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Shaffer earns third straight UNOH All Star title |
LIMA, OH (Jan. 22, 2012) By Brian Liskai – Aliquippa, Pennsylvania’s Tim Shaffer was crowned the champion of the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series during a gala banquet Sunday at the UNOH Events Center. It was the third straight All Star title for “The Steel City Outlaw.”
UNOH All Stars Guy Webb announced the series’ regionalization concept introduced in 2011 was a big success. The series had four separate point funds – the Ohio Region, Eastern Region, Great Plains Region and National – and sanctioned 37 races in 2011.
“We were able to attract more cars to more All Star events which was great for the fans and tracks and put more money into the hands of the teams. We have added $27,000 in point fund money this year due to the regional concept,” said Webb.
Shaffer’s 10 All Star victories in 2011 led the way to his championship in the National, Ohio Region and Great Plains Region and finished fourth in the Eastern Region. Shaffer’s team owners Janet Holbrook and Aaron Call accepted the hardware on his behalf as Shaffer is racing in Australia.
“We have to thank the members of the team during 2011…Brian Kemenah, James, Five-O…there were many who helped out throughout the year. It’s been unbelievable what we have been able to achieve. And, we’re ready to defend our titles in 2012. We are ready to have some fun this year,” said Holbrook. “We have to thank Paul Kistler and Kistler Engines and Racing Products, J&J Race Cars, VRP Shocks and everyone who has contributed to our success. And Tim Shaffer? What can I say; he has proven he is one of the best drivers in the world.”
Since teaming up with the C&H Motorsports team, Shaffer has compiled 38 All Star wins since 2008 and now has 45 career victories in the series to sit sixth on the all-time win list.
Three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney finished second to Shaffer in the National, Ohio Region and Great Plains Region points and third in the Eastern Region and ended 2011 with eight series wins. Blaney has scored 30 All Star wins since 2007 and now has 84 career victories with the series to sit second on the all-time win list behind Kenny Jacobs 98 career wins.
“We were good this year, but the 83 team was better. Tim is a good friend and a hell of a race car driver. He paid his dues on the road all those years and now it’s paying off. That team has set the bar pretty high and we all have to work hard to get to that level,” said Blaney. “George (Fisher, car owner and mechanic) and I have been together a long time now which is pretty remarkable in today’s racing environment. That speaks a lot about our friendship.”
Fisher was named the UNOH All Star’s Crew Chief of the Year as well.
“We had a good year. Dale and I communicate very well…we are like brothers. I would like to thank Ti-22 for all their help and support. We will be back stronger in 2012 and hopefully get more wins,” said Fisher.
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania’s Lance Dewease was on hand to collect his title as the All Star’s Eastern Region champion. Dewease, who scored two series’ wins in 2011 to take his career total to 29, is recovering from neck and back surgeries from injuries he suffered in a late season crash.
“This Eastern Region deal was tough. Not only did we have to compete against Shaffer and Blaney, but Daryn Pittman was hot this past year (3 All Star wins) and throw in Stevie Smith, Fred Rahmer and all the Posse drivers…it’s doesn’t get much tougher,” said Dewease. “We are in rehab and will continue to get better every day. Just to be able to walk into this banquet is a success. We will continue to work hard on healing and probably won’t be back out until April.”
Pete Miller III of Port Vue, Pa., was named the UNOH All Star’s Rookie of the Year for 2011. He finished fifth in the National points, ninth in the Ohio Region, seventh in the Great Plains Region and 10th in the Eastern Region.
“I have to thank my mom and dad and every one of the teams in this room. They all helped me so much and I learned more than could have ever imagined. I got to race on many new tracks and look forward to going back in 2012,” said Miller.
Other drivers attending the banquet were 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry, who finished fourth in the National points, eighth in the Ohio Region, fourth in the Great Plains Region and eighth in the Eastern Region. Two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson announced he would be back stronger in 2012 with Kemenah joining the team. Wilson finished sixth in the National points, fifth in the Ohio and Great Plains Regions. Cole Duncan, who finished 10th in the Ohio Region points, announced he would be teaming up with Tony Kennedy in 2012 and planned to run for the Ohio Region title. Bryan Grove, owner of the #45 driven in 2011 by Rob Chaney to a 7th place finish in the Ohio Region points, announced Paul McMahan would pilot his sprint car in 2012.
David Gravel, who finished third in the National and Ohio Region points and sixth in the Great Plains and Eastern Region, was unable to attend.
Webb also was excited about partnering with UNOH. “We will sell this college and help recruit students. This is a great place filled with great people.”
The UNOH All Stars released their 2012 schedule with 50-52 events. Webb said there are “seven to eight new tracks” and the 30th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek will feature eight and possibly nine races over nine days.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com |
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UNOH All Stars to reward teams at banquet |
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 CAMARGO, IL.-(12-10-11) By Brian Liskai – The University of Northwest Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions will reward the drivers, crews, owners and race teams who competed during the 2011 season at an awards banquet on Sunday, Jan. 22 at the UNOH Events Center in Lima, Ohio.
Doors will open at noon and lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Tickets are $35 each (make checks payable to All Star Championship Racing, Inc. and mail to P.O. Box 213, Clyde, Ohio 43410). The event is open to everyone!
Two time All Star champion Tim Shaffer will collect most of the hardware, having won the series’ National points, Great Plains Region and Ohio Region. The Steel City Outlaw also finished fourth in the Easter Region points. Three time All Star champion Dale Blaney finished second in the National, Great Plains and Ohio points and third in the Eastern Region, which was claimed by Lance Dewease. David Gravel finished third in the National and Ohio points and sixth in both the Great Plains and Easter Region points. 2010 All Star Rookie of the Year Cap Henry finished fourth in the National and Great Plains regions and eighth in both the Ohio and Eastern Regions.
Others who will collect hardware at the banquet include two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson, Daryn Pittman and young chargers Danny Holtgraver and Pete Miller III.
For more information please visit www.allstarsprint.com or contact Owen Fritz at 217-253-8100.
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UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions open 2012 season "down south" |
CAMARGO, IL (11-19-11) By Brian Liskai– The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car Series will open their 2012 season with good ol’ “Southern Hospitality” in February when they visit Georgia and Florida.
The UNOH All Stars will kick things off when they visit Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia, on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11. The series then heads to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15 and 16, and end up at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-25.
The seven races in the South will pay a combined $35,000 to win and will be part of the All Star’s Eastern Region points battle in addition to points being handed out for the National title.
Pennsylvania Posse member Lance Dewease claimed the series’ first Eastern Region championship in 2011. He will have his hands full with the likes of three-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer, who also won the Ohio and Great Plains region titles in 2011, and three time series champion Dale Blaney. Throw in the young guns like Danny Holtgraver, Pete Miller, Cap Henry, David Gravel and more and the possibility of several World of Outlaw teams competing during these events and you have a recipe for exciting winter racing.
“We’re very excited about the 2012 southern races. There’s plenty of racing for the folks from up north to see this year in Georgia and Florida. We are working with these stable tracks and promoters and look forward to our talented drivers putting on a tremendous show,” said Guy Webb of All Star Championship Racing.
Screven’s Second Annual Winter Freeze will take place Feb. 9-11 with the UNOH All Stars in competition with a pair of $5,000-to-win events on Feb. 10 and 11.
Screven will also be open Feb. 6-8 for testing sessions. Screven owner, Redd Griffin, will prepare the track daily and make it available for $50 per team to have additional testing sessions prior to the Winter Freeze event. Thursday, Feb. 9 will feature a full regular practice session as well in preparation for Friday and Saturday's Winter Freeze event.
Fans attending the Winter Freeze will have access to all venues at the track including pit access to all tracks for one small price. In addition, fans will get the chance to compete in the second annual go-kart challenge with some of the drivers on hand for the event. Plus, the track will host autograph sessions, meet and greets and more for fans in attendance.
Once again the UNOH All Stars will be a part of the 41st Annual DIRTcar Nationals presented by UNOH. “America’s Series” will kick off the tradition on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15 and 16, with each night paying $5,000 to win.
The UNOH All Stars will wrap up their “Southern Swing” with three big nights of racing at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Feb. 23-25. The features the first two nights of action will pay $4,000 to win with the finale on Feb. 25 paying $7,000.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com; www.dirtcarnationals.com; www.screvenmotorspeedway.com; and www.bubbaracewaypark.com
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UNOH becomes the title sponsor of the All Star family of brands |
CAMARGO, IL (11-19-11) By Brian Liskai – All Star Championship Racing has some of the most educated fans in the world. So, it only makes sense that the University of Northwestern Ohio is now the new title sponsor of the family of brands of All Star Championship Racing.
The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions will embark on their 2012 season soon and officials are excited about the opportunities the relationship between the racing series and UNOH.
“UNOH has long been a supporter of grassroots racing. Through the university’s College of Applied Technologies, they are tied directly to racing, providing degrees in automotive technology and high performance technology. The All Stars are extremely proud and excited about the opportunities this business marketing agreement has for the university, our series and our fans and race teams,” said Guy Webb of All Star Championship Racing.
The UNOH All Star Championship Racing organizes races for the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars, UNOH All Star Late Model Series, and UNOH Midwest All Star Sprint Series.
The University of Northwestern Ohio – founded in 1920 - offers degrees through the College of Applied Technologies, College of Health Professions, College of Business, College of Occupational Professions, a graduate college and online degrees.
The university owns and operates Limaland Motorsports Park, a dirt track that races sprint cars, stock cars and modifieds on a weekly basis during the summer, including hosting the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars and the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars. The university also fields several race cars where the students are the crews. UNOH also sponsors the DIRTcar Nationals in Florida in February.
For more information on the UNOH All Stars go to www.allstarsprint.com. For more information on UNOH go to www.unoh.edu. |
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2012 All Star Circuit of Champions memberships on sale now |
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CAMARGO, IL (11-11-11) By Brian Liskai – All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car memberships are on sale now. A membership with the All Stars makes a race team eligible to earn points at series’ sanctioned events in the Eastern, Ohio and Great Plains Regions as well as for National points.
The cost of a season membership – if purchased before Jan. 1, 2012 – will be $425. All Star membership prices purchased from Jan. 1-Feb. 28, 2012 will be $500.
All race teams who want to earn points and membership benefits at the winter races in Georgia and Florida, which begin Feb. 10 and 11 at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. (the Georgia and Florida races are for Eastern Region points) must purchase a membership prior to Jan. 1, 2012.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com or call Kyle Keesy at 217-722-8043. |
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Screven Motor Speedway Management Cancels Event Set For Nov. 2 |
Camargo, IL (10-24-11) By Brian Liskai – Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., has cancelled the Winter Freeze m ake-up event scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2, that was scheduled to wrap up the season for the All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars.
The race was originally scheduled in February, and after heat races were completed, rains forced the cancellation of the feature, and it, along with a separate All Star sanctioned event were rescheduled to the Nov. 2 date.
“As promoter/owner, I would like to apologize for making a very bad re-scheduling decision on our inaugural Winter Freeze rain-out back in February,” said Screven Promoter/Owner James Redd Griffin in a press release. “Unfortunately, the Wednesday night, November 2 show will be cancelled due to many fans expressing that a Wednesday night will be impossible to support. November 2 is a work night and most of all a school night for the kids. Without that support, running this show would be a bad financial decision for the track.”
“I understand that this may upset many fans that were planning to come down to attend this show prior to the World Finals at Charlotte. At first, this seemed to be the best time to catch the 410 sprinters, that rarely make their way South. However, from the response that I have received through phone/emails and personal contact, most have said that it is too difficult to plan to attend a show on a week night,” continued Griffin.
Griffin said all of the rain-out tickets, including the Winter Freeze, will still be honored at the remaining 2011 events at Screven Motor Speedway. He said all rain-out tickets from the inaugural Winter Freeze will be honored for Screven’s second attempt at the Winter Freeze on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 as the All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars will be at the track.
The Second Annual Winter Freeze will feature the All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars that will compete for a $5,000 to win event on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, and another $5,000 to win event on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
The cancellation ends the 2011 season for the All Star Circuit of Champions and Tim Shaffer will be crowned the series champion for the third straight year. He also won the series’ Ohio and Great Plains region points and the $20,000 and $10,000 prizes respectively. Though he was injured and out for the remainder of the season, the cancellation also means Lance Dewease is the All Star’s Eastern Region champion, earning $20,000.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com, or www.screvenmotorspeedway.com. |
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Blaney scores 84th career All Star win, takes advantage of Shaffer's misfortune |
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 ROSSBURG, OH (10-1-2011) By Brian Liskai – It looked like Tim Shaffer was finally going to break his All Star Circuit of Champions drought at Eldora Speedway Saturday on University of Northwestern Ohio Night. But when Rob Chaney tumbled late in the race, Shaffer and Terry McCarl got together trying to avoid the crash and spun. This handed the lead to Blaney who had troubles of his own with a motor that just wouldn’t take off on restarts, but was good enough to take him to the victory, his 84th career All Star win.
"We kind of got lucky. Shaffer was probably going to win. When Chaney filliped Shaffer and McCarl got together and Shaffer spun. They put him on the tail for being involved in the crash…it was a judgment call," said Blaney beside his Ti22 Performance backed machine.
"My car didn't take off at all on the start until the gate by turn three. We have a mag problem or something. On that last restart I was just fortunate no one behind me could get around…the motor just wouldn’t take off,” added Blaney. “It feels good to get a win at Eldora again…it’s been a couple of years."
Shaffer would come back to finish seventh and claim the $20,000 prize for winning the All Star Circuit of Champion's Ohio Region points. Shaffer, who won the $10,000 Great Plaines Region points, also padded his National point lead.
"We came up on Chaney’s crash so quickly…and we both weren’t sure where he was going. You just have to make a decision on where to go and we both went low and I clipped the rear of his (McCarl) car and spun. It was just one of those deals. Dang I wanted to win an All Star race at Eldora…I’ve won three or four World of Outlaw races there, but I really wanted this one," said Shaffer beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned machine.
"It’s great we won the All Star’s Ohio deal…it's a nice reward for the hard work my guys put into this team," continued Shaffer whose #83 carries Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products sponsorship.
Blaney and Randy Hannagan would lead the field to the green with Hannagan taking the lead. But third starting Shaffer and fourth starting Brad Sweet clearly had the cars to beat. Shaffer would grab the early lead with Sweet applying constant pressure to “The Steel City Outlaw.” But, Sweet’s challenge would end with about 10 laps to go when he retired with mechanical woes.
It looked like Shaffer would drive away with the win, but Chaney got upside down in turn 1 with seven laps to go, and as Terry McCarl tried to avoid Chaney, he and Shaffer got together with Shaffer spinning. That gave the lead to Blaney who cruised to the win over Hannagan, who also finished second in the NRA Sprint Invaders’ feature, Danny Smith (up from 12th), David Gravel and Dustin Daggett.
Blaney's 84th career All Star win – his eighth of 2011 - moves him closer to all-time series win leader Kenny Jacobs who has 98.
For Hannagan, it was a great night at Tony Stewart’s Big E. He would also finish second in the NRA Sprint Invaders feature. “I felt good at the start and that’s when I knew I was a sitting duck. Usually if you’re tight at the beginning of the race here, you’re pretty good at the end. I was good early and new I was going to be in trouble late. The car just got loose at the end. But, for having only run a handful of 410 shows this year, we’ve had pretty good results. Hopefully we can do a little more of that next year and get into victory lane,” said Hannagan beside his Central Valley Meat Company/Kenny’s Components/Gaerte Engines backed machine. |
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All Stars back at Eldora, make final Ohio appearance of 2011 |
CAMARGO, IL (9-26-11) By Brian Liskai - The $20,000-to-win Ohio Region of the All Star Circuit of Champions will come down to their final appearance in the Buckeye State on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speeedway.
It's been over two years since the All Stars competed at the world famous half-mile - June 20, 2009 when Terry "TMac" McCarl opened the Ohio Sprint Speedweek with his first Eldora victory.
The All Stars have competed at Eldora Speedway more than at any other track - 130 events. Kenny "The Mouse" Jacobs holds the most career All Star wins at "The Big E" with 21 victories, followed by Joey Saldana with 11 wins.
Saturday's event is part of the Sprintacular with the NRA Sprint Invaders and the Legends cars.
Two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer will bring a 148-point lead over three-time series' champion Dale Blaney in the Ohio Region standings into the event. After having claimed the $10,000 Great Plains Region point title earlier this year, Shaffer also leads the National Standings by 215 points over Blaney.
Shaffer has 10 All Star wins in 2011 while Blaney has 7 series' victories. But look for the likes of David Gravel, Cap Henry, Greg Wilson, Danny Holtgraver and more to via for the $5,000 to win event at Eldora.
Gates will open at 2 p.m. with racing under way at 6 p.m.
For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com or www.eldoraspeedway.com |
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Sebetto edges Shaffer for thrilling $10,000 Fremont All Star win |
FREMONT, OH (9-17-11) By Brian Liskai – The difference was .045 seconds. Fremont, Ohio’s Bryan Sebetto edged two-time and defending All Star Circuit of Champions titlist Tim Shaffer for the biggest win of his career Saturday at Fremont Speedway.
Sebetto, who has now won over $25,000 in the past two weeks, banged wheels with Shaffer as they came down the front stretch to the checkered and was able to win the Jim Ford Classic and its $10,000 prize. It was Sebetto’s fourth win of the year at “The Track That Action Built” and came after a second place finish the previous night to Shaffer.
“Was that exciting?” yelled Sebetto over the roar of the hometown crowd after he climbed down from scaling the front stretch fence.
“I didn’t know whether to just follow the lapped car through three and four and keep my line or push the issue and pull off the line. I could hear someone back there…I knew he (Shaffer) was coming. We banged wheels…I hope he’s not mad because that was for $10,000. We’re buddies but this is for the win,” continued Sebetto in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Burmeister Racing/JLH Contractors/Stephen Mapus Tools/Schiets Motorsports/Wendy’s Restaurant/R&R Auto Wrecking/Big D’s Pizza backed machine.
“This is amazing. This team deserves this more than any team in the pits. They work so hard on this thing…they put their heart and soles and life savings into this to keep it on the race track. There’s just so many people that have made this possible…my racing career from the time I was a kid,” added Sebetto of his 17th career win at Fremont, which moves him into a tie for 30th on the all-time win list with Jack Hewitt and Jim Ward.
Two weeks ago, Sebetto crashed his mount at Attica Raceway Park. The car was taken to local legend Mark Keegan who had to weld and fix the frame. And it was good enough to give Sebetto the biggest win of his young career – his second All Star victory in as many years.
“I’m ready for the World of Outlaw race (on Oct. 15)…bring them on,” said Sebetto. “There’s no better chassis than a Maxim in my opinion…no matter what we do to it it’s fast. Mikey Summer works his butt off and he deserves every bit of thanks he gets. And Mango and Jay and Rollie and Tommie and the whole crew…they do so much.”
Shaffer was just as excited as Sebetto with the outcome.
“I was inching up on him little by little and if I had a chance I knew it would be in one and two and I hit it right…boy I nailed it that time and got a run on him down the back straight away. And then it got kind of funneled down and got tight and I was like ‘man I got underneath him but I pushed up the track. It was just a great race and a lot of fun. Bryan and his guys did a great job…hats off to them,” said Shaffer beside his Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products backed #83. “If anyone had to beat me I’m glad it was him…he’s a good friend. We gave him a shot at it. These guys have been doing a great job here all year.”
But looking at the bigger picture, the weekend gives Shaffer a big advantage in the chase for his third consecutive All Star national title and the $20,000 Ohio Region championship.
And while the crowd was abuzz about the tremendous battle for the win, they were also treated to another back to front charge as Greg Wilson sliced his way from dead last – 24th – to a third place finish.
“I knew if we could just get in the race – we haven’t been timing worth a darn and we hurt our real good engine last night. I have to thank Paul Kistler for helping us out with this engine. It isn’t the stoutest thing but the damn thing just keeps on trucking. Daniel Smith had this car awesome. I have to thank the good Lord above for looking out for us. We’ve had a couple of rough weeks here. But my wife and my dad and everyone that’s been helping…they’ve stuck by me,” said Wilson beside his All Star Plumbing and Heating/DNC Hydraulics/Ohio Logistics backed machine.
In the 50-lap All Star feature, Sebetto and Todd Heller would lead the field to the green. Sebetto would bolt into the lead while Jac Haudenschild would steal second with Heller, Cole Duncan, Shaffer and Brad Haudenschild in tow. Shaffer would drive the bottom groove into third on lap four as Sebetto pulled away.
The caution would fly for a Cap Henry spin on lap 8 with the running order Sebetto, Haudenschild, Shaffer and Duncan. Sebetto was just ready to hit lapped traffic when the caution came out and Haudenschild had been closing. With a clear track, Sebetto again pulled away, as he set a blistering pace, encountering lapped traffic by the 15th circuit.
As the leaders raced through traffic, Shaffer quickly closed on Haudenschild, taking the runner-up spot on lap 20. Shaffer immediately starting reeling in Sebetto as they ran nose to tail until the caution flew on lap 26 for a Dale Blaney spin. Sebetto again had a clear track with a lapped car separating him and Shaffer while four lapped cars back it was Haudenschild in third, followed by Holtgraver, David Gravel and last place starter Greg Wilson.
Sebetto would pull away again from Shaffer slightly as Haudenschild now had his hands full with Gravel and Wilson. Shaffer began slowly inching closer to Sebetto, and when they raced back into lapped traffic with 15 circuits to go, the pair again ran nose to tail. The final caution would fly on lap 41, again handing Sebetto with a clear track, which he used on the ensuing restart to pull away slightly. Meanwhile Wilson had moved into third.
However, with two laps to go, Shaffer had quickly closed the game and raced to Sebetto’s inside. As they took the white flag, they raced into turns one and two with Sebetto up top and Shaffer on the bottom. The pair raced side by side into turn three with a lapped car right in front of Sebetto. Shaffer pounced, driving to the inside as Sebetto diamonded off the corner and charged at Shaffer. The pair banged wheels down the front stretch with Sebetto winning by a bumper.
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Shaffer scores 10th All Star win to open Ford Classic at Fremont |
 FREMONT, OH (9-16-11) By Brian Liskai– Tim Shaffer shot around Rob Chaney in lapped traffic on lap 14 and then benefitted from a caution to give him a clear track as he went on to score the All Star Circuit of Champions win to open the Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway on Friday night. It marked the 98th appearance of the All Stars at Fremont Speedway.
The win on All Pro Cylinder Heads Night was the 10th series win of the year for the two-time All Star champion and the 11th career win at Fremont. He will seek to sweep the weekend on Saturday in the $10,000-to-win, 50-lap finale on Ludwig Propane Night. It was also Shaffer’s 45th career All Star win to move him into sixth on the series’ all-time win list, just eight behind Frankie Kerr.
“Things really got interesting there for awhile…it was a great race. I didn’t think we were going to get there. But Brian (Kemenah, crew chief) and guys did such a great job on the car…it came on late. That caution helped a bunch…it seemed like everything kind of fell our way tonight,” said Shaffer in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook Motorsports entry.
“You have to take it when it happens like this because a lot of nights it don’t. That’s dirt track racing…it changes all night and my guys changed the car and hit it right on the money,” added Shaffer of his Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products/VRP Shocks #83. “Tomorrow’s a whole new night and things can change. You have to start with a good qualifying effort and get through your heat and go from there. It will be a longer race which I seem to like…I just hope we can be up here tomorrow.”
While Shaffer had to be considered the odds on favorite to win – he’s won the $10,000 Ohio Sprint Speed Week Finale at “The Track That Action Built in June – many of the fans were hoping local driver Bryan Sebetto could provide an upset. The 2011 Kistler Racing Products FAST champion has won three times at Fremont this season, including the previous week.
Sebetto. the track’s current point leader, would charge from 10th to finish second.
“You can’t give Tim Shaffer a clear track…he’s the best in the business…the only shot I had was lapped traffic. He’s way better in traffic than I am…it would have taken him getting hung up in the right spot and giving me an opening. Congrats to Tim and the whole crew…they did a great job. You know they are the car to beat every time you pull into the pits for an All Star race..any race for that matter,” said Sebetto beside his Burmeister Racing/Steven Mapus Tools/JLH General Contractors backed #16.
"Once started to get the wing back a little bit I could move around…I was really good on the bottom in one and two but it was hard to hit the spot without sliding up into the slick,” added Sebetto.
For Rob Chaney who led the first 13 laps, a solid third place run was just was the Bryan Grove team needed.
“I’m not disappointed at all. We’ve really struggled…we’ve been fast since speedweek and our results don’t show it. We got a top three finish and hopefully we can finish the year out with some good finishes without any problems,” said Chaney beside his Canton Erectors/Tim Hawkins Logging backed #45.
In the 30-lap All Star feature, Dale Blaney and Rob Chaney would lead the field to the green, with Chaney getting the advantage while Jac Haudenschild and Shaffer would give chase. Shaffer would take third on lap four, but Haudenschild would fight back to regain the position on the next lap.
As Chaney hit lapped traffic on the ninth circuit, Blaney would close while Haudenschild and Shaffer continued to run side-by-side for third. Meanwhile Byron Reed, Brandon Martin, Sebetto and 13th starter Dean Jacobs would race heard for fifth. Shaffer would grab third on the 11th lap and drove around Blaney into second a lap later, with Haudenschild taking third on lap 13. Just as the half-way point was completed, the caution would fly when David Gravel lost a right front wheel. The running order was Shaffer, a lapped car, Chaney, Sebetto, Haudenschild, Blaney and Jacobs.
With a clear track, Shaffer would pull away slightly while Chaney was locked in a torrid battle for second with Sebetto. With four laps to go, Sebetto was able to drive under Chaney for second with Haudenschild and Jacobs rounding out the top five. But, Sebetto ran out of time as Shaffer took the checkered. Chaney, Jacobs and Haudenschild would round out the top five.
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The UNOH College of Applied Technologies' High Performance Department's reputation for producing highly-educated graduates means your diploma or associate degree will give you a distinct advantage in a competitive workplace.The University of Northwestern Ohio invented the high performance/motorsports program in 1992 and has been training students with the latest technology available in the industry since. 
The All Stars are one of the premier sprint car sanctioning bodies in the USA. It is owned by an Illinois businessman, and now in their 30th year of operation, the All Stars take pride in their reputation of providing highly competitive, fair, exciting racing for outlaw sprint cars with many different winners in a year. About 400 drivers participate in All Star races yearly in front of an average of 5,000 spectators per event. Currently 40+ races are scheduled in numerous states, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Nebraska, West Virginia, and Kansas. 
Ohio Sprint Speedweek proves to be one of the most competitive weeks in racing during the 2010 All Star season. Tough battles happened in the 2010 Ohio Sprint Speedweek season, as it included nine straight nights of racing action in the buckeye state, it challenged the best of the best, but young David Gravel- DDR Motorsports was crowned the 2010 champion.