6/8/2016
ASCS
Just A Glance: The Season So Far
TULSA, Okla. (June 8, 2016) Going into the month of June, the American Sprint Car Series is in full swing with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network and all ASCS Regions seeing competition.
While Mother Nature has had her way with 14 dates falling to rain, an additional night was also called off due to the track closing down. With that said, that bring us to 39 nights of racing have been contested. With co-sanctioned races, that accounts for 50 ASCS sanctioned events completed with 25 different race night winners out a total of 269 drivers taking part in at least one ASCS sanctioned night of racing thus far.
Three drivers are tied at the top of the win chart so far this year with Brandon Hanks, Aaron Reutzel, and John Carney II each finding Victory Lane on three occasions.
Hanks also joins the list of first time winners in 2016. So far, six drivers have earned their first ASCS sanctioned event win. Those include Brandon Hanks (Cotton Bowl Speedway – National), Josh Baughman (Bronco Raceway Park – National), Colton Hardy (Arizona Speedway – Southwest), Andy McElhannon (Jackson Motor Speedway – Southern Outlaw Sprints), Morgan Turpen (Southern Raceway – Southern Outlaw Sprints), and most recently Skylar Gee (Gallatin Speedway – Frontier).
For the whole of ASCS, 83 drivers have at least one top-five finish with 132 recording at least one Top 10. Of the 269 drivers on the list of races, 225 have made the call in an A-Feature. The highest car count recorded thus far is 47, the lowest 15. The overall average is 27.18 per event.
By Tour, the car count average breaks down as such: National: 36.5; Frontier: 22; Gulf South: 28.8; Red River: 32.6; Southern Outlaw Sprints: 26.6; Southwest: 23.2; Warrior: 27. ASCS events have been held in 29 cities across 13 states so far this season. Drivers on the other hand have traveled from 158 cities across 27 states, and three countries.
Looking forward, the combined scheduled of ASCS events has 90 nights of racing remaining. To see the full lineup of events, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com/schedule.
Track-by-Track:
Date – Track – City – State – Car Count – Winner
2/27 - Central Arizona Speedway - Casa Grande - AZ - 27 - Logan Forler
3/4 - Hattiesburg Speedway - Hattiesburg - MS - 26 - Seth Bergman
3/5 - Deep South Speedway - Loxley - AL - 27 - Brian Bell
3/11 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa - OK - Rain -
3/11 - Golden Triangle Raceway Park - Beaumont - TX - Rain -
3/12 - Battleground Speedway - Highlands - TX - Rain -
3/12 - Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria - AZ - Rain -
3/12 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa - OK - 24 - Logan Forler
3/17 - Heart O' Texas Speedway - Waco - TX - 26 - Johnny Herrera
3/18 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite - TX - Rain -
3/19 - Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek - AZ - 23 - Colton Hardy
3/19 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite - TX - 47 - Wayne Johnson
3/25 - Cotton Bowl Speedway - Paige - TX - 34 - Brandon Hanks
3/26 - Bronco Raceway Park - Cleveland - TX - 34 - Josh Baughman
4/1 - Southern New Mexico Speedway - Las Cruces - NM - 27 - John Carney II
4/2 - Gator Motorplex - Willis - TX - 28 - Aaron Reutzel
4/2 - Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis - AR - Rain -
4/2 - Southern New Mexico Speedway - Las Cruces - NM - 27 - John Carney II
4/8 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa - OK - 32 - Seth Bergman
4/8 - Jackson Motor Speedway - Byram - MS - 35 - Aaron Reutzel
4/9 - Jackson Motor Speedway - Byram - MS - 38 - Andy McElhannon
4/9 - Superbowl Speedway - Greenville - TX - Rain -
4/16 - Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria - AZ - 20 - Lance Norick
4/16 - Red River Speedway - Wichita Falls - TX - Cancelled -
4/17 - Missouri State Fair Speedway - Sedalia - MO - 23 - Brandon Hanks
4/22 - Humboldt Speedway - Humboldt - KS - 26 - Kyle Bellm
4/23 - Central Arizona Speedway - Casa Grande - AZ - 22 - Bob Ream, Jr.
4/23 - Springfield Raceway - Springfield - MO - 24 - John Carney II
4/29 - Callaway Raceway - Fulton - MO - 23 - Feature Rained Out
4/29 - Moulton Speedway - Moulton - AL - Rain -
4/30 - Duck River Raceway Park - Lewisburg - TN - 18 - Derek Hagar
5/5 - Lakeside Speedway - Kansas City - KS - 37 - Brian Brown
5/6 - Heart O' Texas Speedway - Waco - TX - 26 - Channin Tankersley
5/7 - Golden Triangle Raceway Park - Beaumont - TX - 24 - Channin Tankersley
5/7 - Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland - MO - 38 - Brandon Hanks
5/13 - Black Hills Speedway - Rapid City - SD - Rain -
5/13 - Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track - Ft. Worth - TX - 43 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
5/14 - Gillette Thunder Speedway - Gillette - WY - Postponed -
5/14 - Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track - Ft. Worth - TX - 45 - Aaron Reutzel
5/14 - Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek - AZ - 24 - Stevie Sussex
5/20 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa - OK - 22 - Blake Hahn
5/20 - Missouri State Fair Speedway - Sedalia - MO - 20 - Jonathan Cornell
5/21 - Southern Raceway - Milton - FL - 16 - Morgan Turpen
5/21 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton - OK - 25 - Wayne Johnson
5/27 - RPM Speedway - Crandall - TX - Rain -
5/28 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite - TX - Rain -
5/29 - Lone Star Speedway - Kilgore - TX - 20 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
5/29 - Double X Speedway - California - MO - 24 - Jonathan Cornell
6/1 - Plymouth Speedway - Plymouth - IN - Rain -
6/3 - Hartford Speedway - Hartford - MI - 26 - Johnny Herrera
6/3 - Callaway Raceway - Fulton - MO - Rain -
6/3 - Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade - MT - 23 - Skylar Gee
6/4 - Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek - AZ - 15 - Rick Ziehl
6/4 - Gillette Thunder Speedway - Gillette - WY - 21 - Trever Kirkland
6/4 - Brownstown Speedway - Brownstown - IN - Rain -
For continued updates on the American Sprint Car Series, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.
Submitted By: Bryan Hulbert