Holman Motors Night at MRP!!
6-24-11 - Williamsburg, OH - Racing at
Moler Raceway Park was a full
schedule but due to mother nature two
weeks ago the schedule got even
more packed. Typically the Firecracker
40 for the Chevette division is a big
event but this year with the addition of
two make-up features added to the
schedule (modifieds and chevettes) it
was turned into an even bigger night.
Starting the night off was a 20 lap Mt
Orab Ford Modified division feature
from June 10 and it was Matt Hamilton
and Randy Wash on the front row of
the feature but at the drop of the
green it was evident that last week’s
feature winner Weasel Rhodes was the
man to beat. Hamilton jumped to the
top position but by lap five it was
Rhodes taking over the top position.
Hamilton made a couple of attempts to
get back past but it would not be as
Rhodes would lead all 15 remaining
laps to take his second feature win in
a row in his Sticker Auto Parts,
Lightning Chassis machine. Doug
Adkins would get by Hamilton for
second spot while Ray Branscum and
Jimmy Lennex Jr would round out the
top five positions.
In the featured division of the night it
was the Holman Motor Chevettes in the
Firecracker 40 event. With 27 cars on
hand trying to take home a share of
the top money the heat races were
very important. Josh Francis, Miles
Tarvin, and Kevin Riggs would claim
the heat race victories while Jason
Hoskins claimed the last chance
qualifier. At the start of the 40 lap
event it was Miles Tarvin jumping out
to the top position and three and four-
wide racing behind him. He would stay
there for the entire 40 lap feature to
claim the $1500 paycheck . Jeff
Watson came home second and
claimed the $1000 check. Rusty
Yarger finished third $500 while Kevin
Riggs and Derrick Davis rounded out
the top five positions.
The Big Red Book Street Stocks were
next on the track. And in their fifteen
lap feature it looked as if newcomer
John Cole was going to make his
journey from Berea, KY pay off as he
jumped to the lead at the green flag
but Jeremie Bretz in the Pendleton
Truck service #14 would drive by on a
lap 3 restart and take the top position.
Jeremie Scott would get by Cole and
chase after Bretz but to no avail as
Bretz would win his second feature
event of the season. Scott would place
second followed by Bruce Gray Jr, Bub
Balsley and Shannon Enoch. Cole and
Bretz were heat race winners.
In the regular Mt Orab Ford Modified
feature event it was Doug Adkins and
Shawn Tolson bringing the field to
green with Adkins jumping out front to
the top spot and Tolson in his new
Diamond Racecar in second spot. On
lap 3 there was contact between Matt
Hamilton and Tolson that resulted in
the Aurora Indiana Driver restarting
from the tail and Tolson back in
second spot. On the restart it was
Adkins still out front but the car on the
move was the #15 machine of Ray
Branscum who would challenge
Adkins for the win but to no avail as
the 239 Auto Group, Echo Cleaners,
Poske Performance Parts sponsored
machine would claim his second victory
of the season. Branscum would
maintain second position while Weasel
Rhodes, Hamilton, and Kyle Schornick
would round out the top five spots. In
preliminary action it was Adkins,
Tolson, and Schornick winning heat
races while Shane Mugavin claimed
victory in the B-main event.
In the Sunesis Construction Late
Models there were 19 cars on hand
and it was Flemingsburg, Ky’s Roger
Ruark and Middletown, Ohio’s John
Whitney Jr. winning heat races to set
the field. In the feature it was Whitney
jumping to the top spot but
Lawrenceburg, Indiana’s Jason
Jameson was on a mission as he
jumped from his 4th starting spot up to
second on the start and he would drive
past Whitney on lap 3 to take over the
lead position. Throughout the first
fifteen laps it was Jameson and
Whitney way out front but the battle for
3rd-8th position was a good one.
Following a restart for contact with the
wall by Ed Eschman Jameson and
Whitney would again separate
themselves from the pack but Ethan
Burgess, Ruark, Wayne Chinn, Mike
Meyers, and Chad Stapleton would
battle furiously for the remaining
positions. At the end it was Jameson in
victory lane, Whitney 2nd, Chinn 3rd,
with Burgess and Barry Doss rounding
out the top five spots.
In the sixth and final feature of the
night it was the Holman Motor
Chevettes coming back out for an
encore performance and a fifteen lap
make-up feature. At the drop of the
green flag it was Joey Yazell out front
and a three wide battle behind him with
Kevin Riggs, Jeff Watson, and Rusty
Yarger battling for the second position.
Watson would take the top spot from
Yazell on lap three. But the car on the
move was last starting Miles Tarvin
who was up to third by lap five. On lap
ten Tarvin would go under Watson
going into turn number one and
Watson shutting the door. Watson
would spin around but the caution was
charged to Tarvin and Watson would
restart from the lead. Watson would
continue on to take his first win of the
season with Kevin Riggs coming home
second followed by Yazell, Scott Ramp,
and Derrick Davis. July 1st Phantom
Fireworks Night. UMP Midwest Modified
Mania with Mods $1500 to win, Late
Models, Street Stocks, Chevettes ,
Fireworks and makeup Late Model
feature if time allows. |
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