Bryan
Hulbert
-
BELGRADE,
Mont.
(July
12,
2019)
Several
times
denied
by as
much as
a single
lap at
the NAPA
of
Montana
Grizzly
Nationals,
Sam
Hafertepe,
Jr. made
sure
there
was no
question
who was
going to
win at
Gallatin
Speedway
as the
Lucas
Oil
American
Sprint
Car
Series
presented
by the
MAVTV
Motorsports
Network
point's
leader
won by a
staggering
7.722
seconds
on
Friday
night.
Hafertepe's
sixth
win on
the
season,
the
victory
is his
first at
the
Gallatin
Speedway,
making
Sam the
fourth
different
winner
at the
Belgrade
oval.
The
triumph
is also
Sam's
first
with the
Lucas
Oil
American
Sprint
Car
Series
presented
by the
MAVTV
Motorsports
Network
in the
state of
Montana.
Getting
his time
in
SawBlade.com
Victory
Lane
with
Adam the
Grizzly
Bear,
Sam was
all
smiles
as the
900lbs
Bear
made his
way to
the
right
rear of
his No.
15h,
"This is
the one
race all
year
that Pam
[Hill]
wanted
us to
win so
this win
is for
her, but
we had
an
awesome
car.
Really,
the best
car
we've
had all
year,"
stated
Hafertepe.
Battling
early
with
Kelly
Miller
for the
lead,
the two
traded
lines
but not
positions
on the
opening
laps,
which
was
barely
completed
when the
red
lights
came on
for
Scott
Bogucki
who
flipped
wildly
over the
wall in
the
fourth
turn
after
contact
with
Harli
White
while
racing
for
fifth.
Bogucki
was
unharmed,
but not
able to
continue.
Adjusting
his line
to the
cushion
on the
restart,
Hafertepe
pulled
the
field as
Miller
held off
the
advance
of Matt
Covington
for the
silver
position.
Finding
traffic
by Lap
7,
Hafertepe
methodically
picked
his way
around
the
backmarkers,
while
continuing
to put
distance
between
himself
and the
Prevost
Racing
No. 2jr.
Racing
to
second
on Lap
10 with
the help
of
slower
traffic,
Matt
Covington
made
little
advance
on the
Hills
Racing
No. 15h.
Still,
under
pressure
from
Kelly
Miller
for
second,
Covington
starting
getting
some
breathing
room as
the race
came to
the
white
flag.
Streaking
under
the
checkered
flag,
Hafertepe
lapped
just shy
of the
top-ten
as the
race for
second
turned
to Kelly
Miller
as Matt
Covington's
right
rear
exploded
off the
final
turn.
Able to
limp the
T&L
Foundry
No. 95
across
third,
fourth
went to
John
Carney
II who
was
challenged
several
times by
Harli
White,
who
settled
for
fifth.
The
night's
Hard
Charger
in a
Jimmy
Jones
tuned
machine,
Montana's
Jeremy
McCune
picked
up eight
spots to
sixth
with
Blake
Hahn
seventh
after
starting
10th.
Trever
Kirkland,
Roger
Crockett,
and Tony
Bruce,
Jr.
completed
the top
ten.
A field
of 31
drivers
assembled
for
Night 1
of the
NAPA of
Montana
Grizzly
Nationals.
Breaking
down
into
four SCE
Gaskets
Heat
Races,
with
wins
going to
Harli
White,
Trever
Kirkland,
Sam
Hafertepe,
Jr., and
Matt
Covington.
The
night's
BMRS
B-Feature
was
topped
by Jake
Helsel.
A
Frontier
Regional
Provisional
was used
by Damon
McCune.
The NAPA
of
Montana
Grizzly
Nationals
continues
Saturday,
July 13
at
Gallatin
Speedway
with
racing
at 7:00
P.M.
(MT).
Grandstands
are $20
for
adults
with
kids 12
and
under
free.
Gallatin
Speedway
is
located
at 2290
Tubb Rd.
in
Belgrade,
Mont.
Information
on
Gallatin
Speedway
can be
found
online
at
https://www.gallatinspeedway.com or
by
calling
(406)
388-ZOOM
(9666).
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Regional
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Race
Results:
Lucas
Oil ASCS
presented
by MAVTV
ASCS
Frontier
Region
Gallatin
Speedway
(Belgrade,
Mont.)
4th
annual
Grizzly
Nationals
Friday,
July 12,
2019
Car
Count:
31
SCE
Gaskets
Heat
Races
(Top 16
in
Passing
Points
advance
to the
A-Feature)
Heat 1
(8
Laps):
1.
17W-Harli
White,
[2]; 2.
28-Scott
Bogucki,
[3]; 3.
33-Robert
DeHaan,
[1]; 4.
74U-Chauncey
Filler,
[4]; 5.
86-Zac
Taylor,
[5]; 6.
88-Travis
Reber,
[6]; 7.
5C-Channing
Filler,
[8]; 8.
(DNF)
2M-Mike
Manwill,
[7]
Heat 2
(8
Laps):
1.
37-Trever
Kirkland,
[1]; 2.
2JR-Kelly
Miller,
[4]; 3.
12H-Tony
Bruce
Jr, [5];
4.
21P-Robbie
Price,
[3]; 5.
77X-Alex
Hill,
[2]; 6.
44-Jake
Helsel,
[6]; 7.
35M-Cody
Masse,
[8]; 8.
(DNF)
14-Jordon
Mallett,
[7]
Heat 3
(8
Laps):
1.
15H-Sam
Hafertepe
Jr, [2];
2.
J2-John
Carney
II, [7];
3.
0J-Jeremy
McCune,
[3]; 4.
2X-Tucker
Doughty,
[5]; 5.
2S-James
Setters,
[8]; 6.
3-Jordan
Milne,
[1]; 7.
2-Shad
Petersen,
[6]; 8.
31-Shane
Moore,
[4]
Heat 4
(8
Laps):
1.
95-Matt
Covington,
[1]; 2.
52-Blake
Hahn,
[2]; 3.
11-Roger
Crockett,
[5]; 4.
38B-Bryan
Brown,
[4]; 5.
11M-Mindy
McCune,
[7]; 6.
9K-Kory
Wermling,
[6]; 7.
77-Damon
McCune,
[3]
BMRS
B-Feature
(Top 6
advance
to the
A-Feature)
B
Feature
(12
Laps):
1.
44-Jake
Helsel,
[6]; 2.
21P-Robbie
Price,
[2]; 3.
14-Jordon
Mallett,
[12]; 4.
86-Zac
Taylor,
[3]; 5.
9K-Kory
Wermling,
[7]; 6.
38B-Bryan
Brown,
[1]; 7.
35M-Cody
Masse,
[8]; 8.
88-Travis
Reber,
[5]; 9.
77X-Alex
Hill,
[4]; 10.
3-Jordan
Milne,
[10];
11.
77-Damon
McCune,
[13];
12.
5C-Channing
Filler,
[9]; 13.
31-Shane
Moore,
[14];
14.
2M-Mike
Manwill,
[15];
15.
2-Shad
Petersen,
[11]
Sawblade.com
A-Feature
A
Feature
(25
Laps):
1.
15H-Sam
Hafertepe
Jr, [1];
2.
2JR-Kelly
Miller,
[2]; 3.
95-Matt
Covington,
[6]; 4.
J2-John
Carney
II, [4];
5.
17W-Harli
White,
[3]; 6.
0J-Jeremy
McCune,
[14]; 7.
52-Blake
Hahn,
[10]; 8.
37-Trever
Kirkland,
[8]; 9.
11-Roger
Crockett,
[9]; 10.
12H-Tony
Bruce
Jr, [7];
11.
14-Jordon
Mallett,
[17];
12.
44-Jake
Helsel,
[15];
13.
2X-Tucker
Doughty,
[11];
14.
21P-Robbie
Price,
[20];
15.
33-Robert
DeHaan,
[16];
16.
77-Damon
McCune,
[22];
17.
74U-Chauncey
Filler,
[18];
18.
86-Zac
Taylor,
[21];
19.
38B-Bryan
Brown,
[23];
20.
(DNF)
28-Scott
Bogucki,
[5]; 21.
(DNF)
11M-Mindy
McCune,
[13];
22.
(DNF)
9K-Kory
Wermling,
[19];
23.
(DNF)
2S-James
Setters,
[12]
Lap
Leader(s):
Sam
Hafertepe,
Jr. 1-25
Hard
Charger:
Jeremy
McCune
+8
High
Point
Driver:
John
Carney
II
Provisional(s):
Damon
McCune
(Regional)
2019
National
Tour
Driver
Standings
(Top
15): 1.
Sam
Hafertepe,
Jr.
2,368;
2. John
Carney
II
2,304;
3. Blake
Hahn
2,284;
4. Matt
Covington
2,273;
5. Scott
Bogucki
2,250;
6. Roger
Crockett
2,174;
7.
Robbie
Price
2,037;
8. Harli
White
1,972;
9.
Jordon
Mallett
1,901;
10. Alex
Hill
1,756;
11.
Tucker
Doughty
1,738;
12.
Jamie
Ball
1,063;
13. Seth
Bergman
826; 14.
Jason
Solwold
633; 15.
Colton
Heath
604;
2019
Race
Winners: Sam
Hafertepe,
Jr. - 6 (5/17
- I-96
Speedway;
5/18 -
I-96
Speedway;
5/25 -
Lake
Ozark
Speedway;
6/5 -
Lawton
Speedway;
6/8 -
Salina
Speedway;
7/12 -
Gallatin
Speedway); Scott
Bogucki
- 2 (6/14
- Brown
County
Speedway;
6/15 -
Black
Hills
Speedway); Thomas
Kennedy
- 2 (4/25
- Eagle
Raceway,
4/26 -
U.S. 36
Raceway); John
Carney
II - 1 (5/26
- Lake
Ozark
Speedway); Travis
Rilat -
1 (6/4
-
Devil's
Bowl
Speedway); Blake
Hahn - 1 (6/20
- Skagit
Speedway); Roger
Crockett
- 1 (6/21
- Skagit
Speedway); Robbie
Price -
1 (6/22
- Skagit
Speedway); Devon
Borden -
1 (6/28
- Grays
Harbor
Raceway); Matt
Covington
- 1 (6/29
- Grays
Harbor
Raceway);
Weather
Related
Cancellations
- 8:
Devil's
Bowl
Speedway
(3/15
and
3/16);
Williams
Grove
Speedway
(5/3);
Selinsgrove
Speedway
(5/4);
Lakeside
Speedway
(5/9);
I-30
Speedway
(5/11);
Route 66
Motor
Speedway
(6/1);
Creek
County
Speedway
(6/6)
ASCS
Online:
ASCS
National
Tour
Drivers
Online:
Jamie
Ball
(Knoxville,
IA):
http://www.jamieball.com/default.aspx?i=false
Seth
Bergman
(Snohomish,
WA.):
http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Scott
Bogucki
(McLaren
Vale, S.
Aust.):
https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
John
Carney
II (El
Paso,
TX):
https://www.facebook.com/JohnCarneyRacing
Matt
Covington
(Glenpool,
OK):
http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger
Crockett
(Broken
Arrow,
OK):
http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Tucker
Doughty
(Rockwall,
TX):
https://twitter.com/tuckerdoughty
Sam
Hafertepe,
Jr.
(Sunnyvale,
TX):
http://www.sam15.com
Blake
Hahn
(Sapulpa,
OK):
http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Alex
Hill
(Six
Nations,
Ontario,
Can.):
https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Jordon
Mallett
(Greenbrier,
AR):
https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports
Chris
Martin
(Ankeny,
IA):
https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie
Price
(Cobble
Hill,
BC,
Can.):
http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli
White
(Lindsay,
OK):
http://www.harliwhiteracing.net
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