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Bergman Looks Back on Maiden National Tour Championship

CONCORD, NC (November 26, 2024) – Every champion’s story is filled with their own unique twists and turns on their way to the top of the mountain. That said, they generally don’t include a team change two races into the season. That trend did not apply to Seth Bergman in 2024.

When Wayne Johnson was injured in a crash prior to the American Sprint Car Series National Tour opener at Super Bee Speedway, he stepped out of the driver’s seat and tapped Bergman as the new driver for TwoC Racing. The pairing got off to an ideal start, winning on their first night together in Louisiana and finishing runner-up at Red Dirt Raceway.

But just as soon as the partnership started, it was over. Bergman and Johnson mutually agreed to part ways a few days prior to the third stop of the year at Rush County Speedway. Hank Davis came in to wheel the No. 2C for the remainder of the season, while Bergman went back to his tried-and-true No. 23 car.

“It was a lot, going to TwoC and having that deal fall apart,” Bergman said. “Coming back to my own deal was stressful, we had already gotten off to a great start with Wayne and TwoC. I had prepared really nice race cars, I knew my race cars were ready to do the job, it was just about going and doing it.”

There were plenty of question marks surrounding Bergman’s operation as to whether he could retain the speed he showed on the first two nights of the season. But after Bergman led all 30 laps at Rush County to take the checkers in dominant fashion, that doubt was erased by the time the tour left LaCrosse.

“Going to the track the first night, being as good as we were, we went Quick Time overall first night back,” Bergman said. “Had a very successful night, won the Feature. It was just a good starting block for us to get started with our own team three races into the year.”

However, if winning a couple of races early in the season was all it took to win a championship, the Sprint Car history books would look very different. It takes nine months of consistent performances, something Bergman had struggled to produce at times earlier in his career.

When ASCS Speedweek rolled around in mid-June, it began to look like 2024 could be different. In the five-day, four-race stretch, Bergman won twice and never finished worse than second, which was enough to pick up his first Speedweek championship and prove that he had a team capable of contending for the win night after night.

“All offseason, I was building my stuff to potentially go race for points, so our program was pretty good and intact,” Bergman said. “I didn’t have any full-time help figured out until right before we went to Rush County, so that all came together. We started really good with Wayne and TwoC, and then we just carried that on with our own stuff. We had one hell of a start to the year, and that was so crucial to getting our footing early on in the championship battle.”

Bergman continued to establish himself as a championship favorite in the weeks that followed, racking up three more top fives in the next four races. The only thing missing in the equation was a bit of external support, as Bergman was primarily building his own setups and spending his own money to keep the No. 23 car at the front of the pack.

Then came a call from Sprint Car veteran Kevin Swindell, who partnered up with Bergman prior to the 360 Knoxville Nationals to provide technical and financial support for the rest of the campaign.

“We’ve obviously known of each other for a while, but never worked together,” Bergman said of his relationship with Swindell. “We kind of hooked up around Knoxville, I was going to do a Victory Fuel scheme for them at Knoxville. Because of that deal, Kevin and I started talking and one thing led to another and he started helping me out from Knoxville through the end of the year.

“Having him come on board was a huge help. It was a weight off my shoulders, knowing that I was going to have someone as smart as him with his knowledge in my corner being able to help us try to win the championship.”

Throughout the summer months, Bergman needed all the help he could get to hold off a red-hot Sam Hafertepe Jr., who went on a stretch of six wins in seven starts to chip away at Bergman’s advantage. A flurry of podiums kept Bergman’s lead intact until the opening night of the Montana swing at Big Sky Speedway, when he returned to Victory Lane for the first time in two months and reclaimed his position as the man to beat on the National Tour.

“We kept it close and then I was able to answer back with the win and some good runs,” Bergman said. “I think it was important for us to get some of that momentum back, and I think it also showed Sam that I’m not going away.”

That victory was part of an incredible run of consistency that made it nearly impossible for anyone else to gain ground – in a stretch of 12 full-points races between August and October, Bergman only finished off the podium twice. After capping that streak off with win number six at RPM Speedway on the penultimate weekend of the season, Bergman entered the final four races with a 156-point lead in the standings.

All he needed was a few more solid showings, and a win and a third in the pair of Features at Tulsa Speedway were exactly what the doctor ordered. Another P3 on Friday night at Creek County Speedway turned out to be the knockout blow to the competition, as Bergman clinched his first National Tour championship with a race to spare.

Locking up the title would have been a momentous occasion regardless of where it happened, but the location of the finale made it all the more special. Snohomish, WA will always be home for Bergman, but he has spent the last six years residing in Owasso, OK, a few miles down the road from where he hoisted the ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy.

“When I saw that the season was going to end in Tulsa, I was really happy about that,” Bergman said. “It literally is right in my backyard. We were able to have family come in and all of our friends and partners, we had a lot of people there all weekend. With it being so close to home, all of us went to the banquet and had a really nice night. Honestly, it was a perfect cap to what was a very successful season.”

While 2024 was undoubtedly the best year of Bergman’s Sprint Car career, he knows exactly what it’s like to be on the opposite end of the performance spectrum. When he took on the full National Tour for the first time in 2009, he finished 16th in the final standings. He then got close to his first title six years ago, finishing second behind Hafertepe in 2018.

Years later, all those hard times were merely lessons learned that guided him toward the pinnacle of 360 Sprint Car racing this season.

“Check all of the boxes: maturity, what I’ve learned over the years as a race car driver, our team has slowly progressed every year,” Bergman said on what made the difference in his ability to finish the job this season. “Building partnerships over the years, getting Oklahoma Chiller and John Claybourn on this year, Rider Racing Engines. It’s not one thing in particular, it’s everything.

“It’s about my maturity over the years, learning everything I’ve learned, building a team that’s capable of doing its job. It’s about getting the right people in place to do the work like we have this year and going into next year.”

Bergman will kick off his bid for back-to-back ASCS National Tour championships at Volusia Speedway Park in the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2025. For tickets, click here.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap of the 2025 ASCS National Tour season live on DIRTVision – where you can also rewatch every event of the 2024 season in the DIRTVision vault.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/bergman-looks-back-on-maiden-national-tour-championship/

FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Champions Honored at 2024 American Sprint Car Series Awards Banquet

TULSA, OK (November 18, 2024) – After the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour wrapped up at Creek County Speedway on Saturday night, teams made their way over to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa on Sunday to celebrate the season.

The 12 drivers who completed the full 34-race tour were awarded for their achievements throughout the year and paid their share of more than $150,000 in prize money. Six ASCS regional champions were also recognized, and several special awards were handed out to individuals who left an invaluable mark on the Series in 2024.

Drivers Champion: When Seth Bergman ran the full National Tour for the first time in 2009, he finished 16th in the final standings. Fifteen years later, instead of being one of the first drivers to cross the stage at the banquet, he was the last one on stage as the Series champion for the first time.

A victory in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway set the tone for the remainder of the year, which included six more trips to Victory Lane to nearly double his previous best of four wins in a season.

Bergman became the 15th different National Tour champion in the 33-year history of the Series and the first to receive the new ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy, which was officially presented to him Sunday by Hahn himself.

Owners Champion: Sam Hafertepe Jr. spent much of the year battling Bergman for his sixth Drivers title before ultimately falling short in the closing weeks of the season. However, he was able to bring Hill’s Racing Team the Owners championship in his seventh year competing under their banner.

The Owners battle turned out to be the closest points battle of all, with one point separating the No. 15H and TwoC Racing going into the final night of the season. Whoever finished better on Saturday night at Creek County would earn the prize, and Hafertepe got the job done, driving from ninth to the lead to win the race and the title in walk-off fashion.

The 12th triumph of the year for Hafertepe further extended his lead over the field in the race wins column, and 2024 now sits as his second-best season in that category behind his 15-win 2017 season.

Rookie of the Year: While he came up short of delivering the Owners championship to Todd Carlile, Davis was still able to earn the National Tour Rookie of the Year Award after an outstanding freshman season.

Davis didn’t join TwoC Racing until the third race of the season at Rush County Speedway but quickly found his footing to the tune of five-straight top fives to start his tenure.

After several close encounters with Victory Lane throughout the summer, Davis broke through at Electric City Speedway with the first two wins of his career on back-to-back nights and picked up his third six weeks later at Paducah International Raceway.

Davis beat out a strong field of rookies on tour in 2024 for the award, which included Andrew Deal, Zach Blurton, Terry Easum, Austyn Gossel and Bradley Fezard.

Crew Chief of the Year: A severe crash in April may have forced Wayne Johnson to hang up his helmet, but he wasn’t going to let that keep him off the road. He took on the role of crew chief for the first time in his career, and seven months later, he was awarded the Lee Maier Crew Chief of the Year Award.

After Bergman departed the team two races into the season, Johnson took Davis under his wing and guided the then 20-year-old through his first season traveling with a national Sprint Car series. The pairing became a roaring success, with Johnson and Davis scoring three wins and a fourth-place points finish together.

In 2025, Johnson will add “World of Outlaws crew chief” to his resume when he hits the road with Cole Macedo full-time with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

Hard Charger Award: No one passed more cars in 2024 than Kyler Johnson, and after moving up 107 positions in Feature competition on the season, the third-year National Tour competitor was presented with the National Tour Hard Charger Award.

Gary Wright Determination Award: Andrew Deal was primarily considered a local racer prior to the 2024 season, but he decided to take on the full National Tour schedule for the first time this year. Even with limited crew help and a myriad of other challenges, he remained competitive all year long and was rewarded with the Gary Wright Determination Award for his efforts.

Sportsmanship Award: The V&H Fresh Race Team and driver Bradley Fezard had plenty of growing pains in their first full season with the National Tour, but team owner Vince Rosa remained a positive presence at the No. 938 trailer night in and night out. He was presented with the National Tour Sportsmanship Award for his unwavering dedication and support of the Series.

Regional Champions: Champions of the seven ASCS regional tours were recognized for their achievements.

Kelly Miller (Frontier Region and Northern Plains Region)
Marcus Thomas (Elite Outlaw Sprints)
RJ Miller (Elite Non-Wing Sprints)
Lane Whittington (Hurricane Area Super Sprints)
Casey Wills (Sooner Region)
Adam Trimble (Western Plains Region)

Below is the list of 12 full-time National Tour drivers and their final position in the standings:

Seth Bergman (4134 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-146)
Matt Covington (-304)
Hank Davis (-428)
Jason Martin (-617)
Andrew Deal (-702)
Landon Britt (-760)
Zach Blurton (-835)
Kyler Johnson (-908)
Terry Easum (-1026)
Austyn Gossel (-1122)
Bradley Fezard (-1148)

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will see a new start to its 2025 season with the Series now opening Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Jan. 30-Feb. 1. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action on DIRTVision – where you can also watch every 2024 ASCS National Tour race in the DIRTVision vault.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/champions-honored-at-2024-american-sprint-car-series-awards-banquet/

FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Champions Honored at 2024 American Sprint Car Series Awards Banquet

Davis didn’t join TwoC Racing until the third race of the season at Rush County Speedway but quickly found his footing to the tune of five-straight top fives to start his tenure.

Davis beat out a strong field of rookies on tour in 2024 for the award, which included Andrew Deal, Zach Blurton, Terry Easum, Austyn Gossel and Bradley Fezard.

In 2025, Johnson will add “World of Outlaws crew chief” to his resume when he hits the road with Cole Macedo full-time with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

Regional Champions: Champions of the seven ASCS regional tours were recognized for their achievements.

Kelly Miller (Frontier Region and Northern Plains Region)
Marcus Thomas (Elite Outlaw Sprints)
RJ Miller (Elite Non-Wing Sprints)
Lane Whittington (Hurricane Area Super Sprints)
Casey Wills (Sooner Region)
Adam Trimble (Western Plains Region)

Below is the list of 12 full-time National Tour drivers and their final position in the standings:

Seth Bergman (4134 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-146)
Matt Covington (-304)
Hank Davis (-428)
Jason Martin (-617)
Andrew Deal (-702)
Landon Britt (-760)
Zach Blurton (-835)
Kyler Johnson (-908)
Terry Easum (-1026)
Austyn Gossel (-1122)
Bradley Fezard (-1148)

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will see a new start to its 2025 season with the Series now opening Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Jan. 30-Feb. 1. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action on DIRTVision – where you can also watch every 2024 ASCS National Tour race in the DIRTVision vault.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/champions-honored-at-2024-american-sprint-car-series-awards-banquet/

FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Hafertepe Jr. Closes Season in Victory Lane at Fuzzy's Fall Fling

SAPULPA, OK (November 16, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Hill’s Racing Team entered Saturday’s American Sprint Car Series National Tour season finale one point ahead of TwoC Racing in the battle for the Owners championship. That meant the goal for the night was simple – beat Hank Davis.

Not only did he beat Davis, he beat everybody.

Hafertepe’s win in the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling finale at Creek County Speedway gave him the chance to do a wing dance for the 12th time in 2024, pocket the $10,000 winner’s prize and close out the season in ideal fashion.

“I’m just ecstatic, I wanted to win this race from ninth,” Hafertepe said. “To come out on top is pretty badass.”

Davis started on the pole thanks to his Dash victory, and early on the Owners title looked like his to lose. The No. 2C broke away to an early advantage and led until Blake Hahn spun in Turn 4 while running third to reset the field on Lap 3.

Another solid jump for Davis allowed him to maintain the lead while Ryan Bickett came under fire from Matt Covington for the second spot. Covington won that battle, but by the time he did so, Davis had already broken away to a two-second lead.

That margin was erased when Tasker Phillips went around in Turn 2, but Davis once again powered away to a healthy lead on the ensuing restart.

His time out front would soon come to an abrupt end though, as just past halfway, Davis hit the wall on the backstretch and was forced to retire from the race due to severe front-end damage, ending TwoC’s chances at the Owners title.

That put Covington in control of the race with 15 laps to go, but he had Hafertepe breathing down his neck after he piloted the No. 15H up from ninth to second in the first 25 laps. Covington fended off Hafertepe and began to drive away, but a caution for the slowing car of Bickett put Hafertepe on his back bumper once more.

After the race went back green for the final time, Covington again held onto the lead early, but Hafertepe was never far behind. With six to go, Hafertepe ripped the top side around Turns 3 and 4, dove to the bottom down the fronstretch and completed the crossover entering Turn 1 to take the lead. He never looked back from there, taking the final checkered flag of the season by nearly two seconds.

“I could have rode around and won the Owners points, but I didn’t want to do that,” Hafertepe said. “I wanted to win the damn race. It pays $10,000 to win.”

Covington looked to be in position to score his first National Tour victory of 2024 on the final night of the season, but was forced to settle for the runner-up spot yet again with his ninth podium of the year.

“It’s been a few years since we went a full season without winning a National Tour race and it happened this year,” Covington said. “We weren’t bad, just didn’t get it done. Falls on my shoulders, and we’re going to come back and try harder and do better next year I hope.”

After his early-race spin, Hahn charged through the field from the back and made his way up to third by the time the checkers flew to cap off a double-podium weekend at his home track.

“It’s a bit disappointing seeing how fast of a car we had and to make a mistake early in the race,” Hahn said. “Nobody to blame except myself there. Just got in a little too hard, got myself in the middle there and just couldn’t save it enough. You guys can see, the car was really good tonight, we could move it around and make a lot of stuff happen. Anytime you can come from the back to a podium is good.”

Newly-crowned Series champion Seth Bergman drove from 15th up to fourth to claim the Hard Charger Award, while Alex Sewell finished fifth for his first top five of the season with the National Tour.

UP NEXT: The 2025 ASCS National Tour season begins at Volusia Speedway Park during Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Jan. 30-Feb. 1.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[9]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman[15]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell[5]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 7. 17-Jeffrey Newell[7]; 8. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 9. 83-Sam Henderson[11]; 10. 47-Dale Howard[13]; 11. 20-Noah Harris[10]; 12. 1TAZ-Tasker Phillips[19]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[14]; 14. 10-Landon Britt[23]; 15. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 16. 17B-Ryan Bickett[2]; 17. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 18. 22M-Rees Moran[21]; 19. 71-Brady Baker[17]; 20. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 21. 9-Emilio Hoover[20]; 22. 26M-Fred Mattox[22]; 23. 15D-Andrew Deal[16]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/hafertepe-jr-closes-season-in-victory-lane-at-fuzzys-fall-fling/

TRACK INFO: https://www.creekcountyspeedway.co/
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Hahn Gets First National Tour Win of Season on Opening Night of Fuzzy's Fall Fling

SAPULPA, OK (November 15, 2024) – Blake Hahn would have preferred not to wait until November to win his first American Sprint Car Series National Tour race of 2024, but his performance Friday night at Creek County Speedway was worth the wait.

Racing in front of his hometown fans in the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling – the race honoring his late grandmother Wokeeta “Fuzzy” Hahn – the driver of the No. 52 led from start to finish to pick up the 22nd win of his National Tour career.

“Anytime you get to come here and race, it’s a blast for us,” Hahn said. “Not only do we get to run in front of a great crowd, but also our friends and family get to come watch us too. It’s a great night, it’s a good way to start the weekend. I’m really happy to be able to pick up the victory at my grandma’s race here for the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, really happy about that.”

The win comes three weeks after Hahn started on the pole and led several laps at RPM Speedway before being overtaken by Sam Hafertepe Jr. and settling for second. He found himself in the same position at Creek County after claiming the pole and leading early, but by that point he already believed that this time would be different.

“Throughout the whole night, I just felt a little more confident in the car compared to RPM,” Hahn said. “I just felt like we had a little better car from the beginning of the night. Anytime you can start out on the front row of the Dash and go out and win that, it’s a good sign.”

After sharing the front row with Seth Bergman, Hahn broke away to an early advantage before the spinning car of Brad Bowden on the fronstretch reset the field.

From that point forward, a pattern formed that told the story of the race – Hahn would break away on the restart and begin driving away until another quick yellow put the field back on his rear bumper. Four more cautions for incidents involving Emilio Hoover, Austyn Gossel, Landon Britt and Alex Sewell gave the field plenty of chances at Hahn, but the two-time Series champion was able to fend them off time after time.

On the final restart of the night, Hahn jumped out to a half-straightaway lead after one lap, and that was all he needed to seal the deal and drive home to the checkered flag.

Given the tight confines of the quarter-mile bullring, navigating slower traffic is typically a deciding factor anytime the Series rolls into Creek County. But given the rash of cautions in the middle stages of the race, Hahn spent relatively little time in dirty air, something he said played to his advantage.

“Lap traffic was pretty hairy there, and I caught it in about five or six laps,” Hahn said. “So it didn’t take long after a yellow to get back in lap traffic. You had guys on the top and the bottom both, so it was hard to get around any of them. Anytime it seemed like I got into some really hairy traffic, I had a caution land right in my lap. So it all worked out perfectly.”

The No. 2C of Hank Davis may not have had anything for Hahn, but he was able to move up from his fourth starting spot and around Bergman early to come home second. The result comes one week after he traveled to The Dirt Track at Charlotte to make his World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car debut at the World of Outlaws World Finals, and Davis credited those laps in the 410 for improving his skillset for when it was time to get back in the 360.

“I think the 410 actually helped me hone in on a little craft, because the air is so bad and those guys are so good,” Davis said. “I think I’m just kind of getting the hang of it and just understanding my own racecraft.”

The primary objective for Davis and team in the closing weeks of the season has been bringing home the Owners championship, and with one night to go, TwoC Racing sits just one point behind Hafertepe and Hill’s Racing Team. That means the goal for tomorrow is simple – beat the No. 15H.

“I had to do my job,” Davis said. “That’s what we did. Came here and did our job. Would have liked to win that thing to maybe be ahead of him tomorrow, but the pressure’s on him. He’s the one that’s got one point he’s got to keep. All that is is a position, so if we beat him by one tomorrow, I’m going to be a pretty happy guy.”

Starting on the front row and falling back to third is what most drivers would call a ho-hum night, but not this time for Bergman. Instead, it brought the realization of a lifelong dream – upon signing in for competition on Saturday, he will officially clinch his first National Tour championship.

“It’s a huge weight lifted off my shoulders,” Bergman said. “When you’re in the hunt for these things and you’ve been trying to do it for as long as I have, you have as many partners on this race team wanting to see us win, it’s a very big deal. It’s a big deal for me, I’ve been trying to do it for a long time. You get lost in it all, and all I’ve been thinking about lately is how many ways this could go wrong and we could sabotage it this weekend. Just to get through these few nights solid like we have, all the podiums this weekend and to get a win last night.

“It feels amazing. I don’t think it’s sunk in yet, but it’s good. It’s really good. For the first time since March, I’m not worried about winning a championship. I know we’ve done it. We can come back tomorrow and just go try to win a race.”

Hafertepe recovered from a crash in the Dash with an eighth to fourth drive, while Matt Covington rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The 2024 ASCS National Tour season concludes on Saturday night with the $10,000-to-win Fuzzy’s Fall Fling finale at Creek County Speedway. Tickets will be available at the track, but if you can’t make it, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[4]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[8]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[10]; 6. 17-Zach Hampton[6]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[9]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[12]; 9. 938-Bradley Fezard[3]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[17]; 11. 1-Sean McClelland[5]; 12. 88-Terry Easum[11]; 13. 15D-Andrew Deal[23]; 14. 47-Dale Howard[21]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[20]; 16. 9-Emilio Hoover[13]; 17. 16G-Austyn Gossel[18]; 18. 45X-Kyler Johnson[24]; 19. 83-Sam Henderson[22]; 20. 8-Alex Sewell[15]; 21. 10-Landon Britt[19]; 22. 22-Riley Goodno[16]; 23. 8X-Brad Bowden[7]; 24. 14E-Kyle Bellm[14]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/hahn-gets-first-national-tour-win-of-season-on-opening-night-of-fuzzys-fall-fling/

TRACK INFO: http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co/
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Bergman Dominates Tulsa for Seventh Victory of 2024

TULSA, OK (November 14, 2024) – Seth Bergman admittedly wasn’t satisfied with his third-place result in the Dirt Down in T-Town makeup race early in the program at Tulsa Speedway. He took out his frustration on the rest of the field in the second main event of the night, winning his seventh American Sprint Car Series National Tour Feature of the year in commanding fashion.

“Obviously you could tell the disappointment on my face after the first one,” Bergman said. “We’ve got a lot of people here, a lot of people that support this race car and expect to win races. When we don’t, it’s frustrating. When you’re in a tight championship battle and the guy that you’re racing is winning the races and you’re watching him drive away, it’s frustrating.”

Bergman’s strong Qualifying effort secured him a spot in the Dash, and after making some adjustments to the No. 23 machine to improve from the makeup race prior to running that Dash, he quickly became the favorite come Feature time.

“We rolled out for that Dash, we made some wholesale changes and the thing came to life,” Bergman said. “Had a big grin on my face after that, knew we had a shot to win this deal.”

The changes paid off, as Bergman won the five-lap sprint to secure the Feature pole. He put it to good use, jumping out to a two-car-length lead over second-place starter Andrew Deal by the time they made it to the backstretch on Lap 1.

His advantage was quickly wiped away when chaos erupted in Turn 1 a lap later, as Blake Hahn and Dale Howard both got upside down and collected several other cars. One of them was makeup Feature winner Sam Hafertepe Jr., who went to the work area to repair some front-end damage.

When the green flag flew again, Bergman got an even better launch than on the original start and quickly escaped to a half-straightaway lead. Behind him, a rough first lap for Deal allowed Brady Baker to sneak into second, but Emilio Hoover’s spin in Turn 3 brought the caution out before he could go to work on catching Bergman.

The ensuing restart gave Deal a chance to get around Baker and back into second, but instead Matt Covington got by on the low side and sent Deal back to fourth. What followed turned out to be the longest green flag run of the race, and Bergman made the most of it by driving off to a two-second lead.

Just past halfway, Covington capitalized on a bobble in Turn 4 by Baker to briefly get beside him, but Baker was able to recover and hold the No. 95 off. The top three went unchanged until Riley Goodno spun in Turn 4, forcing another restart with six laps to go.

After racing side-by-side with Baker following the restart, Covington made the move stick on the outside and grabbed the runner-up spot. He was unable to mount a charge on Bergman though, as the Series points leader stayed out front for the remaining laps to lead green-to-checkered in the 25-lap race.

“Just a lot of unknowns,” Bergman said. “For me, I don’t want to go be stupid and throw it away, so I was just plugging away. I thought I could hear somebody toward the end. I figured if I just kind of snuck through the middle or the bottom there and didn’t get too upset, we would be alright, and it ended up working out.”

Hafertepe drove from the back of the pack after his early misfortune up to fourth to minimize the damage in the standings, but nevertheless, Bergman has an advantage of 161 points with two races remaining in his quest for the championship. While it isn’t over yet, Bergman said the gap is large enough to sleep comfortably at night for the first time in a while.

“I think I can start breathing a little bit again,” Bergman said. “My thing was to get through these first two nights and hopefully not lose any points to [Hafertepe], and I think we gained a little bit. So that’s great.”

Covington’s runner-up effort was his first podium finish since Aug. 31 at Electric City Speedway, giving him some momentum entering the season finale at his home track, Creek County Speedway.

“It seemed like the car was good and we had a good handle on it all night long,” Covington said. “Ran two Features in one night, and we’re going to take that on to Kellyville tomorrow and see if that doesn’t translate to another podium.”

Brady Baker has been a thorn in the side of the full-timers on tour all season, and Thursday night at Tulsa was no different with his third-place finish.

“Awesome race there,” Baker said. “It was me, Bergman and Andrew Deal off that start, that was a pretty fun little five laps. Track got pretty rough, and then we hit the rut right down there, lost a spot or two and then we hustled back. Me and Matt had a good race.”

Hank Davis rebounded from a crash in the first Feature of the night by driving from 15th to fifth to complete the top five and earn the Hard Charger Award.

UP NEXT: The Series travels 30 minutes across Tulsa to the final stop on the schedule at Creek County Speedway for Fuzzy’s Fall Fling on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16. Tickets will be available at the track, but if you can’t make it, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 3. 71-Brady Baker[3]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 5. 2C-Hank Davis[15]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 7. 1TAZ-Tasker Phillips[14]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 10. 1-Sean McClelland[11]; 11. 14E-Kyle Bellm[13]; 12. 9-Emilio Hoover[19]; 13. 20-Noah Harris[16]; 14. 88-Terry Easum[20]; 15. 2J-Zach Blurton[23]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 17. 22-Riley Goodno[9]; 18. 16G-Austyn Gossel[18]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 20. 17B-Ryan Bickett[21]; 21. 8-Alex Sewell[22]; 22. 47-Dale Howard[10]; 23. 52-Blake Hahn[5]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/bergman-dominates-tulsa-for-seventh-victory-of-2024/

TRACK INFO: https://www.tulsaspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Wrapping Up 2024 at Tulsa, Creek County

TULSA, OK (November 12, 2024) – The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour season has taken the best 360 Sprint Car teams in the nation from Louisiana to Montana and everywhere in between, but the 34-race journey comes to an end this weekend in Oklahoma.

Action starts Thursday night at Tulsa Speedway with a pair of Features – the $6,000-to-win Dirt Down in T-Town main event that was postponed due to weather in June, as well as a separate $4,000-to-win full program.

Teams will then make the drive across Tulsa to Creek County Speedway for Fuzzy’s Fall Fling. A $4,000-to-win Feature on Friday night will set the stage for the season finale on Saturday night, where the race winner will take home $10,000 and the all-new ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy will be awarded.

The Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by Factory Stocks, Tuners and Dwarf Cars at Tulsa and NOW600 Dwarf Cars at Creek County.

Tickets will be available at the track on all three nights. Can’t make it? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

ON THE VERGE: Seth Bergman has already had his best season ever on the National Tour, and with a 156-point lead in the standings, he’s in position to put a bow on it this weekend with his maiden Series championship.

His six wins and 20 top fives in 2024 are the highest totals of his career in both categories with four more chances left to add to them.

And while Snohomish, WA will always be home, Bergman has resided in the Tulsa area since 2018, which means he’ll have the opportunity to clinch the title and commence the celebration in front of his hometown fans.

If the stat sheet is anything to go by, the No. 23 team has a good chance of ending the season on a high note. Bergman finished fifth at Tulsa earlier this season in his second appearance at the track, while his visits to Creek County this year have netted him a Sooner Region win in March and a runner-up with the National Tour in June.

DOWN TO THE WIRE: The closest title fight entering the weekend is on the Owners side, as TwoC Racing leads Hill’s Racing Team by 50 markers.

For TwoC driver Hank Davis, it’s his chance to earn one more trophy for Todd Carlile and Wayne Johnson in his final weekend with the team. It also marks his return to the 360 after spending last week in Charlotte making his World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car debut with Michael Dutcher Motorsports at the World of Outlaws World Finals.

As a native of nearby Sand Springs, OK, Davis is no stranger to either track on this weekend’s schedule. He made several 305 Sprint Car starts at both Tulsa and Creek County early on in his Sprint Car career and translated that experience into finishes of second at Tulsa and third at Creek County in the 360 earlier this year.

However, Sam Hafertepe Jr. and the No. 15H team are well within striking distance heading to two tracks they have had plenty of success at in the past. Hafertepe enters the weekend with momentum on his side after winning the most recent race on tour at RPM Speedway, and he went to Victory Lane with the Series at both Tulsa and Creek County in June.

The Tulsa win came in his first start at the track, while his National Tour victory at Creek County was one of three wins there this year alongside a local win in May and a POWRi triumph in September.

LAST CHANCE: For everyone not on the list of 13 names who have won a National Tour race in 2024, this weekend is their last opportunity to take the checkers before putting the race cars away for the winter.

The highest driver in the standings without a win is Matt Covington, who is looking to snap a 37-race winless streak dating back to August 25, 2023 at Lakeside Speedway. Two of Covington’s 15 National Tour top fives this year came at Tulsa and Creek County, so he isn’t far off from having a race-winning combination at either track.

Others searching for their first win of the year and of their National Tour careers include Andrew Deal, who sits 20 points behind Jason Martin in the battle for the last spot in the top five, as well as Zach Blurton, who will be looking to end the season with the same speed that garnered him a pair of podiums in August at Lincoln County Raceway and Big Sky Speedway.

SOONER SENDOFF: The 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region will also come to an end this weekend, with a first-time Series champion set to be crowned.

Casey Wills took on the full Sooner tour in 2024 for the first time, and the decision has paid off with a commanding lead atop the points entering the weekend. Wills is still searching for his first win of the year, but considering his season-best finish of third came at Creek County in August, he could be a threat to end the season in Victory Lane and keep the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling trophy in the Sooner State.

Other regional names to keep an eye on include Sean McClelland, who won that August Sooner Region show, as well as Alex Sewell, who has finished second at Creek County three times this season between the Sooner Region and the Oil Capital Racing Series.

OUTSIDE INVADERS: With the season drawing to a close and few options on the table for where to race, plenty of non-regulars are expected to take on the National Tour in Oklahoma.

Two drivers on that list who won’t have to travel far are Sapulpa, OK’s Blake Hahn and Broken Arrow, OK’s Roger Crockett. Hahn nearly scored his first Series win of the year last time out at RPM, where he led early in the Feature before Hafertepe slipped by. Crockett has also impressed in his limited appearances on the National Tour, winning at Arrowhead Speedway and finishing third at 81 Speedway.

Brady Baker has also announced his intentions to make the trip west from his Alexander, AR home in search of his maiden Series triumph. He’s been knocking on the door throughout the year, with podiums at Super Bee Speedway, Arrowhead and RPM highlighting his 13 National Tour appearances so far.

Knoxville Raceway will be well represented in Oklahoma, as Tasker Phillips, JJ Hickle, Riley Goodno and Zach Hampton are all expected to make the seven-hour drive south to compete.

Other drivers to keep an eye on include 14-year-old Brogan Carder, who is looking to make his first Feature start with the Series after four attempts at Riverside and RPM, as well as local favorite Emilio Hoover, who recently picked up his first National Tour top 10 at Arrowhead.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Thursday, Nov. 14 at Tulsa Speedway in Tulsa, OK
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, OK

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (3668 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-156)
Matt Covington (-279)
Hank Davis (-333)
Jason Martin (-551)
Andrew Deal (-571)
Landon Britt (-636)
Zach Blurton (-689)
Kyler Johnson (-754)
Terry Easum (-857)

FEATURE WINNERS:
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS:
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 12
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 2
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Lance Moss – Cherryville, NC – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1

HEAT RACE WINS:
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 9
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 8
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 2
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1
Tucker Boulton – Brighton, TN – 1
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Ayden Gatewood – Caruthersville, MO – 1
Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR – 1
Carson Bolden – Quinlan, TX – 1
Colby Stubblefield – Seagoville, TX – 1
Brenham Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1

DASH APPEARANCES:
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 23
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 22
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 15
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 13
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 9
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 5
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 4
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 4
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 2
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 2
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 1
Carson Bolden – Quinlan, TX – 1
Colby Stubblefield – Seagoville, TX – 1
Brenham Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS:
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Noah Harris – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Ayden Gatewood – Caruthersville, MO – 1
Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR – 1
Colby Stubblefield – Seagoville, TX – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS:
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 18
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 17
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 11
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Kyle Jones – Kennedale, TX – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS:
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 24
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 24
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 21
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 19
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 19
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 17
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 15
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 9
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 10
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 9
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 8
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 6
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 4
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 3
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 2
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 2
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 2
Kyle Jones – Kennedale, TX – 2
Brenham Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Emilio Hoover – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Anton Hernandez – Arlington, TX – 1
Howard Moore – Memphis, TN – 1
Morgan Turpen Havener – Gallatin, TN – 1
Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR – 1
Colby Stubblefield – Seagoville, TX – 1
Casey Wills – Sperry, OK – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Roger Crockett (1)
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Jason Martin (1)
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Joe B. Miller (1)
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY / Hank Davis (3)
Friday, Oct. 18 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR / Derek Hagar (1)
Saturday, Oct. 19 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR / Derek Hagar (2)
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX / Seth Bergman (6)
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (10)
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/what-to-watch-for/what-to-watch-for-national-tour-wrapping-up-2024-at-tulsa-creek-county/

EVENT INFO: Tulsa Speedway (Nov. 14), Creek County Speedway (Nov. 15-16)
TRACK INFO: Tulsa Speedway, Creek County Speedway
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Covington's Final Chance at 2024 National Tour Win Coming at Home

TULSA, OK (November 7, 2024) – Matt Covington has won at least once per season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the last seven years. And with one weekend remaining this season, that streak might be in jeopardy.

The Glenpool, OK driver enters the championship weekend in Oklahoma (Nov. 14-16) with a goose egg in the National Tour win column.

However, that’s not an indication of how his season has gone. He’s stood on the podium seven times, and his 14 top fives exceed his career average of 11.7 top fives per season since he joined the Series full-time in 2014.

“I think we were mediocre; we were fast but not where we need to be,” Covington said about his 2024 season. “I mean, I’ve raced with Sam [Hafertepe Jr.] and Seth [Bergman] a lot and they’re better this year. We’ve got a little bit of work to do. Gives us something to work for in the offseason.”

With ASCS being acquired by World Racing Group earlier this year, a wave of the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the country, like Bergman and Hafertepe, joined the tour full-time with Covington. But Covington said the stout field isn’t to blame for his absence from Victory Lane.

“It’s tougher than it was last year or the year before because we got Seth and Sam back,” Covington said. “Hank Davis is a new guy that’s fast. But, you know, I ran the National Tour when we had Jason Johnson, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart and all those guys on it.

“We still didn’t have that good of a year this year comparatively. We were just off a little bit this year; a guy has some years like that.”

Once the haulers leave the track for the final time and the Series goes into offseason mode, Covington will begin checking off his winter to-do list like any other driver. But this year, it won’t consist of tropical vacations and indoor racing.

“We’re getting my arm surgery over the wintertime,” Covington said. “They’ve got to take a piece of bone out of my elbow. I’ll be down for a little bit. I’m going to be getting it done right after our last race and then plan to be back ready to go for our first race in January. You’ll probably see me one-armed at the banquet, and Steven will have a busy offseason with his crippled help.”

But before he goes onto the operating table, Covington will have four more chances at a National Tour victory this season at two of his home tracks – Tulsa Speedway and Creek County Speedway.

Winning is always Covington’s primary goal entering a race night, but he has more than just a trophy to think about next weekend. Sitting 54 points behind Covington in the standings is a red-hot Davis, which means one slip up could put his third-place points position at risk.

“I just treat them all the same way,” Covington said. “We try to win the race, but that doesn’t mean you do anything stupid and tear your stuff up, it still costs me money. We need to go there, and if we can’t win the race, we need to have a good showing, go on to the next one and try to win that one.”

All signs point to a strong end to the season for Covington – not only are the final two tracks on the schedule close to his Glenpool, OK home, but they are also two tracks he picked up top fives at earlier this year.

“Tulsa Speedway is kind of a new place, the last couple times we went there I thought it has definitely improved,” Covington said. “Creek County is a tough one. It’s only about 10 minutes from the house. We’ve won some races out there before. It’s a track we’ve run good at. Seems like we run good at Tulsa Speedway, we podiumed there earlier this year. I think we’ve got as good of a chance to win them as anybody.”

Championship weekend for the National Tour begins at Tulsa Speedway on Thursday, Nov. 14, with the postponed Dirt Down in T-Town Feature and the originally scheduled Thursday program. Action will then move to Creek County Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, for the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling.

Tickets will be available at the track all three nights. But if you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/covingtons-final-chance-at-2024-national-tour-win-coming-at-home/

EVENT INFO: Tulsa Speedway (Nov. 14), Creek County Speedway (Nov. 15-16)
TRACK INFO: Tulsa Speedway, Creek County Speedway
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Davis Racing for Owners Title, Job in Closing Stretch of 2024

CONCORD, NC (November 1, 2024) – When Hank Davis found himself knocking on the door of his first American Sprint Car Series National Tour victory night after night in July, TwoC Racing crew chief Wayne Johnson made the following prediction:

“Keep learning and doing what you’re doing, the wins will start coming. And when they do, it’ll be just like Sam [Hafertepe Jr.] or [Seth] Bergman. It won’t be just one, it’s going to be multiple.”

As it turns out, he was on to something.

While you didn’t have to be Nostradamus to expect Davis to find his groove in the second half of the season, the competitiveness of the No. 2C machine as of late has exceeded even Davis’ own goals. His three wins and seven podiums since his maiden victory at Electric City Speedway are more than any other driver in both categories.

That recent hot streak has them sitting atop the National Tour Owners standings with four races remaining in the season, 50 points ahead of the Hill’s Racing Team No. 15H. It could be considered fitting that Hafertepe is the driver Davis finds himself battling for the title, as all three of his wins this year have come with Hafertepe finishing in the runner-up spot.

However, Davis said he doesn’t place any extra emphasis on beating the five-time National Tour champion on a nightly basis, compared to every other car on the track.

“At the end of the day, it’s just another race car,” Davis said. “Yeah, he might be right on my tail in that deal, but at the end of the day it’s just another car I’ve got to pass, and I feel like we’ve shown that we can do it. I try not to let myself get too worried about that because I know that we’ve proven we can beat anyone out there.”

With nearly a full season under his belt as a full-time Sprint Car driver, what’s been his biggest area of improvement since joining TwoC Racing in May?

“Just racecraft,” Davis said. “There’s things that I didn’t do before, and now with Wayne beating down my throat certain things and how you have to race to win. And now I feel like I’m finally getting the hang of it and understanding my own racecraft.”

Davis may have been in contention for wins long before he finally broke through in Montana, finishing fourth at Rush County Speedway and third at Dodge City Raceway Park in his debut weekend in the car, but Johnson agreed that the difference between then and now is night and day.

“At first we tore up some cars, but it’s just a learning process,” Johnson said. “He’s a quick learner, he kind of got that out of his system real quickly. More than anything, just the consistency. I wasn’t sure what we would get with him being a rookie, but it’s pretty impressive to me.

“The first [win] is always the hardest one. After the first one, they come a little easier. Just his confidence level being a young kid, after winning a couple races I think he realized, ‘Hey, I can win these races at this level.”

A potential Owners title would also be key to propelling TwoC Racing into 2025, which will bring a return to full-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car competition with Cole Macedo behind the wheel. And for Johnson, his success in his first season as a full-time crew chief gives him plenty of reasons to be optimistic about taking on The Greatest Show on Dirt in his new role.

“It’s helped my confidence a lot, just because I was always a driver-mechanic, I worked for myself,” Johnson said. “So, I wasn’t really sure I could be a crew chief and make it happen, but it sure has improved my thought process moving into next year being a crew chief at the Outlaw level.”

Of course, Macedo’s arrival means Davis is a free agent for the 2025 season, making each race night all the more important as the 21-year-old looks to impress potential car owners and secure his future as a Sprint Car driver. He’ll get a major opportunity to do that next weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte when he makes his World of Outlaws debut at the World of Outlaws World Finals in the No. 17GP for Michael Dutcher Motorsports.

“I really don’t think about it, but I would like to say its motivation,” Davis said regarding the uncertainty of his future plans. “I don’t want to worry about trying to run second, I just want to go try and win the race so that people can’t deny it. You can’t deny it at that point if I win a bunch of races. We haven’t won as many as I would like to, but we’ve definitely been one of the most consistent cars throughout the year, and definitely the most consistent in my life.”

As for his elevator pitch to the Sprint Car world, Davis is happy to let the stat sheet and the highlight reel do the talking.

“I don’t know how you consider yourself as a driver, you kind of have to let what you’ve done speak for that,” Davis said. “We’re going to have a good time if I’m around. I don’t come from a whole lot of money, but we know how to have a good time and enjoy it. Maybe we can get someone to bite on that.”

Davis will wrap up his rookie season on the National Tour at Tulsa Speedway (Thursday, Nov. 14) and Creek County Speedway (Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16). Tickets will be available at both tracks on race day, while DIRTVision will stream every lap live for those unable to make it to the track.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/davis-racing-for-owners-title-job-in-closing-stretch-of-2024/

EVENT INFO: Tulsa Speedway (Nov. 14), Creek County Speedway (Nov. 15-16)
TRACK INFO: Tulsa Speedway, Creek County Speedway
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Continued Wet Forecast Cancels The Short Track Nationals
Bryan Hulbert

Sadly, Mother Nature has intervened for the second year in a row. With a forecast calling for rain all weekend, the decision has been made to cancel the Short Track Nationals at Texarkana 67 Speedway.

“We have spent the last few days watching the weather, losing sleep, doing numbers, and more in regard to the Short Track Nationals. As racers ourselves, we know what it’s like to drive all that way to get rained out and spend unnecessary money, especially during today’s times,” stated Tim Crawley on the track’s Facebook Page.

“Calling this race was definitely not what we wanted to do, but we feel it’s the best option. This gives racers and fans plenty of time to make other plans, cancel rooms, etc. We have already started on some big things for 2025, and we can only hope Mother Nature will be kinder to us.”

Fans and teams who entered and purchased tickets online will be refunded through MyRacePass.com. Any questions regarding refunds need to be directed to Texarkana 67 Speedway.

The cancelation marks the end of the 2024 season for the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints and makes Marcus Thomas this year’s series champion.

The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X

POINTS UPDATE: Martin Enters Top Five, Davis Closing In On Top Three
Spence Smithback

Stay up to date with the chase for the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour championship.

LATEST RACES: RPM Speedway (Oct. 25-26)

CURRENT POINTS LEADER: Seth Bergman took one large step toward his first National Tour championship in Friday night’s race at RPM Speedway when he won on the same night second-place driver Sam Hafertepe Jr. failed to finish due to mechanical trouble. The momentum swung back on Hafertepe’s favor on Saturday when he won and Bergman finished seventh, but after all was set and done, Bergman’s lead grew from 129 points entering the weekend to 156 markers with four races to go in the season.

MOVERS

Jason Martin (+1): The reigning Series champion briefly found himself outside the top 10 after missing the Batesville Motor Speedway event due to injury, but the Liberal, KS native has been climbing back up the order ever since. Finishes of fourth on Friday and seventh on Saturday were enough for Martin to move past Andrew Deal and into the top five for the first time since Speedweek in June.

Andrew Deal (-1): After a spin on Friday night relegated him to 16th, Deal got back in the top 10 on Saturday night with an eighth-place effort. With one weekend remaining in his rookie campaign on the National Tour, the Caney, KS driver now sits sixth in the rundown, 20 points outside of the top five.

CLOSING THE GAP

Hank Davis (4th): The TwoC Racing driver used a pair of podiums in Texas to creep closer to third-place pilot Matt Covington, who wasn’t far behind Davis on both nights in fourth on Friday and fifth on Saturday. The gap between drivers is now 54 points with four races to go, which means Davis would need to gain an average of 14 points per race to end his rookie season in the top three.

TOP 10 IN POINTS

Seth Bergman (3668 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-156)
Matt Covington (-279)
Hank Davis (-333)
Jason Martin (-551)
Andrew Deal (-571)
Landon Britt (-636)
Zach Blurton (-689)
Kyler Johnson (-754)
Terry Easum (-857)

NEXT RACES: Tulsa Speedway (Nov. 14), Creek County Speedway (Nov. 15-16)

If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

Hafertepe Jr. Snaps Winless Streak at Home in RPM Finale

CRANDALL, TX (October 26, 2024) – The last two months of Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour have been a series of one headache after another.

Crashes. Tire failures. Engine trouble. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong until Saturday night at RPM Speedway, when Hafertepe finally made his way back to Victory Lane on the National Tour. And while winning for the first time in a while is special under any circumstances, doing it just 30 miles from his Sunnyvale, TX home with his family in attendance made the occasion even sweeter.

“Definitely awesome to do it close to home,” Hafertepe said following his first Series win since Lincoln County Raceway on Aug. 17. “I drive 20, 30 minutes home and I get to sleep in my own bed tonight.”

Hafertepe began the Feature from the outside of Row 2 with Blake Hahn and Brenham Crouch leading the charge on the front row. Hahn took command early riding the top lane and held the top spot throughout the opening green flag run that ended when Bradley Fezard spun in Turn 1 just before halfway.

While the field was split fairly evenly between the top and bottom grooves in the first half of the Feature, the majority of the field migrated to the top following the caution – including the top three. That gave Hafertepe the opportunity to begin moving forward, and he did just that by riding the inside around Crouch shortly after the restart before setting his sights on Hank Davis, who had climbed up to second.

After two more quick cautions, Hafertepe went to work on Davis while Hahn led on the high lane, eventually sliding into second with 11 laps left to catch Hahn. However, a caution for Aydan Saunders colliding with an infield tractor tire in Turn 2 put Hafertepe right on Hahn’s rear bumper for the dash to the finish.

With three circuits remaining, Hafertepe pulled the same move he made on Davis earlier in the race, blew past Hahn on the bottom and set sail toward his 10th National Tour win of the season.

While the unmatchable speed of the No. 15H on the bottom lane looked to be his key to victory, Hafertepe said there was a little more to the story.

“I don’t think we were better than anybody on the bottom, I just think the patience it was going to take to get down on the bottom, a lot of guys didn’t realize how slow you had to go to hit it,” Hafertepe said. “I knew if I took the lead, if a guy went and tried to hit the bottom he would probably mess up for a couple laps trying to figure it out.”

While Hafertepe would need a miracle to make up his 156-point gap in the Drivers standings to Seth Bergman with four races remaining in the season, he’s only 50 points behind TwoC Racing in the race for the Owners title. That means Hafertepe still has plenty to compete for at Tulsa Speedway and Creek County Speedway on championship weekend, and he’ll do so with a car he’s still fine tuning to his liking.

“We’ve still got to do a little bit to this car, this is a car we brought down a couple weeks ago for Paducah,” Hafertepe said. “It’s lacking a few things, we’ve just got to get it back to the shop and keep working on a few things. We’ve been having to do some stuff that we shouldn’t have to do. We’ll get it back to the shop and hopefully get it tuned up for Tulsa and Creek here at the end of the year.”

Hahn looked to be on his way to his first National Tour win since last year at Boone County Raceway, but the two-time Series champion was forced to settle for second after he was unable to hold off Hafertepe’s late charge.

“We were just really good early and just kind of faded with the car toward the end of the race, where I think maybe Sam wasn’t the best early but really started to gain toward the end,” Hahn said. “Just one of those deals, maybe just a little too good early. But our car was good all night long, I still felt good even though Sam got by me, I just think he was a little bit better on the bottom, he was able to operate and move around a little more. Other than that, the car was good, made a lot of good improvements. We’re happy with that, obviously wanted to win but we’ll take second anytime.”

Davis held off late attacks from Bergman and Jason Martin to finish third and claim his second podium of the weekend and his 11th of the season, more than anyone not named Seth or Sam.

“Wayne [Johnson]’s the best coach in the pit area, the best crew chief in the pit area, and my guys just work hard,” Davis said. “We do pretty decent, and hopefully it’ll turn into something next year.”

Martin got back in the top five for the first time since Benton Speedway with his fourth-place finish, while Matt Covington came home fifth for his second-straight top-five effort.

Bergman faded back to seventh after briefly challenging for a spot on the podium, but the points leader still earned the Hard Charger Award thanks to his drive forward from 15th on the starting grid.

UP NEXT: The 2024 ASCS National Tour season concludes in three weeks with four races in three nights in the Tulsa area – beginning with a double-Feature program at Tulsa Speedway on Thursday, Nov. 14 before the two-night finale at Creek County Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16. Tickets will be available at the track on race day, but if you can’t make it, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 3. 2C-Hank Davis[3]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[11]; 6. 1-Brenham Crouch[2]; 7. 23-Seth Bergman[15]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 9. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 10. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 12. 71T-Channin Tankersley[18]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 14. 2-Brekton Crouch[9]; 15. 31-Casey Wills[22]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[7]; 17. 88R-Ryder Laplante[20]; 18. 8-Aydan Saunders[12]; 19. B2-Carson Bolden[14]; 20. 938-Bradley Fezard[21]; 21. 71-Brady Baker[19]; 22. 2S-Colby Stubblefield[16]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/hafertepe-jr-snaps-winless-streak-at-home-in-rpm-finale/

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Bergman Ends Two-Month Winless Drought with RPM Victory

CRANDALL, TX (October 25, 2024) – With a triple-digit lead atop the American Sprint Car Series National Tour standings, Seth Bergman has admittedly been playing the consistency game in the closing stages of the 2024 season.

But there’s no better way to build a points lead than to win, and he did just that on Friday night at RPM Speedway.

“I had hoped for it,” Bergman said after his sixth National Tour triumph of the year. “I set really high standards personally. You rattle off some stats there and it sounds great, but I think what propels us to those is that we take the losses hard. We want to win and we want to be competitive every night.”

The win comes one week after a disappointing weekend at Riverside International Speedway – where the No. 23 team finished 11th on Friday and missed the Feature on Saturday – making their rebound in Crandall all the more important.

“For us at West Memphis, it wasn’t great,” Bergman said. “We didn’t have a good run and we worked hard this week. Coming into this weekend, I was like ‘man, if I could just go win a couple races here, it’s going to really help us come down the stretch here.”

Bergman began the Feature from the inside of Row 2, with the front row occupied by his championship rival Sam Hafertepe Jr. alongside 14-year-old Carson Bolden, who was making his first start in a 360 Sprint Car.

Hafertepe’s experience prevailed over Bolden’s youth on the initial start, as the No. 15H jumped out to the early lead while Bolden fell back to fourth by the end of Lap 1 behind Bergman and Blake Hahn. The battle between the two dominant cars all season commenced immediately, with Bergman briefly making it side-by-side for the lead before slipping up on Hafertepe’s inside exiting Turn 4 and relinquishing the top spot.

The race was interrupted for the first time when Tyler Harris found the concrete in Turn 1. Less than a lap after action resumed, the yellow flew again after Andrew Deal went around while battling with Brenham Crouch in Turn 3 and collected Landon Britt and Bradley Fezard.

On the next restart, Bergman looked to the outside to try and get around Hafertepe down the backstretch before crossing him over exiting Turn 4 and diving to Hafertepe’s inside in Turn 1, but Hafertepe once again emerged with the lead. Before Bergman could set up another move, Brekton Crouch got upside down in Turn 4 to pause the field once more.

A handful of laps after holding the lead on the restart, Hafertepe’s streak of misfortune in recent weeks continued when engine issues brought his night to a fiery end at the top of Turn 2, marking an untimely conclusion to a head-to-head duel between the two top dogs of 360 Sprint Car racing.

“I felt like it was shaping up to be one hell of a race between [Hafertepe] and I in traffic,” Bergman said. “Looked like he had some engine problems, so that’s a bummer. Gave us the lead and then really, from there, I just kind of set a mediocre pace and just stayed out of trouble.”

The caution for Hafertepe was the final stoppage of the 30-lap Feature, which meant that one more solid restart was all Bergman needed to drive away to the checkered flag for the first time since Aug. 23 at Big Sky Speedway.

The win along with Hafertepe’s DNF puts Bergman up by 187 points with five races remaining in the season, and brought him one step closer to making his dream of becoming a National Tour champion a reality.

“This has been the most I’ve won in any one year on the National Tour, tonight’s six,” Bergman said. “Really happy to be able to bounce back and come back and get a win, gives us great momentum, it’s how we want to start this home stretch. Probably couldn’t find a happier guy in the pit area.”

Hank Davis looked to be in for a rough night after a seventh-place Heat Race finish sent him to the Last Chance Showdown, but after grabbing a transfer spot he put forth a remarkable effort, driving from 18th up to second to easily claim the Hard Charger Award along with his 10th podium of the year.

“We were just off early, just missed it,” Davis said. “Part of it, everyone does it. That was the first B-Feature we’ve run all year. I’m super proud of these guys. I don’t wish anything bad on anyone, but I would have liked to have gotten up there to Sam and just finished with him, just keep him close. Kind of got to take them how you can get them, and that’s a lot of points gained. Kind of the big picture here, I know we can’t win the Drivers championship, but I still want to win the Owners for Wayne.”

The third spot went to Brady Baker, who collected his third podium of the year while running a part-time schedule with the Series.

“It feels amazing, just wish I could race these guys more, it would make me a lot better,” Baker said. “That was a good race, started out a little tight, but about halfway through it just started coming and coming. I was able to rip the bottom, I don’t know if anybody else could hit it like I could, but we were ripping.”

Matt Covington maintained control of third in the standings with his fourth-place run, while Colby Stubblefield completed the top five to establish a new career best on the National Tour.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will be back for more at RPM Speedway on Saturday night with another full racing program. Tickets will be available at the track, while DIRTVision will stream every lap live for those unable to make it out.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[18]; 3. 71-Brady Baker[6]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[10]; 5. 2S-Colby Stubblefield[5]; 6. 1-Brenham Crouch[9]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[20]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[16]; 10. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 11. 71T-Channin Tankersley[14]; 12. B2-Carson Bolden[2]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[22]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[19]; 15. 938-Bradley Fezard; 16. 15D-Andrew Deal[7]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[21]; 18. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 19. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 20. 2-Brekton Crouch[15]; 21. 24-Tyler Harris[8]; 22. 8-Aydan Saunders[12]; 23. 12W-Dale Wester[13]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/bergman-ends-two-month-winless-drought-with-rpm-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4543641
TRACK INFO: http://www.rpmdirt.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Austyn Gossel Ending Rookie Season on High Note After Strong Riverside Run

CONCORD, NC (October 24, 2024) – Of the nearly 60 drivers competing to make the 21-car field in the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway, several star names found themselves watching from the stands – Seth Bergman, Matt Covington, Terry Gray and more.

One name not on that list? Austyn Gossel.

“If you were to choose anybody in the field, I was probably going to be the last one they would choose to make the Feature,” said Gossel, who finished 16th in the 40-lap, $10,000-to-win affair. “We just had a really good car all weekend.”

The event didn’t get off to an ideal start for him on Friday with a B-Main exit, but the No. 16G team kept working at it until late in the Saturday program when they found themselves right where they needed to be.

“I didn’t get timed in good enough [on Friday] to be higher up in points and I think that really screwed us in the end,” Gossel said. “Then, I had a really good Heat Race. I went sixth to third, that gave me good points. Then, the B-Main, I just missed the setup completely and got run over and messed up the nose wing, and that made it really hard to pass anybody.

“Going into the second night, we had a really good car. I had a bad start on the first start of the Heat Race, but then I was able to run them down, which I wasn’t really expecting. I had a really, really good car then and I probably just needed another lap or two and I probably could have got by them. It still set me up good in points. I started third in the B-Main and finished second, and then in the Feature it was just hard to pass.

“I haven’t really been good in slick lately, that’s one thing we’re really going to need to step up on is being good late in the race instead of early. Cause it don’t pay nothing in the Heat Race.”

It’s all part of the learning process for the Windsor, CO driver, who is nearing the end of his first full season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour. He hasn’t had to learn the ropes alone though, as Gossel emphasized the importance of having fellow competitors on tour willing to lend a hand.

“Having Hank [Davis] is a big help, we’ve been really good buddies ever since he started driving [for TwoC Racing],” Gossel said. “We talk about where I’m doing good and where I’m doing bad. Having him has really helped me confidence-wise and be a better driver at the end. He tells me where I’m good at and where I’m not good at, where I need to be and where I shouldn’t be.

“Even me and Zach Blurton, we’ve become really good friends this year. We talk to each other basically after every time we hit the track. Like, ‘Well, we tried this, and this didn’t really work out, we did this, and we didn’t really like that.’ Getting all these good people around me has really helped us out a lot.”

Gossel’s situation is different than the other rookies on tour as he and father, Bryan Gossel, make up the only two-car team on the National Tour.

“It has its pros and cons,” Gossel said. “We have our own way of doing things, me and Ryan have ours set up differently. Me and my dad run two different setups. He likes his a little tighter. I like mine a little looser.

“We weren’t going to be running two cars out of one rig like we had been the past three years, so [Bryan] decided to venture in and get himself a different setup, which has helped out a lot, stress level-wise.”

However, Gossel Racing has dropped down to a single-car effort after Bryan stepped out of the car due to injuries suffered in a crash at Arrowhead Speedway in September. While Austyn certainly misses having his dad on track with him, it has allowed the team to focus 100% of their efforts on the No. 16G, which has paid dividends toward Austyn’s performance.

“[Bryan’s] pretty good at reading the car,” Gossel said. “We talk about it every time the car’s off the track. What I should have done better, what I think the car needs. Having him just be able to focus on that has really helped me confidence-wise and performance-wise.”

Having his dad as his full-time crew chief hasn’t been the only factor in Gossel’s uptick in speed though. His engine program has also taken a turn for the better after a trying season filled with trouble.

“We’ve got this new motor program going out for us, I’m really liking this new piece we’ve got,” Gossel said. “I think it’s stepped up our program. I went through a spurt where I went through three motors in six weeks. I was out of motors, so this was our last-ditch effort to finish out the year.”

Entering the season, Gossel had a goal in mind of finishing top 10 in the final standings. Seven months later, he finds himself in the 11th spot, 111 points behind Terry Easum with six races left to make his original goal a reality.

“My expectations for this year were really not much, but I kind of had a goal, 10th in points would be reasonable for us,” Gossel said. “And we’re just right outside of 10th. We’ve been battling with Terry Easum quite a bit. Hopefully, if these next couple of weekends go good, I think we might have a shot.”

Gossel’s next stop on his rookie tour will take place at RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26. Tickets will be available at the track, but if you can’t make it, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/austyn-gossel-ending-rookie-season-on-high-note-after-strong-riverside-run/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4543640
TRACK INFO: http://www.rpmdirt.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: RPM Speedway Set to Host Final Stop Before National Tour Championship Weekend

CRANDALL, TX (October 22, 2024) – For the first and only time in 2024, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour is set to invade the Lone Star State.

The 1/4-mile RPM Speedway – located in Crandall, TX near Dallas – will welcome the Series for the first time ever this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26. The third of three-straight weekends of racing for the National Tour marks the final two races on the schedule before the Series heads to Oklahoma to wrap up the season in mid-November.

Both nights will conclude with a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start Feature, and the Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by Limited Modifieds and Factory Stocks on both nights.

Tickets will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

HOMETOWN HERO: RPM Speedway sits about 25 miles southeast of Sunnyvale, TX, making it the home track on tour for Sam Hafertepe Jr.

The driver of the No. 15H sits 129 points behind Seth Bergman in the championship battle, and with only six races to go in the season, Hafertepe desperately needs a statement weekend at home to give himself a realistic chance at a sixth title entering Oklahoma next month. And if the Drivers championship wasn’t enough to think about, Hill’s Racing Team is also 15 points behind TwoC Racing in a tight battle atop the Owners standings.

Fortunately for Hafertepe, RPM has been good to him in the past. The most recent winged 360 Sprint Car race at the track was an ASCS Gulf South Region event in 2018, and the winner that night was none other than Hafertepe. He finished second in Gulf South action a year prior to give himself a 1.5 average finish in ASCS competition at RPM, and he plans on keeping that number intact this weekend.

CRANDALL KNOW HOW: Hafertepe wasn’t the only current National Tour driver in the field on those two nights though.

Matt Covington finished 10th in 2017 and sixth in 2018 in his only two starts at RPM. He still has plenty to play for even with the Drivers title being out of reach, as the No. 95 team is third in the Owners standings, 51 points behind TwoC Racing. Additionally, Covington has six more chances to avoid going winless on the National Tour in 2024, something he hasn’t done since 2016.

Bergman was also present at the 2017 Gulf South Region race and came home ninth. After a weekend at the World Short Track Challenge in which he never found his footing – finishing 11th on Friday and missing the show on Saturday – Bergman will be looking to get back to his usual consistency this weekend to maintain his triple-digit lead atop the standings.

MIDGET MEMORIES: The top three in the standings may be the only ones with Sprint Car experience at RPM, but a pair of others have competed at the facility before.

Andrew Deal made a pair of trips to Crandall to race with the POWRi West Midgets and scored finishes of 12th in 2016 and sixth in 2017. He’ll look to transfer that knowledge from the small car into the big car as he tries to rebound from a pair of DNQs at Riverside last weekend.

Rookie of the Year leader Hank Davis also has laps around RPM in a Midget, with his only visit to the track ending with a seventh-place finish in 2018.

HERE COMES MARTIN: The closest points battle in the top 10 entering RPM is the fight for the final spot in the top five, with Deal leading Jason Martin by 15 points.

The two drivers entered the season with polar-opposite backgrounds – Martin as the defending Series champion with two decades of Sprint Car experience under his belt, while Deal is wrapping up his first full season on a national Sprint Car series.

Martin has been climbing back up the order for much of the season after an injury forced him to miss the Batesville Motor Speedway event, knocking him outside the top 10 in points. His ascent has accelerated in the last few weeks, with his first win of the season at Arrowhead Speedway highlighting a stretch of six-straight top 10s – Martin’s longest of the season.

Following a tough weekend at Riverside, Deal will head to RPM looking for his first top five since Clay County Fair Speedway on Sept. 10. If he can get that done, it would be his first on a 1/4-mile bullring since finishing second in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway in April.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour season will conclude in Oklahoma at Tulsa Speedway (Thursday, Nov. 14) and Creek County Speedway (Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16).

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (3399 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-129)
Matt Covington (-265)
Hank Davis (-341)
Andrew Deal (-516)
Jason Martin (-531)
Landon Britt (-590)
Zach Blurton (-635)
Kyler Johnson (-689)
Terry Easum (-786)

FEATURE WINNERS:
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS:
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 12
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Lance Moss – Cherryville, NC – 1

HEAT RACE WINS:
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 8
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 2
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1
Tucker Boulton – Brighton, TN – 1
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Ayden Gatewood – Caruthersville, MO – 1
Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR – 1

DASH APPEARANCES:
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 21
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 21
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 14
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 13
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 9
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 5
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 4
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 2
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 2
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS:
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Noah Harris – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Ayden Gatewood – Caruthersville, MO – 1
Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS:
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Kyle Jones – Kennedale, TX – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS:
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 22
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 22
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 19
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 18
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 17
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 15
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 14
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 9
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 8
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 8
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 8
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 6
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 3
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 2
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 2
Derek Hagar – Marion, AR – 2
Kyle Jones – Kennedale, TX – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Emilio Hoover – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Anton Hernandez – Arlington, TX – 1
Howard Moore – Memphis, TN – 1
Morgan Turpen Havener – Gallatin, TN – 1
Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Roger Crockett (1)
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Jason Martin (1)
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Joe B. Miller (1)
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY / Hank Davis (3)
Friday, Oct. 18 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR / Derek Hagar (1)
Saturday, Oct. 19 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR / Derek Hagar (2)
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/what-to-watch-for/what-to-watch-for-rpm-speedway-set-to-host-final-stop-before-national-tour-championship-weekend/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7544
TRACK INFO: http://www.rpmdirt.com/default.aspx
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Hagar Completes Weekend Sweep of World Short Track Challenge

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (October 19, 2024) – Some driver-track combinations in Sprint Car racing seem to go together like bread and butter. Donny Schatz at Knoxville. David Gravel at Williams Grove. And of course, Derek Hagar at Riverside International Speedway.

The Marion, AR driver took the checkered flag at “The Ditch” for the fourth time in eight days and the second time in as many outings with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour. But this time, it came with a $10,000 check and the title of World Short Track Challenge champion.

“It’s $10,000 man, you’ve got to put it all on the line,” Hagar said. “I knew I wasn’t going to pass them following them. I had some good runs and the cautions kept coming out. I was like ‘man, screw it, I’m pulling the wing back and see if it works.”

Thanks to his Friday night victory, Hagar was one of two drivers locked into Saturday’s Feature before the program began, the other being Friday runner-up Dale Howard. Hagar finished fifth in the Dash to claim the inside of the third row in the Feature lineup, with Jordon Mallett and Cody Gardner sharing the front row.

A rash of early spins meant the field needed three attempts to complete the opening lap, but once the race got going, Mallett drove away to the early lead while Gardner came under fire from the No. 2C of Hank Davis.

Davis moved up to second on Lap 5 and immediately went to work on running down Mallett. He caught the Rains Motorsports No. 3 car and was briefly side-by-side for the top spot before Ayden Gatewood spun in Turn 2 to pause the action on Lap 12.

Hagar had climbed to third by the time the caution was thrown, putting him within striking distance of the lead for the first time when the race resumed. He made the most of the opportunity, getting around Davis on the high side in Turns 3 and 4 before setting his sights on Mallett.

With seven laps to go, Hagar found a run off of Turn 2, slipped to Mallett’s inside and never looked back, leading the rest of the way to win for the 10th time on the National Tour.

The 40-lap distance meant track evolution was a much bigger factor than in the 25-lap contest one night prior, which made Hagar’s local knowledge of the facility even more crucial.

“Knew that I was going to be tight early and it was,” Hagar said. “I think I knocked the wall down two or three times down the back straightaway. Really surprised the Jacob’s ladder’s still on it. I knew that with 40 laps, a lot of these cars running, it was probably going to start polishing off on the bottom and throwing that crum up in the middle.”

With fellow Arkansas driver Mallett finishing second, it marked the second night in a row in which the top two spots were claimed by Riverside regulars, solidifying their spot as one of the top local contingents in 360 Sprint Car racing.

“A lot of guys that grew up racing here are in the Hall of Fame,” Hagar said. “My granddad fielded cars for Sammy Swindell, Hooker Hood and Rickey Hood. He actually crew chiefed on the car when Sammy won both Short Track Challenges back in the 1970s. So to keep the win in the family, it feels pretty special.”

While Mallett looked to be in position to take his second National Tour win of the season up until the final 10 laps of the Feature, he was ultimately unable to stand in the way of Hagar’s reign of terror over the West Memphis bullring.

“Hindsight’s always 20/20,” Mallett said. “Sometimes it’s better to be second than the leader on this deal, but I mean, this is [Hagar’s] deal, this is where he made a name. Hats off to Derek, he got it done again. We ran second to him last week, we ran second to him this week.”

Sam Hafertepe Jr. rebounded from his crash on Friday night with a third-place finish on Saturday night, giving the Sunnyvale, TX driver some positive momentum entering his home race at RPM Speedway next weekend.

“We stayed a little free, freer than we were last night,” Hafertepe said. “We probably should have gotten where we were last night, and we probably could have competed with Derek as far as speed. At the end, I just kind of put it on the fence, just rubbing the right-rear on the wall and honestly, we started catching them guys in front of us.”

Davis held on to the fourth spot while Blake Hahn finished fifth for his fourth top five in 10 National Tour appearances this season.

The Hard Charger Award went to Jason Martin, who advanced to the Feature through a B-Main before driving from 16th up to seventh by the checkered flag.

UP NEXT: The final stop before championship weekend in November will take the ASCS National Tour to RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26. Tickets will be available at the track on race day, but if you can’t make it, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature: 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 2. 3-Jordon Mallett[1]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[4]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[13]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[16]; 8. 10M-Morgan Turpen Havener[8]; 9. 6J-Kyle Jones[9]; 10. 26-Marshall Skinner[12]; 11. 40-Howard Moore[20]; 12. 31-Casey Wills[19]; 13. 37-Ayden Gatewood[11]; 14. 10L-Landon Britt[17]; 15. 71T-Christopher Townsend[15]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[14]; 17. 121-Jan Howard[10]; 18. 6-Cody Gardner[2]; 19. 55Z-Zach Pringle[18]; 20. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 21. 88M-Trent Moss[7]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/hagar-completes-weekend-sweep-of-world-short-track-challenge/

TRACK INFO: https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Hagar Takes Home Friday Prelim at World Short Track Challenge

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (October 18, 2024) – Few Sprint Car drivers can say they’ve won three Features at the same track in the span of seven days, but Derek Hagar added his name to that short list Friday night at Riverside International Speedway.

Last weekend in the Flip Flop 50 for the United Sprint Car Series, he won the first Feature, was inverted to the rear for the second race and drove back to the front by the checkers.

Less than a week later, with the stars of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour and the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints joining the fold, he got the job done once again on the opening night of the World Short Track Challenge.

“We could do whatever we wanted in that Feature man,” Hagar said. “I could cut the corner, I could float the corner and I could make speed the whole time.”

The unique format for the event meant that the first five rows of the Feature were set by combined points from Qualifying and Heat Races, which resulted in Anton Hernandez starting on the pole in his National Tour debut alongside Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the 25-lap Feature. Hernandez did not get to enjoy much time out front at the start, as Hafertepe powered around his outside and led by three car lengths entering Turn 3 on the first lap.

The first caution was thrown on Lap 2 when Lance Moss collided with the spinning car of Ayden Gatewood. Hafertepe kept the lead on the restart, while Hank Davis made the pass on Hernandez in Turn 3 to take second.

Hafertepe would lead the next several circuits, albeit with Davis breathing down his neck in search of the top spot. Davis’ night started to turn sour when he got into the Turn 4 wall on Lap 8 and climbed the catchfence – he initially kept going but eventually brought the car to the pits to fix the damage.

The issues for Davis may have given Hafertepe some breathing room, but his chance to score his first National Tour win in over two months was erased when he ran into the back of the slowing car of Jordon Mallett on the backstretch, sending the No. 15H up and over.

That incident handed the lead back to Hernandez with 15 to go, but just like the initial start, he didn’t stay long as Hagar blew past him on the outside in Turns 1 and 2.

The final stoppage of the race was for a flip by Brandon Hanks with six to go, but Hagar once again nailed the restart and took the checkers by 1.6 seconds over Dale Howard in second.

Riverside’s track surface has long been known to change in an instant, and Hagar said keeping up with those changes better than anyone else was ultimately what won him the race.

“Racetrack went from muddy to slick real quick,” Hagar said. “Billy and the guys did a real great job this week getting this racetrack prepared for tonight. Not knowing what the racetrack was going to do with 60 cars, last week we had 120 cars here between all the classes. It was muddy early and kind of did the same thing. It went a little further than this as far as being slick.”

Howard completed the sweep of the top two spots by the West Memphis locals. The runner-up effort served as a solid end to the night after teammate Sammy Swindell’s weekend came to an early end due to an engine failure.

“This is mine and Derek’s local track, so we’re kind of favored here,” Howard said. “We’re supposed to do good. Honestly, the two of us being the top two out of 60 cars here, that’s not half bad.”

The highest finishing invader was none other than Kennedale, TX’s Kyle Jones, who charged up from 13^th to finish third and claim the Hard Charger Award. While Jones is widely known for his skills behind the wheel of a Midget, his run on Friday night proved he can be equally fast in a Sprint Car.

“All the guys were up [at the top of the track] while I was putting around the bottom and I was able to make room down there,” Jones said. “They were kind of crossing each other up, so I was able to get some good runs down on the bottom. I went up there a little bit but it’s pretty sketchy. Finishing behind some guys that run this place all the time is pretty cool.”

Matt Covington finished fourth to lead the National Tour regulars, while Landon Britt gave his hometown fans a reason to cheer by coming home fifth for his second top five in the last three races.

UP NEXT: The World Short Track Challenge wraps up with a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win event on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. Tickets will be available at the gate, but if you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature: 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[10]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[8]; 3. 6J-Kyle Jones[13]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[12]; 5. 10L-Landon Britt[5]; 6. 6-Cody Gardner[16]; 7. 5L-Anton Hernandez[1]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 9. 52-Blake Hahn[15]; 10. 40-Howard Moore[14]; 11. 23-Seth Bergman[11]; 12. 10-Terry Gray[20]; 13. 23L-Lance Moss[9]; 14. 84-Brandon Hanks[17]; 15. 21-Carson Short[19]; 16. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 17. 2C-Hank Davis[6]; 18. 3-Jordon Mallett[18]; 19. 901-Tucker Boulton[7]; 20. 37-Ayden Gatewood[4]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/hagar-takes-home-friday-prelim-at-world-short-track-challenge/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7529
TRACK INFO: https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

ASCS National Tour Plans Massive Championship Finale in Oklahoma, Nov. 14-16

SAPULPA, OK (Oct. 18, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour’s historic 2024 season will conclude with four races in three days in Oklahoma to crown a champion.

First, the Series will return to Tulsa Speedway for a double Feature day on Thursday, Nov. 14, and then end the season at Creek County Speedway, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16, for the two-day Fuzzy’s Fall Fling – named in memory of Wokeeta “Fuzzy” Hahn, the late wife of ASCS founder Emmett Hahn.

Thursday’s event at Tulsa will see the ASCS National Tour, and ASCS Sooner Region, run two Features in one day. They’ll finish the remaining portion of the Dirt Down in T-Town event, which was postponed by weather in July. Drivers will complete the Dash and $6,000-to-win Feature. Then, they go into the originally scheduled program for the day, highlighted by the night’s $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start race.

Teams will travel 20 minutes south to Sapulpa, OK the next day to end the season at Creek County Speedway. It’ll conclude a historic year for the ASCS National Tour, which was acquired by World Racing Group in March to help grow and strengthen the series.

Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. will enter as the contenders for the 2024 title, $40,000 championship check and the new Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy.

Bergman is on the hunt for his first Series title, while Hafertepe will try to extend his legacy to six ASCS National Tour championships.

Hafertepe won the National Tour events at Tulsa and Creek County earlier this year. Bergman won an ASCS Sooner Region race at Creek County in March.

Friday’s Feature will pay $4,000 to win, while Saturday’s grand finale will pay $10,000 to win.

While Bergman and Hafertepe battle for the title, several other Oklahoma natives will be eyeing a home state win before the end of the season. Matt Covington, of Glenpool, OK, is still searching for this first National Tour win of the season (as of mid-October). Hank Davis, of Sand Springs, OK, is on his way to being the 2024 National Tour Rookie of the Year, currently sitting fourth in points with three wins this year behind the wheel of the TwoC Racing No. 2C. And Terry Easum, of Broken Arrow, OK, started the year strong, earning his first career National Tour win in May, but has yet to find the top five since. He’ll be poised to change that during his end-of-year homecoming.

The Series banquet will be held on Sunday, Nov. 17, in Tulsa – handing out over $150,000 to the top 10 drivers in Series points. More details on the ceremony will be available soon.

If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

TULSA EVENT INFO
Date – Thursday, Nov. 14
Location – Tulsa, OK
Track Info – TulsaSpeedway.com

Times (CT) –
Pits Open: 4 p.m.
Gates Open: 5 p.m.

Tickets – Available at track.

Last Race Video Recap (June 28, 2024) –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEVQH8Nwi1U&t=2s

Previous ASCS National Tour Winners at Tulsa –
2024 – Sam Hafertepe Jr. on June 28
2005 – Gary Wright on July 30
2005 – Jason Johnson on June 7
2004 – Tim Montgomery on July 12
1999 – Ronald Laney on Aug. 21

CREEK COUNTY EVENT INFO
Date – Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16
Location – Sapulpa, OK
Track Info – CreekCountySpeedway.com

Times (CT) –
Gates Open: 5 p.m.
Hot Laps: 7 p.m.

Tickets – Available at track.

Last Race Video Recap (June 13, 2024) –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j21iA3Jf6s4

Previous ASCS National Tour Winners at Creek County –
2024 – Sam Hafertepe Jr. on June 13
2022 – Jason Martin on Oct. 29
2021 – Ryan Timms on July 27
2020 – Blake Hahn on Aug. 14
2019 – Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Oct. 12
2018 – Sammy Swindell on June 14, Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Oct. 27
2017 – Aaron Reutzel on June 15
2016 – Bryan Clauson on June 16, Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Nov. 4, John Carney II on Nov. 5
2014 – Christopher Bell on June 19
2013 – Jeff Swindell on June 20
2012 – Brady Bacon on Aug. 17
2008 – Jason Johnson on July 14
2007 – Darren Stewart on July 16
2006 – Jason Johnson on July 9
2000 – Tim Crawley on July 18
1999 – Tim Crawley on May 30, Tim Crawley on July 25
1998 – Phil Gressman on June 16
1997 – Gary Wright on July 31, Pete Butler on Aug. 31
1996 – Wayne Johnson on June 16
1995 – Gary Wright on July 16
1994 – Garry Lee Maier on June 25
1993 – Mike Ward on June 20, John Hunt on June 25

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/1-month-alert-ascs-national-tour-plans-massive-championship-finale-in-oklahoma/

TULSA EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7478
CREEK COUNTY EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4544349
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Sammy Swindell Rolling Into World Short Track Challenge Still Hungry for Success

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (October 17, 2024) – More than 60 of the biggest names in 360 Sprint Car racing are on the entry list for Arkansas’ World Short Track Challenge, but one is most synonymous with the West Memphis area – Sammy Swindell.

He’ll join the full-time drivers from the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and the United Sprint Car Series for the doubleheader weekend at Riverside International Speedway, Oct. 18-19 – all vying for the $10,000 payday on Saturday.

The three-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion turned his first laps around Riverside at 15 years old in 1971 and has been a frequent visitor to “The Ditch” ever since. His long list of wins at the facility includes three victories with The Greatest Show on Dirt – one in 1979 and two in 1981 – as well as an ASCS Mid-South Region score in 2018.

As Riverside’s most prominent local, “Slammin’ Sammy” has known the track better than anyone over the past five decades. So, how much has it changed since the early days?

“Not much, really,” Swindell said. “There was a wood fence where it’s a concrete wall around there now. That’s the biggest thing.”

Even though the racetrack is largely the same, the cars racing around it have changed drastically over Swindell’s career, meaning he has had to adjust his racing program accordingly.

“It used to be when I started, if you had a Sprint Car, every Sprint Car race, you could run it anywhere,” Swindell said. “Now there’s so many places, they have different rules and different things. You’re only limited to so much. You’ve got to have a motor for this or a motor for that and a lot of things. It keeps us from going to a lot of places like I could back in the 70’s and 80’s when you could just show up if they had a Sprint Car race.”

Swindell may not run as many races nowadays as he used to, but when he does roll into the pits, he’s still on the shortlist of winning contenders. He’s taken the checkers on multiple occasions this season, including at Riverside in local competition on Aug. 24 as well as with the USCS at Buckshot Speedway on Aug. 31.

“Mine’s a little hit and miss,” Swindell said when describing his racing schedule in recent years. “I’m just doing it part-time. So, most of the stuff we’re doing with driving for Dale Howard is stuff that’s close around here.”

The latter portion of the 2024 season has brought forth one of the biggest stretches of racing in Riverside’s storied history. Last weekend’s Flip Flop 50 included twin Features for the USCS, which leads into this weekend’s World Short Track Challenge with the ASCS joining the fold. The month of October wraps up next Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, when the World of Outlaws make their first trip to the 1/4-mile bullring since 2018 for their final stop before the World of Outlaws World Finals.

While the three-week Sprint Car spectacular is noteworthy on its own, the milestone it celebrates makes it even more special.

“This is [Riverside’s] 75th year,” Swindell said. “So, they had plans to do a lot of Sprint Car races this year.”

And despite the fact that Swindell has been ripping a Sprint Car around “The Ditch” longer than any of the National Tour full-timers have been alive, the 68-year-old will still only have one goal in mind when the Series rolls into his home track – “to win.”

Swindell will go for his 21st National Tour win and first since 2018 this weekend at Riverside International Speedway during the World Short Track Challenge. Tickets will be available at the track on both nights, while those unable to make it can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/sammy-swindell-rolling-into-world-short-track-challenge-still-hungry-for-success/

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: ASCS, USCS Set to Duel at Riverside in World Short Track Challenge

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (October 15, 2024) – Arkansas is set to host the newest premier 360 Sprint Car event this weekend for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour – the World Short Track Challenge.

The first National Tour race at Riverside International Speedway in three years will be a co-sanctioned event alongside the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and the United Sprint Car Series, with the three tours combining to bring more than 60 cars to “The Ditch” this weekend.

The event wraps up with a 40-lap Feature on Saturday night paying $10,000-to-win and $1,000 to start. Friday’s preliminary action will conclude with a $2,000-to-win/$200-to-start main event.

Tickets will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

HANK HEATING UP: Whenever Hank Davis has been asked to reflect on his first season in the TwoC Racing machine, his answer has remained constant all year.

“I didn’t know we would be this good.”

Regardless of what his goals were entering the year, Davis has been a nightly win contender ever since he got in the car – but especially over the past six weeks.

His win on Saturday night at Paducah International Raceway was the latest chapter in a seven-race stretch that includes three wins, five podiums and no finishes worse than fourth. Davis’ 2.2 average finish dating back to his weekend sweep at Electric City Speedway is the best of anyone over that span, including championship leaders Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr.

The Sand Springs, OK native will be making his first trek to West Memphis this weekend, although the challenge of taking on a track for the first time didn’t seem to faze him at Electric City or Paducah. Riverside’s tight confines and high banking should suit Davis nicely given his Midget background as he goes for the first five-digit payday of his Sprint Car career.

PILING ON THE PODIUMS: Good luck finding anyone happier about an eight-race winless streak than Seth Bergman.

Although he hasn’t won since Aug. 23 at Big Sky Speedway, his six podiums since then have given him a 136-point lead over Hafertepe in the standings. While he would have loved to convert a few of those seconds and thirds into wins, the ultimate goal all along has been earning his first National Tour championship, and the 20-year Sprint Car veteran is closer than ever to doing exactly that.

The gap will go unchanged this weekend with the World Short Track Challenge paying show-up points only, meaning Bergman can put the title fight aside and focus solely on gunning for the $10,000 prize on Saturday night.

His Riverside resume includes two National Tour wins in 2012 and 2015, making him one of six drivers to win more than one Series event at the track and the only current full-timer on that list.

TIME FOR A RESET: After a dream summer that included nine wins over the span of 13 races, Hafertepe hasn’t quite been the same in the cooler weather.

His last nine races on tour have included no trips to Victory Lane and three finishes outside the top 10, including a late-race flat tire at Clay County Fair Speedway and a crash at Benton Speedway, causing his gap to Bergman to be nearly 100 points larger than it was when he left Montana 40 points back.

Hope is not lost though, as the final stretch of the season might as well have been tailor-made for Hafertepe. The next full points race takes place at his home track of RPM Speedway before the season concludes at Tulsa Speedway and Creek County Speedway in November. Hafertepe was victorious at Tulsa in June in his first time competing at the track, while he has won three times at Creek County in 2024 alone, including with the National Tour during Speedweek.

While a win this weekend wouldn’t help their points situation, it could be critical to building momentum in the No. 15H camp entering their final bid for a sixth Series championship.

STAR-STUDDED FIELD: With the season winding down, 360 Sprint Car teams from across the nation are planning to travel to West Memphis for one more big event before putting their cars away for the winter. The list of expected entries includes all the regulars from the National Tour, Hurricane Area Super Sprints and the USCS along with dozens of invaders looking to steal the spotlight.

Of course, there’s no bigger name on the list that three-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion Sammy Swindell, who hails from nearby Germantown, TN. The 68-year-old is still a contender in the limited Sprint Car starts he makes each year, as his 2024 season has included a local win at Riverside on Aug. 24 as well as a USCS triumph one week later at Buckshot Speedway.

A familiar face in a new place to keep an eye on is Jordon Mallett, who will become the first driver to compete for three different teams with the National Tour this season. Mallett spent eight races driving the Brandon Anderson Motorsports No. 55B in a stint highlighted by a win at Batesville Motor Speedway before fielding his own No. 14 car at Arrowhead Speedway in September, and he has since jumped into the No. 3 for Rains Motorsports.

His debut with the team came last weekend in USCS action at Riverside with finishes of second and ninth in the twin-Feature program. The night was swept by Derek Hagar, who has now won five times at “The Ditch” in 2024 and enters the weekend hungry for more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will head to Texas for the only time in 2024 for a doubleheader at RPM Speedway outside Dallas on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, marking the final stop before November’s championship weekend in Oklahoma.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (3045 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-111)
Matt Covington (-240)
Hank Davis (-372)
Andrew Deal (-506)
Jason Martin (-526)
Landon Britt (-577)
Zach Blurton (-617)
Kyler Johnson (-629)
Terry Easum (-732)

FEATURE WINNERS (12):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (13):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 12
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (41):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 7
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 6
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (42):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 21
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 20
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 13
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 13
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 9
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 5
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 5
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 4
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 2
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (16):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Noah Harris – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (26):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 15
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (66):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 22
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 21
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 17
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 17
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 16
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 14
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 14
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 8
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 8
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 8
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 6
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 2
Sterling Cling – Tempe, AZ – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Emilio Hoover – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Joe B. Miller – Millersville, MO – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Roger Crockett (1)
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Jason Martin (1)
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Joe B. Miller (1)
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY / Hank Davis (3)
Friday, Oct. 18 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Oct. 19 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/what-to-watch-for/what-to-watch-for-ascs-uscs-set-to-duel-at-riverside-in-world-short-track-challenge/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7530
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Davis Holds Off Hafertepe at Paducah for Third National Tour Triumph

PADUCAH, KY (October 12, 2024) – When the American Sprint Car Series National Tour rolls into a high-banked, lightning-fast racetrack, Hank Davis tends to find another gear.

The Labor Day weekend visit to Montana’s Electric City Speedway netted him the first two wins of his career with the Series, and six weeks later, he picked up his third on Saturday night at Paducah International Raceway.

“We were just really good all night,” Davis said. “There in Qualifying, we just kind of had the car a little off or we would have probably swept the whole night. Car was just really good, just rolled around this place super well and got a win.”

The 21-year-old picked up the pole position after blowing by Matt Covington on the final lap of the Dash and taking the checkers. However, his advantage didn’t last long come Feature time, as a poor start allowed Covington to drive away to the early lead on the outside while Sam Hafertepe Jr. squeezed by in Turns 1 and 2 and took second away.

Hafertepe wasn’t satisfied though, as he slid up in front of Covington exiting Turn 4 on the opening lap before the No. 95 crossed him over and held onto the lead.

While Covington paced the field early, Davis went to the inside of Hafertepe on Lap 4 to move up to second. He instantly went to work on catching Covington, and once he did, he made the exact same move as Hafertepe tried earlier and got the same result: Covington sneaking back by to keep the top spot.

Davis wasn’t ready to give up, as he made a couple of slider attempts on Covington before finally getting one to stick in Turn 2 at the midway point of the 25-lap Feature. Once he found clean air, the No. 2C was off to the races, quickly building a gap over his fellow red, white and black machine.

Just when it looked like Covington was in store for his first podium finish since Electric City on Aug. 31, the night turned sour when he slowed at the top of Turn 2 with a flat tire. What would have been a brief visit to the work area turned into a race-ending incident when Benton Speedway runner-up Sterling Cling ran into the back of the slowing car, severely damaging the left-rear corner of Covington’s car.

For the remainder of the race, Davis found himself working to hold off the same driver he got into a heated conversation with at the end of the Benton race 24 hours prior. Hafertepe dove to the inside on the restart following Covington’s incident, but by the time he slid back up the track Davis was already ahead. The slowing car of Gunner Ramey gave Hafertepe another chance, but he came up empty once again.

Seven laps later, Davis found himself working through slower traffic two seconds ahead of Hafertepe when Kyler Johnson slowed in Turn 2 to set up a three-lap dash to the finish. Davis once again nailed the restart, and three flawless laps later he crossed under the checkered flag to score the win in his Paducah debut.

“Sam slid me down there in 1 and 2 and I knew that I either had to get a good start or try to close the gap,” Davis said on the numerous challenges for the lead from the No. 15H that he fended off. “I didn’t know what to really do there. I don’t know, I plugged her to the top, she worked out and here we are.”

After winning nine of the first 17 races of the season, Hafertepe’s winless streak now sits at nine races, with his last victory coming at Lincoln County Raceway on Aug. 17. However, the runner-up result prevented further damage to his title chances following his late-race crash at Benton on Friday night.

“I wouldn’t say we’re lacking speed, we’ve just had a lot of bad little things happen to us lately. Like last night, getting wrecked, not even your doing, that doesn’t help situations. We’ve just had a little run of bad luck, and we’ll get out of that little funk.

“We had plenty of speed tonight, just starting fourth and [Davis] starts on the pole, it’s just hard to make up time when the track’s like this. I feel like if we would have ever got out to clean air, we would have been fine.”

After a disappointing ninth-place finish at Benton, Seth Bergman rebounded with a third-place run at Paducah for his ninth podium in the last 11 races. That incredible consistency puts him ahead of Hafertepe by 129 points with the finale at Creek County Speedway drawing closer.

“It’s such a tricky deal for me,” Bergman said. “All I’ve done for a long time is not race for points. I just wanted to go win races. Now, I find myself thinking quite differently. I want to win the race, but I also need to be smart. I’ve never been so happy to just podium out so much, just being consistent. I’m conflicted. There’s a dog in me that wants to win races, but there’s also a huge part of me now as I get older that thinks championships.”

The fourth spot went to Zach Blurton, who collected his first top five since Big Sky Speedway on Aug. 24, while Cling ended the race fifth for his second top five of the weekend.

Andrew Deal’s drive up from 16th to sixth earned him the night’s Hard Charger Award, his second in the last three races.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will join forces with the USCS for the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19. Tickets will be available at the track on race day, but if you can’t make it, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[6]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 5. 34-Sterling Cling[7]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal[16]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[12]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 10. 22-Riley Goodno[10]; 11. 21-Gunner Ramey[3]; 12. 51B-Joe B Miller[9]; 13. 41-Colton Hardy[11]; 14. 938-Bradley Fezard[14]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[18]; 17. 99D-Tucker Daly[19]; 18. 52D-Skyler Daly[20]; 19. 7-Caleb Thompson[21]; 20. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 21. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[15]; 22. 122-Lane Warner[22]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/davis-holds-off-hafertepe-at-paducah-for-third-national-tour-triumph/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7535
TRACK INFO: https://paducahracing.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Joe B. Miller Wins Benton in First National Tour Start of 2024

BENTON, MO (October 11, 2024) – Friday night’s contest at Benton Speedway was Joe B. Miller’s first race on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour in over a year. He didn’t take long to get reacclimated.

The Millersville, MO driver took the checkered flag in the first Series appearance at his home track of Benton Speedway since 1996 for his second National Tour victory alongside a score at Lake Ozark Speedway on May 27, 2023.

“Our shop’s about 30 minutes from here, so it’s about as close to home as we’re going to get,” Miller said in Victory Lane. “Got a lot of friends and family in the stands and this means a lot to get a National win.”

Miller shared the front row in the Feature with Tempe, AZ’s Sterling Cling, who was also making his first National Tour start of the season. In Cling’s case, it was also his debut with the Series as he winds down his first full season as a winged Sprint Car driver following years of Non-Wing competition.

Cling rode the high lane to pull away from Miller after one lap while Sam Hafertepe Jr. drove from tenth to third in the opening circuit as he looked to gain ground on Seth Bergman in the points chase.

Miller moved up to the top to match Cling and rode behind him through the first portion of the race until Lap 8. He sent his No. 51B machine to the bottom in Turn 1, slid up next to Cling and forced him into the loose dirt at the top of the track while Miller drove away to the lead.

Cling was soon under fire from Hafertepe for the second spot, but just as soon as Hafertepe made the pass on Lap 11, he got into the side of the slower car of Kelsey Ivy and spun. He kept the car rolling and rejoined the field, but not before Cling got back by.

The running order remained unchanged in the second half of the race up until Hank Davis looked to Hafertepe’s outside for third in Turns 3 and 4 coming to the white flag. Before Davis was able to sneak by, Hafertepe moved up the track and contacted Davis’s left-rear tire, sending Hafertepe’s car into the air, upside down and out of the race. The crash and subsequent 18th-place finish places Hafertepe 136 points behind Bergman in the standings entering Paducah International Raceway on Saturday night.

On the green-white-checkered restart that followed, Miller once again drove away and led Cling by 1.4 seconds when the checkered flag flew.

Given his home track advantage, Miller has plenty of experience navigating slower traffic efficiently at Benton. That skill turned out to be his key to victory over the numerous drivers making their Benton debut thanks to the long green flag run in the middle of the race.

“I thought I was making really good time through the lap cars,” Miller said. “I just tried catching that little bit of grip down there right by the tires and kind of slid myself. I didn’t know if I should have been up higher, but I just felt like if I could have kept plucking off lap cars then surely we’d have a few between me and second.”

For Cling, his runner-up effort was his career-best finish with a national winged Sprint Car series, solidifying his status as a rising star in the division.

“It’s pretty cool,” Cling said. “I haven’t really raced with any of these guys all year, we’ve been 410 racing a little bit of everywhere. Didn’t really know what to expect when we showed up here. Nonetheless, Mike, he always gives me a great car and works as hard as he possibly can, harder than anybody else in these pits. I’ve just got to thank him for continuing to work with me, and we’ll just keep building.”

Davis emerged from the contact with two to go in the third spot and held off Jason Martin on the final restart, netting him the final spot on the podium along with the Hard Charger Award after his drive up from 12th.

“He was going to slide a lapper, he kind of got trapped behind him and left the door open, so I took it,” Davis said on the incident with Hafertepe. “That was about all there was to it.”

Martin settled for fourth while Landon Britt came home fifth for his first top five since Big Sky Speedway on Aug. 23.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will make the 90-minute drive east to Kentucky’s Paducah International Raceway for the second half of this weekend’s doubleheader. Tickets will be available at the track, but if you can’t make it, watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller[1]; 2. 34-Sterling Cling[2]; 3. 2C-Hank Davis[12]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal[5]; 7. 23-Seth Bergman[9]; 8. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 9. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel[8]; 11. 41-Colton Hardy[17]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[14]; 14. 938-Bradley Fezard[19]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[13]; 16. 99D-Tucker Daly[15]; 17. 52D-Skyler Daly[11]; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[10]; 19. 21-Gunner Ramey[16]; 20. 122-Lane Warner[21]; 21. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[20]; 22. 7D-Dylan DeJournett[22]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/joe-b-miller-wins-benton-in-first-national-tour-start-of-2024/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4543642
TRACK INFO: https://www.bentonspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Bradley Fezard Carrying Momentum From Strong Regional Run Into Final National Tour Stretch

CONCORD, NC (October 9, 2024) – In the months leading up to the 2024 racing season, Bradley Fezard and the No. 938 V&H Fresh Race Team decided it was time for a new challenge.

After graduating from the Micro Sprint ranks, the Bonnerdale, AR driver spent 2022 and 2023 bouncing between Midgets, 305 and 360 Sprint Cars along with nearly every other category of open-wheel dirt track racing out there.

However, running full-time on a national Sprint Car tour was always the goal, and Fezard made that goal a reality in 2024 when he signed up to chase the Rookie of the Year Award on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.

“We had ran some series before in the past with the Micro Sprints with POWRi and NOW600,” Fezard said. “We took off of that and decided just to do some of the OCRS Sprint Car stuff, a little Midget stuff, and then we dabbled in the ASCS Sprint Cars. Once we ran with the ASCS guys, we decided at the end of last year that we would like to go back to committing to a series and stick with the same group of guys. We figured that would be the best way to learn and move our program forward.”

Going into the season, Fezard knew he would have to place his full focus on 360 Sprint Car racing if he wanted to have a chance at being competitive at the division’s highest level. That meant cutting down on extracurricular races in other car types, and he believes that decision has paid dividends in accelerating his learning curve on the National Tour.

“I think when you run back-to-back every weekend, the same car handling the same way with the same amount of power, I think it does a lot for us,” Fezard said. “Trying to hone in on setup skills and everything just for that one particular class. I think it’s been a big help for us.”

But regardless of how prepared and focused a team might be, taking on a national schedule for the first time is still one of the most daunting tasks in dirt track racing. Fezard knew that going in, and he’s been gaining firsthand experience ever since the green flag flew in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway in April. Two top 10s in the first 24 races isn’t what he had in mind, but he remains confident that success will come.

“This year has been very challenging for us,” Fezard said. “We’ve had a lot of new challenges, and I feel like we’ve faced a lot of adversity, bad luck, part failures and things. Sometimes you have those years where things just don’t seem to go right no matter how hard you try.”

Given the four-week break in the National Tour schedule, Fezard and team elected to travel south to Mississippi’s Greenville Speedway to take on the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints on Saturday night. His only goal was to shake off the rust and prepare for three-straight weekends of National Tour competition, but it quickly turned into a night that he hopes will turn the tide on his season.

“In the Heat Race, we actually passed for the lead and a caution came out and we got put back to second, so we made the redraw,” Fezard said. “Usually if there’s a redraw, I’m always drawing the highest number, but we actually drew the two, so we started on the outside of the front row.

“We ran third for the first five to seven laps or so, and the leader [Brady Baker] got taken out by a lap car. So the rest of the race was trying to chase down the leader [Michael Miller]. We were right with him, right on his bumper most of the race, but the track ended up rubbering up right above the middle. So it was kind of a one-lane track, it was a little difficult to get around him.

“But we were definitely hunting for our first win of the season. With the year that we’ve had so far with the National guys, we definitely could have used a win to build off of a little momentum there. But we’ll take a runner-up.”

With 10 races to go in his debut season, Fezard sits 12th in the standings, 126 points behind Terry Easum in 10th. Earning a spot in the top 10 would make for an ideal end to a trying rookie campaign, and the head of steam gained from his Greenville performance could propel him into doing just that.

“Running week in and week out with the National guys, it’s really the best in the country. Pretty difficult to run competitively with them once, let alone every week,” Fezard said. “Being able to get a runner-up, it helps boost some confidence going into the next few weeks. We’re still looking for our first top five of this season. That’s what our goal, our plan really is for the remaining races.”

Fezard will kick off the final stretch of the National Tour season this weekend at Benton Speedway (Friday, Oct. 11) and Paducah International Raceway (Saturday, Oct. 12). Tickets will be available at the track, but if you can’t make it, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/bradley-fezard-carrying-momentum-from-strong-regional-run-into-final-national-tour-stretch/

EVENT INFO: Benton Speedway, Paducah International Raceway
TRACK INFO: Benton Speedway, Paducah International Raceway
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

National Tour Rookie of the Year Award Comes Down to Davis vs. Deal

CONCORD, NC (October 2, 2024) – At the dawn of the 2024 season, more than half a dozen drivers were signed up to run the full American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time.

The quantity and quality of first-timers meant that the Rookie of the Year battle was shaping up to be equally as intriguing as the championship fight. But with six months and 24 races in the rearview mirror, the freshman standings are topped by someone who wasn’t even on the list of contenders until the end of May: Hank Davis.

After TwoC Racing and Seth Bergman parted ways two races into the season, Davis was tabbed as the new driver of the No. 2C for the remainder of the year. He didn’t take long to find his footing, finishing on the podium at Dodge City Raceway Park on June 1 to cap off his first weekend with the team.

That run was the second of nine top fives through Davis’s first 10 races behind the wheel of the Todd Carlile-owned, Wayne Johnson-tuned car. The Sand Springs, OK native’s expectations were high entering the next chapter of his Sprint Car career – but not quite that high.

“I didn’t know we would be this good,” Davis said. “I didn’t know if [Rookie of the Year] would be attainable really, but once we started rolling, I thought it would be attainable. We just had to do our job and be there at the end every night.”

After a summer filled with strong runs and close encounters with Victory Lane, Davis finally broke through on Labor Day weekend at Electric City Speedway with not one, but two victories. The wins weren’t just the first and second of his career with the National Tour, they also vaulted him into the lead of the Rookie of the Year race.

However, that isn’t the only points battle Davis has to think about, as TwoC Racing sits 34 points behind the Hill’s Racing Team No. 15H of Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the owners championship standings with 10 races to go in the season. Going for two separate titles while learning the ropes of full-time Sprint Car racing might seem like a lot to balance, but Davis’s solution is simple – don’t think about any of it.

“I really try not to think about any of the titles honestly,” Davis said. “I would love to get [the owner’s championship], just because that would help Wayne out, it’s on his side. We’re just out here to try and win as many races as possible, and wherever we end up is where we end up.”

Up until Electric City, the Rookie of the Year chase had been commanded by Caney, KS’s Andrew Deal. Racing a full season with a national Sprint Car series had always been a dream of his, and that dream came true in 2024.

“I was just going to have fun,” Deal said of his goals entering the season. “I mean, I wanted to do good, I thought we could do good. I thought [the Rookie of the Year Award] was a possibility.”

The best way to have fun racing Sprint Cars is to finish towards the front, and Deal did that on a regular basis early in the season. A runner-up finish in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway kicked off a string of seven top 10s through the first eight races, placing the No. 15D team at the top of the Rookie leaderboard and firmly on the list of nightly contenders with the Series.

It’s been an up-and-down season in the months since, as top-five runs at Lincoln County Raceway and Clay County Fair Speedway have gone along with a handful of finishes in the bottom half of the field. Deal admitted that he’s still in the learning phase of racing with the National Tour but said the box score doesn’t tell the full story of what he’s capable of.

“These guys, they drive so hard. They’re on it the whole time and they’re willing to wreck,” Deal said. “There’s a lot of times where I do lift. I’m not quite willing to just chance everything and tear my stuff up and get hurt. The right conditions, there’s no doubt in my mind we can win.

“I’m just not going to go 150% like some of these guys out here. It’s out of my pocket, I’ve got some good sponsors, but at the end of the day I’m paying for it.”

The level of competition on the National Tour isn’t the only thing Deal has had to adjust to this season, as many of the tracks on the schedule have been brand new for him. Getting up to speed at new facilities is a major hurdle for anyone taking on a new series for the first time, particularly for drivers like Deal who did little traveling prior to taking on the National Tour.

“Try to watch some videos, just try to study up on how the race goes and where I need to be at,” Deal said. “The hardest part is Qualifying. Kind of sets your night up, so you get basically three to five laps to see the track and then you’ve got to qualify on it. Wayne [Priddy, Deal’s brother-in-law and longtime Sprint Car crew chief] helps me a lot, he’s raced at a lot of these tracks. I’ll visit with him about tendencies of the track, of the dirt, try to get an idea of what to do. But once we get there, I’m pretty much just flying blind.”

Two places where Deal won’t be flying blind are the final two tracks on the schedule – Tulsa Speedway and Creek County Speedway – where he has plenty of laps in both winged and Non-Wing competition. If Deal can chip away at Davis’s 134-point lead in the six-race October slate, he could be in position to retake the lead during championship weekend in November and put an exclamation point on what he said has already been a rewarding year.

“In my mind, this has been nothing but a success,” Deal said. “There’s some nights where we should have been better and we weren’t, and there were some nights where we were pretty good and we probably shouldn’t have been any good at all. I would call it a success.”

The next chapter in the Rookie of the Year duel will be written next weekend at Benton Speedway (Friday, Oct. 11) and Paducah International Raceway (Saturday, Oct. 12). Tickets will be available at the track on race day, but if you can’t make it, watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/national-tour-rookie-of-the-year-award-comes-down-to-davis-vs-deal/

EVENT INFO: Benton Speedway (Oct. 11), Paducah International Raceway (Oct. 12)
TRACK INFO: Benton Speedway, Paducah International Raceway
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Hurricane Helene Postpones World Short Track Challenge to Oct. 18-19

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (September 26, 2024) – With the safety of traveling fans and teams in mind, officials from the ASCS, USCS and Riverside International Speedway have agreed to postpone this weekend’s World Short Track Challenge to Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19.

The decision was made with guidance from Precision Weather Service, who has been tracking Hurricane Helene and expects it to bring heavy, continuous rain and high winds to the Memphis area this weekend.

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will return to action in two weeks at Benton Speedway on Friday, Oct. 11, and Paducah International Raceway on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Seth Bergman leads the championship standings with eight races remaining as he chases his first National Tour title. Sitting 111 points behind him is Sam Hafertepe Jr., who is aiming for his sixth Series championship.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/hurricane-helene-postpones-world-short-track-challenge-to-oct-18-19/

TRACK INFO: https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Riverside Locals Ready to Defend the Ditch in World Short Track Challenge

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (September 25, 2024) – The long-awaited return of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour to Riverside International Speedway is finally here, as “The Ditch” is back on the schedule for the first time in three years.

Given the tour’s absence in recent seasons, more than half of the Series full-timers have no prior Riverside experience entering this weekend’s World Short Track Challenge. One driver not on that list is Memphis’s own Landon Britt, who began his Sprint Car career in 2018 competing in Riverside’s 305 Sprint Car division.

But even with that experience, for what to expect this weekend, Britt said his guess is no better than anyone else’s.

“You can’t really expect anything,” Britt said. “One week you can have a hammer down, heavy track, 15 inches all day and then the next week you can have glass slick, 10 or 11 inches all day. It’s a very wild track to know what’s going to come. Then, also with the river being there, you have to watch how high the river gets. Kind of like down in Florida, the higher the tide, the wetter the track. It’s a guessing game.”

One of the few drivers in the field with more laps around Riverside than Britt is Greenbrier, AR’s Jordon Mallett, who has been a frequent visitor to the track throughout his 15-year Sprint Car career and has two United Sprint Car Series wins in West Memphis on his resume. He preached the same message as Britt, emphasizing the importance of keeping up with the unpredictable Riverside track surface.

“It’s a flip of the coin, honestly,” Mallett said. “I’ve seen that place be anything and everything. It’s just dependent on what they do with the place.”

For Britt, the opportunity to sleep in his own bed after a night of racing is a welcome change of pace after spending the last three seasons traveling thousands of miles across the country chasing the National Tour.

“Always good to be closer to home and hopefully do well in front of your home crowd,” Britt said. “It makes it easier on us. We have the availability of anything we need if something happened, any help, things like that.”

The 2024 season has been a roller coaster for the No. 10 team, with three top fives mixed in with a handful of crashes and mechanical gremlins along the way. He currently sits seventh in the standings, the same spot in which he ended 2023.

Britt is focused on building momentum in the final 10 races of the season to propel the team into 2025 with a full head of steam, and there would be no better place to kickstart that upward trajectory than his home track.

“It’s had its ups and downs,” Britt said. “We’ve really played around with [the car] a lot and dove deeper into our fine tuning, trying to find new things. We’re trying not to get too caught up in the points, because then you just kind of stay in your own box. We really want to get out of it and learn. If it falls back for us a little bit this year, then hopefully it gains us next year.”

Mallett’s season has also taken plenty of unexpected turns, many of them having nothing to do with his on-track performance. His original plan was to take a hiatus from running the full National Tour with a newborn baby at home, but he ended up joining the Series anyway for eight races in the seat of the No. 55B while Brandon Anderson healed from an injury. Mallett didn’t take long to get comfortable in his new surroundings, with a last-lap pass for the win at Batesville Motor Speedway highlighting his substitute stint in the car.

The last stop on tour at Arrowhead Speedway marked Mallett’s first National Tour races back behind the wheel of his own No. 14 car. He was a contender all weekend, collecting finishes of fifth on Friday and seventh on Saturday.

While laps in a Sprint Car are helpful regardless of which car they come in, Mallett touched on the need to compartmentalize the two teams when switching from one to another.

“There’s just some things different,” Mallett said. “For the most part, everybody’s got good equipment. There’s some things that carried over there with me when I went, and there’s some things that carried back. I know what I like in my own car, and theirs drives a little different than mine.”

Mallett will follow the National Tour to Riverside this weekend looking for his second Series win of the year and first in his own equipment. With the World Short Track Challenge being a co-sanctioned event with the USCS – where Mallett has two championships and 25 wins to his name – he has all the motivation in the world to get the job done in one of the top events on either schedule.

“It’s cool, it’s like, where do you draw your association at,” Mallett said. “I’ve spent quite a bit of time with both series. It’s just a cool deal. I’m just more excited about another big 360 race. That’s super beneficial, we need big races, so hopefully it’ll turn out to be a really good event.”

More than 50 of the top 360 Sprint Car teams in the nation will join Britt and Mallett in West Memphis, AR for the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28. Tickets will be available at the track on race day, but if you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/riverside-locals-ready-to-defend-the-ditch-in-world-short-track-challenge/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7530
TRACK INFO: https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: ASCS vs. USCS Battle Awaits at Riverside in World Short Track Challenge

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (September 24, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour is back in Memphis for the first time in three years this weekend for a one-of-a-kind Sprint Car racing spectacle.

The Series will join forces with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and the United Sprint Car Series for 360 Sprint Car racing’s newest premier event, the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway.

The race will pay show-up points only for the National Tour, meaning teams will be gunning solely for Saturday night’s $10,000 top prize. All teams who start Saturday’s main event will make at least $1,000, which puts the World Short Track Challenge in a tie with the 360 Knoxville Nationals for the largest starting payout on the National Tour schedule. Friday’s preliminary action will conclude with a $2,000-to-win, $200-to-start Feature.

Tickets will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

WHAT A FIELD: With the season winding down and a huge purse up for grabs, teams from across the nation are planning to make the trip to “The Ditch” to chase the checkered flag.

The field of National Tour regulars will be headlined by championship contenders Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr., who enter the weekend as the only Series full-timers with Riverside victories to their name. Bergman won with the National Tour in Memphis in 2012 and 2015, while Hafertepe did the same in 2014.

More than 50 names are on the pre-entry list for the event, but there are none bigger than three-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion Sammy Swindell. The 68-year-old Sprint Car legend is making his first National Tour start since the 2023 360 Knoxville Nationals, but if his wins in local action at Riverside on Aug. 24 and with the USCS at Buckshot Speedway on Aug. 31 are anything to go by, “Slammin’ Sammy” could be a contender for his first Series win in six years.

Other invaders to keep an eye on include four-time National Tour champion and current USCS points leader Terry Gray, North Dakota standout Tim Estenson and eight-time National Tour winner Derek Hagar.

RUN OF SHOW: The tri-sanctioned event will feature a format unlike anything else on the schedule leading up to the main event on Saturday.

After Hot Laps on Friday, cars will be divided into two groups for Qualifying, which will set the lineups for the Heat Races and pay points that will determine lineups later in the night. The top four qualifiers in each Heat Race will be inverted, and passing points will be paid out. The top 14 drivers in combined Qualifying points and Heat Race passing points will be locked into the Feature, while everyone else will have to race their way through a B-Main, C-Main or D-Main.

The top six finishers in the D-Main will transfer to the C-Main, the top six from the C-Main will move on to the B-Main, and the top six from the B-Main will start at the tail of the 25-lap Feature to conclude Friday’s program.

No Qualifying will be held on Saturday; instead, combined points from Qualifying, Heat Races and preliminary Mains on Friday along with a dice roll invert will set the starting lineups for Heat Races on Saturday, which will again pay passing points. After Saturday’s Heat Races, the top 12 in points from both nights will be locked into the Feature, while the rest of the field will be placed into a D-Main, C-Main or B-Main. Those races will see the top six finishers transfer in the same fashion as on Friday night.

Before the main event, a Dash will be held with the top two drivers in Friday’s points along with the top four from Saturday to set the first three rows of the Feature lineup. Once all preliminary action is complete, the weekend will wrap up with a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win Feature.

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: The win column was dominated by two familiar names in the first half of the year, with Bergman and Hafertepe combining to win 14 of the first 18 races of the National Tour season. The tide has shifted in the opposite direction since then, as neither driver has found Victory Lane in the last six races on tour.

Instead, the Series has seen five different winners in those six races. It was the first National Tour win of the season for all five drivers, and in the case of Rookie of the Year contender Hank Davis, his pair of wins at Electric City Speedway were the first and second of his career.

One of the leading candidates to continue the streak of first-time winners in 2024 is the No. 95 of Matt Covington. The 19-time National Tour winner entered the year fresh off a three-win season a year ago, but it has now been more than a year since his most recent score on Aug. 25, 2023 at Lakeside Speedway. While he hasn’t broken through yet, he has been in contention to do so all year, as he sits third in the standings on the heels of seven podiums and an average finish of 6.2.

The list of potential winners also includes Zach Blurton, who has picked up two podiums and five top 10s in the last nine races, as well as Andrew Deal, who made an impressive 22nd-to-ninth charge last time out at Arrowhead Speedway to remain second in the Rookie of the Year chase.

WELCOME HOME: No one will have a shorter drive to the track this weekend than Memphis’s own Landon Britt.

The driver of the No. 10 is another name on the list of those searching for their first National Tour victory of 2024. Britt enters Riverside amid a challenging stretch over the past few weeks, as he has only finished in the top 10 twice in the last six races.

While he has never won in 360 Sprint Car competition at his home track, his recent history there suggests it could be the place for a turnaround. Britt has raced at Riverside twice so far in 2024, coming home 10th in weekly action on May 11 and seventh with the USCS on May 25.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will make its only stops of the year in Missouri and Kentucky, with Benton Speedway set for Friday, Oct. 11, before Paducah International Raceway on Saturday, Oct. 12.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (3045 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-111)
Matt Covington (-240)
Hank Davis (-372)
Andrew Deal (-506)
Jason Martin (-526)
Landon Britt (-577)
Zach Blurton (-617)
Kyler Johnson (-629)
Terry Easum (-732)

FEATURE WINNERS (11):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (12):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 11
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (40):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 6
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 5
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (39):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 20
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 19
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 12
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 12
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 5
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 5
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 3
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (15):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Noah Harris – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (24):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 16
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 14
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 7
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (64):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 20
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 19
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 15
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 14
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 12
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 12
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 8
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 8
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 7
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 5
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Emilio Hoover – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Roger Crockett (1)
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Jason Martin (1)
Friday, Sept. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/what-to-watch-for/what-to-watch-for-ascs-vs-uscs-battle-awaits-at-riverside-in-world-short-track-challenge/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7530
TRACK INFO: https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Arrowhead Triumph Marks a Turnaround for Jason Martin Following Trying Season

CONCORD, NC (September 19, 2024) – Jason Martin’s 2023 season with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour was one for the record books.

Nine wins – more than doubling his career total entering the year – and his first ASCS National Tour championship.

Entering 2024, Martin saw no reason why he couldn’t go back-to-back. But instead, he found himself on a wild roller coaster that finally brought him his first win of the season last weekend at Arrowhead Speedway.

He started his season on the right foot, justifying his early optimism.

“We had all the confidence in the world,” Martin said. “Felt like we started the first night (at Super Bee Speedway) pretty good. Went forward, had a couple engine problems right off the bat and just a few little things, but we were still running top three, top four, top five.”

After four-straight top 10s to begin the year, highlighted by a runner-up effort at Dodge City Raceway Park in June, ASCS Speedweek in mid-June was when things started to go haywire.

Engine issues and a couple crashes, not of his doing, ended his night early in three of the four events.

“We felt like we were good right before Speedweek and during Speedweek,” Martin said. “Just had a couple crashes, a couple things didn’t go our way. Kind of how it goes, one of those years.

“We hurt a motor down at Texarkana, it was my favorite motor. I had run it like 38 races the year before and that thing really ran good. We only had one other one, and it was a 10-year-old motor, it hasn’t had a lot of the updates. So, we’ve been running that for the last few months and obviously that hurts our Qualifying efforts. It takes a lot of money to get stuff put back together and we haven’t had that. We started the year a little bit shy on funds from some things that happened, and we just weren’t able to stay on top of that to begin with.”

In the span of five days, Martin fell from second to fifth in the standings due to three incidents outside of his control. To make matters worse, health issues stemming from a crash at Tri-State led Martin to make the tough decision to sit out the Batesville Motor Speedway event, causing him to drop outside the top 10 in points.

Upon returning to the Series, Martin racked up three-straight top 10s at Tulsa Speedway, Lakeside Speedway and 81 Speedway. And when the calendar turned to August, those top 10s improved into top fives.

Martin finished in the top five at Dodge City, Big Sky Speedway and twice at Electric City Speedway, which begs the question: what changed?

“Nothing, we haven’t changed hardly anything,” Martin said. “We just kept working at it, physically I got a little bit healthier after my crash at Pocola. Took me about a month to get straightened out and get all my bearings right. Once I got a little closer to 100%, that helped a lot as far as driving.”

During the recent Iowa-Oklahoma weekend, that momentum seemed to shift again with a 17th-place finish at Clay County Fair Speedway and a ninth-place finish on Friday at Arrowhead. And Saturday didn’t seem like it would be any better after a fourth-place finish in his Heat Race placed him 11th on the starting grid.

But once in action, he started passing one after one after one…

“I thought halfway through there, we were running the top, and I thought, ‘This race is over, it’s starting to take rubber up here and everybody’s in a single-file line, we’re probably going to be running eighth or ninth here,” Martin said. “Then, the yellow came out. Everybody started sliding each other, kind of got the racetrack dirtied up. I knew my car was good, I had kind of abandoned the bottom just because I didn’t want to wear it out just in case we ever did get to lap traffic, I might be able to squeak a lap or a corner out down there and pass a guy or two.

“When I went down there, it was really good. Just had to be really patient and wait until you got out on the straightaway to get the moisture. I knew it was there, I just didn’t know if we were going to get the right opportunity to be able to use it.”

Martin got the perfect opportunity. He restarted fourth with six laps to go, and with the top three drivers – Brady Baker, Seth Bergman and Matt Covington – all running the cushion, Martin made quick work of Covington and Bergman on the low side and cleared Baker with three to go before pulling away for the $10,000 victory.

“I’ve always felt like we’ve had cars capable of winning races, a lot of races,” Martin said. “It’s just a matter of do we put all the pieces of the puzzle together right.”

Martin may be out of the running for the ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy this year, but his goal for the final 10 races of the year is to build momentum heading into the Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout at Volusia Speedway Park on Jan. 30-Feb. 1 to kick off 2025.

On that list are two tracks Martin competed at earlier in the year – Riverside International Speedway and RPM Speedway – and he expects to be in contention to win at both facilities.

“I felt like we were really good at West Memphis and kind of got taken out,” Martin said. “We were pretty good down there at RPM as well. I typically like the short, slick racetracks, so I don’t see why we won’t be competitive and have some success.”

Martin and the rest of the National Tour stars will resume the season at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR for the World Short Track Challenge, Sept. 27-28. The two-night event will be co-sanctioned with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and the USCS and will wrap up with a $10,000-to-win Feature on Saturday night.

Can’t make it to the track? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/arrowhead-triumph-marks-a-turnaround-for-jason-martin-following-trying-season/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7530
TRACK INFO: https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

New National Tour Championship Trophy Unveiled Honoring ASCS Founder Emmett Hahn

CONCORD, NC (September 18, 2024) – When the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour champion is crowned following the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling at Creek County Speedway on Nov. 16, they will have a special piece of hardware waiting for them.

Series officials have unveiled the new ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy, which pays tribute to Series founder Emmett Hahn. “The Emmett” stands two feet tall and is complete with Hahn standing proudly with his left hand on his hip atop a metal base. Every detail, from the embroidery on the firesuit, to the shoelaces, to the facial expression was meticulously crafted in honor of the Sprint Car legend.

“There’s a representation of a driver on all of our championship trophies for our major series, and we wanted ASCS to be the same,” World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter said. “We thought there was no better person to represent that driver on this trophy than the man himself, Emmett Hahn, who really helped establish ASCS and grow it to what it is. We’re happy to carry that legacy forward.”

After its founding in 1992, the American Sprint Car Series grew into the largest Sprint Car sanctioning body in the United States under Hahn’s ownership. Following the sale of the Series to World Racing Group this season, Hahn’s founding mission of growing Sprint Car racing at the national and regional levels remains strong. Hundreds of races are conducted annually under the ASCS banner across the National Tour – the premier touring series in 360 Sprint Car racing – as well as eight regional tours.

“When Brian and I sat down and talked, I said it then and I still believe it now: World Racing Group is the only group that could take ASCS and take it forward,” Hahn said. “I believed that then and I’ve just seen the proof.”

In addition to the one-of-a-kind trophy, the champion will also receive the $40,000 champion’s share of the more than $150,000 that will be paid out to the top 10 drivers in the final standings. Awards will be distributed at the Series banquet on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, OK.

With 10 races to go in the battle for the ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy, Seth Bergman leads the way as he chases his first National Tour title, while Sam Hafertepe Jr. sits 111 points behind in his quest to become a six-time champion. Up next on the calendar is the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28.

For more information on upcoming ASCS events, click here. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every National Tour race live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/new-national-tour-championship-trophy-unveiled-honoring-ascs-founder-emmett-hahn/

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Brandon Anderson Suspended After Actions at Arrowhead

American Sprint Car Series officials have issued a fine and year-long suspension to Sprint Car driver Brandon Anderson for his dangerous and unsportsmanlike actions at Arrowhead Speedway on Sept. 14, 2024.

During the American Sprint Car Series National Tour Feature at Arrowhead Speedway, Anderson, in the No. 55B car, got into the wall entering Turn 1. While he was trying to get off the wall, Alex Sewell, in the No. 8 car, turned to avoid him but slid into the No. 55B. After the two cars were untangled, Anderson proceeded to drive into the side of the No. 8 car wide open.

Sewell’s car was damaged and had no steering or brakes, causing his car to turn into the infield and run into a safety worker’s vehicle. Anderson then disregarded any commands over the in-car radio and went through the infield at a high rate of speed, putting a photographer and safety workers in danger, and proceeded to go after the No. 8 car – all while being told to take his car to the pit area. Anderson then exited out of his car and got into a confrontation with Sewell.

Due to the violations, Anderson has been suspended for one calendar year from all American Sprint Car Series and World Racing Group sanctioned events until Sept. 14, 2025 and fined $5,000.

Rules Violated:

11.1.C – Unsportsmanlike conduct or participating in any action or activity considered detrimental to DIRTcar racing or a DIRTcar sanctioned track, at any sanctioned event or on social media, by drivers, owners and/or pit crews shall be grounds for disqualification and/or punitive action by DIRTcar Racing.

11.1.F – Any member and/or participant who drives or causes to be driven: a race car, pit mule, ATV, 4-Wheeler, personal vehicle or transporter in a dangerous and aggressive manner will be subject to penalty and/or disqualification and/or fine and/or suspension and/or legal action and/or any other action deemed appropriate by World Racing Group Supervisory Officials.

11.1.J – Any member and/or participant who attempts to drive roughly and/or hits another competitor unnecessarily will be subject to penalty and/or disqualification and/or fine and/or suspension and/or legal action and/or any other action deemed appropriate by World Racing Group Supervisory Official

Martin Wins Arrowhead Finale for First National Tour Victory of 2024

COLCORD, OK (September 14, 2024) – Reigning American Sprint Car Series National Tour champion Jason Martin’s title defense has been nothing short of a nightmare – until Friday night at Arrowhead Speedway.

After a season that has included crashes, blown engines, mechanical gremlins and a missed race due to injury, Martin got back in Victory Lane for the first time in 2024 and pocketed $10,000 for his efforts in the Green Country Clash.

“You’ve just got to keep yourself motivated,” Martin said. “You’ve got people around you that support you and keep telling you that you can do it and giving you the confidence and faith that you can keep coming back. I’m probably the hardest on myself of anybody, but you just keep working at it.”

The Feature began with Seth Bergman and Brady Baker sharing the front row, with Baker grabbing the early lead after racing side-by-side with Bergman through the first two laps. Nearly the entire field migrated to the high side in the opening laps and ran single-file before Emilio Hoover and Danny Smith tangled in Turn 4 to bring out the first yellow flag of the race four laps in.

The top two went unchanged on the restart, but behind them Garrett Benson bounced up into the Turn 4 wall while running third, sending his car over and tumbling down the banking into the path of Roger Crockett and Matt Covington. Covington’s damage was light enough to continue without making repairs, but Benson and Crockett were done for the night.

Baker, Bergman and Covington made a beeline to the top once more to lock down the top three spots when the race resumed. Even after catching the rear of the field for the first time, Baker looked unaffected by the traffic as he continued to ride the cushion while maintaining a half-straightaway lead over Bergman.

Five-time Series champion Sam Hafertepe Jr. managed to wrestle the third spot away from Covington but only enjoyed it briefly, as on Lap 22 he jumped the cushion in Turn 4 and pounded the wall. The No. 15H team was able to fix the damage in the work area, but Hafertepe was only able to drive up to 13th by the checkers.

The ensuing restart was a mirror image of each prior one, as Baker instantly went to the cushion with Bergman in tow. But before he could build a gap, Brandon Anderson and Alex Sewell got together in Turns 3 and 4 to necessitate another red flag.

The final restart of the race was when Martin emerged as a contender for the victory. He had driven from 11th to fourth in the first 23 laps of the event and rode the bottom lane to clear Covington for third with six to go. The No. 36 remained on the low side in getting around Bergman two laps later, giving himself four laps to find a way around Baker.

After battling side-by-side for a lap with Baker on top and Martin hugging the tractor tires, Baker’s youth ended up being no match for Martin’s experience, as the Liberal, KS native drove away to the 14th National Tour win of his career.

Martin said he had already written off the 2024 season after all the misfortune he’s been through, but the five-figure payday makes him optimistic about his chances to close out the year in strong fashion and enter the 2025 season on a hot streak.

“Our season’s pretty much screwed,” Martin said. “We’ve had so much dumb stuff happen. I’m already preparing for next year, getting cars, parts and motors freshened and everything’s getting ready to go. We’re going to have an early start, so going to try and get healthy, stay mentally strong and just start 2025 on a different note.”

Although Baker didn’t have enough to hold off Martin in the final run to the finish, his ability to beat a driver of Bergman’s caliber time after time throughout the race solidified his status as a rising star in the Sprint Car universe.

“So many reds, the tires probably glazed over,” Baker said. “I’m proud of my guys, we showed a lot of speed here. My Mom, my Dad, Cash and Brandon, can’t thank them enough, they’ve been working their butts off.”

Bergman conceded that even if he found a way around Baker before the final restart, Martin’s late-race prowess would have likely still been too much to manage. Nevertheless, his third podium in as many nights this week further extended his advantage over Hafertepe to 111 markers with eight full-points events remaining in the season.

“I don’t know if anybody was really going to beat that,” Bergman said regarding Martin’s drive to victory in the closing laps. “I think maybe if I got around Baker, you never know, probably run second if Jason does that again. I tried the bottom early, it was still a little greasy and Baker drove around me, so I kind of abandoned the bottom thinking it was getting thin and slow.

“The run to the end there, Jason, he just found something, made it work, and he drove off and won the race.”

Hank Davis got around Covington late to finish fourth, while the No. 95 settled for fifth.

Andrew Deal started 22nd and passed 13 cars to end the night ninth and clinch the Hard Charger Award.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will join forces with the USCS for the two-night World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR on Sept. 27-28. Can’t make it? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 2. 71-Brady Baker[3]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[8]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[9]; 7. 14-Jordon Mallett[14]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 9. 15D-Andrew Deal[22]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[17]; 12. 20-Noah Harris[16]; 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[23]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[20]; 17. 8-Alex Sewell[18]; 18. 5S-Danny Smith[15]; 19. 2B-Garrett Benson[2]; 20. 11-Roger Crockett[7]; 21. 29-Emilio Hoover[10]; 22. 2W-Whit Gastineau[5]; 23. (DQ) 55B-Brandon Anderson[19]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/martin-wins-arrowhead-finale-for-first-national-tour-victory-of-2024/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4543435
TRACK INFO: https://arrowheadspeedway.com/
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Crockett Gets First National Tour Win in Four Years at Arrowhead

COLCORD, OK (September 13, 2024) – Roger Crockett made only his second start of the year on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour Friday night at Arrowhead Speedway, but it certainly didn’t look like it.

The Broken Arrow, OK driver took his No. 11 machine to Victory Lane for his second ASCS win in as many weeks following a Sooner Region score at Enid Speedway on Sept. 7, as well as his first National Tour victory since winning the 2020 season finale at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

“I’m sure people see us win a regional race and think ‘whatever,’ but to back it up and come here and beat the best guys in 360 racing right now feels great,” Crockett said. “I haven’t gotten to do a lot of racing, especially 360 racing the last couple years, but I feel like if I was out on the road with these guys, we would be one of the best. It’s nice to kind of give people a taste of that tonight.”

“The best guys in 360 racing” Crockett referred to were Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr., who combine for 14 Series wins on the year and sit 1-2 in points, but finished second and third behind Crockett respectively.

Crockett began to look like a win contender after taking the checkers in the Dash to start on the pole of the main event. A strong start gave him room to jump in front of second-place starter Jordon Mallett on the start and take the top lane through Turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap. Bergman took second away from Mallett while running the bottom before falling behind Crockett on the high side.

Bergman remained on Crockett’s tail through the first eight laps of the race, but the slowed car of Brady Baker on the backstretch brought out the caution before he could make a move.

Hafertepe made the most of the restart by getting around Mallett for third and eyed a move on Bergman before a pileup involving Brekton Crouch, Andrew Deal and Garrett Benson brought out a red flag to put the race on pause.

Another yellow for Alex Sewell’s spin in Turn 3 reset the field once again with 10 laps in the books. On the restart, Hafertepe threw a slider in Turn 1 on Bergman to take over second before Bergman returned the favor in Turn 3, but Hafertepe crossed him over exiting Turn 4 to keep the spot. The shuffling let Hank Davis in on the battle, resulting in a three-way tussle for the runner-up spot.

When things calmed down, Crockett had driven away to a lead of more than three seconds. By the halfway point, Bergman sat comfortably in second and began running down Crockett while Hafertepe and Davis continued trading sliders for third.

The gap between first and second had been cut to one second with eight laps to go when Austyn Gossel slowed to bring out the yellow flag. When the race went back green, Crockett moved down to the middle which gave Bergman an opening to make a move on the cushion.

The two briefly ran side-by-side for the lead down the backstretch, but Crockett quickly shut the door and drove away to his 11th victory on the National Tour.

Any part-time racer can speak to the difficulty of being competitive against those who are in the seat every weekend, but it’s a hill Crockett is willing and able to climb. “The Rocket” finished third in his first start in 2024 with the Series at 81 Speedway and backed that up with his triumph at Arrowhead.

“It’s really hard,” Crockett said. “This is only our third 360 race of the year, only the fourth race in my car this year. And the fourth night we blew the motor up halfway through the main event, so basically no laps.

“We didn’t run the [Knoxville] Nationals for a few reasons, but mainly we were able to work on our car, get it ready to go. Spent all the time in the shop, scales and stuff, so when you do come to the racetrack you know you’re competitive and not out to lunch. That definitely pays off.”

Bergman appeared to match Crockett’s pace at certain points of the race, but ultimately didn’t have enough late in the going. Nevertheless, his runner-up result gives him an 80-point lead in the standings over Hafertepe entering Saturday’s program.

“Late there, it had rubbered down and the top still had some moisture up there,” Bergman said. “So late on that restart, I was like ‘man, I’ll just try to be a hero here.’ Not very often can you run out of the rubber and pass somebody, but we dang near got it done. It was close, but he’s smart and he lane changed and took my line. Had he not done that I think we win the race.”

After two starts at Arrowhead this season, Hafertepe admitted that the Colcord, OK facility isn’t his best track on tour, but the five-time Series champion contended for the win and came home third regardless.

“I like the track a lot,” Hafertepe said. “I think it’s got a lot of potential. I think our operation doesn’t go around here as good as I would like it to. We just need some more track time to figure out a few more things, get a little bit better and we’ll be knocking on the door.”

Davis finished fourth for his fourth-straight top five, while Mallett came home fifth in his first National Tour start in his own No. 14 car since his stint in the No. 55B filling in for Brandon Anderson.

The Hard Charger Award went to Bradley Fezard, who battled engine issues early in the night before starting the Feature with a provisional and driving from 24th to 10th in the 30-lap affair.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will be back for another night at Arrowhead Speedway on Saturday, with drivers going for a $10,000 top prize in the Green Country Clash finale. Tickets will be available at the gate, while DIRTVision will stream every lap live for those unable to make it to the track.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[5]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[4]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[13]; 8. 29-Emilio Hoover[10]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[12]; 10. 938-Bradley Fezard[24]; 11. 55B-Brandon Anderson[17]; 12. 2W-Whit Gastineau[11]; 13. 20-Noah Harris[15]; 14. 15D-Andrew Deal[9]; 15. 2B-Garrett Benson[7]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[23]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 18. 88-Terry Easum[18]; 19. 5S-Danny Smith[22]; 20. 16G-Austyn Gossel[21]; 21. 8-Alex Sewell[14]; 22. 2-Brekton Crouch[16]; 23. 2J-Zach Blurton[20]; 24. 31-Casey Wills[25]; 25. 71-Brady Baker[19]

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/recap/roger-crockett-gets-first-national-tour-win-in-four-years-at-arrowhead/

EVENT INFO: https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4543435
TRACK INFO: https://arrowheadspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

1 MONTH ALERT: Missouri, Kentucky Doubleheader Awaits ASCS National Tour in Mid-October

BENTON, MO (Sept. 12, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will make its long-awaited return to Benton Speedway in Missouri and Paducah International Raceway in Kentucky in mid-October.

The doubleheader weekend will see the Series venture back to Benton for the first time since 1996 and then return to Paducah for the first time since 2018.

It’ll be the National Tour’s first trip to Missouri and Kentucky this year, its second trip to Paducah and fourth visit to Benton.

The Series first visited the 3/8-mile Missouri dirt track in 1995 – a race won by Gary Wright. Then made its last two stops there in 1996 with Terry Gray and Jerrod Hull picking up National Tour victories.

Kentucky got to see the American Sprint Car Series’ fellow World Racing Group series the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series thrill fans in April. Now, it’ll be the ASCS National Tour’s turn to bring its stout field of drivers to the 3/8-mile dirt track.

The last time the Series visited Paducah, Matt Covington picked up the win there. The Oklahoma native is still on the hunt for his first National Tour win this season.

Both events are part of the final 10 races of the 2024 season and will be key races for the championship chase. Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. are the two prime contenders, and their battle has been like a slinky falling down a set of stairs, closing and expanding each weekend.

If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch both races live on DIRTVision.

EVENT INFO Date – Friday, Oct. 11 Location – Benton, MO Track Website – BentonSpeedway.com

Times (CT) – Hot Laps: 6 p.m. Racing Starts: 7 p.m.

Tickets – Available at track.

Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Benton – 1996 – Terry Gray on June 14, Jerrod Hull on July 4 1995 – Gary Wright on Sept. 23

EVENT INFO Date – Saturday, Oct. 12 Location – Paducah, KY Track Website – PaducahRacing.com

Times (CT) – Pit Gate Opens: 3 p.m. Grandstands Open: 5:30 p.m.

Tickets – Available at track.

Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Paducah – 2018 – Matt Covington on April 27

ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/1-month-alert-missouri-kentucky-doubleheader-awaits-ascs-national-tour-in-mid-october/ FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

Reutzel Returns to National Tour Victory Lane at Clay County

SPENCER, IA (September 10, 2024) – Aaron Reutzel may have shifted his focus to weekly racing at Knoxville Raceway in 2024, but that doesn’t mean he forgot how to get the job done with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.

He proved that Tuesday night at Clay County Fair Speedway by topping the field in the Battle of the Blue Ribbon for his first National Tour win since a prelim victory at the 2023 360 Knoxville Nationals.

“All in all a great night,” said the 2015 Series champion. “After not even being able to Hot Lap, that was stressful. But luckily, everything was really close and didn’t really have to make too many changes tonight.”

Reutzel’s march to victory began from the inside of Row 2 thanks to a third-place finish in the Dash. An excellent start allowed him to move up in front of second-place starter Sam Hafertepe Jr. entering Turn 1 and ride the top line against polesitter Hank Davis on the bottom through the first set of corners.

The No. 87 machine slid up over the cushion exiting Turn 2, which allowed Davis to drive away to an early lead while Hafertepe was busy fending off his fellow No. 15 Andrew Deal for the third spot.

In the early stages, the inside groove was the preferred line through Turns 1 and 2 while most drivers opted to ride the wall in Turns 3 and 4. Reutzel was one of the first to buck that trend and try the bottom at both ends, resulting in several challenges for the lead in the first third of the race, but the No. 2C had enough speed on exit on the top side to hold onto the top spot.

The stalled car of Brandon Anderson paused the action for the first time on Lap 8. Reutzel went to the top on the restart and briefly held the lead before once again sliding off the track in Turn 2 which let Davis keep the lead down the backstretch. Reutzel wasn’t keen on letting Davis drive away though, as he threw a big slider in Turns 3 and 4 before Davis crossed him over exiting Turn 4 to maintain the lead.

At that point, Hafertepe decided to make it a three-way battle between the red-and-black cars and split the middle entering Turn 1 to make it three-wide for the lead. Reutzel prevailed on the bottom to take over the lead for the first time, with Davis trailing in second and Hafertepe in third after 10 laps.

Reutzel paced the field as the race stayed green through the middle portion while Hafertepe got around Davis for the second spot. Once Reutzel caught the tail of the field, Hafertepe began making inroads on the leader with his sights set on his 10th Series win of the year.

The No. 15H was within striking distance of Reutzel with five to go, but trouble for Hafertepe in getting past the slower car of Scott Winters gave Reutzel the chance to pull away once more.

What looked to be a solid points night for Hafertepe turned sour four laps later, as his left-rear tire went flat to bring out the caution with two laps to go. With Hafertepe in the work area and out of contention, Davis found himself in second once again with a chance to extend his win streak to three.

It was not meant to be though, as Reutzel went unchallenged in the final two laps to take his 24th National Tour win and first at Clay County.

“It was hard for me to get up to lap cars, so I figured as long as I kept a good pace, [Davis] wasn’t going to get up to me,” Reutzel said. “I was really just trying not to slide out of the rubber or do anything dumb. If a lap car screwed up in front of me and allowed me to get a run, I would pass them. If they didn’t, I just rode behind them. Just what you do in rubber.”

Although Davis came up one spot short of another triumph, his speed throughout the night showed that his weekend sweep at Electric City Speedway was far from a fluke.

“Most people probably think that the stomp and steer places are our honey holes, but we just showed here tonight that we can play around on these slick places,” Davis said. “I honestly feel like I got caught out there like a sitting duck. After that restart, didn’t know exactly where to be, and they could kind of search and move around and afford to and they just got me.”

Seth Bergman’s quiet night ended in the third spot, extending his lead atop the standings to 73 points due to Hafertepe finishing 14th after the tire failure. The late restart gave Bergman the opportunity to make a last-ditch move for the win, but the points situation turned him against the idea of taking any unnecessary risks.

“My midset was just having a solid finish,” Bergman said. “I knew the way the track was, you were going to have to do some dumb stuff if you were going to go win that race and I’m just not in a position to do that. We’re racing for a championship, and with Sam’s misfortune, I knew I was in a position where I just needed a solid finish.”

Deal crossed the line in fourth for his first top five on the National Tour since Lincoln County Raceway on Aug. 17, while Terry McCarl – the 2023 winner at Clay County – completed the top five.

Matt Covington had to go through the Last Chance Showdown to earn his spot in the Feature, but once he was in it, he advanced 12 spots from 21st to ninth to claim the Hard Charger Award.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will contest its second and third races of the year at Arrowhead Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14 with the Green Country Clash, which wraps up with a $10,000-to-win Feature on Saturday night. Tickets are available online here, but if you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[3]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 4. 15D-Andrew Deal[5]; 5. 24-Terry McCarl[12]; 6. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 7. 22-Riley Goodno[8]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[21]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[17]; 11. 6K-Kaleb Johnson[13]; 12. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[15]; 14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 15. 938-Bradley Fezard[20]; 16. 17B-Ryan Bickett[19]; 17. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 18. 35-Skylar Prochaska[9]; 19. 16G-Austyn Gossel[23]; 20. 83-Sam Henderson[11]; 21. 2B-Garrett Benson[14]; 22. 23W-Scott Winters[18]; 23. 88-Terry Easum[22]

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Clay County Midweek Duel, Arrowhead Doubleheader Up Next for National Tour

CONCORD, NC (September 9, 2024) – Now that teams have returned home from Montana, the focus shifts to the final run to the championship which begins this week with a trio of race nights.

Action gets underway on Tuesday at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, IA with the Battle of the Blue Ribbon. Three days later, the Series will travel nine hours south to Colcord, OK for the two-night Green Country Clash at the state-of-the-art Arrowhead Speedway on Friday and Saturday night.

Tuesday’s event at Clay County will feature a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse, with the Tri-State Late Model Series, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Stock Cars joining the Sprint Cars on the program.

The Friday portion of the Arrowhead event will also pay $4,000 to win and $400 to start, with USRA Stock Cars and Tuners rounding out the itinerary. Saturday’s finale will wrap up with a $10,000-to-win/$500-to-start Feature, while the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series will join the National Tour to make for an entertaining Sprint Car-Late Model doubleheader.

Fans can purchase tickets in advance to Clay County by clicking here and to Arrowhead Speedway by clicking here. Can’t make it? Watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

THE RACE IS ON: When Seth Bergman made contact with a slower car while running fifth at Electric City, not only did his car flip upside down, but so did the championship battle.

That one mishap caused his lead over Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the standings to go from 96 points entering the night to 40 points when it was over. Bergman’s crash snapped a five-race podium streak, evidence of the consistency that he displayed throughout the summer that made it nearly impossible for Hafertepe to gain major ground, despite winning nine races in the year.

The next chapter of the wide-open title fight will be written at Clay County on Tuesday night, and both drivers will be making their ASCS debut at the track. Bergman has never been to Spencer with any series, while Hafertepe raced there on six occasions during his time with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, picking up a best finish of seventh in 2008.

BACK TO COLCORD: When the Series moves to Arrowhead this weekend, Hafertepe will return to the site of a rare down night from earlier in the year. The five-time National Tour champion jumped the cushion and pounded the wall while battling for the win late in the race on June 14, leaving him in 18th in the rundown. Without that DNF, he could be leading the points entering this week’s events, but instead, the return trip provides an opportunity to avenge the defeat.

On the other hand, Bergman would be happy with a repeat of the June race, as he emerged from the chaos and took the win that night. The victory in his first National Tour start at Arrowhead means he is undefeated in Colcord with two different ASCS divisions – he raced there twice with the Sooner Region in 2014 and took the checkered flag on both nights.

As for others to keep an eye on, look no further than the No. 10 of Landon Britt. The Memphis, TN driver picked up his first and only Series win one year ago at Arrowhead, and he backed it up with another top 10 in June. The last two race weekends have seen a driver claim their first win of the year, and Britt would love nothing more than to continue that streak, especially as he prepares for his home race on tour at Riverside International Speedway at the end of the month.

ALL HAIL HANK: One of the biggest questions throughout the first half of the season was, “When will Hank Davis finally win a race?” and the answer turned out to be Labor Day weekend at Electric City.

The first two triumphs of Davis’ National Tour career both came in impressive fashion, as he destroyed the field on night one to win by nearly six seconds before outdueling Hafertepe late in Saturday’s Feature to take top honors once again.

The victories vaulted the 21-year-old into the lead of the Rookie of the Year standings and the fourth spot in the overall points, a remarkable feat considering he didn’t join TwoC Racing until the third event of the year at Rush County Speedway.

Davis will go for three in a row in his debut at Clay County, but his Great Falls showing proved that he is more than capable of overcoming a lack of experience at a track and finding speed. Once he gets to Arrowhead, the Sand Springs, OK native will have notes from his runner-up finish in June to look at as he goes for his first Series win in his home state.

COVINGTIME: After four-straight finishes off the podium, Matt Covington got to take pictures on the frontstretch again after he finished third in the Montana Roundup finale at Electric City.

The drive cemented his hold on the third spot in the standings behind Bergman and Hafertepe which he has held for most of the season. While the championship is likely out of Covington’s reach, barring a miraculous run to end the season, he now has a red-hot Davis to worry about, who sits 177 points behind him in fourth.

One of Covington’s primary goals for the remainder of the year will be to join Davis in the win column and avoid his first winless season with the Series since 2016. Clay County could be the place to do that, as Covington stands as the only current full-timer with a victory at the track. After taking the checkers in the inaugural National Tour race at the Iowa 3/8-mile in 2021, he backed it up with finishes of fourth in 2022 and second in 2023 to give himself a 2.3 average finish in Spencer, the best of any driver in the field.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, IA
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14 at Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, OK

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will battle with the United Sprint Car Series for two nights at Riverside International Speedway outside Memphis on Friday and Saturday, Sep. 27-28.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (2633 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-40)
Matt Covington (-185)
Hank Davis (-362)
Andrew Deal (-467)
Jason Martin (-473)
Landon Britt (-483)
Zach Blurton (-504)
Kyler Johnson (-537)
Terry Easum (-601)

FEATURE WINNERS (8):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1\
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (11):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (37):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (35):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 10
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (12):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 13
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 13
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (60):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 13
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 11
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 10
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 6
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sept. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Clay County Midweek Duel, Arrowhead Doubleheader Up Next for National Tour

CONCORD, NC (September 9, 2024) – Now that teams have returned home from Montana, the focus shifts to the final run to the championship which begins this week with a trio of race nights.

Tuesday’s event at Clay County will feature a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse, with the Tri-State Late Model Series, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Stock Cars joining the Sprint Cars on the program.

Fans can purchase tickets in advance to Clay County by clicking here and to Arrowhead Speedway by clicking here. Can’t make it? Watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

THE RACE IS ON: When Seth Bergman made contact with a slower car while running fifth at Electric City, not only did his car flip upside down, but so did the championship battle.

COVINGTIME: After four-straight finishes off the podium, Matt Covington got to take pictures on the frontstretch again after he finished third in the Montana Roundup finale at Electric City.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, IA
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14 at Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, OK

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

2024 ASCS Frontier Region Points Battle Comes Down To This Weekend
Bryan Hulbert

Fresh off the National Tour swing through Montana, fans will get one last shot at seeing Sprint Cars on track in “Big Sky Country” as the ASCS Frontier Region wraps up its 2024 campaign this Friday, Sep. 6, at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, and Saturday, Sep. 7 at Big Sky Speedway in Billings.

A race within a race over the last four events, everyone received points like normal on the National Tour, but the regional drivers were awarded points differently.

As has been done for years with the American Sprint Car Series, the race within a race setup takes out National touring teams from the finish and moves everyone else up. For example, if the highest-finishing regional driver finished seventh, they would receive first-place points, and so on.

Mathematically, three drivers stand a chance at the championship, with 100 points being the maximum a driver can make up in a single night in a worst-case scenario, meaning the hunter wins (150 points), and the hunted never takes a competitive lap (50 points).

Phil Dietz, who led by 32 points over Trever Kirkland, and Kelly Miller, who were tied for second going into the National Tour’s visit, has slipped to second by 46 points, with Kirkland 94 points back in third.

Points-wise, Miller averaged a second-place finish with his performances. Deitz averaged fifth-place points, and Kirkland averaged around sixth. If Miller can hold on, it will mark his second title in as many years. Phil Dietz is a two-time Series champion (2013 and 2015), with Kirkland topping the tour in 2022.

ASCS Frontier Region Champions:

2013 – Phil Dietz
2014 – Joe Ramaker
2015 – Phil Dietz
2016 – Skylar Gee
2017 – David Hoiness
2018 – David Hoiness
2019 – Jeremy McCune
2020 – Jeremy McCune
2021 – Logan Forler
2022 – Trever Kirkland
2023 – Kelly Miller

Part of the annual Big Sky Super Nationals at Gallatin Speedway on Friday night, gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and racing will start at 7:00 p.m. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, with kids 12 and under free. IMCA Modifieds, WISSOTA Super Stocks, and WISSOTA Street Stocks will also be on hand.

Last on track at Gallatin Speedway on Aug. 2, victory went to Phil Dietz.

Gallatin Speedway is located at 2290 Tubb Rd. in Belgrade, MT. Information on the track is on their Facebook page, or by calling (406) 388-9666.

Joined by the JJM Performance Wingless Sprint Cars, Paws & Claws IMCA Sport Compacts, and the Spiffy’s Mobil 1 Lube Express & Wash INEX Legends presented by Heiser’s Bar, racing at Big Sky Speedway goes green at 7:00 p.m. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60 inches tall or shorter.

Seth Bergman and Jake Bubak won the Havey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway on Aug. 23 and 24. The last regional visit on Aug. 3 was the final stroke of the weekend sweep for Phil Dietz.

Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy. 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, MT. For more information on the 3/8-mile oval, log onto the track’s website or call (406) 696-8661.

Enid Speedway On Deck Saturday For ASCS Sooner Region
Bryan Hulbert

Taking on Enid Speedway this Saturday, Sep. 7, the ASCS Sooner Region makes the long-awaited return to the Oklahoma oval for the 12th round of the 2024 season.

$2,000 to win, $300 to start for the drivers of the ASCS Sooner Region; the last time the American Sprint Car Series was on track at the 3/8-mile oval was 2004, with Garry Lee Maier rolling into Victory Lane.

Casey Wills continues to lead the tour by a commanding 215 points over Fred Mattox, with Sean McClelland, Alex Sewell, and Kyle Clark making up the top five.

Saturday, Sep. 7, opens at 4:00 p.m. in the pit and 5:00 p.m. in the grandstands. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for military, seniors, and students, and free for kids 11 and under. Pits are $35.

Enid Speedway is located at 302 E Oxford Ave. in Enid, OK. For more information, visit the track’s website.

Terry Easum Finding Speed After Tough Summer on Rookie National Tour Campaign

CONCORD, NC (September 4, 2024) – Terry Easum couldn’t have imagined a better start to his first full season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.

After missing out on the top 10 in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway by one spot, Easum made the one-hour drive from his Broken Arrow, OK home to Red Dirt Raceway and ended the night standing atop the podium, collecting his first Series victory.

Just two races into the season and 12 races into his National Tour career, Easum looked to be a favorite for the Rookie of the Year Award and a possible championship contender.

Then things started to go sideways.

As if taking on a national Sprint Car tour for the first time wasn’t hard enough, Easum has been battling mechanical gremlins for months. Fuel delivery issues have significantly reduced the horsepower output of his engines, resulting in a trying summer stretch.

Three weeks after the Red Dirt win, the third race of the year at Rush County Speedway kicked off a trend of 12-straight finishes outside the top 10, causing the No. 88 team to fall from third in the Series standings after Red Dirt to the back of the top 10.

“We’ve got to get our engines figured out on the fuel,” Easum said. “We got it figured out one night and then we missed it again the next night. So, I don’t know what’s going on there. We’ve been on the phone with the motor builder trying to figure that out. We’ll get it back. We know we can do it; we’ve just got to get everything right.”

With Easum visiting many tracks on the circuit for the first time in 2024, some growing pains were to be expected. Case in point: the recent Montana stretch at Big Sky Speedway and Electric City Speedway that took him to two new facilities more than 1,200 miles from home.

“You’ve just got to watch the racetrack,” Easum said regarding the process of racing in a new region for the first time. “It’s a learning curve for us, for sure. We’ve never been to any of this stuff up here in this part of the country. The dirt’s a lot different, the air’s a lot different, how you fuel the motors and all that. It’s a big learning curve, but you’ve just got to learn and we’ll be better next time we come back.”

However, the tracks with the most unknowns have been the places Easum has begun to turn the corner in performance. He won his Heat Race on Saturday at Big Sky, qualifying for his third Dash appearance of the year, but ultimately faded to 13th in the Feature. Seven days later, he won another Heat Race at Electric City, drew the pole position for the Dash, and held onto seventh in the main event for his best finish since that magical night at Red Dirt.

“It was a pretty fun place,” Easum said when describing his debut at the Great Falls facility. “Real racey, they did a great job on the track for sure.”

If the new tracks, distance from home and altitude weren’t enough, a lack of crew help provided just one more obstacle for Easum to overcome in achieving those strong showings in Big Sky country.

“It’s definitely different,” Easum said. “We’ve been trying to set up to do this, so it ain’t been too bad. We’ve got everything we need to do it, just not an extra crew guy on this trip. So, it’s just been me and Kacee [Frazier]. It’s been a lot of work. We’ve been learning, having fun, and we’ll get better.”

With Montana in the history books, Easum will return to familiar territory beginning at Clay County Fair Speedway, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, and Arrowhead Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. He will be making his second National Tour start at both tracks following finishes of 16th at Clay County in 2022 and 15th at Arrowhead three months ago.

Easum’s goal for the next three nights is simple – continue the upward trajectory he has been on recently and rediscover the speed he displayed to open the season.

“We definitely need to get in the top 10 more,” Easum said. “We need to be in the top 10 most nights really, to be satisfied. I know we’re capable of doing it, we just need to be able to do it and put a good night together.”

Easum will resume his rookie season on the National Tour on Tuesday, Sep. 10 with the Battle of the Blue Ribbon at Clay County Fair Speedway. Tickets are available online here, while those unable to make it to the track can catch all the action live on DIRTVision.

1 MONTH ALERT: ASCS National Tour to Duel With USCS at Riverside International’s World Short Track Challenge in September

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (Sept. 2, 2024) – The stars of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will go up against the best talent the United Sprint Car Series has to offer during Riverside International Speedway’s World Short Track Challenge in September.
The two-day event, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 27-28, will see drivers compete in a preliminary night event on Friday before Saturday’s 10,000-to-win finale. The event format will be released at a later date.
It’ll be the American Sprint Car Series National Tour’s first time back at the dirt track since 2021. Ryan Timms won that race and became the sixth straight different ASCS National Tour winner at the track.
Of current full-time National Tour championship competitors, Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. – currently first and second in points, respectively – are the only ones with a victory at the track. Bergman has two Series wins there (2012 and 2015) and Hafertepe has one (2014).
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will also join the National Tour both nights to try and put an ASCS driver in Victory Lane. The region visited the track in June and saw Derek Hagar pick up the victory. The Arkansas native has 16 premier victories at Riverside, including one with the United Sprint Car Series in May and one with the ASCS National Tour in 2014.
EVENT INFO
Date – Friday-Saturday, Sept. 27-28
Location – West Memphis, AR
Times (CT) –
Gates Open: 5 p.m.
Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.
-Opening Ceremonies & racing to follow
Tickets – Available at track.
How to Watch – Can’t make it to the track? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Riverside –
2021 – Ryan Timms on July 25
2020 – Harli White on July 11
2017 – Tim Crawley on Aug. 24
2015 – Seth Bergman on May 2
2014 – Derek Hagar on May 3, Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Aug. 21
2012 – Seth Bergman on April 28
2010 – Tony Bruce Jr. on Oct. 1, Tim Crawley on Oct. 2
2009 – Tim Crawley on July 3 & July 4
2005 – Darren Stewart on June 4
2004 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on July 17
2003 – Eddie Gallagher on May 31
2002 – Eddie Gallagher on June 1
2001 – A.G. Rains on July 14
2000 – Travis Rilat on July 15
1999 – Pete Butler on July 24
1998 – Mike Ward on June 20
1997 – Gary Wright on June 21

Davis Completes Weekend Sweep with Saturday Victory at Electric City

BLACK EAGLE, MT (August 31, 2024) – Hank Davis had to wait nearly two years between his American Sprint Car Series National Tour debut at Creek County Speedway in 2022 and his first Series win Friday at Electric City Speedway.

He only had to wait one day for his second.

The Sand Springs, OK driver took the lead from Sam Hafertepe Jr. with seven laps remaining and never looked back, driving away to the $5,000 top prize in the Montana Roundup finale.

Hafertepe earned the top starting spot with his Dash win earlier in the night and made good use of it by riding the top lane to a half-straightaway lead after one lap. Behind him, second-place starter Terry Easum lost spots early to Skylar Gee and Seth Bergman who moved up to second and third, respectively.

The top three went unchanged for the first third of the race until Lap 12, when Jason Martin went to Bergman’s inside to take over the third spot. However, that pass would quickly become the last thing on Bergman’s mind.

On Lap 16, Bergman attempted to slide the lap car of Joe Perry in Turns 1 and 2 but wasn’t quite clear, sending the No. 23 machine onto its side and out of the race and handing Bergman his first DNF of the season.

In the laps following the restart, Hafertepe and Davis went straight to the cushion while Martin looked to gain ground on the bottom. Just after the trio caught the tail of the field, Brandon Anderson went for a tumble in Turn 2 with 10 laps to go to rerack the field once again.

Davis kept pace with Hafertepe on the ensuing restart, but before he could execute a move, Frontier Region star Phil Dietz found the catchfence in Turn 2 to bring the yellow back out.

After spending the entirety of the first 28 laps looking at the back of the No. 15H, Davis made the winning move when he went for a slider into Turn 1, and thanks to a bobble from Hafertepe on the cushion, he took command of the race exiting the corner.

“He just kept getting tight, so I just bombed it in there,” Davis said after the race. “Then Wayne and them said when I bombed it, he just happened to get tight and it worked.”

Before Davis could get comfortable out front though, Bradley Fezard pounded the wall in Turn 1 to give the field one more shot at Davis with six to go. They were unable to capitalize though, as Davis powered away and took the checkers by 1.7 seconds over Hafertepe.

The TwoC Racing team entered Electric City in a dry spell that included DNFs at Lincoln County Raceway and Big Sky Speedway and eight-straight races without a podium finish, but a weekend sweep in Great Falls was just what the doctor ordered to get their season back on track.

“You get down on yourself when things like that happen,” Davis said regarding the rough patch he endured prior to the weekend. “I don’t have a lot of experience of how to handle that. Wayne just being around, helping me understand how it all goes and just trying to get me better, we’re getting there. We’re flat out just getting better.”

Bergman’s crash allowed Hafertepe to close within 40 points of the lead in the championship chase thanks to his second runner-up effort in as many nights. While the five-time Series champion remained focused on taking the victory after the incident, the points situation undoubtedly affected his game plan in the second half of the Feature.

“I probably could have hustled up and maybe still won the race, but maybe chance crashing too,” Hafertepe said. “When we’re in that situation, I felt like the only car that was even in our ballpark at the end was the No. 2C. I’m not really in a points battle with him, and in all honesty, he’s a young guy, going to gun for it. Honestly, I figured that maybe he might mess up at the end and we maybe get him back, but definitely wasn’t going to press super hard and drive stupid at the end.”

Matt Covington got around Gee and Martin late to claim the third spot for his first podium since Dodge City Raceway Park on Aug. 16. While the Glenpool, OK native is still searching for his first National Tour win of the season, he believes the next stop on tour at Clay County Fair Speedway could be just the place.

“We always run on the podium it seems like when we’re there,” Covington said. “So I think we’ve got a good chance at Spencer. It’s a big, wide, slick 3/8-mile and I enjoy racing there, and I think we’ve got as good a chance to win that one as any of them.”

Gee ended the race fourth for his best finish with the Series since 2018, while Martin came home fifth for the second night in a row.

Kelly Miller earned the Triple X Hard Charger Award thanks to his spectacular drive from 24th up to eighth in the 35-lap affair.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will head to Spencer, IA for a midweek showdown at the Clay County Fair Speedway on Tuesday, Sep. 10. Tickets are available online in advance here, while DIRTVision will have live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.

Feature (35 Laps): 1. 2C-Hank Davis[4]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[9]; 4. 23N-Skylar Gee[5]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 7. 88-Terry Easum[2]; 8. 2JR-Kelly Miller[24]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel[15]; 11. 6G-Bryan Gossel[19]; 12. 9K-Kory Wermling[6]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[25]; 14. 38B-Bryan Brown[18]; 15. 82C-Christian Kinnison[20]; 16. 72-Phil Dietz[16]; 17. 37-Trever Kirkland[21]; 18. 3-Jordan Milne[17]; 19. 28-Joe Perry[12]; 20. 56-Ross Mathewson[14]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[23]; 22. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 23. 5H-Harli White[10]; 24. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 25. (DNS) 15D-Andrew Deal

Davis Dominates Electric City for First National Tour Triumph

BLACK EAGLE, MT (August 30, 2024) – It was only a matter of time until Hank Davis won his first race on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, and that time came Friday night at Electric City Speedway.

Davis didn’t just win the opening night of the Montana Roundup though, he put on a clinic and took the checkers by nearly six seconds over the toughest competition 360 Sprint Car racing has to offer.

“Just been all over the board, the past couple weeks have been horrible,” Davis said. “This definitely makes up for it.”

The No. 2C machine looked like the car to beat beginning in the Dash, where he charged from sixth to first in five laps to take the pole position for the Feature.

Once the 30-lap main event got underway, Davis and second-place starter Sam Hafertepe Jr. swapped lanes entering Turn 1 while Andrew Deal briefly looked to their inside from Row 2 to make it a three-way fight for the top spot. Deal backed out, while Davis powered off the top of Turn 2 to grab the lead over Hafertepe.

While Davis was building his gap, Seth Bergman was busy making his way to the front from fifth, as he got around Deal and Jason Martin on Lap 1 and went to battle with Hafertepe for the runner-up spot. He ran the low lane through Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 2 and cleared Hafertepe exiting the corner, but before Hafertepe could respond, Jordan Milne spun in Turn 4 to bring out the yellow.

Bergman got his chance at Davis on the restart and ran the bottom to counter Davis’s preferred top groove, but the No. 23 was no match as Davis drove away to a half-straightaway lead after one lap.

Although Davis may have been the only participant in the race for the lead, Hafertepe and Bergman put on a thrilling race for second in the middle stages, with both drivers swapping lanes and throwing sliders lap after lap. Bergman held onto the spot once the pair caught slower traffic, but Hafertepe was not content to give up the position.

With 10 to go, Hafertepe rode the cushion through Turns 3 and 4 and squeezed past Bergman exiting the corner to take control of the second spot. Bergman wanted to get back by on the bottom in the next set of corners, but traffic on the inside prevented that move and forced him to follow Hafertepe on the top.

Hafertepe would hold onto the spot for good, but by that point he had no hope of catching Davis, who was half a lap ahead of the No. 15H and on his way to the victory in his Electric City debut.

Davis said he didn’t know just how massive his advantage was late in the race, and believed that even if he did know, he wouldn’t have done anything differently.

“That’s two of the best guys in 360s, period,” Davis said. “You just have to assume they’re always breathing down your neck. That’s what we did, and man, not in a cocky way, but the way I’m being told, we dominated this deal.”

Hafertepe has done his fair share of dominating on his way to nine National Tour victories in 2024, but the five-time Series champion was content with his runner-up finish and conceded that the night belonged to Davis.

“He’s just a young guy,” Hafertepe said. “He’s probably lost a lot of races driving the way he drove tonight, but tonight this is what got him the win. As an older guy, some nights you’ve got to chalk it up to that a guy’s a little bit better than you on a certain night, and that’s what happened tonight. All the credit to those guys, they deserved it.”

Bergman’s third-place run was his fifth podium in as many races, continuing his streak of consistency that has garnered him a 96-point lead in the standings entering Saturday’s event.

“I feel like we made big gains from the Dash to the Feature, so I know we’re on the right track,” Bergman said following his first Electric City start in nine years. “We’ll just take a couple things there that I wasn’t happy with and try to find a solution for that, and I think if we do that, we’re going to be just fine.”

Matt Covington came home fourth, one spot short of his career-best at Electric City from 2014, while Jason Martin collected his sixth top five of the season with his P5 effort.

The Triple X Hard Charger Award went to Skylar Gee, who won the Last Chance Showdown before driving from 16th to eighth in the Feature.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour closes out its Montana trip Saturday night with the $5,000-to-win finale of the Montana Roundup. Tickets are available for purchase in advance here or at the track. Can’t make it? Catch all the action live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 7. 2JR-Kelly Miller[10]; 8. 23N-Skylar Gee[16]; 9. 5H-Harli White[7]; 10. 9K-Kory Wermling[6]; 11. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 12. 28-Joe Perry[9]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 14. 72-Phil Dietz[19]; 15. 37-Trever Kirkland[14]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 17. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 18. 10-Landon Britt[21]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 20. 38B-Bryan Brown[22]; 21. 55B-Brandon Anderson[20]; 22. (DNS) 3-Jordan Milne

Bryan Gossel's Journey from a Ford Torino to the National Tour

CONCORD, NC (August 28, 2024) – It doesn’t matter if it’s on dirt or pavement: if it has open wheels and requires a push truck, Bryan Gossel has probably driven it.

In addition to the 360 Sprint Car he pilots full-time on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, Gossel has also competed in 410 Sprint Cars with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, pavement Sprint Cars in both Winged and Non-Wing configuration, as well as a Silver Crown car in 2024 alone.

But his driving career began in something a little less exhilarating: a Ford Torino.

“My stepmom would not let me drive a car until I was 16 years old,” Gossel said. “I was so determined that, when I turned 16, my Dad was working nights and couldn’t go, so my 14-year-old brother and I went to the track the week I turned 16 by ourselves.

“Literally building a car outside under tarps on an open trailer, we didn’t have a garage back then.”

From that point, it was only a matter of time until Gossel made his way into the family tradition: Sprint Car racing. His cousin is Marlon Jones, a member of the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame and a force to be reckoned with across the upper Midwest throughout his three-decade career.

“Marlon Jones was my racing hero,” Gossel said. “That’s what I wanted to do, worked my way to it and I got an opportunity to drive a Sprint Car for a guy in 1998. I was a hired driver, and it was freaking awesome. We won the second night we were out. He helped me get going and that just made me say ‘man, this is awesome,’ and I was hooked on Sprint Cars since then.”

In the years since, Gossel has raced across the nation, bouncing between nearly every open wheel oval series under the sun. For the past five seasons, his schedule has included the longest and most grueling event in all of Sprint Car racing: the Little 500 at Anderson Speedway.

The Memorial Day weekend tradition includes 33 cars battling it out for 500 laps around the paved ¼-mile, with a three-wide start and live pit stops only adding to the challenge.

“The Little 500, you are on kill for 500 laps, two and a half, three hours, however long it takes, because it is so short and there is always something happening,” said Gossel, who has a career-best of 11th from the 2021 edition. “Three years ago, I really committed to getting back into shape because I’m older than most doing this, getting close to 50. I’m not going to fall out of the seat and I’m going to work harder than anybody. Even if it’s just that I’m not going to physically beat them because they’re younger than me, I’m going to outwork them.”

That work ethic has benefitted Gossel in everything he drives, including dirt Sprint Cars. He planned to continue racing those on a pick-and-choose basis in 2024 – until one phone call got the ball rolling in a different direction.

“Wayne Johnson and I have been buddies for 20, 25 years, always talked and helped each other out here and there,” Gossel said. “He said ‘what are you doing next year?’ and I said ‘I don’t know,’ and he’s like ‘well, you should just send Austyn down here with me to Florida. I’ll help him and make sure he doesn’t do anything stupid.’ I was like ‘OK,’ and then I was like ‘well I want to go too.”

“My wife Cendi and [son] Austyn both like the dirt a whole lot better, so I was like ‘let’s just go and see how it plays out.’ We didn’t really have a true game plan. It was kind of like [360] stuff, some 410 stuff, just kind of figured it out. And then once World Racing Group decided to take over ASCS, it was like ‘man, this has got to be a way better deal, let’s get on it, try it and see how it goes.”

Nineteen races into their season as the National Tour’s only two-car team, both Bryan and Austyn have been making steady gains as of late. Austyn scored back-to-back top 10s for the first time at Dodge City Raceway Park and Lincoln County Raceway, while Bryan finished a season-best 13th on Friday night at Big Sky Speedway.

“We found a couple things with the cars, different parts that didn’t work well with our cars,” Gossel said. “Changed those out not that many races ago, and it just made it to where the cars worked better and I felt comfortable. I realized I haven’t been comfortable in the car. Even Dan [Musselman] from Maxim was looking at it and Wayne, they were trying to help me, and they were just like ‘it just don’t look right,’ and I’m like ‘it don’t feel right.’

“So we changed out the rear arms and birdcages, and that really made the cars feel better and get back to where they were more drivable. That definitely made strides there, and then I have to retrain myself to get comfortable in the car again.”

Gossel is currently in the process of doing just that, and his performance in Billings goes to show that he is headed in the right direction.

“Last weekend was the best I’ve felt in the car and it was the most drivable,” Gossel said. “I was actually passing cars and going forward and I was like ‘wow, this is pretty cool.”

Gossel’s debut season on the National Tour will resume this weekend at Electric City Speedway with the two-night Montana Roundup on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31. Tickets are available for purchase in advance here, while those unable to make it to the track can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Electric City Welcomes National Tour for Labor Day Weekend Doubleheader

GREAT FALLS, MT (August 27, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour heads to another historic Montana dirt track this weekend to wrap up the two-week Montana swing.

Electric City Speedway in Great Falls will play host to the two-night Montana Roundup on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31. The event will be the National Tour’s first visit to the track in nearly a decade with Aaron Reutzel taking the most recent Electric City checkered flag in 2015.

The weekend will begin on Friday with a standard $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start race, while Saturday will feature an increased $5,000-to-win, $400-to-start payout. The Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds on Friday and IMCA Modifieds and WISSOTA Street Stocks on Saturday.

Tickets can be purchased online in advance here or at the track on race day. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

MOMENTUM SHIFT: Entering last weekend’s stop at Big Sky Speedway, point leader Seth Bergman had finished behind Sam Hafertepe Jr. in six-straight full-points events, resulting in his lead atop the standings dropping from 172 points to 83 during that span.

Bergman decided it was time to end that streak on Friday, as he parked his No. 23 machine in Victory Lane for the first time since Tri-State Speedway on June 15. While he fell two spots short of a double-up on Saturday, he came home one spot ahead of Hafertepe to extend his advantage to 103 points entering Electric City.

Bergman’s quest for his first Series title will bring him to another track he has found success at in the past. The Snohomish, WA native collected three top fives in four National Tour starts at the track between 2012 and 2015 to go along with a pair of top 10s with the ASCS Northwest Region in 2010.

QUICK TIME: This is the first year in which the National Tour has utilized Qualifying as part of its nightly format, and no one has taken advantage of that change more than Hafertepe.

After topping the charts Friday night at Big Sky, the five-time Series champion has accumulated 10 overall Quick Time Awards in 2024. No other driver has more than one.

Luckily for Hafertepe, the Series format is designed to reward single-lap speed by sending the quickest transferring car from Qualifying in each Heat Race to the Dash along with the Heat Race winner. Those frequent Dash visits have paid off late in the night, as Hafertepe has the best average Feature starting spot of any full-timer at 4.7.

If Bergman or anyone else wants to keep Hafertepe out of Victory Lane for another week, beating him in Qualifying and Heat Race competition could be the key to doing it. All eight of his full-points wins this season have come after making the Dash earlier in the night, while he hasn’t finished higher than fourth on nights he missed the Dash.

FEELING ELECTRIC: In the nine years since the last National Tour event at Electric City, the track has not been lacking in ASCS competition, as it has been a regular stop on the Frontier Region circuit since the tour’s inaugural season in 2013.

The most recent event came just over a month ago on July 13 when Rich Bailey took the victory. The Helena, MT driver made his National Tour debut last weekend at Big Sky with finishes of 18th on Friday and 12th on Saturday, and he’ll have his sights set on his first National Tour top 10 when he returns to the site of his inaugural Frontier Region triumph.

Other local stars to watch include Kelly Miller, who has finished top five in 23 of his last 25 starts at the track including five victories, as well as Phil Dietz, who is a two-time Frontier Region winner at Electric City and finished second at the last National Tour race there in 2015.

RIVETING ROOKIE RACE: The ASCS has long been known as the place where Sprint Car stars are born, and there’s no better evidence of that than this season’s rookie class.

The battle for the Rookie of the Year Award is likely to go down to the final weekend of the year at Tulsa Speedway and Creek County Speedway, with Andrew Deal currently leading the way over Hank Davis by eight points.

Davis has been playing catch-up all year after joining TwoC Racing prior to the third race of the season at Rush County Speedway. He has been a contender ever since though, racking up 10 top fives in 15 starts with the Todd Carlile-owned, Wayne Johnson-led team. Deal has been close to his first Series victory as well, picking up a pair of podiums at Super Bee Speedway and Arrowhead Speedway.

The pair of Quinter, KS natives on tour in Zach Blurton and Kyler Johnson are still in contention, sitting 68 and 79 points behind Deal respectively. Both drivers have been finding their stride as of late, with Blurton finishing on the podium twice in the last three races and Johnson scoring his first top five since Super Bee on Saturday at Big Sky.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31, at Electric City Speedway in Black Eagle, MT

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kick off September with a Tuesday night clash at the Clay County Fair Speedway on Sept. 10 before traveling south to Oklahoma’s Arrowhead Speedway for a two-night duel on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (2412 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-103)
Matt Covington (-229)
Andrew Deal (-433)
Hank Davis (-441)
Landon Britt (-469)
Zach Blurton (-501)
Jason Martin (-502)
Kyler Johnson (-512)
Terry Easum (-603)

FEATURE WINNERS (7):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (9):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (36):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (33):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 15
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 14
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 8
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (11):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 12
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 11
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (54):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 16
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 15
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 14
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 11
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 10
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 9
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 5
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sept. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Bubak Takes Second-Straight Harvey Ostermiller Memorial Victory at Big Sky

SHEPHERD, MT (August 24, 2024) – One year ago, Jake Bubak pocketed $12,012 for winning Big Sky Speedway’s Harvey Ostermiller Memorial under the ASCS Frontier Region banner.

With the race joining the American Sprint Car Series National Tour calendar in 2024, Bubak had a field full of the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the nation to fend off, but none of them could stop him from taking his second win in a row in the event.

“It was challenging, I’m glad I started on the front row,” Bubak said following his fifth National Tour win. “With this car the last two months, we’ve been really solid. We ran well at the 360 [Knoxville] Nationals. I knew we could compete with these guys.”

Bubak won his second Dash in as many nights to claim the pole for the 30-lap Feature. The bottom lane was dominant early, as Bubak made a beeline for the inside berm in the first set of corners along with the rest of the top five.

Jason Martin started second and was the first to try the top side on Lap 2. He briefly caught Bubak’s rear bumper before slipping up in Turn 3, allowing Bubak to drive away to a half-second advantage.

Half a lap later, Martin’s quest for his first podium finish since Dodge City Raceway Park on June 1 came to screeching halt when he got upside down in Turn 2. The incident gave the second spot to Zach Blurton, who kept pace with Bubak in the laps following the ensuing restart.

While Blurton was busy plotting a move on Bubak, Frontier Region point leader Phil Dietz was busy holding off two of the National Tour’s biggest stars in Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. for the third spot. He held on until Lap 12, when Bergman powered around Dietz’s outside exiting Turn 4 and Hafertepe followed him through three laps later.

With seven laps remaining, Bradley Fezard came to a stop while running 19th to bring out the caution. A perfect restart allowed Bubak to keep the lead, but trouble for Kory Wermling and Brandon Anderson two laps later ereased his advantage once more.

On what would be the final restart of the race, Bubak was off like a rocket through Turns 1 and 2 and drove away to a 1.5-second win at the checkered flag.

The Feature was marred by strong winds thoughout the race, something Bubak believes was critical to him securing the victory.

“The wind affected the track so much,” Bubak said. “The track was in good shape, I think without the wind it would have been really fun. Just the way it would blow you off the end of Turn 2, it was pretty difficult and just best to be in the lead at that point.”

Runner-up Blurton went through the first 16 races of the season without a top five, but has now picked up two podiums in eight days, completely flipping his outlook on the remainder of the season.

“Last night, we just struggled so so bad and I thought maybe the weekend before was just a fluke,” Blurton said. “I’m looking forward to next weekend and the rest of the year. I almost wish we could start the year back over with what we know now.”

While Bergman came up two spots short of sweeping the weekend in Billings, the third-place run extended his lead over Hafertepe to 103 points entering the second half of the Montana swing at Electric City Speedway next weekend.

“Sam’s a great race car driver, he’s got a great team, definitely doesn’t make it easy,” Bergman said. “We’re doing our job too to try and stay on top here, and to have weekends like this where you don’t finish off the podium is what we’ve got to do if we want to see this championship through.”

Hafertepe finished one spot behind Bergman in fourth to minimize the harm in the title chase, while Kyler Johnson drove from 17th to fifth to collect the Triple X Hard Charger Award and his first top five since the second race of the year at Red Dirt Raceway.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour concludes its trip to Montana at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls with the Montana Roundup on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31. Tickets are available for purchase in advance here, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak[1]; 2. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[9]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[17]; 6. 2C-Hank Davis[8]; 7. 2JR-Kelly Miller[16]; 8. 95-Matt Covington[13]; 9. 72-Phil Dietz[3]; 10. 5H-Harli White[14]; 11. 28-Joe Perry[6]; 12. 01-Rich Bailey[12]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 14. 6G-Bryan Gossel[21]; 15. 15D-Andrew Deal[18]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[19]; 17. 37-Trever Kirkland[10]; 18. 44-Damon McCune[22]; 19. 55B-Brandon Anderson[15]; 20. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 21. 16G-Austyn Gossel[20]; 22. 9K-Kory Wermling[23]; 23. 36-Jason Martin[2]

Bergman Back in Victory Lane on Night One at Big Sky

SHEPHERD, MT (August 23, 2024) – Seth Bergman’s two-month winless streak on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came to an end Friday night when he took the checkers on the opening night of the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway.

“I’ve run second to Sam [Hafertepe Jr.] so many times, I get tired of looking at the back of that thing,” Bergman said. “It’s just a very rewarding feeling when you’re close and you’re in a championship hunt, the guy you’re racing is winning and you’re right there and you’re running second a lot. To finally cross over that threshold again and get a win, it feels really really good.”

Bergman’s fourth-place Dash run put him right next to the No. 15H on row two to start the Feature, with Jake Bubak and Hank Davis out front. Bubak and Davis swapped lanes through Turns 1 and 2 on the start, with Bubak riding the top lane to the early lead after one lap. While Bubak paced the field, Hafertepe looked to be a man on a mission once again, as he immediately got around Davis for second on the bottom in Turn 4.

One lap later, Bergman followed Hafertepe through to take the third spot away from Davis. Matt Covington then tried to send him back another spot, but the two made contact in Turn 2 and Davis went flipping over the banking to bring out the red flag.

When the race went back green, Bubak was off like a rocket and grabbed a half-straightaway lead over Hafertepe. He would only get to enjoy his advantage for five laps though, as Andrew Deal’s spin on Lap 9 reset the field once again.

Bubak’s restart was a mirror image of the prior one, but the battle was on behind him for the runner-up spot. Bergman looked low in Turn 1, pulled in front exiting Turn 2 and then defended against a challenge from Hafertepe on the low side of Turn 3 to hold onto the spot.

Once he cleared Hafertepe, Bergman went to work on running down Bubak, and on Lap 15 the No. 23 car made the winning move. The slower car of Zach Blurton blocked Bubak’s progress on the bottom in Turn 3, and Bergman seized his opportunity to dart to the top and take command of the race with 10 to go.

The spinning car of Austyn Gossel brought the yellow out seconds after Bergman made his move, but Bubak was unable to reclaim the lead on the restart. From there, Bergman went unchallenged in the final segment to take his fifth Series win of the year and his first since the Speedweek finale at Tri-State Speedway in June.

“I’ve been doing it long enough to know to just take a deep breath, take [the track] for what it is,” Bergman said. “There’s still an opportunity to win a race, so that’s kind of where my mind was. Just taking it for what it was and finding an opportunity to win the race. We had a really good race car, and it was able to make the right moves at the right times.”

Bubak’s victory in last year’s Ostermiller Memorial under the Frontier Region banner proved that he knows how to get the job done at Big Sky, and another podium run against the National Tour further confirmed his speed in Billings.

“Finishing between Sam and Seth, they’re the two dominant cars every year I feel like,” Bubak said. “I think we’re in a good position.”

Hafertepe’s third-place effort snapped a five-race win streak in full-points events dating back to Tulsa Speedway on June 28. While he was disappointed to miss out on the Friday trophy, he knows what he has to do to be in contention come Feature time on Saturday with $12,012 on the line.

“On a normal racetrack, I think we’ve got a really good race car,” Hafertepe said. “Tonight obviously wasn’t a normal racetrack. So we’ll see. There’s not a lot we can take from tonight and use, but we can use little small segments. Like in Qualifying, we can use something out of that. We can use little small segments throughout the night to try and get better.”

Jason Martin finished fourth for his third-straight top-six effort, while Landon Britt came home fifth for his first top five since 81 Speedway on July 20.

The Triple X Hard Charger Award went to Frontier Region star Trever Kirkland, who made the Feature through the Last Chance Showdown before driving from 20th up to 12th in the main event.

UP NEXT: The National Tour returns to Big Sky Speedway on Saturday night for the $12,012-to-win conclusion to the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Tickets are available online here or at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 27B-Jake Bubak[1]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[12]; 8. 2JR-Kelly Miller[11]; 9. 21-DJ Brink[7]; 10. 14-Blayne Brink[16]; 11. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 12. 37-Trever Kirkland[20]; 13. 6G-Bryan Gossel[15]; 14. 5H-Harli White[14]; 15. 72-Phil Dietz[22]; 16. 15D-Andrew Deal[18]; 17. 9K-Kory Wermling[13]; 18. 01-Rich Bailey[17]; 19. 938-Bradley Fezard[21]; 20. 28-Joe Perry[23]; 21. 2J-Zach Blurton[19]; 22. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 23. 2C-Hank Davis[2]

Frontier Region Stars Ready to Defend Home Turf Against National Tour

SHEPHERD, MT (August 22, 2024) – When you think of Sprint Car hotbeds, states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa and California are likely the first to come to mind.

Over the next two weekends, the drivers of the ASCS Frontier Region will be aiming to prove why Montana belongs on that list.

This week’s Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway isn’t just the first national Sprint Car event in the state in three years, but the $12,012 Saturday winner’s purse is the largest on the schedule in Montana.

If the full-time National Tour teams want to leave with the money, they’ll have to deal with a strong contingent of local talent led by Frontier Region point leader and two-time Series champion Phil Dietz.

“Our expectations are to run up front and potentially challenge those National guys for an upset or a win,” Dietz said.

A native of Laurel, MT, Dietz got the motorsports bug watching his dad wheel a Sprint Car every weekend, and decided at a young age to give it a try himself.

“Started racing Sprint Cars in 1999 when I was 13 years old,” Dietz said. “Raced up until 2016, took a three-year break and then started up again.”

While Dietz has more years of experience than most drivers around the country, Montana’s geography means he gets far less seat time per season than his counterparts in warmer climates.

“As life progresses and my responsibilities keep increasing, nowadays I probably only get in 12 to 15 winged races a year,” Dietz said. “Back earlier in life, usually got in about 20 to 30. We did start racing a limited wingless car this year at Big Sky Speedway, and we’re going to have roughly 10 races in on that. So, we probably get about 22 to 25 races in a year in a Sprint Car.”

Dietz is far from the only local hot shoe the National Tour drivers will have to fend off. Thirty-two points behind Dietz is Trever Kirkland, who has collected three second-place finishes in seven starts with the Frontier Region along with a Northern Plains Region win in May at Wyoming’s Casper Speedway.

“Our family vacation every year was to go out to Skagit [Speedway] and watch the Dirt Cup every year,” Kirkland said. “That’s kind of what sparked the Sprint Car side of things for me, and I just always wanted to do it.”

Years later, the Helena, MT resident found himself returning to the Pacific Northwest multiple times a season, but this time as a driver. With Washington and Oregon being the closest states hosting marquee events for 360 Sprint Cars, Montana teams often find themselves making the all-day drive to see how they stack up against the outsiders.

But with the return of the National Tour to Montana in 2024, Kirkland is looking forward to the chance to race for big money without racking up a big diesel bill.

“Jerry [Brey, Big Sky Speedway owner] is a Sprint Car guy, he’s been around Sprint Car racing for a long time,” Kirkland said. “He understands the promotion side of things, he’s working really hard to build the Sprint Cars and build racing as a whole in the state of Montana. I greatly appreciate what he’s doing. I think it’s really cool what he’s doing, I think it’s a lot of work that goes into what he’s got going on to get it there.”

With the largest event in track history comes a wave of teams and fans laying eyes on Big Sky for the first time, and according to both drivers, they will be in for a treat.

“The nice thing about Billings, it seems like this year we haven’t gotten the same track twice,” Dietz said. “So, it’s kept us on our toes. Usually very fast. Usually builds a really nice cushion right around the top lip. Very fast pace. Very physically demanding, but also, they do a good job of keeping a bottom there too so you can get multiple grooves of racing.”

Kirkland shared Dietz’s optimism toward not just Big Sky, but next weekend’s stop at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls (Aug. 30-31) as well.

“I think [Big Sky] is the raciest track we have in the state as far as speed is concerned,” Kirkland said. “I think you’re going to see two lanes. I think you’ll have a top and a bottom. Jerry works really hard at building a two-lane racetrack.

“Great Falls is going to be super dry and slick. I would bet you’re going to ride around the fence or the bottom, one of the two there. Both of them are going to be pretty racey racetracks. I think we’re going to see two different racetracks.”

Dietz is a firm believer that the Montana Sprint Car scene has leveled up as a whole in recent years, and he’s excited to put that on display in front of a national audience.

“We take Sprint Car racing seriously up here,” Dietz said. “I think in previous years, Montana was always thought of as a place where people could go and, I don’t want to say cherry pick, but come and have a sure thing.

“In recent years, everybody’s stepped up their game here quite a bit. Our equipment’s on par with a lot of national touring driver’s equipment. Essentially, when we hit the track, we’ve got the same stuff.”

Kirkland agreed with Dietz’s confidence level.

“I don’t want to sound cocky,” Kirkland said. “But I think that your National Tour guys are going to be surprised by what they see up here.”

Tickets to the ASCS National Tour races at Big Sky Speedway on Aug. 23-24 and Electric City Speedway on Aug. 30-31 are available online or at the gate on race day. If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Back in Montana for Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky

SHEPHERD, MT (August 21, 2024) – For the first time in three years, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour is back in Montana this weekend.

Big Sky Speedway, near Billings, will play host to the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, featuring a $12,012-to-win/$612-to-start finale on Saturday. It’s the biggest paying Sprint Car event in the track’s history and second-largest Feature purse of the National Tour season behind the 360 Knoxville Nationals.

Friday’s event will pay $3,000 to win and $400 to start. The Sprint Cars will be joined on the racing program by WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds and INEX Legends both nights.

Tickets are available for purchase online in advance by clicking here, or at the track on race day. If you can’t make it, catch every ASCS National Tour race live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

BACK TO BIG SKY: The most recent Montana stop for the National Tour in 2021 came at Gallatin Speedway, so this weekend will mark the first Series races at Big Sky since 2019.

The National Tour’s history at the facility dates back to 2013 when Jason Johnson won the Series debut at Big Sky, followed by Jeff Swindell in 2014 and Johnny Herrera in 2015. The Series did not return to the track until a doubleheader weekend in 2019, when Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Blake Hahn split the victories.

If Hafertepe can collect his 10th National Tour win of the season this weekend, he would become the first repeat winner at Big Sky. He isn’t the only driver in the field who knows how to get it done in Billings though, as championship rival Seth Bergman swept a Frontier Region doubleheader in 2020.

Other drivers with past Big Sky experience to lean on include Matt Covington, who has a career-best of fourth in four National Tour starts, and Austyn Gossel, who will look to ride the momentum from back-to-back top 10s last weekend into the track where he finished seventh with the Frontier Region in May.

CHIPPING AWAY: Two months ago, Bergman was fresh off a Speedweek championship that included two wins and four podiums in four races, and the points leader by nearly 200 points looked like the overwhelming favorite for the title.

How things have changed.

Hafertepe’s runner-up effort at Batesville the next weekend kicked off a dream summer for the No. 15H team and a nightmare for the rest of the field. The Sunnyvale, TX driver has now won five-straight full-points races along with a prelim night triumph at the 360 Knoxville Nationals, and the gap is down to 83 points entering Montana.

His margin to Bergman would be much smaller if it weren’t for a streak of consistency out of the No. 23 camp. In full-points events, Bergman’s worst finish of the year is seventh, and he is 12-for-14 in top fives. However, with the run Hafertepe has been on as of late, returning to Victory Lane for the first time in two months may be the only way for Bergman to stop his lead from shrinking further.

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?: In the first half of Zach Blurton’s rookie season on the National Tour, the No. 2J team had fallen short of Blurton’s own expectations with just two top 10s in 13 races. They were in desperate need of a turnaround, and they got just that last weekend.

Blurton put his years of 305 Sprint Car experience at Dodge City Raceway Park to good use and came home seventh, his best finish of the year to that point. One night later at Lincoln County Raceway, he put the field on notice by beating Hafertepe to win his Heat Race and then held onto third in the Feature for his first podium of the season.

He’ll look to keep the good times rolling this weekend at Big Sky, where he will be making his Sprint Car debut. However, with nearly three-quarters of the Series full-timers doing the same, the even playing field could provide an opportunity for Blurton to continue challenging for his second-career National Tour win.

WILD FRONTIER: The ASCS Frontier Region will be bringing a field of competitors with no lack of Big Sky experience, and they will all be looking to ensure the largest winner’s check on the Montana Sprint Car calendar doesn’t cross the state line.

Phil Dietz sits atop the Frontier Region standings after seven races and is riding a two-race win streak into the weekend, with his latest score coming at Big Sky on Aug. 3. Sitting 32 points behind Dietz in a tie for second are former Series champions Trever Kirkland and Kelly Miller, and while both are winless this season, they are both multi-time Frontier Region winners at Big Sky.

Big Sky has hosted the Frontier Region more than any other track in Series history dating back to the inaugural season in 2013, and the winner’s list includes many national Sprint Car stars. Drivers like Skylar Gee, J.J. Hickle, Jordon Mallett and Devon Borden have all made the trip to Billings and left with a trophy.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, at Big Sky Speedway in Shepherd, MT

AROUND THE TURN:

The two-week Montana swing for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour concludes next weekend at Electric City Speedway with the Montana Roundup.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
1. Seth Bergman (2127 points)
2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-83)
3. Matt Covington (-168)
4. Andrew Deal (-338)
5. Hank Davis (-365)
6. Landon Britt (-407)
7. Jason Martin (-434)
8. Zach Blurton (-447)
9. Kyler Johnson (-474)
10. Terry Easum (-487)

FEATURE WINNERS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (8):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (33):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK –1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (29):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 13
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 13
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 10
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (9):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (22):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 10
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (54):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 14
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 14
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 12
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 10
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 9
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 9
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 5
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 3
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Hafertepe Jr. Sweeps the Weekend with Lincoln County Triumph

NORTH PLATTE, NE (August 17, 2024) – Saturday night at Lincoln County Raceway, Sam Hafertepe Jr. proved that he didn’t need to start at the front to finish there.

The five-time champion drove up from the third row of the lineup to take his ninth American Sprint Car Series National Tour victory of the season and the 74th of his illustrious career with the Series.

“It’s hard to win from the back when the track’s not wide and slick, but tonight we got a track that was wide and slick,” Hafertepe said. “I honestly felt like when the track does get like this, it kind of suits us a little bit better.”

Hafertepe drew the sixth starting spot for the night’s Dash, and was only able to pass one car in the five-lap event. That meant the two rows ahead of him to start the Feature included his primary rival in the championship chase, Seth Bergman, as well as three drivers hungry for their first win of the season in Zach Blurton, Matt Covington and Hank Davis.

On the start, Hafertepe blasted past Bergman and split the difference between Davis and Covington through Turns 1 and 2. Covington snuck away to take second behind polesitter Blurton, while Hafertepe took third away from Davis off Turn 4 on the opening lap.

From there, Hafertepe began plotting his attack on the second spot. A strong run off the bottom exiting Turn 4 put him on Covington’s inside, and he completed the pass at the opposite end of the track.

While Hafertepe went to work on hunting down Blurton, Covington had the No. 23 of Bergman to deal with and contact with the slower car of Fred Holz was all Bergman needed to take over the third spot.

Blurton’s pace began to slow once he made it deeper into slower traffic, which allowed Hafertepe to reel him in and power to his inside off Turn 2 to take command of the race. Moments later, Bergman mimicked the move in Turn 3 to send Blurton back to third.

“I felt like I showed the bottom was pretty good in 3 and 4,” Hafertepe said. “And [Blurton] tried to take it away, he just wasn’t patient enough to really hit it good.”

The 18-lap green flag run to start the race ended when Davis stalled in Turn 4. The yellow gave Bergman and Blurton a chance to pounce on Hafertepe, but the opportunity evaporated when Hafertepe powered away to a five-car-length lead in Turn 1 on the restart.

Seven laps later, Brandon Anderson suffered a flat left-rear tire while running seventh and the second caution of the race was thrown. The forthcoming restart was a carbon copy of the first, as Hafertepe left the field in the dust once more and ripped the cushion for five laps to take the win along with the Hard Charger Award.

“If you get in dirty air behind a guy like Seth that can keep speed, it would be hard for me to ever get around him in a race,” Hafertepe said. “I think just making the moves we made early really showed how good we were. And it was needed, because if I didn’t make those moves early, we might not have won the race.”

Bergman’s runner-up finish was enough to carry an 83-point advantage into Big Sky Speedway next weekend. While he’s confident about his title chances, a ninth race without a win has his desire to return to Victory Lane at an all-time high.

“We’ve got to get our act together a little bit and start winning, if you win all the races, you’re going to win the championship,” Bergman said. “We need to get back in that Winner’s Circle. I’m going to keep my head high. We’re very competitive and back to running on the podium every night, and if we can eliminate those few bad nights we had we’ll be alright.”

While Blurton looked like the class of the field in the early stages, the No. 15H car proved to be too much to handle. Nevertheless, his first podium of the season completely shifted his mindset towards the rest of the season.

“I was done after this weekend,” Blurton said. “I was going to go do other stuff, not go to Montana and just give it up. This totally changed it. I’ve got people that back me and believe in me, and that makes everything a lot easier. A weekend like this for sure helps.”

Covington held onto the fourth spot for his second top five of the weekend, while Andrew Deal finished fifth to collect his first top five since the Speedweek finale at Tri-State Speedway.

UP NEXT: The National Tour will visit Montana for the first time since 2021, and the two-week swing will kick off Aug. 23-24 at Big Sky Speedway with the $12,012-to-win Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Tickets are available for purchase in advance here or at the track on race day, while those unable to make it can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[5]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[7]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[10]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 10. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 11. 55B-Brandon Anderson[12]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 13. 74-Zack Merritt[16]; 14. 32-Blair Cooper[17]; 15. 66-Fred Holz[18]; 16. 91-Michael Day[14]; 17. 2C-Hank Davis[3]; 18. 4S-Adam Speckman[15]

Hafertepe Jr. Sweeps Dodge City for Eighth National Tour Win of 2024

DODGE CITY, KS (August 16, 2024) – Several of Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first seven wins of 2024 with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came in dominant fashion, but never was his stranglehold on the field as tight as it was Friday night at Dodge City Raceway Park.

The Sunnyvale, TX driver’s gap to second place was more than six seconds when he took the checkers for the eighth time in 2024 and second at the Kansas 3/8-mile.

“You hit a place several times, and your notebook just gets bigger and bigger,” Hafertepe said. “Just track time, more and more times hitting the track, you have more of the right things to do.”

A runner-up finish in the Dash meant Hafertepe started on the outside of Dash winner Matt Covington, who was on the pole for the second time in as many Series races at Dodge City this season.

Covington did not get to enjoy much time out front, as by the time he reached Turn 1 on the opening lap, the No. 15H had already used an immaculate start to take the top spot.

Four laps into the 30-lap Feature, Hafertepe’s lead was up to a second and a half when Jason Martin and Whit Gastineau made contact battling for the fifth spot, puncturing the left-front tire on Gastineau’s car and bringing out the first caution of the race.

Gastineau went to the work area to replace the tire and returned to the track, but his night soon went from bad to worse when he went head-on into the Turn 1 wall two laps later, which ended his night and reset the field once more.

In what would turn out to be the final restart of the night, Hafertepe once again got a strong jump and rode the upper lane to a commanding lead. Upon catching the tail of the field, the five-time Series champion made his case as one of the best Sprint Car drivers in the country at navigating lap traffic, slicing and dicing his way to an advantage of nearly half a lap at the finish.

“That’s the best we’ve gotten through lap traffic all year,” Hafertepe said. “That’s just a testament to how good our race car was. I could cut across the middle, I would say better than any car out here. I think that’s what gave us all the speed all race long.”

Seth Bergman started fifth and made his way forward to wrestle the second spot away from Covington in the middle stages. Had Bergman started the race a bit closer to the front, he believes he would have had something for the man chasing him in the standings.

“I think we definitely had pace to match him,” Bergman said. “There were times where I was gauging where he was at on the track and where I was, and he was in clean track and I was in traffic, and he gapped me a little bit. But when we both had clean air, I could see myself bringing him in.”

While Covington was frustrated to start on the pole twice this year at Dodge City and come up short on both occasions, the podium run kept him firmly in control of the third spot in points as his quest for a National Tour win in 2024 continues.

“We’re right there, we’re just a tick off,” Covington said. “Still figuring that out. I think we’re making strides, getting a little bit better, but we’re not good enough.”

Hank Davis drove from ninth to fourth to collect the Hard Charger Award in his second start at Dodge City, while Jason Martin finished fifth for his first top five since Creek County Speedway over two months ago.

UP NEXT: The National Tour will make the five-hour drive north to North Platte, NE’s Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, which is making its return to the schedule for the first time since 1998. Tickets will be available at the track, while those unable to make it can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[9]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[3]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 9. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[12]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel[14]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[10]; 12. 15D-Andrew Deal[17]; 13. 23M-Lance Moss[16]; 14. 1X-Bryant Wiedeman[19]; 15. 42-Caleb Saiz[20]; 16. 88K-Jordan Knight[13]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[15]; 18. 91-Michael Day[18]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 20. 2W-Whit Gastineau[6]; 21. (DNS) 91X-Jeff Stasa

ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints Rolling To RPM Speedway This Saturday
Bryan Hulbert

Round 10 of the 2024 season for the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series is back on track at RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX, on Saturday, Aug. 17.

The lone visit to the 1/4-mile oval in 2024 by the Winged 410 Sprint Car series; the tour’s only other visit was on June 2, 2023, with Cody Gardner taking the win after a hair-raising battle with Justin Zimmerman that ended with the two making contact.

Taking an 18-point advantage into the Saturday shootout, Marcus Thomas leads tour standings over Austin Mundie, with Blaine Baxter in the mix as well with only 32 points to make up. Jeff Day, Jr. and Michelle Parson make up the top five.

Saturday, Aug. 17, gates open at 6:00 p.m., with racing scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (60+), military, and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under into the grandstands. Pit Passes are $45. The lineup also includes Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Modifieds, and A-Class Micros.

RPM Speedway is located at 1267 Co Rd 4106 in Crandall, TX. Information on the track can be found at their website or by calling (972) 472-3700.

The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found on the ASCS website. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or email elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

Creek County Speedway and 81 Speedway Next For ASCS Sooner Region
Bryan Hulbert

Back on track this Friday and Saturday night, the ASCS Sooner Region will take on tracks in Oklahoma and Kansas, with Sapulpa’s Creek County Speedway on August 16, followed by 81 Speedway in Park City on August 17.

The site of 152 ASCS National and Regional events since 1993, Creek County Speedway kicked off the 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region, with Seth Bergman mounting a massive charge for the win. Last seeing action in June during the ASCS National Tour Speedweek, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. picked up his sixth career win at the quarter-mile oval.

A more recent addition to the ASCS lineup, 81 Speedway has been part of Regional and National lineups every year since 2017, with scattered events before that with NCRA. One visit in July, Hafertepe picked up win No. 6 with the National Tour this season and his first at the Kansas track.

Casey Wills leads the ASCS Sooner Region standings going into the weekend double by 131 markers over Blake Hahn. Third is held by defending series champion Fred Mattox, with Alex Sewell and multi-time Sooner Region Champion Sean McClelland making up the top five.

Friday, August 16, at Creek County Speedway, opens at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. (CT). Tickets are $20 for adults, and kids 10 and under get into the stands for free. Other divisions on the card include USRA Modifieds, USRA B-Mods, NOW600 Dwarf Cars, and Factory Stocks.

Saturday, August 17 at 81 Speedway includes Alternative Pest Management USRA Modifieds, Kansas Tow Company USRA B-Mods, Rage Jerky Mini Stocks, and Allied Energy and Battery, Inc. Stock Cars. Gates open at 3:00 p.m. for the pits and 5:00 p.m. for the stands. Hot Laps are at 6:00 p.m., with racing at 7:00 p.m. (CDT).

Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, and free for kids 10 and under. 81-Speedway is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found on the track’s website.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

American Sprint Car Series Returning to Belleville in 2025 for Fourth of July Spectacular

BELLEVILLE, KS (August 13, 2024) –

Another piece of next season’s schedule for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour has fallen into place, as the Series will make its return to the Belleville High Banks on July 3-4, 2025.

The weekend will kick off with a $4,000-to-win show on Thursday night before wrapping up with a $10,000-to-win finale on America’s birthday, adding yet another five-figure payday to the calendar.

The event will be the National Tour’s first visit to the Kansas ½-mile in a decade, with the only previous visit in Series history coming on May 31, 2015, when Brian Brown took the checkered flag.

“We’ve just always wanted to get the ASCS National Tour back,” said Drew Erkenbrack, Belleville High Banks promoter. “We had an opportunity there to try and be a marquee event annually with the ASCS, and that’s something we’ve had our eye on.”

In addition to two nights of Sprint Car action, fans can expect a massive fireworks show after racing has concluded on Friday night among other off-track events to celebrate the Independence Day holiday.

“I think it will be a really great addition to the ASCS schedule,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS National Tour series director. “It’s a really unique place, there aren’t really any other racetracks like it in the country. The place has a ton of history, there’s always a great atmosphere, the community really supports that track, and they come out and really make everybody feel welcome there.”

More event details, as well as the full 2025 ASCS National Tour schedule will be released at a later date.

The Series returns to action this weekend with a doubleheader in America’s heartland, beginning at Dodge City Raceway Park on Friday, Aug. 16, and wrapping up at Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 17.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every National Tour event live on DIRTVision.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Round Two at Dodge City, Return to Lincoln County Await National Tour

CONCORD, NC (August 12, 2024) –

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour kicks off three-straight weeks of racing this weekend with two stops in America’s heartland.

The weekend begins on Friday, Aug. 16, with the second stop of the year at Dodge City Raceway Park. Then, on Saturday, Aug. 17, teams will make the five-hour trip north to Nebraska’s Lincoln County Raceway, where the Series will compete for the first time in more than a quarter-century.

Both nights will include a standard $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start Feature. The National Tour will be joined by NOW600 Micro Sprints at Dodge City, while the Lincoln County itinerary will include Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Compacts and Warriors.

Tickets to both events will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Catch every ASCS National Tour race live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

BACK FOR MORE: If the second visit of the year to Dodge City is anything like the first, fans will be in for a treat on Friday night.

Back in June, Matt Covington was on his way to his first National Tour win of the season until a collision with a slower car brought an early end to his night. That opened the door for Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Jason Martin to battle it out for the top spot, with Hafertepe emerging victorious to claim his first of seven Series wins so far in 2024.

Covington returned to Dodge City five weeks later in search of redemption, and he got just that by topping an ASCS Western Plains Region event on July 6. The field that night included fellow National Tour competitor Kyler Johnson, who will be looking to use those extra Dodge City laps to his advantage on Friday to score his first top five on the National Tour since Red Dirt Raceway on May 10.

Martin’s runner-up result in June is still his best finish of the season, as the reigning champion will continue his search for his maiden trip to Victory Lane in 2024 this weekend. Dodge City could be just the place, as he finished first or second in his last three visits to the facility.

Another car to keep an eye on will be the No. 2J of Zach Blurton, who will be returning to the site of his first of two top 10s with the Series this season. The Rookie of the Year contender has made dozens of 305 Sprint Car starts at Dodge City, including seven wins with the United Rebel Sprint Series since 2013.

LINING UP LINCOLN: On Aug. 7, 1998, Terry Gray parked his Sprint Car in Lincoln County Victory Lane to claim the 22nd win of his National Tour career. However, his 9,507-day run as the most recent Series winner at the track will come to an end on Saturday night when someone new adds their name to the list of North Platte victors.

With many drivers in the field having zero Lincoln County experience, those who have competed there could have the upper hand come race day. Three of Blurton’s URSS wins have come at Lincoln County in 2016, 2022 and 2023, and he finished on the podium on two other occasions. Martin also won in North Platte with the URSS in 2019, while Austyn Gossel finished fourth there in ASCS Elite Non-Wing action in 2021.

On the other hand, Saturday’s race could be a wild card in the championship fight, as none of the top five in points have ever suited up at the ½-mile Nebraska dirt track.

GAINING GROUND: If Seth Bergman’s Sprint Car had a rearview mirror, the “objects in mirror may be closer than they appear” reminder would be referring to the black-and-red No. 15H.

Hafertepe has a win percentage of 50% thus far in the 2024 season, but a slow start to the season combined with a crash at Arrowhead Speedway and engine trouble at Tri-State Speedway put the Sunnyvale, TX native 99 points behind leader Bergman, who has racked up four wins and 10 top fives in 13 Feature starts.

Hafertepe ended Speedweek with a 201-point gap to Bergman in the standings, but a second-place finish at Batesville followed by four-straight wins has cut that deficit in half. While his latest triumph on his prelim night at the 360 Knoxville Nationals only paid show-up points, it still shifted the momentum firmly in Hafertepe’s favor entering Dodge City, where he won in June.

Meanwhile, Bergman finished sixth earlier this season in his first National Tour start at Dodge City in 12 years. With that recent experience under his belt, the driver of the No. 23 will be looking to put it in the top five for the first time at Dodge City and rebuild his lead in the title chase.

THE LONG HAUL: Six races in three weeks is nothing out of the ordinary for a high-level Sprint Car team, but rarely does one of those stretches take them as far from home as many teams will be over the next few weeks.

Competitors will put 275 miles on the odometer between Dodge City and Lincoln County, and from there, it’s nearly 700 miles through the Rocky Mountains to Big Sky Speedway near Billings, MT, where the Series will contest the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, Aug. 23-24.

The Series will then venture 200 miles north to Electric City Speedway, where the trip will wrap up with the Montana Roundup on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-31.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday, Aug. 16 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 at Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, NE

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will make its return to Montana next weekend, Aug. 23-24, at Big Sky Speedway in Shepherd, MT for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, which will conclude with a $12,012-to-win Feature on Saturday night.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (1843 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-99)
Matt Covington (-149)
Andrew Deal (-285)
Hank Davis (-307)
Landon Britt (-358)
Kyler Johnson (-395)
Jason Martin (-397)
Terry Easum (-409)
Zach Blurton (-417)

FEATURE WINNERS (6):

Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7

Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4

Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1

Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1

Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (8):

Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7

Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1

Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1

Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1

Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1

Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1

Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (33):

Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4

Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4

Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3

Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3

Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3

Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3

Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2

Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2

Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2

Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2

Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2

Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1

Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1

Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1

Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1

Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1

Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1

Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1

Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1

Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK –1

Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1

Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1

Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1

Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1

Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1

Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1

Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1

Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1

Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1

Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (27):

Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 11

Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 11

Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 8

Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5

Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4

Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4

Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4

Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4

Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3

Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3

Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2

Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2

Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1

Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1

Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1

Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1

Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1

Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1

Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1

Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1

Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1

Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1

Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1

Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1

Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1

Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (9):

Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2

Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1

Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1

Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1

Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1

Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1

Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1

Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1

Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (21):

Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 8

Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 8

Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 5

Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4

Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2

Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2

Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2

Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1

Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1

Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1

Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1

Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1

Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1

Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1

Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1

Brian Brown – Higginsville MO – 1

Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1

Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (54):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 12

Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 12

Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10

Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 8

Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 8

Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8

Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 7

Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6

Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6

Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4

Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4

Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3

Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3

Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2

Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2

Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2

Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2

Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2

Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 2

Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2

Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2

Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2

Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2

Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2

Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2

Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2

Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2

Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2

Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1

Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1

Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1

Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1

Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1

Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1

Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1

Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1

Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1

Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1

Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1

Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1

Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1

Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1

Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1

Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1

Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1

Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1

Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1

Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1

Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1

Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1

Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1

Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:

Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham LA / Seth Bergman (1)

Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)

Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)

Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)

Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)

Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)

Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)

Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)

Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)

Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)

Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)

Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)

Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)

Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)

Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)

Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS

Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE

Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT

Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT

Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT

Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT

Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA

Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK

Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR

Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR

Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY

Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX

Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX

Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK

Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Blurton Rolling with the Punches in Rookie Season on National Tour

CONCORD, NC (August 8, 2024) –

In the leadup to the 2024 season, Quinter, KS native Zach Blurton realized it was time to take the next step in his racing career.

He made the leap to full-time 360 Sprint Car competition, and decided there was no better place to do that than with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.

“I wasn’t going to do it until I physically felt like my team was capable of doing it with the equipment and funding that we needed to go and do it,” Blurton said. “I felt like we had that, and enough motors and cars and stuff to go and do it, and it just finally made sense.

“I’m in a location where it is kind of tough for 360 racing. You’ve got to travel a ways to go race a 360 to begin with. Kyler Johnson and I are from the same town, and I know that’s what their decision was. We’re already going so far, if we’re going to do it, we might as well go and do it.”

Blurton found success in his limited National Tour starts prior to 2024, including a win with the Series at WaKeeney Speedway in 2022. Because of that, he had high expectations to start his Rookie of the Year chase, but he quickly learned that running the full tour is an entirely different animal.

“I thought we would do a lot better than what we have been, just been absolutely struggling,” Blurton said. “I know I can do it, and I’ve done it. I feel like the competition is so much more intense and there’s so many good drivers this year with it, not just the National guys. Going into it, I thought that we could run top 10 every night pretty easily, and shoot, I’ve struggled to even make the top 10.”

The Sunflower State is known for having some of the largest dirt tracks in the nation, and Blurton expected his experience on the big tracks to play into his favor over some of his competitors who were raised on bullrings.

“I would have thought that we would have been able to have some better finishes, especially at the bigger racetracks,” Blurton said. “The small racetracks are definitely something that we don’t have up here. I’m used to racing on Dodge City [Raceway Park] and bigger, and the small racetracks are tough for me. And so, I figured when we would go to a bigger track, those would be our better chances, and we just haven’t been able to get something going.”

While Blurton is disappointed to only have two top 10s through the first 15 races of the year, he is proud of his ability to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble early in the night.

“I haven’t had to use a single provisional, and I feel like that’s pretty big right now,” Blurton said. “Not having to use any of those and having those in our pocket for when we actually need them.”

Blurton honed his craft in the 305 Sprint Car division for more than a decade before making the jump to the ASCS, and still pulls out the 305 to race locally on off weekends for the National Tour.

“As far as running a 305 versus a 360, I feel like a 305 helps me stay in the groove of racing,” Blurton said. “As far as learning something, yeah, a little bit here and there. But then the 360 and 305, it helps me a ton. I go back to a 305 and it’s so much slower. I have way more time to think about stuff throughout the race now, and it makes the 305 a lot easier.”

In between race weekends, the No. 2J team has been hard at work in the shop finding more performance in their 360 program, and Blurton said he believes they may have discovered the issues that were holding them back.

“Finally figured out that we may have had some car problems with our new car that we got this winter,” Blurton said. “Before Knoxville, I switched to a different car, and so hopefully that changes some stuff from here on out.”

Up next on Blurton’s freshman campaign is a pair of tracks close to home, beginning with the National Tour’s second visit of the year to Dodge City on Friday, Aug. 16, and its first trip since 1998 to Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 17.

Blurton’s Dodge City resume includes seven wins with the United Rebel Sprint Series in 305 competition, and it was the site of his first top 10 of the year with the National Tour on June 1. And while many of his competitors have never laid eyes on Lincoln County, Blurton hasn’t just competed there, but won three races there with the URSS.

Given his extensive background at both facilities, he’s hopeful next weekend will be a turning point for his season.

“Dodge City is close to home and special to us, and we always like going there,” Blurton said. “Then, getting to Lincoln County in North Platte, NE is something I’ve been looking forward to since they announced it. That racetrack is an oval, and it’s shaped how a racetrack’s supposed to be shaped, but there’s characteristics and things that it’s done in the past years racing 305s there.

“Looking forward to that place for sure, they always have a tremendous turnout of people in the stands. North Platte loves Sprint Car racing.”

Tickets to both events will be available at the gate on race day, while DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.

Courtney Takes Home $30,000 and Maiden 360 Knoxville Nationals Title

KNOXVILLE, IA (August 3, 2024) –

Tyler Courtney’s Sprint Car resume has been growing at a rapid rate in recent years, and he added another major accolade Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway.

The Indianapolis, IN native wheeled his NOS Energy Drink No. 7BC to his first victory in the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

“I’ve gotten to do a lot of cool things in my time in Sprint Car racing,” Courtney said. “But to win a Nationals event at Knoxville is up there. Obviously the Kings Royal is first, but this is probably second or third on the list.”

Courtney is a two-time winner at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” in Non-Wing competition, but his latest victory is his first at the track with the wing on.

Saturday’s Feature lineup was set by points earned during preliminary action on Thursday and Friday, and Courtney’s performance on Friday night was enough to earn the outside of the front row for the 30-lap affair alongside 360 Nationals rookie Emerson Axsom.

The two ran side-by-side through Turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap, but Courtney’s momentum on the top lane was enough for him to power to the lead down the backstretch and pace the first circuit.

Axsom wasn’t interested in watching Courtney drive away though, as he dove to the bottom of Turn 1 on Lap 2 and completed the slide job to retake the top spot. But before he could build a gap, B-Main winner Chase Randall pounded the wall and flipped in Turn 3 to bring out the red flag.

When the race resumed, Axsom moved up the track on the restart to take the clean air away from Courtney and built a 1.3-second advantage by the end of the lap. However, once Axsom caught the tail of the field for the first time, Courtney began to quickly reel in the No. 27A machine.

On Lap 11, Courtney threaded the needle in Turn 1 between Axsom on the top and the slower car of Ryan Giles on the bottom. Axsom held onto the lead down the backstretch, but his contact with Carson McCarl seconds later in Turn 3 was all Courtney needed to grab the lead.

From there, Courtney put on a masterclass in navigating traffic, leading 20 laps in all to add $10,000 in lap money onto his $20,000 winner’s check.

“When we got to traffic, I felt like my car was pretty good at running behind guys,” Courtney said. “My car just kept getting better and better, and the track changed a little bit there at the end, so I had to move around and find that. The 360 field this year was really tough, so the cars I was getting to lap weren’t just slouches to go and try and pass. It was getting tough.”

The Clauson Marshall Racing team’s primary goal for the weekend was to build their Knoxville notebook ahead of next week’s NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s, but once they realized their potential with the 360 between the frame rails, their focus switched to the here and now.

“We don’t really come into this week with any expectations,” Courtney said. “But once we sat on the front row, then you’re holding yourself up to ‘Let’s go win this thing. We’re already here, let’s get it done.”

While Axsom was disappointed to come up short after earning the top starting spot, it was still a commendable effort by the 19-year-old in his first full-time season in the winged ranks.

“It’s good to put these runs together in these big races because it’s a confidence booster,” Axsom said. “I know my guys can do it and I know I can do it, it’s just putting it all together. Takes a little bit of time. I’m sitting here a little bit disappointed, but I think if you would have told me at the start of the year that we would come here and run second at the 360 Nationals, I’d probably be really pumped.”

While Austin McCarl’s third-place effort established a new career best on Saturday of the 360 Nationals for the 15-year Knoxville veteran, he will have to wait another year for his long-awaited first victory in the event.

“I’m disappointed to be sitting here third,” McCarl said. “I feel like I drove about as good as I could. I feel like we’ve been really solid all year, just haven’t been clicking off wins for whatever reason. But I feel like I’m right there every night, if we keep doing that, I think we can keep fine tuning.”

Reigning event winner Brian Brown’s quest for a repeat ended in the fourth spot, and Friday night runner-up Cory Eliason completed the top five.

Carson McCarl finished fourth in the B-Main to join his father Terry and brother Austin in the Feature, and his drive from the tail of the field to 15th was enough to pick up the night’s Hard Charger Award.

UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will return in two weeks for the first of three consecutive weekends of racing beginning at Dodge City Raceway Park on Friday, August 16, and concluding at Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, August 17. Tickets to both events will be available at the track on race day, while those unable to make it to the track can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 2. 27A-Emerson Axsom[1]; 3. 88-Austin McCarl[4]; 4. 21-Brian Brown[9]; 5. 8-Cory Eliason[3]; 6. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[6]; 7. 4W-Jamie Ball[5]; 8. 21T-Cole Macedo[12]; 9. 6-Kaleb Johnson[8]; 10. 01-Terry McCarl[10]; 11. 95-Matt Covington[16]; 12. 55-Kerry Madsen[19]; 13. 27H-Justin Peck[15]; 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel[17]; 15. 27-Carson McCarl[24]; 16. 9-Kasey Kahne[22]; 17. 2M-Ryan Giles[23]; 18. 35-Skylar Prochaska[20]; 19. 24-Kade Higday[11]; 20. 26-Zeb Wise[18]; 21. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[13]; 22. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[7]; 23. 2KS-Chase Randall[21]; 24. (DNS) 27B-Jake Bubak

Hafertepe Jr. Gets Number Seven of 2024 on Friday at 360 Knoxville Nationals

KNOXVILLE, IA (August 2, 2024) –

Sam Hafertepe Jr. has been no stranger to Victory Lane in 2024 with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, and he made his seventh visit of the year after taking home the Friday portion of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway.

“Just a testament to our team, Miles Hill keeps putting the money behind us that it takes to compete at this level,” Hafertepe said. “Definitely not where we wanted to be, going out that late [in Qualifying]. Just couldn’t muster up any better of a time than we put down, but to win the Feature, that’s a good recovery.”

Hafertepe started the Feature on the pole position on the inside of reigning 360 Nationals champion Brian Brown. After diving to the inside berm in Turn 1, Hafertepe slid up to block Brown’s run on the top to take the lead off Turn 2 on the opening lap.

“Brown’s really smart, he runs this place all the time, he’s got a lot of laps around here,” Hafertepe said. “If I saw a nose, we’d move and maybe play a little defense. You watch these guys run all year here, the way they run this place, I just try to mimic some of the block moves.”

Hafertepe continued to work the low lane to build a one-second lead in the early stages, but his gap was erased when a spin by Joe Beaver brought out a yellow six laps in.

Once the race resumed, it looked like a replay of the first run of the race, with Hafertepe pulling away from Brown on the bottom until a caution reracked the field on Lap 11, this time for Parker Price-Miller’s blown engine.

Brown put up his biggest challenge of the race on the ensuing restart, getting within a car length of Hafertepe exiting Turn 2 on Lap 12. Brown powered around the high lane through Turns 3 and 4 before Hafertepe once again slid up to block Brown and hold onto the lead. The tussle allowed Cory Eliason to catch both of them and pass Brown with seven to go.

After clearing the No. 21, Eliason went to work on running down Hafertepe, and he quickly got within striking distance of the leader. But before he could make a move, Hank Davis got into the wall and upside down to bring out the red flag with six laps remaining.

Hafertepe used one more strong restart to power away while Eliason and Brown battled for the second spot. The pair raced side-by-side for more than a lap after the restart, with Eliason staying low and Brown ripping the cushion. Eliason prevailed, but by that point, Hafertepe was already out of range and on his way to the checkered flag.

The Sunnyvale, TX native has been known in recent seasons for bouncing back and forth between 360 and 410 Sprint Car competition but has placed a renewed focus on his 360 program in 2024. With seven National Tour wins along with a Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout victory at Volusia Speedway Park in January under his belt, that decision has clearly paid dividends.

“We run 360s all the time and these guys don’t, and they probably have some issues with their motors taking off,” Hafertepe said regarding his advantage on restarts throughout the race. “We run every night and work on that kind of stuff, and that helps us on our takeoff for sure.”

While Eliason ran out of laps to run down Hafertepe for the win, his runner-up effort was enough to lock him into the Feature and give him a chance at his maiden 360 Nationals triumph.

“I didn’t need that red,” Eliason said. “I felt the longer runs we had, it was good, and right before that red, I got by Brown and I was able to get my nose underneath Sam a few times. I got him uncomfortable and got him searching, which that’s what I needed, clean air is key here, especially with the 360 in.”

While Brown has been known as one of the faces of Knoxville thanks to his six track championships at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World,” he knew he would have his hands full in the Feature with Hafertepe starting on his inside.

“I knew it was going to be a battle between me and Sam initially, just because he’s not a slouch,” Brown said. “He’s obviously the best 360 driver in the country, and he’s a whale of a 410 driver as well, so I knew it was going to be a game of cat-and-mouse.”

Jake Bubak came home fourth for his career-best finish in 360 Nationals prelim competition, while 18-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Kasey Kahne completed the top five with his best finish of the season in a Sprint Car.

The Hard Charger Award went to Kerry Madsen, who won the B-Main to advance to the Feature before driving from 21st up to eighth at the finish.

UP NEXT: A 360 Knoxville Nationals champion will be crowned on Saturday night and presented with a $20,000 winner’s check, the largest top prize of the National Tour season. Tickets are available online, while those unable to make it to Knoxville can catch every lap live on DIRTVision with an annual FAST PASS.

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 8-Cory Eliason[4]; 3. 21-Brian Brown[2]; 4. 27B-Jake Bubak[3]; 5. 9-Kasey Kahne[9]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[7]; 7. 2M-Ryan Giles[11]; 8. 55-Kerry Madsen[21]; 9. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[6]; 10. 77X-Alex Hill[12]; 11. 27-Carson McCarl[17]; 12. 35-Skylar Prochaska[5]; 13. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[10]; 14. 49X-Tim Shaffer[23]; 15. 26-Zeb Wise[24]; 16. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[8]; 17. 88T-Tanner Thorson[19]; 18. 69K-Daryn Pittman[13]; 19. 41-Colton Hardy[18]; 20. 53-Joe Beaver[20]; 21. 98P-Miles Paulus[15]; 22. 2C-Hank Davis[22]; 23. 9P-Parker Price Miller[14]; 24. 9M-Liam Martin[16]

Saturday Feature Starting Lineup (based on combined point totals from Thursday and Friday):

Emerson Axsom
Tyler Courtney
Cory Eliason
Austin McCarl
Jamie Ball
Tasker Phillips
Tyler Groenendyk
Kaleb Johnson
Brian Brown
Terry McCarl
Kade Higday
Cole Macedo
Sam Hafertepe Jr.
Jake Bubak
Justin Peck
Matt Covington
Aaron Reutzel
Zeb Wise
Kerry Madsen
Skylar Prochaska
B-Main Transfer 1
B-Main Transfer 2
B-Main Transfer 3
B-Main Transfer 4

Kaleb Johnson Leads Them All to Take Opening Night Win in 360 Knoxville Nationals

KNOXVILLE, IA (August 1, 2024) –

The greatest 10 days in Sprint Car racing are underway, and Kaleb Johnson kicked things off in style by leading all 20 laps of Thursday’s Feature at Knoxville Raceway on night one of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

“If you would have told me this morning that I was going to be here winning a 360 Feature at the Knoxville Nationals, I would have told you you’re crazy,” Johnson said after his first Sprint Car victory of the season. “I’ve been very close before, just haven’t been able to put a whole night together. So it felt really good.”

Johnson shared the front row with Knoxville local Kade Higday and wasted no time taking an early advantage, hugging the inside groove to take a lead of nearly one second after one lap.

His gap only grew from there, up to almost three seconds over Higday at the halfway mark as Johnson entered lap traffic. Even when surrounded by other cars, the No. 6 rarely ventured away from the bottom, sometimes getting the left-side tires up on the berm to squeeze past the competition.

With no cautions in the Feature to give Higday and the rest of the field a shot at Johnson, the Sioux Falls, SD native was able to drive away to his first win at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.”

“I think it definitely helped starting on the pole there,” Johnson said. “I’m a little tired, but I was going to make sure I didn’t lose that one. I feel like I’ve had so many chances, not only here, but other places, and I’ve just never been able to do it. It was good to finally be able to put a full night together.”

For Johnson, the win helped him prove to his car owner that he made the right choice of driver for his car.

“First of all, thank you to Dennis Gainey,” Johnson said. “Talk about taking a chance on a young kid from South Dakota. It means the world to me. He really took a chance on letting us maintain and work on this thing every week, and my guys do just that.”

While the top spot went unchanged from start to finish, there was plenty of shuffling for position behind him. Chase Randall moved from his 12th-place starting spot into the top three by the late stages of the race and overtook Higday on the outside of Turn 2 with three to go to claim the runner-up spot and the Hard Charger Award.

“I feel a lot better after that run, we were chasing some issues all night,” Randall said. “Just not feeling comfortable in the race car getting into the corners down the straightaways.

“I really want to say a huge thank you to Kelly Fisher, he was down at our trailer a lot of the night helping diagnose the issues, getting it all tuned up. And I think it ran a lot better there, and obviously it showed, passing a lot of really good cars.”

Higday’s third-place effort was a massive improvement from his previous career best of 20th in 360 Nationals prelim action and will put him in a strong position entering Saturday’s finale. While he’s happy with his performance on the night, he knows he’ll need to find even more pace to be a contender come Saturday.

“We’re really fast, just had to get a little bit better towards the end of that race,” Higday said. Just tried to capitalize once we get to lap traffic, we were pretty bad there once we got in that really dirty air, and it allowed Chase to get by us. Luckily we didn’t run fourth or fifth there.”

Reigning Knoxville Raceway 410 Sprint Car track champion Austin McCarl came home fourth, while Emerson Axsom rounded out the top five in his first 360 Nationals start.

UP NEXT: The other half of the field will take to the track Friday night for prelim action aiming for a spot in Saturday night’s $20,000-to-win Feature. Tickets are still available online or at the gate, while those unable to make it to Knoxville can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 6-Kaleb Johnson[1]; 2. 2KS-Chase Randall[12]; 3. 24-Kade Higday[2]; 4. 88-Austin McCarl[6]; 5. 27A-Emerson Axsom[8]; 6. 27H-Justin Peck[3]; 7. 01-Terry McCarl[5]; 8. 4W-Jamie Ball[7]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 10. 22X-Riley Goodno[9]; 11. 09-Matt Juhl[15]; 12. 64-Hunter Schuerenberg[13]; 13. 21T-Cole Macedo[22]; 14. 23W-Garet Williamson[16]; 15. 87-Aaron Reutzel[21]; 16. 18T-Tanner Holmes[19]; 17. 4J-Chase Johnson[20]; 18. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 19. 8H-Jacob Hughes[14]; 20. 36-Jason Martin[18]; 21. 23-Seth Bergman[24]; 22. 70-Calvin Landis[10]; 23. 4G-Cole Garner[23]; 24. 52-Blake Hahn[17]

Drivers Preparing to Chase Season's Biggest Prize at 360 Knoxville Nationals

KNOXVILLE, IA (July 31, 2024) –

The list of winners of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank is a who’s who of Sprint Car legends. Among them include the likes of Sammy Swindell, Danny Lasoski, Shane Stewart, Kerry Madsen and Terry McCarl.

This weekend, the stars of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will be vying for a chance to become a member of that exclusive club.

Series points leader Seth Bergman has been trying to join the club ever since making his first 360 Knoxville Nationals appearance back in 2007. His career-best in the event came in 2017 when he finished 12th in the Saturday night Feature, and he’s optimistic about his chances of resetting that mark this year, especially after his runner-up effort at the similarly sized Lakeside Speedway on July 19.

“We’ve got a few things that we need to get better on,” Bergman said. “But definitely, I feel like we were one of the fastest cars all night [at Lakeside], if not the car to beat there in the Feature. So yeah, I feel good. I feel like we’ve got a good package, a good game plan for some of these big tracks.”

Eight National Tour teams traveled to Knoxville a week early to partake in a weekly event on Saturday night. Hank Davis was the highest-finishing National Tour full-timer, placing sixth.

It was a major achievement considering the massive 62-car field in the 360 Sprint Car division and the fact that it was only Davis’s third start at Knoxville. However, the transition from the 1/4-mile Oklahoma bullrings Davis grew up on to the 1/2-mile Knoxville Raceway has been accelerated thanks to the guidance of his crew chief and mentor, two-time 360 Knoxville Nationals winner Wayne Johnson.

“You can’t go down there [in the corners] and stop, momentum is a big deal,” Johnson said regarding the driving style required at Knoxville. “Dirty air is a big thing with these race cars on big racetracks, and I think that the more times we do it, the better he’s going to get at it.

“With my knowledge of running Knoxville and dirty air and all that stuff, I’m in his ear constantly. When we went to Knoxville the last few weeks, I just had him watch. I said, ‘Go watch how these other guys enter the corner, watch a lot of video.”

The Series regulars will have to fend off a fierce batch of local competitors this weekend, one of the toughest being two-time track champion Austin McCarl. While the Altoona, IA native has concentrated primarily on the 410 division for most of his career, he has been competitive in the 360 Nationals as well, scoring a prelim night win and a fifth-place finish on Saturday night in 2020.

McCarl made the trip to Lakeside to assess the state of his 360 program against the National Tour field and ended the night in the third spot.

“Driving style is pretty similar to Knoxville,” McCarl said. “This place is a little different though, it gets a little bit tricky on entrance, but whatever, it’s a dirt track.

“Wanted to come try some things. Wanted to just get some laps under the 360, don’t get to run it very often. So, I feel like we learned some things.”

Action begins with split-field preliminary nights on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 1-2, and will conclude with the $20,000-to-win championship on Saturday on Aug. 3. Tickets and other event information are available here, while those unable to make it to the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” can catch every lap live on DIRTVision with an annual FAST PASS.

$5,000 to Win G.W. Elkins Southwestern Championship Next For ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series at Route 66 Motor Speedway

Taking wingless action to Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 3, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will battle for a $5,000 payday during the 10th annual Superior Livestock Trailers G.W. Elkins Southwestern Championship.

Honoring the late owner/promoter of the former Amarillo Speed Bowl, which sits just over six miles northwest of Route 66 Motor Speedway, Elkins was among the founding members of the National Championship Racing Association (NCRA) and was elected president of the organization during its founding in 1971.

Becoming the second driver to become a multi-time winner of the Southwestern Championship, El Paso’s John Carney II, who won in 2015, captured the $5,000 check again in 2023. The only other driver to win the event twice is current point’s leader, R.J. Miller, who won the event in 2017 and 2018. Other winners include Johnny Miller (2016), Wyatt Burks (2019), Keith Martin (2020), Justin Zimmerman (2021), and Caden McCreary (2022).

Saturday’s Feature will be $5,000 to win and $500 to start; pits open at 3:30 p.m. with grandstands opening at 6 p.m. The 10th annual Superior Livestock Trailers G.W. Elkins Southwestern Championship goes green at 7 p.m. (CDT). Other divisions include the AA&A Windshield & Glass USRA Limited Mods, Air Compressor Solutions Street Stocks, 1-800 Radiator USRA Tuners, TB Trailer Sales USRA Modifieds, and ERAC Services Dirt Limited Late Models.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for seniors, youth, and military. For directions and info on Route 66 Motor Speedway, visit their website or call (806) 803-1212.

The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

ASCS Frontier Back At Belgrade, Big Sky Speedway Bryan Hulbert

Kicking off the month of August with a Montana double, the ASCS Frontier Region will return to Gallatin Speedway on Friday, Aug. 2, and Big Sky Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 3.

The tour’s third visit to Gallatin Speedway in 2024, Oregon’s Tyler Thompson has been undefeated so far at the 3/8-mile oval. The same can be said for Big Sky Speedway, which saw Thompson in Victory Lane in the tour’s only visit so far in June.

On top in four out of the five features contested so far this season, Thompson leads the ASCS Frontier Region by 95 markers over Kelly Miller, who picked up a pair of wins over the weekend with the ASCS Northern Plains Region in Wyoming. Phil Dietz holds third, with Trever Kirkland and Joe Perry making up the top five. The only driver so far this season to deny Thompson a win is Rich Bailey, who won in the tour’s last outing at Electric City Speedway.

Friday, August 2, at Gallatin Speedway, opens at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:00 p.m. (MDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. The event is sponsored by 406 Electric and pays $2,000 to win and $400 to start.

Gallatin Speedway is located at 2290 Tubb Rd. in Belgrade, Mont. Information on the track is on their Facebook page, or by calling (406) 388-9666. Along with the ASCS Frontier Region, Friday’s event includes WISSOTA Street Stock, WISSOTA Super Stock, and IMCA Sport Compacts.

Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. (MDT) at Big Sky Speedway. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60-inches tall or shorter. Big Sky Wingless Sprints, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, IMCA Modifieds, and Wissota Super Stocks are also on the lineup.

Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy. 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, Mont. For more information on the 3/8-mile oval, log visit the track online or call (406) 696-8661. Saturday’s event at Big Sky Speedway is also being run in support of Race For Life.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto the ASCS website, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

1 MONTH ALERT: 28th Annual Montana Roundup Brings ASCS National Tour Back to Electric City Speedway, Aug. 30-31

For the first time in nearly 10 years, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will return to Electric City Speedway for a two-day event during the 28th annual Montana Roundup.

The 1/3-mile dirt track has hosted the ASCS National Tour four times, the last coming in 2015. Of the four races, there has yet to be a repeat winner with the National Tour at the track.

Aaron Reutzel won the last race in 2015, Brad Loyet won in 2014, Tony Bruce Jr. in 2013 and Brock Lemley in 2012. That means, all current ASCS championship contenders, like points leader Seth Bergman and five-time Series champion Sam Hafertepe Jr., will be looking for their first National Tour win at the track.

The Frontier Region will join the National Tour both nights, bringing the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the region. It’s already made a visit to Electric City this year on July 13 with Montana’s Rich Bailey picking up the win. He became the eighth straight different winner at the track with the Frontier Region, joining winners James Setters, Trever Kirkland, Tyler Driever, Joe Perry, Kelly Miller, Tyler Thompson and Logan Forler.

EVENT INFO
Date – Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31
Location – Great Falls, MT

Tickets – Available at track.
How to Watch – Can’t make it? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Electric City –
2015 – Aaron Reutzel
2014 – Brad Loyet
2013 – Tony Bruce Jr.
2012 – Brock Lemley

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Stout Field, Huge Payouts Await at 360 Knoxville Nationals

KNOXVILLE, IA (July 29, 2024) –

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will invade the mecca of Sprint Car racing this weekend for the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway.

More than 100 of the top drivers in Sprint Car racing are expected to converge on the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” for the three-day spectacle. In addition to the 15 full-time National Tour teams, the field will include a myriad of 410 stars looking to get laps ahead of next week’s NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s as well as 360 regulars from all regions of the country.

The event will culminate with the largest purse of the season on Saturday night, with the Feature paying $20,000 to win and $1,000 to start. Preliminary Features on Thursday and Friday night will each pay $3,000 to win and $250 to start.

Tickets can be purchased online in advance here, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision with an annual FAST PASS.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

FORMAT 101: The largest and most prestigious event on the 360 Sprint Car calendar calls for a format unlike anything else the Series faces all season. Drivers earn points each time they hit the track, and those points determine lineups later in the event.

The field will be split in half for preliminary action, with drivers competing on either Thursday or Friday night. After Hot Laps, a driver’s first chance to earn points on their prelim night is Qualifying, which differs from the traditional National Tour format in how competitors will qualify against the entire field. The driver with the overall Quick Time will be awarded 200 points, with a two-point drop for each subsequent position.

If more than 50 cars register for either prelim night, Last Chance Heat Races will be run for those who qualify outside the top 50. Those races will pay 50 points to the winner, 47 for second, 44 for third, and so on.

The Heat Races will utilize a six-car invert to set the starting lineups, with Heat winners receiving 100 points with three-point gaps between positions.

Each driver’s point total on the night will determine their spot in the A, B or C Feature. The top four finishers in the C will transfer to the B, with the C Feature winner receiving 92 points. The B Feature works the same way, with the top four advancing to the A and the winner garnering 142 points. The night concludes with the A Feature, where the winner will gain 200 points.

Prelim night tallies will be used to set the starting lineups for the A, B, C, D and E Feature on Saturday night. No points will be awarded on Saturday; finishing at the front of the pack is the only way to transfer to the next Feature and get one step closer to becoming a 360 Knoxville Nationals champion.

THE SETH & SAM SHOW: Out of the 12 National Tour races run so far this season, all but two of them were claimed by either Seth Bergman or Sam Hafertepe Jr.

Bergman kickstarted the season with a victory at Super Bee Speedway with TwoC Racing before switching teams and picking up three more in the seat of his own No. 23 at Rush County Speedway, Arrowhead Speedway and Tri-State Speedway.

Hafertepe waited until the fourth race of the year at Dodge City Raceway Park to collect his first trophy, but he quickly racked up two more to start ASCS Speedweek at Texarkana 67 Speedway and Creek County Speedway. After losing due to a crash at Arrowhead Speedway and a last-lap pass at Batesville Motor Speedway, Hafertepe will roll into Knoxville on a three-race winning streak after triumphs at Tulsa Speedway, Lakeside Speedway and 81 Speedway.

The gap between leader Bergman and second-place man Hafertepe sits at 96 points, and that will not change this weekend as the event will pay show-up points only for National Tour competitors. However, neither competitor is currently able to call themselves a 360 Knoxville Nationals champion, and the idea of changing that will provide more than enough motivation for both.

MEET THE LOCALS: Knoxville Raceway is home to the toughest weekly field in 360 Sprint Car racing, and they will be out in force to challenge the National Tour this weekend.

Although Jamie Ball has only won once this season at Knoxville, a string of consistent runs has put him atop the standings by 308 markers over Clint Garner. Aaron Reutzel leads the win total this season at five, with one each going to Chase Randall, Nathan Mills, Tasker Phillips, Sawyer Phillips, Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom and Ball, all of whom will be in attendance to try and defend their home turf.

Several members of the track’s 410 division will be bolting a 360 engine between the frame rails and joining the fun, including Terry, Austin and Carson McCarl, Brian Brown, Dusty Zomer and Matt Juhl.

THE INVADERS: The remainder of the entry list is filled with the best talent Sprint Car racing has to offer in both the 410 and 360 ranks.

The roster will include past World of Outlaws winners such as 2013 World of Outlaws champion Daryn Pittman, Tyler Courtney, Zeb Wise, Tim Shaffer, Brooke Tatnell and Parker Price-Miller, while former National Tour winners including Scott Bogucki and JJ Hickle will be making their returns to the Series that helped launch their Sprint Car careers.

The Pennsylvania Posse will be well represented in Iowa, with Danny Dietrich and Devon Borden both expected to make the tow. Other big names to keep an eye out for include 18-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Kasey Kahne, west coast superstar Tanner Holmes, reigning IRA champion Brenham Crouch and 2022 Attica-Fremont Championship Series champion Cole Macedo.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3, at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA

AROUND THE TURN: The American Sprint Car Series National Tour contests its first of three consecutive weekends of racing with a doubleheader beginning Friday, Aug. 16 at Dodge City Raceway Park and concluding at Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 17.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (1740 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-96)
Matt Covington (-146)
Andrew Deal (-284)
Hank Davis (-304)
Landon Britt (-358)
Jason Martin (-394)
Kyler Johnson (-394)
Terry Easum (-408)
Zach Blurton (-417)

FEATURE WINNERS (4):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 6
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK –1

DASH APPEARANCES (24):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 9
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (5):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (32):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 10
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 5
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Soeedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Davis, Johnson Share Excitement About Early Success Entering 360 Knoxville Nationals

KNOXVILLE, IA (July 25, 2024) –

Hank Davis entered 2024 with plans to run his first full season with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour. But what he didn’t plan was doing it in the seat of the No. 2C machine with 2000 Series champion Wayne Johnson calling the shots.

After Johnson got injured earlier in the year, taking him out of the car, and Seth Bergman decided to return to his family car after two races with TwoC Racing, Davis was presented with an opportunity too good to pass up.

“My original plans were still to run the ASCS stuff with a different team,” Davis said. “Then things kind of went sideways there and fell apart. So, everything happened with Seth leaving, this being open, I just hit Wayne up and said I was on the list, and everything worked out to where we could make it happen.”

For Johnson, the decision to put Davis in the car for the remainder of the season came out of his desire to help young, deserving drivers advance through the ranks of Sprint Car racing.

“More than anything, I wanted to give somebody a chance that more than likely wouldn’t get an opportunity. Somebody had to give me a chance at one time,” Johnson said. “It was a balancing act. I want to make sure I felt like we could be competitive, and that it was somebody who deserved a chance to move to the next level.”

Davis honed his craft racing locally around Oklahoma before becoming an overnight sensation thanks to a prelim night win at the 2023 Chili Bowl Nationals but had little experience in a winged 360 Sprint Car entering the 2024 season. However, he wasted no time getting up to speed, rattling off five-straight top fives on the National Tour to start his TwoC Racing tenure.

“I really didn’t think I’d be as good as what we are now,” Davis said. “I really just think it’s a testament to how good Wayne is. I don’t have a whole lot of laps in this stuff, so him just teaching me, we’re learning together, learning each other. I think we’ve probably far exceeded our expectations. I knew we could be good, but I don’t think we thought we could be this good.”

However, Davis isn’t the only one adjusting to a new environment. After Johnson’s injury in April at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, he has turned his full attention to the crew chief role for the first time in his four-decade racing career.

“I didn’t know if I could be a crew chief, I’ve never been a crew chief other than crewing my own car,” Johnson said. “There’s a lot of unknowns. I just felt like starting with somebody from scratch that didn’t really know what he wanted, I felt like it would be a good effort and we could build the team together.”

Looking back on the first two months of his partnership with Davis, Johnson shares the same sentiment as his driver: things have gone better than either of them could have imagined.

“I felt like we could run well,” Johnson said. “I didn’t know that we would run in the top five nine out of ten times or whatever. I know he’s down on himself pretty bad about not winning yet, but I’m like ‘Dude, you just keep learning and doing what you’re doing, the wins will start coming.’ And when they do, it’ll be just like Sam [Hafertepe Jr.] or Bergman. It won’t be just one, it’s going to be multiple.”

While Johnson admitted that teaching someone else how to drive a race car can be like speaking a foreign language, he’s enjoying the process of helping Davis develop.

“It’s really weird for me to explain as a driver, how to drive the car,” Johnson said. “It’s really hard for me to explain, because I just did it. I didn’t think about how to explain to somebody how to do it. It’s been a little bit tough.

“He’s adapting very well, and every week it just takes time. Unfortunately, Bergman, Sam and some of these guys have been doing this thing for years, and I think winged starts, Hank’s probably got 15 total. I feel like we just need to get some time under our belt.”

Up next on the docket will be Davis’s toughest test yet: the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Aug. 1-3. The team attended a pair of weekly events at Knoxville to get Davis comfortable around the 1/2-mile ahead of the Nationals and has one more visit planned for Saturday night.

Davis had never competed at Knoxville before this season, and he has quickly learned how the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” presents a challenge unlike any other.

“I learned how hard that place is, and how fast you can get humbled and how fast you can suck somewhere,” Davis said. “The first week we went, we weren’t that great, the second week we went, we were alright. We got better.

“Honestly, I would say for sure we can be in the B-Main on Saturday, but we all obviously want to make the Feature and see what we can do. So, we’ll take what we learned there and go at it.”

Fortunately for Davis, his mentor is a two-time 360 Nationals winner in 2000 and 2008, and that experience has been invaluable in getting him up to speed on the larger tracks on the schedule. And judging by his finish of fourth at the 4/10-mile Lakeside Speedway on Friday, Davis is a quick learner.

“If you look at Lakeside, that’s a big racetrack,” Johnson said. “Going to Knoxville these last two weeks have really elevated our big track program, because at Lakeside, we were in the hunt there. Weren’t quite up to speed with Bergman and Sam, but I do feel like our big track program for him is really coming along.”

Fans can purchase tickets to the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank and find additional event information by clicking here. Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Hafertepe Jr. Dominates 81 Speedway for Third-Straight Victory

WICHITA, KS (July 20, 2024) –

Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first three wins of the season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came consecutively in June, and history repeated itself Saturday night. The five-time Series champion led every lap at 81 Speedway en route to his third-straight Feature win and sixth of the season.

“I came to play tonight,” Hafertepe said. “I did a lot better job tonight as a race car driver, and our car was spot on in Qualifying, and right there in that Feature I think we had a really good piece.”

The Feature began in the exact same fashion as it did 24 hours prior at Lakeside Speedway: with Hafertepe and Seth Bergman sharing the front row. And just like he did the night prior, Hafertepe rode the top lane on the opening lap to take the lead while Bergman fell to fourth after being passed by Landon Britt and Roger Crockett.

When the first caution flew nine laps in for the stopped car of Bradley Fezard, Hafertepe’s lead was nearly a straightaway in length over Matt Covington, who charged from sixth to second early in the race. The stoppage put Covington on Hafertepe’s bumper when the race resumed, but he was unable to do anything more than watch Hafertepe drive away once more.

Issues for Andrew Deal on the restart gave the field another chance at Hafertepe, but another strong jump allowed the No. 15H to hold onto the top spot.

Ten laps later, Danny Wood slowed on the backstretch to force the third yellow of the race. The field was unable to capitalize though, as Hafertepe was already out of range exiting Turn 2 after the restart.

Slower traffic presented one final obstacle for Hafertepe in the final five laps, but he maneuvered through the field with ease and cruised to the checkered flag 1.5 seconds ahead of Covington.

Hafertepe has been consistently praised by his fellow competitors for his speed in traffic, and that expertise was on full display in the closing stages of the race.

“At the beginning of the year, I was blaming all the lap cars for our problems, and it’s my job as a seasoned veteran to figure it out,” Hafertepe said. “I had to quit pointing the finger, it’s my job to get through them. Once I changed that mindset, we’ve done a lot better, I’ve been doing a lot better job in the race car, and we’ve been winning a lot of races.”

Hafertepe’s night began with his sixth overall Quick Time in Qualifying, a total that is six times higher than any other driver in the field.

“It really does help,” Hafertepe said regarding the impact of a strong Qualifying run on the rest of the night. “Anytime you can kind of relax a little in the Heat Race and not have a lot of pressure to win the Heat, I think that really helps you just focus on your car throughout the whole night.”

Covington’s runner-up effort was his fourth-straight top-two finish in Wichita after a win in 2022 and two second-place runs last year.

“We had a winning car, the only problem was Sam did too,” Covington said. “We needed the lap traffic to mix things up, and it was there, and I just never had the opening that I needed. I think that’s what it was going to take for us to win the race.”

Crockett’s first National Tour start since 2022 ended in third place, a remarkable result considering he decided to make the trip just hours before the event.

“Went and got coffee this morning, and Seth Bergman called to ask me about bringing a car to vinyl on Monday,” Crockett said. “He’s like ‘the weather looks pretty good,’ so we turned around, rolled home. We just changed the turbo on our truck last night, my wife and I, so we had to put water in it and everything. We had no intention of racing today.”

Hank Davis came home fourth to collect his fourth top five in a row in National Tour action, while Landon Britt finished fifth for his best run since Dodge City Raceway Park on June 1.

The Hard Charger Award went to Michael Day, who drove from the rear of the field up to 15th in the 30-lap affair.

UP NEXT: The premiere event on the 360 Sprint Car calendar lies ahead for the ASCS National Tour in the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Aug. 1-3 at Knoxville Raceway. Click here to purchase tickets and find additional event information.

Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett[4]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[7]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 7. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[10]; 9. 22M-Rees Moran[9]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[15]; 11. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[16]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 15. 91-Michael Day[21]; 16. 31-Casey Wills[18]; 17. 6G-Bryan Gossel[20]; 18. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 19. 55-Danny Wood[12]; 20. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[17]

Hafertepe Jr. Goes Flag-to-Flag at Lakeside for Fifth National Tour win of 2024

KANSAS CITY, KS (July 19, 2024) –

On a night that began with the overall Quick Time Award, a Heat Race win and a Dash victory, Sam Hafertepe Jr. capped off a perfect trip to Lakeside Speedway Friday by leading all 30 laps of the Feature en route to his second-straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour triumph.

“I feel like my car was phenomenal in the Feature,” Hafertepe said. “I’ve been under the weather all day. I don’t know what I have or what’s wrong with me, just not all there. My car carried me tonight.”

Hafertepe shared the front row with the man he’s chasing in the championship fight, Seth Bergman. The two immediately swapped lanes entering Turn 1 on the opening lap, with Hafertepe ripping the cushion while Bergman rode the bottom. Bergman led briefly down the backstretch, but a bobble in Turn 3 allowed Hafertepe to regain the lead after the opening circuit.

From there, Hafertepe built a half-straightaway lead over the No. 23, but it was erased as soon as the pair caught the back of the field when Tasker Phillips took a tumble on Lap 7.

On the ensuing restart, Bergman again looked to Hafertepe’s inside in the opening set of corners, but was unable to keep pace with Hafertepe exiting Turn 2.

The gap remained fluid for the remainder of the race, with Bergman coming within striking distance on multiple occasions in lap traffic. The point leader jumped the cushion in Turn 1 with 11 to go though, and that was all Hafertepe needed to pull away to a one-second advantage, which he held onto for the remainder of the race.

If battling through illness wasn’t enough, Hafertepe’s car was also experiencing issues throughout the Feature.

“What really hurt us was our throttle was hanging,” Hafertepe said. “That was not allowing me to roll the throttle as good as I usually could through the curb. It made us get super tight a couple of times, and I think when that would happen, Seth would probably reel us back in.”

After a pair of fifth-place runs at Batesville Motor Speedway and Tulsa Speedway, Bergman’s runner-up effort was his first podium finish since his win at Tri-State Speedway on June 15. While Hafertepe’s win allowed him to close in, Bergman’s lead in the standings remains a healthy 127 points entering Saturday’s event at 81 Speedway.

“I feel like I really left everything out there,” Bergman said. “I did everything I could, short of just being reckless and driving through the side of him, which that’s not my style. Did everything I could, found a lane in traffic I thought I was going to be able to use with him, but he was smart enough and heard me, maybe saw the nose wing and he got down there. I was good enough to win, for sure. He just never made a mistake.”

Knoxville Raceway regular Austin McCarl came out on top of a fierce battle with Hank Davis in the closing stages of the race to take the third spot in his first National Tour start of the year.

“That kid did a really good job finding the moisture down there in 1 and 2 and getting by me, I had a really fun race with him,” McCarl said. “Sam and Bergman did a great job, they’re definitely the two top dogs on the ASCS I’d say. We’ll take it, it’s like a 15-year-old motor under that thing that I think runs pretty decent.”

Davis came home in the fourth spot to collect his eighth top five in nine starts with TwoC Racing, while Blake Hahn rounded out the top five, one spot short of his season-best of fourth.

The Hard Charger Award went to Landon Britt, who drove from 13th to ninth for his second-career top 10 in National Tour action at Lakeside.

UP NEXT: Race teams will make the three-hour trip southwest to 81 Speedway in Wichita, where the season continues on Saturday night. Tickets will be available at the gate, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 3. 88M-Austin McCarl[4]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[3]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 8. 21-Gunner Ramey[11]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 10. 98P-Miles Paulus[7]; 11. J2-John Carney II[9]; 12. 77-Jack Wagner[14]; 13. 22M-Rees Moran[17]; 14. 09-Matt Juhl[15]; 15. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 16. 55B-Brandon Anderson[18]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[20]; 18. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 19. 88-Terry Easum[23]; 20. 91-Michael Day[24]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[22]; 22. 2-Chase Porter[16]; 23. 1TAZ-Tasker Phillips[10]; 24. 45X-Kyler Johnson[19]

Matt Covington Riding Wave of Momentum from Regional Win into Kansas Doubleheader

CONCORD, NC (July 17, 2024) –

In the three weeks since the last American Sprint Car Series National Tour event at Tulsa Speedway, several drivers have stayed busy at a variety of regional and local Sprint Car races. But only one visited Victory Lane: Matt Covington.

The Glenpool, OK native attended the ASCS Western Plains Region event at Dodge City Raceway Park on July 6 and dominated the night, leading all 20 laps of the Feature from the pole for his first Sprint Car triumph of 2024. While getting laps ahead of the National Tour stop at Dodge City on Aug. 16 was one reason why Covington made the trip, it wasn’t the only factor.

“Kyler Fetters [Dodge City promoter] is always pretty good to me,” Covington said. “So if I can go there or somewhere else, even if it costs me another hour or something, I might still go to Dodge City just because Kyler takes care of me. And it’s a nice racetrack, I don’t mind racing there.”

The friendly staff and pristine facilities aren’t the only aspects of Dodge City that make it one of Covington’s favorite stops on tour, as his recent success rate there is quite high. He took the win on the second night of a National Tour doubleheader last season after finishing fourth on night one, and was on his way to a second-straight win in June until a collision with a slower car relegated him to 20th.

“It’s a perfect oval, 3/8-mile, semi-banked, it’s what I like racing on the most,” Covington said.

One week after the win, Covington made the trip north to Knoxville Raceway to partake in a weekly event ahead of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. While the rundown shows a Feature finish of 14th, that doesn’t tell the whole story of Covington’s night.

“We had some good speed,” Covington said. “We were second on the charts after Hot Laps, qualified in the top 10, made the Feature out of the Heat. We were having a pretty good night for us at Knoxville. I just didn’t know about their one-tire rule and I got busted going out there with a different tire on.

“They made me go back and throw another right rear on, and it was a couple inches smaller than what we were planning on going out there with. So we missed it a little bit in the Feature. We were running two inches less stagger than what we were anticipating, and the track was just too good for that.”

While Covington feels confident about his pace at the Sprint Car Capital of the World, he still has one more tune-up planned before the season’s marquee event.

“I’m going to go back up there after this weekend [for the weekly event on July 27] and try to get one more test session in before the Nationals,” Covington said. “Nationals is tough, got a lot of tough cars there, and they’ve got a lot of tough cars there that get to run there every weekend. A guy like me, I’ve got to get up there a couple times to get some practice to try to compete with them.”

Before teams roll into Knoxville, a pair of Kansas tracks await the National Tour this weekend. The doubleheader kicks off Friday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, where Covington took the checkers last August in the most recent Series appearance at the track. That win was also Covington’s last National Tour win, something he plans on changing this weekend.

“Lakeside’s probably one of our best tracks,” Covington said. “I’ve been there before when the surface was not good at all and you could hardly race at all, but the last handful of times we raced there, I thought it’s been really good.

“The track will slick off pretty quick, but it keeps a top and a little bit on the bottom. So a guy can try to be brave and get real close to the wall, or a guy can be more technical and run the bottom. It really seems to be a nice racy racetrack.”

Once things wrap up at Lakeside, the tour will travel to Wichita for a Saturday showdown at 81 Speedway, another track that has suited Covington well as of late. He was victorious with the National Tour in 2022, and finished second in both Series visits last season.

“I’ve been racing at Wichita since 2009,” Covington said. “The track’s actually a lot different now the last handful of years since they put the wall up around it. Used to, you didn’t really have that, it was pretty much always an around the bottom type of track come Feature time for sure.

“The way they’ve got it now, it’s kind of like Lakeside. The track’s not quite as big and not quite as fast as Lakeside, but it’s still got a concrete wall around it and two pretty decent lines of racing the last handful of times we’ve been there.”

Fans in the Wichita area can buy tickets to Saturday’s race online, while tickets will be on sale at the gate on race day at both tracks. If you can’t make it, watch every ASCS National Tour event live on DIRTVision.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Returns to Kansas for Lakeside, 81 Doubleheader

CONCORD, NC (July 16, 2024) –

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour roars back from a three-week hiatus for the second doubleheader weekend of the year in Kansas.

First up is a stop at Lakeside Speedway for the 11th time in Series history on Friday, July 19 in Kansas City. From there, competitors will make the three-hour drive to 81 Speedway near Wichita and go to battle on Saturday, July 20.

Both nights will feature a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse. The Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by B-Mods and Pure Stocks at Lakeside and A-Mods and Super Stocks at 81.

Tickets to the 81 Speedway event are available online in advance, while both tracks will have tickets on sale at the gate on race day. If you can’t make it to the track, catch every ASCS National Tour race live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

WHAT TIME OFF?: While some teams used the break in the National Tour schedule to regroup after a busy June stretch, others have hit the track several times since last racing at Tulsa Speedway.

Matt Covington was victorious in ASCS Western Plains Region action at Dodge City Raceway Park on July 6, his first win of 2024 with any series. He followed that up with a trip to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night, where he came home 14th in local competition.

Covington was joined at Knoxville by Hank Davis, Jason Martin and Sam Hafertepe Jr., all of whom were looking to turn some extra laps ahead of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank in two weeks. Davis led the ASCS regulars in 11th, while Martin’s night was over following the Last Chance Showdown and Hafertepe finished 12th in the 410 division.

Elsewhere, Kyler Johnson and Zach Blurton scored top 10s with the United Rebel Sprint Series at WaKeeney Speedway in Kansas, while Bryan and Austyn Gossel broke out the pavement Sprint Cars for a pair of events at Colorado National Speedway.

LAKE DAY: The National Tour will return to one of the largest and fastest tracks on the schedule Friday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City.

Last time the Series visited the 4/10-mile oval in August of last year, Covington took the checkers, and it remains his most recent National Tour victory. While it was his first win at the facility, it did not come as much of a surprise, as it was his fourth top-five run at Lakeside with the National Tour.

While Covington’s results in Kansas City suggest he will be a threat to win Friday night, he is far from the only one on tour with past success at the track. The two drivers ahead of him in the standings are both former Lakeside winners, as Seth Bergman was victorious in 2018 while Hafertepe triumphed on two occasions in 2021 and 2022.

WELCOME TO WICHITA: The National Tour made its 81 Speedway debut back in 2001 with a race won by Kevin Ramey, but did not return to the track for 20 years after that inaugural event. Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series star Ryan Timms won the first Series race in Wichita in two decades, and the track has been a regular stop on the schedule ever since.

Much like Lakeside, Covington has plenty of good memories at 81, scoring the win there in 2022 and a pair of runner-up finishes last season. On both occasions, Covington finished second to Martin, who will be going for his third-straight win at the track and first of the year.

The reigning champion’s quest for a repeat crown took a sour turn when he was injured in a crash at Tri-State Speedway and sat out the following race at Batesville Motor Speedway as a result. He rebounded with a P8 run at Tulsa Speedway and will look to continue climbing back up the standings this weekend in his home state.

REMARKABLE ROOKIES: While Bergman has a healthy lead atop the standings, the battle for the Rookie of the Year Award has been tight all season long. Andrew Deal leads the first-year drivers in the tally, while Davis trails him by 90 points entering this weekend’s events. The TwoC Racing driver missed the Feature in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway and was absent at Red Dirt Raceway before joining his current team, and has been playing catch up ever since.

While Davis has not yet found Victory Lane, he has been the epitome of consistency ever since he slid into the No. 2C machine beginning at Rush County Speedway. He has finished in the top five seven times in his first eight starts with the team, with four of those being podiums.

Meanwhile, Deal has racked up just three top fives this season, with his best finish being a runner up at Super Bee to start the year. However, a pair of nights in his native Kansas could present an opportunity for Deal to extend his lead. While neither driver has ever competed at Lakeside under the ASCS banner, Deal has scored three top fives in Sprint Car action at 81 between Sooner Region and Oil Capital Racing Series competition, compared to just one for Davis.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday, July 19 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS
Saturday, July 20 at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will head to the Sprint Car Capital of the World Aug. 1-3 for the most prestigious event in 360 Sprint Car racing, the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (1479 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-135)
Matt Covington (-149)
Andrew Deal (-213)
Hank Davis (-303)
Kyler Johnson (-325)
Jordon Mallett (-328)
Landon Britt (-335)
Terry Easum (-343)
Zach Blurton (-352)

FEATURE WINNERS (4):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (24):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 9
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (5):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (32):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 10
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 5
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Brady Baker Disqualified, Fined For Failing Fuel Test at Batesville

American Sprint Car Series officials have issued a fine to Sprint Car driver Brady Baker for failing a fuel test after competing in the American Sprint Car Series National Tour event at Batesville Motor Speedway on June 22, 2024.

Fuel samples were collected at the conclusion of the Feature at the event and brought to the ASCS command center where a field test was conducted. The samples that did not pass the field test were sent to an independent laboratory for further testing.

The test revealed the fuel received from the sample was not 100% methanol and did not conform to the benchmark.

Due to the violation, Baker has been disqualified from the event at Batesville Motor Speedway on June 22 and fined, in total $1,600 – $500 fine, $100 for the fuel analysis, and $1,000 in prize money from the event – along with the loss of all championship points earned from the event.

The Series’ rules on fuel are as follows:

Section 6 – Fuel

Methanol or Ethanol only, NO NITRO or additives allowed. Fuel subject to be checked anytime by ASCS officials. NOTE: Fuel samples may be taken at any time during an event for analysis and prize money may be withheld until results are known. (Penalty for fuel infraction will result in forfeiture of all points and moneys won during event detected, and a fine up to $1000 for first infraction. 2nd infraction subject to suspension up to 1 calendar year.)
Fuel Cell must be securely mounted with bladder mandatory. Tank used for Qualifying Heats must be remain for all events. Unless deemed unusable by ASCS Officials.

1 MONTH ALERT: ASCS National Tour Returns to Dodge City, Lincoln County in Mid-August
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ASCS National Tour at Dodge City Raceway Park

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour’s August adventures bring the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the country back to Kansas and Nebraska.

First, the National Tour will make its second stop of the year at Dodge City Raceway on Friday, Aug. 16. Then, it’ll return to Lincoln County Raceway for the first time since 1998 on Saturday, Aug. 17.

When the Series visited the state-of-the-art Dodge City dirt track in June, fans were treated to an epic showdown between two ASCS champions – Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Jason Martin. The two dueled wheel-to-wheel throughout the race with Hafertepe eventually coming out on top.

In five National Tour events at Dodge City Raceway Park, there’s yet to be a repeat winner. The Tour first visited the dirt track twice in 2005 and saw Gary Wright and Danny Jennings leave victorious. Then, after some time away from the track, the Series returned in 2023 with Martin and Matt Covington each scoring a win.

Covington will enter the August event with a win at Dodge City this year, having won with the Western Plains Region in July.

When the National Tour makes the trip to Nebraska, it’ll be the Series’ first stop in the “Cornhusker State” this year. Its sole visit to Lincoln County Raceway in 1998 was won by Terry Gray. Several ASCS regions have ventured to the track, most recently the ASCS Elite Great Plains Non-Wing Region. Terry Richards Jr. won the race and current Series competitor Austyn Gossel finished fourth.

If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch both races live on DIRTVision.

DODGE CITY EVENT INFO
Date – Friday, Aug. 16
Location – Dodge City, KS

Tickets – Available at track.

Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Dodge City –
2024 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2023 – Jason Martin on July 7, Matt Covington on July 8
2005 – Gary Wright on June 17, Danny Jennings on June 18

LINCOLN COUNTY EVENT INFO
Date – Saturday, Aug. 17
Location – North Platte, NE

Tickets – Available at track.

Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Lincoln County –
1998 – Terry Gray on Aug. 7

Kyler Johnson Ready for Home State Weekend Amid Third National Tour Season

CONCORD, NC (July 10, 2024) –

Kyler Johnson’s Sprint Car career began for the same reason as many other drivers: he wanted to be just like dad.

That goal evolved into to a full-time career with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the Quinter, KS native.

“My dad [Cody] ran Sprint Cars for years, that’s all I ever knew growing up,” Johnson said. “He ran 360s and 410s around the Midwest, and that’s basically all I’ve ever been around. So, whenever I was old enough to get into a Sprint Car, we took the chance at it.”

After a few seasons of competition in the karting world, Johnson made the move into a 305 Sprint Car in 2019 at age 15. While the entry-level division served as a good starting point for Johnson’s career, he wasted no time in taking the next step.

“You’re not going to go anywhere in a 305 Sprint Car,” Johnson said. “That’s just basically all we had around us was 305s, so it was just easiest to run those. And then once we got fed up with all the 305 stuff, we decided to move up to a 360.”

While most drivers opt to initially run a localized schedule to get their feet wet at the higher level, a lack of options close to home meant that option didn’t make sense for the team. Johnson’s alternative? Dive head-first into the National Tour.

“In 2022, there wasn’t any 360 racing around us at all,” Johnson said. “Our nearest track was 81 Speedway, which is still three hours from us, and they only had one show a year. So, we basically figured ‘Well, if we’re going to run 360s, we might as well tough it out and run the whole National deal.’

“We definitely learned a lot that first year, never even driving a 360 until that first show at Devil’s Bowl [Speedway].”

That first appearance resulted in a Last Chance Showdown exit on night one and a 20th-place Feature finish in the finale, but things began trending upward soon after.

Johnson’s rookie season with the Series ended with a ninth-place points finish and his first-career top five at Clay County Fair Speedway in September. Season two brought steady improvements for the No. 45X, as Johnson ended 2023 sixth in the standings after collecting his first National Tour podium at 81 Speedway along the way.

Entering 2024, the primary storyline surrounding ASCS was World Racing Group’s purchase of the Series in March. Midway through the inaugural year under the new ownership, Johnson spoke highly of the improvements he has seen as a competitor.

“I think the change was definitely much needed,” Johnson said. “This just gives a much better platform, definitely a lot more security as far as money and all that goes.”

The Series wasn’t the only one making changes over the winter, as Johnson elected to switch engine providers in hopes of finding more reliability in 2024. However, the move hasn’t gone to plan, as Johnson has still experienced engine issues on multiple occasions across the first 10 events of the season.

“We’ve already kind of steered away from that engine builder too, we’re looking to go to one of the big three engine builders, either Don Ott, Ryder or Fisher,” Johnson said. “We’re not sure what we’re going to do yet, we’re just trying to limp through this year. We’ve had a lot of engine problems already this year.”

On nights where the engine has held together, Johnson has been competitive all year long. He began the season with back-to-back top 10s at Super Bee Speedway and Red Dirt Raceway and picked up two more during Speedweek at Creek County Speedway and Tri-State Speedway. Johnson said finding more pace at the beginning of the night will be key to ending it toward the front on a regular basis.

“Each time we hit the track, we have to make the best of it,” Johnson said. “This is one of the stoutest groups we’ve had in the past three years. It’s hard night in night out, you’ve got to be on kill every second.

“If we could just qualify a little bit better, I feel like we would be much better off. Each night it seems like we go in and we don’t qualify very good, so that puts us behind the eight-ball right off the bat. We’re coming from the back of a Heat Race, fifth or sixth, and that puts us starting at least 15th in the Feature, and you’ve got a lot of work to do at that point.”

Next up on the National Tour calendar is a trip to Johnson’s home state, with a Kansas doubleheader on tap starting Friday, July 19, at Lakeside Speedway and wrapping up Saturday, July 20, at 81 Speedway. Johnson is still searching for his first Series win, and his past performances at both facilities put them on the shortlist of tracks where he could make his first appearance in Victory Lane.

“Lakeside, we seem like we’ve had really good speed there,” Johnson said. “I know our results don’t really show it because we’ve blown up two engines there, but we always seem to qualify good, we have really good speed there, so hopefully we can keep that speed up and keep our engine together.

“And then 81, that’s my favorite track. I’d consider that my home track even though we have tracks closer. My Dad has a lot of history there, he won a lot of races there, that was his home base whenever he was running 360 stuff. That was where my first 305 win was, my first podium with ASCS, we’ve had really good luck there every time. It’s a track that we’re pretty familiar with, and we seem to always run good.”

Fans planning to attend the 81 Speedway event can purchase tickets online in advance, while tickets for both races will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it to the track? Watch every ASCS National Tour event live on DIRTVision.

Of Rugby and Race Cars: Landon Britt's Road to the National Tour

CONCORD, NC (July 5, 2024) –

For most Sprint Car drivers, their path to stardom starts in go-karts before advancing through the likes of Micro Sprints, Midgets and anything else with four wheels and an engine they can get their hands on.

But for Landon Britt, his trajectory toward the American Sprint Car Series National Tour took a bit of a detour in his teens.

“Got out of racing for a little bit, about three years, and got into rugby really heavy,” Britt said. “I grew up in more of a country area, and rugby was kind of a big thing out there. I had multiple friends that played, and they kept talking to me, ‘Try to come, try to come,’ and eventually I went, and from there on I just played.

“The summer before my junior year [of high school], I started playing, and then played my junior and senior years, and then played about a year after high school where I played on a men’s team.”

Perhaps there’s an alternate timeline in which Britt is preparing to head to Paris to represent the United States on the Olympic rugby pitch. However, the urge to get back behind the wheel of a race car was too much to resist.

“Me and my dad had always talked about getting back into racing,” said Britt, who raced go-karts as a child before his rugby hiatus. “I told him I wanted to get out of the go-kart world, I wanted to move up.”

While many drivers have had their heart set on Sprint Cars as the ultimate goal since day one, Britt was always one who explored his options.

“We had talked about doing autocross, and getting into something like that,” Britt said. “We just really didn’t want to race against the clock the entire time.”

From there, Britt went looking for a form of racing where you could slide cars through the corners at extreme speeds, inches away from other competitors doing the same thing. His calling soon became clear.

“I had mentioned something about doing Formula Drift, and then he had mentioned Sprint Cars, and we just kind of sat down and talked about it,” Britt said. “Honestly, Sprint Cars have just been the answer the whole time. When we both talked about it, everything just led back to Sprint Cars. I’m not really sure what drew the attention to it, it’s just what we chose, and we fell in love with it after we chose it.”

Once Britt settled on Sprint Cars as his chariot of choice, he became a regular at dirt tracks around his Memphis home before slowly expanding his schedule. After a few seasons of regional competition, 2022 marked Britt’s first full season on the ASCS National Tour, which he said was always the destination for his team.

“In the 360 world, there’s not a more elite series,” Britt said. “The level of competition, everything that ASCS brings has been on a broader and more elite level.”

After a rookie season that included three top fives and a seventh-place points finish, Britt became a National Tour winner for the first time in 2023, taking the checkers at Arrowhead Speedway in September. For the inexperienced and undermanned LB Motorsports team, the win proved that they could go toe-to-toe with the best in the business.

“Being a smaller, father-son, two-man team, first-generation driver trying to run against these guys that have been doing it 10, 15, 20 years, it’s very tough,” Britt said. “They already have the knowledge, and we don’t.”

When he isn’t chasing the National Tour across the country, Britt can be found back home working at his father’s HVAC business, something that has been part of his life for nearly as long as racing.

“I started doing it when I was 12 years old. Summers, weekend deals, and then at 18 years old was when I went full time,” Britt said. “Our weekly schedule is wake up, get to the [HVAC] shop at eight (in the morning), work however late it may take to get what work needs to be done, and I’m at the [race] shop after the fact.

“It’s not ‘walk in every morning and go straight to car stuff’ like some of these guys have time to do. Versus us, the business has to come first, because it’s what’s pushing this car around.”

Ten races into his third season on the National Tour, Britt sits eighth in the standings, just seven points out of the familiar seventh spot he has finished in his previous two years. He said the No. 10 team remains focused on continually making strides until they become frequent visitors to Victory Lane.

“This year we’ve grabbed some other ideas and some things that we’re trying,” Britt said. “At some points, it’s a little bit more of a struggle, but every place we go to we figure out a little bit more and more of what really needs to be done in these certain situations.”

Britt will be joined by the rest of the National Tour stars when the season resumes in Kansas at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, July 19, and 81 Speedway on Saturday, July 20. Tickets to both events will be available at the gate on race day, and if you can’t make it, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ASCS Elite Non-Wing Making Big O Speedway Return Saturday

Bringing wingless action to Ennis, TX, on Saturday, July 6, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will headline action at Big O Speedway.

It’ll be the Series’ first time back at Big O Speedway since July 17, 2021, which was won by Oklahoma’s Steven Shebester.

The $2,000-to-win race will be the Series’ second race of the season since kicking off the year at Lonestar Speedway in May.

Gates opens at 5 p.m. with Hot Laps at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m. (CT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Other classes include UMP Super Late Models, Limited Modifieds, Eco Limited Modifieds, Jr. Limited Modifieds, Crown Vics, and Factory Stocks.

Big O Speedway is located at 3118 FM 85 in Ennis, Texas. For more information, log onto the track’s website or call (317) 777-2222. The track can also be found on Facebook.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

ASCS Western Plains Rolling Into Dodge City This Saturday
Bryan Hulbert

Dodge City Raceway Park graces the ASCS Western Plains schedule for the first time on Saturday, July 6.

However, it’ll be the 3/8-mile dirt track’s second time hosting an American Sprint Car Series event this year as the ASCS National Tour ran the Steve King Memorial on June 1. The show saw Series champions Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Jason Martin treat fans to an epic duel with Hafertepe coming out on top.

The race will be the fourth outing for the ASCS Western Plains Region. Colorado’s Adam Trimble leads tour standings by 116 markers over Blair Cooper. Third is held by Zach Merritt, with Nick Nichols and Cole MacEwen making up the top five.

Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. (CT). Tickets are $15, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Other divisions include Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Sport Compacts, Cruisers, and Modifieds for a 50-lap special.

Dodge City Raceway Park is at 11322 110 Rd. in Dodge City, Kan. For more information on the track, go online or call (620) 225-3277.

The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

Tulsa Rescheduled for Nov. 14 with Added Program for Huge Championship Weekend

TULSA, OK (July 1, 2024) –

The Dirt Down in T-Town finale at Tulsa Speedway for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 14, with the addition of another full show that day.

The night’s program will include the Dirt Down in T-Town's remaining Dash and $6,000-to-win Feature that were postponed due to weather, as well as a separate $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start event.

This sets up a massive three-day, four race, championship weekend for the National Tour as its final two races of the season will take place 30 minutes down the road at Creek County Speedway, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16. The Fuzzy’s Fall Fling will include a $4,000-to-win Feature on Friday before the season wraps up with a $10,000-to-win event on Saturday. In total, approximately $100,000 in purse money will be paid out across the three nights of racing.

The Series banquet will be held on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, where the first National Tour champion under the World Racing Group banner will be celebrated and presented with a $40,000 winner’s check. The top 10 finishers in the standings will also each receive their share of the points fund totaling more than $150,000.

“After talking with [Tulsa Speedway promoter] Keith Haney, we were able to make lemonade out of lemons on this and put it on the same weekend with Creek County,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS National Tour series director. “It makes for a big weekend for us to finish our year out with.”

Ticket information and other event details for the weekend will be released in the coming months.

The ASCS National Tour will return to action in three weeks at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, July 19, and 81 Speedway on Saturday, July 20.

Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision all season long.

POINTS UPDATE: Hafertepe Jr., Covington Close in on Bergman
Spence Smithback

LATEST RACE: Tulsa Speedway (June 28)

CURRENT POINTS LEADER: A fifth-place run on Friday night was Seth Bergman’s eighth top five through the first 10 races of 2024. That consistency has netted him a 135-point advantage over Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the standings as he works towards his first National Tour title.

MOVERS

Sam Hafertepe Jr. (+1): The Sunnyvale, TX native entered Tulsa with a one-point deficit to Matt Covington for the second spot in his quest for a record-breaking sixth Series championship. A dominant win on Friday was enough to overtake Covington and close the gap to Bergman to 135 markers entering the Kanas doubleheader in three weeks.

Matt Covington (-1): Covington’s third-place effort was his fourth podium finish of the year, but with Hafertepe on the top step, he still fell from second to third in the rundown. The next stop on the tour could be a golden opportunity for Covington to visit Victory Lane, as he won the National Tour’s most recent visit to Lakeside Speedway last August.

Hank Davis (+3): Davis is another name on the shortlist of drivers on the verge of a win, finishing on the podium for the fourth time in eight races with TwoC Racing. The Chili Bowl standout has been playing catch-up ever since he joined the tour beginning at Rush County Speedway, and his runner up at Tulsa expedited that process, sending him into the top five for the first time this season.

Jordon Mallett (-1): Fresh off his first win of 2024 at Batesville Motor Speedway, Mallett sought to ride the wave of momentum into Tulsa, but the Brandon Anderson Motorsports team never found their stride. A poor qualifying run put the No. 55B machine behind the eight-ball all night, and Mallett was unable to advance higher than 18th in the Feature, costing him one spot in the points table.

TOP 10 IN POINTS
1. Seth Bergman (1395 points)
2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-135)
3. Matt Covington (-149)
4. Andrew Deal (-213)
5. Hank Davis (-303)
6. Kyler Johnson (-325)
7. Jordon Mallett (-328)
8. Landon Britt (-335)
9. Terry Easum (-343)
10. Zach Blurton (-352)

For the full Series standings, click here.

NEXT RACES: Lakeside Speedway (July 19), 81 Speedway (July 20)

If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

Hafertepe Jr. Returns to Victory Lane on Night One at Tulsa

TULSA, OK (June 28, 2024) –

For the second race in a row, Sam Hafertepe Jr. led all but one lap in an American Sprint Car Series National Tour Feature. He led the one that counted Friday at Tulsa Speedway though, taking the victory on the opening night of the Dirt Down in T-Town.

“Hats off to my guys, they work hard every week,” Hafertepe said following his fourth Series win of 2024. “We want to win, and it takes hard work and dedication. These guys are dedicated, and we really appreciate it.”

After setting a new track record in Qualifying and finishing second in the Dash, Hafertepe started on the outside of Dash winner Matt Covington in the Feature. A strong launch for Covington allowed him to move up in front of Hafertepe before the pair made it to Turn 1 on the opening lap, and he rode the top lane through the opening set of corners to lead the first circuit.

Covington’s time out front did not last long, as the No. 95 car slipped up and out of the groove exiting Turn 2 on Lap 2, allowing Hafertepe to sneak past on the bottom. The five-time National Tour champion made the most of the opportunity, as he built a lead of more than half a second by the end of the lap.

Just as Hafertepe caught the tail end of the field for the first time, Landon Britt got upside down in Turn 2 to rerack the field nine laps into the 30-lap event.

Covington looked to Hafertepe’s outside on the restart, but Hafertepe was quick to drive away once more and extend his lead to more than two seconds at the midway point.

Hafertepe quickly caught slower traffic once again at the quarter-mile bullring, which allowed Covington to get within striking distance of the leader with less than 10 to go. But before he had a chance to pounce, Hafertepe found another gear and powered away to a three-second gap at the checkers.

“The longer the race, the better,” Hafertepe said. “I feel like we stay going pretty solid in a long race and a lot of guys fade. I think that’s just one of our strengths.”

The 69th win of Hafertepe’s National Tour career came in his debut at the new facility. With more than 20 years of experience as a traveling Sprint Car racer, he had plenty of laps around similar venues to lean on entering the night.

“We’ve raced so many different racetracks in my career, a lot of times you just have a package that you start at with certain types of shapes of racetracks,” Hafertepe said. “Even if you haven’t been there, it usually gives you a good baseline. I felt like tonight, we had a good baseline to start, obviously we broke the track record. Yeah, there’s places to compare it to, but it’s usually a conglomeration of three or four racetracks into one.”

A key reason why the margin at the finish was so large was the battle for second taking place behind Hafertepe. Hank Davis made his way up from seventh and wrestled away the second spot from Covington in the closing laps for his fourth podium finish of the season.

Davis was a regular at Tulsa in the track’s 305 Sprint Car division before making his way into the 360 ranks, and he credited that experience as a key reason behind his strong run.

“I’ve probably got more laps than most everyone here,” Davis said. “Tried to use that to my advantage tonight. If we had started a little further forward, I think we would have been alright. Just had to work really hard to get past guys, and I think that hurt us.”

Covington raced through an illness to come home in the third spot. While he lost the second position in the standings to Hafertepe, he gained 10 points on leader Seth Bergman, who finished fifth.

“I’m not disappointed with a top five at Tulsa Speedway,” Covington said. “It’s not one of my best tracks. If we can pull off podiums at our not-good tracks, our season’s going good.”

The race was a co-sanctioned event with the ASCS Sooner Region, and they were well-represented at the front of the pack by Sean McClelland, who finished fourth for his best finish at the track with any series.

The Hard Charger Award went to Oklahoma’s own Blake Hahn, who used a Last Chance Showdown win to secure his spot in the Feature before driving from 16th to sixth in the main event.

UP NEXT: The Series returns to Tulsa on Saturday for the $6,000-to-win Dirt Down in T-Town finale. Fans will be admitted for $25 per carload, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[7]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 4. 1-Sean McClelland[5]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[16]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[9]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 9. 91-Michael Day[12]; 10. 5H-Harli White[6]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[13]; 12. 8-Alex Sewell[8]; 13. 2J-Zach Blurton[10]; 14. 16G-Austyn Gossel[18]; 15. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 16. 55-Johnny Kent[21]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[15]; 18. 55B-Jordon Mallett[20]; 19. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 20. 20-Noah Harris[19]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[22]; 22. 10-Landon Britt[17]

Seth Bergman: Sprint Car Star, Coffee Connoisseur

TULSA, OK (June 27, 2024) –

Unlike most other national racing series, several competitors on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour have full-time jobs outside of racing that keep them busy during the week. For Seth Bergman, that job is operating Evergreen Coffee Company, a growing chain of coffee shops in the Tulsa area.

“We’ve got coffee, we’ve got alternatives to coffee we can do,” Bergman said regarding Evergreen’s offerings. “Any sort of Red Bull drinks, smoothies, frappes, we sell this stuff called Lotus. You’ve got to go there and just talk to the baristas and they can fill you in on all the secrets.”

Long before he ever dreamed of getting into the coffee business, the Washington native hit the road with the ASCS for the first time in 2009 after making his way through the karting, Mini Sprint and Limited Sprint ranks in the northwest. Following a rough rookie season in which he made just six Feature starts in 20 attempts, Bergman returned to local Sprint Car competition in 2010.

The decision paid dividends, as Bergman was crowned the 2010 track champion in the 360 Sprint Car class at Grays Harbor Raceway before returning to the National Tour in 2011. The second go-round was a much bigger success, as Bergman became a regular visitor to Victory Lane in the years that followed, starting with his first triumph at Riverside International Speedway in 2012.

“I was racing full-time with ASCS,” Bergman said. “My wife was traveling full-time with me and my daughter, we had a motorhome that we were living in.”

After seven years of living the RV life, Bergman decided to permanently relocate to Owasso, OK in 2018 to be right in the heart of 360 Sprint Car country. Shortly thereafter, Evergreen Coffee Company was born.

“We’re both originally from the west coast, and the coffee scene out there is a little different, and we were having a hard time finding coffee that we liked,” said the 21-time National Tour winner. “We just figured we would take a chance, start our own, and we did. And it just took off. It took off so much that it actually took me away from racing full time.”

Bergman maintained a limited schedule from 2019 until 2023, with this season marking his return to the championship chase. On the nights Bergman did unload, he was as competitive as always, scoring three National Tour victories and more than a dozen regional wins during his time as a part-timer.

His background as a Sprint Car racer is certainly unlike most other coffee shop owners, and he credits that difference as one of the reasons why the business was so successful so quickly.

“I try to run the business like I would a race team,” Bergman said. “Everything I’ve ever learned is from racing. Just very detail-oriented, organized, try to run really nice shops. It’s played a big part in our success for the coffee side of things.”

While Bergman’s wife, Hailey, primarily handles social media, marketing, and other day-to-day needs, Seth is tasked with handling the mechanical side of the business in between his busy racing schedule. Anytime a coffee grinder requires a trip to the work area, he’s the first on the scene.

“If there’s anything that needs to be worked on, or anything’s broken, fixing stuff, making sure things are going smoothly,” Bergman said. “Any new construction we’ve done, I’ve been a big part of it. We just got done with a remodel of one of our places. That was going on during Speedweek, so that was hard. I hired it out, but we still have to oversee things, make sure things are going right.”

While a Sprint Car team and a coffee shop are as different as two businesses can be, Bergman works to ensure that the two support each other as much as possible. The revenue from Evergreen allows the race team to operate at full strength each weekend, while the race car is an important marketing tool for the business, especially when the tour comes close to home.

“Me and my family, we own the race team, we own our coffee shops, and I don’t have a big headlining sponsor on the race team, so we just thought it would be cool to rep our own brand and have our coffee shops on the side of our car,” Bergman said. “It should be a big hit for us this weekend.”

Bergman’s next stop on the road to his first National championship will be Tulsa Speedway, located just a few miles away from his home and businesses. The current points leader will have two chances on Friday and Saturday night to park Evergreen’s fastest billboard in Victory Lane in front of his neighbors and customers.

“All of our coffee shops are like five miles away from the racetrack basically, no more than 10 miles,” Bergman said. “I think the atmosphere will be good, there will be a lot of race fans, should be a good car count. We’ll have a lot of our employees and friends from home that will be out there, so it should be a cool weekend.”

Bergman encourages any locals and visitors in town for this weekend’s festivities to stop by one of the shops for a quick sip before heading to the track. Just don’t expect to find him behind the counter whipping it up for you.

“I’m not in there making coffee every day,” Bergman said with a laugh. “We have our baristas that do all that.”

Bergman and the rest of the National Tour stars will headline the Dirt Down in T-Town at Tulsa Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 28-29. Admission for fans is priced at $25 per carload, with no limit to the number of people per vehicle. Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Rolls into Tulsa for Dirt Down in T-Town

TULSA, OK (June 26, 2024) –

The American Sprint Car Series will wrap up a busy June schedule this Friday and Saturday, June 28-29 at Tulsa Speedway with the two-night Dirt Down in T-Town.

The event culminates with a $6,000-to-win Feature on Saturday night, with a total purse increase of more than $3,000. Friday’s race will feature a standard $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start payout.

The Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by B-Mods and Tuners on Friday and Factory Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Tuners on Saturday.

Fans will be admitted for $25 per carload on both nights, with no limit on the number of people per vehicle. DIRTVision will have live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

TULSA TIME: The air might be 50 degrees warmer than it usually is when the dirt racing world converges on Tulsa, but the on-track action will be just as hot.

This weekend will mark the third and fourth National Tour races at Tulsa Speedway, which was built adjacent to the Tulsa Raceway Park dragstrip and opened in 2021. Blake Hahn took the win in the track’s inaugural season, while Tim Crawley visited Victory Lane in the most recent visit in 2022.

Tulsa Speedway promoter and drag racing superstar Keith Haney has pulled out all the stops to make the Dirt Down in T-Town a premiere event on the Sprint Car calendar. In addition to the increased purse for the race teams, fans will be treated to an autograph session at 5 p.m. on Saturday, live music, and shaded seating areas to take a break from the summer heat.

WELCOME BACK JASON: Reigning champion Jason Martin will return to the track this weekend at Tulsa. The Kansas native elected to sit out last weekend’s event at Batesville Motor Speedway as a precaution following a hard impact with the catchfence in the Speedweek finale at Tri-State Speedway. Following a visit with his doctor, Martin received the all-clear to get back in the seat of his No. 36 machine.

His absence at Batesville, as well as a pair of crashes to end Speedweek cost him dearly in the points chase, as he now sits 11th in the standings. Martin’s climb back into the top 10 will commence at a track where he has struggled in the past, as he finished outside the top 15 in both of his previous Tulsa appearances with the National Tour.

SUB DRIVER DELIVERS: Ever since Jordon Mallett jumped in the No. 55B to fill in for the injured Brandon Anderson, he has been consistently fast early in the night before fading by the end of the Feature. The opposite was true on Saturday night at Batesville, where Mallett lurked behind leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. for 24 laps until making the winning move on the final circuit.

The victory was Mallett’s second-consecutive podium finish and seventh-straight top 10, dating back to his debut in the car at Rush County Speedway on May 31. He’ll aim to keep those streaks alive at Tulsa, where much like most of his competitors, his experience at the new facility is limited.

Mallett’s lone Sprint Car start at the track came with the National Tour in 2022, and he came home fourth against a strong field that included the likes of Wayne Johnson, Dale Howard, Cannon McIntosh and Landon Crawley.

KNOCKING ON THE DOOR: Nine races into the 2024 National Tour season, Matt Covington has done everything except win a Feature. The No. 95 car has been fast each night, as his three Heat Race wins and six Dash appearances this season put him top-three in both categories. Covington’s eight top 10 finishes are more than anyone not named Seth Bergman, and his lone throwaway night came when he collided with a slower car while leading at Dodge City Raceway Park.

While scoring his maiden win of 2024 will be the primary goal in Tulsa, Covington will also be looking to close in on points leader Seth Bergman and pull away from Sam Hafertepe Jr., who trails Covington by a single point in their battle for the second spot. To do that, he will need to improve on his past performances at Tulsa, as his two National Tour starts there ended with finishes of 15th and 16th.

WHEN AND WHERE:

Friday and Saturday, June 28-29 at Tulsa Speedway in Tulsa, OK.

AROUND THE TURN:

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will return from a three-week hiatus with a Sunflower State doubleheader at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, July 19 and 81 Speedway on Saturday, July 20.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):

Seth Bergman (1270 points)
Matt Covington (-159)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-160)
Andrew Deal (-207)
Kyler Johnson (-296)
Jordon Mallett (-297)
Landon Britt (-298)
Hank Davis (-320)
Terry Easum (-326)
Zach Blurton (-331)

FEATURE WINNERS (4):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 8
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (4):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (31):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 8
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 5
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 5
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Saturday, Jun. 29 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Friday, Sep. 6 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI
Saturday, Sep. 7 / Winneshiek Raceway / Decorah, IA
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Mallett Uses Last-Lap Pass to Claim First Win of 2024

LOCUST GROVE, AR (June 22, 2024) –

Ever since Jordon Mallett began filling in for the injured Brandon Anderson, he’s said he wouldn’t be driving the No. 55B car if he didn’t think it was capable of winning.

He proved that Saturday night at Batesville Motor Speedway as he picked up his first win of the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour season in thrilling fashion over Sam Hafertepe Jr.

“They put a lot of faith in me to do my job,” Mallett said. “I can’t thank those guys enough for the work they put in.”

Hafertepe’s Dash win put him on the pole for the 25-lap Feature as he looked to put the No. 15H in Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2024. A strong start gave Hafertepe a three-car-length advantage down the backstretch on Lap 1 over Mallett, who got to Matt Covington’s inside in the first corner to move from third to second.

The gap between Hafertepe and Mallett hovered around one second through the opening seven laps until Hafertepe caught the tail end of the field. While the slower cars did allow Mallett to close in, Hafertepe was able to pass cars quickly enough to deny Mallett the chance to pounce.

“I knew if I could keep pace with him all race, I felt like we were pretty good,” Mallett said. “Towards the end, I just kept fine-tuning my line and trying to find something.”

The stalled car of Andrew Deal reracked the field on Lap 16, giving Hafertepe and Mallett a clear track to duel on. When the race resumed, Mallett went to the bottom of the track to counter the top lane that Hafertepe had been running all night. The two remained side-by-side for two laps after the restart before Hafertepe finally managed to clear Mallett off Turn 4.

Much like the first half of the race, Hafertepe pulled away to a one-second lead over Mallett before he caught traffic and allowed Mallett to close.

A brilliant run through Turns 3 and 4 put Mallett within a car length of Hafertepe coming to the white flag. He dove to the bottom lane once more in Turn 2, and this time he found enough momentum to clear Hafertepe with half a lap to go. Hafertepe went to the bottom himself in Turn 3 but came up empty handed as he watched Mallett take the checkered flag – the second National Tour win of Mallett’s career and first since 2021.

“I was just able to charge through the bottom, enter high and go across the bottom and then float up,” Mallett said. “The car just kept getting better and better at doing that the last three or four laps. The last lap, I knew if I could get to him, I could clear him. We had one shot, and I felt like we made the most of the opportunity.”

Hafertepe’s second-place run was a strong rebound from a crash and engine issues in the last two events, moving him up one spot to third in the standings. Nevertheless, the five-time Series champion was still frustrated to come up short after dominating most of the night.

“When you’re leading these races, you don’t know what’s going on behind you,” Hafertepe said. “I felt some rubber off Turn 4, so I knew where to be there, just in [Turns] 1 and 2 we didn’t know where to be. Honestly, I think we had been alright, just the last lap it felt like our right rear just went away.”

A third-place effort for Covington allowed him to hold onto second in points, 159 markers behind sixth-place runner Seth Bergman, as he continues the hunt for his first win of the season.

“Pulled my wing back, changed my line up a little bit, and that seemed to wake my car up and make it feel a lot better,” Covington said regarding the adjustments he made under the lone caution of the night. “The longer the race went on, the more abrasive the track got, it just started to bring the track to my car, and we got better there at the end. Just not quite good enough.”

Hank Davis came home fourth to pick up his sixth top five in seven races with TwoC Racing, while Brady Baker rounded out the top five for his best run since finishing third in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway.

Hurricane Area Super Sprints regular Brad Bowden drove from 16th to 10th to claim the Hard Charger Award in his first National Tour appearance of the year.

UP NEXT: The National Tour returns to Oklahoma for the inaugural Dirt Down in T-Town at Tulsa Speedway on June 28-29. Fans will be admitted for $25 per carload, while DIRTVision will have live coverage available for those unable to make it to the track.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 55B-Jordon Mallett[3]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[6]; 5. 71-Brady Baker[4]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 7. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 9. 2J-Zach Blurton[8]; 10. 8-Brad Bowden[16]; 11. 91-Michael Day[17]; 12. 16G-Austyn Gossel[11]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[15]; 14. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 15. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 16. 6G-Bryan Gossel[14]; 17. 14-Jamey Mooney[19]; 18. 15D-Andrew Deal[10]; 19. 16S-Steven Howell[18]

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Returns to Batesville for One Night Only

LOCUST GROVE, AR (June 20, 2024) –

There’s no time for a post-Speedweek hangover as the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will roar back to life at Batesville Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 22.

The one-night show will feature a standard $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse. The Sprint Cars will be joined in the itinerary by IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Midwest Modifieds and Factory Stocks.

Tickets will be available at the gate on race day, with live coverage available on DIRTVision for those unable to make it to the track.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

BACK TO BATESVILLE: The National Tour is making its return trip to the Arkansas 3/8-mile for the first time since 2022 after last season’s date was lost to rain.

Batesville was a regular stop for the Series in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but it was off the calendar from 2004 until 2021. Since its return to the schedule, Dale Howard and Tim Crawley won the two races held in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

The only two current full-timers to finish top 10 in both recent Batesville events are Jordon Mallett and Matt Covington, and both will look to use that experience at the track to collect their first Series win of the season.

BERGMAN’S RISE: Seth Bergman has been back in his family-owned No. 23 car for less than a month and has already collected impressive stats.

The Washington native was already the points leader when he switched back, and he turned up the performance even further during Speedweek. Two wins and four podiums in four races was enough for the miniseries title. It also led to him extending his points lead to 172 points over Covington.

This week’s venue could present a challenge as Saturday’s race will serve as Bergman’s Batesville debut. However, this year’s events at Rush County Speedway and Tri-State Speedway also marked Bergman’s first visit to both tracks, and he ended the night in Victory Lane on both occasions.

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN: Sam Hafertepe Jr. began Speedweek with back-to-back wins at Texarkana 67 Speedway and Creek County Speedway and was in contention for another triumph at Arrowhead Speedway until he jumped the cushion and pounded the wall in Turn 4 coming to the white flag.

Early in the night at Tri-State, Hafertepe appeared to be back on track when he went to the top of the board in his Qualifying group, but engine trouble in his Heat Race brought an early end to his race for the second-straight night.

Midway through Speedweek, it looked like Hafertepe would be heading to Batesville as Seth Bergman’s biggest rival in the championship chase. Instead, he sits fourth in the standings, 180 points behind Bergman entering a track he last raced at 18 years ago.

MARTIN’S MISHAPS: Reigning National Tour champion Jason Martin arrived at Texarkana for the Speedweek opener second in points but fell to fifth before the week was over. Whether it was a rear-end lockup at Texarkana or getting swept up in accidents at Arrowhead and Tri-State, a myriad of issues out of Martin’s control kept him from finishing towards the front.

Martin’s two National Tour Feature starts at Batesville may have been separated by 19 years, but he finished 13th in 2003 and 2022. However, to close his 231-point gap to Bergman, he may need to score a career-best run at the track.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Saturday, June 22, at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, AR

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will head to Tulsa Speedway for the inaugural Dirt Down in T-Town on Friday-Saturday, June 28-29.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
1. Seth Bergman (1148 points)
2. Matt Covington (-172)
3. Andrew Deal (-179)
4. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-201)
5. Jason Martin (-231)
6. Kyler Johnson (-274)
7. Landon Britt (-292)
8. Terry Easum (-308)
9. Zach Blurton (-322)
10. Jordon Mallett (-325)

FEATURE WINNERS (3):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (5):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Seth Bergman – Snohomsih, WA – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 3
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (4):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (29):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 8
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 7
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 5
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 4
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Saturday, Jun. 29 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Friday, Sep. 6 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI
Saturday, Sep. 7 / Winneshiek Raceway / Decorah, IA
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK

Jordon Mallett Making Strides as National Tour's Super Sub

CONCORD, NC (June 19, 2024) –

In the leadup to the 2024 racing season, Jordon Mallett thought he was going to take a step back from the grind of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.

With his first child on the way, he was content with scaling back. But then came the call from Brandon Anderson, who suffered a broken arm from a crash in May.

“He had gotten hurt in the car, was going to be out several weeks, and wanted to know if I had any interest in filling the seat,” said Mallett, who finished third in National Tour points last year. “Just had some conversations with him and with Kyle [Anderson] and got our heads together, thought about it, looked at it from my perspective of our team, we were running really well. We didn’t have any major scheduling conflicts with the proposed schedule they had laid out while he was going to be injured. It just mutually worked out.”

Anderson said he considered several different candidates for the fill-in position, but ultimately decided Mallett was the best option on the table.

“I looked at all my competitors, people that I had known in racing,” Anderson said. “He seemed to be the one that really carried themselves the best on the track and off the track.”

After receiving the green light from his sponsors, Mallett got to work beginning with the National Tour stop at Rush County Speedway on May 31. From that moment forward, Mallett has appeared to fit the Brandon Anderson Motorsports team like a glove, going a perfect six-for-six on top 10s, culminating in a second-place result at Tri-State Speedway to wrap up Speedweek. Nevertheless, Mallett believes there is still more left in the tank.

“We’ve had speed every night that I’ve been in the car,” Mallett said. “They’ve got really good equipment; they’ve got everything we need to be successful. Like I said when we started this deal, I felt like once we got in a routine, we were a consistent top-five contender every night.

“I wouldn’t be in the seat if I didn’t think we had the equipment and the brains capable of winning a race.”

For much of Mallett’s time behind the wheel of Anderson’s car, he seemed to have good speed in preliminary action, but struggled to maintain it in the Feature until Tri-State rolled around.

“Ever since we partnered up, we’ve just been really good and really consistent early on, and we’ve lacked something in the Feature,” Mallett said. “Just trying to get me comfortable in the car in the Feature to actually charge forward and have a good race car at the end of the show. Seems like we’ve had a good car at the beginning of the Feature and it just kind of went away, so Saturday night (at Tri-State) was a really good night that we could finally find that threshold that I’m a little bit happier with.”

The strong finishes also confirmed to Anderson that he made the right decision in choosing an experienced wheelman like Mallett to join his team.

“I see a little bit more maturity there, more patience,” Anderson said. “He’s able to articulate things a little bit better and really just keep his cool.”

Mallett’s search for his second Series win, and first with the Andersons, will continue this Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway – about an hour away from his Greenbrier, AR home. Despite his close proximity to the track, Mallett doesn’t have nearly as many laps around Batesville as most drivers do at tracks in their home region.

“I think we’ve been there cumulatively maybe three times in my career,” Mallett said. “It is just a little over an hour from the house, but rarely do they run Sprint Cars very often.”

With Anderson expected to return to the cockpit later this summer, Mallett said he will return to the seat of his family-owned car on a part-time schedule. His No. 14 machine has already shown speed in 2024, as Mallett won a United Sprint Car Series event at Pine Ridge Speedway in Mississippi on May 27, his last race before moving to the Anderson team.

“As soon as Brandon is healed up, I’ll just go back to my seat in my car and continue on with our schedule like we had originally planned,” Mallett said.

Until then, Mallett is laser-focused on one goal: parking the No. 55B machine in Victory Lane.

“I don’t think I’ve got a car that can win,” Mallett said. “I know I’ve got a car that can win.”

Mallett and the rest of the ASCS National Tour competitors will continue their chase for the championship on Saturday night, June 22 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, AR. Tickets will be available at the gate on race day, while every lap will be streamed live on DIRTVision.

POINTS UPDATE: Speedweek Championship Multiplies Bergman’s Lead
Spence Smithback

LATEST RACES: Texarkana 67 Speedway (June 11), Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14), Tri-State Speedway (June 15)

CURRENT POINTS LEADER: With two wins, four podium finishes, a 1.5 average finish and a Speedweek championship, last week couldn’t have gone much better for Seth Bergman. His lead over the competition is more than three times larger than it was one week ago as a result, going from 57 points entering the week to his current 172-point margin.

MOVERS

Matt Covington (+3): Three-consecutive top fives to open Speedweek helped Covington rebound from a DNF in his previous outing at Dodge City Raceway Park. The No. 95 car looked to be on its way to extending the streak to four at Tri-State until he was collected in Hank Davis and Jason Martin’s crash, but Covington still recovered to finish seventh and prevent Andrew Deal from taking away second in the standings.

Jason Martin (-3): The No. 36 was fast enough all week to contend for wins, but issue after issue prevented Martin from finishing at the front. He suffered a locked-up rear end in the Feature at Texarkana, was collected in Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s crash at Arrowhead, and then crashed while racing for the lead at Tri-State for another DNF. With those, he fell to fifth in the National Tour standings.

Kyler Johnson (+1): The Kansas native entered Speedweek in a tie with Landon Britt for sixth in the standings. While mechanical gremlins at Texarkana prevented him from starting the Feature, finishes of 10th, 11th and eighth the rest of the week elevated him into sole possession of sixth.

Landon Britt (-1): Britt’s week was bookended by a disappointing 19th-place run at Texarkana and a crash at Tri-State that left him 20th on the night. His best finish of the week was a 10th at Arrowhead, the site of his lone Series win. The No. 10 team will look to move up from seventh at Batesville this weekend, one of the closest tracks on tour to Britt’s Memphis home.

TOP 10 IN POINTS:

Seth Bergman (1148 points)
Matt Covington (-172)
Andrew Deal (-179)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-201)
Jason Martin (-231)
Kyler Johnson (-274)
Landon Britt (-292)
Terry Easum (-308)
Zach Blurton (-322)
Jordon Mallett (-322)

NEXT RACE: Batesville Motor Speedway (June 22)

Bergman Clinches Speedweek Championship with Tri-State Victory

POCOLA, OK (June 15, 2024) –

The list of ASCS Speedweek champions includes many of the all-time greats of Sprint Car racing such as Terry Gray, Jason Johnson, Sammy Swindell, and now Seth Bergman.

The now 21-time American Sprint Car Series National Tour winner survived a chaotic Feature Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway to secure his second win in as many nights and the miniseries title.

“It can’t get any better than that,” Bergman said. “We had a solid week, two second-place finishes and two wins, so it’s hard to beat that.”

Hank Davis was the night’s polesitter following his first Dash win of 2024, but his time out front didn’t last long. Second-place starter Jason Martin looked to his inside in Turn 1 on the opening lap and completed the pass exiting the corner.

Martin built a half-straightaway advantage by the end of the first circuit, but the spinning car of Daryn Langford erased it on Lap 4. When the race restarted, the field only completed half a lap before Bryan Gossel went into the catchfence in Turn 2 to bring out the first red flag of the night.

When fence repairs were complete, Davis made the same move in Turn 1 that Martin made on him on the initial start to grab the lead back. Martin slid his way back past Davis in Turn 3, but the battle slowed both of them down and allowed the third-place car of Matt Covington to join the fight.

With the top three under a blanket, Davis dove to the bottom in Turn 1 but washed back up the track, resulting in contact with Martin and a subsequent pileup that eliminated all three leaders from contention.

That handed the lead to Bergman, who led the rest of the way. A pair of cautions involving Michael Day and Landon Britt gave the field their chance at the No. 23 car, but their efforts came up fruitless.

“It’s hard to win these races,” Bergman said. “When your most formidable competitors fall out like that, sure, it makes for a few less challenges.”

The most notable absence in the main event was that of Sam Hafertepe Jr., who scratched following his Heat Race due to engine issues.

Runner-up Jordon Mallett was able to counter Bergman’s preferred top groove by hugging the inside wall to get within striking distance on multiple occasions in the second half of the race, but the No. 55B was unable to wrestle the lead away.

“If I would have made one mistake there on the curb or something, Mallett was probably good enough on the bottom that he could have got me,” Bergman said. “There’s some depth and talent in this field, it keeps you pretty honest.”

Although Mallett fell just short of his second National Tour win, his first podium finish of 2024 was enough to prove that the Brandon Anderson Motorsports team can be legitimate contenders come Feature time.

“We were all firing on all cylinders tonight,” Mallett said. “Seems like we’ve been able to time in quick, heat race good, put ourselves in good spots, and then we’ve lacked something in the Feature. Tonight we were finally able to get in the right direction.”

The misfortune for several of the leaders opened the door for some of the underdogs to collect strong finishes, and Kyle Clark took full advantage of that opportunity with a third-place run.

“I run pretty good at this racetrack, and we had the car dialed in,” said the former Oil Capital Racing Series winner at Tri-State. “Happy with what we got, and hopefully we can do it again next time.”

Whit Gastineau was also on the list of part-timers who found success, as his fourth-place result was just one spot short of his career-best with the Series.

Rounding out the top five was Rookie of the Year contender Andrew Deal, who made an incredible 21st-to-fifth run to pick up the Hard Charger Award.

UP NEXT: The Series returns to action next Saturday for its first visit to Batesville Motor Speedway since 2022. Tickets will be available at the track on race day, while DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 55B-Jordon Mallett[8]; 3. 9S-Kyle Clark[7]; 4. 2W-Whit Gastineau[5]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[21]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran[12]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 9. 938-Bradley Fezard[9]; 10. 26M-Fred Mattox[11]; 11. 31-Casey Wills[23]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[10]; 13. 91-Michael Day[14]; 14. 16G-Austyn Gossel[17]; 15. 5H-Harli White[20]; 16. 42-Caleb Saiz[19]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[22]; 18. 30-Joseph Miller[18]; 19. 32D-Daryn Langford[24]; 20. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 21. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 22. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 23. 6G-Bryan Gossel[15]; 24. (DNS) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr

Bergman Ends Hafertepe Jr.'s Win Streak at Arrowhead

COLCORD, OK (June 14, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s quest for four-straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour victories ended on a tow hook Friday at Arrowhead Speedway, and Seth Bergman was there to pick up the pieces and collect his third win of 2024.

Hafertepe and Bergman have been the two dominant cars across the opening portion of the 2024 season, and fans were treated to a head-to-head duel between the two gladiators across the 30-lap Feature.

“We’ll keep knocking on the door, and we’ll pressure [Hafertepe] enough,” Bergman said following the 20th win of his National Tour career. “We’ll get a racetrack and hopefully we’ll get a shot at him, and tonight we did.”

Early in the program, it looked like Hafertepe was on his way to yet another triumph after setting quick time in his Qualifying group and winning the Dash.

Hafertepe was off like a rocket when the green flag dropped in the Feature, pulling away to a 1.1-second lead after two laps. Meanwhile, Bergman made his way around Jason Martin in the opening circuits to move from his third-place starting spot into the runner-up position.

Once Hafertepe caught the tail end of the field, Bergman did something no one had done in the last three Series events: run down the No. 15H machine. On Lap 13, Bergman dove to the bottom in Turn 3, remained side-by-side with Hafertepe down the fronstretch, and cleared him in Turn 2 on the following lap.

“It’s never going to be easy when you’re out front racing Sam Hafertepe in a 360,” Bergman said. “Off the front row he’s going to be tough to beat, he’s proven that here the last few nights.”

Bergman was only able to enjoy his lead for one straightaway, as a bobble while maneuvering around the slower car of Terry Easum allowed Hafertepe to retake the lead exiting Turn 4.

With 12 to go, Hafertepe moved down the track from the top groove he had been running all night, opening the door for Bergman to rip the lip through Turns 1 and 2 and grab the lead back. The pair traded slide jobs once more on Lap 20, but Bergman remained on point.

“In traffic, the track was there and I was able to move around and get him moving around,” Bergman said. “Once you can get him thinking, it’s game on from there.”

Just when it looked like Bergman had the race in hand, a spin for Emilio Hoover in Turn 2 set up a five-lap dash to the checkers. While Hafertepe was busy fending off Martin for second after the restart, Bergman powered away to a half-straightaway advantage.

After regaining control of second place, Hafertepe made a last-ditch effort for the win by throwing a massive slider on Bergman with two to go, but pounded the concrete in Turn 2. In the next set of corners, Hafertepe found the wall yet again off Turn 4, but this time the contact was hard enough to end his night. The incident also put a damper on Martin’s race, as he was unable to avoid the wrecked car and fell to 14th as a result.

The crash set up a green-white-checkered finish, but a superb restart from Bergman was all he needed to claim the top step of the podium.

“Sometimes traffic is your best friend or it can be your worst enemy,” Bergman said. “Tonight it was tough but it just worked out.”

The second spot went to Hank Davis, who has now finished top five on five-straight occasions in the No. 2C and looks to be on the cusp of his maiden National Tour victory.

“I honestly just think it’s going to take starting up front in one of these things,” Davis said. “It’s just hard to catch guys like Sam and Seth. I think if we start at the front of one of these things we’ll have something for them.”

After holding off Blake Hahn for the third spot on the final restart, Andrew Deal secured a spot on the podium for the first time since his second-place run at the season opener at Super Bee.

“We couldn’t figure out what was wrong with the motor, we just had a little issue, it was killing us in Qualifying, and I think we got it fixed last night,” Deal said. “I got to visit with Wayne Priddy a little bit this week, tried to improve some of my setup choices, so I think we did a little better tonight.”

Although he fell one spot short of the podium, Blake Hahn’s fourth-place run matched his Texarkana result as his season-best with the Series.

Matt Covington’s fifth-place finish makes him three-for-three on top fives during Speedweek, as the Oklahoma native continues his search for his first win of 2024.

Zach Blurton had to resort to the Last Chance Showdown to secure his spot in the Feature, but his run from 22nd to 12th was enough to net him the night’s Hard Charger Award.

UP NEXT: The 2024 edition of ASCS Speedweek wraps up Saturday at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, OK. Tickets will be available at the gate, while DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[7]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[11]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[14]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[10]; 7. 9S-Kyle Clark[4]; 8. 2W-Whit Gastineau[8]; 9. 55B-Jordon Mallett[9]; 10. 10-Landon Britt[12]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[22]; 13. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 14. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[23]; 16. 20-Noah Harris[19]; 17. 91-Michael Day[24]; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 19. 22M-Rees Moran[17]; 20. 5H-Harli White[13]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[16]; 22. 29-Emilio Hoover[15]; 23. 31-Casey Wills[21]; 24. (DNS) 03-Joe Wood Jr.

Hafertepe Jr. Makes it Three Straight with Creek County Victory

SAPULPA, OK (June 13, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. continued a perfect June run by winning his third straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour race Thursday night at Creek County Speedway. And he did so by swapping his winning ride for the backup car.

He and his team elected to pull out a different chassis after winning Tuesday’s show, solidifying their resurgence of strength as Hafertepe chases his third ASCS Speedweek title – and the chance to tie his Series record of five straight wins with races at Arrowhead Speedway and Tri-State Speedway rounding out the week.

“We were having to do a lot of things that we don’t normally do to get speed out of that car,” Hafertepe said about his previous ride. “This car actually responded to the changes we made, going back to how we used to do things. I’m excited for that going forward because I think we have the potential to make a lot more speed than what we’ve had.”

Hafertepe began the Feature on the outside of the front row alongside Dash winner Matt Covington. The No. 15H didn’t stay in second long as he rode the top lane in Turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap and took the lead on the backstretch. Covington looked to Hafertepe’s inside in the next set of corners but was unable to keep pace exiting Turn 4.

Austyn Gossel’s spin on Lap 3 gave Covington another chance at Hafertepe on the ensuing restart, but he was again unable to fight for the lead. Covington was instead passed for second by Seth Bergman, who made his own attempt to catch Hafertepe in the middle stages of the race.

Further issues for Gossel on Lap 19 brought the caution out once more, but Hafertepe, again, made quick work of building a gap to Bergman and the rest of the field.

Following another yellow flag two laps later for Jeffrey Newell, Bergman decided to try the bottom lane in the first set of corners to go against Hafertepe’s preferred top groove. It was still not enough to stay side-by-side with Hafertepe, who drove a flawless final 10 laps through slower traffic to the checkered flag.

“I always pride myself on making or breaking through lapped traffic,” Hafertepe said. “Obviously you don’t always make good decisions, but I feel like we make better decisions sometimes than a lot of other guys, and I think that’s one of our strong points.”

While Hafertepe has bounced back and forth between 360 and 410 racing over the past several seasons, he says a renewed focus on his 360 program has been one of the keys to success for his team.

“The more we keep running 360 stuff, I think the better we’re going to be,” Hafertepe said. “We took time off from running it consistently, we probably didn’t stay up with the tires changing and things like that. I feel like us getting in a rhythm is going to help us more and more.”

While Bergman’s second-place run was enough to maintain a 60-point advantage in the standings over Hafertepe, he understands that his No. 23 team has work to do to stop him from closing in.

“He’s been really good, he’s on a streak,” Bergman said. “Tonight, he had a really good starting position, and he’s seasoned enough that he can manage a race, and he just never made a mistake.”

A third-place finish for Hank Davis makes him a perfect four-for-four in top fives behind the wheel of the TwoC Racing machine.

“Wayne [Johnson] is just a smart guy, he knows how to get you comfortable,” Davis said. “We’re knocking on the door, and we’re not real far.”

Covington fell back to fourth after a fierce battle with Davis, placing him third in points, 116 behind Bergman entering the second half of Speedweek.

Reigning champion Jason Martin rounded out the top five, which got his bid for a repeat back on track after a DNF at Texarkana.

Hometown hero Blake Hahn had to go through the Last Chance Showdown to secure a spot in the Feature but drove from 20th to seventh to collect the Hard Charger Award.

UP NEXT: Speedweek continues at Arrowhead Speedway Friday, June 14, with the second of three-straight races in the Sooner State. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.

Can’t make it? DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.

Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 2C-Hank Davis[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[20]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[13]; 9. 55B-Jordon Mallett[6]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 11. 9S-Kyle Clark[16]; 12. 15D-Andrew Deal[14]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 14. 1-Sean McClelland[17]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[21]; 16. 29-Emilio Hoover[9]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[22]; 18. 2J-Zach Blurton[15]; 19. 31-Casey Wills[25]; 20. 91-Michael Day[19]; 21. 6G-Bryan Gossel[24]; 22. 938-Bradley Fezard[23]; 23. 12-Jeffrey Newell[12]; 24. 16G-Austyn Gossel[4]; 25. 13-Elijah Gile[18]

Hafertepe Jr. Opens Speedweek at Texarkana with Second-Straight Win

TEXARKANA, AR (June 12, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. confirmed his position as a championship threat Tuesday night, picking up his second win in as many races in the ASCS Speedweek lid-lifter at Texarkana 67 Speedway.

The victory was Hafertepe’s 67th American Sprint Car Series National Tour score and moved him into second in the standings, 68 points behind leader Seth Bergman and 36 markers clear of Matt Covington in third.

Bergman’s Dash victory gave him the pole position in the Feature, which he converted into several laps out front early on. The race was interrupted by a trio of early cautions, with Andrew Deal, Bradley Fezard and Michael Day each encountering trouble in the first 10 laps.

While Bergman was able to maintain the lead after each ensuing restart, Hafertepe stayed within striking zone through the first dozen laps.

“With [Bergman] being out front, he’s not able to see the parts of the racetrack that I’m racing in,” Hafertepe said. “I felt like that gave us an advantage to get in the right spot on the racetrack.”

Once the rash of yellows ended, Hafertepe made his move on Lap 14. While Bergman was riding the bottom groove, Hafertepe took the No. 15H to the wall in Turn 1, got side-by-side with Bergman in the center of the corner, and powered away to the lead off Turn 2.

By the time the pair made it to the other end of the track, the slower car of Terry Easum was blocking Bergman’s progress on the bottom, which allowed Hafertepe to extend his advantage.

“While [Bergman] stuck down to the bottom, we were able to make some slides across 1 and 2 to try some different lines there,” Hafertepe said. “And then in 3 and 4 I was kind of committed to the top all race.”

Rear end issues for reigning champion Jason Martin paused the race on Lap 19, erasing the 1.2-second lead Hafertepe had built over the previous five laps. When action resumed, Hafertepe immediately drove off to a one-second lead over Bergman just one lap after the restart.

Hafertepe’s cruise to victory was slowed once more for an incident involving Cody Gardner and Blake Hahn with two laps remaining in the 30-lap affair. While the dash to the finish gave the field one last chance to challenge Hafertepe, they were unable to capitalize as the Texan took the checkered flag 1.5 seconds ahead of Bergman in second.

“I just wanted to try and get my momentum up,” Hafertepe said. “I knew once we got to traffic, it would be hard for him to get his momentum up. I felt like that’s ultimately what won us the race.”

While back-to-back National Tour wins would be a dream come true for most Sprint Car teams, Hafertepe said his team still isn’t satisfied with their current performance.

“We’re actually going to pull out our other car for Creek [County Speedway] to try it out,” Hafertepe said. “I just haven’t been real happy with this car. We’ve won two races on it, but on tracks like this where we’re getting a lot of grip from the track. We’re going to pull down another car for Creek and see if we can’t get a little bit better there.”

While Bergman’s fourth podium finish of the season was enough to maintain a comfortable points lead, he admitted that a lack of versatility was his critical flaw on the night.

“I don’t think he was a whole lot better,” Bergman said. “I think he may have been a touch better car-wise, but he moved around and found a different part of the racetrack, and I just kind of limited myself to a certain part of the racetrack and didn’t move around enough.”

While he was unable to challenge the top two, a third-place run for Covington vaulted him from fifth to third in the standings as he enters a three-night stretch in his native Oklahoma.

“Hafertepe and Bergman, they’re just so on right now that a guy can be just a tick off and look like what you saw there,” Covington said. “We got to them and couldn’t do anything with them.”

Two-time National Tour champion Blake Hahn brought the No. 52 machine home in fourth in his first Feature start of the season with the Series, matching his career-best at Texarkana from 2022.

Hank Davis finished his third night with the TwoC Racing team in fifth, his third-straight top five with the Series.

The Hard Charger Award went to Austyn Gossel, who drove from 17th to eighth for his first National Tour top 10.

UP NEXT: After a day off, ASCS Speedweek resumes Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Oklahoma. Tickets will be available at the gate, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[9]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 5. 2C-Hank Davis[10]; 6. 55B-Jordon Mallett[8]; 7. 5H-Harli White[12]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[17]; 9. 15D-Andrew Deal[13]; 10. 22M-Rees Moran[16]; 11. 6-Koty Adams[11]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 13. 13-Elijah Gile[2]; 14. V8-Robert Vetter[18]; 15. 6G-Bryan Gossel[24]; 16. 88-Terry Easum[19]; 17. G6-Cody Gardner[5]; 18. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 19. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 20. 38-Zach Pringle[20]; 21. 91-Michael Day[22]; 22. 938-Bradley Fezard[15]; 23. (DNS) 71-Brady Baker; 24. (DNS) 45X-Kyler Johnson

ASCS SPEEDWEEK PREVIEW: Creek County Speedway

One of the first tracks to host the American Sprint Car Series when it went national in 1993 will again be a staple on its 2024 calendar.

Creek County Speedway will host the second round of ASCS Speedweek on Thursday, June 13, as part of the Don Swope Classic, featuring the ASCS National Tour and Sooner Region.

It’ll be the Series’ first trip to the Oklahoma track this year before returning in November for the championship finale. It’ll also bring ASCS to over 100 races at Creek County Speedway – National and regional events combined.

ASCS has also already made a trip to the 1/4-mile track this year with the Sooner Region in March. Oklahoma resident and current National Tour point leader Seth Bergman won that race, scoring his 12th ASCS victory at Creek County.

And while he’ll enter the Speedweek race as the most recent ASCS winner at the track, all 12 of his ASCS wins there have been in regional competition. He’ll be on the hunt for his first National Tour win there, while also chasing his first Speedweek title.

The last National Tour race at Creek County was in 2022 and won by Jason Martin – the 2023 National Tour champion. It was the Kansas native’s second ASCS win at the track and first in 20 years. He won with the Sooner region there in 2002.

Like Bergman, he’ll also be chasing his first Speedweek title.

Casey Wills, of Sperry, OK, currently leads the ASCS Sooner Region points – 22 points over Whit Gastineau, of Moore, OK. Both will be looking for their first win at Creek County Speedway. However, Sean McClelland, of Tulsa, OK, who is third in points – 49 points back – has seven ASCS wins at Creek County – one with the National Tour and six with the Sooner Region.

Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. (CT) and grandstands open at 5 p.m. Hot Laps are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Texarkana 67 Speedway will kick off the longest week of racing for 360 Sprint Cars this year with the following rounds of the Speedweek to be hosted at Creek County Speedway (Thursday, June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (Friday, June 14) and Tri-State (OK) Speedway (Saturday, June 15).

Tickets to each event will be available at the gate. You can also get tickets for the race at Arrowhead Speedway in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, you watch every lap of ASCS Speedweek live on DIRTVision.

Previous ASCS winners at Creek County Speedway:
2024 – Seth Bergman on March 23 (Sooner Region)
2023 – Sean McClelland on July 21 (Sooner Region), Blake Hahn on Aug. 25 (Sooner Region), Andrew Deal on Oct. 20 (Sooner Region), Hank Davis on Oct. 21 (Sooner Region)
2022 – Brandon Anderson on April 1 (Sooner Region), Kade Morton (Sooner Region), Wayne Johnson on June 3 (Sooner Region), Wayne Johnson on June 4 (Sooner Region), Seth Bergman on Aug. 26 (Sooner Region) Jason Martin on Oct. 29 (National Tour/Sooner Region)
2021 – Brandon Anderson on April 18 (Sooner Region), Tyler Thomas on April 30 (Sooner Region), Blake Hahn on June 6 (Sooner Region), Ryan Timms on July 27 (National Tour), Blake Hahn on Aug. 29 (Sooner Region), Seth Bergman on Oct. 29 (Sooner Region), Seth Bergman on Oct. 30 (Sooner Region)
2020 – Seth Bergman on May 29 (Sooner Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on July 12 (Sooner Region), Blake Hahn on Aug. 14 (National Tour), Seth Bergman on Nov. 7 (Sooner Region)
2019 – Blake Hahn on April 12 (Sooner Region), Sean McClelland on May 10 (Sooner Region), Sean McClelland on July 12 (Sooner Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Oct. 12 (National Tour/Sooner Region)
2018 – Wayne Johnson on April 20 (Red River Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on May 18 (Red River Region), Sammy Swindell on June 14 (National Tour/Red River Region), Seth Bergman on July 27 (Red River Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Oct. 27 (National Tour/Red River Region)
2017 – Aaron Reutzel on June 15 (National Tour/Red River Region), Seth Bergman on July 21 (Red River Region)
2016 – Seth Bergman on April 8 (Red River Region), Blake Hahn on May 20 (Red River Region), Bryan Clauson on June 16 (National Tour), Fred Mattox on July 7 (Red River Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Nov. 4 (National Tour/Red River Region), John Carney II on Nov. 5 (National Tour/Red River Region)
2015 – Johnny Herrera on April 10 (Red River Region), Alex Sewell on July 17 (Red River Region)
2014 – Aaron Reutzel on May 9 (Sooner Region), Christopher Bell on June 19 (National Tour/Sooner Region), Mickey Walker on July 18 (Sooner Region)
2013 – Seth Bergman on April 19 (Sooner Region), Jeff Swindell on June 20 (National Tour, Sooner Region), Tim Crawley on July 19 (Sooner Region)
2012 – Seth Bergman on May 4 (Sooner Region), Sean McClelland on June 29 (Sooner Region), Kyle Belim on July 27 (Sooner Region), Brady Bacon on Aug. 17 (National Tour/Sooner Region), Matt Covington on Sept. 21 (Sooner Region)
2011 – Seth Bergman on Oct. 1 (Sooner Region)
2010 – Joe Wood Jr. on April 24 (Sooner Region)
2009 – Danny Wood on April 25 (Sooner Region), Zach Chappell on June 9 (National Tour), Nick Smith on July 25 (Sooner Region), Zach Chappell on Sept. 19 (Sooner Region)
2008 – Sean McClelland on June 7 (Sooner Region), Jason Johnson on July 14 (National Tour), Gary Taylor on Sept. 20 (Sooner Region)
2007 – Darren Stewart on July 16 (National Tour), Brian McClelland on Sept. 22 (Sooner Region)
2006 – Sean McClelland on May 20 (Sooner Region), Jason Johnson on July 9 (National Tour)
2003 – Kevin Ramey on March 22 (Sooner Region), Travis Rilat on May 10 (Sooner Region), Kevin Ramey on July 19 (Sooner Region)
2002 – Jamie Passmore on March 30 (Sooner Region), Jason Martin on July 2002 (Sooner Region), Danny Jennings on Sept. 28 (Sooner Region)
2001 – Wayne Johnson on April 14 (Sooner Region), J.P. Bailey on June 23 (Sooner Region), Nick Smith on Aug. 11 (Sooner Region), Larry Neighbors on Sept. 21 (Sooner Region)
2000 – Tim Crawley on July 18 (National Tour)
1999 – Tim Crawley on May 30 (National Tour), Tim Crawley on July 25 (National Tour)
1998 – Phil Gressman on June 16 (National Tour)
1997 – Gary Wright on July 31 (National Tour), Pete Butler on Aug. 31 (National Tour)
1996 – Wayne Johnson on June 16 (National Tour)
1995 – Gary Wright on July 16 (National Tour), Danny Wood (National Tour)
1994 – Garry Lee Maier on June 25 (National Tour), Gary Wright on Oct. 14 (National Tour)
1993 – Mike Ward on June 20 (National Tour), John Hunt on June 25 (National Tour)

Drivers Ready to Embrace the Challenge of ASCS Speedweek

CONCORD, NC (June 6, 2024) – The most grueling week in 360 Sprint Car racing lies ahead for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, as ASCS Speedweek is back on the schedule for the first time in two years.

The week begins Tuesday, June 11 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Arkansas, where the Series is returning after a one-year absence. A day off on Wednesday will allow teams to get refreshed for a three-night stretch to end the week at Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14) and Tri-State Speedway (June 15). Friday, June 21 will be used as a rain date in the event of any inclement weather during the week.

Racing four times in five days is a tough test for any race team, but especially those with a smaller budget and limited resources.

“It’s only me and one crew guy,” said 19-time National Tour winner Matt Covington. “So, even though I’ve got a lot of experience doing it, it’s still a challenge running that many races. A guy gets worn out from the late nights and being out in the sun so many days straight.”

With more than a decade of experience on the National Tour, this year’s Speedweek certainly won’t be Covington’s first rodeo, a factor that could give the No. 95 team an advantage over their less-experienced opponents.

“There’s things that I’m more fluent at now,” Covington said. “Things don’t take as long, I know where the car washes are, I know things run smoother because I’ve got 10 years of experience going up and down the road. So, that may make it a little bit easier. But we’re still a little undermanned with only one crew guy and trying to run all those races. There’s no question it’s going to be tough.”

Another driver with plenty of experience to lean on is five-time ASCS National Tour champion and two-time Speedweek champion Sam Hafertepe Jr. Fresh off a win at Dodge City Raceway Park, Hafertepe will have four opportunities to gain ground on points-leader Seth Bergman next week.

“The heat usually gets the guys pretty bad, because usually that time of year down south it’s pretty warm,” Hafertepe said. “As long as you keep all the guys hydrated and don’t have any big wrecks, motor blow-ups or anything like that, it’s not too tough of a week. But if you start having problems, it can make for a long week for sure.”

Of the full-time ASCS National Tour drivers set to compete in the Speedweek, Hafertepe is the only one who would be a repeat champion. For every other driver, it would be their first.

There have been five different champions in the last five editions of ASCS Speedweek – Tim Crawley (2022), Ryan Timms (2021), Hafertepe Jr. (2019), Sammy Swindell (2018) and Aaron Reutzel (2017).

All drivers agreed that the key to success during the week is being as prepared as possible before it begins. One driver currently learning that is Terry Easum, who will tackle Speedweek for the first time in 2024 amidst his run for the National Tour Rookie of the Year Award.

“Lots of preparation, tire work, having people ready to work is our big thing,” Easum said.

Easum calls Broken Arrow, OK home, located close to several tracks he will visit during the week. Easum said he has the finale at Tri-State Speedway circled on his calendar, and for good reason – he’s a two-time podium finisher there with the Oil Capital Racing Series.

“We’ve raced there quite a bit,” Easum said. “It’s usually pretty slick and wide like we like. It should be fun. But all of them are pretty racey.”

Next week will also mark 17-year-old Ryder Laplante’s first crack at Speedweek. While nothing can fully prepare a team for racing a Sprint Car night after night other than doing just that, Laplante does have similar experience in other divisions he can lean on.

“I’ve done it with NOW600 a few times, we’ve been out to California once or twice,” Laplante said. “Race your butt off every night, it’s a lot of work, but it takes a lot of motivation too.”

The final three races of the week at Creek County, Arrowhead and Tri-State will be co-sanctioned events with the ASCS Sooner Region.

Fans planning on attending the June 14 stop at Arrowhead Speedway can purchase tickets online in advance, while tickets will be available at the gate on race day at all four tracks.

Those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

PREVIOUS ASCS SPEEDWEEK CHAMPIONS:
2022 – Tim Crawley
2021 – Ryan Timms
2019 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2018 – Sammy Swindell
2017 – Aaron Reutzel
2016 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2015 – Wayne Johnson
2014 – Brad Loyet
2013 – Jeff Swindell
2012 – Wayne Johnson
2009 – Tim Crawley
2008 – Jason Johnson
2007 – Gary Wright
2006 – Jason Johnson
2005 – Darren Stewart
2004 – Tim Crawley
2003 – Shane Stewart
2002 – Gary Wright
2001 – Kevin Ramey
2000 – Gary Wright
1999 – Gary Wright
1998 – Terry Gray
1997 – Gary Wright
1996 – Terry Gray
1995 – Terry Gray
1994 – Gary Wright
1993 – Terry Gray

ASCS National Tour 2024 Championship to be Determined at Creek County Speedway in November

The 2024 season will conclude during the two-day Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, Nov. 15-16

SAPULPA, OK (June 5, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour has found its perfect bookend with the 2024 championship set to be determined at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway during the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, Nov. 15-16.

The two-day event, named in memory of Wokeeta “Fuzzy” Hahn, the late wife of ASCS founder Emmett Hahn, will wrap up the season with a $4,000-to-win Feature Friday night and then a $10,000-to-win Feature during Saturday’s championship finale.

“It’ll be an exciting way to finish our year,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS series director. “It’s in honor of someone that had a big part in the founding of ASCS, so there’s a lot of meaning involved.”

At the end of the weekend, the first champion under the World Racing Group banner will be crowned, taking home the $40,000 championship check.

Full details on the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, including ticket information and daily schedules, will be announced closer to the event.

The Series banquet will be held on Sunday, Nov. 17, in Tulsa – handing out over $150,000 to the top 10 drivers in Series points. More details on the ceremony will be available soon.

The American Sprint Car Series returns next week for ASCS Speedweek, which includes stops at Texarkana 67 Speedway (June 11), Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14) and Tri-State Speedway (June 15). Friday, June 21, will be used as a potential rain date if any of the Speedweek events are hindered by weather.

Those unable to make it to the track can catch every National Tour event live on DIRTVision.

ASCS Sooner Region Pulling A Double At Elk City Motorsports Park
Bryan Hulbert

ELK CITY, Okla. (June 3, 2024) Making the return to western Oklahoma’s Elk City Motorsports Park this week, the ASCS Sooner Region will roll in for a double at the three-eighths-mile oval on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.

Brought back from extinction, the track was reopened in 2022 after being shuttered in 2019. No stranger to Sprint Cars, the track features a near-weekly lineup of RaceSaver Sprint Cars. $2,000 to win, $300 to start each night in Elk City this weekend, the tour’s history began last season with Jace Park picking up his first career victory to become the 73rd different winner with the ASCS Sooner Region.

Rounds three and four on the 2024 lineup, the points going into the weekend show multi-time series champion, Sean McClelland, on top over Kyle Clark with Alex Sewell giving chase. Brady Baker and Robert Vetter make up the top five. With the National Tour off this weekend in preparation for Speedweek, there is no telling who may drop in for some testing.

Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8 at Elk City Motorsports Park open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, military, and youth (9-15), and free for kids eight and under. Other classes include Sooner Challenge Limited Modifieds, ECMP Factory Stocks, and USRA Gateway Church Tuners. Elk City Motorsports Park is located at 5612 W 20th St. in Elk City, Okla. Information on the track is posted on their Facebook page or by calling (580) 514-3267.

Cody Cordell is the Competition Director for the ASCS National Tour, as well as the Director for the Sooner Region. Teams and Tracks can contact Cody at (918) 407-1879 or Ccordell@dirtcar.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Debuting At Crowleys Ridge And West Memphis
Bryan Hulbert

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 3, 2024) Making the trek to Razorback country this week, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will debut at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway on Friday, June 7, and Riverside International Speedway on Saturday, June 8.

A regular stomping ground for the former ASCS Mid-South Region, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints rolling in signals a new crop of drivers, and a few returning favorites. In the last ASCS-sanctioned event held at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway on June 11, 2023, Derek Hagar made a familiar appearance in Victory Lane.

The track’s annual “No Fender Friday” will also include MSCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars and Mini-Sprints.

Friday, June 7, opens at 5:00 P.M., with racing set to go green at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for youth (6-13), and kids five and under free. Crowleys Ridge Raceway is located at 1708 Highway 351 in Paragould, Ark. For more information, visit the track’s website or call (870) 236-3141.

Onto the legendary Riverside International Speedway, the track affectionately known as “The Ditch” will provide arguably the toughest competition for the traveling teams as Derek Hagar, Dale Howard, Sammy Swindell, Marshall Skinner, and Howard Moore are just a few of the local hot shoes set to be in action.

Saturday, June 8, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Modifieds, 600 Mini Sprints, and Stock Cars are also on the card. Tickets are $25 for adults, $5 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under. Riverside International Speedway is located at 151 Legion Road in West Memphis, Ark.

The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints Panhandle Bound For Route 66 Motor Speedway Bryan Hulbert

AMARILLO, Texas (June 3, 2024) A combined $7,000 to win is on the line for the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints as the tour heads for the Texas panhandle for Route 66 Motor Speedway on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.

Topped by El Paso’s John Carney II in 2023, Route 66 Motor Speedway was very lucrative for Carney in 2023, as he returned in July with the Elite Non-Wing Series and captured an $8,500 score.

Looking to this weekend, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. leads tour standings by 17 points over Noah Gass. Third is held by Blaine Baxter with Brian Bell and Marcus Thomas making up the top five after three events, in which wins have gone to Hafertepe, Gass, and Brent Marks.

Friday, June 7, opens at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT), with Saturday, June 8, starting an hour earlier. Tickets Friday are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, youth, and military. Discounts remain the same for Saturday, with adult admission going to $25. For directions and info on Route 66 Motor Speedway, visit their website or call (806) 803-1212.

The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing)..

ASCS Frontier Region At Belgrade At Big Sky Speedway This Weekend
Bryan Hulbert

BILLINGS, Mont. (June 3, 2024) Readying for a return to the track this weekend, the ASCS Frontier Region will head for Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. on Friday, May 7, before a return to Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., on Saturday, June 8.

Presented by Lehrkinds Inc., the first event of the season at Gallatin Speedway will see a familiar winner back in action as Kelly Miller looks to keep the momentum from this past weekend’s win at Casper Speedway going. Taking top honors in the tour’s last two visits to Gallatin, Miller split time in Victory Lane last weekend with fellow ASCS Frontier competitor Trever Kirkland, who looks to end a winless streak at the southwestern Montana oval that goes back to 2017.

Friday, June 7, at Gallatin Speedway, opens at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Gallatin Speedway is located at 2290 Tubb Rd. in Belgrade, Mont. Information on the track is on their Facebook page or by calling (406) 388-9666. Along with the ASCS Frontier Region, Friday’s bill includes IMCA Modifieds, WISSOTA Super Stocks, and Street Stocks.

A two-day reduced to one by mother nature to kick off the 2024 season, the tour’s first trip to Big Sky Speedway this season went the way of Tyler Thomas. Saturday, June 8, at Big Sky Speedway opens at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60 inches tall or shorter. Big Sky Wingless Sprints, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, and Wissota Super Stocks are also on the lineup.

Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, Mont. For more information on the three-eighths-mile oval, visit them online or call (406) 696-8661.

Both nights are $1,400 to win, and now $400 to start—an increase over previous seasons for the regional drivers.

A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

Bergman Wins at Rush County in Return to Family Team

LA CROSSE, KS (May 31, 2024) – Some drivers take weeks, months, even years to hit their stride when moving from one team to another. For Seth Bergman, it took one race.

In his return to his family-owned No. 23 machine, following a short stint in the TwoC Racing car, Bergman collected his second American Sprint Car Series National Tour victory of the season Friday night at Rush County Speedway.

After starting the Feature on the outside of the front row, following a second-place Dash effort, Bergman trailed closely behind polesitter Matt Covington in the early stages of the race. Once Covington began catching traffic on Lap 7, Bergman dove to Covington’s inside entering Turn 3, completed the pass, and never looked back.

“What a fantastic night,” Bergman said in Victory Lane. “First night back in our family car, to come out here and get a win, I couldn’t have scripted it any better.”

With all 30 laps going caution-free, maneuvering around slower cars was critical throughout the seven-minute Feature. Bergman was one of the only drivers in the field capable of using any lane on the track at any time, which allowed him to build a lead of nearly seven seconds by the time the checkered flag flew – and lap up to sixth-place.

“This place was cowboy up tonight,” Bergman said. “I felt like a teenager again. Growing up on the west coast definitely helped me tonight, I was able to dig back in the toolbox and get the spurs on and go to work. I felt like my biggest concern there once I got going was running out of tear-offs, I felt like I was pulling two or three a lap sometimes.”

Covington’s dominant Dash victory gave him the night’s pole position in the Feature, but the 19-time National Tour winner said a lack of versatility in traffic was his downfall.

“I felt like my car was good in clean air, but I didn’t feel as good when I got into dirty air,” Covington said. “It doesn’t take a lot to make these cars go from looking really good to really bad, just subtle changes. We were real close. Bergman was better in traffic, I think. We’ll put that in the notebook and try to get him next time.”

The National Tour was not the only one making its Rush County debut, as many drivers in the field were making their first-ever laps around the 5/16-mile bullring, including the top two.

“The track stayed fairly narrow,” Covington said. “The kind of dirt it is, even though it looks all wet, you can get your car through it if you’re brave enough and stay in the gas.”

As for Bergman, the move back to his family team allows him to have a more hands-on approach to his racing program.

“Getting back in our family car, I’m able to oversee everything at our house,” Bergman said. “I spend countless hours just overthinking and paying attention to detail, and just really trying to build race cars that are capable of coming here and doing that.”

Rounding out the podium in the third spot was 17-year-old Ryder Laplante, who was making just his second start with the National Tour. The young Oklahoma native has bounced between everything from Micro Sprints to 410 Sprint Cars in the early months of the season and said he hopes his quick success with ASCS will snowball into a championship chase in 2025.

“We’re just going to hit as many races as we can here and there,” Laplante said. “Just get prepared for next year and hopefully we can hit it full time.”

Bergman wasn’t the only one able to make passes during the 30-lap Feature. Hank Davis, making his debut in the TwoC Racing No. 2C, charged from 11th to fourth, claiming the night’s Hard Charger Award.

Sam Hafertepe Jr., who challenged Covington for second most of the Feature, fell back and ended the night fifth – his first top-five finish of the 2024 National Tour season.

UP NEXT: The National Tour will now turn its attention to the second half of this weekend’s Kansas doubleheader, with Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, June 1. Tickets will be available at the gate, with live coverage available on DIRTVision for those unable to make it to the track.

RESULTS
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 88R-Ryder Laplante[7]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[11]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[13]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[15]; 9. 55B-Jordon Mallett[4]; 10. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[14]; 12. 2-Brekton Crouch[12]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 14. 938-Bradley Fezard[20]; 15. 88J-Jeremy Huish[17]; 16. 2J-Zach Blurton[16]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[19]; 18. 88K-Jordan Knight[22]; 19. 57P-Peter Walker[23]; 20. 6G-Bryan Gossel[18]; 21. 1X-Bryant Wiedeman[10]; 22. 91-Michael Day[24]; 23. 71-Brady Baker[5]; 24. 11K-Tyler Knight[21]

ASCS at Red Dirt Raceway

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour has found a new weekend for its doubleheader debut at RPM Speedway – Oct. 18-19.

Along with the new date for RPM, the 2024 edition of ASCS Speedweek has been finalized as a four-race event with a special cookout for teams across from Creek County Speedway on Wednesday, June 12.

A new race event for Friday, June 21, is in development as officials agreed to remove the previously scheduled race at Two Dollar Pistol Motor Speedway. And due to conflicts in the region, the season finale at Big O Speedway in October has been removed from the schedule. Officials will work with the track to find another date in 2025. A new championship finale weekend will also be announced at a later time.

While the Series’ trip to RPM Speedway will be the first for the National Tour, it won’t be the first for ASCS. The Elite Outlaw Sprint Cars competed at the 1/4-mile track last year, and there have been multiple regional events there since 2009 – including the ASCS Gulf South Region, which will co-sanction the Oct. 18-19 event with the National Tour.

Before the Series’ return to RPM, the ASCS National Tour will run its first Speedweek championship in over a year, June 11-15, with events at Texarkana 67 Speedway (June 11), Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14) and Tri-State (OK) Speedway (June 15).

In the last five editions of the Speedweek contest, there have been five different champions – Tim Crawley (2022), Ryan Timms (2021), Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2019), Sammy Swindell (2018) and Aaron Reutzel (2017).

The American Sprint Car Series will return to action with a two-day trip to Kansas at Rush County Speedway, Friday, May 31, and Dodge City Raceway Park, Saturday, June 1.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

To stay up to date with the American Sprint Car Series, visit the ASCS website, and follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Payouts Increased for Dirt Down in T-Town at Tulsa Speedway

TULSA, OK (May 29, 2024) – When the American Sprint Car Series National Tour rolls into Tulsa Speedway, June 28-29, competitors will have more money on the line thanks to more than $3,000 added to the Feature purse.

Night two at Tulsa will now award $6,000 to the Feature winner – a 50% increase from the standard $4,000-to-win purse. There are also increases for the second, third and fourth-place finishers, who will receive $2,500, $2,000, and $1,500 respectively.

Series Director Lonnie Wheatley credited Tulsa Speedway promoter Keith Haney’s desire to make the Dirt Down in T-Town a premiere event on the ASCS schedule as the reason for the increase.

“It’s great to have promoters that are this generous,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS National Tour series director. “Keith wants to give back to the racers, and he’s willing to throw some extra money in there. He wants to make this a big event, and I think this is going to help do that.”

Haney, best known as a championship-winning Pro Mod racer on the dragstrip, said he wanted to take the popular “Throwdown in T-Town” drag race at Tulsa and create a similar event on the dirt track.

“It worked out to where we could give more to the racers and make it a bigger show,” Haney said. “The fans love the concept that we bring to the table, and I think it’s going to put the racers and the ASCS in front of a bunch of people that have probably never watched it before.”

Haney said the event will also include added fan amenities including live music, a children’s play area, cooling stations and more.

On both nights of the event, admission will be priced at $25 per carload, with no limit on the number of people per vehicle.

The National Tour will hold its third and fourth events in Series history at Tulsa Speedway, which opened in 2021. Blake Hahn and Tim Crawley scored wins in the tour’s previous two visits in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Both nights of the Dirt Down in T-Town will be co-sanctioned with the ASCS Sooner Region.

The American Sprint Car Series National Tour returns this weekend with a pair of races in Kansas at Rush County Speedway on Friday, May 31, and Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, June 1.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

For more information on the series, visit the ASCS website, and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: American Sprint Car Series Returns to Sunflower State at Rush County, Dodge City

By Spence Smithback

LA CROSSE, KS (May 28, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kickstart the summer with a visit to two Kansas bullrings.

The weekend begins with a Friday night contest at Rush County Speedway in La Crosse (May 31), and continues 80 miles to the south at Dodge City Raceway Park (June 1).

Both nights will feature a $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start purse. The Sprint Cars will be joined by IMCA Hobby Stocks and Cruisers at Rush County, while the Dodge City itinerary will include IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks.

The pair of races are the final warmup before the five-night ASCS Speedweek in Arkansas and Oklahoma, June 11-15.

Tickets will be available at the gate on both nights. If you can’t make it out to the track, every ASCS National Tour event can be streamed live on DIRTVision.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

BERGMAN GOING SOLO: A win at Super Bee Speedway and a second-place run at Red Dirt Raceway has Seth Bergman sitting atop the National Tour standings entering the weekend. However, he’ll have a new, yet familiar, look beginning Friday at Rush County. Bergman has parted ways with TwoC Racing to return to his family-owned team.

After Johnson suffered a hand injury in a crash in April, he elected to retire from driving and tapped Bergman as his replacement behind the wheel of the No. 2C machine.

In addition to the pair of National Tour starts, Bergman drove Johnson’s car to a 14th-place run in local competition at Creek County Speedway on May 11 before his departure was announced days later.

Bergman shouldn’t take long to get reacclimated to his former team, as his most recent run in his No. 23 car resulted in a win on March 23 in a Warrior Region event at Creek County. The Washington native has also picked up 17 National Tour wins in his own equipment, most recently at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oklahoma on June 2, 2023.

RUSH COUNTY DEBUT: Friday’s stop at Rush County will not only mark the first ASCS event at the facility, but the largest Sprint Car event in track history.

However, the track has hosted nearly two dozen United Rebel Sprint Series races for the 305 Sprint Car division, and multiple National Tour full-timers have found Victory Lane with the Series. Jason Martin won three out of his four URSS appearances in La Crosse, while Zach Blurton picked up the win on July 31, 2021.

Blurton also brought home a fifth-place finish with the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association in 2023. As one of the only drivers in the field with recent experience at Rush County, Friday night could be an opportunity for Blurton to collect his first National Tour top 10 of the season.

GETTING INTO DODGE: Last season, the series made its first stop at Dodge City Raceway Park in 11 years, but this time around, fans have only had to wait 11 months.

Martin and Matt Covington split the victories in 2023, and both will look to collect another Dodge City trophy in the Steve King Memorial. Martin finished second behind Covington on night two last year to give himself a 1.5 average finish on the weekend; that along with a slew of URSS and local victories at the 3/8-mile track should make him one of the favorites Saturday night.

The Sprint Cars were joined by the RMMRA a year ago in a Feature won by National Tour full-timer Kyler Johnson. The Midget win was Johnson’s third in as many years at Dodge City following victories with the URSS in 2021 and the RMMRA in 2022. A native of nearby Quinter, Kansas, Johnson will look to use his home-field advantage to score his first ASCS triumph.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday, May 31 at Rush County Speedway in La Crosse, KS
Saturday, June 1 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS

AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series will take on their longest stretch of consecutive races of the season, with ASCS Speedweek taking place June 11-15 across four tracks in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (Top 10):
1. Seth Bergman (292)
2. Andrew Deal (-31)
3. Terry Easum (-34)
4. Jason Martin (-46)
5. Brady Baker (-49)
6. Kyler Johnson (-52)
7. Matt Covington (-57)
8. Brandon Anderson (-63)
9. Landon Britt (-73)
10. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-79)

FEATURE WINNERS (2):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

QUICK TIME AWARDS (2):
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (8):
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool OK – 1

DASH APPEARANCES (13):
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 2
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (2):
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (5):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1

TOP 10 FINISHERS (15):
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 2
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 2
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 1

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)

Andrew Deal Seizing Dream Opportunity in Debut Season on National Tour

By Spence Smithback

CONCORD, NC (May 24, 2024) – When Caney, KS native Andrew Deal signed up to chase the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National championship, he knew he was in a now-or-never situation.

“I’m just kind of at that point in life where, if I was going to do it, I need to do it now.” Deal said. “I’ve got two little girls, and they’re younger, so as they get older, life’s going to become more about them.”

When he isn’t racing Sprint Cars, Deal operates DFR Discount Tire in Dewey, OK – a business he started to help fund his racing dreams – and credited a newfound degree of flexibility with his day job as another reason behind his decision to go full-time.

“My shop’s finally to a point where I don’t have to be here 24/7,” Deal said. “Got everything together, and after the end of last year, it was like ‘well, might as well.’”

While Deal will be visiting many tracks on the 2024 schedule for the first time, he has plenty of Sprint Car knowledge to lean on. His brother-in-law is Wayne Priddy – a longtime crew chief in the 410 ranks.

“He helps me a lot with everything,” Deal said. “That’s what’s been my edge. A lot of these tracks I’ve never been to, but he’s been to. So, he’s helped me a lot with being prepared and what to expect at each track, and how to prepare for each track.”

Tackling a national schedule for the first time is a daunting task for any race team, but especially for a two-man operation like the No. 15D team.

“I don’t have a crew, I don’t have guys, it’s just me and Dad,” Deal said. “I think the biggest thing is just going to be not wearing out, racing multiple days in a row without just being exhausted. It just takes so much time to do everything right. Just being prepared is going to be the biggest thing for us.”

Deal wasted no time in making his presence known in the first two races of the season, collecting a Heat Race win and a second-place Feature finish in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway.

He followed that up with a seventh-place run at Red Dirt Raceway, placing him second in the standings entering a pair of races in his home state at Rush County Speedway (Friday, May 31) and Dodge City Raceway Park (Saturday, June 1).

A weekend close to home can sometimes plays to a driver’s advantage, but that won’t exactly be the case next weekend.

“I have never even seen Rush County,” Deal said. “I’ve been to Dodge City a couple times, we’ve ran a Non-Wing some, back when I was really young. I might have even ran a Midget there at one point in my life.

“I think I’ll be pretty comfortable on all the 1/4-mile bullring stuff. On the bigger stuff, it may take me a second to get back in the groove. For years, I’ve just run Creek (County Speedway), Caney (Valley Speedway) and Humboldt (Speedway). I haven’t went out of my little area here, just with the business and kids and stuff.”

Deal will do more traveling than ever before in 2024 and has a few dates in particular circled on his calendar.

“I actually haven’t ran Knoxville, so I’m looking forward to Knoxville (for the 360 Knoxville Nationals in August),” Deal said. “Paducah, it looks pretty cool, never been there. Excited to go out to Montana, I’ve never been out there and raced.”

While Deal has aspirations of clinching the championship and Rookie of the Year award at season’s end, the success of his inaugural year on tour won’t be defined entirely by the box score.

“My Dad’s getting older, and life doesn’t last forever,” Deal said. “I wanted to basically go have some fun with my Dad and see some new tracks, travel a little bit, enjoy myself.

“I’m going to keep racing and keep having fun, and we’ll see where that goes.”

You can watch Deal and the rest of the ASCS National Tour stars when the season continues in Kansas at Rush County Speedway, on Friday, May 31, and Dodge City Raceway Park, on Saturday, June 1. For more information, CLICK HERE.

If you can't make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region Going For Two At Lonestar Speedway
Bryan Hulbert

KILGORE, Texas (May 21, 2024) The widely accepted start to Summer has arrived, and the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region is taking the show to the high-banked Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas for a pair of nights this Memorial Day Weekend.

Running Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, the two night affair will be preceded by an open practice on Friday night.

This weekend is the first stand-alone event of the year for the south Texas based tour, which last graced the three-eighths-mile oval in 2019. The victory went to Tony Bruce, Jr.

Friday’s practice opens at 5:00 P.M. (CDT) and is $20 for the Pits.

Saturday, May 25 opens at 3:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. Times for Sunday, May 26 move up an hour. Factory Stocks, Tuners, Limited Modifieds, and Texas Stocks are also on the card.

Lonestar Speedway is located at 3131 Farm to Market Rd 1252 EW in Kilgore, Texas. More information on the track can be found on the track’s Facebook Page.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, CLICK HERE. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Headed For Deep South Speedway
Bryan Hulbert

LOXLEY, Ala. (May 21, 2024) Kicking off the summer season with a doubleheader weekend at Deep South Speedway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints invade on Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25.

Last welcoming the series in October of last year for the season finale, Zane DeVault and Sammy Swindell split time in Victory Lane. ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will go for two again in October at the Alabama oval.

Rounds seven and eight in 2024, Jan Howard leads the way into the weekend with a 136-point margin over Evan McElhaney. Third is Lane Whittington, with Jake Brashier and Brandon Blenden making up the top-five.

Friday, May 24 includes IMCA Modifieds, Pure Stocks, and Stingers. Saturday, May 25 moves classes to Factory Stocks, Street Stocks, 604 Late Models, and Open Modifieds. Tickets per night are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (8-12), and free for kids seven and under. Stands each day open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT).

For more information, find the Deep South Speedway on Facebook or log onto https://www.deepsouthspeedway.org.

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1 MONTH ALERT: ASCS National Tour Speedweek Returns With June Events in Arkansas, Oklahoma

CONCORD, NC (May 20, 2024) – With the new chapter for the American Sprint Car Series comes the revival of the ASCS Speedweek championship for the National Tour in June.

The 28th edition of the ASCS Speedweek will consist of five straight nights of racing through Arkansas and Oklahoma, featuring races at Texarkana 67 Speedway (Tuesday, June 11), Creek County Speedway (Thursday, June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (Friday, June 14) and Tri-State Speedway (Saturday, June 15) – the race on Wednesday, June 12, is still TBD.

The National Tour has already made stops at all four tracks, but in varying quantities. The last National Tour race at Texarkana 67 Speedway, in Texarkana, AR, ran in 2008 and was won by Gary Taylor.

Creek County Speedway, in Sapulpa, OK, hosted the National Tour last season for the first time since 2008 and saw Oklahoma’s Sean McClelland score the win.

Last year, the National Tour made its debut at the state-of-the-art Arrowhead Speedway facility in Colcord, OK. At that event, Landon Britt walked away with his first career National Tour win.

Tri-State Speedway, in Pocola, OK, has hosted the National Tour on five occasions – the last race being in 2006, won by Jason Johnson.

This year will mark the Speedweek’s return for the first time since 2022. In the last five editions of the contest there have been five different champions – Tim Crawley (2022), Ryan Timms (2021), Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2019), Sammy Swindell (2018) and Aaron Reutzel (2017).

PREVIOUS ASCS SPEEDWEEK CHAMPIONS:
2022 – Tim Crawley
2021 – Ryan Timms
2019 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2018 – Sammy Swindell
2017 – Aaron Reutzel
2016 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2015 – Wayne Johnson
2014 – Brad Loyet
2013 – Jeff Swindell
2012 – Wayne Johnson
2009 – Tim Crawley
2008 – Jason Johnson
2007 – Gary Wright
2006 – Jason Johnson
2005 – Darren Stewart
2004 – Tim Crawley
2003 – Shane Stewart
2002 – Gary Wright
2001 – Kevin Ramey
2000 – Gary Wright
1999 – Gary Wright
1998 – Terry Gray
1997 – Gary Wright
1996 – Terry Gray
1995 – Terry Gray
1994 – Gary Wright
1993 – Terry Gray

For more information about the ASCS Speedweek, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

ASCS Sooner Weekend at Creek, Caney Postponed; New Dates TBD

SAPULPA, Okla. (May 13, 2024) – Races at Creek County Speedway on Friday, May 17, and at Caney Valley Speedway on Saturday, May 18, with the American Sprint Car Series Sooner Region have been postponed.

The decision comes after working with track officials to allow for local drivers, who would be competing for points, and fans to attend the High School graduation ceremonies scheduled for the weekend.

“Graduation is an important moment in these kids’ lives, and we want to respect that achievement and make sure these families can be together,” said Cody Cordell, ASCS Sooner Director. “We coordinated with Kerry and Emmett to make sure everyone was good with moving the shows.”

New dates are being sought for the two tracks and will be announced once confirmed.

ASCS Frontier Region Kicking Off 2024 Season With Big Sky Double
Bryan Hulbert

BILLINGS, Mont. (May 14, 2024) Kicking off the tour’s 12th season with a weekend double at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont, the ASCS Frontier Region is back in action on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18.

The site of last year’s season-opening event, Canada’s Kelly Miller swept the weekend before taking his run to a four-race win streak. Taking in two more triumphs before the season’s end, Miller compiled 10 top-five and a dozen top-10 finishes in 13 starts for an easily won championship.

Trever Kirkland ended the season runner-up in tour standings, followed by Phil Dietz, Joe Perry, and Kory Wermling. In all, 40 drivers took part in the 2023 season.

Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at Big Sky Speedway open at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60-inches tall or shorter. Paws N Claws Sport Compacts, IMCA Modifieds, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, and Wissota Super Stocks are also on the lineup.

Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy. 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, Mont. For more information on the three-eighths-mile oval, log onto https://www.bigskyspeedway.com or call (406) 696-8661.

ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Rolling To Greenville Speedway Bryan Hulbert

GREENVILLE, Miss. (May 14, 2024) Making the return to Greenville Speedway on Saturday, May 18, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints roll into the first of four nights at the Mississippi oval in 2024.

The season’s sixth round of competition, the tour’s last outing atop the gumbo quarter-mile was on August 12, 2023, with Brad Bowden earning the win. Already collecting a win in 2024 with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints, Bowden stood tall at Jackson Motor Speedway on April 27.

Five nights in with just as many winners, Jan Howard sits atop the standings going into Greenville with an 86-point gap over defending series champion Brandon Blenden. Evan McElhaney holds third, with Lane Whittington and Jake Brashier making up the top-five.

Looking at a $2,000 payday to make it to Victory Lane on Saturday, the evening’s card will include the wingless Capital City Sprints. Saturday, May 18, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for youth (6-10), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $35.

Greenville Speedway is located at 1040 S Raceway in Greenville, Miss. For more information, call (662) 820-0654 or visit Greenville Speedway’s Facebook page.

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SOONER THE BETTER: Terry Easum Scores First ASCS Victory at Red Dirt Raceway

MEEKER, OK (May 10, 2024) – The new chapter of the American Sprint Car Series continues to add intriguing storylines with each new paragraph, such as two “firsts” in one night for the National Tour on Friday.

During the National Tour’s debut at Red Dirt Raceway, in Meeker, OK, “Sooner State” native and 2024 Rookie of the Year contender, Terry Easum out dueled veterans and local stars to score his first ASCS victory.

He did so the hard way, too, starting a few rows deep in seventh and driving his way up through the field around the ¼-mile bullring.

“It feels great,” Easum said about picking up his first ASCS victory. “It’s good to be able to come through there, starting that far back and just drive through there. A real good field here. A lot of good cars. Even that [Last Chance Showdown] was full of guys who can win anywhere. It’s tough for sure.”

The night opened with 38 cars trying to fill 24 spots in the Feature. Easum was one of eight drivers that made it into the five-lap Dash, however, luck gave him the eight pill and he was only able to pass one car – placing him inside row four for the 30-lap Feature.

Oklahoma natives made up the first three starting positions with 19-time National Tour winner Matt Covington on the pole, Ryder Laplante – in his first National Tour start – on the outside pole and Whit Gastineau staring third.

When the race commenced, Laplante stayed on Covington’s tail the first two laps before jumping the cushion in Turn 4 and losing several positions.

A few spots back, Easum and current Series points leader Seth Bergman were already marching forward. By Lap 9, Bergman was up to third from fifth and Easum was up to fifth from seventh.

Then, Easum’s progress excelled lap by lap.

On Lap 10, the rookie moved into fourth, while Gastineau and Bergman reeled in Covington. A lap later, Easum joined the party to make it a four-way battle for the lead. Another lap later, he snuck by Bergman for third and then dove into Turn 3 to make it a three-wide battle for the lead with Gastineau on the top and Covington in the middle.

When they exited the turn and crossed the line to bring the race to Lap 13, Easum was the new leader.

He couldn’t enjoy it too long, though, as a caution for two cars spun on the backstretch slowed the race for the first time, putting Gastineau on his bumper.

The black No. 2w tried to stay with Easum on the restart, but the No. 88 was too strong on the bottom and pulled away. Instead, Gastineau had to play defense with Bergman finding a head of steam around the top of the track. The TwoC Racing machine passed Covington for third on the restart and then worked Gastineau for a few laps before stealing second with 10 laps to go.

With Easum having to navigate heavy traffic, Bergman began to play Jaws. Lap after lap, he gained on Easum. But with less than five laps to go, the traffic that slowed Easum also began hindering Bergman’s run. Then, his chance for back-to-back victories drove away.

“We were close, it just didn’t go our way there,” Bergman said. “We were really actually off at the beginning of the night. Then, it’s an uphill battle when you don’t unload that good. But, we fought at it and the boys did a great job and gave us a piece to contend for the win at the end. So, I look at it as anytime you can turn a negative into a positive late that’s a really good thing.”

While all eyes were on the battle for the lead, local star Tanner Conn was having a career run, charging from 15th to third in only his fourth start with the National Tour. As Bergman began closing on Easum, Conn was on a trajectory toward them both. But like Bergman, once they encountered traffic, their runs evaporated.

“This was our first ASCS show with our own program,” Conn said. “The night started off a little rough, just getting acclimated to the 360 (motor). I’m used to the 305 (motor)… We kind of dug ourselves a hole after Qualifying and the Heat Race. But just did what we know best with the track and was able to drive up to third, just pick some guys off on the bottom, some on the top, throw some slide jobs. Kind of what this track is known for.”

Ahead of them, in only his eighth career start with the National Tour, Easum drove away with his first career win in the closing laps.

“The car was really good,” Easum said. “It would drive anywhere. That’s all you can ask for as a driver… You had to run really tight on the bottom, against the tires, to catch that grip strip. If you missed it, there was a very fine line. If you missed it, it was tough.”

The race also counted toward the ASCS Sooner Region standings, giving Easum his first Sooner Region victory too.

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series National Tour returns to Kansas for a doubleheader weekend with a visit to Rush County Speedway on Friday, May 31, and then to Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, June 1. For more information and the full ASCS schedule, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every ASCS National Tour race live on DIRTVision.

FEATURE RESULTS:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 2. 2C-Seth Bergman[5]; 3. 78-Tanner Conn[15]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]; 5. 2W-Whit Gastineau[3]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[16]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[13]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 10. 9$-Kyle Clark[11]; 11. 71-Brady Baker[19]; 12. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 13. 55B-Brandon Anderson[10]; 14. 88R-Ryder Laplante[2]; 15. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[4]; 17. 03-Joe Wood Jr[22]; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[17]; 19. V8-Robert Vetter[20]; 20. 55-Chase Brown[18]; 21. 91-Michael Day[24]; 22. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 23. 6-Koty Adams[9]; 24. 8-Alex Sewell[8]

ASCS Elite Non-Wing Looking At 2024 Kick-Off At Lonestar Speedway
Bryan Hulbert

KILGORE, Texas (May 8, 2024) Lifting the lid on the 2024 season on Saturday, May 11, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will take on the high-banked Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas.

Racing for a $2,000 top prize on Saturday, the track last saw action with the wingless tour in 2018, before the series was under the ASCS banner. The tour plans one more trip in 2024, with the next being Saturday, July 6, with the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region. Cody Garnder enters as the defending series champion.

Saturday, May 11, opens at 3:00 P.M. with cars on track for Hot Laps at 6:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for youth (6-11), seniors (60+), and military with ID. Pits are $35. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Click Here. The night’s card will also include Modlites, Eco Mods, and Stock Cars.

The three-eighths-mile Lonestar Speedway is located at 3131 Farm to Market Rd 1252 EW in Kilgore, Texas. Information on the track can be found at Click Here or by calling (800) 568-7861.

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ASCS Western Plains Back At El Paso County Raceway
Bryan Hulbert

CALHAN, Colo. (May 9, 2024) Back to where the season began, the ASCS Western Plains Region will roll into El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo. on Saturday, May 11.

The second round of the 2024 season, after events at Lincoln County were sidelined by weather, the season’s kick-off on April 13 went the way of Pueblo’s Adam Trimble in his first event behind the wheel of the M&H Racing No. 5d.

Saturday, May 11, opens at 1:00 P.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for Military and Seniors, $10 for youth 4-12, and free for kids three and under. For more information on El Paso County Raceway, call (720) 404-0400 or log onto https://www.bstpromotions.com. El Paso County Raceway is located at 366 10th St. in Calhan, Colo.

Saturday’s event includes Lightning Sprints, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Compacts, Warriors, Dwarf, and NOW600 Micros.

The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: ASCS National Tour Returns to Oklahoma For Red Dirt Raceway Debut

MEEKER, OK (May 8, 2024) – More than 200 checkered flags have been claimed in Oklahoma with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, and on Friday, May 10, one will be claimed at Red Dirt Raceway for the first time.

The National Tour will make its debut at the 1/4-mile track in Meeker, OK, for the second race of the 2024 season – joined by the ASCS Sooner Region.

After the first race of the season at Super Bee Speedway in April, drivers with Oklahoma connections will be poised for a home state win. Leading that charge will be Seth Bergman, driving for the Oklahoma City-based TwoC Racing team.

He scored the first win of the season and currently holds an eight-point lead over Rookie of the Year contender Andrew Deal.

The American Sprint Car Series has made one appearance at Red Dirt Raceway with the former Red River Region in 2018. That race was also won by Bergman.

Tickets for the event at Red Dirt Raceway can be purchased in advance HERE. If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

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TWO FOR TWO(C)?
All stats point to Seth Bergman, of Snohomish, WA, as a leading favorite for Friday’s event. He opened the 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region with a win at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway and then won the season opener for the National Tour at Super Bee Speedway – now leading the points in both divisions.

Bergman opened the National Tour season, driving the No. 2C Sprint Car for TwoC Racing while 2000 ASCS National Tour champion Wayne Johnson recovered from an arm injury. But with Johnson’s injury hindering him from returning to the seat, Bergman will continue to pilot the car with Johnson serving as his crew chief.

STRONG STARTS
While Seth Bergman walked away with the win at Super Bee Speedway, several other drivers had strong showings, ranging from rookies to Series veterans.

2024 Rookie of the Year contender Andrew Deal, of Caney, KS, came out of the gate strong, qualifying second to Bergman in their qualifying group, won his Heat Race, finished second in the Dash and then finished second in the Feature. It was his career-best finish with the National Tour and second career top-five finish with the tour – his first top five came at Oklahoma’s Lawton Speedway last year. He’s no stranger to winning in Oklahoma too, having won with the ASCS Sooner Region at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway in 2023.

Deal will enter Friday’s race with some experience at Red Dirt Raceway, having ran with the ASCS Red River Region there in 2018. He finished 15th.

Reigning ASCS National Tour champion Jason Martin, of Liberal, KS, put on a show at Super Bee, making a charge from 22nd to fourth. He’s coming off a career year with the National Tour, having won nine races en route to his first title in 2023. Of those nine victories, three came in Oklahoma – two at Longdale Speedway and one at the Salina Highbanks Speedway.

Like Deal, Martin also has laps around Red Dirt Raceway. Recent laps too. He ran a national 410 Sprint Car race there last month. He finished 25th after being involved in an accident.

OKLAHOMA NATIVES
Of the 14 confirmed full-time regulars with the ASCS National Tour this year, four call Oklahoma home – Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK), Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK), Hank Davis (Sand Springs, OK) and Terry Easum (Broken Arrow, OK).

Covington is in his 11th straight full-time season with the ASCS National Tour and is coming off a career-best year, having finished second in points with three wins – now at 19 National Tour wins overall. He’s also a two-time ASCS Sooner Region champion. The veteran had a quiet start to the season with a sixth-place finish at Super Bee.

Anderson started off his second full-time season with the National Tour strong at Super Bee, finishing fifth. While he’s still looking for his first National Tour win, he’s no stranger to winning in Oklahoma as three of his five ASCS Sooner Region victories came in the Sooner State.

Davis and Easum are both running for the Rookie of the Year title this season. Easum had the better finish of the two at Super Bee, finishing 11th, while Davis missed the Feature. However, Davis enters Friday’s race with an upper hand in the statistics category, having won in Oklahoma with the ASCS Sooner Region last year at Creek County Speedway.

STAT GLANCE:
When & Where
Date – Friday, May 10
Track – Red Dirt Raceway (1/4-mile in Meeker, OK)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 10:
1. Seth Bergman (150 points)
2. Andrew Deal (-8)
3. Brady Baker (-15)
4. Jason Martin (-20)
5. Brandon Anderson (-25)
6. Matt Covington (-28)
7. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-31)
8. Channin Tankersley (-34)
9. Landon Britt (-37)
10. Kyler Johnson (-40)

FEATURE WINNERS
1 Win – Seth Bergman

FEATURE LAPS LED
29 laps – Seth Bergman
1 lap – Brady Baker

QUICK TIME AWARDS
1 – Brady Baker

HEAT RACE WINNERS
1 Win – Lane Whittington
– Andrew Deal
– Koty Adams
– Terry Easum

DASH WINNERS
1 Win – Brady Baker

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS
1 Win – Landon Britt

PODIUM FINISHERS
1 – Seth Bergman
– Andrew Deal
– Brady Baker

2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES NATIONAL SCHEDULE & WINNERS
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner

1. Friday, April 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman

Rain, Thunderstorms Lead ASCS Officials to Postpone RPM Speedway Event

New Arrowhead Doubleheader Expands Lucrative National Tour Stretch; June Speedweek Taking Shape
CONCORD, NC (April 23, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series’ 2024 National Tour continues to expand with Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, Okla.) adding a two-day event, Sept. 13-14, paying $10,000-to-win for its finale.

The new doubleheader at the state-of-the-art facility expands a lucrative stretch of racing for 360 Sprint Cars, featuring four events that pay $10,000 or more between August and September.

The first is the 34th annual Xtreme powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway (Aug. 1-3). The three-day event pays $3,000 to win on Thursday and Friday and then $20,000 on Saturday – plus lap money.

Later that month, the Series will venture to the recently added Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway (Billings, Mont.), Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, which pays $12,012 to Saturday’s winner.

When the Series turns the calendar to September, drivers will find themselves battling for a potential $14,000 grab at Arrowhead with Friday’s race paying $4,000 to win and Saturday’s paying $10,000 to win. That leads to the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Ark.), which pits ASCS against the United Sprint Car Series, Sept. 27-28, featuring a $10,000-to-win finale.

In addition to the “Months of Money,” the ASCS National Tour 2024 Speedweek continues to take shape.

Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, Ark.) kicks the week off on Tuesday, June 11. A race on Wednesday is still in the works. But Thursday, June 13, will see the Series return to Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.). Then, before the September doubleheader, the ASCS National Tour will visit Arrowhead Speedway on Friday, June 14. Speedweek culminates with the Series’ return to Tri-State Speedway (Pocola, Okla.) for the first time since 2006 on Saturday, June 15.

All events for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour can be found at https://www.ascsracing.com/schedules/2024?id=24993.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

BELLS, Texas (April 23, 2024) Four years since ASCS sanctioned Sprint Cars have circled the north Texas oval, the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region will take on Grayson County Speedway on Saturday, April 27.

Last visited by the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series on July 18, 2020, the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region will circle the quarter-mile-oval for the first time on Saturday.

Kicking off their 2024 season this past weekend against the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series at Super Bee Speedway, the highest-finishing Gulf South driver was Jacob Harris. Landing top points in regional standings going into Saturday’s event at Grayson County, Koty Adams, Tyler Harris, and Josh McCord were the other drivers who earned regional points.

Saturday, April 27, will open Pits at 4:00 P.M. and stands at 6:00 P.M. Cars will Hot Lap at 6:45 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, military, youth (17 and under), and seniors are $15, with kids 48 inches tall and under being free. Pits are $35. The night’s card includes IMCA Sport Mods, Factory Stocks, Eco Mods, Economy Stocks, and Junior Limited.

Grayson County Speedway is located at 171 Busby Ln. in Bells, Texas. For more information on the track, call 903 267-9114, go to https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1616, or follow at https://www.facebook.com/graysoncountyspeedway.

Fans unable to make the event in person can watch live at https://watch.raceon.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

WACO, Texas (April 22, 2024) Looking to the season’s fourth outing, the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints head for the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco on Friday, April 26 for the Gene Adamcik Memorial.

The first of two scheduled trips to the high-banked quarter-mile-oval in 2024, the tour’s lone visit in 2023 went the way of Marcus Thomas after a back-and-forth battle with John Carney II.

Three events leading up to Friday’s event have yielded just as many winners with Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Noah Gass, and Brent Marks all taking their turn in victory Lane. Hafertepe currently sits atop the points with 410 markers earned. Gass trails by 17 points, with Blaine Baxter in third. Brian Bell and Marcus Thomas complete the top five in tour standing.

Paying tribute to the longtime owner and promoter of the Heart O’ Texas Speedway, the 2024 event is the ninth installment.

Friday, April 26 at Heart O' Texas opens at 6:00 P.M. Hot Laps at 7:30 P.M. and racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (6-12), and free for kid five and under. Pits are $35. Friday’s event includes IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Southern Sport Mods, Outlaw Street Stocks, Factory Stocks, and Jr. Limited.

Heart O' Texas Speedway is located at 784 N McLennan Dr. in Elm Mott, Texas. Information on the track can be found at http://www.heartotexasspeedway.com or by calling (254) 829-2294.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Schedule Update: ASCS National Shifts Montana Swing To August
CONCORD, NC (April 22, 2024) – The 2024 lineup of events for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour continues to evolve and come into place, with the most recent update coming in the month of August.

Originally a two-night run in July, the trip north now encompasses six nights, starting in Kansas and Nebraska before heading north to Montana.

Dodge City Raceway Park has taken Friday, Aug. 16. Racing then moves to Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, Neb.) for the tour’s first visit on Saturday, Aug. 17. Both nights are in conjunction with the ASCS Western Plains Region.

Northbound from there, the first stop in Montana is Big Sky Speedway in Billings for the first time since 2019 on Friday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24 for the $12,012 to win Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Back on the lineup for the first time since 2015, Electric City Speedway in Great Falls will take Friday, Friday, Aug. 30, and Saturday, Aug. 31, during the 28th annual Montana Roundup. All four nights are co-sanctioned with the ASCS Frontier Region.

Further updates to the 2024 schedule are forthcoming and will be posted once confirmed.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
New August Swing:
Friday, Aug. 16 – Dodge City Raceway Park
Saturday, Aug. 17 – Lincoln County Raceway
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24 – Big Sky Speedway
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31 – Electric City Speedway

Seth Bergman Wins ASCS National Tour Opener at Super Bee in First Event with TwoC Racing

CHATHAM, LA (April 19, 2024) – When Seth Bergman got the call from former ASCS National champion Wayne Johnson to come and drive the TwoC Racing ride, he knew he had to make an impact right away.

Consider the impact made. The Snohomish, WA-racer scored the win in the 2024 ASCS National Tour opener at Super Bee Speedway Friday night, leading all but one lap en route to his 19th career National Tour victory in his first start with the Oklahoma-based team.

“I think I was able to gel as quick as I did just because I’ve been friends with Wayne for a long time,” Bergman said. “I was able to come into a team being familiar with the guy in charge.

“I just felt instantly a level of comfort and ease; I didn’t feel like they were down my back to do anything. I felt like they had a great team here with a lot of pieces in place to perform well.”

Johnson, the 2000 ASCS National champion from Oklahoma City, OK, was injured in a crash during an event in Texas last weekend, rendering him unable to race while he navigates his recovery process. He soon phoned Bergman – a longtime friend and fellow competitor – and asked him to fill the seat in his absence. Bergman accepted the offer and wasted no time in representing of the nation’s most accomplished Winged 360 Sprint Car drivers, winning in his first night out.

“Getting an opportunity like this – it feels great to put the hard work in and be noticed and have the phone ring for an opportunity like this,” Bergman said. “The phone rang too because I’ve known Wayne for a really long time. We’re friends. Part of this sport is about networking and who you know.

“It’s very unfortunate to see what happened to Wayne. I honestly get a little emotional thinking about it. He’s a friend, and seeing him in the condition he’s in and not knowing when he’s gonna return, if he is, is a lot to wrap your head around.”

While he led most of the race, Bergman’s second lap was most notable. He charged into Turn 1 with a full head of steam and got underneath Andrew Deal to take second, then powered around the outside of polesitter Brady Baker for the lead out of Turn 4.

“I knew from the warmup lap, I was gonna be sporty early,” Bergman said. “Just experience. Andrew’s very experienced too, but he kinda got snookered on the start – Baker looked like he came up and got into [Deal], so he was maybe feeling his car out for a lap or two after that. I was able to pounce on opportunities quick.”

From there on out, it was smooth sailing for Bergman and the No. 2C. He fended off all challenges from Deal and Baker on restarts and cruised to the $4,000 payday.

After chasing Bergman nearly the entire race, Deal crossed the stripe second – a new career-best finish on the National Tour. The Rookie of the Year contender from Caney, KS, challenged for the lead around the halfway point but was unable to get close enough to make a move in the end.

“It was kinda sketchy first lap – polesitter got a little wide on the get-go and put us in the fence, so it took me 3-to-4 laps to recover from that just to make sure nothing was torn up,” Deal said. “After a big hit like that, you don’t really go into the next turn too terribly hard.”

After battling back-and-forth with Deal for the runner-up spot in the first half of the event, Baker crossed the stripe third. Deal wrestled the spot away for good on Lap 8, and then came a hard-charging Koty Adams who raced from eighth on the grid and passed Baker for third on Lap 22. Adams later blew a tire on Lap 27, ruining his podium run and handing the spot back to Baker, who drove it home with his first Tour podium finish of the season.

“The car was just really loose the whole race,” Baker said. “Ran the wing about as far back as it would go and was still way free. But all-in-all, I think we had a good night.”

Reigning ASCS National champion Jason Martin finished fourth and captured the night’s Hard Charger honors in his drive up from 22nd on the starting grid. Oklahoma racer Brandon Anderson completed the top five from 11th on the grid.

ASCS National Tour racing continues Saturday, April 20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA. Tickets will be on sale at the gate; streaming available on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2C-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 3. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[22]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 8. 71T-Channin Tankersley[23]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[19]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[3]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 13. 91-Michael Day[12]; 14. 88K-Jordan Knight[16]; 15. 2-Brekton Crouch[13]; 16. 6G-Bryan Gossel[20]; 17. 88B-Brandon Blenden[24]; 18. 26-Jacob Harris[10]; 19. 6-Koty Adams[8]; 20. 14-Jordon Mallett[21]; 21. 24-Tyler Harris[9]; 22. 9-Josh McCord[15]; 23. 9L-Lane Whittington[6]; 24. 121-Jan Howard[14]

CONCORD, N.C. (April 18, 2024) Venturing out of northern Colorado, Bryan and Austyn Gossel will take on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time in 2024. The second father/son duo to attempt the National Tour in the same season, Tim and Landon Crawley were the first to do so in 2022.

“Kind of like living the dream. It is so cool to get to do this with Austyn and my family,” said Bryan Gossel of the chance to race on the road with his son. “Just to get here and be able to run at a national level, it’s a relief to see all the hard work and dedication is paying off.”

Gossel, who is a small business owner with BG Automotive in Colorado, were both on track this past weekend with the ASCS Western Plains Region at El Paso County Raceway. Bryan placed eighth, while Austyn, who started ninth, ran to a second-place finish.

This was a proud moment for Bryan, who has been racing for 31 years in dirt and pavement Sprint Car, as well as USAC Silver Crown action.

“He’s never just driven by me like that, so it was a pretty proud moment for me to see how much he’s improving and growing as a driver, which for me, I’m having fun, and that’s the goal for me, and for Austyn, to see that really what makes it even more fun for me,” Bryan said.

Behind the wheel of a Super Stock for the first time at 17, Austyn has raced a combination of wing and wingless Sprint Cars and RaceSaver and ASCS cars since 2019. Finding his footing in 2023, he captured his first career win at Casper Speedway on May 20 and followed that up with another victory at El Paso County Raceway on August 12.

“I’m going into this as confident as I can be,” stated Austyn, who has already been on track 17 times this season.

“Last year, we struggled at times running the local points deal with parts and mechanical failures, but I still had decent runs and won my first two races, which really got the ball rolling for me. This year, I’ve been able to work with Wayne Johnson and did all the 360cid and 410 stuff in Florida, then ran a couple of weeks ago in Texas, and that’s really helped, and I feel like that showed last weekend at El Paso.”

Fans can keep up with Bryan Gossel at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057623374346. Austyn Gossel can be found at https://www.facebook.com/austyn.gossel.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

CONCORD, NC (April 18, 2024) – A name that has become synonymous with the American Sprint Car Series, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington will return for his 12th overall season chasing the National Tour.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Covington said. “Excited to see how it goes with World Racing Group taking over. I think it will be good for the Series going forward. It’s going to be different, but we’ll adjust and get it figured out, and really just looking forward to seeing what Cody [Cordell] and Lonnie [Wheatley] can do with the Series.”

Not the first season that Covington has been in contention for a championship, the driver of the Missile Motorsports/T&L Foundry No. 95 fought to the last lap with Jason Martin for the 2023 title.

Missing it by 46 markers, Covington reflected on the season and shared his thoughts on 2024.

“We didn’t have a bad year last year, but it wasn’t spectacular, where the No. 36 had a great year,” he said. “Certainly, it wasn’t a failure. We won three National Tour events and had a lot of top-five finishes, but we know we need to step it up if we want to win the championship, and that’s what our goal is this year. Luckily, we didn’t need to make a lot of changes during the off-season. Steven Lane is back with me working on the car. This will be his second season, and we’ve really gotten into a good rhythm.”

Getting behind the wheel in Quarter Midgets at the age of five, Covington collected over 100 feature wins and three national titles before being inducted into the Quarter Midget Hall of Fame in 2004.

Moving into Sprint Cars in 2008, he took on the National Tour for the first time in 2009. Returning to ASCS Lone Star and Sooner Region competition in 2010, Covington collected five titles between the two tours before returning to the National Tour in 2014.

In his time on the road, Covington has made 377 Feature starts, putting him sixth all-time, and made it to Victory Lane 18 times across 14 states. His record also includes 129 top-five and 229 top-10 finishes, plus 34 ASCS regional triumphs.

Fans can keep track of Matt Covington at www.mattcovingtonracing.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mattcovingtonracing, or follow him on X @mattcovington95, as well as Instagram @mattcovingtonracing, and TikTok at @mattcoivngtonracing.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

American Sprint Car Series Starts New Chapter at Super Bee Speedway
CHATHAM, LA (April 17, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour officially begins its new chapter under the World Racing Group banner at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20.

Featuring the best Sprint Car drivers in the region, the two-day event will see the National championship return to the 1/4-mile track for the first time since 2012. It’ll also be the season-opener for the ASCS Gulf South Region and the continuation of the 2024 season for the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints.

Between the National Tour and regional series, ASCS has visited Super Bee 20 times, dating back to 2002. Five of those visits were for National events, seeing former champions Gary Wright and Jason Johnson swap command of each race. Wright won with the National Tour at Super Bee in 2003, 2004 and 2005, while Johnson also won in 2004 and in 2012. Kevin Ramey won the first ASCS trip to the track in 2002 with the Gulf South Region.

In addition to championship points, drivers will contend for a $4,000 payday each night.

Tickets for the event will be available at the gate. If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.com.

On Friday, grandstands will open at 5 p.m. (CT) and Hot Laps are scheduled for 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Then, on Saturday, grandstands will open at 4 p.m. with Hot Laps at 6:30 p.m.

NEW CHAPTER: World Racing Group finalized the acquisition of the American Sprint Car Series from Series founder Emmett Hahn in March to help strengthen and grow ASCS and Sprint Car racing.

In the month since, the American Sprint Car Series has already seen enhancements with the hiring of Lonnie Wheatley as the Series Director and Cody Cordell as Competition Director, and the implementation of a $152,000 championship points fund and tow money package for the National Tour.

The top-10 finishing positions in the title race will be paid with the champion earning $40,000; $25,000 for second; $20,000 for third; $15,000 for fourth; $12,000 for fifth; $10,000 for sixth; $9,000 for seventh; $8,000 for eighth; $7,000 for ninth; and $6,000 for 10th.

A new race format has also been established featuring Time Trials – where drivers only time against those in their Hot Lap group and Heat Race – Heats, a Dash, Last Chance Showdown (if need) and a Feature with 22 starters and Provisionals. For the full format, CLICK HERE.

Currently, 14 drivers, representing seven states, are expected to contend for the 2024 title: Brandon Anderson (OK), Seth Bergman (WA), Zach Blurton (KS), Landon Britt (TN), Matt Covington (OK), Hank Davis (OK), Michael Day (TX), Andrew Deal (KS), Terry Easum (OK), Bradley Fezard (AR), Austyn Gossel (CO), Bryan Gossel (CO), Kyler Johnson (KS) and Jordan Knight (KS).

ONE SPOT BETTER: After finishing second in ASCS National Tour points last year, Matt Covington, of Glenpool, OK, returns full-time to chase his first ASCS championship.

The 19-time National Tour winner will continue to pilot his No. 95 Sprint Car for his 11th straight full-time season on the National scene.

He's spent the early portion of the 2024 season building experience with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, earning a career-best Series finish of 13th at Cotton Bowl Speedway.

BERGMAN RETURNS: After running a part-time schedule the last five years, Seth Bergman, of Snohomish, WA, is set to chase his first National Tour championship again in 2024.

He’s already found success with the American Sprint Car Series this year, making an impressive 15th-to-first charge at Creek County Speedway with the ASCS Sooner Region in March. The victory brought him to 71 career ASCS wins overall – 18 of those are with the National Tour.

The last time he followed the full National Tour in 2018, Bergman earned his career-best points finish of second.

ROOKIE CLASS: The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will have a stout field of Rookie of the Year contenders this year with eight first-year drivers representing four states.

Joining the tour are Zach Blurton (KS), Hank Davis (OK), Andrew Deal (KS), Terry Easum (OK), Bradley Fezard (AR), Austyn Gossel (CO), Bryan Gossel (CO) and Jordan Knight (KS).

Of the group, Blurton is the only one entering the 2024 season with a National Tour win – coming at WaKeeny Speedway in 2022. Davis and Bryan Gossel each have two regional ASCS victories; Davis’ most recent one came in March with the Hurricane Area Super Sprints.

HURRICANE SEASON (SO FAR): The Hurricane Area Super Sprints have contested three races, so far, this season and have seen a different winner in each.

Hank Davis, who is running for Rookie of the Year with the National Tour, won the region’s first race of the year at North Alabama Speedway – his first win with the region and second ASCS win overall. Then, Max Stambaugh also picked up his first Hurricane Area Super Sprints victory the next night at North Alabama.

The most recent victory with the region went to four-time National Tour winner Jan Howard at Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Raceway. Howard is also the current Hurricane Area Super Sprints points leader – 57 ahead of Brandon Blenden.

WEEKEND GLANCE:
When & Where
Date – Friday-Saturday, April 19-20
Track – Super Bee Speedway (1/4-mile in Chatham, LA)

Previous ASCS National Winners at Super Bee
2012 – Jason Johnson on June 18
2005 – Gary Wright on May 6
2004 – Gary Wright on Sept. 24, Jason Johnson on Sept. 25
2003 – Gary Wright on Aug. 31

On The Internet
ASCS Website – ASCSRacing.com
ASCS Facebook – Facebook.com/AmericanSprintCarSeries
ASCS Instagram – Instagram.com/ASCS_Racing
ASCS X – X.com/ASCSRacing
Super Bee Speedway Website – SuperBeeSpeedway.com

Hank Davis Joining Rookie Of The Year Hunt With The American Sprint Car Series

CONCORD, N.C. (April 17, 2024): Another ASCS Sooner Region regular will move to the National Tour in 2024, as Oklahoma’s Hank Davis joins the rapidly expanding Rookie of the Year class with the American Sprint Car Series.

“The competition,” Davis answered. “Plus, getting to race different tracks and get some experience for some possible 410 racing in the future.”

Bringing over a decade of racing experience into his rookie season, the native of Sand Springs, Okla., is well known across Oklahoma for his success in Micros, Midgets, and Sprint Cars. However, he jumped onto everyone’s radar in 2023 when he captured his first career Chili Bowl Preliminary Night win in thrilling fashion for Matt Seymour Racing.

Kicking off the 2024 season with a fifth-place finish in Tulsa’s 55-lap finale, Hank has been on track seven times so far in Midget and Sprint Car competition, with a ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints win coming at North Alabama Speedway in April, along with four top-fives and a top-10 finish in each outing.

This season, he’s trying to soak up as much experience as he can.
“We want to race as much as possible and hopefully win against the best,” Davis said.

Fans can follow the driver of the Oklahoma Chiller/Triple X Chassis, No. 1h, at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063613805229.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

CONCORD, N.C. (April 16, 2024) – Zach Blurton will live out a longtime dream this year, taking his talent on the road full-time with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time.

The Kansas shoe will join the stout field of first-time contenders chasing the ASCS Rookie of the Year title.

“First and foremost, I need to thank my wife for going along with this crazy racing life,” Blurton said. “From my start in racing, I feel like I’ve had realistic goals and dreams. I would see the Outlaw and the All-Star schedule and think that was cool and see what was close that I could go watch, but the ASCS schedule was one that I looked at and felt that was something I could do one day.”

An accomplished talent with the United Rebel Sprint Series, where he ranks third in all-time wins, Blurton has stepped up his 360 Sprint Car program over the past few seasons and found success, including an ASCS National Tour win at WaKeeney Speedway on July 3, 2022.

“I’ll never forget that night and that feeling of who I was racing with and had to hold off to get that win, and I want that again,” Blurton said.

For the 2024 season, Blurton will pilot the Swift Bullet Co./Summit Automotive Group No. 2J with Maxim Chassis and Don Ott power. Snow Giddings will take charge as the crew chief.

“We’ve been building the team and didn’t want to do this until I knew we were ready, and I feel like we’re finally at a point to take that step and give it a try,” he said. “We’re a family-oriented team, as are a lot of our sponsors, and they’ve really stepped up to help us accomplish this.”

Blurton is carrying plenty of momentum into 2024 with last year producing six wins, 20 top fives, and 29 top-10 finishes across various series and engine combinations.

Fans can keep track of Zach through his Social Media channel via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/zachblurtonracing), Twitter (https://twitter.com/ZachBlurton), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/zachblurton), and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zachblurtonracing). His 2024 schedule will be updated as the season progresses at https://www.myracepass.com/drivers/18317.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

ASCS National Tour Format Gets Refresh For 2024 Season
CONCORD, NC (April 16, 2024) – Starting at Super Bee Speedway this weekend, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will utilize a new nightly format.

“We’re moving in the direction we feel best for the series and its drivers,” said ASCS competition/technical director Cody Cordell. “We’re excited for a little change and looking forward to the next chapter of the American Sprint Car Series.”

Based on the format used by the former All Star Circuit of Champions, with some changes in place, the nightly run of events will go as follows:

• Heats are straight up by time, except for the fastest qualifier in each group/Heat, which will invert to the 4th starting position.

• The penalty for missed Time Trial position, with a two (2) car grace, is one (1) timed lap at the end of qualifying – best you can start your Heat Race is fifth. If for any reason a car takes one lap at the end of qualifying, the car’s time will not be used for Dash eligibility, the car must win its Heat to make the Dash.

• The Heat winner and the quickest transfer from each Heat will have a random draw for Dash starting position. When using a two- and three-Heat format, the quickest Heat qualifier must finish in the top five and on the lead lap of their qualifying heat to remain eligible for the Dash. The finish of the Dash will set the top starting positions of the Feature. There is one five-lap Dash.

• If the quickest Heat qualifier (4th starter) also wins the heat, then that will be the only car from that heat to go into the dash draw. If the quickest heat qualifier (4th starter) does not qualify through their Heat, the Heat winner and next faster qualifier that qualified through their Heat Race will transfer to the Dash.

• Non-dash cars that qualify for the Feature are lined up by Heat Race finish behind the Dash cars (2nd place finishers, then 3rd place finishers, then 4th place finishers etc.)

• Starting position amongst the same place finishing cars will be determined by overall qualifying time.

• Top 2 qualifiers from overall Time Trials not transferring to the Feature will occupy the front row of the Last Chance Showdown. Remaining non-transfer cars are lined up in the Last Chance Showdown, C, & D-Mains up by Heat Race finish.

• Starting position amongst the same place finishing cars will be determined by overall qualifying time.

• D-Main event transfers (2) tag the back of the C-Main event by finish position.
• C-Main event transfers (2) tag the back of the Last Chance Showdown event by finish position.
• Last Chance Showdown event transfers tag (4,6 or 7) the back of the Feature event by finish position.

This format is for ASCS National Tour events only. ASCS Regional events will follow the traditional draw/passing point system. Questions regarding the format can be directed to Cody Cordell at (918) 407-1879, or ccordell@dirtcar.com.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

CONCORD, N.C. (April 16, 2024) – Adding another name to the 2024 American Sprint Car Series rookie class, 23-year-old Bradley Fezard will make his first jump to the National Tour.

He’ll continue to pilot the V&H Fresh No. 938 for Vince and Mary Rosa after several years of success with the team.

“The V&H Fresh Race Team is committed to running the ASCS National Tour for 2024,” stated team owner, Vince Rosa. "This is an awesome opportunity for our team, and we are excited for the opportunity."

Following in the footsteps of his father, Frederic Fezard, who spent his career racing Rally Cars on Ice in Europe, Formula 3, and eventually Micros once he moved to the United States from France, Bradley Fezard, began his career behind the wheel in 2013 with Micros around Arkansas and Oklahoma.

After earning titles with POWRi and NOW600 in Micro competition, Fezard began racing Sprint Cars and Midgets in 2022.

Having now raced in various events and tours the past two seasons, Fezard is excited to get on a tour schedule again.

"I’m ready coming into this year to follow a series again,” he said. “After winning the NOW600 Non-Wing championship and the POWRi Wing championship, I’m excited to hit the road and follow such a prestigious tour. My goal is to be top-five in points when all is said and done."

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Jordan Knight Joins American Sprint Car Series Full-Time With King Racing No. 88
By Bryan Hulbert

CONCORD, NC (April 15, 2024) – Kansas native Jordan Knight is joining the American Sprint Car Series National Tour full-time in 2024 with the Danny King-owned No. 88 – a car synonymous with racing around the Midwest.

Carrying on the memory of Steve King, who lost his life in an on-track accident in 2006, Knight began talking with the King family midway through the 2023 season about bringing the Steve King Foundation No. 88 on tour.

“We started talking about it last year. I was originally going to try tackling it in our family car, but I knew that was a long shot,” Knight said.

“I’ve driven for Danny several times over the last few years, and he knew this was something I was aiming for, so over the winter, he called and asked if we were going to do anything. I went up and met with him, and he said he wanted to help, so we basically merged our teams, with Danny being the car owner. I’m very thankful because tackling the National Tour wouldn’t be possible without his help.”

A graduate of the United Rebel Sprint Series in Kansas, Knight has been behind the wheel for nine years. Chasing points twice with the URSS, Knight placed inside the top three in tour standings both times. He picked up his first win with the Series last year.

“Taking the American Sprint Car Series for the first time, I would say nervous is an understatement,” he said. “If we could be a consistent top-10 car, that is my ultimate goal. Anything more than that is great.”

Fans can keep up with the driver of the Triple X Chassis/Next Era Energy No. 88 by following https://www.facebook.com/KnightRacing1011K.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

LAWTON, Okla. (April 15, 2024) With work ongoing after a fire destroyed the Press Box and damaged the grandstands at Lawton Speedway in March, events with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating on Saturday, April 20 have been postponed to Saturday, July 27.

The next event for the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will be Saturday, March 11, at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas.

For other news, notes, and information on any tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

BATON ROUGE, La. (April 13, 2024) Taking on Baton Rouge Raceway Saturday night, Arkansas’ shoe, Jan Howard, was the class of the field with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints.

Jan’s second win in the past two seasons at Baton Rouge, the No. 121 rode second through the first ten laps as Jacob Harris showed the way. Under fire on Lap 11, the pair traded the top spot around before Howard took over just past the race’s mid-point.

Keeping pace from there, Howard made it to the finish with 0.942-seconds to spare. Jacob Harris held on for second with Tyler Harris crossing third. Levi Beard and Evan McElhaney, from tenth, made up the top five. Tearing through the field from 22nd, Brandon Blenden nabbed sixth, followed by Blake Carrier in seventh. Tommy Hall, Jake Bashier, and Steve Byunm completed the top ten.

The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints competes next on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20 at Super Bee Speedway with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.

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ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
Baton Rouge Raceway (Baton Rouge, La.)
Saturday, April 13, 2024

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Butch David[1]; 2. 26-Jacob Harris[7]; 3. 83-Blake Carrier[4]; 4. 18-Steve Byunm[3]; 5. 67-Blake Mallette[6]; 6. 01-Brandon Olsen[5]; 7. 572-John Robicheaux[2]; 8. (DNS) 94-Parker Davis

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 121-Jan Howard[2]; 2. 24X-Tyler Harris[4]; 3. L37-Scott Craft[5]; 4. 16-Evan McElhaney[6]; 5. 21B-Todd Bliss[3]; 6. 13X-Jake Brashier[7]; 7. 3-Cary Farmer[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2H-Tommy Hall[1]; 2. 1-Levi Beard[5]; 3. 27-Chase Wood Jr[8]; 4. 17-Adam Moneyhun[7]; 5. 61-Sean Wimpee[3]; 6. 57-Condry Beard[2]; 7. 9-Lane Whittington[6]; 8. 88-Brandon Blenden[4]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 121-Jan Howard[3]; 2. 26-Jacob Harris[1]; 3. 24X-Tyler Harris[4]; 4. 1-Levi Beard[2]; 5. 16-Evan McElhaney[10]; 6. 88-Brandon Blenden[22]; 7. 83-Blake Carrier[9]; 8. 2H-Tommy Hall[6]; 9. 13X-Jake Brashier[14]; 10. 18-Steve Byunm[12]; 11. 67-Blake Mallette[13]; 12. 3-Cary Farmer[21]; 13. 27-Chase Wood Jr[11]; 14. 21B-Todd Bliss[15]; 15. (DNF) 572-John Robicheaux[20]; 16. (DNF) 57-Condry Beard[18]; 17. (DNF) L37-Scott Craft[7]; 18. (DNF) 21-Butch David[5]; 19. (DNF) 61-Sean Wimpee[16]; 20. (DNF) 01-Brandon Olsen[17]; 21. (DNF) 17-Adam Moneyhun[8]; 22. (DNS) 9-Lane Whittington; 23. (DNS) 94-Parker Davis

CALHAN, Colo. (April 13, 2024) Starting off his new partnership with M&H Racing with a bang, Adam Trimble parked the No. 5d in Victory Lane at El Paso County Raceway with the ASCS Western Plains Region.

Trimble’s first career ASCS Regional victory in the tour’s season opener, the TMP Solutions Group No. 5d took off from the pole and held point through 25 laps . Moving up seven positions, Austyn Gossel made it to second, followed by Bradley Cox who advanced five times. Sammy Swindell was fourth with Nick Nichols in fifth.

Ryan Rader, Zach Merritt, Bryan Gossel, Glen Brace, and Gary Land made up the top ten.

Next up is a two-night affair at Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, Neb., on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20.

The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.

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ASCS Western Plains Region El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, Colo.) Saturday, April 13, 2024

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell[2]; 3. 6G-Bryan Gossel[3]; 4. 24B-Johnny Boos[4]; 5. 1S-Derek Schramek[5]; 6. 66-Fred Holz[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Damon McCune[2]; 2. 74-Zack Merritt[3]; 3. 45-Bradley Cox[4]; 4. 32-Blair Cooper[1]; 5. 44RR-Ryan Rader[5]; 6. 54-Glen Brace[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5D-Adam Trimble[1]; 2. 0J-Jeremy McCune[3]; 3. 16G-Austyn Gossel[2]; 4. 75-Nick Nichols[6]; 5. 77-Cole MacEwen[4]; 6. 55-Gary Land[5]

Dash (6 Laps): 1. 5D-Adam Trimble[4]; 2. 0J-Jeremy McCune[1]; 3. 44-Damon McCune[2]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell[6]; 6. 74-Zack Merritt[3]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5D-Adam Trimble[1]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 3. 45-Bradley Cox[8]; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell[5]; 5. 75-Nick Nichols[12]; 6. 44RR-Ryan Rader[14]; 7. 74-Zack Merritt[6]; 8. 6G-Bryan Gossel[7]; 9. 54-Glen Brace[17]; 10. 55-Gary Land[18]; 11. 66-Fred Holz[16]; 12. 77-Cole MacEwen[15]; 13. 32-Blair Cooper[11]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 15. 44-Damon McCune[3]; 16. 24B-Johnny Boos[10]; 17. 1S-Derek Schramek[13]; 18. 0J-Jeremy McCune[2]

Brandon Anderson Readying For Season Three With The American Sprint Car Series

CONCORD, N.C. (April 13, 2024) Brandon Anderson will return to the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for his third consecutive season, piloting his family’s Permastone Countertop Solutions No. 55B.

Anderson finished fifth in Series points last year after a career-best season with seven top-five finishes and 21 top 10s.

Continually close to his first National Tour victory, Anderson’s best finish came during his rookie season when he finished second to Wayne Johnson at Boothill Speedway on June 18, 2022.

His consistency is apparent year to year, landing inside the top 10 in 65.45% of his finishes. Furthering that notion, Anderson made 94.85% of the season’s Feature events last year – a goal he aims to improve upon again in 2024.

"For the past two years, I really focused on consistency. I also worked with Bobby, Kyle, and Chris on understanding the car at a higher level. When racing tougher competition, you have to find your own unique mindset and feel in the car. Now that I have that, I intend to leave my comfort zone and go for more wins. With an amazing team to help me learn, a hungry mindset, and top tier equipment, we can achieve anything," stated Anderson.

Finding that stride and looking to carry momentum into the 2024 season, Anderson will again have Bobby Craft on the wrenches of his Moss powered, Triple X Chassis.

Fans can keep up with Anderson throughout the 2024 season at https://www.anderson55.com, as well as https://www.facebook.com/BAMotorsports55 and https://twitter.com/BAnderson55b.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American
Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

CONCORD, N.C. (April 14, 2024) – Oklahoma’s Terry Easum is the latest to join the stout field of Rookie of the Year contenders with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour in 2024.

He’ll bring his Triple X Chassis/Myers Racing Engines No. 88 on the road for the first time after building his name in the regional ranks.

“I’m ready to see some new tracks and challenge ourselves as a team,” Easum said. “We’ve always enjoyed getting to race outside Oklahoma, so I’m very much looking forward to this.”

Growing up watching his father race Modifieds, Easum’s journey to the cockpit began at 15 years old. He eventually got the opportunity to join Sprint Car veteran Aaron Berryhill on the road. Balancing school and travel, he worked with Berryhill for four seasons and fell in love with Sprint Car racing.

He’s spent a dozen years behind the wheel, building a career of his own, racing regionally with the Oil Capital Racing Series (picking up four wins) and the ASCS Sooner Region. In 2023, he captured five wins in various forms of RaceSaver competition across Oklahoma and Missouri while picking up a pair of ASCS Regional top-10 finishes.

"We want to be in the top 10 in points at the end of the year by making sure we are consistently in the top 10 each night,” Easum said. “It’s going to be a lot to learn, but this is how our team gets better.”

Fans can keep up with the driver of the Premier Self Storage/Maxwell Oil No. 88 at https://www.facebook.com/terry.easum.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Seth Bergman Returning For Title Run With American Sprint Car Series in 2024

CONCORD, NC (April 12, 2024) – A name long associated with the American Sprint Car Series, Washington native Seth Bergman will make his return to the National Tour in 2024.

After running part-time the last five years, focusing on his family and business – Evergreen Coffee Co. in Owasso, Okla., – pieces are back in place for Bergman to make another run at the National championship.

“I'm looking forward to it. Trying to accomplish something I haven't done before by winning a championship at a national level with ASCS,” Bergman said. “Even more exciting, it's owned by World Racing Group, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do with the series.”

Bergman has already started his 2024 season off on the right foot with an impressive 15th-to-first run at Creek County Speedway with the ASCS Sooner Region in March. That brought him to 71 career ASCS wins across the National Tour and regional series.

On the National Tour alone, Bergman has already collected 18 wins, 108 top-five finishes and 208 top 10s. He’s one of only 13 drivers with more than 300 Feature starts in ASCS National competition. He scored a career-best points finish of second in 2018 – his last full-time season on the National Tour.

Despite not running full-time the past few years, that doesn’t change Bergman’s mindset.

“Even when I'm not running full-time, I treat it like I am,” Bergman said. “I haven’t changed much in the program aside from going to Rider Engines, but from what I am hearing, there are going to be a lot of really good teams this year, and that gets me excited knowing it’s going to be probably the most competitive it's been in a while. I love a challenge. It drives me and gives me purpose to be the best.”

Fans can keep up with Seth Bergman at https://www.facebook.com/sethbergmanracing, as well as https://twitter.com/BergmanRacing.

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Andrew Deal Embarking on Rookie Season With American Sprint Car Series
By Bryan Hulbert

CONCORD, NC (April 11, 2024) – After years of making various starts with the American Sprint Car Series, Andrew Deal is joining the National Tour full-time for his rookie season in 2024.

The Caney, KS resident enters with over 20 years of experience behind the wheel and eight previous starts with ASCS National Series – scoring a career-best finish of fifth last year.

“I wanted to spend some time with my dad and go have some fun doing what we love together,” Deal said about joining the tour full-time. “Life is short, and my girls will be starting their own activities soon, so time is limited. I have also been blessed with extremely good help at my tire shop, and I trust them to do a great job while I'm gone.”

Deal began racing at 13-years-old before choosing to focus on school and sports. Back behind the wheel at 18, he began racing Micros at Port City Raceway and Will Rogers Raceway.

Year to year, he's gatherd one accolade after the other, picking up a Tulsa Shootout win in 2011, an Oil Capital Racing Series championship in 2014, an A-Main start in the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2015, and most recently, he scored $12,222 at the Iron Man 55 at Creek County Speedway last year.

Piloting his own Victory Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, and Jeep of Ottawa No. 15d Sprint Car, he's already off to a strong start this racing season. He’s earned four top fives in five Feature starts, including a third-place finish with the ASCS Sooner Region on March 23.

“This year, I just want to represent my savior, my sponsors, and those who have supported me along my career in a positive way and be competitive each night,” Deal said. “That's my goal.”

The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

CALHAN, Colo. (April 9, 2024): A new season, a new name, and a new chapter for the Colorado-based ASCS Western Plains Region, as the wings get bolted on for the 2024 opener on Saturday, April 13, at El Paso County Raceway.

Formerly the wingless Elite North series, the tour transitioned to wings partway through the 2023 season and will continue that during 2024, focusing on the overall traditional rules of the American Sprint Car Series.

During the tour’s last visit on September 23, 2023, Glen Brace captured the season-ending checkered flag.

Saturday, April 13, opens at 1:00 P.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for Military and Seniors, $10 for youth 4-12, and free for kids three and under. For more information on El Paso County Raceway, call (720) 404-0400 or log onto https://www.bstpromotions.com. El Paso County Raceway is located at 366 10th St. in Calhan, Colo.

The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Hank Davis Tops ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Opener At North Alabama Speedway

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (April 5, 2024) Making the trip from Oklahoma worth the miles, Hank Davis parked the Oklahoma Chiller No. 1H on the front stretch with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints at North Alabama Speedway.

Collecting $2,000 for his efforts, the win is Hank’s first visit to Victory Lane this season, and his first with the series.

To the lead from the start, the Sand Springs native was challenged twice, with Sammy Swindell up first to take the lead on laps five and six. Back to the point on Lap 7, Dale Howard, from ninth, would make his presence known as he raced by to lead Lap 15, but a slip off the back stretch would allow Hank to reclaim the top spot.

Putting Tennessee's Landon Britt in the hunt, the No. 10 would end up settling for a seventh to second run. Ohio’s Max Stambaugh rolled tenth to third, followed by Dale Howard from ninth. Mississippi’s Brad Bowden made up the top five.

Zach Pringle, Chase Howard, Jan Howard, Sammy Swindell, and Brandon Blenden completed the top ten.

The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints are back at North Alabama Speedway on Saturday, April 6. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with cars on track at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Grandstands are $20 for adults and free for kids ten and under. Pits are $40 for adults, $20 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under.

North Alabama Speedway is located at 12200 AL-247, just outside Tuscumbia, Ala. For information on the track, call (256) 381-0881 or follow their social media at https://shorturl.at/bdYZ9.

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ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, Ala.)
Friday, April 5, 2024

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1H-Hank Davis[4]; 2. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 4. 71H-Max Stambaugh[5]; 5. 88-Brandon Blenden[3]; 6. 9M-Josh McCord[6]; 7. (DNS) 9-Lane Whittington

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Zach Pringle[1]; 2. 47S-Sammy Swindell[3]; 3. 21-Butch David[5]; 4. 121-Jan Howard[4]; 5. (DNF) 15-Noah Collier[2]; 6. (DNS) 21B-Todd Bliss; 7. (DNS) 13X-Jake Brashier

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10K-Dewayne White[1]; 2. 4X-Brad Bowden[6]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 4. 13-Chase Howard[3]; 5. 06-Jason Breeland[4]; 6. 23W-Conner Wray[2]; 7. (DNF) 16-Evan McElhaney[7]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1H-Hank Davis[1]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 3. 71H-Max Stambaugh[10]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 5. 4X-Brad Bowden[2]; 6. 55-Zach Pringle[3]; 7. 13-Chase Howard[12]; 8. 121-Jan Howard[11]; 9. 47S-Sammy Swindell[5]; 10. 88-Brandon Blenden[14]; 11. 9-Lane Whittington[19]; 12. 23W-Conner Wray[16]; 13. 06-Jason Breeland[13]; 14. 9M-Josh McCord[15]; 15. 21-Butch David[6]; 16. 16-Evan McElhaney[18]; 17. (DNF) 10K-Dewayne White[4]; 18. (DNF) 13X-Jake Brashier[21]; 19. (DNF) 21B-Todd Bliss[20]; 20. (DNS) 71-Brady Baker; 21. (DNS) 15-Noah Collier

Brent Marks Takes ASCS Elite VS POWRi Outlaw Wildcard Shuffle Opener At Texas Motor Speedway

FT. WORTH, Texas (April 5, 2024) A back-and-forth battle at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track during Friday’s Wildcard Shuffle presented by S2F TV opener, the showdown between the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints and POWRi Outlaw Sprints ended with a win for the Pennsylvania Posse as Brent Marks captured Friday’s $4,000 prize.

Using traffic to navigate around Brenham Crouch's No. 1 at the race's midpoint, the battle for the point was not over, as Crouch regained the spot with less than ten laps to go.

Down to the final five revolutions, Marks ripped the cushion off the fourth turn to take the point at the line. Racing hard under the No. 19, who held the center lane, a slip off the bottom would see Crouch spinning to a stop exiting the second turn.

Back to green with four to go, Marks would go unchallenged for his first career MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints victory.

Battle for second on the restart, Noah Gass diced it up with Blake Hahn for the silver step with Hahn able to fend off the No. 20g. Noah Gass crossed third with Wayne Johnson and Sam Hafertepe, Jr. completing the top five.

The MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints and POWRi Outlaw Sprints return to the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track on Saturday, April 6.

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ASCS Elite Outlaw VS POWRi Outlaw Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track (Ft. Worth, Texas) Friday, April 5, 2024

Hoosier Racing Tire Hoosier Racing Tire Qualifying: 1. 1-Brenham Crouch, 13.872[17]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.987[18]; 3. 19-Brent Marks, 14.081[24]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 14.184[16]; 5. 4M-Austin Mundie, 14.284[21]; 6. 23B-Brian Bell, 14.305[6]; 7. 20G-Noah Gass, 14.350[13]; 8. 88R-Ryder Laplante, 14.543[4]; 9. 2B-Brett Becker, 14.576[23]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel, 14.597[10]; 11. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.610[2]; 12. 1J-Danny Jennings, 14.610[11]; 13. 44-Chris Martin, 14.615[7]; 14. 4-Cameron Martin, 14.687[14]; 15. 72-Blaine Baxter, 14.746[12]; 16. 42P-Preston Perlmutter, 14.936[25]; 17. 17H-Wout Hoffmans, 15.004[20]; 18. 9$-Kyle Clark, 15.026[22]; 19. 01J-Jeb Sessums, 15.109[9]; 20. 10G-Marcus Thomas, 15.459[19]; 21. 3D-Jeff Day Jr, 15.466[8]; 22. 17-Matt Etzelmiller, 15.881[1]; 23. 10-Bryan Debrick, 16.370[5]; 24. 21-Michelle Parson, 17.000[3]; 25. J2-John Carney II, 17.001[15]

Flying A Motorsports Flying A Motorsports Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 20G-Noah Gass[2]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch[4]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 16G-Austyn Gossel[1]; 5. 44-Chris Martin[5]; 6. 01J-Jeb Sessums[7]; 7. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[6]; 8. 17-Matt Etzelmiller[8]; 9. (DNS) J2-John Carney II

Engler Machine Tool Engler Machine&Tool Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 2. 4M-Austin Mundie[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 4-Cameron Martin[5]; 5. 88R-Ryder Laplante[2]; 6. 17H-Wout Hoffmans[6]; 7. 10G-Marcus Thomas[7]; 8. 10-Bryan Debrick[8]

MVT Services MVT Services Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 2. 1J-Danny Jennings[1]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker[2]; 4. 23B-Brian Bell[3]; 5. 72-Blaine Baxter[5]; 6. 9$-Kyle Clark[6]; 7. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[7]; 8. (DNS) 21-Michelle Parson

Toyota Racing Development A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 20G-Noah Gass[5]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 6. 23B-Brian Bell[8]; 7. 4M-Austin Mundie[4]; 8. 10G-Marcus Thomas[20]; 9. 1-Brenham Crouch[2]; 10. 2B-Brett Becker[9]; 11. 44-Chris Martin[14]; 12. 01J-Jeb Sessums[16]; 13. 72-Blaine Baxter[15]; 14. 9$-Kyle Clark[18]; 15. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[21]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 17. 17-Matt Etzelmiller[22]; 18. 1J-Danny Jennings[10]; 19. 88R-Ryder Laplante[11]; 20. 10-Bryan Debrick[23]; 21. 17H-Wout Hoffmans[17]; 22. 4-Cameron Martin[13]; 23. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[19]; 24. 21-Michelle Parson[24]; 25. J2-John Carney II[25]

Eye On Safety: Fire And Rescue Team Added To ASCS National Tour Events In 2024

CONCORD, NC (April 5, 2024) – In a continued effort to put safety at the forefront, World Racing Group is expanding its safety efforts to the American Sprint Car Series with the addition of the ASCS Fire and Rescue Team.

Like the addition of a traveling safety team for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series at the beginning of the season, the ASCS National Tour will also have its own safety crew on scene at every event.

Those who've raced with the ASCS in previous years will find familiarity with the team leading the safety efforts, as it will be headed by Billy Hurt, whose team has been with the ASCS Warrior Region for several years.

“The ASCS Fire and Rescue Team is excited for the opportunity to be a part of the National Tour,” Hurt said. “The National teams will have peace of mind knowing we will be there to assist and protect them at all of their events. This is just one of the good things World Racing Group is bringing to Sprint Car racing, and we can't wait to see what other things improve with this tour.”

Hurt, who has been involved in the safety and rescue of Sprint Car drivers for over 22 years, has been in the fire service since 1982, serving first as a volunteer, and has been a career firefighter and EMT for 26 years in Columbia, MO. Bringing his familiar crew on the road with him, they combine for over 70 years of fire service and training. His team is also an active part of the on-site safety/first responders during the Tulsa Shootout and Chili Bowl Nationals.

"The addition of the ASCS Fire and Rescue Team at all National events will be a tremendous asset for the American Sprint Car Series and World Racing Group going forward,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS Series Director. “While ideally, we would hope to never have the need to put them into action, all teams competing at ASCS National events can rest assured that they are in the most capable hands if and when the Fire and Rescue Team's extensive skills and experience are called upon. This is a significant step for the American Sprint Car Series in ensuring the safety of its competitors and an early indication of further positive developments for the Series."

The National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series will begin its 2024 season at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20. An updated lineup of events throughout the 2024 season is expected soon.

The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes regional tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.

Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.

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CONCORD, N.C (April 3, 2024) Starting as a wingless series and following under the open engine concept of the Elite series in Texas, the Elite North Tour, based in Colorado, made the move to wings partway through 2023 and will remain that way in 2024.

This move will see a shift in the rules to the traditional ASCS package, and a rebranding of the series as the ASCS Western Plains Region. Working closely with the ASCS Northern Plains Region, which operates in Wyoming and South Dakota primarily, the two series will co-sanction events and work to keep from running against each other.

"We’re excited to work with World Racing Group, not only with ASCS but also with DIRTcar,” stated Joe Bellm of BST Promotions, who heads the Colorado-based tour.

“Aligning with the major sanction bodies is what we believe is best for the promoters, tracks, racers, and the fans going forward, plus having a common set of rules throughout the regions to allow them to travel if they want, knowing the cars they are racing are the same as theirs.”

Kicking off on April 13, the series will take on El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo., before squaring off against ASCS Northern Plains Region at Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, Neb., on April 19 and April 20.

Back in Calhan, Colo., on May 11, the two tours converge again at Casper Speedway in Casper, Wyo. on May 31 and June 1. Honor Speedway in Pueblo, Colo., on September 21, the series is working on another event on July 5.

Two more times on track will be at El Paso County Raceway on August 24 and September 28 for the season finale.

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4/13/2024-El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, CO)
4/19/2024-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)
4/20/2024-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)

5/11/2024-El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, CO)
5/31/2024-Casper Speedway (Casper, WY)

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (April 2, 2024) Kicking off their third season of competition and second with the American Sprint Car Series, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will hit the track on Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, at North Alabama Speedway.

The tour’s debut at the three-eighths-mile oval, the two-night affair pays $2,000 to win, $300 to start each night.

Gulfport’s Brandon Blenden enters the 2024 season on title defense, having snagged the 2023 championship by a margin of 50 over Rusty Sanford. Going winless, Blenden used consistency with five top fives and seven top tens to see his way to the top.

Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, open at 5:00 P.M. with cars on track at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Grandstands each night are $20 for adults and free for kids ten and under. Pits are $40 per day for adults, $20 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under.

North Alabama Speedway is located at 12200 AL-247, just outside Tuscumbia, Ala. For information on the track, call (256) 381-0881 or follow their social media at https://shorturl.at/bdYZ9.

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ELK CITY, Okla. (March 27, 2024) With the recent release of the updated 2024 run of events for the ASCS Sooner Region, Elk City Motorsports Park has decided to go full speed ahead with a two-night showdown on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.

Located in western Oklahoma, the three-eighths-mile oval had originally been slated for a one-night event on June 22, but after a quick look at the updated schedule, found the early June dates listed as TBA to be more suitable for the track, while allowing teams and fans a better racing experience for their travels.

Reopened in 2022 after being shuttered since 2019, the tour made its first visit to Elk City on April 22, 2023, with Jace Park wheeling the Morton Excavating No. 87j to victory.

The Sooner Region of the American Sprint Car Series pays a standard $2,000 to win, $300 to start purse with $100 to non-transferring drivers. Cody Cordell is the Competition Director for the ASCS National Tour, as well as the Director for the Sooner Region. Teams and Tracks can contact Cody at (918) 407-1879 or Ccordell@dirtcar.com.

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3/23 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/3 - RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)
5/4 - RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)
5/10 - Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK)
5/11 - TBA
5/17 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/18 - Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, KS)
6/7 - Elk City Motorsports Park (Elk City, OK)
6/8 - Elk City Motorsports Park (Elk City, OK)
6/13 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/14 - Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, OK)
6/15 - Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
6/28 - Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK)
6/29 - Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK)
8/16 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
8/17 - 81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
9/7 - Enid Speedway (Enid, OK)
10/18 - TBA
10/19 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)

CONCORD, N.C. (March 25, 2024) Working as quickly as possible to shore up schedules across all tours of the American Sprint Car Series, after World Racing Group acquired the sanctioning body earlier this month, an updated lineup of events for the ASCS Sooner Region has been released.

The new slate currently has 16 confirmed dates, with four more in the works. The regional tour kicked off this past Saturday night at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., with Washington native Seth Bergman charging from 15th to win the tour’s first visit to the quarter-mile oval this season.

Off during April, the tour resumes with a co-sanctioned affair against the National Tour at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4. The following weekend moves into Oklahoma, with the two series again going toe-to-toe at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker on Friday, May 10.

Back at Creek County Speedway on Friday, May 18, the following night will trek north to Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan.

A three night run sets up on Thursday, June 13 with Creek County again on the card, followed by Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla. on Friday, June 14, then Lawton Speedway on Saturday, June 15, followed by Elk City Motorsports Park on Saturday, June 22. Two nights at Tulsa Speedway round out the month with shows on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 29.

Back on track in August, Creek County Speedway will take Friday, August 16, followed by Enid Speedway on Saturday, August 17. The season will wrap up with the Fall Fling on Saturday, October 19, at Creek County Speedway.

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SAPULPA, Okla. (March 23, 2024) Drawing the highest pill and having to race his way into the show via the B-Feature was not enough to stop Seth Bergman Saturday night, as the Washington shoe rocketed from 15th to first for his 12th career ASCS Sooner triumph at Creek County Speedway.

Career win No. 19 with the regional tour, Seth chased until the white flag lap. Cautions leading up to the race’s final run helped Seth pick his competition’s pockets, but traffic racing side-by-side coming to the white flag would open the door for the Evergreen Coffee, Co. No. 23.

Going after Alex Sewell, who had led since Lap 9 when Zach Chappell spun while pacing the field, the SWI No. 8 stuck the top and watched as Bergman rocketed off the bottom of the fourth turn to take the lead.

Protecting the hub from there, Alex shot the cushion one last time off the final turn but came up 0.100 seconds shy of reclaiming the point. Andrew Deal rolled his way to third after starting tenth, with Sean McClelland going 13th to fourth. Hank Davis was another mover from 14th to fifth.

The ASCS Sooner Region races next at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas with the National Tour on Friday, March 3, and, Saturday, May 4.

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ASCS Sooner Region
Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
Saturday, March 23, 2024

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 26M-Fred Mattox[1]; 3. 9$-Kyle Clark[2]; 4. 91-Michael Day[4]; 5. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 7. 55-Corey McGehee[8]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22M-Rees Moran[1]; 2. 13-Elijah Gile[2]; 3. 71-Brady Baker[4]; 4. V8-Robert Vetter[3]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[7]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis[8]; 7. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 8. 29-Emilio Hoover[5]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 50Z-Zach Chappell[2]; 2. 2P-Chase Porter[3]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 4. 03-Joe Wood Jr[1]; 5. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman[8]; 7. 7F-Noah Harris[4]; 8. 2-Brekton Crouch[7]

B Feature (10 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 2. 31-Casey Wills[3]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 4. 03-Joe Wood Jr[2]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 6. 7F-Noah Harris[7]; 7. 55-Corey McGehee[5]; 8. 2-Brekton Crouch[9]; 9. 29-Emilio Hoover[10]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]

A-Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[15]; 2. 8-Alex Sewell[2]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[10]; 4. 1-Sean McClelland[13]; 5. 1H-Hank Davis[14]; 6. 9$-Kyle Clark[9]; 7. 71-Brady Baker[8]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[3]; 9. 2P-Chase Porter[6]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[17]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[19]; 12. 7F-Noah Harris[20]; 13. V8-Robert Vetter[12]; 14. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 16. 91-Michael Day[11]; 17. 50Z-Zach Chappell[1]; 18. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 19. 31-Casey Wills[16]; 20. 03-Joe Wood Jr[18]

CONCORD, N.C. (March 18, 2024) The 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region kicks off Saturday, March 23, with a $ 2,000-to-win, $350 to-start showdown at Creek County Speedway.

• Cody Cordell has been named Competition Director for the ASCS National Tour, as well as the Director for the Sooner Region. He is working to confirm all remaining dates on the 2024 schedule. Teams and Tracks can contact Cody at (918) 407-1879 or Ccordell@dirtcar.com.

• Originally a two-night weekend with Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee on Friday, track management recently posted a drastically reduced lineup of events that, unfortunately, do not include the Oklahoma-based tour.

• Following this Saturday’s event at Creek County Speedway, the next confirmed dates will be co-sanctioned with the National Tour and Gulf South Region at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.

• All teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.

• Anyone who purchased an ASCS Membership before the sanctioning body was acquired by World Racing Group will be covered. Drivers will just need to fill out the required DIRTcar paperwork.

Saturday, March 23, at Creek County Speedway, is promoted by ASCS founder Emmett Hahn. Pits open at 4:00 P.M., with grandstands opening at 5:00 P.M. Hot Laps are slated for 7:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT).

Saturday’s event will include Factory Stocks ($300 to win, $75 to start) and Sooner State Dwarf Cars ($200 to win, $50 to start). Starting at 6:00 P.M., Oklahoma racing legends Emmett Hahn, Jerry Stone, Jackie Howerton, and Shane Carson will sign autographs in the midway.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for youth (11-14), and free for kids ten and under. Pit Passes are $35. Creek County Speedway accepts cash and all major credit cards.

There will also be Chili Bowl tickets, hat, and shirt giveaways throughout the night.

Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 417-0624, or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.

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ASCS Hires Lonnie Wheatley as Series Director, Cody Cordell as Competition Director

The American Sprint Car Series has taken another step forward in solidifying and enhancing its future with Oklahoma natives Lonnie Wheatley and Cody Cordell hired for key leadership roles.

Wheatley will serve as Series Director, while Cordell will be the Series’ Competition Director – along with helming the ASCS Sooner Region.

“Finding the right Series Director and Competition Director to help lead the ASCS was a primary focus after acquiring the Series, and we couldn’t be happier to have Lonnie Wheatley and Cody Cordell fill those important roles,” said Brian Dunlap, who has led the integration of the ASCS into World Racing Group. “Cordell and Wheatley have already established themselves in the region and within the Sprint Car community, garnering respect from officials and drivers alike. We’re confident the ASCS is in good hands and will only grow with them leading the way.”

For both Sooners, it’s a dream opportunity to have a hand in building up the Series they’ve followed since its inception.

“I’m really excited about it,” said Wheatley, who previously spent a decade as the ASCS media director. “I don’t know when I’ve been this excited about something. It’s a series that means a lot to me. It’s pretty near and dear to me, really going back to its inception.

“I was racing a [Super Modified] around that time when it started. That was kind of a goal to get there. I never quite got there. Ten years later, I started working with ASCS. I worked with them for 10 years and I think the 10 years I was there we built it into a really prominent series. And now I’m excited about the opportunity to get back in there under the umbrella of [World Racing Group] and their resources and their infrastructure. I think we can do a lot of positive things, not only for ASCS but for Sprint Car racing in general.”

Cordell spent the last four years working with Sprint Car driver Noah Gass, serving as crew chief and team leader. That tenure also included two full years on the road with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

While it was difficult for him to leave the team, which had become like a second family, Cordell’s passion for ASCS and his vision of where it can go made for an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.

“I’m just excited about the opportunity,” he said. “It is kind of a career change for me as far as coming off the road as a crew chief. Kind of going on the official side of it, something I’ve always wanted to do. I have done it before in the past. I figured I’d get back to it eventually, I just didn’t figure it would be right now… I’m looking forward to getting going.

“I think it is an exciting time. I think it is an exciting thing to move to the future. It’s a big career move for me. I think I’ll get the respect of everyone pretty quick. I want to be known as a fair guy. I want to be known as the guy that treated everyone equal.”

Wheatley and Cordell will enter the season already having an established rapport. Both grew up around the Oklahoma racing scene, and crossed paths on various occasions, such as during Cordell’s time as Race Director with POWRi and while both worked the Chili Bowl Nationals.

Wheatley has worked the Tulsa Shootout and Chili Bowl Nationals for more than 20 years, helping with media needs, and more recently developing the formats, covering the passing points and managing the efficiency of the shows. He’s also worked at Dodge City Raceway Park for nine years, severing multiple duties, including media lead, and worked the Short Track Nationals for more than 20 years.

Now, at the helm of the American Sprint Car Series, Wheatley is eager to bring his experience and knowledge to his new role with a mission to again establish the ASCS as a prominent Sprint Car series.

“The best thing that could have happened to ASCS at this point is the acquisition by WRG, because they have the resources available for us to go in there and take a real strong look at the things we need to do and can do to sustain the Series and build it up,” Wheatley said. “Not only on the national levels, but on the regional levels as well. I see it as a great opportunity for the series and I’m excited to be a part of it.”

Up next for ASCS is the doubleheader weekend for the ASCS Sooner Region with racing at Thunderbird Speedway, March 22, and at Creek County Speedway, March 23.

The ASCS National Tour will kick off its 2024 season at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every ASCS National Series race live on DIRTVision – either at DIRTVision.com or through the DIRTVision App.

With weather models showing heavy rain and hazardous conditions in Crandall, Texas this weekend, American Sprint Car Series and RPM Speedway officials have agreed to postpone the two-day ASCS show to May, keeping the safety of drivers and fans in mind.

The rescheduled event will take place Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, featuring the ASCS National Tour, ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Sooner Region.

With the postponement, the ASCS National Championship season-opener now moves to Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20. The National Series will be joined by the ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints.

It’ll be the ASCS National Series’ first time back at Super Bee Speedway since 2012 – a race won by Jason Johnson.

The next ASCS events will be with the Sooner Region when they run at Thunderbird Speedway on March 22, and Creek County Speedway on March 23.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every ASCS National Series race live on DIRTVision.

For more about the American Sprint Car Series, make sure to follow all ASCS social channels to keep up with the latest news and updates.

One week after acquiring the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS), World Racing Group has set the 2024 national series points fund and driver benefit package heading into the season-opening event March 15-16 at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas.

The drivers and teams will be racing for a share of a $152,000 championship point fund, with the champion earning $40,000. The top 10 finishing positions in the title race will be paid, with $25,000 going to second; $20,000 for third; $15,000 for fourth; $12,000 for fifth; $10,000 for sixth; $9,000 for seventh; $8,000 for eighth; $7,000 for ninth; and $6,000 for 10th.

In addition, the top five competitors in national series points will receive $400 in tow money, while positions six through 10 will receive $300. For the second night of a two-night event, a tow package of 50 percent will be issued. Tow money for drivers is like appearance fees in other forms of entertainment.

Every competitor who draws in for a race night will be required to pay $20. The nightly draw fees will be awarded to that night’s hard charger.

“Even though everything is coming together quickly with our involvement in the ASCS, establishing the championship points fund and tow package ahead of next week’s season opener was important so racers and their teams know what they’re competing for over the course of the season,” said Brian Dunlap, who is leading the integration of the ASCS into World Racing Group. “The World of Outlaws and the Edwards family go back to the beginning of the Outlaws in 1978, so it’s only fitting we’re kicking off our leadership of the ASCS with Martin Edwards promoting the first event next week at RPM Speedway.”

All competitors will be required to purchase a DIRTcar Sprint Car membership, trackside or online at DIRTcarMembers.com. That membership will allow racers to compete in World of Outlaws competition, as well. Competitors who have already purchased a 2024 ASCS membership will have to complete a DIRTcar Sprint Car membership, but no payment will be required. The DIRTcar Sprint Car membership is $125 annually.

A nearly 40-race tour across 10 states will make up ASCS’ 2024 national championship season, including the prestigious $20,000-to-win 360 Knoxville Nationals at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway, Aug. 1-3.

The 2024 ASCS national championship season begins March 15-16 at RPM Speedway, marking the Series’ inaugural event under the World Racing Group banner.

To watch every national American Sprint Car Series race live, visit DIRTVision.com or download the DIRTVision App.

SAPULPA, Okla. (March 6, 2024) The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products will make their first appearance of the season at Creek County Speedway on Saturday, March 23.

Now part of the World Racing Group family, which is the parent company of DIRTcar and the World of Outlaws, the Sooner Region will grace Creek County clay six times in 2024. The upcoming showdown will feature at $2,000 to win, $300 to start feature event.

Part of the tour's 2024 season-opening weekend, the event will include a pre-race meet and greet with Emmett Hahn, along with other racing legends Jerry Stone and Jackie Howerton. It will also feature Chili Bowl tickets, hats, and shirt giveaways.

Saturday, March 23, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. Pit Passes are $35. The Saturday showdown will also include Factory Stocks and Sooner State Dwarf Cars.

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KENNDALE, Texas (March 2, 2024) Racing close to home over the weekend, Sunnyvale’s Sam Hafertepe, Jr. captured Saturday’s $4,000 prize over a field of 32 with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints onboard the Hills Racing No. 15h.

The 75th time Hafertepe has topped an ASCS Regional event, Saturday was his first with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints.

A nice tune-up for the Cowtown Classic this coming weekend with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Hafertepe took the green from the right of the front row, where Louisiana’s Koty Adams would take advantage of his pole starting position to lead into the first and second turns.

Holding point through the opening dozen circuits, the battle for the lead came as the pair approached traffic, with Hafertepe taking a couple shots at it before securing the top spot with an inside move off the fourth turn.

Holding on through several restarts throughout the remainder of the race, the final pause came with three laps to run, where the five-time ASCS National Tour Champion remained unchallenged for the win over Blaine Baxter, who trailed by 0.777-seconds.

Another whirlwind of a night for California’s Dominic Scelzi, a trip to the tail on Lap 5 after going around saw the No. 41 charge his way back to the front for a third-place finish. Logan McCandless and Koty Adams made up the top five.

Ryder Laplante advanced ten spots to finish sixth, with Missouri’s Ayrton Gennetten up a dozen positions for seventh. Marcus Thomas, Brian Bell, and Claude Estes completed the top ten.

The MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints race again on Friday, April 26, at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco.

For other news, notes, and information on any tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints
Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale, Texas)
Saturday, March 2, 2024

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 29-Logan McCandless[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 4. 2B-Brett Becker[5]; 5. G6-Cody Gardner[4]; 6. 74E-Claude Estes[8]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 8. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel[1]; 2. 10G-Marcus Thomas[2]; 3. 6-Koty Adams[6]; 4. 23-Lance Moss[5]; 5. 01J-Jeb Sessums[8]; 6. 44-Jason Howell[3]; 7. 21-Michelle Parson[4]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 3. 25B-Blaine Baxter[6]; 4. 5R-John Ricketts[4]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[5]; 6. 4-Austin Mundie[8]; 7. 44C-Chris Martin[7]; 8. 35K-Dylan McCann[3]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi[1]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[4]; 3. 23B-Brian Bell[2]; 4. 88R-Ryder Laplante[5]; 5. V8-Robert Vetter[6]; 6. 10X-Bryan Debrick[7]; 7. 5-Lucas Boxwell[8]; 8. 47W-Chipper Wood[3]

B Feature 1 (10 Laps, Top 2 advanced): 1. 74E-Claude Estes[2]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 3. 44C-Chris Martin[5]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 5. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[7]; 6. 47W-Chipper Wood[8]; 7. 10X-Bryan Debrick[4]; 8. 5R-John Ricketts[1]

B Feature 2 (10 Laps, Top 2 advanced): 1. 4-Austin Mundie[2]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 3. 44-Jason Howell[4]; 4. V8-Robert Vetter[1]; 5. 21-Michelle Parson[5]; 6. 5-Lucas Boxwell[8]; 7. 16G-Austyn Gossel[6]; 8. 35K-Dylan McCann[7]

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 25B-Blaine Baxter[4]; 3. 41-Dominic Scelzi[8]; 4. 29-Logan McCandless[9]; 5. 6-Koty Adams[1]; 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante[16]; 7. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[19]; 8. 10G-Marcus Thomas[10]; 9. 23B-Brian Bell[13]; 10. 74E-Claude Estes[17]; 11. 20G-Noah Gass[5]; 12. G6-Cody Gardner[20]; 13. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 14. 23-Lance Moss[15]; 15. 01J-Jeb Sessums[12]; 16. 4-Austin Mundie[18]; 17. 73-Scotty Thiel[7]; 18. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 19. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 20. 2B-Brett Becker[14]

GREENVILLE, Texas (March 1, 2024) Taking on a true outlaw schedule in 2024, Oklahoma’s Noah Gass started things off with sweet victory Friday night at Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints.

Pocketing $4,000 in the Smiley Sitton Classic, the win his is first in ASCS competition, and marks his return to Victory Lane for the first time since September 25, 2021, at the Plymouth Dirt Track in Wisconsin.

Holding pace through several early race cautions, Gass led the opening 15 revolutions before surrendering the point to Missouri’s, Ayrton Gennetten. Keeping the No. 20g at bay on a couple of Lap 17 restarts, Gennetten gapped the field, but a slip with five laps to run opened the door from Gass, who railed the cushion to retake the point.

Picking traffic quickly in the closing laps, Gass found the checkered flag 1.434-seconds ahead of Gennetten.

Third went to Sam Hafertepe, Jr. with 15th starting Dominic Scelzi clawing his way through the field to finish fourth. Back and forth with the No. 15h at the start of the feature, Jason Martin would end up fifth.

Brian Bell was sixth, followed by Logan McCandless. Rolling from 20th, Jeb Sessums advanced a dozen times to finish eighth. Blaine Baxter and Lance Moss made up the top ten.

Racing with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints continues on Saturday, March 2, at Kennedale Speedway Park. The event is $4,000 to win, $300 to start. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CT). Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors, $7 for youth (7-11), and free for kids five and under.

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ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints
Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, Texas)
Friday, March 1, 2024

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 29-Logan McCandless[1]; 3. 23B-Brian Bell[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 5. 41-Dominic Scelzi[5]; 6. 44C-Chris Martin[3]; 7. 4-Austin Mundie[8]; 8. 01J-Jeb Sessums[6]; 9. 44-Cody Price[9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel[2]; 2. 25B-Blaine Baxter[3]; 3. 2W-Whit Gastineau[5]; 4. 10G-Marcus Thomas[6]; 5. 88R-Ryder Laplante[7]; 6. 23-Lance Moss[8]; 7. 9-Kevin Rutherford[4]; 8. 35K-Dylan McCann[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[4]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[8]; 4. 91-Michael Day[5]; 5. 00-Jaden Brown[1]; 6. 16G-Austyn Gossel[3]; 7. 30-Joseph Miller[7]; 8. 4X-Heath Nestrick[2]; 9. B2-Carson Bolden[9]

B Feature (12 Laps, Top 4 advanced): 1. 4-Austin Mundie[1]; 2. 44C-Chris Martin[2]; 3. 16G-Austyn Gossel[3]; 4. 01J-Jeb Sessums[6]; 5. 30-Joseph Miller[4]; 6. 9-Kevin Rutherford[5]; 7. 44-Cody Price[7]; 8. 2B-Brett Becker[11]; 9. B2-Carson Bolden[8]; 10. 4X-Heath Nestrick[9]; 11. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[12]; 12. (DNS) 35K-Dylan McCann

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 20G-Noah Gass[3]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 4. 41-Dominic Scelzi[15]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 6. 23B-Brian Bell[10]; 7. 29-Logan McCandless[9]; 8. 01J-Jeb Sessums[20]; 9. 25B-Blaine Baxter[6]; 10. 23-Lance Moss[14]; 11. 44C-Chris Martin[18]; 12. 88R-Ryder Laplante[13]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 14. 91-Michael Day[12]; 15. 10G-Marcus Thomas[11]; 16. 73-Scotty Thiel[5]; 17. 2C-Wayne Johnson[8]; 18. 2W-Whit Gastineau[7]; 19. 4-Austin Mundie[17]; 20. 00-Jaden Brown[16]

South Texas Race Ranch Fires Off 2024 ASCS National Championship on March 1-2

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (February 12, 2024) - For the first time since 1998, the American Sprint Car Series returns to South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 1-2 to begin the 2024 National Championship season.

Hosting three races in series history at was formerly known as South Texas Speedway, Garry Lee Maier picked up each of those victories.

Jason Martin returns for his third season and is going after his second National Championship.

Drivers returning to action from 2023 include, Matt Covington, Jordon Mallett, Brandon Anderson, Kyler Johnson, Landon Britt, Christopher Townsend, and Michael Day.

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Seth Bergman, Zach Blurton, Terry Easum, Jeffrey Newell, Bradley Fezard, Hank Davis, and Andrew Deal have also thrown their hat into the mix to chase the 2024 ASCS National Championship.

Friday nights event at South Texas Race Ranch will pay $3,000 to win and $400 to start while Saturday nights finale will pay $4,000 to win and $400 to start.

2024 ASCS National Tour teams inside the top 10 and are members in good standing, will receive $400 a night in appearance money while also receiving one complementary pit pass.

Pits Open: 4pm
ASCS Pill Draw: 5:30pm to 6pm
ASCS Drivers Meeting: 6:15pm
Hot Laps: 7pm
Racing Starts: 8pm

Pits Open: 3pm
ASCS Pill Draw: 4:30pm to 5pm
ASCS Drivers Meeting: 5:15pm
Hot Laps: 6pm
Racing Starts: 7pm

The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

ASCS Frontier releases 15-race slate for '24
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

COUER d'ALENE, Idaho - Stagg Motor Sports and the Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series has released the tentative 2024 schedule for the regional winged 360 sprint car tour, which includes 15 races at all three dirt tracks located in Montana, along with additional events Stagg Motor Sports is involved in.

The schedule is the result of months of work between series coordinator and promoter Josh Stagg and neighboring areas and tours, including the ASCS Northern Plains Region. There are no overlapping points events between the two ASCS regional tours. Outside of ASCS Frontier action, Stagg Motor Sports is also co-promoting a Northern Speedweek in Washington and Oregon in late July.

As it did in 2023, the ASCS Frontier Region will start its 2024 tour with a two-night event at Big Sky Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 17th and 18th. The 3/8-mile clay oval, located just north of Billings, will host a series high seven ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races in 2024.

Gallatin Speedway, a 3/10-mile clay oval located in the Bozeman suburb of Belgrade and central Montana's home for Friday night dirt track racing, will host four total events in 2024, all on Fridays, the first being the annual Spring Clash at Belgrade on June 7th. Big Sky Speedway hosts another show on Saturday, June 8th.

After being absent from Big Sky Country the prior two seasons, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour makes its return to Montana in mid-July. Gallatin Speedway, which has hosted several ASCS National Tour races over the years, will host on Friday, July 12th. Electric City Speedway in Great Falls hosts its first ASCS National Tour race since 2015 on Saturday, July 13th. The two events will be the first time the Frontier Region and the National Tour have raced together since 2021.

Things pick back up in August with the Summer Clash at Belgrade, August 2nd at Gallatin Speedway. Big Sky Speedway hosts again on Saturday, August 3rd. After last year's highly successful show, Big Sky Speedway will again host the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial on Friday and Saturday, August 23rd and 24th and will again pay $12,012 to win Saturday's finale in honor of the Montana sprint car pioneer. The track has also announced that it will increase total payout for the 2024 event.

Electric City Speedway, a 3/10-mile clay oval that is Montana's oldest operating dirt track, will host its traditional Montana Roundup on Labor Day weekend with races Friday through Sunday, August 30th through September 1st. Things wrap up with another Gallatin / Big Sky pairing the following weekend with Gallatin Speedway hosting Friday, September 6th as part of its annual Big Sky Supernationals festivities, and Big Sky Speedway closing things out on September 7th.

Outside of special events and those with the ASCS National Tour, ASCS Frontier Region events will usually pay $1,500 to win and $300 to start.

The 15-race schedule is set up to not heavily task most of the racers in the region, with there being only one instance of consecutive weekends of racing scheduled - those being the three straight that are currently set to close out the season. It is also set up to allow travel for those able and willing, as for one it does not conflict at all with the ASCS Northern Plains Region, which primarily races in eastern Wyoming and far western South Dakota. For those able and wanting, they can make the drive down I-90 to race with them without missing out on action back home.

After taking over the reins part of the way through the COVID-affected 2020 season, Josh Stagg enters his fourth full season at the helm of the Montana-based 360 sprint car tour. Announcer Andrew Kunas returns for another year as the voice of Montana 360 sprint car racing. Race director John Youngquist, social media specialist Lisa Dietz and videographer Jeff Quinn also all return as part of the Stagg Motor Sports team on the ASCS Frontier Region tour. Having started in 2013, the Frontier Region of ASCS is the latest in a long line of regional sprint car tours based in Montana going back several decades. Previous banners have included the Montana Open Wheel Racing Association, Montana Sprint Tour, Big Sky Sprint Tour and Big Sky Sprints.

Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta won a season high six races en route to his first ASCS Frontier Region series championship in 2023. Those six wins were enough to place him second on the all-time ASCS Frontier win list with 17 victories, going back to the beginning of the series in 2013. Boise, Idaho's Logan Forler, the 2021 series champion, is the all-time winningest driver in ASCS Frontier Region action with 19 wins.

In an effort to advance relations with its Pacific Northwest neighbors, Stagg Motor Sports has joined Peter Murphy Promotions in a joint venture co-promoting a new Northern Speedweek in late July. While these are not ASCS Frontier Region events, teams from Montana and vicinity are encouraged to go if they want to. Things kick off with the Elma Hall of Fame Tribute at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington on Saturday and Sunday, July 20th and 21st, with the Sunday finale paying $5,000 to win. After a day of travel on Monday, action resumes Tuesday, July 23rd with a race at Southern Oregon Speedway, located outside Medford. Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Oregon hosts on Wednesday, July 24th. Both Oregon shows are $3,000 to win. After another travel day on Thursday, things wrap up with the annual Bob's Burgers & Brew Summer Nationals at Skagit Speedway in Burlington, Washington on Friday and Saturday, July 26th and 27th, the finale paying over $10,000 to win.

While the Northern Speedweek happens, the three ASCS Northern Plains races in Wyoming on the last weekend of July (Friday at Casper Speedway, Saturday at Gillette Thunder Speedway and Sunday at Sheridan Speedway) are another option for ASCS Frontier Region teams. Again, there are no conflicting points races between the Frontier and Northern Plains Regions in 2024.

More details on the 2024 ASCS Frontier Region season, including streaming services, will be shared when available.

More information on the Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional series, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com and other social media platforms including Facebook. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region tour, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.

May 17 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Season Opening Weekend)
May 18 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Season Opening Weekend)
June 7 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Spring Clash at Belgrade)
June 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Montana Spring Shootout)
July 12 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Grizzly Nationals, Part 1 w/ ASCS National)
July 13 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Grizzly Nationals, Part 2 w/ ASCS National)
August 2 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Summer Clash at Belgrade)
August 3 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Montana Summer Shootout)
August 23 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial opener)
August 24 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial finale)
August 30 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (28th Montana Roundup, Night 1)
August 31 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (28th Montana Roundup, Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (28th Montana Roundup, finale)
September 6 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Big Sky Supernationals)
September 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Season Finale)

Non-points, ASCS Frontier supported Northern Speedweek
presented by Stagg Motor Sports and Peter Murphy Promotions

July 20 & 21 - Grays Harbor Raceway - Elma, WA (Elma Hall of Fame Tribute)
July 23 - Southern Oregon Speedway - Medford, OR
July 24 - Willamette Speedway - Lebanon, OR
July 26 & 27 - Skagit Speedway - Burlington, WA (Bob's Burgers & Brew Summer Nationals)

2013 - Phil Dietz
2014 - Joe Ramaker
2015 - Phil Dietz
2016 - Skylar Gee
2017 - David Hoiness
2018 - David Hoiness
2019 - Jeremy McCune
2020 - Jeremy McCune
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Trever Kirkland
2023 - Kelly Miller

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 22, 2024) - As the 2024 season for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com nears, officials have announced both National and Regional point funds.

After increasing the point fund in 2022 under ownership of Terry Mattox, the 2024 ASCS National Championship point fund will remain unchanged with the season champion pocketing $50,000 at the awards banquet in January of 2025.

“The past two season have exceeded our expectations and to keep going in the right direction it just makes sense to keep things like they are on the National side of things.” stated ASCS Owner, Terry Mattox.

2024 ASCS National Championship Point Fund Breakdown: 1) $50,000, 2) $30,000, 3) $25,000, 4) $20,000, 5) $15,000, 6) $14,000, 7) $13,000, 8) $12,000, 9) $11,000, 10) $10,000.

The minimum point funds for ASCS Regional Tours will be modified as follows. Most regional tours have series sponsors that increase their end of the season point fund.

ASCS will pay off the following scale. If a regional tour acquires sponsorship they will advertise and pay their increased amount.

2024 ASCS Regional Tour Point Fund Breakdown: 1) $2,500, 2) $1,200, 3) $900, 4) $800, 5) $700, 6) $600, 7) $500, 8) $400, 9) $350, 10) $300.

Drivers must be ASCS members in good standing while attending 80% or more events in order to qualify for point fund.

2024 National point fund will be paid during the banquet in January 2025. Regional Tour point funds will be mailed the week following the Chili Bowl Nationals.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Bryan Hulbert – QUINTER, Kan. (January 22, 2024) A long time dream will be fulfilled in 2024 as Zach Blurton takes his talent on the road full-time with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com in pursuit of the Brodix National Rookie of the Year.

“First and foremost, I need to thank my wife for going along with this crazy racing life,” chuckled Blurton.

Asked about the progression that led to this season, he said, “From my start in racing, I feel like I’ve had realistic goals and dreams. I would see the Outlaw and the All-Star schedule and think that was cool and see what was close that I could go watch, but the ASCS schedule was one that I looked at and felt that was something I could do one day.”

An accomplished and proven talent in the United Rebel Sprint Series ranks, where he ranks third in all-time wins, Blurton has stepped up his 360cid program over the past few seasons, and found success; including an ASCS National Tour win at WaKeeney Speedway on July 3, 2022.

On that race, Zach commented, “I’ll never forget that night, and that feeling of who I was racing with and had to hold off to get that win, and I want that again.”

For the 2024 season, Blurton will pilot the Swift Bullet Co./Summit Automotive Group No. 2J with Maxim Chassis and Don Ott power. No stranger to the traveling world of Sprint Car racing, Snow Giddings will take charge as the crew chief.

“We’ve been building the team, and didn’t want to do this until I knew we were ready, and I feel like we’re finally at a point to take that step and give it a try. We’re a family-oriented team, as are a lot of our sponsors, and they’ve really stepped up to help us accomplish this.”

Blurton is carrying plenty of momentum into 2024 with last year producing six wins, 20 top five, and 29 top ten finishes across various series and engine combinations.

Merchandise and more will be available throughout the season at https://www.buyblurton.com.

Zach would like to thank everyone who has made this possible: Summit Automotive Group, Lee Martin Family, Randy Patterson Welding, Swift Bullet Company, Lumber Lounge & Garage, Better Built Trailers, K&M Land and Cattle, Brian Younker Farms, Circle Z Trucking, Elsie's Customs, Randle's Trucking, King Racing Products, BR Motorsports, Smith Titanium and SBS Suspension.

The season kicks off at South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 1 and 2.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 14, 2024) - Entering their inaugural season under the sanctioning of the American Sprint Car Series, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints are ready for 20 events.

Eight tracks across four states make up the regional tour visiting Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL will kick off the season with a double header on April 5-6.

Baton Rouge Raceway in Baton Rouge, LA will see the Hurricane Region of the American Sprint Car Series on three occasions which include: April 13, June 22 and August 31.

Joining up with the ASCS National Tour on April 19-20 at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA.

The first of four events on the schedule at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS on May 18 followed by July 13 and August 9-10.

Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL will host the regional tour on May 25 and October 25-26.

Cruising up to Arkansas on June 7-8, Crowleys Ridge Raceway in Paragould, AR will host the June 7 date followed by June 8 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR.

Going up against the ASCS Gulf South Region, Sabine Speedway in Many, LA will host the regional showdown on September 6.

Joining forces with the ASCS National Tour and the United Sprint Car Series, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will go for a $10,000 to win top prize at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR on September 27-28 for the World Short Track Challenge.

Stefen Oaks heads the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and can be contacted at 985-285-9177.

4/5: North Alabama Speedway - Tuscumbia, AL
4/6: North Alabama Speedway - Tuscumbia, AL
4/13: Baton Rouge Raceway - Baton Rouge, LA
4/19: Super Bee Speedway - Chatham, LA ^^
4/20: Super Bee Speedway - Chatham, LA ^^

5/18: Greenville Speedway - Greenville, MS
5/25: Deep South Speedway - Loxley, AL

6/7: Crowleys Ridge Raceway - Paragould, AR
6/8: Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis, AR
6/22: Baton Rouge Raceway - Baton Rouge, LA

8/9: Greenville Speedway - Greenville, MS
8/10: Greenville Speedway - Greenville, MS
8/31: Baton Rouge Raceway - Baton Rouge, LA

9/6: Sabine Speedway - Many, LA **
9/14: Jackson Motor Speedway - Byram, MS
9/27: Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis, AR ^^
9/28: Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis, AR ^^

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (December 4, 2023) Readying for season No. 24 for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, the 2024 lineup is slated to have 25 nights of racing.

Spending 18 nights inside Sooner lines, the tour will venture into Kansas, Missouri, and Texas for National and Regional tour showdowns.

Kicking off the tour on March 22 and 23, Muskogee’s Thunder Speedway and Sapulpa’s Creek County Speedway will see their first visits of the season. The first trip outside state lines, the Sooner Region will take on the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track on April 5 and 6.

Back at Creek County on April 19, the next out of state showdown heads to Missouri for the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at Lake Ozark Speedway on May 3, and Lucas Oil Speedway on May 4.

Tulsa Speedway on the Salina Highbanks Speedway follows on May 10 and 11, with Creek County Speedway’s third visit on May 17, followed by the tour’s first trip of the year to Longdale Speedway on May 18.

Nevada Speedway with the Warrior Region once again on June 8, Round 4 at Creek County hits on June 13, followed by Arrowhead Speedway on June 15, then Lawton Speedway on June 15. The three-night run follows the National Tour. Elk City Motorsports Park take a date on June 22.

Back on Thunderbird Speedway on July 19, the compass points north for 81 Speedway the following night. Night No. 5 at Creek County Speedway on August 16, it’s back to 81-Speedway on August 17 with Outlaw Motor Speedway wrapping up the month on August 30. Down to the final four nights of the year, Thunderbird Speedway takes September 20, with Longdale Speedway on September 21. One trip to Enid on the season takes place on October 5, with the sixth race of the year at Creek County Speedway wrapping up the 2024 lineup on October 19.

The 2024 season will again see Joshua Tyre at the helm of the ASCS Sooner Region. Questions regarding the tour can be directed to (918) 807-2082.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

3/22/2024-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
3/23/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)

4/5/2024-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
4/6/2024-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
4/19/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)

5/3/2024-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/4/2024-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
5/10/2024-Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK)
5/11/2024-Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK)
5/17/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/18/2024-Longdale Speedway (Longdale, OK)

6/8/2024-Nevada Speedway (Nevada, MO)
6/13/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/14/2024-Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, OK)
6/15/2024-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
6/22/2024-Elk City Motorsports Park (Elk City, OK)

7/19/2024-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
7/20/2024-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)

8/16/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
8/17/2024-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
8/30/2024-Outlaw Motor Speedway (Oktaha, OK)

9/20/2024-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
9/21/2024-Longdale Speedway (Longdale, OK)

10/5/2024-Enid Speedway (Enid, OK)
10/19/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (December 2, 2023) Gearing up for the 33rd season of competition, the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com has set out a 49-race lineup for the 2024 season that visits 34 tracks across a dozen states.

A mix of familiar places and new faces, the series will also see its footprint expanding back out after consolidating tighter into the mid-west over the last two seasons.

“It’s been interesting doing the schedule for 2024 and being able put events back into the lineup that have been absent, as well as continue to add new events,” stated series owner Terry Mattox.

“It’s always a challenge putting together a lineup that makes logistical and economic sense for teams, but going to 49 events at 34 tracks is a big improvement and shows the popularity of the tour. This series has always been a proving ground for new and veteran teams. We had a great title fight for 2023, and I think 2024 is going to be even better.”

Arkansas: Three visits into the state of Arkansas, with another potential stop still sitting as a TBA, Batesville Motor Speedway will greet the tour for the 12th time on June 22. Texarkana 67 Speedway, as of now, will end out the 2024 season with the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals on November 1 and 2.

Arizona: Kicking off the 2024 season at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton and Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande, the first four events in the desert are non-point shows for teams to get tuned up. Cocopah Speedway has seen the tour 15 times, with the last visit coming in 2017. A regular stop for the ASCS Southwest Region, Central Arizona has been on the schedule before but has never hosted the National Tour.

Iowa: Three Iowa ovals grace the 2024 lineup. Two regular stops and a new addition, the stop in the town of Knoxville lasts three days, dishes out over $150,000, and is the kickoff to Southern Iowa Sprint Week. Happening August 1-3, the Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals, presented by Great Southern Bank, will bring the tour count to 84. Returning in September, Clay County Speedway in Spencer has a dancing partner this time, with Winneshiek Raceway in Decorah hosting their first event on Saturday, September 7, while Clay County goes green for the fourth time on Tuesday, September 10.

Kansas: Six nights of racing will roll through the state of Kansas with stops at five tracks. Twice at Dodge City Raceway on June 1 and August 24, the first stop at Dodge is paired with Rush County Speedway in La Crosse on May 31, with both nights paying $5,000 to win. WaKeeney Speedway joins the next trip on August 23. Lakeside and 81 Speedway each have one night in 2024, with Kansas City on May 24 and Park City on July 20.

Kentucky: Rolling back to life and back on the National Tour’s schedule is Paducah International Raceway. One of several tours making trips to the legendary oval, the tour’s last visit was in 2018. Surrounded by a TBA, the Kentucky date is October 12.

Louisiana: Tried last year and won by Mother Nature, the tour will head back to Super Bee Speedway in Chatham on April 19 and 20. Formerly Jones Motor Speedway, a Monday Speedweek show took place in 2012 and was the sixth time the tour rolled into town.

Missouri: The home of the Diamond of Dirt Tracks and of course, the Hockett/McMillin Memorial, Lucas Oil Speedway’s September 12, 13, and 14 event pays $10,000 to win, and is one of two tracks in the “Show-Me State” on the National lineup. Lake Ozark Speedway occupies the first round of visits on May 25 and 26. There is one TBA in Missouri as of now.

Montana: A much-anticipated return, Gallatin Speedway will see action on July 12, with Electric City Speedway in Great Falls back on the schedule for the first time since 2015.

Oklahoma: Seven nights at just as many tracks; Oklahoma has the most tracks per state on the 2024 lineup. Tulsa Speedway returns to the tour on May 10, followed by the massive Salina Highbanks Speedway the following night. Creek County Speedway on June 13 starts a three-night kick that includes Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord on June 14, then Lawton Speedway for $5,000 to win on June 15. Muskogee’s Thunder Speedway will see action on July 19, with Outlaw Motor Speedway taking August 30.

Texas: The most nights of any state on the schedule at nine; those are split between five facilities. South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi kicks off the 2024 point’s chase on March 1 and 2, with RPM Speedway on the schedule for the first time on March 15 and 16. Two trips accounting for four nights, the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track is back for the first time since 2019 with a stop on April 5 and 6, then October 4 and 5. The finale of both doubleheaders pays $5,000 to win. A track nearly lost to the pages of history, Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore is back in action, with the tour back on August 31. The $ 5,000-to-win affair is the first time back since 2012.

Wisconsin: Mississippi Thunder Speedway will be the site of the tour’s first trip into the “Badger State” on September 6. The stop joins with Iowa stops at Decorah the following night, then Spencer on Tuesday.

TBA: One more state and two more tracks sit in the TBA column. Updates on those events will be posted once confirmed.

Terry Mattox will continue his role as series owner and direction of competition in 2024. Any questions about scheduling, rules, or otherwise can be directed to him via email at terry@ascsracing.com or by phone at (918) 417-0624.

National Tour events, with the exception of Knoxville and the Short Track Nationals, will be shown live on RacinDirt.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

1/26-Cocopah Speedway (Somerton, AZ) $3,000/win
1/27-Cocopah Speedway (Somerton, AZ) $4,000/win
2/2-Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ) $3,000/win
2/3-Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ) $4,000/win

3/1-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX) $3,000/win
3/2-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX) $4,000/win
3/15-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX) $3,000/win
3/16-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX) $4,000/win

4/5-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $3,000/win
4/6-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $5,000/win
4/19-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA) $3,000/win
4/20-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA) $4,000/win

5/10-Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK) $4,000/win
5/11-Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK) $4,000/win
5/24-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS) $5,000/win
5/25-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) $3,000/win
5/26-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) $4,000/win
5/31-Rush County Speedway (La Crosse, KS) $5,000/win

6/1-Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS) $5,000/win
6/13-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK) $4,000/win
6/14-Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, OK) $4,000/win
6/15-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) $5,000/win
6/21-TBA - $4,000/win
6/22-Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, AR) $4,000/win
6/28-TBA - $4,000/win
6/29-TBA - $4,000/win

7/12-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT) $4,000/win
7/13-Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT) $4,000/win
7/19-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK) $4,000/win
7/20-81 Speedway (Park City, KS) $4,000/win

8/1-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) $3,000/win
8/2-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) $3,000/win
8/3-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) $20,000/win
8/23-WaKeeney Speedway (WaKeeney, KS) $4,000/win
8/24-Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS) $4,000/win
8/30-Outlaw Motor Speedway (Oktaha, OK) $4,000/win
8/31-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX) $5,000/win

9/6-Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, WI) $4,000/win
9/7-Winneshiek Raceway (Decorah, IA) $4,000/win
9/10-Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, IA) $4,000/win
9/12-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) $3,000/win
9/13-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) $3,000/win
9/14-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) $10,000/win

10/4-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $3,000/win
10/5-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $5,000/win
10/11-TBA - $4,000/win
10/12-Paducah International Raceway (Paducah, KY) $4,000/win

11/1-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR) TBA
11/2-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR) TBA

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (November 28, 2023) The first ASCS Regional Tour to release its 2024 lineup of events, the ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Pipeline+MD is looking at a 23-race lineup in the tour’s first full season since 2019.

Bringing the series back to life with a couple of events in 2023, Chris Walters (Walters Promotions, LLC) has based the schedule primarily in the state of Texas, with a coupe select shows branching into Louisiana to take on the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and the ASCS Hurricane Super Sprints.

Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, will feature a large number of events, with three multi-day affairs combining for seven overall nights at the high-banked oval. Hunt County Speedway will follow a similar trajectory with four nights.

Big O Speedway (Ennis, Texas), Grayson County Speedway (Bells, Texas), RPM Speedway (Crandall, Texas), South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, Texas), and Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, La.) will each see two nights of racing. Abilene Speedway and Sabine Speedway are the only tracks with a single night with the tour this coming season.

Support for the ASCS Gulf South Region is provided by Fast 5 Solutions, Pipeline+MD, Griffith Truck and Equipment, Precision Spray Foam, C4 Branding, What Makes Us Fire Foundation, Dusty Moon Veterinary Service, Top Coat Fabrication, Willy’s Racing Products, and Integrity Cleaning.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

3/1/2024-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX)**
3/2/2024-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX)**
3/15/2024-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)**
3/16/2024-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)**

4/19/2024-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA)**
4/20/2024-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA)**
4/27/2024-Grayson County Speedway (Bells, TX)

5/24/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
5/25/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
5/26/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)

7/5/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
7/6/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)

8/9/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)
8/10/2024-Abilene Speedway (Abilene, TX)
8/31/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)

9/1/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
9/6/2024-Sabine Speedway (Many, LA)*
9/7/2024-Grayson County Speedway (Bells, TX)
9/19/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)
9/20/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)
9/21/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)

Bryan Hulbert - BONNERDALE, Ark. (November 13, 2023) Adding another name to the 2024 Brodix National Rookie of the Year chase, 23-year-old Bradley Fezard will make the jump to the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

Moving through the ranks of open-wheel racing, the former Floridian turned Razorback has been driving a combination of vocations for Vince and Mary Rosa, and will continue to wheel the V&H Fresh No. 938, with the team's focusing solely on running the American Sprint Car Series.

The V&H Fresh Race Team is committed to running the ASCS National Tour for 2024, starting in Arizona," stated Vince Rosa. "This is an awesome opportunity for our team, and we are excited for the opportunity."

For driver Bradley Fezard, his racing career began in 2013. Taking over from his father, Frederic Fezard, his racing career included Rally Cars on Ice in Europe, Formula 3, and eventually Micros once he moved to the United States.

Earning titles with POWRi and NOW600 in Micro competition, Fezard began racing Sprint Cars and Midgets in 2022. Racing around the past two seasons, Fezard is excited to get on a tour schedule again.

"I’m ready coming into this year to follow a series again. After winning the NOW600 Non-Wing championship and the POWRi Wing championship, I’m excited to hit the road and follow such a prestigious tour. My goal is to be top-five in points when all is said and done."

The 2024 lineup of events for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is nearly finalized and will be posted soon.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Dominic Scelzi Leads All For ASCS Southwest Score At Central Arizona Raceway

Bryan Hulbert - CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (November 11, 2023) Bettering his position by one over Friday's preliminary feature event, California's Dominic Scelzi snagged Saturday’s $4,000 prize at the Keith Bryan Memorial at Central Arizona Raceway.

Win No. 12 on the year for Dominic, Saturday was the fourth time this year he's graced Casa Grande clay, with three previous run landing runner-up finishes.

Scelzi's second career ASCS Southwest Regional victory, the No. 41 took off from the pole, and kept point from there. Pulling a 1.543-second margin of victory over Logan Forler, the No. 2L moved to second with four laps to go. Seventh starting, Jake Helsel, crossed third, followed by Friday night's winner, Terry McCarl, who made his way from thenth. JT Imperial made up the top five.

The final event of the season for the ASCS Southwest Region, the 2023 title went to Chris Bonneau.

The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Southwest Region
Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, Ariz)
Saturday, November 11, 2023

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75X-JT Imperial[1]; 2. 2-Brekton Crouch[2]; 3. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[6]; 4. 01-Terry McCarl[3]; 5. 88-Austin Torgerson[4]; 6. 02-Ashton Torgerson[7]; 7. 6C-Travis Coelho[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler[4]; 2. 8-Jake Helsel[3]; 3. X-Dylan Harris[6]; 4. 86-Jim Maroney[1]; 5. 5H-Patrick Krob[2]; 6. 57-Stevie Sussex III[5]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson[2]; 2. 49-Cameron La Rose[1]; 3. 75-Chris Bonneau[4]; 4. 61-Chaz Baca[3]; 5. 54-Glen Brace[5]; 6. (DNS) 22-Garen Linder

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[1]; 2. 2L-Logan Forler[3]; 3. 8-Jake Helsel[7]; 4. 01-Terry McCarl[10]; 5. 75X-JT Imperial[5]; 6. 14T-Tim Estenson[2]; 7. 2-Brekton Crouch[6]; 8. 49-Cameron La Rose[8]; 9. 75-Chris Bonneau[9]; 10. 02-Ashton Torgerson[15]; 11. 54-Glen Brace[13]; 12. 57-Stevie Sussex III[17]; 13. 61-Chaz Baca[11]; 14. 6C-Travis Coelho[18]; 15. 86-Jim Maroney[12]; 16. X-Dylan Harris[4]; 17. 88-Austin Torgerson[14]; 18. (DNS) 5H-Patrick Krob; 19. (DNS) 22-Garen Linder

Bryan Hulbert - CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (November 10, 2023) Adding his name to the list of winners with the ASCS Southwest Region Friday night, Iowa's Terry McCarl raced his way to the top at Central Arizona Raceway.

Winning Night 1 of the Keith Bryan Memorial, the win marks the fifth ASCS Regional Tour that McCarl has won with.

Doing so in the Kaylene Verville owned No. 01, the win came over California's Dominic Scelzi by 1.050-seconds, who advanced seven positions for the silver step on the podium.

Idaho's Logan Forler crossed third, followed by Brekton Crouch and Tye Mihocko to complete the top five.

The Keith Bryan Memorial at Central Arizona Raceway concludes on Saturday, November 11, with the winner taking home $4,000. Racing gets underway at 7:00 P.M. (MT).

Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and Military, $10 for Students (13-17), and free for Youth (12 and under). Pit opens at 4:00 P.M. and Pit Passes are $35. Central Arizona Raceway is located behind the Pinal County Fairgrounds at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner.

For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

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ASCS Southwest Region
Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Friday, November 10, 2023

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 02-Ashton Torgerson[1]; 2. 75-Chris Bonneau[2]; 3. 2-Brekton Crouch[6]; 4. 22-Garen Linder[4]; 5. 6C-Travis Coelho[3]; 6. 7BG-Joshua Shipley[7]; 7. 61-Chaz Baca[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7OH-Tye Mihocko[2]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson[1]; 3. 2L-Logan Forler[5]; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[6]; 5. 5H-Patrick Krob[4]; 6. 8-Jake Helsel[3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Terry McCarl[1]; 2. 57-Stevie Sussex III[2]; 3. 88-Austin Torgerson[3]; 4. 49-Cameron La Rose[4]; 5. X-Dylan Harris[5]; 6. (DNS) 75X-JT Imperial

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 01-Terry McCarl[2]; 2. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[9]; 3. 2L-Logan Forler[6]; 4. 2-Brekton Crouch[1]; 5. 7OH-Tye Mihocko[3]; 6. X-Dylan Harris[13]; 7. 75-Chris Bonneau[8]; 8. 22-Garen Linder[11]; 9. 88-Austin Torgerson[10]; 10. 49-Cameron La Rose[12]; 11. 75X-JT Imperial[19]; 12. 6C-Travis Coelho[16]; 13. 02-Ashton Torgerson[4]; 14. 57-Stevie Sussex III[5]; 15. 8-Jake Helsel[17]; 16. 61-Chaz Baca[18]; 17. 7BG-Joshua Shipley[15]; 18. 5H-Patrick Krob[14]; 19. 14T-Tim Estenson[7]

Still Winning! Sammy Swindell Takes ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Victory

Bryan Hulbert - LOXLEY, Ala. (October 28, 2023) Wrapping up two nights of racing with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints on Saturday night at Deep South Speedway's Halloween Havoc, the tour's final checkered flag of the season went to Tennessee's Sammy Swindell in the Dale Howard Racing No. 47s.

Sammy's fifth overall win of the season, and third in ASCS Regional competition, the victory is his first with the ASCS Hurricane Tour.

Taking off from sixth, Sammy battled his way to the lead over Dewayne White on Lap 7. Red on Lap 11, the pause did little to slow the wily veteran, who pulled away to a 3.609-second lead at the drop of the checkered flag. Winning Friday night's preliminary feature, Zane DeVault charged through the field from 11th to claim second. Koty Adams moved up two spots to claim third, with Dewayne White ending up fourth. Ohio's Max Stambaugh completed the top-five.

Moving up seven spots, Dale Howard crossed sixth, followed by Chase Howard in seventh. Brandon Blenden, Shane Morgan, and Butch David made up the top-ten.

Saturday's field had 32 drivers on hand. Special thanks to Taylor Howard for the Facebook Live during the A-Feature.

With the season in the books, Mississippi's Brandon Blenden earned the 2023 tour championship. Work on the 2024 lineup of events is underway. Updates will be posted as they are made available.

The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
Deep South Speedway (Loxley, Ala.)
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Koty Adams[2]; 2. 10-Terry Gray[3]; 3. 13-Chase Howard[7]; 4. 01-Shane Morgan[5]; 5. 17-Adam Moneyhun[1]; 6. 2H-Tommy Hall[8]; 7. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[4]; 8. (DNS) 8-Brad Bowden

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10K-Dewayne White[6]; 2. 47S-Sammy Swindell[4]; 3. 9-Lane Whittington[5]; 4. 6Z-Zane DeVault[7]; 5. 44-Ronny Howard[3]; 6. 28S-Rusty Sanford[2]; 7. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[8]; 8. 77-David Mabry[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 3. 132-Jamie Manley[4]; 4. 5711-John Robicheaux[7]; 5. 21-Todd Bliss[3]; 6. 27-Chase Wood Jr[8]; 7. 18-Paul Jones[6]; 8. 67-Blake Mallette[5]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 4M-Michael Miller[5]; 2. 88-Brandon Blenden[8]; 3. 121-Butch David[6]; 4. 13X-Jake Brashier[1]; 5. 57-Levi Beard[7]; 6. 56-Jeff Smith[3]; 7. 61-Sean Wimpee[2]; 8. 15-Kyle Mabry[4]

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 44-Ronny Howard[2]; 2. 13X-Jake Brashier[1]; 3. 56-Jeff Smith[6]; 4. 17-Adam Moneyhun[4]; 5. 21-Todd Bliss[3]; 6. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[5]; 7. 67-Blake Mallette[9]; 8. 61-Sean Wimpee[8]; 9. 18-Paul Jones[7]; 10. (DNS) 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier; 11. (DNS) 77-David Mabry; 12. (DNS) 15-Kyle Mabry; 13. (DNS) 28S-Rusty Sanford

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 47S-Sammy Swindell[6]; 2. 6Z-Zane DeVault[11]; 3. 6-Koty Adams[5]; 4. 10K-Dewayne White[1]; 5. 71H-Max Stambaugh[8]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[13]; 7. 13-Chase Howard[4]; 8. 88-Brandon Blenden[2]; 9. 01-Shane Morgan[15]; 10. 121-Butch David[7]; 11. 132-Jamie Manley[14]; 12. 5711-John Robicheaux[12]; 13. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[24]; 14. 57-Levi Beard[16]; 15. 21-Todd Bliss[23]; 16. 9-Lane Whittington[10]; 17. 4M-Michael Miller[3]; 18. 2H-Tommy Hall[17]; 19. 27-Chase Wood Jr[18]; 20. 17-Adam Moneyhun[22]; 21. 10-Terry Gray[9]; 22. 44-Ronny Howard[19]; 23. 56-Jeff Smith[21]; 24. 13X-Jake Brashier[20]

Bryan Hulbert - LOXLEY, Ala. (October 27, 2023) Amassing a field of 33 cars on Friday night at Deep South Speedway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints kicked off the opening night of Halloween Havoc with Indiana's Zane DeVault rolling into Victory Lane.

Zane's first career ASCS-sanctioned victory, the win is his fifth overall triumph on the season in just as many states.

Leading start to finish over the 25-lap affair, a late race caution was not enough to deny the victory, as DeVault jettisoned the Jeremy Scadden Construction/J&J Chassis No. 6z to a 4.078-second victory over Koty Adams.

Dale Howard crossed third, with Sammy Swindell moving 10th to fourth. Michael Miller completed the top five. Ohio's Max Stambaugh was sixth, followed by Brad Bowden from 14th. Terry Gray, Lane Whittington, and Chase Howard made up the top ten.

The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints wrap up their 2023 season at Deep South Speedway on Saturday, October 28. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, $13 for youth (8-13), and free for kids seven and under. Pit Passes are $35. For more information, find the Deep South Speedway on Facebook or log onto https://deepsouthspeedway.org.

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ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
Deep South Speedway (Loxley, Ala.)
Friday, October 27, 2023

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 2. G6-Brandon Grubaugh[3]; 3. 4M-Michael Miller[6]; 4. 44-Ronny Howard[9]; 5. 121-Butch David[1]; 6. 5711-John Robicheaux[4]; 7. 57-Levi Beard[7]; 8. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[8]; 9. 83-Blake Carrier[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Chase Howard[2]; 2. 6-Koty Adams[5]; 3. 8-Brad Bowden[1]; 4. 47S-Sammy Swindell[7]; 5. 01-Shane Morgan[6]; 6. 28S-Rusty Sanford[8]; 7. 77-David Mabry[3]; 8. 61-Sean Wimpee[4]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 2. 10K-Dewayne White[2]; 3. 132-Jamie Manley[3]; 4. 18-Paul Jones[4]; 5. 27-Chase Wood Jr[6]; 6. 67-Blake Mallette[5]; 7. 21-Todd Bliss[7]; 8. (DNS) 1A-Lee Moore

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[3]; 2. 10-Terry Gray[1]; 3. 9-Lane Whittington[6]; 4. 13X-Jake Brashier[2]; 5. 56-Jeff Smith[7]; 6. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[4]; 7. 88-Brandon Blenden[8]; 8. 2H-Tommy Hall[5]

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 01-Shane Morgan[1]; 2. 88-Brandon Blenden[4]; 3. 13X-Jake Brashier[2]; 4. 121-Butch David[3]; 5. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[5]; 6. 21-Todd Bliss[6]; 7. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[7]; 8. 61-Sean Wimpee[8]; 9. 132-Jamie Manley[9]

B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 28S-Rusty Sanford[2]; 2. 27-Chase Wood Jr[1]; 3. 57-Levi Beard[5]; 4. 2H-Tommy Hall[7]; 5. 67-Blake Mallette[3]; 6. 77-David Mabry[6]; 7. 5711-John Robicheaux[4]; 8. (DNS) 83-Blake Carrier

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[1]; 2. 6-Koty Adams[2]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 4. 47S-Sammy Swindell[10]; 5. 4M-Michael Miller[6]; 6. 71H-Max Stambaugh[8]; 7. 8-Brad Bowden[14]; 8. 10-Terry Gray[12]; 9. 9-Lane Whittington[7]; 10. 13-Chase Howard[4]; 11. 10K-Dewayne White[11]; 12. 01-Shane Morgan[17]; 13. 88-Brandon Blenden[19]; 14. 132-Jamie Manley[13]; 15. 28S-Rusty Sanford[18]; 16. 121-Butch David[23]; 17. 2H-Tommy Hall[24]; 18. 56-Jeff Smith[15]; 19. 57-Levi Beard[22]; 20. 13X-Jake Brashier[21]; 21. 44-Ronny Howard[5]; 22. 27-Chase Wood Jr[20]; 23. 18-Paul Jones[16]; 24. G6-Brandon Grubaugh[9]

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 14, 2023) Fastest in Qualifying, won his Heat Race, earned the Pole in the A-Feature, and never looked back. That’s the way it went Saturday night for Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who etched his name in the record books as the winner of the final A-Feature with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

“We had an awesome racecar tonight,” said Hafertepe. “I was amazed at how good we were, and honestly, on the restarts, I kind of wasn’t going as hard because we’d catch lapped traffic so fast.”

Hafertepe’s ninth win at the half-mile with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, the victory is his 65th with the tour.

Giving a tip of the cap to the track crew on getting the surface ironed out and providing multiple grooves of racing, Sam then stated, “It’s sad to see this place go. I’ve spent a lot of my life racing here. I started when I was sixteen years old, and that was 20 years ago, but it’s neat to be a part of this place. It’s impressive for a facility like this to last as long as it has, and it takes people like the Edwards running to make it last all these years.”

Never a challenge over the course of 30 laps, Hafertepe was quick into lapped traffic several times. Slowed for the final time with nine laps to run, Traffic over the final two laps at one point looked like it was going to give Matt Covington a chance at the Hills Racin No. 15h with Hafertepe nearly brought to a standstill in the first and second turns.

Stripping nearly two seconds off of his advantage at the wave of the white flag, Sam found smoothing sailing through the final sets of turns and captured the win by 2.542-seconds.

Trading fourth with Harli White during the feature, Jace Park was able to retake the spot, with White able to go tenth to fifth. Blake Hahn, from ninth, made it to sixth, followed by Saturday’s KSE Hard Charger, Channin Tankersley, who picked up ten positions to finish eighth. Chase Randall was ninth with Tucker Doughty, who won the BMRS B-Feature, climbing to a top-ten finish.

The final running of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals included 29 drivers for the tour’s 107th event.

The final full points race of the season, Jason Martin secured his first career ASCS National Tour Championship and the $50,000 that goes with it. Jason’s record included Nine wins on the season, 18 top-five, and 24 top-ten finishes. He secured the title by 46 over Matt Covington.

One weekend of racing remains for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals, happening October 26-28 at Texarkana 67 Speedway. The rescheduled event is show-up points event. That event will be shown on http://www.floracing.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 00:16.079[6]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 00:16.114[10]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton, 00:16.136[7]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 00:16.380[9]; 5. 2-Brekton Crouch, 00:16.393[1]; 6. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 00:16.714[5]; 7. 71-Channin Tankersley, 00:16.721[4]; 8. 2J-Zach Blurton, 00:16.810[2]; 9. 10-Landon Britt, 00:16.872[3]; 10. 16-Blake Baccus, 00:17.128[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 00:15.718[7]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 00:15.916[8]; 3. 87J-Jace Park, 00:15.997[4]; 4. 9-Chase Randall, 00:16.033[6]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton, 00:16.154[1]; 6. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, 00:16.393[10]; 7. 1J-Danny Jennings, 00:16.449[3]; 8. 45-Martin Edwards, 00:16.548[9]; 9. 2X-Tucker Doughty, 00:16.714[5]; 10. 33C-Casey Carter, 00:18.411[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 00:15.442[9]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 00:15.634[5]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 00:15.648[8]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 00:15.785[6]; 5. 12H-Harli White, 00:15.793[2]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 00:16.029[4]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 00:16.066[7]; 8. 4-Austin Mundie, 00:16.370[1]; 9. 15-Michael Colaluca, 00:16.996[3]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 8M-Kade Morton[2]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 5. 0-Eric Baldaccini[6]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 7. 71-Channin Tankersley[7]; 8. 2J-Zach Blurton[8]; 9. 2-Brekton Crouch[5]; 10. 16-Blake Baccus[10]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 87J-Jace Park[2]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[5]; 6. 45-Martin Edwards[8]; 7. 2X-Tucker Doughty[9]; 8. 1J-Danny Jennings[7]; 9. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[6]; 10. 33C-Casey Carter[10]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 4. 12H-Harli White[5]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 7. 91-Michael Day[7]; 8. 4-Austin Mundie[8]; 9. 15-Michael Colaluca[9]

B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 2X-Tucker Doughty[2]; 2. 71-Channin Tankersley[4]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[7]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie[6]; 6. 1J-Danny Jennings[8]; 7. 2-Brekton Crouch[11]; 8. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[10]; 9. 15-Michael Colaluca[9]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 11. 16-Blake Baccus[12]; 12. 91-Michael Day[3]; 13. (DNS) 33C-Casey Carter

A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 4. 87J-Jace Park[4]; 5. 12H-Harli White[10]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[9]; 7. 14-Jordon Mallett[6]; 8. 71-Channin Tankersley[18]; 9. 9-Chase Randall[11]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 11. 2X-Tucker Doughty[17]; 12. 0-Eric Baldaccini[12]; 13. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 14. 7M-Chance Morton[13]; 15. 2J-Zach Blurton[20]; 16. 6-Christopher Townsend[19]; 17. 45-Martin Edwards[15]; 18. 1J-Danny Jennings[22]; 19. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 20. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 22. 4-Austin Mundie[21]; 23. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]; 24. 91-Michael Day[24]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 2 10/13 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 10/14 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway); Ryan Timms – 2 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Jake Bubak – 2 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,562; 2. Matt Covington 3,516; 3. Jordon Mallett 3,269; 4. Howard Moore 3,267; 5. Brandon Anderson 3,203; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,976; 7. Landon Britt 2,837; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,827; 9. Michael Day 2,505; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 13, 2023) Capitalizing on traffic in the late stages of the preliminary A-Feature at the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. returned to Victory Lane with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

Win No. 8 in National Tour competition for Hafertepe at the famed half-mile, the victory was No. 64 with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and marks ten consecutive years that the Sunnyvale, Texas native has won at least one National Tour event.

Chasing Blake Hahn from the drop of the green, traffic began entering the mix on Lap 16. Leading by 1.611-seconds as he began working around the back markers, Hahn's advantage dissipated rapidly. On the back bumper of the Smiley’s Racing Products No. 52 on Lap 18, the pair raced wheel-to-wheel the following lap, with Hahn holding by 0.015—seconds. Not able to fend off the Hills Racing No. 15h any longer, Hafertepe took over with six laps to go.

Caution on the white flag: the attempt at a green, white, checkered ended with Kyler Johnson bringing out the red with a wild series of flips off the top of turns three and four. Bringing things to a one-lap shootout, Hafertepe darted to a 0.765-second advantage at the checkered flag.

“When we took the green, I ran the bottom, and obviously he [Blake Hahn] has really good speed around the top, but I knew once we got to traffic, he’d be skittish to go low, so I felt it out at the start of the race to see if the holes would upset my car, and it timed out where he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that’s part of being a veteran in the sport. Sometimes you capitalize on people’s mistakes,” said Hafertepe of the race for the win.

Blake Hahn held on for second with Chase Randall, who slipped to eight on the opening lap from fifth, making the last lap pass for the final podium step on Howard Moore.

Surviving contact early in the race that saw Jason Marting going over Wayne Johnson’s left front exiting the second turn, the No. 36 crossed fifth. Jace Park picked up six positions to finish sixth, followed by Chance Morton, Brandon Anderson, and Harli White, who all advanced seven spots over the course of the 25-lap affair. Jordon Mallett completed the top ten.

The final running of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals is Saturday, October 14, with races going green at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for seniors, youth (13-15), and military. Kids 12 and under get in the stands for free. Pits are $35 each night. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located at 1711 Lawson Rd. in Mesquite, Texas. For tickets and directions, log onto http://www.devilsbowl.com or call (972) 222-2421.

Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton, 00:15.308[8]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 00:15.426[1]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 00:15.546[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 00:15.639[2]; 5. 87J-Jace Park, 00:15.807[5]; 6. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 00:15.968[3]; 7. 16-Blake Baccus, 00:16.082[7]; 8. (DNS) 23X-Austin Shores, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 00:15.497[5]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 00:15.568[2]; 3. 85-Colby Stubblefield, 00:15.598[7]; 4. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman, 00:15.935[8]; 5. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, 00:16.084[6]; 6. 33C-Casey Carter, 00:16.619[1]; 7. 15-Michael Colaluca, 00:16.704[3]; 8. (DNS) 2X-Tucker Doughty, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 00:15.445[7]; 2. 2-Brekton Crouch, 00:15.522[8]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 00:15.690[4]; 4. 12H-Harli White, 00:15.808[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 00:15.877[2]; 6. 45-Martin Edwards, 00:16.177[5]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton, 00:16.186[1]; 8. 91-Michael Day, 00:16.380[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 00:15.135[7]; 2. 1J-Danny Jennings, 00:15.382[5]; 3. 9-Chase Randall, 00:15.502[8]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton, 00:15.576[6]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie, 00:15.833[4]; 6. 71-Channin Tankersley, 00:16.111[3]; 7. 6-Christopher Townsend, 00:16.166[2]; 8. 10-Landon Britt, 00:16.737[1]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 4. 87J-Jace Park[5]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 6. 0-Eric Baldaccini[6]; 7. 16-Blake Baccus[7]; 8. (DNS) 23X-Austin Shores

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[1]; 4. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[5]; 5. 15-Michael Colaluca[7]; 6. 85-Colby Stubblefield[2]; 7. 33C-Casey Carter[6]; 8. (DNS) 2X-Tucker Doughty

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 2. 12H-Harli White[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 2-Brekton Crouch[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 45-Martin Edwards[6]; 7. 91-Michael Day[8]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall[2]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 4. 1J-Danny Jennings[3]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie[5]; 6. 71-Channin Tankersley[6]; 7. 6-Christopher Townsend[7]; 8. (DNS) 10-Landon Britt

BMRS B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 3. 4-Austin Mundie[3]; 4. 71-Channin Tankersley[6]; 5. 91-Michael Day[8]; 6. 2X-Tucker Doughty[15]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[13]; 8. 15-Michael Colaluca[1]; 9. 6-Christopher Townsend[10]; 10. 16-Blake Baccus[9]; 11. 33C-Casey Carter[12]; 12. 45-Martin Edwards[7]; 13. 0-Eric Baldaccini[5]; 14. 23X-Austin Shores[16]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 16. 85-Colby Stubblefield[11]

RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 3. 9-Chase Randall[5]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 6. 87J-Jace Park[12]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton[14]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[15]; 9. 12H-Harli White[16]; 10. 14-Jordon Mallett[7]; 11. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 12. 91-Michael Day[21]; 13. 2J-Zach Blurton[11]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[24]; 15. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[13]; 16. 2-Brekton Crouch[10]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[18]; 18. 71-Channin Tankersley[20]; 19. 4-Austin Mundie[19]; 20. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[17]; 21. 2X-Tucker Doughty[22]; 22. 1J-Danny Jennings[9]; 23. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 24. 10-Landon Britt[23]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Ryan Timms – 2 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Jake Bubak – 2 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 10/13 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,458; 2. Matt Covington 3,374; 3. Jordon Mallett 3,150; 4. Howard Moore 3,132; 5. Brandon Anderson 3,093; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,911; 7. Landon Britt 2,745; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,729; 9. Michael Day 2,440; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;

Hafertepe is Devil's Bowl Bound For The Winter Nationals With The American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert - MESQUITE, Texas (October 11, 2023) When you get the chance to race close to home, there's nothing like it, and Sunnyvale, Texas shoe, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. is doing just that this weekend in the Hills Racing No. 15h as he takes on the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt at the 50th annual Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals.

Racing Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, Sam has repeatedly stated the Devil's Bowl is his favorite track. In ASCS National competition, Sam has been on top seven times since 2011. His most recent Devil's Bowl win came during the 2020 Winter Nationals prelim night.

"I love coming back to race the Devil's Bowl, and we get a couple of chances this weekend with ASCS, and next week, we come here and run with the Outlaws. It's right down the road from where I grew up, so this place means a lot to me," said Hafertepe.

On track earlier this season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Sam's weekend concluded with a sixth-place finish.

Both nights during the Devil's Bowl Winter National this weekend go green at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Fans not able to attend can watch every lap on http://www.racindirt.com.

Hafertepe will have his T-Shirt Trailer set up during the event behind the grandstands for fans to purchase merchandise.

For continued updates on Sam Hafertepe, Jr., log onto http://www.sam15.com and make sure to find him on Twitter (@samhafertepejr). For news on Hill's Racing Team, log onto https://www.facebook.com/hillsracing/ and on Twitter (@HillsRacingTeam).

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (October 10, 2023) On top of the money added into Saturday’s program during the 2023 Chili Bowl Nationals, teams will now have more to look forward to when they roll into Tulsa this coming January, as the 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals will wrap up with a $20,000 to win, $2,000 to start championship feature event.

Throw in the annual lap money bonus ($150 per lap to the leader, $50 to second) on Saturday, and the winner could potentially walk away with $28,250.

Along with adding money to the 55-lap affair, payouts throughout Saturday’s alphabet soup will also increase, along with preliminary nights getting a bump to $3,000 to win, $300 to start.

Looking through Saturday’s alphabet payout, the first non-transfer in the B-Features will get $800, with the two consolation races paying $600 to start. C-Features will start at $500 for the first non-transfer. D-Features start at $400. E-Features are $200 for all non-transferring teams. F-Features are $150 to all who don’t advance, G-Features are $125, with H-Features and beyond receiving $100 to non-transferring teams.

Transferring drivers will also receive bonus money in addition to money earned in the next race. That goes for preliminary nights as well.

Monday and Tuesday reserved seat tickets are on sale now by calling (918) 838-3777, along with a few scattered, single seats for the entire event. Monday and Tuesday tickets are $60 each. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%) and shipping, which is $8 for orders up to 15 tickets and $10 for 16 ticket orders and up.

Domestic orders not held in Will Call will be sent via USPS Certified Mail. Each order sent will require a signature upon arrival. All international orders will be kept in Will Call. The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT).

The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

Shipping: $8 for orders up to 15 tickets. $10 from 16 ticket orders and up. All international orders are held in Will Call. Orders are not accepted via Email or Social Media

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 5, 2023) With the recent cancellation of events by Lake Ozark Speedway on October 27 and 28, the 2023 chase to the championship with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will be settled at the 50th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals on Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14.

The rescheduled COMP Cams Short Track Nationals the following week is a show-up points event, with all participants receiving 100 points once checked in.

Going into the final two-point paying nights, the fight comes down to Jason Martin and Matt Covington, with a 67-point gap separating the two from their first National Tour title and a $50,000 payday.

Looking through the top ten, several positions are still in the air, starting with third place. Held by Jordon Mallett, the Greenbrier, Ark. shoe holds a slim 38-point advantage over leading Brodix Rookie of the Year, Howard Moore. Only 63 back from Mallett and 25 from Moore sits Brandon Anderson in fifth.

Kyler Johnson sits sixth, followed by Landon Britt, who has made a comeback from being as far back as tenth after being forced to miss a weekend, but the margin is only 16 over Christopher Townsend. Michael Day and Chris Morgan make up the top ten.

The most visited track in the history of the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, the upcoming Winter Nationals will be rounds 106 and 107 at the famed half-mile. The 2022 event saw a sweep by Blake Hahn.

Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, the Pits will open at 2:00 P.M. Grandstands at 5:00 P.M. will be followed by racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Along with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, Limited Modifieds and Factory Stocks will be on the card Friday, with A-Modifieds and RaceSaver Sprint Cars on Saturday.

Tickets are $25 per night for adults, $15 for seniors, youth (13-15), and military. Kids 12 and under get in the stands for free. Pits are $35 each night. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located at 1711 Lawson Rd. in Mesquite, Texas. For tickets and directions, log onto http://www.devilsbowl.com or call (972) 222-2421.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Lonnie Wheatley, TEXARKANA, Ark. (October 4, 2023) – Even with a new locale, it simply wouldn’t be the Short Track Nationals without some interaction with Mother Nature.

With the 36th edition of the American Sprint Car Series-sanctioned event set for Texarkana 67 Speedway this weekend after 35 years at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway, heavy rain overnight Wednesday and throughout the day with more expected through Thursday has left the facility unsuitable for racing action this weekend with the track and pit area already waterlogged.

The official statement from the track as posted on social media reads as follows:

“As bad as we hate to cancel this weekend's event, the track has received over 6” of rain with a lot more on the way. The facility is underwater. We will be postponing the event until October 19-21.Thank you to everyone that pre-entered and to the racers and fans that were committed to attending. We hope you will join us in two weeks. Drivers that pre-entered, if you cannot attend please send us a message for a refund of your entry fee."

The event will now kick off with the $4,646-to-win 16th Annual ASCS Mid-South Ralph Henson Memorial on Thursday, October 19, with the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape taking place on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21, culminating with the 41-lap, $20,000-to-win STN championship feature event.

There are currently 61 drivers from 15 different states entered for the event ASCS National Championship series-sanctioned event.

The pre-entry deadline of October 2 has passed, however post-entries will be $150 with no driver pit pass included. Entries may be submitted at https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com/driverinfo/.

The What: 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-Law-Tex Lawn and Landscape.

The Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR). Texarkana 67 Speedway is located east of Texarkana to I-30 Exit 7, then 0.5 miles southeast on SR 108 then 2.6 miles northeast on US 67.

The Format: Thursday’s Ralph Henson Memorial will be contested under standard ASCS Mid-South Region format with one of top three finishers eligible for Saturday STN provisional if needed.

Friday’s preliminary event will be contested under a derivative of the All Star Circuit of Champions format, with group qualifying establishing heat race lineups with an invert of four in each heat race. The Friday preliminary will conclude with Twin-25 lap features that each offer up $1,500 to win.

The top two from each of the Twin 25-lap features will be locked into Saturday night’s Pole Dash and the championship main event.

Friday event points accumulated will be carried over to Saturday night, with another set of heats utilizing passing points added to the Friday total to set the championship feature lineups. The top two in combined points from Friday night and the Saturday heat races with join Friday’s four lock-ins in the Pole Dash. The next eight in points will occupy STN championship feature positions 7-14 with the balance of the field in “B” and “C” Mains.

Three will transfer from both “B” Mains to set the 20-car feature field. The 21st position is reserved for a top-three Thursday night finisher if necessary.

The Past STN Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

The Past Ralph Henson Memorial Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

Thursday: 1. $4,646, 2. $1,250, 3. $1,100, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $300, 10. $250, 11. $250, 12. $250, 13. $250, 14. $250, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Friday (Twin Features): 1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3. $650, 4. $625, 5. $600, 6. $550, 7. $525, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10. $400, 11. $350, 12. $325, 13. $300, 14. $275, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Saturday: 1. $20,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,200, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,700, 7. $1,600, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,400, 10. $1,350, 11. $1,300, 12. $1,200, 13. $1,150, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000.

Thursday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Friday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Saturday: Pits $40. Grandstand for Adults $30, Military $25 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Driver pit pass for Friday and Saturday is included in the $100 entry fee if submitted by the deadline.

Tickets will be available at the gate each day with gates with grandstands opening daily at 5:00 p.m. Debit/credit cards are accepted at the front gate and concessions.

Free camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis along the west side tree line with no water or electrical hookups.

The Broadcast: If you can’t make it to the STN, watch live at https://flosports.link/3ECzSVP.

For more information regarding the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at Texarkana 67 Speedway, check online at www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com, call 870-648-5688 or email tcrawley87@yahoo.com.

Bryan Hulbert - EDNA, Texas (September 26, 2023) Unfortunately, races slated for Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Texana Raceway Park with the ASCS Gulf South Region is provided by Pipeline+MD have been canceled due to a storm Monday night causing massive amounts of damage to the facility.

Taken over by Chris Walters (Walters Promotions, LLC), the series is looking forward to a full slate in 2024. Anyone with questions about the series can call Chris at (281) 475-1919.

Support for the ASCS Gulf South Region is provided by Pipeline+MD, Griffith Truck and Equipment, Precision Spray Foam, C4 Branding, What Makes Us Fire Foundation, Dusty Moon Veterinary Service, Top Coat Fabrication, Willy’s Racing Products, and Integrity Cleaning.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Weather forces ASCS Frontier finale cancelation
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - Poor weather affecting the Billings, Montana area has forced Big Sky Speedway officials to cancel this weekend's ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races on Friday and Saturday. The races will not be rescheduled.

With that, the season is over and Lethbridge, Alberta's Kelly Miller is the 2023 ASCS Frontier Region champion. It is Miller's first title in ASCS-sanctioned competition. Miller finished 82 points ahead of 2022 champion Trever Kirkland.

It was a banner season in Big Sky Country for the KDM Motorsports Team, as Miller scored a series high six victories aboard the No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle. Miller won the first four races, each of them in dominant fashion. Miller won the May 19th and 20th races at Big Sky Speedway before taking checkered flags June 16th at Gallatin Speedway and at Big Sky Speedway again on June 17th. After a dry spell during the summer that saw some minor struggles and a shrinking point lead, Miller returned to form later in the season as he won the first night of the Montana Roundup on September 1st at Electric City Speedway and won again the following Friday, September 8th at Gallatin Speedway again.

In 13 completed ASCS Frontier Region events, Miller earned ten Top 5 finishes and finished in the Top 10 all but once. Even if he didn't win, Miller was consistently near the front of the field.

Kirkland's title defense ended with a second place finish in the points. Kirkland was competitive throughout, leading multiple races and finishing second on four occasions before breaking through on September 9th at Big Sky Speedway for his first win of the season in what turned out to be the last race run. Along with eight Top 5 finishes, Kirkland also had the distinction of being the only driver to finish in the Top 10 in every ASCS Frontier Region main event this season.

Phil Dietz, the five-time Montana sprint car champion, finished third in the points with seven Top 5 and eight Top 10 finishes. He finished second in the final two races of the season. Dietz also was twice a winner in ASCS Northern Plains competition this season.

Work is already being done in preparation for the 2024 season. Updates will be provided when available.

More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.

2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
August 25 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 26 - Jake Bubak at Big Sky Speedway
September 1 - Kelly Miller at Electric City Speedway
September 2 - Tyler Thompson at Electric City Speedway
September 3 - Logan Forler at Electric City Speedway
September 8 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
September 9 - Trever Kirkland at Big Sky Speedway
September 22 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway
September 23 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 17, 2023) Mother Nature delayed things by a day, but it was worth the wait as Ryan Timms followed up his Thursday prelim victory with a $10,000 payday and his first championship feature event win at the Jesse Hockett/ Daniel McMillin Memorial with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

"I'm really happy I was able to get this win. This is a bucket-list race to win, and I'm glad I was able to get it done this year. I want to thank the Hockett family for everything they do for this event,” stated Timms, who joined Johnny Herrera as the only other driver to win a Sunday showdown at the Hockett/McMillin Memorial.

Leading all by the opening lap Saturday night, which was led by Jake Bubak, Timms shot into the lead on the second revolution. Challenged once during one of the four-race stoppages, the DriveWFX.com No. 5t rolled to the finish with a 1.667-second advantage, running multiple grooves throughout the 30-lap event.

"It was rubbered up earlier on today and rubbered up for that non-wing feature, so I was really expecting it to all blow off really fast and go straight to the top and just conserve your tires. The track actually stayed together fairly well.

Jason Martin fought his way to a runner-up finish, with Bubak ending up third after slipping back to fifth during the mid-point of the feature event.

Mounting a huge charge and at one point looking like he was going to roll by the field, Tim Estenson railed the cushion for a ten-spot gain to finish fourth. Up from ninth with a late race charge, Hank Davis completed the top five.

Battling sixth to second until Lap 23, Sean McClelland slipped back to where he started, with Blake Hahn following in seventh. Jamie Ball finished eighth, with Matt Covington rolling forward nine spots for a ninth-place finish. Miles Paulus made up the top ten.

The Hockett Hard Charger this year was Jeffrey Newell. The award was worth an extra $3,077. The Non-Wing Hard Charger was Jesse Vermillion. The POWRI WAR feature was topped by California’s Ricky Lewis, who did so from the 11th starting spot.

Overall, the 2023 Hockett/McMillin Memorial saw 147 Sprint Cars officially hit the track between both sanctioning bodies.

The night started off with AR Dyno Specialty Qualifiers, with wins going to Hank Davis, Derek Hagar, Jeremy Campbell, Wayne Johnson, and Miles Paulus. Twin BMRS B-Features were won by Howard Moore and Jordon Mallett.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will be the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals at Texarkana 67 Speedway, happening October 5, 6, and 7, paying $20,000 to win, $1,000 to start. For info and to enter, log onto https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 1 (12 Laps): 1. 1H-Hank Davis[2]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson[4]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 4. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 5. 77-Jack Wagner[6]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 8. 71B-Brady Baker[8]; 9. 99D-Tucker Daly[9]; 10. 4-Chase Richards[10]; 11. 96-Brandon Sampson[11]; 12. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[12]; 13. 122-Lane Warner[13]; 14. 71-Channin Tankersley[14]; 15. 91T-Tyler Thomas[15]; 16. 16S-Steven Howell[16]

AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 2 (12 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[1]; 2. 14E-Kyle Bellm[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[6]; 4. 37-Ayden Gatewood[8]; 5. 1JR-Steven Russell[4]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[5]; 7. 1P-Curtis Evans[10]; 8. 52D-Skyler Daly[11]; 9. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 10. 44R-Ronny Howard[9]; 11. 91-Michael Day[7]; 12. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 13. 13-Elijah Gile[13]; 14. 9$-Kyle Clark[14]; 15. 73-Samuel Wagner[15]; 16. 22S-Slater Helt[16]

AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 3 (12 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 2. 6Z-Zane DeVault[4]; 3. 23M-Lance Moss[7]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[2]; 5. 1K-Kelby Watt[3]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[6]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan[9]; 9. 33-Alan Zoutte[11]; 10. 9C-Tony Crank[10]; 11. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[8]; 12. 4X-Brad Bowden[12]; 13. 74-Tucker Boulton[13]; 14. 16-Hannah Merritt[14]; 15. 12M-Greg Merritt[15]

AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 4 (12 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 6-Christopher Townsend[3]; 3. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 5. 97-Scotty Milan[7]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[11]; 7. 79-Gage Montgomery[8]; 8. 57-Billy Butler[14]; 9. 7B-Ben Brown[12]; 10. 44-Chris Martin[5]; 11. 18-Ryan Roberts[6]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[9]; 13. 83-Kurt Mueller[10]; 14. 18X-Nathan Ryun[13]; 15. 32D-Daryn Langford[15]

AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 5 (12 Laps): 1. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[4]; 4. 21-Kameron Key[9]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[13]; 7. 86-Timothy Smith[5]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[14]; 9. 55-Chase Howard[12]; 10. 4M-Cameron Martin[6]; 11. 1T-Joshua Tyre[11]; 12. 41H-Colton Hardy[3]; 13. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 14. 14M-Randy Martin[10]; 15. 2X-Tony Rustad[15]

B-Main 1 (15 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 3. 37-Ayden Gatewood[4]; 4. 23M-Lance Moss[2]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[10]; 7. 1K-Kelby Watt[7]; 8. 44-Chris Martin[19]; 9. 99D-Tucker Daly[16]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 11. 57-Billy Butler[15]; 12. 33-Alan Zoutte[17]; 13. 4-Chase Richards[18]; 14. 52D-Skyler Daly[14]; 15. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 16. 77-Jack Wagner[6]; 17. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 18. 10-Landon Britt[12]; 19. 86-Timothy Smith[13]; 20. 96-Brandon Sampson[20]

B-Main 2 (15 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 2. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 3. 1JR-Steven Russell[6]; 4. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[2]; 6. 71B-Brady Baker[13]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[8]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[15]; 9. 7C-Chris Morgan[14]; 10. 97-Scotty Milan[7]; 11. 9C-Tony Crank[18]; 12. 1P-Curtis Evans[11]; 13. 21-Kameron Key[5]; 14. 51B-Joe B Miller[16]; 15. 79-Gage Montgomery[12]; 16. 7M-Chance Morton[9]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[10]; 18. 55-Chase Howard[17]; 19. 4M-Cameron Martin[19]

RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 1X-Jake Bubak[2]; 4. 14T-Tim Estenson[14]; 5. 1H-Hank Davis[9]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 8. 4W-Jamie Ball[5]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[18]; 10. 98P-Miles Paulus[13]; 11. 12-Jeffrey Newell[22]; 12. 9JR-Derek Hagar[10]; 13. 3-Howard Moore[19]; 14. 87J-Jace Park[7]; 15. 45X-Kyler Johnson[24]; 16. 187-Landon Crawley[21]; 17. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[11]; 18. 14-Jordon Mallett[20]; 19. 2-Chase Porter[25]; 20. 6-Christopher Townsend[17]; 21. 6Z-Zane DeVault[16]; 22. 12X-Garet Williamson[8]; 23. 2C-Wayne Johnson[12]; 24. 55B-Brandon Anderson[23]; 25. 14E-Kyle Bellm[15]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Ryan Timms – 2 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Jake Bubak – 2 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,333; 2. Matt Covington 3,266; 3. Jordon Mallett 3,040; 4. Howard Moore 3,002; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,977; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,813; 7. Landon Britt 2,680; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,664; 9. Michael Day 2,334; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;

Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.

WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 16, 2023) Rain during the afternoon, followed by heavy rain moving in as cars began rolling the track, the finale of the Hockett/McMillin Memorial has been postponed to Sunday, September 17, 2023, featuring the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and POWRi WAR Sprints.

Cars will begin hot lapping at 2:00 P.M. with racing at 3:00 P.M. (CDT). Anyone who purchased a ticket or pit pass for Saturday’s event needs to retain their pass for admission on Sunday. Grandstands will open at 1:00 P.M. Pits will be cleared, and passes will begin selling at 12:30 P.M.

Lucas Oil Speedway is located at 18842 Speedway Dr. in Wheatland, Mo. For more information on the track, including on-site camping, log onto http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com or call (417) 282-5984.

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 14, 2023) A last-minute decision to race the Hockett/McMillin Memorial paid off for Oklahoma’s Ryan Timms as the DriveWFX.com No. 5t stood atop the podium with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com every time he hit the surface of the Lucas Oil Speedway.

The 16th different winner on the season and 22nd at Lucas Oil Speedway in 42 appearances, Timms guaranteed his spot in Saturday’s $ 10,000-to-win championship event.

“We actually weren’t planning on coming here until Tuesday, but I’m glad we came,” stated Timms.

“Starting on the pole, we were able to lead every lap. I was running the bottom until I heard Blake [Hahn] and moved up, then it started taking rubber about Lap 15. After that, I could smell it and settled into it, but it’s awesome to win here. Hopefully, we can get the win on Saturday because this really is a bucket list race to win at.”

Caution coming off the final turn set up a green, white, checkered finish. Protecting his line through the final set of turns, Timms was able to pull away by 1.217-seconds over Blake Hahn. Third went to Jamie Ball, with Derek Hagar rolling tenth to fourth. Picking up two spots, Garet Williamson completed the top five.

Howard Moore was sixth, followed by Steve Russell, who charged through the field 15 positions to earn the KSE Hard Charger of the Race. Jeremy Campbell, Brandon Anderson, and Joe B. Miller made up the top ten.

The opening night of the Hockett/McMillin Memorial saw 41 drivers draw in, and 40 take a competitive green flag lap. Garet Williamson set a new ASCS Track Record at 13.549-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Howard Moore, Ryan Timms, Chris Martin, Zane DeVault, and Jeremy Campbell. BMRS B-Features went to Landon Britt and Gage Montgomery.

Friday’s field of 49 drivers is set to qualify on Friday night. Once both prelim nights have concluded, the Top 8 in overall event point will lock into Saturday’s $10,000 to win feature. Friday’s event goes green at 7:05 P.M. (CDT).

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.642[1]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson, 13.670[2]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 13.674[7]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 13.782[5]; 5. 1JR-Steven Russell, 13.835[6]; 6. 79-Gage Montgomery, 13.931[4]; 7. 8-Alex Sewell, 13.977[9]; 8. 73-Samuel Wagner, 14.060[8]; 9. (DNS) 9$-Kyle Clark, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms, 13.819[7]; 2. 1K-Kelby Watt, 13.868[3]; 3. 86-Timothy Smith, 13.885[2]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton, 13.956[1]; 5. 7C-Chris Morgan, 14.061[8]; 6. 1P-Curtis Evans, 14.105[4]; 7. 91T-Tyler Thomas, 14.163[5]; 8. 31-Casey Wills, 14.389[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 4W-Jamie Ball, 13.750[5]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller, 13.751[2]; 3. 44-Chris Martin, 13.828[3]; 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 13.854[6]; 5. 7B-Ben Brown, 14.067[1]; 6. 41-Mackenzie Borchers, 14.523[8]; 7. 16-Hannah Merritt, 15.743[7]; 8. 57-Billy Butler, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 12X-Garet Williamson, 13.549[4]; 2. 6Z-Zane DeVault, 13.606[6]; 3. 2-Chase Porter, 13.654[3]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile, 13.776[2]; 5. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 14.045[5]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton, 14.152[7]; 7. 14M-Randy Martin, 14.288[1]; 8. 99D-Tucker Daly, 14.494[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 5 (3 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.909[3]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 13.965[8]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.965[6]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.006[1]; 5. 91-Michael Day, 14.152[2]; 6. 44R-Ronny Howard, 14.176[7]; 7. 23M-Lance Moss, 14.197[5]; 8. 1T-Joshua Tyre,

AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 4. 14T-Tim Estenson[3]; 5. 79-Gage Montgomery[6]; 6. 1JR-Steven Russell[5]; 7. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 8. 73-Samuel Wagner[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[4]; 2. 86-Timothy Smith[2]; 3. 1K-Kelby Watt[3]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 5. 91T-Tyler Thomas[7]; 6. 1P-Curtis Evans[6]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[8]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan[5]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[2]; 2. 4W-Jamie Ball[4]; 3. 71-Channin Tankersley[1]; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 5. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[6]; 6. 16-Hannah Merritt[7]; 7. 57-Billy Butler[8]; 8. 7B-Ben Brown[5]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[3]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 3. 12X-Garet Williamson[4]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile[1]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[6]; 6. 14M-Randy Martin[7]; 7. 2-Chase Porter[2]; 8. 99D-Tucker Daly[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[3]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend[2]; 4. 23M-Lance Moss[7]; 5. 91-Michael Day[5]; 6. 1T-Joshua Tyre[8]; 7. 44R-Ronny Howard[6]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]

B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[2]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[9]; 4. 14M-Randy Martin[5]; 5. 91T-Tyler Thomas[1]; 6. 2-Chase Porter[11]; 7. 91-Michael Day[4]; 8. 73-Samuel Wagner[10]; 9. 13-Elijah Gile[6]; 10. 31-Casey Wills[8]; 11. 7B-Ben Brown[12]; 12. 1P-Curtis Evans[7]

B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 79-Gage Montgomery[1]; 2. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 3. 1JR-Steven Russell[7]; 4. 1T-Joshua Tyre[4]; 5. 44R-Ronny Howard[9]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[11]; 7. 99D-Tucker Daly[10]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 9. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[2]; 10. 16-Hannah Merritt[5]; 11. 71-Channin Tankersley[3]; 12. 57-Billy Butler[8]

RacinDirtcom A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 4W-Jamie Ball[4]; 4. 9JR-Derek Hagar[10]; 5. 12X-Garet Williamson[7]; 6. 3-Howard Moore[8]; 7. 1JR-Steven Russell[22]; 8. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 9. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 10. 51B-Joe B Miller[14]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[16]; 12. 1K-Kelby Watt[11]; 13. 7M-Chance Morton[19]; 14. 8-Alex Sewell[21]; 15. 91-Michael Day[24]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 17. 2-Chase Porter[25]; 18. 14T-Tim Estenson[13]; 19. 23M-Lance Moss[15]; 20. 6Z-Zane DeVault[2]; 21. 8M-Kade Morton[20]; 22. 86-Timothy Smith[12]; 23. 79-Gage Montgomery[18]; 24. 44-Chris Martin[9]; 25. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]

Provisional(s): Kyler Johnson (Points) / Michael Day (Points) / Chase Porter (Regional)

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway); Ryan Timms – 1 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,333; 2. Matt Covington 3,166; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,940; 4. Howard Moore 2,902; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,977; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,813; 7. Landon Britt 2,680; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,664; 9. Michael Day 2,334; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;

Bryan Hulbert – SPENCER, Iowa (September 12, 2023) Picking up $5,000 at the Battle of the Blue Ribbon presented by DeBerg Concrete Tuesday night, Terry McCarl collected his 15th career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa.

The 15th driver to top the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com in 2023, McCarl’s last win came 126 events ago on October 31, 2019, at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

“I had a great car right off the bat. I love the feel of these dished wings. I always give my boys crap. They think I’m old and stupid for running them, but it’s just a feel I like in the car, and the track wasn’t laying rubber, but it was cleaning off,” said McCarl. “It feels great to win, and it’s hard to win anywhere, but on the national level with these ASCS guys, they’re a great group of guys, you know, and here; I’ve never really run that well here in Spencer. In fact, this is my first win here.”

Getting the lead on the opening lap from the right of the front row, the Country Builder Construction/Justice Brothers No. 24 led from start to finish at the three-eighths-mile oval. Finding traffic late in the non-stop feature event did little to slow the wily veteran, who pulled away to a 3.719-second advantage at the drop of the checkered flag.

Chased by Matt Covington, the No. 95 moved to second through the opening turns of the 25-lap affair and stayed there for the duration. Steadily moving forward, Indiana’s Zane DeVault worked every line he could find to move from 11th to third at the white flag. Getting the spot away from Blake Hahn, the No. 52 settled for fourth, with Brandon Anderson fifth.

Moving throughout the top ten, Ayrton Gennetten finally settled into sixth. Chris Martin crossed seventh, with Howard Moore eighth. Christopher Thram and Jason Martin made up the top ten.

The finishing order was based on a split finish, as the red came out after the top two had crossed the finish line. Displayed for Lance Moss, who dove out of his car on fire, he was able to walk on his own to the Ambulance for further evaluation. Special thanks to the entire safety crew for their response, as well as Blake Hahn and Jordon Mallett, who jumped out of their cars to assist a fellow driver.

Tuesday’s field had 31 drivers drawing in. Blake Hahn was the overall quick qualifier at 14.283-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Matt Covington, Skylar Prochaska, Zane DeVault, and Jack Dover. The BMRS B-Feature went to Sam Henderson. One provisional was used by Landon Britt.

Up next is the $10,000 to win Hockett/McMillin Memorial on September 14, 15, and 16 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.283[6]; 2. 19-Ayrton Gennetten, 14.377[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 14.524[5]; 4. 83-Sam Henderson, 14.565[2]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 14.875[4]; 6. 20-Brant O'Banion, 14.986[3]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.251[7]; 8. 91R-Reed Allex, 15.282[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl, 14.540[1]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 14.947[7]; 3. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 15.020[4]; 4. 77W-Will Eggimann, 15.320[3]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 15.563[6]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 15.614[8]; 7. 18-Corbin Erickson, 15.735[5]; 8. 32-Riley Valentine, 19.656[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 14.829[2]; 2. 24T-Christopher Thram, 14.874[7]; 3. 4W-Jamie Ball, 15.047[6]; 4. 6Z-Zane DeVault, 15.276[4]; 5. 23M-Lance Moss, 15.661[5]; 6. 05-Colin Smith, 15.965[8]; 7. 1A-John Anderson, 16.262[3]; 8. 17N-Nathan Anderson, 16.333[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin, 15.581[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.593[2]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.766[7]; 4. 53-Jack Dover, 15.891[6]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett, 15.956[3]; 6. 22-Riley Goodno, 16.061[5]; 7. 91X-Brandon Stevenson, 16.146[4]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 4. 83-Sam Henderson[1]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 6. 20-Brant O'Banion[6]; 7. 91R-Reed Allex[7]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Skylar Prochaska[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 3. 24-Terry McCarl[4]; 4. 91-Michael Day[6]; 5. 18-Corbin Erickson[7]; 6. 77W-Will Eggimann[1]; 7. 32-Riley Valentine[8]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[3]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[1]; 2. 4W-Jamie Ball[2]; 3. 24T-Christopher Thram[3]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 5. 05-Colin Smith[6]; 6. 23M-Lance Moss[5]; 7. 1A-John Anderson[7]; 8. 17N-Nathan Anderson[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 3. 44-Chris Martin[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[2]; 6. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 7. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[7]

B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 83-Sam Henderson[3]; 2. 6-Christopher Townsend[4]; 3. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 5. 05-Colin Smith[1]; 6. 23M-Lance Moss[7]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[2]; 8. 1A-John Anderson[10]; 9. 77W-Will Eggimann[15]; 10. 17N-Nathan Anderson[13]; 11. 32-Riley Valentine[8]; 12. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[9]; 13. 20-Brant O'Banion[5]; 14. 91R-Reed Allex[12]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[14]

RacinDirtTV A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 6Z-Zane DeVault[12]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 6. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[9]; 7. 44-Chris Martin[3]; 8. 3-Howard Moore[8]; 9. 24T-Christopher Thram[10]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 11. 4W-Jamie Ball[11]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 13. 53-Jack Dover[13]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[18]; 15. 91-Michael Day[14]; 16. 22-Riley Goodno[19]; 17. 14-Jordon Mallett[15]; 18. 18-Corbin Erickson[16]; 19. 83-Sam Henderson[17]; 20. 23M-Lance Moss[22]; 21. 05-Colin Smith[21]; 22. 35-Skylar Prochaska[5]; 23. 10-Landon Britt[23]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,233; 2. Matt Covington 3,166; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,940; 4. Howard Moore 2,902; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,877; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,713; 7. Landon Britt 2,580; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,564; 9. Michael Day 2,234; 10. Chris Morgan 1,405;

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 5, 2023) Closing online registration with 94 drivers on the docket, the field has been split into their respective qualifying nights for the 13th edition of the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., happening September 14-16, 2023.

The 13th time the event will be contested at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”, this year marks the 14th time the event has been run, with the first taking place at Lake Ozark Speedway in 2010, where Zach Chappell picked up the win. The event moved to Lucas Oil Speedway the following year, with Jason Johnson winning the next two events.

Johnny Herrera was the champion in 2013, followed by Derek Hagar in 2014. Brad Loyet became the only Missouri born driver to win the Hockett/McMillin in 2015. Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson picked up the win in 2016 and enters the 2023 event as the defending race winner. The only driver with three wins, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. topped the Hockett/McMillin in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Blake Hahn in 2019 and Washington’s J.J. Hickle in 2021 make up the list of event winners.

This year’s list of entrants is comprised of drivers from 17 states (AR, AZ, CO, IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX). Drivers can still pre-register by contact Terry Mattox via email to terry@ascsracing.com. Drivers entering now will be placed on a qualifying night.

The 2023 event takes place September 14-16. Entry for the $ 10,000-to-win event is free for ASCS competitors. Draw is $20 at the event. When entering, you will be placed on a qualifying night based on current numbers. A driver may not switch nights once they pull onto the track to Qualify.

With the change, teams will be able to Hot Lap, then Qualify, whereas last year, they were done at the same time.

Preliminary nights will follow ASCS National Format, with teams drawing for their Qualifying Group. Max number of cars on track per Qualifying session is five.

The breakdown of the ASCS National Format is online at http://www.ascsracing.com.

Event Points are awarded each time a driver takes a competitive green flag. These points are used to set the field for Saturday and are not used to set lineups during a preliminary night. A driver may not switch nights once they pull onto the track to Qualify.

Qualifying and Heat Race Points are awarded: 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3

B-Feature Points, starting with the first non-qualifier, are awarded: 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, etc.

A-Feature points are awarded: 150, 142, 135, 130, 125, 122, 119, 116, 113, 110, 108, 106, 104, 102, 100, 98, 96, 94, 92, 90, 89, 88

Following the completion of Friday’s program, event points will be totaled with the Top 8 locked in, straight up, into Saturday’s A-Feature. All other drivers will be lined up into four Last Chance Qualifiers on Saturday. Any ties in event points will be broken by the driver with the faster qualifying time.

Lineups will be staggered by points (9th to the pole of LCQ 1, 10 to the pole of LCQ 2, etc). Top 2 finishes in each LCQ will advance to the A-Feature. Winners of LCQ 1 starts 9th, winner of LCQ 2 will start 10th, and so on.

Those not transferring will lineup into B-Features, straight up by their LCQ finish. Two B-Features, will take the top three from each. Three B-Features, will take the top two from each.

**ASCS National Driver Point, Regional Attendance, and Promoter’s Provisionals will be allowed, but will not award any points for the A-Feature. Points will be calculated from the position earned prior to the Provisional.

A-Feature: 1. $3,000; 2. $1,500; 3. $1,100; 4. $1,000; 5. $800 6. $700; 7. $600; 8. $500; 9. $475; 10. $450; 11. $425; 12. $400 13. $400; 14. $400; 15. $400; 16. $400; 17. $400; 18. $400; 19. $400; 20. $400; 21. $400; 22. $400; Any non-transferring driver will be paid $100.

A-Feature: 1. $10,000; 2. $5,000; 3. $2,500; 4. $1,500; 5. $1,250; 6. $1,150; 7. $1,100; 8. $1,000; 9. $900; 10. $800; 11. $700; 12. $600; 13. $550; 14. $525; 15. $500; 16. $475; 17. $450; 18. $425; 19. $400; 20. $400; 21. $400; 22. $400; Any non-transferring driver will be paid $100.

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,123; 2. Matt Covington 3,024; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,844; 4. Howard Moore 2,786; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,752; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,607; 7. Landon Britt 2,515; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,462; 9. Michael Day 2,134; 10. Chris Morgan 1,405;

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Logan Forler scored one of the biggest wins of his sprint car racing career on Sunday night, earning $10,000 after taking the checkered flag in the Montana Roundup finale at Electric City Speedway.

The victory was Forler's fourth of the season with the ASCS Frontier Region. The Boise, Idaho driver led throughout the 35-lap feature, the longest main event in series history, aboard the family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim.

Forler started on the pole of the main event after defeating Lethbridge, Alberta driver Kelly Miller in the final round of the King of the Hill pole shuffle earlier in the evening. Forler took the lead and jetted off to the lead the opening laps while Miller, who had won Friday's feature at the Great Falls clay oval, ran second ahead of Skylar Gee and Saturday winner Tyler Thompson. Forler quickly found himself in traffic and began lapping cars and putting them between himself and his pursuers.

Thompson eventually moved into second place and eventually got to where he could take a shot at Forler. The Harrisburg, Oregon driver attempted a slide job but climbed the wall and lost a tire, forcing him to the work area. After that, Forler was never seriously challenged again. Cautions late the in race would continue to clear the track for Forler, and Gee was unable to pose a challenge on the last restarts as Forler would motor away.

Sailing around the very top of the race track, Forler scraped the wall a couple of times in the last two laps but kept on the throttle and cruised to perhaps his biggest victory. After climbing out of the car in victory lane, the often-reserved Forler appeared exhausted but still thrilled with his win as he celebrated with his wife Raina and their children.

Forler finished on the podium all three nights at the Montana Roundup, having finished third on Friday night and second on Saturday.

Gee, the former series champion from Leduc, Alberta finished second aboard the Petersen/Nelson Bros. Racing No. 23n Scott Baylor-powered Triple X for his second podium finish in the three nights at Electric City Speedway, also having finished second on Friday. With a fourth place finish on Saturday included, it was a strong weekend for the Great Falls-based Peterson Family, who returned their familiar car to sprint car racing recently after a few years hiatus in partnership with the Nelson Bros. Racing team. This weekend's Montana Roundup was the 23n's first time back on its home track.

Miller, the ASCS Frontier Region points leader, finished third in the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle. Miller was on the podium all three nights, finishing third on Saturday night after his Friday night win. Miller extended his points lead to 72 tallies over defending series champion Trever Kirkland with four ASCS Frontier Region races remaining.

Lindsay, Oklahoma's Harli White moved up from the tenth starting position to finish fourth. After his earlier misfortune, Thompson stormed back through the field to finish fifth. Kirkland finished sixth ahead of Kory Wermling and Shad Petersen. Alberta driver Jordan Milne earned the hard charger nod, coming from 18th to finish ninth. Joe Perry rounded out the Top 10.

No heat races were held on Sunday as main event points from Friday and Saturday were combined to help determine main event lineups, with the top 14 locked into the 35-lap feature and remaining cars running a B-Feature. James Setters won the B-Feature and was among the six to transfer to the finale. The top eight drivers in points ran a King of the Hill pole shuffle, running a series of two-lap match races to settle the first four rows in the feature lineup.

The ASCS Frontier Region continues its season on Friday, September 8th with its last appearance of 2023 at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Montana. The series visits Big Sky Speedway outside Billings the next night, Saturday, September 9th.

ASCS Frontier Region
27th Annual Montana Roundup
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
September 3, 2023

King of the Hill Pole Shuffle: 2L Logan Forler def. 2jr Kelly Miller in final round

B-Feature (15 laps): 1. 2s James Setters, 2. 28 Joe Perry, 3. 56 Ross Mathewson, 4. 3 Jordan Milne, 5. 6g Bryan Gossel, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 49 Mike Monahan, 8. 35m Cody Masse, 9. 4p Leroy Brush, 10. 34 T.J. Richman, 11. 66 Fred Holz, 12. 81 Darren Smith, 13. 5c Channing Filler. First six finishers transferred to Feature.

Feature (35 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 23n Skylar Gee, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 12hw Harli White, 5. 35km Tyler Thompson, 6. 37 Trever Kirkland, 7. 9k Kory Wermling, 8. 2 Shad Petersen, 9. 3 Jordan Milne, 10. 28 Joe Perry, 11. 01 Rich Bailey, 12. 2s James Setters, 13. 0J Jeremy McCune, 14. 24m Ian Myers, 15. 38n Mark Tabor II, 16. 6g Bryan Gossel, 17. 16g Austyn Gossel, 18. 10L Brock Lemley, 19. 56 Ross Mathewson, 20. 72 Phil Dietz.

September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 22 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 23 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Fall Finale)

Thompson is electric in Great Falls, scores first ASCS Frontier win
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Tyler Thompson made his presence known Saturday night when he motored to his first ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory on Night 2 of the 27th Annual Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway.

The Harrisburg, Oregon driver led the distance after starting inside the second row, but first had an early furious battle for the lead and then had to fight heavy traffic. After the dust settled, the multi-time Cottage Grove Speedway track champion had his first win in Montana and first victory under the ASCS banner, driving the Main Motorsports No. 35km Ostrich-powered Maxim.

Thompson had a strong start and made a power move inside of pole sitter Logan Forler going into Turn 1, the two nearly making contact as they made their way around Turn 2. Thompson took the lead down the back straightaway but the Boise, Idaho driver threw a slider against Thompson in Turns 3 and 4, squeezing up against Thompson and the outside wall and nearly making contact again. Thompson popped out from between and secured the lead in the opening laps while Forler lost second to Kelly Miller.

While Thompson ripped around the top of the race track, Miller was glued to the bottom early as it had worked for him when he won Friday night. The Lethbridge, Alberta driver nearly passed Thompson a couple of times, but Thompson then pulled away. Forler, also running the top, eventually drove by Miller to retake second place. Seeing that the bottom wasn't as hooked up as it was the night before Miller moved up the race track and secured third place in the early going.

Thompson was quickly in traffic, allowing Forler to close in. Every time Forler got close; however, Thompson would pick off one more lapped car to put between himself and Forler. Fighting traffic to keep pace with Thompson, Forler eventually had to contend with Miller and hold him off for second. From there Thompson drove on to the victory.

Forler eventually took second aboard the family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim. Miller finished third in the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle, and increased his points lead over defending series champion Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana to 59 points with five races remaining on the ASCS Frontier Region schedule.

Skyler Gee of Leduc, Alberta was fourth. Kirkland finished fifth, continuing his run of being the only driver to have finished in the Top 10 in every ASCS Frontier Region main event this season.

Former series champion Phil Dietz won the B-Main and then moved up from 17th to finish sixth in the main event, earning hard charger honors. Joe Perry, Brock Lemley, Harli White and Kory Wermling rounded out the Top 10.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by White, Forler, Cody Masse and Thompson.

Main event points from Friday and Saturday night will be combined to determine main event lineups for Sunday's finale at Electric City Speedway, with the top 14 cars locked into the $10,000-to-win Montana Roundup main event.

ASCS Frontier Region
27th Annual Montana Roundup - Night 2
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
September 2, 2023

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 12hw Harli White, 2. 2s James Setters, 3. 28 Joe Perry, 4. 10L Brock Lemley, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 56 Ross Mathewson, 7. 49 Mike Monahan.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 23n Skylar Gee, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 5c Channing Filler, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 66 Fred Holz, 7. 81 Darren Smith.

Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 35m Cody Masse, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 2 Shad Petersen, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 72 Phil Dietz, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 4p Leroy Brush.

Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 35km Tyler Thompson, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 01 Rich Bailey, 4. 38n Mark Tabor II, 5. 6g Bryan Gossel, DNS - 34 T.J. Richman.

B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 24m Ian Myers, 3. 16g Austyn Gossel, 4. 56 Ross Mathewson, 5. 6g Bryan Gossel, 6. 3 Jordan Milne, 7. 49 Mike Monahan, 8. 66 Fred Holz, 9. 81 Darren Smith, 10. 34 T.J. Richman, 11. 4p Leroy Brush. First four finishers transferred to A-Feature.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 35km Tyler Thompson, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 23n Skylar Gee, 5. 37 Trever Kirkland, 6. 72 Phil Dietz, 7. 28 Joe Perry, 8. 10L Brock Lemley, 9. 12hw Harli White, 10. 9k Kory Wermling, 11. 0J Jeremy McCune, 12. 2s James Setters, 13. 2 Shad Petersen, 14. 01 Rich Bailey, 15. 24m Ian Myers, 16. 35m Cody Masse, 17. 16g Austyn Gossel, 18. 56 Ross Mathewson, 19. 38n Mark Tabor II, 20. 5c Channing Filler.

September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 22 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 23 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Fall Finale)

Miller takes Roundup opener, pads ASCS Frontier points lead
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - After recent struggles, Kelly Miller rebounded and scored the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory in Friday's Montana Roundup opener at Electric City Speedway, and picked up a $3,000 paycheck for his efforts.

It was the Lethbridge, Alberta driver's series leading fifth main event win of the season, but his first since June 17th. The win increased Miller's points lead to 49 tallies unofficially over defending series champion Trever Kirkland with six races remaining.

Miller started the 25-lap feature on the outside of the front row. After the first start was called back due to a false start, fellow Canadian and pole sitter Skylar Gee took the lead and held it for the first several laps until they entered traffic on a long green flag run. While Gee was running the top of the track in the turns, Miller was working the bottom. Around the midway point of the race, Miller found the bottom part of the track becoming faster, squeezed himself in between the inside berm and a lapped car while Gee was sailing around the top and took over the lead.

Gee tried to fight back but could not get by Miller. After 21 laps straight under green, the caution flag came out for two cars tangled together and that cleared the track for Miller, who ran off to the win aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle.

It was a big bounce back after a DNF in last Saturday's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway. A happy Miller was quickly greeted by family and his crew in victory lane. After winning the first four ASCS Frontier Region main events this season in relatively dominant fashion, Miller cooled off over the next several events and struggled to run in the Top 5 as he also fought mechanical problems at times. Friday's event was a return to form for Miller and crew.

Gee, a former ASCS Frontier Region champion, finished second after leading early aboard the Peterson/Nelson No. 23n Scott Baylor-powered Triple X. Boise, Idaho's Logan Forler, another former series champion, finished third aboard his family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim after running in the Top 5 throughout the race. After fighting mechanical problems all season, Rich Bailey finished a season best fourth place. Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson came from 16th to finish fifth.

Washington visitor Brock Lemley came from 19th to finish sixth and earn the hard charger nod. Kirkland, Kory Wermling, Jordan Milne and Harli White rounded out the Top 10.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Milne, Cody Masse, Gee and Miller. Instead of the usual redraw for main event starting positions, a dash was instead run for the Top 8 in passing points to determine their main event lineup. Gee won the dash over Miller and Forler.

Wermling won the B-Main, taking Mark Tabor II, Lemley and White with him to the feature. Joe Perry, who missed the transfer by one position, was allowed to tag the back of the main event field as an alternate when James Setters was unable to start.

The Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway continues on Saturday with another $3,000-to-win program, and concludes Sunday with a $10,000-to-win main event. Admission each day is $18 for adults and $12 for those 55 years of age and older.

ASCS Frontier Region
27th Annual Montana Roundup - Night 1
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
September 1, 2023

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 3 Jordan Milne, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 6g Bryan Gossel, 4. 38n Mark Tabor II, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 12h Jerry Brey, 7. 28 Joe Perry.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 35m Cody Masse, 2. 72 Phil Dietz, 3. 49 Mike Monahan, 4. 56 Ross Mathewson, 5. 4p Leroy Brush, 6. 10L Brock Lemley, 7. 12hw Harli White.

Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 23n Skylar Gee, 2. 01 Rich Bailey, 3. 2 James Setters, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 35km Tyler Thompson, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 5c Channing Filler.

Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 2n Shad Petersen, 5. 81 Darren Smith, DNS - 34 T.J. Richman.

Dash (5 laps): 1. 23n Skylar Gee, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 2L Logan Forler, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 01 Rich Bailey, 6. 35m Cody Masse, 7. 2 James Setters, DNS - 3 Jordan Milne.

B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 38n Mark Tabor II, 3. 10L Brock Lemley, 4. 12hw Harli White, 5. 28 Joe Perry, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 12h Jerry Brey, 8. 5c Channing Filler, 9. 81 Darren Smith, 10. 4p Leroy Brush, DNS - 34 T.J. Richman. First four finishers transfer to A-Feature.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 23n Skylar Gee, 3. 2L Logan Forler, 4. 01 Rich Bailey, 5. 35km Tyler Thompson, 6. 10L Brock Lemley, 7. 37 Trever Kirkland, 8. 9k Kory Wermling, 9. 3 Jordan Milne, 10. 12hw Harli White, 11. 28 Joe Perry, 12. 72 Phil Dietz, 13. 0J Jeremy McCune, 14. 24m Ian Myers, 15. 35m Cody Masse, 16. 56 Ross Mathewson, 17. 2N Shad Petersen, 18. 6g Bryan Gossel, 19. 49 Mike Monahan, 20. 38n Mark Tabor II, DNS - 2 James Setters.

September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Bryan Hulbert – COLCORD, Okla. (September 1, 2023) Holding on through late-race restarts and a drag race to the finish on Friday night, the hard work finally paid off for Landon Britt, who captured his first career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Arrowhead Speedway by 0.021-seconds.

“That last lap was killer. No tires left, I had no grip coming out of the corner, and I was headed right for that wall, but I was going to hit it to win it,” chuckled Britt, who did tap the wall coming to the checkered flag.

The sixth driver from Memphis, Tenn., to top an ASCS National event, Landon is the 170th different winner since 1993 and the 14th one to top an event in 2023. The tour’s first visit to the newly built one-third-mile oval, the event was the 1,100th for the series.

Making the win even better for Britt is doing so with his family, “It means a lot. My parents are the ones who really support this deal for me, and my Mom doesn’t get to come out to a lot of these, but she was able to come to this one and see a win.”

Taking the green third, that is where Landon spent most of the race. Chasing Jason Martin for second, the track began cleaning off in the last half of the event. Making passing more challenging as the race progressed, Landon put his rear tires to work to complete the pass for second on Lap 26. Getting by Sean McClelland, who took over from Alex Sewell after the opening revolution, two laps later, the top five worked past the start-finish line before the caution flew to complete the lap.

Securing the lead for Britt, the restart saw Sean try and time the cone but advanced past the No. 10 too soon. Putting McClelland back two spots for the infraction, Jason Martin moved back to second and was in hot pursuit.

Back-to-back cautions before finally going green, the pair raced off the final turn with Landon pushing out the line and towards the wall. Hitting the low line and aiming at the top spot, the pair hammered down to the finish, with Britt holding on for the win over Jason.

Sean McClelland made up one spot to finish third, with Alex Sewell fourth. Rolling up from 14th, Howard Moore completed the top five. Chris Morgan crossed sixth, followed by KSE Hard Charger, Kyler Johnson, who advanced 11 positions to seventh. Jodon Mallett, Tyler Thomas, and Brandon Anderson made up the top ten.

Friday’s field included 21 drivers, with Sean McClelland establishing the ASCS Track Record at 12.500-seconds during The Driver’s Project Qualifying. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Jeffrey Newell, Jason Martin, and Landon Britt.

The next event for the American Sprint is Saturday, September 2, at Longdale Speedway. The $5,000 to win, $500 to start affair opens 5:00 P.M., followed by Hot Laps at 7:15 P.M., and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Longdale Speedway is located just south of Longdale, Okla., on OK-58. Information on the track can be found at https://www.facebook.com/longdalespeedway.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland, 12.500[6]; 2. 8-Alex Sewell, 12.930[2]; 3. 31-Casey Wills, 13.013[1]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 13.217[5]; 5. 25B-Blaine Baxter, 13.356[4]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.427[3]; 7. (DNS) 1H-Hank Davis, 13.427

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 12.732[2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 13.055[6]; 3. 91-Michael Day, 13.263[7]; 4. 3-Howard Moore, 13.338[3]; 5. 91T-Tyler Thomas, 13.649[4]; 6. 3G-Lane Goodman, 13.709[5]; 7. 30X-Larry Bratti, 14.219[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 13.302[1]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 13.417[5]; 3. 7C-Chris Morgan, 13.531[2]; 4. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.536[4]; 5. 95-Matt Covington, 13.592[6]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.650[7]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox, 13.746[3]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 2. 1-Sean McClelland[4]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[3]; 4. 31-Casey Wills[2]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 6. 25B-Blaine Baxter[5]; 7. 1H-Hank Davis[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 2. 91-Michael Day[2]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 4. 91T-Tyler Thomas[5]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 6. 3G-Lane Goodman[6]; 7. 30X-Larry Bratti[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 2. 7C-Chris Morgan[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[1]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]

RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 4. 8-Alex Sewell[1]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[14]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[18]; 8. 14-Jordon Mallett[12]; 9. 91T-Tyler Thomas[10]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[13]; 12. 12-Jeffrey Newell[7]; 13. 3G-Lane Goodman[16]; 14. 30X-Larry Bratti[19]; 15. 95-Matt Covington[9]; 16. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 17. 25B-Blaine Baxter[17]; 18. 26M-Fred Mattox[15]; 19. 91-Michael Day[5]; 20. 15D-Andrew Deal[20]; 21. 1H-Hank Davis[21]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 8 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,; 2. Matt Covington 2,882; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,734; 4. Howard Moore 2,664; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,622; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,507; 7. Landon Britt 2,390; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,349; 9. Michael Day 2,026; 10. Chris Morgan 1,299;

$10,000 Montana Roundup next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Another five-figure payday up for grabs awaits the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series, as the traditional three-night Montana Roundup occurs over Labor Day weekend at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls.

After a pair of $3,000-to-win features on Friday and Saturday nights, Sunday's finale will pay $10,000-to-win. That will come just eight days after the series raced for $12,012 in the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, which was won by Jake Bubak, at Big Sky Speedway.

While this will be the 27th edition of the Montana Roundup, this year's will be the biggest yet after much behind the scenes work recently to secure the extra-large payout. There are only so many 360 sprint car events paying $10,000 or more to win around the country, and in Montana - seen by many around the rest of the country as a more remote area - the ASCS Frontier Region is racing for that much on consecutive weekends, as Stagg Motor Sports and its partner tracks continue their work to establish higher paying events in the region.

The current plan is for Friday's and Saturday's events at the 3/10-mile clay oval to feature the normal ASCS Frontier region format with pill draw for heat race lineups and the traditional passing points in heat race action. Main event finishing points from the two nights will be combined to set up Sunday's event, with the top 14 drivers in points locked into the A-Feature and the first eight taking part in a King of the Hill pole shuffle to determine the first four rows for the main event. Remaining cars will race in one or two B-Features, depending on car count. Eight cars will come out of that to create a 22-car field for the $10,000-to-win A-Feature.

Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta enters the weekend with an 18-point lead over Helena, Montana's Trever Kirkland, a lead that had shrunk over two nights at last weekend's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Miller, who is seeking his first title under ASCS sanctioning, won the first four main events of the season and quickly grew a large lead before struggles last weekend. Despite being winless this season, Kirkland's consistency, including four runner-up finishes and strong runs against the larger field last weekend, have helped keep him within striking distance of Miller.

Meanwhile, only 18 points separate third through fifth place in the standings. Third place Phil Dietz, the five-time Montana sprint car champion out of Laurel, sits just eight points ahead of Kory Wermling, himself just ten tallies ahead of Billings driver Joe Perry. Wermling is twice a winner in ASCS Frontier Region competition but has not won yet at his hometown track Electric City Speedway and will be looking to have a big weekend at home.

Last year's Montana Roundup saw main events won by eventual ASCS Frontier Region series champion Trever Kirkland on Friday, Tyler Driever on Saturday and Joe Perry in Sunday's finale.

Different classes will join the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars on the card over the course of the weekend, including WISSOTA street stocks, WISSOTA midwest modifieds, IMCA modifieds and WISSOTA super stocks. Admission each day is $18 for adults and $12 for those 55 years of age and older.

September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Bryan Hulbert – BAKER, La. (August 30, 2023) Rolling in for Round 3 of the 2023 season at Baton Rouge Raceway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will head for the Louisiana oval on Saturday, September 2.

The site of the 2023 season opener, Channin Tankersley, took the win on April 14. Returning on June 14, Jan Howard rolled to victory over the 20-car field. Points going into the weekend show Brandon Blenden on top by 18 over Rusty Sanford. Blake Carrier, Jake Brashier, and Blake Mallette make up the top-five. A complete rundown is posted at https://www.ascsracing.com/standings/2023/24627/1002.

Saturday opens at 6:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Pure Stocks, Rookie Limited Modified, Street Stocks, Young Guns, Limited Modified, Generation Next Limited Mods, Stinger, CRUSA Dirt Late Models, and Mini Wedge will also be in action. General Admission is $20, and kids 12 and under are free.

Baton Rouge Raceway is located at 17700 Plank Rd. in Baker, La. For more information on the track, follow them at https://www.facebook.com/batonrougeraceway.

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Bryan Hulbert – COLCORD, Okla. (August 29, 2023) A combined $9,000 to win is up for grabs this weekend with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com as the tour teams up with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products at Arrowhead Speedway on Friday, September 1, and Longdale Speedway on Saturday, September 2.

Set to be the 13th Oklahoma oval to host the National Tour, the newly built Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla., is a one-third-mile oval situated on the site of the former Flint Creek Speedway (aka. 412 Speedway Park, West Siloam Spring Speedway, and West Siloam Speedway). The area has hosted racing since 1987, with the last ASCS Sooner Region event held in 2017, where Dustin Morgan picked up the win. Bearing no resemblance to the former facility, Arrowhead Speedway hosted its first event on May 26, 2023.

Friday, September 1, will feature a $4,000 to win, $400 to start main event. Pits open at 4:00 P.M., with Grandstands opening at 6:00 P.M. Cars will hit the track for Hot Laps at 7:30 P.M., followed by Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and youth (13-17). $5 for youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Other divisions include USRA Stock Cars, AmeriFlex USRA B-Mods, and USRA Tuners.

Arrowhead Speedway is located 5.5-miles from the Oklahoma/Arkansas line at 20316 US-412 West in Colcord, Okla. Information on the track can be found online at https://arrowheadspeedway.com or by calling (479) 228-4290.

The final event in the ASCS Summer Super Series, Saturday, September 2, at Longdale Speedway, is $5,000 to win, $500 to start. First hosting the tour earlier this year, the weekend was split by Seth Bergman and current series point’s leader, Jason Martin. The event is hosted by series owner, Terry Mattox, who promotes the three-eighths-mile oval. Terry Mattox. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

Pits at 4:00 P.M., Grandstands at 5:00 P.M., Hot Laps at 7:15 P.M., and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Longdale Speedway is located just south of Longdale, Okla., on OK-58. Information on the track can be found at https://www.facebook.com/longdalespeedway.

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Who: American Sprint Car Series
Where: Arrowhead and Longdale Speedway
When: Friday, September 1, & Saturday, September

Where: Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, Okla.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:45 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:30 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.

Tickets: $25 | Senior: $20| Kids 5 & Under: Free | Pits: $40
Muffler: N/A
RACEceiver: 450.050 (Ch. 5)

Where: Longdale Speedway (Longdale, Okla.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.

Tickets: $20 | Senior: $15| Kids 12 & Under: Free | Pits: $35
Muffler: N/A
RACEceiver: 450.050 (Ch. 5)

American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App

3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,831; 2. Matt Covington 2,782; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,618; 4. Howard Moore 2,539; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,512; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,388; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,241; 8. Landon Britt 2,240; 9. Michael Day 1,934; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

Jake Bubak wins Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
BILLINGS, Mont. - Jake Bubak put his name in the record books as the winner of the highest paying to win dirt sprint car race ever in the state of Montana on Saturday night when he dominated and won the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway, pocketing $12,012.
While the Lincoln, Nebraska driver has been victorious in 410 and 360 sprint cars along with midgets this season and picked up an ASCS National Tour victory earlier this summer, Bubak's win at Big Sky Speedway might have been sweetest one with the large paycheck and his name going on the permanent trophy that will be on display at Big Sky Speedway.
With his Friday main event and Saturday qualifying and heat race points combined, Bubak earned the pole position for the 25-lap feature. Bubak took the lead on the start from fellow front row starter Logan Forler, who won the last two Harvey Ostermiller Memorials. Bubak was never threatened for the lead most of the way, slicing his way through traffic and keeping his pursuers at bay.
On a late restart Forler attempted a slider in Turns 1 and 2 but was unable to get in front of Bubak and ended up losing two positions instead. Bubak drove off from there and won it aboard the Patrick Bourke No. 27b Don Ott-powered J&J.
Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson, a first-time visitor to Big Sky Speedway this weekend, took advantage of Forler's missed slide job and got by both him and Fresno, California's Dominic Scelzi to move into the runner-up spot. Though unable to get to Bubak, Thompson still finished second aboard the Main Motorsports No. 35mx Ostrich-powered Maxim. Scelzi got on the podium, taking third aboard the Gary Scelzi No. 41 Kistler-powered Maxim.
Forler, who won Friday's preliminary feature, finished fourth in his attempt at the three-peat in the event. Another streak also ended as Forler had won the last seven times he raced at Big Sky Speedway.
South Australia's Scott Bogucki was originally slated to start ninth in the feature but went off the track to the pit area during parade laps and was forced to tag the back of the field for the start when he came back on, but Bogucki was able to charge back to finish fifth. Skylar Gee, Colton Heath, Joe Perry, Trever Kirkland and Harli White rounded out the Top 10.
Running the ASCS National Tour format for this special event, group qualifying was run instead of pill draw to determine heat race lineups. For the second night in a row, Tyler Thompson was quickest qualifier with a time of 12.752 seconds around the 3/8-mile clay oval.
Heat races were won by Perry, Dietz, Blayne Brink and White. Channin Tankersley won the B-Feature event.
Other large bonuses were up for grabs, as Perry earned a $2,000 check from Kirkness Roofing for being the highest finishing ASCS Frontier Region regular. Channin Tankersley and Jeremy McCune tied for the hard charger nod, and it was decided they would evenly split the $2,212 that came out of the grandstands at Big Sky Speedway.
This year's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial was the sixth edition, run in memory of the longtime driver and later car owner who passed away in 2016. Ostermiller also had a large hand in building Big Sky Speedway over 20 years ago. 30 different drivers from Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington and Alberta all converged on Big Sky Speedway for the prestigious event.
Next for the ASCS Frontier Region is the traditional three-night Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls on Labor Day weekend; September 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Sunday's main event will pay $10,000 to win.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
August 26, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
29 cars
Group qualifying overall fast time: 35mx Tyler Thompson, 12.752 seconds
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 28 Joe Perry, 2. 23 Seth Bergman, 3. 27b Jake Bubak, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 12h Channin Tankersley, 6. 21o Ryder Olson, 7. 3 Jordan Milne, 8. 82c Christian Kinnison.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 23n Skylar Gee, 4. 37 Trever Kirkland, 5. 10 Scott Bogucki, 6. 0J Jeremy McCune, 7. 9 Damon McCune.
Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 21b Blayne Brink, 2. 01 Rich Bailey, 3. 33 Colton Heath, 4. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 5. 66 Fred Holz, 6. 12 Josh Ostermiller, DNS - 1m Willie Hernandez.
Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 12hw Harli White, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 4. 35mx Tyler Thompson, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 35m Cody Masse.
B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 12h Channin Tankersley, 2. 9 Damon McCune, 3. 3 Jordan Milne, 4. 0J Jermey McCune, 5. 35m Cody Masse, 6. 21o Ryder Olson, 7. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 8. 82c Christian Kinnison, 9. 66 Fred Holz, 10. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 11. 24m Ian Myers, 12. 16g Austyn Gossel.
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial (25 laps): 1. 27b Jake Bubak, 2. 35mx Tyler Thompson, 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 4. 2L Logan Forler, 5. 10 Scott Bogucki, 6. 23n Skylar Gee, 7. 33 Colton Heath, 8. 28 Joe Perry, 9. 37 Trever Kirkland, 10. 12hw Harli White, 11. 12h Channin Tankersley, 12. 72 Phil Dietz, 13. 21b Blayne Brink, 14. 0J Jeremy McCune, 15. 9 Damon McCune, 16. 3 Jordan Milne, 17. 9k Kory Wermling, 18. 23 Seth Bergman, 19. 01 Rich Bailey, 20. 2jr Kelly Miller.
Lap leaders - Jake Bubak 1-25
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
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Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Winners
2017 - Travis Rilat
2018 - J.J. Hickle
2019 - Jordon Mallett
2020 - no race
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Logan Forler
2023 - Jake Bubak
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
August 25 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 26 - Jake Bubak at Big Sky Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – PRYOR, Okla. (August 26, 2023) Five different leaders over 25 laps at the Salina Highbanks Speedway Saturday night, and it was Jason Martin who led the one that counts with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the Oklahoma oval.

A bit of a bounce back point-wise for Martin following a ninth-place finish Friday to Matt Covington's win; the two are now separated by 49-points.

"It's a long schedule. Right now, it's hot, and everyone's intensity is pretty high, but you just have to keep going as hard as you can every night. Last night, we didn't have the best of nights. Just didn't have some things go our way, but I woke up this morning to a new day."

Taking the green from fourth, Martin chased until Lap 19. Jeremy Campbell went to the point on the opening lap, with the second revolution going the way of Jordon Mallett. Holding through Lap 4, Chance Morton was able to charge to the point on Lap 5.

Using a restart to his advantage, Blake Hahn shot fourth to second in an instant, and began his pursuit of the No. 7m. Taking over on Lap 14, Hahn looked to be on his way to victory, but a rare mistake saw the No. 52 slide through the cushion in the third and fourth turns, resulting in Blake sliding off the backside of the fourth turn and into the grass. Keeping the car upright and rolling, Blake was able to continue.

Having worked to second a lap earlier, Jason Martin took over the point. Caution with two laps to run, Martin was able to keep pace for his eighth victory of the season with the National Tour, and 11th overall this year between ASCS and Nebraska 360s.

Chance Morton crossed second but, unfortunately, bypassed the scales and was disqualified. That moved Jordon Mallett to second, and Wayne Johnson to third. Matt Covington picked up three spots to fourth, with Jeremy Campbell ending up fifth.

Landon Britt, Kyler Johnson, Chistopher Townsend, Jeffrey Newell, and Blake Hahn completed the top ten.

The field Saturday consisted of 22 drivers with Blake Hahn topping The Driver’s Project Qualifying at 13.353-seconds. The first time the tour has qualified at the Salina Highbanks, Hahn’s time is the 360cid track record. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Jeremy Campbell, Wayne Johnson, and Jason Martin. Fighting a fueling issue that relegated him to last in the A-Feature lineup, Howard Moore picked up nine spots to earn the KSE Hard Charger.

The American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is back in Oklahoma for Labor Day Weekend, the series will debut at Arrowhead Speedway on Colcord, Okla. on Friday, September 1 for $4,000 to win, then return to Longdale Speedway on Saturday, September 2 for $5,000 to win.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.353[7]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 13.528[6]; 3. 10-Landon Britt, 13.584[4]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 13.629[5]; 5. 2-Whit Gastineau, 13.712[1]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.735[2]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox, 13.919[3]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.464[3]; 2. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.745[6]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 13.770[2]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 13.821[5]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 13.944[7]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis, 14.189[4]; 7. (DNS) 8M-Kade Morton, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 7M-Chance Morton, 13.413[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 13.515[2]; 3. 938-Bradley Fezard, 14.013[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 14.175[1]; 5. 90-Lance Norick, 14.475[5]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 14.648[7]; 7. (DNS) 3-Howard Moore, NT

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 5. 2-Whit Gastineau[5]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend[3]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell[5]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis[6]; 7. (DNS) 8M-Kade Morton

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 2. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[4]; 4. 938-Bradley Fezard[2]; 5. 91-Michael Day[6]; 6. 90-Lance Norick[5]; 7. (DNS) 3-Howard Moore

RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[6]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 5. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 9. 12-Jeffrey Newell[10]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 12. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 13. 3-Howard Moore[22]; 14. 2-Whit Gastineau[14]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[19]; 16. 90-Lance Norick[18]; 17. 50Z-Zach Chappell[15]; 18. 91-Michael Day[12]; 19. 97-Kevin Cummings[20]; 20. 1H-Hank Davis[17]; 21. 8M-Kade Morton[21]; 22. (DQ) 7M-Chance Morton[3]

Lap Leader(s): Jeremy Campbell 1; Jordon Mallett 2-4; Chance Morton 5-13; Blake Hahn 14-18; Jason Martin 19-25

Forler continues Big Sky mastery, takes Harvey Ostermiller opener
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

Logan Forler continued his dominance of Big Sky Speedway on Friday night, winning the preliminary feature in the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial and scoring his third ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory of the season.

Forler, a former series champion who now runs part-time with the series as he travels around the country, has won the last seven times he has appeared at Big Sky Speedway. The Boise, Idaho driver started third before passing defending series champion Trever Kirkland for the lead as they reached the halfway point. Forler led the rest of the 25-lap feature from there aboard the Forler Racing No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim.

Forler earned a $3,000 payday, the largest ever for a standalone ASCS Frontier Region event. He'll now go for his third straight Harvey Ostermiller Memorial victory, and the record $12,012 paycheck that goes with it, on Saturday night.

Kirkland finished second aboard his No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X, but not without making Forler work hard to pass him for the lead. Kirkland withstood a slide job attempt from Forler early on, and it was only when they in traffic on the 13th lap did Forler make the move for the lead. Kirkland is winless on the season, but has been competitive, leading in several races including Friday. The runner-up finish was the fourth on the season for him.

Lincoln, Nebraska's Jake Bubak run in the Top 5 throughout and finished third in the Patrick Bourke No. 27b Don Ott-powered J&J. South Australia's Scott Bogucki finished fourth and Fresno, California's Dominic Scelzi was fifth.

Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson, one of a few drivers in the 30-car field making their first appearance at Big Sky Speedway, finished sixth ahead of ASCS Frontier Region points leader Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta. Seth Bergman, Colton Heath and Harli White rounded out the Top 10.

Utilizing the ASCS National Tour format for the event for the special event, group qualifying was held. Drivers drew for their heat races, but lineups were determined by their qualifying times. Thompson was the fastest driver overall, turning in a time of 13.658 seconds around the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Heath, Bergman, Bogucki and Bubak.

Saturday's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial finale will see Friday's main event points combined with Saturday's qualifying and heat race points to determine lineups for the $12,012-to-win main event. That winner's payday is believed to be the largest ever for a dirt sprint car race in Montana.

Wingless limited sprints, IMCA modifieds and INEX Legends are on the card with the ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars. Admission is $25 with seniors and military in for $15. Racing is scheduled for 7:00 at the track located north of Billings on U.S. Hwy 87. Those unable to attend but want to watch still can do so at www.speedmax.tv.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial preliminary night
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
August 25, 2023

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 33 Colton Heath, 2. 35mx Tyler Thompson, 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 16g Austyn Gossel, 6. 21b Blayne Brink, 7. 66 Fred Holz, 8. 9m Sean MacDonnell

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 23 Seth Bergman, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 12h Channin Tankersley, 4. 2jr Kelly Miller, 5. 21o Ryder Olson, 6. 9 Damon McCune, 7. 24m Ian Myers, DNS - 12 Josh Ostermiller.

Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 10 Scott Bogucki, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 01 Rich Bailey, 4. 23n Skylar Gee, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 1m Willie Hernandez, 7. 35m Cody Masse.

Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 27b Jake Bubak, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 12hw Harli White, 5. 28 Joe Perry, 6. 82c Christian Kinnison, 7. 2m Abraham Hernandez.

B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 21b Blayne Brink, 2. 16g Austyn Gossel, 3. 28 Joe Perry, 4. 24m Ian Myers, 5. 9 Damon McCune, 6. 21o Ryder Olson, 7. 35m Cody Masse, 8. 3 Jordan Milne, 9. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 10. 1m Willie Hernandez, 11. 66 Fred Holz, 12. 82c Christian Kinnison, DNS - 9m Sean MacDonnell, 12 Josh Ostermiller. First four finishers transferred to Feature.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 27b Jake Bubak, 4. 10 Scott Bogucki, 5. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 6. 35MX Tyler Thompson, 7. 2jr Kelly Miller, 8. 23 Seth Bergman, 9. 33 Colton Heath, 10. 12HW Harli White, 11. 9k Kory Wermling, 12. 12h Channin Tankersley, 13. 23n Skylar Gee, 14. 28 Joe Perry, 15. 72 Phil Dietz, 16. 0J Jeremy McCune, 17. 24m Ian Myers, 18. 21b Blayne Brink, 19. 16g Austyn Gossel, 20. 01 Rich Bailey.

August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)

Covington Rebounds For $5,000 Score At Lakeside Speedway With The American Sprint Car Series!

Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 25, 2023) A win that even Matt Covington did not expect so soon, as he is still recovering from injuries sustained during a crash on August 12 during the Knoxville Nationals, the No. 95 defied the odds and rocketed into Victory Lane Friday night with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Lakeside Speedway.

“This honestly not what I was expecting tonight. I was just hoping I could be here at all, but really, right now, I feel pretty good. My back is sore, and my chest is a little more sore after that, but I couldn’t be happier,” said Covington, who gave props to his crew for stepping up and getting everything ready as he continues to recuperate. “I got Matthew Howard back out here and glad to get him back in Victory Lane, and Steven [Lane] for everything. Those two have worked their butts off."

Winning three times with the National Tour this season, all three have come at Kansas tracks, with his win at Lakeside the first time that Covington’s has topped the famed half-mile to bring his overall total to 19.

Taking the green from third, Covington battled pole sitter Wayne Johnson into the first two turns. Nearly wheel-to-wheel through the first five laps, Johnson rocketed off the low side of the second turn to take the point just as the top two completed the fifth revolution.

Keeping Covington at by for two more laps, the T&L Foundry/XXX Chassis No. 95 reclaimed the lead on Lap 8. Able to pull away in traffic, Matt’s advantage grew to 1.-978-seconds before red lights came on with five to go. Coming together in the fourth turn, Daryn Langford tangled up Kade Morton. Both drivers are okay.

Pulling away on the restart, Covington gapped the field by 2.177-seconds over the final five laps. Going for broke on the restart around the top of turns three and four. Ayrton Gennetten mounted a charge on Lap 23 for second, and his career fourth podium finish with the National Tour. Wayne Johnson ended up third for the 58th time. Rolling back to seventh on the start, Landon Britt clawed his way back to fourth, with Jordon Mallett in fifth.

Racing in and out of the top five, Brandon Anderson ended up sixth, with Chris Martin seventh. Up from 14th, Miles Paulus was the KSE Hard Charger, followed by Jason Martin in ninth. Jace Park completed the top ten.

The field Friday night consisted of 23 drivers, with Wayne fastest during Driver’s Project Qualifying at 14.783-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Ayrton Gennetten, Chris Martin, and Matt Covington.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway in Pryor, Okla. The event pays $4,000 to win, $400 to start, and pairs with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Gates opens at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for military and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Salina Highbanks Speedway is located at 30 minutes east of Claremore, Okla., on Hwy. 20. The track's physical address is 3164 OK-20. Pryor, OK 74361. For more information on the track, log onto http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call (918) 434-7223.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.783[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 14.922[8]; 3. 19-Ayrton Gennetten, 15.114[3]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus, 15.148[5]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton, 15.174[4]; 6. 1E-Ian Madsen, 15.403[1]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.559[2]; 8. 3Z-Zach Davis, 15.850[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 15.079[8]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 15.080[6]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.238[1]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, 15.281[5]; 5. 87J-Jace Park, 15.323[2]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.418[4]; 7. 2P-Chase Porter, 15.509[3]; 8. 111-Chad Frewaldt, 15.852[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, 15.086[5]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 15.215[3]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau, 15.373[2]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.464[4]; 5. 11X-Garet Williamson, 15.581[6]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 15.966[1]; 7. 32D-Daryn Langford, 16.526[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 6. 1E-Ian Madsen[6]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 8. 3Z-Zach Davis[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[5]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 7. 111-Chad Frewaldt[7]; 8. 2P-Chase Porter[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 4. 11X-Garet Williamson[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 6. 91-Michael Day[6]; 7. 32D-Daryn Langford[7]

RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 2. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[5]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 7. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 8. 98P-Miles Paulus[14]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[12]; 10. 87J-Jace Park[13]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 12. 1E-Ian Madsen[15]; 13. 7C-Chris Morgan[18]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[20]; 15. 91-Michael Day[17]; 16. 8M-Kade Morton[8]; 17. 32D-Daryn Langford[19]; 18. 3-Howard Moore[9]; 19. 2-Whit Gastineau[10]; 20. 111-Chad Frewaldt[22]; 21. 2P-Chase Porter[21]; 22. 11X-Garet Williamson[11]; 23. 3Z-Zach Davis[23]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,681; 2. Matt Covington 2,652; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,476; 4. Howard Moore 2,435; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,406; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,269; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,125; 8. Landon Britt 2,118; 9. Michael Day 1,840; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

Entries continue to roll in for $12,012 Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - As the $12,012-to-win Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway approaches for the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series, entries continue to be confirmed for one of the largest sprint car events ever in the state of Montana.
Though they made their intentions clear to ASCS Frontier Region personnel in July, entries were officially confirmed by Big Sky Speedway in the last couple of days for a pair of Washington State heavyweights.
Marysville, Washington's Colton Heath has thrown his hat in the ring. The multi-time Skagit Speedway champion has three wins to his credit this season. In May he won the prestigious Marvin Smith Memorial Grove Classic at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon. In the last month he has won twice at his home track Skagit Speedway, including the preliminary night of the Summer Nationals. Heath will look to add a Harvey Ostermiller victory to his resume this weekend.
>From Snohomish, Washington and now living in Oklahoma, Seth Bergman will be a making a return visit to Big Sky Speedway, which he had visited several times in the past with the ASCS National Tour. He's also won at the Billings, Montana facility, taking a pair of ASCS Frontier Region victories in July 2020. Bergman has five wins this year, including ASCS National Tour and ASCS Sooner Region victories in Oklahoma. He's also won in his home state of Washington, taking a victory each at Grays Harbor Raceway and Skagit Speedway.
Lindsay, Oklahoma's Harli White, the only female racer to ever win an ASCS National Tour event, was also confirmed as an entry. White is another driver with past Big Sky Speedway experience, having also visited with the ASCS National Tour. White has one sprint car victory in 2023, coming at Waynesfield Motorsports Park in Ohio.
Jake Bubak of Lincoln, Nebraska could be seen as one of the contenders, having won in both 360 and 410 sprint cars as well as midgets this year. He won an ASCS National Tour race earlier this season in Kansas, and has other sprint car victories in Colorado, Missouri and South Dakota. Bubak also won twice with the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association this year.
Windsor, Colorado's Austyn Gossel, a previous Big Sky Speedway visitor, is also coming for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Gossel has won twice this year, including recently picking up an ASCS regional win at El Paso County Raceway in Colorado. In May he earned an ASCS Northern Plains win at Casper Speedway in Wyoming.
Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson, a former Cottage Grove Speedway track champion, has announced that he too is coming to Montana to race. Thompson has numerous victories to his credit in both 360 and limited sprint cars in his home state, while also getting more experience racing 410 sprint cars in the last couple of years.
2016 ASCS Frontier Region champion Skylar Gee, who has been racing in the eastern part of the country the last few years, will return to Big Sky Speedway to race the No. 23n for the Peterson Family, who have returned after a hiatus of a few years. Gee, from Alberta, is a former main event winner at Big Sky Speedway also, and since also scored an All-Star Circuit of Champions victory out east.
Those drivers and more will be joining the already announced entries this Friday and Saturday, including California's Dominic Scelzi, North Dakota's Ryder Olson and Texan-turned-Montana resident Christian Kennison. Two-time and defending Harvey Ostermiller Memorial winner Logan Forler of Boise, Idaho is expected to attend and go for the three-peat. The usual ASCS Frontier bunch are expected, including points leader Kelly Miller of Alberta. Former ASCS Frontier Region champions including Phil Dietz, Jeremy McCune and reigning champion Trever Kirkland will also be on hand.
$3,000 is on the line to win Friday's event, before Saturday's finale pays $12,012 to win and $512 to start. The largest winner's payday previously in ASCS Frontier Region action, outside of those part of ASCS National Tour races, was a $2,500 check at Sheridan Speedway in Wyoming in 2021. This weekend the series will race for a record payday two nights in a row.
Joining the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars both days will be wingless limited sprint cars, IMCA modifieds and INEX Legends. Admission each night is $25, and $15 for seniors.
Those unable to attend but want to watch still can do so at www.speedmax.tv.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
August 25 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1)
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
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Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Past Winners
2017 - Travis Rilat
2018 - J.J. Hickle
2019 - Jordon Mallett
2020 - no race
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Logan Forler
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
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ASCS Frontier Region
Top 5 points
1. Kelly Miller, 857
2. Trever Kirkland, 793
3. Phil Dietz, 768
4. Kory Wermling, 762
5. Joe Perry, 738

Bryan Hulbert - SAPULPA, Okla. (August 22, 2023) Two tracks, where the only thing they have in common is the direction of travel, that's what awaits the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products this weekend with Creek County Speedway on Friday, August 25, and Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday, August 26.

The season's second appearance, the quarter-mile, Creek County, the last visit on July 21 was the site of Sean McClelland's 22nd career ASCS Sooner Region score. Just like the July date, this Friday, August 25 is being promoted by ASCS Owner, Terry Mattox. The ASCS event is $2,000 to win, $300 to start.

Friday's event at Creek County Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $ for adults, $5 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. Pits are $35. Champ/305 Sprint Cars, $500 to win Mini Stocks, and Dwarf Cars are also on the card.

Taking on the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series, Saturday, August 26, at the 22-degree banked, three-eights-mile, Salina Highbanks will feature at $4,000 to win, $400 to start A-Feature.

Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for military and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Salina Highbanks Speedway is located 30 minutes east of Claremore, Okla., on Hwy. 20. The track's physical address is 3164 OK-20. Pryor, OK 74361. For more information on the track, log onto http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call (918) 434-7223.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

$12,012 Harvey Ostermiller Memorial next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - Perhaps the largest sprint car race ever in the state of Montana awaits the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour this Friday and Saturday at Big Sky Speedway, as the finale is scheduled to pay $12,012 to win the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial.

The event honors one of the pioneers of Montana sprint car racing, the longtime driver and later car owner who passed away in 2016 but left his mark on Montana sprint car racing. The first Harvey Ostermiller Memorial was run in 2017 and has since grown in popularity and become one of the most prestigious sprint car races in the region. The big news of the off-season for the ASCS Frontier Region and Montana in general was the massive increase in the purse, including bumping up the winner's payday to $12,012, which is believed to be the largest ever for a dirt sprint car race in Montana.

That increased purse, along with the growing prestige of the event, has drawn attention from around the rest of the country, as drivers from states such as Texas, North Dakota, Washington and California have indicated their plans to travel to the Billings track to race and add their name to the list of Harvey Ostermiller Memorial winners.

Perhaps the most notable confirmed entry right now is Fresno, California's Dominic Scelzi, who has been one of the hottest drivers on the West Coast in 360 sprint car action. Scelzi recently went on a tear late in July, winning four races in five nights on the Western Sprint Tour's Speedweek North, winning at Sunset Speedway and then twice at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon before winning $13,500 at the Summer Nationals at Skagit Speedway in Washington. And just on Saturday, Scelzi won the Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway in California for the second straight year in Sprint Car Challenge Tour competition, further gaining momentum heading into his visit to Montana. Scelzi is no stranger to Big Sky Speedway either, having raced there in the past with the World of Outlaws. This weekend, Scelzi looks to score his second five-figure payday in about a month.

Christian Kennison, from Texas but now living in Billings, and North Dakota's Ryder Olson are also among the early entries confirmed for the event this weekend. With them and many others coming, Big Sky Speedway is anticipating its largest field of 360 sprint cars in several years.

Also expected to show is Logan Forler, who has won the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial the last two years, including the 2021 event on his way to the ASCS Frontier Region championship that season. While only racing occasionally in Montana since winning that championship, Forler has won each of his last six appearances at Big Sky Speedway, including going 4-for-4 in his 2022 visits and also winning twice in July in the most recent events completed in ASCS Frontier Region action. With the anticipated large field of cars coming, it will be a challenge for Forler to score a three-peat in this event.

The usual competitors in the ASCS Frontier Region will of course be in action also, including points leader Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta. Miller dominated the season early as he won the first four races and holds a 64-point advantage over defending series champion Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana going into this weekend's races. Kirkland, while winless so far this season, has still been very competitive, earning four podium finishes in the six ASCS Frontier Region races completed so far, including three runner-up finishes. Both drivers, who had raced against cars fielded by Ostermiller for years before his passing, would love nothing more than to add a Harvey Ostermiller Memorial victory to their resume.

Five-time Montana sprint car champion Phil Dietz will be in action at his home track, and he is fresh off a win in ASCS Northern Plains action on Saturday at Gillette Thunder Speedway in Wyoming, also having won there three weeks earlier. Dietz finished second to Forler in the 2022 Harvey Ostermiller Memorial.

Of note, Dietz can be credited as the individual who planted the seed for the increased purse, as he suggested on the microphone during his front stretch interview after last year's race that the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial be $12,000 to win, as a nod to Harvey's car number he ran as a driver and an owner.

$3,000 is on the line to win Friday's event, before Saturday's finale pay $12,012 to win and $512 to start. The largest winner's payday previously in ASCS Frontier Region action, outside of those part of ASCS National Tour races, was a $2,500 check at Sheridan Speedway in Wyoming in 2021. This weekend the series will race for a record payday two nights in a row.

Joining the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars both days will be wingless limited sprint cars, IMCA modifieds and INEX Legends. Admission each night is $25, and $15 for seniors.

August 25 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1)
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)

2017 - Travis Rilat
2018 - J.J. Hickle
2019 - Jordon Mallett
2020 - no race
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Logan Forler

May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway

1. Kelly Miller, 857
2. Trever Kirkland, 793
3. Phil Dietz, 768
4. Kory Wermling, 762
5. Joe Perry, 738

$5,000 and $4,000 Paydays Up For Grabs With The American Sprint Car Series This Weekend!

Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 21, 2023) Round two this season at Lakeside Speedway Friday, followed by the long-awaited return to the Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday, a high-speed weekend is on tap this weekend for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

Added money at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, August 25; the event is part of the ASCS Summer Super Series, paying out $5,000 to win, $500 to start.

Making things even sweeter, AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races will pay $100 to win, plus an extra $250 to the overall quick qualifier and $250 to the KSE Hard Charger in the A-Feature. Taking on the four-tenths-mile oval on May 26, Iowa’s Carson McCarl wheeled the Country Builders No. 88 to the lead on Lap 16 after starting fifth and never looked back.

Friday, August 25, at Lakeside Speedway, opens at 6:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:00 P.M. and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (12-15), and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $40. The event is being promoted by Terry Mattox. Lakeside Speedway is located at 5615 Wolcott Dr. in Kansas City, Kan. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks will feature at $4,000 to win, $400 to start A-Feature. Twelve times on the 22-degree banked turns since 1998, the last time the series rolled into town was on June 6, 2015, with Blake Hahn going to Victory Lane for the first time against the ASCS National Tour. The event is paired with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products. The regional tour is at Creek County Speedway on Friday night.

Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for military and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Salina Highbanks Speedway is located at 30 minutes east of Claremore, Okla., on Hwy. 20. The track's physical address is 3164 OK-20. Pryor, OK 74361. For more information on the track, log onto http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call (918) 434-7223.

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3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R 6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R 10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN) 13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R 14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR) 23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) 45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) 55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) 71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R 91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R 95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,568; 2. Matt Covington 2,502; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,351; 4. Howard Moore 2,341; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,284; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,161; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,023; 8. Landon Britt 1,988; 9. Michael Day 1,740; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (August 14, 2023) The 2023 lineup of events for the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series has been updated with events on Saturday, August 26, at Abilene Speedway canceled due to a scheduling conflict with ASCS Elite Series owner Nathan Moore.

“Before any rumors or bad information gets stirred up, this is my fault. I flat misread the calendar when I booked the show that I personally had a conflicting event that weekend. I’ve always had a great relationship with everyone at Abilene Speedway, and I look forward to getting back there in 2024,” explained series owner, Nathan Moore.

An event has been added at Texarkana 67 Speedway on Saturday, September 9, that will coincide with the Elite Non-Wing matchup with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. The updated schedule is posted at ascsracing.com/schedules/2023?id=22309.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

Brian Brown Wins the 33rd Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals by Inches!

Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 5, 2023) “Shit, I just wanted to win. That’s for you, Jason Johnson,” echoed through the valley Saturday night as Brian Brown stood atop the podium after the closest margin of victory in the history of the Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Brian Brown.

Edging Aaron Reutzel by 0.020-seconds for the $20,500 payday, the win is Brown’s second 360 Nationals triumph, 19th at the Knoxville Raceway, and 21st against the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

“I seen Tyler Swank down here telling him [Aaron Reutzel] kind of what to do and that kind of helped my gameplan a little bit because I did really know what he was going to do. He’s such a smart racecar driver, and I knew he was trying to slide himself down here, so I knew my best chance was to hit the bottom coming to the white, and I hit it pretty good, and I was thinking he was going to the top, then he went to the middle, and I’m like man; Christmas came early. I’m worn out from the cheering, not the racing,” Explained Brown when asked about the restart.

Chasing Aaron Reutzel the entire race, it came down to a green, white, checkered dash to the finish after Garet Williamson and Kaleb Johnson, who were racing for fifth, flipped as the leaders worked into what they thought were going to be the final two turns.

Sliding himself on the restart as Brown glued his right rear to the cushion, Brian peeled to the bottom through the third and fourth turns as the pair raced to the white flag once more.

Brown again hustled the high side as Aaron slid across the cushion in turns one and two.

With a slight bounce off the curb, Aaron turned low, exposing a clear shot off the top, exiting the second turn. Wheel to wheel into turn three, Aaron drifted across the nose of Brown. Turning under Aaron working into the fourth turn, Aaron went down to block on exit, but it was not enough to keep Brian Brown at bay.

On that final run, Brown said, “We came off turn two, and I got such a good run and almost cleared him down the backstretch, and I was like, gosh darn it, I showed him, and I thought I was in trouble when he slid me, but I got it turned, and I was either going to come back on the trailer or holding this trophy.”

Sixth coming to the final dash to the finish, California’s Rico Abreu shot to third to earn the KSE Hard Charger, having advanced 24th to the show position and was trailing the race for the lead by 0.341-seconds at the line. Rico also earned the 2023 Jetco, Inc. 360 Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year title.

Parker Price-Miller crossed fourth, with Ryan Timms fifth. Zeb Wise moved up two spots to sixth, followed by Chase Randall, who advanced 10 positions to seventh. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. went 15th to eighth, with Terry McCarl and Kerry Madsen making up the top ten.

Special thanks to the Knoxville Raceway staff, all the teams who participated in this year’s event, and the fans who help make all this possible. We look forward to the 2024 event.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is the next round in the ASCS Super Summer Series at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, August 25, paying $5,000 to win, $500 to start, then Saturday, August 26, at Salina Highbanks Speedway at $4,000 to win, $400 to start.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

E Feature (8 Laps): 1. 75AU-Tyler Blank[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 3. 11M-Brendan Mullen[6]; 4. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[8]; 5. 22W-Aaron Werner[11]; 6. 87X-Shone Evans[5]; 7. 33-Alan Zoutte[1]; 8. 4H-Cody Hansen[16]; 9. 105-Cody Ihlen[9]; 10. T4-Tyler Graves[14]; 11. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[7]; 12. 17N-Ben Woods[15]; 13. 14-Aidan Zoutte[13]; 14. 5D-Grae Anderson[17]; 15. 83-Austin Miller[3]; 16. B29-JJ Beaver[10]; 17. (DNS) 938-Bradley Fezard

D Feature (10 Laps): 1. 70-Calvin Landis[1]; 2. 8H-Jacob Hughes[2]; 3. 18-Ryan Roberts[7]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 5. 27B-Jake Bubak[6]; 6. 75X-JT Imperial[4]; 7. 98P-Miles Paulus[5]; 8. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr[9]; 9. 01-Sammy Swindell[10]; 10. 87J-Jace Park[8]; 11. 35H-Zach Hampton[13]; 12. 2JR-Kelly Miller[12]; 13. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[11]; 14. 11M-Brendan Mullen[19]; 15. 35L-Cody Ledger[14]; 16. 77X-Alex Hill[15]; 17. 9M-Liam Martin[16]; 18. 45X-Kyler Johnson[18]; 19. 4H-Cody Hansen[24]; 20. 87X-Shone Evans[22]; 21. 22W-Aaron Werner[21]; 22. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[20]; 23. 33-Alan Zoutte[23]; 24. 75AU-Tyler Blank[17]

C Feature (12 Laps): 1. 83H-Justin Henderson[1]; 2. 44-Chris Martin[2]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[15]; 4. 11N-Harli White[5]; 5. 50YR-JJ Hickle[10]; 6. 99-Tony Rost[8]; 7. 1E-Ian Madsen[14]; 8. 18-Ryan Roberts[22]; 9. 5M-Collin Moyle[6]; 10. 27B-Jake Bubak[24]; 11. 86-Timothy Smith[11]; 12. 24T-Christopher Thram[13]; 13. 41-Colton Hardy[12]; 14. 6-Dustin Selvage[19]; 15. 8H-Jacob Hughes[21]; 16. 7M-Chance Morton[23]; 17. 70-Calvin Landis[20]; 18. 15-Ryan Turner[16]; 19. 83JR-Sam Henderson[17]; 20. 6A-Alex Vande Voort[7]; 21. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[4]; 22. 42-Sye Lynch[9]; 23. 53-Joe Beaver[18]; 24. (DNS) 83T-Tanner Carrick

B Feature (18 Laps): 1. 7BC-Anthony Macri[2]; 2. 88-Austin McCarl[4]; 3. 39M-Justin Sanders[1]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu[7]; 5. 9T-Kasey Kahne[12]; 6. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 7. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[6]; 8. 20-Justin Peck[10]; 9. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[8]; 10. 17W-Shane Golobic[16]; 11. 22-Ryan Leavitt[5]; 12. 1-Brenham Crouch[11]; 13. 50YR-JJ Hickle[24]; 14. 52-Blake Hahn[22]; 15. 35-Skylar Prochaska[17]; 16. 83H-Justin Henderson[20]; 17. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[18]; 18. 44-Chris Martin[21]; 19. 8M-Kade Morton[13]; 20. 11N-Harli White[23]; 21. 4-Cameron Martin[15]; 22. 27-Carson McCarl[19]; 23. 24H-Kade Higday[9]; 24. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[14]

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown[2]; 2. 8-Aaron Reutzel[1]; 3. 24R-Rico Abreu[24]; 4. 9P-Parker Price Miller[3]; 5. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 6. 26-Zeb Wise[8]; 7. 9-Chase Randall[17]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[15]; 9. 24-Terry McCarl[9]; 10. 55-Kerry Madsen[12]; 11. 1K-Kelby Watt[5]; 12. 5-Daryn Pittman[19]; 13. 7BC-Anthony Macri[21]; 14. 2M-Davey Heskin[18]; 15. 4W-Jamie Ball[13]; 16. 9G-Ryan Giles[20]; 17. 16A-Colby Copeland[16]; 18. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[7]; 19. 24W-Garet Williamson[4]; 20. 18T-Tanner Holmes[10]; 21. 39M-Justin Sanders[23]; 22. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 23. 88-Austin McCarl[22]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson[14]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

Poor weather forces Gallatin cancelation for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BELGRADE, Mont. - Persistent strong rain showers forced Gallatin Speedway officials to pull the plug on Friday night's Summer Clash at Belgrade for the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour. It is the fifth time the series has suffered a rainout in 2023.

The series is next scheduled to visit Gallatin Speedway on September 8th for the Friday portion of the track's annual Big Sky Supernationals.

Next for the series is the annual Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, August 25th and 26th at Big Sky Speedway outside Billings. The event, honoring the late Montana sprint car pioneer, first pays $3,000 to win Friday's feature before Saturday's finale pays $12,012 to win and $512 just to start. The $12,012 winner's prize is believed to be the highest paying sprint car race ever in Montana. The event is expected to draw cars from around the region and teams from all three West Coast states have also expressed interest in traveling to Big Sky Speedway to compete for one of the highest 360 sprint car paydays in the country. Logan Forler of Boise, Idaho has won the event the last two years.

Parker Price-Miller Holds On For First 360 Win At Knoxville On Night 2 Of The Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals!

Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 4, 2023) Fending off the repeated attacks from Brian Brown Friday night during Night 2 of the Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Indiana’s Parker Price-Miller captured his first career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, as well as his first 360 triumph at the Knoxville Raceway.

The 169th driver to top an ASCS National Tour event, Parker Price-Miller is the first to do so from Kokomo and fifth from the state of Indiana, joining Clauson, Saldana, Kinser, and Stewart on the list of Hoosier winners.

Nearly short of breath in Victory Lane, Parker said, “If anyone gets the award for restarts at Knoxville, it’s definitely the No. 21 car. With him [Brian Brown] breathing down your throat, you can’t let up. I had the wing too far back at the beginning, and I started burying myself in the curb and getting tight. I tried my best to get the wing back forward, which is hard to do under green. I can’t thank my guys enough.”

Getting things in just before the rain picked up, Miller led all but one lap, with Brown able to edge ahead of the ChalkStix No. 9p on Lap 3. Squeezing nearly four wide on the start to get ahead from the fifth starting spot, Brown ran inches off the wall to sneak away second from Terry McCarl on the opening revolution.

Going slide for slide quickly for the lead and using restarts to his advantage, the Casey’s General Store/FVP No. 21 worked top and bottom on Parker for the point, with the Kokomo shoe able to answer Brown’s attempts.

Keeping pace with Parker through the feature with the two hunting for an advantage, Brown closed rapidly in traffic. Just off Parker’s back bumper as they crossed on Lap 16, Brown threw the slide only to have it answered again by PPM.

One final run coming to the white flag, the No. 21 shot sidewise off the exit of the fourth turn, allowing Parker to pull away by 1.074-seconds at the checkered flag.

Brian Brown saved the car and held on for second by a slim 0.268-seconds over Zeb Wise. Fourth went to Terry McCarl, with Garet Williamson crossing fifth. Up eight spots for the KSE Hard Charger, Davey Heskin was sixth, followed by Ryan Giles, Anthony Macri, Daryn Pittman, and Kasey Kahne to complete the top ten.

Another 54 drivers drew in Friday night to bring the total to 104 officially drawn in for the 33rd annual Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank out of 109 entered.

The Driver’s Project qualifying was topped by Justin Sanders at 16.649-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Davey Heskin, Brooke Tatnell, Parker Price-Miller, Zeb Wise, and Shane Golobic. The Hoosier Tire C-Feature went to Alex Hill, while Justin Sanders atop the BMRS B-Feature.

The 33rd annual Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank concludes on Saturday, August 5. For more information, log onto http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Qualifying: 1. 39M-Justin Sanders, 16.649[8]; 2. 55-Kerry Madsen, 16.681[12]; 3. 2-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.753[6]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.769[2]; 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 16.779[21]; 6. 24W-Garet Williamson, 16.785[30]; 7. 5M-Collin Moyle, 16.787[1]; 8. 21-Brian Brown, 16.816[43]; 9. 24-Terry McCarl, 16.823[25]; 10. 4-Cameron Martin, 16.836[13]; 11. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.840[5]; 12. 40-Clint Garner, 16.878[23]; 13. 9P-Parker Price Miller, 16.897[14]; 14. 26-Zeb Wise, 16.911[26]; 15. 5-Daryn Pittman, 16.933[15]; 16. 9G-Ryan Giles, 16.933[20]; 17. 21H-Brady Bacon, 16.970[9]; 18. 7BC-Anthony Macri, 16.980[18]; 19. 24T-Christopher Thram, 17.002[16]; 20. 17W-Shane Golobic, 17.043[37]; 21. 2M-Davey Heskin, 17.099[24]; 22. 83JR-Sam Henderson, 17.103[3]; 23. 27-Carson McCarl, 17.130[34]; 24. 15-Ryan Turner, 17.132[11]; 25. 11N-Harli White, 17.138[7]; 26. 9T-Kasey Kahne, 17.159[40]; 27. 14T-Brooke Tatnell, 17.183[49]; 28. 1E-Ian Madsen, 17.207[32]; 29. 6A-Alex Vande Voort, 17.214[45]; 30. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 17.214[54]; 31. 98P-Miles Paulus, 17.227[41]; 32. 53-Joe Beaver, 17.227[42]; 33. 77X-Alex Hill, 17.237[29]; 34. 95-Matt Covington, 17.250[28]; 35. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr, 17.332[33]; 36. 87J-Jace Park, 17.342[46]; 37. 11M-Brendan Mullen, 17.343[51]; 38. 35H-Zach Hampton, 17.389[47]; 39. 27B-Jake Bubak, 17.413[27]; 40. 3J-Dusty Zomer, 17.422[36]; 41. 10-Landon Britt, 17.497[10]; 42. 75AU-Tyler Blank, 17.509[50]; 43. 83-Austin Miller, 17.533[38]; 44. 87X-Shone Evans, 17.656[22]; 45. 4CW-Chris Windom, 17.675[52]; 46. B29-JJ Beaver, 17.701[35]; 47. 14M-Jordon Mallett, 17.809[44]; 48. 14-Aidan Zoutte, 18.073[39]; 49. 41D-Dan Henning, 18.374[17]; 50. 938-Bradley Fezard, 18.407[53]; 51. 4H-Cody Hansen, 18.779[19]; 52. 17N-Ben Woods, 19.025[48]; 53. 5D-Grae Anderson, 19.025[31]; 54. 1A-John Anderson, 19.025[4]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2M-Davey Heskin[2]; 2. 9T-Kasey Kahne[1]; 3. 24W-Garet Williamson[5]; 4. 9G-Ryan Giles[3]; 5. 39M-Justin Sanders[6]; 6. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 7. 87J-Jace Park[8]; 8. 98P-Miles Paulus[7]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 10. B29-JJ Beaver[10]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[1]; 2. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 3. 40-Clint Garner[4]; 4. 55-Kerry Madsen[6]; 5. 53-Joe Beaver[7]; 6. 83JR-Sam Henderson[2]; 7. 75AU-Tyler Blank[9]; 8. 5M-Collin Moyle[5]; 9. 14M-Jordon Mallett[10]; 10. 11M-Brendan Mullen[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 9P-Parker Price Miller[4]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 3. 27-Carson McCarl[2]; 4. 7BC-Anthony Macri[3]; 5. 1E-Ian Madsen[1]; 6. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[6]; 7. 35H-Zach Hampton[8]; 8. 83-Austin Miller[9]; 9. 14-Aidan Zoutte[10]; 10. 77X-Alex Hill[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 26-Zeb Wise[4]; 2. 35-Skylar Prochaska[1]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[6]; 4. 24-Terry McCarl[5]; 5. 27B-Jake Bubak[8]; 6. 24T-Christopher Thram[3]; 7. 15-Ryan Turner[2]; 8. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 9. 87X-Shone Evans[9]; 10. 41D-Dan Henning[10]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 2. 6A-Alex Vande Voort[1]; 3. 5-Daryn Pittman[4]; 4. 11N-Harli White[2]; 5. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr[7]; 6. 4-Cameron Martin[5]; 7. 3J-Dusty Zomer[8]; 8. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[6]; 9. 938-Bradley Fezard[10]; 10. 4CW-Chris Windom[9]

C Feature (10 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill[1]; 2. 87X-Shone Evans[4]; 3. 14M-Jordon Mallett[7]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 5. 11M-Brendan Mullen[2]; 6. B29-JJ Beaver[6]; 7. 41D-Dan Henning[9]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard[10]; 9. 17N-Ben Woods[12]; 10. 14-Aidan Zoutte[8]; 11. 4CW-Chris Windom[5]; 12. 4H-Cody Hansen[11]; 13. 5D-Grae Anderson[13]; 14. 1A-John Anderson[14]

BMRS B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 39M-Justin Sanders[1]; 2. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[3]; 3. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[2]; 4. 4-Cameron Martin[5]; 5. 1E-Ian Madsen[10]; 6. 5M-Collin Moyle[4]; 7. 42-Sye Lynch[6]; 8. 53-Joe Beaver[12]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[13]; 10. 24T-Christopher Thram[7]; 11. 27B-Jake Bubak[17]; 12. 15-Ryan Turner[9]; 13. 98P-Miles Paulus[11]; 14. 3J-Dusty Zomer[18]; 15. 87J-Jace Park[15]; 16. 83JR-Sam Henderson[8]; 17. 35H-Zach Hampton[16]; 18. 10-Landon Britt; 19. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr[14]; 20. 77X-Alex Hill; 21. 87X-Shone Evans; 22. 83-Austin Miller[20]; 23. 14M-Jordon Mallett; 24. 75AU-Tyler Blank[19]

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9P-Parker Price Miller[2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 3. 26-Zeb Wise[1]; 4. 24-Terry McCarl[4]; 5. 24W-Garet Williamson[6]; 6. 2M-Davey Heskin[14]; 7. 9G-Ryan Giles[10]; 8. 7BC-Anthony Macri[12]; 9. 5-Daryn Pittman[9]; 10. 9T-Kasey Kahne[17]; 11. 35-Skylar Prochaska[19]; 12. 21H-Brady Bacon[11]; 13. 55-Kerry Madsen[8]; 14. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 15. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[18]; 16. 27-Carson McCarl[15]; 17. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[22]; 18. 11N-Harli White[16]; 19. 6A-Alex Vande Voort[20]; 20. 40-Clint Garner[3]; 21. 17W-Shane Golobic[13]; 22. 39M-Justin Sanders[21]; 23. 4-Cameron Martin[24]; 24. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[23]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,468; 2. Matt Covington 2,402; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,251; 4. Howard Moore 2,241; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,184; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,061; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,923; 8. Landon Britt 1,888; 9. Michael Day 1,740; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

33rd Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Point Totals

Following events on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at Knoxville Raceway, the cylinder heads on Scott Bogucki's No. 84 (Ostrich Engine) were brought into question during post race tech.

The heads were removed and further inspected and determined to be illegal as the ASCS Logo had been deformed, defaced, and partially removed in several cylinders.

Spec Heads: Brodix Chevrolet Style Heads part # 27-211 with ASCS stamp. During polishing, the edges of the letters on the ASCS logos are sometimes inadvertently brushed with the polish wheel. This is permissible as long as letters are still intact. Angle milling is allowed as long as the head remains within 1 degree of original manufacturer’s specifications. Excessive porting and/or angle milling of the ASCS logo Cylinder Heads may affect their structural integrity, and is in no way recommended by Brodix.

Polishing is allowed as long as the original ASCS logo is not affected, or port shape is not altered substantially.

Aaron Reutzel Captures Night One Of The 33rd Annual Xtreme Powered By Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals!

Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3, 2023) Kicking off his title defense of the Xtreme powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank underway, Aaron Reutzel captured the opening night of action at Knoxville Raceway with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

Aaron’s ninth career win in the 360cid division at Knoxville Raceway, Thursday’s triumph is the 23rd time the 2015 ASCS National Champion has topped the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

The kick-off to the 33rd running of the 360 Knoxville Nationals, Aaron made quick moves in the Ridge and Sons Racing No. 8 on the start, going three-wide for the runner-up spot from fourth. Caution on Lap 5, Aaron pursued Colby to the low side as tenth-starting Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who was up to fifth, hit the cushion to take over third before red lights came on for Tasker Phillips, following a soft rollover.

Able to fend off Aaron on the restart, the field would finally find traffic and allow Aaron a chance at the lead. Catching a break on Lap 15 as Colby slipped the line, Aaron took over with Hafertepe following to second the following lap.

“I needed (no yellows) and some lapped traffic,” said Reutzel. “The bottom was too easy to hit. My car was great; he was just running a good race. It seemed like every time I got there and made a mistake; he’d slide up in front of me where I had to move a little. We got some lapped traffic, and I was finally able to seal the deal there. I can’t thank this team enough.”

Able to use traffic to his advantage, Aaron Reutzel pulled away by 0.504-seconds at the drop of the checkered flag. Sam Hafertepe, Jr., in second, was followed by KSE Hard Charger Scott Bogucki, who charged ahead 12 spots for the show position. Chase Randall ran 12th to fourth, with Colby Copeland slipping to fifth.

Jamie Ball, sixth, was followed by Jason Martin. Eighth went to Austin McCarl from 14th, with Kelby Watt and Justin Peck picking up six positions to finish tenth.

Thursday’s opener saw 50 of the 53 drivers slated to run checking in. Another 56 drivers are slated to run Friday.

Kaleb Johnson topped The Driver’s Project Qualifying with a time of 16.389-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were topped by Brenham Crouch, Tasker Phillips, Jason Martin, Austin McCarl, and Scott Bogucki. The Hoosier Tire C-Feature went to Laim Martin, with the BMRS B-Feature topped by Ryan Leavitt.

Points following Thursday’s preliminary night show Aaron Reutzel earning 483. Kelby Watt sits second (472), with Ryan Timms and Kaleb Johnson tied for third (470). Tanner Holmes is fifth (467).

The Xtreme powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank continues Friday, August 4, with cars on track at 6:45 P.M. (CDT) for Hot Laps.

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Qualifying: 1. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, 16.389[2]; 2. 18T-Tanner Holmes, 16.401[8]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms, 16.552[16]; 4. 1K-Kelby Watt, 16.579[13]; 5. 8-Aaron Reutzel, 16.593[4]; 6. 22-Ryan Leavitt, 16.641[7]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton, 16.714[10]; 8. 17-Tyler Groenendyk, 16.718[3]; 9. 41-Colton Hardy, 16.718[19]; 10. 24R-Rico Abreu, 16.732[32]; 11. 4W-Jamie Ball, 16.738[33]; 12. 50YR-JJ Hickle, 16.789[1]; 13. 36-Jason Martin, 16.791[12]; 14. 16A-Colby Copeland, 16.800[6]; 15. 24H-Kade Higday, 16.821[23]; 16. 7A-Jack Anderson, 16.822[5]; 17. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 16.824[44]; 18. 8H-Jacob Hughes, 16.836[14]; 19. 7M-Chance Morton, 16.857[37]; 20. 83H-Justin Henderson, 16.868[31]; 21. 1-Brenham Crouch, 16.881[26]; 22. 9-Chase Randall, 16.902[35]; 23. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 16.932[28]; 24. 88-Austin McCarl, 16.940[42]; 25. 84-Scott Bogucki, 16.942[38]; 26. 20-Justin Peck, 16.982[30]; 27. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.993[40]; 28. 86-Timothy Smith, 17.031[29]; 29. 99-Tony Rost, 17.047[36]; 30. 44-Chris Martin, 17.105[49]; 31. 70-Calvin Landis, 17.124[18]; 32. 52-Blake Hahn, 17.151[45]; 33. 6-Dustin Selvage, 17.176[47]; 34. 9M-Liam Martin, 17.183[11]; 35. 35L-Cody Ledger, 17.206[9]; 36. 75X-JT Imperial, 17.228[25]; 37. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten, 17.257[22]; 38. 18-Ryan Roberts, 17.257[43]; 39. 01-Sammy Swindell, 17.270[21]; 40. 2JR-Kelly Miller, 17.400[24]; 41. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, 17.475[48]; 42. G5-Gage Pulkrabek, 17.505[20]; 43. 6T-Christopher Townsend, 17.582[27]; 44. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 17.628[50]; 45. 33-Alan Zoutte, 17.678[46]; 46. 105-Cody Ihlen, 17.897[17]; 47. 3-Howard Moore, 18.024[39]; 48. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 18.053[41]; 49. T4-Tyler Graves, 18.399[34]; 50. 22W-Aaron Werner, 19.909[15]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch[2]; 2. 20-Justin Peck[1]; 3. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[6]; 4. 4W-Jamie Ball[4]; 5. 7A-Jack Anderson[3]; 6. 75X-JT Imperial[8]; 7. 22-Ryan Leavitt[5]; 8. 70-Calvin Landis[7]; 9. 105-Cody Ihlen[10]; 10. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[9]

360 Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[1]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 18T-Tanner Holmes[6]; 5. 50YR-JJ Hickle[4]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 7. 3-Howard Moore[10]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 9. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[9]; 10. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 2. 86-Timothy Smith[1]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 5. 6-Dustin Selvage[7]; 6. 18-Ryan Roberts[8]; 7. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[5]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 9. 6T-Christopher Townsend[9]; 10. 8H-Jacob Hughes[3]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Austin McCarl[2]; 2. 99-Tony Rost[1]; 3. 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 4. 16A-Colby Copeland[4]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 6. 41-Colton Hardy[5]; 7. 01-Sammy Swindell[8]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[9]; 9. 9M-Liam Martin[7]; 10. T4-Tyler Graves[10]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Scott Bogucki[2]; 2. 24H-Kade Higday[4]; 3. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 4. 8-Aaron Reutzel[6]; 5. 83H-Justin Henderson[3]; 6. 24R-Rico Abreu[5]; 7. 2JR-Kelly Miller[8]; 8. 33-Alan Zoutte[9]; 9. 22W-Aaron Werner[10]; 10. 35L-Cody Ledger[7]

Hoosier Tire C Feature (10 Laps): 1. 9M-Liam Martin[2]; 2. 8H-Jacob Hughes[1]; 3. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 4. 35L-Cody Ledger[3]; 5. 6T-Christopher Townsend[7]; 6. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[5]; 7. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[6]; 8. 105-Cody Ihlen[8]; 9. T4-Tyler Graves[9]; 10. 22W-Aaron Werner[10]

BMRS B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 22-Ryan Leavitt[1]; 2. 83H-Justin Henderson[9]; 3. 24R-Rico Abreu[5]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[2]; 5. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[3]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[11]; 7. 70-Calvin Landis[10]; 8. 50YR-JJ Hickle[6]; 9. 6-Dustin Selvage[12]; 10. 41-Colton Hardy[4]; 11. 75X-JT Imperial[13]; 12. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[23]; 13. 18-Ryan Roberts[14]; 14. 01-Sammy Swindell[15]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[17]; 16. 8H-Jacob Hughes[22]; 17. 2JR-Kelly Miller[16]; 18. 35L-Cody Ledger[24]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 20. 33-Alan Zoutte[18]; 21. 3-Howard Moore[19]; 22. 9M-Liam Martin[21]; 23. 7M-Chance Morton[8]; 24. 7A-Jack Anderson[7]

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 8-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[10]; 3. 84-Scott Bogucki[15]; 4. 9-Chase Randall[12]; 5. 16A-Colby Copeland[1]; 6. 4W-Jamie Ball[3]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 8. 88-Austin McCarl[14]; 9. 1K-Kelby Watt[5]; 10. 20-Justin Peck[16]; 11. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 12. 18T-Tanner Holmes[7]; 13. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[8]; 14. 44-Chris Martin[20]; 15. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[17]; 16. 1-Brenham Crouch[11]; 17. 22-Ryan Leavitt[21]; 18. 24R-Rico Abreu[23]; 19. 83H-Justin Henderson[22]; 20. 83T-Tanner Carrick[13]; 21. 24H-Kade Higday[9]; 22. 99-Tony Rost[19]; 23. 8M-Kade Morton[24]; 24. 86-Timothy Smith[18]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway);

Friday night Gallatin showdown next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

After nearly a month off, the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Region returns to action with the Summer Clash at Belgrade, coming Friday night at Gallatin Speedway.

A number of teams are coming off of racing in the Western Sprint Tour's Speedweek North in Washington and Oregon, keeping themselves sharp and gaining valuable seat time and experience. Defending series champion Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana was one of them, getting a Top 10 finish at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon while he was over there, and he hopes to take what he learned on his visit to the Pacific Northwest and potentially take back the points lead this weekend.

After racing part of that same speedweek, Phil Dietz of Laurel, Montana returned east and won last Saturday's ASCS Northern Plains feature at Gillette Thunder Speedway in Wyoming, gaining some momentum as he returns to the ASCS Frontier Region trail in pursuit of a sixth sprint car championship. Dietz was twice a winner at Gallatin Speedway in 2022.

Points leader Kelly Miller of Alberta won the last ASCS Frontier Region event at Gallatin Speedway, taking the victory in a non-stop main event on June 16th. Kory Wermling of Great Falls, Montana won last year's Summer Clash at Belgrade event.

Gates open at 5:35 for fans with hotlaps scheduled at 7:00 and racing beginning at 7:35. IMCA modifieds and WISSOTA super stocks are also on the card with the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for juniors and seniors, and kids 12 years of age and under are in free of charge.

For those unable to attend, Friday's race can be seen on www.speedmax.tv, the official streaming partner of the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region.

August 4 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
August 25 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1)
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)

UP NEXT >> 33rd Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank

Bryan Hulbert - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 24, 2023) Next stop, the "Sprint Car Capital of the World" for three nights of racing at the 33rd Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway to kick off Southern Iowa Sprint Week.

A collection of 10 race nights between Knoxville and Oskaloosa, the whole of the Sprint Car universe will converge on Marion County starting August 3-5.

Focusing on the opening event, at the time of press, the 33rd Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank sits at 75 entries from the United States, Australia, and Canada, with 15 event rookies and a half-dozen former race winners, including the defending champion, 2015 ASCS National Champion, Aaron Reutzel.

Offering up a $152,000 purse, the overall winner will take home $20,000, plus their share of $15,000 in lap money. Other bonuses include $360 to the Team DGRD Best Appearing Car and $500 for the JETCO Rookie of the Year. Preliminary nights pay $3,000 to win. The full breakdown of the purse is posted at https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Event/knoxville-360-nationals.

Sanctioned under the American Sprint Car Series, events at Knoxville Raceway do not conform to ASCS car rules. Per insurance requirements, all cars must adhere to Knoxville Raceway car rules, tire, and weight requirements. This also includes the use of an onboard fire suppression system. Those are online at https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Pages/Rules.

No change to the event format; teams will be divided into Thursday/Friday Qualifying nights, where accumulated points are crucial to setting up Saturday's run of events. The format and nightly points breakdown is explained at https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Event/knoxville-360-nationals.

All events at Knoxville Raceway are broadcast exclusively at https://www.dirtvision.com. The Knoxville Nationals is NOT included with a monthly Fast Pass, only with the annual Fast Pass or PPV.

Knoxville Raceway is located on the Marion County Fairgrounds, at 1000 N Lincoln St. in Knoxville, Iowa. For information, directions, or to purchase tickets, log onto http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com or call (641) 842-5431.

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Bryan Hulbert – PARK CITY, Kan. (July 22, 2023) Getting the show in just before the rains came the last time the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com was at 81-Speedway, Mother Nature got a little bit of revenge on Saturday night with a pop-up shower causing around a three-hour delay before Jason Martin rolled back into Victory Lane at the three-eighths-mile oval.

“First of all, thank you to all these people who sat it out in that rain. It was pretty cool to look out while it was still raining and see people sitting in the stands. Kudos to you guys. The fans are what pay our bills, and hopefully, you all enjoyed it,” stated Martin to the applause of the fans. “Also, to the staff. They could have just checked out and said, we’re done, but instead, it was an awesome racetrack.”

Leading from start to finish, the start was crucial to Martin’s success. Taking the green to the right of the front row, Jason and Covington swapped lines into the first turn, with the No. 36 able to escape with the lead.

Gone in clean air, traffic brought Covington into the mix, and at one point, the top four were nose to tail. Rubbing up on Martin’s left rear trying to shoot the bottom off the fourth turn as Jason worked a slower car on Lap 12, Matt was able to calm the right side tires of the No. 95 back to the racing surface and missed taking the point by 0.098-seconds.

First and second unchanged, Martin would roll away by 1.064-seconds at the checkered flag. Covington in second, the race behind him saw several shifts through the last six laps as Jordon Mallett grabbed third away from Jake Bubak while Howard Moore snuck into the top five.

Getting shuffled back to eighth at one point, Brandon Anderson made it back to sixth, with Don Droud, Jr. slipping back on the final restart from fifth to seventh. Making up seven positions for the night KSE Hard Charger Award, Christopher Townsend crossed eighth, followed by Tim Estenson ninth and Whit Gastineau in tenth.

The field numbered 24 on Saturday, with Tim Estenson, the overall quickest driver in The Driver’s Project Qualifying at 14.348-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Don Droud, Jr., Landon Britt, and Jason Martin.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is the 33rd annual Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, happening August 3-5, at Knoxville Raceway. The event is $20,000 to win.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, 14.348[7]; 2. 2-Chase Porter, 14.455[1]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.457[5]; 4. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 14.463[3]; 5. 13-Elijah Gile, 14.593[6]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.722[8]; 7. 10X-Jordan Knight, 15.082[4]; 8. 23K-Mike Kleymann, 15.082[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 14.479[4]; 2. 1X-Jake Bubak, 14.533[8]; 3. 2W-Whit Gastineau, 14.572[5]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 14.583[2]; 5. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 14.654[3]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 14.676[7]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark, 14.723[1]; 8. 31-Casey Wills, 15.297[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.548[7]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 14.634[5]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.756[3]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 14.867[6]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox, 14.996[8]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.005[2]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings, 16.095[4]; 8. 31M-Eric Matthews, 16.125[1]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1M-Don Droud Jr[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 4. 2-Chase Porter[3]; 5. 14T-Tim Estenson[4]; 6. 10X-Jordan Knight[7]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 8. (DNS) 23K-Mike Kleymann

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 2. 1X-Jake Bubak[3]; 3. 2W-Whit Gastineau[2]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[5]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark[7]; 8. 31-Casey Wills[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 4. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 6. 31M-Eric Matthews[8]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings[7]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]

RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 4. 1X-Jake Bubak[3]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[10]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 7. 1M-Don Droud Jr[5]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend[15]; 9. 14T-Tim Estenson[9]; 10. 2W-Whit Gastineau[11]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[18]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 14. 9$-Kyle Clark[19]; 15. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 16. 7C-Chris Morgan[23]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[22]; 18. 31M-Eric Matthews[16]; 19. 10X-Jordan Knight[17]; 20. 97-Kevin Cummings[20]; 21. 23K-Mike Kleymann[24]; 22. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 23. 12-Jeffrey Newell[13]; 24. 13-Elijah Gile[21]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);

Bryan Hulbert - LA CROSSE, Kan. (July 21, 2023) Heavy overnight rain has unfortunately rendered the grounds in and around Rush County Bullring Speedway unusable for Friday night's scheduled event with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

Saturday's event at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan. is on as scheduled. The $4,000 to win, $400 to start affair includes the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Saturday, July 22, opens at 3:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the stands. Hot Laps are at 6:00 P.M., with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, and free for kids 10 and under. Other divisions include the JLR Property Management 316 A-Mods, and AutoTech Service Super Stocks.

81-Speedway is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found online at https://www.81speedway.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

A reminder to all teams that you will not be allowed to race without the approved onboard fire suppression system. From the Knoxville Raceway Rules, it reads as follows:

7.1-Fire Suppression System(s) These systems will be mandatory for the 2023 season at Knoxville Raceway starting April 21st at the World of Outlaw show for the 410 class. Approved systems will be mandatory for the 360 and Pro Series on June 9th.

A fire suppression system that meets the SFI 17.3 specification must be installed and functional.

The fire suppression system must include a thermal trigger and a manual trigger, both mounted in the driver’s compartment. The thermal trigger must be in the lower area of the drivers compartment forward of the seat near the area of the fuel pump. The manual trigger must be mounted within reach of the driver on the forward left-hand side of the cockpit. A minimum of one nozzle must be mounted in the lower area of the cockpit forward of the seat.

The DOT approved cylinder manufactured of aluminum or steel must be securely mounted to the frame per the manufacturer’s instructions and the discretion of track Officials. The cylinder must have a minimum capacity of 5 lbs.

The system must be fully charged and display a legible and valid SFI 17.3 and manufacture label, easily viewable at any time by Track Officials. Cylinders that are beyond useful certification date must be inspected, serviced and re-labeled by the manufacturer.

If a nozzle is connected to the cylinder with a line, the line must be steel or steel reinforced and must be triggered at the end of the line.

• Lifeline Fire & Safety USA, 540-251-2724
• Safety Systems Inc. (Firebottle), Ft Myers, FL, 239-995-6300
• Spa Technique Inc. Indianapolis, IN 317-271-7941
• Safecraft Safety Equipment, Martinez, CA, 800-400-2259

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July 19, 2023) Adding a new tour to the ASCS Regional lineup, the Hurricane Area Super Sprints has signed on under the direction of Stefen Oakes.

Much like the Elite tours in Texas and Colorado, the Hurricane Area Super Sprints are under ASCS sanction with media and points management but will operate under their own rules package and points system to allow all current teams to continue operating and racing without needing to spend extra money to change/alter their cars and equipment.

Rules for the Hurricane Area Super Sprints are online at https://www.ascsracing.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=847482

For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.

Two events have already been contested in 2022 at Baton Rouge Raceway on April 14, with Channin Tankersley grabbing the win, and June 24, with Jan Howard atop the podium. The next event for the Hurricane Area Super Sprints will be a showdown with the ASCS Mid-South Region at Jackson Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 29.

The full 2023 lineup is online at https://www.ascsracing.com/schedules/2023?id=24627 and is subject to change without notice.

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Bryan Hulbert – EDNA, Texas (July 19, 2023) Knocking the cobwebs off the ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Fast 5 Solutions and Pipeline+MD, the regional tour returns to action on Saturday, July 22 at Texana Raceway Park with a $2,000 to win, $300 to start showdown.

Taken over by Chris Walters (Walters Promotions, LLC), the series will continue to add events throughout the 2023 season while building a full schedule for 2024. Anyone with questions about the series can call Chris at (281) 475-1919.

Saturday, July 22, opens at 5:00 P.M. for teams to pull in and 6:00 P.M. in the grandstands. Racing is slated for 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, and $2 for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Other classes on the card include Limited, E-Mods, Hobby Stocks, Factory Stocks, and IMCA Modifieds. Texana Raceway Park is located at 258 Co Rd 412 in Edna, Texas. Information on the track can be found at http://texanaraceway.com.

The last time the series was at Texana Raceway Park was April 13, 2019, with Martin Edwards grabbing the win.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Heavy Overnight Rain Washes Out ASCS National Competition At Batesville Motor Speedway

Bryan Hulbert - BATESVILLE, Ark. (July 15, 2023) Unfortunately, heavy overnight rain has rendered the grounds in and around the Batesville Motor Speedway saturated beyond use for Saturday’s events with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

The series will try again on Friday, July 21 at Rush County Speedway in La Crosse, Kan.for $5,000 to win, then Saturday, July 22 at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan. for $4,000 to win

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).

Bryan Hulbert - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (July 14, 2023) Making every effort to get Friday's program in with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Thunderbird Speedway, Mother Nature swooped in and ended the 25-lap affair with 11 Laps officially completed.

Under caution for a stalled car, the wind, which had started to intensify a few laps earlier, finally increased to an unsafe level and forced the field to the Pits. It wasn't long before lightning flashed over the track, and heavy rain began to fall.

To that point, Wayne Johnson had led every lap and was on track to land his 60th career win.

As the race fell short of the halfway mark, and a checked flag was not thrown, all prize money will be paid evenly ($770) to each A-Feature starter, and 86-points awarded.

The Driver's Project Qualifying and AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were completed. Kade Morton established a new ASCS Track Record with a time of 17.331-seconds. Heat Race wins went to Jeffrey Newell, Brandon Anderson, and Wayne Johnson.

The American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will try again on Saturday, July 15, at Batesville Motor Speedway. Gates opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for youth (7-14), and free for kids six and under.

Batesville Motor Speedway is located at 5090 Heber Springs Rd. in Locust Grove, Ark. Information on the track is online at http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com.

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The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 8M-Kade Morton, 17.331[2]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton, 17.481[8]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 17.504[1]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 17.518[3]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 17.632[4]; 6. 2-Whit Gastineau, 17.794[6]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 17.992[7]; 8. 25B-Blaine Baxter, 18.061[9]; 9. 6-Christopher Townsend, 18.123[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 17.829[2]; 2. 87J-Jace Park, 18.019[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 18.100[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 18.107[3]; 5. 71-Channin Tankersley, 18.166[5]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis, 18.549[6]; 7. 90-Lance Norick, 18.556[7]; 8. 17-Wout Hoffmans, 18.999[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 18.240[2]; 2. 47K-Kaylee Bryson, 18.427[4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 18.517[8]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile, 18.694[3]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 18.767[6]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 19.216[5]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox, 19.228[7]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn, 19.537[1]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 5. 25B-Blaine Baxter[8]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[9]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[4]; 9. 2-Whit Gastineau[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 3. 87J-Jace Park[3]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 5. 71-Channin Tankersley[5]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis[6]; 7. 90-Lance Norick[7]; 8. 17-Wout Hoffmans[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 50Z-Zach Chappell[5]; 4. 47K-Kaylee Bryson[3]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 6. 91-Michael Day[6]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[1]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn[8]

Bryan Hulbert - DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July 11, 2023) Taking on a pair of historic ovals this weekend, the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will headline action at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla. on Friday, July 14, then Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, Ark. on. Saturday, July 15.

$4,000 to win, $400 to start at both venues, each is a showdown with ASCS Regional Tours. Paired with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products on Friday, Saturday will see action against the ASCS Mid-South Region.

Returning to the Oklahoma half-mile after being absent for over 20-years in 2022, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. rolled into Victory Lane at Thunderbird Speedway to become the third winner in five events. One of the oldest tracks in Oklahoma, the facility first opened as a horse track in 1903. Auto racing began in 1955. Closed in 2003 after the grandstands were condemned, the track came back to life in 2010.

Friday, July 14 opens at 6:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:00 P.M. and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for youth (6-15), and free for kids five and under. Thunderbird Speedway is located at the Muskogee Fairgrounds (1444 S Cherokee St). For information on the track, as well as directions, log onto http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com.

Known for massive Late Model and Modified events, Batesville Motor Speedway has provided some impressive Sprint Car shows over the years as well. A high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval, the series has visited 11 times. Another track that saw a nearly 20-year gap between visits, thr return in 2021 saw Dale Howard pull off the last lap pass for the win. Impressive in his final season of racing in 2022, Tim Crawley captured the first of four wins last year.

Saturday, July 15 at Batesville Motor Speedway opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for youth (7-14), and free for kids six and under. Batesville Motor Speedway is located at 5090 Heber Springs Rd. in Locust Grove, Ark. Information on the track is online at http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com.

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Who: American Sprint Car Series
Where: Muskogee, Okla. & Batesville, Ark.
When: Friday, July 14, & Saturday, July 15

Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Gates: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver's Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.050

Address: 1444 S Cherokee St, Muskogee, OK 74403
Phone: (918) 729-9843
Website: http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thunderbird-Speedway-192229047937380
Twitter: N/A

Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:30 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.050

Phone: (870) 613-1337
Address: 5090 Heber Springs Rd Locust Grove, AR 72550
Website: http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/BatesvilleMotorSpeedway

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 6 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,232; 2. Matt Covington 2,174; 3. Howard Moore 2,030; 4. Jordon Mallett 2,030; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,976; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,867; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,721; 8. Landon Britt 1,654; 9. Michael Day 1,654; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

Bryan Hulbert – DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 7, 2023) Landing his tenth career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com Friday night at Dodge City Raceway Park, Jason Martin wrestled the lead from Howard Moore on at the race’s mid-point and held on to win Night 1 of the Steve King Memorial.

“It’s nice being able to race hard wheel-to-wheel with people and they give you room. Howard’s always been a really good racer, and I appreciate and respect him for that, but traffic got a little sketchy there,” said Martin of the race for the lead.

Win No. 6 on the season with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and ninth in combined competition with the Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Series, Jason Martin rolled to second on the start as Howard Moore shot into the lead.

Slowed on Lap 3 as Wayne Johnson found himself missing the right front on his No. 2c, Moore put distance on the field when the race resumed. A few laps from traffic, that allowed Martin to close. Cutting the gap from 1.205-seconds to 0.424 over four laps, Jason was able to roll by for the point on Lap 12.

Working through traffic, Jason was boxed in with five laps to go. Opening the door for the AR Dyno Specialty No. 3, Moore took a shot, but could not re-secure the lead.

Able to clear lapped traffic, the Bybee Electric No. 36 pulled away to a 1.497-seconds advantage at the checkered flag. Howard Moore, in second for the third time in his career, was followed by Oklahoma’s Whit Gastineau for his first national podium finish. Matt Covington crossed fourth, with Landon Britt in fifth.

Jordon Mallett moved up to sixth from ninth, with Jake Bubak rolling eight spots to seventh. Kyler Johnson, who came back to top the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association A-Feature, was eighth, followed by Brandon Anderson, and Jeremy Huish to complete the top ten.

The field of 23 drivers on Night 1 of the Steve King Memorial was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Jason Martin with a track record time of 14.341-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were topped by Kyler Johnson, Jeremy Huish, and Landon Britt. The KSE Hard Charger was Jake Bubak who advanced eight spots.

The Steve King Memorial continues Saturday, July 8 with a $5,088 to win, $500 to start A-Feature.

Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Dodge City Raceway Park is located at 11322 110 Rd. in Dodge City, Kan. For more information on the track, log onto https://www.racedcrp.com or call (620) 225-3277.

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The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.261[8]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau, 15.566[7]; 3. 6T-Kaden Taylor, 15.582[6]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile, 15.593[2]; 5. 10T-Tyler Knight, 15.594[1]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.655[5]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.663[3]; 8. 72-Ray Seemann, 15.829[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.873[6]; 2. 1X-Jake Bubak, 14.977[3]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 15.092[1]; 4. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 15.282[2]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett, 15.289[8]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.309[7]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 15.497[4]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard, 16.580[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 14.341[5]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 14.664[3]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.683[4]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 14.712[1]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.733[7]; 6. 88-Jordan Knight, 15.172[6]; 7. 32-Blair Cooper, 15.855[2]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 3. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 4. 6T-Kaden Taylor[1]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[5]; 6. 10T-Tyler Knight[4]; 7. 72-Ray Seemann[7]; 8. (DNS) 13-Elijah Gile

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88J-Jeremy Huish[1]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 6. 1X-Jake Bubak[3]; 7. 938-Bradley Fezard[8]; 8. 91-Michael Day[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[2]; 6. 88-Jordan Knight[6]; 7. 32-Blair Cooper[7]

RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 6. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 7. 1X-Jake Bubak[15]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 9. 55B-Brandon Anderson[12]; 10. 88J-Jeremy Huish[8]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[14]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[16]; 13. 938-Bradley Fezard[18]; 14. 88-Jordan Knight[17]; 15. 91-Michael Day[22]; 16. 32-Blair Cooper[20]; 17. 72-Ray Seemann[21]; 18. 10T-Tyler Knight[19]; 19. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 20. 7C-Chris Morgan[10]; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson[11]; 22. 6T-Kaden Taylor[13]; 23. 13-Elijah Gile[23]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 6 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,090; 2. Matt Covington 2,024; 3. Howard Moore 1,911; 4. Jordon Mallett 1,895; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,866; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,745; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,596; 8. Landon Britt 1,568; 9. Michael Day 1,560; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

BILLINGS, Mont. - The Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series returns to action with two nights of racing this Friday and Saturday in the Big Sky 360 Showdown at Big Sky Speedway outside Billings, Montana.

Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta has won all four ASCS Frontier Region races completed this season and was dominant each time out. Miller holds a solid 68-point lead over defending series champion Trever Kirkland entering this weekend's events. Miller, chasing his first ASCS-sanctioned championship, looks to continue his dominance at a track where he's already won three times this year. Kirkland and the rest of the field, including the likes of Kory Wermling, Joe Perry and five-time sprint car champion Phil Dietz, are looking to halt Miller's momentum and close the gap in the standings.
Both days see the pit gate for race teams open at 3:00 and spectator gates opening at 5:30 with racing scheduled to begin at 7:00 Mountain Time. Tickets for adults are $20 each day with seniors in for $15. Kids under 60 inches tall are in for free. Super stocks, Legends and wingless limited sprint cars are on the card both days while street stocks join in the festivities on Saturday, all part of what is the Mark Rieker Memorial at Big Sky Speedway.
Those unable to attend in person but wishing to watch still can do so at www.speedmax.tv.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Top 5 points (wins)
1. Kelly Miller, 600 (4 wins)
2. Trever Kirkland, 532
3. Phil Dietz, 525
4. Kory Wermling, 522
5. Joe Perry, 495
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 22-29 - *non-points* WST Speedweek North in Oregon and Washington
August 4 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed a week (weather) at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed a week (weather) at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway

Jake Bubak Leads All With The American Sprint Car Series At WaKeeney Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – WAKEENEY, Kan. (July 1, 2023) A lifetime of laps growing up racing at WaKeeney Speedway continues to pay off for Jake Bubak, who, for the second year in a row, rolled into Victory Lane with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.

“We definitely made up for last night,” stated Bubak, who suffered a DNF Friday. “I have to thank Patrick so much. He and I are gelling right now, and these engines run unbelievably. Very thankful to him and his family for bringing me out here.”

A $5,000 payday for the Colorado shoe, Bubak raced wheel-to-wheel with Blake Hahn through the opening lap. Able to jump ahead of the DriveWFX.com No. 52, the pair were quick into traffic numerous times. Allowing Hahn to close and look for room to advance on the 360 Civil No. 27b, the cautions would keep bringing the leaders back into clean air, but not without a few close calls.

Able to avoid disaster through the back markers, the final restart on Lap 19 saw Bubak dart away by 0.906-seconds. Blake Hahn in second, was followed by Jason Martin, Oklahoma’s Whit Gastineau fourth was followed by Brandon Anderson.

Going after the No. 55b numerous times, Matt Covington would have to settle for sixth, with Zach Blurton seventh. Jordon Mallett, Jeremy Huish, and Howard Moore completed the top ten.

The 25-car field was topped in Driver’s Project Qualifying by Blake Hahn, who topped his track record of 14.700-seconds with a 14.673-second lap. Three AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Chris Morgan, Brandon Anderson, and Whit Gastineau.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is the Steve King Memorial at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan. on Friday, July 7 ($3,000 to win, $400 to start), and Saturday, July 8 ($5,088 to win, $500 to start).

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The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak, 14.864[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 15.028[7]; 3. 88-Jordan Knight, 15.044[8]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.198[1]; 5. 3-Howard Moore, 15.222[5]; 6. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 15.386[9]; 7. 0J-Jeremy McCune, 15.558[3]; 8. 3J-Joel Mellon, 15.800[4]; 9. (DNS) 74-Zack Merritt, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 14.805[7]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.832[4]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.123[1]; 4. 6T-Kaden Taylor, 15.132[2]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.163[8]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton, 15.201[5]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 15.351[6]; 8. 44-Ryan Rader, 17.450[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.673[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 14.801[3]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau, 14.856[7]; 4. 99-Tony Rost, 15.014[2]; 5. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 15.020[6]; 6. 91X-Jeff Stasa, 15.341[4]; 7. 10-Tyler Knight, 15.496[5]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.758[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 27B-Jake Bubak[4]; 4. 88-Jordan Knight[2]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[5]; 6. 88J-Jeremy Huish[6]; 7. 3J-Joel Mellon[8]; 8. 74-Zack Merritt[9]; 9. 0J-Jeremy McCune[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 6T-Kaden Taylor[1]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[6]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 1M-Don Droud Jr[4]; 7. 44-Ryan Rader[7]; 8. (DNS) 91-Michael Day

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 5. 99-Tony Rost[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 7. 91X-Jeff Stasa[6]; 8. 10-Tyler Knight[7]

RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 2-Whit Gastineau[3]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[7]; 8. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 9. 88J-Jeremy Huish[17]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[14]; 11. 3-Howard Moore[15]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[11]; 13. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 14. 99-Tony Rost[13]; 15. 88-Jordan Knight[12]; 16. 0J-Jeremy McCune[22]; 17. 91X-Jeff Stasa[19]; 18. 74-Zack Merritt[24]; 19. 10-Tyler Knight[21]; 20. 1M-Don Droud Jr[25]; 21. 3J-Joel Mellon[18]; 22. 44-Ryan Rader[20]; 23. 6T-Kaden Taylor[10]; 24. 6-Christopher Townsend[16]; 25. 91-Michael Day[23]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,940; 2. Matt Covington 1,894; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,773; 4. Howard Moore 1,769; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,753; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,629; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,488; 8. Michael Day 1,460; 9. Landon Britt 1,443; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

Bryan Hulbert – ALBION, Neb. (June 30, 2023) Making his fourth start of the season with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com on Friday at Boone County Raceway, Oklahoma’s Blake Hahn held off the charge of Nebraska’s Jack Dover at the line by 0.008-seconds.

“We had a really good car, and Jack was fast there at the end. He gave it all he had in that last corner, but we were able to get by. Going down the front stretch dragging, I put the pedal down as far as she’d go, and I might have floated the valves a little bit, but that was all she had, and actually, I wasn’t even looking straight; I was looking right to see if I got him at the line,” stated Hahn in Victory Lane.

“It doesn’t get much better than that, and I need to thank Jack [Dover] for racing us so clean. He had every opportunity to lean on us a little bit, but that’s what good racing is. To be able to race that hard and never touch.”

Hahn’s 21st career win with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, Boone County Raceway is the 14th track that Hahn has earned a win at, and second in the state of Nebraska.

Taking off third in the DriveWFX.com No. 52, the opening laps were commanded by Matt Covington, who led the opening revolution, then Jack Dover, who took over the point on Lap 2 when the field came back to green after a spin by Tim Estenson off the second turn.

Hahn to second on Lap 4 with an inside, out move on Covington, the chase for the lead was on as traffic came into view. Working the cushion at both ends of the three-eighths-mile oval, the pair went three wide in traffic working Lap 8 with Dover holding the point by 0.009-seconds. Hahn to the top in the first and second turns, Dover stuck low, leaving the top open into turn three. Across the track to take the line, three wide again for a moment, Hahn had just enough room to turn under the No. 53 and take the lead.

A scare racing by slower cars on Lap 11 when Hahn went to squeeze between the lapped car and the wall, the No. 52 found right side tires and went air born. Able to keep the car upright and rolling, the leaders got a reprieve from traffic with a caution on Lap 14 for Joey Danley who stopped at the bottom of the second turn.

Blake was able to begin pacing away for a moment on the restart, but the final ten laps again brought the back of the pack into play. Starting to inch up on Hahn, the No. 53 closed for a shot on Lap 23. Sliding Hahn in one and two, Blake was able to work back around to hold the lead.

To the white flag, and Hahn nearly slipped the cushion in turns three and four. Giving Dover one last shot, the No. 53 rolled a diamond off the second turn. Shooting under Blake into three and four, the slide job from Dover was met with a crossover and drag race to the line with Hahn able to secure the top of the podium.

Jack Dover in second was followed by Jason Martin from eighth. Following from ninth, Missouri’s Garrett Williamson wheeled to fourth with Don Droud, Jr. earning the KSE Hard Charger of the Race with a run from 12th to fifth. Matt Covington ended up sixth, with Howard Moore, Zach Blurton, Joey Danley, Kyler Johnson, and Chris Martin completing the top ten.

Friday’s show at Boone County Raceway welcomed a field of 24 drivers. The Driver’s Project Qualifying saw a new track record set by Jake Bubak at 13.575-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Chris Martin, Jordon Mallett, and Jason Martin.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is WaKeeney Speedway on Saturday, July 1. The $5,000 to win, $500 to start opens at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 7:47 P.M. (CDT). All-Access Passes are $30, general admission is $20, and kids 12 and under are free into the grandstands. IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, and Crazy Cruisers are also on the card.

WaKeeney Speedway is located at 100 N 13th St. in WaKeeney, Kan. Information on the track can be found at https://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net or by calling Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.

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The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 13.753[3]; 2. 53-Jack Dover, 14.025[5]; 3. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 14.036[2]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, 14.045[7]; 5. 14D-Joey Danley, 14.114[4]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.164[8]; 7. 14J-Josh Riggins, 14.209[1]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend, 14.398[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, 13.993[3]; 2. 55-Garet Williamson, 14.193[5]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.253[8]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.528[7]; 5. 0J-Jeremy McCune, 14.676[6]; 6. 91X-Brandon Stevenson, 14.680[4]; 7. 36X-Rick Hansen, 15.697[1]; 8. (DNS) 57B-Boyd Peterson, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak, 13.575[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.933[7]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 14.307[8]; 4. 36-Jason Martin, 14.308[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.360[5]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 14.825[1]; 7. 4X-Jason Danley, 14.845[2]; 8. 1-Brian Gramm, 15.549[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 2. 53-Jack Dover[3]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 1M-Don Droud Jr[2]; 5. 14D-Joey Danley[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[7]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 8. (DNS) 14J-Josh Riggins

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 2. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 3. 14T-Tim Estenson[4]; 4. 55-Garet Williamson[3]; 5. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[6]; 6. 0J-Jeremy McCune[5]; 7. 36X-Rick Hansen[7]; 8. (DNS) 57B-Boyd Peterson

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 4. 27B-Jake Bubak[4]; 5. 91-Michael Day[6]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 7. 4X-Jason Danley[7]; 8. 1-Brian Gramm[8]

RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 53-Jack Dover[4]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 4. 55-Garet Williamson[9]; 5. 1M-Don Droud Jr[12]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 7. 3-Howard Moore[10]; 8. 2J-Zach Blurton[11]; 9. 14D-Joey Danley[15]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 11. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 12. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 13. 4X-Jason Danley[19]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[17]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[21]; 16. 0J-Jeremy McCune[18]; 17. 91-Michael Day[14]; 18. 1-Brian Gramm[22]; 19. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[13]; 20. 36X-Rick Hansen[20]; 21. 14T-Tim Estenson[2]; 22. 27B-Jake Bubak[6]; 23. 57B-Boyd Peterson[24]; 24. 14J-Josh Riggins[23]

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,802; 2. Matt Covington 1,772; 3. Howard Moore 1,661; 4. Jordon Mallett 1,657; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,628; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,519; 7. Landon Britt 1,443; 8. Christopher Townsend 1,402; 9. Michael Day 1,375; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

Bryan Hulbert - DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 28, 2023) Making the run through Nebraska and Kansas this Independence Day Weekend, the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will be at Boone County Raceway in Albion, Neb. on Friday, June 30, then WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan. on Saturday, July 1.

The return to the one-third-mile oval at the Boone County Fairgrounds, last year's series debut saw Oklahoma's Matt Covington win a dogfight of a feature over Jason Martin.

This Friday's Norfolk Transmission & Muffler, Boone County Challenge, opens at 1:00 P.M. in the Pits and 5:00 P.M. in the stands. Hot Laps are set to be on track at 7:15 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for youth (12-18), and free for kids 11 and under. Pit Passes are $30.

Boone County Raceway is located at 100 W Fairview St. in Albion, Neb. For more information on the track, call (402) 741-2451 or log onto http://www.boonecountyraceway.com.

Sprint Cars and Fireworks are on deck Saturday, July 1, at WaKeeney Speedway. Colorado's Jake Bubak and Quinter, Kan. shoe, Zach Blurton added their names to the list of winners at WaKeeney in 2022. The 2021 return went to Liberal's Jason Martin. Three visits in 1995, 1996, and 1998 all went to Dodge City's Garry Lee Maier.

Saturday, July 1, will feature a Fireworks show after the races. Gates open at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 7:47 P.M. (CDT). All-Access Passes are $30, general admission is $20, and kids 12 and under are free into the grandstands. IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, and Crazy Cruisers are also on the card.

WaKeeney Speedway is located at 100 N 13th St. in WaKeeney, Kan. Information on the track can be found at https://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net or by calling Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.

Going into the weekend, Jason Martin holds a slim 20 point advantage over Matt Covington. Carrying momentum into the weekend, Jordon Mallett has closed his gap down to 119 markers.

Likewise for Howard Moore, who is enter with a pair of podium runs, and trails by only 128 points. Brandon Anderson is fifth in standings, with Landon Britt, Kyler Johnson, Christopher Townsend, Michael Day, and Seth Bergman make up the top ten.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,670; 2. Matt Covington 1,650; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,551; 4. Howard Moore 1,542; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,528; 6. Landon Britt 1,443; 7. Kyler Johnson 1,409; 8. Christopher Townsend 1,300; 9. Michael Day 1,279; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;

Bryan Hulbert - DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 27, 2023) Announced last week that RacinDirt.com was taking over as the official live online broadcast provider of the American Sprint Car Series, this week goes even bigger as RacinDirt.com has acquired the presenting sponsor rights to the American Sprint Car Series.

"For RacinDirt.com to step up as the presenting sponsor for this series speaks volumes about their level of commitment," stated ASCS Owner, Terry Mattox. "Trenton and Austin have built an awesome brand, and they've staffed it accordingly. That makes a huge difference, and we're thrilled to be part of it."

Founded in 2010, RacinDirt.com is the vision of Trenton Berry and Austin Krueger. Since its inception, RacinDirt.com has covered Modified and Late Model events throughout the Midwest, and is the official streaming service of the Summit USMTS National Championship, of which they are also the presenting sponsor. Only recently have Sprint Cars joined the streaming platform's catalog.

“Opportunities like what Terry Mattox has presented, hardly ever come around. We knew when it did, it was a no brainer," stated RacinDirt.com co-founder, Trenton Berry. "We try to help in all facets when we enter into a partnership. We’re committed to a making a significant investment into the ASCS and pushing it forward. These first few weeks have been great, and it’s only going full steam ahead from this point!”

Along with the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series, RacinDirt.com also features the AmeriFlex Hose and Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series, United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford, United Sprint League, American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing, and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps. All of which are under the Terry Mattox Racing umbrella of series.

The next events for the American Sprint Car Series are Friday, June 30 at Boone County Raceway on Albion, Neb. for $4,000 to win, $400 to start, the. WaKeeney Speedway on Saturday, July 1 in WaKeeney, Kan. for $5,000 to win, $500 to start.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Alex Sewell Charges To His First Career ASCS National Victory At Caney Valley Speedway!

Bryan Hulbert – CANEY, Kan. (June 24, 2023) A race that saw every high and low imaginable Saturday night at Caney Valley Speedway, the highest moment came as 13th starting Alex Sewell stormed into Victory Lane for the first time with the American Sprint Car Series.

The 168th winner with the American Sprint Car Series, Sewell is the second in as many races to add his name to the list, joining Jeffrey Newell, who won Thursday at Lawton. Drivers from 11 cities in Oklahoma have won with the American Sprint Car Series. Sewell is the fifth from Broken Arrow.

"This is a dream come true me. I've been racing with this series for, shoot I don't know, 15-years now, and these wins; they don't come easy," stated an ecstatic Alex Sewell.

Wrapped up in a massive hug by his Father in Victory Lane, emotionally, Alex talked about what that meant to him.

"It means the world to get to come out here and do this with him, and to be able to pay him back a little bit with a win. It feel freaking nice. I wouldn't want to do this with anyone else."

After several cautions throughout the 30-lap event, Sewell kept his nose clean and made it into the top five on Lap 8. Rolling like a shot on restarts, Sewell battled past Howard Moore for second on Lap 13. Out front from the start, Andrew Deal led the way by over two seconds as he worked into traffic on Lap 15.

Trying to work around a slower car, that would be where his night ended as Fred Mattox went around and collected the No. 15d in the process.

Advancing Sewell to the point, the last challenge for the No. 8 came with a caution on Lap 27 for debris off the fourth turn. Able to find his marks through the final three revolutions, clean air allowed Alex to pull away by 1.619-seconds.

Howard Moore, from ninth, held on for second as Brandon Anderson salvaged his night with a massive run from the back of the pack to third after getting collected and turned on Lap 2. Sidelined in his Heat Race with a failed engine, Jordon Mallett had to grid the field 22nd but was able to march ahead 18 positions to finish fourth. Bradley Fezard completed the top five.

Kyler Johnson made up six spots, with Matt Covington, who, like Anderson, had to salvage his night, in seventh. Jace Park crossed eighth, followed by Jason Martin, who had to fight back after tipping on his side on an early restart. Joshua Tyre completed the top ten.

The 24-car field at Caney Valley Speedway was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Jace Park, who established a new track record at 11.743-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Sean McClelland, Andrew Deal, and Jeremy Campbell. The KSE Hard Charger was Alex Sewell, who gained 12 spots from his scheduled starting spot.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series is a $4,000 to win, $400 to start showdown at Boone County Raceway on Friday, June 30 at Albion, Neb., followed by the next $5,000 to win, $500 to start Super Summer Series event at WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan. on Saturday, July 1.

Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. New subscribers can save 25% when using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout (website only). RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 11.817[5]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 11.876[6]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 11.911[8]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend, 12.074[3]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell, 12.198[4]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox, 12.221[1]; 7. 00-Broc Elliott, 12.594[2]; 8. (DNS) 1H-Hank Davis, 12.594

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 11.950[2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 11.973[1]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal, 12.029[7]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton, 12.053[6]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard, 12.096[5]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan, 12.215[8]; 7. 31-Casey Wills, 12.291[4]; 8. 91-Michael Day, 23.388[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 87J-Jace Park, 11.743[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 11.854[2]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 11.886[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 11.918[6]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 11.965[7]; 6. 36-Jason Martin, 12.053[4]; 7. 3X-Noah Harris, 12.132[5]; 8. 1T-Joshua Tyre, 13.050[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell[5]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 7. 1H-Hank Davis[8]; 8. 00-Broc Elliott[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 2. 938-Bradley Fezard[5]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 5. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 7. 91-Michael Day[8]; 8. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 2. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 3. 87J-Jace Park[4]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 7. 3X-Noah Harris[7]; 8. 1T-Joshua Tyre[8]

RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 8-Alex Sewell[13]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[9]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[22]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard[7]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 8. 87J-Jace Park[5]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[16]; 10. 1T-Joshua Tyre[21]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[15]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[3]; 13. 26M-Fred Mattox[18]; 14. 00-Broc Elliott[23]; 15. 15D-Andrew Deal[1]; 16. 91-Michael Day[19]; 17. 3X-Noah Harris[20]; 18. 7C-Chris Morgan[17]; 19. 8M-Kade Morton[14]; 20. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 21. 12-Jeffrey Newell[10]; 22. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 23. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 24. 1H-Hank Davis[24]

Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.

Bryan Hulbert – LAWTON, Okla. (June 22, 2023) Leading start-to-finish and going green-to-checkered at Lawton Speedway, Tulsa’s Jeffrey Newell captured his first career A-Feature victory Thursday night with the American Sprint Car Series.

The 167th different winner with the American Sprint Car Series, Newell is the fifth driver from Tulsa, Okla. to do so, and the seventh different winner on the 2023 season.

“Man, we’ve had a pretty tough start to our season, and I appreciate Rick and Corinna at Drywall Systems for sticking with me. We’ve been close to winning on a few really big Micro races, and this...this is only our second Sprint Car outing this year, so to get a win; says a lot about this team. They work their butts off,” said Newell in Victory Lane.

Pocketing $4,000 for his efforts, the 2022 Tulsa Shootout Stock Non-Wing Champion shot to the point through the opening two turns over Jason Martin. Finding traffic by Lap 8 as the race for second went the way of Matt Covington, the T&L Foundry No. 95 rolled up to challenge for the point on Lap 12. On Jeffrey's back bumper off the fourth turn, Matt took a look but could not get the run.

Able to pull away as Traffic intervened, the No. 95 also started to develop an engine stumble. Looking like Howard Moore, who worked to third on Lap 18, was going to be able to take advantage; traffic this time played to Covington’s advantage.

Working low on lapped traffic through the final laps, Newell made it to the checkered flag with 1.643-seconds to spare. Matt Covington held onto second, with Howard Moore third. Jason Martin ended up fourth, with Andrew Deal fifth.

Jordon Mallett, from 12th, made it to sixth, followed by Landon Britt from 13th. Leaving as the KSE Hard Charger, Brandon Anderson made up eight positions to finish eighth. Joe Wood, Jr. and Jace Park completed the top ten.

The 21-car field at Lawton Speedway was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Matt Covington, who established the ASCS Track Record at 13.281-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Joe Wood, Jr., Christopher Townsend, and Jason Martin. The KSE Hard Charger of the Night was Brandon Anderson.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series is Saturday, June 24, at Caney Valley Speedway, paying $5,000 to win, $500 to start. Gates open at 4:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the grandstands. Hot Laps begins at 7:00 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $5 for youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $35.

Caney Valley Speedway is located just north of Caney, Kan., at 1324 County Road 1600. Information on the track is online at https://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, 13.367[5]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.433[6]; 3. 03-Joe Wood Jr, 13.454[2]; 4. 31-Casey Wills, 13.580[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 13.650[4]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton, 14.059[1]; 7. 1-Brian Gramm, 14.125[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 13.281[6]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 13.311[3]; 3. 10-Landon Britt, 13.437[1]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.795[7]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.877[4]; 6. 10P-Parker Ezell, 16.100[2]; 7. (DNS) 91-Michael Day NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 13.475[2]; 2. 87J-Jace Park, 13.598[6]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 13.635[7]; 4. 16S-Steven Shebester, 13.803[5]; 5. 0J-Jeremy McCune, 13.839[4]; 6. 2B-Brett Becker, 13.952[3]; 7. 96-Brandon Sampson, 15.009[1]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Joe Wood Jr[2]; 2. 31-Casey Wills[1]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 5. 1-Brian Gramm[7]; 6. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 6. 91-Michael Day[7]; 7. 10P-Parker Ezell[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 16S-Steven Shebester[1]; 3. 87J-Jace Park[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 5. 0J-Jeremy McCune[5]; 6. 2B-Brett Becker[6]; 7. 96-Brandon Sampson[7]

A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[5]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[6]; 6. 14-Jordon Mallett[12]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 9. 03-Joe Wood Jr[3]; 10. 87J-Jace Park[7]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 12. 16S-Steven Shebester[11]; 13. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 14. 31-Casey Wills[10]; 15. 2B-Brett Becker[17]; 16. 0J-Jeremy McCune[15]; 17. 1-Brian Gramm[14]; 18. 96-Brandon Sampson[19]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 20. 91-Michael Day[21]; 21. (DNS) 10P-Parker Ezell

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,427; 2. Matt Covington 1,389; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,299; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,277; 5. Howard Moore 1,265; 6. Seth Bergman 1,237; 7. Landon Britt 1,27; 8. Kyler Johnson 1,195; 9. Michael Day 1,091; 10. Christopher Townsend 1,084;

RacinDirt.com Takes Over As The Official Streaming Service Of The American Sprint Car Series!

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 19, 2023) RacinDirt.com has stepped up and taken over as the official live online broadcast provider of the American Sprint Car Series for the remainder of the 2023 season and beyond.

“I’ve seen RacinDirt’s coverage of USMTS for years, and it’s always been great, but to see what they bring to the track, even when it’s just a couple of cameras, and see the level of work they put into making a quality broadcast, it’s amazing. I’m very much looking forward to working with RacinDirt for many years to come,” said ASCS owner Terry Mattox.

Already the official streaming service of several Terry Mattox Racing-owned series, like the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps, AmeriFlex Oil Capital Racing Series, and United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford, adding the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series was a simple choice.

“We are obviously incredibly happy to make this announcement. RacinDirt is a homegrown, grassroots company, just like Terry Mattox Racing and the American Sprint Car Series,” stated RacinDirt co-owner Trenton Berry. “I can’t thank FloRacing enough for helping facilitate this transition. We’re happy to be associated with such champions in the industry. This brand of racing, the teams who follow it, and the great tracks they visit all align with our company so well.”

Fans can subscribe to RacinDirt.com on a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. For a limited time, fans can receive a 25% discount when they sign up for the yearly subscription by using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.

The next events for the American Sprint Car Series are Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Okla.) and Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.) on Saturday, June 24.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Lawton and Caney Valley Speedway On Deck For The American Sprint Car Series!

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 20, 2023) On track again this Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway, and Saturday, June 24, at Caney Valley Speedway, the American Sprint Car Series will race for added money.

Upping the bottom of the purse Thursday to $500 to start the A-Feature at Lawton Speedway, the winner will walk away with $4,000. Debuting a new higher purse Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway, the winner’s share has been moved to $5,000 with money added throughout the A-Feature payout, including start money upped to $500.

The $5,000 to win, $500 to start payout at Caney is the first of several events that will see the higher payout in 2023.

Eighteen previous visits to Lawton Speedway with 11 different winners, the series has been absent from the quarter-mile-oval since 2019 when Sam Hafertepe, Jr. captured his third career victory at the Edwards family-owned facility. Tying Wayne Johnson with a trio of wins, only Gary Wright has more with four trips to Victory Lane.

Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway, opens at 4:00 P.M. for teams to park and 5:00 P.M. for the grandstands. Hot Laps begin at 7:00 P.M. with racing at 7:47 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (60+), military (with ID), $10 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40.

Lawton Speedway is located at 3501 SW Sheridan in Lawton, Okla. More information, directions, and updates on Lawton Speedway can be found online at http://www.lawtonspeedway.com or by calling (580) 355-6417.

A late addition to the 2023 lineup, the Saturday swing was originally slated for Texas; however, the show was forced to be relocated to Caney Valley Speedway, and with it, a higher payout.

A track that spent a long time off the National Tour schedule, the series hit the Kansas oval for the first time in 1993, with Terry Gray taking the win, but did not return until 2020 with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. in Victory Lane. Dylan Westbrook took the next two checkered flags, with Seth Bergman the most recent in September, 2022.

Saturday, June 24, opens at 4:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the grandstands. Hot Laps begins at 7:00 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $5 for youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $35.

Caney Valley Speedway is located just north of Caney, Kan., at 1324 County Road 1600. Information on the track is online at https://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

RacinDirt.com Takes Over As The Official Streaming Service Of The American Sprint Car Series!

The next events for the American Sprint Car Series are Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Okla.) and Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.) on Saturday, June 24.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – PARK CITY, Kan. (June 17, 2023) Standing in Victory Lane as Mother Nature made her presence known Saturday night, Liberal, Kan. native Jason Martin held off the last lap charge of Matt Covington for his fifth win of the season with the American Sprint Car Series and ninth of his career.

A turnaround from the start of the three-day run for Jason, who got tangled up at Creek County Speedway, Martin explained he’d been chasing the car ever since.

Until Thursday, we’d been pretty good, just got tangled at Creek and it actually bent this car. It’s taken me two nights to figure out what the hell was wrong with it. I just kept messing with it because we were absolutely horrible earlier. I think we were 17th out of 19 in Hot Laps. I was mad, so I just started changing stuff.”

The first time for Martin to top the National Tour at 81 Speedway, the No. 36 shot to the lead on the opening lap with a pass on Kyler Johnson through the third and fourth turns.

Into traffic by the fifth lap, the No. 36 was slowed trying to navigate the back markers, allowing Brandon Anderson, who made it to second on Lap 2, to close the gap. Getting the shot at the top spot, Anderson took advantage on Lap 8.

Red on Lap 12 as Jeremy Campbell, Forest Sutherland, and Landon Britt tangled in the first turn, the restart would spell disaster for Anderson. With a massive puff of smoke at the end of the front stretch, the engine let go for the second race in a row down the backstretch.

Advancing Martin back to the point, the No. 36 sped away several times as Matt Covington came up to chase. In traffic again with less than three laps to go, the white flag saw Covington close from over a second to only 0.198-seconds behind. Mounting a charge down the backstretch, it was not enough to deny Jason Martin, who won by 0.297-seconds.

Kyler Johnson, third, was followed by Chris Morgan for his second career top-five finish with the American Sprint Car Series. Jordon Mallett completed the top five.

A rebound of sorts for Howard Moore after a flip at Humboldt Speedway, the No. 3 crossed sixth, with Chase Porter seventh. Tanner Conn from 13th made it to eighth, followed by Michael Day, Fred Mattox, and Zach Blurton from 18th to complete the top ten.

The field of 19 was led in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Matt Covington at 14.354-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Matt Covington, Fred Mattox, and Chris Morgan. The KSE Hard Charger was Zach Blurton, with seven positions gained.

The next event for the American Sprint Car Series is Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway. It was announced during Saturday’s Driver’s Meeting that the event will pay $4,000 to win but will increase to $500 to start. Saturday, June 24, at Caney Valley Speedway, is $5,000 to win, $500 to start.

Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.354[4]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 14.371[2]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 14.421[5]; 4. 3X-Tanner Conn, 14.574[3]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.620[1]; 6. 2-Chase Porter, 14.824[6]; 7. 31M-Eric Matthews, 15.859[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 14.543[2]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 14.559[1]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox, 14.727[4]; 4. 91-Jeff Stasa, 14.762[6]; 5. 91D-Michael Day, 14.875[3]; 6. 16S-Steven Shebester, 14.942[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.516[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.614[6]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.679[3]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 14.780[4]; 5. 85-Forrest Sutherland, 15.495[2]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 16.049[5]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 3. 3X-Tanner Conn[1]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[6]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 7. 31M-Eric Matthews[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 26M-Fred Mattox[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[4]; 3. 91-Jeff Stasa[1]; 4. 91D-Michael Day[5]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 6. 16S-Steven Shebester[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 5. 85-Forrest Sutherland[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]

RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 6. 3-Howard Moore[11]; 7. 2-Chase Porter[12]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn[13]; 9. 91D-Michael Day[10]; 10. 26M-Fred Mattox[3]; 11. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 12. 91-Jeff Stasa[14]; 13. 31M-Eric Matthews[19]; 14. 16S-Steven Shebester[16]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 16. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[5]; 17. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 18. 85-Forrest Sutherland[15]; 19. 6-Christopher Townsend[17]

Miller now 4-for-4, takes ASCS Frontier at Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BILLINGS, Mont. - Kelly Miller's dominance of the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series in 2023 continued on Saturday night, as he led all 25 laps of the main event at Big Sky Speedway.
The Lethbridge, Alberta driver has won all four ASCS Frontier races completed so far this season, and all four have come in dominating fashion aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Eagle. Saturday's win was by over 7.5 seconds ahead of runner-up Kory Wermling.
The feature was slowed twice for caution flags, the first in main events for the series all season outside of false starts. Phil Dietz came to a stop early on to bring out the first yellow, but he later rebounded to finish fourth. The second came when defending series champion Trever Kirkland slowed while running second and Richard Bailey spun to a stop on the front stretch at the same time. Kirkland's car was then pushed to the pit area, ending his night.
Wermling inherited the second position after Kirkland's misfortune and finished there in his No. 9k Two Dot Tech-powered Maxim. Joe Perry had the hard charge of the night, coming from the tenth starting position to finish third aboard the Chuck Perry No. 28 Don Ott-powered Maxim. Behind fourth place Dietz, Jordan Milne of Alberta finished fifth.
Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Wermling and Miller. In place of the redraw for the first two rows, a quick dash was run instead to determine the first four starting positions. Miller won that ahead of Josh Ostermiller, Wermling and Kirkland.
The next ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races are Friday and Saturday, July 7th and 8th at Big Sky Speedway.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
June 17, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 3. 01 Rich Bailey, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 28 Joe Perry, DNS - 69r Damon McCune.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 3 Jordan Milne, 4. 2n Shad Petersen, 5. 18 Paul Jones, DNS - 0J Jeremy McCune.
Dash (5 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 37 Trever Kirkland.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 28 Joe Perry, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 7. 2n Shad Petersen, 8. 24m Ian Myers, 9. 37 Trever Kirkland, 10. 01 Rich Bailey, 11. 18 Paul Jones, DNS - 0J Jeremy McCune, 69r Damon McCune.
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ASCS Frontier Region 2023 winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
August 4 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT

Matt Covington Dominates American Sprint Car Series Return To Humboldt Speedway!

Bryan Hulbert – HUMBOLDT, Kan. (June 16, 2023) Setting the track record, going high point on the night, then leading start to finish Friday night, Matt Covington dominated the American Sprint Car Series at Humboldt Speedway.

Covington’s third win of the season it’s his first with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour in 2023 and the 17th of his career. Humboldt Speedway is the 16th track Covington has claimed a victory at.

A rebound night for Covington after getting tangled up Thursday at Creek County Speedway, Matt talked about that in Victory Lane, “It’s no different than any other year. You have to work through the hardships and learn to enjoy it somehow because that’s what keeps you going and pushes you and allows you to enjoy a night like this. The track was cowboy up a little bit, you know, popping wheelies, having to run the curb, but I had a good time out front with it.”

Getting the point over Tanner Conn at the start, the South Plains Towing/Reece Construction No. 95 wasted no time pulling away as Jordon Mallett worked his way to second on Lap 2. Into traffic quickly, Covington made quick work of the back markers, while Mallett found his rounds blocked.

Caution on Lap 19 for Landon Britt, who rolled to a stop in the third and fourth turns; Covington picked up right where he left off and pulled away to 0.999-seconds at the finish. Jordon Mallett held onto second. Posting his first career National Tour podium, 16-year-old Christopher Townsend held off the charge of Sean McClelland for third. From seventh, McClelland crossed fourth, with Kyler Johnson winning the drag race to the line for fifth.

Finding a line just off the high side on the restart, Jeremy Campbell began picking off cars quickly to grab sixth. Fred Mattox was seventh, followed by Tanner Conn. Suffering an engine change that put Brandon Anderson to the rear of the field, the No. 55b made it back to ninth with Jason Martin going 15th to tenth.

Jason will leave as the point’s leader as Seth Bergman was forced to miss Humboldt to tend to the business that he and his wife own. While his hometown is Snohomish, Wash., Seth and his family reside in Owasso, Okla., and own the Evergreen Coffee, Co. Opening their fourth location, that required Seth’s attention. He plans to continue racing with the American Sprint Car Series as much as possible.

The 19-car field at Humboldt Speedway was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Matt Covington at 12.076-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Tanner Conn, Kyler Johnson, and Chris Morgan. The KSE Hard Charger was Jeremy Campbell.

The American Sprint Car Series rolls north to 81-Speedway on Saturday, June 17. Gates open at 3:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the stands. Hot Laps are at 6:00 P.M., with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, and free for kids 10 and under. Other divisions include the JLR Property Management USRA A-Mods, AutoTech Service Super Stocks, and Primal Jerky Mini Stocks.

81-Speedway is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found online at https://www.81speedway.com.

Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.333[7]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 12.389[2]; 3. 3X-Tanner Conn, 12.413[3]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 12.485[1]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 12.500[6]; 6. 13-Elijah Gile, 12.583[5]; 7. 31-Casey Wills, 12.667[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 12.076[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 12.374[6]; 3. 2-Chase Porter, 12.411[4]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.421[2]; 5. 11-Austin O'Neal, 12.577[5]; 6. 938-Bradley Fezard, 12.888[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 6-Christopher Townsend, 12.441[4]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.460[6]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 12.482[5]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 12.530[2]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox, 12.648[1]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 12.799[3]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3X-Tanner Conn[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 2. 2-Chase Porter[2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 6. 11-Austin O'Neal[5]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 2. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend[4]; 5. 91-Michael Day[6]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]

RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend[4]; 4. 1-Sean McClelland[7]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[12]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox[10]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn[2]; 9. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[15]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 12. 7C-Chris Morgan[9]; 13. 91-Michael Day[14]; 14. 13-Elijah Gile[19]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 16. 2-Chase Porter[6]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[17]; 18. 3-Howard Moore[13]; 19. 11-Austin O'Neal[18]

Lap Leader(s): Matt Covington 1-30
KSE Hard Charger: Jeremy Campbell +6
Driver's Project Quick Time: Matt Covington 12.076-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A

3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 4 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,277; 2. Matt Covington 1,247; 3. Seth Bergman 1,237; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,177; 5. Jordon Mallett 1,174; 6. Howard Moore 1,143; 7. Landon Britt 1,141; 8. Kyler Johnson 1,060; 9. Christopher Townsend 992; 10. Michael Day 978;

Miller takes Gallatin checkers, now 3-for-3 with ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BELGRADE, Mont. - Kelly Miller continued his early dominance of the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour, as he picked up the win in Friday's Spring Clash at Belgrade at Gallatin Speedway.
The Lethbridge, Alberta driver has won all three ASCS Frontier Region races completed so far this season, and Friday's win only added to his early points lead. Miller took the lead around the midway point of the 25-lap feature from defending series champion Trever Kirkland and took off from there, winning the caution-free race by over 2.6 seconds aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Eagle.
All three of Miller's wins have come in dominating fashion, establishing himself and the KDM Motorsports team as the car to beat at this early point in the season.
After an excellent start that saw him jump from the fourth starting position to the lead on the opening lap, Trever Kirkland led the first several circuits before yielding the top spot to Miller. The Helena, Montana driver eventually finished second aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X.
After mechanical problems mostly kept him pitside during the first weekend of ASCS Frontier action in May, Richard Bailey finally got a full night of racing in and delivered a strong run. The former California resident now living in East Helena, Montana ran third aboard his No. 01 Bailey Bros.-powered Helix.
Five-time Montana sprint car champion Phil Dietz finished fourth, followed by Kory Wermling. Outside pole-sitter Josh Ostermiller, Joe Perry, Jeremy McCune, Ian Myers and Bryan Brown rounded out the Top 10.
Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Kirkland and Miller.
Friday's race was a make-up after a rainout the prior week. The series and track agreed to reschedule for this week as only two other events were scheduled at Gallatin Speedway this year. The series will return on August 4th and September 8th.
The series next races Saturday at Big Sky Speedway, located outside Billings, in what is also a make-up after a rainout last Saturday. After a break, the series resumes with a two-night event at Big Sky Speedway on July 7th and 8th.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Spring Clash at Belgrade
Gallatin Speedway
Belgrade, MT
June 16, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 3. 01 Richard Bailey, 4. 38b Bryan Brown, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, DNS - 31 Shane Moore.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 28 Joe Perry, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 0J Jeremy McCune, 6. 24m Ian Myers.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 01 Richard Bailey, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 9k Kory Wermling, 6. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 7. 28 Joe Perry, 8. 0J Jeremy McCune, 9. 24m Ian Myers, 10. 38b Bryan Brown, 11. 3 Jordan Milne, DNS - 31 Shane Moore.
2023 ASCS Frontier Region winner
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
June 17 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Sean McClelland Is The Man At Creek County Speedway With The American Sprint Car Series!

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (June 15, 2023) A return to Victory Lane that’s been 17 years, three months, and four days in the making, Tulsa’s Sean McClelland finally put the D&E Supply/David Stephenson Special No. 1 back on the front straightaway at Creek County Speedway with the American Sprint Car Series.

Winning in the tour’s 30th visit since 1993, Sean, who has several ASCS Regional wins at the Oklahoma oval, is the 23rd driver to top the National Tour at Creek County Speedway. McClelland’s only other National win came during his rookie season with the American Sprint Car Series at Houston Raceway Park in March of 2006, in which he bested Gary Wright for the win.

“I’ve been trying to win another one of these National Tour races for years. I won one a long time ago, and everyone said it wasn’t for real. Well, this one is for real, and it’s even more special that it came at my home track,” explained McClelland. “I can’t thank everyone enough. Every who supports me they were here tonight, and it means a lot.”

Besting the field of 23 on Thursday night at the quarter-mile-oval, McClelland took the green from fourth. Chasing Jordon Mallett for the runner-up spot until Lap 12, McClelland was finally able to pressure his way under the No. 14 off the fourth turn. Bringing Seth Bergman with him into third, the No. 23 would end up slipping up the track off the second turn on Lap 16, allowing several drivers to make their way by.

Still needing to chase down the Morton Excavating No. 7m of Chance Morton, the pursuit began with a 2.922-second gap to undo.

Picking away bit by bit over the next six laps, McClelland changed his line from the top of three and fourth, bottom of one and two, to finally working the gutter at both ends. Still working the top of the third and fourth turns, Morton’s advantage waned.

Charing the hub of three and four with 19-laps complete, Sean shot to the point then gaped the field by 2.369-seconds over the final ten revolutions.

On the pass, Sean said, “I knew I was going to have to try something to catch him. I felt it (rubber) down here a little bit, and I’d been sliding myself down here in three and four, so I just rolled the bottom to see how it felt. It hooked, and that was all she wrote.”

Chance Morton held on to second for his first career National podium finish. Despite fighting a flat left front tire through the last half of the A-Feature, Jordon Mallett captured third. Howard Moore moved up from ninth to finish fourth, with Jace Park making the run from 14th to fifth.

Sixth went to Brandon Anderson, followed by Kade Morton. Hard Charging in his first ASCS National A-Feature start, Lane Goodman made up 14 positions to finish eighth. Seth Bergman slipped to ninth, and it is the first time all season he’s finished off the podium. Kyler Johnson completed the top ten.

The Driver’s Project overall quick qualifier was Matt Covington at 11.990-seconds. Three AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Sean McClelland, Jordon Mallett, and Michael Day. The KSE Hard Charger of the night was Lane Goodman.

The weekend for the American Sprint Car Series continues at Humboldt Speedway on Friday, June 16, then 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan. on Saturday, June 17.

Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 11.990[4]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 12.118[2]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 12.186[6]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 12.373[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.418[7]; 6. 3X-Tanner Conn, 12.456[5]; 7. 25-Kyle Admire, 14.130[8]; 8. 1H-Hank Davis[1] NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 31-Casey Wills, 12.167[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman, 12.252[3]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton, 12.262[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.557[5]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.566[1]; 6. 29-Lane Goodman, 12.806[8]; 7. 87J-Jace Park, 13.136[7]; 8. 7F-Noah Harris[6] NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 12.667[2]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton, 12.735[7]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.227[4]; 4. 91-Michael Day, 13.298[1]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard, 13.417[5]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox, 13.643[3]; 7. 6-Christopher Townsend[6] NT

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 3X-Tanner Conn[6]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 7. 25-Kyle Admire[7]; 8. 1H-Hank Davis[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton[2]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[7]; 6. 7F-Noah Harris[8]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[4]; 8. 29-Lane Goodman[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 91-Michael Day[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 4. 938-Bradley Fezard[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[7]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]

RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland[4]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[9]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[14]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[10]; 8. 29-Lane Goodman[22]; 9. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[15]; 11. 3X-Tanner Conn[8]; 12. 31-Casey Wills[17]; 13. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[13]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[23]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 17. 91-Michael Day[7]; 18. 15D-Andrew Deal[21]; 19. 7F-Noah Harris[16]; 20. 26M-Fred Mattox[18]; 21. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 22. (DNS) 25-Kyle Admire; 23. (DNS) 1H-Hank Davis

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Seth Bergman 1,237; 2. Jason Martin 1,167; 3. Matt Covington 1,097; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,064; 5. Howard Moore 1,049; 6. Landon Britt 1,041; 7. Jordon Mallett 1,032; 8. Kyler Johnson 935; 9. Michael Day 874; 10. Christopher Townsend 857;

ASCS Frontier reschedules Gallatin & Big Sky for June 16 & 17
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

After being forced to cancel its races this weekend due to poor weather, the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour was able to reschedule its respective events at Gallatin Speedway and Big Sky Speedway.

Gallatin Speedway, located outside of Bozeman, Montana, will welcome the series to the 3/10-mile clay oval for its first visit of 2023 on Friday, June 16th. The series will then pay another visit to the 3/8-mile Big Sky Speedway, outside Billings, on Saturday, June 17th. The dates were confirmed on Saturday afternoon after discussions between the two tracks and Stagg Motor Sports over the prior two days.

After the plug was pulled on racing this weekend, it was decided to reschedule for the following weekend to give teams the chance to race before what will be, for now, a quiet period on the schedule. Two other events on Memorial weekend were rained out at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls. The possibility of rescheduling those races is also being considered still. Because of weather, only two events have been completed so far in 2023, and the series and tracks are wanting to give its teams opportunities to race.

Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta has won both ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races run so far this season and holds the points lead.

After the newly scheduled make-up events on June 16th and 17th, the series will return to action with a two-night event at Big Sky Speedway on Friday and Saturday, July 7th and 8th.

Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
June 16 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
June 17 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Weather halts ASCS Frontier at Gallatin & Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

This weekend's ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races have been canceled due to poor weather conditions, including Friday's event at Gallatin Speedway and Saturday's event at Big Sky Speedway. Stagg Motor Sports and both tracks are discussing rescheduling their respective events at this time and will announce plans as soon as possible.

Friday's event was to be the first of three this season at Gallatin Speedway, located in Belgrade, Montana. While the weather there now is good, there was far too much rainfall this week and there is a great amount of standing water on the grounds, including the parking lot and pit area, making it impossible to race as scheduled.

Big Sky Speedway, outside Billings, had already hosted the series twice this season. It too has standing water on the grounds and more poor weather is expected for the Billings area on Saturday, also making cancelation necessary for them.

Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta has won both ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races run so far this season and holds the points lead.

The Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series returns to action this weekend with a pair of events in Montana. Friday sees the series make its first 2023 appearance at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, just outside Bozeman. Another round at Big Sky Speedway outside Billings awaits the tour on Saturday.

Two events have been completed so far, and Alberta's Kelly Miller has won both, coming at Big Sky Speedway last month, and as a result has the early points lead. The two-night Memorial weekend event at Electric City Speedway was cancelled due to weather. In both races run so far, Miller made passes for the lead around the midway part of the event and proceeded to motor away from the field for dominating victories, establishing himself as one of the drivers to beat early on this season.

Friday's show is one of three at Gallatin Speedway this year. Five-time Montana sprint car champion Phil Dietz won twice at Gallatin in 2022, with Colby Thornhill and Kory Wermling each picking up single victories at the 3/10-mile clay oval that sits by the Gallatin Airport.

Friday's show at Gallatin Speedway see racing start at 7:35 p.m. The ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars will be joined by street stocks and modifieds. Saturday's show at Big Sky Speedway will be a full one and starts at 7:00, with modifieds, street stocks, super stocks and late models also on the card.

June 9 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT July 10 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Worsening Wet Forecast Cancels American Sprint Car Series At Caney Valley Speedway

Bryan Hulbert - CANEY, Kan. (June 3, 2023) Watching the forecast progress throughout the day, the decision has been made to cancel the second night of the Mickey Walker Classic at Caney Valley Speedway as the forecast continues to show rain moving in throughout the afternoon and into the evening.

The next run for the American Sprint Car Series will be Thursday, June 15 at Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.), followed by Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kan.) on Friday, June 16, then 81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.) on Saturday, June 17. Each night is $4,000 to win, $400 to start.

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Seth Bergman Triumphant On Opening Night Of The Mickey Walker Classic At Outlaw Motor Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – OKTAHA, Okla. (June 2, 2023) Capturing his second win of the season with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, Washington’s Seth Bergman held off the last lap charge of Matt Covington to win Night 1 of the Mickey Walker Classic at Outlaw Motor Speedway.

Seth’s 18th career victory in ASCS National competition, the No. 23, has not finished off the podium all season.

“What a race. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen there when we rolled out. I saw it was cleaning off, and the track hadn’t really been touching tires all night, but this was a badass racetrack, to be honest. You had to be brave and get up on the wheel and really send it around here,” stated Bergman.

Starting third, the Stagg Insurance/Evergreen Coffee, Co. No. 23 chased in third the opening five rotations. Taking over second from Matt Covington, the challenge was reeling in Brandon Anderson. Getting drive on the field following a Lap 8 restart, Brandon put over a half-second on Seth.

Gaining and falling on the Permastone Countertop Solutions No. 55b through Lap 14, Seth found a run off the second turn the following lap. Shooting under Anderson into the third turn, Seth slid across the nose of the No. 55b to take over the top spot.

On the pass for the lead, Seth said, “I was stalking Brandon, and every time I’d get close to him, the car would get tight, so I started really studying over here in three and four how much speed he would lose to the apex, and I just told myself if I could get within a certain distance, I could pull the trigger and beat him to it and got about as good as I was probably going to get, pulled the wing back, and drove it across there as hard as I could to clear him.”

Looking to have the win well in hand as the race entered the final laps, red lights came on with two laps to run for Rees Moran. Caution on the restart as Covington worked into second, the No, 95 would get another chance as caution lights came on for a pair of cars stopping atop the second turn. Pulling around Anderson, the white flag lap saw the Reece Construction Co. No. 95 mount a huge charge off the second turn. Nearly into the back of Bergman entering the third turn, Covington shot the bottom as Seth banked cushion to wall. Pulling even through the final turn, Seth held off the No. 95 by 0.282-seconds.

Matt Covington, in second, for the 14th time with the ASCS National Tour, was chased by Brandon Anderson for his second career podium appearance.

Working the hub of the three-eights-mile oval, Fred Mattox rolled to fourth with Jason Martin fifth. Alex Sewell was sixth, followed by Bradley Fezard with a run from 17th to seventh. Howard Moore, eighth, was followed by Kyler Johnson. Jordan Mallett from 15th made up the top ten.

The opening night of the Mickey Walker Classic welcomed a field of 25 ASCS drivers to Outlaw Motor Speedway. Seth Bergman established the ASCS Track Record at 16.460-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno, Specialty Heat Races, was won by Matt Covington, Brandon Anderson, and Alex Sewell. The KSE Hard Charger was Michael Day who advanced 14 positions.

The Friday affair included Champ/305 Sprint Cars which was topped by Tanner Conn. Sooner Late Models saw Kip Hughes in Victory Lane, while Grant Davis won the USRA Factory Stock feature. Michael Hornback was the victor with the USRA Modifieds.

The Mickey Walker Classic shifts to Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., for Night 2 on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Gates open at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $40. Caney Valley Speedway is located just north of Caney, Kan., at 1324 County Road 1600.

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The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau, 16.832[5]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 17.054[9]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 17.125[7]; 4. 26M-Fred Mattox, 17.131[4]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 17.176[8]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran, 17.278[2]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile, 17.610[6]; 8. 91-Michael Day, 17.818[1]; 9. 71-Brady Baker, 17.890[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 16.460[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 17.126[3]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend, 17.479[4]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark, 17.540[1]; 5. 3-Howard Moore, 17.624[7]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton, 18.451[5]; 7. 8R-Ryker Pace[6 NT]; 8. 2B-Brett Becker[8] NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 17.072[6]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton, 17.246[8]; 3. 87J-Jace Park, 17.392[5]; 4. 8-Alex Sewell, 17.418[1]; 5. 10-Landon Britt, 17.499[2]; 6. 938-Bradley Fezard, 17.635[7]; 7. 1H-Hank Davis, 17.701[3]; 8. 90-Lance Norick, 18.139[4]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 2. 26M-Fred Mattox[1]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau[4]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 6. 13-Elijah Gile[7]; 7. 22M-Rees Moran[6]; 8. 71-Brady Baker[9]; 9. (DNS) 91-Michael Day

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 3. 9$-Kyle Clark[1]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[5]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[2]; 7. 2B-Brett Becker[8]; 8. (DNS) 8R-Ryker Pace

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Alex Sewell[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 87J-Jace Park[2]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 6. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 7. 1H-Hank Davis[7]; 8. 90-Lance Norick[8]

RacinDirt A-Main (27 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 4. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 7. 938-Bradley Fezard[17]; 8. 3-Howard Moore[12]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 10. 14-Jordon Mallett[15]; 11. 91-Michael Day[25]; 12. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 13. 7M-Chance Morton[9]; 14. 87J-Jace Park[8]; 15. 2-Whit Gastineau[5]; 16. 8M-Kade Morton[13]; 17. 90-Lance Norick[23]; 18. 13-Elijah Gile[16]; 19. 6-Christopher Townsend[18]; 20. 1H-Hank Davis[20]; 21. 22M-Rees Moran[21]; 22. 9$-Kyle Clark[11]; 23. 2B-Brett Becker[19]; 24. 71-Brady Baker[22]; 25. 8R-Ryker Pace[24]

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Seth Bergman 1,124; 2. Jason Martin 1,078; 3. Matt Covington 993; 4. Brandon Anderson 942; 5. Landon Britt 941; 6. Howard Moore 919; 7. Jordon Mallett 897; 8. Kyler Johnson 829; 9. Michael Day 778; 10. Brady Baker 764;

FORT MORGAN, Colo. (June 2, 2023) The ASCS Elite North Non-Wing Series is back on track Saturday, June 3, at I-76 Speedway.

Races go green at 5:00 P.M. (MDT). Featured along with the ASCS Elite North Non-Wing Series includes 270 Winged Micros, Mini Mods, Adult Gas Karts, Rocky Mountain Dwarf Car Racing, IMCA Modified, IMCA Northern SportMod, IMCA Stock Car, IMCA Hobby Stock, Thunder Stocks, IMCA Sport Compact, NOW600 A-Class Micros, NOW600 Restricted Micros, Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association. Tickets are $10 for adults, $4 for youth 6-12, and free for children five and under.

I-76 Speedway is in Fort Morgan, Colo. at 16359 County Rd S. Further information on the track can be found at https://www.bstpromotions.com/i-76-speedway-fort-morgan.

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Bryan Hulbert - AMARILLO, Texas (May 31, 2023) With a wet forecast only getting worse in Amarillo and Lubbock this weekend, the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints will delay their run to the Texas Panhandle to Friday, June 23, and Saturday, June 24 at Route 66 Motor Speedway and West Texas Raceway.

The next outing for the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints is slated for Friday, June 9 at RPM Speedway and Saturday, June 10 at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

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Mickey Walker Classic At Outlaw And Caney Next For American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (May 30, 2023) Taking on the Mickey Walker Classic this Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3, the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series will be at the three-eighths-mile Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, Okla. on Friday, then the quick quarter-mile Caney Valley Speedway on Saturday.

Both nights of racing pay $4,222 to win, $422 to start the A-Feature for the American Sprint Car Series, and will also feature OCRS style Champ/305 Sprint Cars racing for $1,222 to win, $122 to start.

Both late additions to the 2023 lineup, the weekend was originally slated for Creek County Speedway; however, a schedule change at the track caused the Mickey Walker Classic to move. Creek County Speedway will be featured on the ASCS National schedule on Thursday, June 15.

The only time Outlaw Motor Speedway will be open for action in 2023, the track has been kept in racing condition. Only needing some general cleaning to get ready, the Oklahoma Oval, located just south of Muskogee, has seen action four times, with just as many winners since 2003. Five visits to Caney Valley Speedway, the Kansas oval was featured in 1993, then was absent from the schedule until 2020. Canada’s Dylan Westbrook is the only repeat winner at Caney.

Going into the weekend, Seth Bergman continues to lead the points by 21 over Jason Martin, who captured his fourth National Tour win of the season on Sunday at Lake Ozark Speedway. Seven events into the season, Seth Bergman has not finished worse than third. Matching podium runs by Gary Wright, Jason Johnson, and Sam Hafertepe, Jr. The longest streak of podium finishes belongs to Gary Wight at 12 during the 2005 season.

Friday, June 2, at Outlaw Motor Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. Pits are $40. Outlaw Motor Speedway is located south of Muskogee on Hwy. 69 at 8100 Wainwright Rd. in Oktaha, Okla. The track can be found on Facebook for more information.

Saturday, June 3, at Caney Valley Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $40. Caney Valley Speedway is located just north of Caney, Kan., at 1324 County Road 1600.

Terry Mattox is promoting both nights of the Mickey Walker Classic. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

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2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 4 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Seth Bergman 974; 2. Jason Martin 953; 3. Matt Covington 851; 4. Landon Britt 835; 5. Brandon Anderson 807; 6. Howard Moore 803; 7. Jordon Mallett 787; 8. Kyler Johnson 716; 9. Brady Baker 678; 10. Michael Day 670;

Bryan Hulbert – ELDON, Mo. (May 28, 2023) Bouncing back at Lake Ozark Speedway, Jason Martin captured his fourth win of the season with the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series and first of his career at the one-third-mile oval.

The eighth time Jason Martin has topped the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the Lake Ozark win is his first in the state of Missouri.

Adding to his runner-up finish on Friday, Martin shot the outside on the start to capture the lead over Blake Hahn. Fending off the challenge from the DriveWFX.com No. 52 in traffic, Martin went on to lead the full 30-lap feature event.

“I felt like I needed to get out front early because I really figured the top was going to be the dominant place to be, but I was worried it was going to be slimy still on the start. Blake took off really good on the bottom, and I spun my tires in the middle, so I just decided to rip the top, and it worked,” explained Jason of the start.

Able to hold on to the runner-up spot after several attempts by Joe B. Miller to take it, Blake Hahn was ultimately joined on the podium Seth Bergman, who has finished on the podium in seven consecutive outings with the ASCS National Tour.

Taking advantage of a couple of restarts in the closing laps, Miles Paulus raced from ninth to fourth, with Jordon Mallett rebounding from a failed ignition box at the start of the night, to earn the KSE Hard Charger with a run from 21st to fifth.

Jace Park crossed sixth, followed by Kyle Bellm. Brandon Anderson made up five positions to finish eighth, with Joe B. Miller slipping to ninth on the final laps with a failing tire. Howard Moore made up five spots to complete the top ten.

Sunday night at Lake Ozark Speedway featured a 27-car field, with Joe B. Miller setting the overall quick qualifying time at 12.428-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Colton Hardy, Jason Martin, and Jace Park. The BMRS B-Feature was topped by Terry Easum. Provisional starts were used by Christopher Townsend and Kyler Johnson.

The American Sprint Car Series is back on track on Friday, June 2, at Outlaw Motor Speedway and Saturday, June 3, at Caney Valley Speedway. The two events make up the Mickey Walker Classic, with each night paying $4,222 to win, $422 to start.

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The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller, 12.428[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 12.512[4]; 3. 98P-Miles Paulus, 12.539[5]; 4. 41-Colton Hardy, 12.663[9]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.700[8]; 6. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 12.703[7]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan, 12.803[2]; 8. 31-Casey Wills, 12.895[3]; 9. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.055[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 12.623[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 12.725[6]; 3. 10-Landon Britt, 12.773[2]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.798[3]; 5. 21-Gunner Ramey, 12.910[9]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton, 12.926[4]; 7. 22S-Slater Helt, 13.077[7]; 8. 0-Chase Porter, 13.100[5]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 12.899[4]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 13.041[3]; 3. 87J-Jace Park, 13.083[5]; 4. 88-Terry Easum, 13.092[6]; 5. 13-Elijah Gile, 13.094[7]; 6. 71-Bradyn Baker, 13.097[1]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 13.268[2]; 8. 17-Lane Goodman, 13.623[9]; 9. 32D-Daryn Langford, 13.670[8]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Colton Hardy[1]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller[4]; 3. 98P-Miles Paulus[2]; 4. 14E-Kyle Bellm[6]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 6. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[8]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 9. 6-Christopher Townsend[9]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 5. 0-Chase Porter[7]; 6. 22S-Slater Helt[6]; 7. 21-Gunner Ramey[4]; 8. (DNS) 14-Jordon Mallett; 9. (DNS) 45X-Kyler Johnson

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 87J-Jace Park[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 88-Terry Easum[1]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker[6]; 6. 91-Michael Day[7]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 8. 32D-Daryn Langford[8]

BMRS B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 88-Terry Easum[1]; 2. 22S-Slater Helt[2]; 3. 13-Elijah Gile[4]; 4. 31-Casey Wills[3]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 6. 21-Gunner Ramey[6]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 9. 7C-Chris Morgan[5]; 10. 32D-Daryn Langford[7]; 11. 17-Lane Goodman[10]

RacinDirtTV A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[9]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[21]; 6. 87J-Jace Park[6]; 7. 14E-Kyle Bellm[8]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[13]; 9. 51B-Joe B Miller[4]; 10. 3-Howard Moore[15]; 11. 8M-Kade Morton[10]; 12. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[11]; 14. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 15. 13-Elijah Gile[19]; 16. 6-Christopher Townsend[24]; 17. 91-Michael Day[16]; 18. 0-Chase Porter[14]; 19. 22S-Slater Helt[18]; 20. 31-Casey Wills[20]; 21. 71-Bradyn Baker[12]; 22. 41-Colton Hardy[7]; 23. 21-Gunner Ramey[22]; 24. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]

Bryan Hulbert – ELDON, Mo. (May 27, 2023) So many laps led over the years. Finally, Missouri’s Joe B. Miller led the last one Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway for his first career victory with the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series.

The 166th different winner with the American Sprint Car Series, Joe became the 13th Missourian to win with the National Tour, joining names like Brian Brown, Danny Lasoski, and Jesse Hockett to name a few.

Almost a spectator, Joe B. Miller borrowed an engine from Scotty Milan, as his is still getting worked on. “I have to thank Scotty Milan. We didn’t have an engine for this weekend, and he wasn’t able to come in, so I called and asked if I could use his, and he said go for it.”

Adding to his success across numerous divisions at Lake Ozark, Joe said, “We got the regional win, but we’ve been working on getting this National Tour win for a little bit. We’ve been hit and miss, so this is pretty cool. It’s a relief really. We were talking this week that we’ve been pretty good here in just about everything. We were just lacking the National Tour win.”

Getting the lead from the start, Miller had to fend of Seth Bergman with five laps to go. Moving just off the cushion, the Corridor Electric No. 23 was quick to Miller’s back bumper. Pulling under the No. 51b off the fourth turn, Seth got next to Joe, but could not clear into the first turn. Going on the defense, Miller adjusted and held on for the win.

Slipping by for second on Lap 22, Jason Martin posted his 20th career ASCS National podium finish. Pushing his podium streak to six on the season, Seth Bergman grabbed third. Moving up from 11th, Landon Britt crossed fourth, with Howard Moore fifth.

Kyle Bellm, in sixth, was chased by Miles Paulus, who was the night’s KSE Hard Charger, after gaining 11 positions. Matt Covington was eighth, with Brandon Anderson ninth. Moving up ten spots, Michael Day completed the top ten.

Night 1 of the Spring Sprint Showdown included a 32-car field with Blake Hahn, the overall quick qualifier at 12.389-seconds. Four AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Matt Covington, Howard Moore, Seth Bergman, and Joe B. Miller. The BMRS B-Feature was won by Gunner Ramey.

The Spring Sprint Showdown at Lake Ozark Speedway continues on Sunday, May 28. Hot Laps are at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors, $10 for youth (6-12), and $40 for the Pits.

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The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 13-Elijah Gile, 12.517[6]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.550[7]; 3. 7C-Chris Morgan, 12.626[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, 12.626[5]; 5. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 12.667[4]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.757[3]; 7. 88-Terry Easum, 12.839[2]; 8. 7JR-JD Black, 13.196[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 87J-Jace Park, 12.466[8]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 12.549[5]; 3. 22S-Slater Helt, 12.588[7]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton, 12.787[1]; 5. 1JR-Steven Russell, 12.799[2]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 12.806[4]; 7. 1X-Brad Ryun, 13.008[6]; 8. 9M-Dale McCarty, 14.597[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 12.389[5]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 12.427[6]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman, 12.490[2]; 4. 0-Chase Porter, 12.577[8]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker, 12.673[4]; 6. 98P-Miles Paulus, 12.783[1]; 7. 21-Gunner Ramey, 12.783[7]; 8. 31-Casey Wills, 13.050[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller, 12.748[8]; 2. 6-Christopher Townsend, 12.839[5]; 3. 77-Jack Wagner, 12.931[6]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.979[2]; 5. 73-Samuel Wagner, 13.066[1]; 6. 10-Landon Britt, 13.128[4]; 7. 32D-Daryn Langford, 13.543[3]; 8. 9C-Tony Crank, 13.797[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 7C-Chris Morgan[2]; 3. 14E-Kyle Bellm[5]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]; 6. 7JR-JD Black[8]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[4]; 8. 88-Terry Easum[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 2. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 3. 22S-Slater Helt[2]; 4. 1JR-Steven Russell[5]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[4]; 6. 91-Michael Day[6]; 7. 1X-Brad Ryun[7]; 8. (DNS) 9M-Dale McCarty

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 0-Chase Porter[1]; 5. 98P-Miles Paulus[6]; 6. 71-Bradyn Baker[5]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[8]; 8. 21-Gunner Ramey[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller[4]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 3. 77-Jack Wagner[2]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 5. 73-Samuel Wagner[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[3]; 7. 9C-Tony Crank[8]; 8. 32D-Daryn Langford[7]

BMRS B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 2. 98P-Miles Paulus[2]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 4. 91-Michael Day[8]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker[9]; 6. 21-Gunner Ramey[13]; 7. 0-Chase Porter[7]; 8. 31-Casey Wills[10]; 9. 73-Samuel Wagner[3]; 10. 1X-Brad Ryun[12]; 11. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 12. 9C-Tony Crank[11]; 13. 7JR-JD Black[4]; 14. 32D-Daryn Langford[15]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[14]; 16. 9M-Dale McCarty[16]

RacinDirtTV A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[11]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 6. 14E-Kyle Bellm[8]; 7. 98P-Miles Paulus[18]; 8. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 9. 55B-Brandon Anderson[10]; 10. 91-Michael Day[20]; 11. 22S-Slater Helt[12]; 12. 1JR-Steven Russell[14]; 13. 71-Bradyn Baker[21]; 14. 87J-Jace Park[9]; 15. 6-Christopher Townsend[19]; 16. 8M-Kade Morton[15]; 17. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 18. 45X-Kyler Johnson[17]; 19. 14-Jordon Mallett[16]; 20. 21-Gunner Ramey[22]; 21. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 22. 77-Jack Wagner[13]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 3 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Seth Bergman 839; 2. Jason Martin 803; 3. Matt Covington 745; 4. Landon Britt 731; 5. Howard Moore 693; 6. Brandon Anderson 691; 7. Jordon Mallett 662; 8. Kyler Johnson 651; Christopher Townsend 598; 10. Brady Baker 588;

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (May 24, 2023) The unofficial start to summer, Memorial Day Weekend, will feature ten events from Friday, May 26, through Sunday, May 28. Starting with the tours going all three nights, ASCS National will face off against the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps again at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. on Friday, then head to Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. the next two nights.

Going the wingless route, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating starts Friday, May 26, at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., then Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La. on Saturday, May 27, before wrapping up the weekend at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. on Sunday, May 28.

Back to wings and racing Friday and Saturday during the holiday weekend, ASCS Southwest Region makes a long-awaited return to the newly re-opened Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway in Show Low, Ariz. The other and much older Electric City Speedway on the 2023 lineup sits just north of Great Falls, Mont., and will host the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region both nights.

5/27-Show Low Speedway Park (Show Low, AZ)- Southwest Region 5/27-Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT)- Frontier Region 5/27-Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, LA)- Elite Non-Wing Sprints 5/27-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)- National, Warrior Region

5/28-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)- National, Warrior Region 5/28-Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, LA)- Elite Non-Wing Sprints The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.

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ASCS Frontier at Electric City cancelled for weather
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - This weekend's Memorial Meltdown for the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour at Electric City Speedway has been cancelled due to the increasingly poor weather forecast for Friday and Saturday's scheduled events at the Great Falls, Montana facility.

The decision was made Thursday afternoon, before teams from out of the area travel to Great Falls for a potential rain out. Stagg Motor Sports and Electric City Speedway will look at potential make-up dates for this event later in the season at the 3/10-mile clay oval.

The next race for the ASCS Frontier Region is Friday, June 9th at Gallatin Speedway for the Spring Clash at Belgrade. The series races the next night at Big Sky Speedway outside Billings. Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta has won both ASCS Frontier Region races run so far in 2023 and leads the point standings.

More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, as well as the American Sprint Car Series National Tour and other ASCS regional series can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.

June 9 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
June 10 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - cancelled due to weather at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - cancelled due to weather at Electric City Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – LONGDALE, Okla. (May 21, 2023) Marking his fourth podium finish in as many outings with the American Sprint Car Series, Sunday at Longdale Speedway was Seth Bergman’s first trip to the top step with the National Tour in 2023.

Pocketing $4,000 at the Walley Rodeo Roundup, the Corridor Electric/Evergreen Coffee, Co. No. 23 spent the first six revolutions battling Tennessee's Howard Moore. Gaining the momentum needed to clear the A.R. Dyno Specialty No. 3 on the seventh lap, Seth would hold the point the rest of the way for his 17th career victory.

With the win, Seth now leads tour standings for the first time this season by six points over Jason Martin.

“Feels good. We’ve been working really hard to win one of these races this year. The first weekend, we came so close, and then last night stung running second again, but hats off to Jason [Martin]; he’s been the one to beat. We’ve been good, but starting position has hindered us a little bit, and tonight getting the front row, I wanted to make sure I made the best of it,” stated Bergman.

Jumping from fourth to second following a Lap 15 restart, Matt Covington landed his first podium finish of the season, with Landon Crawley crossing third for his best career finish in ASCS National competition. As high as second after starting 11th, Kyler Johnson would settle into fourth on Lap 18, while Danny Wood made the charge to fifth on Lap 23.

Landon Britt was sixth, followed by Brandon Anderson. Jeremy Campbell crossed eighth. Shredding a left-rear tire on Lap 15 after running into the top five, Jason Martin was able to make it out from the work area and rally back to ninth, while Jordon Mallett, who changed an engine following Qualifying, drove through the field to complete the top ten.

Sunday at the Walley Rodeo Roundup saw Whit Gastineau set the overall quick time in Qualifying at 14.942-seconds. A.R. Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Howard Moore, Landon Britt, and Matt Covington. Sunday’s field included 22 entries.

The next outing for the American Sprint Car Series is Friday, May 26, at Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, Kan.), then Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, Mo.) on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau, 14.942[3]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley, 15.052[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 15.104[2]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile, 15.108[4]; 5. 2B-Brett Becker, 15.346[6]; 6. 88-Jordan Knight, 15.398[7]; 7. 27-Jeremy Huish, 15.550[8]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend, 16.010[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 15.212[4]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.399[3]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.454[2]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, 15.512[7]; 5. 10-Landon Britt, 15.643[5]; 6. (DNS) 27B-Jake Bubak - NT; 7. (DNS) 91-Michael Day - NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 15.219[2]; 2. 26M-Fred Mattox, 15.341[5]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 15.495[1]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 15.542[7]; 5. 55W-Danny Wood, 15.582[4]; 6. 71-Bradyn Baker, 15.856[6]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier, 15.941[3]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau[4]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile[1]; 5. 27-Jeremy Huish[7]; 6. 2B-Brett Becker[5]; 7. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 8. 88-Jordan Knight[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 6. 27B-Jake Bubak[6]; 7. 91-Michael Day[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 4. 55W-Danny Wood[5]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[3]; 6. 71-Bradyn Baker[6]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier[7]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[7]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 5. 55W-Danny Wood[9]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]; 8. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[10]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 10. 14-Jordon Mallett[22]; 11. 27-Jeremy Huish[13]; 12. 88-Jordan Knight[19]; 13. 71-Bradyn Baker[15]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[17]; 15. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 16. 2-Whit Gastineau[4]; 17. 13-Elijah Gile[14]; 18. 2B-Brett Becker[16]; 19. 26M-Fred Mattox[12]; 20. 10P-Dylan Postier[18]; 21. 91-Michael Day[21]; 22. 27B-Jake Bubak[20]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 3 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Seth Bergman 569; 2. Jason Martin 563; 3. Landon Britt 509; 4. Matt Covington 507; 5. Brandon Anderson 488; 6. Howard Moore 468; 7. Landon Crawley 462; 8. Kyler Johnson 461; 9. Jordon Mallett 457; 10. Michael Day 397;

Kelly Miller doubles up ASCS Frontier at Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, MT - Kelly Miller made a further statement on Saturday, winning his second ASCS Frontier Region sprint car main event in as many nights at Big Sky Speedway to open the 2023 season.

After starting fourth in the main event, Miller ran third for a time before finding a fast line and quickly passing Kory Wermling for second place after they completed Lap 15. Already behind early leader Jeremy McCune, Miller got a big run around the top of Turns 1 and 2, flying by McCune to take the lead as they entered the back stretch. Miller proceded to drive away from there and never look back, leading the last ten laps and winning by almost five seconds aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Eagle.

The win was a continuation of a return to form the Lethbridge, Alberta driver, who went winless with the series when they returned in 2022 after not racing in 2020 or 2021 due to the border being closed. After having not win with the series in almost four years, the two wins this weekend at Big Sky Speedway have put the rest of the teams on notice that the KDM Motorsports team is back.

McCune had his best finish in a while, taking second place aboard his No. 0J Baylor-powered J&J. The Billings, Montana driver led the first 15 laps after starting on the outside of the front row. Defending series champion Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana came from the eighth starting position to finish third aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X.

Phil Dietz of Laurel, Montana finished fourth, followed by pole-sitter Kory Wermling of Great Falls, Montana.

After Friday's main event went caution-free, Saturday's would've been so again if not for a false start on the initial start. After the false start, the race saw 25 straight green flag laps and it was over in about seven minutes.

The series continues its season with a two-night stop at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana. The Memorial Meltdown is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 26th and 27th.

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 2m Abraham Hernandez, DNS - 28 Joe Perry.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 0J Jeremy McCune, 2. 3 Jordan Milne, 3. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 4. 72 Phil Dietz.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 9k Kory Wermling, 6. 3 Jordan Milne, 7. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 8. 28 Joe Perry, DNS - 12 Josh Ostermiller.

Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region races
May 26 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
May 27 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
June 9 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
June 10 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Kelly Miller scores ASCS Frontier opener at Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - After going winless in his return to the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour in 2022, Kelly Miller made a large statement on Friday night as he won the 2023 season opening main event in dominant fashion at Big Sky Speedway.

The Lethbridge, Alberta driver battled with defending series champion Trever Kirkland for a handful of laps early on. Miller first took the lead briefly on Lap 6, only for Kirkland to take it back and lead the next four laps. As they worked around slower cars Miller took the lead for good on Lap 11 and led the rest of the caution-free 25-lap feature, pulling away and winning by more than four seconds.

Driving the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Eagle, Miller scored his first ASCS Frontier Region victory since 2019. Being from Canada, Miller was sidelined during the 2020 and 2021 seasons as the border was closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Miller made up for that by running the entire 2022 season with ASCS Frontier and running as many races as they could elsewhere, but probably due to some rust they did not appear to be as much of a force as they previously were. Friday night for Miller was a return to form at a track where he won four times previously in ASCS Frontier competition.

Miller started inside the second row for the main event, passing outside front row starting Kory Wermling in the opening laps. It was just a short time before he got to Kirkland to challenge for the lead. After Miller took the lead for good, Kirkland was never able to challenge him.

After leading nine of the first ten laps, Kirkland began his title defense with a runner-up finish aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X, this following a heat race win earlier in the evening for the Helena, Montana driver.

Five-time Montana sprint car champion Phil Dietz of Laurel, Montana made a late race pass around Wermling to finish third aboard the Dietz Racing No. 72 Rodgers-powered Maxim. Dietz won the other heat race earlier. Wermling, who finished second in the ASCS Frontier Region points last year, eventually finished fourth in his No. 9k Two Dot-powered Maxim. Joe Perry was fifth in the Chuck Perry No. 28 Don Ott-powered Maxim.

The series continues its season opening weekend at Big Sky Speedway on Saturday night.

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 38b Bryan Brown, 4. 24m Ian Myers, 5. 12 Josh Ostermiller, DNS - 01 Rich Bailey.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 28 Joe Perry, 5. 3 Jordan Milne.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 28 Joe Perry, 6. 0J Jeremy McCune, 7. 24m Ian Myers, 8. 3 Jordan Milne, 9. 38b Bryan Brown, 10. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 11. 01 Rich Bailey.

May 20 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
May 26 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
May 27 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
June 9 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
June 10 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Bryan Hulbert – CASPER, Wyo. (May 16, 2023) Opening the 2023 season at the half-mile Casper Speedway, located just north of Casper, Wyo. the ASCS Northern Plains Region will be in action on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20.

Both nights open at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets per night are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, military, and first responders, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit Passes are $30.

Casper Speedway is a half-mile oval located at 1277 Amoco Rd. Information on the track is online at https://www.facebook.com/CSpeedway or by calling (307) 267-8475. Eddie Kirchoff is the head of the ASCS Northern Plains Region and can be reached via email at blackhillsspeedway@gmail.com or by phone at (307) 660-8866.

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Bryan Hulbert – LAWTON, Okla. (May 16, 2023) Time to try again to get the 2023 season rolling for the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series; action is set to roll into Lawton Speedway on Saturday, May 20.

Saturday’s event pays $2,000 to win, $300 to start, and goes green at 7:30 P.M. Fans can enter the track at 5:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Seniors, youth (12-15), and Military, $2 for kids 6-11, and free for kids five and under. In addition to the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series, divisions include USRA Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and Mini Stocks.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

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Bryan Hulbert – BILLINGS, Mont. (May 16, 2023) Ready to kick off the 2023 season, the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region is set to take on Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont. on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20.

Headlining the second annual Hillbilly Nationals at the three-eighths-mile oval, this weekend begins the 11th season of competition for the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region. Since the tour’s first race at Big Sky Speedway on June 22, 2013, there have been 45 visits with 23 different winners. Idaho’s Logan Forler leads the win count at seven.

Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, open at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults and youth over 60” tall. Senior and Military are $15. Kids under 60” tall are free into the grandstands. Nightly divisions include WISSOTA Street stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, INEX Legends, and 602/604 Big Sky Sprints, in addition to the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region.

Big Sky Speedway is located at 11298 Roundup Rd. in Shepherd, Mont. Information on the track can be found on the track’s Facebook page, online at https://www.bigskyspeedway.com, or by calling (406) 998-9336.

For questions about the ASCS Frontier Region, contact Josh Stagg at (406) 690-5600, and follow the tour at https://www.facebook.com/ascsfrontier.

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LONGDALE, Okla. (May 15, 2023) Back into the Sooner State this weekend, the American Sprint Car Series, along with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, will take on Longdale Speedway on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20.

Taking on the Walleye Rodeo Roundup, the event’s name comes from the Walleye Rodeo at Canton Lake. One of Oklahoma's oldest and largest fishing tournaments, the lake is situated less than two miles from the track and is only six miles north of Canton, Okla.

Stymied by the weather as of late, the event at Longdale Speedway will give Jason Martin a shot to further his point lead. Sweeping the first two events of the 2023 season, the Kansas native is pursued by Washington's Seth Bergman and Tennessee's Landon Britt. Both are tied for the runner-up spot; the margin is 23 points. Howard Moore holds fourth, with Oklahoma’s Brandon Anderson completing the top five.

Friday’s preliminary event offers a $3,000 to-win, $400 to start purse, with Saturday’s finale going to $4,000 to win, $400 to start. Friday, May 19, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. Saturday, May 20, opens at the same time, with racing starting at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 daily for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit Passes are $35. The event is being promoted by Terry Mattox. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com. Longdale Speedway is located just south of Longdale, Okla., on OK-58.

If you have any questions about rules or procedures, contact Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

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Who: American Sprint Car Series
Where: Longdale Speedway (Longdale, Okla.)
When: Friday, May 19 & Saturday, May 20

Where: Longdale Speedway (Longdale, Okla.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.

Tickets: $20 | Senior: $15| Kids 12 & Under: Free | Pits: $35
Muffler: N/A
RACEceiver: 454.000

Where: Longdale Speedway (Longdale, Okla.)
Pits: 3:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:45 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 6:30 P.M.
Racing: 7:30 P.M.

Tickets: $20 | Senior: $15| Kids 12 & Under: Free | Pits: $35
Muffler: N/A
RACEceiver: 454.000

Address: OK-58, Longdale, OK 73755
Phone: (918) 417-0624
Web: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/3190
Social: https://www.facebook.com/longdalespeedway

American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 2 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway);

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 300; 2. Seth Bergman 277; 3. Landon Britt 277; 4. Howard Moore 260; 5. Brandon Anderson 244; 6. Matt Covington 235; 7. Kyler Johnson 229; 8. Jordon Mallett 225; 9. Koty Adams 224; 10. Michael Day 214;

Overnight Storms And Severe Weather Forecast Washes Out Missouri Weekend For ASCS National

BUTLER, Mo. (May 12, 2023) While Thursday's rain fall was less than forecasted, overnight was a different story as heavy rain fall have saturated Electric City Speedway and Moberly Motorsports Park. Coupled with the chance of severe weather tonight and into Saturday morning, both events have unfortunately been canceled.

Track and Series officials are looking at dates to reschedule both events. Information on that will be posted soon.

The next event on the 2023 lineup for the American Sprint Car Series will be the Walleye Rodeo Roundup at Londale Speedway on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20. Both nights are paired with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products.

The event at Longdale is promoted by Terry Mattox Racing. Any questions about rules or procedures, call (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

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Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (May 9, 2023) A quick look through the rest of May and the 2023 season is ramping up as more ASCS Regional Tours begin their season. Overall, 21 events remain over the next three weekends across National and Regional lineups.

Looking to this coming weekend, the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series heads for the “Show-Me State” with the tour debut at Electric City Speedway in Butler, Mo. on Friday, May 12, followed by the return to the high-banked Moberly Motorsports Park in Moberly, Mo. on Saturday, May 13. Both nights are co-sanctioned with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps.

The ASCS Elite Non-Wing North Series starts their points season on Saturday, May 13, at El Paso County Raceway. Also on the Saturday card is the ASCS Southwest Region at Mohave Valley Raceway in Mohave Valley, Ariz.

Seven events across two nights, Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, will see ASCS National take on the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products at the Walleye Rodeo Roundup at Longdale Speedway in Longdale, Okla. The Friday/Saturday run will also have two ASCS Regions kick off their seasons. Firstly, the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region will take on Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., both nights, while the ASCS Northern Plains Region heads for Casper Speedway in Casper, Wyo.

Singled in on Saturday, May 20, the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints will try again to get their season off the ground at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. The originally scheduled opener at Rocket Raceway Park on May 6 was called off due to rain.

The unofficial start to summer, Memorial Day Weekend, will feature ten events from Friday, May 26, through Sunday, May 28. Starting with the tours going all three nights, ASCS National will face off against the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps again at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. on Friday, then head to Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. the next two nights.

5/12-Electric City Speedway (Butler, MO)- National, Warrior Region
5/13-Mohave Valley Raceway (Bullhead City, AZ)- Southwest Region
5/13-El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, CO)- Elite Non-Wing North Series
5/13-Moberly Motorsports Park (Moberly, MO)- National, Warrior Region

5/19-Longdale Speedway (Longdale, OK)- National, Sooner Region
5/19-Casper Speedway (Casper, WY)- Northern Plains Region
5/19-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)- Frontier Region
5/20-Casper Speedway (Casper, WY)- Northern Plains Region
5/20-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)- Frontier Region
5/20-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)- Elite Outlaw Sprints
5/20-Longdale Speedway (Longdale, OK)- National, Sooner Region

5/26-Show Low Speedway Park (Show Low, AZ)- Southwest Region
5/26-Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT)- Frontier Region
5/26-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR)- Elite Non-Wing Sprints
5/26-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)- National, Warrior Region
5/27-Show Low Speedway Park (Show Low, AZ)- Southwest Region
5/27-Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT)- Frontier Region
5/27-Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, LA)- Elite Non-Wing Sprints
5/27-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)- National, Warrior Region
5/28-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)- National, Warrior Region
5/28-Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, LA)- Elite Non-Wing Sprints

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Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (May 6, 2023) Adding yet another win to his record with the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprint cars, R.J. Johnson made in career victory No. 18 Saturday night at Central Arizona Raceway.

Taking off from fifth, Johnson was second on Lap 1 and first on Lap 2. Untouchable from there, sixth-starting John Pelkey crossed second, with Cameron LaRose, Pete Yerkovich, and Justin Kierce completing the top five.

The ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints return to Central Arizona Raceway on Saturday, June 3. For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

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ASCS Arizona Non-Wing
Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Saturday, May 6, 2023

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Cameron La Rose[1]; 2. 51-RJ Johnson[5]; 3. 43-Justin Kierce[2]; 4. 3-Pete Yerkovich[4]; 5. 85-Bobby Marcum[8]; 6. 10-Eugene Thomas[6]; 7. 3V-Jim Vanzant[3]; 8. 21-Austin Ervine[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Josh Pelkey[3]; 2. 6-Kaiden Clark[2]; 3. 0-Jonas Reynolds[5]; 4. 3K-Patrick Krob[1]; 5. 13-Alex Wood[7]; 6. 007-Wayne Siddle[6]; 7. (DNS) 17-Todd Pratt

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 51-RJ Johnson[5]; 2. 12-Josh Pelkey[6]; 3. 5-Cameron La Rose[4]; 4. 3-Pete Yerkovich[9]; 5. 43-Justin Kierce[7]; 6. 0-Jonas Reynolds[3]; 7. 85-Bobby Marcum[1]; 8. 13-Alex Wood[8]; 9. 21-Austin Ervine[14]; 10. 3V-Jim Vanzant[13]; 11. 6-Kaiden Clark[2]; 12. 10-Eugene Thomas[11]; 13. 3K-Patrick Krob[10]; 14. 007-Wayne Siddle[12]; 15. 17-Todd Pratt[15]

Matt Covington Captures ASCS Regional Showdown During The Impact Signs Open Wheel Showdown At Lucas Oil Speedway!

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 6, 2023) Claiming his second victory of the season in just as many outings, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington added his name to the list of winners in the 12th annual Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Win No. 6 with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Warps; the win is also his eighth with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Besting a field of 30, the No. 95 grabbed the lead at the start and never relinquished the position. Chance Morton crossed second, with Roger Crockett climbing eighth to third. Chase Porter and 14th-starting Brandon Anderson completed the top five. Randy Martin was sixth, followed by Jace Park, with Gunner Ramey in tow. From 17th, Sean McClelland made it to ninth, with Steven Russell tenth from 16th.

The ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Warps rolls back to green this coming weekend with the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series at Electric City Speedway on Friday and Moberly Motorsports Park on Saturday. American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, is with the National Tour at Longdale Speedway on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20.

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ASCS Sooner vs ASCS Warrior
Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.)
Saturday, May 6, 2023

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 2. 2W-Whit Gastineau[1]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[8]; 4. 1JR-Steven Russell[3]; 5. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 7. 77-Jack Wagner[5]; 8. 2B-Brett Becker[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 2. 87J-Jace Park[2]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett[5]; 4. 18X-Nathan Ryun[4]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 6. 88-Terry Easum[3]; 7. 55-Chase Brown[6]; 8. (DNS) 23F-Matt Fox

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22S-Slater Helt[4]; 2. 1H-Hank Davis[2]; 3. 31-Casey Wills[3]; 4. 99-Bret Tripplett[1]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 6. 14E-Kyle Bellm[6]; 7. (DQ) 8M-Kade Morton[7]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Randy Martin[1]; 2. 13-Elijah Gile[3]; 3. 0-Chase Porter[6]; 4. 21-Gunner Ramey[7]; 5. 7C-Chris Morgan[2]; 6. 9$-Kyle Clark[5]; 7. 51-Mitchell Moore[4]

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox[3]; 4. 99-Bret Tripplett[2]; 5. 14E-Kyle Bellm[6]; 6. 2B-Brett Becker[12]; 7. 77-Jack Wagner[10]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[14]; 9. 7C-Chris Morgan[5]; 10. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 11. 55-Chase Brown[9]; 12. (DNS) 9$-Kyle Clark; 13. (DNS) 51-Mitchell Moore; 14. (DNS) 23F-Matt Fox

A Main (25 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett[8]; 4. 0-Chase Porter[2]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[14]; 6. 14-Randy Martin[6]; 7. 87J-Jace Park[10]; 8. 21-Gunner Ramey[9]; 9. 1-Sean McClelland[17]; 10. 1JR-Steven Russell[16]; 11. 99-Bret Tripplett[20]; 12. 2W-Whit Gastineau[12]; 13. 36-Jason Martin[18]; 14. 26M-Fred Mattox[19]; 15. 1H-Hank Davis[11]; 16. 31-Casey Wills[13]; 17. 22S-Slater Helt[4]; 18. 18X-Nathan Ryun[15]; 19. 98P-Miles Paulus[5]; 20. 13-Elijah Gile[7]

Missouri’s Electric City Speedway And Oklahoma’s Longdale Speedway Added To ASCS National Schedule

Bryan Hulbert – LONGDALE, Okla. (May 3, 2023) An update to the 2023 lineup of events for the American Sprint Car Series, Friday, April 12, will take place at Electric City Speedway in Butler, Mo.

Moving a two-night show from Illinois to Oklahoma, Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, has been shifted to Longdale Speedway due to a scheduling conflict that has come up with the promoters at Tri-City Speedway.

Paired with Moberly Motorsports Park on Saturday, May 13, the Friday night showdown at Electric City Speedway will make the weekend a pair of $4,000 to win, $400 to start events. Both nights are co-sanctioned with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps.

Friday’s inaugural trip to the one-third-mile oval just south of Kansas City, Mo., opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit Passes are $40. Electric City Speedway is located at 5634 NE County Rd. 3 in Butler, Mo. For information, call Terry Mattox at (918) 147-0624 or visit the track's Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065931912650

Dubbed the Walleye Rodeo Roundup at Longdale Speedway, the event’s name comes from the Walleye Rodeo at Canton Lake. One of Oklahoma's oldest and largest fishing tournaments, the lake is situated less than two miles from the track and is only six miles north of Canton, Okla. A win for race fans and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

Co-Sanctioned with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, the two-night affair will offer a $3,000 to win, $400 to start purse on Friday night, with Saturday’s finale going to $4,000 to win, $400 to start, and is the first time the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series has been on the card at Longdale Speedway.

Friday, May 19, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. Saturday, May 20 opens at the same time, with racing starting at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 daily for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit Passes are $35. The event is being promoted by Terry Mattox. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com. Longdale Speedway is located just south of Longdale, Okla., on OK-58.

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ASCS Sooner Taking On Warrior Region At Impact Signs Awnings Wraps Open Wheel Showdown At Lucas Oil Speedway!

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 2, 2023) Taking on the 12th annual Impact Signs Awnings Wraps Open Wheel Showdown on Saturday, May 6, the ASCS Sooner Region will travel across state lines to take on the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

$2,000 to win and $300 to start for ASCS competitors; the night will also include the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing League and the POWRi National Midget League.

First contested in 2012, Randy Martin won the inaugural Impact Signs Awnings Wraps Open Wheel Showdown. Seth Bergman added his name to the list of winners in 2022. Tennessee’s Brandon Hanks remains the only repeat winner, doing so in 2016 and 2019. Other winners include Randy Hibbs (2014), Jonathan Cornell (2015), Brad Loyet (2017), Logan Seavey (2018), and Ryan Timms (2021). The 2013 event was lost to rain, while 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic.

Saturday, May 6, at Lucas Oil Speedway, tickets are $25 for Adults, $22 for Seniors (62+), $10 for Youth (6-15), and free for Kids five and under. Family Pass is $60. Pits are $45. All gates open at 4:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:00 P.M. and Racing at 7:05 P.M. (CDT). Lucas Oil Speedway is located at 18842 Speedway Dr. in Wheatland, Mo. For more information on the track, including on-site camping, log onto http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com or call (417) 282-5984.

The weekend originally included Friday at Lake Ozark Speedway; however, a scheduling conflict caused the Friday event to be canceled.

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Wings On For ASCS Elite North Special At Phillips County Raceway This Saturday

April 27, 2023 (HOLYOKE, Colo.) The second Wing Sprint Car special in Colorado this month, Phillips County Raceway will feature the ASCS Elite North Series on Saturday, April 29.

Normally a Wingless series, the first two shows of the season were tabbed as non-point, special events with the cars running ASCS rules, but the format following that of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. The first round took place at El Paso County Raceway on April 8 with Sammy Swindell taking the win. The hall of fame driver is set to return to this Saturday’s showdown at Phillips County.

Saturday, April 29 opens at 1:00 P.M. with racing at 6:00 P.M. (MDT). Other classes on the card include Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stocks Cars, Hobby Stocks, and Compacts. Support divisions run under the IMCA banner.

Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for Military and Seniors, $10 for youth 6-12, and free for kids five and under. Phillips County Raceway is located at 22505 US-385 in Holyoke, Colo. For information and directions, log onto https://www.bstpromotions.com/phillips-county-raceway-holyoke.

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POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (April 27, 2023) With rain saturating Poplar Bluff Motorsports Park, officials have no choice but to call off Friday night with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps along with the ASCS Mid-South Region.

The $2,000 to win, $300 to start showdown at Legit Speedway Park on Saturday, April 29 is still on as planned.

Saturday is presented by Holiday Inn Express of West Plains, Mo. Gates open at 5:00 P.M., with Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and Military, $5 for Youth 6-12, and free for kids five and under. Pit Passes are $35. Saturday also includes Super Stocks, Sportsman Late Models, Sport Mods, A-Mods, and Hobby Stocks. Legit Speedway Park is located at 10603 US Hwy. 63 in West Plains, Mo. More information can be found at http://www.legitspeedway.com or by calling (417) 469-4749.

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Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (April 24, 2023) Several events have been updated on the 2023 American Sprint Car Series National Tour lineup.

Among those is the Micky Walker Classic on Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3. The only time in 2023 Outlaw Motor Speedway will see action, the three-eighths-mile oval located just south of Muskogee will take the Friday portion, with Saturday’s action going to Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan. Both nights pay $4,222 to win, $400 to start. Terry Mattox is promoting both nights.

“Mickey was my best friend, and being able to race in his honor means a lot to his family and me. Kind of a wrench in the mix having to move the race, but thankfully we got something figured out this year. I understand Creek needs to fulfill their contract in rescheduling their Monster Truck show to that date. It happens, but the Mickey Walker Classic will be back at his home track next year,” stated Terry.

Despite being shuttered, the Outlaw Motor Speedway owners have continued maintaining the track. Putting the facility in near race-ready condition, there is a small amount of tidying up that needs to be done.

“I was shocked when I saw the track graded, watered, and otherwise ready to go. Outside of some mowing and general cleanup, they’ve kept the facility in working order, so we will go for it and bring racing to Outlaw at least once in 2023.”

Able to reschedule a date at Creek County Speedway this season, the tour will invade on Thursday, June 15, for a three-night stretch that includes the series return to Humboldt Speedway on Friday, June 16, and 81 Speedway on Saturday, June 17. Each night will pay $4,000 to win, $400 to start.

The Gary Scott Memorial at Moberly Motorsports Park is next on the 2023 lineup. Unfortunately, the event will now be a Saturday-only affair. Terry Mattox is currently talking to another Missouri oval to take the series to on Friday, May 12. That information will be released once finalized.

Terry is also working on filling in some open dates to make up for events lost at the start of the 2023 season to weather.

A reminder that single-night shows in 2023 have been raised to $4,000 to win, $400 to start. The only time a show is $3,000 to win is a preliminary night on a multi-day event at the same track.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

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Bryan Hulbert – GREENWOOD, La. (April 22, 2023) Rolling in with a score to settle Saturday night after suffering a massive crash in 2022, Jason Martin did just that at Boothill Speedway with the American Sprint Car Series, leading start to finish at the three-eighths-mile oval for his second win in as many races.

The fifth time the tour has visited Boothill Speedway, the trend of different winners continues, with Jason adding his name to the list.

“We had a great race car tonight. I love this kind of track where you have to search around, and it just keeps changing throughout the race. It was fun,” stated Jason. “I’m very proud of this team. We couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season, and now we just have to do what we need to do to keep it going.”

Martin’s sixth career victory with the American Sprint Car Series, the No. 36 had to fend off Seth Bergman at the start. Stalked by the No. 23 the first nine laps, Seth slipped to the show position on Lap 10 as Landon Britt worked into the runner-up spot.

Working the hub of the high-banked oval, cautions offered the No. 10 a few shots at the lead, but each time it was Martin who held point. Varying his line as the track became more and more technical, the top three all raced to the white flag with the win hanging in the balance. Needing to make one last perfect lap, Jason was able to hit his marks to win by 0.588-seconds.

Landon Britt held on for second over Seth Bergman, with Howard Moore winning the battle for fourth over Cody Gardner. Sixth went to Matt Covington, followed by Brandon Anderson. Louisiana’s Koty Adams crossed eighth, followed by Kyler Johnson. Involved in a caution on Lap 5, Michael Day rebounded to a top-ten finish.

Saturday’s field broke into three AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races, with wins going to Matt Covington, Cody Gardner, and Michael Day. The KSE Hard Charger was Howard Moore. All drivers in attendance advanced to the A-Feature. Landon Britt was the overall quick qualifier and established a new track record at 12.644-seconds.

The American Sprint Car Series races again at Moberly Motorsports Park in Moberly, Mo., on Saturday, May 13.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 12.644[3]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley, 12.883[2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 12.918[4]; 4. 3X-Dean Drake Jr, 13.114[6]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker, 13.157[7]; 6. 5L-Dusty Young, 13.179[1]; 7. 93-Chris Sweeney, 14.226[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 12.763[5]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner, 12.827[2]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.869[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.042[1]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett, 13.092[6]; 6. 85-Josh McCord, 13.883[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 12.819[3]; 2. 6G-Koty Adams, 13.017[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 13.031[6]; 4. 91-Michael Day, 13.110[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.465[4]; 6. 2H-Tommy Hall, 14.215[2]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 4. 3X-Dean Drake Jr[1]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker[5]; 6. 5L-Dusty Young[6]; 7. 93-Chris Sweeney[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 6. 85-Josh McCord[6]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 91-Michael Day[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 6G-Koty Adams[3]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[5]; 6. 2H-Tommy Hall[6]

FloRacing A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[7]; 5. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[10]; 8. 6G-Koty Adams[9]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 10. 91-Michael Day[8]; 11. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 12. 14-Jordon Mallett[12]; 13. 71-Bradyn Baker[13]; 14. 3X-Dean Drake Jr[15]; 15. 5L-Dusty Young[16]; 16. 2H-Tommy Hall[18]; 17. 6-Christopher Townsend[14]; 18. 85-Josh McCord[17]; 19. 93-Chris Sweeney[19]

2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 2 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway);

Bryan Hulbert - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (April 21, 2023) Determined to get three nights of racing in this weekend, Seth Bergman made the run from Byram, Miss. to Muskogee, Okla. a victorious one Friday night with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products.

Pocketing the night’s $2,066 prize at Thunderbird Speedway, the win is Seth's 17th with the regional tour.

Climbing a dozen positions for runner-up honors was Jace Park, who was followed by Blake Hahn, who made up nine spots. Up five to fourth was Wayne Johnson with John Carney II making up the top five. Chance Morton, Zach Blurton, Tuesday Calderwood, Danny Jennings, and Sean McClelland completed the top ten.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products races next at Elk City Motorsports Park on Saturday, April 22. The Saturday showdown is $3,000 to win, $300 to start.

Gates opens at 5:00 P.M. with Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Other classes include USRA Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and USRA Tuners. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for youth (8-15), seniors, military, and first responders. Kids eight and under are free.

Elk City Motorsports Park is located at 5612 W 20th St. in Elk City, Okla. Information on the track is online at https://www.facebook.com/ElkCityMotorsportsPark or by calling (580) 514-3267.

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ASCS Sooner Region
Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, Okla.)
Friday, April 21, 2023

Schure Built Suspension Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1J-Danny Jennings[2]; 2. 3-Zach Blurton[1]; 3. 6-John Carney II[5]; 4. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[3]; 5. 1H-Hank Davis[4]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 7. 90-Lance Norick[7]; 8. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 9. 13-Elijah Gile[8]

Lightning Wings Powder Coating Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2W-Whit Gastineau[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[6]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 7. 87J-Jace Park[7]; 8. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[8]

American Bank of Oklahoma A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 87J-Jace Park[14]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[12]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[9]; 5. 6-John Carney II[3]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[10]; 7. 3-Zach Blurton[5]; 8. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[6]; 9. 1J-Danny Jennings[1]; 10. 1-Sean McClelland[8]; 11. 26M-Fred Mattox[16]; 12. 8M-Kade Morton[7]; 13. 90-Lance Norick[13]; 14. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[15]; 15. 13-Elijah Gile[17]; 16. 1H-Hank Davis[11]; 17. 2W-Whit Gastineau[4]

It's Jason Martin At The Line With The American Sprint Car Series At Jackson Motor Speedway!

Bryan Hulbert – BYRAM, Miss. (April 20, 2023) Winner in the final race of the 2022 season to winning the 2023 season opener for the American Sprint Car Series, Thursday's showdown at Jackson Motor Speedway came down to the line for Jason Martin, who held off Seth Bergman at the by 0.049-seconds.

“I’m pretty excited. That was a hell of a finish,” stated Martin. “Definitely wish I was better there towards the end. That restart with fifteen to go, I already had the wing in the trunk, so I was holding on for dear life the last half of that.”

Fending off the last-lap charge of Seth Bergman, the No. 23 pounded the cushion at both ends of the Jackson Motor Speedway through the final six-lap run. Chasing Landon Britt for silver the first 15 laps, the No. 10 put the left-side tires to the sky momentarily and left the door open.

Stalking Martin into traffic numerous times, only to have a caution clear the way for the No. 36; the final caution came on Lap 24. Rushing the top on the restart in one and two, Martin switched low in three and four. Varying his approach to the cushion, Bergman found the run with two to go. Putting the Hoosiers on the curb off the final turn, the pair shot the line in a photo finish.

Landon Britt held on for third, with Howard Moore earning the KSE Hard Charger Award with an eight-spot run to fourth. Brandon Anderson completed the top five. Dale Howard, Jordon Mallett, Kyler Johnson, Matt Covington, and Chase Howard made up the top ten.

The Thursday field included 21 drivers. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Landon Britt, Jason Martin, and Jordon Mallett. The high-point driver of the night was Matt Covington. All drivers advanced to the A-Feature. A track record was established by Koty Adams in the Dustin Gates owned No. 6 at 14.154-seconds.

The next outing for the American Sprint Car Series is Saturday, April 22 at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1: 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 14.437[2]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.467[3]; 3. 71-Bradyn Baker, 14.484[6]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 14.486[1]; 5. 3-Howard Moore, 14.521[7]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 14.532[5]; 7. 28S-Rusty Sanford, 15.125[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2: 1. 6G-Koty Adams, 14.154[3]; 2. 71T-Channin Tankersley, 14.314[6]; 3. 13-Chase Howard, 14.524[1]; 4. 36-Jason Martin, 14.534[7]; 5. 13X-Todd Fayard, 14.953[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.026[2]; 7. 44-Ronny Howard, 15.065[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3: 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.397[3]; 2. 47-Dale Howard, 14.446[1]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.544[2]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.599[5]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.726[6]; 6. 10K-Dewayne White, 15.017[7]; 7. (DNS) B52-Bill Mason, NT

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[5]; 5. 91-Michael Day[6]; 6. 71-Bradyn Baker[2]; 7. 28S-Rusty Sanford[7]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 2. 13-Chase Howard[2]; 3. 13X-Todd Fayard[5]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 5. 44-Ronny Howard[7]; 6. 71T-Channin Tankersley[3]; 7. 6G-Koty Adams[4]

AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley[5]; 6. 10K-Dewayne White[6]; 7. B52-Bill Mason[7]

FloRacing A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[12]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 7. 14-Jordon Mallett[7]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 10. 13-Chase Howard[3]; 11. 6G-Koty Adams[16]; 12. 187-Landon Crawley[15]; 13. 91-Michael Day[14]; 14. 10K-Dewayne White[18]; 15. 28S-Rusty Sanford[19]; 16. 13X-Todd Fayard[8]; 17. 6-Christopher Townsend[10]; 18. 44-Ronny Howard[13]; 19. 71T-Channin Tankersley[17]; 20. 71-Bradyn Baker[20]; 21. (DNS) B52-Bill Mason

2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 150; 2. Seth Bergman 142; 3. Landon Britt 135; 4. Howard Moore 130; 5. Brandon Anderson 125; 6. Dale Howard 122; 7. Jordon Mallett 119; 8. Kyler Johnson 116; 9. Matt Covington 113; 10. Chase Howard 110;

Friday At Texarkana 67 Speedway Called Due To Wet Forecast. Racing Thursday And Saturday Still On

Bryan Hulbert – TEXARKANA, Ark. (April 20, 2023) Watching the forecast closely over the last few days, it has settled in on rain Friday, April 21, at Texarkana 67 Speedway, forcing officials to call off action with the American Sprint Car Series and ASCS Mid-South Region.

The series kicks off its 2023 season Thursday night at Jackson Motor Speedway and will continue the weekend at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., on Saturday, April 22.

Thursday night begins at 8:00 P.M., with Saturday’s show at Boothill going green at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Information on both events can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com.

The site of one of the wildest races of the 2022 season, which saw Wayne Johnson become the fourth winner in just as many visits. Greeted by a packed house, it was safe to say fans were more than ready for the return of the American Sprint Car Series. Located just west of Shreveport, La., the track recently underwent an ownership change that saw Sabine Speedway promoter Bubba Jones and former Ark-La-Tex Speedway General Manager Ralo Pilkington taking over.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (April 19, 2023) A two-night swing is next for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products with Muskogee’s Thunderbird Speedway set for action on Friday, April 21, followed by the series debut at Elk City Motorsports Park in Elk City, Okla. on Saturday, April 22.

Friday’s event pays $2,000 to win, $300 to start, with Saturday getting a bonus to $3,000 to win, plus $1,500 to second thanks to RTR Home Rentals, VET Nation, and Jay’s Brake and Alignment. A random draw of the sixth through then place cars will get a $250 bonus.

Last in action at the famed half-mile-oval on May 29, 2022, against the ASCS National Tour, the night’s victory belonged to Sam Hafertepe, Jr. The Sooner Region takes on the National Tour at Muskogee again on Friday, July 14. Looking forward to this Friday’s regional affair, the Bud Morgan Memorial will also include Factory Stocks, Pure Stocks, and B-Mods. Tickets are $15 for adults, with kids 12 and under free. Gates open at 5:00 P.M., Hot Laps are at 7:00 P.M., and Racing is at 8:00 P.M. (CDT).

Thunderbird Speedway is located at the Muskogee Fairgrounds (1444 S Cherokee St). For information on the track, as well as directions, log onto http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com

The series' first trip to the three-eighths-mile Elk City Motorsports Park, the track was reopened in 2022 after being shuttered since 2019. No stranger to Sprint Cars, the track features a rotating lineup of RaceSaver Sprint Cars, as well as OCRS events. Saturday is the only time the American Sprint Car Series will be in action this season.

Saturday, April 22, opens at 5:00 P.M. with Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Other classes include USRA Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and USRA Tuners. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for youth (8-15), seniors, military, and first responders. Kids eight and under are free.

Elk City Motorsports Park is located at 5612 W 20th St. in Elk City, Okla. Information on the track is online at https://www.facebook.com/ElkCityMotorsportsPark or by calling (580) 514-3267.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing)

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (April 18, 2023) Looking to get the 2023 season rolling this week, the American Sprint Car Series will head for a three-night run starting Thursday, April 20 through Saturday, April 22, in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Each night paying $4,000 to win, $400 to start, the season will kick off Thursday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., before heading to Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark. on Friday. The weekend wraps up at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La. on Saturday. The weekend will also serve as the opener for the ASCS Mid-South Region.

Where: Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Miss.) Pits: 4:00 P.M. Stands: 5:00 P.M. Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M.

The long-awaited return to the Mississippi oval, the ASCS National Tour, last saw action at Jackson on April 19, 1997, with Garry Lee Maier taking the win. The only other time the series passed through was August 12, 1995, with Terry Gray emerging victorious. The track has hosted the ASCS Mid-South Region numerous times since then, with the most recent regional event in 2021.

Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, Ark.) Pits: 4:00 P.M. Stands: 5:00 P.M. Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:30 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M.

Rolling into Texarkana for the 11th time in 2022, the return to the Arkansas three-eighths-mile went the way of Derek Hagar. Under the stewardship of three-time ASCS National Champion Tim Crawley, the track was brought back from its demise by the racing legend, turned promoter, who owns three wins at the track in 1998, 2005, and 2009.

Where: Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, La.) Pits: 3:00 P.M. Stands: 4:00 P.M. Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M.

Updates on the events, if any are needed, will be posted to http://www.ascsracing.com as well as all social media pages.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (April 11, 2023) Getting back on track on Saturday, April 15, the ASCS Southwest Region will take on Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Ariz.

The season’s second excursion to the high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval, the tour’s last stop in March to kick off the 2023 season, was a two-night affair with D.J. Neto and Jake Helsel splitting time atop the podium. Going into the weekend, a consistent weekend by Dominic Scelzi has put him in the points lead ahead of Netto and Helsel.

Saturday, April 15, Pits open at 2:00 P.M., Grandstands at 4:00 P.M., with racing at 6:00 P.M. (MT). Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for Senior and Military, $15 for Students (12-17), and free for Youth (11 and under). Pit Passes are $35. Central Arizona Raceway is located behind the Pinal County Fairgrounds at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner.

In addition to the ASCS Southwest Region, Challenge Cup Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Bombers, and NOW600 Cactus Region Micros (A-Class, Outlaw, and Restricted). For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

Fans unable to attend this weekend’s ASCS Southwest Region opener can watch live at https://www.speedsport.tv.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

TULSA, Okla. (April 7, 2023) Following 2023 events at Tulsa Expo Raceway, Lucas Oil and its Team Lucas affiliates have not been renewed as title and presenting sponsors for the Chili Bowl Nationals and Tulsa Shootout.

A partnership that stretched over a decade, the brand has made massive changes in its marketing and sponsorship of events, series, and drivers in short-track racing since 2022.

“We were with Lucas Oil for a long time, and they did a lot of great things for us. They did a lot of great things for grassroots racing, and I have nothing but great things to say about them. We understand that they are moving in a different direction with new people in charge, and that’s fine. Every business needs to do what they feel is best for them,” stated Chili Bowl co-founder, Emmett Hahn.

Now free of contractual obligations, the Chili Bowl Nationals has regained both the entitlement and presenting sponsorships for both the Chili Bowl and the Tulsa Shootout, as well as the entirety of the valuable trackside signage. With all negotiation windows concluded, officials have started the process of marketing these one-of-a-kind opportunities. Inquiries can be made by calling Tom Hahn at (918) 381-3292 or emailing tom@chilibowl.com.

The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Times and other event information will be published as the event draws closer. Fans unable to attend can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (April 4, 2023) Mother Nature has gone undefeated so far against the American Sprint Car Series, with this week’s horribly wet forecast forcing track officials at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La. to cancel events on Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8.

Putting the series at 0-6 on the season against March and April rainfall, the tour will look forward to getting the 2023 season rolling with a three-night stretch that begins at Jackson Motor Speedway on Thursday, April 20, then heads to Texarkana 67 Speedway on Friday, April 21, then Boothill Speedway on Saturday, April 22.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – ABILENE, Texas (April 4, 2023) Back on track this Saturday, April 8, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will take on the Dale Parson Classic at Abilene Speedway.

The season’s only scheduled appearance at the quarter-mile oval, the 2022 visit saw Dalton Stevens standing tall in Victory Lane over a field of 31. The sixth driver to win at Abilene Speedway in as many appearances by the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, other winners include Steven Shebester (2021), Paul White (2018), Justin Zimmerman (2017), Justin Melton (2016), and Dustin Gates (2015).

One event into the 2023 season, Jason Howell’s thrilling win at Kennedale Speedway Park has put him atop the points. Scott Evans, Dalton Stevens, Justin Zimmerman, and Blake Jenkins make up the top five going into Saturday night.

Saturday, April 8, opens at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $18 for Adults, $12 for Military (with ID), $5 for Youth (6-12), and free for Kids five and under. Other classes include IMCA Stock Cars, Modifieds, Sport Compacts, Sport Mods, Street Stocks, Minis, and Junior Sport Compacts.

Abilene Speedway is located at 6825 West Hwy. 80 in Abilene, Texas. For more information, follow the track on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbileneSpeedway, at http://www.abilenespeedway.com, or by calling (325) 692-8800.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

SCHEDULE UPDATE >> ASCS Sooner At Creek Delayed; 2023 Season Opener Saturday At Nevada Speedway With ASCS Warrior

Bryan Hulbert - NEVADA, Mo. (April 3, 2023) As Creek County Speedway officials work to get caught up on projects slowed by the weather during the winter months, and ongoing rain in March, that has forced the cancelation of events with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products on Friday, April 7.

The showdown on Saturday, April 8, at Nevada Speedway against the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps, is a go for $2,000 to win, $300 to start.

Saturday, April 8, will see Pits opening at 4:00 P.M., Grandstands at 5:00 P.M., and racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 10 and under. Pits are $35. Other classes on the card include Pure Stocks, B-Mods, and Midwest Mods.

Nevada Speedway is located at 17623 S. 1700th Rd in Nevada, Mo., just behind the Wal-Mart Super Center. For information on the track, check out their Facebook Page or call (417) 262-3670.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – BYRAM, Miss. (March 29, 2023) Two times tried, two times Mother Nature has stepped in at Jackson Motor Speedway. Due to a worsening wet forecast this weekend, that now as the chance for severe weather, the Capital City Clash with the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series has been canceled.

“Not the call I want to make, but the worse alternative is having everyone show up and not be able to race knowing the forecast for Friday. Plus, seeing the chance of severe weather in the mix, it changes things to a safety concern,” stated ASCS owner, Terry Mattox. “I want to race. That’s how I make my living, but I also don’t want to get anyone hurt. They just had pretty devastating storms in that area."

A race night at Jackson Motor Speedway will be added to the 2023 lineup on Thursday, April 20, making a three night run through the Mid-South with Texarkana on Friday, and Boothill on Saturday. Each event pays $4,000 to win, $400 to start.

The start of the 2023 season shifts to the series return to Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La. on Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert - CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (March 25, 2023) Garnering his 17th career victory with the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints, R.J. Johnson returned to Victory Lane Saturday night at Central Arizona Raceway.

Taking off from the right of the front row, the win is R.J.'s first of the season with the wingless series.

Leading from start to finish, the advantage at the finish was 2.399-seconds over Logan Calderwood, who picked up five spots for second. Cameron La Rose third was followed by Pete Yerkovich. The top five rounded out with Daylin Perreira from 12th.

Charles Davis, Jr., Eugene Thomas, Tuesday Calderwood, Troy DeGaton, and Justin Kierce made up the top ten.

The ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints return to Central Arizona Raceway on Saturday, May 6. For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 51-RJ Johnson[1]; 2. 3-Pete Yerkovich[2]; 3. 17-Ricky Lewis[6]; 4. 0-Jonas Reynolds[3]; 5. 43-Justin Kierce[4]; 6. 3V-Jim Vanzant[5]; 7. (DNS) 10-George Zills

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11C-Charles Davis Jr[4]; 2. 6-Logan Calderwood[1]; 3. 39T-Troy DeGaton[3]; 4. 21-Austin Ervine[6]; 5. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[5]; 6. 49Z-Karl Ackley[7]; 7. 72-AJ Hernandez[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Cameron La Rose[4]; 2. 51W-Ronald Webster[5]; 3. 10T-Eugene Thomas[1]; 4. 007-Wayne Siddle[2]; 5. 21P-Daylin Perreira[6]; 6. 3K-Patrick Krob[3]; 7. 13-Alex Wood[7]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 51-RJ Johnson[2]; 2. 6-Logan Calderwood[7]; 3. 5-Cameron La Rose[5]; 4. 3-Pete Yerkovich[1]; 5. 21P-Daylin Perreira[12]; 6. 11C-Charles Davis Jr[6]; 7. 10T-Eugene Thomas[10]; 8. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[14]; 9. 39T-Troy DeGaton[9]; 10. 43-Justin Kierce[15]; 11. 007-Wayne Siddle[13]; 12. 49Z-Karl Ackley[16]; 13. 21-Austin Ervine[8]; 14. 51W-Ronald Webster[4]; 15. 0-Jonas Reynolds[11]; 16. 3K-Patrick Krob[18]; 17. 72-AJ Hernandez[20]; 18. 3V-Jim Vanzant[17]; 19. 13-Alex Wood[19]; 20. (DNS) 17-Ricky Lewis; 21. (DNS) 10-George Zills

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (March 20, 2023) Ready for the second round of the 2023 season, the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints are back in action on Saturday, March 25, at Central Arizona Raceway.

Kicking off the 2023 season for the overall lineup of ASCS action on February 11, the season-opening win went to Sterling Cling, who led all but one lap over the field of 24 competitors. Looking forward to this Saturday’s showdown, the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints will include Pure Stocks, Bombers, Dwarf Cars, and NOW600 Cactus Region Micros (A-Class, Outlaw, and Restricted).

Saturday, March 25, opens at 4:00 P.M. with racing at 6:00 P.M. (MT). Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for Senior and Military, $15 for Students (12-17), and free for Youth (11 and under). Pit open at 2:00 P.M. and Pit Passes are $35. Central Arizona Raceway is located behind the Pinal County Fairgrounds at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner.

For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – TEXARKANA, Ark. (March 20, 2023) With rainfall boarding on relentless and more on the way, officials at Texarkana 67-Speedway have made the call to postpone the Non-Wing Short Track Nationals featuring the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating.

Track officials are looking for a new date that will work with area schedules and touring schedules to allow teams to be a part of the $ 10,000-to-win event. According to track officials, anyone already pre-entered will have their entries refunded this week, so they are not out that money in the meantime.

For updates on events with Texarkana 67-Speedway, log onto http://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com and follow on Social Media https://www.facebook.com/67speedwayoftexarkana.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (March 15, 2023) The start of the 2023 season for the American Sprint Car Series will have to wait a little longer as officials with the Devil’s Bowl Speedway have made the call to cancel this weekend’s Spring Nationals due to forecasted heavy rains on Thursday, followed by low and near freezing temperatures on Friday and Saturday that won’t allow time for the already rain softened facility to be usable.

The 2023 season will now begin with the $15,000 to win Capital City Clash at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., on Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (March 14, 2023) Looking forward to the 2023 season with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, the Oklahoma based tour will be headed by Joshua Tyre.

Spending the 2022 season helping his brother Michael with the series, Joshua has always been part of the racing scene, either behind the scenes or competing on track.

“The Sooner Region works for me where I can get the best of both worlds as a director and be able to still race OCRS when I can. I feel like that will reinforce my understanding of what to watch for. Of course, being a racer first helps, but I believe this will help keep me more in tune to both sides of the call, so I’m looking forward to this year,” stated Tyre.

The 2023 American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products season begins Friday, April 7 at Creek County Speedway, and Saturday, April 8 at Nevada Speedway with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps.

Teams and Tracks can reach Joshua at (918) 807-2082 and email at jatyre4@aol.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (March 13, 2023) Getting the finalization on dates for the 2023 season, the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps is set for a 20-race lineup this season.

Spread across nine tracks, the tour goes from April through October, with Lake Ozark Speedway featuring the tour on seven occasions. Lucas Oil Speedway will see four dates, with Electric City Speedway in Butler, Mo., and Moberly Motorsports Park returning to the lineup with two dates each. Other scheduled facilities include Lakeside Speedway, Legit Speedway Park, Monett Motor Speedway, Nevada Speedway, and Poplar Bluff Speedway.

Several dates are co-sanctioned with the ASCS Sooner and ASCS Mid-South Tours, as well as battles with the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series. Points during Regional Tour matchups are awarded straight up in each tour. When going against the National Tour, those teams will be removed so as not to sway regional standings. This goes for any Regional/National matchup.

The ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps is under the direction of Brad “Dudley” Stuedle. Teams and tracks with any questions can contact Brad at (573) 338-1026 or via email at orangeflag20@gmail.com.

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4/8/2023-Nevada Speedway (Nevada, MO)
4/28/2023-Poplar Bluff Speedway (Poplar Bluff, MO)
4/29/2023-Legit Speedway Park (West Plains, MO)

5/5/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/6/2023-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
5/12/2023-Moberly Motorsports Park (Moberly, MO)
5/13/2023-Moberly Motorsports Park (Moberly, MO)
5/27/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/28/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)

6/24/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
6/30/2023-Electric City Speedway (Butler, MO)

8/18/2023-Electric City Speedway (Butler, MO)
8/19/2023-Monett Motor Speedway (Monett, MO)
8/25/2023-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)

9/14/2023-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/15/2023-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/16/2023-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)

10/27/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
10/28/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)

Jake Helsel Captures First ASCS Southwest Feature Win At Central Arizona Raceway

Bryan Hulbert - CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (March 11, 2023) Leading it all Saturday night at Central Arizona Raceway, Washington’s Jake Helsel captured his first career victory with the ASCS Southwest Region.

The second ASCS Regional Tour that Helsel has won with, the win came in the Bob Ream owned No. 8.

Going fourth to first in his Heat Race, then drawing the pole in the A-Feature, Helsel narrowly held on as California’s Dominic Scelzi, who started the race tenth, brought the difference to 0.207-seconds at the checkered flag. Scelzi in second was followed by Corey Day. Idaho’s Logan Forler crossed fourth with D.J. Netto in fifth.

Nick Parker from 14th made it to sixth, followed by Austin McCarl in seventh. Eighteenth to eighth for Sterling Cling with Brett Becker and Tuesday Calderwood from 22nd to make up the top ten.

A note on Friday’s A-Feature, the race was cut short after the ninth lap due to a local curfew. As the race did not reach the halfway point, it was slated to be contested on Saturday, however, the curfew would make that impossible. After a discussion with track and series officials, as well as the teams, the race was declared complete due to extenuating circumstances.

D.J. Netto was credited with the victory. During the events that led to hitting that curfew, Mark Dobmeier was injured after catching fire. An update on his condition was posted to his Twitter standing he did suffer second-degree burns but is going to be transferred to a regular room to continue recovering.

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Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Jake Helsel[5]; 2. 96S-Brandon Sampson[2]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker[6]; 4. 17-Ryan Walter[1]; 5. 11-Shane Smith[3]; 6. 151-Duke Johnson[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Austin McCarl[2]; 2. 14D-Corey Day[5]; 3. 88N-DJ Netto[6]; 4. 42-Caleb Saiz[1]; 5. 116-Vance Wofford[4]; 6. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[1]; 2. 14-Cody Sickles[4]; 3. 2-Alex Pettas[3]; 4. 75-Chris Bonneau[5]; 5. 27-Perry McMillan[2]; 6. (DNS) 5K-Patrick Krob

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 75X-JT Imperial[2]; 2. 2L-Logan Forler[5]; 3. 41-Colton Hardy[6]; 4. 115-Nick Parker[3]; 5. 34-Sterling Cling[4]; 6. 10-Jess Beckett[1]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 8-Jake Helsel[1]; 2. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[10]; 3. 14D-Corey Day[2]; 4. 2L-Logan Forler[3]; 5. 88N-DJ Netto[6]; 6. 115-Nick Parker[14]; 7. 88-Austin McCarl[4]; 8. 34-Sterling Cling[18]; 9. 2B-Brett Becker[5]; 10. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[22]; 11. 2-Alex Pettas[12]; 12. 11-Shane Smith[19]; 13. 27-Perry McMillan[20]; 14. 75-Chris Bonneau[13]; 15. 151-Duke Johnson[21]; 16. 41-Colton Hardy[9]; 17. 5K-Patrick Krob[24]; 18. 75X-JT Imperial[8]; 19. 17-Ryan Walter[15]; 20. 14-Cody Sickles[7]; 21. 116-Vance Wofford[17]; 22. 42-Caleb Saiz[16]; 23. 10-Jess Beckett[23]; 24. (DNS) 96S-Brandon Sampson

Christopher Townsend Going For Brodix Rookie Of The Year With The American Sprint Car Series

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (March 8, 2023) Going on the road at the age of 16, Christopher Townsend will advance into the 360cid Sprint Car ranks full-time in 2023 with a run at Brodix National Rookie of the Year honors with the American Sprint Car Series.

Hailing out of Tarkington, Texas, the 2023 season marks the 10th year that Townsend has been behind the wheel. Advancing from Micros to RaceSaver Sprint Cars over the past couple of seasons, the team started moving into ASCS competition during the 2022 run.

On his decision to try for the Brodix Rookie of the Year, Townsend stated, “When we went to PRI this year, we started talking with Terry [Mattox] about the tow money and how that worked. Our goal originally was to run 30 nights, and I started talking about it with my parents, and that, with the point fund at the end of the year, made sense for us. That with being able to improve our cars and equipment during the off-season make it all come together."

Driving the J&J Chassis/Wells/Turbine Specialty Services powered No. 6 owned by his parents, this year is the first full season in an ASCS-style car. Acknowledging the challenges ahead, Christopher is focused on improvement with every race.

“Our first goal is getting to the A-Main, and making sure we finish those races all year. Working up to finishing in the top ten consistently and progressing from there,” explained Christopher. “If we can pull off a win, that would be great, but our first goal is consistency.”

Christopher would like to thank his parents for allowing him to pursue his dream of racing, along with Turbine Specialty Services, RW Burk Tree Line, LLC, Keene Services, Laramie Crane, J&J Chassis, Keizer Wheels, and Zmax for their support.

The National Tour begins at the Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

Bryan Hulbert – KENNEDALE, Texas (March 6, 2023) The long wait for Sprint Car racing is nearly at its end as the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating kicks off their 2023 season on Saturday, March 11 at with a $2,000 to win showdown at Kennedale Speedway Park.

Four previous visits to the quarter-mile oval since 2020, Keith Martin, Kyle Jones, Chase Brewer, and Jason Howell have visited Victory Lane at the quarter-mile oval. This Saturday is the only time in 2023 the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, will visit Kennedale.

Saturday, March 11, at Kennedale Speedway Park opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Additional classes on the card include Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Eco-Mods, Factory Stocks, and Sport Compacts.

Admission is $18 (ages 12 years and older), $12 for Senior and Military (With ID), $7 for Youth 6-11, and free for kids five and under. Pits are $35. Kennedale Speedway Park is located at 6727 Hudson Village Creek in Kennedale, Texas. Information on the track can be found at www.kennedalespeedwaypark.com or by calling (817) 478-7223.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

In 2023, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating can be seen live on http://www.raceontexas.com.

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Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (March 6, 2023) Lifting the lid on the 2023 season this weekend, the ASCS Southwest Region will take on the high-banked Central Arizona Raceway on Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11.

Absent from the ASCS Southwest lineup since 2021, the series' last visit went the way of California’s Justin Sanders after chasing New Mexico’s Wes Wofford through the opening 19 revolutions. To date, 213 ASCS Southwest A-Features have been contested, with wins going to 62 drivers since 2008.

Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11, Pits open at 2:00 P.M., Grandstands at 4:00 P.M., with racing at 6:00 P.M. (MT). Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for Senior and Military, $15 for Students (12-17), and free for Youth (11 and under). Pit Passes are $35. Central Arizona Raceway is located behind the Pinal County Fairgrounds at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner.

In addition to the ASCS Southwest Region, Challenge Cup Sprint Cars, NOW600 Cactus Region Outlaw Non-Wing Micros, Mini Late Models, Pure Stocks, and Junior Sprints will be on hand both nights. NOW600 Micros will headline with Kyle Busch and Matt Crafton.

For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

Fans unable to attend this weekend’s ASCS Southwest Region opener can watch live at https://www.speedsport.tv.

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$200,000 Point Fund Up For Grabs For American Sprint Car Series National Teams!

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (February 22, 2023) Less than a month away from the start of the 2023 season at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway Spring Nationals on Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18, the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series will again chase their share of a $200,000 point fund during the tour’s 32nd year.

Increased last season by series owner, Terry Mattox, the goal is to continue to build the tour up and, with it, keep adding money to events throughout the season.

“With Lucas Oil backing down across the board, there has been rumor spreading, and I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that I am not cutting anything. To say this wasn’t a setback would be false. It stopped me from increasing the point fund as originally planned, but I won’t be going backward either. Just another hurdle to clear in making things better.

The end-of-season payout breaks down like this: Champion $50,000; 2nd $30,000; 3rd $25,000; 4th $20,000; 5th $15,000; 6th $14,000; 7th $13,000; 8th $12,000; 9th $11,000; 10th $10,000

Looking at the overall lineup of events, $1,250,000 is set to be paid out throughout the 2023 season. A breakdown of event pay-to-win/start and appearance money for eligible teams is available at https://www.ascsracing.com/series-info/rules.aspx.

The 2023 season consists of 48 dates at 25 tracks across ten states. Two dates are currently TBA and will be updated once details are confirmed.

As usual, an ASCS Membership is required to be eligible for end-of-season payouts, but you are not required to be a member to compete in any ASCS-sanctioned event. Teams can register online at http://www.ascsracing.com. Membership carries a secondary insurance policy from Reel Media will be issued to each paid member, $5,000 for accidental death & dismemberment, $50,000 for medical accident (with $10,000 deductible or any available track insurance, whichever is higher, see policy for details).

If you have any questions about sanctioning events, payouts, and procedures, contact Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).

3/17/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
3/18/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
3/31/2023-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)

4/1/2023-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)
4/7/2023-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA)
4/8/2023-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA)
4/21/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR)
4/22/2023-Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, LA)

5/12/2023-Moberly Motorsports Park (Moberly, MO)
5/13/2023-Moberly Motorsports Park (Moberly, MO)
5/19/2023-Tri City Speedway (Granite City, IL)
5/20/2023-Tri City Speedway (Granite City, IL)
5/26/2023-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)
5/27/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/28/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)

6/2/2023-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/3/2023-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/16/2023-Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, KS)
6/17/2023-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
6/22/2023-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
6/24/2023-Rocket Raceway Park (Petty, TX)
6/30/2023-Boone County Raceway (Albion, NE)

7/1/2023-WaKeeney Speedway (WaKeeney, KS)
7/7/2023-Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS)
7/8/2023-Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS)
7/14/2023-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
7/15/2023-Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, AR)
7/21/2023-Rush County Speedway (La Crosse, KS)
7/22/2023-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)

8/3/2023-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/4/2023-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/5/2023-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/25/2023-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)
8/26/2023-Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK)

9/1/2023-Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, OK)
9/2/2023-Longdale Speedway (Longdale, OK)
9/12/2023-Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, IA)
9/14/2023-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/15/2023-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/16/2023-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/22/2023-TBA
9/23/2023-TBA

10/6/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR)
10/7/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR)
10/13/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
10/14/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
10/27/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
10/28/2023-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (February 11, 2023) Taking the first checkered flag of the 2023 season in ASCS competition, Tempe’s Sterling Cling led 24 of 25 Saturday night with the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints at Central Arizona Raceway.

The second ASCS Wingless tour that Sterling has captured a victory with in Arizona; the win brings his overall to five and makes him the fourth driver to top action with the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints.

Chasing Charles Davis, Jr. through the opening circuit, third starting Sterling grabbed the point on Lap 2.

Working to hold the lead through several restarts, Cling would spend the latter part of the feature fending off Dustin Cormany. Settling for silver, the bronze performance went to R.J. Johnson after picking up six positions. Chris Bonneau crossed fourth, with Logan Calderwood rolling up seven positions to finish fifth.

Charles Davis, Jr. ended up sixth, followed by James Webster. An impressive run from 20th, Pete Yerkovich made it to eighth, with Jonas Reynolds going 18th to ninth. Lonnie Oliver completed the top ten.

The ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints return to Central Arizona Raceway on Saturday, March 25. For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

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Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 98-Matt Lundy[1]; 2. 22AZ-Lonnie Oliver[4]; 3. 15-Chris Bonneau[7]; 4. 6-Logan Calderwood[3]; 5. 3K-Patrick Krob[2]; 6. 51W-Ronald Webster[5]; 7. 3V-Jim Vanzant[6]; 8. 6X-Kaiden Clark[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Dustin Cormany[4]; 2. 5AZ-James Webster[6]; 3. 21-Austin Ervine[5]; 4. 61-Chad Stevens[1]; 5. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[7]; 6. 21P-Daylin Perreira[3]; 7. 3-Pete Yerkovich[2]; 8. (DNS) 17-Jim Green

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 34-Sterling Cling[2]; 2. 11C-Charles Davis Jr[4]; 3. 51-RJ Johnson[5]; 4. 151-Duke Johnson[7]; 5. 10-Ken Caskey[6]; 6. 0-Jonas Reynolds[3]; 7. 8AZ-Jordan Stetson[1]; 8. 49Z-Karl Ackley[8]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 34-Sterling Cling[3]; 2. 29-Dustin Cormany[6]; 3. 51-RJ Johnson[9]; 4. 15-Chris Bonneau[4]; 5. 6-Logan Calderwood[12]; 6. 11C-Charles Davis Jr[1]; 7. 5AZ-James Webster[5]; 8. 3-Pete Yerkovich[20]; 9. 0-Jonas Reynolds[18]; 10. 22AZ-Lonnie Oliver[2]; 11. 151-Duke Johnson[10]; 12. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[11]; 13. 3V-Jim Vanzant[19]; 14. 8AZ-Jordan Stetson[21]; 15. 21P-Daylin Perreira[17]; 16. 21-Austin Ervine[8]; 17. 98-Matt Lundy[7]; 18. 49Z-Karl Ackley[23]; 19. 10-Ken Caskey[13]; 20. 61-Chad Stevens[14]; 21. 3K-Patrick Krob[15]; 22. 51W-Ronald Webster[16]; 23. 17-Jim Green[24]; 24. 6X-Kaiden Clark[22]

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (February 7, 2023) The first year of Outlaw Wing Sprint Car racing under the ASCS Elite banner is set to bring a dozen nights of racing at 11 ovals across three states with the formation of the Myco Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints.

Just like the wingless counterpart, the series runs under its own set of rules, with the engine rules non-existent and rules around the car mirroring many of that in the American Sprint Car Series, with some differences in weight and other parts of wing position and size restrictions. The rules for the series are online at https://www.ascsracing.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=794654.

On the lineup, the tour will kick off in May and run through the end of September, with nine events taking place in Texas, two in Louisiana, and one trip into Oklahoma.

The only repeat track on the lineup is Rocket Raceway Park in Petty, Texas, to open the season on May 6 and then close it on September 30. Other Texas ovals on the lineup include West Texas Raceway (June 2), Route 66 Motors Speedway (June 3), RPM Speedway (June 9), Devil’s Bowl Speedway (June 10), Heart O’ Texas Speedway (July 7), Kennedale Speedway Park (August 19), and Abilene Speedway (August 26).

Racing in Louisiana occurs at Boothill Speedway (July 8) and Ark-La-Tex Speedway (July 22). The lone trip to Oklahoma is Lawton Speedway (May 20).

Designed to give teams options of running both ASCS Elite schedules, all dates between the wing and wingless lineup are non-conflicting, which makes for a potential 32-race schedule.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

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6/2/2023-West Texas Raceway - Lubbock, TX
6/3/2023-Route 66 Motor Speedway - Amarillo, TX
6/9/2023-RPM Speedway - Crandall, TX
6/10/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX

7/7/2023-Heart O' Texas Speedway - Waco, TX
7/8/2023-Boothill Speedway - Greenwood, LA
7/22/2023-Ark-La-Tex Speedway - Vivian, LA

8/19/2023-Kennedale Speedway Park - Kennedale, TX
8/26/2023-Abilene Speedway - Abilene, TX

3/11/2023-Kennedale Speedway Park - Kennedale, TX (Elite NW)
3/24/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR (Elite NW)
3/25/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR (Elite NW)

4/8/2023-Abilene Speedway - Abilene, TX (Elite NW)
4/26/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR (Elite NW)
4/27/2023-Rocket Raceway Park - Petty, TX (Elite NW)
4/28/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX (Elite NW)
4/29/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX (Elite NW)

5/6/2023-Rocket Raceway Park - Petty, TX (Elite Wing)
5/20/2023-Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK (Elite Wing)
5/26/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR (Elite NW)
5/27/2023-Boothill Speedway - Greenwood, LA (Elite NW)
5/28/2023-Ark-La-Tex Speedway - Vivian, LA (Elite NW)

6/2/2023-West Texas Raceway - Lubbock, TX (Elite Wing)
6/3/2023-Route 66 Motor Speedway - Amarillo, TX (Elite Wing)
6/9/2023-RPM Speedway - Crandall, TX (Elite Wing)
6/10/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX (Elite Wing)

7/7/2023-Heart O' Texas Speedway - Waco, TX (Elite Wing)
7/8/2023-Boothill Speedway - Greenwood, LA (Elite Wing)
7/14/2023-West Texas Raceway - Lubbock, TX (Elite NW)
7/15/2023-Route 66 Motor Speedway - Amarillo, TX (Elite NW)
7/22/2023-Ark-La-Tex Speedway - Vivian, LA (Elite Wing)

8/4/2023-Heart O' Texas Speedway - Waco, TX (Elite NW)
8/5/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX (Elite NW)
8/11/2023-Boyd Raceway - Boyd, TX (Elite NW)
8/12/2023-Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK (Elite NW)
8/19/2023-Kennedale Speedway Park - Kennedale, TX (Elite Wing)
8/26/2023-Abilene Speedway - Abilene, TX (Elite Wing)

9/30/2023-Rocket Raceway Park - Petty, TX (Elite NW)
9/30/2023-Rocket Raceway Park - Petty, TX (Elite Wing)

10/27/2023-Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK (Elite NW)
10/28/2023-Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK (Elite NW)

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (February 6, 2023) Kicking off the first of 200 nights across the American Sprint Car Series, the first race of the 2023 season will be at Central Arizona Raceway with the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints taking on the high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval on Saturday, February 11 at 6:00 P.M. (MT).

Making up 10 of those 200 races, each event will take place at the Arizona oval through November. Taken over by Brad Whitfield, the track and series will run under his stewardship during the 2023 season and, like all wingless divisions under the ASCS banner, operates under its own rules, which can be found at https://www.ascsracing.com/series-info/rules.aspx.

The continuation of the CAS Non-Wing Sprint Cars, the series has seen 19 events since its inception, with R.J. Johnson taking the win in 16 of those events. Looking forward to this Saturday’s showdown, the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprints will be joined by Senior Sprint Cars, Mini Late Models, Sport Mods, and NOW600 Outlaw and Restricted Micros.

Saturday, February 11, opens at 2:00 P.M. with racing at 6:00 P.M. (MT). Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for Senior and Military, $15 for Students (12-17), and free for Youth (11 and under). Pit Passes are $35. Central Arizona Raceway is located behind the Pinal County Fairgrounds at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner.

For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (February 1, 2023) Making rounds between Big Sky Speedway, Electric City Speedway, and Gallatin Speedway, the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region will continue to centralize racing around Montana with 18 dates confirmed, one still to be announced, and a lineup of special events working in conjunction with events across the Pacific Northwest.

For the 19 events that will count toward the 2023 ASCS Frontier Region championship, the tour will base 10 of those at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont. Among the dates, the biggest is the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial in August, which is offering teams $3,000 to win preliminary action leading up to the $12,012 to win, $512 to start finale.

Taking Memorial and Labor Day Weekends, Electric City Speedway in Great Falls will take five nights between the two weekends, leaving three dates at Gallatin Speedway. Overall, the tour runs from May through September

Working with tracks and sanctions around the western U.S., July will feature a Speedweek that runs from July 22-29. Information is set to be announced soon. The final two nights will be the $10,000 to win Summer Nationals at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash.

The ASCS Frontier Region is managed and run by Stagg Motorsports. For information on the tour, teams can contact Josh Stagg at www.staggmotorsports.com or by email at josh@staggmotorsports.com.

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5/19/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
5/20/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
5/26/2023-Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
5/27/2023-Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

6/9/2023-Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
6/10/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

7/7/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
7/8/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

8/4/2023-Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
8/5/2023-TBA
8/25/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
8/26/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

9/1/2023-Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
9/2/2023-Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
9/3/2023-Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT
9/8/2023-Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
9/9/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
9/22/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
9/23/2023-Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (January 30, 2023) Keeping wingless racing alive at the Central Arizona Raceway, new promoter Brad Whitfield will feature the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprint Cars on a regular basis at the high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval in 2023.

Racing February through November, the wingless tour be featured in rotation with other weekly divisions, with ten events lining the 2023 lineup.

Also operating Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz., Whitfield has tried to keep the wingless events off ASCS Southwest Regional dates to allow teams to compete in both if possible. Out of a combined 22 dates, only the February 11 opener conflicts with each other. The tours combine at the Casa Grande oval on Friday, November 10, and Saturday, November 11, for the 2023 season finale.

Like all ASCS Non-Wing tours, the series will run under its own rules package. The updated rules for the 2023 season are posted at https://www.ascsracing.com/series-info/rules.aspx.

Central Arizona Raceway promoter, Brad Whitfield, is the director for the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprint Cars. Any questions can be directed to Brad via email at brad_whitfield@yahoo.com or by phone at (602) 292-7607.

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11/10/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ) 11/11/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 27, 2023) Taking on a 20-night slate in 2023, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will feature events in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

With several marque events on the docket, the tour will also go head-to-head multiple times with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. Still basing the bulk of the tour in Texas, 11 dates will take place in the “Lone Star State”.

Four trips just across the line to Arkansas, one of the largest events of the year, will happen at Texarkana 67 Speedway with the continuation of the Wingless Short Track Nationals. The March event has upped the purse to $10,000 to win, $500 to start.

A trio of trips into Oklahoma, the two-night season finale at Red Dirt Raceway is among the dates paired with USAC. Completing the list of racing destinations is a May swing into Louisiana at Boothill and Ark-La-Tex.

The ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. The ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating operates under its own rules, which can be found at https://www.ascsracing.com/series-info/rules.aspx.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

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3/11/2023-Kennedale Speedway Park - Kennedale, TX
3/24/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR
3/25/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR

4/8/2023-Abilene Speedway - Abilene, TX
4/26/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR
4/27/2023-Rocket Raceway Park - Petty, TX
4/28/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX
4/29/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX

5/26/2023-Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, AR
5/27/2023-Boothill Speedway - Greenwood, LA
5/28/2023-Ark-La-Tex Speedway - Vivian, LA

7/14/2023-West Texas Raceway - Lubbock, TX
7/15/2023-Route 66 Motor Speedway - Amarillo, TX

8/4/2023-Heart O' Texas Speedway - Waco, TX
8/5/2023-Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX
8/11/2023-Boyd Raceway - Boyd, TX
8/12/2023-Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK

10/27/2023-Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK
10/28/2023-Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (January 25, 2023) Keeping wingless racing alive at the Central Arizona Raceway, new promoter Brad Whitfield will feature the ASCS Arizona Non-Wing Sprint Cars on a regular basis at the high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval in 2023.

Racing February through November, the wingless tour be featured in rotation with other weekly divisions, with ten events lining the 2023 lineup.

Like all ASCS Non-Wing tours, the series will run under its own rules package. The updated rules for the 2023 season are posted at https://www.ascsracing.com/series-info/rules.aspx.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

2/11/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
3/25/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
5/6/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
7/3/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
7/10/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
10/14/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
11/3/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
11/4/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
11/10/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)
11/11/2023 – Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ)

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 26, 2023) Moving around four tracks in South Dakota and Wyoming in 2023, the ASCS Northern Plains region is slated to see action 11 times from May through September.

A trio of nights in South Dakota at Black Hill Speedway in Rapid City on June 9, July 21, and July 22, Wyoming dates circle around Casper Speedway with five dates, Gillette Thunder Speedway with two, and Sheridan Speedway with one race.

The second season for the ASCS Northern Plains Region, the 2022 season was topped by Adam Speckman by 36 markers over Travis Reber.

Eddie Kirchoff is the head of the ASCS Northern Plains Region and can be reached via email at blackhillsspeedway@gmail.com or by phone at (307) 660-8866.

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6/9/2023-Black Hills Speedway - Rapid City, SD
6/10/2023-Gillette Thunder Speedway - Gillette, WY

7/21/2023-Black Hills Speedway - Rapid City, SD
7/22/2023-Black Hills Speedway - Rapid City, SD
7/28/2023-Casper Speedway - Casper, WY
7/29/2023-Gillette Thunder Speedway - Gillette, WY
7/30/2023-Sheridan Speedway - Sheridan, WY

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 26, 2023) Looking to the 19th season of competition, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products is slated for 21 events in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas.

Keeping the bulk of the racing in the “Sooner State”, 16 dates will stay inside Oklahoma borders. Oklahoma tracks include Arrowhead Speedway (1 night), Creek County Speedway (7 nights), Elk City Motorsports Park (1 night), Longdale Speedway (3 nights), Salina Highbanks Speedway (1 night), and Thunderbird Speedway (3 nights).

Races outside Oklahoma land at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan. twice, plus single nights in Missouri at Lake Ozark Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, and Nevada Speedway. Dates in Missouri are paired with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps.

The tour will race from April through October, with each regional event paying a minimum of $2,000 to win, and $300 to start. National Tour events pay a higher purse.

Events during the 2023 season will be shown live on http://www.racindirt.com. Questions on the tour can be directed to Terry Mattox by calling/texting (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

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2023 ASCS National Procedures Updated With Car And Engine Rules Remaining Unchanged

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 25, 2023) For the 2023 season, the rules that govern the American Sprint Car Series will only see updates to run of show and format. Car and Engine rules will remain the same. Rule updates are for National Tour events. Regional event format and run of show will remain otherwise unchanged except for the placement of lapped cars under cautions and red flags.

On the changes, ASCS owner Terry Mattox said, “Since we’ve moved to a format where we qualify, we used the first year to see where we needed to make changes. The biggest being how we award our points during the event to set up the show. From there, it was small things that we feel will make the event better and fairer for the teams. Split scoring, lapped cars to the tail, and the work area. These are things that needed to be updated.”

Passing/Qualifying Points: The largest change will be the National Tour’s Qualifying and Passing Points scale. Used during the 2022 Hockett/McMillin Memorial, the point structure was a better pairing with the qualifying/passing point format. The qualifying format and inversion into the Heat Races will remain unchanged.

Qualifying Points: 1st 112; 2nd 105; 3rd 98; 4th 90; 5th 85; 6th 80; 7th 75; 8th 70; 9th 65; 10th 60;

Heat Race Points (+7.5 per position gained / -7.5 per position lost): 1st 104; 2nd 97; 3rd 91; 4th 88; 5th 80; 6th 75; 7th 70; 8th 65; 9th 60; 10th 55;

Cautions/Red Flag Scoring: National Tour events will move to a split scoring after the initial lap has been fully completed. In the instance that there is a caution after the leader and at least one other car has crossed the scoring line, split scoring will be used: those cars that crossed the scoring line before the caution will be scored in the manner in which they crossed the scoring line. Those cars that had not yet crossed the scoring line at the time of the caution will be scored in their position in which they crossed the scoring line on the previous lap. On all laps, except the final lap, at least 2 cars must cross the scoring line to qualify for split scoring. On the final lap, only the leader must cross the scoring line for split scoring to be utilized. Anyone involved in a caution or red flag will be placed to the rear of the field.

Lapped Cars: All restarts will take place with the lead lap cars moved to the front of the field. Lapped cars will pull to the inside and fall in behind the last car on the lead lap in their order of running.

Work Area: Time in the work area of 60-seconds will be granted during the first half of the A-Feature if it is your caution. At any other point during the night, no time will be given. Once the lineup on the track is correct and the caution lights go down, you must remain in the work area. Once you go a lap down in the work area, you are done for that race.

Driver Registration is open for the 2023 season and is required to be eligible for end-of-the-year payout and other contingencies. Teams can register online at http://www.ascsracing.com. You are not required to be a member to compete at an ASCS event. The membership also carries a secondary insurance policy from Reel Media will be issued to each paid member, $5,000 accidental death & dismemberment, $50,000 medical accident (with $10,000 deductible or any available track insurance, whichever is higher, see policy for details).

The updated rules are posted at https://www.ascsracing.com/series-info/rules.aspx. Updates are in red. Questions on the tour can be directed to Terry Mattox by calling/texting (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2023) Winning his first Midget race in over a year on Friday, that was quickly joined with a win on the biggest stage in Midget racing Saturday night when California’s Logan Seavey held off the charge of Tanner Thorson to win the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.

“I’ll let you know tomorrow, but for now, it feels awesome. It really set in when they handed me the Driller, and I got to talk to Kevin a little bit. He deserves it, and will probably get a lot more, so to win this race is special, but to win it in the No. 39 on our first try is really cool.”

The 23rd driver to top the Chili Bowl, the win is a first for Kevin and Jordan Swindell as car owners. The Swindell name now accounts for 14 overall wins in Chili Bowl competition. Of that, ten came with a Golden Driller. The pair’s time in Tulsa this year also included his first win as a car owner at the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout.

A redo on the restart after trailing Hank Davis, the reset for a spun car saw Seavey rolling out with the lead. Chased by Cannon McIntosh, the No. 08 kept pace before finally getting the point on Lap 21 with a low side move off the fourth turn.

In traffic shortly after, McIntosh held the position but would find his lead challenged following a Lap 30. Working the hub of the Tulsa Expo Raceway before varying his line at either end, Seavey took the Victory Fuel No. 39 back to the point on Lap 31.

Taking second in the same breath, Tanner Thorson was in pursuit. Both changing up their lines to gain an edge on the other, the track finally migrated the field low with just a handful of laps to run.

Trying to set up Seavey for a last lap run, the caution would bring about a green, white, checkered finish, with Seavey holding off the 2022 champion by 0.306-seconds.

Falling back to fourth at one point, Cannon McIntosh was able to get back to third with California’s Shane Golobic in fourth. Emerson Axsom completed the top five.

Making up ten positions, Kyle Jones stormed to a sixth-place finish, with Mitchel Moles in seventh. Trey Marcham from 14th land eighth, followed by Tim Buckwalter, who made an impressive run from 23rd to ninth. Justin Grant completed the top ten.

The 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire saw 365 drivers officially draw in. During the Saturday Alphabet Soup, Claremore’s Kris Carroll set a new event record through ‘The Soup’ with seven races from the N-Feature to the H-Features. Saturday’s run of events was slated for double P-Features, but with drivers scratching, began with double O-Features.

The 2023 Rookie of the Year and recipient of the Fuzzy Hahn Highest Finishing Female Award was California’s Jade Avedisian, who was the only rookie to lock into Saturday’s A-Feature. She is the second woman to do so, with Kaylee Bryson in her second consecutive.

The 2024 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, takes place January 8-13, 2024, at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Information on tickets will be released in the next few weeks. Ticket orders begin the first Wednesday of March.

For continued updates on the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

A Feature (55 Laps): 1. 39-Logan Seavey[1]; 2. 88-Tanner Thorson[4]; 3. 08-Cannon McIntosh[3]; 4. 17W-Shane Golobic[6]; 5. 19T-Emerson Axsom[7]; 6. 7U-Kyle Jones[16]; 7. 89X-Mitchel Moles[9]; 8. 32T-Trey Marcham[14]; 9. 29-Tim Buckwalter[23]; 10. 2J-Justin Grant[10]; 11. 39T-Tim McCreadie[24]; 12. 5T-Kevin Thomas Jr[19]; 13. 26R-Zeb Wise[17]; 14. 89-Chris Windom[11]; 15. 19A-Daison Pursley[22]; 16. 40M-Chase McDermand[12]; 17. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[18]; 18. 84-Jade Avedisian[13]; 19. 67-Ryan Timms[21]; 20. 29S-Hank Davis[2]; 21. 24-Rico Abreu[5]; 22. 71-Kaylee Bryson[20]; 23. (DNF) 1S-Spencer Bayston[8]; 24. (DNF) 71M-Brent Crews[15]

Pole Shuffle (4 Laps): 1. 39-Logan Seavey[2]; 2. 29S-Hank Davis[1]; 3. 08-Cannon McIntosh[3]; 4. 88-Tanner Thorson[4]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu[5]; 6. 17W-Shane Golobic[6]; 7. 19T-Emerson Axsom[7]; 8. 1S-Spencer Bayston[10]; 9. 89X-Mitchel Moles[8]; 10. 2J-Justin Grant[9]

B Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 89-Chris Windom[2]; 2. 84-Jade Avedisian[1]; 3. 71M-Brent Crews[3]; 4. 26R-Zeb Wise[4]; 5. 5T-Kevin Thomas Jr[8]; 6. 67-Ryan Timms[12]; 7. 29-Tim Buckwalter[5]; 8. 28-Ace McCarthy[9]; 9. 01-Bryant Wiedeman[20]; 10. 5-Chase Briscoe[7]; 11. 26-Chance Crum[11]; 12. 47-Zach Daum[16]; 13. 87W-Ryan Bernal[15]; 14. 25-Jacob Denney[18]; 15. 25K-Taylor Reimer[13]; 16. 55A-Jake Swanson[17]; 17. 21S-Karter Sarff[10]; 18. 19-Brian Carber[14]; 19. (DNF) 88J-Jonathan Beason[6]; 20. (DNF) 40S-Steven Snyder Jr[19]

B Feature 2 (20 Laps): 1. 40M-Chase McDermand[1]; 2. 32T-Trey Marcham[4]; 3. 7U-Kyle Jones[3]; 4. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[15]; 5. 71-Kaylee Bryson[8]; 6. 19A-Daison Pursley[20]; 7. 39T-Tim McCreadie[13]; 8. 21-Daryn Pittman[19]; 9. 51R-Ricky Thornton Jr[10]; 10. 98-Tanner Carrick[7]; 11. 47X-Jason McDougal[6]; 12. 86-Chase Johnson[12]; 13. 21J-Kameron Key[18]; 14. 71K-Dominic Gorden[16]; 15. 11B-Clinton Boyles[17]; 16. 21H-Brady Bacon[2]; 17. 87-Jace Park[11]; 18. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 19. 67X-Kyle Spence[14]; 20. (DNF) 5G-Gavan Boschele[9]

C Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 47-Zach Daum[1]; 2. 55A-Jake Swanson[3]; 3. 25-Jacob Denney[2]; 4. 40S-Steven Snyder Jr[7]; 5. 01-Bryant Wiedeman[4]; 6. 3G-Kyle Cummins[19]; 7. 51B-Joe B Miller[5]; 8. 00-Anton Hernandez[18]; 9. 5LK-Jordan Kinser[6]; 10. 67K-Cade Lewis[17]; 11. 2D-Matt Sherrell[15]; 12. 00B-Braden Chiaramonte[14]; 13. 82-Landon Crawley[10]; 14. 54-Matt Westfall[8]; 15. 71E-Mariah Ede[16]; 16. 81-Tanner Holmes[12]; 17. 8-Alex Sewell[20]; 18. 14M-Michael Faccinto[9]; 19. (DNF) 4P-Kody Swanson[13]; 20. (DNF) 27B-Jake Bubak[11]

C Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 71K-Dominic Gorden[2]; 2. 11B-Clinton Boyles[1]; 3. 21J-Kameron Key[3]; 4. 21-Daryn Pittman[6]; 5. 19A-Daison Pursley[8]; 6. 19B-Alex Bright[16]; 7. 07W-Corey Day[18]; 8. 2X-Landon Brooks[15]; 9. 80S-Kaden Honeycutt[13]; 10. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[11]; 11. 08G-Trey Gropp[5]; 12. 2H-Nick Hoffman[17]; 13. 2G-JJ Yeley[12]; 14. 03-Ayrton Gennetten[14]; 15. 77W-Joe Wirth[19]; 16. 50-Daniel Adler[4]; 17. 4C-Cody Jessop[7]; 18. 57-Daniel Whitley[10]; 19. (DNF) 11A-Andrew Felker[9]; 20. (DNS) 73B-Tyler Edwards

D Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 71E-Mariah Ede[1]; 2. 67K-Cade Lewis[3]; 3. 00-Anton Hernandez[5]; 4. 3G-Kyle Cummins[4]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 6. 19Z-Hayden Reinbold[8]; 7. 41X-Howard Moore[2]; 8. 4B-Chelby Hinton[13]; 9. 95-Chris Andrews[9]; 10. 40-Max Adams[15]; 11. 47W-Dylan Westbrook[10]; 12. 31K-Danny Stratton[18]; 13. 4X-Michael Pickens[16]; 14. 71G-Damion Gardner[11]; 15. 45H-Briggs Danner[17]; 16. 97K-Tom Harris[12]; 17. 55X-Alex Bowman[20]; 18. 25M-Jake Andreotti[19]; 19. (DNF) 57A-Shane Cottle[14]; 20. (DNF) 5V-AJ Bender[6]

D Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 19B-Alex Bright[1]; 2. 2X-Landon Brooks[10]; 3. 07W-Corey Day[16]; 4. 2H-Nick Hoffman[4]; 5. 77W-Joe Wirth[7]; 6. 68W-Matt Mitchell[6]; 7. 51J-RJ Johnson[2]; 8. 0H-Cap Henry[9]; 9. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[18]; 10. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[17]; 11. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[8]; 12. 68-Ronnie Gardner[15]; 13. 97-Brenham Crouch[11]; 14. 3N-Jake Neuman[19]; 15. 23P-Preston Lattomus[3]; 16. 69P-Joey Paxson[14]; 17. 7MF-Chance Morton[12]; 18. 71W-Michael Kofoid[13]; 19. (DNF) 44X-Wesley Smith[20]; 20. (DNF) 45X-Roger Crockett[5]

E Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 4X-Michael Pickens[1]; 2. 45H-Briggs Danner[7]; 3. 31K-Danny Stratton[10]; 4. 25M-Jake Andreotti[3]; 5. 55X-Alex Bowman[5]; 6. 19K-Riley Kreisel[9]; 7. 31X-Jeff Champagne[14]; 8. 7G-Gavin Miller[12]; 9. 56-Mitchell Davis[17]; 10. 2W-Tony Bruce Jr[11]; 11. 32W-Casey Shuman[4]; 12. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[15]; 13. 22-Sean McClelland[2]; 14. 75-Mario Clouser[16]; 15. (DNF) 91X-Danny Wood[13]; 16. (DNF) 72X-Caden McCreary[18]; 17. (DNF) 7T-TJ Smith[6]; 18. (DNF) 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 19. (DNS) 1I-Ashton Torgerson; 20. (DNS) 23K-Kyle Simon

E Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 07W-Corey Day[5]; 2. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[4]; 3. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[6]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman[7]; 5. 44X-Wesley Smith[12]; 6. 17B-Austin Barnhill[1]; 7. 22X-Steven Shebester[15]; 8. 32-Gary Taylor[9]; 9. 18L-Logan Scherb[19]; 10. 16W-Garet Williamson[17]; 11. P1-Paul White[13]; 12. 3P-Darin Naida[8]; 13. 17L-Cody Trammell[11]; 14. 57W-Devon Borden[3]; 15. 11X-Donovan Peterson[20]; 16. 7M-Shane Cockrum[18]; 17. 4-Taylor Ferns[14]; 18. (DNF) 2ND-Jeb Sessums[16]; 19. (DNF) 17-Travis Berryhill[10]; 20. (DNF) 57R-Daniel Robinson[2]

F Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 31X-Jeff Champagne[3]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[5]; 3. 75-Mario Clouser[4]; 4. 56-Mitchell Davis[10]; 5. 72X-Caden McCreary[9]; 6. 1G-Justin Peck[20]; 7. 21K-Dale Curran[7]; 8. 8R-Randi Pankratz[1]; 9. 118-Scott Evans[16]; 10. 55D-Nick Drake[18]; 11. 21B-Trey Burke[11]; 12. 8X-Broc Elliott[8]; 13. (DNF) 37F-Adyn Schmidt[12]; 14. (DNF) 28Q-Sean Quinn[13]; 15. (DNF) 21E-Emilio Hoover[19]; 16. (DNF) 11K-Joey Klemish[14]; 17. (DNF) 1-Sammy Swindell[17]; 18. (DNF) 81G-Greyson Springer[2]; 19. (DNF) 80A-Chris Schmelzle[15]; 20. (DNF) 1K-Brayton Lynch[6]

F Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 2ND-Jeb Sessums[1]; 2. 16W-Garet Williamson[3]; 3. 7M-Shane Cockrum[2]; 4. 18L-Logan Scherb[6]; 5. 11X-Donovan Peterson[10]; 6. 2B-Tanner Berryhill[16]; 7. 25B-Steve Buckwalter[9]; 8. 20H-Noah Harris[12]; 9. 16C-David Camfield Jr[5]; 10. 22T-Don Droud Jr[19]; 11. 01C-Carson Sousa[8]; 12. 7S-Parker Price Miller[18]; 13. 06-Rylan Gray[14]; 14. 80D-Josh Hawkins[17]; 15. (DNF) 45S-Shon Deskins[4]; 16. (DNF) 715-Robert Bell[11]; 17. (DNF) 91K-Kevin Bayer[13]; 18. (DNF) 56X-Mark Chisholm[15]; 19. (DNF) 1M-Mason Smith[7]; 20. (DNS) 14J-Jody Rosenboom

G Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 118-Scott Evans[1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell[8]; 3. 55D-Nick Drake[13]; 4. 21E-Emilio Hoover[2]; 5. 1G-Justin Peck[10]; 6. 16-Santino Ferrucci[5]; 7. 22B-Troy Betts[9]; 8. 40U-Jace Sparks[6]; 9. 96-Cody Brewer[4]; 10. 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[14]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen[7]; 12. 28K-Kory Schudy[12]; 13. 7-Frankie Guerrini[11]; 14. 08K-Karsyn Elledge[3]; 15. (DNS) 98B-Joe Boyles; 16. (DNS) 77X-Wayne Johnson

G Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 06-Rylan Gray[5]; 2. 80D-Josh Hawkins[7]; 3. 2B-Tanner Berryhill[11]; 4. 22T-Don Droud Jr[9]; 5. 7S-Parker Price Miller[15]; 6. 31H-Carson Hocevar[10]; 7. 9-Xavier Doney[14]; 8. 23-Patrick Ryan[1]; 9. 23S-Steve Irwin[6]; 10. 87F-Johnny Kent[2]; 11. 51X-Joe Walker[13]; 12. 5F-Danny Frye III[16]; 13. 22L-Lucas Scherb[4]; 14. 8D-Colby Deming[8]; 15. (DNF) 14X-KJ Snow[12]; 16. (DNF) 86C-David Camfield Sr[3]

H Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 22B-Troy Betts[1]; 2. 1G-Justin Peck[5]; 3. 7-Frankie Guerrini[9]; 4. 28K-Kory Schudy[3]; 5. 55D-Nick Drake[11]; 6. 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[15]; 7. 4A-Kyle Steffens[4]; 8. 37X-Blake Edwards[6]; 9. 8W-Troy Rutherford[7]; 10. 76-Michael Smith[8]; 11. 56M-Mike Veatch[12]; 12. 9B-Brian Schwabauer[13]; 13. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[2]; 14. (DNF) 9P-Kevin Cook[16]; 15. (DNF) 18N-Weston Gorham[14]; 16. (DNF) 7J-Shawn Jackson[10]

H Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 2B-Tanner Berryhill[5]; 2. 14X-KJ Snow[1]; 3. 51X-Joe Walker[4]; 4. 9-Xavier Doney[6]; 5. 7S-Parker Price Miller[8]; 6. 5F-Danny Frye III[3]; 7. 41W-Brad Wyatt[2]; 8. 36K-Kris Carroll[15]; 9. 3B-Zach Blurton[14]; 10. 6-Bill Rose[12]; 11. 14-Cody Hays[7]; 12. 21L-Austin Langenstein[13]; 13. 10X-Trevor Serbus[9]; 14. 7P-AJ Hopkins[10]; 15. (DNF) 11T-Tyler Baran[11]; 16. (DNS) 44-Colton Hardy

I Feature 1 (6 Laps): 1. 55D-Nick Drake[2]; 2. 56M-Mike Veatch[7]; 3. 9B-Brian Schwabauer[3]; 4. 18N-Weston Gorham[10]; 5. 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[14]; 6. 9P-Kevin Cook[5]; 7. 98C-Chad Boespflug[8]; 8. 91-Jeff Stasa[9]; 9. 55V-CJ Leary[11]; 10. (DNF) 6A-Kalib Henry[15]; 11. (DNF) 7B-Cody Beard[12]; 12. (DNF) 15F-Kinzer Edwards[4]; 13. (DNF) 3V-Jim Vanzant[6]; 14. (DNF) 4G-Drake Edwards[1]; 15. (DNF) 3W-Brandon Waelti[13]; 16. (DNS) 11G-Avery Goodman Race ended early after reaching the 10-minute time limit.

I Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 11T-Tyler Baran[5]; 2. 7P-AJ Hopkins[7]; 3. 21L-Austin Langenstein[6]; 4. 6-Bill Rose[8]; 5. 36K-Kris Carroll[16]; 6. 3B-Zach Blurton[11]; 7. 17H-Harli White[12]; 8. 17K-Garth Kasiner[9]; 9. 55C-Angelo Cornet[14]; 10. 00G-Braedon Enos[1]; 11. 71H-Austin Ervine[13]; 12. 31-David Budres[15]; 13. 12-Corbin Gurley[2]; 14. 71L-Charlie Louden[10]; 15. (DNF) 47K-Kevin Brewer[3]; 16. (DNF) 17C-Devin Camfield[4]

J Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 55V-CJ Leary[9]; 2. 18N-Weston Gorham[3]; 3. 3W-Brandon Waelti[5]; 4. 7B-Cody Beard[1]; 5. 6A-Kalib Henry[12]; 6. 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[13]; 7. 4R-Ryan Bickett[15]; 8. 53R-Sean Robbins[4]; 9. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[7]; 10. 51C-Logan Calderwood[16]; 11. 37T-Chet Gehrke[14]; 12. 02-Matt Rossi[2]; 13. 22G-John Murdie[6]; 14. 28M-Gray Leadbetter[11]; 15. M1-Colby Stubblefield[10]; 16. (DNF) 7K-Kolton Gariss[8]

J Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 3B-Zach Blurton[4]; 2. 17H-Harli White[2]; 3. 71H-Austin Ervine[1]; 4. 55C-Angelo Cornet[5]; 5. 31-David Budres[7]; 6. 36K-Kris Carroll[14]; 7. 116-Claud Estes III[13]; 8. 36C-Ian Creager[8]; 9. 6D-Isaac Chapple[11]; 10. 71T-Keith Rauch[12]; 11. 58-Dillon Welch[9]; 12. 15C-Carter Chevalier[15]; 13. 51Z-Zach Boden[10]; 14. 7C-Josh Bilicki[6]; 15. 17M-Jeremy Schnepper[3]; 16. (DNS) 57H-Steve Hix

K Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 28M-Gray Leadbetter[1]; 2. 6A-Kalib Henry[5]; 3. 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[10]; 4. 37T-Chet Gehrke[4]; 5. 4R-Ryan Bickett[9]; 6. 51C-Logan Calderwood[11]; 7. 11H-Jori Hughes[12]; 8. 77J-John Klabonde[15]; 9. 14U-Cole Schroeder[13]; 10. 20-Tadd Holliman[16]; 11. 19J-Jack Berger[7]; 12. 74-Drew Rader[14]; 13. B1-Aaron Sanders[8]; 14. 45K-Kyler Johnson[3]; 15. 36-Kevin Reed[2]; 16. (DNF) 251-Johnny Brown Jr[6]

K Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 6D-Isaac Chapple[1]; 2. 51Z-Zach Boden[4]; 3. 116-Claud Estes III[8]; 4. 71T-Keith Rauch[9]; 5. 15C-Carter Chevalier[14]; 6. 36K-Kris Carroll[11]; 7. 35L-Cody Ledger[7]; 8. 31B-Kyle Beilman[13]; 9. 60-Landon Britt[10]; 10. 68B-Jason Martin[5]; 11. 12X-Steven Snawder[3]; 12. 4K-Kayla Roell[12]; 13. 8M-Kade Morton[2]; 14. 34C-Cameron Willhite[15]; 15. 51-Curtis Jones[6]; 16. (DNS) 73T-Tony Gomes

L Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 51C-Logan Calderwood[3]; 2. 11H-Jori Hughes[1]; 3. 14U-Cole Schroeder[5]; 4. 74-Drew Rader[7]; 5. 77J-John Klabonde[10]; 6. 20-Tadd Holliman[13]; 7. 55K-Todd Kluever[2]; 8. 2MD-Conner Morrell[14]; 9. 8L-Colin Deming[6]; 10. 99K-Robert Carson[12]; 11. 80-Jarrod Jennings[4]; 12. 75X-Alex Vande Voort[11]; 13. (DNF) 0G-Glenn Styres[8]; 14. (DNF) 4M-Brody Fuson[9]; 15. (DNF) 45-Kyle Hammer[15]; 16. (DNS) 2E-Whit Gastineau

L Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 71T-Keith Rauch[4]; 2. 4K-Kayla Roell[11]; 3. 36K-Kris Carroll[14]; 4. 15C-Carter Chevalier[15]; 5. 31B-Kyle Beilman[13]; 6. 34C-Cameron Willhite[6]; 7. 19U-Pierce Urbanosky[2]; 8. 7F-Roy Entze II[8]; 9. 5K-Ben Worth[9]; 10. 14R-Brody Petrie[1]; 11. 45J-Jerry Brey[3]; 12. 68C-Ryder Laplante[16]; 13. 19N-Nathan Byrd[10]; 14. (DNF) 35-Tyler Robbins[5]; 15. (DNF) 14T-Dylan Bloomfield[12]; 16. (DNF) 10C-Dalton Camfield[7]

M Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 75X-Alex Vande Voort[1]; 2. 77J-John Klabonde[5]; 3. 20-Tadd Holliman[7]; 4. 99K-Robert Carson[10]; 5. 45-Kyle Hammer[9]; 6. 2MD-Conner Morrell[14]; 7. 21D-Justin Dickerson[11]; 8. 7Z-Ryan Powers[16]; 9. 15M-Shane Morgan[4]; 10. 50T-Keoni Texeira[13]; 11. 7JR-JD Black[15]; 12. (DNF) 22J-Taylor Kuehl[12]; 13. (DNF) 7E-Joseph Wray IV[6]; 14. (DNF) 1W-Bryon Walters[2]; 15. (DNF) 15G-Dennie Gieber[3]; 16. (DNF) 15K-Gage Rucker[8]

M Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 4K-Kayla Roell[3]; 2. 14T-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 3. 31B-Kyle Beilman[1]; 4. 36K-Kris Carroll[11]; 5. 15C-Carter Chevalier[7]; 6. 68C-Ryder Laplante[13]; 7. 68S-Corby Scherb[9]; 8. 139-Todd Bertrand[12]; 9. (DNF) 7TX-Anthony Pope[6]; 10. (DNF) 21X-Justin Bates[2]; 11. (DNF) 80H-Joshua Hanna[14]; 12. (DNF) 6K-Jesse Denome[15]; 13. (DNF) 23T-Tristan Lee[10]; 14. (DNF) 5B-Bobby Brewer[5]; 15. (DNF) 7R-Casey Burkham[8]; 16. (DNS) 76X-Tom Savage

N Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 21D-Justin Dickerson[3]; 2. 22J-Taylor Kuehl[1]; 3. 50T-Keoni Texeira[2]; 4. 2MD-Conner Morrell[7]; 5. 7JR-JD Black[8]; 6. 7Z-Ryan Powers[13]; 7. 27J-Frank Beck III[10]; 8. 00H-John Heitzman[4]; 9. 33B-Mike Bitner[12]; 10. 37-Ashton Thompson[11]; 11. 19X-Dylan Archer[5]; 12. 22P-Marcus Kennedy[15]; 13. (DNF) 1T-Tyler Shoemaker[9]; 14. (DNF) 18K-Billy Rayburn[6]; 15. (DNS) 70-Cade Cowles

N Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 68S-Corby Scherb[1]; 2. 139-Todd Bertrand[3]; 3. 36K-Kris Carroll[7]; 4. 80H-Joshua Hanna[2]; 5. 68C-Ryder Laplante[10]; 6. 6K-Jesse Denome[5]; 7. 10M-Kort Morgan[12]; 8. 46-Adam Andretti[11]; 9. 5J-Josh Hodge[6]; 10. 8AJ-AJ Johnson[8]; 11. (DNF) 2Y-Dave Axton[4]; 12. (DNF) 8K-Jake Neal[9]; 13. (DNS) 14E-Tom Dunkel; 14. (DNS) 7D-Michelle Decker; 15. (DNS) 17X-Jadon Rogers; 16. (DNS) 98P-Ryan Padgett

O Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 1T-Tyler Shoemaker[1]; 2. 27J-Frank Beck III[2]; 3. 37-Ashton Thompson[6]; 4. 33B-Mike Bitner[4]; 5. 7Z-Ryan Powers[3]; 6. 70-Cade Cowles[12]; 7. 17D-Wyatt Rotz[5]; 8. 7L-Jarrad Warhurst[10]; 9. 83T-Herman Carrier[8]; 10. 0-Johnny Murdock[7]; 11. 42K-Kevin Battefeld[11]; 12. 5H-Casey Hicks[9]; 13. (DNS) 11N-Nick Baran; 14. (DNS) 11C-Mike Woodruff; 15. (DNS) 87C-Austin Garrett; 16. (DNS) 93-Kyle Bellm

O Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 8K-Jake Neal[4]; 2. 68C-Ryder Laplante[5]; 3. 98P-Ryan Padgett[2]; 4. 17X-Jadon Rogers[6]; 5. 46-Adam Andretti[1]; 6. 10M-Kort Morgan[7]; 7. 12H-Jared Hood[10]; 8. 3F-Tim Barber[3]; 9. 130-Larry Bratti[9]; 10. 42-Patrick Prescott[8]; 11. (DNF) 66-Harry Elzo[11]; 12. (DNF) 127-James Picardi[12]; 13. (DNS) 84J-Jesse Shapel

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2023) Getting the lead and never looking back, California’s Logan Seavey sailed the Swindell SpeedLab No. 39 into Victory Lane Friday night during Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa Qualifying Night at the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.

Asked what it means to win during the Chili Bowl, Seavey replied, “It’s even more special to do it with Kevin [Swindell]. He’s obviously one of the best to ever race here, so for him to come back ten years later since he’s won with his own car and have so much speed right away is something. For me, to put together a good night, it’s been a while, and it’s been over a year since I’ve won a Midget race, so to do it with him especially, it gets my confidence back where it needs to be.”

The fifth time Seavey has started in a preliminary night feature, the win is the second of his career and first as a car owner for Kevin Swindell, who won the event as a driver from 2010-2013. Logan's previous win was for Keith Kunz in 2019.

Taking the lead from the start, Seavey kept a quick pace over the race for second. Red on Lap 8, when Ethan Mitchell ended up hung in the fence after contact while battling with Justin Grant, the race resumed with Seavey doing much of the same.

Working into traffic just past the race’s mid-point, Logan was able to move top to bottom on the slower cars while Grant railed the cushion. Closing one lap and losing the other was the theme until Lap 23, when a series of cautions put the field to the gutter for the remainder of the race.

On Seavey coming to the white, Grant could not shake the No. 39, who took the win by 0.516-seconds. The NOS Energy Drink No. 2j protected for second, with Chase McDermand putting on an impressive run to third after starting 15th. Zeb Wise crossed fourth, followed by Jason McDougal.

After exchanging slides in the race for second early on, Ace McCarthy ended up sixth, followed Jace Park. Eighth was Brian Carber from 13th, followed by Clinton Boyles in ninth. The top ten rounded out with Bryant Wiedeman.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa Qualifying night included 76 drivers, bringing the total event count to 365, making it the second highest in the history of the event, after 2022, which had 281.

Down to the final night, Saturday is presented by General Tire and will begin at 9:00 A.M. with P-Main and O-Main Hot Laps. Racing will run throughout the day, with Opening Ceremonies slated for 6:30 P.M. (CT). Lineups have been posted to http://www.chilibowl.com as well as the My Race Pass App.

Fans unable to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

OERB Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 37F-Adyn Schmidt[1]; 2. 02-Matt Rossi[3]; 3. 19-Brian Carber[6]; 4. 21K-Dale Curran[8]; 5. 14-Cody Hays[4]; 6. 12-Corbin Gurley[7]; 7. 0-Johnny Murdock[5]; 8. (DNF) 87C-Austin Garrett[2]; 9. (DNS) 130-Larry Bratti

OERB Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3G-Kyle Cummins[1]; 2. 17B-Austin Barnhill[4]; 3. 95-Chris Andrews[6]; 4. 14J-Jody Rosenboom[8]; 5. 1M-Mason Smith[9]; 6. 31-David Budres[7]; 7. 68B-Jason Martin[5]; 8. 127-James Picardi[3]; 9. 1T-Tyler Shoemaker[2]

OERB Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 00B-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 2. 87-Jace Park[5]; 3. 11B-Clinton Boyles[8]; 4. 45H-Briggs Danner[4]; 5. 11A-Andrew Felker[7]; 6. 22J-Taylor Kuehl[1]; 7. 5B-Bobby Brewer[6]; 8. 7Z-Ryan Powers[3]; 9. (DNS) 59-Richard Harvey

OERB Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 39-Logan Seavey[2]; 2. 23K-Kyle Simon[1]; 3. 11G-Avery Goodman[4]; 4. 31K-Danny Stratton[5]; 5. 80D-Josh Hawkins[6]; 6. 56M-Mike Veatch[7]; 7. 36-Kevin Reed[8]; 8. 4F-Chad Frewaldt[9]; 9. (DNF) 98P-Ryan Padgett[3]

OERB Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 26R-Zeb Wise[1]; 2. 14M-Michael Faccinto[6]; 3. 40M-Chase McDermand[3]; 4. 19B-Alex Bright[8]; 5. 5J-Josh Hodge[2]; 6. 74-Drew Rader[5]; 7. 11X-Donovan Peterson[7]; 8. 10C-Dalton Camfield[4]

OERB Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Bryant Wiedeman[2]; 2. 47X-Jason McDougal[5]; 3. 68W-Matt Mitchell[4]; 4. 7P-AJ Hopkins[3]; 5. 87F-Johnny Kent[7]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 7. 21X-Justin Bates[6]; 8. (DNS) 00S-Jamie Speers

OERB Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[3]; 2. 97-Brenham Crouch[6]; 3. 41W-Brad Wyatt[1]; 4. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[5]; 5. 20-Tadd Holliman[2]; 6. 19J-Jack Berger[8]; 7. 1W-Bryon Walters[7]; 8. (DNF) 73H-Hunter Schuerenberg[4]

OERB Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Daryn Pittman[1]; 2. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[2]; 3. 28-Ace McCarthy[6]; 4. 8W-Troy Rutherford[4]; 5. 44X-Wesley Smith[8]; 6. 77X-Wayne Johnson[3]; 7. 7D-Michelle Decker[5]; 8. 66-Harry Elzo[7]

OERB Heat 9 (8 Laps): 1. 2J-Justin Grant[1]; 2. 57A-Shane Cottle[3]; 3. 81G-Greyson Springer[6]; 4. 16-Santino Ferrucci[5]; 5. 55K-Todd Kluever[2]; 6. 17H-Harli White[4]; 7. 19U-Pierce Urbanosky[7]; 8. 73-Shawn Mahaffey[8]

Team Toyota Qualifiers: Top 16 in combined passing points advance to the A-Feature.

Toyota Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 28-Ace McCarthy[3]; 2. 26R-Zeb Wise[2]; 3. 87-Jace Park[5]; 4. 01-Bryant Wiedeman[4]; 5. 14M-Michael Faccinto[6]; 6. 14J-Jody Rosenboom[1]; 7. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[7]; 8. 87F-Johnny Kent[8]; 9. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[9]; 10. (DNS) 68W-Matt Mitchell

Toyota Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 19B-Alex Bright[1]; 2. 21-Daryn Pittman[2]; 3. 47X-Jason McDougal[5]; 4. 97-Brenham Crouch[6]; 5. 45H-Briggs Danner[10]; 6. 81G-Greyson Springer[3]; 7. 16-Santino Ferrucci[9]; 8. 1M-Mason Smith[7]; 9. 44X-Wesley Smith[8]; 10. (DNF) 17B-Austin Barnhill[4]

Toyota Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 2J-Justin Grant[2]; 2. 11B-Clinton Boyles[6]; 3. 19-Brian Carber[4]; 4. 40M-Chase McDermand[8]; 5. 00B-Braden Chiaramonte[5]; 6. 23K-Kyle Simon[7]; 7. 37F-Adyn Schmidt[3]; 8. 02-Matt Rossi[1]; 9. 41W-Brad Wyatt[9]; 10. 8W-Troy Rutherford[10]

Toyota Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 39-Logan Seavey[5]; 2. 3G-Kyle Cummins[3]; 3. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[6]; 4. 57A-Shane Cottle[1]; 5. 11A-Andrew Felker[9]; 6. 11G-Avery Goodman[7]; 7. 95-Chris Andrews[4]; 8. 21K-Dale Curran[2]; 9. 7P-AJ Hopkins[10]; 10. 31K-Danny Stratton[8]

D Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Dalton Camfield[4]; 2. 68B-Jason Martin[2]; 3. 1T-Tyler Shoemaker[5]; 4. 127-James Picardi[3]; 5. (DNF) 87C-Austin Garrett[6]; 6. (DNF) 4F-Chad Frewaldt[1]; 7. (DNS) 73-Shawn Mahaffey; 8. (DNS) 00S-Jamie Speers

D Feature 2 (8 Laps): 1. 73H-Hunter Schuerenberg[4]; 2. 7D-Michelle Decker[2]; 3. 98P-Ryan Padgett[6]; 4. 7Z-Ryan Powers[5]; 5. 66-Harry Elzo[3]; 6. 0-Johnny Murdock[1]; 7. 130-Larry Bratti[7]; 8. (DNS) 59-Richard Harvey

C Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 77X-Wayne Johnson[7]; 2. 80D-Josh Hawkins[1]; 3. 31-David Budres[3]; 4. 14-Cody Hays[2]; 5. 36-Kevin Reed[6]; 6. 68B-Jason Martin[12]; 7. 55K-Todd Kluever[5]; 8. 10C-Dalton Camfield[11]; 9. 1W-Bryon Walters[8]; 10. 5B-Bobby Brewer[10]; 11. 22J-Taylor Kuehl[9]; 12. 5J-Josh Hodge[4]

C Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 12-Corbin Gurley[2]; 2. 56M-Mike Veatch[3]; 3. 17H-Harli White[6]; 4. 11X-Donovan Peterson[7]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 6. 19J-Jack Berger[1]; 7. 19U-Pierce Urbanosky[8]; 8. 74-Drew Rader[5]; 9. (DNF) 21X-Justin Bates[10]; 10. (DNF) 20-Tadd Holliman[4]; 11. (DNF) 7D-Michelle Decker[12]; 12. (DNF) 73H-Hunter Schuerenberg[11]

Dave.com B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 11A-Andrew Felker[2]; 2. 00B-Braden Chiaramonte[1]; 3. 95-Chris Andrews[5]; 4. 17B-Austin Barnhill[9]; 5. 31K-Danny Stratton[12]; 6. 81G-Greyson Springer[3]; 7. 1M-Mason Smith[7]; 8. 37F-Adyn Schmidt[6]; 9. 77X-Wayne Johnson[13]; 10. 80D-Josh Hawkins[14]; 11. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[10]; 12. 14-Cody Hays[16]; 13. (DNF) 11G-Avery Goodman[4]; 14. (DNF) 7P-AJ Hopkins[11]; 15. (DNF) 02-Matt Rossi[8]; 16. (DNF) 31-David Budres[15]

Dave.com B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 45H-Briggs Danner[1]; 2. 57A-Shane Cottle[2]; 3. 68W-Matt Mitchell[11]; 4. 23K-Kyle Simon[3]; 5. 44X-Wesley Smith[9]; 6. 14J-Jody Rosenboom[4]; 7. 21K-Dale Curran[7]; 8. 11X-Donovan Peterson[16]; 9. 87F-Johnny Kent[8]; 10. 16-Santino Ferrucci[5]; 11. 41W-Brad Wyatt[10]; 12. 8W-Troy Rutherford[12]; 13. 12-Corbin Gurley[13]; 14. 56M-Mike Veatch[14]; 15. 17H-Harli White[15]; 16. (DNF) 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[6]

Hard Rock Casino, Tulsa A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 39-Logan Seavey[1]; 2. 2J-Justin Grant[5]; 3. 40M-Chase McDermand[15]; 4. 26R-Zeb Wise[11]; 5. 47X-Jason McDougal[7]; 6. 28-Ace McCarthy[3]; 7. 87-Jace Park[6]; 8. 19-Brian Carber[13]; 9. 11B-Clinton Boyles[2]; 10. 01-Bryant Wiedeman[16]; 11. 21-Daryn Pittman[12]; 12. 14M-Michael Faccinto[14]; 13. 11A-Andrew Felker[17]; 14. 00B-Braden Chiaramonte[19]; 15. 19B-Alex Bright[9]; 16. 3G-Kyle Cummins[10]; 17. 68W-Matt Mitchell[22]; 18. 95-Chris Andrews[21]; 19. (DNF) 97-Brenham Crouch[8]; 20. (DNF) 57A-Shane Cottle[20]; 21. (DNF) 17B-Austin Barnhill[23]; 22. (DNF) 23K-Kyle Simon[24]; 23. (DNF) 19M-Ethan Mitchell[4]; 24. (DNF) 45H-Briggs Danner[18]

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2023) Putting things in overdrive on Saturday night, Tanner Thorson served notice with an absolutely dominating performance on Thursday’s John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night at the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.

What looked like a rocky start to his night with a spin in his OERB Heat Race, Thorson immediately bounced back to win his opening laps of competition. Sixth to second in his Team Toyota Qualifier, from there, it was lights out for the Maestro Classic/Bob Hurley RV No. 88

“I thought my prelim night was over at the start of that Heat Race. I was just kind of waiting to get hit, luckily enough I didn’t and was able to keep going,” stated Thorson on the start of his night.

Working the top of the Tulsa Expo Raceway at all ends, the No. 88 went unchallenged through four cautions, with each one keeping the leaders from contending with traffic. Slowing down for the final time on Lap 24, the gap over second grew to 1.376-seconds at the finish.

Chased the entire 30 laps by Emerson Axsom, the AME Electric No. 19t was solidly in second the entire race. A battle through several restarts for the show position, the spot finally went to fifth, starting Brady Bacon, who made the pass on Lap 24. Tim Buckwalter made it to fourth from ninth, with Tanner Carrick rolling from eleventh to fifth.

Racing third from the start, the race with Bacon slipped Sarff out of his groove and slipped him back to sixth. Chase Johnson, in seventh, was pursued by California’s Ryan Bernal, who came from 17th to eighth. Dominic Gorden and Joe B. Miller made the top ten.

John Christner Trucking Qualifying night included 72 drivers, bringing the event count to 289 for the week.

The 2023 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, takes place January 9-14, 2023, atop the clay of the Tulsa Expo Raceway. The event is contested under the massive roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla.

The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Pit Passes are sold at the event and can be purchased for single or consecutive nights.

Fans unable to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

OERB Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 40-Max Adams[2]; 2. 3N-Jake Neuman[6]; 3. 29-Tim Buckwalter[7]; 4. 77W-Joe Wirth[8]; 5. 71T-Keith Rauch[4]; 6. 20H-Noah Harris[9]; 7. 11K-Joey Klemish[5]; 8. 84J-Jesse Shapel[3]; 9. (DNF) 78M-Merle Scherb[1]

OERB Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 86-Chase Johnson[1]; 2. 2D-Matt Sherrell[6]; 3. 7MF-Chance Morton[3]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen[5]; 5. 4C-Cody Jessop[9]; 6. 17C-Devin Camfield[7]; 7. 14T-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 8. 45-Kyle Hammer[2]; 9. 2MD-Conner Morrell[8]

OERB Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Tanner Thorson[2]; 2. 98B-Joe Boyles[1]; 3. 7M-Shane Cockrum[6]; 4. 55D-Nick Drake[9]; 5. 17K-Garth Kasiner[4]; 6. 91-Jeff Stasa[8]; 7. 83T-Herman Carrier[3]; 8. (DNF) 4M-Brody Fuson[5]; 9. (DNF) 55V-CJ Leary[7]

OERB Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 19T-Emerson Axsom[3]; 2. 75-Mario Clouser[4]; 3. 22T-Don Droud Jr[2]; 4. 82-Landon Crawley[7]; 5. 37T-Chet Gehrke[1]; 6. 72X-Caden McCreary[5]; 7. 47W-Dylan Westbrook[9]; 8. 27J-Frank Beck III[6]; 9. 21D-Justin Dickerson[8]

OERB Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 58-Dillon Welch[2]; 2. 7G-Gavin Miller[4]; 3. 21H-Brady Bacon[6]; 4. 3B-Zach Blurton[5]; 5. 25B-Steve Buckwalter[7]; 6. 22L-Lucas Scherb[8]; 7. 15C-Carter Chevalier[3]; 8. (DNF) 7-Frankie Guerrini[9]; 9. (DNF) 139-Todd Bertrand[1]

OERB Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 15D-Andrew Deal[1]; 2. 57R-Daniel Robinson[4]; 3. 00-Anton Hernandez[6]; 4. 87W-Ryan Bernal[7]; 5. 51Z-Zach Boden[2]; 6. 3F-Tim Barber[3]; 7. 15M-Shane Morgan[8]; 8. 5K-Ben Worth[5]; 9. 4R-Ryan Bickett[9]

OERB Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 51J-RJ Johnson[1]; 2. 98-Tanner Carrick[2]; 3. 21S-Karter Sarff[7]; 4. 51X-Joe Walker[3]; 5. 4A-Kyle Steffens[6]; 6. 2G-JJ Yeley[9]; 7. 35L-Cody Ledger[4]; 8. 17X-Jadon Rogers[8]; 9. 33B-Mike Bitner[5]

OERB Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 32W-Casey Shuman[1]; 2. 71K-Dominic Gorden[3]; 3. 53R-Sean Robbins[4]; 4. 4-Taylor Ferns[5]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller[9]; 6. 93-Kyle Bellm[8]; 7. 10X-Trevor Serbus[6]; 8. 14E-Tom Dunkel[2]; 9. 2E-Whit Gastineau[7]

Team Toyota Qualifiers: Top 16 in combined passing points advance to the A-Feature.

Toyota Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 71K-Dominic Gorden[1]; 2. 21S-Karter Sarff[5]; 3. 7MF-Chance Morton[8]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman[6]; 5. 4C-Cody Jessop[7]; 6. 7M-Shane Cockrum[3]; 7. 55D-Nick Drake[4]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 9. 4-Taylor Ferns[9]; 10. (DNF) 51X-Joe Walker[10]

Toyota Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 82-Landon Crawley[1]; 2. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 3. 51J-RJ Johnson[2]; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller[7]; 5. 75-Mario Clouser[4]; 6. 2D-Matt Sherrell[6]; 7. 25B-Steve Buckwalter[9]; 8. 22T-Don Droud Jr[8]; 9. 4A-Kyle Steffens[10]; 10. 40-Max Adams[5]

Toyota Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 88-Tanner Thorson[5]; 2. 19T-Emerson Axsom[6]; 3. 87W-Ryan Bernal[1]; 4. 00-Anton Hernandez[3]; 5. 32W-Casey Shuman[2]; 6. 7G-Gavin Miller[4]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen[8]; 8. 20H-Noah Harris[9]; 9. 91-Jeff Stasa[10]; 10. 98B-Joe Boyles[7]

Toyota Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 98-Tanner Carrick[1]; 2. 86-Chase Johnson[3]; 3. 77W-Joe Wirth[2]; 4. 29-Tim Buckwalter[6]; 5. 2G-JJ Yeley[9]; 6. 58-Dillon Welch[5]; 7. 57R-Daniel Robinson[4]; 8. 3B-Zach Blurton[8]; 9. 22L-Lucas Scherb[10]; 10. (DNF) 53R-Sean Robbins[7]

C Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 47W-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 2. 17K-Garth Kasiner[2]; 3. 10X-Trevor Serbus[6]; 4. 11K-Joey Klemish[7]; 5. 37T-Chet Gehrke[4]; 6. 35L-Cody Ledger[8]; 7. 2E-Whit Gastineau[15]; 8. 5K-Ben Worth[11]; 9. 15M-Shane Morgan[5]; 10. 15C-Carter Chevalier[9]; 11. 21D-Justin Dickerson[13]; 12. 14E-Tom Dunkel[14]; 13. 27J-Frank Beck III[10]; 14. (DNF) 84J-Jesse Shapel[12]; 15. (DNF) 93-Kyle Bellm[1]

C Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 55V-CJ Leary[14]; 2. 17C-Devin Camfield[2]; 3. 72X-Caden McCreary[4]; 4. 7-Frankie Guerrini[6]; 5. 51Z-Zach Boden[3]; 6. 4R-Ryan Bickett[11]; 7. 71T-Keith Rauch[1]; 8. 4M-Brody Fuson[10]; 9. 14T-Dylan Bloomfield[7]; 10. 45-Kyle Hammer[13]; 11. 139-Todd Bertrand[16]; 12. 2MD-Conner Morrell[12]; 13. 3F-Tim Barber[5]; 14. 33B-Mike Bitner[15]; 15. 17X-Jadon Rogers[9]; 16. 83T-Herman Carrier[8]

Dave.com B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 87W-Ryan Bernal[1]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal[7]; 3. 47W-Dylan Westbrook[13]; 4. 40-Max Adams[9]; 5. 7G-Gavin Miller[4]; 6. 75-Mario Clouser[2]; 7. 25B-Steve Buckwalter[6]; 8. 11K-Joey Klemish[16]; 9. 98B-Joe Boyles[11]; 10. 22T-Don Droud Jr[8]; 11. 4A-Kyle Steffens[10]; 12. 10X-Trevor Serbus[15]; 13. 55D-Nick Drake[5]; 14. (DNS) 17K-Garth Kasiner; 15. (DNS) 53R-Sean Robbins; 16. (DNS) 58-Dillon Welch

Dave.com B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 4C-Cody Jessop[1]; 2. 32W-Casey Shuman[3]; 3. 2G-JJ Yeley[2]; 4. 57R-Daniel Robinson[5]; 5. 4-Taylor Ferns[9]; 6. 7M-Shane Cockrum[4]; 7. 72X-Caden McCreary[15]; 8. 20H-Noah Harris[7]; 9. 22L-Lucas Scherb[11]; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen[6]; 11. 51X-Joe Walker[12]; 12. 7-Frankie Guerrini[16]; 13. 17C-Devin Camfield[14]; 14. 91-Jeff Stasa[10]; 15. 3B-Zach Blurton[8]; 16. (DNF) 55V-CJ Leary[13]

John Christner Trucking A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 88-Tanner Thorson[1]; 2. 19T-Emerson Axsom[2]; 3. 21H-Brady Bacon[5]; 4. 29-Tim Buckwalter[9]; 5. 98-Tanner Carrick[11]; 6. 21S-Karter Sarff[3]; 7. 86-Chase Johnson[7]; 8. 87W-Ryan Bernal[17]; 9. 71K-Dominic Gorden[6]; 10. 51B-Joe B Miller[12]; 11. 4C-Cody Jessop[18]; 12. 82-Landon Crawley[10]; 13. 2G-JJ Yeley[22]; 14. 2D-Matt Sherrell[16]; 15. 51J-RJ Johnson[13]; 16. 00-Anton Hernandez[15]; 17. 77W-Joe Wirth[14]; 18. 47W-Dylan Westbrook[21]; 19. 7MF-Chance Morton[8]; 20. 40-Max Adams[23]; 21. 57R-Daniel Robinson[24]; 22. (DNF) 32W-Casey Shuman[20]; 23. (DNF) 3N-Jake Neuman[4]; 24. (DNF) 15D-Andrew Deal[19]

Rico Makes It Eight With Smiley’s Racing Products Qualifying Night Victory!

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2023) Making the move for the lead through the final two turns, Rico Abreu, threw the Hoosiers on the cushion and shot past Mitchel Moles for his eighth career Chili Bowl preliminary victory.

Grabbing the win for Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, the triumph is the 34th in Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire competition for Keith as a car owner and is the 12th consecutive event that his team has won a Chili Bowl A-Feature.

“Most important part is that the Torgerson family is in our prayers. It’s tough to be out there racing going through experiences like that, but we’re all racecar drivers here, and we’re all racing to win,” commented Rico in Victory Lane before talking about anything else pertaining to the race.

Battling with Blake Hahn and Brent Crews through much of the last half of the feature, a caution with six to go reset the deck with Rico moving to the cushion while Moles and Crews worked the bottom. Grabbing second with two to go, the James Hodge Auto Group No. 24 closed the gap to car lengths at the white flag. Pinning the cushion off the final turn, Rico pulled ahead by 0.223 seconds.

On the race-winning run, Rico said, “Towards the last half of the race, I could make up some time. After that last restart with six to go, I saw Chad (Boat) tell him to go down, so I just went up. I wasn’t going to follow him. It was just a pretty easy decision for me.”

Moles in second is his best career preliminary performance and locks him into his first career Saturday night feature event, while Brent Crews held on for third. Fourth went to Blake Hahn, with Kevin Thomas, Jr. completing the top five.

Wednesday’s field included 79 drivers, bringing the event count to 217 for the week.

The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Pit Passes are sold at the event and can be purchased for single or consecutive nights.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

OERB Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 57-Daniel Whitley[3]; 2. 4P-Kody Swanson[2]; 3. 4B-Chelby Hinton[7]; 4. 56-Mitchell Davis[5]; 5. 08G-Trey Gropp[9]; 6. 19N-Nathan Byrd[4]; 7. 99K-Robert Carson[6]; 8. 7L-Jarrad Warhurst[8]; 9. 57C-Adam Taylor[1]

OERB Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1I-Ashton Torgerson[3]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 3. 16C-David Camfield Jr[1]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 5. 6A-Kalib Henry[4]; 6. 55C-Angelo Cornet[9]; 7. 37-Ashton Thompson[6]; 8. 11C-Mike Woodruff[5]; 9. 17D-Wyatt Rotz[8]

OERB Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[2]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[3]; 3. 51R-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 4. 31H-Carson Hocevar[4]; 5. 01C-Carson Sousa[9]; 6. 2B-Tanner Berryhill[8]; 7. 14U-Cole Schroeder[7]; 8. 10M-Kort Morgan[6]; 9. (DNF) 8K-Jake Neal[5]

OERB Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Matt Westfall[2]; 2. 5T-Kevin Thomas Jr[3]; 3. 67K-Cade Lewis[4]; 4. 45X-Roger Crockett[8]; 5. 11T-Tyler Baran[5]; 6. 7S-Parker Price Miller[7]; 7. 22X-Steven Shebester[9]; 8. 81C-Colten Cottle[6]; 9. 70-Cade Cowles[1]

OERB Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 98C-Chad Boespflug[4]; 2. 25M-Jake Andreotti[6]; 3. 68-Ronnie Gardner[3]; 4. 07W-Corey Day[5]; 5. 60-Landon Britt[1]; 6. 3W-Brandon Waelti[8]; 7. 73T-Tony Gomes[7]; 8. 23T-Tristan Lee[9]; 9. 68C-Ryder Laplante[2]

OERB Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 55A-Jake Swanson[4]; 2. M1-Colby Stubblefield[2]; 3. 08K-Karsyn Elledge[6]; 4. 80A-Chris Schmelzle[5]; 5. 06-Rylan Gray[7]; 6. 9P-Kevin Cook[9]; 7. (DNF) 8AJ-AJ Johnson[8]; 8. (DNF) 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[1]; 9. (DNF) 0G-Glenn Styres[3]

OERB Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 71M-Brent Crews[4]; 2. 91X-Danny Wood[6]; 3. 56X-Mark Chisholm[1]; 4. 2X-Landon Brooks[8]; 5. 7J-Shawn Jackson[7]; 6. 7JR-JD Black[9]; 7. 72W-Tye Wilke[3]; 8. 5H-Casey Hicks[2]; 9. 77J-John Klabonde[5]

OERB Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 19Z-Hayden Reinbold[4]; 2. 17-Travis Berryhill[2]; 3. 80S-Kaden Honeycutt[3]; 4. 71L-Charlie Louden[5]; 5. 57H-Steve Hix[7]; 6. 00H-John Heitzman[1]; 7. 76X-Tom Savage[8]; 8. 42-Patrick Prescott[6]

OERB Heat 9 (8 Laps): 1. 89X-Mitchel Moles[2]; 2. 25K-Taylor Reimer[4]; 3. 1G-Justin Peck[8]; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell[3]; 5. 35-Tyler Robbins[6]; 6. 2Y-Dave Axton[5]; 7. (DNF) Z8-Max McLaughlin[7]; 8. (DNF) 2C-JR Ewing[1]

D Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 23T-Tristan Lee[2]; 2. 77J-John Klabonde[8]; 3. 11C-Mike Woodruff[5]; 4. 68C-Ryder Laplante[9]; 5. 37-Ashton Thompson[1]; 6. 5H-Casey Hicks[6]; 7. 2C-JR Ewing[7]; 8. (DNF) 81C-Colten Cottle[4]; 9. (DNF) 7L-Jarrad Warhurst[3]; 10. (DNS) 70-Cade Cowles

D Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[6]; 2. 0G-Glenn Styres[8]; 3. 8K-Jake Neal[7]; 4. 17D-Wyatt Rotz[5]; 5. 10M-Kort Morgan[3]; 6. 42-Patrick Prescott[4]; 7. (DNF) 57C-Adam Taylor[9]; 8. (DNF) 72W-Tye Wilke[2]; 9. (DNF) Z8-Max McLaughlin[1]

C Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 31H-Carson Hocevar[1]; 2. 3W-Brandon Waelti[3]; 3. 7S-Parker Price Miller[5]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 5. 6A-Kalib Henry[4]; 6. 60-Landon Britt[6]; 7. 14U-Cole Schroeder[9]; 8. 19N-Nathan Byrd[8]; 9. 77J-John Klabonde[12]; 10. 23T-Tristan Lee[11]; 11. 00H-John Heitzman[10]; 12. (DNF) 8AJ-AJ Johnson[7]

C Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 1-Sammy Swindell[1]; 2. 2B-Tanner Berryhill[2]; 3. 22X-Steven Shebester[5]; 4. 11T-Tyler Baran[3]; 5. 73T-Tony Gomes[9]; 6. 25V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[11]; 7. 35-Tyler Robbins[4]; 8. 0G-Glenn Styres[12]; 9. 76X-Tom Savage[7]; 10. 99K-Robert Carson[10]; 11. 2Y-Dave Axton[6]; 12. 7JR-JD Black[8]

Team Toyota Qualifiers: Top 16 in combined passing points advance to the A-Feature.

Toyota Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 4P-Kody Swanson[1]; 2. 45X-Roger Crockett[2]; 3. 54-Matt Westfall[3]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 5. 19Z-Hayden Reinbold[5]; 6. 01C-Carson Sousa[7]; 7. 57-Daniel Whitley[4]; 8. 7J-Shawn Jackson[10]; 9. 16C-David Camfield Jr[9]; 10. (DNF) 56-Mitchell Davis[8]

Toyota Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 89X-Mitchel Moles[3]; 2. 1I-Ashton Torgerson[4]; 3. 25M-Jake Andreotti[5]; 4. 07W-Corey Day[8]; 5. 51R-Ricky Thornton Jr[9]; 6. 67K-Cade Lewis[7]; 7. 98C-Chad Boespflug[6]; 8. 2X-Landon Brooks[2]; 9. M1-Colby Stubblefield[1]; 10. (DNS) 57H-Steve Hix

Toyota Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[2]; 2. 25K-Taylor Reimer[3]; 3. 4B-Chelby Hinton[4]; 4. 17-Travis Berryhill[1]; 5. 55A-Jake Swanson[6]; 6. 68-Ronnie Gardner[7]; 7. 91X-Danny Wood[5]; 8. 56X-Mark Chisholm[9]; 9. 80A-Chris Schmelzle[8]; 10. 55C-Angelo Cornet[10]

Toyota Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 5T-Kevin Thomas Jr[2]; 2. 08G-Trey Gropp[1]; 3. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[4]; 4. 71M-Brent Crews[6]; 5. 80S-Kaden Honeycutt[7]; 6. 1G-Justin Peck[5]; 7. 06-Rylan Gray[9]; 8. 08K-Karsyn Elledge[3]; 9. 9P-Kevin Cook[10]; 10. 71L-Charlie Louden[8]

Dave.com B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 07W-Corey Day[1]; 2. 17-Travis Berryhill[4]; 3. 68-Ronnie Gardner[6]; 4. 2X-Landon Brooks[8]; 5. 91X-Danny Wood[3]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[15]; 7. 01C-Carson Sousa[5]; 8. 80A-Chris Schmelzle[10]; 9. 08K-Karsyn Elledge[7]; 10. 31H-Carson Hocevar[11]; 11. 1G-Justin Peck[2]; 12. 7S-Parker Price Miller[13]; 13. 9P-Kevin Cook[9]; 14. 71L-Charlie Louden[12]; 15. (DNF) 3W-Brandon Waelti[14]; 16. (DNS) 57H-Steve Hix

Dave.com B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 67K-Cade Lewis[5]; 2. 80S-Kaden Honeycutt[3]; 3. 51R-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 4. 57-Daniel Whitley[4]; 5. 22X-Steven Shebester[15]; 6. 16C-David Camfield Jr[9]; 7. 56-Mitchell Davis[11]; 8. 56X-Mark Chisholm[8]; 9. 06-Rylan Gray[6]; 10. 1-Sammy Swindell[13]; 11. 2B-Tanner Berryhill[14]; 12. 7J-Shawn Jackson[7]; 13. 11T-Tyler Baran[16]; 14. 98C-Chad Boespflug[2]; 15. 55C-Angelo Cornet[12]; 16. (DNS) M1-Colby Stubblefield

Smileys Racing Products A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[6]; 2. 89X-Mitchel Moles[1]; 3. 71M-Brent Crews[5]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 5. 5T-Kevin Thomas Jr[7]; 6. 51R-Ricky Thornton Jr[22]; 7. 25K-Taylor Reimer[8]; 8. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[10]; 9. 55A-Jake Swanson[13]; 10. 08G-Trey Gropp[16]; 11. 54-Matt Westfall[14]; 12. 57-Daniel Whitley[24]; 13. 4P-Kody Swanson[11]; 14. 80S-Kaden Honeycutt[20]; 15. 67K-Cade Lewis[18]; 16. 45X-Roger Crockett[12]; 17. 19Z-Hayden Reinbold[15]; 18. 2X-Landon Brooks[23]; 19. 4B-Chelby Hinton[9]; 20. 68-Ronnie Gardner[21]; 21. 25M-Jake Andreotti[3]; 22. (DNF) 07W-Corey Day[17]; 23. (DNF) 1I-Ashton Torgerson[2]; 24. (DNF) 17-Travis Berryhill[19]

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2023) A race of ups, downs, and every direction in between, Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifying Night came down to the wire with Oklahoma’s Hank Davis proving the underdog still has a shot at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire by fending off Spencer Bayston for his first career preliminary night victory.

“I couldn’t have even dreamed of this day,” said Davis of the win. “I’m here, and I still can’t believe it, but Matt Seymour gave me an awesome racecar. I just can’t thank him and this team enough. I live 20 minutes from here, so my bed is not very far away, so I’m going to go home and cherish this for a long time.”

Taking his first green in a Chili Bowl preliminary A-Feature from the third starting spot, Davis and Michael Pickens began going at with Kameron Key in the mix early. Contact through a close slide job from Pickens, Davis hit the brakes to let the No. 4x go. Trying to keep Pickens from being able to turn under him, the pair made contact again in the fourth turn, with Pickens, unfortunately, going over.

On the incident, Davis said, “I feel really bad for getting into Pickens there. I checked up earlier for him in the race, but I still want to apologize to him, Dave Mac, and all their guys. I’m not here to destroy racecars, and that was never my intention.”

Back to green with Buddy Kofoid leading, the No. 71w was well in command until disaster struck on Lap 7. Not able to slow fast enough for a crash in the first turn, Kofoid shot a narrow gap between the car and the wall. Putting the right-side tires up the wall and rolling away, the gap was not enough to avoid a damaged front end.

Putting the lead in the hands of Hank Davis, the No. 29s would restart with Spence Bayston chasing. Having already charged through from the 12th starting spot, the battle heated up with 14 laps to go.

Back to speed after a caution for Jake Bubak, Bayston slid to the lead off the second turn but could not fend off the slide at the opposite end of the track. Repeating the sequence through the next two laps, the battle brought Kyle Jones and Jade Avedisian into the battle. Whild Davis held point, Bayston would fall to second on Lap 20.

Finally getting the position back with six laps to go, Spencer found himself trailing by a straightaway. Using small mistakes on the part of Davis to his advantage, Bayston was there at the white flag. Turning low into the final two turns, the momentum wasn’t there to complete the slide, with Davis getting the upset win by 0.290-seconds.

With the runner-up finish, Spencer Bayston locked into the show for the fifth time. Winning the fight for third, California’s Jade Avedisian became the highest-finishing woman in preliminary night competition. Kyle Jones ended up third from 14th, with Jonathan Beason rolling to fifth from 11th.

Kaylee Bryson matched her 2022 preliminary night performance with a sixth-place run, followed by Chance Crum from 19th. The hard charger of the event, Tim McCreadie, made up 13 positions to finish eighth, with Zach Daum in tow from 17th. In the mix early, Missouri’s Kameron Key slipped back to tenth.

Tuesday’s field included 68 of the scheduled 70 entries, bringing the week to 134 so far. The World Wide Technology Raceway Flip Count ballooned to 19, with everyone able to walk away.

The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Pit Passes are sold at the event and can be purchased for single or consecutive nights.

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OERB Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Kaylee Bryson[1]; 2. 71W-Michael Kofoid[9]; 3. 71G-Damion Gardner[5]; 4. 44-Colton Hardy[7]; 5. 23-Patrick Ryan[6]; 6. 19K-Riley Kreisel[3]; 7. 75X-Alex Vande Voort[8]; 8. 46-Adam Andretti[4]; 9. (DNF) 11H-Jori Hughes[2]

OERB Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15F-Kinzer Edwards[3]; 2. 5LK-Jordan Kinser[8]; 3. 39T-Tim McCreadie[5]; 4. 26-Chance Crum[7]; 5. 7C-Josh Bilicki[1]; 6. 51-Curtis Jones[4]; 7. 34C-Cameron Willhite[2]; 8. 21B-Trey Burke[6]; 9. 7TX-Anthony Pope[9]

OERB Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1S-Spencer Bayston[3]; 2. 1K-Brayton Lynch[2]; 3. 71E-Mariah Ede[4]; 4. 4X-Michael Pickens[9]; 5. 21A-Austin Langenstein[5]; 6. 45S-Shon Deskins[6]; 7. 17L-Cody Trammell[8]; 8. 251-Johnny Brown Jr[7]; 9. 19X-Dylan Archer[1]

OERB Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 57W-Devon Borden[2]; 2. 29S-Hank Davis[5]; 3. 8R-Randi Pankratz[3]; 4. 22B-Troy Betts[1]; 5. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[7]; 6. 31B-Kyle Beilman[4]; 7. 11N-Nick Baran[8]; 8. 6D-Isaac Chapple[9]; 9. 80-Jarrod Jennings[6]

OERB Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 55X-Alex Bowman[5]; 2. 84-Jade Avedisian[6]; 3. 3P-Darin Naida[4]; 4. 14X-KJ Snow[3]; 5. 4G-Drake Edwards[1]; 6. 23S-Steve Irwin[7]; 7. 96-Cody Brewer[8]; 8. 68S-Corby Scherb[2]

OERB Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak[1]; 2. 118-Scott Evans[4]; 3. 22G-John Murdie[3]; 4. 00G-Braedon Enos[8]; 5. 715-Robert Bell[2]; 6. 12H-Jared Hood[5]; 7. (DNF) 6K-Jesse Denome[7]; 8. (DNF) 14R-Brody Petrie[6]

OERB Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 88J-Jonathan Beason[7]; 2. 7B-Cody Beard[1]; 3. 23P-Preston Lattomus[4]; 4. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[5]; 5. 2ND-Jeb Sessums[8]; 6. 71H-Austin Ervine[2]; 7. 28M-Gray Leadbetter[3]; 8. 84S-Shaun Shapel[6]

OERB Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 19A-Daison Pursley[4]; 2. 21J-Kameron Key[5]; 3. 7U-Kyle Jones[8]; 4. 47-Zach Daum[6]; 5. 5V-AJ Bender[1]; 6. 37X-Blake Edwards[7]; 7. (DNF) 7E-Joseph Wray IV[3]; 8. (DNF) 22P-Marcus Kennedy[2]

C Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 19K-Riley Kreisel[6]; 2. 4G-Drake Edwards[1]; 3. 45S-Shon Deskins[2]; 4. 21B-Trey Burke[10]; 5. 28M-Gray Leadbetter[8]; 6. 51-Curtis Jones[5]; 7. 11H-Jori Hughes[13]; 8. 34C-Cameron Willhite[9]; 9. 75X-Alex Vande Voort[3]; 10. 7TX-Anthony Pope[12]; 11. 22P-Marcus Kennedy[11]; 12. (DNF) 6K-Jesse Denome[7]; 13. (DNF) 11N-Nick Baran[4]; 14. (DNS) 84S-Shaun Shapel

C Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 5V-AJ Bender[1]; 2. 17L-Cody Trammell[3]; 3. 71H-Austin Ervine[6]; 4. 96-Cody Brewer[4]; 5. 6D-Isaac Chapple[7]; 6. 251-Johnny Brown Jr[9]; 7. 14R-Brody Petrie[10]; 8. 80-Jarrod Jennings[13]; 9. 31B-Kyle Beilman[5]; 10. 7E-Joseph Wray IV[8]; 11. 68S-Corby Scherb[12]; 12. 19X-Dylan Archer[14]; 13. 46-Adam Andretti[11]; 14. (DNS) 12H-Jared Hood

Team Toyota Qualifiers: Top 16 in combined passing points advance to the A-Feature.

Toyota Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 4X-Michael Pickens[3]; 2. 19A-Daison Pursley[5]; 3. 1S-Spencer Bayston[4]; 4. 26-Chance Crum[1]; 5. 88J-Jonathan Beason[6]; 6. 3P-Darin Naida[7]; 7. 14X-KJ Snow[9]; 8. 8R-Randi Pankratz[8]; 9. 23S-Steve Irwin[10]; 10. (DNF) 00G-Braedon Enos[2]

Toyota Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 29S-Hank Davis[4]; 2. 71W-Michael Kofoid[6]; 3. 84-Jade Avedisian[5]; 4. 23P-Preston Lattomus[7]; 5. 71G-Damion Gardner[2]; 6. 118-Scott Evans[3]; 7. 37X-Blake Edwards[10]; 8. 23-Patrick Ryan[9]; 9. 22G-John Murdie[8]; 10. (DNF) 1K-Brayton Lynch[1]

Toyota Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 71-Kaylee Bryson[3]; 2. 21J-Kameron Key[4]; 3. 39T-Tim McCreadie[2]; 4. 7U-Kyle Jones[5]; 5. 5LK-Jordan Kinser[6]; 6. 47-Zach Daum[7]; 7. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[8]; 8. 22B-Troy Betts[9]; 9. 7B-Cody Beard[1]; 10. 715-Robert Bell[10]

Toyota Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak[3]; 2. 57W-Devon Borden[4]; 3. 55X-Alex Bowman[6]; 4. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[8]; 5. 71E-Mariah Ede[1]; 6. 15F-Kinzer Edwards[5]; 7. 44-Colton Hardy[2]; 8. 7C-Josh Bilicki[10]; 9. 21A-Austin Langenstein[9]; 10. (DNF) 2ND-Jeb Sessums[7]

Dave.com B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 47-Zach Daum[4]; 2. 26-Chance Crum[2]; 3. 39T-Tim McCreadie[1]; 4. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[5]; 5. 19K-Riley Kreisel[13]; 6. 8R-Randi Pankratz[7]; 7. 45S-Shon Deskins[15]; 8. 21B-Trey Burke[16]; 9. 118-Scott Evans[3]; 10. 23S-Steve Irwin[11]; 11. 22B-Troy Betts[8]; 12. (DNF) 44-Colton Hardy[6]; 13. (DNF) 4G-Drake Edwards[14]; 14. (DNF) 21A-Austin Langenstein[12]; 15. (DNF) 7B-Cody Beard[10]; 16. (DNF) 7C-Josh Bilicki[9]

Dave.com B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 3P-Darin Naida[3]; 2. 71G-Damion Gardner[2]; 3. 5V-AJ Bender[13]; 4. 71E-Mariah Ede[4]; 5. 17L-Cody Trammell[14]; 6. 2ND-Jeb Sessums[10]; 7. 1K-Brayton Lynch[11]; 8. 715-Robert Bell[12]; 9. 23-Patrick Ryan[7]; 10. 96-Cody Brewer[16]; 11. 14X-KJ Snow[5]; 12. 37X-Blake Edwards[6]; 13. 00G-Braedon Enos[9]; 14. 15F-Kinzer Edwards[1]; 15. 71H-Austin Ervine[15]; 16. (DNF) 22G-John Murdie[8]

Warren CAT A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 29S-Hank Davis[3]; 2. 1S-Spencer Bayston[12]; 3. 84-Jade Avedisian[9]; 4. 7U-Kyle Jones[14]; 5. 88J-Jonathan Beason[11]; 6. 71-Kaylee Bryson[7]; 7. 26-Chance Crum[19]; 8. 39T-Tim McCreadie[21]; 9. 47-Zach Daum[17]; 10. 21J-Kameron Key[6]; 11. 5LK-Jordan Kinser[13]; 12. 19A-Daison Pursley[2]; 13. 27B-Jake Bubak[8]; 14. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[16]; 15. 71E-Mariah Ede[24]; 16. 23P-Preston Lattomus[15]; 17. 5V-AJ Bender[22]; 18. (DNF) 7W-Brendon Wiseley[23]; 19. (DNF) 71G-Damion Gardner[20]; 20. (DNF) 71W-Michael Kofoid[1]; 21. (DNF) 4X-Michael Pickens[5]; 22. (DNF) 57W-Devon Borden[10]; 23. (DNF) 55X-Alex Bowman[4]; 24. (DNF) 3P-Darin Naida[18]

Spencer Bayston Wins A Thriller In The O’Reilly Auto Parts Race Of Champions

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 2023) A nail-biter of a race during Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night, the annual tradition of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions brought the crowd to their feet with Spencer Bayston adding his name to the list of winners in the events fifteenth edition.

Battling early with Rico Abreu, the pair went slide for slide for several laps, with Rico holding off the No. 1s until Lap 12. Getting space over the field, the closing laps would welcome a new challenger. Charging the hub of the Tulsa Expo Raceway, Bixby’s Cannon McIntosh closed the gap to car lengths as the pair raced to the final three laps. Just needing a chance to pounce, the final trip to the back stretch saw Bayston waiting on the car off the cushion of the second turn.

Giving Cannon a run into the final two turns, it would not be enough as Cannon slid off the bottom enough to let Bayston win the drag race to the line. Rico Abreu crossed third with Logan Seavey, who raced as high as third on Lap 10, ended up settling for fourth, while Tanner Thorson completed the top five. Chase Briscoe, Buddy Kofoid, Blake Hahn, Justin Grant, and Kody Swanson made up the top ten.

Tuesday Reserved Seats are on sale by calling (918) 838-3777. The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Pit Passes are sold at the event and can be purchased for single or consecutive nights.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

37th Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals
Tulsa Expo Raceway (Tulsa, Okla.)
Monday, January 9, 2023
15th annual Race of Champions

Qualifying: 1. 71W-Michael Kofoid, 11.349[4]; 2. 39-Logan Seavey, 11.375[18]; 3. 08-Cannon McIntosh, 11.438[7]; 4. 1S-Spencer Bayston, 11.482[8]; 5. 88-Tanner Thorson, 11.494[16]; 6. 4X-Michael Pickens, 11.552[13]; 7. 2J-Justin Grant, 11.604[9]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu, 11.635[3]; 9. 5-Chase Briscoe, 11.674[11]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn, 11.801[10]; 11. 98-Tanner Carrick, 11.824[15]; 12. 55X-Alex Bowman, 11.830[19]; 13. 71G-Damion Gardner, 11.841[6]; 14. 4P-Kody Swanson, 11.848[5]; 15. 97-Brenham Crouch, 11.857[17]; 16. 7M-Shane Cockrum, 11.953[1]; 17. 1-Sammy Swindell, 12.089[12]; 18. 39T-Tim McCreadie, 12.150[2]; 19. 47-Zach Daum, 12.189[14]

Race of Champions (20 Laps): 1. 1S-Spencer Bayston[5]; 2. 08-Cannon McIntosh[6]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 4. 39-Logan Seavey[7]; 5. 88-Tanner Thorson[4]; 6. 5-Chase Briscoe[9]; 7. 71W-Michael Kofoid[8]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn[10]; 9. 2J-Justin Grant[2]; 10. 4P-Kody Swanson[14]; 11. 4X-Michael Pickens[3]; 12. 55X-Alex Bowman[12]; 13. 39T-Tim McCreadie[18]; 14. 98-Tanner Carrick[11]; 15. 47-Zach Daum[19]; 16. 97-Brenham Crouch[15]; 17. 7M-Shane Cockrum[16]; 18. 1-Sammy Swindell[17]; 19. (DNF) 71G-Damion Gardner[13]

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions Winners: Spencer Bayston (2023) Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 2023) Fending off the field is one thing, but doing so with a failing right rear tire made Cannon McIntosh’s win during Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night even sweeter at the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.

“That yellow coming out, I didn’t know if it was a good or bad thing, not knowing how many laps were left, but I had zero confidence going into the restart. I could hear the right rear just rolling over in the corner, and I could feel it every caution lap we rolled, but thankfully there were only three to go,” explained McIntosh of the situation.

“I knew these guys would be coming pretty quick there, and obviously, the top got pretty quick, so I was just worried when I moved back down that they were going to get a run, but I think the right rear going down didn’t hurt me more than just how good the top was going to be at the end."

Cannon’s third preliminary night win in five years, all of which have been on Monday, the Gear Wrench No. 08 led from start to finish but was not without pressure as Chris Windom spent the race stalking McIntosh.

Keeping the NOS Energy Drink No. 89 at bay through the start, Cannon had to fend off Chris through restarts on Lap 4 and Lap 7, all while Windom was under attack from Ryan Timms. Getting clear of the No. 67 on the restart, Shane Golobic began working his way into the picture.

Varying lines at both ends of the Tulsa Expo Raceway until Lap 20, when traffic came into play, that forced Cannon to move to the cushion while occasionally dipping down to the hub when the path cleared. Letting Windom begin closing an over two-second gap that would go to nothing when the caution waved on Lap 28.

Changing his tactics on the restart, Windom tried to slingshot the first two turns but would not get the pass. Nursing the car through the final green flag run, Cannon still managed to take the win with a 0.454-second advantage over the race for second, which saw Shane Golobic steal the transfer into Saturday’s A-Feature by 0.099-seconds. Chris Windom, third, was followed by Trey Marcham. Moving up from 12th, Chase Briscoe made it to fifth.

Gavan Boschele, from 11th, was followed by Ryan Timms with Kyle Spence in tow. Jacob Denny from 20th rolled to ninth, with tenth going to Daniel Adler, who charged through the field from 22nd.

Monday’s field included 66 of a scheduled 68 entries and included the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions. A nail-biter of a race, the annual tradition of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions brought the crowd to their feet, with Spencer Bayston adding his name to the list of winners in the event's fifteenth edition.

The World Wide Technology Raceway Flip Count made it to six with everyone able to walk away.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire
Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, Okla.
Monday, January 9, 2023
Cummins Qualifying Night

OERB Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 08-Cannon McIntosh[4]; 2. 32T-Trey Marcham[6]; 3. 41X-Howard Moore[7]; 4. 2W-Tony Bruce Jr[8]; 5. 4K-Kayla Roell[1]; 6. 17M-Jeremy Schnepper[9]; 7. (DNF) 7K-Kolton Gariss[3]; 8. (DNF) 15G-Dennie Gieber[2]; 9. (DNF) 8L-Colin Deming[5]

OERB Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Alex Sewell[3]; 2. 97K-Tom Harris[5]; 3. 5F-Danny Frye III[1]; 4. 91K-Kevin Bayer[8]; 5. 50T-Keoni Texeira[2]; 6. P1-Paul White[7]; 7. 45K-Kyler Johnson[6]; 8. 80H-Joshua Hanna[9]; 9. 9-Xavier Doney[4]

OERB Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[1]; 2. 5-Chase Briscoe[3]; 3. 50-Daniel Adler[4]; 4. 03-Ayrton Gennetten[6]; 5. 28K-Kory Schudy[8]; 6. 45J-Jerry Brey[2]; 7. 36K-Kris Carroll[5]; 8. 7R-Casey Burkham[7]

OERB Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 67-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 5G-Gavan Boschele[5]; 3. 16W-Garet Williamson[7]; 4. 8X-Broc Elliott[6]; 5. 21E-Emilio Hoover[8]; 6. 28Q-Sean Quinn[4]; 7. 12X-Steven Snawder[2]; 8. (DNF) 18K-Billy Rayburn[3]

OERB Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Tanner Holmes[1]; 2. 89-Chris Windom[6]; 3. 40S-Steven Snyder Jr[5]; 4. 9B-Brian Schwabauer[2]; 5. 18N-Weston Gorham[3]; 6. 36C-Ian Creager[7]; 7. 76-Michael Smith[8]; 8. 7F-Roy Entze II[4]

OERB Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Jacob Denney[2]; 2. 73B-Tyler Edwards[7]; 3. 0H-Cap Henry[8]; 4. 6-Bill Rose[4]; 5. 47K-Kevin Brewer[5]; 6. 15K-Gage Rucker[1]; 7. 3V-Jim Vanzant[6]; 8. (DNS) 42K-Kevin Battefeld

OERB Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[1]; 2. 67X-Kyle Spence[3]; 3. 2H-Nick Hoffman[4]; 4. 18L-Logan Scherb[2]; 5. 69P-Joey Paxson[8]; 6. 40U-Jace Sparks[7]; 7. 8D-Colby Deming[6]; 8. B1-Aaron Sanders[5]

OERB Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Gary Taylor[1]; 2. 22-Sean McClelland[2]; 3. 7T-TJ Smith[3]; 4. 86C-David Camfield Sr[6]; 5. 31X-Jeff Champagne[4]; 6. 44C-Blake Carrier[5]; 7. 116-Claud Estes III[7]; 8. 51C-Logan Calderwood[8]

C Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 18N-Weston Gorham[1]; 2. 28Q-Sean Quinn[4]; 3. 9-Xavier Doney[11]; 4. 8D-Colby Deming[5]; 5. 45K-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 116-Claud Estes III[3]; 7. 51C-Logan Calderwood[7]; 8. 7F-Roy Entze II[9]; 9. 15G-Dennie Gieber[12]; 10. (DNF) 7R-Casey Burkham[10]; 11. (DNF) 50T-Keoni Texeira[2]; 12. (DNF) 36K-Kris Carroll[8]; 13. (DNS) 44C-Blake Carrier

C Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 47K-Kevin Brewer[1]; 2. 3V-Jim Vanzant[6]; 3. 7K-Kolton Gariss[8]; 4. 76-Michael Smith[3]; 5. 12X-Steven Snawder[9]; 6. B1-Aaron Sanders[10]; 7. 45J-Jerry Brey[4]; 8. 8L-Colin Deming[12]; 9. 4K-Kayla Roell[2]; 10. (DNF) 15K-Gage Rucker[5]; 11. (DNF) 80H-Joshua Hanna[7]; 12. (DNF) 18K-Billy Rayburn[11]; 13. (DNS) 42K-Kevin Battefeld

Team Toyota Qualifiers: Top 16 in combined passing points advance to the A-Feature.

Team Toyota Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 67-Ryan Timms[3]; 2. 40S-Steven Snyder Jr[1]; 3. 08-Cannon McIntosh[6]; 4. 97K-Tom Harris[5]; 5. 2W-Tony Bruce Jr[2]; 6. 16W-Garet Williamson[4]; 7. 31X-Jeff Champagne[10]; 8. 03-Ayrton Gennetten[7]; 9. 21E-Emilio Hoover[8]; 10. 17M-Jeremy Schnepper[9]

Team Toyota Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 22-Sean McClelland[1]; 2. 81-Tanner Holmes[3]; 3. 32T-Trey Marcham[6]; 4. 5G-Gavan Boschele[5]; 5. 91K-Kevin Bayer[2]; 6. 0H-Cap Henry[4]; 7. 69P-Joey Paxson[8]; 8. P1-Paul White[10]; 9. 6-Bill Rose[9]; 10. 8X-Broc Elliott[7]

Team Toyota Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 2. 5-Chase Briscoe[2]; 3. 89-Chris Windom[6]; 4. 7T-TJ Smith[8]; 5. 73B-Tyler Edwards[5]; 6. 25-Jacob Denney[4]; 7. 50-Daniel Adler[1]; 8. 86C-David Camfield Sr[7]; 9. 36C-Ian Creager[10]; 10. 9B-Brian Schwabauer[9]

Team Toyota Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 67X-Kyle Spence[2]; 2. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[4]; 3. 2H-Nick Hoffman[1]; 4. 32-Gary Taylor[3]; 5. 28K-Kory Schudy[7]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 7. 41X-Howard Moore[5]; 8. 18L-Logan Scherb[9]; 9. 5F-Danny Frye III[8]; 10. 40U-Jace Sparks[10]

Davecom B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 8-Alex Sewell[1]; 2. 0H-Cap Henry[3]; 3. 03-Ayrton Gennetten[7]; 4. 41X-Howard Moore[5]; 5. 2W-Tony Bruce Jr[4]; 6. 31X-Jeff Champagne[6]; 7. 18L-Logan Scherb[8]; 8. 28Q-Sean Quinn[14]; 9. 21E-Emilio Hoover[9]; 10. 8D-Colby Deming[16]; 11. 28K-Kory Schudy[2]; 12. 9-Xavier Doney[15]; 13. 9B-Brian Schwabauer[12]; 14. 6-Bill Rose[10]; 15. 18N-Weston Gorham[13]; 16. 36C-Ian Creager[11]

Davecom B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 2H-Nick Hoffman[1]; 2. 25-Jacob Denney[3]; 3. 50-Daniel Adler[6]; 4. 69P-Joey Paxson[5]; 5. P1-Paul White[8]; 6. 16W-Garet Williamson[2]; 7. 8X-Broc Elliott[10]; 8. 91K-Kevin Bayer[4]; 9. 86C-David Camfield Sr[7]; 10. 40U-Jace Sparks[12]; 11. 5F-Danny Frye III[9]; 12. 76-Michael Smith[16]; 13. 47K-Kevin Brewer[13]; 14. 3V-Jim Vanzant[14]; 15. 17M-Jeremy Schnepper[11]; 16. (DNF) 7K-Kolton Gariss[15]

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions Qualifying: 1. 71W-Michael Kofoid, 11.349[4]; 2. 39-Logan Seavey, 11.375[18]; 3. 08-Cannon McIntosh, 11.438[7]; 4. 1S-Spencer Bayston, 11.482[8]; 5. 88-Tanner Thorson, 11.494[16]; 6. 4X-Michael Pickens, 11.552[13]; 7. 2J-Justin Grant, 11.604[9]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu, 11.635[3]; 9. 5-Chase Briscoe, 11.674[11]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn, 11.801[10]; 11. 98-Tanner Carrick, 11.824[15]; 12. 55X-Alex Bowman, 11.830[19]; 13. 71G-Damion Gardner, 11.841[6]; 14. 4P-Kody Swanson, 11.848[5]; 15. 97-Brenham Crouch, 11.857[17]; 16. 7M-Shane Cockrum, 11.953[1]; 17. 1-Sammy Swindell, 12.089[12]; 18. 39T-Tim McCreadie, 12.150[2]; 19. 47-Zach Daum, 12.189[14]

O'Reilly Race of Champions (20 Laps): 1. 1S-Spencer Bayston[5]; 2. 08-Cannon McIntosh[6]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 4. 39-Logan Seavey[7]; 5. 88-Tanner Thorson[4]; 6. 5-Chase Briscoe[9]; 7. 71W-Michael Kofoid[8]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn[10]; 9. 2J-Justin Grant[2]; 10. 4P-Kody Swanson[14]; 11. 4X-Michael Pickens[3]; 12. 55X-Alex Bowman[12]; 13. 39T-Tim McCreadie[18]; 14. 98-Tanner Carrick[11]; 15. 47-Zach Daum[19]; 16. 97-Brenham Crouch[15]; 17. 7M-Shane Cockrum[16]; 18. 1-Sammy Swindell[17]; 19. (DNF) 71G-Damion Gardner[13]

Cummins A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 08-Cannon McIntosh[1]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[5]; 3. 89-Chris Windom[3]; 4. 32T-Trey Marcham[2]; 5. 5-Chase Briscoe[12]; 6. 5G-Gavan Boschele[11]; 7. 67-Ryan Timms[4]; 8. 67X-Kyle Spence[6]; 9. 25-Jacob Denney[20]; 10. 50-Daniel Adler[22]; 11. 40S-Steven Snyder Jr[13]; 12. 73B-Tyler Edwards[15]; 13. 81-Tanner Holmes[8]; 14. 03-Ayrton Gennetten[21]; 15. 41X-Howard Moore[23]; 16. 2H-Nick Hoffman[18]; 17. 8-Alex Sewell[17]; 18. 0H-Cap Henry[19]; 19. 97K-Tom Harris[10]; 20. 69P-Joey Paxson[24]; 21. 22-Sean McClelland[9]; 22. (DNF) 85-Jerry Coons Jr[7]; 23. (DNF) 7T-TJ Smith[14]; 24. (DNF) 32-Gary Taylor[16]

Monday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race Of Champions Roster Announced

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2023) The list of drivers invited to compete in the 15th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions has been set, with drivers from all walks of life invited to join in the annual exhibition of talent.

Combining Chili Bowl winners, both Saturday and Prelim, as well as past Race of Champions winners, series champions, and drivers invited by the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, the number of drivers slated to compete currently numbers nineteen.

"This is a neat part of the Chili Bowl, where we can showcase champions and drivers across the sport in a race that some, otherwise, would not have the chance to go head-to-head. It's become something that teams and fans look forward to," said Event Director Matt Ward.

Taking place during Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night, and the list of invites is as follows.

• Tim McCreadie – 2006 Chili Bowl Champion, 2022 Lucas Oil Late Model Champion

• Drivers finishing in the Top 3 of Saturday night’s A-Feature during the previous five Chili Bowls will be eligible.

• Drivers finishing in the Top 2 of the past five Race of Champions events will be eligible.

• Series Champions from the most recent calendar year in the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, American Sprint Car Series National Tour, All-Star Circuit of Champions, USAC National Midgets, USAC National Sprint Cars, and POWRi National Midget League, Xtreme Outlaw Midgets will be invited to compete.

• Champions and Drivers of other Tours and Series may be added at the Chili Bowl’s discretion.

• No Driver substitutions or alternates from a sanctioning body will be allowed.

• Starting Lineup for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race Of Champions will be set by Group Qualifying. Drivers will draw for their qualifying position, then qualify in groups of three to four. Drivers will get two warmup laps, then three green flap laps to set their time. The Top 8 fastest will be inverted, with the ninth fastest on back lined up straight up by their time.

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race Of Champions Feature will be 25 Laps.

Subject to change without notice, the list of nights will be updated as soon as possible at https://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx. The new website layout has a dropdown menu that you will need to click to access the nightly breakdowns.

Entry for the 2023 event is still being accepted and can be taken by phone at (918) 838-3777, by fax to (918) 836-5517, and via email at chilibowlentries@gmail.com. The entry form can be downloaded at https://www.chilibowl.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=72453.

If entering by phone, the Chili Bowl office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Each entry must include a W9 to indicate who will receive payment. Entries that do not have a completed W9 on file will not be added to a qualifying night.

Changed just prior to the 2022 event, competitors under the age of 16 will be allowed to enter. All entries received by drivers under 16 years of age will go before an advisory committee. Only after being approved by the committee will a driver under 16 years of age be allowed to compete. A copy of a Birth Certificate will still be required to confirm the driver’s age.

Monday and Tuesday Reserved Seats are on sale by calling (918) 838-3777. The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Pit Passes are sold at the event and can be purchased for single or consecutive nights.

Practice will be Sunday, January 8, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Groups will run through twice. Grandstands on Sunday are free to the general public. Weekdays open at 9:00 A.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. for Hot Laps. Saturday opens at 8:00 A.M. with cars on track at 9:00 A.M. (CT). A complete rundown of times can be found at https://www.chilibowl.com/about.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

Building Opens...........................................................9:00 am

Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm

Building Opens...........................................................9:00 am

Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2022) Going back-to-back in A-Class at the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout, the win during the 38th edition of the “Mecca of Micros” officially makes California’s Jake Hagopian a three-time Golden Driller winner.

The 2019, 2022, and now 2023 champion of A-Class earned the pole in Saturday’s A-Feature and led the distance. Finding traffic quickly, Jake was able to steer the No. 14q through the back markers quickly while Ricky Thornton, Jr. chased.

Moving lines around the race’s mid-point, Thornton brought the distance down several times, only to have traffic hand the car lengths back. Cautions during the second half of the feature, the final two saw Ricky Thornton, Jr. and Emerson Axsom both shoot to the cushion while Jake continued to hustle the bottom. Never breaking stride, Hagopian used the final three laps to pull a 0.982-second advantage.

Thornton held off the challenge of Axsom and Buckwalter on both restarts to capture second. Axsom grabbed third, with Tim Buckwalter fourth. Cody Christensen completed the top five. Michael Faccinto crossed sixth, followed by Kyle Spence with an impressive run from 15th. Kris Carroll, Kaylee Esgar, and Daniel Robinson from 21st made up the top ten.

The 39th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout takes place December 26-31, 2023, atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla. Details on the event will be posted as the dates near.

The Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout takes place at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. More information on the event will be released as the event draws closer. All official rules, event information, and dates are online at http://www.tulsashootout.com. Fans can also follow the Tulsa Shootout at https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout and on Twitter (@TulsaShootout).

Race 80 (8 Laps): 1. 138-Karson Battarbee[2]; 2. 99D-Bryant Dawson[1]; 3. 38-Riley Osantowski[4]; 4. 319-Haidyn Hansen[6]; 5. 94L-Gage Laney[9]; 6. 1F-Jason Friesen[8]; 7. 14G-Madelyn Gjerness[7]; 8. 20K-Skyler Keeney[5]; 9. 24G-Greyson Springer[3]; 10. (DNS) 17H-Henry Chambers

Race 81 (8 Laps): 1. 39-Russ Disinger[2]; 2. 41-Logan Rumsey[4]; 3. 7X-Kaden Smith[5]; 4. 11H-Nicholas Harris[1]; 5. 75M-Buddy Mullens[7]; 6. 1H-Jett Nunley[6]; 7. 94-Hayden Wise[8]; 8. 24R-Ryder Wells[10]; 9. 00S-TJ Stark[3]; 10. 51-Joshua Huish[9]

Race 82 (8 Laps): 1. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[1]; 2. 66B-Broedy Graham[3]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[6]; 4. 35G-Gaige Weldon[8]; 5. 10G-Scout Spraggins[5]; 6. 49A-Aiden Price[7]; 7. 7A-Aaron Jesina[4]; 8. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[10]; 9. 37X-Xander Dundon[2]; 10. 99-Brett Osborn[9]

Race 83 (8 Laps): 1. 49X-Ace Moore[3]; 2. 4H-Harley Hollan[6]; 3. 15N-Neal Allison[2]; 4. 27E-Ethan Wicker[10]; 5. 83W-Shane Weeks[8]; 6. 19J-Justin Robison[1]; 7. 3D-Trent Dixon[9]; 8. 7F-Nolan Bartley[4]; 9. 5B-Cade Bierman[5]; 10. 59X-Richie Harvey[7]

Race 84 (8 Laps): 1. 11G-Avery Goodman[4]; 2. 24C-Cale Lagroon[2]; 3. 95A-Eli Adams[1]; 4. 4B-Brandt Twitty[9]; 5. 8B-Dustin Bottoms[6]; 6. 23X-Rhea Lynn Moss[5]; 7. 18W-Wyatt Bruce[3]; 8. 15K-Kendall Battarbee[8]; 9. (DNF) 21H-Levi Hinck[7]; 10. (DNS) U2-Ryan Cotney

Race 85 (8 Laps): 1. 4C-Cole McDaniel[1]; 2. 4X-Teagen Moles[5]; 3. C71-Carter Jensrud[4]; 4. 10S-Shane Stewart[10]; 5. 87-Reed Whitney[7]; 6. 12M-Shawn Marquez Jr[3]; 7. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[9]; 8. 25J-Delaney Jost[8]; 9. 18G-Leonard Scheumack[2]; 10. 28U-Austin Ullstrom[6]

Race 86 (8 Laps): 1. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 2. 99K-Seth Stenzel[2]; 3. 23-Alec Quiggle[6]; 4. 80-Cody Caldwell[1]; 5. 02-Ashton Torgerson[7]; 6. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[10]; 7. 18T-Lexa Turner[8]; 8. 114-Sawyer Kiner[5]; 9. 22T-Thomas Byford[3]; 10. 9A-Luke Lane[9]

Race 87 (8 Laps): 1. 10A-Emerson Axsom[7]; 2. 13L-Jack Lobin[3]; 3. 1V-Johnny Boland[9]; 4. 67-JJ Loss[8]; 5. 76-Maverick Elkins[10]; 6. 22X-Riley Goodno[5]; 7. 1T-Taylor Whitefield[2]; 8. 671-Waylon Phillips[6]; 9. 31B-Braxton Weger[1]; 10. 71A-Anthony Rea[4]

Race 88 (8 Laps): 1. 21X-Carson Bolden[1]; 2. 26K-Kale Drake[3]; 3. 72-Alex Karpowicz[4]; 4. 77K-Kyle Fernandez[5]; 5. 43-Parker Perry[10]; 6. 12U-tyler davenport[6]; 7. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[2]; 8. 4S-Spencer Hill[9]; 9. 31-Chad Lobb[7]; 10. (DNF) 30X-John Crowder[8]

Race 89 (8 Laps): 1. 23M-Garrett Massey[1]; 2. 24A-KJ Snow[4]; 3. 20G-Noah Gass[2]; 4. 1C-Connor Lee[6]; 5. 66J-Holden Jennings[3]; 6. 12R-Trey Robb[10]; 7. 14C-Connor Gross[9]; 8. 61C-Chris Parmley[5]; 9. 28C-Carson Brown[8]; 10. (DNF) 9C-Cade Cowles[7]

Race 90 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Tim Buckwalter[3]; 2. 89-Jace Park[9]; 3. 14-Blake Battles[2]; 4. 5G-Landon Graham[1]; 5. 29K-Levi Kuntz[6]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[10]; 7. 99M-Mason Seubert[8]; 8. 29P-Bailee Spitulski[4]; 9. 5T-Tommy Velasquez III[7]; 10. 40G-Jason Gariss[5]

Race 91 (8 Laps): 1. 21A-Kainan Baker[1]; 2. 51G-Grant Schaadt[2]; 3. 21B-Justin Bates[3]; 4. 39H-Colton Hardy[8]; 5. 56-Michael Hubert[4]; 6. 17C-Christian Galicia[5]; 7. 17G-Isaiah Garcia[9]; 8. A51-Jason Trosper[7]; 9. 7S-Kanon Posey[10]; 10. 97M-Scotty Milan[6]

Race 92 (8 Laps): 1. 01J-Mitchel Moles[1]; 2. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[2]; 3. 91-Ryan Mueller[3]; 4. 44K-Cory Kelley[5]; 5. 61-Kenny Koelsch[7]; 6. 3E-Drake Edwards[8]; 7. 78C-Chance Cody[4]; 8. 11A-Jaden Alexander[6]; 9. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[9]; 10. 44-Anthony Sunde[10]

Race 93 (8 Laps): 1. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[2]; 2. 15-Jase Randolph[3]; 3. 62-Rachel Zabawa[4]; 4. 2A-Austin Wood[7]; 5. 297-Dillon Berglan[8]; 6. 14D-Tylen Trammel[9]; 7. 7C-Phillip Cordova[6]; 8. (DNF) 5A-Ava Gropp[1]; 9. (DNF) 111-Mark Reynolds[5]; 10. (DQ) 29-Blake Scott[10]

Race 94 (8 Laps): 1. 30-Jacob Barton[1]; 2. 94C-Craig Ronk[2]; 3. 5R-Chase Rodgers[3]; 4. 58-Carl Lebo[7]; 5. 55X-Lucas Mauldin[6]; 6. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[9]; 7. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[10]; 8. 97-Damian Norbury[4]; 9. 69U-Robert Burnett[5]; 10. (DNF) 77-Preston Norbury[8]

Race 95 (8 Laps): 1. 8P-Caleb Pence[1]; 2. 53X-Daniel Robinson[5]; 3. 24S-Colby Sokol[2]; 4. 15J-Joe Bob Lee[4]; 5. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[6]; 6. 126-Autumn Criste[3]; 7. 82-Robert Randolph[9]; 8. 22H-Hank Soares[7]; 9. 33L-Laike Imm[8]; 10. 10R-Ray Brewer[10]

Race 96 (8 Laps): 1. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[1]; 2. 86-Zach Wigal[7]; 3. 54X-Maverick Myrick[8]; 4. 14A-Pat Kelly[3]; 5. 11C-Darren Brown[6]; 6. 75-Mal Mullens[2]; 7. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[4]; 8. 08S-Stefan Sidur[9]; 9. 1B-Brian Bennett[5]; 10. (DNF) 27Q-Kaden Weger[10]

Race 97 (8 Laps): 1. 20Q-Brecken Reese[3]; 2. 5E-Bobby Chapa[1]; 3. 26M-Gavin Miller[6]; 4. 151-Joe B Miller[8]; 5. 74-Robby Brockman[4]; 6. 08C-Cannon McIntosh[5]; 7. 5N-Reece Shelton[7]; 8. 27-Jace Alvarez[9]; 9. 18-Aidan Leingang[2]; 10. 79-Bryson Turner[10]

Race 98 (8 Laps): 1. 21$-Cash Lovenburg[1]; 2. 19E-Edward Hartley III[2]; 3. 101-Brock Berreth[4]; 4. 00T-Cole Tinsley[5]; 5. 5-Bradley Huish[8]; 6. 5X-Axton Romero[6]; 7. 54K-Kinser Endicott[10]; 8. 81-Dekota Gay[3]; 9. 9-Bryce Comer[9]; 10. 3B-Caleb Burge[7]

Race 99 (8 Laps): 1. 14R-Jake Nail[4]; 2. 6B-Blake Parmley[1]; 3. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 4. 7P-Dylan Ramey[3]; 5. 16F-Matthew Francis[8]; 6. 74T-Tommy Thompson[6]; 7. 45D-Seth Duty[9]; 8. (DNF) 54-Trey Gropp[7]; 9. (DNF) 13C-William Conner[2]; 10. (DNS) 29C-Connor Borah

Race 100 (8 Laps): 1. 83X-Jett Hays[3]; 2. 20H-John Hull[1]; 3. 3J-Cale Coons[7]; 4. 22-Curtis Jones[5]; 5. 29X-Mason Daugherty[4]; 6. 43T-Jack Thomas[9]; 7. 23L-Tyler LaPointe[10]; 8. 97B-Donnie Burrows[2]; 9. 9K-Kieran Casillas[6]; 10. 53-Graham Hamilton[8]

Race 101 (8 Laps): 1. 21J-Kameron Key[2]; 2. 6W-Colin White[4]; 3. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[3]; 4. 29S-Shawn Bloomquist[7]; 5. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[8]; 6. 42A-Ashley Afdahl[1]; 7. 727-Shawn McKinney[6]; 8. 75T-Tyler Johnson[9]; 9. (DNF) 12G-Gage Robb[5]; 10. (DNS) 19S-Sam Johnson

Race 102 (8 Laps): 1. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[3]; 2. 17E-Kaylee Esgar[5]; 3. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[8]; 4. 13Z-Chris Counter[9]; 5. 16-Darrius Myers[7]; 6. 55U-Chance Ullstrom[6]; 7. 21-Bruce Comer[1]; 8. (DNF) 22M-Sammy McNabb[10]; 9. (DNF) 72D-Derrick Black[2]; 10. (DNF) 33-Cruz Dickerson[4]

Race 103 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Tomas Partington[1]; 2. 48K-Darin Naida[4]; 3. 71K-Daison Pursley[5]; 4. 9T-Christopher Townsend[3]; 5. 17J-Jacob Johnston[6]; 6. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[10]; 7. 95-Paige Moss[9]; 8. 33X-Evan Harvey[8]; 9. 14K-Landon Muehlberger[2]; 10. 81G-Giancarlo Ramessar[7]

Race 104 (8 Laps): 1. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[3]; 2. 88X-Cody Christensen[8]; 3. 08-Peter Smith[1]; 4. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[5]; 5. 16S-Seth Shebester[9]; 6. 02C-Cale McGee[2]; 7. 85J-Logan Julien[7]; 8. 11D-Dominic White[6]; 9. 70-Dwight Green[4]; 10. (DNF) 15H-Jace Hale[10]

Race 105 (8 Laps): 1. 24-JW Henderson[2]; 2. 28H-Chelby Hinton[5]; 3. 83-Brant Woods[1]; 4. 3-Cole Schroeder[7]; 5. 2-Travis Sullivan[3]; 6. 73-Jason McDougal[8]; 7. 82S-Austin Sanders[10]; 8. 122-Lane Warner[9]; 9. 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[6]; 10. 16B-Brady Amos[4]

Race 106 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Cameron La Rose[1]; 2. 52J-Conner Long[2]; 3. 10X-Bradyn Warren[3]; 4. 10T-Taylor Morgan[5]; 5. 2E-Eric Botelho[10]; 6. 69-Devin Crawley[7]; 7. 55T-McKenna Haase[6]; 8. 24P-Ryker Pace[9]; 9. 27W-Shawn Wicker[8]; 10. 28S-Daniel Smith[4]

Race 107 (8 Laps): 1. 11L-Laydon Pearson[1]; 2. 51X-Dalton Parreira[4]; 3. 24F-Connor Wolf[3]; 4. 3T-Trevor McIntire[9]; 5. 08J-Jace McIntosh[7]; 6. 12C-Chase Spicola[6]; 7. 18D-Devon Debrick[2]; 8. 11-Harrison Robards[5]; 9. 6X-Mark Martin[8]; 10. (DNS) 18F-Steve Finn

Race 108 (8 Laps): 1. 88W-Eric Wright[1]; 2. 51K-Caleb Martin[3]; 3. 77R-Robbie Smith[8]; 4. 15S-TJ Smith[6]; 5. 17S-Baron Silva[2]; 6. 96-Jayson Campbell[7]; 7. 14T-Tyler Walton[5]; 8. 15M-Collin Mitchell[9]; 9. 23B-Beckham Malone[4]; 10. 9D-Degan Lelsz[10]

Race 109 (8 Laps): 1. 66C-Carsen Perkins[1]; 2. 82H-Hunter Pruitt[2]; 3. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[4]; 4. 97L-Connor Lundy[3]; 5. 88J-Joey Amantea[8]; 6. 5S-Gunnar Setser[9]; 7. 12B-Brandon Boggs[7]; 8. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[5]; 9. 98-James Roselli[6]; 10. 7G-Ollie Geiger[10]

Race 110 (8 Laps): 1. 4Y-Jett Yantis[1]; 2. 10K-Koda Oller[2]; 3. 3R-Hunter Rhoades[3]; 4. 10-Patrick Lundy[4]; 5. 55C-Trevor Cline[9]; 6. 17F-Santino Ferrucci[8]; 7. 77E-Cole Esgar[6]; 8. 66-Jayden Clay[10]; 9. 49S-Mike Snelling[7]; 10. 14H-Harley Whatley[5]

Race 111 (8 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Chady[1]; 2. 21P-Case Piper[3]; 3. 45M-Megan Thomas[4]; 4. 5K-Gavan Boschele[7]; 5. 36T-Jake Neuman[6]; 6. 88-Austin Torgerson[8]; 7. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[10]; 8. 8S-Landyn Snider[2]; 9. 21K-Keegan Osantowski[9]; 10. 14M-Mike Austin[5]

Race 112 (8 Laps): 1. 15C-Brody Brown[1]; 2. 3Z-Trey Zorn[4]; 3. 93C-Matt Carr[5]; 4. 87C-Brenham Crouch[2]; 5. 29L-Jackson Lauderbaugh[3]; 6. 14B-Ethan Burdett[9]; 7. 05-Joshua Spatola[6]; 8. 57T-Kyle Thompson[10]; 9. 570-Prestyn Brown[7]; 10. 3S-Will Scribner[8]

Race 113 (8 Laps): 1. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[1]; 2. 2K-Kooper Kelly[2]; 3. 73X-Wyatt Miller[8]; 4. 55B-Jett Barnes[6]; 5. 49Z-Zak Moore[9]; 6. 787-Brody Wake[3]; 7. 36S-Darren Stewart[5]; 8. 26C-Chase McDermand[4]; 9. 21G-Garth Kasiner[7]

Race 114 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[4]; 2. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[1]; 3. 20-Kyle Spence[8]; 4. 36B-Cole Bodine[3]; 5. 57L-Jacob Lucas[5]; 6. 10P-Brian Potter[6]; 7. 23C-Josh Castro[9]; 8. 26P-Preston Lattomus[2]; 9. 99X-Trey Gibbs[7]

Race 115 (8 Laps): 1. 36K-Kris Carroll[8]; 2. 14F-Bobby Wofford Jr[1]; 3. 4N-Ryan Winter[4]; 4. 91K-Kevin Bayer[6]; 5. 68-Landon Ellis[9]; 6. 6C-Trevor Casey[3]; 7. 191-Bash Ferguson[2]; 8. 29D-Dylan Menditto[7]; 9. 45-Bradley Cox[5]

Race 116 (8 Laps): 1. 7J-Michael Faccinto[2]; 2. 52H-Hayden Mabe[1]; 3. 88R-Ryder Laplante[5]; 4. 1-Kortland Stephens[3]; 5. 17A-Austin Barnhill[7]; 6. 36R-Kevin Reed[8]; 7. 38S-Tim Snelling[6]; 8. 84S-Sean Cleavland[9]; 9. 6T-Robert Tidaback[4]

Race 117 (8 Laps): 1. 18K-Brayden Kongdara[4]; 2. 81X-Frank Flud[6]; 3. 8J-Jonathan Beason[3]; 4. 10B-Braden Pfeiffer[9]; 5. 110-Karter Battarbee[2]; 6. 21C-Carter Holt[7]; 7. 8-Coleten Agee[8]; 8. 97T-Matt Taylor[1]; 9. 7-Quinn Thurein[5]

Race 214 - E1 (8 Laps): 1. 5T-Tommy Velasquez III[2]; 2. 7-Quinn Thurein[4]; 3. 97M-Scotty Milan[8]; 4. 70-Dwight Green[5]; 5. 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[3]; 6. 77-Preston Norbury[9]; 7. 33L-Laike Imm[1]; 8. 22T-Thomas Byford[6]; 9. 72D-Derrick Black[7]

Race 215 - E2 (8 Laps): 1. 98-James Roselli[3]; 2. 27W-Shawn Wicker[1]; 3. 23B-Beckham Malone[5]; 4. 18F-Steve Finn[7]; 5. 49S-Mike Snelling[2]; 6. 30X-John Crowder[6]; 7. 44-Anthony Sunde[4]; 8. (DNS) 14K-Landon Muehlberger; 9. (DNS) 40G-Jason Gariss

Race 216 - E3 (8 Laps): 1. 570-Prestyn Brown[1]; 2. 59X-Richie Harvey[6]; 3. 14H-Harley Whatley[7]; 4. 10R-Ray Brewer[3]; 5. 53-Graham Hamilton[5]; 6. 5B-Cade Bierman[2]; 7. 6T-Robert Tidaback[4]; 8. (DNS) 6X-Mark Martin; 9. (DNS) 17H-Henry Chambers

Race 217 - E4 (8 Laps): 1. 21G-Garth Kasiner[2]; 2. 97B-Donnie Burrows[1]; 3. 111-Mark Reynolds[3]; 4. (DNF) 3S-Will Scribner[5]; 5. (DNF) 27Q-Kaden Weger[4]; 6. (DNS) 51-Joshua Huish; 7. (DNS) 9C-Cade Cowles; 8. (DNS) 14M-Mike Austin; 9. (DNS) U2-Ryan Cotney

Race 218 - E5 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Brett Osborn[5]; 2. 8S-Landyn Snider[1]; 3. 3B-Caleb Burge[7]; 4. 29C-Connor Borah[9]; 5. 99X-Trey Gibbs[2]; 6. 79-Bryson Turner[4]; 7. 37X-Xander Dundon[6]; 8. 71A-Anthony Rea[8]; 9. 69U-Robert Burnett[3]

Race 219 - E6 (8 Laps): 1. 26P-Preston Lattomus[1]; 2. 5A-Ava Gropp[2]; 3. 33-Cruz Dickerson[6]; 4. 15H-Jace Hale[3]; 5. 18G-Leonard Scheumack[4]; 6. 81G-Giancarlo Ramessar[5]; 7. (DNS) 1B-Brian Bennett; 8. (DNS) 9A-Luke Lane; 9. (DNS) 19S-Sam Johnson

Race 220 - E7 (8 Laps): 1. 21H-Levi Hinck[1]; 2. 18-Aidan Leingang[3]; 3. 16B-Brady Amos[5]; 4. 31B-Braxton Weger[4]; 5. 9D-Degan Lelsz[2]; 6. (DNS) 97T-Matt Taylor; 7. (DNS) 12G-Gage Robb; 8. (DNS) 24G-Greyson Springer

Race 221 - E8 (8 Laps): 1. 9K-Kieran Casillas[2]; 2. 45-Bradley Cox[3]; 3. 13C-William Conner[6]; 4. 31-Chad Lobb[1]; 5. 00S-TJ Stark[5]; 6. 28U-Austin Ullstrom[7]; 7. 28S-Daniel Smith[8]; 8. 7G-Ollie Geiger[4]

Race 222 - D1 (10 Laps): 1. 66J-Holden Jennings[1]; 2. 122-Lane Warner[8]; 3. 12C-Chase Spicola[3]; 4. 99M-Mason Seubert[4]; 5. 95-Paige Moss[2]; 6. 14G-Madelyn Gjerness[6]; 7. 55T-McKenna Haase[7]; 8. 5T-Tommy Velasquez III[13]; 9. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[9]; 10. 66-Jayden Clay[5]; 11. 7-Quinn Thurein[14]; 12. 191-Bash Ferguson[10]; 13. 11D-Dominic White[11]; 14. 29P-Bailee Spitulski[12]

Race 223 - D2 (10 Laps): 1. 2-Travis Sullivan[1]; 2. 77E-Cole Esgar[3]; 3. 23C-Josh Castro[2]; 4. 24P-Ryker Pace[4]; 5. 18W-Wyatt Bruce[5]; 6. 98-James Roselli[9]; 7. 27W-Shawn Wicker[10]; 8. A51-Jason Trosper[6]; 9. 20K-Skyler Keeney[7]; 10. 97-Damian Norbury[8]; 11. (DNS) 10P-Brian Potter; 12. (DNS) 71J-Jaxton Wiggs; 13. (DNS) 57T-Kyle Thompson; 14. (DNS) 5N-Reece Shelton

Race 224 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 15M-Collin Mitchell[8]; 2. 17S-Baron Silva[2]; 3. 23X-Rhea Lynn Moss[3]; 4. 29L-Jackson Lauderbaugh[1]; 5. 15K-Kendall Battarbee[9]; 6. 05-Joshua Spatola[7]; 7. 12M-Shawn Marquez Jr[5]; 8. 570-Prestyn Brown[13]; 9. 85J-Logan Julien[6]; 10. 22H-Hank Soares[10]; 11. 114-Sawyer Kiner[11]; 12. 45D-Seth Duty[4]; 13. 59X-Richie Harvey[12]; 14. (DNS) 26C-Chase McDermand

Race 225 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 22X-Riley Goodno[2]; 2. 12B-Brandon Boggs[5]; 3. 38S-Tim Snelling[6]; 4. 21G-Garth Kasiner[10]; 5. 3D-Trent Dixon[1]; 6. 97B-Donnie Burrows[11]; 7. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[9]; 8. 126-Autumn Criste[4]; 9. 8-Coleten Agee[3]; 10. 84S-Sean Cleavland[7]; 11. 25J-Delaney Jost[8]; 12. (DNS) 110-Karter Battarbee; 13. (DNS) 54-Trey Gropp; 14. (DNS) 61C-Chris Parmley

Race 226 - D5 (10 Laps): 1. 17C-Christian Galicia[1]; 2. 8S-Landyn Snider[12]; 3. 4S-Spencer Hill[5]; 4. 9-Bryce Comer[10]; 5. 33X-Evan Harvey[7]; 6. 1H-Jett Nunley[2]; 7. 11-Harrison Robards[9]; 8. 787-Brody Wake[3]; 9. 19J-Justin Robison[6]; 10. 29D-Dylan Menditto[8]; 11. 74T-Tommy Thompson[4]; 12. 99-Brett Osborn[11]; 13. (DNS) 14T-Tyler Walton; 14. (DNS) 21T-Tommy Kunsman

Race 227 - D6 (10 Laps): 1. 08C-Cannon McIntosh[3]; 2. 12U-Tyler Davenport[2]; 3. 08S-Stefan Sidur[7]; 4. 24R-Ryder Wells[4]; 5. 36S-Darren Stewart[8]; 6. 6C-Trevor Casey[5]; 7. 14C-Connor Gross[1]; 8. 7S-Kanon Posey[10]; 9. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[11]; 10. 1T-Taylor Whitefield[9]; 11. 26P-Preston Lattomus[13]; 12. 5A-Ava Gropp[14]; 13. 42A-Ashley Afdahl[6]; 14. 21K-Keegan Osantowski[12]

Race 228 - D7 (10 Laps): 1. 17G-Isaiah Garcia[1]; 2. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[4]; 3. 5X-Axton Romero[2]; 4. 7C-Phillip Cordova[6]; 5. 94-Hayden Wise[3]; 6. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[9]; 7. 75-Mal Mullens[5]; 8. 7A-Aaron Jesina[8]; 9. 18-Aidan Leingang[14]; 10. 81-Dekota Gay[12]; 11. 21H-Levi Hinck[13]; 12. 7F-Nolan Bartley[11]; 13. 27-Jace Alvarez[7]; 14. 21-Bruce Comer[10]

Race 229 - D8 (10 Laps): 1. 55U-Chance Ullstrom[2]; 2. 82-Robert Randolph[1]; 3. 22M-Sammy McNabb[4]; 4. 18T-Lexa Turner[3]; 5. 671-Waylon Phillips[11]; 6. 75T-Tyler Johnson[7]; 7. 28C-Carson Brown[12]; 8. 727-Shawn McKinney[6]; 9. 02C-Cale McGee[5]; 10. 78C-Chance Cody[8]; 11. 18D-Devon Debrick[9]; 12. 45-Bradley Cox[14]; 13. 9K-Kieran Casillas[13]; 14. 11A-Jaden Alexander[10]

Race 230 - C1 (10 Laps): 1. 319-Haidyn Hansen[2]; 2. 38-Riley Osantowski[1]; 3. 1-Kortland Stephens[9]; 4. 297-Dillon Berglan[3]; 5. 61-Kenny Koelsch[7]; 6. 14B-Ethan Burdett[8]; 7. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[6]; 8. 57L-Jacob Lucas[12]; 9. 122-Lane Warner[14]; 10. 36T-Jake Neuman[10]; 11. 11H-Nicholas Harris[11]; 12. 15N-Neal Allison[5]; 13. 66J-Holden Jennings[13]; 14. 10X-Bradyn Warren[4]

Race 231 - C2 (10 Laps): 1. 67-JJ Loss[2]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[3]; 3. C71-Carter Jensrud[1]; 4. 16-Darrius Myers[5]; 5. 87C-Brenham Crouch[8]; 6. 10T-Taylor Morgan[4]; 7. 77E-Cole Esgar[12]; 8. 2-Travis Sullivan[11]; 9. 56-Michael Hubert[10]; 10. 80-Cody Caldwell[9]; 11. 8B-Dustin Bottoms[7]; 12. 15J-Joe Bob Lee[6]; 13. (DNS) 5-Bradley Huish; 14. (DNS) 24F-Connor Wolf

Race 232 - C3 (10 Laps): 1. 72-Alex Karpowicz[1]; 2. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[3]; 3. 1C-Connor Lee[2]; 4. 95A-Eli Adams[6]; 5. 3R-Hunter Rhoades[4]; 6. 17S-Baron Silva[12]; 7. 15M-Collin Mitchell[13]; 8. 14-Blake Battles[5]; 9. 29K-Levi Kuntz[9]; 10. 08J-Jace McIntosh[7]; 11. 5G-Landon Graham[11]; 12. 10-Patrick Lundy[8]; 13. 74-Robby Brockman[10]; 14. (DNS) 1F-Jason Friesen

Race 233 - C4 (10 Laps): 1. 15S-TJ Smith[2]; 2. 3E-Drake Edwards[8]; 3. 22X-Riley Goodno[11]; 4. 62-Rachel Zabawa[1]; 5. 24S-Colby Sokol[3]; 6. 14A-Pat Kelly[6]; 7. 55X-Lucas Mauldin[7]; 8. 17A-Austin Barnhill[5]; 9. 12B-Brandon Boggs[12]; 10. 54K-Kinser Endicott[9]; 11. 29X-Mason Daugherty[10]; 12. 08-Peter Smith[4]; 13. (DNS) 8J-Jonathan Beason; 14. (DNS) 88J-Joey Amantea

Race 234 - C5 (10 Laps): 1. 55B-Jett Barnes[2]; 2. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[4]; 3. 83-Brant Woods[6]; 4. 21B-Justin Bates[3]; 5. 14D-Tylen Trammel[7]; 6. 8S-Landyn Snider[11]; 7. 7P-Dylan Ramey[8]; 8. 77K-Kyle Fernandez[5]; 9. (DNF) 17C-Christian Galicia[10]; 10. (DNF) 101-Brock Berreth[1]; 11. (DNS) 73B-Braden Chiaramonte; 12. (DNS) 73-Jason McDougal; 13. (DNS) 49A-Aiden Price

Race 235 - C6 (10 Laps): 1. 91K-Kevin Bayer[2]; 2. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[1]; 3. 91-Ryan Mueller[3]; 4. 75M-Buddy Mullens[4]; 5. 08C-Cannon McIntosh[11]; 6. 9T-Christopher Townsend[6]; 7. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[7]; 8. 44K-Cory Kelley[5]; 9. 17F-Santino Ferrucci[8]; 10. 11C-Darren Brown[9]; 11. 12U-Tyler Davenport[12]; 12. 69-Devin Crawley[10]; 13. (DNS) 12R-Trey Robb; 14. (DNS) 82S-Austin Sanders

Race 236 - C7 (10 Laps): 1. 45M-Megan Thomas[1]; 2. 00T-Cole Tinsley[5]; 3. 97L-Connor Lundy[8]; 4. 87-Reed Whitney[6]; 5. 88-Austin Torgerson[10]; 6. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[14]; 7. 43T-Jack Thomas[7]; 8. 96-Jayson Campbell[12]; 9. 16F-Matthew Francis[9]; 10. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[11]; 11. 17G-Isaiah Garcia[13]; 12. 5R-Chase Rodgers[3]; 13. 83W-Shane Weeks[2]; 14. 9B-Casey Bauman[4]

Race 237 - C8 (10 Laps): 1. 76-Maverick Elkins[2]; 2. 4N-Ryan Winter[1]; 3. 02-Ashton Torgerson[6]; 4. 22-Curtis Jones[5]; 5. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[3]; 6. 17J-Jacob Johnston[9]; 7. 5S-Gunnar Setser[7]; 8. 36B-Cole Bodine[8]; 9. 21C-Carter Holt[12]; 10. 55U-Chance Ullstrom[11]; 11. 82-Robert Randolph[13]; 12. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[4]; 13. (DNF) 36R-Kevin Reed[10]; 14. (DNS) 10G-Scout Spraggins

Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points from Heats & Qualifiers advance to Saturday night's A Main)

Race 300 - Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 10S-Shane Stewart[1]; 2. 20-Kyle Spence[2]; 3. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[3]; 4. 36K-Kris Carroll[4]; 5. 23-Alec Quiggle[7]; 6. 66C-Carsen Perkins[9]; 7. 3-Cole Schroeder[12]; 8. 66B-Broedy Graham[10]; 9. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[5]; 10. 7X-Kaden Smith[11]; 11. 10B-Braden Pfeiffer[6]; 12. 68-Landon Ellis[14]; 13. 52J-Conner Long[13]; 14. 30-Jacob Barton[8]

Race 301 - Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 4X-Teagen Moles[1]; 2. 10A-Emerson Axsom[4]; 3. 26M-Gavin Miller[7]; 4. 49X-Ace Moore[2]; 5. 4Y-Jett Yantis[9]; 6. 14R-Jake Nail[5]; 7. 18K-Brayden Kongdara[3]; 8. 13-Elijah Gile[11]; 9. 41-Logan Rumsey[6]; 10. 5K-Gavan Boschele[12]; 11. 82H-Hunter Pruitt[13]; 12. 13L-Jack Lobin[10]; 13. 99D-Bryant Dawson[14]; 14. 8P-Caleb Pence[8]

Race 302 - Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 71-Tim Buckwalter[2]; 2. 53X-Daniel Robinson[1]; 3. 21J-Kameron Key[5]; 4. 89-Jace Park[4]; 5. 71K-Daison Pursley[9]; 6. 24A-KJ Snow[6]; 7. 4H-Harley Hollan[3]; 8. 26K-Kale Drake[10]; 9. 57-Kyle Chady[7]; 10. 5E-Bobby Chapa[13]; 11. 10K-Koda Oller[11]; 12. 24C-Cale Lagroon[12]; 13. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[8]; 14. (DNS) 11K-Shawn Mahaffey

Race 303 - Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 17E-Kaylee Esgar[1]; 2. 88X-Cody Christensen[4]; 3. 81X-Frank Flud[3]; 4. 24-JW Henderson[5]; 5. 21$-Cash Lovenburg[8]; 6. 15-Jase Randolph[10]; 7. 20Q-Brecken Reese[2]; 8. 93C-Matt Carr[11]; 9. 6W-Colin White[6]; 10. 15C-Brody Brown[9]; 11. 6B-Blake Parmley[14]; 12. 2K-Kooper Kelly[13]; 13. 4C-Cole McDaniel[7]; 14. 99K-Seth Stenzel[12]

Race 304 - Qualifier 5 (10 Laps): 1. 83X-Jett Hays[2]; 2. 7J-Michael Faccinto[5]; 3. 86-Zach Wigal[4]; 4. 21X-Carson Bolden[7]; 5. 48K-Darin Naida[6]; 6. 51K-Caleb Martin[10]; 7. 88R-Ryder Laplante[11]; 8. 51G-Grant Schaadt[12]; 9. 94L-Gage Laney[13]; 10. 19-Tomas Partington[8]; 11. 20H-John Hull[14]; 12. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[9]; 13. 28H-Chelby Hinton[1]; 14. 54X-Maverick Myrick[3]

Race 305 - Qualifier 6 (10 Laps): 1. 3J-Cale Coons[1]; 2. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[12]; 3. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[2]; 4. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[3]; 5. 4B-Brandt Twitty[5]; 6. 49-Cameron La Rose[8]; 7. 16S-Seth Shebester[13]; 8. 23M-Garrett Massey[7]; 9. 1V-Johnny Boland[4]; 10. 35G-Gaige Weldon[9]; 11. 21P-Case Piper[10]; 12. 2A-Austin Wood[11]; 13. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[14]; 14. 51X-Dalton Parreira[6]

Race 306 - Qualifier 7 (10 Laps): 1. 11G-Avery Goodman[4]; 2. 138-Karson Battarbee[1]; 3. 77R-Robbie Smith[3]; 4. 39H-Colton Hardy[9]; 5. 11L-Laydon Pearson[8]; 6. 55C-Trevor Cline[13]; 7. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[2]; 8. 94C-Craig Ronk[12]; 9. 21A-Kainan Baker[7]; 10. 3Z-Trey Zorn[6]; 11. 43-Parker Perry[10]; 12. 58-Carl Lebo[11]; 13. 13Z-Chris Counter[5]; 14. 14F-Bobby Wofford Jr[14]

Race 307 - Qualifier 8 (10 Laps): 1. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 2. 39-Russ Disinger[1]; 3. 73X-Wyatt Miller[3]; 4. 2B-Garrett Benson[6]; 5. 151-Joe B Miller[9]; 6. 3T-Trevor McIntire[5]; 7. 01J-Mitchel Moles[7]; 8. 2E-Eric Botelho[10]; 9. 27E-Ethan Wicker[2]; 10. 88W-Eric Wright[8]; 11. 29S-Shawn Bloomquist[11]; 12. 19E-Edward Hartley III[12]; 13. 49Z-Zak Moore[13]; 14. (DNS) 52H-Hayden Mabe

Race 324 - B1 (12 Laps): 1. 20-Kyle Spence[1]; 2. 2B-Garrett Benson[3]; 3. 14R-Jake Nail[5]; 4. 51K-Caleb Martin[4]; 5. 54X-Maverick Myrick[12]; 6. 3Z-Trey Zorn[9]; 7. 21A-Kainan Baker[8]; 8. 73X-Wyatt Miller[2]; 9. 29S-Shawn Bloomquist[10]; 10. 38-Riley Osantowski[14]; 11. 319-Haidyn Hansen[13]; 12. 23M-Garrett Massey[7]; 13. (DNF) 99D-Bryant Dawson[11]; 14. (DNF) 93C-Matt Carr[6]

Race 325 - B2 (12 Laps): 1. 39H-Colton Hardy[1]; 2. 24A-KJ Snow[5]; 3. 20Q-Brecken Reese[6]; 4. 138-Karson Battarbee[2]; 5. 26K-Kale Drake[7]; 6. 66C-Carsen Perkins[4]; 7. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[9]; 8. 67-JJ Loss[11]; 9. 2K-Kooper Kelly[10]; 10. 5E-Bobby Chapa[8]; 11. 14F-Bobby Wofford Jr[12]; 12. (DNF) 20G-Noah Gass[13]; 13. (DNF) 24-JW Henderson[3]; 14. (DNS) 88W-Eric Wright

Race 326 - B3 (12 Laps): 1. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[1]; 2. 39-Russ Disinger[2]; 3. 48K-Darin Naida[4]; 4. 82H-Hunter Pruitt[7]; 5. 3T-Trevor McIntire[3]; 6. 7X-Kaden Smith[8]; 7. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[6]; 8. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[12]; 9. 72-Alex Karpowicz[11]; 10. 52J-Conner Long[9]; 11. 57-Kyle Chady[5]; 12. (DNF) 11B-Kaylee Bryson[10]; 13. (DNS) 22Z-Jaxon Bishop; 14. (DNS) 52H-Hayden Mabe

Race 327 - B4 (12 Laps): 1. 21J-Kameron Key[1]; 2. 15S-TJ Smith[13]; 3. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[7]; 4. 18K-Brayden Kongdara[5]; 5. 66B-Broedy Graham[6]; 6. 3E-Drake Edwards[12]; 7. 21$-Cash Lovenburg[3]; 8. 13L-Jack Lobin[10]; 9. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[2]; 10. 6B-Blake Parmley[8]; 11. (DNF) 13Z-Chris Counter[11]; 12. (DNF) 16S-Seth Shebester[4]; 13. (DNF) 10K-Koda Oller[9]; 14. (DNS) 30-Jacob Barton

Race 328 - B5 (12 Laps): 1. 53X-Daniel Robinson[1]; 2. 41-Logan Rumsey[7]; 3. 01J-Mitchel Moles[6]; 4. 11L-Laydon Pearson[3]; 5. 55B-Jett Barnes[13]; 6. 21X-Carson Bolden[2]; 7. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[14]; 8. 8P-Caleb Pence[12]; 9. 49Z-Zak Moore[11]; 10. 20H-John Hull[8]; 11. 19E-Edward Hartley III[10]; 12. 3-Cole Schroeder[4]; 13. 4H-Harley Hollan[5]; 14. 10B-Braden Pfeiffer[9]

Race 329 - B6 (12 Laps): 1. 4Y-Jett Yantis[2]; 2. 2E-Eric Botelho[6]; 3. 51G-Grant Schaadt[5]; 4. 2A-Austin Wood[10]; 5. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[9]; 6. 91K-Kevin Bayer[11]; 7. 21P-Case Piper[7]; 8. 4B-Brandt Twitty[4]; 9. 49X-Ace Moore[3]; 10. (DNF) 81X-Frank Flud[1]; 11. (DNF) 15C-Brody Brown[8]; 12. (DNF) 38T-Jackson Kounkel[12]; 13. (DNS) 11K-Shawn Mahaffey; 14. (DNS) 6W-Colin White

Race 330 - B7 (12 Laps): 1. 71K-Daison Pursley[1]; 2. 23-Alec Quiggle[3]; 3. 94C-Craig Ronk[5]; 4. 55C-Trevor Cline[2]; 5. 94L-Gage Laney[6]; 6. 49-Cameron La Rose[4]; 7. 51X-Dalton Parreira[12]; 8. 27E-Ethan Wicker[7]; 9. 45M-Megan Thomas[11]; 10. 58-Carl Lebo[10]; 11. 35G-Gaige Weldon[8]; 12. 4C-Cole McDaniel[9]; 13. (DNF) 00T-Cole Tinsley[13]; 14. (DNS) 43-Parker Perry

Race 331 - B8 (12 Laps): 1. 77R-Robbie Smith[1]; 2. 151-Joe B Miller[2]; 3. 15-Jase Randolph[3]; 4. 1V-Johnny Boland[6]; 5. 68-Landon Ellis[7]; 6. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 7. 28H-Chelby Hinton[9]; 8. 24C-Cale Lagroon[10]; 9. 19-Tomas Partington[8]; 10. 4N-Ryan Winter[12]; 11. (DNF) 88R-Ryder Laplante[4]; 12. (DNF) 76-Maverick Elkins[11]; 13. (DNS) 5K-Gavan Boschele; 14. (DNS) 99K-Seth Stenzel

Race 351 - LCQ (12 Laps): 1. 20-Kyle Spence[1]; 2. 39H-Colton Hardy[2]; 3. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[3]; 4. 71K-Daison Pursley[6]; 5. 21J-Kameron Key[4]; 6. 77R-Robbie Smith[7]; 7. 53X-Daniel Robinson[5]; 8. 39-Russ Disinger[9]; 9. 151-Joe B Miller[10]; 10. 4Y-Jett Yantis[8]; 11. 2B-Garrett Benson[11]; 12. 24A-KJ Snow[13]; 13. 2E-Eric Botelho[14]; 14. 23-Alec Quiggle[12]; 15. 15S-TJ Smith[15]; 16. (DNS) 41-Logan Rumsey

Race 357 - A Main (30 Laps): 1. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[1]; 2. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 3. 10A-Emerson Axsom[2]; 4. 71-Tim Buckwalter[6]; 5. 88X-Cody Christensen[5]; 6. 7J-Michael Faccinto[7]; 7. 20-Kyle Spence[15]; 8. 36K-Kris Carroll[8]; 9. 17E-Kaylee Esgar[11]; 10. 53X-Daniel Robinson[21]; 11. 86-Zach Wigal[9]; 12. 71K-Daison Pursley[20]; 13. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[17]; 14. 39-Russ Disinger[23]; 15. 4X-Teagen Moles[12]; 16. 11G-Avery Goodman[3]; 17. 89-Jace Park[13]; 18. 21J-Kameron Key[19]; 19. 3J-Cale Coons[16]; 20. 26M-Gavin Miller[14]; 21. 10S-Shane Stewart[10]; 22. 39H-Colton Hardy[18]; 23. (DNF) 77R-Robbie Smith[22]; 24. (DNS) 83X-Jett Hays

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Oka. (December 31, 2022) After years of trying, Saturday night was the night for TJ Smith, who finally landed his first Golden Driller in Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout competition with a dominating performance in Outlaw Non-Wing action.

Chasing Oklahoma’s Jason McDougal the first five revolutions, the door swung open for Smith to take the lead on Lap 6 when Jason slid off the bottom, exiting the second turn. In traffic by Lap 9, the slower cars did little to shake Smith’s pace.

Staying low on a late-race restart, Smith was able to protect the lead and win by 1.078-seconds.

Looking to have a runner-up performance in hand, Kyle Spence had other plans as the R7 jumped to the top through the final two turns and snagged second at the line from McDougal. Fourth went to Jaxon Bishop, with Shawn Mahaffey in fifth.

Emerson Axsom, Ashton Torgerson, Frank Flud, Anton Hernandez, and Colin White made up the top ten.

The field of Outlaw Non-Wing competitors numbered 398 and was the second largest class of the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout.

Race 25 (8 Laps): 1. 23C-Josh Castro[3]; 2. 14J-Eric Jennings[4]; 3. 80N-Shawn Jones[9]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile[8]; 5. 7P-Dylan Ramey[6]; 6. 66J-Holden Jennings[5]; 7. 58-Carl Lebo[1]; 8. 48T-Tanner Holm[2]; 9. (DNF) 8X-Josh Marcham[7]; 10. (DNS) U2-Ryan Cotney

Race 26 (8 Laps): 1. 54X-Maverick Myrick[4]; 2. 23-Alec Quiggle[5]; 3. 17A-Austin Barnhill[1]; 4. 19J-Justin Robison[3]; 5. 7F-Ryan Frantz[8]; 6. 57-Kyle Chady[9]; 7. 17T-Talon McConnell[7]; 8. 191-Bash Ferguson[2]; 9. 13L-Jack Lobin[10]; 10. 23Z-Zach Hanes[6]

Race 27 (8 Laps): 1. 11J-Jett Hays[1]; 2. 16S-Seth Shebester[3]; 3. 12U-tyler davenport[4]; 4. 151-Joe B Miller[5]; 5. 15-Jase Randolph[6]; 6. 20S-Steven Curbow[7]; 7. 72H-Hunter Pruitt[9]; 8. 21B-Justin Bates[2]; 9. 25J-Delaney Jost[10]; 10. 4N-Ryan Winter[8]

Race 28 (8 Laps): 1. 87C-Brenham Crouch[2]; 2. 26K-Kale Drake[4]; 3. 32L-Brian Lunsford[6]; 4. 28C-Carson Brown[7]; 5. 89-Jace Park[10]; 6. 2A-Austin Wood[9]; 7. 28S-Daniel Smith[3]; 8. 8C-Jake Branum[5]; 9. 17J-Jacob Johnston[8]; 10. (DNF) 10-Patrick Lundy[1]

Race 29 (8 Laps): 1. 94-Hayden Wise[1]; 2. 6W-Colin White[9]; 3. 9H-Kaden Holm[5]; 4. 99B-Cole Bodine[3]; 5. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[8]; 6. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[6]; 7. 27W-Shawn Wicker[4]; 8. 29D-Dylan Menditto[7]; 9. 70-Dwight Green[2]; 10. (DNS) 33X-Daniel Robinson

Race 30 (8 Laps): 1. 08J-Jace McIntosh[6]; 2. 98D-Mason Daugherty[8]; 3. 54-Trey Gropp[3]; 4. 122-Lane Warner[9]; 5. 112-Jack Kassik[7]; 6. 37A-Ayden Gatewood[1]; 7. (DNF) 12B-Brandon Boggs[2]; 8. (DNF) 88J-Joey Amantea[10]; 9. (DNF) 29P-Bailee Spitulski[4]; 10. (DNF) 20-Shon Deskins[5]

Race 31 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 2. 14C-Connor Gross[9]; 3. 83-Brant Woods[6]; 4. 3S-Will Scribner[7]; 5. 32-Trey Marcham[10]; 6. 60-Robert Lee[3]; 7. 77E-Cole Esgar[8]; 8. 951-Jimmy Wells[5]; 9. 49S-Mike Snelling[2]; 10. (DNF) 9K-Kieran Casillas[1]

Race 32 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Cameron La Rose[1]; 2. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[3]; 3. 21G-Garth Kasiner[4]; 4. 3E-Drake Edwards[8]; 5. 81X-Frank Flud[10]; 6. 8B-Dustin Bottoms[6]; 7. 33M-Ryan Mueller[9]; 8. 4X-Teagen Moles[7]; 9. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[2]; 10. 480-Cory Green[5]

Race 33 (8 Laps): 1. 14R-Jake Nail[6]; 2. 4A-Ayden Hare[1]; 3. 66B-Broedy Graham[3]; 4. 29A-Tanner Thorson[8]; 5. 10S-Scout Spraggins[4]; 6. 26C-Chase McDermand[10]; 7. 59X-Richie Harvey[9]; 8. 8-Coleten Agee[2]; 9. 81-Dekota Gay[5]; 10. 15J-Joe Bob Lee[7]

Race 34 (8 Laps): 1. 12R-Trey Robb[2]; 2. 25A-Anton Hernandez[4]; 3. 77S-Logan Seavey[3]; 4. 3L-Jimmy Leal[1]; 5. 76-Maverick Elkins[5]; 6. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[7]; 7. 33D-Justin Patocka[8]; 8. 157-Cam Sorrels[6]; 9. (DNF) 10K-Koda Oller[9]; 10. (DNS) 17D-Dave Nicholson

Race 35 (8 Laps): 1. 68-Landon Ellis[2]; 2. 17-Quinn Jones[7]; 3. 35-Carsen Perkins[6]; 4. 3R-Hunter Rhoades[1]; 5. 61C-Chris Parmley[3]; 6. 29C-Connor Borah[5]; 7. 22J-Tony Lawrence[8]; 8. 1-Kortland Stephens[9]; 9. 40G-Jason Gariss[4]; 10. (DNF) 18H-Nicholas Howard[10]

Race 36 (8 Laps): 1. 101-Brock Berreth[1]; 2. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[8]; 3. 20Q-Brecken Reese[5]; 4. R7-Kyle Spence[9]; 5. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[10]; 6. 15K-Kendall Battarbee[3]; 7. 00C-Charlie Henderson[4]; 8. 95M-Pat Kelly[7]; 9. 22A-Jacob McConnell[2]; 10. 20G-Noah Gass[6]

Race 37 (8 Laps): 1. 91K-Kevin Bayer[2]; 2. 3-Cole Schroeder[1]; 3. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[3]; 4. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[5]; 5. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[8]; 6. 15X-Rob Pajauis[4]; 7. 65-Michael Faccinto[7]; 8. 297-Dillon Berglan[6]; 9. (DNS) 18F-Steve Finn; 10. (DQ) 29-Blake Scott[10]

Race 38 (8 Laps): 1. 2J-Daison Pursley[8]; 2. 75-Devan Myers[2]; 3. 85J-Logan Julien[3]; 4. 38S-Tim Snelling[10]; 5. 62-Rachel Zabawa[9]; 6. 6X-Mark Martin[1]; 7. 14P-Page Perrine[4]; 8. 13X-Chase Howard[7]; 9. 21M-Kiely Ricardo[5]; 10. 97T-Matt Taylor[6]

Race 39 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[4]; 2. 36T-Jake Neuman[9]; 3. 5A-Ava Gropp[1]; 4. 36K-Kris Carroll[7]; 5. 26M-Gavin Miller[6]; 6. 2C-Chase Porter[8]; 7. 23L-Tyler LaPointe[3]; 8. 9A-Luke Lane[10]; 9. 32S-Kyran Keith[5]; 10. 6B-Blake Parmley[2]

Race 40 (8 Laps): 1. 7T-Logan Trevino[2]; 2. 1C-Connor Lee[6]; 3. 78B-Lane Burnett[1]; 4. 8P-Caleb Pence[5]; 5. 4B-Brandt Twitty[8]; 6. 72-Alex Karpowicz[4]; 7. 8S-Austin Stone[10]; 8. 171-Alex Caldwell[3]; 9. 38H-Levi Henderson[9]; 10. A51-Jason Trosper[7]

Race 41 (8 Laps): 1. 35G-Gaige Weldon[2]; 2. 3Z-Trey Zorn[3]; 3. 28-Garrett Bias[4]; 4. 00T-Cole Tinsley[10]; 5. 14B-Ethan Burdett[9]; 6. 3T-Trevor McIntire[6]; 7. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[5]; 8. 44X-Gunner Shroyer[7]; 9. 727-Shawn McKinney[1]; 10. (DNF) 69U-Robert Burnett[8]

Race 42 (8 Laps): 1. 22M-Sammy McNabb[3]; 2. 39-Russ Disinger[5]; 3. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[8]; 4. 9-Bryce Comer[1]; 5. 92B-Eric Bartlett[2]; 6. 24G-Greyson Springer[9]; 7. Z78-Zach Drummond[4]; 8. 51G-Grant Schaadt[10]; 9. 111-Mark Reynolds[7]; 10. 10T-Taylor Morgan[6]

Race 43 (8 Laps): 1. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[3]; 2. 7X-Kaden Smith[5]; 3. 11X-Brent Crews[4]; 4. 12G-Gage Robb[7]; 5. 55C-Trevor Cline[1]; 6. 570-Prestyn Brown[10]; 7. 93-Luke Lucas[2]; 8. 126-Autumn Criste[9]; 9. 11L-Laydon Pearson[6]; 10. 21-Bruce Comer[8]

Race 44 (8 Laps): 1. 14T-Tyler Walton[1]; 2. 12C-Chase Spicola[5]; 3. 08-Peter Smith[4]; 4. 82S-Austin Sanders[8]; 5. 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[6]; 6. 21P-Case Piper[9]; 7. 9L-Hunter Lane[10]; 8. 8M-Mickey Bullock[3]; 9. 30X-John Crowder[7]; 10. 72D-Derrick Black[2]

Race 45 (8 Laps): 1. 8J-Jonathan Beason[4]; 2. 22-Curtis Jones[1]; 3. 99K-Seth Stenzel[2]; 4. 55B-Jett Barnes[9]; 5. 0-Connor Wolf[10]; 6. 55P-Dalton Burley[3]; 7. 99D-Bryant Dawson[6]; 8. 13C-William Conner[5]; 9. (DNF) 08S-Stefan Sidur[8]; 10. (DNF) 26J-Chelby Hinton[7]

Race 46 (8 Laps): 1. 51T-Kevin Thomas Jr[10]; 2. 52H-Hayden Mabe[1]; 3. 95-Paige Moss[8]; 4. 31-Chad Lobb[4]; 5. (DNF) 07Z-Zak Gorski[5]; 6. (DNF) 17X-Robert Harbert[2]; 7. (DNF) 97B-Donnie Burrows[6]; 8. (DNF) 98-James Roselli[3]; 9. (DNF) 88T-Tony Penick[7]; 10. (DNF) 88-Austin Torgerson[9]

Race 47 (8 Laps): 1. 110-Karter Battarbee[5]; 2. 66-Jayden Clay[3]; 3. 26P-Preston Lattomus[4]; 4. 17F-Santino Ferrucci[1]; 5. 2-Travis Sullivan[9]; 6. C71-Carter Jensrud[8]; 7. 787-Brody Wake[7]; 8. 30-Jacob Barton[2]; 9. 9B-Casey Bauman[6]; 10. 0X-Brendan Warmerdam[10]

Race 48 (8 Laps): 1. 3C-Collin Mitchell[1]; 2. 14-Blake Battles[3]; 3. 49A-Aiden Price[5]; 4. 3W-Chris Cochran[7]; 5. 24P-Ryker Pace[9]; 6. 54K-Kinser Endicott[2]; 7. 5C-Alex Ruppert[4]; 8. 57L-Jacob Lucas[6]; 9. 22B-Dylan Bloomfield[8]; 10. 5P-Luke Porter[10]

Race 49 (8 Laps): 1. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[3]; 2. 5T-Tommy Velasquez III[2]; 3. 86-Zach Wigal[5]; 4. 39H-Colton Hardy[8]; 5. 51B-Kyle Busch[7]; 6. 33K-Kelby Wright[4]; 7. 5B-Cade Bierman[1]; 8. 2M-Adam Miller[9]; 9. 88R-Ryder Laplante[6]; 10. (DNS) 11-Brandon Martin

Race 50 (8 Laps): 1. J37-Jovi Duffy[2]; 2. 5N-Reece Shelton[3]; 3. 138-Karson Battarbee[6]; 4. 5S-Gunnar Setser[7]; 5. 17G-Isaiah Garcia[10]; 6. 14N-Darin Naida[4]; 7. 14L-Logan Heath[9]; 8. 78J-Joe Askew[8]; 9. 4-Brent Shoemaker[1]; 10. (DNF) 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[5]

Race 51 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Jason McDougal[9]; 2. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[8]; 3. 5-Bradley Huish[3]; 4. 77-Preston Norbury[10]; 5. 11T-Taitum McElvany[1]; 6. 99X-Trey Gibbs[5]; 7. 23M-Garrett Massey[4]; 8. 14G-Madelyn Gjerness[6]; 9. 8H-Matthew Howard[7]; 10. 14D-Tylin Trammell[2]

Race 52 (8 Laps): 1. 12T-Jason Tyer[1]; 2. 36R-Kevin Reed[3]; 3. 11M-Lawrence Mann Jr[5]; 4. 16F-Matthew Francis[7]; 5. 25S-Justis Sokol[8]; 6. 5E-Bobby Chapa[4]; 7. 27-Jace Alvarez[6]; 8. 41S-Joseph Plunkett[2]; 9. 74-Robby Brockman[10]; 10. 27Q-Kaden Weger[9]

Race 53 (8 Laps): 1. 19S-Sam Johnson[2]; 2. 4Y-Jett Yantis[4]; 3. 92S-Justin Simpson[6]; 4. 17E-Kaylee Esgar[8]; 5. 05-Joshua Spatola[3]; 6. 33-Cruz Dickerson[10]; 7. 36-Hunter Creason[1]; 8. 5R-Chase Rodgers[7]; 9. 4H-Bob Hentschel[9]; 10. 10M-Mitchel Moles[5]

Race 54 (8 Laps): 1. 51F-Gary Taylor[3]; 2. 6-John Kilmer[2]; 3. 08C-Cannon McIntosh[8]; 4. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[10]; 5. 12-Frank Galusha[7]; 6. 75W-TY Marrel[1]; 7. 44K-Cory Kelley[9]; 8. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[6]; 9. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[4]; 10. 67S-Grant Stocker[5]

Race 55 (8 Laps): 1. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[3]; 2. 15N-Neal Allison[7]; 3. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[2]; 4. J5-Johnny Burge[1]; 5. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[4]; 6. 38-Riley Osantowski[6]; 7. 29K-Levi Kuntz[5]; 8. 53-Graham Hamilton[8]; 9. 07-Jacob Kirchoff[10]; 10. 55U-Chance Ullstrom[9]

Race 56 (8 Laps): 1. 24A-KJ Snow[5]; 2. 57T-Kyle Thompson[6]; 3. 1V-Johnny Boland[10]; 4. 49B-Joel Smith[4]; 5. 99M-Mason Seubert[7]; 6. 28U-Austin Ullstrom[2]; 7. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[8]; 8. 56-Michael Hubert[3]; 9. 33W-Rece Wommack[1]; 10. (DNS) 22R-Gage Laney

Race 57 (8 Laps): 1. 36J-Kyle Jones[1]; 2. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[7]; 3. 87-Reed Whitney[3]; 4. 1F-Jason Friesen[5]; 5. 28M-Mick Gile Jr[8]; 6. 18K-Brayden Kongdara[9]; 7. 3J-Cale Coons[10]; 8. 172-Greg Reynolds[4]; 9. 2B-Garrett Benson[6]; 10. 9$-Eddie Ramsey[2]

Race 58 (8 Laps): 1. 17S-Baron Silva[2]; 2. 24S-Colby Sokol[6]; 3. 10C-Matt Carr[9]; 4. 41-Logan Rumsey[10]; 5. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[4]; 6. 24R-Ryder Wells[3]; 7. 671-Waylon Phillips[8]; 8. 4C-Cole McDaniel[5]; 9. 29M-Lawrence Mann[7]; 10. (DNF) 7K-Mason Keefer[1]

Race 59 (8 Laps): 1. 21$-Cash Lovenburg[3]; 2. 12J-Jeffrey Newell[10]; 3. 71-Tim Buckwalter[8]; 4. 74X-Xavier Doney[9]; 5. 131-Dusty Young[4]; 6. 117-James Scott[1]; 7. 77M-Matt Ebarb[2]; 8. 27E-Ethan Wicker[7]; 9. 94C-Jordan Clary[5]; 10. 18-Aidan Leingang[6]

Race 60 (8 Laps): 1. 77R-Robbie Smith[2]; 2. 11G-Avery Goodman[1]; 3. 17L-Billy Lawless[3]; 4. 19-Tomas Partington[4]; 5. 51-Joshua Huish[9]; 6. 35C-Logan Calderwood[10]; 7. 2S-Ryan Saunders[5]; 8. 13Z-Chris Counter[7]; 9. 33H-Evan Harvey[8]; 10. (DNF) 20T-Tony Morris[6]

Race 61 (8 Laps): 1. 8A-TJ Smith[1]; 2. 5K-Gavan Boschele[2]; 3. 87X-Chance Crum[5]; 4. 21H-Kameron Key[8]; 5. 24-JW Henderson[4]; 6. 25R-Nathan Rector[3]; 7. 97M-Scotty Milan[10]; 8. 10P-Brian Potter[7]; 9. 4J-Jaylon Mills[6]; 10. 43-Parker Perry[9]

Race 62 (8 Laps): 1. 67-JJ Loss[5]; 2. 21L-Quinton Benson[1]; 3. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[7]; 4. 95A-Eli Adams[6]; 5. 44P-Jeffery Pahule[10]; 6. 4S-Spencer Hill[2]; 7. 96-Jayson Campbell[4]; 8. 5X-Axton Romero[9]; 9. 17C-Christian Galicia[3]; 10. (DNF) 1T-Taylor Whitefield[8]

Race 63 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Weldon Buford[4]; 2. 02-Ashton Torgerson[8]; 3. 31W-Brain McClelland[3]; 4. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[7]; 5. 6C-Trevor Casey[1]; 6. 8G-Teddy Bivert[2]; 7. 18D-Devon Debrick[6]; 8. 33L-Laike Imm[9]; 9. (DNF) 36C-Tuesday Calderwood[5]

Race 64 (8 Laps): 1. 47B-Emerson Axsom[1]; 2. 2L-Austin Lambert[3]; 3. 11C-Darren Brown[2]; 4. 12K-Dylan Kadous[7]; 5. 9C-Cade Cowles[9]; 6. 007-Cody Carter[4]; 7. 44T-Austin Taborski[6]; 8. 97-Damian Norbury[8]; 9. (DNF) 10J-Tracy Henson[5]

Race 190 - E1 (8 Laps): 1. 56-Michael Hubert[2]; 2. 157-Cam Sorrels[1]; 3. 32S-Kyran Keith[5]; 4. 18-Aidan Leingang[8]; 5. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[6]; 6. 29M-Lawrence Mann[4]; 7. 72D-Derrick Black[9]; 8. 21-Bruce Comer[7]; 9. (DNF) 8-Coleten Agee[3]; 10. (DNS) 4C-Cole McDaniel; 11. (DNS) 22R-Gage Laney; 12. (DNS) 26J-Chelby Hinton

Race 191 - E2 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Austin Torgerson[7]; 2. 17J-Jacob Johnston[3]; 3. 14D-Tylin Trammell[11]; 4. 297-Dillon Berglan[1]; 5. 94C-Jordan Clary[6]; 6. 172-Greg Reynolds[2]; 7. 20T-Tony Morris[10]; 8. 11L-Laydon Pearson[5]; 9. 30-Jacob Barton[4]; 10. 727-Shawn McKinney[9]; 11. 11-Brandon Martin[12]; 12. 1T-Taylor Whitefield[8]

Race 192 - E3 (8 Laps): 1. 57L-Jacob Lucas[1]; 2. 9B-Casey Bauman[5]; 3. 20-Shon Deskins[10]; 4. 4-Brent Shoemaker[7]; 5. 10K-Koda Oller[2]; 6. 70-Dwight Green[8]; 7. 08S-Stefan Sidur[3]; 8. 36C-Tuesday Calderwood[6]; 9. 41S-Joseph Plunkett[4]; 10. 9$-Eddie Ramsey[9]; 11. (DNS) 27Q-Kaden Weger; 12. (DNS) 33X-Daniel Robinson

Race 193 - E4 (8 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante[5]; 2. 8X-Josh Marcham[4]; 3. 14G-Madelyn Gjerness[1]; 4. 38H-Levi Henderson[2]; 5. 22B-Dylan Bloomfield[3]; 6. 480-Cory Green[8]; 7. 49S-Mike Snelling[7]; 8. 18F-Steve Finn[10]; 9. 55U-Chance Ullstrom[6]; 10. 10-Patrick Lundy[9]; 11. (DNS) 33W-Rece Wommack; 12. (DNS) 10J-Tracy Henson

Race 194 - E5 (8 Laps): 1. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[1]; 2. 4H-Bob Hentschel[2]; 3. 43-Parker Perry[5]; 4. 33H-Evan Harvey[3]; 5. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[6]; 6. 9K-Kieran Casillas[9]; 7. 111-Mark Reynolds[4]; 8. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[8]; 9. 23Z-Zach Hanes[7]; 10. (DNS) 0X-Brendan Warmerdam; 11. (DNS) 2B-Garrett Benson; 12. (DNS) 18H-Nicholas Howard

Race 195 - E6 (8 Laps): 1. 48T-Tanner Holm[3]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[9]; 3. 4J-Jaylon Mills[5]; 4. 171-Alex Caldwell[2]; 5. 5P-Luke Porter[6]; 6. 8C-Jake Branum[1]; 7. 7K-Mason Keefer[10]; 8. 30X-John Crowder[4]; 9. 22A-Jacob McConnell[8]; 10. 17C-Christian Galicia[7]; 11. (DNS) 10M-Mitchel Moles

Race 196 - E7 (8 Laps): 1. 951-Jimmy Wells[1]; 2. 4N-Ryan Winter[7]; 3. 8M-Mickey Bullock[2]; 4. 88T-Tony Penick[4]; 5. 81-Dekota Gay[5]; 6. 191-Bash Ferguson[3]; 7. 67S-Grant Stocker[10]; 8. 29P-Bailee Spitulski[6]; 9. 15J-Joe Bob Lee[8]; 10. 97T-Matt Taylor[9]; 11. U2-Ryan Cotney[11]

Race 197 - E8 (8 Laps): 1. 98-James Roselli[2]; 2. 8H-Matthew Howard[4]; 3. 13C-William Conner[1]; 4. 21B-Justin Bates[3]; 5. 6B-Blake Parmley[10]; 6. A51-Jason Trosper[8]; 7. 69U-Robert Burnett[7]; 8. 21M-Kiely Ricardo[5]; 9. 10T-Taylor Morgan[9]; 10. 17D-Dave Nicholson[11]; 11. 40G-Jason Gariss[6]

Race 198 - D1 (10 Laps): 1. 3T-Trevor McIntire[3]; 2. 56-Michael Hubert[13]; 3. 4X-Teagen Moles[11]; 4. 59X-Richie Harvey[2]; 5. 44T-Austin Taborski[8]; 6. 58-Carl Lebo[12]; 7. 2S-Ryan Saunders[9]; 8. 17X-Robert Harbert[6]; 9. 28S-Daniel Smith[10]; 10. 88J-Joey Amantea[5]; 11. 37A-Ayden Gatewood[7]; 12. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[4]; 13. 24-JW Henderson[1]; 14. 157-Cam Sorrels[14]

Race 199 - D2 (10 Laps): 1. 54K-Kinser Endicott[6]; 2. 95M-Pat Kelly[11]; 3. 14L-Logan Heath[2]; 4. 17J-Jacob Johnston[14]; 5. 27W-Shawn Wicker[9]; 6. 38-Riley Osantowski[3]; 7. 88-Austin Torgerson[13]; 8. 23L-Tyler LaPointe[10]; 9. 1-Kortland Stephens[8]; 10. 671-Waylon Phillips[4]; 11. 20S-Steven Curbow[1]; 12. 13L-Jack Lobin[12]; 13. 9A-Luke Lane[5]; 14. 6X-Mark Martin[7]

Race 200 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[1]; 2. 51G-Grant Schaadt[5]; 3. 44K-Cory Kelley[2]; 4. 57L-Jacob Lucas[13]; 5. 75W-TY Marrel[7]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[14]; 7. 28U-Austin Ullstrom[6]; 8. 00C-Charlie Henderson[9]; 9. 126-Autumn Criste[8]; 10. 13X-Chase Howard[11]; 11. 66J-Holden Jennings[3]; 12. 25J-Delaney Jost[12]; 13. 78J-Joe Askew[10]; 14. 15X-Rob Pajauis[4]

Race 201 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[1]; 2. 29C-Connor Borah[3]; 3. 44X-Gunner Shroyer[11]; 4. 8X-Josh Marcham[14]; 5. 117-James Scott[7]; 6. 4S-Spencer Hill[6]; 7. 5B-Cade Bierman[12]; 8. 53-Graham Hamilton[10]; 9. 88R-Ryder Laplante[13]; 10. 92B-Eric Bartlett[2]; 11. 2M-Adam Miller[8]; 12. 14P-Page Perrine[9]; 13. 72-Alex Karpowicz[4]; 14. 60-Robert Lee[5]

Race 202 - D5 (10 Laps): 1. 55C-Trevor Cline[2]; 2. 74-Robby Brockman[12]; 3. 4H-Bob Hentschel[14]; 4. 8G-Teddy Bivert[6]; 5. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[13]; 6. 33K-Kelby Wright[4]; 7. 15K-Kendall Battarbee[5]; 8. 99X-Trey Gibbs[3]; 9. 5X-Axton Romero[8]; 10. 99D-Bryant Dawson[7]; 11. 97-Damian Norbury[10]; 12. Z78-Zach Drummond[9]; 13. 61C-Chris Parmley[1]; 14. 5R-Chase Rodgers[11]

Race 203 - D6 (10 Laps): 1. 05-Joshua Spatola[1]; 2. 48T-Tanner Holm[11]; 3. 14N-Darin Naida[4]; 4. 5C-Alex Ruppert[7]; 5. 12B-Brandon Boggs[8]; 6. 36-Hunter Creason[10]; 7. 97B-Donnie Burrows[5]; 8. 11T-Taitum McElvany[2]; 9. 55P-Dalton Burley[3]; 10. 20G-Noah Gass[12]; 11. 33L-Laike Imm[6]; 12. 27E-Ethan Wicker[9]; 13. (DNF) 17T-Talon McConnell[14]; 14. (DNF) 77E-Cole Esgar[13]

Race 204 - D7 (10 Laps): 1. 6C-Trevor Casey[2]; 2. 5E-Bobby Chapa[4]; 3. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[8]; 4. 951-Jimmy Wells[13]; 5. 93-Luke Lucas[10]; 6. 24R-Ryder Wells[5]; 7. 23M-Garrett Massey[9]; 8. 33D-Justin Patocka[3]; 9. 13Z-Chris Counter[11]; 10. 07-Jacob Kirchoff[12]; 11. 4N-Ryan Winter[14]; 12. 65-Michael Faccinto[6]; 13. 72H-Hunter Pruitt[1]; 14. 27-Jace Alvarez[7]

Race 205 - D8 (10 Laps): 1. 33M-Ryan Mueller[1]; 2. 007-Cody Carter[4]; 3. 8B-Dustin Bottoms[2]; 4. 29K-Levi Kuntz[8]; 5. 96-Jayson Campbell[9]; 6. 25R-Nathan Rector[5]; 7. 22J-Tony Lawrence[3]; 8. 787-Brody Wake[6]; 9. 98-James Roselli[13]; 10. 18D-Devon Debrick[7]; 11. 29D-Dylan Menditto[12]; 12. 77M-Matt Ebarb[10]; 13. 10P-Brian Potter[11]; 14. 8H-Matthew Howard[14]

Race 206 - C1 (10 Laps): 1. 75-Devan Myers[2]; 2. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 3. 3S-Will Scribner[1]; 4. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[5]; 5. 97M-Scotty Milan[12]; 6. 12U-Tyler Davenport[4]; 7. 56-Michael Hubert[14]; 8. 33-Cruz Dickerson[7]; 9. 3L-Jimmy Leal[11]; 10. 51-Joshua Huish[3]; 11. 1F-Jason Friesen[8]; 12. 3T-Trevor McIntire[13]; 13. 57-Kyle Chady[9]; 14. 19J-Justin Robison[10]

Race 207 - C2 (10 Laps): 1. 36K-Kris Carroll[1]; 2. 5T-Tommy Velasquez III[2]; 3. 99B-Cole Bodine[10]; 4. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 5. 76-Maverick Elkins[12]; 6. 9C-Cade Cowles[3]; 7. 17A-Austin Barnhill[8]; 8. 2A-Austin Wood[9]; 9. 21G-Garth Kasiner[4]; 10. 95M-Pat Kelly[14]; 11. 3R-Hunter Rhoades[11]; 12. 85J-Logan Julien[6]; 13. 54K-Kinser Endicott[13]; 14. 35C-Logan Calderwood[7]

Race 208 - C3 (10 Laps): 1. 6-John Kilmer[2]; 2. 4A-Ayden Hare[3]; 3. 4B-Brandt Twitty[5]; 4. 24G-Greyson Springer[9]; 5. 5-Bradley Huish[6]; 6. 28-Garrett Bias[4]; 7. 07Z-Zak Gorski[12]; 8. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[13]; 9. 51G-Grant Schaadt[14]; 10. 5A-Ava Gropp[8]; 11. 7P-Dylan Ramey[10]; 12. 9-Bryce Comer[11]; 13. 12G-Gage Robb[1]; 14. 99K-Seth Stenzel[7]

Race 209 - C4 (10 Laps): 1. 5K-Gavan Boschele[2]; 2. 3W-Chris Cochran[1]; 3. 11X-Brent Crews[4]; 4. 25S-Justis Sokol[5]; 5. 87-Reed Whitney[6]; 6. 3-Cole Schroeder[3]; 7. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[7]; 8. 17F-Santino Ferrucci[11]; 9. 21P-Case Piper[9]; 10. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[13]; 11. 44P-Jeffery Pahule[12]; 12. 15-Jase Randolph[10]; 13. 78B-Lane Burnett[8]; 14. 29C-Connor Borah[14]

Race 210 - C5 (10 Laps): 1. 22-Curtis Jones[3]; 2. 11C-Darren Brown[7]; 3. 28M-Mick Gile Jr[5]; 4. 08-Peter Smith[4]; 5. 55C-Trevor Cline[11]; 6. 26M-Gavin Miller[10]; 7. 17L-Billy Lawless[6]; 8. 62-Rachel Zabawa[2]; 9. 10S-Scout Spraggins[12]; 10. 112-Jack Kassik[8]; 11. J5-Johnny Burge[9]; 12. (DNF) 5S-Gunnar Setser[1]; 13. (DNF) 74-Robby Brockman[13]; 14. (DNS) 18K-Brayden Kongdara

Race 211 - C6 (10 Laps): 1. 14B-Ethan Burdett[2]; 2. 26P-Preston Lattomus[4]; 3. 151-Joe B Miller[7]; 4. 52H-Hayden Mabe[3]; 5. 16F-Matthew Francis[1]; 6. 51B-Kyle Busch[8]; 7. 8S-Austin Stone[11]; 8. 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[10]; 9. 31W-Brain McClelland[6]; 10. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[12]; 11. 54-Trey Gropp[5]; 12. 05-Joshua Spatola[13]; 13. 48T-Tanner Holm[14]; 14. 31-Chad Lobb[9]

Race 212 - C7 (10 Laps): 1. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[1]; 2. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[5]; 3. 2-Travis Sullivan[2]; 4. 95A-Eli Adams[4]; 5. 26C-Chase McDermand[6]; 6. 9L-Hunter Lane[9]; 7. 2C-Chase Porter[10]; 8. 6C-Trevor Casey[11]; 9. 49B-Joel Smith[7]; 10. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[12]; 11. 5E-Bobby Chapa[13]; 12. 12-Frank Galusha[8]; 13. (DNF) 66B-Broedy Graham[3]; 14. (DNS) 11G-Avery Goodman

Race 213 - C8 (10 Laps): 1. 12K-Dylan Kadous[1]; 2. 24P-Ryker Pace[2]; 3. 77S-Logan Seavey[5]; 4. 99M-Mason Seubert[8]; 5. 21L-Quinton Benson[3]; 6. 570-Prestyn Brown[6]; 7. C71-Carter Jensrud[10]; 8. 131-Dusty Young[12]; 9. 007-Cody Carter[13]; 10. 7F-Ryan Frantz[4]; 11. 33M-Ryan Mueller[11]; 12. 19-Tomas Partington[9]; 13. 8P-Caleb Pence[7]; 14. (DNS) 3J-Cale Coons

Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points from Heats & Qualifiers advance to Saturday night's A Main)

Race 262 - Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[1]; 2. 08C-Cannon McIntosh[5]; 3. 7X-Kaden Smith[7]; 4. 14R-Jake Nail[3]; 5. 51T-Kevin Thomas Jr[4]; 6. 74X-Xavier Doney[9]; 7. 138-Karson Battarbee[10]; 8. 21$-Cash Lovenburg[6]; 9. 12T-Jason Tyer[11]; 10. 35G-Gaige Weldon[8]; 11. 17-Quinn Jones[2]; 12. 39H-Colton Hardy[12]; 13. 17G-Isaiah Garcia[14]; 14. 5N-Reece Shelton[13]

Race 263 - Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 8J-Jonathan Beason[1]; 2. 73-Jason McDougal[4]; 3. 71-Tim Buckwalter[5]; 4. 98D-Mason Daugherty[3]; 5. 36J-Kyle Jones[11]; 6. 15N-Neal Allison[2]; 7. 38S-Tim Snelling[6]; 8. J37-Jovi Duffy[8]; 9. 36R-Kevin Reed[13]; 10. 92S-Justin Simpson[10]; 11. 9H-Kaden Holm[14]; 12. 14J-Eric Jennings[9]; 13. 17E-Kaylee Esgar[12]; 14. 12C-Chase Spicola[7]

Race 264 - Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[3]; 2. 8A-TJ Smith[11]; 3. 01-Weldon Buford[1]; 4. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[7]; 5. 26K-Kale Drake[9]; 6. 2L-Austin Lambert[13]; 7. 21H-Kameron Key[12]; 8. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[2]; 9. 20Q-Brecken Reese[14]; 10. 23C-Josh Castro[5]; 11. 19S-Sam Johnson[8]; 12. 00T-Cole Tinsley[6]; 13. (DNF) 2J-Daison Pursley[4]; 14. (DNF) 11J-Jett Hays[10]

Race 265 - Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[3]; 2. 25A-Anton Hernandez[9]; 3. 47B-Emerson Axsom[11]; 4. 89-Jace Park[13]; 5. 16S-Seth Shebester[12]; 6. 49A-Aiden Price[14]; 7. 22M-Sammy McNabb[5]; 8. 94-Hayden Wise[10]; 9. 1C-Connor Lee[1]; 10. 17S-Baron Silva[8]; 11. 12J-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 12. (DNF) 80N-Shawn Jones[2]; 13. (DNF) 77-Preston Norbury[6]; 14. (DNF) 87C-Brenham Crouch[7]

Race 266 - Qualifier 5 (10 Laps): 1. 02-Ashton Torgerson[1]; 2. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[3]; 3. 6W-Colin White[4]; 4. 12R-Trey Robb[5]; 5. 32-Trey Marcham[11]; 6. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[6]; 7. 4Y-Jett Yantis[7]; 8. 86-Zach Wigal[13]; 9. 13-Elijah Gile[9]; 10. 1V-Johnny Boland[2]; 11. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[12]; 12. 49-Cameron La Rose[10]; 13. (DNF) 77R-Robbie Smith[8]; 14. (DNS) 57T-Kyle Thompson

Race 267 - Qualifier 6 (10 Laps): 1. 24S-Colby Sokol[1]; 2. 110-Karter Battarbee[3]; 3. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[5]; 4. 81X-Frank Flud[13]; 5. 10C-Matt Carr[2]; 6. 101-Brock Berreth[10]; 7. 68-Landon Ellis[7]; 8. 122-Lane Warner[8]; 9. 3Z-Trey Zorn[12]; 10. 14C-Connor Gross[4]; 11. 3E-Drake Edwards[11]; 12. 41-Logan Rumsey[6]; 13. 11M-Lawrence Mann Jr[14]; 14. (DNF) 32L-Brian Lunsford[9]

Race 268 - Qualifier 7 (10 Laps): 1. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[1]; 2. R7-Kyle Spence[8]; 3. 36T-Jake Neuman[4]; 4. 24A-KJ Snow[3]; 5. 54X-Maverick Myrick[2]; 6. 51F-Gary Taylor[5]; 7. 29A-Tanner Thorson[11]; 8. 87X-Chance Crum[14]; 9. 14T-Tyler Walton[10]; 10. 91K-Kevin Bayer[7]; 11. 83-Brant Woods[9]; 12. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[13]; 13. 66-Jayden Clay[12]; 14. (DNF) 23-Alec Quiggle[6]

Race 269 - Qualifier 8 (10 Laps): 1. 95-Paige Moss[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 3. 67-JJ Loss[3]; 4. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[5]; 5. 39-Russ Disinger[6]; 6. 3C-Collin Mitchell[10]; 7. 14-Blake Battles[12]; 8. 08J-Jace McIntosh[4]; 9. 7T-Logan Trevino[7]; 10. 35-Carsen Perkins[9]; 11. 82S-Austin Sanders[11]; 12. 55B-Jett Barnes[8]; 13. 28C-Carson Brown[14]; 14. 0-Connor Wolf[13]

Race 316 - B1 (12 Laps): 1. 8J-Jonathan Beason[1]; 2. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[2]; 3. 39-Russ Disinger[4]; 4. 29A-Tanner Thorson[5]; 5. 2J-Daison Pursley[9]; 6. 32-Trey Marcham[3]; 7. 3Z-Trey Zorn[7]; 8. 12C-Chase Spicola[12]; 9. 20Q-Brecken Reese[6]; 10. 83-Brant Woods[10]; 11. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[14]; 12. 1C-Connor Lee[8]; 13. 49-Cameron La Rose[11]; 14. 75-Devan Myers[13]

Race 317 - B2 (12 Laps): 1. 67-JJ Loss[2]; 2. 3C-Collin Mitchell[4]; 3. 01-Weldon Buford[3]; 4. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[10]; 5. 91K-Kevin Bayer[9]; 6. 87X-Chance Crum[5]; 7. 7X-Kaden Smith[1]; 8. 22M-Sammy McNabb[6]; 9. 5T-Tommy Velasquez III[14]; 10. 13-Elijah Gile[8]; 11. 17G-Isaiah Garcia[11]; 12. (DNF) 36K-Kris Carroll[13]; 13. (DNF) 5N-Reece Shelton[12]; 14. (DNF) J37-Jovi Duffy[7]

Race 318 - B3 (12 Laps): 1. 24S-Colby Sokol[1]; 2. 2L-Austin Lambert[3]; 3. 16S-Seth Shebester[2]; 4. 74X-Xavier Doney[4]; 5. 68-Landon Ellis[6]; 6. 14C-Connor Gross[7]; 7. 80N-Shawn Jones[10]; 8. 9H-Kaden Holm[8]; 9. 23-Alec Quiggle[12]; 10. 35-Carsen Perkins[9]; 11. 6-John Kilmer[11]; 12. 4A-Ayden Hare[13]; 13. 138-Karson Battarbee[5]; 14. (DNS) 11M-Lawrence Mann Jr

Race 319 - B4 (12 Laps): 1. 14R-Jake Nail[2]; 2. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[5]; 3. 0-Connor Wolf[12]; 4. 1V-Johnny Boland[8]; 5. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[1]; 6. 3W-Chris Cochran[14]; 7. 17-Quinn Jones[9]; 8. 122-Lane Warner[7]; 9. 00T-Cole Tinsley[10]; 10. 28C-Carson Brown[11]; 11. 24A-KJ Snow[3]; 12. 10C-Matt Carr[4]; 13. 36R-Kevin Reed[6]; 14. 5K-Gavan Boschele[13]

Race 320 - B5 (12 Laps): 1. 36J-Kyle Jones[2]; 2. 41-Logan Rumsey[10]; 3. 51F-Gary Taylor[5]; 4. 26K-Kale Drake[3]; 5. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[7]; 6. 87C-Brenham Crouch[12]; 7. 54X-Maverick Myrick[4]; 8. 95-Paige Moss[1]; 9. 77-Preston Norbury[9]; 10. 22-Curtis Jones[11]; 11. 94-Hayden Wise[6]; 12. (DNF) 11C-Darren Brown[13]; 13. (DNF) 23C-Josh Castro[8]; 14. (DNS) 12T-Jason Tyer

Race 321 - B6 (12 Laps): 1. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[2]; 2. 86-Zach Wigal[4]; 3. 12J-Jeffrey Newell[5]; 4. 21H-Kameron Key[3]; 5. 19S-Sam Johnson[7]; 6. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[1]; 7. 11J-Jett Hays[8]; 8. 26P-Preston Lattomus[10]; 9. 35G-Gaige Weldon[6]; 10. 14B-Ethan Burdett[9]; 11. (DNS) 39H-Colton Hardy; 12. (DNS) 4Y-Jett Yantis; 13. (DNS) 17E-Kaylee Esgar; 14. (DNS) 49A-Aiden Price

Race 322 - B7 (12 Laps): 1. 12R-Trey Robb[3]; 2. 14-Blake Battles[4]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 4. 08J-Jace McIntosh[5]; 5. 98D-Mason Daugherty[2]; 6. 77R-Robbie Smith[9]; 7. 14J-Eric Jennings[8]; 8. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[10]; 9. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[11]; 10. 14T-Tyler Walton[6]; 11. (DNF) 3E-Drake Edwards[7]; 12. (DNS) 14Q-Jake Hagopian; 13. (DNS) 57T-Kyle Thompson; 14. (DNS) 17S-Baron Silva

Race 323 - B8 (12 Laps): 1. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[2]; 2. 71-Tim Buckwalter[1]; 3. 21$-Cash Lovenburg[6]; 4. 101-Brock Berreth[3]; 5. 15N-Neal Allison[4]; 6. 92S-Justin Simpson[8]; 7. 12K-Dylan Kadous[11]; 8. 55B-Jett Barnes[10]; 9. 24P-Ryker Pace[13]; 10. 7T-Logan Trevino[7]; 11. 66-Jayden Clay[9]; 12. 38S-Tim Snelling[5]; 13. (DNF) 32L-Brian Lunsford[12]; 14. (DNS) 82S-Austin Sanders

Race 349 - LCQ (12 Laps): 1. 8J-Jonathan Beason[1]; 2. 67-JJ Loss[3]; 3. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[7]; 4. 36J-Kyle Jones[5]; 5. 24S-Colby Sokol[2]; 6. 14R-Jake Nail[4]; 7. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[10]; 8. 41-Logan Rumsey[16]; 9. 14-Blake Battles[13]; 10. 2L-Austin Lambert[11]; 11. 71-Tim Buckwalter[9]; 12. 86-Zach Wigal[15]; 13. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[14]; 14. (DNF) 12R-Trey Robb[8]; 15. (DNF) 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[6]; 16. (DNF) 3C-Collin Mitchell[12]

Race 355 - A Main (30 Laps): 1. 8A-TJ Smith[2]; 2. R7-Kyle Spence[6]; 3. 73-Jason McDougal[1]; 4. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[4]; 5. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[3]; 6. 47B-Emerson Axsom[7]; 7. 02-Ashton Torgerson[8]; 8. 81X-Frank Flud[10]; 9. 25A-Anton Hernandez[5]; 10. 6W-Colin White[12]; 11. 67-JJ Loss[18]; 12. 08C-Cannon McIntosh[11]; 13. 89-Jace Park[9]; 14. 36T-Jake Neuman[13]; 15. 110-Karter Battarbee[14]; 16. 24S-Colby Sokol[21]; 17. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[23]; 18. 51T-Kevin Thomas Jr[15]; 19. 36J-Kyle Jones[20]; 20. 41-Logan Rumsey[24]; 21. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[19]; 22. 14R-Jake Nail[22]; 23. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[16]; 24. (DNF) 8J-Jonathan Beason[17]

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2022) A back-and-forth battle to determine who would be champion over 55 non-stop laps, the result was Indiana’s Emerson Axsom Saturday during the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout.

Winning his third overall Golden Driller, the trip to Victory Lane is his second in the Outlaw division.

Chasing California’s T.J. Smith at the start, the bottom was the line early on with Smith glued to the gutter. Stepping out as the race worked through the tenth lap, Axsom worked the top of one and two a few times while still running the hub in three and four.

Already in traffic, Axsom rolled up on Smith on Lap 13 and took the point the following rotation. Keeping the spot through the 17th circuit, the bottom proved the better line still for Smith to retake the lead. Searching over the next ten laps, the top was continuing to improve, with the Driven2Save Lives mount finally going full send on the cushion. Reeling Smith in, Axsom regained the lead on Lap 31. Setting sail from there, Emerson daylighted the field by 2.090-seconds.

Working the top to second one lap after Axsom took the lead, Brent Crews held the position to the end, with Smith ending up third. Working any line that was open, Daison Pursley raced from 11th to fourth, with Shane Stewart crossing fifth. Jett Yantis, Kameron Key, Harley Hollan, Blake Hahn, and A-Class Champion Jake Hagopian completed the top ten.

The final car count for the Outlaw class was 239. In all, 1,722 entries were received, with 1,655 officially drawing in. The count was only six less than the 2022 event. Overall, 3,410 green flag laps were contested over 358 races.

Six Golden Drillers were handed out Saturday, with four going to first-time winners. Axsom and Hagopian each added a third to their record. TJ Smith topped Outlaw Non-Wing, with Stock Non-Wing going to Gavan Boschele. Restricted went to Jack Thomas, Junior Sprints to Mattix McBride.

Race 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[1]; 2. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[2]; 3. 29A-Tanner Thorson[4]; 4. 56M-Cody Key[10]; 5. 2J-Daison Pursley[8]; 6. 94-Hayden Wise[3]; 7. 88-Austin Torgerson[7]; 8. 101-Brock Berreth[6]; 9. 43-Parker Perry[9]; 10. (DNF) 12-Frank Galusha[5]

Race 2 (8 Laps): 1. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 2. 81X-Frank Flud[3]; 3. 39-Russ Disinger[4]; 4. 98-James Roselli[1]; 5. 25J-Delaney Jost[5]; 6. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[8]; 7. 51T-Kevin Thomas Jr[6]; 8. R7-Kyle Spence[9]; 9. 951-Jimmy Wells[7]; 10. (DNS) 88M-Maxon Crabdree

Race 3 (8 Laps): 1. 0-Connor Wolf[1]; 2. 87X-Chance Crum[10]; 3. 18-Aidan Leingang[2]; 4. 1F-Jason Friesen[4]; 5. 99-Brett Osborn[5]; 6. 787-Brody Wake[6]; 7. 29P-Bailee Spitulski[7]; 8. 14L-Logan Heath[8]; 9. (DNF) 14G-Madelyn Gjerness[9]; 10. (DNF) 3C-Collin Mitchell[3]

Race 4 (8 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante[4]; 2. 8P-Caleb Pence[5]; 3. 29L-Jackson Lauderbaugh[7]; 4. 94C-Craig Ronk[8]; 5. 07Z-Zak Gorski[1]; 6. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[9]; 7. 55C-Trevor Cline[2]; 8. 9-Bryce Comer[10]; 9. 33L-Laike Imm[6]; 10. 80N-Shawn Jones[3]

Race 5 (8 Laps): 1. 02-Ashton Torgerson[2]; 2. 86-Zach Wigal[6]; 3. 47B-Emerson Axsom[9]; 4. 44T-Austin Taborski[3]; 5. 16F-Matthew Francis[1]; 6. 22R-Gage Laney[8]; 7. 95A-Eli Adams[7]; 8. 00T-Cole Tinsley[5]; 9. 122-Lane Warner[4]; 10. 7F-Ryan Frantz[10]

Race 6 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 11J-Jett Hays[5]; 3. 65-Michael Faccinto[9]; 4. 83-Brant Woods[4]; 5. 10T-Taylor Morgan[1]; 6. 61C-Chris Parmley[2]; 7. 62-Rachel Zabawa[6]; 8. 35C-Logan Calderwood[10]; 9. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[8]; 10. 29D-Dylan Menditto[7]

Race 7 (8 Laps): 1. 14C-Connor Gross[3]; 2. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[5]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[7]; 4. 55T-McKenna Haase[1]; 5. 36-Tuesday Calderwood[4]; 6. 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[2]; 7. 17J-Jacob Johnston[6]; 8. 15D-Mason Daugherty[10]; 9. 4X-Teagen Moles[9]; 10. 13Z-Chris Counter[8]

Race 8 (8 Laps): 1. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[1]; 2. 2A-Austin Wood[2]; 3. 77-Preston Norbury[3]; 4. 14R-Jake Nail[5]; 5. 5X-Axton Romero[4]; 6. 72-Alex Karpowicz[6]; 7. 51-Joshua Huish[9]; 8. 9K-Kieran Casillas[7]; 9. 20S-Steven Curbow[10]; 10. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[8]

Race 9 (8 Laps): 1. 7T-Logan Trevino[1]; 2. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 3. 4J-Jaylon Mills[2]; 4. 68-Landon Ellis[5]; 5. 39H-Colton Hardy[7]; 6. 56-Michael Hubert[6]; 7. 15N-Neal Allison[9]; 8. 5S-Gunnar Setser[10]; 9. 157-Cam Sorrels[8]; 10. 66-Jayden Clay[3]

Race 10 (8 Laps): 1. 26J-Chelby Hinton[1]; 2. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[6]; 3. 6W-Colin White[5]; 4. 17S-Baron Silva[3]; 5. 151-Joe B Miller[9]; 6. 63-Colton Key[7]; 7. 61-Kenny Koelsch[4]; 8. 21X-Carson Bolden[10]; 9. 51G-Grant Schaadt[8]; 10. (DNF) 1C-Connor Lee[2]

Race 11 (8 Laps): 1. 21H-Kameron Key[4]; 2. 12K-Dylan Kadous[3]; 3. 2E-Jake Galusha[7]; 4. 49-Cameron La Rose[6]; 5. 24-JW Henderson[1]; 6. 12J-Jeffrey Newell[9]; 7. 67-JJ Loss[8]; 8. 37A-Ayden Gatewood[5]; 9. 22B-Dylan Bloomfield[10]; 10. (DNF) 22A-Jacob McConnell[2]

Race 12 (8 Laps): 1. 23C-Josh Castro[2]; 2. 21L-Quinton Benson[4]; 3. 11X-Brent Crews[6]; 4. 4S-Spencer Hill[1]; 5. 35-Carsen Perkins[9]; 6. 10K-Koda Oller[10]; 7. 22M-Sammy McNabb[3]; 8. 49B-Joel Smith[8]; 9. 71-Tim Buckwalter[5]; 10. (DNF) 10J-Tracy Henson[7]

Race 13 (8 Laps): 1. 88J-Joey Amantea[3]; 2. 78B-Lane Burnett[1]; 3. 23-Alec Quiggle[4]; 4. 52H-Hayden Mabe[5]; 5. 13-Elijah Gile[6]; 6. 11C-Darren Brown[7]; 7. 5-Bradley Huish[2]; 8. 01-Kaden Weger[9]; 9. 80-Cody Caldwell[10]; 10. 97-Damian Norbury[8]

Race 14 (8 Laps): 1. 26P-Preston Lattomus[1]; 2. 4H-Harley Hollan[4]; 3. 8A-TJ Smith[10]; 4. 8J-Jonathan Beason[9]; 5. 15C-Brody Brown[3]; 6. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[2]; 7. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[8]; 8. 9H-Kaden Holm[7]; 9. 58-Carl Lebo[5]; 10. Z78-Zach Drummond[6]

Race 15 (8 Laps): 1. 25R-Nathan Rector[1]; 2. 97M-Scotty Milan[3]; 3. 77R-Robbie Smith[2]; 4. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[4]; 5. 29K-Levi Kuntz[7]; 6. 33M-Ryan Mueller[6]; 7. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[9]; 8. 114-Sawyer Kiner[5]; 9. 5N-Reece Shelton[8]; 10. (DNS) 1-Kortland Stephens

Race 16 (8 Laps): 1. 24S-Colby Sokol[1]; 2. 24A-KJ Snow[5]; 3. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[3]; 4. 36K-Kris Carroll[9]; 5. 14T-Tyler Walton[2]; 6. 57-Mikey Smith[4]; 7. 18K-Brayden Kongdara[6]; 8. 95-Paige Moss[7]; 9. 54X-Maverick Myrick[8]; 10. 95M-Pat Kelly[10]

Race 17 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Jett Barnes[8]; 2. 138-Karson Battarbee[5]; 3. 5K-Gavan Boschele[9]; 4. 1T-Brenham Crouch[4]; 5. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[6]; 6. 18H-Nicholas Howard[2]; 7. 191-Bash Ferguson[3]; 8. 10-Patrick Lundy[7]; 9. (DNS) 9B-Casey Bauman; 10. (DQ) 29-Blake Scott[1]

Race 18 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Curtis Jones[1]; 2. 22X-Riley Goodno[3]; 3. 570-Johnny Smith[5]; 4. 73-Jason McDougal[8]; 5. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[7]; 6. 131-Dusty Young[9]; 7. 3R-Hunter Rhoades[6]; 8. 3-Cole Schroeder[4]; 9. 32L-Brian Lunsford[2]; 10. 42A-Ashley Afdahl[10]

Race 19 (8 Laps): 1. 10M-Mitchel Moles[1]; 2. 82S-Austin Sanders[3]; 3. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[2]; 4. 4Y-Jett Yantis[7]; 5. 74X-Xavier Doney[6]; 6. 6B-Blake Parmley[4]; 7. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[8]; 8. 19J-Justin Robison[10]; 9. 23Z-Zach Hanes[9]; 10. 88X-Cody Christensen[5]

Race 20 (8 Laps): 1. 8H-Matthew Howard[4]; 2. 88W-Eric Wright[1]; 3. 75-Devan Myers[2]; 4. 14E-Eric Botelho[5]; 5. 33-Cruz Dickerson[7]; 6. 11D-Dominic White[8]; 7. 69-Devin Crawley[10]; 8. 28C-Carson Brown[6]; 9. 17X-Robert Harbert[9]; 10. (DNF) 51B-Kyle Busch[3]

Race 21 (8 Laps): 1. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[3]; 2. 89-Jace Park[4]; 3. 2C-Chase Porter[1]; 4. 85J-Logan Julien[2]; 5. 21G-Garth Kasiner[5]; 6. 4A-Ayden Hare[7]; 7. 1V-Johnny Boland[10]; 8. 126-Autumn Criste[8]; 9. (DNF) 117-James Scott[6]; 10. (DNF) 32S-Kyran Keith[9]

Race 22 (8 Laps): 1. 15X-Rob Pajauis[1]; 2. 77S-Logan Seavey[3]; 3. 10S-Shane Stewart[5]; 4. 9S-Kevin Bayer[6]; 5. 99D-Bryant Dawson[9]; 6. 24G-Greyson Springer[4]; 7. 21-Bruce Comer[8]; 8. 3Z-Trey Zorn[10]; 9. 31-Chad Lobb[2]; 10. 12M-Tomy Moreau[7]

Race 23 (8 Laps): 1. 163-Logan Rumsey[1]; 2. 12C-Chase Spicola[2]; 3. 51F-Gary Taylor[3]; 4. 20Q-Brecken Reese[7]; 5. 11A-Jaden Alexander[4]; 6. 48T-Tanner Holm[8]; 7. 14J-Darin Naida[6]; 8. 44P-Jeffery Pahule[10]; 9. 19-Tomas Partington[9]; 10. 8M-Mickey Bullock[5]

Race 24 (8 Laps): 1. 08-Peter Smith[3]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[7]; 3. 7A-Aaron Jesina[1]; 4. 72H-Hunter Pruitt[2]; 5. 25S-Justis Sokol[8]; 6. 81-Dekota Gay[6]; 7. 5R-Chase Rodgers[5]; 8. 23X-Rhea Lynn Moss[4]; 9. (DNS) 26-Corbin Rueschenberg

Race 130 - D1 (10 Laps): 1. 117-James Scott[1]; 2. 95M-Pat Kelly[2]; 3. Z78-Zach Drummond[4]; 4. 31-Chad Lobb[3]; 5. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[5]; 6. (DNS) 13Z-Chris Counter; 7. (DNS) 3C-Collin Mitchell; 8. (DNS) 1C-Connor Lee

Race 131 - D2 (10 Laps): 1. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[1]; 2. 12-Frank Galusha[3]; 3. 42A-Ashley Afdahl[2]; 4. 1-Kortland Stephens[6]; 5. 22A-Jacob McConnell[5]; 6. 29D-Dylan Menditto[4]; 7. (DNS) 71-Tim Buckwalter; 8. (DNS) 80N-Shawn Jones

Race 132 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 122-Lane Warner[2]; 2. 58-Carl Lebo[1]; 3. 66-Jayden Clay[6]; 4. 10J-Tracy Henson[4]; 5. 97-Damian Norbury[3]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[5]; 7. (DNS) 88X-Cody Christensen

Race 133 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 7F-Ryan Frantz[1]; 2. 51B-Kyle Busch[6]; 3. 32S-Kyran Keith[2]; 4. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 5. 8M-Mickey Bullock[3]; 6. 12M-Tomy Moreau[4]; 7. (DNS) 32L-Brian Lunsford

Race 134 - C1 (10 Laps): 1. 98-James Roselli[1]; 2. 21G-Garth Kasiner[2]; 3. 88-Austin Torgerson[5]; 4. 14J-Darin Naida[8]; 5. 21X-Carson Bolden[6]; 6. 49B-Joel Smith[7]; 7. 95M-Pat Kelly[11]; 8. 95-Paige Moss[10]; 9. 37A-Ayden Gatewood[9]; 10. 19-Tomas Partington[12]; 11. 21-Bruce Comer[3]; 12. (DNF) 787-Brody Wake[4]; 13. (DNS) 51-Joshua Huish; 14. (DNS) 31-Chad Lobb

Race 135 - C2 (10 Laps): 1. 15N-Neal Allison[3]; 2. R7-Kyle Spence[8]; 3. 36-Tuesday Calderwood[2]; 4. 72-Alex Karpowicz[4]; 5. 57-Mikey Smith[5]; 6. 55T-McKenna Haase[1]; 7. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[12]; 8. 3-Cole Schroeder[11]; 9. 117-James Scott[13]; 10. 19J-Justin Robison[6]; 11. Z78-Zach Drummond[14]; 12. 126-Autumn Criste[9]; 13. 29P-Bailee Spitulski[7]; 14. 10-Patrick Lundy[10]

Race 136 - C3 (10 Laps): 1. 4S-Spencer Hill[1]; 2. 5X-Axton Romero[2]; 3. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[3]; 4. 95A-Eli Adams[7]; 5. 56-Michael Hubert[4]; 6. 44P-Jeffery Pahule[9]; 7. 157-Cam Sorrels[10]; 8. 01-Kaden Weger[6]; 9. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[13]; 10. 23X-Rhea Lynn Moss[11]; 11. 42A-Ashley Afdahl[12]; 12. (DNF) 6B-Blake Parmley[5]; 13. (DNF) 20S-Steven Curbow[8]; 14. (DNS) 3Z-Trey Zorn

Race 137 - C4 (10 Laps): 1. 14T-Tyler Walton[3]; 2. 51T-Kevin Thomas Jr[7]; 3. 69-Devin Crawley[1]; 4. 24G-Greyson Springer[5]; 5. 55C-Trevor Cline[9]; 6. 12-Frank Galusha[13]; 7. 33M-Ryan Mueller[4]; 8. 11A-Jaden Alexander[2]; 9. 22B-Dylan Bloomfield[10]; 10. 51G-Grant Schaadt[12]; 11. 94-Hayden Wise[6]; 12. (DNF) 1-Kortland Stephens[14]; 13. (DNF) 5R-Chase Rodgers[8]; 14. (DNF) 43-Parker Perry[11]

Race 138 - C5 (10 Laps): 1. 07Z-Zak Gorski[3]; 2. 1V-Johnny Boland[1]; 3. 63-Colton Key[2]; 4. 81-Dekota Gay[4]; 5. 9-Bryce Comer[5]; 6. 122-Lane Warner[13]; 7. 66-Jayden Clay[14]; 8. 62-Rachel Zabawa[7]; 9. 61C-Chris Parmley[6]; 10. 80-Cody Caldwell[10]; 11. (DNF) 14G-Madelyn Gjerness[11]; 12. (DNF) 61-Kenny Koelsch[8]; 13. (DNF) 5N-Reece Shelton[12]; 14. (DNF) 5-Bradley Huish[9]

Race 139 - C6 (10 Laps): 1. 25J-Delaney Jost[1]; 2. 11C-Darren Brown[2]; 3. 35C-Logan Calderwood[5]; 4. 22M-Sammy McNabb[8]; 5. 101-Brock Berreth[10]; 6. 4X-Teagen Moles[11]; 7. 9K-Kieran Casillas[9]; 8. 16F-Matthew Francis[3]; 9. 10J-Tracy Henson[14]; 10. 58-Carl Lebo[13]; 11. (DNF) 17J-Jacob Johnston[7]; 12. (DNF) 54X-Maverick Myrick[12]; 13. (DNF) 67-JJ Loss[4]; 14. (DNF) 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[6]

Race 140 - C7 (10 Laps): 1. 99-Brett Osborn[1]; 2. 4A-Ayden Hare[2]; 3. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[4]; 4. 15D-Mason Daugherty[5]; 5. 951-Jimmy Wells[12]; 6. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[14]; 7. 28C-Carson Brown[10]; 8. 51B-Kyle Busch[13]; 9. 9H-Kaden Holm[9]; 10. 10T-Taylor Morgan[3]; 11. 191-Bash Ferguson[8]; 12. 23Z-Zach Hanes[11]; 13. (DNF) 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[6]; 14. (DNF) 18K-Brayden Kongdara[7]

Race 141 - C8 (10 Laps): 1. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[4]; 2. 15C-Brody Brown[2]; 3. 29K-Levi Kuntz[1]; 4. 5S-Gunnar Setser[5]; 5. 24-JW Henderson[3]; 6. 14L-Logan Heath[8]; 7. 00T-Cole Tinsley[10]; 8. 3R-Hunter Rhoades[7]; 9. 114-Sawyer Kiner[9]; 10. 32S-Kyran Keith[14]; 11. 33L-Laike Imm[12]; 12. 7F-Ryan Frantz[13]; 13. (DNF) 17X-Robert Harbert[11]; 14. (DNF) 18H-Nicholas Howard[6]

Race 132 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 122-Lane Warner[2]; 2. 58-Carl Lebo[1]; 3. 66-Jayden Clay[6]; 4. 10J-Tracy Henson[4]; 5. 97-Damian Norbury[3]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[5]; 7. (DNS) 88X-Cody Christensen

Race 133 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 7F-Ryan Frantz[1]; 2. 51B-Kyle Busch[6]; 3. 32S-Kyran Keith[2]; 4. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 5. 8M-Mickey Bullock[3]; 6. 12M-Tomy Moreau[4]; 7. (DNS) 32L-Brian Lunsford

Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points from Heats & Qualifiers advance to Saturday night's A Main)

Race 292 - Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 2B-Garrett Benson[1]; 2. 21H-Kameron Key[3]; 3. 94C-Craig Ronk[7]; 4. 55B-Jett Barnes[4]; 5. 26J-Chelby Hinton[6]; 6. 151-Joe B Miller[9]; 7. 6W-Colin White[8]; 8. 18-Aidan Leingang[11]; 9. 131-Dusty Young[13]; 10. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[14]; 11. 14E-Eric Botelho[12]; 12. 08-Peter Smith[2]; 13. 21L-Quinton Benson[5]; 14. 49-Cameron La Rose[10]

Race 293 - Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 4H-Harley Hollan[5]; 2. 8H-Matthew Howard[3]; 3. 570-Johnny Smith[8]; 4. 87X-Chance Crum[4]; 5. 56M-Cody Key[2]; 6. 9S-Kevin Bayer[10]; 7. 35-Carsen Perkins[9]; 8. 2C-Chase Porter[12]; 9. 26P-Preston Lattomus[6]; 10. 2E-Jake Galusha[1]; 11. 74X-Xavier Doney[14]; 12. 1F-Jason Friesen[13]; 13. 73-Jason McDougal[7]; 14. 4J-Jaylon Mills[11]

Race 294 - Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 8A-TJ Smith[4]; 2. 10S-Shane Stewart[8]; 3. 2J-Daison Pursley[10]; 4. 89-Jace Park[5]; 5. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[1]; 6. 86-Zach Wigal[3]; 7. 81X-Frank Flud[7]; 8. 83-Brant Woods[13]; 9. 8P-Caleb Pence[2]; 10. 77R-Robbie Smith[11]; 11. 99D-Bryant Dawson[9]; 12. 7A-Aaron Jesina[12]; 13. 25R-Nathan Rector[6]; 14. 85J-Logan Julien[14]

Race 295 - Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 11X-Brent Crews[5]; 2. 4Y-Jett Yantis[8]; 3. 02-Ashton Torgerson[1]; 4. 11J-Jett Hays[2]; 5. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[3]; 6. 12K-Dylan Kadous[7]; 7. 24S-Colby Sokol[6]; 8. 25S-Justis Sokol[10]; 9. 39H-Colton Hardy[12]; 10. 72H-Hunter Pruitt[14]; 11. 78B-Lane Burnett[9]; 12. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[11]; 13. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[13]; 14. (DNF) 20G-Noah Gass[4]

Race 296 - Qualifier 5 (10 Laps): 1. 47B-Emerson Axsom[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[2]; 4. 23C-Josh Castro[1]; 5. 20Q-Brecken Reese[8]; 6. 97M-Scotty Milan[7]; 7. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[5]; 8. 77-Preston Norbury[10]; 9. 88W-Eric Wright[9]; 10. 22-Curtis Jones[6]; 11. 1T-Brenham Crouch[13]; 12. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[14]; 13. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[12]; 14. 75-Devan Myers[11]

Race 297 - Qualifier 6 (10 Laps): 1. 8J-Jonathan Beason[1]; 2. 24A-KJ Snow[2]; 3. 65-Michael Faccinto[4]; 4. 10M-Mitchel Moles[6]; 5. 14C-Connor Gross[3]; 6. 29A-Tanner Thorson[9]; 7. 22X-Riley Goodno[7]; 8. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[8]; 9. 14R-Jake Nail[11]; 10. 0-Connor Wolf[5]; 11. 44T-Austin Taborski[13]; 12. 33-Cruz Dickerson[12]; 13. 22R-Gage Laney[14]; 14. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[10]

Race 298 - Qualifier 7 (10 Laps): 1. 36K-Kris Carroll[1]; 2. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[5]; 3. 138-Karson Battarbee[2]; 4. 82S-Austin Sanders[7]; 5. 5K-Gavan Boschele[4]; 6. 88J-Joey Amantea[3]; 7. 2A-Austin Wood[8]; 8. 68-Landon Ellis[11]; 9. 15X-Rob Pajauis[6]; 10. 51F-Gary Taylor[10]; 11. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[12]; 12. 11D-Dominic White[14]; 13. (DNF) 39-Russ Disinger[9]; 14. (DNF) 17S-Baron Silva[13]

Race 299 - Qualifier 8 (10 Laps): 1. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[3]; 3. 12C-Chase Spicola[8]; 4. 29L-Jackson Lauderbaugh[2]; 5. 163-Logan Rumsey[6]; 6. 23-Alec Quiggle[9]; 7. 88R-Ryder Laplante[4]; 8. 7T-Logan Trevino[5]; 9. 48T-Tanner Holm[13]; 10. 13-Elijah Gile[11]; 11. 77S-Logan Seavey[7]; 12. 10K-Koda Oller[10]; 13. 12J-Jeffrey Newell[12]; 14. (DNS) 52H-Hayden Mabe

Race 332 - B1 (12 Laps): 1. 2B-Garrett Benson[1]; 2. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[2]; 3. 9S-Kevin Bayer[4]; 4. 12K-Dylan Kadous[3]; 5. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[8]; 6. 83-Brant Woods[6]; 7. 77S-Logan Seavey[7]; 8. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[10]; 9. 131-Dusty Young[5]; 10. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[12]; 11. 21G-Garth Kasiner[13]; 12. 25R-Nathan Rector[9]; 13. 98-James Roselli[11]; 14. (DNS) 22Z-Jaxon Bishop

Race 333 - B2 (12 Laps): 1. 94C-Craig Ronk[1]; 2. 97M-Scotty Milan[5]; 3. 86-Zach Wigal[4]; 4. 138-Karson Battarbee[2]; 5. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[7]; 6. R7-Kyle Spence[12]; 7. 14E-Eric Botelho[9]; 8. 29L-Jackson Lauderbaugh[3]; 9. 15N-Neal Allison[13]; 10. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[6]; 11. 33-Cruz Dickerson[11]; 12. 20G-Noah Gass[10]; 13. (DNF) 72H-Hunter Pruitt[8]; 14. (DNS) 12J-Jeffrey Newell

Race 334 - B3 (12 Laps): 1. 8J-Jonathan Beason[1]; 2. 151-Joe B Miller[4]; 3. 2C-Chase Porter[6]; 4. 48T-Tanner Holm[7]; 5. 82S-Austin Sanders[2]; 6. 20Q-Brecken Reese[3]; 7. 35-Carsen Perkins[5]; 8. 49-Cameron La Rose[12]; 9. 4S-Spencer Hill[13]; 10. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[10]; 11. 10K-Koda Oller[11]; 12. 22-Curtis Jones[8]; 13. 5X-Axton Romero[14]; 14. (DNF) 99D-Bryant Dawson[9]

Race 335 - B4 (12 Laps): 1. 36K-Kris Carroll[1]; 2. 10M-Mitchel Moles[2]; 3. 2E-Jake Galusha[8]; 4. 8P-Caleb Pence[5]; 5. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[4]; 6. 23C-Josh Castro[3]; 7. 39-Russ Disinger[9]; 8. 14T-Tyler Walton[11]; 9. 11D-Dominic White[10]; 10. 75-Devan Myers[12]; 11. (DNF) 1T-Brenham Crouch[7]; 12. (DNF) 51T-Kevin Thomas Jr[13]; 13. (DNF) 18-Aidan Leingang[6]; 14. (DNS) 6W-Colin White

Race 336 - B5 (12 Laps): 1. 02-Ashton Torgerson[2]; 2. 29A-Tanner Thorson[4]; 3. 12C-Chase Spicola[1]; 4. 24S-Colby Sokol[5]; 5. 14C-Connor Gross[3]; 6. 21L-Quinton Benson[10]; 7. 0-Connor Wolf[8]; 8. 39H-Colton Hardy[7]; 9. 68-Landon Ellis[6]; 10. 1V-Johnny Boland[14]; 11. 13-Elijah Gile[9]; 12. 07Z-Zak Gorski[13]; 13. 4J-Jaylon Mills[11]; 14. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[12]

Race 337 - B6 (12 Laps): 1. 89-Jace Park[2]; 2. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 3. 23-Alec Quiggle[4]; 4. 25S-Justis Sokol[6]; 5. 26J-Chelby Hinton[3]; 6. 81X-Frank Flud[5]; 7. 1F-Jason Friesen[10]; 8. 77R-Robbie Smith[8]; 9. 26P-Preston Lattomus[7]; 10. 25J-Delaney Jost[11]; 11. 78B-Lane Burnett[9]; 12. (DNS) 73-Jason McDougal; 13. (DNS) 11C-Darren Brown; 14. (DNS) 52H-Hayden Mabe

Race 338 - B7 (12 Laps): 1. 24A-KJ Snow[1]; 2. 5K-Gavan Boschele[2]; 3. 22X-Riley Goodno[5]; 4. 163-Logan Rumsey[3]; 5. 51F-Gary Taylor[8]; 6. 77-Preston Norbury[6]; 7. 88J-Joey Amantea[4]; 8. 15X-Rob Pajauis[7]; 9. 4A-Ayden Hare[14]; 10. 99-Brett Osborn[13]; 11. 08-Peter Smith[9]; 12. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[11]; 13. 7A-Aaron Jesina[10]; 14. 85J-Logan Julien[12]

Race 339 - B8 (12 Laps): 1. 14R-Jake Nail[1]; 2. 2A-Austin Wood[5]; 3. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[10]; 4. 44T-Austin Taborski[8]; 5. 74X-Xavier Doney[7]; 6. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[9]; 7. 88R-Ryder Laplante[4]; 8. 56M-Cody Key[3]; 9. 7T-Logan Trevino[6]; 10. (DNS) 17S-Baron Silva; 11. (DNS) 88W-Eric Wright; 12. (DNS) 22R-Gage Laney; 13. (DNS) 15C-Brody Brown; 14. (DQ) 11J-Jett Hays[2]

Race 352 - LCQ (12 Laps): 1. 2B-Garrett Benson[1]; 2. 8J-Jonathan Beason[3]; 3. 94C-Craig Ronk[2]; 4. 24A-KJ Snow[5]; 5. 36K-Kris Carroll[4]; 6. 89-Jace Park[8]; 7. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[9]; 8. 5K-Gavan Boschele[12]; 9. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[10]; 10. 151-Joe B Miller[13]; 11. 2A-Austin Wood[16]; 12. 14R-Jake Nail[6]; 13. 97M-Scotty Milan[15]; 14. 02-Ashton Torgerson[7]; 15. (DNF) 10M-Mitchel Moles[11]; 16. (DNF) 29A-Tanner Thorson[14]

Race 358 - A Main (55 Laps): 1. 47B-Emerson Axsom[2]; 2. 11X-Brent Crews[4]; 3. 8A-TJ Smith[1]; 4. 2J-Daison Pursley[11]; 5. 10S-Shane Stewart[5]; 6. 4Y-Jett Yantis[6]; 7. 21H-Kameron Key[8]; 8. 4H-Harley Hollan[3]; 9. 52-Blake Hahn[12]; 10. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[13]; 11. 570-Johnny Smith[15]; 12. 87X-Chance Crum[10]; 13. 65-Michael Faccinto[16]; 14. 55B-Jett Barnes[7]; 15. 2B-Garrett Benson[17]; 16. 89-Jace Park[22]; 17. 94C-Craig Ronk[19]; 18. 8H-Matthew Howard[9]; 19. 8J-Jonathan Beason[18]; 20. 5K-Gavan Boschele[24]; 21. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[23]; 22. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[25]; 23. 24A-KJ Snow[20]; 24. (DNF) 11B-Kaylee Bryson[14]; 25. (DNF) 36K-Kris Carroll[21]

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 29, 2022) Wrapping up a wild day of racing at the SageNet Center, Thursday at the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout saw the program roll into the 237th round of competition to put the show 66.2% complete.

Completing a staggering 147 Heat Races Thursday morning, the show has begun working into Qualifiers and Alphabet, with Junior Sprints already moving a dozen drivers into Saturday’s A-Feature, while Non-Wing Outlaw and A-Class worked through E, D, and C-Features. Looking at the setup for the Junior Sprints, the front row on Saturday is a family affair with Mattix and Sawyer McBride earning the right to lead the field to the green flag. C and B-Features are on the card Friday to determine who else will move on.

In the 237 races that have been completed, 178 drivers have won a race so far this week, with 13 drivers having won three events.

Drivers with at least two wins number 47. Down to some of the most crucial events in the Shootout, Friday’s show will begin at Race 238 with E, D, and C-Features for Stock Non-Wing. Qualifiers for Stock, Outlaw, and Restricted will send 16 drivers per class into each of their A-Features on Saturday. In Outlaw, Jett Barnes enters the Qualifiers' high point. In Non-Wing Outlaw, it’s Kevin Thomas, Jr. For the Stock classes, Kris Carroll stops atop passing points in A-Class, with Steven Snyder, Jr. leading in Non-Wing. In Restricted, it’s Wyatt Miller.

The 38th Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout runs through Saturday, December 31, 2022. Racing each day begins at 9:00 A.M. (CT). The tentative lineup of remaining events is as follows:

Featured classes at the 38th running of the “Mecca of Micros” include A-Class, Stock Non-Wing, Restricted, Outlaw, Non-Wing Outlaw, and Junior Sprints. Fans not able to attend the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout can see every lap of action on http://www.floracing.com.

Race 132 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 122-Lane Warner[2]; 2. 58-Carl Lebo[1]; 3. 66-Jayden Clay[6]; 4. 10J-Tracy Henson[4]; 5. 97-Damian Norbury[3]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[5]; 7. (DNS) 88X-Cody Christensen

Race 133 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 7F-Ryan Frantz[1]; 2. 51B-Kyle Busch[6]; 3. 32S-Kyran Keith[2]; 4. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 5. 8M-Mickey Bullock[3]; 6. 12M-Tomy Moreau[4]; 7. (DNS) 32L-Brian Lunsford

Race 132 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 122-Lane Warner[2]; 2. 58-Carl Lebo[1]; 3. 66-Jayden Clay[6]; 4. 10J-Tracy Henson[4]; 5. 97-Damian Norbury[3]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[5]; 7. (DNS) 88X-Cody Christensen

Race 133 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 7F-Ryan Frantz[1]; 2. 51B-Kyle Busch[6]; 3. 32S-Kyran Keith[2]; 4. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 5. 8M-Mickey Bullock[3]; 6. 12M-Tomy Moreau[4]; 7. (DNS) 32L-Brian Lunsford

Race 142 (8 Laps): 1. 26C-Chase McDermand[2]; 2. 08-Peter Smith[10]; 3. 29C-Connor Borah[9]; 4. 86-Zach Wigal[5]; 5. 2-Travis Sullivan[8]; 6. 85J-Logan Julien[6]; 7. 3S-Will Scribner[4]; 8. 97L-Connor Lundy[1]; 9. 30X-John Crowder[3]; 10. 14G-Madelyn Gjerness[7]

Race 143 (8 Laps): 1. 23X-Rhea Lynn Moss[1]; 2. 19J-Justin Robison[2]; 3. 4Y-Jett Yantis[5]; 4. 4B-Brandt Twitty[8]; 5. 18D-Devon Debrick[3]; 6. 9T-Christopher Townsend[10]; 7. 11A-Jaden Alexander[6]; 8. 74T-Tommy Thompson Jr[7]; 9. 44X-Gunner Shroyer[9]; 10. 58-Carl Lebo[4]

Race 144 (8 Laps): 1. 26K-Kale Drake[1]; 2. 138-Karson Battarbee[2]; 3. 29K-Levi Kuntz[4]; 4. 14Q-Jake Hagopian[10]; 5. 17E-Kaylee Esgar[8]; 6. 5S-Gunnar Setser[9]; 7. 14K-Landon Muehlberger[5]; 8. 51X-Dalton Parreira[6]; 9. 5P-Brock Pinkerous[7]; 10. 5E-Bobby Chapa[3]

Race 145 (8 Laps): 1. 5C-Alex Ruppert[1]; 2. 28H-Chelby Hinton[3]; 3. 21T-Tommy Kunsman[5]; 4. 1F-Jason Friesen[4]; 5. 52H-Hayden Mabe[6]; 6. 96-Jayson Campbell[8]; 7. 17S-Baron Silva[7]; 8. 97B-Donnie Burrows[10]; 9. (DNF) 1B-Brian Bennett[2]; 10. (DNF) 6X-Mark Martin[9]

Race 146 (8 Laps): 1. 77R-Robbie Smith[1]; 2. 26M-Gavin Miller[5]; 3. 21G-Garth Kasiner[2]; 4. 93C-Matt Carr[7]; 5. 36S-Darren Stewart[3]; 6. 22-Curtis Jones[6]; 7. 8M-Mickey Bullock[4]; 8. 18G-Leonard Scheumack[8]; 9. 99X-Trey Gibbs[9]; 10. (DNS) 75-Mal Mullens

Race 147 (8 Laps): 1. 01J-Mitchel Moles[3]; 2. 67-JJ Loss[2]; 3. 5X-Axton Romero[4]; 4. 38-Riley Osantowski[8]; 5. 49X-Ace Moore[7]; 6. 92B-Eric Bartlett[5]; 7. 33X-Evan Harvey[1]; 8. 92S-Justin Simpson[6]; 9. 23M-Garrett Massey[10]; 10. 84S-Sean Cleavland[9]

Race 148 (8 Laps): 1. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[4]; 2. 88T-Tony Penick[2]; 3. 56-Michael Hubert[7]; 4. 78J-Joe Askew[1]; 5. 81-Dekota Gay[8]; 6. 94L-Gage Laney[10]; 7. 5R-Chase Rodgers[9]; 8. 172-Greg Reynolds[3]; 9. 6C-Trevor Casey[6]; 10. 21C-Carter Holt[5]

Race 149 (8 Laps): 1. 25A-Anton Hernandez[3]; 2. 15C-Brody Brown[6]; 3. 31W-Brian McClelland[10]; 4. 18K-Brayden Kongdara[9]; 5. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 6. 74-Robby Brockman[7]; 7. 27-Jace Alvarez[8]; 8. 16-Darrius Myers[1]; 9. 21A-Kainan Baker[4]; 10. (DNF) 29M-Lawrence Mann[5]

Race 150 (8 Laps): 1. 87C-Brenham Crouch[5]; 2. 12G-Gage Robb[1]; 3. 3L-Jimmy Leal[3]; 4. 16F-Matthew Francis[4]; 5. 12C-Chase Spicola[8]; 6. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[7]; 7. J5-Johnny Burge[2]; 8. 20T-Tony Morris[6]; 9. (DNS) 11-Brandon Martin; 10. (DNS) 61C-Chris Parmley

Race 151 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Weldon Buford[1]; 2. 15S-TJ Smith[4]; 3. 12M-Shawn Marquez Jr[2]; 4. 57-Kyle Chady[3]; 5. 27Q-Kaden Weger[6]; 6. 9K-Kieran Casillas[5]; 7. 2S-Ryan Saunders[7]; 8. 25J-Delaney Jost[10]; 9. 82-Robert Randolph[9]; 10. 1T-Taylor Whitefield[8]

Race 152 (8 Laps): 1. 11L-Laydon Pearson[8]; 2. 14L-Logan Heath[9]; 3. 570-Prestyn Brown[2]; 4. 44K-Cory Kelley[10]; 5. 24S-Colby Sokol[7]; 6. 6B-Blake Parmley[5]; 7. 37X-Xander Dundon[1]; 8. 55U-Chance Ullstrom[4]; 9. 13L-Jack Lobin[3]; 10. 7P-Dylan Ramey[6]

Race 153 (8 Laps): 1. 24-JW Henderson[2]; 2. 71K-Daison Pursley[6]; 3. 29S-Shawn Bloomquist[4]; 4. 62-Rachel Zabawa[3]; 5. 77E-Cole Esgar[8]; 6. 126-Autumn Criste[5]; 7. 15J-Joe Bob Lee[9]; 8. 77-Preston Norbury[7]; 9. 78C-Chance Cody[1]; 10. 17F-Santino Ferrucci[10]

Race 154 (8 Laps): 1. 33N-Jett Nunley[1]; 2. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[2]; 3. 8-Coleten Agee[3]; 4. 33W-Rece Wommack[6]; 5. 8T-Cody Berkenmeier[10]; 6. 671-Waylon Phillips[5]; 7. 3R-Hunter Rhoades[4]; 8. 111-Mark Reynolds[9]; 9. 08S-Stefen Sidur[8]; 10. 07-Jacob Kirchoff[7]

Race 155 (8 Laps): 1. 68-Landon Ellis[6]; 2. 24A-KJ Snow[3]; 3. 18-Aidan Leingang[4]; 4. 07Z-Zak Gorski[7]; 5. 02C-Cale McGee[5]; 6. 45-Bradley Cox[8]; 7. 29P-Bailee Spitulski[10]; 8. J37-Jovi Duffy[9]; 9. 38H-Levi Henderson[1]; 10. (DNF) 77M-Mikee Brunker[2]

Race 156 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Elijah Gile[1]; 2. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[3]; 3. R7-Kyle Spence[8]; 4. 14-Blake Battles[5]; 5. 73-Jason McDougal[7]; 6. 98-James Roselli[6]; 7. 28U-Austin Ullstrom[2]; 8. 727-Shawn McKinney[9]; 9. M17-Mason Jensrud[4]; 10. (DNS) 97T-Matt Taylor

Race 157 (8 Laps): 1. 16S-Seth Shebester[3]; 2. 21K-Keegan Osantowski[1]; 3. 22Z-Jaxon Bishop[7]; 4. 14J-Eric Jennings[10]; 5. 43-Parker Perry[8]; 6. 84M-Dalten Maust[9]; 7. 72D-Derrick Black[2]; 8. 9$-Eddie Ramsey[6]; 9. 667-Amie Donner[4]; 10. (DNF) 14F-Bobby Wofford Jr[5]

Race 158 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Jase Randolph[4]; 2. 6W-Colin White[3]; 3. 39H-Colton Hardy[6]; 4. 2B-Garrett Benson[8]; 5. 36R-Kevin Reed[9]; 6. 5T-Tommy Velasquez III[10]; 7. 88R-Ryder Laplante[2]; 8. (DNF) 97-Damian Norbury[1]; 9. (DNF) 7J-Michael Faccinto[7]; 10. (DQ) 7S-Kanon Posey[5]

Race 159 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Cameron La Rose[4]; 2. 11G-Avery Goodman[6]; 3. 3Z-Trey Zorn[5]; 4. 98D-Mason Daugherty[1]; 5. 08J-Jace McIntosh[9]; 6. 20-Shon Deskins[8]; 7. 20G-Noah Gass[7]; 8. 45M-Megan Thomas[10]; 9. 20S-Shali Buck[3]; 10. (DNF) 8J-Jonathan Beason[2]

Race 160 (8 Laps): 1. 151-Joe B Miller[4]; 2. 2X-Jadyn Friesen[6]; 3. 20Q-Brecken Reese[8]; 4. 4C-Cole McDaniel[1]; 5. 99D-Bryant Dawson[3]; 6. 37Z-Jacob Zimmerman[5]; 7. 51K-Caleb Martin[10]; 8. 787-Brody Wake[7]; 9. 27W-Shawn Wicker[9]; 10. (DNF) 26P-Preston Lattomus[2]

Race 161 (8 Laps): 1. 11M-Lawrence Mann Jr[7]; 2. 7C-Phillip Cordova[9]; 3. 12U-Tyler Davenport[4]; 4. 21-Bruce Comer[2]; 5. 28-Garrett Bias[5]; 6. C71-Carter Jensrud[8]; 7. (DNF) 05-Joshua Spatola[1]; 8. (DNF) 57T-Kyle Thompson[6]; 9. (DNF) 14T-Tyler Walton[10]; 10. (DNF) 87-Reed Whitney[3]

Race 162 (8 Laps): 1. 49A-Aiden Price[4]; 2. 19S-Sam Johnson[3]; 3. 41-Logan Rumsey[1]; 4. 24F-Connor Wolf[2]; 5. 12R-Trey Robb[6]; 6. 8S-Austin Stone[7]; 7. 4H-Bob Hentschel[10]; 8. 3B-Caleb Burge[9]; 9. 2A-Austin Wood[8]; 10. 33L-Laike Imm[5]

Race 163 (8 Laps): 1. 121-Steven Snyder Jr[9]; 2. 4X-Teagen Moles[4]; 3. 89-Jace Park[10]; 4. 3E-Drake Edwards[3]; 5. 007-Cody Carter[6]; 6. 83W-Shane Weeks[5]; 7. 10P-Brian Potter[7]; 8. 77B-Randall Boren[8]; 9. 6T-Robert Tidaback[1]; 10. 14P-Page Perrine[2]

Race 164 (8 Laps): 1. 2L-Austin Lambert[1]; 2. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[2]; 3. 14A-Pat Kelly[3]; 4. 480-Cory Green[8]; 5. 31-Chad Lobb[10]; 6. 51-Joshua Huish[9]; 7. 29D-Dylan Menditto[5]; 8. 20H-John Hull[4]; 9. 20K-Skyler Keeney[6]; 10. (DNF) 10X-Bradyn Warren[7]

Race 165 (8 Laps): 1. 101-Brock Berreth[3]; 2. 30-Jacob Barton[2]; 3. 24R-Ryder Wells[9]; 4. 3T-Trevor McIntire[5]; 5. 53X-Daniel Robinson[8]; 6. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[10]; 7. 59X-Richie Harvey[1]; 8. 18F-Steve Finn[4]; 9. 53-Graham Hamilton[7]; 10. 5W-Cody Wiegert[6]

Race 166 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Quinton Benson[2]; 2. 15N-Neal Allison[3]; 3. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[6]; 4. 12B-Brandon Boggs[7]; 5. 14M-Mike Austin[5]; 6. 72-Alex Karpowicz[10]; 7. 28B-Robby Bias[1]; 8. 83-Brant Woods[8]; 9. 5B-Cade Bierman[4]; 10. 70-Dwight Green[9]

Race 167 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Tim Buckwalter[1]; 2. 08C-Cannon McIntosh[7]; 3. 82H-Hunter Pruitt[4]; 4. 32L-Brian Lunsford[10]; 5. 21P-Case Piper[3]; 6. 27E-Ethan Wicker[2]; 7. 13X-Chase Howard[6]; 8. 23L-Tyler LaPointe[8]; 9. 60M-Earl McDoulett Jr[9]; 10. (DNF) 17J-Jacob Johnston[5]

Race 168 (8 Laps): 1. 00T-Cole Tinsley[2]; 2. 5K-Gavan Boschele[10]; 3. 97M-Scotty Milan[6]; 4. 4N-Ryan Winter[7]; 5. 122-Lane Warner[9]; 6. 15K-Kendall Battarbee[5]; 7. A51-Jason Trosper[8]; 8. 23B-Beckham Malone[1]; 9. 38S-Tim Snelling[3]; 10. (DNF) 14H-Harley Whatley[4]

Race 169 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Jett Barnes[2]; 2. 9B-Casey Bauman[4]; 3. 8X-Josh Marcham[7]; 4. 33K-Kelby Wright[8]; 5. 16B-Brady Amos[5]; 6. 13C-William Conner[6]; 7. 49S-Mike Snelling[10]; 8. (DNF) 7K-Mason Keefer[1]; 9. (DNF) 17T-Talon McConnell[3]; 10. (DNF) 60-Robert Lee[9]

Race 170 (8 Laps): 1. 21$-Cash Lovenburg[1]; 2. 3W-Chris Cochran[7]; 3. 3J-Cale Coons[10]; 4. 17A-Austin Barnhill[3]; 5. 48K-Darin Naida[6]; 6. 55P-Dalton Burley[5]; 7. 10R-Ray Brewer[2]; 8. 10T-Taylor Morgan[9]; 9. (DNF) 75M-Buddy Mullens[4]; 10. (DNF) 69U-Robert Burnett[8]

Race 171 (8 Laps): 1. 36J-Kyle Jones[1]; 2. 11C-Darren Brown[7]; 3. 76-Maverick Elkins[4]; 4. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[8]; 5. 4S-Spencer Hill[3]; 6. 10-Patrick Lundy[5]; 7. 7G-Ollie Geiger[2]; 8. (DNF) 8C-Jake Branham[6]; 9. (DNS) 17H-Henry Chambers; 10. (DNS) 84D-Dave Nicholson

Race 172 (8 Laps): 1. 88J-Joey Amantea[2]; 2. 5G-Landon Graham[1]; 3. 36B-Cole Bodine[7]; 4. 21B-Justin Bates[3]; 5. 1C-Connor Lee[9]; 6. 357-Bryce Redenbaugh[8]; 7. 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[10]; 8. 49Z-Zak Moore[5]; 9. (DNF) 9A-Luke Lane[4]; 10. (DNF) 13Z-Chris Counter[6]

Race 173 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Trey Marcham[6]; 2. 81X-Frank Flud[3]; 3. 23-Alec Quiggle[1]; 4. 10Z-Dominic Gorden[8]; 5. 9-Bryce Comer[5]; 6. 75T-Tyler Johnson[4]; 7. 2M-Adam Miller[10]; 8. 54-Trey Gropp[7]; 9. 77C-Cooper Sullivan[2]; 10. (DNF) 6-John Kilmer[9]

Race 174 (8 Laps): 1. 59M-Brody Mclaughlin[1]; 2. 1V-Johnny Boland[10]; 3. 99K-Seth Stenzel[6]; 4. 171-Alex Caldwell[7]; 5. 14C-Connor Gross[9]; 6. 28S-Daniel Smith[8]; 7. 10K-Koda Oller[4]; 8. 18T-Lexa Turner[3]; 9. 22T-Thomas Byford[5]; 10. 67S-Grant Stocker[2]

Race 175 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Paige Moss[1]; 2. 15M-Collin Mitchell[4]; 3. 8P-Caleb Pence[5]; 4. 35G-Gaige Weldon[7]; 5. 54X-Maverick Myrick[9]; 6. 99M-Mason Seubert[2]; 7. 77K-Kyle Fernandez[8]; 8. (DNF) 47-Charlie Henderson[3]; 9. (DNF) 1-Kortland Stephens[6]; 10. (DQ) 29-Blake Scott[10]

Race 176 (8 Laps): 1. 66C-Carsen Perkins[1]; 2. 39-Russ Disinger[2]; 3. 41D-Chuck Dunlap[5]; 4. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[8]; 5. 14R-Jake Nail[9]; 6. 8G-Teddy Bivert[7]; 7. 4-Brent Shoemaker[3]; 8. 44P-Jeffery Pahule[10]; 9. 17X-Robert Harbert[4]; 10. (DNF) 112-Jack Kassik[6]

Race 177 (8 Laps): 1. 297-Dillon Berglan[1]; 2. 02-Ashton Torgerson[8]; 3. 52J-Conner Long[6]; 4. 2T-Taylor Mayhew[4]; 5. 17G-Isaiah Garcia[2]; 6. 23C-Josh Castro[3]; 7. 7X-Kaden Smith[7]; 8. 40G-Jason Gariss[5]; 9. (DNS) U2-Ryan Cotney

Race 178 (8 Laps): 1. 10A-Emerson Axsom[2]; 2. 57L-Jacob Lucas[3]; 3. 9C-Cade Cowles[4]; 4. 10S-Scout Spraggins[1]; 5. 5N-Reece Shelton[5]; 6. 9L-Hunter Lane[9]; 7. 33D-Justin Patocka[7]; 8. 7W-Brendon Wiseley[8]; 9. 66-Jayden Clay[6]

Race 179 (8 Laps): 1. 55C-Trevor Cline[1]; 2. 24P-Ryker Pace[4]; 3. 12T-Jason Tyer[9]; 4. 131-Dusty Young[8]; 5. 18W-Wyatt Bruce[5]; 6. 14B-Ethan Burdett[2]; 7. 14D-Tylen Trammel[3]; 8. 66J-Holden Jennings[6]; 9. (DNF) 5-Bradley Huish[7]

Race 180 (8 Laps): 1. 19E-Edward Hartley III[3]; 2. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 3. 82S-Austin Sanders[7]; 4. 28C-Carson Brown[9]; 5. 36T-Jake Neuman[6]; 6. 22M-Sammy McNabb[4]; 7. 36K-Kris Carroll[8]; 8. 21M-Kiely Ricardo[5]; 9. 44-Anthony Sunde[2]

Race 181 (8 Laps): 1. 21J-Kameron Key[1]; 2. 24G-Greyson Springer[3]; 3. 36-Hunter Creason[2]; 4. 33-Cruz Dickerson[5]; 5. 93-Luke Lucas[4]; 6. 95A-Eli Adams[7]; 7. 75W-TY Marrel[8]; 8. 94-Hayden Wise[9]; 9. 19-Tomas Partington[6]

Race 182 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Austin Torgerson[5]; 2. 110-Karter Battarbee[1]; 3. 11B-Kaylee Bryson[4]; 4. 17-Quinn Jones[9]; 5. 54K-Kinser Endicott[2]; 6. 17C-Christian Galicia[8]; 7. 11T-Taitum McElvany[7]; 8. 8B-Dustin Bottoms[6]; 9. 191-Bash Ferguson[3]

Race 183 (8 Laps): 1. 83X-Jett Hays[1]; 2. 66B-Broedy Graham[7]; 3. 38T-Jackson Kounkel[3]; 4. 5A-Ava Gropp[2]; 5. 3-Cole Schroeder[4]; 6. 91-Ryan Mueller[8]; 7. 51G-Grant Schaadt[5]; 8. 45D-Seth Duty[6]; 9. 9D-Degan Lelsz[9]

Race 65 (8 Laps): 1. 11H-Nicholas Harris[1]; 2. 55X-Lucas Mauldin[6]; 3. 114-Sawyer Kiner[4]; 4. 319-Haidyn Hansen[5]; 5. 95-Ryker Morrow[3]; 6. 77K-Kyle Fernandez[7]; 7. 24-Kameron Sneed[8]; 8. 61-Brannon Lucas[2]; 9. 5-Owin Halpain[9]

Race 66 (8 Laps): 1. 30-Kyler Bearce[1]; 2. 8-Logun Lunsford[3]; 3. 24C-Cale Lagroon[8]; 4. 14-Ethan Burdett[5]; 5. 4K-Khloe Cotton[6]; 6. 6-Levi Copass[7]; 7. 13-Gaige Weldon[4]; 8. 37X-Xander Dundon[9]; 9. 92-Silas Cleaveland[2]

Race 67 (8 Laps): 1. 5E-Eli Holden[3]; 2. 2A-Grant Schaadt[2]; 3. 20Q-Brecken Reese[5]; 4. 21H-Levi Hinck[7]; 5. 13V-Braxon Vasconcellos[1]; 6. 22H-Hank Soares[8]; 7. 57S-Ella Simpson[6]; 8. 18-Tityn Roberts[4]; 9. (DNS) 21K-Keegan Osantowski

Race 68 (8 Laps): 1. 10S-Scout Spraggins[2]; 2. 47-Colby Sokol[9]; 3. 10B-Braden Pfeiffer[7]; 4. 5H-Wout Hoffmans[5]; 5. 9C-Jace Cooksey[3]; 6. 2K-Kooper Kelly[6]; 7. 87C-Callan Hill[4]; 8. (DNF) 28-Hunter Lewis[1]; 9. (DNF) B2-Carson Bolden[8]

Race 69 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Lathe Griggs[1]; 2. GH7-Garyn Howard[3]; 3. 87X-Cooper Williams[2]; 4. 5M-Ryder McCutcheon[4]; 5. 22R-Ryder Eigenrauch[8]; 6. 97L-Connor Lundy[6]; 7. 11M-Mattix McBride[5]; 8. 9-Weston Doklan[9]; 9. 14T-Heath Walton[7]

Race 70 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Bradley Cox[4]; 2. 5S-Stone Smith[2]; 3. 5G-Kollin Klein[1]; 4. 23-Mason Nester[6]; 5. 1K-Kolette Dicero[5]; 6. 03-James Ferrin[8]; 7. (DNF) 23X-Jaxson Morgan[3]; 8. (DNF) 46-Cale McGee[7]; 9. (DNS) 9D-Degan Lelsz

Race 71 (8 Laps): 1. 71J-Jaxton Wiggs[4]; 2. 2C-Lucas Conner[2]; 3. 95W-Nathan Ward[9]; 4. 2M-Grayson Price[6]; 5. 4-Hayden Alberson[1]; 6. 16-Colton Holland[3]; 7. 95X-Steven Doss[7]; 8. 71M-Nash Mack[8]; 9. 15-Jaxson Sowers[5]

Race 72 (8 Laps): 1. 73X-Wyatt Miller[7]; 2. 64-Kolton Spencer[1]; 3. 82H-Hunter Pruitt[6]; 4. 00T-TJ Stark[9]; 5. 88L-Landen Adams[5]; 6. 14K-Kyle Hooper[4]; 7. 25A-Bradley Anderson[8]; 8. 7X-Logan Wood[3]; 9. (DNF) 17B-Brycen Roush[2]

Race 73 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Chase McDougal[2]; 2. 1P-Mekentzi Potter[3]; 3. 5P-Brock Pinkerous[5]; 4. 84-Dalten Maust[4]; 5. 23J-Jace Wren[6]; 6. 04-Jude Allgayer[1]; 7. 14C-Jayce Caldwell[8]; 8. 18K-Keegan Gasseling[7]; 9. 71K-Tate Gurney[9]

Race 74 (8 Laps): 1. 33-Jett Nunley[1]; 2. 55B-Rylan Sharrah[5]; 3. 5L-Landon Jesina[4]; 4. 88K-Bryce Kujath[9]; 5. V5-Vito Cancilla[6]; 6. 3D-Trent Dixon[7]; 7. 11V-Zayden Vasquez[8]; 8. P24-Aiden Howard[3]; 9. 81G-Giancarlo Ramessar[2]

Race 75 (8 Laps): 1. 63-Jack Thomas[4]; 2. 4G-Landon Gasseling[2]; 3. 17L-Chase Lauderbaugh[6]; 4. 43-Parker Perry[7]; 5. 2T-Tyler Crow[8]; 6. 5C-Cooper Miller[9]; 7. 23B-Beckham Malone[3]; 8. K9-Sami Porter[5]; 9. 67Z-Isabell Wilson[1]

Race 76 (8 Laps): 1. 66B-Blayden Graham[4]; 2. 126-Autumn Criste[2]; 3. 97-Cash Lacombe[6]; 4. 12T-Tori Tyer[5]; 5. 70-Micah Becker[7]; 6. 7G-Ollie Geiger[1]; 7. 30P-Blake Pittman[8]; 8. (DNF) 20K-Skyler Keeney[3]; 9. (DNS) 20-Aaron Cook

Race 77 (8 Laps): 1. 15C-Brody Brown[4]; 2. 6K-Brylee Kilmer[1]; 3. 04H-Kyle Heflin[7]; 4. 31B-Braxton Weger[9]; 5. 11-Harrison Robards[8]; 6. 81L-Ethan Larsen[2]; 7. 20S-Shali Buck[6]; 8. 27T-Trevor Twardeski[5]; 9. (DNF) 1-Kortland Stephens[3]

Race 78 (8 Laps): 1. 8S-Landyn Snider[3]; 2. 7-Quinn Thurein[6]; 3. 15H-Jace Hale[1]; 4. 94-Hayden Wise[9]; 5. 66-Brantley Henderson[2]; 6. 1H-Hudson Truitt[4]; 7. 09W-Wesley Sweatman[7]; 8. L8-Ethan Stevens[5]; 9. (DNF) 18Z-Zander Altis[8]

Race 79 (8 Laps): 1. 7S-Kanon Posey[1]; 2. 11E-Enzo Spicola[2]; 3. 49A-Ace Moore[3]; 4. 14B-Brody Bridgeman[7]; 5. 71A-Anthony Rea[5]; 6. 19A-Ayla Morefield[4]; 7. (DNF) 06-Andres Jones[6]; 8. (DNF) 21-Brayton Roberts[8]

Race 118 (8 Laps): 1. 66B-Blayden Graham[1]; 2. 26P-Jaxson Peters[2]; 3. 36J-JJ Beason[7]; 4. 88E-Emery Laplante[3]; 5. 75-Masyon Truitt[6]; 6. 9-Case Hockman[4]; 7. 29C-Clayton Jenkins[5]; 8. 777-Corbin Weekly[8]

Race 119 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Brycen Roush[2]; 2. 14K-Kinser Bloomquist[5]; 3. 5E-Eli Holden[6]; 4. 22-Ryker Jones[1]; 5. 5K-Kaden Wells[3]; 6. 24-Cam Acker[7]; 7. (DNF) 98P-Paul Westfall[8]; 8. (DNF) 37K-Kacie Pittman[4]

Race 120 (8 Laps): 1. 36T-Trenton Tyer[1]; 2. 11-Mattix McBride[6]; 3. 37-Koleton Dempsey[2]; 4. 28W-Blainey Woods[4]; 5. 26N-Nate Daniel[5]; 6. 16-Berkley Reese[3]; 7. (DNF) 12C-Bella Coleman[8]; 8. (DNF) 1K-Kolette Dicero[7]

Race 121 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Colton Hale[1]; 2. 12P-Collin Pruitt[3]; 3. 19J-JT Daniel[2]; 4. 17D-Dylan Balog[8]; 5. 95G-Gunner Griffin[5]; 6. 66-Jack Loss[4]; 7. 82-Peyton Buntin[7]; 8. (DNF) V5-Vito Cancilla[6]

Race 122 (8 Laps): 1. 17C-Caleb Johannesen[1]; 2. 6-Henry Alberson[4]; 3. 7D-Jackson Davenport[5]; 4. 4-David Spencer[8]; 5. 1W-Heath Walton[3]; 6. 2M-Lee Moses[7]; 7. 90-Maxwell Norick[6]; 8. (DNF) 15-Jaxson Sowers[2]

Race 123 (8 Laps): 1. 7M-Miken Iverson[4]; 2. 36R-Rayce Reed[1]; 3. 9S-Braxton Stewart[5]; 4. 5-Jace Thurein[3]; 5. 387-Nash Edwards[7]; 6. 17A-Evan Boyd[2]; 7. 36-Maverick Reed[6]; 8. (DNS) 5G-Kollin Klein

Race 124 (8 Laps): 1. 21J-Jayden Hiller[1]; 2. N90-Kyle Heflin[2]; 3. 11S-Sawyer McBride[7]; 4. 04-Jude Allgayer[4]; 5. 1-Ryder Morris[3]; 6. 98-Mason McBride[6]; 7. 10C-Charmayne Cary[8]; 8. 74C-Cale Martin[5]

Race 125 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Braxton Flatt[2]; 2. 14J-Jaxon Nail[6]; 3. 71-Jagger Wiggs[8]; 4. 50-Tristan Pena[3]; 5. 17Z-Zach Leeke[4]; 6. 1P-Paxton Perry[5]; 7. 43L-Leon Wilmore[1]; 8. (DNF) 14-Chase Buntin[7]

Race 126 (8 Laps): 1. 13V-Braxon Vasconcellos[1]; 2. 18B-Brexton Busch[5]; 3. 51-Tate Gurney[8]; 4. 19-Liam Barton[6]; 5. 10E-Eli Potter[3]; 6. 55H-Hudson Truitt[2]; 7. 24N-Nathan Fernandez[4]; 8. 7X-Logan Wood[7]

Race 127 (8 Laps): 1. 5B-Cole Bennett[1]; 2. 63-Gavin Burge[4]; 3. 71K-Oren Basham[2]; 4. 4G-Ryker Griggs[5]; 5. 14Q-Quentin Hagopian[6]; 6. 2-Luke Booher[7]; 7. 53-Cooper Canady[3]; 8. 1L-Axten Larsen[8]

Race 128 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Brody Stewart[2]; 2. 9B-Bristol Spicola[7]; 3. 28B-Madden Thulin[3]; 4. 55K-Kayden Anderson[5]; 5. 94-Dalton Clary[4]; 6. 3K-Kaden Pacheco[6]; 7. 39-Holley Spake[8]; 8. 9C-Grayson Cooksey[1]

Race 129 (8 Laps): 1. 17M-Mackcen Roush[2]; 2. 55X-Maya Mauldin[3]; 3. 17-Cole Jones[6]; 4. 33-Noah Betts[5]; 5. 21W-Oakley Wren[7]; 6. 11K-Kyle Klagenberg[4]; 7. 99L-Jett Larson[8]; 8. 14V-Brett Vanzant[1]

Qualifiers (Top 12 in combined passing points from Heats & Qualifiers advance to Saturday night's A Main)

Race 184 - Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 66B-Blayden Graham[1]; 2. 27-Brody Stewart[2]; 3. 9B-Bristol Spicola[4]; 4. 14K-Kinser Bloomquist[3]; 5. 5B-Cole Bennett[5]; 6. 9S-Braxton Stewart[6]; 7. 33-Noah Betts[8]; 8. 28B-Madden Thulin[7]; 9. 17Z-Zeke Lewis[10]; 10. 50-Tristan Pena[9]

Race 185 - Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 36T-Trenton Tyer[1]; 2. 17M-Mackcen Roush[2]; 3. 18B-Brexton Busch[3]; 4. 7M-Miken Iverson[4]; 5. 26P-Jaxson Peters[6]; 6. 37-Koleton Dempsey[7]; 7. 75-Masyon Truitt[9]; 8. 17D-Dylan Balog[5]; 9. 21W-Oakley Wren[8]; 10. 94-Dalton Clary[10]

Race 186 - Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 11-Mattix McBride[4]; 2. N90-Kyle Heflin[6]; 3. 28W-Blainey Woods[8]; 4. 15H-Colton Hale[1]; 5. 19J-JT Daniel[7]; 6. 4-David Spencer[5]; 7. 14Q-Quentin Hagopian[9]; 8. 36J-JJ Beason[3]; 9. 6-Henry Alberson[2]; 10. 24-Cam Acker[10]

Race 187 - Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 11S-Sawyer McBride[3]; 2. 17C-Caleb Johannesen[1]; 3. 12P-Collin Pruitt[5]; 4. 14J-Jaxon Nail[4]; 5. 63-Gavin Burge[2]; 6. 22-Ryker Jones[9]; 7. 04-Jude Allgayer[8]; 8. 36R-Rayce Reed[6]; 9. 71K-Oren Basham[7]; 10. 2M-Lee Moses[10]

Race 188 - Qualifier 5 (10 Laps): 1. 5E-Eli Holden[2]; 2. 71-Jagger Wiggs[4]; 3. 4G-Ryker Griggs[7]; 4. 19-Liam Barton[6]; 5. 17B-Brycen Roush[3]; 6. 21J-Jayden Hiller[1]; 7. 55X-Maya Mauldin[5]; 8. 88E-Emery Laplante[8]; 9. 2-Luke Booher[10]; 10. 26N-Nate Daniel[9]

Race 189 - Qualifier 6 (10 Laps): 1. 81-Braxton Flatt[3]; 2. 13V-Braxon Vasconcellos[1]; 3. 55K-Kayden Anderson[7]; 4. 7D-Jackson Davenport[5]; 5. 5-Jace Thurein[8]; 6. 5K-Kaden Wells[10]; 7. 17-Cole Jones[2]; 8. 51-Tate Gurney[4]; 9. 387-Nash Edwards[6]; 10. 95G-Gunner Griffin[9]

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 28, 2022) Rolling to the 141st round of competition at the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout, the event has begun introducing the alphabet into the mix with five classes completing Heat Races and Outlaw getting through D-Features and C-Features, as well as starting to establish who has worked into Qualifiers.

While the road to earning a Golden Driller is far from over, several drivers have already made massive statements. The biggest of the day was a tie in Heat 64 when Emerson Axsom grabbed the win over Austin Lambert in a finish that showed a difference of 0.000-seconds, which was confirmed by the transponder, hand scoring, and directors.

The only driver so far to win from 10th in a Heat Race, Alabama’s Kevin Thomas, Jr., charged from last to first in Non-Wing Outlaw action. Over the course of the day, 11 drivers won from at least the fifth starting spot, with the average starting spot through 117 events coming out to 2.5.

Of the 1,655 confirmed entries, 1,262 have seen action through Wednesday, for a total of 665 drivers.

Looking ahead to Thursday, 96 races are on the docket, with Stock Non-Wing set for 42 Heat Races. Six Junior Sprint Qualifiers will follow, with the Alphabet continuing for Non-Wing Outlaw and A-Class with E-Features through C-Features in both divisions, for a total of 48 lower features.

The 38th Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout continues Thursday, December 29, 2022, and runs through Saturday, December 31, 2022. Racing each day begins at 9:00 A.M. (CT). The tentative lineup of remaining events is as follows:

Race 132 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 122-Lane Warner[2]; 2. 58-Carl Lebo[1]; 3. 66-Jayden Clay[6]; 4. 10J-Tracy Henson[4]; 5. 97-Damian Norbury[3]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[5]; 7. (DNS) 88X-Cody Christensen

Race 133 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 7F-Ryan Frantz[1]; 2. 51B-Kyle Busch[6]; 3. 32S-Kyran Keith[2]; 4. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 5. 8M-Mickey Bullock[3]; 6. 12M-Tomy Moreau[4]; 7. (DNS) 32L-Brian Lunsford

Race 132 - D3 (10 Laps): 1. 122-Lane Warner[2]; 2. 58-Carl Lebo[1]; 3. 66-Jayden Clay[6]; 4. 10J-Tracy Henson[4]; 5. 97-Damian Norbury[3]; 6. 9B-Casey Bauman[5]; 7. (DNS) 88X-Cody Christensen

Race 133 - D4 (10 Laps): 1. 7F-Ryan Frantz[1]; 2. 51B-Kyle Busch[6]; 3. 32S-Kyran Keith[2]; 4. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 5. 8M-Mickey Bullock[3]; 6. 12M-Tomy Moreau[4]; 7. (DNS) 32L-Brian Lunsford

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 27, 2022) Clicking off the opening 24 events of the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout, the 38th edition of the “Mecca of Micros” greeted 239 drivers to Tulsa Expo Raceway clay to begin their trek towards a Golden Driller.

California drivers earned the most wins with five, over Oklahoma with four. Illinois, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania drivers all earned a pair of wins, but the stat that counts is passing points earned with California’s Jett Barnes, who advanced from ninth to win Heat Race 17, earning the most points so far.

The average starting spot for Heat Race winners thus far is 2.25, with half of those races winning from the pole.

Looking ahead to Wednesday, 117 races are on the docket, with 40 Heat Races for Outlaw Non-Wing kicking off the run of events. Restricted follows with 15, then A-Class at 38, and Junior Sprints with a dozen before bringing Outlaw back for D and C-Features. In all, 358 races are slated to be contested this week across six divisions.

The 38th Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout continues on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, and runs through Saturday, December 31, 2022. Racing each day begins at 9:00 A.M. (CT). The tentative lineup of remaining events is as follows:

Race 17 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Jett Barnes[9]; 2. 138-Karson Battarbee[4]; 3. 5K-Gavan Boschele[7]; 4. 1T-Brenham Crouch[6]; 5. 9M-Keith McIntyre Jr[8]; 6. 18H-Nicholas Howard[2]; 7. 191-Bash Ferguson[3]; 8. 10-Patrick Lundy[5]; 9. (DNS) 9B-Casey Bauman; 10. (DQ) 29-Blake Scott[1]

First Draft Of Qualifying Nights For The 37th Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Released

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 25, 2022) Santa has come and gone, and that means it’s officially “Driller Season” in Oklahoma. With that, the first draft of qualifying nights has been released for the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.

Taking Place January 9-14, 2023, atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located under the roof of the SageNet Center at Expo Square, the first five nights will see complete shows with the current list of 355 competitors separated out and all of them looking to punch their ticket directly into Saturday’s A-Feature. Taking only the top two from each night straight into the 55-lap championship feature, finishing positions behind that is everything in setting yourself up in Saturday’s infamous Alphabet. The breakdown of how qualifying nights set up Saturday is posted at https://www.chilibowl.com/about.

Slopping upward as the week goes until Friday, the number of entrants on Friday is intentionally kept light at first release to give teams a place to move if they experience mechanical issues during Sunday’s Practice. The nights tend to even out as the week of racing begins.

Subject to change by the day, the breakdown of Qualifying Night currently stands like this:

Teams will move in on Saturday, January 7, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Some teams pitted near the grandstands overlooking turns three and four will be contacted directly to park Friday night. Practice will be Sunday, January 8, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Groups will run through twice. Grandstands on Sunday are free to the general public. Weekdays open at 9:00 A.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. for Hot Laps. Saturday opens at 8:00 A.M. with cars on track at 9:00 A.M. (CT). A complete rundown of times can be found at https://www.chilibowl.com/about.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

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Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 10, 2022) Exceeding the 300 mark for the ninth year in a row, the December 9 deadline for discounted early entry was met with 308 entries so far into the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, happening January 9-14, 2023, inside the SageNet Center at Expo Square.

Adding one more former champion in the mix, New York’s Tim McCreadie, who won his Golden Driller in 2006, will return in the Daugherty Motorsports No. 39t. Other past champions in the mix include Sammy Swindell, Damion Gardner, and defending race winner, Tanner Thorson.

Bringing more international flair, the list of represented countries has grown to include three Canadian drivers, one Australian, and the return of New Zealand Michael Pickens in a Dave Mac - Dalby Motorsports mount. In what will be his 10th appearance since 2005, the nine-time New Zealand Midget Champion has made the big dance six times with a career-best finish in third in 2010.

Keeping with the theme of Dave Mac - Dalby Motorsports, the 300th entry received for the 2023 event was Bixby's, Cannon McIntosh.

In all, the current list of entries includes 46 former A-Feature starters, along with 62 event rookies. Both numbers are expected to grow as the event draws closer as entries are accepted all the way into the final preliminary night.

To see the complete list with owner and sponsor details, visit https://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx.

Entry for the 2023 event can be taken via mail to 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112, by phone at (918) 838-3777, by fax to (918) 836-5517, and via email at chilibowlentries@gmail.com. The entry form can be downloaded at https://www.chilibowl.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=72453.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

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Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (December 8, 2022) Ready to dive into the 32nd season of touring, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series is set for a 48-night run in 2023 that will see the tour at 28 facilities across ten states.

Similar to the 2022 layout, the increase in car counts, and the ability for nearly all teams that started the season able to finish, series owner Terry Mattox will again keep that formula in play while adding new high-paying dates and focusing on weekend events.

“It’s the formula that built ASCS during the early 2000s, and it brought teams out that otherwise would have never considered running the National Tour,” commented Mattox of the 2022 season.

“When I was talking with teams at the end of the season, I got a lot of good feedback and suggestions on what they wanted to see schedule-wise, and one of those was keeping the races more focused on the weekends and limiting the number of mid-week events we run, and I feel like the 2023 schedule accomplishes that.”

With familiar favorites like the Devil’s Bowl, Creek County, Knoxville, Lucas Oil Speedway, and more dotting the schedule, the 2023 lineup will also see the addition of five new facilities.

First on the list of new stops is Rocket Raceway Park in Petty, Texas. On the lineup in 2022, tires and mother nature kept the series at bay. Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa, features a one-third-mile oval and would be the ninth Iowa oval to host the tour.

A highly requested track over the years is Rush County “Bullring” Speedway in La Crosse,

Kan. Living up the hype during URSS events over the year, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series will rank among the largest events to roll into the five-sixteenths-mile oval.

Completely redone from its former Flint Creek Speedway days, the track that now sits in Colcord, Okla., is Arrowhead Speedway. Another track that was set to see action in 2022, the new owners pushed back the opening of the track in order to make sure the facility was ready. Paired with another new oval, the three-eighths-mile Longdale Speedway sits just the other side of Stillwater and will return to life in 2023 with several special events dotting their schedule.

Formerly Randolph County Raceway, the ultra-high-banked Missouri oval has a new lease on life and a new name; Moberly Motorsports Park. Last on the lineup in 2012, Dodge City Raceway Park returns with a pair of nights in July.

A couple of dates are still in the works as Mattox looks to secure a couple more venues in addition to dates marked at TBA. The 2023 season will again see a season-ending payout of $50,000 to the champion. Nightly payout and appearance money will stay the same for the 2023 season. Full payout for weekend events is available

Major events on the 2023 lineup include the Capital City Clash at Jackson Motor Speedway ($15,000 to win), the Mickey Walker Memorial ($5,000 to win), West Kansas Showdown at WaKeeney Speedway ($5,000 to win), Knoxville 360 Nationals ($15,000 to win), Hockett/McMillin Memorial ($10,000 to win), and the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals, which will have a venue announced soon. Other events will be announced as the season nears.

Terry Mattox will again be at the helm of the American Sprint Car Series. Questions on the tour can be directed at him by calling (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.

When making it to the track is not an option, the series can be found on http://www.floracing.com, and is included in the platform’s $150 a year subscription plan.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 7, 2022) With the entry list for the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire already cresting the 200 mark, the first deadline for teams to enter is Friday, December 9, 2022.

Teams will move in on Saturday, January 7, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Some teams pitted near the grandstands overlooking turns three and four will be contacted directly to park Friday night. Practice will be Sunday, January 8, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Groups will run through twice. Weekdays open at 9:00 A.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. for Hot Laps. Saturday opens at 8:00 A.M. with cars on track at 9:00 A.M. (CT). A complete rundown of times can be found at https://www.chilibowl.com/about.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

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Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (November 30, 2022) Making its annual debut once the list of Golden Driller hopefuls surpasses the century mark, the first round of entries into the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire has been posted with 116 entries ready to chase history.

Opening November 9, the first entry received was from Trifecta Motorsports for driver, Kyle Jones. The 2023 event marks the ninth time the Kennedale, Texas, shoe will attempt the Chili Bowl Nationals. During his 2022 run, Kyle transferred from a C-Feature and ran to a 13th-place finish in Saturday’s first Dave.com B-Feature.

With two past champions, 18 A-Feature starters, and 27 event rookies in the field already, the list, as always, is the most diverse in all of racing.

Returning to defend his 2022 title, Nevada native turned Oklahoma resident Tanner Thorson will do so in his own equipment. Returning to his No. 88, the 13-time USAC National Midget winner was recently on track during the 81st running of the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ventura Raceway, in which he raced from 11th to lead late in the race before a spin relegated him to a 19th place finish.

The most prolific name in Chili Bowl history, the five-time champion will make his 33rd appearance atop Tulsa clay this January. Having made the cut in 25 A-Features, Sammy’s record includes 13 podiums, 14 top-five, and 17 top-ten finishes on Saturday night. While not as busy, Sammy was on track 23 times during the 2022 season with runs against the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Tezos All-Star Circuit of Champions, and the American Sprint Car Series.

While it is always hard to call most on the list of Chili Bowl first-timers by the title of “Rookie,” the title will just have to due. Just don’t tell Jacob Allen that.

Driver of the Shark Racing No. 1A with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, the driver from Hanover, Penn. will be behind the wheel of a Cruz Pedregon-owned entry. Bringing east and west together, the Pedregon Racing stable rounds out with event rookie Kalib Henry, who recently signed on with car owner Shane Liebig for the 2023 season.

Another quick dive into the list of rookies and one name will stand out for anyone who follows racing. Andretti.

Joining the field in 2023, Indiana’s Adam Andretti will take on the Chili Bowl for Jeff Johnson Racing. Competing in a myriad of divisions during his career, the younger brother of the late John Andretti races for Peterson Racing in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli in the TA2 class.

While the storylines are seemingly endless when looking through the list of entries, the current list debuts as follows:

The entry list is subject to change without notice and is updated as often as possible at https://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx.

Expected to grow rapidly as the deadline for early entry is December 9, 2022; entry for the 2023 event will be taken via mail to 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112, by phone at (918) 838-3777, by fax to (918) 836-5517, and via email at chilibowlentries@gmail.com. The entry form can be downloaded at https://www.chilibowl.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=72453.

Saturday, December 10, 2022, through Noon on Friday, January 13, 2023, the cost per entry goes up to $200. If entering by phone, the Chili Bowl office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Each entry must include a W9 to indicate who will receive payment. Entries that do not have a completed W9 on file will not be added to a qualifying night.

Monday and Tuesday Reserved Seats are on sale by calling (918) 838-3777. Scattered single seats (no pairs) for the whole event are also available. The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Pit Passes are sold at the event and can be purchased for single or consecutive nights.

Teams will move in on Saturday, January 7, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Some teams pitted near the grandstands overlooking turns three and four will be contacted directly to park Friday night. Practice will be Sunday, January 8, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Groups will run through twice. Weekdays open at 9:00 A.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. for Hot Laps. Saturday opens at 8:00 A.M. with cars on track at 9:00 A.M. (CT). A complete rundown of times can be found at https://www.chilibowl.com/about.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

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Bryan Hulbert - SOMERTON, Ariz. (November 12, 2022) Making it a perfect weekend in Arizona, Dominic Scelzi broke out the broom on the ASCS Southwest Region during the Keith Bryan Memorial presented by Yuma Lumber.

Collecting Saturday’s $5,000 check at Cocopah Speedway, the California shoe again rode the opening circuits in the show position before making his move. Gaining traction in Lap 7, Scelzi upgraded to the gold package two laps later with a pass on New Mexico's Wes Wofford.

Keeping pace from there, Dominic hit the finish line with a 1.177-second advantage over Ryan Timms.

Charging from 15th, Timms took second on Lap 22 with a pass on Austin McCarl for the second night in a row. Both having to race from deep in the field, Austin fought his way forward from the 12th starting spot. Sammy Swindell moved from tenth to fourth with Wes Wofford ending up fifth.

Colton Hardy, Nick Parker, Robbie Price, Chaz Baca, and Dylan Harris completed the top ten. Adding a new name to the list of ASCS Southwest Region Champions, Logan Calderwood picked the 2022 title.

Updates on the 2023 season will be posted once they are finalized. Thank you to everyone who continues to support the ASCS Southwest Region, and a special thanks to Jason Carter for stepping up and taking on the role of Competition Director.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Southwest Region
Cocopah Speedway (Somerton, Ariz.)
Saturday, November 12, 2022

SBS Shocks Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Logan Calderwood[1]; 2. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[2]; 3. 91-Tye Mihocko[4]; 4. 88-Austin McCarl[6]; 5. 34-Sterling Cling[3]; 6. 37-Trever Kirkland[5]; 7. 7OH-Bryan Ledbetter Jr[7]

Schoenfeld Headers Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 115-Nick Parker[2]; 2. 7-Lorne Wofford[4]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi[7]; 4. 2-Alex Pettas[1]; 5. 75X-JT Imperial[3]; 6. 9-Dustin Freitas[6]; 7. 22-Justin Lasiter[5]

Speed Sports Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler[2]; 2. 1-Robbie Price[1]; 3. 19-Wes Wofford[6]; 4. 5T-Ryan Timms[5]; 5. 57-Chaz Baca[4]; 6. (DNF) 5K-Patrick Krob[3]; 7. (DNS) 14-Cody Sickles

Maxim Racing Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Colton Hardy[1]; 2. 01-Sammy Swindell[2]; 3. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[3]; 4. 1M-Dylan Harris[6]; 5. 116-Vance Wofford[5]; 6. 5S-Blaze Silva[7]; 7. 50S-Rocky Silva[4]

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 41S-Dominic Scelzi[3]; 2. 5T-Ryan Timms[15]; 3. 88-Austin McCarl[12]; 4. 01-Sammy Swindell[10]; 5. 19-Wes Wofford[1]; 6. 41-Colton Hardy[4]; 7. 115-Nick Parker[5]; 8. 1-Robbie Price[7]; 9. 57-Chaz Baca[18]; 10. 1M-Dylan Harris[13]; 11. 7-Lorne Wofford[8]; 12. 2L-Logan Forler[6]; 13. 37-Trever Kirkland[22]; 14. 6-Logan Calderwood[2]; 15. 91-Tye Mihocko[11]; 16. 34-Sterling Cling[19]; 17. 9-Dustin Freitas[21]; 18. 75X-JT Imperial[20]; 19. 116-Vance Wofford[17]; 20. 2-Alex Pettas[16]; 21. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[9]; 22. 22-Justin Lasiter[24]; 23. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[14]; 24. 5S-Blaze Silva[28]; 25. 7OH-Bryan Ledbetter Jr[23]; 26. (DNS) 5K-Patrick Krob; 27. (DNS) 14-Cody Sickles; 28. (DNS) 50S-Rocky Silva

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (November 1, 2022) As we roll into the final stretch of 2022, that means the time has come for teams to begin making final preparations on their January travel plans to the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla., for the 37th running of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.

Included in those travel plans submitting an official entry for a shot at hoisting the Golden Driller and adding their name to the pages of history as one of the best to ever get behind the wheel.

Opening Wednesday, November 9, 2022, entry for the 2023 event will be taken via mail to 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112, by phone at (918) 838-3777, by fax to (918) 836-5517, and via email at chilibowlentries@gmail.com. The entry form has been sent to the post office and posted for download at https://www.chilibowl.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=72453.

Early entry is $150 through Friday, December 9, 2022. Starting Saturday, December 10, 2022, through Noon on Friday, January 13, 2023, the cost per entry goes up to $200. If entering by phone, the Chili Bowl office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Each entry must include a W9 to indicate who will receive payment. Entries that do not have a completed W9 on file will not be published or added to a qualifying night.

Teams will move in on Saturday, January 7, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Some teams pitted near the grandstands overlooking turns three and four will be contacted directly to park Friday night. Practice will be Sunday, January 8, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. Groups will run through twice. Weekdays open at 9:00 A.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. for Hot Laps. Saturday opens at 8:00 A.M. with cars on track at 9:00 A.M. (CT). A complete rundown of times can be found at https://www.chilibowl.com/about.

Fans not able to attend the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will be able to watch every lap live on http://www.floracing.com.

Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm

Building Opens...........................................................9:00 am

Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm

VIROC Champions: Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (October 29, 2022) A season-long battle to the finish, Jason Martin finally parked his No. 36 in Victory Lane during the 2022 season finale for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network at Creek County Speedway.

“Nothing like waiting to the last race of the season to finally win this year,” chuckled Jason in victory lane.

“I’m super proud of my team. They battled every night, stuck behind me, they gave me the confidence to do what I needed to do every week; there just isn’t enough good things I can say about them and everyone who supports this team so we can get up and down the road.”

Martin’s fourth career win with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, the last time Martin topped action at the Oklahoma quarter-mile was with the ASCS Sooner Region on July 20, 2002.

Leading all 30 laps Saturday night during Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, a couple of early race stoppages led to a long green flag run just prior to the race’s mid-point. Into traffic in a matter of laps, Martin traversed the back-markers with haste as the race to place in the top five raged on.

In the mix from the start, fourth-starting Hank Davis wrestled his way to a runner-up finish in his first career start with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series. Working from ninth, Blake Hahn, who captured his second National Tour title in as many years, rolled to third in the closing laps, with Michael Day slipped to fourth. Battling throughout the top five, Wayne Johnson crossed fifth.

Charging all lines from 13th, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. rebounded from a flip at the start of the night to finish sixth. Brandon Anderson followed with Zach Daum, earning the night’s Hard Charger award with a run from 16th to eighth. Suffering a damaged front end at the start of the feature that sent him careening off the top of the first turn, Sean McClelland tore from the tail of the field to finish ninth. Zach Chappell completed the top ten.

Fuzzy’s Fall Fling saw a field of 36 drivers on hand. Fred Mattox was the overall quick qualifier at 13.525-seconds. SCE Gaskets Heat Race wins went to Casey Wills, Hank Davis, Bradley Fezard, and Wayne Johnson. BMRS B-Features went to Tim Crawley and Dylan Postier. Provisionals were used by Kyler Johnson and Landon Britt.

The 2022 season wrapped up with 15 winners among 36 A-Features contested. Information on the 2023 season is in the works and will be posted as soon as plans are finalized. Thank you to everyone who raced, sponsored, and attended an ASCS event this year.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 91X-Michael Day, 13.596[3]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 13.673[6]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.686[9]; 4. 31-Casey Wills, 13.871[1]; 5. 99-Blake Jenkins, 13.873[4]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.941[8]; 7. 90-Lance Norick, 14.046[2]; 8. 09-Robby McQuinn, 14.438[7]; 9. 91-Justin Fine, 14.753[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 26M-Fred Mattox, 13.525[5]; 2. 1H-Hank Davis, 13.534[9]; 3. 10P-Dylan Postier, 13.657[3]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley, 13.673[7]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 13.930[8]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran, 13.946[2]; 7. 45-Tony Bruce Jr, 14.035[1]; 8. 8-Alex Sewell, 14.047[4]; 9. 23X-Steven Shebester, 14.312[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 87-Sean McClelland, 13.553[4]; 2. 87X-Tim Crawley, 13.720[7]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.724[8]; 4. 938-Bradley Fezard, 13.819[6]; 5. 87J-Jace Park, 13.881[3]; 6. 17-Landon Britt, 14.123[9]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton, 14.141[2]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings, 14.321[5]; 9. 911-Waylon Weaver, 14.732[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 13.785[3]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 13.956[8]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.050[7]; 4. 7F-Noah Harris, 14.054[5]; 5. 5D-Zach Daum, 14.073[6]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.106[4]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton, 14.337[1]; 8. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 14.345[2]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 14.745[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 31-Casey Wills[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 3. 91X-Michael Day[4]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 5. 99-Blake Jenkins[5]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal[6]; 7. 90-Lance Norick[7]; 8. 09-Robby McQuinn[8]; 9. 91-Justin Fine[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1H-Hank Davis[3]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley[1]; 3. 50Z-Zach Chappell[5]; 4. 26M-Fred Mattox[4]; 5. 45-Tony Bruce Jr[7]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[8]; 7. 23X-Steven Shebester[9]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier[2]; 9. 22M-Rees Moran[6]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 938-Bradley Fezard[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 3. 87-Sean McClelland[4]; 4. 87J-Jace Park[5]; 5. 87X-Tim Crawley[3]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[7]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings[8]; 8. 17-Landon Britt[6]; 9. 911-Waylon Weaver[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 7F-Noah Harris[1]; 4. 5D-Zach Daum[5]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[7]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[9]; 8. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[8]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 87X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 8-Alex Sewell[3]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton[4]; 5. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[7]; 6. 17-Landon Britt[8]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings[6]; 8. 23X-Steven Shebester[5]; 9. 911-Waylon Weaver[9]; 10. 22M-Rees Moran[10]

BMRS B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 10P-Dylan Postier[8]; 2. 45-Tony Bruce Jr[1]; 3. 99-Blake Jenkins[2]; 4. 90-Lance Norick[6]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[4]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 7. 09-Robby McQuinn[7]; 8. 91-Justin Fine[9]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton[3]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]

ForFuzz A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 1H-Hank Davis[4]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[9]; 4. 91X-Michael Day[5]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[13]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]; 8. 5D-Zach Daum[16]; 9. 87-Sean McClelland[1]; 10. 50Z-Zach Chappell[10]; 11. 87X-Tim Crawley[17]; 12. 7F-Noah Harris[15]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[24]; 14. 95-Matt Covington[21]; 15. 17-Landon Britt[23]; 16. 10P-Dylan Postier[18]; 17. 99-Blake Jenkins[22]; 18. 45-Tony Bruce Jr[20]; 19. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 20. 8-Alex Sewell[19]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 22. 87J-Jace Park[14]; 23. 26M-Fred Mattox[12]; 24. 187-Landon Crawley[11]

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 5 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 5 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway; 9/30 – I-30 Speedway; 10/1 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 4 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/13 – Clay County Fair Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Blake Hahn – 4 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway; 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 10/14 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 10/15 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 3 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/30 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Ayrton Gennetten – 1 (9/16 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Jason Martin – 1 (10/29 – Creek County Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15 - Final): 1. Blake Hahn 4,110; 2. Wayne Johnson 3,953; 3. Matt Covington 3,833; 4. Jason Martin 3,821; 5. Tim Crawley 3,762; 6. Brandon Anderson 3,491; 7. Landon Britt 3,293; 8. Landon Crawley 3,288; 9. Kyler Johnson 3,262; 10. Dylan Postier 3,069; 11. Ryan Bickett 3,061; 12. Garet Williamson 2,507; 13. Dylan Westbrook 2,375; 14. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,104; 15. Dylan Opdahl 1,685;

The American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by Lucas Oil Products (https://lucasoil.com) and presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network (https://www.mavtv.com). Heat Races are presented by SCE Gaskets (https://www.scegaskets.com), B-Features are sponsored by BMRS (https://www.bmrs.net).

All Champions of the American Sprint Car Series, from National to Regional Tours, will receive a new Superior Steering Wheel (https://superiorsteeringwheel.com). Hard Luck Award provided by Vahlco Wheels.

Bryan Hulbert - SAPULPA, Okla. (October 28, 2022) While the forecast showed all good, Mother Nature proved as unpredictable as ever, with rain washing out Night 1 of Fuzzy's Fall Fling at Creek County Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Rain set in just as the National Anthem began playing and remained light but steady until officials were forced to call the event. Qualifying did take place with Wayne Johnson establishing a new track record with a time of 11.057-seconds. Drivers in attendance received 50 show-up points.

Racing is set to continue on Saturday, October 29, and will be a brand-new show for all teams.

Saturday is $4,000 to win, $400 to start for ASCS teams, with gates opening at 5:00 P.M. and racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Add to that The United Sprint League at $1,000 to win and $250 to start, with Factory Stocks competing for $1,000 to win and $75 to start.

Saturday is $25 for adults. Kids 12 and under get in free. Anyone with a ticket from Friday will get in for only $5. Friday Pit Passes will be good for Saturday.

Events with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network are co-sanctioned with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 247-RACE (7223), or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 87-Sean McClelland, 11.362[8]; 2. 87J-Jace Park, 11.396[3]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley, 11.400[2]; 4. 03-Joe Wood Jr, 11.557[9]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier, 11.631[6]; 6. 31-Casey Wills, 11.632[1]; 7. 90-Lance Norick, 11.922[7]; 8. 91-Justin Fine, 12.194[5]; 9. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 12.290[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 11.057[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 11.187[9]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 11.336[5]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 11.389[1]; 5. 99-Blake Jenkins, 11.552[3]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 11.640[7]; 7. 8-Alex Sewell, 11.724[8]; 8. 23X-Steven Shebester, 11.786[6]; 9. (DNS) 911-Waylon Weaver, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 15D-Andrew Deal, 11.451[3]; 2. 91X-Michael Day, 11.498[8]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton, 11.583[1]; 4. 7F-Noah Harris, 11.584[5]; 5. 87X-Tim Crawley, 11.608[6]; 6. 17-Landon Britt, 11.645[4]; 7. 938-Bradley Fezard, 11.696[2]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran, 11.748[7]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 11.897[9]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 11.313[2]; 2. 26M-Fred Mattox, 11.506[1]; 3. 1H-Hank Davis, 11.515[4]; 4. 5D-Zach Daum, 11.519[3]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 11.584[7]; 6. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 11.664[8]; 7. 09-Robby McQuinn, 12.377[6]; 8. (DNS) 7M-Chance Morton, NT

TULSA, Okla. (October 27, 2022) We would first like to apologize for the confusion and panic caused by Wednesday’s release regarding tire usage at the 2023 Lucas Oil Bowl National presented by General Tire.

We have rescinded the requirements for the rear axle, and any brand of Midget Racing Tire will be acceptable for use during the 2023 event. The tires that were posted Wednesday are the ones that Hoosier is manufacturing, but all discontinued inventory of Midget Racing Tire will be allowed for use.

As always, tires cannot be chemically altered in any way. As we have done since the 2018 event, there will be a designated area at the top of the ramp, and cars will be stopped at random throughout the event. Teams who are stopped will need to provide their own tire groover. This is to avoid any possible cross-contamination. We advise teams to have a groover with you just in case you are stopped.

If a team refuses to have a sample taken, they will be disqualified. All samples will be documented, logged, and a serial number will be used with individual samples placed in a tamper-proof bag and sealed. A copy of the serial number will be given to the team for proper documentation. If a team is found to be doping their tires, a suspension of one (1) year from competition at the Chili Bowl Nationals will be levied.

If anyone has questions, please contact the Chili Bowl office at (918) 838-3777.

TULSA, Okla. (October 26, 2022) As a notice to all who will compete in the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, rear tires will be mandated for the 2023 event as we have been informed by Hoosier Tire that the following tires sizes are the only one that will be available for purchase on the rear axle.

Left Rears: 74/10-13 D12 | 76/10-13 D12 | 77/10-13 D12 | 78/10-13 D12 | 80/10-13 D12

For the 2023 event, the rear tires must fall under the listed Hoosier size and types. This falls under the current rear tire specifications for ARDC, BADGER, BCRA, USAC, USAC West, RMMRA, and POWRi. Front tires will be open to any brand.

There have been concerns over wheel width fitment for the SP2 Right Rear. According to Neil Cowman with Hoosier Tire, “We actually list the recommended wheel width as 10 to 12-inches in the specifications catalog so it’s always been acceptable to run a 12-inch-wide wheel, when allowable.”

During the Chili Bowl, the wheel width is up to 10-inches on a left rear, and up to 12-inces on a right rear. This has not changed.

With the continuing issue of tire availability, Hoosier has stated that the above tires will be the only tires manufactured for use in Midget racing going forward. This was done to streamline the manufacturing process and be able to provide adequate inventory for the Chili Bowl, and other Midget events moving forward.

If anyone has questions, please contact the Chili Bowl office at (918) 838-3777.

Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Headlining Fuzzy’s Fall Fling At Creek County Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (October 25, 2022) Halloween Weekend at Creek County Speedway will be full of Sprint Cars and Candy as Fuzzy’s Fall Fling welcomes the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, along with the wingless action of the United Sprint League, and Factory Stocks on Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29.

Part of the ASCS lineup since 1992, Creek County Speedway has hosted National and Regional events every season with 147 overall events and 58 different winners. Among those in Victory Lane, Garry Lee Maier leads the win count at 17, followed by John Hunt (12), Wayne Johnson (11), Seth Bergman (11), and Tim Crawley (6) to make up the top five winningest drivers at the quarter-mile oval.

Friday opens at 6:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. and offers ASCS teams $3,000 to win and $400 to start. The United Sprint League will race for $700 to win, and $200 to start, with Factory Stocks vying for $500 to win and $50 to start. Blake Hahn Racing will also have a Burger Cookout following the races in the grandstand area. Food is complimentary.

Saturday is $4,000 to win, $400 to start for ASCS teams, with gates opening at 5:00 P.M. and racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Add to that The United Sprint League at $1,000 to win, and $250 to start, with Factory Stocks competing for $1,000 to win and $75 to start. Before the races, families will be welcomed into the Pits for trailer trick-or-treating, plus there will be a candy drop during intermission.

Admission Friday is $20, and Saturday is $25 for adults. Kids 12 and under get in free. Events with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network are co-sanctioned with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Smith Titanium - $100 certificates to Heat winners. $500 certificate to A-Main winner.

Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 247-RACE (7223), or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,925; 2. Wayne Johnson 3,778; 3. Matt Covington 3,679; 4. Jason Martin 3,621; 5. Tim Crawley 3,604; 6. Brandon Anderson 3,322; 7. Landon Britt 3,178; 8. Landon Crawley 3,150; 9. Kyler Johnson 3,147; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,946; 11. Dylan Postier 2,917; 12. Garet Williamson 2,507; 13. Dylan Westbrook 2,375; 14. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,932; 15. Dylan Opdahl 1,685;

Bryan Hulbert – KAUFMAN, Texas (October 20, 2022) Adding another series to his lineup of competition around the state of Texas, Nathan Moore will debut the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints in 2023.

The owner and director of the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, Nathan’s new series will come to life as the Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) has dissolved all operations in North Texas, according to a release posted by Will Eggimann.

For the 2023 season, the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints will operate, like the Non-Wing Series, under the banner of American Sprint Car Series (ASCS), but will be an open-engine class. Car and tire rules will fall under the guidelines set by ASCS. Points, press, and information will be handled by ASCS. Any questions regarding rules and format can be directed to Nathan Moore.

A schedule is currently in the works for the 2023 season and will be posted to http://www.ascsracing.com once finalized.

The ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series, presented by Abilene Powder Coating, and ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints are owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. The ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating operates under its own rules, which can be found at https://www.ascsracing.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=673170.

Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Headling Fuzzy’s Fall Fling At Creek County Speedway!

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (October 19, 2022) Halloween Weekend at Creek County Speedway will be full of Sprint Cars, and Candy as Fuzzy’s Fall Fling welcomes the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, along with the wingless action of the United Sprint League, and Factory Stocks on Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29.

Smiley's Racing Products - $500 in certificates.
Highside Racewear - two $250 certificates.
Vahlco Racing Wheels - $200 in certificates.
My Race Pass - $250 certificate to Quick Qualifiers.
Ultra Shield Race Products, LLC - $500 in certificates & seat belts.
Outlaw Wings - $150 certificate.
Smith Titanium - $100 certificates to Heat winners. $500 certificate to A-Main winner.
Memorial Machine - $100 to the highest draw each night
Finish Line Coatings - $250 Hard Charger each night

Hodges Auto Group
Hill's Racing Team
Sewell Mechanical, Inc.
Dyno Services of Oklahoma
Same Day Auto Repair Tire Pros
Western Flyer Express
PuroClean of Broken Arrow
Build Big Berryhill Investments
Hi Plains Building Division
Duvall Electric
Morton Excavating Services Inc
V&H Fresh
American Bank of Oklahoma
Ark Wrecking Co. of Oklahoma
Memorial Machine
Engler Machine and Tool

Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 247-RACE (7223), or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series
What: Fuzzy’s Fall Fling
Where: Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)

Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Grandstands: 6:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.000

Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:15 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:00 P.M.
Hot Laps: 6:45 P.M.
Racing: 7:30 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (918) 247-7223
Address: 18450 W Highway 66 Kellyville, OK 74039.
Website: http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/CreekSpeedway

American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs [@lucasoilascs]
Instagram: LucasOilASCS
Broadcast: RaceOnTexas.com on FloRacing.com
Live-Scoring [Where Applicable]: MRP Live

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)**
2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)**
2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R)
10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R)
10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R)
17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD)
24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R)
45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R)
52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)**
55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R)
95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R)
(R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie
** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (October 18, 2022) Down to the final four events of the 2022 season, three tours within the American Sprint Car Series remain active, with events in Oklahoma and Arizona.

First up, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, along with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, will wrap up their 2022 campaigns at Creek County Speedway with Fuzzy’s Fall Fling on Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29.

Down in the desert, the ASCS Southwest Region will wrap up its season with the Keith Bryan Memorial at Cocopah Speedway on Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12.

So far this year, there have been 129 nights of racing across all tours of the American Sprint Car Series, accounting for 159 events and 55 drivers earning at least one win this year. Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson and Arizona’s R.J. Johnson have amassed the most wins at seven each.

Halloween Weekend at Creek County Speedway includes Non-Wing Sprint Cars (United Sprint League) and Factory Stocks both nights. Friday opens at 6:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. and offers ASCS teams $3,000 to win and $400 to start. Saturday is $4,000 to win, $400 to start, with gates opening at 5:00 P.M. and racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Admission per night is $25 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. Information and directions on the track can be found at http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co.

Friday, November 10, and Saturday, November 11, at Cocopah Speedway opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MT). Friday is $3,000 to win, and Saturday is $5,000 to win. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, and free for kids 11 and under. Both nights include IMCA Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, and Sport Compacts. Information on the track is online at http://www.racecocopahspeedway.com.

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Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 15, 2022) A high-speed game of cat and mouse in the closing laps of the 49th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals, it was the chaser who held the advantage as Blake Hahn used traffic to his advantage to take the lead and score the weekend sweep with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

"It was a night where running second was the better place to be. Chase was faster, especially in clean air, but once we got to traffic, that let us get in and try to make something happen. It just worked out where we hit lapped cars at the right time where I could get the run and not give him a chance to move his line," said Hahn of the race for the lead.

Riding fifth at the start of the feature, the lead was in the hands of Chase Randall. Caution with one lap officially complete, Randall was chased by Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who worked top of three and four, and bottom of one and two while the Bush’s Chicken No. 9 ran the gutter. Stopped on Lap 3 as Scott Bogucki and Matt Covington went over racing for third, Chase again kept Sam at bay as chased.

Pulling away quickly, Randall took a nearly 1.5-second advantage into traffic. Blocked on the bottom, that allowed Hafertepe and Hahn to begin closing. On the back bumper of the No. 9 on Lap 11, Sam rolled to the lead on Lap 12 by 0.016-seconds. Not able to get to the bottom before Randall, that put the No. 15h in the slick and allowed Blake Hahn to race by for second. Going to work on the leader, the battle would pause working Lap 14 for a car spun off the top of the track.

Back to Lap 13, Chase immediately began putting distance on the Sage Fruit Co. No. 52. Taking his advantage to 2.341-seconds with five laps to run, traffic was about to become a factor.

Finding the back of the pack with two laps to go, Randall stuck to the bottom as Hahn shot to the top of turns three and four. Using the slower car as a pick, Blake took over the point at the wave of the white flag.

Keeping Randall in the rearview through the final revolution, Hahn made it to the line with 0.881-seconds to spare. Chase Randall, in second, was followed to the line by Wayne Johnson, who took advantage of the Lap 13 restart to overtake the No. 15h.

Hafertepe would end up fourth, with Steven Shebester moving up four spots to land his first career National Tour top five. Dylan Westbrook was sixth, with Chris Martin moving from 14th to seventh. Jason Martin made up fifth spots to eighth, with Zach Chappell hard charging to ninth. Having to go to the work area after catching fire during the Lap 3 red, Brandon Anderson fought back to a tenth-place finish.

A field of 49 drivers was in attendance Saturday night. The overall quick qualifier was Matt Covington, with a 15.386-second lap. SCE Gaskets Heat Race wins went to Blake Hahn, Scott Bogucki, Wayne Johnson, Cam Martin, and Dylan Westbrook. BMRS B-Features were topped by Zach Chappell and Roger Crockett. Provisionals were used by Landon Crawley and Landon Britt.

A special thanks goes out to Bruce Griffith and Griffith Truck and Equipment who handed out $3,000 in bonus money among 13 drivers during the Winter Nationals.

The final weekend of the 2022 season takes place on Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29 at Creek County Speedway with Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, run in honor of Fuzzy Hahn. Information on the event can be found at http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 15.492[1]; 2. 22J-Jax Redline, 15.516[3]; 3. 85X-Josh McCord, 15.665[8]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, 15.760[10]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.813[5]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.845[7]; 7. 10-Landon Britt, 15.901[4]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 16.001[6]; 9. 10P-Dylan Postier, 16.040[2]; 10. 91X-Justin Fine, 16.541[9]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 15.386[5]; 2. 87-Tim Crawley, 15.422[10]; 3. 84-Scott Bogucki, 15.481[1]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton, 15.493[4]; 5. 55-Danny Wood, 15.813[2]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley, 15.857[3]; 7. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 15.914[6]; 8. 91-Michael Day, 16.227[9]; 9. 82C-Christian Kinnison, 16.270[7]; 10. 17J-Jerry Bray, 16.300[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 15.389[3]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, 15.446[1]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 15.535[8]; 4. 45XX-Johnny Herrera, 15.576[9]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie, 15.644[5]; 6. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 15.656[10]; 7. 1J-Danny Jennings, 15.722[7]; 8. 23X-Steven Shebester, 15.843[4]; 9. 15-Ryan Turner, 15.883[6]; 10. 98-Nate Barger, 16.004[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill, 15.631[3]; 2. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, 15.750[7]; 3. 44M-Cameron Martin, 15.965[4]; 4. 75X-JT Imperial, 16.127[5]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 16.160[6]; 6. 25B-Blaine Baxter, 16.163[9]; 7. 85-Scott Evans, 16.334[8]; 8. 74E-Channin Tankersley, 16.553[10]; 9. 63-Chris Williams, 17.474[1]; 10. 45J-JJ Hickle, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 5 (3 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall, 15.582[5]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 15.855[2]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 15.898[6]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton, 16.001[1]; 5. 9X-Liam Martin, 16.079[7]; 6. 938-Bradley Fezard, 16.123[9]; 7. 2S-Tucker Doughty, 16.139[8]; 8. 2B-Brett Becker, 16.526[3]; 9. 21K-Kobe Simpson, 17.290[4]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 2. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier[9]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 7. 22J-Jax Redline[3]; 8. 85X-Josh McCord[2]; 9. 91X-Justin Fine[10]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett[6]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Scott Bogucki[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[1]; 4. 55-Danny Wood[5]; 5. 87-Tim Crawley[3]; 6. 91-Michael Day[8]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 8. 17J-Jerry Bray[10]; 9. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[7]; 10. 82C-Christian Kinnison[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 23X-Steven Shebester[8]; 4. 11-Roger Crockett[3]; 5. 0-Eric Baldaccini[6]; 6. 4-Austin Mundie[5]; 7. 1J-Danny Jennings[7]; 8. 15-Ryan Turner[9]; 9. 98-Nate Barger[10]; 10. 45XX-Johnny Herrera[1]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 44M-Cameron Martin[2]; 2. 75X-JT Imperial[1]; 3. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[3]; 4. 50Z-Zach Chappell[5]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill[4]; 6. 25B-Blaine Baxter[6]; 7. 74E-Channin Tankersley[8]; 8. 45J-JJ Hickle[10]; 9. 63-Chris Williams[9]; 10. 85-Scott Evans[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[4]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 5. 2S-Tucker Doughty[7]; 6. 9X-Liam Martin[5]; 7. 2B-Brett Becker[8]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 9. 21K-Kobe Simpson[9]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett[1]; 2. 55-Danny Wood[2]; 3. 87-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 77X-Alex Hill[3]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 7. 22J-Jax Redline[9]; 8. 2B-Brett Becker[8]; 9. 4-Austin Mundie[7]; 10. 187-Landon Crawley[11]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 12. 98-Nate Barger[13]; 13. 1J-Danny Jennings[10]; 14. 21K-Kobe Simpson[14]; 15. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[15]; 16. 85-Scott Evans[16]; 17. 45XX-Johnny Herrera[17]

BMRS B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 50Z-Zach Chappell[2]; 2. 9X-Liam Martin[7]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[1]; 4. 91-Michael Day[5]; 5. 15-Ryan Turner[11]; 6. 2S-Tucker Doughty[3]; 7. 45J-JJ Hickle[9]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett[16]; 9. 0-Eric Baldaccini[4]; 10. 25B-Blaine Baxter[6]; 11. 17J-Jerry Bray[10]; 12. 82C-Christian Kinnison[15]; 13. 74E-Channin Tankersley[8]; 14. 63-Chris Williams[14]; 15. 91X-Justin Fine[13]; 16. 85X-Josh McCord[12]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[1]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[6]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 5. 23X-Steven Shebester[9]; 6. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[7]; 7. 44-Chris Martin[14]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[13]; 9. 50Z-Zach Chappell[18]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 11. 187-Landon Crawley[24]; 12. 10-Landon Britt[23]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 14. 44M-Cameron Martin[8]; 15. 10P-Dylan Postier[16]; 16. 55-Danny Wood[19]; 17. 87-Tim Crawley[21]; 18. 9X-Liam Martin[20]; 19. 7M-Chance Morton[22]; 20. 75X-JT Imperial[15]; 21. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 22. 84-Scott Bogucki[5]; 23. 11-Roger Crockett[17]; 24. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[12]

Lap Leader(s): Chase Randall 1-11; 13-23; Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 12; Blake Hahn 24-25

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 14, 2022) Denied time and time again at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway, that theme changed Friday night as Oklahoma’s Blake Hahn led start to finish with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network to win Night 1 of the 49th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals.

The 13th different track that Hahn has scored a National Tour win at, the triumph is also Blake’s first in the “Lone Star State.”

“All I can say is finally. This is a track that has been good for me but tough to get a win at,” stated Hahn. “To get it done, it means a lot, especially the history here with Lanny and Beverly and everything they did with my family. It makes the win special for sure.”

Getting the run on Crockett into the first and second turns, the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout No. 52 added distance quickly before the caution flew, working Lap 2. Keeping the No. 11 at bay on the restart, Hahn worked in clean air and, with that, built a comfortable advantage. Into traffic just after the tenth lap, Hahn’s lead all but evaporated on Lap 16 as traffic brought Roger Crockett to the back bumper of the No. 52.

Holding pace by 0.178-seconds, Blake was able to sneak by the slower cars and hold the point. Caution the following, slower cars in the lineup provided a buffer as Hahn took off and ran away by 3.094-seconds.

Roger Crockett, who was challenged on the restart, held on for second, with Matt Covington crossing third. Making up a couple of spots after the late-race restart, Jason Martin raced from 11th to fourth, with Dylan Westbrook in fifth.

Scott Bogucki from ninth crossed sixth, followed by the night’s Hard Charger, Wayne Johnson, who made up 11 spots to finish seventh. Advancing the same from 19th, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. was eighth, with Landon Britt ninth. Chance Morton completed the top ten.

Opening night of the 49th Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals drew a field of 47 drivers. Overall quick time went to Tim Crawley at 15.390-seconds. Five SCE Gaskets Heat Race wins went to Roger Crockett, Jax Redline, Matt Covington, Scott Bogucki, and Brett Becker. BMRS B-Features went to Chase Randall and Wayne Johnson. Tim and Landon Crawley used provisional starts.

Special thanks to Griffith Truck and Equipment, who added $1,000 to the night’s program. Heat Race and B-Feature winners all received $100, and the A-Feature winner got a $300 bonus.

Saturday, October 15, races get underway at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located at 1711 Lawson Rd. in Mesquite, Texas. For tickets and directions, log onto http://www.devilsbowl.com or call (972) 222-2421.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 16.021[3]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 16.159[1]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett, 16.292[4]; 4. 85-Scott Evans, 16.319[6]; 5. 45XX-Johnny Herrera, 16.320[10]; 6. 9-Chase Randall, 16.419[8]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 16.559[5]; 8. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 16.604[2]; 9. 187-Landon Crawley, 16.682[9]; 10. 98-Nate Barger, 16.749[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 15.910[3]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.129[8]; 3. 44-Chris Martin, 16.216[7]; 4. 22J-Jax Redline, 16.224[4]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, 16.309[10]; 6. 55-Danny Wood, 16.529[6]; 7. 85X-Josh McCord, 16.608[1]; 8. 25B-Blaine Baxter, 16.662[2]; 9. 938-Bradley Fezard, 16.861[9]; 10. 63-Chris Williams, 17.146[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 87-Tim Crawley, 15.390[6]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 15.560[5]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 15.732[3]; 4. 10P-Dylan Postier, 15.854[8]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton, 15.993[4]; 6. 36-Jason Martin, 16.030[1]; 7. 2S-Tucker Doughty, 16.063[7]; 8. 23X-Steven Shebester, 16.244[2]; 9. 75X-JT Imperial, 16.493[9]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 15-Ryan Turner, 15.530[8]; 2. 45J-JJ Hickle, 15.629[1]; 3. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 15.676[9]; 4. 84-Scott Bogucki, 15.747[4]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton, 15.811[5]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.934[2]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 15.957[3]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 16.005[6]; 9. 21K-Kobe Simpson, 16.255[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 5 (3 Laps): 1. 44M-Cameron Martin, 15.604[6]; 2. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, 15.662[8]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker, 15.842[7]; 4. 4-Austin Mundie, 15.918[4]; 5. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 16.051[2]; 6. 9X-Liam Martin, 16.161[3]; 7. 82C-Christian Kinnison, 16.200[9]; 8. 17J-Jerry Bray, 16.925[5]; 9. 91X-Justin Fine, 17.144[1]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett[2]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 3. 85-Scott Evans[1]; 4. 9-Chase Randall[6]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell[8]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 7. 45XX-Johnny Herrera[5]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 9. 187-Landon Crawley[9]; 10. 98-Nate Barger[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22J-Jax Redline[1]; 2. 44-Chris Martin[2]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill[5]; 6. 25B-Blaine Baxter[8]; 7. 55-Danny Wood[6]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard[9]; 9. 63-Chris Williams[10]; 10. 85X-Josh McCord[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 4. 10P-Dylan Postier[1]; 5. 2S-Tucker Doughty[7]; 6. 87-Tim Crawley[4]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 8. 23X-Steven Shebester[8]; 9. (DNS) 75X-JT Imperial

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Scott Bogucki[1]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner[4]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[5]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett[8]; 6. 45J-JJ Hickle[3]; 7. 21K-Kobe Simpson[9]; 8. 91-Michael Day[7]; 9. 0-Eric Baldaccini[2]

SCE Gaskets Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 2B-Brett Becker[2]; 2. 4-Austin Mundie[1]; 3. 44M-Cameron Martin[4]; 4. 9X-Liam Martin[6]; 5. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[3]; 6. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[5]; 7. 17J-Jerry Bray[8]; 8. 82C-Christian Kinnison[7]; 9. 91X-Justin Fine[9]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 3. 50Z-Zach Chappell[3]; 4. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[4]; 5. 87-Tim Crawley[5]; 6. 45XX-Johnny Herrera[10]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[2]; 8. 23X-Steven Shebester[11]; 9. 55-Danny Wood[9]; 10. 25B-Blaine Baxter[6]; 11. 98-Nate Barger[15]; 12. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[8]; 13. 82C-Christian Kinnison[12]; 14. 63-Chris Williams[13]; 15. 91X-Justin Fine[14]; 16. 75X-JT Imperial[16]

BMRS B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 2. 10P-Dylan Postier[4]; 3. 2S-Tucker Doughty[3]; 4. 45J-JJ Hickle[6]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill[5]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 7. 17J-Jerry Bray[8]; 8. 187-Landon Crawley[13]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 10. 938-Bradley Fezard[10]; 11. 85X-Josh McCord[15]; 12. 21K-Kobe Simpson[7]; 13. 85-Scott Evans[2]; 14. 91-Michael Day[11]; 15. 0-Eric Baldaccini[14]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett[2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 5. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[8]; 6. 84-Scott Bogucki[9]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson[18]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[19]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 10. 7M-Chance Morton[13]; 11. 15-Ryan Turner[6]; 12. 44-Chris Martin[12]; 13. 9-Chase Randall[17]; 14. 50Z-Zach Chappell[21]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[15]; 16. 10P-Dylan Postier[20]; 17. 44M-Cameron Martin[7]; 18. 22J-Jax Redline[10]; 19. 9X-Liam Martin[16]; 20. 2B-Brett Becker[3]; 21. 87-Tim Crawley[23]; 22. 2S-Tucker Doughty[22]; 23. 187-Landon Crawley[24]; 24. 4-Austin Mundie[14]

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 5 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 5 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway; 9/30 – I-30 Speedway; 10/1 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 4 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/13 – Clay County Fair Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Blake Hahn – 3 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway; 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 10/14 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 3 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/30 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Ayrton Gennetten – 1 (9/16 – Lucas Oil Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,775; 2. Wayne Johnson 3,643; 3. Matt Covington 3,587; 4. Jason Martin 3,505; 5. Tim Crawley 3,504; 6. Brandon Anderson 3,212; 7. Landon Britt 3,113; 8. Landon Crawley 3,085; 9. Kyler Johnson 3,039; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,881; 11. Dylan Postier 2,813; 12. Garet Williamson 2,507; 13. Dylan Westbrook 2,253; 14. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,802; 15. Dylan Opdahl 1,685;

Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals On Deck For The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 10, 2022) Gearing up for a turn at one of the nation’s top half-mile-ovals, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network will take on the Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday, October 14, and Saturday, October 15 with the 49th annual Winter Nationals / Lanny and Beverly Edwards Memorial.

Kicking off the final run to the 2022 National Tour Championship, the two-night showdown at the Devil’s Bowl is followed by Fuzzy’s Fall Fling at Creek County Speedway on Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29, to settle who walks away with the $50,000 champion’s check.

Going into the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals, Blake Hahn continues to lead the 2022 standings with a 101-point lead over Wayne Johnson. A track that has worked well for both drivers over the years, one mistake by either could tip the scales tremendously. While Blake has had consistent runs at the Mesquite oval, the nod on performance goes to Johnson, who has 10 career National Tour wins at the Devil's Bowl, with his most recent coming during the Spring Nationals.

Not out of the realm of possibility should something go down among the top two, that could easily bring Matt Covington, who has also been very successful at the Devil’s Bowl, back into the chase, despite trailing by 173 points.

Chasing Covington is Tim Crawley, who is only 13 points back from the No. 95, and 186 away from Hahn. Completing the top five is Jason Martin, who leads the Brodix Rookie of the Year standings. Brandon Anderson holds sixth in tour standings, followed by Landon Crawley, Landon Britt, Kyler Johnson, and Ryan Bickett to make up the top ten.

Friday, October 14, offers teams $3,000 to win and $300 to start with Saturday, October 15, upped to $4,000 to win. Pits open at Noon each day, with racing at 7:00 P.M. on Friday and 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets each night are $25 for adults, $15 for Seniors (60+), $15 for Military and Youth (13-15), and free for Kids 12 and under. Pit Passes are $35. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located at 1711 Lawson Rd. in Mesquite, Texas. For tickets and directions, log onto http://www.devilsbowl.com or call (972) 222-2421.

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6/21/94—Shane Carson (Speedweek) 5/12/95—Alan Payne 7/23/95—Mike Ward (Speedweek) 9/1/95—Mike Peters 9/2/95—Sammy Swindell 9/3/95—Sammy Swindell 6/18/96—Wayne Johnson (Speedweek) 7/6/96—Terry Gray 11/1/96—Terry Gray 11/2/96—Johnny Herrera 4/5/97—Shane Carson 6/18/97—Wayne Johnson (Speedweek) 10/31/97—Edd French 11/1/97—Mike Peters 6/19/98—Gary Wright (Speedweek) 10/3/98—Gary Wright 10/4/98—Garry Lee Maier 7/8/99—Gary Wright 7/30/99—Garry Lee Maier (Speedweek) 10/1/99—Gary Wright 10/2/99—Gary Wright 7/21/00—Gary Wright (Speedweek) 10/6/00—Gary Wright 4/20/01—Larry Neighbors 7/20/01—Gary Wright (Speedweek) 10/6/01—Gary Wright 4/19/02—Travis Rilat 6/7/02—Jason Johnson (Speedweek) 10/4/02—Wayne Johnson 10/5/02—Gary Wright 4/18/03—Kevin Ramey 10/17/03—Tim Crawley 10/18/03—Gary Wright 10/23/04—Shane Stewart 3/18/05—Danny Jennings 3/19/05—Danny Jennings 6/9/05—Danny Jennings (Speedweek) 10/21/05—Gary Wright 10/22/05—Gary Wright 6/24/06—Kevin Ramey (Spring Nat. Makeup 3/17/06) 6/24/06—Kevin Ramey (Summer Nat.) 7/13/06—Gary Wright (Speedweek) 10/13/06—Jason Johnson 10/14/06—Travis Rilat 3/16/07—Wayne Johnson 3/17/07—Jake Peters 5/12/07—Gary Wright 7/19/07—Gary Wright (Speedweek) 10/12/07—Jason Johnson 10/13/07—Jason Johnson 3/14/08—Tony Bruce, Jr. 3/15/08—Gary Wright 5/10/08—Jason Johnson 7/17/08—Gary Wright (Speedweek) 10/17/08—Jason Johnson 10/18/08—Gary Wright 3/20/09—Shane Stewart 3/21/09—Jason Johnson 10/17/09—Gary Wright 10/18/09—Kevin Ramey 3/19/10—Sammy Swindell 10/15/10—Jason Johnson 10/16/10—Jack Dover 3/25/11—Jason Johnson 3/26/11—Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 10/21/11—Wayne Johnson 10/22/11—Danny Lasoski 3/24/12—Jason Johnson 6/15/12—Wayne Johnson (Speedweek) 6/16/12—Brian Brown (Speedweek) 10/19/12—Jeff Swindell (Winter Nat. Prelim) 10/20/12—Jeff Swindell (Winter Nat. Finale) 3/22/13—Kyle Bellm (Spring Nat.) 6/15/13—Johnny Herrera (Speedweek) 10/19/13—Brian Brown (Winter Nat.) 3/21/14—Tony Bruce, Jr. (Spring Nat. Prelim) 3/29/14—Patrick Stasa (3/22 Make up) 6/14/14—Seth Bergman (Speedweek) 10/17/14—Tony Bruce, Jr. (Winter Nat. Prelim) 10/18/14—Matt Covington (Winter Nat. Finale) 6/13/15 -- Wayne Johnson (Speedweek) 10/16/15 -- Wayne Johnson 10/17/15 -- Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 3/19/16 -- Wayne Johnson 10/14/16 -- Johnny Herrera (Winter Nat. Prelim.) 10/15/16 -- John Carney II (Winter Nat. Finale) 3/17/17 -- Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Spring Nat. Prelim.) 3/18/17 -- Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Spring Nat. Finale) 6/13/17 -- Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Speedweek) 10/20/17- John Carney II (Winter Nat. Prelim) 10/21/17 - Aaron Reutzel (Winter Nat. Finale) 3/16/18 - Roger Crockett (Sprint Nat.) 6/12/18 - Scott Bogucki (Speedweek) 6/4/19 - Travis Rilat (Speedweek) 10/18/19 -- Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Winter Nat. Prelim) 10/19/19 - Roger Crockett (Winter Nat. Finale) 10/16/20 -- Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Winter Nat. Prelim) 10/17/20 -- Roger Crockett (Winter Nat. Finale) 3/19/21 -- JJ Hickle (Spring Nat. Prelim) 3/20/21 -- JJ Hickle (Spring Nat. Finale) 10/16/21 -- JJ Hickle (Winter Nat. Finale) 3/18/22 -- Wayne Johnson (Spring Nat. Prelim) 3/19/22 -- Seth Bergman (Spring Nat. Finale)

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 5 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 5 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway; 9/30 – I-30 Speedway; 10/1 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 4 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/13 – Clay County Fair Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 3 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/30 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Ayrton Gennetten – 1 (9/16 – Lucas Oil Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,625; 2. Wayne Johnson 3,524; 3. Matt Covington 3,452; 4. Tim Crawley 3,439; 5. Jason Martin 3,375; 6. Brandon Anderson 3,112; 7. Landon Crawley 3,020; 8. Landon Britt 3,000; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,974; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,816; 11. Dylan Postier 2,715; 12. Garet Williamson 2,507; 13. Dylan Westbrook 2,128; 14. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,586; 15. Dylan Opdahl 1,685;

Aaron Reutzel Dominates The Ralph Henson Memorial At I-30 Speedway
Bryan Hulbert

Bryan Hulbert – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 29, 2022) Out of 74 drivers on hand Thursday night, Aaron Reutzel proved unstoppable in the 15th running of the $5,646 to win Ralph Henson Memorial, with a dominating performance against the ASCS Mid-South Region at I-30 Speedway.

Battling with Wayne Johnson on two starts, Aaron and Wayne traded the position twice before the first lap was complete, with the No. 8r holding the spot. Into heavy lapped traffic before the red shown with ten laps to run, the restart saw a trio of slower cars in the mix. Giving Aaron plenty of breathing room, the focus turned to the race for second, with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. having worked past Johnson before the stoppage.

Unable to make up much time, Aaron hit the line with 2.953-seconds to spare. Sam Hafertepe, Jr., in second, was followed by Jordon Mallett, who, off the final turn, got two positions as Wayne rolled up the cushion. Three wide to the front stretch, the No. 2c held on to fourth by 0.099-seconds over Ryan Timms, who charged from 13th to fifth.

Derek Hagar crossed sixth and secured the 2022 I-30 Speedway track championship and ASCS Mid-South Regional title. Brad Bowden crossed seventh, with Garet Williamson hauling from 18th to eighth. Kyler Johnson and Dylan Westbrook completed the top ten.

Events at I-30 Speedway continue on Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, with the 35th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. Both nights go green at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). More information can be found at www.i-30speedway.com.

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ASCS Mid-South Region
I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Ark.)
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Chad Jones[1]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 4. G6-Cody Gardner[6]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[5]; 6. 39-Justin Sanders[8]; 7. 2T-Todd Bradford[7]; 8. 5L-Dusty Young[9]; 9. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[10]; 10. 72P-Gary Floyd[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 91-Michael Day[2]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno[4]; 3. 8R-Aaron Reutzel[7]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 5. 5T-Ryan Timms[8]; 6. 16-Steven Howell[3]; 7. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[9]; 8. 38-Rick Pringle[5]; 9. 85-Josh McCord[10]; 10. 132-Jamie Manley[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 74-Tucker Boulton[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 5. 99L-Lewis Jenkins Jr[3]; 6. 43M-Mark Smith[9]; 7. 44-Ronny Howard[6]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[7]; 9. 938-Bradley Fezard[5]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Ryan Bickett[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 3. 10P-Dylan Postier[2]; 4. 16C-Tylar Rankin[5]; 5. 77-Jack Wagner[4]; 6. 22S-Slater Helt[7]; 7. 91Z-Zach Pringle[9]; 8. 10K-Dewayne White[3]; 9. 13-Chase Howard[8]

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 87J-Jace Park[2]; 2. 41-Colton Hardy[3]; 3. 24-Jeffrey West Jr[1]; 4. 12M-Greg Merritt[4]; 5. 1S-Joey Schmidt[6]; 6. 19-Jason Long[5]; 7. 97-Scotty Milan[7]; 8. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[8]; 9. 21R-Gunner Ramey[9]

Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 2. 24W-Garet Williamson[3]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[6]; 4. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[4]; 5. 26-Marshall Skinner[1]; 6. 30-Joseph Miller[5]; 7. 99-Blake Jenkins[8]; 8. 73-Samuel Wagner[9]; 9. 71-Bradyn Baker[7]

Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 3. 1JR-Steven Russell[1]; 4. 87-Tim Crawley[7]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 6. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[9]; 7. 17A-Alex Lyles[2]; 8. 13M-Chance McCrary[8]; 9. 48-Wade Buttrey[6]

Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 4X-Brad Bowden[2]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[6]; 4. 67-Hayden Martin[1]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller[9]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[8]; 7. 84-Brandon Hanks[5]; 8. 15J-Jeremy Middleton[7]; 9. 27J-Joseph Poe Jr[4]

B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[4]; 2. 39-Justin Sanders[7]; 3. 77-Jack Wagner[8]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 5. 41-Colton Hardy[2]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[13]; 8. 97-Scotty Milan[11]; 9. 48-Wade Buttrey[15]; 10. 132-Jamie Manley[16]; 11. 84-Brandon Hanks[12]; 12. 30-Joseph Miller[10]; 13. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[6]; 14. 38-Rick Pringle[14]; 15. 74-Tucker Boulton[5]; 16. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[9]

B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[1]; 2. 24W-Garet Williamson[2]; 3. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 4. 24-Jeffrey West Jr[5]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[7]; 7. 91Z-Zach Pringle[9]; 8. 99-Blake Jenkins[10]; 9. 15J-Jeremy Middleton[13]; 10. 12M-Greg Merritt[6]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[15]; 12. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[12]; 13. 44-Ronny Howard[11]; 14. 10K-Dewayne White[14]; 15. 21R-Gunner Ramey[16]; 16. 23-Seth Bergman[4]

B-Main 3 (12 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 3. 1JR-Steven Russell[5]; 4. 10P-Dylan Postier[4]; 5. 26-Marshall Skinner[9]; 6. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[13]; 7. 13M-Chance McCrary[12]; 8. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[6]; 9. 5L-Dusty Young[11]; 10. 13-Chase Howard[14]; 11. 16-Steven Howell[10]; 12. 27J-Joseph Poe Jr[15]; 13. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 14. 22S-Slater Helt[8]; 15. 67-Hayden Martin[7]

B-Main 4 (12 Laps): 1. 87-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 43M-Mark Smith[5]; 3. 2-Chase Porter[7]; 4. 71-Bradyn Baker[14]; 5. 2T-Todd Bradford[10]; 6. 73-Samuel Wagner[11]; 7. 17A-Alex Lyles[12]; 8. 19-Jason Long[9]; 9. 99L-Lewis Jenkins Jr[8]; 10. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 11. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 12. 85-Josh McCord[13]; 13. 16C-Tylar Rankin[4]; 14. 1S-Joey Schmidt[6]; 15. 72P-Gary Floyd[15]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 8R-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[6]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 5. 5T-Ryan Timms[13]; 6. 9JR-Derek Hagar[4]; 7. 4X-Brad Bowden[9]; 8. 24W-Garet Williamson[18]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 10. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[14]; 11. 22-Riley Goodno[10]; 12. 29-Chad Jones[11]; 13. 87J-Jace Park[8]; 14. 17B-Ryan Bickett[12]; 15. 91-Michael Day[5]; 16. 47-Dale Howard[19]; 17. 87-Tim Crawley[16]; 18. 3-Howard Moore[15]; 19. 39-Justin Sanders[17]; 20. 43M-Mark Smith[20]

CHATHAM, La. (September 19, 2022) Due to unforeseen circumstances, sadly, this Saturday’s event at Super Bee Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network has been postponed to 2023.

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network will be the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at I-30 Speedway on Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1. The $15,041 to win event will be proceeded by the $5,646 to win Ralph Henson Memorial with the ASCS Mid-South Region on Thursday, September 29.

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Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 17, 2022) Three leaders over 40 laps, the final 15 revolutions around Lucas Oil Speedway saw Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson capturing his second Hockett/McMillin Memorial championship aboard the Outlaw Wings/Select Coatings No. 2c with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Marking the fourth time overall that Wayne has gone to victory lane at Lucas Oil Speedway, Johnson’s National Tour win total now sits at 59, with five of those collected this season.

“You guys have no idea, every one of them damn cautions came out was at the right time. I lost my brakes, and I'm sure my brake rotors were glowing. I had no pedal left every time the caution came out, and it saved my butt. I'm pretty sure ol' Jesse wanted me to win this race, so he got them cautions for me,” explained Wayne, who worked to hold back tears as Jack Hockett stood alongside.

“Unfortunately, we don’t get to do much together because we live so far apart, but we get to share a lot of good stories about Jesse. We had a great time when he was here, and we certainly can’t tell all those stories on this Mic. but I loved the boy. He was like a brother to me.”

Taking the green from eighth, Wayne chased early as Dylan Westbrook took the point from the pole. Leading through the first four laps, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. jetted to the lead off the second turn the following lap.

Finding traffic soon after, the No. 15h was now being pursued by Ayrton Gennetten. Catfishing the three-eighths-mile oval, the No. 3 closed distance on Hafertepe before the caution came working Lap 16.

Back to the last fully complete lap, the race resumed with 25-laps to run and Johnson, who had worked his way to third, vaulting to the runner-up spot on Lap 17. Holding the low side all the way around the Lucas Oil Speedway, the No. 2c crept in on Hafertepe, who ran an alternating line before caution lights came on Lap 19.

Adjusting to the bottom on the restart, Hafertepe went back to a top and bottom approach a couple of laps later. Pulling away by just over seventh-tenths of a second, Wayne was still glued to the moisture. Closing the gap over a trio of laps, Johnson took over the point off the fourth turn on Lap 25.

Stopped with ten laps to run for Dylan Westbrook, who flipped at the top of the second turn; Wayne had a new pursuer with Blake Hahn having worked to second on Lap 28. Quickly away as the green dropped, Wayne took his advantage to 1.373-seconds at the checkered flag. Blake Hahn crossed second with Scott Bogucki going three-wide on the Lap 30 restart to capture third after starting tenth. Battling a deflating right-rear, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. settled for fourth, with Matt Covington working from 11th to complete the top five.

Falling back on the start, Derek Hagar rebounded to sixth, with Jake Bubak charging ahead 14 positions to seventh. The overall Hard Charger on the weekend, Landon Crawley’s 12-position run in the A-Feature, put him at 19 positions gained overall through Heats, Qualifiers, and A-Features over the three nights. Taking a provisional into the show, Ryan Bickett moved 24th to ninth. Losing brakes at the start, Ayrton Gennetten fought his way to a tenth-place finish.

The Hockett/McMillin Memorial saw a total of 79 drivers participate, with 72 of them returning to Saturday’s finale. SCE Gaskets Qualifier wins went to Roger Crockett, Scott Bogucki, Matt Covington, and Chase Randall. BMRS B-Feature wins went to Landon Britt, Sean McClelland, and Howard Moore. Provisionals were used by Kyler Johnson, Ryan Bickett, and Gunner Ramey.

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Saturday, September 24, at Super-Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.

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SCE Gaskets LCQ 1 (12 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett[1]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno[4]; 3. 51B-Joe B Miller[2]; 4. 1XX-Jake Bubak[6]; 5. 17-Alex Sewell[9]; 6. 21-Gunner Ramey[7]; 7. 8B-Brad Bowden[3]; 8. 2-Chase Porter[10]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton[12]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett[11]; 11. 5D-Zach Daum[5]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[8]; 13. 0-Jake Griffin[14]; 14. 88-Terry Easum[15]; 15. 1P-Curtis Evans[16]; 16. 22M-Rees Moran[13]; 17. 10P-Dylan Postier[17]; 18. 8X-Tony Higgins[18]

SCE Gaskets LCQ 2 (12 Laps): 1. 84-Scott Bogucki[2]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[1]; 3. 87-Sean McClelland[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[10]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 8. 44P-Jason Howell[11]; 9. 87J-Jace Park[12]; 10. 2B-Brett Becker[9]; 11. 44-Ronny Howard[14]; 12. 13-Chase Howard[7]; 13. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[13]; 14. 33-Alan Zoutte[16]; 15. 4M-Cameron Martin[15]; 16. 31-Casey Wills[8]; 17. 4-Evan Martin[17]

SCE Gaskets LCQ 3 (12 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 3. 3M-Howard Moore[6]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 5. 91-Michael Day[4]; 6. 4X-Tyler Blank[8]; 7. 97M-Scotty Milan[5]; 8. 50Z-Zach Chappell[10]; 9. 7M-Chance Morton[9]; 10. 15-Jack Potter[14]; 11. 9$-Kyle Clark[7]; 12. 19-Wes Wofford[12]; 13. 7F-Noah Harris[11]; 14. 00-Broc Elliott[13]; 15. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[15]; 16. 77-Jack Wagner[16]; 17. 86-Timothy Smith[17]

SCE Gaskets LCQ 4 (12 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall[2]; 2. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[5]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[1]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 5. 22S-Slater Helt[6]; 6. 14E-Kyle Bellm[3]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan[8]; 8. 93-Taylor Walton[10]; 9. 99-Blake Jenkins[7]; 10. 12M-Greg Merritt[11]; 11. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 12. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[13]; 13. 97-Kevin Cummings[14]; 14. 11E-Kyle Edwards[15]; 15. 7B-Ben Brown[9]; 16. 98P-Miles Paulus[16]; 17. 1JR-Steven Russell[17]

BMRS B-Main 1 (15 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley[2]; 3. 21-Gunner Ramey[5]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 5. 97M-Scotty Milan[7]; 6. 44P-Jason Howell[8]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 8. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[14]; 9. 15-Jack Potter[11]; 10. 99-Blake Jenkins[10]; 11. 1P-Curtis Evans[17]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 13. 7F-Noah Harris[15]; 14. 33-Alan Zoutte[16]; 15. 44-Ronny Howard[12]; 16. 14E-Kyle Bellm[6]; 17. 51B-Joe B Miller[1]; 18. 7B-Ben Brown[18]

BMRS B-Main 2 (15 Laps): 1. 87-Sean McClelland[1]; 2. 1XX-Jake Bubak[2]; 3. 91-Michael Day[4]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[5]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[9]; 6. 8B-Brad Bowden[6]; 7. 4M-Cameron Martin[17]; 8. 50Z-Zach Chappell[8]; 9. 9$-Kyle Clark[12]; 10. 0-Jake Griffin[14]; 11. 22M-Rees Moran[18]; 12. 13-Chase Howard[13]; 13. 7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 14. 97-Kevin Cummings[15]; 15. 12-Jeffrey Newell[3]; 16. 17B-Ryan Bickett[10]; 17. 12M-Greg Merritt[11]; 18. 00-Broc Elliott[16]

BMRS B-Main 3 (15 Laps): 1. 3M-Howard Moore[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 3. 2-Chase Porter[7]; 4. 22S-Slater Helt[4]; 5. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[14]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[9]; 7. 93-Taylor Walton[8]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 9. 17-Alex Sewell[3]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 11. 11E-Kyle Edwards[16]; 12. 2B-Brett Becker[10]; 13. 4X-Tyler Blank[5]; 14. 19-Wes Wofford[13]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[15]; 16. 5D-Zach Daum[11]; 17. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[17]; 18. 31-Casey Wills[18]

Lucas Oil A-Main (40 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[8]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 3. 84-Scott Bogucki[10]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[11]; 6. 9JR-Derek Hagar[7]; 7. 1XX-Jake Bubak[21]; 8. 187-Landon Crawley[20]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett[24]; 10. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 11. 24-Garet Williamson[14]; 12. 11-Roger Crockett[9]; 13. 9-Chase Randall[12]; 14. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[16]; 15. 22-Riley Goodno[13]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 17. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[1]; 18. 43M-Mark Smith[2]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]; 20. 1X-Tim Crawley[6]; 21. 87-Sean McClelland[18]; 22. 21-Gunner Ramey[25]; 23. 36-Jason Martin[22]; 24. 3M-Howard Moore[19]; 25. G6-Cody Gardner[15]

Lap Leader(s): Dylan Westbrook 1-4; Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 5-24; Wayne Johnson 25-40

Provisional(s): Kyler Johnson (Points) / Ryan Bickett (Points) / Gunner Ramey (Regional)

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 5 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Tim Crawley – 4 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/13 – Clay County Fair Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 3 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Ayrton Gennetten – 1 (9/16 – Lucas Oil Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,425; 2. Wayne Johnson 3,324; 3. Matt Covington 3,252; 4. Tim Crawley 3,239; 5. Jason Martin 3,175; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,912; 7. Landon Crawley 2,820; 8. Landon Britt 2,800; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,774; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,616; 11. Dylan Postier 2,515; 12. Garet Williamson 2,307; 13. Dylan Westbrook 1,928; 14. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,486;

Gennetten Bags First Career Lucas Oil ASCS Victory In Friday’s Hockett/McMillin Memorial Prelim

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 16, 2022) From just shy, to spot on, Missouri’s Ayrton Gennetten found the bottom of the Lucas Oil Speedway working and rolled it to perfection Friday night at the Hockett/McMillin Memorial for his first career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

“This is really cool. Wheatland is a place we’ve wanted to win at for so long, and to finally win during the Hockett/McMillin is pretty sweet,” stated Gennetten, who will grid Saturday’s $10,000 to win feature fourth.

“We were good tonight. The biggest thing was just trying to stay patient and roll the bottom, and it paid off. I feel it’s crazy the way things have gone down in my career that I haven’t won one of these already. We’ve been close, but we also haven’t run a lot of these races either.”

The 165th driver to top the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Gennetten’s win came in his 27th career A-Feature start. The 12th Show-Me state driver to visit Victory Lane, the driver of the Ozark Barge and Dock Service No. 3, is the first from Gravois Mills.

A rebound run from Thursday, where Gennetten finished fifth in a B-Feature, the team reworked the setup on the Fischer Body Shop No. 3, and the results were evident. Getting the bottom rolling early, Ayrton rode third the opening five laps. Chasing the Hills Racing No. 47x, the bottom run erased a nearly one-second deficit in two laps.

Racing to the lead on Lap 8 by 0.067-seconds at the line, the No. 3 took off from there, with his lead growing to 2.587-seconds when all was said and done.

Dylan Westbrook kept pace for second and, in doing so, will start on the pole Saturday night. Riding fifth until the white flag lap, the door opened off the final turn for Roger Crockett to jump to the final podium step. Under fire from Sam Hafertepe, Jr., the No. 187 of Landon Crawley held off the No. 15h by 0.073-seconds for fourth.

Making an opening lap run at the lead after starting third, Garet Williamson slipped to sixth, with Blake Hahn finishing seventh for the second night in a row. Brad Bowden was eighth, followed by Cody Gardner. Making up nine positions after racing through a BMRS B-Feature, Tulsa’s Jeffrey Newell completed the top ten.

Combining event points from Thursday and Friday, Dylan Westbrook will lead the field to the green on Saturday. Pennsylvania's Mark Smith will start second, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. third. Ayrton Gennetten and Blake Hahn will make up the top five starters. Tim Crawley, Derek Hagar, and Wayne Johnson complete the eight drivers locked into the 40-lap Hockett/McMillin Memorial finale.

A total of 79 drivers checked in for competition during the first two nights of the 2022 Hockett/McMillin Memorial. Of those, 77 were on hand Friday. Dylan Westbrook, again, was the overall quickest qualifier at 14.010-seconds. The field rolled into eighth SCE Gaskets Heat Races and three BMRS B-Features. Provisionals Friday were used by Tim Crawley, Landon Britt, and Miles Paulus.

The Hockett/McMillin Memorial concludes Saturday, September 17, with teams not locked in lined up in four SCE Gaskets Qualifiers. Top two from each will advance, straight-up, into the A-Feature. Remainder will drop into three BMRS B-Features. Lineup is staggered, straight-up by the driver’s finish. Top two from each advance.

Saturday opens at 4:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 5:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $35 for adults, $10 for youth (6-15), and free for kids five and under. For information and directions to Lucas Oil Speedway, log onto http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 43M-Mark Smith, 14.221[1]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson, 14.231[6]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.232[8]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.354[2]; 5. 91-Michael Day, 14.402[10]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 14.431[5]; 7. 98P-Miles Paulus, 14.444[9]; 8. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, 14.478[7]; 9. 86-Timothy Smith, 14.484[4]; 10. 88-Terry Easum, 15.022[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 14.010[5]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, 14.140[3]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 14.280[7]; 4. 5D-Zach Daum, 14.361[9]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 14.406[2]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran, 14.455[1]; 7. 1JR-Steven Russell, 14.497[8]; 8. 4M-Cameron Martin, 14.626[10]; 9. 44-Ronny Howard, 14.675[6]; 10. 33-Alan Zoutte, 14.754[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 14.200[2]; 2. 97M-Scotty Milan, 14.216[1]; 3. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 14.379[9]; 4. 31-Casey Wills, 14.409[6]; 5. 2-Chase Porter, 14.470[8]; 6. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 14.507[4]; 7. 1XX-Jake Bubak, 14.538[5]; 8. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 14.624[7]; 9. 0-Jake Griffin, 14.653[10]; 10. 15-Jack Potter, 14.820[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 8B-Brad Bowden, 14.434[4]; 2. 7B-Ben Brown, 14.502[3]; 3. 10P-Dylan Postier, 14.512[9]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 14.534[1]; 5. 9$-Kyle Clark, 14.702[2]; 6. 44P-Jason Howell, 14.864[7]; 7. 99-Blake Jenkins, 14.869[5]; 8. 19-Wes Wofford, 14.968[10]; 9. 00-Broc Elliott, 15.257[8]; 10. 11E-Kyle Edwards, 15.751[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 5 (3 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 14.268[8]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.441[4]; 3. 7F-Noah Harris, 14.556[2]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.594[5]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller, 14.615[9]; 6. 87J-Jace Park, 14.629[7]; 7. 2B-Brett Becker, 14.669[10]; 8. 47-Dale Howard, 14.682[3]; 9. 87-Sean McClelland, 14.744[6]; 10. 4-Evan Martin, 15.115[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 6 (3 Laps): 1. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.561[6]; 2. 17-Alex Sewell, 14.689[9]; 3. 10-Landon Britt, 14.735[7]; 4. 1X-Tim Crawley, 14.908[4]; 5. 93-Taylor Walton, 14.950[5]; 6. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 15.018[2]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton, 15.046[1]; 8. 8X-Tony Higgins, 15.270[3]; 9. 41-Mackenzie Borchers, 15.563[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 7 (3 Laps): 1. G6-Cody Gardner, 14.662[4]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno, 14.680[3]; 3. 22S-Slater Helt, 14.752[2]; 4. 21-Gunner Ramey, 14.820[9]; 5. 77-Jack Wagner, 14.877[8]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton, 14.958[1]; 7. 13-Chase Howard, 14.981[5]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.139[6]; 9. 12M-Greg Merritt, 15.276[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 8 (3 Laps): 1. 84-Scott Bogucki, 14.384[4]; 2. 9-Chase Randall, 14.684[3]; 3. 3M-Howard Moore, 14.740[1]; 4. 1P-Curtis Evans, 14.936[2]; 5. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 14.976[9]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton, 15.015[7]; 7. 4X-Tyler Blank, 15.097[6]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal, 15.369[8]; 9. 97-Kevin Cummings, 16.056[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 3. 43M-Mark Smith[4]; 4. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[8]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 6. 91-Michael Day[5]; 7. 98P-Miles Paulus[7]; 8. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 9. 86-Timothy Smith[9]; 10. 88-Terry Easum[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett[3]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 5. 5D-Zach Daum[1]; 6. 1JR-Steven Russell[7]; 7. 44-Ronny Howard[9]; 8. 4M-Cameron Martin[8]; 9. 22M-Rees Moran[6]; 10. 33-Alan Zoutte[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14E-Kyle Bellm[2]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 3. 31-Casey Wills[1]; 4. 97M-Scotty Milan[3]; 5. 1XX-Jake Bubak[7]; 6. 50Z-Zach Chappell[6]; 7. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[8]; 8. 0-Jake Griffin[9]; 9. 2-Chase Porter[5]; 10. 15-Jack Potter[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 2. 99-Blake Jenkins[7]; 3. 8B-Brad Bowden[4]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark[5]; 5. 7B-Ben Brown[3]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[2]; 7. 00-Broc Elliott[9]; 8. 19-Wes Wofford[8]; 9. 44P-Jason Howell[6]; 10. 11E-Kyle Edwards[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 4. 2B-Brett Becker[7]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller[5]; 6. 87-Sean McClelland[9]; 7. 7F-Noah Harris[2]; 8. 87J-Jace Park[6]; 9. 4-Evan Martin[10]; 10. (DNS) 47-Dale Howard

SCE Gaskets Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 187-Landon Crawley[4]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley[1]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[6]; 5. 93-Taylor Walton[5]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[7]; 7. 17-Alex Sewell[3]; 8. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[9]; 9. 8X-Tony Higgins[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. G6-Cody Gardner[4]; 2. 21-Gunner Ramey[1]; 3. 22-Riley Goodno[3]; 4. 22S-Slater Helt[2]; 5. 13-Chase Howard[7]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 7. 77-Jack Wagner[5]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett[8]; 9. 12M-Greg Merritt[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 3M-Howard Moore[2]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 3. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 4. 84-Scott Bogucki[4]; 5. 4X-Tyler Blank[7]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[6]; 7. 1P-Curtis Evans[1]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 9. 97-Kevin Cummings[9]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 22-Riley Goodno[1]; 2. 21-Gunner Ramey[5]; 3. 97M-Scotty Milan[3]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 5. 4X-Tyler Blank[7]; 6. 17-Alex Sewell[12]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 8. 7M-Chance Morton[9]; 9. 5D-Zach Daum[13]; 10. 93-Taylor Walton[8]; 11. 2J-Zach Blurton[10]; 12. 00-Broc Elliott[11]; 13. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[16]; 14. 2-Chase Porter[19]; 15. 7B-Ben Brown[6]; 16. 86-Timothy Smith[17]; 17. 17B-Ryan Bickett[15]; 18. 1P-Curtis Evans[20]; 19. 8X-Tony Higgins[18]; 20. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[14]; 21. 47-Dale Howard[21]

BMRS B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 1XX-Jake Bubak[6]; 4. 2B-Brett Becker[3]; 5. 9JR-Derek Hagar[2]; 6. 87J-Jace Park[16]; 7. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]; 8. 87-Sean McClelland[8]; 9. 50Z-Zach Chappell[9]; 10. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 11. 4M-Cameron Martin[14]; 12. 12M-Greg Merritt[17]; 13. 77-Jack Wagner[13]; 14. 91-Michael Day[10]; 15. 10P-Dylan Postier[12]; 16. 15D-Andrew Deal[15]; 17. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[11]; 18. 22M-Rees Moran[18]; 19. 33-Alan Zoutte[19]; 20. 88-Terry Easum[20]

BMRS B-Main 3 (12 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[3]; 2. 13-Chase Howard[6]; 3. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[2]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[11]; 5. 22S-Slater Helt[5]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller[7]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 8. 9$-Kyle Clark[4]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 10. 44P-Jason Howell[18]; 11. 7F-Noah Harris[15]; 12. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 13. 19-Wes Wofford[14]; 14. 44-Ronny Howard[10]; 15. 11E-Kyle Edwards[20]; 16. 15-Jack Potter[19]; 17. 0-Jake Griffin[13]; 18. 97-Kevin Cummings[17]; 19. 4-Evan Martin[16]; 20. 1JR-Steven Russell[8]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[1]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett[9]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 6. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[16]; 8. 8B-Brad Bowden[8]; 9. G6-Cody Gardner[5]; 10. 12-Jeffrey Newell[19]; 11. 43M-Mark Smith[7]; 12. 9-Chase Randall[12]; 13. 84-Scott Bogucki[15]; 14. 95-Matt Covington[10]; 15. 2C-Wayne Johnson[18]; 16. 22-Riley Goodno[17]; 17. 98P-Miles Paulus[25]; 18. 14E-Kyle Bellm[11]; 19. 36-Jason Martin[21]; 20. 3M-Howard Moore[13]; 21. 99-Blake Jenkins[14]; 22. 13-Chase Howard[22]; 23. 21-Gunner Ramey[20]; 24. 10-Landon Britt[24]; 25. 1X-Tim Crawley[23]

Provisional(s): Tim Crawley (Points); Landon Britt (Points); Miles Paulus (Regional)

Combined Points after 9/16/2022. The top 8 are locked into Saturday's A-Feature. Ties are broken by Friday's Qualifying Times.

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 4 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/13 – Clay County Fair Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 3 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Ayrton Gennetten – 1 (9/16 – Lucas Oil Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,325; 2. Wayne Johnson 3,224; 3. Matt Covington 3,152; 4. Tim Crawley 3,139; 5. Jason Martin 3,075; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,812; 7. Landon Crawley 2,720; 8. Landon Britt 2,700; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,674; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,516; 11. Dylan Postier 2,415; 12. Garet Williamson 2,207; 13. Dylan Westbrook 1,828; 14. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,386;

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.087[3]; 2. 24T-Christopher Thram, 14.122[5]; 3. 1CC-Clayton Christensen, 14.247[1]; 4. 36-Jason Martin, 14.255[4]; 5. 22-Riley Goodno, 14.485[7]; 6. 5J-Javen Ostermann, 14.606[2]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 14.646[8]; 8. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.664[9]; 9. 88-Terry Easum, 14.789[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 5-Brady Forbrook, 14.170[9]; 2. 99-Bret Tripplett, 14.317[1]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley, 14.444[7]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.456[6]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.481[8]; 6. 10-Landon Britt, 14.868[5]; 7. 18-Tyler Rabenberg, 14.873[4]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark, 15.123[3]; 9. 4W-Matt Wasmund, 15.220[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.373[6]; 2. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 14.460[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.620[5]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, 14.626[8]; 5. 05-Jody Rosenboom, 14.726[3]; 6. 10J-Justin Jacobsma, 14.850[1]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier, 14.950[4]; 8. 91-Andrew Sullivan, 15.473[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1: 1. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno[5]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 4. 24T-Christopher Thram[3]; 5. 1CC-Clayton Christensen[2]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]; 7. 5J-Javen Ostermann[6]; 8. 187-Landon Crawley[8]; 9. 88-Terry Easum[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2: 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 4. 5-Brady Forbrook[4]; 5. 99-Bret Tripplett[3]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[9]; 7. 4W-Matt Wasmund[7]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark[8]; 9. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3: 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 4. 35-Skylar Prochaska[3]; 5. 05-Jody Rosenboom[5]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[7]; 7. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[6]; 8. 91-Andrew Sullivan[8]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 10P-Dylan Postier[1]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 4. 88-Terry Easum[9]; 5. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[10]; 6. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[4]; 7. 91-Andrew Sullivan[8]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark[7]; 9. 5J-Javen Ostermann[3]; 10. 4W-Matt Wasmund[5]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 7. 24T-Christopher Thram[9]; 8. 44-Chris Martin[12]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 10. 22-Riley Goodno[5]; 11. 55B-Brandon Anderson[17]; 12. 187-Landon Crawley[19]; 13. 17B-Ryan Bickett[16]; 14. 10P-Dylan Postier[18]; 15. 35-Skylar Prochaska[10]; 16. 88-Terry Easum[20]; 17. 99-Bret Tripplett[13]; 18. 05-Jody Rosenboom[14]; 19. 5-Brady Forbrook[7]; 20. 1CC-Clayton Christensen[15]; 21. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[21]; 22. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[22]

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 3 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway); Tim Crawley – 3 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/13 – Clay County Fair Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,087; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,999; 3. Matt Covington 2,942; 4. Tim Crawley 2,924; 5. Jason Martin 2,881; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,682; 7. Landon Crawley 2,525; 8. Landon Britt 2,513; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,513; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,386; 11. Dylan Postier 2,285; 12. Garet Williamson 1,993; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,580 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,145;

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 15, 2022) Taking his momentum from Tuesday night in Iowa to Thursday night in Missouri, Tim Crawley put the veteran’s touch to work in the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial opener at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Tim’s fourth win of the season and 50th all-time since 1993, the win marks the eighth time Crawley has topped the National Tour in Missouri and is the fourth on at Lucas Oil Speedway since 2010.

"We work out butts off, and this is what makes it all worthwhile. We lost a good friend at home this week to cancer, and then here's the Jesse and McMillin deal here. This all means a lot to me; it really does,” stated Crawley in Victory Lane, who dedicated the win to Karen Goodson.

Outrunning Wayne Johnson to the point to open the non-stop feature event, Crawley was quickly challenged by Derek Hagar and Joe B. Miller. Working as wide as possible around the three-eighths-mile oval, Tim finally skipped to the bottom to keep the No. 9jr and the No. 51b at bay.

Putting distance on Hagar through the first ten revolutions, the bottom of the track continued to clean off as the race reached the mid-point. Migrating the field to the gutter as Crawley trekked into traffic, the Ronnie Pitts Motorsports No. 1x settled into a patient run.

Making it 25-laps led, Crawley crossed with a 1.271-second advantage over Derek Hagar. Moving up from eighth, a late race pass netted Pennsylvania’s Mark Smith the show position in the Witherspoon owned No. 43m. Joe B. Miller ended up fourth with Wayne Johnson fifth.

Landon Britt, in sixth, was followed by Blake Hahn. Having to fight out of B-Features, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., and Sean McClelland chased each other through the field, with Sam moving from 17th to eighth and Sean from 18th to ninth. Michael Day completed the top ten.

The opening night of the Hockett/McMillin Memorial saw a massive 78-car field. Having never qualified at the Lucas Oil Speedway, Canada’s Dylan Westbrook set the mark for the track record at 14.005-seconds. A total of eighth SCE Gaskets Heat Races were contested, followed by a trio of BMRS B-Features. Three provisional were used by Brandon Anderson, Landon Crawley, and Miles Paulus.

The event standings after the opening night are led by Tim Crawley (165), with Derek Hagar (162), Mark Smith (153), Joe B. Miller (149), and Wayne Johnson (143) making up the top five. All teams will run again on Friday night, with the combined points tallied and the top eight locking into Saturday’s $10,000 to win event.

Friday, September 16 at Lucas Oil Speedway opens at 4:00 P.M. with cars on track to Qualify at 6:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets and other information are online at http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 7B-Ben Brown, 14.334[1]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno, 14.335[2]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 14.458[4]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 14.468[3]; 5. 31-Casey Wills, 14.476[7]; 6. 86-Timothy Smith, 14.628[6]; 7. 98P-Miles Paulus, 14.632[9]; 8. 2-Chase Porter, 14.760[10]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton, 14.868[8]; 10. 11E-Kyle Edwards, 15.857[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 14.005[8]; 2. 9-Chase Randall, 14.099[9]; 3. 91-Michael Day, 14.385[7]; 4. 97M-Scotty Milan, 14.458[1]; 5. G6-Cody Gardner, 14.495[6]; 6. 1JR-Steven Russell, 14.514[2]; 7. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 14.620[10]; 8. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 14.943[3]; 9. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 15.474[5]; 10. 39-Kimberly Tyre, 16.331[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.006[5]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 14.116[9]; 3. 1XX-Jake Bubak, 14.179[6]; 4. 8B-Brad Bowden, 14.318[1]; 5. 22S-Slater Helt, 14.494[8]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.495[2]; 7. 3M-Howard Moore, 14.534[3]; 8. 21-Gunner Ramey, 14.572[7]; 9. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 14.594[10]; 10. 87J-Jace Park, 14.652[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 14.353[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 14.471[4]; 3. 6-Dustin Gates, 14.621[5]; 4. 4-Evan Martin, 14.742[2]; 5. 19-Wes Wofford, 14.765[6]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.975[9]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark, 15.266[10]; 8. 33-Alan Zoutte, 15.480[7]; 9. 7F-Noah Harris, 15.491[8]; 10. 4M-Cameron Martin, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 5 (3 Laps): 1. 43M-Mark Smith, 14.677[1]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson, 14.720[5]; 3. 87-Sean McClelland, 14.723[10]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.871[6]; 5. 22M-Rees Moran, 15.055[9]; 6. 0-Jake Griffin, 15.335[7]; 7. 93-Taylor Walton, 15.348[4]; 8. 8X-Tony Higgins, 15.389[2]; 9. 12M-Greg Merritt, 15.700[8]; 10. 00-Broc Elliott, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 6 (3 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 14.529[8]; 2. 5D-Zach Daum, 14.770[3]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker, 14.848[10]; 4. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, 14.879[5]; 5. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 14.983[9]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton, 15.150[4]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley, 15.189[6]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier, 15.252[1]; 9. 15-Jack Potter, 15.263[2]; 10. 99-Blake Jenkins, 15.263[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 7 (3 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller, 14.891[5]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, 14.915[2]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.931[7]; 4. 13-Chase Howard, 15.164[8]; 5. 17-Alex Sewell, 15.312[4]; 6. 1X-Tim Crawley, 15.466[6]; 7. 44-Ronny Howard, 15.533[9]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan, 16.063[3]; 9. 97-Kevin Cummings, 16.483[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 8 (3 Laps): 1. 84-Scott Bogucki, 14.907[8]; 2. 44P-Jason Howell, 15.201[2]; 3. 47-Dale Howard, 15.240[4]; 4. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.319[7]; 5. 4X-Tyler Blank, 15.347[9]; 6. 88-Terry Easum, 15.613[1]; 7. 77-Jack Wagner, 15.930[6]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal, 16.147[5]; 9. 41-Mackenzie Borchers, 16.321[3]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[2]; 3. 22-Riley Goodno[3]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[7]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 7. 7B-Ben Brown[4]; 8. 86-Timothy Smith[6]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 10. 11E-Kyle Edwards[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 91-Michael Day[2]; 2. 97M-Scotty Milan[1]; 3. 14E-Kyle Bellm[8]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 5. 1JR-Steven Russell[6]; 6. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 7. G6-Cody Gardner[5]; 8. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[7]; 9. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[9]; 10. 39-Kimberly Tyre[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 2. 1XX-Jake Bubak[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 4. 22S-Slater Helt[5]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 6. 3M-Howard Moore[7]; 7. 8B-Brad Bowden[1]; 8. 21-Gunner Ramey[8]; 9. 50Z-Zach Chappell[9]; 10. 87J-Jace Park[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark[7]; 5. 19-Wes Wofford[5]; 6. 7F-Noah Harris[9]; 7. 33-Alan Zoutte[8]; 8. 4-Evan Martin[1]; 9. 6-Dustin Gates[2]; 10. 4M-Cameron Martin[10]

SCE Gaskets Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 2. 87-Sean McClelland[2]; 3. 43M-Mark Smith[4]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 5. 22M-Rees Moran[5]; 6. 93-Taylor Walton[7]; 7. 0-Jake Griffin[6]; 8. 00-Broc Elliott[10]; 9. 12M-Greg Merritt[9]; 10. 8X-Tony Higgins[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[4]; 2. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[1]; 3. 5D-Zach Daum[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[5]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley[7]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[6]; 7. 2B-Brett Becker[2]; 8. 15-Jack Potter[9]; 9. 99-Blake Jenkins[10]; 10. 10P-Dylan Postier[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[6]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller[4]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 4. 13-Chase Howard[1]; 5. 11-Roger Crockett[3]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[8]; 7. 44-Ronny Howard[7]; 8. 17-Alex Sewell[5]; 9. 97-Kevin Cummings[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 17B-Ryan Bickett[1]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 3. 84-Scott Bogucki[4]; 4. 4X-Tyler Blank[5]; 5. 88-Terry Easum[6]; 6. 44P-Jason Howell[3]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 8. 77-Jack Wagner[7]; 9. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[9]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[3]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[1]; 6. 2-Chase Porter[6]; 7. 77-Jack Wagner[15]; 8. 3M-Howard Moore[10]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton[17]; 10. 13-Chase Howard[11]; 11. 4X-Tyler Blank[5]; 12. 87J-Jace Park[19]; 13. 7C-Chris Morgan[9]; 14. 0-Jake Griffin[13]; 15. 4M-Cameron Martin[20]; 16. 99-Blake Jenkins[16]; 17. 19-Wes Wofford[8]; 18. 15-Jack Potter[14]; 19. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[18]; 20. 33-Alan Zoutte[12]; 21. 6-Dustin Gates[21]

BMRS B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 87-Sean McClelland[1]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett[6]; 4. 22S-Slater Helt[4]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[2]; 6. 21-Gunner Ramey[14]; 7. 97M-Scotty Milan[5]; 8. G6-Cody Gardner[13]; 9. 7M-Chance Morton[11]; 10. 1JR-Steven Russell[7]; 11. 17-Alex Sewell[16]; 12. 10P-Dylan Postier[20]; 13. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 14. 22M-Rees Moran[8]; 15. 2B-Brett Becker[15]; 16. 44P-Jason Howell[10]; 17. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[17]; 18. 97-Kevin Cummings[18]; 19. 11E-Kyle Edwards[19]; 20. 4-Evan Martin[21]; 21. 7B-Ben Brown[9]

BMRS B-Main 3 (12 Laps): 1. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[5]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[9]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[1]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark[3]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 7. 8B-Brad Bowden[18]; 8. 12M-Greg Merritt[17]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett[2]; 10. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 11. 50Z-Zach Chappell[16]; 12. 86-Timothy Smith[15]; 13. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[14]; 14. 93-Taylor Walton[10]; 15. 44-Ronny Howard[12]; 16. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 17. 7F-Noah Harris[8]; 18. 00-Broc Elliott[13]; 19. 8X-Tony Higgins[20]; 20. 39-Kimberly Tyre[19]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[6]; 3. 43M-Mark Smith[8]; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller[4]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[17]; 9. 87-Sean McClelland[18]; 10. 91-Michael Day[10]; 11. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 12. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[12]; 13. 84-Scott Bogucki[9]; 14. 5D-Zach Daum[15]; 15. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 16. 14E-Kyle Bellm[13]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 18. 9-Chase Randall[22]; 19. 24-Garet Williamson[21]; 20. 22-Riley Goodno[14]; 21. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[19]; 22. 1XX-Jake Bubak[16]; 23. 98P-Miles Paulus[25]; 24. 187-Landon Crawley[24]; 25. 55B-Brandon Anderson[23]

Provisional(s): Brandon Anderson (Points); Landon Crawley (Points); Miles Paulus (Regional)

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,206; 2. Wayne Johnson 3,124; 3. Tim Crawley 3,074; 4. Matt Covington 3,050; 5. Jason Martin 2,981; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,747; 7. Landon Britt 2,635; 8. Kyler Johnson 2,513; 9. Landon Crawley 2,590 10. Ryan Bickett 2,451; 11. Dylan Postier 2,350; 12. Garet Williamson 2,085; 13. Dylan Westbrook 1,686; 14. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,261;

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

Bryan Hulbert – SPENCER, Iowa (September 13, 2022) Elevating his win total to 49 with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Tim Crawley held on for victory at Iowa’s Clay County Fair Speedway during Tuesday’s Deberg Concrete Battle of the Blue Ribbon.

Wheeling the Ronnie Pitts Motorsports No. 1x from the right of the front row, Crawley outdueled fellow tour veteran Wayne Johnson through the first two turns.

Chased on the cushion by Blake Hahn, the No. 52 traded the runner-up spot with Wayne Johnson through three and four. Able to run under the No. 2c, Blake went to work running down Crawley.

Slowed working Lap 4, the race resumed with Johnson again going after the runner-up position. This time in one and two, the result was Hahn, again, able to turn under for silver.

Into traffic with 10 laps complete, Crawley went to work on the back markers with Hahn looming. Into the mix a couple of laps later, all it was going to take was one mistake to shuffle the podium. Keeping the pair at bay, Crawley used slower cars to his inside as rolling roadblocks to put distance back on his pursuers.

Easing down the track to the middle groove as the race worked to the final seven laps, the shift in line opened the door for Hahn.

Shooting to the curb off the second turn, Blake pulled nearly even with Tim for the lead, but a slip of the right rear off the backstretch allowed the No. 1x the breathing room needed to land his third victory of the season and first National Tour triumph in the state of Iowa.

On the run through traffic, Crawley said, “I wasn’t sure if it was going to take any rubber, but it did, and when I caught that first lapped car, I kept thinking was all it’s going to take is one bobble, and I knew someone was on me. The line was so thin; you’d be in the dust, so when Blake run up beside me, I had to get my elbows up.”

Winning by 0.667-seconds over Hahn, the show position went to Wayne Johnson for his 171st podium finish. Matt Covington crossed fourth with Kyler Johnson fifth. Landon Britt crossed sixth, followed by Minnesota’s Christopher Thram. Eighth to Chris Martin, ninth to Jason Martin, with Iowa’s Riley Goodno making up the top ten.

Tuesday’s field consisted of 26 competitors. SCE Gaskets Heat Races were topped by Blake Hahn, Tim Crawley, and Wayne Johnson. The BMRS B-Feature went to Brandon Anderson, who spent the first part of the night dealing with engine issues. The overall quick time was Blake Hahn at 14.087-seconds to establish the ASCS Track Record at Clay County Fair Speedway.

Up next, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps invade Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. for the $10,000 to win, Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial, happening September 15, 16, and 17. Information, tickets, and directions are online at http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

Tankersley takes ASCS Frontier season finale at Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - The Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series closed out its tenth season of competition with its tenth different winner this season, as Houston, Texas visitor Channin Tankersley picked up the season finale Saturday night at Big Sky Speedway.

Tankersley, a former ASCS Gulf South Region champion who had never raced at Big Sky Speedway before Saturday night, dominated and led every lap but the first aboard the Michael Hayashi No. 12h Kannady-powered Maxim. Tankersley started on the outside of the front row and took the lead on the start from pole sitter Phil Dietz. Dietz challenged Tankersley early on, leading the opening lap by a small margin, and then kept pace with Tankersley for a time. Tankersley though was too strong and eventually pulled away in a race that went caution-free.

It was at first a repeat of Friday's event at Gallatin Speedway where Dietz and Tankersley battled it out for the lead, but it was Dietz who won. This time, Tankersley bested one of Montana's all-time greats. With the race going non-stop, Tankersley lapped every but the top five finishers.

With a runner-up finish on Friday and a win Saturday, it was a very successful weekend for Tankersley, who expressed his desire to come back and race at least once in Montana next season.

Dietz backed up his Friday win at Gallatin Speedway with a second place run aboard the Dietz Racing No. 72 Panella-powered Maxim. After losing the lead to Tankersley on Lap 2, the five-time sprint car champion ran second the rest of the race and was never threatened for the position. With two wins on the season, Dietz secured fourth place in the ASCS Frontier Region points standings despite missing three events.

Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller finished third aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr AMS-powered EMi, and secured third place in the points standings, just 23 points back of Great Falls, Montana driver Kory Wermling, who finished fifth in the race behind New Mexico visitor Johnny Herrera, who was driving for local car owner - and Big Sky Speedway owner - Jerry Brey.

Ian Myers of Great Falls locked up Rookie of the Year honors, finishing fifth in the points, and the 16-year-old had one of his finest runs of his debut season in 360 sprint cars, finishing sixth in the season finale.

Chris Williams from Texas finished seventh. Billings driver Josh Ostermiller earned the hard charger nod as he drove from 12th to finish eighth on his home track. Abraham Hernandez finished ninth, a spot ahead of his father Willie Hernandez.

Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana had his championship season end with a DNF. Kirkland had already clinched his second sprint car title Friday night at Gallatin Speedway, and on Saturday was merely racing for pride and perhaps another win. Kirkland, however, was experiencing fuel issues in the early laps of the main event, in which he started fourth. Not needing the points and therefore not needing to press on, Kirkland elected to exit the race track.

Kirkland finished 162-points ahead of Wermling in the final standings. A former champion of the Big Sky Sprints, a predecessor to the current series, Kirkland's first title under the ASCS banner comes abord the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Maxim. Despite the final race ending on a low note, Kirkland celebrated with his team post-race and received congratulations from his fellow competitors.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Dietz and Wermling. Dietz's win came from the sixth starting position in a dominating run. Also in a repeat of Friday's show at Gallatin Speedway, Dietz defeated Tankersley in the final round to win the pole shuffle and secure the pole position for the main event.

Plans for the 2022 season banquet are underway, and work is already being done on the 2023 racing season for the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour.

More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with news and info on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Season Finale
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
September 10, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 1m Willie Hernandez, 5. 2x Mike Manwill, 6. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 7. 81 Darren Smith.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 12h Channin Tankersley, 3. 17j Johnny Herrera, 4. 24m Ian Myers, 5. 63 Chris Williams, 6. 2m Abraham Hernandez.

Pole Shuffle: 12h Channin Tankersley d. 37 Trever Kirkland in Round 1. 12h Tankersley d. 2jr Kelly Miller in Round 2. 72 Phil Dietz d. 12h Tankersley in Final Round.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 12h Channin Tankersley, 2. 72 Phil Dietz, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 17j Johnny Herrera, 5. 9k Kory Wermling, 6. 24m Ian Myers, 7. 63 Chris Williams, 8. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 9. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 10. 1m Willie Hernandez, 11. 2x Mike Manwill, 12. 37 Trever Kirkland, DNS - 81 Darren Smith.

May 20 - Canceled at Desert Thunder Raceway (tire shortage)
May 21 - Canceled at Desert Thunder Raceway (tire shortage)
May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway
May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway
June 10 - Colby Thornhill at Gallatin Speedway
June 11 - Colby Thornhill at Big Sky Speedway
July 1 - Phil Dietz at Gallatin Speedway
July 3 - Canceled at Electric City Speedway (rained out)
July 4 - Canceled at Electric City Speedway (rained out)
July 15 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 16 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 29 - Kory Wermling at Gallatin Speedway
July 30 - Trever Kirkland at Big Sky Speedway
August 12 - Nick Haygood at Sweetwater Speedway
August 13 - Trever Kirkland at Sweetwater Speedway
August 19 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 20 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
September 2 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway
September 3 - Tyler Driever at Electric City Speedway
September 4 - Joe Perry at Electric City Speedway
September 9 - Phil Dietz at Gallatin Speedway
September 10 - Channin Tankersley at Big Sky Speedway

Seth Bergman Leads The Way In Rain Shortened Feature At Caney Valley Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – CANEY, Kan. (September 10, 2022) Despite the lack of Victory Lane celebrations due to rain on Saturday night, there was no doubt who the driver to beat was at Caney Valley Speedway, as Washington’s Seth Bergman put his Evergreen Coffee Co. No. 23 to the point, and never looked back in the rain-shortened, $4,000 to win Sooner/Shocker Showdown with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Seth’s second National Tour win of the season, the victory is his first at Caney Valley Speedway and elevates him to 16 overall wins with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. He is now tied with Mike Ward and Matt Covington for 15th in overall wins.

Getting the lead over Matt Covington at the mid-point of the backstretch on Lap 1, the No. 23 operated the top of the quarter-mile oval through the first 10 revolutions before adjusting to the middle through the third and fourth turns while maintaining his run on the cushion in turns one and two.

Keeping up over a few very light sprinkles, caution on Lap 8 was followed by another slowdown on Lap 12 as drivers tussled with the cushion in turn two. The mid-point of the feature needed for an official race, in this case, Lap 13, the field made it just past that before the red lights came on for Tim Crawley, who tipped to his side.

Back to green, the race ultimately found its conclusion working Lap 16 when Brandon Anderson came to a stop facing the wrong way off the fourth turn after contact with Jason Martin.

At that point, the rate of rainfall became too much, and officials were forced to call the race. As only half the field made it to the line before the final caution flew, the race was official, with 15 laps completed.

Holding to the hub of the quarter-mile, Matt Covington held off several attempts by Blake Hahn for the runner-up spot. Operating a new car after a flip in regional competition at Creek County Speedway a couple of weeks ago, Tulsa’s Jeffrey Newell held on for fourth with Landon Crawley fifth.

Jeremy Campbell crossed sixth, with Sean McClelland working to seventh. Wayne Johnson was eighth, followed by Jake Bubak from 18th. Having to race his way in through the B-Feature, Jason Martin advanced ten positions to complete the top ten.

The 28-car field broke into a trio of SCE Gaskets Heat Races, with wins going to Jeffrey Newell, Jeremy Campbell, and Landon Crawley. The BMRS B-Feature was topped by Kyler Johnson. The Driver’s Project quick qualifier was Seth Bergman, with a time of 12.027-seconds.

Next on the docket is the $3,000 to win, $400 to start, Battle of the Blue Ribbon at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa, on Tuesday, September 13, then the $10,000 to win, Hockett/McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. on September 15, 16, and 17.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 12.027[1]; 2. 27B-Jake Bubak, 12.120[8]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.206[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 12.412[9]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier, 12.489[5]; 6. 31-Casey Wills, 12.584[7]; 7. 90-Lance Norick, 12.635[10]; 8. 88-Terry Easum, 12.776[6]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 12.919[2]; 10. (DNS) 97-Kevin Cummings, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 87-Sean McClelland, 12.165[5]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 12.302[8]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley, 12.413[3]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 12.476[2]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.484[4]; 6. 36-Jason Martin, 12.616[7]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.739[1]; 8. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 13.307[6]; 9. 42-Grady Mercer, 13.307[9]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 12.706[6]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 12.735[5]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox, 12.743[3]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley, 12.784[2]; 5. 10-Landon Britt, 12.839[7]; 6. 24-Ty Hulsey, 13.332[8]; 7. 17-Waylon Weaver, 13.405[4]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.465[9]; 9. 91-Justin Fine, 14.223[1]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 4. 10P-Dylan Postier[5]; 5. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 6. 90-Lance Norick[7]; 7. 27B-Jake Bubak[3]; 8. 31-Casey Wills[6]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett[9]; 10. (DNS) 97-Kevin Cummings

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 87-Sean McClelland[4]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 7. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[8]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 9. 42-Grady Mercer[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 187-Landon Crawley[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 3. 52-Blak

BMRS B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 2. 27B-Jake Bubak[5]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 5. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[3]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[9]; 7. 17-Waylon Weaver[6]; 8. 42-Grady Mercer[10]; 9. 91-Justin Fine[11]; 10. 24-Ty Hulsey[1]; 11. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 12. 97-Kevin Cummings[12]

Lucas Oil A-Main (15 of 25 officially completed due to rain): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[5]; 7. 87-Sean McClelland[10]; 8. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 9. 27B-Jake Bubak[18]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[20]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[12]; 12. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[21]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[17]; 14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[9]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[15]; 16. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 17. 17B-Ryan Bickett[22]; 18. 90-Lance Norick[16]; 19. 55B-Brandon Anderson[13]; 20. 1X-Tim Crawley[8]; 21. 15D-Andrew Deal[19]; 22. 10P-Dylan Postier[11]

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 3 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 2,945; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,864; 3. Matt Covington 2,812; 4. Tim Crawley 2,774; 5. Jason Martin 2,768; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,574; 7. Landon Crawley 2,419; 8. Landon Britt 2,391; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,388; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,282; 11. Dylan Postier 2,183; 12. Garet Williamson 1,993; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,580 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,145;

Hafertepe Dominates At Lakeside With The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (September 8, 2022) Thursday night at Lakeside Speedway was all about Sam Hafertepe, Jr., as the driver of the Hills Racing/Heidbreder Foundation No. 15 dominated the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Leading flag to flag for his third National Tour score of the season, and 61st since 2010, the win makes Hafertepe the first repeat winner with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series in eight tour appearances at the Kansas oval.

“It’s fun to get on big tracks like this where we can get on the wall and race like that,” said Sam, who is third all-time in wins with the National Tour.

“We’re still working on the car. We were trying a left rear shock package tonight that is different from what we normally run, but luckily, we were able to work out front and get the win, but we still have some work to do when we’re not in clean air. We always want to be better, and without Miles [Hill] and everyone who helps us, we couldn’t do this.”

Battling through the opening lap with Matt Covington, the No. 15h found his stride quickly to begin pulling away. Into traffic in the first seven laps, Sam was quick to move on the slower machines as the battle for second began to pick up between Matt Covington and Dylan Westbrook.

Able to work back to silver on the No. 47x, the race for second turned into a three-car battle with the No. 24 of Garet Williamson into the mix. Cat and Mouse through traffic until Lap 20; red lights came on as Westbrook slipped through the cushion in the first turn and flipped violently into the fence. Dylan was able to walk away as the track went under an open red to repair the fence.

Restarting at the last fully completed lap, the green flew with 19 in the books.

Using slower cars in the lineup to his advantage, Hafertepe was quick to run away as the race for second picked up where it left off, but with a new contender as Jason Martin pursued the position.

Unstoppable to a 7.513-second advantage for Hafertepe at the finish, it was Garet Williamson who came out on top of the race for second. Making the pass on Covington on Lap 23, the No. 24 was followed by Jason Martin for his 13th career podium finish. Matt Covington ended up fourth, with Wayne Johnson battling his way to fifth after starting eleventh.

Riley Goodno crossed sixth, with Blake Hahn moving from 12th to seventh. Jake Bubak, after suffering a flat in his Heat that relegated him to 19th on the grid, advanced to eighth, with Chris Martin ninth from 13th. Making a run after the restart, Ryan Bickett improved to 10th from 16th.

The 23-car field broke into a trio of SCE Gaskets Heat Races. Wins went to Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Jason Martin, and Dylan Westbrook. The Driver’s Project overall quick qualifier was Jake Bubak, who set a new ASCS Track Record at 14.560-seconds. The previous record was established on August 2, 2022, by Blake Hahn at 15.023-seconds.

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Saturday, September 10, at Caney Valley Speedway for the Sooner/Shocker Showdown.

Featuring fireworks following the races, the night is co-sanctioned with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products and will also include Factory Stocks, Pure Stocks, and USRA Tuners. Pits will be open during the day for teams to pull in. Grandstands open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $40. Caney Valley Speedway is located at CR 1300 in Caney, Kan. More info on the Speedway can be found at http://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net or by calling the track at (620) 330-0485.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak, 14.560[5]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 14.561[6]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 14.583[3]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.588[1]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.636[7]; 6. 44-Chris Martin, 14.911[4]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley, 15.187[2]; 8. (DNS) 21-Gunner Ramey, NT

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[2]; 3. 22-Riley Goodno[3]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[6]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[1]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 14.871[4]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.936[2]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley, 15.085[7]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.279[1]; 5. 53-Joe Beaver, 15.408[5]; 6. 16-Dustin Clark, 15.652[3]; 7. 17F-Chad Frewaldt, 16.494[6]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 5. 44-Chris Martin[6]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[7]; 7. 21-Gunner Ramey[8]; 8. 27B-Jake Bubak[4]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]; 5. 53-Joe Beaver[5]; 6. 16-Dustin Clark[6]; 7. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[7]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[5]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson[11]; 6. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[12]; 8. 27B-Jake Bubak[19]; 9. 44-Chris Martin[13]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett[16]; 11. 98P-Miles Paulus[9]; 12. 1X-Tim Crawley[8]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 14. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 15. 187-Landon Crawley[15]; 16. 2-Chase Porter[17]; 17. 53-Joe Beaver[14]; 18. 10P-Dylan Postier[22]; 19. 21-Gunner Ramey[23]; 20. 10-Landon Britt[21]; 21. 16-Dustin Clark[18]; 22. 17F-Chad Frewaldt[20]; 23. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 3 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 2,810; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,748; 3. Tim Crawley 2,684; 4. Matt Covington 2,670; 5. Jason Martin 2,658; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,482; 7. Landon Crawley 2,294; 8. Landon Britt 2,291; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,284; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,186; 11. Dylan Postier 2,095; 12. Garet Williamson 1,993; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,580 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,043

ASCS Frontier wraps up 2022 with Gallatin, Big Sky races
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

The Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series completes its tenth year of competition with two races this weekend in Montana. Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade hosts the series on Friday night as part of its annual Big Sky Supernationals before Big Sky Speedway in Billings hosts the season finale on Saturday.

Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana holds a 176-point lead going into the weekend. A finish of fifth place or better on Friday will clinch Kirkland's second sprint car championship and first under the ASCS banner. Kirkland, however, has frequently stated that he's more focused on winning races than focusing on points. With four wins under his belt this season, including last Friday at Electric City Speedway, Kirkland has two more opportunities to add to his season total, and he has past success at both tracks this weekend.

While a distant longshot for the championship, Kory Wermling looks to score a second victory on the season Friday at the track where he won the last time the series visited on July 29th. Both of the Great Falls, Montana driver's ASCS Frontier Region sprint car triumphs have come at Gallatin Speedway. Meanwhile, after earning a pair of runner-up finishes and another Top 5 finish at the Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway, Alberta's Kelly Miller is in third place in the points and within striking distance of Wermling for second place, but is also looking to score a victory before the season ends. Miller has also won at both Gallatin and Big Sky in his career.

Despite missing a handful of races, including due to motor problems early on, Phil Dietz sits fourth in the series points and looks to end the year on a high note. Dietz has one win this season, coming at Gallatin Speedway on July 1st. Dietz won last year's season finale at Big Sky Speedway also. Great Falls driver Ian Myers looks to lock up top rookie honors also as the 16-year-old currently sits fifth in the points standings.

Friday's show at Gallatin Speedway has racing scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time. The ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars will be joined by IMCA modifieds, WISSOTA super stocks and WISSOTA street stocks on the card that night. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for juniors and seniors, and kids 12 and under are in for free.

Saturday's finale at Big Sky Speedway sees WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, IMCA sport compacts and INEX Legends joining the ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars. Tickets are $20 for adults and kids over 60" tall, $15 for seniors and veterans, and as is tradition at Big Sky Speedway kids under 60" tall are in for free. Racing begins at 7:00 p.m.

Lakeside And Caney Valley Speedway Next For Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (September 7, 2022) NASCAR Weekend in Kansas City is not complete without a little dirt, and the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is set to serve it up on Thursday, September 8 at Lakeside Speedway.

Roughly eight miles from Kansas Speedway, the Thursday showdown is part of a two-night run through the state of Kansas, with both happening only minutes from start boundaries. Rolling southwest from the half-mile oval, the series will take on Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan. on Saturday, September 10, which is just north of the Oklahoma line.

The second time the tour will visit Lakeside Speedway this year, the August visit saw a thrilling last corner pass for the win by Blake Hahn over Matt Covington to become the seventh winner in just as many trips to the Kansas oval since 2007. Previous winners include Gary Wright (2007), Wayne Johnson (2008), Brian Brown (2016), Aaron Reutzel (2017), Seth Bergman (2018), and Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (2021).

Thursday’s show is co-sanctioned with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps and includes B-Mods ($700 to win) and E-Mods ($1,000 to win). Sprint Cars will race for $3,000 to win, $400 to start.

On September 8, Pits will be open for teams to pull in all afternoon. Grandstands open at 6:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (13-15), and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $40. Lakeside Speedway is located at 5615 Wolcott Dr. in Kansas City, Kan. For more information on the track, call (913) 299-9206 or log onto http://www.lakesidespeedway.net.

The fifth time the tour has taken on Caney Valley Speedway, the $4,000 to win, $400 to start, Sooner/Shocker Showdown, like Lakeside, is the second time the tour has been there in 2022. There during Speedweek, Canada’s Dylan Westbrook took the win, making three straight races topped by a Hills Racing driver, with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. taking the win in 2020. The only other visit occurred in 1993, with Gary Wright winning.

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2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 2,691; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,623; 3. Tim Crawley 2,578; 4. Matt Covington 2,540; 5. Jason Martin 2,523; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,380; 7. Landon Britt 2,201; 8. Landon Crawley 2,194; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,180; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,076; 11. Dylan Postier 2,001; 12. Garet Williamson 1,851; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,493 15. Dale Howard 1,120;

Hockett/McMillin Memorial Entry List At 45 And Growing For The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 6, 2022) The annual tribute to Jesse Hockett and Daniel McMillin is just over a week away at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks,” and already, 45 teams have pre-registered for the $10,000 to win event with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Happening September 15, 16, and 17 at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.), the list includes four previous event champions, of which two went to Victory Lane this past weekend at Lake Ozark Speedway.

Spitting the Labor Day affair at the one-third-mile oval, Blake Hahn (2019) and Derek Hagar (2014) are back for their shot at adding another Hockett/McMillin triumph to their name. The other two winners on the card include Wayne Johnson (2016), and Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who has topped the event three times (2017, 2018, and 2020).

The 12th time the event is scheduled to be contested at the Lucas Oil Speedway, the inaugural tribute was won by Zach Chappell in 2010 at Lake Ozark Speedway. A look at the current entry list includes drivers from 39 cities, 12 states, and Canada.

Drivers will complete all three nights with event points awarded every time a driver enters the track in order to set the field on Saturday. Event points are different from the Qualifying/Passing Points and are not used to set nightly lineups.

The following is specific to the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. Any information regarding the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League can be found at http://www.powri.com.

Event Registration for the American Sprint Car Series is free and can be done online at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1846/registrations. We encourage teams to pre-register as this helps speed up the check-in process, payouts, and allows us to let fans know who is coming.

Preliminary nights will follow ASCS National Format, with teams drawing for their Qualifying Group. The only difference will be that Qualifying will take place during Hot Laps, with each group split in half. Max number of cars on track per Qualifying/Hot Lap session is five.

The breakdown of the ASCS National Format is published at https://www.ascsracing.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=704939

Event Points are awarded each time a driver is on track. These points are used to set the field for Saturday and are not used to set lineups during a preliminary night.

B-Feature Points, starting with the first non-qualifier, are awarded: 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, etc.

A-Feature points are awarded: 150, 142, 135, 130, 125, 122, 119, 116, 113, 110, 108, 106, 104, 102, 100, 98, 96, 94, 92, 90, 89, 88

Those not transferring will lineup into B-Features, straight up by their LCQ finish. Two B-Features, will take the top three from each. Three B-Features, will take the top two from each.

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

Derek Hagar Triumphant With The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series At Lake Ozark

Bryan Hulbert – ELDON, Mo. (September 4, 2022) A massive cushion and technical bottom, and the result is “The Guy” Derek Hagar racing his way to the front of the field at Lake Ozark Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Derek’s 11th win of the season and 8th with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series since 2014, Lake Ozark Speedway, is the fifth track that Hagar has collected a win at and the fourth trip to Victory Lane in the state of Missouri.

Different from most, Hagar avoided the cushion, and the strategy paid off. Asked about the line choice, Derek said, “I told my guys I wasn’t messing with the top. I’m working middle to bottom, and that’s where we shine. We can float the middle, and these DynoTech Engines, they run good, and I feel I can just about out drag race anyone down the straightaway.”

Battling through the first half of the A-Feature to get into the top five, Hagar put his plan to work, while Dylan Westbrook and Chase Randall battled for the lead. On the point through the opening eight circuits, Westbrook would go on defense as Waco’s Chase Randall raced by for the lead. Trading numerous slide jobs before getting room over the Hills Racing No. 47x, that advantage was dashed on Lap 15 as Randall slammed the Bush’s Chicken No. 9 off the ever-growing cushion.

Having used the Lap 8 restart for Sam Hafertepe, Jr. to his advantage, Hagar, in third, chased the battle and was closing quickly.

On the pair and aiming for the top spot as the red lights displayed on Lap 17 after Randall slipped the cushion and grabbed the wall, the restart saw Hagar roll by the No. 47x, who flew the left side tires through the third and fourth turns.

Slowed working Lap 19, the DHR Suspension No. 9jr continued to trek the gutter of the one-third-mile oval. Growing his lead to over a second, that was all about to change as 18th starting Joe B. Miller ripped on, and at times, over the cushion to grab second on Lap 20.

Putting himself 0.172-seconds away from the lead at the white flag, the No. 51b took to the cushion one more time, but a small mistake caught and upset the car. Able to stay upright, that was all that was needed to seal the deal for Derek Hagar, who crossed with 1.016-seconds to spare.

Joe B. Miller held on for second, while Sam Hafertepe, Jr. made a wild rebound from 22nd to third in the Hills Racing No. 15h, following his Lap 8 stoppage. Blake Hahn ended up fourth, with Wayne Johnson rebounding from a Saturday crash to complete the top five.

Dale Howard, in sixth, had Jason Martin rolling up 10 spots to grab seventh. A few shots off the cushion through the closing laps moved Dylan Westbrook back to eighth, with Tim Crawley and Matt Covington completing the top ten.

The Sunday field consisted of 34 drivers at Lake Ozark Speedway. SCE Gaskets Heat Race wins went to Dylan Westbrook, Dale Howard, Blake Hahn, and Matt Covington. BMRS B-Features were topped by Jason Martin and Joe B. Miller. Provisionals were used by Brandon Anderson and Gunner Ramey. The night’s quick qualifier was Chase Randall at 12.104-seconds.

The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network races next on Thursday, September 8, at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., and Caney Valley Speedway on Saturday, September 10.

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The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall, 12.104[4]; 2. 21-Gunner Ramey, 12.220[3]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 12.234[7]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 12.326[5]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.380[1]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley, 12.642[2]; 7. 97-Scotty Milan, 12.676[6]; 8. 1XX-Brad Ryun, 13.071[8]; 9. 32D-Daryn Langford, 14.544[9]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley, 12.298[9]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 12.512[8]; 3. 47-Dale Howard, 12.595[3]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 12.598[4]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.650[1]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller, 12.651[2]; 7. 77-Jack Wagner, 12.669[7]; 8. 24-Jeffrey West Jr, 12.833[6]; 9. 1JR-Steven Russell, 13.153[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 12.214[7]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 12.257[1]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 12.378[8]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus, 12.587[2]; 5. 86-Timothy Smith, 12.663[4]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier, 12.685[3]; 7. 31-Casey Wills, 12.934[5]; 8. 12X-Brennon Blair, 13.140[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.270[6]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 12.286[8]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.627[1]; 4. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 12.666[4]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 12.755[7]; 6. 73-Samuel Wagner, 12.886[5]; 7. 12M-Greg Merritt, 12.937[3]; 8. 00-Broc Elliott, 13.268[2]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 3. 9-Chase Randall[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 5. 21-Gunner Ramey[3]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 7. 97-Scotty Milan[7]; 8. 32D-Daryn Langford[9]; 9. 1XX-Brad Ryun[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 3. 9JR-Derek Hagar[3]; 4. 77-Jack Wagner[7]; 5. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller[6]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 8. 1JR-Steven Russell[9]; 9. 24-Jeffrey West Jr[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier[6]; 6. 86-Timothy Smith[5]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 8. 12X-Brennon Blair[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 14E-Kyle Bellm[1]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 6. 73-Samuel Wagner[6]; 7. 12M-Greg Merritt[7]; 8. (DNS) 00-Broc Elliott

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 2. 10P-Dylan Postier[2]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 4. 97-Scotty Milan[5]; 5. 1JR-Steven Russell[7]; 6. 73-Samuel Wagner[4]; 7. 12X-Brennon Blair[8]; 8. 12M-Greg Merritt[6]; 9. 1XX-Brad Ryun[9]

BMRS B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 2. 17B-Ryan Bickett[2]; 3. 86-Timothy Smith[4]; 4. 21-Gunner Ramey[1]; 5. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 7. 32D-Daryn Langford[7]; 8. 24-Jeffrey West Jr[8]; 9. 00-Broc Elliott[9]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[9]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller[18]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson[14]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[4]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[17]; 8. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[1]; 9. 1X-Tim Crawley[16]; 10. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 11. 77-Jack Wagner[12]; 12. 14E-Kyle Bellm[15]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 14. 10-Landon Britt[11]; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett[20]; 16. 55B-Brandon Anderson[23]; 17. 10P-Dylan Postier[19]; 18. 187-Landon Crawley[21]; 19. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 20. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 21. 21-Gunner Ramey[24]; 22. 86-Timothy Smith[22]; 23. 98P-Miles Paulus[10]; 24. 14-Jordon Mallett[8]

Lap Leader(s): Dylan Westbrook 1-8, 16-18; Chase Randall 9-15; Derek Hagar 19-25

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

Driever takes Night 2 of ASCS Frontier at Electric City Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Tyler Driever ended a dry spell on Saturday night, picking up the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory on Night 2 of the Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls.

The win was Driever's third career victory with the series but it was the first in more than a year for the Meridian, Idaho driver. Even better for Tyler, it was on his dad Clayne's birthday and he happened to be there to celebrate the victory with him. It was also redemption for Driever, who spun out while running second and challenging for the lead the night before.

Driever started on the pole of the 25-lap feature but ran second to series points leader and Friday night winner Trever Kirkland in the early stages of the event. As he did the night before, Driever stayed with Kirkland and challenged for the lead multiple times as they navigated traffic on a dry race track. In a dramatic reversal of fortunes from Friday however, it was Kirkland this time who had a mishap 10 laps into the race when he tangled with a lapped car and severely damaged the front end of his car, requiring a tow to the pit area and ending his night.

Now out front, Driever at first kept a healthy lead over the rest of the field before Coaldale, Alberta driver Kelly Miller made a run at the end as they worked their way around slower cars. Driever fended off Miller's last lap charge and picked up the win in the Driever Racing No. 33t Shark-powered Maxim.

The win Saturday was Driever's first at Electric City Speedway. His last win with the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series was in August 2021 at Sweetwater Speedway in Wyoming. A happy Driever celebrated in victory lane with his mother Lea and birthday celebrating dad Clayne.

Miller finished in the runner-up spot for the second straight night aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr AMS-powered EMi after starting third in the main event. Great Falls driver Kory Wermling finished third aboard his family's No. 9k Carbone-powered Maxim after starting fifth. As they each did the night before, Phil Dietz and Joe Perry finished fourth and fifth respectively.

An unofficial finish was posted on MyRacePass and questions arose shortly after regarding finishing positions from around the middle of the field back. It was decided by ASCS Frontier Region officials to take Sunday to review the finish with Electric City Speedway scoring officials before posting an official finish sometime later.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by James Setters, Perry and Kirkland. Driever won the pole shuffle and the right to start on the pole of the main event after defeating Kirkland in the final round. Miller and Austyn Gossel were the other pole shuffle participants.

The 26th annual Montana Roundup concludes on Sunday night at Electric City Speedway. Tickets are $20 for adults. Those 55 and older, students ages 13 to 17 and military members are in for $14. Kids $12 and under are in for $5. Racing is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region Montana Roundup - Night 2 Electric City Speedway Great Falls, MT September 3, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 2 James Setters, 2. 33t Tyler Driever, 3. 3 Jordan Milne, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 38b Bryan Brown, 6. 6g Bryan Gossel, 7. 31 Shane Moore.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 28 Joe Perry, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 2n Shad Petersen, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 4p Junior Nelson, 7. 22 Brianna Widhalm.

Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 16g Austyn Gossel, 3. 14p Darren Smith, 4. 35m Cody Masse, 5. 2x Mike Manwill, 6. 24 Leroy Brush.

Pole Shuffle: 2jr Kelly Miller d. 16g Austyn Gossel in Round 1. 37 Trever Kirkland d. 2jr Kelly Miller in Round 2. 33t Tyler Driever d. 37 Trever Kirkland in Final Round.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 33t Tyler Driever, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 28 Joe Perry. The rest of the finish is under review.

September 4 Montana Roundup - Final Night Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

May 20 - Canceled at Desert Thunder Raceway (tire shortage) May 21 - Canceled at Desert Thunder Raceway (tire shortage) May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway June 10 - Colby Thornhill at Gallatin Speedway June 11 - Colby Thornhill at Big Sky Speedway July 1 - Phil Dietz at Gallatin Speedway July 3 - Canceled at Electric City Speedway (rained out) July 4 - Canceled at Electric City Speedway (rained out) July 15 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway July 16 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway July 29 - Kory Wermling at Gallatin Speedway July 30 - Trever Kirkland at Big Sky Speedway August 12 - Nick Haygood at Sweetwater Speedway August 13 - Trever Kirkland at Sweetwater Speedway August 19 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway August 20 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway September 2 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway September 3 - Tyler Driever at Electric City Speedway

Kirkland pads ASCS Frontier lead, takes Roundup opener in Great Falls
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Enjoying one of the finest seasons of his racing career, Trever Kirkland scored his fourth ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory of the season, taking the opening night of the annual Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway.

The Helena, Montana driver led all 25 laps of Friday's feature at the Great Falls clay oval, fending off early challenges from Tyler Driever before cruising the win in the latter stages. Kirkland's win not only tied the series lead for victories, but also adds to an already commanding points lead. With four races remaining, Kirkland leads unofficially by 179 points over Great Falls driver Kory Wermling, who finished eighth.

Kirkland started on the pole after defeating Driever in the final round of the pole shuffle. Kirkland took the lead on the start, but multiple times the young Driever of Meridian, Idaho threw slide jobs in an attempt to take the lead on a dry track that saw the top groove being the preferred line. Kirkland escaped each time, once squeezing between Driever and the outside wall exiting Turn 4 while they both worked their way through slower traffic.

Driever's challenge for the lead abruptly ended when he spun out exiting Turn 4, a hearbreaking end to a podium run. That handed the second position to Coaldale, Alberta driver Kelly Miller, who couldn't catch Kirkland on the ensuing restart as Kirkland jetted away. Miller did gain momentum and began to close in on Kirkland in the final laps but ran out of time as Kirkland scored his second win at Electric City Speedway this season aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X. Kirkland won the season opening ASCS Frontier Region event at Electric City Speedway on May 27th.

Miller, third in the points entering the weekend, finished second aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr AMS-powered EMi. James Setters of Spirit Lake, Idaho made a late run and earned a podium finish, finishing third aboard his family's No. 2 Borello-powered Helix. Five time sprint car champion Phil Dietz made a late pass and finished fifth ahead of Joe Perry. Jordan Milne, Bryan Gossel, Wermling, Austyn Gossel and Driever rounded out the Top 10.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Perry and Kirkland. In the pole shuffle, which fans at Electric City Speedway saw for the first time since the series implemented it more than a month ago, Miller defeated Perry in the opening round before falling to Driever. Driever than lost to Kirkland in the final round in the match race for the pole position.

The 26th annual Montana Roundup continues on Saturday night and concludes on Sunday night at Electric City Speedway. Tickets each night are $20 for adults. Those 55 and older, students ages 13 to 17 and military members are in for $14. Kids $12 and under are in for $5. Racing is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time all three nights.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Montana Roundup - Night 1
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
September 2, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 28 Joe Perry, 2. 3 Jordan Milne, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 34m Cody Masse, 5. 16g Austyn Gossel, 6. 6g Bryan Gossel, 7. 9k Kory Wermling, 8. 4p Junior Nelson, DNS - 81 Darre Smith.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 33t Tyler Driever, 3. 2 James Setters, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 38b Bryan Brown, 6. 2n Shad Petersen, 7. 24m Ian Myers, 8. 31 Shane Moore.

Pole Shuffle: 2jr Kelly Miller d. 28 Joe Perry in Round 1. 33t Tyler Driever d. 2jr Kelly Miller in Round 2. 37 Trever Kirkland d. 33t Tyler Driever in final round.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 2 James Setters, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 28 Joe Perry, 6. 3 Jordan Milne, 7. 6g Bryan Gossel, 8. 9k Kory Wermling, 9. 16g Austyn Gossel, 10. 33t Tyler Driever, 11. 31 Shane Moore, 12. 38b Bryan Brown, 13. 24m Ian Myers, 14. 35m Cody Masse, 15. 4p Junior Nelson, 16. 2n Shad Petersen.

September 3 & 4
Montana Roundup - Nights 2 & 3
Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

Saturated Grounds Postpones Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series At Red Dirt Raceway

Bryan Hulbert - MEEKER, Okla. (September 2, 2022) The debut at Red Dirt Raceway for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network will have to wait as heavy rainfall throughout Thursday afternoon and evening have rendered the grounds to saturated to host tonight's event.

The weekend continues at Lake Ozark Speedway with the Fall Sprint Car and Midget Nationals at Lake Ozark Speedway includes the ASCS Warrior Region with the National Tour, and will also feature the POWRi National/West Midgets, POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars, and LOS RaceSaver Sprint Cars.

Saturday, September 3 at Lake Ozark Speedway is $3,000 to win, $400 to start, while Saturday is $4,000 to win, $400 to start. To date, the tour has seen action at Lake Ozark Speedway 18 times, with Dylan Westbrook topping the last two visits by the National Tour.

Both nights at the Missouri oval open at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps/Qualifying at 6:30 P.M. (CDT). Racing will begin shortly after. Tickets per night are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Lake Ozark Speedway is located at 50 Twiggy Lane in Eldon, Mo. Information on the track, including advance ticket sales, can be found at http://www.lakeozarkspeedway.net. On-site camping is available. Call (417) 399-5756 for details.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Frontier returns to Great Falls for Montana Roundup
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

The Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour will be a making a return this Labor Day weekend, as it once again is part of the annual Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls. The event, in its 26th year, will be an ASCS Frontier Region event for the first time in five years.

Three nights of action are on tap with races happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The series opened its 2022 season at the 3/10-mile clay oval on Memorial weekend, with points leader Trever Kirkland and James Setters picking up victories. The two races scheduled for July 3rd and 4th were rained out.

Kirkland, from nearby Helena, enters the weekend with a commanding 145-point lead over Great Falls driver Kory Wermling. Kirkland is a former champion of the Big Sky Sprints series, a predecessor to the ASCS Frontier Region, but is pursuing his first crown under the ASCS banner. After winning that opening night feature at Electric City Speedway on May 27th, Kirkland has picked up two more wins and numerous podium finishes to help build his lead.

Cars from across the region and also Alberta are expected to compete in this weekend's races. Multiple classes will be joining the ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars for one or two nights throughout the weekend, including late models, modifieds, midwest modifieds, street stocks and super stocks. Tickets each night are $20 for adults. Those 55 and older, students ages 13 to 17 and military members are in for $14. Kids $12 and under are in for $5. Racing is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time all three nights.

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (August 25, 2022) Gearing up for the $10,000 to win Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., happening September 15-17, 2022., the format for the three-night affair has been adjusted to remove the duel Heat Race format in favor of the current Qualifying format utilized by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

One difference from the current format will be that teams will Hot Lap and Qualify at the same time, with each Hot Lap/Qualifying group split so no more than five cars will be on track at one time.

The change comes as tires continue to be an issue across the industry, as well as eliminate unnecessary time on the track to quicken the event, and reduce wear on the cars. The Heat and Qualifier format was used to take the issue of the draw out of the equation, but with the current ASCS National Tour format, that has been addressed.

The breakdown of the ASCS National Format is published at https://www.ascsracing.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=704939

Event Points are awarded each time a driver is on track. These points are used to set the field for Saturday and are not used to set lineups during a preliminary night.

B-Feature Points, starting with the first non-qualifier, are awarded: 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, etc.

A-Feature points are awarded: 150, 142, 135, 130, 125, 122, 119, 116, 113, 110, 108, 106, 104, 102, 100, 98, 96, 94, 92, 90, 89, 88

Those not transferring will lineup into B-Features, straight up by their LCQ finish. Two B-Features, will take the top three from each. Three B-Features, will take the top two from each.

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Blake Hahn – 1 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway) Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15 – Points will be updated after Knoxville): 1. Blake Hahn 2,411; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,402; 3. Tim Crawley 2,363; 4. Matt Covington 2,305; 5. Jason Martin 2,288; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,217; 7. Landon Britt 1,999; 8. Landon Crawley 1,988; 9. Kyler Johnson 1,972; 10. Ryan Bickett 1,911; 11. Garet Williamson 1,851; 12. Dylan Postier 1,797; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,264; 15. Dale Howard 890;

ASCS Sooner Region At Creek County, Followed By ASCS Mid-South Matchup At Tri-State Speedway This Weekend
Bryan Hulbert

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (August 23, 2022) Back at it for two nights, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products will take on Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on Friday, August 26, before going head-to-head with the ASCS Mid-South Region at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla. on Saturday, August 27.

Running a double Sprint Car showdown on Friday night, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products will be joined by DSO Champ 305 Sprint Cars, as well as Factory Stocks and Dwarf Cars. Tickets at Creek County Speedway are $15 for adults, $5 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 12 and under. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:15 P.M. Races are set to begin at 8:00 P.M. (CDT).

Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 247-RACE (7223), or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway

Matching up against the ASCS Mid-South Region, the ‘Mighty Tri-State Speedway’ in Pocola, Okla. will also feature USRA Factory Stocks, Stock Cars, B-Mods, and USRA Modifieds on Saturday night. Tickets for Saturday’s rendezvous at the high-banked oval are $20 for adults and free for kids 10 and under. Gates open at 6:00 P.M. with Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT).

Tri-State Speedway is located at 1705 W. Race Track Rd. in Pocola, Okla. More information on the track can be found at https://www.tri-statespeedway.com or by calling (918) 575-1369.

For fans that cannot attend ASCS Sooner Region events in 2022, they can be seen live on http://www.racindirt.com.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Forler sweeps ASCS Frontier weekend, wins the Harvey Ostermiller at Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - Logan Forler dominated for a second straight night on Saturday and easily won the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial in ASCS Frontier Region sprint car action at Big Sky Speedway.

The reigning series champion out of Boise, Idaho led all 30 laps and cruised to the victory aboard the Steve Forler No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim. It was Forler's second straight year winning the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, run in memory of the respected and influential Montana sprint car pioneer who was also involved financially at Big Sky Speedway before his passing in 2016.

Forler has spent his 2022 season racing mostly 410 sprint cars on the west coast, but has twice come back out to Montana to race with the ASCS Frontier Region, racing four total races. He has won all four of those races, leading the series in victories, and all came at Big Sky Speedway.

Forler started on the pole thanks to his victory in the four-car pole shuffle, and immediately jetted out to the lead. Former series champion Phil Dietz of Laurel, Montana started outside Forler and was unable to chase him down early on. Dietz made attempts to take the lead on numerous restarts but couldn't make anything work. In a long green flag run to end the race, Forler won by 3.2 seconds over Dietz.

Though disappointed to not the win the race for the man he knew and highly respected, Dietz still got on the podium for the second straight night, finishing second aboard the Dietz Racing No. 72 Panella-powered Maxim. On the front stretch following the race, Dietz expressed his desire to see the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial become a bigger event in the coming years.

Driving for local owner Jerry Brey, Johnny Herrera of Albuquerque, New Mexico drove from the eighth starting spot to finish third aboard Brey's No. 17 Kannady-powered Maxim, this coming after constant battles with series points leader Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana for positions throughout the race. Having advanced the most positions, Herrera got the hard charger nod and scored a $412 bonus coming mostly from the fans in the grandstands. The 12 represented Harvey Ostermiller's car owner as a driver and later an owner.

Kirkland finished fourth and now has a commanding 145-point lead over Great Falls, Montana driver Kory Wermling with five races to go. Wermling finished sixth in Saturday's race despite brake issues and severe damage to his nose wing, coming in behind fifth place finisher Kelly Miller of Coaldale, Alberta. The rest of the Top 10 were Tony Bruce Jr, Jordan Milne, Damon McCune and Blayne Brink.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Dietz and Bruce. Forler defeated Dietz in a thrilling final round of the pole shuffle to win the pole position for the main event. Kirkland and Bruce were the other participants.

Ian Myers of Great Falls, Montana finished 12th in the feature, but received a huge surprise in the form of a $1,200 bonus for finishing in that position thanks to the Ostermiller Family. Incidentally, Myers finished 12th on Friday night also and received a $112 bonus from a group of fans in Harvey Ostermiller's memory.

Next up for the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour is the annual Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway after a several-year absence. The Great Falls, Montana track will host the ASCS Frontier Region for three nights on September 2, 3 and 4 - Friday, Saturday and Sunday - on Labor Day weekend.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
August 20, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 33t Tyler Driever, 4. 69r Damon McCune, 5. 17 Johnny Herrera, 6. 63 Chris Williams, 7. 24m Ian Myers, 8. 31 Shane Moore.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 12h Tony Bruce Jr, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 3 Jordan Milne, 5. 2jr Kelly Miller, 6. 21 Blayne Brink, 7. 12 Josh Ostermiller, DNS - 0J Jeremy McCune.

Pole Shuffle: 37 Trever Kirkland d. 12h Tony Bruce Jr. in Round 1. 72 Phil Dietz d. 37 Trever Kirkland in Round 2. 2L Logan Forler d. 72 Phil Dietz in Finale Round.

Feature (30 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 72 Phil Dietz, 3. 17 Johnny Herrera, 4. 37 Trever Kirkland, 5. 2jr Kelly Miller, 6. 9k Kory Wermling, 7. 12h Tony Bruce Jr, 8. 3 Jordan Milne, 9. 69r Damon McCune, 10. 21 Blayne Brink, 11. 31 Shane Moore, 12. 24m Ian Myers, 13. 63 Chris Williams, 14. 0J Jeremy McCune, 15. 33t Tyler Driever, 16. 12 Josh Ostermiller.

Forler dominates Ostermiller opener at Big Sky for ASCS Frontier Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - Logan Forler is three for three in Montana this season, picking up the opening night victory in the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial Friday at Big Sky Speedway for the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series.

The Boise, Idaho driver won the series championship in 2021 but had been racing 410 and 360 sprint cars on the west coast all season. Forler decided to come back to Montana to race a couple of times now, and so far has won every main event he's started. That was no different on Friday night, when he charged from the fourth starting position and made the pass for the lead just a few laps into the main event and never looked back.

It was a dominant performance by Forler, who was never threatened for the lead once he was out front in his family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim. With a long green flag run to end the race, Forler's margin of victory was 7.881 seconds.

All three of Forler's wins with the series this year have come at Big Sky Speedway. Forler swept July's Big Sky 360 Nationals at the Billings facility. He now looks to win the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial for the second straight year on Saturday night.

After leading the opening laps, Tony Bruce Jr. of Liberal, Kansas finished second aboard the Jerry Brey No. 12h Kannady-powered Maxim. While never able to challenge Forler for the lead, Bruce still finished comfortably in the runner-up position while Laurel, Montana's Phil Dietz finished third aboard the Dietz Racing No. 72 Panella-powered Maxim.

Tyler Driever of Meridian, Idaho made a last lap pass around Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller to finish fourth and pick up the hard charger nod and some extra cash to go with it. Miller finished fifth, the last car on the lead lap.

Points leader Trever Kirkland had an eventful race, spinning out early on and making contact with another car. While second place points man Kory Wermling was towed off the track, Kirkland was able to refire and tag the back of the field. The Helena, Montana driver drove back up to finish sixth and maintain his points lead. Blayne Brink, Jeremy McCune, Jonny Herrera and Jordan Milne rounded out the Top 10.

Ian Myers picked up a $112 bonus for finishing 12th, that cash coming from a group of fans in tribute to Harvey Ostermiller, whose car owner as a driver and an owner was 12.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Bruce, Forler and Dietz. Bruce ended up on the pole for the main event after winning the four-car pole shuffle, defeating Dietz in the final round. Dietz had beaten Forler and McCune in the opening rounds before falling short of the sweep in the final.

Racing for Night 2 of the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, run in memory of the Montana sprint car pioneer, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time Saturday at the track located north of town on U.S. Hwy 87 on the way to Roundup. The ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars will be joined by WISSOTA midwest modifieds and street stocks, and IMCA modifieds on Saturday. Tickets are $20 with seniors getting in for $15. As is tradition at Big Sky Speedway, kids under 60 inches tall are in for free.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1 Big Sky Speedway Billings, MT August 19, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 12h Tony Bruce Jr, 2. 33t Tyler Driever, 3. 17 Johnny Herrera, 4. 37 Trever Kirkland, 5. 31 Shane Moore, DNS - 28 Joe Perry.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 21 Blayne Brink, 4. 24m Ian Myers, 5. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 6. 63 Chris Williams.

Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 69r Damon McCune, 5. 3 Jordan Milne.

Pole Shuffle: 72 Phil Dietz d. 2L Logan Forler in first round. 72 Phil Dietz d. 0J Jeremy McCune in second round. 12h Tony Bruce Jr. d. 72 Phil Dietz in final round.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 12h Tony Bruce Jr, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 33t Tyler Driever, 5. 2jr Kelly Miller, 6. 37 Trever Kirkland, 7. 21 Blayne Brink, 8. 0J Jeremy McCune, 9. 17 Johnny Herrera, 10. 3 Jordan Milne, 11. 69r Damon McCune, 12. 24m Ian Myers, 13. 31 Shane Moore, 14. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 15. 63 Chris Williams, 16. 9k Kory Wermling.

May 20 - Canceled at Desert Thunder Raceway (tire shortage) May 21 - Canceled at Desert Thunder Raceway (tire shortage) May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway June 10 - Colby Thornhill at Gallatin Speedway June 11 - Colby Thornhill at Big Sky Speedway July 1 - Phil Dietz at Gallatin Speedway July 3 - Canceled at Electric City Speedway (rained out) July 4 - Canceled at Electric City Speedway (rained out) July 15 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway July 16 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway July 29 - Kory Wermling at Gallatin Speedway July 30 - Trever Kirkland at Big Sky Speedway August 12 - Nick Haygood at Sweetwater Speedway August 13 - Trever Kirkland at Sweetwater Speedway August 20 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway

Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - A special two nights of racing are next for the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, as it honors a beloved figure in Montana sprint car racing. The Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, presented by Kirkness Roofing and Briggs Distributing, is Friday and Saturday at Big Sky Speedway outside Billings.

The event, two nights for the first time, is in memory of the longtime Montana sprint car racer and later car owner. Ostermiller, who was loved and respected by all in the Montana sprint car community, passed away in 2016. An event bearing Harvey's name was run in 2018, won by J.J. Hickle. It was brought back last year and won by eventual series champion Logan Forler. Ostermiller was a major figure at Big Sky Speedway, having helped financially since its opening in the early 2000's and later its reopening in 2012.

Big Sky Speedway and Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, decided to extend the event to two days this year in an effort to make it a staple of Montana sprint car racing. Kirkness Roofing has stepped up to sponsor the event. At this time, Friday's main event will pay $1,500 to win while Saturday's finale will pay $2,000.

Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana enters the event with a 113-point lead in the ASCS Frontier Region points standings, having won two of the last three races and leading the series with three wins overall. Kirkland won the last race at Big Sky Speedway, taking the Montana Summer Shootout on July 30th. He won last Saturday's Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown at Sweetwater Speedway. Kirkland, a former Montana sprint car champion seeking his first title under the ASCS banner, will look to add the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial to his resume this weekend.

After a successful and popular trial run a few weeks ago, the series will run the four-car pole shuffle in place of the redraw for main event starting positions for the top four cars in passing points in heat race action each night. Briggs Distributing is sponsoring, with $200 going to the pole shuffle winner each night and $100 each to the other three participants. A hard charger bonus from the grandstands will also be started up each night by the announce both, with Saturday's total being rounded up to end in 12 as a nod to Ostermiller's longtime car number as a driver and an owner. Other bonuses for drivers will be accepted during the weekend.

Racing is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time both nights at the track located north of town on U.S. Hwy 87 on the way to Roundup. The ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars will be joined by WISSOTA midwest modifieds and street stocks both nights. Sport compacts will race Friday and are then replaced by IMCA modifieds on Saturday. Tickets each day are $20 with seniors getting in for $15. As is tradition at Big Sky Speedway, kids under 60 inches tall are in for free.

Kirkland wins Rock Springs ASCS Frontier finale
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - Trever Kirkland added to his points lead when he won his third ASCS Frontier Region sprint car main event of the season, taking Saturday's Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown finale at Sweetwater Speedway.

Kirkland led all 20 laps aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X, taking the lead on the start and never looking back. That third win leads all drivers in ASCS Frontier competition and the Helena, Montana driver also increased his lead to over 100 points. Kirkland has won two of the last three races and has been on the podium in six of the last seven.

A multi-car melee that took out three cars on the initial start was the only stoppage. Michael Bingham flipped upside down but emerged from his car uninjured. After a lengthy delay to repair the catch fence in Turn 2, the second attempt to start the race was successful and they ran 20 straight green flag laps.

Denver, Colorado driver Nick Haygood, who dominated and easily won Friday's race at Sweetwater, was no match for Kirkland on Saturday, but backed up the Friday victory with a second place run in the Rick Lowery No. 1 USA Performance-powered Maxim. Kory Wermling of Great Falls, Montana finished third aboard his family's No. 9k Moyle-powered Maxim and moved into second place in the standings after Alberta's Kelly Miller lost a motor in hotlaps and scratched for the evening. Mike Manwill of Idaho Falls, Idaho was fourth.

Next for the ASCS Frontier Region is a return to Big Sky Speedway for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, a two-night event for the first time on August 19th and 20th.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown
Sweetwater Speedway
Rock Springs, WY
August 13, 2022

Heat 1 (6 laps): 1. 1 Nick Haygood, 2. 24m Ian Myers, 3. 38 Caleb Crowther, DNS - 2jr Kelly Miller

Heat 2 (6 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 77 Michael Bingham, 4. 2x Mike Manwill.

Feature (20 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 1 Nick Haygood, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 2x Mike Manwill, 5. 38 Caleb Crowther, 6. 77 Michael Bingham, 7. 24m Ian Myers, DNS - 2jr Kelly Miller.

Haygood dominates Rock Springs opener, takes ASCS Frontier checkers
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - Nick Haygood, making his first appearance of the season with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series, dominated and picked up the victory in Friday's Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown opener at Sweetwater Speedway.

The Denver, Colorado driver led all 20 laps after starting on the outside of the front row. Haygood took the lead from pole sitter Ian Myers on the start and in Turns 1 and 2 rode high around the outside of the track and cleared a dive bomb slider by points leader Trever Kirkland. Haygood immediately checked out from there and was never threatened aboard the Rick Lowery No. 1 USA Performance-powered Maxim.

The only caution of the main event came with three laps completed. Kirkland attempted a pass around Haygood on the bottom of Turns 1 and 2 on the restart, but could not make anything work and instead lost second place to Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller, who sailed around the top side to take over the runner-up position. Miller, however, was unable to pose any challenge to Haygood, who won by a margin of over 6.2 seconds.

Miller's second place finish was his best of the season in ASCS Frontier Region competition aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr AMS-powered EMI. Miller entered the night tied with Great Falls, Montana driver Kory Wermling for second in the points standings. Miller regained the position outright and also shaved seven points off of Kirkland's lead. Kirkland meanwhile got on the podium for the fifth time in the last six races, finishing third aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Maxim. The Helena, Montana driver now leads Miller by 86 points unofficially.

The Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown concludes Saturday at Sweetwater Speedway. The following weekend sees the series return to Big Sky Speedway for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, a two-night event for the first time on August 19th and 20th.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown - Night 1
Sweetwater Speedway
Rock Springs, WY
August 12, 2022

Heat 1 (6 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 24m Ian Myers, 3. 77 Michael Bingham, 4. 2x Mike Manwill.

Heat 2 (6 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 1 Nick Haygood, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 38 Caleb Crowther.

Feature (20 laps): 1. 1 Nick Haygood, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 77 Michael Bingham, 6. 24m Ian Myers, 7. 38 Caleb Crowther, 8. 2x Mike Manwill.

August 13
Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown finale
Sweetwater Speedway - Rock Springs, WY
August 19 & 20
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT

Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 5, 2022) Getting the lead at the start and never looking back, Brian Brown rocketed the Casey’s General Store/FVP No. 21 into Victory Lane on Mid-Am Qualifying Night of the 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

Brown’s 18th career win in the 360 division at the Knoxville Raceway, the win ties him for fifth in all-time at the half-mile. The triumph was No. 20 for the Missouri driver with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

“It’s good to be here. You know, the 360 Nationals really hasn’t been, well, our final night has been good to us, but our qualifying nights; I just don’t seem like I qualify very well, so that digs us a hole, and we start deep, but everyone on this Casey’s/FVP car did a phenomenal job tonight,” said Brown, who now holds the distinction of being the only driver in the top five in both 360 and 410 wins all-time at the Knoxville Raceway.

Finding traffic by Lap 8, Brown paced over Christopher Thram, who was being pursued by Terry McCarl, as the red lights came on for Davey Heskin, who went for a ride in the first and second turns. Collecting Kaleb Johnson and Kelby Watt in the process, all drivers involved were unharmed.

Back to green, Brown again put time over the field as McCarl went to work on Thram for second. Taking the runner-up spot on Lap 13, Terry worked around the half-mile looking for an advantage, but here no catching the Impact Signs/Rowdy Energy No. 21.

Crossing 4.022-seconds to the good, McCarl in second was joined on the podium by Lynton Jeffrey, who took third with three to go. Christopher Thram ended up fourth, with Clint Garner in fifth.

Working third at the start of the A-Feature, Wayne Johnson slipped back to sixth, with Cale Thomas taking seventh on the closing lap from Kyle Larson, who made up 13 positions for eighth. Tasker Phillips crossed ninth, with Blake Hahn completing the top ten.

With both preliminary nights in the books, Lynton Jeffrey amassed enough points to earn the pole in Saturday’s A-Feature for the first time in his third event appearance. Aaron Reutzel will start to his right, with Clint Garner, Terry McCarl, and Brian Brown making up the top five starters.

Friday’s Mid-Am Qualifying Night had 56 of a scheduled 58 drivers on hand, bringing the total drivers checking in to 107 for the 2022 event. The night’s Driver’s Project quick qualifier was Kelby Watt at 16.422-seconds. SCE Gaskets Heat Races were won by Davey Heskin, Tasker Phillips, Austin Miller, Lynton Jeffrey, and Ian Madsen. The C-Feature went to Clayton Christensen, with the B-Feature won by Kyle Larson.

The 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank concludes on Saturday, August 6, with cars on track starting at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Information on the track is online at http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com. Fans not able to attend can see the Knoxville Nationals on http://www.dirtvision.com.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals Friday, August 5, 2022

Qualifying: 1. 6-Kelby Watt, 16.422[1]; 2. 18R-Ryan Roberts, 16.485[8]; 3. 40-Clint Garner, 16.502[4]; 4. 2K-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.560[33]; 5. 5-Brady Forbrook, 16.591[40]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.599[26]; 7. 24-Terry McCarl, 16.599[24]; 8. 57-Kyle Larson, 16.650[20]; 9. 21-Brian Brown, 16.650[37]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn, 16.687[16]; 11. 24T-Christopher Thram, 16.700[18]; 12. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.717[29]; 13. 27-Carson McCarl, 16.721[10]; 14. 39-Justin Sanders, 16.759[38]; 15. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.784[30]; 16. 94-Jeff Swindell, 16.842[5]; 17. 27H-Daryn Pittman, 16.871[49]; 18. 1X-Tim Crawley, 16.875[6]; 19. 21H-Brady Bacon, 16.877[22]; 20. 49X-Cale Thomas, 16.897[23]; 21. 2M-Davey Heskin, 16.923[43]; 22. 4-Cameron Martin, 16.940[52]; 23. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, 16.959[14]; 24. 11N-Harli White, 16.962[27]; 25. 15-Bobby Mincer, 16.962[15]; 26. 5M-Collin Moyle, 16.983[12]; 27. 8M-Kade Morton, 17.012[54]; 28. 83-Austin Miller, 17.020[13]; 29. 199-Ryan Bowers, 17.047[7]; 30. 64-Ian Madsen, 17.079[21]; 31. 14T-Brooke Tatnell, 17.079[32]; 32. 4W-Jamie Ball, 17.079[48]; 33. 8H-Jacob Hughes, 17.081[28]; 34. 9MB-JJ Beaver, 17.110[19]; 35. 16A-Colby Copeland, 17.112[31]; 36. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 17.116[9]; 37. 27B-Jake Bubak, 17.127[55]; 38. 99-Tony Rost, 17.131[56]; 39. 21G-Gunner Ramey, 17.164[42]; 40. 2JR-Kelly Miller, 17.193[50]; 41. 6J-Jett Carney, 17.211[3]; 42. 1CC-Clayton Christensen, 17.222[41]; 43. 7B-Ben Brown, 17.269[36]; 44. 28-Luke Verardi, 17.271[25]; 45. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 17.379[47]; 46. 41-Chase Moran, 17.383[53]; 47. 1A-John Anderson, 17.475[17]; 48. 5T-Ryan Timms, 17.513[44]; 49. 4D-Charles Davis Jr, 17.528[11]; 50. 83JR-Sam Henderson, 17.578[46]; 51. 33-Alan Zoutte, 17.772[51]; 52. 2D-Dylan Opdahl, 17.971[45]; 53. 3M-Mike Pennel, 18.098[39]; 54. 4S-Adam Speckman, 18.443[35]; 55. (DNS) 7-Tyler Lee, NT; 56. (DQ) 47X-Dylan Westbrook, DQ **Dylan Westbrook disqualified for failing to report to the scales.

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2M-Davey Heskin[2]; 2. 24T-Christopher Thram[4]; 3. 6-Kelby Watt[6]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 5. 94-Jeff Swindell[3]; 6. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[7]; 7. 5M-Collin Moyle[1]; 8. 50Z-Zach Chappell[8]; 9. 6J-Jett Carney[9]; 10. (DNF) 41-Chase Moran[10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[4]; 2. 24-Terry McCarl[5]; 3. 4-Cameron Martin[2]; 4. 27B-Jake Bubak[8]; 5. 4W-Jamie Ball[7]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 7. 18R-Ryan Roberts[6]; 8. 1A-John Anderson[10]; 9. 1CC-Clayton Christensen[9]; 10. (DNF) 27H-Daryn Pittman[3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Austin Miller[1]; 2. 40-Clint Garner[6]; 3. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[2]; 4. 27-Carson McCarl[4]; 5. 57-Kyle Larson[5]; 6. 5T-Ryan Timms[10]; 7. 1X-Tim Crawley[3]; 8. 99-Tony Rost[8]; 9. 7B-Ben Brown[9]; 10. 8H-Jacob Hughes[7]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 2K-Lynton Jeffrey[6]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 3. 11N-Harli White[2]; 4. 39-Justin Sanders[4]; 5. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 6. 21G-Gunner Ramey[8]; 7. 9MB-JJ Beaver[7]; 8. 28-Luke Verardi[9]; 9. 199-Ryan Bowers[1]; 10. 4D-Charles Davis Jr[10]

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 64-Ian Madsen[1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[4]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 4. 49X-Cale Thomas[3]; 5. 5-Brady Forbrook[6]; 6. 2JR-Kelly Miller[8]; 7. 16A-Colby Copeland[7]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett[9]; 9. 83JR-Sam Henderson[10]; 10. 15-Bobby Mincer[2]

C Feature (8 Laps): 1. 1CC-Clayton Christensen[2]; 2. 6J-Jett Carney[1]; 3. 7B-Ben Brown[3]; 4. 4D-Charles Davis Jr[4]; 5. 33-Alan Zoutte[6]; 6. 83JR-Sam Henderson[5]; 7. 3M-Mike Pennel[7]; 8. 4S-Adam Speckman[8]; 9. (DNS) 27H-Daryn Pittman; 10. (DNS) 15-Bobby Mincer; 11. (DNS) 199-Ryan Bowers; 12. (DNS) 8H-Jacob Hughes; 13. (DNS) 41-Chase Moran; 14. (DNS) 2D-Dylan Opdahl; 15. (DNS) 7-Tyler Lee; 16. (DNS) 47X-Dylan Westbrook

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[3]; 2. 21H-Brady Bacon[6]; 3. 18R-Ryan Roberts[1]; 4. 5-Brady Forbrook[2]; 5. 94-Jeff Swindell[4]; 6. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[9]; 7. 4W-Jamie Ball[10]; 8. 16A-Colby Copeland[12]; 9. 7B-Ben Brown[23]; 10. 8M-Kade Morton[8]; 11. 21G-Gunner Ramey[15]; 12. 2JR-Kelly Miller[16]; 13. 99-Tony Rost[14]; 14. 28-Luke Verardi[17]; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett[18]; 16. 4D-Charles Davis Jr[24]; 17. 1CC-Clayton Christensen[21]; 18. 6J-Jett Carney[22]; 19. 1A-John Anderson[19]; 20. 5T-Ryan Timms[20]; 21. 50Z-Zach Chappell[13]; 22. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]; 23. 9MB-JJ Beaver[11]; 24. (DNS) 5M-Collin Moyle

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown[3]; 2. 24-Terry McCarl[4]; 3. 2K-Lynton Jeffrey[6]; 4. 24T-Christopher Thram[1]; 5. 40-Clint Garner[7]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 7. 49X-Cale Thomas[13]; 8. 57-Kyle Larson[21]; 9. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[9]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 11. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[12]; 12. 64-Ian Madsen[19]; 13. 27-Carson McCarl[10]; 14. 21H-Brady Bacon[22]; 15. 39-Justin Sanders[11]; 16. 11N-Harli White[17]; 17. 27B-Jake Bubak[20]; 18. 5-Brady Forbrook[24]; 19. 18R-Ryan Roberts[23]; 20. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[16]; 21. 4-Cameron Martin[15]; 22. 83-Austin Miller[18]; 23. 6-Kelby Watt[8]; 24. 2M-Davey Heskin[14]

Lap Leader(s): Brian Brown 1-20 Hard Charger: Kyle Larson +13 Quick Time: Kelby Watt 16.422-seconds High Point Driver: N/A Provisional(s): N/A

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2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Blake Hahn – 1 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway) Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15 – Points will be updated after Knoxville): 1. Blake Hahn 2,311; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,302; 3. Tim Crawley 2,263; 4. Matt Covington 2,205; 5. Jason Martin 2,188; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,117; 7. Landon Britt 1,899; 8. Landon Crawley 1,888; 9. Kyler Johnson 1,872; 10. Ryan Bickett 1,811; 11. Garet Williamson 1,751; 12. Dylan Postier 1,697; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,585; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,164; 15. Dale Howard 890;

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 4, 2022) A slide for the lead, then working to the hub of the Knoxville Raceway, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. captured the opening night of the 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

The third time the driver of the Hills Racing Team No. 15h has stood in Victory Lane at the famed half-mile in 360cid competition, the win was Sam’s 60th with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

“Tonight, we had a really good racecar, and the guys just kept working all night long. We weren’t good in Time Trials, we weren’t good in the Heat Race, but we turned the wick up in the Feature and really got going,” stated Hafertepe.

“I have to thank Miles Hill. Without him, none of these guys could be out here working for us, and this equipment we have it’s unbelievable.

Chasing Thomas Kennedy at the start, the No. 21k paced the opening six revolutions while Hafertepe moved from fourth to the runner-up spot on Lap 5. Quickly reeling in Kennedy, the No. 15h shot to the lead with seven in the books.

Slowed with 13 laps to run as Alex Vande Voort came to a stop just off the front straightaway after contact that damaged the rear suspension, Hafertepe brought the field back to green and began putting distance on the field as the race from second through fifth was all over the track with Garet Williamson taking the spot from Kennedy.

Tracking down the No. 24w with seven to run, Giovanni Scelzi rushed to second and began trying to run down Hafertepe.

With traffic helping to bring the No. 15h back into view, there was no catching Hafertepe, who found the checkered flag waving with 1.906-seconds to spare. Giovanni Scelzi, in second, was joined by Aaron Reutzel, who grabbed up the third spot on Lap 17. Garet Williamson slipped to fourth, with early race leader Thomas Kennedy, in fifth.

Bouncing in and out of the top five, Missouri’s Ayrton Gennetten ended up sixth, followed by Chase Randall from 11th. Matt Juhl, in eighth, was followed by Cory Eliason, with Parker Price-Miller moving from 16th to tenth.

The opening night of the 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank saw 51 of the scheduled 53 teams checking in. The Driver’s Project Quick Qualifier was Shane Golobic at 16.299-seconds; however, his night would end violently on Lap 1 of his Heat Race. Shane was ok. SCE Gaskets Heat Races were won by Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Randall, Parker Price-Miller, Corey Day, and Devin Kline. The C-Feature win went to Ryan Leavitt, with Austin McCarl topping the BMRS B-Feature.

The 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank continues on Friday, August 5, with cars on track starting at 6:45 P.M. (CDT). Information on the track is online at http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com. Fans not able to attend can see the Knoxville Nationals on http://www.dirtvision.com.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals Thursday, August 4, 2022

Qualifying: 1. 17W-Shane Golobic, 16.299[6]; 2. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 16.332[2]; 3. 83H-Justin Henderson, 16.349[11]; 4. 8-Aaron Reutzel, 16.491[20]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 16.577[14]; 6. 75AU-Tyler Blank, 16.657[1]; 7. 95-Matt Covington, 16.658[3]; 8. 71-Cory Eliason, 16.700[39]; 9. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 16.733[12]; 10. 22X-Riley Goodno, 16.757[7]; 11. 18-Giovanni Scelzi, 16.767[24]; 12. 24W-Garet Williamson, 16.774[42]; 13. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 16.778[23]; 14. 88-Austin McCarl, 16.786[28]; 15. 36-Jason Martin, 16.791[16]; 16. 09-Matt Juhl, 16.799[17]; 17. 9-Chase Randall, 16.847[47]; 18. 53D-Jack Dover, 16.893[5]; 19. 14-Corey Day, 16.958[26]; 20. 20-Anthony Macri, 16.997[8]; 21. 55T-McKenna Haase, 16.998[32]; 22. 26-Zeb Wise, 17.010[41]; 23. 11M-Parker Price Miller, 17.078[50]; 24. 5A-Alex Vande Voort, 17.079[22]; 25. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 17.093[4]; 26. 44-Chris Martin, 17.100[19]; 27. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 17.102[27]; 28. 23-Devon Dobie, 17.130[10]; 29. 10P-Dylan Postier, 17.147[13]; 30. 7C-Devin Kline, 17.165[25]; 31. 7M-Chance Morton, 17.191[36]; 32. 70-Calvin Landis, 17.203[37]; 33. 17-Matt Allen, 17.243[18]; 34. 26H-Scott Bogucki, 17.259[48]; 35. 13V-Seth Brahmer, 17.274[21]; 36. 9G-Ryan Giles, 17.291[49]; 37. 53-Joe Beaver, 17.342[38]; 38. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 17.361[51]; 39. 24N-Nathan Mills, 17.423[43]; 40. 45-Rusty Hickman, 17.494[29]; 41. 22W-Aaron Werner, 17.525[15]; 42. 2-Alex Pettas, 17.537[9]; 43. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 17.570[44]; 44. 22-Ryan Leavitt, 17.842[46]; 45. 4H-Cody Hansen, 17.862[40]; 46. 19-Wes Wofford, 17.871[30]; 47. 6C-Logan Calderwood, 17.984[33]; 48. 9M-Ricky Montgomery, 18.071[31]; 49. 10-Landon Britt, 18.159[35]; 50. (DNS) 42-Sye Lynch, NT; 51. (DNS) 2P-Chase Porter, NT

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[4]; 2. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 3. 09-Matt Juhl[3]; 4. 55T-McKenna Haase[2]; 5. 9G-Ryan Giles[8]; 6. 75AU-Tyler Blank[5]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton[7]; 8. 19-Wes Wofford[10]; 9. 22W-Aaron Werner[9]; 10. (DNF) 17W-Shane Golobic[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 2. 26-Zeb Wise[2]; 3. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[1]; 4. 24W-Garet Williamson[4]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 6. 53-Joe Beaver[8]; 7. 70-Calvin Landis[7]; 8. 6C-Logan Calderwood[10]; 9. 2-Alex Pettas[9]; 10. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11M-Parker Price Miller[2]; 2. 21K-Thomas Kennedy[4]; 3. 71-Cory Eliason[5]; 4. 83H-Justin Henderson[6]; 5. 35-Skylar Prochaska[8]; 6. 53D-Jack Dover[3]; 7. 23-Devon Dobie[1]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[9]; 9. 9M-Ricky Montgomery[10]; 10. (DNS) 17-Matt Allen

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Corey Day[3]; 2. 8-Aaron Reutzel[6]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[5]; 4. 5A-Alex Vande Voort[2]; 5. 88-Austin McCarl[4]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[1]; 7. 26H-Scott Bogucki[7]; 8. 24N-Nathan Mills[8]; 9. 22-Ryan Leavitt[9]; 10. 10-Landon Britt[10]

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Devin Kline[1]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[6]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 20-Anthony Macri[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 6. 22X-Riley Goodno[5]; 7. 45-Rusty Hickman[8]; 8. 42-Sye Lynch[10]; 9. 13V-Seth Brahmer[7]; 10. 4H-Cody Hansen[9]

C Feature (8 Laps): 1. 22-Ryan Leavitt[3]; 2. 13V-Seth Brahmer[2]; 3. 22W-Aaron Werner[1]; 4. 2-Alex Pettas[4]; 5. 4H-Cody Hansen[6]; 6. 9M-Ricky Montgomery[5]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 8. (DNS) 17W-Shane Golobic; 9. (DNS) 3P-Sawyer Phillips; 10. (DNS) 17-Matt Allen; 11. (DNS) 2P-Chase Porter

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 88-Austin McCarl[4]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 53D-Jack Dover[5]; 4. 22X-Riley Goodno[3]; 5. 35-Skylar Prochaska[14]; 6. 75AU-Tyler Blank[1]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton[9]; 8. 23-Devon Dobie[7]; 9. 45-Rusty Hickman[16]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 11. 22-Ryan Leavitt[21]; 12. 10P-Dylan Postier[8]; 13. 55B-Brandon Anderson[17]; 14. 42-Sye Lynch[20]; 15. 13V-Seth Brahmer[22]; 16. 6C-Logan Calderwood[19]; 17. 22W-Aaron Werner[23]; 18. 19-Wes Wofford[18]; 19. (DNF) 26H-Scott Bogucki[11]; 20. (DNF) 2-Alex Pettas[24]; 21. (DNF) 24N-Nathan Mills[15]; 22. (DNF) 9G-Ryan Giles[12]; 23. (DNS) 70-Calvin Landis; 24. (DNS) 53-Joe Beaver

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[3]; 3. 8-Aaron Reutzel[7]; 4. 24W-Garet Williamson[2]; 5. 21K-Thomas Kennedy[1]; 6. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[6]; 7. 9-Chase Randall[11]; 8. 09-Matt Juhl[10]; 9. 71-Cory Eliason[5]; 10. 11M-Parker Price Miller[16]; 11. 20-Anthony Macri[13]; 12. 88-Austin McCarl[21]; 13. 83H-Justin Henderson[8]; 14. 26-Zeb Wise[15]; 15. 14-Corey Day[12]; 16. 36-Jason Martin[9]; 17. 22X-Riley Goodno[24]; 18. 44-Chris Martin[18]; 19. 95-Matt Covington[22]; 20. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[19]; 21. 7C-Devin Kline[20]; 22. 55T-McKenna Haase[14]; 23. 53D-Jack Dover[23]; 24. 5A-Alex Vande Voort[17]

Lap Leader(s): Thomas Kennedy 1-6; Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 7-20 Hard Charger: Austin McCarl +9 Quick Time: Shane Golobic 16.299-seconds High Point Driver: N/A Provisional(s): N/A

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2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Blake Hahn – 1 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway)

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 2, 2022) Leading the only lap that mattered, Blake Hahn made up a nearly 2.5-second disadvantage over the final five laps to steal the win away from Matt Covington off the final turn of the Marmon/Keystone Road to Knoxville at Lakeside Speedway on Tuesday night.

“We really needed this win. We’ve had some strong runs, but it’s about being in Victory Lane. We came in with a car that’s been fast the last few nights out, just needed to rein in my mistakes and take advantage of those chances to win, and tonight was the night. My crew had this thing fine-tuned. Dalton had it where I could run the top or the bottom,” stated Hahn of his first National win of the season.

Hahn’s 17th career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, he is the seventh different winner in just as many tour appearances at the Kansas City oval and the 12th different winner on the 2022 season. The win also put Blake back atop the points by nine.

On stoppage working Lap 5, Hahn restarted fourth as Covington led the way. Taking over the runner-up spot on Lap 14, Hahn began picking through lapped traffic with Covington able to maintain nearly straightaway over the Sage Fruit, Co./CSR Garage No. 52. Down the closing five revolutions, Covington found his advantage dwindle slightly as he fought with traffic.

Getting clear of the slower cars, the field raced around to two laps to run. Still trailing by over a half straightaway, Hahn worked low to three and four and rolled a diamond through the first and second turns. Closing the gap to the white flag, Hahn again turned top to bottom through turns one and two with a massive run to turn three.

Entering on Covington’s back bumper, the No. 95 crept up as they rounded the fourth turn, exposing the low line to Hahn, who rotated through and powered by for the win.

Matt Covington settled for second, with Brandon Anderson posting his second career podium finish. Battling back and forth with the No. 55b for several laps, Jason Martin ended up fourth, with Ryan Timms moving from ninth to fifth.

Wayne Johnson rolled the hub from 11th to sixth, followed by Riley Goodno in seventh. Running top five much of the first half of the race, Australia’s Rusty Hickman ended up eighth, with Chase Porter and Tim Crawley making up the top ten.

The field of 20 settled into three SCE Gaskets Heat Races. Wins went to Brandon Anderson, Matt Covington, and Chase Porter. The Driver’s Project overall quick qualifier was Blake Hahn, setting a new track record at 15.021-seconds. The record was previously held by Ian Madsen at 15.121-seconds, set on August 11, 2020.

Up next for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is the 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway. Happing August 4-6, the event will be shown exclusively on http://www.dirtvision.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
ASCS Warrior Region
Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, Kan.)
Road to Knoxville
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 21-Gunner Ramey, 15.147[7]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno, 15.166[5]; 3. 45-Rusty Hickman, 15.362[1]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.489[3]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier, 15.592[6]; 6. 1X-Tim Crawley, 15.598[2]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley, 15.886[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 15.023[6]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 15.048[7]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 15.060[3]; 4. 5T-Ryan Timms, 15.253[4]; 5. 98P-Miles Paulus, 15.378[1]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.539[2]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.574[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 15.336[4]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 15.493[1]; 3. 22S-Slater Helt, 15.511[5]; 4. 2P-Chase Porter, 15.538[6]; 5. 2-Dylan Opdahl, NT 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson, NT

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 2. 45-Rusty Hickman[2]; 3. 22-Riley Goodno[3]; 4. 1X-Tim Crawley[6]; 5. 21-Gunner Ramey[4]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[5]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 5. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 6. 98P-Miles Paulus[5]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2P-Chase Porter[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 4. 22S-Slater Helt[2]; 5. 2-Dylan Opdahl[5]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 5. 5T-Ryan Timms[9]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson[11]; 7. 22-Riley Goodno[7]; 8. 45-Rusty Hickman[6]; 9. 2P-Chase Porter[5]; 10. 1X-Tim Crawley[10]; 11. 98P-Miles Paulus[17]; 12. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 13. 17B-Ryan Bickett[19]; 14. 187-Landon Crawley[20]; 15. 10P-Dylan Postier[18]; 16. 21-Gunner Ramey[12]; 17. 22S-Slater Helt[13]; 18. 7C-Chris Morgan[14]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 20. 2-Dylan Opdahl[15]

Lap Leader(s): Matt Covington 1-24; Blake Hahn 25
Hard Charger: Miles Paulus +6
Quick Time: Blake Hahn 15.021-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Jason Martin
Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Blake Hahn – 1 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway)

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 2,311; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,302; 3. Tim Crawley 2,263; 4. Matt Covington 2,205; 5. Jason Martin 2,188; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,117; 7. Landon Britt 1,899; 8. Landon Crawley 1,888; 9. Kyler Johnson 1,872; 10. Ryan Bickett 1,811; 11. Garet Williamson 1,751; 12. Dylan Postier 1,697; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,585; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,164; 15. Dale Howard 890;

Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 1, 2022) A nice tune-up for teams headed to Knoxville Raceway, the Marmon/Keystone Road to Knoxville featuring the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps takes place Tuesday, August 2 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

A $3,000 to win, $400 to start mid-week showdown, last year’s event saw Sam Hafertepe, Jr. roll into Victory Lane for the first time at the four-tenths-mile oval to become the sixth different winner in just as many visits by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series. Previous winners include Gary Wright (2007), Wayne Johnson (2008), Brian Brown (2016), Aaron Reutzel (2017), and Seth Bergman (2018).

Just off the 2022 Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek, the points have changed substantially going into the Tuesday night affair, with Wayne Johnson reclaiming the top spot from Blake Hahn, who trails by 19.

Claiming the Speedweek title, Tim Crawley has positioned himself only 27 points behind Johnson in third. Winning at 81 Speedway on Thursday, Matt Covington moved to fourth over Jason Martin, who sits fifth. The top five are only separated by 122 markers.

Tuesday, August 2, the Pits open at 4:00 P.M. with Grandstands opening at 6:00 P.M. Teams will check in between 5:45 P.M. and 6:15 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:00 P.M. and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for Adults, $20 for Senior and Military, $10 for Youth (13-15), and free for Kids 12 and under. Additional classes include USRA Stock Cars and B-Mods.

Lakeside Speedway is located at 5615 Wolcott Dr. in Kansas City, Kan. For more information on the track, call (913) 299-9206 or log onto http://www.lakesidespeedway.net.

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Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series and ASCS Warrior Region
Where: Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, Kan.)
When: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Pits Gate: 4:00 P.M.
Grandstands: 6:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler Rule: Open
RACEceiver: 454.000

Address: 5615 Wolcott Dr. Kansas City, KS 66109
Phone: (913) 299-9206
Website: http://lakesidespeedway.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lakesidespeedway.kansascity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lakeside_Spdwy

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 2,180 2. Blake Hahn 2,161; 3. Tim Crawley 2,153; 4. Matt Covington 2,063; 5. Jason Martin 2,058; 6. Brandon Anderson 1,982; 7. Landon Britt 1,793; 8. Landon Crawley 1,786; 9. Kyler Johnson 1,780; 10. Garet Williamson 1,751; 11. Ryan Bickett 1,707; 12. Dylan Postier 1,597; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,495; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,164; 15. Dale Howard 890;

Kirkland pads ASCS Frontier points lead, takes Big Sky checkers
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - Sometimes, it just helps to be lucky. That happened for Trever Kirkland on Saturday night at Big Sky Speedway, as an ASCS Frontier Region sprint car main event win just fell into his lap with only a few laps remaining.

The Helena, Montana driver was running second to his longtime friend and rival Phil Dietz, and appeared destined to finish second for the fourth time in the last five races. Disaster struck for Dietz, however, when he jumped the cushion entering Turn 3, possibly caused by an issue discovered with the right rear tire after the race, and ended up off the track. Kirkland, who was nearly a straightaway behind, took advantage and drove into the lead on Lap 22 of the 25-lap feature. Dietz made it back onto the track and continued, but had fallen to third.

Suddenly in the lead, Kirkland made his way past a couple of slower cars in the remaining few laps, but had to hold off a furiously charging Kory Wermling in the final lap. Wermling got up to Kirkland's rear nerf bar as they exited Turn 4 for the checkered flag, but Kirkland held on for the surprise win.

It was Kirkland's second win of the season aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X, the first since winning the season opener May 27th at Electric City Speedway. It continues a string of strong runs for Kirkland since a big crash that came at Big Sky Speedway on June 11th, after which he still left with the points lead but was suddenly down on equipment and was down on luck. In those five races since, Kirkland ran second three straight times before a fourth place finish Friday night at Gallatin Speedway and then picking up the win on Saturday.

With the win, Kirkland increased his points lead to 93 unofficially over Kelly Miller and Wermling, who are now unofficially tied for second place in the ASCS Frontier Region points standings.

Wermling finished second aboard the family's No. 9k Moyle-powered Maxim, a night after picking up his first win of the season at Gallatin Speedway. The Great Falls, Montana driver earned a hard charger nod, coming from the eighth starting position to take the runner-up spot and complete a strong weekend.

Dietz, who was celebrating a birthday on Saturday, still finished third despite the heartbreaking mishap aboard the Dietz Racing No. 72 Panella-powered Maxim. After motoring away from Kirkland on the initial start, Dietz led the entire race and was in control until his mishap with less than four laps to go.

Kirkland and Dietz started on the front row together after Kirkland defeated Dietz in the final round of the four-car pole shuffle, which the series tried for a second night in a row instead of the redraw for the top four drivers in heat race passing points. Those heat races earlier in the evening were won by Kirkland and Bryan Gossel.

Up next for the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series is its annual visit to Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown is Friday and Saturday, August 12th and 13th. The following weekend sees the series return to Big Sky Speedway for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, a two-night event for the first time on August 19th and 20th.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Montana Summer Shootout
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
July 30, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 16g Austyn Gossel.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 6g Bryan Gossel, 2. 24m Ian Myers, 3. 21 Blayne Brink, 4. 2n Shad Petersen, 5. 35m Cody Masse.

Pole Shuffle:
3 seed 72 Phil Dietz d. 4 seed 2jr Kelly Miller
3 seed 72 Phil Dietz d. 2 seed 6g Bryan Gossel
1 seed 37 Trever Kirkland d. 3 seed Phil Dietz

Feature (25 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 2jr Kelly Miller, 5. 2n Shad Petersen, 6. 24m Ian Myers, 7. 21 Blayne Brink, 8. 35m Cody Masse, 9. 16g Austyn Gossel, 10. 6g Bryan Gossel.

August 12 & 13
Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown
Sweetwater Speedway - Rock Springs, WY

Bryan Hulbert - SALINA, Okla. (July 30, 2022) Heavy rain with more on the way have forced officials with the Salina Highbanks Speedway to call off events scheduled for Saturday, July 30 with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

With the rain out, Tim Crawley has earned the title of Speedweek Champion. The next event will be the Marmom/Keystone Road to Knoxville at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. on Tuesday, August 2.

For fans not able to attend, the series can be seen live on two platforms, with RaceOnTexas.com on FloRacing.com featuring National Tour events in tandem. Both are subscription-based sites. FloRacing.com is $20 per month, billed annually at $150 per year. RaceOnTexas.com All Access is $39.99 per month.

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Wermling ends drought, scores ASCS Frontier checkers at Gallatin
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BELGRADE, Mont. - Kory Wermling got a monkey off his back and dominated Friday's sprint car main event at Gallatin Speedway, picking up his ASCS Frontier Region victory of the season.

For the Great Falls, Montana driver it was his first win in more than a year, the last one being his first career 360 sprint car win that also came at Gallatin Speedway. A run of bad luck, including parts and motor failures, followed over the next year and Wermling was left wondering if he'd ever get win that second win. When things finally came together on Friday night, Wermling was eager to celebrate and was all smiles in victory lane on the front stretch.

Friday's win abord his No. 9k Moyle-powered Maxim also came easily for Wermling as he led all 25 laps in a race that was slowed only twice by caution flags. Taking the lead from pole sitter James Setters on the start, Wermling was never truly threatened for the lead. On both restarts Wermling motored away from Setters, and at times led by a straightaway.

Wermling and Setters started on the front row thanks to the series doing something a little different than usual. Agreeing to add to the show at the request of Gallatin Speedway, instead of doing the usual redraw the series instead ran a Chili Bowl-style pole shuffle for the top four cars in heat race points, and Wermling for a time put on a small show for the fans. Wermling was seeded third and first faced off against fourth seed Phil Dietz, defeating him in the first two-car, two-lap shootout, after multiple passes were traded between them and moving on to face the two seed Trever Kirkland. Wermling defeated Kirkland, the series points leader, after the two again traded multiple passes and advanced to face Setters, the high points driver, to settle who would start first and second for the main event. Setters kept Wermling from sweeping the shuffle and won the pole.

Despite defeating Wermling to win the pole shuffle, Setters was unable to challenge Wermling during the main event, but the Spirit Lake, Idaho driver did settle for a strong second place finish in the family's No. 2 Borello-powered Helix.

Laurel, Montana's Dietz and Helena, Montana's Kirkland traded passes for third place a couple of times during the event. Dietz, who won the last race at Gallatin Speedway on July 1st, ended up with the final spot on the podium, taking third aboard the Dietz Racing No. 72 Panella-powered Maxim.

Kirkland saw his run of three consecutive runner-up finishes snapped, but still finished fourth and one spot ahead of Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller, which for Kirkland added five points to his lead, now at 73 over Miller in the ASCS Frontier Region point standings.

The rest of the Top 10 were Shane Moore, Austyn Gossel, Bryan Gossel, Ian Myers and Levi Dodge.

The series races again Saturday at Big Sky Speedway, located north of Billings. Racing is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with admission being $20, with veterans and seniors in for $15. As is tradition at Big Sky Speedway, kids 60 inches and shorter are in for free. Midwest modifieds, street stocks and sport compacts join the ASCS Frontier sprint cars on the card.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Summer Clash at Belgrade
Gallatin Speedway
Belgrade, MT
July 29, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 2 James Setters, 3. 16G Austyn Gossel, 4. 38b Bryan Brown, 5. 17 Levi Dodge, DNS - 35m Cody Masse.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 31 Shane Moore, 5. 6G Bryan Gossel, 6. 24m Ian Myers.

Pole Shuffle:
3 seed 9k Kory Wermling d. 4 seed 72 Phil Dietz
3 seed 9k Kory Wermling d. 2 seed 37 Trever Kirkland
1 see 2 James Setters d. 3 seed Kory Wermling

Feature (25 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 2 James Setters, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 37 Trever Kirkland, 5. 2jr Kelly Miller, 6. 31 Shane Moore, 7. 16g Austyn Gossel, 8. 6g Bryan Gossel, 9. 24m Ian Myers, 10. 17 Levi Dodge, 11. 38b Bryan Brown, DNS - 35m Cody Masse.

August 12 & 13
Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown
Sweetwater Speedway - Rock Springs, WY

Bryan Hulbert - SAPULPA, Okla. (July 29, 2022) Heavy and persistent rainfall has forced officials with Creek County Speedway and the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network to call off events slated for Friday, July 29.

The ASCS Sizzlin Summer Speedweek is scheduled to continue Saturday, July 30 at the Salina Highbanks Speedway with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products joining the action.

Pits: 3:00 P.M. Grandstands: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 5:45 P.M. Hot Laps: 6:30 P.M. Racing: 7:15 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (918) 434-7223 Address: 3164 OK-20, Pryor, OK 74361 Website: http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Salina-Highbanks-Speedway-106580361109037/

For fans not able to attend, the series can be seen live on two platforms, with RaceOnTexas.com on FloRacing.com featuring National Tour events in tandem. Both are subscription-based sites. FloRacing.com is $20 per month, billed annually at $150 per year. RaceOnTexas.com All Access is $39.99 per month. For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Matt Covington Unstoppable At 81-Speedway With The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert – PARK CITY, Kan. (July 28, 2022) Making it two wins with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network in 2022, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington took off from the pole and never looked back at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan.

Taking the fifth round of the 2022 ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek, the win is Matt’s 16th with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series since 2010 and marks the14th different state that Covington has won a National Tour event in.

"It’s been an up and down year, but it’s not all bad. We’re still out here racing Sprint Cars, so I can’t complain too much. It’s just part of it, so you better love it,” said Covington when asked about the season’s ups and downs.

“Big thanks to my crew guy, Matthew Howard, and his Mom, Linda Howard. It’s her engine in the car tonight. I had some engine problems, and she was nice enough to let me borrow it, and we’ve been running it the past two nights with some good runs, so I’m really glad to get the win for them tonight.”

Able to pull away from Wayne Johnson through the first part of the A-Feature, a brief slide through traffic allowed the No. 2c to close slightly, but for only a moment before caution lights displayed on Lap 14 for Brandon Anderson, who ran into the back of a slowing Blake Hahn, who suffered front suspension damage after slapping the wall. Both were able to continue.

Back to green with lapped cars in the mix, Covington would have to fend off a restart charge on Lap 17 as Dylan Westbrook went for a tumble in Turn 4 after getting into the wall.

Rolling down to the closing laps, the difference between Covington and Johnson began to decrease. From over 1.5-seconds, the gap dropped quickly as the leaders raced to the white flag. Barring down through the final two turns, time ran out as Covington found the checkered flag with 0.549-seconds to spare.

Holding on to second despite a souring engine, Wayne Johnson went from 19 points trailing to 19 points ahead. A fourth podium finish during his Speedweek run, Tim Crawley crossed third with Jason Martin holding off Landon Britt to complete the top five.

Rolling from 11th, Whit Gastineau ran sixth with Dale Howard seventh. Recovering from his accident, Brandon Anderson was the night’s Hard Charger, going 15th to eighth. Zach Blurton and Kyler Johnson made up the top ten.

The 20-car field rolled into a trio of SCE Gaskets Heat Races, with wins going to Wayne Johnson, Dylan Westbrook, and Danny Wood. The Driver’s Project Quick Qualifier was Dylan Westbrook at 13.959-seconds.

The sixth round of the ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek takes place Friday, July 29, at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.)
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Speedweek - Night 5

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.074[3]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.157[7]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 14.294[2]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.302[1]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.333[5]; 6. 2W-Whit Gastineau, 14.377[4]; 7. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 14.394[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 13.959[3]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.996[4]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley, 14.219[6]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 14.481[2]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.481[1]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier, 14.512[5]; 7. 31M-Eric Matthews, 14.747[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Danny Wood[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 4. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 6. 2-Dylan Opdahl[6]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 4. 2W-Whit Gastineau[6]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[7]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[6]; 7. 31M-Eric Matthews[7]

Lineup SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Danny Wood; 2. 47-Dale Howard; 3. 95-Matt Covington; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett; 6. 2-Dylan Opdahl

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 6. 2W-Whit Gastineau[11]; 7. 47-Dale Howard[10]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[15]; 9. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 11. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[16]; 12. 14-Jordon Mallett[14]; 13. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 14. 10P-Dylan Postier[17]; 15. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[9]; 16. 187-Landon Crawley[20]; 17. 17B-Ryan Bickett[12]; 18. 2-Dylan Opdahl[18]; 19. 31M-Eric Matthews[19]; 20. 55-Danny Wood[5]

Lap Leader(s): Matt Covington 1-25
Hard Charger: Brandon Anderson +7
Quick Time: Dylan Westbrook - 13.959-seconds
High Point Driver: Tim Crawley
Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway);

Bryan Hulbert – CANEY, Kan. (July 27, 2022) Winning a nail-biter of a race at Caney Valley Speedway, Dylan Westbrook made the last race charge to the lead and held on through slower traffic on the closing lap to win his second A-Feature of the season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

“Everyone back home watching. You know Miles [Hill], I can’t thank him enough, along with the entire Hill family. Everyone who puts money into this team,” commented Westbrook in Victory Lane. “Early on, I just tried to figure out where I needed to be. We found the top of one and two really before everyone else.”

The fourth time that Westbrook has wheeled the Hills Racing Team No. 47x into Victory Lane with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, the win comes 364 days after his first career victory during Speedweek at Caney Valley Speedway.

Taking off third, Dylan rode fourth through the opening seven laps. Caution working Lap 8, the field reverted back to the seven revolution with Dylan chasing Tim Crawley, Blake Hahn, and Wayne Johnson.

Race for the lead on the restart, Hahn took the point from Crawley. Working the protect the low line in the first turn, the two made contact with Hahn going around. Keeping the car rolling, Hahn kept rolling in fifth.

Putting Johnson and Westbrook in the hunt, the No. 2c and No. 47x began swapping the runner-up spot. Taking the spot on Lap 12, Dylan put the TrueNorth.bet machine to the cushion and began reeling in the Ronnie Pitts Motorsports No. 1x.

Getting the run on Crawley through Lap 14, the move for the lead came the following time around.

Breathing room to the final two laps, a close call in traffic saw Dylan tap tires with Casey Wills off the second turn. Putting Crawley right back in the mix with Johnson chasing, the three were nearly nose to tail at the white flag, with Crawley nearly able to shoot under for the lead.

Able to fend off the challenge, Crawley gave it one last shot off the final turn but would have to settle for second. Wayne Johnson crossed third, with Matt Covington and Blake Hahn completing the top five.

Dale Howard picked up three spots to finish sixth, with Brandon Anderson seventh from 11th. Kyler Johnson crossed eighth, followed by Landon Crawley in ninth. Hard-charging from 21st, Landon Britt made up the top ten.

The 24-car field broke down into a trio of SCE Gaskets Heat Races, with wins going to Jordon Mallett, Blake Hahn, and Matt Covington. Breaking the 2020 track record held by Riley Goodno (12.965), Wayne Johnson set the new mark at 11.808-seconds.

The ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek continues Thursday, July 28 at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.)
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Speedweek - Night 4

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 11.909[6]; 2. 10P-Dylan Postier, 12.004[4]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.055[2]; 4. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 12.294[5]; 5. 38-Jimmy Forrester, 12.750[8]; 6. 39-Joshua Tyre, 13.209[1]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings, 13.256[3]; 8. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 13.261[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 11.808[3]; 2. 47-Dale Howard, 11.944[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn, 11.962[5]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 12.052[8]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.063[7]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran, 12.313[4]; 7. 88-Terry Easum, 12.383[6]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett, NT

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley, 12.280[7]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.326[3]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley, 12.329[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, 12.382[5]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 12.542[6]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal, 12.620[8]; 7. 31-Casey Wills, 12.696[2]; 8. 42-Grady Mercer, 12.888[4]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 3. 50Z-Zach Chappell[1]; 4. 10P-Dylan Postier[3]; 5. 39-Joshua Tyre[6]; 6. 38-Jimmy Forrester[5]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings[7]; 8. 2-Dylan Opdahl[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 5. 22M-Rees Moran[6]; 6. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[2]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 7. 42-Grady Mercer[8]; 8. 15D-Andrew Deal[6]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 9. 187-Landon Crawley[8]; 10. 10-Landon Britt[21]; 11. 36-Jason Martin[15]; 12. 88-Terry Easum[16]; 13. 22M-Rees Moran[13]; 14. 10P-Dylan Postier[10]; 15. 31-Casey Wills[17]; 16. 42-Grady Mercer[19]; 17. 97-Kevin Cummings[20]; 18. 39-Joshua Tyre[14]; 19. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 20. 17B-Ryan Bickett[22]; 21. 50Z-Zach Chappell[12]; 22. 38-Jimmy Forrester[18]; 23. 2-Dylan Opdahl[23]; 24. (DNS) 15D-Andrew Deal

Lap Leader(s): Tim Crawley 1-6, 8-14; Blake Hahn 7; Dylan Westbrook 15-25
Hard Charger: Landon Britt +11
Quick Time: Wayne Johnson 11.808-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson
Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 2,057; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,038; 3. Tim Crawley 2,018; 4. Jason Martin 1,928; 5. Matt Covington 1,913; 6. Brandon Anderson 1,866; 7. Garet Williamson 1,751; 8. Landon Crawley 1,688; 9. Kyler Johnson 1,670; 1. Landon Britt 1,668; 11. Ryan Bickett 1,611; 12. Dylan Postier 1,495; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,401; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,604; 15. Dale Howard 771;

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (July 26, 2022) Adding a second win to his 2022 Speedweek run, Tim Crawley led the distance at Tulsa Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

“My health is a little better than it was last year. I had a shoulder surgery where my shoulder is back pretty good and being in a little better shape. These guys were out here racing with, of course, me and Dale [Howard]; we’re old, it takes a lot out of you,” answered Tim about his season and the team’s speed.

“I appreciate all you sitting in the heat and the dust, and I won’t complain about the racetrack. It’s been 110 degrees all day, and they watered their ass off; they worked on it. It was slick, and it was dusty and had a lot of character, and these type deals aren’t anything that you can just stomp and steer; you’ve gotta make good laps, can’t make mistakes, and be patient, and that’s sometimes where experience comes in.

Taking off from the pole the third time was the charm to get the race rolling, with Tim holding the lead over Dale Howard each time. Navigating the very narrow line around the quarter-mile oval, Crawley kept the Ronnie Pitts Motorsports No. 1x out front on each restart.

Navigating traffic through the race’s mid-point, the slower cars brought Howard and Dylan Westbrook into play, but neither found a gap to take advantage of.

Pulling the wing back on the No. 1x, Tim eventually gapped the field by 2.137-seconds for his 48th career win with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Dale Howard crossed second with Dylan Westbrook holding third. Moving up from ninth, Landon Britt grabbed fourth, with Jordon Mallett fifth.

Slater Helt, despite damage sustained at the start of the race avoiding a crash, held on for sixth, with Blake Jenkins hard charging from 17th to seventh. Rees Morgan from 14th landed eighth, followed by Blake Hahn from 18th. Rolling from 20th, Brandon Anderson completed the top ten.

The Tuesday field consisted of 27 drivers. SCE Gaskets Heat Races were won by Matt Covington, Wayne Johnson, and Dylan Westbrook. Driver’s Project quick time went to Tim Crawley at 14.172-seconds. The B-Feature was scratched.

Next on the docket is Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Wednesday, July 27.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, Okla.) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Speedweek - Night 3

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley, 14.172[7]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 14.496[4]; 3. 17-Cannon McIntosh, 14.524[8]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, 14.576[5]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.962[1]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn, 15.011[6]; 7. 88-Terry Easum, 15.070[3]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.183[2]; 9. 38-Jimmy Forrester, 15.563[9]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.313[6]; 2. 47-Dale Howard, 14.332[3]; 3. 10P-Dylan Postier, 14.874[7]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.892[9]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.072[8]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran, 15.303[4]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings, 15.415[1]; 8. 99-Blake Jenkins, 15.424[5]; 9. 77-Dean Drake Jr, 15.542[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 14.315[1]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 14.462[4]; 3. 22J-Jax Redline, 14.704[2]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.801[9]; 5. 22S-Slater Helt, 14.829[3]; 6. 36-Jason Martin, 14.899[5]; 7. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 15.014[7]; 8. 91-Justin Fine, 15.546[6]; 9. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 15.825[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 17-Cannon McIntosh[2]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]; 8. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 9. 38-Jimmy Forrester[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[1]; 4. 10P-Dylan Postier[2]; 5. 22M-Rees Moran[6]; 6. 99-Blake Jenkins[8]; 7. 77-Dean Drake Jr[9]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings[7]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 4. 22S-Slater Helt[5]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell[7]; 6. 2-Dylan Opdahl[9]; 7. 91-Justin Fine[8]; 8. 22J-Jax Redline[2]; 9. 23-Seth Bergman[4]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[1]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[8]; 6. 22S-Slater Helt[10]; 7. 99-Blake Jenkins[17]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[14]; 9. 52-Blake Hahn[18]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[20]; 11. 10P-Dylan Postier[12]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 13. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 14. 17-Cannon McIntosh[7]; 15. 77-Dean Drake Jr[19]; 16. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 17. 22J-Jax Redline[24]; 18. 50Z-Zach Chappell[13]; 19. 88-Terry Easum[22]; 20. 38-Jimmy Forrester[25]; 21. 17B-Ryan Bickett[26]; 22. 91-Justin Fine[21]; 23. 2-Dylan Opdahl[15]; 24. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 25. 187-Landon Crawley[11]; 26. 97-Kevin Cummings[23]

Lap Leader(s): Tim Crawley 1-25 Hard Charger: Blake Jenkins +10 Quick Time: Tim Crawley 14.172-seconds High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Tim Crawley – 2 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 1 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 1,932; 2. Wayne Johnson 1,903; 3. Tim Crawley 1,876; 4. Jason Martin 1,820; 5. Matt Covington 1,783; 6. Garet Williamson 1,751; 7. Brandon Anderson 1,747; 8. Landon Crawley 1,575; 9. Landon Britt 1,558; 10. Kyler Johnson 1,554; 11. Ryan Bickett 1,521; 12. Dylan Postier 1,393; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,314; 14. Dylan Westbrook 914; 15. Seth Bergman 681;

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Five Straight Nights Begin Tuesday to Wrap Up ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (July 25, 2022) Two nights in the books in Arkansas with Tim Crawley and Wayne Johnson finding Victory Lane to kick off the 2022 ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek, a Sunday and Monday to rehydrate will give way to five consecutive nights across Oklahoma and Kansas.

Rescheduled from last Thursday’s rainout, action resumes at Tulsa Speedway on Tuesday, July 26. Tickets and Pit Passes from last week’s postponement will be honored. Two nights in Kansas, Wednesday’s action heads to Caney Valley Speedway with Thursday at 81-Speedway in Park City. Back into Oklahoma for the final two nights, Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa hosts the tour on Friday with the Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday.

Going into the next five nights, Tim Crawley leads Speedweek standings courtesy of his win at Batesville and a fourth-place run at I-30 Speedway. Cody Gardner holds second over Saturday’s winner, Wayne Johnson. Derek Hagar and Dale Howard currently make up the top five.

Times, Prices, and other details on each of the five remaining nights are as follows. A reminder that all posted information is subject to change without notice.

Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, Okla.) Pits: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:45 P.M. Grandstands: 6:00 P.M. Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (918) 437-7223 Address: 3101 N Garnett Rd, Tulsa, OK 74116 Website: https://www.tulsaspeedway.com Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/NewTulsaSpeedway

Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.) Pits: 4:00 P.M. Grandstands: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M. Hot Laps: 7:00 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (620) 330-0485 Address: 1324 County Rd. 1600 Caney, KS 67333 Website: http://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/Caneyvalleyspeedway

81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.) Pits: 4:00 P.M. Grandstands: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M. Hot Laps: 7:00 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (316) 755-1781 Address: 7700 N Broadway St. Park City, KS 67219 Website: http://www.81speedway.com Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/race81Speedway

Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.) Pits: 4:00 P.M. Grandstands: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:05 P.M. Hot Laps: 7:00 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld RACEceiver: 454.000

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Phone: (918) 247-7223 Address: 18450 W Highway 66 Kellyville, OK 74039. Website: http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway

Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Okla.) Pits: 3:00 P.M. Grandstands: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 5:45 P.M. Hot Laps: 6:30 P.M. Racing: 7:15 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (918) 434-7223 Address: 3164 OK-20, Pryor, OK 74361 Website: http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Salina-Highbanks-Speedway-106580361109037/

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Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series National Tour What: Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek powered by Smiley’s Racing Products Where: Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma,

July 22, 2022 – Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.) W: Tim Crawley July 23, 2022 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Ark.) W: Wayne Johnson July 26, 2022 – Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, Okla.) July 27, 2022 – Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.) July 28, 2022 – 81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.) July 29, 2022 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.) July 30, 2022 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Okla.)

Nightly Payout: 1. $3,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,000; 4. $800; 5. $700; 6. $600; 7. $500; 8. $480; 9. $460; 10. $440; 11. $420; 12.-22. $400; Non-Transfer: $100

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1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Bryan Hulbert – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 23, 2022) Still on the mend from a massive crash at the start of the month in WaKeeney, Kan., Wayne Johnson proved why he is called “The Iron Man” on Saturday night by leading start to finish on a very tricky I-30 Speedway surface with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

The fourth time Wayne has topped the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series at “Hammer Hill,” Saturday’s triumph is his 58th with the tour, his fourth National win this year, and his sixth in overall competition. The finish also ties Wayne with Gary Wright for overall career top-ten finishes at 397.

"I'm going to tell you right now, guys, the best car didn't win this race. Cody's car was way better than mine, pretty much anywhere we wanted to go," commented Wayne, giving credit to the job done by Cody Gardner.

Continuing, Wayne pointed out the extent of his injuries and gave a nod to the track crew.

"Hats off to the I-30 crew for giving us a smooth race track. I had that crash at WaKeeney and believe it or not, I have 14 bulging disks in my back, so I'm probably stupid for being out here, so really, thank you to the track crew for making it easier on my back."

Officially leading all 25 laps, Johnson actually lost the point on two occasions, only to have the caution bring the field back to the last fully complete lap. Stalked into traffic as the field worked Lap 7, the following trip put 12th starting Cody Gardner at Johnson’s side with inches the advantage for the No. 2c. Falling to second working Lap 9, the caution lights came on as just over half the field made it to the line.

Advancing Wayne back to the lead, a couple of attempts at the restart all saw Wayne holding the point as Cody Gardner and Dale Howard went to work.

Top to bottom still at both ends of the I-30 Speedway, the Litte Rock regulars were there as the field began Lap 17. Relegating Wayne to third in a single shot, the top six were the only ones who crossed before the yellow flag flew again.

Still utilizing the top of the track in hopes of getting the run on Wayne, the final laps went the way of the No. 2c, as the field was forced to the bottom with Johnson holding off Cody by 0.465-seconds. Dale Howard crossed third with Tim Crawley fourth. Blake Hahn completed the top five.

Up from 11th, Derek Hagar crossed sixth, followed by Howard Moore in seventh. Eighteenth to eighth for Brandon Anderson, he was pursued by Matt Covington and Brad Bowden to wrap up the top ten.

Saturday’s field consisted of 32 drivers with four SCE Gaskets Heat Races topped by Howard Moore, Kyler Johnson, and Marshall Skinner. The night’s BMRS B-Feature went to Jason Martin. The Driver’s Project quick qualifier was Blake Hahn at 12.539-seconds. Provisional starts were used by Dylan Postier and Landon Britt.

The next outing for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Tuesday, July 26, for Round 3 of the Sizzlin Summer Speedweek at Tulsa Speedway in Tulsa, Okla. The event was rescheduled from last Thursday’s cancelation. Tickets and Pit Passes from the lost date will be honored.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Ark.)
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Speedweek - Night 2

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 12.539[7]; 2. 47-Dale Howard, 12.668[3]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.722[4]; 4. 3-Howard Moore, 12.724[2]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 12.898[6]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier, 12.993[5]; 7. 91X-Michael Day, 13.274[8]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard, 13.524[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 12.655[7]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley, 12.752[2]; 3. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 12.790[6]; 4. 44R-Ronny Howard, 12.902[1]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.939[4]; 6. 47X-Sean McClelland, 12.963[5]; 7. 21K-Kevin Hinkle, 13.479[8]; 8. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 13.701[3]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. G6-Cody Gardner, 12.803[1]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley, 12.861[6]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.882[2]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 13.018[4]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 13.048[3]; 6. 21-Spencer Meredith, 13.266[8]; 7. 48-Wade Buttrey, 13.346[7]; 8. 22J-Jax Redline, 13.396[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.605[7]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson, 12.999[4]; 3. 8-Brad Bowden, 13.185[8]; 4. 26-Marshall Skinner, 13.255[6]; 5. 30-Joseph Miller, 13.310[5]; 6. 13C-Chase Howard, 13.311[2]; 7. 99-Blake Jenkins, 13.334[3]; 8. (DNS) 19-Jason Long, 13.334

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advancing to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 6. 91X-Michael Day[7]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier[6]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[1]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 47X-Sean McClelland[6]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 6. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[5]; 7. 2-Dylan Opdahl[8]; 8. 44R-Ronny Howard[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 2. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 3. 22J-Jax Redline[8]; 4. G6-Cody Gardner[4]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 6. 21-Spencer Meredith[6]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 8. 48-Wade Buttrey[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 26-Marshall Skinner[1]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 3. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 4. 8-Brad Bowden[2]; 5. 13C-Chase Howard[6]; 6. 30-Joseph Miller[5]; 7. 99-Blake Jenkins[7]; 8. 19-Jason Long[8]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 3. 13C-Chase Howard[2]; 4. 30-Joseph Miller[7]; 5. 91X-Michael Day[5]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[1]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier[11]; 8. 48-Wade Buttrey[15]; 9. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[8]; 10. 2-Dylan Opdahl[9]; 11. 99-Blake Jenkins[10]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[14]; 13. 19-Jason Long[16]; 14. 21-Spencer Meredith[6]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 16. 44R-Ronny Howard[12]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner[12]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[6]; 4. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 6. 9JR-Derek Hagar[11]; 7. 3-Howard Moore[9]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[18]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 10. 8-Brad Bowden[15]; 11. 187-Landon Crawley[22]; 12. 24-Garet Williamson[16]; 13. 47X-Sean McClelland[13]; 14. 14-Jordon Mallett[14]; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett[3]; 16. 91X-Michael Day[21]; 17. 13C-Chase Howard[19]; 18. 36-Jason Martin[17]; 19. 10P-Dylan Postier[24]; 20. 22J-Jax Redline[4]; 21. 26-Marshall Skinner[10]; 22. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 23. 30-Joseph Miller[20]; 24. 10-Landon Britt[23]

Lap Leader(s): Wayne Johnson 1-25
Hard Charger: Landon Crawley +11
Quick Time: Blake Hahn -12.539 seconds
High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson
Provisional(s): Dylan Postier (Points) / Landon Britt (Points)

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 1 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Tim Crawley – 1 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 1,819; 2. Wayne Johnson 1,799; 3. Garet Williamson 1,751; 4. Jason Martin 1,734; 5. Tim Crawley 1,726; 6. Matt Covington 1,685; 7. Brandon Anderson 1,637; 8. Landon Crawley 1,490; 9. Kyler Johnson 1,448; 10. Ryan Bickett 1,432; 11. Landon Britt 1,428; 12. Dylan Postier 1,285; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,227; 14. Dylan Westbrook 779; 15. Derek Hagar 677;

Tim Crawley Returns To Lucas Oil ASCS Victory Lane At Batesville Motor Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – BATESVILLE, Ark. (July 22, 2022) Making all the right moves in traffic Friday night at Batesville Motor Speedway, Tim Crawley made the long-awaited return to Victory Lane with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Five years and 157 races since his last triumph, the win is Crawley’s 47th all-time with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series and second at Batesville.

“It feels good to get this car back up front. My whole crew works hard to make this happen, and Ronnie [Pitts] he gives us everything we need,” stated Crawley, who delivered his car owner his first National Tour win.

Taking the green third, Crawley took over second immediately as Jordon Mallett took off with the point. A pair of cautions trying to get past the second lap, Mallett worked high as Crawley maneuvered the low line. Moving in on the No. 14, Tim shot to the lead on Lap 6.

Into traffic shortly after, Crawley and Mallett found themselves stalked by Brandon Anderson. Rolling the No. 55b to the lead on Lap 13, Anderson would lead one more lap before the No. 1x reclaimed the point after Brandon snagged the wall and flattened his left front tire.

A final caution on Lap 17, Tim slowly pulled away through the next five laps, but traffic would come into play with two to go. Slowed trying to get the pass on Kevin Hinkle, the No. 1x nearly crawled the back of the No. 21k. Settling back down, the misstep brought Derek Hagar and Cody Gardner into the mix. From over a second to car lengths at the wave of the white flag, traffic was thick into the first and second turns.

With no choice but to open his entry, Crawley shot up the track and with it, worked a trio of lapped cars between himself and the No. 9jr to secure the win by 1.974-seconds.

Derek Hagar in second, the final podium step went to Cody Gardner from eighth. Jordon Mallett slipped to fourth, with Dale Howard completing the top five.

From 13th, Blake Hahn made it to sixth with Wayne Johnson seventh. Garet Williamson, eighth, was followed by Matt Covington from 16th. Stepping behind the wheel of the Hills Racing No. 47x, Tulsa’s Sean McClelland made up the top ten.

The field of 25 dropped into three SCE Gaskets Heat Races, with wins going to Dale Howard, Brandon Anderson, and Derek Hagar. The Driver’s Project Qualifying was topped by Dale Howard with a time of 13.464-seconds. All drivers advanced to the A-Feature.

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Saturday, July 23, at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Information on the track is online at http://www.i-30speedway.com.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.)
Friday, July 22, 2022
Speedweek - Night 1

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 47-Dale Howard, 13.464[3]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 13.856[8]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.199[6]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson, 14.215[9]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.239[2]; 6. 47X-Sean McClelland, 14.331[1]; 7. 95-Matt Covington, 14.529[7]; 8. 99-Blake Jenkins, 14.661[5]; 9. 22J-Jax Redline, 14.799[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.234[2]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner, 14.400[5]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.464[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.511[1]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 14.616[6]; 6. 91X-Michael Day, 14.796[3]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier, 14.904[7]; 8. 21K-Kevin Hinkle, 15.619[8]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley, 14.560[1]; 2. 71-Bradyn Baker, 14.590[4]; 3. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 14.599[5]; 4. 37-Ayden Gatewood, 14.666[2]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.671[7]; 6. 13C-Chase Howard, 14.699[3]; 7. 10-Landon Britt, 15.083[8]; 8. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 15.273[6]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Dale Howard[4]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 24-Garet Williamson[1]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 5. 47X-Sean McClelland[6]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 8. 22J-Jax Redline[9]; 9. 99-Blake Jenkins[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley[2]; 3. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 4. 91X-Michael Day[6]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier[7]; 8. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 13C-Chase Howard[6]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker[3]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 7. 37-Ayden Gatewood[1]; 8. 2-Dylan Opdahl[8]

Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[3]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 3. G6-Cody Gardner[8]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 5. 47-Dale Howard[6]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[13]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 8. 24-Garet Williamson[12]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[16]; 10. 47X-Sean McClelland[14]; 11. 13C-Chase Howard[9]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 13. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 14. 91X-Michael Day[10]; 15. 22J-Jax Redline[21]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 17. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 18. 187-Landon Crawley[7]; 19. 17B-Ryan Bickett[18]; 20. 2-Dylan Opdahl[23]; 21. 10P-Dylan Postier[19]; 22. 71-Bradyn Baker[15]; 23. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[24]; 24. 37-Ayden Gatewood[22]; 25. 99-Blake Jenkins[25]

Lap Leader(s): Jordan Mallett 1-5; Brandon Anderson 13-14; Tim Crawley 6-12, 15-25
Hard Charger: Kyler Johnson +8
Quick Time: Dale Howard - 13.464-seconds
High Point Driver: Dale Howard
Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 3 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park); Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 1 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Tim Crawley – 1 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 1,694; 2. Wayne Johnson 1,649; 3. Garet Williamson 1,645; 4. Jason Martin 1,640; 5. Tim Crawley 1,596; 6. Matt Covington 1,572; 7. Brandon Anderson 1,521; 8. Landon Crawley 1,382; 9. Landon Britt 1,363; 10. Kyler Johnson 1,359; 11. Ryan Bickett 1,332; 12. Dylan Postier 1,220; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,162; 14. Dylan Westbrook 779; 15. Seth Bergman 616;

Events at Tulsa Speedway have been rescheduled to Tuesday, July 26. The updated run of events for the 2022 ASCS Sizzlin Summer Speedweek is as follows. A reminder that all posted information is subject to change without notice.

Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Draw: 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:35 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:30 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.000

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour w/ ASCS Mid-South Region
IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Cruisers

Phone: (870) 613-1337
Address: 5090 Heber Springs Rd Locust Grove, AR 72550
Website: http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/BatesvilleMotorSpeedway

I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Ark.)
Pits: 4:30 P.M.
Grandstands: 4:30 P.M.
Draw: 5:15 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:00 P.M.
Hot Laps: 6:45 P.M.
Racing: 7:30 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.000

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour w/ ASCS Mid-South Region
COMP Cams Super Dirt Series and IMCA Stock Cars

Phone: (501) 455-4567
Address: 12297 I-30 # A, Little Rock, AR 72209
Website: http://www.i-30speedway.com
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/I-30-Speedway-132861716779250

Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, Okla.)
Pits: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:45 P.M.
Grandstands: 6:00 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (918) 437-7223
Address: 3101 N Garnett Rd, Tulsa, OK 74116
Website: https://www.tulsaspeedway.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/NewTulsaSpeedway

Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (620) 330-0485
Address: 1324 County Rd. 1600 Caney, KS 67333
Website: http://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/Caneyvalleyspeedway

81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (316) 755-1781
Address: 7700 N Broadway St. Park City, KS 67219
Website: http://www.81speedway.com
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/race81Speedway

Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:05 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.000

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour w/ASCS Sooner
Sooner Late Models, Factory Stocks, Dwarf Cars

Phone: (918) 247-7223
Address: 18450 W Highway 66 Kellyville, OK 74039.
Website: http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway

Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Okla.)
Pits: 3:00 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:45 P.M.
Hot Laps: 6:30 P.M.
Racing: 7:15 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (918) 434-7223
Address: 3164 OK-20, Pryor, OK 74361
Website: http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Salina-Highbanks-Speedway-106580361109037/

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Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series National Tour
What: Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek powered by Smiley’s Racing Products
Where: Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma,

July 22, 2022 – Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.) w/Mid-South
July 23, 2022 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Ark.) w/Mid-South
July 26, 2022 – Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, Okla.)
July 27, 2022 – Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.)
July 28, 2022 – 81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.)
July 29, 2022 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
July 30, 2022 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Okla.)

Nightly Payout: 1. $3,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,000; 4. $800; 5. $700; 6. $600; 7. $500; 8. $480; 9. $460; 10. $440; 11. $420; 12.-22. $400; Non-Transfer: $100

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (July 21, 2022) The forecast of two percent all day proved more than that Thursday night as Mother Nature moved in as Hot Laps got underway at Tulsa Speedway and put an end to the action with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

All drivers that drew in received 50 show-up points. Save Pit Passes and Tickets as track and series officials are working on a date to reschedule the race. Updates will be posted ASAP.

The ASCS Sizzlin Summer Speedweek continues Friday, July 22, at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, Ark.

The breakdown per night is as follows: Nightly Payout: 1. $3,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,000; 4. $800; 5. $700; 6. $600; 7. $500; 8. $480; 9. $460; 10. $440; 11. $420; 12.-22. $400; Non-Transfer: $100

Tentative times, prices, and other information on each event are as follows and are subject to change without notice.

Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.) Pits: 4:00 P.M. Draw: 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:35 P.M. Grandstands: 5:30 P.M. Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour w/ ASCS Mid-South Region IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Cruisers

Phone: (870) 613-1337 Address: 5090 Heber Springs Rd Locust Grove, AR 72550 Website: http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/BatesvilleMotorSpeedway

I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Ark.) Pits: 4:30 P.M. Grandstands: 4:30 P.M. Draw: 5:15 P.M. – 5:45 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:00 P.M. Hot Laps: 6:45 P.M. Racing: 7:30 P.M. Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld RACEceiver: 454.000

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour w/ ASCS Mid-South Region COMP Cams Super Dirt Series and IMCA Stock Cars

Phone: (501) 455-4567 Address: 12297 I-30 # A, Little Rock, AR 72209 Website: http://www.i-30speedway.com Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/I-30-Speedway-132861716779250

Phone: (620) 330-0485 Address: 1324 County Rd. 1600 Caney, KS 67333 Website: http://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/Caneyvalleyspeedway

Phone: (316) 755-1781 Address: 7700 N Broadway St. Park City, KS 67219 Website: http://www.81speedway.com Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/race81Speedway

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour w/ASCS Sooner Sooner Late Models, Factory Stocks, Dwarf Cars

Phone: (918) 247-7223 Address: 18450 W Highway 66 Kellyville, OK 74039. Website: http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway

Phone: (918) 434-7223 Address: 3164 OK-20, Pryor, OK 74361 Website: http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Salina-Highbanks-Speedway-106580361109037/

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Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series National Tour What: Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek powered by Smiley’s Racing Products Where: Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma,

July 21, 2022 – Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, Okla.) - RAIN July 22, 2022 – Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.) w/Mid-South July 23, 2022 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Ark.) w/Mid-South July 27, 2022 – Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.) July 28, 2022 – 81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.) July 29, 2022 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.) July 30, 2022 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Okla.)

Nightly Payout: 1. $3,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,000; 4. $800; 5. $700; 6. $600; 7. $500; 8. $480; 9. $460; 10. $440; 11. $420; 12.-22. $400; Non-Transfer: $100

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1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Forler's return to ASCS Frontier a success, sweeps Big Sky 360 Nationals
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. -Logan Forler's decision to make a return visit to Montana turned out to be a good one, as the reigning ASCS Frontier Region sprint car champion won Saturday's Big Sky 360 Nationals finale at Big Sky Speedway and picked up his second victory in as many nights.

It didn't come so easily as his Friday victory did for the Boise, Idaho driver. After leading the entire feature and never being threatened that first night, Forler on Saturday had to make passes on the track to get the win in the Steve Forler No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim.

Forler started outside the front row with former series champion Phil Dietz of Laurel, Montana to his inside. Dietz got the better start and as they entered Turn 1 slid up in front of Forler to prevent him from making an outside run, which slowed them both down enough that points leader Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana took advantage and motored by both of them on the bottom, exiting Turn 2 with the lead.

While Kirkland led in front of them, Dietz held off Forler for a time until a restart at the midway point of the race. Forler got a run and challenged Dietz for the position, and the two traded sliders and crossovers for a couple of laps before Forler established himself in front of the five-time Montana sprint car champion. Kirkland, however, was carrying enough steam that Forler could not run him down as the laps ticked away. That changed when the caution flag came out with six laps remaining, putting Forler right on Kirkland's rear nerf bar.

On what was the final restart of the race with six laps remaining, Forler took the opportunity and pounced, passing Kirkland for the lead in Turns 1 and 2. After getting out front, Forler checked out and motored away, winning by more than 3.4 seconds over Kirkland.

Forler had been racing 410 sprint cars all season on the West Coast, racing with the NARC King of the West series in California with the occasional run north to Oregon and Washington. By his own admission, there were struggles and a lot of learning. Friday's and Saturday's wins in 360 sprint car action were perhaps a confidence booster as they were Forler's first victories this season. Though he'll be returning to the West Coast, Forler was happy to return to the series where he won a championship last year and thanked the race teams, staff and fans for welcoming him back for the weekend.

Kirkland, meanwhile, finished runner-up for the third consecutive race aboard his No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X. While a second a win on the season has eluded them, Kirkland and team are still riding momentum now. Those three consecutive second place finishes followed a big crash and DNF that came at Big Sky Speedway in June, and each time Kirkland also padded his points lead over Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller. With Miller finishing sixth on Saturday, Kirkland increased his lead to 68 points.

After starting on the pole, Dietz finished third aboard his No. 72 Panella-powered Maxim, earning his fourth consecutive Top 5 finish. Tyler Driever of Meridian, Idaho also earned his fourth straight Top 5 finish after a run of bad luck to start the year, as last season's series Rookie of the Year came from the tenth starting spot to finish fourth, earning the hard charger nod and picking up some extra cash that came from the fans for his efforts.

James Setters made a late race pass around Miller to finish fifth. Following Miller, Kory Wermling came back from a flat tire to finish seventh and maintain his third place position in the point standings. Damon McCune, Casey Tillman and Shad Petersen rounded out the Top 10.

The ASCS Frontier Region next races on Friday, July 29th in the Summer Clash at Belgrade at Gallatin Speedway, before returning to Big Sky Speedway the next night, July 30th, for the Montana Summer Shootout. The series makes its annual trip south to Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs, Wyoming for the Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown on Friday and Saturday, August 12th and 13th.

More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Big Sky 360 Nationals - Night 2
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
July 16, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 2n Shad Petersen, 5. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 6. 69r Damon McCune, 7. 17 Levi Dodge, 8. 28 Joe Perry, 9. 24m Ian Myers.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 1m Willie Hernandez, 2. 72 Phil Dietz, 3. 0J Jeremy McCune, 4. 2 James Setters, 5. 33t Tyler Driever, 6. 2jr Kelly Miller, 7. 81 Casey Tillman, 8. 17j Tony Bruce Jr.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 33t Tyler Driever, 5. 2 James Setters, 6. 2jr Kelly Miller, 7. 9k Kory Wermling, 8. 69r Damon McCune, 9. 81 Casey Tillman, 10. 2n Shad Petersen, 11. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 12. 1m Willie Hernandez, 13. 0J Jeremy McCune, DNS - 17 Levi Dodge, 17j Tony Bruce Jr, 24m Ian Myers.

August 12 & 13
Wyoming Sprint Car Showdown
Sweetwater Speedway - Rock Springs, WY

Forler returns to ASCS Frontier, takes Big Sky checkers Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - After racing a 410 sprint car on the West Coast all season, reigning Brodix ASCS Frontier Region champion Logan Forler decided to return to 360 sprint car action this weekend in Montana, and on his first night back with the series he found himself in a familiar place, victory lane.

The Boise, Idaho driver won Friday's main event on opening night of the Big Sky 360 Nationals at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, a track where Forler won twice last year en route to the series championship. Forler led all 25 laps and was never seriously challenged for the lead in the family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim. In a race that was slowed just once, Forler's furious pace around the 3/10-mile clay oval saw him lap through sixth place in the field.

It was Forler's first win this year, and by his admission was a bit of confidence builder as he and team had struggled, but learned a lot, racing 410 sprint cars on the West Coast. Forler will look to sweep the weekend in Saturday night's Big Sky 360 Nationals finale at Big Sky Speedway.

After drawing the pole for the main event, Forler immediately took the lead on the start and motored away from fellow front row starter Kory Wermling. Wermling, who entered the night third in the points standings, eventually fell back to fourth place on the track as points leader Trever Kirkland moved into second place and Tyler Driever into third. Wermling then suffered engine problems while running in fourth place and pulled into the infield.

Kirkland, unable to track down Forler, still got his second straight runner-up finish in ASCS Frontier Region competition aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X. The Helena, Montana driver also increased his points lead, now holding a 48-point advantage over Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller, who finished fourth.

Continuing his rebound from a difficult start to his season, Driever drove from the sixth starting position to finish third aboard the family's No. 33t Shark-powered Maxim. For the Meridian, Idaho driver it was his third straight podium finish and he has climbed back into the Top 5 in the series points standings. Behind Miller, Phil Dietz came from deep in the field to finish fifth and earn hard charger honors, picking up a sizeable cash bonus that came mostly from the fans at the track.

The rest of the Top 10 were Jeremy McCune, James Setters, Willie Hernandez, Abraham Hernandez and Shad Petersen.

The series continues with Saturday's Big Sky 360 Nationals finale at Big Sky Speedway. Tickets are $20 for general admission, with seniors and veterans getting in for $15. As always at Big Sky Speedway, kids are 60" are in for free. Saturday's card will see the ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars joined by the WISSOTA street stocks, WISSOTA midwest modifieds and IMCA sport compacts. Big Sky Speedway is located several miles north of town up U.S. Hwy 87 towards Roundup.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region Big Sky 360 Nationals - Night 1 Big Sky Speedway Billings, MT July 15, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 69r Damon McCune, 4. 2 James Setters, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 1m Willie Hernandez, 7. 72 Phil Dietz, DNS - 17j Tony Bruce Jr.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 0J Jeremy McCune, 4. 38b Bryan Brown, 5. 33t Tyler Driever, 6. 81 Casey Tillman, 7. 2m Abraham Hernandez, DNS - 2n Shad Petersen.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 33t Tyler Driever, 4. 2jr Kelly Miller, 5. 72 Phil Dietz, 6. 0J Jeremy McCune, 7. 2 James Setters, 8. 1m Willie Hernandez, 9. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 10. 2n Shad Petersen, 11. 69r Damon McCune, 12. 81 Casey Tillman, 13. 9k Kory Wermling, 14. 24m Ian Myers, DNS - 17j Tony Bruce Jr, 38b Bryan Brown.

Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Rolling To U.S. 36 Raceway This Friday!

Bryan Hulbert – OSBORN, Mo. (July 13, 2022) A Friday night on the Highbanks is on tap as the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo.

Headlining action on Friday, July 15, U.S. 36 Raceway is among the steepest banking the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series will encounter in 2022.

Looking back, U.S. 36 Raceway has hosted the National Tour six times since 2005 with just as many winners. Gary Wright topped the field in the tour’s inaugural stop on July 22, 2005. Since then, wins have gone to Jason Johnson (7/3/2012), Johnny Herrera (5/17/2013), Thomas Kennedy, Jr. (4/26/2019), Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (7/17/2020), and Matt Covington (7/16/2021).

Friday, July 15, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for Adults, $23 for Senior and Military, $5 for Youth (6-12), and free for Kids five and under. U.S. 36 Raceway is located at 9850 MO-33 in Osborn, Mo. For more information on the track, log onto http://www.us36racewaydirttrack.com or call (816) 675-2279.

Originally a two-night run with Saturday rolling into Colcord, Okla. that event has been canceled as the track is behind on construction. Saturday will be left open for teams to get laps at Knoxville Raceway in preparation for the 32nd annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, happening August 4-6.

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Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Where: U.S. 36 Raceway (Osborn, Mo.) When: Friday, July 15, 2022

Pits Gate: 4:00 P.M. Grandstands: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 7:30 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler Rule: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Address: 9850 MO-33, Osborn, MO 64474 Phone: (816) 675-2279 Website: http://www.us36racewaydirttrack.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/US36RacewayDirtTrack

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2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 1,432; 2 Wayne Johnson 1,391; 3. Jason Martin 1,376; 4. Garet Williamson 1,349; 5. Matt Covington 1,296; 6. Tim Crawley 1,274; 7. Brandon Anderson 1,271; 8. Landon Britt 1,115; 9. Landon Crawley 1,113; 10. Kyler Johnson 1,101; 11. Ryan Bickett 1,074; 12. Dylan Postier 962; 13. Dylan Opdahl 926; 14. Dylan Westbrook 729; 15. Seth Bergman 566;

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Bryan Hulbert – WAKEENEY, Kan. (July 3, 2022) Leading start to finish at WaKeeney Speedway, Zach Blurton found his way into Victory Lane with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network on Sunday night.

Pocketing $5,000 in the Western Kansas Showdown, Blurton is the 163rd driver to win with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the eighth from the state of Kansas, and first from Quinter.

Working through several attempts at the start, the green finally waved with Blurton taking off with the lead. Slowed again after a single lap, the red lights came on after contact sent Wayne Johnson flipping violently off the top of the third turn. Wayne escaped under his own power.

Back to green with Hahn and Martin chasing, the leaders were in traffic by Lap 5 as the line began migrating to the center. Picking through the slower cars, Blurton was faced with the task of fending off Hahn a few laps later. Going pass for pass around lapped cars, Hahn edged ahead of the No. 2j for the point, but the caution would bring the field back to the last fully completed lap.

Advancing Blurton back to the lead, the No. 2j worked on hitting his marks. A final caution putting the field at six laps to run, Zach pulled away by 2.215-seconds at the finish.

Crossing second, Hahn’s three consecutive podium finishes on the weekend helped advance the defending series champion into the point’s lead by 41. Brining his run of podium finishes to four in a row, Martin now finds himself 56 points out of the lead.

A rebound night for Brandon Anderson, who suffered a DNF after leading on Friday, the No. 55b crossed fourth with Jake Bubak breathing down his neck the entire race to finish fifth.

Matt Covington made it to sixth, with Tim Crawley seventh. Having to march from the back, Garet Williamson fought back from a restart penalty to finish eighth. Equally impressive from 22nd, Landon Britt made it to ninth. South Dakota’s Ryan Bickett completed the top ten.

The field of 24 worked three SCE Gaskets Heat Races. Wins went to Zach Blurton, Brandon Anderson, and Blake Hahn. The night’s overall quick time was set by Blurton at 15.507-seconds. Provisionals were not needed.

The next event on the 2022 lineup is Friday, June 15 at U.S. 36 Raceway. The Saturday date at Arrowhead Speedway has been removed as track construction is behind schedule. A replacement venue will be announced in the next few days.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
WaKeeney Speedway (WaKenney, Kan.)
Sunday, July 3, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton, 15.507[4]; 2. 1B-Jake Bubak, 15.599[1]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 15.625[2]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, 15.654[6]; 5. 1X-Tim Crawley, 15.965[5]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan, 16.146[3]; 7. 1-Nick Haygood, 16.310[8]; 8. 10X-Lincoln Drewis, 16.735[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 187-Landon Crawley, 16.409[2]; 2. 2B-Brett Becker, 16.431[7]; 3. 6-Kaden Taylor, 16.456[8]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 16.489[1]; 5. 10-Landon Britt, 16.510[5]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 16.515[6]; 7. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 16.635[3]; 8. 10K-Jordan Knight, 16.794[4]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 16.070[8]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 16.175[2]; 3. 24-Garet Williamson, 16.242[3]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.391[5]; 5. 47-Brant O'Banion, 16.817[4]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 16.977[1]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier, 16.988[7]; 8. 77B-Michael Bingham, 17.964[6]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 1B-Jake Bubak[3]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 5. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 7. 10X-Lincoln Drewis[8]; 8. 1-Nick Haygood[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 2. 2B-Brett Becker[3]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[4]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 5. 6-Kaden Taylor[2]; 6. 10K-Jordan Knight[7]; 7. 2-Dylan Opdahl[5]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 4. 17B-Ryan Bickett[6]; 5. 47-Brant O'Banion[5]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[7]; 7. 24-Garet Williamson[2]; 8. 77B-Michael Bingham[8]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 5. 1B-Jake Bubak[7]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 7. 1X-Tim Crawley[13]; 8. 24-Garet Williamson[20]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[22]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett[10]; 11. 7C-Chris Morgan[18]; 12. 10K-Jordan Knight[17]; 13. 10P-Dylan Postier[16]; 14. 1-Nick Haygood[24]; 15. 2-Dylan Opdahl[21]; 16. 45X-Kyler Johnson[9]; 17. 47-Brant O'Banion[14]; 18. 77B-Michael Bingham[23]; 19. 187-Landon Crawley[5]; 20. 10X-Lincoln Drewis[19]; 21. 6-Kaden Taylor[15]; 22. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[12]; 23. 2B-Brett Becker[4]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson[11]

Lap Leader(s): Zach Blurton 1-25
Hard Charger: Landon Britt +13
Quick Time: Zach Blurton 15.507-seconds
High Point Driver: Zach Blurton
Provisional(s): N/A

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Rain is falling in Great Falls and will continue to do so for the next couple of days. Officials with both Electric City Speedway and Stagg Motor Sports have agreed it is best to cancel the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour's events at the Montana dirt track both Sunday and Monday.

The series and track wish to thank everyone who was planning to race this weekend. The call was made now to save travel time for those who had not left yet for the track. For those who are already in Great Falls, Stagg Motor Sports will host a gathering at 5:00 p.m. this evening (Sunday) at the Pit Stop Tavern just a couple of blocks down the street from Electric City Speedway. Food and drink will be available as a thank you to the race teams for their support.

The next scheduled event for the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region is the Big Sky 360 Nationals on Friday and Saturday, July 15th and 16th at Big Sky Speedway, located just outside of Billings, Montana.

May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway June 10 - Colby Thornhill at Gallatin Speedway June 11 - Colby Thornhill at Big Sky Speedway July 1 - Phil Dietz at Gallatin Speedway

Bubak Wins Lucas Oil ASCS Western Kansas Showdown Opener At WaKeeney Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – WAKEENEY, Kan. (July 2, 2022) Getting the lead on Lap 4 and never looking back, Colorado's Jake Bubak wheeled the Ochs/MAP No. 1b into Victory Lane Saturday night with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network at WaKeeney Speedway.

Opening the Western Kansas Showdown, the prelim night win was worth $3,000 and marked the second time Bubak has topped the National Tour, with his first coming at West Texas Raceway on June 9, 2017. Jake remains the only driver from Colorado to top the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

"It's really cool to get the win here. Especially for the car owners being from this area, plus I grew up racing around here when I started in Sprint Cars with URSS, so this is special. Getting another win with the National Tour is a big deal for us. It's been a long time," stated Bubak of the win.

Racing past Brandon Anderson on Lap 4, the No 55b struggled to hold position as Anderson fought against a failing power steering system. Brandon's night would end on Lap 9 with power steering fluid starting to pour out.

Chased by Blake Hahn on the ensuing restart, two attempts after the cone was struck by Jeff Stasa saw Hahn peek a nose under the No. 1b for the lead but could not get the speed to overtake. Quickly through traffic before another slowdown, each restart saw Bubak able to fend off the No. 52.

Finding traffic on the final lap would not change anything as Bubak found the line with 1.207-seconds to spare.

Asked about the restarts and being challenged at one point by Hahn, Jake said, "I was actually worried because the car wasn't taking off very well, so I just had to block the entry as much as I could, hope I didn't see a nose, and just make good laps from there."

Blake Hahn held on for second after a last restart change from Jason Martin. Getting third on a Lap 15 restart, Martin has been on the podium in his last three outings. Matt Covington ended up fourth, with Garet Williamson moving from 11th to complete the top five.

Tim Crawley crossed sixth, with Zach Blurton chasing from ninth. Jeremy Campbell, eighth, was pursued by Wayne Johnson, who had to advance from 16th following an engine change after his Heat Race. Kyler Johnson completed the top ten.

The field of 26 settled into three SCE Gaskets Heat Races. Wins went to Jeremy Huish, Tim Crawley, and Jake Bubak. Blake Hahn established the track record at 14.700-seconds. A BMRS B-Feature was not contested.

The Western Kansas Showdown continues Sunday, July 3, at WaKeeney Speedway, with a $5,000 check awaiting the winner. Gates open at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Hobby Stocks, Cruisers, and Compacts are also on the card. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. WaKeeney Speedway is located at 100 N 13th St. in WaKeeney, Kan. Information on the track can be found at https://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net or by calling Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
WaKeeney Speedway (WaKenney, Kan.)
Saturday, July 2, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.806[2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 15.055[1]; 3. 1-Nick Haygood, 15.175[3]; 4. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 15.189[7]; 5. 6-Kaden Taylor, 15.283[4]; 6. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 15.364[6]; 7. 91-Jeff Stasa, 15.486[5]; 8. 77B-Michael Bingham, 15.486[9]; 9. (DNS) 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.486

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.700[4]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson, 14.800[3]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley, 15.016[6]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 15.108[2]; 5. 10-Landon Britt, 15.108[8]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.174[5]; 7. 2B-Brett Becker, 15.180[1]; 8. 10K-Jordan Knight, 15.477[9]; 9. 10X-Lincoln Drewis, 15.771[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.799[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 14.819[8]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.877[7]; 4. 1B-Jake Bubak, 14.895[3]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.941[2]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.960[1]; 7. 47-Brant O'Banion, 15.186[4]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier, 15.477[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88J-Jeremy Huish[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 1-Nick Haygood[2]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 5. 6-Kaden Taylor[5]; 6. 91-Jeff Stasa[7]; 7. 2-Dylan Opdahl[6]; 8. 77B-Michael Bingham[8]; 9. 7C-Chris Morgan[9]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 6. 2B-Brett Becker[7]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[6]; 8. 10X-Lincoln Drewis[9]; 9. 10K-Jordan Knight[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1B-Jake Bubak[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[5]; 7. 47-Brant O'Banion [7]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier[8]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 1B-Jake Bubak[3]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 5. 24-Garet Williamson[11]; 6. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[9]; 8. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[8]; 9. 2C-Wayne Johnson[16]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 11. 187-Landon Crawley[18]; 12. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 13. 47-Brant O'Banion[19]; 14. 1-Nick Haygood[10]; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett[20]; 16. 91-Jeff Stasa[17]; 17. 2B-Brett Becker[15]; 18. 2-Dylan Opdahl[21]; 19. 88J-Jeremy Huish[2]; 20. 10P-Dylan Postier[23]; 21. 7C-Chris Morgan[26]; 22. 10X-Lincoln Drewis[22]; 23. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 24. 10K-Jordan Knight[24]; 25. 77B-Michael Bingham[25]; 26. 6-Kaden Taylor[14]

Lap Leader(s): Brandon Anderson 1-3; Jake Bubak 4-25
Hard Charger: Landon Crawley +7
Quick Time: Blake Hahn 14.700-seconds
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 1,305; 2. Blake Hahn 1,290; 3. Jason Martin 1,241; 4. Garet Williamson 1,233; 5. Matt Covington 1,174; 6. Tim Crawley 1,155; 7. Brandon Anderson 1,141; 8. Landon Crawley 1,021; 9. Kyler Johnson 1,003; 10. Landon Britt 1,002; 11. Ryan Bickett 964; 12. Dylan Postier 858; 13. Dylan Opdahl 826; 14. Dylan Westbrook 729; 15. Seth Bergman 566;

BELGRADE, Mont. - Phil Dietz made a late race pass around a longtime friend and competitor and scored his first ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory of the season Friday night at Gallatin Speedway.

The five-time Montana sprint car champion out of Laurel, Montana started the 25-lap feature outside the second row and immediately took over the third position on the start while Helena, Montana's Trever Kirkland led the opening lap. Dietz ran third for a time before muscling his way by Meridian, Idaho's Tyler Driever for second place. He eventually went after his friend Trever Kirkland for the lead, and got it.

The win came before yet another packed grandstand at Gallatin Speedway for Dietz aboard his No. 72 Panella-powered Maxim.

It was a big turnaround from what had been a miserable start to the season for Dietz. Originally setting out for a run at a sixth championship, Dietz blew a motor in hotlaps on opening night at Electric City Speedway and missed the next night because of it. He was later involved in a melee on the start of the June 11th race at Big Sky Speedway that saw him lose his top wing. He put a spare on in the work area and somehow managed a Top 5 finish out of that. After all that, Dietz and his team, including wife Lisa, were all smiles after scoring the victory Friday night.

Dietz's win was his tenth career ASCS Frontier Region victory, and his fourth at Gallatin Speedway.

Kirkland was involved in the same June 11th crash at Big Sky Speedway as Dietz. Despite destroying a car, Kirkland was still the series points leader after that race. Despite not holding on the for the win Friday night, it was still a bounce back for Kirkland, who finished second aboard his No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X. He also increased his points lead over Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller, who finished sixth, by 20 points and now unofficially leads by 36 tallies.

After a miserable start to his season as well, Driever scored his second consecutive podium finish, taking third aboard the family's No. 33t Shark-powered Maxim. This came after an intense late race battle for the position with Roy, Washington's Lane Taylor, who eventually finished fourth ahead of Kory Wermling, who moved into third place in the points with his fifth place finish. The rest of the Top 10 were Miller, Bryan Brown, Jordan Milne, Ross Mathewson and Decklyn Fleming.

The feature was slowed by a caution flag just once, coming with 11 laps completed.

The series next moves to Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana for a special Sunday and Monday holiday event, July 3rd and 4th, as part of the track's Fireball Special. Racing starts at 7:00 p.m. both nights.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region Grizzly Showdown Gallatin Speedway Belgrade, MT July 1, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 33t Tyler Driever, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 31 Shane Moore, 4. 56 Ross Mathewson, 5. 38b Bryan Brown, 6. 7f Decklyn Fleming.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 4L Lane Taylor, 4. 2jr Kelly Miller, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 17f Paxton Fleming.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 33t Tyler Driever, 4. 4L Lane Taylor, 5. 9k Kory Wermling, 6. 2jr Kelly Miller, 7. 38b Bryan Brown, 8. 3 Jordan Milne, 9. 56 Ross Mathewson, 10. 7f Decklyn Fleming, 11. 17f Paxton Fleming, 12. 31 Shane Moore.

July 3rd & 4th 4th of July Fireball Special Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

Bryan Hulbert – ALBION, Neb. (July 1, 2022) Winning a dogfight of a race at Boone County Raceway, the debut event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network at the high-banked Nebraska oval, went the way of Oklahoma's Matt Covington on Friday night.

Covington's first win of the 2022 season, the win is the 15th time the Missile Motorsports/A-Rock Material No. 95 has parked in Victory Lane with the National Tour and first in the state of Nebraska.

"This season has been up and down so far; I can't even describe how much we needed this win, especially for Matthew [Howard]. He works his butt off on this car. I feel like he's worked way harder than he even had to last year, only to not have the same kind of results, and that's tough," stated Covington. "We've had a couple podiums, but this is a major boost for us. Luckily, the injury to my ribs isn't hurting me in the car anymore. Not going to be doing pushups or bench press anytime soon, but I'm back to where I feel good in the car, and I feel like you could see that tonight."

Chasing the No. 36 of Jason Martin from the start, Covington began moving his line to encompass the cushion at either end of the three-eighths-mile oval. Working into traffic at the race's mid-point, Martin stuck the bottom with slower cars allowing Matt to close the gap. Down to car lengths on Lap 15, Martin went three wide with traffic, only to have the top clear for Covington through the third and fourth turns. With momentum off the fourth turn, the Covington took the point on Lap 16.

On the run to the lead, Matt said, "I sent it to the top, and it felt good, so I kind of maintained at first then started working on closing in on Jason [Martin], and once we got into traffic, I was able to get positioned and make the run, with a line that he wasn't working yet."

Vacating the hub, Jason began fighting back. Working all the way into the cushion as Covington cheated the top line, the fight for the lead was on with four laps to run. Pulling the trigger on the slide job, Martin shot back to the point, but the caution would come out before the lap could be completed.

Negating the pass, the point fell back to Matt Covington, who went unchallenged to a 0.501-second margin at the finish. Jason Martin in second was followed by Blake Hahn, who made the last second pass on Garet Williamson. The two were separated by 0.033-seconds at the line. Brandon Anderson completed the top five.

Wayne Johnson was sixth after a multi-lap showdown with Zach Blurton, who ended up seventh. Joey Danley eighth was followed by Seth Brahmer in ninth. Contact from Johnson on Lap 7 while battling for fifth, Tim Crawley was able to bounce back to complete the top ten.

The field of 28 broke down into four SCE Gaskets Heat Races, with wins earned by Brandon Anderson, Garet Williamson, Matt Covington, and Tim Crawley. The night's BMRS B-Feature went to Landon Crawley. The newly established track record belongs to Jason Martin at 14.556-seconds. No provisionals were needed.

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is the Western Kansas Showdown at WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan., on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3. Saturday at WaKeeney Speedway is $3,000 to win, $400 to start, and Sunday is $5,000 to win and $500 to start. Both nights open at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Hobby Stocks, Cruisers, and Compacts are also on the card.

Tickets per night are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. Saturday will feature Fireworks. WaKeeney Speedway is located at 100 N 13th St. in WaKeeney, Kan. Information on the track can be found at https://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net or by calling Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Boone County Raceway (Albion, Neb.)
Friday, July 1, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 14.556[4]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.652[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.767[7]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.835[3]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier, 14.843[1]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.964[6]; 7. 91X-Adam Gullion, 15.055[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 24-Garet Williamson, 14.999[2]; 2. 47-Brant O'Banion, 15.067[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt, 15.430[5]; 4. 91-Brandon Stevenson, 15.603[1]; 5. 10J-Justin Jacobsma, 15.707[7]; 6. 36X-Rick Hansen, 16.163[3]; 7. 77B-Michael Bingham, 16.377[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.754[3]; 2. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.340[4]; 3. 14-Joey Danley, 15.591[6]; 4. 1B-Cade Richards, 15.766[2]; 5. 57B-Boyd Peterson, 15.898[5]; 6. 10X-Lincoln Drewis, 15.947[7]; 7. 48-Taylor Forbes, 16.025[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 14.813[3]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.939[4]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 15.023[1]; 4. 1X-Tim Crawley, 15.255[5]; 5. 13V-Seth Brahmer, 15.414[6]; 6. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 15.693[2]; 7. 91K-Ryan Kitchen, 16.085[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[6]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 6. 91X-Adam Gullion[7]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Garet Williamson[4]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 3. 91-Brandon Stevenson[1]; 4. 36X-Rick Hansen[6]; 5. 47-Brant O'Banion [3]; 6. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[5]; 7. 77B-Michael Bingham[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 2. 14-Joey Danley[2]; 3. 17B-Ryan Bickett[3]; 4. 10X-Lincoln Drewis[6]; 5. 48-Taylor Forbes[7]; 6. 1B-Cade Richards[1]; 7. 57B-Boyd Peterson[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[1]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 5. 13V-Seth Brahmer[5]; 6. 2-Dylan Opdahl[6]; 7. 91K-Ryan Kitchen[7]

BMRS B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 187-Landon Crawley[1]; 2. 13V-Seth Brahmer[4]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]; 4. 10P-Dylan Postier[11]; 5. 2-Dylan Opdahl[6]; 6. 91K-Ryan Kitchen[9]; 7. 91X-Adam Gullion[5]; 8. 57B-Boyd Peterson[12]; 9. 77B-Michael Bingham[10]; 10. 47-Brant O'Banion [2]; 11. 1B-Cade Richards[8]; 12. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[7]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[10]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[6]; 8. 14-Joey Danley[9]; 9. 13V-Seth Brahmer[18]; 10. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]; 11. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[19]; 13. 187-Landon Crawley[17]; 14. 17B-Ryan Bickett[11]; 15. 91-Brandon Stevenson[15]; 16. 10P-Dylan Postier[20]; 17. 48-Taylor Forbes[16]; 18. 2-Dylan Opdahl[21]; 19. 10X-Lincoln Drewis[13]; 20. 36X-Rick Hansen[14]; 21. 91K-Ryan Kitchen[22]; 22. 23-Seth Bergman[12]

Lap Leader(s): Jason Martin 1-15; Matt Covington 16-25
Hard Charger: Seth Brahmer +9
Quick Time: Jason Martin 14.556-seconds
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 1,192; 2. Blake Hahn 1,148; 3. Garet Williamson 1,108; 4. Jason Martin 1,106; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,054; 6. Matt Covington 1,044; 7. Tim Crawley 1,033; 8. Landon Crawley 913; 9. Landon Britt 896; 10 Kyler Johnson 893; 11. Ryan Bickett 864; 12. Dylan Postier 768; 13. Dylan Opdahl 732; 14. Dylan Westbrook 729; 15. Seth Bergman 566;
ASCS National Tour Drivers:
1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)**
2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)**
2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R)
10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R)
10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R)
17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD)
24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R)
45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R)
52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)**
55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R)
95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R)
(R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie
** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Busy 4th of July weekend ahead for ASCS Frontier Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

A busy stretch of racing is coming up for the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, which will race three times on this 4th of July holiday weekend.

The touring 360 sprint car series will race this Friday night in the Grizzly Showdown at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Montana (outside of Bozeman) in the Grizzly Showdown. A day off comes on Saturday before the series has a two-night 4th of July Showdown at the Fireball Special at Great Falls' Electric City Speedway on Sunday and Monday, July 3rd and 4th.

Helena, Montana's Trever Kirkland enters the three-race weekend with a 16-point lead over Coaldale, Alberta's Kelly Miller. Kirkland leads despite flipping upside down in the most recent ASCS Frontier Region event June 11th at Big Sky Speedway. Miller is second in points despite running out of fuel at the end of that same main event. Both drivers are looking to bounce back, at two tracks where both have won at, and Kirkland was victorious at Electric City Speedway in May.

Colby Thornhill of Enumclaw, Washington was victorious in the last two outings for the ASCS Frontier Region, sweeping the weekend June 10th at Gallatin Speedway and June 11th at Big Sky Speedway.

Saturday, July 2nd the series will not be racing. However, a car show and a meet and greet will be held from 4pm to 7pm that evening at the Pit Stop Tavern just a couple of blocks from Electric City Speedway, giving fans the chance to see some sprint cars up close and personal and meet the drivers taking part.

Friday's show at Gallatin Speedway will have IMCA modifieds and WISSOTA street stocks on the card with the sprint cars. Gates open at 5:30 with racing scheduled for 7:35. Adults get in for $15 and juniors and seniors are in for $13. Kids 12 and under are free.

Sunday and on the 4th of July Monday at Electric City Speedway, each day will have adults in for $20 while those over 55 and juniors ages 13 to 17 get in for $14. Kids 12 and under are in for just $5. IMCA modifieds and WISSOTA street stocks join both days while WISSOTA super stocks race Sunday and WISSOTA midwest modifieds race on Monday.

July 3rd & 4th 4th of July Fireball Special Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway June 10 - Colby Thornhill at Gallatin Speedway June 11 - Colby Thornhill at Big Sky Speedway

1. Trever Kirkland, 526 2. Kelly Miller, 510 3. Joe Perry, 505 4. Kory Wermling, 499 5. Jordan Milne, 457 6. Ross Mathewson, 456 7. Ian Myers, 444 8. James Setters, 422 9. Tyler Driever, 349 10. Bryan Brown, 347

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (June 29, 2022) The number one question is, where are my tickets?

The answer, is they are being sorted now. While the plan was to have tickets going out already, as the way of the world is these days, the printing and shipping process was delayed; therefore, tickets finally arrived at the Chili Bowl office on Friday, June 17.

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What: 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire
When: January 9-14, 2023
Where: SageNet Center – Tulsa Expo Raceway 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

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2022 – Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)
2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)
2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)
2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)
2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)
2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)
2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)
2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)
2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)
2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)
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2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)
1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)
1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)
1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)
1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)
1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)
1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)
1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)
1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)
1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)
1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)
1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)
1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)

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Nebraska And Kansas Line Independence Day Weekend Triple With The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series

Bryan Hulbert – WAKEENEY, Kan. (June 28, 2022) Setting up for a three-night stretch through Nebraska and western Kansas, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network will hit Boone County Raceway in Albion, Neb. on Friday, July 1, then WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan. on Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3.

A combined $12,000 to win across the three nights, Friday at Boone County Raceway offers teams $4,000 to win. Saturday at WaKeeney Speedway is $3,000 to win, and Sunday is $5,000 to win, and $500 to start. Friday and Saturday are $400 to start the A-Feature.

Event No. 29 in the state of Nebraska for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Boone County Raceway will be the fourth track to host the National Tour. Previous events have been held at Eagle Raceway, I-80 Speedway, and Pawnee Speedway.

Friday, July 1 opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Other classes on the card include IMCA Late Models, ModLites, and MCSA. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for youth (12-18), and free for kids 11 and under. Boone County Raceway is located at 100 W Fairview St. in Albion, Neb. For more information on the track, call (402) 741-2451 or log onto http://www.boonecountyraceway.com.

Returning to WaKeeney Speedway in 2021 after a 23-year absence, Liberal, Kan. native, Jason Martin, scored a popular win to become the second driver to ever top the National Tour at the Kansas oval. Three visits in 1995, 1996, and 1998 all went to Garry lee Maier. Total visits to Kansas number 38 at 11 tracks.

Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3 both open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Hobby Stocks, Cruisers, and Compacts are also on the card. Tickets per night are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. Saturday will feature Fireworks. WaKeeney Speedway is located at 100 N 13th St. in WaKeeney, Kan. Information on the track can be found at https://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net or by calling Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Where: Boone Co. Raceway and WaKeeney Speedway When: July 1, 2, and 3

Pits: 4:00 P.M. Gates: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M. Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Address: 100 W Fairview St, Albion, NE 68620 Phone: (402) 741-2451 Website: http://www.boonecountyraceway.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Boone-County-Raceway-1535163786732202/

Pits: 4:00 P.M. Gates: 5:00 P.M. Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M. Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:15 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Phone: (785) 743-2555 or (918) 417-0624 Address: 100 N 13th St, WaKeeney, KS 67672 Website: http://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/WaKeeney-Speedway-424370508391146

American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs [@lucasoilascs] Instagram: LucasOilASCS Broadcast: RaceOnTexas.com on FloRacing.com Live-Scoring [Where Applicable]: MRP Live

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 1,070; 2. Blake Hahn 1,013; 3. Garet Williamson 978; 4. Jason Martin 964; 5. Brandon Anderson 929; 6. Tim Crawley 923; 7. Matt Covington 894; 8. Landon Crawley 809; 9. Landon Britt 788; 10 Kyler Johnson 787; 11. Ryan Bickett 762; 12. Dylan Westbrook 729; 13. Dylan Postier 670; 14. Dylan Opdahl 628; 15. Ryan Timms 566;

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

Lonnie Wheatley, ODESSA, Mo. (June 24, 2022) – Overnight rain with more expected on Friday afternoon has forced the cancellation of the Friday portion of I-70 Motorsports Park’s 360 Sprint Car Nationals.

The $5,000-to-win Saturday portion that features the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour taking on the ASCS Warrior Region is still on as scheduled with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. and racing at 8:00 p.m.

General admission for Saturday night is $25 with Party Deck, RV Trackside Camping and Guest Suites also available.

I-70 Motorsports Park is located east of Kansas City off Exit 41 near Odessa, MO. For more information, contact the track at (816) 393-0001 at (405) 238-8485 or check http://www.i70motorsportspark.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lonnie Wheatley, ODESSA, Mo. (June 22, 2022) – I-70 Motorsports Park fires back into action this weekend with two nights of 360-ci Sprint Car competition on Friday, June 24, and, Saturday, June 25.

It will mark the first visit for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network atop the newly-revamped I-70 Motorsports Park high-banked, 4/10-mile clay oval as they clash with the Missouri-based ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps.

Friday’s card offers up $ 1,500 to win with Saturday night’s championship finale awarding $5,000 to win.

ASCS rules are in place with the exception that aluminum blocks will not be allowed which is in alignment with Knoxville Raceway rules.

Last year’s All-Star Circuit of Champions format will be in effect including group qualifying that sets heat race lineups with an invert of four. Heat winners along with the fastest qualifier to transfer will be eligible for the redraw with the balance of feature lineups determined by heat race finishes in order of qualifying time.

Any driver that doesn’t compete on Friday can start no better than 11th in Saturday’s finale.

Oklahoma City’s Wayne Johnson leads the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour troops into the weekend with a 57-point advantage over reigning series champion Blake Hahn as Columbia’s Garet Williamson and rookie contenders Jason Martin and Brandon Anderson round out the current top five.

Others among the current top ten in series points include past series champion Tim Crawley, Matt Covington, and the rookie trio of Landon Crawley, Landon Britt, and Kyler Johnson.

The event will be show-up points only for both series as the format differs from that of the American Sprint Car Series.

Friday will be a Sprint Cars-only extravaganza while the Show Me Vintage Cars will join in on Saturday’s action.

General admission is $20 on Friday night and $25 on Saturday night with Party Deck, RV Trackside Camping, and Guest Suites also available. Detailed ticket information is available at https://bit.ly/3Oe6MPL.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Where: I-70 Motorsports Park (Odessa, Mo.) What: I-70 Speedway 360 Nationals When: Friday, June 24, and Saturday, June 25

Pits: 3:00 P.M. Gates: 5:00 P.M. Driver's Meeting / Draw: 7:10 P.M. Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:30 P.M. Racing: 8:00 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Pit Pass: $35 (Per Day) Friday Admission: $20 Saturday Admission: $25 Ticket Info: https://bit.ly/3Oe6MPL

Address: 12773 N Outer Rd. Odessa, MO 64076 Phone: (816) 393-0001 Website: https://i70motorsportspark.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/I70MotorsportsPark/

American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs [@lucasoilascs] Instagram: LucasOilASCS Broadcast: RaceOnTexas.com on FloRacing.com Live-Scoring [Where Applicable]: MRP Live

2022 Race Winners: Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Wayne Johnson – 2 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 1 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 1,020; 2. Blake Hahn 963; 3. Garet Williamson 928; 4. Jason Martin 914; 5. Brandon Anderson 879; 6. Tim Crawley 873; 7. Matt Covington 844; 8. Landon Crawley 759; 9. Landon Britt 738; 10 Kyler Johnson 737; 11. Dylan Westbrook 729; 12. Ryan Bickett 712; 13. Dylan Postier 620; 14. Dylan Opdahl 588; 15. Ryan Timms 566;

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)** 2 - Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO) (R) 2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)** 2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R) 10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R) 10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R) 17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD) 23 - Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO) 36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R) 45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R) 47x - Dylan Westbrook (Scotland, ONT. Can) 52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)** 55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R) 95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R) (R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie ** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

All Champions of the American Sprint Car Series, from National to Regional Tours, will receive a new Superior Steering Wheel (https://superiorsteeringwheel.com).

McClelland Wins ASCS Sooner At Lawton To Tie Ramey For Overall Regional Wins

Bryan Hulbert – LAWTON, Okla. (June 18, 2022) Rolling into Victory Lane at Lawton Speedway with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, Sean McClelland captured his 20th career victory with the Oklahoma-based region, and in doing so, has tied Ft. Worth’s Kevin Ramey at the top of the win chart.

Kevin has held the spot with 20 wins since August 22, 2014, at what was then called Red River Speedway in Iowa Park, Texas. At the end of that season, the ASCS Sooner and Lone Star Regions combined into the Red River Region through 2018.

Taking off third at Lawton, Sean battled with Kade Morton early as Whit Gastineau took off with the point. A pair of cautions early, the race resumed with three laps complete and the No. 2 again leading the way. Working on Morton for second, after Shebester pulled off during the previous caution, the No. 87 shot to the runner-up spot and began tracking down Gastineau.

Both working the top of the Lawton Speedway, McClelland began moving his entry around. Starting to pull up on the No. 2, the pair raced a couple car lengths apart for several laps. Able to get some room over the No. 87 through the mid-point of the A-Feature, the caution lights came on with five laps to go.

Going straight to the cushion on the restart as Gastineau shot low, McClelland hammered down to the back straightaway to take the lead and run away to the win. Getting a challenge from Morton coming to the white flag, Whit was able to fend off the charge. Jeffrey Newell made it to fourth with Kade Morton in fifth.

The next event for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products is slated for Saturday, July 16 at Colcord Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series National Tour.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau[3]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[2]; 4. 03-Joe Wood Jr[4]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 6. 1J-Danny Jennings[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23X-Steven Shebester[1]; 2. 87-Sean McClelland[5]; 3. 22M-Rees Moran[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 5. 90-Lance Norick[2]; 6. 98K-Cooper Sullivan[6]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 87-Sean McClelland[3]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[8]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[5]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton[4]; 6. 1J-Danny Jennings[11]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox[9]; 8. 90-Lance Norick[10]; 9. 03-Joe Wood Jr[7]; 10. 23X-Steven Shebester[1]; 11. 98K-Cooper Sullivan[12]; 12. 22M-Rees Moran[6]

Bryan Hulbert – GREENWOOD, La. (June 18, 2022) Adding a second win to his season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson was masterful around the bottom of the Boothill Speedway Saturday night. A $4,000 to-win affair, Bruce Griffith, Jr. and Terry Monroe with Big Truck Paint Shop and Truck Parking kicked in $500 more to the winner’s share.

Wayne’s 56th career win with the National Tour, the No. 2c chased Blake Hahn through the opening seven laps. Ripping the top at the start as Blake held the bottom from the pole, Hahn rolled a little too close to an infield tire in the first and second turns.

“I was really just riding to feel out what he [Blake] was planning. I ran the top in one and two, and I knew that wasn’t the place to be. Riding around there before we went green, I could tell the bottom was going to be juiced up in one and two, and there was a lot of grip on entry through the bottom of three,” explained Wayne of the start.

“Honestly, I didn’t think I was going to have a chance at Blake unless he just missed the bottom or had to do something drastic with a lapped car. He doesn’t make those mistakes. He’s been doing this a long time, so it was a deal of fortunate for me, unfortunate for him, but I was shocked to see it happen.”

Taking off from the field on the restart, the race halted on Lap 10 a couple of times. Finally, having to open up the red flag after Jason Martin and Joey Schmidt went upside down, the race resumed with Wayne again pulling away from the field.

Working into traffic at two to go, the final caution came out as a pair of cars tangled in from the Wayne. Able to avoid, the dash to the finish saw Wayne regain 1.852-seconds of the 4.789-seconds he had before the yellow.

Asked if the crew made any significant changes under the red, Wayne said, “Not really. Our car was good, I just felt like we needed a couple of little things to make it better. With this tire shortage, we’re running a D12 on the left rear instead of an RD12, so it’s a little harder compound, so under the cautions, I was really having to buzz the tires to keep heat in it, and right before the red it felt like it wasn’t going as good as it had been, so we just adjusted to help get the left rear going again, and I’ll tell you, my car at the end was better than it was before.”

Leaving Brandon Anderson to battle for second, the No. 55b held off the pressure of Tim Crawley for the runner-up spot.

Brandon’s career-best finish with the National Tour, the show run for Crawley is his second on the weekend and 125th career podium appearance. A rebound night from a failed driveline on Friday, Eric Baldaccini in fourth is the third time he’s finished inside the top five. Changing engines after Friday night’s race, Tony Bruce, Jr. rolled the bottom to a fifth-place finish.

Top to bottom around the Boothill Speedway, Landon Crawley moved 12th to sixth. Working the top to fourth at one point, a slap to the wall set Dustin Gates back to a seventh-place finish. Into the work area under the red, Blake Hahn fought back to finish eighth, with Ryan Bickett earning hard charger with a run from 19th to ninth. Bradyn Baker completed the top ten.

Matt Covington established the track record over the field of 21 with a time of 12.743-seconds. Three SCE Gaskets Heat Races went to Eric Baldaccini, Brandon Anderson, and Tony Bruce, Jr. Saturday’s race was the fourth at Boothill Speedway, 27th in Louisiana, and the 1,048th event for the National Tour.

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is at I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Mo. on Friday, June 24, and Saturday, June 25. Event details will be posted soon.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, La.)
Saturday, June 18, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 12.743[4]; 2. 6-Dustin Gates, 12.843[3]; 3. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 12.945[1]; 4. 71-Bradyn Baker, 13.075[6]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 13.218[2]; 6. 85-Josh McCord, 13.310[7]; 7. 2H-Tommy Hall, 14.264[5]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley, 12.967[3]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson, 12.973[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.004[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin, 13.148[7]; 5. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 13.442[6]; 6. 1S-Joey Schmidt, 13.513[5]; 7. 27T-Timothy Watson III, 13.828[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 12.825[6]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.929[4]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley, 12.982[2]; 4. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, 13.101[7]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier, 13.463[3]; 6. 10-Landon Britt, 13.470[1]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 13.714[5]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 0-Eric Baldaccini[2]; 2. 71-Bradyn Baker[1]; 3. 6-Dustin Gates[3]; 4. 85-Josh McCord[6]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 7. (DNS) 2H-Tommy Hall

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 5. 1S-Joey Schmidt[6]; 6. 2-Dylan Opdahl[5]; 7. 27T-Timothy Watson III[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[1]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley[2]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[5]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]; 4. 0-Eric Baldaccini[4]; 5. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[6]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[12]; 7. 6-Dustin Gates[7]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett[19]; 10. 71-Bradyn Baker[8]; 11. 85-Josh McCord[10]; 12. 10P-Dylan Postier[18]; 13. 24-Garet Williamson[11]; 14. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 15. 95-Matt Covington[15]; 16. 36-Jason Martin[9]; 17. 1S-Joey Schmidt[14]; 18. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 19. 2H-Tommy Hall[21]; 20. 2-Dylan Opdahl[17]; 21. 27T-Timothy Watson III[20]

Lap Leader(s): Blake Hahn 1-7; Wayne Johnson 8-25
Hard Charger: Ryan Bickett +10
Quick Time: Matt Covington 12.743-seconds
High Point Driver: Eric Baldaccini
Provisional(s): N/A

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)**
2 - Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO) (R)
2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)**
2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R)
10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R)
10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R)
17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD)
23 - Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R)
45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R)
47x - Dylan Westbrook (Scotland, ONT. Can)
52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)**
55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R)
95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R)
(R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie
** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

All Champions of the American Sprint Car Series, from National to Regional Tours, will receive a new Superior Steering Wheel (https://superiorsteeringwheel.com).

Bryan Hulbert – TEXARKANA, Ark. (June 17, 2022) Landing his seventh career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network Friday night at Texarkana 67 Speedway, Derek Hagar led all but one lap en route to his seventh overall win this season.

Following Matt Covington and Garet Williamson through the first start, the caution for Dylan Postier presented Hagar his shot at the lead. Watching Williamson adjust his line high to block Covington’s run, the bottom was left wide open for the No. 9jr to exploit.

“I knew [Garet] Williamson was either going to try and float the middle or go straight to the top after seeing what Matt [Covington] did on the first start,” explained Hagar. “I had a really good run on that second start, so I just stayed tucked to his left rear, and as soon as he committed to the top, I just stuck the bottom and tried to keep my momentum up.”

Building his advantage through the opening laps as Williamson and Covington fought for the runner-up spot, slower traffic started coming in the play on Lap 9.

Letting the Bryant Paver Motorsports No. 24 close the gap, Williamson found his opportunity working Lap 11. Dashing under Hagar down the backstretch, Garet held the lead into the first and second turns. Missing the bottom just by inches, Hagar was right there to take advantage.

“I could tell lapped traffic was getting the same speed as I was after I moved up and started trying the top, and before I could get back down, Williamson passed me, and we raced pretty tight through three and four. I was able to stay with him, and luckily he missed the entry just enough in one I was able to get back by him.”

Unchallenged from there, Derek pulled away by 2.248-seconds. Matching his best career finish with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, Garet Williamson held on for second while Tim Crawley wrestled back to third after slipping back to fifth on Lap 13. Blake Hahn made up two spots to take fourth, with Matt Covington ending up fifth.

Brandon Anderson, sixth, was followed by Kyler Johnson, who rebounded from a tangle on Lap 14 that he was able to get away from without stopping. Dustin Gates crossed eighth, with Jason Martin charging through the field from 21st after suffering ignition failure in Qualifying and fuel issues in his Heat Race. Wayne Johnson completed the top ten.

The night consisted of 26 competitors, with Eric Baldaccini establishing the track record at 13.929-seconds. Sadly, a failed driveline would make that the only competitive lap the Keller, Texas driver ran all night. SCE Gaskets Heat Races were topped by Matt Covington, Landon Britt, and Blake Hahn. All drivers went to the A-Feature.

The next stop for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., on Saturday, June 18. The track is located at 39 Daytona Dr. in Greenwood, La. (roughly 18 miles from Shreveport). Gates open at 6:00 P.M. with racing at 7:70 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under. Information on Boothill Speedway is online at https://www.boothilldirt.com or call (318) 583-2040. The event will be paired with the ASCS Mid-South Region.

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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
ASCS Mid-South Region
Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, Ark.)
Friday, June 17, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 13.929[4]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.114[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 14.350[7]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.385[6]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.552[3]; 6. 2H-Tommy Hall, 15.205[2]; 7. 2-Dylan Opdahl, 15.363[5]; 8. (DNS) 17B-Ryan Bickett, 15.363; 9. (DNS) 5-Richard Reynolds, 15.363

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 24-Garet Williamson, 14.670[5]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.789[3]; 3. 1S-Joey Schmidt, 14.846[1]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 15.050[6]; 5. 85-Josh McCord, 15.072[2]; 6. 21K-Kevin Hinkle, 15.369[4]; 7. 33C-Casey Carter, 15.401[8]; 8. 45-Mark Huddleston, 15.513[9]; 9. 30-Joseph Miller, 15.762[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley, 14.954[4]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 15.017[6]; 3. 10P-Dylan Postier, 15.024[3]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn, 15.054[7]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker, 15.272[5]; 6. 6-Dustin Gates, 15.306[8]; 7. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, 15.352[2]; 8. 36-Jason Martin, 15.396[1]

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett[6]; 6. 2H-Tommy Hall[4]; 7. 2-Dylan Opdahl[7]; 8. 5-Richard Reynolds[8]; 9. (DNS) 0-Eric Baldaccini

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[4]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]; 4. 1S-Joey Schmidt[2]; 5. 85-Josh McCord[5]; 6. 45-Mark Huddleston[6]; 7. 30-Joseph Miller[8]; 8. 33C-Casey Carter[7]; 9. (DNS) 21K-Kevin Hinkle

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[3]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 6-Dustin Gates[6]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier[2]; 6. 71-Bradyn Baker[5]; 7. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[7]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[8]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[3]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[1]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 8. 6-Dustin Gates[10]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[21]; 10. 2C-Wayne Johnson[9]; 11. 1S-Joey Schmidt[12]; 12. 71-Bradyn Baker[15]; 13. 33C-Casey Carter[22]; 14. 85-Josh McCord[13]; 15. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[24]; 16. 187-Landon Crawley[11]; 17. 17B-Ryan Bickett[25]; 18. 2H-Tommy Hall[17]; 19. 30-Joseph Miller[18]; 20. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 21. 45-Mark Huddleston[16]; 22. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr[19]; 23. 10P-Dylan Postier[14]; 24. 5-Richard Reynolds[26]; 25. 2-Dylan Opdahl[20]; 26. 0-Eric Baldaccini[23]

Lap Leader(s): Derek Hagar 1-10, 12-25; Garet Williamson 11
Hard Charger: Jason Martin +12
Quick Time: Eric Baldaccini 13.929-seconds
High Point Driver: Garet Williamson
Provisional(s): N/A

2022 Race Winners: Derek Hagar – 2 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway); Wayne Johnson – 1 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 1 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 870; 2. Blake Hahn 847; 3. Garet Williamson 824; 4. Jason Martin 816; 5. Matt Covington 744; 6. Tim Crawley 738; 7. Brandon Anderson 737; 8. Dylan Westbrook 729; 9. Kyler Johnson 643; 10. Landon Crawley 637; 11. Landon Britt 636; 12. Ryan Bickett 599; 13. Ryan Timms 566; 14. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 516; 15. Dylan Postier 514;

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)**
2 - Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO) (R)
2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)**
2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R)
10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R)
10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R)
17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD)
23 - Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R)
45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R)
47x - Dylan Westbrook (Scotland, ONT. Can)
52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)**
55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R)
95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R)
(R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie
** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

All Champions of the American Sprint Car Series, from National to Regional Tours, will receive a new Superior Steering Wheel (https://superiorsteeringwheel.com).

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 17, 2022) Joining his brother on the list of ASCS Sooner Region winners, Chance Morton broke into Victory Lane with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products at Tulsa Speedway on Friday night.

Morton's second career ASCS Regional win, his first came with the former Red River Region in 2017.

Chasing the No. 26m of Fred Mattox from the start, Morton slipped past Mattox in the closing laps to secure the win. Mattox would end up second with Rees Moran third. Fourth went to Danny Smith, followed by Jeffrey Newel in fifth.

Elizabeth Phillips advanced two spots to sixth, with Zach Chappell in seventh. Noah Harris, Kade Morton, and Lance Norick completed the top ten.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products rolls south for the next event at Lawton Speedway on Saturday, June 18. Races go green at 8:00 P.M. Fans can enter the track starting at 5:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Seniors, youth (12-15), and Military, $2 for kids 6-11, and free for kids five and under.

In addition to the Sooner Region, divisions include USRA Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and Mini Stocks. Lawton Speedway is located at 3501 SW Sheridan in Lawton, Okla. More information, directions, and updates on Lawton Speedway can be found online at http://www.lawtonspeedway.com or by calling (580) 355-6417.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7M-Chance Morton[2]; 2. 22M-Rees Moran[6]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 4. 5$-Danny Smith[4]; 5. 87-Sean McClelland[5]; 6. 7F-Noah Harris[7]; 7. 38-Jimmy Forrester[8]; 8. 91-Justin Fine[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 50Z-Zach Chappell[2]; 2. 26M-Fred Mattox[4]; 3. 12-Jeffrey Newell[6]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark[1]; 5. 90-Lance Norick[3]; 6. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips[8]; 7. 22T-Frank Taft[7]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings[5]

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 7M-Chance Morton[2]; 2. 26M-Fred Mattox[1]; 3. 22M-Rees Moran[4]; 4. 5$-Danny Smith[5]; 5. 12-Jeffrey Newell[6]; 6. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips[8]; 7. 50Z-Zach Chappell[3]; 8. 7F-Noah Harris[11]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton[7]; 10. 90-Lance Norick[12]; 11. 87-Sean McClelland[10]; 12. 91-Justin Fine[16]; 13. 38-Jimmy Forrester[13]; 14. 22T-Frank Taft[14]; 15. 9$-Kyle Clark[9]; 16. 97-Kevin Cummings[15]

Thornhill doubles up ASCS Frontier, wins at Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

BILLINGS, Mont. - They say that in order to finish first, you must first finish. That proved to be the case for Colby Thornhill, who had a little luck fall his way as he won his second Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car main event in as many nights, taking the Montana Spring Shootout at Big Sky Speedway.

The Enumclaw, Washington driver ran second for most of the 25-lap feature behind race long leader Kelly Miller of Coaldale, Alberta. Miller kept the young Thornhill at bay throughout, often leading by as much as a full straightaway on the 3/8-mile clay oval. With just a few laps remaining, however, Miller's car began to sputter as he was running out of fuel. Thornhill ran Miller down and passed him for the lead with a couple of laps remaining. Miller, far enough out ahead of the rest of the field, continued to sputter around the track and limped across the line in fifth place, eventually stopping on the track after taking the checkered flag.

It was Thornhill's third career win with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region. It was a successful trip to Montana aboard the Thornhill Motorsports No. 19 Shark-powered Triple X as he also won Friday's event at Gallatin Speedway. Thornhill had been racing on the west coast all spring before deciding to venture out to Montana this weekend. While he is headed back to Washington for events there, Thornhill expressed his hopes to come back out for more ASCS Frontier Region events later this season.

Great Falls, Montana driver Kory Wermling, who had been fighting mechanical issues this season, turned his luck around as he finished second aboard his No. 9k Boyle-powered Maxim. Also turning his own luck around was Meridian, Idaho's Tyler Driever, who drove from the 12th starting position to finish third aboard the Driever Racing No. 33t Shark-powered Maxim, scoring a little extra cash also with the hard charger nod. It was Driever's first time finishing a race this season, so he and team were more than pleased with their night.

After the initial start was called back, the second attempt to start the race was thwarted by a large multi-car accident that saw both Trever Kirkland and Austyn Gossel flipping upside down off the track in Turn 3 and taking Phil Dietz with them. While Kirkland and Gossel were done for the night, Dietz's team put another top wing on his car in the work area and got him back out to restart the race at the tail end of the field. Dietz pleased his home track fans by coming back to finish fourth.

In an attrition filled race, two more caution flags flew for cars stopping on the track after blowing motors, including Ross Mathewson and Joe Perry.

Following Miller, the rest of the Top 10 were Jordan Milne, Adam Speckman, Ian Myers, Abraham Hernandez and Perry.

Up next for the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series is a busy 4th of July holiday weekend. Friday, July 1st sees the tour make another visit to Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Montana. After a day off on Saturday, the series has a two-night holiday event on Sunday and Monday, July 3rd and 4th at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana. The series returns to Big Sky Speedway for the Big Sky 360 Nationals on Friday and Saturday, July 15th and 16th.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Montana Spring Shootout
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
June 11, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 56 Ross Mathewson, 2. 16g Austyn Gossel, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 19 Colby Thornhill, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 24m Ian Myers, 7. 33t Tyler Driever.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 28 Joe Perry, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 4 Adam Speckman, 6. 2m Abraham Hernandez.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 19 Colby Thornhill, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 33t Tyler Driever, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 2jr Kelly Miller, 6. 3 Jordan Milne, 7. 4 Adam Speckman, 8. 24m Ian Myers, 9. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 10. 28 Joe Perry, 11. 56 Ross Mathewson, 12. 16g Austyn Gossel, 13. 37 Trever Kirkland.

May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway
May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway
June 10 - Colby Thornhill at Gallatin Speedway
June 11 - Colby Thornhill at Big Sky Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (June 11, 2022) Adding a 16th win to his record with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, Justin Zimmerman captured Saturday’s $3,000 bounty at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

Rolling from sixth, Zimmerman moved to second on the start to chase Paul White. Caution with seven laps to run, the No. 1 worked the hub as White rolled the top. Closing rapidly, the move the lead came on Lap 9 through the first and second turns.

Bringing Jason Howell with him, the No. 44 followed in Zimmerman’s tire tracks. Never allowing more than a few car lengths, the final run to the finish saw tires smoking as Howell buried the throttle to the front stretch. There, but not able to advance, Zimmerman held on by 0.166-seconds. Jason Howell second was followed by Paul White. Fourth went to Caden McCreary, while the Avenger Chassis No. 5j of Jeremy Jones made up the top five.

The ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating races again on Friday, June 24, at West Texas Raceway (Lubbock, Texas) and Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, Texas) on Saturday, June 25.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Elite Non-Wing Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas) Saturday, June 12, 2022

Jacksonville Tool Die Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Caden McCreary[1]; 2. 21K-Kobe Simpson[3]; 3. 43-Brennon Marshall[6]; 4. 45-Martin Edwards[5]; 5. AK47-Knick Stewart[2]; 6. 63-Chris Williams[4]

Texas Aeroplastics Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. #1-Justin Zimmerman[2]; 2. 11-Justin Melton[5]; 3. 10-Bryan Debrick[4]; 4. 48X-Neal Matuska[1]; 5. 21-Michelle Parson[6]; 6. 52-JD Fry[3]

M1 Fabrications Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5J-Jeremy Jonas[4]; 2. 1-Paul White[6]; 3. 44-Jason Howell[5]; 4. 33-Mike Merrell[1]; 5. 31-Mason Smith[2]; 6. 24-Joseph Kasper[3]

Top Choice Masonry A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. #1-Justin Zimmerman[6]; 2. 44-Jason Howell[8]; 3. 1-Paul White[1]; 4. 48-Caden McCreary[5]; 5. 5J-Jeremy Jonas[2]; 6. 21-Michelle Parson[11]; 7. 21K-Kobe Simpson[7]; 8. 31-Mason Smith[15]; 9. 45-Martin Edwards[10]; 10. 48X-Neal Matuska[12]; 11. 33-Mike Merrell[13]; 12. 10-Bryan Debrick[9]; 13. 43-Brennon Marshall[3]; 14. 52-JD Fry[16]; 15. 24-Joseph Kasper[14]; 16. 11-Justin Melton[4]; 17. (DNS) AK47-Knick Stewart; 18. (DNS) 63-Chris Williams

Vance Wofford Captures First Career ASCS Southwest/POWRi Desert Sprint Car Win

Bryan Hulbert – AZTEC, N.M. (June 11, 2022) First it was Lorne Wofford, then Wes Wofford, and now Vance Wofford is a winner with the ASCS Southwest Region as the youngest of the Alamogordo racing trio topped the showdown with the POWRi Desert Sprint Cars Saturday at Aztec Speedway.

The fourth time in a Sprint Car and first in an ASCS style car, Wofford kept pace over J.T. Imperial for the win. El Paso’s Don Grable moved from eighth to third, followed by Lorne Wofford in fourth and Rick Ziehl in fifth.

From 16th, Amarillo’s Shane Redline moved to sixth, with Jesse Baker in seventh. Brett Becker, Logan Calderwood, and Troy Treharn completed the top ten.

POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series would like to thank all the amazing series sponsors, including SmartestSeller.com, Jackson Compaction, Baker Auto-Diesel, Performance Plus Racing Engines, Ortega’s Appliance, Gibson Photography, Mosher Racing, Grady’s Press Trailers, Derek Neil Schaefer’s Specialized Lubricants, Hal Burns Truck and Equipment, XXX Race Chassis, DMI, and CSI Shocks.

Follow along for more information on the further growth of the POWRi Desert Winged Sprint Series presented by MVT Services and items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing and Facebook at POWRi. POWRi League rules, contingencies, forms, and payouts can be found under the info tab at the top of the POWRi website.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Southwest vs POWRi Desert Aztec Speedway (Aztec, N.M.) Saturday, June 11, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Wes Wofford[1]; 2. 22-Jesse Baker[2]; 3. 91-Jake Helsel[3]; 4. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[5]; 5. 2B-Brett Becker[6]; 6. 22S-Shane Redline[7]; 7. (DNF) 14-Cody Sickles[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Lorne Wofford[1]; 2. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[4]; 3. 45X-Don Grable[3]; 4. 41-Dillon Tanner[6]; 5. 7X-Troy Treharn[5]; 6. (DNF) 22K-Joey Klemish[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 75X-JT Imperial[1]; 2. 116-Vance Wofford[4]; 3. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[3]; 4. 6-Logan Calderwood[2]; 5. 2-Alex Pettas[5]; 6. 12J-Josh Grady[6]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 116-Vance Wofford[1]; 2. 75X-JT Imperial[2]; 3. 45X-Don Grable[8]; 4. 7-Lorne Wofford[3]; 5. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[10]; 6. 22S-Shane Redline[16]; 7. 22-Jesse Baker[5]; 8. 2B-Brett Becker[12]; 9. 6-Logan Calderwood[13]; 10. 7X-Troy Treharn[14]; 11. 41-Dillon Tanner[11]; 12. 12J-Josh Grady[17]; 13. 2-Alex Pettas[15]; 14. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[7]; 15. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[9]; 16. 19-Wes Wofford[4]; 17. (DNS) 14-Cody Sickles; 18. (DNS) 22K-Joey Klemish; 19. (DQ) 91-Jake Helsel[6]

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (June 11, 2022) More of the same at Central Arizona Speedway, as R.J. Johnson continues his dominance of the ASCS CAS Non-Wing Series with his 16th career triumph.

Twenty laps leading, R.J. won by 3.582-seconds. James Webster, Jonas Reynolds, Austin Ervine, and Jim Vanzant made up the top five. The top ten rundown included Jordan Stetson, George Zills, Wayne Siddle, Ronnie Clark, and A.J. Hernandez.

The ASCS CAS Non-Wing Series is off as Arizona rolls into Summer. Races resume on September 3 and 4 at Central Arizona Speedway.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS CAS Non-Wing
Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Saturday, June 11, 2022

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 6-Ronnie Clark[1]; 2. 5AZ-James Webster[2]; 3. 0-Jonas Reynolds[4]; 4. 21-Austin Ervine[3]; 5. 10-George Zills[7]; 6. 8AZ-Jordan Stetson[5]; 7. (DNF) 43-Justin Kierce[6]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 3V-Jim Vanzant[1]; 2. 007-Wayne Siddle[4]; 3. 51-RJ Johnson[5]; 4. 10T-Eugene Thomas[3]; 5. (DNF) 72-AJ Hernandez[2]; 6. (DNS) 22AZ-Dustin Burkhart

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 51-RJ Johnson[2]; 2. 5AZ-James Webster[4]; 3. 0-Jonas Reynolds[6]; 4. 21-Austin Ervine[7]; 5. 3V-Jim Vanzant[3]; 6. 8AZ-Jordan Stetson[10]; 7. 10-George Zills[13]; 8. 007-Wayne Siddle[5]; 9. 6-Ronnie Clark[1]; 10. 72-AJ Hernandez[9]; 11. 10T-Eugene Thomas[8]; 12. 43-Justin Kierce[12]; 13. (DNS) 22AZ-Dustin Burkhart

Jordon Mallett Takes No-Fender Friday Win At Crowleys Ridge With ASCS Mid-South

Bryan Hulbert - PARAGOULD, Ark. (June 10, 2022) Taking on Crowleys Ridge Raceway with the ASCS Mid-South Region Friday night, Greenbrier’s Jordan Mallett raced to his second career victory with the Arkansas-based tour.

Taking the green from third, Mallett battled with Cody Gardner from the word go. Side by side with the No. G6 through the opening revolutions, the No. 14 worked the hub of the quarter-mile oval while Gardner railed the cushion. Racing by Mallett as the pair started to work into traffic, Jordon finally worked back around Cody and quickly swapped his line around.

Red on Lap 15, Mallett began varying his line around Crowleys Ridge. Low in one and two, then top in three and four, Jordon was stalked the final ten laps by Gardner and Howard Moore but was able to fend off the pair for his second overall win of the season.

Cody Garner and Howard Moore remained second and third to the finish. Brad Bowden grabbed fourth while Ayden Gatewood completed the top five. Derek Hagar, Landon Crawley, Terry Gray, Marshall Skinner, and Chase Howard made up the top ten.

The ASCS Mid-South Region races again on Saturday, June 25, at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark.

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ASCS Mid-South Region
Crowleys Ridge Raceway (Paragould, Ark.)
Friday, June 10, 2022

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 26-Marshall Skinner[1]; 2. 4X-Brad Bowden[2]; 3. 37-Ayden Gatewood[3]; 4. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 5. 17-Mike Pack[7]; 6. 55-Chase Howard[4]; 7. 88-Trent Moss[6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 10-Terry Gray[1]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[4]; 3. 71-Brayden Baker[2]; 4. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[3]; 5. 69-Jamey Mooney[6]; 6. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[5]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. G6-Cody Gardner[2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 3. 21B-Brandon Hinkle[1]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[6]; 5. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 6. 1X-Tim Crawley[5]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[7]; 4. 4X-Brad Bowden[6]; 5. 37-Ayden Gatewood[8]; 6. 9JR-Derek Hagar[10]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley[15]; 8. 10-Terry Gray[5]; 9. 26-Marshall Skinner[4]; 10. 55-Chase Howard[18]; 11. 69-Jamey Mooney[14]; 12. 88-Trent Moss[19]; 13. 21B-Brandon Hinkle[11]; 14. 71-Brayden Baker[9]; 15. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[13]; 16. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 17. 1X-Tim Crawley[17]; 18. 17-Mike Pack[12]; 19. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[16]

Bryan Hulbert – BELGRADE, Mont. (June 10, 2022) Getting the lead on Lap 18 and pulling away, Washington’s Colby Thornhill captured Friday night’s Brodix ASCS Frontier Region cash at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont.

The second time the No. 19 has rolled into Victory Lane with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region, the opening 17 rotations were spent chasing James Setter.

Closing down quickly on the No. 2j as the leader completed Lap 16, Thornhill made the advance and kept pace by 0.882-seconds at the finish. James Setters held on for second, with Canada’s Kelly Miller moving from seventh to third. Trever Kirkland from 14th was fourth, followed by Joe Perry to make the top five.

The Brodix ASCS Frontier Region is back in action at Big Sky Speedway on Saturday, June 11. Gates open at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for Senior and Military. Kids under 60-inches tall are admitted free into the grandstands. Big Sky Speedway is located at 11298 Roundup Rd. in Shepherd, Mont. Information on the track can be found on the track’s Facebook page, online at https://www.bigskyspeedway.com, or by calling (406) 998-9336.

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Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Jordan Milne[1]; 2. 2J-James Setters[3]; 3. 72-Phil Dietz[4]; 4. 2JR-Kelly Miller[5]; 5. 9K-Kory Wermling[7]; 6. 56-Ross Mathewson[2]; 7. (DNF) 37-Trever Kirkland[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Colby Thornhill[3]; 2. 28-Joe Perry[1]; 3. 33T-Tyler Driever[6]; 4. 31-Shane Moore[2]; 5. 38B-Bryan Brown[4]; 6. 7F-Decklyn Fleming[7]; 7. 24M-Ian Myers[5]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 19-Colby Thornhill[3]; 2. 2J-James Setters[2]; 3. 2JR-Kelly Miller[7]; 4. 37-Trever Kirkland[14]; 5. 28-Joe Perry[6]; 6. 72-Phil Dietz[8]; 7. 56-Ross Mathewson[12]; 8. 3-Jordan Milne[1]; 9. 31-Shane Moore[9]; 10. 24M-Ian Myers[13]; 11. 33T-Tyler Driever[4]; 12. 38B-Bryan Brown[10]; 13. 7F-Decklyn Fleming[11]; 14. 9K-Kory Wermling[5]

Bryan Hulbert – AZTEC, N.M. (June 10, 2022) Getting his first win with the ASCS Southwest Region, Albuquerque’s Caleb Saiz charged through the field Friday night at Aztec Speedway to give the POWRi Desert Sprint Cars their first win in the best of series with the Southwest Region.

Hauling from 11th, Saiz grabbed the win over Don Grable. Traveling from Odessa, Brett Becker landed third, with Logan Calderwood charging through the field from 17th to fourth. Rick Ziehl crossed fifth. Vance Wofford, Jake Helsel, Troy Treharn, Dillon Tanner, and Shane Redline made up the top ten.

Saturday, June 11, moves times to 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. (MDT) at Aztec Speedway. Tickets per night are $20 for Adults, $17 for Senior and Military, $7 for Youth (6-14), and free for Kids five and under. Pit Passes are $35.

Aztec Speedway is the oldest remaining dirt tracks in the southwest. The track is located at 300 Legion Rd. in Aztec, N.M. Information on the track is online at https://www.aztecspeedway.com/ or by calling (505) 258-3978.

Fans not able to be in attendance can watch online at https://www.watchfye.tv. POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series would like to thank all the amazing series sponsors, including SmartestSeller.com, Jackson Compaction, Baker Auto-Diesel, Performance Plus Racing Engines, Ortega’s Appliance, Gibson Photography, Mosher Racing, Grady’s Press Trailers, Derek Neil Schaefer’s Specialized Lubricants, Hal Burns Truck and Equipment, XXX Race Chassis, DMI, and CSI Shocks.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Lorne Wofford[1]; 2. 7X-Troy Treharn[2]; 3. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[6]; 4. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[3]; 5. 2J-Jax Redline[5]; 6. 116-Vance Wofford[7]; 7. 6-Logan Calderwood[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22S-Shane Redline[2]; 2. 91-Jake Helsel[4]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker[7]; 4. 75X-JT Imperial[5]; 5. 41-Dillon Tanner[1]; 6. 22K-Joey Klemish[6]; 7. (DNS) 14-Cody Sickles

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Don Grable[2]; 2. 22-Jesse Baker[3]; 3. 2-Alex Pettas[1]; 4. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[4]; 5. (DNS) 12J-Josh Grady; 6. (DNS) 19-Wes Wofford

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[11]; 2. 45X-Don Grable[3]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker[2]; 4. 6-Logan Calderwood[17]; 5. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[7]; 6. 116-Vance Wofford[14]; 7. 91-Jake Helsel[1]; 8. 7X-Troy Treharn[8]; 9. 41-Dillon Tanner[15]; 10. 22S-Shane Redline[4]; 11. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[12]; 12. 22-Jesse Baker[6]; 13. (DNF) 7-Lorne Wofford[5]; 14. (DNF) 75X-JT Imperial[9]; 15. (DNF) 2-Alex Pettas[10]; 16. (DNF) 2J-Jax Redline[13]; 17. (DNF) 22K-Joey Klemish[16]; 18. (DNS) 12J-Josh Grady; 19. (DNS) 19-Wes Wofford; 20. (DNS) 14-Cody Sickles

Gallatin, Big Sky up next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

The Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series returns to action this weekend with a Friday night event at Gallatin Speedway and a Saturday show at Big Sky Speedway.

Fresh off victories on Memorial weekend, Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana and James Setters of Spirit Lake, Idaho sit atop the point standings, with Kirkland holding a 12-point advantage over Setters. Kirkland won the season opening main event May 27th at Electric City Speedway while Setters bested Kirkland the next night at the same venue. With his victory and runner-up finish to start the season, Kirkland looks to carry that momentum into this weekend's races, both at tracks he has won at in the past.

Friday's race at Gallatin Speedway, located in Belgrade (just outside of Bozeman), is the first of four ASCS Frontier Region sprint car events at the 3/10-mile clay oval this season. On this weekend last year, Kory Wermling of Great Falls scored his first career ASCS Frontier Region victory at Gallatin Speedway, on his way to eventually finishing third in the points. Eventual series champion Logan Forler scored two of his series leading five wins here last year.

Saturday's show at Big Sky Speedway, located just north of Billings, is the first of seven races for the series at the 3/8-mile clay oval. Wins in 2021 were picked up by Forler twice, former series champion Phil Dietz twice, and series Rookie of the Year award winner Tyler Driever.

Speaking of Dietz and Driever, both drivers were looked at as contenders for the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region championship in 2022. Disaster struck, however, in the form of blown motors for both drivers on opening night. Dietz lost his motor in hotlaps and Driever was running second in the main event when his motor let go. Both of them missed the next night, putting them in a hole early on. Both of them will look to bounce back this weekend, particularly at Big Sky Speedway where they each won last year. Dietz, the five-time sprint car champion, is also a former feature winner at Gallatin Speedway.

Joe Perry scored a pair of third-place finishes on opening weekend at Electric City Speedway and sits third in the standings. The Billings driver, who earned a hard charger nod coming from 12th to finish third in that second feature, is seen as due for a win.

Friday's Spring Clash at Belgrade at Gallatin Speedway will see spectator gates open at 5:30 with hotlaps at 7:00. Racing starts at 7:35, Mountain Time. Adults get in for $15, seniors and juniors for $13, and kids ages 12 and under are free. Modifieds and super stocks share the card with the ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars.

Saturday's Montana Spring Shootout at Big Sky Speedway sees spectator gates opening at 5:30 with racing scheduled to start at 7:00, Mountain Time. Tickets are $20 except for seniors and veterans who are in for $15. Kids less than 60 inches tall get in for free. Street stocks, super stocks, modifieds and compacts all join the ASCS Frontier sprinters.

1. Trever Kirkland, 292
2. James Setters, 280
3. Joe Perry, 270
4. Kory Wermling, 255
5. Kelly Miller, 250
6. Bill Boyce, 247
7. Bryan Brown, 238
8. Michael Bingham, 235
9. Ross Mathewson, 229
10. Jordan Milne, 219

May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway
May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (June 4, 2022) Getting his No. 51 back to the top of the podium on Saturday night, R.J. Johnson raced to career win No. 15 with the ASCS CAS Non-Wing Sprint Cars at Central Arizona Speedway.

Leading all by the tenth lap, which was paced by Zachary Madrid, the rest of the feature was smooth sailing with R.J. winning by 4.393-seconds. Madrid was second, while Dustin Burkart crossed third. Josh Pelkey and A.J. Hernandez completed the top five.

The ASCS CAS Non-Wing Sprint Cars are back at Central Arizona Speedway on Saturday, June 11.

Central Arizona Speedway is located at 512 Eleven Mile Corner in Casa Grande, Ariz. For more information and directions, call (520) 709-0718 or log onto http://www.centralarizonaspeedway.com.

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ASCS CAS Non-Wing
Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Saturday, April 16, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 51-RJ Johnson[1]; 2. 72-AJ Hernandez[3]; 3. 61-Chad Stevens[5]; 4. 0-Jonas Reynolds[7]; 5. 5AZ-James Webster[6]; 6. 8-Bruce St James[2]; 7. (DNS) 10X-Eugene Thomas

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22AZ-Dustin Burkhart[1]; 2. 3M-Zachary Madrid[5]; 3. 12-Josh Pelkey[6]; 4. 3V-Jim Vanzant[3]; 5. 10-George Zills[7]; 6. 007-Wayne Siddle[4]; 7. (DNF) 3-Pete Yerkovich[2]

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 51-RJ Johnson[2]; 2. 3M-Zachary Madrid[4]; 3. 22AZ-Dustin Burkhart[1]; 4. 12-Josh Pelkey[3]; 5. 72-AJ Hernandez[5]; 6. 0-Jonas Reynolds[7]; 7. 5AZ-James Webster[9]; 8. (DNF) 8-Bruce St James[11]; 9. (DNF) 10X-Eugene Thomas[13]; 10. (DNF) 3V-Jim Vanzant[8]; 11. (DNF) 61-Chad Stevens[6]; 12. (DNF) 3-Pete Yerkovich[12]; 13. (DNF) 007-Wayne Siddle[10]; 14. (DNF) 10-George Zills[14]

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (June 4, 2022) Putting the sweep on the second annual Mickey Walker Classic, Oklahoma City’s Wayne Johnson battled to Saturday’s $2,222 top prize with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Leading start to finish Friday night, it was a different story Saturday as Matt Covington took off with the race lead to start the 27-lap feature event. Chasing the No. 95 into traffic as the race rolled into the eighth revolution, Covington tried the bottom to clear a pair of slower cars on Lap 9, only to have Wayne Johnson hustle the cushion to the lead on Lap 10.

Threading the two slower cars immediately through the third and fourth turns, Johnson put distance on the field as Covington struggled to clear the slower cars. Working through several cautions, the later restarts saw Covington try to retake the lead, with each one thwarted. Challenged at the same time by Rees Moran for second, the No. 22m would hook Covington’s left rear on Lap 25 causing him to spin.

Giving Covington one final shot at the No. 2c, there was no stopping Johnson who pulled away by 1.318-seconds. Racing out of the B-Feature, Brandon Anderson was the night’s hard charger with a run to third. Sean McClelland rolled ninth to fourth with Bradley Fezard in fifth.

Running three divisions Saturday night, Kyle Jones, who swept the POWRi West Midgets, made up four spots to finish sixth. Andrew Deal followed with Michael Day going 14th to eighth. Jeremy Campbell was ninth with Joshua Tyre making up ten spots to round out the top ten.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products is at Tulsa Speedway on Friday, June 17 at Lawton Speedway on Saturday, June 18.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Sooner Region
Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
2nd annual Mickey Walker Classic
Saturday, June 4, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 2. 87-Sean McClelland[1]; 3. 00-Bradley Fezard[5]; 4. 91-Michael Day[2]; 5. 77-Dean Drake Jr[7]; 6. 777-Bailey Hughes[4]; 7. 90-Lance Norick[6]; 8. 31K-Ross Moore[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22M-Rees Moran[1]; 2. 9$-Kyle Clark[2]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 4. 23X-Steven Shebester[3]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 6. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips[8]; 7. 24-Craig Carroll[4]; 8. 8R-Ryker Pace[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 4. 17-Kyle Jones[5]; 5. 7F-Noah Harris[7]; 6. 38-Jimmy Forrester[2]; 7. 33-Justin Patocka[8]; 8. 39-Joshua Tyre[4]

B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 2. 24-Craig Carroll[7]; 3. 33-Justin Patocka[5]; 4. 90-Lance Norick[6]; 5. 31K-Ross Moore[8]; 6. 39-Joshua Tyre[10]; 7. 38-Jimmy Forrester[4]; 8. 8R-Ryker Pace[9]; 9. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips[2]; 10. 777-Bailey Hughes[3]

American Bank of Oklahoma A-Main (27 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[15]; 4. 87-Sean McClelland[9]; 5. 00-Bradley Fezard[5]; 6. 17-Kyle Jones[10]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[6]; 8. 91-Michael Day[14]; 9. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[7]; 10. 39-Joshua Tyre[20]; 11. 24-Craig Carroll[16]; 12. 90-Lance Norick[18]; 13. 33-Justin Patocka[17]; 14. 22M-Rees Moran[2]; 15. 9$-Kyle Clark[8]; 16. 8-Alex Sewell[4]; 17. 23X-Steven Shebester[13]; 18. 7F-Noah Harris[12]; 19. 77-Dean Drake Jr[11]; 20. 31K-Ross Moore[19]

Bryan Hulbert – GREENWOOD, La. (June 4, 2022) The long-awaited return of the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating did not disappoint as seventh starting Cody Gardner parked the Brewer Trucking No. G6 in Victory Lane in a near photo finish with Michelle Parson.

Getting to the lead on Lap 6, Gardner battled with Paul White with the Waco racer leading Lap 7, before Cody was able to race back by. Showing the way until Lap 15, fifth starting Michelle Parson took over the point.

Stalked by the No. G6 through the final five laps, Gardner railed the cushion while Parson worked patiently around the hub. To the white flag, the pair were tied at the line. Staying committed to the top of the Boothill Speedway, the pair shot the front stretch in a full-on drag race to the finish with Cody Gardner winning by 0.150-seconds for his second non-wing score of the season.

Michell Parson in second was followed by Jason Howell. Fourth went to Paul White, with Jeremy Jonas putting his Avenger Chassis in the fifth spot. Caden McCreary, Joshua Hanna, Knick Stewart, Kobe Simpson, and Ryan Hall made up the top ten.

The ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will be Saturday, June 11 at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Jacksonville Tool Die Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 99X-Dalton Stevens[2]; 2. 48-Caden McCreary[6]; 3. 48X-Neal Matuska[1]; 4. 82-Joshua Hanna[4]; 5. 21K-Kobe Simpson[5]; 6. 33C-Casey Carter[3]; 7. 79-Ryan Hall[7]

Texas Aeroplastics Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Jason Howell[2]; 2. 99-Blake Jenkins[1]; 3. 1-Paul White[3]; 4. G6-Cody Gardner[6]; 5. 63-Chris Williams[4]; 6. 52-JD Fry[5]

M1 Fabrications Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. AK47-Knick Stewart[1]; 2. 21-Michelle Parson[2]; 3. 5J-Jeremy Jonas[3]; 4. 85-Josh McCord[4]; 5. 31-Mason Smith[5]

Top Choice Masonry A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. G6-Cody Gardner[7]; 2. 21-Michelle Parson[5]; 3. 44-Jason Howell[3]; 4. 1-Paul White[8]; 5. 5J-Jeremy Jonas[9]; 6. 48-Caden McCreary[6]; 7. 82-Joshua Hanna[11]; 8. AK47-Knick Stewart[4]; 9. 21K-Kobe Simpson[13]; 10. 79-Ryan Hall[18]; 11. 31-Mason Smith[14]; 12. 63-Chris Williams[15]; 13. 48X-Neal Matuska[10]; 14. 33C-Casey Carter[17]; 15. 52-JD Fry[16]; 16. 85-Josh McCord[12]; 17. 99-Blake Jenkins[1]; 18. 99X-Dalton Stevens[2]; 19. 3S-Stephen Smith[19]

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (June 3, 2022) Rebounding from a shredded tire in his Heat Race to draw the right of the front row Friday night, Wayne Johnson put the Outlaw Wings No. 2c on the point and kept it there for his fourth career win with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Winning the opening night of the 2nd annual Mickey Walker Classic, Johnson’s run to the win was not without challenge as Blake Hahn nearly took the lead on Lap 3 before slipping over the top of the first and second turn.

Pulling his lead to a straightaway through traffic with Steven Shebester chasing, the closing laps saw Hahn rallying back. Moving back to second on Lap 20, Hahn closed a 2.253-second gap down to car lengths as the leaders raced to the white flag. Unable to get the run on Johnson, the No. 2c kept pace by 1.155-seconds at the finish for his 10th career ASCS win at the Oklahoma quarter-mile.

Blake Hahn crossed second, followed by Steven Shebester. Having to drop to the tail after coming to a stop just before the green flag, Brandon Anderson, who had drawn the pole, rocketed through the field to finish fourth with Bradley Fezard moving from ninth to fifth.

Sean McClelland sixth was followed by Alex, Sewell, Kyle Clark, Jeremy Campbell, and Chance Morton to complete the top ten.

The 2nd annual Mickey Walker Classic continues on Saturday, June 4. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for Adults, $5 for Youth (11-14), and free for Kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $35.

Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 247-RACE (7223), or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway

For fans that cannot attend ASCS Sooner Region events in 2022, they can be seen live on http://www.racindirt.com.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Sooner Region
Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
2nd annual Mickey Walker Classic
Friday, June 3, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 23X-Steven Shebester[2]; 2. 22M-Rees Moran[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark[4]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[5]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[7]; 7. 777-Bailey Hughes[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 38-Jimmy Forrester[1]; 3. 00-Bradley Fezard[3]; 4. 39-Joshua Tyre[5]; 5. 22C-Charlie Crumpton[4]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 87-Sean McClelland[5]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[4]; 4. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 5. 90-Lance Norick[1]; 6. 91-Michael Day[6]

American Bank of Oklahoma A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 3. 23X-Steven Shebester[3]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 5. 00-Bradley Fezard[9]; 6. 87-Sean McClelland[4]; 7. 8-Alex Sewell[8]; 8. 9$-Kyle Clark[11]; 9. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[15]; 10. 7M-Chance Morton[13]; 11. 22M-Rees Moran[5]; 12. 777-Bailey Hughes[19]; 13. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 14. 90-Lance Norick[16]; 15. 39-Joshua Tyre[10]; 16. 38-Jimmy Forrester[7]; 17. 22C-Charlie Crumpton[14]; 18. 91-Michael Day[18]; 19. 8M-Kade Morton[17]

Mickey Walker Classic Next For ASCS Sooner Region At Creek County Speedway Bryan Hulbert

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (May 31, 2022) The second installment of the Mickey Walker Classic takes place this Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4, at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. featuring the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

The two-night affair will offer teams $2,000 to win, $300 to start Friday, with Saturday paying $2,222 to win, $302 to start.

Honoring the late Mickey Walker, the 2020 Creek County Speedway Champ/305 Sprint Car Champion passed away suddenly on January 5, 2021, at the age of 23. The inaugural event held in his name took place on June 6, 2021, with Oklahoma’s Blake Hahn earning the win.

Looking at the weekend lineup, both nights will include the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, Champ/305 Sprint Cars, and POWRi West Midgets. All three divisions represent Mickey and his progression as a driver. Sooner Late Models will be on hand Friday, while Factory Stocks and Modifieds roll in on Saturday.

Friday, June 3 opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. Saturday, June 4 will open at the same time, with racing moved up to 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets per day are $20 for Adults, $5 for Youth (11-14), and free for Kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $35.

Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 247-RACE (7223), or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway

For fans that cannot attend ASCS Sooner Region events in 2022, they can be seen live on http://www.racindirt.com.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Friday, June 3: Mickey Walker Classic - Night 1 ASCS Sooner Region POWRi West Midgets Champ / 305 Sprints Sooner Late Model Series Pits Open: 4pm | Grandstands Open: 5pm | Hot Laps: 7pm | Racing: 8pm

Saturday, June 4: Mickey Walker Classic - Night 2 ASCS Sooner Region Sprints - $2,222 to win! POWRi West Midgets Champ / 305 Sprints - $1,222 to win! Factory Stocks Modifieds Pits Open: 3pm | Grandstands Open: 5pm | Hot Laps: 6:30pm | Racing: 7:30pm

General admission each night is $20, with Children 10 & under get in Free. Pits are $35 each night.

Bryan Hulbert – MUSKOGEE, Okla. (May 29, 2022) Returning to Thunderbird Speedway for the first time in 22-years, the name going into the record books is Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Leading start to finish in Sunday's 25-lap feature, the win is Sam's first of the season and 59th overall with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

"I was kicking myself after last night, and I told myself going into tonight that I wasn't going to lose this one," stated Sam, who saw his run Saturday cut short after tangling with an infield tire.

"The early stages, we were really good. I could tell we were picking off cars way quicker than a lot of other guys could. I hated to see the caution there at the end with three to go because that puts everyone back on your bumper, but I knew if I could get a good start and get back up top, we'd be good."

Pulling to nearly three seconds at times through traffic, the No. 15h was chased from the start by Wayne Johnson. Pulling the advantage down to nearly a second at times, Wayne took a couple of shots at the lead on restarts but would, unfortunately, see his night end early when his car rolled to a stop on Lap 23.

Putting the Hills Racing/TrueNorth.bet No. 15h on the cushion through the closing laps, Hafertepe pulled the field by over two seconds to become the season's sixth different winner. As Sam pulled away, the race for second came down to the final lap between Jason Martin and Dylan Westbrook. Fending off the No. 47x, Martin posted his first podium finish of the season. Dylan Westbrook crossed third.

Chased by Blake Hahn until Lap 22, the night turned south when a shower of sparks poured out from behind the No. 52. Twelfth starting, Garet Williamson would take advantage for the fourth-place finish while Brandon Anderson completed the top five.

Tim Crawley crossed sixth, with Chance Morton moving from 11th to seventh. Sean McClelland made it to eighth, followed by Landon Crawley in ninth for his first top-ten finish with the National Tour. Whit Gastineau from 17th made up the top ten.

The Sunday showdown saw 24 drivers on hand. The overall quick qualifier was Wayne Johnson at 18.091-seconds to establish the track record. SCE Gaskets Heat Races numbered three, with wins going to Wayne Johnson, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., and Blake Hahn. Every driver in attendance advanced to the A-Feature.

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Friday, June 17 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., and Saturday, June 18 at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour ASCS Sooner Region Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, Okla.) Sunday, May 29, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 18.091[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 18.278[4]; 3. 24-Garet Williamson, 18.309[6]; 4. 87-Sean McClelland, 18.482[8]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 18.489[5]; 6. 10-Landon Britt, 18.817[7]; 7. 22M-Rees Moran, 19.347[3]; 8. 91-Justin Fine, 20.225[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley, 18.266[5]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 18.351[8]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 18.450[1]; 4. 2-Whit Gastineau, 18.460[2]; 5. 95-Matt Covington, 18.778[6]; 6. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 19.008[3]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton, 19.045[4]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 19.400[7]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 18.722[6]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley, 18.919[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn, 18.926[7]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton, 19.070[8]; 5. 90-Lance Norick, 19.269[5]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox, 19.302[2]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier, 19.646[4]; 8. 2D-Dylan Opdahl, 20.139[1]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 87-Sean McClelland[1]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson[2]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran[7]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 8. 91-Justin Fine[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 5. 2-Whit Gastineau[1]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[8]; 7. 50Z-Zach Chappell[6]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[7]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[1]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 6. 90-Lance Norick[5]; 7. 2D-Dylan Opdahl[8]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier[7]

FloRacing A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson[12]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]; 6. 1X-Tim Crawley[7]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton[11]; 8. 87-Sean McClelland[10]; 9. 187-Landon Crawley[9]; 10. 2-Whit Gastineau[17]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[21]; 12. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 13. 17B-Ryan Bickett[15]; 14. 10P-Dylan Postier[24]; 15. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 16. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 17. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 18. 50Z-Zach Chappell[20]; 19. 8M-Kade Morton[23]; 20. 90-Lance Norick[18]; 21. 22M-Rees Moran[16]; 22. 2D-Dylan Opdahl[19]; 23. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 24. 91-Justin Fine[22]

Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-25 Hard Charger: Kyler Johnson +10 Quick Time: Wayne Johnson, 18.091 (NTR) High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson Provisional(s): N/A

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2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 1 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Seth Bergman – 1 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway); Derek Hagar – 1 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 1 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway);

2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 762; 2. Dylan Westbrook 729; 3. Blake Hahn 719; 4. Jason Martin 703; 5. Garet Williamson 682; 6. Matt Covington 615; 7. Brandon Anderson 615; 8. Tim Crawley 603; 9. Ryan Timms 566; 10. Landon Britt 546; 11. Landon Crawley 539; 12. Kyler Johnson 524; 13. Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 516; 14. Ryan Bickett 503; 15. Seth Bergman 478;

All Champions of the American Sprint Car Series, from National to Regional Tours, will receive a new Superior Steering Wheel (https://superiorsteeringwheel.com).

Bryan Hulbert – VADO, N.M. (May 29, 2022) Going back-to-back at Vado Speedway Park, El Paso’s John Carney II took the Verville Racing owned No. 01 back to Victory Lane Sunday night in the weekend matchup between the ASCS Southwest Region and POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series.

Taking off from third, Carney was the chaser for the first 13 laps to Jesse Baker. Getting the point on Lap 14, John proceeded to pull away by 7.082-seconds at the finish for his ninth career ASCS Southwest Regional score.

Jesse Baker held on for second while Caleb Saiz finished third. Don Grable and Dylan Harris made up the top five. Arizona’s J.T. Imperial made it to sixth from 12th with Royal Jones crossing seventh. Lorne Wofford, Brett Becker, and Rick Ziehl completed the top ten.

The next event for both series will see the matchup head for Aztec Speedway in Aztec, N.M. on Friday, June 10, and, Saturday, June 11

POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series would like to thank all the amazing series sponsors including SmartestSeller.com, Jackson Compaction, Baker Auto-Diesel, Performance Plus Racing Engines, Ortega’s Appliance, Gibson Photography, Mosher Racing, Grady’s Press Trailers, Derek Neil Schaefer’s Specialized Lubricants, Hal Burns Truck and Equipment, XXX Race Chassis, DMI, and CSI Shocks.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Southwest vs POWRi Desert Vado Speedway Park (Vado, N.M.) Sunday, May 29, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[2]; 2. 45X-Don Grable[1]; 3. 01-John Carney II[7]; 4. 7-Lorne Wofford[6]; 5. 12J-Josh Grady[3]; 6. 6-Logan Calderwood[4]; 7. 116-Vance Wofford[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Jesse Baker[2]; 2. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[1]; 3. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[4]; 4. 22K-Joey Klemish[5]; 5. 72D-Derrick Black[3]; 6. 3V-Jim Vanzant[6]; 7. 10-George Zills[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2B-Brett Becker[4]; 2. 1-Dylan Harris[3]; 3. 131-Royal Jones[5]; 4. 19-Wes Wofford[2]; 5. 75X-JT Imperial[7]; 6. 7X-Troy Treharn[1]; 7. 14-Cody Sickles[6]; 8. 25-Mike Marquez[8]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 01-John Carney II[3]; 2. 22-Jesse Baker[1]; 3. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[6]; 4. 45X-Don Grable[8]; 5. 1-Dylan Harris[5]; 6. 75X-JT Imperial[12]; 7. 131-Royal Jones[7]; 8. 7-Lorne Wofford[10]; 9. 2B-Brett Becker[4]; 10. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[2]; 11. 12J-Josh Grady[14]; 12. 6-Logan Calderwood[17]; 13. 7X-Troy Treharn[19]; 14. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[9]; 15. 22K-Joey Klemish[11]; 16. 10-George Zills[18]; 17. 3V-Jim Vanzant[16]; 18. 72D-Derrick Black[15]; 19. 25-Mike Marquez[22]; 20. (DNF) 14-Cody Sickles[20]; 21. (DNF) 116-Vance Wofford[21]; 22. (DNF) 19-Wes Wofford[13]

Setters electrifies Great Falls, bags first ASCS Frontier win
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - It was a long-awaited moment for James Setters, his family, his friends, and his loyal fans, and it finally came on Saturday night as he rocketed away from the field to score his first career Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory in the Montana Spring Round-Up finale at Electric City Speedway.

The 19-year-old from Spirit Lake, Idaho led all 25 laps of the main event aboard his family's No. 2 Borello-powered Helix that was perfectly set up. After drawing the pole for the event, Setters motored away from fellow front row starter Kelly Miller of Coaldale, Alberta on the start and from there was never threatened. Setters was leading Miller by more than six seconds when the first caution came out with 18 laps completed. Setters again motored away on the following restart.

A green-white-checkered finish was set up after Miller brought out the red flag when he was bit by the cushion on the top of turns 1 and 2 and went tumbling upside down after taking the white flag. Helena, Montana's Trever Kirkland, who won the season opening feature on Friday night, wound up behind Setters for the final restart but he too had nothing for Setters, who again jetted away over the last two laps and won comfortably.

While frequently racing the 360 sprint car in ASCS Frontier Region events, Setters is a regular in sportsman sprint competition at Electric City Speedway, essentially making the 3/10-mile Great Falls clay oval his home track. After making weight at the scales, Setters was pushed out in front the main grandstand. Climbing out of the car, he was greeted with a kiss from his girlfriend and a roaring ovation from his home track crowd in celebration of his first ASCS victory.

Setters appeared stunned and had the "is this really happening?!" look on his face as he was interviewed in victory lane and celebrated. It'll be a night James and the Setters family will remember forever.

Backing up his Friday night victory, Kirkland finished second aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X. With the overall very solid weekend, Kirkland left Electric City Speedway with the early ASCS Frontier Region points lead. The big mover of the night was Billings driver Joe Perry, who had to miss his heat race when a steering problem suddenly occurred and he rolled to a stop during the pace laps. He and father Chuck fixed the problem and he tagged the back of the main event field. Perry impressively worked his way through the field and finished third for the second straight night aboard the family's No. 28 Don Ott-powered Maxim.

Kory Wermling finished fourth, finishing in the Top 5 both nights at his home town track. Alberta veteran Bill Boyce finished fifth. The rest of the Top 10 were Bryan Brown, Ross Mathewson, Michael Bingham, Brianna Widhalm and Ian Myers.

This weekend's races were the first at Electric City Speedway for the ASCS Frontier Region since 2018. The series is back for a two-night holiday special on Sunday and Monday, July 3rd and 4th. The annual Montana Round-Up, the three-night Labor Day weekend special, is back on the schedule for September 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

The ASCS Frontier Region next races on Friday, June 10th with the Spring Clash at Belgrade at Gallatin Speedway near Bozeman, Montana. The Montana Spring Shootout is Saturday, June 11th at Big Sky Speedway outside of Billings.

Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Montana Spring Round-Up - Night 2
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
May 28, 2022

Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 2 James Setters, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 77b Michael Bingham, 4. 38b Bryan Brown, 5. 1 Bill Boyce, 6. 56 Ross Mathewson.

Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 3 Jordan Milne, 4. 2b Brianna Widhalm, 5. 24m Ian Myers, DNS - 28 Joe Perry.

Feature (25 laps): 1. 2 James Setters, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 28 Joe Perry, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 1 Bill Boyce, 6. 38b Bryan Brown, 7. 56 Ross Mathewson, 8. 77b Michael Bingham, 9. 2b Brianna Widhalm, 10. 24m Ian Myers, 11. 2jr Kelly Miller, 12. 3 Jordan Milne.

May 27 - Trever Kirkland at Electric City Speedway
May 28 - James Setters at Electric City Speedway

John Carney II Wins ASCS Southwest/POWRi Desert Opener At Vado Speedway Park

Bryan Hulbert – VADO, N.M. (May 28, 2022) Getting his seventh career victory with the ASCS Southwest Region, El Paso’s John Carney II wheeled the Verville Racing owned No. 01 to Victory Lane at Vado Speedway Park on Saturday night to open the weekend matchup between the ASCS Southwest Region and POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series.

Besting a field of 21 at the three-eighths-mile oval, Carney bolted to the lead on Lap 7. Under fire from Josh Grady, the POWRi regular nearly took the point, but a caution would help Carney secure the lead, and eventually the win. Rolling up from ninth, Lorne Wofford claimed second with Brett Becker third. Josh Grady ended up fourth with Don Grable making up the top five.

Jesse Baker sixth was chased by Vance Wofford from 11th. Logan Calderwood, Royal Jones, and Caleb Saiz made up the top ten.

The ASCS Southwest Region and POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series return for round two at the Vado Speedway Park on Sunday, May 29. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (MDT).

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Southwest vs POWRi Desert
Vado Speedway Park (Vado, N.M.)
Saturday, May 28, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7X-Troy Treharn[1]; 2. 1-Dylan Harris[5]; 3. 75X-JT Imperial[2]; 4. 7-Lorne Wofford[6]; 5. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[3]; 6. 72D-Derrick Black[4]; 7. 14-Cody Sickles[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2B-Brett Becker[2]; 2. 01-John Carney II[6]; 3. 12J-Josh Grady[4]; 4. 116-Vance Wofford[5]; 5. 3V-Jim Vanzant[3]; 6. 22K-Joey Klemish[7]; 7. (DNF) 4T-Colt Treharn[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Jesse Baker[1]; 2. 131-Royal Jones[2]; 3. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[5]; 4. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[4]; 5. 45X-Don Grable[6]; 6. 6-Logan Calderwood[3]; 7. 10-George Zills[7]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 01-John Carney II[2]; 2. 7-Lorne Wofford[9]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker[1]; 4. 12J-Josh Grady[7]; 5. 45X-Don Grable[13]; 6. 22-Jesse Baker[5]; 7. 116-Vance Wofford[11]; 8. 6-Logan Calderwood[18]; 9. 131-Royal Jones[8]; 10. 1HA-Caleb Saiz[15]; 11. 7X-Troy Treharn[4]; 12. 22K-Joey Klemish[14]; 13. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[12]; 14. 72D-Derrick Black[17]; 15. 3V-Jim Vanzant[16]; 16. 10-George Zills[20]; 17. (DNF) 75X-JT Imperial[10]; 18. (DNF) 1-Dylan Harris[3]; 19. (DNF) 20Z-Rick Ziehl[6]; 20. (DNF) 14-Cody Sickles[19]; 21. (DNS) 4T-Colt Treharn

Bryan Hubert – ELDON, Mo. (May 28, 2022) Going full out in pursuit of Matt Covington over the final five laps of Saturday's A-Feature at Lake Ozark Speedway, the Missile Motorsports No. 95 and Hills Racing No. 47x went slide for slide with Dylan Westbrook's last lap slider through the first and second turns securing his third career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Taking off sixth on the grid, Dylan raced to the podium on Lap 8. Going after Wayne Johnson through numerous restarts, Westbrook finally got the position on Lap 12. Chasing Covington into traffic, Dylan was on the No. 95 on Lap 16.

Wheel to wheel with Covington a lap later, the difference was 0.001-seconds with the No. 95 holding. Playing traffic like chess, Covington protected the open line to pull back to a half-second advantage with five to go.

Getting clean track between himself and Covington, the gap closed rapidly with a difference of only 0.283-seconds on Lap 21. Closing on another group of slower cars with three to go, Covington's breathing room was dashed as the pair raced to two to go. Forced to the bottom, coming to the white flag, Westbrook shoved the nose of the No. 47x under Covington, forcing him to navigate the middle groove.

Holding by 0.051-seconds at the wave of the white flag, the run into turns one and two saw Dylan drive hard to the bottom. Clearing Covington and the slower car, the No. 47x hustled the cushion through the final two turns to win by 0.764-seconds.

Matt Covington settled for second with Wayne Johnson barely holding onto third following contact between the No. 2c and Blake Hahn's No. 52 off the second turn of the final lap. Hahn ended up fourth, with Ryan Timms rolling from 11th to complete the top five.

Joe B. Miller from 12th made it to sixth with Miles Paulus seventh. Garet Williamson from 17th made it to eighth, followed by Jason Martin from 18th. Chase Porter made up six positions to finish tenth.

Saturday's field at Lake Ozark Speedway numbered 32. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. was the overall quick qualifier at 12.430-seconds. SCE Gaskets Heat Races went to Brandon Anderson, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Gunner Ramey, and Wayne Johnson. Garet Williamson topped the night's BMRS B-Feature. Provisional starts went to Tim Crawley and Landon Britt.

The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, heads to Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla., for the first time in 22 years on Sunday, May 29.

Gates open opens at 4:00 P.M. in the Pits and 5:00 P.M. in the Grandstands. Hot Laps are at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. Thunderbird Speedway is located at the Muskogee Fairgrounds (1444 S Cherokee St). For information on the track, as well as directions, log onto http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com or call Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour ASCS Warrior Region Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, Mo.) Saturday, May 28, 2022

The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 98P-Miles Paulus, 12.880[5]; 2. 4-Evan Martin, 12.888[3]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.896[1]; 4. 86-Timothy Smith, 13.060[4]; 5. 77-Jack Wagner, 13.064[8]; 6. 10-Landon Britt, 13.272[2]; 7. 2-Chase Porter, 13.338[7]; 8. 9M-Jarman Dalitz, 14.613[6]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (4 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 12.430[5]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 12.642[1]; 3. 97-Scotty Milan, 12.878[8]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley, 12.969[3]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton, 13.024[6]; 6. 36-Jason Martin, 13.415[4]; 7. 2D-Dylan Opdahl, 13.428[7]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark, 14.749[2]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (4 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 12.639[4]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson, 12.754[2]; 3. 11A-Austin O'Neal, 12.899[8]; 4. 21-Gunner Ramey, 12.943[6]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.962[7]; 6. 50K-Kyle Bellm, 13.033[5]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier, 13.551[3]; 8. 40S-Shain Kaiser, 13.551[1]

The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (4 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.572[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 12.825[1]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms, 12.969[6]; 4. 22S-Slater Helt, 12.995[2]; 5. 0-Jake Griffin, 13.035[8]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller, 13.066[5]; 7. 1X-Tim Crawley, 13.131[7]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 13.977[3]

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

SCE Gaskets Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 98P-Miles Paulus[4]; 3. 86-Timothy Smith[1]; 4. 77-Jack Wagner[5]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[7]; 6. 9M-Jarman Dalitz[8]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 8. 4-Evan Martin[3]

SCE Gaskets Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 3. 97-Scotty Milan[2]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley[1]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 7. 2D-Dylan Opdahl[7]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Gunner Ramey[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 11A-Austin O'Neal [2]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 5. 50K-Kyle Bellm[6]; 6. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier[7]; 8. 40S-Shain Kaiser[8]

SCE Gaskets Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms[2]; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller[6]; 5. 22S-Slater Helt[1]; 6. 0-Jake Griffin[5]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[8]; 8. 1X-Tim Crawley[7]

BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 24-Garet Williamson[4]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 4. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 5. 50K-Kyle Bellm[1]; 6. 22S-Slater Helt[5]; 7. 0-Jake Griffin[7]; 8. 4-Evan Martin[11]; 9. 40S-Shain Kaiser[12]; 10. 10P-Dylan Postier[10]; 11. 17B-Ryan Bickett[8]; 12. 2D-Dylan Opdahl[9]; 13. 16-Dustin Clark[13]; 14. 9M-Jarman Dalitz[14]; 15. (DNS) 10-Landon Britt; 16. (DNS) 1X-Tim Crawley

FloRacing A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[6]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 5. 5T-Ryan Timms[11]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller[12]; 7. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 8. 24-Garet Williamson[17]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[18]; 10. 2-Chase Porter[16]; 11. 97-Scotty Milan[9]; 12. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 13. 1X-Tim Crawley[23]; 14. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 15. 50K-Kyle Bellm[21]; 16. 11A-Austin O'Neal[10]; 17. 86-Timothy Smith[14]; 18. 187-Landon Crawley[20]; 19. 77-Jack Wagner[15]; 20. 21-Gunner Ramey[8]; 21. 8M-Kade Morton[19]; 22. 10-Landon Britt[24]; 23. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 24. 22S-Slater Helt[22]

Lap Leader(s): Matt Covington 1-24; Dylan Westbrook 25 Hard Charger: Garet Williamson +9 Quick Time: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 12.430 High Point Driver: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Provisional(s): Tim Crawley (Points) / Landon Britt (Points)

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2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Wayne Johnson 662; 2. Blake Hahn 621; 3. Dylan Westbrook 594; 4. Ryan Timms 566; 5. Jason Martin 561; 6. Garet Williamson 552; 7. Matt Covington 519; 8. Brandon Anderson 490; 9. Tim Crawley 481; 10. Seth Bergman 478; 11. Landon Britt 459; 12. Landon Crawley 426; 13. Kyler Johnson 416; 14. Ryan Bickett 399; 15. Chris Martin 378;

Bryan Hulbert - GREAT FALLS, Mont. (May 27, 2022) Kicking off the 2022 season with a win, Trever Kirkland led flag-to-flag Friday night with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region at Electric City Speedway.

Win No. 6 with the Montana based tour, Kirkland took the green from the pole position and never looked back. Canada's Kelly Miller crossed second, with Joe Perry completing the night’s podium. James Setters and Kory Wermling made up the top five.

Making his return to action, Bill Boyce crossed sixth, followed by Michael Bingham, Bryan Brown, Jordan Mihe, and Ross Mathewson rounded out the top ten.

The Spring Roundup at Electric City Speedway continues on Saturday, May 28. Grandstands open at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT).

Tickets are $20 for adults, $14 for Military, Senior (55+), Military, and Youth (13-17), and $5 for Kids 12 and under. Electric City Speedway is located just north of Great Falls, Mont. on Hwy. 87 at 2801 Old Havre Hwy. Information on the track can be found at http://www.electriccityspeedway.com or by calling (406) 899-3358.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

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ASCS Frontier Region Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, Mont.) Friday, May 27, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 37-Trever Kirkland[2]; 2. 3-Jordan Mihe[1]; 3. 1-Bill Boyce[3]; 4. 2-James Setters[4]; 5. 38B-Bryan Brown[6]; 6. 56-Ross Mathewson[5]; 7. (DNS) 72-Phil Dietz

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 33T-Tyler Driever[1]; 2. 2JR-Kelly Miller[7]; 3. 28-Joe Perry[5]; 4. 9K-Kory Wermling[6]; 5. 77B-Michael Bingham[3]; 6. 24M-Ian Myers[4]; 7. (DNF) 74U-Chauncey Filler[2]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 37-Trever Kirkland[1]; 2. 2JR-Kelly Miller[4]; 3. 28-Joe Perry[3]; 4. 2-James Setters[7]; 5. 9K-Kory Wermling[5]; 6. 1-Bill Boyce[8]; 7. 77B-Michael Bingham[10]; 8. 38B-Bryan Brown[9]; 9. 3-Jordan Mihe[6]; 10. 56-Ross Mathewson[11]; 11. 24M-Ian Myers[12]; 12. (DNF) 33T-Tyler Driever[2]; 13. (DNS) 74U-Chauncey Filler; 14. (DNS) 72-Phil Dietz

Bryan Hulbert – ELDON, Mo. (May 26, 2022) Dealing with light rain the past few days, things were set for Friday and Saturday at Lake Ozark Speedway, however, a late downpour Thursday night dropped heavy rain for nearly an hour, forcing officials to move The Spring Sprint and Midget Nationals to a Saturday only program.

As was the Saturday purse going into the event, May 28 will pay the normal ASCS National weekend purse of $4,000 to win, $400 to start.

Saturday, May 28 at Lake Ozark Speedway opens at 2:00 P.M. for teams to pull in. Grandstands open at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:15 P.M. (CDT). Lake Ozark Speedway is located at 50 Twiggy Lane in Eldon, Mo. Information on the track, including advance ticket sales, can be found at http://www.lakeozarkspeedway.net. On-site camping is available. Call (417) 399-5756 for details.

While slated for three nights, teams are still set to get two nights of racing this weekend as Sunday, May 29 will see action turn to Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla. Presented by Terry Mattox, the Sunday showdown will also include Factory Stocks ($500 to win, $50 to start), Pure Stocks ($300 to win, $35 to start), and USRA B-Mods ($500 to win, $60 to start). The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series will see a $3,000 to win, $400 to start A-Feature.

Sunday, May 29 at Thunderbird Speedway opens at 4:00 P.M. in the Pits and 5:00 P.M. in the Grandstands. Hot Laps are at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. Thunderbird Speedway is located at the Muskogee Fairgrounds (1444 S Cherokee St). For information on the track, as well as directions, log onto http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com or call Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series
Where: Lake Ozark Speedway & Thunderbird Speedway
When: May 28-29, 2022

Pits: 2:00 P.M.
Gates: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Driver's Meeting: 5:45 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 6:30 P.M.
Racing: 7:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.000

Pit Pass: $40
Grandstand Admission: $25
Seniors/Military: $17
Youth (6-12): $10
Kids (5 & under): Free

Address: 50 Twiggy Ln. Eldon, MO 65026
Phone: (417) 399-5756
Website: http://www.lakeozarkspeedway.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lakeozarkspeedway
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LOSspeedway

Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Gates: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Driver's Meeting: 5:45 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 6:30 P.M.
Racing: 7:30 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.000

Address: 1444 S Cherokee St, Muskogee, OK 74403
Phone: (918) 417-0624
Website: http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thunderbird-Speedway-192229047937380
Twitter: N/A

2022 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Wayne Johnson 527; 2. Blake Hahn 491; 3. Seth Bergman 478; 4. Jason Martin 448; 5. Dylan Westbrook 444; 6. Ryan Timms 441; 7. Garet Williamson 436; 8. Tim Crawley 416; 9. Landon Britt 394; 10. Brandon Anderson 384;

1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)**
2 - Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO) (R)
2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)**
2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R)
10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R)
10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R)
17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD)
23 - Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R)
45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R)
47x - Dylan Westbrook (Scotland, ONT. Can)
52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)**
55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R)
95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R)
(R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie
** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.

All Champions of the American Sprint Car Series, from National to Regional Tours, will receive a new Superior Steering Wheel (https://superiorsteeringwheel.com).

ASCS Frontier opens 2022 season Friday, Saturday at Electric City Speedway
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - The Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series will finally get its 2022 season underway with the Montana Spring Round-Up this Friday and Saturday in its long-awaited return to Electric City Speedway.

The 3/10-mile clay oval on the north end of Great Falls will be hosting the ASCS Frontier Region for the first time since August 2018, that last event being won by Logan Forler, who incidentally was last year's ASCS Frontier Region champion. The two races this weekend are the first of seven total events at Electric City Speedway for the series this year. Friday's event will pay $1,500 to win with Saturday's winner getting a cool $2,000 payday.

The Montana-based regional 360 sprint car series was set to open the season with a two-night event last weekend at Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah but was forced to postpone due to the tire supply issue affecting all of racing and the automotive industry. There will be an effort to reschedule the event if possible. Tires will be available this weekend, but with the tire supply situation remaining uncertain the series is requesting that those who need tires get only what they need as we try to make sure anyone who needs them is able to acquire them.

With Logan Forler moving on to racing 410 sprint cars on the west coast, he won't be around to defend the ASCS Frontier Region championship this year. That leaves several talented drivers from around the region competing to take his place as champion. Phil Dietz, a two-time ASCS Frontier Region champion and five-time overall sprint car champ, is expected to be in the mix as he runs a full schedule after taking two wins in part-time action last year. Trever Kirkland, a former champion of the Big Sky Sprints - a predecessor to the ASCS Frontier Region - looks to be a major factor, building off of momentum in the latter half of the season that included two wins and several top 5 finishes after a disastrous start earlier.

2021 series Rookie of the Year Tyler Driever is back also, having also finished second in the points with two wins and looking to use what he learned last year to challenge for a championship. Kelly Miller, a former winner at Electric City Speedway and of several ASCS Frontier Region events, will be one to watch as well. Kory Wermling, from Great Falls, won his first ASCS Frontier Region main event last year and finished third in points, and looks to deliver a big weekend in front of the hometown crowd. Drivers from Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, western Canada and elsewhere will be competing.

The Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series will open its 2022 season with the Montana Spring Round-Up at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana this Friday and Saturday, May 27th and 28th. Pit gates each day open at 4:00 with spectator gates opening at 5:30 and racing scheduled for 7:00. Tickets each night are $20 for adults, $14 for military, juniors ages 13 to 17 and adults 55 and over. Kids 12 and under are only $5. The series will be joined by WISSOTA Midwest modifieds and WISSOTA street stocks on Friday, and then by IMCA modifieds, WISSOTA street stocks and WISSOTA super stocks on Saturday.

More information on the ASCS Frontier Region can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.

May 27th & 28th
Montana Spring Round-Up
Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

Dietz chasing sixth sprint car championship with ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

LAUREL, Mont. - A familiar face will be a contender this season with the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, as five-time sprint car champion Phil Dietz will be looking to add a sixth title to his already impressive resume.

The 37-year-old Laurel, Montana driver returned to sprint car racing last year after taking some time off and scored a pair of ASCS Frontier Region victories, both at his home track Big Sky Speedway, in part-time action. He took the opening night of the Big Sky 360 Nationals on July 24th and then scored the win in the ASCS Frontier Region season finale on September 11th. The two-time ASCS Frontier Region champion now expects to run the entire season in 2022, chasing a third ASCS regional title - to go with his 2013 and 2015 trophies - and a sixth overall crown. His chase begins this Friday and Saturday, May 27th and 28th at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana.

Dietz has been racing sprint cars since 1999, when he earned Rookie of the Year honors at just 15 years of age with the old Montana Open Wheel Racing Association, which was later renamed the Montana Sprint Tour - in which he won his first championship in 2003. After the Big Sky Sprint Tour took the MST's place as the Montana based sprint car series a few years later, Dietz won his second overall title in 2007. An ownership change in the series took place after the 2009 season and it became simply known as Big Sky Sprints, and Dietz was that tour's last champion in 2012. The ASCS Frontier Region took over and ran its inaugural season in 2013, and Dietz won twice that year en route to that championship, his fourth title under four different banners.

In 2015 he scored another four wins on his way to his second ASCS Frontier Region championship and fifth overall, cementing his place as one of Montana's greatest sprint car racers ever. However, Dietz scaled back in 2016 and ran only a handful of races for other car owners, picking up a win for Richie and Nubby Peterson in non-ASCS action that season before hanging it up for a few years. Dietz later caught the bug again when attending events at Big Sky Speedway. When he returned to action in 2021, he and his wife Lisa got the band back together, including brothers Lee and Sean Hoke, longtime crewmembers for Phil. It was a popular win with the hometown fans when Dietz scored that win in July, his first sprint car main event win in five years and first ASCS Frontier Region triumph since taking the 2015 season finale.

Along with support from Lisa, the Hoke brothers are back crewing this year, along with Phil's dad Ken Dietz and friend and sponsor Mike Nezworski. Phil will also be racing in memory of his grandfather Ray Dietz, who passed away in December. Ray was present in victory lane for one of Phil's victories last year, something he and his family will cherish.

Dietz, as always, will be have the No. 72 on his car. As he had for the last number of years, Dietz will be running Maxim chassis. In 2022 he'll be running Panella Racing engines under the hood and have Factory Kahne shocks on the car as well. CM Tree Service, who joined him as a major sponsor last year, is back with him along with Dietz Auto & Truck, Moon Construction, Pacific Recycling, Leading Performance and CNL Service.

May 27th & 28th
Montana Spring Round-Up
Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

Bryan Hulbert – GRANITE CITY, Ill. (May 19, 2022) Forecasted as a passing shower turned much more than that Thursday evening. Turning into a Supercell, the storm unleashed a massive amount of rain at Tri-City Speedway, forcing officials with the Illinois oval and Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network to postpone this weekend’s event as the now saturated grounds will not have enough time to dry before the next round of forecasted precipitation arrives.

Putting the area under a Tornado Watch, thankfully, the track only received rain and some high wind. Officials are looking for a replacement date and will be announced as soon as it can be confirmed.

The next event on the 2022 lineup is the Spring Sprint and Midget Nationals at Lake Ozark Speedway on Friday, May 27, and Saturday, May 28, followed by the return to Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla., on Sunday, May 29.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Hagar Takes ASCS Mid-South Region Points Lead Into I-30 Speedway This Saturday Shawn Miller

Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (May 17, 2022) – Derek Hagar will return to I-30 Speedway this Saturday for an ASCS Mid-South Region event.

Hagar enters the night at the bullring in Little Rock, Ark., leading the ASCS Mid-South Region championship standings after winning two of the first three series races this year. He’s also the only driver to post a top-10 result during all three races.

“We just have to go out there and do what we’ve been doing,” he said. “I-30 has treated us well this year other than the first night when we crashed in a non-wing. I know we can get it done if we put ourselves in the right position.”

Hagar earned a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour and ASCS Mid-South Region victory at I-30 Speedway in March. He also captured a feature triumph at the quarter-mile oval during his most recent visit last month.

On top of the success on the track, Hagar has an added boost of getting his primary engine back this week.

“We started the season out the strongest we have in a while so I’m looking forward to going back to I-30 this weekend,” he said. “We have a fresh Dynotech under the hood so I’m excited to see how that will do. Hopefully the changes we made meet our expectations. Kenny (Conrad) and Ricky (Stenhouse) always come up with a good combination.

“This is our major engine. With Kenny getting sick last year he didn’t get to go through that stuff in the offseason. He is very picky about who touches the motors. Kenny does all the assembly and then Ricky does our machine work and dynoing. Once Kenny got well and in the shop he got it torn down and did some updates to the new ASCS rules. It has taken some time to get some parts. We’ve been running our second motor, which has treated us well to start the year. Now we’ll see if we can keep it up with our primary one.”

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Hagar would like to thank Pafford Medical Services, KO Motorsports, B & D Towing and Recovery, J&J Auto Racing, Summit Truck Group, Dynotech Performance, Fragola Performance Systems, Administrative Consulting Services, Killer Coatings, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, Jeff’s Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Valvoline, Ti64 and Builtwiser Wings for their continued support.

Bryan Hulbert – SOMERTON, Ariz. (May 17, 2022) It’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Night at Cocopah Speedway on Saturday, May 21, and the ASCS Southwest Region is back in action at the three-eighths-mile Arizona oval.

Free admission to all Law Enforcement with ID, the night will also feature an exhibition race between agencies for the privilege of earning the Law Enforcement Challenge Cup.

Saturday, May 21 at Cocopah Speedway opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, Senior/Military are $18, and Kids 12 and Under are free. Pit Passes are $35. Lineup of classes includes Mini Dwarf Sportsman, Mini Dwarf Masters, IMCA Hobby Stock, IMCA Sport Compact, Pure Stocks, and Junior Sprints.

Cocopah Speedway is located at County 15th & US 95 in Somerton, Ariz. For more information, log onto http://www.cocopahspeedway.com or call (602) 292-7607.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 17, 2022) Back at “Hammer Hill” on Saturday, May 21, the ASCS Mid-South Region headlines the night’s racing action in the tour’s fourth show of the 2022 season.

Night three of a scheduled eight at the Arkansas’ quarter-mile, the first stop on March 25 and 26 included the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, with wins going to Derek Hagar and Aaron Reutzel. Weekly racing with the KNP Painting Sprint Cars on April 23, the No. 9jr was back in Victory Lane and has since added a second ASCS Mid-South Region win to his season at Greenville Speedway on Saturday, May 7.

Positioned atop the 2022 driver standings going into the weekend, Hagar holds a 91-point advantage over Tim Crawley. Heading to Tri-City Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series this weekend, that opens the door for Cody Gardner to advance in the standings, along with Dustin Gates and Bradyn Baker who are currently tied with 292 points each.

Saturday, May 21, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $15, with Kids 12 and under admitted free into the Grandstands compliments of KNP Painting. Other classes on the card include C8 Motorsports Young Guns', Bumper to Bumper IMCA Mod-Lites, Bennings Heat & Air IMCA Modifieds, and Cadillac Chassis IMCA Stock Cars.

I-30 Speedway is located on the I-30 Frontage Road, eastbound at Exit 126. More information on the Speedway is at https://www.i-30speedway.com or by calling (501) 455-4567.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Tire supply concerns force Utah postponement for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR

It was something we did not want to do, but the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series was forced to postpone this weekend's season opening Utah Sprint Car Clash at Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah.

The difficult decision was not made lightly. An effort will be made to reschedule the event for later this season. The staff at Desert Thunder Raceway were wonderful hosts when the series visited last year and ASCS Frontier Region / Stagg Motor Sports personnel were looking forward to returning.

The tire supply issue affecting all of racing and the automotive industry came to a head for the regional sprint car series set to open things up on May 20th and 21st. Things were looking fine about a month ago as tires were expected to be available. However, concern grew in the following weeks regarding the supply problem and delivery timeline. During that time, series coordinator Josh Stagg reached out to suppliers and vendors everywhere from Texas to Washington to Canada. No one had anything available.

This weekend's events had teams from Montana, Alberta, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming and Arizona interested in making the long haul. We were conscious to the likelihood that some teams, if not more, would need tires available at the track. Also considering the cost of fuel these days, it was decided that it would be unfair to have everyone make the - for most teams - fairly long tow to Utah and potentially not be able to race due to lack of tires to race with. Again, it was a tough decision we did not want to make.

The initial postponement announcement was made by ASCS National on Sunday. Josh Stagg and Frontier Region publicist and announcer Andrew Kunas spoke again on Monday regarding the tire situation. We understand that there is a production run happening and that we have our portion coming to us. We anticipate having those tires available at our events in Great Falls, Montana on Memorial weekend. For teams who will be competing that weekend and will be needing tires at the track, we ask that they keep their orders to just what they need as we try to make sure tires are available to all who need them that weekend and likely two weeks later at our events at Gallatin Speedway and Big Sky Speedway. We thank everyone for their cooperation in that matter.

Again, we feel bad for the staff and fans at Desert Thunder Raceway. It was obvious to us during our visit last year that the fans were eating up everything they saw. Both of our main events that weekend were perhaps the biggest show they'd ever seen at their track, based on the reaction they gave. We were looking forward to doing that again this weekend. Again, we will try to find a weekend that works for all parties involved and get the Utah Sprint Car Clash rescheduled. Utah generally isn't the first state that comes to mind in any conversation regarding sprint car racing, and we are wanting to help grow sprint car racing in that state.

The Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series is now scheduled to open its 2022 season with the Montana Spring Round-Up at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana on Friday and Saturday, May 27th and 28th.

May 27th & 28th
Montana Spring Round-Up
Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Rolling Into Tri-City Speedway This Weekend

Bryan Hulbert - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (May 16, 2022) Back to two nights in 2022, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network will head to Tri-City Speedway In Granite City, Ill. on Friday, May 20, and, Saturday, May 21 along with the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps on the three-eights-mile, while the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division takes on the eighth-mile oval.

Two previous visits in 2010 and 2021, wins with the National Tour belong to Jerrod Hull and Scott Bogucki. Overall, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network has taken on three tracks in Illinois since 1996, with other events at Jacksonville Speedway (July 23, 1996 – Garry Lee Maier) and Peoria Speedway (July 24, 1996, and August 29, 1997 – Terry Gray).

The first time the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division has traveled to the historic Illinois oval; the small car showdown will include A-Class, Restricted, and Non-Wing as well as HART Outlaw Non-Wing Micros.

Wayne Johnson leads the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network into the weekend by 36 points over defending series champion Blake Hahn. Third currently finds Seth Bergman, who picked up a win over the weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway. Jason Martin sits fourth with Dylan Westbrook in fifth. Ryan Timms, Garet Williamson, Tim Crawley, Landon Britt, and Brandon Anderson complete the top ten in tour standings.

Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21 at Tri-City Speedway opens at 3:00 P.M. with racing at 7:15 P.M. (CDT). The draw for ASCS teams is from 5:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., with the Driver’s Meeting at 5:45 P.M. Admission per night is $25 for adults with kids 12 and under admitted into the Grandstands for free. Pits are $35. If racing multiple divisions, a Pit Pass must be purchased for each division. Information on the track can be found by calling (636) 931-7836 or online at https://www.tricityspeedway.net.

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Who: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Where: Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, Ill. When: Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21

Pits: Noon Gates: 5:30 P.M. Draw: 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Driver’s Meeting: 5:45 P.M. Hot Laps; 6:30 P.M. Racing: 7:15 P.M. Muffler: Open RACEceiver: 454.000

Address: 5100 Nameoki Rd, Granite City, IL 62040 Phone: (618) 931-7836 Website: https://www.tricityspeedway.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TriCitySpeedway Twitter: https://twitter.com/TriCity11

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All Champions of the American Sprint Car Series, from National to Regional Tours, will receive a new Superior Steering Wheel (https://superiorsteeringwheel.com).

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 14, 2022) Adding his name to the list of winners on Saturday night, Washington’s Seth Bergman became the eighth different driver since 2012 to top the Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown at Lucas Oil Speedway.

A co-sanctioned affair between the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps, the win is Seth’s sixth with the Warrior Region, and 14th in Sooner competition.

Taking off from the pole after the initial start was called back, Seth took the lead immediately. In traffic in a matter of laps, the No. 23 was masterful. Held up only a few times, it was enough to allow Blake Hahn to close in each occurrence. Able to up his pace just in time through the holdups, Seth made it to the line with 1.743-seconds to spare.

A hair-raising save through the final turns after getting over the cushion, Blake Hahn held on for second, while Miles Paulus crossed third for his second podium finish of the weekend. Matt Covington was fourth with Sean McClelland rolling from 14th to fifth.

Picking through the field from 11th, Brandon Anderson made it to sixth with Garet Williamson seventh. Joe B. Miller eighth was followed by Jeffrey Newell and Landon Britt to complete the top ten.

Special thanks go to Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps for their continued commitment to not only Lucas Oil Speedway, and ASCS, but to the drivers. Just before the Driver’s Meeting, $150 was added to each Heat Race, awarding $50 to the podium in each.

The ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps travels next to Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. for a showdown with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series National Tour on Fridays, May 20, and Saturday, May 21.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products races again on Sunday, May 29 at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Warrior vs ASCS Sooner
Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.)
11th annual Impact Signs Open Wheel Showdown
Saturday, May 14, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 2. 21-Gunner Ramey[4]; 3. 87-Sean McClelland[3]; 4. 11-Austin O'Neal[5]; 5. 4-Evan Martin[2]; 6. 9C-Tony Crank[6]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark[7]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[1]; 3. 51B-Joe B Miller[6]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[4]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell[3]; 6. 14E-Kyle Bellm[8]; 7. 86-Timothy Smith[7]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[5]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 2-Chase Porter[1]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[7]; 5. 5D-Zach Daum[5]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 7. 40S-Shain Kaiser[8]; 8. 9M-Jarman Dalitz[2]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 98P-Miles Paulus[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 3. 77-Jack Wagner[4]; 4. 50Z-Zach Chappell[6]; 5. 97-Scotty Milan[7]; 6. 73-Samuel Wagner[1]; 7. 0-Jake Griffin[3]; 8. 91-Justin Fine[8]

B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 14E-Kyle Bellm[4]; 2. 5D-Zach Daum[5]; 3. 11-Austin O'Neal[1]; 4. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 5. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[3]; 6. 4-Evan Martin[7]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox[9]; 8. 40S-Shain Kaiser[10]; 9. 22M-Rees Moran[17]; 10. 0-Jake Griffin[14]; 11. 9C-Tony Crank[8]; 12. 9M-Jarman Dalitz[18]; 13. 91-Justin Fine[16]; 14. 97-Scotty Milan[2]; 15. 86-Timothy Smith[12]; 16. 9$-Kyle Clark[11]; 17. 73-Samuel Wagner[13]; 18. 10P-Dylan Postier[15]

Impact Signs, Awnings and Wraps A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 5. 87-Sean McClelland[14]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 7. 24-Garet Williamson[9]; 8. 51B-Joe B Miller[6]; 9. 12-Jeffrey Newell[8]; 10. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 11. 21-Gunner Ramey[7]; 12. 14E-Kyle Bellm[15]; 13. 5D-Zach Daum[16]; 14. 8-Alex Sewell[18]; 15. 50Z-Zach Chappell[13]; 16. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[19]; 17. 4-Evan Martin[20]; 18. 11-Austin O'Neal[17]; 19. 2-Chase Porter[10]; 20. 77-Jack Wagner[12]

Jeremy Campbell On Top At Monett Motor Speedway In ASCS Sooner/Warrior Showdown

Bryan Hulbert – MONETT, Mo. (May 13, 2022) Earning his first win of the 2022 season on Friday night, Wichita’s Jeremy Campbell parked his No. 10c on the front stretch at Monett Motor Speedway with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps.

The second year in a row the Kansas racer has topped action at the three-eighths-mile oval, Campbell chased Matt Covington the opening seven revolutions until the No. 95 suffered a flat right rear tire that ended his night.

Putting Campbell to the point, the race ended up coming to an end with a green, white, checkered dash on Lap 14 after several teams suffered cut tires. Challenged by Miles Paulus through the final two laps, Campbell fended off the No. 98p.

Paulus in second was followed by Kyle Bellm for the evening’s podium. Brandon Anderson and Dylan Postier completed the top five. Fred Mattox, Jeffery Newell, Tony Crank, Rees Moran, and Shain Kaiser rounded out the top ten.

Both ASCS Regional Tours are back in action Saturday, May 14 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo for the 11th annual Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown.

Tickets are $25 for Adults, $22 for Seniors (62+), $10 for Youth (6-15), and free for Kids five and under. Family Pass is $60. Pits are $40. Other featured classes include the POWRi Lucas Oil Wingless Auto Racing League and the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League.

All gates open at 4:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:00 P.M. and Racing at 7:05 P.M. (CDT). Lucas Oil Speedway is located at 18842 Speedway Dr. in Wheatland, Mo. For more information on the track, including on site camping, log onto http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com or call (417) 282-5984.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Sooner and Warrior Region Monett Motor Speedway (Monett, Mo.) Friday, May 13, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 2. 2-Chase Porter[2]; 3. 22M-Rees Moran[4]; 4. 14E-Kyle Bellm[3]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 6. 12-Jeffrey Newell[5]; 7. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 50Z-Zach Chappell[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 3. 21-Gunner Ramey[6]; 4. 87-Sean McClelland[5]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier[4]; 6. 9C-Tony Crank[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 4-Evan Martin[3]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[5]; 5. 9M-Jarman Dalitz[1]; 6. 40S-Shain Kaiser[6]

American Bank of Oklahoma A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[3]; 2. 98P-Miles Paulus[9]; 3. 14E-Kyle Bellm[10]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 5. 10P-Dylan Postier[12]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[11]; 7. 12-Jeffrey Newell[15]; 8. 9C-Tony Crank[16]; 9. 22M-Rees Moran[6]; 10. 40S-Shain Kaiser[14]; 11. 21-Gunner Ramey[2]; 12. 2-Chase Porter[4]; 13. 4-Evan Martin[8]; 14. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 15. 50Z-Zach Chappell[7]; 16. 9M-Jarman Dalitz[13]; 17. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[17]; 18. 87-Sean McClelland[19]; 19. 23-Seth Bergman[18]

Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 9, 2022) Going for a weekend double in Missouri, the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps will take on the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products at Monett Motor Speedway (Monett, Mo.) on Friday, May 13 and Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.) on Saturday, May 14. Both events are $2,000 to win and $300 to start.

Last on track at the Monett Motor Speedway on July 4, 2021, the night’s battle went to Jeremy Campbell, who led from start to finish.

Looking at Lucas Oil Speedway, Saturday is the 11th edition of the Impact Signs, Awnings & Wraps Open Wheel Showdown at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks.” The 2021 edition saw a 27-car field topped by Oklahoma’s Ryan Timms. Hatched in 2012, Randy Martin took the inaugural win. Since then, there have been eighth events contested, with Brandon Hanks emerging as the only repeat winner in 2016 and 2019. Other winners include Randy Hibbs (2014), Jonathan Cornell (2015), Brad Loyet (2017), and Logan Seavey (2018). The 2013 event was lost to rain, while 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic.

Friday, May 13 at Monett Motor Speedway will open at 2:00 P.M. for teams to enter the Pits. Grandstands open at 6:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:30 P.M. and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for Adults, $10 for Senior, Veterans, and Youth (7-17), and free for Kids six and under. Pits are $40. The

Friday showdown also includes POWRi Pure Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Super Stocks, and B-Mods. Monett Motor Speedway is located at 685 Chapell Dr. in Monett, Mo. For more information, log onto http://monettmotorspeedway.myracepass.com or call (417) 402-9079.

For Saturday, May 14, at Lucas Oil Speedway, tickets are $25 for Adults, $22 for Seniors (62+), $10 for Youth (6-15), and free for Kids five and under. Family Pass is $60. Pits are $40. Other featured classes include the POWRi Lucas Oil Wingless Auto Racing League and the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League.

The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Continuing Tire Shortage Cancels Lucas Oil ASCS Stop At Black Hills Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – RAPID CITY, S.D. (May 8, 2022) Sadly, the tire situation is not getting any better, and because of the continuing shortage, officials at Black Hills Speedway and the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series have made the call to cancel the National Tour event slated for Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at the South Dakota oval.

The weekend will still feature local Sprint Cars with the Northern Plains Region on Friday, May 13 at $1,200 to win, plus $200 tow money to travelers who do decide to race.

"When we were told Hoosier couldn't get tires to Black Hills, we started trying to find some to take with us to at least have something, but there just isn’t any. Without the ability to fulfill a full order, the distributors can't part with that much inventory at one time with what's going on," stated ASCS Owner, Terry Mattox.

"The track still wants to run something, so they are going to have the Northern Plains Region back on Friday. The local series carries a smaller car count, so they can get by, but expecting 25-30 cars for a National Tour show, it becomes impossible. Understand, we are not hating on Hoosier. Before everything that's gone on, we never had an issue. Like all of us, they are in a situation that is beyond their control because of the fallout of what's happened, and it’s not just Hoosier that is going through it."

The next event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series is Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – GREENVILLE, Miss. (May 7, 2022) Collecting Saturday’s $2,000 prize at Greenville Speedway, Derek Hagar captured his 14th career victory with the ASCS Mid-South Region.

Chasing Tim Crawley, the No. 1x looked to have the win in hand until contact from a slower car ended Crawley’s night. Opening the door for Hagar, the No. 9jr took full advantage. Cody Gardner crossed second, while Bradyn Baker moved from eighth to third. Jordon Mallett and Dustin Gates made the top five.

Zach Pringle was sixth, followed by Blake Jenkins from 13th. Chase Howard from 12th made it to eighth, followed by Jake Knight and Josh McCord to round out the top ten. The ASCS Mid-South Region returns to action on Saturday, May 21, at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark.

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ASCS Mid-South Region Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Miss.) Saturday, May 7, 2022

Heat 1: 1. G6-Cody Gardner[1]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[4]; 3. 91-Zach Pringel[6]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 5. 85-Josh McCord[3]; 6. 187-Landon Crawley[2]; 7. 13-Chase Howard[7]

Heat 2: 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 6-Dustin Gates[1]; 3. 71-Bradyn Baker[5]; 4. 93-Jake Knight[3]; 5. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[4]; 6. (DNF) 99-Blake Jenkins[6]; 7. (DNS) 19-Jason Long

A Feature: 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[3]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner[4]; 3. 71-Bradyn Baker[8]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 5. 6-Dustin Gates[7]; 6. 91-Zach Pringel[2]; 7. 99-Blake Jenkins[13]; 8. 13-Chase Howard[12]; 9. 93-Jake Knight[6]; 10. 85-Josh McCord[10]; 11. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[9]; 12. (DNF) 1X-Tim Crawley[1]; 13. (DNF) 187-Landon Crawley[11]; 14. (DNS) 19-Jason Long

Bryan Hulbert – PETTY, Texas (May 7, 2022) Only a few weeks removed from his second career victory with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, Jason Howell made it three wins Saturday night with a trip to Victory Lane at Rocket Raceway Park.

Worth $3,000 to the Ft. Worth, Texas shoe, Howell was one of three different leaders. Chasing Paul White the first two revolutions, the No. 44 took over the point on Lap 3. To second on Lap 7 as Steven Shebester took command, the Oklahoma driver’s night ended on Lap 11.

Putting Howell back to the point, the remainder of the A-Feature went his way, with a 0.835-second advantage at the finish.

Paul White was the first driver chasing to the checkered flag, while Justin Zimmerman made it to third. Mason Smith fourth was followed by Dalton Stevens to complete the top five. Chase Parson, Jeremy Jonas, Michelle Parson, Stephen Smith, and Jimmy Gardner made up the top ten.

The next event on the calendar for the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating is Saturday, May 14, at Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas.

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Jacksonville Tool Die Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. #1-Justin Zimmerman[6]; 2. 118-Scott Evans[1]; 3. 99X-Dalton Stevens[2]; 4. 5J-Jeremy Jonas[3]; 5. 91-Michael Day[5]; 6. 52-JD Fry[7]; 7. 33C-Casey Carter[4]; 8. 83-Bryce Koone[8]

Texas Aeroplastics Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Jason Howell[4]; 2. 48-Caden McCreary[6]; 3. 23X-Steven Shebester[7]; 4. 21K-Kobe Simpson[2]; 5. 21-Michelle Parson[5]; 6. AK47-Knick Stewart[1]; 7. 33-Mike Merrell[3]; 8. 43-Brennon Marshall[8]

M1 Fabrications Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 31-Mason Smith[1]; 2. 3S-Stephen Smith[2]; 3. 57-Chase Parson[3]; 4. 1-Paul White[7]; 5. 48X-Neal Matuska[4]; 6. 51-Jimmy Gardner[6]; 7. 63-Chris Williams[5]

Top Choice Masonry A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 44-Jason Howell[1]; 2. 1-Paul White[2]; 3. #1-Justin Zimmerman[5]; 4. 31-Mason Smith[4]; 5. 99X-Dalton Stevens[9]; 6. 57-Chase Parson[8]; 7. 5J-Jeremy Jonas[10]; 8. 21-Michelle Parson[13]; 9. 3S-Stephen Smith[7]; 10. 51-Jimmy Gardner[16]; 11. 91-Michael Day[12]; 12. 52-JD Fry[15]; 13. AK47-Knick Stewart[17]; 14. 48X-Neal Matuska[14]; 15. 43-Brennon Marshall[22]; 16. 33-Mike Merrell[20]; 17. 23X-Steven Shebester[3]; 18. 48-Caden McCreary[6]; 19. 63-Chris Williams[18]; 20. 21K-Kobe Simpson[11]; 21. (DNS) 33C-Casey Carter; 22. (DNS) 83-Bryce Koone; 23. (DNS) 118-Scott Evans

Ryan Timms Takes ASCS Northern Plains Victory At Black Hills Speedway
Bryan Hulbert

Bryan Hulbert – RAPID CITY, S.D. (May 6, 2022) Adding a 10th ASCS Regional victory to his name, Oklahoma’s Ryan Timms grabbed the ASCS Northern Plains win at Black Hills Speedway.

Bringing the Northern Plains Region back after going by the wayside after the 2009 season, Timms is the 27th different driver to win with the South Dakota-based series.

Taking off from 10th, Timms raced to the lead on Lap 12. Unchallenged to the end, Timms was trailed to the finish by Colorado’s Nick Haygood. Third went to Kyler Johnson, while Kelly Miller and Travis Reber completed the top five.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

ASCS Northern Plains Region
Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, S.D.)
Friday, May 6, 2022

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2JR-Kelly Miller[3]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[6]; 3. 3-Mike Pennel[2]; 4. 13-McKayla Worley[4]; 5. 4-Adam Speckman[5]; 6. (DNF) 21-DJ Brink[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 2. 1-Nick Haygood[1]; 3. 88-Travis Reber[5]; 4. 56X-Mark Chisholm[6]; 5. (DNF) 6G-Bryan Gossel[3]; 6. (DNF) 5T-Ryan Timms[2]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[10]; 2. 1-Nick Haygood[1]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 4. 2JR-Kelly Miller[3]; 5. 88-Travis Reber[6]; 6. 6G-Bryan Gossel[11]; 7. 56X-Mark Chisholm[8]; 8. (DNF) 13-McKayla Worley[7]; 9. (DNF) 16G-Austyn Gossel[2]; 10. (DNF) 4-Adam Speckman[9]; 11. (DNS) 21-DJ Brink; 12. (DNS) 3-Mike Pennel

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - One of the most important things in racing is getting new drivers going up through the ranks to secure the future of the sport. It's no different in Montana sprint car racing, and a glimpse of the future may be coming in the form of Great Falls driver Ian Myers, who plans to run several ASCS Frontier Region events in 2022.

The soon to be 16-year-old only recently moved into sprint car racing, driving a limited sprint car put together by his family a handful of times at his home track, Electric City Speedway. He then got a taste of 360 action when he traveled south on Labor Day weekend last season, joining the ASCS Frontier Region tour for events in Wyoming and Utah. His best finish aboard his family's No. 24 was a 12th place effort at Desert Thunder Raceway.

Though they expect not to run the entire season, the plan is for Myers to run as many events as possible with the ASCS Frontier Region, which races primarily in Myers' home state of Montana. Seven events are scheduled at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, where Myers already has some experience in the limited.

Myers started racing quarter midgets at just five years of age, racing those for several years before getting into cage kart racing, competing at Big Sky Kartway outside Missoula before that venue shut down. It was around that time that they struck up a friendship with former Montana sprint car champion Trever Kirkland, and Ian's father Jeramy and his business Flawless Auto Body began sponsoring Kirkland's sprint car team and, while they were at it, learned what they could about sprint car racing. The family eventually found a limited sprint car up in Canada and got their hands on it, allowing Ian to compete in a few Rocky Mountain Sprints events at Electric City.

Expecting to race in the 360 far more often, it will be a new experience for Myers in 2022.

"I am really looking forward to be racing with experienced drivers and getting the feel of what my sprint car has. I am hoping to get better every race this season," Myers said.

Myers' No. 24 car is a Triple X with a Kennedy motor under the hood. Sponsoring the team are the Pit Stop Tavern, Flawless Auto Body, Loenbros, 3-way Autobody, Owen Robinson, Pacers Sign & Design, Dave Freeman’s Racers Parts Supply, Axalta Racing, and Randy Wenzek.

The Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series kicks off its 2022 season with the Utah Sprint Car Clash on May 20th and 21st at Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah before heading to Electric City Speedway for the Montana Spring Round-Up on May 27th and 28th. More information on the ASCS Frontier Region can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.

May 27th & 28th Montana Spring Round-Up Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT

Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (May 4, 2022) Rolling into the sixth round of competition at Central Arizona Speedway, the ASCS CAS Non-Wing Sprints hit the high-banked clay on Saturday, May 7.

The R.J. Johnson show during the first five events, the driver of the No. 51 has amassed a 115-point advantage over Jonas Reynolds, who is the only other driver to make each event so far this season. Logan Calderwood with four appearances holds third, followed by James Webster and Wayne Siddle to complete the top five in driver standings.

Sixteen overall A-Features contested since 2021, the only two drivers to ever win remains R.J. Johnson and Charles Davis, Jr.

Saturday, May 7 features Pure Stocks, Bombers, and Power 600 Series Micros in addition to the ASCS CAS Non-Wing Sprint Cars.

Tickets are $20 for adults and free for kids 11 and under. Pits are $35, with Kids six and under free. Grandstands open at 4:00 P.M. Pits open at 3:00 P.M. (MT). Cars hit the track at 6:00 P.M. (MT). Central Arizona Speedway is located at 512 Eleven Mile Corner in Casa Grande, Ariz. For more information and directions, call (520) 709-0718 or log onto http://www.centralarizonaspeedway.com.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – PETTY, Texas (May 3, 2022) Returning to Petty, Texas for the first time since 2019, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will top the bill this Saturday, May 7 with a $3,000 to win showdown at Rocket Raceway Park.

Called 82-Speedway in the tour’s last trip, the night’s win went to Justin Zimmerman after chasing Gary Floyd the first half of the A-Feature. The track was purchased and renamed Rocket Raceway Park at the end of 2021 by Kevin Sustaire and Kevin Rogers.

Just off a two-night swing through south Texas last weekend, Waco’s Paul White has moved to the top of the points by 30 over Justin Zimmerman.

Discovering a failed engine after winning Friday’s Texana showdown, Zimmerman was forced to sit out Saturday’s trip to South Texas Race Ranch. Still very much in the fight, the absence has also brought series rookie, Kobe Simpson, into the mix as he trails Justin by 64 points, and White by 94. Caden McCreary holds fourth with Mason Smith in fifth.

Round 7 of the 2022 season, Saturday, May 7, will see the Pits open at 4:00 P.M., followed by the Grandstands at 5:00 P.M. Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. will be followed by Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for Adults, $17 for Senior and Military, $8 for Youth (6-12), and free for Kids five and under.

Along with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, the lineup of classes includes USRA Stock Cars, Limited Modifieds, Eco Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Junior Limited Modifieds, and Trooper Cruisers.

Rocket Raceway Park is located at 16369 US Hwy 82 in Petty, Texas. Information on the track is online at http://rocketracewaypark.com, or by calling (903) 413-8003. You can also follow the track at https://www.facebook.com/RocketRacewayPark.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – RAPID CITY, S.D. (May 3, 2022) The ASCS Northern Plains Region debut event takes place this Friday, May 6, at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City S.D.

A warmup show for several teams before the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series National Tour rolls in next week; the ASCS Northern Plains Region will situate primarily at the half-mile oval, as well as five events in Wyoming.

Opening weekend for the Black Hills Speedway 2022 season, Friday, May 6, is presented by Blake’s Trailer Sales. Divisions on the card include the ASCS Northern Plains Region, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, WISSOTA Mod-4s, WISSOTA Street Stocks, and WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds.

Friday, May 6, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $15 for Adults, $12 for Seniors and Veterans, $6 for Kids 12 and younger over four-feet tall, and free for Kids under four-feet tall.

Black Hills Speedway is located at 2467 Jolly Lane in Rapid City, S.D. Information on the track can be found at http://www.blackhillsspeedwaybhs.com or by calling (307) 660-8866.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – GREENVILLE, Miss. (May 3, 2022) The ASCS Mid-South Region is set to come back to life this Saturday, May 7 with the tour heading across state lines to the Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Miss.

The tour’s lone stop to the quarter-mile in 2022, the tour’s first scheduled appearance was put on hold in 2020, making this weekend the ASCS Mid-South’s first appearance at the Mississippi oval.

Saturday, May 7, Pits open at 3:00 P.M. with Grandstands open at 5:00 P.M. Cars are scheduled to Hot Lap at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for Adults, $10 for Youth (6-12), and free for Kids five and under. Crate Late Models, Steet Stocks, Factory Stocks, Hot Shots, and Outlaw Hobby stocks will join the ASCS Mid-South Region on Saturday night.

Greenville Speedway is located at 1040 S Raceway Rd. in Greenville, Miss. Information on the track is online at https://greenvillespeedway.net, at (662) 820-0654, and on Social Media at https://www.facebook.com/greenvillespeedway.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (May 2, 2022) A change in daily events that have been widely requested will happen for the 2023 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire. Practice will now take place on Sunday rather than Monday morning.

“Moving Practice was something we had been looking at but had to make sure logistically that it was going to work,” explained Chili Bowl Director of Operations Matt Ward.

“With the size of the event, and everything that goes on, a small change can have a major impact, and in this case, parking was the real concern, but we’ve been able to get everyone in on Saturday, so after that, it was just making sure the track crew was good with the change.”

With the change, this will also put Practice back to two sessions, running from bottom to top on the practice order, then top to bottom.

The bulk of the teams will begin filling the SageNet Center on Saturday, January 7, 2023, starting at 9:00 A.M. (CT). Pit Passes will also be sold Saturday starting at Noon. As the Chili Bowl crew has done the past few years, the very front of the Pits will be filled on Friday night. Teams needed then will be notified in advance.

The SageNet Center will open Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 7:00 A.M., with Practice getting underway at 9:00 A.M. (CT). The shift to Sunday practice will also shift Monday’s start times in line with the rest of the weekday qualifying nights, with Hot Laps at 4:00 P.M. and Racing at 5:00 P.M. (CT).

Move-In……..…..…..………..……....……..….9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Building/Pit Pass Booth Open...……......………………12:00 pm

Building/Pit Pass Booth Open...……......………………7:00 am
Building Secured........................................................7:00 am
Practice………………………………….…...…...….….. 9:00 am
Multi-Day Pit Pass $405~ Single day $30

Building/Pit Pass Booth Open...……......………………9:00 am
Building Secured........................................................1:00 pm
Draw For Lineups.......................................................2:00 pm
Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm
Hot Laps…………………….……..…….….………..…..4:00 pm
Races………………………..………….….….…...….... 5:00 pm
Multi-Day Pit Pass $375~ Single day $60

Building Opens...........................................................9:00 am
Pit Pass Booth Open………......……..............…….…11:00 am
Building Secured........................................................1:00 pm
Draw For Lineups.......................................................2:00 pm
Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm
Hot Laps…………………….……..…….….………..…..4:00 pm
Races………………………..………….….….…...….... 5:00 pm
Multi-Day Pit Pass $315 ~ Single day $60

Building Opens..........................................................9:00 am
Pit Pass Booth Open..…….....................……………11:00 am
Building Secured........................................................1:00 pm
Draw For Lineups.......................................................2:00 pm
Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm
Hot Laps…………………….……..…….….………..…..4:00 pm
Races………………………..………….….….…...….... 5:00 pm
Multi-Day Pit Pass $255 ~ Single day $60

Building Opens.........................................................9:00 am
Pit Pass Booth Open..……......……………..............11:00 am
Building Secured........................................................1:00 pm
Draw For Lineups.......................................................2:00 pm
Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm
Hot Laps…………………….……..…….….………..…..4:00 pm
Races………………………..………….….….…...….... 5:00 pm
Multi-Day Pit Pass $195 ~ Single day $60

Building Secured/Pit Pass Booth Open..……......…….9:00 am
Draw For Lineups.......................................................2:00 pm
Driver's Meeting.........................................................3:00 pm
Hot Laps…………………….……..…….….………..…..4:00 pm
Races………………………..………….….….…...….... 5:00 pm
Multi-Day Pit Pass $135 ~ Single day $60

Building Secured/Trade Show ……….………….…... 8:00 am
Pit Pass Booth/Pit Gate ….….…...….…..……………. 8:00 am
Racer's For Christ Service..........................................8:15 am
Feature Hot Laps..……….……………….……….……9:00 am
Opening Ceremonies.................................................6:00 pm
Pit Pass $75
All times are subject to change

What: 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire
When: January 9-14, 2023
Where: SageNet Center – Tulsa Expo Raceway 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Phone: (918) 838-3777
Fax: (918) 836-5517
Mail: 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112
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