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“Texas Trey” Mitchell has a Career Weekend PASS South Double Header

Trey Mitchell went into the PASS South double header looking to build on his career best third place finish at New Senoia Speedway just two weeks ago. He did just that with the #47 Magnum’s Oilfield Services Ford Fusion that was capable of sweeping the weekend. The Texas native had to settle for a solid top ten finish after having the car to beat in race one then did it the hard way to make it a career night in race two.

Friday night at Greenville-Pickens, Mitchell qualified in the twenty-second position. In the end though, he proved to be one of the main players in one of the most dramatic races in the PASS South series history. Mitchell slowly worked his way through the field knocking on the door of the top ten by lap fifty-six when the first caution of the night flew. Mitchell worked his way into fourth position by lap 100 and was running third with two laps to go when the fireworks began.

In a hard three way battle for the lead between Jeff Fultz, Corey Williams, and Mitchell; Mitchell dove to the inside of Williams in turn one, getting loose inside of Corey turning the #47 of Williams around in the corner. Both Mitchell and Williams were sent to the rear of the field. After three attempts at a green-white-checker, Mitchell fought his way back to a sixth place finish in the Firecracker 125.

“I was driving the wheels off the car trying to get to the front. I knew I had the car to beat and I was doing everything I could to get to the front. I hate that I got into Corey (Williams) and cost both of us a top three finish, maybe a win for me. I wanted to go apologize to him and his team but they wanted nothing of it. Hopefully in a few days when everyone isn’t so on edge I can tell him I’m sorry because I know 100% it was my fault. I was just going for the win and those kinds of things happen; what can you do we had the better car,” stated Mitchell after the race.

Sunday at Hickory Motor Speedway, Mitchell’s #47 Magnum’s Oilfield Services Ford Fusion was once again a hard charger as he weaved his way through traffic, not once but twice, en route to a career best second place finish in super late model competition.

Mitchell started sixteenth on the famous .363 mile oval. By lap sixty-eight, Mitchell was in the top ten when multiple cars, including Mitchell, spun to bring out the fifth caution of the night. However, as was the case Friday night, Mitchell’s car only got faster as the night went on as he moved into the top five with twenty laps to go becoming a major factor in the outcome once again.

On this night, Mitchell would be a benefactor of Ryan Blaney and Preston Peltier’s late race run-in, moving Mitchell up to third on the last restart of the night with five laps to go. Mitchell got a jump on the restart, moving up to second, but he was unable to reel in Justin Wakefield who took the checkered flag one car length ahead of Mitchell.

“My PR guy (Chris Ragle) has been on my case all year about qualifying better and before I went out and qualified today he told me, ‘since I was the last car to go out if there ever was a good opportunity to qualify up front this was it,’ and I let him down again. I don’t know, we just don’t qualify worth a darn but we always have good cars during the race and it’s starting to show. People are starting to say that Trey Mitchell is a guy we have to beat and that’s pretty cool. We just have one more spot to go before getting that first win and now after having a shot to win the last three races I know we will get one sooner or later,” added Mitchell.

Stay tuned to www.treymitchellracing.com for all the latest news and information regarding Trey Mitchell Racing in 2009. For sponsorship related items contact Tonya McCallister with McCallister Precision Marketing at 803-361-6199. For public relations and website information contact Chris Ragle at cragle02@yahoo.com or call 704-706-3666.

by Chris Ragle, TEX Motorsports Marketing/Pro Photo Productions

Tim Crawley conquers ASCS in Rock ‘N Roll 50 to sweep series return to Riverside

Arkansas ace Tim Crawley completed a weekend sweep of the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters much-anticipated return to Riverside Speedway by winning Saturday night’s Rock ‘N Roll 50 championship feature event atop the storied ¼-mile gumbo clay oval.

The three-time Lucas Oil ASCS National champion wrestled the lead away from Justin Sturch on the 31st round en route to topping the first 50-lapper in series history, collecting the $6,000 winner’s share and a nifty Gibson Les Paul guitar event trophy with the VERSUS cameras catching all the action.

“What a great weekend!” Crawley exclaimed in victory lane. “Last night it was pretty much wide open, but tonight was more about being patient and waiting for the right time to make that move.”

After racing from eleventh to win Friday night’s preliminary feature, Crawley drew the pole position for Saturday night’s 50-lap finale. But, it was Justin Sturch gunning into the lead at the outset from the front row outside after racing his way into the six-car redraw by ranking among the night’s top two earners in passing points.

Sturch paced 30 rounds before Crawley snuck underneath entering turn one on the 31st circuit and never looked back, ultimately taking the checkered flag aboard Mike Ward’s McCarver-powered Boater Sports No. 88 Maxim with a comfortable straightaway advantage.

“Justin (Sturch) drove a strong race, but he left one hole open and I was there to plug it,” Crawley explained. “We owe David McCarver a lot of credit on this one, he busted his tail to have an engine ready for tonight.”

While Crawley cruised out front in the waning laps, event promoter Tony Bruce, Jr., slipped around Sturch in the closing circuits to snare runner-up honors in the Rider-powered Sundial Tee Shirts/AMC Plumbing No. 18 Maxim.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been this worn out in my life,” the Kansas shoe commented upon climbing out of his mount on a muggy night next to the Mississippi River after piling 50 laps upon double duty as racer and promoter. “It’s worth it though, it was a great race and we look forward to doing this every year.”

Sturch, the reigning track champion at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway, settled for his best career Lucas Oil ASCS finish by taking third in his No. 9 entry, commenting that, “We were just getting way too loose there at the end, we’re satisfied with what we got. I was a little concerned that we were about to get freight-trained, but I think a lot of the other guys had the same problem.”

Gary Wright battled forward from 11th to earn fourth in Scott Brown’s ASI-powered Lubbock Wrecker Service/Richwood Construction No. 9x Maxim to take over the series points lead by six markers over Jason Johnson and Shane Stewart, who are now tied for second.

Jesse Hockett battled amongst the lead handful of cars throughout, ultimately rounding out the top five in the RMS-powered VKCC Motorsports/Tom Buch No. 13 JEI.

Gary Taylor advanced a half dozen positions to finish sixth, with Jan Howard, Nick Smith, Shane Stewart and 23rd-starter Jason Johnson completing the top ten.

The feature event ran off with four yellow flags and two reds. The first yellow flew after two laps when third-starter Darren Long looped it in turn one. Two laps later, Paul McMahan came to a stop in turn three with engine woes.

Chad Corken tumbled in turn two on the ninth lap to bring out the first red flag, with Brady Bacon spinning to a stop in turn two with 16 laps in the books. After Dustin Morgan coasted to a stop with mechanical issues after 36 laps, Travis Rilat got upside down in turn two three laps later after running among the top five throughout. Terry Gray and Danny Wood were collected in the melee, with Gray forced pitside along with Rilat.

A pair of drivers used provisionals to start the main event, including reigning series champion Jason Johnson and Nebraska’s Jack Dover.

After tangling with Ricky Logan and flipping in turn four on the opening lap of the night’s sixth and final heat race, Johnson used his first provisional of the year after being unable to transfer from his “B” Main.

Struggling in his heat and “B” Main, Dover regrouped to race from 24th to eleventh to garner the R.E. Technologies Young Gun of the Race award, presented to the night’s top finisher under 21 years of age. Don Young claimed Friday night’s Young Gun award.

With 50 cars on hand for Saturday night’s Rock ‘N Roll 50, Wright, Marshall Skinner, Taylor, Jan Howard, Smith and Stewart topped heat race action. Matt Covington, Danny Wood and Paul McMahan won the “B” Mains.

Gavin Punch slipped too high exiting turn two in the second “B” Main and flipped after tagging the wall. Punch walked away uninjured, as did the night’s other flip victims.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters
Riverside Speedway – West Memphis, AR
Rock ‘N Roll 50 Preliminary Event Results

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to “A” Main; Balance to 2 “B” Mains):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 81au-Gavin Punch, 3. 88-Tim Crawley, 4. 12d-Jeff Swindell, 5. 75-Don Young, 6. 53-Jack Dover, 7. 7-Darren Long, 8. 15s-Nick Smith, 9. 85-Jerry Bell.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 2. 13-Jesse Hockett, 3. 6-Raymond Stull, 4. 23-Seth Bergman, 5. 4x-Jan Howard, 6. 7n-Philip Faulkner, 7. 13k-Kathryne Minter, 8. 93-Dustin Morgan, 9. 51-Lee Sowell.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 9x-Gary Wright, 5. 8z-Zach Pringle, 6. 11-Chad Corken, 7. 3d-Paul McMahan, 8. 91-Gary Taylor, 9. 22-Kevin Kilpatrick.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 1e-Eddie Gallagher, 2. 39-Brad Bowden, 3. 2-Kenneth Walker, 4. 8x-Chris Williams, 5. 17-Tim Sites, 6. 58-Wade Oliver, 7. 1-Sean McClelland, 8. 97-Aaron Berryhill. DNS: 44-Ronny Howard.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 45-Dale Howard, 2. 9-Justin Sturch, 3. 94-Danny Wood, 4. 57-Shane Stewart, 5. 3-A.G. Rains, 6. 95-Matt Covington, 7. 10a-Ricky Logan, 8. 12-Trey Robb.

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

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 12d-Jeff Swindell, 2. 94-Danny Wood, 3. 3-A.G. Rains, 4. 95-Matt Covington, 5. 3d-Paul McMahan, 6. 7-Darren Long, 7. 11-Chad Corken, 8. 15s-Nick Smith, 9. 17-Tim Sites, 10. 51-Lee Sowell, 11. 7n-Philip Faulkner, 12. 22-Kevin Kilpatrick. DNS: 4x-Jan Howard, 93-Dustin Morgan.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 8z-Zach Pringle, 3. 57-Shane Stewart, 4. 8x-Chris Williams, 5. 1-Sean McClelland, 6. 23-Seth Bergman, 7. 10a-Ricky Logan, 8. 91-Gary Taylor, 9. 44-Ronny Howard, 10. 13k-Kathryne Minter, 11. 12-Trey Robb, 12. 85-Jerry Bell, 13. 58-Wade Oliver. DNS: 97-Aaron Berryhill.

Rock N’ Roll 50 Preliminary “A” Main Event:

“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 88-Tim Crawley, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 13-Jesse Hockett, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 9x-Gary Wright, 6. 45-Dale Howard, 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 8. 57-Shane Stewart, 9. 3d-Paul McMahan, 10. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 11. 3-A.G. Rains, 12. 2-Kenneth Walker, 13. 12d-Jeff Swindell, 14. 9-Justin Sturch, 15. 39-Brad Bowden, 16. 75-Don Young, 17. 15s-Nick Smith, 18. 6-Raymond Stull, 19. 94-Danny Wood, 20. 1e-Eddie Gallagher, 21. 8z-Zach Pringle, 22. 81au-Gavin Punch, 23. 99-Brady Bacon, 24. 53-Jack Dover.

Lap Leaders: Tony Bruce, Jr. 1-17, Tim Crawley 18-30.

Note: Paul McMahan and Nick Smith utilized Lucas Oil ASCS provisionals to start the “A” Main. It was McMahan’s first of the year and Smith’s second of the year.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters
Riverside Speedway – West Memphis, AR
Rock ‘N Roll 50 Results

Locked in From Friday Night’s Preliminary Feature:

88-Tim Crawley, 29-Travis Rilat, 13-Jesse Hockett, 18-Tony Bruce, Jr.

Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points to “A” Main; Balance to 3 “B” Mains):

Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 12-Trey Robb, 3. 95-Matt Covington, 4. 39-Brad Bowden, 5. 12d-Jeff Swindell, 6. 6-Raymond Stull, 7. 53-Jack Dover, 8. 75-Don Young.

Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 26-Marshall Skinner, 2. 40r-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 4. 10-Terry Gray, 5. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 6. 2-Kenneth Walker, 7. 51-Lee Sowell, 8. 3-A.G. Rains.

Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 91-Gary Taylor, 2. 7-Darren Long, 3. 94-Danny Wood, 4. 7n-Philip Faulkner, 5. 23-Seth Bergman, 6. 45-Dale Howard, 7. 8x-Chris Williams, 8. 17-Tim Sites.

Heat Four (10 Laps): 1. 4x-Jan Howard, 2. 58-Wade Oliver, 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 5. 78-Henry Gustavus, 6. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 7. 16p-Dewayne Prince, 8. 44-Ronny Howard.

Heat Five (10 Laps): 1. 15s-Nick Smith, 2. 3d-Paul McMahan, 3. 1e-Eddie Gallagher, 4. 8z-Zach Pringle, 5. 2T-Todd Fayard, 6. 22-Kevin Kilpatrick, 7. 85-Jerry Bell.

Heat Six (10 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 9-Justin Sturch, 3. 11-Chad Corken, 4. 93-Dustin Morgan, 5. 81au-Gavin Punch, 6. 10a-Ricky Logan, 7. 41-Jason Johnson.

“B” Mains (Top 2 From Each Advance to “A” Main):

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 2. 11-Chad Corken, 3. 10a-Ricky Logan, 4. 12-Trey Robb, 5. 22-Kevin Kilpatrick, 6. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 8. 39-Brad Bowden, 9. 16-Anthony Nicholson, 9. 7n-Philip Faulkner, 10. 17-Tim Sites, 11. 44-Ronny Howard.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 94-Danny Wood, 2. 40r-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 3. 40-Ernie Ainsworth, 4. 8z-Zach Pringle, 5. 6-Raymond Stull, 6. 53-Jack Dover, 7. 75-Don Young, 8. 8x-Chris Williams, 9. 85-Jerry Bell, 10. 2T-Todd Fayard, 11. 81au-Gavin Punch.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 3d-Paul McMahan, 2. 1-Sean McClelland, 3. 12d-Jeff Swindell, 4. 1e-Eddie Gallagher, 5. 2-Kenneth Walker, 6. 51-Lee Sowell, 7. 16p-Dewayne Prince, 8. 45-Dale Howard, 9. 23-Seth Bergman, 10. 78-Henry Gustavus, 11. 3-A.G. Rains.

Rock N’ Roll 50 “A” Main Event:

“A” Feature (50 Laps): 1. 88-Tim Crawley, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 9-Justin Sturch, 4. 9x-Gary Wright, 5. 13-Jesse Hockett, 6. 91-Gary Taylor, 7. 4x-Jan Howard, 8. 15s-Nick Smith, 9. 57-Shane Stewart, 10. 41-Jason Johnson, 11. 53-Jack Dover, 12. 40r-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 13. 7-Darren Long, 14. 1-Sean McClelland, 15. 94-Danny Wood, 16. 95-Matt Covington, 17. 29-Travis Rilat, 18. 10-Terry Gray, 19. 93-Dustin Morgan, 20. 26-Marshall Skinner, 21. 58-Wade Oliver, 22. 99-Brady Bacon, 23. 11-Chad Corken, 24. 3d-Paul McMahan.

Lap Leaders: Justin Sturch 1-30, Tim Crawley 31-50.

Note: Jason Johnson and Jack Dover utilized Lucas Oil ASCS provisionals to start the “A” Main. It was the first of the year for both drivers.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters Points (Top 20): 1. Gary Wright 996, 2. (tie) Jason Johnson and Shane Stewart 990, 4. Travis Rilat 899, 5. Paul McMahan 882, 6. Tim Crawley 881, 7. Danny Wood 872, 8. Jack Dover 871, 9. Nick Smith 870, 10. Tony Bruce, Jr. 869, 11. Jesse Hockett 785, 12. Brady Bacon 752, 13. Sean McClelland 728, 14. Gary Taylor 666, 15. Kenneth Walker 644, 16. Trey Robb 632, 17. (tie) Aaron Berryhill and Matt Covington 625, 19. Darren Long 607, 20. Gavin Punch 599.

by Lonnie Wheatley

Tommy Bryant bags ASCS Gulf South Sprint Car win at Texana Raceway Park

Tommy Bryant bagged his second American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region 25-lap feature win of the season as the series completed its two-night Fourth of July weekend spectacular at Texana Raceway Park on Saturday night.

Bryant battled past Friday night winner George White at the midway point on his way to victory lane in David Miller’s B&M Jr. No. 21T J&J.

While Bryant gridded the field outside the third row, third-starter Kent Lewis, Jr., disposed of front row starters Glenn Martin and White to lead the opening seven circuits before White surged back into the lead.

Bryant battled to the front and took the lead away from White on the 13th round, with the pair dicing for the point over the ensuing circuits until White crashed in the final handful of laps as the leaders raced through traffic.

Bryant went on to take the checkered flag in front of series points leader Aaron Reutzel, with Ray Allen Kulhanek, Lewis, Jr., and Channin Tankersley rounding out the top five.

Travis Elliott was sixth, with Brandon Berryman, Scottie McDonald, Larry Howery and Junior Jenkins completing the top ten.

Tankersley, Martin and Travis Knighton topped heat race action, with Steve Hubbard winning the “B” Main.

ASCS Gulf South Region Results from Texana Raceway Park:

Locked in from Friday night’s preliminary feature: 10-George White, 30-Scottie McDonald, 21T-Tommy Bryant, 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr.

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 17c-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 3. 35-Greg Rilat, 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 5. 40-Junior Jenkins, 6. 19-Klint Angelette, 7. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 8. 12-Kent Lewis, Sr.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 5m-Glenn Martin, 2. 31-Brandon Berryman, 3. 15T-Travis Elliott, 4. 69-Larry Howery, 5. 21-Blake Roberts, 6. 96-Rod Craddock, 7. 70-Anthony Reaves.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 61-Travis Knighton, 2. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 3. 88-Bubba McDonald, 4. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 5. 12s-Steve Hubbard, 6. 3-Gary Watson, 7. 23-Darryl Wills.

“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 12s-Steve Hubbard, 2. 19-Klint Angelette, 3. 3-Gary Watson, 4. 12-Kent Lewis, Sr., 5. 70-Anthony Reaves, 6. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 7. 96-Rod Craddock. DNS: 23-Darryl Wills.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 3. 17c-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 4. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 5. 71-Channin Tankersley, 6. 15T-Travis Elliott, 7. 31-Brandon Berryman, 8. 30-Scottie McDonald, 9. 69-Larry Howery, 10. 40-Junior Jenkins, 11. 19-Klint Angelette, 12. 21-Blake Roberts, 13. 10-George White, 14. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 15. 5m-Glenn Martin, 16. 35-Greg Rilat, 17. 12s-Steve Hubbard, 18. 61-Travis Knighton, 19. 88-Bubba McDonald, 20. 51-Jimmy Brooks.

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 1,948, 2. Tommy Bryant 1,874, 3. Ray Allen Kulhanek 1,863, 4. Channin Tankersley 1,830, 5. Scottie McDonald 1,760, 6. Brandon Berryman 1,755, 7. Kent Lewis, Jr. 1,724, 8. Greg Rilat 1,651, 9. Jimmy Brooks 1,594, 10. Gary Watson 1,543.

By Lonnie Wheatley

George White notches his first ASCS Gulf South win at Texana Raceway Park

The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region kicked off a two-night Fourth of July weekend spectacular at Texana Raceway Park with George White capturing his first career series win in Friday night’s 25-lap feature event.

White became the race’s fourth different leader on the 17th round en route to victory lane, taking the checkered flag in front of 11th-starter Scottie McDonald and Tommy Bryant, who set the pace for a dozen laps along the way.

After pole starter Kent Lewis, Jr., paced led the opening three rounds, Bryant set the pace for the next ten rounds before Skip Wilson surged into the lead. Wilson was out front for just a lap before engine woes ended his run.

Bryant took back over the point and led two more rounds before White raced into the lead. Lewis, Jr., crossed the stripe behind the lead trio, with Aaron Reutzel padding his points lead by racing from 16th to round out the top five for his 12th consecutive top-ten run.

Channin Tankersley was sixth, with Eric Baldaccini, Greg Rilat, Larry Howery and Gary Watson completing the top ten.

Wilson, Watson, Ray Allen Kulhanek and Lewis, Jr., topped heat race action, with Darryl Wills and Reutzel winning the “B” Mains.

The night came to an early end for both Terry Monroe and two-time series champion Brandon Berryman who tangled and crashed in heat race action.

ASCS Gulf South Region Results from Texana Raceway Park:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 65-Skip Wilson, 2. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 3. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 5. 30-Scottie McDonald, 6. 15T-Travis Elliott, 7. 19-Klint Angelette, 8. 70-Anthony Reaves.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 3-Gary Watson, 2. 40-Junior Jenkins, 3. 96-Rod Craddock, 4. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 5. 5-Jack Spencer, 6. 12s-Steve Hubbard, 7. 20-Terry Monroe, 8. 31-Brandon Berryman.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 17c-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 71-Channin Tankersley, 3. 21-Blake Roberts, 4. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 5. 35-Greg Rilat, 6. 61-Travis Knighton, 7. 23-Darryl Wills, 8. 13-Matt Brooks.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 2. 10-George White, 3. 12-Kent Lewis, Sr., 4. 69-Larry Howery, 5. 30x-Bean Elliott, 6. 5m-Glenn Martin, 7. 88-Bubba McDonald.

First “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 23-Darryl Wills, 2. 21-Blake Roberts, 3. 30x-Bean Elliott, 4. 70-Anthony Reaves, 5. 5m-Glenn Martin, 6. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 7. 12s-Steve Hubbard. DNS: 31-Brandon Berryman, 20-Terry Monroe.

Second “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 35-Greg Rilat, 3. 61-Travis Knighton, 4. 15T-Travis Elliott, 5. 12-Kent Lewis, Sr., 6. 19-Klint Angelette, 7. 13-Matt Brooks, 8. 88-Bubba McDonald.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 10-George White, 2. 30-Scottie McDonald, 3. 21t-Tommy Bryant, 4. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 6. 71-Channin Tankersley, 7. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 8. 35-Greg Rilat, 9. 69-Larry Howery, 10. 3-Gary Watson, 11. 23-Darryl Wills, 12. 17c-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 13. 40-Junior Jenkins, 14. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 15. 65-Skip Wilson, 16. 61-Travis Knighton, 17. 21-Blake Roberts, 18. 5-Jack Spencer, 19. 96-Rod Craddock, 20. 30x-Bean Elliott.

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 1,802, 2. Tommy Bryant 1,724, 3. Ray Allen Kulhanek 1,719, 4. Channin Tankersley 1,690, 5. Scottie McDonald 1,626, 6. Brandon Berryman 1,619, 7. Kent Lewis, Jr. 1,582, 8. Greg Rilat 1,533, 9. Jimmy Brooks 1,484, 10. Gary Watson 1,468.

by Lonnie Wheatley

“Texas Trey” Mitchell carrying momentum into PASS South 4th of July double

As families and friends around the country prepare to celebrate our nation’s birth day with time off from work and relaxation, it is business as usual for the Trey Mitchell Racing team.

There will be no time off for Mitchell and his race team as they hope to carry the momentum of a career best finish in their last outing to a PASS South Fourth of July weekend double header this weekend.

The race weekend starts early for the team as they will travel to the paper clip shaped half mile Greenville-Pickens Speedway for the Firecracker 125 on Friday July 3rd to partake in what many consider to be one of the best Fourth of July weekend races to attend. Then after the day off to make the appropriate setup and handling changes, Mitchell and company will then compete Sunday July 5th at the abrasive Hickory Motor Speedway as part of the first ever Independence 150.

The double header will be a first for Mitchell when it comes to super late model competition but after having scored his first ever podium finish at New Senoia Speedway just a few weeks ago, the momentum of success is on his side.

“It felt good leaving Senoia last race with a third place finish. It’s just a whole new feeling when you finish in the top three; it pumped me up, it pumped my crew up and has us all really excited about racing this weekend. I know both places (Greenville and Hickory) real well and they’re two tracks I’ve had success with in the past so I have some pretty high hopes about coming away with some good finishes and hopefully building on that third place momentum we’ve got going,” said Mitchell.

The major object for the Texas native will be to keep his car in one piece at Greenville to be able to race Sunday at Hickory. The team wasn’t able to get a second #47 Ford Fusion completely ready to go for the double, forcing Mitchell to be extra cautious with his #47 Magnum’s Oilfield Service Ford Fusion. While Mitchell plans on being as cautious as possible he knows that with the ultra competitive field expected for both races he has to be on his game regardless.

“We weren’t quite able to get both cars ready for this weekend so I’ll have to be careful and make smart decisions. It won’t really change how I race that much other than maybe a little bit of extra give and take and I’m sure that everyone else has the same thoughts because they don’t want to end their chances of racing in Hickory either,” added Mitchell.

Stay tuned to www.treymitchellracing.com for all the latest news and information regarding Trey Mitchell Racing in 2009. For sponsorship related items contact Tonya McCallister with McCallister Precision Marketing at 803-361-6199. For public relations and website information contact Chris Ragle at cragle02@yahoo.com or call 704-706-3666.

by Chris Ragle and Tonya McCallister

ASCS Gulf South set for 8th Annual 4th of July “Weekend Spectacular at Texana Raceway Park this weekend

The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region is set for its Eighth Annual Fourth of July Weekend Spectacular with two nights of action atop the high-banked, 5/16-mile Texana Raceway Park dirt oval in Edna, TX, this Friday and Saturday.

The pair of weekend events put the ASCS Gulf South Region at the midpoint of the 2009 season with 19-year-old Aaron Reutzel of Clute, TX, in the driver’s seat to become the series’ sixth different champion.

Riding an ASCS Gulf South record streak of eleven consecutive top-ten feature finishes aboard the Motor Mike-powered KCR Racing No. 87 Triple X, Reutzel has stretched out a 69 point advantage over 2005 series champion Ray Allen Kulhanek, who has topped two of the series most recent three events.

Tommy Bryant, who subbed impressively for Jerry Bell in this past weekend’s Lucas Oil ASCS National competition in Missouri, is currently ranked third, with 18-year-old Channin Tankersley and two-time and defending series champion Brandon Berryman rounding out the current top five.

The balance of the current top ten in ASCS Gulf South points includes Scottie McDonald, Kent Lewis, Jr., Greg Rilat, Jimmy Brooks and Gary Watson.

Also running with the ASCS Sprint Cars on Friday night will be the Texana Teen Mini-Stocks, Texana Classic Dwarfs, and the fan favorite Hot Stock Truck division. The local points competition is very close in each of these classes as the season has cleared the mid-point. Running with the Sprints on Saturday night will be the Texana Bombers, Limited Modifieds, and Modifieds.

Both nights of racing action are slated to go green at 7:30 p.m.

The high-banked, 5/16-mile Texana Raceway Park dirt oval is located two miles east of Edna, TX, on SR 111, then left on Haines Road. For more information, contact the track at 361-781-0411.

The ASCS Gulf South Region is set for 27 nights of racing action at eleven different tracks throughout Texas in 2009.

Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Texana Raceway Park:
8/30/08 – Jason Johnson

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

Lucas Oil ASCS Set for “Rock ‘N Roll 50″ at Riverside this weekend!

Fifty laps. It’s a distance that none can recall in any past ASCS National event.

But, if all goes according to plan, that’s what is in store as the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters makes its grand return to Riverside Speedway in West Memphis, AR, with this weekend’s Rock ‘N Roll 50.

Two full nights of the nation’s most intense Sprint Car racing, both to be taped for later broadcast on VERSUS, will culminate with Saturday night’s $6,000 to win Rock ‘N Roll 50 championship feature event. The fop four finishers from Friday night’s preliminary main event will lock into Saturday night’s six-car feature redraw.

“It’s going to be interesting, that’s for sure,” event promoter and Lucas Oil ASCS contender Tony Bruce, Jr., commented. “There are so many things than can change in those last 10 or 20 laps, I think the fans are really going to be in for a great show.”

The two-night stand atop the storied ¼-mile gumbo clay oval marks the series first Riverside stop since 2005. A tour staple from 1995 to 2005, the entire facility has been revamped in the past couple of years with a racing surface conducive to top-flight Sprint Car racing reportedly the norm thus far in 2009.

While a stellar field of drivers will vie for Rock ‘N Roll 50 bragging rights atop the Mid-South oval, the two nights will play a major role in the series championship points chase. A $60,000 share of the $250,000 point fund awaits the champion at year’s end.

Defending series champion Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, and Bixby, OK, native Shane Stewart enters the weekend’s action deadlocked atop the series point charts, with four-time series champion Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, just ten points back in third.

Johnson is the only repeat winner in Lucas Oil ASCS action this year, adding this past weekend’s Daniel McMillin Memorial triumph at Missouri’s Lake Ozark Speedway to a Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals victory in March.

Stewart earned a Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals prelim win in March, while Gary Wright picked off a non-points win in ASCS Speedweek action.

The lead trio of Johnson, Stewart and Wright have opened up a bit of a gap over the rest of the Lucas Oil ASCS pack, with California native Paul McMahan 76 points off the lead pace in fourth.

McMahan, also leading the Brodix Rookie of the Year chase, is just seven points ahead of fellow rookie contender Jack Dover, the 19-year-old hailing from Springfield, NE, that topped the Steve King Memorial in Jetmore, KS, on Memorial Day weekend.

Ranked sixth, just one point behind Dover, is Norman, OK, veteran shoe Danny Wood, with Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Nick Smith and Forney, Texas’ Travis Rilat close behind as only eleven points separate the five drivers ranking fourth through eighth (McMahan, Dover, Wood, Smith and Rilat).

ASCS Speedweek champion Tim Crawley of Benton, AR, and Liberal, KS, ace Tony Bruce, Jr., are tied for ninth entering the weekend. Wingless convert Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK, is just outside the top ten in eleventh, with Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK), Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO), Trey Robb (Newcastle, OK) and Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) rounding out the top 15 as 26 different entries have competed in all five points-paying events thus far.

Others trying to crack the top 15 in points include recent Riverside winner Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA), Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK), Kathryne Minter (Bedford, TX), Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK), Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA), Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK), Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR), Darren Long (Elida, OH), Chad Corken (Highlands Ranch, CO), Donnie Ray Crawford (Tulsa, OK) and the No. 85 combo in which Tommy Bryant (Conroe, TX) successfully filled in for Jerry Bell (Garland, TX) this past weekend.

Averaging 55.6 cars per event thus far in 2009, this weekend marks the second of five consecutive weekends of series competition. Following Riverside’s Rock ‘N Roll 50, the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters moves on to South Dakota’s I-90 Speedway on July 11, Washington’s Grays Harbor Raceway Park on July 17-18 and then Oregon’s Cottage Grove Speedway on July 24-25.

The Series:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters

When & Where:

Friday night, July 3 at 7:00 p.m. – Riverside Speedway
Saturday night, July 4 at 7:00 p.m. – Riverside Speedway

Track Information:

Riverside Speedway (West Memphis, AR) - 1/4-mile semi-banked gumbo clay oval located west of Memphis, TN, on I-55 to Exit 4 in Arkansas, then 0.3 miles south, then 0.2 miles east on Broadway, then south on Legion Road. For more information, contact the track at 901-508-6200. Event information also available at http://www.tonybrucejr.com/rnr2.html or http://www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com/.

Lucas Oil ASCS Riverside Speedway:

After taking to the ¼-mile gumbo clay oval on 24 occasions from 1995 to 2005, the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series returns to West Memphis for the first time since September of 2005.

Riverside Speedway ASCS National winners include: Eddie Gallagher 6, Terry Gray 3, Gary Wright 3, A.G. Rains 2, Pete Braswell 1, Pete Butler 1, Kenny Coke 1, Tim Crawley 1, Chad Jones 1, Travis Rilat 1, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 1, Darren Stewart 1, Brooke Tatnell 1, Mike Ward 1.

Riverside Speedway Lucas Oil ASCS Race-by-Race Winners: Terry Gray (7/8/95), Eddie Gallagher (7/20/96), Pete Braswell (9/14/96), Gary Wright (6/21/97), Brooke Tatnell (9/13/97), Mike Ward (6/20/98), Terry Gray (9/19/98), Chad Jones (6/19/99), Pete Butler (7/24/99), Terry Gray (9/18/99), Kenny Coke (6/24/00), Travis Rilat (7/15/00), Gary Wright (9/16/00), Eddie Gallagher (6/9/01), A.G. Rains (7/14/01), Tim Crawley (9/15/01), Eddie Gallagher (6/1/02), Eddie Gallagher (9/14/02), Eddie Gallagher (5/31/03), Gary Wright (7/19/03), Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (7/17/04), Eddie Gallagher (9/11/04), Darren Stewart (6/4/05), A.G. Rains (9/10/05).

Current Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters Points:

Top Twenty: 1. (tie) Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) and Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 724, 3. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 714, 4. Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) 648, 5. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 641, 6. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 640, 7. Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) 638, 8. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 637, 9. (tie) Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) and Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 581, 11. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 542, 12. Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK) 531, 13. Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO) 501, 14. Trey Robb (Newcastle, OK) 482, 15. Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) 475, 16. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 469, 17. Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA) 453, 18. Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK) 443, 19. Kathryne Minter (Bedford, TX) 433, 20. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 432.

Brodix Rookie of the Year Points (Top Ten): 1. Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) 648, 2. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 641, 3. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 542, 4. Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) 475, 5. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 432, 6. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 424, 7. Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK) 418, 8. Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR) 414, 9. Darren Long (Elida, OH) 408, 10. Chad Corken (Highlands Ranch, CO) 406.

2009 Lucas Oil ASCS Feature Winners:

Jason Johnson 2, Jack Dover 1, Travis Rilat 1, Shane Stewart 1. Non-point feature winners (Speedweek); Tony Bruce, Jr. 1, Zach Chappell 1, Tim Crawley 1, Nick Smith 1, Gary Wright 1.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters – A Look Ahead:

July 11 – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)
July 17/18 – Grays Harbor Raceway Park (Elma, WA)
July 24/25 – Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)

Lucas Oil ASCS on the Web:

Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters live at www.racinboys.com.

Also, the Lucas Oil ASCS Show airs on www.racinboys.com each Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. ET, recapping the previous week’s events while also previewing upcoming action.

Official results, championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS on TV:

The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters will be featured in ten one-hour shows broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on the VERSUS Network

Events to be aired on VERSUS include the following:

The schedule of Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters events to be aired on VERSUS is as follows:

Event Date – Track (Location) – Air Date & Re-Air Date (All Times Eastern)
Mar. 20 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 5/2/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 5/7/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Mar. 21 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 5/23/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 5/27/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
May 23 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS) – 8/1/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 8/5/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
May 24 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS) – 8/1/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 8/6/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
July 3 – Riverside Speedway (W. Memphis, AR) – 8/8/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 8/13/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
July 4 – Riverside Speedway (W. Memphis, AR) – 9/20/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 9/24/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 6 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 10/1/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 10/10/09 @ 3:00 p.m.
Aug. 7 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 10/18/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 10/22/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 8 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 11/15/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 11/19/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Sept. 26 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – 11/29/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 12/3/09 @ 4:00 p.m.

The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters is currently slated for approximately 33 nights of racing action at 17 different tracks throughout the nation, with the country’s top Sprint Car drivers set to battle it out for their share of the $250,000 points fund.

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

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