2012 ADRA Dirt Late Model Series Awards Banquet Set for March 2, 2013
Apple Grove, WV. - February 18, 2013~ The American Dirt Racing Association Dirt Late Model Series presented by Suddenlink will host the 2012 Awards Banquet Saturday March 2, 2013 in the Wellston room at the Ponderosa Steak House in Jackson, Ohio. Festivities will begin at 6:00 PM. The Jackson County Ponderosa is located at 601 East Main Street in Jackson, Ohio. All ADRA members and crews are invited. There is no ADRA admittance charge to attend. Attendees will be responsible for paying for their meals. (www.adraracing.net, www.suddenlink.com)
The ADRA is very excited to get the 2012 awards presented and kick off the 2013 racing season. There will be announcements at the banquet concerning our new 2013 sponsorships, rules amendments, and schedule. The 2013 season will launch the ADRA Dirt Master’s Challenge which will consist of 10 to 12 tentative race dates all in the WV, OH, and KY Tri-State region. The final race, which is set for October (details TBA), will be the ADRA Dirt Masters Championship. The ADRA Point’s Champion will receive the 2013 ADRA Dirt Masters Cup in Victory Lane.
The Racers In Christ Ministry (RIC) will team up once again in 2013 with the ADRA to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all those who have a desire. The RIC provides free Bibles and literature for those in need as well as spiritual inspiration. (We’ll pray with you!) The ADRA feels it is very important to hold on to our American values and character especially in this age of anti-Christ and anti-American sentiment. Trusting in God and dirt racing is about as American and it gets and we like it that way! (www.racersinchrist.com)
The 2012 Season ended with the Epic Weekend at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex in Peebles, OH. This was a Twin feature event paying $10,000 each. The winner of the 2nd feature had the choice of taking the cash or opting to receive a Harley V-Rod. A record 41 entrants attended this inaugural event for the ADRA with Jackie Boggs out of Grayson, KY in the familiar 4B Swartz chassis taking the 1st feature in dominating fashion after coming from a 6th place starting position and almost immediately assuming control of the lead. Boggs ironically lapped the entire field up to 6th place where he started. Jackie Boggs is the winningest driver in the history of this event known as the Heritage Classic in which a Harley Davidson has been in the offering since the onset of this annual event in 2001.
The 2nd feature saw World of Outlaws stand out Shane Clanton in victory lane after a hard fought battle as the 2nd feature was full of action which resulted in several cautions. Local favorite Ben Adkins in the #57 Swartz car held the lead for the lion’s share of the event but Clanton would catch Adkins and after a cobbled restart with 4 to go Clanton stole the lead and went on to victory lane. Clanton would later opt to receive the Harley V-Rod rather than the $10,000 cash payout.
The final event would have been the ADRA Dirt Master’s Championship which was schedule for Oct.6th at the WV Motor Speedway was rained out. Due to the other special events happening in that time of the year the onslaught of inclimate weather it was decided not to reschedule the event. This left the ADRA point standings after the Epic Weekend at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex as our final 2012 results and “Hot Rod” Rod Conley in the #71R Rocket chassis out of Wheelersburg, OH our 2012 ADRA Dirt Late Model Series Champion. Rocket Chassis claimed 8 of 10 of the top 10 in ADRA points with Swartz and Mastersbilt claiming the 3rd and 7th respectively.
The 2012 ADRA Dirt Late Model Championship Top 10 ended in this order;
1. Rod Conley, Wheelersburg, OH.
2. Doug Drown, Newark, OH.
3. Russ Frohnapfel, Chillicothe, OH.
4. Zach Dohm, Crosslanes, WV.
5. Tim Dohm, Crosslanes, WV.
6. Greggie Oliver, Jackson, OH.
7. Donnie Moran, Zanesville, OH.
8. Jason Jameson, Lawrenceburg, IN.
9. Freddie Carpenter, Parkersburg, WV.
10. Eddie Carrier Jr. Salt Rock, WV.
There were 8 different winners in 9 ADRA events in 2012 with Donnie Moran being the only repeat winner of the year. There was a grand total of $134,468 paid out to the 2012 ADRA drivers. That averages out to $14,941 as the average cost of an ADRA Super Late Model event even with the higher paying events tallied in. It is evident by the list of winners below and the caliber of talent listed in results on our website at www.adraracing.net, the ADRA is a great deal for the track and provides a really decent pay for the drivers as each race pays a minimum $300 to start. We also averaged out to just over $16 per general admission ticket again even with the bigger events included. That is a win for the tracks, a win for the drivers, and a definite win for our fans in our book. Check out our feature winners list:
1. Jason Jameson, Moler Raceway Park, Williamsburg, OH $3000
2. Donnie Moran, Muskingum County Speedway, Zanesville, OH. $3000
3. George Lee, Hilltop Speedway, Millersburg OH $3000
4. Doug Drown, Twin Feature 1 Jackson County Speedway, Jackson, OH. $1500
5. Tim Dohm, Twin Feature 2 Jackson County Speedway, Jackson, OH $1500
6. Zach Dohm, Midway Speedway, Crooksville, OH. $5000
7. Donnie Moran, WV Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, WV $3000
8. Jackie Boggs, Twin Feature 1 Brushcreek Motorsports Complex $10,000
9. Shane Clanton, Twin Feature 2 Brushcreek Motorsports Complex $10,000
Series Competition Coordinator, Rocky Estep, was hospitalized the entire week after the final event for pneumonia and a severe staph infection that had him side-lined the better part of the following month but he is at full swing now and ready to go. Be watching our website at www.adraracing.net for announcements as sponsorships are secured and the schedule is verified. Be sure to visit our friends at Suddenlink Communications at www.Suddenlink.com for services available in your area. Check out the RIC schedule of events both racing and non-racing at www.racersinchrist.com. God Bless one and all! See ya the track!
A special thanks to all the 2012 ADRA Sponsors;
“WE MAKE DIRT FLY!”
Suddenlink, Hoosier Tire, Sunoco, Octane Performance Parts, Tru-Tech Race Cars, Prostar Designs, Poske’s Performance Parts, Revelution Chassis, Killer Chassis, GCP, Dominator, Racers in Christ, Wrisco, SellMyCow.com, Swartz Chassis, MHP, American Racer, OVDTR.com, AFCO, Double H Race Fabrication, Weekley Electric, LLC, GTS T-Shirts!
