Kramer Claims Cash in American Modified Series Action at Tazewell Speedway

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Kramer Claims Cash in American Modified Series Action at Tazewell Speedway

Tazewell, TN-August 26, 2011- The American Modified Series returned to action on Friday evening after about a month layoff with the tour’s first-ever visit to the super high-banked 1/3 mile red clay oval known as Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN and Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN would leave the Gary Hall-promoted facility with his second series win of the season and a $3,000 payday for his efforts.

Kramer’s win would come in the seat of Claudette Kramer owned MasterSbilt Race Car, powered by a Bullock Race Engine. The winning entry carries sponsorship from Hill’s Historic Painting and Restoration, ATVonics, Larry’s Truck Service, Lucas Oil Products, State Farm Insurance, Bright Beginnings Child Care, Lucas Slick Mist, Ground Works Lawn Care and Landscaping, Rocketman Race Bodies, and Indiana Decal Company.

Stanley Donahoo of White Pine, TN would take runner-up honors, while Ed Shamhart of Olney, IL would score a third place effort. Trent Young of Hopkinsville, KY would finish fourth, with John Demoss of Bloomington, IN earning hard-charger honors with his fifth place finish. The remainder of the top ten would be Ken Schrader, Michael England (who would go to the rear of the field after suffering a flat tire on lap 3), Bryan Barber, Don Adams, and Matthew Hopper. The 40 lap, $3,000 to win race would be slowed by nine caution flags and take 45 minutes and eight seconds to complete.

After a four car tangle in turn one at the start of the race that would eliminate Elliott Despain, race action got underway and Stanley Donahoo would take the race lead, while Don Adams and Joey Kramer mixed it up for second, and Bryan Barber and Ricky Arms would battle for fourth. Five more caution periods would slow the action by the halfway mark, but by this point it was a two-car battle for the lead between Donahoo and Kramer, while Barber and Adams continued to duel for third, with Trent Young and Ken Schrader mixing it up for fifth. Kramer would make his move on lap 32 with a slidejob pass of Donahoo in turn four, but Donahoo would regain the race lead before the pair crossed the start/finish line. A lap 34 caution would set up a sprint to the finish and when the green flag waved again, Kramer would follow Donahoo into turn one extremely high, almost hitting the retaining wall and would dive to the bottom of turn two and make what would be the winning pass for the lead in turn three. Third place running Don Adams would spin in turn four on lap 36 to draw the final caution and bunch the field up again, but Kramer would not be touched in the final circuits and would see the checkered first to claim the $3,000 victory.

In preliminary action, Don Adams was the Williams Precision Engines Top Qualifier among 24 entries representing five states at 12.358 seconds. Adams would win Hypercoil Springs heat one, while Joey Kramer won Wiles Driveshafts heat two. Stanley Donahoo would take VP Racing Fuels heat three and Bryan Barber would score the win in Comp Cams heat four.

The next events for the American Modified Series will be on Friday September 16 at Moler Raceway in Williamsburg, OH and Saturday September 17 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Both events will pay $1,500 to win.

The American Modified Series presents UMP Modified sanctioned dirt track sports entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information concerning the American Modified Series, call series race director Chad Yantz at (606) 510-4836 or via the internet by visiting the series website at www.americanmodifiedseries.com.

American Modified Series Race Summary-Event #7: Tazewell Speedway- Tazewell, Tennessee-August 26, 2011

Williams Precision Engines Overall Top Qualifier- Don Adams 12.358
Hypercoils Heat #1- Don Adams, Ricky Arms, Billy Palmer, Michael England, Joey Cotterman, Rocky Wilson
Wiles Driveshafts Heat #2- Joey Kramer, Ken Schrader, John Demoss, Matthew Hopper, Mike Selby, Jeff Akard
VP Racing Fuels Heat #3- Stanley Donahoo, Trent Young, Shon Flanary, Elliott Despain, Wayne James (DNS- Josh Sexton)
Comp Cams Heat #4- Bryan Barber, Ed Shamhard, Keith Smith, Tyler James, Ricky Tinch, Jimmy Payne
Tazewell Speedway A-Main- Joey Kramer, Stanley Donahoo, Ed Shamhart, Trent Young, John Demoss, Ken Schrader, Michael England, Bryan Barber, Don Adams, Matthew Hopper, Keith Smith, Joey Cotterman, Ricky Tinch, Rocky Wilson, Billy Palmer, Tyler James, Ricky Arms, Shon Flanary, Jimmy Payne, Mike Selby, Elliott Despain (DNS- Jeff Akard, Wayne James, Josh Sexton)

Race Statistics
Entrants- 24
Lap Leaders- 2 (Donahoo 1-33, Kramer 34-40)
Caution Periods- 9 (Laps 0, 3, 7, 10, 11, 16, 32, 34, 36)
Red Flag Periods- None
American Modified Series Provisional Starters- None
Track Provisional Starters- None
Time of Race- 45 minutes and 8 seconds
Williams Precision Engine Fast Time Award ($100 cash award)- Don Adams
Racing Head Service Slowest Qualifier ($100 gift certificate)- Tyler James
Hypercoil Spring Heat #1 (5 inch spring)- Don Adams
Wiles Driveshaft Heat #2 ($50 gift certificate)- Joey Kramer
VP Racing Fuels Heat #3 ($50 gift certificate)- Stanley Donahoo
Comp Cams Heat #4 ($50 gift certificate)- Bryan Barber
Racing Head Service B-Main #1 Non Transfer Award ($100 gift certificate)- None
Comp Cams B-Main #2 Non Transfer Award ($100 gift certificate)- None
All Star Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 gift certificate)- John Demoss (started 11th- finished 5th- advanced 6 positions)
Frankland Racing Products Top Finisher ($25 gift certificate)- Ed Shamhart
DJ Safety Lucky 13 Award ($100 gift certificate)- Ricky Tinch
PPM Racing Products Hard Luck Award ($50 gift certificate)- Elliott Despain
Willy’s Carburetors Lucky Draw ($100 certificate toward a chassis dyno)- Trent Young

2011 American Modified Series Championship Point Standings (Top 10 after 8/26/11)
1. Joey Kramer (Hanover, IN)- 1,605
2. John Demoss (Bloomington, IN)- 1,545
3. Michael England (Glasgow, KY)- 1,535
4. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 1,505
5. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY)- 1,120
6. Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY)- 990
7. Rocky Wilson (Hodgenville, KY)- 915 ®
8. Shon Flanary (Church Hill, TN)- 725
J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY)- 725
10. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 675

Upcoming American Modified Series 2011 Tour Schedule of Events
*September 16- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- $1,500 to win
*September 17- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)- $1,500 to win- 11th Annual Bluegrass Rumble

American Modified Series 2011 Sponsors/Supporters
*All Star Performance (www.allstarperformance.com)- “Hard Charger of the Race” Award
*Arizona Sport Shirts- “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the American Modified Series (www.arizonasportshirts.com)
*Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com)
*Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net)
*B&B Motorsports
*Bilstein (www.bilsteinus.com)- Presented by B&B Motorsports
*Bob Pierce Race Cars (www.bobpierceracecars.com)
*Boknecht Trucking
*Comp Cams (www.compcams.com)- “Sponsor of Heat #4”
*Cruise with the Champions (www.cruisewiththechampions.com)
*Dale Meers Race Engines
*DART Machinery (www.dartheads.com)
*Diamond Race Cars (www.diamondracecars.net)
*DJ Safety (www.djsafety.com)- “Lucky 13 Award”
*Dyers Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com)
*Frankland Racing Equipment (www.franklandracing.com)- “Top Finisher with a Frankland Rear End”
*H & H Computer Services- North Vernon, IN (812) 352-1221
*Hypercoils (www.hypercoils.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #1”
*Impressive Race Cars (www.impressiveracecars.com)
*Jay (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Race Engines (www.jay(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens.com)
*JB Salvage, Inc. (www.jbsalvage.com)
*JumpStart Communications- “Official Webmaster” of the American Modified Series
*Maximum Energy Development
*Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com)
*PPM Racing Products (www.ppmracingproducts.com)- “Hard Luck Award”
*Pro Power Racing Engines (www.propowerracing.com)
*RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
*RHS Head Service (www.racingheadservice.com)- “Engine Builder of the Year Award and Sponsor of Heat 4”
*SpeeDecals Racing Graphics (www.freewebs.com/speedecals/)
*UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
*VP Racing Fuels (www.vpracingfuels.com)- “Official Race Fuel of the American Modified Series and Sponsor of Heat Race #3”
*Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
*Wiles Driveshafts (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”
*Williams Precision Engines (www.wpespeedshop.com)- “$100 Fast Qualifier Award” at all events
*Willy’s Carburetors (www.willyscarbs.com)- “Lucky Draw Award”

[62Ford]

This is only my opinion; I think the #10 car held up at least three cars capable of challenging for the win with his out-of-control "driving". He did, again in my opinion, wreck two cars and held another car up being the #4D and the #2011 and the #10Y; again, this is the way I saw it, the #10 car was basically a wreck waiting to happen. Those guys raced him clean--but they had to suffer the consequences.

[run4themoney]

I agree 62ford he was holding up the train, but that was one helluva race. 5 wide at the Taz . Never thought I would ever see that. First and second swapping back and fourth and from there back was breathtaking. AMS bring them back soon!!!!!

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[RICHARD155]

That 12 car Shamhart had a good run considerin how he started the night out and as usual Trent Young was rollin . One helluva race ..............best I seen for the year ! Thanks AMS for the extra time we recieved to get the car back together as well !