Former Sprints on Dirt official and competition director Mike Olrich passed away Saturday evening. Olrich was a dedicated many years of to the racing community and was still maintained contact with the many friends he made while working for SOD. .
Visitations and funeral will take place in Durand at Watkins Funeral Home with visitation Tuesday 6 – 8:00 p.m. and the funeral will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
By Bob Buffenbarger
Lake Odessa, Mi- (August 3 2013) Dustin Daggett raced his way to another 25 lap feature win at I-96 Speedway Saturday night during the second appearance of the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP. Daggett started on the pole and led the distance but had to overcome several caution periods.
The first yellow appeared on the third lap when John Gall spun in turn four. On the re-start, Trey Smith hit the turn one wall hard and was done for the night. With five in, Daggett was on a mission but the 27 of Ohio’s Beau Stewart was keeping Daggett in his sights. Another Ohio native, Jared Horstman, wanted a piece of the action and blasted his way around Stewart after a lap nine restart as Gregg Dalman encountered trouble in turn four.
The ½ mile was fast with Horstman and Stewart locked in a fierce battle with Horstman sliding off the track but only losing one spot now with 15 laps in the book. Now add Ryan Grubaugh, Ryan Ruhl and Brett Mann to the fray as Daggett continued in front. However lap 21 found Mann going to the infield with mechanical problems.
With four to go Daggett maintained his lead but the racing behind him was intense between Grubaugh, Stewart, Ruhl and Horstman. Two more cautions slowed the pace momentarily but after a final restart with one to go, Daggett proved too tough to tame with Grubaugh, Stewart, Chris Jones and Ryan Ruhl following.
A beautiful evening greeted a large crowd with 23 sprint cars on hand. Heat races were won by Jared Horstman, Trey Smith and Robert Huisken. The B main went to Nate Bostrom and Ryan Ruhl took the Dash checkers.
Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
I-96 Speedway – Lake Odessa, Mi.
Saturday August 3rd, 2013
Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 17 Jared Horstman, 2. 23g Joe Geibe, 3. 00 Ryan Grubaugh, 4. 27 Beau Stewart, 5. 31 Andy Teunessen, 6. 21 Kirk Cheney, 7. 4 Eric Smith, 8. 6 Don Bostrom
All Star Performance / Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 11 Trey Smith, 2. 2m Dustin Dagget, 3. 16 Ryan Ruhl, 4. 19 Brett Mann, 5. 81 John Gall, 6. 88 Mike Daggett, 7. 2T Tank Brakenberry, 8. 22T Ralph Braenberry
Speed Pro Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 46 Robert Huisen, 2. 49T Gregg Dalman, 3. 89 Chris Pobanz, 4. 10J Chris Jones, 5. 187 Gavin Hunyady, 6. 18 DJ Lamance, 7. 36 Nate Bostrom DNF
(Top 16 in passing points from the heat races transferred to the A-Main)
Engine Pro B-Main (10 Laps): (First four finishers in the B-Main transfers to the A-Main) 1. 36 Nate Bostrom, 2. 4 Eric Smith, 3. 18 DJ Lamance, 4. 6 Don Bostrom, 5. 21 Kirk Cheney, 6. 2T Tank Braenberry
Nitro Black Dash (4 Laps): (Determined starting positions 9-12 in the A-Main) 1. 16 Ryan Ruhl, 2. 19 Brett Mann, 3.23G Joe Geibe, 4. 89 Chris Pobanz
Engine Pro / ARP A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 00 Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 27 Beau Stewart, 4. 10J Chris Jones, 5. 16 Ryan Ruhl, 6. 17 Jared Horstman, 7. 46 Robert Huisken, 8. 89 Chris Pobanz, 9. 23G Joe Geibe, 10. 88 Mike Daggett, 11. 81 John Gall, 12. 4 Eric Smith, 13. 49T Gregg Dalman, 14. 19 Brett Mann, 15. 31 Andy Teunessen, 16. 187 Gavin Hunyady, 17. 36 Nate Bostrom, 18. 6 Don Bostrom, 19. 11 Trey Smith, 20. 18 DJ Lamance
Lap Leaders: Daggett 1-25
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By Bob Buffenbarger
Crystal, Mi. – (July 20, 2013) Rain fell and clouds swirled near Crystal Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon prior to racing. It was a hurricane, Randy “The Hurricane” Hannagan, as he drove off with the 34 lap Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature Saturday night. The event was co-sanctioned by the Ohio based NRA series.
Skies looked ominous early but they cleared, cooler temperatures prevailed and another packed house saw Hannagan start on the pole with Gregg Dalman along side. Hannagan took command when the green flew and controlled the 34 lapper, which signified 34 years Sprints on Dirt had competed at Crystal.
Shawn Dancer applied pressure in the early going with Brett Mann, Butch Schroeder, and Dustin Daggett on the move from 9th, all keeping Hannagan in their sights. Hannagan maintained the lead on the tricky slick track and was building on his lead until lap 23 when the only caution of the feature appeared for Gavin Hunyady sliding off turn two.
Dancer was still in second when the green came out but Brett Mann was able to move under Dancer to take 2nd two laps later. With 30 laps in the books, Mann was closing on Hannagan and now Daggett was up to 3rd with Dancer 4th and Butch Schroeder 5th. Hannagan did not want any part of this action and charged to the checkers.
Heats for the 29 cars were won by Jared Horstman, Dancer, Mann and Hannagan. The B main went to Brett Lane and Dustin Daggett took the Dash.
Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
Crystal Motor Speedway – Crystal, Mi
Saturday July 20 2013
Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 17 Jared Horstman, 2. 2m Dustin Daggett, 3. 49t Gregg Dalman, 4. 27 Beau Stewart, 5. 21x Kirk Cheney, 6. 10J Chris Jones, 7. 23g Joe Geibe, 8. 2t Ralph Brakenberry
All Star Performance / Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 49 Shawn Dancer, 2. 16 Ryan Ruhl, 3. 31 Andy Teunessen, 4. 89 Chris Pobanz, 5. 187 Gavin Hunyady, 6. 22t Tank Brakenberry, 7. 22d Dennis Yoakam
Speed Pro Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 19 Brett Mann, 2. 7 Darren Long, 3. 6s J.R. Stewart, 4. 07x Dain Naida, 5. 88 Mike Daggett, 6. Jay Steinebach, 7. 4 Eric Smith
ARP Fastners Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 22h Randy Hannagan, 2. B20 Butch Schroeder, 3. 46 Robert Huisken, 4. 47 Brett Lane, 5. Ryan Grubagh, 6. 8 Tim Champlin, 7. 81 John Gall
(Top 16 in passing points from the heat races transferred to the A-Main)
Engine Pro B-Main (10 Laps): (First four finishers in the B-Main transfers to the A-Main) 1. 47 Brett Lane, 2. 00 Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 6 Jay Steinebach, 4. 8 Tim Champlin, 5. 10j Chris Jones, 6. 88 Mike Daggett, 7. 21x Kirk Cheney, 8. 81 John Gall, 9. 23G Joe Geibe, 10. 2t Ralph Brakenberry, 11. 22t Tank Brakenberry, 12. 22d Dennis Yoakam
Nitro Black Dash (4 Laps): (Determined starting positions 9-12 in the A-Main) 1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 27 Beau Stewart, 3. 7 Darren Long, 4. 6s J.R. Stewart
Engine Pro / ARP A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 22H Randy Hannagan, 2. 19 Brett Mann, 3. 2m Dustin Daggett, 4. 49 Shawn Dancer, 5. B20 Butch Schroeder, 6. 16 Ryan Ruhl, 7. 17 Jared Horstman, 8. 49t Gregg Dalman, 9. 07x Dain Naida, 10. 6s J.R. Stewart, 11. 7 Darren Long, 12. 27 Beau Stewart, 13. 31 Andy Teunessen, 14. 00 Ryan Grubaugh, 15. 46 Robert Huisken, 16. 8 Tim Champlin DNF Gavin Hunyady, Brett Lane, Jay Steinebach, Chris Pobanz
lap Leaders: Hannagan 1-25
By T.J. Buffenbarger
Auburn, MI – (July 19, 2013) – Dustin Daggett out ran the competition and the weather to win Friday night’s Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature Friday night at Tri-City Motor Speedway. With lightning flashes all around the 3/8-mile race track Daggett took the lead on lap two and never relinquished it driving the Mott Motorsports owned car.
Teunessen and Mann started on the front row for the 25- Lap feature event. Mann took the lead into turn one while Teunessen, Gavin Hunyady, and Daggett raced three wide for second. Daggett took the second position on lap one and then drove under Mann off of turns three and four to take the lead on lap two. Hunyady challenged Mann for second when slipped up the race track and spun between turns three and four to bring out the caution flag. Hunyady restarted at the back of the field.
During the restart Daggett pulled away with Dalman moving up to second around Mann down the backstretch t after starting in the eighth spot in just three laps. Mann then found himself challenged by Teuenessen and Sprints on Dirt rookie Chris Jones for third. The trio raced two and three wide for a majority of the race.
Up front Dalman started to gain on Daggett as the duo approached slower traffic when Daggett crisscrossed his way through traffic and opened up a full straightaway advantage with 11 laped to go. From that point Daggett cruised to victory over Dalman, Mann, Teunessen, and Jones.
Before the races began Huisken picked up extra money in the qualification challenge at Tri-City by setting the fastest time. Daggett, Teunessen, and Dalman won heat race events. The dash was canceled due to inclement weather that closed in on the track.
Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP
Tri-City Motor Speedway – Auburn, MI
Friday July 19, 2013
Hoosier Tire Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. Dustin Daggett, 2. Gavin Hunyady, 3. Chris Jones, 4. Robert Huisken, 5. Eric Smith. DNS: Jim lingar
All Star Performance / Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. Andy Teunessen, 2. Brett Mann, 3. Tim Champlin, 4. Joe Geibe, 5. Tank Brakenberry, 6. Andy Chewhowski.
Speed Pro Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. Gregg Dalman, 2. Kirk Cheney, 3. Brett Lane, 4. Ryan Grubaugh, 5. John Gall, 6. Ralph Brakenberry. DNS: Chris Pobanz.
(Top eight drivers in passing points following the heat races drew for the first eight starting positions in the A-Main)
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. Dustin Daggett, 2. Gregg Dalman, 3. Brett Mann, 4. Andy Teunessen, 5. Chris Jones, 6. Brett Lane, 7. Ryan Grubaugh, 8. Kirk Cheney, 9. Tim Cha mplin, 10. Gavin Hunyady, 11. John Gall, 12. Robert Huisken, 13. Joe Geibe, 14. Eric Smith, 15. Tank Brakenberry, 16. Ralph Brakenberry. DNS: Andy Chehowski, Chris Pobanz, Jim Lingar.
Lap Leaders: Mann 1, Daggett 2-25
Engine Pro Lucky Dog: Brett Mann