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2 Danny Lasoski - 49
3 Brian Brown - 29
4 Brian McClelland - 25
5 Wayne Johnson -24
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2 Josh Stephens - 33
3 Brad Loyet -33
4 Kyle Bellm - 33
5 Jonathan Cornell - 30
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Crawley Cracks Lucas Oil ASCS Win Column in Hockett/McMillin Prelim!
Lonnie Wheatley, WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 23, 2011) – Tim Crawley of Benton, AR, has taken an apparent liking to Lucas Oil Speedway as he broke into Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane for the first time this season in Friday night’s 25-lap Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial preliminary feature event.
Crawley battled past race-long leader Jack Dover on the 19th circuit and then held off a fast-closing Brian Brown to become the 13th different series winner of the year aboard Mike Ward’s Lucas Oil/Boater Sports No. 88 GF1 after also winning last year at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”.
Crawley beat 18th-starter Brown to the stripe, with Jason Johnson and Dover also locking into Saturday night’s $6,000-to-win Hockett / McMillin Memorial championship main event.
“I’m really glad to get this trophy, we all miss Jesse, he was a good guy and a hard racer,” Crawley commented of the special Memorial trophy. “I hope it’s not greedy, but I hope I get the one tomorrow night too.”
While Crawley started front row outside, it was pole starter Dover battling into the lead on the opening round and then slipping away in the initial handful of laps as Crawley and third-starter Jeff Swindell raced in side-by-side fashion for second.
As traffic came into play on the eighth round, Crawley and Swindell began to close the gap on Dover with Crawley edging into second by the time the race’s only caution flew after 11 laps when fourth-runner Brady Bacon slid too high entering turn one and tagged the wall. Bacon was able to rejoin the field at the tail.
Crawley kept Dover’s Shaver-powered Thorpe’s Body Shop/Homepride Roofing No. 53 Eagle in his sights, with Dover working the top side as Crawley searched the lower and middle portions of the track.
When Crawley stuck his nose under Dover on the 18th lap, the 21-year-old Nebraska shoe dove to the bottom only to have Crawley power by while exiting in the middle of turn four on the 19th circuit.
“He’d (Dover) been running a different line, and I’d been searching around the middle there so I knew where I could make it work, I was able to take advantage,” Crawley explained.
While Crawley was out front with just five laps to go, Brian Brown was trying to duplicate his 18th to first run in Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior action from June 18. Up to seventh by the lap 11 caution, Brown cracked the top five in the FVP No. 21 Maxim by the 15th round and moved past Jason Johnson for fourth on the 20th circuit.
Brown surged past both Swindell and Dover and was within two car-lengths of Crawley as the white flag flew. But, a lapped car worked to Crawley’s advantage, preventing a serious last-lap bid from the Grain Valley, MO, contender.
“I’ll give Tim that trophy if I can have it tomorrow,” Brown commented afterward. “This race means a lot to all of us here, two special guys, there’s nothing more I’d like to look at on my mantel Sunday and see that trophy. I can guarantee we’re gonna go our hardest just as Jesse would and hopefully come up one spot better tomorrow.
Johnson rallied around the top side to take the show position in the final rounds aboard the Don Ott-powered Haynes/Mesilla Valley Transport No. 41 Maxim, explaining that, “We got pretty close, we’ve just got to get a little bit better tomorrow night.”
Dover held on for the fourth and final lock-in position, with Swindell missing out by just one spot in fifth.
Dustin Morgan charged from 20th to sixth, with current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart fending off Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior contender Cody Baker for seventh. Baker’s eighth-place run was his best yet in ASCS National action, with fellow Warrior shoes Jonathan Cornell and Kyle Bellm completing the top ten.
Current ASCS Warrior points leader Brad Loyet climbed from 21st to eleventh in Lucas Oil ASCS National debut, with Johnny Herrera keeping Lucas Oil title hopes alive by racing from 23rd to 12th after using his first provisional of the year.
Swindell, Gavin Punch, Crawley, Austin Alumbaugh, Josh Fisher, Dover, Baker and Bellm topped heat race action for the stacked 66-car field, with Tony Bruce, Jr., Brown and Aaron Reutzel winning the “B” Mains.
Jeff Osborn got upside down in turn two in the fifth heat race, with Miranda Arnold flipping in turn four in the second “B” Main. Dakota Carroll’s night ended before it started after a meeting with the turn two wall in hot laps.
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters
Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial Preliminary
Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to Three “B" Mains):
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jeff Swindell, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 5. 81-Danny Wood, 6. 22-Dustin Barks, 7. 775-Nick Smith, 8. 7j-J.D. Black, 9. 32-Charles Tankersley.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 81au-Gavin Punch, 2. 4-Evan Martin, 3. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 4. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 5. 9-Gary Wright, 6. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 7. 2d-Bryan Dobesh, 8. 71-Channin Tankersley, 9. 1-Ty Williams.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 88-Tim Crawley, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 2-Dustin Morgan, 5. 6-Bryan Grimes, 6. 54-Evan Pardo, 7. 11xc-Matt Covington, 8. 1a-Adam Jones.
Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 0m-Steven Richardson, 4. 0-Zach Chappell, 5. 3p-Rusty Potter, 6. 23j-Junior Jenkins, 7. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 8. 2a-Randy Hibbs.
Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 9m-Josh Fisher, 2. 8w-Jordan Whitehead, 3. 09-Josh Stephens, 4. 17k-Kyle Carpenter, 5. 29-Rusty Quick, 6. 11-Chad Corken, 7. 0x-Jeff Osborn, 8. 27-Jesse Frazier.
Heat Six (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 11g-Mike Goodman, 4. 14-Randy Martin, 5. 11s-Patrick Stasa, 6. 14T-Andrew Turley, 7. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 8. 04-Brad Graham.
Heat Seven (8 Laps): 1. 38-Cody Baker, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 4b-Jordan Boston, 4. 10-Mike Trent, 5. 5$-Danny Smith, 6. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 7. 23-Seth Bergman. DNS: 11c-Dakota Carroll.
Heat Eight (8 Laps): 1. 86-Kyle Bellm, 2. 12-Tyler Drueke, 3. 28a-Jonathan Cornell, 4. 71x-R.J. Johnson, 5. 7c-Chris Morgan, 6. 81a-Tony Crank, 7. 35g-Barry Gifford, 8. 612-Isaac Schreurs.
"B" Mains (Top 2 from Each Advance to "A" Main):
First "B" Feature (15 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 2-Dustin Morgan, 3. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 4. 81-Danny Wood, 5. 6-Bryan Grimes, 6. 71-Channin Tankersley, 7. 775-Nick Smith, 8. 11-Chad Corken, 9. 09-Josh Stephens, 10. 1-Ty Williams, 11. 04-Brad Graham, 12. 0x-Jeff Osborn, 13. 35g-Barry Gifford, 14. 12-Tyler Drueke, 15. 27-Jesse Frazier, 16. 3p-Rusty Potter. DNS: 7c-Chris Morgan.
Second “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 4. 9-Gary Wright, 5. 11xc-Matt Covington, 6. 54-Evan Pardo, 7. 0-Zach Chappell, 8. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 9. 5$-Danny Smith, 10. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 11. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 12. 29-Rusty Quick, 13. 4b-Jordan Boston, 14. 612-Isaac Schreurs, 15. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 16. 5m-Miranda Arnold. DNS: 11c-Dakota Carroll.
Third “B” Feature (15 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 10-Mike Trent, 3. 71x-R.J. Johnson, 4. 11s-Patrick Stasa, 5. 23-Seth Bergman, 6. 1a-Adam Jones, 7. 8w-Jordan Whitehead, 8. 2d-Bryan Dobesh, 9. 81a-Tony Crank, 10. 0m-Steven Richardson, 11. 7j-J.D. Black, 12. 22-Dustin Barks, 13. 23j-Junior Jenkins, 14. 14T-Andrew Turley, 15. 11g-Mike Goodman. DNS: 32-Charles Tankersley.
Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial Preliminary “A” Main:
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 88-Tim Crawley, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 53-Jack Dover, 5. 28-Jeff Swindell, 6. 2-Dustin Morgan, 7. 57-Shane Stewart, 8. 38-Cody Baker, 9. 28a-Jonathan Cornell, 10. 86-Josh Fisher, 11. 05-Brad Loyet, 12. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 13. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 14. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 15. 14-Randy Martin, 16. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 17. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 18. 23-Seth Bergman, 19. 99-Brady Bacon, 20. 9m-Josh Fisher, 21. 10-Mike Trent, 22. 81au-Gavin Punch, 23. 4-Evan Martin, 24. 17k-Kyle Carpenter.
Lap Leaders: Jack Dover 1-18, Tim Crawley 19-25.
Loyet Lands ASCS Warrior Honors in Lake Ozark Nationals Prelim!
Lonnie Wheatley, ELDON, Mo. (September 3, 2011) – Brad Loyet extended his Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region points lead by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap Ninth Annual Lake Ozark Speedway Nationals preliminary feature event.
Taking the $2,000 winner’s share aboard the Don Ott-powered Loyet Landscape/Vacuworx International No. 05 Maxim, the 23-year-old from Sunset Hills, MO, locked himself into Sunday’s Lake Ozark Speedway Nationals finale along with Jason Johnson, Seth Bergman and Mike Goodman, who were the next three across the stripe.
Starting from the pole position, Loyet led the first round before fellow front row starter Kyle Bellm took command on the second circuit. Bellm’s lead was shortlived however, as a cut left rear tire under a caution after three laps forced him to the tail of the field after a quick stop in the work area.
Loyet led the rest of the way for his third ASCS Warrior win of the season, while seventh-starter Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, battled past Goodman and Bergman in the final rounds to claim runner-up honors.
Bergman beat Goodman to the stripe for the show position, with 10th-starter Jack Dover missing a lock-in position by one position in fifth. Zach Chappell was sixth, with Tyler Blank, Dustin Morgan, Brian Brown and Brady Bacon completing the top ten.
Dover, Jonathan Cornell, Brown, Bellm and Goodman topped heat race action for the 42-car field, with Tony Bruce, Jr., and Gary Taylor winning the twin “B” Mains.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Lake Ozark Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 1a-Adam Jones, 3. 6-Bryan Grimes, 4. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 5. 88-J. Kinder, 6. 7T-Gary Taylor, 7. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 8. 5-Matt Close, 9. 99-Brady Bacon (Disqualified; failed to meet minimum weight after finishing second).
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 22-Dustin Barks, 4. 23-Seth Bergman, 5. 11c-Matt Covington, 6. 3p-Rusty Potter, 7. 3z-Zach Davis, 8. 29-Rusty Quick, 9. 35g-Barry Gifford.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 2-Dustin Morgan, 4. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 5. 21T-Eric Todd, 6. 4-Evan Martin, 7. 8w-Jordan Whitehead, 8. 93-Taylor Walton.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 86-Kyle Bellm, 2. 14s-Wayne Johnson, 3. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 4. 7-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 6. 27-Mark Finnell, 7. 49-Tyler Elliott, 8, 4j-Jon Corbin.
Fifth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 11g-Mike Goodman, 2. 50z-Zach Chappell, 3. 75-Tyler Blank, 4. 9m-Cody Baker, 5. 65-T.J. Muths, 6. 09-Josh Stephens, 7. 23s-Robbie Standridge, 8. 14-Randy Martin.
First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 7-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 88-J. Kinder, 3. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 4. 4-Evan Martin, 5. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 6. 27-Mark Finnell, 7. 35g-Barry Gifford, 8. 8w-Jordan Whitehead, 9. 21T-Eric Todd, 10. 4j-Jon Corbin, 11. 65-T.J. Muths, 12. 3z-Zach Davis. DNS: 93-Taylor Walton.
Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 7T-Gary Taylor, 2. 22-Dustin Barks, 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 9m-Cody Baker, 5. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 6. 11c-Matt Covington, 7. 3p-Rusty Potter, 8. 29-Rusty Quick, 9. 09-Josh Stephens, 10. 5-Matt Close, 11. 23s-Robbie Standridge, 12. 14-Randy Martin, 13. 49-Tyler Elliott.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 23-Seth Bergman, 4. 11g-Mike Goodman, 5. 53-Jack Dover, 6. 50z-Zach Chappell, 7. 75-Tyler Blank, 8. 2-Dustin Morgan, 9. 21-Brian Brown, 10. 99-Brady Bacon, 11. 7T-Gary Taylor, 12. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 13. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 14. 7-Tony Bruce, Jr., 15. 14s-Wayne Johnson, 16. 88-J. Kinder, 17. 6-Bryan Grimes, 18. 86-Kyle Bellm, 19. 1a-Adam Jones, 20. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 21. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 22. 22-Dustin Barks.
Dover Scores ASCS Regional Clash Win at U.S. 36!
Lonnie Wheatley, CAMERON, Mo. (August 26, 2011) – Jack Dover struck a blow for the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Regional forces by winning Friday night’s 25-lap main event pitting the ASCS Midwest versus the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region atop the high-banked U.S. 36 Raceway clay oval.
Springfield, Nebraska’s Dover, the current ASCS Midwest points leader, gunned into the lead from the pole position at the outset and led all the way aboard the Shaver-powered Thorpe’s Body Shop/Homepride Roofing No. 53 Eagle for his second ASCS win of the year and first since Nebraska’s Eagle Nationals in June.
After Warrior contenders Kyle Bellm and Jonathan Cornell both flipped from contention in the opening circuits, Dover held off fifth-starter Danny Lasoski, who challenged much of the way.
Lasoski settled for runner-up honors behind Dover, with Zach Chappell, Mike Hess and 16th-starter Dustin Morgan rounding out the top five. Cody Baker was sixth, with Brad Loyet, 18th-starter Seth Bergman, Mark Shirshekan and J.R. Topper completing the top ten.
Hess, Jeff Osborn, Dover and Lasoski topped heat race action for the 28-car field, with Trevor Grossenbacher winning the “B” Main.
Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest versus Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from U.S. 36 Raceway:
First Heat (10 Laps): 1. 51-Mike Hess, 2. 50z-Zach Chappell, 3. 92j-J.R. Topper, 4. 76-Jay Russell, 5. 32L-David Langford, 6. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 7. 88j-Forrest Sutherland.
Second Heat (10 Laps): 1. 0-Jeff Osborn, 2. 9m-Cody Baker, 3. 11-Chad Corken, 4. 3z-Zach Davis, 5. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 6. 165-Haley Arnold. DNS: 11c-Dakota Carroll.
Third Heat (10 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 86-Kyle Bellm, 4. 2-Dustin Morgan, 5. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher, 6. 23-Seth Bergman, 7. 4-Jordan Boston.
Fourth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 33-Danny Lasoski, 2. 14-Randy Martin, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 5. 09-Josh Stephens, 6. 5m-Miranda Arnold. DNS: 7c-Chris Morgan.
“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher, 2. 2-Dustin Morgan, 3. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 4. 23-Seth Bergman, 5. 09-Josh Stephens, 6. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 7. 165-Haley Arnold, 8. 4-Jordan Boston, 9. 32L-David Langford, 10. 3z-Zach Davis. DNS: 6g-Bryan Gossel, 88j-Forrest Sutherland, 7c-Chris Morgan, 11c-Dakota Carroll.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 33-Danny Lasoski, 3. 50z-Zach Chappell, 4. 51-Mike Hess, 5. 2-Dustin Morgan, 6. 9m-Cody Baker, 7. 05-Brad Loyet, 8. 23-Seth Bergman, 9. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 10. 92j-J.R. Topper, 11. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher, 12. 76-Jay Russell, 13. 09-Josh Stephens, 14. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 15. 0-Jeff Osborn, 16. 11-Chad Corken, 17. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 18. 14-Randy Martin, 19. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 20. 86-Kyle Bellm.
Blackjack Outlasts the Dude in ASCS Warrior Go at Sedalia!
Lonnie Wheatley, SEDALIA, Mo. (August 21, 2011) – Brian Brown outdueled shop mate and uncle Danny Lasoski to win Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior main event atop the Historic Half-Mile at the Missouri State Fairgrounds.
After trading the lead several times along the way, Brown took command for keeps on the 24th circuit for his second ASCS Warrior win of the year and fifth overall ASCS Regional triumph of 2011 aboard the FVP No. 21 Maxim.
While Rusty Potter and Brad Loyet led the feature field to the green flag, Lasoski gunned into the lead on the opening lap from his fourth starting position and paced the initial 14 circuits before fifth-starter Brown took command.
Brown led just four circuits before Lasoski slid back into the top position on the 19th lap. Brown battled back in front on the 24th lap and took the $2,000 triumph, denying Lasoski a sweep of the weekend ASCS Warrior double.
Lasoski settled for runner-up honors, with Randy Martin taking the show position. Tony Bruce, Jr., edged current Warrior points leader Loyet for fourth, with Jonathan Cornell, Rusty Potter, Kyle Bellm, Jon Corbin and Jeff Osborn completing the top ten.
Cornell, Martin, Potter and Loyet topped heat race action for the 40-car field, with Lanny Carpenter and Kyle Carpenter winning the “B” Mains.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Missouri State Fair Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 33L-Danny Lasoski, 5. 4j-Jon Corbin, 6. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 7. 6-Bryan Grimes, 8. 10-Mike Trent, 9. 11-Chad Corken, 10. 92j-J.R. Topper.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 14-Randy Martin, 2. 75-Tyler Blank, 3. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 4. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 5. 4-Evan Martin, 6. 93-Taylor Walton, 7. 71-R.J. Johnson, 8. 72-Curtis Boyer, 9. 09-Josh Stephens. DNS: 1a-Adam Jones.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 3p-Rusty Potter, 2. 86-Kyle Bellm, 3. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 4. 7c-Chris Morgan, 5. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 6. 9m-Cody Baker, 7. 165-Haley Arnold, 8. 5-Matt Close, 9. 8-Scott Comstock, 10. 19s-Steven Cross.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 65-T.J. Muths, 3. 0-Jeff Osborn, 4. 48-David Brown, 5. 12c-Faron Crank, 6. 04-Brad Graham, 7. 49-Tyler Elliott, 8. 29-Rusty Quick, 9. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 10. 14T-Andrew Turley.
First “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 2. 9m-Cody Baker, 3. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 4. 72-Curtis Boyer, 5. 09-Josh Stephens, 6. 10-Mike Trent, 7. 165-Haley Arnold, 8. 92j-J.R. Topper, 9. 71-R.J. Johnson, 10. 5m-Miranda Arnold. DNS: 04-Brad Graham, 1a-Adam Jones.
Second “B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 2. 4j-Jon Corbin, 3. 6-Bryan Grimes, 4. 12c-Faron Crank, 5. 29-Rusty Quick, 6. 11-Chad Corken, 7. 93-Taylor Walton, 8. 5-Matt Close, 9. 19s-Steven Cross, 10. 49-Tyler Elliott, 11. 8-Scott Comstock. DNS: 14T-Andrew Turley.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 33L-Danny Lasoski, 3. 14-Randy Martin, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 05-Brad Loyet, 6. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 7. 3p-Rusty Potter, 8. 86-Kyle Bellm, 9. 4j-Jon Corbin, 10. 0-Jeff Osborn, 11. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 12. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 13. 65-T.J. Muths, 14. 9m-Cody Baker, 15. 7c-Chris Morgan, 16. 48-David Brown, 17. 4-Evan Martin, 18. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 19. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 20. 75-Tyler Blank.
Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Win at Valley Speedway!
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (August 19, 2011) – Rallying from eight rows deep, Danny Lasoski charged through the field to pick up his second Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior victory of the season in Friday night’s 25-lap main event at Valley Speedway.
After starting 16th, Lasoski battled past Brian Brown on the 21st circuit en route to the $2,500 triumph aboard the Kistler-powered Creason Pipeline Construction No. 33 Eagle for his third overall ASCS Regional win of the year.
With Lasoski mired deep in the field at the outset, Brian Brown and Tyler Blank exchanged the lead multiple times on the opening lap with Brown leading at the flagstand. With one lap in the books, Austin Alumbaugh brought out the yellow when he stopped on the frontstretch.
Brown took control on the restart as Brad Loyet got by Blank for second on lap three, with the next few laps slowed by several red and yellow flags. Action was first stopped for a Jay Russell flip in turn one along with a tangle on the backstretch that sent Forrest Sutherland, David Brown and Josh Stephens to the pits. The yellow lights also flickered for Randy Martin, who suffered heavy damage to his nose wing. Martin went pit side and was able to continue after his crew yanked off the nose wing.
Getting an assist from the bevy of reds and yellows, Lasoski worked forward to fourth by lap nine before taking third from Jonathan Cornell soon after.
Lasoski took second away from current ASCS Warrior points leader Loyet the next time around and began to reel in Brown for the point. Inching closer to Brown, a strong run down the backstretch on lap 18 set up an ideal slide job to take command in turn three.
Lasoski stretched out his lead over the final rounds to secure his third overall ASCS Regional win, with Loyet battling past Brown to take runner-up honors by a car-length at the stripe.
Cornell ran a steady race to finish fourth, with Kyle Bellm rounding out the top five. Mark Shirshekan was sixth followed by Blank in seventh. Alumbaugh charged back from the tail to eighth as Brad Ryun finished ninth after a run from deep in the pack as well. Martin completed the top ten.
Mark Shirshekan, Tyler Blank, Cornell and Chad Corken topped heat race action for the 28-car field, with Alumbaugh winning the “B” Main.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Valley Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 2. 09-Josh Stephens, 3. 38-Cody Baker, 4. 33L-Danny Lasoski, 5. 76-Jay Russell, 6. 11C-Dakota Carroll, 7. 3B-Robert Black.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 75-Tyler Blank, 2. 9M-Chad Ely, 3. 21-Brian Brown, 4. 165-Haley Arnold, 5. 2A-Randy Hibbs, 6. 7C-Chris Morgan, 7. 88-Chad Tye.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 7J-J.D. Black, 3. 48-David Brown, 4. 1X-Brad Ryun, 5. 14-Randy Martin, 6. 33A-Austin Alumbaugh, 7. 5-Jason Schroeder.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 11-Chad Corken, 2. 85-Forrest Sutherland, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 14K-Kyle Bellm, 5. 46-Mitchell Moore, 6. 5M-Miranda Arnold, 7. 55-Greg Clemons.
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 33A-Austin Alumbaugh, 2. 1X-Brad Ryun, 3. 165-Haley Arnold, 4. 5M-Miranda Arnold, 5. 46- Mitchell Moore, 6. 2A-Randy Hibbs, 7. 11C-Dakota Carroll, 8. 7C-Chris Morgan, 9. 5-Jason Schroeder, 10. 3B-Robert Black, 11. 88-Chad Tye, 12. 55-Greg Clemons
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 33L-Danny Lasoski, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 21-Brian Brown, 4. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 5. 14K-Kyle Bellm, 6. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 7. 75-Tyler Blank, 8. 33A-Austin Alumbaugh, 9. 1X-Brad Ryun, 10. 14-Randy Martin, 11. 38-Cody Baker, 12. 11-Chad Corken, 13. 7J-J. D. Black, 14. 9M-Chad Ely, 15. 165-Haley Arnold, 16. 09-Josh Stephens, 17. 85-Forrest Sutherland, 18. 48-David Brown, 19. 76-Jay Russell, 20. 5M-Miranda Arnold.
Shirshekan Sure Can for Warrior Win at Double X
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (July 24, 2011) – Farmington, Missouri’s Mark Shirshekan turned his recent run of misfortune around by taking his first win under the ASCS banner in Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior main event atop the ¼-mile Double X Speedway clay oval.
Piloting the Wesmar-powered Cooper Racing No. 3 J&J, the 20-year-old outlasted Jonathan Cornell for the top spot in the Ninth Annual Clyde Wood Memorial, with Randy Martin, Tyler Blank and Kyle Bellm chasing the lead duo to the stripe.
After starting outside Cornell on the front row, Shirshekan set a torrid pace running the cushion in the early rounds until action was stopped on lap eight for a Matt Close roll over in turn one. One lap later, Jay Russell suffered race-ending front end damage on the front stretch.
Back under green, Shirshekan led Cornell and Randy Martin until the yellow flew on lap 16 for a Brad Loyet spin in turn four that forced Bryan Grimes to a stop as well. Both rejoined the chase at the tail.
Shirshekan took off again on the cushion, but Cornell got a good run on the bottom and used a perfect slide job to take the lead. Cornell led the next pair of laps until slipping too high on lap 19, allowing Shirshekan to motor back into the lead down the straightaway.
Cornell had one last opportunity when Chad Corken spun off of turn four to bring out the yellow with 20 laps in the books.
Shirshekan was flawless on the cushion in the final handful of laps, keeping Cornell at bay as he raced on to the checkered flag. Cornell settled for second in the Kiowa Line Builders/VKCC Motorsports Ostrich-powered Maxim, with Randy Martin in the show position.
Tyler Blank came on strong in the closing rounds to claim fourth, with Kyle Bellm rounding out the top five. Evan Martin was sixth, while Loyet rebounded to finish seventh and preserve his ASCS Warrior points lead in the process. Lanny Carpenter, Josh Stephens and Adam Jones completed the top ten.
Heat races for the 28-car field were won by Sean McClelland, Jones, Cody Baker, and Randy Martin while Jay Russell won the B Feature. McClelland lost an engine as the checkered flag flew on his heat race and was unable to make the call for the main event.
Haley Arnold was uninjured after contact sent her into a wild series of flips while leading her heat.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Double X Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland, 2. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 3. 6-Bryan Grimes, 4. 4-Evan Martin, 5. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 6. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 7. 165-Haley Arnold.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 1a-Adam Jones, 2. 75-Tyler Blank, 3. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 4. 05-Brad Loyet, 5. 65-T.J. Muths, 6. 72-Curtis Boyer, 7. 49-Tyler Elliott.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 9m-Cody Baker, 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 3. 86-Kyle Bellm, 4. 09-Josh Stephens, 5. 76-Jay Russell, 6. 53-Tony Crank, 7. 48-David Brown.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 14-Randy Martin, 2. 775-Andy Korte, 3. 3v-Tyler Utz, 4. 5-Matt Close, 5. 11-Chad Corken, 6. 29-Rusty Quick, 7. XX-A.J. Wirts.
“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 76-Jay Russell, 2. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 3. 09-Josh Stephens, 4. 65-T.J. Muths, 5. 72-Curtis Boyer, 6. 29-Rusty Quick, 7. 53-Tony Crank, 8. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 9. 48-David Brown, 10. XX-A.J. Wirts, 11. 49-Tyler Elliott. DNS: 165-Haley Arnold.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 3. 14-Randy Martin, 4. 75-Tyler Blank, 5. 86-Kyle Bellm, 6. 4-Evan Martin, 7. 05-Brad Loyet, 8. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 9. 09-Josh Stephens, 10. 1a-Adam Jones, 11. 775-Andy Korte, 12. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 13. 11-Chad Corken, 14. 6-Bryan Grimes, 15. 3v-Tyler Utz, 16. 65-T.J. Muths, 17. 76-Jay Russell, 18. 5-Matt Close, 19. 9m-Cody Baker, 20. 1-Sean McClelland (DNS).
Loyet Takes ASCS Regional Clash Win at U.S. 36!
Lonnie Wheatley, CAMERON, Mo. (July 15, 2011) – Brad Loyet picked up his second ASCS Regional feature win by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap event pitting the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest and Warrior Regions versus one another atop the high-banked, 3/8-mile U.S. 36 Raceway clay oval.
Loyet, sitting atop Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior points in his rookie Sprint Car campaign, battled past Midwest points leader Jack Dover in traffic at the midway point en route to the triumph aboard the Don Ott-powered Loyet Landscape/Vacuworx International No. 05 Maxim.
While Loyet used traffic to his advantage to race by on the high side, Dover battled back and was challenging for the lead only to run afoul of a car trying to exit the track with five laps to go. While Dover was able to continue in second, nose wing damage dampened his charge for the top spot.
Loyet went on to take the checkered flag in front of Dover, with Jonathan Cornell climbing from the seventh starting position to claim the show position. Jordan Boston and Jay Russell both climbed six positions to snare fourth and fifth, respectively.
Cody Baker was sixth, with 13th-starter Kyle Bellm, Randy Hibbs, Jon Agan and 17th-starter Austin Alumbaugh completing the top ten.
The feature got off to a rough start with Bronson Maeschen tumbling off the top of turn two with Zach Davis also encountering race-ending trouble. Another caution flew after a lap for Billy Alley, with the red flag flying again after 14 circuits when Mark Shirshekan flipped in turn two.
Randy Hibbs, Baker, Shirshekan and Dover topped heat race action, with Bryan Gossel winning the “B” Main.
Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest versus Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from U.S. 36 Raceway:
First Heat (10 Laps): 1. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 2. 10-Mike Trent, 3. 3z-Zach Davis, 4. 09-Josh Stephens, 5. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 6. 23F-Matt Fox, 7. 5m-Miranda Arnold.
Second Heat (10 Laps): 1. 9m-Cody Baker, 2. 76-Jay Russell, 3. 4j-Jon Agan, 4. 14-Randy Martin, 5. 165-Haley Arnold, 6. 17-Gage Dorr.
Third Heat (10 Laps): 1. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 2. 1-Bronson Maeschen, 3. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 4. 86-Kyle Bellm, 5. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 6. 92j-J.R. Topper.
Fourth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 4-Jordan Boston, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 5. 0-Jeff Osborn, 6. 11-Chad Corken.
“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 2. 14-Randy Martin, 3. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 4. 22-Billy Alley, 5. 0-Jeff Osborn, 6. 165-Haley Arnold, 7. 11-Chad Corken, 8. 92j-J.R. Topper, 9. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 10. 23f-Matt Fox, 11. 11c-Dakota Carroll. DNS: 17-Gage Dorr.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 53-Jack Dover, 3. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 4. 4-Jordan Boston, 5. 76-Jay Russell, 6. 9m-Cody Baker, 7. 86-Kyle Bellm, 8. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 9. 4j-Jon Agan, 10. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 11. 10-Mike Trent, 12. 14-Randy Martin, 13. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 14. 09-Josh Stephens, 15. 0-Jeff Osborn, 16. 165-Haley Arnold, 17. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 18. 22-Billy Alley, 19. 1-Bronson Maeschen, 20. 3z-Zach Davis.
Bellm Rings Up ASCS Warrior Win at Double X!
Lonnie Wheatley, CALIFORNIA, Mo. (July 3, 2011) – In a Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior feature event that included more twists and turns than a typical country back road, Kyle Bellm came away with his first career ASCS win in Sunday night’s 25-lapper at Double X Speedway.
The 20-year-old from Nixa, MO, raced into the lead on a lap 23 restart after a wild chain of events and paced the final three circuits around the tight, ¼-mile clay oval to post his first Warrior win aboard Jerry and Jeff Smith’s PPG Automotive Paint/Colorvision No. 86 Maxim after Evan Martin, Taylor Walton and Brad Loyet each enjoyed previous stints at the head of the pack.
Martin, seeking a first ASCS win as well, paced a majority of feature laps only to spin and collect second-runner Jonathan Cornell less than two laps shy of the checkered flag, handing the lead off to a resurgent Loyet who then fell victim to a flat right rear tire that opened the door for an opportunistic Bellm.
With Bellm starting seventh, Evan Martin and Taylor Walton led the feature field to the green flag only to have the first start inadvertently waved off when fourth-starter Loyet did a quick 360-degree spin in turn two. Despite not stopping, the current ASCS Warrior points leader was sent tailback.
Martin gunned into the lead on the restart ahead of Walton and third-starter Mark Shirshekan only to have the red flag fly in short order when Cody Baker dumped his mount in turn three on the second lap.
Following another caution with three laps in the books for Jon Corbin and Austin Alumbaugh on the backstretch, Martin paced the field on the low side with Walton moving in to challenge for the point on the high side.
Walton’s topside efforts paid off as he raced into the lead on the eighth round. The 19-year-old’s run up front was short-lived however, as he tagged the wall exiting turn two on the tenth circuit and limped to a stop in turn three with right rear damage.
Martin reassumed the point on the lap ten restart in front of Shirshekan, Bellm, Sean McClelland and Jonathan Cornell, with Loyet already back up to sixth after breaking back into the top ten in just three laps.
With Martin still working the low side, Shirshekan challenged on the cushion as Cornell and Bellm began exchanging sliders for third after McClelland tested the turn four wall and lost several positions.
After being passed earlier by Walton and then challenged by Shirshekan, the younger Martin finally moved to the topside and opened up an advantage of several car-lengths as action intensified in his wake among Shirshekan, Cornell, Bellm and Loyet.
Loyet slid past Bellm for fourth on the 17th round, with Cornell taking second away from Shirshekan on the 20th circuit and setting his sights on Martin. Shirshekan fell another spot when Loyet slid past for third on the 22nd lap.
Martin, less than two laps away from his first career ASCS win and making it a Martin sweep of ASCS Warrior events at Double X Speedway events in 2011 after father Randy Martin won during Memorial Day weekend, then spun entering turn one on the 24th lap and collected Cornell in the process. Both were forced pitside with race-ending damage.
After being sent tailback on the initial start, Loyet now found himself in the lead with just three laps remaining. However, after clipping one of the cars in the Martin-Cornell skirmish, Loyet’s right rear was slowly deflating and ultimately flat by the time action resumed.
Hobbled on the final restart, Loyet was no match for Bellm and company. Bellm blasted into the lead in turns one and two and raced on to his first feature win outside of Lake Ozark Speedway, with Shirshekan taking runner-up honors. Fourteenth-starter Tyler Blank worked up to sixth by the midway point and took advantage of the late-race mayhem to claim the show position.
McClelland held on to post a fourth-place finish, with Lanny Carpenter rounding out the top five. Randy Martin was sixth, while Loyet slipped to seventh in the final rounds. R.J. Johnson rebounded from the lap two incident with Baker to claim eighth, with Bryan Grimes and Curtis Boyer completing the top ten.
Bellm, Loyet, Grimes and McClelland topped heat race action for the 29-car field, with Jon Corbin winning the 12-lap “B” Main.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Double X Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 86-Kyle Bellm, 2. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 3. 93-Taylor Walton, 4. 775-Andy Korte, 5. 48-David Brown, 6. 49-Tyler Elliott, 7. 55-Greg Clemons, 8. XX-A.J. Wirts.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 75-Tyler Blank, 4. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 5. 4j-Jon Corbin, 6. 04-Brad Graham, 7. 5-Matt Close.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 6-Bryan Grimes, 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 3. 14-Randy Martin, 4. 9m-Cody Baker, 5. 72-Curtis Boyer, 6. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 7. 65-T.J. Muths.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 1-Sean McClelland, 2. 71-R.J. Johnson, 3. 92j-J.R. Topper, 4. 4-Evan Martin, 5. 09-Josh Stephens, 6. 11-Chad Corken, 7. 53-Bill Porter.
“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 4j-Jon Corbin, 2. 72-Curtis Boyer, 3. 09-Josh Stephens, 4. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 5. 04-Brad Graham, 6. 5-Matt Close, 7. 48-David Brown, 8. 11-Chad Corken, 9. 53-Bill Porter, 10. 65-T.J. Muths, 11. 49-Tyler Elliott, 12. 55-Greg Clemons. DNS: XX-A.J. Wirts.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 86-Kyle Bellm, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 75-Tyler Blank, 4. 1-Sean McClelland, 5. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 6. 14-Randy Martin, 7. 05-Brad Loyet, 8. 71-R.J. Johnson, 9. 6-Bryan Grimes, 10. 72-Curtis Boyer, 11. 775-Andy Korte, 12. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 13. 92j-J.R. Topper, 14. 4-Evan Martin, 15. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 16. 93-Taylor Walton, 17. 09-Josh Stephens, 18. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 19. 4j-Jon Corbin, 20. 9m-Cody Baker.
Brian McClelland Tops ASCS Regional Clash at Springfield!
Lonnie Wheatley, SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (July 2, 2011) – In the first event pitting the ASCS Sooner and ASCS Warrior forces against one another, it was Tulsa’s Brian McClelland taking the winner’s loot back to the Sooner State by winning Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event atop the ¼-mile Springfield Raceway clay oval.
The two-time American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region champion, a Springfield winner in 2009, gunned into the lead at the outset and weathered three cautions over the last half of the race to beat Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior rep Jonathan Cornell to the checkered flag.
“I didn’t really mind the cautions, they at least kept me out of traffic,” McClelland explained after his seventh career ASCS Sooner triumph. “I wasn’t sure how close behind me they were though, I figured with those cautions the lapped cars I had in there earlier were probably getting picked off.”
Which, in fact, they were. While four lapped cars separated McClelland from his chasers when the race’s first caution flew after 11 laps, three cautions and seven laps later found Cornell on McClelland’s tailtank for the final seven-lap dash to the stripe.
McClelland proved too strong though aboard the Wesmar-powered Maxwell Oil No. 87, crossing the stripe ahead of Cornell with current Sooner points leader Joe Wood, Jr., current Warrior points leader Brad Loyet and Oklahoma shoe Jonathan Beason rounding out the top five.
McClelland and Loyet led the feature field to the green flag with McClelland gunning into the lead. Third-starter Wood, Jr., surged past Loyet as well on the opening circuit, with Loyet countering back on the top side by the third round with fourth-starter Cornell making his way past Wood, Jr., as well for third by the fifth round.
The leader was in lapped traffic by the seventh round and picked off a handful of lapped cars by the time Cody Whitworth sailed off the top of turn three and into the weeds. Cornell worked past Loyet for second by the time the caution flew again five laps later when Mark Shirshekan spun off the top of turn one and then had finished off the lapped traffic by the time the final caution flew for a Cameron Hagin stop on the backstretch after 18 laps.
While on McClelland’s tail on the final restart, Cornell was unable to mount a serious challenge and settled for runner-up honors.
“I was trying to save my tires, so I wasn’t pushing quite as hard as I could have,” Cornell explained. “Turns out I had plenty left, I could almost kick myself. Still, we’re happy with second tonight.”
Wood, Jr., made his way past Loyet on the 19th lap to claim the show position, with Loyet and fellow Midget ace gone Sprint shoe Beason filling out the top five.
Kyle Bellm raced from tenth to sixth, with four-time Warrior champion Randy Martin climbing from 15th to seventh. Cody Baker was eighth, with Michelle Decker and 19th-starter Matt Covington completing the top ten.
Loyet, Whitworth, Josh Stephens and Cornell topped heat race action for the 34-car field, with Cameron Hagin winning the 15-lap “B” Main.
American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner vs. Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Springfield Raceway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 3. 9m-Cody Baker, 4. 36-Jonathan Beason, 5. 04-Brad Graham, 6. 11c-Matt Covington, 7. 775-Andy Korte, 8. 75-Tyler Blank. DNS: 17-Kyle Carpenter.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Cody Whitworth, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 92j-J.R. Topper, 4. 7-Michelle Decker, 5. 29-Rusty Quick, 6. 110-Cameron Hagin, 7. 165-Haley Arnold, 8. 31L-Lee Little, 9. 55-Greg Clemons.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 09-Josh Stephens, 2. 87-Brian McClelland, 3. 14-Randy Martin, 4. 86-Kyle Bellm, 5. 21-Mike Trent, 6. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 7. 010-Brian Roberts, 8. 2a-Randy Hibbs.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 00-Kacee Frazier, 3. 3p-Rusty Potter, 4. 85-Forrest Sutherland, 5. 11-Chad Corken, 6. 51-Terry Lindsey, 7. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 8. 65L-Nick Lucito.
“B” Main (15 Laps): 1. 110-Cameron Hagin, 2. 29-Rusty Quick, 3. 11c-Matt Covington, 4. 21-Eric Todd, 5. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 6. 010-Brian Roberts, 7. 04-Brad Graham, 8. 11-Chad Corken, 9. 775-Andy Korte, 10. 35-Rick Wright, Jr., 11. 51-Terry Lindsey, 12. 165-Haley Arnold, 13. 31L-Lee Little, 14. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 15. 65L-Nick Lucito, 16. 55-Greg Clemons. DNS: 75-Tyler Blank, 17-Kyle Carpenter.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 87-Brian McClelland, 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 3. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 4. 05-Brad Loyet, 5. 36-Jonathan Beason, 6. 86-Kyle Bellm, 7. 14-Randy Martin, 8. 9m-Cody Baker, 9. 7-Michelle Decker, 10. 11c-Matt Covington, 11. 00-Kacee Frazier, 12. 09-Josh Stephens, 13. 110-Cameron Hagin, 14. 21-Eric Todd, 15. 85-Forrest Sutherland, 16. 29-Rusty Quick, 17. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 18. 3p-Rusty Potter, 19. 50-Cody Whitworth, 20. 92j-J.R. Topper.
Loyet Lands First ASCS Win in Warrior Go at LA!
Lonnie Wheatley, LA MONTE, Mo. (June 24, 2011) – Brad Loyet snared his first career winged Sprint Car feature win by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region main event at LA Raceway.
The multi-time Midget champion from Sunset Hills, MO, gunned into the lead at the outset and never looked back en route to the win aboard the Don Ott-powered Loyet Landscape/Vacuworx International No. 05 Maxim, padding his series points lead in the process.
“It feels real good to get this win out of the way, they always say the first one is the hardest,” Loyet explained afterward. “I think we’ve got what it takes to click off a couple more.”
For the second ASCS Warrior feature in a row, it was Loyet and Kyle Bellm leading the feature field to the green flag. Loyet outdueled Bellm for the point on the opening circuit and, after a pair of cautions in the initial four rounds, the 23-year-old Sprint Car rookie checked out on the field.
Loyet raced on to the checkered flag unchallenged as the final 21 circuits ran off in non-stop fashion, while four-time Warrior champion Randy Martin worked his way past Bellm for second by the 15th round and then edged a surging Tyler Blank for runner-up honors at the stripe.
Blank settled for the show position, with Bellm in fourth. Bryan Grimes picked off a handful of positions to round out the top five, while Tony Bruce, Jr., bounced back from an early spin while running third to salvage sixth aboard the Clifford Young No. 7 entry.
After winning the “B” Main, 16-year-old Miranda Arnold raced from 17th to seventh, with Cody Baker, Josh Stephens and Matt Fox completing the top ten.
Loyet, Randy Hibbs, Bruce, Jr., and Blank topped heat race action for the 31-car field before Arnold won the “B” Main.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from LA Raceway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 14-Randy Martin, 3. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 4. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 5. 10-Mike Trent, 6. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 7. 19s-Steven Cross, 8. 11c-Dakota Carroll.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 2. 9m-Cody Baker, 3. 65-T.J. Muths, 4. 23F-Matt Fox, 5. 72-Curtis Boyer, 6. 4-Evan Martin, 7. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 8. 14T-Andrew Turley
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 7-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 86-Kyle Bellm, 3. 165-Haley Arnold, 4. 85s-Forrest Sutherland, 5. 09-Josh Stephens, 6. 92j-J.R. Topper, 7. 1x-Brad Ryun, 8. 48-David Brown.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 75-Tyler Blank, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 6-Bryan Grimes, 4. 5-Matt Close, 5. 3z-Zach Davis, 6. 3p-Rusty Potter, 7. 9c-Tony Crank.
“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 2. 10-Mike Trent, 3. 3z-Zach Davis, 4. 4-Evan Martin, 5. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 6. 92j-J.R. Topper, 7. 1x-Brad Ryun, 8. 72-Curtis Boyer, 9. 19s-Steven Cross, 10. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 11. 48-David Brown, 12. 14T-Andrew Turley, 13. 9c-Tony Crank, 14. 3p-Rusty Potter. DNS: 28-Jonathan Cornell.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 14-Randy Martin, 3. 75-Tyler Blank, 4. 86-Kyle Bellm, 5. 6-Bryan Grimes, 6. 7-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 8. 9m-Cody Baker, 9. 09-Josh Stephens, 10. 23F-Matt Fox, 11. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 12. 165-Haley Arnold, 13. 65-T.J. Muths, 14. 10-Mike Trent, 15. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 16. 3z-Zach Davis, 17. 5-Matt Close, 18. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 19. 85s-Forrest Sutherland, 20. 4-Evan Martin.
Brian Brown Bounces Back for ASCS Warrior Win at Lucas Oil Speedway!
Lonnie Wheatley, WHEATLAND, Mo. (June 18, 2011) – When Brian Brown detonated an engine in Saturday night’s second heat race at Lucas Oil Speedway, a trip to Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior victory lane seemed out of the question.
But that’s exactly what the Grain Valley, MO, shoe did, rallying from 18th to take the lead away from current series point leader Brad Loyet on the 23rd circuit to win the hotly-contested 25-lapper atop the 3/8-mile “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” in the FVP No. 21 Maxim.
“After the heat race, we weren’t too sure about it but we had to give it a try,” Brown explained of his third ASCS Regional triumph of the year and 26th career overall ASCS win. “Wow, what a race!”
After charging from 12th to second in the “B” Main just to make the feature cut, Brown gridded the 20-car feature field nine rows deep.
Meanwhile, Kyle Bellm and Brad Loyet led the feature field to the green flag and set the tone for the race with several slide jobs in just the first lap and a half before the red flag flew when Bryan Grimes got upside down in turn two after being collected along with ninth-starter Jack Dover in an incident with Justyn Cox. Dover returned sans nose wing after hasty repairs, while Cox was unable to refire.
With Bellm holding the lead on the restart, Loyet challenged only to have fifth-starter Randy Martin race by on the high side for second. Bellm, Martin and Loyet held down the top three positions over the ensuing laps just ahead of Cody Baker and Jonathan Cornell, with Brown up to sixth by the eighth round.
Brown slipped by Cornell for fifth on the tenth circuit, with action reaching a boiling point as traffic came into play at the midway point.
Martin briefly slipped by Bellm for the point on the backstretch on the 13th circuit, only to have Bellm slide back into the lead exiting turn four. With the top six cars of Bellm, Martin, Loyet, Baker, Brown and Cornell separated by mere car-lengths as they raced in two and three-wide formation over the next several rounds, Loyet played his cards right in traffic and raced into the lead on the 16th lap.
The multi-time Midget champion broke away from the frothing lead pack and set a blistering pace as he looked to be en route to his first career Sprint Car win until the first of three late cautions flew after 20 laps for Brad Graham’s spin in turn two.
With one lapped car separating Loyet from Bellm and Brown on the restart, Loyet slipped away as Bellm and Brown made quick work of the lapper before the caution flew a lap later when Dover stopped in turn two with steering woes.
No lapped cars were among the top runners on the ensuing restart, with Brown sliding past Bellm for second before a final caution flew after the 22nd lap when Graham smacked the turn one wall.
With the charging Brown now on Loyet’s tailtank, the inevitable slide job was successfully executed for the lead in turns one and two with Brown then dipping down low to block the counter slide in the next set of corners.
Loyet made one last bid in turns one and two on the white flag lap, but Brown dipped back under exiting turn two and then held the point over the final lap and a half to secure the hard-fought win.
Loyet settled for runner-up honors, with Martin in the show position. Cornell crossed the stripe fourth, with Evan Martin rounding out the top five to post a career-best ASCS Regional finish.
Baker was sixth, with 17th-starter Dustin Barks, 20th-starter Tyler Blank, Austin Alumbaugh and Ty Williams completing the top ten.
After leading much of the way, Bellm ran short of fuel in the closing circuits and was credited with 14th in the final rundown.
Grimes, Cornell, Randy Martin and Cox won heat races for the 33-car field, with Barks winning the 12-lap “B” Main.
Steven Cross’ night ended before it began when he slid high and tagged the turn two wall violently in hot laps. Mark Shirshekan, who entered the weekend tied for the ASCS Warrior points lead, flipped one lap into the night’s opening heat race and was done for the night. Chad Corken climbed a Justyn Cox right rear while dicing for the lead in the fourth heat race and was done for the night as well. There were no injuries.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Lucas Oil Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 6-Bryan Grimes, 2. 53-Jack Dover, 3. 4-Evan Martin, 4. 1-Ty Williams, 5. 1x-Brad Ryun, 6. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 7. 75-Tyler Blank, 8. 9c-Tony Crank, 9. 3-Mark Shirshekan.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 3. 04-Brad Graham, 4. 9m-Cody Baker, 5. 22-Dustin Barks, 6. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 7. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 8. 21-Brian Brown.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 14-Randy Martin, 2. 7j-J.D. Black, 3. 09-Josh Stephens, 4. 29-Rusty Quick, 5. 3v-Tyler Utz, 6. 65L-Nick Lucito. DNS: 10-Mike Trent, 19s-Steven Cross.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 21c-Justyn Cox, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 86-Kyle Bellm, 4. 165-Haley Arnold, 5. 92j-J.R. Topper, 6. 23F-Matt Fox, 7. 65-T.J. Muths, 8. 11-Chad Corken.
“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 22-Dustin Barks, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 1x-Brad Ryun, 4. 75-Tyler Blank, 5. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 6. 23F-Matt Fox, 7. 65L-Nick Lucito, 8. 3v-Tyler Utz, 9. 92j-J.R. Topper, 10. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 11. 9c-Tony Crank, 12. 5m-Miranda Arnold. DNS: 65-T.J. Muths, 3-Mark Shirshekan, 11-Chad Corken, 10-Mike Trent, 19s-Steven Cross.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 14-Randy Martin, 4. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 5. 4-Evan Martin, 6. 9m-Cody Baker, 7. 22-Dustin Barks, 8. 75-Tyler Blank, 9. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 10. 1-Ty Williams, 11. 1x-Brad Ryun, 12. 29-Rusty Quick, 13. 7j-J.D. Black, 14. 86-Kyle Bellm, 15. 04-Brad Graham, 16. 53-Jack Dover, 17. 09-Josh Stephens, 18. 165-Haley Arnold, 19. 21c-Justyn Cox, 20. 6-Bryan Grimes.
Wayne Johnson Back in Victory Lane with ASCS Regional Clash Score at U.S. 36!
Lonnie Wheatley, CAMERON, Mo. (June 17, 2011) – Wayne Johnson made a triumphant return to victory lane by winning Friday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest vs. Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior feature event atop the high-banked, 3/8-mile U.S. 36 Raceway.
The Oklahoma City native now calling Knoxville, IA, home raced into the lead on the second round then withstood a late charge from Jack Dover to post the win aboard Bryan Sundby’s Parker-powered No. 38 Maxim.
“This really is an emotional win,” Johnson explained in victory lane. “This is my first win since the crash last July where I almost lost my leg; it’s great to be back here after that.”
While Johnson started the feature outside the front row, it was 18-year-old pole starter Cody Baker gunning into the lead at the drop of the green flag. Baker held off Johnson for little more than a lap though, as the 2000 ASCS National champion took command on the second circuit and began to slip away from the field.
After a caution for Jordan Boston’s disabled mount after eight laps, fourth-starter Dover made quick work of Baker for second and chased Johnson into traffic. Johnson held command until a caution after 15 laps for Randy Hibbs, with Trevor Grossenbacher then tagging the wall exiting turn four on the restart.
While Dover disposed of a lapped car in short order on the restart, Johnson held an advantage of several car-lengths until a lapped car got out of shape exiting turn four with just three laps to go. Dover closed to Johnson’s tailtank over the final pair of circuits.
The veteran shoe held off the 21-year-old at the stripe by little more than a car-length, with Bronson Maeschen claiming the show position. Bryan Gossel posted a career Regional-best finish of fourth, with Don Droud, Jr., giving Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest reps a sweep of the top five.
Danny Lasoski was sixth, with current Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior points leader Brad Loyet in seventh. Baker was eighth at the stripe, with 15th-starter Jonathan Cornell the final car on the lead lap in ninth. Kyle Bellm completed the top ten.
Loyet, Boston, Gossel and Dover each picked up $500 bonuses for winning their respective heat races, with Cornell surviving near disaster with Bellm at the drop of the green flag to win the “B” Main.
Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest versus Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from U.S. 36 Raceway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 05-Brad Loyet, 2. 1j-Bronson Maeschen, 3. 0-Jeff Osborn, 4. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 5. 86-Kyle Bellm, 6. 09-Josh Stephens, 7. 11-Chad Corken. DNS: 3-Mark Shirshekan.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4-Jordan Boston, 2. 3z-Zach Davis, 3. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 4. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 5. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 6. 23F-Matt Fox, 7. 17-Gage Dorr, 8. 10-Mike Trent.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 2. 9m-Cody Baker, 3. 38-Wayne Johnson, 4. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 5. 14-Randy Martin, 6. 76-Jay Russell, 7. 165-Haley Arnold.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 33-Danny Lasoski, 3. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher, 4. 21-Brian Brown, 5. 92j-J.R. Topper, 6. 1-Ty Williams, 7. 11c-Dakota Carroll.
“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 86-Kyle Bellm, 3. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 4. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 5. 92j-J.R. Topper, 6. 14-Randy Martin, 7. 76-Jay Russell, 8. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 9. 09-Josh Stephens, 10. 1-Ty Williams, 11. 17-Gage Dorr, 12. 23f-Matt Fox, 13. 165-Haley Arnold, 14. 11-Chad Corken, 15. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 16. 10-Mike Trent.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 38-Wayne Johnson, 2. 53-Jack Dover, 3. 1j-Bronson Maeschen, 4. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 5. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 6. 33-Danny Lasoski, 7. 05-Brad Loyet, 8. 9m-Cody Baker, 9. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 10. 86-Kyle Bellm, 11. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 12. 14-Randy Martin, 13. 3z-Zach Davis, 14. 21-Brian Brown, 15. 0-Jeff Osborn, 16. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher, 17. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 18. 2a-Randy Hibbs, 19. 92j-J.R. Topper, 20. 4-Jordan Boston.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Brad Loyet 419, 2. Mark Shirshekan 385, 3. Randy Martin 375, 4. Kyle Bellm 355, 5. Jonathan Cornell 344, 6. Austin Alumbaugh 334, 7. Josh Stephens 320, 8. Cody Baker 319, 9. Danny Lasoski 300, 10. Tyler Blank 255.
Martin Tops ASCS Warriors at Double X!
Lonnie Wheatley, CALIFORNIA, Mo. (May 29, 2011) – The winningest driver in its series history, Randy Martin picked off his first Warrior win under the ASCS banner by racing to victory lane in Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior main event at Double X Speedway.
The hometown driver and four-time Warrior champ took command on the fifth round and led the rest of the way aboard the Roush/Yates Ford-powered Diamond Pet Foods No. 14 J&J for his 42nd career Warrior win before a capacity crowd.
While Martin took the victory, the fast-closing duo of runner-up Brad Loyet and third-place Mark Shirshekan escaped the night tied atop the point charts after flip-flopping podium finishes from the April 9 season opener at LA Raceway.
With Martin starting the feature inside the second row, it was front row outside starter Russ Hall outgunning polesitter Austin Alumbaugh for the point at the drop of the green flag. Wading through three caution flags in the initial four circuits, Hall held the point until Martin rallied by on the top side of turns one and two to take command on the fifth round.
While Martin slipped away from Hall and Kyle Bellm, who took third from Alumbaugh on the fourth round, 10th-starter Shirshekan and 11th-starter Loyet were on the move, cracking the top five by the tenth circuit.
As Martin worked traffic, Shirshekan and Loyet worked past Bellm for third and fourth by the 12th round and then both climbed another position by disposing of Hall on successive laps 17 and 18. Two laps later, one final caution flew when sixth-running Alumbaugh spun in turn two to set up a six-lap dash to the stripe.
With a pair of lapped cars between himself and his pursuers, Martin opened just enough ground to seal the deal. Loyet took the runner-up slot away from Shirshekan on the 22nd round and was closing in on the leader only to run out of laps.
Shirshekan claimed the show position, with Hall and ninth-starter Tyler Blank rounding out the top five. Bellm was sixth, with Cody Baker, Jonathan Cornell, T.J. Muths and Lanny Carpenter completing the top ten.
Cornell, Bryan Grimes, Martin and Baker topped heat race action for the 28-car field, with Tyler Utz nursing an ailing engine home to win the “B” Main. Loyet led the initial two circuits of the night’s third heat until he was turned around in turn three by eventual winner Martin. Loyet rebounded for third in the heat to salvage a sixth-row starting position.
Tyler Elliott got upside down entering turn three on the opening lap of the “B” Main. He was uninjured.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from Double X Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 45c-Russ Hall, 3. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 4. 75-Tyler Blank, 5. 26-Rafe Essary, 6. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 7. 48-David Brown.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 6-Bryan Grimes, 2. 4-Evan Martin, 3. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 4. 3v-Tyler Utz, 5. 11-Chad Corken, 6. 9c-Tony Crank. DNS: 775-Josh Fisher.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 14-Randy Martin, 2. 86-Kyle Bellm, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 94-Joey Potter, 5. 5-Matt Close, 6. 49-Tyler Elliott. DNS: 1x-Brad Ryun.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 9m-Cody Baker, 2. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 3. 65-T.J. Muths, 4. 7j-J.D. Black, 5. 09-Josh Stephens, 6. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 7. 8-Jeff Wingate.
“B” Main (10 Laps): 1. 3v-Tyler Utz, 2. 11-Chad Corken, 3. 09-Josh Stephens, 4. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 5. 9c-Tony Crank, 6. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 7. 1x-Brad Ryun, 8. 48-David Brown, 9. 5-Matt Close, 10. 49-Tyler Elliott. DNS: 8-Jeff Wingate, 775-Josh Fisher.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Randy Martin, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 4. 45c-Russ Hall, 5. 75-Tyler Blank, 6. 86-Kyle Bellm, 7. 9m-Cody Baker, 8. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 9. 65-T.J. Muths, 10. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 11. 26-Rafe Essary, 12. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 13. 09-Josh Stephens, 14. 94-Joey Potter, 15. 11-Chad Corken, 16. 7j-J.D. Black, 17. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 18. 6-Bryan Grimes, 19. 4-Evan Martin, 20. 3v-Tyler Utz.
The Dude Does It in Inaugural ASCS Warrior Card at LA!
Lonnie Wheatley, LA MONTE, Mo. (April 9, 2011) – Danny Lasoski left little room for doubt by wiring the field to win Saturday night’s inaugural Warrior feature event under the ASCS banner atop the 3/8-mile LA Raceway clay oval.
After a convincing heat race win, “The Dude” pulled the one pill in the redraw. That was all the help he needed, as he gunned into the lead at the outset and paced all 25 circuits to secure the season-opening Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region win on his son’s birthday less than an hour from his Higginsville, MO, home.
“It’s pretty cool to be here on my son’s 13th birthday and to be able to spend it with him is priceless to me,” Lasoski explained. “And winning the race with my father, it’s really special.”
Outgunning Tyler Blank for the point at the drop of the green, Lasoski kept the Kistler-powered Creason Pipeline Service/Michael Ross Foundation No. 33 Eagle out front throughout despite several cautions that interrupted the pace.
Third-starter Mark Shirshekan took second away from Blank on the opening circuit and tried to keep pace, however was unable to mount a serious challenge as Lasoski put some lapped cars in between them by the time a caution flew after twelve laps for Jeffrey Newell, who slipped off the top of turn three.
Shirshekan ultimately settled for a career-best ASCS finish of second, while midget ace Brad Loyet earned a podium finish by claiming third in his ASCS debut. Running fifth at the midway point, Loyet disposed of Blank for fourth by the time Bryan Grimes slipped off the track in turn four with 14 laps in the books and then snared third in the final circuits when third-runner Randy Martin pulled pitside with engine woes.
Blank settled for fourth, with Dustin Barks rounding out the top five. Austin Alumbaugh was sixth, with Rusty Potter, Evan Martin, Matt Covington and 19th-starter Josh Stephens completing the top ten.
The race’s first caution flew after two laps for Josh Fisher’s turn two spin after starting fourth. Following the yellow flags for Newell and Grimes, the yellow lights flickered again after 15 laps when 15th-starter Covington spun in turn two after contact while battling for eighth and collected Fisher. Fisher was done while Covington rejoined the chase. Jonathan Cornell’s top wing suffered heavy damage in the incident and shredded on the restart to bring out a final caution.
Alumbaugh, Potter, Blank, Lasoski and Shirshekan topped heat race action for the 41-car field, with Stephens and Kyle Bellm wining the “B” Mains.
Cody Baker entered the record books as the first flip victim in ASCS Warrior Region action when he got upside down entering turn one in the night’s fifth and final heat race. Baker returned for “B” Main action but was unable to make the transfer.
Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Results from LA Raceway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 2. 14-Randy Martin, 3. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 4. 26-Rafe Essary, 5. 21-Eric Todd, 6. 93-Taylor Walton, 7. 24-Lanny Carpenter. DNS: 14T-Andrew Turley, 7-Lance Fassbender.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 3p-Rusty Potter, 2. 22-Dustin Barks, 3. 95-Matt Covington, 4. 6-Bryan Grimes, 5. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 6. 88-J. Kinder, 7. 5-Matt Close, 8. 12c-Faron Crank.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 75-Tyler Blank, 2. 72-Curtis Boyer, 3. 86x-Josh Fisher, 4. 86-Kyle Bellm, 5. 76-Jay Russell, 6. 48-Ryan Schlender, 7. 51-Terry Lindsey. DNS: 4j-Jon Corbin.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 33L-Danny Lasoski, 2. 4-Evan Martin, 3. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 4. 29-Rusty Quick, 5. 23F-Matt Fox, 6. 09-Josh Stephens, 7. 165-Haley Arnold, 8. 7j-J.D. Black.
Fifth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 2. 05-Brad Loyet, 3. 21h-Terry Hinck, 4. 10-Mike Trent, 5. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 6. 43-Frank Brown, 7. 9m-Cody Baker, 8. 11c-Dakota Carroll
First “B” Main (10 Laps): 1. 09-Josh Stephens, 2. 29-Rusty Quick, 3. 17-Kyle Carpenter, 4. 88-J. Kinder, 5. 21h-Terry Hinck, 6. 5m-Miranda Arnold, 7. 5-Matt Close, 8. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 9. 165-Haley Arnold, 10. 51-Terry Lindsey. DNS: 43-Frank Brown, 7-Lance Fassbender, 4j-Jon Corbin.
Second “B” Main (10 Laps): 1. 86-Kyle Bellm, 2. 11-Jeffrey Newell, 3. 21-Eric Todd, 4. 76-Jay Russell, 5. 23f-Matt Fox, 6. 24-Lanny Carpenter, 7. 9m-Cody Baker, 8. 7j-J.D. Black, 9. 93-Taylor Walton, 10. 12c-Faron Crank, 11. 48-Ryan Schlender. DNS: 14T-Andrew Turley.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 33L-Danny Lasoski, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 05-Brad Loyet, 4. 75-Tyler Blank, 5. 22-Dustin Barks, 6. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 7. 3p-Rusty Potter, 8. 4-Evan Martin, 9. 95-Matt Covington, 10. 09-Josh Stephens, 11. 86-Kyle Bellm, 12. 14-Randy Martin, 13. 72-Curtis Boyer, 14. 10-Mike Trent, 15. 26-Rafe Essary, 16. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 17. 86x-Josh Fisher, 18. 29-Rusty Quick, 19. 6-Bryan Grimes, 20. 11-Jeffrey Newell.
ASCS Warriors debut this Saturday
by Lonnie Wheatley
There’s no better place to start than LA, which is exactly where the American Sprint Car Series Warrior Region will present its inaugural event this Saturday night.
The slightly-banked, 3/8-mile LA Raceway clay oval in La Monte, MO, will be the site of the first ASCS Warrior event this Saturday night. The ASCS Warrior Region is a continuation of the former Winged Outlaw Warriors, which was acquired upon the completion of last season after eleven years of sanctioning Sprint Car racing events in and around Missouri.
Saturday’s card marks the first of 15 scheduled events for the ASCS Warriors at nine different tracks throughout Missouri and into neighboring areas of Illinois and Kansas. It is also currently the lone scheduled stop of the year at LA Raceway.
While Eric Todd reigns as defending Warrior champion, four-time series champion Randy Martin of California, MO, has authored much of the Warrior history book with 41 career wins atop the charts. Brian Brown is next in career Warrior wins at 35, with Bobby Hawks and 2009 champion Josh Fisher the only others in double digits at ten wins apiece.
While Saturday’s action will mark the first of the year for many, several Missouri shoes have already broken the 2011 ice with Danny Lasoski, Brian Brown and Warrior title hopeful Kyle Bellm among the Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals top ten versus the Lucas Oil ASCS National forces.
Several others expected for Saturday night have also turned some early season laps including Jonathan Cornell and sisters Haley and Miranda Arnold. Midget convert Brad Loyet posted a top-ten in weekly West Memphis action to tune up for the Warrior opener, while Oklahoma’s Jeffrey Newell looks to add the Warrior opener to early 2011 Gulf South, Lone Star and National action.
Saturday’s action at LA Raceway is set to go green at 7:30 p.m.
LA Raceway is located near La Monte, MO, 3.5 miles west of SR 127 on Hwy Y. For more information, contact the track at 660-563-9878.
The 2011 season marks the 20th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.
Speedway Motors to Sponsor Warrior Region
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 6, 2011) – Noted as ‘America’s Oldest Speed Shop’, Speedway Motors has joined forces with the American Sprint Car Series as title sponsor of both the ASCS Midwest and ASCS Warrior Regions.
“We’re pleased to be partnered with Speedway Motors on a pair of our Regions,” commented ASCS president and founder Emmett Hahn. “So highly respected in the industry, Speedway is just a natural fit with the Midwest and Warrior Regions.”
Speedway Motors was founded in 1952 by “Speedy” Bill Smith, growing from a one-man operation to become the world’s largest manufacturer, distributor and retailer of street rod and racing products.
Speedway’s size offers customers unmatched product selection and low pricing, while its technical support and customer service have made it a recognized leader in the rodding and racing industries.
Both Speedway Motors ASCS Regional tours kick off their respective seasons this weekend, with the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region taking to Greenwood, Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway for a pair of $3,000 to win events on Friday and Saturday and the ASCS Warrior Region at La Monte, Missouri’s LA Raceway on Saturday night.
The Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region is currently set for 15 nights of action at nine different tracks throughout Missouri and into neighboring portions of Illinois and Kansas.
The Midwest and Warrior Regions will cross paths on three occasions this season, with each showdown at Cameron, Missouri’s U.S. 36 Raceway.
