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Covington Claims HOT ASCS Regional Showdown Win!

Covington Claims HOT ASCS Regional Showdown Win!

7/30/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, WACO, Texas (July 29, 2011) – Glenpool, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington scored one for The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star ranks by topping Friday night’s 25-lap main event pitting the Lone Star Region versus the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. The current ASCS Lone Star points leader assumed the point on the 12th round and went on to post his second Regional triumph of the year aboard Dennis Marshala’s Wesmar-powered Oilfield Equipment &...more
Wayne Johnson Takes Bullring Nationals Prelim for

Wayne Johnson Takes Bullring Nationals Prelim for...

7/30/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PLACERVILLE, Cal. (July 29, 2011) – It had been more than 20 years since a premier National touring Sprint Car series had taken to Placerville Speedway at California’s El Dorado County Fairgrounds. That changed when the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series took to the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval on Friday night, and the fans didn’t leave disappointed as Wayne Johnson raced to his first ASCS National win of the year aboard Bryan Sundby’s Parker-powered No....more
Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Honors at Abilene!

Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Honors at Abilene!

7/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ABILENE, Texas (July 23, 2011) – Reigning The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion Eric Baldaccini broke into victory lane for the first time this season with an impressive victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Abilene Speedway. Baldaccini gunned into the lead at the outset and lapped all the way up to sixth place aboard the Laser Racing Engines-powered The Oil Medics No. 4 Eagle for his fifth career ASCS Regional feature win and fourth in Lone Star action. The...more
Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Honors at Abilene!

Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Honors at Abilene!

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ABILENE, Texas (July 23, 2011) – Reigning The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion Eric Baldaccini broke into victory lane for the first time this season with an impressive victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Abilene Speedway. Baldaccini gunned into the lead at the outset and lapped all the way up to sixth place aboard the Laser Racing Engines-powered The Oil Medics No. 4 Eagle for his fifth career ASCS Regional feature win and fourth in Lone Star action. The...more
Brian McClelland Best of ASCS Lone Stars at Boyd!

Brian McClelland Best of ASCS Lone Stars at Boyd!

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BOYD, Texas (July 22, 2011) – Brian McClelland snared his second ASCS Regional win of the year with a late move to take the checkered flag in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Boyd Raceway. Piloting the Ronnie Davis No. 25 entry, McClelland made a white-flag pass of Kolt Walker to take his second career feature win at Boyd Raceway after recording a Sooner score atop the ¼-mile clay oval in 2008. The Tulsa, OK, racer crossed the stripe just ahead...more
Jason Johnson Nips Crockett in Lucas Oil ASCS Cott

Jason Johnson Nips Crockett in Lucas Oil ASCS Cott...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 22, 2011) – A few mere inches is all that separated Jason Johnson from Roger Crockett as the checkered flag flew upon Friday night’s 30-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters preliminary feature event at the Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals. After battling past Johnny Herrera at the midway point atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval, the defending series champion denied a last-corner bid from the past ASCS Northwest champion to notch...more
R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Southwest Honors at

R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Southwest Honors at...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (July 23, 2011) – Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson has made a habit of visiting ASCS Regional victory lane over the past couple of years with 11 Canyon Region triumphs. But, those have all been without a wing overhead. Saturday night, the 24-year-old notched his first winged Sprint Car feature win when he was awarded the 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest main event victory at Canyon Speedway Park. Johnson took the top spot after fellow non-winger Josh Pelkey, who took...more
Anderson Aces ASCS Midwest at Crawford County!

Anderson Aces ASCS Midwest at Crawford County!

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, DENISON, Iowa (July 22, 2011) – Racing just 20 minutes from his Charter Oak, IA, home, Ryan Anderson picked off his first career American Sprint Car Series win by topping Friday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Crawford County Speedway. Anderson assumed the point on the sixth round atop the 5/8-mile clay oval and kept Nebraska’s Jack Dover at bay the rest of the way to secure the win aboard his No. 71r entry. While Anderson started the feature outside...more
Johnson Outduels Johnson at Cottage Grove!

Johnson Outduels Johnson at Cottage Grove!

7/23/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 23, 2011) – Louisiana native Jason Johnson completed a sweep of the weekend’s Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals with a late move around Wayne Johnson to win Saturday night’s 35-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval. Johnson & Johnson diced for the point as the closing laps clicked off with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson surging in front on the 28th round en route...more
Johnson Nips Crockett in Cottage Grove Prelim!

Johnson Nips Crockett in Cottage Grove Prelim!

7/22/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 22, 2011) – A few mere inches is all that separated Jason Johnson from Roger Crockett as the checkered flag flew upon Friday night’s 30-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters preliminary feature event at the Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals. After battling past Johnny Herrera at the midway point atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval, the defending series champion denied a last-corner bid from the past ASCS Northwest champion to notch...more