Jason Johnson Jams to ASCS Coastal Win at Pike County

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Jason Johnson Jams to ASCS Coastal Win at Pike County

 

Lonnie Wheatley, MAGNOLIA, Miss. (August 25, 2007) – Jason Johnson picked up

the $2,000 winner's share by wiring the field in Saturday night's 25-lap

American Sprint Car Series Coastal Region feature at Pike County Speedway.

 

After winning the Pole Dash, "The Ragin' Cajun" outgunned fellow front row

starter Terry Gray for the point at the drop of the green flag and led

throughout to record his second ASCS Coastal Region win and tenth overall ASCS

feature win of the year aboard Lanny Row's Wesmar-powered The Shop

Motorsports/Custom Equipment Design No. 41 Eagle.

 

Johnson beat fourth-starter Travis Rilat to the line, with Gray, Derek Hagar

and current ASCS Coastal Region points leader Michael Dupuy rounding out the

top five.

 

Greg Rilat was sixth, with Justin McKenzie, Rusty Sanford, Michael

Herrington and Chris Sweeney completing the top ten.

Brad Bowden, Johnson and Dupuy claimed heat race wins.

 

ASCS Coastal Region Results from Pike County Speedway:

First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 15x-Brad Bowden, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 35-Greg

Rilat, 4. 93-Chris Sweeney, 5. 9-Lane Whittington, 6. 01-Shane Morgan, 7.

12s-Rusty Sanford, 8. 26-Marshall Skinner.

 

Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 09-Timmy Thrash, 3. 51-Jimmy

Brooks, 4. k9-Robert Casada, 5. 32-Hunter Phillips, 6. 15-Justin McKenzie,

7. 16-Dewayne Prince. DNS: k12-David Kountz.

 

Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 12-Michael Dupuy, 2. 10-Terry Gray, 3. 9JR-Derek

Hagar, 4. 00-Danny Martin, Jr., 5. 2-Todd Fayard, 6. 7-Michael Herrington, 7.

11-Kelly Angelette.

 

Pole Dash (5 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 10-Terry Gray, 3. 35-Greg

Rilat, 4. 29-Travis Rilat, 5. 15x-Brad Bowden, 6. 12-Michael Dupuy.

 

“A†Feature (25 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3.

10-Terry Gray, 4. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 5. 12-Michael Dupuy, 6. 35-Greg Rilat, 7.

15-Justin McKenzie, 8. 12s-Rusty Sanford, 9. 7-Michael Herrington, 10. 93-Chris

Sweeney, 11. 11-Kelly Angelette, 12. 2-Todd Fayard, 13. 01-Shane Morgan, 14.

26-Marshall Skinner, 15. 09-Timmy Thrash, 16. k9-Robert Casada, 17. 51-Jimmy

Brooks, 18. 32-Hunter Phillips, 19. 00-Danny Martin, Jr., 20. 15x-Brad Bowden,

21. 9-Lane Whittington, 22. 16-Dewayne Prince, 23. k12-David Kountz.

 

ASCS Coastal Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Michael Dupuy 1,712, 2. Michael

Herrington 1,636, 3. Robert Casada 1,568, 4. Todd Fayard 1,518, 5. Shane

Morgan 1,508, 6. Lane Whittington 1,431, 7. Timmy Thrash 1,398, 8. Chris Sweeney

1,306, 9. Hunter Phillips 1,279, 10. Terry Gray 856.