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Ken Cunningham
ORRVILLE, Ohio (May 30) - A quality field of dedicated competitors gave fans a great show last Saturday night at Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway with Wellsburg WV driver Corey Conley the best in the Late Model feature. A mishap with a lapped car eliminated Troy Vaccaro and made sailing much easier for Kory Crabtree to win his second Sprint feature on the 3/8ths mile clay. Chad Craver held off Troy Anderson to not only win a second main event but to also take sole possession of the points lead. After a strong Cruiser heat win Mike Amstutz appeared to be a shoe in for the feature but Charlie Dawson had other ideas when he took the lead coming out of turn two and ran away for the win. Mason Radcliff used the same move a lap later to secure second and Amstutz had to settle for third. In the Mini Stocks it was all Chad Young claiming both the heat and main event over Jordan James and Chase Alexander, both previous feature winners.
The Late Model feature got off to a great start with Wooster's JR Gentry taking the early lead but it did not take long for Corey Conley to work his magic and assume control. Close behind Ryan Markham was searching high, Wayne Maffett Jr. low both closing in on Gentry while Doug Drown, Chet Alexander, and Dave Hornikel battled three wide for position. On the tenth circuit Maffett confirms third over Markham and Hornikel around Drown then back again. Not content running second Gentry gives Conley a nudge coming out of two but loses grip in turn four, falling back two positions. Quickly back in control he pulls alongside Markham but slips again and settles into fifth. By lap 18 Conley catches lapped cars allowing Maffett and Markham to close in but works traffic with ease leaving his pursuers to deal. Hornikel takes advantage of this and passes Markham for third, as the race nears the end Drown attempts the same but Markham fights back holding onto fourth. Conley was the top qualifier on the night while Gentry won the dash. Heats went to Chet Alexander and DJ Cline of St Clairsville.
SUMMARY
Orrville OH - May 30, 2009
LATE MODELS
Top Qualifier: Corey Conley 19.565
Dash: JR Gentry, Conley, Wayne Maffett Jr.,
Ryan Markham, Doug Drown, Dave Hornikel
1st Heat: Chet Alexander, Jason Flory, Todd Werntz
2nd Heat: DJ Cline, Clint Coffman, Kristen Flory
Feature: Conley, Maffett, Hornikel, Markham, Drown, Gentry
Alexander, J Flory, Cline, Coffman, David Liles, Werntz, K Flory,
Jeff Esbenshade, Thomas Baker, Justin Chance, Cody Scott, Keith Tish
SPRINTS
Top Qualifier: Jamie Miller 17.502
Dash: Kory Crabtree, Troy Vaccaro, Kirk Jeffries
Jamie Miller, Jason Dollick, Aaron Middaugh
1st Heat: Kevin Lee, Danny Mumaw, Zach Ames,
2nd Heat: Duffy Smith, Sheldon Haudenschild, Nick Patterson
Feature: Crabtree, Miller, Lee, Mumaw, Jeffries, Smith, Middaugh,
Haudenschild, Gary Feller, Patterson, Bryce Dickson, Dollick,
Ames, Butch Beasley, Shawn Hubler, Jim Nicely, Vaccaro
PURE STOCKS
Top Qualifier: Chad Craver 21.641
Dash: Brad Channell, Craver, Troy Anderson
Travis Menshing, Jeremy Lynch, Don Baney Jr.
1st Heat: Rich Frame, John Suthland, Bob Fry
Feature: Craver, Anderson, Menshing, Baney, Lynch, Frame, Fry,
Chris Albright, Suthland, Paul Whitten Jr., Channell
CRUISERS
1st Heat Mike Amstutz, Mason Radcliff, Charlie Dawson
Feature: Dawson, Radcliff, Amstutz, Terry Myer, George Gaskins
Brian Parker Jr., Anthony Collins
MINI STOCKS
1st Heat: Chad Young, Jordan James, Chase Alexander
Feature: Young, James, Alexander, John Raber, Cody Duncan,
Dustin Cyrus, Mark Smith
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