2 IN A ROW!!

As the 20-lap Hammer Sportsman feature began, Jimmy Amato pedaled to the front with Ryan Heim and Bob Lineman Jr. next in line. On the second circuit, Lineman Jr. motored past Heim for second just before the yellow lights illuminated on the track for Pat Wall. When action resumed, Lineman Jr. swept past Amato for the lead. Heim regained second place by slipping by Amato on the fourth lap. Seventh place starting Cale Ross continued his advancement towards the front by gaining a third place on the fifth revolution. At the halfway point, Lineman Jr. was comfortably in front with Heim, Ross and David Burns in tow. With a good stretch of green flag racing, Lineman Jr. continued his solid advantage over his rivals until Mickey Kessler’s ride stopped, in turn, two with one lap remaining. On the ensuing restart, Lineman Jr. kept his lead and he was approaching the finish line when a fourth corner incident between Heim and Ross brought out the caution flag for the final time. As the green flag waved again, Lineman Jr. kept his advantage over the new second place runner, Burns, to take his second consecutive win and third of the year. With the runner-up spot going to Burns, Art Liedl came from the ninth starting spot to finish third. Will Dupree was fourth and Joseph Brown was fifth. The Hammer Sportsman heat race victors were Bob Lineman Jr. and Cale Ross.