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Derrick Davis Takes the $1,000 Win of the Holman Motors Hillbilly National Event @ MRP

5-11-12 - Williamsburg, OH - The Holman Motor Chevette division was the featured class at Moler Raceway Park for their Annual Hillbilly National race featuring a 25 lap feature paying $1000 to the winner. With 19 cars on hand it was Batavia, Ohio’s Derrick Davis and Georgetown, Ohio’s Sean Jones winning preliminary races and setting the field. At the drop of the green it was all Davis in the Holman Motor sponsored machine leading the way with fifth starting Rusty Yarger making the hard charge to the second position. Throughout the race it was Davis leading with Yarger right on his back bumper but that was as close as he could get. Davis would claim his second feature win of the season with Yarger, Jeff Watson, Josh Francis, and Sean Jones rounding out the top five.

In the Mt Orab Ford Late Model Division it was Chad Oberson and Chad Stapleton claiming heat race wins and earning front row starting spots. In the feature event Oberson and Stapleton would make slight contact on the initial start with Stapleton spinning in front of the field. Oberson would go pitside for some quick repairs and return to the tail of the field for the restart. On the restart it was Alan Magner leading the first lap but fifth starting John Whitney would take over the top position on lap two. It looked like Jason Jameson would take the lead on lap three but the caution would wave and the field reverted back to last completed lap with Whitney being the leader in his Stephens Heating and Cooling, Amaze-a-Stitch Embroidery machine but Jameson was right behind him trying different grooves looking for a fast line. Despite a couple of restarts for minor spins it was still Whitney leading throughout the event. As the two leaders would take the white flag there was some heavy traffic directly in front of the leaders and Whitney would get boxed in heading down the backstretch for the final time allowing Jameson to rocket past to take the lead headed into turn three. Things got really interesting off of four coming for the checkered as the lapped car of Oberson and Jameson would make contact sending him into the front stretch wall and high into the air before rolling over and stopping just past the start finish line while Jameson would cross the line and take his third feature win of the season this time driving the Darell Lanigan #29 machine. Whitney would come home in second position with Magner, Barry Doss, and Chad Stapleton rounding out the top five spots.

In the Holman Motors Modified division there were 35 cars on hand trying to make the 20 car starting line-up and the talk was “Who Can Beat Devin Gilpin?”. After winning the first five feature events of the season it was looking good for number six as Kid Dasco was able to win his heat race. Also winning heats were Doug Adkins, David McWilliams, and Joe Godsey. In the two B-main events it was Chris Kreutzkamp and Matt Westfall taking the checkered  flags. The twenty lap feature event was one of the best seen in a long time as McWilliams and Adkins would race side-by-side for the lead with Godsey, Gilpin and Matt Hamilton (started in 7th spot) in pursuit. McWilliams would lead the first 7 laps before Adkins would take over but all eyes were on Gilpin and Hamilton who were charging forward. Hamilton would get to second by lap 10 and 5 laps later he would take over the top spot and set sail for his first victory of the season at MRP in his A-1 Lanscaping, Schmoes Collision Service, Diamond Racecar. Adkins would come home in second with McWilliams, Gilpin and Godsey rounding out the top five positions.

In the 12 lap Crazy Compact feature it was Crittenden, Ky’s Dana Moore taking the feature win while Jerry Gibson III, Blake Gibson, Stephanie Butler, and Michael Adams rounded out the top five. Moore also won the heat race event.  For Mother's Day the Powder Puff race was exciting and all four cars got a trophy. 

5-12-12 Was the first night of Go-Kart  racing this year at MRP and had many carts on hand as they tuned their carts for the fast and wide 1/5 mile go cart track.  Many were on hand and we expect many more next Saturday, Gates Open at 2:00 Hot Laps at 4.  Next week also brings the Fifth Annual Armed Forces Night to MRP with Mt. Orab Ford presenting the ADRA Late Models $3000 to Win Freedom Fighters 40 plus Holman Motors Modifieds, Chevettes and Crazy Compacts.  All Military in uniform or with I.D. in free.  Moler Raceway Park would like to thank them and their families for the sacrifices they make every day.  "Freedom is NOT Free."  Thanks to everyone for their support and getting us to Victory Lane again with the lawsuit.  We hope we can continue to grow with the community and be a great asset to the community.  Special Thanks to Stan Purdy, Esq. and Keating, Muething and Klekamp, Joe Trauth and Mike Cappel and Holman Motors, Mt. Orab Ford, Sunesis Construction, all of our General Sponsors, racers, fans and everyone else who have supported us through these last five years.

 





Holman Motors Hillbilly Nationals are rescheduled to 5-11-12, also Crazy Compacts $150, Modifieds, Mt. Orab Ford Late Models and Powder Puff Races.  Those present 5-4-12 must bring pit band or ticket stub with them this week.


DARF dates added to schedule -
July 6th Phantom Fireworks night and DARF raffle   DARF members 1/2 off                                   

August 24th DRC King of Compacts Night
                                                                        
 September 21 - Mt. Orab Ford Late Model Special
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"Weather permitting we will try and make up autograph session on track this week."

 Cold Temps Don’t Deter the Racers at MRP!!

4-27-12 - Williamsburg, OH - Despite cold temps there was some great racing at Moler Raceway Park for the fifth straight week. In the Mt Orab Ford Late Models it was Chad Stapleton and Chad Oberson on the front row and at the drop of the green flag Stapleton was out front. Points Leader Duane Chamberlain was on his bumper but the longer the races went green the more of a lead the Stapleton would get. At the end of the 25 lap affair it was Stapleton claiming his second feature of the season in his Bowman Dodge, Skeletor Core, Roger’s Bar, Rocket Chassis machine. Chamberlain would come home second with Barry Doss, Mike Meyers, and Oberson rounding out the top five. Stapleton and Mark Frazier would claim heat race wins.

In the Holman Motors Chevettes division it was a strong field of cars on hand as they were prepping for next week’s Hillbilly National Event paying $1,000 to the winner. In the feature event it was heat race winners Rusty Yarger and Miles Tarvin on the front row coming to the green flag.Yarger would lead the first two laps but Tarvin would make the pass and move on to take his third win of the season in his Carrington Farm Service, Brown County Pork Producers, Lykins Oil sponsored machine. Derrick Davis would pass Yarger at the halfway point and claim second spot while Yarger held on for 3rd spot over Jeff Watson and Josh Francis.

In the Holman Motors Modified Division it was three heat races starting the night off to determine which of the 26 cars would start the A-main. Columbus, Indiana’s Devin Gilpin would start his drive for five straight wins by claiming victory in heat race #1 over Rising Sun, Indiana’s Scotty Kincaid. In heat #2 it was Maysville, Ky’s Jeremie Bretz taking the win over Goshen, Ohio’s Dustin Webber while in heat race #3 it was Aurora Indiana’s Matt Hamilton taking the win over a hard charging Joe Godsey from Edinburgh, Indiana. In the B-Main event it was Bethel, Ohio’s Larry Pickelheimer Jr taking the win over Batavia’s Derrick Davis. In the feature event it looked like it might be more of the same as Gilpin jumped out to the top spot but it was no easy race as near the midpoint of the race Gilpin would encounter traffic and Bretz would drive past him to briefly take the lead but by lap 16 Gilpin would drive back past and retake the lead for good in his Impressive Racecar, Dasco Race Supply, Mike Shell Racing Engines sponsored machine. “Kid Dasco” would claim his fifth feature win of the season at MRP and 9th win overall. As they came to the checkered flag Bretz and Joe Godsey would get tangled up as Bretz would make contact with the tire on the inside of turn number four ending his race just shy of the start/finish line. Godsey would claim second position over Matt Hamilton, Jimmy Lennex Jr, and Kincaid.

In the Crazy Compacts division it was a Michael Skeens kind of night as the driver from Washington Court House would win everything possible. Starting off the night Skeens would claim the 12 lap make-up feature from 4-20-12. He would follow that up with wins in his 8 lap heat race and the regularly scheduled 15 lap feature event. Jerry Gibson III would claim second in both feature events. Meanwhile Rodney Foltz, Chris Sawyer, and Stephanie Butler would round out the top five in the make-up feature with Nate Blanton, Butler, and Misty Moore rounding out the top five in the regular feature event. May 4th will be Holman Motors Hillbilly Nationals Night with Chevettes running for $1000 to Win, $500 for 2nd and 250 for 3rd, along with all regular classes.


Moler Beats Mother Nature (sorta) on Fan Appreciation Night #1

With the first of two fan appreciation nights on tap the teams at Moler Raceway Park came prepared with giveaways and freebies for the fans and especially the kids on hand at the race track. To prepare the Chevette division drivers for race track conditions for their Hillbilly Nationals Event in two weeks they were the first division of cars to race on the night and they put on an exciting race in their feature event. At the drop of the green flag it was Rusty Yarger out front with Derick Davis and Miles Tarvin right on his back bumper. With the entire field battling in one pack for 6-15th spot there were numerous cautions for minor spins but on each restart it was those top three out front and setting sail. Following a caution on lap 6 the #78 machine of Miles Tarvin did not go on the start and after coasting around on the high side of the race track the caution was once again brought out allowing Jeff Watson to join the battle for the top spot up front. With 3 laps to go Davis was able to get beside Yarger for the lead but the two leaders made contact off of turn four and Davis ended up sliding through the infield and to a stop. On the restart it was Yarger holding off the charge of Watson to claim his first win of the 2012 season in his Wilson’s Body shop, Northwest Transmission, Roark Construction sponsored machine. Following Watson across the line was Michael Bowling, John Clark, and Devin Puckett rounding out the top five positions. Yarger and Davis were heat race winners earlier in the night.

In the Mt Orab Ford Late Model Division it was a very fast hammer down track with a field of cars that really like that kind of surface to race on. In heat race action it was Chad Stapleton of Edinburgh, Indiana taking the first heat win over Lawrenceburg, Indiana’s Scott James while Barry Doss of Sardinia, Ohio claiming the win in heat #2 over a hard charging Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. In the feature event it was Doss and Stapleton bringing the field to the green flag but third place starting Jason Jameson had other ideas as he snuck under Doss in turn #1 to take the lead on the first lap. While Jameson would set sail and runaway with his second feature win of the season at MRP in his Bert Transmission sponsored machine it was the battles back in the pack that made for a great race that went green to checker with no caution flags. While Doss ran second the whole race it was Wayne Chinn and Stapleton running side-by-side for third spot almost the entire race while Duane Chamberlain and James did the same thing for the fifth spot. Chinn would finally take the third position away from Stapleton on the final lap. Current track points leader Chamberlain would also manage to pull away from James to claim the fifth spot.

In the Holman Motors Modified Division Devin Gilpin was looking for win number four on the season but as with every other night this season there was a strong field of cars on hand to try and prevent that. In preliminary action it was Joe Godsey of Edinburgh, Indiana claiming the first heat win over Gilpin while Goshen, Ohio’s Dustin Webber would claim his second heat win of the season over Bethel Ohio's Larry Pickelheimer Jr. In heat number three it was Maysville, Ky’s Jeremie Bretz claiming his second straight heat win with a final lap pass of Shawn Tolson of Walton, KY. In the feature event it was a repeat of last week as Jeremie Bretz in the Seip’s Carquest Auto Parts #03 machine out front with Webber and Gilpin in pursuit. Following a big pileup in turn #1 on lap three it was Bretz out front but on the restart Gilpin would charge to the top spot two laps later and set sail to claim his fourth win in a row. Bretz would maintain second spot throughout the race while Webber and Godsey would claim 3rd and 4th positions. Fifth place of the night was claimed by Jimmy Lennex Jr who had a great race long battle with Doug Adkins and Larry Pickelheimer Jr.

Near the conclusion of the modified feature event Mother Nature started creating havoc with some strong winds and light rain and with a strong storm in the area it was decided to forego the Crazy Compact feature event until next week to allow fans and drivers to exit the facility.   Earlier in the night it was Kevin Penick claiming his the heat race win while Chris Sawyer finished second.

Many thanks go out to the numerous teams for providing kid’s shirts and items that were given away throughout the night and a special thanks to the Dirt Racing Connection crew for the box of giveaways they were able to throw into the crowd throughout the evening.  With next week being a regular show MRP will get the autograph session on the front stretch and the makeup compact feature in then.


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"New Class, Crazy Compacts" see rules for details.  Racing Every Friday Night, Late Models, UMP Modifieds, Chevettes and Crazy Compacts.  Go kart racing Saturday afternoons, Gates open 2:00 Hot Lap 4:00.



2011 Season Banquet Video 

Congrats to the Track Champions!!!!


 

 

Moler Raceway Park Presents:

THE ONE AND ONLY

The one that started it all!!

MIKE JEWELL'S

Ohio Open Modified NATIONALS!

Consisting of ALL MODIFIEDS

USRA, IMCA, AMRA, WISSOTA, UMP

All together for one Huge Show paying

$5000 to Win, October 12 and 13, with rain date October 14th. Who will be Crowned National Modified Champion of them all??!!

October 13th Weekend Warriors 40

Late Models $2000 to Win!!

Pre-registration will be required for Modified class only. Please send email to molerracewaypark@aol.com if you plan on attending and we will email you registration form. Pre-entry $100 per car further details to be announced at molerracEwaypark.com

 

 

                                      

 

       

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                     Broadcast Dates

ADRA Late Model Series

May 18, 2012 
    
Mt. Orab Ford Late Model Special
June 8, 2012 

Holman Motors Night
June 29, 2012 

L&M Performance presents Sunoco Race Fuels Night
July 13, 2012 

5th Annual Ike Moler Memorial
August 17, 2012 

Mt. Orab Ford Late Model Special
September 21, 2012