(Image Credit: Carl
'Red' Larson)
Jason Martin Snags Steve
King Memorial Opener At
Dodge City Raceway Park
Bryan Hulbert –
DODGE CITY, Kan. (July
7, 2023)
Landing his tenth career
victory with the
American Sprint Car
Series presented by
RacinDirt.com Friday
night at Dodge City
Raceway Park, Jason
Martin wrestled the lead
from Howard Moore on at
the race’s mid-point and
held on to win Night 1
of the Steve King
Memorial.
“It’s nice being able to
race hard wheel-to-wheel
with people and they
give you room. Howard’s
always been a really
good racer, and I
appreciate and respect
him for that, but
traffic got a little
sketchy there,” said
Martin of the race for
the lead.
Win No. 6 on the season
with the American Sprint
Car Series presented by
RacinDirt.com, and ninth
in combined competition
with the Malvern Bank
360 Sprint Series, Jason
Martin rolled to second
on the start as Howard
Moore shot into the
lead.
Slowed on Lap 3 as Wayne
Johnson found himself
missing the right front
on his No. 2c, Moore put
distance on the field
when the race resumed. A
few laps from traffic,
that allowed Martin to
close. Cutting the gap
from 1.205-seconds to
0.424 over four laps,
Jason was able to roll
by for the point on Lap
12.
Working through traffic,
Jason was boxed in with
five laps to go. Opening
the door for the AR Dyno
Specialty No. 3, Moore
took a shot, but could
not re-secure the lead.
Able to clear lapped
traffic, the Bybee
Electric No. 36 pulled
away to a 1.497-seconds
advantage at the
checkered flag. Howard
Moore, in second for the
third time in his
career, was followed by
Oklahoma’s Whit
Gastineau for his first
national podium finish.
Matt Covington crossed
fourth, with Landon
Britt in fifth.
Jordon Mallett moved up
to sixth from ninth,
with Jake Bubak rolling
eight spots to seventh.
Kyler Johnson, who came
back to top the Rocky
Mountain Midget Racing
Association A-Feature,
was eighth, followed by
Brandon Anderson, and
Jeremy Huish to complete
the top ten.
The field of 23 drivers
on Night 1 of the Steve
King Memorial was topped
in The Driver’s Project
Qualifying by Jason
Martin with a track
record time of
14.341-seconds. AR Dyno
Specialty Heat Races
were topped by Kyler
Johnson, Jeremy Huish,
and Landon Britt. The
KSE Hard Charger was
Jake Bubak who advanced
eight spots.
The Steve King Memorial
continues Saturday, July
8 with a $5,088 to win,
$500 to start A-Feature.
Gates open at 5:00 P.M.
with racing at 7:30 P.M.
(CDT). Tickets are $20,
and free for kids 12 and
under. Pits are $35.
Dodge City Raceway Park
is located at 11322 110
Rd. in Dodge City, Kan.
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Race Results:
ASCS National
Dodge City
Raceway Park (Dodge
City, Kan.)
Steve King
Memorial - Night 1
Friday, July 7,
2023
Car Count: 23
The Driver's Project
Group Qualifying (Top 4
in each group invert
into Heat Races)
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps):
1. 45X-Kyler Johnson,
15.261[8]; 2. 2-Whit
Gastineau, 15.566[7]; 3.
6T-Kaden Taylor,
15.582[6]; 4. 13-Elijah
Gile, 15.593[2]; 5.
10T-Tyler Knight,
15.594[1]; 6.
6-Christopher Townsend,
15.655[5]; 7. 7C-Chris
Morgan, 15.663[3]; 8.
72-Ray Seemann,
15.829[4]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 2 (3 Laps):
1. 95-Matt Covington,
14.873[6]; 2. 1X-Jake
Bubak, 14.977[3]; 3.
10C-Jeremy Campbell,
15.092[1]; 4. 88J-Jeremy
Huish, 15.282[2]; 5.
14-Jordon Mallett,
15.289[8]; 6.
55B-Brandon Anderson,
15.309[7]; 7. 91-Michael
Day, 15.497[4]; 8.
938-Bradley Fezard,
16.580[5]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 3 (3 Laps):
1. 36-Jason Martin,
14.341[5]; 2. 3-Howard
Moore, 14.664[3]; 3.
2J-Zach Blurton,
14.683[4]; 4. 10-Landon
Britt, 14.712[1]; 5.
2C-Wayne Johnson,
14.733[7]; 6. 88-Jordan
Knight, 15.172[6]; 7.
32-Blair Cooper,
15.855[2]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat
Races (All Drivers
advance to the
A-Feature):
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1
(8 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler
Johnson[3]; 2. 2-Whit
Gastineau[2]; 3.
7C-Chris Morgan[6]; 4.
6T-Kaden Taylor[1]; 5.
6-Christopher
Townsend[5]; 6.
10T-Tyler Knight[4]; 7.
72-Ray Seemann[7]; 8.
(DNS) 13-Elijah Gile
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2
(8 Laps): 1. 88J-Jeremy
Huish[1]; 2. 10C-Jeremy
Campbell[2]; 3.
14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 4.
95-Matt Covington[4]; 5.
55B-Brandon Anderson[6];
6. 1X-Jake Bubak[3]; 7.
938-Bradley Fezard[8];
8. 91-Michael Day[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3
(8 Laps): 1. 10-Landon
Britt[1]; 2. 3-Howard
Moore[3]; 3. 36-Jason
Martin[4]; 4. 2C-Wayne
Johnson[5]; 5. 2J-Zach
Blurton[2]; 6. 88-Jordan
Knight[6]; 7. 32-Blair
Cooper[7]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25
Laps): 1. 36-Jason
Martin[3]; 2. 3-Howard
Moore[2]; 3. 2-Whit
Gastineau[1]; 4. 95-Matt
Covington[5]; 5.
10-Landon Britt[7]; 6.
14-Jordon Mallett[9]; 7.
1X-Jake Bubak[15]; 8.
45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 9.
55B-Brandon
Anderson[12]; 10.
88J-Jeremy Huish[8]; 11.
6-Christopher
Townsend[14]; 12.
2J-Zach Blurton[16]; 13.
938-Bradley Fezard[18];
14. 88-Jordan
Knight[17]; 15.
91-Michael Day[22]; 16.
32-Blair Cooper[20]; 17.
72-Ray Seemann[21]; 18.
10T-Tyler Knight[19];
19. 10C-Jeremy
Campbell[6]; 20.
7C-Chris Morgan[10]; 21.
2C-Wayne Johnson[11];
22. 6T-Kaden Taylor[13];
23. 13-Elijah Gile[23]
Lap Leader(s): Howard
Moore 1-11; Jason Martin
12-25
KSE Hard Charger: Jake
Bubak +8
Driver's Project Quick
Time: Jason Martin
14.341-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Kyler
Johnson
Provisional(s): N/A
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Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
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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)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix,
AZ) R
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 – 6 (4/20
– Jackson Motor
Speedway; 4/22 –
Boothill Speedway; 5/20
– Longdale Speedway;
5/28 – Lake Ozark
Speedway; 6/17 –
81-Speedway; 7/7 – Dodge
City Raceway Park); 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); Jeffrey
Newell – 1 (6/22
– Lawton Speedway); Alex
Sewell – 1 (6/24
– Caney Valley
Speedway); Blake
Hahn – 1 (6/30
– Boone County
Raceway); Jake
Bubak – 1 (7/1
– WaKeeney Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top
10): 1.
Jason Martin 2,090; 2.
Matt Covington 2,024; 3.
Howard Moore 1,911; 4.
Jordon Mallett 1,895; 5.
Brandon Anderson 1,866;
6. Kyler Johnson 1,745;
7. Christopher Townsend
1,596; 8. Landon Britt
1,568; 9. Michael Day
1,560; 10. Seth Bergman
1,237;
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