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OH-70082262 22878 St Rt 73 West Portsmouth OH Daily Times 2018 RACE WEEK Friday, October 12, 2018 3 DTWC returns to Portsmouth for seventh year Portsmouth Raceway Park will once Shinnston, WV’s Josh Richards again host the annual Dirt Track World capturing his first a season ago. New Championship October 18-20. The 38th Berlin, IL’s Brandon Sheppard and annual Rhino Ag DTWC presented by Mooresburg, TN’s Scott Bloomquist Optima Batteries has been a fixture at have also enjoyed success in recent PRP since 2012. years. Sheppard won it in 2013 and “We’re so blessed to be able to host 2016. Bloomquist, a three-time winner this race,” PRP Track Promoter Donna of the race, prevailed in 2014 and 2015. Rayburn said. “It’s like the Super From 1999 through 2013, the race Bowl to the NFL, the World Series to had 14 different winners in 15 years. baseball, and the Final Four to college Freddy Smith is a five-time DTWC basketball.” winner, which is the most of any driver. The DTWC is undoubtedly a crown The late Jim Dunn won the first one in jewel for Dirt Late Model Auto Racing. 1981. Photo courtesy of Tyler Carr Also racing at the DTWC will be cars in the modified division as drivers will compete for the $4,000 It’s $100,000-to-win payout makes this Five different Ohioans have won the to win prize. annual Fall tradition one of the richest race and four different Kentuckians. dirt-track events in all the world. Regional racers Charlie Swartz won winning it, they certainly became so Already this season, two provisional The Dirt Track World Championship, the DTWC in 1982 and the late “Black afterwards.” starting spots have been captured at which was created by Carl Short in Jack” Boggs captured the checkers In recent years, simply earning a Portsmouth Raceway Park. Salt Rock, 1981, has been won by some of the three times provisional starting spot has become WV’s Eddie Carrier is guaranteed a most notable Dirt Late Model drivers to “When you look over the list of the a goal of many drivers, which is starting position for claiming this year’s have ever sit behind the wheel. DTWC’s past winners, you’ll find the completely understandable considering PRP track championship, and Kite, The DTWC has had 25 different best names in the sport,” Rayburn the race pays $2,000 just simply to KY’s Brandon Fouts will have a starting winners over the last 37 years, with said. “If they weren’t well-known before start. See DTWC | 11 Let’s Go Green Flag Racing!

SOUTHERN OHIO’S NEWEST AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP. MAKING OURSELVES THE OBVIOUS CHOICE, ONE CONSUMER AT A TIME! PORTSMOUTH, OHIO • 740-250-2333 OH-70082279 4 Friday, October 12, 2018 2018 RACE WEEK Daily Times Welcome The history of Portsmouth Raceway Park Race Fans!!! Source: www.portsraceway.com weekend. A lot of heavy machinery Portsmouth Raceway Park (PRP) was was brought to the track to make last once a camping ground for the Shawnee minute preparations. tribe of Native Americans, among other The night before the races were to tribes. start vandals used a dozer, to demolish On June 3, 1799, the town of the buildings and grandstand area. That Alexandria was plotted out. Eventually, night, the area was fogged in as it sets many floods forced the people from along the river and no one could see the land. During the years 1813 and what was happening. When workmen 1814, one by one the settlers moved to arrived the following morning, they higher ground, settling in what is now were devastated to find everything Portsmouth. As the years passed, this destroyed. The area was described to abandoned area was converted into have looked similar to a battle zone. farmland. It took a lot of prayer, strength and In the 1970’s, Boone Coleman farmed courage to meet this situation head The Scioto County Welcome Center is this same land. on, help of the community, family and During the summer of 1990, Boone friends, PRP was rebuilt. Within two accessible 7 days a week for travelers brought in graders, bulldozers, trucks weeks of the incident PRP was open and started tearing up the land. People and ready to race again. Businesses, make sure your brochures are on hand for locals and visitors. asked, “Boone, what are you doing?” He As the years went by, various Contact Kim Bauer, (740) 353-3116 replied, “My son, Tim, has a race car improvements were made at PRP such or [email protected] (mini sprint) and no place to practice!” as increased seating and improvements Before long, Coleman had quite a to the grounds to make PRP one of the Stay close to home this year and save time and money. bit of money put into the project, so nicest dirt racing facilities in the area. he thought, “I’ll put some seats in and In the fall of 1999, the track around Plus, you’ll discover new and exciting places you try to recover a little of this green stuff PRP was enlarged to 3/8 mile. can revisit again and again. (money).” Today, PRP hosts races every Now the farmer turned contractor Saturday night from May-September • Camping, golfi ng, hiking, boating turned track owner, called on an old so that local racing fans can enjoy one friend who had fooled around racing of America’s most historic sports. The • Historic Boneyfi ddle fi lled with antique shops, a micro-brewery, cafe, for a number of years. The friend came track hosts four divisions in its races: and the fl ood wall murals to Boone’s assistance, they managed late model, modified, limited late • Local coffee shops, cafes, eateries, & restaurants to build a beautiful racetrack for the model, and sport mod. drivers and fans’ enjoyment. Officials with PRP have a goal of • Performances at the Vern Riffe Center, River Days, Final Friday and more PRP opened in the late fall of 1990 making it one of the finest, cleanest and • Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth Area Arts Council Performances with only two races that year, with the most family oriented racetrack in the first full year of racing in 1991. tri-state area. By your attendance, you, & SSU Theatre In 1992, crews of workers were the race fans, are the ones that help • Scenic views from Shawnee Forest, Raven Rock, Alexander Point and preparing for a big “two day” show, PRP enjoy the success that it has had. the Ohio River area which was to be held the 4th of July

Visit www.ohiorivertourism.com or stop in 342 Second Street, Portsmouth, Ohio to explore. Submitted Photo OH-70082256 Portsmouth Raceway Park Daily Times 2018 RACE WEEK Friday, October 12, 2018 5 Portsmouth: The current and future home of the DTWC By Jacob Smith [email protected] “Overall, the event in Since 2012, when the Dirt Track the city of Portsmouth World Championships first chose has been a huge Portsmouth as the host city, hopes were high for what the event and the success. I don’t see track could build together through that changing any time consistency and hard work. For the in the near future.” seventh consecutive year, the DTWC will be returning to Portsmouth as fans - Marketing director and spectators are expected to flood the for the Lucas Oil Late city, as they always do for the event. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Model Dirt Series, the organizers of the race and the Jeremy Shields series, has worked hand in hand with built around the event like who’s going Photo courtesy of Tyler Carr track promotor Donna Rayburn and Late model cars will compete in the 2018 DTWC hosted at Portsmouth Raceway Park as drivers to be the champion, it just seems like it compete for the $100,000 to win prize. owner of the track, Boone Coleman, to is everyone’s go to event every year. Not ensure, at least for the time being, that to take anything away from any other able to hold on, it’ll be the second of Last year’s DTWC crowd was actually Portsmouth will be the home for the event we do or venue we go to, but the his career. The competition level within the biggest crowd in the history of the championship race for the foreseeable DTWC in Portsmouth is kind of the our series right now is unbelievable. As event, there were over 10,000 fans future. Marketing director for the exclamation point of our season.” of last weekend, we’ve had 22 different there. Those things are big wins for us.” series, Jeremy Shields, believes that the With the reinvigoration of the winners in 50 events throughout this Hopefully, for everyone involved, partnership between the two has been downtown area by the infusion of season, which is a new record for us. the race continues to grow and attract an excellent relationship and sees no businesses and community support We’re expecting a good car count this people to the area to help continue reason why the race would leave the from leaders who wish to see year, similar to that of last year. With the theme of economic up rise in the area. “Overall, the event in the city of Portsmouth flourish economically the passing points, the race formant, Southern Ohio region. “We love coming Portsmouth has been a huge success” following the financial crises of the and everything we’ve done for the there” said Shields, “The Coleman said Shields, “I don’t see that changing late 2000s, the area has seen incredible event, I think fans are in for a real family has been great to work with, any time in the near future.” growth and development even over treat.” it’s really a great thing for everyone Racing, especially local racing, the last 12-24 months, something that Shields also included that last year’s involved.” is something that local fans and the leaders associated the Lucas Oil race drew the highest attendance in community members have grown Late Model Series say has helped get the 38 year history of the event. “The Reach Jacob Smith at (740) 353-3101 ext. 1930, by to enjoy since the opening of the people involved into the downtown fans are great” said Shields, “They email at [email protected], or on Twitter @JacobSmithPDT Portsmouth Raceway Park in 1990. But activities. “You don’t have to be a bar pack the stands every year we’re there. not only local fans have come to attend hopper to be able to enjoy downtown the DTWC once PRP began hosting Portsmouth” said Shields, “There’s the event as a myriad of people from unique restaurants, the murals along across the country, and even some the floodwalls, there’s something for Welcome Race Fans to from across our northern border have everyone in the downtown area.” come to witness the $100,000 to win In this year’s championship points PORTSMOUTH RACEWAY PARK race that has become a staple even in standings for the Lucas Oil Late Model • WAVERLY Southern Ohio and the tri-state area. 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Tyler Carr Tyler Carr Josh Richards stands in victory lane with his wife and team members following a victory in the Dirt Scott Bloomquist (18) and Earl Pearson, Jr. (28) battle for a position inside the top-five during the Track World Championship Late Model Feature last year. The win also clinched Richards’ first title in Lucas Oil Dirt Track Championship last year. Both drivers showed off flashback paint schemes as the series, as the former Kyle Busch Motorsports development driver made the winning pass for the Bloomquist ran in his 1990s style No. 18 while Pearson, Jr. ran a NASCAR throwback in honoring the top spot on the 48th lap of the 100-lap feature. legacy of the late and great Davey Allison. COLEMAN Garden Center

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How three generation of “I feel like I was probably Swartz men have impacted the most fortune guy ever because I essentially went the racing industry to racing college, and I By Jacob Smith just got to do it with dad.” [email protected] - Audie Swartz Since Audie Swartz was a young boy, years’ worth of racing, not counting the Photo courtesy of Swartz Race Cars Facebook page he remembers growing up around the younger Audie’s racing career which is Charlie Swartz leading Mike Duvall in a race in 1982, the same year in which Swartz won the 1982 racing industry alongside his father still active today. When including that, DTWC. Charlie, and Charlie’s father Audie, the Swartz family has been racing for Audie, “Actually it’s the guy I’m driving investment crumbled, and the Swartz the origin of his own namesake. The a combined over 90 years. “Granddad for today, Paul Harris was his driver. He family was left crippled financially youngest Swartz of the three turned raced for 27 years” said Audie, “Dad bought the first chassis before we even following the incident. For Audie, the down a job opportunity with Rockwell raced for I think 36 years. I was at bought the first parts to be able to build key to retaining a good mindset during International that would have paid Eldora Speedway when I was two it, and that was in 1987.” such a difficult time was his faith. “I $30,000 a year in 1982 for a job months old, so this is pretty much all Not everything has been smooth never gave up on the Lord” said Audie, with his father in the racing industry I’ve done my entire life.” sailing for the Swartz family, however. “He kept us going, kept food on the that paid just $125 a week for seven When Charlie Swartz began his In the early 90’s, Charlie was convinced table, took care of our needs.” In the days’ worth of work. “I feel like I was racing career, he primarily raced sprint by a friend at the time to invest in some end, opportunities were presented to probably the most fortune guy ever” cars. Charlie was very successful in the real estate that he was assured would said Swartz, “Because I essentially went sprint car circuit as he at one point led be a good investment. In the end, the See LEGACY | 9 to racing college, and I just got to do it the World of Outlaws sprint car point with dad.” standings in 1978. It wouldn’t be until Audie’s grandfather, Audie, moved the early 1980s that Charlie would Welcome Dirt Track Drivers and Fans to the tri-state area in the 1960s as a begin driving late model cars due to driver from Muncie, Indiana. Having a number of injuries, and he quickly no prior relationship to the region, found out that it might be something he the elder Audie stopped in the area was pretty good at. “He got to winning on his way to Florida for a race, and enough that he got out of the sprint immediately fell in love, but not for the cars” said Audie, “He wasn’t crashing reason you might think. “The reason the cars, he wasn’t getting injured, and we moved here is that granddad’s body he was winning races. He said, ‘We temperature and mind run about the might as well switch to this’ because same” said the younger Audie, “He he was winning quite a bit of money.” was always cold. The flat lands of The year that Charlie made the switch, Indiana didn’t stop the flow of wind he won 38 races along with two second on the land, and he was a little guy, place finishes and one third place finish. only weighed about 140 or 150 lbs. He Charlie was successful enough that was traveling to Florida to race for the he went on to win the second ever Dirt winter and came through this area, and Track World Championship in 1982, for that time of the year for when he the same event that is being held at the was traveling, it was so much warmer Portsmouth Raceway Park this weekend here than it was in Muncie.” Audie’s and has been since 2012. grandfather would ultimately come A couple of years following Charlie’s back through the Southern Ohio region DWTC victory, he and his son following his venture to Florida to race, Audie decided to start building and and once he did, it did not take long for customizing their own late model him to fall in love with the region he cars for retail sale, a business that is We sell the finest Race parts in the Industry had discovered. still open today with a very fitting 527 Flowers Ison Road, Minford, OH Charlie Swartz and his father would name, “Swartz Race Cars”. “Our first Contact us at: go on to race for a combined over 60 customer was Tony Holbert” said 740 820-2341 or [email protected] OH-70081185 8 Friday, October 12, 2018 2018 RACE WEEK Daily Times Area attractions and historic sites Murals Artist Robert Dafford has helped on two feet or two wheels, be sure to “stone pipe” artifacts were discovered. 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Audie and his family that allowed them to get out of the hole that they had been in financially. Today, the Swartz family business is still thriving with cars made by Audie and his staff currently being raced all over the world. “We have cars in Australia, Canada, a couple in South Africa, and all over the United States” said Audie. Being in attendance for his father’s victory in 1982 and still currently living in the area that hosts the current iteration of the DTWC has given Audie the privilege of seeing the changes in the late model industry that have most affected the race. “It’s just a money racket thing anymore” said Audie, “There’s a lot of money that gets put into these cars today.” Swartz went on to explain that the right front shock of a car that would have cost $85 when his father won the 1982 DTWC would today cost around $850. That specific problem is not seen only in the shocks, of course, but the price of all parts of the car has increased from what it used to be. With the DTWC coming back to the Portsmouth area for the seventh Photo courtesy of Swartz Race Cars Facebook page consecutive year, Audie knows just how important it is for this event to continue Charlie Swartz once held the track record for fastest time at Atomic Speedway in Waverly, Ohio. to draw interest and outsiders to our area. “I’ve heard scuttlebutt about people not wanting the race because of the noise and the ‘annoyance’ of it” said Audie, “But needs this money so badly, then we should all do whatever we can to keep it here.” when you look at one of the crown jewels of racing, and you look at the people who Racing runs deep in the roots of those from Scioto County, and as another come to camp and visit all of our local businesses, it not only affects Portsmouth, year of racing has come and will be gone after this year’s DTWC, families like the it affects our surrounding areas. I think as long as we can keep this here, our area Swartz’ continue to benefit the industry they so love and cherish. Attractions From Page 8

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DTWC From Page 3 teamed up with Auto Value and Wix Filters to sponsor the Dirt Track World Championship Open Wheel spot for winning this year’s Boone Coleman Memorial Modified racing at Portsmouth Raceway Park. Hot “Gator 50”. laps and heat races will be Thursday October 18th Last season, one of the most thrilling races of the with the $4,000 to win main event on Saturday the weekend for local fans occurred Friday when 75-year- 20th. old, Wheelersburg-native Delmas Conley out dueled The Legends Cars will run their heats and feature Pennsylvania’s Jason Covert to win a heat. on Friday. Again this year, the DTWC will serve as the season PRP is hopeful that all remnants of September finale for the Lucas Oil Late Model Series. The two flooding will be gone long before race week arrives, previous Lucas Oil races held at PRP this season were but there is little doubt that this year’s DTWC will thrillers with Jason Jameson winning on June 30th earn even more respect for Track Operator Tim and Brandon Sheppard prevailing on September 1st. Coleman, who will definitely put in more hours than PRP was wicked fast over Labor Day Weekend with ever before in preparation for this year’s race. Scott Bloomquist establishing a new track record of “We got hit pretty hard by flooding,” Rayburn said. 13.840 seconds, which averaged out to a speed of 114 “That’s very unusual in the fall, but quite common in Photo courtesy of Tyler Carr mph. the spring. The 2018 DTWC race will feature late model cars as drivers compete for the $100,000 race to win prize. The Late Model-portion of this year’s DTWC will “Unfortunately, cleaning up after high waters is start Friday, as the Lucas Oil Series will hit the track nothing new at PRP. Tim’s been down this road for two exciting rounds of qualifying heat races. before. I don’t know how he does it, but I guarantee Track World Championship website at www.thedtwc. Besides Late Models, the weekend will also bring that come race day, he’ll have the track looking brand com, The Lucas Oil Dirt Car Series website at www. racing for The R.W. Rental and Supply Modifieds and new!” lucasdirt.com, or the Portsmouth Raceway Park The Ohio Valley Roofers Legends Cars. General admission and pit gates will both open at website at www.portsraceway.com. The Modifieds will get the weekend kicked off. 2 p.m. each day of the event. For more information Barbour Auto Parts and Ross Auto Parts & Paint have regarding the 2018 DTWC, visit the official Dirt Release courtesy of Chuck Greenslate and Donna Rayburn

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