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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Blake Hahn Dominates ASCS Sooner At Tri-State Speedway

Photo courtesy of ASCS


Bryan Hulbert – POCOLA, Okla. (May 30, 2020) Ending his weekend in Victory Lane, Blake Hahn dominated action with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products vs. ASCS Mid-South Region showdown at Tri-State Speedway.

Trailing the first eight revolutions, Hahn assumed the lead from Avery Goodman after he tapped the Left Rear of Robbie Price while trying to put him a lap down. Red on Lap 10 for Mike Goodman, who walked away from a violent flip through the third turn, the race was slowed again on Lap 13 as Layne Himebaugh rolled to a stop.

Caution for the final time on Lap 14, Hahn did as he’d done on nearly every restart and quickly distanced himself from the field as the race for second saw Garrett Williamson suddenly in the mix. Starting his race from 17th, the Colombia, Mo. shoe battled back and forth with Covington, Crockett, and Randall with the Tiger Towing backed entry pacing the hub of the high-banked oval.

Working a deep cushion at both ends of the Tri-State Speedway, Hahn built his advantage to 8.253 seconds at the drop of the checkered flag. Garrett Williamson held on for second with Chase Randall third. Matt Covington ended up fourth with Harli White completing the top five.

Terry Easum in sixth was followed by Andrew Deal. Making up 10 positions, Fred Mattox crossed eighth with Washington’s Chris Schmelzle advancing to ninth from 16th. Lance Norick completed the top ten.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products races next at Lawton Speedway on June 20. The ASCS Mid-South Region rolls again on June 6 at Riverside International Speedway.

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Race Results:

ASCS Sooner Region
ASCS Mid-South Region
Tri-State Speedway (Pocola, Okla.)
Saturday, May 30, 2020

Car Count: 30

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett[2]; 2. 9-Chase Randall[6]; 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson[1]; 4. 21P-Robbie Price[3]; 5. 24-Garet Williamson[5]; 6. 85-Forrest Sutherland[4]; 7. 23G-Steven Shebester[7]; 8. 1S-Joey Schmidt[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal[4]; 3. 90-Lance Norick[6]; 4. 30-Joseph Miller[1]; 5. 92J-JR Topper[5]; 6. 30J-Larry Bratti[8]; 7. 20G-Jake Greider[3]; 8. 21B-Brandon Hinkle[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[1]; 4. 31-Casey Wills[6]; 5. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 6. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[3]; 7. 23P-Hunter Poe[7]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 11A-Avery Goodman[6]; 2. 11G-Mike Goodman[2]; 3. 88-Terry Easum[4]; 4. 94L-Layne Himebaugh[3]; 5. 57C-Chris Schmelzle[1]; 6. 22S-Slater Helt[5]; 7. 1-Sean McClelland[7]

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 94L-Layne Himebaugh[1]; 2. 57C-Chris Schmelzle[7]; 3. 24-Garet Williamson[4]; 4. 26M-Fred Mattox[6]; 5. 30-Joseph Miller[3]; 6. 23G-Steven Shebester[11]; 7. 20G-Jake Greider[14]; 8. 85-Forrest Sutherland[9]; 9. 1S-Joey Schmidt[15]; 10. 30J-Larry Bratti[2]; 11. 22S-Slater Helt[8]; 12. 23P-Hunter Poe[12]; 13. 92J-JR Topper[5]; 14. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[10]; 15. 21B-Brandon Hinkle[16]; 16. 1-Sean McClelland[13]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[17]; 3. 9-Chase Randall[2]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 5. 17W-Harli White[5]; 6. 88-Terry Easum[10]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[8]; 8. 26M-Fred Mattox[18]; 9. 57C-Chris Schmelzle[16]; 10. 90-Lance Norick[7]; 11. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[13]; 13. 11-Roger Crockett[3]; 14. 11A-Avery Goodman[1]; 15. 55B-Brandon Anderson[12]; 16. 21P-Robbie Price[14]; 17. 94L-Layne Himebaugh[15]; 18. 11G-Mike Goodman[9]; 19. 30-Joseph Miller[19]; 20. 23G-Steven Shebester[20]


Austin McCarl holds off Aaron Reutzel for first-ever All Star victory in thriller at Park Jefferson International Speedway



JEFFERSON, S.D. (May 30, 2020) - Unarguably one of the the most exciting main event outcomes in Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 and Bumper-to-Bumper IRA Series history, Altoona, Iowa’s Austin McCarl accomplished the near-impossible on Saturday night at Park Jefferson International Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota, and held off two-time and defending All Star champion, Aaron Reutzel, for a first-ever Series victory and a $6,900 top prize. Originally slated to award $6,600, Kevin Rudeen of Rudeen Racing bumped the winner’s share an extra $300 to award $6,900.

Ending with a final margin of victory equalling a fraction of a second, McCarl and Reutzel’s battle for the lead was relentless, exchanging command lap after lap, and sometimes multiple times a lap, during a wild trek through traffic over the final eight circuits. Even the final lap was a barn burner with Reutzel leading the duo down the backstretch and into turn three. Although Reutzel did his best to protect the bottom and shut down any last-ditch effort by McCarl to regain control, the attempt failed, as McCarl was able to maneuver under Reutzel, giving him a slight “kiss” to the inside nerf bar before beating the current All Star championship points leader back to the flagstand.

“I was just trying to beat Aaron (Reutzel),” an elated Austin McCarl laughed, who kicked off the evening with a heat race and dash victory aboard his TMAC Motorsports No. 17A. “I was just trying to run my own race and do what was best for my car. The bottom was better for me, but he was better than me moving up around guys. The bottom was so good there that I was just trying to hit my marks and get guys going down the straightaway and into the corner when they got tight. I just can’t thank my family and supporters enough. To get my first All Star win with my sponsors here, and everyone watching at home, it’s a night i’ll never forget.”

Starting from the pole position, Columbus, Indiana’s Tony Stewart led the first six circuits before Rudeen Racing’s Cory Eliason slipped underneath the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion to lead lap seven. By lap ten, Eliason and Stewart found themselves swallowed up in slower cars, eventually allowing Stewart to close in on Eliason and regain command on lap 13. Unfortunately for Eliason, a tangle with traffic on lap 14 ended his attempt to regain the top spot, eventually spinning to a stop between turns three and four.

McCarl, who was racing just behind the top-two at the time of the caution, utilized the ensuing restart to slip by Stewart to officially lead lap 14. Reutzel, who started eighth on the feature grid, followed McCarl by Stewart to take second on lap 15. An onslaught of slower traffic on lap 18 allowed Reutzel to close in on McCarl, ultimately igniting a fierce battle between the two frontrunners.

Buzzing the topside, Reutzel drove around McCarl to lead lap 20, only to be denied by McCarl the following circuit with a bold move in turns three and four to complete lap 21. Two circuits later, Reutzel was back on top, desperately trying to separate himself from McCarl with only two laps to navigate. Determined to beat the two-time champ, McCarl quickly persevered, slipping underneath Reutzel to lead lap 24, all before the aforementioned “kiss and run” in the final corner on lap 25.

“It was pretty wild there between Aaron and I in traffic,” McCarl continued. “I saw the white flag and he got around me in one. He did a really good job to open up on me coming out of two and chopping me in turns three and four. He just barely left the door open a little bit and I just kinda stuck my nose in there and gave him a little kiss. I was just trying to win the race and I don’t think it was anything Aaron Reutzel wouldn’t have done. I have a ton of respect for him and his team. They are doing a great job.”

Aaron Reutzel crossed under the flagstand second, followed by Danny Dietrich, Tony Stewart, and Paul McMahan.

What’s Next:
After four days of travel and rest, the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will continue their trek through the central time zone with a visit to Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Oklahoma, on Thursday, June 4, officially commencing the 2020 edition of Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires. The Lawton visit will kick-off three straight days of action in the Sooner State with stops at Red Dirt Raceway and Outlaw Motor Speedway to follow, respectively.

Online Coverage:
Each and every event on the 2020 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 schedule will be broadcast live exclusively at www.floracing.com. To access live and on-demand racing action from the All Star Circuit of Champions, visit www.floracing.com and become an annual PRO subscriber. The subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast.

Contingency Awards/Results: Park Jefferson International Speedway - May 30, 2020:
Event: All Stars and IRA Invade Park Jefferson
Entries: 42
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Aaron Reutzel - 13.379
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Aaron Reutzel - 12.989
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Justin Peck
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Hunter Schuerenberg
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Austin McCarl
Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Tony Stewart
Kistler Racing Products Heat #5 Winner: Chad Boespflug
JE Pistons Dash #1 Winner: Tony Stewart
Kear's Speed Shop Dash #2 Winner: Austin McCarl
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting & Embroidery B-Main Winner: Skylar Gee
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Josh Baughman
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Austin McCarl
Hercules Tire A-Main Hard Charger: Jake Blackhurst (+10)
(Lincoln Electric, Hercules Tire, Rayce Rudeen Foundation: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)

Qualifying

Group (A)
1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 13.179; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 13.255; 3. 70-Justin Peck, 13.293; 4. O9-Matt Juhl, 13.338; 5. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 13.583; 6. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.671; 7. 14m-Jack Rouston, 13.912; 8. 35L-Cody Ledger, 14.283; 9. 14K-Victoria Knutson, 16.644

Group (B)
1. 7-Justin Henderson, 13.258; 2. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.383; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.433; 4. 23-Russel Borland, 13.652; 5. 44-Trey Starks, 13.682; 6. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 13.817; 7. Os-Brandon Stevenson, 14.192; 8. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 14.424; 9. O-Johnny Fahl, 14.495

Group (C)
1. 13-Paul McMahan, 13.279; 2. 17A-Austin McCarl, 13.298; 3. 4-Terry McCarl, 13.371; 4. 17-Josh Baughman, 13.394; 5. 3-Tim Kaeding, 13.403; 6. 73-Jake Blackhurst, 13.506; 7. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.849; 8. 33-James Broty, 14.111

Group (D)
1. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.172; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.179; 3. 21-Brinton Marvel, 13.573; 4. 88-Kyle Offill, 13.578; 5. 3p-Sawyer Phillips, 13.672; 6. 44M-Chris Martin, 13.934; 7. 29-Hunter Custer, 14.288; 8. 55m-McKenna Haase, 99.991

Group (E)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 12.989; 2. 11-Zeb Wise, 13.114; 3. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 13.324; 4. 2ks-Chad Boespflug, 13.357; 5. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.455; 6. O5-Colin Smith, 13.662; 7. 8H-Jade Hastings, 13.731; 8. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 13.855

Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 70-Justin Peck [2]; 2. O9-Matt Juhl [1]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [4]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 5. 22-Cole Duncan [6]; 6. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [5]; 7. 14M-Jack Rouston [7]; 8. 35L-Cody Ledger [8]; 9. 14K-Victoria Knutson [9]

Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 2. 7-Justin Henderson [4]; 3. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [6]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 5. 23-Russel Borland [1]; 6. 44-Trey Starks [5]; 7. OS-Brandon Stevenson [7]; 8. O-Johnny Fahl [9]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [8]

Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 17A-Austin McCarl [3]; 2. 4-Terry McCarl [2]; 3. 3-Tim Kaeding [5]; 4. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee [7]; 6. 17-Josh Baughman [1]; 7. 73-Jake Blackhurst [6]; 8. 33-James Broty [8]

Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 14-Tony Stewart [4]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 3. 88-Kyle Offill [1]; 4. 44M-Chris Martin [6]; 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [5]; 6. 55M-McKenna Haase [8]; 7. 29-Hunter Custer [7]; 8. 21-Brinton Marvel [2]

Heat #5 - Group (E) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 4. 11-Zeb Wise [3]; 5. 35-Skylar Prochaska [2]; 6. O5-Colin Smith [6]; 7. 8H-Jade Hastings [7]; 8. 97-Alan Gilbertson [8]

Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 14-Tony Stewart [2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [6]; 4. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [4]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 11-Zeb Wise [5]

Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 17A-Austin McCarl [4]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 3. 70-Justin Peck [1]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [5]; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 6. 7-Justin Henderson [6]

B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 99-Skylar Gee [6]; 2. 22-Cole Duncan [4]; 3. 35-Skylar Prochaska [1]; 4. 44-Trey Starks [9]; 5. 17-Josh Baughman [2]; 6. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [7]; 7. 73-Jake Blackhurst [11]; 8. 55M-McKenna Haase [10]; 9. 35L-Cody Ledger [18]; 10. 23-Russel Borland [3]; 11. O5-Colin Smith [8]; 12. 21-Brinton Marvel [16]; 13. 29-Hunter Custer [15]; 14. 2K-Kevin Ingle [20]; 15. 33-James Broty [17]; 16. OS-Brandon Stevenson [14]; 17. 14M-Jack Rouston [13]; 18. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [5]; 19. O-Johnny Fahl [19]; 20. 14K-Victoria Knutson [21]; 21. 8H-Jade Hastings [12]; 22. 97-Alan Gilbertson [22]

A-Main (25 Laps)
1. 17A-Austin McCarl [2]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [8]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 4. 14-Tony Stewart [1]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [9]; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 7. O9-Matt Juhl [13]; 8. 70-Justin Peck [6]; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding [15]; 10. 11-Zeb Wise [11]; 11. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [7]; 12. 7-Justin Henderson [12]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson [16]; 14. 4-Terry McCarl [14]; 15. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [10]; 16. 22-Cole Duncan [22]; 17. 73-Jake Blackhurst [27]; 18. 88-Kyle Offill [17]; 19. 44-Trey Starks [24]; 20. 17B-Bill Balog [19]; 21. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [18]; 22. 99-Skylar Gee [21]; 23. 44M-Chris Martin [20]; 24. 35-Skylar Prochaska [23]; 25. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [26]; 26. 17-Josh Baughman [25]; 27. 26-Cory Eliason [4] Lap Leaders: Tony Stewart (1-6), Cory Eliason (7-12), Tony Stewart (13), Austin McCarl (14-19), Aaron Reutzel (20), Austin McCarl (21, 22), Aaron Reutzel (23), Austin McCarl (24, 25)

2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (As of May 30, 2020)
1. Aaron Reutzel - 296
2. Austin McCarl - 288
3. Brock Zearfoss - 280
4. Justin Henderson - 270
5. Danny Dietrich - 270
6. Paul McMahan - 268
7. Tim Kaeding - 266
8. Tony Stewart - 262
9. Zeb Wise - 260
10. Terry McCarl - 254


ROCKET LAUNCH: Sheppard Sweeps 'Inside Out' Weekend at Davenport Two-time champ masters 1/4-mile and 1/2-mile ovals at Iowa's Davenport Speedway




DAVENPORT, IA — May 30, 2020 — America witnessed history Saturday afternoon when Elon Musk and NASA successfully launched a manned rocket into orbit and towards the International Space Station as part of the Space X mission.

A few hours later, race fans on DIRTVision saw Brandon Sheppard launch his own Rocket1 Racing #1 to victory lane at Davenport Speedway’s 1/2-mile dirt oval to complete a weekend sweep of the 'Inside Out' doubleheader presented by Hoker Trucking. Sheppard conquered the 1/4-mile in thrilling fashion on Friday night.

"It feels so great to be back in victory lane," Sheppard said after notching his second straight win. "We got our confidence back (Friday) night, it was a tough fought battle, but we did it. Tonight, everybody's confidence was higher. We qualified good, won the heat race, and that was the key to getting another win. I can't thank Mark, Dan, Austin, Joel, and all the guys back at the shop enough; this car has been a dream to drive."

Drawing fourth in the Morton Buildings feature redraw, Sheppard had to start the 40-lap feature from the outside of row two behind Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, IL, and Ashton Winger of Hampton, GA, on the front row. For fans watching at home, Winger was certainly the cinderella story of the night. With limited 1/2-mile experience, the 20-year old Rookie of the Year leader put together a brilliant heat race win and drew the outside pole of the Feature event.

It was all Heckenast at the start as he rolled the inside line aboard his No. 99JR. Bobby Pierce, who set QuickTime in Flight A of qualifying and won his heat race for the second night, quickly worked by Winger to move into second with his eyes set on a first career World of Outlaws win. It became a Land of Lincoln 1-2-3 when Sheppard brought the high side to life and ripped the outside by Pierce and then by Heckenast to take the lead on lap five.

A chaotic caution on Lap 10 saw the night end for Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, and send a gaggle of others including Ricky Thornton Jr., Jason Feger, Brent Larson, Matt Cosner, and Boom Briggs all to the work area. Another heartbreaking caution at the halfway mark meant the downward spiral of Winger, the rookie sensation, who would have to fall to the tail after running inside the top five.

While Sheppard was in command, the frontrunners behind him continued to swap spots as Pierce, Heckenast, Chris Madden and a charging Jimmy Mars dueled on the half-mile speed factory located on the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. A debris caution on Lap 27 created a restart after Pierce hit the outside wall so hard that he knocked a few boards off the fence onto the track. After that contact though, the #32 slipped on the restart letting Mars and Madden by, with Pierce eventually fell to sixth.

 Marking the final restart of the race, Sheppard continued to sneak away from the field as he tested every inch of the 1/2-mile surface. In the end, B-Shepp drove away to a 2.086 second advantage as he crossed the stripe for his 58th career World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series victory. Completing a clean sweep of 'Inside Out' weekend presented by Hoker Trucking, Sheppard and the Rocket1 Racing crew used the Davenport Speedway doubleheader to find that missing confidence and return to their winning ways. 

"After the checkered, I actually went to the bottom in turns three and four and I think I might have been even better than I was on the top," Sheppard noted. "Getting out front in clean air and maintaining the lead all comes with qualifying good and winning heat races. In order for this consistency to stay good, we gotta keep doing that."

Mars of Menomonie, WI, was Saturday's runner-up finisher after he completed an impressive charge from the 11th spot. The World of Outlaws veteran noted his No. 28M was capable of handling the half-mile from just about every angle and wished he would've aced qualifying more.

"Before it started to rubber there on the bottom, we could run the top, we could run the bottom, the car was really good," Mars said after the checkered. "Scott [Bloomquist] and I got together down there backstretch early on, so I gotta apologize to him. I lifted as much as I could, there wasn't much else I could do. I messed up qualifying and dug us in a hole, but once we got going in the heat race we really picked it up. 

Madden of Gray Court, SC, snapped a 10-race drought from the top three with his third-place finish. For "Smokey" and the Scott Bloomquist Racing, Team Drydene #0M, it's all about using this run to build their momentum and get some confidence back.

"We're still missing a little bit, but we've come a long way from the last few weeks," Madden mentioned of his struggles lately. "We've been working hard on these cars, and I think we found a few things this weekend here. We just gotta carry this momentum into next week. If we keep up the podium finishes, hopefully that will lead to some wins. At the end of the day, we're competitive; so we'll take it and drive with it."

Cade Dillard, who suffered a blown motor in hot laps, concluded his night with a remarkable 19th-to-fourth haul that was good enough to take away hard charger honors. Heckenast Jr. completed the top five while Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Ricky Weiss, Shannon Babb and Chase Junghans rounded out the top 10.

Both nights were broadcasted live on DIRTVision as the grandstands were closed to fans due to mass gathering restrictions in Iowa.

The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series will take next week off as invited competitors nationwide converge on the Dirt Late Model Stream at Eldora Speedway on June 4-6. After that, the Outlaws are scheduled to RETURN to RACING at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA, on Friday and Saturday, June 12-13.

Morton Buildings Feature (40 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [4][$10,000]; 2. 28m-Jimmy Mars [11][$5,000]; 3. 0m-Chris Madden [7][$3,000]; 4. 97-Cade Dillard [19][$2,500]; 5. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [1][$2,000]; 6. 32p-Bobby Pierce [3][$1,700]; 7. 28-Dennis Erb [5][$1,400]; 8. 7-Ricky Weiss [13][$1,300]; 9. 18b-Shannon Babb [8][$1,200]; 10. 18-Chase Junghans [16][$1,100]; 11. 29v-Darrell Lanigan [12][$1,050]; 12. 20rt-Ricky Thornton [17][$1,000]; 13. 25-Chad Simpson [21][$950]; 14. B1-Brent Larson [20][$900]; 15. 66c-Matt Cosner [23][$850]; 16. 25f-Jason Feger [18][$800]; 17. 99b-Boom Briggs [15][$770]; 18. 12-Ashton Winger [2][$750]; 19. 15b-Brian Birkhofer [9][$730]; 20. 4g-Kody Evans [14][$700]; 21. 0-Scott Bloomquist [6][$700]; 22. 76-Blair Nothdurft [10][$700]; 23. 32-Chris Simpson [24][$700]; 24. 43-Jeremy Grady [22][$700]. Lap Leaders: Heckenast 1-4; Sheppard 5-40. Hard Charger Award: 97-Cade Dillard[+15]


TROUT GOES WIRE TO WIRE FOR $4,000 WIN; Rittenhouse Victorious in 358 Sprint Season Opener

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Saturday, June 6, 2020 (7:30 PM) 410 Sprints + 358 Sprints

Photo courtesy of Lincoln Speedway


Abbottstown, PA (May 30, 2020) – Chad Trout led every lap of the 30-lap feature for his third career 410 sprint car victory at Lincoln Speedway. With 46 410 sprint cars on hand, Trout qualified for the main event through his heat and selected the pole in the redraw. Brandon Rahmer, the current point leader at the track, lined up second for the main event.

Trout drove to the bottom of turns 1 and 2 when the green flag waved with Rahmer in hot pursuit.

Gerard McIntyre, who lined up third for feature, challenged Rahmer for second early in the race. As McIntyre was working on Rahmer, Chase Dietz took the high line through turns 1 and 2 and got by McIntyre for third but the caution came out before the pass was official. The caution was for last week’s winner, Brian Montieth, who came to a stop on the backstretch after spinning coming out of turn 2.

Trout paced the field ahead of Rahmer, McIntyre, Dietz and Tyler Walton for the single file restart.

McIntyre got a nose under Rahmer going into turn 1 but Rahmer held onto the second spot. Dietz was all over McIntyre for third and took the spot on lap 4. McIntyre stayed close and took the third spot back on the next lap.

Freddie Rahmer was trying to join his brother Brandon in the top 5 as he battled with Dietz and Walton. Rahmer was in the top 5 on lap 5 and made it to fourth on lap 6, right before the second caution of the race on lap 7. The yellow flag came out for Justin Whittall who was facing the wrong direction in turns 3 and 4.

While under caution Ryan Smith exited the track and nosed into his pit, ending his night.

The top five for the restart were Trout, Brandon Rahmer, McIntyre, Freddie Rahmer and Dietz.

McIntyre tried the high line going into turns 1 and 2 to get by Brandon for second.  Freddie joined making it a three-way battle for the spot and then another caution came out for Justin Whittall who once again was spun around in turns 3 and 4.

McIntyre tried the high side again on the restart, but this time Brandon was able to pull away and create some distance between himself and the battle for third between Gerard and Freddie.

Once McIntyre broke free from Freddie he closed in on Brandon for second. Brandon held off McIntyre’s charge running the bottom with Gerard sticking to the high side of the track.

The yellow flag flew again on lap 14 as Adam Wilt slowed to a stop on the back stretch.

The field lined up nose to tail with Trout, Brandon, McIntyre, Freddie and Tim Wagaman leading the way.

Freddie was trying everything he could to get by McIntyre, but Gerard held onto the third position. Rahmer tried a slide job in turn 4 on lap 19 but it didn’t stick.

The first red flag of the race came on lap 20 as Robbie Kendall and Brian Montieth got together coming out of turn 4 with Montieth landing on his side.

McIntyre and Brandon made contact in turn 2 on the restart with Rahmer flipping and bringing out the red flag yet again. McIntyre headed to the pits after determining the car had too much damage to continue.

Track officials opened the red to allow teams to refuel due to the number of laps run under caution.

For the second week in a row, both the second and third place cars were taken out of the feature at the same time. The new running order for the top 5 was Trout, Freddie Wagaman, Dietz and Tim Glatfelter.

Once the field restarted Lucas Wolfe was one of the few cars running the high line around the track and it was working for him as he passed three cars in three laps to get to seventh from his sixteenth starting spot.

Trout had a lead of 2.109 seconds with 5 laps to go as he approached the tail end of the field.

Trout held onto this lead and beat Freddie to the checkered flag by 1.052 seconds. Wagaman crossed the line third and Dietz held on for a fourth place finish. Glatfelter completed the top 5.

Heat winners for the 410 sprints were Chase Dietz, Gerard McIntyre, Chad Trout and Tim Glatfelter. Tyler Walton set overall quick time with a lap of 15.395 seconds.

 

Rittenhouse Victorious in 358 Sprint Season Opener

Photo courtesy of Lincoln Speedway


Todd Rittenhouse Jr. started on the pole and shared the front row with Ashley Cappetta for the 20-lap feature. Brett Wanner and Dave Holbrook made up row 2.

Rittenhouse took the lead when the green flag dropped with Wanner getting his nose under Cappetta for second in turn 1 on the start. Wanner took the spot on the next lap sliding by Cappetta as they entered turn 1.

Steve Owings wasn’t far behind and got to the outside of Cappetta on lap 2 going into turn 1 to take third.

The caution flag came out on lap 4 for Jon Stewart who got sideways on the back stretch. Stewart rejoined the field. Mike Bittinger headed to the pits under caution ending his night.

Rittenhouse led Wanner, Owings, Cappetta and Chris Frank to the cone for the single file restart.

Wanner tried the outside of Rittenhouse going into turn 1 but Rittenhouse maintained the lead. Wanner wasn’t going away and passed Rittenhouse for the lead in turn 1 on lap 5, but Todd got Brett back coming out turn 2 to hold onto the top spot.

Rittenhouse started to pull away from the rest of the field as Owings reeled in Wanner for second.

Wanner got out of Owings grip and left Steve to battle Cappetta for third as he hunted down Rittenhouse for the lead.

Wanner chased down Rittenhouse and was on his bumper at the halfway point of the race.

The leaders caught lapped traffic on lap 13. Owings capitalized on lapped traffic and got by Wanner for second going into turn 3 just as the caution came out on lap 14 for Zachary Cool. Cool stopped on the backstretch.

Rittenhouse paced the field ahead of Owings, Wanner, Cappetta and Tyler Ross for the restart.

Owings rolled through the middle of turns 1 and 2 but Rittenhouse maintained the lead.

Another caution came on lap 15 for five cars that got tangled in turns 1 and 2. As the safety crew worked on untangling Jeff Paulson, Zachary Newlin, Kenny Kuhn, Cool and Alyson Dietz officials threw the red flag to allow teams to conserve fuel.

Newlin was the only driver to rejoin the field. Newlin made his 358 debut on Saturday night after making the move up from the 305 sprint division.

Ross got a nose under Cappetta on the restart as he challenger her for fourth. Ross had the advantage in the turns but Cappetta was able to hold him off on as she was stronger on the straightaways.

The yellow flag flew again on lap 17 as Jon Stewart got spun around in turn 4. Stewart headed to the pits along with Newlin, ending the night for both drivers.

Rittenhouse held off Owings on the restart. Owings made one more last ditch effort for the lead on the final lap, but Rittenhouse beat him to the line for his fourth career 358 victory at the track. Wanner crossed the line third. Cappetta finished fourth and Tyler Ross held on for a fifth place finish.

Brett Wanner, Scott Fisher, who was pulling double-duty running both divisions, and Tyler Ross won the 358 sprint heats.

Next Saturday, June 6, Lincoln Speedway is back in action with 410 and 358 sprint cars. Racing starts at 7:30PM with pit gates opening at 5:00PM and grandstand gates opening at 5:30PM.

To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.

 

RACE RESULTS

Saturday, May 30, 2020

LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

Abbottstown, PA

Gene Latta Ford 410 Sprints:

410 Sprint Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 1X-Chad Trout ($4,000); 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 3. 5E-Tim Wagaman; 4. 75-Chase Dietz; 5. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 6. 17B-Steve Buckwalter; 7. 24-Lucas Wolfe; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich; 9. 87-Alan Krimes; 10. 25-Tyler Bear; 11. 14T-Tyler Walton; 12. 29-Dan Shetler; 13. 11-TJ Stutts; 14. 2-AJ Flick; 15. 59-Jim Siegel; 16. 67-Justin Whittall; 17. 12-Robert Ballou (DNF); 18. 07-Gerard McIntyre (DNF); 19. 0-Rick Lafferty (DNF); 20. 88-Brandon Rahmer (DNF); 21. 21-Brian Montieth (DNF); 22. 55K-Robbie Kendall (DNF); 23. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 24. 72-Ryan Smith (DNF)

Lap Leaders – Chad Trout (1-30)

410 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps) - 1. 75-Chase Dietz; 2. 67-Justin Whittall; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 14T-Tyler Walton; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 6. 73B-Brett Michalski; 7. 19R-Jordan Ryan; 8. 29-Davey Franek; 9. 7-Trey Hivner; 10. 12-Robert Ballou; 11. 14-Chad Wilson; 12. 15B-Mark Bitner

410 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps) - 1. 07-Gerard McIntyre; 2. 25-Tyler Bear; 3. 17B-Steve Buckwalter; 4. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 5. 2-AJ Flick; 6. 59-Jim Siegel; 7. 91-Tony Fiore; 8. 2w-Glenndon Forsythe; 9. 44-Dylan Norris; 10. 3-Todd Gracey (DNF); 11. 35-Chad Layton (DNF)

410 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps) - 1. 1X-Chad Trout; 2. 5E-Tim Wagaman; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 4. 29-Dan Shetler; 5. 72-Ryan Smith; 6. 15-Adam Wilt; 7. 5-Dylan Cisney; 8. 12-Brent Shearer; 9. 16A-Aaron Bollinger; 10. 21T-Scott Fisher; 11. 9-Dalton Dietrich

410 Sprint Heat Four Finish (10 laps) – 1. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 2. 0-Rick Lafferty; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 24-Lucas Wolfe; 5. 11-TJ Stutts; 6. 21-Brian Montieth; 7. 99-Kyle Moody; 8. 45-Jeff Halligan; 9. 66-Doug Hammaker; 10. 49H-Bradley Howard; 11. 14C-Dave Carlberg; 12. 19-Troy Wagaman Jr. (DNS)

410 Sprint C-main (8 laps) - 1. 3-Todd Gracey; 2. 21T-Scott Fisher; 3. 49H-Bradley Howard; 4. 14-Chad Wilson; 5. 14C-Dave Carlberg; 6. 15B-Mark Bitner; 7. 9-Dalton Dietrich (DNS); 8. 35-Chad Layton (DNS)

410 Sprint B-main (12 laps) - 1. 12-Rober Ballou; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 73B-Brett Michalski; 6. 45-Jeff Halligan; 7. 99-Kyle Moody; 8. 5-Dylan Cisney; 9. 2w-Glenndon Forsythe; 10. 91-Tony Fiore; 11. 66-Doug Hammaker; 12. 28-Davey Franek; 13. 19R-Jordan Ryan; 14. 44-Dylan Norris; 15. 21T-Scott Fisher; 16. 7-Trey Hivner; 17. 12-Brent Shearer; 18. 16A-Aaron Bollinger (DNF); 19. 3-Todd Gracey (DNF)

410 Flight 1 Time Trial Results 1. 14T-Tyler Walton 15.395*; 2. 88-Brandon Rahmer 15.558; 3. 75-Chase Dietz 15.627; 4. 25-Tyler Bear 15.651; 5. 67-Justin Whittall 15.651; 6. 07-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 7. 8-Billy Dietrich 15.762; 8. 17B-Steve Buckwalter 15.845; 9. 12-Robert Ballou 15.935; 10. 59-Jim Siegel 15.946; 11. 28-Davey Franek 16.022; 12. 2w-Glenndon Forsythe 16.038; 13. 7-Trey Hiver 16.090; 14. 2-AJ Flick 16.149; 15. 73B-Brett Michalski 16.158; 16. 91-Tony Fiore 16.161; 17. 55K-Robbie Kendall 16.162; 18. 3-Todd Gracey 16.187; 19. 14-Chad Wilson 16.206; 20. 35-Chad Layton 16.206; 21. 19R-Jordan Ryan 16.223; 22. 44-Dylan Norris 16.260; 23. 15B-Mark Bitner 16.475

410 Flight 2 Time Trial Results 1. 51-Freddie Rahmer 15.793; 2. 0-Rick Lafferty 15.875; 3. 1X-Chad Trout 15.914; 4. 69-Tim Glatfelter 15.923; 5. 29-Dan Shetler 15.927; 6. 87-Alan Krimes 15.932; 7. 5E-Tim Wagaman 15.960; 8. 24-Lucas Wolfe 15.970; 9. 72-Ryan Smith 15.985; 10. 11-TJ Stutts 16.037; 11. 16A-Aaron Bollinger 16.066; 12. 21-Brian Montieth 16.114; 13. 5-Dylan Cisney 16.141; 14. 45-Jeff Halligan 16.219; 15. 12-Brent Shearer 16.246; 16. 99-Kyle Moody 16.339; 17. 15W-Adam Wilt 16.368; 18. 49H-Bradley Howard 16.430; 19. 21T-Scott Fisher 16.485; 20. 66-Doug Hammaker 16.692; 21. 9-Dalton Dietrich 17.397; 22. 14C-Dave Carlberg 17.588; 23. 19-Troy Wagaman No Time

*overall quick time

 

Hanover Auto Team 358 Sprints:

358 Sprint Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 18-Todd Rittenhouse Jr. ($1,100); 2. 35-Steve Owings; 3. 54-Brett Wanner; 4. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 5. 91-Tyler Ross; 6. 00-Chris Frank; 7. 77-David Holbrook; 8. 44-Dave Brown; 9. 21-CJ Tracy; 10. 21T-Scott Fisher; 11. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 12. 6-Tim McClelland; 13. 38D-Kyle Denmyer; 14. 5A-Zachary Allman; 15. 2D-Dylan Orwig; 16. 34-Mark VanVorst; 17. 11H-Hayden Miller (DNF); 18. 11z-Zach Newlin (DNF); 19. 13s-Jon Stewart (DNF); 20. 3-Jeff Paulson (DNF); 21. 50-Alyson Dietz (DNF); 22. 8-Kenny Kuhn (DNF); 23. 99-Zachary Cool (DNF); 24. 93-Mike Bittinger (DNF)

358 Sprint Heat 1 Finish (10 laps) 1. 54-Brett Wanner; 2. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 3. 77-David Holbrook; 4. 11z-Zach Newlin; 5. 66a-Cody Fletcher; 6. 93-Mike Bittinger; 7. 3-Jeff Paulson; 8. 50-Alyson Dietz; 9. 23-Justin Foster; 10. 4R-Zane Rudisill (DNF)

358 Sprint Heat 2 Finish (10 laps) 1. 21-Scott Fisher; 2. 18-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 3. 21-CJ Tracy; 4. 5a-Zachary Allman; 5. 99-Zachary Cool; 6. 8-Kenny Kuhn 7. 2D-Dylan Orwig 8. 6-Tim McClelland 9. 511-John Sharpe 10. 27-Jake Galloway (DNF)

358 Sprint Heat 3 Finish (10 laps) 1. 91-Tyler Ross; 2. 00-Chris Frank; 3. 35-Steve Owings; 4. 34-Mark VanVorst; 5. 13s-Jon Stewart; 6. 44-Dave Brown; 7. 38D-Kyle Denmyer; 8. 11H-Hayden Miller; 9. u1-Billy Heltzel III; 10. 22-Jacob Balliet (DNS)

358 Sprint Consy (10 laps) - 1. 3-Jeff Paulson; 2. 38D-Kyle Denmyer; 3. 2D-Dylan Orwig; 4. 50-Alyson Dietz; 5. 6-Tim McClelland; 6. 11H-Hayden Miller; 7. 27-Jake Galloway; 8. 23-Justin Foster; 9. u1-Billy Heltzel III (DNF); 10. 22-Jacob Balliet (DNF); 11. 511-John Sharpe (DNF); 12. 4RZane Rudisill (DNS)

JUST SEND IT: Schatz Edges Larson on Last Lap in Lake Ozark Thriller 10-time World of Outlaws champ claims second victory of the year

Trent Gower Photo
ELDON, MO – May 30, 2020 – After more than 1,700 starts with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and 10 championships, Donny Schatz is still learning.

Every race provides a new hurdle to leap and a new challenge to conquer. Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway, that challenge was Kyle Larson.

The two titans of Sprint Car racing waged a war of slide jobs and chance in their quest to claim the $10,000 top prize on the final night of the doubleheader event. Schatz had to throw everything his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #15 car could handle to deny Larson his second World of Outlaws win in a week.

After 35 laps of fierce competition between Schatz and Larson and swapping the lead multiple times at the halfway point, Schatz learned there was only one final option to claim victory with a lap to go.

“I decided I was just going to send it,” Schatz said about his winning move. “He would have done the same thing. I got a run on him there in (turns) one and two. We went into (turn) three and I just went. … I was stuck pretty decent. Happy to get the win. It’s about time here. Feels like it’s been forever.”

After sliding by Larson for the lead off Turn 4 with the white flag in the air, the Fargo, ND driver claimed his second win of the season and became the first driver to win multiple World of Outlaws races at the 1/3-mile track.

“I’ve been out here 24 years,” Schatz said. “Every night is a learning experience still. You just have to take what you learned day in, and day out and just make a decision. At this point it is just instinct. The hard part is getting these cars right, the way you want them to stick with the tires and all of that. My guys, incredible what they’ve done all weekend.”

Larson appeared to have everything in place throughout the night to win at Lake Ozark in just his second Series start at the track. He went out first for qualifying. Set Quick Time. Won his Drydene Heat Race. Won the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. And then gapped the field by close to a full straightaway at the start of the 35-lap Feature.

Schatz was a quiet threat all night, making his way into the Dash and earning a fourth-place starting spot for the Feature. He made quick work of Shane Stewart and Kraig Kinser in front of him to move into second by Lap 4. Larson was out of sight. But when he hit lap traffic a few laps later, he was invincible no more.

Committed to the bottom, Schatz hacked away at Larson’s lead and darted underneath him on the exit of Turn 2 by the halfway point. He led the next four laps before getting held up by a lap car and allowing Larson to steal the lead back.

While still focused on making another attack at Larson for the lead, Schatz now had to also worry about holding off reigning champion Brad Sweet behind him. In doing so, Larson began to distance himself from Schatz.

The win was in Larson’s hands. While holding Sweet behind with one hand, Schatz tried to reach for Larson with the other, looking underneath the #57 car each corner, but was never close enough to put fear in Larson’s hopes.

However, a late caution, creating a green-white-checkered finish, gave Schatz one last attempt to try something. Anything from what he’d learned. With a run off Turn 2 that kept him in tow with Larson down the backstretch, Schatz “sent it.” He dove underneath Larson going into Turn 3 and cleared him off Turn 4 to drive away with the victory, leaving the two California drivers behind him to round out the podium.

“Obviously, it would have been nice to get the win,” Larson said with a heavy breath after his runner-up performance. “I figured Donny would have ripped the middle. On the restarts before he would almost clear me anyway here in (turns) three and four. So, I should have just known to protect and block his momentum.”

His brother-in-law and Kasey Kahne Racing driver Brad Sweet finished third – after starting ninth. He continues to sit in the runner-up spot in the championship points, but with points leader Logan Schuchart finishing sixth, Sweet is now 12 points behind him.

Schatz is still third in points – 28 points behind Schuchart – but relishes his victory. He won the season opening race at Volusia Speedway Park in February and hadn’t finished in the top-five since then until this weekend. He is now only four wins away from 300 career World of Outlaws wins.

“I’m very satisfied,” said an elated Schatz about his victory. “It’s a crazy time in the world. All we can do is do our part to be good people. We’re back racing. That’s the important part for us. That’s who I’m made of. Glad to be here. Glad you [fans] are all here. Hopefully we can get to a point where you can see my ugly face again without this mask and we can all have a great time like we used to.”

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, WI on Fri., June 5 and Sat., June 6 for another thrilling doubleheader weekend with $16,000-to-win on the line between the two days. Tickets are sold out for Saturday’s event, but you can still get tickets for Friday’s event by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$10,000]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [1][$5,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [9][$3,000]; 4. 71-Shane Stewart [3][$2,700]; 5. 41-David Gravel [11][$2,500]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$2,200]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2][$2,000]; 8. 83-Daryn Pittman [10][$1,800]; 9. 2-Carson Macedo [17][$1,600]; 10. 18-Ian Madsen [7][$1,450]; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5][$1,300]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [16][$1,200]; 13. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [14][$1,100]; 14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [8][$1,000]; 15. 24-Rico Abreu [21][$950]; 16. 39M-Anthony Macri [22][$900]; 17. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [23][$850]; 18. 21X-Carson Short [24][$750]; 19. 91R-Kyle Reinhardt [20][$725]; 20. 14-Parker Price-Miller [13][$700]; 21. 3-Jac Haudenschild [18][$700]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen [6][$700]; 23. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [19][$700]; 24. 2M-Kerry Madsen [15][$700]; Lap Leaders: Kyle Larson 1-14, 19-34; Donny Schatz 15-18, 35; KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Carson Macedo[+8]

Qualifying – 1. 57-Kyle Larson, 11.426; 2. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.588; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.599; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 11.618; 5. 71-Shane Stewart, 11.639; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.703; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.812; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.822; 9. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 11.845; 10. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten, 11.862; 11. 41-David Gravel, 11.931; 12. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.938; 13. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.959; 14. 83-Daryn Pittman, 11.968; 15. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 11.991; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.995; 17. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.017; 18. 39M-Anthony Macri, 12.019; 19. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.063; 20. 9-Kasey Kahne, 12.096; 21. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 12.108; 22. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 12.117; 23. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 12.136; 24. 91R-Kyle Reinhardt, 12.154; 25. 21X-Carson Short, 12.188; 26. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 12.198; 27. 91-Cale Thomas, 12.21; 28. 23B-Brian Bell, 12.217; 29. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 12.241; 30. 6-Bill Rose, 12.258; 31. 21-Brian Brown, 12.317; 32. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 12.326; 33. 33M-Mason Daniel, 12.342; 34. 5-Brent Marks, 12.38; 35. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.394; 36. 6X-Frank Rodgers, NT


DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 71-Shane Stewart [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 5. 2-Carson Macedo [5]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [6]; 7. 21X-Carson Short [7]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [9]; 9. 14E-Kyle Bellm [8]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman [4]; 4. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [3]; 5. 3-Jac Haudenschild [6]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri [5]; 7. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [7]; 8. 5-Brent Marks [9]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [8]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 3. 41-David Gravel [3]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [9]; 7. 91-Cale Thomas [7]; 8. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5]; 9. 21-Brian Brown [8]

DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. 91R-Kyle Reinhardt [6]; 6. 9-Kasey Kahne [5]; 7. 23B-Brian Bell [7]; 8. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [8]; 9. 6X-Frank Rodgers [9]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 3. 71-Shane Stewart [5]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [8]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [7]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [3]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 24-Rico Abreu [4][-]; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri [1][-]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3][-]; 4. 21X-Carson Short [6][-]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [2][$300]; 6. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [7][$250]; 7. 91-Cale Thomas [8][$225]; 8. 5-Brent Marks [11][$200]; 9. 9-Kasey Kahne [5][$200]; 10. 33M-Mason Daniel [10][$200]; 11. 23B-Brian Bell [9][$200]; 12. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [12][$200]; 13. 14E-Kyle Bellm [13][$200]; 14. 6-Bill Rose [14][$200]; 15. 21-Brian Brown [15][$200]; 16. 6X-Frank Rodgers [16][$200]

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Mark Smith captures USCS Sprint Speedweek opener at Old No. 1 Speedway on Friday

Mark Smith bested 33 entries to win the USCS Speedweek opener at Old #1 Speedway on Friday night. (USCS Photo)


Harrisburg, AR - Friday, May 29, 2020 - Mark Smith from Sunbury, PA bested a 33 car field at Old No. 1 Speedway to win the opening round of the 15th annual USCS Sprint Speedweeks. Smith raced past two-time USCS National Champion, Jordon Mallett into the lead early and pedaled away but had to hold off Mallett and a strong contingent of drivers from 11 states after several yellow flag and one red flag incident.

Mallett came past the checkers in the runner-up spot, followed by the Alabama Outlaw, Kyle Amerson in the K&N Filters Podium Award third place with Sprint Car Hall of Famer Danny Smith fom Chillicothe, Ohio in fourth and another, Ohioan, Max Stambaugh completed the top five.

The USCS Sprint Car Speedweeks Round #2 is set for what is expected to be a larger field at historic Riverside Int. Speedway in West Memphis, Akansas on Saturday night 5/30 at 7:30pm. On Sunday evening 5/31 at 6pm the USCS Sprint Speedweeks speed spectacular invades Lexington 104 Speedway near Lexington, Tennessee. For more info please visit www.uscsracing.com

USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters (www.uscsracing.com)
Speedweek 2020 Round #1 results on Friday 5/29/2020 at Old No 1 Speedway - in Harrisburg, AR

USCS Winged Sprints - 33 Entries

Feature 30-Laps
1. M1-Mark Smith[2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[1]; 3. 29A-Kyle Amerson[8]; 4. 4-Danny Smith[11]; 5. 5M-Max Stambaugh[12]; 6. 10M-Morgan Turpen[4]; 7. 2-Brad Bowden[15]; 8. 10L-Landon Britt[18]; 9. 22L-Connor Leoffler[6]; 10. 29-Jeff Oliver[5]; 11. 99-Blake Jenkins[21]; 12. 12-Luke Hall[17]; 13. 13-Chase Howard[16]; 14. (DNF) 49-Mallie Shuster[14]; 15. (DNF) 6-Dustin Gates[7]; 16. (DNF) 1X-Tim Crawley[19]; 17. (DNF) 18J-RJ Jacobs[22]; 18. (DNF) 28-Jeff Willingham[23]; 19. (DNF) 22M-Dan McCarron[3]; 20. (DNF) 10-Terry Gray[10]; 21. (DNF) 3-Howard Moore[9]; 22. (DNF) 20-Jim Shuster[13]; 23. (DNF) 17-Alex Lyles[20]

DHR Suspension B-Main #1 - 12 Laps
1. 2-Brad Bowden[1]; 2. 12-Luke Hall[3]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley[8]; 4. 99-Blake Jenkins[5]; 5. 3B-Chris Banja[2]; 6. 44-Ronny Howard[7]; 7. 28-Jeff Willingham[4]; 8. (DNS) 3P-Paxton Gregory; 9. (DNS) 29-Jeff Oliver; 10. (DNS) 17X-Trapper Brown

Schoenfeld Headers B-Main #2 -12 Laps
1. 13-Chase Howard[1]; 2. 10L-Landon Britt[6]; 3. 17-Alex Lyles[2]; 4. 18J-RJ Jacobs[8]; 5. 10K-Dewayne White[7]; 6. 17B-Shelby Brown[4]; 7. 7E-Eric Gunderson[3]; 8. (DNS) 121-Jan Howard; 9. (DNS) 47-Dale Howard.

Preliminaries
Hoosier Speed Dash 6 Laps
1. 10L Landon Britt; 2. M1 Mark Smith; 3. 29 Kyle Amerson; 4. 29 Jeff Oliver 5. 22M Dan McCarron 6. 13 Chase Howard

Heat 1 8 Laps | Engler
1. 29-Jeff Oliver[2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett[6]; 3. 4-Danny Smith[5]; 4. 17-Alex Lyles[1]; 5. 13-Chase Howard[7]; 6. (DNF) 121-Jan Howard[4]; 7. (DNF) 3P-Paxton Gregory[3]; 8. (DNF) 44-Ronny Howard[8]; 9. (DNS) 17X-Trapper Brown

Heat 2 8 Laps | BMRS
1. 22L-Connor Leoffler[1]; 2. 29A-Kyle Amerson[2]; 3. 10M-Morgan Turpen[8]; 4. 2-Brad Bowden[3]; 5. 3B-Chris Banja[6]; 6. 7E-Eric Gunderson[7]; 7. (DNF) 10L-Landon Britt[4]; 8. (DNF) 18J-RJ Jacobs[5]

Heat 3 8 Laps | Butlerbuilt
1. 6-Dustin Gates[1]; 2. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 3. 5M-Max Stambaugh[4]; 4. 20-Jim Shuster[6]; 5. 28-Jeff Willingham[3]; 6. (DNS) 99-Blake Jenkins; 7. (DNS) 24-Jeffrey West Jr; 8. (DNS) 47-Dale Howard

Heat 4 8 Laps | HERO Graphics
1. M1-Mark Smith[3]; 2. 10-Terry Gray[2]; 3. 22M-Dan McCarron[8]; 4. 49-Mallie Shuster[4]; 5. 12-Luke Hall[5]; 6. 17B-Shelby Brown[6]; 7. (DNF) 1X-Tim Crawley[1]; 8. (DNF) 10K-Dewayne White[7]

Bergman Storms To ASCS Sooner Region Victory At Creek County Speedway!

(Image Credit: David Cambell)


Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (May 29, 2020) Announcing that races had been moved from Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla. to Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. just after 9:00 A.M. Friday morning, the field and the fans turned out in a big way; and they were not disappointed as Seth Bergman rocketed to victory off the final turn with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Besting a field of 40 drivers from eight states and two countries for his eight career ASCS Sooner Region victory, Bergman hit the gas from third to start the night’s A-Feature with Mike Goodman and Sean McClelland running first and second.

With traffic coming into play near the race’s mid-point, business picked up as Goodman’s lead was challenged on Lap 10 by McClelland. Getting the point the following lap, Bergman advanced to second on Lap 16.

Chasing the DSO No. 1 into a group of slower cars, the door opened for the Evergreen Coffee Co. No. 23 on Lap 19. Followed quickly by seventh starting Blake Hahn, who commanded the bottom of the Speedway, the DriveWFX.com No. 52 worked by Seth with five laps to run.

Slipping back several car lengths, traffic again brought the top two together.

Game on with one to go, Bergman railed the cushion off the second turn. Looking like his night was about to end in disaster, Seth went two wheels up the wall down the back straightaway. Never letting off the throttle, the car slammed to the ground just in time for the set into the third turn.

Burying the right rear into the fluff, Bergman shot off the final turn to best the No. 52 of Hahn by 0.276 seconds. Alex Sewell advanced three positions to claim the final podium step after a multi lap battle with Andrew Deal, who crossed fourth. Avery Goodman completed the top five.

Moving up 10 positions, Harli White grabbed sixth with Chase Randall following from 19th to seventh. After leading early on, Mike Goodman finished eighth with Robbie Price emerging from a B-Feature to finish ninth. Jeremy Campbell crossed tenth.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products returns to competition along with the ASCS Mid-South Region at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla. on Saturday, May 30. The action goes green at 7:00 P.M. (CT).

The evening includes USRA Modifieds, B-Mods, and Factory Stocks. Tri-State Speedway is located at 1705 W. Race Track Rd. in Pocola, Okla. Admission is $15 for adults with kids 10 and under free into the Grandstands. More information on the track can be found at https://www.tri-statespeedway.com or by calling (918) 575-1369.

For fans not able to make it, both nights will be shown live on http://www.racinboys.com.

Event updates will be posted to http://www.ascsracing.com as well as our Social Media Outlets on Facebook and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS). We will also issue emails to our E-News Letter, which anyone can sign up for at https://bit.ly/3cTRbCq.

Race Results

ASCS Sooner Region
Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
Friday, May 29, 2020

Car Count: 40

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 9$-Kyle Clark[4]; 4. 7F-Noah Harris[1]; 5. 30-Joseph Miller[6]; 6. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 7. 94-Charles McManus[7]; 8. 911-Waylon Weaver[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 2. 23G-Steven Shebester[4]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland[8]; 4. 6N-Cameron Hagin[6]; 5. 90-Lance Norick[5]; 6. 22C-Charlie Crumpton[1]; 7. 55B-Brandon Anderson[7]; 8. 22S-Slater Helt[3]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 94L-Layne Himebaugh[1]; 2. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 3. 15-Jase Randolph[5]; 4. 11-Avery Goodman[6]; 5. 5$-Danny Smith[7]; 6. 57C-Chris Schmelzle[3]; 7. 85-Forrest Sutherland[8]; 8. 92J-JR Topper[4]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 11G-Mike Goodman[2]; 2. 18-Dillon Laden[5]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 4. 21P-Robbie Price[1]; 5. 03-Joe Wood Jr[8]; 6. 2-Mickey Walker[7]; 7. 21B-Brandon Hinkle[4]; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings[3]

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 2. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[1]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox[3]; 4. 24-Garet Williamson[4]; 5. 9-Chase Randall[7]; 6. 20G-Jake Greider[6]; 7. 23P-Hunter Poe[5]; 8. 1S-Joey Schmidt[8]

Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 11-Avery Goodman[1]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 4. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[2]; 5. 23G-Steven Shebester[4]; 6. 9-Chase Randall[7]; 7. 17W-Harli White[5]; 8. 31-Casey Wills[10]; 9. 90-Lance Norick[9]; 10. 30-Joseph Miller[8]

Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9$-Kyle Clark[2]; 2. 03-Joe Wood Jr[1]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[4]; 4. 15-Jase Randolph[3]; 5. 21P-Robbie Price[8]; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[5]; 7. 18-Dillon Laden[6]; 8. 5$-Danny Smith[7]; 9. 85-Forrest Sutherland[10]; 10. 2-Mickey Walker[9]

Qualifier 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 2. 11G-Mike Goodman[5]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox[1]; 4. 6N-Cameron Hagin[2]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 6. 24-Garet Williamson[7]; 7. 7F-Noah Harris[8]; 8. 94L-Layne Himebaugh[4]; 9. 20G-Jake Greider[9]; 10. 57C-Chris Schmelzle[10]

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 21P-Robbie Price[2]; 2. 94L-Layne Himebaugh[4]; 3. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 4. 6N-Cameron Hagin[1]; 5. 90-Lance Norick[6]; 6. 5$-Danny Smith[5]; 7. 2-Mickey Walker[8]; 8. 21B-Brandon Hinkle[11]; 9. 94-Charles McManus[9]; 10. 22S-Slater Helt[13]; 11. 22C-Charlie Crumpton[10]; 12. 1S-Joey Schmidt[12]; 13. 30-Joseph Miller[7]

B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White[2]; 2. 24-Garet Williamson[3]; 3. 7F-Noah Harris[4]; 4. 20G-Jake Greider[7]; 5. 18-Dillon Laden[1]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[9]; 7. 57C-Chris Schmelzle[8]; 8. 85-Forrest Sutherland[6]; 9. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 10. 23P-Hunter Poe[10]; 11. 911-Waylon Weaver[11]; 12. 92J-JR Topper[12]; 13. 97-Kevin Cummings[13]

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 3. 8-Alex Sewell[6]; 4. 15D-Andrew Deal[4]; 5. 11-Avery Goodman[8]; 6. 17W-Harli White[16]; 7. 9-Chase Randall[19]; 8. 11G-Mike Goodman[1]; 9. 21P-Robbie Price[15]; 10. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[13]; 11. 1-Sean McClelland[2]; 12. 03-Joe Wood Jr[9]; 13. 23G-Steven Shebester[10]; 14. 94L-Layne Himebaugh[17]; 15. 26M-Fred Mattox[12]; 16. 7F-Noah Harris[20]; 17. 21K-Kevin Hinkle[14]; 18. 9$-Kyle Clark[5]; 19. 15-Jase Randolph[11]; 20. 24-Garet Williamson[18]

Aaron Reutzel opens 2020 All Star point season with victory at Park Jefferson International Speedway



JEFFERSON, S.D. (May 29, 2020) - Although it has been over three months since the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 last hosted competition, two-time and defending Series champion, Aaron Reutzel, left zero doubt to those in attendance at Park Jefferson International Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota, that the extended gap in the All Star schedule affected his focus and ability, ultimately ending his evening $6,600 richer, as well as the Series point leader. Including action that did not accumulate championship points in early February, the victory was Reutzel’s third of the 2020 season against the All Stars and the 28th of his career.

Reutzel, driver of the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/Folkens Brothers Trucking/Fischer Body Shop/Ti22/Dissolvalloy/No. 87 sprint car, dominated action during the first-ever All Star appearance at the southeast South Dakota facility, taking command for the first time on lap eight of 25 and immediately blasting away to a impressive lead. Justin Henderson, who earned the pole position by way of dash victory, led the first seven circuits before losing command to Reutzel. With very little real estate to work with, Reutzel’s takeover occurred on the very bottom of the speedway, narrowly squeezing by the Mike Sandvig entry in turn four.

Despite periods of relentless traffic, all circling the bottom groove within Reutzel’s preferred line, the Clute, Texas-native dodged the slower cars with ease, and at one point, placed five lapped cars between himself and Rudeen Racing’s Cory Eliason, who followed Reutzel beyond Henderson to take the runner-up spot on lap 11.

A caution on lap 19 would give Eliason an opportunity to restart on the tailtank of the two-time and defending champion, but even a fresh start on a slick surface would prove to be unsuccessful. Reutzel eventually slipped away to a near-three-second lead by feature’s end, once again forced to navigate slower cars during the final three circuits.

Eliason held on to finish second, followed by Henderson, Brock Zearfoss, who cleared six positions to finish fourth, and Trey Starks.

“The last time I was here, it was cowboy-up and you had to drive as hard as you could, but tonight it was really slick and technical and that’s how I like it,” Aaron Reutzel explained. “It took me five laps to figure out how to run this place. I really had to open my entry up and pivot around the tires to get going down the straightaways. It was a lot of fun though.

“I’m just glad to be back racing a lot more, and I know the fans here tonight have been waiting for this for a long time,” Reutzel continued. “I can’t thank my team enough for their hard work so far this weekend. Our goal is to come back tomorrow night and do it again. I haven’t figured out how to surrender yet. I want to win every time we unload the car.”

What’s Next:
The Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will continue their South Dakota visit with a second consecutive start at Park Jefferson International Speedway on Saturday evening, May 30. Like the Friday night preliminary, Saturday’s Park Jefferson main event will award a $6,600 top prize, courtesy of Kevin Rudeen and Trunk Bar.

Online Coverage:
Each and every event on the 2020 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 schedule will be broadcast live exclusively at www.floracing.com. To access live and on-demand racing action from the All Star Circuit of Champions, visit www.floracing.com and become an annual PRO subscriber. The subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast.

Contingency Awards/Results: Park Jefferson International Speedway - May 29, 2020:
Event: All Stars and IRA Invade Park Jefferson
Entries: 43
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Cole Duncan - 13.564 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Zeb Wise - 13.050 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Sawyer Phillips
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Cory Eliason
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Terry McCarl
Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Bill Balog
Kistler Racing Products Heat #5 Winner: Kyle Offill
Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts C-Main Winner: Jake Blackhurst
JE Pistons Dash #1 Winner: Justin Henderson
Kear's Speed Shop Dash #2 Winner: Aaron Reutzel
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting & Embroidery B-Main Winner: Hunter Schuerenberg
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Scotty Neitzel
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Aaron Reutzel
Hercules Tire A-Main Hard Charger: Austin McCarl (+11)
(Lincoln Electric, Hercules Tire, Rayce Rudeen Foundation: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)

Qualifying

Group (A)
1. O9-Matt Juhl, 13.096; 2. 23-Russel Borland, 13.289; 3. 3-Tim Kaeding, 13.431; 4. 3p-Sawyer Phillips, 13.503; 5. 55m-McKenna Haase, 13.535; 6. O5-Colin Smith, 13.704; 7. 14m-Jack Rouston, 14.161; 8. 29-Hunter Custer, 14.540; 9. 35L-Cody Ledger, 99.100

Group (B)
1. 11-Zeb Wise, 13.050; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.073; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 13.140; 4. 26-Cory Eliason, 13.153; 5. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.232; 6. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.397; 7. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.451; 8. 73-Jake Blackhurst, 13.509; 9. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.858

Group (C)
1. 17-Josh Baughman, 13.097; 2. 17A-Austin McCarl, 13.184; 3. 13-Paul McMahan, 13.280; 4. 4-Terry McCarl, 13.408; 5. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 13.525; 6. 8H-Jade Hastings, 13.894; 7. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 14.120; 8. Os-Brandon Stevenson, 14.531; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 99.290

Group (D)
1. 44-Trey Starks, 13.457; 2. 21-Brinton Marvel, 13.464; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.476; 4. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.537; 5. 70-Justin Peck, 13.687; 6. 44M-Chris Martin, 13.716; 7. 14j-Jody Rosenboom, 13.827; 8. O-Johnny Fahl, 14.759

Group (E)
1. 7-Justin Henderson, 13.457; 2. 2ks-Chad Boespflug, 13.597; 3. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.608; 4. 88-Kyle Offill, 13.664; 5. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 13.931; 6. 33-James Broty, 14.308; 7. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 14.314; 8. 14R-Sean Rayhall, 99.360

Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [1]; 2. 3-Tim Kaeding [2]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [4]; 4. 23-Russel Borland [3]; 5. 55M-McKenna Haase [5]; 6. O5-Colin Smith [6]; 7. 35L-Cody Ledger [9]; 8. 14M-Jack Rouston [7]; 9. 29-Hunter Custer [8]

Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 26-Cory Eliason [1]; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [2]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 4. 11-Zeb Wise [4]; 5. 14-Tony Stewart [5]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee [9]; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [6]; 8. 73-Jake Blackhurst [8]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [7]

Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 4-Terry McCarl [1]; 2. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 3. 17A-Austin McCarl [3]; 4. 17-Josh Baughman [4]; 5. 8H-Jade Hastings [6]; 6. 35-Skylar Prochaska [5]; 7. OS-Brandon Stevenson [8]; 8. 97-Alan Gilbertson [7]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [9]

Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [2]; 3. 44-Trey Starks [4]; 4. 14J-Jody Rosenboom [7]; 5. 44M-Chris Martin [6]; 6. 70-Justin Peck [5]; 7. 21-Brinton Marvel [3]; 8. O-Johnny Fahl [8]

Heat #5 - Group (E) (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 88-Kyle Offill [1]; 2. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [3]; 3. 7-Justin Henderson [4]; 4. 22-Cole Duncan [2]; 5. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [7]; 6. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [5]; 7. 33-James Broty [6]; 8. 14R-Sean Rayhall [8]

Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 7-Justin Henderson [1]; 2. 17-Josh Baughman [3]; 3. 4-Terry McCarl [2]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [5]; 5. 88-Kyle Offill [6]; 6. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [4]

Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 44-Trey Starks [2]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [4]; 4. 11-Zeb Wise [3]; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [6]

C-Main (10 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer
1. 73-Jake Blackhurst [1]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 3. 14M-Jack Rouston [3]; 4. O-Johnny Fahl [4]; 5. 97-Alan Gilbertson [2]; 6. 2K-Kevin Ingle [8]; 7. 29-Hunter Custer [7]; 8. 14R-Sean Rayhall [5]

B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 2. 14-Tony Stewart [1]; 3. 70-Justin Peck [8]; 4. 44M-Chris Martin [4]; 5. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [6]; 6. 55M-McKenna Haase [3]; 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska [7]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee [10]; 9. O5-Colin Smith [9]; 10. 8H-Jade Hastings [5]; 11. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [11]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [17]; 13. 73-Jake Blackhurst [16]; 14. 33-James Broty [13]; 15. 35L-Cody Ledger [15]; 16. OS-Brandon Stevenson [14]; 17. 21-Brinton Marvel [12]

A-Main (25 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 3. 7-Justin Henderson [1]; 4. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [10]; 5. 44-Trey Starks [4]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [17]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog [7]; 8. 3-Tim Kaeding [14]; 9. 4-Terry McCarl [5]; 10. 11-Zeb Wise [8]; 11. 13-Paul McMahan [13]; 12. 48-Danny Dietrich [15]; 13. 22-Cole Duncan [19]; 14. 17-Josh Baughman [3]; 15. 14-Tony Stewart [22]; 16. 88-Kyle Offill [9]; 17. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [11]; 18. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [27]; 19. 99-Skylar Gee [25]; 20. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [21]; 21. 23-Russel Borland [18]; 22. 70-Justin Peck [23]; 23. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [16]; 24. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [26]; 25. 44M-Chris Martin [24]; 26. 14J-Jody Rosenboom [20]; 27. O9-Matt Juhl [12] Lap Leaders: Justin Henderson (1-7), Aaron Reutzel (8-25)

2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (May 29, 2020)
1. Aaron Reutzel - 150
2. Cory Eliason - 146
3. Justin Henderson - 144
4. Brock Zearfoss - 142
5. Trey Starks - 140
6. Austin McCarl - 138
7. Bill Balog - 136
8. Tim Kaeding - 134
9. Terry McCarl - 132
10. Zeb Wise - 130

LAKE SHARK: Logan Schuchart sails to World of Outlaws win at Lake Ozark Speedway Shark Racing pilot extends his points lead over reigning champion Brad Sweet




ELDON, MO – Logan Schuchart won his second race of the 2020 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season in the same fashion he won his first – having never won at the track before, nor led a lap there.

On Friday night, that track was Lake Ozark Speedway. The Hanover, PA driver and his Shark Racing Team dominated the night, leading all 30 laps en route to his 18th career Series win – tying Brad Doty for 28th on the all-time wins list. In February, he pulled off a similar feat to win at Volusia Speedway Park.

“I think it’s just learning and learning,” Schuchart said about his strong start to the season. “You see teams do well early and then struggle in the summertime or toward the end of the year. I feel like we’re clicking right now, and everyone is working on the same page. We’re going back to some of these racetracks that we’ve had some bad runs at in the past, but we’re qualifying well and running good in the Heat races. We’re just putting the whole night together.”

He’s still yet to finish outside the top-five this season and is now the second driver to have multiple wins – the other being reigning champion Brad Sweet. And with Sweet having to use a rare provisional to start the Feature – finishing eighth – Schuchart now holds an 18-point lead over the Kasey Kahne Racing driver – his biggest margin since taking the top spot for the first time in his career after Knoxville.

The night looked like it might go to his Shark Racing teammate and uncle Jacob Allen, though. He powered past Sheldon Haudenschild to win his Drydene Heat Race and then outdueled Schuchart for the lead in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash.

The two occupied the front row for the Feature – a family battle the limited crowd in the stands and thousands watching on DIRTVision were eager to see.

Schuchart edged ahead of Allen on the initial start, but Allen fought to stay next to him as hard as he could without running into his fellow Drydene car. With the advantage of the momentum he could carry off the corner running the top line, Schuchart cleared Allen for the lead at the conclusion of the first lap.

Allen – whose best finish at Lake Ozark is 11th – was putting on one of his best performances at the 1/3-mile track, keeping pace with Schuchart in early laps of the race. On a restart with five laps completed, Allen got the jump on Schuchart and pulled ahead to the lead. However, when he ventured into Turn 1, he hit a rut, bicycled and flipped. He was OK, but his night was over, finishing 25th.

He took to Twitter after the race and said, “I want to win more than anything, I don’t get down on myself about if the cards don’t play out right. I always am trying to get better after every race to see what I can do to be more ready for the next time! I feel proud to be able to compete for wins with the Outlaws.”

With Schuchart still holding the lead, Haudenschild was the next contender to try and dethrone the king shark. But Schuchart was too strong. He pulled away to a half a straightaway lead over the NOS Energy Drink #17 car.

Lap traffic came into play at the halfway point of the race, hindering Schuchart’s speed. Haudenschild then saw the Drydene #1S back up to him every lap. The half-a-straightaway gap dwindled to about a car length. Haudenschild could smell redemption after flipping while leading last week at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.

Schuchart showed poise and patience with the slower cars, though. He never forced the issue on a pass. He went where they weren’t and methodically worked his way by.

Then, with eight laps to go, Haudenschild got crossed up in Turn 2, nearly spinning. He made the save and held onto second, but Schuchart was gone – about a full straightaway ahead.

With no pressure from behind, Schuchart cruised to his first win at Lake Ozark Speedway.

“I didn’t feel very good at certain times, but we just worked our way through traffic,” Schuchart said. “I figured Sheldon would be up top, bouncing against something but there wasn’t a whole lot up there. You kind of just had to hit the holes and the ruts the right way and get yourself through them.”

While he didn’t pick up the win, Haudenschild’s second-place run was a boost for he and his Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing team.

“My guys have been working really hard,” Haudenschild said about his Ricky Stenhouse Jr. owned team. “We had a rough week last week, so to get on the podium this week feels good for them.”

Ten-time Series champion Donny Schatz and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team also had a solid recovery from last weekend – where he also had to use a rare provisional to start the Feature – by finishing third.

“We just need to get qualified better, so we don’t have to pass so many cars,” Schatz joked after the race. “These (TSR) guys are solid. It’s a challenge trying to get a good balance with all of this horsepower. Ford does a good job. Sometimes too good of a job. We’re working on that, trying to get caught up and tonight was a big step in that.”

Sweet found himself barrel rolling in Turn 3 after contact from Anthony Macri in his Heat Race, which put him in the back of the Last Chance Showdown. He was unable to make his way into a transfer position in time and used a provisional to start at the rear of the Feature. He charged from 25th to eighth, earning the KSE Hard Charger award for the night. His teammate and car owner Kasey Kahne set Quick Time at the beginning of the night and finished 12th in the Feature, two spots behind last Saturday’s winner, Kyle Larson, who was 10th.

UP NEXT

Schuchart will have a chance to sweep the weekend on Sat., May 30 for the final night of the doubleheader event at Lake Ozark Speedway with $10,000-to-win on the line. Tickets for the event are sold out, but you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

 

RESULTS

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2][$6,000]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [7][$3,000]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [11][$2,300]; 4. 71-Shane Stewart [6][$2,000]; 5. 2M-Kerry Madsen [18][$1,850]; 6. 41-David Gravel [5][$1,750]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [3][$1,550]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [25][$650]; 9. 2-Carson Macedo [9][$1,250]; 10. 57-Kyle Larson [19][$1,100]; 11. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [8][$1,000]; 12. 9-Kasey Kahne [4][$950]; 13. 83-Daryn Pittman [12][$900]; 14. 14-Parker Price-Miller [15][$850]; 15. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [16][$800]; 16. 91-Cale Thomas [10][$750]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [13][$700]; 18. 3-Jac Haudenschild [17][$700]; 19. 39M-Anthony Macri [24][$700]; 20. 11K-Kraig Kinser [23][$700]; 21. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [20][$700]; 22. 23B-Brian Bell [21][$700]; 23. 14E-Kyle Bellm [22][$700]; 24. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [14][$700]; 25. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][$700]; Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet[+17]

Qualifying – 1. 9-Kasey Kahne, 11.647; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.726; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.746; 4. 41-David Gravel, 11.766; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 11.812; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.873; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.875; 8. 71-Shane Stewart, 11.911; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.92; 10. 91-Cale Thomas, 11.993; 11. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 11.993; 12. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 12.022; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.044; 14. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 12.067; 15. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.094; 16. 83-Daryn Pittman, 12.101; 17. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.199; 18. 23B-Brian Bell, 12.223; 19. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 12.225; 20. 33M-Mason Daniel, 12.226; 21. 39M-Anthony Macri, 12.237; 22. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 12.263; 23. 57-Kyle Larson, 12.265; 24. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten, 12.271; 25. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 12.275; 26. 21-Brian Brown, 12.386; 27. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 12.39; 28. 21X-Carson Short, 12.395; 29. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 12.395; 30. 5-Brent Marks, 12.42; 31. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.442; 32. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.455; 33. 91R-Kyle Reinhardt, 12.475; 34. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.53; 35. 6-Bill Rose, 12.701

BY A QUARTER: Brandon Sheppard Edges Ricky Thornton Jr. by .007 on Davenport Speedway's 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval 'Inside Out' instant classic sets stage for Saturday's 1/2-mile outer track



DAVENPORT, IA — May 29, 2020 — .007 seconds.

It took one of the closest finishes in World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series history to determine a winner on Friday night at Davenport Speedway's 1/4-mile dirt oval. A race that saw six official lead changes culminated with three passes on the final lap and a finish that dropped jaws worldwide on DIRTVision.

Sheppard crossed Thornton to take the top spot at the white flag. Thornton didn't back down and railed the Turn 1 cushion to get him back. They touched out of Turn 2. The duo criss-crossed down the backstretch with Thornton rolling the bottom and Sheppard blasting the top into Turn 3. From there, Sheppard and Thornton throttled out of Turn 4 and ran door-to-door to the checkered flag. Ultimately, the difference was only .007 seconds at the stripe.

"When I looked over and saw he was there, I knew it was gonna be really close," Sheppard, of New Berlin, IL, noted in victory lane. "That last lap was so crazy. I seen him go to the bottom coming to the white, so I shot into the top and noticed it had a little streak of rubber to get by him. Then he passed me back, but he bobbled, and we kind of touched. He went back to the bottom, so I knew I would have to catch top and it gave me just enough of a lunge to get by him.”

Although he fell just short of going back-to-back, Ricky Thornton Jr., of Chandler, AZ, continued to win over the hearts of Dirt Late Model fans across the country. Just one week after banking $20,000 at Jackson Motorplex's Drydene Double Down Invitational, Thornton continued his stellar streak with the SSI Motorsports No. 20RT Longhorn Chassis. Driving from ninth-to-first, RTJ led nine laps in the closing half and swapped the lead with Sheppard on three occasions in the final quarter-mile. In the end, he was only .007 seconds behind at the line, but nothing could stop the surging driver from smiling with his recent success.

"Man, Brandon and I had a really great race," Thornton said. "I think we were side-by-side for five or six laps after that restart, it was unreal. I was able to get by him on the top, but when I got to lapped traffic I just screwed up. I thought I would be able to slide Boom [Briggs] there, but it just didn't quite work out. I got back by him there on the last lap and just put all my faith in the bottom, then we got there for a photo finish. I honestly didn't know if I won or he won. Hey, we'll definitely take a second though, that's a great run for us."

Sheppard and Thornton were the show in the end, but it was all Bobby Pierce at the beginning of the night. The Oakwood, IL, native and three-time DIRTcar Late Model champion broke the track record in qualifying with a lap of 14.415 seconds, then won his heat race after leading all 10 laps, and kept the perfect night alive by taking the pole position in the Morton Buildings redraw. In pursuit of his first career World of Outlaws Late Model feature win, Pierce paced the opening 11 circuits of the 30-lapper before a daring three-wide affair on lap 12 changed the course of the race.

Catching Pierce with some assistance from lap traffic, Sheppard and Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, IL, took him three wide down the backstretch with Sheppard on bottom, Unzicker in between, and Pierce up top. Sheppard, the two-time and defending World of Outlaws champion came out ahead, snatching the lead away on the bottom side and then driving off into lap traffic leaving Pierce and Unzicker to fight for seconds. However, a caution on Lap 18 brought a new face into play.

Restarting on the outside of row two with 12 laps left, Thornton went screaming around the outside and shocked Sheppard when he rallied around him to take the lead on Lap 19. From there, the duo ran side-by-side, door-to-door, and wheel-to-wheel for a near perfect six laps, unofficially swapping the lead countless times with the race on the line.

"He just did a really great job," Sheppard explained. "I should've went to the top on that restart when I had the lead, but I really didn't know where to go at that point. I stuck with what was working for me, but he carried so much speed and just drive right around me."

Once Thornton distanced himself on Lap 26, it actually looked like RTJ had back-to-back W's coming his way. However, the Rocket1 Racing, Valvoline #1 Rocket XR1 was stalking him in his footsteps and roared back to life at the white flag. Going back to the top, Sheppard maneuvered by Thornton only for the #20RT to go all out on the cushion and sneak back by. Then it all came down to turns three and four when Thornton went low and Sheppard went high. From there, the number .007 seconds tells the rest of the story.

"I can't thank all of my guys enough — Mark, Dan, Austin, Joel — for sticking behind me," Sheppard stated after winning for the first time since February. "We've definitely been struggling lately, but at the same time our feature stuff has been great still. It just all goes back to qualifying. We got it together tonight and qualified front row of a heat race, that's what we needed to do get in a position at the front of the feature."

"I had a blast tonight," said a happy Thornton. "This is so much fun when you're in really good equipment like I am here with SSI Motorsports. We kind of made a gamble there with the feature setup, but it paid off. I don't race late models a whole lot, so this and last week is such a huge confidence boost for me. I really wish we were on the 1/4-mile again tomorrow. I've never turned any laps around a 1/2-mile, so it'll be exciting for sure."

Behind Sheppard and Thornton at the end was a hard-charging Ricky Weiss. The Headingley, Manitoba native earned his fourth-consecutive top-three finish by driving the Team Drydene #7 Team Zero Race Car from 11th-to-third. Committed to the low line, the Manitoba Missile slowly clawed his way forward before advancing into the top five at halfway. He slightly cut into Sheppard and Thornton's large lead, but he ran out of time in the end.

"We gotta qualify better," Weiss said. "The car was really good, I just needed a little more race track. I got to third on the bottom and we were able to keep up with them on the top, which means we're really good. We're making strides, I'm pumped about that. This race track was pretty awesome tonight. It was kind of cool to have a front row seat to that show. I didn't know who won, but I knew it was close.

Ryan Unzicker and Shannon Babb completed the top five. Rounding out the top 10 was Justin Kay, Jason Feger, Bobby Pierce, Chris Simpson and Brian Birkhofer.

The 'Inside Out' doubleheader presented by Hoker Trucking flips to the big 1/2-mile for Saturday’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series event. After a thrilling taste of the 1/4-mile bullring tonight, drivers and teams will have to adjust for the high-speed, high-adrenaline 1/2-mile surface for Saturday’s show. With no fans permitted due to local mass gathering restrictions, DIRTVision will have the live coverage for all to watch at home.

Morton Buildings Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [4][$6,000]; 2. 20rt-Ricky Thornton [9][$3,000]; 3. 7-Ricky Weiss [11][$2,000]; 4. 24-Ryan Unzicker [3][$1,750]; 5. 18b-Shannon Babb [7][$1,500]; 6. 15k-Justin Kay [15][$1,400]; 7. 25f-Jason Feger [14][$1,300]; 8. 32p-Bobby Pierce [1][$1,200]; 9. 32-Chris Simpson [2][$1,100]; 10. 15b-Brian Birkhofer [5][$1,000]; 11. 29v-Darrell Lanigan [17][$900]; 12. 18-Chase Junghans [6][$850]; 13. 97-Cade Dillard [8][$800]; 14. 0m-Chris Madden [10][$775]; 15. 28m-Jimmy Mars [13][$750]; 16. 28-Dennis Erb [23][$700]; 17. 12-Ashton Winger [24][$700]; 18. 21b-Rich Bell [18][$700]; 19. 0-Scott Bloomquist [19][$700]; 20. 66c-Matt Cosner [25][$110]; 21. 4-Bob Gardner [12][$700]; 22. 4g-Kody Evans [26][$110]; 23. 99b-Boom Briggs [16][$700]; 24. B1-Brent Larson [27][$110]; 25. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [21][$700]; 26. 58e-Dave Eckrich [20][$700]; 27. 40-Joel Callahan [22][$700]. Hard Charger Award: 15k-Justin Kay [+9]. Lap Leaders: Pierce 1-11; Sheppard 12-18; Thornton 19-21; Sheppard 22; Thornton 23-28; Sheppard 29-30.

 

Boulton Back to Racing This Weekend Following Serious Injury

*PHOTO BY SCOTT FRAZIER PHOTOGRAPHY*


Inside Line Promotions - BRIGHTON, Tenn. (May 29, 2020) - Getting back in the race car has been a grueling process for Tucker Boulton.

Boulton suffered burns on 70 percent of his legs a little more than two months ago during an accident at home involving racing fuel. The injuries were so severe that racing was put on the back burner as Boulton had to learn to walk again.

Boulton will need another reconstructive surgery in the future to aid his mobility. However, he has been medically cleared and is ready to race. The sprint car season gets underway this Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.

"Man, I can't wait," he said. "I'm super excited. When I was injured I lost a lot of time working out and staying in shape for racing. I couldn't feel more ready. I'm ready to get out there and chase them down."

Boulton had a long road to get physically ready to climb back in the car. It was even more difficult to get mentally prepared for the sport. The thought of dicing back and forth with competitors wasn't the issue. Instead, Boulton had to get over the fear of fire.

"Fire has run through my mind many times," he said. "I'm trying to work around it. I got in the car and we've started it a few times. We put a fire suppression system in and if there is a fire, we have a chance to knock it down.

"So, mentally, I'm ready. Everything we have done is going to make us even better because I can get rid of that thought of fire."

One thing that hasn't changed in Boulton's time off is his competitiveness. He not only wants to get back to the track, Boulton is hungry to compete for wins. He expects to return to last year's form and be a factor in the main event this weekend at Riverside International Speedway.

"I want to get back to where I was last year," he said. "With a new motor and everything, as long as we are running right, I believe we will be back where we were. Mentally, nothing has changed. A race car is a race car and I'm ready."

UP NEXT -

Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.

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Boulton would also like to thank Henderson Recovery and Jacqueline Savoy Photography for their continued support.

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