Virginia Sprint Series
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IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series
Race # 8 Saturday June 21st, 2024
Dixieland Speedway Elizabeth City, NC.


by Jim Haines

Fast Friday Race To Moyoc Missile Daren Bolac

 

The home field advantage worked out well for Daren Bolac of Moyoc NC. and Chris Humblet of Shilo NC. as they won the heat races and ran first and second in a hard fought feature.

In the first heat race Gareth Palmer led until two to go when Daren Bolac got by taking the win and in heat two Caleb Harris was holding off Chris Humblet until a mechanical problem when Humblet sped by for the win.

Jerald Harris and Daren Bolac paced the feature field to green on the hot summer night but the race track was perfect with multiple lanes smooth and fast.

Harris went to the lead and was staying low as Bolac went high and was all over Harris every lap with Matthew Leach staying in touch in third with a fast closing Chris Humblet in fourth.

At lap ten Bolac made the pass stick after many laps of the two swapping the lead every corner.

Harris now had to deal with Humblet but not for long as with ten to go Humblet got by and Bolac was now in hid sights as the two went at it.

Bolac was committed to the high line for the race and Humblet stayed low or midtrack and every corner the lead was in doubt as with five to go at the line Humblet was inches ahead but Bolac was fast in one and two to get back in the lead.

Humblets line in three and four was better and coming to the stripe every lap was right next to him. With one to go he was right on his bumper again but Bolac made a perfect lap to hold off Humblet in a great display of sprint car racing for all the fans to see from the entire field.

At the line it was Daren Bolac, Chris Humblet, Jerald Harris, Matthew Leach, Aaron Leach, Matt Mullins, Jimmy Humblet, Chris Ware, Gareth Palmer, John Smith, Jacob Wood, French Grimes and Caleb Harris.