By James Perricone

Albuquerque, NM – (August 10, 2015) – With hot weather in the south the JBMotorsports 10P team are heading north for cooler weather and a chance to invade NRA/SOD territory. First stop will be Jim’s first visit to Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday for the NRA season final race of the year. Secondly on Saturday night will be a second new track as the team will travel over to Plymouth Speedway in Indiana for the Sprints on Dirt regular show. The last time Jim got to run against front runner Ryan Ruhl was at the Winternationals during East Bay Raceway speedweeks. Jim now resides in Albuquerque, NM and will be making the trip North to invade and take on the best that both NRA and SOD have to offer. Come out and meet the team.

By Bob Buffenbarger

Montpelier, In. – (August 1, 2015) – Mitch Brown used his outside front row starting position to power to the lead from the green flag and went on to an impressive Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP vs K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders win at Montpelier Motor Speedway Saturday night.

As the feature was forming, the 12R of Nick Roberts encountered trouble and took a spill in turn four, but made some hasty repairs and made it back out to start the A with a crumpled wing. Pole setter Kyle Sauder took the green for the 25 lap event and as the field came off turn two, Max Stambaugh lost power in the middle of the pack but luckily all cars were able to avoid contact. Stambaugh was finished for the night though.

A complete restart was in order and things heated up quickly with Brown and Sauder completing lap one side by side with several cars making contact behind the leaders, however the green stayed out. Brown took command early on and stretched his lead some over Sauder with Hud Horton 3rd and Tyler Moore 4th as Phil Gressman, Jared Horstman and Tim Allison were all dicing for 5th.

As the 10th lap was completed, Gressman and Horstman made contact at the stripe with Horstman spinning and bringing out the only caution of the feature. As the green appeared again the order was Brown, Horton, Sauder, Moore and Gressman. Now the 23 of Devon Dobie who started 11th was on the move and took 3rd over on lap 12.

Brown maintained the top spot as racing behind him continued to be intense with now 10th starting Shawn Dancer entering the fray and moving in on Sauder. As the white flag flew, Brown was not challenged but at the checkers it was Horton, Dobie, Dancer and Sauder all under a blanket behind Mitch Brown.

Heats for the 18 cars on hand were won by Hud Horton and Tyler Moore

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
Montpelier Motor Speedway
Montpelier, MI
Saturday August 1, 2015

Comp Cams / Lane Automotive Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 17H – Hud Horton, 2. 10 – Mitch Brown, 3. 17 – Jared Horstman, 4. 28H – Phil Gressman, 5. 6 – Max Stambaugh, 6. 23 – Devon Dobie, 7. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 8. 77 – Zane Devault, 9. 12 – Nick Roberts

Kistler Racing Products Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 12J – Tyler Moore, 2. 83 – Kyle Sauder, 3. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 4. 11 – Tim Allison, 5. 49 – Shawn Dancer, 6. 22R – Kevin Roberts, Jr., 7. 6S – J.R. Stewart, 8. 8J – Jess Stiger, 9. 7K – Kyle Pitts

Engine Pro Feature (25-Laps): 1. 10 – Mitch Brown, 2. 17H – Hud Horton, 3. 23 – Devon Dobie, 4. 49 – Shawn Dancer, 5. 83 – Kyle Sauder, 6. 6S – J.R. Stewart, 7. 11 – Tim Allison, 8. 28H – Phil Gressman, 9. 12J – Tyler Moore, 10. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 11. 17 – Jared Horstman, 12. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 13. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 14. 8J – Jess Stiger, 15. 77 – Zane DeVault, 16. 12R – Nick Roberts, 17. 22R – Kevin Roberts, Jr, 18. 6 – Max Stambaugh.

By T.J. Buffenbarger

Lake Odessa, MI – (July 31, 2015) – Often times a driver’s ability to navigate through slower traffic can win or lose a race. Dustin Daggett proved that to be true on Saturday night taking the lead from Chase Ridenour in slower traffic and then holding off a late race surge by Gregg Dalman to win the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature at I-96 Speedway. Daggett’s drove to the Mott Motorsports car to his 101st in Sprints on Dirt competition.

“I saw (Dalman) down there, but knew if I kept my momentum around the top I’d be okay,” said Daggett. “You can get in a lot of trouble following a lapped car into the corner, so I didn’t want to waste any time getting around them.”

Ridenour and Brett Mann started on the front row for the 25-lap feature. Ridenour took the lead early with Kyle Pitts and Daggett in pursuit. Following a restart on lap three Daggett overtook Pitts for second and set out after Ridenour for the lead. Daggett closed as the duo ran up on slower traffic. Then on lap 11 Ridenour made contact with a slower car going into turn one, allowing Daggett to ride the rim into the lead.

Two more cautions on lap 12 and 15 allowed Gregg Dalman to work the bottom of the race track and move into the runner up spot. Following the final restart Dalman chipped away at Daggett’s lead, eventually running side by side for several laps until getting boxed in on the bottom by slower traffic. This allowed Daggett to pull ahead over the final five laps to claim the victory. Dalman held on for second while Pitts passed Ridenour for the final podium position. Craig Karazim rounded out the top five.

Heat race events for the 21 car field were won by Daggett, Ridenour, and Trey Smith. The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series continues Saturday night at the Montpelier Motor Speedway.

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
I-96 Speedway
Lake Odessa, MI
Friday July 31, 2015

Comp Cams / Lane Automotive Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 2. 4 – Craig Karazim, 3. Kyle Pitts, 4. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 5. 20 – 20A – Andy Chehowski, 6. 23 – Joe Geibe, 7. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 8. 27J – Jared Lamberson

Kistler Racing Products Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 2. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 3. 19 – Brett Mann, 4. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 5. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 6. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 7. 21 – Matt Lumbert

Allstar Performance / Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 11 – Trey Smith, 2. 19J – Linden Jones, 3. 89 – Chris Pobanz, 4. 27R – Kyle Locke, 5. 84 – Kyle Poortenga, 6. 70 – Jim Lingar. DNS: 24 – Eric Smith

Engine Pro Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 2. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 3. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 4. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 5. 4 – Craig Karazim, 6. 19 – Brett Mann, 7. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 8. 31 – Andy Teuenssen, 9. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 10. 27R – Kyle Locke, 11. 84 – Kyle Poortenga, 12. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 13. 11 – Trey Smith, 14. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 15. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 16. 23G – Joe Geibe, 17. 70 – Jim Lingar, 18. 19J – Linden Jones, 19. 21 – Matt Lumbert, 20. 27J – Jared Lamberson, 21. 89 – Chris Pobanz. DNS: 24 – Eric Smith.

The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series will visit two different states for a doubleheader this weekend.

On Friday, July 31^st, SOD makes its final appearance of the season at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan.  SOD’s first action packed appearance on May 1^st saw Dustin Daggett jump into an early lead only to tangle with another car on lap 14 and go to the tail.  Ryan Ruhl picked up the win followed by Gregg Dalman while Daggett worked his way back through traffic and finished 3^rd.  Pit Gates open at 4pm and Grand Stands open at 5:30pm.  Hot laps start at 6:30pm and racing starts at 8:00pm.  Pit passes are $25.00; grand stand tickets run $8.00 for seniors 60 and over, $12.00 for adults, $6.00 for kids 6-12 and kids under 5 are free.  Family passes (including 2 adults and 2 kids) are $30.

On Saturday, August 1^st, the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP will head south for their final appearance this year with the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders at Montpelier Motor Speedway in Montpelier, Indiana.  The co-sanctioned event will feature a truly epic battle drawing Ohio’s and Michigan’s finest winged sprint car drivers to the Indiana ¼ mile bullring.  The first appearance of SOD & NRA on June 6^th saw Jared Horstman pick up his first MMS win over SOD heavy hitter Dustin Daggett, Max Stambaugh, Hud Horton and Randy Hannagan.  Racing action starts at 6:30pm with gates opening at 3:00pm and hot laps at 5:00pm.  General admission tickets are $15.00 with kids (12 and under) free.  Pit passes are $30.00.

The 36^th season of competition for the winged sprint car series has started out strong in 2015 with five different drivers picking up wins in six completed events to-date.  For more information, please go to the official series website, www.sprintsondirt.com.

Photos Courtesy of TW Photographics

Quincy, MI – (July 25, 2015) – Ryan Ruhl and Kevin Atkins won feature events Saturday night with the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP at Butler Speedway. Ruhl won the makeup feature that was rain delayed from June 13th while Atkins won the regularly scheduled SOD main event.

In the makeup feature Ruhl started on the front row and led all 25-laps in route to victory, holding off multiple challenges from Chase Ridenour for the victory.

In the regularly scheduled feature Linden Jones led a majority of the feature until getting tangled up with a slower car on lap 17. This gave Atkins the lead he would never relinquish.

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
Butler Speedway
Quincy, MI
Saturday July 25, 2015

Makeup Feature: 1. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 3. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 4. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 5. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 6. 10J – Chris Jones, 7. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 8. 48 – Kevin Atkins, 9. 25M – Ken Mackey, 10. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 11. 4 – Craig Karazim, 12. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 13. 77 – Zane DeVault, 14. 19 – Brett Mann, 15. 27J – Jared Lamberson, 16. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 17. 19J – Linden Jones, 18. 24 – Eric Smith.

Comp Cams / Late Automotive Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 2. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 3. 27K – Ryan Kirkendall, 4. 19 – Brett Mann, 5. 24 – Eric Smith, 6. 70 – Jim Lingar. DNS: 27J – Jared Lamberson.

Kistler Racing Products Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 2. 48 – Kevin Atkins, 3. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 4. 23G – Joe Geibe, 5. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 6. 25M – Ken Mackey, 7. 2T – Ralph Brakenberry.

Allstar Performance / Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 2. 46 – Robert Huisken, 3. 77 – Zane Devault, 4. 4 – Craig Karazim, 5. 84 – Kyle Portenga , 6. 10J – Chris Jones, 7. 6 – Tyler Beardon

Hoosier Tire Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 19J – Linden Jones, 3. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 4. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 5. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 6. 27R – Kyle Locke

Engine Pro B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 2. 84, 3. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 4. 10J – Chris Jones, 5. 25M – Ken Mackey, 6. 24 – Eric Smith, 7. 70 – Jim Lingar, 8. 27R – Kyle Locke, 9. 6 – Tyler Beardon, 10. 2T – Ralph Brakenberry. DNS: 27J – Jared Lamberson.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 48 – Kevin Atikins, 2. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 3. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 4. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 5. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 6. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 7. 46 – Robert Huisken, 8. 4 – Craig Karazim, 9. 27K – Ryan Kirkendall, 10. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 11. 10S – Jay Steinebach, 12. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 13. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 14. 77 – Zane DeVault, 15. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 16. 19J – Linden Jones, 17. 84 – Kyle Portenga, 18. 23G – Joe Geibe, 19. 19 – Brett Mann, 20. 10J – Chris Jones.