Daggett Dominates ASCS Sprints on Dirt at I-96!

T.J. Buffenbarger, LAKE ODESSA, Mich. (June 18, 2011) – Dustin Daggett completed a dominating performance at I-96 Speedway Saturday night by winning the main event and lapping up to second place. Daggett started sixth and after a tremendous start took the lead on lap two and never looked back.

“I’m not sure if it was the shock setup we had on the car or what, but it was really hooked up tonight,” said Daggett in victory lane. “I want to thank Miles Petroleum for helping put on the show at I-96 and my car owners Phil and Marty Mott for giving me this great opportunity.”

Robert Huisken and Joe Bares started on the front row for the 25-lap feature event. Bares moved into the lead on lap one with Daggett up to second. Daggett took the lead on the second circuit while Horstman dispatched Bares back to third while trying to keep pace with Daggett.

Behind the leaders Bears Gregg Dalman, Ryan Grubaugh, and Huisken raged a torrid battle for third position. Bares eventually pulled away from the dual while Rutan joined in. Then with 18 laps in Grubaugh suffered front end damang and pulled off the track without drawing a caution.

Horstman kept Daggett in sight through lapped traffic until lap 13 when Daggett made a daring three wide pass to open up a sizeable gap between himself and Horstman. Even with over a half track advantage Daggett never let up and lapped up to second with two laps to go. Daggett crossed the finsh line nearly ¾ of a lap ahead of Horstman, Bares, Ben Rutan from 11th, and Gregg Dalman.

Dustin Daggett, Ken Mackey, Mike Daggett, and Horstman won heat race events. Rutan won the dash after Blake Nimee penalized for jumping the start while Tim Champlin won the B-Main. Trey Smith flipped in hot laps, but his team was able to make repairs in time for Smith to compete in his heat race.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results
Saturday June 18, 2011
I-96 Speedway – Lake Odessa, MI

Heat Races (Top 16 Drivers in Passing Points Transfered to the “A” Feature)

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 19 – Brett Mann, 3. 29s – Marques Huffer, 4. 61x – Don Smith, 5. 55 –Kirk Cheney, 6. 7 – Nic Rogers, 7. 11 – Trey Smith

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 25m – Ken Mackey, 2. 91 – Joe Bares, 3. 97 – Blake Nimee, 4. 10 – Davey Brown, 5 . 20A – Andy Chewhowski, 6. 50M – Mike Burns, 7. 21 – Matt Lumbert

ARP Fasteners Heat Race #3 (8Laps): 1. 3w – Ryan Grubaugh, 2. 88 – Mike Daggett, 3. 46 – Robert Huisken, 4. 73 – Dustin Shriver, 5. Ryan Ruhl, 6. 10s – Jay Steinbach

Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 17 – Jared Horstman, 2. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 3. 22 – Ben Rutan, 4. 8 Tim Champlin, 5. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 6. 70 – Jim Lingar.

Gaerte Engines Fast Car Dash (4 Laps): 1. 22 – Ben Rutan, 2. 29s – Marques Huffer, 3. 97 – Blake Nimee, 4. 88 – Mike Daggett (Finish determined starting positions 9-12 in the “A” Feature)

Engine Pro “B” Feature (Top Finishers Transferred to the “A” Feature): 1. 8 – Tim Champlin, 2. 55 – Kirk Cheney, 3. 73 – Dustin Shriver, 4. 7 – Nic Rogers, 5. 11 – Trey Smith, 6. 21 – Matt Lumbert, 7. 70 – Jim LIngar, 8. 50M – Mike burns, 9. 10s – Jay Stenbach. DNS: 16 – Ryan Ruhl.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by Victor Reinz “A” Main Event

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 17 – Jared Horstman, 3. 91 – Joe Bares, 4. 22 – Ben Rutan, 5. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 6. 25m – Ken Mackey, 7. 19 – Brett Mann, 8. 46 – Robert Huisken, 9. 97 – Blake Nimee, 10. 20 – Andy Chewhowski, 11. 88 – Mike Daggett, 12. 10 – Davey Brown, 13. 55 – Kirk Cheney, 14. 8 – Tim Champlin, 15. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 16. 73 – Dustin Shriver, 17. 29s – Marques Huffer, 18. 61x – Don Smith, 19. 7 – Nic Rogers, 20. 3w – Ryan Grubaugh.

Lap Leaders: Bares 1, Dustin Daggett 2-25.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Points (Top Ten): 1. Dustin Daggett 584, 2. Ryan Grubaugh 557, 3. Robert Huisken 387, 4. Brett Mann 375, 5. Jared Horstman 368, 6. Matt Lumbert 363, 7. Joe Bares 354, 8. Davey Brown 341, 9. Shawn Dancer 337, 10. Gregg Dalman 335.

FIFE LAKE, Mich. (June 17, 2011) – A grandstand full of racing fans came out to Cherry Raceway on a beautiful Friday night in Northern Michigan to watch the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP and they did not leave disappointed as Ryan Grubaugh took the 25 lap caution free feature.

Grubaugh started from the pole with Dusty Shriver along side. At the drop of the green the 3w of Grubaugh jumped out front but 3rd starting Joe Bares found the bottom of the tacky surface and pulled even at lap one. Bares led lap two then it was Grubaughs turn.

As the leader came around turn four at the completion of lap five Grubaugh slipped over the cushion enabling Bares and Daggett to get around. From laps five to ten, action was wild with the lead cars running high and low swapping positions several times and by now passing lapped traffic.

At the 15th circuit the 3w was back in front with Daggett still in hot pursuit. Now the 7th and 8th starting cars of Brett Mann and Ben Rutan were moving up to 4th and 5th on the track. As the laps wound down racing was intense with Bares, Mann and Rutan as Daggett was still in 2nd but not letting Grubaugh out of his sights.

As Tim Bebee waved the white flag Grubaugh still had his hands full, now with brake troubles and Daggett close behind. But at the checkers it was Ryan Grubaugh over Dustin Daggett, Brett Mann, Ben Rutan and Joe Bares going green to checkers.

Heat races were won by Dustin Daggett, Brett Mann and Gary Fast. The 16 of Ryan Ruhl flipped in heat #2. He was not injured but was finished for the night.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results

Friday June 17 2011

Cherry Raceway – Fife Lake, Mich.

Heat Races:

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1: 1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 3w Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 22 Ben Rutan, 4. 46 Robert Huisken, 5. Tim Champlin, 6. Jim Lingar

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2: 1. Brett Mann, 2. Kirk Cheney, 3. Dustin Shriver, 4. 21 Matt Lumbert, 5. 20a Andy Chehowski, 6. 16 Ryan Ruhl

ARP Fasteners Heat Race #3: 1. 14 Gary Fast, 2. Joe Bares, 3. 10 Davey Brown, 4. Jay Steinbach, 5. Marques Huffer

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by Victor Reinz “A” Main Event

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 3w Ryan Grubaugh, 2. 2m Dustin Daggett, 3. 19 Brett Mann, 4. 22 Ben Rutan, 5. 91 Joe Bares, 6. 10 Davey Brown, 7. 14 Gary Fast, 8. 8 Tim Champlin, 9. 73 Dustin Shriver, 10. 55 Kirk Cheney, 11. 20A Andy Chehowski, 12. 10s Jay Steinbach, 13. 21 Matt Lumbert, 14. 70 Jim Lingar, 15. 29s Marques Huffer. DNS: 46 Robert Huisken, 16 Ryan Ruhl.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Points (Top Ten): 1. Dustin Daggett 584, 2. Ryan Grubaugh 557, 3. Robert Huisken 387, 4. Brett Mann 375, 5. Jared Horstman 368, 6. Matt Lumbert 363, 7. Joe Bares 354, 8. Davey Brown 341, 9. Shawn Dancer 337, 10. Gregg Dalman 335.

Fans and teams that are going to South Buxton Raceway for the upcoming challenge events can take advantage of a racers rate for the upcoming challenge races at the Comfort Inn in Chatham, Ontario.

The guests can call the hotel and quote either the South Buxton Races rate or Group # 561760 for June or 561774 for August. This includes a free continental breakfast in the morning and free parking.

For more information call (519) 352-5500.

Attached are copies of the Border Documents for our general season; the Northern Summer Nationals; and the Canadian Nationals.

These only confirm that they are going to race at a registered event.

Other than that the teams need to prepare a general inventory of the equipment they will be bringing across and have it approved at the US customs before crossing. This will make it somewhat easier when they return to the US as well as crossing into Canada. Don’t show that unless asked for it when entering Canada. They will all have to have either a Passport or and Enhanced Drivers License going both ways.

Ohsweken Speedway – COI Annual 2011

Ohsweken Speedway – COI for June 24, August 19, 2011 – Northern Summer Nationals

Ohsweken Speedway – COI for Sept. 15-17 – Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

By Lonnie Wheatley

TULSA, Okla. (June 13, 2011) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP are set to fire back to action with a pair of events in Michigan this coming weekend.

On Friday night, the series takes to the high-banked, 3/8-mile Cherry Raceway clay oval in Fife Lake, MI. Then, on Saturday night, it’s off to I-96 Speedway’s semi-banked, 3/8-mile dirt oval in Lake Odessa, MI.

Friday’s card at Cherry Raceway marks the second round of the MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge. Dustin Daggett topped round one at Crystal Motor Speedway on April 30. It is also the first of two SOD stops at Cherry Raceway in 2011.

After being rained out on the I-96 half-mile on May 14, Saturday’s event marks the first of three SOD outings on I-96 Speedway’s 3/8-mile oval.

There have been five different winners in the last five ASCS Sprints on Dirt events at Cherry Raceway, with Dustin Daggett the most recent last August after Darren Long won the June event. Previous to that, the 2009 scheduled event was rained out, Gregg Dalman and Ben Rutan claimed Cherry wins in 2008 and Brett Mann won the July event in 2007 after Daggett scored in June.

The series has only tackled the 3/8-mile at I-96 once, with Daggett taking the victory in last September’s SOD season finale.

After winning the initial pair of events this season and then running among the top-ten in the only event completed over the scheduled Memorial Day triple, Daggett is out to a 40-point lead over defending series champion Ryan Grubaugh.

Daggett and Grubaugh are chased into the weekend by Jared Horstman, with Shawn Dancer and Gregg Dalman rounding out the current top five. The rest of the current top ten includes Robert Huisken, Aaron Shaffer, Matt Lumbert, Brett Mann and Ryan Ruhl.

After Friday’s event at Cherry Raceway, Saturday’s card at I-96 Speedway fires off at 7:00 p.m.

Fife Lake, Michigan’s Cherry Raceway is located 3.1 miles northwest of US 131 on SR 113. For more information, contact the track at 231-468-1477.

Lake Odessa, Michigan’s I-96 Speedway is located off I-96 Exit 64, then 0.5 miles south, then 0.7 miles west. For more information, contact the track at 616-642-0555.

The 32nd year of competition for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP consists of 27 scheduled nights of action at 13 different tracks throughout Michigan, Ohio and Ontario.

The 2011 season marks the 20th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.