The Left Turn
By: Ron Burt
Oakshade Raceway
Wauseon, OH, Saturday, June 13th – Colin Shipley won the DIRTcar UMP Late Model Race at Oakshade Saturday night. He started on the pole and for 25 laps fought off his stepfather, Rusty Schlenk, to get the win. It really got interesting when the two lead cars caught up to slower traffic. Shipley had some tough decisions to make as he approached heavy traffic running side by side with the veteran Schlenk. Colin began working through the lapped traffic, but he couldn’t separate any from the experienced veteran. After clearing the first batch of lapped traffic, the two drivers battled side for the lead with Schlenk trying to make the high side work. Shipley hugged the low side. The young driver stayed focused, not making any mistakes to fend off Schlenk to earn the race win. Casey Noonan finished third followed by Carter Murday and Devin Shiels.
Dylan Jessen survived a close call to get the win in the Late Model Sportsman feature to become the first (and only) repeat winner this season in any class at Oakshade, 2nd Josh Robertson, 3rd Dylan Hough, 4th Chris Williams, and 5th Mike Jessen. Dominator Stock Feature 1st Jeff Foks Jr., 2nd Mason Luttrell, 3rd Jake Rendel, 4th Scott Hammer and 5th Chane Stuckey. Sport Compact Feature, 1st Cory Gumm, 2nd Ryan Okuley, 3rd James Stamper, 4th Wesley Belkofer, and Adam Thomas.
Here’s Saturday’s Feature winners from Angola Motorsport Speedway, Saturday, June 13th, Late Model Tommy Cook, Modified Brandon Pulver, Street Stocks Lee Reed, Hornets Corbin Henderson and Front Wheel Drive Outlaws Derek Simon.
Feature winners from Flat Rock Speedway, Saturday, June 13th Figure 8 Motor City Madness 50, Billy Earley, Late Model Sportsman Mike Young and track history was made in the Street Stocks. Regan Ford Sr won the Street Stock feature in a first-ever 1-2-3 for the Fords, beating his brother Dan Ford Jr in P2, and son Regan Ford Jr in third.
On Friday, June 12th, at Limaland Motorsports Park, Luke Hall won the USAC Thunder Midget feature at Limaland in the Mike Streicher Memorial. 2nd Bryce Massingill, 3rd Chett Gehrke, 4th Ian Creager, and 5th Dylan Trost. The Modified Mayhem feature for UMP Modifieds went to Jeff Koz, and it was his first feature Modified win of the season, 2nd Dustin Moore, 3rd Brennan Sherman, 4th Dylan Woodling, and 5th Drew Charlson. Thunderstock Feature Top 5, 1st Nick Bowers, 2nd Todd Sherman, 3rd Rob Trent, 4th Zach Rush, and 5th Dan Wooten. Dirt Truck Feature Top 5, Page Perrine got his first career DTTS win, 2nd Chris Hicks, 3rd Tony Anderson, 4th Rolly Heyder, and 5th Brandon Dailey.
We are currently in the middle of Ohio Sprint Week, featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Winged Sprints. It all started at Attica Raceway Park, on Friday, June 12th. On the podium 1st Craig Mintz, 2nd Parker Price Miller and 3rd Zeth Sabo. Saturday night June 13th the Series went to Sharon Speedway and the top 3, 1st Zeth Sabo, 2nd Dale Blaney and 3rd Leyton Wagner. Sunday, June 14th heavy rain canceled Millstream in Findlay, and the track didn’t want the make-up date. Monday, June 15, the Series was at Wayne County Speedway and your podium was 1st Kalib Henry 2nd Darin Naida and 3rd Brandon Spithaler. On Tuesday, June 16th Eldora Speedway was rained out, with no make-up date left. Thursday, June 18th Waynesfield Raceway Park had the best race of the Series and the 3 drivers on the podium 1st Chris Andrews, 2nd, Bryce Lucius and 3rd Nate Dussel. Friday the Series goes to Fremont Speedway. Atomic Speedway was scheduled to have the final race Saturday, June 21st. This was posted by Atomic Speedway 6/15/26 on their Facebook page. “We’re disappointed by the decision made to move the Ohio Sprint Speedweek Finale from Atomic Speedway, but unfortunately these are the things that happen with our current situation. All presale tickets for the event will be refunded”. Ohio Sprint Week will now wrap up at Wayne County Speedway Saturday, June 21st and pay the Feature winner $12,000.00. Until next week, keep your wheels down. Ron out!
