{"id":16874,"date":"2013-03-24T02:49:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T02:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=16874"},"modified":"2013-03-24T02:50:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T02:50:38","slug":"litt-wins-royal-oak-southern-shootout-at-5-flags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/featured\/litt-wins-royal-oak-southern-shootout-at-5-flags\/","title":{"rendered":"Litt Wins Royal Oak Southern Shootout at 5 Flags"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FiveFlags-300x221\"<\/a>By David Sink<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Pensacola, FL – March 22, 2013 – London, Ontario, Canada driver Ryan Litt had more than warmer weather to be excited about after traveling nearly 20 hours to garner his first career TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) win Friday night at 5 Flags Speedway. The victory came after passing leader Jacob Wilson with only five laps remaining, and was worth $3000. It was night one of the “Royal Oak Southern Shootout” and kicked off the 2013 MSRXSS schedule.<\/p>\n

In victory lane Litt, who had to transfer from the B-Main, explained how he patiently waited for the break he needed on lap 25.“He (Jacob Wilson) took off from me at the start. I was just trying to bide my time and save my equipment. I knew the lapped cars were gonna be difficult because the dirty air is bad here” explained Litt.”He wiggled in three and four and it killed his momentum and I had some pretty good steam going so I just put it on the bottom and it stuck for me and that was pretty much it”.<\/p>\n

Litt acknowledged that this win against what many argue is one of the most competitive fields of drivers in recent pavement winged sprint car history, was by far the biggest win of his career. “This is the biggest win of my career, Just by the field of cars and drivers here. Must See is definitely number one for the pavement sprint car stuff” concluded Litt.<\/p>\n

The night began with six drivers under the existing track record of 13.785 set by Jason Cox last April. Brian Gerster lowered the record to 13.203 seconds (136.33 MPH AVG) to establish the new mark and post the fastest time of the day. The track had been recently worked on and drivers indicated the improvements provided more grip. The new surface also provided three-wide racing throughout the night with two heat races thrilling the fans with nearly photo finishes.<\/p>\n

Heat races were won by Gerster, Jimmy Kite, Todd Fayard, and Troy DeCaire. The last chance race was won by Litt. A total of twenty-eight drivers took qualifying times.<\/p>\n

The MSRXSS now moves on to Mobile International Speedway in Irvington, AL for night two of the “Royal Oak Southern Shootout” Saturday night.<\/p>\n

For more news and information on the \u201cFastest Short Track Circuit in the World\u201d visit MustSeeRacing.com and for race day updates follow @MustSeeRacing on Twitter and Like MustSeeRacing on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Time Trials:<\/p>\n

1 50m Brian Gerster 13.203 NTR (136.33 MPH)<\/p>\n

2 91s Bobby Santos III 13.477<\/p>\n

3 7H JoJOHelberg 13.542<\/p>\n

4 71 Brian Olson 13.650<\/p>\n

5 33 Dave Steele 13.664<\/p>\n

6 07L Ryan Litt 13.723<\/p>\n

7 07w Jacob Wilson 13.806<\/p>\n

8 17 Cody Gallogly 13.836<\/p>\n

9 40 Troy DeCaire 13.861<\/p>\n

10 8 Geoff Kaiser 13.864<\/p>\n

11 81 Jimmy Kite 13.868<\/p>\n

12 88 Jimmy McCune 13.889<\/p>\n

13 1 Jason Cox 13.899<\/p>\n

14 55 Shane Butler 13.901<\/p>\n

15 2 Larry Brazil 13.905<\/p>\n

16 26p Aaron Pierce 14.051<\/p>\n

17 6w Billy Wease 14.078<\/p>\n

18 91H Davey Hamilton 14.161<\/p>\n

19 50 Mike Larrison 14.210<\/p>\n

20 13 Todd Fayard 14.236<\/p>\n

21 75c Jerry Caryer 14.492<\/p>\n

22 59 Dude Teate 14.535<\/p>\n

23 56R Ryan Myers 14.628<\/p>\n

24 60 Davey Hamilton, Jr. 14.655<\/p>\n

25 12 Scotty Orr 14.737<\/p>\n

26 18 Jim Sheets 15.145<\/p>\n

27 40 Tim Cox 15.257<\/p>\n

28 6 Kevin Blue 16.152<\/p>\n

Heat 1 (8 Laps)<\/p>\n

Line Up:<\/p>\n

RW1<\/p>\n

59-Dude Teate-91H Davey Hamilton<\/p>\n

RW2<\/p>\n

55 Shane Butler-8 Geoff Kaiser<\/p>\n

RW3<\/p>\n

07L Ryan Litt-50m Brian Gerster<\/p>\n

RW4<\/p>\n

18 Jim Sheets<\/p>\n

FINISH:<\/p>\n

1 50m Brian Gerster<\/p>\n

2 91H Davey Hamilton<\/p>\n

3 8 Geoff Kaiser<\/p>\n

4 07L Ryan Litt<\/p>\n

5 59 Dude Teate<\/p>\n

6 55 Shane Butler DNF<\/p>\n

7 18 Jim Sheets DNF<\/p>\n

Heat 2 (8 Laps)<\/p>\n

Line Up:<\/p>\n

RW1<\/p>\n

56r Ryan Myers-50:1 Mike Larrison<\/p>\n

RW2<\/p>\n

2 Larry Brazil-81 Jimmy Kite<\/p>\n

RW3<\/p>\n

07w Jacob Wilson-91s Bobby Santos III<\/p>\n

RW4<\/p>\n

40 Tim Cox<\/p>\n

FINISH:<\/p>\n

1 81 Jimmy Kite<\/p>\n

2 91s Bobby Santos III<\/p>\n

3 07w Jacob Wilson<\/p>\n

4 2 Larry Brazil<\/p>\n

5 40 Tim Cox<\/p>\n

6 50:1 Mike Larrison DNF<\/p>\n

7 59 Ryan Myers DNF<\/p>\n

Heat 3 (8 Laps)<\/p>\n

Line Up:<\/p>\n

RW1<\/p>\n

60 Davey Hamilton, Jr-13 Todd Fayerd<\/p>\n

RW2<\/p>\n

26p Aaron Pierce-88 Jimmy McCune<\/p>\n

RW3<\/p>\n

17 Cody Gallogly-7h JoJoHelberg<\/p>\n

RW4<\/p>\n

6p Billy Wease<\/p>\n

FINISH:<\/p>\n

1 13 Todd Fayard<\/p>\n

2 88 Jimmy McCune<\/p>\n

3 60 Davey Hamilton, Jr.<\/p>\n

4 26p Aaron Pierce<\/p>\n

5 7h JoJo Helberg<\/p>\n

6 17 Cody Gallogly<\/p>\n

7 6b Kevin Blue<\/p>\n

Heat 4 (8 Laps)<\/p>\n

Line Up:<\/p>\n

RW1<\/p>\n

12 Scotty Orr-75c Jerry Caryer<\/p>\n

RW2<\/p>\n

6w Kevin Blue-1 Jason Cox<\/p>\n

RW3<\/p>\n

40:1 Troy DeCaire-71<\/p>\n

FINISH:<\/p>\n

1 40 Troy DeCaire<\/p>\n

2 1 Jason Cox<\/p>\n

3 6w Billy Wease<\/p>\n

4 71 Brian Olson<\/p>\n

5 75c Jerry Caryer<\/p>\n

6 12 Scotty Orr<\/p>\n

B Main 10 Laps<\/p>\n

Line Up:<\/p>\n

RW1<\/p>\n

7h JoJo Helberg-07L Ryan Litt<\/p>\n

RW2<\/p>\n

17 Cody Gallogly-75c Jerry Caryer<\/p>\n

RW3<\/p>\n

12 Scotty Orr-18s Jim Sheets<\/p>\n

RW4<\/p>\n

40 Tim Cox-6 Kevin Blue<\/p>\n

FINISH:<\/p>\n

1 07L Ryan Litt<\/p>\n

2 7H JoJo Helberg<\/p>\n

3 75c Jerry Caryer<\/p>\n

4 17 Cody Gallogly<\/p>\n

5 12 Scott Orr<\/p>\n

6 18s Jim Sheets<\/p>\n

7 6 Kevin Blue<\/p>\n

8 40 Tim Cox DNF<\/p>\n

Feature Event-30 Laps<\/p>\n

Line Up:<\/p>\n

RW1<\/p>\n

07w Jacob Wilson-07l Ryan Litt<\/p>\n

RW2<\/p>\n

71 Brian Olson-7h JoJo Helberg<\/p>\n

RW3<\/p>\n

91s Bobby Santos III-50m Brian Gerster<\/p>\n

RW4<\/p>\n

17 Cody Gallogly-40:1 Troy DeCaire<\/p>\n

RW5<\/p>\n

8 Geoff Kaiser-81 Jimmy Kite<\/p>\n

RW 6<\/p>\n

88 Jimmy McCune-1 Jason Cox<\/p>\n

RW7<\/p>\n

2 Larry Brazil-26p Aaron Pierce<\/p>\n

RW8<\/p>\n

6w Billy Wease-91h Davey Hamilton<\/p>\n

RW9<\/p>\n

13 Todd Fayard-75c Jerry Caryer<\/p>\n

RW10<\/p>\n

59 Dude Teate-60 Davey Hamilton, Jr.<\/p>\n

FINISH:<\/p>\n

1 7L Ryan Litt*<\/p>\n

2 07w Jacob Wilson^<\/p>\n

3 40:1 Troy DeCaire<\/p>\n

4 7h JoJo Helberg<\/p>\n

5 91s Bobby Santos III<\/p>\n

6 17 Cody Gallogly<\/p>\n

7 88 Jimmy McCune<\/p>\n

8 71 Brian Olson<\/p>\n

9 81 Jimmy Kite<\/p>\n

10 1 Jason Cox<\/p>\n

11 8 Geoff Kaiser<\/p>\n

12 91h Davey Hamilton -1<\/p>\n

13 59 Dude Teate -1<\/p>\n

14 75c Jerry Caryer -1<\/p>\n

15 60 Davey Hamilton, Jr. -2<\/p>\n

16 2 Larry Brazil DNF<\/p>\n

17 26p Aaron Pierce DNF<\/p>\n

18 6w Billy Wease DNF<\/p>\n

19 50m Brian Gerster DNF<\/p>\n

20 13 Todd Fayard DNF<\/p>\n

Time of Race: 13:13.880<\/p>\n

*Denotes Lap Lead<\/p>\n

^Denotes Most Laps Lead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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