Aaron Reutzel takes a diminishing ASCS Gulf South Sprint Car lead into Texas weekend double
September 28, 2009
He’s been atop the American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region point charts since the fourth night of the season on April 24.
Now, with 22 full nights in the books, Aaron Reutzel’s advantage has been trimmed to just 32 markers by Tommy Bryant entering this weekend’s pair of events at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park on Friday night and then 105 Speedway in Cleveland, TX, on Saturday night.
This weekend’s twinbill marks the final events before the following weekend’s Cowtown Sprint Nationals, in which the Gulf South forces will square off against both the Sooner and Lone Star contenders.
After a 12th-place run in the series season opener at Beaumont, Reutzel climbed to the top of the point charts and extended his points lead on the strength of an ASCS Regional record of 15 consecutive top-ten feature runs.
At one point during that stretch that included his first career ASCS triumph (Golden Triangle Raceway Park on July 17), the Clute, TX, racer had built as much as an 88-point advantage in the championship points race.
However, in the eleven nights since that June 19 peak, Tommy Bryant of Conroe, TX, has been on a mission, chipping away at Reutzel’s advantage to the tune of 56 points with two of his three victories on the season coming during that span of events.
While both Reutzel and Bryant have penetrated victory lane at Golden Triangle Raceway Park this year, Bryant has finished ahead of Reutzel in four of six events atop the high-banked, 3/8-mile gumbo clay oval, accumulating 36 more points than Reutzel in Beaumont.
Cleveland’s 105 Speedway has been a different story however, where Reutzel has piled up 56 points on Bryant by finishing no lower than seventh in three events atop the semi-banked, ¼-mile clay oval with Bryant yet to crack the top ten.
While Reutzel and Bryant mix it up for the potential title on this pivotal weekend, 18-year-old Channin Tankersley (Highlands, TX) enters the weekend ranked third with Scottie McDonald (New Caney, TX) and two-time series champion Brandon Berryman (Missouri City, TX) rounding out the current top five.
The balance of the current top ten in ASCS Gulf South points includes Kent Lewis, Jr. (Willis, TX), Greg Rilat (Texas City, TX), Ray Allen Kulhanek (Magnolia, TX), Gary Watson (Beaumont, TX) and Jimmy Brooks (College Station, TX).
Friday’s card at Golden Triangle Raceway Park marks the series seventh stop of the season in Beaumont. Gary Wright has a pair of GTRP wins this year, with single triumphs posted by Bryant, Reutzel, Travis Rilat and Jason Johnson.
Saturday marks the fourth Gulf South stop of the year at 105 Speedway, where Wright, Kulhanek and Johnson have each posted victories.
Friday’s card at Golden Triangle Raceway Park is slated to get under way at 7:45 p.m., with Saturday’s action at 105 Speedway going green at 7:00 p.m.
Golden Triangle Raceway Park is located 9.5 miles west of I-10 on US 90 near Beaumont, TX. For more information, contact the track at 409-752-7200.
Cleveland, Texas’ ¼-mile, semi-banked 105 Speedway clay oval is located six miles west of US 59 on SR 105, then 0.3 miles north on Fostoria. For more information, contact the track at 281-592-7223.
The ASCS Gulf South Region is set for 26 nights of racing action at ten different tracks throughout Texas in 2009.
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.
Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Golden Triangle Raceway Park:
9/18/09 – Jason Johnson
7/17/09 – Aaron Reutzel
6/19/09 – Travis Rilat
5/16/09 - Gary Wright
5/16/09 - Tommy Bryant (4/24 Makeup Feature)
3/6/09 - Gary Wright
8/15/08 - Channin Tankersley
7/18/08 - Gary Watson
5/9/08 - Channin Tankersley
2/29/08 - Jason Johnson
9/28/07 - Jason Johnson
6/22/07 - Michael Dupuy
5/18/07 - Brandon Berryman
4/6/07 - Jason Johnson
9/29/06 - Kevin Ramey
8/18/06 - Jason Johnson
6/23/06 - Gary Watson
8/19/05 - Ray Allen Kulhanek
6/17/05 - Ray Allen Kulhanek
4/15/05 - Travis Rilat
9/18/04 - Kelly Angelette
7/9/04 - Stephen Chevallier
* 9/28/02 - Michael Dupuy
* 9/27/02 - Tim Crawley
7/5/02 - Buddy Bodden
5/24/02 - Jason Johnson
* 4/5/02 - Zach Chappell
Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at 105 Speedway:
8/29/09 – Jason Johnson
6/6/09 – Ray Allen Kulhanek
3/7/09 - Gary Wright
7/5/08 - Bryn Gohn
6/7/08 - Brandon Berryman
4/5/08 - Jason Johnson
9/2/07 - Jason Johnson
7/28/07 - Scottie McDonald
* - Indicates events held in conjunction with ASCS National Tour.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
by Lonnie Wheatley
Gary Wright tops ASCS Gulf South Sprint Car feature at Houston Raceway Park
September 20, 2009
Texan Gary Wright added yet another notch to the victory column by storming to victory lane in Saturday night’s 30-lap American Sprint Car Series Gulf South feature event at Houston Raceway Park, pocketing the $3,000 winner’s share in the process.
Gary Wright in his ASCS Sprint Car
Wright overtook pole starter Scottie McDonald for the point on the second round and never looked back in the non-stop affair, lapping all the way up to eighth in Scott Brown’s ASI-powered Lubbock Wrecker Service/Richwood Construction No. 9x Maxim.
Wright took his eighth overall ASCS checkered flag of the year and fourth in Gulf South action ahead of Travis Rilat, with Jason Johnson in the show position. Tommy Bryant was fourth, with Channin Tankersley rounding out the top five.
Current series points leader Aaron Reutzel crossed the stripe in sixth, with Eric Baldaccini, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Brandon Berryman and Larry Howery completing the top ten.
Bryant, Tankersley, Rilat and Reutzel topped heat race action for Saturday night’s 35-car field, with Ryan Hall and Jimmy Brooks winning the twin “B” Mains.
ASCS Gulf South Results from Houston Raceway Park:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 2. 52-Roger Oakes, 3. 11-Jason Johnson, 4. 19-Klint Angelette, 5. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 6. 2-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 7. 93-Chris Sweeney, 8. 2T-Todd Fayard, 9. 11m-Brandon Moseley.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 71-Channin Tankersley, 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 4. 5m-Glenn Martin, 5. 74-Brandon Corn, 6. 1n-Bruce Crockett, 7. 5-Jack Spencer, 8. 30x-Bean Elliott, 9. 35-Greg Rilat.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 88-Scottie McDonald, 3. 31-Brandon Berryman, 4. 87a-Andrew Marshala, 5. 79-Ryan Hall, 6. 12x-Logan Bledsoe, 7. 24-Brandie Jass, 8. 5c-Chris Buhler, 9. 3-Gary Watson.
Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 69-Larry Howery, 3. 20-Terry Monroe, 4. 96-Rod Craddock, 5. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 6. 15T-Travis Elliott, 7. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 8. 22L-Price Heffington.
First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 79-Ryan Hall, 2. 93-Chris Sweeney, 3. 2T-Todd Fayard, 4. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 5. 24-Brandie Jass, 6. 22L-Price Heffington, 7. 30x-Bean Elliott. DNS: 74-Brandon Corn, 3-Gary Watson.
Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 2. 15T-Travis Elliott, 3. 35-Greg Rilat, 4. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 5. 11m-Brandon Moseley, 6. 5-Jack Spencer, 7. 1n-Bruce Crockett. DNS: 5c-Chris Buhler.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 11-Jason Johnson, 4. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 5. 71-Channin Tankersley, 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 7. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 8. 2-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 9. 31-Brandon Berryman, 10. 69-Larry Howery, 11. 93-Chris Sweeney, 12. 19-Klint Angelette, 13. 35-Greg Rilat, 14. 12x-Logan Bledsoe, 15. 15T-Travis Elliott, 16. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 17. 87a-Andrew Marshala, 18. 52-Roger Oakes, 19. 5m-Glenn Martin, 20. 79-Ryan Hall, 21. 2T-Todd Fayard, 22. 88-Scottie McDonald, 23. 20-Terry Monroe, 24. 96-Rod Craddock.
ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 3,036, 2. Tommy Bryant 3,004, 3. Channin Tankersley 2,886, 4. Scottie McDonald 2,812, 5. Brandon Berryman 2,765, 6. Kent Lewis, Jr. 2,731, 7. Greg Rilat 2,703, 8. Ray Allen Kulhanek 2,555, 9. Gary Watson 2,546, 10. Jimmy Brooks 2,517.
By Lonnie Wheatley
Jason Johnson wins ASCS Gulf South Sprint Car feature at Golden Triangle Raceway Park
September 19, 2009
Jason Johnson picked off his eighth overall American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap ASCS Gulf South main event at Golden Triangle Raceway Park.
Jason Johnson
The current Lucas Oil Sprint Car National points leader took the lead away from Aaron Reutzel on the second round and then fought off nemesis Gary Wright to snare his third Gulf South score of the year aboard Marvin Pearson’s No. 11 entry.
Johnson and Wright flashed under the checkered flag in the top two positions, with Travis Rilat earning Hard Charger honors by racing from 16th to third.
Johnson's #41 ASCS Sprint Car
After current ASCS Gulf South points leader Reutzel exited at the midway point, Tommy Bryant took a bite out of his advantage by snaring fourth, with Eric Baldaccini rounding out the top five.
Travis Elliott was sixth, with 16-year-old Klint Angelette posting his top run of the year by crossing the stripe in seventh. Past series champ Gary Watson was eighth, two-time and defending Gulf South king Brandon Berryman raced from 18th to ninth and Scottie McDonald completed the top ten.
Jimmy Brooks, Baldaccini, Reutzel and Watson topped heat race action for Friday night’s 28-car field, with Kent Lewis, Jr., winning the “B” Main.
ASCS Gulf South Results from Golden Triangle Raceway Park:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 2. 15T-Travis Elliott, 3. 74-Brandon Corn, 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 5. 35-Greg Rilat, 6. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 7. 87a-Andrew Marshala.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 2. 93-Chris Sweeney, 3. 9x-Gary Wright, 4. 2-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 5. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 12x-Logan Bledsoe.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 11-Jason Johnson, 3. 88-Scottie McDonald, 4. 19-Klint Angelette, 5. 5-Chris Buhler, 6. 52-Roger Oakes. DNS: 30x-Bean Elliott.
Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 3-Gary Watson, 2. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 3. 20-Terry Monroe, 4. 5m-Glenn Martin, 5. 2T-Todd Fayard, 6. 31-Brandon Berryman, 7. 79-Charlie McDonald.
“B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 35-Greg Rilat, 4. 31-Brandon Berryman, 5. 5m-Glenn Martin, 6. 2T-Todd Fayard, 7. 12x-Logan Bledsoe, 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 9. 79-Charlie McDonald, 10. 5-Chris Buhler, 11. 2-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 12. 52-Roger Oakes, 13. 87a-Andrew Marshala. DNS: 30x-Bean Elliott.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 11-Jason Johnson, 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 29-Travis Rilat, 4. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 5. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 6. 15T-Travis Elliott, 7. 19-Klint Angelette, 8. 3-Gary Watson, 9. 31-Brandon Berryman, 10. 88-Scottie McDonald, 11. 93-Chris Sweeney, 12. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 13. 5m-Glenn Martin, 14. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 15. 35-Greg Rilat, 16. 20-Terry Monroe, 17. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 18. 71-Channin Tankersley, 19. 2T-Todd Fayard, 20. 74-Brandon Corn.
ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 2,898, 2. Tommy Bryant 2,862, 3. Channin Tankersley 2,746, 4. Scottie McDonald 2,706, 5. Kent Lewis, Jr. 2,656, 6. Brandon Berryman 2,633, 7. Greg Rilat 2,579, 8. Gary Watson 2,471, 9. Ray Allen Kulhanek 2,421, 10. Jimmy Brooks 2,399.
by Lonnie Wheatley
ASCS Gulf South Sprint Cars set for one last 2009 Golden Triangle-Houston Raceway Park double
September 16, 2009
Golden Triangle Raceway Park and Houston Raceway Park are both staples on the ASCS Gulf South Regional tour. This weekend, the Beaumont and Baytown clay ovals in southeast Texas are both set to host the series for the final time in 2009.
The series takes to Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park on Friday night for a $2,000-to-win tilt, before moving on to Baytown’s Houston Raceway Park on Saturday night for a $3,000-to-win affair.
Aaron Reutzel's #87 ASCS Sprint Car
Leading the way into the weekend is 19-year-old Clute, TX, shoe Aaron Reutzel, who has posted 17 top-ten feature runs in 20 events aboard the Motor Mike-powered No. 87 Triple-X to amass a 62-point advantage over Conroe’s Tommy Bryant.
Reutzel, who picked off his first career series win in the last stop at Beaumont on July 17, has just three race nights after this weekend’s double separating him from the 2009 series title.
Poised to pounce on any Reutzel miscues is Bryant, who has collected three Gulf South wins this season including a May 16 triumph at Golden Triangle Raceway Park.
Eighteen-year-old Channin Tankersely of Highlands, TX, is 150 points off the lead pace in third, with New Caney’s Scottie McDonald and Willis’ Kent Lewis, Jr., rounding out the current top five.
Sixth through ninth in ASCS Gulf South points are two-time champion Brandon Berryman (Missouri City), series Iron Man Greg Rilat (Texas City) and past champions Ray Allen Kulhanek (Magnolia) and Gary Watson (Beaumont), with Jimmy Brooks (College Station) in tenth.
Brandon Berryman
Friday’s card at Golden Triangle Raceway Park marks the series seventh scheduled stop of the season in Beaumont. Gary Wright has a pair of GTRP wins this year, with single triumphs posted by Bryant, Reutzel and Travis Rilat, with Mother Nature getting the nod in August.
Saturday marks the fourth Gulf South stop of the year at Houston Raceway Park, with Eric Baldaccini, Kulhanek and Kevin Ramey each scoring atop the Baytown clay.
Friday’s card at Golden Triangle Raceway Park is slated to get under way at 7:45 p.m., with Saturday’s action at Houston Raceway Park set to go green at 7:00 p.m.
Golden Triangle Raceway Park is located 9.5 miles west of I-10 on US 90 near Beaumont, TX. For more information, contact the track at 409-752-7200.
Houston Raceway Park is located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 798, then three miles south on State Road 146, then 0.8 miles southeast on FM 1405, then 1.5 miles northeast on FM 565. For more information, contact the track at 281-383-7223.
The ASCS Gulf South Region is set for 27 nights of racing action at eleven different tracks throughout Texas in 2009.
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.
Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Golden Triangle Raceway Park:
7/17/09 – Aaron Reutzel
6/19/09 – Travis Rilat
5/16/09 - Gary Wright
5/16/09 - Tommy Bryant (4/24 Makeup Feature)
3/6/09 - Gary Wright
8/15/08 - Channin Tankersley
7/18/08 - Gary Watson
5/9/08 - Channin Tankersley
2/29/08 - Jason Johnson
9/28/07 - Jason Johnson
6/22/07 - Michael Dupuy
5/18/07 - Brandon Berryman
4/6/07 - Jason Johnson
9/29/06 - Kevin Ramey
8/18/06 - Jason Johnson
6/23/06 - Gary Watson
8/19/05 - Ray Allen Kulhanek
6/17/05 - Ray Allen Kulhanek
4/15/05 - Travis Rilat
9/18/04 - Kelly Angelette
7/9/04 - Stephen Chevallier
* 9/28/02 - Michael Dupuy
* 9/27/02 - Tim Crawley
7/5/02 - Buddy Bodden
5/24/02 - Jason Johnson
* 4/5/02 - Zach Chappell
Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Houston Raceway Park:
7/18/09 – Kevin Ramey
6/20/09 – Ray Allen Kulhanek
5/16/09 - Eric Baldaccini
9/27/08 - Jason Johnson
6/21/08 - Michael Dupuy
5/10/08 - Brandon Berryman
3/1/08 - Jack Dover
9/29/07 - Brandon Berryman
8/18/07 - Travis Rilat
5/19/07 - Johnny Miller
9/30/06 - Ray Allen Kulhanek
8/19/06 - Brad Best
6/24/06 - Ray Allen Kulhanek
4/8/06 - Travis Rilat
8/20/05 - Lane Whittington
6/18/05 - Ray Allen Kulhanek
7/10/04 - Kevin Ramey
* - Indicates events held in conjunction with ASCS National Tour.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
by Lonnie Wheatley
Jason Johnson covers ASCS Gulf South Sprints at 105 Speedway
August 30, 2009
Jason Johnson picked off his third consecutive American Sprint Car Series Regional win by topping Saturday night’s 25-lap ASCS Gulf South main event at 105 Speedway.
Jason Johnson
After sweeping last weekend’s Sooner Region action in Oklahoma, Johnson outlasted Tommy Bryant to take top honors aboard Marvin Pearson’s No. 11 entry in Saturday’s finale.
While Bryant spun to the infield after running afoul of lapped traffic in the race’s closing stages, Johnson went on to take the checkered flag in front of two-time and defending series champion Brandon Berryman, with Scottie McDonald claiming the show position.
Terry Monroe crossed the stripe fourth, with current ASCS Gulf South points leader Aaron Reutzel racing from 15th to round out the top five.
Travis Elliott was sixth, with Chris Sweeney, Greg Rilat, Brandon Corn and Channin Tankersley completing the top ten.
Kent Lewis, Jr., Rod Craddock, Corn and T. Elliott topped heat race action with Reutzel winning the “B” Main.
ASCS Gulf South Results from 105 Speedway:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 2. 31-Brandon Berryman, 3. 20-Terry Monroe, 4. 19-Klint Angelette, 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 6. 3-Gary Watson.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 96-Rod Craddock, 2. 35-Greg Rilat, 3. 70-Anthony Reaves, 4. 93-Chris Sweeney, 5. 52-Roger Oakes, 6. 12-Kent Lewis, Sr.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 74-Brandon Corn, 2. 11-Jason Johnson, 3. 30-Scottie McDonald, 4. 12s-Steve Hubbard, 5. 71-Channin Tankersley, 6. 5s-Jack Spencer.
Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 15T-Travis Elliott, 2. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 3. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 4. 12x-Logan Bledsoe, 5. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 6. 30x-Bean Elliott.
“B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 71-Channin Tankersley, 3. 12x-Logan Bledsoe, 4. 5s-Jack Spencer, 5. 3-Gary Watson, 6. 30x-Bean Elliott, 7. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 8. 12-Kent Lewis, Sr., 9. 52-Roger Oakes, 10. 12s-Steve Hubbard.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 11-Jason Johnson, 2. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 3. 30-Scottie McDonald, 4. 20-Terry Monroe, 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 6. 15T-Travis Elliott, 7. 93-Chris Sweeney, 8. 35-Greg Rilat, 9. 74-Brandon Corn, 10. 71-Channin Tankersley, 11. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 12. 70-Anthony Reaves, 13. 96-Rod Craddock, 14. 30x-Bean Elliott, 15. 19-Klint Angelette, 16. 12x-Logan Bledsoe, 17. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 18. 5s-Jack Spencer, 19. 3-Gary Watson, 20. 51-Jimmy Brooks.
ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 2,502, 2. Tommy Bryant 2,432, 3. Channin Tankersley 2,374, 4. Scottie McDonald 2,298, 5. Brandon Berryman 2,267, 6. Kent Lewis, Jr. 2,258, 7. Greg Rilat 2,203, 8. Ray Allen Kulhanek 2,076, 9. Gary Watson 2,073, 10. Jimmy Brooks 2,011.
by Lonnie Wheatley
ASCS Gulf South set for 8th Annual 4th of July “Weekend Spectacular at Texana Raceway Park this weekend
July 1, 2009
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.
ASCS Gulf South point leader, Aaron Reutzel
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.
RayAllen Kulhanek, 2nd in ASCS Gulf South points
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
ASCS Gulf South Sprint Cars set for Heart O’ Texas on Friday and 105 Speedway on Saturday
June 2, 2009
Nineteen-year-old Aaron Reutzel will try to extend his American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region points lead when the series takes to a pair of Texas ovals this weekend.
19 year-old Aaron Reutzel will try to extend his ASCS Gulf South Region points lead this weekend at a pair of Texas ovals
On Friday night, the ASCS Gulf South Region takes to Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway for the Gordon Woolley Classic. Then on Saturday night, the series moves on to Cleveland’s 105 Speedway.
Riding the momentum of seven consecutive top-ten feature finishes, Reutzel of Clute, TX, has opened up a 54-point advantage over two-time and defending series champion Brandon Berryman, who cracked victory lane for the first time this year in the series most recent outing on May 24 at Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway.
Berryman is just 16 points ahead of Golden Triangle winner Tommy Bryant, with 2005 ASCS Gulf South champion Ray Allen Kulhanek and 18-year-old Channin Tankersley rounding out the current top five in points.
The balance of the current top ten in ASCS Gulf South points includes Scottie McDonald, Jimmy Brooks, Kent Lewis, Jr., Greg Rilat and Gary Watson.
Friday’s feature at Heart O’ Texas Speedway offers up $2,000 to win, while Saturday’s main event features a $3,000 winner’s share along with a $500 Hard Charger bonus from John Richardson Trucking.
Friday’s action at Heart O’ Texas Speedway goes green at 8:00 p.m., with Saturday’s card at 105 Speedway firing off at 7:00 p.m.
The semi-banked, 1/3-mile Heart O’ Texas Speedway clay oval is located in Waco, TX, off I-35 Exit 343, then 0.6 miles north on east frontage road. For more information, contact the track at 254-829-2294.
Cleveland, Texas’ ¼-mile, semi-banked 105 Speedway clay oval is located six miles west of US 59 on SR 105, then 0.3 miles north on Fostoria. For more information, contact the track at 281-592-7223.
The ASCS Gulf South Region is set for 28 nights of racing action at eleven different tracks throughout Texas in 2009.
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.
Past ASCS Regional Feature Winners at Heart O’ Texas Speedway:
4/3/09 – Skip Wilson (Lone Star)
8/22/08 – Greg Rilat (Gulf South)
5/25/08 – Ryan Hall (Gulf South)
9/14/07 – Kevin Ramey (Sooner)
8/31/07 – Brandon Berryman (Gulf South vs. Sooner)
9/15/06 – Kevin Ramey (Gulf South)
7/21/06 – Jason Johnson (Gulf South vs. Sooner Region)
10/15/04 – Kevin Ramey (Gulf South)
9/17/04 – Kevin Ramey (Gulf South)
6/18/04 – Claud Estes (Gulf South)
Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at 105 Speedway:
3/7/09 - Gary Wright
7/5/08 - Bryn Gohn
6/7/08 - Brandon Berryman
4/5/08 - Jason Johnson
9/2/07 - Jason Johnson
7/28/07 - Scottie McDonald
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
by Lonnie Wheatley
Brandon Berryman best at ASCS Gulf South debut at Lone Star Speedway
May 25, 2009
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
Skip Wilson holds off Aaron Reutzel in ASCS Gulf South action at Gator Motorplex
May 24, 2009
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.
Skip Wilson was the A-Main winner in ASCS Gulf South Sprint Car action at 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
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