Colton Heath Shines In Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Week Finale At Diamond Park Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – NASHVILLE, Ark. (August 16, 2020) The final night of the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Week powered by Smiley's Racing Products continued a common theme of Northwest talent at the front of the field as Washington's Colton Heath led start to finish at Diamond Park Speedway.

"Man, this win means a lot to me. This makes all the work and sweating through this damn humidity worth it," commented Heath of the victory.

"Coming out here from Washington, begin able to run these races, and cap it off with a win, it means a lot to my family, my car owners, just everyone who supports this deal and plus, it's really cool to look at the final points and see these west coast guys come out here and finish at the top."

Earning the pole in Sunday's 25-lap A-Feature, Heath had to outgun the field three times before the race finally went to green. Chased by Harli White, the first two laps, J.J. Hickle worked by the No. 17w on Lap 3. Pulling close several times as the leaders found traffic near the mid-point of the race, J.J. came within striking distance but was unable to advance.

Working through the backmarkers with ease, Heath found the checkered flag 2.056-seconds ahead of the No. 63.

Hickle's sixth top five in as many races, and fifth time on the podium, the runner-up finish secured his spot atop the points and netted him $3,000 from Smiley's Racing Products. Charing from 10th, Michael Faccinto made up seven spots to third with Colton Hardy posting his best finish of the week in fourth. Matt Covington completed the top five.

John Carney II crossed sixth with Chase Randall in seventh. Canada's Robbie Price was the Hard Charger with a run from 20th to eighth. Brad Bowden followed from 15th to ninth with Oregon's Tanner Holmes tenth.

A field of 22 drivers made the call at Diamond Park Speedway. Colton Hardy grabbed $100 as the Bush's Chicken Quick Qualifier. Heat Races were each worth $100 to win thanks to Griffith Truck and Equipment, Schure Built Suspension, and Brewer Trucking. Wins went to Harli White, J.J. Hickle, and Seth Bergman. The Tiny's Truck Repair Hard Charger was Robbie Price and picked up $100. The Mid-Mo Equipment Dash put an extra $100 in Colton Heath's pocket.

While J.J. Hickle won the overall Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Week powered by Smiley's Racing Products title, Seth Bergman finished second with Colton Heath, Michael Faccinto, and John Carney II taking the top five spots. In all, 91 drivers from 16 states and three countries took part in Sprint Week competition.

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Race Results:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Week powered by Smiley's
Diamond Park Speedway (Nashville, Ark.)
Sprint Week - Round 6
Sunday, August 16, 2020

Car Count: 22

Bush's Chicken Qualifying

Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 41-Colton Hardy, 00:12.929[2]; 2. J2-John Carney II, 00:12.997[14]; 3. 33-Colton Heath, 00:13.017[5]; 4. 17W-Harli White, 00:13.030[7]; 5. 95-Matt Covington, 00:13.110[4]; 6. 9-Chase Randall, 00:13.130[3]; 7. 23M-Lance Moss, 00:13.138[1]; 8. 63-JJ Hickle, 00:13.175[8]; 9. 5H-Michael Faccinto, 00:13.195[15]; 10. 5T-Ryan Timms, 00:13.256[6]; 11. 18T-Tanner Holmes, 00:13.323[10]; 12. 23-Seth Bergman, 00:13.346[18]; 13. 0-Eric Baldaccini, 00:13.462[17]; 14. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 00:13.536[13]; 15. 88-Travis Reber, 00:13.672[20]; 16. 1S-Joey Schmidt, 00:13.775[9]; 17. 21P-Robbie Price, 00:13.792[19]; 18. 30-Joseph Miller, 00:13.800[16]; 19. 2-Brad Bowden, 00:13.821[22]; 20. 44-Jesse Love, 00:13.834[21]; 21. 09-Mike Vaculik, 00:13.919[12]; 22. 6-Jett Carney, 00:14.258[11]

Heat Races (All drivers will advance to the A-Feature)

Schure Built Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White[3]; 2. 23M-Lance Moss[2]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 4. 41-Colton Hardy[4]; 5. 2-Brad Bowden[7]; 6. 6-Jett Carney[8]; 7. 1S-Joey Schmidt[6]; 8. 0-Eric Baldaccini[5]

Griffith Trucking Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 63-JJ Hickle[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 3. J2-John Carney II[4]; 4. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 5. 18T-Tanner Holmes[1]; 6. 44-Jesse Love[7]; 7. 21P-Robbie Price[6]

Brewer Trucking Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 2. 5H-Michael Faccinto[2]; 3. 33-Colton Heath[4]; 4. 88-Travis Reber[5]; 5. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 6. 30-Joseph Miller[6]; 7. 09-Mike Vaculik[7]

Mid-Mo Equipment Dash:

Dash (6 Laps): 1. 33-Colton Heath[1]; 2. 63-JJ Hickle[2]; 3. 17W-Harli White[4]; 4. J2-John Carney II[7]; 5. 9-Chase Randall[8]; 6. 41-Colton Hardy[3]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 8. 23-Seth Bergman[5]

SawBlade.com A-Feature

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 33-Colton Heath[1]; 2. 63-JJ Hickle[2]; 3. 5H-Michael Faccinto[10]; 4. 41-Colton Hardy[6]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 6. J2-John Carney II[4]; 7. 9-Chase Randall[5]; 8. 21P-Robbie Price[20]; 9. 2-Brad Bowden[15]; 10. 18T-Tanner Holmes[14]; 11. 44-Jesse Love[17]; 12. 88-Travis Reber[13]; 13. 1S-Joey Schmidt[19]; 14. 30-Joseph Miller[16]; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett[12]; 16. 09-Mike Vaculik[21]; 17. 6-Jett Carney[18]; 18. 17W-Harli White[3]; 19. 23M-Lance Moss[9]; 20. 5T-Ryan Timms[11]; 21. 23-Seth Bergman[8]; 22. 0-Eric Baldaccini[22]

Lap Leader(s): Colton Heath 1-25
Tiny's Truck Repair Hard Charger: Robbie Price +12
High Point Driver: N/A
Provisional(s): N/A

2020 Sprint Week Winners:

Blake Hahn – 2 (8/14 – Creek County Speedway; 8/15 – I-30 Speedway)
J.J. Hickle – 1 (8/11 – Lakeside Speedway)
John Carney II – 1 (8/12 – Caney Valley Speedway)
Seth Bergman – 1 (8/13 – 81-Speedway)
Colton Heath – 1 - (8/16 – Diamond Park Speedway);

2020 Sprint Week Standings (Final)

  1. J.J. Hickle-829
  2. Seth Bergman-747
  3. Colton Heath-730
  4. Michael Faccinto-709
  5. John Carney II-703
  6. Harli White-644
  7. Robbie Price-608
  8. Tanner Holmes-586
  9. Chase Randall-570
  10. Ryan Bickett-540
  11. Blake Hahn-539
  12. Jake Bubak-498
  13. Riley Goodno-495
  14. Ryan Timms-492
  15. Channin Tankersley-486
  16. Brandon Anderson-482
  17. Jesse Love-470
  18. Colton Hardy-464
  19. Matt Covington-435
  20. Jett Carney-421
  21. Travis Reber-366
  22. Shane Hopkins-365
  23. Jesse Baker-325
  24. Avery Goodman-318
  25. Lance Moss-316
  26. Fred Mattox-295
  27. Zach Chappell-293
  28. Danny Sams III-293
  29. Brad Bowden-284
  30. Ian Madsen-272
  31. Nick Parker-238
  32. Joey Schmidt-234
  33. Tim Crawley-232
  34. Mike Vaculik-228
  35. Eric Baldaccini-218
  36. Cody Gardner-216
  37. Gunner Ramey-195
  38. J.R. Topper-195
  39. Kyle Bellm-195
  40. Casey Wills-186
  41. Sean McClelland-184
  42. Dylan Postier-171
  43. Joseph Miller-167
  44. Trey Burke-163
  45. Kyle Clark-154
  46. Preston Perlmutter-130
  47. Forrest Sutherland-130
  48. Tim Kent-130
  49. Kevin Cummings-130
  50. Glen Saville-130
  51. Bailey Hughes-130
  52. Jake Greider-130
  53. Blake Jenkins-130
  54. Derek Hagar-119
  55. Jay Russell-113
  56. Danny Smith-113
  57. J.D. Johnson-110
  58. Alex Sewell-110
  59. Austin O'Neal-96
  60. Jeff Stasa-96
  61. Chris Morgan-94
  62. Chelsea Blevins-92
  63. Zach Pringle-92
  64. Howard Moore-90
  65. Bailey Elliott-65
  66. Bailey Sucich-65
  67. Jeremy Campbell-65
  68. Terry Easum-65
  69. Zach Blurton-65
  70. Eric Mathews-65
  71. Rick Wright Jr-65
  72. Mickey Walker-65
  73. Noah Harris-65
  74. Charlie Crumpton-65
  75. Ernie Ainsworth-65
  76. Ronny Howard-65
  77. Charlie Louden-65
  78. Rick Pringle-65
  79. Chad Jones-65
  80. Joe Young-65
  81. Dustin Gates-65
  82. Jeremy Middleton-65
  83. Brandon Hanks-65
  84. Chris Banja-65
  85. Kevin Hinkle-65
  86. Hayden Martin-65
  87. Brandon Taylor-65
  88. Chase Howard-65
  89. Hunter Poe-65
  90. Landon Britt-65
  91. Richard Reynolds-65