WELCOME RACE FANS!!.......... 74TH SEASON OPENER PRESENTED BY SIMPSON SALUTE APRIL 25TH MW, OLM, MOD, SS, C, CV, L, ACE........... Sunday, April 19th Ohio's Fun Place to Race!! 2026 Race Season Wild Night Keeps Everyone On Edge Mid-Season Champs Crowned June 27, 2009 Fans got their monies worth this past Saturday, June 27 at Midvale Speedway. From start to finish, racing was closely contested and way on the wild side. It started with an upside down Late Model in the dash race and ended with a twelve car demolition derby style Figure 8 between two feuding families. The McIntosh Oil Company Late Model division put on another good show for fans with and 18-car starting field. Bob Schneider, Jr., still looking for that elusive first feature win, controlled the pace early. On lap eight, Rich Marcum, who returned to racing for the first time since early in the season, showed no signs of any problems after bicep surgery and took the lead. Marcum made things look easy and went on to claim his second straight Mid-Season Championship trophy. The Crossroad's Pizza/Norcia's Bakery #27 was followed by Mark Willison, Greg Beule, Schneider, and Mike Miller. Ernie Shook, Bubba Smith, Jonathan Reitter, Rich Dessecker, and George Riddle. The night started with a dash race flip by Bubba Smith. Carefully, the track crew rolled the car back over gently. Smith and crew worked before intermission to ready it for the feature race and the car ran pretty well in the 25-lap event. John Sluka won the dash, while Schneider and Dessecker won the heats. Smith was the fast qualifier. The Tusco Net Sport Stock 20-lapper had Chris Miller jumping out to an early lead. Behind him, Kevin Locker and Ron Dague were making some bold moves in their attempt to get to the front. Just after the field completed lap one, point leader Kevin McClintock exploded a motor entering the first turn. As he slid in his own fluid, Ron Kirkpatrick followed him all the way to the wall slamming McClintock's car even harder against the barrier. Both were done for the event. After a long delay to work on track conditions, Locker started building up a sizable lead. Dague's chances for victory were dashed when he spun coming off of the still somewhat slick turn two. On lap eleven, Randy Smart moved into second after passing Bill Aubihl. Slowly but surely, Smart was closing on Locker. With two to go, Smart made the all important pass and cruised to victory. The Union Hospital Pain Center/Wayne Dalton #17 picked up additional bonuses from McBride's Auto and KRC Racecars for a sizable payday. Locker, Aubihl, Dague, and Miller completed the top five finishers. Smart won the dash, Aubihl the heat, and Dague was top qualifier. Keith Anderson set the early pace in the Integrity Auto/Conrad Insurance Pure Stock feature. Fast qualifier, Teddy Oliver, looking for win number three this season was on the move behind him. Oliver started ninth but was up to third by lap nine. At halfway, the veteran driver took second from Pat Moore. On lap later, Oliver's work paid off as the Canton, Ohio driver became the new leader. The C&M Auto Sales/All For You Auto Sales #49 was followed to a victory by Anderson, Todd Miller, Phil Bunton, Jr., and Ronald Bunton. The other top ten finishers were Brian Minard, Moore, Bob Passwaters, Jr., Bob Passwaters, Sr., and Adam Stewart. Minard took the dash, while Anderson won the heat. In the Parkway Auto Group Compact fast feature, six time feature winner Derek Grewell jumped out to the early lead. Grewell, not thinking his car was capable of breaking out of his earlier qualifying time, went all out as he stretched his lead. His assessment of his car's abilities was a bit off, as he did break out and was black flagged on lap seven. The lead was now in the hands of Rich Hess. Hess looked destined for a big win, but Kyle Rector put his car in the outside lane and started his trek forward. With the white flag waving, Rector moved by and raced to the Mid-Season victory. The Outlaw Tire/John W Cookson #22 came from the ninth starting position for the exciting victory. Following the New Philadelphia, Ohio competitor were Hess, Joe Konovsek, Johnny Campbell, and Rich Dunlap. The rest of the top ten were Brad Henry, Kelly McNutt, Don Rufener, Jr., Jesse Page, and Tammy Rufener. Billy Nicholas and Don Rufener, Jr. were up front early in the second Parkway Auto Group Compact feature. However, on a restart, the drivers were playing games with one another on the backstretch as Rufener was bumping and Nicholas was brake checking. The track's flagmen sent both pitside and restarted the race. Eventually, Sherrodsville, Ohio driver Tim Frederick came away victorious. The yearly campaigner picked up his first career Compact feature win, despite a number of heat victories. Paul Stull returned to action finishing second, while Howard Bartholow, Taylor Moore, and Ashlee Page finished off the top five. Others in the top ten were Pat Carnes, Richard Duvall, Dan Konovsek, Perk Pyle, Jr., and Neil Rolli. Kyle Rector won the Compact dash, while Kelly McNutt, Tammy Rufener, and Larry Ennis won the heats. Rich Dunlap set a new track record of 17.88 in qualifying. The Figure 8 feature was extremely wild and fans knew it would be when twelve cars pulled onto the track to compete. Lennie Orr led most of the way but the main story was between the feuding Grewell and Morgan race teams. Back and forth over the first four laps, the Morgans and Grewells tore their cars up while trying to eliminate one another. After a Grewell and Morgan collision at the intersection, caution was thrown, tempers flared, and the track sent a few drivers pitside. Back to green, several close calls at the intersection kept fans on the edge of their seats. Eventually, Orr claimed the victory, while Isaac Ferrebee, Tim Frederick, Derek Grewell, and Joe Konovsek rounded out the top five. The Main Event Racing Series now prepares for its second 2009 appearance at the Midvale OH Speedway on Friday, July 3, with a July 4 rain date. Over the last two exciting Super Late events at the track, the winners have come from tenth and eighth place starts respectively. Another barnburner is expected Friday night. Pure Stocks, Compacts, and a special Quarter Midget race with some familiar faces is also on the schedule. Pit gates will open at 2:30, grandstands at 4:00, hotlaps for the Main Event cars will be from 4:30-5:00 and 5:30-6:00, while the Midvale divisions will practice from 4:00-4:30 and 5:00-5:30. Qualifying will be at 6:00, and racing for the regular classes will begin at 8:00. Pit admission is $25 for Midvale members and $30 for all others. Compact and Pure Stock drivers competing on July 3 will receive $5 off the listed admission. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and seniors, $8 for kids 6-15, and children five and under are free. An extra practice session is set for Thursday night, July 2 from 4:00-8:00. Pit admission will be $10 per person, while watching from the grandstands is free. More information may be available at www.midvalespeedway.com or www.maineventracingseries.com. Results For Midvale Speedway McIntosh Oil Company Late Models Top Qualifier - Bubba Smith 14.41 Dash - John Sluka, Bubba Smith, Bryant Smith, Ernie Shook Heat #1 - Bob Schneider, Jr., Jonathan Reitter, Greg Beule, Mark Willison, Mike Miller Heat #2 - Rich Dessecker, Bob Eichel, Kenny Cantrell, Emerson Huffman, Gene Molnar, Jr. Feature - Rich Marcum, Mark Willison, Greg Beule, Bob Schneider, Jr., Mike Miller, Ernie Shook, Bubba Smith, Jonathan Reitter, Rich Dessecker, George Riddle, Kenny Cantrell, Bob Eichel, Bryant Smith, Gene Molnar, Jr., Emerson Huffman, William Robinson, John Sluka, Joe Slentz Tusco Net Sport Stocks Top Qualifier - Ron Dague 15.20 Dash - Randy Smart, Ron Dague, Kevin Locker, Kevin McClintock Heat - Bill Aubihl, Blake Bitticker, Ron Kirkpatrick, Chris Miller Feature - Randy Smart, Kevin Locker, Bill Aubihl, Ron Dague, Chris Miller, Blake Bitticker, Ron Kirkpatrick, Kevin McClintock Integrity Auto/Conrad Insurance Pure Stocks Top Qualifier - Teddy Oliver 16.80 Dash - Brian Minard, Teddy Oliver, Phil Bunton, Jr., Todd Miller Heat - Keith Anderson, Pat Moore, Bob Passwaters, Sr., Joe Oliver, Bob Passwaters, Jr. Feature - Teddy Oliver, Keith Anderson, Todd Miller, Phil Bunton, Jr., Ronald Bunton, Brian Minard, Pat Moore, Bob Passwaters, Jr., Bob Passwaters, Sr., Adam Stewart, Isaac Ferrebee, Brett Lalonde Parkway Auto Group Compacts Top Qualifier - Rich Dunlap 17.88 NTR Dash - Kyle Rector, Jesse Page, John McNutt, Rich Dunlap Heat #1 - Kelly McNutt, Derek Grewell, Don Rufener, Jr., Kyle Grove, Jason Anthony Heat #2 - Tammy Rufener, Cliff Cox, Tim Frederick, Billy Nicholas, Taylor Moore Heat #3 - Larry Ennis, Richard Duvall, Paul Stull, Don Rufener, III, Pat Carnes Feature #1 - Kyle Rector, Rich Hess, Joe Konovsek, Johnny Campbell, Rich Dunlap, Brad Henry, Kelly McNutt, Don Rufener, Jr., Jesse Page, Tammy Rufener, Cliff Cox, Jason Anthony, Wes Ennis, John McNutt, Kyle Grove, Derek Grewell Feature #2 - Tim Frederick, Paul Stull, Howard Bartholow, Taylor Moore, Ashlee Page, Pat Carnes, Richard Duvall, Dan Konovsek, Perk Pyle, Jr., Neil Rolli, Ryan Cunningham, Sky Crawford, Billy Nicholas, Don Rufener, III, Larry Ennis Midvale Speedway Figure 8's Feature - Lennie Orr, Isaac Ferrebee, Tim Frederick, Derek Grewell, Joe Konovsek, Steven Feister, Jason Morgan, Neil Rolli, Jason Grewell, Gene Morgan, Kyle Grewell, Billy Nicholas Written by: Adam Mackey Driver Results Late Models Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 100 27 Rich Marcum 2 96 18 Mark Willison 3 92 21 Greg Beule 4 88 17 Bob Schneider, Jr. 5 84 53 Mike Miller 6 80 122 Ernie Shook 7 76 12 Bubba Smith 8 72 28 Jonathan Reitter 9 68 49 Rich Dessecker 10 64 0 George Riddle 11 60 O7 Kenny Cantrell 12 56 69 Bob Eichel 13 52 1 Bryant Smith 14 48 148 Gene Molnar, Jr. 15 44 90 Emerson Huffman 16 40 14 William Robinson 17 36 76 John Sluka 18 32 46 Joe Slentz   Heat #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 10 17 Bob Schneider, Jr. 2 8 28 Jonathan Reitter 3 6 21 Greg Beule 4 4 18 Mark Willison 5 2 53 Mike Miller   Heat #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 10 49 Rich Dessecker 2 8 69 Bob Eichel 3 6 O7 Kenny Cantrell 4 4 90 Emerson Huffman 5 2 148 Gene Molnar, Jr.   Helmet Dash Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 16 76 John Sluka 2 14 12 Bubba Smith 3 12 1 Bryant Smith 4 10 122 Ernie Shook   Pure Stocks Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 100 49 Teddy Oliver 2 96 32 Keith Anderson 3 92 77 Todd Miller 4 88 79 Phil Bunton, Jr. 5 84 95 Ronald Bunton 6 80 51 Brian Minard 7 76 80 Pat Moore 8 72 74 Bob Passwaters, Jr. 9 68 75 Bob Passwaters, Sr. 10 64 48 Adam Stewart 11 60 78 Isaac Ferrebee 12 56 47 Brett Lalonde DNS 0 31 Tad Grove DNS 0 50 Joe Oliver   Heat Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 10 32 Keith Anderson 2 8 80 Pat Moore 3 6 75 Bob Passwaters, Sr. 4 4 48 Adam Stewart 5 2 74 Bob Passwaters, Jr.   Helmet Dash Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 16 51 Brian Minard 2 14 49 Teddy Oliver 3 12 79 Phil Bunton, Jr. 4 10 77 Todd Miller   Sport Stocks Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 100 17 Randy Smart 2 96 13 Kevin Locker 3 92 31 Bill Aubihl 4 88 75 Ron Dague 5 84 70 Chris Miller 6 80 32 Blake Bitticker 7 76 64 Ron Kirkpatrick 8 72 38 Kevin McClintock DNS 0 1 Jerry McNealy   Heat Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 10 31 Bill Aubihl 2 8 32 Blake Bitticker 3 6 64 Ron Kirkpatrick 4 4 70 Chris Miller   Helmet Dash Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 16 17 Randy Smart 2 14 75 Ron Dague 3 12 13 Kevin Locker 4 10 38 Kevin McClintock   Compacts Feature #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 100 22 Kyle Rector 2 96 19 Rich Hess 3 92 33 Jay Hunt 4 88 27 Johnny Campbell 5 84 17 Rich Dunlap 6 80 87 Brad Henry 7 76 36 Kelly McNutt 8 72 47 Don Rufener, Jr. 9 68 O2 Jesse Page 10 64 7 Tammy Rufener 11 60 37 Cliff Cox 12 56 77 Jason Anthony 13 52 118 Wes Ennis 14 48 35 John McNutt 15 44 3 Kyle Grove 16 40 95 Derek Grewell   Feature #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 72 41 Tim Frederick 2 68 O5 Paul Stull 3 64 115 Howard Bartholow 4 60 O8 Taylor Moore 5 56 14 Ashlee Page 6 52 79 Pat Carnes 7 48 24 Richard Duvall 8 44 39 Dan Konovsek 9 40 119 Perk Pyle 10 36 46 Neil Rolli 11 32 81 Chasity Bunton 12 28 91 Isaac Ferrebee 13 24 132 Billy Nicholas 14 20 O7 Don Rufener, III 15 16 20 Larry Ennis DNS 0 42 Todd Walker   Heat #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 10 36 Kelly McNutt 2 8 95 Derek Grewell 3 6 47 Don Rufener, Jr. 4 4 3 Kyle Grove 5 2 77 Jason Anthony   Heat #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 10 7 Tammy Rufener 2 8 37 Cliff Cox 3 6 41 Tim Frederick 4 4 132 Billy Nicholas 5 2 O8 Taylor Moore   Heat #3 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 10 20 Larry Ennis 2 8 24 Richard Duvall 3 6 O5 Paul Stull 4 4 O7 Don Rufener, III 5 2 79 Pat Carnes   Helmet Dash Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 16 22 Kyle Rector 2 14 O2 Jesse Page 3 12 35 John McNutt 4 10 17 Rich Dunlap   Figure 8 Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 100 70 Lennie Orr 2 96 91 Isaac Ferrebee 3 92 41 Tim Frederick 4 88 95 Derek Grewell 5 84 133 Joe Konovsek 6 80 73 Steven Feister 7 76 2 Jason Morgan 8 72 46 Neil Rolli 9 68 99 Jason Grewell 10 64 1 Gene Morgan 11 60 199 Kyle Grewell 12 56 132 Billy Nicholas   Top 06/27/2009 Race Late Models Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Marcum, Rich 2. Willison, Mark 3. Beule, Greg 4. Schneider, Jr., Bob 5. Miller, Mike 6. Shook, Ernie 7. Smith, Bubba 8. Reitter, Jonathan 9. Dessecker, Rich 10. Riddle, George More   06/27/2009 Race Pure Stocks Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Oliver, Teddy 2. Anderson, Keith 3. Miller, Todd 4. Bunton, Jr., Phil 5. Bunton, Ronald 6. Minard, Brian 7. Moore, Pat 8. Passwaters, Jr., Bob 9. Passwaters, Sr., Bob 10. Stewart, Adam More   06/27/2009 Race Sport Stocks Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Smart, Randy 2. Locker, Kevin 3. Aubihl, Bill 4. Dague, Ron 5. Miller, Chris 6. Bitticker, Blake 7. Kirkpatrick, Ron 8. McClintock, Kevin 9. McNealy, Jerry   06/27/2009 Race Compacts Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Rector, Kyle 2. Hess, Rich 3. Hunt, Jay 4. Campbell, Johnny 5. Dunlap, Rich 6. Henry, Brad 7. McNutt, Kelly 8. Rufener, Jr., Don 9. Page, Jesse 10. Rufener, Tammy More   06/27/2009 Race Figure 8 Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Orr, Lennie 2. Ferrebee, Isaac 3. Frederick, Tim 4. Grewell, Derek 5. Konovsek, Joe 6. Feister, Steven 7. Morgan, Jason 8. Rolli, Neil 9. Grewell, Jason 10. Morgan, Gene More