Stuart Brubaker Wins Engine Pro SOD @ Winston Speedway

[rebelracewriter]

ERIE, MI (July 18, 2016) - Fremont, Ohio’s Stuart Brubaker charged to a crowd-pleasing Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP feature win Friday night at Winston Speedway in Rothbury, Michigan.

Gregg Dalman grabbed the lead at the start from the pole with Brett Mann looking like he may have something for the leader. Dalman started to pull away as Mann slipped high on turn 2 allowing Chris Pobanz to take 2nd and Stuart Brubaker 3rd. Dalman looked to be the class until John Gall & Jay Steinebach tangled on lap four with Gall flipping. Neither driver was able to continue.

After the red, Dalman continued to lead, but it soon became evident that the handle was going away on Dalman’s car and after a back and forth battle, Brubaker got by Dalman as he slid high in turn two. Brubaker was an expert at negotiating traffic on the slick surface and easily held on for the win. After the 4th lap red, the feature went nonstop and point leader Brian Smith was turning faster laps than the leader at the end, but it was too little, too late.

Smith (Fremont, Ohio), the current SOD point leader, started the feature in eleventh place after not making the feature nine-car draw for the top starting positions. Smith was the KSE Hard Charger Award winner. Dalman held on to finish third, and discovered that a tire pressure bleeder had stuck open causing his handling problem. Brett Mann, driving Tony Bures’ #58 finished 4th, and Mark Aldrich was 5th.

Engine Pro SOD by ARP Feature
Finish
Car #
Driver
Start
Awards
Contingencies
1
35
Stuart Brubaker
3

Rod End Supply
2
2+
Brian Smith
11
KSE Hard Charger
Rod End Supply
3
49T
Gregg Dalman
1

Rod End Supply
4
58
Brett Mann
5
Ti22 Draw Winner
Racing Optics
5
1A
Mark Aldrich
8

ATL Racing Fuel Cells
6
89
Chris Pobanz
2
Engine Pro Lucky Dog
King Racing Products
7
46
Robert Huiskin
4


8
7
Shawn Valenti
12


9
0
Steve Irwin
9


10
41
Thomas Schinderle
16


11
71H/27
Brad Lamberson
7


12
4T
Josh Turner
6


13
8
Justin Ward
10


14
27x
Jared Lamberson
14


15
91L
Lexi Adgate
18
DMI Draw Winner

16
1
Eric Smith
19


17
6
Tyler Beardon
17


18
10S
Jay Steinebach
13


19
81
John Gall
15



Engler Heat Win - Brett Mann
58, 89, 0, 8, 10s, 41, 24

Lane Automotive Heat Win – Mark Aldrich
1a, 4t, 46, 2+, 27x, 6

COMP Cams Heat Win – Gregg Dalman
49t, 35, 27, 7, 81, 91L

Kistler Racing Products Contingencies – Chris Pobanz, Stuart Brubaker
BR Motorsports Contingency – Steve Irwin
COMP Cams Contingency – Josh Turner
Allstar Performance Contingency – Robert Huiskins
Schoenfeld Headers Contingency – Brad Lamberson

For more information about Engine Pro, go to www.enginepro.com. For more information about ARP, go to www.arp-bolts.com. The full 2016 Sprints on Dirt schedule, rules, driver member form, news, and other information can be read at www.sprintsondirt.com.