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Davis Back in Winter Challenge Victory Lane at CSP!

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (February 1, 2012) – Charles Davis, Jr., evened the score in the win column for the ASCS Canyon Region forces versus their foes from the USAC West Coast Series as the Winter Challenge resumed with round four of six at Canyon Speedway Park on Wednesday night.

The two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion picked off his second win in four nights of Winter Challenge competition aboard the Massey Motorsports No. 50 entry after USAC shoes Jon Stanbrough and Tracy Hines topped rounds three and four, respectively.

Davis, Jr., led from his pole position throughout in the $2,000-to-win affair before surviving a last-lap caution that set up a green-white-checkered dash to the stripe, fending off Hines to secure the win. R.J. Johnson claimed the final step on the podium in the show position after starting eighth.

Bob Ream, Jr., was fourth, with Stevie Sussex rounding out the top five. Jon Stanbrough was sixth, with Shane Cottle, Casey Shuman, Mike Martin and Shon Deskins completing the top ten.

Stanbrough, Johnson and Davis, Jr., won Wednesday night’s heat races, with Rick Ziehl victorious in the “B” Main.

With Hines just four points ahead of Davis, Jr., in Winter Challenge points, action resumes with Round Five on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then the $5,000-to-win Sixth and Final Round on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Winter Challenge Round Four Results from Canyon Speedway Park:

First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 2. 1-Stevie Sussex, 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. 16-Mike Martin, 5. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 6. 23-Colby Copeland, 7. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 8. 9s-John Shelton, 9. 51-Cody Cambensy.

Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 2. 4-Tracy Hines, 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 5. 62-Chris Bonneau, 6. 6-Ronnie Clark, 7. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 8. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 9. 32b-Brian Hosford.

Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 3. 7k-Bruce St. James, 4. 97-Casey Shuman, 5. 5x-Shane Cottle, 6. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 7. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 8. 53-Tom Lee.

“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 62-Chris Bonneau, 3. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 4. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 5. 32b-Brian Hosford, 6. 9s-John Shelton, 7. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 8. 53-Tom Lee, 9. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 10. 51-Cody Cambensy.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 4-Tracy Hines, 3. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 1-Stevie Sussex, 6. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 7. 5x-Shane Cottle, 8. 97-Casey Shuman, 9. 16-Mike Martin, 10. 20-Shon Deskins, 11. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 12. 29-Bud Kaeding, 13. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 14. 23-Colby Copeland, 15. 62-Chris Bonneau, 16. 32b-Brian Hosford, 17. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 18. 7k-Bruce St. James, 19. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 20. 9s-John Shelton, 21. 6-Ronnie Clark, 22. 20z-Rick Ziehl.

Winter Challenge Points (Top Ten – Through Round Four of Six): 1. Tracy Hines (New Castle, IN) 542, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 538, 3. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 518, 4. Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) 502, 5. Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 463, 6. Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 459, 7. Jon Stanbrough (Avon, IN) 447, 8. Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ) 437, 9. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 434, 10. Colby Copeland (Roseville, CA) 425.

Remaining Winter Challenge Schedule at Canyon Speedway Park:

Round Five – Friday, February 3 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win) Round Six – Saturday, February 4 @ 1:00 p.m. ($5,000 to win)

Peoria’s Canyon Speedway Park is located 25 miles north of Phoenix on I-17 to Exit 223, then 6.3 miles west. For more information, contact the track at 602-258-7223 or check www.canyonspeedwaypark.com.

ASCS Warrior Scheduled Released

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 31, 2012) – The 2012 schedule of events for the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region has been released as the Missouri-based Regional tour gears up for its second year of action under the American Sprint Car Series banner.

The ASCS Warrior Region is currently slated for 24 nights of competition at nine different tracks throughout the Missouri area with several other dates yet to be determined.

Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO, near Kansas City will bookend the tour, hosting the series season opener on April 13 and the season finale on October 19.

Other tracks already set to host the ASCS Warrior Region in 2012 include U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO), LA Raceway (La Monte, MO), Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO), Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO), Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS), Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO), Double X Speedway (California, MO) and the historic Missouri State Fair Speedway (Sedalia, MO).

Along the way, the ASCS Warriors will mix it up with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series on a handful of occasions while also tangling with the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region on three additional occasions at U.S. 36 and the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region once at Springfield.

2012 Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region Schedule

April 13 – Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO)
April 14 – LA Raceway (La Monte, MO)
May 5 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
*May 23 – Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO)
May 26 – LA Raceway (La Monte, MO)
May 27 – Double X Speedway (California, MO) – T
June 15 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – vs. ASCS Midwest Region
June 16 – L.A. Raceway (La Monte, MO)
*June 23 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
*July 3 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO)
July 13 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – vs. ASCS Midwest Region
July 21 – LA Raceway (La Monte, MO)
July 22 – Double X Speedway (California, MO) – T
August 17 – Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)
August 18 – Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)
August 19 – Missouri State Fair Speedway (Sedalia, MO)
August 31 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – vs. ASCS Midwest Region
September 1 – Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
September 2 – Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
September 7 – Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO)
*September 28 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
*September 29 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
October 6 – Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO) – vs. Sooner Region
October 19 – Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO)

* - Indicates events held in conjunction with Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series.

The 2012 season marks the 21st year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Hines Takes Winter Challenge Round Three at CSP!

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (January 29, 2012) – Tracy Hines became the third different winner in as many rounds of Winter Challenge action at Canyon Speedway Park by taking the $3,000 triumph in Sunday afternoon’s 30-lap feature event pitting the ASCS Canyon Region versus the USAC West Coast Series.

After leading much of the way in Saturday’s feature only to surrender the point in the closing circuits, there was no stopping the reigning Western World champion in Sunday’s main event after he took the lead away from Rick Ziehl on the 18th circuit.

While Hines started from the pole position, it was outside front row starter and Friday night winner Charles Davis, Jr., pacing the early circuits in front of fourth-starter Ziehl and Hines.

As traffic came into play on the 3/8-mile clay oval, Ziehl slid past Davis, Jr., for the lead on the 11th round with Hines following suit soon after. Hines worked traffic precisely over the next several rounds and took the lead from Ziehl with 13 circuits remaining.

With clear track in front of him after a caution with just six laps to go, the New Castle, IN, native raced on to the checkered flag in front of Ziehl, with R.J. Johnson, Davis, Jr., and Jeremy Sherman rounding out the top five.

Andrew Reinbold advanced ten positions by racing from 16th to sixth, while Bud Kaeding charged from 19th to seventh. Bruce St. James was eighth, with Mike Martin and Jon Stanbrough completing the top ten.

Hines, Johnson and Davis, Jr., won Sunday’s heat races.

Canyon Speedway Park’s Winter Challenge resumes with Round Four on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., followed by Round Five on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then the $5,000-to-win Sixth and Final Round on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Winter Challenge Round Three Results from Canyon Speedway Park:

First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 7k-Bruce St. James, 3. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 4. 16-Mike Martin, 5. 62-Johnny Herrera, 6. 36d-Dave Darland, 7. 29-Bud Kaeding, 8. 1-Stevie Sussex, 9. 23-Colby Copeland.

Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 2. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 3. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 6. 32b-Brian Hosford, 7. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 8. 9x-Ryan Linder.

Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 97-Casey Shuman, 3. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 4. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 5. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 6. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 7. 53-Tom Lee, 8. 21x-Jon Stanbrough.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 3. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 4. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 5. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 6. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 7. 29-Bud Kaeding, 8. 7k-Bruce St. James, 9. 16-Mike Martin, 10. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 11. 97-Casey Shuman, 12. 23-Colby Copeland, 13. 62-Johnny Herrera, 14. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 15. 36d-Dave Darland, 16. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 17. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 18. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 19. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 20. 53-Tom Lee, 21. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 22. 6jt-Michael Curtis. DNS: 32b-Brian Hosford, 1-Stevie Sussex, 9x-Ryan Linder.

Winter Challenge Points (Top Ten): 1. Tracy Hines (New Castle, IN) 400, 2. Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) 396, 3. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 388, 4. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 383, 5. (tie) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) and Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 355, 7. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 346, 8. Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 343, 9. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 336, 10. Bruce St. James (Phoenix, AZ) 328.

Remaining Winter Challenge Schedule at Canyon Speedway Park:

Round Four – Wednesday, February 1 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win) Round Five – Friday, February 3 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win) Round Six – Saturday, February 4 @ 1:00 p.m. ($5,000 to win)

Stanbrough Rebounds for Winter Challenge Round Two Honors!

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (January 28, 2012) – After struggling uncharacteristically in Canyon Speedway Park’s Winter Challenge opener on Friday, Avon, Indiana’s Jon Stanbrough bounced back in strong fashion by topping Saturday’s second round of action atop the 3/8-mile clay oval.

While fellow Hoosier State shoe Tracy Hines led most of the way in the event pitting the ASCS Canyon Region versus the USAC West Coast Series, Stanbrough made a late move in Saturday afternoon’s 30-lapper to take the $2,000 winner’s cut in the Shon Deskins Racing No. 21x entry.

Stanbrough, who missed the feature cut in the first of six rounds of Winter Challenge action on Friday, chased front row outside starter Hines from the third starting position on Saturday for much of the way before charging into the lead in the final handful of laps to snare the win.

Stanbrough and Hines were chased to the stripe by Bud Kaeding, who claimed a podium finishing position for the second time in as many Winter Challenge races. Dave Darland advance from 10th to fourth, with Colby Copeland rounding out the top five.

Johnny Herrera raced from 18th to sixth, with Josh Pelkey, Casey Shuman, pole starter R.J. Johnson and Bruce St. James completing the top ten.

After winning Friday night’s Winter Challenge opener, Charles Davis, Jr., finished just outside the top ten on Saturday in eleventh.

Rick Ziehl, Hines and Davis, Jr., topped Saturday’s heat race action, with Jeremy Sherman winning the “B” Main.

Canyon Speedway Park’s Winter Challenge resumes with Round Three’s green flag flying at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, with a $3,000 winner’s share up for grabs. Action then continues with the final three rounds on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then Saturday’s (February 4) $5,000-to-win finale at 1:00 p.m.

Winter Challenge Round Two Results from Canyon Speedway Park:

First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 7k-Bruce St. James, 3. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 4. 97-Casey Shuman, 5. 29-Bud Kaeding, 6. 8s-Bryan Swinehart, 7. 62-Johnny Herrera, 8. 16-Mike Martin, 9. 17k-Kyle Danielson.

Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 23-Colby Copeland, 3. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 4. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 5. 36d-Dave Darland, 6. 12-Josh Pelkey, 7. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 8. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 9. 32b-Brian Hosford.

Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 3. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 4. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 5. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 6. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 7. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 8. 9s-John Shelton, 9. 1-Stevie Sussex.

“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 62-Johnny Herrera, 3. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 4. 16-Mike Martin, 5. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 6. 1-Stevie Sussex, 7. 32b-Brian Hosford, 8. 8s-Bryan Swinehart, 9. 9s-John Shelton, 10. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 11. 6jt-Michael Curtis.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 2. 4-Tracy Hines, 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 36d-Dave Darland, 5. 23-Colby Copeland, 6. 62-Johnny Herrera, 7. 12-Josh Pelkey, 8. 97-Casey Shuman, 9. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 10. 7k-Bruce St. James, 11. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 12. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 13. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 14. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 15. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 16. 16-Mike Martin, 17. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 18. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 19. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 20. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 21. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 22. 1-Stevie Sussex.

Winter Challenge Points (Top Ten): 1. Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) 277, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 258, 3. Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) 255, 4. Tracy Hines (New Castle, IN) 250, 5. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 248, 6. Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 235, 7. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 232, 8. Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 230, 9. Thomas Ogle (Surprise, AZ) 228, 10. Colby Copeland (Roseville, CA) 217.

Remaining Winter Challenge Schedule at Canyon Speedway Park:

Round Three – Sunday, January 29 @ 1:00 p.m. ($3,000 to win) Round Four – Wednesday, February 1 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win) Round Five – Friday, February 3 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win) Round Six – Saturday, February 4 @ 1:00 p.m. ($5,000 to win)

“Chargin’” Charles Takes Winter Challenge Opener at CSP!

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (January 27, 2012) – Charles Davis, Jr., kicked off a full complement of six racing events over nine days by winning Friday night’s 30-lap Winter Challenge opener at Canyon Speedway Park.

A two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion, Davis, Jr., of Buckeye, AZ, took the lead away from California shoe Bud Kaeding in the early going and went on to claim the $2,000 winner’s share in the event pitting the ASCS Canyon Regional forces versus the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series.

After starting third in the familiar Massey Motorsports No. 50 entry, Davis took the lead away from pole starter Kaeding after several laps and then kept eighth-starter R.J. Johnson at bay much of the way.

Davis, Jr., took the checkered flag ahead of Kaeding, who slipped back around Johnson for runner-up honors in the final laps. Johnson settled for the show position, with 14th-starter Jeremy Sherman in fourth and Dave Darland rounding out the top five in Parker Store-sponsored entry sporting the throwback Darland number of 36d.

Thomas Ogle was sixth and Casey Shuman climbed a half-dozen positions to seventh with Shon Deskins, Mike Martin and Johnny Herrera completing the top ten.

Davis, Jr., Martin and Johnson topped Friday night’s heat race action, with Tracy Hines winning the 10-lap “B” Main before finishing one spot outside the top ten in the main event.

Winter Challenge Round One Results from Canyon Speedway Park:

First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 17-Mike Colegrove, 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 5. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 6. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 7. 4-Tracy Hines, 8. 9-Brandon Lane. DNS: 19-Andrew Reinbold.

Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 16-Mike Martin, 2. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 3. 36d-Dave Darland, 4. 97-Casey Shuman, 5. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 6. 32b-Brian Hosford, 7. 9x-Ryan Linder, 8. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 9. 12-Josh Pelkey.

Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 2. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 62-Johnny Herrera, 5. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 6. 7k-Bruce St. James, 7. 23-Colby Copeland, 8. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 9. 6jt-Michael Curtis.

“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 7k-Bruce St. James, 3. 9x-Ryan Linder, 4. 23-Colby Copeland, 5. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 6. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 7. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 8. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 9. 9-Brandon Lane, 10. 12-Josh Pelkey. DNS: 19-Andrew Reinbold.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 29-Bud Kaeding, 3. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 4. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 5. 36d-Dave Darland, 6. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 7. 97-Casey Shuman, 8. 20-Shon Deskins, 9. 16-Mike Martin, 10. 62-Johnny Herrera, 11. 4-Tracy Hines, 12. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 13. 17-Mike Colegrove, 14. 7k-Bruce St. James, 15. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 16. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 17. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 18. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 19. 23-Colby Copeland, 20. 32b-Brian Hosford, 21. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 22. 9x-Ryan Linder.

ASCS Sooner Scheduled is Revealed

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 26, 2012) – The 2012 schedule for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region has been released as the series gears up for its twelfth year of intense competition throughout Oklahoma and neighboring territories.

Currently, the 2012 slate of ASCS Sooner events consists of 17 nights of competition at nine different tracks throughout the Sooner State and neighboring portions of Texas, Kansas and Missouri.

The 2012 ASCS Sooner season will kick off Saturday night, April 28, at Lawton Speedway. It will mark the first of four Sooner stops at Lawton, including a Red River Shootout tilt versus the Oil Medics Lone Star Region in July.

The Sooner forces will square off with the Lone Star shoes on three other occasions including twice at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas and once at Cowtown Speedway near Fort Worth.

Creek County Speedway will host the series four times as well, with a May 11 card followed up by events on June 29, July 27 and August 17.

The June 29 stop at Creek County will precede a return to Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, KS, the first Caney stop for the Sooner Region since 2003.

Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, OK, will also host the ASCS Sooner Region on September 22, with Muskogee’s Thunderbird Speedway on tap for October 5. The following night, October 6, the ASCS Sooner Region will put the wraps on the 2012 season by taking on the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region at Missouri’s Springfield Raceway.

Joe Wood, Jr., is the reigning American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region champion after earning his second series title in three years during the 2011 campaign.

2012 American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Schedule

April 28 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
May 11 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
May 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Lone Star Region
May 26 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
June 2 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Lone Star Region
*June 22 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK)
June 29 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
June 30 – Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, KS)
July 21 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX) – vs. Lone Star Region
July 27 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
July 28 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – vs. Lone Star Region
*August 17 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
*August 18 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
*August 24 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK)
September 22 – Mid-America Speedway (S. Coffeyville, OK)
October 5 – Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
October 6 – Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO) – vs. Warrior Region

* - Indicates events held in conjunction with Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

ASCS Lone Star Slate Announced
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 26, 2012) – The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region will once again bring the best of Sprint Car racing to North Texas and beyond as the 2012 series schedule has been revealed.

The 2012 ASCS Lone Star slate currently consists of 15 nights of competition at seven different tracks.

The ASCS Lone Star Region will open the 2012 season on April 7 with its lone scheduled appearance of the year at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, TX.

From there, action shifts to the famed Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas in Mesquite, TX, on April 14. It marks the first of seven Lone Star nights atop the hallowed Devil’s Bowl clay, including two nights in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series at the Summer Nationals, two nights versus the ASCS Sooner Region and one August night in tandem with the ASCS Gulf South Region after squaring off the previous evening at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway.

In addition to squaring off with the ASCS Sooner Region twice at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, the Lone Star forces will also take on their foes from the north at Cowtown Speedway on July 21 and then Lawton Speedway one week later.

Prior to that Lone Star vs. Sooner tilt in July, Cowtown Speedway will welcome the ASCS Lone Star Region on May 5 and then will host the series scheduled season finale on a date to be determined in September.

Along the way, the series will also make annual stops at Boyd Raceway and Abilene Speedway on the second weekend of June.

Oklahoma’s Matt Covington is the reigning Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion after besting his Texas foes for title bragging rights in 2011.

2012 Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region Schedule

April 7 – Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
April 14 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
May 5 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)
May 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Sooner Region
June 2 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Sooner Region
June 8 – Boyd Raceway (Boyd, TX)
June 9 – Abilene Speedway (Abilene, TX)
*June 15 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
*June 16 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
July 7 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
July 21 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX) – vs. Sooner Region
July 28 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – vs. Sooner Region
August 24 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX) – vs. Gulf South Region
August 25 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Gulf South Region
September TBA – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)

* - Indicates events held in conjunction with Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

ASCS Midwest 2012 Schedule Set

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 24, 2012) – The 2012 schedule of events for the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region has been set as the series gears up for its eighth year of competition.

This year’s ASCS Midwest slate of events currently calls for 19 nights of competition at seven different tracks throughout Nebraska and into surrounding areas of Missouri, Iowa and South Dakota.

The 2012 ASCS Midwest season will kick off with the annual two-night card at Greenwood, Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway on April 6-7, the first of four scheduled nights atop the 4/10-mile clay oval including one in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series on May 24.

The Midwest forces will tangle with the National contenders on four other occasions as well over the course of the season including June 8-9 at Eagle Raceway’s Eagle Nationals, July 3 at Missouri’s U.S. 36 Raceway, July 6 at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, IA, and July 7 at South Dakota’s I-90 Speedway.

The ASCS Midwest contenders will also square off with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region on three more occasions at U.S. 36 Raceway near Cameron, MO.

The season will wrap up on the weekend of September 8-9 with the third stop of the season at Junction Motor Speedway followed up by Eagle Raceway’s Nebraska Cup.

Springfield, Nebraska’s Jack Dover is the reigning Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest champion, taking his second series crown by a healthy margin in 2011.

2012 Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region Schedule

April 6 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
April 7 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
April 20 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)
April 21 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)
*May 24 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
May 25 – Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE)
*June 8 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)
*June 9 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)
June 15 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – vs. ASCS Warrior Region
June 22 – Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE)
June 29 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
*July 3 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO)
*July 6 – Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA)
*July 7 – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)
July 13 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – vs. ASCS Warrior Region
July 20 – Crawford County Speedway (Denison, IA) - Tentative
August 31 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – vs. ASCS Warrior Region
September 8 – Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE)
September 9 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)

* - Indicates events held in conjunction with Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

ASCS Gulf South Schedule Released

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 17, 2012) – The 2012 schedule of events for the Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region has been released, as the series gears up for its 11th year of competition throughout the southern portion of Texas and into Louisiana.

The current slate of events includes 24 nights of action at eight different tracks, with an additional four dates to be determined.

The ASCS Gulf South Region kicks off the 2012 campaign on March 16 with the first of six scheduled events at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park, with the Fifth Annual Gulf Coast Nationals the following night at Baytown’s Royal Purple Raceway.

In addition to Golden Triangle and Royal Purple Raceway, other familiar tracks returning to the ASCS Gulf South slate in 2012 include Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Willis’ Gator Motorplex, Highlands’ Battleground Speedway, Edna’s Texana Raceway Park Chatham, Louisiana’s Jones Motor Speedway. A new addition to the ASCS Gulf South schedule in 2012 is Killeen’s Texas Thunder Speedway.

Along the way, the ASCS Gulf South forces will mix it up with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series on April 13-14 at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park and Battleground Speedway.

The 2012 ASCS Gulf South season finale will be at Royal Purple Raceway on October 6.

Ray Allen Kulhanek is the reigning ASCS Gulf South champion, outlasting Tommy Bryant and George White for his second consecutive series title in 2011 and third of his career.

2012 ASCS Gulf South Region Schedule

March 16 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX) - $3,000 to win
March 17 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win Gulf Coast Nationals
March 30 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX) - $3,000 to win
March 31 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
* April 13 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX) - $4,000 to win
* April 14 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $4,000 to win
April 27 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
April 28 – Texas Thunder Speedway (Killeen, TX)
May 11 – TBA
May 12 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $3,000 to win
May 25 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
May 26 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
May 27 – Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)
June 22 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
June 23 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
July 6 – Jones Motor Speedway (Chatham, LA)
July 7 – Jones Motor Speedway (Chatham, LA)
July 20 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
July 21 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $3,000 to win
August 10 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
August 11 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
August 17 – TBA
August 18 – TBA
August 31 – TBA
September 1 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
September 2 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
September 22 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $3,000 to win
October 6 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win

* - Indicates events held in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Engine Pro Returns to ASCS Sprints on Dirt

Mike Strevel, TULSA, Okla. (January 17, 2012) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series is excited to announce that again in 2012 Engine Pro has signed on as the series title sponsor with ARP again on board as presenting sponsor. ASCS SOD is proud to have these great supporters for its 33rd season.

Series Director Mike Strevel was quoted, “It is wonderful to have such great supporters of the Sprints on Dirt such as Engine Pro and ARP. This great relationship started years ago and continues to grow, this shows that SOD remains attractive to sponsors, racetracks and race teams such as the many that are currently involved with one of the longest running series in the Great Lakes area.”

“We are excited to once again be affiliated with the Sprints on Dirt Series. This series is full of action packed racing and all-around good people so it's very easy to be a partner with them at the grass roots level of racing. The Sprints on Dirt Series has also become a valuable marketing partner by promoting the Engine Pro name along with the products that are now manufactured by Engine Pro and sold under the Engine Pro label. We look forward to a season of fun and exciting racing in 2012,” stated Scott Overlund, Sales & Marketing Manager of Engine Pro in Grand Rapids, MI.

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series sanctions winged Sprint Car races at speedways throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario.

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is excited to announce two new additions to the level of support that Engine Pro of Grand Rapids already provides. The first is an exciting Engine Pro Lucky Dog program that will award a driver an additional cash award amount of at least $100 per feature race. A random finishing position will be drawn by the feature race winner and that driver will be awarded the $100 prize if he has decided to participate in the Lucky Dog program and has placed the large Engine Pro decal on their nose wing. If the position drawn does not have the decal the amount will roll over to the next race and increase to $200. This will continue over the course of the season for all SOD sanctioned events. If someone wins the prize it will start again at $100 and this will be an exciting promotion for the entire 2012 season.

The second promotion is the July 21, 2012 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP event scheduled for Crystal Motor Speedway. Crystal is the only track to host the series for every year of the 33 year history of the group and to celebrate this occasion the track will host a 33 lap feature event paying $2,033 to win and $300 to start the feature. Also the National Racing Alliance (NRA) series from Ohio has agreed to co-sanction the event and will add to what is expected to be an incredible night of 360 winged sprint car racing. The SOD/NRA challenge race will mark the return of the NRA to the Wolverine state after several years’ absence.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Kevin Swindell Makes it a Chili Bowl Three-Peat!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2012) – It took a quarter of a century to crown the first back-to-back winner in Chili Bowl Nationals history.

After crowning that champion last January, it only took one more year for a three-peat champion as 22-year-old Kevin Swindell of Germantown, TN, captured his third Golden Driller in a row by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals championship finale at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

And, for the second year in a row, it was Kevin taking Roger Slack’s checkered flag ahead of his father and five-time Chili Bowl king Sammy Swindell, though this time the younger Swindell needed no last corner heroics to take the top step on the podium in the feature event that was extended from 50 to 55 laps in tribute to popular Broken Arrow, OK, native and Chili Bowl competitor Donnie Ray Crawford, who lost his life in a tragic Saturday morning incident that cast a pall over the capacity crowd that numbered in excess of 17,000.

While Kevin officially led all 55 laps, Sammy kept the pressure on most of the way and challenged on several occasions in the event that was interrupted by caution just once after the initial start was negated. Ultimately, a near run-in with a lapped car for Sammy on the 52nd circuit gave Kevin the breathing room he needed to take the checkered flag with a 1.458-second advantage aboard the Esslinger-powered John Christner Trucking/NOS Energy Drinks No. 39 Spike.

“I was just trying to survive traffic,” Kevin Swindell explained afterward. “I figured if I could keep trying to pick them off and not make a big mistake, I should be alright.”

After the initial start was waved off when Levi Jones took a tumble in turn three, it was Kevin Swindell leading the feature field to the green flag with Elk Grove, California’s Kyle Larson alongside. K. Swindell jumped into the lead on the subsequent start with third-starter Sammy Swindell racing into second on the opening circuit behind his son. The Swindell duo worked the low side in the early rounds with Larson trying the high side in the early going and losing third to Cory Kruseman.

Just as the Swindell duo hit lapped traffic, Bud Kaeding spun to a stop in turn three with 14 laps in the books to bring out the final caution and setting up a 41-lap run to the checkered flag.

The Swindells took off again on the low side, with Larson reclaiming third by the 16th round as he tried to keep the lead pair within striking distance.

Vying for a sixth Chili Bowl triumph, Sammy Swindell began pressuring Kevin Swindell for the lead at the midway point by testing the upper portion of the track in turns one and two. But Kevin was up to the task, fending off the veteran shoe and then opening up an advantage as traffic came into play several laps later.

Sammy closed back in by the 40th lap though and even pulled alongside on the low side of turns one and two with Kevin up top on the 44th circuit. Kevin kept him at bay and then slipped away in the final handful of circuits when traffic played to his advantage.

With Kevin taking the victory, Sammy explained that, “I wasn’t there when he slipped and when I had a good run there wasn’t any place to go. The cars were so evenly matched, traffic was going to make the difference.”

Larson held down the show position from the 16th lap in the Keith Kunz Motorsports Speedway Toyota-powered No. 67 Bullet, keeping the leaders within sight but unable to mount a challenge. “Early in the race, I felt like I could have a shot because they were on the bottom in one and two and I felt like I was quicker up top,” the 19-year-old explained. “But as the race went on I just got tighter and tighter and couldn’t stay out of trouble on the cushion like I wanted to and they got too far ahead and got too many lappers between me and Sammy.”

While Bryan Clauson worked forward from his 11th starting position to fourth by the 20th round, it was Danny Stratton making a late move to snare fourth in Steve and Dianna Hampton’s Esslinger-powered Hampton’s Kustom Works No. 77s Twister.

Clauson rounded out the top five in the Esslinger-powered Indy Car/Indy 500 No. 39c Spike, with Brad Sweet and Kruseman in sixth and seventh, respectively.

Jerry Coons, Jr., turned in the feature’s top passing performance by charging from 23rd to eighth, with NASCAR Nationwide champion Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart completing the top ten.

Richard Vander Weerd was the only Chili Bowl rookie to make the championship feature cut, crossing the stripe in 19th. Two other drivers made first career Chili Bowl finales including Indiana’s Caleb Armstrong in 18th and California’s Rico Abreu in 21st.

With 259 competitors from 32 different states as well as Australia, Canada, Finland and New Zealand taking in the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, a total of 20 feature events were contested on championship Saturday including the “A” Main event.

Vander Weerd and Abreu topped “B” Main action to reach the finale after Jon Stanbrough and Hunter Schuerenberg won the “C” Mains.

New Zealand’s Brad Mosen and Chili Bowl rookie contender David Gravel of Connecticut won “D” Mains, with Johnny Herrera and Chris Windom topping “E” Mains.

Davey Heskin and Cameron won “F” Mains, Chris Morgan and Michelle Decker were victorious in “G” Mains and Matt Westfall and A.J. Hopkins scored in “H” Mains. Evan Sewell and Ryan Beechler claimed “I” Main wins, Matt Johnson and Mike Spencer were best in “J” Main action and Mike Goodman opened the day with a “K” Main triumph.

Saturday’s Championship Feature Event Results from the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

K Main (10 Laps -- Positions 1, 3, 5 to back of 1st J Main; Pos. 2, 4, 6 to back of 2nd J Main)

K Main: 1. #77G Mike Goodman, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #11XS Tony Norem, Dassel, MN; 3. #7RS Cilnt Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 4. #91 Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 5. #05H Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA; 6. #3H Bubba Hunt, Tulsa, Ok; 7. #2D Doug Day, Winder, GA; 8. #69 Randy Boyer, Belleville, KS; 9. #82 Eric Johnson, Rockford, IL; 10. #71P Tim Pyle, Gresham, OR; #11 2A Donald McIntosh, Dawsonville, GA; 12. #83X Bob Lawlor, San Carlos, CA; DNS -- #21AZ Mike Visser, Cottonwood, AZ; #87F Brian McClelland, Tulsa, OK; #11XC Steve Newman, Steamboat Springs, CO; #50 Ned Fry, West Burlington, IA; #6Y Vinny Villeggiante, Gresham, OR

J Mains (10 Laps -- Top 4 transfer to back of corresponding I Main)

J Main 1: 1. #85J Matt Johnson, Edmond, OK; 2. #17K Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, OK; 3. #33A Stephen Arnold, Seymour, IN; 4. #05H Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA; 5. #77G Mike Goodman, Broken Arrow, OK; 6. #93R Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 7. #71D Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH; 8. #29 Brandon Hahn, Tulsa, OK; 9. #55 Kyle Smith, Moorpark, CA; 10. #44X Danny Smith, Argenta, IL; 11. #8 Mike Lapp, Goodyear, AZ; 12. #27 Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 13. #4X Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX; DNS - #12H Jarrod Hull, Sikeston, MO; #21JR Kevin Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; #7RS Clint Boyles, Greenwood, MO

J Main 2: 1. #51S Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 2. #87R Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; 3. #57K Steve Schaberg, Glenwood, AR; 4. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO; 5. #2G Terry Goodwin, Laveen, AZ; 6. #88W Dustin Weland, Parker, CO; 7. #77D Dalten Gabbard, Peoria, AZ; 8. #11XS Tony Norem, Dassel, MN; 9. #67X Britton Bock, Angwin, CA; 10. #3H Bubba Hunt, Tulsa, OK; 11. #21X Nick Speidel, Muncie, IN; 12. #W94 Waylon Weaver, Claremore, OK; 13. #35W Rick Wright, Ponca City, OK; 14. #91 Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 15. #83H Jonathon Halford, Tulsa, OK; 16. #91H Mike Hudson, Carterville, IL

I Mains (10 Laps -- Top 4 transfer to back of corresponding H Main)

I Main 1: 1. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK: 2. #17 Michael Koontz, Bloomington, IN; 3. #85J Matt Johnson, Edmond, OK; 4. #17K Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, OK; 5. #05H Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA; 6. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK; 7. #23 Tim Lynch, Columbus, IN; 8. #83 Kurt Blackaby, Bentonville, AR; 9. #71X Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 10. #11X Dustin Hapka, Grand Forks, ND; 11. #33A Stephen Arnold, Seymour, IN; 12. #2AZ Rick Shuman, Gilbert, AZ; 13. #20X Jimmy Harris, Broken Arrow, OK; 14. #22S Steve Stasa, Kingman, KS; 15. *#7C Pat Schudy, Springfield, MO; DNS - #15K Connor Kassik, Lake Havasu, AZ *7C scored in 15th because of muffler falling off

I Main 2: 1. #81B Ryan Beechler, McKinney, TX; 2. #86 Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 3. #41 Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 4. #73F Greg Edenholm, Malibu, CA; 5. #19D Steven Drevicki, Reading, PA; 6. #9H Matt Hummel, San Jose, CA; 7. #9B Harris Brooks, Houston, TX; 8. #87R Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; 9. #51S Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 10. #7T Todd McVay, Lees Summit, MO; 11. #17M Andee Beierle, Bismarck, ND; 12. #12J Joe Walker, Harrisonville, MO; 13. #0X Johnny Murdock, Kaufman, TX; 14. #57K Steve Schaberg, Glenwood, AR; 15. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO; DNS - #94AU Brad Cox, Gunnedah, Aus

H Main (10 Laps -- Top 4 transfer to back of corresponding G Main)

H Main 1: 1. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 2. #2X Tyler Millwood, Kingston, CA; 3. #15N T.J. Smith, Fresno, CA; 4. #17K Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, OK; 5. #82W Robbie Whitchurch, Chico, CA; 6. #21V Jimmy Voitel, Covina, CA; 7. #17 Michael Koontz, Bloomington, IN; 8. #85J Matt Johnson, Edmond, OK; 9. #22K Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO; 10. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK; 11. #17W Cole Wood, Auburn, CA; 12. #9D Sean Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 13. #20 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE; 14. #13 Ryan York, Racine, MN; DNS -- #29S Tim Kent, Sapulpa, OK; #51B Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville, IL

H Main 2: 1. #2R A.J. Hopkins, Brownsburg, IN; 2. #98G Gavin Galbraith, Washington, MO; 3. #28 Alex Schutte, Rohnert Park, CA; 4. #81B Ryan Beechler, McKinney, TX; 5. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 6. #41 Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 7. #86 Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 8. #45X C.J. Johnson, Quinter, KS; 9. #73F Greg Edenholm, Malibu, CA; 10. #12 Chris Gurley, Hebron, IN; 11. #19N Nick O'Neal, Wagoner, OK; 12. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO; 13. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 14. #44S Clint Schubert, Calhan, CO; DNS - #8J Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK; #77X Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL

G Main (10 Laps -- Top 4 transfer to back of corresponding F Main)

G Main 1: 1. #6X Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS; 2. #94 Darren Kingston, Vandalia, IL; 3. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 4. #86C David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 5. #8R Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, TX; 6. #38N Kyle Neal, Ewing, IL; 7. #15N T.J. Smith, Fresno, CA; 8. #17K Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, OK; 9. #7W Harli White, Lindsay, OK; 10. #2X Tyler Millwood, Kingston, CA; 11. #23F Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, IA; 12. #49 Trevor Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 13. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 14. #77B Mike Boesel, Bennett, CO; 15. #25 Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; DNS - #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK

G Main 2: 1. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 2. #28 Alex Schutte, Rohnert Park, CA; 3. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; 4. #37T Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL; 5. #2R A.J. Hopkins, Brownsburg, IN; 6. #81B Ryan Beechler, McKinney, TX; 7. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 8. #0G Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 9. #0B Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, Ontario; 10. #12S Bryan Severs, Collison, IL; 11. #27C Kip Hughes, Enid, Ok; 12. #9M Cory Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 13. #98G Gavin Galbraith, Washington, MO; 14. #8B Bob Ream Jr., Glendale, AZ; 15. #89JR Ron Kuhn, Independence, MO; DNS - #8K Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK

F Main (10 Laps -- Top 4 transfer to back of corresponding E Main)

F Main 1: 1. #17X Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN; 2. #93 Dustin Morgan, Broken Arrow, OK; 3. #71KT Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL; 4. #191 Chase Barber, Brownsburg, IN; 5. #32 Danny Jennings, Norman, OK; 6. #33 Davey Ray, Indianapolis, IN; 7. #7J Shawn Jackson, Bear, DE; 8. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 9. #40 Andy Huston, Roseville, IL; 10. #86C David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 11. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO; 12. #6X Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS; 13. #94 Darren Kingston, Vandalia, IL; 14. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 15. #11B Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; DNS - #75 Wes McIntyre, McCordsville, IN

F Main 2: 1. #37X Cameron Hagin, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #2B Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA; 3. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS; 4. #28 Alex Schutte, Rohnert Park, CA; 5. #51X Matt Lundy, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #11XS Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD; 7. #37T Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL; 8. #15B Danny Burke, Houston, TX; 9. #14R Troy DeCaire, Tampa, FL; 10. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 11. #00 Pete Davis, Pleasanton, CA; 12. #11H Garrett Hood, Concordia, KS; 13. #18 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA; 14. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; 15. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; DNS -- #33X Jason Lair, Del City, OK

E Main (10 Laps -- Top 4 transfer to back of corresponding D Main)

E Main 1: 1. #75H Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM; 2. #87C Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 3. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 4. #55F Taylor Ferns, Shelby Township, MI; 5. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX; 6. #93 Dustin Morgan, Broken Arrow, OK; 7. #7X Layne Himebaugh, Collinsville, OK; 8. #4J Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 9. #17X Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN; 10. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 11. #191 Chase Barber, Brownsburg, IN; 12. #71KT Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL; 13. #39B Jake Blackhurst, Mapleton, IL; 14. #7A Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 15. #22X Keith Martin, Alvarado, TX; 16. #6 Aaron Pierce, Daleville, IL

E Main 2: 1. #11W Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 2. #7DA Dalton Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 3. #73S Alex Sewell, Broken Arrow, OK; 4. #94X Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL: 5. #2B Tyler Reddick, Coming, CA; 6. #3F Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 7. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS; 8. #7 Shannon McQueen, Tehachapi, CA; 9. #51 Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 10. #88 Brendan Bright, Collegeville, PA; 11. #24E Rick Eckert, York, PA; 12. #37X Cameron Hagin, Broken Arrow, OK; 13. #9U Doug McCune, Colleyville, TX; 14. #21M Billy Lawhead, El Reno, OK; 15. #91X Kyle Steffens, St. Charles, MO; 16. #28 Alex Schutte, Rohnert Park, CA

D Main (15 Laps -- Top 6 transfer to back of corresponding C Main)

D Main 1: 1. #47 Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 2. #98K P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 3. #88H Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 4. #11BX Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 5. #21b Christopher Bell, Norman, OK; 6. #1J J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 7. #17R Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL; 8. #75H Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM; 9. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 10. #91B Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 11. #4B Ronnie Burke Jr., League City, TX; 12. #87C Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL: 13. #57B Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI; 14. #1W Paul White, Waco, TX; 15. #55F Taylor Ferns, Shelby Township, MI; 16. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 17. #31 Steve Budres, Beloit, WI; 18. #98 JC Bland, Springfield, IL

D Main 2: 1. #71K David Gravel, Watertown, CT; 2. #72 Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA; 3. #43 Brent Beauchamp, Indianapolis, IN; 4. #26 Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 5. #85 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 6. #7DA Dalton Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 7. #19X Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 8. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 9. #94X Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL; 10. #15P David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 11. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 12. #6R Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 13. #10W George White, Fort Worth, TX; 14. #11W Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 15. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 16. #86E Chris Ennis, San Diego, CA; 17. #73S Alex Sewell, Broken Arrow, OK; 18. #23C Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN

C Mains (15 Laps -- Top 6 to back of corresponding B Main)

C Main 1: 1. #05S Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN: 2. #5 Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 3. #12B Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 4. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 5. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 6. #4G Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, NY; 7. #35 Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 8. #11BX Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 9. #19 Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS; 10. #1J JJ Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 11. #98K P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 12. #21B Christopher Bell, Norman, OK; 13. #6A David Gough, Machesney Park, IL; 14. #8V Jace VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 15. #88H Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 16. #25B Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 17. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 18. #47 Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 19. #05R Ryan Pace, Brownsburg, IN; 20. #67Z Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN

C Main 2: 1. #35S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 2. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #05T Gary Taylor Snohomish, WA; 4. #9 Levi Roberts, Broomfield, CO; 5. #91K Dereck King, Goreville, IL; 6. #5H Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 7. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 8. #71 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 9. #27S Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK: 10. #05G Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 11. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 12. #43 Brent Beauchamp, Indianapolis, IN; 13. #85 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 14. #11C Chet Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 15. #72 Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA; 16. #7DA Dalton Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 17. #26 Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 18. #16 Jimmy Light, Erie, PA; 19. #81 Markus Niemela, Rauma, Finland; 20. #71K David Gravel, Watertown, CT

B Mains (20 Laps -- Top 6 in each advance to A Main)

B Main 1: 1. #19S Richard VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 2. #7CA Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 3. #24 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN; 4. #63 Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 5. #2 Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA; 6. #3NZ Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 7. #5 Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 8. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 9. #8L Matt Ward, Glenpool, OK; 10. #12B Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 11. #77 Alex Bright, Collegeville, PA; 12. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 13. #11T Tyler Edwards, Salina, OK; 14. #36 Jonathon Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 15. #05S Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 16. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 17. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 18. #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL; 19. #4G Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, NY; 20. #37 Bubba Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL

B Main 2: 1. #67K Rico Abreu, Rutherford, CA; 2. #2H Casey Shuman, Rattlesnake Bend, AZ; 3. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 4. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 5. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 6. #3AJ A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 7. #0 Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA; 8. #05T Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 9. #9 Levi Roberts, Broomfield, CO; 10. #35S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 11. #37B Brady Short, Bedford, IN; 12. #5H Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 13. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 14. #11 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 15. #47X Shaun Insley, Royal Oak, NZ; 16. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 17. #71S Ronnie Gardner, Corona, CA; 18. #91K Dereck King, Goreville, IL; 19. #71B Jack Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 20. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK

A Main (55 laps)

1. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN 2. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN 3. #67 Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA 4. #77s Danny Stratton, Riverside, CA 5. #39c Bryan Clauson, Noblesville IN 6. #49x Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA 7. #21k Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA 8. #3nz Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, AZ 9. #39i Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Olive Branch, MS 10. #14 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN 11. #24 Tracy Hines, Wilkinson, IN 12. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA 13. #5d Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL 14. #17b Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN 15. #05p Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ 16. #71xx Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN 17. #2h Casey Shuman, Rattlesnake Bend, AZ 18. #7ca Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN 19. #2 Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA 20. #19s Richard Vander Weerd, Visalia, CA 21. #67k Rico Abreu, Rutherford, CA 22. #63 Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL 23. #3aj A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL 24. #56 Levi Jones, Olney, IL.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Saturday Feature Lineups!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2012) – Prior to last year, no driver had ever been able to pull off back-to-back Chili Bowl triumphs at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

Now, after becoming the first driver in event history to post two wins in a row last January, Kevin Swindell is in prime position for a three-peat as will start Saturday night’s 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals 50-lap finale from the pole position.

Swindell, who won Thursday night’s Suburban Chevrolet qualifying main event, drew the pole position after Friday night’s card with Tuesday’s Warren CAT winner Kyle Larson drawing the front row outside position for the Saturday night finale.

Five-time Chili Bowl champion Sammy Swindell will start third after winning Wednesday’s River Spirit Casino qualifier, with Cory Kruseman drawing the fourth starting position after winning Friday’s Vacuworx International qualifying main event.

A total of 259 competitors from 32 different states as well as Australia, Canada, Finland and New Zealand have battled it out atop the ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center over the past four nights to set the lineups for Saturday’s slate of 20 feature events, beginning with a “K” Main at 12:00 noon and climbing through the alphabet with twin “J” Mains, twin “I” Mains, etc., until culminating with Saturday night’s 50-lap championship finale.

A dozen drivers, including each qualifying night winner along with second and third place finishers, have already earned starting berths in the 26th Chili Bowl finale, with another dozen spots to be determined through the day’s racing action.

Each night’s second-place finishers drew to determine rows three and four of the feature, with Danny Stratton and Shane Cottle in row three and Levi Jones and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., in row four.

Third place finishers drew as well, with Brad Sweet and two-time Chili Bowl champ and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart in row five with Bryan Clauson and Kiwi Michael Pickens in row six.

Saturday’s Championship Saturday feature lineups at the 26th Anniversary Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals are as follows:

A Main (50 Laps):

39 Kevin Swindell (Germantown, TN) – 67 Kyle Larson (Elk Grove, CA) 1 Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN) – 21k Cory Kruseman (Ventura, CA) 77s Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA) – 71xx Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN) 56 Levi Jones (Olney, IL) – 39i Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Olive Branch, MS) 49x Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA) – 14 Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 39c Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN) – 05p Michael Pickens (Auckland, NZ) B Main 1 Transfer 1 – B Main 2 Transfer 1 B Main 1 Transfer 2 – B Main 2 Transfer 2 B Main 1 Transfer 3 – B Main 2 Transfer 3 B Main 1 Transfer 4 – B Main 2 Transfer 4 B Main 1 Transfer 5 – B Main 2 Transfer 5 B Main 1 Transfer 6 – B Main 2 Transfer 6

B Mains (20 Laps – Top 6 Transfer to A Main)

B Main 1: 19s Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA) – 11T Tyler Edwards (Salina, OK) 7m Kevin Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX) – 37 Bubba Altig (Mechanicsburg, IL) 24 Tracy Hines (Wilkinson, IN) – 7ca Caleb Armstrong (New Castle, IN) 8L Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK) – 63 Nick Knepper (Belleville, IL) 15 Tim Siner (Dupo, IL) – 77 Alex Bright (Collegeville, PA) 3nz Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ) – 2 Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) 22 Brian Camarillo (Camarillo, CA) – 73 Josh Ford (Oxnard, CA) C Main 1 Transfer 1 – C Main 1 Transfer 2 C Main 1 Transfer 3 – C Main 1 Transfer 4 C Main 1 Transfer 5 – C Main 1 Transfer 6

B Main 2: 11 Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) – 71b Jac Haudenschild (Wooster, OH) 37b Brady Short (Bedford, IN) – 5d Zach Daum (Pocahontas, IL) 2h Casey Shuman (Rattlesnake Bend, AZ) – 21 Daryn Pittman (Owasso, OK) 67k Rico Abreu (Rutherford, CA) – 47x Shaun Insley (Royal Oak, NZ) 11a Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO) – 0 Ryan Smith Kunkletown, PA) 3aj A.J. Fike (Galesburg, IL) – 17b Brad Kuhn (Avon, IN) 3 Darren Hagen (Riverside, CA) – 71s Ronnie Gardner (Corona, CA) C Main 2 Transfer 1 – C Main 2 Transfer 2 C Main 2 Transfer 3 – C Main 2 Transfer 4 C Main 2 Transfer 5 – C Main 2 Transfer 6

C Mains (15 Laps – Top 6 Transfer to Corresponding B Main)

C Main 1: 12b Chad Boat (Phoenix, AZ) – 05s Jon Stanbrough (Avon, IN) 36 Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK) – 5 Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) 6a David Gough (Machesney Park, IL) – 78 Nick Wean (Phillipsburg, NJ) 35 Justin Grant (Ione, CA) – 4 Bobby East (Brownsburg, IN) 19 Patrick Stasa (Kingman, KS) – 4g Coleman Gulick (Binghamton, NY) 05r Ryan Pace (Brownsburg, IN) – 67z Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN) 25b Steve Buckwalter (Royersford, PA) – 8v Jace Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA) D Main 1 Transfer 1 – D Main 1 Transfer 2 D Main 1 Transfer 3 – D Main 1 Transfer 4 D Main 1 Transfer 5 – D Main 1 Transfer 6

C Main 2: 51J R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) – 35s Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO) 35m Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK) – 05T Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA) 27s Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) – 9 Levi Roberts (Broomfield, CO) 44 Don Droud, Jr. (Lincoln, NE) – 91k Dereck King (Goreville, IL) 11c Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK) – 5h Mike Hess (Springfield, IL) 05g Damion Gardner (Concord, CA) – 71 Jason Leffler (Long Beach, CA) 16 Jimmy Light (Erie, PA) – 81 Markus Niemela (Rauma, Finland) D Main 2 Transfer 1 – D Main 2 Transfer 2 D Main 2 Transfer 3 – D Main 2 Transfer 4 D Main 2 Transfer 5 – D Main 2 Transfer 6

D Mains (15 Laps – Top 6 Transfer to Corresponding C Main)

D Main 1: 98k P.J. Jones (Torrance, CA) – 11bx Brett Anderson (Belleville, IL) 88h Johnathon Henry (Stockton, CA) – 47 Brad Mosen (Auckland, NZ) 17r Mario Clouser (Auburn, IL) – 21b Christopher Bell (Norman, OK) 31 David Budres (Beloit, WI) – 57b Bill Balog (Brookfield, WI) 1J J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ) – 14jr Matt Streeter (Galt, CA) 4b Ronnie Burke, Jr. (League City, TX) – 91b Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK) 98 J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL) – 1w George White (Waco, TX) E Main 1 Transfer 1 – E Main 1 Transfer 2 E Main 1 Transfer 3 – E Main 1 Transfer 4

D Main 2: 6r Jody Rosenboom (Rock Rapids, IA) – 71k David Gravel (Watertown, CT) 26 Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA) – 15p David Prickett (Fresno, CA) 10w George White (Ft. Worth, TX) – 43 Brent Beauchamp (Indianapolis, IN) 72 Ryan Bernal (Hollister, CA) – 19x Billy Wease (Noblesville, IN) 23c Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN) – 85 Shane Hollingsworth (Lafayette, IN) 14c Shane Cockrum (Benton, IL) – 86e Chris Ennis (San Diego, CA) 2T Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA) – 05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO) E Main 2 Transfer 1 – E Main 2 Transfer 2 E Main 2 Transfer 3 – E Main 2 Transfer 4

E Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer to Corresponding D Main)

E Main 1: 75h Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) – 55F Taylor Ferns (Shelby Twp, MI) 89 Cody Darrah (Red Lion, PA) – 87c Daniel Robinson (Wayne City, IL) 39b Jake Blackhurst (Mapleton, IL) – 6 Aaron Pierce (Daleville, IN) 1T Tony Roney (Herculaneum, MO) – 11J Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX) 4J Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) – 7x Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK) 7a Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL) – 22x Keith Martin (Alvarado, TX) F Main 1 Transfer 1 – F Main 1 Transfer 2 F Main 1 Transfer 3 – F Main 1 Transfer 4

E Main 2: 11w Chris Windom (Canton, IL) – 88 Brenden Bright (Collegeville, PA) 3F Tony Elliott (Warsaw, IN) – 7da Dalton Armstrong (New Castle, IN) 91x Kyle Steffens (St. Charles, MO) – 73s Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK) 94x Kevin Olson (Machesney Park, IL) – 7 Shannon McQueen (Tehachapi, CA) 21m Billy Lawhead (Tulsa, OK) – 9u Doug McCune (Colleyville, TX) 51 Brent Camarillo (Camarillo, CA) – 24e Rick Eckert (York, PA) F Main 2 Transfer 1 – F Main 2 Transfer 2 F Main 2 Transfer 3 – F Main 2 Transfer 4

F Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer to Corresponding E Main)

F Main 1: 93 Dustin Morgan (Broken Arrow, OK) – 17x Davey Heskin (St. Michael, MN) 71kt Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, AL) – 191 Chase Barber (Brownsburg, IN) 11b Travis Berryhill (American Canyon, CA) – 40 Andy Huston (Roseville, IL) 75 Wes McIntyre (McCordsville, IN) – 32 Danny Jennings (Norman, OK) 7J Shawn Jackson (Bear, DE) – 10 Will Pierce (Lees Summit, MO) 35T Tyler Robbins (Collinsville, IL) – 33 Davey Ray (Indianapolis, IN) G Main 1 Transfer 1 – G Main 1 Transfer 2 G Main 1 Transfer 3 – G Main 1 Transfer 4

F Main 2: 51x Matt Lundy (Phoenix, AZ) – 33x Jason Lair (Del City, OK) 2b Tyler Reddick (Corning, CA) – 15b Danny Burke (Houston, TX) 00 Pete Davis (Pleasanton, CA) – 37x Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK) 15d Andrew Deal (Caney, KS) – 11h Garrett Hood (Concordia, KS) 1xs Donovan Peterson (Brookings, SD) – 18 Floyd Alvis (San Carlos, CA) 58 Cole Peard (Quincy, CA) – 14r Troy DeCaire (Tampa, FL) G Main 2 Transfer 1 – G Main 2 Transfer 2 G Main 2 Transfer 3 – G Main 2 Transfer 4

G Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer to Corresponding F Main)

G Main 1: 6x Chris Morgan (Topeka, KS) – 94 Darren Kingston (Vandalia, IL) 86c David Camfield, Jr. (Decatur, IL) – 49 Trevor Kobylarz (Birdsboro, PA) 38n Kyle Neal (Ewing, IL) – 96 Cody Brewer (Choctaw, OK) 12jr Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ) – 8r Bobby Ruffin (Crandall, TX) 25 Dylan Peterson (Sioux Falls, SD) – 23F Jesse Sobbing (Glenwood, IA) 7w Harli White (Lindsay, OK) – 77b Mike Boesel (Bennett, CO) H Main 1 Transfer 1 – H Main 1 Transfer 2 H Main 1 Transfer 3 – H Main 1 Transfer 4

G Main 2: 7d Michelle Decker (Guthrie, OK) – 8b Bob Ream, Jr. (Glendale, AZ) 8k Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK) – 89jr Ron Kuhn (Independence, MO) 9m Cory Mallo (Cheyenne, WY) – 49jr Bobby Michnowicz (Lomita, CA) 37T Chris Urish (Elkhart, IL) – 0b Glenn Styres (Ohsweken, ONT) 27c Kip Hughes (Enid, OK) – 6m Justin Mallo (Cheyenne, WY) 12s Bryan Severs (Collison, IL) – 0g Greg Bragg (Visalia, CA) H Main 2 Transfer 1 – H Main 2 Transfer 2 H Main 2 Transfer 3 – H Main 2 Transfer 4

H Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer to Corresponding G Main)

H Main 1: 29s Tim Kent (Sapulpa, OK) – 15n T.J. Smith (Fresno, CA) 82w Robbie Whitchurch (Chico, CA) – 51b Ryan Blakeman (Jacksonville, IL) 14w Matt Westfall (Ludlow Falls, OH) – 9d Sean Dodenhoff (Bakersfield, CA) 21v Jimmy Voitel (Covina, CA) – 17w Cole Wood (Auburn, Ca) 22k Kyle Bellm (Nixa, MO) – 13 Ryan York (Racine, MN) 2x Tyler Millwood (Kingston, GA) – 20 Tadd Holliman (Beaver Lake, NE) I Main 1 Transfer 1 – I Main 1 Transfer 2 I Main 1 Transfer 3 – I Main 1 Transfer 4

H Main 2: 2r A.J. Hopkins (Brownsburg, IN) – 12 Chris Gurley (Hebron, IN) 98g Gavin Galbraith (Washington, MO) – 28 Alex Schutte (Rohnert Park, CA) 8J Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK) – 7b Joe Boyles (Greenwood, MO) 19n Nick O’Neal (Wagoner, OK) – 25m Derrick Myers (Stonington, IL) 44s Clint Schubert (Calhan, CO) – 45x C.J. Johnson (Quinter, KS) 7jr J.D. Black (Grain Valley, MO) – 77x Joey Moughan (Springfield, IL) I Main 2 Transfer 1 – I Main 2 Transfer 2 I Main 2 Transfer 3 – I Main 2 Transfer 4

I Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer to Corresponding H Main)

I Main 1: 31e Evan Sewell (Tulsa, OK) – 20x Jimmy Harris (Broken Arrow, OK) 83 Kurt Blackaby (Bentonville, AR) – 17 Michael Koontz (Bloomington, IN) 15k Connor Kassik (Lake Havasu, AZ) – 71x Sheldon Haudenschild (Wooster, OH) 7c Pat Schudy (Springfield, MO) – 22s Steve Stasa (Kingman, KS) 2az Rick Shuman (Gilbert, AZ) – 23 Tim Lynch (Columbus, IN) 59 Dex Eaton (Owasso, OK) – 11x Dustin Hapka (Grand Forks, ND) J Main 1 Transfer 1 – J Main 1 Transfer 2 J Main 1 Transfer 3 – J Main 1 Transfer 4

I Main 2: 81b Ryan Beechler (McKinney, TX) – 9b Harris Brooks (Houston, TX) 41 Brandon Waelti (Sun Prairie, WI) – 86 Josh Most (Red Oak, IA) 12J Joe Walker (Harrisonville, MO) – 73F Greg Edenholm (Malibu, CA) 9h Matt Hummel (San Jose, CA) – 0x Johnny Murdock (Kaufman, TX) 94au Brad Cox (Gunnedah, AUS) – 17m Andee Beierle (Bismarck , ND) 7T Todd McVay (Lees Summit, MO) – 19d Steven Drevicki (Reading, PA) J Main 2 Transfer 1 – J Main 2 Transfer 2 J Main 2 Transfer 3 – J Main 2 Transfer 4

J Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer to Corresponding I Main)

J Main 1: 85J Matt Johnson (Edmond, OK) – 33a Stephen Arnold (Seymour, IN) 4x Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX) – 29 Brandon Hahn (Tulsa, OK) 17k Tanner Berryhill (Bixby, OK) – 93r Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK) 44x Danny Smith (Argenta, IL) – 12h Jerrod Hull (Sikeston, MO) 71d Paige Polyak (Tiffin, OH) – 55 Kyle Smith (Moorpark, CA) 8 Mike Lapp (Goodyear, AZ) – 27 Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA) 21jr Kevin Michnowicz (Lomita, CA) - K Main Transfer 1 K Main Transfer 3 – K Main Transfer 5

J Main 2: 91h Mike Hudson (Carterville, IL) – 67x Britton Bock (Angwin, CA) 57k Steve Schaberg (Glenwood, AR) – 87r Rich Camfield (Decatur, IL) 83h Jonathan Halford (Tulsa, OK) – 77d Dalten Gabbard (Peoria, AZ) 51s Mike Spencer (Temecula, CA) – 2g Terry Goodwin (Laveen, AZ) W94 Waylon Weaver (Claremore, OK) – 88w Dustin Weland (Parker, CO) 88d Rusty Dukes (Fair Grove, MO) – 21x Nick Speidel (Muncie, IN) 35w Rick Wright, Jr. (Ponca City, OK) – K Main Transfer 2 K Main Transfer 4 – K Main Transfer 6

K Main (10 Laps – Finishers 1,3 and 5 Transfer to J Main 1; Finishers 2,4 and 6 Transfer to J Main 2)

K Main: 77g Mike Goodman (Tulsa, OK) – 11xs Tony Norem (Dassel, MN) 82 Eric Johnson (Rockford, IL) – 7rs Clint Boyles (Greenwood, MO) 69 Randy Boyer (Belleville, KS) – 91 Jeff Stasa (Kingman, KS) 05h Jake Swanson (Anaheim, CA) – 21az Mike Visser (Cottonwood, AZ) 2d Doug Day (Winder, GA) – 71p Tim Pyle (Gresham, OR) 87F Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK) – 11cx Steve Newman (Steamboat Springs, CO) 3h Bubba Hunt (Tulsa, OK) – 50 Ned Fry (W. Burlington, IA) 83x Bob Lawlor (San Carlos, CA) – 6y Vinny Villeggiante (Gresham, OR) 2a Donald McIntosh (Dawsonville, GA)

Kruseman Conquers Friday’s Chili Bowl Field!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2012) – Two-time Chili Bowl champion Cory Kruseman made his way back to the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway victory lane by topping Friday night’s 25-lap Vacuworx International qualifying feature at the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

Kruseman battled past Indy 500-bound Bryan Clauson for the lead on the high side en route to a Chili Bowl record seventh career preliminary feature win aboard his Esslinger-powered MavTV/Lucas Oil No. 21k Esslinger, with runner-up Levi Jones and third-place Clauson also locking into Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship finale.

With Kruseman, who has claimed Golden Driller trophies in 2000 and 2004, gridding the feature field inside the second row, Clauson led the way to the green flag with Jac Haudenschild alongside. Clauson gunned into the lead at the drop of Roger Slack’s green flag, with Kruseman working into second in the initial rounds before the race’s only caution flew after six rounds for turn one chaos that sent Kevin Bayer and Brad Loyet pitside for the night.

With Clauson working the bottom of the track Esslinger-powered Indy Car/Indy 500 No. 39c Spike, Kruseman began challenging on the top side and finally surged into the lead exiting the fourth corner on the ninth circuit.

“We got the momentum going around the top and obviously momentum is always faster when the track is gonna get drier and drier,” Kruseman explained afterward.

Clauson wasn’t done yet though, keeping the pressure on and pulling alongside several times until a slight bobble in turns three and four on the 15th round opened the door for fifth-starter Levi Jones to race into second aboard the RW56 Esslinger-powered Three Wide Life No. 56 Esslinger.

Kruseman kept Jones and Clauson at bay over the final ten circuits despite lapped traffic in the final handful of rounds that forced him to the low side for a couple of rounds to maintain command.

Kruseman crossed the stripe with a 0.574-second advantage, locking into his 11th career Chili Bowl championship finale and third in a row after a three-year dry spell from 2007 to 2009.

Jones, who topped Septembers Gold Crown Midget Nationals, secured a starting berth in his third career Chili Bowl finale and first since 2009 by virtue of his runner-up finish while Clauson landed in his third finale as well by taking the show position after claiming fifth in last year’s 50-lapper.

Haudenschild brought Bernie Stuebgen’s Toyota-powered Indy Race Parts No. 71b Triple-X home fourth, with Gary “Bubba” Altig advancing a handful of positions to round out the top five in Esslinger-powered A.J. Felker Racing No. 37 FSC.

Daryn Pittman was sixth, with Nick Knepper, Ryan Smith, Bud Kaeding and 23rd starter Ronnie Gardner completing the top ten.

Finland’s Markus Niemela and Connecticut’s David Gravel were the only Chili Bowl rookie contenders to make Friday’s feature cut, finishing 17th and 18th, respectively.

Bayer, Davey Ray, Brent Beauchamp, Knepper, Derrick Myers, Haudenschild, Levi Roberts and Dave Darland topped heat race action for Friday night’s 60-car field, with Ryan Smith, Kaeding, Jones and Clauson winning the qualifying races.

After getting caught up in an opening lap tangle and flipping, Brad Loyet bounced back to win the first “C “Main and then climbed to third behind Joey Saldana and Brad Mosen in the first “B” Main to transfer to the feature event.

Bill Balog chased Rick Eckert to the line in the second “C” Main and then earned a transfer to the “A” as well behind Beauchamp, Bayer and Shane Hollingsworth in the second “B” Main.

Sixty Friday night competitors brought this year’s Chili Bowl Nationals competitor total to 259, three more than the total of 256 over each of the past two years.

Friday’s Vacuworx International Qualifier Results from the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat Races (8 Laps each, Top 40 in passing points to A Qualifiers; Balance to twin C Mains)

Heat 1: 1. #91B Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 2. #49 Trevor Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 3. #56 Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 4. #67Z Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 5. #15B Danny Burke, Houston; 6. #89JR Ron Kuhn, Independence, MO; 7. #22S Steve Stasa, West Hills, CA; 8. #11X Dustin Hapka, Grand Forks, ND

Heat 2: 1. #33 Davey Ray, Indianapolis, IN; 2. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 3. #37 Bubba Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL; 4. #20 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE; 5. #28 Alex Schutte, Rohnert Park, CA; 6. #87C Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 7. #57B Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI; 8. #87R Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL

Heat 3: 1. #43 Brent Beauchamp, Indianapolis, IN; 2. #71K David Gravel, Watertown, CT; 3. #81 Markus Niemela, Rauma, Finland; 4. #7DA Dalton Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 5. #71S Ronnie Gardner, Corona, CA; 6. #0X Johnny Murdock, Kaufman, TX; 7. #17 Michael Koontz, Bloomington, IN; 8. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO

Heat 4: 1. #63 Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 2. #35S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 3. #0 Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA; 4. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 5. #17W Cole Wood, Auburn, CA; 6. #24E Rick Eckert, York, PA; 7. #05H Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA; 8. #19D Steven Drevicki, Reading, PA

Heat 5: 1. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 2. #2 Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA; 3. #22X Keith Martin, Alvarado, TX; 4. #85 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 5. #51B Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville, IL; 6. #191 Chase Barber, Brownsburg, IN; 7. #86 Josh Most, Red Oak, IA

Heat 6: 1. #71B Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 2. #5H Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 3. #0G Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 4. #32 Danny Jennings, Norman, OK; 5. #47 Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 6. #12H Jarrod Hull, Sikeston, MO; 7. #21AZ Mike Visser, Cottonwood, AZ

Heat 7: 1. #9 Levi Roberts, Broomfield, CO; 2. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 3. #77X Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL; 4. #11H Garrett Hood, Concordia, KS; 5. #14R Troy DeCaire, Tampa, FL; 6. #7 Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, CA; 7. #77B Mike Boesel, Bennett, CO

Heat 8: 1. Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 2. #39C Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 3. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX; 4. #0B Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, Ontario; 5. #8R Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, TX; 6. #29 Brandon Hahn, Tulsa, OK; DNS - #6Y Vinny Villeggiante, Gresham, OR

C Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to back of corresponding B Main)

C Main 1: 1. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 2. #191 Chase Barber, Brownsburg, IN; 3. #7 Shannon McQueen, Tehachapi, CA; 4. #77B Mike Boesel, Bennett, CO; 5. #17 Michael Koontz, Bloomington, IN; 6. #0X Johnny Murdock, Kaufman, TX; 7. #29 Brandon Hahn, Tulsa, OK; 8. #11X Dustin Hapka, Grand Forks, ND; 9. #12H Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO; DNS - #21AZ Mike Visser, Cottonwood, AZ

C Main 2: 1. #24E Rick Eckert, York, PA; 2. #57B Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI; 3. #14R Troy DeCaire, Tampa, FL; 4. #89JR Ron Kuhn, Independence, MO; 5. #86 Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 6. #22S Steve Stasa, West Hills, CA; 7. #19D Steven Drevicki, Reading, PA; 8. #87R Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; DNS - #05H Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA; #6Y Vinny Villeggiante, Gresham, OR

A Qualifiers (10 Laps – Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains)

A Qualifier 1: 1. #0 Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA; 2. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 3. #71B Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 4. #33 Davey Ray, Indianapolis, IN; 5. #81 Markus Niemela, Rauma, Finland; 6. #49 Trevor Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 7. #28 Alex Schutte, Rohnert Park, CA; 8. #47 Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 9. #22X Keith Martin, Alvarado, TX; 10. #11H Garrett Hood, Concordia, KS

A Qualifier 2: 1. #2 Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA; 2. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 3. #67Z Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 4. #43 Brent Beauchamp, Indianapolis, IN; 5. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX; 6. #71K David Gravel, Watertown, CT; 7. #91B Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 8. #71S Ronnie Gardner, Corona, CA; 9. #85 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 10. #20 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE

A Qualifier 3: 1. #56 Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 2. #5H Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 3. #35S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 4. #9 Levi Roberts, Broomfield, CO; 5. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 6. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 7. #7DA Dalton Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 8. #17W Cole Wood, Auburn, CA; 9. #0B Glenn Styres, Oshweken, ONT; 10. #8R Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, TX

A Qualifier 4: 1. #39C Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 2. #37 Bubba Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL; 3. #5 Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 4. #63 Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 5. #0G Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 6. #51B Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville, IL; 7. #87C Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 8. #32 Danny Jennings, Norman, OK; 9. #15B Danny Burke, Houston, TX; 10. #77X Joey Moughan, Springfield, MO

B Mains (15 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to A Main)

B Main 1: 1. #67Z Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 2. #47 Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 3. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 4. #71S Ronnie Gardner, Corona, CA; 5. #87C Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 6. #7 Shannon McQueen, Tehachapi, CA; 7. #22X Keith Martin, Alvarado, TX; 8. #191 Chase Barber, Brownsburg, IN; 9. #11H Garrett Hood, Concordia, KS; 10. #33 Davey Ray, Indianapolis, IN; 11. #49 Trevor Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 12. #0B Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT; 13. #77B Mike Boesel, Bennett, CO; 14. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 15. #51B Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville, IL; 16. #20 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE

B Main 2: 1. #43 Brent Beauchamp, Indianapolis, IN; 2. #91B Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 3. #85 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 4. #57B Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI; 5. #7DA Dalton Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 6. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX; 7. #24E Rick Eckert, York, PA; 8. #15B Danny Burke, Houston, TX; 9. #32 Danny Jennings, Norman, OK; 10. #14R Troy DeCaire, Tampa, FL; 11. #89JR Ron Kuhn, Independence, MO; 12. #8R Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, TX; 13. #0G Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 14. #28 Alex Schutte, Rohnert Park, CA; 15. #17W Cole Wood, Auburn, CA; DNS -- #77X Joey Moughan, Springfield, MO

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)

“A” Main: 1. #21k Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 2. #56 Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 3. #39c Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 4. #71b Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 5. #37 Bubba Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL; 6. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 7. #63 Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 8. #0 Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA; 9. #2 Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA; 10. #71s Ronnie Gardner, Corona, CA; 11. #35s Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 12. #5 Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 13. #9 Levi Roberts, Broomfield, CO; 14. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 15. #5h Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 16. #67z Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 17. #81 Markus Niemela, Rauma, FIN; 18. #71k David Gravel, Watertown, CT; 19. #47 Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 20. #43 Brent Beauchamp, Indianapolis, IN; 21. #57b Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI; 22. #85 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 23. #91b Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 24. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO.

Kevin Swindell Takes Thursday Chili Bowl Honors!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2012) – Last January, Kevin Swindell became the first back-to-back winner in a quarter century of Chili Bowl Nationals competition at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

On Thursday night, the 22-year-old from Germantown, TN, put himself in a prime position for a three-peat by winning the 25-lap Suburban Chevrolet qualifying feature event atop the ¼-mile clay oval on the third night of action at the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

Swindell battled past Brad Sweet on the sixth round and then weathered a pair of late cautions to take his second career Chili Bowl preliminary win aboard the Esslinger-powered John Christner Trucking/NOS Energy Drinks No. 39 Spike. Swindell took the checkered flag with a 1.705-second advantage over Indiana’s Shane Cottle and Sweet, who also locked into Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship finale.

With Swindell starting the feature outside the second row, Sweet led the field to the green flag with J.J. Yeley alongside. Sweet gunned into the lead at the start, with Swindell into second on the opening round ahead of third-starter Shane Golobic and Yeley.

With the leaders all working the low side, Swindell moved to the top of turns three and four and swept past Sweet for the lead upon the completion of the sixth round. Sweet kept Swindell within striking distance, with traffic coming into play just three laps later.

Swindell found open track again after the 12th round when Don Droud, Jr., spun to a stop in turn three after contact from another car. Swindell went the final half of the race virtually unchallenged, though he nearly spun exiting turn four on the 20th circuit.

“It seems like coming off turn four is a little different this year,” Swindell explained. “It’s challenging, you almost have to diamond it to hit it right.”

The only thing that slowed his charge to the checkered flag was a pair of incidents with 21 laps in the books. After Damion Gardner came to a stop in turn four after contact while battling for sixth with Yeley, it was Golobic and Buckwalter tangling in the same corner while dicing for fourth on the ensuing restate with Yeley caught up in the fracas and getting upside down.

Swindell cruised to the stripe over the final four laps, while Cottle raced past Sweet on the 23rd lap to snare runner-up honors in Dr. Kenneth Love’s Mopar-powered RDL Holdings No. 71xx Spike. “We started a little tight, but as the track slicked off we got better and better,” Cottle explained.

Sweet held on for the show position in the Kasey Kahne Racing Speedway Engines-powered Sage Fruit No. 49x Spike, explaining that, “We were a little conservative with our car, we didn’t see it getting quite that slick.”

California’s Richard VanderWeerd turned in the strongest performance thus far by a Chili Bowl rookie contender by climbing from seventh to claim fourth aboard Mike Sala’s No. 19s Spike, with Indiana’s Brady Short rounding out the top five.

Tracy Hines turned in the night’s top passing performance by racing from 22nd to sixth after advancing through both “C” and “B” Main action, with Rico Abreu, Tim Siner, 17th-starter A.J. Fike and 16th-starter Brian Camarillo completing the top ten.

VanderWeerd was one of two event rookies to make Thursday’s feature cut, with fellow California contender Ryan Bernal posting a 21st place finish.

Johnny Herrera, Golobic, Patrick Stasa, Gardner, Siner, Shane Cockrum, Kyle Steffens and Billy Lawhead each posted heat race victories among the 66-car field, with Golobic, J.C. Bland, Bernal and Cottle winning the Qualifying races.

Tim Crawley and Chris Windom won the “C” Mains, with Cockrum and Mario Clouser victorious in the “B” Mains.

Thursday’s Suburban Chevrolet Qualifier Results from the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat Races (8 Laps each, Top 40 in passing points to A Qualifiers; Balance to twin C Mains)

Heat 1: 1. #75H Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM; 2. #98 JC Bland, Springfield, IL; 3. #44S Clint Schubert, Calhan, CO; 4. #37B Brady Short, Bedford, IN; 5. #51X Matt Lundy, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #24 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN; 7. #94AU Brad Cox, Gunnedah, Australia; 8. #2D Doug Day, Winder, GA; 9. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK

Heat 2: 1. #26 Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 2. #1J J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #98K P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 4. #19S Richard VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 5. #3AJ A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 6. #7J Shawn Jackson, Bear, DE; 7. #2AZ Rick Shuman, Gilbert, AZ; 8. #15K Conner Kassik, Lake Havasu, AZ; 9. #81B Ryan Beechler, McKinney, TX

Heat 3: 1. #19 Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS; 2. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 3. #8J Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK; 4. #71XX Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 5. #11B Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 6. #27C Kip Hughes, Enid, OK; 7. #12J Joe Walker, Harrisonville, MO; 8. #83H Jonathan Halford, Tulsa, OK

Heat 4: 1. #05G Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 2. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 3. #93 Dustin Morgan, Broken Arrow, OK; 4. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 5. #2R A.J. Hopkins, Brownsburg, IN; 6. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO; 7. #2G Terry Goodwin, Laveen, AZ; 8. #77G Mike Goodman, Broken Arrow, OK

Heat 5: 1. #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL; 2. #25B Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 3. #25 Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 4. #17R Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL; 5. #29S Tim Kent, Sapulpa, OK; 6. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK; 7. #85J Matt Johnson, Edmond, OK; 8. #11W Chris Windom, Canton, IL

Heat 6: 1. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL: 2. #49X Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 3. #39B Jake Blackhurst, Mapleton, IL: 4. #9M Cory Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 5. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 6. #91H Mike Hudson, Carterville, IL: 7. #71P Tim Pyle, Gresham, OR; 8. #1XS Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD

Heat 7: 1. #91X Kyle Steffens, St. Charles, MO; 2. #6A David Gough, Machesney Park, IL: 3. #12B Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 4. #38N Kyle Neal, Ewing, IL; 5. #00 Pete Davis, Pleasanton, CA; 6. #71D Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH; 7. #69 Randy Boyer, Belleville, KS; 8. #22K Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO

Heat 8: 1. #21M Billy Lawhead, El Reno, OK; 2. #72 Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA; 3. #67K Rico Abreu, Rutherford, CA; 4. #6X Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS; 5. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 6. #4J Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 7. #17K Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, OK; DNS - #2A Donald McIntosh, Dawsonville, GA

C Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to back of corresponding B Main)

C Main 1: 1. #4J Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 2. #29S Tim Kent, Sapulpa, OK; 3. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 4. #22K Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO; 5. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK; 6. #12J Joe Walker, Harrisonville, MO; 7. #2AZ Rick Shuman, Gilbert, AZ; 8. #85J Matt Johnson, Edmond, OK; 9. #83H Jonathon Halford, Tulsa, OK; 10. #2G Terry Goodwin, Laveen, AZ; 11. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO; 12. #77G Mike Goodman, Broken Arrow, OK; 13. #69 Randy Boyer, Belleville, KS

C Main 2: 1. #11W Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 2. #24 Tracy Hines, Wilkinson, IN; 3. #51X Matt Lundy, Phoenix, AZ; 4. #1XS Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD; 5. #81B Ryan Beechler, McKinney, TX; 6. #15K Conner Kassik, Lake Havasu, AZ; 7. #94AU Brad Cox, Gunnedah, AUS; 8. #91H Mike Hudson, Carterville, IL; 9. #17K Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, OK; 10. #71D Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH; DNS -- #2D Doug Day, Winder, GA; #71P Tim Pyle, Gresham, OR; #2A Doug McIntosh, Dawsonville, GA

A Qualifiers (10 Laps – Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains)

A Qualifier 1: 1. #26 Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 2. #37B Brady Short, Bedford, IN; 3. #1J J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 4. #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL: 5. #93 Dustin Morgan, Broken Arrow, OK; 6. #05G Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 7. #00 Pete Davis, Pleasanton, CA; 8. #25 Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 9. #9M Cory Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 10. #44S Clint Schubert, Calhan, CO

A Qualifier 2: 1. #98 JC Bland, Springfield, IL; 2. #67K Rico Abreu, Rutherford, CA; 3. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 4. #98K P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 5. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 6. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 7. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 8. #39B Jake Blackhurst, Mapleton, IL; 9. #38N Kyle Neal, Ewing, IL; 10. #7J Shawn Jackson, Bear, DE

A Qualifier 3: 1. #72 Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA; 2. #19S Richard VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 3. #25B Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 4. #17R Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL; 5. #75H Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM; 6. #3AJ A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 7. #6A David Gough, Machesney Park, IL; 8. #91X Kyle Steffens, St. Charles, MO; 9. #6X Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS; 10. #27C Kip Hughes, Enid, OK

A Qualifier 4: 1. #71XX Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 2. #49X Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 3. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 4. #12B Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 5. #8J Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK; 6. #11B Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 7. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 8. #2R A.J. Hopkins, Brownsburg, IN; 9. #21M Billy Lawhead, El Reno, OK; 10. #19 Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS

B Mains (15 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to A Main)

B Main 1: 1. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 2. #3AJ A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 3. #19 Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS; 4. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 5. #75H Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM; 6. #91X Kyle Steffens, St. Charles, MO; 7. #4J Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 8. #93 Dustin Morgan, Broken Arrow, OK; 9. #00 Pete Davis, Pleasanton, CA; 10. #7J Shawn Jackson, Bear, DE; 11. #6X Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS; 12. #9M Cory Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 13. #25 Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 14. #29S Tim Kent, Sapulpa, OK; 15. #8J Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK; 16. #22K Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO

B Main 2: #17R Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL; 2. #6A David Gough, Machesney Park, IL: 3. #24 Tracy Hines, Wilkinson, IN; 4. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 5. #11W Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 6. #39B Jake Blackhurst, Mapleton, IL: 7. #21M Billy Lawhead, El Reno, OK; 8. #51X Matt Lundy, Phoenix, AZ; 9. #11B Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 10. #1XS Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD; 11. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 12. #38N Kyle Neal, Ewing, IL; 13. #27C Kim Hughes, Enid, OK; 14. #2R A.J. Hopkins, Brownsburg, IN; 15. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 16. #44S Clint Schubert, Calhan, CO

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)

“A” Main: 1. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #71xx Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 3. #49x Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 4. #19s Richard VanderWeerd (Visalia, CA); 5. #37b Brady Short, Bedford, IN; 6. #24 Tracy Hines, Wilkinson, IN; 7. #67k Rico Abreu, Rutherford, CA; 8. #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL; 9. #3aj A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 10. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 11. #12b Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 12. #35m Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 13. #6a David Gough, Machesney Park, IL; 14. #44 Don Droud, Jr., Lincoln, NE; 15. #19 Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS; 16. #05g Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 17. #25b Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 18. #98k P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 19. #26 Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 20. #17r Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL; 21. #72 Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA; 22. #1J J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 23. #14c Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 24. #98 J.C. Bland, Springfield, IL (DNS).

Sammy Swindell Cashes in on River Spirit Casino Qualifier at Chili Bowl!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2012) – Sammy Swindell kept up his winning ways at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway by topping Wednesday night’s 25-lap River Spirit Casino Qualifier “A” Main event at the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

The five-time Chili Bowl champion battled ahead of Danny Stratton after a handful of circuits and raced on to his seventh preliminary Chili Bowl main event win in front of Stratton and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, who also locked into Saturday night’s 50-lap championship finale by virtue of earning podium finishes.

With the triumph in the Esslinger-powered John Christner Trucking/NOS Energy Drinks No. 1 Spike, Swindell locked into a Chili Bowl record 19th Chili Bowl finale.

“Here, the driver can influence the car a lot,” Swindell explained of his Chili Bowl success. “You’ve got to have a good car, but you can make it a bit different about where you place the car and what you do with the car.”

After winning his third Vacuworx International Race of Champions in four tries on Tuesday night, Swindell made a late run from his sixth starting position to win Wednesday night’s opening heat race and then climbed from sixth to second in his qualifying race to earn the pole position for the main event.

But, Swindell had his hands full with fellow front row starter Stratton over the initial handful of circuits as the pair battled for the lead in wheel-to-wheel fashion with Swindell on the low side and Stratton up top. “We had a pretty good run for a while there side-by-side,” Swindell explained of the opening rounds afterwards.

Swindell surged ahead in turn two on the sixth round and made his way to the upper portion of the track and set sail with Stratton and third-starter Stewart in his wake.

The savvy veteran reached traffic by the midway point and picked off one car after another over the ensuing rounds, with four cars separating himself from Stratton when the race’s only caution flew after 21 laps when Chris Ennis climbed a wheel and flipped in turn four.

With the lapped cars in place, Swindell checked out over the final four circuit to take the checkered flag with a 3.647-second advantage over Stratton in Steve and Dianna Hampton’s Esslinger-powered Hampton’s Kustom Works No. 77s Twister.

“We had a stuck bleeder in the right rear and Sammy kinda ran away with it,” Stratton explained after securing a starting berth for his third career Chili Bowl finale. “I was just trying to hang on there to get a spot in the ‘A’ on Saturday.”

Making his first Chili Bowl start since 2008, two-time event winner Stewart landed in his 11th Chili Bowl final by taking the show position in the Chevrolet Performance Parts No. 14 Spike.

“The big thing is Saturday night that you’re shooting for,” Stewart commented. “The goal for everybody tonight is to try to get in that top three and as long as you make that, that’s a good night.”

Behind the lead trio, Zach Daum held down the fourth position most of the way in front of Tyler Edwards and Jason Leffler. But, when Daum’s mount stumbled after the lap 21 restart, Edwards and Leffler mixed it up for fourth only to have Leffler slide to a stop in turn two after contact on the final lap just as Swindell took the checkered flag.

Edwards claimed the fourth position aboard Danny Felker’s Hatfield Chevy-powered No. 11T Spike, with Daum rounding out the top five in the Fontana-powered Daum Insurance No. 5d Eagle.

Caleb Armstrong raced 18th to claim sixth, with Chili Bowl rookie contender Shaun Insley of New Zealand in seventh. Another rookie contender, Pennsylvania’s Alex Bright, was eighth, with Brad Kuhn salvaging a ninth place run after climbing through both “C” and “B” Main competition just to make the feature cut after a lackluster heat race. Josh Ford completed the top ten from 16th.

In addition to Insley and Bright, California’s Jace VanderWeerd also made Wednesday’s feature cut as a rookie contender and placed 17th.

Like Kuhn, Gary Taylor worked through “C” and “B” Main action as well to finish 12th, just one spot behind Loyet Motorsports teammate Jon Stanbrough, who also advanced from “B” Main action.

Swindell, Billy Wease, Edwards, Robbie Whitchurch, VanderWeerd, Insley, Leffler and Brent Camarillo topped heat race action for Wednesday night’s 67-car field. Austin Brown won the first “C” Main, with Gavin Galbraith beating Taylor and Kuhn to the stripe in the second “C” Main. After Stanbrough won the first “B” Main, Armstrong beat a rallying Kuhn to the line in the second “B” Main. David Prickett, Christopher Bell, Stewart and Daum each claimed qualifying race wins.

Donnie Ray Crawford, last year’s Wednesday night feature winner, endured a tough evening. After a wild flip exiting turn two in his heat race, the third-generation racer advanced from “C” Main action only to get upside down again in a “B” Main scramble that put an early end to his night.

Wednesday’s River Spirit Casino Qualifier Results from the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat Races (8 Laps each, Top 40 in passing points to A Qualifiers; Balance to twin C Mains)

Heat 1: 1. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 3. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 4. #86C David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 5. #2X Tyler Millwood, Kingston, GA; 6. #35W Rick Wright Jr., Ponca City, OK; 7. #8 Mike Lapp, Goodyear, AZ; 8. #82 Eric Johnson, Rockford, IL; 9. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK

Heat 2: 1. #19X Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 2. #21V Jimmy Voitel, Covina, CA; 3. #77S Danny Stratton, Riverside, CA; 4. #12S Bryan Severs, Collison, IL; 5. #94X Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL; 6. #98G Gavin Galbraith, Washington, MO; 7. #05T Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 8. #71KT Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL; 9. #44X Danny Smith, Argenta, IL

Heat 3: 1. #11T Tyler Edwards, Salina, OK; 2. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 3. #15P David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 4. #3F Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 5. #05S Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 6. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 7. #9H Matt Hummel, San Jose, CA; 8. #7C Pat Schudy, Springfield, MO; 9. #51S Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA

Heat 4: 1. #82W Robbie Whitchurch, Chico, CA; 2. #91K Dereck King, Goreville, IL; 3. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO; 4. #75 Wes McIntyre, McCordsville, IN; 5. #7CA Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 6. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS; 7. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 8. #8K Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK

Heat 5: 1. #8V Jace VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 2. #86E Chris Ennis, San Diego, CA; 3. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 4. #21B Christopher Bell, Norman, OK; 5. #4G Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, NY; 6. #88W Dustin Weland, Parker, CO; 7. #91 Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 8. #7RS Clint Boyles, Greenwood, MO

Heat 6: 1. #47X Shaun Insley, Royal Oak, NZ; 2. #14 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN; 3. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 4. #37T Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL; 5. #11BX Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 6. #83 Kurt Blackaby, Bentonville, AR; 7. #21JR Kevin Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; 8. #83X Bob Lawlor, San Carlos, CA

Heat 7: 1. #71 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 2. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 3. #7W Harli White, Lindsay, OK; 4. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 5. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 6. #7A Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 7. #7T Todd McVay, Lees Summit, MO; 8. #57K Steve Schaberg, Glenwood, AR

Heat 8: 1. #51 Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 2. #77 Alex Bright, Collegeville, PA; 3. #2B Tyler Reddick, Coming, CA; 4. #1W Paul White, Waco, TX; 5. #41 Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 6. #19N Nick O'Neal, Wagoner, OK; 7. #4X Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX; 8. #50 Ned Fry, West Burlington, IA

C Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to back of corresponding B Main)

C Main 1: 1. #7A Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 2. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS; 3. #2X Tyler Millwood, Kingston, GA; 4. #71KT Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL; 5. #83 Kurt Blackaby, Bentonville, AR; 6. #9H Matt Hummel, San Jose, CA; 7. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK; 8. #4X Shawn Petersen, Irving, TX; 9. #51S Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 10. #88W Dusty Weland, Parker, CO; 11. #21JR Kevin Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; 12. #7RS Clint Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 13. #91 Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; DNS - #83X Bob Lawlor, San Carlos, CA

C Main 2: 1. #98G Gavin Galbraith, Washington, MO; 2. #05T Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 3. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 4. #8K Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #41 Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 6. #7C Pat Schudy, Springfield, MO; 7. #7T Todd McVay, Lees Summit, MO; 8. #57K Steve Schaberg, Glenwood, AR; 9. #44X Danny Smith, Argenta, IL; 10. #8 Mike Lapp, Goodyear, AZ; 11. #35W Rick Wright Jr., Ponca City, OK; 12. #82 Eric Johnson; DNS - #50 Ned Fry, Burlington, IA

A Qualifiers (10 Laps – Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains)

A Qualifier 1: 1. #15P David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 2. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 3. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 4. #91K Dereck King, Goreville, IL; 5. #1W Paul White, Waco, TX; 6. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 7. #05S Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 8. #8V Jace VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 9. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 10. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO

A Qualifier 2: 1. #21B Christopher Bell, Norman, OK; 2. #77S Danny Stratton, Riverside, CA; 3. #47X Shaun Insley, Royal Oak, NZ; 4. #86E Chris Ennis, San Diego, CA; 5. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 6. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 7. #4G Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, NY; 8. #86C David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 9. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 10. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL

A Qualifier 3: 1. #14 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN; 2. #71 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 3. #11T Tyler Edwards, Salina, OK; 4. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 5. #37T Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL; 6. #2B Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA; 7. #94X Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL; 8. #21V Jimmy Voitel, Covina, CA; 9. #19N Nick O'Neal, Wagoner, OK; 10. #12S Bryan Severs, Collison, IL

A Qualifier 4: 1. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 2. #77 Alex Bright, Collegeville, PA; 3. #11BX Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 4. #19x Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 5. #7CA Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 6. #3F Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 7. #75 Wes McIntyre, McCordsville, IN; 8. #51 Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 9. #82W Robbie Whitchurch, Chico, CA; 10. #7W Harli White, Lindsay, OK

B Mains (15 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to A Main)

B Main 1: 1. #05S Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 2. #11BX Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 3. #8V Jace VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 4. #1W Paul White, Waco, TX; 5. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 6. #94X Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL; 7. #7A Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 8. #71KT Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL; 9. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS; 10. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 11. #86C David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 12. #37T Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL; 13. #7W Harli White, Lindsay, OK; 14. #82W Robbie Whitchurch, Chico, CA; 15. #19N Nick O'Neal, Wagoner, OK; 16. #2X Tyler Millwood, Kingston, GA

B Main 2: 1. #7CA Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 2. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 3. #4G Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, NY; 4. #05T Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 5. #3F Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 6. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 7. #51 Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 8. #2B Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA*; 9. #75 Wes McIntyre, McCordsville, IN; 10. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 11. #8K Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 12. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 13. #12S Bryan Severs, Collison, IL: 14. #98G Gavin Galbraith, Washington, MO; 15. #21v Jimmy Voitel, Covina, CA; 16. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO *Penalized a spot for hitting the restart cone

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)

“A” Main: 1. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #77s Danny Stratton, Riverside, CA; 3. #14 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN; 4. #11T Tyler Edwards, Salina, OK; 5. #5d Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 6. #7ca Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 7. #47x Shaun Insley, Royal Oak, NZ; 8. #77 Alex Bright, Collegeville, PA; 9. #17b Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 10. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 11. #05s Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 12. #05T Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 13. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 14. #91k Derek King, Goreville, IL; 15. #4g Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, NY; 16. #71 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 17. #8v Jace VanderWeerd, Visalia, CA; 18. #11bx Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 19. #15p David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 20. #21b Christopher Bell, Norman, OK; 21. #19x Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 22. #14jr Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 23. #86e Chris Ennis, San Diego, CA; 24. #1w Paul White, Waco, TX.

Larson Wins Chili Bowl Opener!
1/10/2012

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2012) – Coming off a remarkable breakthrough season in 2011, Kyle Larson added yet another notch to the win column by topping Tuesday night’s 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying feature event to kick off the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

The 19-year-old from Elk Grove, CA, raced by Kevin Ramey for the lead on the high side on the fifth round and worked traffic flawlessly over the final ten circuits to post the victory in front of NASCAR Nationwide champion Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and New Zealand’s Michael Pickens, with each of the podium finishers locked into Saturday’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship feature event.

While youth prevailed in the Qualifying feature event, veteran shoe Sammy Swindell snared his third Vacuworx International Race of Champions victory in four years by leading all 20 circuits of the special feature event. While the five-time Chili Bowl champion was out front all the way, he had to fend off a late bid from his son Kevin Swindell, two-time and reigning Chili Bowl champion, to secure the win.

While Larson, who ranked as the nation’s winningest open wheel driver in 2011 with triumphs across a variety of series, gridded the feature field outside the second row, it was Ramey and Chili Bowl rookie contender Matt Ward leading the Warren CAT feature field to the green flag from the front row.

Ramey gunned into the lead at the drop of the green flag, with Larson sweeping past Ward on the high side to take second on the third lap, moments before George White spun in turn three to bring out the first of three cautions in the initial six circuits.

With Fort Worth, Texas, shoe Ramey working the low side, Larson stuck to the high side and charged into the lead entering turn one on the fifth lap. Upon the completion of the fifth round, Thomas Meseraull caught the berm exiting turn four and went for a wild ride, with the race’s final caution flying a lap later when Ronnie Burke, Jr., spun to a stop in turn four.

With Larson out front in the Keith Kunz Motorsports Speedway Toyota-powered No. 67 Bullet, Ramey tried to mount a charge to regain the lead as action resumed.

“I could see him on the bottom sometimes in one and two, so I dropped back down there for a little bit until I felt like it got to slow,” Larson explained. “I wasn’t sure where Ricky (Stenhouse, Jr.) was, and I figured Ricky’s the type that would be up top so I had to get back up there as quick as I could.”

Indeed, Stenhouse, Jr., was into second by the eighth round, but Larson kept his chasers in the distance. Even when lapped traffic came into play after 15 laps, Larson’s pace was undeterred.

“Lapped traffic was pretty tough,” Larson commented. “They were all running the top so we had to throw some sliders at them and luckily they didn’t race us back too hard.”

Larson raced on to the checkered flag without challenge, crossing the stripe with a 1.573-second advantage over Stenhouse, Jr., in the CTR-BCI Esslinger-powered No. 39i Spike.

“I kinda wanted a caution to get to his back bumper,” Stenhouse, Jr., commented afterward. “But then I knew Michael (Pickens) would be in third and it would be a battle, so I was kinda glad we just ran it on out.”

After starting seventh, Pickens battled past Brady Bacon for fourth on the 12th round and then took third from Ramey the next time around. Pickens kept the Loyet Motorsports Esslinger-powered Vacuworx International No. 05p Spike in the show position the rest of the way to lock into his fourth Chili Bowl finale in as many tries.

“The main thing is to be locked in,” the accomplished Kiwi shoe explained. “Now we can sit back and relax and don’t have to tear up any equipment.”

Bacon slipped around Ramey on the final circuit to snare fourth in the Wilke-Pak Toyota-powered No. 11 Spike, with Ramey rounding out the top five in the Printplace Motorsports Fontana-powered No. 7m Spike.

Casey Shuman advanced a half-dozen positions to claim sixth, while Ward crossed the stripe seventh after being the only rookie to make Tuesday night’s feature cut.

Andrew Felker was eighth, with 17th-starter Jerry Coons, Jr., and Darren Hagen completing the top ten.

After being unable to start his heat race, Jonathan Beason rallied back with triumphs in both “C” and “B” Main action before climbing to 12th in the feature event. Jimmy Light worked the alphabet as well, advancing from “C” Main competition to claim 17th in the “A” Main.

Meseraull, Johnathon Henry, Burke, Jr., Ryan Pace, R.J. Johnson, Ward, Jody Rosenboom and Justin Grant topped heat race action for Tuesday night’s 66-car field. Cameron Hagin and Beason won the “C” Mains, with Coons, Jr., and again Beason atop the “B” Mains.

With a stellar 14-car field assembled for VIROC IV, the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions, Sammy Swindell was the last one to draw for position. And, the 13 drivers before him left him the pole position.

That was all Swindell needed, as he jumped ahead of fellow front row starter Jason Leffler at the outset and led all the way to take the $2,500 triumph over the field of past Chili Bowl champions and standouts.

Working forward from fifth though, Kevin Swindell made it interesting after taking second from Damion Gardner on the 15th lap. Kevin challenged his father for the point before a caution flew with five laps to go for a tangle involving Brady Bacon and Leffler.

Sammy kept the younger Swindell at bay on the restart until the final lap, when Kevin pulled alongside on the backstretch. Sammy worked the low side of three and four though to retain command and took the checkered flag with a car-length advantage over Kevin.

Tracy Hines claimed the show position in VIROC IV action behind Swindell and Swindell, with Gardner and Joey Saldana rounding out the top five.

Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifier Results from the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat Races (8 Laps each, Top 40 in passing points to A Qualifiers; Balance to twin C Mains)

Heat 1: 1. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 2. #2H Casey Shuman, Rattlesnake Bend, AZ; 3. #7X Layne Himebaugh, Collinsville, OK; 4. #9U Doug McCune, Colleyville, TX; 5. #10W George White, Fort Worth, TX; 6. #55 Kyle Smith, Moorpark, CA; 7. #23 Tim Lynch, Columbus, IN; 8. #16 Jimmy Light, Erie, PA; 9. #73S Alex Sewell, Broken Arrow, OK

Heat 2: 1. #88H Johnathon Henry; 2. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 3. #27S Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK; 4. #39I Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS; 5. #55F Taylor Ferns, Shelby Township, MI; 6. #67X Britton Bock, Angwin, CA; 7. #23F Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, IA; 8. #9B Harris Brooks, Houston, TX; 9. #3H Bubba Hunt, Tulsa, OK

Heat 3: 1. #4B Ronnie Burke, Jr., League City, TX; 2. #9D Sean Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 3. #88 Brenden Bright, Collegeville, PA; 4. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; 5. #12 Chris Gurley, Hebron, IN; 6. #93R Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 7. #27 Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 8. #33x Jason Lair, Del City, OK

Heat 4: 1. #05R Ryan Pace, Brownsburg, IN; 2. #05P Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 3. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 4. #11 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO; 6. #17X Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN; 7. #73F Greg Edenholm, Malibu, CA; 8. #11XC Steve Newman, Steamboat Springs, CO

Heat 5: 1. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 2. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 3. #67 Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 4. #6 Aaron Pierce, Daleville, IL; 5. #8B Bob Ream Jr., Glendale, AZ; 6. #37X Cameron Hagin, Broken Arrow, OK; 7. #87F Brian McClelland, Tulsa, Ok; DNS – Stephen Arnold, Seymour, IN

Heat 6: 1. #8L Matt Ward, Glenpool, OK; 2. #3NZ Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 3. #15N T.J. Smith, Fresno, CA; 4. #23C Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN; 5. #31 David Budres, Beloit, WI; 6. #20X Jimmy Harris, Broken Arrow, OK; 7. #21X Nick Speidel, Muncie, IN; DNS – Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK

Heat 7: 1. #6R Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 2. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 3. #18A Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA; 4. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 5. #13 Ryan York, Racine, MN; 6. #40 Andy Huston, Roseville, IL; 7. #11XS Tony Norem, Dassel, MN; 8. W94 Waylon Weaver, Claremore, OK

Heat 8: 1. #35 Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 2. #45X C.J. Johnson, Quinter, KS; 3. #94 Darren Kingston, Vandalia, IL; 4. #11C Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 6. #77D Dalten Gabbard, Peoria, AZ; 7. #71X Shelton Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 8. #17M Andee Beierle, Bismarck, ND

C Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to back of corresponding B Main)

C Main 1: 1. #37X Cameron Hagin, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #23F Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, IA; 3. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO; 4. #73S Alex Sewell, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #20X Jimmy Harris, Broken Arrow, OK; 6. #73F Greg Edenholm, Malibu, CA; 7. #23 Tim Lynch, Columbus, IN; 8. #33A Stephen Arnold, Seymour, IN; 9. #77D Dalten Gabbard, Peoria, AZ; 10. #W94 Waylon Weaver, Claremore, OK: 11. #27 Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; DNS - #87F Brian McClelland, Tulsa, OK; #11XC Steve Newman, Steamboat Springs, CO

C Main 2: 1. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #33X Jason Lair, Del City, OK; 3. #16 Jimmy Light, Erie, PA; 4. #40 Andy Huston, Roseville, IL; 5. #9B Harris Brooks, Houston, TX; 6. #71X Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 7. #17M Andee Beierle, Bismarck, ND; 8. #67X Britton Bock, Angwin, CA; 9. #93R Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 10. #55 Kyle Smith, Moorpark, CA; 11. #21X Nick Speidel, Muncie, IN; 12. #11XS Tony Norem, Dassel, MN; DNS - #3H Bubba Hunt, Tulsa, OK

A Qualifiers (10 Laps – Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains)

A Qualifier 1: 1. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 2. #8L Matt Ward, Glenpool, OK; 3. #27S Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK; 4. #05R Ryan Pace, Brownsburg, IN; 5. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 6. #45X C.J. Johnson, Quinter, KS; 7. #94 Darren Kingston, Vandalia, IL; 8. #55F Taylor Ferns, Shelby Township, MI; 9. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 10. 37X Layne Himebaugh, Collinsville, OK

A Qualifier 2: 1. #11 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #39i Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS; 3. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 4. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 5. #6R Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 6. #9U Doug McCune, Colleyville, TX; 7. #8B Bob Ream Jr., Glendale, AZ; 8. #9D Sean Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 9. #12 Chris Gurley, Hebron, IN; 10. #18A Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA

A Qualifier 3: 1. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 2. #2H Casey Shuman, Rattlesnake Bend, AZ; 3. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 4. #35 Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 5. #31 David Budres, Beloit, WI; 6. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; 7. #88 Brenden Bright, Collegeville, PA; 8. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 9. #13 Ryan York, Racine, MN; 10. #6 Aaron Pierce, Daleville, IN

A Qualifier 4: 1. #05P Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 2. #67 Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 3. #23C Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN; 4. #11C Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #88H Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 6. #3NZ Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, AZ; 7. Ronnie Burke, Jr., League City, TX; 8. #17X Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN; 9. #10W George White, Fort Worth, TX; 10. #15N T.J. Smith, Fresno, CA

B Mains (15 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to A Main)

B Main 1: 1. #3NZ Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 2. #23C Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN; 3. #88H Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 4. #10W George White, Fort Worth, TX; 5. #55F Taylor Ferns, Shelby Township, MI; 6. #73S Alex Sewell, Broken Arrow, OK; 7. #7X Layne Himebaugh, Collinsville, OK; 8. #17X Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN; 9. #37X Cameron Hagin, Broken Arrow, OK; 10. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO; 11. #94 Darren Kingston, Vandalia, IL; 12. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Lomita, CA; 13. #23F Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, IA; 14. #15N T.J. Smith, Fresno, CA; DNS - #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; #13 Ryan York, Racine, MN

B Main 2: 1. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #16 Jimmy Light, Erie, PA; 3. #31 David Budres, Beloit, WI; 4. #4B Ronnie Burke, Jr., League City, TX; 5. #88 Brenden Bright, Collegeville, PA; 6. #6 Aaron Pierce, Daleville, IN; 7. #9U Doug McCune, Colleyville, TX; 8. #33X Jason Lair, Del City, OK; 9. #40 Andy Huston, Roseville, IL; 10. #18 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA; 11. #8B Bob Ream Jr., Glendale, AZ; 12. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 13. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 14. #12 Chris Gurley, Hebron, IN; 15. #9D Sean Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 16. #45X C.J. Johnson, Quinter, KS

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)

“A” Main: 1. #67 Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 2. #39i Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Olive Branch, MS; 3. #05p Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 4. #11 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #7m Kevin Ramey, Ft. Worth, TX; 6. #2h Casey Shuman, Rattlesnake Bend, AZ; 7. #8L Matt Ward, Glenpool, OK; 8. #11a Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 9. #3nz Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, AZ; 10. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 11. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 12. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 13. #27s Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK; 14. #35 Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 15. #11c Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 16. #05r Ryan Pace, Brownsburg, IN; 17. #16 Jimmy Light, Erie, PA; 18. #6r Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 19. #88h Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 20. #10w George White, Ft. Worth, TX; 21. #31 David Budres, Beloit, WI; 22. #23c Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN; 23. #4b Ronnie Burke, Jr., League City, TX; 24. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA.

Vacuworx International Race of Champions (20 laps)

VIROC IV: 1. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 3. #24 Tracy Hines, Greenfield, IN; 4. #05G Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 5. #67Z Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 6. #39C Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 7. #14 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN; 8. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills MO; 9. #67 Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 10. Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 11. #5 (11) Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 12. #71 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 13. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; DNS - #39i Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS

Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifier Results from the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat Races (8 Laps each, Top 40 in passing points to A Qualifiers; Balance to twin C Mains)

Heat 1: 1. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 2. #2H Casey Shuman, Rattlesnake Bend, AZ; 3. #7X Layne Himebaugh, Collisville, OK; 4. #9U Doug McCune, Colleyville, TX; 5. #10W George White, Fort Worth, TX; 6. #55 Kyle Smith, Moorpark, CA; 7. #23 Tim Lynch, Columbus, IN; 8. #16 Jimmy Light, Erie, PA; 9. #73S Alex Sewell, Broken Arrow, OK

Heat 8: 1. #35 Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 2. #45X C.J. Johnson, Quinter, KS; 3. #94 Darren Kingstone, Vandalia, IL; 4. #11C Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 6. #77D Dalten Gabbard, Peoria, AZ; 7. #71X Shelton Haudenschild, Wooster, OH; 8. #17M Andee Beierle, Bismarck, ND

C Mains (10 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to back of corresponding B Main)

A Qualifiers (10 Laps – Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains)

B Mains (15 Laps – Top 4 in each transfer to A Main)

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)

1. #67 Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 2. #39i Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Olive Branch, MS; 3. #05p Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 4. #11 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #7m Kevin Ramey, Ft. Worth, TX; 6. #2h Casey Shuman, Rattlesnake Bend, AZ; 7. #8L Matt Ward, Glenpool, OK; 8. #11a Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 9. #3nz Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, AZ; 10. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 11. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 12. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 13. #27s Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK; 14. #35 Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 15. #11c Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 16. #05r Ryan Pace, Brownsburg, IN; 17. #16 Jimmy Light, Erie, PA; 18. #6r Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 19. #88h Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 20. #10w George White, Ft. Worth, TX; 21. #31 David Budres, Beloit, WI; 22. #23c Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN; 23. #4b Ronnie Burke, Jr., League City, TX; 24. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA.

Vacuworx Race of Champions (20 laps)

1. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 3. #24 Tracy Hines, Greenfield, IN; 4. #05G Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 5. #67Z Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 6. #39C Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 7. #14 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN; 8. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills MO; 9. #67 Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 10. Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 11. #5 (11) Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 12. #71 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 13. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; DNS - #39i Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS

Chili Bowl Kicks Off Tonight!

TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2012) – The Bowl Season isn’t quite done yet, as the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals kicks off tonight at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway with the first of four qualifying nights as well as the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions.

While 14 drivers square off in VIROC IV, including NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, 67 drivers are currently slated to battle it out in the Warren CAT Qualifying event with tonight’s top three finishers locked into Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship finale.

Three drivers will be pulling double-duty tonight by competing in both the Warren CAT Qualifier as well as VIROC IV, including NASCAR Nationwide champion Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., California sensation Kyle Larson and Oklahoma ace Brady Bacon.

While those three mix it up with “Smoke”, a pair of Swindell’s and more in VIROC IV, the Warren CAT Qualifier portion also includes the likes of Michael Pickens, Jerry Coons, Jr., Darren Hagen, Thomas Meseraull, Casey Shuman and Jonathan Beason among others.

A complete list of Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifiers is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx?c=1032, with Tuesday’s VIROC IV contenders listed at http://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx?c=1034.

Tuesday’s hot laps get under way at 5:00 p.m. with racing action going green at 6:00 p.m. Tickets for Tuesday’s action are available at the door for $43. Pit passes only are available for the rest of the week.

For more information, contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777 or check www.chilibowl.com.

Chili Bowl Ready!

TULSA, Okla. (January 8, 2012) – After a full day of parking over 260 teams from throughout the nation and beyond, the QuikTrip Center is Chili Bowl ready. And, all appearances are that the City of Tulsa is Chili Bowl ready as well.

With all the teams in place inside the QuikTrip Center, all that remains between Tuesday’s kickoff of the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is Monday’s practice session atop the ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 6:00 p.m.

With another couple of entries filed on Sunday, the current count for the prestigious event is at 264 from 32 different states as well as Australia, Canada, Finland and New Zealand.

Among the additions to the entry list on Sunday is past New Zealand Midget champion Shaun Insley, who takes the seat of the second Andy Bondio entry and teams with fellow Kiwi Brad Mosen.

Monday’s practice session will be followed by four full nights of qualifying action on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, which will set the stage for Saturday’s slate of championship feature events.

Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifier will also include the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV), which will include NASCAR champions Tony Stewart and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., along with a host of other Chili Bowl stars.

Tickets remain for Tuesday’s card of events for just $43 and may be obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at the gate.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

When: January 10-14, 2011 Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions Wednesday – River Spirit Casino Qualifying Night Thursday – Suburban Chevrolet Qualifying Night Friday – Vacuworx International Qualifying Night Saturday – Lucas Oil Championship Feature Events

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Past Winners: Kevin Swindell (2010 and 2011), Sammy Swindell (2009, 1998, 1996, 1992 and 1989), Damion Gardner (2008), Tony Stewart (2007 and 2002), Tim McCreadie (2006), Tracy Hines (2005), Cory Kruseman (2004 and 2000), Dan Boorse (2003 and 1999), Jay Drake (2001), Billy Boat (1997), Donnie Beechler (1995), Andy Hillenburg (1994), Dave Blaney (1993), Lealand McSpadden (1991), Jon Heydenreich (1990), Scott Hatton (1988), Rich Vogler (1987).

Trade Show: Always a popular attraction at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Tuesday through Saturday) free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel and more is available with well over 100 different vendors. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

Tickets: A limited number of reserved seats for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying Event and the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions are available for $43 per person and may be obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at the gate if still available. Pit passes for all five nights are available at the gate as well.

Chili Bowl on the Net: All official news pertaining to the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, including official entry lists, race results and recaps, is available first at www.chilibowl.com. Also, all five nights of the Chili Bowl Nationals will be broadcast live (audio) on www.racinboys.com.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Chili Bowl Chock-Full of Champions!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2012) – The Chili Bowl Nationals has long been known as a gathering place of the best of the best from all forms of racing, from the upper echelons of the sport to the grassroots level.

And the 26th edition of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals set for next Tuesday through Saturday at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway is no exception with NASCAR champions Tony Stewart and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., headlining an impressive list of 2011 series champions.

While Stewart and Stenhouse took titles under National television spotlights, champions from all variety of Sprint Car and Midget series as well as one the nation’s premier Late Model series will be on hand as well.

Coming off his third NASCAR Sprint Cup title, Stewart returns to the Chili Bowl for the first time since 2008 in search of his third Chili Bowl triumph.

Stenhouse, who made the cut for his second Chili Bowl championship finale last January, went on to capture his first championship at the next level by taking the top spot with the NASCAR Nationwide series.

While the Chili Bowl is teeming with open wheel aces from the Sprint Car and Midget ranks that Stewart and Stenhouse climbed, Rick Eckert represents the popular Late Model racers. Eckert makes his fifth Chili Bowl appearance and first since 2010 after capturing the World of Outlaws Late Model championship in 2011.

Among the open wheelers, at least three drivers captured multiple championships in 2011 including Levi Jones, Brad Loyet and Brady Short.

Jones captured both the USAC Sprint Car and USAC Silver Crown championships in 2011 and takes aim at his first Chili Bowl finale since 2009.

Loyet added his third POWRi Midget championship in 2011 while also capturing the ASCS Warrior Region title in his rookie year of Sprint Car competition. Spearheading the potent six-car Loyet Motorsports stable, Loyet guns for his fourth consecutive Chili Bowl championship main event.

Short, a part of the A.J. Felker stable, tries for his first Chili Bowl finale after earning the MSCS (Non-Wing Sprint Car) and Bloomington Speedway titles in 2011.

One champion actually landed a ride for the Chili Bowl by earning his title, as the Midwest Open Wheel Association fields an entry for Jerrod Hull as part of his championship package with the Illinois-based winged Sprint Car series.

With countless champions from previous years throughout the QuikTrip Center, champions from 2011 include the following:

Bryan Clauson – USAC Midgets Shane Cottle – Kokomo Speedway (Non-Wing Sprint Cars) Dave Darland – King of Indiana Sprint Series (Non-Wing Sprint Cars) Rick Eckert – World of Outlaw Late Models Taylor Lynn Ferns – USAC Mopar D1 Midgets Blake Hahn – ASCS2 Outlaw Micro Sprints Jerrod Hull – Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) C.J. Johnson – NCRA (Winged Sprint Cars) Levi Jones - USAC Sprint Cars and USAC Silver Crown Brad Kuhn – BMARA Midgets Cory Kruseman – USAC Western States Midgets Brad Loyet – ASCS Warrior Region (winged Sprint Cars) and POWRi Midgets Brady Short – MSCS and Bloomington Speedway (Non-Wing Sprint Cars) Mike Spencer – USAC/CRA (Non-Wing Sprint Cars) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. – NASCAR Nationwide Tony Stewart – NASCAR Sprint Cup Richard VanderWeerd – USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars (Non-Wing) Matt Westfall – Waynesfield Raceway Park (Non-Wing Sprint Cars)

Currently, there are 261 entries for next week’s Chili Bowl Nationals representing 31 states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Finland.

Following Monday’s practice session, four nights of qualifying action on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will set Saturday’s feature grids, with the top three finishers from each night locking into Saturday’s 50-lap championship “A” Main.

Tuesday’s card will also include the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV).

A limited number of tickets are available for the Tuesday night, January 10, Warren CAT Chili Bowl Qualifier and Vacuworx International Race of Champions for just $43 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Local Contingent Featured in Chili Bowl Press Conference!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 5, 2012) – Several local drivers hoping to keep the Golden Driller in the host state were featured as the initial press conference for local media took place at the QuikTrip Center on Thursday afternoon.

With the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals set to take place next week, January 10-14 at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway following a Monday practice, Sooner State contenders Jonathan Beason, Donnie Ray Crawford and Blake Hahn visited with Tulsa media about the prestigious event.

Beason ranked as the top-finishing Oklahoma driver last January with a fourth-place finish behind Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell and Michael Pickens. Crawford won a preliminary feature last year and teams with Hahn out of the Hard 8 Racing stable this year.

Only once in 25 previous editions of the ChiIi Bowl has the Golden Driller stayed within the host state, that occurring in 1994 when Broken Arrow’s Andy Hillenburg took the top spot. But the trio on hand Thursday are among several with legitimate hopes of keeping the coveted trophy in the Sooner State.

Beason came the closest to the top spot last year, finishing just one spot shy of the podium after advancing from “B” Main action.

“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about what things might have gone different for us to get the win,” Broken Arrow’s Beason commented. “Last year, the Midget stayed in the garage all year between the 2010 and 2011 Chili Bowl so it was almost a surprise to us to run so good. I think we’ll be even faster this year.”

Crawford, who made his third Chili Bowl championship feature last year after posting a fifth-place finish as an event rookie in 2007, is unphased by the idea of racing against the likes of NASCAR champions Tony Stewart and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

“We’ve been racing this kind of stuff all year, this is what we’re pretty much used to,” the third-generation racer from Broken Arrow explained. “When guys like Tony (Stewart) get here they have to adjust, it’s almost like they’re chasing us.”

Crawford is teamed with young Hahn from Sapulpa, an unlikely pairing given the Hahn-Crawford rivalry of old. Hahn is ready for his second Chili Bowl after a maiden voyage last year aboard a Bob East Midget.

Like Beason, Crawford feels good about his chances of Chili Bowl glory. “John (Kantor) and Hard 8 Racing has given me the best of everything, the stuff I’ve got is every bit as good as Sammy’s (Swindell) or Tony’s (Stewart) or anybody else’s stuff. We’ve got what we need, all we need is just a little Chili Bowl luck to go along with it.”

Hahn explains, after winning the Chevy ECOTec Midget portion of last weekend’s Tulsa Shootout, “That should give me a big advantage, I’ve got a lot of laps in a Midget already plus a ton more in the micro so I’ve got at least twice as many laps as anyone else going in.”

Beason, Crawford and Hahn lead an Oklahoma contingent of Chili Bowl competitors that currently numbers 36, with some other top Oklahoma contenders including Broken Arrow’s Brady Bacon, Mike Goodman and Chett Gehrke, Owasso’s Daryn Pittman and Matt Sherrell, Tulsa’s Dustin Morgan, Norman’s Danny Jennings, Oklahoma City’s Andy Shouse and Guthrie’s Michelle Decker among others.

Currently, there are 261 entries for next week’s Chili Bowl Nationals representing 31 states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Finland.

Four nights of qualifying action on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will set Saturday’s feature grids, with the top three finishers from each night locking into Saturday’s “A” Main.

Tuesday’s card will also include the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV).

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

VIROC IV Field is Set for Chili Bowl

Sammy Swindell Tries for Third Win

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 3, 2012) – Over the past quarter of a century, a select group of drivers and car owners have left the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway carrying a Golden Driller trophy each January after the Chili Bowl.

And, during next Tuesday’s opening night of the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, that group along with some other event standouts will square off in the Fourth Annual $2,500-to-win, 20-lap Vacuworx International Race of Champions, dubbed VIROC IV.

The VIROC IV card will be part of Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifying event, the first of four qualifying nights that sets the field for the Saturday, January 14, championship slate of feature events.

Fourteen drivers, including reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and two-time Chili Bowl champion Tony Stewart, have been tabbed for a spot in the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV).

Gunning for a third triumph in four VIROC tries is Sammy Swindell. The five-time Chili Bowl champion topped the inaugural VIROC event in 2009 and then made it two-for-three with a win last January. Brad Loyet topped the second VIROC event in 2010.

The field for VIROC III is as follows:

1 Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN) - Five Golden Drillers keeps Swindell entrenched in the VIROC field. Swindell has topped two of three previous VIROC events.

05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO) – With the VIROC field not yet filled, the 2011 ASCS Warrior Region and POWRi Midget champion lands a spot by way of his 2010 VIROC triumph. Loyet landed in the 2010 event on the strength of 21 Midget feature wins in 2009, the first to reach such a mark since Billy Boat posted 21 Midget wins in 1995.

05g Damion Gardner (Concord, CA) – “The Demon”, who flipped across the finish line in preliminary action last year, snared the Golden Driller in 2008.

11 Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) – Hailing from nearby Broken Arrow, Bacon is tabbed as the Wilke-Pak rep in VIROC. Wilke-Pak took top Chili Bowl honors in 2003 with Tracy Hines at the wheel.

14 Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) – The reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion returns to the Chili Bowl for the first time since 2008. “Smoke” snared Golden Drillers in both 2002 and 2007.

21k Cory Kruseman (Ventura, OK) – Spearheading a four-car team that includes freestyle motocross star Brian Deegan, Kruseman claimed Chili Bowl glory in 2000 and 2004.

24 Tracy Hines (Wilkinson, IN) – T. Hines drove a Wilke-Pak entry to Chili Bowl victory lane in 2003.

39 Kevin Swindell (Germantown, TN) – Kevin pulled off something that neither his dad nor 1,154 other Chili Bowl competitors have been able to do; pull off back-to-back wins. Swindell tries for a three-peat after wins in the past two editions of the Chili Bowl.

39c Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN) – Clauson lands a spot after earning National Midget Driver of the Year honors in 2011. Clauson also claimed USAC’s National Driver’s Championship, which landed him a ride in the 2012 Indianapolis 500.

39i Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Olive Branch, MS) – Further evidence that the sticky quarter-mile circle of black gumbo clay in West Memphis known as “The Ditch” breeds good racers (reference Sammy Swindell above), Stenhouse, Jr., lands in VIRCO after capturing the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide championship.

47 Brad Mosen (Auckland, NZ) – The KIWI gives VIROC some true “international” flavor. Mosen is the primary driver for Andy Bondio, who has claimed three Golden Drillers, one with Lealand McSpadden in 1991 and then Kruseman in 2000 and 2004.

67 Kyle Larson (Elk Grove, CA) – The Tebow times Ten of dirt track racing, the 19-year-old seemingly walked on water over portions of 2011 with wins in winged sprint cars (World of Outlaws and ASCS National) along with all three USAC National divisions (Silver Crown, Sprint Cars and Midgets). Driving for past Chili Bowl winning owner Keith Kunz, a Belleville Nationals triumph and a sweep of all three open wheel portions of Eldora’s Four Crown Nationals were among his notable triumphs.

67z Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN) – The World of Outlaws ace lands a spot driving a Midget co-owned by Gary Zarounian, who owned the Midget driven to Chili Bowl victory lane in 1995 by Donnie Beechler.

71 Jason Leffler (Long Beach, CA) – The NASCAR Nationwide shoe captured his Golden Driller as the car owner for 2008 Chili Bowl winner Damion Gardner.

Several drivers will pull double-duty on Tuesday night, competing in both the VIROC IV event as well as Warren CAT Qualifying event including Brady Bacon, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and Kyle Larson.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Dunkerken & Lemley Among Tulsa Shootout Stars!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2011) – The Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout continues to break through new barriers, with the 27th edition of the event held over New Year’s weekend at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway breaking a world record entry count for Micro and Mini Sprints that was set at the previous year’s event.

And when Saturday night’s final New Year’s Eve checkered flag flew, California’s Heath Dunkerken and Washington’s Brock Lemley were among the headliners of the event that attracted 790 competing entries from throughout the nation and beyond, though there were plenty of other accolades to go around.

Dunkerken nabbed his first Golden Driller trophy by leading 27 of 30 circuits in the headline Outlaw Micro Sprint Car championship feature event, beating teammate Michael Faccinto to the stripe before a bustling crowd.

While Dunkerken topped the headline class, Lemley was the only driver among the eight different classes of competition to bag two victories. After leading all the way to win the 1200cc Mini Sprint feature event, Lemley backed it up in the very next race by making a late move to top the Non-Wing Outlaw main event atop the 1/5-mile clay oval.

This year’s edition of the Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout had plenty of West Coast flavor in addition to Dunkerken and Lemley, as Mitchell Faccinto, Dahne Lynn McKay and Kameron Beard each took Golden Drillers back to the Golden State as well with wins in the “A” Class, Restricted “A” Class and Junior Sprints, respectively.

McKay’s wire-to-wire romp in the Restricted “A” Class feature event proved to be historic as well, as the young lady racer became the first female to top a Micro Sprint Car championship feature event in Tulsa Shootout history.

While the bulk of the winner’s hardware went west, past Tulsa Shootout champions Kevin Bayer and Blake Hahn stepped up to represent the hosting Sooner State with wins in Non-Wing and Chevy ECOTec Midget action.

After getting all the action under way with heat races for the Non-Wing Outlaw and “A” classes on Thursday night, a full day of heat race and qualifying race action followed on Friday with Saturday consumed by “B” Mains, Last Chance “A” Main Qualifying Features and then the eight “A” Main championship feature events.

A total of 193 races were contested over the weekend, including 100 heat races, 32 qualifiers, 48 “B” Mains, five Last Chance Qualifying Features and eight championship “A” Mains.

Four different classes, the Non-Wing, “A” Class, Outlaw and Outlaw Non-Wing each attracted in excess of 140 competitors, with the Non-Wing class topping out at 176.

600cc Outlaws

Broken Arrow’s Donnie Ray Crawford and Laton, California’s Heath Dunkerken led the 30-lap Outlaw Micro Sprint feature field to the green flag, with Crawford gunning into the lead at the outset.

Looking to add to his collection of Golden Drillers collected at the Tulsa Shootout, Crawford led early but Dunkerken kept the heat on. While Crawford worked the low line, Dunkerken worked the middle of the track masterfully and surged into the lead on the fourth circuit.

As traffic became a factor after ten circuits, Crawford kept Dunkerken within striking distance until the race’s first caution flew after 17 laps. With open track on the restart, Dunkerken wasted little time opening up a straightway advantage as teammate Michael Faccinto became a factor.

After starting ninth, Faccinto was fourth behind Dunkerken, Crawford and Andrew Felker by the lap 17 caution and was into third by the time a final caution appeared after 22 laps.

Faccinto slipped around Crawford on the 23rd round and slowly reeled in Dunkerken as the closing laps clicked off. Back into traffic in the final pair of laps, Dunkerken beat Faccinto to the stripe with just two car lengths to spare.

A straightaway behind the California duo, Crawford fought off Felker for the show position, with Kevin Bayer rounding out the top five.

Frank Flud turned in the top passing performance by racing from 17th to eighth.

1200cc Mini Sprints & Outlaw Non-Wing Micro Sprints

Washington’s Brock Lemley ranked as the only driver at the 27th Annual Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout to collect multiple victories by scoring in both the 1200cc Mini Sprint and Non-Wing Outlaw Micro Sprints.

While Lemley’s 1200cc Mini Sprint drive seemed an easy one, the Outlaw Non Wing triumph came in the closing laps in a hotly-contested affair.

Lemley snared his first Golden Driller in the 1200cc Mini Sprint main event, gunning into the lead from the pole at the outset and leading throughout. While Aaron Fell and defending race winner Derek Holmwood applied early pressure, Lemley was unphased and kept his mount out front for the entirety of the 20-lapper.

Lemley took the checkered flag ahead of fellow Washington state shoe Holmwood, with Chicago’s Jim Scanlon in the show position. Jared Gunderson was fourth, with Florida’s Scott Krueger climbing from 11th to round out the top five.

In the next feature out, the Non-Wing Outlaw main event, Lemley found himself chasing early after starting fourth.

While Harlan Hulsey and Chris Cochran led the way to the green flag, third-starter Chris Andrew shot into the lead on the opening circuit only to surrender the point after just one lap when his left rear tire went flat under caution.

Hulsey assumed the point on the restart and the battle was on between he and Cochran. The duo began swapping the point on the fourth round and did so in nearly each corner over the ensuing laps until Christopher Bell entered the fray only to make contact and flip in turn one on the 12th lap.

The heated battle between Hulsey and Cochran resumed as soon as the green lights reappeared, with an errant slider sending both flipping in turns one and two on the 13th circuit and collecting defending race winner Blake Hahn in the process.

Joe B. Miller found himself in the lead on the restart in front of Jonathan Beason and Lemley. As the laps ticked off, Lemley picked up the pace and raced by Beason for second on the 20th round and then took the lead away from Miller one circuit later.

Lemley raced on to his second win of the night in front of Beason, who raced forward from tenth. Miller claimed the show position, with 13th-starter Cole Ketcham and 17th-starter Andrew Felker rounding out the top five.

“A” Class

Hanford, California’s Mitchell Faccinto proved untouchable by wiring the field in the “A” Class feature event, besting a field of 153 entries.

After rallying from the eighth and final starting position to win his heat race and then backing it up with a Qualifying race win, Faccinto started from the pole position alongside Scott Sawyer. Faccinto gunned into the lead at the drop of the green flag and raced to his first Golden Driller virtually unchallenged much of the way.

Sixth-starter Chris Andrews did provide some suspense in the late going after battling past Sawyer for second on the 16th round of the 25-lap main event. Andrews was closing the gap in traffic only to have a late caution offer Faccinto a clear path to victory lane.

Faccinto took full advantage and crossed the stripe 0.694-seconds ahead of Andrews, with Sawyer, 9th-starter Nate Lauderbaugh and Tristan Guardino rounding out the top five.

Non-Wing

Kevin Bayer captured his fifth career Golden Driller trophy by emerging atop a Tulsa Shootout Micro Sprint Car competitor count of 176 in the Non-Wing division.

Much like Faccinto in the “A” Class, Bayer was flawless over the course of the weekend. Bayer raced from fifth to win his heat race and then backed it up by coming from fourth to win his qualifying race, good enough to earn the pole position for the championship feature event.

And, after outgunning fellow front row starter Donnie Ray Crawford for the lead at the drop of the green flag, Bayer was solidly in command throughout the 25-lap feature.

Bayer ultimately took the checkered flag 1.096-seconds ahead of Chris Andrews, who emerged atop a wild battle for position in Bayer’s wake. Andrews, who climbed a handful of positions from seventh, took runner-up honors in front of Harlan Hulsey with Zeke Lewis and defending race winner Koen Shaw rounding out the top five.

Restricted “A” Class

In 26 previous years of Tulsa Shootout competition, it is believed that no female racer has ever cracked victory lane in Micro Sprint Car competition. That changed on Saturday’s New Year’s Eve, as Laton, California’s Dahne Lynn McKay bested the 79-car Restricted “A” field in the 20-lap championship finale.

After a win in her heat race from fifth and then a runner-up finish in her qualifying race, McKay gridded the feature from the front row outside along Texas shoe Dylan Fox. McKay burst into the lead at the start and led all the way, weathering a pair of caution over the final half of the race.

McKay took the checkered flag with a 1.055-second advantage over Bakersfield’s Cory Elliott, with eight-starter Chance Morton, Fox and Tucker Klaasmeyer rounding out the top five.

Junior Sprints

After Owasso, Oklahoma’s Cole Roberts led much of the way, it was Bakersfield’s Kameron Beard taking a Golden Driller back to the Golden Driller after a well-executed bump-and-run maneuver in the closing rounds to take command.

While Beard gridded the 15-lap finale in fifth, it was Roberts gunning into the lead at the outset and pacing the early rounds. Beard worked his way up to second by the time a caution appeared after eight laps.

Beard pressured Roberts for several rounds and then took command after a well-timed tap exiting turn two on the 13th lap sent Roberts into a spin. Beard went on to claim the victory in front of Cannon McIntosh, with pole starter Victoria Leslie, 15th-starter Mason McGuire and 11th-starter Blake Battles rounding out the top five.

Chevy ECOTec Midgets

After sweeping both the Outlaw and Non-Wing Outlaw classes at the 26th Annual Tulsa Shootout, Blake Hahn’s best chances of adding another Golden Driller appeared to be in ECOTec Midget action once all the cards were dealt in each class.

And, the youngest from Sapulpa, OK, cashed in, charging past defending race winner Mike Ward at the midway point en route to victory lane in the 20-lap main event.

Tulsa-area siblings Mike Ward and Matt Ward led the way to the green flag from the front row with cousin Hahn inside the second row, and the trio proceeded to dice for the lead over the initial half of the race.

With Mike Ward leading Matt Ward around the lower portion of the track, Hahn relentlessly worked the cushion as he sought a fourth career Golden Driller. Hahn’s persistence paid dividends as he edged ahead of Matt Ward for second on the tenth round and then took the lead away from Mike Ward a lap later.

Once in front, Hahn dropped to the low side and scooted away from the field, taking the checkered flag with a 2.900-second advantage over Matt Ward. Kevin Ramey claimed the show position, with Austin Brown and Brunson Behning rounding out the top five.

27th Annual Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout Results:

600cc Outlaws (141 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps - Top 60 In Passing Points to Qualifying Races; Balance to "B" Mains):

Heat 1: 1. 23d-Trey Detweiler (Herscher, IL), 2. 10r-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 4. 73J-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa, OK), 5. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 6. 5m-Matthew McDonald (Pittsboro, IN), 7. 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX), 8. 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK).

Heat 2: 1. 91-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 2. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 3. 96-Zachary Gigot (Garden City, KS), 4. 88AL-Alex Harris (Atwood, IL), 5. 74-Andy Farley (Denver, CO), 6. 8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK), 7. 117-Jason Liby (Clay Center, KS), 8. 4-John Balthis (Pleasant Hill, MO).

Heat 3: 1. 135-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 2. 91T-Cale Thomas (Fairland, IN), 3. 8g-Tyler Gordon (Fletcher, OK), 4. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 5. 8T-Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA), 6. 31-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 7. 44-Josh Ponder (Hammond, IL), 8. 25r-Chris Ritch (Paola, KS).

Heat 4: 1. 10J-Justin Sanders (Salinas, CA), 2. 38-Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM), 3. 99F-Justin Fletcher (Bixby, OK), 4. 9-Paul Nienhiser (Chapin, IL), 5. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 6. 62-Chad McWhirter (Hastings, NE), 7. 2h-Will Harvey (Edmond, OK), 8. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK).

Heat 5: 1. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 67-Steven Russell (Springfield, IL), 3. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 4. 10c-Christine Root (Fair Oaks, CA), 5. 95h-Michael Hall (Apache, OK), 6. H35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN), 7. 6x-Chris Meyer (Sherwood, AR), 8. 131-David Zarski (Olive Branch, MS).

Heat 6: 1. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 2. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 3. 13-Trent Carter (Terra Bella, CA), 4. 53-Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ), 5. 118-Scott Evans (Keller, TX), 6. 13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX), 7. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA). DNS: 2r-Ryan Marsch (Johnson City, MO).

Heat 7: 1. 21-Dan Clark II (Collinsville, OK), 2. 60-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 3. 7b-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 4. 121-Dylan Black, 5. 711-Wyatt Rector (Richmond, TX), 6. 28x-Todd McWilliams (Conway, AR), 7. 7w-Trent Wilson (Camden, IN), 8. 3n-Nake Neuman (New Berlin, IL).

Heat 8: 1. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 2. 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX), 3. 5d-Annie DeRemer (Happy Valley, OR), 4. 45-Kenny Brewer (Albuquerque, NM), 5. 16-Danny Davidson (Amarillo, TX), 6.24L-Caleb Lovelady (Amarillo, TX), 7. 95-Jimmy Miller (Arthur, IL), 8. 51x-Alan Cunningham (Halfway, MO).

Heat 9: 1. 4F-Mitchell Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 2. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 3. 102-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK), 4. 59-Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), 5. 2-Drew Hillenburg (Broken Arrow, OK0, 6. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 14k-Tim Koch (Sweet Springs, MO), 8. 6b-Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL).

Heat 10: 1. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 2. 29k-Kyle Amerson (Mathews, AL), 3. 12s-Drew Salisbury (Arlington, TX), 4. 17s-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 5. 23L-Jason Lair (Del City, OK), 6. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 7. 15-Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 8. 10-George White (Ft. Worth, TX).

Heat 11: 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 2. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 3. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 22c-Curtis Jones (Tulsa, OK), 5. 50-Megan Wood (Monticello, IN), 6. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX), 7. 199-Derek Warren (Oak Grove, KY). DNS: 71-Jeff Wiggs (Benton, IL).

Heat 12: 1. 1-Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 2. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 3. 29L-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 4. 25J-Delaney Jost (Edmond, OK), 5. 15u-Willie Urish (Lawrence, KS), 6. 56-Joe Faloon (Rochester, IL), 7. 2x-Jay Ball (Amarillo, TX), 8. 193-Raleigh Shepherd (Houston, TX).

Heat 13: 1. 44h-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry, PA), 2. 1j-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 3. 89-Robbie Johnson (Hastings, NE), 4. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 5. 24s-Scott Plew (Huttsonville, IL), 6. 1g-Joseph J. Smith (Moscow, PA), 7. 28-Brian Slusarski (Adrian, MO), 8. 21b-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK).

Heat 14: 1. 17w-Harli White (Lindsay, OK), 2. 8-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 3. 12-Frank Galusha (Lincoln, NE), 4. 51b-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 5. 42m-Spencer Montgomery (Windsor, IL), 6. 11-Wyatt Burks (Topeka, KS), 7. 7-Nick Bailey (Cabot, OR), 8. 50b-Dwayne Benson (Sweet Springs, MO).

Heat 15: 1. 18-Stanley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 2. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 68-Paul Day (Atwood, IL), 5. 25-Kenny Taylor (Tracey CA), 6. 10b-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 7. 8z-Frederick Fezard, 8. 21h-Terry Hinck (Boonville, MO).

Heat 16: 1. 81-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 2. 03-Shayle Bade (Lincoln, NE), 3. 17x-Travis Harris (Owasso, OK), 4. 13e-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 5. 20-Josh Pickle (Catoosa, OK), 6. 55b-Brandon Berryman (Missouri City, TX), 7. 99r-Chase Rohrbaugh (Owasso, OK).

Heat 17: 1. 79-Heath Dunkerken (Laton, CA), 2. 13h-Brad Hannum (Granite Bay, CA), 3. 151-Jake Galusha (Omaha, NE), 4. 099-Wes McIntyre (McCordsville, IN), 5. 22-Dalton Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK), 6. 97-Carson McCarl (Altoona, IA), 7. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN).

Heat 18: 1. 94-Andrew Peters (Greentown, IN), 2. 69x-Phillip Davis (Tulsa, OK), 3. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 4. 55T-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 5. 02-Austin Crane (Ashland, MO), 6. 27T-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS). DNS: 7b-Dave Baugh (Bloomington, IL).

Qualifying Races (10 Laps - Top 16 in Combined Passing Points from Heats & Qualifiers to "A" Main; Balance to “B” Mains):

Qualifier 1: 1. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 2. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 7b-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 4. 13-Trent Carter (Terra Bella, CA), 5. 13h-Brad Hannum (Granite Bay, CA), 6. 91T-Cale Thomas (Fairland, IN), 7. 53-Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ), 8. 17w-Harli White (Lindsay, OK), 9. 23d-Trey Detweiler (Herscher, IL), 10. 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX), 11. 12-Frank Galusha (Lincoln, NE).

Qualifier 2: 1. 91-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 2. 135-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 3. 10j-Justin Sanders (Salinas, CA), 4. 60-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 5. 81-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 6. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 7. 21-Dan Clark II (Collinsville, OK), 8. 102-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK), 9. 69x-Phillip Davis (Tulsa, OK), 10. 17x-Travis Harris (Owasso, OK), 11. 68-Paul Day (Atwood, IL), 12. 10r-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK).

Qualifier 3: 1. 44h-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry, PA), 2. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 3. 8T-Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA), 4. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 5. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 6. 29k-Kyle Amerson (Mathews, AL), 7. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 8. 8g-Tyler Gordon (Fletcher, OK), 9. 38-Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM), 10. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 11. 29L-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 12. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN).

Qualifier 4: 1. 4F-Mitchell Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 2. 18-Stanley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 3. 1-Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 4. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 5. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 121-Dylan Black, 7. 8-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 8. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 9. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 10. 151-Jake Galusha (Omaha, NE), 11. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 12. 5d-Annie DeRemer (Happy Valley, OR).

Qualifier 5: 1. 79-Heath Dunkerken (Laton, CA), 2. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 3. 94-Andrew Peters (Greentown, IN), 4. 1j-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 5. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 7. 25j-Delaney Jost (Edmond, OK), 8. 099-Wes McIntyre (McCordsville, IN), 9. 12s-Drew Salisbury (Arlington, TX), 10. 03-Shayle Bade (Lincoln, NE), 11. 67-Steven Russell (Springfield, IL), 12. 51b-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 13. 88AL-Alex Harris (Atwood, IL).

Top 16 in Passing Points (Locked into Saturday Night's Feature): 1. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 79-Heath Dunkerken (Laton, CA), 3. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 4. 10j-Justin Sanders (Salinas, CA), 5. 91-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 6. 44h-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry, PA), 7. 8T-Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA), 8. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 9. 1-Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 10. 4F-Mitchell Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 11. 18-Stanley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 12. 135-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 13. 7b-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 14. 13-Trent Carter (Terra Bella, CA), 15. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 16. 94-Andrew Peters (Greentown, IN).

“B” Mains (12 Laps – Top 2 from each advance to Last Chance “A” Qualifier):

B Main 1: 1. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 60-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 3. 8-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 4. 13e-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 5. 55b-Brandon Berryman (Missouri City, TX), 6. 22c-Curtis Jones (Tulsa, OK), 7. 11-Wyatt Burks (Topeka, KS), 8. 29L-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 9. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 10. 3n-Jake Neuman (New Berlin, IL), 11. 13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX), 12. 10-George White (Ft. Worth, TX), 13. 12s-Drew Salisbury (Arlington, TX), 14. 96-Zachary Gigot (Garden City, KS).

B Main 2: 1. 1J-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 2. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 3. 099-Wes McIntyre (McCordsville, IN), 4. 68-Paul Day (Atwood, IL), 5. 38-Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM), 6. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX), 7. 99F-Justin Fletcher (Bixby, OK), 8. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 9. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 10. 193-Raleigh Shepherd (Houston, TX), 11. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA), 13. 25-Kenny Taylor (Tracey, CA). DNS: 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX).

B Main 3: 1. 121-Dylan Black, 2. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 3. 20-Josh Pickle (Catoosa, OK), 4. 21b-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 5. 9-Paul Nienhiser (Chapin, IL), 6. 8g-Tyler Gordon (Fletcher, OK), 7. 67-Steven Russell (Springfield, IL), 8. 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX), 9. 27T-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 10. 89-Robbie Johnson (Hastings, NE), 11. 99r-Chase Rohrbaugh (Owasso, OK), 12. 2h-Will Harvey (Edmond, OK), 13. 51x-Alan Cunningham (Halfway, MO). DNS: 118-Scott Evans (Keller, TX).

B Main 4: 1. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 2. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 3. 17w-Harli White (Lindsey, OK), 4. 17x-Travis Harris (Owasso, OK), 5. 12-Frank Galusha (Lincoln, NE), 6. 95h-Michael Hall (Apache, OK), 7. 74-Andy Farley (Denver, CO), 8. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 9. 56-Joe Faloon (Rochester, IL), 10. 6x-Chris Meyer (Sherwood, AR), 11. 2x-Jay Ball (Amarillo, TX), 12. 25r-Chris Ritch (Paola, KS), 13. 117-Jason Liby (Clay Center, KS), 14. 10c-Christine Root (Fair Oaks, CA).

B Main 5: 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 2. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 13h-Brad Hannum (Granite Bay, CA), 4. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 5. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 6. H35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN), 7. 95-Jimmy Miller (Arthur, IL), 8. 2-Drew Hillenburg (Broken Arrow, OK), 9. 711-Wyatt Rector (Richmond, TX), 10. 21h-Terry Hinck (Boonville, MO), 11. 16-Danny Davidson (Amarillo, TX), 12. 4-John Balthis (Pleasant Hill, MO), 13. 45-Kenny Brewer (Albuquerque, NM), 14. 44-Josh Ponder (Hammond, IL).

B Main 6: 1. 23L-Jason Lair (Del City, OK), 2. 102-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK), 3. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 53-Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ), 5. 59-Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), 6. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 7. 42m-Spencer Montgomery (Windsor, IL), 8. 14k-Tim Koch (Sweet Springs, MO), 9. 2r-Ryan Marsch (Johnson City, MO), 10. 15u-Willie Urish (Lawrence, KS), 11. 28x-Todd McWilliams (Conway, AR), 12. 6b-Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL), 13. 5d-Annie DeRemer (Happy Valley, OR). DNS: 15-Ron Love (Lincoln, NE).

B Main 7: 1. 81-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 2. 25j-Delaney Jost (Edmond, OK), 3. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 4. 50-Megan Wood (Monticello, IN), 5. 03-Shayle Bade (Lincoln, NE), 6. 10r-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 17s-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 8. 5m-Matthew McDonald (Pittsboro, IN), 9. 50b-Dwayne Benson (Sweet Springs, MO), 10. 7-Nick Bailey (Cabot, AR), 11. 1g-Joseph J. Smith (Moscow, PA), 12. 199-Derek Warren (Oak Grove, KY). DNS: 31-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 71-Jeff Wiggs (Benton, IL).

B Main 8: 1. 91T-Cale Thomas (Fairland, IN), 2. 21-Dan Clark II (Collinsville, OK), 3. 97-Carson McCarl (Altoona, IA), 4. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 24s-Scott Plew (Huttsonville, IL), 6. 88AL-Alex Harris (Atwood, IL), 7. 8z-Frederic Fezard, 8. 28-Brian Slusarski (Adrian, MI), 9. 69x-Phillip Davis (Tulsa, OK), 10. 151-Jake Galusha (Omaha, NE), 11. 22-Dalton Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK). DNS: 62-Chad McWhirter (Hastings, NE), 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK), 7b-Dave Baugh (Bloomington, IL).

B Main 9: 1. 73J-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa, OK), 2. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 3. 23d-Trey Detweiler (Herscher, IL), 4. 02-Austin Crane (Ashland, MO), 5. 8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK), 6. 51b-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 7. 55T-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 8. 7w-Trent Wilson (Camden, IN), 9. 24L-Caleb Lovelady (Amarillo, TX), 10. 29k-Kyle Amerson (Mathews, AL), 11. 10b-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 12. 131-David Zarski (Olive Branch, MS). DNS: 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN).

Last Chance “A” Main Qualifier (Top 8 to start positions 17-24 of “A” Main): 1. 81-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 2. 1J-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 3. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 4. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 121-Dylan Black, 6. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 7. 91T-Cale Thomas (Fairland, IN), 8. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 9. 73j-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa, OK), 10. 23L-Jason Lair (Del City, OK), 11. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 12. 60-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 13. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 14. 25j-Delaney Jost (Edmond, OK), 15. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 16. 21-Dan Clark II (Collinsville, OK), 17. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 18. 102-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK).

“A” Main (30 Laps): 1. 79-Heath Dunkerken (Laton, CA), 2. 1-Michael Faccinto (Fremont, CA), 3. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 5. 91-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 6. 44h-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry, PA), 7. 8T-Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA), 8. 81-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 9. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 10. 18-Stanley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 11. 121-Dylan Black, 12. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 13. 1j-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 14. 4F-Mitchell Faccinto (Fremont, CA), 15. 7b-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 16. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 17. 13-Trent Carter (Terra Bella, CA), 18. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 19. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 20. 135-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 21. 52-lake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 22. 10j-Justin Sanders (Salinas, CA), 23. 94-Andrew Peters (Greentown, IN), 24. 91T-Cale Thomas (Fairland, IN).

Lap Leaders: Donnie Ray Crawford 1-3, Heath Dunkerken 4-30.

600cc Non-Wing Outlaws (142 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps - Top 60 In Passing Points to Qualifying Races; Balance to "B" Mains):

Heat 1: 1. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 2. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX), 3. 53-Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ), 4. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 5. 24j-Sean Jones (Mansfield, TX), 6. 62-Chad McWhirter (Hastings, NE), 7. 23L-Jason Lair (Del City, OK). DNS: 135-Cody Ledger (Del City, OK).

Heat 2: 1. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 2. 49-Joel Smith (Tulsa, OK), 3. 155-Kyle Anderson (Tomball, TX), 4. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 5. 11-Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 6. 23d-Trey Detweiler (Herscher, IL), 7. 55T-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 8. 25-Kenny Taylor (Tracey, CA).

Heat 3: 1. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 94-Andrew Peters (Greentown, IN), , 3. 193-Raleigh Shepherd (Houston, TX), 4. 17k-Jacob Knipmeyer (Sweet Springs, MO), 5. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 6. 89-Robbie Johnson (Hastings, NE), 7. 91-Alex Frisell (Holdrege, NE), 8. 97-Carson McCarl (Altoona, IA).

Heat 4: 1. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 2. 18-Stanley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 3. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 4. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 117-Jason Liby (Clay Center, KS), 6. 381-Madison McGill (Bartlesville, OK), 7. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX), 8. 77L-Katlyn Leer (Morton, IA).

Heat 5: 1. 1j-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 2. 42m-Spencer Montgomery (Windsor, IL), 3. 50b-Dwayne Benson (Sweet Springs, MO), 4. 22T-Taylor Courtney, 5. 31-Dustin Davidson (Elm Mott, TX), 6. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 99r-Nicholas Rasa (Sedalia, MO), 8. 69x-Philip Davis (Tulsa, OK).

Heat 6: 1. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 2. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 3. 22c-Curtis Jones (Tulsa, OK), 4. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 5. 4uu-Devon Huff (Nixa, MO), 6. 03-Shayle Bade (Lincoln, NE), 7. 8z-Frederic Fezard, 8. 1-Taylor Smitherman (Kennedale, TX).

Heat 7: 1. 2jr-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 2. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 20-Josh Pickle (Catoosa, OK), 4. 29L-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 5. 7w-Trent Wilson (Camden, IN), 6. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 10-Bryan Debrick (Irving, TX), 8. 115-Jeremy Middleton (N. Little Rock, AR).

Heat 8: 1. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 2. 67-Steven Russell (Springfield, IL), 3. 57-Cole Bodine (Rossville, IN), 4. 711-Wyatt Rector (Richmond, TX), 5. 15c-Logan Jarrett (Kokomo, IN), 6. 22p-John Potter (Freeburg, IL), 7. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC), 8. 44h-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry, PA).

Heat 9: 1. 21b-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 2. 13e-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 3. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 4. 41k-Cole Ketcham (Muncie, CA), 5. 50-Megan Wood (Monticello, IN), 6. 60x-Chance Terrel (Oklahoma City, OK), 7. 28x-Todd McWilliams (Conway, AR), 8. 55b-Brandon Berryman (Missouri City, TX).

Heat 10: 1. 7b-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 2. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 3. 33z-Zeke Lewis (Farmland, IN), 4. 4-Tim Koch (Pleasant Hill, MO), 5. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 6. 1g-Joseph J. Smith (Moscow, PA), 7. 38-Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM). DNS: 55z-Zach Boden (Hastings, NE).

Heat 11: 1. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 2. 8-Jon Randall (Waco, TX), 3. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 4. 45-Kenny Brewer (Albuquerque, NM), 5. 26m-Chris Hunter (Salem, KY), 6. 17g-Mike Gass (Worth, IL), 7. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 8. 3n-Jake Neuman (New Berlin, IL).

Heat 12: 1. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 2. 13-Trent Carter (Terra Bella, CA), 3. 98x-Robert McBride (Cyril, OK), 4. 74-Andy Farley (Denver, CO), 5. 35-Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK), 6. 99F-Justin Fletcher (Bixby, OK), 7. 24-Mike Wilkerson (Byhalia, MS). DNS: 2d-Hannah Adair (Tulsa, OK).

Heat 13: 1. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 2. 15u-Willie Urish (Lawrence, KS), 3. 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX), 4. 88s-Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL), 5. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 6. 3x-Scott Peterson (Irving, TX), 7. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA). DNS: 25x-Bobby Henning (Edmond, OK).

Heat 14: 1. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 2. 124-Nathan McMillin (Brazil, IN), 3. 10b-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 4. 29k-Kyle Amerson (Mathews, AL), 5. 17-Tony Ogden (Sapulpa, OK), 6. 2x-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 7. 8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK), 8. 00-Jimmy Wells (Benton, IL).

Heat 15: 1. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 2. 12-Frank Galusha (Lincoln, NE), 3. 71-Jeff Wiggs (Benton, IL), 4. 5m-Matthew McDonald (Pittsboro, IN), 5. 85-Keith Martin (Alvarado, TX), 6. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 7. 6x-Chris Meyer (Sherwood, AR). DNS: 68s-Stoney Gilbert (Red Oak, TX).

Heat 16: 1. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 2. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 3. 15T-Tristan Guardino, 4. 131-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 5. F15-Coy Jorden (Teague, TX), 6. 5h-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 24r-Chris Ritch (Paola, KS), 8. 128-Trevor Reed (Waco, TX).

Heat 17: 1. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 2. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 59-Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), 4. 099-Wes McIntyre, 5. 78d-Dustin Dixon (Bartlesville, OK), 6. X7b-Dave Baugh (Bloomington, IL), 7. H35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN).

Heat 18: 1. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 2. 17w-Harli White (Lindsay, OK), 3. 1T-Kevin Battarbee (Houston, TX), 4. 28g-Gordon Goyer (Owasso, OK), 5. 73J-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa , OK), 6. 10r-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 7x-Jordan McPherson (Rhome, TX).

Qualifying Races (10 Laps - Top 16 in Combined Passing Points from Heats & Qualifiers to "A" Main; Balance to “B” Mains):

Qualifier 1: 1. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 2. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 3. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 5. 13e-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 6. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 7. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 8. 17w-Harli White (Lindsay, OK), 9. 131-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 10. 193-Raleigh Shepherd (Houston, TX), 11. 17k-Jacob Knipmeyer (Sweet Springs, MO), 12. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX).

Qualifier 2: 1. 21b-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 2. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 3. 7b-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 4. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 5. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 6. 155-Kyle Anderson (Tomball, TX), 7. 13-Trent Carter (Terra Bella, CA), 8. 099-Wes McIntyre (McCordsville, IN), 9. 45-Kenny Brewer (Albuquerque, NM), 10. 18-Stanley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 11. 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX), 12. (DNS) 71-Jeff Wiggs (Benton, IL).

Qualifier 3: 1. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 2. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 3. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 4. 59-Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), 5. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 7. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 1j-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 9. 10b-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 10. 42m-Spencer Montgomery (Windsor, IL), 11. 53-Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ), 12. 94-Andrew Peters (Greentown, IN).

Qualifier 4: 1. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX), 2. 2jr-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 3. 41k-Cole Ketcham (Muncie, CA), 4. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 5. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 6. 67-Steven Russell (Springfield, IL), 7. 124-Nathan McMillin (Brazil, IN), 8. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 9. 8-Jon Randall (Waco, TX), 10. 1T-Kevin Battarbee (Houston, TX), 11. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 12. 26m-Chris Hunter (Salem, KY).

Qualifier 5: 1. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 2. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 3. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 4. 49-Joel Smith (Tulsa, OK), 5. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA, 6. 12-Frank Galusha (Lincoln, NE), 7. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 22T-Taylor Courtney, 9. F15-Coy Jorden (Teague, TX), 10. 50b-Dwayne Benson (Sweet Springs, MO), 11. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 12. 15u-Willie Urish (Lawrence, KS).

Top 16 in Passing Points (Locked into Saturday Night's Feature): 1. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 2. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 3. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 4. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 5. 2jr-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 6. 21b-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 7. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 8. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 9. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX), 10. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 11. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 12. 59-Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), 13. 41k-Cole Ketchum (Muncie, CA), 14. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 15. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 16. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK).

“B” Mains (12 Laps – Top 2 from each advance to Last Chance “A” Qualifier):

B Main 1: 1. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 29L-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 3. 7b-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 4. 124-Nathan McMillin (Brazil, IN), 5. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 57-Cole Bodine (Rossville, IN), 7. 55T-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 8. 17k-Jacob Knipmeyer (Sweet Springs, MO), 9. 381-Madison McGill (Bartlesville, OK), 10. 69x-Phillip Davis (Tulsa, OK). DNS: 131-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 5h-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 660x-Chance Terrel (Oklahoma City, OK), 24-Mike Wilkerson (Byhalia, MS)

B Main 2: 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 2. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 3. 12-Frank Galusha (Lincoln, NE), 4. 4-Tim Koch (Pleasant Hill, MO), 5. 711-Wyatt Rector (Richmond ,TX), 6. 91-Alex Frisell (Holdrege, NE), 7. X7b-Dave Baugh (Bloomington, IL), 8. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 9. 1-Taylor Smitherman (Kennedale, TX), 10. 33z-Zeke Lewis (Farmland, IN), 11. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK). DNS: 2x-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 8-Jon Randall (Waco, TX), 73-Alex Sewell.

B Main 3: 1. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 2. 67-Steven Russell (Springfield, IL), 3. 193-Raleigh Shepherd (Houston, TX), 4. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 5. 99F-Justin Fletcher (Bixby, OK), 6. 7x-Jordan McPherson (Rhome, TX), 7. 28x-Todd McWilliams (Conway, AR), 8. 28g-Gordon Goyer (Owasso, OK), 9. 22p-John Potter (Freeburg, IL), 10. 128-Trevor Reed (Waco, TX), 11. 29k-Kyle Amerson (Mathews, AL), 12. 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX). DNS: 15T-Tristan Guardino, 62-Chad McWhirter (Hastings, NE).

B Main 4: 1. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 2. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 3. 50b-Dwayne Benson (Sweet Springs, MO), 4. 22c-Curtis Jones (Tulsa, OK), 5. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC), 6. 117-Jason Liby (Clay Center, KS), 7. 17w-Harli White (Lindsay, OK), 8. 3n-Jake Neuman (New Berlin, IL), 9. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX), 10. 3x-Scott Peterson (Irving, TX), 11. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 12. 5m-Matthew McDonald (Pittsboro, IN), 13. 23d-Trey Detweiler (Herscher, IL). DNS: h35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN).

B Main 5: 1. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 2. 7w-Trent Wilson (Camden, IN), 3. 1j-Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield, PA), 4. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 5. 98x-Robert McBride (Cyril, OK), 6. 115-Jeremy Middleton (N. Little Rock, AR), 7. 10b-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 8. 8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK). DNS: 1T-Kevin Battarbee (Houston, TX), 71-Jeff Wiggs (Benton, IL), 15c-Logan Jarrett (Kokomo, IN), 31-Dustin Davidson (Elm Mott, TX0, 03-Shayle Bade (Lincoln, NE), 68s-Stoney Gilbert (Red Oak, TX).

B Main 6: 1. 13e-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 2. 50-Megan Wood (Monticello, IN), 3. 24j-Sean Jones (Mansfield, TX), 4. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 5. 23L-Jason Lair (Del City, OK), 6. 00-Jimmy Wells (Benton, IL), 7. 099-Wes McIntyre (McCordsville, IN), 8. 1g-Joseph J. Smith (Moscow, PA), 9. 6x-Chris Meyer (N. Little Rock, AR), 10. 155-Kyle Anderson (Tomball, TX), 11. 17-Tony Ogden (Sapulpa, OK). DNS: 94-Andrew Peters (Greentown, IN), 18-Stanley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 2d-Hannah Adair (Tulsa, OK).

B Main 7: 1. 49-Joel Smith (Tulsa, OK), 2. 42m-Spencer Montgomery (Windsor, IL), 3. 17g-Mike Gass (Worth, IL), 4. 99r-Nicholas Rasa (Sedalia, MO), 5. 22T-Taylor Courtney, 6. 25r-Chris Ritch (Paola, KS), 7. 97-Carson McCarl (Altoona, IA), 8. 85-Keith Martin (Alvarado, TX), 9. 78d-Dustin Dixon (Bartlesville, OK), 10. 15u-Chris Urish (Lawrence, KS), 11. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 12. 4u-Devon Huff (Nixa, MO). DNS: 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), Zach Boden (Hastings, NE).

B Main 8: 1. 45-Kenny Brewer (Albuquerque, NM), 2. 26m-Chris Hunter (Salem, KY), 3. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 4. 74-Andy Farley (Denver, CO), 5. 35-Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK), 6. 11-Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 7. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 8. 53-Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ), 9. 25-Kenny Taylor (Tracey, CA), 10. 10r-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 11. 8z-Frederic Fezard, 12. 135-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 13. 13-Trent Carter (Terra Bella, CA). DNS: 55b-Brandon Berryman (Missouri City, TX).

B Main 9: 1. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 2. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 3. F15-Coy Jorden (Teague, TX), 4. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 5. 88s-Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL), 6. 38-Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM), 7. 10-Bryan Debrick (Irving, TX), 8. 77L-Katlyn Leer (Morton, IA), 9. 89-Robbie Johnson (Hastings, NE), 10. 20-Josh Pickle (Catoosa, OK), 11. 73j-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa, OK). DNS: 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 44h-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry, PA), 25x-Bobby Henning (Edmond, OK).

Last Chance “A” Main Qualifier (Top 8 to start positions 17-24 of “A” Main): 1. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 2. 13e-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 3. 49-Joel Smith (Tulsa, OK), 4. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 5. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 7. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 8. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 9. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 10. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 11. 67-Steven Russell (Springfield, IL), 12. 45-Kenny Brewer (Albuquerque, NM), 13. 29L-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 14. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 15. 42m-Spencer Montgomery (Windsor, IL), 16. 50-Megan Wood (Monticello, IN), 17. 7w-Trent Wilson (Camden, IN), 18. 26m-Chris Hunter (Salem, KY).

“A” Main (25 Laps): 1. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 2. 77-Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 2jr-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 4. 41k-Cole Ketcham (Muncie, CA), 5. 11a-Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO), 6. 13e-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 7. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 8. 144-Tim Buckwalter (Royersford, PA), 9. 32-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 10. 21b-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 11. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 59-Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), 13. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 14. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 15. 49-Joel Smith (Tulsa, OK), 16. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 17. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 18. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 19. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 20. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 21. 41-Dominic Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 22. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 23. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 24. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX).

Lap Leaders: Chris Andrews 1, Harlan Hulsey 2-12, Joe B. Miller 13-20, Brock Lemley 21-25.

“A” Class (153 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps - Top 60 In Passing Points to Qualifying Races; Balance to "B" Mains):

Heat 1: 1. 61-Kaley Engstrom (Rhome, TX), 2. 121-Austin Kromberg (Lincoln, NE), 3. 411-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 4. 7m-Ryan Cody (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 316-Caleb Weaver (Catoosa, OK), 6. 17J-Quinn Jones (Sweet Springs, MO), 7. 118-Scott Evans (Keller, TX), 8. 25m-Dustin March (Sweet Springs, MO).

Heat 2: 1. 711-Colby Estes (Mansfield, TX), 2. 74-D.J. Estes (Mansfield, TX), 3. 6d-Morgan Dowdy (Amarillo, TX), 4. 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX), 5. 18XL-William Scribner (Drumright, OK), 6. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 7. 4F-Marty Fell (Siloam Springs, AR), 8. 71k-Kyle Fellers (Miami, OK).

Heat 3: 1. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 2. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 3. 7s-Jason Scheulen (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 018-Caden Ellis (Wagoner, OK), 5. 15-Ben Stephens (Lincoln, NE), 6. 93-Trey Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 7. 44a-Ayrton Gennetten (Versailles, MO), 8. 18-Eddie Moss (Deland, FL).

Heat 4: 1. 10-George White (Ft. Worth, TX), 2. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 3. 21h-Ty Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 4. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 44F-Chad Fagin (Tulsa, OK), 6. 24L-Caleb Lovelady (Amarillo, TX), 7. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 8. 81b-Blake Bennington (Columbia, MO).

Heat 5: 1. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 2. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 3. 98x-Derrick McBride (Oklahoma City, OK), 4. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 5. 13b-Brittany Yarwood (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 21-Michelle Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 7. 65g-Jimmy Garrison (Sand Springs, OK), 8. 3x-Scott Peterson (Irving, TX).

Heat 6: 1. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 2. 89j-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 3. 31-Darren Davidson (Elm Mott, TX), 4. 191-Brent Venable (Ft. Cobb, OK), 5. 22m-Mandee Sundquist (Loomis, NE), 6. 05c-Eric Cantrell (Edmond, OK), 7. 72k-Rick Kirkes (Edmond, OK), 8. 24T-Trenton Borchers (Mannford, OK).

Heat 7: 1. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 2. 62-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 3. 241-Clay Rogers (Paola, KS), 4. 84-Dave Nicholson (Kellyville, OK), 5. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 6. 5b-Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO), 7. 26e-Dalton Steed (Kennedale, TX), 8. 71d-Danny Clum (Tulsa, OK).

Heat 8: 1. 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK), 2. 8-Josh Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 3. 28b-Cole Berkenbile (Ft. Gibson, OK), 4. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 5. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA), 6. 14r-Morgan Roan (Crowley, TX), 7. 131-David Zarski (Olive Branch, MS), 8. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX).

Heat 9: 1. 15F-Jeff Frey (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 00x-Brayden Planko, 3. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 4. 17s-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 5. 75-Ryan Truitt (Dewey, OK), 6. 6-Michael Davidson (Amarillo, TX), 7. 52-Clayton Hogie, 8. 35-Chase Meade (Dewey, OK).

Heat 10: 1. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 2. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 3. 131-Dylan Kadous, 4. 60-Brandon Reagle (Tulsa, OK), 5. 21x-Tom Calico (Tulsa, OK), 6. 08-David McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 33-Craig Carroll (Claremore, OK), 8. 22a-Austin Drueke (Eagle, NE).

Heat 11: 1. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 2. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 3. 27a-Alex Coronado (Modesto, CA), 4. 151-Seth Hancock (Springville, CA), 5. 03-Shayle Bade (Lincoln, NE), 6. 30-John Crowder (Summerfield, FL), 7. 28g-Cordon Goyer (Owasso, OK), 8. 126-Dustin McGee (Clay Center, KS).

Heat 12: 1. 11F-Mitchell Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 2. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 25-Lance Wilson (Creighton, MO), 4. 5c-Kris Carroll (Claremore, OK), 5. 44-Adrian Cobbs (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 17-Patrick Knight (Wichita Falls, TX), 7. 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX), 8. 13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX).

Heat 13: 1. 181-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 2. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 3. 26-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 4. 102-Chris Berreth (Tulsa, OK), 5. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 6. 16-Danny Davidson (Amarillo, TX), 7. 48-Joe Klonoski (Amarillo, TX). DNS: 2h-Will Harvey (Edmond, OK).

Heat 14: 1. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 2. 42-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 3. 83-Shane Weeks (Wagoner, OK), 4. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 5. 17h-Hayden Hillenburg (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 71-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 98-Sean Watts (Atwater, CA).

Heat 15: 1. 413-Charles Corte (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 28w-Chris Wilson (Raymore, MO), 3. 20s-Steven Curbow (Tulsa, OK), 4. 9s-Kevin Swaim (Alexander, AR), 5. 82c-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 6. 5k-Nathan Killion (Hustonia, MO), 7. 11x-Donny Rowan (Tulsa, OK).

Heat 16: 1. 281-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK), 2. H35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN), 3. 15b-Quinton Benson (Raymore, MO), 4. 08-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 5. 5h-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 01-Allyn Shiveley (Lincoln, NE), 7. 5d-Annie DeRemer (Happy Valley, OR).

Heat 17: 1. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 2. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 4. 51x-Alan Cunningham (Halfway, MO), 5. 007-Shane Sundquist (Loomis, NE), 6. 747-Reagan Reed (Waco, TX), 7. 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX).

Heat 18: 1. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 2 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 4e-David Proffitt (Tulsa, OK), 4. 96-Randy Crowder (Muskogee, OK0, 5. 34-Joey Baker (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 8x-Bill Whitehurst (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 1a-Leon Alvardo (Riesel, TX).

Heat 19: 1. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 2. 99r-Chase Rohrbaugh (Owasso, OK), 3. 25s-Bobby Springer (Mustang, OK), 4. 27-Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK), 5. 20r-Kyle Harris (Bristow, OK), 6. 56-Nick Lucito (Tulsa, OK), 7. 18x-Austin Shores (Atoka, OK).

Heat 20: 1. 1c-Chett Gehrke, 2. 51-Matt Ward, 3. 22c-Cole Campbell (Mexico, MO), 4. 46-Kelly Mahaffey (Tulsa, OK), 5. 170-Michael Berry (Owasso, OK), 6. 22-Payton Williams (N. Richland Hills, TX). DNS: 21T-Terry Hinck (Boonville, MO).

Qualifying Races (10 Laps - Top 16 in Combined Passing Points from Heats & Qualifiers to "A" Main; Balance to “B” Mains):

Qualifier 1: 1. 11F-Mitchell Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 2. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 3. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 5. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 6. 31-Darren Davidson (Amarillo, TX), 7. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 8. 17s-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 9. 9p-Parker Price-Miller, 10. H35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN), 11. 151-Seth Hancock (Springville, CA), 12. (DNS) 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK).

Qualifier 2: 1. 131x-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 2. 10-George White (Ft. Worth, TX), 3. 411-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 4. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 5. 121-Austin Kromberg (Lincoln, NE), 6. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 7. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 8. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 9. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 10. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 11. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 12. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN).

Qualifier 3: 1. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK), 3. 89j-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 4. 32-Trey Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 5. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 6. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 7. 00x-Brayden Planko, 8. 08-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 9. 98x-Derrick McBride, 10. 83-Shane Weeks (Wagoner, OK), 11. 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX), 12. (DNS) 42-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK).

Qualifier 4: 1. 74-D.J. Estes (Mansfield, TX), 2. 61-Kaley Engstrom (Rhome, TX), 3. 181-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 4. 26-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 5. 8-Josh Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 6. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 15F-Jeff Frey (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 28w-Chris Wilson (Raymore, MO), 9. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 10. 6d-Morgan Dowdy (Amarillo, TX), 11. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 241-Clay Rogers (Paola, KS).

Qualifier 5: 1. 711-Colby Estes (Mansfield, TX), 2. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 3. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 4. 62-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 5. 281-Zach Alley (Claremore, OK), 6. 99r-Chase Rohrbaugh (Owasso, OK), 7. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 8. 28b-Cole Berkenbile (Ft. Gibson, OK), 9. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 10. 191-Bent Venable (Ft. Cobb, OK), 11. 413-Charles Corte (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. (DNS) 25-Lane Wilson (Creighton, MO).

Top 16 in Passing Points (Locked into Saturday Night's Feature): 1. 11F-Mitchell Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 2. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 4. 10-George White (Ft. Worth, TX), 5. 131x-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 6. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 7. 74-D.J. Estes (Mansfield, TX), 8. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 9. 26-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 10. 711-Colby Estes (Mansfield, TX), 11. 89j-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 12. 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK), 13. 181-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 14. 61-Kaley Engstrom (Rhome, TX), 15. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 16. 121-Austin Kromberg (Lincoln, NE).

“B” Mains (12 Laps – Top 2 from each advance to Last Chance “A” Qualifier):

B Main 1: 1. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 2. 281-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK), 3. H35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN), 4. 17j-Quinn Jones (Sweet Springs, MO), 5. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 6. 08x-David McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 51x-Alan Cunningham (Halfway, MO), 8. 4F-Marty Fell (Siloam Springs, AR), 9. 71k-Kyle Fellers (Miami, OK), 10. 52-Clayton Hogie, 11. 60-Brandon Reagle (Tulsa, OK), 12. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 13. 16-Danny Davidson (Amarillo, TX), 14. 17s-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK).

B Main 2: 1. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 42- Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 3. 8-Josh Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 4. 08-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 5. 24L-Caleb Lovelady (Amarillo, TX), 6. 82c-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 7. 75-Ryan Truitt (Dewey, OK), 8. 6d-Morgan Dowdy (Amarillo, TX), 9. 33-Craig Carroll (Claremore, OK), 10. 05c-Eric Cantrell (Edmond, OK), 11. 65g-Jeremy Garrison (Sand Springs, OK), 12. 7s-Jason Scheulen (Broken Arrow, OK). DNS: 22-Payton Williams (N. Little Rock, AR), 35-Chase Meade (Dewey, OK).

B Main 3: 1. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 241-Clay Rogers (Paola, KS), 3. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 4. 191-Brent Venable (Ft. Cobb, OK), 5. 34-Joey Baker (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX), 7. 31-Darren Davidson (Elm Mott, TX), 8. 007-Shane Sundquist (Loomis, NE), 9. 22m-Mandee Sundquist (Loomis, NE), 10. 747-Reagan Reed (Waco, TX), 11. 8x-Bill Whitehurst (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 3x-Scott Peterson (Irving, TX). DNS: 27a-Alex Coronado (Modesto, CA), 71d-Danny Clum (Tulsa, OK).

B Main 4: 1. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 2. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 3. 83-Shane Weeks (Wagoner, OK), 4. 28b-Cole Berkenbile (Ft. Gibson, OK), 5. 21-Michelle Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 6. 25-Lane Wilson (Creighton, MO), 7. 24T-Trenton Borchers (Mannford, OK), 8. 131-David Zarski (Olive Branch, MS), 9. 84-Dave Nicholson (Kellyville, OK), 10. 170-Michael Berry (Owasso, OK), 11. 21x-Tom Calico (Tulsa, OK). DNS: 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 71-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 18x-Austin Shores (Atoka, OK).

B Main 5: 1. 411-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 2. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 3. 5h-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 5. 20s-Steven Curbow (Tulsa, OK), 6. 48-Joe Klonoski (Amarillo, TX), 7. 126-Dustin McGee (Clay Center, KS), 8. 13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX), 9. 03-Shayle Bade (Lincoln, NE), 10. 44a-Ayrton Gennetten (Versailles, MO), 11. 30-John Crowder (Summerfield, FL), 12. 316-Caleb Weaver (Catoosa, OK), 13. 9s-Kevin Swaim (Alexander, AR). DNS: 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK).

B Main 6: 1. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 2. 00x-Brayden Planko (Canadian Parts Unknown), 3. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 4. 20r-Kyle Harris (Bristow, OK), 5. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA), 6. 46-Kelly Mahaffey (Tulsa, OK), 7. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 8. 18-Eddie Moss (Deland, FL), 9. 17-Patrick Knight (Wichita Falls, TX), 10. 15b-Quinton Benson (Raymore, MO), 11. 15-Ben Stephens (Lincoln, NE, 12. 21h-Terry Hinck (Boonville, MO), 13. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK). DNS: 98-Sean Watts (Atwater, CA).

B Main 7: 1. 62-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 2. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 3. 28w-Chris Wilson (Raymore, MO), 4. 81b-Blake Bennington (Columbia, MO), 5. 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX), 6. 72k-Rick Kirkes (Edmond, OK), 7. 5k-Nathan Killion (Hustonia, MO), 8. 18XL-William Scribner (Drumright, OK), 9. 28g-Gordon Goyer (Owasso, OK), 10. 018-Caden Ellis (Wagoner, OK), 11. 93-Trey Lambert (Collinsville, OK). DNS: 22c-Cole Campbell (Mexico, MO), 44-Adrian Cobbs (Broken Arrow, OK), 2h-Will Harvey (Edmond, OK).

B Main 8: 1. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 2. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 3. 96-Randy Crowder (Muskogee, OK), 4. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 5. 413-Charles Corte (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 21h-Ty Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 7. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 8. 01-Allyn Shiveley (Lincoln, NE), 9. 26e-Dalton Steed (Kennedale, TX), 10. 44F-Chad Fagin (Tulsa, OK), 11. 22a-Austin Drueke (Kennedale, TX), 12. 7m-Ryan Cody (Broken Arrow, OK), 13. 11x-Donny Rowan (Tulsa, OK).

B Main 9: 1. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 2. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 3. 27-Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK), 4. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 5. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 6. 14r-Morgan Roan (Crowley, TX), 7. 13b-Brittany Yarwood (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 4e-David Proffitt (Tulsa, OK), 9. 5d-Annie DeRemer (Happy Valley, OR), 10. 25m-Dustin March (Sweet Springs, MO), 11. 56-Nick Lucito (Tulsa, OK). DNS: 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX).

B Main 10: 1. 15F-Jeff Frey (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 102-Chris Berreth (Tulsa, OK), 3. 25s-Bobby Springer (Mustang, OK), 4. 6-Michael Davidson (Amarillo, TX), 5. 98x-Derrick McBride (Oklahoma City, OK), 6. 5c-Kris Carroll (Claremore, OK), 7. 17h-Hayden Hillenburg (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX), 9. 1a-Leon Alvardo (Riesel, TX), 10. 118-Scott Evans (Keller, TX), 11. 5b-Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO), 12. 99r-Chase Rohrbaugh (Owasso, OK), 13. 151-Seth Hancock (Springville, CA).

Last Chance “A” Main Qualifier (Top 8 to start positions 17-24 of “A” Main): 1. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 2. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 4. 411-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 5. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 6. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 7. 62-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 8. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 9. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 10. 102-Chris Berreth (Tulsa, OK), 11. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 12. 281-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK), 13. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 14. 15F-Jeff Frey (Broken Arrow, OK), 15. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 16. 00x-Brayden Planko (Canadian Parts Unknown), 17. 42-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 18. 241-Clay Rogers (Paola, KS), 19. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 20. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK).

“A” Main (25 Laps): 1. 11F-Mitchell Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 2. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 3. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 26-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 5. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 6. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 7. 89j-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 8. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 9. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 10. 74-D.J. Estes (Mansfield, TX), 11. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 12. 61-Kaley Engstrom (Rhome, TX), 13. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 14. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 15. 121-Austin Kromberg (Lincoln, NE), 16. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 17. 711-Colby Estes (Mansfield, TX), 18. 181-Frank Flud (Pryor, OK), 19. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 20. 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK), 21. 10-George White (Ft. Worth, TX), 22. 131x-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 23. 62-Nathan Benson (Emma, MO), 24. 411-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN).

Lap Leaders: Mitchell Faccinto 1-25.

Non-Wing (176 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps - Top 60 In Passing Points to Qualifying Races; Balance to "B" Mains):

Heat 1: 1. F15-Coy Jordan (Teague, TX), 2. 26m-Chris Hunter (Salem, KY, 3. 4u-Devon Huff (Nixa, MO), 4. 21-Michelle Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 5. 13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX), 6. 155-Kyle Anderson (Tomball, TX), 7. 23d-Trey Detweiler (Herscher, IL), 8. 01-Allyn Shiveley (Lincoln, NE).

Heat 2: 1. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 2. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 3. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 5. 191-Brent Venable (Ft. Cobb, OK), 6. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 7. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX), 8. 52-Clayton Hogie.

Heat 3: 1. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 2. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 3. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 25s-Bobby Springer (Mustang, OK), 5. 126-Dustin McGee (Clay Center, KS), 6. 30-John Crowder (Summerfield, FL), 7. A1-Austin Sheridan (Mt. Vernon, WA), 8. 68s-Stoney Gilbert (Red Oak, TX).

Heat 4: 1. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 74-D.J. Estes, 3. 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 4. 88J-Brett Adams (Muskogee, OK), 5. 05c-Eric Campbell (Edmond, OK), 6. 17k-Jacob Knipmeyer, 7. 61-Kaley Engstrom (Rhome, TX), 8. 261-Chris Ritch (Paola, KS).

Heat 5: 1. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 2. 33z-Zeke Lewis (Farmland, IN), 3. 15F-Jeff Frey (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 11x-Donny Rowan (Tulsa, OK), 5. 10k-Kip Hughes (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 15J-Jake Hilbern (Muskogee, OK), 7. 31T-Nick Taghon (Oklahoma City, OK), 8. 84-Dave Nicholson (Oklahoma City, OK).

Heat 6: 1. 44-Adrian Cobbs (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 18x-Will Scribner (Drumright, OK), 3. 08-David McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 14k-Kayla Koch (Indianapolis, IN), 5. 124-Nathan McMillin (Brazil, IN), 6. 24L-Caleb Lovelady (Amarillo, TX), 7. 46-Kelly Mahaffey (Tulsa, OK), 8. 22-Payton Williams (N. Richland Hills, TX).

Heat 7: 1. 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX), 2. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX), 3. 49-Joel Smith (Tulsa, OK), 4. 48-Joe Klonoski (Amarillo, TX), 5. 381-Madison McGill (Bartlesville, OK), 6. 316-Caleb Weaver (Catoosa, OK), 7. 1z-Ronnie James (Tulsa, OK), 8. 6d-Morgan Dowdy (Amarillo, TX).

Heat 8: 1. 77-Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA), 2. 26e-Dalton Steed (Kennedale, TX), 3. 1T-Kevin Battarbee (Houston, TX), 4. 22T-Taylor Courtney, 5. 26-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 6. 9s-Nick Schaefer (Marshall, MO), 7. 7x-Jordan McPherson (Rhome, TX), 8. 7m-Ryan Cody (Broken Arrow, OK).

Heat 9: 1. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 2. 15c-Logan Jarrett (Kokomo, IN), 3. 82c-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 4. 71-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 5h-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 99x-Kevin Reed (Claremore, OK), 7. 7T-Todd Truitt (Dewey, OK). DNS: 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX).

Heat 10: 1. 121-Austin Kromberg (Lincoln, NE), 2. 57-Cole Bodine (Rossville, IN), 3. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 4. 4-John Balthis (Pleasant Hill, MO), 5. 115-Jeremy Middleton (N. Little Rock, AR), 6. 18-Eddie Moss (Deland, FL), 7. 21r-Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC), 8. H35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN).

Heat 11: 1. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 2. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 3. 2jr-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 4. 128-Trevor Reed (Waco, TX), 5. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 6. 20s-Steven Curbow (Tulsa, OK), 7. 28b-Cole Berkenbile (Ft. Gibson, OK). DNS: 77L-Katlyn Leer (Morton, IA).

Heat 12: 1. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 2. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 3. 07-Cord Dodson (Cyril, OK), 4. 81b-Blake Bennington (Columbia, MO), 5. 04-Jimmy Owen (Tulsa, OK), 6. 17w-Harli White (Lindsay, OK), 7. 131-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS), 8. 193-Raleigh Shepherd (Houston, TX).

Heat 13: 1. 11-Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 2. 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 3. 81-Josh Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 4. 114-Scott Evans (Keller, TX), 5. 93-Trey Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 6. 6-Brandon Reagle (Tulsa, OK), 7. 29k-Kyle Amerson (Mathews, AL), 8. 89-Shawn Hulsey (Lees Summit, MO).

Heat 14: 1. 45-Nick Rummel (Enid, OK), 2. 99r-Nicholas Rasa (Sedalia, MO), 3. 71d-Danny Clum (Tulsa, OK), 4. 5k-Nathan Killion (Hustonia, MO), 5. 20r-Kyle Harris (Bristow, OK), 6. 72k-Rick Kirkes (Edmond, OK), 7. 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), 8. 83r-Kyler Ray (Tulsa, OK).

Heat 15: 1. 2-Tony Ogden (Sapulpa, OK), 2. 27-Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK), 3. 9-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 4. 21h-Ty Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 5. 3x-Scott Peterson (Irving, TX), 6. 65g-Jeremy Garrison (Sand Springs, OK), 7. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 8. 5b-Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO).

Heat 16: 1. 2x-Nathan Benson (Overland Park, KS), 2. 7s-Jason Scheulen (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 85-Keith Martin (Alvarado, TX), 4. 00-Jimmy Wells (Benton, IL), 5. 1-Taylor Smitherman (Kennedale, TX), 6. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 7. 23-Jason Crane (Copan, OK), 8. 28g-Gordon Goyer (Owasso, OK).

Heat 17: 1. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 82-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 3. 17-Patrick Krumpa (Wichita Falls, TX), 4. 35-Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK), 5. 75-Jason Trevathan (Kaufman, TX), 6. 98x-Derrick McBride (Oklahoma City, OK), 7. 15b-Quinton Benson (Raymore, MO), 8. 71k-Kyle Fellers (Miami, OK).

Heat 18: 1. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 2. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 151-Seth Hancock (Springville, CA), 4. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 5. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC), 6. 34-Joey Baker (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 711-Colby Estes (Mansfield, TX), 8. 42-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK).

Heat 19: 1. 91-Kevin Bayer (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX), 3. 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK), 4. 12-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 5. 88s-Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL), 6. 70-Charles Valenzuela (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 28w-Chris Wilson (Raymore, MO), 8. 78d-Dustin Dixon (Dewey, OK).

Heat 20: 1. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 2. 8-Jon Randall (Waco, TX), 3. 411-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 4. 89J-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 5. X7b-Dave Baugh, 6. 32k-Jamie Kelz (Sweet Springs, MO), 7. 15-Ben Stephens (Fremont, CA), 8. 4w-Shawn Wicker.

Heat 21: 1. 41-Allan Koch (Sweet Springs, MO), 2. 83-Shane Weeks (Wagoner, OK), 3. 11F-Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 4. 10-Bryan Debrick (Irving, TX), 5. 4F-Jared Fell (Siloam Springs, AR), 6. 2d-Hannah Adair (Tulsa, OK), 7. 24-Mike Wilkerson (Byhalia, MS), 8. 24J-Sean Jones (Mansfield, TX).

Heat 22: 1. 96-Randy Crowder (Muskogee, OK), 2. 44F-Chad Fagin (Tulsa, OK), 3. 31-Dustin Davidson (Elm Mott, TX), 4. 2s-Bobby Henning, 5. 60x-Chance Terrel (Oklahoma City, OK), 6. 33-Justin Patocka (Enid, OK), 7. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 8. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK).

Qualifying Races (10 Laps - Top 16 in Combined Passing Points from Heats & Qualifiers to "A" Main; Balance to “B” Mains):

Qualifier 1: 1. 82-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 2. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 3. 12-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 4. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 6. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 8. 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX), 9. 96-Randy Crowder (Muskogee, OK), 10. 74-D.J. Estes (Mansfield, TX), 11. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 12. 11F-Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA).

Qualifier 2: 1. 33z-Zeke Lewis (Farmland, IN), 2. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 4. 27-Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK), 5. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 6. 121-Austin Kromberg (Lincoln, NE), 7. 8-Jon Randall (Waco, TX), 8. 26m-Chris Hunter (Salem, KY), 9. 5x-Justin Peck, 10. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 11. 08-David McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 31-Dustin Davidson (Elm Mott, TX).

Qualifier 3: 1. 57-Cole Bodine (Rossville, IN), 2. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 3. 81-Josh Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 4. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 6. 15c-Logan Jarrett (Kokomo, IN), 7. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 8. 21-Michelle Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 9. 11x-Donny Rowan (Tulsa, OK), 10. 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX), 11. 77-Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA), 12. (DNS) 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX).

Qualifier 4: 1. 91-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 2. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 3. 07-Cord Dodson (Cyril, OK), 4. 85-Keith Martin (Alvarado, TX), 5. 11-Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 6. 7s-Jason Scheulen (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 35-Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK), 8. 45-Nick Rummel (Enid, OK), 9. 114-Scott Evans (Keller, TX), 10. 99r-Nicholas Rasa (Sedalia, MO), 11. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 12. 83-Shane Weeks (Wagoner, OK).

Qualifier 5: 1. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 2. 41-Allan Koch (Sweet Springs, MO), 3. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 89j-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 5. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX), 6. 21h-Ty Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 7. 4u-Devon Huff (Nixa, MO), 8. 18x-Will Scribner (Drumright, OK), 9. 2x-Nathan Benson (Overland Park, KS), 10. F15-Coy Jorden (Teague, TX), 11. 44-Adrian Cobbs (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 2-Tony Ogden (Sapulpa., OK).

Top 16 in Passing Points (Locked into Saturday Night's Feature): 1. 91-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 2. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 4. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 5. 33z-Zeke Lewis (Farmland, IN), 6. 57-Cole Bodine (Rossville, IN), 7. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 8. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 9. 41-Allan Koch (Sweet Springs, MO), 10. 12-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 11. 82-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 12. 89j-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 13. 81-Josh Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 14. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 15. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 16. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK).

“B” Mains (12 Laps – Top 2 from each advance to Last Chance “A” Qualifier):

B Main 1: 1. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX), 3. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 4. 20r-Kyle Harris (Bristow, OK), 5. F15-Coy Jorden (Teague, TX), 6. 26e-Dalton Steed (Kennedale, TX), 7. 92-Jordan Herrman (Jay, OK), 8. 5k-Nathan Killion (Hustonia, MO), 9. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 10. 15J-Jake Hilbern (Muskogee, OK0, 11. 193-Raleigh Shepherd (Houston, TX), 12. 3x-Scott Peterson (Irving, TX), 13. 7T-Todd Truitt (Dewey, OK), 14. 83r-Kyler Ray (Tulsa, OK). DNS: 60x-Chance Terrel (Oklahoma City, OK).

B Main 2: 1. 27-Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK), 2. 35-Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK), 3. 44F-Chad Fagin (Tulsa, OK, 4. 42-Josh Toho (El Reno, OK), 5. 49-Joel Smith (Tulsa, OK), 6. 45-Nick Rummel (Enid, OK), 7. 88J-Brett Adams (Muskogee, OK), 8. 15-Ben Stephens (Lincoln, NE), 9. 18-Eddie Moss (Deland, FL), 10. 4F-Jared Fell (Siloam Springs, OK), 11. 00-Jimmy Wells (Benton, IL), 12. 22x-John Roan (Lillian, TX), 13. 24L-Caleb Lovelady (Amarillo, TX). DNS: 28-Karley Kay Dobson (Hulbert, OK), h35-Zach Hampton (Clayton, IN).

B Main 3: 1. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK, 3. 08-David McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 20s-Steven Curbow (Tulsa, OK), 5. 11x-Donny Rowan (Tulsa, OK), 6. 6-Brandon Reagle (Tulsa, OK), 7. 01-Allyn Shiveley (Lincoln, NE), 8. 78d-Dustin Dixon (Dewey, OK), 9. 30-John Crowder (Summerfield, FL), 10. 07-Cord Dodson (Cyril, OK), 11. 1T-Kevin Battarbee (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 6d-Morgan Dowdy (Amarillo, TX). DNS: 7-Chris Cochran (McLoud, OK), 17w-Harli White (Lindsay, OK), 28w-Chris Wilson (Raymore, MO).

B Main 4: 1. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 2. 4u-Devon Huff (Nixa, MO), 3. 15F-Jeff Frey (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 9p-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 5. 114-Scott Evans (Keller, TX), 6. 98x-Derrick McBride (Oklahoma City, OK), 7. 82c-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 8. 72k-Rick Kirkes (Edmond, OK), 9. 261-Chris Ritch (Paola, KS), 10. 42-Shawn Wicker, 11. 04-Jimmy Owen (Tulsa, OK), 12. 316-Caleb Weaver (Catoosa, OK), 13. 5b-Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO), 14. 33-Justin Patocka (Enid, OK), 15. 4x-Shawn Peterson (Irving, TX).

B Main 5: 1. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 2. 2jr-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 3. 161-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 4. 121-Austin Kromberg (Lincoln, NE), 5. 3-Jimmy Wood (Monticello, IN), 6. 71k-Kyle Fellers (Miami, OK), 7. 31T-Nick Taghon (Oklahoma City, OK), 8. 05c-Eric Campbell (Edmond, OK), 9. 22-Payton Williams (N. Richland Hills, TX), 10. 5x-Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN), 11. 34-Joey Baker (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 411-Garrett Abrams (Rushville, IN), 13. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC). DNS: 155-Kyle Anderson (Tomball, TX), 99-Chris McNitt (Ft. Worth, TX).

B Main 6: 1. 15c-Jogan Jarrett (Kokomo, IN), 2. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX), 3. 124-Nathan McMillin (Brazil, IN), 4. 2x-Nathan Benson (Overland Park, KS), 5. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 6. 99x-Kevin Reed (Claremore, OK), 7. 7x-Jordan McPherson (Rhome, TX), 8. 46-Kelly Mahaffey (Tulsa, OK), 9. 44-Adrian Cobbs (Broken Arrow, OK), 10. 71d-Danny Clum (Tulsa, OK), 11. 48-Joe Klonoski (Amarillo, TX), 12. 32k-Jamie Kelz (Sweet Springs, MO), 13. 4-John Balthis (Pleasant Hill, MO), 14. 88s-Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL), 15. 77L-Katlyn Leer (Morton, IA).

B Main 7: 1. 96-Randy Crowder (Muskogee, OK), 2. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA), 3. A1-Austin Sheridan (Mt. Vernon, WA), 4. 128-Trevor Reed (Waco, TX), 5. 18x-Will Scribner (Drumright, OK), 6. 84-Dave Nicholson (Kellyville, OK), 7. 11-Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 8. 22T-Taylor Courtney, 9. 17k-Jacob Knipmeyer, 10. 75-Jason Trevathan (Kaufman, TX), 11. 28b-Cole Berkenbile (Ft. Gibson, OK). DNS: 15x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 92x-Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK), 52-Clayton Hogie.

B Main 8: 1. 7s-Jason Scheulen (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 3. 15d-Andrew Deal (Caney, KS), 4. 23d-Trey Detweiler (Herscher, IL), 5. 14k-Kayla Koch (Indianapolis, IN), 6. 17-Patrick Krumpa (Wichita Falls, TX), 7. 10-Bryan Debrick (Irving, TX), 8. 2s-Bobby Henning, 9. 9s-Nick Schaefer (Marshall, MO), 10. 126-Dustin McGee (Clay Center, KS), 11. 7m-Ryan Cody (Broken Arrow, OK). DNS: 11F-Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA), 61-Kaley Engstrom (Rhome, TX), 68s-Stoney Gilbert (Red Oak, TX).

B Main 9: 1. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 2. 191-Brent Venable (Ft. Cobb, OK), 3. 81b-Blake Bennington (Columbia, MO), 4. 31-Dustin Davidson (Elm Mott, TX), 5. 21r-Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC), 6. 24J-Sean Jones (Mansfield, TX), 7. 381-Madison McGill (Bartlesville, OK), 8. 21-Michelle Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 9. 1z-Ronnie James (Tulsa, OK), 10. 10k-Kip Hughes (Broken Arrow, OK), 11. 24-Mike Wilkerson (Byhalia, MS), 12. 65g-Jeremy Garrison (Sand Springs, OK). DNS: 74-D.J. Estes (Mansfield, TX), 151-Seth Hancock (Springville, CA).

B Main 10: 1. 85-Keith Martin (Alvarado, TX), 2. 26-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 3. 99r-Nicholas Rasa (Sedalia, MO), 4. 9d-Earl McDoulett, Jr. (Claremore, OK), 5. 26m-Chris Hunter (Salem, KY), 6. 15b-Quinton Benson (Raymore, MO), 7. 89-Shawn Hulsey (Lees Summit, MO), 8. 25-Bobby Springer (Mustang, OK), 9. 93-Trey Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 10. 2-Tony Ogden (Sapulpa, OK), 11. X7b-Dave Baugh, 12. 23-Jason Crane (Copan, OK). DNS: 13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX), 131-Dylan Kadous (Topeka, KS).

B Main 11: 1. 21h-Ty Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 2. 5h-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 321-Chad Winfrey (Liberty, MO), 4. 77-Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA), 5. 2d-Hannah Adair (Tulsa, OK), 6. 71-Darien Roberts (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 28g-Gordon Goyer (Owasso, OK), 8. 70-Charles Valenzuela (Broken Arrow, OK), 9. 115-Jeremy Middleton (N. Little Rock, AR), 10. 83-Shane Weeks (Wagoner, OK), 11. 8-Jon Randall (Waco, TX), 12. 29k-Kyle Amerson (Mathews, AL), 13. 711-Colby Estes (Mansfield, TX), 14. 1-Taylor Smitherman (Kennedale, TX).

Last Chance “A” Main Qualifier (Top 8 to start positions 17-24 of “A” Main): 1. 27-Andy Shouse, 2. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 4. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 5. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 6. 7s-Jason Scheulen (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK0, 8. 35-Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK), 9. 2jr-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 10. 610-Luke Lucas (Alvin, TX), 11. 94L-Layne Himebaugh (Collinsville, OK), 12. 191-Brent Venable (Ft. Cobb, OK), 13. 05-Drew Shiveley (Columbia, MO), 14. 96-Randy Crowder (Muskogee, OK), 15. 4u-Devon Huff (Nixa, MO), 16. 21h-Ty Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 17. 85-Keith Martin (Alvarado, TX), 18. 15c-Logan Jarrett (Kokomo, IN), 19. 51m-Caleb Martin (Houston, TX), 20. 26-Nate Lauderbaugh (Kokomo, IN), 21. 5h-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 22. 29-Austin Stone (Visalia, CA).

“A” Main (25 Laps): 1. 91-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 2. 79-Chris Andrews (Tulsa, OK), 3. 11h-Harlan Hulsey (Owasso, OK), 4. 33z-Zeke Lewis (Farmland, IN), 5. 88-Koen Shaw (Fresno, CA), 6. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 29s-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 12-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 9. 1c-Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK), 10. 27-Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK), 11. 15T-Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA), 12. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 13. 89j-Jarrett Crouch (Jay, OK), 14. 35-Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK), 15. 73-Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, OK), 16. 7s-Jason Scheulen (Broken Arrow, OK), 17. 41-Allan Koch (Sweet Springs, MO), 18. 81-Josh Marcham (Newcastle, OK), 19. 82-Steven Shebester (Pauls Valley, OK), 20. 17e-Blake Edwards (Claremore, OK), 21. 99b-Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK), 22. 19-Dalton Terrel (Blanchard, OK), 23. 32-Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK), 24. 57-Cole Bodine (Rossville, IN).

Lap Leaders: Kevin Bayer 1-25.

Restricted “A” Class (79 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps - Top 60 In Passing Points to Qualifying Races; Balance to "B" Mains):

Heat 1: 1. 29-Dougie James (Richmond Beach, WA), 2. 192-Kyler Shaw (Fresno, CA), 3. 8x-Austin Shores (Atoka, OK), 4. 98-Sean Watts (Atwater, CA), 5. 7m-Chance Morton (Coweta, OK), 6. 40-Parker Price-Miller (Lakeville, IN), 7. 24-Hunter Fischer (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 20-Colton Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK).

Heat 2: 1. 22c-Cole Campbell (Mexico, MO), 2. 41-Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 3. 12b-Blake McDermott (Houston, TX), 4. 00x-Brendan Planko, 5. 23-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN), 6. 16-Brock Berreth (Claremore, OK), 7. 73-Jason McDougal (Broken Arrow, OK), 8. 21r-Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC)..

Heat 3: 1. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA), 2. 22x-Seth Brown (Edmond, OK), 3. 7h-Lindsey Howard (Lawrence, KS), 4. 21-Brendon Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK), 5. 91-Cole Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 6. 114-Dolton Lebor (Wichita, KS), 7. 44k-Nick Katrakis (Geneva, IL), 8. 47-Austin Helt (Jenks, OK).

Heat 4: 1. 11b-Payton Pierce (Bridgeport, TX), 2. 60-Kent Miller, Jr. (Overland Park, KS), 3. 21T-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 4. 10-J.J. Haley (Winamac, IN), 5. 14r-Morgan Roan (Crowley, TX), 6. 111-Morgan Montgomery (Redfield, AR), 7. 14-Taylor Myers (Poolville, TX), 8. 6-Myers Damio (Owasso, OK).

Heat 5: 1. 27a-Alex Coronado (Modesto, CA), 2. 15-Jase Randolph (Bixby, OK), 3. 241-Clay Rogers (Paola, KS), 4. 07-Cord Dodson (Cyril, OK), 5. 110-Amber Whitener (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. A1-Austin Sheridan (Mt. Vernon, WA), 7. 55-McKenna Haase (Demanse, IA), 8. 24T-Trenton Borchers (Mannford, OK).

Heat 6: 1. 27-Dylan Fox (Joshua, TX), 2. 82-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 3. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 4. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 5. P40-Aaron Dromgoole (N. Richland Hills, TX), 6. 28-Cole Hall (Sheffield, IA), 7. 2x-Jay Ball (Amarillo, TX), 8. 96-Austin Crowder (Muskogee, OK).

Heat 7: 1. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 2. 33-Jordan Creason (Clinton, MO), 3. 66J-Jason Miller (Russiaville, IN), 4. 23b-Jacob Brown (Mountlake Terrace, WA), 5. 118-Logan Ellis (Wagoner, OK), 6. 17m-Mackenzie Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 7. 2F-James Fell (Siloam Springs, AR), 8. 3g-Garron Brimmer (Dallas, TX).

Heat 8: 1. 93-Riley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 2. 99h-Lyndon Harvey (Amarillo, TX), 3. 981-Nathan Weidi (Owasso, OK), 4. 777-Bailey Hughes (Tulsa, OK), 5. 99-Alec Long (Mount Vernon, IL), 6. 76-Zane Lawrence (Lillian, TX), 7. 92-Austin Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 8. 3s-Stephen Smith (Tuttle, OK).

Heat 9: 1. 747-Reagan Reed (Waco, TX), 2. 00-Grady Chandler (Edmond, OK), 3. 16b-Dakota Busche (Ft. Wayne, IN), 4. 51b-Bailey Felkins (Collinsville, OK), 5. 89d-Dustin Davis (Greenfield, IN), 6. 1-Johnny B. (Colleyville, TX), 7. 041-Kaitlyn Martin (Harrah, OK), 8. 74e-Jessica Estes (Mansfield, TX).

Heat 10: 1. 79m-Dahne Lynn McKay (Laton, CA), 2. 87-Ashley Reagan (Kennedale, TX), 3. 15x-Jeffrie Flisowski (Humble, TX), 4. 3e-J.T. Ellis (Wellsville, KS), 5. 97b-Bailey Stringer (Owasso, OK), 6. 1s-Joey Schmidt (Mena, AR). DNS: 44a-Ayrton Gennetten (Versailles, MO).

Qualifying Races (10 Laps - Top 16 in Combined Passing Points from Heats & Qualifiers to "A" Main; Balance to “B” Mains):

Qualifier 1: 1. 27a-Alex Coronado (Modesto, CA), 2. 79m-Dahne Lynn McKay (Laton, CA), 3. 23-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN), 4. 93-Riley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 5. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 6. 16-Brock Berreth (Claremore, OK), 7. 118-Logan Ellis (Wagoner, OK), 8. 89d-Dustin Davis (Greenfield, IN), 9. 99-Alex Long (Mt. Vernon, IL0, 10. 7h-Lindsey Howard (Lawrence, KS), 11. 60-Kent Miller, Jr. (Overland Park, KS), 12. 33-Jordan Creason (Clinton, MO).

Qualifier 2: 1. 27-Dylan Fox (Joshua, TX), 2. 27T-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 3. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 4. 8x-Austin Shores (Atoka, OK), 5. 99h-Lyndon Harvey (Amarillo, TX), 6. 87-Ashley Reagan (Kennedale, TX), 7. 12b-Blake McDermott (Houston, TX), 8. 97b-Bailey Stringer (Owasso, OK), 9. 55-McKenna Haase (Demanse, IA), 10. 91-Cole Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 11. 114-Dolton Lebor (Wichita, KS0, 12. 981-Nathan Weidi (Owasso, OK).

Qualifier 3: 1. 98-Sean Watts (Atwater, CA), 2. 747-Reagan Reed (Waco, TX), 3. 00x-Brendan Planko, 4. 192-Kyler Shaw (Fresno, CA), 5. 00-Grady Chandler (Edmond, OK), 6. 21-Brendon Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK), 7. 17m-Mackenzie Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 8. P40-Aaron Dromgoole (N. Richland Hills, TX), 9. 66j-Jason Miller (Russiaville, IN), 10. 111-Morgan Montgomery (Redfield, AR), 11. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 12. (DNS) 241-Clay Rogers (Paola, KS).

Qualifier 4: 1. 07-Cord Dodson (Cyril, OK), 2. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA), 3. 29-Dougie James (Richmond Beach, WA), 4. 22x-Seth Brown (Edmond, OK), 5. 777-Bailey Hughes (Tulsa, OK), 6. 23b-Jacob Brown (Mountlake Terrace, WA), 7. 51b-Bailey Felkins (Collinsville, OK), 8. 76-Zane Lawrence (Lillian, TX), 9. 15x-Jeffrie Flisowski (Humble, TX), 10. 10-J.J. Haley (Winamac, IN), 11. A1-Austin Sheridan (Mt. Vernon, WA), 12. 1-Johnny B. (Colleyville, TX).

Qualifier 5: 1. 41-Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 2. 7m-Chance Morton (Coweta, OK), 3. 22c-Cole Campbell (Mexico, MO), 4. 82-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 5. 3e-J.T. Ellis (Wellsville, KS), 6. 16b-Dakota Busche (Ft. Wayne, IN), 7. 28-Cole Hall (Sheffield, IA), 8. 15-Jase Randolph (Bixby, OK), 9. 110-Amber Whitener (Broken Arrow, OK), 10. 14r-Morgan Roan (Crowley, TX), 11. 40-Parker Price-Miller (Lakeville, IN), 12. 11b-Payton Pierce (Bridgeport, TX).

Top 16 in Passing Points (Locked into Saturday Night's Feature): 1. 27-Dylan Fox (Joshua, TX), 2. 79m-Dahne Lynn McKay (Laton, CA), 3. 98-Sean Watts (Atwater, CA), 4. 07-Cord Dodson (Cyril, OK), 5. 27T-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 6. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA), 7. 27a-Alex Coronado (Modesto, CA), 8. 7m-Chance Morton (Coweta, OK), 9. 41-Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 10. 23-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN), 11. 192-Kyler Shaw (Fresno, CA), 12. 22x-Seth Brown (Edmond, OK), 13. 82-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 14. 747-Reagan Reed (Waco, TX), 15. 22c-Cole Campbell (Mexico, MO), 16. 29-Dougie James (Richmond Beach, WA).

“B” Mains (12 Laps – Top 3 from each advance to Last Chance “A” Qualifier):

B Main 1: 1. 99h-Lyndon Harvey (Amarillo, TX), 2. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 3. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 4. 87-Ashley Reagan (Kennedale, TX), 5. 60-Kent Miller, Jr. (Overland Park, KS), 6. 14-Taylor Myers (Poolville, TX), 7. 114-Dolton Lebor (Wichita, KS), 8. 11b-Payton Pierce (Bridgeport, TX), 9. 44k-Nick Katrakis (Geneva, IL), 10. 51b-Bailey Felkins (Collinsville, OK), 11. 6-Myers Damio (Owasso, OK). DNS: 20-Colton Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK).

B Main 2: 1. 93-Riley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 2. 118-Logan Ellis (Wagoner, OK), 3. 14r-Morgan Roan (Crowley, TX), 4. 66j-Jason Miller (Russiaville, IN), 5. 21-Brendon Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK), 6. 2xJay Ball (Amarillo, TX), 7. A1-Austin Sheridan (Mt. Vernon, WA), 8. 3s-Stephen Smith (Tuttle, OK), 9. 97b- Bailey Stringer (Owasso, OK), 10. 2F-James Fell (Siloam Springs, AR), 11. 110-Amber Whitener (Broken Arrow, OK), 12. 3g-Garron Brimmer (Dallas, TX), 13. 00-Grady Chandler (Edmond, OK).

B Main 3: 1. 8x-Austin Shores (Atoka, OK), 2. 3e-J.T. Ellis (Wellsville, KS), 3. 33-Jordan Creason (Clinton, MO), 4. 40-Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), 5. 24T-Trenton Borchers (Mannford, OK), 6. 16b-Dakota Busche (Ft. Wayne, IN), 7. 44a-Ayrton Gennetten (Versailles, MO), 8. 17m-Mackenzie Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 9. 10-J.J. Haley (Winamac, IN), 10. 15x-Jeffrie Flisowski (Humble, TX), 11. 28-Cole Hall (Sheffield, IA), 12. 041-Kaitlyn Martin (Harrah, OK), 13. 24-Hunter Fischer (Broken Arrow, OK).

B Main 4: 1. 00x-Brayden Planko (Canadian Parts Unknown), 2. 777-Bailey Hughes (Tulsa, OK), 3. 15-Jase Randolph (Bixby, OK), 4. P40-Aaron Dromgoole (N. Richland Hills, TX), 5. 23b-Jacob Brown (Mountlake Terrace, WA), 6. 1s-Joey Schmidt (Mena, AR), 7. 241-Clay Rogers (Paola, KS), 8. 981-Nathan Weidi (Owasso, OK), 9. 21r-Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC), 10. 47-Austin Helt (Jenks, OK), 11. 99-Alec Long (Mount Vernon, IL), 1-Johnny B. (Colleyville, TX).

B Main 5: 1. 16-Brock Berreth (Claremore, OK), 2. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 3. 55-McKenna Haase (Demanse, IA), 4. 74e-Jessica Estes (Mansfield, TX), 5. 73-Jason McDougal (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 7h-Lindsey Howard (Lawrence, KS), 7. 91-Cole Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 8. 12b-Blake McDermott (Houston, TX), 9. 92-Austin Lambert (Collinsville, OK), 10. 76-Zane Lawrence (Lillian, TX), 11. 96-Austin Crowder (Muskogee, OK), 12. 111-Morgan Montgomery (Redfield, AR).

Last Chance “A” Main Qualifier (Top 8 to start positions 17-24 of “A” Main): 1. 93-Riley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 2. 16-Brock Berreth (Claremore, OK), 3. 99h-Lyndon Harvey (Amarillo, TX), 4. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 5. 33-Jordan Creason (Clinton, MO), 6. 3e-J.T. Ellis (Wellsville, KS), 7. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, OK), 8. 777-Bailey Hughes (Tulsa, OK), 9. 15-Jase Randolph (Bixby, OK), 10. 118-Logan Ellis (Wagoner, OK), 11. 14r-Morgan Roan (Crowley, TX), 12. 8x-Austin Shores (Atoka, OK), 13. 2-Mickey Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 14. 00x-Brendan Planko (Canadian Parts Unknown), 15. 55-McKenna Haase (Demanse, IA).

“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 79m-Dahne Lynn McKay (Laton, CA), 2. 11e-Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA), 3. 7m-Chance Morton (Coweta, OK), 4. 27-Dylan Fox (Joshua, TX), 5. 27T-Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 6. 98-Sean Watts (Atwater, CA), 7. 41-Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, CA), 8. 192-Kyler Shaw (Fresno, CA), 9. 16-Brock Berreth (Claremore, OK), 10. 27a-Alex Coronado (Modesto, CA), 11. 441-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA), 12. 29-Dougie James (Richmond Beach, WA), 13. 27k-Kyle Keeler (El Reno, CA), 14. 747-Reagan Reed (Waco, TX), 15. 22x-Seth Brown (Edmond, OK), 16. 33-Jordan Creason (Clinton, MO), 17. 22c-Cole Campbell (Mexico, MO), 18. 07-Cord Dodson (Cyril, OK), 19. 23-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN), 20. 93-Riley Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 21. 82-Christian Kinnison (Mansfield, TX), 22. 99h-Lyndon Harvey (Amarillo, TX), 23. 3e-J.T. Ellis (Wellsville, KS), 24. 777-Bailey Hughes (Tulsa, OK).

Lap Leaders: Dahne Lynn McKay 1-20.

Junior Sprints (39 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps - Top 14 In Passing Points to “A” Main; Balance to "B" Mains):

Heat 1: 1. 99x-Kyle Peterson (Saugus, CA), 2. 77J-Mark Doss, Jr. (Nipomo, CA), 3. 55-Brandon Anderson (Tomball, TX), 4. 5-Skylar Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 5. 2b-Brooklyn Holland (Bakersfield, CA), 6. 15-Kendall Battarbee (Houston, TX), 7. 21p-Deven Pearson (Ridgecrest, CA), 8. 23-Drake Turner (Sullivan, IN).

Heat 2: 1. 1-Kameron Beard (Bakersfield, CA), 2. 25-Taylor Reimer (Tulsa, OK), 3. 3e-Bryce Earnes (Santa Maria, CA), 4. 18r-Dacin Robinson (McLeansboro, IL), 5. 21-Brendon Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK), 6. 9-Matthew Moore (Oklahoma City, OK), 7. 7k-Hunter Kirkes (Edmond, OK), 8. 26-Dakota Williams (Rensselaer, IN).

Heat 3: 1. 4-Tylor Stidham (Bakersfield, CA), 2. 3-Cole Roberts (Owasso, OK), 3. 88-Garrett Hulsey (Lone Jack, MO), 4. 18-Mason McGuire (Fletcher, OK), 5. 7T-Tristan Oakes (Sand Springs, OK), 6. 00-Grady Chandler (Piedmont, OK), 7. 99-Nathan Rainey (Choctaw, OK), 8. 6-Molly Day (Atwood, IL).

Heat 4: 1. 77-Victoria Leslie (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 37-Ryan Deisle (Fresno, CA), 3. 14J-Jaden Rogers, 4. 2-Luke Howard (Stilwell, KS), 5. 1h-Hank Davis (Sand Springs, OK), 6. 7m-Dylan Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 7. 7-Noah Gass (Mounds, OK), 8. 7x-Treyton Gann.

Heat 5: 1. 08-Cannon McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 56-Colton Horner (Houston, TX), 3. 14b-Blake Battles (Collinsville, OK), 4. 54b-Bryson Berna (Hanford, CA), 5. 95-Ryan Hunt (Collinsville, OK), 6. 19-Seth Ireland (Denver, IN0, 7. 14-Noah Key (Justin, TX).

Top 14 in Passing Points (Locked into Saturday Night's Feature): 1. 77-Victoria Leslie (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. 3-Cole Roberts (Owasso, OK), 3. 99x-Kyle Peterson (Saugus, CA), 4. 4-Tyler Stidham (Bakersfield, CA), 5. 1-Kameron Beard (Bakersfield, CA), 6. 08-Cannon McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 55-Brandon Anderson (Tomball, TX), 8. 37-Ryan Deisle (Fresno, CA), 9. 56-Colton Horner (Houston, TX), 10. 3e-Bryce Eames (Santa Maria, CA), 11. 14b-Blake Battles (Collinsville, OK), 12. 5-Skylar Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 13. 77J-Mark Doss, Jr. (Nipomo, CA), 14. 25-Taylor Reimer (Tulsa, OK).

“B” Mains (12 Laps – Top 3 from each advance to “A” Main):

B Main 1: 1. 18-Mason McGuire (Fletcher, OK), 2. 88-Garrett Hulsey (Lone Jack, MO), 3. 2-Luke Howard (Stilwell, KS), 4. 95-Ryan Hunt (Collinsville, OK), 5. 14-Noah Key (Justin, TX), 6. 6-Molly Day (Atwood, IL), 7. 00-Grady Chandler (Piedmont, OK), 8. 19-Seth Ireland (Denver, IA), 9. 21-Brendon Wiseley (Sand Springs, OK), 10. 9-Matthew Moore (Oklahoma City, OK), 11. 7x-Treyton Gann, 12. 7k-Hunter Kirkes (Edmond, OK), 13. 21p-Deven Pearson (Ridgecrest, CA).

B Main 2: 1. 54b-Bryson Berna (Hanford, CA), 2. 14J-Jaden Rogers, 3. 1h-Hank Davis (Sand Springs, OK), 4. 7-Noah Gass (Mounds, OK), 5. 7T-Tristan Oakes (Sand Springs, OK), 6. 2b-Brooklyn Holland (Bakersfield, CA), 7. 7m-Dylan Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 8. 99-Nathan Rainey (Choctaw, OK), 9. 18r-Dacin Robinson (McLeansboro, IL), 10. 15-Kendall Battarbee (Houston, TX), 11. 23-Drake Turner (Sullivan, IN), 12. 26-Dakota Williams (Rensselaer, IN).

“A” Main (15 Laps): 1. 1-Kameron Beard (Bakersfield, CA), 2. 08-Cannon McIntosh (Broken Arrow, OK), 3. 77-Victoria Leslie (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. 18-Mason McGuire (Fletcher, OK), 5. 14b-Blake Battles (Collinsville, OK), 6. 37-Ryan Deisle (Fresno, CA), 7. 54b-Bryson Berna (Hanford, CA), 8. 77j-Mark Doss, Jr. (Nipomo, CA), 9. 25-Taylor Reimer (Tulsa, OK), 10. 14j-Jaden Rogers, 11. 5-Skylar Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK0, 12. 88-Garrett Hulsey (Lone Jack, MO), 13. 2-Luke Howard (Stilwell, KS), 14. 56-Colton Horner (Houston, TX), 15. 1h-Hank Davis (Sand Springs, OK), 16. 3e-Bryce Eames (Santa Maria, CA), 17. 3-Cole Roberts (Owasso, OK), 18. 99x-Kyle Peterson (Saugus, CA), 19. 55-Brandon Anderson (Tomball, TX), 20. 4-Tyler Stidham (Bakersfield, CA).

Lap Leaders: Cole Roberts 1-12, Kameron Beard 13-15.

1200cc Mini Sprints (40 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps):

Heat 1: 1. 10-Dan Hillberg (Whittier, CA), 2. 15F-Aaron Fell, 3. 30-Scott Heikes (Colorado Springs, CO), 4. 69x-Dale Johnston (Colorado Springs, CO), 5. 24F-Tim Snelling (Peyton, CO), 6. 52-Dillon Rupe (Tulsa, OK), 7. 13-Steven Hendrickson (Bellingham, WA), 8. 50-Guy Maresch (Anaheim Hills, CA).

Heat 2: 1. 15-Merril Lamb (Iola, KS), 2. 5J-Jim Scanlon (Chicago, IL), 3. 17-Austin Pribbenow (Elizabeth, CO), 4. 07-Jeff Gieg (Johnstown, CO), 5. 12b-Rich Baxter (Nashville, IA), 6. 22-Brennan Gregory (Pekin, IL), 7. 15h-Tony Hudlin (Yates Center, KS), 8. 21-Ryan Cully (Burlington, WA).

Heat 3: 1. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 2. 09-Tyson Cross (Langley, BC), 3. 93-Mark Billings (Columbia, MO), 4. 22-John Campbell, 5. 25e-Eric Simple, 6. 61-Matt Martinez (Aurora, CO), 7. 31-Steve Becker (Lakewood, CO), 8. B20-Tom Brown (Ceresco, NC).

Heat 4: 1. 7-Jared Gunderson (Sedro Woolley, WA), 2. 8F-Scott Fasse (Westchester, OH), 3. 80-Trey Gustin, 4. 81-Scott Krueger (Ocala, FL), 5. 3-Rich Marchbank (Colorado Springs, CO), 6. 10b-Luke Baxter (Nashville, IA), 7. 97-Bill Rousch (Morrison, CO), 8. 98k-Kyle Kenoyer (Bellingham, WA).

Heat 5: 1. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 2. 13e-T.J. Heil (North Bend, OH), 3. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 4. 22d-Eric Drake (Dumas, WA), 5. 4x-Austin Archdale (Brinfield, IL), 6. 6*-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 7. 48m-Rick Murcko (Yates Center, KS), 8. 2L-Chaz Gregory (Pekin, IL).

Qualifying Races (8 Laps - Top 14 in Combined Passing Points from Heats & Qualifiers to "A" Main; Balance to “B” Mains):

Qualifier 1: 1. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 2. 8F-Scott Fasse (Westchester, OH), 3. 21-Ryan Cully (Burlington, WA), 4. 15-Merril Lamb (Iola, KS), 5. 22-Brennan Gregory (Pekin, IL0, 6. 17-Austin Pribbenow (Elizabeth, CO), 7. 22d-Eric Drake (Dumas, WA). DNS: 10b-Luke Baxter (Nashville, IA).

Qualifier 2: 1. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 2. 13e-T.J. Heil (North Bend, OH), 3. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 4. 48m-Rick Murcko (Yates Center, KS), 5. 69x-Dale Johnston (Colorado Springs, CO), 6. 25e-Eric Simple, 7. 31-Steve Becker (Lakewood, CO), 8. 52-Dillon Rupe (Tulsa, OK).

Qualifier 3: 1. 6*-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 2. 7-Jared Gunderson (Sedro Woolley, WA), 3. 5j-Jim Scanlon (Chicago, IL), 4. 15h-Tony Hudlin (Yates Center, KS), 5. 50-Guy Maresch (Anaheim Hills, CA), 6. 22c-John Campbell, 7. 3-Rich Marchbank (Colorado Springs, CO), 8. 80-Trey Gustin.

Qualifier 4: 1. 15F-Aaron Fell, 2. 09-Tyson Cross (Langley, BC), 3. 13-Steven Hendrickson (Bellingham, WA), 4. B20-Tom Brown (Ceresco, NC), 5. 93-Mark Billings (Columbia, MO), 6. 07-Jeff Gieg (Johnstown, CO), 7. 24F-Tim Snelling (Peyton, CO). DNS: 97-Bill Rousch (Morrison, CO).

Qualifier 5: 1. 4x-Austin Archdale (Brinfield, IL), 2. 81-Scott Krueger (Ocala, FL), 3. 10-Dan Hillberg (Whittier, CA), 4. 30-Scott Heikes (Colorado Springs, CO), 5. 12b-Rick Baxter (Nashville, IA), 6. 2L-Chaz Gregory (Pekin, IL), 7. 98k-Kyle Kenoyer (Bellingham, WA), 8. 61-Matt Martinez (Aurora, CO).

Top 14 in Passing Points (Locked into Saturday Night's Feature): 1. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 2. 15F-Aaron Fell, 3. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 4. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 5. 5J-Jim Scanlon (Chicago, IL), 6. 7-Jared Gunderson (Sedro Woolley, WA), 7. 10-Dan Hillberg (Whittier, CA), 8. 09-Tyson Cross (Langley, BC), 9. 15-Merril Lamb (Iola, KS), 10. 6*-Jason Bloodgood (Bellingham, WA), 11. 81-Scott Krueger (Ocala, FL), 12. 8F-Scott Fasse (Westchester, OH), 13. 13e-T.J. Heil (North Bend, OH), 14. 4x-Austin Archdale (Brinfield, IL).

“B” Mains (12 Laps – Top 3 from each advance to Last Chance “A” Qualifier):

B Main 1: 1. 13-Steven Hendrickson (Bellingham, WA), 2. 80-Trey Gustin, 3. 17-Austin Pribbenow (Elizabeth, CO), 4. 15h-Tony Hudlin (Yates Center, KS), 5. 30-Scott Heikes (Colorado Springs, CO), 6. 22-Brennan Gregory (Pekin, IL), 7. 52-Dillon Rupe (Tulsa, OK), 8. B20-Tom Brown (Ceresco, NC), 9. 12b-Rick Baxter (Nashville, IA), 10. 10b-Luke Baxter (Nashville, IA), 11. 24F-Tim Snelling (Peyton, CO). DNS: 93-Mark Billings (Columbia, MO), 61-Matt Martinez (Aurora, CO).

B Main 2: 1. 21-Ryan Cully (Burlington, WA), 2. 22c-John Campbell, 3. 07-Jeff Gieg (Johnstown, CO), 4. 98k-Kyle Kenoyer (Bellingham, WA), 5. 50-Guy Maresch (Anaheim Hills, CA), 6 2L-Chaz Gregory (Pekin, IL), 7. 3-Rick Marchbank (Colorado Springs, CO), 8. 25e-Eric Simple, 9. 22d-Eric Drake (Dumas, WA), 10. 31-Steve Becker (Lakewood, CO), 11. 69x-Dale Johnston (Colorado Springs, CO), 12. 48m-Rick Murcko (Yates Center, KS). DNS: 97-Bill Rousch (Morrison, CO).

“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 10L-Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA), 2. 17h-Derek Holmwood (Bellingham, WA), 3. 5j-Jim Scanlon (Chicago, IL), 4. 7-Jared Gunderson (Sedro Woolley, WA), 5. 81-Scott Krueger (Ocala, FL), 6. 15-Merril Lamb (Iola, KS), 7. 8F-Scott Fasse (Westchester, OH), 8. 22c-John Campbell, 9. 13e-T.J. Heil (North Bend, OH), 10. 80-Trey Gustin, 11. 6*-Jason Youngblood (Bellingham, WA), 12. 10-Dan Hillberg (Whittier, CA), 13. 21-Ryan Cully (Burlington, WA), 14. 07-Jeff Gieg (Johnstown, CO), 15. 17-Austin Pribbenow (Elizabeth, CO), 16. 87-Liam Ryan (Langley, BC), 17. 4x-Austin Archdale (Brinfield, IL), 18. 13-Steven Hendrickson (Bellingham, WA), 19. 15F-Aaron Fell, 20. 09-Tyson Cross (Langley, BC).

Lap Leaders: Brock Lemley 1-20.

Chevy ECOTec Midgets (20 entries):

Heat Races (8 Laps):

Heat 1: 1. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 2. 1-Mike Ward (Tulsa, OK), 3. 9-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 4. 4x-Kevin Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 5. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC), 6. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 7. 84-Kyle Evans (Lemoore, CA), 8. 93-Richard Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 9. 7-Mike Gass (Worth, IL), 10. 5-Patrick Bruns (Champaign, IL).

Heat 2: 1. 77-Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA), 2. 72e-Eric Fenton (Tulsa, OK), 3. 35-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 4. 37-Brunson Behning (Davenport, IA), 5. 87F-Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK), 6. 28-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 7. 69m-Jeff Gieg (Johnston, CO), 8. 22-Jon Sawyer (Strafford, MO), 9. 72k-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 10. 29-Brandon Hahn (Tulsa, OK).

Qualifying Races (8 Laps):

Qualifier 1: 1. 1-Mike Ward (Tulsa, OK), 2. 4x-Kevin Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 3. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 4. 72k-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 5. 28-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 6. 84-Kyle Evans (Lemoore, CA), 7. 93-Richard Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 8. 77-Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA), 9. 87F-Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK), 10. 5-Patrick Bruns (Champaign, IL).

Qualifier 2: 1. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 2. 9-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 3. 72e-Eric Fenton (Tulsa, OK), 4. 37-Brunson Behning (Davenport, IA), 5. 29-Brandon Hahn (Tulsa, OK), 6. 7-Mike Gass (Worth, IL), 7. 35-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 8. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC), 9. 69m-Jeff Gieg (Johnston, CO), 10. (DNS) 22-Jon Sawyer (Strafford, MO).

Feature Lineup (Based on combined passing/finishing points from heats and qualifiers): 1. 1-Mike Ward (Tulsa, OK), 2. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 3. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 4. 9-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 5. 72e-Eric Fenton (Tulsa, OK), 6. 4x-Kevin Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 7. 37-Brunson Behning (Davenport, IA), 8. 35-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE). 9. 28-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 10. 77-Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA), 11. 84-Kyle Evans (Lemoore, CA), 12. 72k-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 13. 29-Brandon Hahn (Tulsa, OK), 14. 7-Mike Gass (Worth, IL), 15. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC), 16. 93-Richard Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 17. 87F-Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK), 18. 69m-Jeff Gieg (Johnston, CO), 19. 22-Jon Sawyer (Strafford, MO), 20. 5-Patrick Bruns (Champaign, IL)

“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 2. 51-Matt Ward (Glenpool, OK), 3. 4x-Kevin Ramey (Ft. Worth, TX), 4. 9-Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL), 5. 37-Brunson Behning (Davenport, IA), 6. 84-Kyle Evans (Lemoore, CA), 7. 87F-Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK), 8. 77-Danny Stratton (Riverside, CA), 9. 72k-Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK), 10. 1-Mike Ward (Tulsa, OK), 11. 93-Richard Kreisel (Warsaw, MO), 12. 22-Jon Sawyer (Strafford, MO), 13. 28-Cameron Hagin (Broken Arrow, OK), 14. 35-Cody Ledger (Omaha, NE), 15. 29-Brandon Hahn (Tulsa, OK), 16. 5-Patrick Bruns (Champaign, IL), 17. 7-Mike Gass (Worth, IL), 18. 69m-Jeff Gieg (Johnston, CO), 19. 72e-Eric Fenton (Tulsa, OK), 20. 72-Cole Custer (Kannapolis, NC).

Lap Leaders: Mike Ward 1-10, Blake Hahn 11-20.

Tony Stewart Set to Return to Chili Bowl!

Count Climbs to 254

TULSA, Okla. (December 27, 2011) – Three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart makes his return to Tulsa in January as he is set to vie for a third Golden Driller in the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

“Smoke Johnson” in Chili Bowl lore, Stewart ranks as just one of a handful of drivers to post multiple Chili Bowl triumphs after collecting wins in 2002 and 2007. Stewart tries to become just the second driver with more than two wins in the event set for January 10-14 at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

Stewart, who has made it to the Chili Bowl championship feature event in ten of 12 previous tries, last competed in the Chili Bowl in 2008 with an eighth-place showing. He return in a special edition black, carbon-fiber entry that has been dubbed the “Back in Black” car.

Stewart’s TSR Chevrolet Performance Parts No. 14 will be partnered with the CTR-BCI trio that includes NASCAR Nationwide champion Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., USAC Midget champion Bryan Clauson and Chili Bowl rookie contender Jake Blackhurst. Stenhouse, Jr., and Clauson have each started two Chili Bowl championship feature events, including last year’s 50-lap finale.

Returning after a three year absence, Stewart will compete in Tuesday night’s Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV) and then Wednesday night’s River Spirit Casino Qualifying event.

“Having taken a few years off from competing in the Chili Bowl, I’m really looking forward to returning to Tulsa and the event in 2012,” Stewart commented. “It’s one of the biggest Midget races of the year and it’s just a lot of fun to compete in the Chili Bowl. I’m also glad that we’ll be able to give our partners, Chevrolet and Chevrolet Performance Parts, another shot at a Golden Driller.”

Stenhouse, Jr., who climbed the Sprint Car and Midget ranks just as Stewart did, comes off a NASCAR Nationwide championship season with the Roush Fenway Racing team. A Chili Bowl championship main event starter over two of the past three years, Stenhouse, Jr., is slated for Tuesday night’s Warren CAT Qualifier as well as the VIROC IV event.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Qualifying Nights Unveiled!

247 Entries Divvied Up Over Four Qualifying Nights

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 23, 2011) – The qualifying night assignments for the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway have been set, as the January 10-14 mega-event caps off the bowl season.

Currently, a total of 247 drivers representing 30 different states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Finland have registered for the event, with more likely before race time.

The star-studded field has been quartered and distributed among the four Qualifying nights running from Tuesday through Friday. The top three finishers from each night's main event will be locked into the Saturday night, January 14, 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event with the balance of Saturday's lineups determined by qualifying night finishing positions.

A glance at each night's qualifying lineups, all tentative and subject to change, is as follows: Tuesday, January 10 – Warren CAT Qualifying Night

Past Feature Starters (13): Jerry Coons, Jr. 12, Joe Boyles 3, Thomas Meseraull 3, Michael Pickens 3, Casey Shuman 3, Bubba Altig 2, Jac Haudenschild 2, Danny Stratton 2, Brady Bacon 1, Jonathan Beason 1, Darren Hagen 1, Kyle Larson 1, Bobby Michnowicz 1.

2011 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Michael Pickens (3rd), Jonathan Beason (4th), Jerry Coons, Jr. (11th), Jac Haudenschild (22nd), Thomas Meseraull (24th).

Rookies (14): Andee Beierle, Jake Blackhurst, Brenden Bright, Patrick Clark, Jimmy Harris, Davey Heskin, Bubba Hunt, Jason Lair, Tim Lynch, Kyle Smith, Jesse Sobbing, Matt Ward, Waylon Weaver, Ryan York.

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Steve Newman 20, Jerry Coons, Jr. 14, Joe Boyles 13, Floyd Alvis 10, Stephen Arnold 10, R.J. Johnson 10, Thomas Meseraull 10.

Tuesday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx?c=1032

Tuesday’s card will also include the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions. The contenders for VIROC IV honors will be announced soon.

Wednesday, January 11 – River Spirit Casino Qualifying Night

Past Feature Starters (12): Sammy Swindell 18, Jason Leffler 11, Brad Kuhn 6, Jon Stanbrough 6, Cole Whitt 4, Donnie Ray Crawford 3, Josh Ford 3, Zach Daum 1, Tony Roney 1, Gary Taylor 1, Brandon Waelti 1, Paul White 1.

2011 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Sammy Swindell (2nd), Brad Kuhn (6th), Cole Whitt (8th), Jon Stanbrough (9th), Donnie Ray Crawford (12th), Jason Leffler (20th).

Rookies (15): Clint Boyles, Taylor Lynn Ferns, Mike Lapp, Bob Lawlor, Wes McIntyre, Tyler Millwood, Tyler Reddick, Bryan Severs, Danny Smith, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Richard VanderWeerd, Dustin Weland, Robbie Whitchurch, Harli White, Ricky Wright.

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Sammy Swindell 21, David Camfield,Jr. 17, Jason Leffler 15, Nick O’Neal 13, Josh Ford 10, Brandon Waelti 10, Paul White 10.

Wednesday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx?c=1030

Thursday, January 12 – Suburban Chevrolet Qualifying Night

Past Feature Starters (14): Tracy Hines 11, Shane Cottle 8, J.J. Yeley 6, Steve Buckwalter 5, Matt Westfall 5, Damion Gardner 4, Kevin Swindell 3, Chris Windom 3, Don Droud, Jr. 2, Shane Golobic 2, Chad Boat 1, A.J. Fike 1, Mike Goodman 1, Brad Sweet 1.

2011 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Kevin Swindell (1st), Damion Gardner (14th), Shane Golobic (13th), Shane Cottle (21st), Steve Buckwalter (23rd).

Rookies (11): Ryan Bernal, Randy Boyer, A.J. Hopkins, Mike Hudson, Kip Hughes, Shawn Jackson, Steve Lewis, Donald McIntosh, Paige Polyak, Clint Schubert, Rick Shuman.

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Tracy Hines 15, J.J. Yeley 15, A.J. Fike 13, Tim Siner 13, Matt Westfall 13, Shane Cottle 12.

Thursday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx?c=1031

Friday, January 13 – Vacuworx International Qualifying Night

Past Feature Starters (13): Dave Darland 12, Cory Kruseman 10, Bobby East 5, Davey Ray 4, Bud Kaeding 3, Brad Loyet 3, Daryn Pittman 3, Rich Camfield 2, Bryan Clauson 2, Levi Jones 2, Brent Beauchamp 1, Shane Hollingsworth 1, Brad Mosen 1.

2011 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Bryan Clauson (5th), Bobby East (7th), Daryn Pittman (10th), Brad Loyet (13th), Cory Kruseman (16th), Dave Darland (18th).

Rookies (13): Chase Barber, Ryan Blakeman, Alex Bright, Kyle Edwards, David Gravel, Brandon Hahn, Markus Niemela, Alex Schutte, Jake Swanson, Jace VanderWeerd, Vinny Villeggiante, Mike Visser, Cole Wood

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Rich Camfield 21, Ron Kuhn 18, Dave Darland 14, Cory Kruseman 14, Johnny Murdock 14, Bud Kaeding 11, Shane Hollingsworth 10, Davey Ray 10.

Friday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx?c=1036

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Chili Bowl Early Entries Released at 126 & Counting!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 9, 2011) – The days are ticking away to the biggest racing event of the year, and with that the first glimpse of the entry list for the upcoming 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is now available for all to see.

The current count for the annual extravaganza at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway on January 10-14, 2012, stands at 126 with entries already representing 25 states from coast to coast as well as Australia, Finland and New Zealand.

The current list of entries for the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is available at www.chilibowl.com/2012chilibowlentries.asp. Driver entry is just $150 if filed by December 15, with entries submitted after the pre-entry deadline at $200.

Among the early crop of entries is two-time and defending Chili Bowl champion Kevin Swindell and five-time event winner Sammy Swindell along with other past winners including Damion Gardner, Tracy Hines and Cory Kruseman.

Initially a two-day event that attracted approximately 50 cars in 1987, the entry count topped the century mark in 1994 and then surged past 200 for the first time in 2003. Last year, a total of 256 competitors took part in the Chili Bowl for the second year in a row after a record number of 281 in 2009.

Kevin Swindell became the 17th different winner in Chili Bowl history in January 2010 and then became the first back-to-back winner in event history last January, joining Sammy Swindell, Tony Stewart, Cory Kruseman and Dan Boorse as the only drivers to claim multiple Chili Bowl triumphs since Rich Vogler won the inaugural event in 1987.

After a practice session on Monday, January 9, the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals kicks off one night later with the first of four qualifying nights. Tuesday's Warren CAT Qualifier will also include the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions, featuring past event winners and other top Chili Bowl contenders squaring off in a special feature race.

Action continues with Wednesday’s River Spirit Casino Qualifier, Thursday’s Suburban Chevrolet Qualifier and then Friday’s Vacuworx International Qualifier.

The top three finishers from each of the Qualifying Night features will automatically lock into the Saturday night, January 14, Lucas Oil Chili Bowl championship feature, with the balance of Saturday's Lucas Oil championship feature events lined up according to Qualifying Night finishes.

A limited number of reserved seats remain for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying event and Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions for just $43 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Pre-Entry Stats:

Most Chili Bowls Competed In (Among Pre-Entered Drivers): Sammy Swindell 21, Tracy Hines 15, Jason Leffler 15, J.J. Yeley 15, Dave Darland 14, Cory Kruseman 14, Joe Boyles 13, A.J. Fike 13, Tim Siner 13, Matt Westfall 13, Bud Kaeding 11, Floyd Alvis 10, Josh Ford 10, Shane Hollingsworth 10, Thomas Meseraull 10, Don Droud, Jr. 9, Damion Gardner 9, Gary Taylor 9, Daryn Pittman 9, Travis Berryhill 8, Brad Loyet 8, Doug McCune 8, Todd McVay 8, Jon Stanbrough 8.

Chili Bowl Championship Feature Starts (Among Pre-Entered Drivers): Sammy Swindell 18, Dave Darland 12, Tracy Hines 11, Jason Leffler 11, Cory Kruseman 10, Jon Stanbrough 6, J.J. Yeley 6, Matt Westfall 5, Damion Gardner 4, Cole Whitt 4, Joe Boyles 3, Donnie Ray Crawford 3, Josh Ford 3, Bud Kaeding 3, Brad Loyet 3, Thomas Meseraull 3, Michael Pickens 3, Daryn Pittman 3, Kevin Swindell 3, Chris Windom 3, Bryan Clauson 2, Don Droud, Jr. 2, Jac Haudenschild 2, Brady Bacon 1, Jonathan Beason 1, Zach Daum 1, A.J. Fike 1, Darren Hagen 1, Shane Hollingsworth 1, Kyle Larson 1, Brad Mosen 1, Gary Taylor 1.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lucas Oil ASCS Announces Ambitious Preliminary 2012 National Schedule!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 6, 2011) – Following on the heels of the closest championship battle in the series’ 20-year history, the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series unveiled an ambitious preliminary schedule for the 2012 season from the series office today.

The preliminary slate of events includes 63 nights of competition at 36 different tracks throughout 16 different states with one additional night to be announced. It marks the most ambitious slate of ASCS National events under the Lucas Oil banner after 34 nights of competition in 2011, 35 in 2010 and 29 in 2009.

While there will be 11 new venues in 2012, including Texas Motor Speedway, the series will also return to another nine tracks after extended absences.

The increased volume of race dates is largely a result of a revised purse structure that now finds single-night weekend events and the final night of two-night shows at $4,000 to win and $400 to start. A 30% decrease in the one-night purse and 21% decrease in the two-night total is greatly outweighed by a notable increase from 22 nights of competition to 55 nights of action outside of the traditional ASCS Knoxville Nationals, Short Track Nationals and Western World Championships events.

A flat amount of $500 tow money per night for each team among the top ten in points will also prove beneficial for full-time teams pursuing the $60,000 championship share.

The purse revisions, which also included cuts in sanction fees to the series, resulted from extensive meetings between ASCS officials and member teams over the course of the summer in efforts to continue to successfully grow the series.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars will kick off the 2012 campaign on new ground with a March 2-3 double at Peoria, Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park. The following weekend, the series moves on to Yuma, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway on March 9-10 before shifting to familiar ground with the 39th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals in Mesquite, TX, on March 23-24.

Canyon Speedway Park and Cocopah mark the first pair of new venues for the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars in 2012, with other new stops including Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX), Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO), Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA), Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT), Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR), Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico, CA), Santa Maria Speedway (Santa Maria, CA), Salina Speedway (Salina, KS) and Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX).

Another nine tracks return to the ASCS National slate for the first time since at least 2005 including Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL – 1997), Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, SD – 1998), Salina Highbanks (Salina, OK – 2001), Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX – 2002), Diamond Park Speedway (Murfreesboro, AR – 2003), I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE – 2005), Jones Motor Speedway (Chatham, LA – 2005), U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO – 2005) and Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS – 2005).

Returning to the Lucas Oil ASCS National slate after a two-year hiatus will be the popular ASCS Speedweek. After the Devil’s Bowl Summer Nationals on June 15-16, Speedweek will follow at Louisiana’s Jones Motor Speedway (June 18), Arkansas’ Diamond Park Speedway (June 19), Oklahoma’s Lawton Speedway and Salina Highbanks (June 20 and 22) and then conclude at Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway (June 24).

A similar Speedweek is scheduled to follow after Knoxville festivities in August beginning at Illinois’ Peoria Speedway on Monday, August 13, with another Illinois event to be determined the following night. The August Speedweek will shift to Kansas’ Salina Speedway (August 16) before wrapping up in Oklahoma at Creek County Speedway and Lawton Speedway (August 17 and 18).

While there will be plenty of new stops along the way, many of the familiar ones remain as well including the Devil’s Bowl Spring and Winter Nationals, Riverside International Speedway’s Rock ‘N Roll 50 in April, Eagle Raceway’s Eagle Nationals in June, Northwest stops at Grays Harbor Raceway and Cottage Grove in July, the ASCS Knoxville Nationals in August, September’s Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway, I-30 Speedway’s Short Track Nationals and the November season-enders at Las Cruces Southern New Mexico Speedway and then USA Raceway’s Western World Championships.

Bixby, Oklahoma’s Shane Stewart is the reigning Lucas Oil ASCS National driver’s champion after nipping Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera by just one point for the 2011 championship. While Stewart secured his second driver’s title in three years, Jason Johnson’s JJR No. 41 team took top honors in owner points for the second year in a row.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters 2012 Schedule:

March 2-3 Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
March 9-10 Cocopah Speedway (Yuma, AZ)
March 23-24 Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 39th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals
April 13 Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
April 14 Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX)
April 27 Salina Highbanks (Salina, OK)
April 28 Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR) – Rock ‘N Roll 50
May 11-12 I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
May 23 Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO)
May 24 I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
May 26-27 Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, KS)
June 8-9 Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) – Eagle Nationals
June 15-16 Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 39th Annual Devil’s Bowl Summer Nationals
June 18 Jones Motor Speedway (Chatham, LA) – Speedweek
June 19 Diamond Park Speedway (Murfreesboro, AR) – Speedweek
June 20 Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – Speedweek
June 22 Salina Highbanks (Salina, OK) – Speedweek
June 23 Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – Speedweek
July 3 U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO)
July 6 Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA)
July 7 I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)
July 9 Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, SD)
July 11 Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT)
July 13-14 Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
July 18 Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR)
July 20-21 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)
July 25 Placerville Speedway (Placerville, CA)
July 27 Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico, CA)
July 28 Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway (Hanford, CA)
July 29 Santa Maria Speedway (Santa Maria, CA)
August 2-4 Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 22nd Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals
August 13 Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL)
August 14 TBA (Illinois)
August 16 Salina Speedway (Salina, KS)
August 17 Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
August 18 Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
August 24 Salina Highbanks (Salina, OK)
August 25 I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
September 1-2 Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS)
September 15 Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
September 28-29 Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial
October 19-20 Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 39th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals
October 25-27 I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – 25th Annual Short Track Nationals
November 9-10 Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM)
November 15-17 USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 45th Annual Western World Championships

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like… The Chili Bowl!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 6, 2011) – The first dose of winter has settled upon the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The initial round of sub-freezing temperatures has arrived with a few random flurries here and there to serve as further evidence just in case those blustery north winds hadn’t given enough cause to take notice.

And, that can mean just one thing; the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals can’t be far off.

The 26th edition of the prestigious event at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds’ QuikTrip Center is but just a few short weeks away, with top drivers from throughout the world kicking up the clay on the ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval before a packed house each night from January 10-14 after a Monday practice session on January 9.

True, Chili Bowlers are occasionally greeted to the Sooner State with weather conditions ideal for getting in a round of golf during the day before taking in the most thrilling race action of the year at night. And, there have been enough at the other end of the weather spectrum, that can’t be denied either.

Warm or frigid cold, rain, ice or shine, it matters not. The Midget racing action is always red-hot atop the ¼-mile clay oval at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.

After overcoming the odds to become the first back-to-back winner in event history last January, 22-year-old Kevin Swindell will gun for an unprecedented three-peat this time around. Even if the Memphis-area native can prevail over a field of 250-ish entries for a third consecutive time, he’ll still be two Golden Drillers shy of his father Sammy Swindell, who has topped the Chili Bowl an unmatched five times.

Back-to-back had seemed unlikely. His father hadn’t been able to on five previous tries. Nor had Tony Stewart, newly-crowned NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, after Chili Bowl triumphs in 2002 and 2007. Nor had the likes of 14 other past Chili Bowl champions including Damion Gardner, Tim McCreadie, Tracy Hines, Cory Kruseman, Dan Boorse, Jay Drake, Billy Boat, Donnie Beechler, Andy Hillenburg, Dave Blaney, Lealand McSpadden, Johnny Heydenreich, Scott Hatton and Vich Vogler.

Going for three in a row and getting the job done would be borderline Herculean.

After all, the approximately 250 entries for the event are filled with champion upon champion from all varieties of racing. With so much talent packed into one place, teams prepping the best of the best equipment for a run at the coveted Golden Driller and the surplus of tight racing action on the well-manicured track, the slightest of miscues over the course of the week can essentially turn a contender into a pretender in the mere blink of an eye.

But, make no mistake; Kevin Swindell will be there to try for the three-peat. The question is, can anybody stop him in the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals 50-lap championship finale on Saturday night, January 14? And, if so, who will it be?

Entry Notes: With the pre-entry deadline of December 15 still over a week away, the Chili Bowl office has already been flooded with entries from throughout the nation as well as Australia, New Zealand and Finland.

It is anticipated that the preliminary entry list will be unveiled early next week or perhaps at the end of this week.

Driver entry is just $150 if filed by December 15. Entries filed after the pre-entry deadline are $200.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Tickets: A limited number of reserved seats for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying Event and the Third Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions are available for $43 per person and may be obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at the gate if still available. Pit passes for all five nights are available at the gate as well.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Shane Stewart and JJR Take Top Lucas Oil ASCS Honors!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 20, 2011) – With the closest National championship battle in the 20-year history of American Sprint Car Series competition winding down less than 24 hours earlier, another first occurred as the series held its 20th Annual ASCS Awards Banquet presented by Brodix at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, AZ, on Sunday evening.

For the first time ever, the series recognized split driver and owner champions, as Shane Stewart took top driver honors and Jason Johnson’s JJR No. 41 team claimed owner championship honors.

With a dozen drivers and 11 owners meeting eligibility requirements, a total of $230,000 in point fund monies plus contingencies and other prizes were distributed to put the caps on the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National season.

Bixby, OK, native Stewart collected his second driver’s championship in three seasons, edging Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera by a miniscule one-point margin. The driver’s portion of the championship, a cool $30,000, could have changed hands with the difference of just one feature position at some point over the season, a position that would have been worth $15,000.

Stewart and car owner Paul Silva, who ranked second in owner points, collected a total of $45,000.

While Stewart took the driver’s title, the Jason Johnson Racing (JJR) No. 41 team took the $30,000 owner’s portion of the championship for the second year in a row. After missing the initial four events of the year due to Australian commitments, Johnson climbed back to seventh in driver points and collected the driver’s half of the $14,000 posted for seventh, bringing his points fund total to $37,000.

Falling just shy of the driver’s title, Herrera collected a total of $27,500 that included runner-up driver honors and third in owner points.

Brady Bacon and his Brady Bacon Racing team collected third in driver points and fourth in owner points, with Jeff Swindell and the Swindell Group fourth in driver points and fifth in owner points.

After opening the season with six nights aboard a Donnie Cooper mount, Gary Wright finished out the year in his own equipment and was fifth in driver points and eleventh in owner points.

Tim Crawley and car owner Mike Ward were sixth on both sides of the point charts, with other honorees during the evening including Tony Bruce, Jr. (eighth in driver points and seventh in owner points), Seth Bergman and Petersen Motorsports (ninth in driver points and eighth in owner points), Aaron Reutzel and Kenny Reutzel (tenth in driver points and ninth in owner points), Zach Chappell and Randy Washburn (eleventh in driver points and tenth in owner points) and Wayne Johnson (12th in driver points).

Ten drivers received awards for Perfect Attendance including Stewart, Herrera, Bacon, Swindell, Wright, Crawley, Bergman, Bruce, Jr., Reutzel and Chappell.

Stewart’s car owner and crew chief Paul Silva picked up the Brodix Lee Maier Crew Chief of the Year award for the second time.

Returning for his second tour of Lucas Oil National Sprint Car duty after taking in the full 2009 campaign, Seth Bergman picked up a set of Brodix heads by earning Most Improved honors.

Also picking up a set of Brodix heads was Aaron Reutzel, who earned Brodix Rookie of the Year honors.

Johnny Herrera was presented with the Lowest Average Draw award, while Gary Wright picked up the Highest Average Draw award. Wright also earned the Ronald Laney Hard Charger Award by accumulating the most passing points in heat race action during the 2011 season.

Herrera, taking in his first full season of Lucas Oil National Sprint Car competition, was also presented with the Sportsmanship Award during the evening.

California’s Mason Moore was named the Newcomer of the Year.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Schatz and Hines are Western World Champions!

Shane Stewart Claims Lucas Oil Sprint Car Championship by 1 Point!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 19, 2011) – Donny Schatz and Tracy Hines reigned as champions of the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships by topping Saturday night’s season-ending feature events for the American Sprint Car Series atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval.

While Schatz and Hines enjoyed their $15,000 and $5,000 triumphs, respectively, Shane Stewart escaped with his second Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National championship by the narrowest of margins. Salvaging a 14th place finish after a wild Thursday crash, Stewart claimed the driver’s championship by one scant point over sixth-place finisher Johnny Herrera.

Rick Ziehl and Jeremy Sherman also finished off ASCS Regional titles during the night, with Ziehl taking his fourth winged ASCS Southwest championship and Sherman collecting his third wingless ASCS Canyon Region crown.

A total of 104 competitors took part in the 44th Annual Western World Championships, including 61 in the winged Lucas Oil ASCS National ranks and 43 wingless ASCS Canyon Region contenders.

Herrera and Brady Bacon made the cut for both the winged and wingless feature events. Herrera, sixth in the winged feature and tenth in the wingless feature, was awarded the Rocket Hard Charger Memorial Award in memory of Jesse Hockett for best combined finish in both feature events for the second year in a row.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged)

Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz made it back-to-back Western World Championships by winning Saturday night’s season-ending Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National event at the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships at USA Raceway.

But, after claiming his second Western World crown in dominant fashion last year, Schatz had to work for the $15,000 score this time in a frenzied, non-stop 30-lapper atop the 3/8-mile oval. Schatz ultimately took the lead away from Sammy Swindell for keeps on the 26th round and then beat a rallying Jason Johnson to the stripe by just 1.078 seconds as Swindell slipped to third on the final round.

“It was a fun race, it’s fun any time you can race like that,” Schatz explained after his triumph aboard the Tony Stewart Racing STP/Armor All No. 15 J&J.

But, before continuing on with winning banter, Schatz posed the question that everyone else was asking, “Who ended up winning the championship? That’s what I want to know.”

The answer to that question was Shane Stewart, who collected his second Lucas Oil Sprint Car driver’s championship in three years by just one point over Johnny Herrera. Entering the night with a 21-point advantage over Herrera after a wild crash on Thursday, Stewart worked from 23rd after using a provisional to finish 14th with Herrera in sixth. A spread of 20 points separates sixth from 14th.

With the crowd focusing one eye on the lead battle and the other on the championship chase throughout, Thursday night winner Swindell led the feature field to the green flag with Friday winner Brad Sweet alongside.

Swindell, who last won the Western World in 2009, jumped into the lead at the outset and paced the early circuits in front of Sweet with fifth-starter Schatz quickly moving into third.

Traffic came into play after just six laps and was a factor throughout, with Schatz taking advantage to race by Sweet for second on the ninth round and then to take the lead from Swindell a lap later.

Schatz briefly slipped away, leaving Swindell to battle with Danny Lasoski for second as tenth-starter Jason Johnson entered the top-five mix soon after the lap ten mark.

Into the final ten laps, Swindell broke away from Lasoski, Sweet and Johnson and reeled in Schatz for the point, reclaiming the lead in the Big Game Tree Stands No. 1 on the 24th lap. But, Schatz countered by recapturing the top spot just two laps later.

“He got back by and then we were able to capitalize on lapped traffic,” Schatz commented. “It’s fun in lapped traffic, that’s what wins and loses races for ya.”

Swindell kept Schatz within reach until jumping the cushion in turns one and two on the final lap, freeing Schatz up for his second Western World title in a row.

“That’s what it’s all about is fun and sometimes we lose sight of that, it’s just fun to come out here and run and I’m glad to be a part of it,” Schatz explained in victory lane.

Putting the finishing touches on a second owner’s championship for his JJR Don Ott-powered Haynes/Mesilla Valley Transport No. 41 Maxim team, Jason Johnson charged into second on the final circuit and fell just short of the stripe.

“I could have used a 35-lap race,” Johnson commented.

Swindell settled for the show position, with Lasoski fourth in Mark Burch’s Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld as just 1.999 seconds separated the top four.

Sweet fought off Herrera much of the way to round out the top five in Harold Main’s H.A.M. Construction No. 35a, with Herrera just one position away from the Lucas Oil Sprint Car championship in sixth.

Kyle Larson climbed a handful of positions to seventh, with Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 16th-starter Brian Brown and Zach Chappell completing the top ten as 22 of the 24 starters took the checkered flag in the 30-lapper that took just over eight minutes (8:09.552).

After trying to race his way into the feature with a runner-up finish in “C” Main action and then falling short with a sixth-place run in “B” Main action, Stewart worked forward just far enough from his 12th row starting position to capture the Lucas Oil Sprint Car championship by the narrowest of possible margins in the 20th year of ASCS competition.

“Having a 100-something point lead come down to one point in the last four races is pretty wild,” Stewart commented. “I’m numb right now; I’m still shocked that we won the darn thing. I knew every car that I passed tonight was going to be valuable, I can’t be happy enough.”

After Trey Starks and Jack Dover kicked off the evening by winning the “C” Mains, Roger Crockett and Calvin Landis topped “B” Main action. Colt Treharn flipped in turns one and two in the second “C” Main, with the same pair of corners snagging Matt Covington, Justyn Cox, Mason Moore and Starks in the first “B” Main.

ASCS Canyon Region (Wingless)

Tracy Hines collected his first Western World title by emerging from a spirited duel with two-time and defending event champion Brady Bacon in Saturday night’s 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championship finale at USA Raceway.

After swapping the lead in the latter stages, Hines took full advantage of a lap 22 caution to put the finishing touches on his second Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region win in as many nights, this one worth $5,000.

“Lapped traffic caused him (Brady) to get me and then me to get it back, so it all washed out,” Hines explained in victory lane.

After winning Friday night’s preliminary feature, Hines outgunned pole starter Jerry Coons, Jr., for the point at the drop of the green flag and opened up a half straightaway advantage in the opening handful of laps as fourth-starter Bacon put the heat on Coons, Jr., for second.

Hines reached the tail of the field on the ninth lap but then found clear track again when the caution flew after ten laps for Jimmy Crawford, who got into the turn one wall.

With Hines continuing to lead the way on the restart, Bacon battled past Coons, Jr., for second on the 12th round and began reeling in the leader. Bacon got within striking distance of Hines on the 17th circuit, just one lap before traffic came into play.

Bacon put the traffic to good use, sliding into and past Hines in turn four on the 20th round. Hines battled right back though, recapturing the point on the 22nd round. Bacon countered to reclaim the lead on the next circuit, only to have the move negated when the caution flew for Charles Davis, Jr., who came to a stop in turn two after running sixth.

“We were battling back and forth with Tracy there, we just caught a caution on a lap that we didn’t need one,” Bacon explained after falling just short in his bid for a third consecutive Western World title in the wingless ranks. “If that caution hadn’t come out, we would have been back in the lead and probably would have stayed there.”

With Hines sticking to the high side on the ensuing restart, Bacon tried the bottom portion of turns three and four on the restart and surrendered second to Bud Kaeding. Kaeding tried to mount a charge, but a couple of bobbles opened the door for Bacon to reclaim the runner-up position in the final corner as Hines took the checkered flag with a 1.668 second advantage.

Kaeding settled for the show position, explaining that, “We didn’t come here to get second, we were pushing it pretty hard to get up on Tracy there and made a few mistakes that let Tracy get away and then let Brady get by.”

Coons, Jr., crossed the stripe fourth, with Casey Shuman rounding out the top five. Levi Jones was sixth, with Robert Ballou, R.J. Johnson, ASCS Canyon Region champion Jeremy Sherman and Johnny Herrera completing the top ten.

Joshua Hodges and Josh Pelkey topped the night’s wingless “B” Main events.

44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Saturday Night Championship Finale Results USA Raceway – Tucson, AZ

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged Cars):

“C” Mains (Top 4 from Each Advance to “B” Mains):

First “C” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 55-Trey Starks, 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 4. 15g-Bud Goodwin, 5. 3c-Cody Lamar, 6. 11T-Steve Lohn, 7. 57x-Steve Stone, 8. 78-Jody Williams. DNS: 57s-Joey Saldana, 2-Dustin Morgan, 44k-Koty McGullam.

Second “C” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 45k-Kolt Walker, 3. 9r-Reece Goetz, 4. 90-Lance Norick, 5. 5m-Kyle McCutcheon, 6. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 7. 15c-Joey Chester, 8. 2p-Alex Pettas, 9. 77c-Colt Treharn. DNS: 17m-Josh Baughman.

“B” Mains (Top 3 from Each Advance to “A” Main):

First “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. 2L-Logan Forler, 4. 9-Gary Wright, 5. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 6. 57-Shane Stewart, 7. 23-Seth Bergman, 8. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 9. 41w-Joshua Williams, 10. 15g-Bud Goodwin, 11. 55-Trey Starks, 12. 5-Koby Barksdale, 13. 5h-Mason Moore, 14. 29-Justyn Cox, 15. 11c-Matt Covington. DNS: 22-Jesse Baker.

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 79-Calvin Landis, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 1x-J.T. Imperial, 4. 05-Brad Loyet, 5. 53-Jack Dover, 6. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 7. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 8. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 9. 8-John Carney II, 10. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 11. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 12. 48-Jake Martens, 13. 37-Matt Mitchell, 14. 9r-Reece Goetz, 15. 45k-Kolt Walker, 16. 90-Lance Norick.

Lucas Oil ASCS Western World Championship Finale:

“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 1-Sammy Swindell, 4. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 5. 35a-Brad Sweet, 6. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 7. 77F-Kyle Larson, 8. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 9. 21-Brian Brown, 10. 0-Zach Chappell, 11. 39c-Paul McMahan, 12. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13. 28-Jeff Swindell, 14. 57-Shane Stewart, 15. 57s-Joey Saldana, 16. 11-Roger Crockett, 17. 99-Brady Bacon, 18. 9-Gary Wright, 19. 88-Tim Crawley, 20. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 21. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 22. 2L-Logan Forler, 23. 79-Calvin Landis, 24. 1x-J.T. Imperial, 25. 2d-Bryan Dobesh.

Lap Leaders: Sammy Swindell 1-9, Donny Schatz 10-23, Swindell 24-25, Schatz 26-30.

Note: Shane Stewart and Gary Wright both utilized mid-season bonus full-point provisionals to start the main event. Joey Saldana used a promoter’s option to start the main event.

ASCS Canyon Region (Non-Wing Cars):

“B” Mains (Top 3 from Each Advance to “A” Main):

First “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 2. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 3. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 4. 32b-Brian Hosford, 5. 93x-Dustin Morgan, 6. 68-Bryan Swinehart, 7. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 8. 9-Brandon Lane, 9. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 10. 96-Carson Ditsch, 11. 20x-Shon Deskins, 12. 5-Koby Barksdale, 13. 74-Derek Williams, 14. 8sk-Tim Beal. DNS: 16s-Stevie Sussex.

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 12-Josh Pelkey, 2. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 3. 78-Chris Bonneau, 4. 91-Jody Williams, 5. 93-Justin Quinn, 6. 97-Jon Stanbrough, 7. 6c-Rex Calderwood, 8. 7k-Bruce St. James, 9. 16-Mike Martin, 10. 99a-James Aragon. DNS: 2-Ryan Bernal, 9x-Ryan Linder, 81-Matt Mitchell, 48T-Thomas Ogle.

ASCS Canyon Region Western World Championship Finale:

“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 94-Jerry Coons, Jr., 5. 21x-Casey Shuman, 6. 20-Levi Jones, 7. 1mx-Robert Ballou, 8. 51-R.J. Johnson, 9. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 10. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 11. 7-Mike Spencer, 12. 12-Josh Pelkey, 13. 6-Ronnie Clark, 14. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 15. 78-Chris Bonneau, 16. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 17. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 18. 91-Jody Williams, 19. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 20. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 21. 32b-Brian Hosford, 22. 0-Jimmy Crawford.

Lap Leaders: Tracy Hines 1-19, Brady Bacon 20-21, Hines 22-30.

Note: Brian Hosford and Jody Williams started the main event via promoter’s option, racing for money only and no additional points.

Current Points:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 3,219, 2. Johnny Herrera 3,218 3. Brady Bacon 3,055, 4. Jeff Swindell 3,026, 5. Gary Wright 2,929, 6. Tim Crawley 2,909, 7. Jason Johnson 2,879, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. 2,863, 9. Seth Bergman 2,624, 10. Aaron Reutzel 2,600, 11. Zach Chappell 2,435, 12. Wayne Johnson 2,108, 13. Jack Dover 1,866, 14. Dustin Morgan 1,639, 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,558.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 3,431, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 3,219, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 3,218, 4. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 3,055, 5. Swindell Group #28 – 3,026, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,909, 7. Bruce Racing #18 2,683, 8. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,624, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,600, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 2,435, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 2,333, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,639, 13. Sam Hafertepe #15 – 1,558, 14. Jack Dover #53 – 1,494, 15. Bill Covington #11c – 1,475.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Points (Top 10): 1. Rick Ziehl 2,613, 2. Calvin Landis 2,404, 3. Kyle McCutcheon 2,278, 4. Dalten Gabbard 2,242, 5. Lance Norick 2,174, 6. Joshua Williams 2,167, 7. Joshua Hodges 1,939, 8. Jordan Stetson 1,921, 9. Joey Chester 1,882, 10. John Carney II 1,725.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 2,331, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 2,256, 3. R.J. Johnson 2,061, 4. Ronnie Clark 1,921, 5. Andrew Reinbold 1,871, 6. Josh Pelkey 1,786, 7. Mike Martin 1,746, 8. Bruce St. James 1,727, 9. Justin Quinn 1,661, 10. Ryan Linder 1,647.

44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Saturday Night Championship Finale Results USA Raceway – Tucson, AZ

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged Cars):

“C” Mains (Top 4 from Each Advance to “B” Mains):

“B” Mains (Top 3 from Each Advance to “A” Main):

Lucas Oil ASCS Western World Championship Finale:

Lap Leaders: Sammy Swindell 1-9, Donny Schatz 10-23, Swindell 24-25, Schatz 26-30.

Note: Shane Stewart and Gary Wright both utilized mid-season bonus full-point provisionals to start the main event. Joey Saldana used a promoter’s option to start the main event.

ASCS Canyon Region (Non-Wing Cars):

“B” Mains (Top 3 from Each Advance to “A” Main):

ASCS Canyon Region Western World Championship Finale:

Lap Leaders: Tracy Hines 1-19, Brady Bacon 20-21, Hines 22-30.

Note: Brian Hosford and Jody Williams started the main event via promoter’s option, racing for money only and no additional points.

Current Points:

Saturday's Western World Championships Feature Lineups!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 19, 2010) – Two action-packed nights of both winged and wingless ASCS competition atop USA Raceway's 3/8-mile clay oval have set the stage for Saturday night's 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships main events.

And, while the 20th season of ASCS action will conclude with Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win winged main event and $5,000-to-win wingless main event, the closest championship battle in ASCS National history will be settled as well.

A total of 104 competitors have taken to the track over Thursday and Friday's qualifying action, including 61 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National competitors and 43 Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region non-wing contenders.

Sammy Swindell and Brad Sweet will lead the winged Lucas Oil Sprint Car ranks to the green flag in Saturday night's $15,000-to-win finale, with Jerry Coons, Jr., and Tracy Hines leading the way in the $5,000-to-win non-wing portion of the event.

Several drivers have pulled double-duty over the weekend, with Johnny Herrera and Brady Bacon successfully locking into both feature events.

Herrera is also in the thick of the Lucas Oil ASCS National title picture along with 2009 champion Shane Stewart, who took a nasty ride on the opening lap of Thursday’s winged feature. Herrera went on to post a runner-up finish to Swindell, closing to within 21 points of Stewart and earning a second-row starting berth while Stewart finds himself in a “C” Main.

Escaping the crash with a sore foot, Stewart does have a provisional available for the feature event if necessary.

The Lineups:

Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters (Winged)

A Feature (30 Laps - $15,000 to win): 1 Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN) – 35a Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA) 45x Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) – 1m Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO) 15 Donny Schatz (Fargo, ND) – 28 Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN) 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX) – 0 Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 39c Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) – 41 Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 87 Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX) – 77F Kyle Larson (Elk Grove, CA) 99 Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) – 44w Austen Wheatley (Lake Stevens, WA) 2d Bryan Dobesh (Sioux Falls, SD) – 21 Brian Brown (Grain Valley, MO) B1 Transfer 1 – B2 Transfer 1 B1 Transfer 2 – B2 Transfer 2 B1 Transfer 3 – B2 Transfer 3 Provisional (If needed) – Provisional (If needed)

First "B" Feature (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer): 2L Logan Forler (Eatonville, WA) – 11 Roger Crockett (Medford, OR) 9 Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) – 88 Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 74x Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) – 29 Justyn Cox (Clarksburg, CA) 5 Koby Barksdale (Norman, OK) – 5h Mason Moore (Princeton, CA) 23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) – 41w Joshua Williams (Glendale, AZ) 22 Jesse Baker (Grants, NM) – 11c Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) C1 Transfer 1 – C1 Transfer 2 C1 Transfer 3 – C1 Transfer 4

Second "B" Feature (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1x J.T. Imperial (Mesa, AZ) – 79 Calvin Landis (Knoxville, IA) 18 Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) – 33v Henry Van Dam (Enumclaw, WA) 05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO) – 77 Dalten Gabbard (Peoria, AZ) 8 John Carney II (El Paso, TX) – 1mx Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 37 Matt Mitchell (Yorba Linda, CA) – 48 Jake Martens (Fairview, OK) 77x Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) – 5w Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg, PA) C2 Transfer 1 – C2 Transfer 2 C2 Transfer 3 – C2 Transfer 4

First "C" Feature (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer): 55 Trey Starks (Puyallup, WA) – 57s Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN) 57 Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) – 2 Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 15g Bud Goodwin (Albuquerque, NM) – 20z Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 11T Steve Lohn (Tucson, AZ) – 78 Jody Williams (Rio Rancho, NM) 3c Cody Lamar (Sacramento, CA) – 57x Steve Stone (Mesa, AZ) 44k Koty McGullam (Marana, AZ)

Second "C" Feature (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer): 53 Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) – 45k Kolt Walker (Graham, TX) 9r Reece Goetz (Snohomish, WA) – 90 Lance Norick (Scottsdale, AZ) 8az Jordan Stetson (Tucson, AZ) – 5m Kyle McCutcheon (Alamogordo, NM) 2p Alex Pettas – 15c Joey Chester (Phoenix, AZ) 77c Colt Treharn (Los Lunas, NM) – 17m Josh Baughman (Lubbock, TX)

ASCS Canyon Region (Non-Wing)

A Feature (30 Laps - $5,000 to win) 94 Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ) – 4 Tracy Hines (Wilkinson, IN) 50 Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) – 99 Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 29 Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) – 21x Casey Shuman (Rattlesnake Bend, AZ) 51 R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) – 20 Levi Jones (Olney, IL) 21 Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) – 7 Mike Spencer (Temecula, CA) 27n Nick Aiuto (Camp Verde, AZ) – 1mx Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA) 6 Ronnie Clark (Tucson, AZ) – 45x Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) B1 Transfer 1 – B2 Transfer 1 B1 Transfer 2 – B2 Transfer 2 B1 Transfer 3 – B2 Transfer 3

First "B" Feature (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer): 8 Bob Ream, Jr. (Glendale, AZ) – 74x Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) 32b Brian Hosford (Gilbert, AZ) – 77 Dalten Gabbard (Peoria, AZ) 96 Carson Ditsch (Tucson, AZ) – 19 Andrew Reinbold (Gilbert, AZ) 74 Derek Williams (Glendale, AZ) – 68 Bryan Swinehart 93x Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) – 9 Brandon Lane (Gilbert, AZ) 20z Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) – 20x Shon Deskins (Waddell, AZ) 5 Koby Barksdale (Norman, OK) – 8sk Tim Beal (Prescott, AZ) 16s Stevie Sussex (Laveen, AZ)

Second "B" Feature (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer): 12 Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ) – 93 Justin Quinn (Phoenix, AZ) 0 Jimmy Crawford (Newberry Park, CA) – 91 Jody Williams (Rio Rancho, NM) 2 Ryan Bernal (Hollister, CA) – 97 Jon Stanbrough (Avon, IN) 78 Chris Bonneau (Phoenix, AZ) – 9x Ryan Linder (Phoenix, AZ) 16 Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ) – 6c Rex Calderwood (Phoenix, AZ) 99a James Aragon – 81 Matt Mitchell (Yorba Linda, CA) 7k Bruce St. James (Phoenix, AZ) – 48T Thomas Ogle (Waddell, AZ)

Saturday's 44th Annual Kronik Energy Western World Championships at USA Raceway gets under way at 7:00 p.m. All “B” and “C” Main lineups are tentative and subject to change.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Sweet & Hines Score Friday Wins at Western World!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 18, 2011) – A pair of drivers seeking first Western World titles reached victory lane Friday night, as Brad Sweet and Tracy Hines posted victories in the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Kronik Energy Qualifying event atop the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Sweet assumed the point eight laps into the winged Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event and then held off Danny Lasoski over the latter stages of the 25-lapper to earn a front row outside starting position in Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win Western World Championships main event.

In the wingless Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region portion, Hines gunned into the lead at the outset and dominated throughout to earn a front row starting berth in Saturday night’s $5,000-to-win finale. Two-time and defending wingless WWC champ Brady Bacon rallied from 13th to post runner-up honors.

A total of 104 competitors tackled the USA Raceway oval over the course of the two qualifying nights, including 61 winged Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars and 43 wingless ASCS Canyon Region campaigners.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged)

Grass Valley, CA, native Brad Sweet became the 18th different Lucas Oil Sprint Car winner of the year by pacing the final 18 rounds of Friday night’s 25-lap winged Sprint Car feature at the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships at USA Raceway.

While Sweet started the feature outside the second row, it was front row starter Joey Saldana gunning into the lead at the outset and leading Sweet and pole starter Danny Lasoski in the early rounds.

Saldana reached traffic in just five rounds, with a caution flying after seven laps when Mason Moore came to a stop in turn two.

On the ensuing restart, tenth-running Jack Dover biked it entering turn one and flipped to bring out the red flag. Entering turn three as the red flag appeared, Saldana went over another full half lap at speed as the rest of the field shut down, just checking up in time to narrowly miss Dover’s mount, that was on its side.

As the field was being realigned, Saldana failed to respond to three separate radio checks over the Raceceiver and was black flagged to prevent any further potential incident putting the safety of any driver at unnecessary peril.

Sweet assumed the point on the restart and kept Lasoski at bay, working through traffic much of the way until one final caution flew when Wayne Johnson came to a stop in turn four just five laps shy of the checkered flag .

Sweet kept Harold Main’s H.A.M. Construction No. 35a entry out front over the final handful of circuits and took the checkered flag with a 0.624-second advantage over Lasoski in Mark Burch’s Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld.

Behind the lead duo, Jeff Swindell and Zach Chappell diced for the show position throughout with Swindell taking the spot at the line in his Roush/Yates Ford-powered No. 28 Maxim. Chappell turned in his strongest run of the season in Randy Washburn’s No. 0 J&J by crossing the stripe fourth, with Jason Johnson rounding out the top five and putting the clamps on the car owner’s portion of the Lucas Oil Sprint Car title chase in the JJR Don Ott-powered Haynes No. 41 Maxim.

Kyle Larson raced from 15th to sixth, with 12th-starter Austen Wheatley and 14th-starter Brian Brown finishing seventh and eighth, respectively, to lock into Saturday night’s WWC finale.

J.T. Imperial missed a lock-in by one position in ninth, with ASCS Northwest champion Roger Crocket completing the top ten.

Saldana, Crockett, Wayne Johnson and Imperial topped Friday night’s heat race action, with Tony Bruce, Jr., winning the “B” Main.

ASCS Canyon Region (Wingless)

Tracy Hines picked off his first win under the ASCS banner by wiring the field in Friday night’s 25-lap wingless Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region main event at the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Western World Championships atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval.

After a convincing heat race win to open the night, Hines raced into the lead from his fourth starting position on the opening lap and throughout without challenge.

Hines led front row outside starter Casey Shuman and pole starter Mike Spencer in the early rounds before the race’s only interruption occurred after five laps when Koby Barksdale flipped on the frontstretch.

Hines checked out again on the restart, with Levi Jones working past both Josh Pelkey and then Spencer to take third by the tenth round.

In the meantime, two-time and defending wingless Western World champ Brady Bacon was on the move from the 13th starting position. Bacon was already seventh by the time Barksdale flipped and then battled past Robert Ballou for sixth by the tenth round.

With Hines working through heavy traffic out front at the midway point, Bacon disposed of Pelkey and Spencer to move to fourth by the 15th round and then took third from Jones on the 19th circuit.

After putting the tenth place car a lap down, Hines found open track with five laps to go and nearly a straightaway lead over Shuman, who ultimately surrendered the runner-up spot to Bacon on the 23rd lap.

Hines reached another group of backmarkers on the final circuit but still took the checkered flag with a 2.669 second advantage over Bacon. Shuman settled for the show position, with Jones and Spencer rounding out the top five.

Ballou was sixth, with Johnny Herrera taking the seventh and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s finale. Pelkey was eighth, with Joshua Hodges and Jimmy Crawford completing the top ten.

Hines, Bryan Swinehart and Spencer won Friday night’s heat races, with Koby Barksdale sliding past Mike Martin in the final corner to win the “B” Main.

44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Friday’s Kronik Energy Drink Qualifying Results USA Raceway – Tucson, AZ

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged Cars):

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to “B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 57s-Joey Saldana, 2. 0-Zach Chappell, 3. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 05-Brad Loyet, 6. 3c-Cody Lamar, 7. 57x-Steve Stone, 8. 44k-Koty McGullam.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, 2. 41w-Joshua Williams, 3. 37-Matt Mitchell, 4. 41-Jason Johnson, 5. 77F-Kyle Larson, 6. 90-Lance Norick, 7. 2-Dustin Morgan, 8. 88-Tim Crawley.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 2. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 3. 28-Jeff Swindell, 4. 21-Brian Brown, 5. 11c-Matt Covington, 6. 8-John Carney II, 7. 78-Jody Williams, 8. 15c-Joey Chester.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 1x-J.T. Imperial, 2. 35a-Brad Sweet, 3. 5h-Mason Moore, 4. 53-Jack Dover, 5. 29-Justyn Cox, 6. 77c-Colt Treharn, 7. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 8. 5m-Kyle McCutcheon.

"B" Main (Top 6 Advance to "A" Main): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 37-Matt Mitchell, 4. 11c-Matt Covington, 5. 8-John Carney II, 6. 88-Tim Crawley, 7. 2-Dustin Morgan, 8. 90-Lance Norick, 9. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 10. 5m-Kyle McCutcheon, 11. 78-Jody Williams, 12. 15c-Joey Chester, 13. 3c-Cody Lamar, 14. 77c-Colt Treharn, 15. 57x-Steve Stone. DNS: 44k-Koty McGullam.

Lucas Oil ASCS Western World Friday Preliminary Feature (Top 8 Lock into Saturday’s “A” Main):

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 35a-Brad Sweet, 2. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 3. 28-Jeff Swindell, 4. 0-Zach Chappell, 5. 41-Jason Johnson, 6. 77F-Kyle Larson, 7. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 8. 21-Brian Brown, 9. 1x-J.T. Imperial, 10. 11-Roger Crockett, 11. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 12. 88-Tim Crawley, 13. 05-Brad Loyet, 14. 29-Justyn Cox, 15. 8-John Carney II, 16. 5h-Mason Moore, 17. 37-Matt Mitchell, 18. 41w-Joshua Williams, 19. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 20. 11c-Matt Covington, 21. 53-Jack Dover, 22. 57s-Joey Saldana.

Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1-7, Brad Sweet 8-25.

ASCS Canyon Region (Non-Wing Cars):

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to "B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 1mx-Robert Ballou, 3. 20-Levi Jones, 4. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 5. 99-Brady Bacon, 6. 16-Mike Martin, 7. 20x-Shon Deskins, 8. 7k-Bruce St. James.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 68-Bryan Swinehart, 2. 21x-Casey Shuman, 3. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 4. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 5. 78-Chris Bonneau, 6. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 7. 2-Ryan Bernal, 8. 48T-Thomas Ogle.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 7-Mike Spencer, 2. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 3. 12-Josh Pelkey, 4. 9-Brandon Lane, 5. 99a-James Aragon, 6. 8sk-Tim Beal, 7. 5-Koby Barksdale.

"B" Main (Top 4 Advance to "A" Main):

"B" Feature (10 Laps): 1. 5-Koby Barksdale, 2. 16-Mike Martin, 3. 20x-Shon Deskins, 4. 2-Ryan Bernal, 5. 7k-Bruce St. James, 6. 8sk-Tim Beal. DNS: 48T-Thomas Ogle.

ASCS Canyon Region Western World Friday Preliminary Feature (Top 7 Lock into Saturday’s “A” Main):

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 21x-Casey Shuman, 4. 20-Levi Jones, 5. 7-Mike Spencer, 6. 1mx-Robert Ballou, 7. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 8. 12-Josh Pelkey, 9. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 10. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 11. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 12. 2-Ryan Bernal, 13. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 14. 78-Chris Bonneau, 15. 68-Bryan Swinehart, 16. 16-Mike Martin, 17. 9-Brandon Lane, 18. 99a-James Aragon, 19. 20x-Shon Deskins, 20. 5-Koby Barksdale.

Lap Leaders: Tracy Hines 1-25.

Current Points:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 3,117, 2. Johnny Herrera 3,096 3. Brady Bacon 2,957, 4. Jeff Swindell 2,922, 5. Gary Wright 2,833, 6. Tim Crawley 2,815, 7. Jason Johnson 2,737, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. 2,591, 9. Seth Bergman 2,559, 10. Aaron Reutzel 2,494, 11. Zach Chappell 2,325, 12. Wayne Johnson 2,043, 13. Jack Dover 1,801, 14. Dustin Morgan 1,589, 15. Danny Wood 1,456.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 3,289, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 3,117, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 3,096, 4. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,957, 5. Swindell Group #28 – 2,922, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,815, 7. Bruce Racing #18 2,591, 8. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,559, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,494, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 2,325, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 2,237, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,589, 13. Danny Wood #81 – 1,456, 14. Sam Hafertepe #15 – 1,442, 15. Jack Dover #53 – 1,429.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Points (Top 10): 1. Rick Ziehl 2,483, 2. Calvin Landis 2,254, 3. Kyle McCutcheon 2,165, 4. Dalten Gabbard 2,123, 5. Lance Norick 2,058, 6. Joshua Williams 2,042, 7. Jordan Stetson 1,811, 8. Joshua Hodges 1,804, 9. Joey Chester 1,776, 10. John Carney II 1,600.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 2,218, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 2,164, 3. R.J. Johnson 1,945, 4. Ronnie Clark 1,817, 5. Andrew Reinbold 1,775, 6. Mike Martin 1,681, 7. Josh Pelkey 1,680, 8. Bruce St. James 1,662, 9. Ryan Linder 1,597, 10. Justin Quinn 1,596.

44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Friday’s Kronik Energy Drink Qualifying Results USA Raceway – Tucson, AZ

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged Cars):

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to “B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 57s-Joey Saldana, 2. 0-Zach Chappell, 3. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 05-Brad Loyet, 6. 3c-Cody Lamar, 7. 57x-Steve Stone, 8. 44k-Koty McGullam.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, 2. 41w-Joshua Williams, 3. 37-Matt Mitchell, 4. 41-Jason Johnson, 5. 77F-Kyle Larson, 6. 90-Lance Norick, 7. 2-Dustin Morgan, 8. 88-Tim Crawley.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 2. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 3. 28-Jeff Swindell, 4. 21-Brian Brown, 5. 11c-Matt Covington, 6. 8-John Carney II, 7. 78-Jody Williams, 8. 15c-Joey Chester.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 1x-J.T. Imperial, 2. 35a-Brad Sweet, 3. 5h-Mason Moore, 4. 53-Jack Dover, 5. 29-Justyn Cox, 6. 77c-Colt Treharn, 7. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 8. 5m-Kyle McCutcheon.

Lucas Oil ASCS Western World Friday Preliminary Feature (Top 8 Lock into Saturday’s “A” Main):

Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1-7, Brad Sweet 8-25.

ASCS Canyon Region (Non-Wing Cars):

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to "B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 1mx-Robert Ballou, 3. 20-Levi Jones, 4. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 5. 99-Brady Bacon, 6. 16-Mike Martin, 7. 20x-Shon Deskins, 8. 7k-Bruce St. James.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 68-Bryan Swinehart, 2. 21x-Casey Shuman, 3. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 4. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 5. 78-Chris Bonneau, 6. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 7. 2-Ryan Bernal, 8. 48T-Thomas Ogle.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 7-Mike Spencer, 2. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 3. 12-Josh Pelkey, 4. 9-Brandon Lane, 5. 99a-James Aragon, 6. 8sk-Tim Beal, 7. 5-Koby Barksdale.

"B" Main (Top 4 Advance to "A" Main):

"B" Feature (10 Laps): 1. 5-Koby Barksdale, 2. 16-Mike Martin, 3. 20x-Shon Deskins, 4. 2-Ryan Bernal, 5. 7k-Bruce St. James, 6. 8sk-Tim Beal. DNS: 48T-Thomas Ogle.

ASCS Canyon Region Western World Friday Preliminary Feature (Top 7 Lock into Saturday’s “A” Main):

Lap Leaders: Tracy Hines 1-25.

Swindell & Coons Take Thursday Wins at Western World!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 17, 2011) – Sammy Swindell and Jerry Coons, Jr., both reached victory lane in Thursday night’s Sunoco Fuels qualifying action as the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships fired off atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval.

Three-time Western World champion Swindell raced into the lead on the third round en route to winning the winged 25-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National feature event, while 2007 Western World kingpin Coons, Jr., wired the field in the wingless 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region main event.

While Swindell and Coons, Jr., each earned pole starting positions for their respective $15,000 and $5,000 to win championship feature events on Saturday night, the points battle for the Lucas Oil Sprint Car crown intensified after points leader Shane Stewart flipped on the opening lap of the feature event.

Credited with a 23rd place finish after the accident, Stewart gave up 55 points to Johnny Herrera, who finished second to Swindell to close to within 21 points of Stewart in the title chase. While Herrera will now start Saturday night’s main event inside the second row, Stewart will begin the evening mired in a “C” Main.

“Don’t worry, we’ll be here to race for it,” Stewart explained afterward while icing a sore foot from the wild ride that destroyed his mount. Stewart does have a provisional at his disposal should he opt to use it on Saturday night.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged)

Sammy Swindell kicked off his bid for a fourth Western World title and second in three years with a strong victory drive in Thursday night’s 25-lap feature at USA Raceway. The triumph marked Swindell’s third Lucas Oil Sprint Car triumph of the year and eighth of his career.

“The car was awesome, it drove pretty much wherever I wanted to go,” Swindell explained of his Parker-powered Big Game Tree Stands No. 1 machine.

While Swindell started the feature outside the second row, four separate incidents slowed the initial pair of laps before the final 23 circuits ran off in frantic non-stop fashion with Swindell eventually lapping all the way through 12th place.

After the initial start quickly went red when Shane Stewart climbed a right rear and flipped violently in the first turn, the next start was waved off as well when Kolt Walker tagged the backstretch wall and limped to a stop in turn three.

With pole starter Bryan Dobesh gunning into the lead on the third try with Swindell quickly disposing of front row outside starter Paul McMahan for second, the caution flew again after one lap when Trey Starks tested the backstretch wall as well, with Lucas Wolfe prompting one final caution a lap later with a similar wall test.

The green flag flew again on lap three and stayed out the remaining distance. And, Swindell wasted no time moving to the front, working to the low side of Dobesh in turns three and four to take command in less than a lap.

Swindell reached traffic in short order by the eighth circuit and worked diligently through traffic the rest of the way, though a couple of times along the way Swindell was forced to slow his pace to avoid incident.

“I didn’t want to throw it away, I didn’t feel any pressure from anybody so I kind of took my time there,” Swindell explained.

Albuquerque’s Herrera, making a final weekend run at the Lucas Oil Sprint Car title, got around McMahan for third by the fourth round after starting sixth and then took second away from Dobesh on the sixth circuit.

Herrera kept Swindell within sight much of the way and closed to within a few car-lengths on a couple of occasions as traffic came into play but never could close in to mount a serious challenge, with Swindell ultimately taking the checkered flag with a 2.930-second advantage.

Instead, the challenge came from behind as defending Western World champion Donny Schatz sliced through the field from his 17th starting position. Schatz was already up to sixth by the fifth round and then fourth behind Swindell, Herrera and McMahan by the tenth circuit.

Herrera disposed of McMahan for third by the 15th round and gradually closed in on Herrera, challenging for the position in the final laps. Herrera held on for runner-up honors in the Wesmar-powered Mesilla Valley Transport No. 45x Maxim, with Schatz taking the show position in the Tony Stewart Racing STP/Armor All No. 15 J&J.

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., slipped around McMahan on the 23rd lap to snare fourth in the Lone Star Speedway No. 15h, with McMahan rounding out the top five in Richard Samure’s No. 39c entry.

Lucas Oil Sprint Car rookie contender Aaron Reutzel was sixth, with Brady Bacon in seventh. Dobesh held on for the eighth and final lock-in to Saturday night’s championship feature event.

Logan Forler climbed a half dozen spots from 15th to ninth, with Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest shoe Calvin Landis rounding out the top ten. Gary Wright raced from 20th to eleventh and was the final car on the lead lap.

Hafertepe, Jr., Swindell, McMahan and Reutzel won Thursday night’s heat races, with Schatz winning the “B” Main.

The balance of the approximately 60-car field of winged Lucas Oil ASCS competitors hits the track in Friday’s qualifying event.

ASCS Canyon Region (Wingless)

Tucson native Jerry Coons, Jr., overcame some early engine issues to wire the field in Thursday night’s 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region main event at USA Raceway.

Coons, Jr., gunned into the lead from his front row outside starting position and never looked back en route to his second Western World preliminary triumph in three years.

With fourth-starter Dustin Morgan and third-starter Charles Davis, Jr., giving chase, Coons, Jr., reached traffic by the tenth circuit and then waded through a thick batch of lapped cars on laps 14 and 15 to maintain command.

Holding second throughout, Morgan wasn’t as fortunate as he clipped an infield tire exiting turn two on the 19th lap and spun to a stop on the low side of the track with race-ending front end damage.

One lap later, Ryan Linder, who had started the race from the pole position, went for a wild ride down the backstretch and over the turn three wall. Linder was uninjured.

Back under way, two-time and reigning ASCS Canyon Region champion Davis, Jr., mounted a brief challenge, but Coons, Jr., was up to the task and held on to post the victory by 1.061 seconds.

Davis, Jr., settled for runner-up honors, with Bud Kaeding nearly alongside in the show position as the checkered flag flew. R.J. Johnson climbed a handful of positions to claim fourth, with current Canyon Region points leader Jeremy Sherman rounding out the top five after apparent fifth-place finisher Matt Mitchell failed to report directly to the scales and was disqualified.

Nick Aiuto was sixth, with Ronnie Clark racing from 18th to claim the seventh and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s championship finale. Bob Ream, Jr., was eighth, with Justin Quinn and Brian Hosford rounding out the top ten.

Linder, Davis, Jr., and Rick Ziehl topped heat race action. Stevie Sussex brought out the night’s first red flag when he flipped through the turn three and four fencing. He was uninjured.

The balance of the 40-plus field of wingless ASCS Canyon Region competitors hits the track in Friday’s qualifying event.

44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Thursday’s Sunoco Fuel Qualifying Results USA Raceway – Tucson, AZ

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged Cars):

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to "B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 55-Trey Starks, 4. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 5. 5-Koby Barksdale, 6. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 7. 23-Seth Bergman, 8. 9r-Reece Goetz.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 1-Sammy Swindell, 2. 22-Jesse Baker, 3. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 4. 79-Calvin Landis, 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 6. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 7. 11T-Steve Lohn.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 39c-Paul McMahan, 2. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 3. 57-Shane Stewart, 4. 45k-Kolt Walker, 5. 48-Jake Martens, 6. 15g-Bud Goodwin, 7. 9-Gary Wright.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 2d-Bryan Dobesh, 3. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 4. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 5. 2L-Logan Forler, 6. 17m-Josh Baughman, 7. 2p-Alex Pettas.

"B" Main (Top 6 Advance to "A" Main):

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 2. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 3. 48-Jake Martens, 4. 9-Gary Wright, 5. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 6. 5-Koby Barksdale, 7. 23-Seth Bergman, 8. 9r-Reece Goetz, 9. 15g-Bud Goodwin, 10. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 11. 11T-Steve Lohn, 12. 2p-Alex Pettas. DNS: 17m-Josh Baughman.

Lucas Oil ASCS Western World Thursday Preliminary Feature (Top 8 Lock into Saturday’s “A” Main):

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1-Sammy Swindell, 2. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 4. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 5. 39c-Paul McMahan, 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 7. 99-Brady Bacon, 8. 2d-Bryan Dobesh, 9. 2L-Logan Forler, 10. 79-Calvin Landis, 11. 9-Gary Wright, 12. 33x-Henry Van Dam, 13. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 14. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 15. 5-Koby Barksdale, 16. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 17. 23-Seth Bergman, 18. 48-Jake Martens, 19. 22-Jesse Baker, 20. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 21. 55-Trey Starks, 22. 45k-Kolt Walker, 23. 57-Shane Stewart.

Lap Leaders: Bryan Dobesh 1-2, Sammy Swindell 3-25.

Note: Seth Bergman utilized his fourth and final provisional of the year to start the main event.

ASCS Canyon Region (Non-Wing Cars):

Heat Races:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 9x-Ryan Linder, 2. 29-Bud Kaeding, 3. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 4. 93x-Dustin Morgan, 5. 97-Jon Stanbrough, 6. 32b-Brian Hosford, 7. 74-Derek Williams.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 6c-Rex Calderwood, 3. 93-Justin Quinn, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 91-Jody Williams, 6. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 7. 6-Ronnie Clark.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 94-Jerry Coons, Jr., 3. 81-Matt Mitchell, 4. 51-R.J. Johnson, 5. 96-Carson Ditsch, 6. 16s-Stevie Sussex.

ASCS Canyon Region Western World Thursday Preliminary Feature (Top 7 Lock into Saturday’s “A” Main):

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 94-Jerry Coons, Jr., 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 51-R.J. Johnson, 5. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 6. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 7. 6-Ronnie Clark, 8. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 9. 93-Justin Quinn, 10. 32b-Brian Hosford, 11. 91-Jody Wilson, 12. 96-Carson Ditsch, 13. 97-Jon Stanbrough, 14. 74-Derek Williams, 15. 9x-Ryan Linder, 16. 93x-Dustin Morgan, 17. 6c-Rex Calderwood, 18. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 19. 81-Matt Mitchell. DNS: 16s-Stevie Sussex.

Lap Leaders: Jerry Coons, Jr. 1-25.

Western World Fires Off Thursday with Sunoco Fuels Qualifier!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 17, 2011) – With Wednesday night’s practice session officially in the books, the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drinks Western World Championships at Tucson’s USA Raceway is set to officially fire off with Thursday night’s Sunoco Fuels Qualifying event.

Approximately half of the field that now numbers 107, including 61 winged Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National Sprint Cars and 46 wingless Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Sprint Cars, will take to the track on Thursday night with the second half tackling the 3/8-mile clay oval on Friday night’s Kronik Energy Qualifying event.

Among Thursday night’s qualifiers are both defending Western World champs, including Donny Schatz in the winged Lucas Oil Sprint Car ranks and Brady Bacon in the wingless Canyon Region portion.

Thursday night’s Sunoco Fuels Qualifiers include the following:

Thursday – Sunoco Fuel Qualifying Night

Lucas Oil ASCS Winged Sprint Cars: 1 Sammy Swindell 1mx Kraig Kinser 2d Bryan Dobesh 2L Logan Forler 2p Alex Pettas 5w Lucas Wolfe 8 John Carney II 8az Jordan Stetson 9 Gary Wright 9r Reece Goetz 11 Steve Lohn 15 Donny Schatz 15g Bud Goodwin 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 17 Josh Baughman 22 Jesse Baker 23 Seth Bergman 33x Henry Van Dam 39c Paul McMahan 45k Kolt Walker 45x Johnny Herrera 55 Trey Starks 57 Shane Stewart 74x Joshua Hodges 77 Dalten Gabbard 77x Wayne Johnson 79 Calvin Landis 81 Danny Wood 87 Aaron Reutzel

ASCS Canyon Region Wingless Sprint Cars: 6 Ronnie Clark 6c Rex Calderwood 8 Bob Ream, Jr. 9x Ryan Linder 16s Stevie Sussex 17 Stephen Spiak 19s Ronnie Smith 20z Rick Ziehl 21 Jeremy Sherman 27n Nick Aiuto 29 Bud Kaeding 32b Brian Hosford 50 Charles Davis, Jr. 51 R.J. Johnson 74 Derek Williams 81 Matt Mitchell 91 Jody Williams 93 Justin Quinn 93x Dustin Morgan 94 Jerry Coons, Jr. 97 Jon Stanbrough 99 Brady Bacon

The second half of the field will take to the track on Friday night. Friday night’s qualifiers are as follows:

Friday – Kronik Energy Drink Qualifying Night

Lucas Oil ASCS Winged Sprint Cars: 0 Zach Chappell 1m Danny Lasoski 1x J.T. Imperial 2 Dustin Morgan 3c Cody Lamar 05 Brad Loyet 5h Mason Moore 5m Kyle McCutcheon 11 Roger Crockett 11c Matt Covington 15c Joey Chester 18 Tony Bruce, Jr. 18w Lorne Wofford 20z Rick Ziehl 21 Brian Brown 28 Jeff Swindell 35a Brad Sweet 37 Matt Mitchell 41 Jason Johnson 41w Joshua Williams 44k Koty McGullam 44w Austen Wheatley 53 Jack Dover 57s Joey Saldana 57x Steve Stone 77 Colt Treharn 77f Kyle Larson 78 Jody Williams 88 Tim Crawley 90 Lance Norick 99 Brady Bacon

ASCS Canyon Region Wingless Sprint Cars: 0 Jimmy Crawford 1mx Robert Ballou 2 Wayne Johnson 4 Tracy Hines 5 Koby Barksdale 7 Mike Spencer 7k Bruce St. James 8 John Carney II 9 Brandon Lane 9s Johnny Shelton 12 Josh Pelkey 16 Mike Martin 19 Andrew Reinbold 20 Levi Jones 20d Shon Deskins 21x Casey Shuman 45x Johnny Herrera 48T Thomas Ogle 68 Bryan Swinehart 74x Joshua Hodges 77 Dalten Gabbard 78 Chris Bonneau 96 Carson Ditsch 99a James Aragon

Thursday’s racing action goes green at 7:00 p.m.

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information, contact the track at 520-574-8515.

The 2011 season marks the 20th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 scheduled nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

ASCS Lone Star, Sooner & ASCS2 Banquet Set for November 26

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 15, 2011) – The Awards Banquet for The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region, American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region and ASCS2 Micro Sprint Cars has been set for Saturday evening, November 26, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, OK.

Tickets to the banquet are just $10 and may be obtained by calling the series office at 918-838-3777. Hors d’ oeuvres will be served at 6:00 p.m., with awards to be presented at 7:00 p.m.

Matt Covington captured The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star championship, Joe Wood, Jr., earned his second American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region tile and Blake Hahn, Steven Shebester and Chance Morton each claimed ASCS2 Micro Sprint titles.

The top drivers in each series will be honored at the November 26 event.

Schatz & Bacon Set to Defend Western World Titles this Weekend as ASCS Season Concludes!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 14, 2011) – Three full nights of winged AND wingless ASCS Sprint Car racing makes for an ideal way to close out the 2011 racing season.

And, that’s exactly what’s in store for this coming weekend, as Tucson, Arizona’s USA Raceway hosts the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drinks Western World Championships on Thursday, Friday and Saturday after a Wednesday evening practice session.

The 20th season of American Sprint Car Series competition will conclude with Saturday night’s 44th Annual Western World Championship finale that includes a $15,000 winner’s share for the winged Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National forces and a $5,000 winner’s cut for the wingless Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region competitors.

The winged portion of the event will also award Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest points.

North Dakota’s Donny Schatz vies for his third Western World crown this weekend after taking the $15,000 triumph last year, his first 1999. While Lucas Oil Sprint Car contender Brady Bacon has climbed to third in National points in recent weeks, he’ll try to solidify that National standing while also gunning for a third consecutive win in the wingless portion of the Western World.

There were a total of 119 competitors in last year’s edition of the Western World, including 64 winged Lucas Oil Sprint Cars and 55 wingless Canyon Region Sprint Cars. A similar field of competitors from throughout the nation is expected this weekend.

While a stout field of cars in both the winged and wingless ranks will take a shot at the big money, three ASCS titles will be settled as well over the weekend including the Lucas Oil ASCS National championship as well as the Canyon and Southwest Regional titles.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters Points Watch: Although Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera, runner-up to Schatz in last year’s Western World, sliced 61 points off of Shane Stewart’s point lead this past weekend at Las Cruces, the Rockstar Energy Drink pilot is still in the driver’s seat for the top spot.

Bixby, Oklahoma native Stewart can secure his second Lucas Oil Sprint Car title in three years by finishing ninth or better on both his qualifying night and the final night. If he falters on either night though, he could leave the door open for Herrera to come barging through. And, USA Raceway is arguably Herrera’s best track on the Lucas Oil Sprint Car trail, although Stewart won February’s Copper on Dirt finale after Herrera topped the prelim.

As far back as sixth in points not too long ago, 2010 points runner-up Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK, has surged to third in points in recent weeks with a fourth-place Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals finale finish followed up by runner-up showings in both I-30 Speedway’s Short Track Nationals and the Las Cruces finale.

Jeff Swindell, on the other hand, has been trending the other direction, burning his final three provisionals in the most recent three events in which they’ve been available. As a result, rather than contending for second with Herrera, Swindell now finds himself trying to hold on to a top-five ranking after a strong early half of the year.

Four-time series champ Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, slipped past three-time champ Tim Crawley of Benton, AR, this past weekend for fifth, with defending series champ Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, settling into seventh in driver points while his JJR No. 41 team has all but locked up the owner’s portion of the points chase.

Two points is all that separates Washington’s Seth Bergman and Liberal, KS, native Tony Bruce, in the battle for eighth, while rookie shoe Aaron Reutzel of Clute, TX, Zach Chappell of Talala, OK, and Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson are settled into tenth, 11th and 12th, respectively.

There have been a total of 17 different winners in 31 Lucas Oil National Sprint Car feature events thus far in 2011, quite similar to last year’s total of 19 winners in 35 features.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Points Watch: Though he didn’t make either feature cut at Southern New Mexico Speedway this past weekend, Las Cruces’ Rick Ziehl still garnered enough points to essentially sew up his fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest championship. Ziehl merely needs to show up this weekend and at least make an attempt to take one green flag to secure the crown.

Ziehl built his 254 point advantage over Arizona native turned Knoxville, IA, resident Calvin Landis on the strength of six wins over the course of the season, including five out of six over one hot stretch of summer.

Landis is 61 points ahead of Alamogordo’s Kyle McCutcheon in the race for second, with McCutcheon 55 ahead of Peoria, Arizona’s Dalten Gabbard and Gabbard 60 ahead of Scottsdale’s Lance Norick.

The best battles among the top ten are among Norick and Joshua Williams for fifth (separated by 21 points) and then Jordan Stetson, Joshua Hodges and Joey Chester (21 between the three at 1,681, 1,662 and 1,660). John Carney II moved into the tenth spot over this past weekend’s with Steve Stone’s absence.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Points Watch: The Jeremy Sherman of old resurfaced in 2011, as he’s reeled off five wins, 14 top-fives and 15 top-tens in 15 events in an effort to capture his first series crown since 2008.

As solid as Sherman has been though, two-time and reigning champion Charles Davis, Jr., has remained within striking distance despite only reaching victory lane one time. Sherman enters this weekend with a 71-point advantage and can put the championship out of Davis’ reach with finishes of eighth or better on both his qualifying night and the final night.

With four wins but several DNF’s along the way too, R.J. Johnson is pretty well entrenched in third, with Ronnie Clark holding just a 27-point advantage over Andrew Reinbold in the race for fourth.

In the battle for sixth, Bruce St. James is just 14 points ahead of Mike Martin with Josh Pelkey another 19 points back. Ryan Linder is 19 points ahead of Justin Quinn in the battle for ninth, while Brian Hosford can still crack the top ten with a solid Western World.

The Series:

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters ($15,000-to-win winged portion) Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region ($5,000-to-win non-wing portion)

When & Where:

Wednesday, November 16, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Practice at USA Raceway

Thursday, November 17, at 7:00 p.m. – 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Sunoco Fuels Qualifying Night

Friday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m. – 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Kronik Energy Drinks Qualifying Night

Saturday, November 19, at 7:00 p.m. – 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships feature events

Track Information:

USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 3/8-mile, clay oval located east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. Track phone: 520-574-8515.

Event Format:

Split fields for Thursday and Friday preliminary events (half the winged cars on Thursday, second half on Friday / half the non-wing cars on Thursday and other half of Friday), run under standard ASCS format of heat races with passing/finishing points to determine feature lineups.

Thursday and Friday "A" and "B" Feature finishes determine Saturday night Western World Championships feature lineups.

Past Western World Winners:

Donny Schatz added a second WWC title last year by topping the winged portion, while Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon topped the wingless portion for the second year in a row after becoming the 26th different Western World champion in 2009.

Steve Kinser has claimed the most Western World titles with seven triumphs including wingless wins in 1982 and 1983 followed by winged wins in 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992 and 1996.

Ron Shuman is next on the list with five Western World triumphs, all of the wingless variety, with other drivers posting multiple Western World wins including Lealand McSpadden (3), Sammy Swindell (3), Bud Kaeding (2), Mark Kinser (2) and Jan Opperman (2).

Past Western World Championship Winners (Wing / Non-Wing) 2010 – Donny Schatz (w) / Brady Bacon (nw) 2009 – Sammy Swindell (w) / Brady Bacon (nw) 2008 – Kevin Swindell (nw) 2007 – Jerry Coons, Jr. (nw) 2006 – Josh Wise (nw) 2005 – Dave Darland (nw) 2004 – Bud Kaeding (nw) 2003 – Tony Elliott (nw) 2002 – Bud Kaeding (nw) 2001 – Jeremy Sherman (nw) 2000 – Jay Drake (nw) 1999 – Donny Schatz (w) 1998 – Tyler Walker (w) 1997 – Mark Kinser (w) 1996 – Steve Kinser (w) 1995 – Lealand McSpadden (nw) 1994 – Ron Shuman (nw) 1993 – Lealand McSpadden (nw) 1992 – Steve Kinser (w) 1991 – Danny Lasoski (w) 1990 – Steve Kinser (w) 1989 – Sammy Swindell (w) 1988 – Mark Kinser (w) 1987 – Steve Kinser (w) 1986 – Bobby Davis, Jr. (w) 1985 – Steve Kinser (w) 1984 – Ron Shuman (nw) 1983 – Steve Kinser (nw) 1982 – Steve Kinser (nw) 1981 – Ron Shuman (nw) 1980 – Sammy Swindell (nw) 1979 – Tim Green (nw) 1978 – Lealand McSpadden (nw) 1977 – Ron Shuman (nw) 1976 – Bubby Jones (nw) 1975 – Ron Shuman (nw) 1974 – Rick Ferkel (nw) 1973 – Earl Wagner (nw) 1972 – Jan Opperman (nw) 1971 – Jan Opperman (nw) 1970 – Jerry McClung (nw) 1969 – Bob Huebner (nw) 1968 – Bob Cleberg (nw)

Western World Qualifying Nights:

As of last Friday, November 11, entries that had been received had been split as follows. More entries have been received since that time and more will be filed before action begins on Thursday. All qualifying night assignments are tentative and subject to change.

Thursday – Sunoco Fuel Qualifying Night

Lucas Oil ASCS Winged Sprint Cars: 0 Zach Chappell 1 Sammy Swindell 2L Logan Forler 2p Alex Pettas 5w Lucas Wolfe 8az Jordan Stetson 9 Gary Wright 15 Bud Goodwin 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 20 Donny Schatz 21 Brian Brown 23 Seth Bergman 33x Henry Van Dam 37 Matt Mitchell 39c Paul McMahan 45x Johnny Herrera 57 Shane Stewart 74x Joshua Hodges 77 Dalten Gabbard 79 Calvin Landis 81 Danny Wood 87 Aaron Reutzel

ASCS Canyon Region Wingless Sprint Cars: 2 Dustin Morgan 6c Rex Calderwood 8 Bob Ream, Jr. 9x Ryan Linder 16s Stevie Sussex 17 Stephen Spiak 19 Ronnie Smith 20z Rick Ziehl 21 Jeremy Sherman 27n Nick Aiuto 32b Brian Hosford 50 Charles Davis, Jr. 51 R.J. Johnson 74 Derek Williams 91 Jody Williams 93 Justin Quinn 94 Jerry Coons, Jr. 97 Jon Stanbrough 99 Brady Bacon

Friday – Kronik Energy Drink Qualifying Night

Lucas Oil ASCS Winged Sprint Cars: 1m Danny Lasoski 2 Dustin Morgan 05 Brad Loyet 5 Kyle McCutcheon 5h Mason Moore 11 Roger Crockett 11c Matt Covington 15c Joey Chester 18 Tony Bruce, Jr. 20z Rick Ziehl 28 Jeff Swindell 41 Jason Johnson 41w Joshua Williams 44k Koty McGullam 53 Jack Dover 57s Joey Saldana 57x Steve Stone 77f Kyle Larson 78 Jody Williams 88 Tim Crawley 90 Lance Norick 99 Brady Bacon

ASCS Canyon Region Wingless Sprint Cars: 4 Tracy Hines 6 Ronnie Clark 7 Mike Spencer 7k Bruce St. James 9 Brandon Lane 9s Johnny Shelton 12 Josh Pelkey 16 Mike Martin 19 Andrew Reinbold 20 Levi Jones 37 Matt Mitchell 45x Johnny Herrera 48T Thomas Ogle 68 Bryan Swinehart 74x Joshua Hodges 77 Dalten Gabbard 78 Chris Bonneau 96 Carson Ditsch 99a James Aragon

Lucas Oil ASCS USA Raceway History:

The Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series broke ground in Arizona with the 2009 running of the Western World Championships at USA Raceway, a blockbuster event that gained momentum in 2010. The series got an early start with USA Raceway’s Copper on Dirt in February, with Johnny Herrera and Shane Stewart taking the wins.

USA Raceway Lucas Oil ASCS winners include: Johnny Herrera 2, Donny Schatz 2, Sammy Swindell 2, Tim Kaeding 1, Shane Stewart 1.

USA Raceway Lucas Oil ASCS Race-by-race Winners: Sammy Swindell (11/19/09), Tim Kaeding (11/20/09), Sammy Swindell (11/21/09), Donny Schatz (11/18/10), Johnny Herrera (11/19/10), Donny Schatz (11/20/10), Johnny Herrera (2/18/11), Shane Stewart (2/19/11).

Current Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National Points:

Top 15 Driver Points: 1. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 3,030, 2. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 2,954, 3. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 2,838, 4. Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN) 2,787, 5. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 2,725, 6. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 2,709, 7. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 2,612, 8. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 2,485, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 2,483, 10. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX) 2,372, 11. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 2,195, 12. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,951, 13. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 1,712, 14. Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 1,524, 15. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 1,456.

Top 15 Owner Points: 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 3,164, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 3,030, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,954, 4. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,838, 5. Swindell Group #28 – 2,787, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,709, 7. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,485, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 2,483, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,372, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 2,195, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 2,129, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,524, 13. Danny Wood #81 – 1,456, 14. Jack Dover #53 – 1,340, 15. Bill Covington #11c – 1,320.

Current ASCS Southwest (Winged) Points:

Top Ten: 1. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 2,358, 2. Calvin Landis (Knoxville, IA) 2,104, 3. Kyle McCutcheon (Alamogordo, NM) 2,043, 4. Dalten Gabbard (Peoria, AZ) 1,988, 5. Lance Norick (Scottsdale, AZ) 1,928, 6. Joshua Williams (Glendale, AZ) 1,907, 7. Jordan Stetson (Tucson, AZ) 1,681, 8. Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) 1,662, 9. Joey Chester (Phoenix, AZ) 1,660, 10. John Carney II (El Paso, TX) 1,458.

Current ASCS Canyon (Wingless) Points:

Top Ten: 1. Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 2,093, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 2,022, 3. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 1,815, 4. Ronnie Clark (Tucson, AZ) 1,698, 5. Andrew Reinbold (Gilbert, AZ) 1,671, 6. Bruce St. James (Phoenix, AZ) 1,597, 7. Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ) 1,583, 8. Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ) 1,564, 9. Ryan Linder (Phoenix, AZ) 1,497, 10. Justin Quinn (Phoenix, AZ) 1,483.

2011 Feature Winners:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series: Jason Johnson 6, Johnny Herrera 4, Wayne Johnson 3, Shane Stewart 3, Danny Lasoski 2, Sammy Swindell 2, Brady Bacon 1, Matt Covington 1, Tim Crawley 1, Jack Dover 1, Lee Grosz 1, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1, Tim Kaeding 1, Kyle Larson 1, Daryn Pittman 1, Jeff Swindell 1, Gary Wright 1.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region (Winged): Johnny Herrera 6, Rick Ziehl 6, Matt Covington 1, Joshua Hodges 1, R.J. Johnson 1, Calvin Landis 1, Shane Stewart 1.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region (Non-Wing): Jeremy Sherman 5, R.J. Johnson 4, Stevie Sussex 3, Josh Pelkey 2, Charles Davis, Jr. 1.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters – A Look Ahead:

November 20 – 20th Annual ASCS Awards Banquet presented by Brodix at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, AZ, 6:00 p.m.

Lucas Oil ASCS on the Web:

Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters live at www.racinboys.com.

Official results, championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS on TV:

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters will be featured in nine one-hour shows broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on the VERSUS Network and MavTV.

The full schedule according to www.motorsportshour.com is as follows:

Thunderbowl Raceway (Feb. 9) – 4/23/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET Kings Speedway (Feb. 12) – 5/7/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET USA Raceway (Feb. 18) – 5/29/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET USA Raceway (Feb. 19) – 6/5/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET Eagle Raceway (RAINED OUT) – 9/11/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET Eagle Raceway (June 11) – 9/18/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET Grays Harbor Raceway (RAINED OUT) – 10/30/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET Cottage Grove Speedway (July 22) – 11/6/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET Cottage Grove Speedway (July 23) - TBA

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters is slated for 38 nights of racing action at 15 different tracks throughout the nation, with the country's top Sprint Car drivers set to battle it out for their share of the $250,000 points fund.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Covington Captures Lucas Oil ASCS Honors at Las Cruces!

Lonnie Wheatley, LAS CRUCES, N.M. (November 12, 2011) – For the second year in a row, a number 11 Sprint Car reached Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane on the second night of action at Southern New Mexico Speedway.

It wasn’t Steve Kinser this time though, as 22-year-old Glenpool, OK, shoe Matt Covington wired the field in Saturday night’s 30-lapper atop the 5/16-mile clay oval for his second career ASCS National win.

Just three days after his birthday, the 2011 ASCS Lone Star Region champion held off some mid-race pressure from fellow Oklahoma shoe Brady Bacon and then late advances from both Bacon and Steve Kinser to secure his third overall ASCS win of the year aboard the Wesmar-powered Oilfield Equipment & Manufacturing No. 11c Triple X.

“It was the first weekend with new crew chief David Chappell,” Covington explained in victory lane. “We ran fourth last night and won tonight, so I definitely think we’re going the right direction.”

After locking into Saturday’s $6,000-to-win Southern New Mexico finale via a fourth-place finish in Friday night’s preliminary feature, Covington drew the pole for the feature with Friday winner Johnny Herrera alongside.

Covington gunned into the lead at the drop of the green flag and led the initial circuit in front of Herrera and third-starter Bacon. After a pair of cautions in the initial seven laps for separate incidents that sent Tim Crawley and Brad Loyet tailback, Bacon slid past Herrera for second on the 11th circuit and was pressuring Covington for the point until Seth Bergman stopped in turn four to bring out a caution after 12 laps.

Covington slipped away on the restart, opening up a half-straightaway advantage over Bacon as Kinser battled his way past Herrera for third on the 17th round.

As Covington reached the tail of the field in the final handful of rounds, Bacon and Kinser closed the gap and reached his tailtank with just two laps to go. Covington was flawless over the final two rounds however, as he pocketed his first National win since striking for the first time at Lone Star Speedway in April of 2010.

“I won my first National race last year, the track took rubber about midway in the race and it was kind of like a fluke deal,” Covington commented. “Now here’s number two, so I can back it up.”

Falling just 0.374-seconds short at the stripe, Bacon earned his second podium finish in as many nights with runner-up honors aboard the Wesmar-powered Fatheadz Eyewear No. 99 Triple-X, moving past Jeff Swindell for third in the championship points race in the process.

After earning the night’s most passing points by racing from eighth to second in the night’s opening heat race, Kinser was a close third in the TSR Bass Pro Shops No. 11 Maxim after starting sixth.

Herrera was fourth in the Wesmar-powered Mesilla Valley Transport/Champion Oil No. 45x Maxim, trimming another 17 points off Shane Stewart’s lead to climb to within 76 points entering next weekend’s season-ending Western World Championships at Tucson’s USA Raceway.

Nebraska’s Jack Dover rounded out the top five, with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson, Brian Brown, Danny Wood, Shane Stewart and Gary Wright completing the top ten.

Stewart, Brown, Wood, Henry Van Dam, Wayne Johnson, Jason Johnson and Loyet topped Saturday’s heat race action, with Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet winning the “B” Mains.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM)

Locked in from Friday’s Preliminary Feature:

45x-Johnny Herrera, 9-Gary Wright, 99-Brady Bacon, 11c-Matt Covington.

Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points, including the 7 Heat Race Winners, to "A" Main; Balance to Three "B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 11-Steve Kinser, 3. 62-Bill Mitchell, 4. 79-Calvin Landis, 5. 48-Jake Martens, 6. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 7. 7c-John Carney, 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 53-Jack Dover, 3. 77c-Colt Treharn, 4. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 5. 131-Royal Jones, 6. 41w-Joshua Williams, 7. 224-John Carney II, 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 81-Danny Wood, 2. 15c-Donny Schatz, 3. 0-Zach Chappell, 4. 9k-Kyle Sager, 5. 18w-Lorne Wofford, 6. 28-Jeff Swindell, 7. 2L-Logan Forler, 8. 12-Josh Grady.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 2. 36-Jason Martin, 3. 5-Kyle McCutcheon, 4. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 5. 88-Tim Crawley, 6. 21tx-Brandon Schure, 7. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 8. 2p-Alex Pettas.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 2. 23-Seth Bergman, 3. 5h-Mason Moore, 4. M1-Derek Hagar, 5. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 6. 17m-Josh Baughman, 7. 145x-Derek Demartino, 8. 15cx-Joey Chester.

Heat Six (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 3. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 5. 2-Dustin Morgan, 6. 99x-Chuck Jackson, 7. 5k-Koby Barksdale. DNS: 22-Jesse Baker.

Heat Seven (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 3. 35a-Brad Sweet, 4. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 5. 55-Trey Starks, 6. 15-Bud Goodwin, 7. 90-Lance Norick. DNS: 22k-Kevin Barksdale.

"B" Mains (Top 2 from Each Advance to "A" Main):

First "B" Feature (15 Laps): 1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 3. 5-Kyle McCutcheon, 4. 9k-Kyle Sager, 5. 90-Lance Norick, 6. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 7. 5k-Koby Barksdale, 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 9. 99x-Chuck Jackson, 10. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 11. 79-Calvin Landis, 12. M1-Derek Hagar, 13. 2-Dustin Morgan, 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel. DNS: 22-Jesse Baker.

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 15c-Donny Schatz, 2. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 3. 36-Jason Martin, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 62-Bill Mitchell, 6. 21tx-Brandon Schure, 7. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 8. 15-Bud Goodwin, 9. 28-Jeff Swindell, 10. 18w-Lorne Wofford, 11. 131-Royal Jones, 12. 2p-Alex Pettas, 13. 224-John Carney II, 14. 15cx-Joey Chester. DNS: 22k-Kevin Barksdale.

Third “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 35a-Brad Sweet, 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 4. 55-Trey Starks, 5. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 6. 7c-John Carney, 7. 5h-Mason Moore, 8. 145x-Derek Demartino, 9. 12-Josh Grady, 10. 77c-Colt Treharn, 11. 41w-Joshua Williams, 12. 48-Jake Martens, 13. 17m-Josh Baughman. DNS: 2L-Logan Forler.

Southern New Mexico Speedway “A” Main:

“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 11c-Matt Covington, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 11-Steve Kinser, 4. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 5. 53-Jack Dover, 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 7. 21-Brian Brown, 8. 81-Danny Wood, 9. 57-Shane Stewart, 10. 9-Gary Wright, 11. 15c-Donny Schatz, 12. 35a-Brad Sweet, 13. 0-Zach Chappell, 14. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 15. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 16. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 17. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 18. 88-Tim Crawley, 19. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 20. 05-Brad Loyet, 21. 28-Jeff Swindell, 22. 23-Seth Bergman, 23. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 24. 77x-Wayne Johnson.

Lap Leaders: Matt Covington 1-25.

Note: Jeff Swindell and Tony Bruce, Jr., both utilized their fourth and final provisionals of the year to start the main event.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 3,030, 2. Johnny Herrera 2,954 3. Brady Bacon 2,838, 4. Jeff Swindell 2,787, 5. Gary Wright 2,725, 6. Tim Crawley 2,709, 7. Jason Johnson 2,612, 8. Seth Bergman 2,485, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. 2,483, 10. Aaron Reutzel 2,372, 11. Zach Chappell 2,195, 12. Wayne Johnson 1,951, 13. Jack Dover 1,712, 14. Dustin Morgan 1,524, 15. Danny Wood 1,456.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 3,164, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 3,030, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,954, 4. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,838, 5. Swindell Group #28 – 2,787, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,709, 7. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,485, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 2,483, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,372, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 2,195, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 2,129, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,524, 13. Danny Wood #81 – 1,456, 14. Jack Dover #53 – 1,340, 15. Bill Covington #11c – 1,320.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Points (Top 10): 1. Rick Ziehl 2,358, 2. Calvin Landis 2,104, 3. Kyle McCutcheon 2,043, 4. Dalten Gabbard 1,988, 5. Lance Norick 1,928, 6. Joshua Williams 1,907, 7. Jordan Stetson 1,681, 8. Joshua Hodges 1,662, 9. Joey Chester 1,660, 10. John Carney II 1,458.

Hollywood Herrera Stars in Lucas Oil Sprint Car Prelim at Las Cruces!

Lonnie Wheatley, LAS CRUCES, N.M. (November 11, 2011) – Johnny Herrera kept his Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National title hopes alive by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap preliminary feature atop the 5/16-mile Southern New Mexico Speedway clay oval.

Racing just a couple hundred miles from his Albuquerque home, Herrera gunned into the lead at the outset and led all the way to post his fourth National win of the season over a stacked 61-car field aboard the Wesmar-powered Mesilla Valley Transport/Champion Oil No. 45x Maxim.

With the triumph, Herrera locked into Saturday night’s $6,000-to-win Southern New Mexico finale along with runner-up Gary Wright, Brady Bacon (who rallied to third in the closing rounds) and fourth-place finisher Matt Covington.

“I didn’t know how close he (Wright) was,” Herrera explained afterward. “I just knew if I kept hitting my marks on the bottom he was gonna have to go around the outside of me if he was gonna go around.”

Herrera also shaved 44 points off of 12th-place finisher Shane Stewart’s Lucas Oil Sprint Car points lead, trimming it down to 93 points with next weekend’s season-ending Western World Championships at Tucson’s USA Raceway all that remains after the finale of the Las Cruces double.

While Kraig Kinser led the feature field to the green flag from the pole position, Herrera battled into the lead on the initial circuit with fourth-starter Wright racing into second by the third round and keeping pace with the leader.

Just as Herrera began to work traffic after seven laps, the first caution of the race flew when Brian Brown came to a stop off the top of turn four. On the ensuing restart, reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson surrendered the tenth position when he looped it in turn three. Johnson joined Brown at the tail of the field.

With Herrera leading Wright on the restart, sixth-starter Covington disposed of Kinser for third on the eighth circuit with El Paso’s John Carney II staking a claim on fourth by the tenth lap. With traffic a factor by the 15th round, the top four ran in that order until a Carney bobble in turns three and four on the 18th lap allowed Bacon to close in. Bacon, who had worked from 11th to seventh prior to the race’s first caution after seven laps, had cracked the top five by taking the position from Brad Loyet by the 15th circuit.

Battling for the fourth and final lock-in position, contact resulted in a broken front-end for Carney in turns one and two as Bacon continued on with 20 laps in the books.

Herrera kept Wright at bay over the final rounds for his eighth overall ASCS win of the season, while four-time ASCS National champion Wright settled for runner-up honors in his No. 9 Maxim.

Bacon battled past Covington on the white-flag lap to claim show honors in the Wesmar-powered Fatheadz Eyewear No. 99 Triple-X, with 2011 ASCS Lone Star champ Covington fourth in the Wesmar-powered Oilfield & Equipment Manufacturing No. 11c Triple-X.

Danny Lasoski made a last-lap move to round out the top five in Mark Burch’s Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld, with ASCS Warrior champion Loyet posting his best National finish to date in sixth.

After starting 13th, Brad Sweet rallied in the latter stages to claim seventh, with last year’s Southern New Mexico Speedway preliminary feature winner Jack Dover charging from 17th to eighth. Kraig Kinser was ninth, with Donny Schatz advancing four positions to complete the top ten.

Steve Kinser, who topped last year’s Las Cruces finale, slipped back to 15th after starting seventh.

Lasoski, Herrera, Jason Johnson, Dustin Morgan, Bacon, Hafertepe, Jr., and K. Kinser topped heat race action, with Dover, Brian Brown and Shane Stewart winning the “B” Mains.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM) Preliminary Event

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to Three "B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 2. 35a-Brad Sweet, 3. 48-Jake Martens, 4. 21-Brian Brown, 5. 0-Zach Chappell, 6. 5h-Mason Moore, 7. 99x-Chuck Jackson, 8. 2p-Alex Pettas. DNS: 22k-Kevin Barksdale.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 2. 15c-Donny Schatz, 3. 15-Bud Goodwin, 4. 11c-Matt Covington, 5. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 6. 28-Jeff Swindell, 7. 5k-Koby Barksdale, 8. 81-Danny Wood, 9. 33v-Henry Van Dam.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 11-Steve Kinser, 5. 79-Calvin Landis, 6. M1-Derek Hagar, 7. 55-Trey Starks, 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 9. 36-Jason Martin.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 2-Dustin Morgan, 2. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 3. 57-Shane Stewart, 4. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 5. 19-Wes Wofford, 6. 23-Seth Bergman, 7. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 8. 77c-Colt Treharn, 9. 131-Royal Jones.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2. 224-John Carney II, 3. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 21tx-Brandon Schure, 5. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 6. 2L-Logan Forler, 7. 5-Kyle McCutcheon, 8. 145x-Derek Dimartino, 9. 77-Dalten Gabbard.

Heat Six (8 Laps): 1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. 53-Jack Dover, 4. 12-Josh Grady, 5. 18w-Lorne Wofford, 6. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 7. 7c-John Carney. DNS: 9k-Kyle Sager.

Heat Seven (8 Laps): 1. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 2. 9-Gary Wright, 3. 15cx-Joey Chester, 4. 41w-Joshua Williams, 5. 17m-Josh Boughman, 6. 62-Bill Mitchell, 7. 22-Jesse Baker, 8. 90-Lance Norick.

"B" Mains (Top 2 from Each Advance to "A" Main):

First "B" Feature (15 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. 5w-Lucas Wolfe, 4. 0-Zach Chappell, 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 6. 2L-Logan Forler, 7. 48-Jake Martens, 8. 55-Trey Starks, 9. 23-Seth Bergman, 10. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 11. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 12. 145x-Derek Dimartino, 13. 21tx-Brandon Schure, 14. 2p-Alex Pettas, 15. 22-Jesse Baker.

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 3. 28-Jeff Swindell, 4. 5h-Mason Moore, 5. M1-Derek Hagar, 6. 5-Kyle McCutcheon, 7. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 8. 12-Josh Grady, 9. 15-Bud Goodwin, 10. 18w-Lorne Wofford, 11. 36-Jason Martin, 12. 5k-Koby Barksdale, 13. 90-Lance Norick, 14. 22k-Kevin Barksdale. DNS: 19-Wes Wofford.

Third “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 3. 17m-Josh Baughman, 4. 41w-Joshua Williams, 5. 79-Calvin Landis, 6. 81-Danny Wood, 7. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 8. 77c-Colt Treharn, 9. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 10. 7c-John Carney, 11. 15cx-Joey Chester, 12. 99x-Chuck Jackson, 13. 131-Royal Jones, 14. 62-Bill Mitchell. DNS: 9k-Kyle Sager.

Southern New Mexico Speedway Preliminary “A” Main:

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 2. 9-Gary Wright, 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 11c-Matt Covington, 5. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 6. 05-Brad Loyet, 7. 35a-Brad Sweet, 8. 53-Jack Dover, 9. 1mx-Kraig Kinser, 10. 15c-Donny Schatz, 11. 28-Jeff Swindell, 12. 57-Shane Stewart, 13. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 14. 88-Tim Crawley, 15. 11-Steve Kinser, 16. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 17. 41-Jason Johnson, 18. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 19. 21-Brian Brown, 20. 23-Seth Bergman, 21. 224-John Carney II, 22. 2-Dustin Morgan, 23. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 24. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

Lap Leaders: Johnny Herrera 1-25.

Note: Jeff Swindell and Seth Bergman both utilized their third provisional of the year to start the main event, both were partial-point provisionals. Both have one partial-point provisional remaining.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 2,917, 2. Johnny Herrera 2,824 3. Jeff Swindell 2,717, 4. Brady Bacon 2,696, 5. (tie) Gary Wright and Tim Crawley 2,615, 7. Jason Johnson 2,490, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. 2,407, 9. Seth Bergman 2,397, 10. Aaron Reutzel 2,307, 11. Zach Chappell 2,091, 12. Wayne Johnson 1,865, 13. Jack Dover 1,587, 14. Dustin Morgan 1,459, 15. Danny Wood 1,340.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 3,042, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 2,917, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,824, 4. Swindell Group #28 – 2,717, 5. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,696, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,615, 7. Bruce Racing #18 – 2,407, 8. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,397, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,307, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 2,091, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 2,019, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,459, 13. Danny Wood #81 – 1,340, 14. Jack Dover #53 – 1,215, 15. Sam Hafertepe #15h – 1,214.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Points (Top 10): 1. Rick Ziehl 2,223, 2. Calvin Landis 1,985, 3. Kyle McCutcheon 1,893, 4. Dalten Gabbard 1,866, 5. Lance Norick 1,793, 6. Joshua Williams 1,788, 7. Jordan Stetson 1,556, 8. Joey Chester 1,550, 9. Joshua Hodges 1,512, 10. Steve Stone 1,436.

Kinser Defends Lucas Oil ASCS Las Cruces Triumph this Weekend!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 7, 2011) – Steve Kinser made the most of his Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters debut by outdueling Jason Johnson atop the 5/16-mile Southern New Mexico Speedway clay oval last November.

This weekend, “The King” defends his triumph at the Las Cruces, NM, track as the Lucas Oil ASCS makes it’s only New Mexico appearance of 2011 with two full nights of action on Friday and Saturday.

This weekend’s Southern New Mexico Speedway double leads the way into the series season finale next weekend; the 44th Annual Western World Championships at Tucson’s USA Raceway on November 17-19.

Both weekends also award Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest points, with the Southwest season concluding at the Western World as well.

While Kinser and long-time nemesis Sammy Swindell are expected for this weekend’s action, they’ll take on a tough cast of Lucas Oil Sprint Car competitors led by Bixby, OK, native Shane Stewart, who is trying to put the finishing touches on a second series championship.

Stewart, who captured his first Lucas Oil Sprint Car title in 2009, carries a 137-point lead into the weekend over Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera and can put a virtual lock on the top spot with a strong weekend. Stewart has claimed three series wins thus far in 2011 including a Copper on Dirt triumph at USA Raceway, a $10,000 ASCS Knoxville Nationals triumph and a $10,000 Lone Star Nationals victory.

Herrera, who has posted prelim wins at the Copper on Dirt and the Jackson Nationals, will not only try to keep his title hopes alive in his home state, he’ll also try to distance himself from third-ranked Jeff Swindell of Bartlett, TN, who is just 46 points back in third. Swindell claimed an early-season win with Ford power at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway.

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon, last year’s Lucas Oil Sprint Car points runner-up, has climbed a pair of positions on the point charts in recent weeks to fourth, with three-time series champion Tim Crawley of Benton, AR, rounding out the current top five.

Four-time series champion and the series all-time winningest driver Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, is just 40 points behind Crawley in sixth, with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, up to seventh in points after missing the initial four nights of the season to finish off the World Series SprintCar championship in Australia. Johnson’s JJR No. 41 entry is atop the owner’s portion of the point charts.

Johnson is atop the series win charts with six National wins including a Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals preliminary score, an I-30 triumph, a Cottage Grove sweep, a Jackson Nationals win and a Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial score at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Washington’s Seth Bergman is currently ranked eighth in his second tour of Lucas Oil Sprint Car duty, with Liberal, KS, native Tony Bruce, Jr., and Clute, TX, rookie contender Aaron Reutzel rounding out the top ten. Talala, Oklahoma’s Zach Chappell, the 2001 series champion, is just outside the top ten in 11th.

Closing in on a fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest title, Las Cruces’ Rick Ziehl leads the Southwest shoes into the weekend with a 146-point advantage over Calvin Landis. The balance of the ASCS Southwest top ten includes Kyle McCutcheon, Dalten Gabbard, Lance Norick, Joshua Williams, Joey Chester, Jordan Stetson, Steve Stone and Joshua Hodges.

At least two other ASCS Regional champions are expected to be among this weekend’s stout field including Lone Star champion Matt Covington of Glenpool, OK, and Warrior kingpin Brad Loyet of Sunset Hills, MO.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars returned to Southern New Mexico Speedway last November for the first time since 1997. Nebraska’s Jack Dover bested a 50-car field in the preliminary feature event before Kinser outlasted Jason Johnson to take the $6,000 score in the Saturday night finale.

The Series:

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters

When & Where:

Friday night, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. – Southern New Mexico Speedway
Saturday night, November 12 at 6:30 p.m. – Southern New Mexico Speedway

Track Information:

Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM) – 5/16-mile, high-banked clay oval located west of I-25 on I-10 to Exit 132, then south to frontage road, then 3.1 miles west on Robert Larson Boulevard (pits are 3.4 miles). Track phone: 575-524-7913.

Lucas Oil ASCS Southern New Mexico Speedway History:

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars ended an absence of over 13 years with last year’s November double that found up-and-comer Jack Dover and Sprint Car King Steve Kinser taking the wins. Current Lucas Oil Sprint Car contender Tim Crawley reached victory lane in the series first Las Cruces visit in September of 1994.

Southern New Mexico Speedway Lucas Oil ASCS winners include: Tim Crawley 1, Jack Dover 1, Chris Ikard 1, Steve Kinser 1, Danny Young 1.

Southern New Mexico Speedway Lucas Oil ASCS Race-by-race Winners: Tim Crawley (9/4/94), Danny Young (10/7/94), Chris Ikard (2/23/97), Jack Dover (11/12/10), Steve Kinser (11/13/10).

Current Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National Points:

Top 15 Driver Points: 1. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 2,811, 2. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 2,674, 3. Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN) 2,628, 4. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 2,561, 5. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 2,513, 6. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 2,473, 7. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 2,394, 8. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 2,317, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 2,303, 10. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX) 2,242, 11. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 2,026, 12. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,778, 13. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 1,471, 14. Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 1,371, 15. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 1,275.

Top 15 Owner Points: 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 2,946, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 2,811, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,674, 4. Swindell Group #28 – 2,628, 5. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,561, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,513, 7. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,317, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 2,303, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,242, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 2,026, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 1,877, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,371, 13. Danny Wood #81 – 1,275, 14. Bryan Sundby #38 – 1,196, 15. Sam Hafertepe #15h – 1,128.

Current ASCS Southwest Points:

Top Ten: 1. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 2,101, 2. Calvin Landis (Knoxville, IA) 1,855, 3. Kyle McCutcheon (Alamogordo, NM) 1,768, 4. Dalten Gabbard (Peoria, AZ) 1,750, 5. Lance Norick
(Scottsdale, AZ) 1,683, 6. Joshua Williams (Glendale, AZ) 1,653, 7. (tie) Joey Chester (Phoenix, AZ) and Jordan Stetson (Tucson, AZ) 1,437, 9. Steve Stone (Mesa, AZ) 1,436, 10. Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) 1,362.

2011 Feature Winners:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series: Jason Johnson 6, Johnny Herrera 3, Wayne Johnson 3, Shane Stewart 3, Danny Lasoski 2, Sammy Swindell 2, Brady Bacon 1, Tim Crawley 1, Jack Dover 1, Lee Grosz 1, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1, Tim Kaeding 1, Kyle Larson 1, Daryn Pittman 1, Jeff Swindell 1, Gary Wright 1.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters – A Look Ahead:

November 17/18/19 – USA Raceway (44th Annual Western World Championships)

Lucas Oil ASCS on the Web:

Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters live at www.racinboys.com.

Official results, championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS on TV:

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters will be featured in nine one-hour shows broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on the VERSUS Network and MavTV.

The full schedule according to www.motorsportshour.com is as follows:

Thunderbowl Raceway (Feb. 9) – 4/23/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Kings Speedway (Feb. 12) – 5/7/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
USA Raceway (Feb. 18) – 5/29/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
USA Raceway (Feb. 19) – 6/5/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Eagle Raceway (RAINED OUT) – 9/11/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Eagle Raceway (June 11) – 9/18/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Grays Harbor Raceway (RAINED OUT) – 10/30/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Cottage Grove Speedway (July 22) – 11/6/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Cottage Grove Speedway (July 23) - TBA

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Swindell Banks $15K in 24th Annual Short Track Nationals Finale!

Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 29, 2011) – It had been more than 20 years since his first dose of STN glory, but Sammy Swindell finally became the event’s fourth multi-time champion by taking the $15,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires 40-lap championship finale atop the high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay oval.

After starting fourth, Swindell battled past early leader Shane Stewart on the 13th circuit and then went on to post his second Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National win of the year in front of Brady Bacon with Stewart taking the final podium position in third.

And, the 1990 STN winner added his second win with a flat left front tire over the final dozen circuits of the feature event that doled out over $80,000 alone to cap the blockbuster weekend that included 100 competitors.

“The last few years all I needed to do was finish and I’d win but things broke or different things have happened like a tire going flat or whatever,” Swindell explained after his ninth career STN feature start. “We had a flat tonight but it didn’t slow us down, with three wheels it was still better than anybody else. Those guys better go back to work.”

Swindell was one of six drivers locked into Saturday night’s STN championship feature after a third-place run in Friday night’s preliminary feature, explaining that, “The Big Game Tree Stands Maxim has worked great all weekend, we just didn’t show our hand until they paid the purse.”

While Swindell worked forward from fifth in the Dash for Cash to earn the fourth starting position in the main event, Dash winner Danny Lasoski led the way to the green flag with Stewart alongside.

Stewart gunned into the lead at the outset aboard Paul Silva’s Wesmar-powered Rockstar Energy Drink/Makita No. 57 A.R.T. and set the early pace in front of Swindell, third-starter Bacon and Lasoski while wading through four caution periods in the initial eight laps that sent Seth Bergman tailback with A.G. Rains, Wayne Johnson and Sam Hafertepe, Jr., all forced pitside in separate cautions.

After Hafertepe, Jr., looped it exiting turn four and suffered race-ending nose wing damage on a lap nine restart after W. Johnson stopped, Swindell went to work on Stewart for the point in short order.

While Stewart worked the low line, Swindell worked just to his outside and finally raced into the lead through turns three and four on the 13th lap after battling side-by-side for several rounds. Swindell then slipped away and opened up nearly a straightaway advantage just past the midway point as he worked traffic, leaving Stewart, Bacon and Lasoski to dice for the second position.

With Swindell comfortably ahead, Bacon battled his way past Stewart for second in the Wesmar-powered Fatheadz Eyewear No. 99 Triple-X on the 26th circuit, just two laps before one final caution flew for Kyle Larson’s disabled mount on the frontstretch. Larson had been battling among the top ten before apparent engine woes cut his first STN championship feature start short.

While Swindell’s left front tire went completely flat under the caution, the veteran shoe still had the advantage of four lapped cars between himself and his chasers on the restart. And, even though 2006 STN champion Jason Johnson was able to unlap himself on the restart, Bacon wasn’t quite able to clear traffic soon enough to mount a serious charge on the leader, ultimately falling 1.568 seconds short of Swindell at the stripe.

“At the end, I wish we could have got a restart with me right there behind him,” Bacon explained. “We might have been able to get him when we were slowed down when his flat was messing him up, but once he got in a rhythm I just couldn’t quite pull up on to him.”

With Swindell leading Bacon to the stripe, Stewart claimed the show position with Lasoski fourth in Mark Burch’s Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld and Jason Sides fifth in the Sparks Construction No. 91.

Stevie Smith raced from 14th to sixth in his rookie STN outing, with Paul McMahan surviving the lap nine restart contact with Hafertepe, Jr., to claim seventh after starting 13th.

Tim Crawley was eighth in front of his hometown crowd, with 2010 STN winner Brad Sweet turning in the top passing performance by racing from 20th ninth. Tim Shaffer completed the top ten.

Stevie Smith was one of seven drivers starting a first career STN championship finale with the others including Joey Saldana (13th), Seth Bergman (14th), Ray Allen Kulhanek (15th), Larson (16th), Aaron Reutzel (17th) and Matt Covington (18th).

Bergman worked his way into the main event by fending off Crawley in the First “B” Main. Crawley earned his 17th STN finale starting berth with the runner-up finish, matching four-time event winner Gary Wright’s total of 17 STN feature starts. Hafertepe, Jr., an STN runner-up last year, beat Covington to the stripe in the Second “B” Main.

Kyle Bellm and Channin Tankersley topped “C” Main action, Marshall Skinner and Ernie Ainsworth claimed wins in the “D” Mains and father-son duo Zach and Rick Pringle swept through “E” Main action.

With a total of 100 competitors taking part in the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, more than $116,000 in purse money was distributed over the course of the three-night event.

24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires Saturday Results:

“E” Mains (Top 4 Advance to Corresponding “D” Main):

First “E” Main (10 Laps): 1. 8z-Zach Pringle. 2. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 3. 38m-Ryan Moore, 4. 14T-Tyler Brown, 5. 165-Miranda Arnold, 6. 32-Charles Tankersley, 7. 23j-Junior Jenkins, 8. 58-Wade Oliver, 9. 4bx-Kevin Baugh. DNS: 31-Justin Webb, 33h-Mark Huddleston.

Second “E” Main (10 Laps): 1. 38p-Rick Pringle, 2. 51b-Jimmy Brooks, 3. 44-Ronny Howard, 4j-John James, 5. 4T-Tommy Snellgrove, 6. 19-Jay Snellgrove, 7. 12-Steven Schaberg. DNS: 5k-Jerry Kamer, X-Charlie Louden, 51s-Lee Sowell, 51x-Beau Smith.

“D” Mains (Top 4 Advance to Corresponding “C” Main):

First “D” Main (10 Laps): 1. 26-Marshall Skinner, 2. 93-Chris Sweeney, 3. 01n-Jeremy Newkirk, 4. 36b-Jonathan Beason, 5. 8z-Zach Pringle, 6. C4-Casey Rowland, 7. 76-John Ricketts, 8. 3h-Nate Van Haaften, 9. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 10. 44c-Henry Gustavus, 11. 1m-Jim Moughan, 12. 38m-Ryan Moore, 13. 0m-Andy McElhannon, 14. 14T-Tyler Brown. DNS: 9s-Justin Sturch, 31b-Brandon Berryman.

Second “D” Main (10 Laps): 1. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 2. 15b-Sean McClelland, 3. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 4. 28c-Jonathan Cornell, 5. 9k-Kyle Sager, 6. 87m-Brian McClelland, 7. 64-Scotty Thiel, 8. 38p-Rick Pringle, 9. 52-Frank Sudduth, 10. 19k-Klint Angelette, 11. 4j-John James, 12. 44-Ronny Howard, 13. 17b-Ryan Bickett. DNS: 4b-Eric Baldaccini, 0c-Zach Chappell, 51b-Jimmy Brooks.

“C” Mains (Top 4 Advance to Corresponding “B” Main):

First “C” Main (15 Laps): 1. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 2. 74e-Claud Estes, 3. 21b-Brian Brown, 4. 05-Brad Loyet, 5. 5h-Mason Moore, 6. 36b-Jonathan Beason, 7. X1m-Jack Dover, 8. 21k-Ryan Kitchen, 9. 93-Chris Sweeney, 10. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 11. 01n-Jeremy Newkirk, 12. 47-Dale Howard, 13. 89g-David Gravel, 14. 26-Marshall Skinner, 15. 66-Tommy Worley, 16. 51h-Mike Hess.

Second “C” Main (15 Laps): 1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 4. 28c-Jonathan Cornell, 5. 4s-Danny Smith, 6. 1x-Gary Taylor, 7. 87j-Justin Carver, 8. 39-Brad Bowden, 9. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 10. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 11. 1g-Cody Gardner, 12. 15b-Sean McClelland, 13. 27-Andy Shouse, 14. 6b-Ryan Beechler, 15. 11g-Mike Goodman. DNS: 21x-Jimmy Hurley.

“B” Mains (Top 7 from each Advance to “A” Main):

First “B” Main (15 Laps): 1. 23b-Seth Bergman, 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. M1-Tim Shaffer, 4. 01x-Paul McMahan, 5. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 8. 22h-Randy Hannagan, 9. 28s-Jeff Swindell, 10. 18b-Tony Bruce, Jr., 11. 81-Danny Wood, 12. 3a-A.G. Rains, 13. 21b-Brian Brown, 14. 74e-Claud Estes, 15. 05-Brad Loyet, 16. 14k-Kyle Bellm.

Second “B” Main (15 Laps): 1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 11c-Matt Covington, 3. 187-Kyle Larson, 4. 3g-Stevie Smith, 5. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 6. 9-Joey Saldana, 7. 49-Brad Sweet, 8. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 9. 94-Derek Hagar, 10. 9x-Gary Wright, 11. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 12. 28c-Jonathan Cornell, 13. 36-Jason Martin, 14. 71-Channin Tankersley, 15. 14m-Jordon Mallett. DNS: 91d-Cody Darrah.

Dash for Cash (Finish Determines Alignment of Front Three Rows of Main Event):

Dash (6 Laps – Starting position in parentheses): 1. 1mx-Danny Lasoski (4), 2. 57-Shane Stewart (2), 3. 99-Brady Bacon (6), 4. 1s-Sammy Swindell (4), 5. 91s-Jason Sides (1), 6. 29-Travis Rilat (3).

24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires Championship “A” Feature:

A Feature (40 Laps – Starting position in parentheses): 1. 1s-Sammy Swindell (4) [$15,000], 2. 99-Brady Bacon (3) [$10,000], 3. 57-Shane Stewart (2) [$7,500], 4. 1mx-Danny Lasoski (1) [$5,000], 5. 91s-Jason Sides (5) [$2,750], 6. 3g-Stevie Smith (14) [$2,700], 7. 01x-Paul McMahan (13) [$2,650], 8. 88-Tim Crawley (9) [$2,600], 9. 49-Brad Sweet (20) [$2,575], 10. M1-Tim Shaffer (11) [$2,550], 11. 29-Travis Rilat (6) [$2,525], 12. 41-Jason Johnson (19) [$2,500], 13. 9-Joey Saldana (18) [$2,475], 14. 23-Seth Bergman (7) [$2,450], 15. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek (16) [$2,425], 16. 187-Kyle Larson (12) [$2,400], 17. 87-Aaron Reutzel (17) [$2,400], 18. 11c-Matt Covington (10) [$2,400], 19. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (8) [$2,400], 20. 77x-Wayne Johnson (15) [$2,400], 21. 3a-A.G. Rains (21) [$2,400].

Lap Leaders: Shane Stewart 1-12, Sammy Swindell 13-40.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 2,811, 2. Johnny Herrera 2,674 3. Jeff Swindell 2,628, 4. Brady Bacon 2,561, 5. Tim Crawley 2,513, 6. Gary Wright 2,473, 7. Jason Johnson 2,394, 8. Seth Bergman 2,317, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. 2,303, 10. Aaron Reutzel 2,242, 11. Zach Chappell 2,026, 12. Wayne Johnson 1,778, 13. Jack Dover 1,471, 14. Dustin Morgan 1,371, 15. Danny Wood 1,275.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 2,946, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 2,811, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,674, 4. Swindell Group #28 – 2,628, 5. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,561, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,513, 7. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,317, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 2,303, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,242, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 2,026, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 1,877, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,371, 13. Danny Wood #81 – 1,275, 14. Bryan Sundby #38 – 1,196, 15. Sam Hafertepe #15h – 1,128.

Saturday’s STN Feature Lineups!

Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 29, 2011) – The stage is set in Arkansas’ capitol city, as 100 of the top Sprint Car teams from throughout the country have battled it out over the past two nights atop I-30 Speedway’s high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval to determine the alignment of Saturday’s STN championship feature slate of events.

Only six drivers have secured starting positions in the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires $15,000-to-win and $2,400-to-start finale, but another 14 of the remaining 94 will have the opportunity to land starting berths in the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National event.

Among those already in the STN finale are preliminary feature winners Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK, and Danny Lasoski of Dover, MO. Bacon won the feature delayed by weather from Thursday to Friday, while Lasoski topped the scheduled Friday feature.

Also earning starting spots are prelim runner-ups Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) and Jason Sides (Bartlett, TN) along with third-place finishers Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) and Sammy Swindell (Bartlett, TN).

All six locked-in drivers have previous STN finale experience, with Swindell and Sides both reigning as past winners in 1990 and 2001, respectively.

Saturday will mark Swindell’s ninth STN championship feature start, with Sides, Stewart and Rilat each making their eight career STN finale. Bacon will start his third STN finale, while Lasoski starts just his second.

Those six drivers will battle it out the Dash for Cash to determine the alignment of the front three rows of the $77,700 main event. The Dash lineup will be determined by a Cheater’s Day style draw.

The balance of the 20-car feature field will be filled by the top seven finishers from the Twin “B” Mains. A 21st starting position is reserved for I-30 Speedway track champion A.G. Rains should he not race his way into the feature field. Rains is slated to start tenth in the First “B” Main.

Saturday’s racing action fires off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Saturday’s card are just $25. For more information, contact the track at 501-455-4567.

The lineups…

Locked into “A” Main:

99-Brady Bacon, 1mx-Danny Lasoski, 57-Shane Stewart, 91s-Jason Sides, 29-Travis Rilat, 1s-Sammy Swindell.

First “B” Main (Top 7 Make Up Inside Rows 4-10 of “A” Main): 23b Seth Bergman – 88 Tim Crawley M1 Tim Shaffer – 01x Paul McMahan 77x Wayne Johnson – 22h Randy Hannagan 87a Aaron Reutzel – 28s Jeff Swindell 41 Jason Johnson – 3a A.G. Rains 18b Tony Bruce, Jr. – 81 Danny Wood C Main 1 Transfer 1 – C Main 1 Transfer 2 C Main 1 Transfer 3 – C Main 1 Transfer 4

Second “B” Main (Top 7 Make Up Outside Rows 4-10 of “A” Main): 11c Matt Covington – 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 187 Kyle Larson – 36m Jason Martin 3g Stevie Smith – 21T Ray Allen Kulhanek 45x Johnny Herrera – 9 Joey Saldana 91d Cody Darrah – 49 Brad Sweet 94 Derek Hagar – 14m Jordon Mallett C Main 2 Transfer 1 – C Main 2 Transfer 2 C Main 2 Transfer 3 – C Main 2 Transfer 4

First “C” Main (Top 4 Advance to First “B” Main): 21b Brian Brown – 14k Kyle Bellm 03 Joe Wood, Jr. – 74e Claud Estes 5h Mason Moore – 05 Brad Loyet 89g David Gravel – x1m Jack Dover 66 Tommy Worley – 51h Mike Hess 47 Dale Howard – 21k Ryan Kitchen D Main 1 Transfer 1 – D Main 1 Transfer 2 D Main 1 Transfer 3 – D Main 1 Transfer 4

Second “C” Main (Top 4 Advance to Second “B” Main): 9x Gary Wright – 71 Channin Tankersley 27 Andy Shouse – 1g Cody Gardner 16 Anthony Nicholson – 6b Ryan Beechler 4s Danny Smith – 1x Gary Taylor 87j Justin Carver – 39 Brad Bowden 11g Mike Goodman – 21x Jimmy Hurley D Main 2 Transfer 1 – D Main 2 Transfer 2 D Main 2 Transfer 3 – D Main 2 Transfer 4

First “D” Main (Top 4 Advance to First “C” Main): 9s Justin Sturch – 93 Chris Sweeney 26 Marshall Skinner – 01n Jeremy Newkirk 3h Nate Van Haaften – 36b Jonathan Beason C4 Casey Rowland – 31b Brandon Berryman 0m Andy McElhannon – 76 John Ricketts 1m Jim Moughan – 44c Henry Gustavus E Main 1 Transfer 1 – E Main 1 Transfer 2 E Main 1 Transfer 3 – E Main 1 Transfer 4

Second “D” Main (Top 4 Advance to Second “C” Main): 40 Ernie Ainsworth – 15b Sean McClelland 17b Ryan Bickett – 44w Austen Wheatley 4b Eric Baldaccini – 0c Zach Chappell 52 Frank Sudduth – 87m Brian McClelland 9k Kyle Sager – 28c Jonathan Cornell 64 Scotty Thiel – 19k Klint Angelette E Main 2 Transfer 1 – E Main 2 Transfer 2 E Main 2 Transfer 3 – E Main 2 Transfer 4

First “E” Main (Top 4 Advance to First “D” Main): 8z Zach Pringle – 33a Austin Alumbaugh 32 Charles Tankersley – 38m Ryan Moore 4bx Kevin Baugh – 58 Wade Oliver 23j Junior Jenkins – 14T Tyler Brown 31 Justin Webb – 5m Miranda Arnold 33h Mark Huddleston

Second “E” Main (Top 4 Advance to Second “D” Main): 38p Rick Pringle – 5k Jerry Kamer 44 Ronny Howard – 51b Jimmy Brooks X Charlie Louden – 51s Lee Sowell 12 Steven Schaberg – 4j John James 51x Beau Smith – 4T Tommy Snellgrove 19 Jay Snellgrove

Lineups subject to change. For more information, contact the track at 501-455-4567.

Lasoski Tops Friday Feature at Short Track Nationals!

Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 28, 2011) – Fresh off a Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals triumph the previous weekend, Danny Lasoski battled past Jason Sides to win Friday night’s 25-lap preliminary feature at I-30 Speedway’s 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires.

After battling side-by-side for several circuits, Lasoski surged ahead and drove Mark Burch’s Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld to Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane for the second time in less than a week.

The Dover, MO, native beat Sides of Bartlett, TN, to the stripe by 3.490 seconds with fellow Tennessee shoe Sammy Swindell also locking into Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win, $2,400-to-start STN finale by finishing third.

With Lasoski gridding the feature outside the second row, Sides and Swindell led the way to the green flag with Sides racing into the lead on the opening round. After the previous preliminary feature ran off in non-stop fashion, the caution flew on the second circuit this time for a four-car tangle in turn two that sent Danny Wood pitside with Brian Brown, Kyle Bellm and defending STN champion Brad Sweet rejoining the chase at the tail.

Back under way, Lasoski battled past Swindell for second and was pressuring Sides for the point when the race’s second and final caution flew for Joe Wood, Jr., who came to a stop in turn three with a cut tire.

The battle was on when the green flag flew again, with Sides working the low side and Lasoski up top. Lasoski edged ahead momentarily on several occasions before finally gaining command on the 15th round and checking out on the field.

Lasoski rallied on to the checkered flag unchallenged, with 2001 STN champion Sides taking runner-up honors in Bobby Sparks’ No. 91 entry.

Swindell, who earned his lone STN title in 1990, earned the show position to lock into Saturday’s finale, with 1998 STN winner Tim Crawley climbing a half dozen positions from tenth to fourth in Mike Ward’s Lucas Oil/Boater Sports No. 88.

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., rounded out the top five in the Lone Star Speedway No. 15h, with California phenom Kyle Larson in seventh. Jason Johnson charged from the 16th position to seventh, with STN rookie contender Stevie Smith, Randy Hannagan and Sweet completing the top ten.

Smith was just one of two STN rookies to make a preliminary night feature cut, with Cody Darrah earning the third starting position in the Friday feature only to suffer engine woes two laps into the main event.

Smith, Wright, Sides, Danny Wood, Larson and I-30 Speedway track champion A.G. Rains topped heat race action for Friday night’s 49-car field, with Hannagan, Bellm, Darrah, Lasoski and Saldana winning the qualifying races. Saldana was forced to the infield early in the feature with suspension issues.

Brian Brown, Jason Johnson and Sweet won the “B” Mains.

A total of 100 drivers have taken part in the initial two nights of the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires.

24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires Friday Night Results:

Heat Races:

First Heat (10 Laps): 1. 3g-Stevie Smith, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 9-Joey Saldana, 4. 91d-Cody Darrah, 5. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 6. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 7. 19k-Klint Angelette, 8. 1m-Jim Moughan. DNS: 4bx-Kevin Baugh.

Second Heat (10 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 1-Sammy Swindell, 3. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 4. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 5. X1m-Jack Dover, 6. 38p-Rick Pringle, 7. 51x-Beau Smith, 8. 23j-Junior Jenkins.

Third Heat (10 Laps): 1. 91s-Jason Sides, 2. 28s-Jeff Swindell, 3. 15b-Sean McClelland, 4. 22h-Randy Hannagan, 5. 9s-Justin Sturch, 6. 26-Marshall Skinner, 7. X-Charlie Louden, 8. C4-Casey Rowland.

Fourth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 81-Danny Wood, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 4. 87j-Justin Carver, 5. 4s-Danny Smith, 6. 44-Ronny Howard, 7. 44c-Henry Gustavus, 8. 31-Justin Webb.

Fifth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 187-Kyle Larson, 2. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 4. 8z-Zach Pringle, 5. 11g-Mike Goodman, 6. 0c-Zach Chappell, 7. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 8. 3h-Nate Van Haaften.

Sixth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 3a-A.G. Rains, 2. 1mx-Danny Lasoski, 3. 88-Tim Crawley, 4. 21b-Brian Brown, 5. 47-Dale Howard, 6. 51b-Jimmy Brooks, 7. 12-Steven Schaberg, 8. 58-Wade Oliver.

Qualifying Races – Top 14 in Combined Passing/Finishing Points to “A” Feature; Balance to “B” Mains

First Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 22h-Randy Hannagan, 2. 21b-Brian Brown, 3. 3g-Stevie Smith, 4. 41-Jason Johnson, 5. 28s-Jeff Swindell, 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 7. C4-Casey Rowland, 8. 0c-Zach Chappell, 9. 44-Ronny Howard, 10. 12-Steven Schaberg.

Second Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 2. 3a-A.G. Rains, 3. 1-Sammy Swindell, 4. 05-Brad Loyet, 5. 9x-Gary Wright, 6. 9s-Justin Sturch, 7. 1m-Jim Moughan, 8. 15b-Sean McClelland, 9. 51b-Jimmy Brooks. DNS: 58-Wade Oliver.

Third Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 91d-Cody Darrah, 2. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 3. 81-Danny Wood, 4. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 5. 26-Marshall Skinner, 6. 87j-Justin Carver, 7. 19k-Klint Angelette, 8. 44c-Henry Gustavus, 9. 31-Justin Webb, 10. 51x-Beau Smith.

Fourth Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 1mx-Danny Lasoski, 2. 91s-Jason Sides, 3. X1m-Jack Dover, 4. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 5. 11g-Mike Goodman, 6. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 7. 3h-Nate Van Haaften, 8. 4bx-Kevin Baugh, 9. X-Charlie Louden, 10. 8z-Zach Pringle (Disqualified; nose wing too far forward after finishing second).

Fifth Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 9-Joey Saldana, 2. 4s-Danny Smith, 3. 88-Tim Crawley, 4. 187-Kyle Larson, 5. 47-Dale Howard, 6. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 7. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 8. 38p-Rick Pringle, 9. 23j-Junior Jenkins.

“B” Features – Top 2 From Each Advance to “A” Feature

First “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 21b-Brian Brown, 2. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 3h-Nate Van Haaften, 5. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 6. 0c-Zach Chappell, 7. 11g-Mike Goodman, 8. 58-Wade Oliver, 9. 26-Marshall Skinner. DNS: 38p-Rick Pringle, X-Charlie Louden, 31-Justin Webb.

Second “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 87j-Justin Carver, 4. X1m-Jack Dover, 5. 9s-Justin Sturch, 6. 8z-Zach Pringle, 7. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 8. 44c-Henry Gustavus, 9. 12-Steven Schaberg, 10. 19k-Klint Angelette, 11. 44-Ronny Howard, 12. 51x-Beau Smith.

Third “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 2. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 3. 4s-Danny Smith, 4. 47-Dale Howard, 5. 15b-Sean McClelland, 6. C4-Casey Rowland, 7. 1m-Jim Moughan, 8. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 9. 23j-Junior Jenkins, 10. 4bx-Kevin Baugh, 11. 51b-Jimmy Brooks.

“A” Feature – Top 3 Finishers Locked into Saturday night’s $15,000 to win STN Finale.

A Feature (25 Laps – Starting position in parentheses): 1. 1mx-Danny Lasoski (4), 2. 91s-Jason Sides (1), 3. 1-Sammy Swindell (2), 4. 88-Tim Crawley (10), 5. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (8), 6. 187-Kyle Larson (9), 7. 41-Jason Johnson (16), 8. 3g-Stevie Smith (12), 9. 22h-Randy Hannagan (13), 10. 49-Brad Sweet (17), 11. 45x-Johnny Herrera (14), 12. 21b-Brian Brown (15), 13. 28s-Jeff Swindell (11), 14. 9x-Gary Wright (19), 15. 14k-Kyle Bellm (18), 16. 03-Joe Wood, Jr. (20), 17. 9-Joey Saldana (5), 18. 3a-A.G. Rainns (6), 19. 81-Danny Wood (7), 20. 91d-Cody Darrah (3).

Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-10, Danny Lasoski 11, Sides 12-14, Lasoski 15-25.

Bacon Sizzles in Short Track Nationals Opener!

Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 28, 2011) – Brady Bacon picked an ideal time to win his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National feature of the year by topping I-30 Speedway’s 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires opening feature event.

After the STN lidlifter was interrupted by rain midway through the program on Thursday night, action resumed on Friday with the 21-year-old from Broken Arrow, OK, ultimately wiring the field in the non-stop 25-lap preliminary feature.

Locking into Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win, $2,400-to-start STN finale along with Bacon was runner-up Shane Stewart of Bixby, OK, and third-place finisher Travis Rilat of Forney, TX.

Rilat led the feature field to the green flag after accumulating the most points in heat and qualifying race action, but it was outside front row starter Bacon battling into the lead on the initial circuit.

Rilat kept the heat on Bacon over the initial ten circuits before Bacon slipped away and began working through traffic. Meanwhile, current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart, who had held fourth from the outset, rallied from fourth past Matt Covington and then Rilat on consecutive laps just prior to the midway point.

Stewart began cutting into Bacon’s lead over the final circuits, falling just 0.429-seconds short of the lead as the checkered flag flew on Bacon’s Wesmar-powered Fatheadz Eyewear No. 99 Triple-X.

Stewart settled for runner-up honors in Paul Silva’s Rockstar Energy Drink No. 57 A.R.T., with Rilat third in his No. 29 Triple X.

Covington held fourth until the 23rd round when Seth Bergman claimed the position in the Petersen Motorsports Wesmar-powered Superior Marine No. 23 Eagle, with Tim Shaffer snaring fifth on the white-flag lap in Casey Minks’ No. M1.

Covington was sixth just ahead of past STN champions Wayne Johnson and Paul McMahan, with Jason Martin and Aaron Reutzel completing the top ten.

McMahan, Bergman, Mason Moore, Stewart, Ray Allen Kulhanek and Covington topped heat race action, with Oklahoma shoes Stewart and Covington doubling up with wins in the first two qualifiers before Mother Nature intervened on Thursday night. Jordon Mallett, Claud Estes and Rilat won the remaining qualifying races on Friday, with Moore, Tony Bruce, Jr., and Channin Tankersley winning the “B” Mains.

A total of 51 different drivers took part in the opening portion of the 24th Annual Short Track Nationals.

24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires Thursday Night Results:

Heat Races:

First Heat (10 Laps): 1. 01x-Paul McMahan, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 39-Brad Bowden, 4. 1g-Cody Gardner, 5. M1-Tim Shaffer, 6. 01n-Jeremy Newkirk, 7. 87m-Brian McClelland, 8. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 9. 4-Tommy Snellgrove.

Second Heat (10 Laps): 1. 23b-Seth Bergman, 2. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 0m-Andy McElhannon, 4. 27-Andy Shouse, 5. 89g-David Gravel, 6. 51h-Mike Hess, 7. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 8. 93-Chris Sweeney. DNS: 19-Jay Snellgrove.

Third Heat (10 Laps): 1. 5h-Mason Moore, 2. 71-Channin Tankersley, 3. 87a-Aaron Reutzel, 4. 6b-Ryan Beechler, 5. 9k-Kyle Sager, 6. 31b-Brandon Berryman, 7. 32-Charles Tankersley, 8. 51s-Lee Sowell, 9. 33h-Mark Huddleston.

Fourth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 94-Derek Hagar, 3. 18b-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 74e-Claud Estes, 5. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 6. 36b-Jonathan Beason, 7. 14T-Tyler Brown, 8. 38m-Ryan Moore.

Fifth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 21k-Ryan Kitchen, 4. 21x-Jimmy Hurley, 5. 64-Scotty Thiel, 6. 5k-Jerry Kamer, 7. 76-John Ricketts, 8. 28c-Jonathan Cornell.

Sixth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 11c-Matt Covington, 2. 36m-Jason Martin, 3. 66-Tommy Worley, 4. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 5. 14m-Jordon Mallett, 6. 4b-Eric Baldaccini, 7. 4j-John James, 8. 52-Frank Sudduth.

Qualifying Races – Top 14 in Combined Passing/Finishing Points to “A” Feature; Balance to “B” Mains

First Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 21x-Jimmy Hurley, 4. 1g-Cody Gardner, 5. 39-Brad Bowden, 6. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 7. 4b-Eric Baldaccini, 8. 28c-Jonathan Cornell, 9. 9k-Jerry Kamer, 10. 4j-John James. DNS: 19-Jay Snellgrove.

Second Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 11c-Matt Covington, 2. 23b-Seth Bergman, 3. 29-Travis Rilat, 4. 1x-Gary Taylor, 5. 93-Chris Sweeney, 6. 52-Frank Sudduth, 7. 01n-Jeremy Newkirk, 8. 64-Scotty Thiel, 9. 0m-Andy McElhannon, 10. 14T-Tyler Brown.

Third Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 14m-Jordon Mallett, 2. 6b-Ryan Beechler, 3. 18b-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 36m-Jason Martin, 5. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 6. 5h-Mason Moore, 7. 31b-Brandon Berryman, 8. 32-Charles Tankersley, 9. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh. DNS: 5m-Miranda Arnold.

Fourth Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 74e-Claud Estes, 2. 89g-David Gravel, 3. 94-Derek Hagar, 4. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 5. 87a-Aaron Reutzel, 6. 21k-Ryan Kitchen, 7. 87m-Brian McClelland, 8. 38m-Ryan Moore, 9. 5k-Jerry Kamer. DNS: 4-Tommy Snellgrove.

Fifth Qualifier (10 Laps): 1. 27-Andy Shouse, 2. M1-Tim Shaffer, 3. 51h-Mike Hess, 4. 01x-Paul McMahan, 5. 66-Tommy Worley, 6. 71-Channin Tankersley, 7. 36b-Jonathan Beason, 8. 76-John Ricketts, 9. 51s-Lee Sowell. DNS: 33h-Mark Huddleston.

“B” Features – Top 2 From Each Advance to “A” Feature

First “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 5h-Mason Moore, 2. 27-Andy Shouse, 3. 6b-Ryan Beechler, 4. 39-Brad Bowden, 5. 76-John Ricketts, 6. 28c-Jonathan Cornell, 7. 87m-Brian McClelland, 8. 31b-Brandon Berryman, 9. 52-Frank Sudduth. DNS: 21x-Jimmy Hurley, 14T-Tyler Brown, 5m-Miranda Arnold, 19-Jay Snellgrove.

Second “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 18b-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 1g-Cody Gardner, 3. 66-Tommy Worley, 4. 1x-Gary Taylor, 5. 21k-Ryan Kitchen, 6. 36b-Jonathan Beason, 7. 4b-Eric Baldaccini, 8. 64-Scotty Thiel, 9. 51s-Lee Sowell, 10. 5k-Jerry Kamer, 11. 38m-Ryan Moore. DNS: 4T-Tommy Snellgrove.

Third “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 3. 89g-David Gravel, 4. 51h-Mike Hess, 5. 01n-Jeremy Newkirk, 6. 9k-Kyle Sager, 7. 0m-Andy McElhannon, 8. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 9. 93-Chris Sweeney, 10. 4j-John James, 11. 32-Charles Tankersley. DNS: 33h-Mark Huddleston.

“A” Feature – Top 3 Finishers Locked into Saturday night’s $15,000 to win STN Finale.

A Feature (25 Laps – Starting position in parentheses): 1. 99-Brady Bacon (2), 2. 57-Shane Stewart (3), 3. 29-Travis Rilat (1), 4. 23b-Seth Bergman (5), 5. M1-Tim Shaffer (9), 6. 11c-Matt Covington (4), 7. 77x-Wayne Johnson (7), 8. 01x-Paul McMahan (8), 9. 36m-Jason Martin (6), 10. 87a-Aaron Reutzel (10), 11. 18b-Tony Bruce, Jr. (16), 12. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek (7), 13. 71-Channin Tankersley (17), 14. 94-Derek Hagar (14), 15. 1g-Cody Gardner (19), 16. 14m-Jordon Mallett (11), 17. 5h-Mason Moore (15), 18. 27-Andy Shouse (18), 19. 74e-Claud Estes (13), 20. 16-Anthony Nicholson (20).

Lap Leaders: Brady Bacon 1-25.

Short Track Nationals Opener Interrupted by Rain

Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 27, 2011) – Mother Nature wreaked havoc with the opening night of I-30 Speedway’s 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, ultimately bringing a halt to the proceedings after the second of five qualifying races.

The balance of Thursday night’s Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters STN qualifier will be completed prior to Friday’s event, with hot laps at 6:00 p.m. followed immediately by the remaining three qualifying races, “B” Mains and 25-lap “A” Main. The complete Friday card will immediately follow the conclusion of the Thursday feature event.

Fans must present Thursday tickets to take in the rest of the Thursday qualifier. Upon the completion of the feature, the stands will be cleared and then Friday ticket holders will be admitted. Those not holding Thursday tickets that wish to witness the balance of the Thursday qualifier may do so for just $10.

Thursday’s racing action got off to a wild start when Miranda Arnold got out of shape entering turn three after contact and got upside down, collecting Tommy Snellgrove in the process with both flipping wildly.

A passing shower three laps into the third heat race after a Mark Huddleston flip in turn two created a rain delay in excess of 90 minutes. The balance of the six heat races were completed after working the track back in, with persistent rain then redeveloping as the third of five qualifying races hit the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval.

Former STN winner Paul McMahan, Seth Bergman, Mason Moore, Shane Stewart, Ray Allen Kulhanek and Matt Covington topped heat race action, with Oklahoma shoes Stewart and Covington doubling up with wins in the first two qualifiers before Mother Nature intervened.

While Stewart and Covington won both their heats and qualifiers, Travis Rilat ranks as the top point earner thus far after a fortuitous run from seventh to second in his heat and then a sixth to third effort in his qualifier. Rilat was running fourth entering the final corner of the fifth heat race when race leader Jimmy Hurley blew a radiator hose and collected second-runner Scotty Thiel, handing the win to Kulhanek with Rilat in position to take second.

A total of 51 cars checked in for Thursday night’s preliminary action, with the second half of the field set to hit the track upon the completion of Thursday’s finale. The top three from the two preliminary features will be locked into Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win, $2,400-to-start STN finale, with the rest of the field lined up in Saturday’s slate of championship feature events according to accumulated points.

24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires Thursday Night Results:

Heat Races:

First Heat (10 Laps): 1. 01x-Paul McMahan, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 39-Brad Bowden, 4. 1g-Cody Gardner, 5. X1-Tim Shaffer, 6. 01n-Jeremy Newkirk, 7. 87m-Brian McClelland, 8. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 9. 4-Tommy Snellgrove.

Fourth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 94-Derek Hagar, 3. 18b-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 74e-Claud Estes, 5. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 6. 36b-Jonathan Beason, 7. 14T-Tyler Brown, 8. 38m-Ryan Moore.

Fifth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 21k-Ryan Kitchen, 4. 21x-Jimmy Hurley, 5. 64-Scotty Thiel, 6. 5k-Jerry Kamer, 7. 76-John Ricketts, 8. 28c-Jonathan Cornell.

Sixth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 11c-Matt Covington, 2. 36m-Jason Martin, 3. 66-Tommy Worley, 4. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 5. 14m-Jordon Mallett, 6. 4b-Eric Baldaccini, 7. 4j-John James, 8. 52-Frank Sudduth.

Qualifying Races – Winner from Each Qualifier Locked into "A" Main; Balance of 20-car Feature Field comprised of Top 15 Overall Points Accumulated Through Heats & Qualifiers (Feature Lined up according to total points)

Third Qualifier Lineup: 6b Ryan Beechler – 14m Jordon Mallett 18b Tony Bruce, Jr. – 16 Anthony Nicholson 5h Mason Moore – 36m Jason Martin 31b Brandon Berryman – 33a Austin Alumbaugh 32 Charles Tankersley – 5m Miranda Arnold

Fourth Qualifier Lineup: 89g David Gravel – 74e Claud Estes 21k Ryan Kitchen – 94 Derek Hagar 77x Wayne Johnson – 87a Aaron Reutzel 5k Jerry Kamer – 87m Brian McClelland 38m Ryan Moore – 4T Tommy Snellgrove

Fifth Qualifier Lineup: 51h Mike Hess – 27 Andy Shouse 66 Tommy Worley – m1 Tim Shaffer 71 Channin Tankersley – 01x Paul McMahan 36b Jonathan Beason – 76 John Ricketts 51s Lee Sowell – 33h Mark Huddleston

24th Annual Short Track Nationals this Weekend – Entry Count Swells to 92!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 24, 2011) – It’s about that time in Little Rock, AR, as approximately 100 Sprint Car teams from throughout the country will converge upon the high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay oval for this week’s 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires.

The engines fire to life for Wednesday night’s Test ‘N Tune session, with two full preliminary nights of action on Thursday and Friday preceding Saturday’s slate of STN championship feature events that culminates with the $15,000-to-win, $2,400-to-start STN finale.

As of midday Monday, a total of 92 entries from 19 different states have been filed for the prestigious Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters event, with more expected before the first official green flag flies on Thursday night.

While seven past winners including defending STN king Brad Sweet had entered prior to the unveiling of the entry list last week, another two past champions have entered over the past few days including Sammy Swindell and Jason Sides.

Swindell topped the third edition of the event in 1990, while Sides scored STN glory in 2001. While Swindell pilots his familiar No. 1 entry, Sides teams with car owner Bobby Sparks, who earned back-to-back STN titles with Wayne Johnson and Tim Crawley in 1997 and 1998.

Johnson and Crawley are among the nine past winners entered for this year’s event, with others including four-time winner Gary Wright, two-time winner Tony Bruce, Jr., Jason Johnson and Paul McMahan.

Tossing in the likes of Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart, Johnny Herrera, Jeff Swindell, Joey Saldana, Stevie Smith, Brady Bacon, Danny Lasoski and more results in perhaps the stoutest field to ever congregate at the I-30 Speedway oval.

Lasoski comes into the weekend off the momentum of a $10,000 Lucas Oil ASCS triumph at the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals, while Connecticut’s David Gravel, who made the feature cut as an STN rookie last year, enters the weekend fresh off his first Outlaw victory.

A Wednesday night Test ‘N Tune Session from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. precedes the Thursday and Friday preliminary events, both of which include a full card of heat races, qualifiers “B” Mains and “A” Main, with the top three from each night locking into Saturday night’s finale.

The rest of the field will battle through Saturday night’s championship slate of feature events that will include Twin “F” Mains (if necessary), Twin “E” Mains, Twin “D” Mains, Twin “C” Mains and Twin “B” Mains. With Saturday night’s features lined up based upon qualifying night point totals, the top seven from each Saturday “B” Main will fill out the 20-car, $77,700 STN championship main event.

Fans can still save $10 by purchasing tickets in advance by calling 501-455-4567. Advance tickets, available through Wednesday, are just $45 for all three nights of wild racing action. Tickets at the gate are $15 on both Thursday and Friday and then just $25 on Saturday.

The Pertinent Info:

The What: 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires.

The Where: I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR). I-30 Speedway is located seven miles southwest of Little Rock off I-30 Exit 126 (Alexander Road).

The When: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 27-29, 2011. $15,000 to win the STN finale on October 29 with $2,400 to start the STN championship feature. Race time is 7:30 p.m. each night. Rain date is November 3-5. Test 'N Tune session on Wednesday night, October 26.

The Past Winners: Brad Sweet (2010), Tony Bruce, Jr. (2009 and 2008), Jason Meyers (2007), Jason Johnson (2006), Tim Montgomery (2005), Gary Wright (2004, 2003, 1999 and 1995), Paul McMahan (2002), Jason Sides (2001), Mike Ward (2000), Tim Crawley (1998), Wayne Johnson (1997), Pete Butler (1996), Terry Gray (1994), John Gerloff (1993), Steve Kinser (1991, ’89 and ‘88) and Sammy Swindell (1990). 1992 finale was rained out.

The Entries: While the pre-entry discount deadline of October 17 has come and gone, post-entries for the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires may still be filed for $250 by calling the track at 501-455-4567 or at http://www.i-30speedway.com/flyers/stn_2011.pdf.

#1x Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA)
#1xx Garry Lee Maier (Dodge City, KS)
#03 Joe Wood, Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK)
#3a A.G. Rains (West Memphis, AR)
#3g Stevie Smith (New Oxford, PA)
#3h Nate Van Haaften (Otley, IA)
#c4 Casey Rowland (Nesbit, MS)
#4b Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX)
#4bx Kevin Baugh (Redfield, AR)
#4j John James (Wichita Falls, TX)

#4s Danny Smith (Danville, IN)
#4t Tommy Snellgrove (Little Rock, AR)
#05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO)
#5h Mason Moore (Pleasant Grove, CA)
#5k Jerry Kamer (Jacksonville, AR)
#5m Miranda Arnold (Sedalia, MO)
#6b Ryan Beechler (McKinney, TX)
#6s Justin Spoerl (Mesquite, TX)
#8 John Carney II (El Paso, TX)
#8z Zach Pringle (Little Rock, AR)

#9 Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN)
#9k Kyle Sager (Alto, NM)
#9x Gary Wright (Hooks, TX)
#11c Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
#11g Mike Goodman (Tulsa, OK)
#14k Kyle Bellm (Nixa, MO)
#14m Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
#14t Tyler Brown (Vilonia, AR)
#15b Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK)
#16 Anthony Nicholson (Bartlett, TN)

#17b Ryan Bickett (Ramona, SD)
#18b Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS)
#18h Mike Hess (Springfield, IL)
#19 Klint Angelette (Thibodaux, LA)
#21b Brian Brown (Grain Valley, MO)
#21k Ryan Kitchen (Weston, NE)
#21t Ray Allen Kulhanek (Conroe, TX)
#21x Jimmy Hurley (Springfield, IL)
#22h Randy Hannagan (San Jose, CA)
#23b Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)

#23j Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)
#28c Jonathan Cornell (Sedalia, MO)
#28s Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN)
#29 Travis Rilat (Forney, TX)
#30 Brandon Corn (Hearne, TX)
#31 Justin Webb (Drummonds, TN)
#33a Austin Alumbaugh (Higginsville, MO)
#33h Mark Huddleston (Mesquite, TX)
#36b Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK)
#36m Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)

#38m Ryan Moore (Moss Point, MS)
#38p Rick Pringle (Benton, AR)
#39 Brad Bowden (Hernando, MS)
#40 Ernie Ainsworth (Southaven, MS)
#41 Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA)
#44 Ronny Howard (Nesbit, MS)
#44c TBA
#45x Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM)
#47 Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)
#49 Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA)

#51b Jimmy Brooks (College Station, TX)
#51s Lee Sowell (Lake Cormorant, MS)
#52 Frank Sudduth (Sapulpa, OK)
#57 Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK)
#58 Wade Oliver (Southaven, MS)
#64 Scotty Thiel (Sheboygan, WI)
#66 Tommy Worley (Bismarck, MO)
#71 Channin Tankersley (Highlands, TX)
#74e Claud Estes III (Godley, TX)
#76 John Ricketts (Burleson, TX)

#77x Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)
#81 Danny Wood (Norman, OK)
#87a Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX)
#87j Justin Carver (Goodlettsville, TN)
#87m Brian McClelland (Broken Arrow, OK)
#88 Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)
#89g David Gravel (Watertown, CT)
#91d Cody Darrah (Red Lion, PA)
#91s Jason Sides (Bartlett, TN)
#93 Chris Sweeney (Channelview, TX)

#94 Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)
#99 Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

Past STN Feature Starts: Gary Wright 17, Tim Crawley 16, Wayne Johnson 13, Garry Lee Maier 9, Sammy Swindell 8, Dale Howard 7, Travis Rilat 7, Jason Sides 7, Shane Stewart 7, Brian Brown 5, Jason Johnson 5, Danny Wood 5, A.G. Rains 4, Ernie Ainsworth 3, Zach Chappell 3, Brady Bacon 2, Tony Bruce, Jr. 2, Cody Gardner 2, Paul McMahan 2, Zach Pringle 2, Danny Smith 2, Brad Sweet 2, Tommy Worley 2, Justin Carver 1, Claud Estes 1, David Gravel 1, Derek Hagar 1, Johnny Herrera 1, Danny Lasoski 1, Sean McClelland 1, Joe Wood, Jr. 1.

STN Rookie Contenders: Austin Alumbaugh, Kevin Baugh, Ryan Beechler, Cody Darrah, John James, Ryan Kitchen, Charles Louden, Brad Loyet, Andy McElhannon, Mason Moore, Joey Saldana, Stevie Smith, Justin Spoerl, Frank Sudduth, Scotty Thiel, Nate Van Haaften, Justin Webb

The States: Texas 17, Arkansas 13, Oklahoma 12, Mississippi 9, Missouri 8, Tennessee 7, California 3, Illinois 3, Kansas 3, Indiana 2, Louisiana 2, New Mexico 2, Pennsylvania 2, Washington 2, Connecticut 1, Iowa 1, Nebraska 1, South Dakota 1, Wisconsin 1. Two entries are listed as TBA.

The Series: A signature stop on the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National trail, Shane Stewart is trying to finish off a second driver’s championship while Jason Johnson tries to give the JJR No. 41 team the owner’s title for the second year in a row. After Lone Star Speedway’s Lone Star Sprint Nationals on October 13-15, which is show-up points only, Johnny Herrera, Jeff Swindell and company will try to close the gap in the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals (October 21-22) prior to the STN.

After the STN the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars will finish out the year at Las Cruces’ Southern New Mexico Speedway (November 11-12), and then USA Raceway’s Western World Championships in Tucson (November 17-19).

Current Top 15 Driver Points: 1. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 2,711, 2. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 2,574 3. Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN) 2,528, 4. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 2,461, 5. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 2,413, 6. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 2,373, 7. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 2,294, 8. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 2,217, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 2,203, 10. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX) 2,142, 11. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 1,926, 12. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,678, 13. (tie) Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) and Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 1,371, 15. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 1,175.

The Trade Show & Midway: This year’s rendition of the Short Track Nationals will also include the Seventh Annual Short Track Nationals Trade Show & Midway. Fans, drivers & crews will have the opportunity to visit vendor displays, which opens at noon on Thursday and then at 9 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday. The deadline for guaranteed vendor space is Monday, October 24. Inquiries regarding vendor space should be directed to dssm93@msn.com.

The Tickets: Advance tickets are on sale through Wednesday, October 26, no advance sales after that. Tickets ordered in advance are just $45 for all three nights. Day of show prices are $15 on Thursday and Friday and $25 on Saturday. To order tickets in advance or for more information, call the track at 501-455-4567 or e-mail orders to racing@I-30speedway.com. Children's tickets will be available at the event for just $2 on both Thursday and Friday and then $5 on Saturday. There is a $1 per ticket surcharge for orders placed via credit/debit cards. Pit passes are $30 on both Thursday and Friday and $35 on Saturday.

For more information regarding the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, contact I-30 Speedway at 501-455-4567.

R.J. Johnson Enjoys ASCS Canyon Win at CSP!

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (October 22, 2011) – R.J. Johnson finished off Canyon Speedway Park’s Second Annual Canyon Southwest Championships by besting Saturday night’s 35-car Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region field atop the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Johnson snared his fourth wingless ASCS Canyon Region win of the year after starting from the pole position in Bobby Martin’s Proflyer-powered Weiler Farms No. 51 Maxim.

Johnson took his 12th career Canyon Region win in front of Casey Shuman, with current series points leader Jeremy Sherman, defending champion Charles Davis, Jr., and Ronnie Clark rounding out the top five.

Ryan Linder was sixth, with Rick Ziehl, Thomas Ogle, Shon Deskins and Mike Martin completing the top ten.

Josh Pelkey, Ziehl, Logan Forler and Shuman each claimed heat race wins, with Stevie Sussex and Deskins winning the “B” Mains.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Results from Canyon Speedway Park:

First Heat (10 Laps): 1. 12-Josh Pelkey, 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 4. 7k-Bruce St. James, 5. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 6. 22x-Mike Rux, Jr., 7. 74-Derek Williams, 8. 0-Jeff Slinkard, 9. 32b-Brian Hosford.

Second Heat (10 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 3. 51-R.J. Johnson, 4. 62x-Bill Mitchell, 5. 16-Mike Martin, 6. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 7. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 8. 9-Brandon Lane, 9. 5x-Jody Wirth.

Third Heat (10 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler, 2. 62-David Cardey, 3. 1-Stevie Sussex, 4. 20-Shon Deskins, 5. 93-Justin Quinn, 6. 9s-John Shelton, 7. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 8. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 9. 51x-Cody Cambensy.

Fourth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 12s-Casey Shuman, 2. 9x-Ryan Linder, 3. 68-Bryan Swinehart, 4. 6-Ronnie Clark, 5. 22-Jesse Baker, 6. 17-Michael Colegrove, 7. 11T-Lonnie Oliver, 8. 53-Tom Lee.

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 1-Stevie Sussex, 2. 93-Justin Quinn, 3. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 4. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 5. 17-Michael Colegrove, 6. 0-Jeff Slinkard, 7. 11T-Lonnie Oliver, 8. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 9. 9s-John Shelton. DNS: 51x-Cody Cambensy, 5x-Jody Wirth.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 20-Shon Deskins, 2. 16-Mike Martin, 3. 9-Brandon Lane, 4. 32b-Brian Hosford, 5. 22-Jesse Baker, 6. 74-Derek Williams, 7. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 8. 53-Tom Lee, 9. 22x-Mike Rux, Jr., 10. 62x-Bill Mitchell.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 51-R.J. Johnson, 2. 12s-Casey Shuman, 3. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 4. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 5. 6-Ronnie Clark, 6. 9x-Ryan Linder, 7. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 8. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 9. 20-Shon Deskins, 10. 16-Mike Martin, 11. 93-Justin Quinn, 12. 68-Bryan Swinehart, 13. 62-David Cardey, 14. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 15. 12-Josh Pelkey, 16. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 17. 1-Stevie Sussex, 18. 9-Brandon Lane, 19. 2L-Logan Forler, 20. 7k-Bruce St. James.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 2,093 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 2,022, 3. R.J. Johnson 1,815, 4. Ronnie Clark 1,698, 5. Andrew Reinbold 1,671, 6. Bruce St. James 1,597, 7. Mike Martin 1,583, 8. Josh Pelkey 1,564, 9. Ryan Linder 1,497, 10. Justin Quinn 1,483.

Lasoski Strikes Lucas Oil ASCS Gold in Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals!

Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (October 22, 2011) – Danny Lasoski added his name to the prestigious list of Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals champions by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 38th Annual edition of the event atop the ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

“The Dude” slipped past Sam Hafertepe, Jr., just past the midway point en route to snaring the $10,000 winner’s share in the 30-lapper as he collected his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National win of the year and just second of his career.

After taking command exiting turn four on the 16th round, the Show-Me Stater led rest of the way to take the win aboard Mark Burch’s Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld with a 1.155 second advantage over Hafertepe, Jr.

“I was in this position in the Spring with my own car, I was leading the race and rubber got down and Hafertepe got by me,” Lasoski explained. “I just tried to pace myself and stay with him. If he slipped up a little bit, we just wanted to be there to capitalize and that’s all it was.”

Which is precisely how the 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals finale played out, as Spring Nationals winner Hafertepe, Jr., gunned into the lead from the front row outside and paced the initial 15 circuits in front of Lasoski until one slight bobble in turn four opened the door for Lasoski to race into the lead.

But, before Lasoski took command, eighth-starter Jason Johnson made his way past Friday night winner Wayne Johnson for third by the sixth round and made it a three-car race for the lead for several laps before a lapped car fell into place between Lasoski and J. Johnson.

Once Lasoski got into the lead, he slipped away and appeared to be on his way to the checkered flag without challenge until a caution flew with just four laps to go when Koby Barksdale spun to a stop in turn four.

With Hafertepe, Jr., and J. Johnson in tow on the restart, Lasoski proved too much to handle and cruised to the stripe unabated with Hafertepe, Jr., taking runner-up honors in the Fisher-powered Lone Star Speedway No. 15h for the second night in a row.

Johnson claimed the show position in the Don Ott-powered Haynes/Mesilla Valley Transport No. 41 Maxim, with Brady Bacon making a move past Wayne Johnson in the final ten circuits to snare fourth in the Wesmar-powered Fatheadz Eyewear No. 99 Triple X.

Wayne Johnson held fifth until the final lap when he popped a right rear tire, ultimately limping across the stripe in 14th.

Current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart took advantage by rounding out the top five in Paul Silva’s Wesmar-powered Rockstar Energy Drink/Makita No. 57 A.R.T., with Brian Brown, 2010 Winter Nationals champion Jack Dover, Terry McCarl, Gary Wright and Robert Sellers completing the top ten.

The early rounds of the race were interrupted by two cautions. The first appeared after one lap when Jeff Swindell limped to a stop off of turn three after a near-crash on the frontstretch. The next one flew after four circuits when Tony Bruce, Jr., spun to a stop in turn two. The next 22 circuits ran off in non-stop fashion until Barksdale stopped in turn four.

Brown, Stewart, Dover, Sellers, Lasoski and McCarl topped Saturday night’s heat race action, with Seth Bergman, Danny Wood and Travis Rilat winning the “B” Mains. A total of 56 different drivers competed in the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters portion of the 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals Finale Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, TX

Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points, including the heat race winners, to "A" Main; Balance to Three "B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 1j-Danny Jennings, 3. 30-Brandon Corn, 4. 48-Jake Martens, 5. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 6. 224-John Carney II, 7. 49-Mike Peters, 8. 10-George White. DNS: 3-Raven Culp.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 9-Gary Wright, 3. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 4. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 5. 40-Clint Garner, 6. 11c-Matt Covington, 7. 54e-Claud Estes, 8. 88-Tim Crawley, 9. 15T-Travis Elliott.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 81-Danny Wood, 3. 29-Travis Rilat, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 6. 05-Brad Loyet, 7. 28-Jeff Swindell, 8. 110-Cameron Hagin.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 36-Robert Sellers, 2. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 3. 0-Zach Chappell, 4. 23-Seth Bergman, 5. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 7. 11g-Mike Goodman, 8. E85-Sean McClelland.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 2. 45-Martin Edwards, 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 5. 7s-Shane Sellers, 6. 81au-Gavin Punch, 7. 6-Justin Spoerl. DNS: 22a-Dan Adkins.

Heat Six (8 Laps): 1. 97-Terry McCarl, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 14-Michael Lang, 4. 5h-Mason Moore, 5. 94-Derek Hagar, 6. 54-Evan Pardo, 7. 12-Dale Wester. DNS: 2-Dustin Morgan.

"B" Mains (Top 2 from Each Advance to "A" Main):

First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 2. 45-Martin Edwards, 3. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 5. 48-Jake Martens, 6. 5h-Mason Moore, 7. 54e-Claud Estes, 8. 110-Cameron Hagin, 9. 0-Zach Chappell, 10. 81au-Gavin Punch, 11. 28-Jeff Swindell. DNS: 40-Clint Garner, 22a-Dan Adkins.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 81-Danny Wood, 2. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 3. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 4. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 5. 88-Mike Ward, 6. 224-John Carney II, 7. 71-Channin Tankersley, 8. 49-Mike Peters, 9. 54-Evan Pardo, 10. 6-Justin Spoerl, 11. 30-Brandon Corn. DNS: 15T-Travis Elliott, 2-Dustin Morgan.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 11c-Matt Covington, 3. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 4. 11g-Mike Goodman, 5. 05-Brad Loyet, 6. 94-Derek Hagar, 7. E85-Sean McClelland, 8. 7s-Shane Sellers, 9. 12-Dale Wester, 10. 10-George White, 11. 3-Raven Culp, 12. 14-Michael Lang.

38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals “A” Main:

“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 2. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 99-Brady Bacon, 5. 57-Shane Stewart, 6. 21-Brian Brown, 7. 53-Jack Dover, 8. 97-Terry McCarl, 9. 9-Gary Wright, 10. 36-Robert Sellers, 11. 88-Tim Crawley, 12. 81-Danny Wood, 13. 29-Travis Rilat, 14. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 15. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 16. 1j-Danny Jennings, 17. 23-Seth Bergman, 18. 5-Koby Barksdale, 19. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 20. 11c-Matt Covington, 21. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 22. 2d-Bryan Dobesh, 23. 45-Martin Edwards, 24. 28-Jeff Swindell.

Lap Leaders: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-15, Danny Lasoski 16-30.

Note: Jeff Swindell and Tim Crawley both utilized their mid-season bonus full-point provisional to start the main event. Swindell has two partial-point provisionals remaining while Crawley has one partial-point provisional remaining.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 2,711, 2. Johnny Herrera 2,574 3. Jeff Swindell 2,528, 4. Brady Bacon 2,461, 5. Tim Crawley 2,413, 6. Gary Wright 2,373, 7. Jason Johnson 2,294, 8. Seth Bergman 2,217, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. 2,203, 10. Aaron Reutzel 2,142, 11. Zach Chappell 1,926, 12. Wayne Johnson 1,678, 13. (tie) Dustin Morgan and Jack Dover 1,371, 15. Danny Wood 1,175.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 2,846, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 2,711, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,574, 4. Swindell Group #28 – 2,528, 5. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,461, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,413, 7. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,217, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 2,203, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,142, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 1,926, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 1,777, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,371, 13. Bryan Sundby #38 – 1,196, 14. Danny Wood #81 – 1,175, 15. Jack Dover #53 – 1,099.

Ziehl Takes ASCS Southwest Honors at CSP!

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (October 21, 2011) – Rick Ziehl landed another Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature win on Friday night as Canyon Speedway Park kicked off its Second Annual Canyon Southwest Championships.

Closing in on a fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest championship, Ziehl captured his sixth series win of the year from the front row aboard the Wesmar-powered Lucas Oil No. 20z Maxim.

Ziehl took the checkered flag ahead of ninth-starter Kyle McCutcheon, with Jesse Baker, Calvin Landis and Colt Treharn rounding out the top five. R.J. Johnson was sixth, with Dalten Gabbard, Logan Forler, Derrik Ortega and Bill Mitchell completing the top ten.

Joshua Williams and Ziehl topped heat race action.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region Results from Canyon Speedway Park:

Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 41w-Joshua Williams, 2. 35-Derrik Ortega, 3. 79-Calvin Landis, 4. 90-Lance Norick, 5. 77c-Colt Treharn, 6. 51-R.J. Johnson, 7. 62-Bill Mitchell, 8. 77-Dalten Gabbard.

Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 3. 22x-Jesse Baker, 4. 2L-Logan Forler, 5. 5-Kyle McCutcheon, 6. 15c-Joey Chester, 7. 16-Mike Martin, 8. 22-Mike Rux, Jr.

“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 5-Kyle McCutcheon, 3. 22x-Jesse Baker, 4. 79-Calvin Landis, 5. 77c-Colt Treharn, 6. 51-R.J. Johnson, 7. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 8. 2L-Logan Forler, 9. 35-Derrik Ortega, 10. 62-Bill Mitchell, 11. 15c-Joey Chester, 12. 16-Mike Martin, 13. 8az-Jordan Stetson, 14. 90-Lance Norick, 15. 22-Mike Rux, Jr., 16. 41w-Joshua Williams.

Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Points (Top 10): 1. Rick Ziehl 2,101, 2. Calvin Landis 1,855, 3. Kyle McCutcheon 1,768, 4. Dalten Gabbard 1,750, 5. Lance Norick 1,683, 6. Joshua Williams 1,653, 7. (tie) Joey Chester and Jordan Stetson 1,437, 9. Steve Stone 1,436, 10. Joshua Hodges 1,362.

Wayne Johnson Takes Lucas Oil ASCS Loot in Devil’s Bowl Prelim!

Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (October 21, 2011) – It didn’t take long for Wayne Johnson to park his newly-formed No. 77x team in Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane, as he topped Friday night’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals preliminary feature atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay oval.

In just his third weekend of National competition with the new team, the Oklahoma City native took the lead away from Spring Nationals champion Sam Hafertepe, Jr., on the 21st round and went on to secure his 31st career ASCS National triumph and third of the year.

Johnson beat Hafertepe, Jr., to the stripe, with Norman, Oklahoma’s Koby Barksdale and Sioux Falls’ Bryan Dobesh locking into Saturday night’s $10,000-to-win Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals finale as well by virtue of finishing third and fourth, respectively.

Johnson worked forward from the eighth starting position in his Fisher-powered machine and took command after previous frontrunners Hafertepe, Jr., and Dustin Morgan both bobbled in turns one and two along the way.

“The racetrack was so sticky, there really wasn’t a rut over there, everyone was just getting tight. We freed this thing way up and we were still tight,” Johnson explained. “This is a horsepower track and we definitely needed that horsepower tonight.”

While Johnson gridded the feature field outside the fourth row, Hafertepe, Jr., and Morgan led the way to the green flag with Hafertepe, Jr., gunning into the lead to pace the first round before a quick caution flew for Zach Chappell’s stalled mount.

After Mason Moore stopped on the restart, Hafertepe, Jr., took off and was into traffic within a half dozen circuits as Johnson was up to fifth behind Hafertepe, Jr., Morgan, Barksdale and Dobesh by the fifth round.

While Hafertepe, Jr., had opened up a big early advantage, power steering and brake woes in combination with traffic allowed Morgan to close the gap and begin pressuring for the lead. And, when Hafertepe, Jr., pushed across the track in turns one and two on the 13th lap, Morgan pounced on the opportunity and into the lead.

But, just as quickly as Morgan raced into the lead and had a potential first ASCS National win within reach, he gave it back two laps later when he ran off the top of turn two and fell back to fifth. Morgan ultimately bobbled again on a lap 21 restart and spun to a stop in turn two after contact with Shane Stewart, rejoining the field to finish 15th.

Meanwhile, Johnson had been on the move by taking fourth from Dobesh by the tenth round and then diving under Barksdale for third on the 14th circuit. Johnson moved into second when Morgan stumbled on lap 15 and then closed the gap on Hafertepe, Jr., who pushed again in turn one on the 21st lap to open the door for Johnson.

Johnson raced right through that open door and into the lead, surviving a quick caution with just four laps to go when Austen Wheatley came to a stop off the backstretch. After Morgan’s spin on the restart, Johnson slipped away to secure the win by 3.094 seconds.

Hafertepe, Jr., held on for runner-up honors in the Lone Star Speedway No. 15h Maxim as he vies to add Winter Nationals accolades to Spring Nationals honors earned in March.

Barksdale, who captured his first ASCS win in Lone Star Regional action two months ago, posted his best career ASCS National finish by taking the show position in Brent Swift’s No. 5, with Dobesh notching a career-best National finish as well by crossing the stripe fourth in the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 2d machine.

Leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender Aaron Reutzel missed a lock-in by just one position in fifth, with Tony Bruce, Jr., recording his best National finish of the year thus far by crossing the stripe in sixth.

Current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart rallied from 20th to seventh, with 17th-starter Jeff Swindell, 18th-starter Gary Wright and Danny Lasoski completing the top ten.

Defending series champion Jason Johnson used his second provisional of the year and raced from 23rd to eleventh in the main event.

Morgan, Bruce, Jr., Barksdale, Dobesh, Reutzel, Moore and Eric Baldaccini topped heat race action for the 55-car field, with Swindell, Wright and Joe Wood, Jr., winning the “B” Mains.

Seth Bergman flipped in turn two on the second round of the first “B” Main, with Larry Howery taking a violent ride off of turn three just three laps later when his wing mounts failed entering the corner. There were no injuries.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals Preliminary Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, TX

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to Three "B" Main):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 2-Dustin Morgan, 2. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 4. 15T-Travis Elliott, 5. 69-Larry Howery, 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 7. 23-Seth Bergman. DNS: 10-George White.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 53-Jack Dover, 5. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 6. 11c-Matt Covington, 7. 54m-Doug McCune. DNS: 22a-Dan Adkins.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 5-Koby Barksdale, 2. 54-Evan Pardo, 3. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 4. 97-Terry McCarl, 5. 49-Mike Peters, 6. 85-Sean McClelland, 7. 110-Cameron Hagin, 8. 81-Danny Wood.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 2d-Bryan Dobesh, 2. 81au-Gavin Punch, 3. 224-John Carney II, 4. 21-Brian Brown, 5. 57-Shane Stewart, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 7s-Shane Sellers. DNS: 48-Jake Martens.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 1j-Danny Jennings, 5. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 6. 71-Channin Tankersley, 7. 40-Clint Garner, 8. 94-Derek Hagar.

Heat Six (8 Laps): 1. 5h-Mason Moore, 2. 0-Zach Chappell, 3. 3-Raven Culp, 4. 30-Brandon Corn, 5. 9-Gary Wright, 6. 36-Robert Sellers, 7. 6-Justin Spoerl, 8. 45-Martin Edwards.

Heat Seven (8 Laps): 1. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 2. 12-Dale Wester, 3. 88-Tim Crawley, 4. 28-Jeff Swindell, 5. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 6. 14-Michael Lang, 7. 11g-Mike Goodman.

"B" Mains (Top 2 from Each Advance to "A" Main):

First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 28-Jeff Swindell, 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 88-Tim Crawley, 4. 97-Terry McCarl, 5. 11c-Matt Covington, 6. 10-George White, 7. 71-Channin Tankersley, 8. 94-Derek Hagar, 9. 110-Cameron Hagin, 10. 69-Larry Howery, 11. 3-Raven Culp, 12. 23-Seth Bergman, 13. 40-Clint Garner.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 9-Gary Wright, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 4. 53-Jack Dover, 5. 1j-Danny Jennings, 6. 85-Sean McClelland, 7. 49-Mike Peters, 8. 6-Justin Spoerl, 9. 36-Robert Sellers, 10. 14-Michael Lang, 11. 54m-Doug McCune, 12. 45-Martin Edwards. DNS: 22a-Dan Adkins.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 224-John Carney II, 4. 30-Brandon Corn, 5. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 7. 29-Travis Rilat, 8. 48-Jake Martens, 9. 81-Danny Wood, 10. 11g-Mike Goodman, 11. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 12. 15T-Travis Elliott, 13. 7s-Shane Sellers.

38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals Preliminary “A” Main:

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 2. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 3. 5-Koby Barksdale, 4. 2d-Bryan Dobesh, 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 57-Shane Stewart, 8. 28-Jeff Swindell, 9. 9-Gary Wright, 10. 1m-Danny Lasoski, 11. 41-Jason Johnson, 12. 99-Brady Bacon, 13. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 14. 54-Evan Pardo, 15. 2-Dustin Morgan, 16. 05-Brad Loyet, 17. 5h-Mason Moore, 18. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 19. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 20. 0-Zach Chappell, 21. 21-Brian Brown, 22. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 23. 12-Dale Wester, 24. 81au-Gavin Punch.

Lap Leaders: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-12, Dustin Morgan 13-14, Hafertepe, Jr. 15-20, Wayne Johnson 21-25.

Note: Jason Johnson and Johnny Herrera both utilized their mid-season bonus full-point provisional to start the main event. Both have two partial-point provisionals remaining.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 2,586, 2. Johnny Herrera 2,474 3. Jeff Swindell 2,442, 4. Brady Bacon 2,331, 5. Tim Crawley 2,305, 6. Gary Wright 2,260, 7. Jason Johnson 2,159, 8. Seth Bergman 2,121, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. 2,111, 10. Aaron Reutzel 2,077, 11. Zach Chappell 1,861, 12. Wayne Johnson 1,576, 13. Dustin Morgan 1,321, 14. Jack Dover 1,252, 15. Logan Forler 1,091.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 2,711, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 2,586, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,474, 4. Swindell Group #28 – 2,442, 5. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,331, 6. Mike Ward #88 – 2,305, 7. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,121, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 2,111, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 2,077, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 1,861, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 1,664, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,321, 13. Bryan Sundby #38 – 1,196, 14. Steve Forler #2L – 1,091, 15. Danny Wood #81 – 1,069.

STN Entry List Unveiled at 78 and Counting!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 19, 2011) – The anxiety sets in each October. Like kids sleeping restlessly on Christmas Eve, the anticipation builds for race fans as they wait and wonder just what names may appear on the entry list for I-30 Speedway’s annual Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, AR.

The wait is over. With the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires just one week away, the initial list of drivers set to battle it out in the $15,000-to-win, $2,400-to-start spectacle has been revealed.

With entries still streaming into the I-30 Speedway track office, 78 entries from 19 different states from California to Connecticut and points in between have already been submitted for the prestigious Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National event atop the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval.

The Entries:

#X Charlie Louden (Camden, AR)
#0c Zach Chappell (Talala, OK)
#0m Andy McElhannon (Hernando, MS)
#01n Jeremy Newkirk (Roland, AR)
#01x Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN)
#01xx TBA
#1m Jim Moughan (Springfield, IL)
#1mx Danny Lasoski (Higginsville, MO)
#1x Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA)
#03 Joe Wood, Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK)
#3a A.G. Rains (West Memphis, AR)
#3g Stevie Smith (New Oxford, PA)
#3h Nate Van Haaften (Otley, IA)
#4b Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX)
#4bx Kevin Baugh (Redfield, AR)
#4j John James (Wichita Falls, TX)
#4s Danny Smith (Danville, IN)
#4t Tommy Snellgrove (Little Rock, AR)
#05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO)
#5h Mason Moore (Pleasant Grove, CA)
#5k Jerry Kamer (Jacksonville, AR)
#5m Miranda Arnold (Sedalia, MO)
#6b Ryan Beechler (McKinney, TX)
#6s Justin Spoerl (Mesquite, TX)
#8 John Carney III (El Paso, TX)
#9 Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN)
#9x Gary Wright (Hooks, TX)
#11c Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
#11g Mike Goodman (Tulsa, OK)
#14k Kyle Bellm (Nixa, MO)
#14m Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)
#14t Tyler Brown (Vilonia, AR)
#15b Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK)
#16 Anthony Nicholson (Bartlett, TN)
#17b Ryan Bickett (Ramona, SD)
#18b Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS)
#18h Mike Hess (Springfield, IL)
#19 Klint Angelette (Thibodaux, LA)
#21b Brian Brown (Grain Valley, MO)
#21k Ryan Kitchen (Weston, NE)
#21t Ray Allen Kulhanek (Conroe, TX)
#22h Randy Hannagan (San Jose, CA)
#23b Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
#23j Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)
#28 Jonathan Cornell (Sedalia, MO)
#29 Travis Rilat (Forney, TX)
#31 Justin Webb (Drummonds, TN)
#33 Austin Alumbaugh (Higginsville, MO)
#36b Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK)
#36m Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
#38 Ryan Moore (Moss Point, MS)
#39 Brad Bowden (Hernando, MS)
#40 Ernie Ainsworth (Southaven, MS)
#41 Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA)
#44 Ronny Howard (Nesbit, MS)
#44c TBA
#45x Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM)
#47 Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)
#49 Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA)
#51b Jimmy Brooks (College Station, TX)
#51s Lee Sowell (Lake Cormorant, MS)
#52 Frank Sudduth (Sapulpa, OK)
#57 Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK)
#64 Scotty Thiel (Sheboygan, WI)
#66 Tommy Worley (Bismarck, MO)
#71 Channin Tankersley (Highlands, TX)
#74e Claud Estes III (Godley, TX)
#76 John Ricketts (Burleson, TX)
#77x Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)
#81 Danny Wood (Norman, OK)
#87a Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX)
#87j Justin Carver (Goodlettsville, TN)
#87m Brian McClelland (Broken Arrow, OK)
#88 Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)
#89g David Gravel (Watertown, CT)
#93 Chris Sweeney (Channelview, TX)
#94 Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)
#99 Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

Entry Notes:

Record Watch – With entries still coming in on a daily basis, last year’s record of 125 competitors could still be matched. The previous record was 108 in 2007.

The States - Only ten of the current 78 entries hail from the host Razorback state, bested by Lone Star State reps that number 15 Texas entries and Sooner shoes from Oklahoma that number 12. Nineteen different states are currently represented.

The breakdown: Texas 15, Oklahoma 12, Arkansas 10, Missouri 8, Mississippi 7, Tennessee 4, California 3, Illinois 2, Indiana 2, Kansas 2, Louisiana 2, Washington 2, Connecticut 1, Iowa 1, Nebraska 1, New Mexico 1, Pennsylvania 1, South Dakota 1, Wisconsin 1.

A pair of entries, second entries from Donnie Cooper and Ronny Howard, are currently listed as TBA’s.

STN Kings – Seven past winners are among the current entries including defending STN champion Brad Sweet, four-time winner Gary Wright, back-to-back winner Tony Bruce, Jr., and one-time winners Jason Johnson, Paul McMahan, Tim Crawley and Wayne Johnson. Bruce, Jr., is rumored to be fielding a second entry for 2011 sensation Kyle Larson, though no entry has been filed yet, Crawley drives for 2000 STN winner Mike Ward and 2002 STN winner Paul McMahan rejoins forces with Donnie Cooper for another run at STN glory.

STN Experience – Twenty-six of the currently entered drivers have made at least one career STN championship feature start. Though he’s missed the feature cut the last two years, Gary Wright still leads the way with 17 career STN championship feature starts, just one ahead of Tim Crawley at 16.

Career STN championship feature starts: Gary Wright 17, Tim Crawley 16, Wayne Johnson 13, Dale Howard 7, Travis Rilat 7, Shane Stewart 7, Brian Brown 5, Jason Johnson 5, Danny Wood 5, A.G. Rains 4, Ernie Ainsworth 3, Zach Chappell 3, Brady Bacon 2, Tony Bruce, Jr. 2, Paul McMahan 2, Danny Smith 2, Brad Sweet 2, Tommy Worley 2, Justin Carver 1, Claud Estes 1, David Gravel 1, Derek Hagar 1, Johnny Herrera 1, Danny Lasoski 1, Sean McClelland 1, Joe Wood, Jr. 1.

Rookie Crop – At least 16 of the currently entered drivers are set for their maiden STN voyage. Three event rookies raced their way into last year’s STN championship finale including fifth-place Brandon Wimmer, sixth-place Justin Carver and David Gravel, who is once again the lone STN from Connecticut.

This year’s rookie crop includes some high profile entries including defending STN champ Brad Sweet’s stablemate Joey Saldana, Posse member Stevie Smith and Brad Loyet, who captured 2011 titles in both the Sprint Car and Midget ranks (ASCS Warrior and POWRi).

This year's STN rookie class includes the following: Austin Alumbaugh, Kevin Baugh, Ryan Beechler, John James, Ryan Kitchen, Charles Louden, Brad Loyet, Andy McElhannon, Mason Moore, Joey Saldana, Stevie Smith, Justin Spoerl, Frank Sudduth, Scotty Thiel, Nate Van Haaften, Justin Webb

While the pre-entry discount deadline of October 17 has come and gone, post-entries for the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires may still be filed for $250 by calling the track at 501-455-4567 or at http://www.i-30speedway.com/flyers/stn_2011.pdf.

Fans can purchase advance tickets by calling 501-455-4567. Advance tickets are just $45 for all three nights of wild racing action.

The Pertinent Info:

The What: 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires.

The Where: I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR). I-30 Speedway is located seven miles southwest of Little Rock off I-30 Exit 126 (Alexander Road).

Current Top 15 Driver Points: 1. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 2,367, 2. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 2,270, 3. Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN) 2,226, 4. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 2,140, 5. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 2,125, 6. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 2,047, 7. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 1,956, 8. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 1,951, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 1,889, 10. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX) 1,852, 11. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 1,671, 12. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,326, 13. Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 1,121, 14. Logan Forler (Eatonville, WA) 1,091, 15. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 1,087.

For more information regarding the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, contact I-30 Speedway at 501-455-4567.

ASCS Canyon-Southwest Championships this Weekend at CSP!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 17, 2011) – Arizona race fans get the best of both worlds this coming weekend with both winged and wingless Sprint Cars taking to the 3/8-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval in Peoria, AZ.

On Friday night, the winged Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region slings the CSP clay, with the non-wing Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region taking to the track on Saturday night.

The second annual ASCS Canyon-Southwest Championships event marks the final events of the season for both series before the season-ending 44th Annual Western World Championships at Tucson’s USA Raceway on November 17-19.

Las Cruces’ Rick Ziehl and Surprise, Arizona’s Jeremy Sherman lead their respective series into the weekend as they both look to add to their career title counts.

After a run of five feature wins over the middle portion of the season, Ziehl holds a 226-point advantage over Calvin Landis as he seeks a fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest championship. Dalten Gabbard, Kyle McCutcheon and Lance Norick round out the current top ten in ASCS Southwest points.

In the wingless ranks, Jeremy Sherman has finished outside the top five just once in 14 events as he guns for a third ASCS Canyon Region title. Sherman holds a 66-point lead over Charles Davis, Jr., with R.J. Johnson, Andrew Reinbold and Ronnie Clark rounding out the current top five.

The winged Southwest Region has taken to CSP three times this season with Ziehl, wingless ace R.J. Johnson and Johnny Herrera each collecting victories.

The wingless Canyon forces have taken to CSP on five occasions this year, with Charles Davis, Jr., and R.J. Johnson topping the last two features after Sherman swept through the first three.

Racing action goes green at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday.

Peoria’s Canyon Speedway Park is located 25 miles north of Phoenix on I-17 to Exit 223, then 6.3 miles west. For more information, contact the track at 602-258-7223.

The Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region is currently slated for 20 overall nights of competition in 2011.

The Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region brings the best of wingless Sprint Car racing action to fans in Arizona with 19 scheduled nights of competition at Tucson’s USA Raceway and Peoria’s Canyon Speedway Park.

Current ASCS Southwest Top Ten in Points: 1. Rick Ziehl 1,951, 2. Calvin Landis 1,725, 3. Dalten Gabbard 1,631, 4. Kyle McCutcheon 1,626, 5. Lance Norick 1,581, 6. Joshua Williams 1,555, 7. Steve Stone 1,436, 8. Joshua Hodges 1,362, 9. Jordan Stetson 1,333, 10. Joey Chester 1,329.

Current ASCS Canyon Top Ten in Points: 1. Jeremy Sherman 1,958, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 1,892, 3. R.J. Johnson 1,665, 4. Andrew Reinbold 1,606, 5. Ronnie Clark 1,573, 6. Bruce St. James 1,507, 7. Mike Martin 1,473, 8. Josh Pelkey 1,464, 9. (tie) Ryan Linder 1,375 and Justin Quinn 1,375.

The 2011 season marks the 20th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals on Tap for Lucas Oil Sprint Cars this Weekend!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 17, 2011) – The beat goes on for the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filers National series with another $10,000 winner’s share up for grabs at this weekend’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay just east of Dallas in Mesquite, TX.

After Thursday’s Fifth Annual Steve King Foundation Golf Tournament, race fans in the Lone Star State get one last chance to watch the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars mix it up over two full nights of action on Friday night and Saturday night at Devil’s Bowl.

While current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader has starred in the series big-money events thus far in 2011, Springfield, Nebraska’s Jack Dover reigns as the defending Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals champion after besting a field of 57 competitors last October at Da’ Bowl.

Collecting his second Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest championship this season, the 21-year-old still ranks 14th in Lucas Oil National points despite running a limited slate of event, picking up his fifth career ASCS National triumph with an Eagle Nationals score in Nebraska in June.

Meanwhile, Stewart has excelled in added-money events with an ASCS Knoxville Nationals triumph worth $10,000 and then last weekend’s LoneStar Nationals victory worth $12,000.

The Bixby, OK, native, closing in on a second Lucas Oil Sprint Car driver’s title after capturing his first crown in 2009, will try to go three-for-three in added-money events with this weekend’s $10,000-to-win Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals with $15,000-to-win affairs coming up at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway (October 27-29) and Tucson’s USA Raceway (November 17-19).

Stewart currently holds a 97-point edge over Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera in the title chase, with Tennessee’s Jeff Swindell, Arkansas’ shoe Tim Crawley and Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon rounding out the current top five.

“The Texan” Gary Wright, Washington’s Seth Bergman, Louisiana’s Jason Johnson, Kansas’ Tony Bruce, Jr., and Texas’ Aaron Reutzel fill out the current top ten, with Oklahoma’s Zach Chappell in eleventh.

Climbing the driver point charts to eighth after missing the initial four events of the season due to Australian commitments, Jason Johnson’s JJR No. 41 entry holds down the top spot on the owner point charts with a 136-point edge over Paul Silva’s No. 57 entry piloted by Stewart.

With 14 different winners in 24 Lucas Oil Sprint Car feature events thus far in 2011, Jason Johnson is atop the charts with six wins. Stewart and Herrera have each claimed three victories, with Wayne Johnson winning twice. Single scores have been claimed by Crawley, Dover, Lee Grosz, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Tim Kaeding, Kyle Larson, Daryn Pittman, Jeff Swindell, Sammy Swindell and Gary Wright. Hafertepe, Jr., is the most recent series winner after topping March’s Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals.

The Series:

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters

When & Where:

Friday night, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. – 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals prelim
Saturday night, October 22 at 8:00 p.m. – 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals finale

Track Information:

Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – ½-mile, high-banked clay oval located six miles east of Dallas' I-635 on I-20, then three miles north on Lawson Road. Lawson Road north of the track (and south off of US 80) has been closed for repair, so fans and racers are urged to use I-20 and then go north on Lawson. Track phone: 972-222-2421.

Lucas Oil ASCS Devil’s Bowl History:

Devil’s Bowl Speedway has been hosting the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series since 1994, with 22 different drivers scoring at least one victory in 65 feature events. Gary Wright has claimed 20 of his 127 career Lucas Oil National Sprint Car wins at Devil’s Bowl, including three Winter Nationals triumphs in 2003, 2005 and 2008.

Only Jason Johnson has posted multiple series wins at Devil’s Bowl since the beginning of the 2009 season, including a win in last October’s Winter Nationals prelim and then this March’s Spring Nationals prelim. Sam Hafertepe, Jr., is the most recent winner at Devil’s Bowl after topping the Spring Nationals finale.

Jack Dover is the reigning Winter Nationals champion, with other recent winners in addition to Wright including Kevin Ramey (2009), Jason Johnson (2007), Travis Rilat (2006) and Shane Stewart (2004).

Devil’s Bowl Lucas Oil ASCS winners include: Gary Wright 20, Jason Johnson 9, Wayne Johnson 4, Kevin Ramey 4, Danny Jennings 3, Sammy Swindell 3, Shane Carson 2, Terry Gray 2, Garry Lee Maier 2, Mike Peters 2, Travis Rilat 2, Shane Stewart 2, Tony Bruce, Jr. 1, Tim Crawley 1, Jack Dover 1, Edd French 1, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1, Johnny Herrera 1, Larry Neighbors 1, Alan Payne 1, Jake Peters 1, Mike Ward 1.

Devil’s Bowl Lucas Oil ASCS Race-by-race Winners: Shane Carson (6/21/94), Alan Payne (5/12/95), Mike Ward (7/23/95), Mike Peters (9/1/95), Sammy Swindell (9/2/95), Sammy Swindell (9/3/95), Wayne Johnson (6/18/96), Terry Gray (7/6/96), Terry Gray (11/1/96), Johnny Herrera (11/2/96), Shane Carson (4/5/97), Wayne Johnson (6/18/97), Edd French (10/31/97), Mike Peters (11/1/97), Gary Wright (6/19/98), Gary Wright (10/3/98), Garry Lee Maier (10/4/98), Gary Wright (7/8/99), Garry Lee Maier (7/30/99), Gary Wright (10/1/99), Gary Wright (10/2/99), Gary Wright (7/21/00), Gary Wright (10/6/00), Larry Neighbors (4/20/01), Gary Wright (7/20/01), Gary Wright (10/6/01), Travis Rilat (4/19/02), Jason Johnson (6/7/02), Wayne Johnson (10/4/02), Gary Wright (10/5/02), Kevin Ramey (4/18/03), Tim Crawley (10/17/03), Gary Wright (10/18/03), Shane Stewart (10/23/04), Danny Jennings (3/18/05), Danny Jennings (3/19/05), Danny Jennings (6/9/05), Gary Wright (10/21/05), Gary Wright (10/22/05), Kevin Ramey (6/24/06 – Spring Nationals makeup feature), Kevin Ramey (6/24/06 – Summer Nationals), Gary Wright (7/13/06), Jason Johnson (10/13/06), Travis Rilat (10/14/06), Wayne Johnson (3/16/07), Jake Peters (3/17/07), Gary Wright (5/12/07), Gary Wright (7/19/07), Jason Johnson (10/12/07), Jason Johnson (10/13/07), Tony Bruce, Jr. (3/14/08), Gary Wright (3/15/08), Jason Johnson (5/10/08), Gary Wright (7/17/08), Jason Johnson (10/17/08), Gary Wright (10/18/08), Shane Stewart (3/20/09), Jason Johnson (3/21/09), Gary Wright (10/17/09), Kevin Ramey (10/19/09), Sammy Swindell (3/19/10), Jason Johnson (10/15/10), Jack Dover (10/16/10), Jason Johnson (3/25/11), Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (3/26/11).

Current 2011 Points:

Top 15 Driver Points: 1. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 2,467, 2. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 2,370, 3. Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN) 2,326, 4. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 2,240, 5. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 2,225, 6. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 2,147, 7. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 2,056, 8. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 2,051, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 1,989, 10. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX) 1,952, 11. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 1,771, 12. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,426, 13. Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 1,221, 14. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 1,187, 15. Logan Forler (Eatonville, WA) 1,091.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Owner Points (Top 15): 1. Jason Johnson Racing #41 – 2,603, 2. Paul Silva #57 – 2,467, 3. Herrera/Main #45x – 2,370, 4. Swindell Group #28 – 2,326, 5. Mike Ward #88 – 2,240, 6. Bacon/Tel-Star #99 – 2,225, 7. Petersen Motorsports #23 2,056, 8. Bruce Racing #18 – 1,989, 9. Kenny Reutzel #87 – 1,952, 10. Randy Washburn #0 – 1,771, 11. Gary Wright #9 – 1,551, 12. M&M Motorsports #2 – 1,221, 13. Bryan Sundby #38 – 1,196, 14. Steve Forler #2L – 1,091, 15. Danny Wood #81 – 1,004.

2011 Feature Winners:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series: Jason Johnson 6, Johnny Herrera 3, Shane Stewart 3, Wayne Johnson 2, Tim Crawley 1, Jack Dover 1, Lee Grosz 1, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1, Tim Kaeding 1, Kyle Larson 1, Daryn Pittman 1, Jeff Swindell 1, Sammy Swindell 1, Gary Wright 1.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters – A Look Ahead:

October 27/28/29 – I-30 Speedway (24th Annual Short Track Nationals)
November 11/12 – Southern New Mexico Speedway
November 17/18/19 – USA Raceway (44th Annual Western World Championships)

Lucas Oil ASCS on the Web:

Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters live at www.racinboys.com.

Official results, championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS on TV:

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters will be featured in nine one-hour shows broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on the VERSUS Network and MavTV.

The full schedule according to www.motorsportshour.com is as follows:

Thunderbowl Raceway (Feb. 9) – 4/23/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Kings Speedway (Feb. 12) – 5/7/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
USA Raceway (Feb. 18) – 5/29/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
USA Raceway (Feb. 19) – 6/5/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Eagle Raceway (RAINED OUT) – 9/11/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Eagle Raceway (June 11) – 9/18/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Grays Harbor Raceway (RAINED OUT) – 10/30/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Cottage Grove Speedway (July 22) – 11/6/11 @ 6:00 p.m. ET
Cottage Grove Speedway (July 23) - TBA

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Shane Stewart Snares $12K ASCS Win in LoneStar Sprint Nationals!

KILGORE, Texas (October 15, 2011) – Shane Stewart picked off his second five-figure dollar amount win of the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National campaign by topping Saturday night’s 40-lap Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals finale atop the 3/8-mile Lone Star Speedway.

The current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader from Bixby, OK, battled past Gary Wright into the lead on the 22nd round and then fought off a bid from Jason Johnson en route to collecting the $12,000 winner’s share after his third ASCS National win of the year and 25th of his career.

“This is big for us to win a race that pays so well, it’s been a while since I’ve been in this position,” Stewart explained of the triumph aboard Paul Silva’s Rockstar Energy Drink/Makita No. 57 A.R.T.

While Stewart started the feature inside the third row, pole starter Wright outgunned Matt Covington for the lead at the drop of the green flag and paced the initial half of the race with Covington holding down second until the 12th round when Herrera slid by with Stewart following suit for third a lap later.

Stewart slid past Herrera for second on the 15th circuit and then battled past “The Texan” for the point on the 22nd lap with Jason Johnson hot on his heels just one round before the race’s only caution appeared for a Junior Jenkins spin.

Johnson slid past Stewart for the lead on the ensuing restart only to have the 2009 series champion return the favor and then set the pace the rest of the way. Johnson settled for runner-up honors in the Don Ott-powered Haynes No. 41 Maxim, with Friday night preliminary feature winner Daryn Pittman taking the show position in the T-Mac Motorsports No. 24.

Wright was fourth in his No. 9 Maxim, with Jack Dover climbing from 11th to round out the top five in the Shaver-powered Thorpe’s Auto Body No. 53 Eagle.

Herrera was sixth, with Seth Bergman, Travis Rilat, Brian Brown and Danny Wood completing the top ten.

Aaron Reutzel and Jeff Swindell won Saturday night’s B Mains.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX)

Locked in by Virtue of Top Four Finish on Preliminary Night (In order of Redraw):

1. 9-Gary Wright, 2. 11c-Matt Covington, 3. 88-Tim Crawley, 4. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 5. 57-Shane Stewart, 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 7. 24-Daryn Pittman, 8. 23-Seth Bergman.

Feature Starting Positions Based on Qualifying Night Point Totals:

9. 81-Danny Wood, 10. 29-Travis Rilat, 11. 53-Jack Dover, 12. 21-Brian Brown, 13. 99-Brady Bacon, 14. 11g-Mike Goodman.

"B" Mains (Top 4 From Each Advance to “A” Main):

First "B" Feature (15 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 2dm-Dustin Morgan, 3. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 4. 30-Brandon Corn, 5. 11-Justin Melton, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 8. 51-Beau Smith, 9. 8-John Carney II, 10. 90-Lance Norick, 11. 5h-Mason Moore, 12. 76-John Ricketts, 13. 74e-Claud Estes, 14. 20-Chad Wilson, 15. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 16. 44w-Austen Wheatley (DNS), 17. 17w-Brad Welborn (DNS), 18. 17m-Josh Baughman (DNS), 19. 16-Koty Adams (DNS), 20. 0-Zach Chappell (DNS), 21. 79-Ryan Hall (DNS).

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 28-Jeff Swindell, 2. 45k-Kolt Walker, 3. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 5. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 6. 5-Kyle McCutcheon, 7. 45-Martin Edwards, 8. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 9. 36-John Pate, 10. 23j-Junior Jenkins, 11. 69h-Larry Howery, 12. 58-Gary Floyd, 13. 14b-Robert Byrom, 14. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 15. 15-Curtis Wayne Brown, 16. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 17. 31-Brandon Berryman, 18. 27-Andy Shouse, 19. 33-Mark Huddleston, 20. 2d-Bryan Dobesh.

LoneStar Nationals “A” Main:

“A” Feature (40 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 24-Daryn Pittman, 4. 9-Gary Wright, 5. 53-Jack Dover, 6. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 7. 23-Seth Bergman, 8. 29-Travis Rilat, 9. 21-Brian Brown, 10. 81-Danny Wood, 11. 99-Brady Bacon, 12. 88-Tim Crawley, 13. 11g-Mike Goodman, 14. 45k-Kolt Walker, 15. 2dm-Dustin Morgan, 16. 71-Channin Tankersley, 17. 28-Jeff Swindell, 18. 30-Brandon Corn, 19. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 20. 11c-Matt Covington, 21. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 22. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 23. 23j-Junior Jenkins, 24. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 25. 15b-Curtis Wayne Brown.

Note: Junior Jenkins and Curtis Wayne Brown were added to the feature field via blind draw, while Bruce Griffith, Jr., bought his way into the feature event.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Shane Stewart 2,467, 2. Johnny Herrera 2,370 3. Jeff Swindell 2,326, 4. Tim Crawley 2,240, 5. Brady Bacon 2,225, 6. Gary Wright 2,147, 7. Seth Bergman 2,056, 8. Jason Johnson 2,051, 9. Tony Bruce, Jr. 1,989, 10. Aaron Reutzel 1,952, 11. Zach Chappell 1,771, 12. Wayne Johnson 1,426, 13. Dustin Morgan 1,221, 14. Jack Dover 1,187, 15. Logan Forler 1,091.

LoneStar Sprint Nationals Saturday Feature Lineups

KILGORE, Texas (October 15, 2011) – With two preliminary nights of competition at the Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals at Lone Star Speedway logged into the books, the championship feature lineups for Saturday’s $12,000-to-win Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters event have been set.

Eight drivers locked into the Saturday finale by virtue of finishing among the top four in the Thursday and Friday preliminary features, with another half dozen securing spots by accumulating the best points totals in a single night.

Locked in are winners Johnny Herrera and Daryn Pittman along with second through fourth runners Seth Bergman, Jason Johnson, Matt Covington, Shane Stewart, Tim Crawley and Gary Wright.

The other six locked in drivers include Danny Wood, Travis Rilat, Jack Dover, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon and Mike Goodman.

The balance of the feature field will be filled through a pair of “B” Mains among other things.

Saturday’s racing action at the 3/8-mile Lone Star Speedway oval gets under way at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday Feature Lineups:

A Main:

Front four rows to be determined by redraw among top four from each preliminary feature (Johnny Herrera, Daryn Pittman, Seth Bergman, Jason Johnson, Matt Covington, Shane Stewart, Tim Crawley and Gary Wright).
Row 5 – 81 Danny Wood and 29 Travis Rilat
Row 6 – 53 Jack Dover and 21 Brian Brown
Row 7 – 99 Brady Bacon and 11g Mike Goodman

B Main 1:
87 Aaron Reutzel – 5h Mason Moore
18 Tony Bruce, Jr. – 11 Justin Melton
51 Beau Smith – 2dm Dustin Morgan
14k Kyle Bellm – 7m Kevin Ramey
8 John Carney II – 44w Austen Wheatley
03 Joe Wood, Jr. – 76 John Ricketts
74e Claud Estes – 20 Chad Wilson
30 Brandon Corn – 90 Lance Norick
17w Brad Welborn – 17b Josh Baughman
16 Koty Adams – 0 Zach Chappell
79 Ryan Hall

B Main 2:
28 Jeff Swindell – 4 Eric Baldaccini
45k Kolt Walker – 71x Channin Tankersley
36 John Pate – 2d Bryan Dobesh
20k Thomas Kennedy – 21T Ray Allen Kulhanek
21k Lou Kennedy, Jr. – 5 Kyle McCutcheon
45 Martin Edwards – 31 Brandon Berryman
23j Junior Jenkins – 27 Andy Shouse
69h Larry Howery – 58 Gary Floyd
14b Robert Byrom – 17 Bruce Griffith, Jr.
33 Mark Huddleston – 15 Curtis Wayne Brown

Pittman Pulls off Friday Night ASCS Win at LoneStar Sprint Nationals

KILGORE, Texas (October 14, 2011) – Daryn Pittman and Jason Johnson waged an epic battle in Friday night’s 30-lap Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals preliminary main event at Lone Star Speedway with Pittman surging to the front in the final circuits to snare his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters triumph of the year.

Pittman, an Owasso, OK, native who cut his Sprint Car racing teeth in ASCS competition from 1996 to 1998, put the T-Mac Racing No. 24 entry in victory lane for his sixth career ASCS National victory and the first since a Lawton Speedway win over 13 years ago on September 12, 1998.

“A race that much fun to drive in had to be a fun race to watch, what a hell of a race,” Pittman explained in victory lane.

While Pittman started from the pole position, reigning Lucas Oil ASCS National champion Johnson wasted little time climbing from the fift