Fans meet and greet NASCAR stars at Sharon Speedway

If the order in which Dave Blaney, Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart arrived at Sharon Speedway Wednesday night reflected their current standings in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series, Blaney would be highest-ranking, followed by Kahne, then Stewart.

But, in reality, the inverse is true.

Halfway through the Sprint Cup season, it’s Stewart (ninth), Kahne (16th) and Blaney (41st). The three made an appearance to compete in the Lou Blaney Memorial Sprint car event prior to traveling to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.

For fans, some of whom waited in line for two-plus hours in oppressive heat, Stewart’s late arrival didn’t matter.