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Bryan Hulbert – SPENCER, Iowa (September 13, 2022) Elevating his win total to 49 with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Tim Crawley held on for victory at Iowa’s Clay County Fair Speedway during Tuesday’s Deberg Concrete Battle of the Blue Ribbon.
Wheeling the Ronnie Pitts Motorsports No. 1x from the right of the front row, Crawley outdueled fellow tour veteran Wayne Johnson through the first two turns.
Chased on the cushion by Blake Hahn, the No. 52 traded the runner-up spot with Wayne Johnson through three and four. Able to run under the No. 2c, Blake went to work running down Crawley.
Slowed working Lap 4, the race resumed with Johnson again going after the runner-up position. This time in one and two, the result was Hahn, again, able to turn under for silver.
Into traffic with 10 laps complete, Crawley went to work on the back markers with Hahn looming. Into the mix a couple of laps later, all it was going to take was one mistake to shuffle the podium. Keeping the pair at bay, Crawley used slower cars to his inside as rolling roadblocks to put distance back on his pursuers.
Easing down the track to the middle groove as the race worked to the final seven laps, the shift in line opened the door for Hahn.
Shooting to the curb off the second turn, Blake pulled nearly even with Tim for the lead, but a slip of the right rear off the backstretch allowed the No. 1x the breathing room needed to land his third victory of the season and first National Tour triumph in the state of Iowa.
On the run through traffic, Crawley said, “I wasn’t sure if it was going to take any rubber, but it did, and when I caught that first lapped car, I kept thinking was all it’s going to take is one bobble, and I knew someone was on me. The line was so thin; you’d be in the dust, so when Blake run up beside me, I had to get my elbows up.”
Winning by 0.667-seconds over Hahn, the show position went to Wayne Johnson for his 171st podium finish. Matt Covington crossed fourth with Kyler Johnson fifth. Landon Britt crossed sixth, followed by Minnesota’s Christopher Thram. Eighth to Chris Martin, ninth to Jason Martin, with Iowa’s Riley Goodno making up the top ten.
Tuesday’s field consisted of 26 competitors. SCE Gaskets Heat Races were topped by Blake Hahn, Tim Crawley, and Wayne Johnson. The BMRS B-Feature went to Brandon Anderson, who spent the first part of the night dealing with engine issues. The overall quick time was Blake Hahn at 14.087-seconds to establish the ASCS Track Record at Clay County Fair Speedway.
Up next, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network and ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps invade Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. for the $10,000 to win, Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial, happening September 15, 16, and 17. Information, tickets, and directions are online at http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com.
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Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, Iowa)
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Car Count: 26
The Driver's Project Group Qualifying
The Drivers Project Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.087[3]; 2. 24T-Christopher Thram, 14.122[5]; 3. 1CC-Clayton Christensen, 14.247[1]; 4. 36-Jason Martin, 14.255[4]; 5. 22-Riley Goodno, 14.485[7]; 6. 5J-Javen Ostermann, 14.606[2]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 14.646[8]; 8. 187-Landon Crawley, 14.664[9]; 9. 88-Terry Easum, 14.789[6]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 5-Brady Forbrook, 14.170[9]; 2. 99-Bret Tripplett, 14.317[1]; 3. 1X-Tim Crawley, 14.444[7]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson, 14.456[6]; 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson, 14.481[8]; 6. 10-Landon Britt, 14.868[5]; 7. 18-Tyler Rabenberg, 14.873[4]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark, 15.123[3]; 9. 4W-Matt Wasmund, 15.220[2]
The Drivers Project Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 14.373[6]; 2. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 14.460[2]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.620[5]; 4. 44-Chris Martin, 14.626[8]; 5. 05-Jody Rosenboom, 14.726[3]; 6. 10J-Justin Jacobsma, 14.850[1]; 7. 10P-Dylan Postier, 14.950[4]; 8. 91-Andrew Sullivan, 15.473[7]
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Qualifying/Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
SCE Gaskets Heat 1: 1. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno[5]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 4. 24T-Christopher Thram[3]; 5. 1CC-Clayton Christensen[2]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]; 7. 5J-Javen Ostermann[6]; 8. 187-Landon Crawley[8]; 9. 88-Terry Easum[9]
SCE Gaskets Heat 2: 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 3. 10-Landon Britt[6]; 4. 5-Brady Forbrook[4]; 5. 99-Bret Tripplett[3]; 6. 55B-Brandon Anderson[9]; 7. 4W-Matt Wasmund[7]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark[8]; 9. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[5]
SCE Gaskets Heat 3: 1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 3. 44-Chris Martin[1]; 4. 35-Skylar Prochaska[3]; 5. 05-Jody Rosenboom[5]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[7]; 7. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[6]; 8. 91-Andrew Sullivan[8]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 6 advance)
BMRS B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 10P-Dylan Postier[1]; 3. 187-Landon Crawley[6]; 4. 88-Terry Easum[9]; 5. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[10]; 6. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[4]; 7. 91-Andrew Sullivan[8]; 8. 16-Dustin Clark[7]; 9. 5J-Javen Ostermann[3]; 10. 4W-Matt Wasmund[5]
A-Feature
Lucas Oil A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 1X-Tim Crawley[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson[1]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 10-Landon Britt[8]; 7. 24T-Christopher Thram[9]; 8. 44-Chris Martin[12]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[11]; 10. 22-Riley Goodno[5]; 11. 55B-Brandon Anderson[17]; 12. 187-Landon Crawley[19]; 13. 17B-Ryan Bickett[16]; 14. 10P-Dylan Postier[18]; 15. 35-Skylar Prochaska[10]; 16. 88-Terry Easum[20]; 17. 99-Bret Tripplett[13]; 18. 05-Jody Rosenboom[14]; 19. 5-Brady Forbrook[7]; 20. 1CC-Clayton Christensen[15]; 21. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[21]; 22. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[22]
Lap Leader(s): Tim Crawley 1-25
Hard Charger: Landon Crawley +7
Quick Time: Blake Hahn 14.087-seconds (NTR)
High Point Driver: Blake Hahn
Provisional(s): N/A
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2022 Race Winners: Wayne Johnson – 4 (3/18 – Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/18 – Boothill Speedway, 6/25 - I-70 Motorsports Park; 7/23 – I-30 Speedway); Derek Hagar – 3 (3/25 – I-30 Speedway; 6/17 – Texarkana 67 Speedway; 9/5 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 3 (5/29 – Thunderbird Speedway; 8/4 – Knoxville Raceway; 9/8 – Lakeside Speedway); Tim Crawley – 3 (7/22 – Batesville Motor Speedway; 7/26 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/13 – Clay County Fair Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 2 (5/28 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/27 – Caney Valley Speedway); Blake Hahn – 2 (8/2 – Lakeside Speedway, 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (7/1 – Boone County Raceway; 7/28 – 81-Speedway); Seth Bergman – 2 (3/19 – Devil's Bowl Speedway, 9/10 – Caney Valley Speedway); Aaron Reutzel – 2 (3/26 – I-30 Speedway; 8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Jake Bubak – 1 (7/2 – WaKeeney Speedway); Zach Blurton – 1 (7/3 – WaKeeney Speedway); Gunner Ramey - 1 (7/15 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/5 – Knoxville Raceway);
2022 Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 3,087; 2. Wayne Johnson 2,999; 3. Matt Covington 2,942; 4. Tim Crawley 2,924; 5. Jason Martin 2,881; 6. Brandon Anderson 2,682; 7. Landon Crawley 2,525; 8. Landon Britt 2,513; 9. Kyler Johnson 2,513; 10. Ryan Bickett 2,386; 11. Dylan Postier 2,285; 12. Garet Williamson 1,993; 13. Dylan Opdahl 1,685; 14. Dylan Westbrook 1,580 15. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,145;
ASCS National Tour Drivers:
1x - Tim Crawley (Benton, AR)**
2c - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)**
2d-Dylan Opdahl (Madison, SD) (R)
10 - Landon Britt (Atoka, TN) (R)
10p - Dylan Postier (Stillwater, OK) (R)
17b - Ryan Bickett (Romona, SD)
24 - Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
36 - Jason Martin (Liberal, KS) (R)
45x - Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS) (R)
52 - Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)**
55b - Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK) (R)
95 - Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
187 - Landon Crawley (Benton, AR) (R)
(R) Signifies Brodix National Rookie
** Signifies past ASCS National Champion.
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The American Sprint Car Series is brought to you by Lucas Oil Products (https://lucasoil.com) and presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network (https://www.mavtv.com). Heat Races are presented by SCE Gaskets (https://www.scegaskets.com), B-Features are sponsored by BMRS (https://www.bmrs.net).
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- Bryan Hulbert on Sep 14, 2022
- Article Date: 9/14/2022