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Jason Shank
HARTFORD, Ohio (June 8) - Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, PA held off the 2009 O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series Champion and current 2010 point leader Rob Blair, Titusville, PA and Bruceton Mills, WV hard charger Doug Horton to capture his first ASLMS win of the 2010 season and fourth ASLMS win of his career at Sharon Speedway's $4,000 to-win 'All Star 40'.
It all started with Briggs and Horton leading the star-studded 24 car field to the green flag with Boom taking command early. Briggs set a torrid pace around the 3/8th mile high banked Ohio oval with Horton basically strapped to his rear deck-lid. Briggs was glued to the bottom of the speedway as Horton was forced to maneuver around to find a lane to get along side of Boom. Horton would show his nose on the outside a few times but couldn't make a move stick.
The pace was slowed for the first time on lap ten as Stevensville, ONT's Darren Peters would lose the handle of his mount to bring out the events first caution. That caution was quickly followed by another caution on lap 11 as Jared Hawkins, Jim Rasey, Chris Hackett, Matt Lux, and Corey Ruffo were all collected in turn two. As racing resumed Blair added himself into the mix by challenging Horton for the second position. With the pressure Horton had coming from Blair, it seemed that Doug was able to up the ante and reel in race leader Briggs after a lap 16 caution. By Lap 21, Horton was able to make his way around Boom to capture the lead.
Horton was never able to pull away from the pack though as Briggs and Blair stayed right with the Bobby Lake Motorsports Warrior Chassis. After two more quick cautions on laps 25 and 26, Briggs changed his line in turns three and four and was able to pull alongside of Horton and around to re-capture the lead on lap 33. The excitement wasn't over though as Horton continued to mount a charge on the bottom while Blair worked the outside. The three were almost three-wide at times battling for the lead with two laps to go as Sarver, PA's John Garvin Jr., who earlier won his first ever ASLMS Rocket Chassis Heat Race, came to a stop on the front stretch setting up a two lap dash to the checkers.
Briggs was able to hold off Horton and Blair by .942 seconds for the $4,000 payday as Blair made his way around Horton for second. Dave Hess Jr. was credited with fourth as Gregg Satterlee rounded out the top five. Zack Dohm was sixth followed by Mike Knight in seventh, Keith Barbara eighth, Greg Oakes ninth, and John Mollick tenth.
Event Recap:
O'Reilly All Star Late Models at Sharon Speedway - June 8, 2010
Event title: Sharon All Star 40
Finish / Start / Car # / Driver Name
1. (1) 99B Boom Briggs
2. (3) W11 Rob Blair
3. (2) 46 Doug Horton
4. (12) 44H Dave Hess Jr.
5. (9) 22S Gregg Satterlee
6. (13) 17D Zack Dohm
7. (5) 9K Mike Knight
8. (10) 17 Keith Barbara
9. (7) 22 Greg Oakes
10. (15) 4J John Mollick
11. (14) H1 Jared Miley
12. (22) Brent Rhebergen
13. (8) 37 Jared Hawkins
14. (19) 17L Dennis Lunger Jr.
15. (18) 1P Darren Peters
16. (4) 32R Jim Rasey
17. (23) 32R Corey Ruffo
18. (6) J4 John Garvin
19. (24) 67 Charles Supplee
20. (21) 21* Bill Henry
21. (20) 2J Mike Johnson
22. (11) 33 Chris Hackett
23. (16) 21 Matt Lux
24. (17) 16* Derek Frank
DNS: 56K Russ King
Car Count: 27
Time of the Event: 31 Min; 43 Sec
Caution Laps: 10, 11, 16, 25, 26, 38
Lead Changes: 2
Lap Leaders: 1 - 20 Briggs, 21 - 32 Horton, 33 - 40 Briggs
Red Flags: None
Frankland Racing Supply Hard Charger: 44H Dave Hess Jr.
Track Record: Set in August of 2006 is 15.383 and is held by Robbie Scott.
Victory Signs Time Trials presented by Fleming Design Solutions:
Car # / Driver Name / Time
46 Doug Horton 15.791
17D Zack Dohm 15.930
W11 Rob Blair 15.995
9K Mike Knight 16.155
22S Gregg Satterlee 16.247
56K Russ King 16.344
32R Jim Rasey 16.438
21 Matt Lux 16.458
J4 John Garvin 16.463
37 Jared Hawkins 16.470
99B Boom Briggs 16.478
33 Chris Hackett 16.599
21* Bill Henry 16.623
07R Brent Rhebergen 16.742
2J Mike Johnson 16.748
22 Greg Oakes 16.749
17 Keith Barbara 16.761
16* Derek Frank 16.782
44H Dave Hess Jr. 16.847
H1 Jared Miley 16.924
4J John Mollick 16.969
17L Dennis Lunger Jr. 17.008
1P Darren Peters 17.049
25B Greg Beylea 17.121
67 Charles Supplee 17.241
144 Anthony Kinkade 17.247
38R Cory Ruffo 17.395
Rocket Chassis Heat Race #1: W11 Rob Blair, 46 Doug Horton, 22S Gregg Satterlee, 44H Dave Hess Jr., 21 Matt Lux, 21* Bill Henry, 38R Corey Ruffo
Rocket Chassis Heat Race #2: 9K Mike Knight, 37 Jared Hawkins, 56K Russ King, 17D Zack Dohm, 2J Mike Johnson, 67 Charles Supplee
Rocket Chassis Heat Race #3: 99B Boom Briggs, 32R Jim Rasey, 17 Keith Barbara, H1 Jared Miley, 07R Brent Rhebergen, 25B Greg Beylea, 17L Dennis Lunger Jr.
Rocket Chassis Heat Race #4: J4 John Garvin, 22 Greg Oakes, 33 Chris Hackett, 4J John Mollick, 16* Derek Frank, 1P Darren Peters, 144 Anthony Kinkade
Dirtfix.net B-Main presented by Stivason Photos: 21 Matt Lux, 16* Derek Frank, 1P Darren Peters, 17L Dennis Lunger Jr., 2J Mike Johnson, 21* Bill Henry, 07R Brent Rhebergen, 38R Corey Ruffo, 67 Charles Supplee, 25B Greg Beylea, 144 Anthony Kinkade
Briggs drives his family owned #99B Rocket Chassis with a Custom Racing Engine and American Racer Tires. Sponsors include Horton Equipment, Sorbera Family Chiropractic, CJ's Auto Transport, Briggs Transport, Sunset Dairy, and American Racer Tires.
O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series Statistics:
The win was Boom's fourth career win with the Series. Series career win leader board (Modern Era): Boom Briggs - 4, Rob Blair - 3, Eddie Carrier Jr. - 3, Duane Chamberlain - 1, Shane Clanton - 1, Rod Conley - 1, Chub Frank - 1, Jamie Lathroum - 1, Jared Miley - 1, D.J. Myers - 1, Brady Smith - 1.
2010 O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series Event Winners:
April 30 - Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, PA - Rob Blair, Titusville, PA
May 1 - KC Raceway - Chillcothe, OH - Weather
May 15 - Hilltop Speedway - Millersburg, OH - Dave Hess Jr., Waterford, PA
May 16 - West Virginia Motor Speedway - Mineral Wells, WV - Postponed
May 29/30 - Central PA Speedway - Clearfield, PA - Rob Blair, Titusville, PA
June 8 - Sharon Speedway - Hartford, OH - Boom Briggs, Bear Lake, PA
The average car count per event is: 30
2010 O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series Point Standings:
1. W11 Rob Blair 878
2. 99B Boom Briggs 852
3. H1 Jared Miley 826
4. 22S Gregg Satterlee 814
5. 37 Jared Hawkins 802
6. 22 Greg Oakes 800
7. 21 Matt Lux 722
8. J4 John Garvin Jr. 720
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