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Jake Swanson celebrates his first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series win. (Neil Cavanah photo)

Swanson Tops Josh Burton Memorial

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Jake Swanson outlasted a star-studded field of non-winged sprint car racers to win Friday night’s Josh Burton Memorial at Bloomington Speedway.

The Hoosier Midwest Sprint Car Series event drew 33 competitors to the quarter-mile dirt track.

Swanson took the checkered flag ahead of Justin Grant, while Kevin Thomas Jr., Brady Bacon and Nick Bilbee rounded out the top five.

The finish:

Jake Swanson, Justin Grant, Kevin Thomas Jr., Brady Bacon, Nick Bilbee, Chase Stockon, Robert Ballou, Emerson Axom, Jason McDougal, Kyle Cummins, Jadon Rogers, Brayden Fox, Brady Short, Davey Ray, Dickie Gaines, Andy Bradley, Carson Garrett, Matt Thompson, A.J. Hopkins, Jordan Kinser, C.J. Leary.