Action heats up as season winds down at Kinross

****NEWS RELEASE****

With the 2007 season winding down, cool temperatures and clear skies surrounded the Kinross Speedpark for another night of great racing.

The fastest four cars in each class lined up for the 4 car dashes to start the evenings event. Tim Aho won in his Late Model, Mike Fox in his Factory Stock, Ray Golladay Jr. in his Pure Stock, and Brandy Clawson in her 4 Cylinder.

The first heat of the evening brought out the Late Models. Josh Ware and George Wilson battled from the first lap on in this race. One caution for debris closed up the field but Ware was able to hold on for the win. Wilson finished second and Mike Richer third.

The Factory Stock heat race saw an early yellow when Josh Maitland and Cecil Piche touched on the front stretch causing a spin in turn one. Paul Fox took the lead from his brother Mike with two laps to go and held on for the victory. Mike Fox finished second and Dean Eggart third.

A four car crash in the first Pure Stock heat brought out another yellow flag. When the field resumed racing, Jim Dubois ran the outside line powering his car to the front and running away with the win. Larry Young Jr. finished second and Ray Golladay Jr. third.

Larry Miller steered through two big spins in the 4 Cylinder Australian Pursuit to win from the last starting position, passing and eliminating all the cars in front of him.

With the yellow flag making a regular appearance on the track, the second Late Model heat continued this pattern. Both George Wilson and Josh Ware were sent to the back on different occasions with Wilson receiving the black flag with a couple laps to go. Mike Richer took the checkered flag with Tim Aho second and Josh Ware third.

The second Factory Stock heat was just what everyone needed with great racing and no cautions. Pee Wee Fountain made a nice move to take the lead from Josh Maitland in turn three. The field went nose to tail and Dean Eggart made a last lap charge passing Fountain just before the stripe to take the win. Fountain finished second and Paul Fox third.

Barry Glenn and John Clawson wasted no time going to the front in the second Pure Stock heat. They stayed ahead of a lot of tight racing to finish first and second. Jim Dubois finished third.

The first 4 Cylinder heat saw some early four wide racing. Ashley Pietrangelo and Ron Etcher raced side by side for many laps at the front of the pack. Pietrangelo drove off with the victory with Etcher second and Patti Clement third.

The second 4 Cylinder heat had Jake Irwin running up front the entire race. He ran a nice race to take the win. Brandy Clawson finished second and Tony Rankin third.

Twelve 4 Cylinders lined up to take the green flag in the 4 Cylinder feature race. Tony Rankin and Jake Irwin ran wheel to wheel at the front of the pack. Eric Fountain moved up to the third position before blowing a tire and going off the backstretch. A couple spins and yellows kept things exciting back in the pack. Brandy Clawson brought out what turned out to be the last caution of the evening when her wheel and tire flew off her car going into turn three. A one lap shootout took place with Tony Rankin crossing the finish line in first. Jake Irwin was second and Don Dangler Jr. third.

The Pure Stock feature saw a dominating performance by Dan Shumbarger. He worked his way through the field and built a commanding lead. Barry Glenn was his closest competitor finishing in second. Larry Young Jr. finished third.

Pee Wee Fountain ran a great race leading the Factory Stock feature for sixteen laps. Kary Saddison and Dean Eggart raced their way to his back bumper and put on a great three car race. Saddison took the lead on lap seventeen and held on for the victory. Fountain finished second and Dean Eggart third.

The final feature of the evening was another great race. Dennis Aho and Mike Richer ran side by side at the front of the field for many laps. Josh Ware waited patiently for an opening and rocketed in between the two going down the backstretch. Ware took the lead and the win. Tim Aho finished second and Mike Richer third.