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Bell tolls for Jerry Bell at Lone Star Speedway’s ASCS Lone Star Region Sprint show

Garland’s Jerry Bell used early patience and let the track and field come to him in winning the 25-lap ASCS Lone Star Region A-main at Lone Star Speedway Saturday night.

Bell, who started eighth, ran in top five through the beginning and caught race leader Brad Welborn in traffic after halfway. Using the high side, Bell blasted by Welborn for the lead on lap 18. Two late-race restarts gave Welborn a second and third chance to regain the lead, but Bell held off the challenges for the win.

The ASCS Lone Star Region Sprint Cars made their inaugural visit to Abilene’s semi-banked quarter-mile track with 24 of the region’s cars and stars signing in for their chance to capture the first ever ASCS feature win on the red clay oval.

Despite a broken leg, current ASCS Lone Star Region point leader Kevin Ramey presented the colors during the driver introduction on the front straightaway.

Sprint Car heats would determine the top eight spots through a redraw. Originally scheduled to be a 20-car A-main with a B-main completing the field, all 22 car started after two cars were eliminated after flipping in the third heat race.

As green waved on the 22-car field of winged-warriors, pole-sitter Michael Lang and Welborn banged wheels coming out of turn four. Lang recovered first to lead as the field entered the first turn and he led at the end of the first circuit. However, Welborn sailed by on the top for the lead only to have yellow wave after Marty Stanford spun to stack up Andy Rea and Greg Floyd who spun behind him. Stanford would make it to turn 4 before he spun.

The restart didn’t make it to green when Brian Parker spun in turn four.

The next restart was green until turn one when current Lone Star Region point leader, Kevin Ramey, clipped an infield tire and slowed with a broken front suspension, ending his night.

Finally back under green, Welborn took a look high in turn one, but couldn’t make it work. Welborn then ducked low in turn three getting by Lang for the point on the third lap.

Claud Estes spun from his top ten spot but was able to keep the fire lit. He continued on but fell to the tail of the field.

In the pack, Bell had worked his way up and was looking low on Lang for second. Lang fought off the challenge and closed in on Welborn who got loose off turn two on the seventh circuit. Dalton Steed looped his mount on lap seven to bring out a yellow.

Once back to green, Welborn got a good jump while Bell got inside Lang for second. After a short battle, Matt Clevenger got around John Ricketts for fourth on lap eleven with Ricketts losing another spot to Scott Reneau a lap later.

At halfway it was Welborn, who had Bell closing quickly, Lang, Clevenger and Reneau in the top five. The lead duo made some contact on lap 13 with both able to motor on but Bell lost some ground in the exchange.

Welborn caught slower traffic on lap 15 allowing Bell to reel him back in. Bell jumped up top and got around Welborn for the top spot on lap 18, while Clevenger took third from Lang. Bell had a slight scare on lap 21 when Parker did a 360 in front of him. Clevenger’s top 5 run ended on lap 22 when he spun to the infield after an encounter with a track tire.

Bell got a huge jump on green while Ricketts retook the spot from Reneau. Parker and Stanford had separate spins on opposite ends of the track to bring the yellow out on lap 23.

Bell again got clear of Welborn, but Robert Byrom spun in turn 2 to set up a one lap shootout to the checkers. This time Welborn hung with Bell on green but lost ground in turn 2 giving Bell some breathing room on his way to the victory in the Bells Conversions, Smiley’s Racing Products, Select Coatings, ARP Wings, Pro Shocks, Circle Wheels, Eckley Race Engines, Eagle Chassis.

“My crew chief, Timmy Jones, told me the car was set up for midway and out,” said Bell. “From about midway on my car really got fast on the outside. The outside came in for me, that’s about all I can say about it.

“I just tried to watch lapped cars once I caught Brad (Welborn). There was that that one time when I got a good run on him going into the corner and ran over his right rear. I thought that was the end of it right then. When I got some air I just hit the brakes and hoped nothing on the front of the car was broke.”

ASCS Lone Star Sprint Cars A-Main
1. 85 Jerry Bell, Garland
2. 17w Brad Welborn, Princeton
3. 14 Michael Lang, Mesquite
4. 1R Scott Reneau, Kemp
5. 76 John Ricketts, Burleson
6. 87 Brian McClelland, Tulsa, Okla
7. 45K Kolt Walker, Graham
8. 20 Chad Wilson, N. Richland Hills
9. 12m Jerry Graves, Lubbock
10. 26 Dalton Steed, Kennedale
11. 5m Glen Martin, South Lake
12. 12 Shawn Mize, Crowley
13. 58 Greg Floyd, San Angelo
14. 14b Robert Byrom, Ft. Worth
15. 74E Claud Estes, Godley
16. 88 Andy Rea, Crowley
17. 91 Marty Stanford, McKinney
18. 31m Matt Clevenger, Flower Mound
19. 9 Brain Parker, Midlothian
20. 67 Rodney Henderson Gun Barrel City
21. 7m Kevin Ramey, Ft. Worth
22. 11 Justin Melton, Flower Mound

ASCS heats(Top 8 in passing points redraw)

Heat 1

After several yellows for spins, Jerry Bell grabbed the lead, pulled out to a big advantage and went flag to flag unchallenged.

1. 85 Jerry Bell
2. 17w Brad Welborn
3. 91 Marty Stanford
4. 87 Brian McClelland
5. 45K Kolt Walker
6. 12 Shawn Mize
7. 20 Chad Wilson
8. 12w Jerry Graves

Heat 2

Michael Land lead wire-to-wire while Justin Melton, Robert Byrom and Scott Reneau battled for positions.

1. 14 Michael Lang
2. 11 Justin Melton
3. 1R Scott Reneau
4. 14b Robert Byrom
5. 31m Matt Clevenger
6. 67 Rodney Henderson
7. 5m Glen Martin
8. 58 Gary Floyd

Heat 3

Kevin Ramey grabbed the early lead on the first lap. Eric Baldacinni and JP Bailey tangled with both flipping over in turn one. Bailey then had “words” with Baldacinni as they exchange insurance cards. Ramey pulled away while John Ricketts and Claud Estes swapped second. Ramey won by a half track over Ricketts and Estes.

1. 7m Kevin Ramey
2. 76 John Ricketts
3. 74E Claud Estes
4. 26 Dalton Steed
5. 88 Andy Rea
6. 9 Brian Parker
7. 45 JP Bailey
8. B4 Eric Baldacinni

by J.M. Hallas

ASCS File Photo

NASCAR Late Models, NASCAR Modifieds on tap Houston Motorsports Park Saturday, 5/30/09

Beautiful Houston Motorsports Park is hosting the NASCAR Late Models and NASCAR Modifieds tonight in their “Adrenaline on Asphalt” stock car racing program at the 3/8-mile paved oval in Northeast Houston.

Two San Antonio-area drivers - Joe Aramendia and Brandon Bendele - sit atop the Late Model point standings but are expected to face strong challenges in their “Fiesta 50″ main event from Houston-area drivers Greg Davidson, Thad Felton and Carl Smith.

A fast field of NASCAR Modifieds including expected entrants Denny Burton, who leads the NASCAR Modified point standings, Justin Long, who won the season opener back in March, the always quick Tuffy Hudson and Brad Hudak will compete in the “Cricket 40.”

Also on the full racing lineup are the Houston Pro Stocks, the fun-to-watch Limited Modifieds, the Legends, Bandoleros and the newest HMP class - the Eco Stocks.

Racing action gets started at 6:00 p.m. with heat races and features in all divisions.

For more information log onto the HMP website at http://www.houstonmotorsportspark.com.

by Nick Holt

Abilene Speedway to host ASCS Lone Star Sprint Cars this weekend

Abilene Speedway in Abilene, Texas, is gearing up for its first dose of big-time Sprint Car racing as the ASCS Lone Star Region invades the ¼-mile semi-banked clay oval this Saturday night.

Saturday’s stop at Abilene marks the fifth round in the ASCS Lone Star championship points chase after the series most recent pair of events were washed out on May 15-16.

Fort Worth’s Kevin Ramey, a two-time ASCS Sooner Region champion, is out to the early lead as he vies for the inaugural Lone Star title. After a runner-up run in the inaugural Lone Star feature at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway on April 3, Ramey rallied from eight rows deep the next night at Cowtown Speedway to snare the win.

Then, broken leg and all, Ramey added a pair of top-ten feature runs during the ASCS Red River Shootout that pitted the Lone Star Region against the ASCS Sooner Region to extend his points lead 68 markers over Princeton, TX, shoe Brad Welborn.

Two-time and defending Sooner Region champion Brian McClelland of Tulsa, OK, enters Saturday’s action third in points, just eight markers behind Welborn, with Flower Mound’s Matt Clevenger and Fort Worth’s J.P. Bailey rounding out the current top five.

The balance of the top ten in ASCS Lone Star points entering Saturday’s action includes Kolt Walker (Graham, TX), Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX), Claud Estes (Godley, TX) and Michael Lang (Mesquite, TX).

Saturday’s card is slated to go green at 8:00 p.m.

Abilene Speedway is located in Abilene, TX, off westbound I-20 Exit 278, then south over I-20, then back east on I-20 to Exit 279, then 1.1 mile east on Business I-20. For more information, contact the track at 325-692-8800 or 325-537-4494.

The inaugural slate of ASCS Lone Star Region competition consists of 18 events at nine different tracks throughout North Texas in addition to one venture north of the Red River to Oklahoma City’s State Fair Speedway.

The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing events, brings the best of Sprint Car racing to nearly 100 different tracks throughout 25 states and Canada in 2009. Anchored by the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of a dozen different Regions throughout the nation.

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

by Lonnie Wheatley

Cody Smith and the “Young Guns” sweep top spots in Texas Super Racing Series “Operation Interdependence 75″ at Thunderhill Raceway

Like the week before at Houston Motorsports Park, the young guns of the Texas Super Racing Series (TSRS) Late Model division swept the top spots at Thunderhill Raceway during the running of the annual “Operation Interdependence 75.”

Teen drivers Cody Smith, Jake Kruger and Dillon Spreen swept the top three spots at the tricky three-eight-mile, D-Shaped oval in Kyle, Texas. And another youngster, Levi Krauss finished fifth to take four of the top five finishing spots!

Veteran driver Robert Barker finished fourth after a race-long tussle with Spreen for position.

The cleanly-run, seventy-five lap affair only was slowed by one caution period - and that was for some debris on the racing surface on the eighteenth lap.

TSRS point leader Bobby Teer, Jr, took the early lead from his front-row starting-spot on the grid which was set by point standings due to the weather conditions, but Smith and Kruger were quickly into second and third.

After several laps of constant pressure from Smith, Teer finally gave up the lead on the ninth circuit and a good portion of the field, which had pretty much bunched up behind the leaders, freight-trained under the Teer machine, dropping him back to sixth behind another youngster, Kendall Bumbera.

From that point on Smith and Kruger - two very evenly matched drivers in two very evenly matched racing machines – went nose-to-tail at the front while the rest of the field battled for position.

At halfway it was Smith, Kruger, Spreen, Cary Stapp, Barker, Krauss, Teer, Bumbera, Jeff O’Neil, Robert Walton and Todd Farris.

One of the more exciting battles back in the pack was between Teer and Krauss for third. Every time Krauss was able to get his nose under Teer, Teer would slam the door. Finally, after many tries, Krauss made it by on the 50th circuit. Another good battle was waged between Barker and Spreen with Spreen coming out on top in that one.

By the time the checkered flag flew, Smith and Kruger had almost a half lap on Spreen and Barker. Smith took the well-deserved win after running a flawless race. Kruger gave it a great try but came up a bit short for second. Spreen crossed the line a few car lengths over Barker and even further back Krauss and Teer rounded out the top six.

Official TSRS Late Model results:

1. 05 Cody Smith, La Vernia, 75 laps
2. 14 Jake Kruger, Bastrop, 75 laps
3. 81 Dillon Spreen, Boerne, 75 laps
4. 17 Robert Barker, Boerne, 75 laps
5. 4 Levi Krauss, Seguin, 75 laps
6. 2 Bobby Teer, Jr., Comfort, 74 laps
7. 72 Kendall Bumbera, Sealy, 74 laps
8. 99 Cary Stapp, San Marcos, 74 laps
9. 28 Jeff O’Neil, Round Rock, 73 laps
10. 49 Robert Walton, Bastrop, 70 laps
11. 96 Todd Farris, College Station, 70 laps
12. 3 Mike Reininger, San Antonio – DNS

By Nick Holt

Brandon Berryman best at ASCS Gulf South debut at Lone Star Speedway

A change of scenery resulted in a turn of fortune for Brandon Berryman, who wired Sunday night’s American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region debut at Lone Star Speedway.

The two-time and reigning series champion gunned into the lead at the outset and led all 25 laps to collect the $2,500 winner’s share for his first win of the season aboard the Shark-powered No. 31 Triple-X.

Berryman beat current series points leader Aaron Reutzel to the checkered flag, with Martin Edwards, Ray Allen Kulhanek and Scottie McDonald rounding out the top five.

Kevin Ramey was sixth, with Justin Melton, Chad Wilson, Matt Clevenger and Michael Lang completing the top ten.

Skip Wilson, McDonald, Lang and Kolt Walker each topped heat race action, with Jimmy Brooks and Koby Barksdale winning the twin “B” Mains. Channin Tankersley, Wilson and Walker all flipped in the feature event.

ASCS Gulf South Region Results from Lone Star Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 65-Skip Wilson, 2. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 3. 11m-Brandon Moseley, 4. 74e-Claud Estes, 5. 1r-Scott Reneau, 6. 76-John Ricketts, 7. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 8. 19-Klint Angelette, 9. 5m-Glenn Martin, 10. d20-David Noker.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 30-Scottie McDonald, 2. 11-Justin Melton, 3. 35-Greg Rilat, 4. 20x-Chad Wilson, 5. 30x-Bean Elliott, 6. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 7. 21x-Cody Adams, 8. 02-Harry Yerrington. DNS: 21-Blake Roberts.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 14-Michael Lang, 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 3. 12w-Dale Wester, 4. 45-Martin Edwards, 5. 3-Gary Watson, 6. 22-Koby Barksdale, 7. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 8. 17c-Greg Coleman, 9. 74-Brandon Corn.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 45k-Kolt Walker, 2. 31-Brandon Berryman, 3. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 4. 5-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 5. 71-Channin Tankersley, 6. 87x-Billy Melton, 7. 93-Chris Sweeney, 8. 31m-Matt Clevenger, 9. 20-Terry Monroe.

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 2. 76-John Ricketts, 3. 31m-Matt Clevenger, 4. 19-Klint Angelette, 5. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 6. 74-Brandon Corn, 7. 87x-Billy Melton, 8. 5m-Glenn Martin, 9. 1r-Scott Reneau (Disqualified; failed to report directly to scales after finishing first). DNS: 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 22-Koby Barksdale, 2. 3-Gary Watson, 3. 21x-Cody Adams, 4. 20-Terry Monroe, 5. d20-David Noker, 6. 02-Harry Yerrington, 7. 93-Chris Sweeney. DNS: 17c-Greg Coleman, 21-Blake Roberts.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 31-Brandon Berryman, 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 3. 45-Martin Edwards, 4. 5-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 5. 30-Scottie McDonald, 6. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 7. 11-Justin Melton, 8. 20x-Chad Wilson, 9. 31m-Matt Clevenger, 10. 14-Michael Lang, 11. 74e-Claud Estes, 12. 12w-Dale Wester, 13. 3-Gary Watson, 14. 30x-Bean Elliott, 15. 35-Greg Rilat, 16. 21x-Cody Adams, 17. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 18. 22-Koby Barksdale, 19. 11m-Brandon Moseley, 20. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 21. 76-John Ricketts, 22. 45k-Kolt Walker, 23. 65-Skip Wilson, 24. 71-Channin Tankersley.

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 1,108, 2. Brandon Berryman 1,054, 3. Tommy Bryant 1,038, 4. Ray Allen Kulhanek 1,025, 5. Channin Tankersley 1,022, 6. Scottie McDonald 948, 7. Jimmy Brooks 925, 8. Kent Lewis, Jr. 922, 9. Greg Rilat 855, 10. Gary Watson 842.

by Lonnie Wheatley

Young Jack Dover takes $10K ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series win at Steve King Memorial

Nineteen-year-old Jack Dover of Springfield, NE, captured the biggest victory of his young career with a $10,000 Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters score in Sunday’s Steve King Memorial presented by Coors Light at the Jetmore Motorplex.

Dover took the lead away from Wayne Johnson on the 17th round and then held off a late bid from Gary Wright in the 35-lapper to secure his second career ASCS National win aboard the Eckley-powered 3D Auto Transport/Home Pride Co. No. 53 Eagle, all in front of the VERSUS Network cameras.

“The competition here is unreal, this is the biggest win I’ve had by far,” Dover commented from victory lane. “With everything that Lucas Oil and K&N Filters are doing with this series, it’s the best thing going.”

Dover locked himself into Sunday night’s main event via a late move around Gary Wright for the fourth and final transfer position in Saturday night’s preliminary feature event. And, when it all boiled down to the critical final circuits on Sunday night, it was once again Dover denying Wright. Only this time, it was for the $10,000 winner’s share.

Starting from the third position, Dover chased pole starter Wayne Johnson in the early rounds. But when Johnson struggled with the turn two cushion on consecutive laps near the midway point, Dover took quick advantage by racing into the lead on the 17th round.

Dover checked out in the ensuing rounds, leaving Johnson to battle with the likes of Shane Stewart, Travis Rilat and Gary Wright. By the time the race’s first caution flew with 29 laps in the books for Brian Brown’s stalled mount off the backstretch, Dover’s straightaway advantage was erased and it was Wright who had battled from the fifth position on the 23rd lap into the runner-up slot by the 25th lap.

Dover had the luxury of a pair of lapped cars between himself and Wright on the lap 30 restart. That luxury was gone when the caution flew again for a stalled Tim Crawley with just three laps remaining.

With the four-time ASCS National champion on his tailtank, Dover admitted that, “I was nervous, I just kept telling myself ‘Stay calm, stay calm’.”

Wright wasted no time, challenging for the lead as soon as action resumed. But, with Wright working the low side and Dover up top, the red lights flickered on when Zach Chappell missed the turn three cushion and tumbled down the embankment. Chappell, who held down third for the initial eleven laps before slipping back, walked away uninjured.

Under the ensuing open red flag, Dover and crew made the right calls. “I told them to put a couple of rounds in it and they told me where to run.”

It worked, as Dover dashed away from Wright and company over the final three-lap charge to the stripe to secure the win. Wright settled for runner-up honors in Scott Brown’s ASI-powered Lubbock Wrecker Service No. 9x Maxim, with Rilat taking the show position in the Shark-powered F&J Construction No. 29 Triple-X.

Mired in ninth as late as the 23rd lap, defending Lucas Oil ASCS National champion Jason Johnson made a late charge to claim fourth in Lanny Row’s Wesmar-powered The Shop Motorsports No. 41 Eagle.

After cracking the Lucas Oil ASCS feature lineup for the first time in four 2009 tries, Jesse Hockett earned Hard Charger honors by racing from 22nd to round out the top five aboard the RMS-powered VKCC Motorsports/Tom Buch No. 13 JEI.

Wayne Johnson slipped to sixth at the stripe in Donnie Cooper’s No. 01 entry, with Shane Stewart clinging to a two-point lead over Wright in the $60,000 championship points chase by crossing the line in seventh.

Utilizing a promoter’s option to start the main event, Tony Bruce, Jr., blasted from 25th to eighth, picking up some extra cash but no extra points.

Danny Wood raced from 18th to ninth, while Brady Bacon gained a handful of positions to finish as the final car on the lead lap in tenth.

Wayne Johnson, Paul McMahan, Jason Johnson, Gary Taylor and Brian Brown topped Sunday night’s heat race action, with W. Johnson and Seth Bergman joining in on the redraw as the night’s top passing points earners. Saturday’s top four finishers left the front row open for Johnson and Bergman.

Nick Smith won the first 15-lap “B” Main, with Danny Wood topping the second “B” Main.

Kenneth Walker got upside down in turn two on the 11th lap of the first “B”, collecting Darren Long and Eric Baldaccini. On the restart, Matt Covington went for a wild ride in turn two after contact while battling for the third and final transfer position. There were no injuries, with Walker and Baldaccini both using provisionals for the main event.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters
Jetmore Motorplex – Jetmore, KS
Steve King Memorial Results:

Locked in From Saturday’s Preliminary Feature:

29-Travis Rilat, 57-Shane Stewart, e85-Zach Chappell, 53-Jack Dover.

Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points to “A” Main; Balance to 2 “B” Mains):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 01-Wayne Johnson, 2. 19-Joe McCarthy, 3. 12-Trey Robb, 4. 97h-Brian Herbert, 5. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 6. 87-Brian McClelland, 7. 13k-Kathryne Minter, 8. 72x-Steven Richardson. DNS: 11-Chad Corken.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 3d-Paul McMahan, 2. 10a-Ricky Logan, 3. 15s-Nick Smith, 4. 94-Danny Wood, 5. 13-Jesse Hockett, 6. 0T-Jake Martens, 7. 0c-Derek Drown, 8. 85-Jerry Bell, 9. 4J-Lee Grosz.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 45x-C.J. Johnson, 4. 2-Kenneth Walker, 5. 51-Mike Peters, 6. 51x-Dave Hall, 7. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 8. 04-Brad Graham, 9. 27-Patrick Bourke.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 91-Gary Taylor, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 4. 72-Sherman Davis, 5. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 6. 81-Jon Freeman, 7. 1-Sean McClelland, 8. 33-Kris Miller, 9. 46-Dusty Murray.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. 23-Seth Bergman, 4. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford, 5. 81au-Gavin Punch, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 7-Darren Long, 8. 95-Matt Covington.

“B” Mains (Top 3 From Each Advance to “A” Main):

First “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 15s-Nick Smith, 2. 51-Mike Peters, 3. 19-Joe McCarthy, 4. 0c-Derek Drown, 5. 7-Darren Long, 6. 4J-Lee Grosz, 7. 04-Brad Graham, 8. 27-Patrick Bourke, 9. 95-Matt Covington, 10. 2-Kenneth Walker, 11. 81-Jon Freeman, 12. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 13. 0T-Jake Martens, 14. 51x-Dave Hall, 15. 72-Sherman Davis, 16. 45x-C.J. Johnson.

Second “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 94-Danny Wood, 2. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 3. 13-Jesse Hockett, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 6. 1-Sean McClelland, 7. 81au-Gavin Punch, 8. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford, 9. 11-Chad Corken, 10. 87-Brian McClelland, 11. 13k-Kathryne Minter, 12. 72x-Steven Richardson, 13. 33-Kris Miller, 14. 46-Dusty Murray, 15. 03-Joe Wood, Jr. DNS: 85-Jerry Bell.

Steve King Memorial “A” Main Event:

“A” Feature (35 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 29-Travis Rilat, 4. 41-Jason Johnson, 5. 13-Jesse Hockett, 6. 01-Wayne Johnson, 7. 57-Shane Stewart, 8. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 9. 94-Danny Wood, 10. 99-Brady Bacon, 11. 15s-Nick Smith, 12. 91-Gary Taylor, 13. 23-Seth Bergman, 14. 88-Tim Crawley, 15. 21-Brian Brown, 16. 2-Kenneth Walker, 17. 3d-Paul McMahan, 18. e85-Zach Chappell, 19. 10a-Ricky Logan, 20. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 21. 97h-Brian Herbert, 22. 19-Joe McCarthy, 23. 1x-Garry Lee Maier, 24. 51-Mike Peters, 25. 12-Trey Robb.

Lap Leaders: Wayne Johnson 1-16, Jack Dover 17-35.

Note: Eric Baldaccini and Kenneth Walker utilized provisionals based on 2008 owner’s points to start the “A” Main. Tony Bruce, Jr., utilized a promoter’s provisional.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters Points (Top 20): 1. Shane Stewart 578, 2. Gary Wright 576, 3. Jason Johnson 574, 4. Danny Wood 520, 5. Travis Rilat 509, 6. Nick Smith 508, 7. Paul McMahan 506, 8. Jack Dover 501, 9. Zach Chappell 469, 10. Tim Crawley 453, 11. Tony Bruce, Jr. 447, 12. Eric Baldaccini 430, 13. Sean McClelland 427, 14. Joe Wood, Jr. 422, 15. Trey Robb 407, 16. Brady Bacon 398, 17. Brian Brown 370, 18. Kenneth Walker 368, 19. Jesse Hockett 365, 20. Matt Covington 357.

By Lonnie Wheatley

Keith White scores Sunday win at Heart O’ Texas after Friday’s H.O.T victory

The Sprint Series of Texas along with IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, and IMCA Hobby Stocks competed in the second leg of the Memorial Day Double Header at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway on Sunday night.

Shannon Dulock from Axtell took home the winner’s trophy in the IMCA hobby stock feature. Michael Guenat and Chris Cogburn, both from Robinson, finished in second and third.

Brandon Stewart from Academy won the IMCA SportMod feature with Kevin Green from Robinson in second and Robert Black from Hallsburg in third.

The IMCA modified feature winner was Keith White from Academy followed by Keith Green from Robinson and Chase Jupe from West. White also won the Friday night IMCA modified feature.

Cody Whitworth, Shane Clement, and Dustin Woods were the top three finishers in the wingless Sprint Series of Texas show.

Racing continues next Friday night at the Speedway with IMCA modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA hobby stocks, street stocks, pure stocks, cruisers, junior mini stocks, and Texas twisters along with Texas Wing Modifieds. The Kids’ Silver Rush is also on tap. Check for more information at www.heartotexspeedway.com.

Complete Finish

IMCA Modified (05/24/2009)
Feature: 1. Keith White (Academy, TX); 2. Keith Green (Robinson, TX); 3. Chase Jupe (West, TX); 4. Benji Kirkpatrick (Elm Mott, TX); 5. Kenny Stone (Temple, TX); 6. Mike McCarthy (Round Rock, TX); 7. Scooter Bates (Killeen, TX); 8. Chris Elliott (Abilene, TX); 9. Pat McGuire (Belton, TX); 10. Steve Rutherford (Flower Mound, TX); 11. Cody Daniel (Waco, TX); 12. Mark McDaniel (Elm Mott, TX); 13. John Gober (Poolville, TX); 14. Brian Guay (Hewitt, TX); 15. Trevor Egbert (Salado, TX); 16. Robert McKinney (Alvarado, TX); 17. G.W. Egbert (Belton, TX); 18. J.P. Dowell (Killeen, TX).

IMCA SportMod (05/24-2009)
Feature: 1. Brandon Stewart (Academy, TX); 2. Kevin Green (Robinson, TX); 3. Robert Black (Hallsburg, TX); 4. Trevor Lane (Cleburne, TX); 5. Keith White (Academy, TX); 6. T.J. Green (Robinson, TX); 7. Sid Kiphen (Gatesville, TX); 8. David Ferguson (Mansfield, TX); 9. Mark McDaniel (Elm Mott, TX); 10. Keith Martin (Mansfield, TX); 11. Brandon McElroy (North Richland Hills, TX); 12. James Skinner (Burleson, TX); 13. Ricky Heckel (China Spring, TX); 14. Cory Tekell (Lorena, TX); 15. Michael Villanueva (Arlington, TX); 16. Joe O’ Bryan (Round Rock, TX); 17. Robert Garcia (Killeen, TX); 18. Aaron Browning (West, TX); 19. Chris Cogburn (Robinson, TX).

IMCA Hobby Stock (05/24/2009)
Feature: 1. Shannon Dulock (Axtell, TX); 2. Michael Guenat (Robinson, TX); 3. Chris Cogburn (Robinson, TX); 4. Billy Taylor (Gatesville, TX); 5. Charles Cosper (Belton, TX); 6. Charlie Norris (Hillsboro, TX); 7. Andy Roller (Waco, TX); 8. Joe Williams (Waco, TX); 9. Ray Kemp Jr. (Riesel, TX); 10. Melvin Burrows (Gatesville, TX); 11. Kyle Davis (Robinson, TX); 12. Jeremy Hendrix (Robinson, TX); 13. Garret Rawls (China Spring, TX); 14. Jeff Sexton (West, TX); 15. Shawn Woods (Clyde, TX); 16. Chris Grusendorf (Moody, TX); 17. Allen Montgomery (Fort Worth, TX); 18. Jason Gallimore (Robinson, TX).

Sprint Series of Texas (05/24/2009)
B-Feature: (Top four transferred to A) 5. Carl Lamb; 6. James Reed; 7. 10; 8. Stace Haviland; 9. Ed Keaton; 10. Walter Lane; 11. Craig Woods; 12. Billy Harris; 13. Montana Hayashi.
Feature: 1.Cody Whitworth; 2. Shane Clement; 3. Dustin Woods; 4. Shane Carson; 5. Jerry Hammock; 6. Ron Beechler; 7. Marty Stanford; 8. Corey Minor; 9. Kerry Rush; 10. Josh Majors; 11. Mike Herring; 12. Ray Welnack; 13. David Garland; 14. Jon Freeman; 15. Ryan Beechler; 16. Jason Howell; 17. Gary Kelley; 18. Steve Land; 19. Johnny Suggs; 20. Danny Merrell.

by Mary Adamcik

Skip Wilson holds off Aaron Reutzel in ASCS Gulf South action at Gator Motorplex

Skip Wilson added his second American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year by topping Saturday night’s 25-lap ASCS Gulf South Region main event at the Gator Motorplex.

Wilson, who won the inaugural ASCS Lone Star event in April, battled past Terry Monroe for the point on the eighth round en route to victory lane aboard J.B. Cook’s Speed Specialties-powered Brookhollow Rental Co. No. 65 Avenger.

Wilson held off a late bid from series points leader Aaron Reutzel to secure the win, with Tommy Bryant, Monroe and Kent Lewis, Jr., rounding out the top five.

Greg Rilat crossed the stripe sixth, with Scottie McDonald, Channin Tankersley, Ryan Hall and James McNeil completing the top ten.

Monroe, Lewis, Ray Allen Kulhanek and Bryant topped heat race action, with Hall and Tankersley winning the twin “B” Mains.

ASCS Gulf South Region Results from Gator Motorplex:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 20-Terry Monroe, 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 3. 80-James McNeil, 4. 45k-Kolt Walker, 5. 3-Gary Watson, 6. 21-Blake Roberts, 7. 30x-Bean Elliott, 8. d20-David Noker.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 2. 65-Skip Wilson, 3. 5m-Glenn Martin, 4. 5s-Jack Spencer, 5. 93-Chris Sweeney, 6. 19-Joe McCarthy, 7. 02-Harry Yerrington, 8. 51-Jimmy Brooks.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 5-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 35-Greg Rilat, 3. 31-Brandon Berryman, 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 5. 79-Ryan Hall, 6. 22L-Kent Lewis, Sr., 7. 49-Ty Johnson.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 2. 30-Scottie McDonald, 3. 1r-Scott Reneau, 4. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 5. 17c-Greg Coleman, 6. 74-Brandon Corn, 7. 69-Larry Howery.

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 79-Ryan Hall, 2. 17c-Greg Coleman, 3. 49-Ty Johnson, 4. 5s-Jack Spencer, 5. 22L-Kent Lewis, Sr., 6. 02-Harry Yerrington, 7. 74-Brandon Corn. DNS: 69-Larry Howery.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 3-Gary Watson, 3. 30x-Bean Elliott, 4. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 5. 19-Klint Angelette, 6. d20-David Noker, 7. 21-Blake Roberts, 8. 93-Chris Sweeney.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 65-Skip Wilson, 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 3. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 4. 20-Terry Monroe, 5. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 6. 35-Greg Rilat, 7. 30-Scottie McDonald, 8. 71-Channin Tankersley, 9. 79-Ryan Hall, 10. 80-James McNeil, 11. 45k-Kolt Walker, 12. 30x-Bean Elliott, 13. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 14. 17c-Greg Coleman, 15. 5-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 16. 3-Gary Watson, 17. 5m-Glenn Martin, 18. 1r-Scott Reneau, 19. 31-Brandon Berryman, 20. 49-Ty Johnson.

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 962, 2. Tommy Bryant 928, 3. Channin Tankersley 920, 4. Brandon Berryman 904, 5. Ray Allen Kulhanek 883, 6. Kent Lewis, Jr. 847, 7. Jimmy Brooks 809, 8. (tie) Scottie McDonald and Eric Baldaccini 808, 10. Jason Johnson 801.

by Lonnie Wheatley

Keith White survives “Disqualification Night” at Heart O’ Texas Speedway on Friday

An IMCA official was on hand at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway Friday and seven cars were disqualified following their feature races.

Three IMCA SportMods were disqualified leaving T.J. Green from Robinson, Sid Kiphen from Gatesville, and Lil’ Robert Black from Hallsburg as top finishers

Three more cars were disqualified after the IMCA hobby stock feature leaving Ray Kemp Jr. from Riesel, Charles Cosper from Belton and Andy Roller from Waco in the top three positions.

The disqualification of the street stock feature winner along with a wild wreck on the front straightaway left Jason Gauntt and Tommy Kirkpatrick from Elm Mott and Ronnie Ellis Sr. from Killeen in the top three spots.

Keith White from Academy took the lead late in the IMCA modified feature and made it to the checkered flag ahead of Johnny Sheets from Gatesville and Pat McGuire from Belton.

The pure stock feature was a battle from start to finish before David Andrews, Jeff Shepperd, and Tommy Honey, all from Waco, claimed the top three places.

Dwain Wills from Waco led the team of Heath Zucha and J.J. Jenkins, also from Waco, and Jeff Woodruff from Elm Mott to the finish line in the cruiser feature.

Jordan Kornegay from China Spring took the lead on the last lap to win the junior mini stock feature. Alex Norris from Elm Mott took second and Corbin Suggs from West was third.

The first three across the finish line in the Texas twisters were Jamie Herring from Killeen, Scott Webre from West and Jay Hutson from Waco.

The Brazos mini sprint winner was Jon Randall from Waco. Anthony Smith from Liberty Hill ran second, and Jacob Gilliam from Temple rounded out third.

The second half of the Memorial Day doubleheader takes place Sunday, May 24, starting at 8:00 P.M.
The Sprint Series of Texas in on tap along with a point race for IMCA modifieds, IMCA SportMods, and IMCA hobby stock.

Next Friday, IMCA modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA hobby stocks, street stocks, pure stocks, cruisers, junior mini stocks, and Texas twisters will be competing along with a visit from the Texas Wing Modifieds. The Kids’ Silver Rush is also on the schedule. Check www.heartotexspeedway.com for more information.

Complete Finish
Friday, May 22, 2009
IMCA Modified (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. Keith White (Academy, TX); 2. Johnny Sheets (Gatesville, TX); 3. Pat McGuire (Belton, TX); 4. Eric Tomlinson (Robinson, TX); 5. Keith Green (Robinson, TX); 6. Chase Jupe (West, TX); 7. Scooter Bates (Killeen, TX); 8. J.P. Dowell (Killeen, TX); 9. Cody Daniel (Waco, TX); 10. Rick Green (Liberty Hill, TX); 11. Jimmie Helona (Crawford, TX); 12. Brian Guay (Hewitt, TX); 13. G.W. Egbert (Belton, TX); 14. Mark McDaniel (Elm Mott, TX); 15. Benji Kirkpatrick (Elm Mott, TX).

IMCA SportMod (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. T. J. Green (Robinson, TX); 2. Sid Kiphen (Gatesville, TX); 3. Robert Black (Hallsburg, TX); 4. Cory Tekell (Lorena, TX); 5. Ricky Heckel (China Spring, TX); 6. Mark McDaniel (Elm Mott, TX); 7. Billy White (West, TX); 8. Keith White (Academy, TX); 9. Joe O’ Bryan (Round Rock, TX); DQ Chris Cogburn (Robinson, TX); DQ Brandon Stewart (Academy, TX); DQ Kevin Green (Robinson, TX).

IMCA Hobby Stock (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. Ray Kemp Jr. (Riesel, TX); 2. Charles Cosper (Belton, TX); 3. Andy Roller (Waco, TX); 4. Chris Grusendorf (Moody, TX); 5. Randy Sodek (Temple, TX); 6. Michael Guenat (Robinson, TX); 7. Jeremy Hendrix (Robinson, TX); 8. Garret Rawls (China Spring, TX); 9. Kyle Davis (Robinson, TX); 10. Zach Henson (Lorena, TX); 11. Charlie Norris (Hillsboro, TX); 12. Jeff Sexton (West, TX); 13. Billy Taylor (Gatesville, TX); 14. Melvin Burrows (Gatesville, TX); 15. Markiss Harcrow (West, TX); 16. Jason Gallimore (Robinson, TX); 17. Les Maxwell (Waco, TX); DQ Joe Williams (Waco, TX); DQ Chris Coburn (Robinson, TX); DQ Nathan Sodek (Temple, TX); DQ Shannon Dulock (Axtell, TX).

Street Stock (05/22/09)
Feature: 1. Jason Gauntt (Elm Mott, TX); 2. Tommy Kirkpatrick (Elm Mott, TX); 3. Ronnie Ellis Sr. (Killeen, TX); 4. Ed Thompson (Waco, TX); 5. Jason Honey (Waco, TX); 6. David Khoury (Waco, TX); 7. Ray Vann Jr. (McGregor, TX); 8. Chuck Hamlin (Elm Mott, TX); 9. Bill Eller (Lorena, TX); 10. Lewis Blackwood (Pendleton, TX); 11. Merwin Balz (Temple, TX); 12. Pam Kemp (Robinson, TX); 13. Paul Barton (Waco, TX); 14. Sam Sovey (Waco, TX); 15. John Heffelfinger (Waco, TX); 16. Carroll Edmonds (China Spring, TX); 17. Mark Geurin (Whitney, TX); 18. Brandon Geurin (Whitney, TX); DQ Doug Andrews (Waco, TX).

Pure Stock (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. David Andrews (Bellmead, TX); 2. Jeff Shepperd (Waco, TX); 3. Tommy Honey (Waco, TX); 4. Greg Andrews (Waco, TX); 5. Colton Glaser (Lorena, TX); 6. Edward Harcrow (West, TX); 7. Chad Pelham (Whitney, TX); 8. James Haynes (Hubbard, TX); 9. Melvin Kemp Jr. (Waco, TX); 10. Jack Jenkins (Waco, TX); 11. Wade White (Waco, TX); 12. Scott Wimberley (Covington, TX); 13. Rick Stonecipher (Clifton, TX); 14. Leon Alvarado (Riesel, TX); 15. Michael Votaw (Whitney, TX); DNS David Whitlock Jr, (Waco, TX); DNS Jimmy Reid Jr. (Waco, TX).

Cruiser (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. Dwain Wills (Waco, TX); 2. Heath Zucha/J.J. Jenkins (Waco, TX); 3. Jeff Woodruff (Elm Mott, TX); 4. Barry Gaston (Waco, TX); 5. Mike/Michael Van Cleave (Bellmead, TX); 6. Martin Quiram (Hubbard, TX); 7. Dustin Richards (Coolidge, TX); 8. Gordon Coble (Lago Vista, TX); 9. Dan Webre Jr. (West, TX); 10. Russell Bullock (Waco, TX); 11. Randy Thompson (Mount Calm, TX); 12. Steve Wade (Waco, TX); 13. Thomas Smith (Riesel, TX); 14. Andrew Richards (Robinson, TX); 15. J.R. Walker (Waco, TX); 16. William Dean (Elm Mott, TX); 17. Justin Bailey (Mount Calm, TX); 18. Eric Newton (Mart, TX).

Junior Mini Stock (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. Jordan Kornegay (China Spring, TX); 2. Alex Norris (Elm Mott, TX); 3. Corbin Suggs (West, TX); 4. Cory Kreder (Elm Mott, TX); 5. John Alvarado (Riesel, TX).

Texas Twister (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. Jamie Herring (Killeen, TX); 2. Scott Webre (West, TX); 3. Jay Hutson (Waco, TX); 4. Chris Wilson (Waco, TX); 5. J.D. Hardcastle (Copperas Cove, TX); 6. Ricky Bobby (Elm Mott, TX); 7. Amy Nichols (Robinson, TX); 8. James Barber (Bellmead, TX).

Brazos Mini Sprint (05/22/2009)
Feature: 1. Jon Randall (Waco, TX); 2. Anthony Smith (Liberty Hill, TX); 3. Jacob Gilliam (Temple, TX); 4. Kyle Thompson (Spring Branch, TX); 5. Tim Sandelovic (Georgetown, TX); 6. James Scruggs (College Station, TX); 7. Rodney Coburn (Pflugerville, TX); 8. Reagan Reed (Waco, TX); 9. Jarrett Roberts (Temple, TX); 10. Ralph Wren (College Station, TX); 11. Scott Blakely (Georgetown, TX); 12. Coy Jorden (Teague, TX); 13. Toby McCarver (Lorena, TX); 14. Kenny Elwood (Chalk Bluff, TX); DNS Dustin Davidson (West, TX).

by Mary Adamcik

Texas Super Racing Series set for “Operation Inderdependence 75″ tonight at Thunderhill Raceway

Veteran Bobby Teer, Jr, will lead a strong contingent of Texas Super Racing Series Late Model drivers into tonight’s “Operation Interdependence 75” at Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle, Texas. The staff and race teams will be honoring the military at this event along with staff from Operation Interdependence.

Youngsters Jake Kruger, winner of the last TSRS event at Houston Motorsports Park, Dillon Spreen, Cody Smith, Kendall Bumbera and Levi Kraus will be looking to make another top three sweep in the 75-lap feature at the 3/8-mile, D-Shaped oval.

The TSRS Allison Legacy Series will also be on hand for a 50-lap feature.

Rounding out the racing action will be the THR Mini Stocks, the always popular Dwarf Cars, the ASA A-Line Super Stocks, the THR Grand Stocks, the NasKarts and the newest THR division – the SportMods.

Spectator gates open at 5:00 p.m. and the racing action takes the green flag at 5:30 with for the TSRS Late Models, TSRS Allison Legacys and the SportMods.

For more information log onto the THR website at http://www.thunderhillraceway.com.

TSRS LATE MODEL POINTS AS OF MAY 2, 2009

Position, Car Number, Name, Hometown, Points

1. 2 Bobby Teer, Jr., Comfort, TX 652
2. 14 Jake Kruger, Bastrop, TX 639
3. 17 Robert Barker, Boerne, TX 606
4. 81 Dillon Spreen, Boerne, TX 595
5. 05 Cody Smith, LaVernia, TX 589
6. 99 Cary Stapp, San Marcos, TX 574
7. 72 Kendall Bumbera, Sealy, TX 574
8. 4 Levi Krauss, Schertz, TX 561
9. 96 Todd Farris, College Station, TX 557
10. 7 Chris Schild, Leander, TX 294
11. 28 Jeff O’Neill, Round Rock, TX 292
12. 51 Chad Menard, Castroville, TX 284
13. 15 Bradley Burke, Johnson City, TX 256
14. 1 Heath Stewart, Del Valle, TX 175
15. 1 Colt James, North Carolina 170
16. 93 Kyle Sirizzotti, Helotes, TX 170
17. 54 Todd McLemore, Austin, TX 160
18. 33 Mike Williams, Hockley, TX 150
19. 79 Brian Moczygemba, San Antonio, TX 146
20. 12 Adam Haugh, Round Rock, TX 138
21. 20 Mark Mathias, San Antonio, TX 127
22. 6 Jason Hollander, Round Rock, TX 124
23. 00 Beau Bukowski ,San Antonio, TX 5
24. 49 Robert Walton, Bastrop, TX 0

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