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Eldora
Speedway
UNOH
Sprintacular event set for Saturday
ROSSBURG,
OH (Oct. 9) – He may not be able to
capture a championship title Saturday evening when the All Star Sprints
return
to Eldora Speedway for the UNOH (University of Northwestern Ohio)
Sprintacular,
but Dale Blaney can gain valuable ground within a couple of win
lists.
The All Stars will join the NRA (National Racing Alliance) Sprint
Invaders and
Eldora Stock Cars for a tripleheader program kicking off at 6 p.m. this
Saturday
night.
Blaney,
coined ‘the low rider’ based upon his
driving style, is currently in a tie for 4th place on Eldora’s
win list
for All Star Sprints with 6 victories. In overall
All Star Sprints
history, the Hartford, Ohio charger has 93 victories to sit just five
short of
Kenny Jacobs’ 98 list leading wins.
A
victory Saturday, something he has
accomplished each of the past three years at Eldora, would inch the
three-time
All Star Sprints champion into a tie for 3rd place at Eldora
and closer to
knocking Jacobs off the top.
Tim
Shaffer will roll into Saturday’s action
with a virtual lock on capturing his fourth consecutive All Star Sprint
title,
but that isn’t satisfying enough for the Aliquippa, PA
veteran. Shaffer
has yet to capture an All Star Sprint feature event on Eldora’s
legendary
.500-mile clay oval.
To
date there have been 131 completed All Star
Sprint events at Eldora, the most of any speedway visited by the
touring
series, with 41 different drivers visiting victory lane.
For
the NRA Sprint Invaders, 2012 champion
Randy Hannagan will be completing an amazing season at
Eldora. The
Pittsboro, IN chauffeur captured three of the four NRA Eldora runs thus
far in
2012 to give him 5 NRA career wins at Eldora, which ironically ties him
with
Blaney for 6th on the win list. Three-time NASCAR
Sprint Cup
champion, and Eldora owner, Tony Stewart stopped Hannagan’s win streak
at
three, when he captured the most recent NRA run.
Wrapping
up the action will be a spirited
battle for the Eldora Stock Car title. Barney Craig
comes into the
chase with a slim six-point margin over Shawn Phillippi.
Complete
event and advance ticket information
for the UNOH Sprintacular and the season-closing Blue Collar Bash
(October
26-28) is available online atwww.EldoraSpeedway.com or
by calling the track
office (937)
338-3815 during normal business hours.
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