HARTFORD, Ohio — After two consecutive cancellations due to saturated grounds and cold temperatures, Sharon Speedway held its third event of the season with Dale Blaney grabbing his second 410 winged sprint car victory of the season.
Other winners were John Mollick (RUSH Sprint Cars) and Chas Wolbert (HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds).
Blaney started third, took the lead on the opening lap and never looked back aboard his brother Dave’s red No. 10 machine. The youngest of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame brothers earned another $4,000 payday for the 30-lap Hovis Auto & Truck Supply feature victory.
“This car is nowhere near what it was three weeks ago when we won as it’s a lot different,” revealed the 61-year-old Hartford, Ohio native. “Dave (Blaney) came up with a different thing, but it worked out well. The car was good all night, but wasn’t great time trialing. I thought we got it better in the heat race and better in the feature.
“Starting third and getting out front controlling the race is huge. If we started 10th, who knows what happens, but I think my car was good enough to do damage anywhere we started. The track was phenomenal and my car definitely liked it. We’ll come back next week with the All Stars and see if we can compete.”
Jacob Begenwald finished second, with Adam Kekich, Michael Bauer and Logan McCandless rounding out the top five.
