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Willison Claims Late Model Main
June 9, 2007
<center>Willison Claims Late Model Main</center>A sizable crowd was on hand this past Saturday night, June 9 at Midvale Speedway. Kids came out in bunches to ride in one of their favorite driver’s cars at intermission. Late Models, Sport Stocks, Pure Stocks, and Compacts were joined by the Figure 8’s.

The first feature on the track was the Advance Auto Parts Late Model 25-lapper. The first half of the race was unbelievably exciting. In what was a four car battle for the win, Greg Beule and Duane Dunn ran side-by-side for the lead for numerous laps. Eventually, though, contact took place in turn number one. Beule spun towards the inside lane, corrected, and came up the track in turn number two. Mark Willison, who was running third, spun during the scenario in the second turn. Unfortunately for Beule, he was charged with the caution and his strong run came to an end. That handed the lead to Dunn but shortly after the restart, Willison shot by to the inside to race to his first victory of the season. Following the Minerva, Ohio driver across the stripe were Ryan Tedesco who came on strong at the end, Mike Miller, Doug McMillen, and Dunn. A.P. Ren, Ron Jaberg, Jr., Tom Garbrandt, Joel McKnight, and Bob Eichel were the rest of the top ten. Beule won the fast heat, while Jaberg took the second heat race victory. Tedesco set fast time.

The Tusco Net Sport Stock race may have been the best of the night. Bill Aubihl, back in action after a few weeks off, led the early stages of the event as Nick Grubbs and Ron Dague raced forward. Grubbs, racing for his second win in a row, looked as though he was going to get it, but a three-wide move by Dague turned out to be the move of the night. Dague shot into the lead and raced onto victory. Grubbs followed the New Philadelphia, Ohio driver across the stripe, while Scott Archer, Kevin McClintock, and Bill Aubihl finished in positions three though five. Blake Mackey finished sixth, Randy Smart seventh, Virgil Ravenscroft, III eighth, and Mike Hostetler and Jerry McNealy ninth and tenth. Dague and Aubihl claimed heat race victories. Nick Grubbs set fast time.

Tory Gibbs set fast time for the first time in his career and backed it up with his third feature win later in the evening in the Midvale Speedway Pure Stocks. The win didn’t come easy though, as Rich Schweitzer cleared himself of mechanical woes and came from dead last to challenge Gibbs over the final circuits. Gibbs protected the bottom lane and won his first of the season. Schweitzer, Doug Higgins, Dick Aubihl, and Todd Miller rounded out the top five. Top ten finishers were Chris Smith, Brian Wood, John McNutt, Tim Oliver, and Keith Anderson. McMasters and Higgins won the heats.

Tad Grove, another driver who has had mechanical problems for much of this season, was able to hang on for his first feature win in the Trails End Sport fast Compact main this past Saturday. Adam Mishler had another solid run to put him in the runner-up spot, while Tammy Rufener, Michael Keefe, and Roger Linard finished out the top five. Picking up solid top ten’s were Brad Henry, Jason Morgan, A.J. Diano, Don Rufener, Jr., and Joe Konovsek.

Bob Passwaters, Sr. beat Johnny Campbell and son Bob Passwaters, Jr. across the stripe for the win in the second Compact feature. Jason Grewell and Earl Scranton finished fourth and fifth.

Rich Dunlap looked to be on his way to victory, but that was before Jamie Leslie made a slick move to wrestle the lead away. Rich Dunlap, Justin Renicker, Mark Willison, Jr., and Pat Carnes followed Leslie to his first win in a few seasons.

The J.D. Byrider of Dover Figure 8’s were back in action and to no one’s surprise, Don Rufener, Jr. again found victory lane. The Uhrichsville, Ohio driver has won all four Figure 8 races this season. Otto Polilli, Joe Elerick, Ryan Kopp, and Bruce Gibson finished in the top five.

Racing will continue this coming Saturday, June 16, as the Legend cars return. Late Models, Sport Stocks, Pure Stocks, and Compacts will also be in action. Admission prices remain regular at $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 62+, students 6-16 are $6 and children five and under are free. Pit gates open at 2:45, hotlaps at 3:15, qualifying at 4:30, and racing at 6:30. For more information, go to midvalespeedway.com

Results For Midvale Speedway


Advance Auto Parts Late Models
Top Qualifier - Ryan Tedesco
Heat #1 - Greg Beule, Duane Dunn, Tom Garbrandt, Doug McMillen, Ryan Tedesco
Heat #2 - Ron Jaberg, Jr., Bob Eichel, Mack Gribble, Jr., Joel McKnight, William Robinson
Feature - Mark Willison, Ryan Tedesco, Mike Miller, Doug McMillen, Duane Dunn, A.P. Ren, Ron Jaberg, Jr., Tom Garbrandt, Joel McKnight, Bob Eichel, Greg Beule, Mack Gribble, Jr., William Robinson
Tusco Net Sport Stocks
Top Qualifier - Nick Grubbs
Heat #1 - Ron Dague, Blake Mackey, Kevin McClintock, Virgil Ravenscroft, III, Randy Smart
Heat #2 - Bill Aubihl, Chris Kail, Paul Murray, Mike Hostetler, Jerry McNealy
Feature - Ron Dague, Nick Grubbs, Scott Archer, Kevin McClintock, Bill Aubihl, Blake Mackey, Randy Smart, Virgil Ravenscroft, III, Mike Hostetler, Jerry McNealy, Paul Murray
Midvale Speedway Pure Stocks
Top Qualifier - Tory Gibbs
Heat #1 - Chester McMasters, Andy Orr, Tory Gibbs, Dick Aubihl, Rich Schweitzer
Heat #2 - Doug Higgins, Tim Oliver, Brian Wood, Teddy Oliver, Todd Miller
Feature - Tory Gibbs, Rich Schweitzer, Doug Higgins, Dick Aubihl, Todd Miller, Chris Smith, Brian Wood, John McNutt, Tim Oliver, Keith Anderson, Teddy Oliver, Chester McMasters, Andy Orr, Sonny Ritch
Trails End Sports Compacts
Top Qualifier - Don Rufener, Jr.
Heat #1 - Michael Keefe, Roger Linard, Cliff Cox, Brad Henry, A.J. Diano
Heat #2 - Russell Grandison, Johnny Campbell, Tad Grove, Perry Nave, Bob Passwaters, Jr.
Heat #3 - Pat Carnes, Jamie Leslie, Mark Willison, Jr., Kevin Renicker, Felicia Myers
Heat #4 - Kenny Jewell, Dan Konovsek, Joe Elerick, Howard Bartholow, Ryan Kopp
Feature #1 - Tad Grove, Adam Mishler, Tammy Rufener, Michael Keefe, Roger Linard, Brad Henry, Jason Morgan, A.J. Diano, Don Rufener, Jr., Joe Konovsek, David Breehl, Ron Myers, Cliff Cox
Feature #2 - Bob Passwaters, Sr., Johnny Campbell, Bob Passwaters, Jr., Jason Grewell, Earl Scranton, Kevin Renicker, Larry Ennis, Jim Campbell, Perry Nave, Russell Grandison, Joe Fitch, Nate Baker
Feature #3 - Jamie Leslie, Rich Dunlap, Justin Renicker, Mark Willison, Jr., Pat Carnes, Joe Elerick, Kyle Lawson, Kenny Jewell, Bruce Gibson, Howard Bartholow, Ron Spence, Felicia Myers, Dan Konovsek
J.D. Byrider Figure 8’s
Feature - Don Rufener, Jr., Otto Polilli, Joe Elerick, Ryan Kopp, Bruce Gibson

Written by: Adam Mackey

Driver Results
Late Models
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
120018Mark Willison
219070Ryan Tedesco
318053Mike Miller
417054Doug McMillen
516032Duane Dunn
615057A.P. Ren
714022Ron Jaberg, Jr.
813064Tom Garbrandt
91208Joel McKnight
1011069Bob Eichel
1110021Greg Beule
129048Paul Slentz
138014William Robinson
DNS030Dan Stemple
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14021Greg Beule
23032Duane Dunn
32064Tom Garbrandt
41054Doug McMillen
5070Ryan Tedesco
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14022Ron Jaberg, Jr.
23069Bob Eichel
32048Paul Slentz
4108Joel McKnight
5014William Robinson
 
Pure Stocks
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
120010Tory Gibbs
219084Rich Schweitzer
318013Doug Higgins
417055Dick Aubihl
516077Todd Miller
615033Chris Smith
714054Brian Wood
813035John McNutt
91208Tim Oliver
1011032Keith Anderson
1110049Teddy Oliver
129081Chester McMasters
138028Jimmy Orr
1470O3Sonny Ritch
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14081Chester McMasters
23028Jimmy Orr
31010Tory Gibbs
41055Dick Aubihl
5084Rich Schweitzer
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14013Doug Higgins
2308Tim Oliver
32054Brian Wood
41049Teddy Oliver
5077Todd Miller
 
Sport Stocks
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
120075Ron Dague
219024Nick Grubbs
318028Scott Archer
417038Kevin McClintock
516031Bill Aubihl
61507Blake Mackey
714017Randy Smart
813013Virgil Ravenscroft, III
912053Mike Hostetler
101101Jerry McNealy
1110020Paul Murray
DNS010Chris Kail
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14075Ron Dague
2307Blake Mackey
32038Kevin McClintock
41013Virgil Ravenscroft, III
5017Randy Smart
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14031Bill Aubihl
23010Chris Kail
32020Paul Murray
41053Mike Hostetler
501Jerry McNealy
 
Compacts
Feature #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
12003Tad Grove
219065Adam Mishler
31807Tammy Rufener
417099Michael Keefe
516036Kelly McNutt
615087Brad Henry
71402Jason Morgan
8130O9A.J. Diano
912047Don Rufener, Jr.
10110133Joe Konovsek
1110049Gabe Pringle
129044Jay Hunt
13808Cliff Cox
 
Feature #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
115077Bob Passwaters, Sr.
214027Johnny Campbell
313074Bob Passwaters, Jr.
4120101Jason Grewell
5110O3Earl Scranton
610075Kevin Renicker
79020Larry Ennis
880127Jim Campbell
970149Breehl Racing
106072Russell Grandison
115051Joe Fitch
124060Nate Baker
DNS042Allen Andrews
 
Feature #3
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
1100O8Rusty Rouse, Jr.
29017Rich Dunlap
380175Justin Renicker
47018Mark Willison, Jr.
56079Pat Carnes
65015Joe Elerick
7406Kyle Lawson
83076Kenny Jewell
92058Jaimie Huebner
1010115Howard Bartholow
11540Ron Spence
125144Felicia Myers
13533Dan Konovsek
DNS083Gary Gibson
 
Heat #1
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14099Michael Keefe
23036Kelly McNutt
3208Cliff Cox
41087Brad Henry
50O9A.J. Diano
 
Heat #2
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14072Russell Grandison
23027Johnny Campbell
3203Tad Grove
410149Breehl Racing
5074Bob Passwaters, Jr.
 
Heat #3
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14079Pat Carnes
230O8Rusty Rouse, Jr.
32018Mark Willison, Jr.
41075Kevin Renicker
50144Felicia Myers
 
Heat #4
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
14076Kenny Jewell
23033Dan Konovsek
32015Joe Elerick
410115Howard Bartholow
5052Ryan Kopp
 
Figure 8
Feature
Finished PositionPoints EarnedCar No.Driver
120047Don Rufener, Jr.
219043Otto Polilli
318015Joe Elerick
417084Ryan Kopp
516058Jaimie Huebner
 
Top
06/09/2007 Race
Late Models Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Willison, Mark
2.Tedesco, Ryan
3.Miller, Mike
4.McMillen, Doug
5.Dunn, Duane
6.Ren, A.P.
7.Jaberg, Jr., Ron
8.Garbrandt, Tom
9.McKnight, Joel
10.Eichel, Bob
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06/09/2007 Race
Pure Stocks Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Gibbs, Tory
2.Schweitzer, Rich
3.Higgins, Doug
4.Aubihl, Dick
5.Miller, Todd
6.Smith, Chris
7.Wood, Brian
8.McNutt, John
9.Oliver, Tim
10.Anderson, Keith
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06/09/2007 Race
Sport Stocks Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Dague, Ron
2.Grubbs, Nick
3.Archer, Scott
4.McClintock, Kevin
5.Aubihl, Bill
6.Mackey, Blake
7.Smart, Randy
8.Ravenscroft, III, Virgil
9.Hostetler, Mike
10.McNealy, Jerry
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06/09/2007 Race
Compacts Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Grove, Tad
2.Mishler, Adam
3.Rufener, Tammy
4.Keefe, Michael
5.McNutt, Kelly
6.Henry, Brad
7.Morgan, Jason
8.Diano, A.J.
9.Rufener, Jr., Don
10.Konovsek, Joe
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06/09/2007 Race
Figure 8 Listings
Finish Pos.Driver
1.Rufener, Jr., Don
2.Polilli, Otto
3.Elerick, Joe
4.Kopp, Ryan
5.Huebner, Jaimie