DIRTvision FWD/Hornets Swarm Over The Dirt Track at Charlotte

CONCORD, NC —

The DIRTvision FWD/Hornets showed up in droves and swarmed The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the Driven Racing Oil World Short Track Championship. Driver Jonathan Sarrat won the first and fourth Feature races, while Eddie McGrew and Robert Arch aced Features two and three. The Hornets thrilled the crowd with two, three, and four-wide racing all across the .400-mile Carolina clay racing surface.

Jonathan Sarratt won two 15-lap Features: ““We’ve won a lot of races and ran in a lot of lapped traffic. We just figured out how to get through there without running over anybody or taking anybody out on purpose.” Sarratt was happy to bask in the glow of the Driven Racing Oil World Short Track Championship Victory Lane lights. “I just want to thank K-Mod, Shelby Towing, all my family and all my friends, and the good Lord above to let us race here this weekend and more importantly Charlotte Motor Speedway.”

Sarratt made went for two wins last year but came up just short. “It means a lot. We came here last year and tried and tried. We finished second the first night and third the second night. It means a lot to us.”

DIRTvision FWD/Hornet Feature two was the most hotly contested Feature of the four. Eddie McGrew and Jay Johnson battled lap after lap for the win, right to the checkered flag. “This is 2 years in a row. Me and Jay Johnson ran door-to-door. Every time we run here and runs me clean. Little bit of rubbing but that’s what the fans pay for, to see us rub and race.”

McGrew’s trip to Victory Lane at The Dirt Track at Charlotte is one he’ll never forget: “This is the absolute biggest day of my life. I got my whole family, my wife, my crew chief, my car owner, all my people right here.”

Winner of DIRTvision FWD/Hornet Feature number four was asphalt Late Model spotter Robert Arch. His victory howl was heard far and wide in the Driven Racing Oil World Short Track Championship Victory lane. “It’s always awesome being able to drive. I enjoy spotting for all the asphalt stuff but when I get to come and race dirt, it’s so much fun. I got in the truck this morning at 6:00 AM with my buddy, he’s all I got that I could con into coming with me and when he got into the truck I said, “I’ll be happy if we run top ten.” Everything worked in our favor and then we sat on the pole and won the race! I just won at Charlotte! That’s awesome! It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done as far as a driver,” Arch said.

Robert Arch wasn’t just racing for himself this weekend. His thoughts were with a friend facing the challenge of her life. “Everyone saw the pink car. It’s for a friend of mine. She got diagnosed with breast cancer. I put this pink wrap on it. We kept fighting all day to get here and I hope she keeps fighting and she beats it too.”

By |2018-10-30T14:42:35-04:00October 30th, 2018|Local, Racing News|Comments Off on DIRTvision FWD/Hornets Swarm Over The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Best of the Best converge on Kennedale for Summit USMTS Southern Nationals

KENNEDALE, Texas (Oct. 30)-Everything’s bigger in Texas, and the biggest dirt rack race in the Lone Star State is happening this week when the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment USMTS Southern Nationals takes place Nov. 1-3 at the Kennedale Speedway Park.

With more than 200 of the toughest dirt track racers in the nation converging on the quarter-mile clay oval in Kennedale, fans seeking that final fast fix before winter arrives will see some incredible action all three days with crucial qualifying events on Thursday and Friday followed by last-chance races and main events on Saturday night.

Drivers competing in the Summit USMTS Southern Series powered by Production Jars will battle it out for a $15,000 top prize while Saturday’s Limited Mod and Factory Stock feature winners will pocket $7,500 and $7.,000, respectively.

Fresh off of his 19th Annual Budweiser USRA Fall Nationals win at the Southern New Mexico Speedway this past weekend, reigning USMTS national champ Johnny Scott comes into the event with the Summit USMTS Southern Series points lead as he looks to cap off a dream season with another victory and another title.

But first he’ll have to deal with several others fighting for a final spot in the Summit USMTS Southern Series final top ten in points include Stormy Scott, Dereck Ramirez, Joe Duvall, Zack VanderBeek, Jake O’Neil, Logan Robertson and Zane Ferrell.

Johnny Scott is a two-time USMTS winner in Kennedale with both victories coming in 2013. The series returned in 2017 with VanderBeek walking away with the winner’s check and earlier this year Ethan Dotson snagged his first-ever USMTS victory here after a legendary fight to the finish with Rodney Sanders.

Meanwhile, the driver roster in all three divisions screams talent.

ENTRY LIST

USMTS Modifieds – Carlos Ahumada Jr., Carlos Ahumada Sr., Chase Allen, Austin Bonner, Chris Brown, Billy Brutchin, Chris Buhler, Lonnie Coats, Bo Day, Joe Duvall, Zane Ferrell, Danny Florence, Chad Guest, Matt Guillaume, Ryan Gustin, Chris Hawkins, Chris Henigan, Jerod Herring, Philip Houston, Chris Huckeba, Carlos Jaramillo, Adam Kates, Lance Mari, Justin McCoy, Chad Melton, Jon Mitchell, Jake O’Neil, Terry Phillips, Lance Plant, Dereck Ramirez, Logan Robertson, Bryan Rowland, Bobby Ruffin, Kevin Rutherford, Rodney Sanders, Jack Sartain, Jason Sartain, Johnny Scott, Stormy Scott, Donnie Shipp, Marvin Skinner, Shawn Stephenson, Troy Taylor, Charlie Thieme, Max Thomas, Tyler Townsend, Zack VanderBeek, Michael Walker, George White, Rodney White, R.C. Whitwell, David Winslett.

Limited Mods – Dean Abbey, Steven Ashcraft, Brandon Ball, Brantley Beatty, Thomas Blackwell, Chris Brown, Billy Brutchin, Tim Clonch, Chris Cogburn, Wes Cummings, Dan Day, Jimmy Day, Rody Day, Cole Dennis, Brandon Deverin, Ryan Doyon, Josh Ellender, Danny Florence, Gary Fox, Eric Franklin, Jack Franklin, Dalton Fridely, Josh Graham, Shane Hebert, Chad Herning, Glen Hibbard, Kadden Honeycutt, Justin Hossler, Tanner Houston, Sid Kiphen, Kevin Manning, Michael Martin, James McCreery, Greg Moran, Craig Oakes, Jacob Pirkle, Ryan Powers, Lonnie Richardson, Kevin Rowland, Adam Roy, Justin Shaw, James Skinner, Tony Staatts, Robert Stewart, Ryan Thomas, Kris Traffanstedt, Rusty Trevathan Jr., Gabe Tucker, Jake UpChurch, Brandon Watson, Rodney White, Jon White Jr., James Willis, Tony Yant, Bret Young.

Factory Stocks – Dean Abbey, Jeffrey Abbey, Weston Abbey, Tracy Baker, Anthony Bichard, Dennis Bissonette, Mandy Bower, Rueben Broussard, Jonathan Capps, Will Carter, Chris Davis, Dillon Dous, Terry Dumas, Colin Dunn, Brenda Edwards, Josh Ellender, Donna Gafford, Jason Gore, Shawn Graham, Lance Hansen Jr., Jeff Hauser, Shannon Heartline, Chris Henigan, Jamie Herring, Jared Herring, Sean Hill, Tim Holder, Charles Jones Jr., Neil Kemp, Melvin Kemp Jr., Jeremy Keys, Jason Kirk, Frank Lackey, Justin Lamar, Josh Landers, Garren Lindsey, Tony Lindsey, Kevin Manning, Mason Martin, Chad McClain, Lee McCullough, Skyler McFarland, Brett McMillin, Justin McNeil, Danny Merrell, Chance Morris, Cody Myers, Chase Neill, Ralo Pilkington, Ryan Powers, Lonnie Richardson, Dustin Sprouse, James Thompson, Tiffany Welch, George White, Rodney White, Justin Whitehead, Tommy Williams Jr., Grant Wollam.

The event will kick off with an open practice on Halloween night, Wednesday, from 6-9 p.m., and will likely be the only night for hot laps.

On Thursday and Friday, two qualifying heats each will be 10 to 12 laps each with 10 to 15 cars in each race. All classes will run two sets of heats from two different starting spots on Thursday and two more heats from opposite spots on Friday.

Passing points will be added together with each driver’s best three efforts used for setting Saturday line-ups. The top 12 in points are locked into Saturday’s “A” Main.

TIMES & TICKETS

Wednesday, Oct. 31
Gates Open 12:00 p.m.
Pre-Tech Starts 1:00 p.m.
Drivers Meeting 5:30 p.m.
Practice 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Grandstands FREE
Pit Pass $20
Four-Day Pit Pass $140

Thursday, Nov. 1
Pits Open 2:00 p.m.
Grandstands Open 5:00 p.m.
Drivers Meeting 5:30 p.m.
Racing Starts 6:00 p.m.
Adult Tickets $20
Three-Day Adult Ticket $60
Juniors (12-16)/Seniors (62+) $15
Kids (6-11) $5
Children 5 & Under Free
Pit Pass $40
Three-Day Pit Pass $120

Friday, Nov. 2
Pits Open 2:00 p.m.
Grandstands Open 5:00 p.m.
Drivers Meeting 5:30 p.m.
Racing Starts 6:00 p.m.
Adult Tickets $20
Juniors (12-16)/Seniors (62+) $15
Kids (6-11) $5
Children 5 & Under Free
Pit Pass $40

Saturday, Nov. 3
Pits Open 1:00 p.m.
Grandstands Open 4:00 p.m.
Drivers Meeting 4:30 p.m.
Racing Starts 5:00 p.m.
Adult Tickets $25
Juniors (12-16)/Seniors (62+) $20
Kids (6-11) $10
Children 5 & Under Free
Pit Pass $40

PAYOUTS

USMTS Modifieds – “A” Main: 1. $15,000, 2. $8000, 3. $5000, 4. $3000, 5. $2500, 6. $2000, 7. $1800, 8. $1600, 9. $1500, 10. $1400, 11. $1375, 12. $1350, 13. $1325, 14. $1300, 15. $1290, 16. $1280, 17. $1270, 18. $1260, 19. $1250, 20. $1240, 21. $1230, 22. $1220, 23. $1210, $1200 to start; “B” Main: 1-12 advance, 13. $750, 14. $700, 15. $650, 16. $625, 17. $600, 18. $575, 19. $550, 20. $525, $500 to start; “C” Main: 1-12 advance, 13. $500, 14. $475, 15. $450, 16. $425, 17. $420, 18. $415, 19. $410, 20. $405, $400 to start; Last Chance Races (x2): 1-6 advance, 7. $350, 8. $325, 9. $300, 10. $275, $250 to start; Last Chance Qualifiers (x2): 1-6 advance, 7. $300, 8. $275, 9. $250, 10. $225, $200 to start. Heat Races: 1. $75, 2. $50, 3. $40, 4. $35, 5. $30.

Limited Mods – “A” Main: 1. $7500, 2. $4000, 3. $3000, 4. $2000, 5. $1500, 6. $1000, 7. $800, 8. $700, 9. $650, 10. $625, 11. $600, 12. $575, 13. $550, 14. $540, 15. $530, 16. $525, 17. $520, 18. $515, 19. $510, 20. $505, $500 to start; “B” Main: 1-12 advance, 13. $400, 14. $375, 15. $350, 16. $325, 17. $300, 18. $275, $250 to start; “C” Main: 1-12 advance, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15. $300, 16. $275, 17. $250, 18. $225, $200 to start; Last Chance Races (x2): 1-6 advance, 7. $300, 8. $275, 9. $250, 10. $225, 11. $175, $150 to start; Last Chance Qualifiers (x2): 1-6 advance, 7. $250, 8. $225, 9. $200, 10. $175, 11. $150, $125 to start; Heat Races: 1. $50, 2. $40, 3. $30, 4. $25, 5. $20.

Factory Stocks – “A” Main: 1. $7000, 2. $3500, 3. $2500, 4. $1500, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700, 8. $600, 9. $500, 10. $490, 11. $480, 12. $470, 13. $460, 14. $450, 15. $440, 16. $430, 17. $425, 18. $420, 19. $415, 20. $410, 21. $405, $400 to start; “B” Main: 1-12 advance, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15. $300, 16. $275, 17. $250, 18. $240, 19. $230, 20. $220, 21. $210, 22. $205, $200 to start; “C” Main: 1-12 advance, 13. $300, 14. $275, 15. $250, 16. $225, 17. $200, 18. $175, $150 to start; Last Chance Races (x2): 1-6 advance 7. $250, 8. $200, 9. $175, 10. $150, 11. $140, 12. $135, 13. $130, $125 to start; Last Chance Qualifiers (x2): 1-6 advance 7. $200, 8. $175, 9. $150, 10. $140, 11. $135, 12. $130, 13. $125, 14. $120, 15. $115, 16. $110, 17. $105, $100 to start; Heat Races: 1. $50, 2. $40, 3. $30, 4. $20, 5. $10.

POINTS STANDINGS

Summit USMTS Southern Series powered by Production Jars (top 20):
1. 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. … 1110 (2 wins)
2. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 1034 (1 win)
3. 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. … 982 (3 wins)
4. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 979
5. 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla. … 897
6. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa … 821 (3 wins)
7. 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. … 811 (2 wins)
8. 0 Jake O’Neil (R), Tucson, Ariz. … 789 (1 win)
9. 23 Logan Robertson, Shamrock, Texas … 780
10. 24z Zane Ferrell (R), Hermitage, Ark. … 687
11. 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La. … 643
12. 65x Carlos Ahumada Jr. (R), Canutillo, Texas … 642
13. 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan. … 616
14. 4v Billy Vogel (R), Fargo, N.D. … 567
15. 19sb Lance Mari (R), El Centro, Calif. … 423
16. 21 Austin Bonner, Elk City, Okla. … 406
17. 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas … 395
18. 174 Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif. … 394 (1 win)
19. 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M. … 392
20. 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla. … 341

RULES & PROCEDURES

Wednesday will be the only night for hot laps. Factory Stocks and Limited Mods will follow track rules. Modifieds will follow USMTS rules except spoilers are not allowed. Mufflers are required. Check out www.KennedaleSpeedwayPark.com for muffler rules. Heats will be 10-12 laps with 10-15 cars in each. All classes will run two sets of heats from two different starting spots on Thursday and two more heats from opposite spots on Friday. Passing points will be added together with each driver’s best three (3) efforts used for setting Saturday lineups. Top 12 in points are locked into Saturday’s “A” Main.

RacinDirt.com will bring you all three nights of racing action with coverage of every lap in every division live online. Visit www.racindirt.com/live today to get the dirt on racin’.

By |2018-10-30T14:36:17-04:00October 30th, 2018|Racing News, Regional|Comments Off on Best of the Best converge on Kennedale for Summit USMTS Southern Nationals