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Shaffer Racks Up Another All Star Win at Husets 
CAMARGO, IL (08-03-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations Tim Shaffer and the Call Motorsports #83 found themselves in victory lane for the 2^nd time in 4 days as the team took home the top honors and the $5,000 check in the final night of the 2008 Thunder Through the Plains. The win is Shaffer’s 3^rd of the year since taking over duties with the team in just 6 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions events. “The Steel City Outlaw” took over the position on lap 29 of the 30 lap affair while racing Dale Blaney in the George Fisher owned/wrenched #2 sprinter. In a feature event that saw no cautions or red flags, had a total of 4 lead changes on the super fast racing surface that would give many scorers headaches. Shaffer was able to use a few different lines and lap traffic to get the job done. In the onset of the 30-lapper Jeremy Campbell in the Rick Ferkel #0 would take the point, only to relegate that to Brandon Martin in the Level Performance #11M on lap 11 using the highline. Martin’s lead would slip away when Dale Blaney snuck under him on lap 18. Lance Dewease in the Catoctin #30C brought home 2^nd nipping a 3^rd place Dale Blaney. Brandon Martin would end up in the 4^th position leading Mark Dobmeier in the Lunstra Motorsports #13 machine to round out the top 5. Mark Dobmeier would have to race his way into the feature event from the stout B-Main. Dobmeier would lead all circuits as Dusty Ballenger and Bruce White would make top 3. Lee Stark would garner the final transfer slot, leaving 7 cars out of the main event.
In the Dash event, Jeremy Campbell would jump out to the early lead and hold onto it for the 6 laps. The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Dash event is for members only and allows for additional season points and the top 6 qualifying members one last important look at the racing surface. Campbell would take in tow, Dale Blaney, Tim Shaffer, Lance Dewease, Randy Hannagan, and Brandon Martin.
Chad Meyer would take the initial green flag of the first heat and show the way around the famous oval. Meyer led Brock Mayes and Brandon Martin to the checkered for the top 3 positions. Marlon Jones would continue the local flavor defending the home turf in the 2^nd affair. John Lambertz and Greg Bakker would follow to make a 1-2-3 finish for the locals. Greg Wilson took care of the competition in the 3^rd heat race. Always a tough competitor, Wilson would lead locals Gordy Vogelaar and Gary Dewall. Wade Nygaard would take home the checkered in the 4^th event. Nygaard lead Miranda Throckmorton and Tim Shaffer to round out the top 3.
In qualifying, Justin Henderson found the quickest way around a heavy track. Henderson turned in a late run 11.030 fast time. Jeremy Campbell was second quick with an 11.052 run and Dale Blaney, third quick, with an 11.106.
The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions take a week off and then head west again for a 2 night weekend on August 15^th and 16^th . August 15^th , the series will travel to Benton Race Park in Benton, Missouri and then the traveling warriors will take to one of the Midwest’s top tracks, Riverside International Speedway, commonly known as “The Ditch,” on the 16^th .
Official Results
Qualifying:
1- Justin Henderson - D1-11.03
2- Jeremy Campbell - 0-11.052
3- Dale Blaney - 2-11.106
4- Jake Peters - 57X-11.123
5- Lance Dewease - 30C-11.125
6- Mark Dobmeier - 13-11.125
7- Greg Dewall - 16D-11.13
8- Tim Shaffer - 83-11.134
9- Brandon Martin - 11M-11.135
10- Greg Bakker - 11X-11.162
11- John Cressman - 56-11.175
12- Randy Hannagan - 1X-11.198
13- Brian Ellenberger - 20E-11.2
14- Scott Winters - 23W-11.303
15- Ryan Meyers - 56R-11.303
16- Bruce White - 96AU-11.325
17- Chad Meyer - 1W-11.34
18- John Lambertz - 12L-11.373
19- Greg Wilson - W20-11.385
20- Wade Nygaard - 4-11.393
21- Brock Mayes - 11B-11.397
22- Marlon Jones - 9M-11.497
23- Gordy Vogelaar - 33-11.542
24- Miranda Throckmorton - 22T-11.547
25- John Miller - 24M-11.555
26- Brad Greer - 3B-11.645
27- Ryan Bickett - 17B-11.652
28- Dusty Ballenger - 2D-11.722
29- Chuck McGillivray - 101-11.931
30- Lee Stark - 16-11.96
31- Jarod Jansen - 28-12.019
Heat Race 1 (Numerically)
11W, 11B, 11M, 20E, 30C, D1, 24M, 101
Heat Race 2 (Numerically)
9M, 12L, 11X, 23W, 0, 13, 16, 3B
Heat Race 3 (Numerically)
W20, 33, 16D, 56r, 2, 17B, 28, 56
Heat Race 4 (Numerically)
4, 22T, 83, 1X, 57X, 96AU, 2D
Dash (Numerically)
0, 2, 83, 30C, 1X, 11M
B-Main (Numerically)
13, 2D, 96AU, 16, 28, 24, D1, 101, 3B, 17B, 56
A-Main
1 - Tim Shaffer - 83
2 - Lance Dewease - 30C
3 - Dale Blaney - 2
4 - Brandon Martin - 11M
5 - Mark Dobmeier - 13
6 - Jeremy Campbell - 0
7 - Greg Bakker - 11X
8 - Scott Winters - 23W
9 - Randy Hannagan - 1X
10 - Jake Peters - 57X
11 - Greg Wilson - W20
12 - Brock Mayes - 11B
13 - Chad Meyer - 1W
14 - Brian Ellenberger - 20E
15 - Greg Dewall - 16D
16 - John Lambertz - 12L
17 - Ryan Meyers - 56R
18 - Marlon Jones - 9M
19 - Miranda Throckmorton - 22T
20 - Gordy Vogelaar - 33
21 - Bruce White - 96AU
22 - Lee Stark - 16
23 - Dusty Ballenger - 2D
24 - Wade Nygaard - 4 |
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