HARTFORD, Ohio — After an off weekend and the first rain out in over a year on Tuesday for Ohio Sprint Speedweek, sunshine returned to Sharon Speedway on Saturday allowing the Steel Valley Thunder program.
Garrett Krummert has 11 RUSH Sportsman Modified wins at Sharon, but hadn’t won a Big-Block Modified feature at the track since his only win back on August 29, 2015.Â
That near eight-year victory drought ended on Saturday night as Krummert inherited the lead on lap three after Chas Wolbert was docked for jumping the start and beat his teammate Will Thomas III to finish for the $1,500 victory.
“I love coming here,” expressed the 35-year-old West Middlesex, Pa. racer. “When they announced seven races here for the Big-Block Modifieds I was real excited. It just seems like I always struggle when I come here with the big-block and aren’t very good so I’m pretty happy to get a win. I told my guys before the race I was more nervous tonight than some of the big tour races. I wanted to get a win in the big blocks as I’ve won a lot in the crates here.Â
“I’m not sure if the track will be the same for the Lou Blaney Memorial in a couple weeks, but I’m looking forward to it. I would have liked to race Chas (Wolbert) to see how it would have played out.”Â
Others celebrating in victory lane was Chad Ruhlman in the Terry Bowser Excavating RUSH Sprint Cars, Jackson Humanic in Gibson Insurance Agency Pro Stocks and Ben Easler with the HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds.
Feature Finish (20 Laps)
1. 29-GARRETT KRUMMERT[2]; 2. 9-Will Thomas[4]; 3. C3-Chas Wolbert[1]; 4. 165-Rex King Jr[8]; 5. 37MD-Jeremiah Shingledecker[14]; 6. 45-Steve Feder[10]; 7. 32-Jim Rasey[19]; 8. 66F-Kyle Fink[3]; 9. 35-Steve Slater[5]; 10. 14S-Justin Shea[9]; 11. 13-Rick Regalski Jr[6]; 12. 9R-Chad Reitz[11]; 13. 20P-Mike Kinney[15]; 14. 60-Tom Holden[7]; 15. 27R-Dave Reges[17]; 16. 5C-Ayden Cipriano[12]; 17. 00-Rob Kristyak[16]; 18. 64-Rodney Beltz[18]; 19. 75-Jeff Miller[13]. DNS: 5A-Austin Eyler.