ATTICA, Ohio — A caution flag with just one lap to go in the 410 sprint car feature on the last race of the season at Attica Raceway Park set up a shootout.
Rookie Kasey Jedrzejek, 19, drove under Cap Henry on the last corner to steal his first victory in the division.
Jedrzejek, who has five 360 sprint wins in 2024, started fifth in the field and trailed early race leader Stuart Brubaker, Leyton Wagner, Chris Andrews, Henry and Trey Jacobs early as only two cautions fell during the 30-lap feature for the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints.
Henry took second on lap 10 and drove into the lead at the halfway point and appeared headed to victory. Then the caution flew after the white flag had fallen setting up the shoot-out.
On the restart, Henry went to the bottom and Jedrzejek took to the cushion and got a tremendous run exiting turn two setting up the move in turn four to get the win over Henry, 11th starter Cale Thomas, Brubaker and 13th starter Kalib Henry.
“I ran the top the whole race….ran it hard and lost brakes about half way. That caution helped me get them back…I had used them up. My helmet shield was flying up every time I entered the corner so I was just praying I didn’t go off the edge. That yellow came out and I really wasn’t sure if I was second or third and I saw I was second on the board and I thought I had a shot. I felt good running the top so I got a good run off of two. I thought Cap would go to the bottom but he went to the middle and I just stuck it in there. I have to thank Ed Neumeister for giving me the opportunity, and Kent, John and Jason have been working hard all year and struggled first half of the year and we’ve turned it around the second half of the year,” said Jedrzejek.
Henry earned his third Attica 410 track championship to go with his 2024 Attica Fremont Championship Series title.
“My guys did a great job all year. We came from behind and it takes a team to make up for that and I’ve got a great one. Zack and Jeff and Chris and Chad and Gary really did a good job all year long,” said Henry.
After Rusty Schlenk lead the first 10 laps of the 25-lap the Whistle Stop Presents the Dirt Nerds Podcast Powered by Propane UMP Late Model feature, Ryan Markham drove under him to take the top spot and drove to his second win of the year in the non-stop affair.
Schlenk, Casey Noonan, Mike Bores and Kyle Moore rounded out the top five. It’s Markham’s 25th career late model win at Attica.
Moore earned his first Attica late model track title to go with his 2024 Wayne County Speedway championship as well.
Jimmy McGrath lead the opening three laps of the Fremont Fence 305 sprint feature before Seth Schneider took over. Schneider lead until just five laps to go when 10th starter Dustin Stroup used lap cars to drive into the lead. Jamie Miller closed quickly on Stroup when the caution flew just after the white flag appeared, setting up another one lap shoot-out.
Stroup hit his marks perfectly and drove to his third division win of the year at Attica, the eighth of his career at the track and the sixth overall feature win of 2024. Miller, Dustin Dinan, Schneider and Brendan Torok rounded out the top five.
Miller earned his fifth 305 sprint division Attica title to go with his Attica Fremont Championship Series title for 2024.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejeck[5] ; 2. 33W-Cap Henry[3] ; 3. 23-Cale Thomas[11] ; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1] ; 5. 101-Kalib Henry[13] ; 6. 9-Trey Jacobs[6] ; 7. 01-Bryan Sebetto[8] ; 8. 38-Leyton Wagner[2] ; 9. 16-DJ Foos[18] ; 10. 15C-Chris Andrews[4] ; 11. 19-TJ Michael[9] ; 12. 29-Zeth Sabo[12] ; 13. 14R-Sean Rayhall[7] ; 14. 70-Henry Malcuit[16] ; 15. 15H-Mitch Harble[15] ; 16. 17S-Tylar Rankin[19] ; 17. 21K-Larry Kingseed Jr[17] ; 18. X-Mike Keegan[20] ; 19. 25R-Jordan Ryan[14] ; 20. 32-Bryce Lucius[10]