6/24/2013
ASCS
Swindell tops 2013 Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek
Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (June 24, 2013) The 2013 ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek came to a close on Saturday, June 22 at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. with Jeff Swindell adding his name to the list of Speedweek winners.
The ninth different champion of the ASCS Speedweek, Swindell swapped the points lead with two time Speedweek Champion Jason Johnson four times before securing the lead with a win at the Creek County Speedway on Thursday, June 20, after Johnson fell out on Lap 15 following an incident with Christopher Bell.
Averaging a second place finish during Speedweek competition, Swindell never finished off the podium with win, place, and show evenly split over the six nights of racing to earn the Bob Westphal Memorial Trophy as well as a Shaver/Wesmar Gear Drive.
While Swindell holds the bragging rights of Speedweek champion for 2013, putting together six consecutive podium finishes has also boosted the driver of the H&H Container Services No.94 from seventh in driver standings, entering the Kennedale Speedway Park on June 14, to third after June 22 at the Lucas Oil Speedway.
Swindell’s first Speedweek title included victories at the Lawton Speedway on Wednesday, June 19 and Creek County Speedway on Thursday, June 20. Each was a first for Swindell in Lucas Oil ASCS competition.
For the second consecutive year, Jason Johnson ended his Speedweek runner up in diver standings. Ending up 77 points removed from the Speedweek title, Johnson’s Speedweek record included a win at the Kennedale Speedway Park on Friday, June 14, five top fives’, and five top ten finishes.
Brad Loyet grabbed third with four top fives’ and five top tens’ followed by Johnny Herrera who captured his third victory of 2013 at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, June 15 along with a pair of top fives’ and four top tens’.
Tony Bruce, Jr. completed the top five in Speedweek standings with three top five finishes and five top tens’. Among Bruce’s accomplishments for the week, the Liberal, Kan. shoe bettered his position in the national driver standings by one to fifth overall. Bruce was also the Speedweek Hard Charger, advancing position 46 times during the week’s Protect the Harvest feature events.
Overall, 99 drivers from 13 states [AR, AZ, CA, IN, IN, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TN, TX, WA] and two countries [USA, AUS] took part in the 2013 ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek and included three ASCS Regions with the Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star, American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner, and Speedway Motors Warrior Regions each with co-sanctioned events with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real.
In six nights, five drivers found victory lane. Jason Johnson and Johnny Herrera each recorded victories in Texas with Logan Forler garnering his first triumph of 2013 at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. Swindell’s sweep of Oklahoma venues gave way to Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway where, for the second year running, the winning driver of the Speedweek Finale was a first time National Tour winner with Cody Baker in 2012, and Jonathan Cornell in 2013.
Speedweek: Quick Review
Average Car Count: 37.333 per event
Highest Car Count: 46 - June 19, 2013 - Lawton Speedway, Lawton Okla.
Lowest Car Count: 22 - June 16, 2013 - Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La.
2013 Speedweek Events:
Date/Track/Location/Winner
6/14/2013, Kennedale Speedway Park - Kennedale, TX - Jason Johnson
6/15/2013, Devil's Bowl Speedway, - Mesquite, TX - Johnny Herrera
6/16/2013, Ark-La-Tex Speedway - Vivian, LA - Logan Forler
6/19/2013, Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Jeff Swindell
6/20/2013, Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Jeff Swindell
6/22/2013, Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO - Jonathan Cornell
Heat Race wins (29 Heats): Jeff Swindell 4, Brad Loyet 2, Jason Johnson 2, Christopher Bell 2, Seth Bergman 2, Dustin Morgan, Cole Wood, Tony Bruce, Jr., Patrick Stasa, Travis Rilat, Johnny Herrera, Joe Wood, Jr., Whit Gastineau, Matt Covington, Zach Pringle, John James, Aaron Reutzel, Ryan Hall, Larry Howery, Kyle Sager, Jake Martens, Channin Tankersley
B-Main Wins (8 B-Mains): Johnny Herrera 2, Brad Loyet 2, Travis Rilat, Logan Forler, Seth Bergman, Jonathan Cornell, Brandon Hahn, Jamie Passmore
A-Feature Nightly Hard Chargers: Matt Covington (+16), Tony Bruce, Jr. (+18), Morgan Montgomery (+7), Tim Crawley(+7), Brad Loyet (+15), Jonathan Cornell (+17)
A-Feature Overall Cars Passed (Top 20): Tony Bruce, Jr. 46, Logan Forler 45, Johnny Herrera 33, Cole Wood 24, Brad Loyet 23, Matt Covington 23, Seth Bergman 22, Jonathan Cornell 17, Kolt Walker 16, Brandon Hanks 12, Jason Johnson 10, Jeff Swindell 10, Kevin Ramey 9, Dustin Morgan 7, Travis Rilat 7, Tim Crawley 7, Josh Hodges 7, Tony Stewart 7, Morgan Montgomery 7, Koty Adams 7
Total A-Feature Laps Led (180 total): Jason Johnson 55 (30.556%), Jeff Swindell 45 (25.000%), Johnny Herrera 30 (16.667%), Miranda Arnold 23 (12.778%), Logan Forler 18 (10.000%), Jonathan Cornell 7 (3.889%), Christopher Bell 2 (1.111%)
A-Feature Top Five: Jeff Swindell 6, Jason Johnson 5, Brad Loyet 4, Tony Bruce, Jr. 3, Johnny Herrera 2, Cole Wood 2, Logan Forler, Jonathan Cornell, Dustin Morgan, Matt Covington, Channin Tankersley, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Miranda Arnold, Christopher Bell
A-Feature Top Ten: Jeff Swindell 6, Jason Johnson 5, Brad Loyet 5, Tony Bruce, Jr. 5, Johnny Herrera 4, Seth Bergman 4, Cole Wood 3, Logan Forler 3, Dustin Morgan 3, Matt Covington 3, Ray Allen Kulhanek 2, Blake Hahn 2, Travis Rilat 2, Mike Goodman 2, Jonathan Cornell, Channin Tankersley, Miranda Arnold, Christopher Bell, Zach Pringle, Brandon Hanks, Kevin Ramey, Kyle Sager, Morgan Turpen, Jonathan Beason, Joe Wood, Jr.
2013 Speedweek Driver Standings (Final - Top 20): 1. Jeff Swindell 854; 2. Jason Johnson 777; 3. Brad Loyet 731; 4. Johnny Herrera 724; 5. Tony Bruce, Jr. 703; 6. Cole Wood 674; 7.Logan Forler 667; 8. Seth Bergman 652; 9. Dustin Morgan 608; 10. Brandon Hahn 504; 11. Zach Pringle 288; 12. Josh Baughman 435; 13. Blake Hahn 430; 14. Matt Covington 416; 15. Channin Tankersley 383; 16. Ray Allen Kulhanek 337; 17. John James 319; 18. Miranda Arnold 303; 19. Kolt Walker 302; 20. Morgan Montgomery 297;
Speedweek Champions:
1993 Terry Gray
1994 Gary Wright
1995 Terry Gray
1996 Terry Gray
1997 Gary Wright
1998 Terry Gray
1999 Gary Wright
2000 Gary Wright
2001 Kevin Ramey
2002 Gary Wright
2003 Shane Stewart
2004 Tim Crawley
2005 Darren Stewart
2006 Jason Johnson
2007 Gary Wright
2008 Jason Johnson
2009 Tim Crawley
2010 N/A
2011 N/A
2012 Wayne Johnson
2013 Jeff Swindell
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Photo Credit: Ryan McClosky (Action Shot), Mike Howard (Wing Dance)
Submitted By: Bryan Hulbert
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