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Aronhalt Takes Hilltop By Storm Sunday, July 29, 2007
	Millersburg Ohio – Norm Aronhalt of Warsaw Ohio kept his hot streak alive with a sweeping performance this past Sunday afternoon at Hilltop Speedway. Beginning with a heat win in the Modifieds and first in the Late Model fast dash, followed by featured event wins in both is definitely a highlight to this veteran racers career. Aronhalt led flag to flag in the Late Model main and drove from an eighth starting position to win the extra monied Modified feature. On the championship trail, Stormin' Norm holds nine Modified and two Late Model feature wins on the season.

Aronhalt Takes Hilltop By Storm
Sunday, July 29, 2007

Millersburg Ohio – Norm Aronhalt of Warsaw Ohio kept his hot streak alive with a
sweeping performance this past Sunday afternoon at Hilltop Speedway. Beginning
with a heat win in the Modifieds and first in the Late Model fast dash, followed
by featured event wins in both is definitely a highlight to this veteran racers career.
Aronhalt led flag to flag in the Late Model main and drove from an eighth starting
position to win the extra monied Modified feature. On the championship trail,
Stormin' Norm holds nine Modified and two Late Model feature wins on the season.



The night got off to a good start for invader Shon Flanery of Mt. Carmel Tennessee after he won the first heat race along with Norm Aronhalt and Rob Melzer, with Rory Reed claiming the fast dash over David Lyle. When the green flag waved on the main event Lyle quickly took the lead point from Reed and pulled away by several lengths. Jesse Wardell would then move up to challenge and take second from Reed and also set up a fierce battle between Reed and Jeff Staggers. A slip in turn two would allow Reed to regain third but this also caused many cars to check up and Flanery to spin ending his chance for a win. Another caution followed with a six car pileup that eliminated Brandon Morrow and damaged others. Once back to green Aronhalt resumes his charge from eighth and picks off Reed, Wardell, then race leader David Lyle before the half way point. Using the outside groove Aronhalt pulled several lengths from Lyle but picked up a miss in his engine before the white flag allowing Lyle to close in and pull alongside, but the Phantom 309 came back to life on the back stretch and easily recorded the win.

The night got off to a good start for invader Shon Flanery of Mt. Carmel Tennessee after he won
the first heat race along with Norm Aronhalt and Rob Melzer, with Rory Reed claiming the fast dash
over David Lyle. When the green flag waved on the main event Lyle quickly took the lead point from
Reed and pulled away by several lengths. Jesse Wardell would then move up to challenge and take
second from Reed and also set up a fierce battle between Reed and Jeff Staggers. A slip in turn two
would allow Reed to regain third but this also caused many cars to check up and Flanery to spin ending
his chance for a win. Another caution followed with a six car pileup that eliminated Brandon Morrow and damaged others. Once back to green Aronhalt resumes his charge from eighth and picks off Reed, Wardell, then race leader David Lyle before the half way point. Using the outside groove Aronhalt
pulled several lengths from Lyle but picked up a miss in his engine before the white flag allowing
Lyle to close in and pull alongside, but the Phantom 309 came back to life on the back stretch and
easily recorded the win.


In preliminary action Shon Flanery outran Chris Basich to the finish line, Rob Melzer and Darrick Hubbard had an awesome race going but Rob was more than happy to pose with the checkers. Don Lewis and Kris McCombs caught some bad breaks in the heat and raced their way through the consy and into the main event where both had great runs.
3 wide down the backstretch Josh Morrow was off to a great start with Aronhalt and Flanery giving chase
Two of Hilltops most fierce competitors, Jesse Wardell on the outside and Rory Reed find themselves door to door again.
Kevin Potts leaves team mate Darrick Hubbard in the dust
Chris Basich gives the "Phantom 309" a pretty good run
David Lyle had the car to beat but unfortunately for him Aronhalt was up to the challenge

Kevin Potts, Bruce Jennings, Brandon Morrow, Mark Gardiner, Kris McCombs, Nick Smith, Josh Morrow
Don Baney - 1st Hilltop Pure Stock Feature Win
Although Aronhalt led the Late Model feature from the start, behind the action was intense between Dave Hornikel, George Lee, and Rocky Owens, all running in that order. With laps winding down Hornikel slips high in turn four and positions traded with Owens coming out of the scramble momentarily in second before George Lee could gather up and retake that spot and Hornikel now fading fast. Freddie Carpenter and Jeremy Canada advance to bump him out of the top five with more positions traded just under the white flag when Canada passes Carpenter for fourth and Owens gets around Lee for second. The Pure Stock feature saw front row starters Don Baney and Donna Canode race side by side for the first couple of laps before Baney secured the lead and went on for his first ever Hilltop feature win. Tom Ogle wrestled the early Mini Stock lead away from Chase Alexander then battled the remainder of the race with Charlie Ray before pulling into victory lane for the second time this year. Even with a punctured radiator Bill Kutz was not to be denied a Mini Truck feature win on this night against the toughest field ever at Hilltop at 14 trucks strong.
A pair of 9's started the feature side by side but only one would lead the first lap
Keith Tish leads Willie Coblentz and Don Rambler three wide down the back chute
No shortage of 3 wide Pure Stock action, this time with Harold Duncan, Fred Snyder, and Bill Goerz
Mini Stocks do it too ! Dustin Hostetler, Jordan James, and Tom Ogle fight for position
Heidi Miller tries her best to hold off a hard charging Gail Wallace during a truck race
RESULTS: Dutch Country Stone Late Models Heat 1 - Jeremy Canada, Eric Myers, Thomas Baker Heat 2 – Rocky Owens, Hiram Bachman, Ty Myers Dash – Norm Aronhalt, Chester Elliott, George Lee Dave Hornikel, Tyler Carpenter, Doug Drown FEATURE - Aronhalt, Owens, Lee, Canada, Freddie Carpenter, Bachman, Hornikel, Eric Myers, Ty Myers, Tyler Carpenter, Justin Chance, Trevor Phillips, Matt Irey, Jack Stewart, Drown, Craig Vosbergen, Brandon Russell, Jeff Gress, Baker, Elliott Eddleblutes Garage Modifieds Heat 1 – Shon Flanery, Chris Basich, Nick Smith Heat 2 – Norm Aronhalt, Mark Gardiner, Kevin Potts Heat 3 – Rob Melzer, Brandon Morrow, Darrick Hubbard DASH – Rory Reed, David Lyle, Jeff Staggers Jesse Wardell, Bruce Jennings, Josh Morrow FEATURE – Aronhalt, Lyle, Wardell, Reed, Basich, Potts, Smith, Kris McCombs, Flanery, Staggers, Don Lewis, Hubbard, Melzer, Josh Morrow, Gardiner, Brandon Morrow, Jennings, Tim Roe American Payroll Advance Pure Stocks Heat 1 – Donna Canode, Dave Haven Jr., Denny Shear Heat 2 – Don Baney, Dave Haven Sr., Don Rambler Heat 3 – Troy Anderson, Fred Snyder, J. C. Campbell FEATURE – Baney, Haven Jr., Snyder, Anderson, Canode, Haven Sr., Shear, Jason Rohr, Willie Coblentz, Shaun Cains, Brad Napier, Keith Tish, Kevin Sharier, Campbell, Brian Giaugue, Bill Goerz, Paul McVickers, Rambler Holmes Tire Mini Stocks Heat 1 – Chase Alexander, Dusty Lint, Bo Yarnell Heat 2 – Tom Ogle, Charlie Ray, Jordan James Heat 3 – Josh Hershberger, Alan Summers, Cody Rinard FEATURE – Ogle, Ray, Summers, Alexander, Hershberger, James, Lint, Jeremy Hudson, Dustin Hostetler, Jim Hudson, Yarnell, Shawn Howell, Roger Bracken, Dale Beckett Jr., Jason Theil, Ben Mott, Jared Jones, Corey Hornikel, Rinard, Ernest Fortune, Travis Gray Troyers Trail Bologna Mini Trucks Heat 1 – Tim Kreisher, Jerry Gardner, Tom Garlick, Heat 2 – Bill Kutz, Chaz Odell, Ben Brannon FEATURE – Kutz, Odell, Jeff Funk, Jesse Combs, Dave Giaugue, Garlick, Gardner, Tiffany Combs, Heidi Miller, Gail Wallace, Kriesher, Bill Wallace, Tim McCloskey, Brannon Hey Jerry, think you could dim your high beams?

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