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Chris Hicks And Dan Hennig Take First Win At Limaland Friday night proved to be a night of firsts at Limaland Motorsports Park. The V8 Racetrucks took on the Bud Thunderstocks. The 4 Cylinder Tuff Trucks made their first appearance of the year on the famed high-banks. Plus, the most competitive division at Limaland, the Professional Computer Company Modifieds, continued the championship battle as the season wraps up in style. In the end, there would be two first-time winners. Todd Sherman began the evening with a 4-point lead over Jeff Babcock in the Professional Computer Company Modified division. The starting lineup for the feature had Sherman on the pole and Babcock starting seventh. Sherman jumped out to an early lead until a yellow flag flew on lap four for a two-car spin in turn four. Sherman found Andy Bibler on his bumper for the restart followed by Brian Post, Jeff Babcock, and Schuyler Nahre. Babcock was able to move his way to second but never showed the speed or handling to get around Sherman. The race stayed green until the checkers flew. Rounding out the top five was Bibler, Post, and Terry Hull. The V8 Trucks vs. Bud Thunderstock feature was the second feature of the evening. Mark Hiatt and Jeff Babcock brought the field to the green flag. Babcock pushed to the early lead and Jeff Koz was on the prowl in second. These two drivers got together last week while racing towards the front and this week was a repeat performance. Coming off turn four, Koz got a nose under Babcock and contact cut down Babcock’s left rear tire resulting in a yellow flag on lap five to get Babcock’s car off an infield tire. Racing resumed with Koz at the point and eventual race winner, Dan Hennig, in third. Hennig picked-off Tony Anderson for second and moved past Koz with a handful of laps remaining as he cruised to his first win at Limaland Motorsports Park. The Tuff Trucks hit the track last but the show was worth the wait. Buzz Jacobs, who has years of experience in a modified at Limaland, led the twenty-car field to the start of the race. Chris Hicks made quick work of the four trucks ahead of him as he surged to the lead. While Hicks was lengthening his advantage, Matt Twining was hoping for a caution to slow the pace. The caution never came and Hicks dominated the trucks’ annual mecca to Ohio’s ¼-mile of Thunder. This Friday, Limaland Motorsports Park will hold the final race of the season! The much-anticipated Championship Night will crown four series victors in the Elwer Fence Sprints, Bud Thunderstocks, Engine Pro NRA Sprint Invaders, and the Professional Computer Company Modifieds. As if that isn’t enough excitement for one night, Limaland Motorsports Park will also hold its annual King of the Quarter-Mile races for the 2009 weekly division winners. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with hot laps beginning at 6:30 p.m. Racing begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. All the latest news and information about America’s premier quarter-mile dirt track can be found at www.limaland.com. Professional Computer Company Modified B-main 1) Nick Katterhenry 2) Darryl Banks 3) Mike Hohlbein 4) Zach Walkup 5) Kelly Bowlby 6) Jeff Sommers 7) Ed Minnich 8) Mark Wooten Bud Thunderstock B-main 1) Zach Bowen 2) Chevy Goodson 3) Mike Krueger 4) Pete Zuppardo 5) Justin Long 6) Andy King 7) Tony Zuppardo 8) Bob Miller 9) Denny Miller Tuff Truck Feature: 1) Chris Hicks 2) Matt Twinning 3) Derrick Noffsinger 4) Buzz Jacobs 5) Jessica Nuss 6) Roy Miller 7) Daryl Brackney 8) Kevin Frische 9) Bull Harman 10) Ryan Dunlap 11) Bill Gross 12) Keith Shockency 13) Russ Wagner Jr. 14) Randy Hamp 15) Eric Ordean 16) Tim Dick 17) Dan Crowder 18) Trent Mullen 19) Darrell Porter 20) Bill Keeler Professional Computer Company Modifieds Feature: 1) Todd Sherman 2) Jeff Babcock 3) Andy Bibler 4) Brian Post 5) Terry Hull 6) Schuyler Nahre 7) Bill Keeler 8) Mark Fowler 9) Casey Luedeke 10) Kelly Bowlby 11) Shawn Bayliff 12) Darryl Banks 13) Tony Anderson 14) Steve Schnapf 15) Nick Katterhenry 16) Mike Hohlbein 17) Zach Walkup 18) Clint Reagle 19) Terry Stratton 20) Ryan Ordway Thunderstock vs. V8 Trucks Feature: 1) Dan Hennig 2) Jeff Koz 3) Tony Anderson 4) Scott Bowersock 5) Tim Bowen 6) Josh Lozano 7) Sam Bodine 8) Mike Krueger 9) Russ Stahl 10) Chevy Goodson 11) Jim Post 12) Justin Long 13) Jerry Butler 14) Keith Ralston 15) Zach Wehlage 16) Zach Bowen 17) Pete Zuppardo 18) Jeff Babcock 19) Mark Hiatt 20) Dave Hollon

Hole living his dream on dirt tracks Like many kids sitting in the grandstands at Eldora Speedway, New Knoxville's Brent Hole grew up dreaming about racing on the high-banks. For the past 10 years, Hole has lived that dream, wheeling first a stock car and now a more powerful UMP DirtCar Modified around local dirt tracks. He now uses the same number on his car as one of his first racing heroes he watched from the stands as a youngster. "My grandfather and dad used to take me and my brother, Travis, out there to watch," Hole, a 1992 graduate of Celina High School, said earlier this week. "My grandfather was a big fan of (sprint car legend) Rick Ferkel. My grandpa never got to see me race, but I use Ferkel's number (O) as a way to remember my grandpa." Don Hole would be proud of his grandson this season. Despite missing the first two races of the season, Hole currently sits 22nd in the Eldora Speedway point standings, and is also currently 6th in the points, with a win, the second of his career, at Waynesfield Raceway Park. "So far, this season has not been too bad," Hole understated while preparing for action this Saturday at Eldora. "We were only going to race at Eldora a couple of times but we were really running good early in the year at some other tracks, so we thought we would go down there and see what we could do." Hole has done well. He has qualified for all four feature events, won a B-main and led the first half of a feature event in late May. He was hit from behind after dropping to third-place, and an apparent certain top-five finish evaporated into a finish outside the top 15. "After running so good our first couple of trips down there, we decided to try to qualify for the Prelude," Hole said. The top 22 positions in both the stock car and modified track point standings serve as support divisions when the speedway hosts The Prelude to The Dream, where more than 20 NASCAR stars compete in dirt late models. "If we would have finished that race in the top five instead of in the back, I'm pretty sure we would have made the top 22 cut and been in the race. It was kind of disappointing to miss it like that," Hole said. When rain washed away the event originally scheduled in June, Eldora officials announced the top 22 were locked into the rescheduled event in September but that two more spots, the top point getters in the three races between the rained out race and the rescheduled event, would be added to the field to make it a 24-car field. Hole finished 11th in the only event held since and is hoping to take advantage of the second-chance. Hole figures he will be battling with Celina's Mike Chrisman and Matt Westfall, who drives a car owned by St. Henry's Bill Dues and Coldwater's Chuck Sanning. Westfall was 10th and Chrisman 14th in the earlier event. "I've never been in that race but I'm sure everyone would like to race in front of that many people and in that atmosphere," Hole said. "But it is going to be tough. We have a couple of real good guys we are going to have to beat." The next event in the battle for the coveted two positions comes on Saturday night when Eldora hosts its second Family Fun Night of the season. The UMP Modifieds and the Eldora Stock Cars highlight the night, which also includes an autograph session, special giveaways and a fireworks show. "Family Fun Night is a lot of fun. We get to qualify and we are on center stage that night," Hole said. Hole drives a Laser Chassis, which are built in Wapakoneta, and he actually maintains his car at the Laser shops, which is owned and managed by long-time modified competitor John Staples. The engines that power the car are also built in Wapak at Kalvinator Engines. "Kalvinator built me a great motor,' Hole said. "I am never hurting for power. Our new motor this year is making 720-730 horsepower and John really helps me out with the chassis." He gets assistance at the track from Dale "Floyd" Spees and Bryan Grieves as well as his girlfriend Wendy Hance. The car is sponsored by Brown Industrial. "They all do a lot of work and make things easier for me and really support this," Hole said. "And I really have to thank my dad. He helped my brother and I build our first stock car about 10 years ago and he is another big supporter of mine." He is hoping to repay them with a trip to victory lane at Eldora. "Eldora is a real intimidating race track," Hole said. "It is tough to run that fast up against the wall lap after lap, especially in traffic. It may look easy from the grandstands but it is a lot of work. However, I have felt a lot more comfortable there this year." Action on Saturday night begins with the autograph session at 4:30 p.m., followed by hot laps at 6 p.m. The first heat race will hit the track at 7:30 p.m., and fireworks complete the night. Adult general admission is $5 on Saturday night

Hole living his dream on dirt tracks Like many kids sitting in the grandstands at Eldora Speedway, New Knoxville's Brent Hole grew up dreaming about racing on the high-banks. For the past 10 years, Hole has lived that dream, wheeling first a stock car and now a more powerful UMP DirtCar Modified around local dirt tracks. He now uses the same number on his car as one of his first racing heroes he watched from the stands as a youngster. "My grandfather and dad used to take me and my brother, Travis, out there to watch," Hole, a 1992 graduate of Celina High School, said earlier this week. "My grandfather was a big fan of (sprint car legend) Rick Ferkel. My grandpa never got to see me race, but I use Ferkel's number (O) as a way to remember my grandpa." Don Hole would be proud of his grandson this season. Despite missing the first two races of the season, Hole currently sits 22nd in the Eldora Speedway point standings, and is also currently 6th in the points, with a win, the second of his career, at Waynesfield Raceway Park. "So far, this season has not been too bad," Hole understated while preparing for action this Saturday at Eldora. "We were only going to race at Eldora a couple of times but we were really running good early in the year at some other tracks, so we thought we would go down there and see what we could do." Hole has done well. He has qualified for all four feature events, won a B-main and led the first half of a feature event in late May. He was hit from behind after dropping to third-place, and an apparent certain top-five finish evaporated into a finish outside the top 15. "After running so good our first couple of trips down there, we decided to try to qualify for the Prelude," Hole said. The top 22 positions in both the stock car and modified track point standings serve as support divisions when the speedway hosts The Prelude to The Dream, where more than 20 NASCAR stars compete in dirt late models. "If we would have finished that race in the top five instead of in the back, I'm pretty sure we would have made the top 22 cut and been in the race. It was kind of disappointing to miss it like that," Hole said. When rain washed away the event originally scheduled in June, Eldora officials announced the top 22 were locked into the rescheduled event in September but that two more spots, the top point getters in the three races between the rained out race and the rescheduled event, would be added to the field to make it a 24-car field. Hole finished 11th in the only event held since and is hoping to take advantage of the second-chance. Hole figures he will be battling with Celina's Mike Chrisman and Matt Westfall, who drives a car owned by St. Henry's Bill Dues and Coldwater's Chuck Sanning. Westfall was 10th and Chrisman 14th in the earlier event. "I've never been in that race but I'm sure everyone would like to race in front of that many people and in that atmosphere," Hole said. "But it is going to be tough. We have a couple of real good guys we are going to have to beat." The next event in the battle for the coveted two positions comes on Saturday night when Eldora hosts its second Family Fun Night of the season. The UMP Modifieds and the Eldora Stock Cars highlight the night, which also includes an autograph session, special giveaways and a fireworks show. "Family Fun Night is a lot of fun. We get to qualify and we are on center stage that night," Hole said. Hole drives a Laser Chassis, which are built in Wapakoneta, and he actually maintains his car at the Laser shops, which is owned and managed by long-time modified competitor John Staples. The engines that power the car are also built in Wapak at Kalvinator Engines. "Kalvinator built me a great motor,' Hole said. "I am never hurting for power. Our new motor this year is making 720-730 horsepower and John really helps me out with the chassis." He gets assistance at the track from Dale "Floyd" Spees and Bryan Grieves as well as his girlfriend Wendy Hance. The car is sponsored by Brown Industrial. "They all do a lot of work and make things easier for me and really support this," Hole said. "And I really have to thank my dad. He helped my brother and I build our first stock car about 10 years ago and he is another big supporter of mine." He is hoping to repay them with a trip to victory lane at Eldora. "Eldora is a real intimidating race track," Hole said. "It is tough to run that fast up against the wall lap after lap, especially in traffic. It may look easy from the grandstands but it is a lot of work. However, I have felt a lot more comfortable there this year." Action on Saturday night begins with the autograph session at 4:30 p.m., followed by hot laps at 6 p.m. The first heat race will hit the track at 7:30 p.m., and fireworks complete the night. Adult general admission is $5 on Saturday night

dont look good for tonight, I hope they can run tonight, but the map dont look good. the keysor dont need another delay for thier race. mother nature put a hault to the original date on the keysor memorial race.

i seen on jon's website that he blew his motor and Bryan Koebbe number 33 let him run his car and won. now thats a good driver to get in someone elses car and win in it. great job jon. that would be hard to let someone else drive ur car and u have to watch them win in ur car.