(Image
Credit: Gary Cornelison)
Jason Martin Storms Into
ASCS
Victory Lane At 81
Speedway
Bryan Hulbert –
PARK CITY, Kan. (June
17, 2023)
Standing in Victory Lane
as Mother Nature made
her presence known
Saturday night, Liberal,
Kan. native Jason Martin
held off the last lap
charge of Matt Covington
for his fifth win of the
season with the American
Sprint Car Series and
ninth of his career.
A turnaround from the
start of the three-day
run for Jason, who got
tangled up at Creek
County Speedway, Martin
explained he’d been
chasing the car ever
since.
Until Thursday, we’d
been pretty good, just
got tangled at Creek and
it actually bent this
car. It’s taken me two
nights to figure out
what the hell was wrong
with it. I just kept
messing with it because
we were absolutely
horrible earlier. I
think we were 17th out
of 19 in Hot Laps. I was
mad, so I just started
changing stuff.”
The first time for
Martin to top the
National Tour at 81
Speedway, the No. 36
shot to the lead on the
opening lap with a pass
on Kyler Johnson through
the third and fourth
turns.
Into traffic by the
fifth lap, the No. 36
was slowed trying to
navigate the back
markers, allowing
Brandon Anderson, who
made it to second on Lap
2, to close the gap.
Getting the shot at the
top spot, Anderson took
advantage on Lap 8.
Red on Lap 12 as Jeremy
Campbell, Forest
Sutherland, and Landon
Britt tangled in the
first turn, the restart
would spell disaster for
Anderson. With a massive
puff of smoke at the end
of the front stretch,
the engine let go for
the second race in a row
down the backstretch.
Advancing Martin back to
the point, the No. 36
sped away several times
as Matt Covington came
up to chase. In traffic
again with less than
three laps to go, the
white flag saw Covington
close from over a second
to only 0.198-seconds
behind. Mounting a
charge down the
backstretch, it was not
enough to deny Jason
Martin, who won by
0.297-seconds.
Kyler Johnson, third,
was followed by Chris
Morgan for his second
career top-five finish
with the American Sprint
Car Series. Jordon
Mallett completed the
top five.
A rebound of sorts for
Howard Moore after a
flip at Humboldt
Speedway, the No. 3
crossed sixth, with
Chase Porter seventh.
Tanner Conn from 13th
made it to eighth,
followed by Michael Day,
Fred Mattox, and Zach
Blurton from 18th to
complete the top ten.
The field of 19 was led
in The Driver’s Project
Qualifying by Matt
Covington at
14.354-seconds. A trio
of AR Dyno Specialty
Heat Races went to Matt
Covington, Fred Mattox,
and Chris Morgan. The
KSE Hard Charger was
Zach Blurton, with seven
positions gained.
The next event for the
American Sprint Car
Series is Thursday, June
22, at Lawton Speedway.
It was announced during
Saturday’s Driver’s
Meeting that the event
will pay $4,000 to win
but will increase to
$500 to start. Saturday,
June 24, at Caney Valley
Speedway, is $5,000 to
win, $500 to start.
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
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For other news, notes,
and information on any
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Race Results:
ASCS National
81-Speedway
(Park City, Kan.)
Saturday, June
17, 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. 95-Matt Covington,
14.354[4]; 2. 10-Landon
Britt, 14.371[2]; 3.
36-Jason Martin,
14.421[5]; 4. 3X-Tanner
Conn, 14.574[3]; 5.
2J-Zach Blurton,
14.620[1]; 6. 2-Chase
Porter, 14.824[6]; 7.
31M-Eric Matthews,
15.859[7]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 2 (3 Laps):
1. 10C-Jeremy Campbell,
14.543[2]; 2. 3-Howard
Moore, 14.559[1]; 3.
26M-Fred Mattox,
14.727[4]; 4. 91-Jeff
Stasa, 14.762[6]; 5.
91D-Michael Day,
14.875[3]; 6. 16S-Steven
Shebester, 14.942[5]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 3 (3 Laps):
1. 55B-Brandon Anderson,
14.516[1]; 2. 14-Jordon
Mallett, 14.614[6]; 3.
45X-Kyler Johnson,
14.679[3]; 4. 7C-Chris
Morgan, 14.780[4]; 5.
85-Forrest Sutherland,
15.495[2]; 6.
6-Christopher Townsend,
16.049[5]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat
Races (All drivers
advance to the
A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1
(8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt
Covington[4]; 2.
36-Jason Martin[2]; 3.
3X-Tanner Conn[1]; 4.
10-Landon Britt[3]; 5.
2-Chase Porter[6]; 6.
2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 7.
31M-Eric Matthews[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2
(8 Laps): 1. 26M-Fred
Mattox[2]; 2. 10C-Jeremy
Campbell[4]; 3. 91-Jeff
Stasa[1]; 4. 91D-Michael
Day[5]; 5. 3-Howard
Moore[3]; 6. 16S-Steven
Shebester[6]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3
(8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris
Morgan[1]; 2. 45X-Kyler
Johnson[2]; 3.
55B-Brandon Anderson[4];
4. 14-Jordon Mallett[3];
5. 85-Forrest
Sutherland[5]; 6.
6-Christopher
Townsend[6]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25
Laps): 1. 36-Jason
Martin[2]; 2. 95-Matt
Covington[6]; 3.
45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 4.
7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 5.
14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 6.
3-Howard Moore[11]; 7.
2-Chase Porter[12]; 8.
3X-Tanner Conn[13]; 9.
91D-Michael Day[10]; 10.
26M-Fred Mattox[3]; 11.
2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 12.
91-Jeff Stasa[14]; 13.
31M-Eric Matthews[19];
14. 16S-Steven
Shebester[16]; 15.
55B-Brandon Anderson[4];
16. 10C-Jeremy
Campbell[5]; 17.
10-Landon Britt[8]; 18.
85-Forrest
Sutherland[15]; 19.
6-Christopher
Townsend[17]
Lap Leader(s): Jason
Martin 1-7; 13-25;
Brandon Anderson 8-12
KSE Hard Charger: Zach
Blurton +7
Driver's Project Quick
Time: Matt Covington
14.354-Seconds
High Point Driver: Matt
Covington
Provisional(s): N/A
ASCS Online:
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Series:
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Facebook:
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Twitter:
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Broadcast:
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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 – 5 (4/20 –
Jackson Motor Speedway;
4/22 – Boothill
Speedway; 5/20 –
Longdale Speedway; 5/28
– Lake Ozark Speedway;
6/17 – 81-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
1,427; 2. Matt Covington
1,389; 3. Jordon Mallett
1,299; 4. Brandon
Anderson 1,277; 5.
Howard Moore 1,265; 6.
Seth Bergman 1,237; 7.
Landon Britt 1,27; 8.
Kyler Johnson 1,195; 9.
Michael Day 1,091; 10.
Christopher Townsend
1,084;
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