Ohio Kil-KareMahaffey Repeats at Kil-Kare Posted:5/8/2010 Mahaffey Repeats at Kil-Kare by Jerry Wahl Xenia, OH (5/7) - It was a cool evening Friday night at Kil-Kare Speedway for the NASCAR whelen All-American Series events but when the final checkers waved it was Don Mahaffey, Bill Burba, James Harding, and Tim Haerr taking feature wins. Former track champions Sam Heckman and Gary Estes brought the Sonic Drive-In late models to the green with Estes surging into the lead as Mike Stacy charged to second on the first lap and then sized up Estes. Fast timer Don Mahaffey came on strong and showed as the leader on lap ten as he came from fifth to do so. Estes held on to second but behind him Heckman and Mike Stacy rode side by side with Sloan Henderson right in the thick of action. Henderson surged ahead to take second spot as Estes slipped to fourth. Mahaffey and his Okley Blacktop special enjoyed a third lap lead when the caution came out with seven laps to go as Sam Heckman and Terry Scherz spun on turn two. Mahaffey continued to set the pace but henderson and Stacy was moving up on the leader as the laps wore down. Mahaffey took the win followed by Sloan Henderson, Mike Stacy, Gary Estes, and Bobby Justus. Twenty modifieds started their thirty lap feature with Bill Burba and Brian Reeser in the front row to face Mike Stapleton's green flag. Burba took the lead as Jason Mahaffey displaced Reeser for second with Jack Jones third and fast timer Greg Stapleton fourth by lap three. Action was slowed on lap three when Jamie Brenneman lost it on the frontstretch for the first caution. Burba enjoyed the lead on the restart as Stapleton was looking for a way around third place running Jones as Stapleton claimed third on lap eight. Jason Mahaffey who had been running second then tried the outside lane to catch leader Burba to no avail as the top four ran real close together. At the halfway point it was Stapleton on the inside of Mahaffy but Mahaffey shook him off as Burba moved up on slower cars. Burba began to pull away from the field only to see the caution come out on lap twenty one for a spin on the backstretch. With five laps to go it still was Burba in command but here came Stapleton on the outside to pass Mahaffey for second and then look out Burba, Stapleton is coming. Alsongside of burba went Stapleton as they ran side by side to the white flag and when they hit the checker it was Burba in his West Chester Permit Service special by four feet with Jason Mahaffey a very close third for a very exciting finish. Forth was Jack Jones and fifth was Brad Williams Jay Lakins Jr. and Ron Lewis were the pace setters in the sport stocks with Lakins taking the lead only to be slowed on the first lap when two cars tangled on the backstretch. Lakins held the front spot as fast timer James Harding who started seventh was in third by lap three and was after Lewis for second as he made his pass good on lap five and then sailed around Lakins and then left the field to fend for themselves. The traffic was heavy behind third place running Lakins as John Haney, Shawn Stansell, Travis Digges and Joe Hensel were battling for positions but the caution alowed the pace on lap eleven. Harding held a comfortable lead as the laps wound down but Lakins had his hands full as Joe Hensel passed him for third on lap sixteen. Another caution slowed the pace again with three laps to go enabling the field to bunch up. Hensel slipped around Lewis on the restart for second as Lewis fell back and out with a flat tire, then the scene was set for a shootout between Harding and Hensel for the win. Hensel rode on Harding's rear bumper but Harding didn't give up. Harding held on for the win followed by Joe Hensel, Jay Lakins Jr., John Haney, and Shawn Stansell. The compact cars hit the fifth-mile track for their twenty lap feature with Paul Holley and Dave Sagers in the front row but fireworks erupted on the first lap. Amber Sites was on the move but she and Bo Hoelscher tangled on turn four making a restart necessary with Sites heading to the pits. Sagers beat Holley into turn one but Tim Haerr was on the move as he took the lead on the first lap leaving Holley and Sagers to battle for second. former winner Joe Hoelscher came from fifth to second as he set his sights on leader Haerr. Rodney Terry came from the tail to third by the halfway point as Holley and Bryan Lynch battled side by side for fourth. Haerr weeded his way through slower cars as Hoelscher was slowly advancing on the leader. Haerr and his Mahaffey Auto Salvage special took the win with Hoelscher second followed by Rodney Terry, Bryan Lynch, and Paul Holley. It will be Dayton Auto Racing Fan club night at Kil-Kare Speedway Friday, May 14, with DARF mebers admitted to the grandstands for a program of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sonic Drive-In late models, modifieds, sport stocks, compacts, and the IKO mini cups. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m. Sonic Drive-In Late Models Fast time: Don Mahaffey 13.389 Feature (35 laps) - Don Mahaffey, Sloan Henderson, Mike Stacy, Gary Estes, Bobby Justus, Sam Heckman, Terry Scherz, Jeff Marsh, Russ Bobb, Jack Jones Modifieds Fast time: Greg Stapleton 13.715 Feature (35 laps) - Bill Burba, Greg Stapleton, Jason Mahaffey, Brad Williams, Ryan Fleming, Caleb Reschar, Derek Barnette, Derek Weatherhead, Gary Eaton, Brandon Oakley, Brian Reeser, Tim Rauch, Jerry Stapleton, Rob Garrett, Jamie Brenneman, Chris Jennings, Joe Jennings, Ralph Harrod, brian Brewer Sport Stocks Fast time: James Harding 15.328 Feature (25 laps) - James Harding, Joe Hensel, Jay Lakins Jr., John Haney, Shawn Stansell, John Dunlap, Dan Reesser, Travis Digges, Ron Lewis, David Boyle, Jamie Sites Compacts Feature (20 laps) - Tim Haerr, Joe Hoelscher, Rodney Terry, Bryan Lynch, Paul Holley, David Sagers, Tyler Mahhafey, Dewayne Snyder, Bo Hoelscher, Amber Sites, Michael Brewer, Davey Shaw IKO Mini Cups Fast time: Heat: Heat: Feature: