Camargo, IL (6-27-09) – Some people may see aging as a negative, but to others age is nothing but a number. While some believe you get better with age like a fine bottle of wine. Tonight Tim Shaffer proved just that as he overcame his 14th position starting spot, methodically passing cars almost every circuit of the track in the 40 lap A main to take the victory at Fremont Speedway and the $10,000 pay day that went along with it. Shaffer may have turned 42 yesterday, but there is no doubt the real celebration happened tonight.

Shaffer, who won the B main to make his way into tonight’s main event, put on a clinic on how to execute passes on the 1/3-mile semi-banked oval from the beginning of the event. Chad Blonde started from the pole of the feature with Brock Mayes by his side. As the Green Flag was unfurled Blonde had the edge rocketing towards Turn 1. Mayes, Duane Zablocki, and Craig Mintz would quickly fall in line.

While Blonde was setting a fast and furious pace at the front of the pack, Shaffer was on the move picking up seven spots in just four laps. As the field began to encounter lapped traffic on Lap 9, Blonde began to fall into the clutches of Mayes and Mintz who were able to pull up on him. Mayes was right on Blonde’s tail allowing Mintz to join the fight. Mintz, who was the only driver who was hooked up on the high side made his move on Lap 13 to take the second position. Once he got into the second spot, he set his sights on the lead waging a battle with Blonde which would see the duo race side-by-side for four laps straight.

While the cars up front were battling, Shaffer kept picking off cars and had moved up to four by the 14th circuit of the course. On Lap 18 Mayes a daring move diving between Blonde and Mintz to take the lead. It was short lived though as Mintz muscled his way back on the following lap.

The first caution of the night came out of Lap 20 when Daron Clayton spun. On the restart Mintz would get the jump leaving Mayes and Blonde in the clutches of Shaffer and a closing Stevie Smith. The pack would catch up to the tail of the field again on Lap 25 allowing Mayes, Shaffer, and Smith to close. Mayes would take his turn up front, when he used a lapped car as a pick to drive around Mintz into the lead on Lap 27. Mayes would jet out to a slight lead as second was up for the taking and three cars wanted it. Mintz, Shaffer and Smith staged quite a battle as Smith drove under the 20x car. Mintz would fight back in the outside line trying to retake the spot.

The same lapped traffic that had given Mayes the opportunity to take the lead became his enemy as Shaffer caught up to him. On Lap 36, Shaffer would make his move diving to the low side to take the lead. The final caution flag flew on Lap 37 as David Harrison and Dale Blaney tangled. As the cars idled around the track there was something amiss on Mintz’s 20x car. While running fourth an oil fire would erupt bringing out the Red Flag.

When the Green Flag flew for the final time Shaffer drove out to a sizable lead, with a clear track in his sight. At the line it was Shaffer taking the Checkered Flag first with Mayes, Smith, Blonde, and Brad Sweet rounding out the top-five.

This was Shaffer’s second victory during Ohio Speedweek as he also won the feature last Sunday at Millstream Speedway. Shaffer has 16 O’Reilly Circuit of Champions career wins, with five coming so far this season.

With his third place finish Stevie Smith would win the Ohio Speedweek Championship tonight. The point standings will be finalized tomorrow. For updates visit www.ohiospeeedweek.com or www.allstarsprint.com

With a grueling Ohio Speedweek in the books, the drivers and teams of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions just have six day to recuperate before traveling back to Ohio for a Friday night race at KC Speedway on July 3rd and the series will be celebrating independence day at the historic Terre Haute Action Track on the following night July 4th. For more information visit www.allstarsprint.com.

First Place Tim Shaffer “This place always puts a great race on. I'm so happy to be a part of this team. Brian (Kemenah, crew chief), Janet (Holbrook, owner) and Aaron (Call, owner)...this whole team...they did a great job all week...it's a tough week. I let them down last night and I was determined not to do that tonight. You had to be aggressive but patient tonight. I never thought we'd get up through there. We got a great start and the lapped cars helped me tonight...they hurt me last night so that's part of racing. We're building a great team"
Second Place Brock Mayes "I'm just upset...three years in a row I've run second at this $10,000 to
win Speedweek show. If I had a few more cars in my shop a couple of those guys would have been helped off the track. There's no sense for lapped cars to be shown my wing three or four times. I get as many cars as Shaffer has in the shop I'll be pushing around like he does sometimes. Daniel, Keith and Davey and my dad are behind us. What you see is what we got. Every now and then we pick up a little something. Just a little heart broken, a little disgusted, a little upset right now. We've been running good here all year. I thought we had 'em. I didn't make the right decision I guess.”
Third Place Stevie Smith "Tim Shaffer did a nice job and he earned it...he started back there too. I just didn't get the job done. I'm real proud of these guys. We won the points... it's a shame they couldn't have had a little purse for that. After seeing all these cars this week, I was pretty amazed. The fans were really a big support for the Ohio Sprint Speedweek and they had a lot of race cars. I think it's something that could really be built up and I'd like to still be a part of it.”
Kistler Engines Qualifying
Car-Driver-Time
1. 1 Stevie Smith 12.701
2. 11b Brock Mayes 12.793
3. 1x Randy Hannagan 12.994
4. 56r Ryan Myers 12.998
5. 3c Cale Conley 13.049
6. x Mark Keegan 13.084
7. 83 Tim Shaffer 13.095
8. 7k Rob Chaney 13.101
9. 2l Ed Lynch Jr. 13.123
10. 20x Craig Mintz 13.138
11. 9z Duane Zablocki 13.150
12. 24h Chad Blonde 13.175
13. 59 Lee Jacobs 13.187
14. 10 David Harrison 13.190
15. 16 Bryan Sebetto 13.219
16. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild 13.228
17. 91e Brad Sweet 13.240
18. 53 John Ivy 13.240
19. 92 Daron Clayton 13.251
20. 5r Byron Reed 13.255
21. 0 Brandon Wimmer 13.258
22. 2 Dale Blaney 13.263
23. 22 Cole Duncan 13.292
24. 3j Kevin Lee 13.293
25. 312 Mike Linder 13.303
26. 14h Todd Heller 13.312
27. 89g David Gravel 13.315
28. 2+ Brian Smith 13.337
29. 04 Cap Henry 13.340
30. 60 Jody Keegan 13.375
31. w20 Greg Wilson 13.391
32. 2h Tim Hunter 13.424
33. 25 Kenny Jacobs 13.428
34. 35 Jamie Miller 13.439
35. 11m Brandon Martin 13.443
36. 45au Steven Lines 13.444
37. 97 Dean Jacobs 13.476
38. 48s Andy Shammo 13.516
39. 6r Ryan Bunton 13.573
40. 63 Chad Kemenah 13.601
41. 10h Brad Haudenschild 13.696
42. 7au Roddy Bellbowen 14.142
43. 27 Scott Euler 16.171


Heat Finishes (Started)
MSD Ignition Heat 1 –10 Laps
1. 91e Brad Sweet
2. 0 Brandon Wimmer
3. 2l Ed Lynch Jr.
4. 1 Stevie Smith
5. 97 Dean Jacobs
6. 59 Lee Jacobs
7. 3c Cale Conley
8. 312 Mike Linder
9. 25 Kenny Jacobs
10. 10h Brad Haudenschild
11. 04 Cap Henry

Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 – 10 Laps
1. 2 Dale Blaney
2. 53 John Ivy
3. 20x Craig Mintz
4. 11b Brock Mayes
5. 10 David Harrison
6. x Mark Keegan
7. 14h Todd Heller
8. 60 Jody Keegan
9. 35 Jamie Miller
10. 48s Andy Shammo
11. 7au Roddy Bellbowen

All Pro Heads Heat 3 – 10 Laps
1. 92 Daron Clayton
2. 22 Cole Duncan
3. 9z Duane Zablocki
4. 1x Randy Hannagan
5. 11m Brandon Martin
6. 83 Tim Shaffer
7. 16 Bryan Sebetto
8. 89g David Gravel
9. w20 Greg Wilson
10. 6r Ryan Bunton
11. 27 Scott Euler

Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 – 10 Laps
1. 3j Kevin Lee
2. 5r Byron Reed
3. 63 Chad Kemenah
4. 24h Chad Blonde
5. 2+ Brian Smith
6. 45au Steven Lines
7. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild
8. 2h Tim Hunter
9. 7k Rob Chaney
10. 56r Ryan Myers

Rubbin Repair Dash – 6 Laps
1. 91e Brad Sweet
2. 1x Randy Hannagan
3. 1 Stevie Smith
4. 11b Brock Mayes
5. 92 Daron Clayton

University of Northwestern Ohio B Main – 12 Laps
1. 83 Tim Shaffer
2. 3c Cale Conley
3. x Mark Keegan
4. 59 Lee Jacobs
5. 7k Rob Chaney
6. 56r Ryan Myers
7. 16 Brian Sebetto
8. 89g David Gravel
9. 04 Cap Henry
10. w20 Greg Wilson
11. 14h Todd Heller
12. 35 Jamie Miller
13. 45au Steven Lines
14. 7au Roddy Bellbowen
15. 27 Scott Euler
16. 48s Andy Shammo
17. 60 Jody Keegan
18. 25 Kenny Jacobs
19. 10h Brad Haudenschild
20. 93 Sheldon Haudenschild
21.6r Ryan Bunton


O’Reilly Auto Parts A Main – 30 Laps
1. 83 Tim Shaffer (14)
2. 11b Brock Mayes (3)
3. 1 Stevie Smith (11)
4. 24h Chad Blonde (1)
5. 91e Brad Sweet (8)
6. 1x Randy Hannagan (5)
7. 5r Byron Reed (16)
8. 0 Brandon Wimmer (17)
9.59 Lee Jacobs (15)
10. 97 Dean Jacobs (23)
11. 63 Chad Kemenah (24)
12. 11m Brandon Martin (22)
13. 22 Cole Duncan (19)
14. 10 David Harrison (7)
15. 3c Cale Conley (12)
16. 2+ Brian Smith (21)
17. 53 John Ivy (9)
18. 9z Duane Zablocki (2)
19. 92 Daron Clayton (10)
20. 3j Kevin Lee (20)
21. 20x Craig Mintz (4)
22. 2 Dale Blaney (18)
23. x Mark Keegan (13)
24.2l Ed Lynch Jr. (6)





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