Darren finishes 20th at Limaland.

Darren had a different ride with the Hammons Motorsports car as his engine arrived a little too late but his bad luck continued as he wrecked on the first lap of the feature. Darren had put the car on the pole in the feature but he got together early with Jared Horstman and was done for the evening.

Friday, July 25, 2008 - Limaland Motorsports Park 9th Annual Steve Brown Memorial Race & Ladies Night (Elwer Fence Sprints)

Elwer Fence Sprints Feature: 1. Tim Allison 2. JR Stewart 3. Mike Brecht 4. Mike Miller 5. Jared Horstman 6. Jeff Williams 7. Rick Boughan 8. Mike Dunlap 9. Dennis Yoakam 10. Tim Viles 11. Ron Blair 12. Cory Seeling 13. Aaron Smith 14. Kent Wolters 15. Brent Gehr 16. Andrew Bowsher 17. Dwain Leiber 18. Dallas Hewitt 19. Travis Hery 20. Darren Long

Elwer Fence Sprints B-Main: 1) Ron Blair 2) Cory Seeling 3) Dallas Hewitt 4) Travis Hery 5) Tim Viles 6) Aaron Moloney 7) Bob Gehr Jr. 8) Bob Gehr Sr. 9) Jerry Burkett

Dash for Cash: 1) Jeff Williams 2) Scott Carter 3) Kent Wolters 4) Dwain Leiber

Heat 1: 1) Tim Allison 2) Dwain Leiber 3) Darren Long 4) Rick Boughan 5) Brent Gehr 6) Travis Hery 7) Bob Gehr Jr. 8) Scott Carter 9) Aaron Moloney

Heat 2: 1) JR Stewart 2) Kent Wolters 3) Jeff Williams 4) Aaron Smith 5) Andrew Bowsher 6) Dallas Hewitt 7) Tim Viles 8) Cory Seeling

Heat 3: 1) Mike Miller 2) Jared Horstman 3) Mike Brecht 4) Dennis Yoakam 5) Mike Dunlap 6) Ron Blair 7) Bob Gehr Sr. 8) Jerry Burkett

Summary from Limaland.com:
The second feature of the evening was the Elwer Fence Sprints. Darren Long and Jared Horstman came together coming out of turn two and the pole car of Long’s was done for the evening. Horstman took the lead after a complete restart and led the first 13 laps of the race. But, Horstman had his car set up to run the low groove and Mr. Excitement, Tim Allison, was in his office as he reeled Horstman in quickly while rocketing around the upper rim of the track. It appeared Allison was going to win going away until a caution on lap 20 for Dwain Leiber and Kent Wolters bunched the field. On the restart, JR Stewart was glued to Allison until the first corner. Allison went high and Stewart chose low. As the checkered flag waved, both cars sped to the finish line with Allison picking his first win of the year by a car-length.

Darren finishes 13th at Limaland.

Darren is still working on getting his car back right after a string of bad luck and finished 13th in 73rd Anniversary Race at Limaland Motorsports Park.

Friday, July 18, 2008 - Limaland Motorsports Park $2000 Win 73rd Anniversary Race (EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders Race)

EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders Feature: 1) Dale Blaney 2) Dennis Yoakam 3) Mike Brecht 4) JR Stewart 5) Dwain Leiber 6) Tim Allison 7) Rick Boughan 8) Jeff Williams 9) Jared Horstman 10) Luke Hall 11) Kent Wolters 12) Mike Miller 13) Darren Long 14) Scott Carter 15) Tim Viles 16) Aaron Moloney 17) Bob Gehr Jr. 18) Jon Nelson 19) Mike Dunlap 20) Brent Gehr

EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders B-Main: 1) Kent Wolters 2) Tim Viles 3) Aaron Moloney 4) Jon Nelson 5) Bob Gehr Sr. 6) Bob Gehr Jr. 7) Tommy Kerce

Summary from Limaland.com
Dwain Leiber and Dennis Yoakam battled wheel-to-wheel during the first few laps of the EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders feature. But, lurking just behind, was Dale Blaney. Blaney methodically picked off the two savvy drivers and notched his first 360 Sprint Car win at Limaland Motorsports Park. Lapped traffic was no problem for the “Tall Cool One” as the race was completed without a caution. In the post-race celebration, Blaney mentioned, “I can’t thank Ron Hammons enough for giving me such good equipment. I’ve never won in one of his cars here at Limaland. This is a special win for me!”

Darren finishes 16th at Eldora

Darren finished 3rd place in the heat race and started 9th in the A-Main but he got into the wall early broke some stuff and pulled off the track with a 16th place finish.


NRA Sprint Invaders – 29 cars
Heat 1: Dale Blaney, Gary Fast, Butch Schroeder, Mark Grabill, J. R. Stewart, Aaron Maloney, Aaron Schaffer, Ron Blair, Rick Boughan, Dwain Leiber
Heat 2: Mike Brecht, Greg Wilson, Mike Miller, Jeff Williams, Sean Robinson, Dane Naida, Brent Gehr, Mark Hery, Kent Wolters
Heat 3: Dustin Daggett, Tim Allison, Darren Long, Luke Hall, Mike Dunlap, Jared Horstman, Scott Carter, Bob Carman, Bob Gehr, Jr.

B-Main:
Jared Hortsman, Dane Naida, Scott Carter, Ron Blair, Dwain Leiber, Kent Wolters, Aaron Maloney, Mark Hery, Aaron Schaffer, Bob Gehr, Bob Carman, Brent Gehr, Rick Boughan, Ryan Ruhl

A-Main
1)Butch Schroeder 2)Dale Blaney 3)Greg Wilson 4)Mike Brecht 5)Tim Allison 6)Gary Fast 7)Dustin Daggett 8)Sean Robinson 9)Jeff Williams 10)J R Stewart 11)Dwain Leiber 12)Mike Miller 13)Mike Dunlap 14)Scott Carter 15)Dane Naida 16)Darren Long 17)Luke Hall 18)Mark Grabill 19)Jared Horstman 20)Ron Blair

Rough Night in the Ollie's Outlet 360 Challenge at Eldora Speedway

Darren found some bad luck again in the 2nd leg of the Ollie's 360 Challenge at Eldora Speedway. Darren fought his way into the A-Main with a 4th place finish in the B-Main only to stuff his car into the fence on the 2nd lap of the A-Main.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 360 Challenge – July 8, 2008 Sprint Cars - 43 cars

Heat 1: Fred Rahmer, Tim Shaffer, Kasey Kahne, Cap Henry, Tim Hunter, Tim Allison, Luke Hall, Brad Foster, Brian Howland
Heat 2: Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Ron Blair, Dustin Daggett, Dave Blaney, Steve Erwin, Kevin Huntley, Darren Long, T J Newton,
Heat 3: J. R. Stewart, Joey Saldana, Jason Johnson, Mike Brecht, Dale Blaney, Terry McCarl, Brian Sebetto, Mike Miller, Jarod Horstman
Heat 4: Donny Schatz, Greg Wilson, Tony Bruce, Jr. Danny Smith, Chad Kemenah, Butch Schroeder, Dwain Leiber, Aaron Maloney
Heat 5: Brian Brown, Trevor Lewis, Kent Wolters, Brian Ruhl, Mark Hery, Bob Carman, Jason Barney, Scott Cramer

B-Main 1: Dale Blaney, Butch Schroeder, Terry McCarl, Cap Henry, Tim Hunter, Tim Allison, Dwain Leiber, Brian Sebetto, Jarod Horstman, Brad Foster, Bob Carman, Aaron Maloney, Scott Cramer
B-Main 2: Danny Smith, Chad Kemenah, Mike Brecht, Darren Long, Steve Erwin, Brian Howland, Kevin Huntley, Mike Miller, Brian Ruhl, T J Newton, Mark Hery, Luke Hall, Jason Barney, Lee Stark

30-lap A-Main
1)Jason Johnson 2)Sam Hafertepe, jr. 3)Fred Rahmer 4)Greg Wilson 5)Kasey Kahne 6)Dustin Daggett 7)Tony Bruce, Jr. 8)Dave Blaney 9)Tim Shaffer 10)Chad Kemenah 11)Dale Blaney 12)Danny Smith 13)Butch Schroeder 14)Terry McCarl 15)Trevor Lewis 16)Kent Wolters 17)Ron Blair 18)Brian Brown 19)Joey Saldana 20)Donny Schatz 21)J.R. Stewart 22)Mike Brecht 23)Cap Henry 24)Darren Long

Race Summary: http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/olliesupdates.html

Darren Finishes Busy 4th of July Weekend in Canada

Darren followed up a 20th place finish on Saturday with a strong 2nd place finish on Sunday in the ASCS Northern Summer Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway in Canada.

ASCS Northern Summer Nationals Results: 7/4/08, Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken,Ontario, Canada.
A-Main (25 Laps)- 1. Dustin Daggett (2m), 2. Mike Stelter (36), 3. Scott Kreutter (52), 4. Bobby Breen (9), 5. Ryan Grubaugh (00), 6. Keith Dempster (5x), 7. Dave Dykstra (5d), 8. Jared Zimbardi (35), 9. Kyle Patrick (33k), 10. Brett Mann (79), 11. Kevin Job (21x), 12. Jared Fink (21F), 13. Glenn Styres (0), 14. Dain Naida (6N), 15. Fred Cade (12c), 16. Bubba Broderick (5), 17. Ben Rutan (23), 18. Kyle Moffit (7x), 19. Ryan Hunsinger (77x), 20. Darren Long (7), 21. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 22. Blake Breen (8), 23. Gary Fast (26), 24. Joe Bares (19).Lap Leaders- Fast 1-4, Cade 5-7, Daggett 8-25.
Did Not Qualify: Bryan Howland (51), Tom Huppunen (27H), Mikey Kruchka (01), John Burbridge Jr. (31), Stan Zanchin (94), James Evans (90), Tim Norman (3G), Derek Jonathan (81), Rob Ledingham (19JR), John Burbridge Sr. (21J), Howard Singer (26). Brad Malloy (5M), Louie Carufel (47x), Jim Price (7p), Daniel Lampron (52L), Doug Bowman (57), Joel Lehman (4z), Don Adamczyk (21), Rob Pietz (69), James Whittaker (83w), Gregg Dalman (49T).

B-Mains (10 Laps Each, Top-3 Transfer)-
Race 1: 1. Kevin Job (21x), 2. Brett Mann (79), 3. Dain Naida (6N), 4. Bryan Howland (51), 5. Tom Huppunen (27H), 6. Mikey Kruchka (01), 7. John Burbridge Jr. (31), 8. Stan Zanchin (94), 9. James Evans (90), DNS: Tim Norman (3G), DNS: Derek Jonathan (81), DNS: Rob Ledingham (19JR), DNS: John Burbridge Sr. (21J), DNS: Howard Singer (26).
Race 2: 1. Bobby Breen (9), 2. Jared Zimbardi (35), 3. Glenn Styres (0), 4. Brad Malloy (5M), 5. Louie Carufel (47x), 6. Jim Price (7p), 7. Daniel Lampron (52L), 8. Doug Bowman (57), 9. Joel Lehman (4z), 10. Don Adamczyk (21), 11. Rob Pietz (69), DNS: James Whittaker (83w), DNS: Gregg Dalman (49T).

Four Laps of Fame Dash (4 Laps)- 1. Keith Dempster (5x), 2. Jared Fink (21F), 3. Joe Bares (19), 4. Scott Kreutter (52), 5. Bubba Broderick (5), 6. Dave Dykstra (5d).

National Parts Peddler Heats (8 Laps Each)-
Race 1: 1. Fred Cade (12c), 2. Scott Kreutter (52), 3. Darren Long (7), 4. Bubba Broderick (5), 5. Tom Huppunen (27H), 6. Joel Lehman (4z), 7. Jim Price (7p), 8. Howard Singer (26), 9. John Burbridge Sr. (21J).
Race 2: 1. Mike Stelter (36), 2. Gary Fast (26x), 3. Ben Rutan (23), 4. Kyle Moffit (7x), 5. Glenn Styres (0), 6. Derek Jonathan (81), 7. Rob Ledingham (19jr), 8. James Whittaker (83w), 9. Brad Malloy (5m).
Race 3: 1. Dustin Daggett (2m), 2. Blake Breen (8), 3. Dave Dykstra (5d), 4. Keith Dempster (5x), 5. Don Adamczyk (21), 6. Dain Naida (6N), 7. Louie Carufel (47x), 8. Stan Zanchin (94), 9. Mikey Kruchka (01).
Race 4: 1. Ryan Hunsinger (77x), 2. Joe Bares (19), 3. Jared Fink (21F), 4. Ryan Grubaugh (00), 5. Rob Pietz (69), 6. Mike Stelter (36), 7. John Burbridge Jr. (31), 8. Doug Bowman (57), 9. Gregg Dalman (49T).
Race 5: 1. Kyle Patrick (33k), 2. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 3. Brett Mann (79), 4. Kevin Job (21x), 5. Bobby Breen (9), 6. Jared Zimbardi (35), 7. Bryan Howland (51), 8. Daniel Lampron (52L), 9. James Evans (90).

Race Summary from TJSlideways.com: http://www.tjslideways.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3962

ASCS Patriots Results: 7/5/08, Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada.
A-Main (25 Laps)- 1. Bryan Howland (51), 2. Darren Long (7), 3. Scott Kreutter (52), 4. Dustin Daggett (2m), 5. Kevin Job (21x), 6. Mike Stelter (36), 7. Brett Mann (79), 8. Ben Rutan (23), 9. Tim Norman (3G), 10. Keith Dempster (5x), 11. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 12. Jared Fink (21F), 13. Glenn Styres (0), 14. Joe Bares (19), 15. Bubba Broderick (5), 16. Tom Huppunen (27H), 17. Dave Dykstra (5d), 18. Brad Malloy (5m), 19. Ryan Grubaugh (00), 20. Kyle Patrick (33k), 21. Dain Naida (6N), 22. Jared Zimbardi (35), 23. John Burbridge (21J), 24. Bobby Breen (9).Lap Leaders- Mann 1-2, Long 3-13, Howland 14-30.DNQ: Howard Singer (26), Joel Lehman (4z), Doug Bowman (57), Daniel Lampron (52L), Rob Pietz (69), Kyle Moffit (7x), Ryan Hunsinger (77x), Mikey Kruchka (01), John Burbridge Jr. (31), Louie Carufel (47x), James Evans (90), Blake Breen (8), Fred Cade (12c).

B-Mains (8 Laps Each, Top-3 Transfer)-
Race 1- 1. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 2. Dave Dykstra (5d), 3. John Burbridge (21J), 4. Howard Singer (26), 5. Joel Lehman (4z), 6. Doug Bowman (57), 7. Daniel Lampron (52L). DNS: Rob Pietz (69), Kyle Moffit (7x), Ryan Hunsinger (77x).
Race 2- 1. Glenn Styres (0), 2. Ben Rutan (23), 3. Jared Fink (21F), 4. Mikey Kruchka (01), 5. John Burbridge Jr. (31), 6. Louie Carufel (47x), 7. James Evans (90), DNS:Blake Breen (8), Fred Cade (12c).

Four Laps of Fame Dash (4 Laps)- 1. Bryan Howland (51), 2. Kyle Patrick (33k), 3. Ryan Grubaugh (00), 4. Dain Naida (6N), 5. Tim Norman (3G), 6. Kyle Patrick (5x).

Total Seal/ Gaerte Engines Dash for Cash (4 Laps)- 1. Dustin Daggett (2M), 2. Mike Stelter (36), 3. Bobby Breen (9), Scott Kreutter (52).

National Parts Peddler Heats (8 Laps Each)-
Race 1: 1. Brett Mann (79), 2. Kyle Patrick (33k), 3. Kevin Job (21x), 4. Ryan Grubaugh (00), 5. Mikey Kruchka (01), 6. Joel Lehman (4z), 7. John Burbridge (21J), 8. Doug Bowman (57), 9. Ryan Hunsinger (77x).
Race 2: 1. Bubba Broderick (5), 2. Jared Zimbardi (35), 3. Joe Bares (19), 4. Dave Dykstra (5d), 5. Howard Singer (26), 6. Ben Rutan (23), 7. Blake Breen (8), 8. Fred Cade (12c).
Race 3: 1. Bryan Howland (51), 2. Dain Naida (6N), 3. Tom Huppunen (27H), 4. Brad Malloy (5m), 5. Glenn Styres (0), 6. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 7. Daniel Lampron (52L), 8. Kyle Moffit (7x).
Race 4: 1. Darren Long (7), 2. Keith Dempster (5x), 3. Mike Stelter (36), 4. Rob Pietz (69), 5. John Burbridge Jr. (31), 6. Louie Carufel (47x), 7. Jared Fink (21F), 8. James Evans (90).

Race Summary from TJSlideways.com: http://www.tjslideways.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3980