Reutzel earns Wren Memorial victory

Bryan Hulbert - WILLIS, Texas (April 20, 2013) Aaron Reutzel raced to his second victory of the season with the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region, wiring the field in the 2nd annual Nolan Wren Memorial at the Gator Motorplex.

Christopher Bell claimed the runner up spot followed by Jason Johnson, Sean McClelland, and Scottie McDonald in the top five. Tommy Bryant followed by Johnny Herrera, Kolt Walker, Ray Allen Kulhanek, and Claude Estes made up the top ten.

The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region returns to competition on Friday, May 3 with the Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region.

Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region
Gator Motorplex - Willis, Texas
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Car Count: 37

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson; 2. 88-Scottie McDonald; 3. 51-Beau Smith; 4. 24-Brandie Jass; 5. 99-Shawn Petersen; 6. 19X-Tyler King; DNF 25M-Michael McNeil; DNS 17-Bruce Griffith Jr

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Christopher Bell; 2. 1-Sean McClelland; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera; 4. 71-Channin Tankersley; 5. 66-J.J. Simmons; 6. 74E-Claud Estes III; 7. 31-Brandon Berryman; 8. 69-Larry Howery

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 45K-Kolt Walker; 2. 85-Tommy Bryant; 3. 18-Tony Bruce Jr; 4. 19-Klint Angelette; 5. 26S-Howard Moore; 6. 2-Wes Miller; DNF 02-Harry Yerrington

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 2. 17W-Cole Wood; 3. 12-Scott Smith; 4. 14-Martin Edwards; 5. 7-Kent Lewis Sr; 6. 5X-Tyson Hall; 7. 224-John Carney II

Heat 5: 1. 1-Randy Allen; 2. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 3. 10-George White; 4. 15T-Travis Elliott; 5. 52-Roger Oakes; 6. 6-Ryan Beechler; DNF 7W-Dustin Welch

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 74E-Claud Estes III; 2. 10-George White; 3. 26S-Howard Moore; 4. 31-Brandon Berryman; 5. 19-Klint Angelette; 6. 224-John Carney II; 7. 2-Wes Miller; 8. 99-Shawn Petersen; 9. 7-Kent Lewis Sr; 10. 02-Harry Yerrington; 11. 24-Brandie Jass; DNS 17-Bruce Griffith Jr

B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 12-Scott Smith; 2. 15T-Travis Elliott; 3. 71-Channin Tankersley; 4. 19X-Tyler King; 5. 6-Ryan Beechler; 6. 5X-Tyson Hall; 7. 66-J.J. Simmons; 8. 69-Larry Howery; 9. 25M-Michael McNeil; 10. 52-Roger Oakes; DNF 7W-Dustin Welch

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 2. 17-Christopher Bell; 3. 41-Jason Johnson; 4. 1-Sean McClelland; 5. 88-Scottie McDonald; 6. 85-Tommy Bryant; 7. 45X-Johnny Herrera; 8. 45K-Kolt Walker; 9. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 10. 74E-Claud Estes III; 11. 18-Tony Bruce Jr; 12. 17W-Cole Wood; 13. 71-Channin Tankersley; 14. 14-Martin Edwards; 15. 51-Beau Smith; 16. 15T-Travis Elliott; 17. 26S-Howard Moore; 18. 10-George White; DNF 12-Scott Smith; DNF 1-Randy Allen
Lap Leaders: Aaron Reutzel (1-25)


Springfield showdown goes to Cornell

Bryan Hulbert - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (April 20, 2013) Jonathan Cornell finished his 2012 season with a victory at the Springfield Raceway with the Speedway Motors Warrior and American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Regions. Returning with the regional combination on Saturday, April 20, Cornell topped the regional showdown, driving the Kiowa Line Builders No. 28 to his first triumph of the 2013 season.
Pulling the third starting spot of the night’s 25 lap feature event, Cornell chased early leader Brandon Hahn into slower traffic before Hahn tripped the ever thinning cushion in turn three; falling off the track then returning atop turn four, under power, on Lap 9.

With Logan Forler to his back bumper, Cornell stuck to the cushion on the restart. Approaching the tail of the field on Lap 15, Forler began closing the distance to a pair of car lengths only to see the caution again fly for Hahn after contact with the front straight wall on the nineteenth circuit.

The final six laps saw Cornell pull to nearly a straight-a-way when the checkered flag fell. Logan Forler posted his second runner up spot of the weekend with Danny Wood completing the podium. Swapping lines again, and again on the restart Blake Hahn edged Brian Brown for fourth with Brown crossing fifth.
Coming out the night’s first B-Main, Harli White charged from seventeenth to sixth followed by Seth Bergman from sixteenth. Randy Martin, Jay Russell, and Matt Ward made up the drivers in the top ten.
The Speedway Motors Warrior Region returns to competition on May 4 at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

Speedway Motors Warrior Region / American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region
Springfield Raceway - Springfield, Mo.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Car count: 40

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Brandon Hahn; 2. 21-Brian Brown; 3. 38-Cody Baker; 4. 17W-Harli White; 5. 39-Andy Shouse; 6. 48-Jake Martens; 7. 75-Tyler Blank; 8. 6-Bryan Grimes

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Danny Wood; 2. 14Z-Zach Pringle; 3. 76-Jay Russell; 4. 95-Matt Covington; 5. 23-Seth Bergman; 6. 17G-Cody Gardner; 7. 85-Forrest Sutherland; 8. 14T-Andrew Turley

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11W-Wyatt Burks; 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell; 3. 4AM-Mike Goodman; 4. 14-Randy Martin; 5. 14T-Andrew Turley; 6. 22B-Dustin Barks; 7. 8-Shane Pace; 8. 32X-Robert Richardson; DNF 5-Joe Bob Lee

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn; 2. 92J-J.R. Topper; 3. 51-Matt Ward; 4. 04-Brad Graham; 5. 29Q-Rusty Quick; 6. 22-Koby Barksdale; 7. 9-Casey Baker; 8. 22K-Kevin Barksdale

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler; 2. 31G-Johnny Gardner; 3. 94L-Layne Himebaugh; 4. 57-Kyle Chady; 5. 97-Kevin Cummings; 6. 86X-Josh Fisher; DNS 21X-Taylor Velasquez; DNS 77-Kevin Whitworth
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 76-Jay Russell; 2. 17W-Harli White; 3. 48-Jake Martens; 4. 6-Bryan Grimes; 5. 29Q-Rusty Quick; 6. 32X-Robert Richardson; 7. 85-Forrest Sutherland; 8. 97-Kevin Cummings; 9. 14T-Andrew Turley; DNF 38-Cody Baker; DNF 86X-Josh Fisher; DNF 31G-Johnny Gardner; DNS 21X-Taylor Velasquez

B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman; 2. 95-Matt Covington; 3. 17G-Cody Gardner; 4. 75-Tyler Blank; 5. 22B-Dustin Barks; 6. 57-Kyle Chady; 7. 39-Andy Shouse; 8. 22-Koby Barksdale; 9. 22K-Kevin Barksdale; DNF 8-Shane Pace; DNF 9-Casey Baker; DNS 5-Joe Bob Lee; DNS 77-Kevin Whitworth

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell; 2. 2L-Logan Forler; 3. 81-Danny Wood; 4. 52-Blake Hahn; 5. 21-Brian Brown; 6. 17W-Harli White; 7. 23-Seth Bergman; 8. 14-Randy Martin; 9. 76-Jay Russell; 10. 51-Matt Ward; 11. 94L-Layne Himebaugh; 12. 14Z-Zach Pringle; 13. 4AM-Mike Goodman; 14. 95-Matt Covington; 15. 48-Jake Martens; 16. 11W-Wyatt Burks; DNF 29-Brandon Hahn; DNF 17G-Cody Gardner; DNF 8-Shane Pace; DNF 04-Brad Graham

Lap Leaders: Brandon Hahn (1-9), Jonathan Cornell (10-25)