Moore, Lenny Stafford, Joe Cox, David Godrey, Eddie Hambrick, Eric Feuchtenberger

A few moments with The King

The night the lights went out in Ona, Richard Petty was there.

Then, with the help of the fans, and their car headlights, the race continued unofficially.

The timing clock fell victim to the power outage, too.
And the King remembers it vividly.

"It's on a big field in some bottom land," Petty said. He spoke Wednesday to volunteers from the Official NASCAR Members Club. The group was at Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, N.C., founded by his family.

"There was a wreck somewhere close by and they hit a pole," Petty said. "All the lights went out."
"Cars in the infield turned on their lights and we finished the race."

Petty met With the members for 30 minutes before they toured the facility and helped prepare the cabins for campers.

Not one to hold back his opinion, Petty is a fan of the new Chase format where drivers will have to perform to win the title.

"This year there'll be a champion like we've had the last 60 years. Elimination is a good way to do it,"

Looking back at his storied career and it's 200 wins and 10 championships, he said the final race in Atlanta was an emotional one.

 

"We hadn't run good and dadgum got in a wreck," his crew made repairs after the car was on fire to get him back out on the track for the last few laps.

 

"I always wanted to go out in a blaze of glory," he said.

"I just went out in a blaze."

He didn’t hold back on a number of topics – driver skills, interaction with fans, the Chase for the Sprint Cup and the state of competition and cars in NASCAR.
The newest generation of cars is quite different than those in his day, Petty said. “So much depends on downforce.”

The cars are so low to the ground, the suspension changed so that cars are jumping up and down. “That makes it tough when cars are drafting. They’re sticking to the ground and drivers can’t race in the draft."

It can be said Petty would be a good judge of talent. So, who impresses him with the skill set he brings to the track?

"Kyle Busch adapts well on the track," Petty thinks, "And Smoke's pretty good, too, he said of three-time champion Tony Stewart.

"They're both good at making adjustments during a race."

He said Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart possess the best driving skills in the sport, but who was his toughest competitor?

"No question about it, Dale Earnhardt. He took no prisoners," Petty said.
He was wildly popular and Petty said NASCAR allowed Earnhardt pretty much free reign.

"He was able to get by with just about anything he wanted to do."

There many differences on and off track for today's drivers, Petty said.

Back in his day drivers understood the better they ran and talked to the fans, signed autographs and made time for that personal contact, "the more people bought tickets so I could go home and feed my kids."

"Without the fans there would be no money to pay the drivers."

There were no sponsors in those days and you could take time for the fans.

"Now, there's pressure from the sponsors and all the interviews," Petty said.

Proving his personal touch with friends of racing, Petty didn't have to meet with the club members - the fans - that day. Later Wednesday afternoon, the Petty family would be having a memorial service for Patricia Petty, wife of his brother, Maurice Petty.

Everyone would have understood if he begged off the appearance. But he knows that throughout his career, he'd be nowhere without the fans.
 

I voted. DId you?

It's that time of year again.

Elections.

Not for public office. Although that is happening, too. I mean for the NASCAR Hall of Fame class of 2015!

I've never been shy about telling you who I cast my fan votes for to make it into the elite five each year.

Some never change - until they make the Hall. Then, I add new ones.

Here they are, in alphabetical order.

Fred Lorenzen. Did you know, he raced at Ona Speedway? Yep, and won there, too. It was 1963 and the first sanctioned NASCAR race there - it was called the Grand National tour then.

Next, a tug on the heartstrings for BP, Benny Parsons. On the track and off, a class act. He'd take time for you and make you feel like you were the only person in the room. You were the focus no matter how many were waiting behind to speak with him.

Wendell Scott. I'm going to vote for him until he's in the Hall. First African-American to win a race.

Rex White. A sweet soul. Like BP, would talk to you until you were finished. I had the opportunity to meet him at Charlotte Motor Speedway at an Official NASCAR Members Club event. He won the Grand National (now Sprint Cup) championship in 1960 and retired four years later.

Robert Yates. Legendary engine builder and a pretty darn good team owner. He retired from team ownership, but returned in 2010 to form Robert Yates Racing Engines. Yeah, you want one of these engines for your racing machine.

There you have it - my pics for the Hall. You can vote for a few more days - noon Tuesday May 20 is the fan deadline. Member voting is the next day with the announcement at 4 p.m.

Cast YOUR ballot - It's your sport and your Hall.

More results from around the region

Scott Wolfe is on the prowl, providing results from around the region! Here is the first weekend in May round-up!

 

AMRA Round-up from May 2-3

RACINE, OHIO - Despite several tracks raining out Friday night, two other AMRA member tracks saw action, kicking off what would be a productive weekend for the American Motor Racing Association. Saturday saw a full slate of action, thus culminating a great dirt track racing weekend. Among the winners in the Late Models were K.C. Burdette, Jeremy Berwanger, Rod Conley, Devin Moran, and Tyler Carpenter, and Modified winners were Andy Bond, Kenny Johnson (two wins), Roy Roush, J.P. Roberts, and Tate Hughes.

         

Ohio Valley Speedway

LUBECK, WV - Nineteen AMRA Late Models were on hand for Program #4; Travis Brookover, Andy Bond, and KC Burdette won the heats and earned the 1-3 starting spots. Bond and Brookover dueled early, with Bond leading through halfway; Burdette took second from Brookover on lap 4. Brookover would race with Mike Davis, Corey Conley, Bob Adams, and Harold Redman around the four caution periods. Following a lap 14 restart, Burdette found an opening for the lead and took it, winning going-away for his first win of the season. Bond would hold off Conley, Davis, and Brookover for the other top five spots. Brookover was fast qualifier at 16.165 sec.

The same top four finishers from the previous week’s feature again dominated the AMRA Modified main, but the outcome would be a little different. Vince Conrad jumped to the early lead with Andy Bond, Robbie Evans, and Tyler Evans right behind. The quartet again exchanged positions without trading any paint throughout the 20 laps. Bond would use his patented outside line to get the lead on lap 11, but could not pull away until lap 17 when 2nd-running Conrad bobbled, and when the Evanses slowed to avoid contact, Bond was able to pull away to a 10-car-length advantage, and take the win. Conrad, T. Evans, R. Evans, and Jesse Rupe were 2-5. Tyler Evans was fast qualifier; Bond and Conrad won the heats.

Atomic Speedway

CHILLICOTHE, OHIO - Twenty-six of the hottest modifieds in the Midwest battled for a spot in the 2014 version of "Modified Mayhem" at McCown's Atomic Speedway, where the field was whittled down to the $1,500 winner Kenny Johnson of Mineral Wells, West Virginia. Claiming the companion AMRA Late Model victory was Rod "Hot Rod" Conley, while Cole Duncan, Lockbourne, Ohio outran Todd Kane to the finish in the 410 Sprints, Dean Boyd won his third straight Street Stock main, and Rob Stambaugh claimed the sport mod victory.

Three exciting heat races set the stage for a barnburner of a feature in the AMRA Octane/Advanced Services Modifieds. Travis Dickson, Gallipolis, Ohio, last week's feature winner, set fast time with a 15:491.

Heats were won by Dave McWilliams, Verona, Kentucky; Johnson, and Luke Jordan, of South Webster, Ohio. Anthony Kincade, Zanesville, Ohio won the B-main.

The Gullion Enterprises LLC AMRA Late Models were fewer than normal, but of high quality. The late model main went green to checkered without a caution.

Heat winners were Greggie Oliver, Rod Conley, and Delmas Conley

The Atomic Blast Weekend is this Thursday, Friday, Saturday featuring the NDRL Late Models. The AMRA Modifieds will race all three nights. See the website for details at www.atomicspeedway.net

Skyline Speedway

STEWART, OHIO - At Skyline Speedway the Late Model feature went caution free green to checker race in a spectacular racing fashion with Rookie Late Model driver and former multi-time Modified champion Jeremy Berwanger taking the win. Berwanger was smooth and fast repelling the efforts of Chris Garnes and Ronnie Mayle most of the race.

Garnes, Carpenter, and Crum advanced a couple spots each in trying to chase down the front runner Berwanger. Jason Gillian and Tony Roush advanced four spots in great passing efforts to earn hard-charger honors with Roush blasting into the top ten. rounding out the top ten were 1. 44J Jeremy Berwanger 2. 50 Ronnie Mayle 3. 42 Chris Garnes 4. 28 Tyler Carpenter 5. C4 Freddie Carpenter 6. 8R Randy Armes 7. 22 Boz Daugherty 8. 34C Pete Crum 9. E10 Brian Eaton and 10. T55 Tony Roush

         

Racing continues Saturday with a Mothers Day Race, $1,000 to win Modifieds, 25 Laps, plus All classes.

           

I-77 Raceway Park

I-77 Raceway Park is having autograph night this Friday, May 9.

Jackson County Speedway

Jackson County is closed Friday, May 9 as all cars trek to the Atomic Blast at Atomic Speedway. May 16 will be the Steel Block Late Models special, paying $500 to win and $100 to start. Also a full racing program including AMRA Modifieds, plus its kids night and dollar a dog night. Plus we have special surprises for the kids. The Outlaw 4`s are added to the night.

Ohio Valley Speedway - Lubeck, West Virginia

SUMMARY

AMRA Late Models (19)

Fast Qualifier: Travis Brookover 16.165 Heat 1: Brookover, Harold Redman Jr., Corey Conley, Jeromy Misel, Rick Armstrong, George Klintworth, Mike Taylor Heat 2: Andy Bond, Don White, Mike Davis, Dan Morrison, Johnny Vandale, Paul Cale Heat 3: KC Burdette, Bob Adams, Ed Shuman, Robbie Bostic, Vince Toler, Scott Robinson

Feature: Burdette, Bond, Conley, Davis, Brookover, Adams, Redman, White, Bostic, Armstrong, Vandale, Toler, Misel, Taylor, Klintworth, Robinson, Shuman, Morrison, DNS Cale

AMRA MODIFIEDS (14)

Fast Qualifier: Tyler Evans 17.051 Heat 1: Andy Bond, T. Evans, Jesse Rupe, Tom Sigler, Charlie Martin, Jay Foster, Nathan Perkins Heat 2: Vince Conrad, Robbie Evans, Scott Chew, Robin Lashley, Chris Butler, Ronnie Pickens, Brandon Davis

Feature: Bond, Conrad, T. Evans, R. Evans, Rupe, Chew, Lashley, Foster, Butler, Pickens, Perkins, Martin, Davis, Sigler

Legendary Hilltop Speedway - Marietta, Ohio

AMRA Modified Heat #1

Top 5

1) 42 Cody Parker

2) 17 Robbie Evans

3) 01 Andy Bond

4) 17t Tyler Evans

5) 73 Rick Venham Jr

AMRA Modified Heat #2

Top 5

1) 1 Kenny Johnson

2) 144 Anthony Kinkade

3) 17 Tanner Wilson

4) RV1 Mike McPherson

5) B4 Jeremy Blake

AMRA Modified Feature Finish

Top 5

1) 1 Kenny Johnson

2) 144 Anthony Kinkade

3) 17 Tanner Wilson

4) 42 Cody Parker

5) 17t Tyler Evans

AMRA Super Late Model Heat #1

1) 99m Devin Moran

2) 53c Andy Bond

3) A55 Bob Adams Jr

4) 41 Doug Parks

5) R33 Scott Robinson

AMRA Super Late Model Heat #2

1) 42 Chris Garnes

2) 44 KC Burdette

3) 2 Kevin Smith

4) J52 Jeromy Misel

5) 88D Jimmy Smith

6) 14 Chris Parks

AMRA Super Late Model Feature Finish

Top 5

1) 99m Devin Moran

2) 53c Andy Bond

3) 2 Kevin Smith

4) J52 Jeromy Misel

5) A55 Bob Adams Jr

I-77 Raceway Park - Fairplane, West Virginia

May 2 Opening Night

AMRA Modifieds

#9R JP Roberts

#3 Vince Conrad

#000 Robert Garnes

#75 Nick Carr

#39 C. McCormick

#28c Cliff Crank

#3 J. Armes

May 2 Mike Sampson Memorial Race

Late Model Feature

#28 Tyler Carpenter

#5 Harold Redman Jr

#12b Travis Brookover

#115 Zach Dohm

#7F Nelson Freshour

#40 Mike Taylor

#17 Kenney Newhouse

#99 Tyler French

#2 Don White

# 0 Ed Shuman

# 9CA CA Wentz

#21 Jimmy Rhodes

#1 Brock Morris

#8R Randy Armes

Fastest Time - Travis Brookover

Dash Winner - Travis Brookover

Princeton, West Virginia

AMRA Modifieds

Feature:

1-22C  Tate Hughes

2-17    Jason Cochran

3-41S  Steve Stover       

4-38    Eric Feuchtenberger

5-2      Micheal Moore

6-53    Mike Duncan

7-21    Rick Lilly

Skyline Speedway - Stewart, Ohio

AMRA Modifieds (23)

-Modifieds Results 5-3 Top 5: 1. R2 Roy Roush 2. 000 Robert Garnes 3. 73 Rick Venham 4. 10 Kyle Bond 5. 87s Derrick Smith

Late Model Results 5-3 Top 5:

1. 44J Jeremy Berwanger, 2. 50 Ronnie Mayle , 3. 42 Chris Garnes , 4. 28 Tyler Carpenter , 5. C4 Freddie Carpenter

Ona results for May 3

Another awesome update from Ona Speedway for the May 3 Jones Excavating 150.

Attendance in the place was 402, which according to manager Scott Pierson is pretty spectacular for a night Late Models didn’t race.

Late Models will be back on May 17 for the River City Ford and Subaru 150.

Here is his rundown for the May 3 action:

·         We had 7 Sport Mods and 7 V6’s. These 2 classes each had 4 cars at most last season.  I’ve already talked to several drivers who plan on the May 17, being their first race in these classes. I fully expect a double digit car count in the Sport Mods next race.

·         Mike Christy and Brett Carey had one of the best battles I’ve seen at Ona in the Hobby Stock division.  After trading more than a little paint, Christy made a pass and prevailed in the end.

·         Joe Workman crossed the finish line first in the Ucar feature, but was stripped of the win when he pulled on to the scales too light, making Rick Watson our winner.

·         Jeromy Cooper made his first ever start in a Classic and finished 2^nd while running the fastest lap in the class at 20.712.

·         Nathaniel Edmunds made his first ever V6 start and finished 3^rd.

·         Track Announcer Hall Furrow gave away a bunch more free stuff from Sheetz again this week.  Thanks Sheetz!

·         Alaina Harvey had a group of about 30 little girls gathered around her Barbie car after the V6 race taking pictures and signing autographs.

WINNERS

·         UCAR - Heat 1-#9 Joe Workman; Heat 2-#16 Chris Deskins; Feature-#50 Rick Watson

·         V6 - #11 Ben Marcum

·         CLASSICS - #8 Mike Christy

·         HOBBY STOCK - #8 Mike Christy

·         SPORT MODIFIED - #15 John Morton

There’s no racing this weekend.

For your gearhead planning needs

It takes some time to compile these things, you know. So, I'm behind a couple of weeks.

But, I collect flyers everywhere, scour bulletin boards around the community and rely on friends to let me know when races, car shows and cruise-ins are planned. 

Right now, here's what I have uncovered for May. 

May 3 – Modified Mayhem at Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio. Classes running will be Sprints, AMRA Modifieds $1,500 to win, and Sport Mods. General admission $12; Pit admission $30. Pit gate opens at noon, General Admission gates open at 2 p.m. Hot Laps begin at 4 p.m. For more information call 740-703-9749 or 740-663-4141, or visit the Atomic Speedway website at www.atomicspeedway.net  

May 3 – Stonie Jones Excavating Night at Ona Speedway, Ona, W.Va. General Admission $10, children 11-17 years $7, children 10 and younger free. Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m.; racing begins at 7 p.m. Classes running  6- Any Car and 4- Cylinder U-Car, Hobby Stock, Classic V-8, Sport Mods and Late Models.

May 3 – Ole Car Club of Gallipolis, Ohio Airport Show and Cruise-in at the Gallipolis Airport, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry fee by donations. Net profits donated to local charities. Music, door prizes. Information 740-446-7443, 740-446-0643 or 740-446-4064.

May 10 – PRP Classic at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park. General Admission regular programs $12 ages 16-years and older, $5 ages 12-15, $2 ages 7-11 and age 6 and younger free. General admission gates open 4 p.m.; racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

May 17 – River City Ford Night at Ona Speedway, Ona, W.Va. . General Admission $10, children 11-17 years $7, children 10 and younger free. Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m.; racing begins at 7 p.m. Classes running  6- Any Car and 4- Cylinder U-Car, Hobby Stock, Classic V-8, Sport Mods and Late Models.

May 17 – DARF Night at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park. DARF members admitted for $5. General Admission regular programs $12 ages 16-years and older, $5 ages 12-15, $2 ages 7-11 and age 6 and younger free. General admission gates open 4 p.m.; racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

May 17 – Paintsville, Ky., Cruiz’n – Main Street in Paintsville beginning 4 p.m. Trucks, Slammed Minis and 4x4 Monsters featured. More information at www.ekygearheads.com

May 17 – BB’s Car Club Cruz-in, Kyova Mall, Ashland, KY. Cancer Awareness day. Early registration 2 p.m.; Cruz-in 4 to 9 p.m.

May 25 – Boone Coleman Memorial Gator 50 at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park. Veteran’s Appreciation Night, veterans admitted free with Veteran’s ID. Late Models $5,000 to win. General Admission regular programs $12 ages 16-years and older, $5 ages 12-15, $2 ages 7-11 and age 6 and younger free. General admission gates open 4 p.m.; racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

May 31 – Complete racing program at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park. General Admission regular programs $12 ages 16-years and older, $5 ages 12-15, $2 ages 7-11 and age 6 and younger free. General admission gates open 4 p.m.; racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

Let's get out there and look at some cool cars, watch some good racing and enjoy the weather!