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Bryan Hulbert – CANEY, Kan. (July 28, 2021) Lapped traffic giveth, and it taketh, and in the case of Dylan Westbrook, slower cars were just what he needed on Wednesday night at Caney Valley Speedway to get the run on race-long leader, Jake Bubak, and finally make it into SawBlade.com Victory Lane on night five of Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Week presented by Smiley’s Racing Products with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.
“Super happy. We’ve been running really good lately, so we knew it was going to happen eventually. Just kept on working at it and finally got it done,” stated Dylan of the win. “The car was perfect, where the longer the run the better it got. Once the fuel burned off, I could really let it rip.”
Commenting on the move in traffic, Westbrook said, “The same thing that happened to me earlier, happened to him. It just happened to work out in our favor. That’s how racing goes.”
Happening in his 51st A-Feature start, Dylan is the 160th driver to top the National Tour, the tenth different driver this season to win a National event, and the fifth Canadian driver to claim an ASCS National win; joining Thomas Kennedy, Robbie Price, Marc Duperron, and Skylar Gee.
Chasing with two to go, Bubak rolled up on a pair of slower cars. Having to vacate the cushion that had carried him the entire race, Westbrook took his shot going into the first turn.
Beating Bubak to the second turn, the pair drag raced to the back straightaway with the Hills Racing No. 47x squeezing by.
Keeping his nose clean around the lingering slower cars, Westbrook pulled away by 3.232-seconds over the closing lap as Bubak and Timms commenced to trading haymaker-style slide jobs at both ends of the Caney Valley Speedway. Getting the final slide, Ryan Timms captured the second podium step with Jake Babak holding on for the bronze.
Several times battling with Blake Hahn, Arizona’s Colton Hardy held on for fourth with Hahn in fifth. In the top five battle early on, Tyler Thomas ended up sixth with Matt Covington advancing nine times to finish seventh. Up from 15th, J.J. Hickle made it to eighth with Noah Harris ninth. Brandon Anderson completed the top ten.
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Week presented by Smiley’s Racing Products continues on Thursday, July 29 at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Seniors, and free for kids 10 and under. 81-Speedway is located at 7700 N. Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found online at http://www.race81speedway.com.
The 2021 season is the 30th year of competition for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.
For the first time, the series can be seen live on two platforms, with Racinboys.com and FloRacing.com featuring National Tour events in tandem. Both are subscription-based sites. FloRacing.com is $20 per month, billed annually at $150 per year. Racinboys.com is $29.99 per month.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up ASCS Nation in 2021, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kan.)
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - Sprint Week Night 5
Car Count: 27
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[2]; 2. 85-Forrest Sutherland[1]; 3. 91T-Tyler Thomas[5]; 4. 55B-Brandon Anderson[6]; 5. 32-Kolton Gariss[4]; 6. 1-Brenham Crouch[9]; 7. 77X-Alex Hill[8]; 8. 8-Alex Sewell[7]; 9. 24-Garet Williamson[3]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1X-Jake Bubak[2]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 4. 5H-Michael Faccinto[5]; 5. 115-Nick Parker[7]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[6]; 7. 9$-Kyle Clark[9]; 8. 0-Mike Vaculik[8]; 9. 88-Travis Reber[1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Colton Hardy[2]; 2. 7F-Noah Harris[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 19-Colby Thornhill[6]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 6. 63-JJ Hickle[8]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[3]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[9]; 9. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 6 advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 9$-Kyle Clark[2]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[5]; 3. 15D-Andrew Deal[6]; 4. 8-Alex Sewell[8]; 5. 24-Garet Williamson[10]; 6. 10P-Dylan Postier[3]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[9]; 8. 88-Travis Reber[11]; 9. 32-Kolton Gariss[1]; 10. 77X-Alex Hill[4]; 11. 0-Mike Vaculik[7]
Sawblade.com A-Feature
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 2. 5T-Ryan Timms[4]; 3. 1X-Jake Bubak[1]; 4. 41-Colton Hardy[2]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[8]; 6. 91T-Tyler Thomas[5]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[16]; 8. 63-JJ Hickle[15]; 9. 7F-Noah Harris[6]; 10. 55B-Brandon Anderson[9]; 11. 115-Nick Parker[13]; 12. 19-Colby Thornhill[10]; 13. 1-Brenham Crouch[14]; 14. 15D-Andrew Deal[19]; 15. 9$-Kyle Clark[17]; 16. 10P-Dylan Postier[22]; 17. 36-Jason Martin[18]; 18. 88-Travis Reber[24]; 19. 85-Forrest Sutherland[7]; 20. 23-Seth Bergman[11]; 21. 24-Garet Williamson[21]; 22. 5H-Michael Faccinto[12]; 23. 8-Alex Sewell[20]; 24. 17B-Ryan Bickett[23]
Lap Leader(s): Jake Bubak 1-28; Dylan Westbrook 29-30
Hard Charger: Matt Covington +9
High Point Driver: Ryan Timms
Provisional(s): Ryan Bickett (Points); Travis Reber (Points)
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs (@lucasoilascs)
Instagram: LucasOilASCS
Broadcast: FloRacing.com and Racinboys.com
Live-Scoring (Where Applicable): MRP Live
2021 Driver Standings (Top 10): 1. Matt Covington 2,920; 2. Blake Hahn 2,890; 3. JJ Hickle 2,857; 4. Dylan Westbrook 2,748; 5. Colby Thornhill 2,231; 6. Scott Bogucki 2,286; 7. Ryan Bickett 2,226; 8. Travis Reber 1,813; 9. Seth Bergman 1,780; 10. Alex Hill 1,716;
2021 A-Feature Winner(s): Blake Hahn – 4 (4/17 – Park Jefferson Speedway); 5/15 – Volunteer Speedway; 6/24 – Skagit Speedway; 7/9 – Gallatin Speedway); Ryan Timms – 3 (5/30 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/25 – Riverside Int. Speedway; 7/27 – Creek County Speedway); JJ Hickle – 3 (3/19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 3/20 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 6/20 – Grays Harbor Raceway); Matt Covington – 3 (5/8 – I-96 Speedway; 7/16 – U.S. 36 Raceway; 7/25 – I-30 Speedway); Scott Bogucki – 3 (5/21 – Tri-City Speedway; 5-29 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/10 – Gallatin Speedway); Dominic Scelzi – 2 (June 25 – Skagit Speedway; June 26 – Skagit Speedway); Blane Heimbach – 1 (5/1 – Selinsgrove Speedway); Cam Smith – 1 (6/19 – Grays Harbor Raceway); Dale Howard – 1 (7/23 – Batesville Motor Speedway); Dylan Westbrook – 1 (July 28 – Caney Valley Speedway);
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Ryan Bickett (Ramona, SD): https://www.facebook.com/rynotrucking
Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Devon Borden (Raymond, WA): https://www.facebook.com/DevonBordenRacing
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Broken Arrow, OK): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
JJ Hickle (Quilcene, WA): https://www.facebook.com/JJHickleRacing
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Travis Reber (Rapid City, SD): https://bit.ly/2P3Ok2r
Colby Thornhill (Enumclaw, WA): https://www.facebook.com/colby.thornhill.92
Dylan Westbrook (Scotland, Ont. Can.): https://twitter.com/westbrook47x
Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO.): https://twitter.com/garetw3
ASCS Sponsors:
Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. MAVTV Motorsports Network is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto http://www.mavtv.com for more information.
Sawblade.com is the official SawBlade of the American Sprint Car Series and title sponsor of every National Tour A-Feature and Victory Lane. For more information, log onto https://www.sawblade.com and follow Social Media at @SawBladecom on Twitter, on Instagram at Sawblade.com_, and Facebook.
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented the MAVTV Motorsports Network include Hoosier Racing Tire and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by SCE Gaskets. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, SRI, General Tire, MAVTV Motorsports Network, MAVTV Plus, and General Tire.
Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by SCE Gaskets, K&N Filters, BMRS, SpeedMart, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, and Triple X Race, Co.
- Bryan Hulbert on Jul 29, 2021
- Article Date: 7/29/2021