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Bacon Best of Lucas Oil ASCS in Cottage Grove Nationals Finale!
Lonnie Wheatley,
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore.
(July 24, 2010) – Oklahoma’s
Brady Bacon put a quick stop
to
Jason Johnson’s
three-race winning streak by
charging to victory lane in
Saturday night’s 35-lap
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by
K&N Filters main event at
Cottage Grove Speedway.
The 20-year-old from Broken
Arrow, OK, gunned into the
lead at the outset and led
the entire distance on the
¼-mile clay oval, taking the
$6,000 triumph with a
handful of lapped cars and
nearly a half-lap between
himself and runner-up Seth
Bergman at the checkered
flag.
“That’s the way I like ‘em,”
Bacon commented upon
climbing from Mike and Megan
Eubanks’ Wesmar-powered
Tel-Star Communications No.
99 Triple-X in victory lane
for the fourth time this
season in Lucas Oil National
competition.
Icing on the cake for Bacon
was the fact that both
Johnson and Shane Stewart,
the two drivers who entered
the night ahead of him in
the $60,000 championship
points chase, encountered
feature troubles and posted
finishes of 24th
and 26th,
respectively.
“I was about 100 points
ahead of Jason at one time
and then I got 100 behind
him, the way this point
system is you can gain a lot
of ground or lose a lot in a
hurry,” Bacon explained
after shaving 62 points off
the 115-point advantage
Johnson had on him entering
the night.
Bacon also leap-frogged
Stewart for second in points
and sits just 53 markers
behind Johnson entering next
Friday night’s series debut
at LA Raceway in La Monte,
MO.
“Right now I’ll just take
the $6,000 for tonight,
there’s still a long way to
go to that $60,000 at the
end of the year,” Bacon
commented.
Starting from the pole
position, Bacon outgunned
Bergman for the lead at the
drop of the green flag and
paced the early circuits in
front of Bergman, Johnson
and Stewart.
Johnson slid past
Bergman for second in turn
two on the fifth lap, with
Bacon reaching traffic the
next time around.
Bacon worked the low side to
perfection, putting five
lapped cars between himself
and Johnson by the time the
caution flew after 13 laps
for Matt Covington, who
slowed with a cut right rear
tire.
While Covington rejoined the
chase, Stewart ducked
pitside with a broken heim
in the front end and was
unable to make repairs in
time to rejoin the action.
While Bacon was blistering
the field in the early laps,
10th-starter
Jayme Barnes was the man on
the move by climbing to
third right behind Johnson
by the time the caution
flew.
With Bacon cruising out
front when action resumed,
Barnes battled past Johnson
for second on the 16th
lap only to get loose in
turn two a lap later and
collect the “Ragin’ Cajun”,
who did a quick endo.
Barnes retired for
the night with front end
damage, while Johnson
rejoined the field at the
tail after cursory repairs.
While the action was slowed
another pair of times after
23 and then 30 laps,
including a late spin by
Johnson after losing a lap
to the leader, Bacon was
unchallenged as seven to
eight lapped cars separated
him from the runner-up duel
between Bergman and Zach
Chappell on each restart.
Bacon took the checkered
flag with ample breathing
room, while Bergman ranked
as the top-finishing ASCS
Northwest rep for the second
night in a row with a
runner-up finish aboard the
Wesmar-powered Corridor
Electric No. 23 Eagle.
Chappell, the 2001 series
champion from Talala, OK,
rebounded from a shaky
Friday night outing to take
show honors aboard the
Wesmar-powered Legends
Bar-B-Que No. 50z Maxim.
Washington’s Henry Van Dam
posted a career best ASCS
National finish of fourth
after starting ninth in the
No. 33v entry, with leading
Brodix
Rookie of the Year
contender Kyle Hirst of
Loomis, CA, advancing a
half-dozen positions to
round out the top five in
Gary Perkins’ Shark-powered
GP Development No. 6 A.R.T.
Three-time
Cottage Grove Speedway track
champion Billy Nutter was
sixth, with Nebraska’s Jack
Dover earning Hard Charger
honors by racing from 20th
to seventh.
Danny Wood climbed from 14th
to eighth, with Jason
Solwold and 16th-starting
Rookie of the Year contender
Dustin Morgan completing the
top ten.
After utilizing a promoter’s
option to start the main
event for money only but no
additional points, current
ASCS Northwest points leader
Roger Crockett was the first
car one lap off the lead
pace in 15th.
Crockett’s night
soured when a fuel line came
off in heat race action.
He was then unable to
earn a top-three transfer
position from “B” Main
competition.
Nutter, Chappell, Barnes and
Hirst topped Saturday
night’s heat race action,
with 14-year-old Trey Starks
and Crawley winning the “B”
Mains.
Lucas Oil
ASCS Sprint Cars
presented by K&N Filters
Cottage Grove Speedway
Saturday Finale Results:
Locked in from
Friday Night’s
Preliminary Feature:
41-Jason Johnson, 99-Brady
Bacon, 23-Seth Bergman,
57-Shane Stewart.
Heat Races (Top 12 in
Passing Points to "A" Main;
Balance to 2 "B" Mains):
Heat
One (10 Laps):
1. 6n-Billy Nutter,
2. 71-Channin Tankersley, 3.
33v-Henry Van Dam, 4.
39c-Jason Solwold, 5.
10a-Ricky Logan, 6.
44w-Austen Wheatley, 7.
5h-Justyn Cox, 8. 2L-Logan
Forler.
Heat
Two (10 Laps):
1. 50z-Zach Chappell,
2. 08-Steve Vague, 3.
11w-Shane Broers, 4. 55-Trey
Starks, 5. 19-T.J. Hartman,
6. 5d-Josh DeWitt, 7.
10-Kyle Miller, 8. 57x-Billy
Butler.
Heat
Three (10 Laps):
1. 7n-Jayme Barnes,
2. 93-Dustin Morgan, 3.
95-Matt Covington, 4. 88-Tim
Crawley, 5. 22-Garen Linder,
6. 96-Mack Brown, 7.
11-Roger Crockett, 8.
3g-Darren Long.
Heat
Four (10 Laps):
1. 6-Kyle Hirst, 2.
18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3.
94-Danny Wood, 4. 94T-Steven
Tiner, 5. 53-Jack Dover, 6.
98m-Mitch Olson, 7.
88x-Brent Hoover, 8.
26-Sammy Wright.
"B" Mains (Top 3 From Each
Advance to "A" Main):
First
"B" Feature (12 Laps):
1. 55-Trey Starks, 2.
94T-Steven Tiner, 3.
10a-Ricky Logan, 4.
98m-Mitch Olson, 5. 11-Roger
Crockett, 6. 10-Kyle Miller,
7. 5d-Josh DeWitt, 8.
88x-Brent Hoover, 9.
22-Garen Linder. DNS:
3g-Darren Long.
Second "B" Feature (12
Laps):
1. 88-Tim Crawley, 2.
53-Jack Dover, 3. 19-T.J.
Hartman, 4. 44w-Austen
Wheatley, 5. 5h-Justyn Cox,
6. 2L-Logan Forler, 7.
57x-Billy Butler, 8. 96-Mack
Brown, 9. 26-Sammy Wright,
10. 11w-Shane Broers.
Cottage Grove Speedway
Championship “A”
Main:
“A”
Feature (35 Laps):
1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2.
23-Seth Bergman, 3. 50z-Zach
Chappell, 4. 33v-Henry Van
Dam, 5. 6-Kyle Hirst, 6.
6n-Billy Nutter, 7. 53-Jack
Dover, 8. 94-Danny Wood, 9.
39c-Jason Solwold, 10.
93-Dustin Morgan, 11. 88-Tim
Crawley, 12. 71-Channin
Tankersley, 13. 95-Matt
Covington, 14. 10a-Ricky
Logan, 15. 11-Roger
Crockett, 16. 18-Tony Bruce,
Jr., 17. 08-Steve Vague, 18.
44w-Austen Wheatley, 19.
94T-Steven Tiner, 20.
5h-Justyn Cox, 21. 55-Trey
Starks, 22. 98m-Mitch Olson,
23. 19-T.J. Hartman, 24.
41-Jason Johnson, 25.
7n-Jayme Barnes, 26.
57-Shane Stewart.
Lap
Leaders: Brady Bacon 1-35.
Note:
Austen Wheatley and Justyn
Cox both utilized their
first provisionals of the
year to start the main
event.
Roger Crockett and Mitch
Olson both utilized
Promoter’s Option
Provisionals to start the
main event for added money
only, no additional points.
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars
presented by K&N Filters
Points (Top 20):
1. Jason Johnson
1,791, 2. Brady Bacon 1,738,
3. Shane Stewart 1,716, 4.
Jack Dover 1,656, 5. Tim
Crawley 1,561, 6. Zach
Chappell 1,560, 7. Tony
Bruce, Jr. 1,550, 8. Danny
Wood 1,532, 9. Kyle Hirst
1,507, 10. Ricky Logan
1,445, 11. Matt Covington
1,390, 12. Channin
Tankersley 1,217, 13. Darren
Long 1,211, 14. Dustin
Morgan 1,190, 15. (tie)
Austen Wheatley and Travis
Rilat 1,152, 17. Justyn Cox
1,150, 18. Gary Wright 911,
19. Andrew Marshala 823, 20.
Johnny Herrera 501.
ASCS
Northwest Region Points (Top
Ten): 1.
Roger Crockett 1,550, 2.
Jason Solwold 1,530, 3.
Mitch Olson 1,440, 4. Seth
Bergman 1,437, 5. Jayme
Barnes 1,412, 6. Henry Van
Dam 1,388, 7. Trey Starks
1,217, 8. Garen Linder
1,162, 9. T.J. Hartman
1,147, 10. Steven Tiner
1,138.
Kolt Walker Claims Last Lap ASCS Regional Showdown Victory!
Lonnie Wheatley,
MESQUITE, Texas
(July 24, 2010) – Kolt
Walker prevailed in a
last-lap, three-wide
scramble for the lead to
win Saturday night’s
25-lap American Sprint
Car Series Gulf South
vs. Lone Star main event
atop the storied ½-mile
Devil’s Bowl Speedway
clay oval.
After starting eighth,
the
Kermit, TX,
native outdueled
Gary Wright and
Andy Shouse on the final
circuit to snare his
second career ASCS
Regional triumph aboard
the ASI-powered Jars
Inc./Texas Moon No. 45k
Maxim.
While Walker and Wright
worked forward from the
fourth row,
Shouse took the
lead away from fellow
past ASCS Sooner
champion Brian
McClelland on the sixth
round and led it all the
way to the white flag.
Circling the big track
with no brakes over the
last half of the race,
Shouse went high in
turns one and two on the
final circuit with
Walker pulling alongside
in the middle of turn
two and Wright on the
low side.
Shouse slipped off the
backstretch, with Walker
then beating “The Texan”
through the final pair
of corners for the win.
Shouse settled
for the show position,
while Kevin Ramey
rallied from 19th
to fourth.
Current ASCS Lone Star
points leader Eric
Baldaccini was fifth,
with
Michael Lang,
ASCS Gulf South points
leader
Ray Allen
Kulhanek, Claud Estes,
John Ricketts and Travis
Elliott completing the
top ten.
Estes, Baldaccini,
Justin Spoerl, Preston
Peebles II and Wright
topped heat race action
for Saturday night’s
40-car field, with
Martin Edwards
and
Chris Sweeney
winning the “B” Mains.
ASCS
Gulf South vs. Lone Star
Results from Devil’s
Bowl Speedway:
First
Heat (8 Laps): 1.
74e-Claud Estes, 2.
45k-Kolt Walker, 3.
45x-Martin Edwards, 4.
25-Brian McClelland, 5.
7m-Kevin Ramey, 6.
74x-Joshua Hodges, 7.
87-Aaron Reutzel, 8.
1r-Scott Reneau.
Second Heat (8
Laps):
1. 4-Eric
Baldaccini, 2. 29-Larry
Long, 3. 14-Michael
Lang, 4. 51s-Beau Smith,
5. 2L-Logan Payne, 6.
88-Scottie McDonald, 7.
30x-Bean Elliott, 8.
77-Colt Treharn.
Third
Heat (8 Laps):
1. 6-Justin
Spoerl, 2. 76-John
Ricketts, 3. 11-Justin
Melton, 4. 19-Klint
Angelette, 5. 69-Larry
Howery, 6. 20-Chad
Wilson, 7. 17-Bruce
Griffith, Jr., 8.
10-George White.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps):
1. 0c-Preston
Peebles II, 2. 21T-Ray
Allen Kulhanek, 3.
27-Andy Shouse, 4.
15T-Travis Elliott, 5.
8-Bruce Crockett, 6.
51w-Wes Miller, 7.
31-Brandon Berryman, 8.
12b-Logan Bledsoe.
Fifth
Heat (8 Laps):
1. 9x-Gary
Wright, 2. 14e-Todd
Evans, 3. 93-Chris
Sweeney, 4. 45-J.P.
Bailey, 5. 30-Brandon
Corn, 6. 85-Tommy
Bryant, 7. 5c-Chris
Coker, 8. 16-Ray Welnack.
First
“B” Main (12 Laps):
1. 45x-Martin
Edwards, 2. 7m-Kevin
Ramey, 3. 19-Klint
Angelette, 4. 11-Justin
Melton, 5. 85-Tommy
Bryant, 6. 87-Aaron
Reutzel, 7. 1r-Scott
Reneau, 8. 20-Chad
Wilson, 9. 30x-Bean
Elliott, 10. 8-Bruce
Crockett, 11. 10-George
White. DNS: 77-Colt
Treharn.
Second “B” Main (12
Laps):
1. 93-Chris
Sweeney, 2. 51s-Beau
Smith, 3. 2L-Logan
Payne, 4. 88-Scottie
McDonald, 5. 31-Brandon
Berryman, 6. 5c-Chris
Coker, 7. 74x-Joshua
Hodges, 8. 30-Brandon
Corn, 9. 16-Ray Welnack,
10. 12b-Logan Bledsoe.
DNS: 17-Bruce Griffith,
Jr., 51w-Wes Miller.
"A"
Feature (25 Laps):
1. 45k-Kolt
Walker, 2. 9x-Gary
Wright, 3. 27-Andy
Shouse, 4. 7m-Kevin
Ramey, 5. 4-Eric
Baldaccini, 6.
14-Michael Lang, 7.
21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek,
8. 74e-Claud Estes, 9.
76-John Ricketts, 10.
15T-Travis Elliott, 11.
45x-Martin Edwards, 12.
11-Justin Melton, 13.
93-Chris Sweeney, 14.
69-Larry Howery, 15.
19-Klint Angelette, 16.
2L-Logan Payne, 17.
6-Justin Spoerl, 18.
29-Larry Long, 19.
4-J.P. Bailey, 20.
51s-Beau Smith, 21.
0c-Preston Peebles II,
22. 88-Scottie McDonald,
23. 25-Brian McClelland,
24. 14e-Todd Evans.
ASCS Gulf South Region
Points (Top Ten):
1. Ray Allen
Kulhanek 1,625 2. Tommy
Bryant 1,540, 3. Brandon
Berryman 1,482, 4. Aaron
Reutzel 1,457, 5.
Scottie McDonald 1,397,
6. Travis Elliott 1,373,
7. Chris Sweeney 1,330,
8.
Wes Miller 1,225,
9.
Beau Smith 1,189,
10. Logan Bledsoe 1,163.
ASCS
Lone Star Region Points
(Top 10):
1. Eric
Baldaccini 1,538, 2.
Claud Estes 1,448, 3.
Justin Melton 1,358, 4.
Preston Peebles II
1,333, 5. Martin Edwards
1,317, 6. John Ricketts
1,287, 7. Brandon Corn
1,270, 8. Brian
McClelland 1,205, 9.
Kolt Walker 1,152, 10.
Scott Reneau 1,122.
Daggett Ties All-Time ASCS SOD Record with Ionia Free Fair Win!
Dustin Daggett tied the all-time ASCS Sprints on Dirt win record with Friday night's victory at Michigan's Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway. (ASCS SOD photo)
“It feels great to tie the record and finally get a win (at Ionia),” said Daggett. “We finished second the first two times here, and I wanted to win in from of my family and friends.”
Joe Bares and started on the front row with Ryan Grubaugh. Bares took the lead and held on through the first three circuits. Daggett immediately got second from Grubaugh and went after Bares for the lead. Daggett held right into Bares back bumper until making the pass on lap four. From there Daggett checked out to what ended up being a half lap lead at the finish
Bares then had to hold off repeated challenges for second from Grubaugh. Eventually Grubaugh made the pass,but Bares passed Grubaugh returned the favor down the backstretch to maintain second spot Another attempt at taking away second position cost Grubaugh third when Gregg Dalman took the position on the final lap.
Daggett dominated the non-stop 25-lap feature. Bars, Dalman, Grubaugh, and Ben Rutan rounded out the top five. Rutan was the only driver other than Daggett to win an event during the evening, winning the second heat race.
Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results Friday July 23rd, 2010 Ionia Fairgrounds – Ionia, Michigan
Heat Races
Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 2m - Dustin Daggett, 2. 91 - Joe Bares, 3. 10x - Davey Brown, 4. 8 - Tim Champlin, 5. 187 - Gavin Hunyady, 6. 85 - Mike Dagggett, 7. 46 - Robert Huisken, 8. 29s – Marques Huffer. DNS: 22 – Aaron Shaffer
Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 23 – Ben Rutan, 2. 00 – Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 4. 19 – Brett Mann, 5. 1r – Sean Robinson, 6. 6n – Dain Naida, 7. 14 – Ryan Davis, 8. 70 – Jim Lingar
Total Seal Fast Car Dash presented by Gaerte Engines (4 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 3. 00 – Ryan Grubaugh, 4. Ben Rutan
Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP “A” Main Event
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 91 – Joe Bares, 3. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 4. 00 – Ryan Grubaugh, 5. 23 – Ben Rutan, 6. 19 – Brett Mann, 7. 1- Sean Robinson, 8. 6n – Dain Naida, 9. 10x – Davey Brown, 10. 85 – Mike Daggett, 11. 22 – Aaron Shaffer, 12. 46 – Robert Huisken, 13. 14 – Ryan Davis, 14. 187 – Gavin Hunyady, 15. 70 – Jim Lingar, 16. 29s – Marques Huffer, 17. 8 – Tim Champlin.
Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Points (Top Ten): 1. Dain Naida 1,793, 2. Ryan Grubaugh 1,780, 3. Gregg Dalman 1,745, 4. Ben Rutan 1,649, 5. Gavin Hunyady 1,521, 6. Dustin Daggett 1,505, 7. Robert Huisken 1,319, 8. Aaron Shaffer 1,108, 9. Brett Mann 1,051, 10. Joe Bares 737. Peters Pounces on ASCS Midwest at I-90!
Lonnie Wheatley, HARTFORD, S.D. (July 23, 2010) – Jake Peters offered up more evidence that trailers don’t win races, as he topped Friday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Midwest main event at I-90 Speedway.
Working off a rare open trailer in today’s Sprint Car world, Peters gunned into the lead from the pole position at the drop of the green flag and led all the way to post his sixth career overall ASCS feature win.
Peters caught some timely cautions to stay out of traffic, beating eighth-starter Clint Garner to the checkered flag. Current ASCS Midwest points leader Eric Lutz claimed the show position, with 11th-starter Bryan Dobesh and Dusty Ballenger rounding out the top five.
Lane Brenden climbed from 13th to sixth, with 19th-starter Dylan Peterson, Donovan Peterson, Lee Grosz and Ricky Maiolo completing the top ten.
Donovan Peterson, Maiolo and Grosz topped heat race action, with Mitch Runge winning the “B” Main.
ASCS Midwest Region Results from I-90 Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 3-Donovan Peterson, 2. 5-Eric Lutz, 3. 85-Justin Saathoff, 4. 44-Doug Lovegrove, 5. 54-Bryan Dobesh, 6. 75-Tommy Barber, 7. 1-Justin Glaser, 8. 23-Trent VanMaanen.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 24au-Ricky Maiolo, 2. 2d-Dusty Ballenger, 3. 40-Clint Garner, 4. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 5. 27-Jody Rosenboom, 6. 28-Mitch Runge, 7. 25-Dylan Peterson, 8. 11-Troy Meyer.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4j-Lee Grosz, 2. 55-Mike Young, 3. 57x-Jake Peters, 4. 8-Lane Brenden, 5. 17-Gage Dorr, 6. 12-Tyler Drueke, 7. 9-Dusty Wasmund, 8. 63-Terry Chester.
B Feature (8 Laps): 1. 28-Mitch Runge, 2. 1-Justin Glaser, 3. 25-Dylan Peterson, 4. 11-Troy Meyer, 5. 9-Dusty Wasmund, 6. 63-Terry Chester, 7. 75-Tommy Barber, 8. 23-Trent VanMaanen.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 57x-Jake Peters, 2. 40-Clint Garner, 3. 5-Eric Lutz, 4. 54-Bryan Dobesh, 5. 2d-Dusty Ballenger, 6. 8-Lane Brenden, 7. 25-Dylan Peterson, 8. 3-Donovan Peterson, 9. 4j-Lee Grosz, 10. 24au-Ricky Maiolo, 11. 17-Gage Dorr, 12. 1-Justin Glaser, 13. 55-Mike Young, 14. 27-Jody Rosenboom, 15. 44-Doug Lovegrove, 16. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 17. 28-Mitch Runge, 18. 11-Troy Meyer, 19. 85-Justin Saathoff, 20. 12-Tyler Drueke (DNS).
ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Eric Lutz 1,780, 2. Doug Lovegrove 1,559, 3. Jack Dover 1,517, 4. Tyler Drueke 1,157, 5. Jason Danley 1,092, 6. Lee Grosz 1,085, 7. Brian Brown 1,064, 8. Gage Dorr 993, 9. Chad Humston 899, 10. Ryan Roberts 812. Kulhanek Claims HOT ASCS Regional Showdown Triumph!
Ray Allen Kulhanek in ASCS Gulf South vs. Lone Star victory lane at Waco's Heart O' Texas Speedway. (Tim Aylwin photo)
Lonnie Wheatley, WACO, Texas (July 23, 2010) – Current American Sprint Car Series Gulf South points leader Ray Allen Kulhanek represented his series well by winning Friday night’s 25-lap ASCS Gulf South vs. ASCS Lone Star main event at Heart O’ Texas Speedway.
The 2005 ASCS Gulf South champ raced from the front row outside starting position to claim his first win of the year and tenth Gulf South score of his career in the opening leg of the Gulf South vs. Lone Star Showdown.
Kulhanek raced to the stripe in David Miller’s 105 Machine & Custom-powered Miller’s RV Park/Smiley’s Racing Products No. 21T J&J ahead of Skip Wilson, with Gary Wright claiming the show position.
Claud Estes crossed the stripe in fourth, with Kolt Walker rounding out the top five. Preston Peebles II was sixth, with Joshua Hodges, 18th-starter Tommy Bryant, 20th-starter Brandon Corn and Martin Edwards completing the top ten.
Hodges, Wright, Edwards, Kulhanek, Walker and Chris Sweeney topped heat race action for the 42-car field, with Justin Melton and Eric Baldaccini winning the “B” Mains.
ASCS Gulf South vs. Lone Star Results from Heart O’ Texas Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 2. 79-Charlie McDonald, 3. 27-Andy Shouse, 4. 76-John Ricketts, 5. 69h-Larry Howery, 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 7. 7w-Dustin Welch.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 51s-Beau Smith, 3. 30-Brandon Corn, 4. 20-Chad Wilson, 5. 25-Brian McClelland, 6. 26-Dalton Steed, 7. 88-Scottie McDonald.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 45x-Martin Edwards, 2. 65-Skip Wilson, 3. 0c-Preston Peebles II, 4. 12b-Logan Bledsoe, 5. 30x-Bean Elliott, 6. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 7. 5c-Chris Coker.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 74e-Claud Estes, 3. 14-Michael Lang, 4. 1r-Scott Reneau, 5. 67-Rodney Henderson. DNS: 15T-Travis Elliott, 28-James Cooper.
Fifth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 45k-Kolt Walker, 2. 85-Tommy Bryant, 3. 11-Justin Melton, 4. 8-Bruce Crockett, 5. 51w-Wes Miller, 6. 19-Klint Angelette. DNS: 36-John Pate.
Sixth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 93-Chris Sweeney, 2. 3-Gary Watson, 3. 31-Brandon Berryman, 4. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 5. 77-Colt Treharn, 6. 24-Brandie Jass. DNS: 71t-Shane Thompson.
First “B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 11-Justin Melton, 2. 31-Brandon Berryman, 3. 8-Bruce Crockett, 4. 3-Gary Watson, 5. 25-Brian McClelland, 6. 12b-Logan Bledsoe, 7. 69h-Larry Howery, 8. 19-Klint Angelette, 9. 77-Colt Treharn, 10. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 11. 7w-Dusitn Welch. DNS: 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 36-John Pate, 71t-Shane Thompson.
Second “B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 2. 85-Tommy Bryant, 3. 30-Brandon Corn, 4. 76-John Ricketts, 5. 15T-Travis Elliott, 6. 88-Scottie McDonald, 7. 51w-Wes Miller, 8. 5c-Chris Coker, 9. 24-Brandie Jass, 10. 1r-Scott Reneau, 11. 30x-Bean Elliott, 12. 67-Rodney Henderson, 13. 26-Dalton Steed, 14. 28-James Cooper.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 65-Skip Wilson, 3. 9x-Gary Wright, 4. 74e-Claud Estes, 5. 45k-Kolt Walker, 6. 0c-Preston Peebles II, 7. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 8. 85-Tommy Bryant, 9. 30-Brandon Corn, 10. 45x-Martin Edwards, 11. 31-Brandon Berryman, 12. 93-Chris Sweeney, 13. 11-Justin Melton, 14. 51s-Beau Smith, 15. 79-Charlie McDonald, 16. 27-Andy Shouse, 17. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 18. 14-Michael Lang, 19. 20-Chad Wilson, 20. 8-Bruce Crockett.
ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Ray Allen Kulhanek 1,495, 2. Tommy Bryant 1,434, 3. Brandon Berryman 1,376, 4. Aaron Reutzel 1,355, 5. Scottie McDonald 1,289, 6. Travis Elliott 1,251, 7. Chris Sweeney 1,211, 8. Wes Miller 1,160, 9. Beau Smith 1,079, 10. Logan Bledsoe 1,067.
ASCS Lone Star Region Points (Top 10): 1. Eric Baldaccini 1,403, 2. Claud Estes 1,323, 3. Justin Melton 1,242, 4. Preston Peebles II 1,229, 5. Martin Edwards 1,198, 6. Brandon Corn 1,178, 7. John Ricketts 1,165, 8. Brian McClelland 1,103, 9. Scott Reneau 1,026, 10. Kolt Walker 1,002. Jason Johnson Scores Lucas Oil ASCS Three-Peat with Cottage Grove Prelim Win
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 23, 2010) – Jason Johnson extended his mastery of the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters swing through the Northwest by wiring the field in Friday night’s 30-lap preliminary main event at Cottage Grove Speedway for his third win in a row.
“The Ragin’ Cajun” gunned into the lead at the outset and led all the way aboard the JJR Don Ott-powered Haynes/Pope Transportation No. 41 Maxim for his fourth series win of the year and 47th career ASCS National triumph.
Perhaps more importantly, the Eunice, LA, native extended his lead in the $60,000 championship points race to 73 markers over reigning series champion Shane Stewart, who was shuffled to back to fourth behind Brady Bacon and Seth Bergman in Friday night’s final circuits. Bacon, Bergman and Stewart locked into Saturday night’s $6,000-to-win main event along with Johnson.
“I can’t say enough about these guys,” Johnson commented of his pit crew in victory lane. “They’re giving me such a great car right now, it’s been like driving a Cadillac the last three nights.”
Originally slated to start the feature inside the second row, Johnson moved up to the pole position when originally scheduled pole starter Shane Forte was forced to scratch from the main event with a bent valve.
It made for 30 laps of chasing Johnson for the rest of the feature field, as he outgunned Bergman for the lead at the drop of the green and worked the ¼-mile oval at a pace that nobody else could match.
Johnson weathered a pair of cautions in the opening seven rounds for 17-year-olds Mack Brown and Logan Forler, who both stopped in turn four, and then one last caution with just three laps to go before capturing the checkered flag.
Following Forler’s stop after seven laps, Johnson reached traffic in just four rounds and then spent the next 16 circuits maneuvering through lapped traffic well ahead of the likes of Bergman, Bacon, Shane Stewart and Kyle Hirst, who all engaged in a fierce battle for position.
When the race’s final caution flew with just three laps remaining for current ASCS Northwest points leader Roger Crockett, who cut a tire while battling for fifth and rolled to a stop in turn two, Johnson had a handful of cars between himself and his closest chasers and cruised to the stripe unabated.
After battling for the runner-up position with Stewart over much of the middle portion of the race, 20-year-old Bacon snared the spot on the 24th round and then survived the late scramble in traffic to secure second place in Mike and Megan Eubanks’ Wesmar-powered Tel-Star Communications No. 99 Triple-X.
“Me and Shane and Bergman got kinda bottled up there behind some lapped cars and they weren’t being very courteous with us so we were kinda having to move ‘em a little bit,” Bacon explained of the frantic final laps. “Jason got away and got some lapped cars between us, so we weren’t gonna get him. We’re happy with second and getting locked in for tomorrow night.”
After holding down second place over the opening nine rounds before slipping off the top of turn four and falling back several positions, ASCS Northwest shoe Bergman battled back into the show position over the final circuits aboard the Wesmar-powered Corridor Electric No. 23 Eagle.
“The guys gave me a car to win tonight and I screwed up and drove off the racetrack, I had to get it in high gear there and get back up there,” Bergman explained after bouncing back from a rough Grays Harbor double the previous weekend.
Stewart held on for the fourth and final lock-in position aboard Paul Silva’s Wesmar-powered Rock Star Energy Drink No. 57 A.R.T., with Jason Solwold battling past Hirst in the final rounds to round out the top five aboard the No. 39c.
Tony Bruce, Jr., crossed the stripe in sixth, with Tim Crawley in seventh. Hirst slipped from fifth to eighth in the final three circuits, with 16th-starter Danny Wood and Jack Dover completing the top ten.
Bruce, Jr., Stewart, Channin Tankersley and Forte topped heat race action for the 38-car field, with Matt Covington and Jayme Barnes winning the twin “B” Main.
The Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters Second Annual stop at Cottage Grove Speedway concludes with Saturday night’s $6,000-to-win event, which gets under way at 6:45 p.m.
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Cottage Grove Speedway Friday Results:
Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to 2 "B" Mains):
Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. 53-Jack Dover, 4. 93-Dustin Morgan, 5. 10-Kyle Miller, 6. 94T-Steven Tiner, 7. 50z-Zach Chappell, 8. 57c-Chris Schmelzle, 9. 22-Garen Linder, 10. 44w-Austen Wheatley.
Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 23-Seth Bergman, 3. 2L-Logan Forler, 4. 39c-Jason Solwold, 5. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 6. 19-T.J. Hartman, 7. 10a-Ricky Logan, 8. 88x-Brent Hoover, 9. 5h-Justyn Cox, 10. 26-Sammy Wright.
Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 6n-Billy Nutter, 5. 94-Danny Wood, 6. 11w-Shane Broers, 7. 08-Steve Vague, 8. 5d-Josh DeWitt, 9. 98m-Mitch Olson.
Heat Four (10 Laps): 1. 26f-Shane Forte, 2. 96-Mack Brown, 3. 6-Kyle Hirst, 4. 11-Roger Crockett, 5. 7n-Jayme Barnes, 6. 95-Matt Covington, 7. 55-Trey Starks, 8. 3g-Darren Long, 9. 57x-Billy Butler.
"B" Mains (Top 3 From Each Advance to "A" Main):
First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 2. 19-T.J. Hartman, 3. 5d-Josh DeWitt, 4. 50z-Zach Chappell, 5. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 6. 10a-Ricky Logan, 7. 3g-Darren Long, 8. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 9. 98m-Mitch Olson, 10. 10-Kyle Miller, 11. 88x-Brent Hoover.
Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 7n-Jayme Barnes, 2. 94T-Steven Tiner, 3. 6n-Billy Nutter, 4. 55-Trey Starks, 5. 5h-Justyn Cox, 6. 11w-Shane Broers, 7. 26-Sammy Wright, 8. 57c-Chris Schmelzle, 9. 22-Garen Linder, 10. 08-Steve Vague, 11. 57x-Billy Butler.
Cottage Grove Speedway Preliminary “A” Main – Top 4 Locked into Saturday’s $6,000-to-win Finale:
“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 23-Seth Bergman, 4. 57-Shane Stewart, 5. 39c-Jason Solwold, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 88-Tim Crawley, 8. 6-Kyle Hirst, 9. 94-Danny Wood, 10. 53-Jack Dover, 11. 93-Dustin Morgan, 12. 94T-Steven Tiner, 13. 11-Roger Crockett, 14. 95-Matt Covington, 15. 71-Channin Tankersley, 16. 10a-Ricky Logan, 17. 50z-Zach Chappell, 18. 7n-Jayme Barnes, 19. 2L-Logan Forler, 20. 6n-Billy Nutter, 21. 19-T.J. Hartman, 22. 5d-Josh DeWitt, 23. 96-Mack Brown, 24. 26f-Shane Forte (DNS).
Lap Leaders: Jason Johnson 1-30.
Note: Zach Chappell and Ricky Logan both utilized provisionals to start the main event. It was the second of the year for both.
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Points (Top 20): 1. Jason Johnson 1,703, 2. Shane Stewart 1,630, 3. Brady Bacon 1,588, 4. Jack Dover 1,537, 5. Tim Crawley 1,453, 6. Tony Bruce, Jr. 1,450, 7. Zach Chappell 1,425, 8. Danny Wood 1,416, 9. Kyle Hirst 1,382, 10. Ricky Logan 1,343, 11. Matt Covington 1,286, 12. Travis Rilat 1,152, 13. Darren Long 1,146, 14. Channin Tankersley 1,111, 15. Dustin Morgan 1,080, 16. Justyn Cox 1,058, 17. Austen Wheatley 1,056, 18. Gary Wright 911, 19. Andrew Marshala 823, 20. Johnny Herrera 501.
ASCS Northwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Roger Crockett 1,442, 2. Jason Solwold 1,400, 3. Mitch Olson 1,330, 4. Jayme Barnes 1,299, 5. Seth Bergman 1,287, 6. Henry Van Dam 1,246, 7. Trey Starks 1,098, 8. Garen Linder 1,066, 9. T.J. Hartman 1,031, 10. Steven Tiner 1,016. Browns Wires ASCS Midwest at Crawford County
Lonnie Wheatley, DENISON, Iowa (July 21, 2010) – Brian Brown posted an American Sprint Car Series Midwest Regional best fourth win of the year by wiring the field in Wednesday night’s 25-lap feature atop the 5/8-mile Crawford County Speedway.
Brown gunned into the lead from his second row starting position on the opening circuit and led every lap aboard the FVP No. 21 Maxim for his 15th career ASCS Midwest win and third atop the Crawford County clay.
Brown was chased to the line by Lee Grosz, who took second away from Clint Garner on a lap 12 restart. Bronson Maeschen worked into the show position by the time the checkered flag flew, with Garner and Jon Agan rounding out the top five.
Jake Peters was sixth, with Terry McCarl, Jordan Boston, Jamie Veal and Chad Meyer completing the top ten.
Brown, Boston and Agan topped heat race action.
ASCS Midwest Region Results from Crawford County Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 7k-Robby Wolfgang, 3. 40-Clint Garner, 4. 44-Doug Lovegrove, 5. 20-Casey Friedrichsen, 6. 78-Joe Miller.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4-Jordan Boston, 2. 57x-Jake Peters, 3. 1-Bronson Maeschen, 4. 12-Tyler Drueke, 5. 24a-Terry McCarl, 6. 35au-Jamie Veal.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4a-Jon Agan, 2. 4j-Lee Grosz, 3. 9-Rager Phillips, 4. 1w-Chad Meyer, 5. 5-Eric Lutz, 6. 20x-Devin Friedrichsen.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 4j-Lee Grosz, 3. 1-Bronson Maeschen, 4. 40-Clint Garner, 5. 4a-Jon Agan, 6. 57x-Jake Peters, 7. 24a-Terry McCarl, 8. 4-Jordan Boston, 9. 35au-Jamie Veal, 10. 1w-Chad Meyer, 11. 20-Casey Friedrichsen, 12. 12-Tyler Drueke, 13. 9-Rager Phillips, 14. 5-Eric Lutz, 15. 78-Joe Miller, 16. 20x-Devin Friedrichsen, 17. 7k-Robby Wolfgang, 18. 44-Doug Lovegrove.
ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Eric Lutz 1,645, 2. Jack Dover 1,517, 3. Doug Lovegrove 1,459, 4. Jason Danley 1,092, 5. Tyler Drueke 1,067, 6. Brian Brown 1,064, 7. Lee Grosz 972, 8. Chad Humston 899, 9. Gage Dorr 885, 10. Ryan Roberts 812. |
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Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars Make Debut at LA Raceway!
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 26, 2010) – Following on the heels of a successful North by Northwest Tour, the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series invades La Monte, Missouri’s LA Raceway for the first time in series history this Friday night.
And, just when it looked as though defending series champion Shane Stewart and 2008 kingpin Jason Johnson were poised to break away into a two-way battle for the $60,000 Lucas Oil Sprint Car championship, Brady Bacon served notice in the Cottage Grove Nationals finale that he intends to be in that title mix as well.
The 20-year-old from Broken Arrow, OK, matched Eunice, Louisiana’s Johnson in the 2010 win column with Saturday night’s $6,000 score that brought an end to Johnson’s three-race win streak through Washington and Oregon.
Bacon’s fourth win came at an opportune time as well, as both Stewart and Johnson finished outside the top twenty in Saturday’s main event at Cottage Grove.
As a result, Bacon jumped to second in points, just 53 points behind “The Ragin’ Cajun”, with Bixby, OK, native Stewart another 22 points back in fourth.
Twenty-year-old Springfield, NE, shoe Jack Dover, who ranks as the only driver other than Johnson among the top ten in points to not yet use a provisional, is fourth in points, 135 markers off Johnson’s lead pace.
Three-time series champion Tim Crawley of Benton, AR, holds the fifth position by just one point over 2001 champion Zach Chappell of Talala, OK, with Liberal, KS, ace Tony Bruce, Jr., just eleven points behind Crawley in seventh. Veteran shoe Danny Wood of Norman, OK, is another 18 points back in eighth.
Kyle Hirst of Loomis, CA, is the leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender in ninth, with Little Rock native Ricky Logan rounding out the current top ten in points.
Rookie shoe Matt Covington of Glenpool, OK, is just outside the top ten, with other Lucas Oil ASCS contenders including Ohio’s Darren Long and the remaining rookie crop of 19-year-old Channin Tankersley (Highlands, TX), 21-year-old Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK), 17-year-old Austen Wheatley (Lake Stevens, WA) and 16-year-old Justyn Cox (Clarksburg, CA).
Friday’s card atop the 3/8-mile LA Raceway clay oval marks the second of three stops during the 2010 season for the Lucas Oil National Sprint Cars in the Show-Me State. Oklahoma’s Zach Chappell cracked victory lane at Eldon, Missouri’s Lake Ozark Speedway last month, with Wheatland’s Lucas Oil Speedway hosting the series in September.
As is always the case, the Lucas Oil ASCS contenders will face a variety of top challengers in Missouri with the Winged Outlaw Warriors trying to knock off the National invaders. Eric Todd of Falcon, MO, is the current WOW points leader, with Tyler Blank, J. Kinder, Jonathan Cornell and Jon Corbin rounding out the current top five.
Friday’s card marks the final Lucas Oil ASCS event before the $10,000-to-win 20th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals in Knoxville, IA, on August 5-7.
The Series:
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters
When & Where:
Friday night, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. – LA Raceway
Track Information:
LA Raceway (La Monte, MO) – 3/8-mile, slightly banked clay oval located 3.5 miles west of SR 127 on Hwy Y. For more information, contact the track at 660-563-9878 or check http://www.laraceway.com/.
Lucas Oil ASCS LA Raceway History:
Friday’s card at LA Raceway marks the inaugural event for the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars atop the 3/8-mile clay oval.
Current Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters Points:
Top Twenty: 1. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 1,791, 2. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 1,738, 3. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 1,716, 4. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 1,656, 5. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 1,561, 6. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 1,560, 7. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 1,550, 8. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 1,532, 9. Kyle Hirst (Loomis, CA) 1,507, 10. Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR) 1,445, 11. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 1,390, 12. Channin Tankersley (Highlands, TX) 1,217, 13. Darren Long (Elida, OH) 1,211, 14. Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 1,190, 15. (tie) Austen Wheatley (Lake Stevens, WA) and Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 1,152, 17. Justyn Cox (Clarksburg, CA) 1,150, 18. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 911, 19. Andrew Marshala (Shawnee, OK) 823, 20. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 501.
Brodix Rookie of the Year Points: 1. Kyle Hirst (Loomis, CA) 1,507, 2. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 1,390, 3. Channin Tankersley (Highlands, TX) 1,217, 4. Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 1,190, 5. Austen Wheatley (Lake Stevens, WA) 1,152, 6. Justyn Cox (Clarksburg, CA) 1,1,50, 7. Andrew Marshala (Shawnee, OK) 823.
2010 Lucas Oil Sprint Car Feature Winners:
Brady Bacon 4, Jason Johnson 4, Zach Chappell 2, Matt Covington 1, Shane Stewart 1, Sammy Swindell 1, Danny Wood 1.
Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters – A Look Ahead:
August 5-7 – ASCS Knoxville Nationals (Knoxville, IA) August 27 – Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) August 28 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on the Web:
Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters live at www.racinboys.com.
Also, the Lucas Oil ASCS Show airs on www.racinboys.com each Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. ET, recapping the previous week's events while also previewing upcoming action.
Official results, championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at www.ascsracing.com.
Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on TV:
The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters will be featured in ten one-hour shows broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on the VERSUS Network and MavTV.
Events to be aired on VERSUS and MavTV include the following:
Event Date – Track (Location) – VERSUS
Air Date & Time (All Times Eastern &
Subject to Change): June 12 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) – 11/21/10 @ 5:00 p.m. September 25 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – 11/28/10 @ 6:00 p.m.
October 1 – Riverside Speedway (W.
Memphis, AR) – TBD October 28 - I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – 12/5/10 @ 5:00 p.m. October 29 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – 12/5/10 @ 6:00 p.m. October 30 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – 12/19/10 @ 4:00 p.m.
The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters is currently slated for 36 nights of racing action at 17 different tracks throughout the nation, with the country's top Sprint Car drivers set to battle it out for their share of the $250,000 points fund.
In its 19th year of
sanctioning Sprint Car racing, the
American Sprint Car Series brings the
best of Sprint Car racing to
approximately 100 different tracks
throughout 30 states and Canada.
Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint
Car Series presented by K&N Filters,
ASCS also consists of ten different
Regions throughout the nation. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
ASCS Sooner Region at Springfield on Saturday
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 26, 2010) – Following a crowd-pleasing event at Missouri’s Springfield Raceway in May, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region makes an encore appearance atop the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval this Saturday night.
Saturday’s event, co-sanctioned with the Missouri-based Winged Outlaw Warriors, marks the Inaugural running of the track’s Ozark Empire Nationals.
Tulsa’s Sean McClelland currently holds the lead in the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner title chase as he vies for a second series championship after taking the top spot in 2005.
After a year in Lucas Oil ASCS National competition, McClelland has rejoined the Sooner ranks and holds a 60-point advantage over defending ASCS Sooner champion Joe Wood, Jr., of Oklahoma City, OK, with Sapulpa’s Kenneth Walker, Oklahoma City’s Andy Shouse and Tulsa’s Donnie Ray Crawford rounding out the current top five in points.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Nick Smith bested a field of 31 competitors when the ASCS Sooner Region took to the Springfield Raceway in May, with two-time series champion Brian McClelland tops in last year’s series debut at Springfield.
Saturday’s racing action at Springfield Raceway is slate to go green at 7:15 p.m.
Missouri’s Springfield Raceway is located off I-44 Exit 75, then south to Kearney Hwy., then one mile west to Westgate, then 0.3 miles south. For more information, contact the track at 417-863-0097.
The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region is slated for 13 nights of racing action at eight different tracks throughout Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri in 2010.
Past ASCS Sooner Region Feature Winners at Springfield Raceway: 5/8/10 – Nick Smith 6/20/09 – Brian McClelland
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
ASCS Southwest Set for USA Raceway on Saturday
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 26, 2010) – New Mexico’s Rick Ziehl will try to move one step closer to a third consecutive American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region championship when the series takes to Tucson’s USA Raceway this Saturday night.
After earning the 2008 series crown by 22 markers and then last year’s title by just seven points, the Las Cruces shoe holds a 37-point advantage entering Saturday’s tilt atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway oval.
With a pair of wins in the initial seven events of the year, Ziehl tries to hold off April 24 feature winner John Gaston of Peoria, AZ, with Knoxville, IA, resident Calvin Landis third in points.
Mesa’s J.T. Imperial and 15-year-old New Mexico contender Joshua Hodges round out the current top five in points, with Steve Stone, Joshua Williams, Koty McGullam, Kaylene Verville and Bud Goodwin the rest of the current top ten.
After Hodges snared his first ASCS Southwest win at Aztec on June 5, Joshua Williams posted his first career series victory when the series returned to action at USA Raceway on July 17.
Saturday's ASCS Southwest Region action at USA Raceway is slated to go green at 6:45 p.m.
The 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval is located east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information, contact the track at 520-574-8515.
The ASCS Southwest Region is currently slated for 19 overall nights of competition in 2010, including 13 nights in Arizona and three New Mexico weekend doubles.
In its 19th year of
sanctioning Sprint Car racing, the
American Sprint Car Series brings the
best of Sprint Car racing to
approximately 100 different tracks
throughout 30 states and Canada.
Anchored by the
Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series
presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also
consists of ten different Regions
throughout the nation. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com. |
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