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Radar Takes Close Jack Hewitt Classic Win – August 5, 2017

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Radar Takes Close Jack Hewitt Classic Win
August 5, 2017

WAYNESFIELD, Ohio (8/5/17) – After much anticipation and waiting, the Jack Hewitt Classic made its yearly appearance at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield, Ohio. The event, named after hall of famer Jack Hewitt, honors Hewitt for his positive impact on the sport of auto racing that spans decades. To honor his successful career, three classes of open wheel racing were on hand running “Hewitt” style.

The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series headlined the 9th running of the Jack Hewitt Classic running for a $3000 to win payday. Over 40 cars from all over the Midwest signed in to compete in the 24-car field. Waynesfield regular Drew Radar led the field to the green flag with fan favorite and veteran driver Dave Darland to his outside. Darland won the drag race into turn one and led the opening lap. Pleasant Hill, Ohio’s Matt Westfall moved into the second spot with just two laps in the books. The only caution of the main came with under five laps in the books. Dallas Hewitt, Kody Swanson, and Shane Cottle got together entering turn one. All three drivers ended up long ways on the bottom side of the track. The contact flattened a tire on last weekend’s runner up Kody Swanson. Swanson took the car to the work area but ended up retiring for the night. Back under green, lap traffic began to build as the field reached the halfway point. Pole sitter Drew Radar began to make a run moving into the third spot on a slider exiting turn two. With just under ten laps remaining in the race, Radar knew it was time to make some moves. Radar pushed his 74 to the limit to claim the second spot from a strong Matt Westfall. Darland’s lead began to diminish as lap traffic became thicker. As the white flag flew, Radar was banging on Darland’s back end. The two drivers even made contact coming to the white flag. Exiting turn three on the final lap, Radar put a slider on Darland making a last ditch ever for the win. In one of the closest finishes in Waynesfield history, Drew Radar took home the victory by 0.005 seconds. Dave Darland finished in second with Kyle Simon going 13th to third. Radar and Darland shook hands in victory lane. “Underdog or not, we came here to win,” stated Radar in victory lane. Shane Cottle, Dallas Hewitt, Kody Swanson, Drew Rader, and Dave Darland claimed the heat race victories. Tyler Hewitt and Dane Lorenc picked up the B-mains. Scotty Weir clocked the fastest lap overall at a time of 12.320 seconds during group qualifications.

The Satellite Connections UMP Modifieds took the track for 20 laps of action. State of Ohio champion Jerry Bowersock and former track champion Josh Scott led the field to the opening green flag for $1000. Josh Scott took the lead entering turn one and led the opening lap. The A-main struggled to get five laps in the books due to numerous cautions in turns one and two. Jim Szekacs started the series of yellows when his car went around entering turn two. One lap would be completed before the yellow flew again for the 5T of Duane Treon. Jim Post and JD Lease found themselves in the same predicament spinning entering turns one and two. Cautions continued up until the halfway point in the feature. On the final restart with ten laps to go, Brian Post got a great jump and moved into the runner-up spot. The move triggered some big movers in the lead pack. Jeff Koz, who came into the weekend tied for second in the point standings, began to battle with Jerry Bowersock for the third spot. The top five cars started to break away from the rest of the field as they battled amongst themselves. With six laps still to go, Koz found a way around Bowersock to take third. Now in third, Koz set his sights on Post for second. Post had a plan of his own as he made a run for the lead. Reeling in Josh Scott, Post took the lead away with just three to go in the main. With the white flag in the air, Koz tried one final time to move into the second spot. The car did not stick like it needed giving the win to Brian Post of Middlepoint, Ohio. Josh Scott came home second with Jeff Koz coming home third. The top three finishers also claimed the heat race victories. Tom Conrad Jr won the B-main. Brent Hole set the quickest time in group qualifying with a time of 14.024 seconds.

The Performance Powder Coating AMSA Mini Sprints ran “Hewitt style”, wingless, for the second weekend in a row. Ron Kimmel and Ryan Barr led the field of 21 cars to the opening green flag. Aaron Leffel from row two took the lead into the first corner and led the opening lap. Ryan Barr, Aaron Leffel, and Kobe Allison started battling for top spots with just two laps in the books. The battle would come to a pause as the yellow flag flew for the 17 of Dustin Downard. Back under green, Allison claimed the second spot shuffling Barr back to battle for third. By himself, Allison turned on the jets and began to catch Leffel to make a run for the lead. On lap 8, Allison caught Leffel and claimed the lead. As the field received the halfway signal, last weekend’s feature winner Korbyn Hayslett began to make a charge to the front. Hayslett managed to slide his 1H into the third spot. The field would then come to a stop for a flip in turn four. Chris Bounds flipped end over end coming off of turn four and down the front stretch. With help from the Waynesfield safety team, Bounds was removed from his car and transported to a local hospital. Bounds has since been released from the hospital and resting at home. A lengthy cleanup followed before the race went back green. A caution and another red would follow for the 17 of Dustin Downard and the 25 of Jon Watson. Watson’s car tumbled upside down and into the infield. The final stretch of green flag racing allowed Hayslett to claim the lead with under five laps to go. The 14-year-old went on to win for the second weekend in a row. Kobe Allison finished in second with Aaron Leffel finishing in third. Reed Salony, Kobe Allison, and Korbyn Hayslett picked up the heat race wins.

Racing returns to Waynesfield Raceway Park next Saturday night, August 12th for the second “Meet the Drivers Night” event. The event will feature a full of program of racing including the Quest Federal Credit Union Non Wing Sprints, Performance Powder Coating AMSA Mini Sprints, Satellite Connections UMP Modifieds, Block Insurance Tough Trucks, and the Indian Lake Outfitter Compacts. The Satellite Connections UMP Modifieds will be running for another $1000 to win payday. Saturday will also be the yearly running of the Powder Puff feature. In addition to meeting and greeting with drivers, backpacks full of school supplies will also be given out to school aged race fans in attendance. Anyone wishing to donate school supplies or book bags can do so through the track office. Gates will open at 4PM with racing at 7PM.

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RACE RESULTS

Non Wings – Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series

Qualifying
1.22S-Scotty Weir, 12.320; 2.69R-Dallas Hewitt, 12.371; 3.53-Steve Little, 12.438; 4.97X-Tyler Hewitt, 12.486; 5.40-Dave Darland, 12.505; 6.21P-Carmen Pergo21, 12.521; 7.57-Shane Cottle, 12.526; 8.44-Michael Fischesser, 12.537; 9.42-Ty Tilton, 12.562; 10.23S-Kyle Simon, 12.624; 11.24-Landon Simon, 12.658; 12.21K-Kody Swanson, 12.674; 13.77-Dustin Smith, 12.714; 14.2DI-Dustin Ingle, 12.799; 15.54-Matt Westfall, 12.803; 16.21H-Travis Hery, 12.815; 17.74-Drew Rader, 12.842; 18.19-Matt Cooley, 12.868; 19.9N-Luke Hall, 12.879; 20.9G-Cody Gardner, 12.939; 21.39-Matt Goodnight, 12.969; 22.9X-Cooper Clouse, 12.985; 23.24L-Lee Underwood, 12.999; 24.4J-Justin Owen, 13.014; 25.87-Paul Dues, 13.015; 26.59J-Kirk Jeffries, 13.053; 27.e99-Gage Etgen, 13.073; 28.91X-Aaron Middaugh, 13.075; 29.14-Chad Wilson, 13.166; 30.18K-Todd Keen, 13.191; 31.41-Brad Wyatt, 13.194; 32.08-Andy Feil, 13.244; 33.32M-Derek Hasting, 13.425; 34.5-Bob McMillin, 13.504; 35.18W-Travis Welpott, 13.610; 36.17-Kevin Myers, 13.634; 37.31L-Buddy Lowther, 13.648; 38.3-Joe Butero, 13.665; 39.1J-Jeremy Shambaugh, 13.682; 40.39G-Dane Lorenc, 13.777; 41.96-Riley VanHise, 13.854; 42.51-Curtis Muhlenkamp, 13.973; 43.82-Mike Miller, 99.991;

Heat 1, Group A – (8 Laps)
1. 57-Shane Cottle[3] ; 2. 22S-Scotty Weir[4] ; 3. 42-Ty Tilton[1] ; 4. 2DI-Dustin Ingle[5] ; 5. 44-Michael Fischesser[2] ; 6. 4J-Justin Owen[7] ; 7. 08-Andy Feil[8] ; 8. 19-Matt Cooley[6]

Heat 2, Group B – (8 Laps)
1. 69R-Dallas Hewitt[4] ; 2. 21P-Carmen Pergo21[2] ; 3. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[5] ; 4. 87-Paul Dues[1] ; 5. 39G-Dane Lorenc[9] ; 6. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[8] ; 7. 53-Steve Little[3] ; 8. 91X-Aaron Middaugh[6] ; 9. 3-Joe Butero[7]

Heat 3, Group C – (8 Laps)
1. 21K-Kody Swanson[1] ; 2. 24-Landon Simon[2] ; 3. 23S-Kyle Simon[3] ; 4. 24L-Lee Underwood[5] ; 5. 97X-Tyler Hewitt[4] ; 6. e99-Gage Etgen[6] ; 7. 96-Riley VanHise[8] ; 8. 5-Bob McMillin[7] ; 9. 51-Curtis Muhlenkamp[9]

Heat 4, Group D – (8 Laps)
1. 74-Drew Rader[2] ; 2. 77-Dustin Smith[4] ; 3. 9G-Cody Gardner[1] ; 4. 21H-Travis Hery[3] ; 5. 39-Matt Goodnight[5] ; 6. 31L-Buddy Lowther[8] ; 7. 18W-Travis Welpott[7] ; 8. 41-Brad Wyatt[6]

Heat 5, Group E – (8 Laps)
1. 40-Dave Darland[4] ; 2. 54-Matt Westfall[3] ; 3. 9N-Luke Hall[2] ; 4. 9X-Cooper Clouse[1] ; 5. 14-Chad Wilson[5] ; 6. 32M-Derek Hasting[7] ; 7. 17-Kevin Myers[8] ; 8. 18K-Todd Keen[6]

B-Main 1 – (12 Laps)
1. 97X-Tyler Hewitt[2] ; 2. 44-Michael Fischesser[1] ; 3. 14-Chad Wilson[3] ; 4. 08-Andy Feil[6] ; 5. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[4] ; 6. 17-Kevin Myers[8] ; 7. 31L-Buddy Lowther[5] ; 8. 3-Joe Butero[11] ; 9. 96-Riley VanHise[7] ; 10. 91X-Aaron Middaugh[9] ; 11. 41-Brad Wyatt[10] ; 12. 82-Mike Miller[12]

B-Main 2 – (12 Laps)
1. 39G-Dane Lorenc[1] ; 2. e99-Gage Etgen[4] ; 3. 19-Matt Cooley[8] ; 4. 4J-Justin Owen[3] ; 5. 39-Matt Goodnight[2] ; 6. 18W-Travis Welpott[7] ; 7. 32M-Derek Hasting[5] ; 8. 51-Curtis Muhlenkamp[11] ; 9. 5-Bob McMillin[9] ; 10. 53-Steve Little[6] ; 11. 18K-Todd Keen[10]

A-Main 1 – (20 Laps)
1. 74-Drew Rader[1] ; 2. 40-Dave Darland[2] ; 3. 23S-Kyle Simon[13] ; 4. 54-Matt Westfall[4] ; 5. 22S-Scotty Weir[5] ; 6. 2DI-Dustin Ingle[16] ; 7. 77-Dustin Smith[3] ; 8. 21P-Carmen Pergo21[7] ; 9. 9G-Cody Gardner[14] ; 10. 9N-Luke Hall[15] ; 11. 24-Landon Simon[6] ; 12. 9X-Cooper Clouse[20] ; 13. 57-Shane Cottle[10] ; 14. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[12] ; 15. 44-Michael Fischesser[23] ; 16. 24L-Lee Underwood[18] ; 17. 97X-Tyler Hewitt[21] ; 18. e99-Gage Etgen[24] ; 19. 42-Ty Tilton[11] ; 20. 87-Paul Dues[17] ; 21. 39G-Dane Lorenc[22] ; 22. 21H-Travis Hery[19] ; 23. 69R-Dallas Hewitt[8] ; 24. 21K-Kody Swanson[9]

 

AMSA Mini Sprints – Performance Powder Coating

Heat 1 – (8 Laps)
1. 22R-Reed Salony[2] ; 2. 71-Zane Briggs[3] ; 3. 11G-Cory Gingrich[4] ; 4. 11T-Lee Underwood[5] ; 5. 72-Josh Chess[6] ; 6. 17-Dustin Downard[1] ; 7. 4X-Bradley Ashford[7]

Heat 2 – (8 Laps)
1. 22A-Kobe Allison[3] ; 2. 3W-Alex Watson[4] ; 3. 21B-Ryan Barr[1] ; 4. 81H-Anthony Haas[7] ; 5. 23S-Brad Strunk[2] ; 6. 44W-Chris Whipple[6] ; 7. 22K-Justin Kirk[5]

Heat 3 – (8 Laps)
1. 1H-Korbyn Hayslett[7] ; 2. 11L-Aaron Leffel[6] ; 3. 28K-Ron Kimmel[2] ; 4. 65-Chris Bounds[5] ; 5. 4-Mike Burkin[4] ; 6. 25-Jon Watson[3] ; 7. 14D-Nick Daugherty [1]

A-Main 1 – (20 Laps)
1. 1H-Korbyn Hayslett[7] ; 2. 22A-Kobe Allison[8] ; 3. 11L-Aaron Leffel[4] ; 4. 23S-Brad Strunk[14] ; 5. 22R-Reed Salony[9] ; 6. 21B-Ryan Barr[2] ; 7. 3W-Alex Watson[5] ; 8. 71-Zane Briggs[6] ; 9. 72-Josh Chess[13] ; 10. 81H-Anthony Haas[11] ; 11. 11T-Lee Underwood[10] ; 12. 4-Mike Burkin[15] ; 13. 11G-Cory Gingrich[3] ; 14. 4X-Bradley Ashford[19] ; 15. 28K-Ron Kimmel[1] ; 16. 25-Jon Watson[18] ; 17. 44W-Chris Whipple[17] ; 18. 65-Chris Bounds[12] ; 19. 17-Dustin Downard[16] ; 20. 22K-Justin Kirk[20]

 

UMP Modifieds – Satellite Connections

Qualifying
1.ZERO-Brent Hole, 14.024; 2.11JS-Josh Scott, 14.162; 3.95J-Jerry Bowersock, 14.165; 4.16-Jeff Koz, 14.220; 5.34X-Shane O’Conner, 14.248; 6.M1G-Matt Twining, 14.268; 7.45P-Brian Post, 14.272; 8.21JR-Tom Conrad Jr, 14.368; 9.20K-Bill Keeler, 14.393; 10.K9-Scott Gerdeman, 14.396; 11.112-Chris Ullery, 14.580; 12.9PG-Percy Gendran, 14.631; 13.58P-Jim Post, 14.664; 14.4J-David Treon, Jr., 14.672; 15.55SZ-Jim Szekacs, 14.677; 16.11H-Mike Hohlbein, 14.704; 17.22T-Troy Cattarene, 14.714; 18.24-Terry Grilliot, 14.915; 19.1X-JJ Butler, 15.032; 20.44-JD Lease, 15.253; 21.44B-Scott Sr Boyd, 15.478; 22.5H-Brian Hogan, 15.486; 23.32-Scott Jr Boyd, 15.561; 24.5T-Duane Treon, 15.907; 25.911-James Gerdeman, 16.488; 26.52G-Stacey Gazarek, 18.267; 27.97X-Rodney Hurst, 99.991;

Heat 1, Group A – (8 Laps)
1. 11JS-Josh Scott[4] ; 2. K9-Scott Gerdeman[2] ; 3. 55SZ-Jim Szekacs[1] ; 4. M1G-Matt Twining[3] ; 5. 24-Terry Grilliot[5] ; 6. 5H-Brian Hogan[8] ; 7. 44B-Scott Sr Boyd[7] ; 8. 1X-JJ Butler[6] ; 9. 97X-Rodney Hurst[9]

Heat 2, Group B – (8 Laps)
1. 45P-Brian Post[3] ; 2. ZERO-Brent Hole[4] ; 3. 9PG-Percy Gendran[1] ; 4. 112-Chris Ullery[2] ; 5. 4J-David Treon, Jr.[5] ; 6. 32-Scott Jr Boyd[7] ; 7. 5T-Duane Treon[8] ; 8. 52G-Stacey Gazarek[9] ; 9. 44-JD Lease[6]

Heat 3, Group C – (8 Laps)
1. 16-Jeff Koz[3] ; 2. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[4] ; 3. 34X-Shane O’Conner[2] ; 4. 20K-Bill Keeler[5] ; 5. 22T-Troy Cattarene[8] ; 6. 11H-Mike Hohlbein[7] ; 7. 58P-Jim Post[6] ; 8. 21JR-Tom Conrad Jr[1] ; 9. 911-James Gerdeman[9]

B-Main 1 – (10 Laps)
1. 21JR-Tom Conrad Jr[9] ; 2. 32-Scott Jr Boyd[2] ; 3. 58P-Jim Post[6] ; 4. 5T-Duane Treon[5] ; 5. 44-JD Lease[11] ; 6. 44B-Scott Sr Boyd[4] ; 7. 911-James Gerdeman[12] ; 8. 1X-JJ Butler[7] ; 9. 5H-Brian Hogan[1] ; 10. 97X-Rodney Hurst[10] ; 11. 11H-Mike Hohlbein[3] ; 12. 52G-Stacey Gazarek[8]

A-Main 1 – (20 Laps)
1. 45P-Brian Post[3] ; 2. 11JS-Josh Scott[2] ; 3. 16-Jeff Koz[6] ; 4. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[1] ; 5. ZERO-Brent Hole[4] ; 6. K9-Scott Gerdeman[5] ; 7. 21JR-Tom Conrad Jr[16] ; 8. 112-Chris Ullery[11] ; 9. 34X-Shane O’Conner[9] ; 10. 22T-Troy Cattarene[15] ; 11. M1G-Matt Twining[10] ; 12. 20K-Bill Keeler[12] ; 13. 4J-David Treon, Jr.[14] ; 14. 58P-Jim Post[18] ; 15. 24-Terry Grilliot[13] ; 16. 32-Scott Jr Boyd[17] ; 17. 9PG-Percy Gendran[8] ; 18. 5T-Duane Treon[19] ; 19. 44-JD Lease[20] ; 20. 55SZ-Jim Szekacs[7]

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