Lynton Jeffrey Wins Xtream Qualifying Night At The 360 Knoxville Nationals

Bryan Hulbert – KNOXVILLE, Iowa ( August 7, 2020) In his first attempt in the My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Australia's Lynton Jeffrey picked up his second career victory in 360 competition in as many weeks; topping Friday's Xtream Qualifying Night at Knoxville Raceway.

Jeffrey's first career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the Australian born racer is the 154th winner in series history and sixth from "Down Under" to top the National Tour.

Getting the run over fellow Australian, Scott Bogucki, on the start, the SawBlade.com No. 28 was in pursuit of the Pizza Ranch No. 83j. Trading slide jobs for the point several times as the pair worked into slower traffic, Jeffrey was able to answer each slide to retain the top spot.

"I was just taking it too easy through lapped traffic, and he was taking advantage of it. I finally just had to put my foot down and go," said Jeffrey of the race with Bogucki.

Picking up the pace and putting several car lengths over the race for second, Bogucki was joined in the closing laps by Sawyer Phillips and Brian Brown. Keep the pair at bay, the caution lights came on with two laps to run, with the race going three-wide off the second turn with Philips to second.

Getting the run off the cushion on the final lap, Brown made the pass for second but was out of time to catch Jeffrey, who crossed 1.217-seconds ahead of the FVP/Casey's General Stores No. 21. Sawyer Phillips held on for third with Scott Bogucki fourth. Moving up from eighth, Joey Saldana completed the top-five and leaves the night second highest in overall event points.

Carson McCarl was sixth with Dylan Westbrook seventh. Brooke Tatnell, Brock Zearfoss, and Trey Starks from 18th completed the top ten.

The 30th annual My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank wraps up Saturday, August 8. Hot Laps get underway at 6:30 P.M. (CT) with Pro Sprint added to the card. Information on the event, tickets, and directions can be found at http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com.

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Race Results:

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa)
30th ASCS 360 Nationals - Night 2
Friday, August 7, 2020

Car Count: 48
Event Count: 96

Single Car Qualifying (2 laps to set quick time)

Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 12N, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN [4], 16.736; 2. 3Z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA [17], 16.754; 3. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA [8], 16.783; 4. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca [20], 16.833; 5. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE [10], 16.838; 6. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus [14], 16.852; 7. 94, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN [5], 16.885; 8. 4, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA [40], 16.899; 9. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD [23], 16.923; 10. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO [15], 16.947; 11. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA [13], 16.949; 12. 28, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Au [46], 16.98; 13. 83J, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA [35], 17.002; 14. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD [39], 17.029; 15. 47X, Dylan Westbrook, Scotland, ONT, Can. [45], 17.053; 16. 5C, Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA [32], 17.079; 17. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL [31], 17.081; 18. 55M, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA [30], 17.084; 19. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE [48], 17.099; 20. 35, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA [42], 17.1; 21. 37H, Matthew Howard, Lawrence, KS [1], 17.113; 22. 35P, Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN [43], 17.116; 23. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA [47], 17.142; 24. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA [26], 17.158; 25. 20F, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA [7], 17.174; 26. 56N, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN [3], 17.184; 27. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX [33], 17.242; 28. 44S, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA [36], 17.269; 29. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK [29], 17.283; 30. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA [38], 17.293; 31. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL [24], 17.301; 32. 28F, Davie Franek, Sussex, NJ [19], 17.36; 33. 9, James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Au [37], 17.377; 34. 81A, Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS [21], 17.425; 35. 13MJ, Brandon Halverson, Jackson, MN [11], 17.49; 36. 35S, Jason Shultz, Carlisle, PA [41], 17.518; 37. 88X, Scottie McDonald, Porter, TX [16], 17.547; 38. 90, Lance Norick, Oklahoma City, OK [27], 17.732; 39. 22P, Jonathan Preston, Romulus, NY [44], 17.739; 40. 17B, Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD [18], 17.759; 41. 14M, Jordon Mallett, Greenbrier, AR [2], 17.908; 42. 21R, Shane Hopkins, Placerville, CA [34], 18.151; 43. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA [28], 18.245; 44. 22B, Jesse Baker, Grants, NM [25], 18.284; 45. 88R, Rowdy Reber, Rapid City, SD [6], 20.303; 46. 22M, Shawn Murray, Jacksonville, FL [22], 17.711; 47. 35MM, Ian Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aus [9], No Time; 48. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA [12], No Time;

SCE Gaskets Heat Races (1-4 to the A-Feature, 5-8 to the B-Feature, remainder to the C-Feature )

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 56N-Davey Heskin[1]; 2. 12N-Joey Saldana[6]; 3. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[4]; 4. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[5]; 5. 35S-Jason Schultz[8]; 6. 6R-Ryan Bunton[7]; 7. 5C-Colby Copeland[3]; 8. 37H-Matthew Howard[2]; 9. 14M-Jordon Mallett[9]; 10. 22M-Shawn Murray[10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Scott Bogucki[4]; 2. 17-Josh Baughman[1]; 3. 35P-Skylar Prochaska[2]; 4. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[6]; 5. 94-Jeff Swindell[5]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III[3]; 7. 28F-Davie Franek[7]; 8. 88X-Scottie McDonald[8]; 9. 21R-Shane Hopkins[9]; 10. (DNS) 35MM-Ian Madsen

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 44S-Trey Starks[1]; 2. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey[4]; 3. 1K-Kelby Watt[2]; 4. 27-Carson McCarl[6]; 5. 4-Terry McCarl[5]; 6. 9-James McFadden[7]; 7. 55M-McKenna Haase[3]; 8. 90-Lance Norick[8]; 9. 33-Alan Zoutte[9]; 10. (DNS) 39M-Anthony Macri

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Christian Bowman[2]; 2. 53D-Jack Dover[3]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 4. 40-Clint Garner[4]; 5. 09-Matt Juhl[5]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill[6]; 7. 22P-Jonathan Preston[8]; 8. 81A-Chris Morgan[7]; 9. 22B-Jesse Baker[9]

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 3. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 4. 35-Josh Higday[3]; 5. 18-Ryan Roberts[6]; 6. 20F-Casey Friedrichsen[2]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[8]; 8. 88R-Travis Reber[9]; 9. 13MJ-Brandon Halverson[7]

Hoosier Tire C-Feature (Top 4 to the B-Feature)

C Feature (10 Laps): 1. 14M-Jordon Mallett[2]; 2. 13MJ-Brandon Halverson[1]; 3. 21R-Shane Hopkins[3]; 4. 22B-Jesse Baker[5]; 5. 33-Alan Zoutte[4]; 6. (DNS) 22M-Shawn Murray; 7. (DNS) 35MM-Ian Madsen; 8. (DNS) 39M-Anthony Macri

BMRS B-Feature (Top 4 to the A-Feature)

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill[1]; 2. 4-Terry McCarl[4]; 3. 09-Matt Juhl[5]; 4. 18-Ryan Roberts[2]; 5. 94-Jeff Swindell[3]; 6. 5C-Colby Copeland[6]; 7. 24D-Danny Sams III[7]; 8. 9-James McFadden[13]; 9. 55M-McKenna Haase[8]; 10. 28F-Davie Franek[12]; 11. 22P-Jonathan Preston[18]; 12. 37H-Matthew Howard[9]; 13. 81A-Chris Morgan[14]; 14. 88R-Travis Reber[20]; 15. 35S-Jason Schultz[15]; 16. 17B-Ryan Bickett[19]; 17. 88X-Scottie McDonald[16]; 18. 90-Lance Norick[17]; 19. 20F-Casey Friedrichsen[10]; 20. 6R-Ryan Bunton[11]

Sawblade.com A-Feature

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey[1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[4]; 3. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[3]; 4. 28-Scott Bogucki[2]; 5. 12N-Joey Saldana[8]; 6. 27-Carson McCarl[6]; 7. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[10]; 8. 14T-Brooke Tatnell[5]; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[7]; 10. 44S-Trey Starks[18]; 11. 40-Clint Garner[9]; 12. 56N-Davey Heskin[16]; 13. 09-Matt Juhl[23]; 14. 4-Terry McCarl[22]; 15. 35P-Skylar Prochaska[13]; 16. 17-Josh Baughman[17]; 17. 35-Josh Higday[12]; 18. 44-Chris Martin[20]; 19. 15-Christian Bowman[15]; 20. 77X-Alex Hill[21]; 21. 18-Ryan Roberts[24]; 22. (DNF) 1K-Kelby Watt[14]; 23. (DNF) 52-Blake Hahn[19]; 24. (DNF) 53D-Jack Dover[11]

Lap Leader(s): Lynton Jeffrey 1-20
Hard Charger: Matt Juhl +10
High Point Driver: N/A
Provisional(s): N/A

Event Points as of August 7, 2020

A Main

1 2 Kerry Madsen 492
2 12N Joey Saldana 489
3 17WX Shane Golobic 486
4 14 Tim Shaffer 486
5 27 Carson McCarl 477
6 17A Austin McCarl 475
7 21 Brian Brown 474
8 83J Lynton Jeffrey 473
9 3Z Brock Zearfoss 473
10 28 Scott Bogucki 472
11 3P Sawyer Phillips 470
12 41S Dominic Scelzi 467
13 14T Brooke Tatnell 467
14 70 Calvin Landis 460
15 26 Cory Eliason 458
16 47X Dylan Westbrook 457
17 83M Justin Henderson 456
18 3 Ayrton Gennetten 453
19 35M Tim Kaeding 450
20 87 Aaron Reutzel 449

B main

21 09 Matt Juhl 448
22 4 Terry McCarl 448
23 11 Roger Crockett 445
24 40 Clint Garner 445
25 63 JJ Hickle 443
26 77X Alex Hill 441
27 53 Joe Beaver 440
28 18 Ryan Roberts 440
29 44S Trey Starks 428
30 56N Davey Heskin 428
31 66 Ricky Montgomery 426
32 35P Skylar Prochaska 424
33 22K Kaleb Johnson 421
34 35 Josh Higday 421
35 15 Christian Bowman 418
36 94 Jeff Swindell 418
37 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr. 418
38 17 Josh Baughman 415
39 53D Jack Dover 415
40 22 Ryan Leavitt 414

C Main

41 88 Kyle Offill 413
42 17W Harli White 410
43 2M Matt Moro 409
44 44 Chris Martin 408
45 1K Kelby Watt 408
46 24 Garret Williamson 405
47 24N Nathan Mills 402
48 23 Devon Dobie 401
49 52 Blake Hahn 394
50 33H Colton Heath 392
51 5C Colby Copeland 392
52 24D Danny Sams III 391
53 83 Rob Kubli 389
54 69 Brady Bacon 384
55 55M McKenna Haase 382
56 95 Matt Covington 374
57 37H Matthew Howard 367
58 5H Michael Faccinto 363
59 9 James McFadden 357
60 81E Eric Bridger 353

D Main

61 5J Jamie Ball 352
62 28F Davie Franek 352
63 115 Nick Parker 346
64 7TAZ Tasker Phillips 345
65 20F Casey Friedrichsen 343
66 66D Chase Dunham 342
67 35S Jason Shultz 340
68 81A Chris Morgan 339
69 4J Lee Grosz 338
70 22P Jonathan Preston 336
71 22X Riley Goodno 332
72 6R Ryan Bunton 329
73 20 AJ Moeller 329
74 88X Scottie McDonald 325
75 4H Cody Hansen 324
76 17B Ryan Bickett 324
77 14B Bailey Sucich 324
78 50Z Zach Chappell 323
79 51A Elliot Amdahl 323
80 13MJ Brandon Halverson 318

E Main

81 90 Lance Norick 317
82 88R Rowdy Reber 315
83 14M Jordon Mallett 312
84 23M Lance Moss 312
85 75X JT Imperial 311
86 21R Shane Hopkins 308
87 1B Chelsea Blevins 307
88 1A John Anderson 305
89 6 Jett Carney 299
90 22B Jesse Baker 298
91 33 Alan Zoutte 284
92 6X Frank Rodgers III 276
93 22M Shawn Murray 273
94 35MM Ian Madsen 269
95 4S Adam Speckman 265
96 39M Anthony Macri 265

2020 A-Feature Winner(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 4 (2/29 – Canyon Speedway Park; 6/25 – Caney Valley Speedway; 6/27 – I-30 Speedway; 7/17 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Matt Covington - 1 (2/28 - Canyon Speedway Park); Brad Sweet – 1 (3/6 – Merced Speedway); Andy Forsberg – 1 (3/8 – Petaluma Speedway); Harli White – 1 (7/11 – Riverside International Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Lynton Jeffrey – 1 (8/7 – Knoxville Raceway);