Bryan Hulbert – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 21, 2023) Round two this season at Lakeside Speedway Friday, followed by the long-awaited return to the Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday, a high-speed weekend is on tap this weekend for the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com.
Added money at Lakeside Speedway on Friday, August 25; the event is part of the ASCS Summer Super Series, paying out $5,000 to win, $500 to start.
Making things even sweeter, AR Dyno Specialty Heat Races will pay $100 to win, plus an extra $250 to the overall quick qualifier and $250 to the KSE Hard Charger in the A-Feature. Taking on the four-tenths-mile oval on May 26, Iowa’s Carson McCarl wheeled the Country Builders No. 88 to the lead on Lap 16 after starting fifth and never looked back.
Friday, August 25, at Lakeside Speedway, opens at 6:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:00 P.M. and Racing at 8:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and military, $10 for youth (12-15), and free for kids 12 and under. Pits are $40. The event is being promoted by Terry Mattox. Lakeside Speedway is located at 5615 Wolcott Dr. in Kansas City, Kan. For more information, contact him at (918) 417-0624 or email terry@ascsracing.com.
Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks will feature at $4,000 to win, $400 to start A-Feature. Twelve times on the 22-degree banked turns since 1998, the last time the series rolled into town was on June 6, 2015, with Blake Hahn going to Victory Lane for the first time against the ASCS National Tour. The event is paired with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products. The regional tour is at Creek County Speedway on Friday night.
Saturday, August 26, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway, 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.
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.
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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); Seth Bergman – 2 (4/21 – Longdale Speedway; 6/2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway); Matt Covington – 2 (6/16 – Humboldt Speedway; 7/8 – Dodge City Raceway Park); 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 2,568; 2. Matt Covington 2,502; 3. Jordon Mallett 2,351; 4. Howard Moore 2,341; 5. Brandon Anderson 2,284; 6. Kyler Johnson 2,161; 7. Christopher Townsend 2,023; 8. Landon Britt 1,988; 9. Michael Day 1,740; 10. Seth Bergman 1,237;
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- Bryan Hulbert on Aug 21, 2023
- Article Date: 8/21/2023