BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — C.J. Leary won the ninth annual Josh Burton Memorial sprint car race Friday night at Bloomington Speedway.
Leary battled Brady Bacon early in the event, but pulled away over the second half of the race to post his first victory in the prestigious event honoring the late sprint car racer Josh Burton.
Leary took the checkered flag ahead of Jason McDougal in the event that was sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series.
Geoff Ensign, Bacon and Kyle Cummins rounded out the top five.
The finish:
1 #81 CJ Leary 2 #5 M Jason McDougal 3 #17 G Geoff Ensign 4 #98 Brady Bacon 5 #3 R Kyle Cummins 6 #5 S Chase Stockon 7 #15 K Kevin Thomas Jr. 8 #12 Robert Ballou 9 #28 Brandon Mattox 10 #6 Mario Clouser 11 #2 E Thomas Meseraull 12 #39 Andy Bradley 13 #04 B Jordan Kinser 14 #17 GP Max Adams 15 #04 AJ Hopkins 16 #15 Carson Garrett 17 #21 AZ Jake Swanson 18 #14 Jadon Rogers 19 #24 L Lee Underwood 20 #11 Brent BeauchampÂ
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