Story by Mike Goins Pics by Steve Alcorn

In what was a very hot week turned into some very hot racing action on sat Moler Raceway Park. In the Sunesis Construction Late Model division there was a strong field of twenty cars on hand to try and tame the ¼ mile speed plant and for awhile it looked as though there would be a newcomer in victory lane as Edinburgh, Indiana’s Chad Stapleton would lead from the start and control most of the feature event but Sardinia, Ohio’s Barry Doss would make the low line work and take the lead away with 3 laps remaining in the feature event to steal the win in his Holman Motors, D&G Trucking, Doss Contracting, Gabbard Ford, and Howser’s Discount and Garage Sponsored machine. Stapleton would come home second with John Sizemore, Larry Pickelheimer Jr, and Chad Oberson rounding out the top five spots. Mike Myers and Stapleton were heat race winners.

In the US Race Gear $600 Street Stock Special it was all Jamey Adams as the Laurelville, Ohio driver would lead the entire race and claim his third feature win of the season in his Thomas Gas, Helterbran Trucking, Precision Grinding sponsored machine. Mark Kaetzel would claim second spot followed by Jeremie Bretz, Dave Kirker, and Bruce Gray Jr, Kaetze and Adams were heat race winners.



In the Mt Orab Ford Modified Division it was cheers all around as Hamersville, Ohio’s Randy Wash would take his first ever victory at MRP in a hotly contested modified feature. At the beginning of the race it was last week’s feature winner Dave McWilliams leading the first lap Wash would pass him on lap two and fight off McWilliams’ advances through lap five when current track point leader and UMP National point leader Devin Gilpin would try to take the top spot away from Wash. Gilpin dropped out under caution and it was Late Model feature winner Barry Doss’s turn to take shots at Wash but to no avail as the Seips Carquest Auto Parts, Backstreet Deli, L&M Performance sponsored machine would take the sweet visit to victory lane. Doss would take second spot followed by Jimmy Lennex Jr, Derrick Davis, and Jim O’Toole. Wash passed McWilliams with two laps to go to claim the win in heat race #1 while Barry Doss won heat #2.

In the AMSA Mini-Sprints it was Bainbridge, Ohio’s Ryan Broughton claiming his second feature win in a row at MRP. Beau Stewart claimed second position followed by Rod Henning, Jeff Barnhart, and Kevin Roberts Sr.

In the Holman Motor Chevette division it was a great race up front as Sean Jones, Rusty Yarger, and Josh Francis battled throughout the fifteen lap event often with the lead changing hands every lap. At the end though it was Jones claiming his third feature win of the season in his Hesler’s Country Corner, Rv’s R Us, Odessy Canvas Works, Mootz Construction sponsored machine. In a wild last lap scramble as Rusty Yarger seemed to loose power it was Jeff Watson claiming second spot over Josh Francis, tail starting Miles Tarvin, and Scott Ramp. Francis and Jones claimed heat race wins.
Coming Friday August 20th, the Biggest Event of the Year at MRP, the Victor “Ike” Moler Memorial with $5000 to Win for the Late Model Class!! Ike Moler is Grandfather to Kevin Moler and built and operated Mt. Orab Speedway back in the 50’s. The Moler Family dream was to open a race track in his honor and Jerry Moler, having helped his Dad build a race track and after years of building and racing cars Jerry has now built his second race track, something no one else has done before him. So the Memorial in honor of “Ike” Moler is a tribute to the whole Moler Family who have been so active in the sport throughout five generations now. The Famed Southern Trophy, eight foot tall, was given out at Southern Ohio Raceway by current Moler Raceway Park Race Director Mike Jewell and is now given to the Winner of the Memorial race. The Famed Southern trophy was won at Southern Ohio Raceway 20 years ago by Delmos Conley who is expected to come to MRP and try to win it again 20 years later. It has also been won by Racing legends Billy Moyer in 1988, Donnie Moran 1989, Delmos Conley 1990, Black Jack Boggs 1991, Paul Harris 1992 and then it was won at MRP by Eddie Carrier, Jr. in ’08 and Mike Marlar in ’09!! Who will win it this year at Moler Raceway Park?? You don’t want to miss this one!!! Gates Open 3:00, Hot Laps 7:00, Racing 7:30. www.molerracewaypark.com