The Left Turn
By: Ron Burt
On Saturday, August 23rd, Angola Motorsport Speedway inducted 10 members into the tracks 2025 Hall of Fame. Some of your older race fans, like me will recognize the names of Conan “Moose” Myers, Steve Christman, Bob Smith, Paul Mason, Mel Klein, Roger Bible, Dan Parker, Bob Coe, Kirk Noll, and Delphos “Woody” Woods.
Here’s a few upcoming dates to write down. Eldora’s World 100 weekend, September 4th-6th. and the 4 Crown weekend will be September 18th-20th. The World of Outlaws (Sprint Cars) will return to Millstream Speedway in Findlay after 31 years, September 26th. Winchester Speedway will host the 54th annual Winchester 400 weekend October 9th-12th The 27th Rumble in Fort Wayne will be held December 19th-20th, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in the convention hall. Please check each Speedways Facebook and web page for information.
Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon had the final track point race of the season. The official announcement hasn’t been made but it’s easy to figure out the 2025 Oakshade Raceway Track Champions. Congratulations to Devin Shiels DIRTCAR Late Model Track Champion. This is Devins’ 6th Oakshade Raceway Track Championship. Jesse Jones DCR Graphics Sportsman Track Champion. This is Jesses’ 1st Oakshade Raceway Track Championship. Jake Rendel won his first Dominator Super Stock Track Championship. Holgate’s, Ryan Okuley gets his first Sport Compact Track Championship.
Saturday night’s feature winners at Oakshade Raceway were Tim Streight Jr. Sport Compacts, Chad Poorman Dominator Super Stocks, DCR Graphics Sportsman Feature went to Roman Brown and Devin Shiels won in the Late Models.
On Friday night at Attica Raceway Park Cap Henry won the 410 winged sprint car feature. This was Cap’s 26 career win at Attica. In 2025 he only finished out of the top 3, once at the track and that was when the World of Outlaws were at Attica Raceway Park. Behind Henry in the feature, Bryan Sebetto, DJ Foos, Chris Andrews and Bryce Lucius. Kyle Moore won his 3rd Late Model feature of the summer and his ninth in the last two years at Attica. Rounding out the top 5, Ryan Missler, Devin Shiels, Matt Irey and Ryan Markham. The Fremont Fence 305 Sprint feature went to Jimmy McGrath. This was McGrath’s second win of the year at Attica and his third career win at the track. John Ivy, Dustin Stroup, Paul Weaver and Seth Schneider finished behind your winner.
Millstream in Findlay had an all Sprint Car night on Sunday featuring the Fast on Dirt 410 winged sprints and the BOSS (Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series) 410 sprints with no wings. Cap Henry made it look easy picking up his 2nd feature win of the weekend over Kasey Jedrzejek, Ricky Peterson, and Jordan Ryan. Ricky Lewis won the BOSS sprint feature. Trey Osborne, Kole Kirkman, and Korbyn Hayslett finished behind your leader on the same lap.
August 23rd, nursing a shattered broken foot, Justin Grant wasn’t even planning to compete during USAC Sprint Car Smackdown XIV at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.
He not only competed but also pulled off one of the most miraculous and dramatic victories in USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship history as he became the first five-time Smackdown champion. The $31,000.00 to win was enough to make him get behind the wheel and try. Grant’s victory was his 62nd in USAC National Sprint Car competition, which tied the legend Dave Darland for the number one spot on the all-time series feature win list. Grant’s Smackdown championship night triumph was his fifth overall, but also his third-in-a-row, which tied Darland in another category. Darland and Grant are now the only two drivers to win the event in three consecutive years after Darland achieved the feat in 2013-2014-2015. Grant will go for the record in September. Until next week, keep your wheels down. Ron out! (Ohio Sports Blitz on Facebook).