Brandon Hanks Triumphs in Impact Signs Open Wheel Showdown at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 7, 2016) For the third time in 2016, Tennessee's Brandon Hanks parked his D&B Farms/Moose Tracks No. 84 in Victory Lane, topping the Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown at the Lucas Oil Speedway.

The co-sanctioned event with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps and the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products, the event drew 38 drivers to the Lucas Oil Speedway.

Brandon's third overall win on the season, the win counts as Hanks' first with the Red River Region, and second with the Warrior Region.


Taking off from the pole, Hanks had to outrun Johnny Herrera for the lead. Not doing so on the initial start, the restart following a four car pileup saw Hanks take off. Giving chase into slower traffic, Herrera's night ended on Lap 6 as Johnny tried to avoid a stalled car, sending the No. 45x flipping into the wall exiting the second turn. Herrera was able to walk away unharmed.


Underway with 8th starting Derek Hagar to his back bumper, Hanks was able to hold off the charge of the No. 9jr as Hagar had to contend with the hard charging No. 17 of Josh Baughman.


Pulling to a nearly four second advantage in the close laps, slower traffic looked like it was going to serve up trouble for Hanks as Hagar and Baughman closed quickly, but laps would run short as Hanks crossed 0.675 seconds ahead of Derek Hagar.


Josh Baughman was third with Wayne Johnson and Zach Daum making up the top-five.

Jack Dover crossed sixth followed by Matt Covington.


Covington was scheduled to start sixth, but an engine change after his Heat Race moved him to the tail of his qualifying group, putting the No. 95 14th on the lineup.


Eighth went to Cody Baker with Jonathan Cornell ninth. Spinning on Lap 2 while running fifth, Blake Hahn came back to finish out the top-ten.


The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products heads back to Texas this coming weekend with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network for the Texas World Dirt Track Championship at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, happening May 13-14, 2016. More information can be found at http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com.


The Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps returns to action on Friday, May 20 at the "Historic Half-Mile" Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia with the Salute to Veterans Night which also includes the BOSS Chassis WAR Sprint Cars. Races begin at 7:00 P.M. (CT).


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Race Results:


ASCS Red River and ASCS Warrior Regions
Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, Mo.
5th annual Impact Signs Open Wheel Showdown
Friday, May 7, 2016


Car Count: 38


Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar; 2. 38-Cody Baker; 3. 34-Corey Nelson; 4. 4-Evan Martin; 5. 2-Mickey Walker; 6. 24-Ricky Stangl; 7. 48-Miles Paulus; 8. 05M-Charles McManus


Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover; 2. 52-Blake Hahn; 3. 95-Matt Covington; 4. 86-Tyler Thomas; 5. 1A-Adam Jones; 6. 81A-Chris Morgan; 7. 93-Taylor Walton; 8. 49B-Ben Brown


Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 45X-Johnny Herrera; 2. 84-Brandon Hanks; 3. 14-Randy Martin; 4. 26M-Fred Mattox; 5. 20G-Jake Greider; 6. 44-Jared Sewell; 7. (DNF) 7L-Lee Lengel; 8. (DNF) 69-Glen Passmore Jr


Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 5D-Zach Daum; 2. 17-Josh Baughman; 3. 33-Austin Alumbaugh; 4. 76-Jay Russell; 5. 3Z-Zach Davis; 6. 9M-Tyler Blank; 7. (DNF) 27-Danny Thoman


Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson; 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell; 3. 14K-Kyle Bellm; 4. 27K-Tucker Klaasmeyer; 5. 7M-Chance Morton; 6. 8-Lanny Carpenter; 7. (DNF) 8M-Kade Morton


B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 14K-Kyle Bellm[3]; 2. 14-Randy Martin[2]; 3. 86-Tyler Thomas[1]; 4. 3Z-Zach Davis[4]; 5. 27K-Tucker Klaasmeyer[6]; 6. 48-Miles Paulus[8]; 7. 49B-Ben Brown[9]; 8. (DNF) 9M-Tyler Blank[7]; 9. (DNF) 24-Ricky Stangl[5]; DNS 1A-Adam Jones; DNS 7L-Lee Lengel; DNS 27-Danny Thoman


B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 33-Austin Alumbaugh[2]; 2. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 3. 81A-Chris Morgan[5]; 4. 2-Mickey Walker[6]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 6. 20G-Jake Greider[1]; 7. 93-Taylor Walton[10]; 8. 44-Jared Sewell[7]; 9. 05M-Charles McManus[11]; 10. (DNF) 26M-Fred Mattox[4]; 11. (DNF) 8-Lanny Carpenter[8]; DNS 69-Glen Passmore Jr


A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 84-Brandon Hanks[1]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar[8]; 3. 17-Josh Baughman[6]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 5. 5D-Zach Daum[3]; 6. 53-Jack Dover[4]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[14]; 8. 38-Cody Baker[10]; 9. 28-Jonathan Cornell[9]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 11. 76-Jay Russell[11]; 12. 81A-Chris Morgan[20]; 13. 34-Corey Nelson[13]; 14. 86-Tyler Thomas[19]; 15. (DNF) 7M-Chance Morton[18]; 16. (DNF) 4-Evan Martin[12]; 17. (DNF) 45X-Johnny Herrera[2]; 18. (DNF) 14K-Kyle Bellm[15]; 19. (DNF) 33-Austin Alumbaugh[16]; 20. (DNF) 14-Randy Martin[17]

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Channin Tankersley Sweeps ASCS Gulf South Weekend with GTRP Victory

BEAUMONT, Texas (May 7, 2016) One win deserves another as Channin Tankersley parked the G3 Boats No. 14 in Victory Lane for the second time in as many nights with the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Southern Trailer Works; topping action at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas.
The win also netted Channin an extra $1,000 for the weekend sweep thanks to Challenger Drilling and Cooper Motorsports.


Channin's 16th career ASCS Gulf South win, Tankersley was chased to the line by Aaron Reutzel, who led the first 23 rounds.

However, Aaron was disqualified for actions taken against another driver on the track following the checkered flag that were deemed to be unsportsmanlike conduct. Further action from the American Sprint Car Series is currently under review.

With the disqualification, that moved John Carney II to the runner-up spot with Jacob Lucas credited with third. Seth Bergman was fourth with Ray Allen Kulhanek completing the top-five. J.J. Simmons, Zane Lawrence, Travis Ellott, Dustin Gates, and Michael McNeil made up the top-ten.

The Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Southern Trailer Works goes at it again with the 14th annual Memorial Day Classic, happening May 27-29 with stops at the RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas on Friday, May 29 followed by the Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Saturday, May 28, and finally the Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Sunday, May 29.

For continued updates on the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Southern Trailer Works, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.

Race Results:


ASCS Gulf South Region
Golden Triangle Raceway Park
Saturday, May 7, 2016

Car Count: 24

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman; 2. 66-J.J. Simmons; 3. 17-Travis Elliott; 4. 76-Zane Lawrence; 5. 5-Jimmy Brooks; 6. 02-Harry Yerrington

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4J-John Carney II; 2. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 3. 29-Travis Rilat; 4. 6-Dustin Gates; 5. 48-Cody Stacy; 6. (DNF) 72-Richard Jones

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Aaron Reutzel; 2. 15T-Michael McNeil; 3. 8-Bruce Crockett; 4. 5L-Cassidy Lejeune; 5. 7-Derek Begnaud; 6. 11-Jerry Cox

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Tommy Bryant; 2. 57-Jacob Lucas; 3. 14-Channin Tankersley; 4. 17W-Harli White; 5. 28H-Mark Harris; 6. 1A-Randy Allen

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White[2]; 2. 6-Dustin Gates[1]; 3. 28H-Mark Harris[6]; 4. 1A-Randy Allen[9]; 5. 7-Derek Begnaud[5]; 6. 5-Jimmy Brooks[3]; 7. (DNF) 02-Harry Yerrington[8]; 8. (DNF) 11-Jerry Cox[7]; 9. (DNF) 48-Cody Stacy[4]; DNS 72-Richard Jones


A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Channin Tankersley[9]; 2. 4J-John Carney II[6]; 3. 57-Jacob Lucas[3]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman[7]; 5. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek[5]; 6. 66-J.J. Simmons[10]; 7. 76-Zane Lawrence[12]; 8. 17-Travis Elliott[11]; 9. 6-Dustin Gates[15]; 10. 15T-Michael McNeil[1]; 11. 8-Bruce Crockett[14]; 12. 5L-Cassidy Lejeune[13]; 13. 28H-Mark Harris[20]; 14. 7-Derek Begnaud[19]; 15. 1A-Randy Allen[18]; 16. 29-Travis Rilat[4]; 17. (DNF) 17W-Harli White[16]; 18. (DNF) 5-Jimmy Brooks[17]; 19. (DNF) 28-Tommy Bryant[8]; DQ. 88-Aaron Reutzel[2]