Dos XX Championship Night

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Tonight South Texas Race Ranch will conclude its point season and Track Championships will be crowned. Top Hat Micro Mods, Pro Line Fabrication Pure Stock, AOC Auto Parts EMod, Sames Ford Factory Stock, DAM Services IMCA Modified and Double J Jerky Limited Modified will be in action and some of those classes still have great battles at the top of the standings.

Cory Harding is hanging on to a 6 point lead over Andy Anderson in the Micro Mod. Question is, can anyone stop the hot streak Gilbert Perez III has going in the Micro Mod. Hot shoes James Parks and Michael Lindsey were both in attendance last night and will surely be battling for the win. After another victory last night, Jamie Dear has a commanding 23 point lead over Curtis King and likely will be a repeat Champion in Pure Stock. Youngster Nathan Titzman holds a slim 8 point lead over the white hot JJ Jennings in the Limited Mod. Tanner Whitmire has a 53 point lead in the IMCA Modified and will be the 2023 Track Champion. Daniel Preston has an 11 point lead over Brianna Witzsche and 17 points over Brad Waddups so those top 3 spots could be shuffled depending on how tonight shakes out. Brian Rye took full advantage of double points last night to take a 7 point advantage over a championship caliber driver of anything with wheels, Ray Allen Kulhanek. Every class has been highly competitive all year and there are several in each class that can claim the checkers and trophies tonight and all will be looking to end the season on a high note.

All Results are Unofficial and commentary is based on my observations from the stands and I have no contact with track officials during the event. 

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Micro Mod Heat 1

1. 33 James Parks 

2. BD4 Gilbert Perez III 

3. 86B Brooke Anderson 

4. 72 TJ Boyd 

5. 21 Bill Duncker 

6. 16 Sharon Harding 

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Micro Mod Heat 2

1. 8 Michael Lindsey 

2. 6 Bill Six 

3. 59 Cory Harding 

4. 56 Andy Anderson 

5. 15 Steve Loy 

6. 14 Eric Webb 

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Pure Stock Heat 1

1. 2K Kiehl Van Blarcum 

2. 127 Jerry Walters 

3. 8 Bobby Jack 

4. 42 Curtis King 

5. 47 Ramsey Villareal 

6. 56 Casey Simons 

7. 42K Kevin Foss 

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Pure Stock Heat 2

1. 21B EJ Gilpin 

2. 15D Jamie Dear 

3. 129 Joe Riojas 

4. 1 Hudson Mikulencak 

5. 19J Jennie Barber 

6. 71W Dusty Wilcox 

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Limited Mod Heat 1

1. 77 Cody Beddoe 

2. 26 JJ Jennings 

3. 4$ Kris Rye 

4. 179 Nathan Titzman 

5. 14 James Cole

6. 19 Jarrett Barber 

7. 73 Derrick Gonzales 

8. 137 Austin Majek

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Limited Mod Heat 2

1. 30K Marcus Mikulencak 

2. 184 Brian Rye 

3. 91 Jared Maupin 

4. BD1 Gilbert Perez III 

5. BD2 Daniel Preston 

6. 115 Justin Jackson 

7. 11T Tom Grothues 

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IMCA Modified Heat 

1. 15 Chris Carroll 

2. 77G Garrett Gregory 

3. 48R Raymond McSpadden 

4. 101 Tanner Whitmire 

5. 82 Rick Green 

6. 77 Robert Liese 

7. 42 Jeffrey Guest 

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EMod Heat 1

1. 59B Brianna Witzsche 

2. 34W Brad Waddups 

3. 6" Daniel Preston 

4. 13 Jett Johnson 

5. 27 Zach Freeman 

6. 51 Charley York 

7. 95 Tim Thompson 

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EMod Heat 2

1. 13P Hunter Porter 

2. 4K David Sheffield 

3. 13K Kyle Jackson 

4. 17 Kyler Ross 

5. 38L Eddie Lopez 

6. 18S Daniel Schmidt 

7. L87 Parker Titzman 

 

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Factory Stock Heat 

1. 154 Brian Rye 

2. 94 Allen Torres 

3. 41S Joey Heinaman 

4. BD3 Ray Allen Kulhanek 

5. 5 Dillon Gaither 

6. 34 Ryan Carlucci 

7. 00 Zach Freeman 

8. 38 Josh Sewell 

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Top Hat Micro Mod Feature Lineup 

33 8

BD4 6

86B 59

21 56

72 15

16 14

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Parks, Lindsey and Perez take the green 3 wide. Perez settles into the lead, Parks, Lindsey separating A. Anderson and C. Harding round out top 5. Anderson to the infield which should clinch the championship for Harding. Parks now challenging and takes the lead away from Perez, Perez reclaims the lead the next lap.

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Top Hat Micro Mod Feature Top 5

1. BD4 Gilbert Perez III 

2. 33 James Parks 

3. 8 Michael Lindsey 

4. 59 Cory Harding 

5. 14 Eric Webb 

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Top Hat Micro Mod Feature Winner 

BD4 Gilbert Perez III 

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Pro Line Pure Stock Feature Lineup 

2K 21B

8 15D

42 129

56 1

47 19J

42K 71W

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Good start as the top 5 of Gilpin, Dear, Van Blarcum, King and Jack take off. Gilpin and Dear putting a few car lengths on King and Van Blarcum but caution out as King turns Van Blarcum on the exit of 2. With King to the rear, Mikulencak inherits 5th on restart. 

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Mikulencak spins in 1 but refires but in 4 Je. Barber collects the infield tractor tires. Now Villareal will inherit 5th.

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Finally back under green for a lap before Foss and Barber get together in 2. Dear, Gilpin, Van Blarcum, Jack and Mikulencak top 5

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Villareal gets around Mikulencak for 5th at halfway

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Dear pulling away again but another caution as Riojas is planted in the wall in 4. Dear, Gilpin, Van Blarcum, Jack, and Villareal top 5 but the concern is for Riojas as he gets checked out by the medical staff.

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Joe Riojas is out of the car complaining of a headache so will be checked out in the ambulance as a precaution. 

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Dear and Gilpin pull away under green. Great 3 car battle for 3rd between Van Blarcum, Jack and Villareal, King joins in.

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Pro Line Fabrication Pure Stock Feature Top 5

1. 15D Jamie Dear 

2. 21B EJ Gilpin 

3. 2K Kiehl Van Blarcum 

4. 8 Bobby Jack 

5. 47 Ramsey Villareal 

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Pro Line Fabrication Pure Stock Feature Winner 

15D Jamie Dear 

Should be Track Champion again