Seth Bergman tops ASCS Sooner at West Siloam

WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. (April 18, 2014) - Seth Bergman picked up his second ASCS Regional victory of the season, this time at the West Siloam Speedway in West Siloam Springs, Okla., and for the second straight year topped the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region's season opening event.

Drawing the pole for the night $2,000 to win event, Bergman rode second to Morgan Turpen, who jumped to the lead from the outside of the front row.

An extended red on Lap 16 gave Bergman the chance to tweak his Oil Field Equipment and Manufacturing No. 23, and was able to roll to the center line of the West Siloam Speedway on the restart to claim the lead.

Morgan Turpen held on for second with Dustin Morgan making a late race charge to third with a last corner pass on Mike Goodman. Terry Gray completed the top five.

Alex DeCamp crossed sixth with Arkansas's Zach Pringle seventh. Kyle Clark advanced to eighth from twelfth followed by Matt Ward, who was the night's hard charger, moving up nine spots to finish ninth. Kyle Chady rounded out the top ten.

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region returns to competition on Saturday, April 19 along with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo. For more information on the American Sprint Car Series, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.

American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region
West Siloam Speedway - West Siloam Springs, Okla.
Friday, April 18, 2014

Car Count: 21

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10M-Morgan Turpen; 2. 10-Terry Gray; 3. 14Z-Zach Pringle; 4. 57-Kyle Chady; 5. 14K-Kyle Bellm; 6. 51-Matt Ward; 7. 35-Rick Wright Jr

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Dustin Morgan; 2. 84-Alex DeCamp; 3. 23-Seth Bergman; 4. 11AM-Mike Goodman; 5. 9$-Kyle Clark; 6. 8M-Kade Morton; 7. 04-Brad Graham

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 31-Casey Wills; 2. 3H-Brandon Hanks; 3. 13-Taylor Tidmore; 4. 8-Alex Sewell; 5. 29-Brandon Hahn; 6. 7M-Chance Morton; 7. 18K-Rob Hooper

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 2. 10M-Morgan Turpen[2]; 3. 93-Dustin Morgan[8]; 4. 11AM-Mike Goodman[10]; 5. 10-Terry Gray[4]; 6. 84-Alex DeCamp[3]; 7. 14Z-Zach Pringle[7]; 8. 9$-Kyle Clark[12]; 9. 51-Matt Ward[18]; 10. 57-Kyle Chady[13]; 11. 8M-Kade Morton[17]; 12. 35-Rick Wright Jr[19]; 13. 7M-Chance Morton[16]; 14. 04-Brad Graham[20]; 15. 18K-Rob Hooper[21]; 16. (DNF) 13-Taylor Tidmore[9]; 17. (DNF) 31-Casey Wills[6]; 18. (DNF) 14K-Kyle Bellm[15]; 19. (DNF) 8-Alex Sewell[11]; 20. (DNF) 29-Brandon Hahn[14]; 21. (DNF) 3H-Brandon Hanks[5]

Lap Leader(s): Morgan Turpen 1-16, Seth Bergman 17-25


Blake Hahn captures the Heart O' Texas with Gulf South Triumph

WACO, Texas (April 18, 2014) - A packed house had hearts pounding on Saturday night as Blake Hahn captured his first ASCS triumph of the season, taking the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Regional victory at the Heart O' Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas.

Getting the victory in slower traffic, Hahn edged out Brandon Berryman in his first night back behind the wheel in almost a year after being fitted with a Pacemaker in 2013.

Gridding the Old School Racing No. 17 third, Hahn and company gave chase to Justin Melton the first sixteen laps with Berryman charging from sixth to take the lead on Lap 17. Hahn, who nearly went upside down on Lap 15 was able to work past Berryman on Lap 22, leading the following lap with the Baytown Ford No. 31 reclaiming the lead at the white flag.

With slower cars stacked ahead of the leaders entering turn one, Berryman committed to the bottom, just as the high line cleared for Hahn to sail by for the race win.

Brandon Berryman crossed a close second with Aaron Reutzel overcoming a failed engine in his Heat Race to shred from eighteenth to the final podium step. Justin Melton slipped to fourth with Kevin Ramey completing the top five.

Channin Tankersley, Chris Sweeney, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Zane Lawrence, and Jon Pate made up the top ten.

The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region returns to the Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas on Saturday, April 19 for the third annual Nolan Wren Memorial. Aaron Reutzel in the defending champion of the event. For more information on the American Sprint Car Series, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.

Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region
Heart O' Texas Speedway - Waco, Texas
Friday, April 18, 2014

Car Count: 19

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-John Pate; 2. 17T-Larry Howery; 3. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 4. 93-Chris Sweeney; 5. 11-Channin Tankersley; 6. 21-Michele Melton; 7. 5X-Tyson Hall

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 31-Brandon Berryman; 2. 76-Zane Lawrence; 3. 28-Tommy Bryant; 4. 24-Brandie Jass; 5. (DNF) 74E-Claud Estes III; 6. (DNF) 12-Scott Smith

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Blake Hahn; 2. 11X-Justin Melton; 3. 19-Klint Angelette; 4. 1A-Kevin Ramey; 5. 29-Mike Walling; 6. (DNF) 87-Aaron Reutzel

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 17-Blake Hahn[3]; 2. 31-Brandon Berryman[6]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[18]; 4. 11X-Justin Melton[1]; 5. 1A-Kevin Ramey[9]; 6. 11-Channin Tankersley[13]; 7. 93-Chris Sweeney[2]; 8. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek[10]; 9. 76-Zane Lawrence[5]; 10. 36-John Pate[7]; 11. 74E-Claud Estes III[15]; 12. 29-Mike Walling[14]; 13. 17T-Larry Howery[8]; 14. 5X-Tyson Hall[19]; 15. 24-Brandie Jass[12]; 16. (DNF) 28-Tommy Bryant[4]; 17. (DNF) 19-Klint Angelette[11]; 18. (DNF) 21-Michele Melton[17]; DNS 12-Scott Smith

Lap Leader(s): Justin Melton 1-16; Brandon Berryman 17-21, 24; Blake Hahn 22, 23, 25