MILLERSBURG, Ohio — Thunderstorms between heats and the feature delayed the June 27 Ohio Sprint Speedweek event for two hours, but in the end, Chad Blonde was the king of the hill.
The first O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions event at the three-eighths-mile dirt track saw Blonde lead throughout en route to the $5,000 top prize.
Blonde kept his No. 5b ahead of hometown boy Kenny Jacobs, who was seeking his 98th-career All Star triumph.
Jacobs finished second, while Brandon Martin came home third. Brian Paulus and Lee Jacobs rounded out the top five.
The summary:
Fast time: Chad Blonde, 12.155 seconds (40 cars).
First Heat: Bill Rose, Danny Smith, Brock Mayes, Chad Blonde, Brandon Martin, Lance Dewease, John Ivy, Troy Little, Chris Andrews, Aaron Higgins.
Second Heat: Paul May, Lee Jacobs, Brian Paulus, Rob Chaney, Gregg Dalman, Ben Gregg, David Doherty, Greg Wilson, Ed Neumeister, Cody Jacobs.
Third Heat: Shane Stewart, Mark Keegan, Dean Jacobs, Caleb Griffith, Kenny Jacobs, Jason Dolick, Byron Reed, Brad Haudenschild, Bruce White, Bill Ault.
Fourth Heat: Danny Mumaw, Craig Mintz, Brian Ellenberger, Ryan Grubaugh, Aaron Middaugh, Phil Gressman, Dustin Daggett, Dale Blaney, Bryan Grove.
B Main: Dewease, Wilson, Blaney, Reed, Dolick, Daggett, Andrews, Gregg, White, Doherty, Haudenschild,  Jacobs.
Feature: Blonde, K. Jacobs, Martin, Paulus, L. Jacobs, Smith, D. Jacobs, Stewart, Dewease, Chaney, Mayes, May, Ellenberger, Grubaugh, Griffith, Mumaw, Mintz, Blaney, Reed, Rose, Middaugh, Keegan, Dalman, Wilson.