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Inside Line Promotions – KOKOMO, Ind. (July 27, 2016) – Dale Blaney had a consistent week of competition in his Mainstream Holdings, Inc., sponsored CH Motorsports ride.
Blaney began last week’s action on Tuesday at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. He qualified second quickest in his group, won a heat race and advanced from third to second place in the dash to start the main event on the outside of the front row.
“We were really good early in the night,” he said. “We drew a good number, which helped. We had a good start in the heat race and the dash went good for us. I thought we were in good position to get something done. The track was going to be up our alley and kind of slick. For whatever reason we weren’t very good. We struggled to make the corners. I felt like we gave away an opportunity to win. It was probably one of the most disappointing features I’ve been a part of this year.”
Blaney dropped to sixth place before rebounding to post a third-place result.
He then ventured to Kokomo Speedway for an Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions doubleheader that began on Friday. Blaney timed in eighth quickest during qualifying before he won a heat race and placed seventh in the dash.
“The first night we were ok in the heat race, but we were terrible in the dash,” he said. “Then in the feature we just never got going anywhere. It was a long 35 laps of trying not to get passed.”
Blaney held on for a ninth-place result, which was his 35th top 10 of the season.
The weekend concluded on Saturday, when Blaney finished fourth in the first heat race and second in the second heat race to rank seventh in overall points. That lined him up on the inside of the fourth row for the main event.
“I felt like we got a little better,” he said. “We made some changes to the car. I felt like I was as good as some guys in front of me. I was in the lane everyone else was at and I couldn’t create myself another lane. I was trying to run the top in turns three and four for a while and couldn’t gain anything.”
Blaney ended with an eighth-place finish.
He will return to All Star competition this weekend with races on Friday at Eriez Speedway in Erie, Pa.; Saturday at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa.; and Sunday at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, Pa.
QUICK RESULTS –
July 19 – Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. – Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 2 (3); Feature: 3 (2).
July 22 – Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind. – Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 7 (6); Feature: 9 (7).
July 23 – Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind. – Heat race #1: 4 (3); Heat race #2: 2 (6); Feature: 8 (7).
SEASON STATS –
47 races, 6 wins, 24 top fives, 36 top 10s, 40 top 15s, 42 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Eriez Speedway in Erie, Pa.; Saturday at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa.; and Sunday at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, Pa., with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 27, 2016
- Article Date: 7/27/2016 by Inside Line Promotions