MECHANICSBURG, PA (6-10-11) By Brian Liskai – A few years ago Lance Dewease
hit the road with the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions and nearly
took the title. Now, with the All Stars’ new regional points system,
Dewease could well be on his way to a championship - especially after
winning his second race in a week. The Fayetteville, Pennsylvania resident
got around Chad Layton late in the race Friday at the legendary Williams
Grove Speedway and went on to score his 29th career victory with the All
Stars to pad his lead in the series’ Eastern Region points.
The fans were treated to great racing throughout the field. In fact, with
two laps to go three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney, Layton and Donnie
Kreitz Jr. were three wide battling for second!
Chad Layton looked to have the race in hand, holding a commanding lead when
Aaron Ott flipped out of the track on lap 19. This put Dewease - who won
last Sunday at Clinton County Speedway to take the All Stars’ Eastern
Region Point lead – right on Layton’s tail. Layton not only had to deal
with Dewease, who holds 76 career wins at Williams Grove, but an
ill-handling car as his front wing had been damaged. On the restart Layton
did everything he could to try and keep Dewease behind him. Dewease was
able to get around Layton on lap 21.
“We haven’t been real good…we really weren’t that good tonight. Chad
(Layton) had his problems with his nose wing..if anybody knows when the
nose wing falls off or falls down like that you really can’t get through
the corner. I really have to give him credit. On that restart he did
everything he could…he used up all the track he could to try and keep us
behind him. I was trying to get around him without hitting him…these things
are a handful when the nose wing’s like that,” said Dewease beside his
Catoctin Motorsports, Viper Risk Management, Advanced Development services
backed #30c. “We were fortunate to get the win.”
“All and all we’ve been getting a little bit better. We won at Clinton
County but we really weren’t happy so we put a different car together for
the rest of the week. I think it’s a better car than what we had. We’re
doing things so much different than we did last year…I don’t know why we
have to but we do. But we’re gaining on it,” added Dewease.
For Layton a second place finish was bitter-sweet.
“It was a handful…I usually don’t drive like that. I’m sure Dale (Blaney)
and those guys were probably wondering ‘what the hell is he doing,’ but
with a few laps to go I was just trying to hang on and not sink and drown.
It was a heart-breaker for me to see him (Dewease) go by. I knew we had a
real good race car. Even with the front wing falling off I thought we might
have a chance but he proved other wise,” said Layton beside his
Middleswarth Jalapeno Flavored Potato Chips, Don Ott Racing Engines, Emory
Transmissions J&J Auto Racing backed machine.
Donnie Kreitz Jr. – a four-time Williams Grove champion - would bring the
Kreitz Oval Track Parts backed sprint car home in third.
“Jamie just did an incredible job with the car. I’m usually not any good
when the track’s like this but he had the car so good it was easy to drive.
Dale…he ran me really clean there…he could have run across my nose. It was
a lot of fun,” said Kreitz.
The 30-lap feature would see pole-sitter Blaney fall quickly third as
Layton and Dewease get around him on the first circuit. Layton would hit
lapped traffic by lap 7 and would pull away as Dewease, Blaney and Daryn
Pittman gave chase.
Layton’s big lead would begin to evaporate when his front wing broke,
allowing Dewease to close. The race would come to a halt on lap 19 when Ott
tumbled over the turn 1 guardrail. Layton would use up the entire track to
try and hold off Dewease on the restart, but his ill-handling machine was
just no match for the #30c. Dewease drives around Layton for the lead
exiting turn two on lap 21 and pulls away.
Now Layton has to deal with Blaney and a closing Don Kreitz. With six laps
to go, Blaney is racing side-by-side with Layton. Blaney would pass low in
turn 1 and Layton would return the favor in turn two. With two laps to go,
Kreitz would make it a three car battle for second – at one point down the
back stretch they were three wide for the runner-up spot!
Layton was able to hold on for second and Kreitz would sneak by Blaney on
the last corner of the last lap to nab third.
Dewease now sits tied with Gary Wright for 17th on the All Stars’ all-time
win list, just one win away from matching Danny Smith’s total of 30
victories with the series.
Williams Grove Speedway - 6/10/2011
All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 51-Fred Rahmer, 16.824
2. 30C-Lance Dewease, 16.983
3. 14-Tony Stewart, 17.012
4. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.061
5. 77-Aaron Ott, 17.074
6. 27-Daryn Pittman, 17.075
7. 7-Chad Layton, 17.079
8. 69K-Donnie Kreitz Jr., 17.084
9. 2-Dale Blaney, 17.090
10. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.112
11. 71-Brian Leppo, 17.119
12. 83-Tim Shaffer, 17.128
13. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.139
14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 17.166
15. 1-Stevie Smith, 17.192
16. 89G-David Gravel, 17.201
17. 5G-Curt Michael, 17.214
18. 30-Doug Esh, 17.251
19. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.255
20. 7M-Mark Smith, 17.279
21. 39-Greg Hodnett, 17.301
22. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.304
23. 15-Adam Wilt, 17.304
24. 59-Jim Siegel, 17.307
25. 35-Justin Henderson, 17.319
26. 20S-Derek Sell, 17.347
27. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 17.358
28. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 17.394
29. O4-Cap Henry, 17.404
30. 17-Tyler Walker, 17.429
31. 2J-Ryan Bohlke, 17.441
32. 11C-Cory Haas, 17.456
33. 0-Rick Lafferty, 17.487
34. 4-Jon Brennfleck, 18.167
35. 3-Pete Miller III, 99.999
Heat 1 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 39-Greg Hodnett
2. 5G-Curt Michael
3. 2-Dale Blaney
4. 21-Brian Montieth
5. 77-Aaron Ott
6. 35-Justin Henderson
7. 51-Fred Rahmer
8. O4-Cap Henry
9. 0-Rick Lafferty
Heat 2 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 87-Alan Krimes
2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.
3. 30-Doug Esh
4. 27-Daryn Pittman
5. 30C-Lance Dewease
6. 17-Tyler Walker
7. 75-Nicole Bower
8. 20S-Derek Sell
9. 4-Jon Brennfleck
Heat 3 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 15-Adam Wilt
2. 71-Brian Leppo
3. 19M-Brent Marks
4. 1-Stevie Smith
5. 7-Chad Layton
6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
7. 14-Tony Stewart
8. 2J-Ryan Bohlke
9. 3-Pete Miller III
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 59-Jim Siegel
2. 7M-Mark Smith
3. 83-Tim Shaffer
4. 69K-Donnie Kreitz Jr.
5. 89G-David Gravel
6. 48-Danny Dietrich
7. 11C-Cory Haas
8. D4-Danny Holtgraver
Outerwear's Performance Products Dash Finish:
1. 2-Dale Blaney
2. 7-Chad Layton
3. 27- Dayrn Pittman
4. 30C-Lance Dewease
5. 77-Aaron Ott
6. 69K- Donnie Krietz Jr.
B-Main -
University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 14-Tony Stewart
2. 35-Justin Henderson
3. 48-Danny Dietrich
4. 51-Fred Rahmer
5. D4-Danny Holtgraver
6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken
7. 75-Nicole Bower
8. 11C-Cory Haas
9. 0-Rick Lafferty
10. 2J-Ryan Bohlke
11. 20S-Derek Sell
12. 4-Jon Brennfleck
13. 17-Tyler Walker
14. O4-Cap Henry
15. 3-Pete Miller III
A-Main - O’Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 30C-Lance Dewease[4]
2. 7-Chad Layton[2]
3. 69K-Donnie Kreitz Jr.[6]
4. 2-Dale Blaney[1]
5. 27-Daryn Pittman[3]
6. 83-Tim Shaffer[8]
7. 51-Fred Rahmer[11]
8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[10]
9. 21-Brian Montieth[9]
10. 71-Brian Leppo[7]
11. 30-Doug Esh[17]
12. 48-Danny Dietrich[13]
13. 39-Greg Hodnett[20]
14. 14-Tony Stewart[12]
15. 1-Stevie Smith[14]
16. 7M-Mark Smith[19]
17. 87-Alan Krimes[21]
18. 89G-David Gravel[15]
19. 35-Justin Henderson[24]
20. 19M-Brent Marks[18]
21. 15-Adam Wilt[22]
22. 77-Aaron Ott[5]
23. 5G-Curt Michael[16]
24. 59-Jim Siegel[23]
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