(Image Credit: Jerry
Milam)
Matt Covington Dominates
American Sprint Car
Series Return To
Humboldt Speedway!
Bryan Hulbert –
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (June 16,
2023) Setting
the track record, going
high point on the night,
then leading start to
finish Friday night,
Matt Covington dominated
the American Sprint Car
Series at Humboldt
Speedway.
Covington’s third win of
the season it’s his
first with the American
Sprint Car Series
National Tour in 2023
and the 17th of his
career. Humboldt
Speedway is the 16th
track Covington has
claimed a victory at.
A rebound night for
Covington after getting
tangled up Thursday at
Creek County Speedway,
Matt talked about that
in Victory Lane, “It’s
no different than any
other year. You have to
work through the
hardships and learn to
enjoy it somehow because
that’s what keeps you
going and pushes you and
allows you to enjoy a
night like this. The
track was cowboy up a
little bit, you know,
popping wheelies, having
to run the curb, but I
had a good time out
front with it.”
Getting the point over
Tanner Conn at the
start, the South Plains
Towing/Reece
Construction No. 95
wasted no time pulling
away as Jordon Mallett
worked his way to second
on Lap 2. Into traffic
quickly, Covington made
quick work of the back
markers, while Mallett
found his rounds
blocked.
Caution on Lap 19 for
Landon Britt, who rolled
to a stop in the third
and fourth turns;
Covington picked up
right where he left off
and pulled away to
0.999-seconds at the
finish. Jordon Mallett
held onto second.
Posting his first career
National Tour podium,
16-year-old Christopher
Townsend held off the
charge of Sean
McClelland for third.
From seventh, McClelland
crossed fourth, with
Kyler Johnson winning
the drag race to the
line for fifth.
Finding a line just off
the high side on the
restart, Jeremy Campbell
began picking off cars
quickly to grab sixth.
Fred Mattox was seventh,
followed by Tanner Conn.
Suffering an engine
change that put Brandon
Anderson to the rear of
the field, the No. 55b
made it back to ninth
with Jason Martin going
15th to tenth.
Jason will leave as the
point’s leader as Seth
Bergman was forced to
miss Humboldt to tend to
the business that he and
his wife own. While his
hometown is Snohomish,
Wash., Seth and his
family reside in Owasso,
Okla., and own the
Evergreen Coffee, Co.
Opening their fourth
location, that required
Seth’s attention. He
plans to continue racing
with the American Sprint
Car Series as much as
possible.
The 19-car field at
Humboldt Speedway was
topped in The Driver’s
Project Qualifying by
Matt Covington at
12.076-seconds. AR Dyno
Specialty Heat Race wins
went to Tanner Conn,
Kyler Johnson, and Chris
Morgan. The KSE Hard
Charger was Jeremy
Campbell.
The American Sprint Car
Series rolls north to
81-Speedway on Saturday,
June 17. Gates open at
3:00 P.M. for the pits
and 5:00 P.M. for the
stands. Hot Laps are at
6:00 P.M., with racing
at 7:00 P.M. (CDT).
Tickets are $25 for
adults, $20 for seniors
and military, and free
for kids 10 and under.
Other divisions include
the JLR Property
Management USRA A-Mods,
AutoTech Service Super
Stocks, and Primal Jerky
Mini Stocks.
81-Speedway is located
at 7700 N Broadway in
Park City, Kan. More
information can be found
online at https://www.81speedway.com.
The 2023 season will
mark the 32nd year of
competition for the
American Sprint Car
Series. Spearheaded by
the American Sprint Car
Series National Tour,
the ASCS Nation includes
Regional Tours that
encompass both wing and
non-wing competition.
Live coverage of the
American Sprint Car
Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com.
For other news, notes,
and information on any
of the tours under the
ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com,
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Instagram, and Twitter
(@ASCSRacing).
Race Results:
ASCS National
Humboldt
Speedway (Humboldt, Kan)
Friday, June 16,
2023
Car Count: 19
The Driver's Project
Group Qualifying (Top 4
in each group invert
into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps):
1. 14-Jordon Mallett,
12.333[7]; 2. 10-Landon
Britt, 12.389[2]; 3.
3X-Tanner Conn,
12.413[3]; 4. 10C-Jeremy
Campbell, 12.485[1]; 5.
36-Jason Martin,
12.500[6]; 6. 13-Elijah
Gile, 12.583[5]; 7.
31-Casey Wills,
12.667[4]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 2 (3 Laps):
1. 95-Matt Covington,
12.076[1]; 2. 3-Howard
Moore, 12.374[6]; 3.
2-Chase Porter,
12.411[4]; 4. 45X-Kyler
Johnson, 12.421[2]; 5.
11-Austin O'Neal,
12.577[5]; 6.
938-Bradley Fezard,
12.888[3]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 3 (3 Laps):
1. 6-Christopher
Townsend, 12.441[4]; 2.
55B-Brandon Anderson,
12.460[6]; 3. 1-Sean
McClelland, 12.482[5];
4. 7C-Chris Morgan,
12.530[2]; 5. 26M-Fred
Mattox, 12.648[1]; 6.
91-Michael Day,
12.799[3]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat
Races (All drivers
advance to the
A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1
(8 Laps): 1. 3X-Tanner
Conn[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy
Campbell[1]; 3.
10-Landon Britt[3]; 4.
14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 5.
36-Jason Martin[5]; 6.
31-Casey Wills[7]; 7.
13-Elijah Gile[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2
(8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler
Johnson[1]; 2. 2-Chase
Porter[2]; 3. 95-Matt
Covington[4]; 4.
938-Bradley Fezard[6];
5. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 6.
11-Austin O'Neal[5]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3
(8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris
Morgan[1]; 2. 1-Sean
McClelland[2]; 3.
26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 4.
6-Christopher
Townsend[4]; 5.
91-Michael Day[6]; 6.
55B-Brandon Anderson[3]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (30
Laps): 1. 95-Matt
Covington[1]; 2.
14-Jordon Mallett[3]; 3.
6-Christopher
Townsend[4]; 4. 1-Sean
McClelland[7]; 5.
45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 6.
10C-Jeremy Campbell[12];
7. 26M-Fred Mattox[10];
8. 3X-Tanner Conn[2]; 9.
55B-Brandon
Anderson[16]; 10.
36-Jason Martin[15]; 11.
938-Bradley Fezard[11];
12. 7C-Chris Morgan[9];
13. 91-Michael Day[14];
14. 13-Elijah Gile[19];
15. 10-Landon Britt[5];
16. 2-Chase Porter[6];
17. 31-Casey Wills[17];
18. 3-Howard Moore[13];
19. 11-Austin O'Neal[18]
Lap Leader(s): Matt
Covington 1-30
KSE Hard Charger: Jeremy
Campbell +6
Driver's Project Quick
Time: Matt Covington
12.076-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Matt
Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car
Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race
Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis,
TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend
(La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt
(Memphis, TN)
14 Jordon Mallett
(Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman
(Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin
(Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson
(Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson
(Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker
(Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day
(Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington
(Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver
running for the Brodix
National Rookie of the
Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason
Martin – 4 (4/20
– Jackson Motor
Speedway; 4/22 –
Boothill Speedway; 5/20
– Longdale Speedway;
5/28 – Lake Ozark
Speedway); Seth
Bergman – 2 (4/21
– Longdale Speedway; 6/2
– Outlaw Motor
Speedway); Austin
McCarl – 1 (5/26
– Lakeside Speedway); Joe
B. Miller – 1 (5/17
– Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean
McClelland – 1 (6/15
– Creek County
Speedway); Matt
Covington – 1 (6/16
– Humboldt Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top
10): 1.
Jason Martin 1,277; 2.
Matt Covington 1,247; 3.
Seth Bergman 1,237; 4.
Brandon Anderson 1,177;
5. Jordon Mallett 1,174;
6. Howard Moore 1,143;
7. Landon Britt 1,141;
8. Kyler Johnson 1,060;
9. Christopher Townsend
992; 10. Michael Day
978;
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Dyno Specialty, BMRS,
The Driver’s Project,
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Kinsler Fuel Injection,
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