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Mintz earns 3rd All Star win to open Ohio Speedweek at Attica; Shiels gets 2nd late model victory

2026-06-14 20:12

ATTICA, Ohio - Craig Mintz doesn't race as much as he used to but when he does, the Gibsonburg, Ohio driver is a force to be reckoned with and he proved it Friday, June 12 to kick off the 44th Annual Overwatch Precision Ohio Sprint Speedway Presented by Kistler Racing Products at Attica Raceway Park.

Mintz, a two time Attica 410 sprint track champion, drove under Parker Price Miller on lap 15 and navigated through heavy traffic for his third career NAPA Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Valvoline Oil victory and his 18th career win at Attica. It's Mintz' first series win since 2023.

Cap Henry, a three time winner at Attica in 2026, jumped into the early lead over Australian driver Ryan Newton, Zeth Sabo, Price Miller and Kalib Henry. When the leaders encountered heavy lapped traffic by lap 11, Newton closed on Henry just prior to a caution flying on lap 14. On the ensuing restart, Henry and Newton exchanged sliders in turns one and two and again in turns three and four, but while exiting turn four Henry's slider collected Newton and both spun with Newton's car damaged and Henry went to the work area.

Price Miller inherited the lead, but on the next lap Mintz, who started seventh, drove under the Kokomo, Indiana driver's machine and into the lead. Mintz drove away for the victory over Price Miller, Sabo, who had to battle the last half of the race with Gauge Garcia, who came home fourth and 21st starter Danny Dietrich rounding out the top five.

"The last 10 laps I was bleeding…I couldn't get around the lapped cars and they were taking the air off the nose and I couldn't roll the middle. Luckily when I showed my nose to those guys…minus one of them…they didn't race me back. My guys still believe in me. I'm getting older and not racing as much," said Mintz beside his Real Geese Decoys, Gill Construction, Grant Decker Construction, Bettsville American Legion, KS Sales and Service, Linder's Speed Equipment backed #09.

For Price Miller the night showed improvements for the Indy Race team after struggling at Attica last month.

"Craig was really good. We came here about a month ago and we were way to aggressive and way too tight. We were a bit timid on what to do to the car and we were a bit free," said Price Miller of his Indy Race Parts, Wood Racing Engines, Chalk Stix backed #71.

After dropping back a little early, Zeth Sabo powered back and regained third on the white flag lap and finished on the podium.

"I was screwing up entering turn one. I just needed to be up on it and in it and I wasn't doing it. The past couple of weeks my guys have busted their butts and turned this thing around and I can't thank Rich and Shelly Farmer and all my guys enough for what they do for me," said Sabo beside his Berryman Racing Shocks, Level Utilities, Limo Scene Limo Services, Kiser Sound, Valvoline, Ash Automotive, Gates Belts and Hoses, Adaptive OWE, BSE Fabrication, Hollywood Casino backed #29.

Todd Brennan led the first 16 laps of the UMP late model feature before five time track champion Devin Shiels was able to get his nose under for the lead. Shiels powered away for his second victory of the year at Attica and his 23rd career win at the track. Brennan, Mike Bores, Cody Scott and Gregg Haskell rounded out the top five.

"We were door to door and the tires were sneaking up on me. He got a little sideways in turn one and he slipped a little and that's all I needed," said Shiels beside his Magic Fountain Auto Wash, Rally's Hamburgers, Dundee Products, Banshee Graphics, Salenbein Trucking & Excavating; Hodges Multi Trade Services, Dirt Nerds Podcast backed #51.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, June 26 with the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series Presented by the Baumann Auto Group 410 Sprints, Dirt Nerds Podcast Powered by Propane UMP Late Models and the Real Geese/Real Capz Attica Fremont Championship Series 305 Sprints in action.

Located in Attica, Ohio, Attica Raceway Park has been a cornerstone of dirt track racing since 1988 earning a reputation for competitive racing, dedicated fans, and a welcoming racing community. Fans are encouraged to follow Attica Raceway Park at www.atticaracewaypark.com and on social media on X (formerly Twitter) @atticaracewyprk or Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

410 Sprints - All Star Circuit of Champions

NAPA Auto Parts NAPA Auto Parts A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 09-Craig Mintz[7]; 2. 71-Parker Price Miller[4]; 3. 29Z-Zeth Sabo[2]; 4. 16-Gauge Garcia[12]; 5. 1-Nate Dussel[16]; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich[21]; 7. 101-Kalib Henry[5]; 8. 3-DJ Foos[11]; 9. 27H-Bryce Lucius[18]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson[14]; 11. 15K-Creed Kemenah[23]; 12. 01-Tim Shaffer[20]; 13. 33W-Cap Henry[1]; 14. 5-Kody Brewer[13]; 15. 5AU-Brock Hallett[19]; 16. 49X-Cale Thomas[22]; 17. 19-TJ Michael[8]; 18. 15C-Chris Andrews[17]; 19. 44-Aiden Price[15]; 20. 25R-Jordan Ryan[24]; 21. 14-Zane DeVault[9]; 22. 38-Leyton Wagner[25]; 23. 11N-Darin Naida[6]; 24. 66-Ryan Newton[3]; 25. 28N-Trey Jacobs[10]

Tub OTowels B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 48-Danny Dietrich[4]; 2. 49X-Cale Thomas[1]; 3. 15K-Creed Kemenah[7]; 4. 25R-Jordan Ryan[3]; 5. 34-Sterling Cling[2]; 6. 97-Zach Hampton[8]; 7. 98-Ricky Peterson[9]; 8. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 9. 7*-Tyler Street[11]; 10. 5E-Bobby Elliott[13]; 11. 3V-Chris Verda[15]; 12. 38-Leyton Wagner[14]; 13. 37-Bryce Norris[5]; 14. 98H-Ky Harper[16]; 15. X-Mike Keegan[12]; 16. AU55-Parker Scott[10]

C Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 5E-Bobby Elliott[5]; 2. 38-Leyton Wagner[3]; 3. 3V-Chris Verda[10]; 4. 98H-Ky Harper[1]; 5. 8T-Tanner Tecco[2]; 6. 2X-Gage Etgen[9]; 7. 20B-Cody Bova[7]; 8. 81-Rayce Jacobs[11]; 9. 7DK-Dylan Kingan[4]; 10. (DNS) 47-Todd King; 11. (DNS) 29-Logan McCandless; 12. (DNS) 45-Devon Borden

Level Utilities Level Utilities Dash (6 Laps): 1. 33W-Cap Henry[4]; 2. 29Z-Zeth Sabo[2]; 3. 66-Ryan Newton[1]; 4. 71-Parker Price Miller[6]; 5. 101-Kalib Henry[5]; 6. 11N-Darin Naida[3]; 7. 09-Craig Mintz[7]; 8. 19-TJ Michael[8]

Premier Planning Services Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Parker Price Miller[3]; 2. 101-Kalib Henry[4]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[6]; 4. 44-Aiden Price[1]; 5. 5AU-Brock Hallett[5]; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich[8]; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7]; 8. 98H-Ky Harper[9]; 9. 47-Todd King[11]; 10. 29-Logan McCandless[10]; 11. 7*-Tyler Street[2]

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 29Z-Zeth Sabo[2]; 2. 66-Ryan Newton[3]; 3. 5-Kody Brewer[1]; 4. 27H-Bryce Lucius[6]; 5. 3-DJ Foos[4]; 6. 25R-Jordan Ryan[7]; 7. 98-Ricky Peterson[8]; 8. 37-Bryce Norris[5]; 9. 5E-Bobby Elliott[9]; 10. 3V-Chris Verda[11]; 11. 81-Rayce Jacobs[10]

Adaptive One Calipers Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11N-Darin Naida[2]; 2. 14-Zane DeVault[1]; 3. 09-Craig Mintz[3]; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[6]; 5. 28N-Trey Jacobs[4]; 6. 49X-Cale Thomas[5]; 7. 97-Zach Hampton[8]; 8. 7DK-Dylan Kingan[10]; 9. X-Mike Keegan[7]; 10. 20B-Cody Bova[9]; 11. 45-Devon Borden[11]

Bazell Race Fuels Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 33W-Cap Henry[3]; 2. 19-TJ Michael[2]; 3. 16-Gauge Garcia[1]; 4. 15C-Chris Andrews[6]; 5. 01-Tim Shaffer[11]; 6. 34-Sterling Cling[5]; 7. AU55-Parker Scott[8]; 8. 38-Leyton Wagner[9]; 9. 8T-Tanner Tecco[7]; 10. 2X-Gage Etgen[10]; 11. 15K-Creed Kemenah[4]

Capitol Custom Trailers Qualify A (2 Laps): 1. 101-Kalib Henry, 12.455[19]; 2. 3-DJ Foos, 12.576[22]; 3. 71-Parker Price Miller, 12.599[11]; 4. 66-Ryan Newton, 12.691[3]; 5. 7*-Tyler Street, 12.785[5]; 6. 29Z-Zeth Sabo, 12.787[8]; 7. 44-Aiden Price, 12.824[21]; 8. 5-Kody Brewer, 12.829[7]; 9. 5AU-Brock Hallett, 12.831[14]; 10. 37-Bryce Norris, 12.844[16]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.856[18]; 12. 27H-Bryce Lucius, 12.873[10]; 13. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.885[15]; 14. 25R-Jordan Ryan, 12.904[20]; 15. 48-Danny Dietrich, 12.921[4]; 16. 98-Ricky Peterson, 12.938[17]; 17. 98H-Ky Harper, 12.962[9]; 18. 5E-Bobby Elliott, 13.023[12]; 19. 29-Logan McCandless, 13.071[2]; 20. 81-Rayce Jacobs, 13.106[1]; 21. 47-Todd King, 13.137[13]; 22. 3V-Chris Verda, 13.306[6]

Capitol Custom Trailers Qualify B (2 Laps): 1. 28N-Trey Jacobs, 12.437[5]; 2. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 12.439[4]; 3. 09-Craig Mintz, 12.513[21]; 4. 33W-Cap Henry, 12.560[13]; 5. 11N-Darin Naida, 12.655[7]; 6. 19-TJ Michael, 12.668[10]; 7. 14-Zane DeVault, 12.753[6]; 8. 16-Gauge Garcia, 12.776[16]; 9. 49X-Cale Thomas, 12.780[3]; 10. 34-Sterling Cling, 12.827[15]; 11. 1-Nate Dussel, 12.832[1]; 12. 15C-Chris Andrews, 12.859[20]; 13. X-Mike Keegan, 12.956[14]; 14. 8T-Tanner Tecco, 13.018[2]; 15. 97-Zach Hampton, 13.040[9]; 16. AU55-Parker Scott, 13.082[18]; 17. 20B-Cody Bova, 13.118[22]; 18. 38-Leyton Wagner, 13.140[12]; 19. 7DK-Dylan Kingan, 13.300[17]; 20. 2X-Gage Etgen, 13.416[11]; 21. 45-Devon Borden, 14.368[8]; 22. 01-Tim Shaffer, 59.999[19]

Dirt Super Late Models - Dirt Nerds Podcast Powered by Propane

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 51-Devin Shiels[2]; 2. 20-Todd Brennan[1]; 3. 15B-Mike Bores[3]; 4. 19-Cody Scott[10]; 5. RH21-Gregg Haskell[11]; 6. 1N-Casey Noonan[12]; 7. 46-Colin Shipley[4]; 8. 14-JR Gentry[14]; 9. 4M-Jamie Miller[15]; 10. 5M-Ryan Markham[5]; 11. 51B-Brayden Shiels[9]; 12. 29-Nate Potts[17]; 13. 16-Steve Sabo[20]; 14. 22-Dominic DeNero[18]; 15. 03-Jim Gingery[22]; 16. 12R-Race Gardiner[13]; 17. 45G-Jamie Grochowski[6]; 18. 11-Austin Gibson[16]; 19. 28-Kent Brewer[7]; 20. 1*-Kyle Moore[8]; 21. 98-Tim Sabo[21]; 22. 5EM-Emma Markham[19]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15B-Mike Bores[2]; 2. 1*-Kyle Moore[4]; 3. 5M-Ryan Markham[3]; 4. RH21-Gregg Haskell[5]; 5. 14-JR Gentry[1]; 6. 11-Austin Gibson[7]; 7. 22-Dominic DeNero[8]; 8. 16-Steve Sabo[9]; 9. 03-Jim Gingery[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45G-Jamie Grochowski[1]; 2. 28-Kent Brewer[2]; 3. 51B-Brayden Shiels[3]; 4. 1N-Casey Noonan[4]; 5. 4M-Jamie Miller[5]; 6. 29-Nate Potts[6]; 7. 5EM-Emma Markham[7]; 8. (DNS) 117C-Billy Dawson

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 51-Devin Shiels[1]; 2. 46-Colin Shipley[3]; 3. 19-Cody Scott[5]; 4. 12R-Race Gardiner[8]; 5. 20-Todd Brennan[4]; 6. 79-Doug Drown[2]; 7. 59-Larry Bellman[6]; 8. 98-Tim Sabo[7]

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 1*-Kyle Moore, 14.575[3]; 2. 5M-Ryan Markham, 14.711[4]; 3. 15B-Mike Bores, 15.043[9]; 4. 14-JR Gentry, 15.114[1]; 5. RH21-Gregg Haskell, 15.175[5]; 6. 03-Jim Gingery, 15.493[8]; 7. 11-Austin Gibson, 15.511[7]; 8. 22-Dominic DeNero, 15.689[2]; 9. 16-Steve Sabo, 16.119[6]

Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 1N-Casey Noonan, 14.890[4]; 2. 51B-Brayden Shiels, 15.001[2]; 3. 28-Kent Brewer, 15.229[8]; 4. 45G-Jamie Grochowski, 15.514[7]; 5. 4M-Jamie Miller, 15.648[6]; 6. 29-Nate Potts, 15.829[1]; 7. 5EM-Emma Markham, 16.435[5]; 8. 117C-Billy Dawson, 17.908[3]

Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 20-Todd Brennan, 14.284[7]; 2. 46-Colin Shipley, 14.502[5]; 3. 79-Doug Drown, 14.672[4]; 4. 51-Devin Shiels, 14.737[6]; 5. 19-Cody Scott, 15.062[8]; 6. 59-Larry Bellman, 15.072[2]; 7. 98-Tim Sabo, 15.500[3]; 8. 12R-Race Gardiner, 15.628[1]