Winner Seth Bergman (Wildlight Motorsport Photography Photo)

Bryan Hulbert - ALGER, Wash. (June 23, 2018) From a young boy watching the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup, to Victory Lane, Washington's Seth Bergman realized a lifelong dream Saturday night by winning the 47th edition of the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by the Skagit Casino Resort with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by www.Sawblade.com.

"I don't know if you could tell from my pre-race interview, I was a little emotional. These are big moments and we put our heart and soul into this. My whole team does. I've dedicated my life to driving a Racecar and it's nice when you can come to big events like this with the big money and the prestige and get it done. It's such a satisfying feeling," said Bergman of the win.

"I remember coming up here as a kid and playing in the grass where those kids are right now. Just having a ball and looking at those Dirt Cup Champions like they were Superheroes and I always dreamed of being one. Never really thought I could turn into reality, but I'm so proud of all these guys."

Earning the right of the front row with Scott Bogucki on the pole, the first two starts were a no go as contact slowed Matt Covington and Johnny Herrera on each attempt. A charm the third time around, Scott Bogucki jumped to the race lead.

Peddling with momentum on the second revolution, the race for the point went to the Corridor Electric No. 23.

Steadily pulling away, Seth found his way into slower traffic by Lap 6. Carefully picking his way around the backmarkers, Bergman worked to a comfortable advantage as Scott Bogucki and Travis Rilat squared off for second. Holding off the BDS Motorsports No. 1, traffic play to the advantage of Bogucki.

Still under green, as the half-way point came and went, Bergman was more than three seconds ahead with over a half-dozen lapped cars between himself and the Sawblade.com No. 28. With a half straightaway over third place, Rilat's position was about to come under fire as 18th starting, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., roared through the field.

Green to checkered after the first two attempts, Seth Bergman who would go unchallenged to the win by 2.841 seconds over Scott Bogucki. Earning the CP-Carrillo Hard Charger of the Night, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. was chased to the checkered flag by Travis Rilat with Logan Forler making up the top-five.

Brock Lemley in sixth was followed by Buddy Kofoid, who bounced back from a violent flip on Friday night. Trey Starks was eighth with J.J. Hickle and Blake Hahn charging out of a B-Feature to round out the top-ten.

Up next for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by www.Sawblade.com is the Fred Brownfield Classic at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30. For more information, ticket prices, and directions log onto www.graysharborraceway.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 www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Skagit Speedway - Alger, Wash.
47th Dirt Cup - Night 3
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Event Count: 53

BMRS B-Feature (Top 3 in each advance to the A-Feature)

B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 91-Chase Goetz, [2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [4]; 4. 33-Colton Heath, [6]; 5. 5J-Jamie Ball, [8]; 6. 8P-Jared Peterson, [1]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [9]; 8. 11-Roger Crockett, [5]; 9. 26-Joey Saldana, [7]; 10. 16-David Miller, [10]; 11. 44H-Jake Helsel, [12]; 12. 25-Michael Hodel, [17]; 13. 14-Bailey Sucich, [13]; 14. 54-Chris Ochs, [16]; 15. (DNF) 44NZ-Daniel Anderson, [15]; 16. (DNF) 5R-Steve Reeves, [14]; 17. (DNF) 97R-Jason Reed, [11]; 18. (DNF) 88-Travis Reber, [18]

B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [3]; 2. 22-Garen Linder, [6]; 3. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith, [7]; 4. 18-Jason Solwold, [4]; 5. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [12]; 6. 22X-Trevor Cook, [2]; 7. 77X-Alex Hill, [1]; 8. 44-Chris Martin, [5]; 9. 9A-Luke Didiuk, [14]; 10. 57-Bud Ashe, [8]; 11. 29W-Steven James, [10]; 12. 2-James Setters, [13]; 13. 33S-Lance Sargent, [9]; 14. 75-Brian Boswell, [11]; 15. (DNF) 15-Jeff Dunlap, [16]; 16. (DNF) 23S-Steve Parker, [15]

Protect the Harvest A-Feature:

A Feature (40 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, [2]; 2. 28-Scott Bogucki, [1]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [18]; 4. 1-Travis Rilat, [3]; 5. 2L-Logan Forler, [6]; 6. 10L-Brock Lemley, [8]; 7. 8R-Michael Kofoid, [14]; 8. 55-Trey Starks, [10]; 9. 3-J.J. Hickle, [5]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn, [19]; 11. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith, [22]; 12. 22-Garen Linder, [20]; 13. 45-Austen Wheatley, [16]; 14. 1R-Ryan Robinson, [11]; 15. 91-Chase Goetz, [17]; 16. 18-Jason Solwold, [24]; 17. 11-Roger Crockett, [23]; 18. 21P-Robbie Price, [4]; 19. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [21]; 20. 33-Colton Heath, [26]; 21. 5J-Jamie Ball, [25]; 22. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [7]; 23. 95-Matt Covington, [13]; 24. 56-Justin Youngquist, [12]; 25. 59-Eric Fisher, [15]; 26. 99-Skylar Gee, [9]
Lap Leader(s): Scott Bogucki 1; Seth Bergman 2-40
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. +15
FSR High Point Driver: N/A
Provisional(s): N/A

2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Seth Bergman 2,183; 2. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,141; 3. Blake Hahn 2,137; 4. Wayne Johnson 2,056; 5. Johnny Herrera 1,967; 6. Scott Bogucki 1,972; 7. Matt Covington 1,905; 8. Skylar Gee 1,833; 9. Roger Crockett 1,816; 10. Jamie Ball 1,669; 11. Travis Rilat 1,655; 12. Harli White 1,641; 13. Chris Martin 1,631; 14. Alex Hill 1,433; 15. Sammy Swindell 1,410;

2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Seth Bergman - 4 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 - Lakeside Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 3 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway); Sammy Swindell - 3 (6/9 - Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 - Creek County Speedway; 6/16 - Salina Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 - Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 - Lawton Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Matt Covington - 1 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 - Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 - Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 - Devil's Bowl Speedway);

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Live Scoring (Where Applicable): Race Monitor and MRP Live
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
Jamie Ball (Knoxville, IA): http://www.jamieball.com/default.aspx?i=false
Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Medford, OR): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Alberta, Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX): http://www.sam15.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA): https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC, Can.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Travis Rilat (Forney, TX): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli White (Lindsay, OK): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net

ASCS Sponsors:
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. Sawblade.com is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto http://www.sawblade.com for more information and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sawblade.com_
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented Sawblade.com include Hoosier Racing Tire, CP-Carrillo Pistons, EMI, and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by ButlerBuilt Professional Seating Systems. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, Sawblade.com, MAVTV Motorsports Network, LucasOilRacing.tv, and General Tire.
Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.

Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by K&N Filters, BMRS, SpeedMart, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, and Speedway Motors.

Winner Seth Bergman (Lisa Dynes Photo)

Bryan Hulbert - ALGER, Wash. (June 22, 2018) If ever a race could be called wild, Friday's preliminary A-Feature of the 47th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by the Skagit Casino Resort fits the bill as Seth Bergman came through the field from 16th for his third win of the season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com.

Keeping clear of a myriad of crashes, the win also propelled Seth back to the top of the National Tour point standings by six markers over Blake Hahn as Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who led the standings coming into Dirt Cup, fell to third by 27 points.

"The first part of the race was pretty hectic, and I knew it was going to be important to stay out of trouble. A lot of guys were getting a lot of damage, and I wanted to make sure we got through there with a car that could complete, and sure enough we had a car that was really, really, fast," stated Seth who avoided a pair of red flag incidents that saw four drivers getting upside down before the field could complete the first lap.

"I just really proud of my guys, I know we had a rough night last night which is out of character for us, but we kept our heads held high, came out tonight, and got the job done. We had a little luck there at the beginning but as the race went on, we really got rolling"

Moving to ninth on the lineup before the field completed a lap, Seth raced inside the top-ten before mounting a charge into the top-five on Lap 10. Caution on Lap 15, the restart saw Bergman and Michael Kofoid battling before the rear axle snapped on the No. 8r, sending the young California driver flipping coming off the fourth turn.

Resulting in an open red, the restart was short lived as Joey Saldana spun to a stop. Underway once more, Seth kept his momentum up by letting the car run up the track from the bottom through the first and second turns in order to catch the cushion. Picking off Scott Bogucki and J.J. Hickle, the Corridor Electric No. 23 wasted no time in running down second place, Jason Solwold. Clearing the No. 18 before the red lights blinked on again for Trey Starks, the field went back to green with six laps to run.

With Rilat at the helm, the BDS Motorsports No. 1 was smooth around the bottom groove as Bergman returned to his familiar line. With the run set, Seth pulled the trigger the following lap. On Rilat's back bumper entering the first turn, Seth again swung to the wall. Diving under Travis into turn-three, Seth slid his way into the lead on Lap 21.

Not wavering from his line, Seth ran away to a 2.000-second advantage over Travis Rilat with Jason Solwold making the final podium step. From 10th, Scott Bogucki finished fourth. With two consistent nights, the Australian shoe will lead the field to the green in Saturday's $15,000 to win feature event. With the win, Bergman will start outside the front row.

The night's CP-Carrillo Hard Charger, Colton Heath clawed his way to fifth after starting 21st. J.J. Hickle slipped to sixth with Brock Lemley seventh. Matt Covington from 19th made it to eighth with Logan Forler and Roger Crockett to make up the top-ten.

The 47th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by the Skagit Casino Resort wraps up on Saturday, June 23 with Opening Ceremonies at 7:00 P.M. (PDT). Ticket information, directions, and more can be found online at www.skagitspeedway.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 www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Skagit Speedway - Alger, Wash.
47th Dirt Cup - Night 2
Friday, June 22, 2018
Car Count: 52
Event Count: 53

Heat Races (Top 30 in Passing Points advance to the Qualifiers)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 16-David Miller, [2]; 2. 8P-Jared Peterson, [4]; 3. 22X-Trevor Cook, [1]; 4. 77X-Alex Hill, [5]; 5. 33-Colton Heath, [7]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [6]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [8]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn, [9]; 9. 88-Travis Reber, [3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 8R-Michael Kofoid, [1]; 2. 3-J.J. Hickle, [3]; 3. 10L-Brock Lemley, [6]; 4. 1R-Ryan Robinson, [8]; 5. 44H-Jake Helsel, [2]; 6. 2-James Setters, [4]; 7. 25-Michael Hodel, [5]; 8. 33S-Lance Sargent, [7]; 9. 9A-Luke Didiuk, [9]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Scott Bogucki, [2]; 2. 2L-Logan Forler, [1]; 3. 1-Travis Rilat, [5]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee, [4]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 6. 97R-Jason Reed, [3]; 7. 96-Greg Hamilton, [6]; 8. 22-Garen Linder, [8]; 9. 5J-Jamie Ball, [9]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 26-Joey Saldana, [4]; 2. 21P-Robbie Price, [2]; 3. 18-Jason Solwold, [5]; 4. 29W-Steven James, [1]; 5. 56-Justin Youngquist, [8]; 6. 54-Chris Ochs, [3]; 7. 44NZ-Daniel Anderson, [6]; 8. 23S-Steve Parker, [7]; (DNS) 15-Jeff Dunlap,

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, [2]; 2. 55-Trey Starks, [4]; 3. 59-Eric Fisher, [3]; 4. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [6]; 5. 75-Brian Boswell, [1]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [7]; 7. 5R-Steve Reeves, [5]; 8. 14-Bailey Sucich, [8]

Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Austen Wheatley, [2]; 2. 11EH-Marc Duperron, [1]; 3. 44-Chris Martin, [4]; 4. 91-Chase Goetz, [5]; 5. 11-Roger Crockett, [8]; 6. 57-Bud Ashe, [3]; 7. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [6]; 8. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith, [7]

Hoosier Tire Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11EH-Marc Duperron, [1]; 2. 18-Jason Solwold, [2]; 3. 1R-Ryan Robinson, [3]; 4. 55-Trey Starks, [4]; 5. 26-Joey Saldana, [6]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman, [5]; 7. 33-Colton Heath, [9]; 8. 56-Justin Youngquist, [7]; 9. 77X-Alex Hill, [8]; 10. 29W-Steven James, [10]

Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin, [1]; 2. 21P-Robbie Price, [2]; 3. 3-J.J. Hickle, [3]; 4. 10L-Brock Lemley, [4]; 5. 11-Roger Crockett, [7]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [10]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [9]; 8. 45-Austen Wheatley, [5]; 9. 91-Chase Goetz, [8]; 10. 16-David Miller, [6]

Qualifier 3 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [1]; 2. 1-Travis Rilat, [3]; 3. 2L-Logan Forler, [2]; 4. 8R-Michael Kofoid, [4]; 5. 28-Scott Bogucki, [6]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee, [9]; 7. 8P-Jared Peterson, [5]; 8. 59-Eric Fisher, [7]; 9. 22X-Trevor Cook, [8]; 10. 44H-Jake Helsel, [10]

BMRS B-Feature (Top 2 in each advance to the A-Feature)

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 99-Skylar Gee, [1]; 2. 45-Austen Wheatley, [2]; 3. 77X-Alex Hill, [4]; 4. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [9]; 5. 5J-Jamie Ball, [12]; 6. 56-Justin Youngquist, [3]; 7. 97R-Jason Reed, [7]; 8. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [6]; 9. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [8]; 10. (DNF) 22-Garen Linder, [10]; 11. (DNF) 29W-Steven James, [5]; 12. (DNF) 23S-Steve Parker, [11]

B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 8P-Jared Peterson, [1]; 2. 33-Colton Heath, [2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [6]; 4. 16-David Miller, [3]; 5. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith, [11]; 6. 91-Chase Goetz, [4]; 7. 14-Bailey Sucich, [10]; 8. 44NZ-Daniel Anderson, [8]; 9. 54-Chris Ochs, [7]; 10. 44H-Jake Helsel, [5]; 11. (DNF) 25-Michael Hodel, [9]; 12. (DNF) 88-Travis Reber, [12]

B Feature 3 (12 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, [1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, [8]; 3. 17W-Harli White, [2]; 4. 59-Eric Fisher, [3]; 5. 33S-Lance Sargent, [10]; 6. 5R-Steve Reeves, [9]; 7. 9A-Luke Didiuk, [11]; 8. 75-Brian Boswell, [5]; 9. 2-James Setters, [6]; 10. (DNF) 57-Bud Ashe, [7]; 11. (DNF) 15-Jeff Dunlap, [12]; 12. (DNF) 22X-Trevor Cook, [4]

Protect the Harvest A-Feature:

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, [16]; 2. 1-Travis Rilat, [1]; 3. 18-Jason Solwold, [5]; 4. 28-Scott Bogucki, [10]; 5. 33-Colton Heath, [21]; 6. 3-J.J. Hickle, [9]; 7. 10L-Brock Lemley, [12]; 8. 95-Matt Covington, [19]; 9. 2L-Logan Forler, [14]; 10. 11-Roger Crockett, [15]; 11. 45-Austen Wheatley, [20]; 12. 99-Skylar Gee, [17]; 13. 52-Blake Hahn, [22]; 14. (DNF) 55-Trey Starks, [11]; 15. (DNF) 26-Joey Saldana, [2]; 16. (DNF) 8R-Michael Kofoid, [13]; 17. (DNF) 8P-Jared Peterson, [18]; 18. (DNF) 44-Chris Martin, [4]; 19. (DNF) 45X-Johnny Herrera, [6]; 20. (DNF) 21P-Robbie Price, [7]; 21. (DNF) 11EH-Marc Duperron, [3]; 22. (DNF) 1R-Ryan Robinson, [8]
Lap Leader(s): Travis Rilat 1-20; Seth Bergman 21-25
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Colton Heath +16
FSR High Point Driver: Travis Rilat
Provisional(s): N/A

Event Points as of June 22, 2018 (Top 16 Lock into Saturday's A-Feature)

1. 28-Scott Bogucki -731
2. 23-Seth Bergman -716
3. 1-Travis Rilat -715
4. 21P-Robbie Price -707
5. 3-J.J. Hickle -705
6. 2L-Logan Forler -698
7. 45X-Johnny Herrera -696
8. 10L-Brock Lemley -690
9. 99-Skylar Gee -686
10. 55-Trey Starks -663
11. 1R-Ryan Robinson -656
12. 56-Justin Youngquist -650
13. 95-Matt Covington -645
14. 8R-Michael Kofoid -643
15. 59-Eric Fisher -641
16. 45-Austen Wheatley -638
17. 8P-Jared Peterson -632
18. 77X-Alex Hill -611
19. 91-Chase Goetz -611
20. 22X-Trevor Cook -604

2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Seth Bergman 2,033; 2. Blake Hahn 2,027; 3. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,066; 4. Wayne Johnson 1,960; 5. Johnny Herrera 1,882; 6. Scott Bogucki 1,830; 7. Matt Covington 1,813; 8. Roger Crockett 1,751; 9. Skylar Gee 1,745; 10. Jamie Ball 1,604; 11. Harli White1,576; 12. Chris Martin 1,566; 13. Travis Rilat 1,525; 14. Sammy Swindell 1,410; 15. Alex Hill 1,368;

2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Seth Bergman - 3 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 - Lakeside Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 3 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway); Sammy Swindell - 3 (6/9 - Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 - Creek County Speedway; 6/16 - Salina Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 - Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 - Lawton Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Matt Covington - 1 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 - Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 - Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 - Devil's Bowl Speedway);

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Audio Broadcast: http://www.racinboys.com
Live Scoring (Where Applicable): Race Monitor and MRP Live
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
Jamie Ball (Knoxville, IA): http://www.jamieball.com/default.aspx?i=false
Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Medford, OR): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Alberta, Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX): http://www.sam15.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA): https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC, Can.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Travis Rilat (Forney, TX): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli White (Lindsay, OK): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net

ASCS Sponsors:
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. Sawblade.com is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto http://www.sawblade.com for more information and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sawblade.com_
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented Sawblade.com include Hoosier Racing Tire, CP-Carrillo Pistons, EMI, and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by ButlerBuilt Professional Seating Systems. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, Sawblade.com, MAVTV Motorsports Network, LucasOilRacing.tv, and General Tire.
Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.
Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by K&N Filters, BMRS, SpeedMart, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, and Speedway Motors.

Winner Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Skagit Speedway P.R. Photo)

Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Dominates 47th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup Opener

Bryan Hulbert - ALGER, Wash. (June 21, 2018) No driver has ever won the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt three years in a row, but Sam Hafertepe, Jr. is on the right path to do so as the Hills Racing No. 15h led start to finish to open the 47th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by the Skagit Casino Resort.

"We were actually off tonight. Not far, but we've had better cars here over the past few years but to come out tonight and do what we did, and to get through lapped traffic, it was tough tonight," explained Hafertepe of his fourth career Skagit Speedway victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com. "With the track laying rubber on the bottom, it was tough for me to move off the top because we were so good up there but hats off to my guys. They've really worked hard this week."

Working through the Heat/Qualifier format to grid the A-Feature outside the front row, Hafertepe chased Wayne Johnson through the first two turns before roaring around the cushion to grab the lead down the back straightaway.

Pulling to a straightaway advantage in a matter of laps, Sam would start picking his way through slower traffic as Johnson worked to hold off Blake Hahn for the runner-up spot. Making up half the distance as traffic ran all lines of the Skagit Speedway, the race for second went the way of Hahn on Lap 10.

Not able to make up any more ground as Hafertepe found room to run through traffic, the race finally slowed working Lap 21 for Travis Rilat as the BDS Motorsports No. 1 hooked the cushion in the first turn; slamming the front end into the wall while running third.

Back to Lap 20 with several slower cars restarting among the leaders, Hafertepe was able to run away to a 1.769-second advantage over Hahn at the drop of the checkered flag. Mounting a charge in the closing laps, Robbie Price worked from seventh to the final podium step for his best career National Tour finish in the family backed No. 21p.

Wayne Johnson ended up fourth with Roger Crockett rebounding from a slow start to the night that saw the No. 11 fight through a B-Feature to qualify for the A-Feature. Johnny Herrera in sixth was trailed by Skylar Gee who moved up from 12th. Making his first Skagit Speedway start, Australia's Scott Bogucki crossed eighth with J.J. Hickle and Garen Linder wrapping up the top-ten.

The 47th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by the Skagit Casino Resort continues on Friday, June 22 with gates opening at 5:30 P.M., followed by Opening Ceremonies at 7:00 P.M. (PDT). Ticket information, directions, and more can be found online at www.skagitspeedway.com.

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Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Skagit Speedway - Alger, Wash.
47th Dirt Cup - Night 1
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Car Count: 53

Heat Races (Top 30 in Passing Points advance to the Qualifiers)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10L-Brock Lemley, [1]; 2. 56-Justin Youngquist, [2]; 3. 99-Skylar Gee, [5]; 4. 97R-Jason Reed, [3]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, [9]; 6. 16-David Miller, [6]; 7. 96-Greg Hamilton, [4]; 8. 44H-Jake Helsel, [8]; 9. 25-Michael Hodel, [7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Travis Rilat, [2]; 2. 55-Trey Starks, [5]; 3. 8-Devon Borden, [1]; 4. 21P-Robbie Price, [7]; 5. 75-Brian Boswell, [3]; 6. 22-Garen Linder, [9]; 7. 11EH-Marc Duperron, [8]; 8. 9A-Luke Didiuk, [6]; 9. (DNF) 15-Jeff Dunlap, [4]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [1]; 2. 28-Scott Bogucki, [2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [3]; 4. 22X-Trevor Cook, [9]; 5. 8P-Jared Peterson, [6]; 6. 14-Bailey Sucich, [7]; 7. 44NZ-Daniel Anderson, [4]; 8. 23S-Steve Parker, [8]; 9. 54-Chris Ochs, [5]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 1R-Ryan Robinson, [6]; 2. 57-Bud Ashe, [1]; 3. 33S-Lance Sargent, [4]; 4. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [7]; 5. 3-J.J. Hickle, [8]; 6. 8R-Michael Kofoid, [9]; 7. 5R-Steve Reeves, [5]; 8. 29W-Steven James, [3]; 9. (DNF) 33-Colton Heath, [2]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [1]; 2. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith, [5]; 3. 91-Chase Goetz, [2]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, [6]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [3]; 6. 11-Roger Crockett, [7]; 7. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [9]; 8. (DNF) 2-James Setters, [4]; 9. (DNF) 26-Joey Saldana, [8]
Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler, [1]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [3]; 3. 59-Eric Fisher, [4]; 4. 45-Austen Wheatley, [6]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman, [5]; 6. 18-Jason Solwold, [7]; 7. 44-Chris Martin, [8]; 8. 88-Travis Reber, [2]

Hoosier Tire Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, [4]; 3. 1-Travis Rilat, [5]; 4. 3-J.J. Hickle, [8]; 5. 5J-Jamie Ball, [3]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill, [1]; 7. 59-Eric Fisher, [7]; 8. 1R-Ryan Robinson, [6]; 9. 8-Devon Borden, [9]; 10. 97R-Jason Reed, [10]
Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [4]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [8]; 3. 56-Justin Youngquist, [2]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee, [3]; 5. 22-Garen Linder, [9]; 6. 57-Bud Ashe, [1]; 7. 55-Trey Starks, [6]; 8. 22X-Trevor Cook, [5]; 9. 95-Matt Covington, [7]; 10. 8P-Jared Peterson, [10]
Qualifier 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Scott Bogucki, [2]; 2. 21P-Robbie Price, [3]; 3. 2L-Logan Forler, [4]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman, [10]; 5. 10L-Brock Lemley, [5]; 6. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith, [6]; 7. 8R-Michael Kofoid, [9]; 8. 91-Chase Goetz, [8]; 9. 33S-Lance Sargent, [1]; 10. (DNF) 45-Austen Wheatley, [7]

BMRS B-Feature (Top 2 in each advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, [6]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [1]; 3. 8R-Michael Kofoid, [3]; 4. 11EH-Marc Duperron, [8]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill, [2]; 7. 33-Colton Heath, [13]; 8. 96-Greg Hamilton, [9]; 9. 25-Michael Hodel, [12]; 10. 97R-Jason Reed, [5]; 11. 29W-Steven James, [11]; 12. 23S-Steve Parker, [10]; 13. (DNF) 8-Devon Borden, [4]
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 55-Trey Starks, [1]; 2. 8P-Jared Peterson, [5]; 3. 91-Chase Goetz, [3]; 4. 18-Jason Solwold, [6]; 5. 44-Chris Martin, [8]; 6. 26-Joey Saldana, [11]; 7. 33S-Lance Sargent, [4]; 8. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [7]; 9. 9A-Luke Didiuk, [10]; 10. 44NZ-Daniel Anderson, [9]; 11. 57-Bud Ashe, [2]; 12. 54-Chris Ochs, [12]
B Feature 3 (12 Laps): 1. 59-Eric Fisher, [2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, [3]; 3. 45-Austen Wheatley, [4]; 4. 22X-Trevor Cook, [1]; 5. 14-Bailey Sucich, [5]; 6. 75-Brian Boswell, [6]; 7. 5R-Steve Reeves, [8]; 8. 16-David Miller, [7]; 9. 15-Jeff Dunlap, [12]; 10. 88-Travis Reber, [11]; 11. 2-James Setters, [10]; 12. (DNF) 44H-Jake Helsel, [9]

Protect the Harvest A-Feature:
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 3. 21P-Robbie Price, [7]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [1]; 5. 11-Roger Crockett, [17]; 6. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [5]; 7. 99-Skylar Gee, [12]; 8. 28-Scott Bogucki, [6]; 9. 3-J.J. Hickle, [9]; 10. 22-Garen Linder, [16]; 11. 56-Justin Youngquist, [11]; 12. 59-Eric Fisher, [19]; 13. 1R-Ryan Robinson, [13]; 14. 23-Seth Bergman, [10]; 15. 2L-Logan Forler, [8]; 16. 10L-Brock Lemley, [15]; 17. 8P-Jared Peterson, [21]; 18. 55-Trey Starks, [18]; 19. 95-Matt Covington, [22]; 20. 5J-Jamie Ball, [20]; 21. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith, [14]; 22. (DNF) 1-Travis Rilat, [4]
Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-25
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Roger Crockett +12
FSR High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson
Provisional(s): N/A

Event Points (as of 6/21/2018)
Ties broken by Heat Race Passing Points

15H - Sam Hafertepe Jr - 391
52 - Blake Hahn - 389
2C - Wayne Johnson - 380
21P - Robbie Price - 373
45X - Johnny Herrera - 363
28 - Scott Bogucki - 363
99 - Skylar Gee - 354
56 - Justin Youngquist - 349
2L - Logan Forler - 344
3 - J.J. Hickle - 342
10L - Brock Lemley - 336
1R - Ryan Robinson - 333
22 - Garen Linder - 333
59 - Eric Fisher - 332
1 - Travis Rilat - 332
23 - Seth Bergman - 331
5J - Jamie Ball - 325
55 - Trey Starks - 323
17 - Cameron (Cam) Smith - 321
57A - Bud Ashe - 311
91 - Chase Goetz - 310
95 - Matt Covington - 309
8P - Jared Peterson - 307
77X - Alex Hill - 307
22X - Trevor Cook - 306
8R - Michael Kofoid - 304
33S - Lance Sargent - 303
45 - Austen Wheatley - 301
8 - Devon Borden - 297
97R - Jason Reed - 294
11 - Roger Crockett - 235
17W - Harli White - 198
75 - Brian Boswell - 197
18 - Jason Solwold - 196
14B - Bailey Sucich - 195
11EH - Marc Duperron - 193
16 - David Miller - 192
44 - Chris Martin - 192
5R - Steve Reeves - 190
57C - Chris Schmelzle - 189
96 - Greg Hamilton - 189
44NZ - Daniel Anderson - 187
9A - Luke Didiuk - 185
26 - Joey Saldana - 185
88 - Travis Reber - 184
33 - Colton Heath - 184
2 - James Setters - 183
29W - Steven James - 183
44H - Jake Helsel - 182
23S - Steve Parker - 182
25 - Michael Hodel - 182
15 - Jeff Dunlap - 182
54 - Chris Ochs - 179

2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 1,941; 2. Blake Hahn 1,923; 3. Wayne Johnson 1,895; 4. Seth Bergman 1,883; 5. Johnny Herrera 1,790; 6. Scott Bogucki 1,700; 7. Matt Covington 1,697; 8. Roger Crockett 1,641; 9. Skylar Gee 1,639; 10. Jamie Ball 1,539; 11. Harli White 1,511; 12. Chris Martin 1,472; 13. Sammy Swindell 1,410; 14. Travis Rilat 1,383; 15. Alex Hill 1,303;

2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 3 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway); Sammy Swindell - 3 (6/9 - Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 - Creek County Speedway; 6/16 - Salina Speedway);Seth Bergman - 2 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 - Lakeside Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 - Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 - Lawton Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Matt Covington - 1 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 - Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 - Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 - Devil's Bowl Speedway);

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ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
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Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Medford, OR): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Alberta, Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX): http://www.sam15.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA): https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC, Can.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Travis Rilat (Forney, TX): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli White (Lindsay, OK): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net

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