Tyler County Speedway
September 1, 2012
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Clanton, Kitchen, Hartman, Thomas among winners at Tyler

Middlebourne, W.V. (September 1) - Tyler County Speedway was able to get the first two nights of the Black Diamond weekend in. But regretfully speedway officials were forced to postpone the 3rd  annual Black Diamond 125 as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac finally arrived at the ‘Bullring’. With inclement weather forecasted throughout the remainder of the weekend and with the running of the nearby Hillbilly 100, a suitable Labor Day weekend make-up date is not an option. Tyler County management are currently working with World of Outlaw officials on a suitable date for rescheduling. Race fans are reminded to keep your armband and look for details regarding the rescheduled ‘Black Diamond 125’. Visit www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com for more information.amond 125. 

The first night of the three day event started Thursday night as 34 United Rental Industrial Division EDGE Racing League crate Late Models lined up for the $2,000 pay check. John Wyer, Robert Cossell IV, Joel Prosser and Kyle Thomas scored the prelims and Derek Doll (in Bill Shaffer’s #55) grabbed the consi. On the second try at green Wyer snared the lead with Cossell, Thomas, Prosser and Daniel Hill quickly filling in the top five. The first yellow waved on lap four when Kris Southern and Brandon McGrady tangled . With Wyer still showing the way and Cossell chasing, Thomas began his ascent to the front by taking third on circuit five. Thomas then pressured Cossell and secured second on lap eight. Thomas then closed in on Wyer and turned up the heat. Just as the crossed flags were given Wyer pushed high in turn four allowing Thomas to scoot by. Two late cautions slowed the action but not Thomas. The driver of the W G Motor Sports / Dodd’s Sporting Goods #32 added his fourth win at the Bullring this season. Wyer, Hill, Sonny Conley and Cossell filled out the top five.

Also on the card Thursday night was the first of two nights for the Renegades of Dirt Modified series. After Bobby Kitchen in the 2 Brothers Motorsports / New Vision #13 tripped the clock the 2 Brothers Motorsports Fast Time the quickest with a time of 14.605. Jacob Hawkins, Bart Hartman and Tanner Wilson secured heat wins, Travis Dickson and Jared Hawkins snared consi checkers. On the second attempt, Hartman shot to the front and would never look back. Hartman would not be challenged but racing behind him was two and three wide for most of the distance. Hartman running the team car to Kitchen collected the $1,500 first prize as he was followed by Kyle Strickler, who got by Kitchen late. Travis Dickson and D J Cline completed the top five.  

Making the first of their two night shows, the Bridgeport Equipment & Tool  Hot Mods having a strong contingency as Travis Thomas, Jonathon Sheets, and Mike Conkle were heat victors, while Mike Martinn (in Kenny Isner’s #7) received the checkerboard for the consi. Conkle snagged the lead away from Thomas at the half way mark to add the Poske’s Performance Parts #14 second trip to victory circle. Thomas crossed in second, Tom Sigler (in Bill Sigmon’s #PT 109) , Curtis Watson and Stephen Dotson rounded out the top five.

The STARS Herrington Yoak Mod Lites were also making their first of two visits with the $1,000 to win 2nd annual Pat Herrick Memorial. At the outset of the feature Rod Jones was the early leader, but during a yellow on lap one, his machine stalled and would not refire. That handed the point to Jeff Fornash. But on the restart Josh Baldwin took over. Then on lap four Fornash retook the spot. On the restart of lap five, Fornash bobbled in turn two just enough to lty Mikey Hay shoot by, and that was all she wrote. With the time limit expiring at the half way mark, Hay crossed the line ahead of Jeff Teeter, Fornash, Baldwin and Alan Knepper.  

The beginning of the evening saw the Mini Wedge A feature go to Kaitlyn Frazier. As she bested Georgie Tennett, Trey Watson, Brady Reed and P J Wright. In the B feature, Jamie Tate won first career ahead of Scott Perine, Jackson Jacobs, Hayden Jacobs and Alyssa Nething.

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On day two the UFo  Wagon Wheel Bar & Grill Super Lates showed 76 strong as Shane Clanton, Brandon Shepherd, Pat Doar, Tim Dohm Darrell Lanigan, Tim Senic and Jamie Lathroum took prelim honors. Jimmy Mars, Dennis Erb Jr., Paul Wilmoth Jr., and Jared Hawkins notched consi checkers. On the second try at green Clanton lead the field with Shepherd, Dohm, Doar and Lathroum in tow. The race stayed green until lap 13 when Keith Barbara looped his car in turn one. Clanton, Shepherd, Dohm Jacob Hawkins (from tenth) and Senic now were the top five. On the restart Ray Cook and Brain Reese got tangled u in turns three and four. When racing resumed Clanton was still in command while Hawkins, Dohm and Shepherd battled three wide. Josh Richards climbed from eleventh and began to motor to the front. By the half way mark, Clanton, Hawkins, Richards, Shepherd and Senic were the top five. The caution came out on lap 33 when Reese stopped in turn four.  When the checkers flew Clanton driving the Core Construction /  Kennedy Partners #25 would pocket the $8K. Hawkins, Richards, Dan Stone (from fourteenth) and Senic completed the top five. 

Night two for the Renegades of Dirt Modifieds saw 32 machines vie for the 2 Brother Motorsports fast time, and Kyle Strickler wheeling the B S B Manufacturing / Team Harris Racing #8 got with a time of 14.693. Mike Wilson, Jesse Wisecarver and Corey Conley collected heat wins awhile Bud Watson and D J Cline claimed the consis. Conley assumed the front spot at the outset followed by Wilson, Wisecarver, Bobby Kitchen and Mark Dickson. Two early yellows on laps three and five slowed the action. When the race resumed Wilson and Conley dueled door to door while Kitchen and Wisecarver were side by side. The next stoppage came on lap nine, with Conley, Wilson, Kitchen Wisecarver and Kyle Strickler now the top five. On lap 10 Wisecarver and Strickler made contact bringing out the yellow again. Conley, Wilson, Kitchen Travis Dickson and M. Dickson now occupied the first five slots. Kitchen turned up the wick and zipped by Wilson and then passed Conley on lap 13 for the lead. Kitchen piloting  the 2 Brothers Motorsports / New Vision #13 stay out front for the remainder of the event. Wilson, T.Dickson, Conley, and Bart Hartman were second through fifth.

Another strong field of Bridgeport Equipment & Tool Hot Mods were on hand for their second night of competition. The 2011 and 2012 track Champion Travis Thomas held off a determined Tom Sigler to park his Sigler Fabrication/ J W Morgan Construction #18 into victory lane for the fifth time this season. Sigler had to settle for second. Steve West had his best run of the year finishing third. Stephen Dotson and Mike Conkle were fourth and fifth.

The STARS Herrington Yoak Mod Lites had the Hay and Hay show. Matt Hay would hold off Mikey for the win onn their second night of battle. Jeff Teeter, Derek Wagner and Rod Jones would fill out the top five.

In the Custom Engraving 4 Cylinders, James Deimer Jr. survived a sputtering machine for the win. The rest of the finishers were, Denzil Barker, Ivan Wamsley, Donnie Wamsley, D J Cristchley, Zack Jones, Frank Jones, Ethan Drain, Billy Bunnell.

Once again on the second evening the Mini Wedges started off the evening with Trey Watson scoring his third A feature. Crossing behind Watson were, Jacob Ice, Kaitlyn Frazier, Brandon Weigle and Wesley Baker. In the B feature, Jackson Jacobs won his second ahead of Kylie Cross, Tiffany Jackson, Hayden Jacobs and Jon Nichols.  

UFo Super Late Models (74); Shane Clanton, Jacob Hawkins, Josh Richards, Dan Stone, Tim Senic, Darrell Lanigan, Mike Marlar, Jamie Lathroum, Tim Dohm, Dennis Erb Jr., Jared Hawkins, Butch McGill, Mike Benedum, Chuck Harper, Jared Miley, Paul Wilmoth Jr., Steve Shaver, Scott James, Pat Doar, Keith Barbara, Jimmy Mars, Brian Reese, Ray Cook, Dusty Hamrick. Heats; Clanton, Shepherd, Doar, T. Dohm, Lanigan, Senic, Lathroum. Consi; Mars, Erb, P. Wilmoth,  Jr. Hawkins.

DNQ; Freddie Carpenter, John Garvin, Kris Southern, Steve Wilmoth, Anthony Huber, Freddy Smith, Richard Frazier, Charlie Maloney, Sonny Conley, Chub Frank, Shane Hitt, D J Cline, Danny Thomas, Kent Robinson, Daniel Hill, Doug Kentworthy, Matt Mallett, Ricky Williams, Corey Conley, Donnie Dotson, John Wyer, Zach Dohm, Dale McDowell, Ricky Conley, Danny Mitchell, Tim Fuller, Derek Rogers, Rick Eckert, Mason Zeigler, Tyler Carpenter, Vic Coffey, Chris Meadows, Tim McCreadie, Chris Garnes, Clint Smith, Derek Stefanick, Doug Horton, John Watson, Billy Bnrown, Don Conley, Bub McCool, Eddie Starkey, Jon Hodgekis, Shaun Poling,  Steve Weigle, Joel Prosser, Keith Tish, Derek Doll, Josh Jacoby, Charlie George.

EDGE Late Models (34): Kyle Thomas, John Wyer, Daniel Hill, Sonny Conley, Robert Cossell IV, Robbie Scott, John Over, Michael Griffin, Danny Thomas, Brandon McGrady, Joel Prosser, Brian Rush, John Watson, Jacob Hawkins, Derek Rogers, Donnie Dotson, Brian Baumberger, Mike Thorne, Derek Doll, Kris Southern. Heats; Wyer, Cossell, Prosser, K. Thomas. DNQ; K C Burdette, Greg Hicks, Melvin Ferguson, Greg Lemley,  Joe Bowie, Ron Parrish, Ryan Montgomery, Tracie Sampson, Eric Glover, Eddie Starkey, Chad Green, Shawn Jett, Bobby Dale Earnhardt, Lou Jacoby,

#1 Renegade Modifieds (32); Bart Hartman, Kyle Strickler, Bobby Kitchen, Richard Michael Jr., Travis Dickson, D J Cline, Jesse Wisecarver, Tanner Wilson, Jared Hawkins, Lance Elson, Corey Conley, Jacob Hawkins, Bret Hamilton, Jess Hartman, Gerald Deitch, Chris Basich, Tom Martineck, Nathan Loney, Todd Higgins, Rick Mardis, Brian Douglas, Mike Wilson, Deana Groves, Mark Dickson. Heats; Jc Hawkins, B. Hartman, T. Wilson. Consi; T. Dickson, Jr Hawkins. DNQ; Kurt Burge, Kevin Miller, Gabe Sigler, Donnie Nething, Danny Talbott, Cody Henthorn, Michael Davis, Sid Daniels.

#2 Renegade Modifieds (33); Bobby Kitchen, Mike Wilson, Travis Dickson, Corey Conley, Bart Hartman, Bud Watson, Jess Hartman, Lance Elson, Chris Basich, Phil Jeffries, Mark Dickson, Gerald Deitch, Tom Martineck, Brian Douglas, Tanner Wilson, D J Cline, Kurt Burge, Richard Michael Jr., Kyle Strickler, Jacob Hawkins, Jesse Wisecarver, Sid Daniels, Deana Groves, Bret Hamilton. Heats; M. Wilson, Wisecarver, Conley. Consi; B.Watson, Cline. DNQ; Jared Hawkins, Rick Mardis, Kevin Miller,, Todd Higgins, Gabe Sigler, Donnie Nething, Mark Deitch, Bob Sims, Brandon Morrow

#1 Hot Mods (21); Mike Conkle, Travis Thomas, Tom Sigler, Curtis Watson, Stephen Dotson, Lou Ennis, Steve West, Lindsey Smarr, Mike Martin, Anastasia Jones, James Dudley, Rod Nething, Stevie Magyar, Chris Thomas, Chad Smith, Codi Eaton, Jonathon Sheets, Todd Chicklo. Heats; T. Thomas, Sheets, Conkle. DNQ; Brad Dickson, Bill Wilson, Cody Brightwell.

#2 Hot Mods (18); Travis Thopmas, Tom Sigler, Steve West, Mike Conkle, Stephen Dotson, Curtis Watson, Chadv Smith, Kenny Isner, Brad Dickson, Rod Nething, David Kile, Rob Jones, Steve Magyar, Codi Eaton, Jay Smarr, Lou Ennis, Chris Thomas, Cody Brightwell, James Dudley. Heats; West, Sigler.

#1 STARS Mod Lites (32); Mikey Hay, Jeff Teeter, Jeff Fornash, Josh Baldwin, Alan Knepper, George Englert, Tracy Fritter, Zak Kimbrew, Glenn Teter, Braedon Dillinger, Derek Wagner, Kenny Hall, Beau Newlon, Matt Ward, Jim Ruckman, Daniel Eddy, Troy Collins, James Watson, Matt Hay, Tyler Riggs, Mitch Ward, Brandon Fluharty, Brian Stuhldreher, Tom Kline, Kacy Campbell, Rod Jones.  Heats; Mk Hay, Baldwin, Jones, J. Teeter. Consi; Newlon, K. Hall. DNQ;  Zack Watson, Ryan Saffell, Bill Watson, Kevin Spencer, Andy Heath, Anthony Cavichia. 

#2 STARS Mod Lites (32); Matt Hay, Mikey hay, Jeff Teeter, Derek Wagner, Rod Jones, Alan Knepper, Jeff Fornash, Tyler Riggs, Josh Baldwin, Tracy Fritter, Matt Ward, Tom Kline, Kevin Spencer, Zack Watson, Glenn Teter, Anthony Cavichia, Brian Stuhldreher, Troy Collins, Ryan Saffell, Brandon Fluharty, James Watson, Tyler Carpenter, George Englert, Kacy Campbell, Braedon Dillinger, Mitch Ward. Heats; Mk Hay, Carpenter, J.Teeter,  Mt Hay. Consi; J. Watson, R. Jones. DNQ; Kenny Hall, Bill Watson, Andy Heath, Jim Ruckman, Daniel Eddy, Wayne Kintz.