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Stanbrough puts on show for Schrader, crowd at Toledo
by Ron Ware
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Jon Stanbrough may have had the best seat in the house Saturday, but Ken Schrader probably got the best view. Stanbrough put on a show on the final night of the “Rumble in the SeaGate Centre,” slicing and dicing his way through lapped traffic for a convincing victory over Billy Wease and Schrader in the 60-lap midget feature. From his vantage point several car-lengths behind, Schrader could only watch in admiration as his teammate for the weekend deftly showed his skill.
Racing indoors, the longtime NASCAR Sprint Cup driver said, isn’t terribly complicated.
“It’s easy,” Schrader said with a smile. “All you’re doing is turning left.
“But he’s so good in traffic. That’s what it’s all about.”
The 41-year-old Stanbrough has long been regarded as one of the nation’s top non-winged sprint car drivers, as his 15 overall victories in 2008 attest. But now, racing indoors on concrete instead of outdoors on dirt, he’s won twice in three starts for Rick Daugherty’s Peterbilt of Northwest Ohio team.
“I’ve been doing this a long time,” said Stanbrough, from Avon, Ind. “One thing I think I’ve learned is to be patient. Sixty laps is not a long way on this racetrack, but you do have to make it through all of them. Be patient, be smart and try not to make any mistakes.”
A lack of patience -- and a broken radius rod -- doomed Lou Cicconi Jr., who has qualified no worse than second in the three Rumble Series races but has yet to finish better than 10th. Glued to Stanbrough’s tail through the first 43 laps, Cicconi tried to pass high and low but eventually spun in turn two while trying the outside groove.
Stanbrough pulled away from Wease and Schrader, with Tony Elliott and Matt Westfall completing the top five in the 14-car field.
Wease, the winner here on Friday, gave car owner Randy Burrow the series point lead but, like Schrader, had nothing for Stanbrough.
“His car kind of turned better than mine did,” Wease said. “It was kind of a weird racetrack. The grip changed in ways we didn’t expect. We just kind of missed it.”
John Ivy bagged the 40-lap winged outlaw modified midget after Charlie Schultz, the winner on Friday, exited with an engine problem. Brian Sebetto, Devon Dobie, Damen Bock and Dalton Adkins won in karts, while Bryce Dickson, Austin Nemire, Nick Ley and Cooper Clouse took home quarter midget victories.
The Rumble Series wraps up its season Dec. 26-27 with the 11th annual “ Rumble in Fort Wayne,” where Tony Stewart will compete both nights with the midgets. Stewart and Wease are the defending champions at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center.
Schrader, 53, sounded like he’s open to an invitation again next season.
“It’s fun, man,” he said. “It’s good racing. You’re limited with what you can do (as a driver) in December. The Rumble Series does a great job.
“And I really like watching the kids. They’re great to watch.”
As he found out on Saturday, some of those middle-aged guys aren’t too bad to watch, either.
NATIONAL MIDGETS
Qualifications -- 1. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow, 7.409 seconds; 2. Lou Cicconi Jr., 75, 7.427; 3. Jon Stanbrough, 14, RAD, 7.521; 4. Ken Schrader, 14, RAD, 7.604; 5. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder, 7.710; 6. Joe Liguori, 28, Cottongim, 7.756; 7, Mike Osite, 20, Osite, 7.765; 8, Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore, 7.771; 9. Tim Jedrzejek, 8up, Williams, 7.846; 10. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams; 11. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp, 7.896; 12. Charlie Schultz, 56, Rencurrel, 7.901; 13. Ryan Klingelhofer, 08up, 7.927; 14. Kim Hughes, 53, Johncox, 7.932; 15. Travis Young, 28s, Cottongim, 7.958; 16. Tyler Nuckles, 00, Miller, 7.976; 17. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Hamilton, 8.001; 18. David Fuhrman, 32x, Fuhrman, 8.061; 19. Cap Henry, 04, TCH-Henry, 8.401; 20. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, Morgan, NT; 21. Moe Lilje, 56x, Rencurrel, NT.
First heat (8 laps) -- Wease, Jedrzejek, Westfall, Hamilton, Klingelhofer, Lilje.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Elliott, Cicconi, Liguori, Fuhrman, Hughes.
Third heat (8 laps) -- Knupp, Stanbrough, Henry, Young, Osite.
Fourth heat (8 laps) -- Schultz, Kaiser, Schrader, Nuckles, Morgan.
First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Osite, Hughes, Lilje, Fuhrman.
Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Hamilton, Klingelhofer, Young, Morgan.
Feature (60 laps) -- 1. Jon Stanbrough; 2. Billy Wease; 3. Ken Schrader; 4.Tony Elliott; 5. Matt Westfall; 6. Tim Jedrzejek; 7. Charlie Schultz; 8. Joe Liguori; 9. Kyle Hamilton; 10. Lou Cicconi Jr.; 11. Geoff Kaiser; 12. Brandon Knupp; 13. Cap Henry; 14. Mike Osite. Lap leaders: Stanbrough 1-60.
WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS
Qualifications -- 1. Mike Iles, 711, 7.470 seconds; 2. Charlie Schultz, 75, 7.527; 3. Billy Murphy, 84b, 7.540; 4. John Ivy, 02, 7.558; 5. Erick Rudolph, 72, 7.615; 6. Cap Henry, 04, 7.708; 7. David Williams, 3, 7.716; 8. Matt Janisch, 14x, 7.834; 9. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 7.846; 10. Danny Shirey, 16, 7.898; 11. Amanda Quinones, 00, 8.028; 12. Larry Fox, 28, 8.156; 13. Matt Roselli, 66, 8.196; 14. Junior Gould, 65, 8.220; 15. Jason Ormsby, 51, 8.229; 16. Scott Fasse, 26m, 8.277; 17. Mark Zumbrun, 35z, 8.356; 18. Richard Smith, 12, 8.367; 19. Rusty Strausbaugh, 29, 8.382; 20. A.J. Lesiecki, 14, 8.433; 21. Dan Dunigan, 19, 8.531; 22. Timmy Neal, 22, 8.565; 23. Aaron Moloney, 4, 8.614; 24. Paul Price, 61, 8.726; 25. Ed Wilberg Sr., 55, NT; 26. Ryan Nawrocki, 5, NT; 27. Larry Joe Sroufe, 21, NT.
First heat (8 laps) -- Iles, Ivy, Shirey, Williams, Neal, Strausbaugh.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Schultz, Janisch, Rudolph, Quinones, Zumbrun, Lesiecki, Gould, Moloney, Nawrocki.
Third heat (8 laps) -- Morgan, Henry, Smith, Ormsby, Dunigan, Price, Fox, Murphy.
First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Roselli, Fasse, Murphy, Strausbaugh, Dunigan.
Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Gould, Lesiecki, Neal, Price, Zumbrun.
Feature (40 laps) -- 1. John Ivy; 2. David Williams; 3. Jim “Timex” Morgan; 4. Matt Janisch; 5. Matt Roselli; 6. Richard Smith; 7. Danny Shirey; 8. Jason Ormsby; 9. Amanda Quinones; 10. Cap Henry; 11. Charlie Schultz; 12. Mike Iles; 13. Erick Rudolph; 14. Mark Zumbrun; 15. Junior Gould; 16. Larry Fox.
SENIOR HEAVY KARTS
First heat, round one (8 laps) -- Nick Bowers, Ryan Moran, Ali Kern, Jared Kimple, Jason Congdon, Levi Herzig, Ashley Olszewski
Second heat, round one (8 laps) -- Brian Sebetto, Nathan Gressman, Jeremy Campbell, J.R. Kimple, Heath Phillips, Bobby Murany, Jason Brown
Third heat, round one (8 laps) -- Tim Smith, John Ivy, Dustin Trost, Josh McKnight, Brook Wilson, Joe Barker
First heat, round two (8 laps) -- .Bowers, Moran, Kern, Congdon, Ja. Kimple, Herzig, Olszewski
Second heat, round two (8 laps) -- Sebetto, Gressman, Campbell, J.R. Kimple, Brown, Murany
Third heat, round two (8 laps) -- Ivy, Smith, Trost, Wilson, McKnight, Barker
First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Kern, Campbell, Congdon, Ja. Kimple, Herzig, Olszewski
Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Phillips, Trost, Wilson, McKnight, Barker
Feature (20 laps) -- 1. Brian Sebetto; 2. Nick Bowers; 3. Ryan Moran; 4. Tim Smith; 5. Heath Phillips; 6. Ali Kern; 7. Nathan Gressman; 8. Jeremy Campbell; 9. Brook Wilson; 10. Dustin Trost; 11. John Ivy; Jason Congdon.
JUNIOR HEAVY KARTS
First heat, round one (8 laps) -- Cameron Deckard, Austin Allison, Joshua Davis, Kyle Horn, Kory Crabtree
Second heat, round one (8 laps) -- Kyle Beck, Devon Dobie, Austin Long, Dylan Hoffbauer, Kyle DeKnight
First heat, round two (8 laps) -- Deckard, Allison, Crabtree, Horn, Davis
Second heat, round two (8 laps) -- Dobie, Beck, Long, Hoffbauer, DeKnight
Feature (20 laps) -- 1. Devon Dobie; 2. Kyle Beck; 3. Cameron Deckard; 4. Austin Allison; 5. Kory Crabtree; 6. Austin Long; 7. Joshua Davis; 8. Kyle DeKnight; 9. Dylan Hoffbauer; 10. Kyle Horn.
SENIOR CAGED KARTS
First heat, round one (8 laps) -- Damen Bock, Rick Dukes, Brandon Schnittke, Sam Longanbach, Cody Prosser
Second heat, round one (8 laps) -- Craig Strayer, Mike Markle, Joe Warner, Breanne Deckard, Erik Wolleson
First heat, round two (8 laps) -- .Bock, Schnittke, Longanbach, Dukes, Prosser
Second heat, round two (8 laps) -- Warner, Strayer, Markle, Deckard
Feature (20 laps) -- 1. Damen Bock; 2. Brandon Schnittke; 3. Craig Strayer; 4. Sam Longanbach; 5. Mike Markle; 6. Breanne Deckard; 7. Rick Dukes; 8. Erik Wolleson; 9. Joe Warner; 10. D.J. Foos; 11. Cody Prosser.
KID KARTS
Heat, round one (8 laps) -- Ty Canoles, Dalton Adkins, Larry Kingseed, Brittany Kingseed
Heat, round two (8 laps) -- Canoles, Adkins, B. Kingseed, L. Kingseed
Feature (10 laps) -- 1. Dalton Adkins; 2. Ty Canoles; 3. Brittany Kingseed; 4. Larry Kingseed.
HEAVY 160 QUARTER MIDGETS
Heat, round one (8 laps) -- Justen Garmenn, Bryce Dickson, Boomer Logan, Shelby Campbell, Jonathon Lesiecki, Nate Steele, Austin Kendall
Heat, round two (8 laps) -- Garmenn, Dickson, Campbell, Steele, Logan, Lesiecki, Kendall
Feature (20 laps) -- 1. Bryce Dickson; 2. Justen Garmenn; 3. Jonathon Lesiecki; 4. Shelby Campbell; 5. Boomer Logan; 6. Nate Steele; 7. Austin Kendall.
LIGHT 160 QUARTER MIDGETS
Heat, round one (8 laps) -- Austin Nemire, Richie Streicher, Ross Rankine, Andrew Blakely, Cooper Clouse, Kyle Feeney, Riley Feeney, Anthony McCune, Mox Price, Kagen Schroyer
Heat, round two (8 laps) -- Clouse, Nemire, Blakely, K. Feeney, Streicher, Rankine, R.. Feeney, Price, McCune.
Feature (20 laps) -- 1. Austin Nemire; 2. Ross Rankine; 3. Cooper Clouse; 4. Kyle Feeney; 5. Andrew Blakely; 6. Mox Price; 7. Riley Feeney; 8. Richie Streicher; 9. Anthony McCune.
HEAVY 120 QUARTER MIDGETS
Heat, round one (8 laps) -- Nick Ley, Jonathon Lesiecki, Shelby Campbell, Nate Steele, Austin Kendall, Isaac Chapple
Heat, round two (8 laps) -- Campbell, Steele, Ley, Kendall, Lesiecki
Feature (20 laps) -- 1. Nick Ley; 2. Nate Steele; 3. Jonathon Lesiecki; 4. Shelby Campbell; 5. Austin Kendall.
LIGHT 120 QUARTER MIDGETS
Heat, round one (8 laps) -- Austin Nemire, Andrew Blakely, Ross Rankine, Mox Price, Cooper Clouse, Kagen Schroyer, Kaden Harper, Tyler Garner
Heat, round two (8 laps) -- Clouse, Nemire, Blakely, Price, Nichols, Harper, Garner, Rankine
Feature (20 laps) -- 1. Cooper Clouse; 2. Ross Rankine; 3. Mox Price; 4. Austin Nemire; 5. Andrew Blakely; 6. Kagen Schroyer; 7. Jonathon Lesiecki; 8. Bryce Nichols; 9. Kaden Harper; 10. Tyler Garner.
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