What won the race: Polesitter Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, rolled to a $2,000 Sunoco American Late Model Series victory over ninth-starting Mathew Chapman and seventh-starting Devin Shiels at Oakshade Raceway.
Key notes: Schlenk won an ALMS event at Oakshade for the third straight season and the ninth time overall. ... On May 13, Schlenk claimed a weekly victory at the track. ... The ALMS tour has now had six different winners in as many events thus far in 2017. … Ryan Missler scratched from the feature. ... Curtis Roberts, Brad Wade and Brad Eitniear started second, third and fourth, but were eliminated early and finished 18th, 19th and 20th. ... Oakshade has a busy June with the $5,300-to-win, ALMS-sanctioned Barney Oldfield Race on June 17 and a $4,000-to-win American Ethanol Late Model Tour program on June 24. ... Saturday's race was the first of three ALMS stops at Oakshade this season; along with the June 17 event, the tour returns on Sept. 2.
On the move: Fourth-place finisher Brian Ruhlman of Clark Lake, Mich., rallied from 15th.
Winner's sponsors: Schlenk’s C.J. Rayburn Race Car is powered by an ECR Engine and sponsored by Buckeye Concrete Coatings, Dominator Race Products, Allstar Performance and Velocita.
Car count: 33
Polesitter: Rusty Schlenk
Heat race winners: Brad Eitniear, Rusty Schlenk, Brad Wade, , , , ,
Consolation race winners: Casey Noonan, , ,
Next series race: May 28, Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) $2,000