ROSSBURG, Ohio (July 21, 2015) – Jeep Van Wormer got by Duane Chamberlain early in the 25-lap feature and went on to win the Sunoco American Late Model Series race during the Tuesday Night Tailgate at Eldora Speedway.

Van Wormer, an Eldora fan favorite, went under Chamberlain‘s car on a restart with nine laps complete and then held him off on a late restart to claim the victory.

“We’ve come here to practice a little bit because the World (100) is coming up and that’s really what we want to win,” Van Wormer said. “I’d like to thank all the fans that came out tonight. Support your local dirt track. Thanks again.”

Following Van Wormer and Chamberlain under the checkered flag were Josh Rice, Matt Westfall and James Rice.

The Tuesday Night Tailgate leads into Wednesday’s 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway.

Ty Dillon, who is entered in the Truck Series event, participated in the Late Model race, finishing 13th.

The 150-lap NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race is contested in 60-50-40 lap segments. As is dirt-track tradition, the starting field is set by five qualifying heat races.

Tickets can be purchased at www.eldoraspeedway.com or by phone at (937) 338-3815.

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Tuesday Night Tailgate
July 21, 2015
Sunoco American Late Models

Qualifying
1.C9-Steve Casebolt, 17.008; 2.54-Matt Westfall, 17.012; 3.20C-Duane Chamberlain, 17.223; 4.7R-Kent Robinson, 17.345; 5.11JR-Josh Rice, 17.386; 6.17M-Dale McDowell, 17.402; 7.16-Justin Rattliff, 17.489; 8.15H-Jon Henry, 17.770; 9.41-Ty Dillon, 17.819; 10.11R-James Rice, 17.858; 11.95J-Jerry Bowersock, 17.962; 12.11S-Rusty Schlenk, 18.005; 13.55-Jeep VanWormer, 18.048; 14.18K-Brandon Kinzer, 18.072; 15.M14-Brandon Thirlby, 18.081; 16.49-Brian Ruhlman, 18.095; 17.23V-Ryan VanderVeen, 18.099; 18.5N-Dustin Nobbe, 18.358; 19.21B-Rich Bell, 18.446; 20.83-Scott James, 18.471; 21.9N-Ted Nobbe, 18.551; 22.76K-Butch Kruckeberg, 18.632; 23.13-Justin Pauley, 18.636; 24.16c-Matt Cochran, 18.808; 25.2D-Curtis Deisenroth, 18.837; 26.15A-Phil Ausra, 19.244; 27.1-Benjamin Mott, 99.991;

Heat 1, Group A – (10 Laps)
1. 20C-Duane Chamberlain[2] ; 2. 11JR-Josh Rice[1] ; 3. C9-Steve Casebolt[4] ; 4. 41-Ty Dillon[6] ; 5. 54-Matt Westfall[3] ;
6. M14-Brandon Thirlby[7] ; 7. 21B-Rich Bell[9] ; 8. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen[8] ; 9. 16-Justin Rattliff[5]

Heat 2, Group B – (10 Laps)
1. 11R-James Rice[2] ; 2. 7R-Kent Robinson[4] ; 3. 17M-Dale McDowell[3] ; 4. 49-Brian Ruhlman[1] ; 5. 76K-Butch Kruckeberg[5] ; 6. 16c-Matt Cochran[7] ; 7. 13-Justin Pauley[6] ; 8. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[8] ; 9. 1-Benjamin Mott[9]

Heat 3, Group C (10 Laps)
1. 55-Jeep VanWormer[1] ; 2. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[3] ; 3. 11S-Rusty Schlenk[2] ; 4. 18K-Brandon Kinzer[5] ; 5. 15H-Jon Henry[4] ; 6. 83-Scott James[7] ; 7. 5N-Dustin Nobbe[6] ; 8. 9N-Ted Nobbe[8] ; 9. 15A-Phil Ausra[9]

B-Main – (12 Laps)
1. 83-Scott James[3] ; 2. 16-Justin Rattliff[10] ; 3. 16c-Matt Cochran[2] ; 4. 21B-Rich Bell[4] ; 5. 9N-Ted Nobbe[9] ; 6. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen[7] ; 7. M14-Brandon Thirlby[1] ; 8. 5N-Dustin Nobbe[6] ; 9. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[8] ; 10. 13-Justin Pauley[5] ; 11. 15A-Phil Ausra[12] ; 12. 1-Benjamin Mott[11]

A-Main – (25 Laps)
1. 55-Jeep VanWormer[3] ; 2. 20C-Duane Chamberlain[1] ; 3. 11JR-Josh Rice[4] ; 4. 54-Matt Westfall[13] ; 5. 11R-James Rice[2] ; 6. C9-Steve Casebolt[7] ; 7. 17M-Dale McDowell[8] ; 8. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[6] ; 9. 18K-Brandon Kinzer[12] ; 10. 11S-Rusty Schlenk[9] ; 11. 83-Scott James[16] ; 12. 16-Justin Rattliff[17] ; 13. 41-Ty Dillon[10] ; 14. 49-Brian Ruhlman[11] ; 15. 21B-Rich Bell[19] ; 16. M14-Brandon Thirlby[21] ; 17. 15A-Phil Ausra[22] ; 18. 16c-Matt Cochran[18] ; 19. 9N-Ted Nobbe[20] ; 20. 7R-Kent Robinson[5] ; 21. 76K-Butch Kruckeberg[14] ; 22. 15H-Jon Henry[15]

About Eldora Speedway:
Since carved from a cornfield in the natural amphitheater that existed between the Eldora Ballroom and the Wabash River by bandleader Earl Baltes in 1954, Eldora Speedway has grown to be a frontrunner in motorsports growth and stability. Celebrating its 62nd season in 2015, Eldora hosts the biggest events in short-track racing including the 21st annual Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Mowers; the 32nd annual Kings Royal Weekend; the third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 1-800-CAR-CASH Mud Summer Classic; and the 45th annual World 100. The complete schedule for Eldora’s 62nd consecutive season, including ticket and campsite information, is available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com and can be requested by phone at (937) 338-3815. Fans can get behind-the-scenes access of Eldora Speedway by following @EldoraSpeedway on Twitter, hitting ‘Like’ at www.facebook.com/EldoraSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/EldoraSpeedwayInc. The Eldora Speedway app for the iPhone, iPad and Android is available for free download via iTunes and Google Play.