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.