WELCOME RACE FANS!!.......... NEW TOWNE MALL CAR SHOW MARCH 20TH - 22ND........... NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION APRIL 18TH! Monday, February 16th Ohio's Fun Place to Race!! 2026 Race Season Outstanding Field Of Cars Highlights Racing Smith Takes Third LM Win Points Updated June 22, 2013 Week after week, impressive fields of Late Models and Economy Modifieds have been attending Midvale Speedway. This week, the Pure Stocks and Compacts had their best showings of the season, putting the total car count at 92, the highest in the last number of years. With a full moon above the track, racing was a bit on the wild side with some strange occurrences throughout the night. The McIntosh Oil Company Late Model class continues to be the best top asphalt division in the state of Ohio. A full field of 20 cars lined up for the 30-lap feature event with outside polesitter Mark Willison taking the early lead over Mike Miller. A couple of cautions around the lap ten mark created double file restarts and battles between the duo for the top spot. About the third time the two went at it after a restart, contact ensued coming off of the second turn. The two spun in the middle of the track, while the oncoming field of drivers dodged high and low. Miller resumed up front, while Willison restarted from the tail. The new challengers for Miller were Bob Schneider, Jr. and the fast approaching, Bryant Smith. Schneider was unable to challenge, while Smith on the other hand proved to be too fast to hold off. Smith, the night's top qualifier, darted into the lead on lap 14 and never looked back. Well, he probably did but he had to squint. Miller held onto second until lap 19 when last year's champion, Rick Sibila, raced by. Bubba Smith and Ryan Tedesco took third and fourth not long after and started a great battle for top five spots. At the checkered, it was Bryant Smith taking his division leading third victory of the season to extend his point lead. Sibila edged Tedesco, who came from a dead last start, for second, while Bubba Smith took fourth. Indiana native Mark Lambert was able to get by Miller for a top five with a few to go. The rest of the top ten were Schneider, Larry Baker, Miller, Ron Kirkpatrick, and Jonathan Reitter. Schneider, Reitter, and Gene Molnar, Jr. won the heats. Many times we talk about how great the racing was in the Summit Racing Equipment Economy Modified division. This week is not one of those times. Maybe it was the full moon, maybe it was a fluke, or maybe it was just a matter of atrocious driving but the race seemed like a marathon that would never end. Shawn Kaufman, a rookie in the class, took the lead from the outset with Randy Smart moving by Greg Hole for second in the first couple of laps. On a lap four restart, Smart used the outside lane to take the point from Kaufman. Smart, who has struggled this season with handling, seemed to have made some strides leading into this week's racing. One of the many restarts, the one on lap five, cost Smart a chance as point runner up Todd Ripley shot by to the outside. Kevin McClintock took second not long after and set his sights on Ripley. While the first five laps took around 50 minutes to complete, the rest of the race went rather quickly with McClintock running in Ripley's tire tracks. At the checkered, the CJ's Drive Thru/Ridgco Pallet #00 was followed to his first win of the season by McClintock, Smart, Mike Bowers, and Scott Archer who came from dead last. Neil Rolli, Ricky Grudier, Tim Westerfield, Jr., Lucas Ripley, and Joe Ujcich completed the top ten. Amazingly, Ripley became the 8th different Modified winner in 8 nights of racing. The field is the most balanced in Modified racing today. Mike Green, Smart, and Ujcich claimed the heats. McClintock set fast time. Kyle Anders, Vince Martin, and Nick Harmon were among the early leaders in the Midvale Speedway Pure Stock feature. Eventually, one driver who has been having an outstanding season, Don Boron, Jr., used an outside lane pass on a restart to garner the lead. Harmon locked up the brakes going into the first turn and spun Boron in their battle, relegating him to the tail. Boron held on down the stretch to cross the line first over Mike Martin who had another solid run, Rich Schweitzer who rallied late in the race, Gary Hoopingarner who again showed improvement, and Bill Shimko. In post race tech, officials found non-approved suspension components on the left front which handed the win to Martin. For Martin, the win was the first of the season for the Papa P's/Canton Car Connection #6. The DQ moved Teddy Oliver into fifth, while Vince Martin, Todd Miller, Austin Harvey, Nick Harmon, and Waylon Orr finished in the top ten. Shimko and Vince Martin were credited with heat wins, while Oliver set fast time. Saturday night had the best showing of Compacts since July 2, 2010, the last time 28 of the front wheel drive racers showed up. Tye Kelly and Donnie Leggett, III lined up at the front of the 15 car fast feature field with Kelly dropping like a rock and Leggett holding on early. Leggett, with Allen Clark in tow, led the field over the first five laps before former division champion, Kyle Grove assumed the point. Two laps later, Mike and Braden Swaney took over second and third and closed on the leader. Down the stretch of what may have been the best run races of the night, Grove didn't make any mistakes and held on for his first feature victory since his championship season. The Affordable Towing/Greg's Recovery #31 was followed by father Mike and son Braden Swaney, Jeffrey Orr, and Clayton Oliver. Others in the top ten included Blaine Salsberry, Jesse Patterson, Bob Schneider, Jr., Tim Frederick, and Leggett. The second Compact feature saw Gary Gibson race to his second victory in as many weeks. Gibson was followed by Justin Renicker, Dale Beatty, Ryan Shreffler, and Brad McClain. After victory lane festivities, Gibson took a right turn out of the pits into the parking lot instead of going to tech and was thus disqualified. With that, Renicker claimed the victory in his first appearance of the season in the Renicker Racing #175. With the DQ, Kyle Finlayson claimed a top five spot. Top ten finishers include Laney Striejewske, Eugene Kopp, Jr., Josh Roberts, Larry Ennis, Jr., and Gerald Hahn. Compact heat wins went to Jeffrey Orr, Bob Schneider, Jr., Leeza Moore, and Dale Beatty. Anthony Vasilliu set fast time for a second week in a row. Point leader Cody Collmar led the first lap of the Mini Truck feature but Dennis Wood, driving the point leading truck, became the rabbit on lap two. Wood built a comfortable lead over the 12-lap event and went on to claim his first feature win at Midvale Speedway. Collmar, Keith Anderson who made his first appearance, and Doug Decker completed the finishers. Decker set fast time and won the heat. Kohlten Bryan led early in the Funpact feature running the opposite direction on the mid-sized oval. The driver of the day was defending Stock Compact point champion, Dan Buckey, who was extremely hooked up on this particular track. Buckey took over the lead after using some patience to get by. Following the Eastern Ohio Hunting & Fishing Expo #50 were Bryan, Howard Bartholow, Chris Paul, and Chris Bloom. Buckey set fast time and won the heat. Blaine Klein won the spectator drag event. Racing continues this coming Saturday, June 29 with the 2013 Mid-Season Championships. Late Models, Economy Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Compacts, Funpacts, and Mini Trucks will all be racing for double points. Pit gates open at 2:30, hotlaps and grandstands at 3:00, qualifying at 4:45, and racing begins at 6:30. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 62+, $8 for kids 6-15. Children five and under are free. Pit admission is $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Then coming up on Wednesday, July 3, the Main Event Racing Series Super Late Models will join Modifieds, Pure Stocks, and Mini-Trucks for a 100 lap event. Fireworks are also on the card. Pit gates on Wednesday, July 3 open at 3:00, hotlaps for MERS are from 4:00-4:45 and 5:45-6:15. Midvale division hotlaps will run from 4:45-5:45. Qualifying is set for 6:15 with racing action slated for 8:00. Grandstand admission for the July 3 show will be $20 for adults and seniors and $10 for kids 6-15. Children 5 and under are free. Pit admission will be $30 for members and $35 for non-members. More info, as always, at midvalespeedway.com. . Results For Midvale Speedway McIntosh Oil Company Late Models Top Qualifier - Bryant Smith 14.032 Heat #1 - Bob Schneider, Jr., Bubba Smith, Bryant Smith, Mark Lambert, Tom Stankiewicz Heat #2 - Jonathan Reitter, Mike Miller, Ron Kirkpatrick, Mark Willison, Larry Baker Heat #3 - Gene Molnar, Jr., John Sandquist, Dave Martin, Joe Fewkes, Dave McAlicker Feature - Bryant Smith, Rick Sibila, Ryan Tedesco, Bubba Smith, Mark Lambert, Bob Schneider, Jr., Larry Baker, Mike Miller, Ron Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Reitter, Tom Stankiewicz, Gene Molnar, Jr., John Sandquist, Matthew Mills, Mark Willison, Joe Fewkes, Bob Eichel, Paul Slentz, Dave Martin, Dave McAlicker Summit Racing Equipment Economy Modifieds Top Qualifier - Kevin McClintock 14.857 Heat #1 - Mike Green, Todd Ripley, Bill Westlake, Mike Bowers, Scott Archer Heat #2 - Randy Smart, Greg Hole, Lee McCreery, Tim Westerfield, Jr., Shawn Kaufman Heat #3 - Joe Ujcich, Jeremy Sloan, Ricky Grudier, Jason Grewell, Neil Rolli Feature - Todd Ripley, Kevin McClintock, Randy Smart, Mike Bowers, Scott Archer, Neil Rolli, Ricky Grudier, Tim Westerfield, Jr., Lucas Ripley, Joe Ujcich, Shawn Kaufman, Bill Westlake, Lee McCreery, Jason Grewell, Ricky Grudier, Jeremy Sloan, Greg Hole, Bob Sibila, Jr., Tad Grove Midvale Speedway Pure Stocks Top Qualifier - Teddy Oliver 16.331 Heat #1 - Bill Shimko, Rich Schweitzer, Mike Martin, Jeremy Sloan, Gary Hoopingarner Heat #2 - Vince Martin, Kyle Anders, Austin Harvey, Bob Passwaters, Jr., John Pritchett Feature - Mike Martin Rich Schweitzer, Gary Hoopingarner, Bill Shimko, Teddy Oliver, Vince Martin, Todd Miller, Austin Harvey, Nick Harmon, Waylon Orr, Kyle Anders, Bob Passwaters, Jr., Bill Aubihl, John Pritchett Midvale Speedway Compacts Top Qualifier - Anthony Vasilliu 18.070 Heat #1 - Jeffrey Orr, Clayton Oliver, Jesse Patterson, Braden Swaney, Kyle Grove Heat #2 - Bob Schneider, Jr., Donnie Leggett, III, Rich Dunlap, Allen Clark, Blaine Salsberry Heat #3 - Leeza Moore, Bruce Gibson, Justin Renicker, Ryan Shreffler, Brad McClain Heat #4 - Dale Beatty, AJ Vasilliu, Laney Striejewske, Kyle Finlayson, Josh Roberts Feature #1 - Kyle Grove, Mike Swaney, Braden Swaney, Jeffrey Orr, Clayton Oliver, Blaine Salsberry, Jesse Patterson, Bob Schneider, Jr., Tim Frederick, Donnie Leggett, III, Rich Dunlap, Allen Clark, Tye Kelly, Anthony Vasilliu, Wes Ennis Feature #2 - Justin Renicker, Dale Beatty, Ryan Shreffler, Brad McClain, Kyle Finlayson, Laney Striejewske, Eugene Kopp, Jr., Josh Roberts, Larry Ennis, Jr., Gerald Hahn, AJ Vasilliu, Bruce Gibson, Leeza Moore Midvale Speedway Funpacts Top Qualifier - Dan Buckey 16.562 Heat - Dan Buckey, Kohlten Bryan, Howard Bartholow, Chris Paul, Joe Elerick Feature - Dan Buckey, Kohlten Bryan, Howard Bartholow, Chris Paul, Howard Bartholow Midvale Speedway Mini Trucks Top Qualifier - Doug Decker 17.800 Heat - Doug Decker, Dennis Wood, Cody Collmar Feature - Dennis Wood, Cody Collmar, Keith Anderson, Doug Decker Spectator Drags Winner - Blaine Klein Written by: Adam Mackey Driver Results Late Models Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 50 1 Bryant Smith 2 48 63 Rick Sibila 3 46 70 Ryan Tedesco 4 44 12 Bubba Smith 5 42 7 Blake Mackey 6 40 17 Bob Schneider, Jr. 7 38 O6 Larry Baker 8 36 22 Mike Miller 9 34 23 Ron Kirkpatrick 10 32 28 Jonathan Reitter 11 30 42 Tom Stankiewicz 12 28 48 Gene Molnar, Jr. 13 26 66 John Sandquist 14 24 4 Matthew Mills 15 22 18 Mark Willison 16 20 57 Joe Fewkes 17 18 69 Bob Eichel 18 16 45 Paul Slentz 19 14 3 Dave Martin 20 12 47 Dave McAlicker   Heat #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 8 17 Bob Schneider, Jr. 2 7 12 Bubba Smith 3 6 1 Bryant Smith 4 5 7 Blake Mackey 5 4 42 Tom Stankiewicz   Heat #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 28 Jonathan Reitter 2 4 22 Mike Miller 3 3 23 Ron Kirkpatrick 4 2 18 Mark Willison 5 1 O6 Larry Baker   Heat #3 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 48 Gene Molnar, Jr. 2 4 66 John Sandquist 3 3 3 Dave Martin 4 2 57 Joe Fewkes 5 1 47 Dave McAlicker   Economy Modifieds Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 50 OO Todd Ripley 2 48 38 Kevin McClintock 3 46 17 Randy Smart 4 44 O2 Mike Bowers 5 42 28 Scott Archer 6 40 16 Neil Rolli 7 38 136 Ricky Grudier 8 36 9 Tim Westerfield, Jr. 9 34 0 Lucas Ripley 10 32 11 Joe Ujcich 11 30 24 Shawn Kaufman 12 28 51 Bill Westlake 13 26 2 Lee McCreery 14 24 99 Jason Grewell 15 22 36 Mike Green 16 20 77 Jeremy Sloan 17 18 15 Greg Hole 18 16 82 Bob Sibila, Jr. 19 14 3 Tad Grove   Heat #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 8 36 Mike Green 2 7 OO Todd Ripley 3 6 51 Bill Westlake 4 5 O2 Mike Bowers 5 4 28 Scott Archer   Heat #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 17 Randy Smart 2 4 15 Greg Hole 3 3 2 Lee McCreery 4 2 9 Tim Westerfield, Jr. 5 1 24 Shawn Kaufman   Heat #3 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 11 Joe Ujcich 2 4 77 Jeremy Sloan 3 3 136 Ricky Grudier 4 2 99 Jason Grewell 5 1 0 Lucas Ripley   Pure Stocks Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 50 6 Mike Martin 2 48 84 Rich Schweitzer 3 46 68 Gary Hoopingarner 4 44 13 Bill Shimko 5 42 49 Teddy Oliver 6 40 5 Vince Martin 7 38 77 Todd Miller 8 36 112 Austin Harvey 9 34 9 Nick Harmon 10 32 29 Waylon Orr 11 30 18 Kyle Anders 12 28 74 Bob Passwaters, Jr. 13 26 31 Bill Aubihl 14 24 15 John Pritchett Disqualified 0 82 Don Boron, Jr. DNS 0 39 Brian Lewis   Heat #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 8 13 Bill Shimko 2 7 84 Rich Schweitzer 3 6 6 Mike Martin 4 5 77 Todd Miller 5 4 68 Gary Hoopingarner   Heat #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 5 Vince Martin 2 4 18 Kyle Anders 3 3 112 Austin Harvey 4 2 74 Bob Passwaters, Jr. 5 1 15 John Pritchett   Mini Truck Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 50 22 Justin Badgett 2 48 12 Cody Collmar 3 46 32 Keith Anderson 4 44 64 Doug Decker   Heat Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 8 64 Doug Decker 2 7 22 Justin Badgett 3 6 12 Cody Collmar DNS 0 32 Keith Anderson   Compacts Feature #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 50 31 Kyle Grove 2 48 57 Mike Swaney 3 46 27 Braden Swaney 4 44 8 Jeffrey Orr 5 42 19 Clayton Oliver 6 40 29 Blaine Salsberry 7 38 3 Jesse Patterson 8 36 157 Bob Schneider, Jr. 9 34 41 Tim Frederick 10 32 111 Donnie Leggett, III 11 30 36 Rich Dunlap 12 28 69 Allen Clark 13 26 6 Matt Helms 14 24 4 Anthony Vasilliu 15 22 O9 Wes Ennis   Feature #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 36 175 Justin Renicker 2 34 97 Dale Beatty 3 32 99 Ryan Shreffler 4 30 50 Buckey Racing 5 28 15 Kyle Finlayson 6 26 17 Laney Striejewske 7 24 158 Eugene Kopp, Jr. 8 22 O7 Josh Roberts 9 20 7 Zack Cogar 10 18 13 Gerald Hahn 11 16 9 A.J. Vasilliu 12 14 32 Bruce Gibson 13 12 95 Leeza Moore Disqualified 0 83 Gary Gibson   Heat #1 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 8 8 Jeffrey Orr 2 7 19 Clayton Oliver 3 6 3 Jesse Patterson 4 5 27 Braden Swaney 5 4 31 Kyle Grove   Heat #2 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 157 Bob Schneider, Jr. 2 4 111 Donnie Leggett, III 3 3 36 Rich Dunlap 4 2 69 Allen Clark 5 1 29 Blaine Salsberry   Heat #3 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 95 Leeza Moore 2 4 32 Bruce Gibson 3 3 175 Justin Renicker 4 2 99 Ryan Shreffler 5 1 50 Buckey Racing   Heat #4 Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 5 97 Dale Beatty 2 4 9 A.J. Vasilliu 3 3 17 Laney Striejewske 4 2 15 Kyle Finlayson 5 1 O7 Josh Roberts   Funpact Feature Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 50 50 Dan Buckey 2 48 21 Kohlten Bryan 3 46 115 Howard Bartholow 4 44 26 Chris Paul 5 42 151 Chris Bloom DNS 0 O5 Paul Stull   Heat Finished Position Points Earned Car No. Driver 1 8 50 Dan Buckey 2 7 21 Kohlten Bryan 3 6 115 Howard Bartholow 4 5 26 Chris Paul 5 4 O5 Paul Stull   Top 06/22/2013 Race Late Models Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Smith, Bryant 2. Sibila, Rick 3. Tedesco, Ryan 4. Smith, Bubba 5. Mackey, Blake 6. Schneider, Jr., Bob 7. Baker, Larry 8. Miller, Mike 9. Kirkpatrick, Ron 10. Reitter, Jonathan More   06/22/2013 Race Economy Modifieds Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Ripley, Todd 2. McClintock, Kevin 3. Smart, Randy 4. Bowers, Mike 5. Archer, Scott 6. Rolli, Neil 7. Grudier, Ricky 8. Westerfield, Jr., Tim 9. Ripley, Lucas 10. Ujcich, Joe More   06/22/2013 Race Pure Stocks Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Martin, Mike 2. Schweitzer, Rich 3. Hoopingarner, Gary 4. Shimko, Bill 5. Oliver, Teddy 6. Martin, Vince 7. Miller, Todd 8. Harvey, Austin 9. Harmon, Nick 10. Orr, Waylon More   06/22/2013 Race Mini Truck Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Badgett, Justin 2. Collmar, Cody 3. Anderson, Keith 4. Decker, Doug   06/22/2013 Race Compacts Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Grove, Kyle 2. Swaney, Mike 3. Swaney, Braden 4. Orr, Jeffrey 5. Oliver, Clayton 6. Salsberry, Blaine 7. Patterson, Jesse 8. Schneider, Jr., Bob 9. Frederick, Tim 10. Leggett, III, Donnie More   06/22/2013 Race Funpact Listings Finish Pos. Driver 1. Buckey, Dan 2. Bryan, Kohlten 3. Bartholow, Howard 4. Paul, Chris 5. Bloom, Chris 6. Stull, Paul