8/20/2011
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Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in Lone Star Roundup at Cowtown!
Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Koby Barksdale captured his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by cracking victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Cowtown Speedway.
And, the 20-year-old from Norman, OK, did it in dramatic style, racing from six rows deep to take the lead on the white flag lap aboard the Schartz Farms No. 22.
While Barksdale gridded the feature field 11th, Michael Lang paced the initial 15 circuits before spinning from contention and handing the lead off to Justin Melton. Melton held the point until a lap 23 restart gave Barksdale a run at the top spot.
Barksdale rallied by on the top side for the lead on the 24th lap and took the checkered flag ahead of Melton, with Ryan Beechler, 17th-starter Brandon Corn and Kolt Walker rounding out the top five.
Kevin Ramey was sixth, with Mike Goodman, Lang, Ryan Hall and Chad Wilson completing the top ten.
Lang, Wilson, Robert Byrom and Eric Baldaccini topped heat race action, with Corn winning the “B” Main.
After claiming the final transfer from the “B” Main, current ASCS Lone Star points leader Matt Covington rallied from the 20th starting position to third only to be forced pitside with mechanical issues several laps shy of the checkered flag.
The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region Results from Cowtown Speedway:
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 14-Michael Lang, 2. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 3. 50-Cody Whitworth, 4. 76-John Ricketts, 5. 12-Dale Wester, 6. 11c-Matt Covington, 7. 58-Gary Floyd.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 20-Chad Wilson, 2. 11g-Mike Goodman, 3. 79-Ryan Hall, 4. 17-Jeremy Allen, 5. 30-Brandon Corn, 6. 66-Nick Clinkenbeard, 7. 20x-Mike George.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 14b-Robert Byrom, 2. 11-Justin Melton, 3. 22-Koby Barksdale, 4. 45k-Kolt Walker, 5. 74e-Claud Estes, 6. 4c-Kyle Cobb, 7. 45-Martin Edwards.
Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 2. 6-Ryan Beechler, 3. 27-Andy Shouse, 4. 23-Junior Jenkins, 5. 33-Mark Huddleston, 6. 26-Dalton Steed.
“B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 30-Brandon Corn, 2. 17-Jeremy Allen, 3. 74e-Claud Estes, 4. 11c-Matt Covington, 5. 4c-Kyle Cobb, 6. 58-Gary Floyd, 7. 66-Nick Clinkenbeard, 8. 45-Martin Edwards, 9. 20x-Mike George, 10. 26-Dalton Steed, 11. 33-Mark Huddleston.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 22-Koby Barksdale, 2. 11-Justin Melton, 3. 6-Ryan Beechler, 4. 30-Brandon Corn, 5. 45k-Kolt Walker, 6. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 7. 11g-Mike Goodman, 8. 14-Michael Lang, 9. 79-Ryan Hall, 10. 20-Chad Wilson, 11. 76-John Ricketts, 12. 74e-Claud Estes, 13. 17-Jeremy Allen, 14. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 15. 11c-Matt Covington, 16. 23-Junior Jenkins, 17. 12-Dale Wester, 18. 14b-Robert Byrom, 19. 50-Cody Whitworth, 20. 27-Andy Shouse.
The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Matt Covington 1,927, 2. Eric Baldaccini 1,839, 3. Claud Estes 1,773, 4. Michael Lang 1,762, 5. Justin Melton 1,741, 6. John Ricketts 1,575, 7. Robert Byrom 1,530, 8. Martin Edwards 1,522, 9. Evan Pardo 1,189, 10. Chad Wilson 1,173.
*Attached Photo: Koby Barksdale bagged his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win in Friday night's The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star roundup at Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, TX. (Tim Aylwin photo)
Article Credit: Lonnie Wheatley
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