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Ryan Smith
opens UNOH All Star point season with Attica win
ATTICA, Ohio (Saturday, April 4, 2015) – Ryan Smith of Kunkletown,
Pennsylvania set out to experience different tracks in 2015. Well it
paid off in a big way Saturday as the “Kunkletown Kid” led all 40 laps
to record his first University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of
Champions victory during the 24th Annual HD Supply/Construction
Equipment and Supply Spring Nationals at Attica Raceway Park.
The win not only opened the season for Attica but was also the first
point race for Tony Stewart’s new UNOH All Stars who were making their
105th appearance at the track. It was Smith’s first career win at
“Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue as well.
The cautions fell just when Smith needed them, keeping him out of heavy
lapped traffic. He also made a spectacular move to get past a lapped
car with eight laps to go to keep Andrew Palker from getting buy
“I wish we had something like this in Pennsylvania…this was great
racing. Small track, elbows up, gas it up. It helped drawing a good
number tonight. Laid down a good time and started up front but we were
good enough to stay there,” said Smith of his Warko Group/S&S
Speedways/Quality Roofing Supply/CnB Chubby/GLT Electrical/Armbruster
Racing Photos/HP Engines backed #94.
“I was falling out of the seat there…I was hanging on. I was trying to
save myself there for a little bit in case someone was coming up on me.
I was glad to see that yellow there with three to go…that was a savior.
It’s awesome to be here and I’m glad to represent Pennsylvania and all
my sponsors. My family is here…it’s pretty cool,” added Smith.
Lodi, Ohio’s Andrew Palker would stay close to Smith the entire
distance and would hold off Greg Wilson to score the runner-up finish
aboard his Seneca Energy/King Inspections/J&J Auto Racing/Albreight
Trucking backed #57x.
“A great way to start the year. On that last caution I really think I
had something for him (Smith). Lapped traffic was holding him up in the
middle and we were starting to roll the top pretty good. I hated to see
that yellow come out but what are you going to do. First night out this
year…sort of same team with some new people on board…what more could we
ask for. All the cars are fresh cars…haven’t run them before. We can’t
wait to get back home to Wayne County for the next one…we’ll be ready,”
said Palker.
Greg Wilson would bring his HerculesTires/Ohio Logistics/DNC Hydraulics
backed #W20 home in third.
“We had a great race car. I want to thank all the fans for coming out
in this cold weather. I’m a blessed dude. My wife and kids are with me
all the time and to come out and start the year like this with all the
people that are helping…we’re pumped,” said Wilson. “Paul Kistler and
Kistler Engines have been helping get our program straightened around
and we’re going to be ready for the. You guys are in for something with
Tony Stewart taking this thing over. You guys are going to see some
awesome racing with the All Stars.”
Gary Taylor and Palker would bring the field of 26 to green for the
40-lap feature. But Taylor would clip an infield tractor tire on the
opening lap and spin, collecting Byron Reed, Travis Philo, Chad
Kemenah, Jac Haudenschild, Christopher Bell, and Kyle Patrick with
Philo ending up on his side. Taylor, Patrick and Philo would be unable
to restart the main.
On the second attempt, new pole-sitter Smith would jump into the lead
with Palker, Cody Darrah, Wilson and Tim Shaffer giving chase. Wilson
would take third on lap four with Dale Blaney also moving into the top
five. With eight laps scored the leaders were getting ready to
encounter heavy lapped traffic with Smith leading Palker, Wilson,
Darrah and Blaney.
Smith would get a break on lap 11 when Caleb Helms spun, giving the
leader a clear track. The caution would fly again on lap 12 when Paige
Polyak coasted to a stop in turn four.
Again with a clear track Smith pulled away from Palker with Wilson,
Darrah, Blaney, Danny Holtgraver, Shaffer, Sheldon Haudenschild and
D.J. Foos in tow. Helms would spin again in turn two on lap 16 to keep
the field close.
On the restart Smith again pulled away slightly from Palker who was
receiving pressure from Wilson. The car on the move was Cap Henry who
started 20th and had worked his way to seventh.
Smith avoided near disaster at the halfway point when he jumped the
cushion in turn three but was able to maintain the lead over Palker,
Wilson, Blaney, Darrah, Holtgraver and Henry. With 15 laps to go Smith
has raced into heavy lapped traffic again allowing Palker and Wilson to
close. Palker was right on Smith’s rear bumper as they tried to put
T.J. Michael a lapped down. Smith would muscle his way under Michael on
lap 32 and was then able to pull away slightly.
The final caution flew on lap 37 with Smith leading Palker, Wilson,
Blaney and Henry. That’s how they would run the final three circuits
with Smith getting the win over Palker, Wilson, Blaney and Henry
rounding out the top five. Darrah, Holtgraver, Shaffer, Foos and Byron
Reed would round out the top 10.
The UNOH All Stars will be back in action Saturday, April 18th at the
Wayne County Speedway in Orville, Ohio.
The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is the
original winged sprint car tour. Follow the All Stars during their 50
plus race season on Twitter.com/@ASCoC,
www.facebook.com/AllStarCircuitofChampions and
www.Instagram.com/AllStarSprints using the hashtag #TheNewAllStars. An
all new website has been launched at www.AllStarSprint.com
Attica Raceway Park
Saturday, April 4, 2015
HD Supply/Construction Equipment Supply Spring Nationals
42 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars
Starting spot in [X]
Qualifying
1.45-Tim Shaffer, 12.569; 2.89-Cody Darrah, 12.634; 3.11-Steve Kinser,
12.638; 4.40-Caleb Helms, 12.639; 5.94-Ryan Smith, 12.688; 6.5T-Travis
Philo, 12.704; 7.59-Danny Holtgraver, 12.706; 8.W20-Greg Wilson,
12.738; 9.1st-Gary Taylor, 12.753; 10.19-Chris Andrews, 12.760;
11.16-Staurt Brubaker, 12.811; 12.19P-Paige Polyak, 12.827;
13.9P-Parker Price-Miller, 12.846; 14.1-Dale Blaney, 12.863;
15.10H-Chad Kemanah, 12.895; 16.33M-Randy Hannagan, 12.906;
17.57X-Andrew Palker, 12.912; 18.33K-Kyle Patrick, 13.017;
19.93-Shelson Haudenschild, 13.032; 20.67-Christopher Bell, 13.063;
21.77-Dain Naida, 13.068; 22.81-Lee Jacobs, 13.069; 23.49-Cole Duncan,
13.130; 24.55F-Taylor Ferns, 13.134; 25.5-Byron Reed, 13.137;
26.97-Dean Jacobs, 13.144; 27.8M-TJ Michael, 13.169; 28.9Z-Duane
Zablocki, 13.199; 29.53-Cap Henry, 13.203; 30.60-Jody Keegan, 13.244;
31.4-Danny Smith, 13.340; 32.9-Jac Haudenschild, 13.367; 33.11R-Chase
Riedenour, 13.475; 34.45L-Brian Lay, 13.596; 35.49D-Shaun Dancer,
13.648; 36.5H-Jordan Harble, 13.817; 37.7-Troy Kingan, 13.822;
38.68G-Tyler Gunn, 14.198; 39.15H-Mitch Harble, 14.256; 40.40DD-Nate
Dussel, 14.433; 41.16X-Ryan Ruhl, 14.885;
Heat 1, Hunt Brothers Pizza Group A - (10 Laps, top 4 to A-main,
top 2 to the dash)
1. 45-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 2. 94-Ryan Smith[1] ; 3. 40-Caleb Helms[2] ; 4.
5T-Travis Philo[5] ; 5. 9P-Parker Price-Miller[7] ; 6. 16-Staurt
Brubaker[6] ; 7. 68G-Tyler Gunn[9] ; 8. 11-Steve Kinser[3] ; 9. 7-Troy
Kingan[8]
Heat 2, Racing Electronics Group B - (10 Laps, top 4 to A-main,
top 2 to the dash)
1. W20-Greg Wilson[2] ; 2. 59-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 3. 89-Cody
Darrah[4] ; 4. 93-Shelson Haudenschild[5] ; 5. 4-Danny Smith[7] ; 6.
55F-Taylor Ferns[6] ; 7. 11R-Chase Riedenour[8] ; 8. 45L-Brian Lay[9] ;
9. 19-Chris Andrews[1]
Heat 3, Hunt Brothers Pizza Group C - (10 Laps, top 4 to the
A-main, top 2 to the dash)
1. 5-Byron Reed[2] ; 2. 67-Christopher Bell[4] ; 3. 21-DJ Foos[8] ; 4.
8M-TJ Michael[1] ; 5. 77-Dain Naida[3] ; 6. 60-Jody Keegan[5] ; 7.
5H-Jordan Harble[7] ; 8. 49D-Shaun Dancer[6]
Heat 4, Racing Electronics Group D - (10 Laps, top 4 to the
A-main, top 2 to the dash)
1. 57X-Andrew Palker[2] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 3. 33K-Kyle Patrick[1]
; 4. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 5. 49-Cole Duncan[6] ; 6. 33M-Randy Hannagan[3]
; 7. 15H-Mitch Harble[8] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[7]
Heat 5, Lincoln Electric Group E - (10 Laps, top 4 to the A-main,
top 2 to the dash)
1. 10H-Chad Kemanah[2] ; 2. 1st-Gary Taylor[4] ; 3. 19P-Paige Polyak[3]
; 4. 53-Cap Henry[5] ; 5. 9-Jac Haudenschild[6] ; 6. 97-Dean Jacobs[1]
; 7. 40DD-Nate Dussel[7] ; 8. 16X-Ryan Ruhl[8]
Dash 1 (8 laps, finish determines A-main starting line-up)
1. 1st-Gary Taylor[6] ; 2. 57X-Andrew Palker[3] ; 3. 94-Ryan Smith[5] ;
4. 89-Cody Darrah[8] ; 5. 10H-Chad Kemanah[10] ; 6. 45-Tim Shaffer[9] ;
7. W20-Greg Wilson[7] ; 8. 67-Christopher Bell[11] ; 9. 1-Dale
Blaney[12] ; 10. 5-Byron Reed[4] ; 11. 40-Caleb Helms[1] ; 12. 59-Danny
Holtgraver[2]
C-Main 1 - (8 Laps, top 2 to the B-main)
1. 19-Chris Andrews[6] ; 2. 11-Steve Kinser[1] ; 3. 45L-Brian Lay[2] ;
4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3] ; 5. 7-Troy Kingan[5]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps, top 4 to the A-main)
1. 9P-Parker Price-Miller[1] ; 2. 4-Danny Smith[2] ; 3. 9-Jac
Haudenschild[5] ; 4. 16-Staurt Brubaker[6] ; 5. 97-Dean Jacobs[10] ; 6.
49-Cole Duncan[4] ; 7. 33M-Randy Hannagan[9] ; 8. 77-Dain Naida[3] ; 9.
55F-Taylor Ferns[7] ; 10. 68G-Tyler Gunn[11] ; 11. 11R-Chase
Riedenour[12] ; 12. 5H-Jordan Harble[13] ; 13. 15H-Mitch Harble[14] ;
14. 40DD-Nate Dussel[15] ; 15. 19-Chris Andrews[16] ; 16. 60-Jody
Keegan[8] ; 17. 11-Steve Kinser[17]
A-Main 1 - (40 Laps)
1. 94-Ryan Smith[3] ; 2. 57X-Andrew Palker[2] ; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[7] ;
4. 1-Dale Blaney[9] ; 5. 53-Cap Henry[20] ; 6. 89-Cody Darrah[4] ; 7.
59-Danny Holtgraver[12] ; 8. 45-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 9. 21-DJ Foos[13] ;
10. 5-Byron Reed[10] ; 11. 4-Danny Smith[22] ; 12. 67-Christopher
Bell[8] ; 13. 9P-Parker Price-Miller[21] ; 14. 10H-Chad Kemanah[5] ;
15. 33M-Randy Hannagan[26] ; 16. 93-Shelson Haudenschild[17] ; 17.
8M-TJ Michael[18] ; 18. 40-Caleb Helms[11] ; 19. 19P-Paige Polyak[15] ;
20. 81-Lee Jacobs[19] ; 21. 11-Steve Kinser[25] ; 22. 16-Staurt
Brubaker[24] ; 23. 9-Jac Haudenschild[23] ; 24. 1st-Gary Taylor[1] ;
25. 33K-Kyle Patrick[14] ; 26. 5T-Travis Philo[16]
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