I-30 Speedway Double Header Rescheduled for June 1st and 2nd
Little Rock, AR (May 11, 2012) - After rain washed out night one of the weekend double header at I-30 Speedway the call was made by track management to reschedule the race weekend for June 1st and 2nd.
According to Tracey Clay, drivers and crew members need to save all Pit Passes purchased on May 11th as they will be valid for the rescheduled date. Anyone unable to make the June 1st or 2nd date can also use the Pit Pass for any regular season date of their choosing. This also includes the Lucas Oil ASCS date on August 25th.
The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV is scheduled to compete 68 times throughout the United States with divers competing for their share of a $250,000 point’s fund.
The 2012 season marks the 21st year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.
Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com.
MavTv is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. For information regarding availability and listings in your area log onto www.mavtv.com.
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MavTV include: Hoosier Racing Tire, Brodix, Geico, E3 Spark Plugs, General Tire, K&N Filters, PitstopUSA.com, Schoenfeld Headers, Driverwebsites.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Print Place, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, FSR Radiators, and Hilborn Injection Systems.
Events Added to ASCS 305 Schedule
Tulsa, OK – A trio of events have been added to the schedule that comprises the ASCS 305 division. Events will be held in Texas and New Mexico with Lady Luck Speedway, Abilene Speedway, and White Sands Speedway all signing on.
All three events will count towards the first ASCS 305 point’s championship. Events will be held Friday May 18th and Lady Luck Speedway in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday May 19th and Abilene Speedway in Abilene, Texas and Saturday June 30th at White Sands Speedway in Tularosa, New Mexico.
On more of a regional basis for the 2012 season, ASCS 305 promoter Scott Brown looks to add at least five more dates to this year’s schedule along with expanding the ASCS 305 rules package to include individual regions that will feature National events by 2013.
Events on May 18th and 19th are $1,200 to win and $200 to start the A-Feature. June 30th events at White Sands Speedway will be $1,500 to win and $200 to start.
For more information on the ASCS 305 contact Scott Brown at 806-548-1689. To keep up with the American Sprint Car Series log onto www.ascsracing.com.
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Lucas Oil ASCS heads for Double Header at I-30 Speedway
Tulsa, OK (May 13, 2012) - Affectionately known as “Hammer Hill” I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas is set to host the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV this Friday May 11th and Saturday May 12th.
This weekend’s double-header marks rounds ten and eleven in the 2012 championship hunt which took a dramatic turn coming out of competition at the Salina Highbanks and Riverside International Speedway two weeks ago.
Taking the points lead after his second national tour win of 2012 at the Salina Highbanks Speedway, Oklahoma native Wayne Johnson was able to stretch his advantage from three to thirty markers over Jason Johnson after the MVT 41 was forced to use his second provisional of the season when a failed ignition switch in his qualifying heat put Johnson deep in a B-Feature.
Continuing a season of unmatched consistency, Wayne Johnson’s Missile Motorsports 77x has yet to finish outside the top five; even holding onto a fifth place finish at the Rock ‘N Roll 50 after sustaining a broken nose when what was described as a muffler destroyed Wayne’s helmet.
Although the last outing of the Roush/Yates 41 was less than desirable, it was not enough to remove Jason Johnson far from the top tier and has certainly not put much of a kink in a season of otherwise strong runs. Entering this weekend’s two nights of competition Johnson has claimed victory on three occasions along with six top five and nine top ten finishes.
Still searching for his first win of the season Brady Bacon continues to sit third in points. With eight top ten runs to go along with five podium finishes in only nine starts, with four being runner up finishes, the driver of the Fatheadz Eyewear 99 has again proven to be a formidable opponent having already past a combined 71 cars in A-Main competition this season.
After getting upside down to start off the 2012 season, the Champion Brands 45x of Johnny Herrera has been on the comeback trail. Fighting into fourth in the championship standings Herrera, who has four top five and six top ten runs so far this season, sits a mere three points away from taking away the third spot.
Rounding out the top five in points heading into I-30 Speedway is Gary Wright. After fire consumed his car at the Rock ‘N Roll 50, Wright spent this past weekend shaking down a new ride with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region at Lucas Oil Speedway. It proved to be a test run worth making a wright was able to uncover a faulty steering gear in the process. Also looking for his first win of the season, Wright has still managed a pair of top five runs as well as seven top ten finishes.
Brad Loyet currently occupies sixth in national points, bouncing back from a low of twelfth earlier this year with four consecutive top five finishes including a second at the Rock ‘N Roll 50. Tony Bruce Jr. sits seventh after missing the show at Riverside with Danny Wood eighth. Seth Bergman, who picked up his first National Tour win at the Rock N’ Roll 50, sits ninth with Dustin Morgan rounding out the top ten.
Of the driver in the top ten half have visited victory lane at I-30 Speedway. Gary Wright leads in overall wins with thirteen. Jason Johnson has four wins to his credit while Tony Bruce Jr. and Wayne Johnson each have three. Brady Bacon currently has a pair of wins at the Arkansas quarter mile oval.
The Series: Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV
When and Where: Friday May 11th - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Pits open @ 5pm /Racing begins @ 7:30pm
Saturday May 12th - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Pits open @ 5pm/ Racing begins at 7:30pm
Track Information: Directions I-30 Speedway - Located 7 miles southwest of Little Rock on I-30 to exit 126 (county line road), then south to frontage road, then east (SSR)
Address: 12297 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72209
Phone: 501-455-4567
Website: www.i-30speedway.com
ASCS I-30 History: For every journey there must be a beginning and the American Sprint Car Series National Tour that means I-30 Speedway. Founded in 1992 in Oklahoma, the first official National Tour event was held on May 15, 1993 at I-30 with Mike Ward taking the win. Since then the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV has returned 56 times with 23 different winners.
I-30 Speedway Winners: Gary Wright (13), Garry Lee Maier (4), Jason Johnson (4), Tim Crawley (4), Mike Ward (4), Terry Gray (4), Tony Bruce Jr. (3), Wayne Johnson (3), Brad Sweet (3), Brady Bacon (2), Shane Stewart (2), Travis Rilat (2), Danny Lasoski (2), Eric Sandage (1), Jason Myers (1), Jeff Swindell (1), Nick Smith (1), Pete Butler (1), Ricky Logan (1), Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1), Sammy Swindell (1), Tim Schaffer (1), Zach Chappell (1)
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV Driver Points (top 10): 1. Wayne Johnson 1,217; 2. Jason Johnson 1,187; 3. Brady Bacon 1,157 4. Johnny Herrera 1,060; 5. Gary Wight 1,039; 6. Brad Loyet 1,023; 7. Tony Bruce Jr. 997; 8. Danny Wood 984; 9. Seth Bergman 944; 10. Dustin Morgan 931
2012 Feature Winners: Jason Johnson-3, Wayne Johnson-2, Tony Bruce Jr., Seth Bergman-1, Dustin Morgan-1, Danny Wood-1
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV - A Look Ahead
May 23 Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO)
May 24 I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
May 26-27 Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, KS) - 4th Steve King Memorial
June 8-9 Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) - Eagle Nationals
June 15-16 Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Summer Nationals
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Bergman Bags Sooner Loot at Creek County Speedway
Cody Morris, Sapulpa, Oklahoma (5-4-2012) - Approximately six days and several toll booths after the 2012 season opener in Lawton, Oklahoma; the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region pivoted back to the Tulsa area; slashing a few turnpikes en route to a sophmore outing of the season at Sapulpa, Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway.
Several past ASCS Sooner Region champions were joined by a few ASCS National Tour invaders and an impressive crop of rookie talents for the first of four American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region outings at Creek County Speedway this season.
Few Sooner State race fans expected an Evergreen State showdown at the landmark 20th running of the Sooner region at Creek County Speedway, but the vast majority of race fans in attendance left relishing the showdown between a pair of Snohomish, Washington natives.
A first time ASCS Sooner Region winner at Creek County Speedway in 2011, Evergreen State extraordinaire Seth Bergman turned in a wire to wire effort to take his second ASCS victory in as many weeks aboard the Wesmar powered Superior Marine no. 23 Eagle.
One week after snaring his first Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by MavTV victory at West Memphis, Arkansas’ Riverside Speedway, Bergman powered the Peterson Motorsports ride in streak fashion; with back to back ASCS wins also translating into consecutive American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region honors at Creek County Speedway.
Bergman was chased to the stripe, indeed shadowed throughout most of the race by fellow Snohomish, Washington native Gary Taylor. While Bergman turned an outside front row starting spot into an immediate lead, Taylor battled from the sixth spot to become Bergman’s top challenger by the fifth circuit.
Just after the lead pair of Evergreen State natives encountered lapped traffic on the 8th turn, a slight mistake by Taylor was immediately exploited by Mustang, Oklahoma upstart Shane Sellers.
Such was the state of the 25 lap main event when the only stoppage occurred at the lap 12 halfway point, with Car & Fleet Rookie of the Year competitor Brandon Hahn bicycling into a turn 3 tumble; sidelining the young Tulsa talent for the remainder of the main event. Hahn emerged safely from the wreckage, but with Saturday plans for Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region action at Wheatland, Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway in jeopardy.
Taylor immediately found his groove exiting the lap 12 restart, battling back by Sellers one lap later. A lapped car remained between the Washington state natives, but far be it from a typical lapped machine; this obstruction was an early season ASCS National Tour feature winner from Broken Arrow - Dustin Morgan.
While the ARK Wrecking machine was quick, unfortunately for Morgan a promoter’s provisional meant a last place start; a very tough task at the Creek County’s ¼ mile battleground.
Taylor needed nearly five laps to dispose of Morgan, but as he did the leader reached the rear pack of the field, allowing Taylor to improve the time in closing to Bergman’s rear bumper and set up a five lap showdown for a few thousand onlookers.
The Evergreen state duo maneuvered smartly in lapped traffic, with Taylor’s repetitive high side charges exiting each turn brilliantly thwarted by Bergman’s smooth approach into the low side of the next. Taylor’s best shot came on lap 23, as the lead duo switched roles for a pair of corner’s in response to lapped traffic obstructions, but Bergman escaped the tense period with the lead.
Taylor kept up the pace, but Bergman ultimately took a car length advantage to the finish line to earn his third career ASCS Regional victory, second career Sooner Region score, and first ASCS Regional nod of the young 2012 season. Gary Taylor’s impressive run ended in a runner up effort as Taylor prepares for Saturday night Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region action at Kennedale, Texas’ Cowtown Speedway.
Mustang, Oklahoma’s Shane Sellers turned in his second show position performance in as many nights of ASCS Sooner Region action. Seemingly bursting into the ASCS Regional spotlight, the former Lawton Speedway champ sprint titlist is right in the early thick of the 2012 American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Championship chase.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Jonathon Beason fell one spot from his starting position to claim fourth at the finish line. A winner in season opening ASCS Sooner Region action just six days prior at Lawton Speedway and former two time American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region champion, Tulsa’s Sean McClelland completed the top five finishing order of the 25 lap main event.
Jesse Frazier, Shane Sellers, Gary Taylor, and Jonathon Beason took heat race scores over the 29 car field, with Mike Goodman taking the winning style transfer in the night’s only 12 lap ASCS Sooner Region B Feature event. A Tulsa native, Goodman also earned the Bishop’s Racing Components Hard Charger Award, advancing 8 spots to finish ninth in the final rundown after advancing into the main event via the B Feature victory.
Brandon Hahn’s main event misfortune was accompanied by a Koby Barksdale rollover early in the B Feature. Both drivers emerged safely from their flipped mounts.
In only his third event at the helm of Creek County Speedway, David Chappell’s first hosting of ASCS action was an overwhelming success, with fan and driver area’s both filled and an extremely racy surface greeting three premier classes. With 29 headlining American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region teams in action, 27 champ sprints and 22 modifieds joined in the action as well; delivering a sensational night of dirt track racing to race fans in attendance.
With two of 16 events in the books, Sean McClelland is off to an early five point advantage in the 2012 American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region title chase over Shane Sellers with Andy Shouse another 18 markers behind Sellers.
Jesse Frazier has turned in strong heat race performances in both Sooner Region runnings and his feature finishes have netted the young Tulsa talent an early lead in the 2012 Car & Fleet Rookie of the Year fight.
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 1x-Gary Taylor[6]; 3. 7s-Shane Sellers[4]; 4. 36x-Jonathan Beason[3]; 5. 1-Sean McClelland[1]; 6. 27-Andy Shouse[10]; 7. 14k-Kyle Bellm[8]; 8. 11c-Matt Covington[9]; 9. 11g-Mike Goodman[17]; 10. 5h-Logan Forler[7]; 11. 03-Joe Wood Jr[18]; 12. 36-Robert Sellers[19]; 13. 5-Joe Bob Lee[11]; 14. 57-Kyle Chady[13]; 15. 45-J.P. Bailey[15]; 16. 2-Dustin Morgan[21]; 17. 27x-Jesse Frazier[5]; 18. 87-Brian McClelland[20]; 19. 010-Brian Roberts[14]; 20. 29-Brandon Hahn[12]; 21. 7-Michelle Decker[16]
Lap Leaders: Seth Bergman 1-25
Sooner Region point standings: 1. Sean McClelland 275; 2. Shane Sellers 270; 3. Andy Shouse 252; 4. Matt Covington 235; 5. Joe Wood Jr. 233; 6. Brian McClelland 204; 7. Jesse Frazier 200; 8. Joe Bob Lee 196; 8. Robert Sellers 196; 10. Michelle Decker 191
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ASCS Sooner Region Shifts to Creek County
Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (4-30-2012) - Following a successful and concise 2012 season opener in Lawton, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region snaps back into action this Friday night at Sapulpa, Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway.
Built by ASCS founder and Hall of Fame racer/promoter Emmett Hahn in 1981, this Friday’s Sooner region event features the first of four ASCS outings this season at Creek County Speedway and first under new promoter David Chappell’s management.
The event will also feature a landmark 20th running of the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region at Creek County Speedway.
Sitting idle for much of the 2011 season, Emmett Hahn reopened Creek County confines for a pair of late season events, one of which showcased the return of the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner region. Snohomish, Washington’s Seth Bergman sped to his first ASCS Sooner region victory that evening over 27 fellow competitors.
This past Saturday night, Bergman strutted to his first career Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by MavTV victory in the Rock N Roll 50 at West Memphis, Arkansas’ famed Riverside Speedway. Fellow Washington state native and former ASCS winner at Creek County Speedway Gary Taylor has also signaled his intent to compete this Friday.
With the ASCS National Tour idle this weekend, a Bergman entry into this Friday night’s ASCS Sooner Region event at Creek County Speedway is quite likely. If Bergman does enter to defend last season’s Creek County victory, the defense will not be an easy one.
A two time American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Champion, Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Sean McClelland dominated the ASCS Sooner region opener at Lawton this past weekend. McClelland is no stranger to ASCS success at Creek County Speedway either, scoring ASCS Sooner wins in 2007 and 2008.
Two-time and reigning American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region champion Joe Wood Jr. enters the second event of the season with a chip on his shoulder. Mechanical woes forced the savvy Oklahoma City racer deep into the B Feature at Lawton’s season opener. Joe Jr. rebounded and took the Bishop Racing Components Hard Charger Award with a drive from 15th to fifth in the season opening main event.
A widely contested 2012 Rookie of the Year battle has ensued as well. Tulsa’s Jesse Frazier led the half dozen Rookie competitors at the season opener with a 13th place finish, giving Frazier the early lead over Cache, Oklahoma’s Joe Bob Lee; Tulsa’s Kacee Frazier; Illinois transplant and current Tulsa resident Kyle Chady; as well as another pair of Tulsa racers in Nick Lucito and Brandon Hahn.
Creek County Speedway’s weekly Champ Sprint class will back the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region to complete an impressive card of winged sprint car action.
Creek County gates open at 5pm with heat races going green at 8pm
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For further information regarding Creek County Speedway, including ticket prices and directions, please visit www.creekcountyspeedway.co
Past American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region feature winners at Creek County Speedway:
10/1/11 - Seth Bergman
4/24/10 – Joe Wood, Jr.
9/19/09 – Zach Chappell
7/25/09 – Nick Smith
4/25/09 – Danny Wood
9/20/08 – Gary Taylor
6/7/08 – Sean McClelland
9/22/07 – Brian McClelland
5/20/06 – Sean McClelland
7/19/03 – Kevin Ramey (non-wing)
5/10/03 – Travis Rilat (non-wing)
3/22/03 – Kevin Ramey
9/28/02 – Danny Jennings
7/20/02 – Jason Martin
3/30/02 – Jamie Passmore
9/22/01 – Larry Neighbors
8/11/01 – Nick Smith
6/23/01 – J.P. Bailey
4/14/01 – Wayne Johnson
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Loyet Leads ASCS Warrior Charge into Lucas Oil Speedway!
Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (4-30-2012) - Returning with the sophmore outing of a sophmore Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region campaign filled with 24 events, the Warrior forces head to Wheatland, Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway.
Quite possibly the finest dirt track racing facility in the nation, this Saturday’s Warrior card features the first of four ASCS scheduled events at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”. It will also showcase the sole standalone Warrior outing at Lucas Oil, as the three remaining events will be held in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by MavTV.
Formerly known as the Winged Outlaw Warriors, 2011 featured the first full season of action under the ASCS Warrior Region banner.
Sunset Hills, Missouri’s Brad Loyet turned a rookie sprint car effort into an inaugural ASCS Warrior Championship. Loyet also won the POWRi Midget title, making him a clear favorite heading into Lucas Oil Speedway’s “Open Wheel Showdown” featuring the ASCS Warrior Region sprints and Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series.
Sedalia, Missouri’s Jonathan Cornell bested Australian Chad Ely in the 2012 Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region season opener on April 13th at Grain Valley, Missouri’s Valley Speedway.
Cornell takes an identical advantage into the second event of a twenty-four race 2012 season.
Grain Valley, Missouri’s Brian Brown was victorious in the only standalone ASCS Warrior Region show of the inaugural season on June 18th, 2011.
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by MavTV competitors Tim Crawley and Jason Johnson each took honored wins in the first annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial held on September 23rd and 24th of last season.
Saturday night‘s “Open Wheel Showdown” featuring the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region and POWRi Midgets at Wheatland, Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway begins at 730pm.
Gates will open at 5pm with hot laps scheduled to be run at 7pm.
For more information regarding Lucas Oil Speedway, including ticket pricing and directions, please visit www.lucasoilspeedway.com
Featured Photo: Lonnie Wheatley
Past Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region feature winners at Lucas Oil Speedway:
9/24/11 - Jason Johnson (*with National)
9/23/11 - Tim Crawley (*with National)
6/18/11 - Brian Brown
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Edwards Leads Lone Star foes into Cowtown!
Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (4-30-2012) - The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region returns to action this Saturday night for the third stop of a 2012 campaign featuring 14 events.
Known for dicey racing on the action packed, high banked, ¼ mile bullring; this Saturday’s one night stand will see the first of two 2012 ASCS Lone Star visits to the Kennedale, Texas dirt oval. The second of the 2012 pair will field a regional showdown with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region.
On the strength of runner up finishes in the first two 2012 Lone Star events, Mesquite, Texas upstart Martin Edwards enters the Cowtown event with a 12 point advantage over defending Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Champion Matt Covington.
Edwards nabbed Hard Charger in both of runner up efforts, while Glenpool, Oklahoma’s Covington charged to a Devil’s Bowl victory after an uncharacteristic mishap while leading allowed Knoxville, Iowa’s current ASCS National Tour point leader Wayne Johnson to take a mid race lead en route to victrory in season opening action at Lone Star Speedway.
Saturday’s shootout at Cowtown begins at 7pm with pit gates opening at 4pm, followed by grandstand gates opening at 5pm.
For more information regarding Cowtown Speedway, including ticket pricing and directions, please visit www.cowtownspeedway.com
Past ASCS Regional feature winners at Cowtown Speedway:
8/19/11 - Koby Barksdale (Lone Star)
4/30/11 – Gary Taylor (Lone Star)
11/13/10 – Tommy Bryant (Lone Star)
11/12/10 – Gary Taylor (Lone Star)
7/17/10 – Claud Estes (Lone Star/Sooner)
6/12/10 – Brian McClelland (Lone Star)
10/10/09 – Tony Bruce, Jr. (Gulf South/Lone Star/Sooner)
8/29/09 – Travis Rilat (Lone Star)
6/27/09 – Kevin Ramey (Lone Star)
4/4/09 – Kevin Ramey (Lone Star)
10/11/08 – Brian Brown (National vs. Sooner)
10/10/08 – Gavin Punch (National vs. Sooner)
8/23/08 – Kolt Walker (Gulf South)
7/26/08 – Brad Welborn (Sooner)
5/17/08 – Gary Taylor (Sooner)
4/5/08 – Travis Rilat (Sooner)
9/15/07 - Nick Smith (Sooner)
7/7/07 - Brian McClelland (Sooner)
4/14/07 - Kevin Ramey (Sooner)
9/23/06 - Travis Rilat (Sooner)
6/10/06 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sooner)
4/8/06 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sooner)
9/24/05 - Travis Rilat (Sooner)
6/25/05 - Jason Martin (National vs. Sooner)
4/9/05 - Sean McClelland (Sooner)
9/25/04 - Andy Shouse (Sooner)
5/29/04 - Kevin Ramey (Sooner)
2012 Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region Feature winners: Wayne Johnson 1; Matt Covington 1
2012 Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region point standings: 1. Martin Edwards 284; 2. Matt Covington 272; 3. Claud Estes III 245; 4. Justin Melton 229; 5. John Ricketts 227; 6. Dale Wester 224; 7. Evan Pardo 219; 8. Michael Lang 215; 9. Larry Howery 210; 10. Derek Weaver 202
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Inaugural ASCS Canyon contest at Cocopah
Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (4-30-2012) - The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by MavTV made their winged ASCS sprint car debut at Somerton, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway in early March. Now it’s time for topless to have their turn.
This coming Saturday, May 5th, the non wing sprint car stars of the ASCS Canyon Region will make the first visit in ASCS Canyon Region history to Cocopah’s semi-banked 3/8 mile oval.
Built overlooking the Yuma Valley in 1968, this Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo contest will feature the first and only ASCS Canyon contest at Cocopah this season.
Three-time and defending ASCS Canyon champion (2007,2008,2011) Jeremy Sherman snared his first victory of the 2012 ASCS Canyon season this past weekend at Peoria, Arizona’s Second Annual “Canyon Clash”. Sherman will be running a limited 2012 schedule in the Shon Deskins owned mount.
Sherman’s CSP victory put a quick end to a short Charles Davis Jr. winning streak. The Buckeye, Arizona racer and two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion (2009,2010) charged to victory lane in the opening pair of 2012 ASCS Canyon Region contests held at Canyon Speedway Park and Arizona Speedway.
This Saturday’s Cocopah affair will mark the fourth contest of a 2012 ASCS Canyon Region campaign that currently features 21 events.
Cocopah will open pitside at 2pm this Saturday, with grandstands following at 5pm and racing action scheduled to begin at 7pm.
Featured Photo: Terry Shaw / TKA Photography
For more information regarding Cocopah Speedway, including ticket prices, directions, and an exceptionally well chronicled history of the track and area, please visit www.cocopahspeedway.com
2012 ASCS Canyon Region feature winners: Charles Davis Jr. 2; Jeremy Sherman 1
2012 ASCS Canyon Region point standings: 1. Charles Davis Jr. 435; 2. RJ Johnson 388; 3. Bruce St. James 382; 4. Josh Pelkey 368; 5. Mike Colegrove 351; 6. Dalten Gabbard 330; 7. Andy Reinbold 329; 8. Brian Hosford 308; 9. Justin Quinn 306; 10. Ryan Linder 298
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Seth Bergman Rocks the Rock-N-Roll 50
West Memphis, AR (April 28, 2012) - The fourth annual Rock-N-Roll 50 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas lived up to its name as the night’s 50 lap feature saw Snohomish, Washington’s Seth Bergman taking home the custom Gibson Guitar and his first Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour victory.
“Ever since I heard of the ASCS when I started I’ve wanted a national tour win and it’s finally all come together” commented Bergman. “I don’t even know what to say; I’m just speechless right now but I’ve got to thank my Mom and Dad for sticking with me from day one and my car owner for not giving up on me this last month or two. This is the best night of my life.”
Starting fourth on the grid, Bergman would move to third on the start; giving Chase to front row starting Jarred Roller and race leader Brad Loyet. Racing into slower traffic by lap four, Bergman would take over second on lap eleven as the top five drivers continued to race in and out of slower traffic.
Lap twenty-two would see action come to a halt as defending Rock-N-Roll 50 champion Tim Crawley went upside down. Crawley would emerge unscathed.
On the restart, Bergman would continue to stalk Loyet while holding off several charges from the high riding 1g of Cody Gardner and 1x of Gary Taylor. Acquiring some breathing room, the Superior Marine 23 quickly began working slower traffic; pulling side by side with Loyet before finally bolting into the top spot on lap thirty-six.
Working the Riverside International Speedway into a diamond, Bergman would being pulling to a straight-a-way lead before the red flew on lap forty-four for a crash that saw Gary Wright’s machine erupting into flames. Wright escaped unhurt.
Under the red flag, problems were revealed for Wayne Johnson who had suffered a blow to the head that ultimately forced the driver of the City Vending 77 to exchange helmets. Johnson would elect to finish the race.
Back under green, the final six laps would go the distance as Bergman walked away by nearly a straight-a-way. Brad Loyet would finish second while Gary Taylor managed to hold onto the show position over the hard charging Johnny Herrera while eighteenth starting Wayne Johnson held on to round out the top five.
Long time ASCS competitor Terry Gray would finish sixth with Jason Johnson, who took his second provisional of the season, charging from twenty-third to seventh to earn the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger of the Night. Justin Carver would cross the stripe eighth with Brady Bacon, who was forced to use his first provisional of the year, coming from twenty-fourth to ninth. Danny Wood would advance nine spots on the field to round out the top ten.
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV
River Side International Speedway - April 28, 2012
4th annual Rock-N-Roll 50
Event Car Count: 44
A Feature (50 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 05-Brad Loyet[2]; 3. 1x-Gary Taylor[5]; 4. 45x-Johnny Herrera[14]; 5. 77x-Wayne Johnson[18]; 6. 10-Terry Gray[8]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson[23]; 8. 87x-Justin Carver[7]; 9. 99-Brady Bacon[24]; 10. 81-Danny Wood[19]; 11. 1g-Cody Gardner[12]; 12. 87-Aaron Reutzel[15]; 13. 5-Jerod Roller[1]; 14. 9jr-Derek Hagar[17]; DNF 39-Brad Bowden[9]; DNF 5h-Logan Forler[13]; DNF 9-Gary Wright[20]; DNF 40x-Ernie Ainsworth[3]; DNF 16-Anthony Nicholson[16]; DNF 88-Tim Crawley[21]; DNF 8x-Chris Williams[10]; DNF 47-Dale Howard[20]; DNF 20-Joey Moughan[11]; DNF 13-Tristan Tidmore[6]
Lap Leader(s): Brad Loyet [1-35], Seth Bergman [36-50]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Terry Gray[1]; 2. 5h-Logan Forler[2]; 3. 9jr-Derek Hagar[4]; 4. 39-Brad Bowden[8]; 5. 58-Wade Oliver[3]; 6. 12-Dalton Davis[7]; 7. 27-Curt Terrel[6]; 8. 12m-Greg Merritt[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 40x-Ernie Ainsworth[1]; 2. 45x-Johnny Herrera[2]; 3. 8x-Chris Williams[5]; 4. 88-Tim Crawley[4]; 5. 22-Dustin Barks[3]; 6. 3h-Brandon Hanks[8]; 7. 0-Andy McElhannon[6]; 8. 4-Nathan Cook[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 87x-Justin Carver[4]; 2. 13-Tristan Tidmore[5]; 3. 22k-Kevin Kilpatrick[3]; 4. 20-Joey Moughan[7]; 5. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[1]; 6. 2k-Brandon Kilpatrick[6]; 7. 14z-Zach Pringle[2]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet[1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 3. 31g-Johnny Gardner[4]; 4. 77x-Wayne Johnson[3]; 5. 1-Eddie Gallagher[6]; 6. 9-Gary Wright[1]; 7. 44-Ronny Howard[5]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Jerod Roller[1]; 2. 16-Anthony Nicholson[2]; 3. 81-Danny Wood[4]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon[6]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson[5]; 6. 17-Bruce Griffith Jr[3]; 7. 10p-Jim Pericone[7]
Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 1x-Gary Taylor[4]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[1]; 4. 1g-Cody Gardner[7]; 5. 53-Jack Dover[3]; 6. 2-Dustin Morgan[5]; 7. 3-A.G. Rains[6]
B Feature 1 (12 Laps - Top 3): 1. 9jr-Derek Hagar[2]; 2. 81-Danny Wood[1]; 3. 88-Tim Crawley[4]; 4. 12-Dalton Davis[6]; 5. 3-A.G. Rains[12]; 6. 22k-Kevin Kilpatrick[3]; 7. 53-Jack Dover[8]; 8. 1-Eddie Gallagher[5]; 9. 58-Wade Oliver[7]; 10. 27-Curt Terrel[13]; 11. 17-Bruce Griffith Jr.[10]; 12. 12m-Greg Merritt[11]; 13. 2k-Brandon Kilpatrick[9]; DNS 14z-Zach Pringle B Feature 2 (12 Laps - Top 3): 1. 77x-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 9-Gary Wright[6]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson[5]; 5. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[8]; 6. 2-Dustin Morgan[9]; 7. 22-Dustin Barks[7]; 8. 44-Ronny Howard[12]; 9. 3h-Brandon Hanks[14]; 10. 4-Nathan Cook[13]; 11. 10p-Jim Pericone[10]; 12. 99-Brady Bacon[2]; 13. 0-Andy McElhannon[11]; 14. 31g-Johnny Gardner[1]
Hard Charger of the Night: Jason Johnson +16
Provisional(s): Jason Johnson (2), Brady Bacon
2012 Feature Winners: Jason Johnson-3, Wayne Johnson-2, Tony Bruce Jr., Seth Bergman-1, Dustin Morgan-1, Danny Wood-1
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV Points (top 10): 1. Wayne Johnson 1,217; 2. Jason Johnson 1,185; 3. Brady Bacon 1,157 4. Johnny Herrera
1,060; 5. Gary Wight 1,039; 6. Brad Loyet 1,023; 7. Tony Bruce Jr. 997; 8. Danny Wood 984; 9. Seth Bergman 944; 10. Dustin Morgan 931
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White a Gulf South Winner at Waco
Cody Morris, Waco, Texas (4-27-2012) - The Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South region cruised into Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway Friday night, looking to place the first divisional contender in victory lane in the seventh event of the season.
Winning each of the six Gulf South events contested thus far in the 2012 season, the ASCS National Tour invaders were due to battle each other in Oklahoma and Arkansas this weekend, leaving the door wide open for the first for Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South regulars to earn their way into victory lane.
Fort Worth, Texas racer George White survived a spirited race long haunting by former Gulf South champ Brandon Berryman en route to his first victory of the Gulf South campaign aboard the Swafford Electric no. 10.
Berryman pulled alongside numerous times, but White’s high line around HoT’s semi banked, ¼ mile oval proved true by a slim two car lengths at the finish line of the 25 lap main event.
Known nationally for both his achievements in the modified ranks and his versatility to compete in almost any form of auto racing; White’s triumph marked his first ASCS victory at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway.
Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Josh Hodges took advantage of a lap 17 stoppage that bunched the field back up, battling past Beau Smith and Channin Tankersley in one fell swoop to ultimately claim show position honors and leave Smith and Tankersley to complete the top five running order.
Advancing via B Feature action, Tommy Bryant climbed 8 positions to nab seventh in the final rundown, earning The Woodlands’ based racer the Hard Charger effort.
Heat race wins over the 27 car field belonged to Beau Smith, Brandon Berryman, Travis Elliott, and Channin Tankersley; with Bryant taking the lead transfer in the evenings’ 12 lap B Feature.
The weekend of Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region action concludes with a Saturday night finale at Killeen’s Texas Thunder Speedway that features the first ever ASCS event at the Killeen’s ¼ mile battleground.
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 10-George White[1]; 2. 31-Brandon Berryman[2]; 3. 74x-Joshua Hodges[9]; 4. 51-Beau Smith[7]; 5. 0-Channin Tankersley[4]; 6. 14-Michael Lang[3]; 7. 28-Tommy Bryant[15]; 8. 2-Wes Miller[8]; 9. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek[13]; 10. 74E-Claud Estes III[10]; 11. 45-Martin Edwards[17]; 12. 54-Evan Pardo[12]; 13. 66-J.J. Simmons[6]; 14. 15T-Travis Elliott[5]; 15. 69-Larry Howery[18]; 16. 19-Klint Angelette[16]; 17. 52-Roger Oakes[19]; 18. 15-Andrew VanBlarcum[20]; 19. 3-Gary Watson[14]; 20. 25M-Michael McNeil[11]
*Lap Leaders: George White 1-25
Current 2012 Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South point standings: 1. Ray Allen Kulhanek 864; 2. Brandon Berryman 828; 3. Michael McNeil 778; 4. Travis Elliott 766; 5. Beau Smith 748; 6. Wes Miller 734; 7. Greg Rilat 705; 8. Klint Angelette 697; 9. Larry Howery 694; 10. Gary Watson 645
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Wayne Johnson sails at the Salina Highbanks
Tulsa, OK (April 27, 2012) - The last time the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV graced the Salina Highbanks in 2001 Wayne Johnson sailed to victory. Drawing the number two pill in the redraw, Johnson repeated his 2001 success by wiring the night’s twenty-five lap feature event.
“You know we haven’t been here for a while, since ’01, and we won both races then. We just went back our notes and did the same stuff and I’ll tell you what this one of the funnest tracks we get to go to; you’re haulin’ butt at this place “commented a very happy Wayne Johnson in victory lane. “Being from Oklahoma, now I live in Iowa, I have a lot of friends here and having my Wife here this weekend makes this really special.”
Starting alongside Jack Dover on the front row, the Super Shox 77x wasted no time taking over the top spot. Bolting to the high line from the drop of the green Johnson left the field by over a straight-a-way; utilizing restarts and often times slower traffic to maintain his advantage.
Falling back to fourth on the start, Jack Dover would have to play catch as the Oil Field Equipment and Manufacturing 11g of Mike Goodman shot into second with team mate Matt Covington taking over third. Taking back the runner up spot on lap three with the help of slower traffic, Dover would not relinquish the second until lap twenty-two when a restart on lap twenty-two allowed the Casey’s General Store 21 of Brian Brown to pull off the slide job.
Charging from eighth, Brown would hold off the last chance charge of Dover for the runner up spot as Dover held off Danny Lasoski for third with Brad Loyet rounding out the top five. Johnny Herrera, who spent much of the feature battle with Gary Wright and Brady Bacon would come home sixth with Gary Wright seventh. Brady Bacon would settle for eighth after starting fifteenth.
After a DNF in his heat forced Jason Johnson into a B-Main, the MVT 41 would drive from eighteenth to ninth with Tony Bruce Jr., who also
experienced problems in his heat, earning the hard charger award by charging from twentieth to round out the top ten.
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Salina Highbanks Speedway - April 27, 2012
Event Car Count: 34
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet[3]; 2. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 3. 1c-Matt Covington[6]; 4. 45x-Johnny Herrera[8]; 5. 81au-Gavin Punch[9]; 6. 2-Dustin Morgan[5]; 7. 48-Jake Martens[7]; 8. 87x-Brian McClelland[1]; 9. 33k-Kris Miller[4]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover[2]; 2. 77x-Wayne Johnson[4]; 3. 9-Gary Wright[3]; 4. 5h-Logan Forler[1]; 5. 26-Rafe Essary[9]; 6. 15k-Kerry McAlister[8]; 7. 04-Brad Graham[5]; DNF 41-Jason Johnson[6]; DNF 18-Tony Bruce Jr[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11g-Mike Goodman[1]; 2. 50z-Zach Chappell[2]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 4. 36-Jonathan Beason[8]; 5. 22-Koby Barksdale[7]; 6. 17-Bruce Griffith Jr[5]; DNF 35g-Barry Gifford[4]; DNF 1x-Jordan Weaver[6]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 33-Danny Lasoski[1]; 2. 14k-Kyle Bellm[2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown[8]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon[5]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel[3]; 6. 81-Danny Wood[4]; 7. 24-Terry McCarl[7]; DNS 22K-Kevin Barksdale
B Feature (15 Laps): 1. 2-Dustin Morgan[4]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson[12]; 3. 81-Danny Wood[7]; 4. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[16]; 5. 81au-Gavin Punch[3]; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel[5]; 7. 87x-Brian McClelland[14]; 8. 35g-Barry Gifford[8]; 9. 17-Bruce Griffith Jr[6]; 10. 33k-Chris Miller[13]; 11. 1x-Jordan Weaver[11]; 12. 15k-Kerry McAlister[1]; 13. 24-Terry McCarl[8]; 14. 04-Brad Graham[9]; 15. 26-Rafe Essary[15]; 16. 22K-Kevin Barksdale[17]; DNF 5h-Logan Forler[2]; DNS 48-Jake Martens
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 77x-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[8]; 3. 53-Jack Dover[1]; 4. 33-Danny Lasoski[5]; 5. 05-Brad Loyet[6]; 6. 45x-Johnny Herrera[7]; 7. 9-Gary Wright[13]; 8. 99-Brady Bacon[15]; 9. 41-Jason Johnson[18]; 10. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[20]; 11. 23-Seth Bergman[14]; 12. 14k-Kyle Bellm[12]; 13. 81-Danny Wood[19]; 14. 81au-Gavin Punch[21]; 15. 36-Jonathan Beason[9]; 16. 17-Bruce Griffith Jr.[23]; DNF 11c-Matt Covington[3]; DNF 2-Dustin Morgan[17]; DNF 87-Aaron Reutzel[22]; DNF 50z-Zach Chappell[11]; DNF 11g-Mike Goodman[4]; DNF 22-Koby Barksdale[16]; DNF 1-Sean McClelland[10]
Lap Leader(s): Wayne Johnson [1-25]
Hard Charger of the Night: Tony Bruce Jr. +10
Provisional(s): Bruce Griffith Jr.
2012 Feature Winners: Jason Johnson-3, Wayne Johnson-2, Tony Bruce Jr., Dustin Morgan-1, Danny Wood-1
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV Points (top 10): 1. Wayne Johnson 1,092; 2. Jason Johnson 1,089; 3. Brady Bacon 1,044 4. Gary Wright 943; 5. Tony Bruce Jr. 932; 6. Johnny Herrera 930; 7. Brad Loyet 881; 8. Danny Wood 874; 9. Dustin Morgan 866; 10. Jack Dover 858
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