McCUNE, DeCAIRE NOTCH FASTEST SHORT TRACK SHOW IN WORLD TOLEDO WINS
McCUNE, DeCAIRE NOTCH FASTEST SHORT TRACK SHOW IN WORLD TOLEDO WINS

(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 14, 2013) - A huge crowd witnessed a great night of open wheel racing at
the 2013 version of the All American Coach/Super Fitness/Hemelgarn Racing
Fastest Short Track Show in the World Friday night at Toledo Speedway. Hometown star Jimmy McCune flew to victory in
the non-stop 40 lap MSA Super Modified feature, while Tampa, Florida native Troy
DeCaire etched his name in the record books, grabbing the win in the 30 lap Auto
Value/Bumper to Bumper Super Sprint (AVBBSS) main event.
Tom McGuire
and his family from All American Coach and Super Fitness boss Ron Hemelgarn
presented the 5 foot trophies to the winners in the Sun Drop Victory Circle.
A total of
24 Sprints and 18 Super Modifieds made the trip to Toledo for this
one-of-a-kind event, created by Toledo management 13 years ago. Zach Gibson tagged the turn 1 wall in
practice when his Super Mod lost a right rear wheel, ending his night. Earlier in Sprint car practice, 2012 race
winner Jason Cox had an axle snap, sending his machine spinning into the turn 3
wall. Both drivers took hard hits but
were ok.
The 2
fastest types of short track race cars on the planet hit the track for the
special time trial session, with 2012 MSA Fastest Show winner Mike Lichty
turning up the wick in his machine with a lap of 12:940, just missing the Super
Modified track record set by Chris Perley in 2009 at 12:893. DJ Shullick, Kyle Edwards, Trent Stephens and
Mike McVetta rounded out the top 5 qualifiers.
A total of 8
AVBBSS Sprinters rocketed into the 12 second bracket, led by Cody Gallogly with
an outstanding lap of 12:591. Charlie
Schultz’s ultimate track record for Toledo at 12:389 remains safe for at least
another season! Jason Blonde, McCune,
Jim Swain, Kody Swanson, Ryan Gillenwater, DeCaire and Aaron Pierce were the 12
second cars.
An
incredible pace in the 40 lap Adkins Glass MSA feature thrilled the crowd not
only with the sheer speed and no yellow flags, but it made the local fans happy
as hometown hero Jimmy McCune blasted to the victory. McCune set sail at the green from his outside
front row starting spot and powered his way to complete 40 laps in just 9
minutes and 18 seconds! The win also
puts McCune in the Toledo record books as the only driver to record wins in
both classes for the Fastest Short Track Show.
Jimmy took the Sprint car win in 2011 at the ½ mile paved oval. While McCune just flat flew out front, Jim
Paller stayed within sight of the leader in the second spot. Lichty, locked into some early race traffic,
finally broke loose and made up a big chunk of ground on the flying leader and
Paller. McCune had a straight-away lead
or more at 1 point. Tim Ice, running in
the top 5, dropped out on lap 16. At lap
21, Lichty went 3 wide in the front straight with McVetta and Dave McKnight,
wowing the crowd as they barreled into turn 1.
Lichty’s #84 grabbed third with that incredible move and let him fly to
try to catch the lead duo. At lap 34,
Mike got by Paller for second but McCune was gone as he grabbed the big
victory. Lichty was second, Paller’s
great run gave him third, Trent Stephens was fourth and DJ Shullick fifth,
followed by McVetta, Charlie Schultz, Kevin Jaycox Jr., Matt Marlow and Kyle
Edwards. McCune and Lichty took the heat
wins. Inaugural race event winner (2001)
Lou Cicconi suffered mechanical problems and was scratched for the night.
It was more
of the same in the AVBBSS Sprint feature as just 1 yellow flag slowed a unreal
pace in the 30 lap main. That came on
lap 8 when Kyle Feeney had a tire go flat and spun into the infield in turn
3. Troy DeCaire took charge on the start
from the outside front row and sailed
away from the field. Aaron Pierce
challenged Troy after the lap 8 yellow, but DeCaire held tough out front. Jason Blonde got a good jump on the restart
and moved up 3 spots going into turn 1 and got by Pierce for second on lap
24. By then, DeCaire was out of sight as
he scored the popular win. Blonde came
home second, Kody Swanson got to third at the checkered flag, Gallogly took
fourth as Pierce dropped back to fifth at the stripe. McCune, Gillenwater, Mike Ling, Swain and
Kevin Feeney completed the top ten. DeCaire
also claimed a heat win, along with Tyler Underwood and Darren Roberts.
Toledo
returns to its weekly Stock Car racing card next Friday, June 21 for the
rescheduled Autograph Night and Scout Night, sponsored by Marco’s Pizza and
Qualite Sports Lighting. Scouts in
uniform and leaders in uniform or with an ID card will be admitted FREE. The first 100 Scouts will receive a free
slice of pizza, courtesy of Marco’s Pizza!
Fans can walk onto the track and meet their favorite drivers at 7, with
racing at 7:30 p.m. The front gates open
at 5 p.m. The ARCA ACME Dismantling
Sportsman, Parts Galore Figure 8’s, R & M Recycling Street Stocks and the 4
Cylinders will all be in action.