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Scott Wolfe
STEWART, Ohio (May 15) - With the biggest field of the year registering 124 cars in the pits, Skyline Speedway finally beat the rain for its third successful event of the year. Chillicothe, Ohio's Danny Smith claimed the exciting 410 sprint win, popular Chris Garnes of Evans, WV gathered in the Late Model win, and Chris Stotts, Athens, Ohio claimed the Malta AMRA Modified main. Jeremy Blake took the Pure Stocks, Zach Kisner the Four Cylinders, Kyle Bond the Mini-Wedges, and Matt Chenoweth the Winged Warrior Mini-sprint exhibition.
The 18-car Late Model main was led to the line by Evans, WV driver Chris Garnes and Tim Dohm. Garnes got the jump and pushed away the early advances of Dohm. As Garnes slipped away, Dohm and Ralph Withem battled hard for third with Audie Swartz settling in with a solid fourth.
Chris Carpenter and Freddie Carpenter, two-thirds of the flying father-son team, showed no favor for their kinship in a torrid dual for fifth. On lap eleven a caution slowed the field, but the combatants filed out in the same rough-house fashion. Dohm found a little extra under the hood of his 6T as he pressured Garnes intensely for the top spot lap after lap.
Back in the pack Larry Bond and Steve Bigley passed each other a total of ten times in a back-and-forth battle for position, all on the hind quarters of Andy Bond. Larry Bond eventually won that battle over the hard-driving Bigley for a top ten. Kevin Layne had a great run from the back of the pack to 11th, while Zach Dohm followed in Dad's footsteps to a top five finish (5th) in posting hard charger honors.
The veteran trio of Garnes, Dohm, and Withem freight-trained away from the rest of the field. Garnes, known for his rim-riding, nestled in around the tires to pull away from the pack. The battle for position throughout the pack was wild and wicked fast around the bottom.
Garnes, in a new 2009 Cornett Powered Rayburn, roared on to the win. Behind second place Dohm was Withem, Audie Swartz, Zach Dohm, Chris Carpenter, Freddie Carpenter, Andy Bond, Larry Bond, and Steve Bigley.
"Dad and the crew kept trying to get in my head that the fast way around the track was low; down around the infield tires, and that's hard for me to do," laughed the normal high-rider Garnes. "I kinda had to swoop out wide and cut low in turn one, to keep up the momentum, but I knew if I kept it down I could hold Tim off."
Late Models (38)
Fast Time-Chris Garnes 14:38
Heat One-Chris Garnes, Larry Bond, Jeff Burdette, Rod Gibson, Ed Shuman, Jeremy Jarvis, Nick Corbitt, Ron Mayle, Joe Harper, Aaron McDonald
Heat Two-Tim Dohm, Audie Swartz, Zach Dohm, Dan Morrison, Jerry Mustain, Bryan Wolfe, Kenny Newhouse, Carl Boyles, Roger Long, Martin Gibson
Heat Three-Freddie Carpenter, Andy bond, Steve Bigley, Kevin Layne, Todd Smith, Nelson Freshour, Tom Arnott, Randy Dawson, Ernie Hoschar
Heat Four-Chris Carpenter, Ralph Withem, Chad Todd, Tyler Carpenter, Brian Eaton, Justin Powell, Mike McDaniel, Roy Roush, Frankie Roush
B-Main One-Rod Gibson, Dan Morrison, Ron Mayle, Nick Corbitt, Jeremy Jarvis, Ed Shuman, Joe Harper, Jerry Mustain, Aaron McDonald, Kenny Newhouse, Martin Gibson, Bryan Wolfe, Carl Boyles, Roger Long
B-Main Two-Kevin Layne, Tyler Carpenter, Nelson Freshour, Todd Smith, Brian Easton, Roy Roush, Tom Arnott, Ernie Hoschar, Randy Dawson, Mike McDaniel, Justin Powell
Feature-Chris Garnes, Tim Dohm, Ralph Withem, Audie Swartz, Zach Dohm, Chris Carpenter, Freddie Carpenter, Andy Bond, Larry Bond, Steve Bigley, Kevin Layne, Dan Morrison, Chad Todd, Jeff Burdette, Rod Gibson, Ron Mayle, Nelson Freshour, Tyler Carpenter
410 Sprints (14)
Fast Time-Josh Davis 13:24
Dash-Aaron Higgins, Kory Crabtree, Josh Davis, Mark Imler
Heat One-Jimmy Nier, Danny Smith, Bryan Benson, Dave Dickson, Eddie Miller
Heat Two-Jimmy Stinson, Benny Hickle, Greg Mitchell, Freddie Staats, Wes McGlumphy
Feature-Danny Smith, Aaron Higgins, Kory Crabtree, Jimmy Nier, Jimmy Stinson, Mark Imler, Freddie Staats, Bryan Benson, Dave Dickson, Wes McGlumphy
Malta AMRA Modified (23)
Heat One-Jeremy Blake, Robert Garnes, Mike McPherson, Kenny Johnson, Roger Shadwick, Vince Conrad, Aaron Ellis, Ricky Neace
Heat Two-Chris Stotts, Kenny Riddle, Jeremy Berwanger, Mike Sprouse, Dustin Sprouse, Cecil Stages, Cliff Crouch, Joe Ramon
Heat Three-J.P. Roberts, Jimmy Fordyce, Doug Henry, Robin Ours, Jeremy Roush, Joe Bowie, Mike Sharp
B-Main: Vince Conrad, Joe Bowie, Aaron Ellis, Joe Ramon, Cliff Crouch, Cecil Stages, Ricky Neace, Mike sharp DNS
Feature-Chris Stotts, Jimmy Fordyce, J.P. Roberts, Jeremy Berwanger, Kenny Riddle, Mike McPherson, Kenny Johnson, Mike Sprouse, Robert Garnes, Vince Conrad
Pure Stocks (16)
Heat One-Tommy Murphy, Jeremy Misel, Jeremy Blake, Brian Schaffer, Derrick Smith, Shelly Powell, Travis McDonald, Tony Roush, Darrin Carpenter
Heat Two-Gary Gould, George Klintworth, Barry Brisker, Curt Reck, Shane Roush, Eric Francis, Joe Misel
Feature-Jeremy Blake, Tommy Murphy, Jeremy Misel, Barry Brisker, Brian Schaffer, Gary Gould, Shelly Powell, George Klintworth, Eric Francis, Shane Roush
Four Cylinders (19)
Heat One-Jeff Rankin, Zach Kisner, David Banks, Jeff Blanton, Tony Plaugher, George Klintworth, Chris Lauer, Seth Thaxton, David Rankin, Raquel Wolfe
Heat Two-Shawn McClain, Cody Heiss, Steve Brown, Donny Bartlett, Scott Venham, Barry Kitts, Ryan Bailey, Keith Marlow, John Bartlett
B-Main: David Rankin, John Bartlett, Raquel Wolfe
Feature-Zach Kisner, Shawn McClain, Donnie Bartlett, David Banks, Tony Plaugher, Jeff Rankin, Steve Brown, Jeff Blanton, George Klintworth, David Rankin
Mini Wedges (8)
Heat One-Kyle Bond, Ron Pickens, Cole Mayle, Zack Fox
Heat Two-Will Holland, Martin Gibson, Jr., Abby White, Samantha Roush
Feature-Kyle Bond, Will Holland, Ron Pickens, Martin Gibson, Abby White, Cole Mayle, Samantha Roush, Zach Fox
Winged Outlaw Warriors (4)
Heat-Dave Riley, Bubbles Miller, Matthew Chenoweth, Dustin Wamsley
Feature-Matt Chenoweth, Bubbles Miller, Dustin Wamsley, Dave Riley
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