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Blair earns $5,000 for IRS victory at Moler
From series reports
WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio (July 5) — Polesitter Robbie Blair of Titusville, Pa., raced to a $5,000 payday at Moler Raceway Park to capture his second Independent Racing Series event win of the season. Blair, who extended his series points lead, outran fellow front-row starter Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa., to capture the Big Bang 50. John Whitney of West Chester, Ohio, finished third followed by Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va., and Bill Williams of Sardinia, Ohio.
Notes: Blair’s Custom Race Engines-powered Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Specialty Products, Genesis Racing Shocks, Hoosier Racing Tire, Bossard’s Used Auto Parts, Slavic Custom Racing Decals, Chelby’s Tanning, Armstrong Lumber and Maloney Tool/Mold. ... The race was slowed by seven caution. ... The Moler event followed two Ohio rainouts for the IRS tour at K-C Raceway and Hilltop Speedway. ... The series heads to Midway Speedway in Crooksville, Ohio, on Sunday for the $7,000-to-win Jim Dunn Memorial.
IRS @ Moler: (1) Robbie Blair, (2) Dave Hess Jr., (3) John Whitney, (4) Tim Dohm, (5) Bill Williams, (6) Barry Doss, (7) Rick Aukland, (8) Duane Chamberlain, (9) Jerry Bowersock, (10) Mike Myers, (11) Jesse Lay, (12) Josh Williams, (13) Dan Hurt, (14) Dillon Huron, (15) Josh Tidwell, (16) Dave Hornikel, (17) Robby Hensley, (18) Bill Sheets, (19) Mike Knight, (20) George Lee, (21) John Sizemore, (22) Chad Stapleton, (23) Wade Davis, (24) Jeff Simonton. Fast qualifier (among 27 cars): Dohm, 13.799 seconds. Heat race winners: Aukland, Williams, Doss, Chamberlain. Dash winner: Blair. Consolation winner: Lay. Provisional starters: Hornikel, Davis.
