Dash Osmer, 12, with his Christmas-light-decorated Micro-Sprint racecar.

BUTLER TWP — He spent the summer dominating the racing season.

Now Dash Osmer, 12, of Butler Township, is using his Micro-Sprint race car to ring in the Christmas season.

“A lot of people can't get out to see the Christmas lights,” Dash said. “So why not bring the Christmas lights to them?”

With the help of his father, Dan Osmer, Dash decorated his car with holiday lights. He and his father have displayed it at various sites — the Rock House in Slippery Rock and Clearview Mall parking lot among them — along with putting the car on a hauler and taking it through neighborhoods.

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Dash Osmer, 12, with his Christmas-light-decorated Micro-Sprint race car. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 12/15/20

Dash Osmer’s Christmas-light-decorated Micro-Sprint race car. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 12/15/20