Toledo Speedway

Saturday night was the eighth annual 100-lap feature for the A division Street Stocks. In the previous seven races saw a different competitor took the victory and 2011 another different driver added his name to the list. Chad Guinn won Sun Drop 100 in a decisive run. The win breaks the streak for four wins by Scott Selmi, who experience trouble on the way to the track and did not compete. “We finished second last year and weren’t going to back down. I was patient as possible out there. I love long distance races. My experience in the ARCA Lincoln Welder Truck Series and Late Model races are what I was used to running. I want to thank the Meade family, my family and crew,” said the driver of the Gonyea Auto Parts, Dixie Party Store, Guinn Chiropractic, Hedges Used Cars. The #86 finished second in three of the previous races, Guinn in 2010, Brian Norton in 2007 and Regan Ford in 2003.  A round applause goes out to the entire field. With only two cautions and two drop out, wonderful job! Rookie Landon Schuster finished a distant second and was one of four drivers to lead the race. I think Landon is the highest finishing rookie in the race since Regan Ford in 2003. Strangely, like winners, Landon is the eighth different runner up in the event. “Chad was behind me, next thing I saw was him go low on a lap car and he was gone after that. It’s my first 100-lap race, so there’s nothing wrong with finishing second,” said the driver of the Georgia Cable and Boring, A&D Auto Parts, Teamsters Local 20, D&S Boring, Communication Distributors, A-1 Auto Parts, Meg Fabrication, Rocky's Body Shop, Dynamic Designs Wraps, Allsouthautosports.com, Speedway Tire & Auto and Schorling Engines #118. Race winners, 2003-2010:  Brian Norton, Tod Sturgeon, Clyde McKee, Stevie Cronenwett, Ron Allen, Randy DeMaggio, Dan Ford Jr., and Tim Moore. The different runner-ups, 2003-2010: Guinn, DeMaggio, Ford Jr., Jeff Kurzyneic, Norton, Moore, Terry Humphrey and Regan Ford.  Tim Moore who won last year’s version of the 100-lap race, finished third. “Rough out there tonight. Think we broke something in the heat because it rattled the whole race. It was a good points finish for us,” said the driver of the A-Lot Sealcoat and Stripping, Northendscrapmetal.com, Dow Engines, Jay-T Motorsports, Yost Collision #83. Tim is the current leader in the A division points. Fourth went to Jarod MacZink, “Big race and we got loose again. Any little ... hard in ...  and it got loose on me,” said the driver the Downriver Texture Ceilings #45  Arnold Kirsch finished fifth, “Great race! All these guys are great with great cars. I’m honored to run with them... just a great racing,” said the driver of the unsponsored #7. Scott Selmi might’ve missed the race because of multiple flat tires on the way to the track, but his father, Jim, kept up with the family winning ways ... taking the victory in the 30-lap B division feature. “I had a blast tonight. We just threw an engine together for tonight,” said the 76-year old driver. Greg Studt won the Figure 8 feature. “Starting position is important. The top five guys are all good. I want to thank my dad, Bob, he’s the brains behind the car and it wouldn’t run as well as it does without him,” said the driver of the #33 And last but definitely not least... Congrats to Sam Hall on his first career feature win Friday at Toledo in the Figure 8 division. “It’s been a long time coming, I said if I didn’t win in 10 years I was going to quit. This is my ninth year. Just wish my dad was around to see it. It was weird, in the feature I could see the score board and every time I came by it was on lap 2 (his car number is 02) finally I quit looking and just raced. I want to thank my wife and family, Cathy and Dempsey Apperson, crew Jeff and Jeremy and Nancy at Long Branch Saloon. I also want to thank Steve Bunge for the set of tires. I was trying to get a couple just to race because the ones I had were bald. And finally all the drivers for running me clean,” said the driver of the Long Branch Saloon, C& D Used Cars, Apperson Racing.  I can be reached at icechips@hotmail.com or on Facebook. I’d love to hear from the Toledo drivers, because I don’t get down there much. And looks like won’t make Flat Rock this week because of the heat wave, so send me you tidbits.