NEEDLES NOTCHES 1ST TOLEDO WIN IN PARTS GALORE 100
NEEDLES NOTCHES 1ST TOLEDO WIN IN PARTS GALORE 100
(TOLEDO, Ohio - July 12, 2013) - After having victory elude him at Toledo Speedway, Steve Needles finally got the win he deserved and did it in dominating fashion, sailing to the victory in the Parts Galore 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series Friday night. Howard Kelley Jr. and Robbie Loving continued their win streaks by taking their feature events on a perfect night for racing.
Scott Hantz powered into the lead on the green flag of the 100 lap Late Model feature, but Needles was right there and took the top spot on lap 8. Harold Fair Jr. began his march to the front, moving to 3rd and then 2nd by lap 12. As Needles zipped along, the first yellow came out on lap 53 for debris. On the restart, Needles got out front again, but the yellow appeared on lap 56 when Scott Pemberton dropped oil, causing Fair Jr., Hantz, Dakota Carlson and Dennis Strickland to spin. A lengthy cleanup stopped the action. On the restart Fair had something for the leader as he dove under Needles in turn 3, briefly taking the lead, but the yellow erased that move when Brent Jack spun on lap 59. When racing resumed, Steve took off as he zoomed away to his first Toledo victory of his career. Fair Jr. and Strickland traded second spot in the final 10 laps, with Fair Jr. nailing down second, Strickland third, Jack came back to claim fourth and Jake Francis was fifth, followed by Mike Root, Hantz, Sam Coulter, Nick Bailey and Ron Allen. Carlson, Pemberton, JR Karl and Don St. Denis were next in line at the finish. Nick Grodi and Jason LaDuke scratched after practice. Jack set the fat time at 15:159.
Make it 3 in a row for
Howard Kelley Jr. as he held back the charge of Jim Froling to win the 35 lap
ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman feature race.
Norm Lewallen led the first 2 laps until a big pileup in turn 2 on that
second lap eliminated Ron Allen, Mike Young, Kent McCloskey, David Hinjosa and
Dan Grigsby. On the restart, Jeff Myers
Jr. took the point and stayed there until Kelley Jr. motored into the lead on
lap 9. Froling began to apply pressure
with 15 laps to go and stayed within a car length or 2 of Howard, setting up a
last lap challenge. The duo entered turn
1 on the white flag lap, as Kelley slid up, Froling tried to dive low but could
not pull off the move as Kelley Jr. picked up his win. Froling, Greg Stilwell Jr., Kyle DeLisle Jr.,
Myers Jr., Lewallen, Kenny McKay Jr., David Frantz, Rich Abel and Chris
Fitzpatrick completed the top ten. Young
set the quick time at 17:226, while Allen took the 4 car dash win. Kelley Jr. and McKay Jr. grabbed heat wins.
Not to be outdone, Robbie
Loving made a slick move to get by race leader Dennis Whisman to grab the win,
his fourth in a row, in the 20 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 feature
event. Entering turn 1 of the Figure 8
track on lap 6, Whisman went to the high side of a lapped car while Loving
chose to go low, emerging with the lead and the eventual win. Whisman held on for second, Jerry Lee was
third, Jeremy Vanderhoof fourth and Randy Roberts fifth, followed by Stephanie
Bradley, Archie Padgett, Ian Jezylo and Dan Apperson. Vanderhoof captured the heat race win.
While there is no Friday night racing next week, Toledo will be in action Saturday! Get ready, Monster Truck fans! Monster Truck Mania is back at Toledo Speedway! Saturday evening, July 20 the Midwest Monster Truck Tour presented by A & D Auto Parts invades Toledo Speedway!!!! A rain date of Sunday, July 21 has also been established.
2-time world champion AVENGER will challenge the Ice Cream Man, Nitemare, Razin’ Kane, Lady Luck and Wrecking Crew. With the short track at Toledo being utilized as the arena area for the event, fans will have a great view of the ground-pounding, thundering action!
Tickets are now on sale at the Toledo Speedway ticket office. Phone orders are also being taken by calling 419-727-1100 from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cash and most major credit cards will be honored.
Tickets are $18 per adult in advance and $20 the day of the show. Children 6-12 are $5 each and 5 and under will be admitted free. All seating is General Admission for this event.
The free pit party for all ticket purchasers starts at 5:30 and show time is 7:30 p.m.