Daggett Crowned King of Michigan

By T.J. Buffenbarger

Hartford, MI. – (Friday September 10th, 2010) –
“That was not easy,” said Daggett in victory lane. “Gregg (Dalman) was running well, and so was Brett (Mann). “We had a bit of an oil leak after the dash, but my crew did a great job getting the car ready for the feature.”

Mann and Dalman started on the front row for the 25-lap King of Michigan feature. Dalman took the lead with Mann and Chad Blonde in pursuit. Daggett quickly moved up to fourth and joined the lead trio. After disposing of Blonde and Mann with impressive passes while negotiating slower traffic, Daggett slowly began to gain ground on Dalman.

With 13 laps complete the red flag appeared when Robert Huisken did a pirouette in turn three, collecting Joe Bares and Jared Horstman. Bares and Huisken were able to rejoin the field while Horstman’s car returned to the pit area on a flatbed.

Daggett dove under Dalman in turn one after the restart and took the lead. Mann disposed of Dalman for second and kept pace with Daggett through lapped traffic. On two different occasions Mann closed in on Daggett while encountering slower cars, but Daggett escaped each time before Mann could strike.

Daggett motored to the win over Mann, Dalman, Grubaugh, and Aaron Shaffer.

Daggett also collected wins during his heat race and the fast car dash. Grubaugh and Mann also collected heat race victories.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results
Friday September 10th, 2010
Hartford Motor Speedway – Hartford, MI

Heat Races (Top 16 in passing points transfer to the “A” Feature)

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 91 – Joe Bares,3. 22 – Aaron Shaffer, 4. 187 – Gavin Hunyady, 5. 70 – Jim Lingar, 6. 21 – Matt Lumbert, 7. 17 – Jared Horstman. DNS: W20 – Greg Wilson

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 2. 49t – Gregg Dalman 3. 46 – Robert Huisken, 4. 55 – Kirk Cheney, 5. 27k – Ryan Kirkendall, 6. 73 – Dustin Shriver, 7. 29s – Marques Huffer.

Butlerbuilt Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 19 – Bret Mann, 2. 23 – Ben Rutan, 3. 1r – Chad Blonde, 4. 14 – Ryan Davis, 5. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 6. 10 – Davey Brown. DNS: 50 – Mark Grabill

Total Seal Fast Car Dash presented by Gaerte Engines (4 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 3w – Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 19 – Brett Mann, 4. 23 – Ben Rutan

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP “A” Main Event

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 19 – Brett Mann, 3. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 4. 3w – Ryan Grubaugh, 5. 22 – Aaron Shaffer, 6. 1r – Chad Blonde, 7. 23 – Ben Rutan, 8. 91 – Joe Bares, 9. 187 – Gavin Hunyady, 10. 14 – Ryan Davis, 11. 10 – Davey Brown, 12. 27k – Ryan Kirkendall, 13. 73 – Dustin Shriver, 14. 70 – Jim Lingar, 15. 29s – Marques Huffer 16. 21 – Matt Lumbert, 17. 46 – Robert Huisken, 18. 55 – Kirk Cheney, 19. 17 – Jared Horstman, 20. Andy Teunessen. DNS: w20 – Greg Wilson, 50 – Mark Grabill.

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