(Image Credit: John Lee)
Covington Rebounds For
$5,000 Score At Lakeside
Speedway With The
American Sprint Car
Series!
Bryan Hulbert –
KANSAS CITY, Kan.
(August 25, 2023) A win that even
Matt Covington did not
expect so soon, as he is
still recovering from
injuries sustained
during a crash on August
12 during the Knoxville
Nationals, the No. 95
defied the odds and
rocketed into Victory
Lane Friday night with
the American Sprint Car
Series presented by
RacinDirt.com at
Lakeside Speedway.
“This honestly not what
I was expecting tonight.
I was just hoping I
could be here at all,
but really, right now, I
feel pretty good. My
back is sore, and my
chest is a little more
sore after that, but I
couldn’t be happier,”
said Covington, who gave
props to his crew for
stepping up and getting
everything ready as he
continues to recuperate.
“I got Matthew Howard
back out here and glad
to get him back in
Victory Lane, and Steven
[Lane] for everything.
Those two have worked
their butts off."
Winning three times with
the National Tour this
season, all three have
come at Kansas tracks,
with his win at Lakeside
the first time that
Covington’s has topped
the famed half-mile to
bring his overall total
to 19.
Taking the green from
third, Covington battled
pole sitter Wayne
Johnson into the first
two turns. Nearly
wheel-to-wheel through
the first five laps,
Johnson rocketed off the
low side of the second
turn to take the point
just as the top two
completed the fifth
revolution.
Keeping Covington at by
for two more laps, the
T&L Foundry/XXX Chassis
No. 95 reclaimed the
lead on Lap 8. Able to
pull away in traffic,
Matt’s advantage grew to
1.-978-seconds before
red lights came on with
five to go. Coming
together in the fourth
turn, Daryn Langford
tangled up Kade Morton.
Both drivers are okay.
Pulling away on the
restart, Covington
gapped the field by
2.177-seconds over the
final five laps. Going
for broke on the restart
around the top of turns
three and four. Ayrton
Gennetten mounted a
charge on Lap 23 for
second, and his career
fourth podium finish
with the National Tour.
Wayne Johnson ended up
third for the 58th time.
Rolling back to seventh
on the start, Landon
Britt clawed his way
back to fourth, with
Jordon Mallett in fifth.
Racing in and out of the
top five, Brandon
Anderson ended up sixth,
with Chris Martin
seventh. Up from 14th,
Miles Paulus was the KSE
Hard Charger, followed
by Jason Martin in
ninth. Jace Park
completed the top ten.
The field Friday night
consisted of 23 drivers,
with Wayne fastest
during Driver’s Project
Qualifying at
14.783-seconds. AR Dyno
Specialty Heat Races
went to Ayrton
Gennetten, Chris Martin,
and Matt Covington.
The next event for the
American Sprint Car
Series presented by
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Saturday, August 26, at
the Salina Highbanks
Speedway in Pryor, Okla.
The event pays $4,000 to
win, $400 to start, and
pairs with the American
Bank of Oklahoma ASCS
Sooner Region presented
by Smiley’s Racing
Products.
Gates opens at 5:00 P.M.
with Hot Laps at 6:30
P.M. and Racing at 7:00
P.M. (CDT). Tickets are
$20 for adults, $10 for
military and youth
(6-12), and free for
kids five and under.
Pits are $40. Salina
Highbanks Speedway is
located at 30 minutes
east of Claremore,
Okla., on Hwy. 20. The
track's physical address
is 3164 OK-20. Pryor, OK
74361. For more
information on the
track, log onto http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or
call (918) 434-7223.
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mark the 32nd year of
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Series. Spearheaded by
the American Sprint Car
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Race Results:
ASCS National
Lakeside
Speedway (Kansas City,
Kan.)
Friday, August
25, 2023
Car Count: 23
The Driver's Project
Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps):
1. 2C-Wayne Johnson,
14.783[6]; 2. 36-Jason
Martin, 14.922[8]; 3.
19-Ayrton Gennetten,
15.114[3]; 4. 98P-Miles
Paulus, 15.148[5]; 5.
8M-Kade Morton,
15.174[4]; 6. 1E-Ian
Madsen, 15.403[1]; 7.
7C-Chris Morgan,
15.559[2]; 8. 3Z-Zach
Davis, 15.850[7]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 2 (3 Laps):
1. 10-Landon Britt,
15.079[8]; 2. 3-Howard
Moore, 15.080[6]; 3.
55B-Brandon Anderson,
15.238[1]; 4. 44-Chris
Martin, 15.281[5]; 5.
87J-Jace Park,
15.323[2]; 6. 45X-Kyler
Johnson, 15.418[4]; 7.
2P-Chase Porter,
15.509[3]; 8. 111-Chad
Frewaldt, 15.852[7]
The Drivers Project
Qualifying 3 (3 Laps):
1. 14-Jordon Mallett,
15.086[5]; 2. 95-Matt
Covington, 15.215[3]; 3.
2-Whit Gastineau,
15.373[2]; 4.
6-Christopher Townsend,
15.464[4]; 5. 11X-Garet
Williamson, 15.581[6];
6. 91-Michael Day,
15.966[1]; 7. 32D-Daryn
Langford, 16.526[7]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat
Races (All drivers
advance to the
A-Feature)
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 1
(8 Laps): 1. 19-Ayrton
Gennetten[2]; 2.
2C-Wayne Johnson[4]; 3.
8M-Kade Morton[5]; 4.
98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 5.
36-Jason Martin[3]; 6.
1E-Ian Madsen[6]; 7.
7C-Chris Morgan[7]; 8.
3Z-Zach Davis[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 2
(8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris
Martin[1]; 2.
55B-Brandon Anderson[2];
3. 10-Landon Britt[4];
4. 3-Howard Moore[3]; 5.
87J-Jace Park[5]; 6.
45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 7.
111-Chad Frewaldt[7]; 8.
2P-Chase Porter[8]
AR Dyno Specialty Heat 3
(8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt
Covington[3]; 2.
14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 3.
2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 4.
11X-Garet Williamson[5];
5. 6-Christopher
Townsend[1]; 6.
91-Michael Day[6]; 7.
32D-Daryn Langford[7]
A-Feature
RacinDirt A-Main (25
Laps): 1. 95-Matt
Covington[3]; 2.
19-Ayrton Gennetten[5];
3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1];
4. 10-Landon Britt[4];
5. 14-Jordon Mallett[2];
6. 55B-Brandon
Anderson[6]; 7. 44-Chris
Martin[7]; 8. 98P-Miles
Paulus[14]; 9. 36-Jason
Martin[12]; 10. 87J-Jace
Park[13]; 11. 45X-Kyler
Johnson[16]; 12. 1E-Ian
Madsen[15]; 13. 7C-Chris
Morgan[18]; 14.
6-Christopher
Townsend[20]; 15.
91-Michael Day[17]; 16.
8M-Kade Morton[8]; 17.
32D-Daryn Langford[19];
18. 3-Howard Moore[9];
19. 2-Whit
Gastineau[10]; 20.
111-Chad Frewaldt[22];
21. 2P-Chase Porter[21];
22. 11X-Garet
Williamson[11]; 23.
3Z-Zach Davis[23]
Lap Leader(s): Matt
Covington 1-4; 8-25;
Wayne Johnson 5-7
Hard Charger: Miles
Paulus +6
Quick Time: Wayne
Johnson - 14.783-seconds
High Point Driver: Wayne
Johnson
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)
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 – 7 (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; 7/22
– 81 Speedway); Matt
Covington – 3
(6/16 – Humboldt
Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge
City Raceway Park; 8/25
– Lakeside 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); 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); Aaron
Reutzel – 1 (8/3
– Knoxville Raceway); *Parker
Price-Miller – 1 (8/4
– Knoxville Raceway); Brian
Brown – 1 (8/5
– Knoxville Raceway);
2023 Driver Points (Top
10): 1.
Jason Martin 2,681; 2.
Matt Covington 2,652; 3.
Jordon Mallett 2,476; 4.
Howard Moore 2,435; 5.
Brandon Anderson 2,406;
6. Kyler Johnson 2,269;
7. Christopher Townsend
2,125; 8. Landon Britt
2,118; 9. Michael Day
1,840; 10. Seth Bergman
1,237;
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