3 time’s a charm for Ballou


Robert Ballou made his third trip to the Burg

on Saturday, May 2. The third time was

certainly a charm for Ballou who would win

the feature and won for the third time at The

Lawrenceburg Speedway. 22 Lawrenceburg

Chevrolet Sprint Cars would start the feature

with Coleman Gulick and Brady Short on the

front row. At the drop of the green flag, Brett

Burdette flipped end over end down the front

stretch in a scary looking crash. Mark Perry III

was also involved. Both drivers were able to

get out of their cars, but Burdette would later

be transported to a local hospital. Once the

green flag waved again, Short took command

of the race early on as he pulled out to a

comfortable lead on the rest of the field.

With the rest of field beginning to settle in,

Robert Ballou began reeling in Short. Ballou

caught Short on lap 8 and power slid into turn

1 underneath Short and took the lead. Ballou

was running such a fast pace he quickly

caught the back of the pack, and began

lapping the back of the pack. Ballou had a

couple of close calls while racing in lapped

traffic which allowed Short to close the gap,

but Ballou was able to hold on, and take the

victory. Following Ballou across the line were

Short, Hunter Schuerenberg, Nick Faas, and

Coleman Gulick. Heat races were won by

Gulick, Short, and Ballou. The Lawrenceburg

Chevrolet Sprint Cars return to the

Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday May 9.