Brubaker holds off Reed for 1st 410 Attica win
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ATTICA, Ohio – Gibsonburg, Ohio’s Stuart Brubaker held off a charging Byron Reed to
score his first ever 410 sprint win at Attica Raceway Park Friday on Baumann Auto
Group/Burns Electric Night.
It was an emotional win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints for Brubaker as the man
who gave him the ride – Sonny Burmeister – passed away this past winter.
“This is amazing. I have THE best bunch of guys to work with. This one here is for
Sonny. We lost Sonny this past winter. When he hired me he was in the nursing
home…he built a hell of a race team. Sharon (Burmeister) is awesome. She keeps me
positive and keeps me going. And Mikey, Tyler and all the kids here that help…just
unbelievable,” said Brubaker beside his Dave Story Equipment; Stephen P. Mapus
Productive Tools, Randy Beeker Excavating, Adkins Fence and Sanitation, Huffman
Tools, Kistler Racing Products backed machine.
Though he charged from his fourth starting spot to lead all 30 laps, it wasn’t easy for
Brubaker as six time Attica champion Byron Reed would storm from his 16th starting spot
to challenge the final two laps.
“I started slowing down there…I didn’t hear anyone coming and I was trying to save
tires. I saw a black wing down there and I hauled it into three and I said I hope this things
sticks,” said Brubaker of his Meggit Sandblasting, Advantage Ford, Schiets Motorsports,
Burmeister Plowing backed #16.
McClure, Ohio’s Rusty Schlenk had a rough weekend last week, crashing while leading
and then finding out he blew the motor. He was in danger of giving up his national UMP
late model point lead. But, a former car turned into a savior as he led all 25 laps to score
the win in the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models. It was the 20th career win at
Attica for Schlenk.
“Derek, a customer of ours, actually bought this car from me last year. This is the Pierce
car I drove last year so I’m pretty familiar with it. He took the weekend off. He was
actually second in points up to Cherry and he was generous enough to loan us the car for
the weekend so we can keep our national points lead up,” said Schlenk.
“We’ve had a rash of bad luck…it’s been horrible. We almost won two in a row last
weekend. Two laps to go I got stuffed into the wall at LaSalle and destroyed the front end
of the car. Then we get home and get it backed together and started doing maintenance on
the car and found we had a blown motor. I had to scramble to find a ride,” added
Schlenk.
There’s just something about the high side at Attica that suits Jamie Miller’s driving
style. The Fremont, Ohio driver blasted into the lead from his fourth starting spot at the
drop of the green, had a scary moment when he drove off the track, but ended up with his
second win of the season in the Foster’s Auto Body 305 Sprints. It is Miller’s 11th career
win at Attica in the 305 division.
“I don’t know if someone lost some water or something…I hit something. I went into one
and two the lap before and it was good and then I went in there the next lap and I was
chasing it and off the top I went. Must have had a pretty good lead because when I came
back on the track Seth (Schneider) was just passing me,” said Miller beside his Advanced
Industrial Services, Fostoria Mod Shop, Quarterback Transportation, Western Lake Erie
Insulation Industry, Pioneer Quick Lube, Scott’s Lawn Care and Snow Removal backed
#39.
“I’ve always been good around the top here. I’d rather be up there…more comfortable for
me. It took me years and a lot of torn up equipment to figure out how to run it and be that
fast. We’ve been on a real strong roll,” added Miller.
Fremont, Ohio’s Matt Foos battled first with Kyle Cline and then held off a late race
charge from Kent Brewer to score his second win of the season in the Fremont Fence Dirt
Trucks. It was his fourth career Attica victory.
“Right before we pulled out for the feature they told me the torque convertor was broke.
We got lucky. I have to thank Fremont Fence, M and L Excavating, Automatic Fire
Protection, Level Performance, Pit Stop and Brian and Sherry (Sorg, truck owners) and
all my guys,” said Foos.
Mitch Harble and Nate Reeser brought the field to green for the 30-lap 410 sprint feature
in front of packed grandstands. But, it was Brubaker who used the extreme high line to
blast to the lead. Harble, Reeser, Nate Dussel, Caleb Armstrong, Jody Keegan, Todd
Kane and Chris Andrews gave chase.
Dussel would take third on lap three just before Reeser would spin. On the restart
Brubaker pulled away as Harble and Dussel battled for second with Keegan, Armstrong,
Kane and Andrews staying close.
The second and final caution would fly for Bryan Nuckles on lap six with the running
order Brubaker, Dussel, Harble, Armstrong, Keegan, Kane, Andrews, Tyler Gunn, Ryan
Broughton and D.J. Foos. With nine laps in all eyes were on 16th place starter Byron Reed
ad he had moved up to eighth.
Brubaker continued to hold a two car length lead over Dussel with Armstrong taking
third on lap 12. At the half way point the running order was Brubaker, Dussel,
Armstrong, Keegan, Harble, Reed and Andrews. Reed would crack the top five on lap
116 and took fourth with 10 laps to go and moved into third by lap 22.
Brubaker caught the back of the pack with seven circuits remaining and Dussel and Reed
closed. Reed would drive around Dussel on lap 24 and quickly closed the distance on
Brubaker. As they took the white flag Reed dove to Brubaker’s inside in turns one and
two but Brubaker’s momentum kept him out front and he picked up the pace in the final
set of turns to take the win. Reed, Dussel, Andrews and Keegan would round out the top
five.
In the 25-lap late model feature, Schlenk and Mike Bores brought the field to green.
Schlenk would gain the advantage as third starter Chris Keller drove into second
followed by Bores, Ken Hahn, Ryan Markham, Rick Bond, Larry Kingseed, Dave
Hornikel and Doug Drown.
Schlenk would begin to pull away as Keller and Bores battled for second and behind
them a tremendous race for fourth involving Hahn, Markham, Hornikel, Bond and
Drown. The caution would fly for Josh Haynes on lap five and when the green returned
Schlenk again pulled away from Keller, Bores, Hahn, Markham and Hornikel. Markham
would drive into fourth on lap seven, bringing Hornikel to fifth.
The second and final caution would fly on lap 11 as Hornikel spun. The restart order was
Schlenk, Keller, Bores, Markham, Drown, Bond, Matt Irey and Ryan Missler. With 10
laps to go Markham and Drown were locked into a tremendous battle for fourth. That duo
would reel in Bores and it became a three car race for third.
Schlenk rocketed away on the high side by Keller started to close using the bottom
groove. Drown would take third on lap 19. The leaders would not find lapped traffic until
there were just two laps to go. Drown would use the lapped cars to take second from
Keller as the white flag flew.
Schlenk would drive to the win over Drown, Keller, Markham and Bores.
In the 25 lap 305 sprint feature, Seth Schneider and Brandon Moore brought the field to
green but it was fourth place starter Miller who blasted around the top to grab the lead.
Schneider, Moore, Dan McCarron, Dustin Dinan, Trey Jacobs, Kelsey Ivy and Steve
Rando gave chase.
Miller began to pull away as Schneider, Moore and McCarron battled for second. But, on
lap six Miller slid off the top side of turns one and two, handing the lead to Schneider as
Miller came back on the track in second. Miller would drive back into the lead on lap 9.
As the leaders hit lapped traffic on lap 11 in the non-stop feature, Miller had a
commanding lead over Schneider, Moore, McCarron, Dinan, Rando, Jacobs, Jordan Ryan
and Paul Weaver. Rando would use the high line to drive into third by lap 16.
As Miller drove away, Schneider would have his hands full with Rando the remaining
five laps as Moore, McCarron, Dinan, Jacobs, Weaver and Ryan held a great battle for
fourth.
Miller picked his way through traffic to take the win over Schneider, Rando, Moore and a
closing Ryan.
Jimmy McGrath Jr. and Kyle Cline would pace the field for the 15 lap dirt truck feature.
After Cory McCaughey stopped on the initial start, the second attempt would see Cline
take the lead over Foos, McGrath, Kent Brewer, Brandon Leighton and Dustin Keegan.
Foos would drive under Cline for the lead on lap two as Brewer then pressured Cline for
second with McGrath staying close. The caution would fly for Cory Ward on lap five
with Foos leading Cline, Brewer, McGrath, Keith Sorg and Leighton.
Two laps later the caution would fly for Perry Perkins with Foos now leading Brewer,
Cline, McGrath, Sorg, Leighton, Keegan and Eric Devanna. When the green flew Brewer
looked to Foos’ inside several times as the two battled for the lead. Another caution on
lap 12 for Bradley Stuckey gave Brewer one last chance to try to take the lead. But, Foos
hit his marks perfectly the final three laps for the win with Brewer a close second
followed by McGrath, Cline, and Keegan.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, July 10 on Summit Racing
Equipment/Central Ohio Farmers Night. It will be a Kistler Racing Products Fremont
Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series Presented by KS Sales and Service point
night for the 410 sprints with the late models and 305 sprints also in action.
For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com
Attica Raceway Park
Burns Electric/Baumann Auto Group Night
Friday, July 3, 2015
Starting position [*]
O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints (25 cars)
Heat 1 – (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 83X-Nate Reeser[1] ; 2. 21-DJ Foos[4] ; 3. 19-Chris Andrews[6] ; 4. AU5-Danny
Reidy[2] ; 5. 9-Jordan Ryan[3] ; 6. 45L-Brian Lay[8] ; 7. 5R-Byron Reed[7] ; 8. 97-Dean
Jacobs[9] ; 9. 37-Mark Coleman[5]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 60-Jody Keegan[1] ; 2. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[2] ; 3. 15H-Mitch Harble[5] ; 4. 40DD-
Nate Dussel[7] ; 5. 68G-Tyler Gunn[6] ; 6. 59-Bryan Nuckles[8] ; 7. 96AU-Bruce
White[3] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[4]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 16-Stuart Brubaker[6] ; 2. 2+-Brian Smith[2] ; 3. 22-Ryan Broughton[5] ; 4. 78-Todd
Kane[8] ; 5. 8-Kevin Shelbo[1] ; 6. 92-Sam Ashworth[7] ; 7. 39M-Matt Merrill[3] ; 8.
53-Cap Henry[4]
B-Main 1 – (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 5R-Byron Reed[4] ; 2. 45L-Brian Lay[1] ; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs[7] ; 4. 59-Bryan
Nuckles[2] ; 5. 92-Sam Ashworth[3] ; 6. 37-Mark Coleman[8] ; 7. 39M-Matt Merrill[6] ;
8. 96AU-Bruce White[5]
A-Main 1 – (30 Laps)
1. 16-Stuart Brubaker[4] ; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[16] ; 3. 40DD-Nate Dussel[3] ; 4. 19-Chris
Andrews[9] ; 5. 60-Jody Keegan[5] ; 6. 21-DJ Foos[7] ; 7. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[8] ; 8.
97-Dean Jacobs[18] ; 9. 45L-Brian Lay[17] ; 10. 15H-Mitch Harble[1] ; 11. 68G-Tyler
Gunn[14] ; 12. 78-Todd Kane[6] ; 13. 9-Jordan Ryan[13] ; 14. 92-Sam Ashworth[20] ;
15. 22-Ryan Broughton[10] ; 16. 2+-Brian Smith[12] ; 17. 8-Kevin Shelbo[15] ; 18. 83X-
Nate Reeser[2] ; 19. AU5-Danny Reidy[11] ; 20. 59-Bryan Nuckles[19]
Hard Charger: Byron Reed +14
305 Sprints (32 cars)
Heat 1 – (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 5R-Jordan Ryan[4] ; 2. 12-Kyle Capodice[1] ; 3. 7M-Brandon Moore[3] ; 4. 97-Kyle
Peters[7] ; 5. 87-Brian Gibbs[2] ; 6. 27-Cody Gallogly[5] ; 7. 26-Ryan French[6] ; 8. 29-
Rich Farmer[8]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 3J-Trey Jacobs[2] ; 2. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[3] ; 3. 4*-Tyler Street[5] ; 4. 8-Bobby Clark[7] ;
5. 2L-Landon LaLonde[1] ; 6. 13-Jeremy Duposki[6] ; 7. 32H-Dan Hennig[8] ; 8. 94K-
Kurt Huber[4]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 2-Ricky Peterson[1] ; 2. 39-Jamie Miller[8] ; 3. 1X-Dustin Dinan[3] ; 4. 1W-Paul
Weaver[7] ; 5. 77I-John Ivy[4] ; 6. 25-Jason Keckler[5] ; 7. 18N-Frank Neill[2] ; 8. 75-
Jerry Dahms[6]
Heat 4 – (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 22M-Dan McCarron[2] ; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[3] ; 3. 36-Seth Schneider[6] ; 4. 4T-
James Taddeo[7] ; 5. 11G-Luke Griffith[1] ; 6. 14-Rick Daugherty[4] ; 7. 44-Kyle
Farmer[5] ; 8. 9R-Dustin Rall[8]
B-Main 1 – (8 Laps, top 2 to A)
1. 2L-Landon LaLonde[2] ; 2. 87-Brian Gibbs[1] ; 3. 27-Cody Gallogly[3] ; 4. 29-Rich
Farmer[7] ; 5. 13-Jeremy Duposki[4] ; 6. 32H-Dan Hennig[6] ; 7. 94K-Kurt Huber[8] ; 8.
26-Ryan French[5]
B-Main 2 – (8 Laps, top 2 to A)
1. 77I-John Ivy[1] ; 2. 11G-Luke Griffith[2] ; 3. 25-Jason Keckler[3] ; 4. 14-Rick
Daugherty[4] ; 5. 44-Kyle Farmer[6] ; 6. 18N-Frank Neill[5] ; 7. 9R-Dustin Rall[8] ; 8.
75-Jerry Dahms[7]
A-Main 1 – (25 Laps)
1. 39-Jamie Miller[4] ; 2. 36-Seth Schneider[1] ; 3. 19R-Steve Rando[7] ; 4. 7M-Brandon
Moore[2] ; 5. 5R-Jordan Ryan[11] ; 6. 1W-Paul Weaver[15] ; 7. 22M-Dan McCarron[3] ;
8. 1X-Dustin Dinan[6] ; 9. 3J-Trey Jacobs[5] ; 10. 12-Kyle Capodice[12] ; 11. 2-Ricky
Peterson[9] ; 12. 8-Bobby Clark[14] ; 13. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[8] ; 14. 4*-Tyler Street[10] ;
15. 4T-James Taddeo[16] ; 16. 77I-John Ivy[19] ; 17. 11G-Luke Griffith[20] ; 18. 97-
Kyle Peters[13] ; 19. 87-Brian Gibbs[18] ; 20. 2L-Landon LaLonde[17]
Hard Charger: Paul Weaver +9
Late Models (25 cars)
Heat 1 – (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 36-Matt Irey[1] ; 2. 50Y-Ryan Missler[3] ; 3. 00-Chris Keller[7] ; 4. 27-Ken Hahn[2] ;
5. 51-Devin Shiels[9] ; 6. 79-Brad Malcuit[8] ; 7. 69-John Mayes Jr.[6] ; 8. 92B-Hiram
Bachmann[4] ; 9. 69R-Doug Baird[5]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 15B-Mike Bores[2] ; 2. 5M-Ryan Markham[6] ; 3. 007-Rick Bond[4] ; 4. 71-Dave
Hornikel[9] ; 5. 48B-John Bores[1] ; 6. 61-George Lee[3] ; 7. 5J-Josh Haynes[5] ; 8.
21T-Richey Taylor[7] ; 9. 53-Steve Sabo[8]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 240-Doug Drown[6] ; 2. 92-Cody Scott[4] ; 3. 21S-Rusty Schlenk[1] ; 4. 21-Larry
Kingseed[7] ; 5. 29-Rocky Owens[8] ; 6. 9C-Troy Cattarene[2] ; 7. 03-Jim Gingery[5] ;
8. 17X-Dustin Keegan[3]
B-Main 1 – (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 79-Brad Malcuit[1] ; 2. 5J-Josh Haynes[5] ; 3. 61-George Lee[2] ; 4. 9C-Troy
Cattarene[3] ; 5. 21T-Richey Taylor[8] ; 6. 03-Jim Gingery[6] ; 7. 69R-Doug Baird[10] ;
8. 53-Steve Sabo[11] ; 9. 92B-Hiram Bachmann[7] ; 10. 17X-Dustin Keegan[9] ; 11. 69-
John Mayes Jr.[4]
A-Main 1 – (25 Laps)
1. 21S-Rusty Schlenk[1] ; 2. 240-Doug Drown[10] ; 3. 00-Chris Keller[3] ; 4. 5M-Ryan
Markham[5] ; 5. 15B-Mike Bores[2] ; 6. 007-Rick Bond[6] ; 7. 50Y-Ryan Missler[11] ;
8. 36-Matt Irey[9] ; 9. 21-Larry Kingseed[8] ; 10. 27-Ken Hahn[4] ; 11. 92-Cody
Scott[12] ; 12. 29-Rocky Owens[15] ; 13. 79-Brad Malcuit[16] ; 14. 48B-John Bores[14]
; 15. 61-George Lee[18] ; 16. 5J-Josh Haynes[17] ; 17. 9C-Troy Cattarene[19] ; 18. 21T-
Richey Taylor[20] ; 19. 51-Devin Shiels[13] ; 20. 71-Dave Hornikel[7]
Hard Charger: Doug Drown +8
Dirt Trucks –
Heat 1 – (8 Laps, top 7 to A)
1. 8KB-Kent Brewer[1] ; 2. 2-Matt Foos[5] ; 3. 36M-Cory McCaughey[4] ; 4. 18W-Cory
Ward[2] ; 5. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[6] ; 6. 7F-Dana Frey[3] ; 7. 33W-Jeff Ward[7]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps, top 6 to A)
1. 17X-Dustin Keegan[2] ; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath[6] ; 3. 22-Brandon Leighton[3] ; 4.
01-Art Ball[1] ; 5. 37-Eric Devanna[5] ; 6. 33-Brian Arnold[4]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps, top 6 to A)
1. 4S-Keith Sorg[2] ; 2. 33C-Kyle Cline[5] ; 3. P51-Brad Keckler[3] ; 4. 13-Cody
Benyak[6] ; 5. O-Jim Keegan[4] ; 6. 16-Perry Perkins[1]
A-Main 1 – (15 Laps)
1. 2-Matt Foos[5] ; 2. 8KB-Kent Brewer[7] ; 3. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath[1] ; 4. 33C-Kyle
Cline[2] ; 5. 17X-Dustin Keegan[8] ; 6. 4S-Keith Sorg[9] ; 7. 22-Brandon Leighton[4] ;
8. 01-Art Ball[11] ; 9. 37-Eric Devanna[14] ; 10. 7F-Dana Frey[16] ; 11. 36M-Cory
McCaughey[6] ; 12. O-Jim Keegan[15] ; 13. 85S-Brandon Stuckey[13] ; 14. 13-Cody
Benyak[12] ; 15. 16-Perry Perkins[18] ; 16. 18W-Cory Ward[10]
Hard Charger: Dana Fry +6
