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 Camargo, IL (7-10-09) – Tim Shaffer reached new highs tonight at Hartford Motor Speedway. Not only does Shaffer lead the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions point standings, but he is also tied with Stevie Smith for most wins this season with six. Tonight, Shaffer did not begin his night on the front row, but he made that up by taking the top prize.
When the Green Flag first flew over tonight’s main event, Chad Kemenah got the jump over the pole sitter, who lived up to his name, Gary Fast. The first Yellow Flag would slow the event after the first lap of the race was completed when Brandon Wimmer lost the motor on this 0 410 sprint car. On the restart, it was Kemenah, Ryan Myers, and Shaffer leading the field to the green. Kemenah would retain the lead until Gary Fast spun on Lap 2 with apparent handling issues. In order to miss the spinning car both David Gravel and Daron Clayton spun. Kemenah would run away from the field on the restart, but his racing machine would have a right rear tire go up in smoke on Lap 6 and he would hand over the lead to Ryan Myers for a few laps, but once Shaffer took the top spot on Lap 8, he never looked back. The third caution of the night came out on Lap 10 when the 27k of Ryan Kirkendall lost steering on his car and slowed on course. While the yellow flag was out two cars would go to the pits with tire issues, both the 4x of Tony Lutar and second place running Ryan Myers would be able to continue on at the end of the field. The fourth and final Yellow Flag of the night came out on Lap 12, when something went awry on the 23 of Ben Rutan. He would leave the track with parts flying, which would end his night. When the Green Flag flew again, it stayed out until the Checkered Flag flew. Shaffer would drive out to a comfortable advantage, so the battle was for second. The best fight on the track the whole night was in the closing laps between second place running Greg Wilson and Randy Hannagan. Hannagan worked on Wilson and was even able to pull up beside him a few times, but was not able to pass him. At the end of the 30 lap event, Tim Shaffer would take the Checkered Flag first, with the dueling duo of Wilson and Hannagan behind him. Rounding out the top -5 would be home state driver Dustin Daggett, who was a crowd favorite throughout the night and David Gravel. One of the best drives of the night was turned in by Rookie-of-the-Year contender David Gravel, who started last and was able to work his way up to fifth by the end of the event. This was his best finish so far this season. Another good drive was turned in by fellow rookie Daron Clayton who started 13th, then started at the back of the field on Lap 2, and ended up finishing in 6th, which is his best finish of the season. The final driver who had a great night was Roddy Bellbowen who also recorded a career best finish of seventh. The All Star Circuit of Champions will be back in action on Sunday night, July 19th, at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pennsylvania. For the most up to date information on the All Star Circuit of Champions bookmark www.allstarsprint.com on your computer.
Kistler Engines Qualifying Car-Driver-Time | Kistler Engines Qualifying | | | | | | | Car-Driver-Time | | | | | | | | 1. 83 | Tim Shaffer | 16.153 | | 2. 63 | Chad Kemenah | 16.196 | | 3. 2m | Dustin Daggett | 16.238 | | 4. 4x | Tony Lutar | 16.269 | | 5. 26 | Gary Fast | 16.308 | | 6. 56r | Ryan Myers | 16.357 | | 7. 0 | Brandon Wimmer | 16.41 | | 8. 1x | Randy Hannagan | 16.443 | | 9. w20 | Greg Wilson | 16.455 | | 10. 4 | Danny Smith | 16.463 | | 11. 1 | Sean Robinson | 16.578 | | 12. 7au | Roddy Bellbowen | 16.587 | | 13. 23 | Ben Rutan | 16.695 | | 14. 92 | Daron Clayton | 16.708 | | 15. 6r | Ryan Bunton | 16.835 | | 16. 27 | Ryan Ruhl | 17.614 | | 17. 27k | Ryan Kirkendall | 18.45 |
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2 Dale Blaney No Time 89g David Gravel No Time MSD Ignition Heat 1 –10 Laps | 1. 0 Brandon Wimmer (4) | | 2. 83 Tim Shaffer (6) | | 3. 4 Danny Smith (3) | | 4. 23 Ben Rutan (2) | | 5. 4x Tony Lutar (5) | | 6. 27 Ryan Ruhl (1) |
Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 10 Laps | 1. 92 Daron Clayton (2) | | 2. 1x Randy Hannagan (4) | | 3. 63 Chad Kemenah (6) | | 4. 26 Gary Fast (5) | | 5. 1 Sean Robinson (3) | | 6. 27k Ryan Kirkendall (1) |
All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 10 Laps | 1. w20 Greg Wilson (3) | | 2. 6r Ryan Bunton (1) | | 3. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (2) | | 4. 2m Dustin Daggett (5) | | 5. 56r Ryan Bunton (4) | | 6. 89g David Gravel (6) |
Rubbn’ Repair Dash – 6 Laps | 1. 0 Brandon Wimmer (2) | | 2. 1x Randy Hannagan (1) | | 3. 83 Tim Shaffer (4) | | 4. w20 Greg Wilson (5) | | 5. 4 Danny Smith (6) | | 6. 6r Ryan Bunton (3) |
O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main – 30 Laps | 1. 83 Tim Shaffer (3) | | 2. w20 Greg Wilson (8) | | 3. 1x Randy Hannagan (7) | | 4. 2m Dustin Daggett (11) | | 5. 89g David Gravel (18) | | 6. 92 Daron Clayton (13) | | 7. 7au Roddy Bellbowen (12) | | 8. 56r Ryan Myers (4) | | 9. 4x Tony Lutar (5) | | 10. 6r Ryan Bunton (15) | | 11. 23 Ben Rutan (13) | | 12. 27k Ryan Kirkendall (17) | | 13. 63 Chad Kemenah (2) | | 14. 4 Danny Smith (2) | | 15. 26 Gary Fast (1) | | 16. 27 Ryan Ruhl (16) | | 17. 0 Brandon Wimmer (6) | | 18. 1 Sean Robinson (10) - DNS Dale Blaney |
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The All Stars are one of the premier sprint car sanctioning bodies in the USA. It is owned by Illinois businessman, and now in their 30th year of operation, the All Stars take pride in their reputation of providing highly competitive, fair, exciting racing for outlaw sprint cars with many different winners in a year. About 400 drivers participate in All Star races yearly in front of an average of 5,000 spectators per event. Currently 40+ races are scheduled in numerous states, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Nebraska, West Virginia, and Kansas. 
Ohio Sprint Speedweek proves to be one of the most competitive weeks in racing during the 2010 All Star season. Tough battles happened in the 2010 Ohio Sprint Speedweek season, as it included nine straight nights of racing action in the buckeye state, it challenged the best of the best, but young David Gravel- DDR Motorsports was crowned the 2010 champion.