Forler dominates Gulf South at Battleground

Bryan Hulbert - HIGHLANDS, Texas (May 4, 2013) Logan Forler had the field covered at the Battleground Speedway, leading every lap of Saturday’s A-Feature at the high banked Highlands oval with the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region.

Taking off from the front row, Forler crossed the stripe nearly a straight-a-way ahead of Ray Allen Kulhanek with Friday night’s winner Johnny Herrera third. Tony Bruce, Jr. who earned Hard Charger of the night climbed from fourteenth to fourth with Aaron Reutzel, from eleventh, to complete the top five.
Josh Baughman earned sixth with Travis Elliot, Brandon Berryman, Tommy Bryant, and Klint Angelette making up the top ten.

Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region
Battleground Speedway - Highlands, Texas
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Car Count: 24
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 2. 17X-Josh Baughman; 3. 31-Brandon Berryman; 4. 19-Klint Angelette; 5. 25M-Michael McNeil; 6. 17T-Bruce Griffith Jr; 7. 52-Roger Oakes; DNF 66-J.J. Simmons
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Kyle Sager; 2. 2-Wes Miller; 3. 71-Channin Tankersley; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 5. 4X-Shawn Petersen; 6. 69-Larry Howery; 7. 24-Brandie Jass; 8. 02-Harry Yerrington
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler; 2. 51-Beau Smith; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera; 4. 18-Tony Bruce Jr; 5. 15T-Travis Elliott; 6. 28-Tommy Bryant; 7. 17-Blake Hahn; 8. 92-Tony Russell

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler; 2. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera; 4. 18-Tony Bruce Jr; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 6. 17X-Josh Baughman; 7. 15T-Travis Elliott; 8. 31-Brandon Berryman; 9. 28-Tommy Bryant; 10. 19-Klint Angelette; 11. 2-Wes Miller; 12. 25M-Michael McNeil; 13. 24-Brandie Jass; 14. 51-Beau Smith; 15. 17-Blake Hahn; 16. 66-J.J. Simmons; 17. 4X-Shawn Petersen; 18. 71-Channin Tankersley; 19. 17T-Bruce Griffith Jr; 20. 69-Larry Howery; 21. 02-Harry Yerrington; DNF 52-Roger Oakes; DNF 92-Tony Russell; DNF 21-Kyle Sager

Lap Leader(s): Logan Forler (1-30)

Wofford doubles up at Tucson

Bryan Hulbert - TUCSON, Ariz. (May 4, 2013) For the second straight visit to the Tucson International Raceway, Lorne Wofford walked out with the big check with the Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region.
Drawing the number four spot in the night’s 25 lap feature, Wofford grabbed the lead on Lap 6, surrendered the point on Lap 11 to fellow New Mexico driver Rick Ziehl, then regained the top spot for the final seven rounds in the first annual Fight for Air Race to benefit the American Lung Association and Kindred Hospital of Tucson.

Ziehl was second with Billy Chester, Stevie Sussex, and Kaylene Verville rounding out the top five. Joshua Williams, Ronnie Clark, Darrell Sickles, Glen Brace, and Carson Ditsch completed the top ten.

Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region
Tucson International Raceway - Tucson, Ariz.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Car Count: 18
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Lorne Wofford; 2. 20Z-Rick Ziehl; 3. 57X-Steve Sussex; 4. 41W-Joshua Williams; 5. 90-Lance Norick; DNS 96-Carson Ditsch
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 51-Cody Cambensy; 2. 94-Ronnie Clark; 3. 19-Wes Wofford; 4. 29S-Darrell Sickles; 5. 5A-Michael Curtis; 6. 55-Brent McKee
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22X-Mike Rux Jr; 2. 01-Kaylene Verville; 3. 41C-Billy Chester III; 4. 2B-Ben Gregg; 5. 13-Glen Brace; 6. 56-Don Sink

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 18-Lorne Wofford; 2. 20Z-Rick Ziehl; 3. 41C-Billy Chester III; 4. 57X-Steve Sussex; 5. 01-Kaylene Verville; 6. 41W-Joshua Williams; 7. 94-Ronnie Clark; 8. 29S-Darrell Sickles; 9. 13-Glen Brace; 10. 96-Carson Ditsch; 11. 5A-Michael Curtis; 12. 55-Brent McKee; 13. 22X-Mike Rux Jr; DNF 56-Don Sink; DNF 51-Cody Cambensy; DNF 19-Wes Wofford; DNF 2B-Ben Gregg; DNF 90-Lance Norick
Lap Leader(s): Billy Chester (1-6), Lorne Wofford (7-11) (19-25), Rick Ziehl (12-18)

Goodman holds on for Sooner Region victory

Bryan Hulbert - LAWTON, Okla. (May 4, 2013) Taking the third round of competition of the 2013 season with the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region, Mike Goodman worked into the race lead early and held off a hard charging Danny Wood at the Lawton Speedway.

Challenged in the final laps, Goodman was chased across the line by Wood with Jake Martens third. After a crash on the opening lap sent the No. 23 of Seth Bergman to the tail, the Snohomish, Wash. driver charged back to forth with Alex Sewell completing the top five.

Robert Sellers, Kolt Walker, Wyatt Burks, Matt Covington, and Danny Jennings made up the remainder of the top ten.

American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region
Lawton Speedway - Lawton, Okla.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Car Count - 31
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11W-Wyatt Burks; 2. 03-Joe Wood Jr; 3. 23-Seth Bergman; 4. 17W-Harli White; 5. 2W-Whit Gastineau; 6. 6-Ryan Beechler; 7. 45-Tyler Thomas; DNF 22K-Kevin Barksdale
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Danny Wood; 2. 7S-Robert Sellers; 3. 48-Jake Martens; 4. 4J-John James; 5. 22-Koby Barksdale; 6. 1J-Danny Jennings; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark; DNS 35-Rick Wright Jr
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2K-John Kelly; 2. 15-Shane Sellers; 3. 94L-Layne Himebaugh; 4. 5-Joe Bob Lee; 5. 12W-Dale Wester; 6. 8-Shane Pace; 7. 57-Kyle Chady; DNS 97-Kevin Cummings
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 8X-Alex Sewell; 2. 21-Brandon Jennings; 3. 4AM-Mike Goodman; 4. 95-Matt Covington; 5. 12M-Kolt Walker; 6. 27-Andy Shouse; 7. 10K-Kyle Ezell

B Feature (15 Laps): 1. 2W-Whit Gastineau; 2. 12M-Kolt Walker; 3. 6-Ryan Beechler; 4. 1J-Danny Jennings; 5. 9$-Kyle Clark; 6. 12W-Dale Wester; 7. 22K-Kevin Barksdale; 8. 45-Tyler Thomas; 9. 10K-Kyle Ezell; 10. 8-Shane Pace; DNF 57-Kyle Chady; DNF 22-Koby Barksdale; DNF 27-Andy Shouse; DNS 35-Rick Wright Jr; DNS 97-Kevin Cummings

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 4AM-Mike Goodman; 2. 81-Danny Wood; 3. 48-Jake Martens; 4. 23-Seth Bergman; 5. 8X-Alex Sewell; 6. 7S-Robert Sellers; 7. 12M-Kolt Walker; 8. 11W-Wyatt Burks; 9. 95-Matt Covington; 10. 03-Joe Wood Jr; 11. 1J-Danny Jennings; 12. 5-Joe Bob Lee; 13. 2W-Whit Gastineau; 14. 94L-Layne Himebaugh; 15. 4J-John James; 16. 2K-John Kelly; 17. 15-Shane Sellers; 18. 6-Ryan Beechler; DNF 21-Brandon Jennings; DNF 17W-Harli White

Carney tops ASCS 305's in Amarillo

Bryan Hulbert - AMARILLO, Texas (May 4, 2013) Taking a weekend off from the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region proved to be quite the payday for John Carney II as the El Paso, Texas driver snagged $2,000 at Amarillo’s Route 66 Motor Speedway with the ASCS 305cid Sprint Cars.
Billed as a $1,000 to win show, the winners share ended up getting a boost to $2,000 thanks in part to David Brown’s Sports Center and T-Miller Towing of Amarillo.

Earning the pole for the feature, Carney led the all-important final lap ahead of Larry Neighbors with Derek Drown, Taylor Velasquez, and Jordan Weaver in the top five. Barry Crane, Ty Williams, Preston Peebles, Scott Pace, and Nathan Moore completed the top ten with Peebles earning the AAA Amarillo Glass Hard Charger of the Race, advancing from eighteenth.

ASCS 305cid Sprint Cars
Route 66 Motor Speedway - Amarillo, Texas
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Car Count: 21
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2X-Brandon Williams; 2. 92-Jordan Weaver; 3. 33-Coby Walters; 4. 99S-Chuck Jackson; 5. 16K-Kaden Taylor; 6. 11P-Preston Peebles II; 7. 48-Nathan Moore
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 0C-Leighton Crouch; 2. 74B-Derek Drown; 3. 21X-Taylor Velasquez; 4. 1-Ty Williams; 5. 56-Chris Douglas; 6. 52NM-David Burns; 7. 133-Kris Miller
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 224-John Carney II; 2. 29N-Larry Neighbors; 3. 30C-Barry Crane; 4. 24-Scott Pace; 5. 116-Cory Riley; 6. 13-Ben Brewer; 7. 50-Jerry Higginbotham

A Feature: 1. 224-John Carney II; 2. 29N-Larry Neighbors; 3. 74B-Derek Drown; 4. 21X-Taylor Velasquez; 5. 92-Jordan Weaver; 6. 30C-Barry Crane; 7. 1-Ty Williams; 8. 11P-Preston Peebles II; 9. 24-Scott Pace; 10. 48-Nathan Moore; 11. 52NM-David Burns; 12. 13-Ben Brewer; 13. 2X-Brandon Williams; 14. 116-Cory Riley; 15. 56-Chris Douglas; 16. 33-Coby Walters; 17. 0C-Leighton Crouch; 18. 99S-Chuck Jackson; 19. 16K-Kaden Taylor; 20. 50-Jerry Higginbotham; 21. 133-Kris Miller