By Bob Buffenbarger
Lima,Oh – (May 22, 2015) – “Mad Max” Stambaugh chased down Randy Hannagan and won the 25 lap “Memorial Cup” feature for SOD/NRA Sprint cars at Limaland Motorsports Park Friday night in front of a big crowd.
Mike Dunlap and Shawn Dancer would start on the front row of the $2,000 to win event but Randy Hannagan charged from 4th and led the initial circuit. Lap two saw Dunlap bring out the yellow after spinning in turn two.

As the green flew again, Hannagan looked to be the car to beat as he was quickly stretching his lead with 3rd starting Max Stambaugh falling into the runner up spot with Jared Horstman, Dancer and 11th starting Dustin Daggett moving through the field.

Yellow once again appeared for the 11R of Chase Ridenour in turn two on lap four. As racing resumed, laps five through ten found Hannagan, Stambaugh, Horstman, Dancer and Daggett the top five but Devon Dobie was on the move and took 5th on lap twelve.

As the leaders maneuvered through traffic, Stambaugh began reeling in Hannagan and made the pass for the lead on lap seventeen. The #22 of Hannagan pulled even multiple times in the ensuing laps but Stambaugh began to pull away by lap twenty.

As laps were winding down, J.R. Stewart was making a run and got around Dobie. At the checkers it was Stambaugh, Hannagan, Horstman, Stewart and Dobie.

Four heat races were contested for the 31 cars on hand, with Kyle Pitts, Jared Horstman, Randy Hannagan and Max Stambaugh winners. Tim Allison and Ron Blair won the two B mains.
The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP vs K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders continues tomorrow, Saturday May 23rd at Waynesfield Raceway Park.

Limaland Motorsports Park – 5/22/2015
K&L Ready Mix Night

K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprints/Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP
Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 7K-Kyle Pitts; 2. 49-Shawn Dancer; 3. 49T-Gregg Dalman; 4. 83-Kyle Sauder; 5. 11-Tim Allison; 6. 33M2-Tanner Thorson; 7. 33M-Caleb Griffith; 8. 8J-Jess Stiger

Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 17-Jared Horstman; 2. 57-Mike Dunlap; 3. 12R-Nick Roberts; 4. 22R-Kevin Roberts; 5. 27-Brad Lamberson; 6. 1A-Mark Aldrich; 7. 31N-Rod Henning

Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 22H-Randy Hannagon; 2. 6S-Jr Stewart; 3. 2M-Dustin Daggett; 4. 11R-Chase Ridenour; 5. 35-Ron Blair; 6. 27R-Kyle Locke; 7. 23P-James Page; 8. 24-Eriic Smith

Heat 4 – (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer)
1. 6M-Max Stambaugh; 2. 23-Devon Dobie; 3. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 4. 28H-Hud Horton; 5. 15-Brandon Ferguson; 6. 5W-Jeff Williams; 7. 12J-Tyler Moore

B-Main #1 – (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer)
1. 11-Tim Allison; 2. 33M2-Tanner Thorson; 3. 33M-Caleb Griffith; 4. 31N-Rod Henning; 5. 8J-Jess Stiger; 6. 27-Brad Lamberson; 7. 1A-Mark Aldrich

B-Main #2 – (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer)
1. 35-Ron Blair; 2. 5W-Jeff Williams; 3. 12J-Tyler Moore; 4. 15-Brandon Ferguson; 5. 27R-Kyle Locke; 6. 23P-James Page

A-Main – (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 6M-Max Stambaugh[3]; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagon[4]; 3. 17-Jared Horstman[5]; 4. 6S-Jr Stewart[7]; 5. 23-Devon Dobie[8]; 6. 49-Shawn Dancer[2]; 7. 10X-Dustin Stroup[12]; 8. 83-Kyle Sauder[13]; 9. 2M-Dustin Daggett[11]; 10. 28H-Hud Horton[16]; 11. 49T-Gregg Dalman[9]; 12. 57-Mike Dunlap[1]; 13. 22R-Kevin Roberts[14]; 14. 11-Tim Allison[17]; 15. 12R-Nick Roberts[10]; 16. 33M2-Tanner Thorson[19]; 17. 35-Ron Blair[18]; 18. 11R-Chase Ridenour[15]; 19. 5W-Jeff Williams[20]; 20. 7K-Kyle Pitts[6]

©2010 – Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH

Plymouth, IN – (May 16, 2015) – Jared Horstman picked up the win during the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature event on Saturday night at Plymouth Speedway. The win was Horstman’s first victory of the 2015 season.

Ryan Ruhl and Horstman started on the front row for the 25-lap main event. The red flag came out on the opening lap when Chase Ridenour flipped down the backstretch and collected Craig Karazim and Brett Mann. Only Karzim was able to make the restart.

Ruhl leapt out to an early lead with Horstman rounding him off on the high side on lap 4.  Horstman continued to lead until the red flag appeared again for Brad Lamberson turning over on lap eight.

Horstman continued to lead to the checkered flag over Ruhl, Dustin Daggett, Shawn Dancer, and Andy Teunessen.

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
Plymouth Speedway – Plymouth, IN
Saturday May 16, 2015

Comp Cams / Lane Automotive Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 3. 55 – Taylor Ferns 4. 23 – Devon Dobie, 5. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 6. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 7. 77 – Zane DeVault. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)

Kistler Racing Products Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 2. 17 – Jared Horstman, 3. 4 – Craig Karazim, 4. 26X – Lucas Smith, 5. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 6. 70 – Jim Lingar. DNS: 18 – D.J. Lamance. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)

Allstar Performance / Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 2. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 3. 22H – Randy Hannagan, 4. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 5. 7 – Nic Rogers, 6. 22M – Dan McCarron, 7. 67 – Chris Durand. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)

Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 49 – Shawn Dancer, 2. 19J – Linden Jones, 3. 19 – Brett Mann, 4. 48 – Scott Hull, 5. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 6. 21 – Kirk Cheney, 7. 61X – Don Smith. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)

Engine Pro B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 2. 7 – Nick Rogers, 3. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 4. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 5. 22M – Dan McCarron, 6. 67 – Chris Durand, 7. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 8. 77 – Zane DeVault, 9. 21 – Kirk Cheney, 10. 61X – Don Smith, 11. 70 – Jim Lingar. (First four finishers transferred to the A-Main)

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 17 – Jared Horstman, 2. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 3. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 4. 49 – Shawn Dancer, 5. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 6. 23 – Devon Dobie, 7. 22H – Randy Hannagan, 8. 55 – Taylor Ferns, 9. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 10. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 11. 19J – Linden Jones, 12. 4 – Craig Karazim, 13. 48 – Scott Hull, 14. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 15. 7 – Nic Rogers, 16. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 17. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 18. 26X – Lucas Smith, 19. 19 – Brett Mann, 20. 11R – Chase Ridenour.

By Adrianna Irwin

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is pleased to announce the return of the MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge for 2015!  The challenge offers drivers the opportunity to compete in a mini-championship within the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Series presented by ARP for an additional, separate point fund.

The 2015 MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge will consist of five races held at five different speedways in Michigan and Indiana.  The events that are part of this exciting mini-series are:

• Saturday, May 16^th, at Plymouth Speedway
• Friday, July 17^th, at Tri-City Motor Speedway
• Saturday, July 18^th, at Crystal Motor Speedway
• Saturday, July 25^th, at Butler Speedway
• Saturday, August 22^nd, at Merritt Speedway

In the event inclement weather prevents the completion of the events scheduled for May 16^th and July 18^th, alternate dates will be Saturday, August 15^th, for Plymouth Speedway and Saturday, September 5^th, for Crystal Motor Speedway.

The driver earning the most total points in this 5 race event will be awarded a $1,000 payment as the winner of the 2015 MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge.  Point fund monies will be paid out to the top ten finishers in the 2015 MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge.

Every weekend it is on dirt short tracks across America on Friday and Saturday nights where modern day gladiators fight in arenas to see who can be the best.  Grass roots racing is the heart of motor sports, Clevite® engine bearings and MAHLE Original® engine parts are there to make sure these weekend warriors can go the distance and win the trophies. Debates carry on over who is the best on the track, but there is no debate that Clevite and MAHLE Original are the one constant of winning teams throughout grass roots racing.

The full 2015 Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP schedule is available at www.sprintsondirt.com along with series point standings, current news and results.  As a reminder, rules for the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP have been opened up in 2015 to include All-Pro heads (with gaskets) and Fremont/Attica legal 305 engines.

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP officials will have tires on hand for this Saturday’s race at Plymouth Motor Speedway.  As always, spec right rears will be available.  If there are any specific requests for left rear tires, please email (director@sprintsondirt.com) or call (810-240-1789) Series Director, Adrianna Irwin, by 3pm Thursday afternoon.

By T.J. Buffenbarger

Lake Odessa, MI – (May 1, 2015) – Ryan Ruhl picked up his second consecutive Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature event Friday night at I-96 Speedway. Ruhl and Gregg Dalman staged a spectacular race for the lead trading the top spot back and forth before Ruhl took the point with three laps to go and held on for the victory.

“Greg (Dalman) and I had a really great race going there,” said Ruhl following the feature. “I couldn’t quite get by him, and we got close a couple of times, but I finally got a good run through one and two and got by him.”

Andy Teunessen and Craig Karazim started on the front row for the 25-lap feature event with Teunessen leading early. After an early caution for Scott Hull’s spin in turn four Daggett quickly worked his way into the top three after starting in row four and began to run down the leaders. Daggett took the lead on lap 10 for Teunessen and pulled away from the field.

Behind Daggett Gregg Dalman was also making a charge on the bottom of the race track. Using the bottom of the track, Dalman disposed of Teunessen for second and began to pursue Daggett for the lead. By that point though Daggett has amassed a half a track lead.

Then with 10 laps to go Daggett got tangled up in slower traffic and ended up backwards in turn four with Linden Jones, turning the lead over to Dalman. Daggett went to the back of the lead lap cars for the restart.

After the green Dalman and Ruhl began a torrid battle for the lead, racing by side and even making hard contact on the front stretch. With three laps to go Ruhl got a run under Dalman through turns one and two to take the lead. Ruhl followed up taking the lead by slipping through traffic the final three laps to take the victory over Dalman. Daggett was able to race his way up to third with Brett Mann and Teuessen rounding out the top five.

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
I-96 Speedway – Lake Odessa, MI
Friday May 1, 2015

Comp Cams / Lane Automotive Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 31 – Andy Teuessen, 3. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 4. 19 – Brett Mann, 5. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 6. 7R – Nic Rogers, 7. 7K – Kyle Pitts

Kistler Racing Products Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 2. 4Z – Craig Karazim, 3. 48 – Scott Hull, 4. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 5. 19J – Linden Jones, 6. 23G – Joe Geibe, 7. 24 – Eric Smith

Allstar Performance / Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 2. 21 – Kirk Cheney, 3. 11 – Trey Smith, 4. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 5. 18 – D.J. Lamance, 6. 70 – Jim Lingar

Feature (25-Laps): 1. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 3. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 4. 19 – Brett Mann, 5. 31 – Andy Teuessen, 6. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 7. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 8. 4Z – Craig Karazim, 9. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 10. 7R – Nic Rogers, 11. 11 – Trey Smith, 12. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 13. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 14. 23G – Joe Geibe, 15. 48 – Scott Hull, 16. 70 – Jim Lingar, 17. 19J – Linden Jones, 18. 21 – Kirk Cheney, 19. 18 – D.J. Lamance, 20. 24 – Eric Smith.