Ashton Winger Nabs $20,000 Payday in Sunshine State 50 Opener
Finishes Sixth in Saturday’s Finale at All-Tech Raceway
HAMPTON, Ga. (12/05/22) – Ashton Winger collected his seventh win of the 2022 season on Friday night at Florida’s All-Tech Raceway during the opening round of the XR Super Series Sunshine Nationals.
The victory was worth $20,000 aboard his Mathews Motorsports No. 12 Johnny Doan Plumbing / Recreational Vehicle Services / XR1 Rocket Chassis Super Late Model.
While Winger was thrilled to go back to the Winner’s Circle, he regretted early race contact while battling with Tim McCreadie.
“I got into T-Mac (Tim McCreadie) there early in the race (on Friday night), and it was 100 percent my fault, no excuse for it. I thought I was clear as we were all dicing on that restart, and I just got too impatient trying to get back to the top. Again, it was completely my fault,” Winger said. “It meant a lot to get the win for Jeff (Mathews). He’s given me a great opportunity here, and I would’ve like to have done it again on Saturday, but we started a little too far back. Still managed to get to sixth, so not a bad night.”
Ashton Winger entered the Mathews Motorsports No. 12 Super Late Model into battle with the XR Super Series on Friday evening at All-Tech Raceway (Lake City, Fla.) for the Sunshine State 50.
Following the eighth-fastest qualifying effort, Winger improved one spot in his heat race to register a second-place finish. Starting the feature in fifth, Ashton was caught in an early scuffle but regained his momentum on the bottom as he worked his way into third with a pass on lap 19.
Tracking down pacesetter Mark Whitener on lap 28, Winger soared to his first-career XRSS victory and seventh of the 2022 campaign. He collected a $20,000 payday ahead of Tim McCreadie, Joseph Joiner, Jonathan Davenport, and Whitener.
For Saturday’s $40,000-to-win Sunshine State 50 finale, Ashton rebounded with a ninth-to-fifth run in his heat after failing to record a lap in time trials. Starting the feature in 14th, Winger advanced through the field eight spots in the 50-lapper to finish sixth.
For the latest updates regarding Ashton Winger and his racing endeavors, please visit his online home at www.AshtonWinger.com . The site will be getting a fresh look in the coming weeks as the Georgia racer prepares for a busy 2023 season with Mathews Motorsports.
Ashton Winger would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include Mathews Motorsports, Recreational Vehicle Services, Credit Union Remarketing Solutions, Johnny Doan Plumbing, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks and Springs, Angry Elephant Tattoo and Piercing, FK Rod Ends, Super K Express, Hoosier Tire, Simpson Race Products, Collins Signs, DirtCarLift.com, VP Race Fuels, Boswell Oil, and MyRacePass Marketing & PR Services.
For the latest information on Ashton Winger, please visit his internet home at www.AshtonWinger.com as well as his social media channels at facebook.com/AshtonWingerRacing12 .
28 entries
DIRT SUPER LATE MODELS
A Feature (40 Laps): 1. 12-Ashton Winger[5]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[3]; 3. 10-Joseph Joiner[4]; 4. 49-Jonathan Davenport[11]; 5. 5W-Mark Whitener[6]; 6. 5-Brandon Overton[9]; 7. 93-Carson Ferguson[12]; 8. 40B-Kyle Bronson[10]; 9. 25-Shane Clanton[2]; 10. 83-Jensen Ford[13]; 11. 58-Matt Sheppard[19]; 12. 11-Austin Kirkpatrick[15]; 13. 22*-Payton Freeman[1]; 14. 17SS-Brenden Smith[21]; 15. 15-Clayton Stuckey[18]; 16. 88-Trent Ivey[8]; 17. 01-Jason Garver[17]; 18. (DNF) 37-Cruz Skinner[16]; 19. (DNF) 10C-Ryan Crane[7]; 20. (DNF) 44D-Hunter Peacock[22]; 21. (DNF) 33-Jeff Mathews[20]; 22. (DNF) 1-Jesse Enterkin[24]; 23. (DNF) 42-Cla Knight[14]; 24. (DNF) 8-Kyle Strickler[23]
B Feature (10 Laps): 1. 58-Matt Sheppard[10]; 2. 33-Jeff Mathews[3]; 3. 17SS-Brenden Smith[1]; 4. 44D-Hunter Peacock[7]; 5. 51-Chad Tuten[4]; 6. 17J-John Winge[9]; 7. CO2-John Gill[6]; 8. 1-Jesse Enterkin[2]; 9. 6B-Adam Boyd[5]; 10. (DNS) 8-Kyle Strickler
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 22*-Payton Freeman[2]; 2. 10-Joseph Joiner[1]; 3. 10C-Ryan Crane[6]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 5. 83-Jensen Ford[5]; 6. 37-Cruz Skinner[8]; 7. 17SS-Brenden Smith[7]; 8. 51-Chad Tuten[9]; 9. (DNF) 44D-Hunter Peacock[10]; 10. (DNF) 58-Matt Sheppard[4]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Shane Clanton[2]; 2. 12-Ashton Winger[3]; 3. 88-Trent Ivey[1]; 4. 49-Jonathan Davenport[7]; 5. 42-Cla Knight[5]; 6. 01-Jason Garver[6]; 7. 1-Jesse Enterkin[8]; 8. 6B-Adam Boyd[9]; 9. (DNF) 8-Kyle Strickler[4]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[1]; 2. 5W-Mark Whitener[2]; 3. 5-Brandon Overton[3]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 5. 11-Austin Kirkpatrick[6]; 6. 15-Clayton Stuckey[7]; 7. 33-Jeff Mathews[5]; 8. CO2-John Gill[8]; 9. (DNS) 17J-John Winge
Qualifying: 1. 10-Joseph Joiner, 00:17.503[14]; 2. 88-Trent Ivey, 00:17.533[19]; 3. 39-Tim McCreadie, 00:17.603[22]; 4. 22*-Payton Freeman, 00:17.664[27]; 5. 25-Shane Clanton, 00:17.735[10]; 6. 5W-Mark Whitener, 00:17.815[8]; 7. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:17.882[3]; 8. 12-Ashton Winger, 00:17.920[21]; 9. 5-Brandon Overton, 00:18.128[16]; 10. 58-Matt Sheppard, 00:18.160[11]; 11. 8-Kyle Strickler, 00:18.176[26]; 12. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:18.333[18]; 13. 83-Jensen Ford, 00:18.498[4]; 14. 42-Cla Knight, 00:18.538[23]; 15. 33-Jeff Mathews, 00:18.659[24]; 16. 10C-Ryan Crane, 00:18.694[15]; 17. 01-Jason Garver, 00:18.772[12]; 18. 11-Austin Kirkpatrick, 00:18.966[17]; 19. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:19.162[5]; 20. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:19.226[7]; 21. 15-Clayton Stuckey, 00:19.282[20]; 22. 37-Cruz Skinner, 00:19.315[9]; 23. 1-Jesse Enterkin, 00:19.384[28]; 24. CO2-John Gill, 00:19.386[13]; 25. 51-Chad Tuten, 00:19.487[2]; 26. 6B-Adam Boyd, 00:20.587[25]; 27. (DNS) 17J-John Winge; 28. (DNS) 44D-Hunter Peacock