Dirt racers enjoy fair’s clay track

XENIA — Practice runs began at 5 p.m., and head-to-head double-elimination dirt drag racing began at 7 p.m. and went nonstop until almost midnight, during the KOI Dirt Drag Racing series’ second-ever visit to the Greene County Fair on Saturday Aug. 5.

Series Director Heather Cleaver said the well-packed Greene County infield clay made for a quality 200-foot dirt drag strip. “And we really like it when we follow a truck or tractor pull the night before. Those guys really work the ground and get everything solid for us,” Cleaver said.

The clay surface was so packed that higher powered machines in the diesel categories could be heard squealing their tires at the start. According to Cleaver, the Kentucky Ohio Indiana Dirt Drag Racing series runs events as far north as Ashtabula, Ohio and as far south as Tennessee.

The Greene County event was the 20th event of the 2017 season, out of 35 events on the KOI schedule.

Champions and runners-up from the KOI Dirt Drag Racing action Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia. Entrants were not required to provide last names or hometowns.

ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

Kids ATVs (0-50) — 1. Addie Spires; 2. Branson

Kids ATVs (125) — 1. Levi Traylor; 2. — Jose Wainscott

126-250 ATV — 1. Levi Traylor; 2. Jose Wainscott

400 & Below Knobbie — 1. Joey Meyer; 2. Cody Cleaver

450 & Up Knobbie — 1. Justin Spire; 2. Chas. Spire

Two-stroke Knobbie — 1. Lucas; 2. Anthony

Open Outlaw — 1. Jeremy Crisp; 2. Justin Spires

Dirtbikes (91-250) — 1. Jake Andrew; 2. Kurt

Two-stroke Modified — 1. Jonathan Hannerlaw; 2. Lucas

400 & Below Modified — 1. Joey Meyers

Dirtbikes (450) — 1. Jake Anders; 2. Kane Hickman

Modified 450 & Up — 1. Justin Spires; 2. Chas Spires

250-300 ATV — 1. Trisha Hall; 2. Noah Thorpe

Four-stroke Open — 1, Justin Spires; 2. Cody Lober

250 Open — 1. Jeremy Crisp; 2. James

Modified Knobbie — 1. Jacob Lees, Springfield; 2. Houston Johnson, Springfield

Two-stroke Open — 1. Jeremy Crisp; 2. Jonathan Hammerlaw

40 & Up Trail — 1. Chase Spires; 2. Tommy Botos; 3. Justin Spires

TRUCKS, CARS

Modified Diesel — 1. Wes Cavinder; 2. Ci Noble

Street Diesel — 1. P.J. Traylor; 2. Ci Noble

Street Gas — 1. Jeremy King, Xenia

Stock Turbo — 1. P.J. Traylor; 2. William Walker

Two-Wheel Drive 8 cylinder — 1. Dustin Adams; 2. Jeremy King, Xenia

Two-Wheel Drive Manual Diesel — 1. Craig Hill; 2. Nick Heim

Open — 1. Brad Helton; 2. Ci Nobel

With 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia.

https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2017/08/web1_YouthATV_PS.jpgWith 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia. Don Tate| Greene County News

With 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia.

https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2017/08/web1_Knobbie_PS.jpgWith 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia. Don Tate| Greene County News

With 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia.

https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2017/08/web1_DieselTruck_PS.jpgWith 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia. Don Tate| Greene County News

With 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia.

https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2017/08/web1_Snowmobile_PS.jpgWith 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia. Don Tate| Greene County News

With 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia.

https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2017/08/web1_DuneBuggy_PS.jpgWith 26 racing classes offered for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and 13 other classes for trucks and full-size vehicles, everything from a snowmobile, to dirtbikes, diesel trucks to a highly modified dune buggy could be found racing at the KOI Dirt Drag Racing Series event, Saturday Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair in Xenia. Don Tate| Greene County News