Kil-Kare Door Closer Friday

by Jerry Wahl

Xenia, OH (September 6, 2011) - Kil-Kare Speedway will pull the curtain on the 2011 racing season Friday night as the season will come to a close for the NASCAR All-American Series events. It will double points night for the late models, modifieds, sport stocks, and compacts with the track champions in each division determined at the close of the nights activity.

Only three late model drivers have participated in all seventeen events held this year, Don Mahaffey of Dayton, Dick Dunlevy Jr., of New Carlisle, and Beavercreek's Brandon Oakley. Mahaffey and Dunlevy are former track champs and both are contendors to take the points race. Only ten points separate them as Mahaffey has 850 to Dunlevy's 840.

Wheeling, West Virginia's Travis Braden missed the first two weeks of action but is in striking distance as he in third place with 822 points while Oakley has 755 which makes it almost impossible for him to go home the late model champion.

The top three modified drivers have also participated in all seventeen events but it is Vandalia's Derek Westherhead who has a good chance of earning his first track championship. Weatherhead has a twenty seven points lead over Xenia's Ryan Fleming who has 811 points to Weatherhead's 838. Miamisburg's Jason Mahaffey holds down third spot with 776 points.

The sport stock division is a toss up as any one of three drivers can end up that division's champ. South Charleston's Mike South Jr. is the current leader with 835 points, but only fifteen behind him is Beavercreek's Travis Digges with 820 points. Still in contention is third place driver Shawn Stansell of Dayton with 808.

The deciding factor in the compacts will go right down to the final checker flag between leader Matt Stone and Bo Hoelscher. Stone, of Pleasant Hill has a mere ten point lead with 900 points while Riverside's Hoelscher has 890 points. Though not in contention for the championship there is a battle for third in points as Xenia's Bryan Lynch has 749 to another Xenia resident, Gary Williams who has 740.

It will be an interesting night to say the least as four drivers will go home happy as the reigning 2011 Kil-Kare Speedway track champions who will receive their rewards at the annual banquet at a later date. They also will be honored at the Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club "Banquet of Champions" on December 3.

The complete payoff for this event is available at www.kilkare.com and for information contact the track office at 937 429-2961.