PORT ROYAL, PA. (Friday, Sept. 7, 2012) By Brian Liskai  Sprint car drivers like to set goals going into a season. There s always the  win more races  objective and the  win a championship  goal. For Dale Blaney, he added  win a race against the PA Posse  to his list of objectives for 2012.

The  Low Rider  did just that Friday at Port Royal Speedway. Despite a car that spewed heavy smoke the last part of the race, Blaney led all 30 laps to become the first UNOH All Star in the series  history   since 1981 – to conquer the challenges of Port Royal Speedway in the Night Before The 50.

He would roll into victory lane with a completely flat right rear tire.

The win aboard the Ti22 Performance #2 is Blaney s 9th UNOH All Star victory of 2012 and the 93rd of his career, moving him to within five of typing Kenny Jacobs atop the series  all-time win list. It is Blaney s first victory since he scored back-to-back UNOH All Star wins July 21 and 24 at Wilmot (Wisconsin) and Hibbing (Minnesota). (more…)

ORRVILLE, Ohio (Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012)By Brian Liskai   What a weekend Danny Holtgraver had   two University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car wins and a runner-up finish. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania resident scored his third career UNOH All Star win Sunday at the NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway to wrap up the Labor Day weekend, after a close second the previous night at Attica and on Friday taking the win at Lernerville.

Holtgraver, just 22 years of age, drove from his 16th starting spot around Byron Reed with five laps to go to take the lead and his ninth overall win of the season.

What an unbelievable weekend what an unbelievable night. I watched the B-main and the dash and it was pretty much no passing and a little dusty.

Then we go out for the feature and the track just got awesome. To come from 16tth with just one yellow I still can t believe the car was that good,  said Holtgraver beside his Kargo Quality Cars and Trucks/Alternative Power Sources/Spinneweber Auto Sales, VRP Shocks backed #D4.  (more…)

ATTICA, OH (9-1-12) By Brian Liskai – It was a wild and wacky finish to the 2012 season at Attica Raceway Park Saturday. And when the rain started falling it was Fremont, Ohio s Phil Gressman who was standing in victory lane for his fifth career University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car win.

The night started with a two hour rain delay. As officials pushed the show rapidly along, it appeared the 40-lap feature on Baumann Auto Group Night would be exciting. It turned into an event-filled race with five red flags and four cautions. And just when it looked like Dean Jacobs would earn the victory after leading the first 36 laps, he either ran out of fuel or suffered some other mechanical woe, handing the lead to Gressman. Gressman had to fend off Danny Holtgraver the final four circuits to score his 7th career Attica victory.

For Gressman, who destroyed a car a few weeks ago battling up front at Attica, it was his first win of the season. The UNOH All Star win is his first since 2004, with all five of his career series victories coming at different tracks. (more…)

BRANDON, SD (July 29, 2012)By Brian Liskai   When Danny Lasoski executed a 360 degree spin with just two laps remaining in Sunday night s feature at Huset s Speedway, he thought his chances of winning were over. But, as he gathered his car back up and raced down the back stretch in fourth, luck would be on his side.

When the caution flew for a stalled car, new race leader Mark Dobmeier s right rear tire lost air pressure and second place Lynton Jeffrey went pit side with mechanical problems. That handed the lead to Tim Shaffer, who had started 21st, as the field readied for a green, white, checkered finish. (more…)