Mark Smith Scores With ASCS Mid-South At Tennessee National Raceway

HOHENWALD, Tenn. (April 28, 2018) On the road to shake down his car before the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com heads for Pennsylvania, Mark Smith picked up a cool $2,000 at Tennessee National Raceway with the ASCS Mid-South Region on Saturday night.

The debut of the ASCS Mid-South Region at the Tennessee National Raceway, Smith worked through a Heat and Qualifier format to position the Optilumen LED Lighting No. M1 on the pole of the night's 25-lap feature event. Chased by Blake Hahn, the Griffith Truck and Equipment No. 52 grabbed the lead for a moment in the early laps, but would be shuffled back to second as the caution flew.

Unchallenged from there, Smith clicked off the 25th lap a half straightaway ahead of the field.

Blake Hahn would hold onto to finish second with Johnny Herrera moving to the final podium step after starting sixth. Moving up from 10th, Cody Gardner claimed fourth with Brian Bell scoring the Stealth Recovery Hard Charger of the Night with a run from 15th to fifth.

Harli White crossed sixth with Ernie Ainsworth seventh. Howard Moore, Justin Webb, and Curt Terrell made up the night's top-ten.

The ASCS Mid-South Region rolls again on Saturday, May 12 with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark.

For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the over 150 across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:

ASCS Mid-South Region
Tennessee National Raceway - Hohenwald, Tenn.
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Car Count: 17

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. M1-Mark Smith, [1]; 2. 40-Howard Moore, [4]; 3. 88R-Cody Gardner, [3]; 4. 21B-Brandon Hinkle, [2]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 6. (DNF) 15J-Jeremy Middleton, [6]; 7. (DNF) 23B-Brian Bell, [5]; 8. (DNF) 21K-Kevin Hinkle, [8]; 9. (DNF) 14B-Bo Barber, [9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [2]; 2. 84-Brandon Hanks, [3]; 3. 2H-Wally Henson, [1]; 4. 8Z-Zach Pringle, [6]; 5. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [5]; 6. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth, [4]; 7. 31W-Justin Webb, [7]; 8. 27-Curt Terrell, [8]

Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15J-Jeremy Middleton, [1]; 2. M1-Mark Smith, [5]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn, [6]; 4. 8Z-Zach Pringle, [4]; 5. 21B-Brandon Hinkle, [2]; 6. 31W-Justin Webb, [7]; 7. 2H-Wally Henson, [3]; (DNS) 21K-Kevin Hinkle, ; (DNS) 14B-Bo Barber,

Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White, [3]; 2. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [2]; 3. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth, [1]; 4. 40-Howard Moore, [6]; 5. 27-Curt Terrell, [8]; 6. 84-Brandon Hanks, [5]; 7. 88R-Cody Gardner, [4]; 8. (DNF) 23B-Brian Bell, [7]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. M1-Mark Smith, [1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, [2]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [6]; 4. 88R-Cody Gardner, [10]; 5. 23B-Brian Bell, [15]; 6. 17W-Harli White, [3]; 7. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth, [8]; 8. 40-Howard Moore, [4]; 9. 31W-Justin Webb, [13]; 10. 27-Curt Terrell, [11]; 11. 2H-Wally Henson, [12]; 12. 15J-Jeremy Middleton, [14]; 13. 14B-Bo Barber, [17]; 14. 21K-Kevin Hinkle, [16]; 15. 21B-Brandon Hinkle, [9]; 16. 84-Brandon Hanks, [7]; 17. 8Z-Zach Pringle, [5]

Matt Covington Victorious In Lucas Oil ASCS Debut At Paducah International Raceway

PADUCAH, Ky. (April 27, 2018) Using every inch of banking at the Paducah International Raceway on Friday night, Oklahoma's Matt Covington parked his T&L Foundry No. 95 in Victory Lane in the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com debut at the Western Kentucky oval.

"I had a great time racing here and we had a really good car. This is my kind of track with the high banks and the wall all the way around. I like to get up there and lean on that wall and tonight we just had really good speed. We've had good speed all year. We knew if we just kept doing what we were doing, it would pay off and it is," stated Matt.

With Chick Magnet Motorsports CEO, Josh Hegwood, joining the Covington/Graves Motorsports team in Victory Lane, the native of Knoxville, Iowa was all smiles with checkered flag in hand, "I think Josh has been with me for about five years, but this might be the first time he's actually got the chance to be in Victory Lane to be in the picture with me"

Covington's sixth career win with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, the 25-lap feature began from the third starting spot. Holding the position through the first start, the red flew before the field could complete the lap as race leader, Scott Bogucki, flipped in turns one and two. Scott was unharmed.

Rolling back to the green with Carson Short and Mark Smith now on the front row, the Mach Chassis No. M1 bolted to the point with Matt Covington making it three wide through the first and second turns to grab second from the No 21x. Chasing into traffic, Covington began to diamond the corners of the three-eighths-mile oval. Working the sixth lap, Covington worked past Smith for the point. Exchanging slid jobs with Covington able to answer on each occasion, the No. 95 would eventually start to pull an advantage as traffic became heavier.

Pulling to nearly a straightaway advantage, the race for the second spot heated up with Tony Stewart running down Smith as the pair worked through traffic. Getting to the runner-up spot on Lap 16, the caution flew as the field worked the following lap. Reverting to the last fully completed lap, Covington returned to speed with a pair of lapped cars between himself and Stewart.

With the advantage of clean air, Matt Covington quickly grew his advantage to over a half straightaway at the checkered flag. Tony Stewart held onto second with Mark Smith picking the final podium step. Moving through from 13th, Seth Bergman worked his way to fourth, and with it, took over the top spot in the 2018 series standings by a dozen points. Earning Friday's CP-Carrillo Hard Charger of the Night, Wayne Johnson advanced position 10 times to round out the top-five.

Matching Johnson's passing total, Blake Hahn followed the No. 2c to sixth from 16th. Making his first feature start with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Carson Short crossed seventh with Howard Moore eighth from 18th. Tim Crawley and Morgan Turpen completed the top-ten.

With a field of 33 drivers checking in at Paducah International Raceway, the field was split into four Heat Races with Tony Stewart, Johnny Herrera, Mark Smith, and Matt Covington picking up wins. The night's BMRS B-Main went to Mason Daniel. Provisionals were utilized by Travis Rilat and Harli White.

Next stop for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com is Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 4 and Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday, May 5. Both are co-sanctioned with The Capital Renegade United Race Club. For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the over 150 across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Paducah International Raceway - Paducah, Ky
Friday, April 27, 2018
Car Count: 33

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Tony Stewart, [4]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley, [2]; 3. 21X-Carson Short, [6]; 4. 33M-Mason Daniel, [1]; 5. 40-Howard Moore, [5]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee, [7]; 7. 14B-Bo Barber, [8]; 8. (DNF) 21B-Brandon Hinkle, [3]; 9. (DNF) 21K-Kevin Hinkle, [9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman, [1]; 3. 23B-Brian Bell, [4]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [7]; 6. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [6]; 7. 1-Travis Rilat, [5]; (DNS) 2H-Wally Henson,

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. M1-Mark Smith, [6]; 2. 44-Chris Martin, [2]; 3. 10M-Morgan Turpen, [5]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [7]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, [1]; 6. 6-Sean Hosey, [8]; 7. (DNF) 84-Brandon Hanks, [3]; 8. (DNF) 07T-Brandon Taylor, [4]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, [1]; 2. 10-Terry Gray, [2]; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki, [6]; 4. 11-Roger Crockett, [8]; 5. 21-Robbie Price, [5]; 6. 17W-Harli White, [3]; 7. (DNF) 5J-Jamie Ball, [7]; 8. (DNF) 8Z-Zach Pringle, [4]

BMRS B-Main (Top 6 advance to the A-Feature)

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 33M-Mason Daniel, [2]; 2. 40-Howard Moore, [3]; 3. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [7]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee, [5]; 5. 5J-Jamie Ball, [11]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill, [6]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [8]; 8. 6-Sean Hosey, [1]; 9. (DNF) 1-Travis Rilat, [10]; 10. (DNF) 21B-Brandon Hinkle, [16]; 11. (DNF) 14B-Bo Barber, [9]; 12. (DNF) 8Z-Zach Pringle, [14]; 13. (DNF) 21K-Kevin Hinkle, [15]; 14. (DNF) 21-Robbie Price, [4]; (DNS) 84-Brandon Hanks, ; (DNS) 07T-Brandon Taylor, ; (DNS) 2H-Wally Henson,

Protect the Harvest A-Feature:

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, [3]; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, [6]; 3. M1-Mark Smith, [4]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman, [13]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [15]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn, [16]; 7. 21X-Carson Short, [1]; 8. 40-Howard Moore, [18]; 9. 1X-Tim Crawley, [10]; 10. 10M-Morgan Turpen, [7]; 11. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [5]; 12. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [19]; 13. 1-Travis Rilat, [23]; 14. 5J-Jamie Ball, [21]; 15. 77X-Alex Hill, [22]; 16. 99-Skylar Gee, [20]; 17. (DNF) 11-Roger Crockett, [8]; 18. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [9]; 19. (DNF) 33M-Mason Daniel, [17]; 20. (DNF) 17W-Harli White, [24]; 21. (DNF) 23B-Brian Bell, [14]; 22. (DNF) 44-Chris Martin, [11]; 23. (DNF) 10-Terry Gray, [12]; 24. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [2]
Lap Leader(s): Mark Smith 1-6; Matt Covington 7-25
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Wayne Johnson +10
FSR High Point Driver: Mark Smith
Provisional(s): Travis Rilat / Harli White

2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Seth Bergman 484; 2. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 472; 3. Johnny Herrera 472; 3. Blake Hahn 467; 5. Matt Covington 455; 6. Wayne Johnson 451; 7. Roger Crockett 423; 8. Jamie Ball 423; 9. Skylar Gee 417; 10. Scott Bogucki 407; 11. Sammy Swindell 399; 12. Robbie Price 379; 13. Harli White 374; 14 Tony Stewart 372; 15. Alex Hill 359;

2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Seth Bergman - 1 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Matt Covington - 1 (Paducah International Raceway);

Wayne Johnson Masters ASCS Red River At Creek County Speedway

Bryan Hulbert - SAPULPA, Okla. (April 20, 2018)... Picking up Friday's $2,000 top prize, Oklahoma City's Wayne Johnson was superb in slower traffic at Creek County Speedway with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products.

Johnson's fifth career victory with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products, the Outlaw Wings No. 2c took the green from the fifth starting spot. Rolling runner-up on Lap 14 after a multi-lap battle with Sean McClelland, traffic brought race-long leader, Matt Covington, into view.

Maneuvering through the low line into turn-one on Lap 17, Johnson pulled even with Covington but was denied the position. Swinging momentum through turns three and four, Wayne stuck to the top through the first and second turns to take the top spot away from the A-Rock Materials No. 95.

Wayne Johnson Masters ASCS Red River At Creek County Speedway (ASCS Photo)

Slowed working Lap 19, the restart rolled to the last fully completed lap with Johnson pulling away in clean air for the win. Matt Covington held on for second with Sean McClelland holding off the ferocious charge of Kyle Bell and Joe Wood, Jr.

Seth Bergman crossed sixth with Kyle Clark moving to seventh from 14th. Following from 15th, Blake Hahn took eighth with Andrew Deal ninth from 18th. Making his first start behind the wheel of an ASCS machine, Cannon McIntosh came through the B-Feature to finish 10th.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products rolls again on May 4 at Heartland Park Topeka and May 5 at Lucas Oil Speedway with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps.

For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the over 150 across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:
ASCS Red River Region
Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, Okla.
Friday, April 20, 2018
Car Count: 28

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Brett Wilson, [3]; 2. 79-Tim Kent, [1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman, [7]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton, [5]; 5. 20G-Jake Greider, [2]; 6. 90-Lance Norick, [4]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox, [6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Sean McClelland, [1]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [6]; 3. 94L-Layne Himebaugh, [2]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark, [4]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 6. 08-Cannon McIntosh, [5]; (DNS) 5M-Charles McManus,

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11G-Mike Goodman, [1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, [3]; 3. 2-Mickey Walker, [2]; 4. 2X-Michael Day, [4]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal, [6]; 6. 13W-Grant Wresche, [7]; 7. 2K-Kenneth Walker, [5]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Joe Wood Jr, [2]; 2. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [4]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell, [5]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton, [3]; 5. 48-Bryan Davidson, [6]; 6. 10-Kevin Brewer, [1]; (DNS) 54-Will Scribner,

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [6]; 2. 2X-Michael Day, [1]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton, [2]; 4. 15D-Andrew Deal, [3]; 5. 08-Cannon McIntosh, [8]; 6. 20G-Jake Greider, [7]; 7. 13W-Grant Wresche, [5]; 8. 90-Lance Norick, [10]; 9. 26M-Fred Mattox, [11]; 10. 10-Kevin Brewer, [9]; 11. 2K-Kenneth Walker, [12]; 12. 48-Bryan Davidson, [4]; 13. 5M-Charles McManus, [13]; 14. 54-Will Scribner, [14]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [5]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, [2]; 3. 22-Sean McClelland, [1]; 4. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [6]; 5. 03-Joe Wood Jr, [4]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman, [3]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark, [14]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn, [15]; 9. 15D-Andrew Deal, [18]; 10. 08-Cannon McIntosh, [19]; 11. 2X-Michael Day, [16]; 12. 8-Alex Sewell, [9]; 13. 20G-Jake Greider, [20]; 14. 53-Brett Wilson, [7]; 15. 8M-Kade Morton, [17]; 16. 11G-Mike Goodman, [8]; 17. 79-Tim Kent, [10]; 18. 94L-Layne Himebaugh, [11]; 19. 7M-Chance Morton, [13]; 20. 2-Mickey Walker, [12]

Brady Bacon was the class of the field on Saturday night for this first career victory at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. (Vince Vellella/ASCS)

Brady Bacon Victorious With Lucas Oil ASCS At Texas Motor Speedway

FT. WORTH, Texas (April 7, 2018).. Making his first trip to Victory Lane at the Texas Motor Speedway, Oklahoma's Brady Bacon notched his 14th career win with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com at Tony Stewart presents the Vankor Texas Sprint Car Nationals.

"This was great to race here this weekend. I'm from Oklahoma originally but I don't get to race down here close to home very much so this was special having my parents and some of my life-long friends here. I just wish my wife could and kids could have been here but I'm sure they were watching," stated Brady on his win in the Sawblade.com No. 28x.

Having to thrash on the car after the Heat Race due to a failed Steering system, it left little time to focus on setup, but nevertheless, Brady tore through the field from seventh to pick up the win.

"We had to change the steering gear, pump, box, just everything but these guys busted their butts and got us back out there," explained Brady. "I just have to thank James Cooper for the opportunity to run his car and thankfully we were able to put it all together and get the win. It's always good to get one this early in the year."

Three attempts at the green as a false start was followed by a red for Wayne Johnson, who was unharmed after flipping off the second turn, the chase was on at the front of the field as Sam Hafertepe, Jr. led the way over Tony Stewart and Seth Bergman.

Quickly into slower traffic, things went awry in an instant for Hafertepe while working Lap 7 as evasive action to avoid a crash was not enough. Going over another driver's right rear tire, the No. 15h flipped into the turn-four wall. Sam was unharmed but unable to continue.

Avoiding the crash, Tony Stewart positioned his Rush Truck Center No. 14 at the front of the lineup. Steadily pulling away after the restart, traffic came into the picture just after the 10th lap. Working past Seth Bergman for the runner-up spot, traffic would play to the advantage of Brady Bacon as the No. 28x blasted into the lead on Lap 13.

Caution on Lap 15 as a line came apart on the power-steering of Bergman's No. 23, the restart put Sammy Swindell in the mix with Tony Stewart as Bacon turned up the heat. Steadily pulling away, the race for second went to Swindell as Stewart slowed with mechanical issues on Lap 21 that sent the No. 14 to the Pits.

Remaining under green the remainder of the race, Brady Bacon ran to the checkered flag 2.171 seconds ahead of Sammy Swindell with Johnny Herrera coming up to round out the podium in the Mesilla Valley Transportation No. 45x. Racing through the first B-Feature, Travis Rilat stormed ahead 13 positions to earn the CP-Carrillo Hard Charger of the Night with Brandon Hanks crossing fifth.

From 18th, Skylar Gee rolled to sixth with Jamie Ball also making moves on the field from 16th to seventh as Derek Hagar crossed eighth. From 21st, Robbie Price found good speed to finish ninth with Roger Crockett completing the top-ten.

Another field of 35 drivers made the call for the second night of Tony Stewart presents the Vankor Texas Sprint Car Nationals. Heat Race wins went to Brady Bacon, Christopher Bell, Brandon Hanks, and Johnny Herrera. B-Features were topped by Matt Covington and Skylar Gee. One Regional Provisional was used by Alex Sewell.

Up next of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com is three new tracks for the National Tour with Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Ky. on April 27, followed by Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Penn. on May 4, and Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Penn. on May 5.

For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the over 150 across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
ASCS Red River Region
Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track - Ft. Worth, Texas
Tony Stewart presents the Vankor Texas Sprint Car Nationals
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Car Count: 35
Event Count: 36

Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 28X-Brady Bacon, [1]; 2. 17-Derek Hagar, [3]; 3. 17W-Harli White, [4]; 4. 05-Zane Hendricks, [2]; 5. 76-Zane Lawrence, [6]; 6. (DNF) 7M-Chance Morton, [5]; 7. (DNF) 8M-Kade Morton, [8]; 8. (DNF) 77X-Alex Hill, [7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 31B-Christopher Bell, [1]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, [2]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn, [4]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, [5]; 5. 28-Scott Bogucki, [3]; 6. 5X-Tyson Hall, [6]; 7. 9-Bobby Breen, [7]; 8. 56X-Mark Chisholm, [8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Brandon Hanks, [1]; 2. 91T-Tyler Thomas, [3]; 3. 1J-Danny Jennings, [2]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee, [4]; 5. 21-Robbie Price, [5]; 6. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [7]; 7. 44-Chris Martin, [8]; 8. 26M-Fred Mattox, [6]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [1]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [3]; 3. 5J-Jamie Ball, [2]; 4. 1-Travis Rilat, [4]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell, [5]; 6. 12W-Dale Wester, [6]; (DNS) 6-Dustin Gates,
BMRS B-Main (Top 3 in each advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, [1]; 2. 1-Travis Rilat, [2]; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki, [5]; 4. 8-Alex Sewell, [4]; 5. 12W-Dale Wester, [6]; 6. 05-Zane Hendricks, [3]; 7. (DNF) 9-Bobby Breen, [7]; 8. (DNF) 26M-Fred Mattox, [8]; (DNS) 7M-Chance Morton, ; (DNS) 77X-Alex Hill,
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 99-Skylar Gee, [1]; 2. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [4]; 3. 21-Robbie Price, [3]; 4. 76-Zane Lawrence, [2]; 5. 5X-Tyson Hall, [5]; 6. 44-Chris Martin, [6]; 7. 6-Dustin Gates, [8]; 8. 56X-Mark Chisholm, [7]; 9. 8M-Kade Morton, [9]

Protect the Harvest A-Feature:
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 28X-Brady Bacon, [7]; 2. 3-Sammy Swindell, [4]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [5]; 4. 1-Travis Rilat, [17]; 5. 84-Brandon Hanks, [6]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee, [18]; 7. 5J-Jamie Ball, [16]; 8. 17-Derek Hagar, [8]; 9. 21-Robbie Price, [21]; 10. 11-Roger Crockett, [12]; 11. 17W-Harli White, [13]; 12. 1J-Danny Jennings, [15]; 13. 52-Blake Hahn, [14]; 14. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [20]; 15. (DNF) 14-Tony Stewart, [2]; 16. (DNF) 91T-Tyler Thomas, [10]; 17. (DNF) 8-Alex Sewell, [22]; 18. (DNF) 23-Seth Bergman, [3]; 19. (DNF) 31B-Christopher Bell, [9]; 20. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [1]; 21. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [19]; 22. (DNF) 2C-Wayne Johnson, [11]; (DNS) 95-Matt Covington,
Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 1-6; Tony Stewart 7-12; Brady Bacon 13-30
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Travis Rilat +13
FSR High Point Driver: Brady Bacon
Provisional(s): Alex Sewell (Regional)

2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Sammy Swindell 399; 2. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 376; 3. Johnny Herrera 364; 4. Seth Bergman 354; 5. Blake Hahn 345; 6. Danny Jennings 330; 7. Wayne Johnson 326; 8. Roger Crockett 325; 9. Jamie Ball 319; 10. Scott Bogucki 319; 11. Skylar Gee 37; 12. Robbie Price 314; 13. Harli White 309; 14. Matt Covington 305; 15. Tony Bruce, Jr. 295;
2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Seth Bergman - 1 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway);

Gary Taylor On Top With ASCS Southwest At Arizona Speedway

Bryan Hulbert - QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (March 24, 2018) Becoming the 50th different winner with the ASCS Southwest Region, Washington's Gary Taylor topped action Saturday night at Queen Creek's Arizona Speedway in the Bob Ream, Jr. owned Beaver Stripes No. 8.

Rolling off third, Taylor took over the lead on Lap 6 from New Mexico's Lorne Wofford, whose race ended early with a 17th place finish. Eventually winning over Billy Chester by 1.896 seconds, J.T. Imperial's first outing of the season found its way to the final podium step after starting seventh.

From 10th, Josh Shipley picked his way to fourth with Alex Pettas following from 11th to secure a top-five finish. Jesse Baker in sixth was trailed by Kyle Danielson with series point's leader Colton Hardy in tow. Jarrett Martin and Steve Cushman completed the top-ten.

Split into a pair of Heat Races, J.T. Imperial and Jesse Baker each picked up an extra $25 courtesy of Ron Gilson Photography. A total of 19 drivers were on hand.

The ASCS Southwest Region races again on Saturday, March 31 at Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande, Ariz. For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the nearly 150 races across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:
ASCS Southwest Region
Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, Ariz.
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Car Count: 19

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75X-JT Imperial, [1]; 2. 2B-Billy Chester, [4]; 3. 18-Lorne Wofford, [6]; 4. 115-Nick Parker, [5]; 5. 74-Colton Hardy, [8]; 6. 01-Josh Shipley, [9]; 7. 45-Jeff Lowery, [7]; 8. 5H-Rocky Silva, [3]; 9. 33-Steve Cushman, [2]; 10. (DNF) 7-Mark Clark, [10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22B-Jesse Baker, [8]; 2. 8-Gary Taylor, [3]; 3. 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [4]; 4. 2-Alex Pettas, [2]; 5. 7K-Mason Keefer, [9]; 6. 57-Jarrett Martin, [1]; 7. 17K-Kyle Danielson, [6]; 8. 71H-Corey Hurley, [7]; 9. (DNF) 148-Don Grable, [5]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 8-Gary Taylor, [3]; 2. 2B-Billy Chester, [5]; 3. 75X-JT Imperial, [7]; 4. 01-Josh Shipley, [10]; 5. 2-Alex Pettas, [11]; 6. 22B-Jesse Baker, [8]; 7. 17K-Kyle Danielson, [14]; 8. 74-Colton Hardy, [6]; 9. 57-Jarrett Martin, [12]; 10. 33-Steve Cushman, [19]; 11. 7K-Mason Keefer, [2]; 12. 7-Mark Clark, [18]; 13. (DNF) 5H-Rocky Silva, [16]; 14. (DNF) 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [4]; 15. (DNF) 45-Jeff Lowery, [13]; 16. (DNF) 71H-Corey Hurley, [15]; 17. (DNF) 18-Lorne Wofford, [1]; 18. (DNF) 115-Nick Parker, [9]; 19. (DNF) 148-Don Grable, [17]

Roger Crockett's first trip to the Devil's Bowl Speedway in 14 years resulted in Victory to open up the 2018 season for the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by Sawblade.com. (Image Credit: Serena Dalhamer)

Bryan Hulbert - MESQUITE, Texas (March 16, 2018) Rolling into the Devil's Bowl Speedway for the first time in 14-years, Roger Crockett made a 3:00 A.M. mad thrash to finish is Rocket Designs / KPC No. 11 worthwhile as the newly relocated Oklahoma driver picked up his first career victory at the Devil's Bowl Speedway, and seventh with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com.

"Al Parker got this thing done in less than two-weeks. I wasn't sure when I was really going to be able to run my car, so to be here is amazing," stated Roger. "I left about 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday to get the engine from Al, drove back, then me and Brandi [Crockett] got everything put together. If it wasn't for her and the how fast Al got the engine done, there is no way I could have made this races plus Johnny and Ann [Herrera] helped get our Generator fixed too."

Third, to second in the fourth Heat Race, the move put Roger in the redraw.
Drawing the pole for Friday's 25-lap A-Feature, Crockett assumed the lead only to have a caution bring the field back into formation. Round two, and it was Martin Edwards but again, the start was called back as the red displayed for Robbie Price.

Trailing Martin Edwards on the third drop of the green, Crockett fell to third as Travis Rilat rode a huge run on the cushion to advance from sixth to second through the first two turns.

Keeping the top-two insight as traffic loomed at the race's half-way point, Edwards and Rilat worked a cat and mouse game with Rilat's momentum stripped away as the engine expired under the bonnet of the ShopTheBoss.com No. 1. Advancing Crockett back to the second spot, the No. 11 searched the track as the center groove began coming in.
Inadvertent caution while working Lap 19, the restart saw Roger put the center groove to work.

"He [Martin Edwards] was setting a good pace and running good laps, and honestly, when that caution came out I knew the center was starting to take rubber, and it's just a matter of time," commented Crockett on the restart.
Working in Edwards' tire tracks as the field put Lap 20 in the books, Roger peeled out of line as the pair raced into the third turn. Turning down the track through turn four, Crockett caught the middle to make the race-winning pass.

"I got a really good run off of turn four on the restart, and had enough to work by him on the next lap, but the car was just perfect."

Holding off a restart charge by Sam Hafertepe, Jr. the Hills Racing Team No. 15h held on to finish second with Wayne Johnson peddling seventh to third in the Outlaw Wings No. 2c. Having to race through the night's BMRS B-Feature, Canada's Skylar Gee made his 19th Birthday a happy one; wheeling the Pat Beck Motorsports No. 99 from 18th to fourth to pick up the CP-Carrillo Hard Charger of the Night. Racing from 11th, Oklahoma's Matt Covington rounded out the top-five.

From 14th, Sammy Swindell came up to sixth with Johnny Herrera following from 13th to finish seventh. Blake Hahn eighth was trailed by Harli White and Brodix Rookie of the Year contender, Scott Bogucki, to round out the top-ten.
A field of 31 was on hand to open up the 45th Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals. Four Heat Races went to Martin Edwards, Wayne Johnson, Harli White, and Blake Hahn. The night's B-Feature was topped by Ray Allen Kulhanek. No one needed to take a provisional into the A-Feature.

The 45th Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals continues on Saturday, March 17, 2018, with gates opening at 5:00 P.M and Racing at 8:00 P.M. More information can be found online at http://www.devilsbowl.com.

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Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, Texas
Friday, March 16, 2018
45th Spring Nationals - Night 1
Car Count: 31

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Martin Edwards, [2]; 2. 1-Travis Rilat, [3]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [4]; 4. 1J-Danny Jennings, [7]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, [6]; 6. 17G-Ray Allen Kulhanek, [8]; 7. 55-Brad Queen, [1]; 8. (DNF) 98-J.C. Bland, [5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, [2]; 3. 3-Sammy Swindell, [4]; 4. 28-Scott Bogucki, [6]; 5. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [3]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee, [8]; 7. 12W-Dale Wester, [5]; (DNS) 99X-Dalton Stevens,

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White, [1]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [2]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman, [4]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [7]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton, [6]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton, [3]; 7. 22X-Justin Henderson, [5]; 8. 5X-Tyson Hall, [8]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [4]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, [3]; 3. 21-Robbie Price, [5]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, [7]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett, [1]; 6. 58-Gary Floyd, [2]; 7. (DNF) 2X-Tucker Doughty, [6]

BMRS B-Main (Top 6 advance to the A-Feature)

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 17G-Ray Allen Kulhanek, [3]; 2. 99-Skylar Gee, [4]; 3. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [5]; 4. 22X-Justin Henderson, [11]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton, [7]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill, [1]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett, [6]; 8. 5X-Tyson Hall, [12]; 9. 55-Brad Queen, [13]; 10. (DNF) 98-J.C. Bland, [14]; 11. (DNF) 7M-Chance Morton, [2]; 12. (DNF) 58-Gary Floyd, [8]; 13. (DNF) 2X-Tucker Doughty, [9]; 14. (DNF) 12W-Dale Wester, [10]; (DNS) 99X-Dalton Stevens,

Protect the Harvest A-Feature:

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, [2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [9]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [7]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee, [18]; 5. 95-Matt Covington, [11]; 6. 3-Sammy Swindell, [14]; 7. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [13]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn, [4]; 9. 17W-Harli White, [3]; 10. 28-Scott Bogucki, [16]; 11. 23-Seth Bergman, [15]; 12. 44-Chris Martin, [10]; 13. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [19]; 14. 1J-Danny Jennings, [8]; 15. 22X-Justin Henderson, [20]; 16. 77X-Alex Hill, [22]; 17. 17G-Ray Allen Kulhanek, [17]; 18. 5J-Jamie Ball, [12]; 19. (DNF) 8M-Kade Morton, [21]; 20. (DNF) 45-Martin Edwards, [1]; 21. (DNF) 1-Travis Rilat, [6]; 22. (DNF) 21-Robbie Price, [5]

Lap Leader(s):Martin Edwards 1-20; Roger Crockett 21-25
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Skylar Gee +14
FSR High Point Driver: Blake Hahn
Provisional(s): N/A

2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Roger Crockett 150; 2. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 142; 3. Wayne Johnson 135; 4. Skylar Gee 130; 5. Matt Covington 125; 6. Sammy Swindell 122; 7. Johnny Herrera 119; 8. Blake Hahn 116; 9. Harli White 113; 10. Scott Bogucki 110; 11. Seth Bergman 108; 12. Chris Martin 106; 13. Tony Bruce, Jr. 104; 14. Danny Jennings 102; 15. Justin Henderson 110;

2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway);