CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — For the first time since Sept. 4, 2020, Tim Shaffer won a Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 feature, snapping his draught in round six of Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket at Atomic Speedway.
The win, commemorating the life and achievements of legendary sprint car crew chief, George Fisher, secured Shaffer a $6,000 payday, bumping his career All Star win total to 68.
The Aliquippa, Pa., native led all 30 circuits of the second annual George Fisher Memorial, maintaining patience through four cautions, periods of lapped traffic, and relentless pressure from Seeling Motorsports’ J.J. Hickle.
Despite the occasional distraction, the only real scare for Shaffer occurred on lap 29, as the former Knoxville Nationals champion tapped the turn four wall and nearly lost control. Without saying, the open-wheel veteran hung on to win.
Hickle, celebrating his best finish with the All Star Circuit of Champions, was second, followed by Justin Peck, Cole Duncan and Ohio Sprint Speedweek points leader Zeb Wise.
“I think a nozzle line came off because I’m covered in fuel. It was missing pretty bad, but I think it actually helped us,” Shaffer said with relief. “We had some luck on our side tonight because I’m surprised this thing ran the whole race.
“This one is for George Fisher,” Shaffer added. “He was a great friend from back in the day who helped me. This one also goes out to my mother. She told me ‘enough messing around…just get it done already.’”
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 45-Tim Shaffer[1]; 2. 97-JJ Hickle[2]; 3. 13-Justin Peck[5]; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[6]; 5. 26-Zeb Wise[3]; 6. 55-Michael Kofoid[10]; 7. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[7]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee[4]; 9. 101-Cody Maroske[20]; 10. 23Z-Zane DeVault[9]; 11. 4-Chris Windom[8]; 12. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[16]; 13. 33W-Cap Henry[11]; 14. 2-Ricky Peterson[19]; 15. 5J-Jake Hesson[27]; 16. 9-Trey Jacobs[22]; 17. (DNF) 4T-Tyler Street[12]; 18. (DNF) 81-Lee Jacobs[15]; 19. (DNF) 29-Sye Lynch[25]; 20. (DNF) W20-Greg Wilson[23]; 21. (DNF) 5T-Travis Philo[13]; 22. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[14]; 23. (DNF) A79-Brandon Wimmer[17]; 24. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[18]; 25. (DNF) 35-Zach Hampton[24]; 26. (DNF) 70-Scotty Thiel[21]; 27. (DNF) 4S-Danny Smith[26]