LIMA, Ohio — The first Friday of summer saw Limaland Motorsports Park one of it fallen legends with the second annual Tribute to Tim Allison.Â
Allison, the winningest sprint car racer in the modern era at Limaland died last summer. The Ohio Logistics NRA 360 Sprint Invaders took to the track with Randy Hannagan grabbing the A Main victory.Â
Before the feature began, the Limaland fans were treated to a four abreast parade lap featuring the 20 A Main starters with the pole position left open in honor of the memory of Allison. No. 11h Caleb Harmon, grandson of Allison, led the parade lap in a specially painted sprint car in honor of his grandfather’s memory.Â
Dan McCarron and Hannagan led the field to the green flag with Tylar Rankin grabbing the early lead from his starting spot inside row two. Hannagan would take the lead on lap five and just as he entered lapped traffic on lap 10, Matt Cogley looped his car out right in front of the leader. Hannagan was able to miss the accident and would restart with a clear track in front of him.Â
Multiple cautions would fly, keeping the field close, but it was Hannagan getting the victory honoring his fallen competitor, with Dylan Westbrook finishing second.
Shawn Valenti third, Jared Horstman charging from 14th to fourth and Todd Heuerman completed the top five.
Todd Sherman won the Northwest Physical Therapy DIRTcar UMP Modified A Main, and Gabe Mueller bagged his third Lock Sixteen Thunderstock feature of the season.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 22H-Randy Hannagan[4]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[6]; 3. 28-Shawn Valenti[7]; 4. 17-Jared Horstman[14]; 5. 18-Todd Heuerman[13]; 6. 23-Devon Dobie[8]; 7. 7T-Jake Hesson[5]; 8. 11G-Luke Griffith[9]; 9. 66-Chase Dunham[10]; 10. 28M-Conner Morrell[17]; 11. 24-Kobe Allison[11]; 12. 35R-Ron Blair[12]; 13. 22M-Dan McCarron[2]; 14. 6-Hud Horton[16]; 15. 5NC-Jac Nickles[18]; 16. 55-Matt Cogley[20]; 17. 16C-Tylar Rankin[1]; 18. 0-Brayton Phillips[15]; 19. 11H-Caleb Harmon[19]; 20. 2S-Kyle Sauder[3]
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