(Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket podium photo: L to R - Tim Shaffer (3rd), Chad Kemenah (1st), Sheldon Haudenschild (2nd) - Vince Vellella Photo Credit)

Jac Haudenschild Earns $10,000 Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket Finale at Eldora Speedway, Chad Kemenah Earns Overall Ohio Sprint Speedweek Title

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 25, 2016) - The “Wild Child” Jac Haudenschild certainly lived up to his label on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, earning the Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket finale worth $10,000 with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Haudenschild, pilot of the familiar Phoenix Racing/No. 59, took command of the 30-lap feature program on lap 17, surviving traffic and constant pressure from Chad Kemenah and Tim Shaffer on the very topside of the speedway. The Wooster, Ohio, native now owns 30 career victories with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, two of which occurring during the 2016 season. Tim Shaffer would cross under the final checkers second, followed by Chad Kemenah, Randy Hannagan, and Danny Holtgraver.

“The car was just really good all night long,” said Jac Haudenschild in victory lane. “Feels good to be back with this team. This is a big win for us. We’ll be back at Eldora Speedway next month, so we’ll try to keep this going and get another one.”

Jac Haudenschild won the battle, but Chad Kemenah won the war, claiming the 2016 Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title worth $1,000. It is a second ever Ohio Sprint Speedweek championship for the Alvada, Ohio, native and a first ever title for car owner Rob Hunter. Sheldon Haudenschild finished second in the overall Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title chase, followed by Tim Shaffer, Dean Jacobs, and Kraig Kinser.

“This is a really big deal for our team,” explained Chad Kemenah regarding his Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title. “My car owner (Rob Hunter) has never won an Ohio Sprint Speedweek title. It’s especially special for us because some of our biggest supporters are here tonight at Eldora Speedway with us. This is a really big momentum boost for our team. Rob and Rita Hunter consistently give us great race cars and great equipment to work with. We’re racing good and that allows us to have a lot of fun.”

With the runner-up finish during the Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket finale, Chad Kemenah officially takes control of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions title chase, holding a mere 14 point advantage over defending champion Dale Blaney leading into Independence Day weekend.

The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will continue their 2016 campaign with a pair of events in the state of Michigan. “America’s Series” will invade Hartford Speedway and I-96 Speedway during Independence Day weekend, highlighted with the inaugural Dirty 30 presented by Tony Stewart at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa on Sunday, July 3. Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Michigan, will kick off the holiday weekend doubleheader with competition on Saturday night, July 2. Each program will award $5,000.

Dirty 30 tickets at I-96 Speedway are now on sale. Those interested should visit www.allstarsprint.com, or visit Ticketforce online at https://tickets.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1474.

Those seeking additional information regarding the upcoming events at Hartford Speedway and I-96 Speedway should visit each facility live on the Web at www.hartfordspeedway.net and www.i96speedway.com.

Contingency Awards/Results - Eldora Speedway - Saturday, June 25, 2016:

Event: Ohio Sprint Speedweek Night #8

EMi Driver’s Meeting: 36 entries

State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dave Blaney - 13.611 seconds

Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Kraig Kinser - 13.377 seconds

Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Jamie Veal

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Josh Baughman

Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Jac Haudenschild

Kistler Racing Products Heat #4: Danny Holtgraver

JE Pistons Dash: Chad Kemenah

Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Tim Shaffer (2nd)

MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Caleb Helms (+9)

Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Danny Holtgraver

Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: James McFadden

Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Caleb Helms

(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)

Lincoln Electric Qualifying

1.11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.377; 2.11N-Randy Hannagan, 13.400; 3.71m-Dave Blaney, 13.417; 4.1-Dale Blaney, 13.429; 5.71-Jamie Veal, 13.433; 6.59-Jac Haudenschild, 13.439; 7.49-Tim Shaffer, 13.498; 8.23c-Tyler Courtney, 13.507; 9.22-Cole Duncan, 13.511; 10.10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.517; 11.7K-Dallas Hewitt, 13.568; 12.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.604; 13.17-Josh Baughman, 13.628; 14.40-Caleb Helms, 13.693; 15.91-Cale Thomas, 13.706; 16.5T-Travis Philo, 13.725; 17.26-Tayler Malsam, 13.729; 18.70-Danny Holtgraver, 13.742; 19.4-Danny Smith, 13.751; 20.81-Lee Jacobs, 13.753; 21.41X-Dominic Scelzi, 13.786; 22.21-Cap Henry, 13.795; 23.97-Dean Jacobs, 13.816; 24.60-Kory Crabtree, 13.983; 25.12-Daniel Harding, 13.985; 26.8M-TJ Michael, 14.016; 27.3G-James McFadden, 14.034; 28.15-Brandon Whited, 14.184; 29.O7-Jacob Wilson, 14.307; 30.AUS96-Andy Caruana, 14.308; 31.83-Adam Cruea, 14.490; 32.49H-Bradley Howard, 14.521; 33.7-Joe Swanson, 14.550; 34.85-Mike Terry, 14.624; 35.57X-Andrew Palker, 93.509; 36.51-Roger Campbell, 94.146;

Kistler Racing Products Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)

71-Jamie Veal[1] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 4. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[3] ; 5. 3G-James McFadden[5] ; 6. 15-Brandon Whited[8] ; 7. 83-Adam Cruea[7] ; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs[6]

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)

17-Josh Baughman[1] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 3. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[7] ; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser[4] ; 6. 4-Danny Smith[6] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[5] ; 8. 51-Roger Campbell[9] ; 9. 85-Mike Terry[8]

Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps)

59-Jac Haudenschild[2] ; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 3. 11N-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 4. 21-Cap Henry[7] ; 5. 91-Cale Thomas[5] ; 6. 71m-Dave Blaney[3] ; 7. 60-Kory Crabtree[8] ; 8. 12-Daniel Harding[9] ; 9. 26-Tayler Malsam[6]

Kistler Engines Heat 4, Group D - (8 Laps)

70-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 2. 97-Dean Jacobs[1] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[3] ; 4. 23c-Tyler Courtney[4] ; 5. 8M-TJ Michael[5] ; 6. O7-Jacob Wilson[6] ; 7. AUS96-Andy Caruana[7] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[8] ; 9. 7-Joe Swanson[9]

JE Pistons Dash 1 - (6 Laps)

10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 71-Jamie Veal[4] ; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan[3] ; 5. 59-Jac Haudenschild[6] ; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser[8] ; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 8. 17-Josh Baughman[5]

Elliotts Custom Trailers and Carts B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)

71m-Dave Blaney[1] ; 2. 4-Danny Smith[4] ; 3. 12-Daniel Harding[7] ; 4. 40-Caleb Helms[2] ; 5. 26-Tayler Malsam[3] ; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 7. O7-Jacob Wilson[9] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[12] ; 9. 7-Joe Swanson[13] ; 10. AUS96-Andy Caruana[10] ; 11. 51-Roger Campbell[15] ; 12. 85-Mike Terry[14] ; 13. 60-Kory Crabtree[6] ; 14. 15-Brandon Whited[8] ; 15. 83-Adam Cruea[11] ; 16. 57X-Andrew Palker[16]

Arctic Cat A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)

59-Jac Haudenschild[5] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 5. 70-Danny Holtgraver[9] ; 6. 23c-Tyler Courtney[15] ; 7. 71-Jamie Veal[3] ; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser[6] ; 9. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[13] ; 10. 3G-James McFadden[18] ; 11. 97-Dean Jacobs[10] ; 12. 5T-Travis Philo[11] ; 13. 21-Cap Henry[16] ; 14. 12-Daniel Harding[21] ; 15. 40-Caleb Helms[24] ; 16. 8M-TJ Michael[20] ; 17. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[14] ; 18. 91-Cale Thomas[17] ; 19. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 20. 22-Cole Duncan[12] ; 21. 17-Josh Baughman[8] ; 22. 71m-Dave Blaney[19] ; 23. 4-Danny Smith[22] ; 24. 1-Dale Blaney[23]

FINAL Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket Standings (6/25/2016):

Chad Kemenah: 1058 Sheldon Haudenschild: 1028 Tim Shaffer: 1012 Dean Jacobs: 1012 Kraig Kinser: 996 Danny Holtgraver: 982 Cap Henry: 970 Travis Philo: 958 Cale Thomas: 956 Dale Blaney: 952

Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (6/25/2016):

Chad Kemenah: 2524 Dale Blaney: 2510 Sheldon Haudenschild: 2410 Cap Henry: 2360 T.J. Michael: 2328 Danny Holtgraver: 2320 Kraig Kinser: 2276 Lee Jacobs: 2212 Caleb Helms: 2136 Andrew Palker: 1978

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Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:

Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions should visit their official online home at www.allstarsprint.com. Series updates and breaking news will be posted regularly on the official Twitter account of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions: https://twitter.com/ASCoC. Find full text results from each and every event, as well as an up-to-date schedule, online at www.allstarsprint.com/schedule/.

About the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions:

All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. After a 10 year stint as owner of the All Stars, Miller passed control of the series to Bert Emick in 1980; a reign that would continue through 2002. Guy Webb then purchased the series from Emick in the summer of 2002 and served as the series President for the next 12 years. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.

About Arctic Cat:

The Arctic Cat brand is among the most widely recognized and respected in the recreational vehicle industry. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-sides and snowmobiles, in addition to related parts, garments and accessories under the Arctic Cat® and Motorfist® brand names. Arctic Cat Inc.’s world headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.ArcticCat.com.

Contact: Tyler Altmeyer

Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions