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Blaney Chalks Up Another One
Ohio Speedweek Night 6
Dale Blaney (2) charges under Kenny Jacobs at Limaland Motorsports Park. (Mike Campbell photo).
LIMA, Ohio — Dale Blaney moved one step closer to picking up a $50,000 payday Friday night at Limaland Motorsports Park.
Blaney won his second-consecutive Ohio Sprint Speedweek feature and third in six races, setting him up for the bonus offered to any driver able to win four of seven races during the 25th annual speedweek.
With 52 cars on hand for the All Star Circuit of Champions event, Blaney shared the front row with Kenny Jacobs. Jacobs took the lead on the quarter-mile oval, with Blaney close behind.
With the capacity crowd on its feet, Blaney used a mid-race restart to charge past Jacobs and into the lead.
Blaney worked lapped traffic to perfection the remainder of the 40-lap event, while Jacobs battled Byron Reed for second.
Reed claimed the spot, with Jacobs, Shane Stewart and Phil Gressman rounding out the top five.
The summary:
Fast time: Danny Smith, 11.099 seconds (52 cars).
First Heat: Mark Keegan, Shane Stewart, Danny Smith, Phil Gressman, Kenny Jacobs, Mike Linder, Luke Hall, Bruce Robenalt, Dwain Leiber, Mike Miller, Brian Scott, Lee Stark, David Miller.
Second Heat: Dale Blaney, Brian Paulus, Greg Wilson, Brandon Martin, Byron Reed, Mike Dussel, Ben Gregg, Mike Dunlap, Jared Horstman, Ryan Grubaugh, Scott Curren, Brent Gehr, Craig Mintz.
Third Heat: Cory Seeling, Mike Brecht, Brian Ellenberger, Rob Chaney, Dean Jacobs, Jamie Miller, Bill Rose, Troy Little, Andy Shammo, Gregg Dalman, Kent Wolters, Mark Hery, Brandy Bower.
Fourth Heat: Paul May, Brock Mayes, Chris Andrews, Jimmy Stinson, Gus Wasson, Ron Blair, Rick Boughan, Bruce White, Jeff Williams, Bob Gehr, Jr., Ed Neumeister, Chad Blonde, Scott Carter.
Dash: K. Jacobs, Blaney, Smith, Chaney, Ellenberger, Stinson.
C Main: Dunlap, Dalman, M. Miller, Williams, Boughan, Horstman, Leiber, Hery, Wolters, Curren, Bo. Gehr, D. Miller, Br. Gehr, Bower, Stark, Carter.
B Main: Blonde, Gregg, J. Miller, Linder, Little, Dussel, Rose, White, Blair, Scott, Shammo, Robenalt, Dalman, Grubaugh, Dunlap, Neumeister, Stark, Hall, M. Miller, Williams.
Feature: Blaney, Reed, K. Jacobs, Stewart, Gressman, Wilson, D. Jacobs, Smith, Andrews, Blonde, Stinson, Martin, Linder, Paulus, Chaney, Mayes, J. Miller, May, Gregg, Gregg, Ellenberger, Keegan, Brecht, Wasson, Seeling.