Written by Jim Foose – Speedway Action Magazine
Lorain Raceway Park hosted the Annual Open Wheel Shootout (formerly Super Crown Nationals) which included the Outlaw 350 Supermodified Sprint Series, Must See Midwest Lights Sprint Cars, Mighty TQ Midgets and the Sliman’s of Amherst Modifieds all taking to the ⅜ mile.
Supermodified Legend Denny Fisher led the field to the green flag for the Outlaw 350 Supermodified Sprint Series Todd Gibson Memorial 30 lap Feature event. Fisher would take off and not look back as the #81 sped to victory for the first time in 2025. AJ Lesiecki was able to race from 7th to finish second followed by Kevin Mingus (3rd), Danny Shirey, who won the season opener at Sandusky last week finished 4th followed by JJ Henes, subbing for Sawyer Stout, in fifth. Shirey picked up the Fast Dash win while Clayton Karl and Kevin Mingus took the Heat Race victories.
The Must See Racing Midwest Lights raced a pair of 20 lap feature events with Andrew Bogusz and JJ Henes each taking checkered flags. Bogusz picked up the first feature win over Henes (2nd) and Charlie Baur (3rd). Henes was victorious in the second feature over Charlie Schultz (2nd) and Keegan Weese (3rd). Both 20 lap features went green to checkered without a caution flag.
The Mighty TQ Midgets headed west towards Lorain Raceway Park and for Mason Hansel it was a clean sweep of the twin features. Charlie Schultz (2nd) and Josh Patterson (3rd) followed Hansel in Feature #1, while Vinnie Christiano, III (2nd) and Josh Patterson (3rd) completed the podium in Feature #2. Nick Groff and Mason Hansel picked up the Heat victories.
The Sliman’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Amherst Modifieds hit the track for 30 laps of action. Steven Drew and Terry Groner led the field to the green flag for 30 laps of action. Drew jumped to the lead early and held it for 18 laps before being overtaken by Zack Miller, who battled with Nathan Embree and held the lead until three laps to go when Spencer Stineman charged to the lead with a miraculous three wide pass. Stineman went on to be victorious from the 14th starting position. Stineman would take the victory, his first of 2025 at Lorain, Zack Miller held on to finish second, Nathan Embree (3rd) Jeremy Menninger (4th) and TJ Stineman (5th) completed the top five. Kurt Hennings, Steven Drew and Bubba Smith won the Heat Races.
Lorain Raceway Park returns to action on June 20th and 21st for the Jackpot Nationals at The County. The Compacts will join the Sliman’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Amherst Modifieds for the two day show, while the Perfection Fabricators Grand Nationals and Factory Stocks will join the program on Friday, June 20th.
Lorain Raceway Park is located in South Amherst, Ohio just 35 minutes west of Cleveland and just minutes away from the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) exit for Ohio Route 58. For 76 years, Lorain Raceway Park has been the “Fastest Party in Lorain County”. With action and activities for all ages, Lorain Raceway Park is your destination for “Fast & Affordable Family Fun”.
Modifieds
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 37-Spencer Stineman[14]; 2. 86-Zack Miller[3]; 3. 10-Nathan Embree[4]; 4. 66M-Jeremy Menninger[11]; 5. 37T-TJ Stineman[13]; 6. 07-Parker Ennes[10]; 7. 82-Bob Sibila Jr[6]; 8. 66-Louis McGrath[5]; 9. 16G-Rick Groetsch[12]; 10. 64-Brandon Lemmerman[9]; 11. 25-Steven Drew[1]; 12. 79-Steve Jones[23]; 13. 25A-Gerald Altizer[17]; 14. 26-Jason Drew[15]; 15. 00-Terry Groner[2]; 16. 12-Bubba Smith[8]; 17. 3-Austin Berger[7]; 18. 16-Adam White[19]; 19. 27-Matthew Winningham[16]; 20. 17-Kurt Hennings[18]; 21. 39-Daniel Sharpless[20]; 22. 4-Gage Sauer[21]; 23. (DNS) 38-Shawn Lewis
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Kurt Hennings[3]; 2. 16-Adam White[2]; 3. 26-Jason Drew[7]; 4. 39-Daniel Sharpless[1]; 5. 25A-Gerald Altizer[5]; 6. (DNS) 79-Steve Jones; 7. (DNS) 27-Matthew Winningham; 8. (DNS) 4-Gage Sauer
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Steven Drew[1]; 2. 86-Zack Miller[3]; 3. 10-Nathan Embree[4]; 4. 00-Terry Groner[2]; 5. 66-Louis McGrath[5]; 6. 3-Austin Berger[7]; 7. 82-Bob Sibila Jr[6]; 8. (DNS) 38-Shawn Lewis
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Bubba Smith[1]; 2. 07-Parker Ennes[3]; 3. 16G-Rick Groetsch[4]; 4. 66M-Jeremy Menninger[5]; 5. 37T-TJ Stineman[6]; 6. 64-Brandon Lemmerman[2]; 7. 37-Spencer Stineman[7]
Qualifying 1: 1. 37-Spencer Stineman, 00:15.182[20]; 2. 37T-TJ Stineman, 00:15.368[21]; 3. 16G-Rick Groetsch, 00:15.377[7]; 4. 66M-Jeremy Menninger, 00:15.398[14]; 5. 07-Parker Ennes, 00:15.404[6]; 6. 64-Brandon Lemmerman, 00:15.439[11]; 7. 12-Bubba Smith, 00:15.440[19]; 8. 3-Austin Berger, 00:15.441[2]; 9. 82-Bob Sibila Jr, 00:15.497[18]; 10. 66-Louis McGrath, 00:15.521[13]; 11. 10-Nathan Embree, 00:15.577[5]; 12. 86-Zack Miller, 00:15.617[15]; 13. 00-Terry Groner, 00:15.631[8]; 14. 25-Steven Drew, 00:15.650[4]; 15. 26-Jason Drew, 00:15.673[3]; 16. 27-Matthew Winningham, 00:15.681[23]; 17. 25A-Gerald Altizer, 00:15.746[1]; 18. 79-Steve Jones, 00:15.831[10]; 19. 17-Kurt Hennings, 00:15.933[9]; 20. 16-Adam White, 00:15.982[22]; 21. 39-Daniel Sharpless, 00:16.280[17]; 22. 4-Gage Sauer, 00:20.250[16]; 23. (DNS) 38-Shawn Lewis
15 entries
TQ Midgets
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 33-Mason Hanel[1]; 2. 2-Charlie Schultz[5]; 3. 02X-Josh Patterson[3]; 4. 88-Nick Groff[6]; 5. 27-Brian Schulz[7]; 6. 3-Vinnie Christiano III[4]; 7. 02-Ronnie Flaim[9]; 8. 12-Jacob Schultz[12]; 9. 26B-Brendan Wallace[2]; 10. 33X-Jasper Zeigafuse[11]; 11. 71-Tony Petrea[10]; 12. 77-Moose Rutherford[14]; 13. 14-Kevin Wilson[13]; 14. 01-Josh Terwilliger[15]; 15. 62-Dave Schulz[8]
A Feature 2 (20 Laps): 1. 33-Mason Hanel[12]; 2. 3-Vinnie Christiano III[7]; 3. 02X-Josh Patterson[10]; 4. 2-Charlie Schultz[11]; 5. 27-Brian Schulz[8]; 6. 88-Nick Groff[9]; 7. 02-Ronnie Flaim[6]; 8. 71-Tony Petrea[3]; 9. 14-Kevin Wilson[1]; 10. 33X-Jasper Zeigafuse[4]; 11. 12-Jacob Schultz[5]; 12. 01-Josh Terwilliger[13]; 13. 26B-Brendan Wallace[15]; 14. (DNS) 77-Moose Rutherford; 15. (DNS) 62-Dave Schulz
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Nick Groff[2]; 2. 02X-Josh Patterson[1]; 3. 3-Vinnie Christiano III[5]; 4. 27-Brian Schulz[3]; 5. 02-Ronnie Flaim[4]; 6. 33X-Jasper Zeigafuse[6]; 7. 14-Kevin Wilson[7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 33-Mason Hanel[1]; 2. 2-Charlie Schultz[2]; 3. 26B-Brendan Wallace[3]; 4. 62-Dave Schulz[4]; 5. 71-Tony Petrea[5]; 6. 12-Jacob Schultz[8]; 7. 77-Moose Rutherford[6]; 8. 01-Josh Terwilliger[7]
Qualifying 1: 1. 02X-Josh Patterson, 00:15.030[5]; 2. 33-Mason Hanel, 00:15.068[4]; 3. 88-Nick Groff, 00:15.094[3]; 4. 2-Charlie Schultz, 00:15.157[8]; 5. 27-Brian Schulz, 00:15.168[10]; 6. 26B-Brendan Wallace, 00:15.196[13]; 7. 02-Ronnie Flaim, 00:15.246[2]; 8. 62-Dave Schulz, 00:15.314[11]; 9. 3-Vinnie Christiano III, 00:15.339[1]; 10. 71-Tony Petrea, 00:15.547[6]; 11. 33X-Jasper Zeigafuse, 00:15.670[15]; 12. 77-Moose Rutherford, 00:15.852[7]; 13. 14-Kevin Wilson, 00:16.293[14]; 14. 01-Josh Terwilliger, 00:16.916[12]; 15. (DNS) 12-Jacob Schultz
17 entries
Outlaw Super Sprints
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 81-Denny Fisher[1]; 2. 42-AJ Leseicki[7]; 3. 2-Kevin Mingus[4]; 4. 27-Danny Shirey[10]; 5. 40-JJ Henes[8]; 6. 69-Clayton Karl[3]; 7. 73-Noah Ratcliff[13]; 8. 11-Kenny Sharp[6]; 9. 88-Frank Neill[16]; 10. 16-Rich Dewitt Jr[2]; 11. 7-Doug Neubauer[14]; 12. 09-Tyler Capodice[5]; 13. 5-Todd Buchanan[11]; 14. 38-JD Evans[12]; 15. 1-Hunter Young[9]; 16. 72-Joe Speakman[17]; 17. 57-Brian Neubauer[15]
Dash 1: 1. 27-Danny Shirey[3]; 2. 09-Tyler Capodice[1]; 3. 11-Kenny Sharp[2]; 4. 42-AJ Leseicki[5]; 5. 40-JJ Henes[6]; 6. 1-Hunter Young[4]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Clayton Karl[2]; 2. 16-Rich Dewitt Jr[1]; 3. 73-Noah Ratcliff[4]; 4. 57-Brian Neubauer[5]; 5. 38-JD Evans[3]; 6. 72-Joe Speakman[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Kevin Mingus[2]; 2. 81-Denny Fisher[3]; 3. 5-Todd Buchanan[1]; 4. 88-Frank Neill[5]; 5. 7-Doug Neubauer[4]
Qualifying 1: 1. 27-Danny Shirey, 00:13.336[15]; 2. 1-Hunter Young, 00:13.724[17]; 3. 11-Kenny Sharp, 00:13.750[14]; 4. 42-AJ Leseicki, 00:13.755[8]; 5. 40-JJ Henes, 00:13.766[6]; 6. 09-Tyler Capodice, 00:13.793[2]; 7. 2-Kevin Mingus, 00:13.842[9]; 8. 69-Clayton Karl, 00:13.869[7]; 9. 5-Todd Buchanan, 00:13.924[1]; 10. 16-Rich Dewitt Jr, 00:13.924[3]; 11. 38-JD Evans, 00:13.985[4]; 12. 81-Denny Fisher, 00:14.034[5]; 13. 73-Noah Ratcliff, 00:14.128[13]; 14. 7-Doug Neubauer, 00:14.227[12]; 15. 57-Brian Neubauer, 00:14.231[11]; 16. 88-Frank Neill, 00:14.375[10]; 17. 72-Joe Speakman, 00:15.192[16]
10 entries
Crate Sprints
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 36-JJ Henes[6]; 2. 77P-Charlie Shultz[5]; 3. 37-Keegan Weese[3]; 4. 17-Andrew Bogusz[2]; 5. 23-Charlie Baur[4]; 6. 38-Adam Biltz[7]; 7. 51-Rick Holley[1]
Qualifying 1: 1. 36-JJ Henes, 00:13.141[5]; 2. 77P-Charlie Shultz, 00:13.579[8]; 3. 23-Charlie Baur, 00:13.598[1]; 4. 37-Keegan Weese, 00:13.631[9]; 5. 17-Andrew Bogusz, 00:13.844[3]; 6. 51-Rick Holley, 00:13.901[6]; 7. 38-Adam Biltz, 00:14.340[2]; 8. (DNS) 14X-Matt Double; 9. (DNS) 9-Lucas Krick; 10. (DNS) 11-Rick Wichtner
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