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Brady Bacon Victorious With Lucas Oil ASCS At Texas Motor Speedway
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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.
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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);
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series News
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SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD DAN LEAPER LOOKS TO GET ROOKIE SEASON UNDERWAY AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY WITH THE MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES
DOUGLASVILLE, PA ... Douglasville, PA’s Dan Leaper will pilot his number 24L Triple X Race Components chassis at the Delaware Auto Exchange Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series season opener on Saturday, April 14th at New Egypt Speedway. This will be the first race of Leaper’s 2018 Geiswite Creations Rookie of the Year campaign with MASS, as he joins the growing list of novice teams joining the series this season.
“We plan on running the full MASS schedule, and I hope we can learn some as well as prove myself this year,” Dan says. “After getting some decent finishes under my belt, I hope we can eventually win some heat races, and ultimately the Rookie of the Year honor”.
Leaper began his career at the ripe age of five-years-old, racing quarter midgets at Honeybrook Speedway. At age ten, Dan stepped up into a 270 Micro Sprint and then a year later a 600 Micro Sprint, competing at Linda’s Speedway, Greenwood Valley Action Track, and Hamlin Speedway before graduating to a full-sized Racesaver 305 Sprint Car in 2017.
“We really didn’t plan on racing 305’s or a full-sized Sprinter as soon as we did,” Leaper admitted. “Pat and Zack Bealer offered us a really great deal however, by trading all of our 600 Micro Sprint equipment for all of their 305 stuff, and my dad couldn’t refuse it, so here we are!”
Participating in two MASS events last season, each taking place at Grandview Speedway Inc. in 2017, Leaper is excited to return to the famous 1/3-mile-high banked oval because he enjoys the banking and the thrill of the car getting around the speedway as it does.
“This year we have some returning as well as some new sponsors who I would like to thank for helping us out this season,” Dan recalls. “APS Powdercoating, Rick’s Service Center, Carfagno Chevrolet, Tri-County Performance, Tri-County Chiropractic, Christman Remodeling, KB Bradshaw, West Fabrication Inc., Birdsboro Napa, Tim’s Shock Lab and my crew which consists of my parents, Steve, Andy Anderson, and Toot will help make this year possible.
Leaper, along with five other committed 2018 rookies, Jason Dunn, Chloe Andreas, Chad Connor, Dom Melair and Cj Faison will all be present on April 14th at New Egypt Speedway, for the start of MASS’ second operating season. 2017 Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series Champion Eddie Wagner, 2017 Rookie of the Year Tom Carberry and additional talents including Mark Bitner, Tim Tanner Jr., Jeff Geiges, Craig Pellegrini Jr., David Bonner, Brendon Poff, Samantha Lieberman, and Robert Burd are all planning on attending the season opener.
For more information on upcoming events, race day LIVE coverage, and exclusive interviews with drivers, visit our Facebook page Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, check us out on Twitter and Instagram @masprints305, or log on to our website www.masprintseries.com!
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series News
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JASON DUNN LOOKS FORWARD TO A ‘CHANGE OF PACE’ IN 2018 WITH MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES
HAMILTON, NJ.. Former Sportsman/Crate Modified competitor Jason Dunn is looking to shake things up in 2018 when he kicks off his rookie season with the Delaware Auto Exchange Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series at New Egypt Speedway on April 14th. Along with attending all events on the entire MASS schedule, Dunn hopes to travel to Central Pennsylvania to compete with the PA Sprint Series when able to.
“My main goal this season is to learn and be consistent,” the thirty-six-year-old graphic artist and owner of JLD Graphics said. “Racing Sprint Cars is something that I have always wanted to do, and after accomplishing a fair amount in the Sportsman and Crate Modified division at New Egypt, I wanted to do something a little more different and affordable, which is everything MASS offered me”.
Dunn, who resides out of Hamilton, NJ, began his career in 2006, competing in the Rookie Sportsman class, and then ran a few races in 2007 at New Egypt Speedway before taking a hiatus after only four races. Resuming his career in 2011, Jason competed full time in the Sportsman and Crate Modified class at mainly New Egypt Speedway, but visited Bridgeport Speedway and Georgetown Speedway periodically.
“With MASS being a traveling series, I’m really thrilled to be able to visit new tracks, like Williams Grove, facing new challenges, and meeting new people,” Dunn said. “The goal for opening day is to learn about the car, finish the race in one piece and to have fun!”
“I’m really looking forward to this year, and with good equipment, my crew which consists of my brother Chuck, my wife Monica, and friends Pat McBride and Steve Wilson, as well as my sponsors Paul Mancini Custom Homes, McBride Fireplaces, Pioneer Auto Body, Cenco Heating Oil and Propane and JLD Graphics, I’m hoping we can get some experience, then some top fives, and hopefully the Rookie of the Year trophy at the end of the season. This will be a learning experience for sure, but if we take baby steps, we should be able to get my JLD Graphic #21J in the right direction”.
JLD Graphics, Jason’s graphic design business, will once again sponsor the top three Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series point championship finishers in 2018, with a free helmet paint job going to the champion, $250 off of second place’s helmet paint job and $150 off of third place’s helmet paint job. JLD Graphics is a custom paint shop based in Hamilton, NJ, which specializes in all forms of distinct paint and graphics.
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Gary Taylor On Top With ASCS Southwest At Arizona Speedway
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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]
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Sheldon Haudenschild Continues Torrid Start to 2018; Captures Third Win of Season at Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA – March 24, 2018 – Last year’s Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Sheldon Haudenschild means business in 2018, as the young Wooster, OH native scored his third World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the young 2018 season at Bakersfield Speedway. Haudenschild stormed to the front of the Feature from ninth and was undoubtedly the class of the field, winning by nearly three and a half seconds despite a late caution. Shane Stewart came from seventh for his second consecutive podium finish with early race leader Jason Johnson completing the all World of Outlaws regulars podium.
Johnson was attempting to pull a clean sweep of the program after setting fast time, winning his Heat and taking the Craftsman Club Dash, earning the pole for the 35-lap Feature. Johnson set a fast pace, surviving a couple of cautions and leading the first 14 laps.
2016 Bakersfield winner Brad Sweet appeared to be the man to beat when he took the lead, to a huge applause, on the 15th circuit from his fifth-starting position, after exchanging multiple slide jobs with Johnson. Disaster struck three laps later for Sweet as he did a full 360 rotation and a massive wheelie before his NAPA Auto Parts No.49 machine came to a stop in turn two.
That allowed Johnson to re-assume the lead with Haudenschild right beside him on the double-file restart. Johnson kept Sheldon at bay for a couple of laps as the duo traded the lead each corner for a handful of laps enthralling the large Bakersfield Speedway crowd once again. Haudenschild officially led Lap 23 and was never truly challenged after that point.
The excitement didn’t stop there though for the driver of the NOS Energy Drink, Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall No.17 as Sheldon asserted his dominance over the field by lapping cars at a rapid pace, throwing massive slide jobs along the way. On Lap 29, Sheldon saw a four-second lead erased for one final caution.
Sheldon powered away on the restart, with no challenge going to win by 3.446 seconds. Haudenschild was the topic amongst the crowd all night after coming from 10th in his Heat Race, after spinning, to finish third. “It just shows how good my guys are,” Haudenschild said in reference to his recovery from the Heat Race blunder. “A lot of guys were fighting for the bottom and I just went where the track was free,” Haudenschild added about his cushion-pounding move in the qualifying event.
“It feels really good to a get a third win this early on in the season. This NOS Energy Drink No.17 was on a rail all night,” Haudenschild said in Victory Lane.
Shane Stewart secured his second consecutive podium finish on the strength of restarts. “[Double-file restarts] are one of the crazy and cool things about the World of Outlaws and I’ve been on the wrong end of them before, but tonight they worked out for us. Hopefully, we can get a win here real soon,” Stewart said after exiting his DC Solar sponsored Kyle Larson Racing No.2 machine.
Jason Johnson was in good spirits with his third-place finish despite leading a large portion of the race. “We came up a little bit short, we were a little too free once the fuel burned off, but still a very good night for this team. It’s always good to be on the podium,” the Eunice, LA native said.
Joey Saldana came from 14th to finish fourth with Ian Madsen coming from 16th to complete the top five. Neither of those efforts was good enough to secure KSE Hard Charger honors as that belonged to Donny Schatz, who came from 21st to finish sixth. The first six finishers, and eight of the first nine across the line, were World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series regulars.
The Series takes next weekend off as the Series allows its drivers, crews and teams a weekend to observe the Easter Holiday. The Greatest Show on Dirt continues its 40th Anniversary Season at Arizona Speedway on April 7, tickets can be purchased here. If you can’t make it to the track, be sure to tune into DIRTVision.com to watch all the action live!
Feature: (35 Laps) 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [9][$10,000]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [7][$5,500]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [1][$3,200]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana [14][$2,800]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [16][$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [21][$2,300]; 7. 21X-Carson Macedo [10][$2,200]; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman [19][$2,100]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11][$2,050]; 10. 7S-Tim Kaeding [4][$2,000]; 11. 24-Rico Abreu [23][$1,500]; 12. 5-David Gravel [18][$1,200]; 13. 49-Brad Sweet [5][$1,100]; 14. 19-Brent Marks [15][$1,050]; 15. 83-Cory Eliason [6][$1,000]; 16. 57-Giovanni Scelzi [13][$900]; 17. O-Bud Kaeding [2][$800]; 18. 7SS-Jason Sides [8][$800]; 19. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [24][$800]; 20. 87-Aaron Reutzel [22][$800]; 21. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3][$800]; 22. 49X-Tim Shaffer [20][$800]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [12][$800]; 24. 45-Paul McMahan [17][$800]
Lap Leaders: Jason Johnson 1-14, 19-22; Brad Sweet 15-18; Sheldon Haudenschild 23-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz[+15]
Qualifying: 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.271; 2. 7S-Tim Kaeding, 11.362; 3. 7SS-Jason Sides, 11.388; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 11.393; 5. O-Bud Kaeding, 11.405; 6. 83-Cory Eliason, 11.472; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.506; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.519; 9. 57-Giovanni Scelzi, 11.519; 10. 26-Joey Saldana, 11.527; 11. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.53; 12. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.548; 13. 45-Paul McMahan, 11.561; 14. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.573; 15. 29-Willie Croft, 11.576; 16. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.592; 17. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.6; 18. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 11.617; 19. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.633; 20. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 11.658; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.604; 22. 5-David Gravel, 11.698; 23. 19-Brent Marks, 11.74; 24. 24-Rico Abreu, 11.75; 25. 22-Shane Golobic, 11.798; 26. 21X-Carson Macedo, 11.813; 27. 98-Sean Watts, 11.944; 28. 83JR-Kyle Hirst, 11.962; 29. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.979; 30. OO-Dane Lorenc, 11.995; 31. 88N-DJ Netto, 12.005; 32. 68-Chase Johnson, 12.052; 33. 16A-Colby Copeland, 12.077; 34. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.109; 35. 86-Chris Ennis, 12.333; 36. 10-Matthew Moles, 12.612; 37. 28-Nathan Rolfe, 12.633
Heat #1 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. O-Bud Kaeding [2]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 4. 57-Giovanni Scelzi [3]; 5. 45-Paul McMahan [4]; 6. 22-Shane Golobic [7]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 8. 16A-Colby Copeland [9]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6]; 10. 28-Nathan Rolfe [10]
Heat #2 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 7S-Tim Kaeding [1]; 2. 83-Cory Eliason [2]; 3. 21X-Carson Macedo [7]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana [3]; 5. 5-David Gravel [6]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 7. 87-Aaron Reutzel [5]; 8. OO-Dane Lorenc [8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]
Heat #3 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 7SS-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 6. 88N-DJ Netto [8]; 7. 29-Willie Croft [4]; 8. 98-Sean Watts [7]; 9. 86-Chris Ennis [9]
Heat #4 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [5]; 6. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [7]; 7. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 8. 68-Chase Johnson [8]; 9. 10-Matthew Moles [9]
Craftsman Club Dash (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. O-Bud Kaeding [2]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 4. 7S-Tim Kaeding [3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 83-Cory Eliason [5]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [6]; 8. 7SS-Jason Sides [8]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1][-]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3][-]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [5][-]; 4. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [8][-]; 5. 29-Willie Croft [2][$300]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [9][$250]; 7. 22-Shane Golobic [6][$225]; 8. 68-Chase Johnson [12][$200]; 9. 16A-Colby Copeland [13][$200]; 10. 10-Matthew Moles [16][$200]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4][$200]; 12. OO-Dane Lorenc [10][$200]; 13. 28-Nathan Rolfe [17][$200]; 14. 98-Sean Watts [7][$200]; 15. 86-Chris Ennis [15][$200]; 16. 88N-DJ Netto [11][$200]; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp [14][$200]
Cory Eliason Leads All 30 Laps to Score First Career Outlaw Victory at Stockton
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Cory Eliason Leads All 30 Laps to Score First Career Outlaw Victory at Stockton
STOCKTON, CA - March 17, 2018 – California native Cory Eliason, aboard the famed Roth Motorsports No.83, dominated the FVP Platinum Battery Western Spring Shootout at Stockton to score his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory. Eliason, who scored a career-high second place finish last weekend at Tulare, survived numerous cautions to secure the hometown victory. Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Contender Ian Madsen finished second with Shane Stewart completing the podium.
Eliason won the Craftsman Club Dash, earning the pole for the 30-lap Feature alongside FVP-sponsored driver Brian Brown. Eliason powered out to the early lead on the 'elbows up' surface and reached lapped traffic on the fourth circuit.
The first of a handful of cautions came on lap 10, as the hole in turn three swallowed up Brown while he was running second. That allowed Rico Abreu to assume second on the restart. Three laps later, during a caution for Parker Price-Miller, Abreu surrendered his runner-up position and pulled into the work area.
When action resumed, Madsen found himself in second looking for a way around Eliason. But the Selma, CA native was masterful in traffic, never allowing the field to mount a serious challenge. The closest call of the night for Eliason was entering turn one on lap 24, as his No.83 car hit a rut and bobbled heavily.
Brad Sweet, while running in the top five, slowed to a stop with three laps remaining giving the field one last chance to steal a victory from Eliason. It was not meant to be tonight, Eliason was the class of the field as he distanced himself from the field on the restart to win by nearly two seconds.
“It feels great to finally get an Outlaw win. And at home, too,” an out-of-breath Eliason said in Victory Lane. “That track was technical and it definitely wore me out. Hopefully, we can another one next weekend,” Eliason added.
Ian Madsen was pleased with his runner-up finish, “We had nothing for those guys. Congrats to Cory on his first career win. This was a great night for our KCP team. We haven’t had much luck to start the season, so it’s great to a good night under our belt.”
Likewise, Shane Stewart was also happy for his first podium finish of 2018. “I don’t think it was the prettiest third-place run, but we’ll take it,” Stewart said with a chuckle. “We need some good runs to get our momentum rolling.” 10th-starting Carson Macedo followed up his top-five at Tulare with an impressive fourth-place finish. Tim Kaeding, aboard Jason Sides No. 7S, came from 13th to complete the top five.
During intermission, the World of Outlaws announced that the Brad Sweet Placerville Short Track Showdown has been postponed to Wednesday, September 12. The Outlaws continue their 40th Anniversary Season Friday, March 23 at Ocean Speedway before heading south to Bakersfield Speedway on Saturday, March 24. Tickets for both events are still available at woosprint.com. If you can’t make it to the track, be sure to tune into DIRTVision.com for live video of every World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race in 2018.
Results from Stockton Dirt Track - March 17
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 83-Cory Eliason [1][$10,000]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [3][$5,500]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$3,200]; 4. 21X-Carson Macedo [10][$2,800]; 5. 7S-Tim Kaeding [13][$2,500]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [11][$2,300]; 7. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [12][$2,200]; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman [20][$2,100]; 9. 5-David Gravel [5][$2,050]; 10. 29-Willie Croft [15][$2,000]; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [21][$1,500]; 12. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$1,200]; 13. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [9][$1,100]; 14. 15-Donny Schatz [16][$1,050]; 15. 45-Paul McMahan [17][$1,000]; 16. 4-Parker Price-Miller [22][$900]; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$800]; 18. 3C-Tanner Thorson [18][$800]; 19. 57-Giovanni Scelzi [23][$800]; 20. 87-Aaron Reutzel [14][$800]; 21. 24-Rico Abreu [4][$800]; 22. 21-Brian Brown [2][$800]; 23. 49X-Tim Shaffer [19][$800]; 24. 19-Brent Marks [24][$800]; 25. OO-Dane Lorenc [25][$];
Lap Leaders: Cory Eliason 1-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 9-Daryn Pittman[+12]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 21-Brian Brown, 13.007; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.111; 3. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.16; 4. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.202; 5. 45-Paul McMahan, 13.208; 6. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.245; 7. 83JR-Kyle Hirst, 13.25; 8. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.255; 9. 57-Giovanni Scelzi, 13.276; 10. 29-Willie Croft, 13.299; 11. 7S-Tim Kaeding, 13.319; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.37; 13. 7SS-Jason Sides, 13.403; 14. 68-Chase Johnson, 13.41; 15. 88N-DJ Netto, 13.45; 16. 7-John Carney, 13.693; 17. 22-Shane Golobic, 13.7; 18. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.889; 19. 28-Nathan Rolfe, NT; 20. OO-Dane Lorenc, 13.482
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.129; 2. 5-David Gravel, 13.132; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.176; 4. 83-Cory Eliason, 13.178; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.178; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.213; 7. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.231; 8. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 13.237; 9. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 13.251; 10. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.252; 11. 21X-Carson Macedo, 13.342; 12. 19-Brent Marks, 13.406; 13. 37-Mitchell Faccinto, 13.492; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.504; 15. 26-Joey Saldana, 13.55; 16. 5H-Michael Kofoid, 13.612; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.777; 18. 98-Sean Watts, 13.822; 19. 3C-Tanner Thorson, 13.835
Heat #1 - Flight (A) - (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 21-Brian Brown [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [4]; 4. 7S-Tim Kaeding [6]; 5. 45-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 57-Giovanni Scelzi [5]; 7. 7SS-Jason Sides [7]; 8. 88N-DJ Netto [8]; 9. 28-Nathan Rolfe [10]; 10. 22-Shane Golobic [9]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) - (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 4. 29-Willie Croft [5]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3]; 6. 68-Chase Johnson [7]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 9. OO-Dane Lorenc [10]; 10. 7-John Carney [8]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) - (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 3. 21X-Carson Macedo [6]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 5. 3C-Tanner Thorson [10]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [9]; 7. 37-Mitchell Faccinto [7]; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 9. 4-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 10. 26-Joey Saldana [8]
Heat #4 - (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 83-Cory Eliason [2]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 7. 98-Sean Watts [9]; 8. 5H-Michael Kofoid [8]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps): 1. 83-Cory Eliason [8]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [1]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [5]; 5. 5-David Gravel [4]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]
C-Main (10 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer: 1. 5H-Michael Kofoid [2][-]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [4][-]; 3. OO-Dane Lorenc [8][$150]; 4. 98-Sean Watts [6][$150]; 5. 28-Nathan Rolfe [7][$150]; 6. 13-Clyde Knipp [5][$125]; 7. 22-Shane Golobic [3][$125]; 8. 7-John Carney [1][$125]; 9. 26-Joey Saldana [9][$125]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][-]; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller [4][-]; 3. 57-Giovanni Scelzi [1][-]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [6][-]; 5. 7SS-Jason Sides [5][$300]; 6. 68-Chase Johnson [7][$250]; 7. 88N-DJ Netto [9][$225]; 8. 37-Mitchell Faccinto [8][$200]; 9. 5H-Michael Kofoid [11][$200]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson [12][$200]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10][$200]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen [3][$200]
Roger Crockett Strikes First With Lucas Oil ASCS At The Devil’s Bowl
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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)
Roger Crockett Strikes First With Lucas Oil ASCS At The Devil's Bowl
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.
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
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);
