Hartford, MI – (July 24, 2015) – Ryan Ruhl held on through two late race restarts to win the King of Michigan event Friday night with the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP. Ruhl passed Dustin Daggett on lap ten and never looked back to claim his first King of Michigan crown.

Andy Teunessen and Craig Karazim started on the front row for the 25-lap feature. Karazim led through two corners before Daggett slid under him coming off turn four. After starting eighth Ruhl quickly worked his way into the top three on the opening lap, sliding by Karazim for second and started to run down Daggett.

Daggett and Ruhl raced through slower traffic when Daggett got caught behind a slower car on the bottom side of the race track. Ruhl went around that same car on the top and used his momentum topo power by with a slide job in turn four to take the lead.

Other than one close call that nearly resulted in spinning out Ruhl dominated the remainder of the event. Late race cautions for Nic Rogers slowing on the front stretch and a wild ride by Craig Karazim over the wall in turn two without turning over did not stop Ruhl from winning over Daggett, Teuenssen, Trey Smith, and Gregg Dalman.

King of Michigan
Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
Hartford Speedway – Hartford, MI
Friday July 24, 2015

Comp Cams / Late Automotive Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 2. 11 – Trey Smith, 3. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 4. 23G – Joe Geibe, 5. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 6. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 7. 70 – Jim Lingar.

Kistler Racing Products Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 3. 22OZ – Aaron Shaffer, 4. 7 – Nic Rogers, 5. 19 – Brett Mann, 6. 24 – Eric Smth, 7. 51 – Oscar Smith.

Allstar Performance / Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 2. 4 – Craig Karazim, 3. 77 – Zane DeVault, 4. 19J – Linden Jones, 5. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 6. 18 – D.J. Lamance.

Engine Pro Feature (25 Laps): 1. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, 2. 2M – Dustin Daggett, 3. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 4. 11 – Trey Smith, 5. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 6. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 7. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 8. 77 – Zane DeVault, 9. 23G – Joe Geibe, 10. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 11. 19J – Linden Jones, 12. 70 – Jim Lingar, 13. 7 – Nic Rogers, 14. 22OZ – Aaron Shaffer, 15. 4 – Craig Karazim, 16. 19 – Brett Mann, 17. 51 – Oscar Smith, 18. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 19. 18 – D.J. Lamance, 20. 24 – Eric Smith.

The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series will visit two Michigan tracks this weekend for a thrilling doubleheader.

On Friday, July 24th, Hartford Speedway puts a twist on the King of Michigan by pairing up the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions for an epic night of racing on the Wicked Half Mile. The June appearance of SOD at Hartford Speedway saw Dustin Daggett pick up his 100th SOD victory after a ferocious battle with Ryan Ruhl. Gates open at 5:00pm with Hot Laps at 7:00pm and Racing at 8:00pm. General admission tickets are $25 (kids 10 & under are free with paying adult) and pit passes are $30.

On Saturday, July 25th, Butler Speedway will host the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP for the 2015 Sprint Car Spectacular. The action-packed show at the Butler Battlegrounds will include a make-up feature from the rained out June 13th show as well as a full regular program. The 2014 season saw Jared Horstman and Randy Hannagan picking up SOD wins at Butler Speedway. Gates open at 4:00pm with Hot Laps at 6:00pm and Racing at 7:30pm. General admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $7 for kids 6-12. Kids 5 and under are free. Pit passes are $25.00.

The 36th season of competition for the winged sprint car series continues to build momentum in 2015 with nine different drivers picking up wins in thirteen completed events to-date. For more information, please go to the official series website, www.sprintsondirt.com.

23 cars were on hand Saturday to participate in the Mike Olrich Memorial at Crystal Motor Speedway when the rains moved in during heat race events.  Crystal officials made a valiant effort to run the track in, however, Mother Nature prevailed and the remainder of the program was cancelled.

The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP will return to action next Friday at Hartford Speedway paired with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions, followed by a double feature show at Butler Speedway on Saturday.  The Mike Olrich Memorial will be run on September 5^th at Crystal Motor Speedway.

Photo Courtesy of Tri-City Motor Speedway

Auburn, MI – (July 17, 2015) – Kyle Pitts won his first career feature event with the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Friday night at Tri-City Motor Speedway. Pitts held off challenges from Dan McCarron and Brad Lamberson for the victory.

Pitts and McCarron started on the front row for the 25-lap feature. McCarron applied steady pressure to Pitts, even getting a look on the bottom for the lead, but Pitts was able to maintain the top position. Then as McCarron faded Brad Lamberson, also looking for his first career SOD victory, started applying pressure over the final five laps to Pitts. Pitts was up for the challenge though taking the victory over Lamberson, Chase Ridenour, McCarron, and Andy Teunessen.

Ridenour, Lamberson, and Troy Chehowski won heat races for the 20 car field.

The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series continues tomorrow night at Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal Michigan for the second of three appearances of the 2015 season for the Mike Olrich Memorial.

Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
Tri-City Motor Speedway – Auburn, MI
Friday July 17, 2015

Comp Cams / Lane Automotive Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 2. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 3. 4 – Craig Karazim, 4. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 5. 27J – Jared Lamberson, 6. 70 – Jim Lingar, 7. 89 – Chris Pobanz.

Kistler Racing Products Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 2. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 3. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 4. 19 – Brett Mann, 5. 24 – Eric Smith, 6. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 7. 3T – Tank Brakenberry.

Allstar Performance / Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 2. 7 – Nic Rogers, 3. 22M – Dan McCarron, 4. 23G – Joe Geibe, 5. 46 – Robert Huisken, 6. 2T – Ralph Brakenberry.

Engine Pro Feature (25 Laps): 1. 7K – Kyle Pitts, 2. 27 – Brad Lamberson, 3. 11R – Chase Ridenour, 4. 22M – Dan McCarron, 5. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 6. 20A – Andy Chehowski, 7. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 8. 4 – Craig Karazim, 9. 19 – Brett Mann, 10. 7 – Nic Rogers, 11. 27J – Jared Lamberson, 12. 46 – Robert Huisken, 13. 23G – Joe Geibe, 14. 24 – Eric Smith, 15. 1A – Mark Aldrich, 16. 70 – Jim Lingar, 17. 3T – Tank Brakenberry, 18. 49T – Gregg Dalman, 19. 89 – Chris Pobanz, 20. 2T – Ralph Brakenberry.

From WRP

James McFadden won the “Bob Reynolds Memorial” at Waynesfield Raceway Park Saturday night. Rounding out the top five was Butch Schroeder, Max Stambaugh, Tim Allison and Kyle Sauder.

NRA Sprint Invaders (35 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position

Qualifying –
1. 6M-Max Stambaugh, 11.420
2. 17-Jarod Horstman, 11.525
3. 11-Tim Allison, 11.653
4. 28H-Hud Horton, 11.682
5. 83-Kyle Sauder, 11.695
6. 6S-JR Stewart, 11.774
7. 23-Devon Dobie, 11.833
8. 3G-James McFadden, 11.888
9. 10X-Dustin Stoup, 11.920
10. 33M-Caleb Griffith, 11.921
11. B20-Butch Schroeder, 12.004
12. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 12.058
13. 31N-Rod Henning, 12.067
14. 27-Brad Lamberson, 12.069
15. 49-Shawn Dancer, 12.096
16. 48-Mike Burkin, 12.099
17. 10J-Jarrod Delong, 12.133
18. 2M-Dustin Dagget, 12.150
19. 1-Luke Hall, 12.156
20. 5W-Jeff Williams, 12.187
21. 7K-Kyle Pitts, 12.208
22. 8M-TJ Michael, 12.216
23. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.220
24. 22H-Randy Hanagan, 12.233
25. 11R-Chase Ridenour, 12.280
26. 15-Brandon Ferguson, 12.365
27. 49T-Gregg Dalman, 12.383
28. 12J-Tyler Moore, 12.406
29. 8J-Jess Stiger, 12.470
30. 12-Nick Roberts, 12.476
31. 35-Ron Blair, 12.556
32. 51-Jay Dunham, 12.691
33. 10CJ-CJ Jones, 12.813
34. 87-Jim Dues, 12.966
35. 22R-Kevin Roberts, 13.055

Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 10X-Dustin Stoup[4]
2. 6M-Max Stambaugh[6]
3. 31N-Rod Henning[3]
4. 83-Kyle Sauder[5]
5. 7K-Kyle Pitts[1]
6. 10J-Jarrod Delong[2]
7. 11R-Chase Ridenour[7]
8. 8J-Jess Stiger[8]
9. 10CJ-CJ Jones[9]

Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 33M-Caleb Griffith[4]
2. 2M-Dustin Dagget[2]
3. 27-Brad Lamberson[3]
4. 6S-JR Stewart[5]
5. 17-Jarod Horstman[6]
6. 8M-TJ Michael[1]
7. 15-Brandon Ferguson[7]
8. 12-Nick Roberts[8]
9. 87-Jim Dues[9]

Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 22-Cole Duncan[1]
2. 1-Luke Hall[2]
3. 11-Tim Allison[6]
4. B20-Butch Schroeder[4]
5. 49-Shawn Dancer[3]
6. 49T-Gregg Dalman[7]
7. 22R-Kevin Roberts[9]
8. 23-Devon Dobie[5]
9. 35-Ron Blair[8]

Heat 4 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 22H-Randy Hanagan[1]
2. 3G-James McFadden[5]
3. 1ST-Gary Taylor[4]
4. 48-Mike Burkin[3]
5. 28H-Hud Horton[6]
6. 12J-Tyler Moore[7]
7. 5W-Jeff Williams[2]
8. 51-Jay Dunham[8]

B-Main #1 – (10 Laps – Top 2 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 23-Devon Dobie[2]
2. 17-Jarod Horstman[1]
3. 7K-Kyle Pitts[4]
4. 8J-Jess Stiger[7]
5. 49T-Gregg Dalman[6]
6. 11R-Chase Ridenour[5]
7. 10J-Jarrod Delong[3]
8. 35-Ron Blair[8]
9. 22R-Kevin Roberts[10]

B-Main #2 – (10 Laps – Top 2 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 28H-Hud Horton[1]
2. 49-Shawn Dancer[2]
3. 15-Brandon Ferguson[5]
4. 87-Jim Dues[9]
5. 12-Nick Roberts[7]
6. 12J-Tyler Moore[6]
7. 8M-TJ Michael[4]
8. 51-Jay Dunham[8]
9. 5W-Jeff Williams[3]

A-Main – (40 Laps)
1. 3G-James McFadden[5]
2. B20-Butch Schroeder[8]
3. 6M-Max Stambaugh[4]
4. 11-Tim Allison[3]
5. 83-Kyle Sauder[2]
6. 6S-JR Stewart[1]
7. 33M-Caleb Griffith[7]
8. 10X-Dustin Stoup[6]
9. 48-Mike Burkin[12]
10. 22H-Randy Hanagan[16]
11. 1ST-Gary Taylor[9]
12. 22-Cole Duncan[15]
13. 49-Shawn Dancer[20]
14. 1-Luke Hall[14]
15. 17-Jarod Horstman[19]
16. 27-Brad Lamberson[11]
17. 23-Devon Dobie[17]
18. 28H-Hud Horton[18]
19. 2M-Dustin Dagget[13]
20. 31N-Rod Henning[10]
21. 49T-Gregg Dalman[21]
Hard Charger: 49-Shawn Dancer[+7]