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Ambrose Sets Tone In Week One
April 21, 2007
<center>Ambrose Sets Tone In Week One</center>The 2007 racing season started on a high note this past Saturday, April 21. After a highly successful afternoon car show put on by the Midvale Police Department, Midvale Speedway had over 120 racers in the pits for night #1 of the new campaign. It was one of the biggest car counts in a couple of years.

The Advance Auto Parts Late Models had a great mix of asphalt veterans take the green flag in the 25-lap feature. In all, 17 drivers graced the pits with two scratches for the feature event. When the green flag dropped on the main event field, Bob Schneider, Jr. raced out into the lead. Behind him, the strong group of Mark Willison, Ryan Tedesco, Mike Miller, and John Ambrose were dodging in and out of traffic. Ambrose, Tedesco, and Miller were using the outside lane to do their work as everyone else stayed along the bottom. After several early cautions, the tenth place starter, Ambrose, was able to set up a run on Willison and Schneider to take the race lead. Tedesco followed him to the front with many of Miller’s runs stopped by caution. On lap 18, the caution waved for a Greg Beule spin in turn one. However, officials could see that three lanes of rear end grease made for near un-raceable conditions. After the checking of cars, it was found that Miller was leaking the substance and he was pushed pitside. Unfortunately, the time limit ended the race some seven laps from the finish, but Ambrose had already assumed race control at that time. Following the American Thunder Racing Engines/CTS #24 to the stripe were Willison, Tedesco, Beule, and John Sandquist. A.P. Ren, Dusty Woodie, Bob Eichel, Ron Jaberg, Jr., and Jake Francis finished with top tens. Beule and Francis were credited with heat race wins, while blistered the track in qualifying with a 14.53.

The Legend cars were then brought onto the speedway to run their 20-lap event. Before doing so, the track conditions had to improve to make racing possible. The legends were given plenty of hotlaps before the start of the race to work in the drying agent as best as possible. Though the track was still slick, the field of veterans and many rookies put on one of the best races of the evening with only one caution flag. To no one’s surprise, the man standing in victory lane at the finish was many time Midvale Speedway feature winner Dennis Knox. Larry Young chased him to the stripe, while Jason Knox, Mike Luke, and Jake Francis were top five finishers. Randy Burns, Bryan Casey, Tom Spisak, Bob Gindelsperger, and Stephan Mitcham completed the top ten. Afterwards, the crowd gave a nice ovation for the Legend’s competitors during the post race interview. Both Dennis Knox and nephew Jason were victorious in heat race action.

In Tusco Net Sport Stock action, Bill Aubihl and Scott Archer started at the front for the 20-lap grind. Aubihl, who had just put the finishing touches on his car, raced into the lead. While setting a strong pace, though, the Dover, Ohio veteran was caught going under his qualifying time and was sent to the rear. The driver that was able to get through the pack in the timeliest manner was New Philadelphia, Ohio’s Doug McMillen. The Late Model and Sport Stock veteran raced into the lead, while other top qualifying drivers Kevin McClintock and Randy Smart followed. At the finish, McMillen picked up the first Sport Stock victory of the year in his Parkway Honda/Lee’s Famous Recipe #54. McClintock, Smart, Aubihl, and Archer were top five finishers. Mike Hostetler, Jerry McNealy, Anthony Milano, Nick Grubbs, and Virgil Ravenscroft, III were able to crack the top ten. Nick Grubbs and Bill Aubihl had heat race wins. The night’s fast qualifier was former Pure Stock track champion Randy Smart with a 15.47 lap.

The Midvale Speedway Pure Stock racers ran their first event on racing tires this past Saturday. After many years on street tires, the decision was made in the off-season to try out the 8” Goodyears. The move has seemed to make the cars much more stable and make for fewer cautions. Jimmy Orr, a driver who has made several improvements to his racer in the off-season was the class of the field in the feature event. Working through traffic got him the lead and the win. Following the Mullet sponsored #28 were last year’s champ Rich Schweitzer, Todd Miller, Chester McMasters, and Mike Phillips, Jr. Doug Higgins, Jason Anthony, Keith Anderson, Tim Oliver, and D.J. Litten were top ten finishers. McMasters, Curtis Collins, and Tim Oliver won the heats. Doug Decker set the track record with a 16.70.

In the Trails End Sports Compact fast feature, Eric Feister and Tom Barrett were the front row starters. Feister jumped out front with Barrett closely behind. Later, Barrett was able to take over the lead in his East High Arby’s/Green Ridge Body Shop #157 and pull off a clean sweep of the fast heat and the fast feature. Following the Dennison, Ohio driver to the first victory of the year were Ron Myers, Don Rufener, Jr., Johnny Campbell, and Brad Henry. Kelly McNutt, Cliff Cox, Mike Gribble, Tad Grove, and Joe Konovsek were top ten finishers.

Russell Grandison returned to action with a dominating effort in the second feature. With the Compact field so fast and competitive in week #1, Grandison missed the fast feature, something that he rarely does. The Uhrichsville, Ohio driver started deep in the field and made several moves to take the win. Pat Carnes, Michael Keefe, Tammy Rufener, and Bob Passwaters, Jr. were top five finishers. Tim Frederick, Pat Moore, Ryan Kopp, Mark Fyffe, and Wes Galbraith finished in positions six through ten.

The story of the night was drivers racing from deep in the pack to pick up feature victories. This was no different in the final Compact feature. Nineteen cars took the green flag with Joe Fitch running his newer model Sunfire from the back. At the finish, the Newcomerstown, Ohio driver was followed by Bob Passwaters, Sr., Larry Ennis, Paul Stull, and Kyle Lawson. Dan Konovsek, Richard Duvall, CJ Campbell, Howard Bartholow, and Mark Willison, Jr. picked up top tens.

Compact preliminary wins were claimed by Barrett, Nate Baker, Carnes, Galbraith, and Gary Gibson. Fast time was set by Kelly McNutt’s #36 in his return to racing.

Week #2 will have Late Models, Sport Stocks, Pure Stocks, Compacts and the first appearance this season for the Wild & Crazy Figure 8's. At intermission, fans will have the chance to meet their favorite drivers trackside, as Midvale Speedway holds its yearly autograph session. Bring your favorite racing t-shirt, pictures, or anything that you would like Midvale's stars to sign.

Pit gates will now open at 2:30, hotlaps start at 3:15, qualifying is at 4:30, and racing action will take its first green flag at 6:30. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 62+, $6 for students 6-15, and children 5 and under are free. Pit pass costs are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. For more information, check us out on the web at midvalespeedway.com.

JUST SOME TIDBITS FROM THE TOWER...
In short, the season opener was a huge success. Great Late Model and Sport Stock fields, but we look forward to seeing full features for the two classes next week. Can't say enough about the Legends. They had to run their feature on a slick track, but even with several rookies, only had one caution during the 20-lapper. One thing that definitely needs to be improved upon is the use of scanners by ALL drivers. There were a couple occasions where some drivers lost a couple of spots for a restart because they did not respond to our radio commands. Make sure they are working for this week. If there is something that you would like to see improved upon, please send an email through the website. Thanks...

Results For Midvale Speedway


Advance Auto Parts Late Models
Top Qualifier – Mike Miller 14.53
Heat #1 – Greg Beule, Ryan Tedesco, Rich Marcum, Mike Miller, John Ambrose
Heat #2 – Jake Francis, Bob Schneider, Jr., Ron Jaberg, Jr., John Sandquist, Mark Willison
Feature – John Ambrose, Mark Willison, Ryan Tedesco, Greg Beule, John Sandquist, A.P. Ren, Dusty Woodie, Bob Eichel, Ron Jaberg, Jr., Jake Francis, Bob Schneider, Jr., William Robinson, Mike Miller, Rich Marcum, Doug McMillen
Legends
Heat #1 – Dennis Knox, Larry Young, Mike Luke, Billy Richards, Jeff Huber
Heat #2 – Jason Knox, Randy Burns, Bobby Gindlesperger, Jake Francis, Bryan Casey
Feature – Dennis Knox, Larry Young, Jason Knox, Mike Luke, Jake Francis, Randy Burns, Bryan Casey, Tom Spisak, Bobby Gindlesperger, Stephen Mitcham, Steve Rector, Jeff Huber, Dale Dodge, Jr., Eric Johnston, Wendall Napper, Shane Gibson, Dave Spotton, Billy Richards
Tusco Net Sport Stocks
Top Qualifier – Randy Smart 15.47
Heat #1 – Nick Grubbs, Doug McMillen, Randy Smart, Kevin McClintock, Blake Mackey
Heat #2 – Bill Aubihl, Mike Hostetler, Anthony Milano, Dave Mooreland, Jr., Jerry McNealy
Feature – Doug McMillen, Kevin McClintock, Randy Smart, Bill Aubihl, Scott Archer, Mike Hostetler, Jerry McNealy, Anthony Milano, Nick Grubbs, Virgil Ravenscroft, III, Chris Miller, Dave Mooreland, Jr., Gabe Pringle, Ron Dague, Blake Mackey, Chris Kail, Brock Burcher
Midvale Speedway Pure Stocks
Top Qualifier – Doug Decker 16.70 NTR
Heat #1 – Chester McMasters, Mike Phillips, Jr., Jimmy Orr, Doug Decker, Todd Miller
Heat #2 – Curtis Collins, Doug Higgins, Jason Anthony, Keith Anderson, Rich Schweitzer
Heat #3 – Tim Oliver, Sonny Ritch, D.J. Litten, Teddy Oliver, Roy Braley
Feature – Jimmy Orr, Rich Schweitzer, Todd Miller, Chester McMasters, Mike Phillips, Jr., Doug Higgins, Jason Anthony, Keith Anderson, Tim Oliver, D.J. Litten, Corey Ross, Tory Gibbs, Doug Decker, Teddy Oliver, Curtis Collins, Roy Braley
Trails End Sports Compacts
Top Qualifier – Kelly McNutt 18.12
Heat #1 – Tom Barrett, Ron Myers, Cliff Cox, Joe Konovsek, Brad Henry
Heat #2 – Nate Baker, Jason Morgan, Bob Passwaters, Jr., Russell Grandison, Eric Feister
Heat #3 – Pat Carnes, Chris Bloom, Jesse Page, Michael Keefe, Tammy Rufener
Heat #4 – Wes Galbraith, Kyle Lawson, Rusty Rouse, Paul Stull, Bob Passwaters, Sr.
Heat #5 – Gary Gibson, Joe Fitch, Dan Konovsek, Billy Nicholas, CJ Campbell
Feature #1 – Tom Barrett, Ron Myers, Don Rufener, Jr., Johnny Campbell, Brad Henry, Kelly McNutt, Cliff Cox, Mike Gribble, Tad Grove, Joe Konovsek, Adam Mishler, A.J. Diano, Eric Feister, David Breehl, Steven Feister, Jason Morgan
Feature #2 – Russell Grandison, Pat Carnes, Michael Keefe, Tammy Rufener, Bob Passwaters, Jr., Tim Frederick, Pat Moore, Ryan Kopp, Mark Fyffe, Wes Galbraith, Jason Grewell, Jesse Page, Justin Renicker, Nate Baker, Rich Dunlap, Chris Bloom
Feature #3 – Joe Fitch, Bob Passwaters, Sr., Larry Ennis, Paul Stull, Kyle Lawson, Dan Konovsek, Richard Duvall, CJ Campbell, Howard Bartholow, Mark Willison, Jr., Joe Elerick, Doug Milburn, Tim Rodgers, Gary Housler, Robbie Patterson, Adam McCaman, Rusty Rouse, Gary Gibson, Billy Nicholas

Written by: Adam Mackey

Driver Results
Late Models
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
140024John Ambrose
238018Mark Willison
336070Ryan Tedesco
434021Greg Beule
532066John Sandquist, Sr.
630057A.P. Ren
728044Dusty Woodie
826069Bob Eichel
924022Ron Jaberg, Jr.
102203Jake Francis
1120017Bob Schneider, Jr.
1218014William Robinson
1316053Mike Miller
1414027Rich Marcum
1512054Doug McMillen
DNS025Chris Grubbs
DNS048Paul Slentz
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18021Greg Beule
26070Ryan Tedesco
34027Rich Marcum
42053Mike Miller
5024John Ambrose
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1803Jake Francis
26017Bob Schneider, Jr.
34022Ron Jaberg, Jr.
42066John Sandquist, Sr.
5018Mark Willison
 
Pure Stocks
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
140028Jimmy Orr
238084Rich Schweitzer
336077Todd Miller
434081Chester McMasters
532011Mike Phillips, Jr.
630013Doug Higgins
728017Jason Anthony
826032Keith Anderson
92408Tim Oliver
1022050D.J. Litten
1120090Corey Ross
1218010Tory Gibbs
1316064Doug Decker
1414049Teddy Oliver
1512066Curtis Collins
1610022Roy Braley
DNS0O3Sonny Ritch
DNS07Blake Mackey
DNS080Pat Moore
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18081Chester McMasters
26011Mike Phillips, Jr.
34028Jimmy Orr
42064Doug Decker
5077Todd Miller
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18066Curtis Collins
26013Doug Higgins
34017Jason Anthony
42032Keith Anderson
5084Rich Schweitzer
 
Heat #3
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1808Tim Oliver
260O3Sonny Ritch
34050D.J. Litten
42049Teddy Oliver
5022Roy Braley
 
Sport Stocks
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
140054Doug McMillen
238038Kevin McClintock
336017Randy Smart
434031Bill Aubihl
532028Scott Archer
630053Mike Hostetler
72801Jerry McNealy
826033Anthony Milano
924024Nick Grubbs
1022013Virgil Ravenscroft, III
1120070Chris Miller
12180O3Dave Mooreland, Jr.
131608Gabe Pringle
1414075Ron Dague
151207Blake Mackey
1610010Chris Kail
1780O7Brock Burcher
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18024Nick Grubbs
26054Doug McMillen
34017Randy Smart
42038Kevin McClintock
507Blake Mackey
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18031Bill Aubihl
26053Mike Hostetler
34033Anthony Milano
420O3Dave Mooreland, Jr.
501Jerry McNealy
 
Compacts
Feature #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1400157Tom Barrett
238044Jay Hunt
336047Don Rufener, Jr.
434027Johnny Campbell
532087Brad Henry
630036Kelly McNutt
72808Cliff Cox
826011Mike Gribble
92403Tad Grove
10220133Joe Konovsek
1120065Adam Mishler
12180O9A.J. Diano
13160173Eric Feister
1414049Gabe Pringle
1512078Steven Feister
161002Jason Morgan
DNS067Kenny Ford
 
Feature #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
130072Russell Grandison
228079Pat Carnes
326099Michael Keefe
42407Tammy Rufener
522074Bob Passwaters, Jr.
620041Tim Frederick
718080Pat Moore
816052Ryan Kopp
914059Mark Fyffe
1012057Speedway Guest
11100101Jason Grewell
1280O2Jesse Page
1360175Justin Renicker
144060Nate Baker
152017Rich Dunlap
1610151Chris Bloom
 
Feature #3
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
120051Joe Fitch
218077Bob Passwaters, Sr.
316020Larry Ennis
4140O5Paul Stull
51206Kyle Lawson
610033Dan Konovsek
78024Richard Duvall
860127Jim Campbell
940115Howard Bartholow
102018Mark Willison, Jr.
111015Joe Elerick
121026Doug Milburn
13101Tim Rodgers
1410O1Jason Carmen
151084Robbie Patterson
161085Adam McCaman
1710O8Rusty Rouse, Jr.
181083Gary Gibson
1910132Billy Nicholas
DNS0119Perk Pyle
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
180157Tom Barrett
26044Jay Hunt
3408Cliff Cox
420133Joe Konovsek
5087Brad Henry
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18060Nate Baker
2602Jason Morgan
34074Bob Passwaters, Jr.
42072Russell Grandison
50173Eric Feister
 
Heat #3
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18079Pat Carnes
260151Chris Bloom
340O2Jesse Page
42099Michael Keefe
507Tammy Rufener
 
Heat #4
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18057Speedway Guest
2606Kyle Lawson
340O8Rusty Rouse, Jr.
420O5Paul Stull
5077Bob Passwaters, Sr.
 
Heat #5
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
18083Gary Gibson
26051Joe Fitch
34033Dan Konovsek
420132Billy Nicholas
50127Jim Campbell
 
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04/21/2007 Race
Late Models Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Ambrose, John
2.Willison, Mark
3.Tedesco, Ryan
4.Beule, Greg
5.Sandquist, Sr., John
6.Ren, A.P.
7.Woodie, Dusty
8.Eichel, Bob
9.Jaberg, Jr., Ron
10.Francis, Jake
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04/21/2007 Race
Pure Stocks Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Orr, Jimmy
2.Schweitzer, Rich
3.Miller, Todd
4.McMasters, Chester
5.Phillips, Jr., Mike
6.Higgins, Doug
7.Anthony, Jason
8.Anderson, Keith
9.Oliver, Tim
10.Litten, D.J.
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04/21/2007 Race
Sport Stocks Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.McMillen, Doug
2.McClintock, Kevin
3.Smart, Randy
4.Aubihl, Bill
5.Archer, Scott
6.Hostetler, Mike
7.McNealy, Jerry
8.Milano, Anthony
9.Grubbs, Nick
10.Ravenscroft, III, Virgil
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04/21/2007 Race
Compacts Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Barrett, Tom
2.Hunt, Jay
3.Rufener, Jr., Don
4.Campbell, Johnny
5.Henry, Brad
6.McNutt, Kelly
7.Cox, Cliff
8.Gribble, Mike
9.Grove, Tad
10.Konovsek, Joe
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