Hafertepe Completes Lucas Oil ASCS vs. GLSS Weekend Sweep At I-96 Speedway

 

Bryan Hulbert - LAKE ODESSA, Mich. (May 18, 2019) A dominating run for Sam Hafertepe, Jr. to close the two day appearance in Michigan, the three-time and defending champion of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network was untouchable at I-96 Speedway; laying down performance that saw the Townline Variety No. 15h winning Saturday's A-Feature by 6.105 seconds.

"The car was great. I'm very fortunate to have car owners like Miles and Pam and to have the crew we have, they make it where I can just focus on driving the car," commented Hafertepe. "Last night, I wasn't taking any prisoners but tonight I calmed down and just focused on the racing. Both nights, this crew gave us a great track to race on. They did a hell of a job."

Trailing the A-Rock Materials No. 95 of Matt Covington into the first two turns, that would be the only time Hafertepe rolled second as the run into turns three and four netted the race lead. Caution on Lap 2 for a three-car incident that involved Bogucki, Price, and Scheid in the second turn, the green lights blinked on for two more laps before Alex Hill and Ryan Coniam came together off the fourth turn.

Moving past Matt Covington on the opening lap restart, Ohio's Phil Gressman was on Hafertepe as the field went back to green but would not be able to keep pace as Hafertepe started to pull away. Leaving Gressman to himself, the pair were chased by Ryan Ruhl. Coming under fire on Lap 14, the No. 16 was not able to keep Blake Hahn at bay as the Sage Fruit, Co. No. 52 shot to the show position on Lap 15. Chasing down Phil Gressman as the pair picked through traffic, Hahn pulled to the back bumper of the No. 7c, but would not get the chance to pass as the caution flew on Lap 24.

Erasing a 5.869-second lead, Hafertepe amassed several lapped cars between himself and Gressman. Lapping up to ninth place before the caution, the restart was a walk in the park.

Holding off Hahn in the closing laps, Phil Gressman grabbed second with Hahn holding onto third. Ryan Ruhl ended up fourth with Matt Covington slipping to fifth. Battling several times to hold onto sixth, Harli White was able to hold off Jamie Ball and Dylan Westbrook who finished seventh and eighth. Dustin Daggett in ninth was the final driver on the lead lap. Roger Crockett made up the top-ten.

A field of 30 drivers was on hand with a trio of Heat Races going to John Carney II, Harli White, and Chase Ridenour. Qualifiers were topped by Dylan Westbrook, Jay Steinbach, and Dustin Daggett. The night's B-Feature went to Alex Hill. One provisional was used by John Carney II who lost an engine in his Qualifier, only to get caught up in the B-Feature and flip.

The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network races next at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. on Saturday, May 25 for a $3,000 to win show, then Sunday, May 26 for a $5,000 top prize. More information on Lake Ozark Speedway can be found at http://www.lakeozarkspeedway.net.

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Race Results:

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Great Lakes Super Sprints
I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, Mich.)
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Car Count: 30
Event Count: 41

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (All Drivers advance to Qualifiers)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. J2-John Carney II, [2]; 2. 77X-Alex Hill, [1]; 3. 5J-Jamie Ball, [3]; 4. 21P-Robbie Price, [6]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn, [8]; 6. 84-Kyle Poortenga, [4]; 7. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [7]; 8. 27X-Jared Lamberson, [9]; 9. 28M-Conner Morrell, [5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White, [2]; 2. 14-Jordon Mallett, [4]; 3. 24D-Danny Sams III, [3]; 4. 18S-Micheal Summers, [1]; 5. 46-Ryan Coniam, [5]; 6. 10S-Jay Steinbach, [6]; 7. 16W-Garrett Saunders, [7]; 8. 61-Steve Irwin, [9]; 9. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11R-Chase Ridenour, [2]; 2. 27-Brad Lamberson, [1]; 3. 11-Roger Crockett, [6]; 4. 85-Dustin Daggett, [5]; 5. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [7]; 6. 16C-Zane Devault, [8]; 7. 49T-Gregg Dalman, [4]; 8. 77-Andrew Scheid, [3]

Hoosier Tire Qualifiers (Top 12 in combined Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)

Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [2]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [3]; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki, [9]; 4. 46-Ryan Coniam, [1]; 5. 27-Brad Lamberson, [4]; 6. 14-Jordon Mallett, [5]; 7. 61-Steve Irwin, [8]; 8. (DNF) J2-John Carney II, [6]; 9. (DNF) 2X-Tucker Doughty, [7]

Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10S-Jay Steinbach, [1]; 2. 16C-Zane Devault, [2]; 3. 17W-Harli White, [6]; 4. 11-Roger Crockett, [5]; 5. 21P-Robbie Price, [4]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III, [3]; 7. 49T-Gregg Dalman, [8]; 8. 16W-Garrett Saunders, [7]; 9. 28M-Conner Morrell, [9]

Qualifier 3 (8 Laps): 1. 85-Dustin Daggett, [3]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, [4]; 3. 84-Kyle Poortenga, [1]; 4. 77-Andrew Scheid, [8]; 5. 18S-Micheal Summers, [2]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill, [5]; 7. 27X-Jared Lamberson, [7]; 8. (DNF) 11R-Chase Ridenour, [6]

BMRS B-Features (Top 6 advance to the A-Feature)

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill, [1]; 2. 46-Ryan Coniam, [5]; 3. 24D-Danny Sams III, [4]; 4. 77-Andrew Scheid, [7]; 5. 49T-Gregg Dalman, [10]; 6. 16W-Garrett Saunders, [12]; 7. 28M-Conner Morrell, [14]; 8. 27X-Jared Lamberson, [11]; 9. 18S-Micheal Summers, [8]; 10. (DNF) 61-Steve Irwin, [9]; 11. (DNF) J2-John Carney II, [2]; 12. (DNF) 84-Kyle Poortenga, [6]; 13. (DNF) 2X-Tucker Doughty, [13]; 14. (DNF) 11R-Chase Ridenour, [3]

A-Feature

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [2]; 2. 7C-Phil Gressman, [4]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn, [7]; 4. 16-Ryan Ruhl, [3]; 5. 95-Matt Covington, [1]; 6. 17W-Harli White, [5]; 7. 5J-Jamie Ball, [10]; 8. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [8]; 9. 85-Dustin Daggett, [6]; 10. 11-Roger Crockett, [9]; 11. 14-Jordon Mallett, [12]; 12. 28-Scott Bogucki, [16]; 13. 49T-Gregg Dalman, [21]; 14. 27-Brad Lamberson, [14]; 15. 77-Andrew Scheid, [20]; 16. 16W-Garrett Saunders, [22]; 17. (DNF) 10S-Jay Steinbach, [13]; 18. (DNF) 16C-Zane Devault, [11]; 19. (DNF) 24D-Danny Sams III, [19]; 20. (DNF) 46-Ryan Coniam, [18]; 21. (DNF) 77X-Alex Hill, [17]; 22. (DNF) 21P-Robbie Price, [15]; 23. (DNF) J2-John Carney II, [23]

Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-30
Hard Charger: Gregg Dalman +8
High Point Driver: Harli White
Provisional(s): John Carney II (Points)

2019 National Tour Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Matt Covington 662; 2. Blake Hahn 659; 3. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 654; 4. Roger Crockett 648; 5. Scott Bogucki 645; 6. Harli White 611; 7. Jamie Ball 604; 8. John Carney II 578; 9. Robbie Price 562; 10. Dylan Westbrook 545; 11. Alex Hill 514; 12. Jordon Mallett 506; 13. Tucker Doughty 436; 14. Thomas Kennedy 300; 15. Wayne Johnson 248;