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Bradley Fezard Carrying Momentum From Strong Regional Run Into Final National Tour Stretch
CONCORD, NC (October 9, 2024) – In the months leading up to the 2024 racing season, Bradley Fezard and the No. 938 V&H Fresh Race Team decided it was time for a new challenge.
After graduating from the Micro Sprint ranks, the Bonnerdale, AR driver spent 2022 and 2023 bouncing between Midgets, 305 and 360 Sprint Cars along with nearly every other category of open-wheel dirt track racing out there.
However, running full-time on a national Sprint Car tour was always the goal, and Fezard made that goal a reality in 2024 when he signed up to chase the Rookie of the Year Award on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.
“We had ran some series before in the past with the Micro Sprints with POWRi and NOW600,” Fezard said. “We took off of that and decided just to do some of the OCRS Sprint Car stuff, a little Midget stuff, and then we dabbled in the ASCS Sprint Cars. Once we ran with the ASCS guys, we decided at the end of last year that we would like to go back to committing to a series and stick with the same group of guys. We figured that would be the best way to learn and move our program forward.”
Going into the season, Fezard knew he would have to place his full focus on 360 Sprint Car racing if he wanted to have a chance at being competitive at the division’s highest level. That meant cutting down on extracurricular races in other car types, and he believes that decision has paid dividends in accelerating his learning curve on the National Tour.
“I think when you run back-to-back every weekend, the same car handling the same way with the same amount of power, I think it does a lot for us,” Fezard said. “Trying to hone in on setup skills and everything just for that one particular class. I think it’s been a big help for us.”
But regardless of how prepared and focused a team might be, taking on a national schedule for the first time is still one of the most daunting tasks in dirt track racing. Fezard knew that going in, and he’s been gaining firsthand experience ever since the green flag flew in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway in April. Two top 10s in the first 24 races isn’t what he had in mind, but he remains confident that success will come.
“This year has been very challenging for us,” Fezard said. “We’ve had a lot of new challenges, and I feel like we’ve faced a lot of adversity, bad luck, part failures and things. Sometimes you have those years where things just don’t seem to go right no matter how hard you try.”
Given the four-week break in the National Tour schedule, Fezard and team elected to travel south to Mississippi’s Greenville Speedway to take on the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints on Saturday night. His only goal was to shake off the rust and prepare for three-straight weekends of National Tour competition, but it quickly turned into a night that he hopes will turn the tide on his season.
“In the Heat Race, we actually passed for the lead and a caution came out and we got put back to second, so we made the redraw,” Fezard said. “Usually if there’s a redraw, I’m always drawing the highest number, but we actually drew the two, so we started on the outside of the front row.
“We ran third for the first five to seven laps or so, and the leader [Brady Baker] got taken out by a lap car. So the rest of the race was trying to chase down the leader [Michael Miller]. We were right with him, right on his bumper most of the race, but the track ended up rubbering up right above the middle. So it was kind of a one-lane track, it was a little difficult to get around him.
“But we were definitely hunting for our first win of the season. With the year that we’ve had so far with the National guys, we definitely could have used a win to build off of a little momentum there. But we’ll take a runner-up.”
With 10 races to go in his debut season, Fezard sits 12th in the standings, 126 points behind Terry Easum in 10th. Earning a spot in the top 10 would make for an ideal end to a trying rookie campaign, and the head of steam gained from his Greenville performance could propel him into doing just that.
“Running week in and week out with the National guys, it’s really the best in the country. Pretty difficult to run competitively with them once, let alone every week,” Fezard said. “Being able to get a runner-up, it helps boost some confidence going into the next few weeks. We’re still looking for our first top five of this season. That’s what our goal, our plan really is for the remaining races.”
Fezard will kick off the final stretch of the National Tour season this weekend at Benton Speedway (Friday, Oct. 11) and Paducah International Raceway (Saturday, Oct. 12). Tickets will be available at the track, but if you can’t make it, stream every lap live onDIRTVision.
EVENT INFO:Benton Speedway,Paducah International Raceway
TRACK INFO:Benton Speedway,Paducah International Raceway
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/
National Tour Rookie of the Year Award Comes Down to Davis vs. Deal
CONCORD, NC (October 2, 2024) – At the dawn of the 2024 season, more than half a dozen drivers were signed up to run the full American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time.
The quantity and quality of first-timers meant that the Rookie of the Year battle was shaping up to be equally as intriguing as the championship fight. But with six months and 24 races in the rearview mirror, the freshman standings are topped by someone who wasn’t even on the list of contenders until the end of May: Hank Davis.
After TwoC Racing and Seth Bergman parted ways two races into the season, Davis was tabbed as the new driver of the No. 2C for the remainder of the year. He didn’t take long to find his footing, finishing on the podium at Dodge City Raceway Park on June 1 to cap off his first weekend with the team.
That run was the second of nine top fives through Davis’s first 10 races behind the wheel of the Todd Carlile-owned, Wayne Johnson-tuned car. The Sand Springs, OK native’s expectations were high entering the next chapter of his Sprint Car career – but not quite that high.
“I didn’t know we would be this good,” Davis said. “I didn’t know if [Rookie of the Year] would be attainable really, but once we started rolling, I thought it would be attainable. We just had to do our job and be there at the end every night.”
After a summer filled with strong runs and close encounters with Victory Lane, Davis finally broke through on Labor Day weekend at Electric City Speedway with not one, but two victories. The wins weren’t just the first and second of his career with the National Tour, they also vaulted him into the lead of the Rookie of the Year race.
However, that isn’t the only points battle Davis has to think about, as TwoC Racing sits 34 points behind the Hill’s Racing Team No. 15H of Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the owners championship standings with 10 races to go in the season. Going for two separate titles while learning the ropes of full-time Sprint Car racing might seem like a lot to balance, but Davis’s solution is simple – don’t think about any of it.
“I really try not to think about any of the titles honestly,” Davis said. “I would love to get [the owner’s championship], just because that would help Wayne out, it’s on his side. We’re just out here to try and win as many races as possible, and wherever we end up is where we end up.”
Up until Electric City, the Rookie of the Year chase had been commanded by Caney, KS’s Andrew Deal. Racing a full season with a national Sprint Car series had always been a dream of his, and that dream came true in 2024.
“I was just going to have fun,” Deal said of his goals entering the season. “I mean, I wanted to do good, I thought we could do good. I thought [the Rookie of the Year Award] was a possibility.”
The best way to have fun racing Sprint Cars is to finish towards the front, and Deal did that on a regular basis early in the season. A runner-up finish in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway kicked off a string of seven top 10s through the first eight races, placing the No. 15D team at the top of the Rookie leaderboard and firmly on the list of nightly contenders with the Series.
It’s been an up-and-down season in the months since, as top-five runs at Lincoln County Raceway and Clay County Fair Speedway have gone along with a handful of finishes in the bottom half of the field. Deal admitted that he’s still in the learning phase of racing with the National Tour but said the box score doesn’t tell the full story of what he’s capable of.
“These guys, they drive so hard. They’re on it the whole time and they’re willing to wreck,” Deal said. “There’s a lot of times where I do lift. I’m not quite willing to just chance everything and tear my stuff up and get hurt. The right conditions, there’s no doubt in my mind we can win.
“I’m just not going to go 150% like some of these guys out here. It’s out of my pocket, I’ve got some good sponsors, but at the end of the day I’m paying for it.”
The level of competition on the National Tour isn’t the only thing Deal has had to adjust to this season, as many of the tracks on the schedule have been brand new for him. Getting up to speed at new facilities is a major hurdle for anyone taking on a new series for the first time, particularly for drivers like Deal who did little traveling prior to taking on the National Tour.
“Try to watch some videos, just try to study up on how the race goes and where I need to be at,” Deal said. “The hardest part is Qualifying. Kind of sets your night up, so you get basically three to five laps to see the track and then you’ve got to qualify on it. Wayne [Priddy, Deal’s brother-in-law and longtime Sprint Car crew chief] helps me a lot, he’s raced at a lot of these tracks. I’ll visit with him about tendencies of the track, of the dirt, try to get an idea of what to do. But once we get there, I’m pretty much just flying blind.”
Two places where Deal won’t be flying blind are the final two tracks on the schedule – Tulsa Speedway and Creek County Speedway – where he has plenty of laps in both winged and Non-Wing competition. If Deal can chip away at Davis’s 134-point lead in the six-race October slate, he could be in position to retake the lead during championship weekend in November and put an exclamation point on what he said has already been a rewarding year.
“In my mind, this has been nothing but a success,” Deal said. “There’s some nights where we should have been better and we weren’t, and there were some nights where we were pretty good and we probably shouldn’t have been any good at all. I would call it a success.”
The next chapter in the Rookie of the Year duel will be written next weekend at Benton Speedway (Friday, Oct. 11) and Paducah International Raceway (Saturday, Oct. 12). Tickets will be available at the track on race day, but if you can’t make it, watch every lap live onDIRTVision.
ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/news/national-tour-rookie-of-the-year-award-comes-down-to-davis-vs-deal/
EVENT INFO: Benton Speedway (Oct. 11), Paducah International Raceway (Oct. 12)
TRACK INFO: Benton Speedway, Paducah International Raceway
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/
Hurricane Helene Postpones World Short Track Challenge to Oct. 18-19
WEST MEMPHIS, AR (September 26, 2024) –With the safety of traveling fans and teams in mind, officials from the ASCS, USCS and Riverside International Speedway have agreed to postpone this weekend’sWorld Short Track Challengeto Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19.
The decision was made with guidance from Precision Weather Service, who has been tracking Hurricane Helene and expects it to bring heavy, continuous rain and high winds to the Memphis area this weekend.
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will return to action in two weeks at Benton Speedway on Friday, Oct. 11, and Paducah International Raceway on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Seth Bergman leads the championship standings with eight races remaining as he chases his first National Tour title. Sitting 111 points behind him is Sam Hafertepe Jr., who is aiming for his sixth Series championship.
If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live onDIRTVision.
ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/news/hurricane-helene-postpones-world-short-track-challenge-to-oct-18-19/
TRACK INFO:https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101:https://about.dirtcar.com/
Riverside Locals Ready to Defend the Ditch in World Short Track Challenge
WEST MEMPHIS, AR (September 25, 2024) –The long-awaited return of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour to Riverside International Speedway is finally here, as “The Ditch” is back on the schedule for the first time in three years.
Given the tour’s absence in recent seasons, more than half of the Series full-timers have no prior Riverside experience entering this weekend’sWorld Short Track Challenge. One driver not on that list is Memphis’s own Landon Britt, who began his Sprint Car career in 2018 competing in Riverside’s 305 Sprint Car division.
But even with that experience, for what to expect this weekend, Britt said his guess is no better than anyone else’s.
“You can’t really expect anything,” Britt said. “One week you can have a hammer down, heavy track, 15 inches all day and then the next week you can have glass slick, 10 or 11 inches all day. It’s a very wild track to know what’s going to come. Then, also with the river being there, you have to watch how high the river gets. Kind of like down in Florida, the higher the tide, the wetter the track. It’s a guessing game.”
One of the few drivers in the field with more laps around Riverside than Britt is Greenbrier, AR’s Jordon Mallett, who has been a frequent visitor to the track throughout his 15-year Sprint Car career and has two United Sprint Car Series wins in West Memphis on his resume. He preached the same message as Britt, emphasizing the importance of keeping up with the unpredictable Riverside track surface.
“It’s a flip of the coin, honestly,” Mallett said. “I’ve seen that place be anything and everything. It’s just dependent on what they do with the place.”
For Britt, the opportunity to sleep in his own bed after a night of racing is a welcome change of pace after spending the last three seasons traveling thousands of miles across the country chasing the National Tour.
“Always good to be closer to home and hopefully do well in front of your home crowd,” Britt said. “It makes it easier on us. We have the availability of anything we need if something happened, any help, things like that.”
The 2024 season has been a roller coaster for the No. 10 team, with three top fives mixed in with a handful of crashes and mechanical gremlins along the way. He currently sits seventh in the standings, the same spot in which he ended 2023.
Britt is focused on building momentum in the final 10 races of the season to propel the team into 2025 with a full head of steam, and there would be no better place to kickstart that upward trajectory than his home track.
“It’s had its ups and downs,” Britt said. “We’ve really played around with [the car] a lot and dove deeper into our fine tuning, trying to find new things. We’re trying not to get too caught up in the points, because then you just kind of stay in your own box. We really want to get out of it and learn. If it falls back for us a little bit this year, then hopefully it gains us next year.”
Mallett’s season has also taken plenty of unexpected turns, many of them having nothing to do with his on-track performance. His original plan was to take a hiatus from running the full National Tour with a newborn baby at home, but he ended up joining the Series anyway for eight races in the seat of the No. 55B while Brandon Anderson healed from an injury. Mallett didn’t take long to get comfortable in his new surroundings, with a last-lap pass for the win at Batesville Motor Speedway highlighting his substitute stint in the car.
The last stop on tour at Arrowhead Speedway marked Mallett’s first National Tour races back behind the wheel of his own No. 14 car. He was a contender all weekend, collecting finishes of fifth on Friday and seventh on Saturday.
While laps in a Sprint Car are helpful regardless of which car they come in, Mallett touched on the need to compartmentalize the two teams when switching from one to another.
“There’s just some things different,” Mallett said. “For the most part, everybody’s got good equipment. There’s some things that carried over there with me when I went, and there’s some things that carried back. I know what I like in my own car, and theirs drives a little different than mine.”
Mallett will follow the National Tour to Riverside this weekend looking for his second Series win of the year and first in his own equipment. With theWorld Short Track Challengebeing a co-sanctioned event with the USCS – where Mallett has two championships and 25 wins to his name – he has all the motivation in the world to get the job done in one of the top events on either schedule.
“It’s cool, it’s like, where do you draw your association at,” Mallett said. “I’ve spent quite a bit of time with both series. It’s just a cool deal. I’m just more excited about another big 360 race. That’s super beneficial, we need big races, so hopefully it’ll turn out to be a really good event.”
More than 50 of the top 360 Sprint Car teams in the nation will join Britt and Mallett in West Memphis, AR for theWorld Short Track Challengeat Riverside International Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28. Tickets will be available at the track on race day, but if you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live onDIRTVision.
EVENT INFO:https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7530
TRACK INFO:https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101:https://about.dirtcar.com/
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: ASCS vs. USCS Battle Awaits at Riverside in World Short Track Challenge
WEST MEMPHIS, AR (September 24, 2024) –The American Sprint Car Series National Tour is back in Memphis for the first time in three years this weekend for a one-of-a-kind Sprint Car racing spectacle.
The Series will join forces with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and the United Sprint Car Series for 360 Sprint Car racing’s newest premier event, theWorld Short Track Challengeat Riverside International Speedway.
The race will pay show-up points only for the National Tour, meaning teams will be gunning solely for Saturday night’s $10,000 top prize. All teams who start Saturday’s main event will make at least $1,000, which puts theWorld Short Track Challengein a tie with the360 Knoxville Nationalsfor the largest starting payout on the National Tour schedule. Friday’s preliminary action will conclude with a $2,000-to-win, $200-to-start Feature.
Tickets will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Catch every lap live onDIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
WHAT A FIELD: With the season winding down and a huge purse up for grabs, teams from across the nation are planning to make the trip to “The Ditch” to chase the checkered flag.
The field of National Tour regulars will be headlined by championship contenders Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr., who enter the weekend as the only Series full-timers with Riverside victories to their name. Bergman won with the National Tour in Memphis in 2012 and 2015, while Hafertepe did the same in 2014.
More than 50 names are on the pre-entry list for the event, but there are none bigger than three-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion Sammy Swindell. The 68-year-old Sprint Car legend is making his first National Tour start since the 2023360 Knoxville Nationals, but if his wins in local action at Riverside on Aug. 24 and with the USCS at Buckshot Speedway on Aug. 31 are anything to go by, “Slammin’ Sammy” could be a contender for his first Series win in six years.
Other invaders to keep an eye on include four-time National Tour champion and current USCS points leader Terry Gray, North Dakota standout Tim Estenson and eight-time National Tour winner Derek Hagar.
RUN OF SHOW: The tri-sanctioned event will feature a format unlike anything else on the schedule leading up to the main event on Saturday.
After Hot Laps on Friday, cars will be divided into two groups for Qualifying, which will set the lineups for the Heat Races and pay points that will determine lineups later in the night. The top four qualifiers in each Heat Race will be inverted, and passing points will be paid out. The top 14 drivers in combined Qualifying points and Heat Race passing points will be locked into the Feature, while everyone else will have to race their way through a B-Main, C-Main or D-Main.
The top six finishers in the D-Main will transfer to the C-Main, the top six from the C-Main will move on to the B-Main, and the top six from the B-Main will start at the tail of the 25-lap Feature to conclude Friday’s program.
No Qualifying will be held on Saturday; instead, combined points from Qualifying, Heat Races and preliminary Mains on Friday along with a dice roll invert will set the starting lineups for Heat Races on Saturday, which will again pay passing points. After Saturday’s Heat Races, the top 12 in points from both nights will be locked into the Feature, while the rest of the field will be placed into a D-Main, C-Main or B-Main. Those races will see the top six finishers transfer in the same fashion as on Friday night.
Before the main event, a Dash will be held with the top two drivers in Friday’s points along with the top four from Saturday to set the first three rows of the Feature lineup. Once all preliminary action is complete, the weekend will wrap up with a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win Feature.
FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: The win column was dominated by two familiar names in the first half of the year, with Bergman and Hafertepe combining to win 14 of the first 18 races of the National Tour season. The tide has shifted in the opposite direction since then, as neither driver has found Victory Lane in the last six races on tour.
Instead, the Series has seen five different winners in those six races. It was the first National Tour win of the season for all five drivers, and in the case of Rookie of the Year contender Hank Davis, his pair of wins at Electric City Speedway were the first and second of his career.
One of the leading candidates to continue the streak of first-time winners in 2024 is the No. 95 of Matt Covington. The 19-time National Tour winner entered the year fresh off a three-win season a year ago, but it has now been more than a year since his most recent score on Aug. 25, 2023 at Lakeside Speedway. While he hasn’t broken through yet, he has been in contention to do so all year, as he sits third in the standings on the heels of seven podiums and an average finish of 6.2.
The list of potential winners also includes Zach Blurton, who has picked up two podiums and five top 10s in the last nine races, as well as Andrew Deal, who made an impressive 22nd-to-ninth charge last time out at Arrowhead Speedway to remain second in the Rookie of the Year chase.
WELCOME HOME: No one will have a shorter drive to the track this weekend than Memphis’s own Landon Britt.
The driver of the No. 10 is another name on the list of those searching for their first National Tour victory of 2024. Britt enters Riverside amid a challenging stretch over the past few weeks, as he has only finished in the top 10 twice in the last six races.
While he has never won in 360 Sprint Car competition at his home track, his recent history there suggests it could be the place for a turnaround. Britt has raced at Riverside twice so far in 2024, coming home 10th in weekly action on May 11 and seventh with the USCS on May 25.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will make its only stops of the year in Missouri and Kentucky, with Benton Speedway set for Friday, Oct. 11, before Paducah International Raceway on Saturday, Oct. 12.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS(TOP 10):
- Seth Bergman (3045 points)
- Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-111)
- Matt Covington (-240)
- Hank Davis (-372)
- Andrew Deal (-506)
- Jason Martin (-526)
- Landon Britt (-577)
- Zach Blurton (-617)
- Kyler Johnson (-629)
- Terry Easum (-732)
FEATURE WINNERS(11):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS(12):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 11
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
HEAT RACE WINS(40):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 6
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 5
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 1
DASH APPEARANCES(39):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 20
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 19
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 12
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 12
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 5
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 5
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 3
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Garrett Benson – Concordia, MO – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS(15):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Noah Harris – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS(24):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 16
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 14
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 7
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS(64):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 20
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 19
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 15
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 14
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 12
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 12
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 8
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 8
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 7
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 5
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 2
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chris Martin – Ankeny, IA – 1
Emilio Hoover – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Roger Crockett (1)
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Jason Martin (1)
Friday, Sept. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
EVENT INFO:https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7530
TRACK INFO:https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101:https://about.dirtcar.com/
Arrowhead Triumph Marks a Turnaround for Jason Martin Following Trying Season
CONCORD, NC (September 19, 2024) –Jason Martin’s 2023 season with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour was one for the record books.
Nine wins – more than doubling his career total entering the year – and his first ASCS National Tour championship.
Entering 2024, Martin saw no reason why he couldn’t go back-to-back. But instead, he found himself on a wild roller coaster that finally brought him his first win of the season last weekend at Arrowhead Speedway.
He started his season on the right foot, justifying his early optimism.
“We had all the confidence in the world,” Martin said. “Felt like we started the first night (at Super Bee Speedway) pretty good. Went forward, had a couple engine problems right off the bat and just a few little things, but we were still running top three, top four, top five.”
After four-straight top 10s to begin the year, highlighted by a runner-up effort at Dodge City Raceway Park in June, ASCS Speedweek in mid-June was when things started to go haywire.
Engine issues and a couple crashes, not of his doing, ended his night early in three of the four events.
“We felt like we were good right before Speedweek and during Speedweek,” Martin said. “Just had a couple crashes, a couple things didn’t go our way. Kind of how it goes, one of those years.
“We hurt a motor down at Texarkana, it was my favorite motor. I had run it like 38 races the year before and that thing really ran good. We only had one other one, and it was a 10-year-old motor, it hasn’t had a lot of the updates. So, we’ve been running that for the last few months and obviously that hurts our Qualifying efforts. It takes a lot of money to get stuff put back together and we haven’t had that. We started the year a little bit shy on funds from some things that happened, and we just weren’t able to stay on top of that to begin with.”
In the span of five days, Martin fell from second to fifth in the standings due to three incidents outside of his control. To make matters worse, health issues stemming from a crash at Tri-State led Martin to make the tough decision to sit out the Batesville Motor Speedway event, causing him to drop outside the top 10 in points.
Upon returning to the Series, Martin racked up three-straight top 10s at Tulsa Speedway, Lakeside Speedway and 81 Speedway. And when the calendar turned to August, those top 10s improved into top fives.
Martin finished in the top five at Dodge City, Big Sky Speedway and twice at Electric City Speedway, which begs the question: what changed?
“Nothing, we haven’t changed hardly anything,” Martin said. “We just kept working at it, physically I got a little bit healthier after my crash at Pocola. Took me about a month to get straightened out and get all my bearings right. Once I got a little closer to 100%, that helped a lot as far as driving.”
During the recent Iowa-Oklahoma weekend, that momentum seemed to shift again with a 17th-place finish at Clay County Fair Speedway and a ninth-place finish on Friday at Arrowhead. And Saturday didn’t seem like it would be any better after a fourth-place finish in his Heat Race placed him 11th on the starting grid.
But once in action, he started passing one after one after one…
“I thought halfway through there, we were running the top, and I thought, ‘This race is over, it’s starting to take rubber up here and everybody’s in a single-file line, we’re probably going to be running eighth or ninth here,” Martin said. “Then, the yellow came out. Everybody started sliding each other, kind of got the racetrack dirtied up. I knew my car was good, I had kind of abandoned the bottom just because I didn’t want to wear it out just in case we ever did get to lap traffic, I might be able to squeak a lap or a corner out down there and pass a guy or two.
“When I went down there, it was really good. Just had to be really patient and wait until you got out on the straightaway to get the moisture. I knew it was there, I just didn’t know if we were going to get the right opportunity to be able to use it.”
Martin got the perfect opportunity. He restarted fourth with six laps to go, and with the top three drivers – Brady Baker, Seth Bergman and Matt Covington – all running the cushion, Martin made quick work of Covington and Bergman on the low side and cleared Baker with three to go before pulling away for the $10,000 victory.
“I’ve always felt like we’ve had cars capable of winning races, a lot of races,” Martin said. “It’s just a matter of do we put all the pieces of the puzzle together right.”
Martin may be out of the running for theASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophythis year, but his goal for the final 10 races of the year is to build momentum heading into theGermfree Southern Sprint Car Shootoutat Volusia Speedway Park on Jan. 30-Feb. 1 to kick off 2025.
On that list are two tracks Martin competed at earlier in the year – Riverside International Speedway and RPM Speedway – and he expects to be in contention to win at both facilities.
“I felt like we were really good at West Memphis and kind of got taken out,” Martin said. “We were pretty good down there at RPM as well. I typically like the short, slick racetracks, so I don’t see why we won’t be competitive and have some success.”
Martin and the rest of the National Tour stars will resume the season at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR for theWorld Short Track Challenge,Sept. 27-28. The two-night event will be co-sanctioned with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and the USCS and will wrap up with a $10,000-to-win Feature on Saturday night.
Can’t make it to the track? Watch every lap live onDIRTVision.
EVENT INFO:https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=7530
TRACK INFO:https://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/
New National Tour Championship Trophy Unveiled Honoring ASCS Founder Emmett Hahn
CONCORD, NC (September 18, 2024) – When the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour champion is crowned following the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling at Creek County Speedway on Nov. 16, they will have a special piece of hardware waiting for them.
Series officials have unveiled the new ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy, which pays tribute to Series founder Emmett Hahn. “The Emmett” stands two feet tall and is complete with Hahn standing proudly with his left hand on his hip atop a metal base. Every detail, from the embroidery on the firesuit, to the shoelaces, to the facial expression was meticulously crafted in honor of the Sprint Car legend.
“There’s a representation of a driver on all of our championship trophies for our major series, and we wanted ASCS to be the same,” World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter said. “We thought there was no better person to represent that driver on this trophy than the man himself, Emmett Hahn, who really helped establish ASCS and grow it to what it is. We’re happy to carry that legacy forward.”
After its founding in 1992, the American Sprint Car Series grew into the largest Sprint Car sanctioning body in the United States under Hahn’s ownership. Following the sale of the Series to World Racing Group this season, Hahn’s founding mission of growing Sprint Car racing at the national and regional levels remains strong. Hundreds of races are conducted annually under the ASCS banner across the National Tour – the premier touring series in 360 Sprint Car racing – as well as eight regional tours.
“When Brian and I sat down and talked, I said it then and I still believe it now: World Racing Group is the only group that could take ASCS and take it forward,” Hahn said. “I believed that then and I’ve just seen the proof.”
In addition to the one-of-a-kind trophy, the champion will also receive the $40,000 champion’s share of the more than $150,000 that will be paid out to the top 10 drivers in the final standings. Awards will be distributed at the Series banquet on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, OK.
With 10 races to go in the battle for the ASCS Emmett Hahn Championship Trophy, Seth Bergman leads the way as he chases his first National Tour title, while Sam Hafertepe Jr. sits 111 points behind in his quest to become a six-time champion. Up next on the calendar is the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28.
For more information on upcoming ASCS events, click here. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every National Tour race live on DIRTVision.
ARTICLE: https://ascsracing.com/news/new-national-tour-championship-trophy-unveiled-honoring-ascs-founder-emmett-hahn/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/
Brandon Anderson Suspended After Actions at Arrowhead
American Sprint Car Series officials have issued a fine and year-long suspension to Sprint Car driver Brandon Anderson for his dangerous and unsportsmanlike actions at Arrowhead Speedway on Sept. 14, 2024.
During the American Sprint Car Series National Tour Feature at Arrowhead Speedway, Anderson, in the No. 55B car, got into the wall entering Turn 1. While he was trying to get off the wall, Alex Sewell, in the No. 8 car, turned to avoid him but slid into the No. 55B. After the two cars were untangled, Anderson proceeded to drive into the side of the No. 8 car wide open.
Sewell’s car was damaged and had no steering or brakes, causing his car to turn into the infield and run into a safety worker’s vehicle. Anderson then disregarded any commands over the in-car radio and went through the infield at a high rate of speed, putting a photographer and safety workers in danger, and proceeded to go after the No. 8 car – all while being told to take his car to the pit area. Anderson then exited out of his car and got into a confrontation with Sewell.
Due to the violations, Anderson has been suspended for one calendar year from all American Sprint Car Series and World Racing Group sanctioned events until Sept. 14, 2025 and fined $5,000.
Rules Violated:
11.1.C – Unsportsmanlike conduct or participating in any action or activity considered detrimental to DIRTcar racing or a DIRTcar sanctioned track, at any sanctioned event or on social media, by drivers, owners and/or pit crews shall be grounds for disqualification and/or punitive action by DIRTcar Racing.
11.1.F – Any member and/or participant who drives or causes to be driven: a race car, pit mule, ATV, 4-Wheeler, personal vehicle or transporter in a dangerous and aggressive manner will be subject to penalty and/or disqualification and/or fine and/or suspension and/or legal action and/or any other action deemed appropriate by World Racing Group Supervisory Officials.
11.1.J – Any member and/or participant who attempts to drive roughly and/or hits another competitor unnecessarily will be subject to penalty and/or disqualification and/or fine and/or suspension and/or legal action and/or any other action deemed appropriate by World Racing Group Supervisory Official
Martin Wins Arrowhead Finale for First National Tour Victory of 2024
COLCORD, OK (September 14, 2024) –Reigning American Sprint Car Series National Tour champion Jason Martin’s title defense has been nothing short of a nightmare – until Friday night at Arrowhead Speedway.
After a season that has included crashes, blown engines, mechanical gremlins and a missed race due to injury, Martin got back in Victory Lane for the first time in 2024 and pocketed $10,000 for his efforts in theGreen Country Clash.
“You’ve just got to keep yourself motivated,” Martin said. “You’ve got people around you that support you and keep telling you that you can do it and giving you the confidence and faith that you can keep coming back. I’m probably the hardest on myself of anybody, but you just keep working at it.”
The Feature began with Seth Bergman and Brady Baker sharing the front row, with Baker grabbing the early lead after racing side-by-side with Bergman through the first two laps. Nearly the entire field migrated to the high side in the opening laps and ran single-file before Emilio Hoover and Danny Smith tangled in Turn 4 to bring out the first yellow flag of the race four laps in.
The top two went unchanged on the restart, but behind them Garrett Benson bounced up into the Turn 4 wall while running third, sending his car over and tumbling down the banking into the path of Roger Crockett and Matt Covington. Covington’s damage was light enough to continue without making repairs, but Benson and Crockett were done for the night.
Baker, Bergman and Covington made a beeline to the top once more to lock down the top three spots when the race resumed. Even after catching the rear of the field for the first time, Baker looked unaffected by the traffic as he continued to ride the cushion while maintaining a half-straightaway lead over Bergman.
Five-time Series champion Sam Hafertepe Jr. managed to wrestle the third spot away from Covington but only enjoyed it briefly, as on Lap 22 he jumped the cushion in Turn 4 and pounded the wall. The No. 15H team was able to fix the damage in the work area, but Hafertepe was only able to drive up to 13th by the checkers.
The ensuing restart was a mirror image of each prior one, as Baker instantly went to the cushion with Bergman in tow. But before he could build a gap, Brandon Anderson and Alex Sewell got together in Turns 3 and 4 to necessitate another red flag.
The final restart of the race was when Martin emerged as a contender for the victory. He had driven from 11th to fourth in the first 23 laps of the event and rode the bottom lane to clear Covington for third with six to go. The No. 36 remained on the low side in getting around Bergman two laps later, giving himself four laps to find a way around Baker.
After battling side-by-side for a lap with Baker on top and Martin hugging the tractor tires, Baker’s youth ended up being no match for Martin’s experience, as the Liberal, KS native drove away to the 14th National Tour win of his career.
Martin said he had already written off the 2024 season after all the misfortune he’s been through, but the five-figure payday makes him optimistic about his chances to close out the year in strong fashion and enter the 2025 season on a hot streak.
“Our season’s pretty much screwed,” Martin said. “We’ve had so much dumb stuff happen. I’m already preparing for next year, getting cars, parts and motors freshened and everything’s getting ready to go. We’re going to have an early start, so going to try and get healthy, stay mentally strong and just start 2025 on a different note.”
Although Baker didn’t have enough to hold off Martin in the final run to the finish, his ability to beat a driver of Bergman’s caliber time after time throughout the race solidified his status as a rising star in the Sprint Car universe.
“So many reds, the tires probably glazed over,” Baker said. “I’m proud of my guys, we showed a lot of speed here. My Mom, my Dad, Cash and Brandon, can’t thank them enough, they’ve been working their butts off.”
Bergman conceded that even if he found a way around Baker before the final restart, Martin’s late-race prowess would have likely still been too much to manage. Nevertheless, his third podium in as many nights this week further extended his advantage over Hafertepe to 111 markers with eight full-points events remaining in the season.
“I don’t know if anybody was really going to beat that,” Bergman said regarding Martin’s drive to victory in the closing laps. “I think maybe if I got around Baker, you never know, probably run second if Jason does that again. I tried the bottom early, it was still a little greasy and Baker drove around me, so I kind of abandoned the bottom thinking it was getting thin and slow.
“The run to the end there, Jason, he just found something, made it work, and he drove off and won the race.”
Hank Davis got around Covington late to finish fourth, while the No. 95 settled for fifth.
Andrew Deal started 22nd and passed 13 cars to end the night ninth and clinch the Hard Charger Award.
UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will join forces with the USCS for the two-nightWorld Short Track Challengeat Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR on Sept. 27-28. Can’t make it? Watch every lap live onDIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 2. 71-Brady Baker[3]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[8]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[9]; 7. 14-Jordon Mallett[14]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 9. 15D-Andrew Deal[22]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[17]; 12. 20-Noah Harris[16]; 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[23]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[20]; 17. 8-Alex Sewell[18]; 18. 5S-Danny Smith[15]; 19. 2B-Garrett Benson[2]; 20. 11-Roger Crockett[7]; 21. 29-Emilio Hoover[10]; 22. 2W-Whit Gastineau[5]; 23. (DQ) 55B-Brandon Anderson[19]
ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/recap/martin-wins-arrowhead-finale-for-first-national-tour-victory-of-2024/
EVENT INFO:https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4543435
TRACK INFO:https://arrowheadspeedway.com/
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Crockett Gets First National Tour Win in Four Years at Arrowhead
COLCORD, OK (September 13, 2024) –Roger Crockett made only his second start of the year on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour Friday night at Arrowhead Speedway, but it certainly didn’t look like it.
The Broken Arrow, OK driver took his No. 11 machine to Victory Lane for his second ASCS win in as many weeks following a Sooner Region score at Enid Speedway on Sept. 7, as well as his first National Tour victory since winning the 2020 season finale at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
“I’m sure people see us win a regional race and think ‘whatever,’ but to back it up and come here and beat the best guys in 360 racing right now feels great,” Crockett said. “I haven’t gotten to do a lot of racing, especially 360 racing the last couple years, but I feel like if I was out on the road with these guys, we would be one of the best. It’s nice to kind of give people a taste of that tonight.”
“The best guys in 360 racing” Crockett referred to were Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr., who combine for 14 Series wins on the year and sit 1-2 in points, but finished second and third behind Crockett respectively.
Crockett began to look like a win contender after taking the checkers in the Dash to start on the pole of the main event. A strong start gave him room to jump in front of second-place starter Jordon Mallett on the start and take the top lane through Turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap. Bergman took second away from Mallett while running the bottom before falling behind Crockett on the high side.
Bergman remained on Crockett’s tail through the first eight laps of the race, but the slowed car of Brady Baker on the backstretch brought out the caution before he could make a move.
Hafertepe made the most of the restart by getting around Mallett for third and eyed a move on Bergman before a pileup involving Brekton Crouch, Andrew Deal and Garrett Benson brought out a red flag to put the race on pause.
Another yellow for Alex Sewell’s spin in Turn 3 reset the field once again with 10 laps in the books. On the restart, Hafertepe threw a slider in Turn 1 on Bergman to take over second before Bergman returned the favor in Turn 3, but Hafertepe crossed him over exiting Turn 4 to keep the spot. The shuffling let Hank Davis in on the battle, resulting in a three-way tussle for the runner-up spot.
When things calmed down, Crockett had driven away to a lead of more than three seconds. By the halfway point, Bergman sat comfortably in second and began running down Crockett while Hafertepe and Davis continued trading sliders for third.
The gap between first and second had been cut to one second with eight laps to go when Austyn Gossel slowed to bring out the yellow flag. When the race went back green, Crockett moved down to the middle which gave Bergman an opening to make a move on the cushion.
The two briefly ran side-by-side for the lead down the backstretch, but Crockett quickly shut the door and drove away to his 11th victory on the National Tour.
Any part-time racer can speak to the difficulty of being competitive against those who are in the seat every weekend, but it’s a hill Crockett is willing and able to climb. “The Rocket” finished third in his first start in 2024 with the Series at 81 Speedway and backed that up with his triumph at Arrowhead.
“It’s really hard,” Crockett said. “This is only our third 360 race of the year, only the fourth race in my car this year. And the fourth night we blew the motor up halfway through the main event, so basically no laps.
“We didn’t run the [Knoxville] Nationals for a few reasons, but mainly we were able to work on our car, get it ready to go. Spent all the time in the shop, scales and stuff, so when you do come to the racetrack you know you’re competitive and not out to lunch. That definitely pays off.”
Bergman appeared to match Crockett’s pace at certain points of the race, but ultimately didn’t have enough late in the going. Nevertheless, his runner-up result gives him an 80-point lead in the standings over Hafertepe entering Saturday’s program.
“Late there, it had rubbered down and the top still had some moisture up there,” Bergman said. “So late on that restart, I was like ‘man, I’ll just try to be a hero here.’ Not very often can you run out of the rubber and pass somebody, but we dang near got it done. It was close, but he’s smart and he lane changed and took my line. Had he not done that I think we win the race.”
After two starts at Arrowhead this season, Hafertepe admitted that the Colcord, OK facility isn’t his best track on tour, but the five-time Series champion contended for the win and came home third regardless.
“I like the track a lot,” Hafertepe said. “I think it’s got a lot of potential. I think our operation doesn’t go around here as good as I would like it to. We just need some more track time to figure out a few more things, get a little bit better and we’ll be knocking on the door.”
Davis finished fourth for his fourth-straight top five, while Mallett came home fifth in his first National Tour start in his own No. 14 car since his stint in the No. 55B filling in for Brandon Anderson.
The Hard Charger Award went to Bradley Fezard, who battled engine issues early in the night before starting the Feature with a provisional and driving from 24th to 10th in the 30-lap affair.
UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will be back for another night at Arrowhead Speedway on Saturday, with drivers going for a $10,000 top prize in theGreen Country Clashfinale. Tickets will be available at the gate, whileDIRTVisionwill stream every lap live for those unable to make it to the track.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[5]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[4]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[13]; 8. 29-Emilio Hoover[10]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[12]; 10. 938-Bradley Fezard[24]; 11. 55B-Brandon Anderson[17]; 12. 2W-Whit Gastineau[11]; 13. 20-Noah Harris[15]; 14. 15D-Andrew Deal[9]; 15. 2B-Garrett Benson[7]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[23]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 18. 88-Terry Easum[18]; 19. 5S-Danny Smith[22]; 20. 16G-Austyn Gossel[21]; 21. 8-Alex Sewell[14]; 22. 2-Brekton Crouch[16]; 23. 2J-Zach Blurton[20]; 24. 31-Casey Wills[25]; 25. 71-Brady Baker[19]
ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/recap/roger-crockett-gets-first-national-tour-win-in-four-years-at-arrowhead/
EVENT INFO:https://ascsracing.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4543435
TRACK INFO:https://arrowheadspeedway.com/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/
1 MONTH ALERT: Missouri, Kentucky Doubleheader Awaits ASCS National Tour in Mid-October
BENTON, MO (Sept. 12, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will make its long-awaited return to Benton Speedway in Missouri and Paducah International Raceway in Kentucky in mid-October.
The doubleheader weekend will see the Series venture back to Benton for the first time since 1996 and then return to Paducah for the first time since 2018.
It’ll be the National Tour’s first trip to Missouri and Kentucky this year, its second trip to Paducah and fourth visit to Benton.
The Series first visited the 3/8-mile Missouri dirt track in 1995 – a race won by Gary Wright. Then made its last two stops there in 1996 with Terry Gray and Jerrod Hull picking up National Tour victories.
Kentucky got to see the American Sprint Car Series’ fellow World Racing Group series the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series thrill fans in April. Now, it’ll be the ASCS National Tour’s turn to bring its stout field of drivers to the 3/8-mile dirt track.
The last time the Series visited Paducah, Matt Covington picked up the win there. The Oklahoma native is still on the hunt for his first National Tour win this season.
Both events are part of the final 10 races of the 2024 season and will be key races for the championship chase. Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. are the two prime contenders, and their battle has been like a slinky falling down a set of stairs, closing and expanding each weekend.
If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch both races live on DIRTVision.
EVENT INFO Date – Friday, Oct. 11 Location – Benton, MO Track Website – BentonSpeedway.com
Times (CT) – Hot Laps: 6 p.m. Racing Starts: 7 p.m.
Tickets – Available at track.
Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Benton – 1996 – Terry Gray on June 14, Jerrod Hull on July 4 1995 – Gary Wright on Sept. 23
EVENT INFO Date – Saturday, Oct. 12 Location – Paducah, KY Track Website – PaducahRacing.com
Times (CT) – Pit Gate Opens: 3 p.m. Grandstands Open: 5:30 p.m.
Tickets – Available at track.
Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Paducah – 2018 – Matt Covington on April 27
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Reutzel Returns to National Tour Victory Lane at Clay County
SPENCER, IA (September 10, 2024) – Aaron Reutzel may have shifted his focus to weekly racing at Knoxville Raceway in 2024, but that doesn’t mean he forgot how to get the job done with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.
He proved that Tuesday night at Clay County Fair Speedway by topping the field in the Battle of the Blue Ribbon for his first National Tour win since a prelim victory at the 2023 360 Knoxville Nationals.
“All in all a great night,” said the 2015 Series champion. “After not even being able to Hot Lap, that was stressful. But luckily, everything was really close and didn’t really have to make too many changes tonight.”
Reutzel’s march to victory began from the inside of Row 2 thanks to a third-place finish in the Dash. An excellent start allowed him to move up in front of second-place starter Sam Hafertepe Jr. entering Turn 1 and ride the top line against polesitter Hank Davis on the bottom through the first set of corners.
The No. 87 machine slid up over the cushion exiting Turn 2, which allowed Davis to drive away to an early lead while Hafertepe was busy fending off his fellow No. 15 Andrew Deal for the third spot.
In the early stages, the inside groove was the preferred line through Turns 1 and 2 while most drivers opted to ride the wall in Turns 3 and 4. Reutzel was one of the first to buck that trend and try the bottom at both ends, resulting in several challenges for the lead in the first third of the race, but the No. 2C had enough speed on exit on the top side to hold onto the top spot.
The stalled car of Brandon Anderson paused the action for the first time on Lap 8. Reutzel went to the top on the restart and briefly held the lead before once again sliding off the track in Turn 2 which let Davis keep the lead down the backstretch. Reutzel wasn’t keen on letting Davis drive away though, as he threw a big slider in Turns 3 and 4 before Davis crossed him over exiting Turn 4 to maintain the lead.
At that point, Hafertepe decided to make it a three-way battle between the red-and-black cars and split the middle entering Turn 1 to make it three-wide for the lead. Reutzel prevailed on the bottom to take over the lead for the first time, with Davis trailing in second and Hafertepe in third after 10 laps.
Reutzel paced the field as the race stayed green through the middle portion while Hafertepe got around Davis for the second spot. Once Reutzel caught the tail of the field, Hafertepe began making inroads on the leader with his sights set on his 10th Series win of the year.
The No. 15H was within striking distance of Reutzel with five to go, but trouble for Hafertepe in getting past the slower car of Scott Winters gave Reutzel the chance to pull away once more.
What looked to be a solid points night for Hafertepe turned sour four laps later, as his left-rear tire went flat to bring out the caution with two laps to go. With Hafertepe in the work area and out of contention, Davis found himself in second once again with a chance to extend his win streak to three.
It was not meant to be though, as Reutzel went unchallenged in the final two laps to take his 24th National Tour win and first at Clay County.
“It was hard for me to get up to lap cars, so I figured as long as I kept a good pace, [Davis] wasn’t going to get up to me,” Reutzel said. “I was really just trying not to slide out of the rubber or do anything dumb. If a lap car screwed up in front of me and allowed me to get a run, I would pass them. If they didn’t, I just rode behind them. Just what you do in rubber.”
Although Davis came up one spot short of another triumph, his speed throughout the night showed that his weekend sweep at Electric City Speedway was far from a fluke.
“Most people probably think that the stomp and steer places are our honey holes, but we just showed here tonight that we can play around on these slick places,” Davis said. “I honestly feel like I got caught out there like a sitting duck. After that restart, didn’t know exactly where to be, and they could kind of search and move around and afford to and they just got me.”
Seth Bergman’s quiet night ended in the third spot, extending his lead atop the standings to 73 points due to Hafertepe finishing 14th after the tire failure. The late restart gave Bergman the opportunity to make a last-ditch move for the win, but the points situation turned him against the idea of taking any unnecessary risks.
“My midset was just having a solid finish,” Bergman said. “I knew the way the track was, you were going to have to do some dumb stuff if you were going to go win that race and I’m just not in a position to do that. We’re racing for a championship, and with Sam’s misfortune, I knew I was in a position where I just needed a solid finish.”
Deal crossed the line in fourth for his first top five on the National Tour since Lincoln County Raceway on Aug. 17, while Terry McCarl – the 2023 winner at Clay County – completed the top five.
Matt Covington had to go through the Last Chance Showdown to earn his spot in the Feature, but once he was in it, he advanced 12 spots from 21st to ninth to claim the Hard Charger Award.
UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will contest its second and third races of the year at Arrowhead Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14 with the Green Country Clash, which wraps up with a $10,000-to-win Feature on Saturday night. Tickets are available online here, but if you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[3]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 4. 15D-Andrew Deal[5]; 5. 24-Terry McCarl[12]; 6. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 7. 22-Riley Goodno[8]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[21]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[17]; 11. 6K-Kaleb Johnson[13]; 12. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[15]; 14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 15. 938-Bradley Fezard[20]; 16. 17B-Ryan Bickett[19]; 17. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 18. 35-Skylar Prochaska[9]; 19. 16G-Austyn Gossel[23]; 20. 83-Sam Henderson[11]; 21. 2B-Garrett Benson[14]; 22. 23W-Scott Winters[18]; 23. 88-Terry Easum[22]
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Clay County Midweek Duel, Arrowhead Doubleheader Up Next for National Tour
CONCORD, NC (September 9, 2024) – Now that teams have returned home from Montana, the focus shifts to the final run to the championship which begins this week with a trio of race nights.
Action gets underway on Tuesday at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, IA with the Battle of the Blue Ribbon. Three days later, the Series will travel nine hours south to Colcord, OK for the two-night Green Country Clash at the state-of-the-art Arrowhead Speedway on Friday and Saturday night.
Tuesday’s event at Clay County will feature a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse, with the Tri-State Late Model Series, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Stock Cars joining the Sprint Cars on the program.
The Friday portion of the Arrowhead event will also pay $4,000 to win and $400 to start, with USRA Stock Cars and Tuners rounding out the itinerary. Saturday’s finale will wrap up with a $10,000-to-win/$500-to-start Feature, while the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series will join the National Tour to make for an entertaining Sprint Car-Late Model doubleheader.
Fans can purchase tickets in advance to Clay County by clicking here and to Arrowhead Speedway by clicking here. Can’t make it? Watch all the action live on DIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
THE RACE IS ON: When Seth Bergman made contact with a slower car while running fifth at Electric City, not only did his car flip upside down, but so did the championship battle.
That one mishap caused his lead over Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the standings to go from 96 points entering the night to 40 points when it was over. Bergman’s crash snapped a five-race podium streak, evidence of the consistency that he displayed throughout the summer that made it nearly impossible for Hafertepe to gain major ground, despite winning nine races in the year.
The next chapter of the wide-open title fight will be written at Clay County on Tuesday night, and both drivers will be making their ASCS debut at the track. Bergman has never been to Spencer with any series, while Hafertepe raced there on six occasions during his time with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, picking up a best finish of seventh in 2008.
BACK TO COLCORD: When the Series moves to Arrowhead this weekend, Hafertepe will return to the site of a rare down night from earlier in the year. The five-time National Tour champion jumped the cushion and pounded the wall while battling for the win late in the race on June 14, leaving him in 18th in the rundown. Without that DNF, he could be leading the points entering this week’s events, but instead, the return trip provides an opportunity to avenge the defeat.
On the other hand, Bergman would be happy with a repeat of the June race, as he emerged from the chaos and took the win that night. The victory in his first National Tour start at Arrowhead means he is undefeated in Colcord with two different ASCS divisions – he raced there twice with the Sooner Region in 2014 and took the checkered flag on both nights.
As for others to keep an eye on, look no further than the No. 10 of Landon Britt. The Memphis, TN driver picked up his first and only Series win one year ago at Arrowhead, and he backed it up with another top 10 in June. The last two race weekends have seen a driver claim their first win of the year, and Britt would love nothing more than to continue that streak, especially as he prepares for his home race on tour at Riverside International Speedway at the end of the month.
ALL HAIL HANK: One of the biggest questions throughout the first half of the season was, “When will Hank Davis finally win a race?” and the answer turned out to be Labor Day weekend at Electric City.
The first two triumphs of Davis’ National Tour career both came in impressive fashion, as he destroyed the field on night one to win by nearly six seconds before outdueling Hafertepe late in Saturday’s Feature to take top honors once again.
The victories vaulted the 21-year-old into the lead of the Rookie of the Year standings and the fourth spot in the overall points, a remarkable feat considering he didn’t join TwoC Racing until the third event of the year at Rush County Speedway.
Davis will go for three in a row in his debut at Clay County, but his Great Falls showing proved that he is more than capable of overcoming a lack of experience at a track and finding speed. Once he gets to Arrowhead, the Sand Springs, OK native will have notes from his runner-up finish in June to look at as he goes for his first Series win in his home state.
COVINGTIME: After four-straight finishes off the podium, Matt Covington got to take pictures on the frontstretch again after he finished third in the Montana Roundup finale at Electric City.
The drive cemented his hold on the third spot in the standings behind Bergman and Hafertepe which he has held for most of the season. While the championship is likely out of Covington’s reach, barring a miraculous run to end the season, he now has a red-hot Davis to worry about, who sits 177 points behind him in fourth.
One of Covington’s primary goals for the remainder of the year will be to join Davis in the win column and avoid his first winless season with the Series since 2016. Clay County could be the place to do that, as Covington stands as the only current full-timer with a victory at the track. After taking the checkers in the inaugural National Tour race at the Iowa 3/8-mile in 2021, he backed it up with finishes of fourth in 2022 and second in 2023 to give himself a 2.3 average finish in Spencer, the best of any driver in the field.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, IA
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14 at Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, OK
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will battle with the United Sprint Car Series for two nights at Riverside International Speedway outside Memphis on Friday and Saturday, Sep. 27-28.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
Seth Bergman (2633 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-40)
Matt Covington (-185)
Hank Davis (-362)
Andrew Deal (-467)
Jason Martin (-473)
Landon Britt (-483)
Zach Blurton (-504)
Kyler Johnson (-537)
Terry Easum (-601)
FEATURE WINNERS (8):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1\
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (11):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (37):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (35):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 10
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (12):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 13
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 13
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (60):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 13
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 11
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 10
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 6
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sept. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Clay County Midweek Duel, Arrowhead Doubleheader Up Next for National Tour
CONCORD, NC (September 9, 2024) – Now that teams have returned home from Montana, the focus shifts to the final run to the championship which begins this week with a trio of race nights.
Action gets underway on Tuesday at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, IA with the Battle of the Blue Ribbon. Three days later, the Series will travel nine hours south to Colcord, OK for the two-night Green Country Clash at the state-of-the-art Arrowhead Speedway on Friday and Saturday night.
Tuesday’s event at Clay County will feature a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse, with the Tri-State Late Model Series, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Stock Cars joining the Sprint Cars on the program.
The Friday portion of the Arrowhead event will also pay $4,000 to win and $400 to start, with USRA Stock Cars and Tuners rounding out the itinerary. Saturday’s finale will wrap up with a $10,000-to-win/$500-to-start Feature, while the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series will join the National Tour to make for an entertaining Sprint Car-Late Model doubleheader.
Fans can purchase tickets in advance to Clay County by clicking here and to Arrowhead Speedway by clicking here. Can’t make it? Watch all the action live on DIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
THE RACE IS ON: When Seth Bergman made contact with a slower car while running fifth at Electric City, not only did his car flip upside down, but so did the championship battle.
That one mishap caused his lead over Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the standings to go from 96 points entering the night to 40 points when it was over. Bergman’s crash snapped a five-race podium streak, evidence of the consistency that he displayed throughout the summer that made it nearly impossible for Hafertepe to gain major ground, despite winning nine races in the year.
The next chapter of the wide-open title fight will be written at Clay County on Tuesday night, and both drivers will be making their ASCS debut at the track. Bergman has never been to Spencer with any series, while Hafertepe raced there on six occasions during his time with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, picking up a best finish of seventh in 2008.
BACK TO COLCORD: When the Series moves to Arrowhead this weekend, Hafertepe will return to the site of a rare down night from earlier in the year. The five-time National Tour champion jumped the cushion and pounded the wall while battling for the win late in the race on June 14, leaving him in 18th in the rundown. Without that DNF, he could be leading the points entering this week’s events, but instead, the return trip provides an opportunity to avenge the defeat.
On the other hand, Bergman would be happy with a repeat of the June race, as he emerged from the chaos and took the win that night. The victory in his first National Tour start at Arrowhead means he is undefeated in Colcord with two different ASCS divisions – he raced there twice with the Sooner Region in 2014 and took the checkered flag on both nights.
As for others to keep an eye on, look no further than the No. 10 of Landon Britt. The Memphis, TN driver picked up his first and only Series win one year ago at Arrowhead, and he backed it up with another top 10 in June. The last two race weekends have seen a driver claim their first win of the year, and Britt would love nothing more than to continue that streak, especially as he prepares for his home race on tour at Riverside International Speedway at the end of the month.
ALL HAIL HANK: One of the biggest questions throughout the first half of the season was, “When will Hank Davis finally win a race?” and the answer turned out to be Labor Day weekend at Electric City.
The first two triumphs of Davis’ National Tour career both came in impressive fashion, as he destroyed the field on night one to win by nearly six seconds before outdueling Hafertepe late in Saturday’s Feature to take top honors once again.
The victories vaulted the 21-year-old into the lead of the Rookie of the Year standings and the fourth spot in the overall points, a remarkable feat considering he didn’t join TwoC Racing until the third event of the year at Rush County Speedway.
Davis will go for three in a row in his debut at Clay County, but his Great Falls showing proved that he is more than capable of overcoming a lack of experience at a track and finding speed. Once he gets to Arrowhead, the Sand Springs, OK native will have notes from his runner-up finish in June to look at as he goes for his first Series win in his home state.
COVINGTIME: After four-straight finishes off the podium, Matt Covington got to take pictures on the frontstretch again after he finished third in the Montana Roundup finale at Electric City.
The drive cemented his hold on the third spot in the standings behind Bergman and Hafertepe which he has held for most of the season. While the championship is likely out of Covington’s reach, barring a miraculous run to end the season, he now has a red-hot Davis to worry about, who sits 177 points behind him in fourth.
One of Covington’s primary goals for the remainder of the year will be to join Davis in the win column and avoid his first winless season with the Series since 2016. Clay County could be the place to do that, as Covington stands as the only current full-timer with a victory at the track. After taking the checkers in the inaugural National Tour race at the Iowa 3/8-mile in 2021, he backed it up with finishes of fourth in 2022 and second in 2023 to give himself a 2.3 average finish in Spencer, the best of any driver in the field.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, IA
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14 at Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, OK
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will battle with the United Sprint Car Series for two nights at Riverside International Speedway outside Memphis on Friday and Saturday, Sep. 27-28.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
Seth Bergman (2633 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-40)
Matt Covington (-185)
Hank Davis (-362)
Andrew Deal (-467)
Jason Martin (-473)
Landon Britt (-483)
Zach Blurton (-504)
Kyler Johnson (-537)
Terry Easum (-601)
FEATURE WINNERS (8):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1\
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (11):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (37):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (35):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 10
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (12):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 13
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 13
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (60):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 17
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 17
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 16
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 13
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 11
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 10
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 6
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 4
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 4
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Skylar Gee – Leduc, AB – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Kory Wermling – Great Falls, MT – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, June 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, June 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, June 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, June 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, June 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, June 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, June 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, July 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, July 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (1)
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Hank Davis (2)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sept. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
2024 ASCS Frontier Region Points Battle Comes Down To This Weekend
Bryan Hulbert
Fresh off the National Tour swing through Montana, fans will get one last shot at seeing Sprint Cars on track in “Big Sky Country” as the ASCS Frontier Region wraps up its 2024 campaign this Friday, Sep. 6, at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, and Saturday, Sep. 7 at Big Sky Speedway in Billings.
A race within a race over the last four events, everyone received points like normal on the National Tour, but the regional drivers were awarded points differently.
As has been done for years with the American Sprint Car Series, the race within a race setup takes out National touring teams from the finish and moves everyone else up. For example, if the highest-finishing regional driver finished seventh, they would receive first-place points, and so on.
Mathematically, three drivers stand a chance at the championship, with 100 points being the maximum a driver can make up in a single night in a worst-case scenario, meaning the hunter wins (150 points), and the hunted never takes a competitive lap (50 points).
Phil Dietz, who led by 32 points over Trever Kirkland, and Kelly Miller, who were tied for second going into the National Tour’s visit, has slipped to second by 46 points, with Kirkland 94 points back in third.
Points-wise, Miller averaged a second-place finish with his performances. Deitz averaged fifth-place points, and Kirkland averaged around sixth. If Miller can hold on, it will mark his second title in as many years. Phil Dietz is a two-time Series champion (2013 and 2015), with Kirkland topping the tour in 2022.
ASCS Frontier Region Champions:
2013 – Phil Dietz
2014 – Joe Ramaker
2015 – Phil Dietz
2016 – Skylar Gee
2017 – David Hoiness
2018 – David Hoiness
2019 – Jeremy McCune
2020 – Jeremy McCune
2021 – Logan Forler
2022 – Trever Kirkland
2023 – Kelly Miller
Part of the annual Big Sky Super Nationals at Gallatin Speedway on Friday night, gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and racing will start at 7:00 p.m. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, with kids 12 and under free. IMCA Modifieds, WISSOTA Super Stocks, and WISSOTA Street Stocks will also be on hand.
Last on track at Gallatin Speedway on Aug. 2, victory went to Phil Dietz.
Gallatin Speedway is located at 2290 Tubb Rd. in Belgrade, MT. Information on the track is on their Facebook page, or by calling (406) 388-9666.
Joined by the JJM Performance Wingless Sprint Cars, Paws & Claws IMCA Sport Compacts, and the Spiffy’s Mobil 1 Lube Express & Wash INEX Legends presented by Heiser’s Bar, racing at Big Sky Speedway goes green at 7:00 p.m. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60 inches tall or shorter.
Seth Bergman and Jake Bubak won the Havey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway on Aug. 23 and 24. The last regional visit on Aug. 3 was the final stroke of the weekend sweep for Phil Dietz.
Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy. 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, MT. For more information on the 3/8-mile oval, log onto the track’s website or call (406) 696-8661.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Enid Speedway On Deck Saturday For ASCS Sooner Region
Bryan Hulbert
Taking on Enid Speedway this Saturday, Sep. 7, the ASCS Sooner Region makes the long-awaited return to the Oklahoma oval for the 12th round of the 2024 season.
$2,000 to win, $300 to start for the drivers of the ASCS Sooner Region; the last time the American Sprint Car Series was on track at the 3/8-mile oval was 2004, with Garry Lee Maier rolling into Victory Lane.
Casey Wills continues to lead the tour by a commanding 215 points over Fred Mattox, with Sean McClelland, Alex Sewell, and Kyle Clark making up the top five.
Saturday, Sep. 7, opens at 4:00 p.m. in the pit and 5:00 p.m. in the grandstands. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for military, seniors, and students, and free for kids 11 and under. Pits are $35.
Enid Speedway is located at 302 E Oxford Ave. in Enid, OK. For more information, visit the track’s website.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Terry Easum Finding Speed After Tough Summer on Rookie National Tour Campaign
CONCORD, NC (September 4, 2024) –Terry Easum couldn’t have imagined a better start to his first full season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.
After missing out on the top 10 in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway by one spot, Easum made the one-hour drive from his Broken Arrow, OK home to Red Dirt Raceway and ended the night standing atop the podium, collecting his first Series victory.
Just two races into the season and 12 races into his National Tour career, Easum looked to be a favorite for the Rookie of the Year Award and a possible championship contender.
Then things started to go sideways.
As if taking on a national Sprint Car tour for the first time wasn’t hard enough, Easum has been battling mechanical gremlins for months. Fuel delivery issues have significantly reduced the horsepower output of his engines, resulting in a trying summer stretch.
Three weeks after the Red Dirt win, the third race of the year at Rush County Speedway kicked off a trend of 12-straight finishes outside the top 10, causing the No. 88 team to fall from third in the Series standings after Red Dirt to the back of the top 10.
“We’ve got to get our engines figured out on the fuel,” Easum said. “We got it figured out one night and then we missed it again the next night. So, I don’t know what’s going on there. We’ve been on the phone with the motor builder trying to figure that out. We’ll get it back. We know we can do it; we’ve just got to get everything right.”
With Easum visiting many tracks on the circuit for the first time in 2024, some growing pains were to be expected. Case in point: the recent Montana stretch at Big Sky Speedway and Electric City Speedway that took him to two new facilities more than 1,200 miles from home.
“You’ve just got to watch the racetrack,” Easum said regarding the process of racing in a new region for the first time. “It’s a learning curve for us, for sure. We’ve never been to any of this stuff up here in this part of the country. The dirt’s a lot different, the air’s a lot different, how you fuel the motors and all that. It’s a big learning curve, but you’ve just got to learn and we’ll be better next time we come back.”
However, the tracks with the most unknowns have been the places Easum has begun to turn the corner in performance. He won his Heat Race on Saturday at Big Sky, qualifying for his third Dash appearance of the year, but ultimately faded to 13th in the Feature. Seven days later, he won another Heat Race at Electric City, drew the pole position for the Dash, and held onto seventh in the main event for his best finish since that magical night at Red Dirt.
“It was a pretty fun place,” Easum said when describing his debut at the Great Falls facility. “Real racey, they did a great job on the track for sure.”
If the new tracks, distance from home and altitude weren’t enough, a lack of crew help provided just one more obstacle for Easum to overcome in achieving those strong showings in Big Sky country.
“It’s definitely different,” Easum said. “We’ve been trying to set up to do this, so it ain’t been too bad. We’ve got everything we need to do it, just not an extra crew guy on this trip. So, it’s just been me and Kacee [Frazier]. It’s been a lot of work. We’ve been learning, having fun, and we’ll get better.”
With Montana in the history books, Easum will return to familiar territory beginning at Clay County Fair Speedway, on Tuesday, Sept. 10,and Arrowhead Speedway onFriday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. He will be making his second National Tour start at both tracks following finishes of 16th at Clay County in 2022 and 15th at Arrowhead three months ago.
Easum’s goal for the next three nights is simple – continue the upward trajectory he has been on recently and rediscover the speed he displayed to open the season.
“We definitely need to get in the top 10 more,” Easum said. “We need to be in the top 10 most nights really, to be satisfied. I know we’re capable of doing it, we just need to be able to do it and put a good night together.”
Easum will resume his rookie season on the National Tour on Tuesday, Sep. 10 with theBattle of the Blue Ribbonat Clay County Fair Speedway. Tickets are available onlinehere, while those unable to make it to the track can catch all the action live onDIRTVision.
1 MONTH ALERT: ASCS National Tour to Duel With USCS at Riverside International’s World Short Track Challenge in September
WEST MEMPHIS, AR (Sept. 2, 2024) – The stars of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will go up against the best talent the United Sprint Car Series has to offer during Riverside International Speedway’s World Short Track Challenge in September.
The two-day event, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 27-28, will see drivers compete in a preliminary night event on Friday before Saturday’s 10,000-to-win finale. The event format will be released at a later date.
It’ll be the American Sprint Car Series National Tour’s first time back at the dirt track since 2021. Ryan Timms won that race and became the sixth straight different ASCS National Tour winner at the track.
Of current full-time National Tour championship competitors, Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. – currently first and second in points, respectively – are the only ones with a victory at the track. Bergman has two Series wins there (2012 and 2015) and Hafertepe has one (2014).
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will also join the National Tour both nights to try and put an ASCS driver in Victory Lane. The region visited the track in June and saw Derek Hagar pick up the victory. The Arkansas native has 16 premier victories at Riverside, including one with the United Sprint Car Series in May and one with the ASCS National Tour in 2014.
EVENT INFO
Date – Friday-Saturday, Sept. 27-28
Location – West Memphis, AR
Times (CT) –
Gates Open: 5 p.m.
Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.
-Opening Ceremonies & racing to follow
Tickets – Available at track.
How to Watch – Can’t make it to the track? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Riverside –
2021 – Ryan Timms on July 25
2020 – Harli White on July 11
2017 – Tim Crawley on Aug. 24
2015 – Seth Bergman on May 2
2014 – Derek Hagar on May 3, Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Aug. 21
2012 – Seth Bergman on April 28
2010 – Tony Bruce Jr. on Oct. 1, Tim Crawley on Oct. 2
2009 – Tim Crawley on July 3 & July 4
2005 – Darren Stewart on June 4
2004 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on July 17
2003 – Eddie Gallagher on May 31
2002 – Eddie Gallagher on June 1
2001 – A.G. Rains on July 14
2000 – Travis Rilat on July 15
1999 – Pete Butler on July 24
1998 – Mike Ward on June 20
1997 – Gary Wright on June 21
Davis Completes Weekend Sweep with Saturday Victory at Electric City
BLACK EAGLE, MT (August 31, 2024) –Hank Davis had to wait nearly two years between his American Sprint Car Series National Tour debut at Creek County Speedway in 2022 and his first Series win Friday at Electric City Speedway.
He only had to wait one day for his second.
The Sand Springs, OK driver took the lead from Sam Hafertepe Jr. with seven laps remaining and never looked back, driving away to the $5,000 top prize in theMontana Roundupfinale.
Hafertepe earned the top starting spot with his Dash win earlier in the night and made good use of it by riding the top lane to a half-straightaway lead after one lap. Behind him, second-place starter Terry Easum lost spots early to Skylar Gee and Seth Bergman who moved up to second and third, respectively.
The top three went unchanged for the first third of the race until Lap 12, when Jason Martin went to Bergman’s inside to take over the third spot. However, that pass would quickly become the last thing on Bergman’s mind.
On Lap 16, Bergman attempted to slide the lap car of Joe Perry in Turns 1 and 2 but wasn’t quite clear, sending the No. 23 machine onto its side and out of the race and handing Bergman his first DNF of the season.
In the laps following the restart, Hafertepe and Davis went straight to the cushion while Martin looked to gain ground on the bottom. Just after the trio caught the tail of the field, Brandon Anderson went for a tumble in Turn 2 with 10 laps to go to rerack the field once again.
Davis kept pace with Hafertepe on the ensuing restart, but before he could execute a move, Frontier Region star Phil Dietz found the catchfence in Turn 2 to bring the yellow back out.
After spending the entirety of the first 28 laps looking at the back of the No. 15H, Davis made the winning move when he went for a slider into Turn 1, and thanks to a bobble from Hafertepe on the cushion, he took command of the race exiting the corner.
“He just kept getting tight, so I just bombed it in there,” Davis said after the race. “Then Wayne and them said when I bombed it, he just happened to get tight and it worked.”
Before Davis could get comfortable out front though, Bradley Fezard pounded the wall in Turn 1 to give the field one more shot at Davis with six to go. They were unable to capitalize though, as Davis powered away and took the checkers by 1.7 seconds over Hafertepe.
The TwoC Racing team entered Electric City in a dry spell that included DNFs at Lincoln County Raceway and Big Sky Speedway and eight-straight races without a podium finish, but a weekend sweep in Great Falls was just what the doctor ordered to get their season back on track.
“You get down on yourself when things like that happen,” Davis said regarding the rough patch he endured prior to the weekend. “I don’t have a lot of experience of how to handle that. Wayne just being around, helping me understand how it all goes and just trying to get me better, we’re getting there. We’re flat out just getting better.”
Bergman’s crash allowed Hafertepe to close within 40 points of the lead in the championship chase thanks to his second runner-up effort in as many nights. While the five-time Series champion remained focused on taking the victory after the incident, the points situation undoubtedly affected his game plan in the second half of the Feature.
“I probably could have hustled up and maybe still won the race, but maybe chance crashing too,” Hafertepe said. “When we’re in that situation, I felt like the only car that was even in our ballpark at the end was the No. 2C. I’m not really in a points battle with him, and in all honesty, he’s a young guy, going to gun for it. Honestly, I figured that maybe he might mess up at the end and we maybe get him back, but definitely wasn’t going to press super hard and drive stupid at the end.”
Matt Covington got around Gee and Martin late to claim the third spot for his first podium since Dodge City Raceway Park on Aug. 16. While the Glenpool, OK native is still searching for his first National Tour win of the season, he believes the next stop on tour at Clay County Fair Speedway could be just the place.
“We always run on the podium it seems like when we’re there,” Covington said. “So I think we’ve got a good chance at Spencer. It’s a big, wide, slick 3/8-mile and I enjoy racing there, and I think we’ve got as good a chance to win that one as any of them.”
Gee ended the race fourth for his best finish with the Series since 2018, while Martin came home fifth for the second night in a row.
Kelly Miller earned the Triple X Hard Charger Award thanks to his spectacular drive from 24th up to eighth in the 35-lap affair.
UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will head to Spencer, IA for a midweek showdown at the Clay County Fair Speedway on Tuesday, Sep. 10. Tickets are available online in advancehere, whileDIRTVisionwill have live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.
Feature (35 Laps): 1. 2C-Hank Davis[4]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[9]; 4. 23N-Skylar Gee[5]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 7. 88-Terry Easum[2]; 8. 2JR-Kelly Miller[24]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel[15]; 11. 6G-Bryan Gossel[19]; 12. 9K-Kory Wermling[6]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[25]; 14. 38B-Bryan Brown[18]; 15. 82C-Christian Kinnison[20]; 16. 72-Phil Dietz[16]; 17. 37-Trever Kirkland[21]; 18. 3-Jordan Milne[17]; 19. 28-Joe Perry[12]; 20. 56-Ross Mathewson[14]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[23]; 22. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 23. 5H-Harli White[10]; 24. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 25. (DNS) 15D-Andrew Deal
Davis Dominates Electric City for First National Tour Triumph
BLACK EAGLE, MT (August 30, 2024) –It was only a matter of time until Hank Davis won his first race on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, and that time came Friday night at Electric City Speedway.
Davis didn’t just win the opening night of theMontana Roundupthough, he put on a clinic and took the checkers by nearly six seconds over the toughest competition 360 Sprint Car racing has to offer.
“Just been all over the board, the past couple weeks have been horrible,” Davis said. “This definitely makes up for it.”
The No. 2C machine looked like the car to beat beginning in the Dash, where he charged from sixth to first in five laps to take the pole position for the Feature.
Once the 30-lap main event got underway, Davis and second-place starter Sam Hafertepe Jr. swapped lanes entering Turn 1 while Andrew Deal briefly looked to their inside from Row 2 to make it a three-way fight for the top spot. Deal backed out, while Davis powered off the top of Turn 2 to grab the lead over Hafertepe.
While Davis was building his gap, Seth Bergman was busy making his way to the front from fifth, as he got around Deal and Jason Martin on Lap 1 and went to battle with Hafertepe for the runner-up spot. He ran the low lane through Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 2 and cleared Hafertepe exiting the corner, but before Hafertepe could respond, Jordan Milne spun in Turn 4 to bring out the yellow.
Bergman got his chance at Davis on the restart and ran the bottom to counter Davis’s preferred top groove, but the No. 23 was no match as Davis drove away to a half-straightaway lead after one lap.
Although Davis may have been the only participant in the race for the lead, Hafertepe and Bergman put on a thrilling race for second in the middle stages, with both drivers swapping lanes and throwing sliders lap after lap. Bergman held onto the spot once the pair caught slower traffic, but Hafertepe was not content to give up the position.
With 10 to go, Hafertepe rode the cushion through Turns 3 and 4 and squeezed past Bergman exiting the corner to take control of the second spot. Bergman wanted to get back by on the bottom in the next set of corners, but traffic on the inside prevented that move and forced him to follow Hafertepe on the top.
Hafertepe would hold onto the spot for good, but by that point he had no hope of catching Davis, who was half a lap ahead of the No. 15H and on his way to the victory in his Electric City debut.
Davis said he didn’t know just how massive his advantage was late in the race, and believed that even if he did know, he wouldn’t have done anything differently.
“That’s two of the best guys in 360s, period,” Davis said. “You just have to assume they’re always breathing down your neck. That’s what we did, and man, not in a cocky way, but the way I’m being told, we dominated this deal.”
Hafertepe has done his fair share of dominating on his way to nine National Tour victories in 2024, but the five-time Series champion was content with his runner-up finish and conceded that the night belonged to Davis.
“He’s just a young guy,” Hafertepe said. “He’s probably lost a lot of races driving the way he drove tonight, but tonight this is what got him the win. As an older guy, some nights you’ve got to chalk it up to that a guy’s a little bit better than you on a certain night, and that’s what happened tonight. All the credit to those guys, they deserved it.”
Bergman’s third-place run was his fifth podium in as many races, continuing his streak of consistency that has garnered him a 96-point lead in the standings entering Saturday’s event.
“I feel like we made big gains from the Dash to the Feature, so I know we’re on the right track,” Bergman said following his first Electric City start in nine years. “We’ll just take a couple things there that I wasn’t happy with and try to find a solution for that, and I think if we do that, we’re going to be just fine.”
Matt Covington came home fourth, one spot short of his career-best at Electric City from 2014, while Jason Martin collected his sixth top five of the season with his P5 effort.
The Triple X Hard Charger Award went to Skylar Gee, who won the Last Chance Showdown before driving from 16th to eighth in the Feature.
UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour closes out its Montana trip Saturday night with the $5,000-to-win finale of theMontana Roundup. Tickets are available for purchase in advancehereor at the track. Can’t make it? Catch all the action live onDIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 7. 2JR-Kelly Miller[10]; 8. 23N-Skylar Gee[16]; 9. 5H-Harli White[7]; 10. 9K-Kory Wermling[6]; 11. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 12. 28-Joe Perry[9]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 14. 72-Phil Dietz[19]; 15. 37-Trever Kirkland[14]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 17. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 18. 10-Landon Britt[21]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 20. 38B-Bryan Brown[22]; 21. 55B-Brandon Anderson[20]; 22. (DNS) 3-Jordan Milne
Bryan Gossel's Journey from a Ford Torino to the National Tour
CONCORD, NC (August 28, 2024) – It doesn’t matter if it’s on dirt or pavement: if it has open wheels and requires a push truck, Bryan Gossel has probably driven it.
In addition to the 360 Sprint Car he pilots full-time on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, Gossel has also competed in 410 Sprint Cars with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, pavement Sprint Cars in both Winged and Non-Wing configuration, as well as a Silver Crown car in 2024 alone.
But his driving career began in something a little less exhilarating: a Ford Torino.
“My stepmom would not let me drive a car until I was 16 years old,” Gossel said. “I was so determined that, when I turned 16, my Dad was working nights and couldn’t go, so my 14-year-old brother and I went to the track the week I turned 16 by ourselves.
“Literally building a car outside under tarps on an open trailer, we didn’t have a garage back then.”
From that point, it was only a matter of time until Gossel made his way into the family tradition: Sprint Car racing. His cousin is Marlon Jones, a member of the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame and a force to be reckoned with across the upper Midwest throughout his three-decade career.
“Marlon Jones was my racing hero,” Gossel said. “That’s what I wanted to do, worked my way to it and I got an opportunity to drive a Sprint Car for a guy in 1998. I was a hired driver, and it was freaking awesome. We won the second night we were out. He helped me get going and that just made me say ‘man, this is awesome,’ and I was hooked on Sprint Cars since then.”
In the years since, Gossel has raced across the nation, bouncing between nearly every open wheel oval series under the sun. For the past five seasons, his schedule has included the longest and most grueling event in all of Sprint Car racing: the Little 500 at Anderson Speedway.
The Memorial Day weekend tradition includes 33 cars battling it out for 500 laps around the paved ¼-mile, with a three-wide start and live pit stops only adding to the challenge.
“The Little 500, you are on kill for 500 laps, two and a half, three hours, however long it takes, because it is so short and there is always something happening,” said Gossel, who has a career-best of 11th from the 2021 edition. “Three years ago, I really committed to getting back into shape because I’m older than most doing this, getting close to 50. I’m not going to fall out of the seat and I’m going to work harder than anybody. Even if it’s just that I’m not going to physically beat them because they’re younger than me, I’m going to outwork them.”
That work ethic has benefitted Gossel in everything he drives, including dirt Sprint Cars. He planned to continue racing those on a pick-and-choose basis in 2024 – until one phone call got the ball rolling in a different direction.
“Wayne Johnson and I have been buddies for 20, 25 years, always talked and helped each other out here and there,” Gossel said. “He said ‘what are you doing next year?’ and I said ‘I don’t know,’ and he’s like ‘well, you should just send Austyn down here with me to Florida. I’ll help him and make sure he doesn’t do anything stupid.’ I was like ‘OK,’ and then I was like ‘well I want to go too.”
“My wife Cendi and [son] Austyn both like the dirt a whole lot better, so I was like ‘let’s just go and see how it plays out.’ We didn’t really have a true game plan. It was kind of like [360] stuff, some 410 stuff, just kind of figured it out. And then once World Racing Group decided to take over ASCS, it was like ‘man, this has got to be a way better deal, let’s get on it, try it and see how it goes.”
Nineteen races into their season as the National Tour’s only two-car team, both Bryan and Austyn have been making steady gains as of late. Austyn scored back-to-back top 10s for the first time at Dodge City Raceway Park and Lincoln County Raceway, while Bryan finished a season-best 13th on Friday night at Big Sky Speedway.
“We found a couple things with the cars, different parts that didn’t work well with our cars,” Gossel said. “Changed those out not that many races ago, and it just made it to where the cars worked better and I felt comfortable. I realized I haven’t been comfortable in the car. Even Dan [Musselman] from Maxim was looking at it and Wayne, they were trying to help me, and they were just like ‘it just don’t look right,’ and I’m like ‘it don’t feel right.’
“So we changed out the rear arms and birdcages, and that really made the cars feel better and get back to where they were more drivable. That definitely made strides there, and then I have to retrain myself to get comfortable in the car again.”
Gossel is currently in the process of doing just that, and his performance in Billings goes to show that he is headed in the right direction.
“Last weekend was the best I’ve felt in the car and it was the most drivable,” Gossel said. “I was actually passing cars and going forward and I was like ‘wow, this is pretty cool.”
Gossel’s debut season on the National Tour will resume this weekend at Electric City Speedway with the two-night Montana Roundup on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31. Tickets are available for purchase in advance here, while those unable to make it to the track can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Electric City Welcomes National Tour for Labor Day Weekend Doubleheader
GREAT FALLS, MT (August 27, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour heads to another historic Montana dirt track this weekend to wrap up the two-week Montana swing.
Electric City Speedway in Great Falls will play host to the two-night Montana Roundup on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31. The event will be the National Tour’s first visit to the track in nearly a decade with Aaron Reutzel taking the most recent Electric City checkered flag in 2015.
The weekend will begin on Friday with a standard $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start race, while Saturday will feature an increased $5,000-to-win, $400-to-start payout. The Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds on Friday and IMCA Modifieds and WISSOTA Street Stocks on Saturday.
Tickets can be purchased online in advance here or at the track on race day. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
MOMENTUM SHIFT: Entering last weekend’s stop at Big Sky Speedway, point leader Seth Bergman had finished behind Sam Hafertepe Jr. in six-straight full-points events, resulting in his lead atop the standings dropping from 172 points to 83 during that span.
Bergman decided it was time to end that streak on Friday, as he parked his No. 23 machine in Victory Lane for the first time since Tri-State Speedway on June 15. While he fell two spots short of a double-up on Saturday, he came home one spot ahead of Hafertepe to extend his advantage to 103 points entering Electric City.
Bergman’s quest for his first Series title will bring him to another track he has found success at in the past. The Snohomish, WA native collected three top fives in four National Tour starts at the track between 2012 and 2015 to go along with a pair of top 10s with the ASCS Northwest Region in 2010.
QUICK TIME: This is the first year in which the National Tour has utilized Qualifying as part of its nightly format, and no one has taken advantage of that change more than Hafertepe.
After topping the charts Friday night at Big Sky, the five-time Series champion has accumulated 10 overall Quick Time Awards in 2024. No other driver has more than one.
Luckily for Hafertepe, the Series format is designed to reward single-lap speed by sending the quickest transferring car from Qualifying in each Heat Race to the Dash along with the Heat Race winner. Those frequent Dash visits have paid off late in the night, as Hafertepe has the best average Feature starting spot of any full-timer at 4.7.
If Bergman or anyone else wants to keep Hafertepe out of Victory Lane for another week, beating him in Qualifying and Heat Race competition could be the key to doing it. All eight of his full-points wins this season have come after making the Dash earlier in the night, while he hasn’t finished higher than fourth on nights he missed the Dash.
FEELING ELECTRIC: In the nine years since the last National Tour event at Electric City, the track has not been lacking in ASCS competition, as it has been a regular stop on the Frontier Region circuit since the tour’s inaugural season in 2013.
The most recent event came just over a month ago on July 13 when Rich Bailey took the victory. The Helena, MT driver made his National Tour debut last weekend at Big Sky with finishes of 18th on Friday and 12th on Saturday, and he’ll have his sights set on his first National Tour top 10 when he returns to the site of his inaugural Frontier Region triumph.
Other local stars to watch include Kelly Miller, who has finished top five in 23 of his last 25 starts at the track including five victories, as well as Phil Dietz, who is a two-time Frontier Region winner at Electric City and finished second at the last National Tour race there in 2015.
RIVETING ROOKIE RACE: The ASCS has long been known as the place where Sprint Car stars are born, and there’s no better evidence of that than this season’s rookie class.
The battle for the Rookie of the Year Award is likely to go down to the final weekend of the year at Tulsa Speedway and Creek County Speedway, with Andrew Deal currently leading the way over Hank Davis by eight points.
Davis has been playing catch-up all year after joining TwoC Racing prior to the third race of the season at Rush County Speedway. He has been a contender ever since though, racking up 10 top fives in 15 starts with the Todd Carlile-owned, Wayne Johnson-led team. Deal has been close to his first Series victory as well, picking up a pair of podiums at Super Bee Speedway and Arrowhead Speedway.
The pair of Quinter, KS natives on tour in Zach Blurton and Kyler Johnson are still in contention, sitting 68 and 79 points behind Deal respectively. Both drivers have been finding their stride as of late, with Blurton finishing on the podium twice in the last three races and Johnson scoring his first top five since Super Bee on Saturday at Big Sky.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31, at Electric City Speedway in Black Eagle, MT
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kick off September with a Tuesday night clash at the Clay County Fair Speedway on Sept. 10 before traveling south to Oklahoma’s Arrowhead Speedway for a two-night duel on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
Seth Bergman (2412 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-103)
Matt Covington (-229)
Andrew Deal (-433)
Hank Davis (-441)
Landon Britt (-469)
Zach Blurton (-501)
Jason Martin (-502)
Kyler Johnson (-512)
Terry Easum (-603)
FEATURE WINNERS (7):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (9):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (36):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Hugginsville, MO – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (33):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 15
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 14
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 11
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 8
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
Joe Perry – Billings, MT – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (11):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Rich Bailey – Helena, MT – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 12
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 11
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (54):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 16
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 15
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 14
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 11
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 10
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 9
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 5
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 3
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 3
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Kelly Miller – Stirling, AB – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
DJ Brink – Rapid City, SD – 1
Blayne Brink – Gillette, WY – 1
Phil Dietz – Laurel, MT – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (5)
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Jake Bubak (1)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sept. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sept. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sept. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Bubak Takes Second-Straight Harvey Ostermiller Memorial Victory at Big Sky
SHEPHERD, MT (August 24, 2024) – One year ago, Jake Bubak pocketed $12,012 for winning Big Sky Speedway’s Harvey Ostermiller Memorial under the ASCS Frontier Region banner.
With the race joining the American Sprint Car Series National Tour calendar in 2024, Bubak had a field full of the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the nation to fend off, but none of them could stop him from taking his second win in a row in the event.
“It was challenging, I’m glad I started on the front row,” Bubak said following his fifth National Tour win. “With this car the last two months, we’ve been really solid. We ran well at the 360 [Knoxville] Nationals. I knew we could compete with these guys.”
Bubak won his second Dash in as many nights to claim the pole for the 30-lap Feature. The bottom lane was dominant early, as Bubak made a beeline for the inside berm in the first set of corners along with the rest of the top five.
Jason Martin started second and was the first to try the top side on Lap 2. He briefly caught Bubak’s rear bumper before slipping up in Turn 3, allowing Bubak to drive away to a half-second advantage.
Half a lap later, Martin’s quest for his first podium finish since Dodge City Raceway Park on June 1 came to screeching halt when he got upside down in Turn 2. The incident gave the second spot to Zach Blurton, who kept pace with Bubak in the laps following the ensuing restart.
While Blurton was busy plotting a move on Bubak, Frontier Region point leader Phil Dietz was busy holding off two of the National Tour’s biggest stars in Seth Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. for the third spot. He held on until Lap 12, when Bergman powered around Dietz’s outside exiting Turn 4 and Hafertepe followed him through three laps later.
With seven laps remaining, Bradley Fezard came to a stop while running 19th to bring out the caution. A perfect restart allowed Bubak to keep the lead, but trouble for Kory Wermling and Brandon Anderson two laps later ereased his advantage once more.
On what would be the final restart of the race, Bubak was off like a rocket through Turns 1 and 2 and drove away to a 1.5-second win at the checkered flag.
The Feature was marred by strong winds thoughout the race, something Bubak believes was critical to him securing the victory.
“The wind affected the track so much,” Bubak said. “The track was in good shape, I think without the wind it would have been really fun. Just the way it would blow you off the end of Turn 2, it was pretty difficult and just best to be in the lead at that point.”
Runner-up Blurton went through the first 16 races of the season without a top five, but has now picked up two podiums in eight days, completely flipping his outlook on the remainder of the season.
“Last night, we just struggled so so bad and I thought maybe the weekend before was just a fluke,” Blurton said. “I’m looking forward to next weekend and the rest of the year. I almost wish we could start the year back over with what we know now.”
While Bergman came up two spots short of sweeping the weekend in Billings, the third-place run extended his lead over Hafertepe to 103 points entering the second half of the Montana swing at Electric City Speedway next weekend.
“Sam’s a great race car driver, he’s got a great team, definitely doesn’t make it easy,” Bergman said. “We’re doing our job too to try and stay on top here, and to have weekends like this where you don’t finish off the podium is what we’ve got to do if we want to see this championship through.”
Hafertepe finished one spot behind Bergman in fourth to minimize the harm in the title chase, while Kyler Johnson drove from 17th to fifth to collect the Triple X Hard Charger Award and his first top five since the second race of the year at Red Dirt Raceway.
UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour concludes its trip to Montana at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls with the Montana Roundup on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31. Tickets are available for purchase in advance here, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak[1]; 2. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[9]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[17]; 6. 2C-Hank Davis[8]; 7. 2JR-Kelly Miller[16]; 8. 95-Matt Covington[13]; 9. 72-Phil Dietz[3]; 10. 5H-Harli White[14]; 11. 28-Joe Perry[6]; 12. 01-Rich Bailey[12]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 14. 6G-Bryan Gossel[21]; 15. 15D-Andrew Deal[18]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[19]; 17. 37-Trever Kirkland[10]; 18. 44-Damon McCune[22]; 19. 55B-Brandon Anderson[15]; 20. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 21. 16G-Austyn Gossel[20]; 22. 9K-Kory Wermling[23]; 23. 36-Jason Martin[2]
Bergman Back in Victory Lane on Night One at Big Sky
SHEPHERD, MT (August 23, 2024) – Seth Bergman’s two-month winless streak on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came to an end Friday night when he took the checkers on the opening night of the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway.
“I’ve run second to Sam [Hafertepe Jr.] so many times, I get tired of looking at the back of that thing,” Bergman said. “It’s just a very rewarding feeling when you’re close and you’re in a championship hunt, the guy you’re racing is winning and you’re right there and you’re running second a lot. To finally cross over that threshold again and get a win, it feels really really good.”
Bergman’s fourth-place Dash run put him right next to the No. 15H on row two to start the Feature, with Jake Bubak and Hank Davis out front. Bubak and Davis swapped lanes through Turns 1 and 2 on the start, with Bubak riding the top lane to the early lead after one lap. While Bubak paced the field, Hafertepe looked to be a man on a mission once again, as he immediately got around Davis for second on the bottom in Turn 4.
One lap later, Bergman followed Hafertepe through to take the third spot away from Davis. Matt Covington then tried to send him back another spot, but the two made contact in Turn 2 and Davis went flipping over the banking to bring out the red flag.
When the race went back green, Bubak was off like a rocket and grabbed a half-straightaway lead over Hafertepe. He would only get to enjoy his advantage for five laps though, as Andrew Deal’s spin on Lap 9 reset the field once again.
Bubak’s restart was a mirror image of the prior one, but the battle was on behind him for the runner-up spot. Bergman looked low in Turn 1, pulled in front exiting Turn 2 and then defended against a challenge from Hafertepe on the low side of Turn 3 to hold onto the spot.
Once he cleared Hafertepe, Bergman went to work on running down Bubak, and on Lap 15 the No. 23 car made the winning move. The slower car of Zach Blurton blocked Bubak’s progress on the bottom in Turn 3, and Bergman seized his opportunity to dart to the top and take command of the race with 10 to go.
The spinning car of Austyn Gossel brought the yellow out seconds after Bergman made his move, but Bubak was unable to reclaim the lead on the restart. From there, Bergman went unchallenged in the final segment to take his fifth Series win of the year and his first since the Speedweek finale at Tri-State Speedway in June.
“I’ve been doing it long enough to know to just take a deep breath, take [the track] for what it is,” Bergman said. “There’s still an opportunity to win a race, so that’s kind of where my mind was. Just taking it for what it was and finding an opportunity to win the race. We had a really good race car, and it was able to make the right moves at the right times.”
Bubak’s victory in last year’s Ostermiller Memorial under the Frontier Region banner proved that he knows how to get the job done at Big Sky, and another podium run against the National Tour further confirmed his speed in Billings.
“Finishing between Sam and Seth, they’re the two dominant cars every year I feel like,” Bubak said. “I think we’re in a good position.”
Hafertepe’s third-place effort snapped a five-race win streak in full-points events dating back to Tulsa Speedway on June 28. While he was disappointed to miss out on the Friday trophy, he knows what he has to do to be in contention come Feature time on Saturday with $12,012 on the line.
“On a normal racetrack, I think we’ve got a really good race car,” Hafertepe said. “Tonight obviously wasn’t a normal racetrack. So we’ll see. There’s not a lot we can take from tonight and use, but we can use little small segments. Like in Qualifying, we can use something out of that. We can use little small segments throughout the night to try and get better.”
Jason Martin finished fourth for his third-straight top-six effort, while Landon Britt came home fifth for his first top five since 81 Speedway on July 20.
The Triple X Hard Charger Award went to Frontier Region star Trever Kirkland, who made the Feature through the Last Chance Showdown before driving from 20th up to 12th in the main event.
UP NEXT: The National Tour returns to Big Sky Speedway on Saturday night for the $12,012-to-win conclusion to the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Tickets are available online here or at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 27B-Jake Bubak[1]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[12]; 8. 2JR-Kelly Miller[11]; 9. 21-DJ Brink[7]; 10. 14-Blayne Brink[16]; 11. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 12. 37-Trever Kirkland[20]; 13. 6G-Bryan Gossel[15]; 14. 5H-Harli White[14]; 15. 72-Phil Dietz[22]; 16. 15D-Andrew Deal[18]; 17. 9K-Kory Wermling[13]; 18. 01-Rich Bailey[17]; 19. 938-Bradley Fezard[21]; 20. 28-Joe Perry[23]; 21. 2J-Zach Blurton[19]; 22. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 23. 2C-Hank Davis[2]
Frontier Region Stars Ready to Defend Home Turf Against National Tour
SHEPHERD, MT (August 22, 2024) –When you think of Sprint Car hotbeds, states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa and Californiaare likely the first to come to mind.
Over the next two weekends, the drivers of the ASCS Frontier Region will beaiming to prove why Montana belongs on that list.
This week’sHarveyOstermillerMemorialat Big Sky Speedwayisn’tjust the first national Sprint Car event in the state in three years, but the $12,012 Saturday winner’s purse is the largest on the schedule in Montana.
If the full-time National Tour teams want to leave with the money, they’ll have to deal with a strong contingent of local talent led by Frontier Regionpointleader and two-time Series champion Phil Dietz.
“Our expectations are to run up front and potentially challenge those National guys for an upset or a win,” Dietz said.
A native of Laurel, MT, Dietz got the motorsports bug watching his dadwheel a Sprint Car every weekend, and decided ata young ageto give it a try himself.
“Started racing Sprint Cars in 1999 when I was 13 years old,” Dietz said. “Raced up until 2016, took a three-year break and then started up again.”
While Dietz has more years of experience than most drivers around the country, Montana’s geography means he gets far less seat time per season than his counterparts in warmer climates.
“As life progresses and my responsibilities keep increasing, nowadays I probably only get in 12 to 15 winged races a year,” Dietz said. “Back earlier in life, usually got in about 20 to 30. We did start racing a limited wingless car this year at Big Sky Speedway, andwe’regoing to haveroughly 10races in on that.So,weprobably getabout 22 to 25 races in a year in a Sprint Car.”
Dietz is far from the only local hot shoe the National Tour drivers will have to fend off. Thirty-two points behind Dietz is Trever Kirkland, who has collected three second-place finishes in seven starts with the Frontier Region along with a Northern Plains Region win in May at Wyoming’s Casper Speedway.
“Our family vacation every year was to go out to Skagit [Speedway] and watch the Dirt Cup every year,” Kirkland said. “That’s kind of what sparked the Sprint Car side of things for me, and I just always wanted to do it.”
Years later,the Helena, MT residentfound himself returning to the Pacific Northwestmultiple times a season, but this time as a driver. With Washington and Oregon beingthe closest states hosting marquee events for 360 Sprint Cars, Montana teams often find themselves making the all-day drive to see how they stack up against the outsiders.
But with the return of the National Tour to Montana in 2024, Kirkland islooking forward tothe chance to race for big money without racking up a bigdieselbill.
“Jerry [Brey, Big Sky Speedway owner] is a Sprint Car guy, he’s been around Sprint Car racing for a long time,” Kirkland said. “He understands the promotion side of things, he’s workingreally hardto build the Sprint Cars and build racing as a whole in the state of Montana. I greatly appreciate what he’s doing. I think it’s really cool what he’s doing, I think it’s a lot of work that goes into what he’s got going on to get it there.”
With the largest event in track history comes a wave of teams and fans laying eyes on Big Sky for the first time, and according to both drivers, they will be in for a treat.
“The nice thing about Billings, it seems like this year we haven’t gotten the same track twice,” Dietz said. “So, it’s kept us on our toes. Usually very fast. Usually builds a really nice cushion right around the top lip. Very fast pace. Very physically demanding, but also, they do a good job of keeping a bottom there too so you can get multiple grooves of racing.”
Kirkland shared Dietz’s optimism toward not just Big Sky, but next weekend’s stop at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls (Aug. 30-31) as well.
“I think [Big Sky] is the raciest track we have in the state as far as speed is concerned,” Kirkland said. “I thinkyou’regoing to see two lanes. I thinkyou’llhave a top and a bottom.Jerry worksreally hardat building a two-lane racetrack.
“Great Falls is going to be super dry and slick. I would bet you’re going to ride around the fence or the bottom, one of the two there.Both of themare going to be prettyraceyracetracks. I think we’re going to see two different racetracks.”
Dietz is a firm believer that the Montana Sprint Car scene hasleveledup as a whole in recent years, and he’s excited to put that on display in front of a national audience.
“We take Sprint Car racing seriously up here,” Dietz said. “I think in previous years, Montana was always thought of as a place where people could go and, I don’t want to say cherry pick, but come and have a sure thing.
“In recent years,everybody’sstepped up their game here quite a bit. Our equipment’s on par with a lot of national touring driver’s equipment.Essentially, whenwe hit the track,we’vegot the same stuff.”
Kirkland agreed with Dietz’s confidence level.
“I don’t want to sound cocky,” Kirkland said. “But I think that your National Tour guys are going to be surprised by what they see up here.”
Tickets to the ASCS National Tour races atBig Sky Speedwayon Aug. 23-24 andElectric City Speedwayon Aug. 30-31 are available online or at the gate on race day. If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live onDIRTVision.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Back in Montana for Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky
SHEPHERD, MT (August 21, 2024) – For the first time in three years, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour is back in Montana this weekend.
Big Sky Speedway, near Billings, will play host to the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, featuring a $12,012-to-win/$612-to-start finale on Saturday. It’s the biggest paying Sprint Car event in the track’s history and second-largest Feature purse of the National Tour season behind the 360 Knoxville Nationals.
Friday’s event will pay $3,000 to win and $400 to start. The Sprint Cars will be joined on the racing program by WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds and INEX Legends both nights.
Tickets are available for purchase online in advance by clicking here, or at the track on race day. If you can’t make it, catch every ASCS National Tour race live on DIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
BACK TO BIG SKY: The most recent Montana stop for the National Tour in 2021 came at Gallatin Speedway, so this weekend will mark the first Series races at Big Sky since 2019.
The National Tour’s history at the facility dates back to 2013 when Jason Johnson won the Series debut at Big Sky, followed by Jeff Swindell in 2014 and Johnny Herrera in 2015. The Series did not return to the track until a doubleheader weekend in 2019, when Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Blake Hahn split the victories.
If Hafertepe can collect his 10th National Tour win of the season this weekend, he would become the first repeat winner at Big Sky. He isn’t the only driver in the field who knows how to get it done in Billings though, as championship rival Seth Bergman swept a Frontier Region doubleheader in 2020.
Other drivers with past Big Sky experience to lean on include Matt Covington, who has a career-best of fourth in four National Tour starts, and Austyn Gossel, who will look to ride the momentum from back-to-back top 10s last weekend into the track where he finished seventh with the Frontier Region in May.
CHIPPING AWAY: Two months ago, Bergman was fresh off a Speedweek championship that included two wins and four podiums in four races, and the points leader by nearly 200 points looked like the overwhelming favorite for the title.
How things have changed.
Hafertepe’s runner-up effort at Batesville the next weekend kicked off a dream summer for the No. 15H team and a nightmare for the rest of the field. The Sunnyvale, TX driver has now won five-straight full-points races along with a prelim night triumph at the 360 Knoxville Nationals, and the gap is down to 83 points entering Montana.
His margin to Bergman would be much smaller if it weren’t for a streak of consistency out of the No. 23 camp. In full-points events, Bergman’s worst finish of the year is seventh, and he is 12-for-14 in top fives. However, with the run Hafertepe has been on as of late, returning to Victory Lane for the first time in two months may be the only way for Bergman to stop his lead from shrinking further.
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?: In the first half of Zach Blurton’s rookie season on the National Tour, the No. 2J team had fallen short of Blurton’s own expectations with just two top 10s in 13 races. They were in desperate need of a turnaround, and they got just that last weekend.
Blurton put his years of 305 Sprint Car experience at Dodge City Raceway Park to good use and came home seventh, his best finish of the year to that point. One night later at Lincoln County Raceway, he put the field on notice by beating Hafertepe to win his Heat Race and then held onto third in the Feature for his first podium of the season.
He’ll look to keep the good times rolling this weekend at Big Sky, where he will be making his Sprint Car debut. However, with nearly three-quarters of the Series full-timers doing the same, the even playing field could provide an opportunity for Blurton to continue challenging for his second-career National Tour win.
WILD FRONTIER: The ASCS Frontier Region will be bringing a field of competitors with no lack of Big Sky experience, and they will all be looking to ensure the largest winner’s check on the Montana Sprint Car calendar doesn’t cross the state line.
Phil Dietz sits atop the Frontier Region standings after seven races and is riding a two-race win streak into the weekend, with his latest score coming at Big Sky on Aug. 3. Sitting 32 points behind Dietz in a tie for second are former Series champions Trever Kirkland and Kelly Miller, and while both are winless this season, they are both multi-time Frontier Region winners at Big Sky.
Big Sky has hosted the Frontier Region more than any other track in Series history dating back to the inaugural season in 2013, and the winner’s list includes many national Sprint Car stars. Drivers like Skylar Gee, J.J. Hickle, Jordon Mallett and Devon Borden have all made the trip to Billings and left with a trophy.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, at Big Sky Speedway in Shepherd, MT
AROUND THE TURN:
The two-week Montana swing for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour concludes next weekend at Electric City Speedway with the Montana Roundup.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
1. Seth Bergman (2127 points)
2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-83)
3. Matt Covington (-168)
4. Andrew Deal (-338)
5. Hank Davis (-365)
6. Landon Britt (-407)
7. Jason Martin (-434)
8. Zach Blurton (-447)
9. Kyler Johnson (-474)
10. Terry Easum (-487)
FEATURE WINNERS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (8):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (33):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 5
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK –1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (29):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 13
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 13
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 10
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 4
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (9):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (22):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 10
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (54):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 14
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 14
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 12
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 10
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 9
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 9
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 5
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 3
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 2
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 25 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 26 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Hafertepe Jr. Sweeps the Weekend with Lincoln County Triumph
NORTH PLATTE, NE (August 17, 2024) –Saturday night at Lincoln County Raceway, Sam Hafertepe Jr. proved that he didn’t need to start at the front to finish there.
The five-time champion drove up from the third row of the lineup to take his ninth American Sprint Car Series National Tour victory of the season and the 74th of his illustrious career with the Series.
“It’s hard to win from the back when the track’s not wide and slick, but tonight we got a track that was wide and slick,” Hafertepe said. “I honestly felt like when the track does get like this, it kind of suits us a little bit better.”
Hafertepe drew the sixth starting spot for the night’s Dash, and was only able to pass one car in the five-lap event. That meant the two rows ahead of him to start the Feature included his primary rival in the championship chase, Seth Bergman, as well as three drivers hungry for their first win of the season in Zach Blurton, Matt Covington and Hank Davis.
On the start, Hafertepe blasted past Bergman and split the difference between Davis and Covington through Turns 1 and 2. Covington snuck away to take second behind polesitter Blurton, while Hafertepe took third away from Davis off Turn 4 on the opening lap.
From there, Hafertepe began plotting his attack on the second spot. A strong run off the bottom exiting Turn 4 put him on Covington’s inside, and he completed the pass at the opposite end of the track.
While Hafertepe went to work on hunting down Blurton, Covington had the No. 23 of Bergman to deal with and contact with the slower car of Fred Holz was all Bergman needed to take over the third spot.
Blurton’s pace began to slow once he made it deeper into slower traffic, which allowed Hafertepe to reel him in and power to his inside off Turn 2 to take command of the race. Moments later, Bergman mimicked the move in Turn 3 to send Blurton back to third.
“I felt like I showed the bottom was pretty good in 3 and 4,” Hafertepe said. “And [Blurton] tried to take it away, he just wasn’t patient enough to really hit it good.”
The 18-lap green flag run to start the race ended when Davis stalled in Turn 4. The yellow gave Bergman and Blurton a chance to pounce on Hafertepe, but the opportunity evaporated when Hafertepe powered away to a five-car-length lead in Turn 1 on the restart.
Seven laps later, Brandon Anderson suffered a flat left-rear tire while running seventh and the second caution of the race was thrown. The forthcoming restart was a carbon copy of the first, as Hafertepe left the field in the dust once more and ripped the cushion for five laps to take the win along with the Hard Charger Award.
“If you get in dirty air behind a guy like Seth that can keep speed, it would be hard for me to ever get around him in a race,” Hafertepe said. “I think just making the moves we made early really showed how good we were. And it was needed, because if I didn’t make those moves early, we might not have won the race.”
Bergman’s runner-up finish was enough to carry an 83-point advantage into Big Sky Speedway next weekend. While he’s confident about his title chances, a ninth race without a win has his desire to return to Victory Lane at an all-time high.
“We’ve got to get our act together a little bit and start winning, if you win all the races, you’re going to win the championship,” Bergman said. “We need to get back in that Winner’s Circle. I’m going to keep my head high. We’re very competitive and back to running on the podium every night, and if we can eliminate those few bad nights we had we’ll be alright.”
While Blurton looked like the class of the field in the early stages, the No. 15H car proved to be too much to handle. Nevertheless, his first podium of the season completely shifted his mindset towards the rest of the season.
“I was done after this weekend,” Blurton said. “I was going to go do other stuff, not go to Montana and just give it up. This totally changed it. I’ve got people that back me and believe in me, and that makes everything a lot easier. A weekend like this for sure helps.”
Covington held onto the fourth spot for his second top five of the weekend, while Andrew Deal finished fifth to collect his first top five since the Speedweek finale at Tri-State Speedway.
UP NEXT: The National Tour will visit Montana for the first time since 2021, and the two-week swing will kick off Aug. 23-24 at Big Sky Speedway with the $12,012-to-win Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Tickets are available for purchase in advancehereor at the track on race day, while those unable to make it can catch every lap live onDIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[5]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[7]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[10]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 10. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 11. 55B-Brandon Anderson[12]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 13. 74-Zack Merritt[16]; 14. 32-Blair Cooper[17]; 15. 66-Fred Holz[18]; 16. 91-Michael Day[14]; 17. 2C-Hank Davis[3]; 18. 4S-Adam Speckman[15]
Hafertepe Jr. Sweeps Dodge City for Eighth National Tour Win of 2024
DODGE CITY, KS (August 16, 2024) – Several of Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first seven wins of 2024 with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came in dominant fashion, but never was his stranglehold on the field as tight as it was Friday night at Dodge City Raceway Park.
The Sunnyvale, TX driver’s gap to second place was more than six seconds when he took the checkers for the eighth time in 2024 and second at the Kansas 3/8-mile.
“You hit a place several times, and your notebook just gets bigger and bigger,” Hafertepe said. “Just track time, more and more times hitting the track, you have more of the right things to do.”
A runner-up finish in the Dash meant Hafertepe started on the outside of Dash winner Matt Covington, who was on the pole for the second time in as many Series races at Dodge City this season.
Covington did not get to enjoy much time out front, as by the time he reached Turn 1 on the opening lap, the No. 15H had already used an immaculate start to take the top spot.
Four laps into the 30-lap Feature, Hafertepe’s lead was up to a second and a half when Jason Martin and Whit Gastineau made contact battling for the fifth spot, puncturing the left-front tire on Gastineau’s car and bringing out the first caution of the race.
Gastineau went to the work area to replace the tire and returned to the track, but his night soon went from bad to worse when he went head-on into the Turn 1 wall two laps later, which ended his night and reset the field once more.
In what would turn out to be the final restart of the night, Hafertepe once again got a strong jump and rode the upper lane to a commanding lead. Upon catching the tail of the field, the five-time Series champion made his case as one of the best Sprint Car drivers in the country at navigating lap traffic, slicing and dicing his way to an advantage of nearly half a lap at the finish.
“That’s the best we’ve gotten through lap traffic all year,” Hafertepe said. “That’s just a testament to how good our race car was. I could cut across the middle, I would say better than any car out here. I think that’s what gave us all the speed all race long.”
Seth Bergman started fifth and made his way forward to wrestle the second spot away from Covington in the middle stages. Had Bergman started the race a bit closer to the front, he believes he would have had something for the man chasing him in the standings.
“I think we definitely had pace to match him,” Bergman said. “There were times where I was gauging where he was at on the track and where I was, and he was in clean track and I was in traffic, and he gapped me a little bit. But when we both had clean air, I could see myself bringing him in.”
While Covington was frustrated to start on the pole twice this year at Dodge City and come up short on both occasions, the podium run kept him firmly in control of the third spot in points as his quest for a National Tour win in 2024 continues.
“We’re right there, we’re just a tick off,” Covington said. “Still figuring that out. I think we’re making strides, getting a little bit better, but we’re not good enough.”
Hank Davis drove from ninth to fourth to collect the Hard Charger Award in his second start at Dodge City, while Jason Martin finished fifth for his first top five since Creek County Speedway over two months ago.
UP NEXT: The National Tour will make the five-hour drive north to North Platte, NE’s Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, which is making its return to the schedule for the first time since 1998. Tickets will be available at the track, while those unable to make it can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[9]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[3]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 9. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[12]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel[14]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[10]; 12. 15D-Andrew Deal[17]; 13. 23M-Lance Moss[16]; 14. 1X-Bryant Wiedeman[19]; 15. 42-Caleb Saiz[20]; 16. 88K-Jordan Knight[13]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[15]; 18. 91-Michael Day[18]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 20. 2W-Whit Gastineau[6]; 21. (DNS) 91X-Jeff Stasa
ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints Rolling To RPM Speedway This Saturday
Bryan Hulbert
Round 10 of the 2024 season for the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series is back on track at RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX, on Saturday, Aug. 17.
The lone visit to the 1/4-mile oval in 2024 by the Winged 410 Sprint Car series; the tour’s only other visit was on June 2, 2023, with Cody Gardner taking the win after a hair-raising battle with Justin Zimmerman that ended with the two making contact.
Taking an 18-point advantage into the Saturday shootout, Marcus Thomas leads tour standings over Austin Mundie, with Blaine Baxter in the mix as well with only 32 points to make up. Jeff Day, Jr. and Michelle Parson make up the top five.
Saturday, Aug. 17, gates open at 6:00 p.m., with racing scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (60+), military, and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under into the grandstands. Pit Passes are $45. The lineup also includes Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Modifieds, and A-Class Micros.
RPM Speedway is located at 1267 Co Rd 4106 in Crandall, TX. Information on the track can be found at their website or by calling (972) 472-3700.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found on the ASCS website. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or email elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
Creek County Speedway and 81 Speedway Next For ASCS Sooner Region
Bryan Hulbert
Back on track this Friday and Saturday night, the ASCS Sooner Region will take on tracks in Oklahoma and Kansas, with Sapulpa’s Creek County Speedway on August 16, followed by 81 Speedway in Park City on August 17.
The site of 152 ASCS National and Regional events since 1993, Creek County Speedway kicked off the 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region, with Seth Bergman mounting a massive charge for the win. Last seeing action in June during the ASCS National Tour Speedweek, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. picked up his sixth career win at the quarter-mile oval.
A more recent addition to the ASCS lineup, 81 Speedway has been part of Regional and National lineups every year since 2017, with scattered events before that with NCRA. One visit in July, Hafertepe picked up win No. 6 with the National Tour this season and his first at the Kansas track.
Casey Wills leads the ASCS Sooner Region standings going into the weekend double by 131 markers over Blake Hahn. Third is held by defending series champion Fred Mattox, with Alex Sewell and multi-time Sooner Region Champion Sean McClelland making up the top five.
Friday, August 16, at Creek County Speedway, opens at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. (CT). Tickets are $20 for adults, and kids 10 and under get into the stands for free. Other divisions on the card include USRA Modifieds, USRA B-Mods, NOW600 Dwarf Cars, and Factory Stocks.
Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto the track’s website or call (918) 247-7223.
Saturday, August 17 at 81 Speedway includes Alternative Pest Management USRA Modifieds, Kansas Tow Company USRA B-Mods, Rage Jerky Mini Stocks, and Allied Energy and Battery, Inc. Stock Cars. Gates open at 3:00 p.m. for the pits and 5:00 p.m. for the stands. Hot Laps are at 6:00 p.m., with racing at 7:00 p.m. (CDT).
Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, and free for kids 10 and under. 81-Speedway is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found on the track’s website.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
American Sprint Car Series Returning to Belleville in 2025 for Fourth of July Spectacular
BELLEVILLE, KS (August 13, 2024) –
Another piece of next season’s schedule for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour has fallen into place, as the Series will make its return to the Belleville High Banks on July 3-4, 2025.
The weekend will kick off with a $4,000-to-win show on Thursday night before wrapping up with a $10,000-to-win finale on America’s birthday, adding yet another five-figure payday to the calendar.
The event will be the National Tour’s first visit to the Kansas ½-mile in a decade, with the only previous visit in Series history coming on May 31, 2015, when Brian Brown took the checkered flag.
“We’ve just always wanted to get the ASCS National Tour back,” said Drew Erkenbrack, Belleville High Banks promoter. “We had an opportunity there to try and be a marquee event annually with the ASCS, and that’s something we’ve had our eye on.”
In addition to two nights of Sprint Car action, fans can expect a massive fireworks show after racing has concluded on Friday night among other off-track events to celebrate the Independence Day holiday.
“I think it will be a really great addition to the ASCS schedule,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS National Tour series director. “It’s a really unique place, there aren’t really any other racetracks like it in the country. The place has a ton of history, there’s always a great atmosphere, the community really supports that track, and they come out and really make everybody feel welcome there.”
More event details, as well as the full 2025 ASCS National Tour schedule will be released at a later date.
The Series returns to action this weekend with a doubleheader in America’s heartland, beginning at Dodge City Raceway Park on Friday, Aug. 16, and wrapping up at Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 17.
If you can’t make it to the track, catch every National Tour event live on DIRTVision.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Round Two at Dodge City, Return to Lincoln County Await National Tour
CONCORD, NC (August 12, 2024) –
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour kicks off three-straight weeks of racing this weekend with two stops in America’s heartland.
The weekend begins on Friday, Aug. 16, with the second stop of the year at Dodge City Raceway Park. Then, on Saturday, Aug. 17, teams will make the five-hour trip north to Nebraska’s Lincoln County Raceway, where the Series will compete for the first time in more than a quarter-century.
Both nights will include a standard $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start Feature. The National Tour will be joined by NOW600 Micro Sprints at Dodge City, while the Lincoln County itinerary will include Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Compacts and Warriors.
Tickets to both events will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it? Catch every ASCS National Tour race live on DIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
BACK FOR MORE: If the second visit of the year to Dodge City is anything like the first, fans will be in for a treat on Friday night.
Back in June, Matt Covington was on his way to his first National Tour win of the season until a collision with a slower car brought an early end to his night. That opened the door for Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Jason Martin to battle it out for the top spot, with Hafertepe emerging victorious to claim his first of seven Series wins so far in 2024.
Covington returned to Dodge City five weeks later in search of redemption, and he got just that by topping an ASCS Western Plains Region event on July 6. The field that night included fellow National Tour competitor Kyler Johnson, who will be looking to use those extra Dodge City laps to his advantage on Friday to score his first top five on the National Tour since Red Dirt Raceway on May 10.
Martin’s runner-up result in June is still his best finish of the season, as the reigning champion will continue his search for his maiden trip to Victory Lane in 2024 this weekend. Dodge City could be just the place, as he finished first or second in his last three visits to the facility.
Another car to keep an eye on will be the No. 2J of Zach Blurton, who will be returning to the site of his first of two top 10s with the Series this season. The Rookie of the Year contender has made dozens of 305 Sprint Car starts at Dodge City, including seven wins with the United Rebel Sprint Series since 2013.
LINING UP LINCOLN: On Aug. 7, 1998, Terry Gray parked his Sprint Car in Lincoln County Victory Lane to claim the 22nd win of his National Tour career. However, his 9,507-day run as the most recent Series winner at the track will come to an end on Saturday night when someone new adds their name to the list of North Platte victors.
With many drivers in the field having zero Lincoln County experience, those who have competed there could have the upper hand come race day. Three of Blurton’s URSS wins have come at Lincoln County in 2016, 2022 and 2023, and he finished on the podium on two other occasions. Martin also won in North Platte with the URSS in 2019, while Austyn Gossel finished fourth there in ASCS Elite Non-Wing action in 2021.
On the other hand, Saturday’s race could be a wild card in the championship fight, as none of the top five in points have ever suited up at the ½-mile Nebraska dirt track.
GAINING GROUND: If Seth Bergman’s Sprint Car had a rearview mirror, the “objects in mirror may be closer than they appear” reminder would be referring to the black-and-red No. 15H.
Hafertepe has a win percentage of 50% thus far in the 2024 season, but a slow start to the season combined with a crash at Arrowhead Speedway and engine trouble at Tri-State Speedway put the Sunnyvale, TX native 99 points behind leader Bergman, who has racked up four wins and 10 top fives in 13 Feature starts.
Hafertepe ended Speedweek with a 201-point gap to Bergman in the standings, but a second-place finish at Batesville followed by four-straight wins has cut that deficit in half. While his latest triumph on his prelim night at the 360 Knoxville Nationals only paid show-up points, it still shifted the momentum firmly in Hafertepe’s favor entering Dodge City, where he won in June.
Meanwhile, Bergman finished sixth earlier this season in his first National Tour start at Dodge City in 12 years. With that recent experience under his belt, the driver of the No. 23 will be looking to put it in the top five for the first time at Dodge City and rebuild his lead in the title chase.
THE LONG HAUL: Six races in three weeks is nothing out of the ordinary for a high-level Sprint Car team, but rarely does one of those stretches take them as far from home as many teams will be over the next few weeks.
Competitors will put 275 miles on the odometer between Dodge City and Lincoln County, and from there, it’s nearly 700 miles through the Rocky Mountains to Big Sky Speedway near Billings, MT, where the Series will contest the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, Aug. 23-24.
The Series will then venture 200 miles north to Electric City Speedway, where the trip will wrap up with the Montana Roundup on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-31.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday, Aug. 16 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 at Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, NE
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will make its return to Montana next weekend, Aug. 23-24, at Big Sky Speedway in Shepherd, MT for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, which will conclude with a $12,012-to-win Feature on Saturday night.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
Seth Bergman (1843 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-99)
Matt Covington (-149)
Andrew Deal (-285)
Hank Davis (-307)
Landon Britt (-358)
Kyler Johnson (-395)
Jason Martin (-397)
Terry Easum (-409)
Zach Blurton (-417)
FEATURE WINNERS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (8):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (33):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK –1
Matt Juhl – Tea, SD – 1
Garet Williamson – Columbia, MO – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – Sikeston, MO – 1
Tanner Holmes – Jacksonville, OR – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tyler Groenendyk – Oskaloosa, IA – 1
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN – 1
Colton Hardy – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Tanner Thorson – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (27):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 11
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 11
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 8
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (9):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX – 1
Chase Porter – St. Joseph, MO – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (21):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 8
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 1
Brian Brown – Higginsville MO – 1
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 1
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (54):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 12
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 12
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 10
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 8
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 8
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 8
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 6
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 2
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN – 2
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN – 2
Austin McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Brian Brown – Higginsville, MO – 2
Cory Eliason – Visalia, CA – 2
Tasker Phillips – Pleasantville, IA – 2
Jamie Ball – Knoxville, IA – 2
Kaleb Johnson – Sioux Falls, SD – 2
Terry McCarl – Altoona, IA – 2
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
Chase Randall – Waco, TX – 1
Kade Higday – Knoxville, IA – 1
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN – 1
Riley Goodno – Knoxville, IA – 1
Gunner Ramey – Sedalia, MO – 1
Miles Paulus – Marshall, MO – 1
Roger Crockett – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jake Bubak – Arvada, CO – 1
Kasey Kahne – Enumclaw, WA – 1
Ryan Giles – Grimes, IA – 1
Kerry Madsen – Knoxville, IA – 1
Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON – 1
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kaleb Johnson (1)
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney (1)
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Blurton Rolling with the Punches in Rookie Season on National Tour
CONCORD, NC (August 8, 2024) –
In the leadup to the 2024 season, Quinter, KS native Zach Blurton realized it was time to take the next step in his racing career.
He made the leap to full-time 360 Sprint Car competition, and decided there was no better place to do that than with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.
“I wasn’t going to do it until I physically felt like my team was capable of doing it with the equipment and funding that we needed to go and do it,” Blurton said. “I felt like we had that, and enough motors and cars and stuff to go and do it, and it just finally made sense.
“I’m in a location where it is kind of tough for 360 racing. You’ve got to travel a ways to go race a 360 to begin with. Kyler Johnson and I are from the same town, and I know that’s what their decision was. We’re already going so far, if we’re going to do it, we might as well go and do it.”
Blurton found success in his limited National Tour starts prior to 2024, including a win with the Series at WaKeeney Speedway in 2022. Because of that, he had high expectations to start his Rookie of the Year chase, but he quickly learned that running the full tour is an entirely different animal.
“I thought we would do a lot better than what we have been, just been absolutely struggling,” Blurton said. “I know I can do it, and I’ve done it. I feel like the competition is so much more intense and there’s so many good drivers this year with it, not just the National guys. Going into it, I thought that we could run top 10 every night pretty easily, and shoot, I’ve struggled to even make the top 10.”
The Sunflower State is known for having some of the largest dirt tracks in the nation, and Blurton expected his experience on the big tracks to play into his favor over some of his competitors who were raised on bullrings.
“I would have thought that we would have been able to have some better finishes, especially at the bigger racetracks,” Blurton said. “The small racetracks are definitely something that we don’t have up here. I’m used to racing on Dodge City [Raceway Park] and bigger, and the small racetracks are tough for me. And so, I figured when we would go to a bigger track, those would be our better chances, and we just haven’t been able to get something going.”
While Blurton is disappointed to only have two top 10s through the first 15 races of the year, he is proud of his ability to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble early in the night.
“I haven’t had to use a single provisional, and I feel like that’s pretty big right now,” Blurton said. “Not having to use any of those and having those in our pocket for when we actually need them.”
Blurton honed his craft in the 305 Sprint Car division for more than a decade before making the jump to the ASCS, and still pulls out the 305 to race locally on off weekends for the National Tour.
“As far as running a 305 versus a 360, I feel like a 305 helps me stay in the groove of racing,” Blurton said. “As far as learning something, yeah, a little bit here and there. But then the 360 and 305, it helps me a ton. I go back to a 305 and it’s so much slower. I have way more time to think about stuff throughout the race now, and it makes the 305 a lot easier.”
In between race weekends, the No. 2J team has been hard at work in the shop finding more performance in their 360 program, and Blurton said he believes they may have discovered the issues that were holding them back.
“Finally figured out that we may have had some car problems with our new car that we got this winter,” Blurton said. “Before Knoxville, I switched to a different car, and so hopefully that changes some stuff from here on out.”
Up next on Blurton’s freshman campaign is a pair of tracks close to home, beginning with the National Tour’s second visit of the year to Dodge City on Friday, Aug. 16, and its first trip since 1998 to Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 17.
Blurton’s Dodge City resume includes seven wins with the United Rebel Sprint Series in 305 competition, and it was the site of his first top 10 of the year with the National Tour on June 1. And while many of his competitors have never laid eyes on Lincoln County, Blurton hasn’t just competed there, but won three races there with the URSS.
Given his extensive background at both facilities, he’s hopeful next weekend will be a turning point for his season.
“Dodge City is close to home and special to us, and we always like going there,” Blurton said. “Then, getting to Lincoln County in North Platte, NE is something I’ve been looking forward to since they announced it. That racetrack is an oval, and it’s shaped how a racetrack’s supposed to be shaped, but there’s characteristics and things that it’s done in the past years racing 305s there.
“Looking forward to that place for sure, they always have a tremendous turnout of people in the stands. North Platte loves Sprint Car racing.”
Tickets to both events will be available at the gate on race day, while DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.
Courtney Takes Home $30,000 and Maiden 360 Knoxville Nationals Title
KNOXVILLE, IA (August 3, 2024) –
Tyler Courtney’s Sprint Car resume has been growing at a rapid rate in recent years, and he added another major accolade Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway.
The Indianapolis, IN native wheeled his NOS Energy Drink No. 7BC to his first victory in the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.
“I’ve gotten to do a lot of cool things in my time in Sprint Car racing,” Courtney said. “But to win a Nationals event at Knoxville is up there. Obviously the Kings Royal is first, but this is probably second or third on the list.”
Courtney is a two-time winner at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” in Non-Wing competition, but his latest victory is his first at the track with the wing on.
Saturday’s Feature lineup was set by points earned during preliminary action on Thursday and Friday, and Courtney’s performance on Friday night was enough to earn the outside of the front row for the 30-lap affair alongside 360 Nationals rookie Emerson Axsom.
The two ran side-by-side through Turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap, but Courtney’s momentum on the top lane was enough for him to power to the lead down the backstretch and pace the first circuit.
Axsom wasn’t interested in watching Courtney drive away though, as he dove to the bottom of Turn 1 on Lap 2 and completed the slide job to retake the top spot. But before he could build a gap, B-Main winner Chase Randall pounded the wall and flipped in Turn 3 to bring out the red flag.
When the race resumed, Axsom moved up the track on the restart to take the clean air away from Courtney and built a 1.3-second advantage by the end of the lap. However, once Axsom caught the tail of the field for the first time, Courtney began to quickly reel in the No. 27A machine.
On Lap 11, Courtney threaded the needle in Turn 1 between Axsom on the top and the slower car of Ryan Giles on the bottom. Axsom held onto the lead down the backstretch, but his contact with Carson McCarl seconds later in Turn 3 was all Courtney needed to grab the lead.
From there, Courtney put on a masterclass in navigating traffic, leading 20 laps in all to add $10,000 in lap money onto his $20,000 winner’s check.
“When we got to traffic, I felt like my car was pretty good at running behind guys,” Courtney said. “My car just kept getting better and better, and the track changed a little bit there at the end, so I had to move around and find that. The 360 field this year was really tough, so the cars I was getting to lap weren’t just slouches to go and try and pass. It was getting tough.”
The Clauson Marshall Racing team’s primary goal for the weekend was to build their Knoxville notebook ahead of next week’s NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s, but once they realized their potential with the 360 between the frame rails, their focus switched to the here and now.
“We don’t really come into this week with any expectations,” Courtney said. “But once we sat on the front row, then you’re holding yourself up to ‘Let’s go win this thing. We’re already here, let’s get it done.”
While Axsom was disappointed to come up short after earning the top starting spot, it was still a commendable effort by the 19-year-old in his first full-time season in the winged ranks.
“It’s good to put these runs together in these big races because it’s a confidence booster,” Axsom said. “I know my guys can do it and I know I can do it, it’s just putting it all together. Takes a little bit of time. I’m sitting here a little bit disappointed, but I think if you would have told me at the start of the year that we would come here and run second at the 360 Nationals, I’d probably be really pumped.”
While Austin McCarl’s third-place effort established a new career best on Saturday of the 360 Nationals for the 15-year Knoxville veteran, he will have to wait another year for his long-awaited first victory in the event.
“I’m disappointed to be sitting here third,” McCarl said. “I feel like I drove about as good as I could. I feel like we’ve been really solid all year, just haven’t been clicking off wins for whatever reason. But I feel like I’m right there every night, if we keep doing that, I think we can keep fine tuning.”
Reigning event winner Brian Brown’s quest for a repeat ended in the fourth spot, and Friday night runner-up Cory Eliason completed the top five.
Carson McCarl finished fourth in the B-Main to join his father Terry and brother Austin in the Feature, and his drive from the tail of the field to 15th was enough to pick up the night’s Hard Charger Award.
UP NEXT: The ASCS National Tour will return in two weeks for the first of three consecutive weekends of racing beginning at Dodge City Raceway Park on Friday, August 16, and concluding at Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, August 17. Tickets to both events will be available at the track on race day, while those unable to make it to the track can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 2. 27A-Emerson Axsom[1]; 3. 88-Austin McCarl[4]; 4. 21-Brian Brown[9]; 5. 8-Cory Eliason[3]; 6. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[6]; 7. 4W-Jamie Ball[5]; 8. 21T-Cole Macedo[12]; 9. 6-Kaleb Johnson[8]; 10. 01-Terry McCarl[10]; 11. 95-Matt Covington[16]; 12. 55-Kerry Madsen[19]; 13. 27H-Justin Peck[15]; 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel[17]; 15. 27-Carson McCarl[24]; 16. 9-Kasey Kahne[22]; 17. 2M-Ryan Giles[23]; 18. 35-Skylar Prochaska[20]; 19. 24-Kade Higday[11]; 20. 26-Zeb Wise[18]; 21. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[13]; 22. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[7]; 23. 2KS-Chase Randall[21]; 24. (DNS) 27B-Jake Bubak
Hafertepe Jr. Gets Number Seven of 2024 on Friday at 360 Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, IA (August 2, 2024) –
Sam Hafertepe Jr. has been no stranger to Victory Lane in 2024 with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, and he made his seventh visit of the year after taking home the Friday portion of theXtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bankat Knoxville Raceway.
“Just a testament to our team, Miles Hill keeps putting the money behind us that it takes to compete at this level,” Hafertepe said. “Definitely not where we wanted to be, going out that late [in Qualifying]. Just couldn’t muster up any better of a time than we put down, but to win the Feature, that’s a good recovery.”
Hafertepe started the Feature on the pole position on the inside of reigning 360 Nationals champion Brian Brown. After diving to the inside berm in Turn 1, Hafertepe slid up to block Brown’s run on the top to take the lead off Turn 2 on the opening lap.
“Brown’s really smart, he runs this place all the time, he’s got a lot of laps around here,” Hafertepe said. “If I saw a nose, we’d move and maybe play a little defense. You watch these guys run all year here, the way they run this place, I just try to mimic some of the block moves.”
Hafertepe continued to work the low lane to build a one-second lead in the early stages, but his gap was erased when a spin by Joe Beaver brought out a yellow six laps in.
Once the race resumed, it looked like a replay of the first run of the race, with Hafertepe pulling away from Brown on the bottom until a caution reracked the field on Lap 11, this time for Parker Price-Miller’s blown engine.
Brown put up his biggest challenge of the race on the ensuing restart, getting within a car length of Hafertepe exiting Turn 2 on Lap 12. Brown powered around the high lane through Turns 3 and 4 before Hafertepe once again slid up to block Brown and hold onto the lead. The tussle allowed Cory Eliason to catch both of them and pass Brown with seven to go.
After clearing the No. 21, Eliason went to work on running down Hafertepe, and he quickly got within striking distance of the leader. But before he could make a move, Hank Davis got into the wall and upside down to bring out the red flag with six laps remaining.
Hafertepe used one more strong restart to power away while Eliason and Brown battled for the second spot. The pair raced side-by-side for more than a lap after the restart, with Eliason staying low and Brown ripping the cushion. Eliason prevailed, but by that point, Hafertepe was already out of range and on his way to the checkered flag.
The Sunnyvale, TX native has been known in recent seasons for bouncing back and forth between 360 and 410 Sprint Car competition but has placed a renewed focus on his 360 program in 2024. With seven National Tour wins along with aGermfree Southern Sprint Car Shootoutvictory at Volusia Speedway Park in January under his belt, that decision has clearly paid dividends.
“We run 360s all the time and these guys don’t, and they probably have some issues with their motors taking off,” Hafertepe said regarding his advantage on restarts throughout the race. “We run every night and work on that kind of stuff, and that helps us on our takeoff for sure.”
While Eliason ran out of laps to run down Hafertepe for the win, his runner-up effort was enough to lock him into the Feature and give him a chance at his maiden 360 Nationals triumph.
“I didn’t need that red,” Eliason said. “I felt the longer runs we had, it was good, and right before that red, I got by Brown and I was able to get my nose underneath Sam a few times. I got him uncomfortable and got him searching, which that’s what I needed, clean air is key here, especially with the 360 in.”
While Brown has been known as one of the faces of Knoxville thanks to his six track championships at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World,” he knew he would have his hands full in the Feature with Hafertepe starting on his inside.
“I knew it was going to be a battle between me and Sam initially, just because he’s not a slouch,” Brown said. “He’s obviously the best 360 driver in the country, and he’s a whale of a 410 driver as well, so I knew it was going to be a game of cat-and-mouse.”
Jake Bubak came home fourth for his career-best finish in 360 Nationals prelim competition, while 18-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Kasey Kahne completed the top five with his best finish of the season in a Sprint Car.
The Hard Charger Award went to Kerry Madsen, who won the B-Main to advance to the Feature before driving from 21st up to eighth at the finish.
UP NEXT: A 360 Knoxville Nationals champion will be crowned on Saturday night and presented with a $20,000 winner’s check, the largest top prize of the National Tour season. Tickets are availableonline, while those unable to make it to Knoxville can catch every lap live onDIRTVisionwith an annual FAST PASS.
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 8-Cory Eliason[4]; 3. 21-Brian Brown[2]; 4. 27B-Jake Bubak[3]; 5. 9-Kasey Kahne[9]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[7]; 7. 2M-Ryan Giles[11]; 8. 55-Kerry Madsen[21]; 9. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[6]; 10. 77X-Alex Hill[12]; 11. 27-Carson McCarl[17]; 12. 35-Skylar Prochaska[5]; 13. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[10]; 14. 49X-Tim Shaffer[23]; 15. 26-Zeb Wise[24]; 16. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[8]; 17. 88T-Tanner Thorson[19]; 18. 69K-Daryn Pittman[13]; 19. 41-Colton Hardy[18]; 20. 53-Joe Beaver[20]; 21. 98P-Miles Paulus[15]; 22. 2C-Hank Davis[22]; 23. 9P-Parker Price Miller[14]; 24. 9M-Liam Martin[16]
Saturday Feature Starting Lineup (based on combined point totals from Thursday and Friday):
- Emerson Axsom
- Tyler Courtney
- Cory Eliason
- Austin McCarl
- Jamie Ball
- Tasker Phillips
- Tyler Groenendyk
- Kaleb Johnson
- Brian Brown
- Terry McCarl
- Kade Higday
- Cole Macedo
- Sam Hafertepe Jr.
- Jake Bubak
- Justin Peck
- Matt Covington
- Aaron Reutzel
- Zeb Wise
- Kerry Madsen
- Skylar Prochaska
- B-Main Transfer 1
- B-Main Transfer 2
- B-Main Transfer 3
- B-Main Transfer 4
Kaleb Johnson Leads Them All to Take Opening Night Win in 360 Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, IA (August 1, 2024) –
The greatest 10 days in Sprint Car racing are underway, and Kaleb Johnson kicked things off in style by leading all 20 laps of Thursday’s Feature at Knoxville Raceway on night one of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.
“If you would have told me this morning that I was going to be here winning a 360 Feature at the Knoxville Nationals, I would have told you you’re crazy,” Johnson said after his first Sprint Car victory of the season. “I’ve been very close before, just haven’t been able to put a whole night together. So it felt really good.”
Johnson shared the front row with Knoxville local Kade Higday and wasted no time taking an early advantage, hugging the inside groove to take a lead of nearly one second after one lap.
His gap only grew from there, up to almost three seconds over Higday at the halfway mark as Johnson entered lap traffic. Even when surrounded by other cars, the No. 6 rarely ventured away from the bottom, sometimes getting the left-side tires up on the berm to squeeze past the competition.
With no cautions in the Feature to give Higday and the rest of the field a shot at Johnson, the Sioux Falls, SD native was able to drive away to his first win at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.”
“I think it definitely helped starting on the pole there,” Johnson said. “I’m a little tired, but I was going to make sure I didn’t lose that one. I feel like I’ve had so many chances, not only here, but other places, and I’ve just never been able to do it. It was good to finally be able to put a full night together.”
For Johnson, the win helped him prove to his car owner that he made the right choice of driver for his car.
“First of all, thank you to Dennis Gainey,” Johnson said. “Talk about taking a chance on a young kid from South Dakota. It means the world to me. He really took a chance on letting us maintain and work on this thing every week, and my guys do just that.”
While the top spot went unchanged from start to finish, there was plenty of shuffling for position behind him. Chase Randall moved from his 12th-place starting spot into the top three by the late stages of the race and overtook Higday on the outside of Turn 2 with three to go to claim the runner-up spot and the Hard Charger Award.
“I feel a lot better after that run, we were chasing some issues all night,” Randall said. “Just not feeling comfortable in the race car getting into the corners down the straightaways.
“I really want to say a huge thank you to Kelly Fisher, he was down at our trailer a lot of the night helping diagnose the issues, getting it all tuned up. And I think it ran a lot better there, and obviously it showed, passing a lot of really good cars.”
Higday’s third-place effort was a massive improvement from his previous career best of 20th in 360 Nationals prelim action and will put him in a strong position entering Saturday’s finale. While he’s happy with his performance on the night, he knows he’ll need to find even more pace to be a contender come Saturday.
“We’re really fast, just had to get a little bit better towards the end of that race,” Higday said. Just tried to capitalize once we get to lap traffic, we were pretty bad there once we got in that really dirty air, and it allowed Chase to get by us. Luckily we didn’t run fourth or fifth there.”
Reigning Knoxville Raceway 410 Sprint Car track champion Austin McCarl came home fourth, while Emerson Axsom rounded out the top five in his first 360 Nationals start.
UP NEXT: The other half of the field will take to the track Friday night for prelim action aiming for a spot in Saturday night’s $20,000-to-win Feature. Tickets are still available online or at the gate, while those unable to make it to Knoxville can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 6-Kaleb Johnson[1]; 2. 2KS-Chase Randall[12]; 3. 24-Kade Higday[2]; 4. 88-Austin McCarl[6]; 5. 27A-Emerson Axsom[8]; 6. 27H-Justin Peck[3]; 7. 01-Terry McCarl[5]; 8. 4W-Jamie Ball[7]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 10. 22X-Riley Goodno[9]; 11. 09-Matt Juhl[15]; 12. 64-Hunter Schuerenberg[13]; 13. 21T-Cole Macedo[22]; 14. 23W-Garet Williamson[16]; 15. 87-Aaron Reutzel[21]; 16. 18T-Tanner Holmes[19]; 17. 4J-Chase Johnson[20]; 18. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 19. 8H-Jacob Hughes[14]; 20. 36-Jason Martin[18]; 21. 23-Seth Bergman[24]; 22. 70-Calvin Landis[10]; 23. 4G-Cole Garner[23]; 24. 52-Blake Hahn[17]
Drivers Preparing to Chase Season's Biggest Prize at 360 Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, IA (July 31, 2024) –
The list of winners of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank is a who’s who of Sprint Car legends. Among them include the likes of Sammy Swindell, Danny Lasoski, Shane Stewart, Kerry Madsen and Terry McCarl.
This weekend, the stars of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will be vying for a chance to become a member of that exclusive club.
Series points leader Seth Bergman has been trying to join the club ever since making his first 360 Knoxville Nationals appearance back in 2007. His career-best in the event came in 2017 when he finished 12th in the Saturday night Feature, and he’s optimistic about his chances of resetting that mark this year, especially after his runner-up effort at the similarly sized Lakeside Speedway on July 19.
“We’ve got a few things that we need to get better on,” Bergman said. “But definitely, I feel like we were one of the fastest cars all night [at Lakeside], if not the car to beat there in the Feature. So yeah, I feel good. I feel like we’ve got a good package, a good game plan for some of these big tracks.”
Eight National Tour teams traveled to Knoxville a week early to partake in a weekly event on Saturday night. Hank Davis was the highest-finishing National Tour full-timer, placing sixth.
It was a major achievement considering the massive 62-car field in the 360 Sprint Car division and the fact that it was only Davis’s third start at Knoxville. However, the transition from the 1/4-mile Oklahoma bullrings Davis grew up on to the 1/2-mile Knoxville Raceway has been accelerated thanks to the guidance of his crew chief and mentor, two-time 360 Knoxville Nationals winner Wayne Johnson.
“You can’t go down there [in the corners] and stop, momentum is a big deal,” Johnson said regarding the driving style required at Knoxville. “Dirty air is a big thing with these race cars on big racetracks, and I think that the more times we do it, the better he’s going to get at it.
“With my knowledge of running Knoxville and dirty air and all that stuff, I’m in his ear constantly. When we went to Knoxville the last few weeks, I just had him watch. I said, ‘Go watch how these other guys enter the corner, watch a lot of video.”
The Series regulars will have to fend off a fierce batch of local competitors this weekend, one of the toughest being two-time track champion Austin McCarl. While the Altoona, IA native has concentrated primarily on the 410 division for most of his career, he has been competitive in the 360 Nationals as well, scoring a prelim night win and a fifth-place finish on Saturday night in 2020.
McCarl made the trip to Lakeside to assess the state of his 360 program against the National Tour field and ended the night in the third spot.
“Driving style is pretty similar to Knoxville,” McCarl said. “This place is a little different though, it gets a little bit tricky on entrance, but whatever, it’s a dirt track.
“Wanted to come try some things. Wanted to just get some laps under the 360, don’t get to run it very often. So, I feel like we learned some things.”
Action begins with split-field preliminary nights on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 1-2, and will conclude with the $20,000-to-win championship on Saturday on Aug. 3. Tickets and other event information are available here, while those unable to make it to the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” can catch every lap live on DIRTVision with an annual FAST PASS.
$5,000 to Win G.W. Elkins Southwestern Championship Next For ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series at Route 66 Motor Speedway
Taking wingless action to Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 3, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will battle for a $5,000 payday during the 10th annual Superior Livestock Trailers G.W. Elkins Southwestern Championship.
Honoring the late owner/promoter of the former Amarillo Speed Bowl, which sits just over six miles northwest of Route 66 Motor Speedway, Elkins was among the founding members of the National Championship Racing Association (NCRA) and was elected president of the organization during its founding in 1971.
Becoming the second driver to become a multi-time winner of the Southwestern Championship, El Paso’s John Carney II, who won in 2015, captured the $5,000 check again in 2023. The only other driver to win the event twice is current point’s leader, R.J. Miller, who won the event in 2017 and 2018. Other winners include Johnny Miller (2016), Wyatt Burks (2019), Keith Martin (2020), Justin Zimmerman (2021), and Caden McCreary (2022).
Saturday’s Feature will be $5,000 to win and $500 to start; pits open at 3:30 p.m. with grandstands opening at 6 p.m. The 10th annual Superior Livestock Trailers G.W. Elkins Southwestern Championship goes green at 7 p.m. (CDT). Other divisions include the AA&A Windshield & Glass USRA Limited Mods, Air Compressor Solutions Street Stocks, 1-800 Radiator USRA Tuners, TB Trailer Sales USRA Modifieds, and ERAC Services Dirt Limited Late Models.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for seniors, youth, and military. For directions and info on Route 66 Motor Speedway, visit their website or call (806) 803-1212.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.
ASCS Frontier Back At Belgrade, Big Sky Speedway Bryan Hulbert
Kicking off the month of August with a Montana double, the ASCS Frontier Region will return to Gallatin Speedway on Friday, Aug. 2, and Big Sky Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 3.
The tour’s third visit to Gallatin Speedway in 2024, Oregon’s Tyler Thompson has been undefeated so far at the 3/8-mile oval. The same can be said for Big Sky Speedway, which saw Thompson in Victory Lane in the tour’s only visit so far in June.
On top in four out of the five features contested so far this season, Thompson leads the ASCS Frontier Region by 95 markers over Kelly Miller, who picked up a pair of wins over the weekend with the ASCS Northern Plains Region in Wyoming. Phil Dietz holds third, with Trever Kirkland and Joe Perry making up the top five. The only driver so far this season to deny Thompson a win is Rich Bailey, who won in the tour’s last outing at Electric City Speedway.
Friday, August 2, at Gallatin Speedway, opens at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:00 p.m. (MDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. The event is sponsored by 406 Electric and pays $2,000 to win and $400 to start.
Gallatin Speedway is located at 2290 Tubb Rd. in Belgrade, Mont. Information on the track is on their Facebook page, or by calling (406) 388-9666. Along with the ASCS Frontier Region, Friday’s event includes WISSOTA Street Stock, WISSOTA Super Stock, and IMCA Sport Compacts.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. (MDT) at Big Sky Speedway. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60-inches tall or shorter. Big Sky Wingless Sprints, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, IMCA Modifieds, and Wissota Super Stocks are also on the lineup.
Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy. 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, Mont. For more information on the 3/8-mile oval, log visit the track online or call (406) 696-8661. Saturday’s event at Big Sky Speedway is also being run in support of Race For Life.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto the ASCS website, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
1 MONTH ALERT: 28th Annual Montana Roundup Brings ASCS National Tour Back to Electric City Speedway, Aug. 30-31
For the first time in nearly 10 years, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will return to Electric City Speedway for a two-day event during the 28th annual Montana Roundup.
The 1/3-mile dirt track has hosted the ASCS National Tour four times, the last coming in 2015. Of the four races, there has yet to be a repeat winner with the National Tour at the track.
Aaron Reutzel won the last race in 2015, Brad Loyet won in 2014, Tony Bruce Jr. in 2013 and Brock Lemley in 2012. That means, all current ASCS championship contenders, like points leader Seth Bergman and five-time Series champion Sam Hafertepe Jr., will be looking for their first National Tour win at the track.
The Frontier Region will join the National Tour both nights, bringing the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the region. It’s already made a visit to Electric City this year on July 13 with Montana’s Rich Bailey picking up the win. He became the eighth straight different winner at the track with the Frontier Region, joining winners James Setters, Trever Kirkland, Tyler Driever, Joe Perry, Kelly Miller, Tyler Thompson and Logan Forler.
EVENT INFO
Date – Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31
Location – Great Falls, MT
Tickets – Available at track.
How to Watch – Can’t make it? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Electric City –
2015 – Aaron Reutzel
2014 – Brad Loyet
2013 – Tony Bruce Jr.
2012 – Brock Lemley
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Stout Field, Huge Payouts Await at 360 Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, IA (July 29, 2024) –
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will invade the mecca of Sprint Car racing this weekend for theXtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bankat Knoxville Raceway.
More than 100 of the top drivers in Sprint Car racing are expected to converge on the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” for the three-day spectacle. In addition to the 15 full-time National Tour teams, the field will include a myriad of 410 stars looking to get laps ahead of next week’sNOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’sas well as 360 regulars from all regions of the country.
The event will culminate with the largest purse of the season on Saturday night, with the Feature paying $20,000 to win and $1,000 to start. Preliminary Features on Thursday and Friday night will each pay $3,000 to win and $250 to start.
Tickets can be purchased online in advancehere, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live onDIRTVisionwith an annual FAST PASS.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
FORMAT 101: The largest and most prestigious event on the 360 Sprint Car calendar calls for a format unlike anything else the Series faces all season. Drivers earn points each time they hit the track, and those points determine lineups later in the event.
The field will be split in half for preliminary action, with drivers competing on either Thursday or Friday night. After Hot Laps, a driver’s first chance to earn points on their prelim night is Qualifying, which differs from the traditional National Tour format in how competitors will qualify against the entire field. The driver with the overall Quick Time will be awarded 200 points, with a two-point drop for each subsequent position.
If more than 50 cars register for either prelim night, Last Chance Heat Races will be run for those who qualify outside the top 50. Those races will pay 50 points to the winner, 47 for second, 44 for third, and so on.
The Heat Races will utilize a six-car invert to set the starting lineups, with Heat winners receiving 100 points with three-point gaps between positions.
Each driver’s point total on the night will determine their spot in the A, B or C Feature. The top four finishers in the C will transfer to the B, with the C Feature winner receiving 92 points. The B Feature works the same way, with the top four advancing to the A and the winner garnering 142 points. The night concludes with the A Feature, where the winner will gain 200 points.
Prelim night tallies will be used to set the starting lineups for the A, B, C, D and E Feature on Saturday night. No points will be awarded on Saturday; finishing at the front of the pack is the only way to transfer to the next Feature and get one step closer to becoming a 360 Knoxville Nationals champion.
THE SETH & SAM SHOW: Out of the 12 National Tour races run so far this season, all but two of them were claimed by either Seth Bergman or Sam Hafertepe Jr.
Bergman kickstarted the season with a victory at Super Bee Speedway with TwoC Racing before switching teams and picking up three more in the seat of his own No. 23 at Rush County Speedway, Arrowhead Speedway and Tri-State Speedway.
Hafertepe waited until the fourth race of the year at Dodge City Raceway Park to collect his first trophy, but he quickly racked up two more to start ASCS Speedweek at Texarkana 67 Speedway and Creek County Speedway. After losing due to a crash at Arrowhead Speedway and a last-lap pass at Batesville Motor Speedway, Hafertepe will roll into Knoxville on a three-race winning streak after triumphs at Tulsa Speedway, Lakeside Speedway and 81 Speedway.
The gap between leader Bergman and second-place man Hafertepe sits at 96 points, and that will not change this weekend as the event will pay show-up points only for National Tour competitors. However, neither competitor is currently able to call themselves a 360 Knoxville Nationals champion, and the idea of changing that will provide more than enough motivation for both.
MEET THE LOCALS: Knoxville Raceway is home to the toughest weekly field in 360 Sprint Car racing, and they will be out in force to challenge the National Tour this weekend.
Although Jamie Ball has only won once this season at Knoxville, a string of consistent runs has put him atop the standings by 308 markers over Clint Garner. Aaron Reutzel leads the win total this season at five, with one each going to Chase Randall, Nathan Mills, Tasker Phillips, Sawyer Phillips, Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom and Ball, all of whom will be in attendance to try and defend their home turf.
Several members of the track’s 410 division will be bolting a 360 engine between the frame rails and joining the fun, including Terry, Austin and Carson McCarl, Brian Brown, Dusty Zomer and Matt Juhl.
THE INVADERS: The remainder of the entry list is filled with the best talent Sprint Car racing has to offer in both the 410 and 360 ranks.
The roster will include past World of Outlaws winners such as 2013 World of Outlaws champion Daryn Pittman, Tyler Courtney, Zeb Wise, Tim Shaffer, Brooke Tatnell and Parker Price-Miller, while former National Tour winners including Scott Bogucki and JJ Hickle will be making their returns to the Series that helped launch their Sprint Car careers.
The Pennsylvania Posse will be well represented in Iowa, with Danny Dietrich and Devon Borden both expected to make the tow. Other big names to keep an eye out for include 18-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Kasey Kahne, west coast superstar Tanner Holmes, reigning IRA champion Brenham Crouch and 2022 Attica-Fremont Championship Series champion Cole Macedo.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3, at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA
AROUND THE TURN: The American Sprint Car Series National Tour contests its first of three consecutive weekends of racing with a doubleheader beginning Friday, Aug. 16 at Dodge City Raceway Park and concluding at Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 17.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS(TOP 10):
- Seth Bergman (1740 points)
- Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-96)
- Matt Covington (-146)
- Andrew Deal (-284)
- Hank Davis (-304)
- Landon Britt (-358)
- Jason Martin (-394)
- Kyler Johnson (-394)
- Terry Easum (-408)
- Zach Blurton (-417)
FEATURE WINNERS(4):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 6
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS(6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
HEAT RACE WINS(19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK –1
DASH APPEARANCES(24):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 9
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS(5):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS(12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS(32):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 10
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 5
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Soeedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Davis, Johnson Share Excitement About Early Success Entering 360 Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, IA (July 25, 2024) –
Hank Davis entered 2024 with plans to run his first full season with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour. But what he didn’t plan was doing it in the seat of the No. 2C machine with 2000 Series champion Wayne Johnson calling the shots.
After Johnson got injured earlier in the year, taking him out of the car, and Seth Bergman decided to return to his family car after two races with TwoC Racing, Davis was presented with an opportunity too good to pass up.
“My original plans were still to run the ASCS stuff with a different team,” Davis said. “Then things kind of went sideways there and fell apart. So, everything happened with Seth leaving, this being open, I just hit Wayne up and said I was on the list, and everything worked out to where we could make it happen.”
For Johnson, the decision to put Davis in the car for the remainder of the season came out of his desire to help young, deserving drivers advance through the ranks of Sprint Car racing.
“More than anything, I wanted to give somebody a chance that more than likely wouldn’t get an opportunity. Somebody had to give me a chance at one time,” Johnson said. “It was a balancing act. I want to make sure I felt like we could be competitive, and that it was somebody who deserved a chance to move to the next level.”
Davis honed his craft racing locally around Oklahoma before becoming an overnight sensation thanks to a prelim night win at the 2023 Chili Bowl Nationals but had little experience in a winged 360 Sprint Car entering the 2024 season. However, he wasted no time getting up to speed, rattling off five-straight top fives on the National Tour to start his TwoC Racing tenure.
“I really didn’t think I’d be as good as what we are now,” Davis said. “I really just think it’s a testament to how good Wayne is. I don’t have a whole lot of laps in this stuff, so him just teaching me, we’re learning together, learning each other. I think we’ve probably far exceeded our expectations. I knew we could be good, but I don’t think we thought we could be this good.”
However, Davis isn’t the only one adjusting to a new environment. After Johnson’s injury in April at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, he has turned his full attention to the crew chief role for the first time in his four-decade racing career.
“I didn’t know if I could be a crew chief, I’ve never been a crew chief other than crewing my own car,” Johnson said. “There’s a lot of unknowns. I just felt like starting with somebody from scratch that didn’t really know what he wanted, I felt like it would be a good effort and we could build the team together.”
Looking back on the first two months of his partnership with Davis, Johnson shares the same sentiment as his driver: things have gone better than either of them could have imagined.
“I felt like we could run well,” Johnson said. “I didn’t know that we would run in the top five nine out of ten times or whatever. I know he’s down on himself pretty bad about not winning yet, but I’m like ‘Dude, you just keep learning and doing what you’re doing, the wins will start coming.’ And when they do, it’ll be just like Sam [Hafertepe Jr.] or Bergman. It won’t be just one, it’s going to be multiple.”
While Johnson admitted that teaching someone else how to drive a race car can be like speaking a foreign language, he’s enjoying the process of helping Davis develop.
“It’s really weird for me to explain as a driver, how to drive the car,” Johnson said. “It’s really hard for me to explain, because I just did it. I didn’t think about how to explain to somebody how to do it. It’s been a little bit tough.
“He’s adapting very well, and every week it just takes time. Unfortunately, Bergman, Sam and some of these guys have been doing this thing for years, and I think winged starts, Hank’s probably got 15 total. I feel like we just need to get some time under our belt.”
Up next on the docket will be Davis’s toughest test yet: the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Aug. 1-3. The team attended a pair of weekly events at Knoxville to get Davis comfortable around the 1/2-mile ahead of the Nationals and has one more visit planned for Saturday night.
Davis had never competed at Knoxville before this season, and he has quickly learned how the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” presents a challenge unlike any other.
“I learned how hard that place is, and how fast you can get humbled and how fast you can suck somewhere,” Davis said. “The first week we went, we weren’t that great, the second week we went, we were alright. We got better.
“Honestly, I would say for sure we can be in the B-Main on Saturday, but we all obviously want to make the Feature and see what we can do. So, we’ll take what we learned there and go at it.”
Fortunately for Davis, his mentor is a two-time 360 Nationals winner in 2000 and 2008, and that experience has been invaluable in getting him up to speed on the larger tracks on the schedule. And judging by his finish of fourth at the 4/10-mile Lakeside Speedway on Friday, Davis is a quick learner.
“If you look at Lakeside, that’s a big racetrack,” Johnson said. “Going to Knoxville these last two weeks have really elevated our big track program, because at Lakeside, we were in the hunt there. Weren’t quite up to speed with Bergman and Sam, but I do feel like our big track program for him is really coming along.”
Fans can purchase tickets to the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank and find additional event information by clicking here. Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Hafertepe Jr. Dominates 81 Speedway for Third-Straight Victory
WICHITA, KS (July 20, 2024) –
Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first three wins of the season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came consecutively in June, and history repeated itself Saturday night. The five-time Series champion led every lap at 81 Speedway en route to his third-straight Feature win and sixth of the season.
“I came to play tonight,” Hafertepe said. “I did a lot better job tonight as a race car driver, and our car was spot on in Qualifying, and right there in that Feature I think we had a really good piece.”
The Feature began in the exact same fashion as it did 24 hours prior at Lakeside Speedway: with Hafertepe and Seth Bergman sharing the front row. And just like he did the night prior, Hafertepe rode the top lane on the opening lap to take the lead while Bergman fell to fourth after being passed by Landon Britt and Roger Crockett.
When the first caution flew nine laps in for the stopped car of Bradley Fezard, Hafertepe’s lead was nearly a straightaway in length over Matt Covington, who charged from sixth to second early in the race. The stoppage put Covington on Hafertepe’s bumper when the race resumed, but he was unable to do anything more than watch Hafertepe drive away once more.
Issues for Andrew Deal on the restart gave the field another chance at Hafertepe, but another strong jump allowed the No. 15H to hold onto the top spot.
Ten laps later, Danny Wood slowed on the backstretch to force the third yellow of the race. The field was unable to capitalize though, as Hafertepe was already out of range exiting Turn 2 after the restart.
Slower traffic presented one final obstacle for Hafertepe in the final five laps, but he maneuvered through the field with ease and cruised to the checkered flag 1.5 seconds ahead of Covington.
Hafertepe has been consistently praised by his fellow competitors for his speed in traffic, and that expertise was on full display in the closing stages of the race.
“At the beginning of the year, I was blaming all the lap cars for our problems, and it’s my job as a seasoned veteran to figure it out,” Hafertepe said. “I had to quit pointing the finger, it’s my job to get through them. Once I changed that mindset, we’ve done a lot better, I’ve been doing a lot better job in the race car, and we’ve been winning a lot of races.”
Hafertepe’s night began with his sixth overall Quick Time in Qualifying, a total that is six times higher than any other driver in the field.
“It really does help,” Hafertepe said regarding the impact of a strong Qualifying run on the rest of the night. “Anytime you can kind of relax a little in the Heat Race and not have a lot of pressure to win the Heat, I think that really helps you just focus on your car throughout the whole night.”
Covington’s runner-up effort was his fourth-straight top-two finish in Wichita after a win in 2022 and two second-place runs last year.
“We had a winning car, the only problem was Sam did too,” Covington said. “We needed the lap traffic to mix things up, and it was there, and I just never had the opening that I needed. I think that’s what it was going to take for us to win the race.”
Crockett’s first National Tour start since 2022 ended in third place, a remarkable result considering he decided to make the trip just hours before the event.
“Went and got coffee this morning, and Seth Bergman called to ask me about bringing a car to vinyl on Monday,” Crockett said. “He’s like ‘the weather looks pretty good,’ so we turned around, rolled home. We just changed the turbo on our truck last night, my wife and I, so we had to put water in it and everything. We had no intention of racing today.”
Hank Davis came home fourth to collect his fourth top five in a row in National Tour action, while Landon Britt finished fifth for his best run since Dodge City Raceway Park on June 1.
The Hard Charger Award went to Michael Day, who drove from the rear of the field up to 15th in the 30-lap affair.
UP NEXT: The premiere event on the 360 Sprint Car calendar lies ahead for the ASCS National Tour in the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Aug. 1-3 at Knoxville Raceway. Click here to purchase tickets and find additional event information.
Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett[4]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[7]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 7. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[10]; 9. 22M-Rees Moran[9]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[15]; 11. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[16]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 15. 91-Michael Day[21]; 16. 31-Casey Wills[18]; 17. 6G-Bryan Gossel[20]; 18. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 19. 55-Danny Wood[12]; 20. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[17]
Hafertepe Jr. Goes Flag-to-Flag at Lakeside for Fifth National Tour win of 2024
KANSAS CITY, KS (July 19, 2024) –
On a night that began with the overall Quick Time Award, a Heat Race win and a Dash victory, Sam Hafertepe Jr. capped off a perfect trip to Lakeside Speedway Friday by leading all 30 laps of the Feature en route to his second-straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour triumph.
“I feel like my car was phenomenal in the Feature,” Hafertepe said. “I’ve been under the weather all day. I don’t know what I have or what’s wrong with me, just not all there. My car carried me tonight.”
Hafertepe shared the front row with the man he’s chasing in the championship fight, Seth Bergman. The two immediately swapped lanes entering Turn 1 on the opening lap, with Hafertepe ripping the cushion while Bergman rode the bottom. Bergman led briefly down the backstretch, but a bobble in Turn 3 allowed Hafertepe to regain the lead after the opening circuit.
From there, Hafertepe built a half-straightaway lead over the No. 23, but it was erased as soon as the pair caught the back of the field when Tasker Phillips took a tumble on Lap 7.
On the ensuing restart, Bergman again looked to Hafertepe’s inside in the opening set of corners, but was unable to keep pace with Hafertepe exiting Turn 2.
The gap remained fluid for the remainder of the race, with Bergman coming within striking distance on multiple occasions in lap traffic. The point leader jumped the cushion in Turn 1 with 11 to go though, and that was all Hafertepe needed to pull away to a one-second advantage, which he held onto for the remainder of the race.
If battling through illness wasn’t enough, Hafertepe’s car was also experiencing issues throughout the Feature.
“What really hurt us was our throttle was hanging,” Hafertepe said. “That was not allowing me to roll the throttle as good as I usually could through the curb. It made us get super tight a couple of times, and I think when that would happen, Seth would probably reel us back in.”
After a pair of fifth-place runs at Batesville Motor Speedway and Tulsa Speedway, Bergman’s runner-up effort was his first podium finish since his win at Tri-State Speedway on June 15. While Hafertepe’s win allowed him to close in, Bergman’s lead in the standings remains a healthy 127 points entering Saturday’s event at 81 Speedway.
“I feel like I really left everything out there,” Bergman said. “I did everything I could, short of just being reckless and driving through the side of him, which that’s not my style. Did everything I could, found a lane in traffic I thought I was going to be able to use with him, but he was smart enough and heard me, maybe saw the nose wing and he got down there. I was good enough to win, for sure. He just never made a mistake.”
Knoxville Raceway regular Austin McCarl came out on top of a fierce battle with Hank Davis in the closing stages of the race to take the third spot in his first National Tour start of the year.
“That kid did a really good job finding the moisture down there in 1 and 2 and getting by me, I had a really fun race with him,” McCarl said. “Sam and Bergman did a great job, they’re definitely the two top dogs on the ASCS I’d say. We’ll take it, it’s like a 15-year-old motor under that thing that I think runs pretty decent.”
Davis came home in the fourth spot to collect his eighth top five in nine starts with TwoC Racing, while Blake Hahn rounded out the top five, one spot short of his season-best of fourth.
The Hard Charger Award went to Landon Britt, who drove from 13th to ninth for his second-career top 10 in National Tour action at Lakeside.
UP NEXT: Race teams will make the three-hour trip southwest to 81 Speedway in Wichita, where the season continues on Saturday night. Tickets will be available at the gate, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live onDIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 3. 88M-Austin McCarl[4]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[3]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 8. 21-Gunner Ramey[11]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 10. 98P-Miles Paulus[7]; 11. J2-John Carney II[9]; 12. 77-Jack Wagner[14]; 13. 22M-Rees Moran[17]; 14. 09-Matt Juhl[15]; 15. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 16. 55B-Brandon Anderson[18]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[20]; 18. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 19. 88-Terry Easum[23]; 20. 91-Michael Day[24]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[22]; 22. 2-Chase Porter[16]; 23. 1TAZ-Tasker Phillips[10]; 24. 45X-Kyler Johnson[19]
Matt Covington Riding Wave of Momentum from Regional Win into Kansas Doubleheader
CONCORD, NC (July 17, 2024) –
In the three weeks since the last American Sprint Car Series National Tour event at Tulsa Speedway, several drivers have stayed busy at a variety of regional and local Sprint Car races. But only one visited Victory Lane: Matt Covington.
The Glenpool, OK native attended the ASCS Western Plains Region event at Dodge City Raceway Park on July 6 and dominated the night, leading all 20 laps of the Feature from the pole for his first Sprint Car triumph of 2024. While getting laps ahead of the National Tour stop at Dodge City on Aug. 16 was one reason why Covington made the trip, it wasn’t the only factor.
“Kyler Fetters [Dodge City promoter] is always pretty good to me,” Covington said. “So if I can go there or somewhere else, even if it costs me another hour or something, I might still go to Dodge City just because Kyler takes care of me. And it’s a nice racetrack, I don’t mind racing there.”
The friendly staff and pristine facilities aren’t the only aspects of Dodge City that make it one of Covington’s favorite stops on tour, as his recent success rate there is quite high. He took the win on the second night of a National Tour doubleheader last season after finishing fourth on night one, and was on his way to a second-straight win in June until a collision with a slower car relegated him to 20th.
“It’s a perfect oval, 3/8-mile, semi-banked, it’s what I like racing on the most,” Covington said.
One week after the win, Covington made the trip north to Knoxville Raceway to partake in a weekly event ahead of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. While the rundown shows a Feature finish of 14th, that doesn’t tell the whole story of Covington’s night.
“We had some good speed,” Covington said. “We were second on the charts after Hot Laps, qualified in the top 10, made the Feature out of the Heat. We were having a pretty good night for us at Knoxville. I just didn’t know about their one-tire rule and I got busted going out there with a different tire on.
“They made me go back and throw another right rear on, and it was a couple inches smaller than what we were planning on going out there with. So we missed it a little bit in the Feature. We were running two inches less stagger than what we were anticipating, and the track was just too good for that.”
While Covington feels confident about his pace at the Sprint Car Capital of the World, he still has one more tune-up planned before the season’s marquee event.
“I’m going to go back up there after this weekend [for the weekly event on July 27] and try to get one more test session in before the Nationals,” Covington said. “Nationals is tough, got a lot of tough cars there, and they’ve got a lot of tough cars there that get to run there every weekend. A guy like me, I’ve got to get up there a couple times to get some practice to try to compete with them.”
Before teams roll into Knoxville, a pair of Kansas tracks await the National Tour this weekend. The doubleheader kicks off Friday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, where Covington took the checkers last August in the most recent Series appearance at the track. That win was also Covington’s last National Tour win, something he plans on changing this weekend.
“Lakeside’s probably one of our best tracks,” Covington said. “I’ve been there before when the surface was not good at all and you could hardly race at all, but the last handful of times we raced there, I thought it’s been really good.
“The track will slick off pretty quick, but it keeps a top and a little bit on the bottom. So a guy can try to be brave and get real close to the wall, or a guy can be more technical and run the bottom. It really seems to be a nice racy racetrack.”
Once things wrap up at Lakeside, the tour will travel to Wichita for a Saturday showdown at 81 Speedway, another track that has suited Covington well as of late. He was victorious with the National Tour in 2022, and finished second in both Series visits last season.
“I’ve been racing at Wichita since 2009,” Covington said. “The track’s actually a lot different now the last handful of years since they put the wall up around it. Used to, you didn’t really have that, it was pretty much always an around the bottom type of track come Feature time for sure.
“The way they’ve got it now, it’s kind of like Lakeside. The track’s not quite as big and not quite as fast as Lakeside, but it’s still got a concrete wall around it and two pretty decent lines of racing the last handful of times we’ve been there.”
Fans in the Wichita area can buy tickets to Saturday’s race online, while tickets will be on sale at the gate on race day at both tracks. If you can’t make it, watch every ASCS National Tour event live on DIRTVision.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Returns to Kansas for Lakeside, 81 Doubleheader
CONCORD, NC (July 16, 2024) –
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour roars back from a three-week hiatus for the second doubleheader weekend of the year in Kansas.
First up is a stop at Lakeside Speedway for the 11th time in Series history on Friday, July 19 in Kansas City. From there, competitors will make the three-hour drive to 81 Speedway near Wichita and go to battle on Saturday, July 20.
Both nights will feature a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse. The Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by B-Mods and Pure Stocks at Lakeside and A-Mods and Super Stocks at 81.
Tickets to the 81 Speedway event are available online in advance, while both tracks will have tickets on sale at the gate on race day. If you can’t make it to the track, catch every ASCS National Tour race live on DIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
WHAT TIME OFF?: While some teams used the break in the National Tour schedule to regroup after a busy June stretch, others have hit the track several times since last racing at Tulsa Speedway.
Matt Covington was victorious in ASCS Western Plains Region action at Dodge City Raceway Park on July 6, his first win of 2024 with any series. He followed that up with a trip to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night, where he came home 14th in local competition.
Covington was joined at Knoxville by Hank Davis, Jason Martin and Sam Hafertepe Jr., all of whom were looking to turn some extra laps ahead of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank in two weeks. Davis led the ASCS regulars in 11th, while Martin’s night was over following the Last Chance Showdown and Hafertepe finished 12th in the 410 division.
Elsewhere, Kyler Johnson and Zach Blurton scored top 10s with the United Rebel Sprint Series at WaKeeney Speedway in Kansas, while Bryan and Austyn Gossel broke out the pavement Sprint Cars for a pair of events at Colorado National Speedway.
LAKE DAY: The National Tour will return to one of the largest and fastest tracks on the schedule Friday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City.
Last time the Series visited the 4/10-mile oval in August of last year, Covington took the checkers, and it remains his most recent National Tour victory. While it was his first win at the facility, it did not come as much of a surprise, as it was his fourth top-five run at Lakeside with the National Tour.
While Covington’s results in Kansas City suggest he will be a threat to win Friday night, he is far from the only one on tour with past success at the track. The two drivers ahead of him in the standings are both former Lakeside winners, as Seth Bergman was victorious in 2018 while Hafertepe triumphed on two occasions in 2021 and 2022.
WELCOME TO WICHITA: The National Tour made its 81 Speedway debut back in 2001 with a race won by Kevin Ramey, but did not return to the track for 20 years after that inaugural event. Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series star Ryan Timms won the first Series race in Wichita in two decades, and the track has been a regular stop on the schedule ever since.
Much like Lakeside, Covington has plenty of good memories at 81, scoring the win there in 2022 and a pair of runner-up finishes last season. On both occasions, Covington finished second to Martin, who will be going for his third-straight win at the track and first of the year.
The reigning champion’s quest for a repeat crown took a sour turn when he was injured in a crash at Tri-State Speedway and sat out the following race at Batesville Motor Speedway as a result. He rebounded with a P8 run at Tulsa Speedway and will look to continue climbing back up the standings this weekend in his home state.
REMARKABLE ROOKIES: While Bergman has a healthy lead atop the standings, the battle for the Rookie of the Year Award has been tight all season long. Andrew Deal leads the first-year drivers in the tally, while Davis trails him by 90 points entering this weekend’s events. The TwoC Racing driver missed the Feature in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway and was absent at Red Dirt Raceway before joining his current team, and has been playing catch up ever since.
While Davis has not yet found Victory Lane, he has been the epitome of consistency ever since he slid into the No. 2C machine beginning at Rush County Speedway. He has finished in the top five seven times in his first eight starts with the team, with four of those being podiums.
Meanwhile, Deal has racked up just three top fives this season, with his best finish being a runner up at Super Bee to start the year. However, a pair of nights in his native Kansas could present an opportunity for Deal to extend his lead. While neither driver has ever competed at Lakeside under the ASCS banner, Deal has scored three top fives in Sprint Car action at 81 between Sooner Region and Oil Capital Racing Series competition, compared to just one for Davis.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday, July 19 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS
Saturday, July 20 at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will head to the Sprint Car Capital of the World Aug. 1-3 for the most prestigious event in 360 Sprint Car racing, the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
Seth Bergman (1479 points)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-135)
Matt Covington (-149)
Andrew Deal (-213)
Hank Davis (-303)
Kyler Johnson (-325)
Jordon Mallett (-328)
Landon Britt (-335)
Terry Easum (-343)
Zach Blurton (-352)
FEATURE WINNERS (4):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (24):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 9
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 4
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (5):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 4
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (32):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 10
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 9
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 6
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 5
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 4
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 2
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
Michael Day – Farmersville, TX – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Thursday, Nov. 14 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Brady Baker Disqualified, Fined For Failing Fuel Test at Batesville
American Sprint Car Series officials have issued a fine to Sprint Car driver Brady Baker for failing a fuel test after competing in the American Sprint Car Series National Tour event at Batesville Motor Speedway on June 22, 2024.
Fuel samples were collected at the conclusion of the Feature at the event and brought to the ASCS command center where a field test was conducted. The samples that did not pass the field test were sent to an independent laboratory for further testing.
The test revealed the fuel received from the sample was not 100% methanol and did not conform to the benchmark.
Due to the violation, Baker has been disqualified from the event at Batesville Motor Speedway on June 22 and fined, in total $1,600 – $500 fine, $100 for the fuel analysis, and $1,000 in prize money from the event – along with the loss of all championship points earned from the event.
The Series’ rules on fuel are as follows:
Section 6 – Fuel
Methanol or Ethanol only, NO NITRO or additives allowed. Fuel subject to be checked anytime by ASCS officials. NOTE: Fuel samples may be taken at any time during an event for analysis and prize money may be withheld until results are known. (Penalty for fuel infraction will result in forfeiture of all points and moneys won during event detected, and a fine up to $1000 for first infraction. 2nd infraction subject to suspension up to 1 calendar year.)
Fuel Cell must be securely mounted with bladder mandatory. Tank used for Qualifying Heats must be remain for all events. Unless deemed unusable by ASCS Officials.
1 MONTH ALERT: ASCS National Tour Returns to Dodge City, Lincoln County in Mid-August
ASCS Racing
ASCS National Tour at Dodge City Raceway Park
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour’s August adventures bring the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the country back to Kansas and Nebraska.
First, the National Tour will make its second stop of the year at Dodge City Raceway on Friday, Aug. 16. Then, it’ll return to Lincoln County Raceway for the first time since 1998 on Saturday, Aug. 17.
When the Series visited the state-of-the-art Dodge City dirt track in June, fans were treated to an epic showdown between two ASCS champions – Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Jason Martin. The two dueled wheel-to-wheel throughout the race with Hafertepe eventually coming out on top.
In five National Tour events at Dodge City Raceway Park, there’s yet to be a repeat winner. The Tour first visited the dirt track twice in 2005 and saw Gary Wright and Danny Jennings leave victorious. Then, after some time away from the track, the Series returned in 2023 with Martin and Matt Covington each scoring a win.
Covington will enter the August event with a win at Dodge City this year, having won with the Western Plains Region in July.
When the National Tour makes the trip to Nebraska, it’ll be the Series’ first stop in the “Cornhusker State” this year. Its sole visit to Lincoln County Raceway in 1998 was won by Terry Gray. Several ASCS regions have ventured to the track, most recently the ASCS Elite Great Plains Non-Wing Region. Terry Richards Jr. won the race and current Series competitor Austyn Gossel finished fourth.
If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch both races live on DIRTVision.
DODGE CITY EVENT INFO
Date – Friday, Aug. 16
Location – Dodge City, KS
Tickets – Available at track.
Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Dodge City –
2024 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2023 – Jason Martin on July 7, Matt Covington on July 8
2005 – Gary Wright on June 17, Danny Jennings on June 18
LINCOLN COUNTY EVENT INFO
Date – Saturday, Aug. 17
Location – North Platte, NE
Tickets – Available at track.
Previous ASCS National Tour winners at Lincoln County –
1998 – Terry Gray on Aug. 7
Kyler Johnson Ready for Home State Weekend Amid Third National Tour Season
CONCORD, NC (July 10, 2024) –
Kyler Johnson’s Sprint Car career began for the same reason as many other drivers: he wanted to be just like dad.
That goal evolved into to a full-time career with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the Quinter, KS native.
“My dad [Cody] ran Sprint Cars for years, that’s all I ever knew growing up,” Johnson said. “He ran 360s and 410s around the Midwest, and that’s basically all I’ve ever been around. So, whenever I was old enough to get into a Sprint Car, we took the chance at it.”
After a few seasons of competition in the karting world, Johnson made the move into a 305 Sprint Car in 2019 at age 15. While the entry-level division served as a good starting point for Johnson’s career, he wasted no time in taking the next step.
“You’re not going to go anywhere in a 305 Sprint Car,” Johnson said. “That’s just basically all we had around us was 305s, so it was just easiest to run those. And then once we got fed up with all the 305 stuff, we decided to move up to a 360.”
While most drivers opt to initially run a localized schedule to get their feet wet at the higher level, a lack of options close to home meant that option didn’t make sense for the team. Johnson’s alternative? Dive head-first into the National Tour.
“In 2022, there wasn’t any 360 racing around us at all,” Johnson said. “Our nearest track was 81 Speedway, which is still three hours from us, and they only had one show a year. So, we basically figured ‘Well, if we’re going to run 360s, we might as well tough it out and run the whole National deal.’
“We definitely learned a lot that first year, never even driving a 360 until that first show at Devil’s Bowl [Speedway].”
That first appearance resulted in a Last Chance Showdown exit on night one and a 20th-place Feature finish in the finale, but things began trending upward soon after.
Johnson’s rookie season with the Series ended with a ninth-place points finish and his first-career top five at Clay County Fair Speedway in September. Season two brought steady improvements for the No. 45X, as Johnson ended 2023 sixth in the standings after collecting his first National Tour podium at 81 Speedway along the way.
Entering 2024, the primary storyline surrounding ASCS was World Racing Group’s purchase of the Series in March. Midway through the inaugural year under the new ownership, Johnson spoke highly of the improvements he has seen as a competitor.
“I think the change was definitely much needed,” Johnson said. “This just gives a much better platform, definitely a lot more security as far as money and all that goes.”
The Series wasn’t the only one making changes over the winter, as Johnson elected to switch engine providers in hopes of finding more reliability in 2024. However, the move hasn’t gone to plan, as Johnson has still experienced engine issues on multiple occasions across the first 10 events of the season.
“We’ve already kind of steered away from that engine builder too, we’re looking to go to one of the big three engine builders, either Don Ott, Ryder or Fisher,” Johnson said. “We’re not sure what we’re going to do yet, we’re just trying to limp through this year. We’ve had a lot of engine problems already this year.”
On nights where the engine has held together, Johnson has been competitive all year long. He began the season with back-to-back top 10s at Super Bee Speedway and Red Dirt Raceway and picked up two more during Speedweek at Creek County Speedway and Tri-State Speedway. Johnson said finding more pace at the beginning of the night will be key to ending it toward the front on a regular basis.
“Each time we hit the track, we have to make the best of it,” Johnson said. “This is one of the stoutest groups we’ve had in the past three years. It’s hard night in night out, you’ve got to be on kill every second.
“If we could just qualify a little bit better, I feel like we would be much better off. Each night it seems like we go in and we don’t qualify very good, so that puts us behind the eight-ball right off the bat. We’re coming from the back of a Heat Race, fifth or sixth, and that puts us starting at least 15th in the Feature, and you’ve got a lot of work to do at that point.”
Next up on the National Tour calendar is a trip to Johnson’s home state, with a Kansas doubleheader on tap starting Friday, July 19, at Lakeside Speedway and wrapping up Saturday, July 20, at 81 Speedway. Johnson is still searching for his first Series win, and his past performances at both facilities put them on the shortlist of tracks where he could make his first appearance in Victory Lane.
“Lakeside, we seem like we’ve had really good speed there,” Johnson said. “I know our results don’t really show it because we’ve blown up two engines there, but we always seem to qualify good, we have really good speed there, so hopefully we can keep that speed up and keep our engine together.
“And then 81, that’s my favorite track. I’d consider that my home track even though we have tracks closer. My Dad has a lot of history there, he won a lot of races there, that was his home base whenever he was running 360 stuff. That was where my first 305 win was, my first podium with ASCS, we’ve had really good luck there every time. It’s a track that we’re pretty familiar with, and we seem to always run good.”
Fans planning to attend the 81 Speedway event can purchase tickets online in advance, while tickets for both races will be available at the track on race day. Can’t make it to the track? Watch every ASCS National Tour event live on DIRTVision.
Of Rugby and Race Cars: Landon Britt's Road to the National Tour
CONCORD, NC (July 5, 2024) –
For most Sprint Car drivers, their path to stardom starts in go-karts before advancing through the likes of Micro Sprints, Midgets and anything else with four wheels and an engine they can get their hands on.
But for Landon Britt, his trajectory toward the American Sprint Car Series National Tour took a bit of a detour in his teens.
“Got out of racing for a little bit, about three years, and got into rugby really heavy,” Britt said. “I grew up in more of a country area, and rugby was kind of a big thing out there. I had multiple friends that played, and they kept talking to me, ‘Try to come, try to come,’ and eventually I went, and from there on I just played.
“The summer before my junior year [of high school], I started playing, and then played my junior and senior years, and then played about a year after high school where I played on a men’s team.”
Perhaps there’s an alternate timeline in which Britt is preparing to head to Paris to represent the United States on the Olympic rugby pitch. However, the urge to get back behind the wheel of a race car was too much to resist.
“Me and my dad had always talked about getting back into racing,” said Britt, who raced go-karts as a child before his rugby hiatus. “I told him I wanted to get out of the go-kart world, I wanted to move up.”
While many drivers have had their heart set on Sprint Cars as the ultimate goal since day one, Britt was always one who explored his options.
“We had talked about doing autocross, and getting into something like that,” Britt said. “We just really didn’t want to race against the clock the entire time.”
From there, Britt went looking for a form of racing where you could slide cars through the corners at extreme speeds, inches away from other competitors doing the same thing. His calling soon became clear.
“I had mentioned something about doing Formula Drift, and then he had mentioned Sprint Cars, and we just kind of sat down and talked about it,” Britt said. “Honestly, Sprint Cars have just been the answer the whole time. When we both talked about it, everything just led back to Sprint Cars. I’m not really sure what drew the attention to it, it’s just what we chose, and we fell in love with it after we chose it.”
Once Britt settled on Sprint Cars as his chariot of choice, he became a regular at dirt tracks around his Memphis home before slowly expanding his schedule. After a few seasons of regional competition, 2022 marked Britt’s first full season on the ASCS National Tour, which he said was always the destination for his team.
“In the 360 world, there’s not a more elite series,” Britt said. “The level of competition, everything that ASCS brings has been on a broader and more elite level.”
After a rookie season that included three top fives and a seventh-place points finish, Britt became a National Tour winner for the first time in 2023, taking the checkers at Arrowhead Speedway in September. For the inexperienced and undermanned LB Motorsports team, the win proved that they could go toe-to-toe with the best in the business.
“Being a smaller, father-son, two-man team, first-generation driver trying to run against these guys that have been doing it 10, 15, 20 years, it’s very tough,” Britt said. “They already have the knowledge, and we don’t.”
When he isn’t chasing the National Tour across the country, Britt can be found back home working at his father’s HVAC business, something that has been part of his life for nearly as long as racing.
“I started doing it when I was 12 years old. Summers, weekend deals, and then at 18 years old was when I went full time,” Britt said. “Our weekly schedule is wake up, get to the [HVAC] shop at eight (in the morning), work however late it may take to get what work needs to be done, and I’m at the [race] shop after the fact.
“It’s not ‘walk in every morning and go straight to car stuff’ like some of these guys have time to do. Versus us, the business has to come first, because it’s what’s pushing this car around.”
Ten races into his third season on the National Tour, Britt sits eighth in the standings, just seven points out of the familiar seventh spot he has finished in his previous two years. He said the No. 10 team remains focused on continually making strides until they become frequent visitors to Victory Lane.
“This year we’ve grabbed some other ideas and some things that we’re trying,” Britt said. “At some points, it’s a little bit more of a struggle, but every place we go to we figure out a little bit more and more of what really needs to be done in these certain situations.”
Britt will be joined by the rest of the National Tour stars when the season resumes in Kansas at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, July 19, and 81 Speedway on Saturday, July 20. Tickets to both events will be available at the gate on race day, and if you can’t make it, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
ASCS Elite Non-Wing Making Big O Speedway Return Saturday
Bringing wingless action to Ennis, TX, on Saturday, July 6, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will headline action at Big O Speedway.
It’ll be the Series’ first time back at Big O Speedway since July 17, 2021, which was won by Oklahoma’s Steven Shebester.
The $2,000-to-win race will be the Series’ second race of the season since kicking off the year at Lonestar Speedway in May.
Gates opens at 5 p.m. with Hot Laps at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m. (CT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Other classes include UMP Super Late Models, Limited Modifieds, Eco Limited Modifieds, Jr. Limited Modifieds, Crown Vics, and Factory Stocks.
Big O Speedway is located at 3118 FM 85 in Ennis, Texas. For more information, log onto the track’s website or call (317) 777-2222. The track can also be found on Facebook.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found on the ASCS website. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or email elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
ASCS Western Plains Rolling Into Dodge City This Saturday
Bryan Hulbert
Dodge City Raceway Park graces the ASCS Western Plains schedule for the first time on Saturday, July 6.
However, it’ll be the 3/8-mile dirt track’s second time hosting an American Sprint Car Series event this year as the ASCS National Tour ran the Steve King Memorial on June 1. The show saw Series champions Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Jason Martin treat fans to an epic duel with Hafertepe coming out on top.
The race will be the fourth outing for the ASCS Western Plains Region. Colorado’s Adam Trimble leads tour standings by 116 markers over Blair Cooper. Third is held by Zach Merritt, with Nick Nichols and Cole MacEwen making up the top five.
Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. (CT). Tickets are $15, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Other divisions include Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Sport Compacts, Cruisers, and Modifieds for a 50-lap special.
Dodge City Raceway Park is at 11322 110 Rd. in Dodge City, Kan. For more information on the track, go online or call (620) 225-3277.
The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
Tulsa Rescheduled for Nov. 14 with Added Program for Huge Championship Weekend
TULSA, OK (July 1, 2024) –
The Dirt Down in T-Town finale at Tulsa Speedway for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 14, with the addition of another full show that day.
The night’s program will include the Dirt Down in T-Town's remaining Dash and $6,000-to-win Feature that were postponed due to weather, as well as a separate $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start event.
This sets up a massive three-day, four race, championship weekend for the National Tour as its final two races of the season will take place 30 minutes down the road at Creek County Speedway, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16. The Fuzzy’s Fall Fling will include a $4,000-to-win Feature on Friday before the season wraps up with a $10,000-to-win event on Saturday. In total, approximately $100,000 in purse money will be paid out across the three nights of racing.
The Series banquet will be held on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, where the first National Tour champion under the World Racing Group banner will be celebrated and presented with a $40,000 winner’s check. The top 10 finishers in the standings will also each receive their share of the points fund totaling more than $150,000.
“After talking with [Tulsa Speedway promoter] Keith Haney, we were able to make lemonade out of lemons on this and put it on the same weekend with Creek County,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS National Tour series director. “It makes for a big weekend for us to finish our year out with.”
Ticket information and other event details for the weekend will be released in the coming months.
The ASCS National Tour will return to action in three weeks at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, July 19, and 81 Speedway on Saturday, July 20.
Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision all season long.
POINTS UPDATE: Hafertepe Jr., Covington Close in on Bergman
Spence Smithback
LATEST RACE: Tulsa Speedway (June 28)
CURRENT POINTS LEADER: A fifth-place run on Friday night was Seth Bergman’s eighth top five through the first 10 races of 2024. That consistency has netted him a 135-point advantage over Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the standings as he works towards his first National Tour title.
MOVERS
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (+1): The Sunnyvale, TX native entered Tulsa with a one-point deficit to Matt Covington for the second spot in his quest for a record-breaking sixth Series championship. A dominant win on Friday was enough to overtake Covington and close the gap to Bergman to 135 markers entering the Kanas doubleheader in three weeks.
Matt Covington (-1): Covington’s third-place effort was his fourth podium finish of the year, but with Hafertepe on the top step, he still fell from second to third in the rundown. The next stop on the tour could be a golden opportunity for Covington to visit Victory Lane, as he won the National Tour’s most recent visit to Lakeside Speedway last August.
Hank Davis (+3): Davis is another name on the shortlist of drivers on the verge of a win, finishing on the podium for the fourth time in eight races with TwoC Racing. The Chili Bowl standout has been playing catch-up ever since he joined the tour beginning at Rush County Speedway, and his runner up at Tulsa expedited that process, sending him into the top five for the first time this season.
Jordon Mallett (-1): Fresh off his first win of 2024 at Batesville Motor Speedway, Mallett sought to ride the wave of momentum into Tulsa, but the Brandon Anderson Motorsports team never found their stride. A poor qualifying run put the No. 55B machine behind the eight-ball all night, and Mallett was unable to advance higher than 18th in the Feature, costing him one spot in the points table.
TOP 10 IN POINTS
1. Seth Bergman (1395 points)
2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-135)
3. Matt Covington (-149)
4. Andrew Deal (-213)
5. Hank Davis (-303)
6. Kyler Johnson (-325)
7. Jordon Mallett (-328)
8. Landon Britt (-335)
9. Terry Easum (-343)
10. Zach Blurton (-352)
For the full Series standings, click here.
NEXT RACES: Lakeside Speedway (July 19), 81 Speedway (July 20)
If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision.
Hafertepe Jr. Returns to Victory Lane on Night One at Tulsa
TULSA, OK (June 28, 2024) –
For the second race in a row, Sam Hafertepe Jr. led all but one lap in an American Sprint Car Series National Tour Feature. He led the one that counted Friday at Tulsa Speedway though, taking the victory on the opening night of the Dirt Down in T-Town.
“Hats off to my guys, they work hard every week,” Hafertepe said following his fourth Series win of 2024. “We want to win, and it takes hard work and dedication. These guys are dedicated, and we really appreciate it.”
After setting a new track record in Qualifying and finishing second in the Dash, Hafertepe started on the outside of Dash winner Matt Covington in the Feature. A strong launch for Covington allowed him to move up in front of Hafertepe before the pair made it to Turn 1 on the opening lap, and he rode the top lane through the opening set of corners to lead the first circuit.
Covington’s time out front did not last long, as the No. 95 car slipped up and out of the groove exiting Turn 2 on Lap 2, allowing Hafertepe to sneak past on the bottom. The five-time National Tour champion made the most of the opportunity, as he built a lead of more than half a second by the end of the lap.
Just as Hafertepe caught the tail end of the field for the first time, Landon Britt got upside down in Turn 2 to rerack the field nine laps into the 30-lap event.
Covington looked to Hafertepe’s outside on the restart, but Hafertepe was quick to drive away once more and extend his lead to more than two seconds at the midway point.
Hafertepe quickly caught slower traffic once again at the quarter-mile bullring, which allowed Covington to get within striking distance of the leader with less than 10 to go. But before he had a chance to pounce, Hafertepe found another gear and powered away to a three-second gap at the checkers.
“The longer the race, the better,” Hafertepe said. “I feel like we stay going pretty solid in a long race and a lot of guys fade. I think that’s just one of our strengths.”
The 69th win of Hafertepe’s National Tour career came in his debut at the new facility. With more than 20 years of experience as a traveling Sprint Car racer, he had plenty of laps around similar venues to lean on entering the night.
“We’ve raced so many different racetracks in my career, a lot of times you just have a package that you start at with certain types of shapes of racetracks,” Hafertepe said. “Even if you haven’t been there, it usually gives you a good baseline. I felt like tonight, we had a good baseline to start, obviously we broke the track record. Yeah, there’s places to compare it to, but it’s usually a conglomeration of three or four racetracks into one.”
A key reason why the margin at the finish was so large was the battle for second taking place behind Hafertepe. Hank Davis made his way up from seventh and wrestled away the second spot from Covington in the closing laps for his fourth podium finish of the season.
Davis was a regular at Tulsa in the track’s 305 Sprint Car division before making his way into the 360 ranks, and he credited that experience as a key reason behind his strong run.
“I’ve probably got more laps than most everyone here,” Davis said. “Tried to use that to my advantage tonight. If we had started a little further forward, I think we would have been alright. Just had to work really hard to get past guys, and I think that hurt us.”
Covington raced through an illness to come home in the third spot. While he lost the second position in the standings to Hafertepe, he gained 10 points on leader Seth Bergman, who finished fifth.
“I’m not disappointed with a top five at Tulsa Speedway,” Covington said. “It’s not one of my best tracks. If we can pull off podiums at our not-good tracks, our season’s going good.”
The race was a co-sanctioned event with the ASCS Sooner Region, and they were well-represented at the front of the pack by Sean McClelland, who finished fourth for his best finish at the track with any series.
The Hard Charger Award went to Oklahoma’s own Blake Hahn, who used a Last Chance Showdown win to secure his spot in the Feature before driving from 16th to sixth in the main event.
UP NEXT: The Series returns to Tulsa on Saturday for the $6,000-to-win Dirt Down in T-Town finale. Fans will be admitted for $25 per carload, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[7]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 4. 1-Sean McClelland[5]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[16]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[9]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 9. 91-Michael Day[12]; 10. 5H-Harli White[6]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[13]; 12. 8-Alex Sewell[8]; 13. 2J-Zach Blurton[10]; 14. 16G-Austyn Gossel[18]; 15. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 16. 55-Johnny Kent[21]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[15]; 18. 55B-Jordon Mallett[20]; 19. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 20. 20-Noah Harris[19]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[22]; 22. 10-Landon Britt[17]
Seth Bergman: Sprint Car Star, Coffee Connoisseur
TULSA, OK (June 27, 2024) –
Unlike most other national racing series, several competitors on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour have full-time jobs outside of racing that keep them busy during the week. For Seth Bergman, that job is operating Evergreen Coffee Company, a growing chain of coffee shops in the Tulsa area.
“We’ve got coffee, we’ve got alternatives to coffee we can do,” Bergman said regarding Evergreen’s offerings. “Any sort of Red Bull drinks, smoothies, frappes, we sell this stuff called Lotus. You’ve got to go there and just talk to the baristas and they can fill you in on all the secrets.”
Long before he ever dreamed of getting into the coffee business, the Washington native hit the road with the ASCS for the first time in 2009 after making his way through the karting, Mini Sprint and Limited Sprint ranks in the northwest. Following a rough rookie season in which he made just six Feature starts in 20 attempts, Bergman returned to local Sprint Car competition in 2010.
The decision paid dividends, as Bergman was crowned the 2010 track champion in the 360 Sprint Car class at Grays Harbor Raceway before returning to the National Tour in 2011. The second go-round was a much bigger success, as Bergman became a regular visitor to Victory Lane in the years that followed, starting with his first triumph at Riverside International Speedway in 2012.
“I was racing full-time with ASCS,” Bergman said. “My wife was traveling full-time with me and my daughter, we had a motorhome that we were living in.”
After seven years of living the RV life, Bergman decided to permanently relocate to Owasso, OK in 2018 to be right in the heart of 360 Sprint Car country. Shortly thereafter, Evergreen Coffee Company was born.
“We’re both originally from the west coast, and the coffee scene out there is a little different, and we were having a hard time finding coffee that we liked,” said the 21-time National Tour winner. “We just figured we would take a chance, start our own, and we did. And it just took off. It took off so much that it actually took me away from racing full time.”
Bergman maintained a limited schedule from 2019 until 2023, with this season marking his return to the championship chase. On the nights Bergman did unload, he was as competitive as always, scoring three National Tour victories and more than a dozen regional wins during his time as a part-timer.
His background as a Sprint Car racer is certainly unlike most other coffee shop owners, and he credits that difference as one of the reasons why the business was so successful so quickly.
“I try to run the business like I would a race team,” Bergman said. “Everything I’ve ever learned is from racing. Just very detail-oriented, organized, try to run really nice shops. It’s played a big part in our success for the coffee side of things.”
While Bergman’s wife, Hailey, primarily handles social media, marketing, and other day-to-day needs, Seth is tasked with handling the mechanical side of the business in between his busy racing schedule. Anytime a coffee grinder requires a trip to the work area, he’s the first on the scene.
“If there’s anything that needs to be worked on, or anything’s broken, fixing stuff, making sure things are going smoothly,” Bergman said. “Any new construction we’ve done, I’ve been a big part of it. We just got done with a remodel of one of our places. That was going on during Speedweek, so that was hard. I hired it out, but we still have to oversee things, make sure things are going right.”
While a Sprint Car team and a coffee shop are as different as two businesses can be, Bergman works to ensure that the two support each other as much as possible. The revenue from Evergreen allows the race team to operate at full strength each weekend, while the race car is an important marketing tool for the business, especially when the tour comes close to home.
“Me and my family, we own the race team, we own our coffee shops, and I don’t have a big headlining sponsor on the race team, so we just thought it would be cool to rep our own brand and have our coffee shops on the side of our car,” Bergman said. “It should be a big hit for us this weekend.”
Bergman’s next stop on the road to his first National championship will be Tulsa Speedway, located just a few miles away from his home and businesses. The current points leader will have two chances on Friday and Saturday night to park Evergreen’s fastest billboard in Victory Lane in front of his neighbors and customers.
“All of our coffee shops are like five miles away from the racetrack basically, no more than 10 miles,” Bergman said. “I think the atmosphere will be good, there will be a lot of race fans, should be a good car count. We’ll have a lot of our employees and friends from home that will be out there, so it should be a cool weekend.”
Bergman encourages any locals and visitors in town for this weekend’s festivities to stop by one of the shops for a quick sip before heading to the track. Just don’t expect to find him behind the counter whipping it up for you.
“I’m not in there making coffee every day,” Bergman said with a laugh. “We have our baristas that do all that.”
Bergman and the rest of the National Tour stars will headline the Dirt Down in T-Town at Tulsa Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 28-29. Admission for fans is priced at $25 per carload, with no limit to the number of people per vehicle. Can’t make it to the track? Catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Rolls into Tulsa for Dirt Down in T-Town
TULSA, OK (June 26, 2024) –
The American Sprint Car Series will wrap up a busy June schedule this Friday and Saturday, June 28-29 at Tulsa Speedway with the two-night Dirt Down in T-Town.
The event culminates with a $6,000-to-win Feature on Saturday night, with a total purse increase of more than $3,000. Friday’s race will feature a standard $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start payout.
The Sprint Cars will be joined on the card by B-Mods and Tuners on Friday and Factory Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Tuners on Saturday.
Fans will be admitted for $25 per carload on both nights, with no limit on the number of people per vehicle. DIRTVision will have live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
TULSA TIME: The air might be 50 degrees warmer than it usually is when the dirt racing world converges on Tulsa, but the on-track action will be just as hot.
This weekend will mark the third and fourth National Tour races at Tulsa Speedway, which was built adjacent to the Tulsa Raceway Park dragstrip and opened in 2021. Blake Hahn took the win in the track’s inaugural season, while Tim Crawley visited Victory Lane in the most recent visit in 2022.
Tulsa Speedway promoter and drag racing superstar Keith Haney has pulled out all the stops to make the Dirt Down in T-Town a premiere event on the Sprint Car calendar. In addition to the increased purse for the race teams, fans will be treated to an autograph session at 5 p.m. on Saturday, live music, and shaded seating areas to take a break from the summer heat.
WELCOME BACK JASON: Reigning champion Jason Martin will return to the track this weekend at Tulsa. The Kansas native elected to sit out last weekend’s event at Batesville Motor Speedway as a precaution following a hard impact with the catchfence in the Speedweek finale at Tri-State Speedway. Following a visit with his doctor, Martin received the all-clear to get back in the seat of his No. 36 machine.
His absence at Batesville, as well as a pair of crashes to end Speedweek cost him dearly in the points chase, as he now sits 11th in the standings. Martin’s climb back into the top 10 will commence at a track where he has struggled in the past, as he finished outside the top 15 in both of his previous Tulsa appearances with the National Tour.
SUB DRIVER DELIVERS: Ever since Jordon Mallett jumped in the No. 55B to fill in for the injured Brandon Anderson, he has been consistently fast early in the night before fading by the end of the Feature. The opposite was true on Saturday night at Batesville, where Mallett lurked behind leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. for 24 laps until making the winning move on the final circuit.
The victory was Mallett’s second-consecutive podium finish and seventh-straight top 10, dating back to his debut in the car at Rush County Speedway on May 31. He’ll aim to keep those streaks alive at Tulsa, where much like most of his competitors, his experience at the new facility is limited.
Mallett’s lone Sprint Car start at the track came with the National Tour in 2022, and he came home fourth against a strong field that included the likes of Wayne Johnson, Dale Howard, Cannon McIntosh and Landon Crawley.
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR: Nine races into the 2024 National Tour season, Matt Covington has done everything except win a Feature. The No. 95 car has been fast each night, as his three Heat Race wins and six Dash appearances this season put him top-three in both categories. Covington’s eight top 10 finishes are more than anyone not named Seth Bergman, and his lone throwaway night came when he collided with a slower car while leading at Dodge City Raceway Park.
While scoring his maiden win of 2024 will be the primary goal in Tulsa, Covington will also be looking to close in on points leader Seth Bergman and pull away from Sam Hafertepe Jr., who trails Covington by a single point in their battle for the second spot. To do that, he will need to improve on his past performances at Tulsa, as his two National Tour starts there ended with finishes of 15th and 16th.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday and Saturday, June 28-29 at Tulsa Speedway in Tulsa, OK.
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will return from a three-week hiatus with a Sunflower State doubleheader at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, July 19 and 81 Speedway on Saturday, July 20.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
Seth Bergman (1270 points)
Matt Covington (-159)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-160)
Andrew Deal (-207)
Kyler Johnson (-296)
Jordon Mallett (-297)
Landon Britt (-298)
Hank Davis (-320)
Terry Easum (-326)
Zach Blurton (-331)
FEATURE WINNERS (4):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (6):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 2
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 8
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 8
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 6
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 4
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 4
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (4):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 3
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (31):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 9
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 8
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 7
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 6
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 6
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 6
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 5
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 5
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 2
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
Dale Howard – Byhalia, MS – 1
Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Jordon Mallett (1)
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Saturday, Jun. 29 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Friday, Sep. 6 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI
Saturday, Sep. 7 / Winneshiek Raceway / Decorah, IA
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Mallett Uses Last-Lap Pass to Claim First Win of 2024
LOCUST GROVE, AR (June 22, 2024) –
Ever since Jordon Mallett began filling in for the injured Brandon Anderson, he’s said he wouldn’t be driving the No. 55B car if he didn’t think it was capable of winning.
He proved that Saturday night at Batesville Motor Speedway as he picked up his first win of the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour season in thrilling fashion over Sam Hafertepe Jr.
“They put a lot of faith in me to do my job,” Mallett said. “I can’t thank those guys enough for the work they put in.”
Hafertepe’s Dash win put him on the pole for the 25-lap Feature as he looked to put the No. 15H in Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2024. A strong start gave Hafertepe a three-car-length advantage down the backstretch on Lap 1 over Mallett, who got to Matt Covington’s inside in the first corner to move from third to second.
The gap between Hafertepe and Mallett hovered around one second through the opening seven laps until Hafertepe caught the tail end of the field. While the slower cars did allow Mallett to close in, Hafertepe was able to pass cars quickly enough to deny Mallett the chance to pounce.
“I knew if I could keep pace with him all race, I felt like we were pretty good,” Mallett said. “Towards the end, I just kept fine-tuning my line and trying to find something.”
The stalled car of Andrew Deal reracked the field on Lap 16, giving Hafertepe and Mallett a clear track to duel on. When the race resumed, Mallett went to the bottom of the track to counter the top lane that Hafertepe had been running all night. The two remained side-by-side for two laps after the restart before Hafertepe finally managed to clear Mallett off Turn 4.
Much like the first half of the race, Hafertepe pulled away to a one-second lead over Mallett before he caught traffic and allowed Mallett to close.
A brilliant run through Turns 3 and 4 put Mallett within a car length of Hafertepe coming to the white flag. He dove to the bottom lane once more in Turn 2, and this time he found enough momentum to clear Hafertepe with half a lap to go. Hafertepe went to the bottom himself in Turn 3 but came up empty handed as he watched Mallett take the checkered flag – the second National Tour win of Mallett’s career and first since 2021.
“I was just able to charge through the bottom, enter high and go across the bottom and then float up,” Mallett said. “The car just kept getting better and better at doing that the last three or four laps. The last lap, I knew if I could get to him, I could clear him. We had one shot, and I felt like we made the most of the opportunity.”
Hafertepe’s second-place run was a strong rebound from a crash and engine issues in the last two events, moving him up one spot to third in the standings. Nevertheless, the five-time Series champion was still frustrated to come up short after dominating most of the night.
“When you’re leading these races, you don’t know what’s going on behind you,” Hafertepe said. “I felt some rubber off Turn 4, so I knew where to be there, just in [Turns] 1 and 2 we didn’t know where to be. Honestly, I think we had been alright, just the last lap it felt like our right rear just went away.”
A third-place effort for Covington allowed him to hold onto second in points, 159 markers behind sixth-place runner Seth Bergman, as he continues the hunt for his first win of the season.
“Pulled my wing back, changed my line up a little bit, and that seemed to wake my car up and make it feel a lot better,” Covington said regarding the adjustments he made under the lone caution of the night. “The longer the race went on, the more abrasive the track got, it just started to bring the track to my car, and we got better there at the end. Just not quite good enough.”
Hank Davis came home fourth to pick up his sixth top five in seven races with TwoC Racing, while Brady Baker rounded out the top five for his best run since finishing third in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway.
Hurricane Area Super Sprints regular Brad Bowden drove from 16th to 10th to claim the Hard Charger Award in his first National Tour appearance of the year.
UP NEXT: The National Tour returns to Oklahoma for the inaugural Dirt Down in T-Town at Tulsa Speedway on June 28-29. Fans will be admitted for $25 per carload, while DIRTVision will have live coverage available for those unable to make it to the track.
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 55B-Jordon Mallett[3]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[6]; 5. 71-Brady Baker[4]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 7. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 9. 2J-Zach Blurton[8]; 10. 8-Brad Bowden[16]; 11. 91-Michael Day[17]; 12. 16G-Austyn Gossel[11]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[15]; 14. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 15. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 16. 6G-Bryan Gossel[14]; 17. 14-Jamey Mooney[19]; 18. 15D-Andrew Deal[10]; 19. 16S-Steven Howell[18]
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: National Tour Returns to Batesville for One Night Only
LOCUST GROVE, AR (June 20, 2024) –
There’s no time for a post-Speedweek hangover as the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will roar back to life at Batesville Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 22.
The one-night show will feature a standard $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse. The Sprint Cars will be joined in the itinerary by IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Midwest Modifieds and Factory Stocks.
Tickets will be available at the gate on race day, with live coverage available on DIRTVision for those unable to make it to the track.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
BACK TO BATESVILLE: The National Tour is making its return trip to the Arkansas 3/8-mile for the first time since 2022 after last season’s date was lost to rain.
Batesville was a regular stop for the Series in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but it was off the calendar from 2004 until 2021. Since its return to the schedule, Dale Howard and Tim Crawley won the two races held in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
The only two current full-timers to finish top 10 in both recent Batesville events are Jordon Mallett and Matt Covington, and both will look to use that experience at the track to collect their first Series win of the season.
BERGMAN’S RISE: Seth Bergman has been back in his family-owned No. 23 car for less than a month and has already collected impressive stats.
The Washington native was already the points leader when he switched back, and he turned up the performance even further during Speedweek. Two wins and four podiums in four races was enough for the miniseries title. It also led to him extending his points lead to 172 points over Covington.
This week’s venue could present a challenge as Saturday’s race will serve as Bergman’s Batesville debut. However, this year’s events at Rush County Speedway and Tri-State Speedway also marked Bergman’s first visit to both tracks, and he ended the night in Victory Lane on both occasions.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN: Sam Hafertepe Jr. began Speedweek with back-to-back wins at Texarkana 67 Speedway and Creek County Speedway and was in contention for another triumph at Arrowhead Speedway until he jumped the cushion and pounded the wall in Turn 4 coming to the white flag.
Early in the night at Tri-State, Hafertepe appeared to be back on track when he went to the top of the board in his Qualifying group, but engine trouble in his Heat Race brought an early end to his race for the second-straight night.
Midway through Speedweek, it looked like Hafertepe would be heading to Batesville as Seth Bergman’s biggest rival in the championship chase. Instead, he sits fourth in the standings, 180 points behind Bergman entering a track he last raced at 18 years ago.
MARTIN’S MISHAPS: Reigning National Tour champion Jason Martin arrived at Texarkana for the Speedweek opener second in points but fell to fifth before the week was over. Whether it was a rear-end lockup at Texarkana or getting swept up in accidents at Arrowhead and Tri-State, a myriad of issues out of Martin’s control kept him from finishing towards the front.
Martin’s two National Tour Feature starts at Batesville may have been separated by 19 years, but he finished 13th in 2003 and 2022. However, to close his 231-point gap to Bergman, he may need to score a career-best run at the track.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Saturday, June 22, at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, AR
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will head to Tulsa Speedway for the inaugural Dirt Down in T-Town on Friday-Saturday, June 28-29.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (TOP 10):
1. Seth Bergman (1148 points)
2. Matt Covington (-172)
3. Andrew Deal (-179)
4. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-201)
5. Jason Martin (-231)
6. Kyler Johnson (-274)
7. Landon Britt (-292)
8. Terry Easum (-308)
9. Zach Blurton (-322)
10. Jordon Mallett (-325)
FEATURE WINNERS (3):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 4
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (5):
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 4
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Josh McCord – Bossier City, LA – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (19):
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 2
Seth Bergman – Snohomsih, WA – 2
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (23):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 7
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 5
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 3
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 2
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Elijah Gile – Phoenix, AZ – 1
Cody Gardner – Benton, AR – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (4):
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 2
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (12):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 3
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 3
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (29):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 8
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 7
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 7
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 5
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 5
Hank Davis – Sand Springs, OK – 5
Jordon Mallett – Greenbrier, AR – 5
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 4
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 4
Blake Hahn – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 3
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 3
Rees Moran – Tulsa, OK – 3
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Brekton Crouch – Lubbock, TX – 1
Jeremy Huish – Jetmore, KS – 1
Zach Blurton – Quinter, KS – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Jeremy Campbell – Wichita, KS – 1
Harli White – Lindsay, OK – 1
Austyn Gossel – Windsor, CO – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Fred Mattox – Drumright, OK – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Friday, May 31 / Rush County Speedway / La Crosse, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
Saturday, Jun. 1 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
Tuesday, Jun. 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
Thursday, Jun. 13 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
Friday, Jun. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Seth Bergman (3)
Saturday, Jun. 15 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Seth Bergman (4)
Saturday, Jun. 22 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR
Friday, Jun. 28 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Saturday, Jun. 29 / Tulsa Speedway / Tulsa, OK
Friday, Jul. 19 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS
Saturday, Jul. 20 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS
Thursday, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Saturday, Aug. 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 16 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Saturday, Aug. 17 / Lincoln County Raceway / North Platte, NE
Friday, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Saturday, Aug. 24 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT
Friday, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Saturday, Aug. 31 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT
Friday, Sep. 6 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI
Saturday, Sep. 7 / Winneshiek Raceway / Decorah, IA
Tuesday, Sep. 10 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
Friday, Sep. 13 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Sep. 14 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sep. 27 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Saturday, Sep. 28 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, AR
Friday, Oct. 11 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO
Saturday, Oct. 12 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY
Friday, Oct. 18 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Saturday, Oct. 19 / RPM Speedway / Crandall, TX
Friday, Nov. 15 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Saturday, Nov. 16 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK
Jordon Mallett Making Strides as National Tour's Super Sub
CONCORD, NC (June 19, 2024) –
In the leadup to the 2024 racing season, Jordon Mallett thought he was going to take a step back from the grind of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.
With his first child on the way, he was content with scaling back. But then came the call from Brandon Anderson, who suffered a broken arm from a crash in May.
“He had gotten hurt in the car, was going to be out several weeks, and wanted to know if I had any interest in filling the seat,” said Mallett, who finished third in National Tour points last year. “Just had some conversations with him and with Kyle [Anderson] and got our heads together, thought about it, looked at it from my perspective of our team, we were running really well. We didn’t have any major scheduling conflicts with the proposed schedule they had laid out while he was going to be injured. It just mutually worked out.”
Anderson said he considered several different candidates for the fill-in position, but ultimately decided Mallett was the best option on the table.
“I looked at all my competitors, people that I had known in racing,” Anderson said. “He seemed to be the one that really carried themselves the best on the track and off the track.”
After receiving the green light from his sponsors, Mallett got to work beginning with the National Tour stop at Rush County Speedway on May 31. From that moment forward, Mallett has appeared to fit the Brandon Anderson Motorsports team like a glove, going a perfect six-for-six on top 10s, culminating in a second-place result at Tri-State Speedway to wrap up Speedweek. Nevertheless, Mallett believes there is still more left in the tank.
“We’ve had speed every night that I’ve been in the car,” Mallett said. “They’ve got really good equipment; they’ve got everything we need to be successful. Like I said when we started this deal, I felt like once we got in a routine, we were a consistent top-five contender every night.
“I wouldn’t be in the seat if I didn’t think we had the equipment and the brains capable of winning a race.”
For much of Mallett’s time behind the wheel of Anderson’s car, he seemed to have good speed in preliminary action, but struggled to maintain it in the Feature until Tri-State rolled around.
“Ever since we partnered up, we’ve just been really good and really consistent early on, and we’ve lacked something in the Feature,” Mallett said. “Just trying to get me comfortable in the car in the Feature to actually charge forward and have a good race car at the end of the show. Seems like we’ve had a good car at the beginning of the Feature and it just kind of went away, so Saturday night (at Tri-State) was a really good night that we could finally find that threshold that I’m a little bit happier with.”
The strong finishes also confirmed to Anderson that he made the right decision in choosing an experienced wheelman like Mallett to join his team.
“I see a little bit more maturity there, more patience,” Anderson said. “He’s able to articulate things a little bit better and really just keep his cool.”
Mallett’s search for his second Series win, and first with the Andersons, will continue this Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway – about an hour away from his Greenbrier, AR home. Despite his close proximity to the track, Mallett doesn’t have nearly as many laps around Batesville as most drivers do at tracks in their home region.
“I think we’ve been there cumulatively maybe three times in my career,” Mallett said. “It is just a little over an hour from the house, but rarely do they run Sprint Cars very often.”
With Anderson expected to return to the cockpit later this summer, Mallett said he will return to the seat of his family-owned car on a part-time schedule. His No. 14 machine has already shown speed in 2024, as Mallett won a United Sprint Car Series event at Pine Ridge Speedway in Mississippi on May 27, his last race before moving to the Anderson team.
“As soon as Brandon is healed up, I’ll just go back to my seat in my car and continue on with our schedule like we had originally planned,” Mallett said.
Until then, Mallett is laser-focused on one goal: parking the No. 55B machine in Victory Lane.
“I don’t think I’ve got a car that can win,” Mallett said. “I know I’ve got a car that can win.”
Mallett and the rest of the ASCS National Tour competitors will continue their chase for the championship on Saturday night, June 22 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, AR. Tickets will be available at the gate on race day, while every lap will be streamed live on DIRTVision.
POINTS UPDATE: Speedweek Championship Multiplies Bergman’s Lead
Spence Smithback
LATEST RACES: Texarkana 67 Speedway (June 11), Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14), Tri-State Speedway (June 15)
CURRENT POINTS LEADER: With two wins, four podium finishes, a 1.5 average finish and a Speedweek championship, last week couldn’t have gone much better for Seth Bergman. His lead over the competition is more than three times larger than it was one week ago as a result, going from 57 points entering the week to his current 172-point margin.
MOVERS
Matt Covington (+3): Three-consecutive top fives to open Speedweek helped Covington rebound from a DNF in his previous outing at Dodge City Raceway Park. The No. 95 car looked to be on its way to extending the streak to four at Tri-State until he was collected in Hank Davis and Jason Martin’s crash, but Covington still recovered to finish seventh and prevent Andrew Deal from taking away second in the standings.
Jason Martin (-3): The No. 36 was fast enough all week to contend for wins, but issue after issue prevented Martin from finishing at the front. He suffered a locked-up rear end in the Feature at Texarkana, was collected in Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s crash at Arrowhead, and then crashed while racing for the lead at Tri-State for another DNF. With those, he fell to fifth in the National Tour standings.
Kyler Johnson (+1): The Kansas native entered Speedweek in a tie with Landon Britt for sixth in the standings. While mechanical gremlins at Texarkana prevented him from starting the Feature, finishes of 10th, 11th and eighth the rest of the week elevated him into sole possession of sixth.
Landon Britt (-1): Britt’s week was bookended by a disappointing 19th-place run at Texarkana and a crash at Tri-State that left him 20th on the night. His best finish of the week was a 10th at Arrowhead, the site of his lone Series win. The No. 10 team will look to move up from seventh at Batesville this weekend, one of the closest tracks on tour to Britt’s Memphis home.
TOP 10 IN POINTS:
Seth Bergman (1148 points)
Matt Covington (-172)
Andrew Deal (-179)
Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-201)
Jason Martin (-231)
Kyler Johnson (-274)
Landon Britt (-292)
Terry Easum (-308)
Zach Blurton (-322)
Jordon Mallett (-322)
NEXT RACE: Batesville Motor Speedway (June 22)
Bergman Clinches Speedweek Championship with Tri-State Victory
POCOLA, OK (June 15, 2024) –
The list of ASCS Speedweek champions includes many of the all-time greats of Sprint Car racing such as Terry Gray, Jason Johnson, Sammy Swindell, and now Seth Bergman.
The now 21-time American Sprint Car Series National Tour winner survived a chaotic Feature Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway to secure his second win in as many nights and the miniseries title.
“It can’t get any better than that,” Bergman said. “We had a solid week, two second-place finishes and two wins, so it’s hard to beat that.”
Hank Davis was the night’s polesitter following his first Dash win of 2024, but his time out front didn’t last long. Second-place starter Jason Martin looked to his inside in Turn 1 on the opening lap and completed the pass exiting the corner.
Martin built a half-straightaway advantage by the end of the first circuit, but the spinning car of Daryn Langford erased it on Lap 4. When the race restarted, the field only completed half a lap before Bryan Gossel went into the catchfence in Turn 2 to bring out the first red flag of the night.
When fence repairs were complete, Davis made the same move in Turn 1 that Martin made on him on the initial start to grab the lead back. Martin slid his way back past Davis in Turn 3, but the battle slowed both of them down and allowed the third-place car of Matt Covington to join the fight.
With the top three under a blanket, Davis dove to the bottom in Turn 1 but washed back up the track, resulting in contact with Martin and a subsequent pileup that eliminated all three leaders from contention.
That handed the lead to Bergman, who led the rest of the way. A pair of cautions involving Michael Day and Landon Britt gave the field their chance at the No. 23 car, but their efforts came up fruitless.
“It’s hard to win these races,” Bergman said. “When your most formidable competitors fall out like that, sure, it makes for a few less challenges.”
The most notable absence in the main event was that of Sam Hafertepe Jr., who scratched following his Heat Race due to engine issues.
Runner-up Jordon Mallett was able to counter Bergman’s preferred top groove by hugging the inside wall to get within striking distance on multiple occasions in the second half of the race, but the No. 55B was unable to wrestle the lead away.
“If I would have made one mistake there on the curb or something, Mallett was probably good enough on the bottom that he could have got me,” Bergman said. “There’s some depth and talent in this field, it keeps you pretty honest.”
Although Mallett fell just short of his second National Tour win, his first podium finish of 2024 was enough to prove that the Brandon Anderson Motorsports team can be legitimate contenders come Feature time.
“We were all firing on all cylinders tonight,” Mallett said. “Seems like we’ve been able to time in quick, heat race good, put ourselves in good spots, and then we’ve lacked something in the Feature. Tonight we were finally able to get in the right direction.”
The misfortune for several of the leaders opened the door for some of the underdogs to collect strong finishes, and Kyle Clark took full advantage of that opportunity with a third-place run.
“I run pretty good at this racetrack, and we had the car dialed in,” said the former Oil Capital Racing Series winner at Tri-State. “Happy with what we got, and hopefully we can do it again next time.”
Whit Gastineau was also on the list of part-timers who found success, as his fourth-place result was just one spot short of his career-best with the Series.
Rounding out the top five was Rookie of the Year contender Andrew Deal, who made an incredible 21st-to-fifth run to pick up the Hard Charger Award.
UP NEXT: The Series returns to action next Saturday for its first visit to Batesville Motor Speedway since 2022. Tickets will be available at the track on race day, while DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 55B-Jordon Mallett[8]; 3. 9S-Kyle Clark[7]; 4. 2W-Whit Gastineau[5]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[21]; 6. 22M-Rees Moran[12]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 9. 938-Bradley Fezard[9]; 10. 26M-Fred Mattox[11]; 11. 31-Casey Wills[23]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[10]; 13. 91-Michael Day[14]; 14. 16G-Austyn Gossel[17]; 15. 5H-Harli White[20]; 16. 42-Caleb Saiz[19]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[22]; 18. 30-Joseph Miller[18]; 19. 32D-Daryn Langford[24]; 20. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 21. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 22. 2C-Hank Davis[1]; 23. 6G-Bryan Gossel[15]; 24. (DNS) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr
Bergman Ends Hafertepe Jr.'s Win Streak at Arrowhead
COLCORD, OK (June 14, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s quest for four-straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour victories ended on a tow hook Friday at Arrowhead Speedway, and Seth Bergman was there to pick up the pieces and collect his third win of 2024.
Hafertepe and Bergman have been the two dominant cars across the opening portion of the 2024 season, and fans were treated to a head-to-head duel between the two gladiators across the 30-lap Feature.
“We’ll keep knocking on the door, and we’ll pressure [Hafertepe] enough,” Bergman said following the 20th win of his National Tour career. “We’ll get a racetrack and hopefully we’ll get a shot at him, and tonight we did.”
Early in the program, it looked like Hafertepe was on his way to yet another triumph after setting quick time in his Qualifying group and winning the Dash.
Hafertepe was off like a rocket when the green flag dropped in the Feature, pulling away to a 1.1-second lead after two laps. Meanwhile, Bergman made his way around Jason Martin in the opening circuits to move from his third-place starting spot into the runner-up position.
Once Hafertepe caught the tail end of the field, Bergman did something no one had done in the last three Series events: run down the No. 15H machine. On Lap 13, Bergman dove to the bottom in Turn 3, remained side-by-side with Hafertepe down the fronstretch, and cleared him in Turn 2 on the following lap.
“It’s never going to be easy when you’re out front racing Sam Hafertepe in a 360,” Bergman said. “Off the front row he’s going to be tough to beat, he’s proven that here the last few nights.”
Bergman was only able to enjoy his lead for one straightaway, as a bobble while maneuvering around the slower car of Terry Easum allowed Hafertepe to retake the lead exiting Turn 4.
With 12 to go, Hafertepe moved down the track from the top groove he had been running all night, opening the door for Bergman to rip the lip through Turns 1 and 2 and grab the lead back. The pair traded slide jobs once more on Lap 20, but Bergman remained on point.
“In traffic, the track was there and I was able to move around and get him moving around,” Bergman said. “Once you can get him thinking, it’s game on from there.”
Just when it looked like Bergman had the race in hand, a spin for Emilio Hoover in Turn 2 set up a five-lap dash to the checkers. While Hafertepe was busy fending off Martin for second after the restart, Bergman powered away to a half-straightaway advantage.
After regaining control of second place, Hafertepe made a last-ditch effort for the win by throwing a massive slider on Bergman with two to go, but pounded the concrete in Turn 2. In the next set of corners, Hafertepe found the wall yet again off Turn 4, but this time the contact was hard enough to end his night. The incident also put a damper on Martin’s race, as he was unable to avoid the wrecked car and fell to 14th as a result.
The crash set up a green-white-checkered finish, but a superb restart from Bergman was all he needed to claim the top step of the podium.
“Sometimes traffic is your best friend or it can be your worst enemy,” Bergman said. “Tonight it was tough but it just worked out.”
The second spot went to Hank Davis, who has now finished top five on five-straight occasions in the No. 2C and looks to be on the cusp of his maiden National Tour victory.
“I honestly just think it’s going to take starting up front in one of these things,” Davis said. “It’s just hard to catch guys like Sam and Seth. I think if we start at the front of one of these things we’ll have something for them.”
After holding off Blake Hahn for the third spot on the final restart, Andrew Deal secured a spot on the podium for the first time since his second-place run at the season opener at Super Bee.
“We couldn’t figure out what was wrong with the motor, we just had a little issue, it was killing us in Qualifying, and I think we got it fixed last night,” Deal said. “I got to visit with Wayne Priddy a little bit this week, tried to improve some of my setup choices, so I think we did a little better tonight.”
Although he fell one spot short of the podium, Blake Hahn’s fourth-place run matched his Texarkana result as his season-best with the Series.
Matt Covington’s fifth-place finish makes him three-for-three on top fives during Speedweek, as the Oklahoma native continues his search for his first win of 2024.
Zach Blurton had to resort to the Last Chance Showdown to secure his spot in the Feature, but his run from 22nd to 12th was enough to net him the night’s Hard Charger Award.
UP NEXT: The 2024 edition of ASCS Speedweek wraps up Saturday at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, OK. Tickets will be available at the gate, while DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[7]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[11]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[14]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[10]; 7. 9S-Kyle Clark[4]; 8. 2W-Whit Gastineau[8]; 9. 55B-Jordon Mallett[9]; 10. 10-Landon Britt[12]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[22]; 13. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 14. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 15. 88-Terry Easum[23]; 16. 20-Noah Harris[19]; 17. 91-Michael Day[24]; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 19. 22M-Rees Moran[17]; 20. 5H-Harli White[13]; 21. 938-Bradley Fezard[16]; 22. 29-Emilio Hoover[15]; 23. 31-Casey Wills[21]; 24. (DNS) 03-Joe Wood Jr.
Hafertepe Jr. Makes it Three Straight with Creek County Victory
SAPULPA, OK (June 13, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. continued a perfect June run by winning his third straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour race Thursday night at Creek County Speedway. And he did so by swapping his winning ride for the backup car.
He and his team elected to pull out a different chassis after winning Tuesday’s show, solidifying their resurgence of strength as Hafertepe chases his third ASCS Speedweek title – and the chance to tie his Series record of five straight wins with races at Arrowhead Speedway and Tri-State Speedway rounding out the week.
“We were having to do a lot of things that we don’t normally do to get speed out of that car,” Hafertepe said about his previous ride. “This car actually responded to the changes we made, going back to how we used to do things. I’m excited for that going forward because I think we have the potential to make a lot more speed than what we’ve had.”
Hafertepe began the Feature on the outside of the front row alongside Dash winner Matt Covington. The No. 15H didn’t stay in second long as he rode the top lane in Turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap and took the lead on the backstretch. Covington looked to Hafertepe’s inside in the next set of corners but was unable to keep pace exiting Turn 4.
Austyn Gossel’s spin on Lap 3 gave Covington another chance at Hafertepe on the ensuing restart, but he was again unable to fight for the lead. Covington was instead passed for second by Seth Bergman, who made his own attempt to catch Hafertepe in the middle stages of the race.
Further issues for Gossel on Lap 19 brought the caution out once more, but Hafertepe, again, made quick work of building a gap to Bergman and the rest of the field.
Following another yellow flag two laps later for Jeffrey Newell, Bergman decided to try the bottom lane in the first set of corners to go against Hafertepe’s preferred top groove. It was still not enough to stay side-by-side with Hafertepe, who drove a flawless final 10 laps through slower traffic to the checkered flag.
“I always pride myself on making or breaking through lapped traffic,” Hafertepe said. “Obviously you don’t always make good decisions, but I feel like we make better decisions sometimes than a lot of other guys, and I think that’s one of our strong points.”
While Hafertepe has bounced back and forth between 360 and 410 racing over the past several seasons, he says a renewed focus on his 360 program has been one of the keys to success for his team.
“The more we keep running 360 stuff, I think the better we’re going to be,” Hafertepe said. “We took time off from running it consistently, we probably didn’t stay up with the tires changing and things like that. I feel like us getting in a rhythm is going to help us more and more.”
While Bergman’s second-place run was enough to maintain a 60-point advantage in the standings over Hafertepe, he understands that his No. 23 team has work to do to stop him from closing in.
“He’s been really good, he’s on a streak,” Bergman said. “Tonight, he had a really good starting position, and he’s seasoned enough that he can manage a race, and he just never made a mistake.”
A third-place finish for Hank Davis makes him a perfect four-for-four in top fives behind the wheel of the TwoC Racing machine.
“Wayne [Johnson] is just a smart guy, he knows how to get you comfortable,” Davis said. “We’re knocking on the door, and we’re not real far.”
Covington fell back to fourth after a fierce battle with Davis, placing him third in points, 116 behind Bergman entering the second half of Speedweek.
Reigning champion Jason Martin rounded out the top five, which got his bid for a repeat back on track after a DNF at Texarkana.
Hometown hero Blake Hahn had to go through the Last Chance Showdown to secure a spot in the Feature but drove from 20th to seventh to collect the Hard Charger Award.
UP NEXT: Speedweek continues at Arrowhead Speedway Friday, June 14, with the second of three-straight races in the Sooner State. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.
Can’t make it? DIRTVision will provide live coverage for those unable to make it to the track.
Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 2C-Hank Davis[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[20]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[13]; 9. 55B-Jordon Mallett[6]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 11. 9S-Kyle Clark[16]; 12. 15D-Andrew Deal[14]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 14. 1-Sean McClelland[17]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[21]; 16. 29-Emilio Hoover[9]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[22]; 18. 2J-Zach Blurton[15]; 19. 31-Casey Wills[25]; 20. 91-Michael Day[19]; 21. 6G-Bryan Gossel[24]; 22. 938-Bradley Fezard[23]; 23. 12-Jeffrey Newell[12]; 24. 16G-Austyn Gossel[4]; 25. 13-Elijah Gile[18]
Hafertepe Jr. Opens Speedweek at Texarkana with Second-Straight Win
TEXARKANA, AR (June 12, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. confirmed his position as a championship threat Tuesday night, picking up his second win in as many races in the ASCS Speedweek lid-lifter at Texarkana 67 Speedway.
The victory was Hafertepe’s 67th American Sprint Car Series National Tour score and moved him into second in the standings, 68 points behind leader Seth Bergman and 36 markers clear of Matt Covington in third.
Bergman’s Dash victory gave him the pole position in the Feature, which he converted into several laps out front early on. The race was interrupted by a trio of early cautions, with Andrew Deal, Bradley Fezard and Michael Day each encountering trouble in the first 10 laps.
While Bergman was able to maintain the lead after each ensuing restart, Hafertepe stayed within striking zone through the first dozen laps.
“With [Bergman] being out front, he’s not able to see the parts of the racetrack that I’m racing in,” Hafertepe said. “I felt like that gave us an advantage to get in the right spot on the racetrack.”
Once the rash of yellows ended, Hafertepe made his move on Lap 14. While Bergman was riding the bottom groove, Hafertepe took the No. 15H to the wall in Turn 1, got side-by-side with Bergman in the center of the corner, and powered away to the lead off Turn 2.
By the time the pair made it to the other end of the track, the slower car of Terry Easum was blocking Bergman’s progress on the bottom, which allowed Hafertepe to extend his advantage.
“While [Bergman] stuck down to the bottom, we were able to make some slides across 1 and 2 to try some different lines there,” Hafertepe said. “And then in 3 and 4 I was kind of committed to the top all race.”
Rear end issues for reigning champion Jason Martin paused the race on Lap 19, erasing the 1.2-second lead Hafertepe had built over the previous five laps. When action resumed, Hafertepe immediately drove off to a one-second lead over Bergman just one lap after the restart.
Hafertepe’s cruise to victory was slowed once more for an incident involving Cody Gardner and Blake Hahn with two laps remaining in the 30-lap affair. While the dash to the finish gave the field one last chance to challenge Hafertepe, they were unable to capitalize as the Texan took the checkered flag 1.5 seconds ahead of Bergman in second.
“I just wanted to try and get my momentum up,” Hafertepe said. “I knew once we got to traffic, it would be hard for him to get his momentum up. I felt like that’s ultimately what won us the race.”
While back-to-back National Tour wins would be a dream come true for most Sprint Car teams, Hafertepe said his team still isn’t satisfied with their current performance.
“We’re actually going to pull out our other car for Creek [County Speedway] to try it out,” Hafertepe said. “I just haven’t been real happy with this car. We’ve won two races on it, but on tracks like this where we’re getting a lot of grip from the track. We’re going to pull down another car for Creek and see if we can’t get a little bit better there.”
While Bergman’s fourth podium finish of the season was enough to maintain a comfortable points lead, he admitted that a lack of versatility was his critical flaw on the night.
“I don’t think he was a whole lot better,” Bergman said. “I think he may have been a touch better car-wise, but he moved around and found a different part of the racetrack, and I just kind of limited myself to a certain part of the racetrack and didn’t move around enough.”
While he was unable to challenge the top two, a third-place run for Covington vaulted him from fifth to third in the standings as he enters a three-night stretch in his native Oklahoma.
“Hafertepe and Bergman, they’re just so on right now that a guy can be just a tick off and look like what you saw there,” Covington said. “We got to them and couldn’t do anything with them.”
Two-time National Tour champion Blake Hahn brought the No. 52 machine home in fourth in his first Feature start of the season with the Series, matching his career-best at Texarkana from 2022.
Hank Davis finished his third night with the TwoC Racing team in fifth, his third-straight top five with the Series.
The Hard Charger Award went to Austyn Gossel, who drove from 17th to eighth for his first National Tour top 10.
UP NEXT: After a day off, ASCS Speedweek resumes Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Oklahoma. Tickets will be available at the gate, while those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[9]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 5. 2C-Hank Davis[10]; 6. 55B-Jordon Mallett[8]; 7. 5H-Harli White[12]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[17]; 9. 15D-Andrew Deal[13]; 10. 22M-Rees Moran[16]; 11. 6-Koty Adams[11]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 13. 13-Elijah Gile[2]; 14. V8-Robert Vetter[18]; 15. 6G-Bryan Gossel[24]; 16. 88-Terry Easum[19]; 17. G6-Cody Gardner[5]; 18. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 19. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 20. 38-Zach Pringle[20]; 21. 91-Michael Day[22]; 22. 938-Bradley Fezard[15]; 23. (DNS) 71-Brady Baker; 24. (DNS) 45X-Kyler Johnson
ASCS SPEEDWEEK PREVIEW: Creek County Speedway
One of the first tracks to host the American Sprint Car Series when it went national in 1993 will again be a staple on its 2024 calendar.
Creek County Speedway will host the second round of ASCS Speedweek on Thursday, June 13, as part of the Don Swope Classic, featuring the ASCS National Tour and Sooner Region.
It’ll be the Series’ first trip to the Oklahoma track this year before returning in November for the championship finale. It’ll also bring ASCS to over 100 races at Creek County Speedway – National and regional events combined.
ASCS has also already made a trip to the 1/4-mile track this year with the Sooner Region in March. Oklahoma resident and current National Tour point leader Seth Bergman won that race, scoring his 12th ASCS victory at Creek County.
And while he’ll enter the Speedweek race as the most recent ASCS winner at the track, all 12 of his ASCS wins there have been in regional competition. He’ll be on the hunt for his first National Tour win there, while also chasing his first Speedweek title.
The last National Tour race at Creek County was in 2022 and won by Jason Martin – the 2023 National Tour champion. It was the Kansas native’s second ASCS win at the track and first in 20 years. He won with the Sooner region there in 2002.
Like Bergman, he’ll also be chasing his first Speedweek title.
Casey Wills, of Sperry, OK, currently leads the ASCS Sooner Region points – 22 points over Whit Gastineau, of Moore, OK. Both will be looking for their first win at Creek County Speedway. However, Sean McClelland, of Tulsa, OK, who is third in points – 49 points back – has seven ASCS wins at Creek County – one with the National Tour and six with the Sooner Region.
Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. (CT) and grandstands open at 5 p.m. Hot Laps are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
Texarkana 67 Speedway will kick off the longest week of racing for 360 Sprint Cars this year with the following rounds of the Speedweek to be hosted at Creek County Speedway (Thursday, June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (Friday, June 14) and Tri-State (OK) Speedway (Saturday, June 15).
Tickets to each event will be available at the gate. You can also get tickets for the race at Arrowhead Speedway in advance by clicking here.
If you can’t make it to the track, you watch every lap of ASCS Speedweek live on DIRTVision.
Previous ASCS winners at Creek County Speedway:
2024 – Seth Bergman on March 23 (Sooner Region)
2023 – Sean McClelland on July 21 (Sooner Region), Blake Hahn on Aug. 25 (Sooner Region), Andrew Deal on Oct. 20 (Sooner Region), Hank Davis on Oct. 21 (Sooner Region)
2022 – Brandon Anderson on April 1 (Sooner Region), Kade Morton (Sooner Region), Wayne Johnson on June 3 (Sooner Region), Wayne Johnson on June 4 (Sooner Region), Seth Bergman on Aug. 26 (Sooner Region) Jason Martin on Oct. 29 (National Tour/Sooner Region)
2021 – Brandon Anderson on April 18 (Sooner Region), Tyler Thomas on April 30 (Sooner Region), Blake Hahn on June 6 (Sooner Region), Ryan Timms on July 27 (National Tour), Blake Hahn on Aug. 29 (Sooner Region), Seth Bergman on Oct. 29 (Sooner Region), Seth Bergman on Oct. 30 (Sooner Region)
2020 – Seth Bergman on May 29 (Sooner Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on July 12 (Sooner Region), Blake Hahn on Aug. 14 (National Tour), Seth Bergman on Nov. 7 (Sooner Region)
2019 – Blake Hahn on April 12 (Sooner Region), Sean McClelland on May 10 (Sooner Region), Sean McClelland on July 12 (Sooner Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Oct. 12 (National Tour/Sooner Region)
2018 – Wayne Johnson on April 20 (Red River Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on May 18 (Red River Region), Sammy Swindell on June 14 (National Tour/Red River Region), Seth Bergman on July 27 (Red River Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Oct. 27 (National Tour/Red River Region)
2017 – Aaron Reutzel on June 15 (National Tour/Red River Region), Seth Bergman on July 21 (Red River Region)
2016 – Seth Bergman on April 8 (Red River Region), Blake Hahn on May 20 (Red River Region), Bryan Clauson on June 16 (National Tour), Fred Mattox on July 7 (Red River Region), Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Nov. 4 (National Tour/Red River Region), John Carney II on Nov. 5 (National Tour/Red River Region)
2015 – Johnny Herrera on April 10 (Red River Region), Alex Sewell on July 17 (Red River Region)
2014 – Aaron Reutzel on May 9 (Sooner Region), Christopher Bell on June 19 (National Tour/Sooner Region), Mickey Walker on July 18 (Sooner Region)
2013 – Seth Bergman on April 19 (Sooner Region), Jeff Swindell on June 20 (National Tour, Sooner Region), Tim Crawley on July 19 (Sooner Region)
2012 – Seth Bergman on May 4 (Sooner Region), Sean McClelland on June 29 (Sooner Region), Kyle Belim on July 27 (Sooner Region), Brady Bacon on Aug. 17 (National Tour/Sooner Region), Matt Covington on Sept. 21 (Sooner Region)
2011 – Seth Bergman on Oct. 1 (Sooner Region)
2010 – Joe Wood Jr. on April 24 (Sooner Region)
2009 – Danny Wood on April 25 (Sooner Region), Zach Chappell on June 9 (National Tour), Nick Smith on July 25 (Sooner Region), Zach Chappell on Sept. 19 (Sooner Region)
2008 – Sean McClelland on June 7 (Sooner Region), Jason Johnson on July 14 (National Tour), Gary Taylor on Sept. 20 (Sooner Region)
2007 – Darren Stewart on July 16 (National Tour), Brian McClelland on Sept. 22 (Sooner Region)
2006 – Sean McClelland on May 20 (Sooner Region), Jason Johnson on July 9 (National Tour)
2003 – Kevin Ramey on March 22 (Sooner Region), Travis Rilat on May 10 (Sooner Region), Kevin Ramey on July 19 (Sooner Region)
2002 – Jamie Passmore on March 30 (Sooner Region), Jason Martin on July 2002 (Sooner Region), Danny Jennings on Sept. 28 (Sooner Region)
2001 – Wayne Johnson on April 14 (Sooner Region), J.P. Bailey on June 23 (Sooner Region), Nick Smith on Aug. 11 (Sooner Region), Larry Neighbors on Sept. 21 (Sooner Region)
2000 – Tim Crawley on July 18 (National Tour)
1999 – Tim Crawley on May 30 (National Tour), Tim Crawley on July 25 (National Tour)
1998 – Phil Gressman on June 16 (National Tour)
1997 – Gary Wright on July 31 (National Tour), Pete Butler on Aug. 31 (National Tour)
1996 – Wayne Johnson on June 16 (National Tour)
1995 – Gary Wright on July 16 (National Tour), Danny Wood (National Tour)
1994 – Garry Lee Maier on June 25 (National Tour), Gary Wright on Oct. 14 (National Tour)
1993 – Mike Ward on June 20 (National Tour), John Hunt on June 25 (National Tour)
Drivers Ready to Embrace the Challenge of ASCS Speedweek
CONCORD, NC (June 6, 2024) – The most grueling week in 360 Sprint Car racing lies ahead for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, as ASCS Speedweek is back on the schedule for the first time in two years.
The week begins Tuesday, June 11 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Arkansas, where the Series is returning after a one-year absence. A day off on Wednesday will allow teams to get refreshed for a three-night stretch to end the week at Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14) and Tri-State Speedway (June 15). Friday, June 21 will be used as a rain date in the event of any inclement weather during the week.
Racing four times in five days is a tough test for any race team, but especially those with a smaller budget and limited resources.
“It’s only me and one crew guy,” said 19-time National Tour winner Matt Covington. “So, even though I’ve got a lot of experience doing it, it’s still a challenge running that many races. A guy gets worn out from the late nights and being out in the sun so many days straight.”
With more than a decade of experience on the National Tour, this year’s Speedweek certainly won’t be Covington’s first rodeo, a factor that could give the No. 95 team an advantage over their less-experienced opponents.
“There’s things that I’m more fluent at now,” Covington said. “Things don’t take as long, I know where the car washes are, I know things run smoother because I’ve got 10 years of experience going up and down the road. So, that may make it a little bit easier. But we’re still a little undermanned with only one crew guy and trying to run all those races. There’s no question it’s going to be tough.”
Another driver with plenty of experience to lean on is five-time ASCS National Tour champion and two-time Speedweek champion Sam Hafertepe Jr. Fresh off a win at Dodge City Raceway Park, Hafertepe will have four opportunities to gain ground on points-leader Seth Bergman next week.
“The heat usually gets the guys pretty bad, because usually that time of year down south it’s pretty warm,” Hafertepe said. “As long as you keep all the guys hydrated and don’t have any big wrecks, motor blow-ups or anything like that, it’s not too tough of a week. But if you start having problems, it can make for a long week for sure.”
Of the full-time ASCS National Tour drivers set to compete in the Speedweek, Hafertepe is the only one who would be a repeat champion. For every other driver, it would be their first.
There have been five different champions in the last five editions of ASCS Speedweek – Tim Crawley (2022), Ryan Timms (2021), Hafertepe Jr. (2019), Sammy Swindell (2018) and Aaron Reutzel (2017).
All drivers agreed that the key to success during the week is being as prepared as possible before it begins. One driver currently learning that is Terry Easum, who will tackle Speedweek for the first time in 2024 amidst his run for the National Tour Rookie of the Year Award.
“Lots of preparation, tire work, having people ready to work is our big thing,” Easum said.
Easum calls Broken Arrow, OK home, located close to several tracks he will visit during the week. Easum said he has the finale at Tri-State Speedway circled on his calendar, and for good reason – he’s a two-time podium finisher there with the Oil Capital Racing Series.
“We’ve raced there quite a bit,” Easum said. “It’s usually pretty slick and wide like we like. It should be fun. But all of them are pretty racey.”
Next week will also mark 17-year-old Ryder Laplante’s first crack at Speedweek. While nothing can fully prepare a team for racing a Sprint Car night after night other than doing just that, Laplante does have similar experience in other divisions he can lean on.
“I’ve done it with NOW600 a few times, we’ve been out to California once or twice,” Laplante said. “Race your butt off every night, it’s a lot of work, but it takes a lot of motivation too.”
The final three races of the week at Creek County, Arrowhead and Tri-State will be co-sanctioned events with the ASCS Sooner Region.
Fans planning on attending the June 14 stop at Arrowhead Speedway can purchase tickets online in advance, while tickets will be available at the gate on race day at all four tracks.
Those unable to make it to the track can catch every lap live on DIRTVision.
PREVIOUS ASCS SPEEDWEEK CHAMPIONS:
2022 – Tim Crawley
2021 – Ryan Timms
2019 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2018 – Sammy Swindell
2017 – Aaron Reutzel
2016 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2015 – Wayne Johnson
2014 – Brad Loyet
2013 – Jeff Swindell
2012 – Wayne Johnson
2009 – Tim Crawley
2008 – Jason Johnson
2007 – Gary Wright
2006 – Jason Johnson
2005 – Darren Stewart
2004 – Tim Crawley
2003 – Shane Stewart
2002 – Gary Wright
2001 – Kevin Ramey
2000 – Gary Wright
1999 – Gary Wright
1998 – Terry Gray
1997 – Gary Wright
1996 – Terry Gray
1995 – Terry Gray
1994 – Gary Wright
1993 – Terry Gray
ASCS National Tour 2024 Championship to be Determined at Creek County Speedway in November
The 2024 season will conclude during the two-day Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, Nov. 15-16
SAPULPA, OK (June 5, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour has found its perfect bookend with the 2024 championship set to be determined at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway during the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, Nov. 15-16.
The two-day event, named in memory of Wokeeta “Fuzzy” Hahn, the late wife of ASCS founder Emmett Hahn, will wrap up the season with a $4,000-to-win Feature Friday night and then a $10,000-to-win Feature during Saturday’s championship finale.
“It’ll be an exciting way to finish our year,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS series director. “It’s in honor of someone that had a big part in the founding of ASCS, so there’s a lot of meaning involved.”
At the end of the weekend, the first champion under the World Racing Group banner will be crowned, taking home the $40,000 championship check.
Full details on the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, including ticket information and daily schedules, will be announced closer to the event.
The Series banquet will be held on Sunday, Nov. 17, in Tulsa – handing out over $150,000 to the top 10 drivers in Series points. More details on the ceremony will be available soon.
The American Sprint Car Series returns next week for ASCS Speedweek, which includes stops at Texarkana 67 Speedway (June 11), Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14) and Tri-State Speedway (June 15). Friday, June 21, will be used as a potential rain date if any of the Speedweek events are hindered by weather.
Those unable to make it to the track can catch every National Tour event live on DIRTVision.
ASCS Sooner Region Pulling A Double At Elk City Motorsports Park
Bryan Hulbert
ELK CITY, Okla. (June 3, 2024) Making the return to western Oklahoma’s Elk City Motorsports Park this week, the ASCS Sooner Region will roll in for a double at the three-eighths-mile oval on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.
Brought back from extinction, the track was reopened in 2022 after being shuttered in 2019. No stranger to Sprint Cars, the track features a near-weekly lineup of RaceSaver Sprint Cars. $2,000 to win, $300 to start each night in Elk City this weekend, the tour’s history began last season with Jace Park picking up his first career victory to become the 73rd different winner with the ASCS Sooner Region.
Rounds three and four on the 2024 lineup, the points going into the weekend show multi-time series champion, Sean McClelland, on top over Kyle Clark with Alex Sewell giving chase. Brady Baker and Robert Vetter make up the top five. With the National Tour off this weekend in preparation for Speedweek, there is no telling who may drop in for some testing.
Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8 at Elk City Motorsports Park open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, military, and youth (9-15), and free for kids eight and under. Other classes include Sooner Challenge Limited Modifieds, ECMP Factory Stocks, and USRA Gateway Church Tuners. Elk City Motorsports Park is located at 5612 W 20th St. in Elk City, Okla. Information on the track is posted on their Facebook page or by calling (580) 514-3267.
Cody Cordell is the Competition Director for the ASCS National Tour, as well as the Director for the Sooner Region. Teams and Tracks can contact Cody at (918) 407-1879 or Ccordell@dirtcar.com.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Debuting At Crowleys Ridge And West Memphis
Bryan Hulbert
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 3, 2024) Making the trek to Razorback country this week, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will debut at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway on Friday, June 7, and Riverside International Speedway on Saturday, June 8.
A regular stomping ground for the former ASCS Mid-South Region, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints rolling in signals a new crop of drivers, and a few returning favorites. In the last ASCS-sanctioned event held at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway on June 11, 2023, Derek Hagar made a familiar appearance in Victory Lane.
The track’s annual “No Fender Friday” will also include MSCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars and Mini-Sprints.
Friday, June 7, opens at 5:00 P.M., with racing set to go green at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for youth (6-13), and kids five and under free. Crowleys Ridge Raceway is located at 1708 Highway 351 in Paragould, Ark. For more information, visit the track’s website or call (870) 236-3141.
Onto the legendary Riverside International Speedway, the track affectionately known as “The Ditch” will provide arguably the toughest competition for the traveling teams as Derek Hagar, Dale Howard, Sammy Swindell, Marshall Skinner, and Howard Moore are just a few of the local hot shoes set to be in action.
Saturday, June 8, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Modifieds, 600 Mini Sprints, and Stock Cars are also on the card. Tickets are $25 for adults, $5 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under. Riverside International Speedway is located at 151 Legion Road in West Memphis, Ark.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints Panhandle Bound For Route 66 Motor Speedway Bryan Hulbert
AMARILLO, Texas (June 3, 2024) A combined $7,000 to win is on the line for the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints as the tour heads for the Texas panhandle for Route 66 Motor Speedway on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.
Topped by El Paso’s John Carney II in 2023, Route 66 Motor Speedway was very lucrative for Carney in 2023, as he returned in July with the Elite Non-Wing Series and captured an $8,500 score.
Looking to this weekend, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. leads tour standings by 17 points over Noah Gass. Third is held by Blaine Baxter with Brian Bell and Marcus Thomas making up the top five after three events, in which wins have gone to Hafertepe, Gass, and Brent Marks.
Friday, June 7, opens at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT), with Saturday, June 8, starting an hour earlier. Tickets Friday are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, youth, and military. Discounts remain the same for Saturday, with adult admission going to $25. For directions and info on Route 66 Motor Speedway, visit their website or call (806) 803-1212.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing)..
ASCS Frontier Region At Belgrade At Big Sky Speedway This Weekend
Bryan Hulbert
BILLINGS, Mont. (June 3, 2024) Readying for a return to the track this weekend, the ASCS Frontier Region will head for Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. on Friday, May 7, before a return to Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., on Saturday, June 8.
Presented by Lehrkinds Inc., the first event of the season at Gallatin Speedway will see a familiar winner back in action as Kelly Miller looks to keep the momentum from this past weekend’s win at Casper Speedway going. Taking top honors in the tour’s last two visits to Gallatin, Miller split time in Victory Lane last weekend with fellow ASCS Frontier competitor Trever Kirkland, who looks to end a winless streak at the southwestern Montana oval that goes back to 2017.
Friday, June 7, at Gallatin Speedway, opens at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Gallatin Speedway is located at 2290 Tubb Rd. in Belgrade, Mont. Information on the track is on their Facebook page or by calling (406) 388-9666. Along with the ASCS Frontier Region, Friday’s bill includes IMCA Modifieds, WISSOTA Super Stocks, and Street Stocks.
A two-day reduced to one by mother nature to kick off the 2024 season, the tour’s first trip to Big Sky Speedway this season went the way of Tyler Thomas. Saturday, June 8, at Big Sky Speedway opens at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60 inches tall or shorter. Big Sky Wingless Sprints, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, and Wissota Super Stocks are also on the lineup.
Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, Mont. For more information on the three-eighths-mile oval, visit them online or call (406) 696-8661.
Both nights are $1,400 to win, and now $400 to start—an increase over previous seasons for the regional drivers.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
Bergman Wins at Rush County in Return to Family Team
LA CROSSE, KS (May 31, 2024) – Some drivers take weeks, months, even years to hit their stride when moving from one team to another. For Seth Bergman, it took one race.
In his return to his family-owned No. 23 machine, following a short stint in the TwoC Racing car, Bergman collected his second American Sprint Car Series National Tour victory of the season Friday night at Rush County Speedway.
After starting the Feature on the outside of the front row, following a second-place Dash effort, Bergman trailed closely behind polesitter Matt Covington in the early stages of the race. Once Covington began catching traffic on Lap 7, Bergman dove to Covington’s inside entering Turn 3, completed the pass, and never looked back.
“What a fantastic night,” Bergman said in Victory Lane. “First night back in our family car, to come out here and get a win, I couldn’t have scripted it any better.”
With all 30 laps going caution-free, maneuvering around slower cars was critical throughout the seven-minute Feature. Bergman was one of the only drivers in the field capable of using any lane on the track at any time, which allowed him to build a lead of nearly seven seconds by the time the checkered flag flew – and lap up to sixth-place.
“This place was cowboy up tonight,” Bergman said. “I felt like a teenager again. Growing up on the west coast definitely helped me tonight, I was able to dig back in the toolbox and get the spurs on and go to work. I felt like my biggest concern there once I got going was running out of tear-offs, I felt like I was pulling two or three a lap sometimes.”
Covington’s dominant Dash victory gave him the night’s pole position in the Feature, but the 19-time National Tour winner said a lack of versatility in traffic was his downfall.
“I felt like my car was good in clean air, but I didn’t feel as good when I got into dirty air,” Covington said. “It doesn’t take a lot to make these cars go from looking really good to really bad, just subtle changes. We were real close. Bergman was better in traffic, I think. We’ll put that in the notebook and try to get him next time.”
The National Tour was not the only one making its Rush County debut, as many drivers in the field were making their first-ever laps around the 5/16-mile bullring, including the top two.
“The track stayed fairly narrow,” Covington said. “The kind of dirt it is, even though it looks all wet, you can get your car through it if you’re brave enough and stay in the gas.”
As for Bergman, the move back to his family team allows him to have a more hands-on approach to his racing program.
“Getting back in our family car, I’m able to oversee everything at our house,” Bergman said. “I spend countless hours just overthinking and paying attention to detail, and just really trying to build race cars that are capable of coming here and doing that.”
Rounding out the podium in the third spot was 17-year-old Ryder Laplante, who was making just his second start with the National Tour. The young Oklahoma native has bounced between everything from Micro Sprints to 410 Sprint Cars in the early months of the season and said he hopes his quick success with ASCS will snowball into a championship chase in 2025.
“We’re just going to hit as many races as we can here and there,” Laplante said. “Just get prepared for next year and hopefully we can hit it full time.”
Bergman wasn’t the only one able to make passes during the 30-lap Feature. Hank Davis, making his debut in the TwoC Racing No. 2C, charged from 11th to fourth, claiming the night’s Hard Charger Award.
Sam Hafertepe Jr., who challenged Covington for second most of the Feature, fell back and ended the night fifth – his first top-five finish of the 2024 National Tour season.
UP NEXT: The National Tour will now turn its attention to the second half of this weekend’s Kansas doubleheader, with Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, June 1. Tickets will be available at the gate, with live coverage available on DIRTVision for those unable to make it to the track.
RESULTS
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 88R-Ryder Laplante[7]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[11]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[13]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[15]; 9. 55B-Jordon Mallett[4]; 10. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[14]; 12. 2-Brekton Crouch[12]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 14. 938-Bradley Fezard[20]; 15. 88J-Jeremy Huish[17]; 16. 2J-Zach Blurton[16]; 17. 88-Terry Easum[19]; 18. 88K-Jordan Knight[22]; 19. 57P-Peter Walker[23]; 20. 6G-Bryan Gossel[18]; 21. 1X-Bryant Wiedeman[10]; 22. 91-Michael Day[24]; 23. 71-Brady Baker[5]; 24. 11K-Tyler Knight[21]
ASCS at Red Dirt Raceway
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour has found a new weekend for its doubleheader debut at RPM Speedway – Oct. 18-19.
Along with the new date for RPM, the 2024 edition of ASCS Speedweek has been finalized as a four-race event with a special cookout for teams across from Creek County Speedway on Wednesday, June 12.
A new race event for Friday, June 21, is in development as officials agreed to remove the previously scheduled race at Two Dollar Pistol Motor Speedway. And due to conflicts in the region, the season finale at Big O Speedway in October has been removed from the schedule. Officials will work with the track to find another date in 2025. A new championship finale weekend will also be announced at a later time.
While the Series’ trip to RPM Speedway will be the first for the National Tour, it won’t be the first for ASCS. The Elite Outlaw Sprint Cars competed at the 1/4-mile track last year, and there have been multiple regional events there since 2009 – including the ASCS Gulf South Region, which will co-sanction the Oct. 18-19 event with the National Tour.
Before the Series’ return to RPM, the ASCS National Tour will run its first Speedweek championship in over a year, June 11-15, with events at Texarkana 67 Speedway (June 11), Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14) and Tri-State (OK) Speedway (June 15).
In the last five editions of the Speedweek contest, there have been five different champions – Tim Crawley (2022), Ryan Timms (2021), Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2019), Sammy Swindell (2018) and Aaron Reutzel (2017).
The American Sprint Car Series will return to action with a two-day trip to Kansas at Rush County Speedway, Friday, May 31, and Dodge City Raceway Park, Saturday, June 1.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
To stay up to date with the American Sprint Car Series, visit the ASCS website, and follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram.
Payouts Increased for Dirt Down in T-Town at Tulsa Speedway
TULSA, OK (May 29, 2024) – When the American Sprint Car Series National Tour rolls into Tulsa Speedway, June 28-29, competitors will have more money on the line thanks to more than $3,000 added to the Feature purse.
Night two at Tulsa will now award $6,000 to the Feature winner – a 50% increase from the standard $4,000-to-win purse. There are also increases for the second, third and fourth-place finishers, who will receive $2,500, $2,000, and $1,500 respectively.
Series Director Lonnie Wheatley credited Tulsa Speedway promoter Keith Haney’s desire to make the Dirt Down in T-Town a premiere event on the ASCS schedule as the reason for the increase.
“It’s great to have promoters that are this generous,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS National Tour series director. “Keith wants to give back to the racers, and he’s willing to throw some extra money in there. He wants to make this a big event, and I think this is going to help do that.”
Haney, best known as a championship-winning Pro Mod racer on the dragstrip, said he wanted to take the popular “Throwdown in T-Town” drag race at Tulsa and create a similar event on the dirt track.
“It worked out to where we could give more to the racers and make it a bigger show,” Haney said. “The fans love the concept that we bring to the table, and I think it’s going to put the racers and the ASCS in front of a bunch of people that have probably never watched it before.”
Haney said the event will also include added fan amenities including live music, a children’s play area, cooling stations and more.
On both nights of the event, admission will be priced at $25 per carload, with no limit on the number of people per vehicle.
The National Tour will hold its third and fourth events in Series history at Tulsa Speedway, which opened in 2021. Blake Hahn and Tim Crawley scored wins in the tour’s previous two visits in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Both nights of the Dirt Down in T-Town will be co-sanctioned with the ASCS Sooner Region.
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour returns this weekend with a pair of races in Kansas at Rush County Speedway on Friday, May 31, and Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, June 1.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
For more information on the series, visit the ASCS website, and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: American Sprint Car Series Returns to Sunflower State at Rush County, Dodge City
By Spence Smithback
LA CROSSE, KS (May 28, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kickstart the summer with a visit to two Kansas bullrings.
The weekend begins with a Friday night contest at Rush County Speedway in La Crosse (May 31), and continues 80 miles to the south at Dodge City Raceway Park (June 1).
Both nights will feature a $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start purse. The Sprint Cars will be joined by IMCA Hobby Stocks and Cruisers at Rush County, while the Dodge City itinerary will include IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks.
The pair of races are the final warmup before the five-night ASCS Speedweek in Arkansas and Oklahoma, June 11-15.
Tickets will be available at the gate on both nights. If you can’t make it out to the track, every ASCS National Tour event can be streamed live on DIRTVision.
Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:
BERGMAN GOING SOLO: A win at Super Bee Speedway and a second-place run at Red Dirt Raceway has Seth Bergman sitting atop the National Tour standings entering the weekend. However, he’ll have a new, yet familiar, look beginning Friday at Rush County. Bergman has parted ways with TwoC Racing to return to his family-owned team.
After Johnson suffered a hand injury in a crash in April, he elected to retire from driving and tapped Bergman as his replacement behind the wheel of the No. 2C machine.
In addition to the pair of National Tour starts, Bergman drove Johnson’s car to a 14th-place run in local competition at Creek County Speedway on May 11 before his departure was announced days later.
Bergman shouldn’t take long to get reacclimated to his former team, as his most recent run in his No. 23 car resulted in a win on March 23 in a Warrior Region event at Creek County. The Washington native has also picked up 17 National Tour wins in his own equipment, most recently at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oklahoma on June 2, 2023.
RUSH COUNTY DEBUT: Friday’s stop at Rush County will not only mark the first ASCS event at the facility, but the largest Sprint Car event in track history.
However, the track has hosted nearly two dozen United Rebel Sprint Series races for the 305 Sprint Car division, and multiple National Tour full-timers have found Victory Lane with the Series. Jason Martin won three out of his four URSS appearances in La Crosse, while Zach Blurton picked up the win on July 31, 2021.
Blurton also brought home a fifth-place finish with the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association in 2023. As one of the only drivers in the field with recent experience at Rush County, Friday night could be an opportunity for Blurton to collect his first National Tour top 10 of the season.
GETTING INTO DODGE: Last season, the series made its first stop at Dodge City Raceway Park in 11 years, but this time around, fans have only had to wait 11 months.
Martin and Matt Covington split the victories in 2023, and both will look to collect another Dodge City trophy in the Steve King Memorial. Martin finished second behind Covington on night two last year to give himself a 1.5 average finish on the weekend; that along with a slew of URSS and local victories at the 3/8-mile track should make him one of the favorites Saturday night.
The Sprint Cars were joined by the RMMRA a year ago in a Feature won by National Tour full-timer Kyler Johnson. The Midget win was Johnson’s third in as many years at Dodge City following victories with the URSS in 2021 and the RMMRA in 2022. A native of nearby Quinter, Kansas, Johnson will look to use his home-field advantage to score his first ASCS triumph.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday, May 31 at Rush County Speedway in La Crosse, KS
Saturday, June 1 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS
AROUND THE TURN:
The American Sprint Car Series will take on their longest stretch of consecutive races of the season, with ASCS Speedweek taking place June 11-15 across four tracks in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS (Top 10):
1. Seth Bergman (292)
2. Andrew Deal (-31)
3. Terry Easum (-34)
4. Jason Martin (-46)
5. Brady Baker (-49)
6. Kyler Johnson (-52)
7. Matt Covington (-57)
8. Brandon Anderson (-63)
9. Landon Britt (-73)
10. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-79)
FEATURE WINNERS (2):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
QUICK TIME AWARDS (2):
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
HEAT RACE WINS (8):
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 1
Matt Covington – Glenpool OK – 1
DASH APPEARANCES (13):
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 2
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 2
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Lane Whittington – Denham Springs, LA – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Koty Adams – Haughton, LA – 1
Ryder Laplante – Calera, OK – 1
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 1
Bradley Fezard – Bonnerdale, AR – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Alex Sewell – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (2):
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
PODIUM FINISHERS (5):
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 2
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 1
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
TOP 10 FINISHERS (15):
Andrew Deal – Caney, KS – 2
Jason Martin – Liberal, KS – 2
Kyler Johnson – Quinter, KS – 2
Matt Covington – Glenpool, OK – 2
Seth Bergman – Snohomish, WA – 2
Brady Baker – Alexander, AR – 1
Brandon Anderson – Glenpool, OK – 1
Channin Tankersley – Arlington, TX – 1
Kyle Clark – Sapulpa, OK – 1
Landon Britt – Memphis, TN – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX – 1
Sean McClelland – Tulsa, OK – 1
Tanner Conn – Oklahoma City, OK – 1
Terry Easum – Broken Arrow, OK – 1
Whit Gastineau – Moore, OK – 1
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Friday, Apr. 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman (1)
Friday, May 10 / Red Dirt Raceway / Meeker, OK / Terry Easum (1)
Andrew Deal Seizing Dream Opportunity in Debut Season on National Tour
By Spence Smithback
CONCORD, NC (May 24, 2024) –When Caney, KS native Andrew Deal signed up to chase the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National championship, he knew he was in a now-or-never situation.
“I’m just kind of at that point in life where, if I was going to do it, I need to do it now.” Deal said. “I’ve got two little girls, and they’re younger, so as they get older, life’s going to become more about them.”
When he isn’t racing Sprint Cars, Deal operates DFR Discount Tire in Dewey, OK – a business he started to help fund his racing dreams – and credited a newfound degree of flexibility with his day job as another reason behind his decision to go full-time.
“My shop’s finally to a point where I don’t have to be here 24/7,” Deal said. “Got everything together, and after the end of last year, it was like ‘well, might as well.’”
While Deal will be visiting many tracks on the 2024 schedule for the first time, he has plenty of Sprint Car knowledge to lean on. His brother-in-law is Wayne Priddy – a longtime crew chief in the 410 ranks.
“He helps me a lot with everything,” Deal said. “That’s what’s been my edge. A lot of these tracks I’ve never been to, but he’s been to. So, he’s helped me a lot with being prepared and what to expect at each track, and how to prepare for each track.”
Tackling a national schedule for the first time is a daunting task for any race team, but especially for a two-man operation like the No. 15D team.
“I don’t have a crew, I don’t have guys, it’s just me and Dad,” Deal said. “I think the biggest thing is just going to be not wearing out, racing multiple days in a row without just being exhausted. It just takes so much time to do everything right. Just being prepared is going to be the biggest thing for us.”
Deal wasted no time in making his presence known in the first two races of the season, collecting a Heat Race win and a second-place Feature finish in the season opener at Super Bee Speedway.
He followed that up with a seventh-place run at Red Dirt Raceway, placing him second in the standings entering a pair of races in his home state at Rush County Speedway (Friday, May 31) and Dodge City Raceway Park (Saturday, June 1).
A weekend close to home can sometimes plays to a driver’s advantage, but that won’t exactly be the case next weekend.
“I have never even seen Rush County,” Deal said. “I’ve been to Dodge City a couple times, we’ve ran a Non-Wing some, back when I was really young. I might have even ran a Midget there at one point in my life.
“I think I’ll be pretty comfortable on all the 1/4-milebullring stuff. On the bigger stuff, it may take me a second to get back in the groove. For years, I’ve just run Creek (County Speedway), Caney (Valley Speedway) and Humboldt (Speedway). I haven’t went out of my little area here, just with the business and kids and stuff.”
Deal will do more traveling than ever before in 2024 and has a few dates in particular circled on his calendar.
“I actually haven’t ran Knoxville, so I’m looking forward to Knoxville (for the 360 Knoxville Nationals in August),” Deal said. “Paducah, it looks pretty cool, never been there. Excited to go out to Montana, I’ve never been out there and raced.”
While Deal has aspirations of clinching the championship and Rookie of the Year award at season’s end, the success of his inaugural year on tour won’t be defined entirely by the box score.
“My Dad’s getting older, and life doesn’t last forever,” Deal said. “I wanted to basically go have some fun with my Dad and see some new tracks, travel a little bit, enjoy myself.
“I’m going to keep racing and keep having fun, and we’ll see where that goes.”
You can watch Deal and the rest of the ASCS National Tour stars when the season continues in Kansas at Rush County Speedway, on Friday, May 31, and Dodge City Raceway Park, on Saturday, June 1. For more information,CLICK HERE.
If you can't make it to the track, you can watch every lap live onDIRTVision.
Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region Going For Two At Lonestar Speedway
Bryan Hulbert
KILGORE, Texas (May 21, 2024) The widely accepted start to Summer has arrived, and the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region is taking the show to the high-banked Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas for a pair of nights this Memorial Day Weekend.
Running Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, the two night affair will be preceded by an open practice on Friday night.
This weekend is the first stand-alone event of the year for the south Texas based tour, which last graced the three-eighths-mile oval in 2019. The victory went to Tony Bruce, Jr.
Friday’s practice opens at 5:00 P.M. (CDT) and is $20 for the Pits.
Saturday, May 25 opens at 3:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. Times for Sunday, May 26 move up an hour. Factory Stocks, Tuners, Limited Modifieds, and Texas Stocks are also on the card.
Lonestar Speedway is located at 3131 Farm to Market Rd 1252 EW in Kilgore, Texas. More information on the track can be found on the track’s Facebook Page.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, CLICK HERE. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Headed For Deep South Speedway
Bryan Hulbert
LOXLEY, Ala. (May 21, 2024) Kicking off the summer season with a doubleheader weekend at Deep South Speedway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints invade on Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25.
Last welcoming the series in October of last year for the season finale, Zane DeVault and Sammy Swindell split time in Victory Lane. ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will go for two again in October at the Alabama oval.
Rounds seven and eight in 2024, Jan Howard leads the way into the weekend with a 136-point margin over Evan McElhaney. Third is Lane Whittington, with Jake Brashier and Brandon Blenden making up the top-five.
Friday, May 24 includes IMCA Modifieds, Pure Stocks, and Stingers. Saturday, May 25 moves classes to Factory Stocks, Street Stocks, 604 Late Models, and Open Modifieds. Tickets per night are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (8-12), and free for kids seven and under. Stands each day open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT).
For more information, find the Deep South Speedway on Facebook or log onto https://www.deepsouthspeedway.org.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, CLICK HERE. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).
1 MONTH ALERT: ASCS National Tour Speedweek Returns With June Events in Arkansas, Oklahoma
CONCORD, NC (May 20, 2024) –With the new chapter for the American Sprint Car Series comes the revival of the ASCS Speedweek championship for the National Tour in June.
The 28th edition of the ASCS Speedweek will consist of five straight nights of racing through Arkansas and Oklahoma, featuring races at Texarkana 67 Speedway (Tuesday, June 11), Creek County Speedway (Thursday, June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (Friday, June 14) and Tri-State Speedway (Saturday, June 15) – the race on Wednesday, June 12, is still TBD.
The National Tour has already made stops at all four tracks, but in varying quantities. The last National Tour race at Texarkana 67 Speedway, in Texarkana, AR, ran in 2008 and was won by Gary Taylor.
Creek County Speedway, in Sapulpa, OK, hosted the National Tour last season for the first time since 2008 and saw Oklahoma’s Sean McClelland score the win.
Last year, the National Tour made its debut at the state-of-the-art Arrowhead Speedway facility in Colcord, OK. At that event, Landon Britt walked away with his first career National Tour win.
Tri-State Speedway, in Pocola, OK, has hosted the National Tour on five occasions – the last race being in 2006, won by Jason Johnson.
This year will mark the Speedweek’s return for the first time since 2022. In the last five editions of the contest there have been five different champions –Tim Crawley (2022), Ryan Timms (2021), Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2019), Sammy Swindell (2018) and Aaron Reutzel (2017).
PREVIOUS ASCS SPEEDWEEK CHAMPIONS:
2022 – Tim Crawley
2021 – Ryan Timms
2019 – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2018 –Sammy Swindell
2017 –Aaron Reutzel
2016 –Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2015 – Wayne Johnson
2014 – Brad Loyet
2013 – Jeff Swindell
2012 – Wayne Johnson
2009 –Tim Crawley
2008 –Jason Johnson
2007 –Gary Wright
2006 – Jason Johnson
2005 –Darren Stewart
2004 – Tim Crawley
2003 – Shane Stewart
2002 – Gary Wright
2001 – Kevin Ramey
2000– Gary Wright
1999 – Gary Wright
1998 –Terry Gray
1997 –Gary Wright
1996 –Terry Gray
1995 – Terry Gray
1994 – Gary Wright
1993 – Terry Gray
For more information about the ASCS Speedweek,CLICK HERE.
If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch every lap live onDIRTVision.
ASCS Sooner Weekend at Creek, Caney Postponed; New Dates TBD
SAPULPA, Okla. (May 13, 2024) – Races at Creek County Speedway on Friday, May 17, and at Caney Valley Speedway on Saturday, May 18, with the American Sprint Car Series Sooner Region have been postponed.
The decision comes after working with track officials to allow for local drivers, who would be competing for points, and fans to attend the High School graduation ceremonies scheduled for the weekend.
“Graduation is an important moment in these kids’ lives, and we want to respect that achievement and make sure these families can be together,” said Cody Cordell, ASCS Sooner Director. “We coordinated with Kerry and Emmett to make sure everyone was good with moving the shows.”
New dates are being sought for the two tracks and will be announced once confirmed.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
ASCS Frontier Region Kicking Off 2024 Season With Big Sky Double
Bryan Hulbert
BILLINGS, Mont. (May 14, 2024) Kicking off the tour’s 12th season with a weekend double at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont, the ASCS Frontier Region is back in action on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18.
The site of last year’s season-opening event, Canada’s Kelly Miller swept the weekend before taking his run to a four-race win streak. Taking in two more triumphs before the season’s end, Miller compiled 10 top-five and a dozen top-10 finishes in 13 starts for an easily won championship.
Trever Kirkland ended the season runner-up in tour standings, followed by Phil Dietz, Joe Perry, and Kory Wermling. In all, 40 drivers took part in the 2023 season.
Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at Big Sky Speedway open at 5:30 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors (65+), and free for kids 60-inches tall or shorter. Paws N Claws Sport Compacts, IMCA Modifieds, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, and Wissota Super Stocks are also on the lineup.
Big Sky Speedway is located at Hwy. 87 North, Mile Marker 16, just outside Billings, Mont. For more information on the three-eighths-mile oval, log onto https://www.bigskyspeedway.com or call (406) 696-8661.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Rolling To Greenville Speedway Bryan Hulbert
GREENVILLE, Miss. (May 14, 2024) Making the return to Greenville Speedway on Saturday, May 18, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints roll into the first of four nights at the Mississippi oval in 2024.
The season’s sixth round of competition, the tour’s last outing atop the gumbo quarter-mile was on August 12, 2023, with Brad Bowden earning the win. Already collecting a win in 2024 with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints, Bowden stood tall at Jackson Motor Speedway on April 27.
Five nights in with just as many winners, Jan Howard sits atop the standings going into Greenville with an 86-point gap over defending series champion Brandon Blenden. Evan McElhaney holds third, with Lane Whittington and Jake Brashier making up the top-five.
Looking at a $2,000 payday to make it to Victory Lane on Saturday, the evening’s card will include the wingless Capital City Sprints. Saturday, May 18, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for youth (6-10), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $35.
Greenville Speedway is located at 1040 S Raceway in Greenville, Miss. For more information, call (662) 820-0654 or visit Greenville Speedway’s Facebook page.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
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SOONER THE BETTER: Terry Easum Scores First ASCS Victory at Red Dirt Raceway
MEEKER, OK (May 10, 2024) –The new chapter of the American Sprint Car Series continues to add intriguing storylines with each new paragraph, such as two “firsts” in one night for the National Tour on Friday.
During the National Tour’s debut at Red Dirt Raceway, in Meeker, OK, “Sooner State” native and 2024 Rookie of the Year contender, Terry Easum out dueled veterans and local stars to score his first ASCS victory.
He did so the hard way, too, starting a few rows deep in seventh and driving his way up through the field around the ¼-mile bullring.
“It feels great,” Easum said about picking up his first ASCS victory. “It’s good to be able to come through there, starting that far back and just drive through there. A real good field here. A lot of good cars. Even that [Last Chance Showdown] was full of guys who can win anywhere. It’s tough for sure.”
The night opened with 38 cars trying to fill 24 spots in the Feature. Easum was one of eight drivers that made it into the five-lap Dash, however, luck gave him the eight pill and he was only able to pass one car – placing him inside row four for the 30-lap Feature.
Oklahoma natives made up the first three starting positions with 19-time National Tour winner Matt Covington on the pole, Ryder Laplante – in his first National Tour start – on the outside pole and Whit Gastineau staring third.
When the race commenced, Laplante stayed on Covington’s tail the first two laps before jumping the cushion in Turn 4 and losing several positions.
A few spots back, Easum and current Series points leader Seth Bergman were already marching forward. By Lap 9, Bergman was up to third from fifth and Easum was up to fifth from seventh.
Then, Easum’s progress excelled lap by lap.
On Lap 10, the rookie moved into fourth, while Gastineau and Bergman reeled in Covington. A lap later, Easum joined the party to make it a four-way battle for the lead. Another lap later, he snuck by Bergman for third and then dove into Turn 3 to make it a three-wide battle for the lead with Gastineau on the top and Covington in the middle.
When they exited the turn and crossed the line to bring the race to Lap 13, Easum was the new leader.
He couldn’t enjoy it too long, though, as a caution for two cars spun on the backstretch slowed the race for the first time, putting Gastineau on his bumper.
The black No. 2w tried to stay with Easum on the restart, but the No. 88 was too strong on the bottom and pulled away. Instead, Gastineau had to play defense with Bergman finding a head of steam around the top of the track. The TwoC Racing machine passed Covington for third on the restart and then worked Gastineau for a few laps before stealing second with 10 laps to go.
With Easum having to navigate heavy traffic, Bergman began to play Jaws. Lap after lap, he gained on Easum. But with less than five laps to go, the traffic that slowed Easum also began hindering Bergman’s run. Then, his chance for back-to-back victories drove away.
“We were close, it just didn’t go our way there,” Bergman said. “We were really actually off at the beginning of the night. Then, it’s an uphill battle when you don’t unload that good. But, we fought at it and the boys did a great job and gave us a piece to contend for the win at the end. So, I look at it as anytime you can turn a negative into a positive late that’s a really good thing.”
While all eyes were on the battle for the lead, local star Tanner Conn was having a career run, charging from 15th to third in only his fourth start with the National Tour. As Bergman began closing on Easum, Conn was on a trajectory toward them both. But like Bergman, once they encountered traffic, their runs evaporated.
“This was our first ASCS show with our own program,” Conn said. “The night started off a little rough, just getting acclimated to the 360 (motor). I’m used to the 305 (motor)… We kind of dug ourselves a hole after Qualifying and the Heat Race. But just did what we know best with the track and was able to drive up to third, just pick some guys off on the bottom, some on the top, throw some slide jobs. Kind of what this track is known for.”
Ahead of them, in only his eighth career start with the National Tour, Easum drove away with his first career win in the closing laps.
“The car was really good,” Easum said. “It would drive anywhere. That’s all you can ask for as a driver… You had to run really tight on the bottom, against the tires, to catch that grip strip. If you missed it, there was a very fine line. If you missed it, it was tough.”
The race also counted toward the ASCS Sooner Region standings, giving Easum his first Sooner Region victory too.
UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series National Tour returns to Kansas for a doubleheader weekend with a visit to Rush County Speedway on Friday, May 31, and then to Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, June 1. For more information and the full ASCS schedule,CLICK HERE.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every ASCS National Tour race live onDIRTVision.
FEATURE RESULTS:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 2. 2C-Seth Bergman[5]; 3. 78-Tanner Conn[15]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]; 5. 2W-Whit Gastineau[3]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[16]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[13]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 10. 9$-Kyle Clark[11]; 11. 71-Brady Baker[19]; 12. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 13. 55B-Brandon Anderson[10]; 14. 88R-Ryder Laplante[2]; 15. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[4]; 17. 03-Joe Wood Jr[22]; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[17]; 19. V8-Robert Vetter[20]; 20. 55-Chase Brown[18]; 21. 91-Michael Day[24]; 22. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 23. 6-Koty Adams[9]; 24. 8-Alex Sewell[8]
ASCS Elite Non-Wing Looking At 2024 Kick-Off At Lonestar Speedway
Bryan Hulbert
KILGORE, Texas (May 8, 2024) Lifting the lid on the 2024 season on Saturday, May 11, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will take on the high-banked Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas.
Racing for a $2,000 top prize on Saturday, the track last saw action with the wingless tour in 2018, before the series was under the ASCS banner. The tour plans one more trip in 2024, with the next being Saturday, July 6, with the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region. Cody Garnder enters as the defending series champion.
Saturday, May 11, opens at 3:00 P.M. with cars on track for Hot Laps at 6:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for youth (6-11), seniors (60+), and military with ID. Pits are $35. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Click Here. The night’s card will also include Modlites, Eco Mods, and Stock Cars.
The three-eighths-mile Lonestar Speedway is located at 3131 Farm to Market Rd 1252 EW in Kilgore, Texas. Information on the track can be found at Click Here or by calling (800) 568-7861.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com,
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ASCS Western Plains Back At El Paso County Raceway
Bryan Hulbert
CALHAN, Colo. (May 9, 2024) Back to where the season began, the ASCS Western Plains Region will roll into El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo. on Saturday, May 11.
The second round of the 2024 season, after events at Lincoln County were sidelined by weather, the season’s kick-off on April 13 went the way of Pueblo’s Adam Trimble in his first event behind the wheel of the M&H Racing No. 5d.
Saturday, May 11, opens at 1:00 P.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for Military and Seniors, $10 for youth 4-12, and free for kids three and under. For more information on El Paso County Raceway, call (720) 404-0400 or log onto https://www.bstpromotions.com. El Paso County Raceway is located at 366 10th St. in Calhan, Colo.
Saturday’s event includes Lightning Sprints, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Compacts, Warriors, Dwarf, and NOW600 Micros.
The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: ASCS National Tour Returns to Oklahoma For Red Dirt Raceway Debut
MEEKER, OK (May 8, 2024) – More than 200 checkered flags have been claimed in Oklahoma with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, and on Friday, May 10, one will be claimed at Red Dirt Raceway for the first time.
The National Tour will make its debut at the 1/4-mile track in Meeker, OK, for the second race of the 2024 season – joined by the ASCS Sooner Region.
After the first race of the season at Super Bee Speedway in April, drivers with Oklahoma connections will be poised for a home state win. Leading that charge will be Seth Bergman, driving for the Oklahoma City-based TwoC Racing team.
He scored the first win of the season and currently holds an eight-point lead over Rookie of the Year contender Andrew Deal.
The American Sprint Car Series has made one appearance at Red Dirt Raceway with the former Red River Region in 2018. That race was also won by Bergman.
Tickets for the event at Red Dirt Raceway can be purchased in advance HERE. If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.
Follow the biggest storylines of the weekend:
TWO FOR TWO(C)?
All stats point to Seth Bergman, of Snohomish, WA, as a leading favorite for Friday’s event. He opened the 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region with a win at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway and then won the season opener for the National Tour at Super Bee Speedway – now leading the points in both divisions.
Bergman opened the National Tour season, driving the No. 2C Sprint Car for TwoC Racing while 2000 ASCS National Tour champion Wayne Johnson recovered from an arm injury. But with Johnson’s injury hindering him from returning to the seat, Bergman will continue to pilot the car with Johnson serving as his crew chief.
STRONG STARTS
While Seth Bergman walked away with the win at Super Bee Speedway, several other drivers had strong showings, ranging from rookies to Series veterans.
2024 Rookie of the Year contender Andrew Deal, of Caney, KS, came out of the gate strong, qualifying second to Bergman in their qualifying group, won his Heat Race, finished second in the Dash and then finished second in the Feature. It was his career-best finish with the National Tour and second career top-five finish with the tour – his first top five came at Oklahoma’s Lawton Speedway last year. He’s no stranger to winning in Oklahoma too, having won with the ASCS Sooner Region at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway in 2023.
Deal will enter Friday’s race with some experience at Red Dirt Raceway, having ran with the ASCS Red River Region there in 2018. He finished 15th.
Reigning ASCS National Tour champion Jason Martin, of Liberal, KS, put on a show at Super Bee, making a charge from 22nd to fourth. He’s coming off a career year with the National Tour, having won nine races en route to his first title in 2023. Of those nine victories, three came in Oklahoma – two at Longdale Speedway and one at the Salina Highbanks Speedway.
Like Deal, Martin also has laps around Red Dirt Raceway. Recent laps too. He ran a national 410 Sprint Car race there last month. He finished 25th after being involved in an accident.
OKLAHOMA NATIVES
Of the 14 confirmed full-time regulars with the ASCS National Tour this year, four call Oklahoma home – Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK), Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK), Hank Davis (Sand Springs, OK) and Terry Easum (Broken Arrow, OK).
Covington is in his 11th straight full-time season with the ASCS National Tour and is coming off a career-best year, having finished second in points with three wins – now at 19 National Tour wins overall. He’s also a two-time ASCS Sooner Region champion. The veteran had a quiet start to the season with a sixth-place finish at Super Bee.
Anderson started off his second full-time season with the National Tour strong at Super Bee, finishing fifth. While he’s still looking for his first National Tour win, he’s no stranger to winning in Oklahoma as three of his five ASCS Sooner Region victories came in the Sooner State.
Davis and Easum are both running for the Rookie of the Year title this season. Easum had the better finish of the two at Super Bee, finishing 11th, while Davis missed the Feature. However, Davis enters Friday’s race with an upper hand in the statistics category, having won in Oklahoma with the ASCS Sooner Region last year at Creek County Speedway.
STAT GLANCE:
When & Where
Date – Friday, May 10
Track – Red Dirt Raceway (1/4-mile in Meeker, OK)
CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 10:
1. Seth Bergman (150 points)
2. Andrew Deal (-8)
3. Brady Baker (-15)
4. Jason Martin (-20)
5. Brandon Anderson (-25)
6. Matt Covington (-28)
7. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (-31)
8. Channin Tankersley (-34)
9. Landon Britt (-37)
10. Kyler Johnson (-40)
FEATURE WINNERS
1 Win – Seth Bergman
FEATURE LAPS LED
29 laps – Seth Bergman
1 lap – Brady Baker
QUICK TIME AWARDS
1 – Brady Baker
HEAT RACE WINNERS
1 Win – Lane Whittington
– Andrew Deal
– Koty Adams
– Terry Easum
DASH WINNERS
1 Win – Brady Baker
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS
1 Win – Landon Britt
PODIUM FINISHERS
1 – Seth Bergman
– Andrew Deal
– Brady Baker
2024 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES NATIONAL SCHEDULE & WINNERS
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner
1. Friday, April 19 / Super Bee Speedway / Chatham, LA / Seth Bergman
Rain, Thunderstorms Lead ASCS Officials to Postpone RPM Speedway Event
CRANDALL, TX (May 2, 2024) –After RPM Speedway was hit with more than two inches of rain last week and several more inches this week, in addition to weather models showing severe thunderstorms throughout the weekend, American Sprint Car Series and track officials agreed to postpone this weekend’s event.
Track and series officials are exploring options to reschedule the event at RPM Speedway later this season.
The decision was made to keep the safety of traveling fans and teams in mind, and knowing the track’s grounds are unable to handle the continued rain.
The American Sprint Car Series next races on Friday, May 10, at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, OK, where the National Tour will be joined by the ASCS Sooner Region.
For tickets to the event at Red Dirt Raceway,CLICK HERE. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. (CT) and grandstands open at 6 p.m. Racing is schedule to start at 7:30 p.m.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch both races live onDIRTVision.
New Arrowhead Doubleheader Expands Lucrative National Tour Stretch; June Speedweek Taking Shape
CONCORD, NC (April 23, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series’ 2024 National Tour continues to expand with Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, Okla.) adding a two-day event, Sept. 13-14, paying $10,000-to-win for its finale.
The new doubleheader at the state-of-the-art facility expands a lucrative stretch of racing for 360 Sprint Cars, featuring four events that pay $10,000 or more between August and September.
The first is the 34th annual Xtreme powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway (Aug. 1-3). The three-day event pays $3,000 to win on Thursday and Friday and then $20,000 on Saturday – plus lap money.
Later that month, the Series will venture to the recently added Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway (Billings, Mont.), Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, which pays $12,012 to Saturday’s winner.
When the Series turns the calendar to September, drivers will find themselves battling for a potential $14,000 grab at Arrowhead with Friday’s race paying $4,000 to win and Saturday’s paying $10,000 to win. That leads to the World Short Track Challenge at Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Ark.), which pits ASCS against the United Sprint Car Series, Sept. 27-28, featuring a $10,000-to-win finale.
In addition to the “Months of Money,” the ASCS National Tour 2024 Speedweek continues to take shape.
Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, Ark.) kicks the week off on Tuesday, June 11. A race on Wednesday is still in the works. But Thursday, June 13, will see the Series return to Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.). Then, before the September doubleheader, the ASCS National Tour will visit Arrowhead Speedway on Friday, June 14. Speedweek culminates with the Series’ return to Tri-State Speedway (Pocola, Okla.) for the first time since 2006 on Saturday, June 15.
All events for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour can be found at https://www.ascsracing.com/schedules/2024?id=24993.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region Rolling To Grayson County Speedway
BELLS, Texas (April 23, 2024) Four years since ASCS sanctioned Sprint Cars have circled the north Texas oval, the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region will take on Grayson County Speedway on Saturday, April 27.
Last visited by the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series on July 18, 2020, the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region will circle the quarter-mile-oval for the first time on Saturday.
Kicking off their 2024 season this past weekend against the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series at Super Bee Speedway, the highest-finishing Gulf South driver was Jacob Harris. Landing top points in regional standings going into Saturday’s event at Grayson County, Koty Adams, Tyler Harris, and Josh McCord were the other drivers who earned regional points.
Saturday, April 27, will open Pits at 4:00 P.M. and stands at 6:00 P.M. Cars will Hot Lap at 6:45 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, military, youth (17 and under), and seniors are $15, with kids 48 inches tall and under being free. Pits are $35. The night’s card includes IMCA Sport Mods, Factory Stocks, Eco Mods, Economy Stocks, and Junior Limited.
Grayson County Speedway is located at 171 Busby Ln. in Bells, Texas. For more information on the track, call 903 267-9114, go to https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1616, or follow at https://www.facebook.com/graysoncountyspeedway.
Fans unable to make the event in person can watch live at https://watch.raceon.com.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Elite Outlaws Headlining Friday At The Heart O’ Texas Speedway
WACO, Texas (April 22, 2024) Looking to the season’s fourth outing, the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints head for the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco on Friday, April 26 for the Gene Adamcik Memorial.
The first of two scheduled trips to the high-banked quarter-mile-oval in 2024, the tour’s lone visit in 2023 went the way of Marcus Thomas after a back-and-forth battle with John Carney II.
Three events leading up to Friday’s event have yielded just as many winners with Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Noah Gass, and Brent Marks all taking their turn in victory Lane. Hafertepe currently sits atop the points with 410 markers earned. Gass trails by 17 points, with Blaine Baxter in third. Brian Bell and Marcus Thomas complete the top five in tour standing.
Paying tribute to the longtime owner and promoter of the Heart O’ Texas Speedway, the 2024 event is the ninth installment.
Friday, April 26 at Heart O' Texas opens at 6:00 P.M. Hot Laps at 7:30 P.M. and racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (6-12), and free for kid five and under. Pits are $35. Friday’s event includes IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Southern Sport Mods, Outlaw Street Stocks, Factory Stocks, and Jr. Limited.
Heart O' Texas Speedway is located at 784 N McLennan Dr. in Elm Mott, Texas. Information on the track can be found at http://www.heartotexasspeedway.com or by calling (254) 829-2294.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com,
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Schedule Update: ASCS National Shifts Montana Swing To August
CONCORD, NC (April 22, 2024) – The 2024 lineup of events for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour continues to evolve and come into place, with the most recent update coming in the month of August.
Originally a two-night run in July, the trip north now encompasses six nights, starting in Kansas and Nebraska before heading north to Montana.
Dodge City Raceway Park has taken Friday, Aug. 16. Racing then moves to Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, Neb.) for the tour’s first visit on Saturday, Aug. 17. Both nights are in conjunction with the ASCS Western Plains Region.
Northbound from there, the first stop in Montana is Big Sky Speedway in Billings for the first time since 2019 on Friday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24 for the $12,012 to win Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Back on the lineup for the first time since 2015, Electric City Speedway in Great Falls will take Friday, Friday, Aug. 30, and Saturday, Aug. 31, during the 28th annual Montana Roundup. All four nights are co-sanctioned with the ASCS Frontier Region.
Further updates to the 2024 schedule are forthcoming and will be posted once confirmed.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
New August Swing:
Friday, Aug. 16 – Dodge City Raceway Park
Saturday, Aug. 17 – Lincoln County Raceway
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24 – Big Sky Speedway
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31 – Electric City Speedway
Seth Bergman Wins ASCS National Tour Opener at Super Bee in First Event with TwoC Racing
CHATHAM, LA (April 19, 2024) – When Seth Bergman got the call from former ASCS National champion Wayne Johnson to come and drive the TwoC Racing ride, he knew he had to make an impact right away.
Consider the impact made. The Snohomish, WA-racer scored the win in the 2024 ASCS National Tour opener at Super Bee Speedway Friday night, leading all but one lap en route to his 19th career National Tour victory in his first start with the Oklahoma-based team.
“I think I was able to gel as quick as I did just because I’ve been friends with Wayne for a long time,” Bergman said. “I was able to come into a team being familiar with the guy in charge.
“I just felt instantly a level of comfort and ease; I didn’t feel like they were down my back to do anything. I felt like they had a great team here with a lot of pieces in place to perform well.”
Johnson, the 2000 ASCS National champion from Oklahoma City, OK, was injured in a crash during an event in Texas last weekend, rendering him unable to race while he navigates his recovery process. He soon phoned Bergman – a longtime friend and fellow competitor – and asked him to fill the seat in his absence. Bergman accepted the offer and wasted no time in representing of the nation’s most accomplished Winged 360 Sprint Car drivers, winning in his first night out.
“Getting an opportunity like this – it feels great to put the hard work in and be noticed and have the phone ring for an opportunity like this,” Bergman said. “The phone rang too because I’ve known Wayne for a really long time. We’re friends. Part of this sport is about networking and who you know.
“It’s very unfortunate to see what happened to Wayne. I honestly get a little emotional thinking about it. He’s a friend, and seeing him in the condition he’s in and not knowing when he’s gonna return, if he is, is a lot to wrap your head around.”
While he led most of the race, Bergman’s second lap was most notable. He charged into Turn 1 with a full head of steam and got underneath Andrew Deal to take second, then powered around the outside of polesitter Brady Baker for the lead out of Turn 4.
“I knew from the warmup lap, I was gonna be sporty early,” Bergman said. “Just experience. Andrew’s very experienced too, but he kinda got snookered on the start – Baker looked like he came up and got into [Deal], so he was maybe feeling his car out for a lap or two after that. I was able to pounce on opportunities quick.”
From there on out, it was smooth sailing for Bergman and the No. 2C. He fended off all challenges from Deal and Baker on restarts and cruised to the $4,000 payday.
After chasing Bergman nearly the entire race, Deal crossed the stripe second – a new career-best finish on the National Tour. The Rookie of the Year contender from Caney, KS, challenged for the lead around the halfway point but was unable to get close enough to make a move in the end.
“It was kinda sketchy first lap – polesitter got a little wide on the get-go and put us in the fence, so it took me 3-to-4 laps to recover from that just to make sure nothing was torn up,” Deal said. “After a big hit like that, you don’t really go into the next turn too terribly hard.”
After battling back-and-forth with Deal for the runner-up spot in the first half of the event, Baker crossed the stripe third. Deal wrestled the spot away for good on Lap 8, and then came a hard-charging Koty Adams who raced from eighth on the grid and passed Baker for third on Lap 22. Adams later blew a tire on Lap 27, ruining his podium run and handing the spot back to Baker, who drove it home with his first Tour podium finish of the season.
“The car was just really loose the whole race,” Baker said. “Ran the wing about as far back as it would go and was still way free. But all-in-all, I think we had a good night.”
Reigning ASCS National champion Jason Martin finished fourth and captured the night’s Hard Charger honors in his drive up from 22nd on the starting grid. Oklahoma racer Brandon Anderson completed the top five from 11th on the grid.
UP NEXT
ASCS National Tour racing continues Saturday, April 20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA. Tickets will be on sale at the gate; streaming available on DIRTVision.
ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2C-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 3. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[22]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 8. 71T-Channin Tankersley[23]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[19]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[3]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 13. 91-Michael Day[12]; 14. 88K-Jordan Knight[16]; 15. 2-Brekton Crouch[13]; 16. 6G-Bryan Gossel[20]; 17. 88B-Brandon Blenden[24]; 18. 26-Jacob Harris[10]; 19. 6-Koty Adams[8]; 20. 14-Jordon Mallett[21]; 21. 24-Tyler Harris[9]; 22. 9-Josh McCord[15]; 23. 9L-Lane Whittington[6]; 24. 121-Jan Howard[14]
Gossel Family Taking On ASCS National Tour In 2024
CONCORD, N.C. (April 18, 2024) Venturing out of northern Colorado, Bryan and Austyn Gossel will take on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time in 2024. The second father/son duo to attempt the National Tour in the same season, Tim and Landon Crawley were the first to do so in 2022.
“Kind of like living the dream. It is so cool to get to do this with Austyn and my family,” said Bryan Gossel of the chance to race on the road with his son. “Just to get here and be able to run at a national level, it’s a relief to see all the hard work and dedication is paying off.”
Gossel, who is a small business owner with BG Automotive in Colorado, were both on track this past weekend with the ASCS Western Plains Region at El Paso County Raceway. Bryan placed eighth, while Austyn, who started ninth, ran to a second-place finish.
This was a proud moment for Bryan, who has been racing for 31 years in dirt and pavement Sprint Car, as well as USAC Silver Crown action.
“He’s never just driven by me like that, so it was a pretty proud moment for me to see how much he’s improving and growing as a driver, which for me, I’m having fun, and that’s the goal for me, and for Austyn, to see that really what makes it even more fun for me,” Bryan said.
Behind the wheel of a Super Stock for the first time at 17, Austyn has raced a combination of wing and wingless Sprint Cars and RaceSaver and ASCS cars since 2019. Finding his footing in 2023, he captured his first career win at Casper Speedway on May 20 and followed that up with another victory at El Paso County Raceway on August 12.
“I’m going into this as confident as I can be,” stated Austyn, who has already been on track 17 times this season.
“Last year, we struggled at times running the local points deal with parts and mechanical failures, but I still had decent runs and won my first two races, which really got the ball rolling for me. This year, I’ve been able to work with Wayne Johnson and did all the 360cid and 410 stuff in Florida, then ran a couple of weeks ago in Texas, and that’s really helped, and I feel like that showed last weekend at El Paso.”
Fans can keep up with Bryan Gossel at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057623374346. Austyn Gossel can be found at https://www.facebook.com/austyn.gossel.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Matt Covington Returning For 12th ASCS National Tour Run
By Bryan Hulbert
CONCORD, NC (April 18, 2024) – A name that has become synonymous with the American Sprint Car Series, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington will return for his 12th overall season chasing the National Tour.
“I’m looking forward to it,” Covington said. “Excited to see how it goes with World Racing Group taking over. I think it will be good for the Series going forward. It’s going to be different, but we’ll adjust and get it figured out, and really just looking forward to seeing what Cody [Cordell] and Lonnie [Wheatley] can do with the Series.”
Not the first season that Covington has been in contention for a championship, the driver of the Missile Motorsports/T&L Foundry No. 95 fought to the last lap with Jason Martin for the 2023 title.
Missing it by 46 markers, Covington reflected on the season and shared his thoughts on 2024.
“We didn’t have a bad year last year, but it wasn’t spectacular, where the No. 36 had a great year,” he said. “Certainly, it wasn’t a failure. We won three National Tour events and had a lot of top-five finishes, but we know we need to step it up if we want to win the championship, and that’s what our goal is this year. Luckily, we didn’t need to make a lot of changes during the off-season. Steven Lane is back with me working on the car. This will be his second season, and we’ve really gotten into a good rhythm.”
Getting behind the wheel in Quarter Midgets at the age of five, Covington collected over 100 feature wins and three national titles before being inducted into the Quarter Midget Hall of Fame in 2004.
Moving into Sprint Cars in 2008, he took on the National Tour for the first time in 2009. Returning to ASCS Lone Star and Sooner Region competition in 2010, Covington collected five titles between the two tours before returning to the National Tour in 2014.
In his time on the road, Covington has made 377 Feature starts, putting him sixth all-time, and made it to Victory Lane 18 times across 14 states. His record also includes 129 top-five and 229 top-10 finishes, plus 34 ASCS regional triumphs.
Fans can keep track of Matt Covington at www.mattcovingtonracing.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mattcovingtonracing, or follow him on X @mattcovington95, as well as Instagram @mattcovingtonracing, and TikTok at @mattcoivngtonracing.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
American Sprint Car Series Starts New Chapter at Super Bee Speedway
CHATHAM, LA (April 17, 2024) – The American Sprint Car Series National Tour officially begins its new chapter under the World Racing Group banner at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20.
Featuring the best Sprint Car drivers in the region, the two-day event will see the National championship return to the 1/4-mile track for the first time since 2012. It’ll also be the season-opener for the ASCS Gulf South Region and the continuation of the 2024 season for the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints.
Between the National Tour and regional series, ASCS has visited Super Bee 20 times, dating back to 2002. Five of those visits were for National events, seeing former champions Gary Wright and Jason Johnson swap command of each race. Wright won with the National Tour at Super Bee in 2003, 2004 and 2005, while Johnson also won in 2004 and in 2012. Kevin Ramey won the first ASCS trip to the track in 2002 with the Gulf South Region.
In addition to championship points, drivers will contend for a $4,000 payday each night.
Tickets for the event will be available at the gate. If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.com.
On Friday, grandstands will open at 5 p.m. (CT) and Hot Laps are scheduled for 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Then, on Saturday, grandstands will open at 4 p.m. with Hot Laps at 6:30 p.m.
Keep up with the top storylines of the weekend:
NEW CHAPTER: World Racing Group finalized the acquisition of the American Sprint Car Series from Series founder Emmett Hahn in March to help strengthen and grow ASCS and Sprint Car racing.
In the month since, the American Sprint Car Series has already seen enhancements with the hiring of Lonnie Wheatley as the Series Director and Cody Cordell as Competition Director, and the implementation of a $152,000 championship points fund and tow money package for the National Tour.
The top-10 finishing positions in the title race will be paid with the champion earning $40,000; $25,000 for second; $20,000 for third; $15,000 for fourth; $12,000 for fifth; $10,000 for sixth; $9,000 for seventh; $8,000 for eighth; $7,000 for ninth; and $6,000 for 10th.
A new race format has also been established featuring Time Trials – where drivers only time against those in their Hot Lap group and Heat Race – Heats, a Dash, Last Chance Showdown (if need) and a Feature with 22 starters and Provisionals. For the full format, CLICK HERE.
Currently, 14 drivers, representing seven states, are expected to contend for the 2024 title: Brandon Anderson (OK), Seth Bergman (WA), Zach Blurton (KS), Landon Britt (TN), Matt Covington (OK), Hank Davis (OK), Michael Day (TX), Andrew Deal (KS), Terry Easum (OK), Bradley Fezard (AR), Austyn Gossel (CO), Bryan Gossel (CO), Kyler Johnson (KS) and Jordan Knight (KS).
ONE SPOT BETTER: After finishing second in ASCS National Tour points last year, Matt Covington, of Glenpool, OK, returns full-time to chase his first ASCS championship.
The 19-time National Tour winner will continue to pilot his No. 95 Sprint Car for his 11th straight full-time season on the National scene.
He's spent the early portion of the 2024 season building experience with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, earning a career-best Series finish of 13th at Cotton Bowl Speedway.
BERGMAN RETURNS: After running a part-time schedule the last five years, Seth Bergman, of Snohomish, WA, is set to chase his first National Tour championship again in 2024.
He’s already found success with the American Sprint Car Series this year, making an impressive 15th-to-first charge at Creek County Speedway with the ASCS Sooner Region in March. The victory brought him to 71 career ASCS wins overall – 18 of those are with the National Tour.
The last time he followed the full National Tour in 2018, Bergman earned his career-best points finish of second.
ROOKIE CLASS: The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will have a stout field of Rookie of the Year contenders this year with eight first-year drivers representing four states.
Joining the tour are Zach Blurton (KS), Hank Davis (OK), Andrew Deal (KS), Terry Easum (OK), Bradley Fezard (AR), Austyn Gossel (CO), Bryan Gossel (CO) and Jordan Knight (KS).
Of the group, Blurton is the only one entering the 2024 season with a National Tour win – coming at WaKeeny Speedway in 2022. Davis and Bryan Gossel each have two regional ASCS victories; Davis’ most recent one came in March with the Hurricane Area Super Sprints.
HURRICANE SEASON (SO FAR): The Hurricane Area Super Sprints have contested three races, so far, this season and have seen a different winner in each.
Hank Davis, who is running for Rookie of the Year with the National Tour, won the region’s first race of the year at North Alabama Speedway – his first win with the region and second ASCS win overall. Then, Max Stambaugh also picked up his first Hurricane Area Super Sprints victory the next night at North Alabama.
The most recent victory with the region went to four-time National Tour winner Jan Howard at Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Raceway. Howard is also the current Hurricane Area Super Sprints points leader – 57 ahead of Brandon Blenden.
WEEKEND GLANCE:
When & Where
Date – Friday-Saturday, April 19-20
Track – Super Bee Speedway (1/4-mile in Chatham, LA)
Previous ASCS National Winners at Super Bee
2012 – Jason Johnson on June 18
2005 – Gary Wright on May 6
2004 – Gary Wright on Sept. 24, Jason Johnson on Sept. 25
2003 – Gary Wright on Aug. 31
On The Internet
ASCS Website – ASCSRacing.com
ASCS Facebook – Facebook.com/AmericanSprintCarSeries
ASCS Instagram – Instagram.com/ASCS_Racing
ASCS X – X.com/ASCSRacing
Super Bee Speedway Website – SuperBeeSpeedway.com
Hank Davis Joining Rookie Of The Year Hunt With The American Sprint Car Series
CONCORD, N.C. (April 17, 2024): Another ASCS Sooner Region regular will move to the National Tour in 2024, as Oklahoma’s Hank Davis joins the rapidly expanding Rookie of the Year class with the American Sprint Car Series.
Why the change?
“The competition,” Davis answered. “Plus, getting to race different tracks and get some experience for some possible 410 racing in the future.”
Bringing over a decade of racing experience into his rookie season, the native of Sand Springs, Okla., is well known across Oklahoma for his success in Micros, Midgets, and Sprint Cars. However, he jumped onto everyone’s radar in 2023 when he captured his first career Chili Bowl Preliminary Night win in thrilling fashion for Matt Seymour Racing.
Kicking off the 2024 season with a fifth-place finish in Tulsa’s 55-lap finale, Hank has been on track seven times so far in Midget and Sprint Car competition, with a ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints win coming at North Alabama Speedway in April, along with four top-fives and a top-10 finish in each outing.
This season, he’s trying to soak up as much experience as he can.
“We want to race as much as possible and hopefully win against the best,” Davis said.
Fans can follow the driver of the Oklahoma Chiller/Triple X Chassis, No. 1h, at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063613805229.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Zach Blurton Making Jump to Full-Time ASCS National Tour Competition
CONCORD, N.C. (April 16, 2024) – Zach Blurton will live out a longtime dream this year, taking his talent on the road full-time with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time.
The Kansas shoe will join the stout field of first-time contenders chasing the ASCS Rookie of the Year title.
“First and foremost, I need to thank my wife for going along with this crazy racing life,” Blurton said. “From my start in racing, I feel like I’ve had realistic goals and dreams. I would see the Outlaw and the All-Star schedule and think that was cool and see what was close that I could go watch, but the ASCS schedule was one that I looked at and felt that was something I could do one day.”
An accomplished talent with the United Rebel Sprint Series, where he ranks third in all-time wins, Blurton has stepped up his 360 Sprint Car program over the past few seasons and found success, including an ASCS National Tour win at WaKeeney Speedway on July 3, 2022.
“I’ll never forget that night and that feeling of who I was racing with and had to hold off to get that win, and I want that again,” Blurton said.
For the 2024 season, Blurton will pilot the Swift Bullet Co./Summit Automotive Group No. 2J with Maxim Chassis and Don Ott power. Snow Giddings will take charge as the crew chief.
“We’ve been building the team and didn’t want to do this until I knew we were ready, and I feel like we’re finally at a point to take that step and give it a try,” he said. “We’re a family-oriented team, as are a lot of our sponsors, and they’ve really stepped up to help us accomplish this.”
Blurton is carrying plenty of momentum into 2024 with last year producing six wins, 20 top fives, and 29 top-10 finishes across various series and engine combinations.
Fans can keep track of Zach through his Social Media channel via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/zachblurtonracing), Twitter (https://twitter.com/ZachBlurton), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/zachblurton), and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zachblurtonracing). His 2024 schedule will be updated as the season progresses at https://www.myracepass.com/drivers/18317.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS National Tour Format Gets Refresh For 2024 Season
CONCORD, NC (April 16, 2024) – Starting at Super Bee Speedway this weekend, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will utilize a new nightly format.
“We’re moving in the direction we feel best for the series and its drivers,” said ASCS competition/technical director Cody Cordell. “We’re excited for a little change and looking forward to the next chapter of the American Sprint Car Series.”
Based on the format used by the former All Star Circuit of Champions, with some changes in place, the nightly run of events will go as follows:
2024 ASCS National Tour Race Format:
• 2-lap Time Trials (1-3 cars at a time)
• Qualify only against cars that will be in your Hot Lap group and Heat Race.
• Qualifying order will be determined by draw.
• Heats are straight up by time, except for the fastest qualifier in each group/Heat, which will invert to the 4th starting position.
• The penalty for missed Time Trial position, with a two (2) car grace, is one (1) timed lap at the end of qualifying – best you can start your Heat Race is fifth. If for any reason a car takes one lap at the end of qualifying, the car’s time will not be used for Dash eligibility, the car must win its Heat to make the Dash.
• The Heat winner and the quickest transfer from each Heat will have a random draw for Dash starting position. When using a two- and three-Heat format, the quickest Heat qualifier must finish in the top five and on the lead lap of their qualifying heat to remain eligible for the Dash. The finish of the Dash will set the top starting positions of the Feature. There is one five-lap Dash.
• If the quickest Heat qualifier (4th starter) also wins the heat, then that will be the only car from that heat to go into the dash draw. If the quickest heat qualifier (4th starter) does not qualify through their Heat, the Heat winner and next faster qualifier that qualified through their Heat Race will transfer to the Dash.
• Non-dash cars that qualify for the Feature are lined up by Heat Race finish behind the Dash cars (2nd place finishers, then 3rd place finishers, then 4th place finishers etc.)
• Starting position amongst the same place finishing cars will be determined by overall qualifying time.
• Top 2 qualifiers from overall Time Trials not transferring to the Feature will occupy the front row of the Last Chance Showdown. Remaining non-transfer cars are lined up in the Last Chance Showdown, C, & D-Mains up by Heat Race finish.
• Starting position amongst the same place finishing cars will be determined by overall qualifying time.
• D-Main event transfers (2) tag the back of the C-Main event by finish position.
• C-Main event transfers (2) tag the back of the Last Chance Showdown event by finish position.
• Last Chance Showdown event transfers tag (4,6 or 7) the back of the Feature event by finish position.
• 22 Feature starters + Provisionals
This format is for ASCS National Tour events only. ASCS Regional events will follow the traditional draw/passing point system. Questions regarding the format can be directed to Cody Cordell at (918) 407-1879, or ccordell@dirtcar.com.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Bradley Fezard Joins 2024 ASCS National Rookie Class
CONCORD, N.C. (April 16, 2024) – Adding another name to the 2024 American Sprint Car Series rookie class, 23-year-old Bradley Fezard will make his first jump to the National Tour.
He’ll continue to pilot the V&H Fresh No. 938 for Vince and Mary Rosa after several years of success with the team.
“The V&H Fresh Race Team is committed to running the ASCS National Tour for 2024,” stated team owner, Vince Rosa. "This is an awesome opportunity for our team, and we are excited for the opportunity."
Following in the footsteps of his father, Frederic Fezard, who spent his career racing Rally Cars on Ice in Europe, Formula 3, and eventually Micros once he moved to the United States from France, Bradley Fezard, began his career behind the wheel in 2013 with Micros around Arkansas and Oklahoma.
After earning titles with POWRi and NOW600 in Micro competition, Fezard began racing Sprint Cars and Midgets in 2022.
Having now raced in various events and tours the past two seasons, Fezard is excited to get on a tour schedule again.
"I’m ready coming into this year to follow a series again,” he said. “After winning the NOW600 Non-Wing championship and the POWRi Wing championship, I’m excited to hit the road and follow such a prestigious tour. My goal is to be top-five in points when all is said and done."
Fans can follow the V&H Fresh team at https://www.facebook.com/vhfreshracepage.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Jordan Knight Joins American Sprint Car Series Full-Time With King Racing No. 88
By Bryan Hulbert
CONCORD, NC (April 15, 2024) – Kansas native Jordan Knight is joining the American Sprint Car Series National Tour full-time in 2024 with the Danny King-owned No. 88 – a car synonymous with racing around the Midwest.
Carrying on the memory of Steve King, who lost his life in an on-track accident in 2006, Knight began talking with the King family midway through the 2023 season about bringing the Steve King Foundation No. 88 on tour.
“We started talking about it last year. I was originally going to try tackling it in our family car, but I knew that was a long shot,” Knight said.
“I’ve driven for Danny several times over the last few years, and he knew this was something I was aiming for, so over the winter, he called and asked if we were going to do anything. I went up and met with him, and he said he wanted to help, so we basically merged our teams, with Danny being the car owner. I’m very thankful because tackling the National Tour wouldn’t be possible without his help.”
A graduate of the United Rebel Sprint Series in Kansas, Knight has been behind the wheel for nine years. Chasing points twice with the URSS, Knight placed inside the top three in tour standings both times. He picked up his first win with the Series last year.
“Taking the American Sprint Car Series for the first time, I would say nervous is an understatement,” he said. “If we could be a consistent top-10 car, that is my ultimate goal. Anything more than that is great.”
Fans can keep up with the driver of the Triple X Chassis/Next Era Energy No. 88 by following https://www.facebook.com/KnightRacing1011K.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Elite Non-Wing At Lawton Speedway Rescheduled To July 27
LAWTON, Okla. (April 15, 2024) With work ongoing after a fire destroyed the Press Box and damaged the grandstands at Lawton Speedway in March, events with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating on Saturday, April 20 have been postponed to Saturday, July 27.
The next event for the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will be Saturday, March 11, at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com,
For other news, notes, and information on any tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Jan Howard Collects ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprint Win At Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (April 13, 2024) Taking on Baton Rouge Raceway Saturday night, Arkansas’ shoe, Jan Howard, was the class of the field with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints.
Jan’s second win in the past two seasons at Baton Rouge, the No. 121 rode second through the first ten laps as Jacob Harris showed the way. Under fire on Lap 11, the pair traded the top spot around before Howard took over just past the race’s mid-point.
Keeping pace from there, Howard made it to the finish with 0.942-seconds to spare. Jacob Harris held on for second with Tyler Harris crossing third. Levi Beard and Evan McElhaney, from tenth, made up the top five. Tearing through the field from 22nd, Brandon Blenden nabbed sixth, followed by Blake Carrier in seventh. Tommy Hall, Jake Bashier, and Steve Byunm completed the top ten.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints competes next on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20 at Super Bee Speedway with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
RACE RESULTS:
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
Baton Rouge Raceway (Baton Rouge, La.)
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Butch David[1]; 2. 26-Jacob Harris[7]; 3. 83-Blake Carrier[4]; 4. 18-Steve Byunm[3]; 5. 67-Blake Mallette[6]; 6. 01-Brandon Olsen[5]; 7. 572-John Robicheaux[2]; 8. (DNS) 94-Parker Davis
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 121-Jan Howard[2]; 2. 24X-Tyler Harris[4]; 3. L37-Scott Craft[5]; 4. 16-Evan McElhaney[6]; 5. 21B-Todd Bliss[3]; 6. 13X-Jake Brashier[7]; 7. 3-Cary Farmer[1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2H-Tommy Hall[1]; 2. 1-Levi Beard[5]; 3. 27-Chase Wood Jr[8]; 4. 17-Adam Moneyhun[7]; 5. 61-Sean Wimpee[3]; 6. 57-Condry Beard[2]; 7. 9-Lane Whittington[6]; 8. 88-Brandon Blenden[4]
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 121-Jan Howard[3]; 2. 26-Jacob Harris[1]; 3. 24X-Tyler Harris[4]; 4. 1-Levi Beard[2]; 5. 16-Evan McElhaney[10]; 6. 88-Brandon Blenden[22]; 7. 83-Blake Carrier[9]; 8. 2H-Tommy Hall[6]; 9. 13X-Jake Brashier[14]; 10. 18-Steve Byunm[12]; 11. 67-Blake Mallette[13]; 12. 3-Cary Farmer[21]; 13. 27-Chase Wood Jr[11]; 14. 21B-Todd Bliss[15]; 15. (DNF) 572-John Robicheaux[20]; 16. (DNF) 57-Condry Beard[18]; 17. (DNF) L37-Scott Craft[7]; 18. (DNF) 21-Butch David[5]; 19. (DNF) 61-Sean Wimpee[16]; 20. (DNF) 01-Brandon Olsen[17]; 21. (DNF) 17-Adam Moneyhun[8]; 22. (DNS) 9-Lane Whittington; 23. (DNS) 94-Parker Davis
Adam Trimble On Top With ASCS Western Plains At El Paso County Raceway
CALHAN, Colo. (April 13, 2024) Starting off his new partnership with M&H Racing with a bang, Adam Trimble parked the No. 5d in Victory Lane at El Paso County Raceway with the ASCS Western Plains Region.
Trimble’s first career ASCS Regional victory in the tour’s season opener, the TMP Solutions Group No. 5d took off from the pole and held point through 25 laps . Moving up seven positions, Austyn Gossel made it to second, followed by Bradley Cox who advanced five times. Sammy Swindell was fourth with Nick Nichols in fifth.
Ryan Rader, Zach Merritt, Bryan Gossel, Glen Brace, and Gary Land made up the top ten.
Next up is a two-night affair at Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, Neb., on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20.
The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
RACE RESULTS:
ASCS Western Plains Region El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, Colo.) Saturday, April 13, 2024
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell[2]; 3. 6G-Bryan Gossel[3]; 4. 24B-Johnny Boos[4]; 5. 1S-Derek Schramek[5]; 6. 66-Fred Holz[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Damon McCune[2]; 2. 74-Zack Merritt[3]; 3. 45-Bradley Cox[4]; 4. 32-Blair Cooper[1]; 5. 44RR-Ryan Rader[5]; 6. 54-Glen Brace[6]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5D-Adam Trimble[1]; 2. 0J-Jeremy McCune[3]; 3. 16G-Austyn Gossel[2]; 4. 75-Nick Nichols[6]; 5. 77-Cole MacEwen[4]; 6. 55-Gary Land[5]
Dash (6 Laps): 1. 5D-Adam Trimble[4]; 2. 0J-Jeremy McCune[1]; 3. 44-Damon McCune[2]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell[6]; 6. 74-Zack Merritt[3]
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5D-Adam Trimble[1]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 3. 45-Bradley Cox[8]; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell[5]; 5. 75-Nick Nichols[12]; 6. 44RR-Ryan Rader[14]; 7. 74-Zack Merritt[6]; 8. 6G-Bryan Gossel[7]; 9. 54-Glen Brace[17]; 10. 55-Gary Land[18]; 11. 66-Fred Holz[16]; 12. 77-Cole MacEwen[15]; 13. 32-Blair Cooper[11]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 15. 44-Damon McCune[3]; 16. 24B-Johnny Boos[10]; 17. 1S-Derek Schramek[13]; 18. 0J-Jeremy McCune[2]
Brandon Anderson Readying For Season Three With The American Sprint Car Series
CONCORD, N.C. (April 13, 2024) Brandon Anderson will return to the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for his third consecutive season, piloting his family’s Permastone Countertop Solutions No. 55B.
Anderson finished fifth in Series points last year after a career-best season with seven top-five finishes and 21 top 10s.
Continually close to his first National Tour victory, Anderson’s best finish came during his rookie season when he finished second to Wayne Johnson at Boothill Speedway on June 18, 2022.
His consistency is apparent year to year, landing inside the top 10 in 65.45% of his finishes. Furthering that notion, Anderson made 94.85% of the season’s Feature events last year – a goal he aims to improve upon again in 2024.
"For the past two years, I really focused on consistency. I also worked with Bobby, Kyle, and Chris on understanding the car at a higher level. When racing tougher competition, you have to find your own unique mindset and feel in the car. Now that I have that, I intend to leave my comfort zone and go for more wins. With an amazing team to help me learn, a hungry mindset, and top tier equipment, we can achieve anything," stated Anderson.
Finding that stride and looking to carry momentum into the 2024 season, Anderson will again have Bobby Craft on the wrenches of his Moss powered, Triple X Chassis.
Fans can keep up with Anderson throughout the 2024 season at https://www.anderson55.com, as well as https://www.facebook.com/BAMotorsports55 and https://twitter.com/BAnderson55b.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American
Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Terry Easum Going After ASCS National Rookie Of The Year Honors In 2024
CONCORD, N.C. (April 14, 2024) – Oklahoma’s Terry Easum is the latest to join the stout field of Rookie of the Year contenders with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour in 2024.
He’ll bring his Triple X Chassis/Myers Racing Engines No. 88 on the road for the first time after building his name in the regional ranks.
“I’m ready to see some new tracks and challenge ourselves as a team,” Easum said. “We’ve always enjoyed getting to race outside Oklahoma, so I’m very much looking forward to this.”
Growing up watching his father race Modifieds, Easum’s journey to the cockpit began at 15 years old. He eventually got the opportunity to join Sprint Car veteran Aaron Berryhill on the road. Balancing school and travel, he worked with Berryhill for four seasons and fell in love with Sprint Car racing.
He’s spent a dozen years behind the wheel, building a career of his own, racing regionally with the Oil Capital Racing Series (picking up four wins) and the ASCS Sooner Region. In 2023, he captured five wins in various forms of RaceSaver competition across Oklahoma and Missouri while picking up a pair of ASCS Regional top-10 finishes.
While Rookie of the Year is the goal, consistency is his focus.
"We want to be in the top 10 in points at the end of the year by making sure we are consistently in the top 10 each night,” Easum said. “It’s going to be a lot to learn, but this is how our team gets better.”
Fans can keep up with the driver of the Premier Self Storage/Maxwell Oil No. 88 at https://www.facebook.com/terry.easum.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Seth Bergman Returning For Title Run With American Sprint Car Series in 2024
By Bryan Hulbert
CONCORD, NC (April 12, 2024) – A name long associated with the American Sprint Car Series, Washington native Seth Bergman will make his return to the National Tour in 2024.
After running part-time the last five years, focusing on his family and business – Evergreen Coffee Co. in Owasso, Okla., – pieces are back in place for Bergman to make another run at the National championship.
“I'm looking forward to it. Trying to accomplish something I haven't done before by winning a championship at a national level with ASCS,” Bergman said. “Even more exciting, it's owned by World Racing Group, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do with the series.”
Bergman has already started his 2024 season off on the right foot with an impressive 15th-to-first run at Creek County Speedway with the ASCS Sooner Region in March. That brought him to 71 career ASCS wins across the National Tour and regional series.
On the National Tour alone, Bergman has already collected 18 wins, 108 top-five finishes and 208 top 10s. He’s one of only 13 drivers with more than 300 Feature starts in ASCS National competition. He scored a career-best points finish of second in 2018 – his last full-time season on the National Tour.
Despite not running full-time the past few years, that doesn’t change Bergman’s mindset.
“Even when I'm not running full-time, I treat it like I am,” Bergman said. “I haven’t changed much in the program aside from going to Rider Engines, but from what I am hearing, there are going to be a lot of really good teams this year, and that gets me excited knowing it’s going to be probably the most competitive it's been in a while. I love a challenge. It drives me and gives me purpose to be the best.”
Fans can keep up with Seth Bergman at https://www.facebook.com/sethbergmanracing, as well as https://twitter.com/BergmanRacing.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Andrew Deal Embarking on Rookie Season With American Sprint Car Series
By Bryan Hulbert
CONCORD, NC (April 11, 2024) – After years of making various starts with the American Sprint Car Series, Andrew Deal is joining the National Tour full-time for his rookie season in 2024.
The Caney, KS resident enters with over 20 years of experience behind the wheel and eight previous starts with ASCS National Series – scoring a career-best finish of fifth last year.
“I wanted to spend some time with my dad and go have some fun doing what we love together,” Deal said about joining the tour full-time. “Life is short, and my girls will be starting their own activities soon, so time is limited. I have also been blessed with extremely good help at my tire shop, and I trust them to do a great job while I'm gone.”
Deal began racing at 13-years-old before choosing to focus on school and sports. Back behind the wheel at 18, he began racing Micros at Port City Raceway and Will Rogers Raceway.
Year to year, he's gatherd one accolade after the other, picking up a Tulsa Shootout win in 2011, an Oil Capital Racing Series championship in 2014, an A-Main start in the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2015, and most recently, he scored $12,222 at the Iron Man 55 at Creek County Speedway last year.
Piloting his own Victory Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, and Jeep of Ottawa No. 15d Sprint Car, he's already off to a strong start this racing season. He’s earned four top fives in five Feature starts, including a third-place finish with the ASCS Sooner Region on March 23.
“This year, I just want to represent my savior, my sponsors, and those who have supported me along my career in a positive way and be competitive each night,” Deal said. “That's my goal.”
Fans can keep up with Deal at Facebook.com/AndrewDealRacing.
The 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour begins on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, La.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Western Plains Opening 2024 Lineup At El Paso County Raceway
CALHAN, Colo. (April 9, 2024): A new season, a new name, and a new chapter for the Colorado-based ASCS Western Plains Region, as the wings get bolted on for the 2024 opener on Saturday, April 13, at El Paso County Raceway.
Formerly the wingless Elite North series, the tour transitioned to wings partway through the 2023 season and will continue that during 2024, focusing on the overall traditional rules of the American Sprint Car Series.
During the tour’s last visit on September 23, 2023, Glen Brace captured the season-ending checkered flag.
Saturday, April 13, opens at 1:00 P.M. with cars on track at 4:00 P.M. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for Military and Seniors, $10 for youth 4-12, and free for kids three and under. For more information on El Paso County Raceway, call (720) 404-0400 or log onto https://www.bstpromotions.com. El Paso County Raceway is located at 366 10th St. in Calhan, Colo.
The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Hank Davis Tops ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Opener At North Alabama Speedway
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (April 5, 2024) Making the trip from Oklahoma worth the miles, Hank Davis parked the Oklahoma Chiller No. 1H on the front stretch with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints at North Alabama Speedway.
Collecting $2,000 for his efforts, the win is Hank’s first visit to Victory Lane this season, and his first with the series.
To the lead from the start, the Sand Springs native was challenged twice, with Sammy Swindell up first to take the lead on laps five and six. Back to the point on Lap 7, Dale Howard, from ninth, would make his presence known as he raced by to lead Lap 15, but a slip off the back stretch would allow Hank to reclaim the top spot.
Putting Tennessee's Landon Britt in the hunt, the No. 10 would end up settling for a seventh to second run. Ohio’s Max Stambaugh rolled tenth to third, followed by Dale Howard from ninth. Mississippi’s Brad Bowden made up the top five.
Zach Pringle, Chase Howard, Jan Howard, Sammy Swindell, and Brandon Blenden completed the top ten.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints are back at North Alabama Speedway on Saturday, April 6. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with cars on track at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Grandstands are $20 for adults and free for kids ten and under. Pits are $40 for adults, $20 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under.
North Alabama Speedway is located at 12200 AL-247, just outside Tuscumbia, Ala. For information on the track, call (256) 381-0881 or follow their social media at https://shorturl.at/bdYZ9.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
RACE RESULTS:
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, Ala.)
Friday, April 5, 2024
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1H-Hank Davis[4]; 2. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 4. 71H-Max Stambaugh[5]; 5. 88-Brandon Blenden[3]; 6. 9M-Josh McCord[6]; 7. (DNS) 9-Lane Whittington
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Zach Pringle[1]; 2. 47S-Sammy Swindell[3]; 3. 21-Butch David[5]; 4. 121-Jan Howard[4]; 5. (DNF) 15-Noah Collier[2]; 6. (DNS) 21B-Todd Bliss; 7. (DNS) 13X-Jake Brashier
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10K-Dewayne White[1]; 2. 4X-Brad Bowden[6]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 4. 13-Chase Howard[3]; 5. 06-Jason Breeland[4]; 6. 23W-Conner Wray[2]; 7. (DNF) 16-Evan McElhaney[7]
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1H-Hank Davis[1]; 2. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 3. 71H-Max Stambaugh[10]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 5. 4X-Brad Bowden[2]; 6. 55-Zach Pringle[3]; 7. 13-Chase Howard[12]; 8. 121-Jan Howard[11]; 9. 47S-Sammy Swindell[5]; 10. 88-Brandon Blenden[14]; 11. 9-Lane Whittington[19]; 12. 23W-Conner Wray[16]; 13. 06-Jason Breeland[13]; 14. 9M-Josh McCord[15]; 15. 21-Butch David[6]; 16. 16-Evan McElhaney[18]; 17. (DNF) 10K-Dewayne White[4]; 18. (DNF) 13X-Jake Brashier[21]; 19. (DNF) 21B-Todd Bliss[20]; 20. (DNS) 71-Brady Baker; 21. (DNS) 15-Noah Collier
Brent Marks Takes ASCS Elite VS POWRi Outlaw Wildcard Shuffle Opener At Texas Motor Speedway
FT. WORTH, Texas (April 5, 2024) A back-and-forth battle at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track during Friday’s Wildcard Shuffle presented by S2F TV opener, the showdown between the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints and POWRi Outlaw Sprints ended with a win for the Pennsylvania Posse as Brent Marks captured Friday’s $4,000 prize.
Using traffic to navigate around Brenham Crouch's No. 1 at the race's midpoint, the battle for the point was not over, as Crouch regained the spot with less than ten laps to go.
Down to the final five revolutions, Marks ripped the cushion off the fourth turn to take the point at the line. Racing hard under the No. 19, who held the center lane, a slip off the bottom would see Crouch spinning to a stop exiting the second turn.
Back to green with four to go, Marks would go unchallenged for his first career MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints victory.
Battle for second on the restart, Noah Gass diced it up with Blake Hahn for the silver step with Hahn able to fend off the No. 20g. Noah Gass crossed third with Wayne Johnson and Sam Hafertepe, Jr. completing the top five.
The MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints and POWRi Outlaw Sprints return to the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track on Saturday, April 6.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com,
For other news, notes, and information on any tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
RACE RESULTS:
ASCS Elite Outlaw VS POWRi Outlaw Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track (Ft. Worth, Texas) Friday, April 5, 2024
Hoosier Racing Tire Hoosier Racing Tire Qualifying: 1. 1-Brenham Crouch, 13.872[17]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.987[18]; 3. 19-Brent Marks, 14.081[24]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 14.184[16]; 5. 4M-Austin Mundie, 14.284[21]; 6. 23B-Brian Bell, 14.305[6]; 7. 20G-Noah Gass, 14.350[13]; 8. 88R-Ryder Laplante, 14.543[4]; 9. 2B-Brett Becker, 14.576[23]; 10. 16G-Austyn Gossel, 14.597[10]; 11. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.610[2]; 12. 1J-Danny Jennings, 14.610[11]; 13. 44-Chris Martin, 14.615[7]; 14. 4-Cameron Martin, 14.687[14]; 15. 72-Blaine Baxter, 14.746[12]; 16. 42P-Preston Perlmutter, 14.936[25]; 17. 17H-Wout Hoffmans, 15.004[20]; 18. 9$-Kyle Clark, 15.026[22]; 19. 01J-Jeb Sessums, 15.109[9]; 20. 10G-Marcus Thomas, 15.459[19]; 21. 3D-Jeff Day Jr, 15.466[8]; 22. 17-Matt Etzelmiller, 15.881[1]; 23. 10-Bryan Debrick, 16.370[5]; 24. 21-Michelle Parson, 17.000[3]; 25. J2-John Carney II, 17.001[15]
Flying A Motorsports Flying A Motorsports Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 20G-Noah Gass[2]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch[4]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 16G-Austyn Gossel[1]; 5. 44-Chris Martin[5]; 6. 01J-Jeb Sessums[7]; 7. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[6]; 8. 17-Matt Etzelmiller[8]; 9. (DNS) J2-John Carney II
Engler Machine Tool Engler Machine&Tool Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 2. 4M-Austin Mundie[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 4-Cameron Martin[5]; 5. 88R-Ryder Laplante[2]; 6. 17H-Wout Hoffmans[6]; 7. 10G-Marcus Thomas[7]; 8. 10-Bryan Debrick[8]
MVT Services MVT Services Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 2. 1J-Danny Jennings[1]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker[2]; 4. 23B-Brian Bell[3]; 5. 72-Blaine Baxter[5]; 6. 9$-Kyle Clark[6]; 7. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[7]; 8. (DNS) 21-Michelle Parson
Toyota Racing Development A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 20G-Noah Gass[5]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 6. 23B-Brian Bell[8]; 7. 4M-Austin Mundie[4]; 8. 10G-Marcus Thomas[20]; 9. 1-Brenham Crouch[2]; 10. 2B-Brett Becker[9]; 11. 44-Chris Martin[14]; 12. 01J-Jeb Sessums[16]; 13. 72-Blaine Baxter[15]; 14. 9$-Kyle Clark[18]; 15. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[21]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 17. 17-Matt Etzelmiller[22]; 18. 1J-Danny Jennings[10]; 19. 88R-Ryder Laplante[11]; 20. 10-Bryan Debrick[23]; 21. 17H-Wout Hoffmans[17]; 22. 4-Cameron Martin[13]; 23. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[19]; 24. 21-Michelle Parson[24]; 25. J2-John Carney II[25]
Eye On Safety: Fire And Rescue Team Added To ASCS National Tour Events In 2024
CONCORD, NC (April 5, 2024) – In a continued effort to put safety at the forefront, World Racing Group is expanding its safety efforts to the American Sprint Car Series with the addition of the ASCS Fire and Rescue Team.
Like the addition of a traveling safety team for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series at the beginning of the season, the ASCS National Tour will also have its own safety crew on scene at every event.
Those who've raced with the ASCS in previous years will find familiarity with the team leading the safety efforts, as it will be headed by Billy Hurt, whose team has been with the ASCS Warrior Region for several years.
“The ASCS Fire and Rescue Team is excited for the opportunity to be a part of the National Tour,” Hurt said. “The National teams will have peace of mind knowing we will be there to assist and protect them at all of their events. This is just one of the good things World Racing Group is bringing to Sprint Car racing, and we can't wait to see what other things improve with this tour.”
Hurt, who has been involved in the safety and rescue of Sprint Car drivers for over 22 years, has been in the fire service since 1982, serving first as a volunteer, and has been a career firefighter and EMT for 26 years in Columbia, MO. Bringing his familiar crew on the road with him, they combine for over 70 years of fire service and training. His team is also an active part of the on-site safety/first responders during the Tulsa Shootout and Chili Bowl Nationals.
"The addition of the ASCS Fire and Rescue Team at all National events will be a tremendous asset for the American Sprint Car Series and World Racing Group going forward,” said Lonnie Wheatley, ASCS Series Director. “While ideally, we would hope to never have the need to put them into action, all teams competing at ASCS National events can rest assured that they are in the most capable hands if and when the Fire and Rescue Team's extensive skills and experience are called upon. This is a significant step for the American Sprint Car Series in ensuring the safety of its competitors and an early indication of further positive developments for the Series."
The National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series will begin its 2024 season at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20. An updated lineup of events throughout the 2024 season is expected soon.
The 2024 season marks the 33rd season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes regional tours encompassing Wing and Non-Wing competition.
Live coverage of the National Tour can be found exclusively at http://www.DIRTVision.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Elite North Moves To Wings With ASCS Western Plains Region
CONCORD, N.C (April 3, 2024) Starting as a wingless series and following under the open engine concept of the Elite series in Texas, the Elite North Tour, based in Colorado, made the move to wings partway through 2023 and will remain that way in 2024.
This move will see a shift in the rules to the traditional ASCS package, and a rebranding of the series as the ASCS Western Plains Region. Working closely with the ASCS Northern Plains Region, which operates in Wyoming and South Dakota primarily, the two series will co-sanction events and work to keep from running against each other.
"We’re excited to work with World Racing Group, not only with ASCS but also with DIRTcar,” stated Joe Bellm of BST Promotions, who heads the Colorado-based tour.
“Aligning with the major sanction bodies is what we believe is best for the promoters, tracks, racers, and the fans going forward, plus having a common set of rules throughout the regions to allow them to travel if they want, knowing the cars they are racing are the same as theirs.”
Kicking off on April 13, the series will take on El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo., before squaring off against ASCS Northern Plains Region at Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, Neb., on April 19 and April 20.
Back in Calhan, Colo., on May 11, the two tours converge again at Casper Speedway in Casper, Wyo. on May 31 and June 1. Honor Speedway in Pueblo, Colo., on September 21, the series is working on another event on July 5.
Two more times on track will be at El Paso County Raceway on August 24 and September 28 for the season finale.
Contact Joe Bellm at (720) 404-0400 for information on the series.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
2024 ASCS Western Plains Region Lineup
4/13/2024-El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, CO)
4/19/2024-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)
4/20/2024-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)
5/11/2024-El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, CO)
5/31/2024-Casper Speedway (Casper, WY)
6/1/2024-Casper Speedway (Casper, WY)
7/6/2024-TBA
8/24/2024-El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, CO)
9/21/2024-Honor Speedway (Pueblo, CO
9/28/2024-El Paso County Raceway (Calhan, CO)
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (April 2, 2024) Kicking off their third season of competition and second with the American Sprint Car Series, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will hit the track on Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, at North Alabama Speedway.
The tour’s debut at the three-eighths-mile oval, the two-night affair pays $2,000 to win, $300 to start each night.
Gulfport’s Brandon Blenden enters the 2024 season on title defense, having snagged the 2023 championship by a margin of 50 over Rusty Sanford. Going winless, Blenden used consistency with five top fives and seven top tens to see his way to the top.
Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, open at 5:00 P.M. with cars on track at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Grandstands each night are $20 for adults and free for kids ten and under. Pits are $40 per day for adults, $20 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under.
North Alabama Speedway is located at 12200 AL-247, just outside Tuscumbia, Ala. For information on the track, call (256) 381-0881 or follow their social media at https://shorturl.at/bdYZ9.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
A reminder that all teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Elk City Motorsports Park Ups ASCS Sooner Showdown To Two Nights
ELK CITY, Okla. (March 27, 2024) With the recent release of the updated 2024 run of events for the ASCS Sooner Region, Elk City Motorsports Park has decided to go full speed ahead with a two-night showdown on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.
Located in western Oklahoma, the three-eighths-mile oval had originally been slated for a one-night event on June 22, but after a quick look at the updated schedule, found the early June dates listed as TBA to be more suitable for the track, while allowing teams and fans a better racing experience for their travels.
Reopened in 2022 after being shuttered since 2019, the tour made its first visit to Elk City on April 22, 2023, with Jace Park wheeling the Morton Excavating No. 87j to victory.
The Sooner Region of the American Sprint Car Series pays a standard $2,000 to win, $300 to start purse with $100 to non-transferring drivers. Cody Cordell is the Competition Director for the ASCS National Tour, as well as the Director for the Sooner Region. Teams and Tracks can contact Cody at (918) 407-1879 or Ccordell@dirtcar.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
2024 ASCS Sooner Region Schedule:
3/23 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/3 - RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)
5/4 - RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)
5/10 - Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK)
5/11 - TBA
5/17 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/18 - Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, KS)
6/7 - Elk City Motorsports Park (Elk City, OK)
6/8 - Elk City Motorsports Park (Elk City, OK)
6/13 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/14 - Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, OK)
6/15 - Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
6/28 - Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK)
6/29 - Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK)
8/16 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
8/17 - 81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
9/7 - Enid Speedway (Enid, OK)
10/18 - TBA
10/19 - Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
**Subject to change without notice.
Updated 2024 ASCS Sooner Region Lineup Released
CONCORD, N.C. (March 25, 2024) Working as quickly as possible to shore up schedules across all tours of the American Sprint Car Series, after World Racing Group acquired the sanctioning body earlier this month, an updated lineup of events for the ASCS Sooner Region has been released.
The new slate currently has 16 confirmed dates, with four more in the works. The regional tour kicked off this past Saturday night at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., with Washington native Seth Bergman charging from 15th to win the tour’s first visit to the quarter-mile oval this season.
Off during April, the tour resumes with a co-sanctioned affair against the National Tour at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4. The following weekend moves into Oklahoma, with the two series again going toe-to-toe at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker on Friday, May 10.
Back at Creek County Speedway on Friday, May 18, the following night will trek north to Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan.
A three night run sets up on Thursday, June 13 with Creek County again on the card, followed by Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla. on Friday, June 14, then Lawton Speedway on Saturday, June 15, followed by Elk City Motorsports Park on Saturday, June 22. Two nights at Tulsa Speedway round out the month with shows on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 29.
Back on track in August, Creek County Speedway will take Friday, August 16, followed by Enid Speedway on Saturday, August 17. The season will wrap up with the Fall Fling on Saturday, October 19, at Creek County Speedway.
Dates marked as TBA include May 11, June 7, June 8, and October 18.
The Sooner Region of the American Sprint Car Series pays a standard $2,000 to win, $300 to start purse with $100 to non-transferring drivers. Cody Cordell is the Competition Director for the ASCS National Tour, as well as the Director for the Sooner Region. Teams and Tracks can contact Cody at (918) 407-1879 or Ccordell@dirtcar.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Seth Bergman Destroys ASCS Sooner Competition At Creek County Speedway
SAPULPA, Okla. (March 23, 2024) Drawing the highest pill and having to race his way into the show via the B-Feature was not enough to stop Seth Bergman Saturday night, as the Washington shoe rocketed from 15th to first for his 12th career ASCS Sooner triumph at Creek County Speedway.
Career win No. 19 with the regional tour, Seth chased until the white flag lap. Cautions leading up to the race’s final run helped Seth pick his competition’s pockets, but traffic racing side-by-side coming to the white flag would open the door for the Evergreen Coffee, Co. No. 23.
Going after Alex Sewell, who had led since Lap 9 when Zach Chappell spun while pacing the field, the SWI No. 8 stuck the top and watched as Bergman rocketed off the bottom of the fourth turn to take the lead.
Protecting the hub from there, Alex shot the cushion one last time off the final turn but came up 0.100 seconds shy of reclaiming the point. Andrew Deal rolled his way to third after starting tenth, with Sean McClelland going 13th to fourth. Hank Davis was another mover from 14th to fifth.
The ASCS Sooner Region races next at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas with the National Tour on Friday, March 3, and, Saturday, May 4.
For other news, notes, and information on any tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS Sooner Region
Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 26M-Fred Mattox[1]; 3. 9$-Kyle Clark[2]; 4. 91-Michael Day[4]; 5. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 7. 55-Corey McGehee[8]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22M-Rees Moran[1]; 2. 13-Elijah Gile[2]; 3. 71-Brady Baker[4]; 4. V8-Robert Vetter[3]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[7]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis[8]; 7. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 8. 29-Emilio Hoover[5]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 50Z-Zach Chappell[2]; 2. 2P-Chase Porter[3]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 4. 03-Joe Wood Jr[1]; 5. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman[8]; 7. 7F-Noah Harris[4]; 8. 2-Brekton Crouch[7]
B Feature (10 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 2. 31-Casey Wills[3]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 4. 03-Joe Wood Jr[2]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 6. 7F-Noah Harris[7]; 7. 55-Corey McGehee[5]; 8. 2-Brekton Crouch[9]; 9. 29-Emilio Hoover[10]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]
A-Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[15]; 2. 8-Alex Sewell[2]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[10]; 4. 1-Sean McClelland[13]; 5. 1H-Hank Davis[14]; 6. 9$-Kyle Clark[9]; 7. 71-Brady Baker[8]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[3]; 9. 2P-Chase Porter[6]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[17]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[19]; 12. 7F-Noah Harris[20]; 13. V8-Robert Vetter[12]; 14. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 16. 91-Michael Day[11]; 17. 50Z-Zach Chappell[1]; 18. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 19. 31-Casey Wills[16]; 20. 03-Joe Wood Jr[18]
ASCS Sooner Region Opening 2024 Slate This Saturday
CONCORD, N.C. (March 18, 2024) The 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region kicks off Saturday, March 23, with a $ 2,000-to-win, $350 to-start showdown at Creek County Speedway.
A few updates on the 2024 season:
• Cody Cordell has been named Competition Director for the ASCS National Tour, as well as the Director for the Sooner Region. He is working to confirm all remaining dates on the 2024 schedule. Teams and Tracks can contact Cody at (918) 407-1879 or Ccordell@dirtcar.com.
• Originally a two-night weekend with Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee on Friday, track management recently posted a drastically reduced lineup of events that, unfortunately, do not include the Oklahoma-based tour.
• Following this Saturday’s event at Creek County Speedway, the next confirmed dates will be co-sanctioned with the National Tour and Gulf South Region at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.
• All teams competing in ASCS competition must have a current DIRTcar Membership. That can be purchased at https://shorturl.at/nuIU2. The membership is $125 and is good for the 2024 calendar year.
• Anyone who purchased an ASCS Membership before the sanctioning body was acquired by World Racing Group will be covered. Drivers will just need to fill out the required DIRTcar paperwork.
• Event format will run under the normal draw/passing point system.
Saturday, March 23, at Creek County Speedway, is promoted by ASCS founder Emmett Hahn. Pits open at 4:00 P.M., with grandstands opening at 5:00 P.M. Hot Laps are slated for 7:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT).
Saturday’s event will include Factory Stocks ($300 to win, $75 to start) and Sooner State Dwarf Cars ($200 to win, $50 to start). Starting at 6:00 P.M., Oklahoma racing legends Emmett Hahn, Jerry Stone, Jackie Howerton, and Shane Carson will sign autographs in the midway.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for youth (11-14), and free for kids ten and under. Pit Passes are $35. Creek County Speedway accepts cash and all major credit cards.
There will also be Chili Bowl tickets, hat, and shirt giveaways throughout the night.
Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 417-0624, or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Hires Lonnie Wheatley as Series Director, Cody Cordell as Competition Director
The American Sprint Car Series has taken another step forward in solidifying and enhancing its future with Oklahoma natives Lonnie Wheatley and Cody Cordell hired for key leadership roles.
Wheatley will serve as Series Director, while Cordell will be the Series’ Competition Director – along with helming the ASCS Sooner Region.
“Finding the right Series Director and Competition Director to help lead the ASCS was a primary focus after acquiring the Series, and we couldn’t be happier to have Lonnie Wheatley and Cody Cordell fill those important roles,” said Brian Dunlap, who has led the integration of the ASCS into World Racing Group. “Cordell and Wheatley have already established themselves in the region and within the Sprint Car community, garnering respect from officials and drivers alike. We’re confident the ASCS is in good hands and will only grow with them leading the way.”
For both Sooners, it’s a dream opportunity to have a hand in building up the Series they’ve followed since its inception.
“I’m really excited about it,” said Wheatley, who previously spent a decade as the ASCS media director. “I don’t know when I’ve been this excited about something. It’s a series that means a lot to me. It’s pretty near and dear to me, really going back to its inception.
“I was racing a [Super Modified] around that time when it started. That was kind of a goal to get there. I never quite got there. Ten years later, I started working with ASCS. I worked with them for 10 years and I think the 10 years I was there we built it into a really prominent series. And now I’m excited about the opportunity to get back in there under the umbrella of [World Racing Group] and their resources and their infrastructure. I think we can do a lot of positive things, not only for ASCS but for Sprint Car racing in general.”
Cordell spent the last four years working with Sprint Car driver Noah Gass, serving as crew chief and team leader. That tenure also included two full years on the road with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.
While it was difficult for him to leave the team, which had become like a second family, Cordell’s passion for ASCS and his vision of where it can go made for an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
“I’m just excited about the opportunity,” he said. “It is kind of a career change for me as far as coming off the road as a crew chief. Kind of going on the official side of it, something I’ve always wanted to do. I have done it before in the past. I figured I’d get back to it eventually, I just didn’t figure it would be right now… I’m looking forward to getting going.
“I think it is an exciting time. I think it is an exciting thing to move to the future. It’s a big career move for me. I think I’ll get the respect of everyone pretty quick. I want to be known as a fair guy. I want to be known as the guy that treated everyone equal.”
Wheatley and Cordell will enter the season already having an established rapport. Both grew up around the Oklahoma racing scene, and crossed paths on various occasions, such as during Cordell’s time as Race Director with POWRi and while both worked the Chili Bowl Nationals.
Wheatley has worked the Tulsa Shootout and Chili Bowl Nationals for more than 20 years, helping with media needs, and more recently developing the formats, covering the passing points and managing the efficiency of the shows. He’s also worked at Dodge City Raceway Park for nine years, severing multiple duties, including media lead, and worked the Short Track Nationals for more than 20 years.
Now, at the helm of the American Sprint Car Series, Wheatley is eager to bring his experience and knowledge to his new role with a mission to again establish the ASCS as a prominent Sprint Car series.
“The best thing that could have happened to ASCS at this point is the acquisition by WRG, because they have the resources available for us to go in there and take a real strong look at the things we need to do and can do to sustain the Series and build it up,” Wheatley said. “Not only on the national levels, but on the regional levels as well. I see it as a great opportunity for the series and I’m excited to be a part of it.”
Up next for ASCS is the doubleheader weekend for the ASCS Sooner Region with racing at Thunderbird Speedway, March 22, and at Creek County Speedway, March 23.
The ASCS National Tour will kick off its 2024 season at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every ASCS National Series race live on DIRTVision – either at DIRTVision.com or through the DIRTVision App.
Unfavorable Weekend Weather Conditions Postpone ASCS Event at RPM
With weather models showing heavy rain and hazardous conditions in Crandall, Texas this weekend, American Sprint Car Series and RPM Speedway officials have agreed to postpone the two-day ASCS show to May, keeping the safety of drivers and fans in mind.
The rescheduled event will take place Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, featuring the ASCS National Tour, ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Sooner Region.
With the postponement, the ASCS National Championship season-opener now moves to Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20. The National Series will be joined by the ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints.
It’ll be the ASCS National Series’ first time back at Super Bee Speedway since 2012 – a race won by Jason Johnson.
The next ASCS events will be with the Sooner Region when they run at Thunderbird Speedway on March 22, and Creek County Speedway on March 23.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every ASCS National Series race live on DIRTVision.
For more about the American Sprint Car Series, make sure to follow all ASCS social channels to keep up with the latest news and updates.
Championship Points Fund Established for ASCS National Tour
One week after acquiring the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS), World Racing Group has set the 2024 national series points fund and driver benefit package heading into the season-opening event March 15-16 at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas.
The drivers and teams will be racing for a share of a $152,000 championship point fund, with the champion earning $40,000. The top 10 finishing positions in the title race will be paid, with $25,000 going to second; $20,000 for third; $15,000 for fourth; $12,000 for fifth; $10,000 for sixth; $9,000 for seventh; $8,000 for eighth; $7,000 for ninth; and $6,000 for 10th.
In addition, the top five competitors in national series points will receive $400 in tow money, while positions six through 10 will receive $300. For the second night of a two-night event, a tow package of 50 percent will be issued. Tow money for drivers is like appearance fees in other forms of entertainment.
Every competitor who draws in for a race night will be required to pay $20. The nightly draw fees will be awarded to that night’s hard charger.
“Even though everything is coming together quickly with our involvement in the ASCS, establishing the championship points fund and tow package ahead of next week’s season opener was important so racers and their teams know what they’re competing for over the course of the season,” said Brian Dunlap, who is leading the integration of the ASCS into World Racing Group. “The World of Outlaws and the Edwards family go back to the beginning of the Outlaws in 1978, so it’s only fitting we’re kicking off our leadership of the ASCS with Martin Edwards promoting the first event next week at RPM Speedway.”
All competitors will be required to purchase a DIRTcar Sprint Car membership, trackside or online at DIRTcarMembers.com. That membership will allow racers to compete in World of Outlaws competition, as well. Competitors who have already purchased a 2024 ASCS membership will have to complete a DIRTcar Sprint Car membership, but no payment will be required. The DIRTcar Sprint Car membership is $125 annually.
A nearly 40-race tour across 10 states will make up ASCS’ 2024 national championship season, including the prestigious $20,000-to-win 360 Knoxville Nationals at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway, Aug. 1-3.
The 2024 ASCS national championship season begins March 15-16 at RPM Speedway, marking the Series’ inaugural event under the World Racing Group banner.
To watch every national American Sprint Car Series race live, visit DIRTVision.com or download the DIRTVision App.
Emmett Hahn Presents The ASCS Sooner Region On Saturday, March 23
SAPULPA, Okla. (March 6, 2024) The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products will make their first appearance of the season at Creek County Speedway on Saturday, March 23.
Now part of the World Racing Group family, which is the parent company of DIRTcar and the World of Outlaws, the Sooner Region will grace Creek County clay six times in 2024. The upcoming showdown will feature at $2,000 to win, $300 to start feature event.
Part of the tour's 2024 season-opening weekend, the event will include a pre-race meet and greet with Emmett Hahn, along with other racing legends Jerry Stone and Jackie Howerton. It will also feature Chili Bowl tickets, hats, and shirt giveaways.
Saturday, March 23, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. Pit Passes are $35. The Saturday showdown will also include Factory Stocks and Sooner State Dwarf Cars.
Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 417-0624, or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Hafertepe Handles Kennedale Crowd With ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints
KENNDALE, Texas (March 2, 2024) Racing close to home over the weekend, Sunnyvale’s Sam Hafertepe, Jr. captured Saturday’s $4,000 prize over a field of 32 with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints onboard the Hills Racing No. 15h.
The 75th time Hafertepe has topped an ASCS Regional event, Saturday was his first with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints.
A nice tune-up for the Cowtown Classic this coming weekend with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Hafertepe took the green from the right of the front row, where Louisiana’s Koty Adams would take advantage of his pole starting position to lead into the first and second turns.
Holding point through the opening dozen circuits, the battle for the lead came as the pair approached traffic, with Hafertepe taking a couple shots at it before securing the top spot with an inside move off the fourth turn.
Holding on through several restarts throughout the remainder of the race, the final pause came with three laps to run, where the five-time ASCS National Tour Champion remained unchallenged for the win over Blaine Baxter, who trailed by 0.777-seconds.
Another whirlwind of a night for California’s Dominic Scelzi, a trip to the tail on Lap 5 after going around saw the No. 41 charge his way back to the front for a third-place finish. Logan McCandless and Koty Adams made up the top five.
Ryder Laplante advanced ten spots to finish sixth, with Missouri’s Ayrton Gennetten up a dozen positions for seventh. Marcus Thomas, Brian Bell, and Claude Estes completed the top ten.
The MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints race again on Friday, April 26, at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com,
For other news, notes, and information on any tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
RACE RESULTS
ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints
Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale, Texas)
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 29-Logan McCandless[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 4. 2B-Brett Becker[5]; 5. G6-Cody Gardner[4]; 6. 74E-Claude Estes[8]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 8. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel[1]; 2. 10G-Marcus Thomas[2]; 3. 6-Koty Adams[6]; 4. 23-Lance Moss[5]; 5. 01J-Jeb Sessums[8]; 6. 44-Jason Howell[3]; 7. 21-Michelle Parson[4]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 3. 25B-Blaine Baxter[6]; 4. 5R-John Ricketts[4]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[5]; 6. 4-Austin Mundie[8]; 7. 44C-Chris Martin[7]; 8. 35K-Dylan McCann[3]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi[1]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[4]; 3. 23B-Brian Bell[2]; 4. 88R-Ryder Laplante[5]; 5. V8-Robert Vetter[6]; 6. 10X-Bryan Debrick[7]; 7. 5-Lucas Boxwell[8]; 8. 47W-Chipper Wood[3]
B Feature 1 (10 Laps, Top 2 advanced): 1. 74E-Claude Estes[2]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 3. 44C-Chris Martin[5]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 5. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[7]; 6. 47W-Chipper Wood[8]; 7. 10X-Bryan Debrick[4]; 8. 5R-John Ricketts[1]
B Feature 2 (10 Laps, Top 2 advanced): 1. 4-Austin Mundie[2]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 3. 44-Jason Howell[4]; 4. V8-Robert Vetter[1]; 5. 21-Michelle Parson[5]; 6. 5-Lucas Boxwell[8]; 7. 16G-Austyn Gossel[6]; 8. 35K-Dylan McCann[7]
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 25B-Blaine Baxter[4]; 3. 41-Dominic Scelzi[8]; 4. 29-Logan McCandless[9]; 5. 6-Koty Adams[1]; 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante[16]; 7. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[19]; 8. 10G-Marcus Thomas[10]; 9. 23B-Brian Bell[13]; 10. 74E-Claude Estes[17]; 11. 20G-Noah Gass[5]; 12. G6-Cody Gardner[20]; 13. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 14. 23-Lance Moss[15]; 15. 01J-Jeb Sessums[12]; 16. 4-Austin Mundie[18]; 17. 73-Scotty Thiel[7]; 18. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 19. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 20. 2B-Brett Becker[14]
Noah Gass Strikes At Hunt County With The ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints!
GREENVILLE, Texas (March 1, 2024) Taking on a true outlaw schedule in 2024, Oklahoma’s Noah Gass started things off with sweet victory Friday night at Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints.
Pocketing $4,000 in the Smiley Sitton Classic, the win his is first in ASCS competition, and marks his return to Victory Lane for the first time since September 25, 2021, at the Plymouth Dirt Track in Wisconsin.
Holding pace through several early race cautions, Gass led the opening 15 revolutions before surrendering the point to Missouri’s, Ayrton Gennetten. Keeping the No. 20g at bay on a couple of Lap 17 restarts, Gennetten gapped the field, but a slip with five laps to run opened the door from Gass, who railed the cushion to retake the point.
Picking traffic quickly in the closing laps, Gass found the checkered flag 1.434-seconds ahead of Gennetten.
Third went to Sam Hafertepe, Jr. with 15th starting Dominic Scelzi clawing his way through the field to finish fourth. Back and forth with the No. 15h at the start of the feature, Jason Martin would end up fifth.
Brian Bell was sixth, followed by Logan McCandless. Rolling from 20th, Jeb Sessums advanced a dozen times to finish eighth. Blaine Baxter and Lance Moss made up the top ten.
Racing with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints continues on Saturday, March 2, at Kennedale Speedway Park. The event is $4,000 to win, $300 to start. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CT). Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors, $7 for youth (7-11), and free for kids five and under.
Live coverage can be found at https://www.raceon.com.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com. Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com,
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
RACE RESULTS
ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints
Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, Texas)
Friday, March 1, 2024
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 29-Logan McCandless[1]; 3. 23B-Brian Bell[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 5. 41-Dominic Scelzi[5]; 6. 44C-Chris Martin[3]; 7. 4-Austin Mundie[8]; 8. 01J-Jeb Sessums[6]; 9. 44-Cody Price[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Scotty Thiel[2]; 2. 25B-Blaine Baxter[3]; 3. 2W-Whit Gastineau[5]; 4. 10G-Marcus Thomas[6]; 5. 88R-Ryder Laplante[7]; 6. 23-Lance Moss[8]; 7. 9-Kevin Rutherford[4]; 8. 35K-Dylan McCann[1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[4]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[8]; 4. 91-Michael Day[5]; 5. 00-Jaden Brown[1]; 6. 16G-Austyn Gossel[3]; 7. 30-Joseph Miller[7]; 8. 4X-Heath Nestrick[2]; 9. B2-Carson Bolden[9]
B Feature (12 Laps, Top 4 advanced): 1. 4-Austin Mundie[1]; 2. 44C-Chris Martin[2]; 3. 16G-Austyn Gossel[3]; 4. 01J-Jeb Sessums[6]; 5. 30-Joseph Miller[4]; 6. 9-Kevin Rutherford[5]; 7. 44-Cody Price[7]; 8. 2B-Brett Becker[11]; 9. B2-Carson Bolden[8]; 10. 4X-Heath Nestrick[9]; 11. 3D-Jeff Day Jr[12]; 12. (DNS) 35K-Dylan McCann
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 20G-Noah Gass[3]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 4. 41-Dominic Scelzi[15]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 6. 23B-Brian Bell[10]; 7. 29-Logan McCandless[9]; 8. 01J-Jeb Sessums[20]; 9. 25B-Blaine Baxter[6]; 10. 23-Lance Moss[14]; 11. 44C-Chris Martin[18]; 12. 88R-Ryder Laplante[13]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 14. 91-Michael Day[12]; 15. 10G-Marcus Thomas[11]; 16. 73-Scotty Thiel[5]; 17. 2C-Wayne Johnson[8]; 18. 2W-Whit Gastineau[7]; 19. 4-Austin Mundie[17]; 20. 00-Jaden Brown[16]
South Texas Race Ranch Fires Off 2024 ASCS National Championship on March 1-2
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (February 12, 2024) - For the first time since 1998, the American Sprint Car Series returns to South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 1-2 to begin the 2024 National Championship season.
Hosting three races in series history at was formerly known as South Texas Speedway, Garry Lee Maier picked up each of those victories.
Jason Martin returns for his third season and is going after his second National Championship.
Drivers returning to action from 2023 include, Matt Covington, Jordon Mallett, Brandon Anderson, Kyler Johnson, Landon Britt, Christopher Townsend, and Michael Day.
Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Seth Bergman, Zach Blurton, Terry Easum, Jeffrey Newell, Bradley Fezard, Hank Davis, and Andrew Deal have also thrown their hat into the mix to chase the 2024 ASCS National Championship.
Friday nights event at South Texas Race Ranch will pay $3,000 to win and $400 to start while Saturday nights finale will pay $4,000 to win and $400 to start.
2024 ASCS National Tour teams inside the top 10 and are members in good standing, will receive $400 a night in appearance money while also receiving one complementary pit pass.
ASCS Memberships are available on the ASCS website. www.ascsracing.com
EVENT INFO >> ASCS National at South Texas Race Ranch
Friday, March 1:
Pits Open: 4pm
ASCS Pill Draw: 5:30pm to 6pm
ASCS Drivers Meeting: 6:15pm
Hot Laps: 7pm
Racing Starts: 8pm
Saturday, March 2:
Pits Open: 3pm
ASCS Pill Draw: 4:30pm to 5pm
ASCS Drivers Meeting: 5:15pm
Hot Laps: 6pm
Racing Starts: 7pm
EVENT PRICES >>
Friday, March 1:
Adults: $25
Seniors / Military: $20
Children 12 & Under: Free
Pits: $40
Saturday, March 2:
Adults: $25
Seniors / Military: $20
Children 12 & Under: Free
Pits: $40
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Frontier releases 15-race slate for '24
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
COUER d'ALENE, Idaho - Stagg Motor Sports and the Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series has released the tentative 2024 schedule for the regional winged 360 sprint car tour, which includes 15 races at all three dirt tracks located in Montana, along with additional events Stagg Motor Sports is involved in.
The schedule is the result of months of work between series coordinator and promoter Josh Stagg and neighboring areas and tours, including the ASCS Northern Plains Region. There are no overlapping points events between the two ASCS regional tours. Outside of ASCS Frontier action, Stagg Motor Sports is also co-promoting a Northern Speedweek in Washington and Oregon in late July.
As it did in 2023, the ASCS Frontier Region will start its 2024 tour with a two-night event at Big Sky Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 17th and 18th. The 3/8-mile clay oval, located just north of Billings, will host a series high seven ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races in 2024.
Gallatin Speedway, a 3/10-mile clay oval located in the Bozeman suburb of Belgrade and central Montana's home for Friday night dirt track racing, will host four total events in 2024, all on Fridays, the first being the annual Spring Clash at Belgrade on June 7th. Big Sky Speedway hosts another show on Saturday, June 8th.
After being absent from Big Sky Country the prior two seasons, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour makes its return to Montana in mid-July. Gallatin Speedway, which has hosted several ASCS National Tour races over the years, will host on Friday, July 12th. Electric City Speedway in Great Falls hosts its first ASCS National Tour race since 2015 on Saturday, July 13th. The two events will be the first time the Frontier Region and the National Tour have raced together since 2021.
Things pick back up in August with the Summer Clash at Belgrade, August 2nd at Gallatin Speedway. Big Sky Speedway hosts again on Saturday, August 3rd. After last year's highly successful show, Big Sky Speedway will again host the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial on Friday and Saturday, August 23rd and 24th and will again pay $12,012 to win Saturday's finale in honor of the Montana sprint car pioneer. The track has also announced that it will increase total payout for the 2024 event.
Electric City Speedway, a 3/10-mile clay oval that is Montana's oldest operating dirt track, will host its traditional Montana Roundup on Labor Day weekend with races Friday through Sunday, August 30th through September 1st. Things wrap up with another Gallatin / Big Sky pairing the following weekend with Gallatin Speedway hosting Friday, September 6th as part of its annual Big Sky Supernationals festivities, and Big Sky Speedway closing things out on September 7th.
Outside of special events and those with the ASCS National Tour, ASCS Frontier Region events will usually pay $1,500 to win and $300 to start.
The 15-race schedule is set up to not heavily task most of the racers in the region, with there being only one instance of consecutive weekends of racing scheduled - those being the three straight that are currently set to close out the season. It is also set up to allow travel for those able and willing, as for one it does not conflict at all with the ASCS Northern Plains Region, which primarily races in eastern Wyoming and far western South Dakota. For those able and wanting, they can make the drive down I-90 to race with them without missing out on action back home.
After taking over the reins part of the way through the COVID-affected 2020 season, Josh Stagg enters his fourth full season at the helm of the Montana-based 360 sprint car tour. Announcer Andrew Kunas returns for another year as the voice of Montana 360 sprint car racing. Race director John Youngquist, social media specialist Lisa Dietz and videographer Jeff Quinn also all return as part of the Stagg Motor Sports team on the ASCS Frontier Region tour. Having started in 2013, the Frontier Region of ASCS is the latest in a long line of regional sprint car tours based in Montana going back several decades. Previous banners have included the Montana Open Wheel Racing Association, Montana Sprint Tour, Big Sky Sprint Tour and Big Sky Sprints.
Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta won a season high six races en route to his first ASCS Frontier Region series championship in 2023. Those six wins were enough to place him second on the all-time ASCS Frontier win list with 17 victories, going back to the beginning of the series in 2013. Boise, Idaho's Logan Forler, the 2021 series champion, is the all-time winningest driver in ASCS Frontier Region action with 19 wins.
In an effort to advance relations with its Pacific Northwest neighbors, Stagg Motor Sports has joined Peter Murphy Promotions in a joint venture co-promoting a new Northern Speedweek in late July. While these are not ASCS Frontier Region events, teams from Montana and vicinity are encouraged to go if they want to. Things kick off with the Elma Hall of Fame Tribute at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington on Saturday and Sunday, July 20th and 21st, with the Sunday finale paying $5,000 to win. After a day of travel on Monday, action resumes Tuesday, July 23rd with a race at Southern Oregon Speedway, located outside Medford. Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Oregon hosts on Wednesday, July 24th. Both Oregon shows are $3,000 to win. After another travel day on Thursday, things wrap up with the annual Bob's Burgers & Brew Summer Nationals at Skagit Speedway in Burlington, Washington on Friday and Saturday, July 26th and 27th, the finale paying over $10,000 to win.
While the Northern Speedweek happens, the three ASCS Northern Plains races in Wyoming on the last weekend of July (Friday at Casper Speedway, Saturday at Gillette Thunder Speedway and Sunday at Sheridan Speedway) are another option for ASCS Frontier Region teams. Again, there are no conflicting points races between the Frontier and Northern Plains Regions in 2024.
More details on the 2024 ASCS Frontier Region season, including streaming services, will be shared when available.
More information on the Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional series, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com and other social media platforms including Facebook. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region tour, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
American Sprint Car Series - Frontier Region
2024 schedule
May 17 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Season Opening Weekend)
May 18 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Season Opening Weekend)
June 7 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Spring Clash at Belgrade)
June 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Montana Spring Shootout)
July 12 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Grizzly Nationals, Part 1 w/ ASCS National)
July 13 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Grizzly Nationals, Part 2 w/ ASCS National)
August 2 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Summer Clash at Belgrade)
August 3 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Montana Summer Shootout)
August 23 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial opener)
August 24 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial finale)
August 30 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (28th Montana Roundup, Night 1)
August 31 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (28th Montana Roundup, Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (28th Montana Roundup, finale)
September 6 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT (Big Sky Supernationals)
September 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Season Finale)
Non-points, ASCS Frontier supported Northern Speedweek
presented by Stagg Motor Sports and Peter Murphy Promotions
July 20 & 21 - Grays Harbor Raceway - Elma, WA (Elma Hall of Fame Tribute)
July 23 - Southern Oregon Speedway - Medford, OR
July 24 - Willamette Speedway - Lebanon, OR
July 26 & 27 - Skagit Speedway - Burlington, WA (Bob's Burgers & Brew Summer Nationals)
ASCS Frontier Region champions
2013 - Phil Dietz
2014 - Joe Ramaker
2015 - Phil Dietz
2016 - Skylar Gee
2017 - David Hoiness
2018 - David Hoiness
2019 - Jeremy McCune
2020 - Jeremy McCune
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Trever Kirkland
2023 - Kelly Miller
American Sprint Car Series
www.ascsracing.com
Stagg Motor Sports, ASCS Frontier Region
www.staggmotorsports.com
ASCS Frontier Region on Facebook
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2024 ASCS National and Regional Point Funds Announced!
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 22, 2024) - As the 2024 season for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com nears, officials have announced both National and Regional point funds.
After increasing the point fund in 2022 under ownership of Terry Mattox, the 2024 ASCS National Championship point fund will remain unchanged with the season champion pocketing $50,000 at the awards banquet in January of 2025.
“The past two season have exceeded our expectations and to keep going in the right direction it just makes sense to keep things like they are on the National side of things.” stated ASCS Owner, Terry Mattox.
2024 ASCS National Championship Point Fund Breakdown: 1) $50,000, 2) $30,000, 3) $25,000, 4) $20,000, 5) $15,000, 6) $14,000, 7) $13,000, 8) $12,000, 9) $11,000, 10) $10,000.
The minimum point funds for ASCS Regional Tours will be modified as follows. Most regional tours have series sponsors that increase their end of the season point fund.
ASCS will pay off the following scale. If a regional tour acquires sponsorship they will advertise and pay their increased amount.
2024 ASCS Regional Tour Point Fund Breakdown: 1) $2,500, 2) $1,200, 3) $900, 4) $800, 5) $700, 6) $600, 7) $500, 8) $400, 9) $350, 10) $300.
Drivers must be ASCS members in good standing while attending 80% or more events in order to qualify for point fund.
2024 National point fund will be paid during the banquet in January 2025. Regional Tour point funds will be mailed the week following the Chili Bowl Nationals.
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Zach Blurton Going Full Time With The American Sprint Car Series In 2024!
Bryan Hulbert – QUINTER, Kan. (January 22, 2024) A long time dream will be fulfilled in 2024 as Zach Blurton takes his talent on the road full-time with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com in pursuit of the Brodix National Rookie of the Year.
“First and foremost, I need to thank my wife for going along with this crazy racing life,” chuckled Blurton.
Asked about the progression that led to this season, he said, “From my start in racing, I feel like I’ve had realistic goals and dreams. I would see the Outlaw and the All-Star schedule and think that was cool and see what was close that I could go watch, but the ASCS schedule was one that I looked at and felt that was something I could do one day.”
An accomplished and proven talent in the United Rebel Sprint Series ranks, where he ranks third in all-time wins, Blurton has stepped up his 360cid program over the past few seasons, and found success; including an ASCS National Tour win at WaKeeney Speedway on July 3, 2022.
On that race, Zach commented, “I’ll never forget that night, and that feeling of who I was racing with and had to hold off to get that win, and I want that again.”
For the 2024 season, Blurton will pilot the Swift Bullet Co./Summit Automotive Group No. 2J with Maxim Chassis and Don Ott power. No stranger to the traveling world of Sprint Car racing, Snow Giddings will take charge as the crew chief.
“We’ve been building the team, and didn’t want to do this until I knew we were ready, and I feel like we’re finally at a point to take that step and give it a try. We’re a family-oriented team, as are a lot of our sponsors, and they’ve really stepped up to help us accomplish this.”
Blurton is carrying plenty of momentum into 2024 with last year producing six wins, 20 top five, and 29 top ten finishes across various series and engine combinations.
Fans can keep track of Zach through his Social Media channel via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/zachblurtonracing), Twitter (https://twitter.com/ZachBlurton), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/zachblurton), and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zachblurtonracing). His 2024 schedule will be updated as the season progresses at https://www.myracepass.com/drivers/18317.
Merchandise and more will be available throughout the season at https://www.buyblurton.com.
Zach would like to thank everyone who has made this possible: Summit Automotive Group, Lee Martin Family, Randy Patterson Welding, Swift Bullet Company, Lumber Lounge & Garage, Better Built Trailers, K&M Land and Cattle, Brian Younker Farms, Circle Z Trucking, Elsie's Customs, Randle's Trucking, King Racing Products, BR Motorsports, Smith Titanium and SBS Suspension.
The season kicks off at South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 1 and 2.
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
20 Dates Highlight ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprint Schedule for 2024!
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (January 14, 2024) - Entering their inaugural season under the sanctioning of the American Sprint Car Series, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints are ready for 20 events.
Eight tracks across four states make up the regional tour visiting Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL will kick off the season with a double header on April 5-6.
Baton Rouge Raceway in Baton Rouge, LA will see the Hurricane Region of the American Sprint Car Series on three occasions which include: April 13, June 22 and August 31.
Joining up with the ASCS National Tour on April 19-20 at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA.
The first of four events on the schedule at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS on May 18 followed by July 13 and August 9-10.
Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL will host the regional tour on May 25 and October 25-26.
Cruising up to Arkansas on June 7-8, Crowleys Ridge Raceway in Paragould, AR will host the June 7 date followed by June 8 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR.
Going up against the ASCS Gulf South Region, Sabine Speedway in Many, LA will host the regional showdown on September 6.
Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, MS will host the tour on September 14.
Joining forces with the ASCS National Tour and the United Sprint Car Series, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will go for a $10,000 to win top prize at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR on September 27-28 for the World Short Track Challenge.
Stefen Oaks heads the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints and can be contacted at 985-285-9177.
2024 ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprint Schedule of Events:
4/5: North Alabama Speedway - Tuscumbia, AL
4/6: North Alabama Speedway - Tuscumbia, AL
4/13: Baton Rouge Raceway - Baton Rouge, LA
4/19: Super Bee Speedway - Chatham, LA ^^
4/20: Super Bee Speedway - Chatham, LA ^^
5/18: Greenville Speedway - Greenville, MS
5/25: Deep South Speedway - Loxley, AL
6/7: Crowleys Ridge Raceway - Paragould, AR
6/8: Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis, AR
6/22: Baton Rouge Raceway - Baton Rouge, LA
7/13: Greenville Speedway - Greenville, MS
8/9: Greenville Speedway - Greenville, MS
8/10: Greenville Speedway - Greenville, MS
8/31: Baton Rouge Raceway - Baton Rouge, LA
9/6: Sabine Speedway - Many, LA **
9/14: Jackson Motor Speedway - Byram, MS
9/27: Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis, AR ^^
9/28: Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis, AR ^^
10/25: Deep South Speedway - Loxley, AL
10/26: Deep South Speedway - Loxley, AL
^^ - Co-Sanctioned with ASCS National
** - Co-Sanctioned with ASCS Gulf South
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Sooner Region Lays Out 25 Race Lineup For 2024 Season
Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (December 4, 2023) Readying for season No. 24 for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, the 2024 lineup is slated to have 25 nights of racing.
Spending 18 nights inside Sooner lines, the tour will venture into Kansas, Missouri, and Texas for National and Regional tour showdowns.
Kicking off the tour on March 22 and 23, Muskogee’s Thunder Speedway and Sapulpa’s Creek County Speedway will see their first visits of the season. The first trip outside state lines, the Sooner Region will take on the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track on April 5 and 6.
Back at Creek County on April 19, the next out of state showdown heads to Missouri for the ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at Lake Ozark Speedway on May 3, and Lucas Oil Speedway on May 4.
Tulsa Speedway on the Salina Highbanks Speedway follows on May 10 and 11, with Creek County Speedway’s third visit on May 17, followed by the tour’s first trip of the year to Longdale Speedway on May 18.
Nevada Speedway with the Warrior Region once again on June 8, Round 4 at Creek County hits on June 13, followed by Arrowhead Speedway on June 15, then Lawton Speedway on June 15. The three-night run follows the National Tour. Elk City Motorsports Park take a date on June 22.
Back on Thunderbird Speedway on July 19, the compass points north for 81 Speedway the following night. Night No. 5 at Creek County Speedway on August 16, it’s back to 81-Speedway on August 17 with Outlaw Motor Speedway wrapping up the month on August 30. Down to the final four nights of the year, Thunderbird Speedway takes September 20, with Longdale Speedway on September 21. One trip to Enid on the season takes place on October 5, with the sixth race of the year at Creek County Speedway wrapping up the 2024 lineup on October 19.
The 2024 season will again see Joshua Tyre at the helm of the ASCS Sooner Region. Questions regarding the tour can be directed to (918) 807-2082.
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
2024 ASCS Sooner Region Lineup of Events:
Date – Track (City, State)
3/22/2024-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
3/23/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
4/5/2024-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
4/6/2024-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
4/19/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/3/2024-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/4/2024-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
5/10/2024-Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK)
5/11/2024-Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK)
5/17/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/18/2024-Longdale Speedway (Longdale, OK)
6/8/2024-Nevada Speedway (Nevada, MO)
6/13/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/14/2024-Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, OK)
6/15/2024-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
6/22/2024-Elk City Motorsports Park (Elk City, OK)
7/19/2024-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
7/20/2024-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
8/16/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
8/17/2024-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
8/30/2024-Outlaw Motor Speedway (Oktaha, OK)
9/20/2024-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
9/21/2024-Longdale Speedway (Longdale, OK)
10/5/2024-Enid Speedway (Enid, OK)
10/19/2024-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
Season No. 33 For The ASCS National Tour Revealed!
Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (December 2, 2023) Gearing up for the 33rd season of competition, the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com has set out a 49-race lineup for the 2024 season that visits 34 tracks across a dozen states.
A mix of familiar places and new faces, the series will also see its footprint expanding back out after consolidating tighter into the mid-west over the last two seasons.
“It’s been interesting doing the schedule for 2024 and being able put events back into the lineup that have been absent, as well as continue to add new events,” stated series owner Terry Mattox.
“It’s always a challenge putting together a lineup that makes logistical and economic sense for teams, but going to 49 events at 34 tracks is a big improvement and shows the popularity of the tour. This series has always been a proving ground for new and veteran teams. We had a great title fight for 2023, and I think 2024 is going to be even better.”
Breakdown by State:
Arkansas: Three visits into the state of Arkansas, with another potential stop still sitting as a TBA, Batesville Motor Speedway will greet the tour for the 12th time on June 22. Texarkana 67 Speedway, as of now, will end out the 2024 season with the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals on November 1 and 2.
Arizona: Kicking off the 2024 season at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton and Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande, the first four events in the desert are non-point shows for teams to get tuned up. Cocopah Speedway has seen the tour 15 times, with the last visit coming in 2017. A regular stop for the ASCS Southwest Region, Central Arizona has been on the schedule before but has never hosted the National Tour.
Iowa: Three Iowa ovals grace the 2024 lineup. Two regular stops and a new addition, the stop in the town of Knoxville lasts three days, dishes out over $150,000, and is the kickoff to Southern Iowa Sprint Week. Happening August 1-3, the Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals, presented by Great Southern Bank, will bring the tour count to 84. Returning in September, Clay County Speedway in Spencer has a dancing partner this time, with Winneshiek Raceway in Decorah hosting their first event on Saturday, September 7, while Clay County goes green for the fourth time on Tuesday, September 10.
Kansas: Six nights of racing will roll through the state of Kansas with stops at five tracks. Twice at Dodge City Raceway on June 1 and August 24, the first stop at Dodge is paired with Rush County Speedway in La Crosse on May 31, with both nights paying $5,000 to win. WaKeeney Speedway joins the next trip on August 23. Lakeside and 81 Speedway each have one night in 2024, with Kansas City on May 24 and Park City on July 20.
Kentucky: Rolling back to life and back on the National Tour’s schedule is Paducah International Raceway. One of several tours making trips to the legendary oval, the tour’s last visit was in 2018. Surrounded by a TBA, the Kentucky date is October 12.
Louisiana: Tried last year and won by Mother Nature, the tour will head back to Super Bee Speedway in Chatham on April 19 and 20. Formerly Jones Motor Speedway, a Monday Speedweek show took place in 2012 and was the sixth time the tour rolled into town.
Missouri: The home of the Diamond of Dirt Tracks and of course, the Hockett/McMillin Memorial, Lucas Oil Speedway’s September 12, 13, and 14 event pays $10,000 to win, and is one of two tracks in the “Show-Me State” on the National lineup. Lake Ozark Speedway occupies the first round of visits on May 25 and 26. There is one TBA in Missouri as of now.
Montana: A much-anticipated return, Gallatin Speedway will see action on July 12, with Electric City Speedway in Great Falls back on the schedule for the first time since 2015.
Oklahoma: Seven nights at just as many tracks; Oklahoma has the most tracks per state on the 2024 lineup. Tulsa Speedway returns to the tour on May 10, followed by the massive Salina Highbanks Speedway the following night. Creek County Speedway on June 13 starts a three-night kick that includes Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord on June 14, then Lawton Speedway for $5,000 to win on June 15. Muskogee’s Thunder Speedway will see action on July 19, with Outlaw Motor Speedway taking August 30.
Texas: The most nights of any state on the schedule at nine; those are split between five facilities. South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi kicks off the 2024 point’s chase on March 1 and 2, with RPM Speedway on the schedule for the first time on March 15 and 16. Two trips accounting for four nights, the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track is back for the first time since 2019 with a stop on April 5 and 6, then October 4 and 5. The finale of both doubleheaders pays $5,000 to win. A track nearly lost to the pages of history, Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore is back in action, with the tour back on August 31. The $ 5,000-to-win affair is the first time back since 2012.
Wisconsin: Mississippi Thunder Speedway will be the site of the tour’s first trip into the “Badger State” on September 6. The stop joins with Iowa stops at Decorah the following night, then Spencer on Tuesday.
TBA: One more state and two more tracks sit in the TBA column. Updates on those events will be posted once confirmed.
Terry Mattox will continue his role as series owner and direction of competition in 2024. Any questions about scheduling, rules, or otherwise can be directed to him via email at terry@ascsracing.com or by phone at (918) 417-0624.
National Tour events, with the exception of Knoxville and the Short Track Nationals, will be shown live on RacinDirt.com.
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Date – Track (City, State) Amount to win
1/26-Cocopah Speedway (Somerton, AZ) $3,000/win
1/27-Cocopah Speedway (Somerton, AZ) $4,000/win
2/2-Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ) $3,000/win
2/3-Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, AZ) $4,000/win
3/1-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX) $3,000/win
3/2-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX) $4,000/win
3/15-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX) $3,000/win
3/16-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX) $4,000/win
4/5-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $3,000/win
4/6-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $5,000/win
4/19-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA) $3,000/win
4/20-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA) $4,000/win
5/10-Tulsa Speedway (Tulsa, OK) $4,000/win
5/11-Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK) $4,000/win
5/24-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS) $5,000/win
5/25-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) $3,000/win
5/26-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) $4,000/win
5/31-Rush County Speedway (La Crosse, KS) $5,000/win
6/1-Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS) $5,000/win
6/13-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK) $4,000/win
6/14-Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, OK) $4,000/win
6/15-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) $5,000/win
6/21-TBA - $4,000/win
6/22-Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, AR) $4,000/win
6/28-TBA - $4,000/win
6/29-TBA - $4,000/win
7/12-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT) $4,000/win
7/13-Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT) $4,000/win
7/19-Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK) $4,000/win
7/20-81 Speedway (Park City, KS) $4,000/win
8/1-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) $3,000/win
8/2-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) $3,000/win
8/3-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) $20,000/win
8/23-WaKeeney Speedway (WaKeeney, KS) $4,000/win
8/24-Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS) $4,000/win
8/30-Outlaw Motor Speedway (Oktaha, OK) $4,000/win
8/31-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX) $5,000/win
9/6-Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, WI) $4,000/win
9/7-Winneshiek Raceway (Decorah, IA) $4,000/win
9/10-Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, IA) $4,000/win
9/12-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) $3,000/win
9/13-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) $3,000/win
9/14-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) $10,000/win
10/4-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $3,000/win
10/5-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $5,000/win
10/11-TBA - $4,000/win
10/12-Paducah International Raceway (Paducah, KY) $4,000/win
11/1-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR) TBA
11/2-Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR) TBA
ASCS Gulf South Drops 2024 Lineup Of Events
Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (November 28, 2023) The first ASCS Regional Tour to release its 2024 lineup of events, the ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Pipeline+MD is looking at a 23-race lineup in the tour’s first full season since 2019.
Bringing the series back to life with a couple of events in 2023, Chris Walters (Walters Promotions, LLC) has based the schedule primarily in the state of Texas, with a coupe select shows branching into Louisiana to take on the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and the ASCS Hurricane Super Sprints.
Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, will feature a large number of events, with three multi-day affairs combining for seven overall nights at the high-banked oval. Hunt County Speedway will follow a similar trajectory with four nights.
Big O Speedway (Ennis, Texas), Grayson County Speedway (Bells, Texas), RPM Speedway (Crandall, Texas), South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, Texas), and Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, La.) will each see two nights of racing. Abilene Speedway and Sabine Speedway are the only tracks with a single night with the tour this coming season.
Anyone with questions about the series can call Chris at (281) 475-1919.
Support for the ASCS Gulf South Region is provided by Fast 5 Solutions, Pipeline+MD, Griffith Truck and Equipment, Precision Spray Foam, C4 Branding, What Makes Us Fire Foundation, Dusty Moon Veterinary Service, Top Coat Fabrication, Willy’s Racing Products, and Integrity Cleaning.
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
2024 ASCS Gulf South Regional Schedule:
Date – Track (City, State)
3/1/2024-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX)**
3/2/2024-South Texas Race Ranch (Corpus Christi, TX)**
3/15/2024-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)**
3/16/2024-RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)**
4/19/2024-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA)**
4/20/2024-Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA)**
4/27/2024-Grayson County Speedway (Bells, TX)
5/24/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
5/25/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
5/26/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
7/5/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
7/6/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
8/9/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)
8/10/2024-Abilene Speedway (Abilene, TX)
8/31/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
9/1/2024-Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
9/6/2024-Sabine Speedway (Many, LA)*
9/7/2024-Grayson County Speedway (Bells, TX)
9/19/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)
9/20/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)
9/21/2024-Hunt County Raceway (Greenville, TX)
10/4/2024-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
10/5/2024-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
**co-sanctioned with ASCS National
*co-sanctioned with ASCS Hurricane
Bradley Fezard Making The Jump To The American Sprint Car Series!
Bryan Hulbert - BONNERDALE, Ark. (November 13, 2023) Adding another name to the 2024 Brodix National Rookie of the Year chase, 23-year-old Bradley Fezard will make the jump to the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
Moving through the ranks of open-wheel racing, the former Floridian turned Razorback has been driving a combination of vocations for Vince and Mary Rosa, and will continue to wheel the V&H Fresh No. 938, with the team's focusing solely on running the American Sprint Car Series.
The V&H Fresh Race Team is committed to running the ASCS National Tour for 2024, starting in Arizona," stated Vince Rosa. "This is an awesome opportunity for our team, and we are excited for the opportunity."
For driver Bradley Fezard, his racing career began in 2013. Taking over from his father, Frederic Fezard, his racing career included Rally Cars on Ice in Europe, Formula 3, and eventually Micros once he moved to the United States.
Earning titles with POWRi and NOW600 in Micro competition, Fezard began racing Sprint Cars and Midgets in 2022. Racing around the past two seasons, Fezard is excited to get on a tour schedule again.
"I’m ready coming into this year to follow a series again. After winning the NOW600 Non-Wing championship and the POWRi Wing championship, I’m excited to hit the road and follow such a prestigious tour. My goal is to be top-five in points when all is said and done."
Fans can follow the V&H Fresh team at https://www.facebook.com/vhfreshracepage.
The 2024 lineup of events for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is nearly finalized and will be posted soon.
The 2024 season will mark the 33rd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Dominic Scelzi Leads All For ASCS Southwest Score At Central Arizona Raceway
Bryan Hulbert - CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (November 11, 2023) Bettering his position by one over Friday's preliminary feature event, California's Dominic Scelzi snagged Saturday’s $4,000 prize at the Keith Bryan Memorial at Central Arizona Raceway.
Win No. 12 on the year for Dominic, Saturday was the fourth time this year he's graced Casa Grande clay, with three previous run landing runner-up finishes.
Scelzi's second career ASCS Southwest Regional victory, the No. 41 took off from the pole, and kept point from there. Pulling a 1.543-second margin of victory over Logan Forler, the No. 2L moved to second with four laps to go. Seventh starting, Jake Helsel, crossed third, followed by Friday night's winner, Terry McCarl, who made his way from thenth. JT Imperial made up the top five.
The final event of the season for the ASCS Southwest Region, the 2023 title went to Chris Bonneau.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
ASCS Southwest Region
Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, Ariz)
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75X-JT Imperial[1]; 2. 2-Brekton Crouch[2]; 3. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[6]; 4. 01-Terry McCarl[3]; 5. 88-Austin Torgerson[4]; 6. 02-Ashton Torgerson[7]; 7. 6C-Travis Coelho[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler[4]; 2. 8-Jake Helsel[3]; 3. X-Dylan Harris[6]; 4. 86-Jim Maroney[1]; 5. 5H-Patrick Krob[2]; 6. 57-Stevie Sussex III[5]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson[2]; 2. 49-Cameron La Rose[1]; 3. 75-Chris Bonneau[4]; 4. 61-Chaz Baca[3]; 5. 54-Glen Brace[5]; 6. (DNS) 22-Garen Linder
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[1]; 2. 2L-Logan Forler[3]; 3. 8-Jake Helsel[7]; 4. 01-Terry McCarl[10]; 5. 75X-JT Imperial[5]; 6. 14T-Tim Estenson[2]; 7. 2-Brekton Crouch[6]; 8. 49-Cameron La Rose[8]; 9. 75-Chris Bonneau[9]; 10. 02-Ashton Torgerson[15]; 11. 54-Glen Brace[13]; 12. 57-Stevie Sussex III[17]; 13. 61-Chaz Baca[11]; 14. 6C-Travis Coelho[18]; 15. 86-Jim Maroney[12]; 16. X-Dylan Harris[4]; 17. 88-Austin Torgerson[14]; 18. (DNS) 5H-Patrick Krob; 19. (DNS) 22-Garen Linder
Terry McCarl Lands ASCS Southwest Victory At Central Arizona Raceway
Bryan Hulbert - CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (November 10, 2023) Adding his name to the list of winners with the ASCS Southwest Region Friday night, Iowa's Terry McCarl raced his way to the top at Central Arizona Raceway.
Winning Night 1 of the Keith Bryan Memorial, the win marks the fifth ASCS Regional Tour that McCarl has won with.
Doing so in the Kaylene Verville owned No. 01, the win came over California's Dominic Scelzi by 1.050-seconds, who advanced seven positions for the silver step on the podium.
Idaho's Logan Forler crossed third, followed by Brekton Crouch and Tye Mihocko to complete the top five.
The Keith Bryan Memorial at Central Arizona Raceway concludes on Saturday, November 11, with the winner taking home $4,000. Racing gets underway at 7:00 P.M. (MT).
Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and Military, $10 for Students (13-17), and free for Youth (12 and under). Pit opens at 4:00 P.M. and Pit Passes are $35. Central Arizona Raceway is located behind the Pinal County Fairgrounds at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner.
For information on the track and coming events, log onto https://www.facebook.com/CentralArizonaRaceway or call (602) 292-7607.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
ASCS Southwest Region
Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Friday, November 10, 2023
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 02-Ashton Torgerson[1]; 2. 75-Chris Bonneau[2]; 3. 2-Brekton Crouch[6]; 4. 22-Garen Linder[4]; 5. 6C-Travis Coelho[3]; 6. 7BG-Joshua Shipley[7]; 7. 61-Chaz Baca[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7OH-Tye Mihocko[2]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson[1]; 3. 2L-Logan Forler[5]; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[6]; 5. 5H-Patrick Krob[4]; 6. 8-Jake Helsel[3]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Terry McCarl[1]; 2. 57-Stevie Sussex III[2]; 3. 88-Austin Torgerson[3]; 4. 49-Cameron La Rose[4]; 5. X-Dylan Harris[5]; 6. (DNS) 75X-JT Imperial
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 01-Terry McCarl[2]; 2. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[9]; 3. 2L-Logan Forler[6]; 4. 2-Brekton Crouch[1]; 5. 7OH-Tye Mihocko[3]; 6. X-Dylan Harris[13]; 7. 75-Chris Bonneau[8]; 8. 22-Garen Linder[11]; 9. 88-Austin Torgerson[10]; 10. 49-Cameron La Rose[12]; 11. 75X-JT Imperial[19]; 12. 6C-Travis Coelho[16]; 13. 02-Ashton Torgerson[4]; 14. 57-Stevie Sussex III[5]; 15. 8-Jake Helsel[17]; 16. 61-Chaz Baca[18]; 17. 7BG-Joshua Shipley[15]; 18. 5H-Patrick Krob[14]; 19. 14T-Tim Estenson[7]
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Still Winning! Sammy Swindell Takes ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Victory
Bryan Hulbert - LOXLEY, Ala. (October 28, 2023) Wrapping up two nights of racing with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints on Saturday night at Deep South Speedway's Halloween Havoc, the tour's final checkered flag of the season went to Tennessee's Sammy Swindell in the Dale Howard Racing No. 47s.
Sammy's fifth overall win of the season, and third in ASCS Regional competition, the victory is his first with the ASCS Hurricane Tour.
Taking off from sixth, Sammy battled his way to the lead over Dewayne White on Lap 7. Red on Lap 11, the pause did little to slow the wily veteran, who pulled away to a 3.609-second lead at the drop of the checkered flag. Winning Friday night's preliminary feature, Zane DeVault charged through the field from 11th to claim second. Koty Adams moved up two spots to claim third, with Dewayne White ending up fourth. Ohio's Max Stambaugh completed the top-five.
Moving up seven spots, Dale Howard crossed sixth, followed by Chase Howard in seventh. Brandon Blenden, Shane Morgan, and Butch David made up the top-ten.
Saturday's field had 32 drivers on hand. Special thanks to Taylor Howard for the Facebook Live during the A-Feature.
With the season in the books, Mississippi's Brandon Blenden earned the 2023 tour championship. Work on the 2024 lineup of events is underway. Updates will be posted as they are made available.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
Deep South Speedway (Loxley, Ala.)
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Koty Adams[2]; 2. 10-Terry Gray[3]; 3. 13-Chase Howard[7]; 4. 01-Shane Morgan[5]; 5. 17-Adam Moneyhun[1]; 6. 2H-Tommy Hall[8]; 7. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[4]; 8. (DNS) 8-Brad Bowden
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10K-Dewayne White[6]; 2. 47S-Sammy Swindell[4]; 3. 9-Lane Whittington[5]; 4. 6Z-Zane DeVault[7]; 5. 44-Ronny Howard[3]; 6. 28S-Rusty Sanford[2]; 7. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[8]; 8. 77-David Mabry[1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 3. 132-Jamie Manley[4]; 4. 5711-John Robicheaux[7]; 5. 21-Todd Bliss[3]; 6. 27-Chase Wood Jr[8]; 7. 18-Paul Jones[6]; 8. 67-Blake Mallette[5]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 4M-Michael Miller[5]; 2. 88-Brandon Blenden[8]; 3. 121-Butch David[6]; 4. 13X-Jake Brashier[1]; 5. 57-Levi Beard[7]; 6. 56-Jeff Smith[3]; 7. 61-Sean Wimpee[2]; 8. 15-Kyle Mabry[4]
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 44-Ronny Howard[2]; 2. 13X-Jake Brashier[1]; 3. 56-Jeff Smith[6]; 4. 17-Adam Moneyhun[4]; 5. 21-Todd Bliss[3]; 6. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[5]; 7. 67-Blake Mallette[9]; 8. 61-Sean Wimpee[8]; 9. 18-Paul Jones[7]; 10. (DNS) 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier; 11. (DNS) 77-David Mabry; 12. (DNS) 15-Kyle Mabry; 13. (DNS) 28S-Rusty Sanford
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 47S-Sammy Swindell[6]; 2. 6Z-Zane DeVault[11]; 3. 6-Koty Adams[5]; 4. 10K-Dewayne White[1]; 5. 71H-Max Stambaugh[8]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[13]; 7. 13-Chase Howard[4]; 8. 88-Brandon Blenden[2]; 9. 01-Shane Morgan[15]; 10. 121-Butch David[7]; 11. 132-Jamie Manley[14]; 12. 5711-John Robicheaux[12]; 13. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[24]; 14. 57-Levi Beard[16]; 15. 21-Todd Bliss[23]; 16. 9-Lane Whittington[10]; 17. 4M-Michael Miller[3]; 18. 2H-Tommy Hall[17]; 19. 27-Chase Wood Jr[18]; 20. 17-Adam Moneyhun[22]; 21. 10-Terry Gray[9]; 22. 44-Ronny Howard[19]; 23. 56-Jeff Smith[21]; 24. 13X-Jake Brashier[20]
DeVault Dominates ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints At Deep South Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert - LOXLEY, Ala. (October 27, 2023) Amassing a field of 33 cars on Friday night at Deep South Speedway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints kicked off the opening night of Halloween Havoc with Indiana's Zane DeVault rolling into Victory Lane.
Zane's first career ASCS-sanctioned victory, the win is his fifth overall triumph on the season in just as many states.
Leading start to finish over the 25-lap affair, a late race caution was not enough to deny the victory, as DeVault jettisoned the Jeremy Scadden Construction/J&J Chassis No. 6z to a 4.078-second victory over Koty Adams.
Dale Howard crossed third, with Sammy Swindell moving 10th to fourth. Michael Miller completed the top five. Ohio's Max Stambaugh was sixth, followed by Brad Bowden from 14th. Terry Gray, Lane Whittington, and Chase Howard made up the top ten.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints wrap up their 2023 season at Deep South Speedway on Saturday, October 28. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, $13 for youth (8-13), and free for kids seven and under. Pit Passes are $35. For more information, find the Deep South Speedway on Facebook or log onto https://deepsouthspeedway.org.
The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of Stefen Oakes. For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
Deep South Speedway (Loxley, Ala.)
Friday, October 27, 2023
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Dale Howard[2]; 2. G6-Brandon Grubaugh[3]; 3. 4M-Michael Miller[6]; 4. 44-Ronny Howard[9]; 5. 121-Butch David[1]; 6. 5711-John Robicheaux[4]; 7. 57-Levi Beard[7]; 8. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[8]; 9. 83-Blake Carrier[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Chase Howard[2]; 2. 6-Koty Adams[5]; 3. 8-Brad Bowden[1]; 4. 47S-Sammy Swindell[7]; 5. 01-Shane Morgan[6]; 6. 28S-Rusty Sanford[8]; 7. 77-David Mabry[3]; 8. 61-Sean Wimpee[4]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 2. 10K-Dewayne White[2]; 3. 132-Jamie Manley[3]; 4. 18-Paul Jones[4]; 5. 27-Chase Wood Jr[6]; 6. 67-Blake Mallette[5]; 7. 21-Todd Bliss[7]; 8. (DNS) 1A-Lee Moore
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[3]; 2. 10-Terry Gray[1]; 3. 9-Lane Whittington[6]; 4. 13X-Jake Brashier[2]; 5. 56-Jeff Smith[7]; 6. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[4]; 7. 88-Brandon Blenden[8]; 8. 2H-Tommy Hall[5]
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 01-Shane Morgan[1]; 2. 88-Brandon Blenden[4]; 3. 13X-Jake Brashier[2]; 4. 121-Butch David[3]; 5. 6BLACK-Chase Wood Sr[5]; 6. 21-Todd Bliss[6]; 7. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[7]; 8. 61-Sean Wimpee[8]; 9. 132-Jamie Manley[9]
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 28S-Rusty Sanford[2]; 2. 27-Chase Wood Jr[1]; 3. 57-Levi Beard[5]; 4. 2H-Tommy Hall[7]; 5. 67-Blake Mallette[3]; 6. 77-David Mabry[6]; 7. 5711-John Robicheaux[4]; 8. (DNS) 83-Blake Carrier
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[1]; 2. 6-Koty Adams[2]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 4. 47S-Sammy Swindell[10]; 5. 4M-Michael Miller[6]; 6. 71H-Max Stambaugh[8]; 7. 8-Brad Bowden[14]; 8. 10-Terry Gray[12]; 9. 9-Lane Whittington[7]; 10. 13-Chase Howard[4]; 11. 10K-Dewayne White[11]; 12. 01-Shane Morgan[17]; 13. 88-Brandon Blenden[19]; 14. 132-Jamie Manley[13]; 15. 28S-Rusty Sanford[18]; 16. 121-Butch David[23]; 17. 2H-Tommy Hall[24]; 18. 56-Jeff Smith[15]; 19. 57-Levi Beard[22]; 20. 13X-Jake Brashier[21]; 21. 44-Ronny Howard[5]; 22. 27-Chase Wood Jr[20]; 23. 18-Paul Jones[16]; 24. G6-Brandon Grubaugh[9]
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Wins The
50th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals!
Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 14, 2023) Fastest in Qualifying, won his Heat Race, earned the Pole in the A-Feature, and never looked back. That’s the way it went Saturday night for Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who etched his name in the record books as the winner of the final A-Feature with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
“We had an awesome racecar tonight,” said Hafertepe. “I was amazed at how good we were, and honestly, on the restarts, I kind of wasn’t going as hard because we’d catch lapped traffic so fast.”
Hafertepe’s ninth win at the half-mile with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, the victory is his 65th with the tour.
Giving a tip of the cap to the track crew on getting the surface ironed out and providing multiple grooves of racing, Sam then stated, “It’s sad to see this place go. I’ve spent a lot of my life racing here. I started when I was sixteen years old, and that was 20 years ago, but it’s neat to be a part of this place. It’s impressive for a facility like this to last as long as it has, and it takes people like the Edwards running to make it last all these years.”
Never a challenge over the course of 30 laps, Hafertepe was quick into lapped traffic several times. Slowed for the final time with nine laps to run, Traffic over the final two laps at one point looked like it was going to give Matt Covington a chance at the Hills Racin No. 15h with Hafertepe nearly brought to a standstill in the first and second turns.
Stripping nearly two seconds off of his advantage at the wave of the white flag, Sam found smoothing sailing through the final sets of turns and captured the win by 2.542-seconds.
Matt Covington crossed second, with Howard Moore third.
Trading fourth with Harli White during the feature, Jace Park was able to retake the spot, with White able to go tenth to fifth. Blake Hahn, from ninth, made it to sixth, followed by Saturday’s KSE Hard Charger, Channin Tankersley, who picked up ten positions to finish eighth. Chase Randall was ninth with Tucker Doughty, who won the BMRS B-Feature, climbing to a top-ten finish.
The final running of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals included 29 drivers for the tour’s 107th event.
The final full points race of the season, Jason Martin secured his first career ASCS National Tour Championship and the $50,000 that goes with it. Jason’s record included Nine wins on the season, 18 top-five, and 24 top-ten finishes. He secured the title by 46 over Matt Covington.
One weekend of racing remains for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals, happening October 26-28 at Texarkana 67 Speedway. The rescheduled event is show-up points event. That event will be shown on http://www.floracing.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas)
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Car Count: 29
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 00:16.079[6]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 00:16.114[10]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton, 00:16.136[7]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 00:16.380[9]; 5. 2-Brekton Crouch, 00:16.393[1]; 6. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 00:16.714[5]; 7. 71-Channin Tankersley, 00:16.721[4]; 8. 2J-Zach Blurton, 00:16.810[2]; 9. 10-Landon Britt, 00:16.872[3]; 10. 16-Blake Baccus, 00:17.128[8]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 00:15.718[7]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 00:15.916[8]; 3. 87J-Jace Park, 00:15.997[4]; 4. 9-Chase Randall, 00:16.033[6]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton, 00:16.154[1]; 6. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, 00:16.393[10]; 7. 1J-Danny Jennings, 00:16.449[3]; 8. 45-Martin Edwards, 00:16.548[9]; 9. 2X-Tucker Doughty, 00:16.714[5]; 10. 33C-Casey Carter, 00:18.411[2]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 00:15.442[9]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 00:15.634[5]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 00:15.648[8]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 00:15.785[6]; 5. 12H-Harli White, 00:15.793[2]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 00:16.029[4]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 00:16.066[7]; 8. 4-Austin Mundie, 00:16.370[1]; 9. 15-Michael Colaluca, 00:16.996[3]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 8M-Kade Morton[2]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 5. 0-Eric Baldaccini[6]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 7. 71-Channin Tankersley[7]; 8. 2J-Zach Blurton[8]; 9. 2-Brekton Crouch[5]; 10. 16-Blake Baccus[10]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 87J-Jace Park[2]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[5]; 6. 45-Martin Edwards[8]; 7. 2X-Tucker Doughty[9]; 8. 1J-Danny Jennings[7]; 9. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[6]; 10. 33C-Casey Carter[10]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 4. 12H-Harli White[5]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 7. 91-Michael Day[7]; 8. 4-Austin Mundie[8]; 9. 15-Michael Colaluca[9]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 6 advance)
B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 2X-Tucker Doughty[2]; 2. 71-Channin Tankersley[4]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[7]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie[6]; 6. 1J-Danny Jennings[8]; 7. 2-Brekton Crouch[11]; 8. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[10]; 9. 15-Michael Colaluca[9]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 11. 16-Blake Baccus[12]; 12. 91-Michael Day[3]; 13. (DNS) 33C-Casey Carter
A-Feature
A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 4. 87J-Jace Park[4]; 5. 12H-Harli White[10]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[9]; 7. 14-Jordon Mallett[6]; 8. 71-Channin Tankersley[18]; 9. 9-Chase Randall[11]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 11. 2X-Tucker Doughty[17]; 12. 0-Eric Baldaccini[12]; 13. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 14. 7M-Chance Morton[13]; 15. 2J-Zach Blurton[20]; 16. 6-Christopher Townsend[19]; 17. 45-Martin Edwards[15]; 18. 1J-Danny Jennings[22]; 19. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 20. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 22. 4-Austin Mundie[21]; 23. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]; 24. 91-Michael Day[24]
Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-30
Hard Charger: Channin Tankersley +10
Quick Time: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 15.442-seconds
High Point Driver: Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
Provisional(s): Kyler Johnson (Points) / Michael Day (Points)
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 2 10/13 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 10/14 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway); Ryan Timms – 2 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Jake Bubak – 2 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,562; 2. Matt Covington 3,516; 3. Jordon Mallett 3,269; 4. Howard Moore 3,267; 5. Brandon Anderson 3,203; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,976; 7. Landon Britt 2,837; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,827; 9. Michael Day 2,505; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;
Hafertepe Shines On Night 1 Of
The Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals!
Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 13, 2023) Capitalizing on traffic in the late stages of the preliminary A-Feature at the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. returned to Victory Lane with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
Win No. 8 in National Tour competition for Hafertepe at the famed half-mile, the victory was No. 64 with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and marks ten consecutive years that the Sunnyvale, Texas native has won at least one National Tour event.
Chasing Blake Hahn from the drop of the green, traffic began entering the mix on Lap 16. Leading by 1.611-seconds as he began working around the back markers, Hahn's advantage dissipated rapidly. On the back bumper of the Smiley’s Racing Products No. 52 on Lap 18, the pair raced wheel-to-wheel the following lap, with Hahn holding by 0.015—seconds. Not able to fend off the Hills Racing No. 15h any longer, Hafertepe took over with six laps to go.
Caution on the white flag: the attempt at a green, white, checkered ended with Kyler Johnson bringing out the red with a wild series of flips off the top of turns three and four. Bringing things to a one-lap shootout, Hafertepe darted to a 0.765-second advantage at the checkered flag.
“When we took the green, I ran the bottom, and obviously he [Blake Hahn] has really good speed around the top, but I knew once we got to traffic, he’d be skittish to go low, so I felt it out at the start of the race to see if the holes would upset my car, and it timed out where he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that’s part of being a veteran in the sport. Sometimes you capitalize on people’s mistakes,” said Hafertepe of the race for the win.
Blake Hahn held on for second with Chase Randall, who slipped to eight on the opening lap from fifth, making the last lap pass for the final podium step on Howard Moore.
Surviving contact early in the race that saw Jason Marting going over Wayne Johnson’s left front exiting the second turn, the No. 36 crossed fifth. Jace Park picked up six positions to finish sixth, followed by Chance Morton, Brandon Anderson, and Harli White, who all advanced seven spots over the course of the 25-lap affair. Jordon Mallett completed the top ten.
The final running of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals is Saturday, October 14, with races going green at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for seniors, youth (13-15), and military. Kids 12 and under get in the stands for free. Pits are $35 each night. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located at 1711 Lawson Rd. in Mesquite, Texas. For tickets and directions, log onto http://www.devilsbowl.com or call (972) 222-2421.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas)
Friday, October 13, 2023
Car Count: 32
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2J-Zach Blurton, 00:15.308[8]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 00:15.426[1]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 00:15.546[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 00:15.639[2]; 5. 87J-Jace Park, 00:15.807[5]; 6. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 00:15.968[3]; 7. 16-Blake Baccus, 00:16.082[7]; 8. (DNS) 23X-Austin Shores, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 00:15.497[5]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 00:15.568[2]; 3. 85-Colby Stubblefield, 00:15.598[7]; 4. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman, 00:15.935[8]; 5. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, 00:16.084[6]; 6. 33C-Casey Carter, 00:16.619[1]; 7. 15-Michael Colaluca, 00:16.704[3]; 8. (DNS) 2X-Tucker Doughty, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 00:15.445[7]; 2. 2-Brekton Crouch, 00:15.522[8]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 00:15.690[4]; 4. 12H-Harli White, 00:15.808[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 00:15.877[2]; 6. 45-Martin Edwards, 00:16.177[5]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton, 00:16.186[1]; 8. 91-Michael Day, 00:16.380[6]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 00:15.135[7]; 2. 1J-Danny Jennings, 00:15.382[5]; 3. 9-Chase Randall, 00:15.502[8]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton, 00:15.576[6]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie, 00:15.833[4]; 6. 71-Channin Tankersley, 00:16.111[3]; 7. 6-Christopher Townsend, 00:16.166[2]; 8. 10-Landon Britt, 00:16.737[1]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 4. 87J-Jace Park[5]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 6. 0-Eric Baldaccini[6]; 7. 16-Blake Baccus[7]; 8. (DNS) 23X-Austin Shores
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[1]; 4. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[5]; 5. 15-Michael Colaluca[7]; 6. 85-Colby Stubblefield[2]; 7. 33C-Casey Carter[6]; 8. (DNS) 2X-Tucker Doughty
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 2. 12H-Harli White[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 2-Brekton Crouch[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 45-Martin Edwards[6]; 7. 91-Michael Day[8]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall[2]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 4. 1J-Danny Jennings[3]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie[5]; 6. 71-Channin Tankersley[6]; 7. 6-Christopher Townsend[7]; 8. (DNS) 10-Landon Britt
BMRS B-Feature (Top 6 advance)
BMRS B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 3. 4-Austin Mundie[3]; 4. 71-Channin Tankersley[6]; 5. 91-Michael Day[8]; 6. 2X-Tucker Doughty[15]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[13]; 8. 15-Michael Colaluca[1]; 9. 6-Christopher Townsend[10]; 10. 16-Blake Baccus[9]; 11. 33C-Casey Carter[12]; 12. 45-Martin Edwards[7]; 13. 0-Eric Baldaccini[5]; 14. 23X-Austin Shores[16]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[14]; 16. 85-Colby Stubblefield[11]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 3. 9-Chase Randall[5]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 6. 87J-Jace Park[12]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton[14]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[15]; 9. 12H-Harli White[16]; 10. 14-Jordon Mallett[7]; 11. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 12. 91-Michael Day[21]; 13. 2J-Zach Blurton[11]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[24]; 15. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[13]; 16. 2-Brekton Crouch[10]; 17. 45X-Kyler Johnson[18]; 18. 71-Channin Tankersley[20]; 19. 4-Austin Mundie[19]; 20. 1Z-Justin Zimmerman[17]; 21. 2X-Tucker Doughty[22]; 22. 1J-Danny Jennings[9]; 23. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]; 24. 10-Landon Britt[23]
Lap Leader(s): Blake Hahn 1-19; Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 20-25
Hard Charger: Michael Day +9
Quick Time: Howard Moore 15.135-seconds
High Point Driver: Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
Provisional(s): Christopher Townsend (Points)
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Ryan Timms – 2 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Jake Bubak – 2 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1 10/13 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,458; 2. Matt Covington 3,374; 3. Jordon Mallett 3,150; 4. Howard Moore 3,132; 5. Brandon Anderson 3,093; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,911; 7. Landon Britt 2,745; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,729; 9. Michael Day 2,440; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;
Hafertepe is Devil's Bowl Bound For The Winter Nationals With The American Sprint Car Series
Bryan Hulbert - MESQUITE, Texas (October 11, 2023) When you get the chance to race close to home, there's nothing like it, and Sunnyvale, Texas shoe, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. is doing just that this weekend in the Hills Racing No. 15h as he takes on the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt at the 50th annual Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals.
Racing Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, Sam has repeatedly stated the Devil's Bowl is his favorite track. In ASCS National competition, Sam has been on top seven times since 2011. His most recent Devil's Bowl win came during the 2020 Winter Nationals prelim night.
"I love coming back to race the Devil's Bowl, and we get a couple of chances this weekend with ASCS, and next week, we come here and run with the Outlaws. It's right down the road from where I grew up, so this place means a lot to me," said Hafertepe.
On track earlier this season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Sam's weekend concluded with a sixth-place finish.
Both nights during the Devil's Bowl Winter National this weekend go green at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Fans not able to attend can watch every lap on http://www.racindirt.com.
Hafertepe will have his T-Shirt Trailer set up during the event behind the grandstands for fans to purchase merchandise.
For continued updates on Sam Hafertepe, Jr., log onto http://www.sam15.com and make sure to find him on Twitter (@samhafertepejr). For news on Hill's Racing Team, log onto https://www.facebook.com/hillsracing/ and on Twitter (@HillsRacingTeam).
Chili Bowl Nationals Now $20,000 To Win!
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (October 10, 2023) On top of the money added into Saturday’s program during the 2023 Chili Bowl Nationals, teams will now have more to look forward to when they roll into Tulsa this coming January, as the 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals will wrap up with a $20,000 to win, $2,000 to start championship feature event.
Throw in the annual lap money bonus ($150 per lap to the leader, $50 to second) on Saturday, and the winner could potentially walk away with $28,250.
Along with adding money to the 55-lap affair, payouts throughout Saturday’s alphabet soup will also increase, along with preliminary nights getting a bump to $3,000 to win, $300 to start.
Looking through Saturday’s alphabet payout, the first non-transfer in the B-Features will get $800, with the two consolation races paying $600 to start. C-Features will start at $500 for the first non-transfer. D-Features start at $400. E-Features are $200 for all non-transferring teams. F-Features are $150 to all who don’t advance, G-Features are $125, with H-Features and beyond receiving $100 to non-transferring teams.
Transferring drivers will also receive bonus money in addition to money earned in the next race. That goes for preliminary nights as well.
Monday and Tuesday reserved seat tickets are on sale now by calling (918) 838-3777, along with a few scattered, single seats for the entire event. Monday and Tuesday tickets are $60 each. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%) and shipping, which is $8 for orders up to 15 tickets and $10 for 16 ticket orders and up.
Domestic orders not held in Will Call will be sent via USPS Certified Mail. Each order sent will require a signature upon arrival. All international orders will be kept in Will Call. The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT).
The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.
For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.
Quick Notes:
What: 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals
When: January 8-13, 2024
Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa, Okla.)
Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114
Ticket Information:
Four-Day: $245
Five-Day: $305
Six-Day: $356
Tax Rate: 8.517%
Shipping: $8 for orders up to 15 tickets. $10 from 16 ticket orders and up. All international orders are held in Will Call. Orders are not accepted via Email or Social Media
Contact:
Phone: (918) 838-3777
Fax: (918) 836-5517
Mail: 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112
Chili Bowl Online:
Website: http://www.chilibowl.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals
Twitter: (@cbnationals)
Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2024
Instagram: cbnationals
Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:
Year - Driver (Owner)
2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)
2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)
2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)
2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)
2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)
2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)
2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)
2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)
2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)
2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)
2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)
2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)
2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)
1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)
1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)
1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)
1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)
1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)
1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)
1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)
1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)
1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)
1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)
1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)
1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)
O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)
Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.
Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals Will Decide 2023 ASCS National Title Chase
Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (October 5, 2023) With the recent cancellation of events by Lake Ozark Speedway on October 27 and 28, the 2023 chase to the championship with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will be settled at the 50th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals on Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14.
The rescheduled COMP Cams Short Track Nationals the following week is a show-up points event, with all participants receiving 100 points once checked in.
Going into the final two-point paying nights, the fight comes down to Jason Martin and Matt Covington, with a 67-point gap separating the two from their first National Tour title and a $50,000 payday.
Looking through the top ten, several positions are still in the air, starting with third place. Held by Jordon Mallett, the Greenbrier, Ark. shoe holds a slim 38-point advantage over leading Brodix Rookie of the Year, Howard Moore. Only 63 back from Mallett and 25 from Moore sits Brandon Anderson in fifth.
Kyler Johnson sits sixth, followed by Landon Britt, who has made a comeback from being as far back as tenth after being forced to miss a weekend, but the margin is only 16 over Christopher Townsend. Michael Day and Chris Morgan make up the top ten.
The most visited track in the history of the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, the upcoming Winter Nationals will be rounds 106 and 107 at the famed half-mile. The 2022 event saw a sweep by Blake Hahn.
Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, the Pits will open at 2:00 P.M. Grandstands at 5:00 P.M. will be followed by racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Along with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, Limited Modifieds and Factory Stocks will be on the card Friday, with A-Modifieds and RaceSaver Sprint Cars on Saturday.
Tickets are $25 per night for adults, $15 for seniors, youth (13-15), and military. Kids 12 and under get in the stands for free. Pits are $35 each night. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located at 1711 Lawson Rd. in Mesquite, Texas. For tickets and directions, log onto http://www.devilsbowl.com or call (972) 222-2421.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Short Track Nationals Reset for
October 19-21 Due to Excessive Rain
Lonnie Wheatley, TEXARKANA, Ark. (October 4, 2023) – Even with a new locale, it simply wouldn’t be the Short Track Nationals without some interaction with Mother Nature.
With the 36th edition of the American Sprint Car Series-sanctioned event set for Texarkana 67 Speedway this weekend after 35 years at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway, heavy rain overnight Wednesday and throughout the day with more expected through Thursday has left the facility unsuitable for racing action this weekend with the track and pit area already waterlogged.
As such, the event has been reset for the scheduled rain date of October 19-21.
The official statement from the track as posted on social media reads as follows:
“As bad as we hate to cancel this weekend's event, the track has received over 6” of rain with a lot more on the way. The facility is underwater. We will be postponing the event until October 19-21.Thank you to everyone that pre-entered and to the racers and fans that were committed to attending. We hope you will join us in two weeks. Drivers that pre-entered, if you cannot attend please send us a message for a refund of your entry fee."
The event will now kick off with the $4,646-to-win 16th Annual ASCS Mid-South Ralph Henson Memorial on Thursday, October 19, with the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape taking place on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21, culminating with the 41-lap, $20,000-to-win STN championship feature event.
There are currently 61 drivers from 15 different states entered for the event ASCS National Championship series-sanctioned event.
The Current Short Track Nationals Entries:
0-Mike Vaculik (Hot Springs, AR)
1-Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK)
1d-Prestin Dalton (Millington, TN)
1jr-Steven Russell (Rochester, IL)
2-Whit Gastineau (Moore, OK)
2-Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO)
2-Jason Shavers (Canton, MS)
2c-Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)
2T-Todd Bradford (Arlington, TN)
3-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN)
4-Tuesday Calderwood (Goodyear, AZ)
4-Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA)
4x-Brad Bowden (Hernando, MS)
6-Koty Adams (Haughton, LA)
6-Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX)
G6-Cody Gardner (Benton, AR)
7c-Chris Morgan (Topeka, KS)
8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK)
9jr-Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)
10-Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
10-Brock Lemley (Sedro Woolley, WA)
10k-Dewayne White (Byhalia, MS)
11n-Harli White (Lindsay, OK)
12-Jeffrey Newell (Tulsa, OK)
12m-Greg Merritt (Nesbit, MS)
12x-Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
13-Chase Howard (Nesbit, MS)
14-Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
14T-Tim Estenson (Fargo, ND)
15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX)
21m-Spencer Meredith (Hernando, MS)
22m-Rees Moran (Tulsa, OK)
23-Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)
23w-Conner Wray (Olive Branch, MS)
26-Marshall Skinner (W. Memphis, AR)
27J-Joseph Poe, Jr. (Scott, AR)
30-Joseph Miller (Cove, AR)
36-Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
43-Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)
44-Ronny Howard (Nesbit, MS)
44-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA)
45-Mark Huddleston (Genoa, AR)
45x-Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
47-Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)
47-Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN)
52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)
55b-Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71-Channin Tankersley (Arlington, TX)
71b-Brady Baker (Alexander, AR)
79-Gage Montgomery (Fredericktown, MO)
85-Josh McCord (Bossier City, LA)
87J-Jace Park (Overland Park, KS)
88-Austin McCarl (Altoona, IA)
91-Michael Day (Farmersville, TX)
91-Zach Pringle (Benton, AR)
91a-Ernie Ainsworth (Bartlett, TN)
95-Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
98p-Miles Paulus (Marshall, MO)
122-Lane Warner (Bloomfield, MO)
132-Jamie Manley (Memphis, TN)
938-Bradley Fezard (Bonnerdale, AR)
Pre-Entry Deadline
The pre-entry deadline of October 2 has passed, however post-entries will be $150 with no driver pit pass included. Entries may be submitted at https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com/driverinfo/.
There is no pre-entry for the Ralph Henson Memorial.
The Pertinent Info:
The What: 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-Law-Tex Lawn and Landscape.
The Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR). Texarkana 67 Speedway is located east of Texarkana to I-30 Exit 7, then 0.5 miles southeast on SR 108 then 2.6 miles northeast on US 67.
The When: October 19-21, 2023.
October 19 - Ralph Henson Memorial
October 20 – STN Preliminary action culminating with Twin 25-lap features.
October 21 – STN Championship culminating with $20,000 to win finale.
The Mufflers: Leave ‘em at home, no mufflers required for the event.
The Format: Thursday’s Ralph Henson Memorial will be contested under standard ASCS Mid-South Region format with one of top three finishers eligible for Saturday STN provisional if needed.
Friday’s preliminary event will be contested under a derivative of the All Star Circuit of Champions format, with group qualifying establishing heat race lineups with an invert of four in each heat race. The Friday preliminary will conclude with Twin-25 lap features that each offer up $1,500 to win.
The top two from each of the Twin 25-lap features will be locked into Saturday night’s Pole Dash and the championship main event.
Friday event points accumulated will be carried over to Saturday night, with another set of heats utilizing passing points added to the Friday total to set the championship feature lineups. The top two in combined points from Friday night and the Saturday heat races with join Friday’s four lock-ins in the Pole Dash. The next eight in points will occupy STN championship feature positions 7-14 with the balance of the field in “B” and “C” Mains.
Three will transfer from both “B” Mains to set the 20-car feature field. The 21st position is reserved for a top-three Thursday night finisher if necessary.
The Past STN Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):
2022-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
2021-Blake Hahn
2020–Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
2019-Blake Hahn
2018-Blake Hahn
2017-Sammy Swindell
2016-Sammy Swindell
2015-Rained Out
2014-Christopher Bell
2013-Sammy Swindell
2012-Paul McMahan
2011-Sammy Swindell
2010-Brad Sweet
2009-Tony Bruce, Jr.
2008-Tony Bruce, Jr.
2007-Jason Meyers
2006-Jason Johnson
2005-Tim Montgomery
2004-Gary Wright
2003-Gary Wright
2002-Paul McMahan
2001-Jason Sides
2000-Mike Ward
1999-Gary Wright
1998-Tim Crawley
1997-Wayne Johnson
1996-Pete Butler
1995-Gary Wright
1994-Terry Gray
1993-John Gerloff
1992-Rained Out
1991-Steve Kinser
1990-Sammy Swindell
1989-Steve Kinser
1988-Steve Kinser
The Past Ralph Henson Memorial Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):
2022 – Aaron Reutzel
2021 – Derek Hagar
2020 – Mark Smith
2019 – Tim Crawley
2018 – Derek Hagar
2017 – Tony Bruce, Jr.
2016 – Derek Hagar
2015 – Tim Crawley
2014 – Jordon Mallett
2013 – Cody Gardner
2012 – Dale Howard
2011 – Zach Pringle
2010 – Zach Pringle
2009 - Jeff Swindell
2008 – Gary Wright
The Feature Purse:
Thursday: 1. $4,646, 2. $1,250, 3. $1,100, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $300, 10. $250, 11. $250, 12. $250, 13. $250, 14. $250, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.
Friday (Twin Features): 1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3. $650, 4. $625, 5. $600, 6. $550, 7. $525, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10. $400, 11. $350, 12. $325, 13. $300, 14. $275, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.
Saturday: 1. $20,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,200, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,700, 7. $1,600, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,400, 10. $1,350, 11. $1,300, 12. $1,200, 13. $1,150, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000.
The Tickets:
Thursday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.
Friday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.
Saturday: Pits $40. Grandstand for Adults $30, Military $25 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.
Driver pit pass for Friday and Saturday is included in the $100 entry fee if submitted by the deadline.
Tickets will be available at the gate each day with gates with grandstands opening daily at 5:00 p.m. Debit/credit cards are accepted at the front gate and concessions.
Free camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis along the west side tree line with no water or electrical hookups.
The Broadcast: If you can’t make it to the STN, watch live at https://flosports.link/3ECzSVP.
For more information regarding the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at Texarkana 67 Speedway, check online at www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com, call 870-648-5688 or email tcrawley87@yahoo.com.
Substantial Storm Damage Cancels ASCS Gulf South At Texana Raceway Park
Bryan Hulbert - EDNA, Texas (September 26, 2023) Unfortunately, races slated for Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Texana Raceway Park with the ASCS Gulf South Region is provided by Pipeline+MD have been canceled due to a storm Monday night causing massive amounts of damage to the facility.
The track and series are looking at dates for the 2024 season.
Taken over by Chris Walters (Walters Promotions, LLC), the series is looking forward to a full slate in 2024. Anyone with questions about the series can call Chris at (281) 475-1919.
Support for the ASCS Gulf South Region is provided by Pipeline+MD, Griffith Truck and Equipment, Precision Spray Foam, C4 Branding, What Makes Us Fire Foundation, Dusty Moon Veterinary Service, Top Coat Fabrication, Willy’s Racing Products, and Integrity Cleaning.
Race On Texas will have live coverage of Saturday’s event.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Weather forces ASCS Frontier finale cancelation
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BILLINGS, Mont. - Poor weather affecting the Billings, Montana area has forced Big Sky Speedway officials to cancel this weekend's ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races on Friday and Saturday. The races will not be rescheduled.
With that, the season is over and Lethbridge, Alberta's Kelly Miller is the 2023 ASCS Frontier Region champion. It is Miller's first title in ASCS-sanctioned competition. Miller finished 82 points ahead of 2022 champion Trever Kirkland.
It was a banner season in Big Sky Country for the KDM Motorsports Team, as Miller scored a series high six victories aboard the No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle. Miller won the first four races, each of them in dominant fashion. Miller won the May 19th and 20th races at Big Sky Speedway before taking checkered flags June 16th at Gallatin Speedway and at Big Sky Speedway again on June 17th. After a dry spell during the summer that saw some minor struggles and a shrinking point lead, Miller returned to form later in the season as he won the first night of the Montana Roundup on September 1st at Electric City Speedway and won again the following Friday, September 8th at Gallatin Speedway again.
In 13 completed ASCS Frontier Region events, Miller earned ten Top 5 finishes and finished in the Top 10 all but once. Even if he didn't win, Miller was consistently near the front of the field.
Kirkland's title defense ended with a second place finish in the points. Kirkland was competitive throughout, leading multiple races and finishing second on four occasions before breaking through on September 9th at Big Sky Speedway for his first win of the season in what turned out to be the last race run. Along with eight Top 5 finishes, Kirkland also had the distinction of being the only driver to finish in the Top 10 in every ASCS Frontier Region main event this season.
Phil Dietz, the five-time Montana sprint car champion, finished third in the points with seven Top 5 and eight Top 10 finishes. He finished second in the final two races of the season. Dietz also was twice a winner in ASCS Northern Plains competition this season.
Joe Perry finished fourth in the points over Kory Wermling by a single point.
Work is already being done in preparation for the 2024 season. Updates will be provided when available.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
August 25 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 26 - Jake Bubak at Big Sky Speedway
September 1 - Kelly Miller at Electric City Speedway
September 2 - Tyler Thompson at Electric City Speedway
September 3 - Logan Forler at Electric City Speedway
September 8 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
September 9 - Trever Kirkland at Big Sky Speedway
September 22 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway
September 23 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway
Ryan Timms Wins The 2023 Hockett/McMillin Memorial At Lucas Oil Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 17, 2023) Mother Nature delayed things by a day, but it was worth the wait as Ryan Timms followed up his Thursday prelim victory with a $10,000 payday and his first championship feature event win at the Jesse Hockett/ Daniel McMillin Memorial with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
"I'm really happy I was able to get this win. This is a bucket-list race to win, and I'm glad I was able to get it done this year. I want to thank the Hockett family for everything they do for this event,” stated Timms, who joined Johnny Herrera as the only other driver to win a Sunday showdown at the Hockett/McMillin Memorial.
Leading all by the opening lap Saturday night, which was led by Jake Bubak, Timms shot into the lead on the second revolution. Challenged once during one of the four-race stoppages, the DriveWFX.com No. 5t rolled to the finish with a 1.667-second advantage, running multiple grooves throughout the 30-lap event.
"It was rubbered up earlier on today and rubbered up for that non-wing feature, so I was really expecting it to all blow off really fast and go straight to the top and just conserve your tires. The track actually stayed together fairly well.
Jason Martin fought his way to a runner-up finish, with Bubak ending up third after slipping back to fifth during the mid-point of the feature event.
Mounting a huge charge and at one point looking like he was going to roll by the field, Tim Estenson railed the cushion for a ten-spot gain to finish fourth. Up from ninth with a late race charge, Hank Davis completed the top five.
Battling sixth to second until Lap 23, Sean McClelland slipped back to where he started, with Blake Hahn following in seventh. Jamie Ball finished eighth, with Matt Covington rolling forward nine spots for a ninth-place finish. Miles Paulus made up the top ten.
The Hockett Hard Charger this year was Jeffrey Newell. The award was worth an extra $3,077. The Non-Wing Hard Charger was Jesse Vermillion. The POWRI WAR feature was topped by California’s Ricky Lewis, who did so from the 11th starting spot.
Overall, the 2023 Hockett/McMillin Memorial saw 147 Sprint Cars officially hit the track between both sanctioning bodies.
The night started off with AR Dyno Specialty Qualifiers, with wins going to Hank Davis, Derek Hagar, Jeremy Campbell, Wayne Johnson, and Miles Paulus. Twin BMRS B-Features were won by Howard Moore and Jordon Mallett.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will be the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals at Texarkana 67 Speedway, happening October 5, 6, and 7, paying $20,000 to win, $1,000 to start. For info and to enter, log onto https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National | ASCS Warrior Region
Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.)
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Event Count: 85
AR Dyno Specialty Qualifiers
AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 1 (12 Laps): 1. 1H-Hank Davis[2]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson[4]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 4. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 5. 77-Jack Wagner[6]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 8. 71B-Brady Baker[8]; 9. 99D-Tucker Daly[9]; 10. 4-Chase Richards[10]; 11. 96-Brandon Sampson[11]; 12. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[12]; 13. 122-Lane Warner[13]; 14. 71-Channin Tankersley[14]; 15. 91T-Tyler Thomas[15]; 16. 16S-Steven Howell[16]
AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 2 (12 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[1]; 2. 14E-Kyle Bellm[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[6]; 4. 37-Ayden Gatewood[8]; 5. 1JR-Steven Russell[4]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[5]; 7. 1P-Curtis Evans[10]; 8. 52D-Skyler Daly[11]; 9. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 10. 44R-Ronny Howard[9]; 11. 91-Michael Day[7]; 12. 15D-Andrew Deal[12]; 13. 13-Elijah Gile[13]; 14. 9$-Kyle Clark[14]; 15. 73-Samuel Wagner[15]; 16. 22S-Slater Helt[16]
AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 3 (12 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 2. 6Z-Zane DeVault[4]; 3. 23M-Lance Moss[7]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[2]; 5. 1K-Kelby Watt[3]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[6]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan[9]; 9. 33-Alan Zoutte[11]; 10. 9C-Tony Crank[10]; 11. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[8]; 12. 4X-Brad Bowden[12]; 13. 74-Tucker Boulton[13]; 14. 16-Hannah Merritt[14]; 15. 12M-Greg Merritt[15]
AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 4 (12 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 6-Christopher Townsend[3]; 3. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 5. 97-Scotty Milan[7]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[11]; 7. 79-Gage Montgomery[8]; 8. 57-Billy Butler[14]; 9. 7B-Ben Brown[12]; 10. 44-Chris Martin[5]; 11. 18-Ryan Roberts[6]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[9]; 13. 83-Kurt Mueller[10]; 14. 18X-Nathan Ryun[13]; 15. 32D-Daryn Langford[15]
AR Dyno Specialty LCQ 5 (12 Laps): 1. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[4]; 4. 21-Kameron Key[9]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[13]; 7. 86-Timothy Smith[5]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[14]; 9. 55-Chase Howard[12]; 10. 4M-Cameron Martin[6]; 11. 1T-Joshua Tyre[11]; 12. 41H-Colton Hardy[3]; 13. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 14. 14M-Randy Martin[10]; 15. 2X-Tony Rustad[15]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 2 each advance)
B-Main 1 (15 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 2. 187-Landon Crawley[3]; 3. 37-Ayden Gatewood[4]; 4. 23M-Lance Moss[2]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[10]; 7. 1K-Kelby Watt[7]; 8. 44-Chris Martin[19]; 9. 99D-Tucker Daly[16]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 11. 57-Billy Butler[15]; 12. 33-Alan Zoutte[17]; 13. 4-Chase Richards[18]; 14. 52D-Skyler Daly[14]; 15. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 16. 77-Jack Wagner[6]; 17. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 18. 10-Landon Britt[12]; 19. 86-Timothy Smith[13]; 20. 96-Brandon Sampson[20]
B-Main 2 (15 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 2. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 3. 1JR-Steven Russell[6]; 4. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[2]; 6. 71B-Brady Baker[13]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[8]; 8. 22M-Rees Moran[15]; 9. 7C-Chris Morgan[14]; 10. 97-Scotty Milan[7]; 11. 9C-Tony Crank[18]; 12. 1P-Curtis Evans[11]; 13. 21-Kameron Key[5]; 14. 51B-Joe B Miller[16]; 15. 79-Gage Montgomery[12]; 16. 7M-Chance Morton[9]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[10]; 18. 55-Chase Howard[17]; 19. 4M-Cameron Martin[19]
RacinDirt.com A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 1X-Jake Bubak[2]; 4. 14T-Tim Estenson[14]; 5. 1H-Hank Davis[9]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 8. 4W-Jamie Ball[5]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[18]; 10. 98P-Miles Paulus[13]; 11. 12-Jeffrey Newell[22]; 12. 9JR-Derek Hagar[10]; 13. 3-Howard Moore[19]; 14. 87J-Jace Park[7]; 15. 45X-Kyler Johnson[24]; 16. 187-Landon Crawley[21]; 17. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[11]; 18. 14-Jordon Mallett[20]; 19. 2-Chase Porter[25]; 20. 6-Christopher Townsend[17]; 21. 6Z-Zane DeVault[16]; 22. 12X-Garet Williamson[8]; 23. 2C-Wayne Johnson[12]; 24. 55B-Brandon Anderson[23]; 25. 14E-Kyle Bellm[15]
Lap Leader(s): Jake Bubak 1; Ryan Timms 2-30
Hard Charger: Jeffrey Newell +11
Quick Time: N/A
High Point Driver: N/A
Provisional(s): Brandon Anderson / Kyler Johnson / Chase Porter
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Ryan Timms – 2 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway; 9/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Jake Bubak – 2 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway; 9/15 – Lucas Oil Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,333; 2. Matt Covington 3,266; 3. Jordon Mallett 3,040; 4. Howard Moore 3,002; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,977; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,813; 7. Landon Britt 2,680; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,664; 9. Michael Day 2,334; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Rain Moves Hockett/McMillin Finale To Sunday Event
WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 16, 2023) Rain during the afternoon, followed by heavy rain moving in as cars began rolling the track, the finale of the Hockett/McMillin Memorial has been postponed to Sunday, September 17, 2023, featuring the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and POWRi WAR Sprints.
Cars will begin hot lapping at 2:00 P.M. with racing at 3:00 P.M. (CDT). Anyone who purchased a ticket or pit pass for Saturday’s event needs to retain their pass for admission on Sunday. Grandstands will open at 1:00 P.M. Pits will be cleared, and passes will begin selling at 12:30 P.M.
Lucas Oil Speedway is located at 18842 Speedway Dr. in Wheatland, Mo. For more information on the track, including on-site camping, log onto http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com or call (417) 282-5984.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
Ryan Timms Perfect During Hockett/McMillin Memorial Opener
Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 14, 2023) A last-minute decision to race the Hockett/McMillin Memorial paid off for Oklahoma’s Ryan Timms as the DriveWFX.com No. 5t stood atop the podium with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com every time he hit the surface of the Lucas Oil Speedway.
The 16th different winner on the season and 22nd at Lucas Oil Speedway in 42 appearances, Timms guaranteed his spot in Saturday’s $ 10,000-to-win championship event.
“We actually weren’t planning on coming here until Tuesday, but I’m glad we came,” stated Timms.
“Starting on the pole, we were able to lead every lap. I was running the bottom until I heard Blake [Hahn] and moved up, then it started taking rubber about Lap 15. After that, I could smell it and settled into it, but it’s awesome to win here. Hopefully, we can get the win on Saturday because this really is a bucket list race to win at.”
Caution coming off the final turn set up a green, white, checkered finish. Protecting his line through the final set of turns, Timms was able to pull away by 1.217-seconds over Blake Hahn. Third went to Jamie Ball, with Derek Hagar rolling tenth to fourth. Picking up two spots, Garet Williamson completed the top five.
Howard Moore was sixth, followed by Steve Russell, who charged through the field 15 positions to earn the KSE Hard Charger of the Race. Jeremy Campbell, Brandon Anderson, and Joe B. Miller made up the top ten.
The opening night of the Hockett/McMillin Memorial saw 41 drivers draw in, and 40 take a competitive green flag lap. Garet Williamson set a new ASCS Track Record at 13.549-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Howard Moore, Ryan Timms, Chris Martin, Zane DeVault, and Jeremy Campbell. BMRS B-Features went to Landon Britt and Gage Montgomery.
Friday’s field of 49 drivers is set to qualify on Friday night. Once both prelim nights have concluded, the Top 8 in overall event point will lock into Saturday’s $10,000 to win feature. Friday’s event goes green at 7:05 P.M. (CDT).
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National | ASCS Warrior Region
Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.)
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Car Count: 41
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.642[1]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson, 13.670[2]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 13.674[7]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 13.782[5]; 5. 1JR-Steven Russell, 13.835[6]; 6. 79-Gage Montgomery, 13.931[4]; 7. 8-Alex Sewell, 13.977[9]; 8. 73-Samuel Wagner, 14.060[8]; 9. (DNS) 9$-Kyle Clark, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms, 13.819[7]; 2. 1K-Kelby Watt, 13.868[3]; 3. 86-Timothy Smith, 13.885[2]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton, 13.956[1]; 5. 7C-Chris Morgan, 14.061[8]; 6. 1P-Curtis Evans, 14.105[4]; 7. 91T-Tyler Thomas, 14.163[5]; 8. 31-Casey Wills, 14.389[6]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 4W-Jamie Ball, 13.750[5]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller, 13.751[2]; 3. 44-Chris Martin, 13.828[3]; 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 13.854[6]; 5. 7B-Ben Brown, 14.067[1]; 6. 41-Mackenzie Borchers, 14.523[8]; 7. 16-Hannah Merritt, 15.743[7]; 8. 57-Billy Butler, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 12X-Garet Williamson, 13.549[4]; 2. 6Z-Zane DeVault, 13.606[6]; 3. 2-Chase Porter, 13.654[3]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile, 13.776[2]; 5. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 14.045[5]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton, 14.152[7]; 7. 14M-Randy Martin, 14.288[1]; 8. 99D-Tucker Daly, 14.494[8]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 5 (3 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.909[3]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 13.965[8]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.965[6]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.006[1]; 5. 91-Michael Day, 14.152[2]; 6. 44R-Ronny Howard, 14.176[7]; 7. 23M-Lance Moss, 14.197[5]; 8. 1T-Joshua Tyre,
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 4. 14T-Tim Estenson[3]; 5. 79-Gage Montgomery[6]; 6. 1JR-Steven Russell[5]; 7. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 8. 73-Samuel Wagner[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[4]; 2. 86-Timothy Smith[2]; 3. 1K-Kelby Watt[3]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 5. 91T-Tyler Thomas[7]; 6. 1P-Curtis Evans[6]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[8]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan[5]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[2]; 2. 4W-Jamie Ball[4]; 3. 71-Channin Tankersley[1]; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 5. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[6]; 6. 16-Hannah Merritt[7]; 7. 57-Billy Butler[8]; 8. 7B-Ben Brown[5]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[3]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 3. 12X-Garet Williamson[4]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile[1]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[6]; 6. 14M-Randy Martin[7]; 7. 2-Chase Porter[2]; 8. 99D-Tucker Daly[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[3]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend[2]; 4. 23M-Lance Moss[7]; 5. 91-Michael Day[5]; 6. 1T-Joshua Tyre[8]; 7. 44R-Ronny Howard[6]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 3 in each advance)
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[2]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[9]; 4. 14M-Randy Martin[5]; 5. 91T-Tyler Thomas[1]; 6. 2-Chase Porter[11]; 7. 91-Michael Day[4]; 8. 73-Samuel Wagner[10]; 9. 13-Elijah Gile[6]; 10. 31-Casey Wills[8]; 11. 7B-Ben Brown[12]; 12. 1P-Curtis Evans[7]
B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 79-Gage Montgomery[1]; 2. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 3. 1JR-Steven Russell[7]; 4. 1T-Joshua Tyre[4]; 5. 44R-Ronny Howard[9]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[11]; 7. 99D-Tucker Daly[10]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 9. 41-Mackenzie Borchers[2]; 10. 16-Hannah Merritt[5]; 11. 71-Channin Tankersley[3]; 12. 57-Billy Butler[8]
A-Feature
RacinDirtcom A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 4W-Jamie Ball[4]; 4. 9JR-Derek Hagar[10]; 5. 12X-Garet Williamson[7]; 6. 3-Howard Moore[8]; 7. 1JR-Steven Russell[22]; 8. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 9. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 10. 51B-Joe B Miller[14]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[16]; 12. 1K-Kelby Watt[11]; 13. 7M-Chance Morton[19]; 14. 8-Alex Sewell[21]; 15. 91-Michael Day[24]; 16. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 17. 2-Chase Porter[25]; 18. 14T-Tim Estenson[13]; 19. 23M-Lance Moss[15]; 20. 6Z-Zane DeVault[2]; 21. 8M-Kade Morton[20]; 22. 86-Timothy Smith[12]; 23. 79-Gage Montgomery[18]; 24. 44-Chris Martin[9]; 25. 45X-Kyler Johnson[23]
Lap Leader(s): Ryan Timms 1-25
Hard Charger: Steven Russell +15
Quick Time: Garet Williamson 13.549-seconds (NRT)
High Point Driver: Ryan Timms
Provisional(s): Kyler Johnson (Points) / Michael Day (Points) / Chase Porter (Regional)
Event Points as of September 14, 2023
1. 5T-Ryan Timms-210
2. 52-Blake Hahn-199
3. 4W-Jamie Ball-192
4. 12X-Garet Williamson-179
5. 3-Howard Moore-176
6. 9JR-Derek Hagar-175
7. 10C-Jeremy Campbell-173
8. 55B-Brandon Anderson-170
9. 51B-Joe B. Miller-158
10.1K-Kelby Watt-157
11.6-Christopher Townsend-156
12.1JR-Steven Russell-152
13.6Z-Zane DeVault-151
14.14T-Tim Estenson-146
15.10-Landon Britt-145
16.44-Chris Martin-142
17.86-Timothy Smith-141
18.7M-Chance Morton-137
19.8M-Kade Morton-134
20.23M-Lance Moss-129
21.8-Alex Sewell-126
22.71-Channin Tankersley-125
23.13-Elijah Gile--124
24.79-Gage Montgomery-122
25.2-Chase Porter-121
26.91-Michael Day-120
27.91T-Tyler Thomas-116
28.41-Mackenzie Borchers-115
29.14M-Randy Martin-114
30.45X-Kyler Johnson-113
31.44R-Ronny Howard-113
32.7C-Chris Morgan-112
33.1T-Joshua Tyre-111
34.1P-Curtis Evans-109
35.16-Hannah Merritt-108
36.7B-Ben Brown-107
37.31-Casey Wills-102
38.99D-Tucker Daly-102
39.73-Samuel Wagner-101
40.57-Billy Butler-100
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway); Ryan Timms – 1 (9/14 – Lucas Oil Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,333; 2. Matt Covington 3,166; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,940; 4. Howard Moore 2,902; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,977; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,813; 7. Landon Britt 2,680; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,664; 9. Michael Day 2,334; 10. Chris Morgan 1,505;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Terry McCarl Leads It All For $5,000 Score At Clay County Fair Speedway
Bryan Hulbert – SPENCER, Iowa (September 12, 2023) Picking up $5,000 at the Battle of the Blue Ribbon presented by DeBerg Concrete Tuesday night, Terry McCarl collected his 15th career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa.
The 15th driver to top the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com in 2023, McCarl’s last win came 126 events ago on October 31, 2019, at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
“I had a great car right off the bat. I love the feel of these dished wings. I always give my boys crap. They think I’m old and stupid for running them, but it’s just a feel I like in the car, and the track wasn’t laying rubber, but it was cleaning off,” said McCarl. “It feels great to win, and it’s hard to win anywhere, but on the national level with these ASCS guys, they’re a great group of guys, you know, and here; I’ve never really run that well here in Spencer. In fact, this is my first win here.”
Getting the lead on the opening lap from the right of the front row, the Country Builder Construction/Justice Brothers No. 24 led from start to finish at the three-eighths-mile oval. Finding traffic late in the non-stop feature event did little to slow the wily veteran, who pulled away to a 3.719-second advantage at the drop of the checkered flag.
Chased by Matt Covington, the No. 95 moved to second through the opening turns of the 25-lap affair and stayed there for the duration. Steadily moving forward, Indiana’s Zane DeVault worked every line he could find to move from 11th to third at the white flag. Getting the spot away from Blake Hahn, the No. 52 settled for fourth, with Brandon Anderson fifth.
Moving throughout the top ten, Ayrton Gennetten finally settled into sixth. Chris Martin crossed seventh, with Howard Moore eighth. Christopher Thram and Jason Martin made up the top ten.
The finishing order was based on a split finish, as the red came out after the top two had crossed the finish line. Displayed for Lance Moss, who dove out of his car on fire, he was able to walk on his own to the Ambulance for further evaluation. Special thanks to the entire safety crew for their response, as well as Blake Hahn and Jordon Mallett, who jumped out of their cars to assist a fellow driver.
Tuesday’s field had 31 drivers drawing in. Blake Hahn was the overall quick qualifier at 14.283-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Matt Covington, Skylar Prochaska, Zane DeVault, and Jack Dover. The BMRS B-Feature went to Sam Henderson. One provisional was used by Landon Britt.
Up next is the $10,000 to win Hockett/McMillin Memorial on September 14, 15, and 16 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Clay Co. Fair Speedway (Spencer, Iowa)
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Car Count: 31
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.283[6]; 2. 19-Ayrton Gennetten, 14.377[1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 14.524[5]; 4. 83-Sam Henderson, 14.565[2]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 14.875[4]; 6. 20-Brant O'Banion, 14.986[3]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.251[7]; 8. 91R-Reed Allex, 15.282[8]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl, 14.540[1]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 14.947[7]; 3. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 15.020[4]; 4. 77W-Will Eggimann, 15.320[3]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 15.563[6]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 15.614[8]; 7. 18-Corbin Erickson, 15.735[5]; 8. 32-Riley Valentine, 19.656[2]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 14.829[2]; 2. 24T-Christopher Thram, 14.874[7]; 3. 4W-Jamie Ball, 15.047[6]; 4. 6Z-Zane DeVault, 15.276[4]; 5. 23M-Lance Moss, 15.661[5]; 6. 05-Colin Smith, 15.965[8]; 7. 1A-John Anderson, 16.262[3]; 8. 17N-Nathan Anderson, 16.333[1]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin, 15.581[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.593[2]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.766[7]; 4. 53-Jack Dover, 15.891[6]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett, 15.956[3]; 6. 22-Riley Goodno, 16.061[5]; 7. 91X-Brandon Stevenson, 16.146[4]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (Top 16 in combined Qualifying and Heat Points advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 4. 83-Sam Henderson[1]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 6. 20-Brant O'Banion[6]; 7. 91R-Reed Allex[7]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Skylar Prochaska[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 3. 24-Terry McCarl[4]; 4. 91-Michael Day[6]; 5. 18-Corbin Erickson[7]; 6. 77W-Will Eggimann[1]; 7. 32-Riley Valentine[8]; 8. 10-Landon Britt[3]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 6Z-Zane DeVault[1]; 2. 4W-Jamie Ball[2]; 3. 24T-Christopher Thram[3]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 5. 05-Colin Smith[6]; 6. 23M-Lance Moss[5]; 7. 1A-John Anderson[7]; 8. 17N-Nathan Anderson[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]; 3. 44-Chris Martin[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[2]; 6. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 7. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[7]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 6 advance)
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 83-Sam Henderson[3]; 2. 6-Christopher Townsend[4]; 3. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[11]; 5. 05-Colin Smith[1]; 6. 23M-Lance Moss[7]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[2]; 8. 1A-John Anderson[10]; 9. 77W-Will Eggimann[15]; 10. 17N-Nathan Anderson[13]; 11. 32-Riley Valentine[8]; 12. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[9]; 13. 20-Brant O'Banion[5]; 14. 91R-Reed Allex[12]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[14]
A-Feature
RacinDirtTV A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 6Z-Zane DeVault[12]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 6. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[9]; 7. 44-Chris Martin[3]; 8. 3-Howard Moore[8]; 9. 24T-Christopher Thram[10]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[7]; 11. 4W-Jamie Ball[11]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 13. 53-Jack Dover[13]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[18]; 15. 91-Michael Day[14]; 16. 22-Riley Goodno[19]; 17. 14-Jordon Mallett[15]; 18. 18-Corbin Erickson[16]; 19. 83-Sam Henderson[17]; 20. 23M-Lance Moss[22]; 21. 05-Colin Smith[21]; 22. 35-Skylar Prochaska[5]; 23. 10-Landon Britt[23]
Lap Leader(s): Terry McCarl 1-25
Hard Charger: Zane DeVault +9
Quick Time: Blake Hahn - 14.283-seconds
High Point Driver: Blake Hahn
Provisional(s): Landon Britt
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway); Terry McCarl – 1 (9/12 – Clay County Fair Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,233; 2. Matt Covington 3,166; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,940; 4. Howard Moore 2,902; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,877; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,713; 7. Landon Britt 2,580; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,564; 9. Michael Day 2,234; 10. Chris Morgan 1,405;
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ASCS Qualifying Nights Revealed For The Hockett/McMillin Memorial
Bryan Hulbert – WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 5, 2023) Closing online registration with 94 drivers on the docket, the field has been split into their respective qualifying nights for the 13th edition of the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., happening September 14-16, 2023.
The 13th time the event will be contested at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”, this year marks the 14th time the event has been run, with the first taking place at Lake Ozark Speedway in 2010, where Zach Chappell picked up the win. The event moved to Lucas Oil Speedway the following year, with Jason Johnson winning the next two events.
Johnny Herrera was the champion in 2013, followed by Derek Hagar in 2014. Brad Loyet became the only Missouri born driver to win the Hockett/McMillin in 2015. Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson picked up the win in 2016 and enters the 2023 event as the defending race winner. The only driver with three wins, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. topped the Hockett/McMillin in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Blake Hahn in 2019 and Washington’s J.J. Hickle in 2021 make up the list of event winners.
This year’s list of entrants is comprised of drivers from 17 states (AR, AZ, CO, IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX). Drivers can still pre-register by contact Terry Mattox via email to terry@ascsracing.com. Drivers entering now will be placed on a qualifying night.
Thursday Night Qualifiers:
1JR Steven Russell
1K Kelby Watt
1P Curtis Evans
1T Joshua Tyre
2 Chase Porter
3 Howard Moore
4W Jamie Ball
6 Christopher Townsend
7B Ben Brown
7C Chris Morgan
7M Chance Morton
8 Alex Sewell
8M Kade Morton
9C Chase Randall
9$ Kyle Clark
9JR Derek Hagar
10 Landon Britt
10C Jeremy Campbell
11 Roger Crockett
11M Michael Tyre
12X Garet Williamson
13 Elijah Gile
14M Randy Martin
16 Hannah Merritt
22S Slater Helt
23 Lance Moss
31 Casey Wills
41 Mackenzie Borchers
44 Ronny Howard
44C Chris Martin
45X Kyler Johnson
51B Joe B. Miller
52 Blake Hahn
55 Brandon Anderson
57 Billy Butler
71 Channin Tankersley
73 Samuel Wagner
75 Tyler Blank
86 Timothy Smith
88 Austin McCarl
91 Michael Day
91K Austin O'Neal
91T Tyler Thomas
97 Kevin Cummings
98P Miles Paulus
99D Tucker Daly
Friday Night Qualifiers:
1 Sean McClelland
1H Hank Davis
1X Jake Bubak
2C Wayne Johnson
2J Zach Blurton
2X Tony Rustad
3Z Zach Davis
4C Chase Richards
4M Cameron Martin
4X Brad Bowden
5 Ernie Morriss
9C Tony Crank
10K Jordan Knight
10K1 Dewayne White
12M Greg Merritt
12 Jeffrey Newell
13C Chase Howard
14 Jordon Mallett
14E Kyle Bellm
14T Travis Oldfield
15D Andrew Deal
16S Steven Howell
18 Ryan Roberts
18X Nathan Ryun
19 Ayrton Gennetten
20 Kelsey Ivy
21 Kameron Key
22K Kaleb Johnson
22M Rees Moran
27 Carson McCarl
32 Riley Valentine
32D Daryn Langford
33 Alan Zoutte
36 Jason Martin
37 Ayden Gatewood
41H Colton Hardy
47 Dale Howard
52D Skyler Daly
71B Brady Baker
74 Tucker Boulton
77 Jack Wagner
83 Kurt Mueller
87J Jace Park
96S Brandon Sampson
95 Matt Covington
97M Scotty Milan
187 Landon Crawley
938 Bradley Fezard
Nights are subject to change without notice.
The 2023 event takes place September 14-16. Entry for the $ 10,000-to-win event is free for ASCS competitors. Draw is $20 at the event. When entering, you will be placed on a qualifying night based on current numbers. A driver may not switch nights once they pull onto the track to Qualify.
With the change, teams will be able to Hot Lap, then Qualify, whereas last year, they were done at the same time.
Hockett/McMillin ASCS Format:
Preliminary nights will follow ASCS National Format, with teams drawing for their Qualifying Group. Max number of cars on track per Qualifying session is five.
The breakdown of the ASCS National Format is online at http://www.ascsracing.com.
Event Points are awarded each time a driver takes a competitive green flag. These points are used to set the field for Saturday and are not used to set lineups during a preliminary night. A driver may not switch nights once they pull onto the track to Qualify.
Qualifying and Heat Race Points are awarded: 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3
B-Feature Points, starting with the first non-qualifier, are awarded: 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, etc.
A-Feature points are awarded: 150, 142, 135, 130, 125, 122, 119, 116, 113, 110, 108, 106, 104, 102, 100, 98, 96, 94, 92, 90, 89, 88
Following the completion of Friday’s program, event points will be totaled with the Top 8 locked in, straight up, into Saturday’s A-Feature. All other drivers will be lined up into four Last Chance Qualifiers on Saturday. Any ties in event points will be broken by the driver with the faster qualifying time.
Lineups will be staggered by points (9th to the pole of LCQ 1, 10 to the pole of LCQ 2, etc). Top 2 finishes in each LCQ will advance to the A-Feature. Winners of LCQ 1 starts 9th, winner of LCQ 2 will start 10th, and so on.
Those not transferring will lineup into B-Features, straight up by their LCQ finish. Two B-Features, will take the top three from each. Three B-Features, will take the top two from each.
**ASCS National Driver Point, Regional Attendance, and Promoter’s Provisionals will be allowed, but will not award any points for the A-Feature. Points will be calculated from the position earned prior to the Provisional.
Purse structure for each night is as follows:
Thursday and Friday:
A-Feature: 1. $3,000; 2. $1,500; 3. $1,100; 4. $1,000; 5. $800 6. $700; 7. $600; 8. $500; 9. $475; 10. $450; 11. $425; 12. $400 13. $400; 14. $400; 15. $400; 16. $400; 17. $400; 18. $400; 19. $400; 20. $400; 21. $400; 22. $400; Any non-transferring driver will be paid $100.
Saturday:
A-Feature: 1. $10,000; 2. $5,000; 3. $2,500; 4. $1,500; 5. $1,250; 6. $1,150; 7. $1,100; 8. $1,000; 9. $900; 10. $800; 11. $700; 12. $600; 13. $550; 14. $525; 15. $500; 16. $475; 17. $450; 18. $425; 19. $400; 20. $400; 21. $400; 22. $400; Any non-transferring driver will be paid $100.
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Who: ASCS National Tour | ASCS Warrior Region
What: 13th annual Hockett/McMillin Memorial
When: September 14-16, 2023
Where: Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.)
Track Info: Lucas Oil Speedway:
Address: 700 E. Hwy. 54 Wheatland, MO 65779
Phone: (417) 282-5984
Website: http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com
Email: webmaster@lucasoilspeedway.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway/
Times and Prices
September 14 & 15:
Pits Open: All Day
Grandstands Open: 4:00 P.M.
Draw/Check-In: 4:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:00 P.M.
Hot Laps: 6:00 P.M.
Racing: 7:05 P.M.
Advance Discount Tickets online only (16 and up) $22
Adults (16 and up) $25
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $22
Youth (6 to 15) $10
Kids (5 and under) FREE
Family Pass $60
Pit Pass $45
September 16
Pits Open: All Day
Grandstands Open: 4:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 4:45 P.M.
Hot Laps: 5:30 P.M.
Racing: 6:35 P.M.
Advance Discount Tickets online only (16 and up) $32
Adults (16 and up) $35
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $32
Youth (6 to 15) $10
Kids (5 and under) FREE
Family Pass $80
Pit Pass $45
ASCS National Track History
Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland) - 41 events
1. 9/30/06—Brian Brown
2. 4/19/08—Jason Johnson
3. 9/26/09—Shane Stewart
4. 9/25/10—Tim Crawley
5. 9/23/11—Tim Crawley (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
6. 9/24/11—Jason Johnson (Hockett/McMillin-Finale)
7. 6/23/12—Cody Baker (Speedweek)
8. 9/28/12—Brady Bacon (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
9. 9/29/12—Jason Johnson (Hockett/McMillin-Finale)
10. 6/22/13—Jonathan Cornell (Speedweek)
11. 9/27/13—Tony Bruce, Jr. (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
12. 9/29/13—Johnny Herrera (Hockett/McMillin-Finale)
13. 6/21/14—Christopher Bell (Speedweek)
14. 9/26/14—Tim Crawley (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
15. 9/27/14—Derek Hagar (Hockett/McMillin-Finale)
16. 6/20/15 -- Tony Bruce, Jr. (Speedweek)
17. 9/25/15 -- Brian Brown (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
18. 9/26/15 -- Brad Loyet (Hockett/McMillin-Finale)
19. 6/18/16 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Speedweek)
20. 9/22/16 - Johnny Herrera (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
21. 9/23/16 - Wayne Johnson (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
22. 9/24/16 - Wayne Johnson (Hockett/McMillin Finale)
23. 6/17/17 - Aaron Reutzel (Speedweek)
24. 9/21/17 - Sammy Swindell (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
25. 9/22/17 - Sammy Swindell (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
26. 9/23/17 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Hockett/McMillin Finale)
27. 9/20/18 - Wayne Johnson (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
28. 9/21/18 - Johnny Herrera (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
29. 9/22/18 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Hockett/McMillin Finale)
30. 9/19/19 -- Blake Hahn (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
31. 9/20/19 -- Josh Baughman (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
32. 9/21/19 -- Blake Hahn (Hockett/McMillin Finale)
33. 9/17/20 - Mark Smith (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
34. 9/18/20 - Mark Smith (Hockett/McMillin Prelim)
35. 9/19/20 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Hockett/McMillin Finale)
36. 9/16/21 -- Derek Hagar (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
37. 9/17/21 -- Derek Hagar (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
38. 9/18/21 -- JJ Hickle (Hockett/McMillin Finale)
39. 9/15/22 -- Tim Crawley (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
40. 9/16/22 -- Ayrton Gennetten (Hockett/McMillin-Prelim)
41. 9/17/22 -- Wayne Johnson (Hockett/McMillin Finale)
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 9 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway; 9/2 – Longdale Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 3,123; 2. Matt Covington 3,024; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,844; 4. Howard Moore 2,786; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,752; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,607; 7. Landon Britt 2,515; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,462; 9. Michael Day 2,134; 10. Chris Morgan 1,405;
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Forler bags $10k at the Montana Roundup
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Logan Forler scored one of the biggest wins of his sprint car racing career on Sunday night, earning $10,000 after taking the checkered flag in the Montana Roundup finale at Electric City Speedway.
The victory was Forler's fourth of the season with the ASCS Frontier Region. The Boise, Idaho driver led throughout the 35-lap feature, the longest main event in series history, aboard the family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim.
Forler started on the pole of the main event after defeating Lethbridge, Alberta driver Kelly Miller in the final round of the King of the Hill pole shuffle earlier in the evening. Forler took the lead and jetted off to the lead the opening laps while Miller, who had won Friday's feature at the Great Falls clay oval, ran second ahead of Skylar Gee and Saturday winner Tyler Thompson. Forler quickly found himself in traffic and began lapping cars and putting them between himself and his pursuers.
Thompson eventually moved into second place and eventually got to where he could take a shot at Forler. The Harrisburg, Oregon driver attempted a slide job but climbed the wall and lost a tire, forcing him to the work area. After that, Forler was never seriously challenged again. Cautions late the in race would continue to clear the track for Forler, and Gee was unable to pose a challenge on the last restarts as Forler would motor away.
Sailing around the very top of the race track, Forler scraped the wall a couple of times in the last two laps but kept on the throttle and cruised to perhaps his biggest victory. After climbing out of the car in victory lane, the often-reserved Forler appeared exhausted but still thrilled with his win as he celebrated with his wife Raina and their children.
Forler finished on the podium all three nights at the Montana Roundup, having finished third on Friday night and second on Saturday.
Gee, the former series champion from Leduc, Alberta finished second aboard the Petersen/Nelson Bros. Racing No. 23n Scott Baylor-powered Triple X for his second podium finish in the three nights at Electric City Speedway, also having finished second on Friday. With a fourth place finish on Saturday included, it was a strong weekend for the Great Falls-based Peterson Family, who returned their familiar car to sprint car racing recently after a few years hiatus in partnership with the Nelson Bros. Racing team. This weekend's Montana Roundup was the 23n's first time back on its home track.
Miller, the ASCS Frontier Region points leader, finished third in the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle. Miller was on the podium all three nights, finishing third on Saturday night after his Friday night win. Miller extended his points lead to 72 tallies over defending series champion Trever Kirkland with four ASCS Frontier Region races remaining.
Lindsay, Oklahoma's Harli White moved up from the tenth starting position to finish fourth. After his earlier misfortune, Thompson stormed back through the field to finish fifth. Kirkland finished sixth ahead of Kory Wermling and Shad Petersen. Alberta driver Jordan Milne earned the hard charger nod, coming from 18th to finish ninth. Joe Perry rounded out the Top 10.
No heat races were held on Sunday as main event points from Friday and Saturday were combined to help determine main event lineups, with the top 14 locked into the 35-lap feature and remaining cars running a B-Feature. James Setters won the B-Feature and was among the six to transfer to the finale. The top eight drivers in points ran a King of the Hill pole shuffle, running a series of two-lap match races to settle the first four rows in the feature lineup.
The ASCS Frontier Region continues its season on Friday, September 8th with its last appearance of 2023 at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Montana. The series visits Big Sky Speedway outside Billings the next night, Saturday, September 9th.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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ASCS Frontier Region
27th Annual Montana Roundup
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
September 3, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
27 cars
King of the Hill Pole Shuffle: 2L Logan Forler def. 2jr Kelly Miller in final round
B-Feature (15 laps): 1. 2s James Setters, 2. 28 Joe Perry, 3. 56 Ross Mathewson, 4. 3 Jordan Milne, 5. 6g Bryan Gossel, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 49 Mike Monahan, 8. 35m Cody Masse, 9. 4p Leroy Brush, 10. 34 T.J. Richman, 11. 66 Fred Holz, 12. 81 Darren Smith, 13. 5c Channing Filler. First six finishers transferred to Feature.
Feature (35 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 23n Skylar Gee, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 12hw Harli White, 5. 35km Tyler Thompson, 6. 37 Trever Kirkland, 7. 9k Kory Wermling, 8. 2 Shad Petersen, 9. 3 Jordan Milne, 10. 28 Joe Perry, 11. 01 Rich Bailey, 12. 2s James Setters, 13. 0J Jeremy McCune, 14. 24m Ian Myers, 15. 38n Mark Tabor II, 16. 6g Bryan Gossel, 17. 16g Austyn Gossel, 18. 10L Brock Lemley, 19. 56 Ross Mathewson, 20. 72 Phil Dietz.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 22 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 23 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Fall Finale)
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
August 25 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 26 - Jake Bubak at Big Sky Speedway
September 1 - Kelly Miller at Electric City Speedway
September 2 - Tyler Thompson at Electric City Speedway
September 3 - Logan Forler at Electric City Speedway
Thompson is electric in Great Falls, scores first ASCS Frontier win
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Tyler Thompson made his presence known Saturday night when he motored to his first ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory on Night 2 of the 27th Annual Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway.
The Harrisburg, Oregon driver led the distance after starting inside the second row, but first had an early furious battle for the lead and then had to fight heavy traffic. After the dust settled, the multi-time Cottage Grove Speedway track champion had his first win in Montana and first victory under the ASCS banner, driving the Main Motorsports No. 35km Ostrich-powered Maxim.
Thompson had a strong start and made a power move inside of pole sitter Logan Forler going into Turn 1, the two nearly making contact as they made their way around Turn 2. Thompson took the lead down the back straightaway but the Boise, Idaho driver threw a slider against Thompson in Turns 3 and 4, squeezing up against Thompson and the outside wall and nearly making contact again. Thompson popped out from between and secured the lead in the opening laps while Forler lost second to Kelly Miller.
While Thompson ripped around the top of the race track, Miller was glued to the bottom early as it had worked for him when he won Friday night. The Lethbridge, Alberta driver nearly passed Thompson a couple of times, but Thompson then pulled away. Forler, also running the top, eventually drove by Miller to retake second place. Seeing that the bottom wasn't as hooked up as it was the night before Miller moved up the race track and secured third place in the early going.
Thompson was quickly in traffic, allowing Forler to close in. Every time Forler got close; however, Thompson would pick off one more lapped car to put between himself and Forler. Fighting traffic to keep pace with Thompson, Forler eventually had to contend with Miller and hold him off for second. From there Thompson drove on to the victory.
Forler eventually took second aboard the family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim. Miller finished third in the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle, and increased his points lead over defending series champion Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana to 59 points with five races remaining on the ASCS Frontier Region schedule.
Skyler Gee of Leduc, Alberta was fourth. Kirkland finished fifth, continuing his run of being the only driver to have finished in the Top 10 in every ASCS Frontier Region main event this season.
Former series champion Phil Dietz won the B-Main and then moved up from 17th to finish sixth in the main event, earning hard charger honors. Joe Perry, Brock Lemley, Harli White and Kory Wermling rounded out the Top 10.
Heat races earlier in the evening were won by White, Forler, Cody Masse and Thompson.
Main event points from Friday and Saturday night will be combined to determine main event lineups for Sunday's finale at Electric City Speedway, with the top 14 cars locked into the $10,000-to-win Montana Roundup main event.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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ASCS Frontier Region
27th Annual Montana Roundup - Night 2
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
September 2, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
27 cars
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 12hw Harli White, 2. 2s James Setters, 3. 28 Joe Perry, 4. 10L Brock Lemley, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 56 Ross Mathewson, 7. 49 Mike Monahan.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 23n Skylar Gee, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 5c Channing Filler, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 66 Fred Holz, 7. 81 Darren Smith.
Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 35m Cody Masse, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 2 Shad Petersen, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 72 Phil Dietz, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 4p Leroy Brush.
Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 35km Tyler Thompson, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 01 Rich Bailey, 4. 38n Mark Tabor II, 5. 6g Bryan Gossel, DNS - 34 T.J. Richman.
B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 24m Ian Myers, 3. 16g Austyn Gossel, 4. 56 Ross Mathewson, 5. 6g Bryan Gossel, 6. 3 Jordan Milne, 7. 49 Mike Monahan, 8. 66 Fred Holz, 9. 81 Darren Smith, 10. 34 T.J. Richman, 11. 4p Leroy Brush. First four finishers transferred to A-Feature.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 35km Tyler Thompson, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 2jr Kelly Miller, 4. 23n Skylar Gee, 5. 37 Trever Kirkland, 6. 72 Phil Dietz, 7. 28 Joe Perry, 8. 10L Brock Lemley, 9. 12hw Harli White, 10. 9k Kory Wermling, 11. 0J Jeremy McCune, 12. 2s James Setters, 13. 2 Shad Petersen, 14. 01 Rich Bailey, 15. 24m Ian Myers, 16. 35m Cody Masse, 17. 16g Austyn Gossel, 18. 56 Ross Mathewson, 19. 38n Mark Tabor II, 20. 5c Channing Filler.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 22 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
September 23 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Fall Finale)
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
August 25 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 26 - Jake Bubak at Big Sky Speedway
September 1 - Kelly Miller at Electric City Speedway
September 2 - Tyler Thompson at Electric City Speedway
Miller takes Roundup opener, pads ASCS Frontier points lead
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - After recent struggles, Kelly Miller rebounded and scored the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory in Friday's Montana Roundup opener at Electric City Speedway, and picked up a $3,000 paycheck for his efforts.
It was the Lethbridge, Alberta driver's series leading fifth main event win of the season, but his first since June 17th. The win increased Miller's points lead to 49 tallies unofficially over defending series champion Trever Kirkland with six races remaining.
Miller started the 25-lap feature on the outside of the front row. After the first start was called back due to a false start, fellow Canadian and pole sitter Skylar Gee took the lead and held it for the first several laps until they entered traffic on a long green flag run. While Gee was running the top of the track in the turns, Miller was working the bottom. Around the midway point of the race, Miller found the bottom part of the track becoming faster, squeezed himself in between the inside berm and a lapped car while Gee was sailing around the top and took over the lead.
Gee tried to fight back but could not get by Miller. After 21 laps straight under green, the caution flag came out for two cars tangled together and that cleared the track for Miller, who ran off to the win aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Custom Automotive-powered Eagle.
It was a big bounce back after a DNF in last Saturday's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway. A happy Miller was quickly greeted by family and his crew in victory lane. After winning the first four ASCS Frontier Region main events this season in relatively dominant fashion, Miller cooled off over the next several events and struggled to run in the Top 5 as he also fought mechanical problems at times. Friday's event was a return to form for Miller and crew.
Gee, a former ASCS Frontier Region champion, finished second after leading early aboard the Peterson/Nelson No. 23n Scott Baylor-powered Triple X. Boise, Idaho's Logan Forler, another former series champion, finished third aboard his family's No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim after running in the Top 5 throughout the race. After fighting mechanical problems all season, Rich Bailey finished a season best fourth place. Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson came from 16th to finish fifth.
Washington visitor Brock Lemley came from 19th to finish sixth and earn the hard charger nod. Kirkland, Kory Wermling, Jordan Milne and Harli White rounded out the Top 10.
Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Milne, Cody Masse, Gee and Miller. Instead of the usual redraw for main event starting positions, a dash was instead run for the Top 8 in passing points to determine their main event lineup. Gee won the dash over Miller and Forler.
Wermling won the B-Main, taking Mark Tabor II, Lemley and White with him to the feature. Joe Perry, who missed the transfer by one position, was allowed to tag the back of the main event field as an alternate when James Setters was unable to start.
The Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway continues on Saturday with another $3,000-to-win program, and concludes Sunday with a $10,000-to-win main event. Admission each day is $18 for adults and $12 for those 55 years of age and older.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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ASCS Frontier Region
27th Annual Montana Roundup - Night 1
Electric City Speedway
Great Falls, MT
September 1, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
27 cars
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 3 Jordan Milne, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 6g Bryan Gossel, 4. 38n Mark Tabor II, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 12h Jerry Brey, 7. 28 Joe Perry.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 35m Cody Masse, 2. 72 Phil Dietz, 3. 49 Mike Monahan, 4. 56 Ross Mathewson, 5. 4p Leroy Brush, 6. 10L Brock Lemley, 7. 12hw Harli White.
Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 23n Skylar Gee, 2. 01 Rich Bailey, 3. 2 James Setters, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 35km Tyler Thompson, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 5c Channing Filler.
Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 37 Trever Kirkland, 4. 2n Shad Petersen, 5. 81 Darren Smith, DNS - 34 T.J. Richman.
Dash (5 laps): 1. 23n Skylar Gee, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 2L Logan Forler, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 01 Rich Bailey, 6. 35m Cody Masse, 7. 2 James Setters, DNS - 3 Jordan Milne.
B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 38n Mark Tabor II, 3. 10L Brock Lemley, 4. 12hw Harli White, 5. 28 Joe Perry, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 12h Jerry Brey, 8. 5c Channing Filler, 9. 81 Darren Smith, 10. 4p Leroy Brush, DNS - 34 T.J. Richman. First four finishers transfer to A-Feature.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 23n Skylar Gee, 3. 2L Logan Forler, 4. 01 Rich Bailey, 5. 35km Tyler Thompson, 6. 10L Brock Lemley, 7. 37 Trever Kirkland, 8. 9k Kory Wermling, 9. 3 Jordan Milne, 10. 12hw Harli White, 11. 28 Joe Perry, 12. 72 Phil Dietz, 13. 0J Jeremy McCune, 14. 24m Ian Myers, 15. 35m Cody Masse, 16. 56 Ross Mathewson, 17. 2N Shad Petersen, 18. 6g Bryan Gossel, 19. 49 Mike Monahan, 20. 38n Mark Tabor II, DNS - 2 James Setters.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
August 25 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 26 - Jake Bubak at Big Sky Speedway
September 1 - Kelly Miller at Electric City Speedway
Landon Britt Lands First ASCS National Win By Inches At Arrowhead Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert – COLCORD, Okla. (September 1, 2023) Holding on through late-race restarts and a drag race to the finish on Friday night, the hard work finally paid off for Landon Britt, who captured his first career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Arrowhead Speedway by 0.021-seconds.
“That last lap was killer. No tires left, I had no grip coming out of the corner, and I was headed right for that wall, but I was going to hit it to win it,” chuckled Britt, who did tap the wall coming to the checkered flag.
The sixth driver from Memphis, Tenn., to top an ASCS National event, Landon is the 170th different winner since 1993 and the 14th one to top an event in 2023. The tour’s first visit to the newly built one-third-mile oval, the event was the 1,100th for the series.
Making the win even better for Britt is doing so with his family, “It means a lot. My parents are the ones who really support this deal for me, and my Mom doesn’t get to come out to a lot of these, but she was able to come to this one and see a win.”
Taking the green third, that is where Landon spent most of the race. Chasing Jason Martin for second, the track began cleaning off in the last half of the event. Making passing more challenging as the race progressed, Landon put his rear tires to work to complete the pass for second on Lap 26. Getting by Sean McClelland, who took over from Alex Sewell after the opening revolution, two laps later, the top five worked past the start-finish line before the caution flew to complete the lap.
Securing the lead for Britt, the restart saw Sean try and time the cone but advanced past the No. 10 too soon. Putting McClelland back two spots for the infraction, Jason Martin moved back to second and was in hot pursuit.
Back-to-back cautions before finally going green, the pair raced off the final turn with Landon pushing out the line and towards the wall. Hitting the low line and aiming at the top spot, the pair hammered down to the finish, with Britt holding on for the win over Jason.
Sean McClelland made up one spot to finish third, with Alex Sewell fourth. Rolling up from 14th, Howard Moore completed the top five. Chris Morgan crossed sixth, followed by KSE Hard Charger, Kyler Johnson, who advanced 11 positions to seventh. Jodon Mallett, Tyler Thomas, and Brandon Anderson made up the top ten.
Friday’s field included 21 drivers, with Sean McClelland establishing the ASCS Track Record at 12.500-seconds during The Driver’s Project Qualifying. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Jeffrey Newell, Jason Martin, and Landon Britt.
The next event for the American Sprint is Saturday, September 2, at Longdale Speedway. The $5,000 to win, $500 to start affair opens 5:00 P.M., followed by Hot Laps at 7:15 P.M., and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Longdale Speedway is located just south of Longdale, Okla., on OK-58. Information on the track can be found at https://www.facebook.com/longdalespeedway.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National | ASCS Sooner
Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, Okla.)
Friday, September 1, 2023
Car Count: 21
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland, 12.500[6]; 2. 8-Alex Sewell, 12.930[2]; 3. 31-Casey Wills, 13.013[1]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 13.217[5]; 5. 25B-Blaine Baxter, 13.356[4]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.427[3]; 7. (DNS) 1H-Hank Davis, 13.427
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 12.732[2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 13.055[6]; 3. 91-Michael Day, 13.263[7]; 4. 3-Howard Moore, 13.338[3]; 5. 91T-Tyler Thomas, 13.649[4]; 6. 3G-Lane Goodman, 13.709[5]; 7. 30X-Larry Bratti, 14.219[1]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 13.302[1]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 13.417[5]; 3. 7C-Chris Morgan, 13.531[2]; 4. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.536[4]; 5. 95-Matt Covington, 13.592[6]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.650[7]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox, 13.746[3]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 2. 1-Sean McClelland[4]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[3]; 4. 31-Casey Wills[2]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 6. 25B-Blaine Baxter[5]; 7. 1H-Hank Davis[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 2. 91-Michael Day[2]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[1]; 4. 91T-Tyler Thomas[5]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 6. 3G-Lane Goodman[6]; 7. 30X-Larry Bratti[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 2. 7C-Chris Morgan[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[1]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 4. 8-Alex Sewell[1]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[14]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[18]; 8. 14-Jordon Mallett[12]; 9. 91T-Tyler Thomas[10]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[8]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[13]; 12. 12-Jeffrey Newell[7]; 13. 3G-Lane Goodman[16]; 14. 30X-Larry Bratti[19]; 15. 95-Matt Covington[9]; 16. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 17. 25B-Blaine Baxter[17]; 18. 26M-Fred Mattox[15]; 19. 91-Michael Day[5]; 20. 15D-Andrew Deal[20]; 21. 1H-Hank Davis[21]
Lap Leader(s): Alex Sewell 1; Sean McClelland 2-27; Landon Britt 28-30
Hard Charger: Kyler Johnson +11
Quick Time: Sean McClelland 12.500 (NTR)
High Point Driver: Jason Martin
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 8 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway); Landon Britt – 1 (9/1 – Arrowhead Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,; 2. Matt Covington 2,882; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,734; 4. Howard Moore 2,664; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,622; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,507; 7. Landon Britt 2,390; 8. Christopher Townsend 2,349; 9. Michael Day 2,026; 10. Chris Morgan 1,299;
$10,000 Montana Roundup next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Another five-figure payday up for grabs awaits the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series, as the traditional three-night Montana Roundup occurs over Labor Day weekend at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls.
After a pair of $3,000-to-win features on Friday and Saturday nights, Sunday's finale will pay $10,000-to-win. That will come just eight days after the series raced for $12,012 in the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, which was won by Jake Bubak, at Big Sky Speedway.
While this will be the 27th edition of the Montana Roundup, this year's will be the biggest yet after much behind the scenes work recently to secure the extra-large payout. There are only so many 360 sprint car events paying $10,000 or more to win around the country, and in Montana - seen by many around the rest of the country as a more remote area - the ASCS Frontier Region is racing for that much on consecutive weekends, as Stagg Motor Sports and its partner tracks continue their work to establish higher paying events in the region.
The current plan is for Friday's and Saturday's events at the 3/10-mile clay oval to feature the normal ASCS Frontier region format with pill draw for heat race lineups and the traditional passing points in heat race action. Main event finishing points from the two nights will be combined to set up Sunday's event, with the top 14 drivers in points locked into the A-Feature and the first eight taking part in a King of the Hill pole shuffle to determine the first four rows for the main event. Remaining cars will race in one or two B-Features, depending on car count. Eight cars will come out of that to create a 22-car field for the $10,000-to-win A-Feature.
Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta enters the weekend with an 18-point lead over Helena, Montana's Trever Kirkland, a lead that had shrunk over two nights at last weekend's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Miller, who is seeking his first title under ASCS sanctioning, won the first four main events of the season and quickly grew a large lead before struggles last weekend. Despite being winless this season, Kirkland's consistency, including four runner-up finishes and strong runs against the larger field last weekend, have helped keep him within striking distance of Miller.
Meanwhile, only 18 points separate third through fifth place in the standings. Third place Phil Dietz, the five-time Montana sprint car champion out of Laurel, sits just eight points ahead of Kory Wermling, himself just ten tallies ahead of Billings driver Joe Perry. Wermling is twice a winner in ASCS Frontier Region competition but has not won yet at his hometown track Electric City Speedway and will be looking to have a big weekend at home.
Last year's Montana Roundup saw main events won by eventual ASCS Frontier Region series champion Trever Kirkland on Friday, Tyler Driever on Saturday and Joe Perry in Sunday's finale.
Different classes will join the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars on the card over the course of the weekend, including WISSOTA street stocks, WISSOTA midwest modifieds, IMCA modifieds and WISSOTA super stocks. Admission each day is $18 for adults and $12 for those 55 years of age and older.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints At Baton Rouge Raceway This Saturday!
Bryan Hulbert – BAKER, La. (August 30, 2023) Rolling in for Round 3 of the 2023 season at Baton Rouge Raceway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will head for the Louisiana oval on Saturday, September 2.
The site of the 2023 season opener, Channin Tankersley, took the win on April 14. Returning on June 14, Jan Howard rolled to victory over the 20-car field. Points going into the weekend show Brandon Blenden on top by 18 over Rusty Sanford. Blake Carrier, Jake Brashier, and Blake Mallette make up the top-five. A complete rundown is posted at https://www.ascsracing.com/standings/2023/24627/1002.
Saturday opens at 6:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Pure Stocks, Rookie Limited Modified, Street Stocks, Young Guns, Limited Modified, Generation Next Limited Mods, Stinger, CRUSA Dirt Late Models, and Mini Wedge will also be in action. General Admission is $20, and kids 12 and under are free.
Baton Rouge Raceway is located at 17700 Plank Rd. in Baker, La. For more information on the track, follow them at https://www.facebook.com/batonrougeraceway.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Sooner State Labor Day Run Next For The American Sprint Car Series
Bryan Hulbert – COLCORD, Okla. (August 29, 2023) A combined $9,000 to win is up for grabs this weekend with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com as the tour teams up with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products at Arrowhead Speedway on Friday, September 1, and Longdale Speedway on Saturday, September 2.
Set to be the 13th Oklahoma oval to host the National Tour, the newly built Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla., is a one-third-mile oval situated on the site of the former Flint Creek Speedway (aka. 412 Speedway Park, West Siloam Spring Speedway, and West Siloam Speedway). The area has hosted racing since 1987, with the last ASCS Sooner Region event held in 2017, where Dustin Morgan picked up the win. Bearing no resemblance to the former facility, Arrowhead Speedway hosted its first event on May 26, 2023.
Friday, September 1, will feature a $4,000 to win, $400 to start main event. Pits open at 4:00 P.M., with Grandstands opening at 6:00 P.M. Cars will hit the track for Hot Laps at 7:30 P.M., followed by Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and youth (13-17). $5 for youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Other divisions include USRA Stock Cars, AmeriFlex USRA B-Mods, and USRA Tuners.
Arrowhead Speedway is located 5.5-miles from the Oklahoma/Arkansas line at 20316 US-412 West in Colcord, Okla. Information on the track can be found online at https://arrowheadspeedway.com or by calling (479) 228-4290.
The final event in the ASCS Summer Super Series, Saturday, September 2, at Longdale Speedway, is $5,000 to win, $500 to start. First hosting the tour earlier this year, the weekend was split by Seth Bergman and current series point’s leader, Jason Martin. The event is hosted by series owner, Terry Mattox, who promotes the three-eighths-mile oval. Terry Mattox. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.
Pits at 4:00 P.M., Grandstands at 5:00 P.M., Hot Laps at 7:15 P.M., and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Longdale Speedway is located just south of Longdale, Okla., on OK-58. Information on the track can be found at https://www.facebook.com/longdalespeedway.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Quick Info
Who: American Sprint Car Series
Where: Arrowhead and Longdale Speedway
When: Friday, September 1, & Saturday, September
When: Friday, May 19, 2023
Where: Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, Okla.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:45 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:30 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
$4,000 to win, $400 to start
Tickets: $25 | Senior: $20| Kids 5 & Under: Free | Pits: $40
Muffler: N/A
RACEceiver: 450.050 (Ch. 5)
When: Saturday, September 2, 2023:
Where: Longdale Speedway (Longdale, Okla.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
$5,000 to win, $500 to start
Tickets: $20 | Senior: $15| Kids 12 & Under: Free | Pits: $35
Muffler: N/A
RACEceiver: 450.050 (Ch. 5)
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 8 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,831; 2. Matt Covington 2,782; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,618; 4. Howard Moore 2,539; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,512; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,388; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,241; 8. Landon Britt 2,240; 9. Michael Day 1,934; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Jake Bubak wins Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
BILLINGS, Mont. - Jake Bubak put his name in the record books as the winner of the highest paying to win dirt sprint car race ever in the state of Montana on Saturday night when he dominated and won the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway, pocketing $12,012.
While the Lincoln, Nebraska driver has been victorious in 410 and 360 sprint cars along with midgets this season and picked up an ASCS National Tour victory earlier this summer, Bubak's win at Big Sky Speedway might have been sweetest one with the large paycheck and his name going on the permanent trophy that will be on display at Big Sky Speedway.
With his Friday main event and Saturday qualifying and heat race points combined, Bubak earned the pole position for the 25-lap feature. Bubak took the lead on the start from fellow front row starter Logan Forler, who won the last two Harvey Ostermiller Memorials. Bubak was never threatened for the lead most of the way, slicing his way through traffic and keeping his pursuers at bay.
On a late restart Forler attempted a slider in Turns 1 and 2 but was unable to get in front of Bubak and ended up losing two positions instead. Bubak drove off from there and won it aboard the Patrick Bourke No. 27b Don Ott-powered J&J.
Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson, a first-time visitor to Big Sky Speedway this weekend, took advantage of Forler's missed slide job and got by both him and Fresno, California's Dominic Scelzi to move into the runner-up spot. Though unable to get to Bubak, Thompson still finished second aboard the Main Motorsports No. 35mx Ostrich-powered Maxim. Scelzi got on the podium, taking third aboard the Gary Scelzi No. 41 Kistler-powered Maxim.
Forler, who won Friday's preliminary feature, finished fourth in his attempt at the three-peat in the event. Another streak also ended as Forler had won the last seven times he raced at Big Sky Speedway.
South Australia's Scott Bogucki was originally slated to start ninth in the feature but went off the track to the pit area during parade laps and was forced to tag the back of the field for the start when he came back on, but Bogucki was able to charge back to finish fifth. Skylar Gee, Colton Heath, Joe Perry, Trever Kirkland and Harli White rounded out the Top 10.
Running the ASCS National Tour format for this special event, group qualifying was run instead of pill draw to determine heat race lineups. For the second night in a row, Tyler Thompson was quickest qualifier with a time of 12.752 seconds around the 3/8-mile clay oval.
Heat races were won by Perry, Dietz, Blayne Brink and White. Channin Tankersley won the B-Feature event.
Other large bonuses were up for grabs, as Perry earned a $2,000 check from Kirkness Roofing for being the highest finishing ASCS Frontier Region regular. Channin Tankersley and Jeremy McCune tied for the hard charger nod, and it was decided they would evenly split the $2,212 that came out of the grandstands at Big Sky Speedway.
This year's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial was the sixth edition, run in memory of the longtime driver and later car owner who passed away in 2016. Ostermiller also had a large hand in building Big Sky Speedway over 20 years ago. 30 different drivers from Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington and Alberta all converged on Big Sky Speedway for the prestigious event.
Next for the ASCS Frontier Region is the traditional three-night Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls on Labor Day weekend; September 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Sunday's main event will pay $10,000 to win.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
August 26, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
29 cars
Group qualifying overall fast time: 35mx Tyler Thompson, 12.752 seconds
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 28 Joe Perry, 2. 23 Seth Bergman, 3. 27b Jake Bubak, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 12h Channin Tankersley, 6. 21o Ryder Olson, 7. 3 Jordan Milne, 8. 82c Christian Kinnison.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 72 Phil Dietz, 2. 2jr Kelly Miller, 3. 23n Skylar Gee, 4. 37 Trever Kirkland, 5. 10 Scott Bogucki, 6. 0J Jeremy McCune, 7. 9 Damon McCune.
Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 21b Blayne Brink, 2. 01 Rich Bailey, 3. 33 Colton Heath, 4. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 5. 66 Fred Holz, 6. 12 Josh Ostermiller, DNS - 1m Willie Hernandez.
Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 12hw Harli White, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 4. 35mx Tyler Thompson, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 16g Austyn Gossel, 7. 35m Cody Masse.
B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 12h Channin Tankersley, 2. 9 Damon McCune, 3. 3 Jordan Milne, 4. 0J Jermey McCune, 5. 35m Cody Masse, 6. 21o Ryder Olson, 7. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 8. 82c Christian Kinnison, 9. 66 Fred Holz, 10. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 11. 24m Ian Myers, 12. 16g Austyn Gossel.
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial (25 laps): 1. 27b Jake Bubak, 2. 35mx Tyler Thompson, 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 4. 2L Logan Forler, 5. 10 Scott Bogucki, 6. 23n Skylar Gee, 7. 33 Colton Heath, 8. 28 Joe Perry, 9. 37 Trever Kirkland, 10. 12hw Harli White, 11. 12h Channin Tankersley, 12. 72 Phil Dietz, 13. 21b Blayne Brink, 14. 0J Jeremy McCune, 15. 9 Damon McCune, 16. 3 Jordan Milne, 17. 9k Kory Wermling, 18. 23 Seth Bergman, 19. 01 Rich Bailey, 20. 2jr Kelly Miller.
Lap leaders - Jake Bubak 1-25
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
September 8 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
September 9 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
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Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Winners
2017 - Travis Rilat
2018 - J.J. Hickle
2019 - Jordon Mallett
2020 - no race
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Logan Forler
2023 - Jake Bubak
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
August 25 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 26 - Jake Bubak at Big Sky Speedway
Victory For Jason Martin At The Salina Highbanks Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert – PRYOR, Okla. (August 26, 2023) Five different leaders over 25 laps at the Salina Highbanks Speedway Saturday night, and it was Jason Martin who led the one that counts with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at the Oklahoma oval.
A bit of a bounce back point-wise for Martin following a ninth-place finish Friday to Matt Covington's win; the two are now separated by 49-points.
"It's a long schedule. Right now, it's hot, and everyone's intensity is pretty high, but you just have to keep going as hard as you can every night. Last night, we didn't have the best of nights. Just didn't have some things go our way, but I woke up this morning to a new day."
Taking the green from fourth, Martin chased until Lap 19. Jeremy Campbell went to the point on the opening lap, with the second revolution going the way of Jordon Mallett. Holding through Lap 4, Chance Morton was able to charge to the point on Lap 5.
Using a restart to his advantage, Blake Hahn shot fourth to second in an instant, and began his pursuit of the No. 7m. Taking over on Lap 14, Hahn looked to be on his way to victory, but a rare mistake saw the No. 52 slide through the cushion in the third and fourth turns, resulting in Blake sliding off the backside of the fourth turn and into the grass. Keeping the car upright and rolling, Blake was able to continue.
Having worked to second a lap earlier, Jason Martin took over the point. Caution with two laps to run, Martin was able to keep pace for his eighth victory of the season with the National Tour, and 11th overall this year between ASCS and Nebraska 360s.
Chance Morton crossed second but, unfortunately, bypassed the scales and was disqualified. That moved Jordon Mallett to second, and Wayne Johnson to third. Matt Covington picked up three spots to fourth, with Jeremy Campbell ending up fifth.
Landon Britt, Kyler Johnson, Chistopher Townsend, Jeffrey Newell, and Blake Hahn completed the top ten.
The field Saturday consisted of 22 drivers with Blake Hahn topping The Driver’s Project Qualifying at 13.353-seconds. The first time the tour has qualified at the Salina Highbanks, Hahn’s time is the 360cid track record. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Jeremy Campbell, Wayne Johnson, and Jason Martin. Fighting a fueling issue that relegated him to last in the A-Feature lineup, Howard Moore picked up nine spots to earn the KSE Hard Charger.
The American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is back in Oklahoma for Labor Day Weekend, the series will debut at Arrowhead Speedway on Colcord, Okla. on Friday, September 1 for $4,000 to win, then return to Longdale Speedway on Saturday, September 2 for $5,000 to win.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National | ASCS Sooner
Salina Highbanks Speedway (Pryor, Okla.)
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Car Count: 22
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.353[7]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 13.528[6]; 3. 10-Landon Britt, 13.584[4]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 13.629[5]; 5. 2-Whit Gastineau, 13.712[1]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.735[2]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox, 13.919[3]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.464[3]; 2. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.745[6]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 13.770[2]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 13.821[5]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 13.944[7]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis, 14.189[4]; 7. (DNS) 8M-Kade Morton, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 7M-Chance Morton, 13.413[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 13.515[2]; 3. 938-Bradley Fezard, 14.013[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 14.175[1]; 5. 90-Lance Norick, 14.475[5]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 14.648[7]; 7. (DNS) 3-Howard Moore, NT
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 5. 2-Whit Gastineau[5]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend[3]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell[5]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis[6]; 7. (DNS) 8M-Kade Morton
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 2. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[4]; 4. 938-Bradley Fezard[2]; 5. 91-Michael Day[6]; 6. 90-Lance Norick[5]; 7. (DNS) 3-Howard Moore
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[6]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 5. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 9. 12-Jeffrey Newell[10]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 12. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 13. 3-Howard Moore[22]; 14. 2-Whit Gastineau[14]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[19]; 16. 90-Lance Norick[18]; 17. 50Z-Zach Chappell[15]; 18. 91-Michael Day[12]; 19. 97-Kevin Cummings[20]; 20. 1H-Hank Davis[17]; 21. 8M-Kade Morton[21]; 22. (DQ) 7M-Chance Morton[3]
Morton was disqualified for bypassing the scales.
Lap Leader(s): Jeremy Campbell 1; Jordon Mallett 2-4; Chance Morton 5-13; Blake Hahn 14-18; Jason Martin 19-25
Hard Charger: Howard Moore +9
Quick Time: Blake Hahn - 13.353-seconds (Record)
High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 8 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway; 8/26 – Salina Highbanks Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,831; 2. Matt Covington 2,782; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,618; 4. Howard Moore 2,539; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,512; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,388; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,241; 8. Landon Britt 2,240; 9. Michael Day 1,934; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Forler continues Big Sky mastery, takes Harvey Ostermiller opener
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
Logan Forler continued his dominance of Big Sky Speedway on Friday night, winning the preliminary feature in the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial and scoring his third ASCS Frontier Region sprint car victory of the season.
Forler, a former series champion who now runs part-time with the series as he travels around the country, has won the last seven times he has appeared at Big Sky Speedway. The Boise, Idaho driver started third before passing defending series champion Trever Kirkland for the lead as they reached the halfway point. Forler led the rest of the 25-lap feature from there aboard the Forler Racing No. 2L Fisher-powered Maxim.
Forler earned a $3,000 payday, the largest ever for a standalone ASCS Frontier Region event. He'll now go for his third straight Harvey Ostermiller Memorial victory, and the record $12,012 paycheck that goes with it, on Saturday night.
Kirkland finished second aboard his No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X, but not without making Forler work hard to pass him for the lead. Kirkland withstood a slide job attempt from Forler early on, and it was only when they in traffic on the 13th lap did Forler make the move for the lead. Kirkland is winless on the season, but has been competitive, leading in several races including Friday. The runner-up finish was the fourth on the season for him.
Lincoln, Nebraska's Jake Bubak run in the Top 5 throughout and finished third in the Patrick Bourke No. 27b Don Ott-powered J&J. South Australia's Scott Bogucki finished fourth and Fresno, California's Dominic Scelzi was fifth.
Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson, one of a few drivers in the 30-car field making their first appearance at Big Sky Speedway, finished sixth ahead of ASCS Frontier Region points leader Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta. Seth Bergman, Colton Heath and Harli White rounded out the Top 10.
Utilizing the ASCS National Tour format for the event for the special event, group qualifying was held. Drivers drew for their heat races, but lineups were determined by their qualifying times. Thompson was the fastest driver overall, turning in a time of 13.658 seconds around the 3/8-mile clay oval.
Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Heath, Bergman, Bogucki and Bubak.
Saturday's Harvey Ostermiller Memorial finale will see Friday's main event points combined with Saturday's qualifying and heat race points to determine lineups for the $12,012-to-win main event. That winner's payday is believed to be the largest ever for a dirt sprint car race in Montana.
Wingless limited sprints, IMCA modifieds and INEX Legends are on the card with the ASCS Frontier Region sprint cars. Admission is $25 with seniors and military in for $15. Racing is scheduled for 7:00 at the track located north of Billings on U.S. Hwy 87. Those unable to attend but want to watch still can do so at www.speedmax.tv.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Harvey Ostermiller Memorial preliminary night
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
August 25, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
30 cars
Group qualifying overall fast time: 35mx Tyler Thompson, 13.658 seconds
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 33 Colton Heath, 2. 35mx Tyler Thompson, 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 16g Austyn Gossel, 6. 21b Blayne Brink, 7. 66 Fred Holz, 8. 9m Sean MacDonnell
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 23 Seth Bergman, 2. 2L Logan Forler, 3. 12h Channin Tankersley, 4. 2jr Kelly Miller, 5. 21o Ryder Olson, 6. 9 Damon McCune, 7. 24m Ian Myers, DNS - 12 Josh Ostermiller.
Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 10 Scott Bogucki, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 01 Rich Bailey, 4. 23n Skylar Gee, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 1m Willie Hernandez, 7. 35m Cody Masse.
Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. 27b Jake Bubak, 2. 0J Jeremy McCune, 3. 72 Phil Dietz, 4. 12hw Harli White, 5. 28 Joe Perry, 6. 82c Christian Kinnison, 7. 2m Abraham Hernandez.
B-Feature (12 laps): 1. 21b Blayne Brink, 2. 16g Austyn Gossel, 3. 28 Joe Perry, 4. 24m Ian Myers, 5. 9 Damon McCune, 6. 21o Ryder Olson, 7. 35m Cody Masse, 8. 3 Jordan Milne, 9. 2m Abraham Hernandez, 10. 1m Willie Hernandez, 11. 66 Fred Holz, 12. 82c Christian Kinnison, DNS - 9m Sean MacDonnell, 12 Josh Ostermiller. First four finishers transferred to Feature.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 2L Logan Forler, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 27b Jake Bubak, 4. 10 Scott Bogucki, 5. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 6. 35MX Tyler Thompson, 7. 2jr Kelly Miller, 8. 23 Seth Bergman, 9. 33 Colton Heath, 10. 12HW Harli White, 11. 9k Kory Wermling, 12. 12h Channin Tankersley, 13. 23n Skylar Gee, 14. 28 Joe Perry, 15. 72 Phil Dietz, 16. 0J Jeremy McCune, 17. 24m Ian Myers, 18. 21b Blayne Brink, 19. 16g Austyn Gossel, 20. 01 Rich Bailey.
Lap leaders - Trever Kirkland 1-12, Logan Forler 13-25
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
Covington Rebounds For $5,000 Score At Lakeside Speedway With The American Sprint Car Series!
Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 25, 2023) A win that even Matt Covington did not expect so soon, as he is still recovering from injuries sustained during a crash on August 12 during the Knoxville Nationals, the No. 95 defied the odds and rocketed into Victory Lane Friday night with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Lakeside Speedway.
“This honestly not what I was expecting tonight. I was just hoping I could be here at all, but really, right now, I feel pretty good. My back is sore, and my chest is a little more sore after that, but I couldn’t be happier,” said Covington, who gave props to his crew for stepping up and getting everything ready as he continues to recuperate. “I got Matthew Howard back out here and glad to get him back in Victory Lane, and Steven [Lane] for everything. Those two have worked their butts off."
Winning three times with the National Tour this season, all three have come at Kansas tracks, with his win at Lakeside the first time that Covington’s has topped the famed half-mile to bring his overall total to 19.
Taking the green from third, Covington battled pole sitter Wayne Johnson into the first two turns. Nearly wheel-to-wheel through the first five laps, Johnson rocketed off the low side of the second turn to take the point just as the top two completed the fifth revolution.
Keeping Covington at by for two more laps, the T&L Foundry/XXX Chassis No. 95 reclaimed the lead on Lap 8. Able to pull away in traffic, Matt’s advantage grew to 1.-978-seconds before red lights came on with five to go. Coming together in the fourth turn, Daryn Langford tangled up Kade Morton. Both drivers are okay.
Pulling away on the restart, Covington gapped the field by 2.177-seconds over the final five laps. Going for broke on the restart around the top of turns three and four. Ayrton Gennetten mounted a charge on Lap 23 for second, and his career fourth podium finish with the National Tour. Wayne Johnson ended up third for the 58th time. Rolling back to seventh on the start, Landon Britt clawed his way back to fourth, with Jordon Mallett in fifth.
Racing in and out of the top five, Brandon Anderson ended up sixth, with Chris Martin seventh. Up from 14th, Miles Paulus was the KSE Hard Charger, followed by Jason Martin in ninth. Jace Park completed the top ten.
The field Friday night consisted of 23 drivers, with Wayne fastest during Driver’s Project Qualifying at 14.783-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Ayrton Gennetten, Chris Martin, and Matt Covington.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway in Pryor, Okla. The event pays $4,000 to win, $400 to start, and pairs with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.
Gates opens at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for military and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Salina Highbanks Speedway is located at 30 minutes east of Claremore, Okla., on Hwy. 20. The track's physical address is 3164 OK-20. Pryor, OK 74361. For more information on the track, log onto http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call (918) 434-7223.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, Kan.)
Friday, August 25, 2023
Car Count: 23
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.783[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 14.922[8]; 3. 19-Ayrton Gennetten, 15.114[3]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus, 15.148[5]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton, 15.174[4]; 6. 1E-Ian Madsen, 15.403[1]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.559[2]; 8. 3Z-Zach Davis, 15.850[7]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 15.079[8]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 15.080[6]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.238[1]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, 15.281[5]; 5. 87J-Jace Park, 15.323[2]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.418[4]; 7. 2P-Chase Porter, 15.509[3]; 8. 111-Chad Frewaldt, 15.852[7]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, 15.086[5]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 15.215[3]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau, 15.373[2]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.464[4]; 5. 11X-Garet Williamson, 15.581[6]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 15.966[1]; 7. 32D-Daryn Langford, 16.526[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 4. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 6. 1E-Ian Madsen[6]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 8. 3Z-Zach Davis[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[5]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 7. 111-Chad Frewaldt[7]; 8. 2P-Chase Porter[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 4. 11X-Garet Williamson[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 6. 91-Michael Day[6]; 7. 32D-Daryn Langford[7]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 2. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[5]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 7. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 8. 98P-Miles Paulus[14]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[12]; 10. 87J-Jace Park[13]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 12. 1E-Ian Madsen[15]; 13. 7C-Chris Morgan[18]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[20]; 15. 91-Michael Day[17]; 16. 8M-Kade Morton[8]; 17. 32D-Daryn Langford[19]; 18. 3-Howard Moore[9]; 19. 2-Whit Gastineau[10]; 20. 111-Chad Frewaldt[22]; 21. 2P-Chase Porter[21]; 22. 11X-Garet Williamson[11]; 23. 3Z-Zach Davis[23]
Lap Leader(s): Matt Covington 1-4; 8-25; Wayne Johnson 5-7
Hard Charger: Miles Paulus +6
Quick Time: Wayne Johnson - 14.783-seconds
High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 8/25 – Lakeside Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,681; 2. Matt Covington 2,652; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,476; 4. Howard Moore 2,435; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,406; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,269; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,125; 8. Landon Britt 2,118; 9. Michael Day 1,840; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Entries continue to roll in for $12,012 Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BILLINGS, Mont. - As the $12,012-to-win Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway approaches for the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series, entries continue to be confirmed for one of the largest sprint car events ever in the state of Montana.
Though they made their intentions clear to ASCS Frontier Region personnel in July, entries were officially confirmed by Big Sky Speedway in the last couple of days for a pair of Washington State heavyweights.
Marysville, Washington's Colton Heath has thrown his hat in the ring. The multi-time Skagit Speedway champion has three wins to his credit this season. In May he won the prestigious Marvin Smith Memorial Grove Classic at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon. In the last month he has won twice at his home track Skagit Speedway, including the preliminary night of the Summer Nationals. Heath will look to add a Harvey Ostermiller victory to his resume this weekend.
>From Snohomish, Washington and now living in Oklahoma, Seth Bergman will be a making a return visit to Big Sky Speedway, which he had visited several times in the past with the ASCS National Tour. He's also won at the Billings, Montana facility, taking a pair of ASCS Frontier Region victories in July 2020. Bergman has five wins this year, including ASCS National Tour and ASCS Sooner Region victories in Oklahoma. He's also won in his home state of Washington, taking a victory each at Grays Harbor Raceway and Skagit Speedway.
Lindsay, Oklahoma's Harli White, the only female racer to ever win an ASCS National Tour event, was also confirmed as an entry. White is another driver with past Big Sky Speedway experience, having also visited with the ASCS National Tour. White has one sprint car victory in 2023, coming at Waynesfield Motorsports Park in Ohio.
Jake Bubak of Lincoln, Nebraska could be seen as one of the contenders, having won in both 360 and 410 sprint cars as well as midgets this year. He won an ASCS National Tour race earlier this season in Kansas, and has other sprint car victories in Colorado, Missouri and South Dakota. Bubak also won twice with the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association this year.
Windsor, Colorado's Austyn Gossel, a previous Big Sky Speedway visitor, is also coming for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial. Gossel has won twice this year, including recently picking up an ASCS regional win at El Paso County Raceway in Colorado. In May he earned an ASCS Northern Plains win at Casper Speedway in Wyoming.
Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson, a former Cottage Grove Speedway track champion, has announced that he too is coming to Montana to race. Thompson has numerous victories to his credit in both 360 and limited sprint cars in his home state, while also getting more experience racing 410 sprint cars in the last couple of years.
2016 ASCS Frontier Region champion Skylar Gee, who has been racing in the eastern part of the country the last few years, will return to Big Sky Speedway to race the No. 23n for the Peterson Family, who have returned after a hiatus of a few years. Gee, from Alberta, is a former main event winner at Big Sky Speedway also, and since also scored an All-Star Circuit of Champions victory out east.
Those drivers and more will be joining the already announced entries this Friday and Saturday, including California's Dominic Scelzi, North Dakota's Ryder Olson and Texan-turned-Montana resident Christian Kennison. Two-time and defending Harvey Ostermiller Memorial winner Logan Forler of Boise, Idaho is expected to attend and go for the three-peat. The usual ASCS Frontier bunch are expected, including points leader Kelly Miller of Alberta. Former ASCS Frontier Region champions including Phil Dietz, Jeremy McCune and reigning champion Trever Kirkland will also be on hand.
$3,000 is on the line to win Friday's event, before Saturday's finale pays $12,012 to win and $512 to start. The largest winner's payday previously in ASCS Frontier Region action, outside of those part of ASCS National Tour races, was a $2,500 check at Sheridan Speedway in Wyoming in 2021. This weekend the series will race for a record payday two nights in a row.
Joining the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars both days will be wingless limited sprint cars, IMCA modifieds and INEX Legends. Admission each night is $25, and $15 for seniors.
Those unable to attend but want to watch still can do so at www.speedmax.tv.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
August 25 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1)
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
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Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Past Winners
2017 - Travis Rilat
2018 - J.J. Hickle
2019 - Jordon Mallett
2020 - no race
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Logan Forler
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
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ASCS Frontier Region
Top 5 points
1. Kelly Miller, 857
2. Trever Kirkland, 793
3. Phil Dietz, 768
4. Kory Wermling, 762
5. Joe Perry, 738
ASCS Sooner At Creek County Before National Showdown At Salina Highbanks
Bryan Hulbert - SAPULPA, Okla. (August 22, 2023) Two tracks, where the only thing they have in common is the direction of travel, that's what awaits the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products this weekend with Creek County Speedway on Friday, August 25, and Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday, August 26.
The season's second appearance, the quarter-mile, Creek County, the last visit on July 21 was the site of Sean McClelland's 22nd career ASCS Sooner Region score. Just like the July date, this Friday, August 25 is being promoted by ASCS Owner, Terry Mattox. The ASCS event is $2,000 to win, $300 to start.
Friday's event at Creek County Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $ for adults, $5 for youth (11-14), and free for kids 10 and under. Pits are $35. Champ/305 Sprint Cars, $500 to win Mini Stocks, and Dwarf Cars are also on the card.
Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, call (918) 417-0624, or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.
Taking on the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series, Saturday, August 26, at the 22-degree banked, three-eights-mile, Salina Highbanks will feature at $4,000 to win, $400 to start A-Feature.
Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for military and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Salina Highbanks Speedway is located 30 minutes east of Claremore, Okla., on Hwy. 20. The track's physical address is 3164 OK-20. Pryor, OK 74361. For more information on the track, log onto http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call (918) 434-7223.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
$12,012 Harvey Ostermiller Memorial next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BILLINGS, Mont. - Perhaps the largest sprint car race ever in the state of Montana awaits the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour this Friday and Saturday at Big Sky Speedway, as the finale is scheduled to pay $12,012 to win the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial.
The event honors one of the pioneers of Montana sprint car racing, the longtime driver and later car owner who passed away in 2016 but left his mark on Montana sprint car racing. The first Harvey Ostermiller Memorial was run in 2017 and has since grown in popularity and become one of the most prestigious sprint car races in the region. The big news of the off-season for the ASCS Frontier Region and Montana in general was the massive increase in the purse, including bumping up the winner's payday to $12,012, which is believed to be the largest ever for a dirt sprint car race in Montana.
That increased purse, along with the growing prestige of the event, has drawn attention from around the rest of the country, as drivers from states such as Texas, North Dakota, Washington and California have indicated their plans to travel to the Billings track to race and add their name to the list of Harvey Ostermiller Memorial winners.
Perhaps the most notable confirmed entry right now is Fresno, California's Dominic Scelzi, who has been one of the hottest drivers on the West Coast in 360 sprint car action. Scelzi recently went on a tear late in July, winning four races in five nights on the Western Sprint Tour's Speedweek North, winning at Sunset Speedway and then twice at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon before winning $13,500 at the Summer Nationals at Skagit Speedway in Washington. And just on Saturday, Scelzi won the Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway in California for the second straight year in Sprint Car Challenge Tour competition, further gaining momentum heading into his visit to Montana. Scelzi is no stranger to Big Sky Speedway either, having raced there in the past with the World of Outlaws. This weekend, Scelzi looks to score his second five-figure payday in about a month.
Christian Kennison, from Texas but now living in Billings, and North Dakota's Ryder Olson are also among the early entries confirmed for the event this weekend. With them and many others coming, Big Sky Speedway is anticipating its largest field of 360 sprint cars in several years.
Also expected to show is Logan Forler, who has won the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial the last two years, including the 2021 event on his way to the ASCS Frontier Region championship that season. While only racing occasionally in Montana since winning that championship, Forler has won each of his last six appearances at Big Sky Speedway, including going 4-for-4 in his 2022 visits and also winning twice in July in the most recent events completed in ASCS Frontier Region action. With the anticipated large field of cars coming, it will be a challenge for Forler to score a three-peat in this event.
The usual competitors in the ASCS Frontier Region will of course be in action also, including points leader Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta. Miller dominated the season early as he won the first four races and holds a 64-point advantage over defending series champion Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana going into this weekend's races. Kirkland, while winless so far this season, has still been very competitive, earning four podium finishes in the six ASCS Frontier Region races completed so far, including three runner-up finishes. Both drivers, who had raced against cars fielded by Ostermiller for years before his passing, would love nothing more than to add a Harvey Ostermiller Memorial victory to their resume.
Five-time Montana sprint car champion Phil Dietz will be in action at his home track, and he is fresh off a win in ASCS Northern Plains action on Saturday at Gillette Thunder Speedway in Wyoming, also having won there three weeks earlier. Dietz finished second to Forler in the 2022 Harvey Ostermiller Memorial.
Of note, Dietz can be credited as the individual who planted the seed for the increased purse, as he suggested on the microphone during his front stretch interview after last year's race that the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial be $12,000 to win, as a nod to Harvey's car number he ran as a driver and an owner.
$3,000 is on the line to win Friday's event, before Saturday's finale pay $12,012 to win and $512 to start. The largest winner's payday previously in ASCS Frontier Region action, outside of those part of ASCS National Tour races, was a $2,500 check at Sheridan Speedway in Wyoming in 2021. This weekend the series will race for a record payday two nights in a row.
Joining the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars both days will be wingless limited sprint cars, IMCA modifieds and INEX Legends. Admission each night is $25, and $15 for seniors.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
August 25 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1)
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
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Harvey Ostermiller Memorial
Past Winners
2017 - Travis Rilat
2018 - J.J. Hickle
2019 - Jordon Mallett
2020 - no race
2021 - Logan Forler
2022 - Logan Forler
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
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ASCS Frontier Region
Top 5 points
1. Kelly Miller, 857
2. Trever Kirkland, 793
3. Phil Dietz, 768
4. Kory Wermling, 762
5. Joe Perry, 738
$5,000 and $4,000 Paydays Up For Grabs With The American Sprint Car Series This Weekend!
Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 21, 2023) Round two this season at Lakeside Speedway Friday, followed by the long-awaited return to the Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday, a high-speed weekend is on tap this weekend for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
Added money at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, August 25; the event is part of the ASCS Summer Super Series, paying out $5,000 to win, $500 to start.
Making things even sweeter, AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races will pay $100 to win, plus an extra $250 to the overall quick qualifier and $250 to the KSE Hard Charger in the A-Feature. Taking on the four-tenths-mile oval on May 26, Iowa’s Carson McCarl wheeled the Country Builders No. 88 to the lead on Lap 16 after starting fifth and never looked back.
Friday, August 25, at Lakeside Speedway, opens at 6:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:00 P.M. and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (12-15), and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $40. The event is being promoted by Terry Mattox. Lakeside Speedway is located at 5615 Wolcott Dr. in Kansas City, Kan. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.
Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks will feature at $4,000 to win, $400 to start A-Feature. Twelve times on the 22-degree banked turns since 1998, the last time the series rolled into town was on June 6, 2015, with Blake Hahn going to Victory Lane for the first time against the ASCS National Tour. The event is paired with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products. The regional tour is at Creek County Speedway on Friday night.
Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway, opens at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:30 P.M. and Racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for military and youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40. Salina Highbanks Speedway is located at 30 minutes east of Claremore, Okla., on Hwy. 20. The track's physical address is 3164 OK-20. Pryor, OK 74361. For more information on the track, log onto http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call (918) 434-7223.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing] Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R 6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R 10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN) 13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R 14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR) 23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) 45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) 55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) 71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R 91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R 95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,568; 2. Matt Covington 2,502; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,351; 4. Howard Moore 2,341; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,284; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,161; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,023; 8. Landon Britt 1,988; 9. Michael Day 1,740; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Elite Outlaw Lineup Of Events Updated Due To Scheduling Conflict
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (August 14, 2023) The 2023 lineup of events for the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series has been updated with events on Saturday, August 26, at Abilene Speedway canceled due to a scheduling conflict with ASCS Elite Series owner Nathan Moore.
“Before any rumors or bad information gets stirred up, this is my fault. I flat misread the calendar when I booked the show that I personally had a conflicting event that weekend. I’ve always had a great relationship with everyone at Abilene Speedway, and I look forward to getting back there in 2024,” explained series owner, Nathan Moore.
An event has been added at Texarkana 67 Speedway on Saturday, September 9, that will coincide with the Elite Non-Wing matchup with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. The updated schedule is posted at ascsracing.com/schedules/2023?id=22309.
The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore and operates under the sanction of the American Sprint Car Series. Rules for both tours can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com.
Nathan can be reached at (903) 780-9934 or by email at elitenonwingsprints@gmail.com.
Brian Brown Wins the 33rd Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals by Inches!
Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 5, 2023) “Shit, I just wanted to win. That’s for you, Jason Johnson,” echoed through the valley Saturday night as Brian Brown stood atop the podium after the closest margin of victory in the history of the Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Brian Brown.
Edging Aaron Reutzel by 0.020-seconds for the $20,500 payday, the win is Brown’s second 360 Nationals triumph, 19th at the Knoxville Raceway, and 21st against the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
“I seen Tyler Swank down here telling him [Aaron Reutzel] kind of what to do and that kind of helped my gameplan a little bit because I did really know what he was going to do. He’s such a smart racecar driver, and I knew he was trying to slide himself down here, so I knew my best chance was to hit the bottom coming to the white, and I hit it pretty good, and I was thinking he was going to the top, then he went to the middle, and I’m like man; Christmas came early. I’m worn out from the cheering, not the racing,” Explained Brown when asked about the restart.
Chasing Aaron Reutzel the entire race, it came down to a green, white, checkered dash to the finish after Garet Williamson and Kaleb Johnson, who were racing for fifth, flipped as the leaders worked into what they thought were going to be the final two turns.
Sliding himself on the restart as Brown glued his right rear to the cushion, Brian peeled to the bottom through the third and fourth turns as the pair raced to the white flag once more.
Brown again hustled the high side as Aaron slid across the cushion in turns one and two.
With a slight bounce off the curb, Aaron turned low, exposing a clear shot off the top, exiting the second turn. Wheel to wheel into turn three, Aaron drifted across the nose of Brown. Turning under Aaron working into the fourth turn, Aaron went down to block on exit, but it was not enough to keep Brian Brown at bay.
On that final run, Brown said, “We came off turn two, and I got such a good run and almost cleared him down the backstretch, and I was like, gosh darn it, I showed him, and I thought I was in trouble when he slid me, but I got it turned, and I was either going to come back on the trailer or holding this trophy.”
Sixth coming to the final dash to the finish, California’s Rico Abreu shot to third to earn the KSE Hard Charger, having advanced 24th to the show position and was trailing the race for the lead by 0.341-seconds at the line. Rico also earned the 2023 Jetco, Inc. 360 Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year title.
Parker Price-Miller crossed fourth, with Ryan Timms fifth. Zeb Wise moved up two spots to sixth, followed by Chase Randall, who advanced 10 positions to seventh. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. went 15th to eighth, with Terry McCarl and Kerry Madsen making up the top ten.
Zeb Wise was awarded the Team DGRD Best Appearing Car Award.
Special thanks to the Knoxville Raceway staff, all the teams who participated in this year’s event, and the fans who help make all this possible. We look forward to the 2024 event.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is the next round in the ASCS Super Summer Series at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, August 25, paying $5,000 to win, $500 to start, then Saturday, August 26, at Salina Highbanks Speedway at $4,000 to win, $400 to start.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa)
Friday, August 4, 2023
Car Count: 91
Event Count: 105
E-Feature (Top 8 advance to the D-Feature)
E Feature (8 Laps): 1. 75AU-Tyler Blank[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 3. 11M-Brendan Mullen[6]; 4. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[8]; 5. 22W-Aaron Werner[11]; 6. 87X-Shone Evans[5]; 7. 33-Alan Zoutte[1]; 8. 4H-Cody Hansen[16]; 9. 105-Cody Ihlen[9]; 10. T4-Tyler Graves[14]; 11. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[7]; 12. 17N-Ben Woods[15]; 13. 14-Aidan Zoutte[13]; 14. 5D-Grae Anderson[17]; 15. 83-Austin Miller[3]; 16. B29-JJ Beaver[10]; 17. (DNS) 938-Bradley Fezard
Hoss Media D-Feature (Top 8 advance to the C-Feature)
D Feature (10 Laps): 1. 70-Calvin Landis[1]; 2. 8H-Jacob Hughes[2]; 3. 18-Ryan Roberts[7]; 4. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 5. 27B-Jake Bubak[6]; 6. 75X-JT Imperial[4]; 7. 98P-Miles Paulus[5]; 8. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr[9]; 9. 01-Sammy Swindell[10]; 10. 87J-Jace Park[8]; 11. 35H-Zach Hampton[13]; 12. 2JR-Kelly Miller[12]; 13. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[11]; 14. 11M-Brendan Mullen[19]; 15. 35L-Cody Ledger[14]; 16. 77X-Alex Hill[15]; 17. 9M-Liam Martin[16]; 18. 45X-Kyler Johnson[18]; 19. 4H-Cody Hansen[24]; 20. 87X-Shone Evans[22]; 21. 22W-Aaron Werner[21]; 22. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[20]; 23. 33-Alan Zoutte[23]; 24. 75AU-Tyler Blank[17]
Hoosier Tire C-Feature (Top 5 advance to the B-Feature)
C Feature (12 Laps): 1. 83H-Justin Henderson[1]; 2. 44-Chris Martin[2]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[15]; 4. 11N-Harli White[5]; 5. 50YR-JJ Hickle[10]; 6. 99-Tony Rost[8]; 7. 1E-Ian Madsen[14]; 8. 18-Ryan Roberts[22]; 9. 5M-Collin Moyle[6]; 10. 27B-Jake Bubak[24]; 11. 86-Timothy Smith[11]; 12. 24T-Christopher Thram[13]; 13. 41-Colton Hardy[12]; 14. 6-Dustin Selvage[19]; 15. 8H-Jacob Hughes[21]; 16. 7M-Chance Morton[23]; 17. 70-Calvin Landis[20]; 18. 15-Ryan Turner[16]; 19. 83JR-Sam Henderson[17]; 20. 6A-Alex Vande Voort[7]; 21. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[4]; 22. 42-Sye Lynch[9]; 23. 53-Joe Beaver[18]; 24. (DNS) 83T-Tanner Carrick
BMRS B-Feature (Top 4 advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature (18 Laps): 1. 7BC-Anthony Macri[2]; 2. 88-Austin McCarl[4]; 3. 39M-Justin Sanders[1]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu[7]; 5. 9T-Kasey Kahne[12]; 6. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 7. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[6]; 8. 20-Justin Peck[10]; 9. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[8]; 10. 17W-Shane Golobic[16]; 11. 22-Ryan Leavitt[5]; 12. 1-Brenham Crouch[11]; 13. 50YR-JJ Hickle[24]; 14. 52-Blake Hahn[22]; 15. 35-Skylar Prochaska[17]; 16. 83H-Justin Henderson[20]; 17. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[18]; 18. 44-Chris Martin[21]; 19. 8M-Kade Morton[13]; 20. 11N-Harli White[23]; 21. 4-Cameron Martin[15]; 22. 27-Carson McCarl[19]; 23. 24H-Kade Higday[9]; 24. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[14]
A-Feature
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown[2]; 2. 8-Aaron Reutzel[1]; 3. 24R-Rico Abreu[24]; 4. 9P-Parker Price Miller[3]; 5. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 6. 26-Zeb Wise[8]; 7. 9-Chase Randall[17]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[15]; 9. 24-Terry McCarl[9]; 10. 55-Kerry Madsen[12]; 11. 1K-Kelby Watt[5]; 12. 5-Daryn Pittman[19]; 13. 7BC-Anthony Macri[21]; 14. 2M-Davey Heskin[18]; 15. 4W-Jamie Ball[13]; 16. 9G-Ryan Giles[20]; 17. 16A-Colby Copeland[16]; 18. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[7]; 19. 24W-Garet Williamson[4]; 20. 18T-Tanner Holmes[10]; 21. 39M-Justin Sanders[23]; 22. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 23. 88-Austin McCarl[22]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson[14]
Lap Leader(s): Aaron Reutzel 1-29; Brian Brown 30
Hard Charger: Rico Abreu +21
Quick Time: N/A
High Point Driver: N/A
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,568; 2. Matt Covington 2,502; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,351; 4. Howard Moore 2,341; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,284; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,161; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,023; 8. Landon Britt 1,988; 9. Michael Day 1,840; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Poor weather forces Gallatin cancelation for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BELGRADE, Mont. - Persistent strong rain showers forced Gallatin Speedway officials to pull the plug on Friday night's Summer Clash at Belgrade for the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour. It is the fifth time the series has suffered a rainout in 2023.
The series is next scheduled to visit Gallatin Speedway on September 8th for the Friday portion of the track's annual Big Sky Supernationals.
Next for the series is the annual Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, August 25th and 26th at Big Sky Speedway outside Billings. The event, honoring the late Montana sprint car pioneer, first pays $3,000 to win Friday's feature before Saturday's finale pays $12,012 to win and $512 just to start. The $12,012 winner's prize is believed to be the highest paying sprint car race ever in Montana. The event is expected to draw cars from around the region and teams from all three West Coast states have also expressed interest in traveling to Big Sky Speedway to compete for one of the highest 360 sprint car paydays in the country. Logan Forler of Boise, Idaho has won the event the last two years.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
August 25 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1)
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
September 1 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 1)
September 2 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 2)
September 3 - Electric City Speedway - Great Falls, MT (Montana Roundup - Night 3)
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
August 4 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
Parker Price-Miller Holds On For First 360 Win At Knoxville On Night 2 Of The Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals!
Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 4, 2023) Fending off the repeated attacks from Brian Brown Friday night during Night 2 of the Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Indiana’s Parker Price-Miller captured his first career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, as well as his first 360 triumph at the Knoxville Raceway.
The 169th driver to top an ASCS National Tour event, Parker Price-Miller is the first to do so from Kokomo and fifth from the state of Indiana, joining Clauson, Saldana, Kinser, and Stewart on the list of Hoosier winners.
Nearly short of breath in Victory Lane, Parker said, “If anyone gets the award for restarts at Knoxville, it’s definitely the No. 21 car. With him [Brian Brown] breathing down your throat, you can’t let up. I had the wing too far back at the beginning, and I started burying myself in the curb and getting tight. I tried my best to get the wing back forward, which is hard to do under green. I can’t thank my guys enough.”
Getting things in just before the rain picked up, Miller led all but one lap, with Brown able to edge ahead of the ChalkStix No. 9p on Lap 3. Squeezing nearly four wide on the start to get ahead from the fifth starting spot, Brown ran inches off the wall to sneak away second from Terry McCarl on the opening revolution.
Going slide for slide quickly for the lead and using restarts to his advantage, the Casey’s General Store/FVP No. 21 worked top and bottom on Parker for the point, with the Kokomo shoe able to answer Brown’s attempts.
Keeping pace with Parker through the feature with the two hunting for an advantage, Brown closed rapidly in traffic. Just off Parker’s back bumper as they crossed on Lap 16, Brown threw the slide only to have it answered again by PPM.
One final run coming to the white flag, the No. 21 shot sidewise off the exit of the fourth turn, allowing Parker to pull away by 1.074-seconds at the checkered flag.
Brian Brown saved the car and held on for second by a slim 0.268-seconds over Zeb Wise. Fourth went to Terry McCarl, with Garet Williamson crossing fifth. Up eight spots for the KSE Hard Charger, Davey Heskin was sixth, followed by Ryan Giles, Anthony Macri, Daryn Pittman, and Kasey Kahne to complete the top ten.
Another 54 drivers drew in Friday night to bring the total to 104 officially drawn in for the 33rd annual Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank out of 109 entered.
The Driver’s Project qualifying was topped by Justin Sanders at 16.649-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Davey Heskin, Brooke Tatnell, Parker Price-Miller, Zeb Wise, and Shane Golobic. The Hoosier Tire C-Feature went to Alex Hill, while Justin Sanders atop the BMRS B-Feature.
The 33rd annual Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank concludes on Saturday, August 5. For more information, log onto http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
Live coverage of Knoxville Raceway can be found at http://www.dirtvision.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa)
Friday, August 4, 2023
Car Count: 54
Event Count: 104
The Driver's Project Qualifying
Qualifying: 1. 39M-Justin Sanders, 16.649[8]; 2. 55-Kerry Madsen, 16.681[12]; 3. 2-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.753[6]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.769[2]; 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 16.779[21]; 6. 24W-Garet Williamson, 16.785[30]; 7. 5M-Collin Moyle, 16.787[1]; 8. 21-Brian Brown, 16.816[43]; 9. 24-Terry McCarl, 16.823[25]; 10. 4-Cameron Martin, 16.836[13]; 11. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.840[5]; 12. 40-Clint Garner, 16.878[23]; 13. 9P-Parker Price Miller, 16.897[14]; 14. 26-Zeb Wise, 16.911[26]; 15. 5-Daryn Pittman, 16.933[15]; 16. 9G-Ryan Giles, 16.933[20]; 17. 21H-Brady Bacon, 16.970[9]; 18. 7BC-Anthony Macri, 16.980[18]; 19. 24T-Christopher Thram, 17.002[16]; 20. 17W-Shane Golobic, 17.043[37]; 21. 2M-Davey Heskin, 17.099[24]; 22. 83JR-Sam Henderson, 17.103[3]; 23. 27-Carson McCarl, 17.130[34]; 24. 15-Ryan Turner, 17.132[11]; 25. 11N-Harli White, 17.138[7]; 26. 9T-Kasey Kahne, 17.159[40]; 27. 14T-Brooke Tatnell, 17.183[49]; 28. 1E-Ian Madsen, 17.207[32]; 29. 6A-Alex Vande Voort, 17.214[45]; 30. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 17.214[54]; 31. 98P-Miles Paulus, 17.227[41]; 32. 53-Joe Beaver, 17.227[42]; 33. 77X-Alex Hill, 17.237[29]; 34. 95-Matt Covington, 17.250[28]; 35. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr, 17.332[33]; 36. 87J-Jace Park, 17.342[46]; 37. 11M-Brendan Mullen, 17.343[51]; 38. 35H-Zach Hampton, 17.389[47]; 39. 27B-Jake Bubak, 17.413[27]; 40. 3J-Dusty Zomer, 17.422[36]; 41. 10-Landon Britt, 17.497[10]; 42. 75AU-Tyler Blank, 17.509[50]; 43. 83-Austin Miller, 17.533[38]; 44. 87X-Shone Evans, 17.656[22]; 45. 4CW-Chris Windom, 17.675[52]; 46. B29-JJ Beaver, 17.701[35]; 47. 14M-Jordon Mallett, 17.809[44]; 48. 14-Aidan Zoutte, 18.073[39]; 49. 41D-Dan Henning, 18.374[17]; 50. 938-Bradley Fezard, 18.407[53]; 51. 4H-Cody Hansen, 18.779[19]; 52. 17N-Ben Woods, 19.025[48]; 53. 5D-Grae Anderson, 19.025[31]; 54. 1A-John Anderson, 19.025[4]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (6 car invert, top 4 advance):
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2M-Davey Heskin[2]; 2. 9T-Kasey Kahne[1]; 3. 24W-Garet Williamson[5]; 4. 9G-Ryan Giles[3]; 5. 39M-Justin Sanders[6]; 6. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 7. 87J-Jace Park[8]; 8. 98P-Miles Paulus[7]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 10. B29-JJ Beaver[10]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[1]; 2. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 3. 40-Clint Garner[4]; 4. 55-Kerry Madsen[6]; 5. 53-Joe Beaver[7]; 6. 83JR-Sam Henderson[2]; 7. 75AU-Tyler Blank[9]; 8. 5M-Collin Moyle[5]; 9. 14M-Jordon Mallett[10]; 10. 11M-Brendan Mullen[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 9P-Parker Price Miller[4]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 3. 27-Carson McCarl[2]; 4. 7BC-Anthony Macri[3]; 5. 1E-Ian Madsen[1]; 6. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[6]; 7. 35H-Zach Hampton[8]; 8. 83-Austin Miller[9]; 9. 14-Aidan Zoutte[10]; 10. 77X-Alex Hill[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 26-Zeb Wise[4]; 2. 35-Skylar Prochaska[1]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[6]; 4. 24-Terry McCarl[5]; 5. 27B-Jake Bubak[8]; 6. 24T-Christopher Thram[3]; 7. 15-Ryan Turner[2]; 8. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 9. 87X-Shone Evans[9]; 10. 41D-Dan Henning[10]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 2. 6A-Alex Vande Voort[1]; 3. 5-Daryn Pittman[4]; 4. 11N-Harli White[2]; 5. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr[7]; 6. 4-Cameron Martin[5]; 7. 3J-Dusty Zomer[8]; 8. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[6]; 9. 938-Bradley Fezard[10]; 10. 4CW-Chris Windom[9]
Hoosier Tire C-Feature:
C Feature (10 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill[1]; 2. 87X-Shone Evans[4]; 3. 14M-Jordon Mallett[7]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 5. 11M-Brendan Mullen[2]; 6. B29-JJ Beaver[6]; 7. 41D-Dan Henning[9]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard[10]; 9. 17N-Ben Woods[12]; 10. 14-Aidan Zoutte[8]; 11. 4CW-Chris Windom[5]; 12. 4H-Cody Hansen[11]; 13. 5D-Grae Anderson[13]; 14. 1A-John Anderson[14]
BMRS B-Feature
BMRS B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 39M-Justin Sanders[1]; 2. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[3]; 3. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[2]; 4. 4-Cameron Martin[5]; 5. 1E-Ian Madsen[10]; 6. 5M-Collin Moyle[4]; 7. 42-Sye Lynch[6]; 8. 53-Joe Beaver[12]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[13]; 10. 24T-Christopher Thram[7]; 11. 27B-Jake Bubak[17]; 12. 15-Ryan Turner[9]; 13. 98P-Miles Paulus[11]; 14. 3J-Dusty Zomer[18]; 15. 87J-Jace Park[15]; 16. 83JR-Sam Henderson[8]; 17. 35H-Zach Hampton[16]; 18. 10-Landon Britt; 19. 4J-Kevin Thomas Jr[14]; 20. 77X-Alex Hill; 21. 87X-Shone Evans; 22. 83-Austin Miller[20]; 23. 14M-Jordon Mallett; 24. 75AU-Tyler Blank[19]
A-Feature
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9P-Parker Price Miller[2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 3. 26-Zeb Wise[1]; 4. 24-Terry McCarl[4]; 5. 24W-Garet Williamson[6]; 6. 2M-Davey Heskin[14]; 7. 9G-Ryan Giles[10]; 8. 7BC-Anthony Macri[12]; 9. 5-Daryn Pittman[9]; 10. 9T-Kasey Kahne[17]; 11. 35-Skylar Prochaska[19]; 12. 21H-Brady Bacon[11]; 13. 55-Kerry Madsen[8]; 14. 2C-Wayne Johnson[7]; 15. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[18]; 16. 27-Carson McCarl[15]; 17. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[22]; 18. 11N-Harli White[16]; 19. 6A-Alex Vande Voort[20]; 20. 40-Clint Garner[3]; 21. 17W-Shane Golobic[13]; 22. 39M-Justin Sanders[21]; 23. 4-Cameron Martin[24]; 24. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[23]
Lap Leader(s): Brian Brown 2; Parker Price-Miller 1, 3-20
KSE Hard Charger: Davey Heskin +8
Driver's Project Quick Time: Justin Sanders 16.649-seconds
High Point Driver: N/A
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway); *Parker Price-Miller – 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,468; 2. Matt Covington 2,402; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,251; 4. Howard Moore 2,241; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,184; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,061; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,923; 8. Landon Britt 1,888; 9. Michael Day 1,740; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
33rd Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Point Totals
A Main
1 8 Aaron Reutzel 486
2 21 Brian Brown 481
3 9P Parker Price-Miller 476
4 24W Garet Williamson 476
5 1K Kelby Watt 474
6 5T Ryan Timms 472
7 22K Kaleb Johnson 472
8 26 Zeb Wise 470
9 24 Terry McCarl 469
10 18T Tanner Holmes 469
11 36 Jason Martin 466
12 55 Kerry Madsen 465
13 4W Jamie Ball 463
14 2C Wayne Johnson 462
15 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr. 460
16 16A Colby Copeland 459
17 9 Chase Randall 451
18 2M Davey Heskin 450
19 5 Daryn Pittman 450
20 9G Ryan Giles 449
B Main
21 39M Justin Sanders 446
22 7BC Anthony Macri 443
23 21H Brady Bacon 443
24 88 Austin McCarl 442
25 22 Ryan Leavitt 442
26 3P Sawyer Phillips 439
27 24R Rico Abreu 438
28 2 Lynton Jeffrey 435
29 40 Clint Garner 434
30 24H Kade Higday 434
31 20 Justin Peck 433
32 1 Brenham Crouch 432
33 9T Kasey Kahne 429
34 8M Kade Morton 425
35 7TAZ Tasker Phillips 424
36 4 Cam Martin 423
37 17W Shane Golobic 422
38 35 Skylar Prochaska 421
39 14T Brooke Tatnell 420
40 27 Carson McCarl 420
C Main
41 83H Justin Henderson 419
42 44 Chris Martin 417
43 83T Tanner Carrick 411
44 17 Tyler Groenendyk 410
45 11N Harli White 409
46 5M Collin Moyle 407
47 6A Alex Vande Voort 403
48 99 Tony Rost 403
49 42 Sye Lynch 403
50 50YR JJ Hickle 402
51 86 Timothy Smith 401
52 41 Colton Hardy 401
53 24T Christopher Thram 381
54 1E Ian Madsen 376
55 52 Blake Hahn 365
56 15 Ryan Turner 364
57 83JR Sam Henderson 363
58 53 Joe Beaver 362
59 7A Jack Anderson 362
60 6 Dustin Selvage 360
D Main
61 70 Calvin Landis 359
62 8H Jacob Hughes 359
63 7M Chance Morton 358
64 95 Matt Covington 347
65 75X JT Imperial 347
66 98P Miles Paulus 345
67 27B Jake Bubak 342
68 18 Ryan Roberts 339
69 87J Jace Park 334
70 4J Kevin Thomas Jr. 334
71 01 Sammy Swindell 332
72 11X Ayrton Gennetten 331
73 3J Dusty Zomer 328
74 2JR Kelly Miller 327
75 35H Zach Hampton 326
76 35L Cody Ledger 326
77 77X Alex Hill 321
78 9M Liam Martin 320
79 55B Brandon Anderson 317
80 10 Landon Britt 312
E Main
81 33 Alan Zoutte 308
82 75AU Tyler Blank 304
83 83 Austin Miller 303
84 3 Howard Moore 302
85 45X Kyler Johnson 301
86 87X Shone Evans 300
87 11M Brendan Mullen 293
88 14M Jordon Mallett 290
89 6T Christopher Townsend 286
90 4C Tuesday Calderwood 285
91 G5 Gage Pulkrabek 284
92 105 Cody Ihlen 274
93 B29 JJ Beaver 273
94 41D Dan Henning 265
95 22W Aaron Werner 265
96 4CW Chris Windom 265
97 938 Bradley Fezard 264
98 14 Aidan Zoutte 264
99 T4 Tyler Graves 263
100 17N Ben Woods 229
101 4H Cody Hansen 228
102 5D Grae Anderson 216
103 1A John Anderson 209
UPDATE >> Illegal Head Work Disqualifies Scott Bogucki
Following events on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at Knoxville Raceway, the cylinder heads on Scott Bogucki's No. 84 (Ostrich Engine) were brought into question during post race tech.
The heads were removed and further inspected and determined to be illegal as the ASCS Logo had been deformed, defaced, and partially removed in several cylinders.
Section 4C-2 of the rules pertaining to ASCS Engines States.
Spec Heads: Brodix Chevrolet Style Heads part # 27-211 with ASCS stamp. During polishing, the edges of the letters on the ASCS logos are sometimes inadvertently brushed with the polish wheel. This is permissible as long as letters are still intact. Angle milling is allowed as long as the head remains within 1 degree of original manufacturer’s specifications. Excessive porting and/or angle milling of the ASCS logo Cylinder Heads may affect their structural integrity, and is in no way recommended by Brodix.
The rule is further clarified in section 4C-3 to say:
Polishing is allowed as long as the original ASCS logo is not affected, or port shape is not altered substantially.
Scott has been disqualified and will forfeit event points and all prize money.
Aaron Reutzel Captures Night One Of The 33rd Annual Xtreme Powered By Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals!
Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3, 2023) Kicking off his title defense of the Xtreme powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank underway, Aaron Reutzel captured the opening night of action at Knoxville Raceway with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
Aaron’s ninth career win in the 360cid division at Knoxville Raceway, Thursday’s triumph is the 23rd time the 2015 ASCS National Champion has topped the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
The kick-off to the 33rd running of the 360 Knoxville Nationals, Aaron made quick moves in the Ridge and Sons Racing No. 8 on the start, going three-wide for the runner-up spot from fourth. Caution on Lap 5, Aaron pursued Colby to the low side as tenth-starting Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who was up to fifth, hit the cushion to take over third before red lights came on for Tasker Phillips, following a soft rollover.
Able to fend off Aaron on the restart, the field would finally find traffic and allow Aaron a chance at the lead. Catching a break on Lap 15 as Colby slipped the line, Aaron took over with Hafertepe following to second the following lap.
“I needed (no yellows) and some lapped traffic,” said Reutzel. “The bottom was too easy to hit. My car was great; he was just running a good race. It seemed like every time I got there and made a mistake; he’d slide up in front of me where I had to move a little. We got some lapped traffic, and I was finally able to seal the deal there. I can’t thank this team enough.”
Able to use traffic to his advantage, Aaron Reutzel pulled away by 0.504-seconds at the drop of the checkered flag. Sam Hafertepe, Jr., in second, was followed by KSE Hard Charger Scott Bogucki, who charged ahead 12 spots for the show position. Chase Randall ran 12th to fourth, with Colby Copeland slipping to fifth.
Jamie Ball, sixth, was followed by Jason Martin. Eighth went to Austin McCarl from 14th, with Kelby Watt and Justin Peck picking up six positions to finish tenth.
Thursday’s opener saw 50 of the 53 drivers slated to run checking in. Another 56 drivers are slated to run Friday.
Kaleb Johnson topped The Driver’s Project Qualifying with a time of 16.389-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were topped by Brenham Crouch, Tasker Phillips, Jason Martin, Austin McCarl, and Scott Bogucki. The Hoosier Tire C-Feature went to Laim Martin, with the BMRS B-Feature topped by Ryan Leavitt.
Points following Thursday’s preliminary night show Aaron Reutzel earning 483. Kelby Watt sits second (472), with Ryan Timms and Kaleb Johnson tied for third (470). Tanner Holmes is fifth (467).
The Xtreme powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank continues Friday, August 4, with cars on track at 6:45 P.M. (CDT) for Hot Laps.
Live coverage of Knoxville Raceway can be found at http://www.dirtvision.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa)
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Car Count: 50
The Driver's Project Qualifying
Qualifying: 1. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, 16.389[2]; 2. 18T-Tanner Holmes, 16.401[8]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms, 16.552[16]; 4. 1K-Kelby Watt, 16.579[13]; 5. 8-Aaron Reutzel, 16.593[4]; 6. 22-Ryan Leavitt, 16.641[7]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton, 16.714[10]; 8. 17-Tyler Groenendyk, 16.718[3]; 9. 41-Colton Hardy, 16.718[19]; 10. 24R-Rico Abreu, 16.732[32]; 11. 4W-Jamie Ball, 16.738[33]; 12. 50YR-JJ Hickle, 16.789[1]; 13. 36-Jason Martin, 16.791[12]; 14. 16A-Colby Copeland, 16.800[6]; 15. 24H-Kade Higday, 16.821[23]; 16. 7A-Jack Anderson, 16.822[5]; 17. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 16.824[44]; 18. 8H-Jacob Hughes, 16.836[14]; 19. 7M-Chance Morton, 16.857[37]; 20. 83H-Justin Henderson, 16.868[31]; 21. 1-Brenham Crouch, 16.881[26]; 22. 9-Chase Randall, 16.902[35]; 23. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 16.932[28]; 24. 88-Austin McCarl, 16.940[42]; 25. 84-Scott Bogucki, 16.942[38]; 26. 20-Justin Peck, 16.982[30]; 27. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.993[40]; 28. 86-Timothy Smith, 17.031[29]; 29. 99-Tony Rost, 17.047[36]; 30. 44-Chris Martin, 17.105[49]; 31. 70-Calvin Landis, 17.124[18]; 32. 52-Blake Hahn, 17.151[45]; 33. 6-Dustin Selvage, 17.176[47]; 34. 9M-Liam Martin, 17.183[11]; 35. 35L-Cody Ledger, 17.206[9]; 36. 75X-JT Imperial, 17.228[25]; 37. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten, 17.257[22]; 38. 18-Ryan Roberts, 17.257[43]; 39. 01-Sammy Swindell, 17.270[21]; 40. 2JR-Kelly Miller, 17.400[24]; 41. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood, 17.475[48]; 42. G5-Gage Pulkrabek, 17.505[20]; 43. 6T-Christopher Townsend, 17.582[27]; 44. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 17.628[50]; 45. 33-Alan Zoutte, 17.678[46]; 46. 105-Cody Ihlen, 17.897[17]; 47. 3-Howard Moore, 18.024[39]; 48. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 18.053[41]; 49. T4-Tyler Graves, 18.399[34]; 50. 22W-Aaron Werner, 19.909[15]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (6 car invert, top 4 advance):
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch[2]; 2. 20-Justin Peck[1]; 3. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[6]; 4. 4W-Jamie Ball[4]; 5. 7A-Jack Anderson[3]; 6. 75X-JT Imperial[8]; 7. 22-Ryan Leavitt[5]; 8. 70-Calvin Landis[7]; 9. 105-Cody Ihlen[10]; 10. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[9]
360 Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[1]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 18T-Tanner Holmes[6]; 5. 50YR-JJ Hickle[4]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 7. 3-Howard Moore[10]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[5]; 9. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[9]; 10. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 2. 86-Timothy Smith[1]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 5. 6-Dustin Selvage[7]; 6. 18-Ryan Roberts[8]; 7. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[5]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 9. 6T-Christopher Townsend[9]; 10. 8H-Jacob Hughes[3]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Austin McCarl[2]; 2. 99-Tony Rost[1]; 3. 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 4. 16A-Colby Copeland[4]; 5. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 6. 41-Colton Hardy[5]; 7. 01-Sammy Swindell[8]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[9]; 9. 9M-Liam Martin[7]; 10. T4-Tyler Graves[10]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Scott Bogucki[2]; 2. 24H-Kade Higday[4]; 3. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 4. 8-Aaron Reutzel[6]; 5. 83H-Justin Henderson[3]; 6. 24R-Rico Abreu[5]; 7. 2JR-Kelly Miller[8]; 8. 33-Alan Zoutte[9]; 9. 22W-Aaron Werner[10]; 10. 35L-Cody Ledger[7]
Hoosier Tire C-Feature:
Hoosier Tire C Feature (10 Laps): 1. 9M-Liam Martin[2]; 2. 8H-Jacob Hughes[1]; 3. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 4. 35L-Cody Ledger[3]; 5. 6T-Christopher Townsend[7]; 6. 4C-Tuesday Calderwood[5]; 7. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[6]; 8. 105-Cody Ihlen[8]; 9. T4-Tyler Graves[9]; 10. 22W-Aaron Werner[10]
BMRS B-Feature
BMRS B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 22-Ryan Leavitt[1]; 2. 83H-Justin Henderson[9]; 3. 24R-Rico Abreu[5]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[2]; 5. 17-Tyler Groenendyk[3]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[11]; 7. 70-Calvin Landis[10]; 8. 50YR-JJ Hickle[6]; 9. 6-Dustin Selvage[12]; 10. 41-Colton Hardy[4]; 11. 75X-JT Imperial[13]; 12. 11X-Ayrton Gennetten[23]; 13. 18-Ryan Roberts[14]; 14. 01-Sammy Swindell[15]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[17]; 16. 8H-Jacob Hughes[22]; 17. 2JR-Kelly Miller[16]; 18. 35L-Cody Ledger[24]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 20. 33-Alan Zoutte[18]; 21. 3-Howard Moore[19]; 22. 9M-Liam Martin[21]; 23. 7M-Chance Morton[8]; 24. 7A-Jack Anderson[7]
A-Feature
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 8-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[10]; 3. 84-Scott Bogucki[15]; 4. 9-Chase Randall[12]; 5. 16A-Colby Copeland[1]; 6. 4W-Jamie Ball[3]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 8. 88-Austin McCarl[14]; 9. 1K-Kelby Watt[5]; 10. 20-Justin Peck[16]; 11. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 12. 18T-Tanner Holmes[7]; 13. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[8]; 14. 44-Chris Martin[20]; 15. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[17]; 16. 1-Brenham Crouch[11]; 17. 22-Ryan Leavitt[21]; 18. 24R-Rico Abreu[23]; 19. 83H-Justin Henderson[22]; 20. 83T-Tanner Carrick[13]; 21. 24H-Kade Higday[9]; 22. 99-Tony Rost[19]; 23. 8M-Kade Morton[24]; 24. 86-Timothy Smith[18]
Lap Leader(s): Colby Copeland 1-14; Aaron Reutzel 15-20
KSE Hard Charger: Scott Bogucki +12
Driver's Project Quick Time: Kaleb Johnson 16.389-seconds
High Point Driver:
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 1 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,468; 2. Matt Covington 2,402; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,251; 4. Howard Moore 2,241; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,184; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,061; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,923; 8. Landon Britt 1,888; 9. Michael Day 1,740; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Friday night Gallatin showdown next for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
After nearly a month off, the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Region returns to action with the Summer Clash at Belgrade, coming Friday night at Gallatin Speedway.
A number of teams are coming off of racing in the Western Sprint Tour's Speedweek North in Washington and Oregon, keeping themselves sharp and gaining valuable seat time and experience. Defending series champion Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana was one of them, getting a Top 10 finish at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon while he was over there, and he hopes to take what he learned on his visit to the Pacific Northwest and potentially take back the points lead this weekend.
After racing part of that same speedweek, Phil Dietz of Laurel, Montana returned east and won last Saturday's ASCS Northern Plains feature at Gillette Thunder Speedway in Wyoming, gaining some momentum as he returns to the ASCS Frontier Region trail in pursuit of a sixth sprint car championship. Dietz was twice a winner at Gallatin Speedway in 2022.
Points leader Kelly Miller of Alberta won the last ASCS Frontier Region event at Gallatin Speedway, taking the victory in a non-stop main event on June 16th. Kory Wermling of Great Falls, Montana won last year's Summer Clash at Belgrade event.
Gates open at 5:35 for fans with hotlaps scheduled at 7:00 and racing beginning at 7:35. IMCA modifieds and WISSOTA super stocks are also on the card with the ASCS Frontier Region 360 sprint cars. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for juniors and seniors, and kids 12 years of age and under are in free of charge.
For those unable to attend, Friday's race can be seen on www.speedmax.tv, the official streaming partner of the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
August 4 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
August 25 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 1)
August 26 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT (Harvey Ostermiller Memorial - Night 2)
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
July 7 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
July 8 - Logan Forler at Big Sky Speedway
UP NEXT >> 33rd Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank
Bryan Hulbert - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 24, 2023) Next stop, the "Sprint Car Capital of the World" for three nights of racing at the 33rd Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway to kick off Southern Iowa Sprint Week.
A collection of 10 race nights between Knoxville and Oskaloosa, the whole of the Sprint Car universe will converge on Marion County starting August 3-5.
Focusing on the opening event, at the time of press, the 33rd Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank sits at 75 entries from the United States, Australia, and Canada, with 15 event rookies and a half-dozen former race winners, including the defending champion, 2015 ASCS National Champion, Aaron Reutzel.
Offering up a $152,000 purse, the overall winner will take home $20,000, plus their share of $15,000 in lap money. Other bonuses include $360 to the Team DGRD Best Appearing Car and $500 for the JETCO Rookie of the Year. Preliminary nights pay $3,000 to win. The full breakdown of the purse is posted at https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Event/knoxville-360-nationals.
Sanctioned under the American Sprint Car Series, events at Knoxville Raceway do not conform to ASCS car rules. Per insurance requirements, all cars must adhere to Knoxville Raceway car rules, tire, and weight requirements. This also includes the use of an onboard fire suppression system. Those are online at https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Pages/Rules.
No change to the event format; teams will be divided into Thursday/Friday Qualifying nights, where accumulated points are crucial to setting up Saturday's run of events. The format and nightly points breakdown is explained at https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Event/knoxville-360-nationals.
Hot Laps each night begin at 6:45 P.M., with Qualifying at 7:15 P.M. (CDT).
All events at Knoxville Raceway are broadcast exclusively at https://www.dirtvision.com. The Knoxville Nationals is NOT included with a monthly Fast Pass, only with the annual Fast Pass or PPV.
Knoxville Raceway is located on the Marion County Fairgrounds, at 1000 N Lincoln St. in Knoxville, Iowa. For information, directions, or to purchase tickets, log onto http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com or call (641) 842-5431.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Jason Martin Wins Weather Delayed
A-Feature At 81 Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert – PARK CITY, Kan. (July 22, 2023) Getting the show in just before the rains came the last time the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com was at 81-Speedway, Mother Nature got a little bit of revenge on Saturday night with a pop-up shower causing around a three-hour delay before Jason Martin rolled back into Victory Lane at the three-eighths-mile oval.
“First of all, thank you to all these people who sat it out in that rain. It was pretty cool to look out while it was still raining and see people sitting in the stands. Kudos to you guys. The fans are what pay our bills, and hopefully, you all enjoyed it,” stated Martin to the applause of the fans. “Also, to the staff. They could have just checked out and said, we’re done, but instead, it was an awesome racetrack.”
Leading from start to finish, the start was crucial to Martin’s success. Taking the green to the right of the front row, Jason and Covington swapped lines into the first turn, with the No. 36 able to escape with the lead.
Gone in clean air, traffic brought Covington into the mix, and at one point, the top four were nose to tail. Rubbing up on Martin’s left rear trying to shoot the bottom off the fourth turn as Jason worked a slower car on Lap 12, Matt was able to calm the right side tires of the No. 95 back to the racing surface and missed taking the point by 0.098-seconds.
Slowed thrice during the 25-lap affair, the final one came on Lap 19.
First and second unchanged, Martin would roll away by 1.064-seconds at the checkered flag. Covington in second, the race behind him saw several shifts through the last six laps as Jordon Mallett grabbed third away from Jake Bubak while Howard Moore snuck into the top five.
Getting shuffled back to eighth at one point, Brandon Anderson made it back to sixth, with Don Droud, Jr. slipping back on the final restart from fifth to seventh. Making up seven positions for the night KSE Hard Charger Award, Christopher Townsend crossed eighth, followed by Tim Estenson ninth and Whit Gastineau in tenth.
The field numbered 24 on Saturday, with Tim Estenson, the overall quickest driver in The Driver’s Project Qualifying at 14.348-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Don Droud, Jr., Landon Britt, and Jason Martin.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is the 33rd annual Xtreme Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, happening August 3-5, at Knoxville Raceway. The event is $20,000 to win.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National / ASCS Sooner
81 Speedway (Park City, Kan.)
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Car Count: 24
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, 14.348[7]; 2. 2-Chase Porter, 14.455[1]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.457[5]; 4. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 14.463[3]; 5. 13-Elijah Gile, 14.593[6]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.722[8]; 7. 10X-Jordan Knight, 15.082[4]; 8. 23K-Mike Kleymann, 15.082[2]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Howard Moore, 14.479[4]; 2. 1X-Jake Bubak, 14.533[8]; 3. 2W-Whit Gastineau, 14.572[5]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 14.583[2]; 5. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 14.654[3]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 14.676[7]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark, 14.723[1]; 8. 31-Casey Wills, 15.297[6]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.548[7]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 14.634[5]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.756[3]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 14.867[6]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox, 14.996[8]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.005[2]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings, 16.095[4]; 8. 31M-Eric Matthews, 16.125[1]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All Drivers advance to the A-Feature):
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1M-Don Droud Jr[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 4. 2-Chase Porter[3]; 5. 14T-Tim Estenson[4]; 6. 10X-Jordan Knight[7]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[5]; 8. (DNS) 23K-Mike Kleymann
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 2. 1X-Jake Bubak[3]; 3. 2W-Whit Gastineau[2]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[5]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[4]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark[7]; 8. 31-Casey Wills[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 4. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]; 6. 31M-Eric Matthews[8]; 7. 97-Kevin Cummings[7]; 8. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 4. 1X-Jake Bubak[3]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[10]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 7. 1M-Don Droud Jr[5]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend[15]; 9. 14T-Tim Estenson[9]; 10. 2W-Whit Gastineau[11]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[18]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 14. 9$-Kyle Clark[19]; 15. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 16. 7C-Chris Morgan[23]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[22]; 18. 31M-Eric Matthews[16]; 19. 10X-Jordan Knight[17]; 20. 97-Kevin Cummings[20]; 21. 23K-Mike Kleymann[24]; 22. 26M-Fred Mattox[14]; 23. 12-Jeffrey Newell[13]; 24. 13-Elijah Gile[21]
Lap Leader(s): Jason Martin 1-25
KSE Hard Charger: Christopher Townsend +7
Driver's Project Quick Time: Tim Estenson 14.348-seconds
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 7 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81 Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park; 7/22 – 81 Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,468; 2. Matt Covington 2,402; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,251; 4. Howard Moore 2,241; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,184; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,061; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,923; 8. Landon Britt 1,888; 9. Michael Day 1,740; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Rain Claims Friday At Rush County
All Systems Go For Saturday At 81 Speedway
Bryan Hulbert - LA CROSSE, Kan. (July 21, 2023) Heavy overnight rain has unfortunately rendered the grounds in and around Rush County Bullring Speedway unusable for Friday night's scheduled event with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
Saturday's event at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan. is on as scheduled. The $4,000 to win, $400 to start affair includes the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.
Saturday, July 22, opens at 3:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the stands. Hot Laps are at 6:00 P.M., with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, and free for kids 10 and under. Other divisions include the JLR Property Management 316 A-Mods, and AutoTech Service Super Stocks.
81-Speedway is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found online at https://www.81speedway.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Onboard Fire Suppression System Is Mandatory At Knoxville Raceway
A reminder to all teams that you will not be allowed to race without the approved onboard fire suppression system. From the Knoxville Raceway Rules, it reads as follows:
7.1-Fire Suppression System(s) These systems will be mandatory for the 2023 season at Knoxville Raceway starting April 21st at the World of Outlaw show for the 410 class. Approved systems will be mandatory for the 360 and Pro Series on June 9th.
A fire suppression system that meets the SFI 17.3 specification must be installed and functional.
The fire suppression system must include a thermal trigger and a manual trigger, both mounted in the driver’s compartment. The thermal trigger must be in the lower area of the drivers compartment forward of the seat near the area of the fuel pump. The manual trigger must be mounted within reach of the driver on the forward left-hand side of the cockpit. A minimum of one nozzle must be mounted in the lower area of the cockpit forward of the seat.
The DOT approved cylinder manufactured of aluminum or steel must be securely mounted to the frame per the manufacturer’s instructions and the discretion of track Officials. The cylinder must have a minimum capacity of 5 lbs.
The system must be fully charged and display a legible and valid SFI 17.3 and manufacture label, easily viewable at any time by Track Officials. Cylinders that are beyond useful certification date must be inspected, serviced and re-labeled by the manufacturer.
If a nozzle is connected to the cylinder with a line, the line must be steel or steel reinforced and must be triggered at the end of the line.
Approved Manufacturers
• Lifeline Fire & Safety USA, 540-251-2724
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Hurricane Area Super Sprints Join ASCS Lineup Of Regional Tours
Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July 19, 2023) Adding a new tour to the ASCS Regional lineup, the Hurricane Area Super Sprints has signed on under the direction of Stefen Oakes.
Much like the Elite tours in Texas and Colorado, the Hurricane Area Super Sprints are under ASCS sanction with media and points management but will operate under their own rules package and points system to allow all current teams to continue operating and racing without needing to spend extra money to change/alter their cars and equipment.
Rules for the Hurricane Area Super Sprints are online at https://www.ascsracing.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=847482
For questions regarding rules, procedures, and events, contact Stefen Oakes at bigshowmotorsports@yahoo.com or call (985) 285-9177.
Two events have already been contested in 2022 at Baton Rouge Raceway on April 14, with Channin Tankersley grabbing the win, and June 24, with Jan Howard atop the podium. The next event for the Hurricane Area Super Sprints will be a showdown with the ASCS Mid-South Region at Jackson Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 29.
The full 2023 lineup is online at https://www.ascsracing.com/schedules/2023?id=24627 and is subject to change without notice.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
ASCS Gulf South Returns Saturday At Texana Raceway Park
Bryan Hulbert – EDNA, Texas (July 19, 2023) Knocking the cobwebs off the ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Fast 5 Solutions and Pipeline+MD, the regional tour returns to action on Saturday, July 22 at Texana Raceway Park with a $2,000 to win, $300 to start showdown.
Taken over by Chris Walters (Walters Promotions, LLC), the series will continue to add events throughout the 2023 season while building a full schedule for 2024. Anyone with questions about the series can call Chris at (281) 475-1919.
Saturday, July 22, opens at 5:00 P.M. for teams to pull in and 6:00 P.M. in the grandstands. Racing is slated for 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and military, and $2 for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Other classes on the card include Limited, E-Mods, Hobby Stocks, Factory Stocks, and IMCA Modifieds. Texana Raceway Park is located at 258 Co Rd 412 in Edna, Texas. Information on the track can be found at http://texanaraceway.com.
The last time the series was at Texana Raceway Park was April 13, 2019, with Martin Edwards grabbing the win.
Support for the ASCS Gulf South Region is provided by Fast 5 Solutions, Pipeline+MD, Griffith Truck and Equipment, Precision Spray Foam, C4 Branding, What Makes Us Fire Foundation, Dusty Moon Veterinary Service, Top Coat Fabrication, Willy’s Racing Products, and Integrity Cleaning.
Race On Texas will have live coverage of Saturday’s event.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Heavy Overnight Rain Washes Out ASCS National Competition At Batesville Motor Speedway
Bryan Hulbert - BATESVILLE, Ark. (July 15, 2023) Unfortunately, heavy overnight rain has rendered the grounds in and around the Batesville Motor Speedway saturated beyond use for Saturday’s events with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
The series will try again on Friday, July 21 at Rush County Speedway in La Crosse, Kan.for $5,000 to win, then Saturday, July 22 at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan. for $4,000 to win
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Rain Claims ASCS A-Feature at Thunderbird Speedway
Bryan Hulbert - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (July 14, 2023) Making every effort to get Friday's program in with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com at Thunderbird Speedway, Mother Nature swooped in and ended the 25-lap affair with 11 Laps officially completed.
Under caution for a stalled car, the wind, which had started to intensify a few laps earlier, finally increased to an unsafe level and forced the field to the Pits. It wasn't long before lightning flashed over the track, and heavy rain began to fall.
To that point, Wayne Johnson had led every lap and was on track to land his 60th career win.
As the race fell short of the halfway mark, and a checked flag was not thrown, all prize money will be paid evenly ($770) to each A-Feature starter, and 86-points awarded.
Eligible National Tour teams will also receive full appearance money.
The Driver's Project Qualifying and AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were completed. Kade Morton established a new ASCS Track Record with a time of 17.331-seconds. Heat Race wins went to Jeffrey Newell, Brandon Anderson, and Wayne Johnson.
The American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will try again on Saturday, July 15, at Batesville Motor Speedway. Gates opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for youth (7-14), and free for kids six and under.
Batesville Motor Speedway is located at 5090 Heber Springs Rd. in Locust Grove, Ark. Information on the track is online at http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ascsracing).
Race Results:
ASCS National / ASCS Sooner
Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, Okla.)
Friday, July 14, 2023
Car Count: 25
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 8M-Kade Morton, 17.331[2]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton, 17.481[8]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 17.504[1]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 17.518[3]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 17.632[4]; 6. 2-Whit Gastineau, 17.794[6]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 17.992[7]; 8. 25B-Blaine Baxter, 18.061[9]; 9. 6-Christopher Townsend, 18.123[5]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt, 17.829[2]; 2. 87J-Jace Park, 18.019[1]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 18.100[4]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 18.107[3]; 5. 71-Channin Tankersley, 18.166[5]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis, 18.549[6]; 7. 90-Lance Norick, 18.556[7]; 8. 17-Wout Hoffmans, 18.999[8]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 18.240[2]; 2. 47K-Kaylee Bryson, 18.427[4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, 18.517[8]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile, 18.694[3]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell, 18.767[6]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 19.216[5]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox, 19.228[7]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn, 19.537[1]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All Drivers advance to the A-Feature):
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 5. 25B-Blaine Baxter[8]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[9]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 8. 8M-Kade Morton[4]; 9. 2-Whit Gastineau[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 3. 87J-Jace Park[3]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[4]; 5. 71-Channin Tankersley[5]; 6. 1H-Hank Davis[6]; 7. 90-Lance Norick[7]; 8. 17-Wout Hoffmans[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 3. 50Z-Zach Chappell[5]; 4. 47K-Kaylee Bryson[3]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 6. 91-Michael Day[6]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[1]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn[8]
A-Feature incomplete due to rain
Driver's Project Quick Time: Kade Morton 17.331-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Wayne Johnson
American Sprint Car Series At Muskogee And Batesville This Weekend
Bryan Hulbert - DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July 11, 2023) Taking on a pair of historic ovals this weekend, the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will headline action at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla. on Friday, July 14, then Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, Ark. on. Saturday, July 15.
$4,000 to win, $400 to start at both venues, each is a showdown with ASCS Regional Tours. Paired with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products on Friday, Saturday will see action against the ASCS Mid-South Region.
Returning to the Oklahoma half-mile after being absent for over 20-years in 2022, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. rolled into Victory Lane at Thunderbird Speedway to become the third winner in five events. One of the oldest tracks in Oklahoma, the facility first opened as a horse track in 1903. Auto racing began in 1955. Closed in 2003 after the grandstands were condemned, the track came back to life in 2010.
Friday, July 14 opens at 6:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:00 P.M. and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for youth (6-15), and free for kids five and under. Thunderbird Speedway is located at the Muskogee Fairgrounds (1444 S Cherokee St). For information on the track, as well as directions, log onto http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com.
Known for massive Late Model and Modified events, Batesville Motor Speedway has provided some impressive Sprint Car shows over the years as well. A high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval, the series has visited 11 times. Another track that saw a nearly 20-year gap between visits, thr return in 2021 saw Dale Howard pull off the last lap pass for the win. Impressive in his final season of racing in 2022, Tim Crawley captured the first of four wins last year.
Saturday, July 15 at Batesville Motor Speedway opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for youth (7-14), and free for kids six and under. Batesville Motor Speedway is located at 5090 Heber Springs Rd. in Locust Grove, Ark. Information on the track is online at http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Quick Info:
Who: American Sprint Car Series
Where: Muskogee, Okla. & Batesville, Ark.
When: Friday, July 14, & Saturday, July 15
Times and Other Info: Thunderbird Speedway
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Gates: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver's Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.050
Prices:
Pit Pass: $35
Grandstand Admission: $15
Youth (6-15): $5
Kids (6 & under): Free
Contact Info: Thunderbird Speedway
Address: 1444 S Cherokee St, Muskogee, OK 74403
Phone: (918) 729-9843
Website: http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thunderbird-Speedway-192229047937380
Twitter: N/A
Times and Other Info: Batesville Motor Speedway
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Grandstands: 5:30 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.050
Prices:
Grandstand Admission: $20
Youth (7-14): $5
Kids 6 & Under: Free
Contact Info: Batesville Motor Speedway
Phone: (870) 613-1337
Address: 5090 Heber Springs Rd Locust Grove, AR 72550
Website: http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/BatesvilleMotorSpeedway
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 6 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,232; 2. Matt Covington 2,174; 3. Howard Moore 2,030; 4. Jordon Mallett 2,030; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,976; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,867; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,721; 8. Landon Britt 1,654; 9. Michael Day 1,654; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Jason Martin Snags Steve King Memorial Opener At Dodge City Raceway Park
Bryan Hulbert – DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 7, 2023) Landing his tenth career victory with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com Friday night at Dodge City Raceway Park, Jason Martin wrestled the lead from Howard Moore on at the race’s mid-point and held on to win Night 1 of the Steve King Memorial.
“It’s nice being able to race hard wheel-to-wheel with people and they give you room. Howard’s always been a really good racer, and I appreciate and respect him for that, but traffic got a little sketchy there,” said Martin of the race for the lead.
Win No. 6 on the season with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, and ninth in combined competition with the Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Series, Jason Martin rolled to second on the start as Howard Moore shot into the lead.
Slowed on Lap 3 as Wayne Johnson found himself missing the right front on his No. 2c, Moore put distance on the field when the race resumed. A few laps from traffic, that allowed Martin to close. Cutting the gap from 1.205-seconds to 0.424 over four laps, Jason was able to roll by for the point on Lap 12.
Working through traffic, Jason was boxed in with five laps to go. Opening the door for the AR Dyno Specialty No. 3, Moore took a shot, but could not re-secure the lead.
Able to clear lapped traffic, the Bybee Electric No. 36 pulled away to a 1.497-seconds advantage at the checkered flag. Howard Moore, in second for the third time in his career, was followed by Oklahoma’s Whit Gastineau for his first national podium finish. Matt Covington crossed fourth, with Landon Britt in fifth.
Jordon Mallett moved up to sixth from ninth, with Jake Bubak rolling eight spots to seventh. Kyler Johnson, who came back to top the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association A-Feature, was eighth, followed by Brandon Anderson, and Jeremy Huish to complete the top ten.
The field of 23 drivers on Night 1 of the Steve King Memorial was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Jason Martin with a track record time of 14.341-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were topped by Kyler Johnson, Jeremy Huish, and Landon Britt. The KSE Hard Charger was Jake Bubak who advanced eight spots.
The Steve King Memorial continues Saturday, July 8 with a $5,088 to win, $500 to start A-Feature.
Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:30 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20, and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $35. Dodge City Raceway Park is located at 11322 110 Rd. in Dodge City, Kan. For more information on the track, log onto https://www.racedcrp.com or call (620) 225-3277.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, Kan.)
Steve King Memorial - Night 1
Friday, July 7, 2023
Car Count: 23
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.261[8]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau, 15.566[7]; 3. 6T-Kaden Taylor, 15.582[6]; 4. 13-Elijah Gile, 15.593[2]; 5. 10T-Tyler Knight, 15.594[1]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.655[5]; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.663[3]; 8. 72-Ray Seemann, 15.829[4]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.873[6]; 2. 1X-Jake Bubak, 14.977[3]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 15.092[1]; 4. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 15.282[2]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett, 15.289[8]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.309[7]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 15.497[4]; 8. 938-Bradley Fezard, 16.580[5]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 14.341[5]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 14.664[3]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.683[4]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 14.712[1]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.733[7]; 6. 88-Jordan Knight, 15.172[6]; 7. 32-Blair Cooper, 15.855[2]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All Drivers advance to the A-Feature):
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[3]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 3. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 4. 6T-Kaden Taylor[1]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[5]; 6. 10T-Tyler Knight[4]; 7. 72-Ray Seemann[7]; 8. (DNS) 13-Elijah Gile
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88J-Jeremy Huish[1]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 6. 1X-Jake Bubak[3]; 7. 938-Bradley Fezard[8]; 8. 91-Michael Day[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[2]; 6. 88-Jordan Knight[6]; 7. 32-Blair Cooper[7]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 5. 10-Landon Britt[7]; 6. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 7. 1X-Jake Bubak[15]; 8. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 9. 55B-Brandon Anderson[12]; 10. 88J-Jeremy Huish[8]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[14]; 12. 2J-Zach Blurton[16]; 13. 938-Bradley Fezard[18]; 14. 88-Jordan Knight[17]; 15. 91-Michael Day[22]; 16. 32-Blair Cooper[20]; 17. 72-Ray Seemann[21]; 18. 10T-Tyler Knight[19]; 19. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 20. 7C-Chris Morgan[10]; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson[11]; 22. 6T-Kaden Taylor[13]; 23. 13-Elijah Gile[23]
Lap Leader(s): Howard Moore 1-11; Jason Martin 12-25
KSE Hard Charger: Jake Bubak +8
Driver's Project Quick Time: Jason Martin 14.341-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Kyler Johnson
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 6 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge City Raceway Park); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 2,090; 2. Matt Covington 2,024; 3. Howard Moore 1,911; 4. Jordon Mallett 1,895; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,866; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,745; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,596; 8. Landon Britt 1,568; 9. Michael Day 1,560; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Big Sky double on tap for ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series returns to action with two nights of racing this Friday and Saturday in the Big Sky 360 Showdown at Big Sky Speedway outside Billings, Montana.
Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta has won all four ASCS Frontier Region races completed this season and was dominant each time out. Miller holds a solid 68-point lead over defending series champion Trever Kirkland entering this weekend's events. Miller, chasing his first ASCS-sanctioned championship, looks to continue his dominance at a track where he's already won three times this year. Kirkland and the rest of the field, including the likes of Kory Wermling, Joe Perry and five-time sprint car champion Phil Dietz, are looking to halt Miller's momentum and close the gap in the standings.
Both days see the pit gate for race teams open at 3:00 and spectator gates opening at 5:30 with racing scheduled to begin at 7:00 Mountain Time. Tickets for adults are $20 each day with seniors in for $15. Kids under 60 inches tall are in for free. Super stocks, Legends and wingless limited sprint cars are on the card both days while street stocks join in the festivities on Saturday, all part of what is the Mark Rieker Memorial at Big Sky Speedway.
Those unable to attend in person but wishing to watch still can do so at www.speedmax.tv.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Top 5 points (wins)
1. Kelly Miller, 600 (4 wins)
2. Trever Kirkland, 532
3. Phil Dietz, 525
4. Kory Wermling, 522
5. Joe Perry, 495
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 22-29 - *non-points* WST Speedweek North in Oregon and Washington
August 4 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
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2023 ASCS Frontier Region winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Postponed a week (weather) at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Postponed a week (weather) at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
Jake Bubak Leads All With The American Sprint Car Series At WaKeeney Speedway
Bryan Hulbert – WAKEENEY, Kan. (July 1, 2023) A lifetime of laps growing up racing at WaKeeney Speedway continues to pay off for Jake Bubak, who, for the second year in a row, rolled into Victory Lane with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
“We definitely made up for last night,” stated Bubak, who suffered a DNF Friday. “I have to thank Patrick so much. He and I are gelling right now, and these engines run unbelievably. Very thankful to him and his family for bringing me out here.”
A $5,000 payday for the Colorado shoe, Bubak raced wheel-to-wheel with Blake Hahn through the opening lap. Able to jump ahead of the DriveWFX.com No. 52, the pair were quick into traffic numerous times. Allowing Hahn to close and look for room to advance on the 360 Civil No. 27b, the cautions would keep bringing the leaders back into clean air, but not without a few close calls.
Able to avoid disaster through the back markers, the final restart on Lap 19 saw Bubak dart away by 0.906-seconds. Blake Hahn in second, was followed by Jason Martin, Oklahoma’s Whit Gastineau fourth was followed by Brandon Anderson.
Going after the No. 55b numerous times, Matt Covington would have to settle for sixth, with Zach Blurton seventh. Jordon Mallett, Jeremy Huish, and Howard Moore completed the top ten.
The 25-car field was topped in Driver’s Project Qualifying by Blake Hahn, who topped his track record of 14.700-seconds with a 14.673-second lap. Three AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Chris Morgan, Brandon Anderson, and Whit Gastineau.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is the Steve King Memorial at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan. on Friday, July 7 ($3,000 to win, $400 to start), and Saturday, July 8 ($5,088 to win, $500 to start).
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
WaKeeney Speedway (WaKenney, Kan.)
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Car Count: 25
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak, 14.864[6]; 2. 36-Jason Martin, 15.028[7]; 3. 88-Jordan Knight, 15.044[8]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 15.198[1]; 5. 3-Howard Moore, 15.222[5]; 6. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 15.386[9]; 7. 0J-Jeremy McCune, 15.558[3]; 8. 3J-Joel Mellon, 15.800[4]; 9. (DNS) 74-Zack Merritt, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 14.805[7]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.832[4]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 15.123[1]; 4. 6T-Kaden Taylor, 15.132[2]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 15.163[8]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton, 15.201[5]; 7. 91-Michael Day, 15.351[6]; 8. 44-Ryan Rader, 17.450[3]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.673[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington, 14.801[3]; 3. 2-Whit Gastineau, 14.856[7]; 4. 99-Tony Rost, 15.014[2]; 5. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 15.020[6]; 6. 91X-Jeff Stasa, 15.341[4]; 7. 10-Tyler Knight, 15.496[5]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend, 15.758[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 3. 27B-Jake Bubak[4]; 4. 88-Jordan Knight[2]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[5]; 6. 88J-Jeremy Huish[6]; 7. 3J-Joel Mellon[8]; 8. 74-Zack Merritt[9]; 9. 0J-Jeremy McCune[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 6T-Kaden Taylor[1]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[6]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 1M-Don Droud Jr[4]; 7. 44-Ryan Rader[7]; 8. (DNS) 91-Michael Day
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 5. 99-Tony Rost[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 7. 91X-Jeff Stasa[6]; 8. 10-Tyler Knight[7]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 4. 2-Whit Gastineau[3]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[7]; 8. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 9. 88J-Jeremy Huish[17]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[14]; 11. 3-Howard Moore[15]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[11]; 13. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 14. 99-Tony Rost[13]; 15. 88-Jordan Knight[12]; 16. 0J-Jeremy McCune[22]; 17. 91X-Jeff Stasa[19]; 18. 74-Zack Merritt[24]; 19. 10-Tyler Knight[21]; 20. 1M-Don Droud Jr[25]; 21. 3J-Joel Mellon[18]; 22. 44-Ryan Rader[20]; 23. 6T-Kaden Taylor[10]; 24. 6-Christopher Townsend[16]; 25. 91-Michael Day[23]
Lap Leader(s): Jake Bubak
KSE Hard Charger: Jeremy Huish +8
Driver's Project Quick Time: Blake Hahn 14.
High Point Driver: Blake Hahn 14.673 (NTR)
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/1 – WaKeeney Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,940; 2. Matt Covington 1,894; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,773; 4. Howard Moore 1,769; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,753; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,629; 7. Christopher Townsend 1,488; 8. Michael Day 1,460; 9. Landon Britt 1,443; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Hahn Rallies For Epic ASCS Score Over Dover At Boone County Raceway
Bryan Hulbert – ALBION, Neb. (June 30, 2023) Making his fourth start of the season with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com on Friday at Boone County Raceway, Oklahoma’s Blake Hahn held off the charge of Nebraska’s Jack Dover at the line by 0.008-seconds.
“We had a really good car, and Jack was fast there at the end. He gave it all he had in that last corner, but we were able to get by. Going down the front stretch dragging, I put the pedal down as far as she’d go, and I might have floated the valves a little bit, but that was all she had, and actually, I wasn’t even looking straight; I was looking right to see if I got him at the line,” stated Hahn in Victory Lane.
“It doesn’t get much better than that, and I need to thank Jack [Dover] for racing us so clean. He had every opportunity to lean on us a little bit, but that’s what good racing is. To be able to race that hard and never touch.”
Hahn’s 21st career win with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, Boone County Raceway is the 14th track that Hahn has earned a win at, and second in the state of Nebraska.
Taking off third in the DriveWFX.com No. 52, the opening laps were commanded by Matt Covington, who led the opening revolution, then Jack Dover, who took over the point on Lap 2 when the field came back to green after a spin by Tim Estenson off the second turn.
Hahn to second on Lap 4 with an inside, out move on Covington, the chase for the lead was on as traffic came into view. Working the cushion at both ends of the three-eighths-mile oval, the pair went three wide in traffic working Lap 8 with Dover holding the point by 0.009-seconds. Hahn to the top in the first and second turns, Dover stuck low, leaving the top open into turn three. Across the track to take the line, three wide again for a moment, Hahn had just enough room to turn under the No. 53 and take the lead.
A scare racing by slower cars on Lap 11 when Hahn went to squeeze between the lapped car and the wall, the No. 52 found right side tires and went air born. Able to keep the car upright and rolling, the leaders got a reprieve from traffic with a caution on Lap 14 for Joey Danley who stopped at the bottom of the second turn.
Blake was able to begin pacing away for a moment on the restart, but the final ten laps again brought the back of the pack into play. Starting to inch up on Hahn, the No. 53 closed for a shot on Lap 23. Sliding Hahn in one and two, Blake was able to work back around to hold the lead.
To the white flag, and Hahn nearly slipped the cushion in turns three and four. Giving Dover one last shot, the No. 53 rolled a diamond off the second turn. Shooting under Blake into three and four, the slide job from Dover was met with a crossover and drag race to the line with Hahn able to secure the top of the podium.
Jack Dover in second was followed by Jason Martin from eighth. Following from ninth, Missouri’s Garrett Williamson wheeled to fourth with Don Droud, Jr. earning the KSE Hard Charger of the Race with a run from 12th to fifth. Matt Covington ended up sixth, with Howard Moore, Zach Blurton, Joey Danley, Kyler Johnson, and Chris Martin completing the top ten.
Friday’s show at Boone County Raceway welcomed a field of 24 drivers. The Driver’s Project Qualifying saw a new track record set by Jake Bubak at 13.575-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Chris Martin, Jordon Mallett, and Jason Martin.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com is WaKeeney Speedway on Saturday, July 1. The $5,000 to win, $500 to start opens at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 7:47 P.M. (CDT). All-Access Passes are $30, general admission is $20, and kids 12 and under are free into the grandstands. IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, and Crazy Cruisers are also on the card.
WaKeeney Speedway is located at 100 N 13th St. in WaKeeney, Kan. Information on the track can be found at https://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net or by calling Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Boone County Raceway (Albion, Neb.)
Friday, June 30, 2023
Car Count: 24
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 13.753[3]; 2. 53-Jack Dover, 14.025[5]; 3. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 14.036[2]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, 14.045[7]; 5. 14D-Joey Danley, 14.114[4]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.164[8]; 7. 14J-Josh Riggins, 14.209[1]; 8. 6-Christopher Townsend, 14.398[6]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, 13.993[3]; 2. 55-Garet Williamson, 14.193[5]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.253[8]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.528[7]; 5. 0J-Jeremy McCune, 14.676[6]; 6. 91X-Brandon Stevenson, 14.680[4]; 7. 36X-Rick Hansen, 15.697[1]; 8. (DNS) 57B-Boyd Peterson, NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 27B-Jake Bubak, 13.575[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.933[7]; 3. 3-Howard Moore, 14.307[8]; 4. 36-Jason Martin, 14.308[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.360[5]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 14.825[1]; 7. 4X-Jason Danley, 14.845[2]; 8. 1-Brian Gramm, 15.549[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 2. 53-Jack Dover[3]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 1M-Don Droud Jr[2]; 5. 14D-Joey Danley[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[7]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 8. (DNS) 14J-Josh Riggins
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[2]; 2. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 3. 14T-Tim Estenson[4]; 4. 55-Garet Williamson[3]; 5. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[6]; 6. 0J-Jeremy McCune[5]; 7. 36X-Rick Hansen[7]; 8. (DNS) 57B-Boyd Peterson
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 4. 27B-Jake Bubak[4]; 5. 91-Michael Day[6]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 7. 4X-Jason Danley[7]; 8. 1-Brian Gramm[8]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 53-Jack Dover[4]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 4. 55-Garet Williamson[9]; 5. 1M-Don Droud Jr[12]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 7. 3-Howard Moore[10]; 8. 2J-Zach Blurton[11]; 9. 14D-Joey Danley[15]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[16]; 11. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 12. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 13. 4X-Jason Danley[19]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[17]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[21]; 16. 0J-Jeremy McCune[18]; 17. 91-Michael Day[14]; 18. 1-Brian Gramm[22]; 19. 91X-Brandon Stevenson[13]; 20. 36X-Rick Hansen[20]; 21. 14T-Tim Estenson[2]; 22. 27B-Jake Bubak[6]; 23. 57B-Boyd Peterson[24]; 24. 14J-Josh Riggins[23]
Lap Leader(s): Matt Covington 1; Jack Dover 2-8; Blake Hahn 9-30
KSE Hard Charger: Don Droud, Jr. +7
Driver's Project Quick Time: Jake Bubak 13.575-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 1 (6/30 – Boone County Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,802; 2. Matt Covington 1,772; 3. Howard Moore 1,661; 4. Jordon Mallett 1,657; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,628; 6. Kyler Johnson 1,519; 7. Landon Britt 1,443; 8. Christopher Townsend 1,402; 9. Michael Day 1,375; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Nebraska And Kansas On Deck For The American Sprint Car Series
Bryan Hulbert - DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 28, 2023) Making the run through Nebraska and Kansas this Independence Day Weekend, the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com will be at Boone County Raceway in Albion, Neb. on Friday, June 30, then WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan. on Saturday, July 1.
The return to the one-third-mile oval at the Boone County Fairgrounds, last year's series debut saw Oklahoma's Matt Covington win a dogfight of a feature over Jason Martin.
This Friday's Norfolk Transmission & Muffler, Boone County Challenge, opens at 1:00 P.M. in the Pits and 5:00 P.M. in the stands. Hot Laps are set to be on track at 7:15 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for youth (12-18), and free for kids 11 and under. Pit Passes are $30.
Boone County Raceway is located at 100 W Fairview St. in Albion, Neb. For more information on the track, call (402) 741-2451 or log onto http://www.boonecountyraceway.com.
Sprint Cars and Fireworks are on deck Saturday, July 1, at WaKeeney Speedway. Colorado's Jake Bubak and Quinter, Kan. shoe, Zach Blurton added their names to the list of winners at WaKeeney in 2022. The 2021 return went to Liberal's Jason Martin. Three visits in 1995, 1996, and 1998 all went to Dodge City's Garry Lee Maier.
Saturday, July 1, will feature a Fireworks show after the races. Gates open at 5:00 P.M., with racing at 7:47 P.M. (CDT). All-Access Passes are $30, general admission is $20, and kids 12 and under are free into the grandstands. IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, and Crazy Cruisers are also on the card.
WaKeeney Speedway is located at 100 N 13th St. in WaKeeney, Kan. Information on the track can be found at https://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net or by calling Terry Mattox at (918) 417-0624.
Going into the weekend, Jason Martin holds a slim 20 point advantage over Matt Covington. Carrying momentum into the weekend, Jordon Mallett has closed his gap down to 119 markers.
Likewise for Howard Moore, who is enter with a pair of podium runs, and trails by only 128 points. Brandon Anderson is fifth in standings, with Landon Britt, Kyler Johnson, Christopher Townsend, Michael Day, and Seth Bergman make up the top ten.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Quick Info:
Who: American Sprint Car Series
Where: Boone Co. Raceway and WaKeeney Speedway
When: June 30 and July 1
Event Information (Boone County Raceway)
Pits: 1:00 P.M.
Gates: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:15 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.050 (Channel 5)
Prices:
Adults: $25
Youth 12-18: $15
Kids 11 & Under: Free
Pit Pass: $30
Contact Info:
Address: 100 W Fairview St, Albion, NE 68620
Phone: (402) 741-2451
Website: http://www.boonecountyraceway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Boone-County-Raceway-1535163786732202/
Event Information (WaKeeney Speedway)
Pits: 3:00 P.M.
Gates: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 7:47 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.050 (Channel 5)
Prices:
Adults: $20
Senior / Military: $15
Youth 13-16: $10
Kids 12 & Under: Free
All Access Passes: $30
Track Contact Info:
Phone: (785) 743-2555 or (918) 417-0624
Address: 100 N 13th St, WaKeeney, KS 67672
Website: http://www.wakeeneyspeedway.net
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/WaKeeney-Speedway-424370508391146
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,670; 2. Matt Covington 1,650; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,551; 4. Howard Moore 1,542; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,528; 6. Landon Britt 1,443; 7. Kyler Johnson 1,409; 8. Christopher Townsend 1,300; 9. Michael Day 1,279; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by RacinDirt.com, AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
RacinDirt.com Named Presenting Sponsor Of The American Sprint Car Series
Bryan Hulbert - DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 27, 2023) Announced last week that RacinDirt.com was taking over as the official live online broadcast provider of the American Sprint Car Series, this week goes even bigger as RacinDirt.com has acquired the presenting sponsor rights to the American Sprint Car Series.
"For RacinDirt.com to step up as the presenting sponsor for this series speaks volumes about their level of commitment," stated ASCS Owner, Terry Mattox. "Trenton and Austin have built an awesome brand, and they've staffed it accordingly. That makes a huge difference, and we're thrilled to be part of it."
Founded in 2010, RacinDirt.com is the vision of Trenton Berry and Austin Krueger. Since its inception, RacinDirt.com has covered Modified and Late Model events throughout the Midwest, and is the official streaming service of the Summit USMTS National Championship, of which they are also the presenting sponsor. Only recently have Sprint Cars joined the streaming platform's catalog.
“Opportunities like what Terry Mattox has presented, hardly ever come around. We knew when it did, it was a no brainer," stated RacinDirt.com co-founder, Trenton Berry. "We try to help in all facets when we enter into a partnership. We’re committed to a making a significant investment into the ASCS and pushing it forward. These first few weeks have been great, and it’s only going full steam ahead from this point!”
Along with the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series, RacinDirt.com also features the AmeriFlex Hose and Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series, United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford, United Sprint League, American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing, and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps. All of which are under the Terry Mattox Racing umbrella of series.
The next events for the American Sprint Car Series are Friday, June 30 at Boone County Raceway on Albion, Neb. for $4,000 to win, $400 to start, the. WaKeeney Speedway on Saturday, July 1 in WaKeeney, Kan. for $5,000 to win, $500 to start.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Alex Sewell Charges To His First Career ASCS National Victory At Caney Valley Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert – CANEY, Kan. (June 24, 2023) A race that saw every high and low imaginable Saturday night at Caney Valley Speedway, the highest moment came as 13th starting Alex Sewell stormed into Victory Lane for the first time with the American Sprint Car Series.
The 168th winner with the American Sprint Car Series, Sewell is the second in as many races to add his name to the list, joining Jeffrey Newell, who won Thursday at Lawton. Drivers from 11 cities in Oklahoma have won with the American Sprint Car Series. Sewell is the fifth from Broken Arrow.
"This is a dream come true me. I've been racing with this series for, shoot I don't know, 15-years now, and these wins; they don't come easy," stated an ecstatic Alex Sewell.
Wrapped up in a massive hug by his Father in Victory Lane, emotionally, Alex talked about what that meant to him.
"It means the world to get to come out here and do this with him, and to be able to pay him back a little bit with a win. It feel freaking nice. I wouldn't want to do this with anyone else."
After several cautions throughout the 30-lap event, Sewell kept his nose clean and made it into the top five on Lap 8. Rolling like a shot on restarts, Sewell battled past Howard Moore for second on Lap 13. Out front from the start, Andrew Deal led the way by over two seconds as he worked into traffic on Lap 15.
Trying to work around a slower car, that would be where his night ended as Fred Mattox went around and collected the No. 15d in the process.
Advancing Sewell to the point, the last challenge for the No. 8 came with a caution on Lap 27 for debris off the fourth turn. Able to find his marks through the final three revolutions, clean air allowed Alex to pull away by 1.619-seconds.
Howard Moore, from ninth, held on for second as Brandon Anderson salvaged his night with a massive run from the back of the pack to third after getting collected and turned on Lap 2. Sidelined in his Heat Race with a failed engine, Jordon Mallett had to grid the field 22nd but was able to march ahead 18 positions to finish fourth. Bradley Fezard completed the top five.
Kyler Johnson made up six spots, with Matt Covington, who, like Anderson, had to salvage his night, in seventh. Jace Park crossed eighth, followed by Jason Martin, who had to fight back after tipping on his side on an early restart. Joshua Tyre completed the top ten.
The 24-car field at Caney Valley Speedway was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Jace Park, who established a new track record at 11.743-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Sean McClelland, Andrew Deal, and Jeremy Campbell. The KSE Hard Charger was Alex Sewell, who gained 12 spots from his scheduled starting spot.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series is a $4,000 to win, $400 to start showdown at Boone County Raceway on Friday, June 30 at Albion, Neb., followed by the next $5,000 to win, $500 to start Super Summer Series event at WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan. on Saturday, July 1.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. New subscribers can save 25% when using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout (website only). RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
RACE RESULTS:
ASCS National
Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.)
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Car Count: 24
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 11.817[5]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 11.876[6]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 11.911[8]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend, 12.074[3]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell, 12.198[4]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox, 12.221[1]; 7. 00-Broc Elliott, 12.594[2]; 8. (DNS) 1H-Hank Davis, 12.594
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 11.950[2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 11.973[1]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal, 12.029[7]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton, 12.053[6]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard, 12.096[5]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan, 12.215[8]; 7. 31-Casey Wills, 12.291[4]; 8. 91-Michael Day, 23.388[3]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 87J-Jace Park, 11.743[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 11.854[2]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 11.886[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 11.918[6]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 11.965[7]; 6. 36-Jason Martin, 12.053[4]; 7. 3X-Noah Harris, 12.132[5]; 8. 1T-Joshua Tyre, 13.050[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 5. 8-Alex Sewell[5]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 7. 1H-Hank Davis[8]; 8. 00-Broc Elliott[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 2. 938-Bradley Fezard[5]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[1]; 5. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 6. 7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 7. 91-Michael Day[8]; 8. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 2. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 3. 87J-Jace Park[4]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 7. 3X-Noah Harris[7]; 8. 1T-Joshua Tyre[8]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 8-Alex Sewell[13]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[9]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[22]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard[7]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 8. 87J-Jace Park[5]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[16]; 10. 1T-Joshua Tyre[21]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[15]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[3]; 13. 26M-Fred Mattox[18]; 14. 00-Broc Elliott[23]; 15. 15D-Andrew Deal[1]; 16. 91-Michael Day[19]; 17. 3X-Noah Harris[20]; 18. 7C-Chris Morgan[17]; 19. 8M-Kade Morton[14]; 20. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 21. 12-Jeffrey Newell[10]; 22. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 23. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 24. 1H-Hank Davis[24]
Lap Leader(s): Andrew Deal 1-19; Alex Sewell 20-30
KSE Hard Charger: Alex Sewell +12
Driver's Project Quick Time: Jace Park 11.743-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:*
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (6/22 – Lawton Speedway); Alex Sewell – 1 (6/24 – Caney Valley Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,670; 2. Matt Covington 1,650; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,551; 4. Howard Moore 1,542; 5. Brandon Anderson 1,528; 6. Landon Britt 1,443; 7. Kyler Johnson 1,409; 8. Christopher Townsend 1,300; 9. Michael Day 1,279; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Jeffrey Newell Lands First Career ASCS National Victory At Lawton Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert – LAWTON, Okla. (June 22, 2023) Leading start-to-finish and going green-to-checkered at Lawton Speedway, Tulsa’s Jeffrey Newell captured his first career A-Feature victory Thursday night with the American Sprint Car Series.
The 167th different winner with the American Sprint Car Series, Newell is the fifth driver from Tulsa, Okla. to do so, and the seventh different winner on the 2023 season.
“Man, we’ve had a pretty tough start to our season, and I appreciate Rick and Corinna at Drywall Systems for sticking with me. We’ve been close to winning on a few really big Micro races, and this...this is only our second Sprint Car outing this year, so to get a win; says a lot about this team. They work their butts off,” said Newell in Victory Lane.
Pocketing $4,000 for his efforts, the 2022 Tulsa Shootout Stock Non-Wing Champion shot to the point through the opening two turns over Jason Martin. Finding traffic by Lap 8 as the race for second went the way of Matt Covington, the T&L Foundry No. 95 rolled up to challenge for the point on Lap 12. On Jeffrey's back bumper off the fourth turn, Matt took a look but could not get the run.
Able to pull away as Traffic intervened, the No. 95 also started to develop an engine stumble. Looking like Howard Moore, who worked to third on Lap 18, was going to be able to take advantage; traffic this time played to Covington’s advantage.
Working low on lapped traffic through the final laps, Newell made it to the checkered flag with 1.643-seconds to spare. Matt Covington held onto second, with Howard Moore third. Jason Martin ended up fourth, with Andrew Deal fifth.
Jordon Mallett, from 12th, made it to sixth, followed by Landon Britt from 13th. Leaving as the KSE Hard Charger, Brandon Anderson made up eight positions to finish eighth. Joe Wood, Jr. and Jace Park completed the top ten.
The 21-car field at Lawton Speedway was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Matt Covington, who established the ASCS Track Record at 13.281-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Joe Wood, Jr., Christopher Townsend, and Jason Martin. The KSE Hard Charger of the Night was Brandon Anderson.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series is Saturday, June 24, at Caney Valley Speedway, paying $5,000 to win, $500 to start. Gates open at 4:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the grandstands. Hot Laps begins at 7:00 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $5 for youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $35.
Caney Valley Speedway is located just north of Caney, Kan., at 1324 County Road 1600. Information on the track is online at https://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. New subscribers can save 25% when using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout (website only). RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
RACE RESULTS:
ASCS National
Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Okla.)
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Car Count: 21
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, 13.367[5]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.433[6]; 3. 03-Joe Wood Jr, 13.454[2]; 4. 31-Casey Wills, 13.580[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 13.650[4]; 6. 8M-Kade Morton, 14.059[1]; 7. 1-Brian Gramm, 14.125[7]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 13.281[6]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 13.311[3]; 3. 10-Landon Britt, 13.437[1]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend, 13.795[7]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 13.877[4]; 6. 10P-Parker Ezell, 16.100[2]; 7. (DNS) 91-Michael Day NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell, 13.475[2]; 2. 87J-Jace Park, 13.598[6]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 13.635[7]; 4. 16S-Steven Shebester, 13.803[5]; 5. 0J-Jeremy McCune, 13.839[4]; 6. 2B-Brett Becker, 13.952[3]; 7. 96-Brandon Sampson, 15.009[1]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Joe Wood Jr[2]; 2. 31-Casey Wills[1]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 5. 1-Brian Gramm[7]; 6. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Christopher Townsend[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[2]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 6. 91-Michael Day[7]; 7. 10P-Parker Ezell[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 16S-Steven Shebester[1]; 3. 87J-Jace Park[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 5. 0J-Jeremy McCune[5]; 6. 2B-Brett Becker[6]; 7. 96-Brandon Sampson[7]
A-Feature
A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 12-Jeffrey Newell[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 3-Howard Moore[5]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 5. 15D-Andrew Deal[6]; 6. 14-Jordon Mallett[12]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[13]; 8. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 9. 03-Joe Wood Jr[3]; 10. 87J-Jace Park[7]; 11. 6-Christopher Townsend[8]; 12. 16S-Steven Shebester[11]; 13. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 14. 31-Casey Wills[10]; 15. 2B-Brett Becker[17]; 16. 0J-Jeremy McCune[15]; 17. 1-Brian Gramm[14]; 18. 96-Brandon Sampson[19]; 19. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 20. 91-Michael Day[21]; 21. (DNS) 10P-Parker Ezell
Lap Leader(s): Jeffrey Newell 1-30
KSE Hard Charger: Brandon Anderson +8
Driver's Project Quick Time: Matt Covington 13.281-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,427; 2. Matt Covington 1,389; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,299; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,277; 5. Howard Moore 1,265; 6. Seth Bergman 1,237; 7. Landon Britt 1,27; 8. Kyler Johnson 1,195; 9. Michael Day 1,091; 10. Christopher Townsend 1,084;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
RacinDirt.com Takes Over As The Official Streaming Service Of The American Sprint Car Series!
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 19, 2023) RacinDirt.com has stepped up and taken over as the official live online broadcast provider of the American Sprint Car Series for the remainder of the 2023 season and beyond.
“I’ve seen RacinDirt’s coverage of USMTS for years, and it’s always been great, but to see what they bring to the track, even when it’s just a couple of cameras, and see the level of work they put into making a quality broadcast, it’s amazing. I’m very much looking forward to working with RacinDirt for many years to come,” said ASCS owner Terry Mattox.
Already the official streaming service of several Terry Mattox Racing-owned series, like the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps, AmeriFlex Oil Capital Racing Series, and United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford, adding the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series was a simple choice.
“We are obviously incredibly happy to make this announcement. RacinDirt is a homegrown, grassroots company, just like Terry Mattox Racing and the American Sprint Car Series,” stated RacinDirt co-owner Trenton Berry. “I can’t thank FloRacing enough for helping facilitate this transition. We’re happy to be associated with such champions in the industry. This brand of racing, the teams who follow it, and the great tracks they visit all align with our company so well.”
Fans can subscribe to RacinDirt.com on a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. For a limited time, fans can receive a 25% discount when they sign up for the yearly subscription by using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
The next events for the American Sprint Car Series are Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Okla.) and Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.) on Saturday, June 24.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer. New subscribers can receive 25% off when they use promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Lawton and Caney Valley Speedway On Deck For The American Sprint Car Series!
Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 20, 2023) On track again this Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway, and Saturday, June 24, at Caney Valley Speedway, the American Sprint Car Series will race for added money.
Upping the bottom of the purse Thursday to $500 to start the A-Feature at Lawton Speedway, the winner will walk away with $4,000. Debuting a new higher purse Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway, the winner’s share has been moved to $5,000 with money added throughout the A-Feature payout, including start money upped to $500.
The $5,000 to win, $500 to start payout at Caney is the first of several events that will see the higher payout in 2023.
Eighteen previous visits to Lawton Speedway with 11 different winners, the series has been absent from the quarter-mile-oval since 2019 when Sam Hafertepe, Jr. captured his third career victory at the Edwards family-owned facility. Tying Wayne Johnson with a trio of wins, only Gary Wright has more with four trips to Victory Lane.
Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway, opens at 4:00 P.M. for teams to park and 5:00 P.M. for the grandstands. Hot Laps begin at 7:00 P.M. with racing at 7:47 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (60+), military (with ID), $10 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40.
Lawton Speedway is located at 3501 SW Sheridan in Lawton, Okla. More information, directions, and updates on Lawton Speedway can be found online at http://www.lawtonspeedway.com or by calling (580) 355-6417.
A late addition to the 2023 lineup, the Saturday swing was originally slated for Texas; however, the show was forced to be relocated to Caney Valley Speedway, and with it, a higher payout.
A track that spent a long time off the National Tour schedule, the series hit the Kansas oval for the first time in 1993, with Terry Gray taking the win, but did not return until 2020 with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. in Victory Lane. Dylan Westbrook took the next two checkered flags, with Seth Bergman the most recent in September, 2022.
Saturday, June 24, opens at 4:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the grandstands. Hot Laps begins at 7:00 P.M., with racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $5 for youth (6-12), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $35.
Caney Valley Speedway is located just north of Caney, Kan., at 1324 County Road 1600. Information on the track is online at https://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. New subscribers can save 25% when using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout (website only). RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
QUICK NOTES:
Who: American Sprint Car Series
Where: Lawton Speedway and Caney Valley Speedway
When: Thursday, June 22, 2023
Where: Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Okla.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 7:47 P.M.
Ticket Info:
Tickets: $20
Seniors, Military, Youth (12-15): $15
Youth (6-11): $10
Kids 5 & Under: Free
Pits: $40
Other Info:
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld Required
RACEceiver: 454.000
$4,000 to win, $500 to start
Track Contact Info:
Address: 3501 SW Sheridan Rd. Lawton, OK 73501
Phone: (918) 417-0624
Web: http://www.lawtonspeedway.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/LawtonSpeedway
When: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Where: Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.)
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Stands: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Driver’s Meeting: 6:15 P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying: 7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Ticket Info:
Tickets: $20
Seniors: $15
Youth (6-12): $10
Kids 5 & Under: Free
Pits: $35
Other Info:
Muffler: N/A
RACEceiver: 454.000
$5,000 to win, $500 to start
Track Contact Info:
Address: 1324 County Rd. 1600 Caney, KS 6733
Phone: (918) 417-0624
Web: http://www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net
Social: http://www.facebook.com/Caneyvalleyspeedway
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,427; 2. Matt Covington 1,389; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,299; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,277; 5. Howard Moore 1,265; 6. Seth Bergman 1,237; 7. Landon Britt 1,27; 8. Kyler Johnson 1,195; 9. Michael Day 1,091; 10. Christopher Townsend 1,084;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
RacinDirt.com Takes Over As The Official Streaming Service Of The American Sprint Car Series!
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 19, 2023) RacinDirt.com has stepped up and taken over as the official live online broadcast provider of the American Sprint Car Series for the remainder of the 2023 season and beyond.
“I’ve seen RacinDirt’s coverage of USMTS for years, and it’s always been great, but to see what they bring to the track, even when it’s just a couple of cameras, and see the level of work they put into making a quality broadcast, it’s amazing. I’m very much looking forward to working with RacinDirt for many years to come,” said ASCS owner Terry Mattox.
Already the official streaming service of several Terry Mattox Racing-owned series, like the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps, AmeriFlex Oil Capital Racing Series, and United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford, adding the National Tour of the American Sprint Car Series was a simple choice.
“We are obviously incredibly happy to make this announcement. RacinDirt is a homegrown, grassroots company, just like Terry Mattox Racing and the American Sprint Car Series,” stated RacinDirt co-owner Trenton Berry. “I can’t thank FloRacing enough for helping facilitate this transition. We’re happy to be associated with such champions in the industry. This brand of racing, the teams who follow it, and the great tracks they visit all align with our company so well.”
Fans can subscribe to RacinDirt.com on a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. For a limited time, fans can receive a 25% discount when they sign up for the yearly subscription by using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout.
The next events for the American Sprint Car Series are Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Okla.) and Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.) on Saturday, June 24.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com. Fans can choose to subscribe for $32.99 a month or $199.99 a year. New subscribers can save 25% when using promo code ASCS2023 at checkout (website only). RacinDirt.com broadcasts can be viewed on your Smart TV, Mobile Devices, and your Laptop or Computer.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Jason Martin Storms Into ASCS
Victory Lane At 81 Speedway
Bryan Hulbert – PARK CITY, Kan. (June 17, 2023) Standing in Victory Lane as Mother Nature made her presence known Saturday night, Liberal, Kan. native Jason Martin held off the last lap charge of Matt Covington for his fifth win of the season with the American Sprint Car Series and ninth of his career.
A turnaround from the start of the three-day run for Jason, who got tangled up at Creek County Speedway, Martin explained he’d been chasing the car ever since.
Until Thursday, we’d been pretty good, just got tangled at Creek and it actually bent this car. It’s taken me two nights to figure out what the hell was wrong with it. I just kept messing with it because we were absolutely horrible earlier. I think we were 17th out of 19 in Hot Laps. I was mad, so I just started changing stuff.”
The first time for Martin to top the National Tour at 81 Speedway, the No. 36 shot to the lead on the opening lap with a pass on Kyler Johnson through the third and fourth turns.
Into traffic by the fifth lap, the No. 36 was slowed trying to navigate the back markers, allowing Brandon Anderson, who made it to second on Lap 2, to close the gap. Getting the shot at the top spot, Anderson took advantage on Lap 8.
Red on Lap 12 as Jeremy Campbell, Forest Sutherland, and Landon Britt tangled in the first turn, the restart would spell disaster for Anderson. With a massive puff of smoke at the end of the front stretch, the engine let go for the second race in a row down the backstretch.
Advancing Martin back to the point, the No. 36 sped away several times as Matt Covington came up to chase. In traffic again with less than three laps to go, the white flag saw Covington close from over a second to only 0.198-seconds behind. Mounting a charge down the backstretch, it was not enough to deny Jason Martin, who won by 0.297-seconds.
Kyler Johnson, third, was followed by Chris Morgan for his second career top-five finish with the American Sprint Car Series. Jordon Mallett completed the top five.
A rebound of sorts for Howard Moore after a flip at Humboldt Speedway, the No. 3 crossed sixth, with Chase Porter seventh. Tanner Conn from 13th made it to eighth, followed by Michael Day, Fred Mattox, and Zach Blurton from 18th to complete the top ten.
The field of 19 was led in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Matt Covington at 14.354-seconds. A trio of AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races went to Matt Covington, Fred Mattox, and Chris Morgan. The KSE Hard Charger was Zach Blurton, with seven positions gained.
The next event for the American Sprint Car Series is Thursday, June 22, at Lawton Speedway. It was announced during Saturday’s Driver’s Meeting that the event will pay $4,000 to win but will increase to $500 to start. Saturday, June 24, at Caney Valley Speedway, is $5,000 to win, $500 to start.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.)
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Car Count: 19
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.354[4]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 14.371[2]; 3. 36-Jason Martin, 14.421[5]; 4. 3X-Tanner Conn, 14.574[3]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton, 14.620[1]; 6. 2-Chase Porter, 14.824[6]; 7. 31M-Eric Matthews, 15.859[7]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 14.543[2]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 14.559[1]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox, 14.727[4]; 4. 91-Jeff Stasa, 14.762[6]; 5. 91D-Michael Day, 14.875[3]; 6. 16S-Steven Shebester, 14.942[5]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.516[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, 14.614[6]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.679[3]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 14.780[4]; 5. 85-Forrest Sutherland, 15.495[2]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend, 16.049[5]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 3. 3X-Tanner Conn[1]; 4. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[6]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 7. 31M-Eric Matthews[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 26M-Fred Mattox[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[4]; 3. 91-Jeff Stasa[1]; 4. 91D-Michael Day[5]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 6. 16S-Steven Shebester[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[2]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 5. 85-Forrest Sutherland[5]; 6. 6-Christopher Townsend[6]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 3. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 6. 3-Howard Moore[11]; 7. 2-Chase Porter[12]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn[13]; 9. 91D-Michael Day[10]; 10. 26M-Fred Mattox[3]; 11. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 12. 91-Jeff Stasa[14]; 13. 31M-Eric Matthews[19]; 14. 16S-Steven Shebester[16]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[4]; 16. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[5]; 17. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 18. 85-Forrest Sutherland[15]; 19. 6-Christopher Townsend[17]
Lap Leader(s): Jason Martin 1-7; 13-25; Brandon Anderson 8-12
KSE Hard Charger: Zach Blurton +7
Driver's Project Quick Time: Matt Covington 14.354-Seconds
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 5 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/17 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,427; 2. Matt Covington 1,389; 3. Jordon Mallett 1,299; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,277; 5. Howard Moore 1,265; 6. Seth Bergman 1,237; 7. Landon Britt 1,27; 8. Kyler Johnson 1,195; 9. Michael Day 1,091; 10. Christopher Townsend 1,084;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Miller now 4-for-4, takes ASCS Frontier at Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BILLINGS, Mont. - Kelly Miller's dominance of the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car series in 2023 continued on Saturday night, as he led all 25 laps of the main event at Big Sky Speedway.
The Lethbridge, Alberta driver has won all four ASCS Frontier races completed so far this season, and all four have come in dominating fashion aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Eagle. Saturday's win was by over 7.5 seconds ahead of runner-up Kory Wermling.
The feature was slowed twice for caution flags, the first in main events for the series all season outside of false starts. Phil Dietz came to a stop early on to bring out the first yellow, but he later rebounded to finish fourth. The second came when defending series champion Trever Kirkland slowed while running second and Richard Bailey spun to a stop on the front stretch at the same time. Kirkland's car was then pushed to the pit area, ending his night.
Wermling inherited the second position after Kirkland's misfortune and finished there in his No. 9k Two Dot Tech-powered Maxim. Joe Perry had the hard charge of the night, coming from the tenth starting position to finish third aboard the Chuck Perry No. 28 Don Ott-powered Maxim. Behind fourth place Dietz, Jordan Milne of Alberta finished fifth.
Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Wermling and Miller. In place of the redraw for the first two rows, a quick dash was run instead to determine the first four starting positions. Miller won that ahead of Josh Ostermiller, Wermling and Kirkland.
The next ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races are Friday and Saturday, July 7th and 8th at Big Sky Speedway.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
June 17, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 9k Kory Wermling, 2. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 3. 01 Rich Bailey, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 24m Ian Myers, 6. 28 Joe Perry, DNS - 69r Damon McCune.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 3 Jordan Milne, 4. 2n Shad Petersen, 5. 18 Paul Jones, DNS - 0J Jeremy McCune.
Dash (5 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 37 Trever Kirkland.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 9k Kory Wermling, 3. 28 Joe Perry, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, 6. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 7. 2n Shad Petersen, 8. 24m Ian Myers, 9. 37 Trever Kirkland, 10. 01 Rich Bailey, 11. 18 Paul Jones, DNS - 0J Jeremy McCune, 69r Damon McCune.
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ASCS Frontier Region 2023 winners
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
June 17 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
August 4 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
Matt Covington Dominates American Sprint Car Series Return To Humboldt Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert – HUMBOLDT, Kan. (June 16, 2023) Setting the track record, going high point on the night, then leading start to finish Friday night, Matt Covington dominated the American Sprint Car Series at Humboldt Speedway.
Covington’s third win of the season it’s his first with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour in 2023 and the 17th of his career. Humboldt Speedway is the 16th track Covington has claimed a victory at.
A rebound night for Covington after getting tangled up Thursday at Creek County Speedway, Matt talked about that in Victory Lane, “It’s no different than any other year. You have to work through the hardships and learn to enjoy it somehow because that’s what keeps you going and pushes you and allows you to enjoy a night like this. The track was cowboy up a little bit, you know, popping wheelies, having to run the curb, but I had a good time out front with it.”
Getting the point over Tanner Conn at the start, the South Plains Towing/Reece Construction No. 95 wasted no time pulling away as Jordon Mallett worked his way to second on Lap 2. Into traffic quickly, Covington made quick work of the back markers, while Mallett found his rounds blocked.
Caution on Lap 19 for Landon Britt, who rolled to a stop in the third and fourth turns; Covington picked up right where he left off and pulled away to 0.999-seconds at the finish. Jordon Mallett held onto second. Posting his first career National Tour podium, 16-year-old Christopher Townsend held off the charge of Sean McClelland for third. From seventh, McClelland crossed fourth, with Kyler Johnson winning the drag race to the line for fifth.
Finding a line just off the high side on the restart, Jeremy Campbell began picking off cars quickly to grab sixth. Fred Mattox was seventh, followed by Tanner Conn. Suffering an engine change that put Brandon Anderson to the rear of the field, the No. 55b made it back to ninth with Jason Martin going 15th to tenth.
Jason will leave as the point’s leader as Seth Bergman was forced to miss Humboldt to tend to the business that he and his wife own. While his hometown is Snohomish, Wash., Seth and his family reside in Owasso, Okla., and own the Evergreen Coffee, Co. Opening their fourth location, that required Seth’s attention. He plans to continue racing with the American Sprint Car Series as much as possible.
The 19-car field at Humboldt Speedway was topped in The Driver’s Project Qualifying by Matt Covington at 12.076-seconds. AR Dyno Specialty Heat Race wins went to Tanner Conn, Kyler Johnson, and Chris Morgan. The KSE Hard Charger was Jeremy Campbell.
The American Sprint Car Series rolls north to 81-Speedway on Saturday, June 17. Gates open at 3:00 P.M. for the pits and 5:00 P.M. for the stands. Hot Laps are at 6:00 P.M., with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, and free for kids 10 and under. Other divisions include the JLR Property Management USRA A-Mods, AutoTech Service Super Stocks, and Primal Jerky Mini Stocks.
81-Speedway is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found online at https://www.81speedway.com.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the American Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kan)
Friday, June 16, 2023
Car Count: 19
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.333[7]; 2. 10-Landon Britt, 12.389[2]; 3. 3X-Tanner Conn, 12.413[3]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 12.485[1]; 5. 36-Jason Martin, 12.500[6]; 6. 13-Elijah Gile, 12.583[5]; 7. 31-Casey Wills, 12.667[4]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 12.076[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 12.374[6]; 3. 2-Chase Porter, 12.411[4]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.421[2]; 5. 11-Austin O'Neal, 12.577[5]; 6. 938-Bradley Fezard, 12.888[3]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 6-Christopher Townsend, 12.441[4]; 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.460[6]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 12.482[5]; 4. 7C-Chris Morgan, 12.530[2]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox, 12.648[1]; 6. 91-Michael Day, 12.799[3]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3X-Tanner Conn[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[3]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[7]; 7. 13-Elijah Gile[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 2. 2-Chase Porter[2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 6. 11-Austin O'Neal[5]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Morgan[1]; 2. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 4. 6-Christopher Townsend[4]; 5. 91-Michael Day[6]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[3]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 3. 6-Christopher Townsend[4]; 4. 1-Sean McClelland[7]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[12]; 7. 26M-Fred Mattox[10]; 8. 3X-Tanner Conn[2]; 9. 55B-Brandon Anderson[16]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[15]; 11. 938-Bradley Fezard[11]; 12. 7C-Chris Morgan[9]; 13. 91-Michael Day[14]; 14. 13-Elijah Gile[19]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[5]; 16. 2-Chase Porter[6]; 17. 31-Casey Wills[17]; 18. 3-Howard Moore[13]; 19. 11-Austin O'Neal[18]
Lap Leader(s): Matt Covington 1-30
KSE Hard Charger: Jeremy Campbell +6
Driver's Project Quick Time: Matt Covington 12.076-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 4 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway); Matt Covington – 1 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Jason Martin 1,277; 2. Matt Covington 1,247; 3. Seth Bergman 1,237; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,177; 5. Jordon Mallett 1,174; 6. Howard Moore 1,143; 7. Landon Britt 1,141; 8. Kyler Johnson 1,060; 9. Christopher Townsend 992; 10. Michael Day 978;
Support of the American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by AR Dyno Specialty, BMRS, The Driver’s Project, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Smiley’s Racing Products, Impact Signs, Hoosier Tire, RacinDirt.com, and MyRacePass.com.
Miller takes Gallatin checkers, now 3-for-3 with ASCS Frontier
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
BELGRADE, Mont. - Kelly Miller continued his early dominance of the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour, as he picked up the win in Friday's Spring Clash at Belgrade at Gallatin Speedway.
The Lethbridge, Alberta driver has won all three ASCS Frontier Region races completed so far this season, and Friday's win only added to his early points lead. Miller took the lead around the midway point of the 25-lap feature from defending series champion Trever Kirkland and took off from there, winning the caution-free race by over 2.6 seconds aboard the KDM Motorsports No. 2jr Eagle.
All three of Miller's wins have come in dominating fashion, establishing himself and the KDM Motorsports team as the car to beat at this early point in the season.
After an excellent start that saw him jump from the fourth starting position to the lead on the opening lap, Trever Kirkland led the first several circuits before yielding the top spot to Miller. The Helena, Montana driver eventually finished second aboard the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X.
After mechanical problems mostly kept him pitside during the first weekend of ASCS Frontier action in May, Richard Bailey finally got a full night of racing in and delivered a strong run. The former California resident now living in East Helena, Montana ran third aboard his No. 01 Bailey Bros.-powered Helix.
Five-time Montana sprint car champion Phil Dietz finished fourth, followed by Kory Wermling. Outside pole-sitter Josh Ostermiller, Joe Perry, Jeremy McCune, Ian Myers and Bryan Brown rounded out the Top 10.
Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Kirkland and Miller.
Friday's race was a make-up after a rainout the prior week. The series and track agreed to reschedule for this week as only two other events were scheduled at Gallatin Speedway this year. The series will return on August 4th and September 8th.
The series next races Saturday at Big Sky Speedway, located outside Billings, in what is also a make-up after a rainout last Saturday. After a break, the series resumes with a two-night event at Big Sky Speedway on July 7th and 8th.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Brodix ASCS Frontier Region
Spring Clash at Belgrade
Gallatin Speedway
Belgrade, MT
June 16, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 3. 01 Richard Bailey, 4. 38b Bryan Brown, 5. 3 Jordan Milne, DNS - 31 Shane Moore.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 28 Joe Perry, 3. 9k Kory Wermling, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 0J Jeremy McCune, 6. 24m Ian Myers.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 2jr Kelly Miller, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 01 Richard Bailey, 4. 72 Phil Dietz, 5. 9k Kory Wermling, 6. 12 Josh Ostermiller, 7. 28 Joe Perry, 8. 0J Jeremy McCune, 9. 24m Ian Myers, 10. 38b Bryan Brown, 11. 3 Jordan Milne, DNS - 31 Shane Moore.
2023 ASCS Frontier Region winner
May 19 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 20 - Kelly Miller at Big Sky Speedway
May 26 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
May 27 - Rained out at Electric City Speedway
June 9 - Rained out at Gallatin Speedway
June 10 - Rained out at Big Sky Speedway
June 16 - Kelly Miller at Gallatin Speedway
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
June 17 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
Sean McClelland Is The Man At Creek County Speedway With The American Sprint Car Series!
Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (June 15, 2023) A return to Victory Lane that’s been 17 years, three months, and four days in the making, Tulsa’s Sean McClelland finally put the D&E Supply/David Stephenson Special No. 1 back on the front straightaway at Creek County Speedway with the American Sprint Car Series.
Winning in the tour’s 30th visit since 1993, Sean, who has several ASCS Regional wins at the Oklahoma oval, is the 23rd driver to top the National Tour at Creek County Speedway. McClelland’s only other National win came during his rookie season with the American Sprint Car Series at Houston Raceway Park in March of 2006, in which he bested Gary Wright for the win.
“I’ve been trying to win another one of these National Tour races for years. I won one a long time ago, and everyone said it wasn’t for real. Well, this one is for real, and it’s even more special that it came at my home track,” explained McClelland. “I can’t thank everyone enough. Every who supports me they were here tonight, and it means a lot.”
Besting the field of 23 on Thursday night at the quarter-mile-oval, McClelland took the green from fourth. Chasing Jordon Mallett for the runner-up spot until Lap 12, McClelland was finally able to pressure his way under the No. 14 off the fourth turn. Bringing Seth Bergman with him into third, the No. 23 would end up slipping up the track off the second turn on Lap 16, allowing several drivers to make their way by.
Still needing to chase down the Morton Excavating No. 7m of Chance Morton, the pursuit began with a 2.922-second gap to undo.
Picking away bit by bit over the next six laps, McClelland changed his line from the top of three and fourth, bottom of one and two, to finally working the gutter at both ends. Still working the top of the third and fourth turns, Morton’s advantage waned.
Charing the hub of three and four with 19-laps complete, Sean shot to the point then gaped the field by 2.369-seconds over the final ten revolutions.
On the pass, Sean said, “I knew I was going to have to try something to catch him. I felt it (rubber) down here a little bit, and I’d been sliding myself down here in three and four, so I just rolled the bottom to see how it felt. It hooked, and that was all she wrote.”
Chance Morton held on to second for his first career National podium finish. Despite fighting a flat left front tire through the last half of the A-Feature, Jordon Mallett captured third. Howard Moore moved up from ninth to finish fourth, with Jace Park making the run from 14th to fifth.
Sixth went to Brandon Anderson, followed by Kade Morton. Hard Charging in his first ASCS National A-Feature start, Lane Goodman made up 14 positions to finish eighth. Seth Bergman slipped to ninth, and it is the first time all season he’s finished off the podium. Kyler Johnson completed the top ten.
The Driver’s Project overall quick qualifier was Matt Covington at 11.990-seconds. Three AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races were won by Sean McClelland, Jordon Mallett, and Michael Day. The KSE Hard Charger of the night was Lane Goodman.
The weekend for the American Sprint Car Series continues at Humboldt Speedway on Friday, June 16, then 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan. on Saturday, June 17.
The 2023 season will mark the 32nd year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
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RACE RESULTS:
ASCS National
Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Car Count: 23
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying (Top 4 in each group invert into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 11.990[4]; 2. 3-Howard Moore, 12.118[2]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 12.186[6]; 4. 10-Landon Britt, 12.373[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 12.418[7]; 6. 3X-Tanner Conn, 12.456[5]; 7. 25-Kyle Admire, 14.130[8]; 8. 1H-Hank Davis[1] NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 31-Casey Wills, 12.167[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman, 12.252[3]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton, 12.262[4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, 12.557[5]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 12.566[1]; 6. 29-Lane Goodman, 12.806[8]; 7. 87J-Jace Park, 13.136[7]; 8. 7F-Noah Harris[6] NT
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, 12.667[2]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton, 12.735[7]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal, 13.227[4]; 4. 91-Michael Day, 13.298[1]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard, 13.417[5]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox, 13.643[3]; 7. 6-Christopher Townsend[6] NT
AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races (All drivers advance to the A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 3X-Tanner Conn[6]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[1]; 7. 25-Kyle Admire[7]; 8. 1H-Hank Davis[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 8M-Kade Morton[2]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[5]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[7]; 6. 7F-Noah Harris[8]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[4]; 8. 29-Lane Goodman[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 91-Michael Day[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[4]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 4. 938-Bradley Fezard[5]; 5. 6-Christopher Townsend[7]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (30 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland[4]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[2]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 4. 3-Howard Moore[9]; 5. 87J-Jace Park[14]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[11]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[10]; 8. 29-Lane Goodman[22]; 9. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[15]; 11. 3X-Tanner Conn[8]; 12. 31-Casey Wills[17]; 13. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 14. 6-Christopher Townsend[13]; 15. 10-Landon Britt[23]; 16. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 17. 91-Michael Day[7]; 18. 15D-Andrew Deal[21]; 19. 7F-Noah Harris[16]; 20. 26M-Fred Mattox[18]; 21. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 22. (DNS) 25-Kyle Admire; 23. (DNS) 1H-Hank Davis
Lap Leader(s): Chance Morton 1-19; Sean McClelland 20-30
KSE Hard Charger: Lane Goodman +14
Driver's Project Quick Time: Matt Covington 11.990-seconds
High Point Driver: Matt Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
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ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis, TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)
14 Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker (Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day (Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver running for the Brodix National Rookie of the Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason Martin – 4 (4/20 – Jackson Motor Speedway; 4/22 – Boothill Speedway; 5/20 – Longdale Speedway; 5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (5/26 – Lakeside Speedway); Joe B. Miller – 1 (5/17 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean McClelland – 1 (6/15 – Creek County Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Seth Bergman 1,237; 2. Jason Martin 1,167; 3. Matt Covington 1,097; 4. Brandon Anderson 1,064; 5. Howard Moore 1,049; 6. Landon Britt 1,041; 7. Jordon Mallett 1,032; 8. Kyler Johnson 935; 9. Michael Day 874; 10. Christopher Townsend 857;
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ASCS Frontier reschedules Gallatin & Big Sky for June 16 & 17
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
After being forced to cancel its races this weekend due to poor weather, the ASCS Frontier Region sprint car tour was able to reschedule its respective events at Gallatin Speedway and Big Sky Speedway.
Gallatin Speedway, located outside of Bozeman, Montana, will welcome the series to the 3/10-mile clay oval for its first visit of 2023 on Friday, June 16th. The series will then pay another visit to the 3/8-mile Big Sky Speedway, outside Billings, on Saturday, June 17th. The dates were confirmed on Saturday afternoon after discussions between the two tracks and Stagg Motor Sports over the prior two days.
After the plug was pulled on racing this weekend, it was decided to reschedule for the following weekend to give teams the chance to race before what will be, for now, a quiet period on the schedule. Two other events on Memorial weekend were rained out at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls. The possibility of rescheduling those races is also being considered still. Because of weather, only two events have been completed so far in 2023, and the series and tracks are wanting to give its teams opportunities to race.
Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta has won both ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races run so far this season and holds the points lead.
After the newly scheduled make-up events on June 16th and 17th, the series will return to action with a two-night event at Big Sky Speedway on Friday and Saturday, July 7th and 8th.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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Upcoming ASCS Frontier Region events
June 16 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, MT
June 17 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 7 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
July 8 - Big Sky Speedway - Billings, MT
Weather halts ASCS Frontier at Gallatin & Big Sky
Andrew Kunas, Stagg Motor Sports PR
This weekend's ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races have been canceled due to poor weather conditions, including Friday's event at Gallatin Speedway and Saturday's event at Big Sky Speedway. Stagg Motor Sports and both tracks are discussing rescheduling their respective events at this time and will announce plans as soon as possible.
Friday's event was to be the first of three this season at Gallatin Speedway, located in Belgrade, Montana. While the weather there now is good, there was far too much rainfall this week and there is a great amount of standing water on the grounds, including the parking lot and pit area, making it impossible to race as scheduled.
Big Sky Speedway, outside Billings, had already hosted the series twice this season. It too has standing water on the grounds and more poor weather is expected for the Billings area on Saturday, also making cancelation necessary for them.
Kelly Miller of Lethbridge, Alberta has won both ASCS Frontier Region sprint car races run so far this season and holds the points lead.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, along with the ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regional tours, can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motor Sports, the promoting company of the ASCS Fronti