Stambaugh Wires Run for the Rabbit at Limaland

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Lima, OH - For the third time this season, Max Stambaugh went wire-to-wire with the Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP, and for the second time this year he was crowned a winner with the Ohio CAT Division at Limaland Motorsports Park.

Stambaugh, who was originally set to roll off third for the 2025 Run for the Rabbit Memorial event, was able to slide to the front row after a penalty was handed out to the original pole. Stambaugh led the field to green alongside two-time Run for the Rabbit and GLSS Champion, Jared Horstman. The only two drivers to win so far this season were the class of the field once again.

With heavy storms breathing down the neck of fans and drivers, Stambaugh quickly reached lapped traffic with well over a straightaway lead on Horstman, who was forced to deal with a pesky Devon Dobie and Chase Dunham early for the second spot. Once Horstman shook Dunham and Dobie he was able to chase down Stambaugh in lapped traffic.

With five laps to go, no cars separated the pair at the front. Horstman was able to draw within two car lengths of Stambaugh in the final two laps, but couldn’t get close enough to make a move on Stambaugh. The Smith Motorsports No.71H went on to collect the win over Hortstman Dunham, Dobie, and Dustin Daggett. 

The win, Stambaugh’s third of the season, is the 21st of his career and keeps him third on the all-time GLSS wins list. Stambaugh now takes a 55-point advantage in the Ohio CAT Division Championship lead, and a slim two-point advantage over Horstman for the GLSS Tour Championship lead. 

Chase Dunham earned the Ti22 Performance Fast Qualifier Award.

Chase Dunham won Engler Machine & Tool Heat Race Number 1.

Max Stambaugh won Howard-Johnson of Lima Heat Race Number 2.

Kobe Allison won Miami Paint Heat Race Number 3.

Luke Griffith was the Operating Engineers 324 Hard Charger advancing eight positions from 15th to 7th.

The next event for the Great Lakes Super Sprints is back at Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday, May 23rd, before heading to Millstream Speedway on Saturday, May 24th, and Waynesfield Raceway Park on Sunday, May 25th. For more information, log onto GreatLakesSprints.com. Find the Great Lakes Super Sprints on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube.

Ohio CAT A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[3]; 2. 17-Jared Horstman[2]; 3. 66-Chase Dunham[5]; 4. 23-Devon Dobie[4]; 5. 85-Dustin Daggett[7]; 6. 5M-Steve Irwin[13]; 7. 11G-Luke Griffith[15]; 8. 13-Van Gurley Jr[9]; 9. 49T-Gregg Dalman[16]; 10. X-Mike Keegan[14]; 11. 11H-Caleb Harmon[8]; 12. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[11]; 13. 24-Kobe Allison[6]; 14. 7C-Phil Gressman[1]; 15. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[12]; 16. 31-Jac Nickles[10]; 17. 83-Adam Cruea[17]; 18. 18-Brian Razum[21]; 19. 21S-Benji Siferd[20]; 20. 37-Noah Dunlap[18]; 21. 33-Jeremy Ferguson[19]