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Rosenberry Back in Victory Lane
August 15, 2015
Rosenberry Back in Victory LaneAnother great night of racing took place this past Saturday Night August 15th at Midvale Speedway. Ferris Chevrolet presented $1 Hot Dog / $1 Pop Night and Kid's Race Car Rides at intermission. There were many smiles on both the fan's and driver's faces as on one of the fan favorite nights of the season. Sixty nine cars and trucks arrived at the Speedway on another beautiful weather weekend, mostly sunny skies and 85 degrees.

The first feature to take to the Speedway was the 25 lap Summit Racing Economy Modified's with the #36 of Mike Green and the #54 of Doug McMillen starting on the front row. Green would pull out to the early advantage as Phillip Cox in the #09 used the bottom to take second as McMillen would slip back quickly after getting stuck in the third lane. The first of four cautions flew on lap #9 with Green leading Cox, Brandon Bailey, Glen Jewell in a retro paint scheme and Bryce Allensworth. On the restart, Jewell would get around Bailey and then move up to challenge Cox for the second spot. The two would make contact, ending Jewell's promising night. Green continued to pace the field and each restart opened up a 5-6 car length advantage, only to have it nelegated because of a caution. The final one would wave just before the leaders came off turn four for the checkers, setting up a 1 lap, winner takes all shootout. At the drop of the Green (see what I did there), the #36 would again clear Cox off turn 2 and would hold on for the victory, his second in 2015. Following the Louisville OH driver in the All Parts Auto Care, Bob's Auto Sales, Diano Rental sponsored machine was Cox, Lucas Ripley, Bailey and Lee McCreery.

Bill Aubihl in the #31 and Bob Passwaters Sr in the #75 brought the JD Byrider Street Stock 20 lap feature to the line. Aubihl and Passwaters Sr would battle for the lead for the first circuit until Aubihl was able to clear Passwaters Sr and drop him into a battle with Larry Smith in the #44 for second. Those two would make contact off turn four bottling up the field and allowing Aubihl to put some space in between himself and the now second place battle of the 15yr old points leader Colton Ritchey in the #21 and the #77 of Todd Miller. After a few laps, Smith was able to work his way back up to second and set his sights on Aubihl. Smith tried a couple times to get to the inside of the #31 but was unable to make it work. Then on lap nine, he got the run down the back straightaway he was looking for and was able to get a run on Aubihl. As the two went into turn three, they made contact that sent the #31 spinning. After officials looked at the replay, it was determined that Smith was to the door of Aubihl when he closed the door, so the #31 was sent to the tail with Smith leading Ritchey, Tad Grove subbing for brother Kyle, Miller and Waylon Orr. On the final restart Grove was able to get around Ritchey for second but Ritchey had a bigger problem, he had a left front going soft. He was able to hang on to third for a few laps until the tire was almost completely out of air. Ritchey would start to drop spots and points over the final few laps as Grove closed on Smith. Smith, who has been close to a couple victories this season, would hold off Grove to pick up his first feature victory in 5+ years in the Stewart's Flooring, Joe's Auto Service, Appliance and More Sponsored #44. Following the Canton OH driver in the top 5 was Grove, Cyler Bertram, Miller and Orr.

Next up was the McIntosh Oil Company Late Model's for their 30 lap feature after having last week off. Doug Sommers in the #31 and Mike Miller in the #53 brought the field down to Chief Starter Jason Nealey's green flag. Miller jumped out to the race lead and pulled Jonathan Reitter in the #28 with him. Miller and Reitter started to distance themselves from Tom Stankiewicz in the #42 and Alex Rosenberry in the #2. After the first caution flew on lap 6, Reitter was able to take the lead via the outside lane and a lap later, Rosenberry moved to second. Miller would bring out the caution on lap 14 for breaking out of his qualifying time, sending him to the tail, although he would recover nicely. That would put Rosenberry in the preferred outside lane for the restart. Just as Rosenberry cleared Reitter, Bryant Smith spun on his own down the back straightaway and was forced to pull pit side. Rosenberry would dispose of Reitter on the restart and Bubba Smith would wheel into second. After the last caution flew with only a handful of laps remaining, Rosenberry would prove to have the best car on this night and would take his second victory of the season after finishing 5th the night before in The Main Event Racing Series contest at Toledo Speedway. Following the New Philadelphia OH driver in the Flight Test, Rosenberry Towing sponsored #2 was Bubba, Stankiewicz, Reitter and Miller.

Ryan Shreffler subbing for his brother in the #24 and Zack Cogar filling in for Jim Keller Jr in the #28 led the field to start the 20 lap Canton Auto Salvage Compact Feature. Shreffler would race out front, Cristian Bailey in the #46 would move to second and Allen Clark in the #169 to third. The machine on the move was the green and white #4 from the 10th starting position. Blaine Salsberry was working the high side and picking off cars on his way to the front. By lap nine, Salsberry was up front and pulling away from a gaggle of cars arguing over second. With that many cars all bunched together, it was only a matter of time until the big one happened. On lap 14, Gage Jaberg, Dan Buckey and a few other machines bounced around like pinball's with Buckey spinning and getting hammered by Clayton Oliver. Oliver would continue but Buckey, who sits 3rd in points, took a huge hit in his title defense having to retire early. Jaberg was charged with the caution and sent to the back, although he would recover to finish 6th. Back under green, Salsberry continued to lead and Clark was able to get around Shreffler for second. Shreffler would get caught up in a turn four scuffle with 4 laps remaining Despite being able to continue after a pit stop, Shreffler's car would end up being heavily damaged in a final lap crash. After the restart, nobody was gonna touch Salsberry as he would cruise to his first win in 2015. Following the Sherrodsville OH driver in the Take 2, Buckey Mowing, Wissman Motorsports, Beaver Creek Landscaping sponsored #4 was Clark, Kyle Finlayson, Larry Ennis Jr and Larry Ennis Sr who was subbing for his son Wes, the points leader.

The final event of the evening was the 12 lap Finish Line Motor's Mini Truck Feature. The #751 of Alan Bedard and the #22 of Cody Jaberg started on the front row. Jaberg would take over the race lead and keep it for the first three circuits until the #23 of Dusty Nicholas made an exciting 3-wide pass on the outside for the race lead. Derek Cordia in the #72 and Joe Linard in the #82 were able to work their way around Jaberg, who continues to improve every week. Nicholas opened up a nice lead and by the time Linard was able to get around Cordia, the lead was too big with too little time to make it up. Linard was able to cut into the advantage, but Nicholas would pick up his 3rd feature victory and chop a big chunk of points off his step-dad's point lead. Following the New Philadelphia OH driver in the M&D Design's Sponsored #23 was Linard, Cordia, Jaberg and Bedard.

Next Saturday Night August 22 is the 29th Annual Cruise-in presented by McDonald's and McIntosh Oil Company. All 5 Divisions will be in action and the Cruise-in and Midvale Karting Series will be on hand at intermission. Stop out and join us as the Championship battles are going down to the wire as we close in on the final stages of the 2015 campaign.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ McIntosh Oil Company Late Model's

Fast Time: Alex Rosenberry

Heat 1: Mike Miller, Bryant Smith, Bubba Smith, Jonathan Reitter, Alex Rosenberry, Tom Stankiewicz, Larry Baker.

Heat 2: Bob Schneider Jr, Gary Hoopingarner, Doug Sommers, Dave Martin, Eugene Molnar Jr, Todd Ripley.

Feature: Rosenberry, Bubba, Stankiewicz, Reitter, Miller, Sommers, Baker, Hoopingarner, Schneider Jr, Martin, Ripley, Molnar Jr, Bryant, Bob Eichel.

Summit Racing Economy Modified's

Fast Time: Bob Sibla Jr

Heat 1: Mike Green, Lee McCreery, Bryce Allensworth, Bob Sibla Jr, Glen Jewell, Doug McMillen, Phillip Cox, Brandon Bailey.

Heat 2: Lucas Ripley, Mike Hutson, Shawn Kaufman, Todd Ripley, Braden Swaney, Keith Krebs, Joe Slentz, Andrew Wise.

Feature: Green, Cox, Ripley, Bailey, McCreery, Sibla Jr, McMillen, Wise, Hutson, Kaufman, Krebs, Allensworth, Jewell, Ripley, Slentz, Swaney.

JD Byrider Street Stock's

Fast Time: Tad Grove

Heat 1: Larry Smith, Tad Grove, Bill Aubihl, Todd Miller, Colton Ritchey, Waylon Orr, Bob Passwaters Sr.

Heat 2: Cyler Bertram, Gary Hoopingarner, Kelly Wissman, Kylee Wood, TJ Barker, Bob Passwaters Jr.

Feature: Smith, Grove, Bertram, Miller, Orr, Hoopingarner, Aubihl, Passwaters Jr, Ritchey, Wissman, Barker, Passwaters Sr, Wood.

Canton Auto Salvage Compact's

Fast Time: Gage Jaberg

Heat 1: Blaine Salsberry, Allen Clark, Larry Ennis Sr, Kyle Finlayson, Gage Jaberg, Dan Buckey, Larry Ennis Jr.

Heat 2: Clayton Oliver, Cristian Bailey, Ryan Shreffler, Zach Cogar, Leeza Moore, Mike McDonald Jr.

Heat 3: Brandon France, Laney Striejewske, Korey Herron, Chase Beatty, Steven McCue, Hunter Corbett.

Feature: Salsberry, Clark, Finlayson, Ennis Jr, Ennis Sr, Jaberg, Bailey, Moore, Oliver, Striejewske, Cogar, Beatty, France, McDonald Jr, Shreffler, McCue, Corbett, Buckey.

Finish Line Motor's Mini Truck's

Fast Time: Colt Locker

Heat: Dusty Nicholas, Derek Cordia, Colt Locker, Joe Linard, Cody Jaberg, Michael Varnes, Allen Bedard.

Feature: Nicholas, Linard, Cordia, Jaberg, Bedard, Varnes.



Written by: Chris Kail

Driver Results
Late Models
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1502Alex Rosenberry
24812Bubba Smith
34642Tom Stankiewicz
44428Jonathan Reitter
54253Mike Miller
64031Doug Sommers
7386Larry Baker
83645Paul Slentz
93417Bob Schneider Jr
10323Dave Martin
113022Jaberg Racing
122848Gene Molnar Jr
13261Bryant Smith
142469Bob Eichel
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1853Mike Miller
271Bryant Smith
3612Bubba Smith
4528Jonathan Reitter
542Alex Rosenberry
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1517Bob Schneider Jr
2445Paul Slentz
3331Doug Sommers
423Dave Martin
5148Gene Molnar Jr
 
Economy Modifieds
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
15036Mike Green
24809Philip Cox
3460Lucas Ripley
44455Brandon Bailey
5422Lee McCreery
64082Bob Sibila Jr
73854Doug McMillen
83614Andrew Wise
93492Mike Hutson
103210Shawn Kaufman
113040Keith Krebs
122821Bryce Allensworth
132624Glen Jewell
142465Todd Ripley
152246Joe Slentz
162027Braden Swaney
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1836Mike Green
272Lee McCreery
3621Bryce Allensworth
4582Bob Sibila Jr
5424Glen Jewell
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
150Lucas Ripley
2492Mike Hutson
3310Shawn Kaufman
4265Todd Ripley
5127Braden Swaney
 
Street Stocks
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
15044Larry Smith
2483Kyle Grove
34655John Bertram
44477Todd Miller
54228Waylon Orr
6401Cody Parker
73831Bill Aubihl
83674Bob Passwaters Jr
93421Colton Ritchey
103200Kelly Wissman
113011TJ Barker
122875Bob Passwaters Sr
132622WDennis Wood
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1844Larry Smith
273Kyle Grove
3631Bill Aubihl
4577Todd Miller
5421Colton Ritchey
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1555John Bertram
241Cody Parker
3300Kelly Wissman
4222WDennis Wood
5111TJ Barker
 
Mini Truck
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
15023Dusty Nicholas
24882Joe Linard
34672Derek Cordia
44422Cody Jaberg
542751Allen Bedard
64095Michael Varnes
DNS0118Colt Locker
 
Heat
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1823Dusty Nicholas
2772Derek Cordia
36118Colt Locker
4582Joe Linard
5422Cody Jaberg
 
Compacts
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1504Blaine Salesberry
248169Allen Clark
34615Kyle Finlayson
44457Swaney Racing
542150Wes Ennis
64021Gage Jaberg
73846Cristian Bailey
83695Leeza Moore
93419Clayton Oliver
103217Laney Striejewske
113028Jim Keller
122850Colton Cottis
132638Brandon France
142416MMike McDonald
152224Brent Shreffler
162042Steven McCue
171801Hunter Corbett
181669Dan Buckey
DNS030Korey Herron
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
184Blaine Salesberry
27169Allen Clark
36150Wes Ennis
4515Kyle Finlayson
5421Gage Jaberg
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1519Clayton Oliver
2446Cristian Bailey
3324Brent Shreffler
4228Jim Keller
5195Leeza Moore
 
Heat #3
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1538Brandon France
2417Laney Striejewske
3330Korey Herron
4250Colton Cottis
5142Steven McCue
 
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08/15/2015 Race
Late Models Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Rosenberry, Alex
2.Smith, Bubba
3.Stankiewicz, Tom
4.Reitter, Jonathan
5.Miller, Mike
6.Sommers, Doug
7.Baker, Larry
8.Slentz, Paul
9.Schneider Jr, Bob
10.Martin, Dave
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08/15/2015 Race
Economy Modifieds Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Green, Mike
2.Cox, Philip
3.Ripley, Lucas
4.Bailey, Brandon
5.McCreery, Lee
6.Sibila Jr, Bob
7.McMillen, Doug
8.Wise, Andrew
9.Hutson, Mike
10.Kaufman, Shawn
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08/15/2015 Race
Street Stocks Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Smith, Larry
2.Grove, Kyle
3.Bertram, John
4.Miller, Todd
5.Orr, Waylon
6.Parker, Cody
7.Aubihl, Bill
8.Passwaters Jr, Bob
9.Ritchey, Colton
10.Wissman, Kelly
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08/15/2015 Race
Mini Truck Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Nicholas, Dusty
2.Linard, Joe
3.Cordia, Derek
4.Jaberg, Cody
5.Bedard, Allen
6.Varnes, Michael
7.Locker, Colt
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08/15/2015 Race
Compacts Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Salesberry, Blaine
2.Clark, Allen
3.Finlayson, Kyle
4.Racing, Swaney
5.Ennis, Wes
6.Jaberg, Gage
7.Bailey, Cristian
8.Moore, Leeza
9.Oliver, Clayton
10.Striejewske, Laney
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