Lucas Oil ASCS to Sanction 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 31, 2011) – Yet another marquee event has been added to the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National slate, as the series will invade Minnesota for the 33^rd Annual Jackson Nationals on August 19-20.

 

It will mark the first time for the Lucas Oil ASCS National series to sanction the history-rich event atop the high-banked, ½-mile Jackson Speedway clay oval in Jackson, MN.

 

With the addition of the Jackson Nationals to the slate, the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series is now slated for 38 nights of competition at 15 different tracks throughout a dozen states.

 

The August venture to Jackson Speedway will be just the second time in Minnesota for the ASCS National forces, with Wayne Johnson winning the only previous feature event in the state at Brainerd in 2007.  Paired with car owner Bryan Sundby for the balance of the Lucas Oil ASCS National slate, Johnson was a Jackson Nationals winner in 2005.

 

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars have opened the 2011 season in rousing fashion with six different winners in as many events, including Kyle Larson, Tim Kaeding, Johnny Herrera, Shane Stewart, Jason Johnson and Sam Hafertepe, Jr.  This comes off a 2010 season that featured 19 different winners in 35 main events, the most single-season feature winners in modern ASCS history.

 

With $60,000 of the $250,000 points fund earmarked for the top spot, Bixby, OK, native Shane Stewart is out to the early driver points lead with a 57-point advantage over New Mexico’s Johnny Herrera while the JJR No. 41 holds the owner points edge over Paul Silva’s No. 57 by 37 markers. 

 

With last weekend’s 38^th Annual Devil’s Bow Spring Nationals in the books, next up for the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars is a two-night stand atop Little Rock, Arkansas’ high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway red clay oval on April 15-16.

 

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

ASCS Southwest Wingin’ it Saturday at USA!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 28, 2011) – After kicking off the 2011 season in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series with February’s Copper on Dirt classic, the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region fires back to life with this Saturday night’s tilt atop Tucson’s 3/8-mile USA Raceway.

 

Saturday’s card marks the first of three consecutive USA Raceway outings for the winged Sprint Cars of the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region, with another handful of USA stops along the way to the season-ending 44^th Annual Western World Championships in November.

 

Out to the early lead in ASCS Southwest points after a pair of 14^th-place finishes versus the Lucas Oil ASCS National forces at USA Raceway in February is Joshua Hodges.  The 16-year-old from Tijeras, NM, voted the 2009 National Rookie of the Year by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum’s annual poll, is out to a 12-point advantage over three-time and defending series champion Rick Ziehl.

 

Hodges, who ranks as the youngest winner in ASCS history after winning a Rocky Mountain event in Wyoming at just 14 years of age, was fourth in last year’s ASCS Southwest points despite missing an event along the way.

 

Las Cruces’ Ziehl, who has claimed three consecutive titles by the narrow margins of 22, 7 and 26 points respectively, enters Saturday’s action just 12 points back with El Paso’s John Carney II, Scottsdale’s Lance Norick and Farmington, New Mexico’s Josh Grady the balance of the current top five in points.

 

The balance of the current top ten includes Kyle McCutcheon, Joshua Williams, 2010 series runner-up Calvin Landis, Jordan Stetson and Dalten Gabbard.

 

Saturday's ASCS Southwest Region action at USA Raceway is slated to go green at 6:45 p.m.

 

The 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval is located east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information, contact the track at 520-574-8515.

 

The ASCS Southwest Region is currently slated for 20 overall nights of competition in 2011.

 

The 2011 season marks the 20^th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada.  Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

ASCS Sooner Season Opener Saturday at Mid-America!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 28, 2011) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region kicks off its eleventh year of competition by taking to the 3/10-mile, semi-banked Mid-America Speedway dirt oval in South Coffeyville, OK, this Saturday night.

 

Saturday’s card kicks off a slate of 15 ASCS Sooner Region events at eight different tracks throughout Oklahoma and beyond in 2011.

 

After an absence of two years, the ASCS Sooner Region returned to Mid-America Speedway last September with Sean McClelland racking up the 12^th of 13 career ASCS Sooner Region feature wins en route to a second series championship.

 

Also the ASCS Sooner Region champion in 2005, Tulsa’s McClelland claimed the 2010 title by 147 points over 2009 champion Joe Wood, Jr., from Oklahoma City, with other top contenders from last year including Kenneth Walker, Andy Shouse, Donnie Ray Crawford, two-time series champion Brian McClelland and Michelle Decker.

 

McClelland outlasted Broken Arrow’s Nick Smith for last year’s Mid-America score, with Missouri’s Kyle Bellm claiming the show position.  McClelland opened his 2011 ASCS season with a third-place run in the ASCS Gulf South season opener in Beaumont, TX, last month, while Bellm posted a top-ten finish in this past weekend’s Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Lucas Oil ASCS National event.

 

In eleven previous ASCS Sooner Region events at Mid-America Speedway, Nick Smith is one of two drivers along with Garry Lee Maier to post a pair of wins.  Both of Smith’s Mmid-America wins came in 2006.

 

Saturday’s action at Mid-America Speedway fires off at 7:00 p.m.

 

Mid-America Speedway is located one mile south of the Oklahoma-Kansas state line on US 169, then 0.7 miles west.  For more information, contact the track at 918-766-6960.

 

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region is slated for 15 nights of racing action at eight different tracks throughout Oklahoma and neighboring areas of Kansas, Texas and Missouri in 2011.

 

Past ASCS Sooner Region Feature Winners at Mid-America Speedway:

9/11/10 – Sean McClelland

5/3/08 – Gary Taylor

10/6/07 – Brian Brown

10/5/07 – Brian McClelland

6/9/07 – Kevin Ramey

4/21/07 – Garry Lee Maier

4/20/07 – Garry Lee Maier

10/7/06 – Nick Smith

9/16/06 – Nick Smith

5/13/06 – Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

10/15/05 – Travis Rilat

 

The 2011 season marks the 20^th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada.  Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation. 

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

ASCS Gulf South Set for HOT-Speedarama Double!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 28, 2011) – After kicking off the 2011 season on the opening weekend of March, the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region resumes action with a pair of events this weekend in Waco, TX and Lufkin, TX.

 

On Friday night, the ASCS Gulf South forces take to Waco’s high-banked, ¼-mile Heart O’ Texas Speedway for a $3,000-to-win affair before moving on to Lufkin’s Speedarama Raceway for a $2,000-to-win tilt on Saturday night.

 

The ASCS Gulf South Region opened the 2011 season with Sunnyvale, TX, shoe Sam Hafertepe, Jr., besting a 37-car field at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park on March 4.  Hafertepe reached the checkered flag in front of Wayne Johnson, Sean McClelland, Brady Bacon and Kevin Ramey in the season opener, with the next night’s card at Highlands’ Battleground Speedway rained out.

 

With defending ASCS Gulf South champion Ray Allen Kulhanek starting the 2011 season much the way the 2010 championship effort began by missing the opening feature cut, the top-finishing potential ASCS Gulf South contender being Michael McNeil in eighth, with other top series contenders including Chris Sweeney, Greg Rilat, Tommy Bryant, Wes Miller, John Pate, two-time series champ Brandon Berryman, Bruce Crockett, Jimmy Brooks and Channin Tankersley.

 

The Heart O’ Texas clay oval has been an unpredictable venue in recent years, with nine different winners in as many different events dating back to 2007.  Brandon Berryman topped last May’s Gulf South stop at HOT, with Ray Allen Kulhanek prevailing in the Gulf South vs. Lone Star Regional shootout in July.

 

Heart O’ Texas Speedway has hosted 15 overall ASCS Regional events since 2004 with eleven different drivers posting wins.  Past ASCS Sooner and ASCS Lone Star champion has collected four wins at HOT, most recently in September of 2007.  Berryman is the only other driver to post multiple HOT scores with Regional clash triumphs in 2007 and then last year.

 

The semi-banked, ¼-mile Speedarama Raceway clay oval was a part of the ASCS Gulf South Region schedule for the first time in 2010 and offered up three different winners in as many events including Tommy Bryant, Jason Johnson and Andy Shouse.

 

Friday’s action at Heart O’ Texas Speedway goes green at 8:00 p.m., with Saturday’s card at Speedarama Raceway firing off at 7:00 p.m.

 

The high-banked, 1/4-mile Heart O' Texas Speedway clay oval is located in Waco, TX, off I-35 Exit 343, then 0.6 miles north on east frontage road.  For more information, contact the track at 254-829-2294.

 

Speedarama Raceway is located east of Lufkin, TX, on SR 103, just one mile east of Loop 287.  For more information, contact the track at 936-328-7571.

 

The Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region is slated for 26 nights of racing action at ten different tracks throughout Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2011.

 

Past ASCS Regional Feature Winners at Heart O' Texas Speedway:

7/23/10 – Ray Allen Kulhanek (Gulf South vs. Lone Star)

5/14/10 – Brandon Berryman (Gulf South)

4/16/10 – Wayne Johnson (Lone Star)

7/31/09 – Tommy Bryant (Gulf South vs. Lone Star)

6/5/09 – Trey Robb (Gulf South)

4/3/09 – Skip Wilson (Lone Star)

8/22/08 – Greg Rilat (Gulf South)

5/25/08 – Ryan Hall (Gulf South)

9/14/07 – Kevin Ramey (Sooner)

8/31/07 – Brandon Berryman (Gulf South vs. Sooner)

9/15/06 – Kevin Ramey (Gulf South)

7/21/06 – Jason Johnson (Gulf South vs. Sooner Region)

10/15/04 – Kevin Ramey (Gulf South)

9/17/04 – Kevin Ramey (Gulf South)

6/18/04 – Claud Estes (Gulf South)

 

Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Speedarama Raceway:

9/5/10 – Andy Shouse

5/30/10 – Tommy Bryant

4/24/10 – Jason Johnson

 

 

The 2011 season marks the 20^th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada.  Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation. 

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Roney wins 1st in POWRi Lucas Oil Midget Series, Langston takes Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Sprints at Du Quoin

DU QUOIN, Ill. (March 26, 2011)—Tony Roney won the first race of his POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series career Saturday, taking the Dean King Memorial at the Southern Illinois Center’s Mini Magic Mile.

Roney, a 42-year-old from Herculaneum, Mo., regarded his victory as one of the high points of his career. He’s been racing in POWRi since it began. The series opened its seventh season Saturday.

“It’s right up there,” Roney said. “Qualifying for the A main at the Chili Bowl last year is up there, too. I’d won POWRi Micros (600cc Outlaw Sprints), but never in Midgets.”

Roney started third in the 22-car feature. He was running fifth when leader Tyler Courtney spun on the inside and blocked the track, causing the cars directly behind to crash. Roney was able to stop short of the wreck and inherited the lead on the third lap. He led the final 38 on the one-fifth mile dirt track.

“The track was completely blocked,” Roney said. “There was nothing else I could do. It was that or kill the engine. It could have gone either way.”

Roney wasn’t seriously challenged the rest of the way, running a smooth and consistent inside line.

“I felt like I was hot lapping,” Roney said.

Nick Knepper, of Belleville, Ill., finished second, out-dueling Tim Siner, of Dupo, Ill. Knepper ran the outside and Siner the inside and they were virtually even for 20 straight laps before Knepper pulled ahead with five to go.

Dereck King, of Vienna, Ill., finished fourth and Andrew Felker, of Carl Junction, Mo., was fifth.

Ryan Langston, of Greenfield, Ind., won the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series at the Dean King Memorial, besting a field that began with 76 entries a nd was pared down to 23 for the 30-lap feature.

“It’s really tough competition,” Langston said. “I got lucky in my heat, started sixth and won it. I was able to pass so many cars on a track that is difficult to pass upon. That gave me the points to start on the front row in the feature.”

Langston, 31, challenged Devon Piper, of Springfield, Ill., for the lead for 18 laps. On the 19^th, he darted decisively inside in Turn One and pulled away. Langston said it was his “fifth or sixth” win in the POWRi 600cc Micro Series, but his first since 2008.

“I kind of got a little bit of a run and didn’t’ know if I had him cleared and I held it in there,” Langston said. “The more laps we ran, he (Piper) couldn’t hold the bottom and I waited and waited for the right moment.”

King passed Piper on the outside exiting Turn Two on the final lap to take second. Piper was third, Scottie Gretzmacher, of St. Genevieve, Mo., was fourth and Joe B. Miller, of Millersville, Mo., was fifth.

“It would have been nice to win my grandfather’s memorial race,” King said. “We’ve run second a couple of times in this race. We’ve won at Du Quoin, but not this race. We had a good run. It took too long to get the track working the way I needed it. We were set up to run up top and it didn’t come in until there were 10 laps to go.”

The next event for POWRi’s Lucas Oil Midgets and Speedway Motors Micros is April 22 at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway.

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series results: 1. Tony Roney, 2. Nick Knepper, 3. Tim Siner, 4. Dereck King, 5. Andrew Felker, 6. Tyler Courtney, 7. Casey Shuman, 8. Danny Stratton, 9. Brad Kuhn, 10, Caleb Armstrong, 11. Shane Cocckrum, 12. Rich Camfield, 13. Tracy Hines, 14. Tyler Robbins, 15. Zach Daum, 16. Chris Morgan, 17. Kevin Thomas, 18. Dave Darland, 19. Brad Loyet, 20. Chris Gwinn, 21. Brett Anderson, 22. Steven Weber.

POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series feature results: 1. Ryan Langston, 2. Dereck King, 3. Devon Piper, 4. Scottie Gretzmacher, 5. Joe B. Miller, 6. Kara King, 7. Jordan Campbell, 8. JB Gilbert, 9. Jimmy Wood, 10. Mike Terry, 11. Alex Harris, 12. Megan Wood, 13. Randy Brown, 14. Ryan Leak, 15. Jake Palmisano, 16. Andrew Felker, 17. Ryan Marsch, 18. Spencer Montgomery, 19. Austin Brown, 20. Aaron Andruskevitch, 21. Jim Sterns, 22. Sara Elrod, 23. Jerrod Wilson.

For more information on POWRi Racing, go to http://www.powri.com/.  Complete race results can be found under "More Info" located within the Midget / Micro schedule.

Sherman Tops ASCS Canyon Region at CSP

Jeremy Sherman and company enjoy Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region victory lane after topping Saturday night's feature event at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ. (Terry Shaw photo)

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (March 26, 2011) – Jeremy Sherman picked off his first Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region win of the season by topping Saturday night’s 30-lap main event at Canyon Speedway Park.

 

The former series champ made a late move to capture his 29^th career ASCS Canyon win aboard the Gaerte-powered Ellis Race Cars/Beaver Stripes No. 21 entry.

 

Sherman was chased to the line by Ronnie Clark, with Bob Ream, Jr., settling for the show position after leading much of the way.  Two-time and reigning series champion Charles Davis, Jr., raced from 14^th to claim his second fourth-place finish in as many races, with Josh Pelky rounding out the top five.

 

Stevie Sussex was sixth, with Dalten Gabbard, R.J. Johnson, Brian Hosford and Ryan Linder completing the top ten.

 

Sherman, Pelkey and Sussex topped heat race action for the 26-car field, with Jordan Stetson winning the “B” Main.

 

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Results from Canyon Speedway Park:

 

First Heat (8 Laps):  1. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 6-Ronnie Clark, 3. 74b-Derek Williams, 4. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 5. 9x-Ryan Linder, 6. 32b-Brian Hosford, 7. 96-Carson Ditsch, 8. 93-Justin Quinn, 9. 9s-John Shelton.

 

Second Heat (8 Laps):  1. 12-Josh Pelkey, 2. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 3. 62-Nathan High, 4. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 5. 44-Nick Aiuto, 6. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 7. 16-Mike Martin, 8. 6s-Bryan Swinehart. DNS: 7k-Bruce St. James.

 

Third Heat (8 Laps):  1. 97-Stevie Sussex, 2. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 3. 51-R.J. Johnson, 4. 2-Matt Rossi, 5. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 6. 20-Shon Deskins, 7. 23-Josh Castro, 8. 58-Cole Peard.

 

“B” Feature (12 Laps):  1. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 2. 9s-John Shelton, 3. 6s-Bryan Swinehart, 4. 58-Cole Peard, 5. 23-Josh Castro, 6. 16-Mike Martin, 7. 93-Justin Quinn, 8. 20-Shon Deskins, 9. 96-Carson Ditsch, 10. 7k-Bruce St. James.

 

"A" Feature (30 Laps):  1. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 6-Ronnie Clark, 3. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 4. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 5. 12-Josh Pelkey, 6. 97-Stevie Sussex, 7. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 8. 51-R.J. Johnson, 9. 32b-Brian Hosford, 10. 9x-Ryan Linder, 11. 58-Cole Peard, 12. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 13. 62-Nathan High, 14. 9s-John Shelton, 15. 2-Matt Rossi, 16. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 17. 44-Nick Aiuto, 18. 74b-Derek Williams, 19. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 20. 6s-Bryan Swinehart.

 

 

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten):  1. Jeremy Sherman 292, 2. R.J. Johnson 266, 3. Charles Davis, Jr. 260, 4. Ronnie Clark 238, 5. Andrew Reinbold 231, 6. Bob Ream, Jr. 229, 7. Matt Rossi 219, 8. Thomas Ogle 214, 9. Dalten Gabbard 211, 10. Nathan High 204.

Hafertepe Takes Lucas Oil ASCS Honors in Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals!

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., became the sixth different Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National winner of the year in as many races by winning Saturday night's 38th Annual Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals finale in Mesquite, TX. (Tim Aylwin photo)

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., takes the checkered flag in Saturday night's Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals finale. (Tim Aylwin photo)

Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (March 26, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., became the sixth different winner in as many nights of 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National action by taking top honors in Saturday night’s 38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals 30-lap championship finale.

 

After pacing the initial pair of circuits, Hafertepe rallied past both Danny Lasoski and leader Brian Brown on a lap 17 restart en route to the $6,000 triumph, his second career ASCS National victory aboard the Fisher-powered Lone Star Speedway No. 15h Maxim.

 

Struggling with a faulty wing slider, the Sunnyvale, TX, shoe slipped back as far as fifth at the race’s midway point before rallying for the win in front of current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart from eleventh and defending series champion Jason Johnson in third after winning Friday night’s preliminary feature.

 

“I’d written myself off, the wing was stuck all the way back and I couldn’t get going,” Hafertepe explained.  “It finally got where I could keep my momentum up though and we were able to get back up front.”

 

Starting from the pole position, Hafertepe outgunned Brian Brown for the lead at the drop of the green flag and led just two laps before Brown and fifth-starter Lasoski raced by on the third circuit.

 

Brown kept the FVP No. 21 Maxim in front of Missouri relative Lasoski over the ensuing rounds, with sixth-starting Brady Bacon putting the top side of turns one and two to good use to race around Hafertepe for third on the ninth circuit and then take second from Lasoski by the midway point as Wayne Johnson relegated Hafertepe to fifth.

 

A seemingly innocuous caution for Eric Baldaccini’s race-ending excursion off turn three after 16 laps changed the complexion of the race though, as Wayne Johnson clipped an infield tire in turn two and slid to a stop with front end damage on the restart with Bacon falling victim to a failed fuel line on the next try.

 

Up to third behind Brown and Lasoski after the misfortune of Johnson and Bacon, Hafertepe hustled past them both for the lead and checked out in short order with 2009 series champion Shane Stewart taking over second by the 19^th round.

 

After a final caution for Dustin Morgan in turn two on the 24^th lap, Hafertepe checked out again only to reach traffic again before the white flag flew.  Stewart tried to move in, but was unable to mount a challenge on the 25-year-old.

 

Stewart settled for runner-up honors in Paul Silva’s Wesmar-powered Rockstar Energy Drink No. 57 A.R.T., holding off the late charges of Friday night preliminary winner Jason Johnson in the Don Ott-powered Haynes No. 41 Maxim.

 

Lasoski crossed the stripe fourth, with Brown rounding out the top five after pacing 13 early rounds.  In just his second National start since suffering severe burns last July, Travis Rilat charged from the 17^th starting position to claim sixth with 15^th-starter Danny Wood, 14^th-starter Matt Covington, “Texan” Gary Wright and Missouri’s Kyle Bellm completing the top ten.

 

Covington, Wood, Johnny Herrera, Tim Crawley, Stewart and Brown won Saturday night’s heat races.  Rilat made a lap 12 move around Zach Chappell to win the first “B” Main, while Channin Tankersley’s last corner pass of Dustin Morgan netted the win in an enthralling second “B” Main.

 

A total of 54 different drivers took part in the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters portion of the 38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals without the red flag ever flying over the course of two full nights.

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters

38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Championship Finale

Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, TX

 

Locked in from Friday Night’s Preliminary Feature:

 

41-Jason Johnson, 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 99-Brady Bacon, 33-Danny Lasoski.

 

Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points, including the six heat race winners, to "A" Main; Balance to Two "B" Main):

 

Heat One (8 Laps):  1. 95-Matt Covington, 2. 71-Channin Tankersley, 3. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 4. 12$-Michelle Decker, 5. 29-Travis Rilat, 6. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 7. 21v-Taylor  Velasquez, 8. 28x-Mitch Runge.

 

Heat Two (8 Laps):  1. 81-Danny Wood, 2. 8-John Carney II, 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 4. 2-Dustin Morgan, 5. 1j-Danny Jennings, 6. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 7. 15T-Travis Elliott, 8. 51-Beau Smith.

 

Heat Three (8 Laps):  1. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 2. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 3. 38-Wayne Johnson, 4. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 5. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 6. 2x-Logan Payne, 7. 31-Brandon Berryman, 8. 53-Jack Dover.

 

Heat Four (8 Laps):  1. 88-Tim Crawley, 2. 0-Zach Chappell, 3. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 15d-Brady Demeree, 5. 74e-Claud Estes, 6. 31x-Mark Pace, 7. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr.

 

Heat Five (8 Laps):  1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 10-George White, 3. 2L-Logan Forler, 4. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 5. 3x-Michael Dupuy, 6. 45-Martin Edwards, 7. 54-Evan Pardo, 8. 23-Seth Bergman.

 

Heat Six (8 Laps):  1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 28-Jeff Swindell, 3. 01-Gary Wright, 4. 14-Michael Lang, 5. 23x-Darryl Wills, 6. 35g-Barry Gifford, 7. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 8. 9-Brian Parker.

 

"B" Main (Top 3 from Each Advance to "A" Main):

 

First "B" Feature (15 Laps):  1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 8-John Carney II, 3. 0-Zach Chappell, 4. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 5. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 6. 12$-Michelle Decker, 7. 74e-Claud Estes, 8. 35g-Barry Gifford, 9. 31x-Mark Pace, 10. 15T-Travis Elliott, 11. 45-Martin Edwards, 12. 15d-Brady Demeree, 13. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15. 9-Brian Parker. DNS: 44w-Austen Wheatley, 31-Brandon Berryman, 53-Jack Dover.

 

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps):  1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 2-Dustin Morgan, 3. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 4. 28-Jeff Swindell, 5. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 6. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 7. 1j-Danny Jennings, 8. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 9. 3x-Michael Dupuy, 10. 54-Evan Pardo, 11. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 12. 23x-Darryl Wills, 13. 21v-Taylor Velasquez, 14. 51-Beau Smith, 15. 28x-Mitch Runge, 16. 2x-Logan Payne. DNS: 14-Michael Lang, 23-Seth Bergman.

 

38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Championship “A” Main:

 

“A” Feature (25 Laps):  1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 33-Danny Lasoski, 5. 21-Brian Brown, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 81-Danny Wood, 8. 95-Matt Covington, 9. 01-Gary Wright, 10. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 11. 88-Tim Crawley, 12. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 13. 71-Channin Tankersley, 14. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 15. 28-Jeff Swindell, 16. 0-Zach Chappell, 17. 2L-Logan Forler, 18. 8-John Carney II, 19. 10-George White, 20. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 21. 2-Dustin Morgan, 22. 99-Brady Bacon, 23. 38-Wayne Johnson, 24. 4-Eric Baldaccini.

 

Lap Leaders: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-2, Brian Brown 3-16, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 17-30.

 

Note: Jeff Swindell and Aaron Reutzel both utilized their first provisionals of 2011 to start the main event.

 

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15):  1. Shane Stewart 800, 2. Johnny Herrera 743, 3. Tim Crawley 665, 4. Jeff Swindell 664, 5. Brady Bacon 654, 6. Aaron Reutzel 627, 7. Tony Bruce, Jr. 604, 8. Seth Bergman 600, 9. Gary Wright 596, 10. Logan Forler 553, 11. Zach Chappell 543, 12. Dustin Morgan 501, 13. (tie) Mason Moore and Trey Starks 391, 15. Jack Dover 387.

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15):  1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 837, 2. Paul Silva #57 - 800, 3. Herrera/Main #45x - 743, 4. Mike Ward #88 - 665, 5. Swindell Group #28 – 664, 6. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 - 654, 7. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 627, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 604, 9. Petersen Motorsports #23 - 600, 10. Cooper/Sperry #01/51 - 596, 11. Steve Forler #2L – 553, 12. Randy Washburn #0 – 543, 13. M&M Motorsports #2 – 501, 14. (tie) Harley Van Dyke #5h and Terry Starks #55 – 391.

Hafertepe Takes Lucas Oil ASCS Honors in Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals!

Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (March 26, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., became the sixth different winner in as many nights of 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National action by taking top honors in Saturday night’s 38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals championship finale.

 

After leading early, Hafertepe rallied past both Danny Lasoski and leader Brian Brown on a lap 17 restart en route to the $6,000 triumph in the 30-lapper, his second career ASCS National triumph aboard the Fisher-powered Lone Star Speedway No. 15h Maxim.

 

Slipping as far back as fifth at the race’s midway point, the Sunnyvale, TX driver rallied for the win, with current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart racing from 11^th to snare runner-up honors with defending series champion Jason Johnson in third after winning Friday night’s preliminary feature.

 

Lasoski was fourth, with Brian Brown rounding out the top five.  The balance of the top ten included Travis Rilat, who rallied 17th, along with Danny Wood, Matt Covington, Gary Wright and Kyle Bellm.

 

More to follow…

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters

38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Championship Finale

Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, TX

 

Locked in from Friday Night’s Preliminary Feature:

 

41-Jason Johnson, 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 99-Brady Bacon, 33-Danny Lasoski.

 

Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points, including the six heat race winners, to "A" Main; Balance to Two "B" Main):

 

Heat One (8 Laps):  1. 95-Matt Covington, 2. 71-Channin Tankersley, 3. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 4. 12$-Michelle Decker, 5. 29-Travis Rilat, 6. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 7. 21v-Taylor  Velasquez, 8. 28x-Mitch Runge.

 

Heat Two (8 Laps):  1. 81-Danny Wood, 2. 8-John Carney II, 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 4. 2-Dustin Morgan, 5. 1j-Danny Jennings, 6. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 7. 15T-Travis Elliott, 8. 51-Beau Smith.

 

Heat Three (8 Laps):  1. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 2. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 3. 38-Wayne Johnson, 4. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 5. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 6. 2x-Logan Payne, 7. 31-Brandon Berryman, 8. 53-Jack Dover.

 

Heat Four (8 Laps):  1. 88-Tim Crawley, 2. 0-Zach Chappell, 3. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 15d-Brady Demeree, 5. 74e-Claud Estes, 6. 31x-Mark Pace, 7. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr.

 

Heat Five (8 Laps):  1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 10-George White, 3. 2L-Logan Forler, 4. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 5. 3x-Michael Dupuy, 6. 45-Martin Edwards, 7. 54-Evan Pardo, 8. 23-Seth Bergman.

 

Heat Six (8 Laps):  1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 28-Jeff Swindell, 3. 01-Gary Wright, 4. 14-Michael Lang, 5. 23x-Darryl Wills, 6. 35g-Barry Gifford, 7. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 8. 9-Brian Parker.

 

"B" Main (Top 3 from Each Advance to "A" Main):

 

First "B" Feature (15 Laps):  1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 8-John Carney II, 3. 0-Zach Chappell, 4. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 5. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 6. 12$-Michelle Decker, 7. 74e-Claud Estes, 8. 35g-Barry Gifford, 9. 31x-Mark Pace, 10. 15T-Travis Elliott, 11. 45-Martin Edwards, 12. 15d-Brady Demeree, 13. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15. 9-Brian Parker. DNS: 44w-Austen Wheatley, 31-Brandon Berryman, 53-Jack Dover.

 

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps):  1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 2-Dustin Morgan, 3. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 4. 28-Jeff Swindell, 5. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 6. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 7. 1j-Danny Jennings, 8. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 9. 3x-Michael Dupuy, 10. 54-Evan Pardo, 11. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 12. 23x-Darryl Wills, 13. 21v-Taylor Velasquez, 14. 51-Beau Smith, 15. 28x-Mitch Runge, 16. 2x-Logan Payne. DNS: 14-Michael Lang, 23-Seth Bergman.

 

38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Championship “A” Main:

 

“A” Feature (25 Laps):  1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 33-Danny Lasoski, 5. 21-Brian Brown, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 81-Danny Wood, 8. 95-Matt Covington, 9. 01-Gary Wright, 10. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 11. 88-Tim Crawley, 12. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 13. 71-Channin Tankersley, 14. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 15. 28-Jeff Swindell, 16. 0-Zach Chappell, 17. 2L-Logan Forler, 18. 8-John Carney II, 19. 10-George White, 20. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 21. 2-Dustin Morgan, 22. 99-Brady Bacon, 23. 38-Wayne Johnson, 24. 4-Eric Baldaccini.

 

Lap Leaders: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-2, Brian Brown 3-16, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 17-30.

 

Note: Jeff Swindell and Aaron Reutzel both utilized their first provisionals of 2011 to start the main event.

 

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15):  1. Shane Stewart 800, 2. Johnny Herrera 743, 3. Tim Crawley 665, 4. Jeff Swindell 664, 5. Brady Bacon 654, 6. Aaron Reutzel 627, 7. Tony Bruce, Jr. 604, 8. Seth Bergman 600, 9. Gary Wright 596, 10. Logan Forler 553, 11. Zach Chappell 543, 12. Dustin Morgan 501, 13. (tie) Mason Moore and Trey Starks 391, 15. Jack Dover 387.

Jason Johnson Emerges with Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Preliminary Victory!

Jason Johnson and crew in Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters victory lane after topping Friday night's 38th Annual Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals 25-lap preliminary feature in Mesquite, TX. (Tim Aylwin photo)

Jason Johnson takes the checkered flag in Friday night's Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event at the 38th Annual Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals. (Tim Aylwin photo)

Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (March 25, 2011) – Reigning Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National champion Jason Johnson made a triumphant stateside return by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals 25-lap preliminary feature.

 

In his first U.S. start since finishing off the World Series Sprintcar owner’s championship for Alan Haynes in Australia, Johnson paced the final two circuits to post his 49^th career ASCS National triumph after a spirited duel with Jeff Swindell over the final half of the race atop the storied ½-mile clay oval that had the crowd on its feet.

 

“If the crowd doesn’t get excited about a race like that, there’s something wrong!” Johnson exclaimed after the fiercely contested main event.

 

After swapping the point several times while racing through heavy traffic with Sam Hafertepe, Jr., joining in the lead fray as well, “The Ragin’ Cajun” assumed the point for keeps when Swindell popped a left rear tire and did a quick 360-degree spin exiting turn four with the white flag in sight.

 

“I thought we were gonna end up second there, lapped traffic kinda went his way and he kinda broke away,” Johnson explained of Swindell.  “We weren’t gonna win the thing.”

 

After the ensuing caution, Johnson paced the final two circuits aboard the Don Ott-powered Haynes/Mesilla Valley Transport No. 41 Maxim to take the checkered flag in front of Hafertepe, with “B” Main transfers Brady Bacon and Danny Lasoski rallying from deep in the field to claim the third and fourth lock-in positions to Saturday night’s $6,000-to-win Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals championship finale.

 

Johnson and Swindell started the feature event alongside each other in the third row, with Eric Baldaccini outgunning pole starter Aaron Reutzel for the early lead.  Up to third in just two laps when the first caution flew for Travis Rilat, who came to a stop with front end issues, Swindell blasted past Reutzel in turns one and two and then Baldaccini exiting turn four to take command on the third lap.

 

Sixth-starter Johnson was hot on heels, moving into second by the fifth round as the initial half-dozen circuits were interrupted by another pair of cautions including one for an Evan Pardo spin in turn two and then a flat right front tire on sixth-running Seth Bergman.

 

With the early yellows out of the way, Johnson stalked Swindell for several laps and began pressuring for the lead at the midway point.  With heavy traffic in play by the 15^th round, the veteran racers dueled for the point with seventh-starter Hafertepe moving in as well to join in on the lead chase.

 

While Johnson officially slipped around Swindell at the stripe on the 18^th lap, the pair jockeyed back and forth on several occasions with Swindell getting the upper hand and finally breaking away with two laps to go, only to have his left rear tire disintegrate just as Will Hale was presenting the white flag.  Rather than a potential second career Lucas Oil ASCS National win, Swindell limped to the pit area and was credited with 21^st in the final rundown.

 

Johnson cruised to the stripe on the green-white-checkered run, with Hafertepe settling for runner-up honors in the Fisher-powered Lone Star Speedway No. 15h Maxim.  “I wasn’t quite as fast as Jason and Jeff, I was a little too tight,” Hafertepe explained.  “The main thing tonight was to get locked in and we got that done.”

 

After winning the night’s second “B” Main, 2010 series points runner-up Brady Bacon sliced through the field from 18^th, gaining ten positions in the initial six circuits.  Bacon cracked the top five with a move past Reutzel on the ninth circuit and later disposed of Michael Dupuy before claiming the show position in the Wesmar-powered Tel-Star Communications No. 99 Triple-X.

 

Following Bacon’s lead from one row further back, Danny Lasoski raced from 20^th to take the fourth and final lock-in position to Saturday’s finale with a white-flag lap of Michael Dupuy for the spot.

 

Dupuy nipped Wayne Johnson at the line to round out the top five in the Jaz-Tek No. 3x, with Johnson sixth in his debut aboard the BDS Motorsports No. 38.  Johnny Herrera was seventh, with Brodix Rookie of the Year candidate Reutzel in eighth.

 

After taking full advantage of a late caution to snare the third and final transfer position from the second “B” Main after starting 13^th, current Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National points leader Shane Stewart raced from 22^nd to ninth, with 2005 Spring Nationals champion Danny Jennings completing the top ten.

 

Hafertepe, Reutzel, Bergman, Baldaccini, Herrera and Dupuy topped heat race action for Friday night’s 52-car field.  John Carney II slipped past Kyle Bellm on the fourth round en route to winning the first “B” Main, while Bacon assumed a lead he wouldn’t relinquish in the second “B” Main when Channin Tankersley broke while leading on the eighth circuit.

 

Saturday’s 38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals championship finale gets under way at 8:00 p.m.

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters

38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Preliminary

Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, TX

 

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to Two "B" Main):

 

Heat One (8 Laps):  1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 28-Jeff Swindell, 3. 31x-Mark Pace, 4. 1j-Danny Jennings, 5. 31-Brandon Berryman, 6. 21v-Taylor Velasquez, 7. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 8. 10-George White. DNS: 64J-Johnny Miller.

 

Heat Two (8 Laps):  1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 54-Evan Pardo, 3. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 4. 38-Wayne Johnson, 5. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 6. 12$-Michelle Decker, 7. 45-Martin Edwards, 8. 2L-Logan Forler, 9. 23x-Darryl Wills.

 

Heat Three (8 Laps):  1. 23-Seth Bergman, 2. 81-Danny Wood, 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 0-Zach Chappell, 5. 2x-Logan Payne, 6. 33-Danny Lasoski, 7. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr. DNS: 53-Jack Dover.

 

Heat Four (8 Laps):  1. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 2. 95-Matt Covington, 3. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 5. 51-Beau Smith, 6. 88-Tim Crawley, 7. 57-Shane Stewart, 8. 15T-Travis Elliott, 9. 9-Brian Parker.

 

Heat Five (8 Laps):  1. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 4. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 5. 2-Dustin Morgan, 6. 15d-Brady Demeree, 7. 5-Brent Swift, 8. 35g-Barry Gifford.

 

Heat Six (8 Laps):  1. 3x-Michael Dupuy, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 21-Brian Brown, 4. 8-John Carney II, 5. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 6. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 7. 01-Gary Wright, 8. 28x-Mitch Runge.

 

"B" Main (Top 3 from Each Advance to "A" Main):

 

First "B" Feature (15 Laps):  1. 8-John Carney II, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 4. 88-Tim Crawley, 5. 2-Dustin Morgan, 6. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 7. 2L-Logan Forler, 8. 12$-Michelle Decker, 9. 01-Gary Wright, 10. 51-Beau Smith, 11. 28x-Mitch Runge, 12. 35g-Barry Gifford, 13. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 14. 9-Brian Parker, 15. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 16. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 17. 21-Brian Brown. DNS: 64j-Johnny Miller.

 

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps):  1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2. 33-Danny Lasoski, 3. 57-Shane Stewart, 4. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 5. 31-Brandon Berryman, 6. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 7. 10-George White, 8. 45-Martin Edwards, 9. 31x-Mark Pace, 10. 21v-Taylor Velasquez, 11. 23x-Darryl Wills, 12. 15d-Brady Demeree, 13. 15T-Travis Elliott, 14. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 15. 2x-Logan Payne, 16. 71-Channin Tankersley, 17. 5-Brent Swift. DNS: 53-Jack Dover.

 

38^th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals Preliminary “A” Main:

 

“A” Feature (25 Laps):  1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 33-Danny Lasoski, 5. 3x-Michael Dupuy, 6. 38-Wayne Johnson, 7. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 9. 57-Shane Stewart, 10. 1j-Danny Jennings, 11. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 12. 81-Danny Wood, 13. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 14. 88-Tim Crawley, 15. 95-Matt Covington, 16. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 17. 0-Zach Chappell, 18. 8-John Carney II, 19. 2L-Logan Forler, 20. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 21. 28-Jeff Swindell, 22. 54-Evan Pardo, 23. 23b-Seth Bergman, 24. 29-Travis Rilat.

 

Lap Leaders: Eric Baldaccini 1-2, Jeff Swindell 3-17, Jason Johnson 18, Jeff Swindell 19-23, Jason Johnson 24-25.

 

Note: Tim Crawley and Logan Forler both utilized their first provisionals of 2011 to start the main event.  Forler was able to use a provisional after Gary Wright declined to use his first one of the year.

 

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15):  1. Shane Stewart 658, 2. Johnny Herrera 637, 3. Brady Bacon 566, 4. Jeff Swindell 564, 5. Tim Crawley 557, 6. Aaron Reutzel 537, 7. Seth Bergman 535, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. 502, 9. Gary Wright 483, 10. Logan Forler 459, 11. Zach Chappell 445, 12. Dustin Morgan 412, 13. (tie) Mason Moore and Trey Starks 391, 15. Zach Zimmerly 371.

 

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15):  1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 702, 2. Paul Silva #57 - 658, 3. Herrera/Main #45x - 637, 4. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 566, 5. Swindell Group #28 - 564, 6. Mike Ward #88 - 557, 7. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 537, 8. Petersen Motorsports #23 - 535, 9. Bruce Racing #18 – 502, 10. Cooper/Sperry #01/51 - 483, 12. Steve Forler #2L – 457, 13. Randy Washburn #0 – 445, 14. (tie) Harley Van Dyke #5h and Terry Starks #55 – 391.