Ryan Gillenwater post 1st Buckeye Suoer Sprints win at Flat Rock Speedway

Saturday, May 17, 2009 – Ryan Gillenwater would post his 1st win with the Buckeye Super sprints, a pavement 305 winged sprint car series who race in Ohio, New York and Michigan. Talon Stephens would set fast time of the 10 cars entered at 10.688. Heat race winners were Zach Gibson and Tommy Kunz.

Starting in eighth place, he would take the lead late in the 25 lap feature. After several attempts to get the feature started Tim Buchanan would end up on the hook, and Tyler Dunn would restart from the rear. Chad Wilson would lead from the start, after Tim Buchanan and Dave Saxer would fall out. From then on the race would run green, until lap 17. A spinning Tommy Kunz would bring out the yellow and Gillenwater would restart 3rd behind Chad Wilson and Zach Gibson. With two laps to go he would pass Gibson in turn 3 and 4 and in the next turn pass Wilson for the lead. An elated Gillenwater would celebrate in Flat Rock Victory Lane with his proudest suppporters his mother and father.