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2012 ADMISSION PRICES
Grandstands - $10 - Kids Age 12 to 6 - $5 - Age 5 & under FREE
ALL Pit Passes - $25 Car Registration - $10

Belcher, Mente, Robinson, Sites and Wesneski Crowned
Champions At Dunn Hill 2 Speedway


      The final points race of the year was sponsored by J. W.
Maynard and Sons Truck Repair. The fans got to see some
exciting racing. The 2012 Track Champions were crowned and the
Boone Bonus was handed out to the three time champion in the
IMCA Mods.

      The IMCA Mods completed their third season at DH2, with
Eddie Sites recording his third championship. Promoter Mark
Spencer gives away the "Boone Bonus", to the champion if they
are attending the IMCA Nationals in Boone, Iowa.   Eddie
McKernan captured his second feature win in a row with Eddie
Sites finishing in second. Sites is making the trip to Boone and
accepted the $2000, bonus from Mr. Spencer. The feature event
found Eddie McKernan opening up a huge lead after Rich Howard
Jr., lead the first three laps. With only two cautions early in the
event, McKernan ran a strong race to capture his win number two
in a row. Eddie Sites piloting his brother's Brad car finished in
second, third was rookie Jake Maynard, fourth was Ray McClure
and rounding out the top five was Harry Ely.

      Newcomer Allan Crooker and Matt Vinson brought the field to
the green flag in the Street Stock feature. It appeared the Nick
Robinson had the championship all wrapped, but with double
points anything could happen. Allan grabbed the early lead, but it
was last weeks feature winner Jason Benjamin who stole it away
on lap three. Jason knew what he wanted to do and made his way
back into victory lane. He held off second in points Ricky Davis for
the entire feature race. Davis knew that he had to finish ahead of
the Robinson machine or even win if he was to bring home the title.
Nick Robinson ran a patience and smart race finishing in third to
record his very first championship at DH2. Rounding out the top
five were the 2011 champion Ernie Martin in fourth and fifth was
Allan Crooker.

      The Factory Stock points title went down to the final race.
Mike Mente and Stan Matthews were racing for the championship
honors. Mike Chilson and David Ackley made up the front row for
the final feature of the season. When the green flag dropped it
was Ackley who grabbed the lead with the hopes of bringing home
his first feature win. As a rookie in this division David did an
awesome job of holding his line and keeping the veteran Mike
Chilson behind him. Matthews and Mente were making their way
to the front. On lap six Mike moved into second place challenging
David Ackley for the lead. On lap eleven Mike moved into the lead,
but that didn't stop Ackley from trying to steal it back. With four
laps to go Stan Matthews moved into second now challenging
Mente for the top spot and the championship. Both of these
drivers have raced hard all season long, most of the laps side by
side. Mike, Stan and David gave the fans something to cheer
about as the laps came to a close. The checkered flag flew it was
Mike Mente capturing the feature event and his first championship
title. The feature finish for the top five was Stan Matthews, David
Ackley, Shannon Oswald, and Stu Morrison.

      Mini Stocks would have an exciting battle for the
championship. Going into the evenings feature, Shane Brown was
holding on to the lead by a just six points over Tyler Belcher.
Shane had not won a feature all season long, but his consistent
finishes helped him to hold on to the points lead. Tyler Belcher
had won five features keeping him in the hunt for the title. When
the feature event made it way on to the track, Josh Benjamin and
Vernon Flourney made up the front row. Rich Powell grabbed the
early lead with JR Bush right on his bumper. Lady luck was not
with the Powell machine as he lost the lead when a mechanical
problem sent him pit side. JR Bush now had control of the feature.
He was challenged by Tyler Belcher for most of the feature event,
with Doug Colton also in the mix. Bush kept his competitors behind
him and went on to capture win number four. By virtue of his
second place finish moved past Shane Brown to record his first
Mini Stock Championship. Rounding out the top five were Doug
Colton, Mike Koser and Shane Brown.

      The final feature event of the 2012 season, was the Front
Wheel Drive division. Bringing the field to the green were the
ladies of this division. Karlie McKernan and Donna Belcher made
up the front row. Donna grabbed the early lead with the hopes of
picking up her first feature win. She battled with Karlie for the first
couple of laps. Mike Ely moved into second with Nick Wesneski
right on his bumper. Mike passed Donna for the lead on lap five,
and Nick moved into second a couple of laps later. The race was
red flagged as Karlie McKernan in the 44B flipped on the front
stretch. She was shaken up, but emerged from the car on her
own. Her dad drove the car back to the pit area while she rode in
the ambulance pit side to be checked out. When the race
resumed, Nick Wesneski passed Mike Ely for the lead. Nick held
off the strong charge from the Ely machine to capture not only the
feature event, but the 2012 Track Championship as well.
Rounding out the top five in the feature were Josh Bailey, Devon
Bailey and Trevor Williams.

      It was a fun and successful 2012 race season at Dunn Hill 2
Speedway. The fans got to see lots of good racing and cheer on
their favorites. There is a special event coming up on Friday,
September 14th. All the normal divisions will be competing,
newcomers are invited to come race using your home track rules.
Gate will open at 5pm with racing starting at 7pm with hot laps. Be
sure to visit the website for all the details at
www.dunnhill2speedway.com. It should a great night of racing as
most of the points titles will have been decided. It will allow new
racers to visit the track to see "How Dirt Track Racing Is Dunn".

COMPLETE RUNDOWN: (**) Denotes Track Champion

IMCA MODS: EDDIE MCKERNAN, **Eddie Sites, Jake Maynard,
Ray McClure, Harry Ely, Shannon Oswald, JT McKernan, Rich
Howard Jr., Keith Lamphere

STREET STOCKS: JASON BENJAMIN, Ricky Davis, **Nick
Robinson, Ernie Martin, Allan Crooker, Bobby Maynard, Matt
Vinson, Kurtis Benjamin, Bobby Hall Jr., Steve Sharpsteen, Kim
Vosburg, Tom Savercool, Chuck Murray, Chad Sindoni

FACTORY STOCK:**MIKE MENTE, Stan Matthews, David Ackely,
Shannon Oswald, Stu Morrison, Allen Carnrike, Mike Chilson, Tim
Fletcher, George Briegel, Justin Young, Chad Roberts, Don
Burgess

MINI STOCK: JR BUSH, **Tyler Belcher, Doug Colton, Mike
Koser, Shane Brown, Josh Hall, Mike Navone, Eric Ellsworth,
Travis Parks, Josh Benjamin, Justin Hall, Derrick Puryear, Vernon
Flourney, Jim Vannoy, Billy Groover, Andrew Deweis, Rich Powell,
Ed Navone(dq)

FRONT WHEEL DRIVE: **NICK WESNESKI, Mike Ely, Josh
Bailey, Devon Bailey, Trevor Williams, Kory Lewis, Donna Belcher,
Trevor Belcher, Kenny Benjamin, Brandon Hillyard, Howard Bailey,
Sterling Kepner. Jimmy Benjamin, Brad Benjamin, Greg Slater, Ray
Greene Jr., Joe Russell, Dan Worthington, Karlie McKernan

2012 Track Champion