Sammy Swindell Dominates Lake Ozark 360 Nationals Opener With Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series
Bryan Hulbert – ELDON, Mo. (September 1, 2018) Sammy Swindell is still winning; dominating by a half-track to open the Lake Ozark Speedway 360 Nationals presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com on Saturday night.
Racing with Tyler Thomas on the start, the No. 3s gained the advantage off the second turn, but a miscue through the third and fourth turns saw Swindell shuffled to third as Tyler Thomas and Sam Hafertepe, Jr. made their way by.
“My car was really good in the Qualifier, and we were able to pull away quite a bit in just a couple laps. We made a couple changes for the Feature, and we were probably a little too tight to start. I ran the top and one and two and it was really good so I ran the top of three and four and it wasn’t so that let Sam [Hafertepe] get by, but I could tell we had them covered and it was just a matter of time,” commented Swindell on his seventh overall win of the season.
“I think these ASCS races, our average is like a second or third. That’s hard to beat, and you know we’ve had some breaks on some of this stuff, but we’ve been getting our car working better all year too so we’ll just work to stay ahead of everybody else.”
Red after the completion of the first lap for Taylor Walton, the driver of the No. 0 was unharmed as the field resumed racing. Dashing around the No. 91t on the restart, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. took command with Swindell quickly following into second on the third lap.
Chasing the No. 15h as the back of the filed came into play, Hafertepe’s night ended abruptly as the Hills Racing entry rolled to a stop atop the first turn with a fueling issue working Lap 7.
Reverting to Lap 6, Swindell took over as the lead and quickly ran away from the race for second. Leaving Tyler Thomas by a half straightaway, the driver of the No. 91t had his hands full in the closing laps as Derek Hagar and Kyle Bellm set sights on the Oklahoma shoe.
Taking over the runner-up spot on Lap 21, Derek Hagar made up very little ground on Swindell before the checkered flag flew. Following the No. 9jr, Kyle Bellm ended his night third with Tyler Thomas holding onto the final transfer into Saturday’s $10,000 to win A-Feature. Rolling up from 10th, Washington’s Seth Bergman completed the top-five. With the DNF by Hafertepe, the point’s battle is back under a blanket with Bergman closing the gap to 24 points with Blake Hahn lurking in third with a 59-point gap to make up.
Earning the night’s CP-Carrillo Hard Charger Award, Sean McClelland never vacated the low line in the D&E Supply No. 22s, advancing 14 positions to finish sixth. Randy Martin in seventh was followed by Wayne Johnson, Johnny Herrera, and Paul Nienhiser to round out the top-ten.
The Lake Ozark Speedway 360 Nationals presented by Impact Signs, Awning and Wraps will continue Sunday, September 2 with Hot Laps getting underway at 6:30 P.M. and includes the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League. Lake Ozark Speedway is located at 50 Twiggy Ln. Eldon, MO 65026. More information on Lake Ozark Speedway can be found online at http://www.lakeozarkspeedway.net or by calling (573) 418-0565.
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360 Sprints – Winged
A Feature
25 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 3S |
2 | 3 | Derek Hagar | Marion, AR | 9JR |
3 | 6 | Kyle Bellm | Nixa, MO | 14K |
4 | 1 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 91T |
5 | 10 | Seth Bergman | Snohomish, WA | 23 |
6 | 20 | Sean McClelland | Tulsa, OK | 22S |
7 | 5 | Randy Martin | California, MO | 14 |
8 | 11 | Wayne Johnson | Oklahoma City, OK | 2C |
9 | 13 | Johnny Herrera | Albuquerque, NM | 45X |
10 | 9 | Paul Nienhiser | Chapin, IL | 9X |
11 | 8 | Blake Hahn | Sapulpa, OK | 52 |
12 | 16 | Miles Paulus | Marshall, MO | 21 |
13 | 18 | Travis Rilat | Forney, TX | 1 |
14 | 24 | Scott Bogucki | Mclaren Vale, SA | 28 |
15 | 7 | Matt Covington | Glenpool, OK | 95 |
16 | 17 | Tyler Blank | California, MO | 75 |
17 | 14 | Roger Crockett | Broken Arrow, OK | 11 |
18 | 12 | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | 33M |
19 | 23 | Skylar Gee | Leduc, AB | 99 |
20 | 21 | Ayrton Gennetten | Versailles, MO | 3 |
21 | 19 | Nick Howard | Lawrence, KS | 37H |
22 | 27 | Ben Brown | Marshall, MO | 49B |
23 (DNF) | 4 | Sam Hafertepe Jr | Sunnyvale, TX | 15H |
24 (DNF) | 22 | Jonathan Cornell | Sedalia, MO | 28C |
25 (DNF) | 25 | Evan Martin | Lohman, MO | 4 |
26 (DNF) | 15 | Jamie Ball | Knoxville, IA | 5J |
27 (DNF) | 26 | Taylor Walton | Warrensburg, MO | 0 |
B Feature 1
12 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Tyler Blank | California, MO | 75 |
2 | 1 | Sean McClelland | Tulsa, OK | 22S |
3 | 4 | Skylar Gee | Leduc, AB | 99 |
4 | 9 | Scott Bogucki | Mclaren Vale, SA | 28 |
5 | 2 | Tyler Utz | Sedalia, MO | 3V |
6 | 8 | Aidan Roosevans | O’ Fallon, IL | 6A |
7 | 5 | Harli White | Lindsay, OK | 17W |
8 | 7 | Wyatt Burks | Topeka, KS | 9M |
9 | 12 | Chris Martin | Ankeny, IA | 44 |
10 | 6 | Billy Butler | Sacramento, CA | 57 |
11 | 10 | Jeff Wingate | Centertown, MO | 8 |
12 | 11 | Bailey Elliott | California, MO | 99B |
B Feature 2
12 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Travis Rilat | Forney, TX | 1 |
2 | 1 | Ayrton Gennetten | Versailles, MO | 3 |
3 | 5 | Brian Brown | Grain Valley, MO | 21B |
4 | 6 | Taylor Walton | Warrensburg, MO | 0 |
5 | 3 | Dustin Barks | Farmington, MO | 22 |
6 | 4 | Danny Thoman | Lexington, MO | 27 |
7 | 8 | Evan Martin | Lohman, MO | 4 |
8 | 10 | Curtis Evans | Norborne, MO | 1P |
9 | 9 | Frank Brown | Marshall, MO | 43 |
10 | 11 | Brady Barker | New Berlin, IL | 007 |
11 | 7 | Brad Ryun | Lexington, MO | 1XX |
DNS | – | Broc Elliott | California, MO | 75E |
B Feature 3
12 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Nick Howard | Lawrence, KS | 37H |
2 | 4 | Jonathan Cornell | Sedalia, MO | 28C |
3 | 7 | Tim Crawley | Benton, AR | 1X |
4 | 6 | Tony Bruce Jr | Liberal, KS | 86 |
5 | 3 | Rusty Potter | Boonville, MO | 3P |
6 | 9 | Nathan Ryun | Higginsville, MO | 18X |
7 (DNF) | 11 | T.J. Muths | Sedalia, MO | 65 |
8 (DNF) | 5 | John Schulz | West Burlington, IA | 99X |
9 (DNF) | 1 | Alex Hill | Six Nations, ON | 77X |
10 (DNF) | 8 | Ben Brown | Marshall, MO | 49B |
11 (DNF) | 10 | Forrest Sutherland | Cherryvale, KS | 85 |
Heat 1
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Blake Hahn | Sapulpa, OK | 52 |
2 | 6 | Derek Hagar | Marion, AR | 9JR |
3 | 3 | Sean McClelland | Tulsa, OK | 22S |
4 | 2 | Brian Brown | Grain Valley, MO | 21B |
5 | 5 | Travis Rilat | Forney, TX | 1 |
6 | 4 | Tony Bruce Jr | Liberal, KS | 86 |
7 | 7 | Tim Crawley | Benton, AR | 1X |
8 | 9 | Ben Brown | Marshall, MO | 49B |
9 | 8 | Bailey Elliott | California, MO | 99B |
Heat 2
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Kyle Bellm | Nixa, MO | 14K |
2 | 4 | Miles Paulus | Marshall, MO | 21 |
3 | 6 | Wayne Johnson | Oklahoma City, OK | 2C |
4 | 5 | Jonathan Cornell | Sedalia, MO | 28C |
5 | 3 | John Schulz | West Burlington, IA | 99X |
6 | 9 | Harli White | Lindsay, OK | 17W |
7 | 8 | Taylor Walton | Warrensburg, MO | 0 |
8 | 1 | T.J. Muths | Sedalia, MO | 65 |
9 | 7 | Brady Barker | New Berlin, IL | 007 |
Heat 3
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Dustin Barks | Farmington, MO | 22 |
2 | 3 | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | 33M |
3 | 1 | Danny Thoman | Lexington, MO | 27 |
4 | 7 | Matt Covington | Glenpool, OK | 95 |
5 | 5 | Nick Howard | Lawrence, KS | 37H |
6 | 4 | Wyatt Burks | Topeka, KS | 9M |
7 | 8 | Evan Martin | Lohman, MO | 4 |
8 | 9 | Jeff Wingate | Centertown, MO | 8 |
9 (DNF) | 6 | Broc Elliott | California, MO | 75E |
Heat 4
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Rusty Potter | Boonville, MO | 3P |
2 | 3 | Jamie Ball | Knoxville, IA | 5J |
3 | 8 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 91T |
4 | 7 | Paul Nienhiser | Chapin, IL | 9X |
5 | 6 | Skylar Gee | Leduc, AB | 99 |
6 | 4 | Brad Ryun | Lexington, MO | 1XX |
7 | 5 | Scott Bogucki | Mclaren Vale, SA | 28 |
8 (DNF) | 1 | Chris Martin | Ankeny, IA | 44 |
Heat 5
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Roger Crockett | Broken Arrow, OK | 11 |
2 | 3 | Seth Bergman | Snohomish, WA | 23 |
3 | 6 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 3S |
4 | 4 | Ayrton Gennetten | Versailles, MO | 3 |
5 | 2 | Billy Butler | Sacramento, CA | 57 |
6 | 8 | Tyler Utz | Sedalia, MO | 3V |
7 | 5 | Frank Brown | Marshall, MO | 43 |
8 (DNF) | 7 | Curtis Evans | Norborne, MO | 1P |
Heat 6
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Alex Hill | Six Nations, ON | 77X |
2 | 3 | Randy Martin | California, MO | 14 |
3 | 6 | Sam Hafertepe Jr | Sunnyvale, TX | 15H |
4 | 4 | Johnny Herrera | Albuquerque, NM | 45X |
5 | 8 | Tyler Blank | California, MO | 75 |
6 | 1 | Aidan Roosevans | O’ Fallon, IL | 6A |
7 | 5 | Nathan Ryun | Higginsville, MO | 18X |
8 (DNF) | 7 | Forrest Sutherland | Cherryvale, KS | 85 |
Qualifier 1
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Randy Martin | California, MO | 14 |
2 | 3 | Sam Hafertepe Jr | Sunnyvale, TX | 15H |
3 | 6 | Derek Hagar | Marion, AR | 9JR |
4 | 2 | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | 33M |
5 | 9 | Johnny Herrera | Albuquerque, NM | 45X |
6 | 4 | Miles Paulus | Marshall, MO | 21 |
7 | 10 | Tyler Utz | Sedalia, MO | 3V |
8 | 7 | Tyler Blank | California, MO | 75 |
9 | 8 | Danny Thoman | Lexington, MO | 27 |
10 | 5 | Dustin Barks | Farmington, MO | 22 |
Qualifier 2
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Matt Covington | Glenpool, OK | 95 |
2 | 6 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 91T |
3 | 3 | Blake Hahn | Sapulpa, OK | 52 |
4 | 4 | Wayne Johnson | Oklahoma City, OK | 2C |
5 | 2 | Jamie Ball | Knoxville, IA | 5J |
6 | 7 | Sean McClelland | Tulsa, OK | 22S |
7 | 10 | Travis Rilat | Forney, TX | 1 |
8 | 9 | Skylar Gee | Leduc, AB | 99 |
9 | 8 | Harli White | Lindsay, OK | 17W |
10 | 5 | Rusty Potter | Boonville, MO | 3P |
Qualifier 3
8 laps | 00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 3S |
2 | 1 | Paul Nienhiser | Chapin, IL | 9X |
3 | 2 | Seth Bergman | Snohomish, WA | 23 |
4 | 6 | Kyle Bellm | Nixa, MO | 14K |
5 | 3 | Roger Crockett | Broken Arrow, OK | 11 |
6 | 8 | Ayrton Gennetten | Versailles, MO | 3 |
7 | 10 | Nick Howard | Lawrence, KS | 37H |
8 | 5 | Alex Hill | Six Nations, ON | 77X |
9 | 7 | Jonathan Cornell | Sedalia, MO | 28C |
10 | 9 | Brian Brown | Grain Valley, MO | 21B |
With Klaasmeyer back out front and Carrick in second, Logan Seavey locked in behind the duo and found a unique line in three and four that allowed him to propel past Carrick and then onto Klaasmeyer. With five laps remaining, Seavey made his move past Klaasmeyer off turn four and powered into the lead. Coming to the checkered, Klaasmeyer and Carrick followed Seavey, resulting in a podium sweep for Keith Kunz Curb/Agajanian Motorsports and Toyota. Kory Schudy took fourth with Sam Johnson in fifth.
“Early I was struggling really bad, just fighting the racetrack,” commented Logan Seavey. “I made as many adjustments as I could with the shocks and was able to really get going there about halfway. It took a while for the race to get a rhythm and get going. It seemed like the longer the green went, the better my car got. I found the middle there and it was the only place I could get any speed through three and four. Just getting through the bumps right was key. Luckily that late yellow stacked us back up and gave me a shot at the lead. You’re kind of a sitting duck when you’re leading the race and the track changes like that and a different line comes in.”
“I felt really good in the beginning,” stated Tucker Klaasmeyer. “I felt really good once I went to the top in one and two. I was kind of a sitting duck in three and four. I thought I was on to something but it didn’t work as long as I hoped it would. Once he got around me, I started hitting the bottom on entry and it felt like it was really good at that point. Second is good. It was a good point night.”
“I think I had the lead about five, six different times and had to give it back because of yellows and the red. Then I got the lead and led 15 laps or something like that and they penalized me on the start. That’s racing. You get calls on you and sometimes you should and sometimes you shouldn’t. We have a long week ahead of us with five nights of racing. We’ll be back tomorrow night and then we head to Indy for the Indy race for two days and then Friday at Jacksonville and Saturday at Spoon River.”
Midgets
A Feature 1
00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | Logan Seavey | Sutter, CA | 67 |
2 | 3 | Tucker Klaasmeyer | Paola, KS | 27 |
3 | 6 | Tanner Carrick | Lincoln, CA | 71K |
4 | 11 | Kory Schudy | Springfield, MO | 28 |
5 | 9 | Sam Johnson | St Peters, MO | 72 |
6 | 13 | Holly Shelton | Gold River, CA | 67K |
7 | 14 | Karter Sarff | Mason City, IL | 21KS |
8 | 17 | Blake Carrick | Lincoln, CA | 79 |
9 | 12 | Jake Neuman | New Berlin, IL | 3N |
10 | 1 | Kyle Craker | Harrisburg, PA | 85 |
11 | 19 | Michelle Decker | Guthrie, OK | 4M |
12 | 10 | Hank Davis | Sand Springs, OK | 42 |
13 | 16 | Maria Cofer | Macdoel, CA | 57 |
14 | 22 | Chase Porter | St. Joseph, MO | 81 |
15 | 20 | Karsyn Elledge | Mooresville, NC | 83 |
16 | 15 | Austin Brown | Millstadt, IL | 7F |
17 | 23 | Tyler Vantoll | Belleville, IL | 30T |
18 | 18 | Holley Hollan | Tulsa, OK | 14JR |
19 | 24 | JD Black | Grain Valley, MO | 7JR |
20 | 21 | Brendon Wiseley | Sand Springs, OK | 721 |
21 | 8 | Ryan Robinson | Foresthill, CA | 71 |
22 | 5 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 91T |
23 | 4 | Zach Daum | Pocahontas, IL | 5D |
24 | 25 | Mark Chisholm | Cheyenne, WY | 56X |
25 | 2 | Chance Morton | Coweta, OK | 7M |
Heat 1
00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 91T |
2 | 6 | Tucker Klaasmeyer | Paola, KS | 27 |
3 | 2 | Jake Neuman | New Berlin, IL | 3N |
4 | 7 | Ryan Robinson | Foresthill, CA | 71 |
5 | 8 | Kory Schudy | Springfield, MO | 28 |
6 | 9 | Karter Sarff | Mason City, IL | 21KS |
7 | 4 | Karsyn Elledge | Mooresville, NC | 83 |
8 | 1 | Tyler Vantoll | Belleville, IL | 30T |
9 | 5 | JD Black | Grain Valley, MO | 7JR |
Heat 2
00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Kyle Craker | Harrisburg, PA | 85 |
2 | 1 | Hank Davis | Sand Springs, OK | 42 |
3 | 8 | Zach Daum | Pocahontas, IL | 5D |
4 | 9 | Logan Seavey | Sutter, CA | 67 |
5 | 6 | Maria Cofer | Macdoel, CA | 57 |
6 | 2 | Holley Hollan | Tulsa, OK | 14JR |
7 | 7 | Hannah Adair | Broken Arrow, OK | 23 |
8 | 3 | Chase Porter | St. Joseph, MO | 81 |
DNS | – | Mark Chisholm | Cheyenne, WY | 56X |
Heat 3
00:00:00
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Tanner Carrick | Lincoln, CA | 71K |
2 | 7 | Chance Morton | Coweta, OK | 7M |
3 | 1 | Holly Shelton | Gold River, CA | 67K |
4 | 3 | Austin Brown | Millstadt, IL | 7F |
5 | 9 | Sam Johnson | St Peters, MO | 72 |
6 | 5 | Blake Carrick | Lincoln, CA | 79 |
7 | 6 | Michelle Decker | Guthrie, OK | 4M |
8 | 8 | Brendon Wiseley | Sand Springs, OK | 721 |
DNS | – | Presley Truedson | Kennedy, MN | 5T |