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Cody Morris, SAPULPA, OK (9-2-2011) - A total of 80 open wheel racecars gathered for the grand reopening of Emmett Hahn's Creek County Speedway Friday night. For the first time in the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 campaign, the ASCS EcoTec Midgets joined their Lucas Oil American Small Car Series counterparts for an action packed evening of open wheel racing.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma mini sprint ace Steven Shebester nabbed a crucial win to narrow his deficit in the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing pursuit, while Piedmont, Oklahoma's Grady Chandler fought off a race long challenge in achieving the first Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted main event triumph of his young career.
Bixby, Oklahoma's Kevin Bayer led the Lucas Oil ASCS EcoTec Midget main event to the green flag, but very few of the 20 laps would be easy. Bayer would fight off continuous assaults from Broken Arrow's Chett Gehrke until the 7th lap, when Gehrke looked a little too low and tagged an infield tire, shearing off hs left front tire completely and retiring his black no. 9 for the remainder of the event.
That caution period would provide spectacle of its' own, as a disagreement over the restart lineup between a pair of Broken Arrow natives, Colton Brewer and Brian McClelland, would begin with continuous bumper checks and culminate in Brewer spinning McClelland under yellow, with Brewer ultimately receiving disqualification and a round of applause from spectators.
The lap 8 restart would see Blake Hahn move into the runner up spot and begin immediate challenge of Bayer. Hahn's constant shadowing of Bayer would be nixed as Hahn collided with an infield tire entering turn one while attempting a pass for the lead.
Bayer would go unchallenged the final 4 circuits, leading wire to wire for his first career Lucas Oil ASCS EcoTec Midget victory aboard the Eric and Jessica Fenton owned Southside Mowers, Maruyama Power Equipment, Revolution Racing Engines, and Fenton Graphics sponsored purple no. 72k.
A winner in the first EcoTec Midget event at Creek County in May of 2010, Glenpool's Matt Ward took runner up honors with Collinsville, Oklahoma's Layne Heimbaugh taking the show position aboard the Smiley's no. 84 entry.
Jenks, Oklahoma's Eric Fenton crossed the stripe fourth, with Blake Hahn rebounding from his lap 16 mishap to complete the top 5 running order. Hahn and Gehrke too heat race honors over the 10 car Lucas Oil ASCS EcoTec Midget field.
A Feature 1: Bayer, Kevin (72k) 2: Ward, Matt (51) 3: Heimbaugh, Layne (84) 4: Fenton, Eric (72) 5: Hahn, Blake (52) 6: McClelland, Brian (29) 7:Gehrke, Chett (9) 8: Felker, Andrew (1) 9: Dobson, Karley Kay (28) 10: Brewer, Colton (77) DQ
Sensational hometown favorite Blake Hahn took yet another step toward becoming the first back to back Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw Champion, while Bixby, Oklahoma's Kevin Bayer earned his first Lucas Oil ASCS EcoTec Midget score.
The headlining 20 lap Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw main event would be led to green by Sand Springs, Oklahoma native Dalton Wiseley, but it would be outside front row starter and current 2010 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw point leader Blake Hahn rocketing into the early lead.
Hahn's move into the point would prove insurmountable despite a caution with 4 laps remaining, leading wire to wire to claim his third Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw victory of the 2011 campaign aboard the Speedway Vending, Metric Cycles, Simpson, Hoosier Tires, Afco Shocks, and Racin' Boys Lawn Care sponsored yellow and blue no. 52
Hahn would be chased to the stripe by Skiatook native and 2008 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw Champion Jerrod Wilson, with Wilson taking Hard Charger honors advancing from 11th to the runner up spot. Wiseley would claim show position honors with Carl's Junction, Missouri native Andrew Felker and Coweta, Oklahoma native Kade Morton completing the top 5 running order.
Felker and Hahn took heat race wins over the 15 car Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw field.
A Feature 1: Hahn, Blake (52) 2: Wilson, Jerrod (8J) 3: Wiseley, Dalton (22) 4: Felker, Andrew (11A) 5: Morton, Kade (8m) 6: McClelland, Brian (129) 7: White, Harli (17) 8: Terrell, Chance (60) 9: Lambert, Trey (93) 10: Kirkes, Rick (72k) 11: Davis, Philip (69x) 12: Andrews, Chris (8) 13: Harvey, Will (2) 14: Cantrell, Eric (05) 15: Ward, Matt (51)
Reigning Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted Champion and Hulbert, Oklahoma native Karley Kay Dobson led the 20 lap Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing main event to a start that would be twice delayed, first by a Taylor Smitherman and David Chilcoat collision and secondly by a Dobson spin that would relegate her to the tal of the field.
The third start would prove good with Bixby's Kevin Bayer attaining the early lead, only to see an orange and black flash as Pauls Valley, Oklahoma native Steven Shebester went flying by on the high side on lap 3.
Immediately following Shebester's move into the lead, Non Wing point leader Matt Ward would flip violently along with Lindsay's Harli White in turn one. Both would emerge safe, but done for the night.
Shebester would waste no time in building a comfortable advantage. Fighting off one last race stoppage at the halfway point, Shebester clicked off the final 10 laps in lightning quick fashion, taking his third Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing victory of the 2011 campaign by a full straightaway margin aboard the Concept Chassis, Metric Cycles, Keiser Wheels, C&D Ditching, Shebester Carbs, and Gordon Seros Racing Engines sponsored no. 82.
Tulsa's Matt Sherrell advanced from his outside third row starting spot to nab runner up honors in his first Lucas Oil ASCS2 start of the 2011 season, with Oklahoma City's Trey Marcham battling back from an early spin to claim show position honors. Kevin Bayer and Karley Kay Dobson completed the top 5 running order.
Shebester and Bayer claimed heat race honors over the 14 car Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing field.
A Feature 1: Shebester, Steven (82) 2: Sherrell, Matt (35) 3: Marcham, Trey (321) 4: Bayer, Kevin (72) 5: Dobson, Karley Kay (28) 6: Chillcoat, David (21) 7: Dodson, Cord (7) 8: Lambert, Trey (93) 9: Valenzuela, Charles (70) 10: Edwards, Blake (17E) 11: Ward, Matt (51) 12: White, Harli (17) 13: Smitherman, Taylor (21) 14: Franklin, Dean (77)
El Reno, Oklahoma's Kyle Keeler led the 15 lap Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted main event to its' beginning, but it would be fellow front row starter and Piedmont, Oklahoma native Grady Chandler gunning into the early lead.
Chandler continued to reel off laps with Keeler hot on his trail, with the latter persistently pulling alongside the leader in his pursuit. Chandler would fend off each challenge en route to his first Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted victory aboard the Mel Mark Parts Supply, KMK Enterprises, Ruston Racing and Development, Great Plains Oil Field Rental, Bishops Racing Components, Outlaw Wings, Bickel Engineering, and Metric Cycles sponsored no. 00.
Keeler would ultimately settle for runner up honors and his sixth top 5 finish of the 2011 campaign. Atoka's Austin Shores would further his rookie effort with Hard Charger honors, advancing from 12th to 3rd. Aaron Dromgoole and current 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted point leader Chance Morton completed the top 5 running order.
Dromgoole and Cord Dodson took heat race honors over the 13 car Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted field.
A Feature 1: Chandler, Grady (00) 2: Keeler, Kyle (27) 3: Shores, Austin (8) 4: Dromgoole, Aaron (P40) 5: Morton, Chance (7m) 6: Dodson, Cord (7) 7: Kinnison, Christian (82) 8: Wiseley, Colton (20) 9: Harvey, Lyndon (99H) 10: Lambert, Austin (92) 11: Wiseley, Brendon (21) 12: Randolph, Jase (15) 13: Lambert, Cole (91)
Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw, Non Wing, and Restricted action continues with a Labor Day Weekend finale at Mid America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma. The EcoTec Midgets will have the evening off.
For further information regarding the Lucas Oil ASCS2 Labor Day Weekend finale at Mid America Speedway, contact ASCS Headquarters at 918.838.3777 or Mid America Speedway at 918.766.6960
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