Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Untouchable In Fred Brownfield Classic Finale

 

Bryan Hulbert - ELMA, Wash. (June 30, 2018) No Brakes, broken right front Shock, starting to Rain, and missing his Hat for a moment before Victory Lane; it didn't matter. No one could keep pace with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. as the Heidbreder Foundation No. 15h stormed to victory in the Fred Brownfield Classic at Grays Harbor Raceway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com.

(Image Credit: Lisa Dynes)

With the rain starting to come down, Sam reflected his fourth National Tour win of the season, "To get the win tonight is awesome. I really felt like we deserved to have the chance last night, and we definitely got the job done tonight."

Having to wrestle the car on the closing lap with the front axle bouncing all over through traffic, it allowed Jason Solwold to close the gap from a straightaway, but it didn't prove enough as Sam found the checkered flag with a 1.080-second advantage.

"We had the same thing happen a couple races ago. It's actually happened a couple time this year with the shock coming off and Brake Lines coming off, I honestly thought about pulling in there on Lap 18. Just didn't have any brakes so if someone had crashed in front of me, we could have run right through them. Fortunately, it didn't happen, and we were fortunate to be able to start out front with clean air and limp it home. We had a really good car, just couldn't flex our muscle at the end like we wanted too with the problems we had,"

Green for two revolutions, the race's first caution flew on Lap 2 as Logan Forler and Greg Hamilton came to a stop along the front stretch. Both able to return, Hamilton's night came to a quick end as the No. 96 flipped off the second turn. Greg was unharmed. Pulling away on the restart, Hafertepe found the back of the pack in a matter of laps. Putting several lapped cars in the mix, the caution flew again while working Lap 11 for Kyle Miller.

Chased by Henry Van Dam to the caution, the No. 33v would not see the checkered flag as the rear brakes erupted into flames. Henry was unharmed as Jason Solwold took over second. Under green, Hafertepe again pulled to a comfortable advantage. Losing several car lengths in traffic on Lap 16, Jason Solwold would filter the slower traffic to one between himself and Hafertepe as the caution lights came on again on Lap 18 for the spun No. 44 of Chris Martin.

Diving the low line on the restart, Solwold was unable to get a run. Green until Lap 23 for Garen Linder who stopped off the fourth turn, the restart put Solwold with Joey Saldana in tow from 10th. Keeping pace on the restart, it only took a couple laps for Sam to begin pulling away as Joey Saldana battled to hold third from Austen Wheatley with the position finally going to the No. 45.

Working into traffic at the white flag flying, Hafertepe was not to be denied. Jason Solwold held onto second with Austen Wheatly, Joey Saldana, and Colton Heath to make the top-five.

Charing through the field from 22nd, Matt Covington was the night's CP-Carrillo Hard Charger with a run to sixth. Jared Peterson seventh was trailed by Logan Forler who picked up 10 spots over the 30 lap affair. Making the best of a provisional, Skylar Gee moved from 24th to ninth with Chase Goetz crossing in 10th.

Coming up next for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com is the third annual NAPA Grizzly Nationals at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7. Both nights open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT) Tickets are on sale by calling (406) 388-9666.

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Race Results:

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Grays Harbor Raceway - Elma, Wash.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Fred Brownfield Classic - Night 2

Car Count: 37
Event Count: 39

Heat Races (Top 12 advance to the A-Feature)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill, [2]; 2. 75-Brian Boswell, [1]; 3. 6A-Kyle Miller, [6]; 4. 33S-Lance Sargent, [4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee, [5]; 6. 28-Scott Bogucki, [7]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [8]; 8. 25-Michael Hodel, [3]; 9. (DNF) 15-Jeff Dunlap, [9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Austen Wheatley, [4]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [1]; 3. 26-Joey Saldana, [6]; 4. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [3]; 5. 27DD-David Hoiness, [5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [7]; 7. 9-Shawn Rice, [8]; 8. (DNF) 1-Travis Rilat, [2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Garen Linder, [1]; 2. 33-Colton Heath, [4]; 3. 0J-Jay Cole, [2]; 4. 3-J.J. Hickle, [5]; 5. F1-Rick Fauver, [3]; 6. 97R-Jason Reed, [6]; 7. (DNF) 45X-Johnny Herrera, [7]; 8. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [8]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 8P-Jared Peterson, [2]; 2. 44-Chris Martin, [1]; 3. 91-Chase Goetz, [3]; 4. 2L-Logan Forler, [5]; 5. 10L-Brock Lemley, [4]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn, [8]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [7]; 8. 17-Cam Smith, [6]

BMRS B-Feature (Top 3 in each advance to the A-Feature)

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 2. 96-Greg Hamilton, [9]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [8]; 4. 33S-Lance Sargent, [2]; 5. 27DD-David Hoiness, [4]; 6. F1-Rick Fauver, [6]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 8. 25-Michael Hodel, [10]; 9. (DNF) 3-J.J. Hickle, [1]; 10. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [5]; (DNS) 15-Jeff Dunlap,

B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler, [1]; 2. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, [5]; 4. 17-Cam Smith, [9]; 5. 97R-Jason Reed, [6]; 6. 9-Shawn Rice, [7]; 7. (DNF) 2C-Wayne Johnson, [8]; 8. (DNF) 99-Skylar Gee, [3]; 9. (DNF) 10L-Brock Lemley, [4]; (DNS) 1-Travis Rilat,

Protect the Harvest A-Feature (Top 4 lock into Saturday night's A-Feature):

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [2]; 2. 18-Jason Solwold, [4]; 3. 45-Austen Wheatley, [6]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana, [10]; 5. 33-Colton Heath, [8]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [22]; 7. 8P-Jared Peterson, [7]; 8. 2L-Logan Forler, [18]; 9. 99-Skylar Gee, [24]; 10. 91-Chase Goetz, [15]; 11. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [20]; 12. 52-Blake Hahn, [17]; 13. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [21]; 14. 44-Chris Martin, [14]; 15. 17-Cam Smith, [25]; 16. 0J-Jay Cole, [16]; 17. 75-Brian Boswell, [12]; 18. 33S-Lance Sargent, [26]; 19. (DNF) 77X-Alex Hill, [5]; 20. (DNF) 22-Garen Linder, [11]; 21. (DNF) 5J-Jamie Ball, [13]; 22. (DNF) 33V-Henry VanDam, [1]; 23. (DNF) 23-Seth Bergman, [3]; 24. (DNF) 6A-Kyle Miller, [9]; 25. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [19]; 26. (DNF) 2C-Wayne Johnson, [23]

Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 1-30
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Matt Covington +16
FSR High Point Driver: Austen Wheatley
Provisional(s): Wayne Johnson (ASCS); Skylar Gee (ASCS); Cam Smith (Promoter); Lance Sargent (Promoter)

2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,426; 2. Seth Bergman 2,415; 3. Blake Hahn 2,351; 4. Wayne Johnson 2,221; 5. Johnny Herrera 2,190; 6. Matt Covington 2,143; 7. Scott Bogucki 2,102; 8. Skylar Gee 2,017; 9. Jamie Ball 1,861; 10. Travis Rilat 1,830; 11. Roger Crockett 1,816; 12. Chris Martin 1,800; 13. Harli White 1,771; 14. Alex Hill 1,596; 15. Sammy Swindell 1,410;

2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Seth Bergman - 4 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 - Lakeside Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 4 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway; 6/30 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Sammy Swindell - 3 (6/9 - Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 - Creek County Speedway; 6/16 - Salina Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 - Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 - Lawton Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Matt Covington - 1 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 - Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 - Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Jason Solwold - 1 (6/29 - Grays Harbor Raceway);


Howard Moore Doubles Up On ASCS Mid-South Speedweek Wins At I-30 Speedway

Bryan Hulbert - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 30, 2018) Making it two wins in three nights of racing, Tennessee's Howard Moore led every lap but the first one at I-30 Speedway; netting him $2,000 and marking his fourth career victory with the ASCS Mid-South Region.

Taking the green from the right of the front row, Moore chased Zach Pringle around the Arkansas quarter-mile to start the night's 25 lap affair. Working by the following lap, Moore ran to the checkered flag ahead of Tim Crawley who made his way to second from sixth. Derek Hagar in tow from seventh made the night's podium. Zach Pringle ended up fourth with Louisiana's Dustin Gates rolling to fifth from 15th.

Charlie Louden crossed sixth with Justin Webb seventh. Rick Pringle, Ernie Aisnworth, and Wally Henson from 17th came up to finish 10th.

The ASCS Mid-South Region wraps up the four-night Speedweek at Diamond Park Speedway in Murfreesboro, Ark. on Sunday, July 1 with another $2,000 top prize on the line. Gates open at 5:00 P.M with racing at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $21 with kids admitted for $15. The night will also include an Independence Day Weekend Fireworks Show. For more information, log onto www.diamondparkspeedway.com.

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Race Results:

ASCS Mid-South Region
I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, Ark.
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth, [4]; 2. 23B-Brian Bell, [6]; 3. 40-Howard Moore, [7]; 4. 88R-Cody Gardner, [2]; 5. 6-Dustin Gates, [5]; 6. 2H-Wally Henson, [8]; 7. 23P-Hunter Poe, [1]; 8. (DNF) 22-Travis Senter Jr, [3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. X-Charlie Louden, [3]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley, [5]; 3. 38-Rick Pringle, [2]; 4. 15J-Jeremy Middleton, [4]; 5. 32M-Adam Miller, [7]; 6. 17-Mike Pack, [1]; 7. 30-Joseph Miller, [6]; (DNS) D6-Dakota Gaines,

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [1]; 2. 8Z-Zach Pringle, [4]; 3. 31-Justin Webb, [5]; 4. 21B-Brandon Hinkle, [6]; 5. 21K-Kevin Hinkle, [8]; 6. 12T-Joe Young, [2]; 7. 32X-Robert Richardson, [7]; 8. (DNF) 26-Marshall Skinner, [3]

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 6-Dustin Gates, [2]; 2. 26-Marshall Skinner, [9]; 3. 2H-Wally Henson, [1]; 4. 22-Travis Senter Jr, [8]; 5. 12T-Joe Young, [3]; 6. 30-Joseph Miller, [6]; 7. 32X-Robert Richardson, [4]; 8. D6-Dakota Gaines, [10]; 9. 23P-Hunter Poe, [7]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 40-Howard Moore, [2]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley, [6]; 3. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [7]; 4. 8Z-Zach Pringle, [1]; 5. 6-Dustin Gates, [15]; 6. X-Charlie Louden, [8]; 7. 31-Justin Webb, [3]; 8. 38-Rick Pringle, [9]; 9. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth, [4]; 10. 2H-Wally Henson, [17]; 11. 26-Marshall Skinner, [16]; 12. 23B-Brian Bell, [5]; 13. 32M-Adam Miller, [12]; 14. 15J-Jeremy Middleton, [13]; 15. 22-Travis Senter Jr, [18]; 16. 12T-Joe Young, [19]; 17. 30-Joseph Miller, [20]; 18. 21K-Kevin Hinkle, [11]; 19. 21B-Brandon Hinkle, [10]; 20. 88R-Cody Gardner, [14]


Cornell Holds Off Paulus For ASCS Warrior Score At Lake Ozark Speedway

Bryan Hulbert - ELDON, Mo. (June 30, 2018) From the sideline to the finish line, Jonathan Cornell put his No. 28 back in Victory Lane on Saturday night with an edge of your seat battle over Miles Paulus with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at Lake Ozark Speedway.

Round two of the 2018 Red, White, and Blue Tour, the $1,776 victory is Cornell's 41st career triumph with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps, and first with the series since coming back from being cleared of a Heart infection.

Taking off with the lead, the No. 21 of Miles Paulus led a baker's dozen as Cornell snagged the top spot away on Lap 14. Back to Miles a lap later, Cornell was not deterred. Mounting his charge, Cornell fired back into the lead on Lap 21.

Keeping Paulus at bay the remaining four laps, the No. 21 would cross second with Mitchell Moore in third. Tyler Thomas fourth was trailed by Kyle Bellm who raced from 12th to fifth. Tony Bruce, Jr, came from 10th to sixth with Dustin Barks, Tyler Utz, Mathew Howard, and B-Feature winner Ayrton Gennetten madding the top-ten.

Looking like his weekend was not going to include racing, Tyler Blank jumped behind the wheel of the Dale McCarty backed No. 9m to run from 23rd to 11th and thus, claiming the $200 pre-paid Visa Gift Card from Valley Park Retirement Living and Chad Griggs.

One more night remains on the Red, White, and Blue Tour as California, Missouri's Double X Speedway is ready for action on Sunday, July 1. Racing begins at 7:30 P.M. (CDT) with Adults admitted for $15. Kids 10 and under are free. More information on Double X Speedway can be found on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Double-X-Speedway-188377934531844.

For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the nearly 150 races across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).

Race Results:

ASCS Warrior Region
Lake Ozark Speedway - Eldon, Mo.
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Danny Thoman,[1]; 2. 51-Mitchell Moore,[2]; 3. 86-Tony Bruce Jr,[3]; 4. 14K-Kyle Bellm,[5]; 5. 6A-Aidan Roosevans,[6]; 6. 37-Brian Beebe,[7]; 7. 49B-Ben Brown,[4]; 8. 82-Christine Thomason,[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell,[6]; 2. 22-Dustin Barks,[2]; 3. 14-Randy Martin,[4]; 4. 92J-J.R. Topper,[1]; 5. 98-J.C. Bland,[5]; 6. 007-Brady Barker,[3]; 7. (DNF) 65-T.J. Muths,[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 91T-Tyler Thomas,[2]; 2. 21-Miles Paulus,[5]; 3. 0-Taylor Walton,[1]; 4. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 5. 6-Bryan Grimes,[7]; 6. 9M-Tyler Blank,[4]; 7. 99-Bailey Elliott,[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 3V-Tyler Utz,[1]; 2. 37H-Matthew Howard,[3]; 3. 72-Curtis Boyer,[2]; 4. 4-Evan Martin, [5]; 5. 11-Roger Crockett,[7]; 6. 21B-Adam Parmeley,[6]; 7. 18X-Nathan Ryun,[4]

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [1]; 2. 6A-Aidan Roosevans, [2]; 3. 92J-J.R. Topper, [3]; 4. 98-J.C. Bland, [4]; 5. 37-Brian Beebe, [5]; 6. 007-Brady Barker, [9]; 7. 9M-Tyler Blank, [8]; 8. 49B-Ben Brown, [11]; 9. 21B-Adam Parmeley, [6]; 10. 82-Christine Thomason, [12]; 11. (DNF) 99-Bailey Elliott, [13]; 12. (DNF) 18X-Nathan Ryun, [7]; 13. (DNF) 65-T.J. Muths, [10]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell,[5]; 2. 21-Miles Paulus,[2]; 3. 51-Mitchell Moore,[1]; 4. 91T-Tyler Thomas,[3]; 5. 14K-Kyle Bellm,[12]; 6. 86-Tony Bruce Jr,[10]; 7. 22-Dustin Barks,[8]; 8. 3V-Tyler Utz, [6]; 9. 37H-Matthew Howard,[4]; 10. 3-Ayrton Gennetten,[17]; 11. 9M-Tyler Blank,[23]; 12. 6-Bryan Grimes,[15]; 13. 4-Evan Martin,[13]; 14. 37-Brian Beebe,[21]; 15. 0-Taylor Walton,[14]; 16. 6A-Aidan Roosevans,[18]; 17. 007-Brady Barker,[22]; 18. (DNF) 14-Randy Martin,[9]; 19. (DNF) 72-Curtis Boyer,[11]; 20. (DNF) 92J-J.R. Topper,[19]; 21. (DNF) 11-Roger Crockett,[16]; 22. (DNF) 27-Danny Thoman,[7]; 23. (DNF) 98-J.C. Bland,[20]


J.T. Imperial Tops ASCS Southwest At Arizona Speedway

Bryan Hulbert - QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (June 30, 2018) Taking on the ASCS Southwest Region at Arizona Speedway, J.T. Imperial notched his second career victory with the Arizona based region on Saturday night with a run that started from the sixth row.

Gridding the field 11th, Imperial worked into the top three on Lap 14 as Jeff Lowery set the pace. Under pressure from El Paso's Don Grable for the lead, the No. 148 shot for low line pass through the third and fourth turns on Lap 21. Missing the groove and getting loose, Don ended up going for a ride after hitting the front stretch wall.

Moving Imperial to second, the top running No. 45 of Lowery opted to the hub on the restart. Ripping the fence in the No. 75x, Imperial made the race winning pass on Lap 22. Lowery would end up second with Josh Shipley, Billy Chester, and Rick Ziehl making the top-five.

Jesse Baker, Jarrett Martin, Alex Pettas, Steve Cushman, and Mark Clark rounded out the top-ten. Two Heat Races were contested with Ron Gilson awarding $100 to the winners.

The ASCS Southwest Region rolls again on September 1 and 2 at Show Low Speedway Park in Show Low, Ariz. as several tracks across Arizona show down during the hottest parts of the Summer. Rick Ziehl and Jeff Lowery picked up the cash.

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Race Results:

ASCS Southwest Region
Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, Ariz.
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [2]; 2. 148-Don Grable, [3]; 3. 57-Jarrett Martin, [1]; 4. 33-Steve Cushman, [4]; 5. 7K-Bruce St James, [5]; 6. 99-Chuck Buckman, [8]; 7. (DNF) 71H-Corey Hurley, [6]; 8. (DNF) 2-Alex Pettas, [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Jeff Lowery, [2]; 2. 2B-Billy Chester III, [1]; 3. 22-Jesse Baker, [4]; 4. 01-Joshua Shipley, [3]; 5. 75X-J.T. Imperial, [5]; 6. 7-Mark Clark, [7]; (DNS) 115-Nick Parker,

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 75X-J.T. Imperial, [11]; 2. 45-Jeff Lowery, [1]; 3. 01-Joshua Shipley, [4]; 4. 2B-Billy Chester III, [8]; 5. 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [7]; 6. 22-Jesse Baker, [5]; 7. 57-Jarrett Martin, [6]; 8. 2-Alex Pettas, [14]; 9. 33-Steve Cushman, [3]; 10. 7-Mark Clark, [12]; 11. (DNF) 148-Don Grable, [2]; 12. (DNF) 7K-Bruce St James, [10]; 13. (DNF) 99-Chuck Buckman, [9]; (DNS) 71H-Corey Hurley, ; (DNS) 115-Nick Parker,