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Reutzel Earns $7,500 Victory during NSA Shootout at Billings Motorsports Park; Hample, Leach and Kenaston Also Score Wins

Inside Line Promotions – BILLINGS, Mont. (July 17, 2016) – Aaron Reutzel captured the $7,500 prize for claiming the finale of the opening doubleheader for the NSA Shootout on Saturday at Billings Motorsports Park.

Roger Crockett kicked off the program by setting quick time during qualifying before Matthew Dusseault, Travis Rilat and Sam Hafertepe Jr. each won a heat race.

Reutzel made the redraw for the dash, which was scrapped because of time, and he pulled the No. 1 to start on the pole for the 30-lap main event. He quickly took the lead before Rilat powered into the top spot on Lap 11. Rilat led for eight laps before Reutzel reclaimed the lead on Lap 19 and never looked back.

Hafertepe Jr. passed Rilat for the runner-up position in the late stage of the race. Crockett finished fourth and Logan Forler was fifth.

The sprint car drivers weren’t the only ones who put on a great show for the fans.

Kelly Hample outlasted Red Bull Global Rallycross star Steve Arpin, who was making his debut at Billings Motorsports Park, to win the late model main event. Rob Odegard ended third, Dave Smith fourth and Jim Harris fifth.

Paul Leach won his first midwest modifieds race at the track this season. Jake Dimond finished second, Steven Stephenson third, points leader Dennis Hurd fourth and Dennis Kenaston fifth.

Devin Kenaston was also a first-time winner as he claimed the street stocks main event. Cory Craver placed second, Deryk Voller third, Troy Lorenz fourth and James Garretson fifth.

NSA Shootout Sprint Car Race Report: Round 2 at Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont., on July 16, 2016 –

Qualifying: 1. 11-Roger Crockett; 2. 27dd-David Hoiness; 3. 15h-Sam Hafertepe Jr.; 4. 95-Matt Covington; 5. 2c-Wayne Johnson; 6. 2l-Logan Forler; 7. 55-Aaron Reutzel; 8. 39c-Travis Rilat; 9. 99-Skylar Gee; 10. 2jr-Kelly Miller; 11. 37-Trever Kirkland; 12. 75-D.J. Brink; 13. 13-Ryan Parks; 14. 12-Josh Ostermiller; 15. 11eh-Marc Dupperon; 16. 97-Matthew Dusseault; 17. 00-Roger Cummings; 18. 51t-Tristan Spiers; 19. 14-Bill Holler.

Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 97-Matthew Dusseault; 2. 55-Aaron Reutzel; 3. 13-Ryan Parks; 4. 2jr-Kelly Miller; 5. 11-Roger Crockett; 6. 95-Matt Covington; 7. 14-Bill Holler.

Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 39c-Travis Rilat; 2. 12-Josh Ostermiller; 3. 37-Trevor Kirkland; 4. 27dd-David Hoiness; 5. 2c-Wayne Johnson; 6. 00-Roger Cummings.

Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe Jr.; 2. 11eh-Marc Dupperon; 3. 99-Skylar Gee; 4. 2l-Logan Forler; 5. 75-D.J. Brink; 6. 51t-Tristan Spiers.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 55-Aaron Reutzel; 2. 15h-Sam Hafertepe Jr.; 3. 39c-Travis Rilat; 4. 11-Roger Crockett; 5. 2l-Logan Forler; 6. 99-Skylar Gee; 7. 2jr-Kelly Miller; 8. 27dd-David Hoiness; 9. 2c-Wayne Johnson; 10. 37-Trever Kirkland; 11. 75-D.J. Brink; 12. 95-Matt Covington; 13. 11eh-Marc Dupperon; 14. 51t-Tristan Spiers; 15. 97-Matthew Dusseault; 16. 14-Bill Holler; 17. 00-Roger Cummings; 18. 12-Josh Ostermiller; 19. 13-Ryan Parks. Laps led: Aaron Reutzel 1-10, 19-30; Travis Rilat 11-18.

(Drivers opened the night by qualifying. The fastest qualifier earned 50 points with each subsequent position dropping by one point. Heat races were inverted by six with the heat race winner receiving 50 points and each subsequent position dropping by three points. The top six in combined qualifying and heat race points advanced to the feature redraw.)

Late Models

Feature: 1. 36-Kelly Hample; 2. 0-Steve Arpin; 3. R30-Rob Odegard; 4. 06-Dave Smith; 5. 17-Jim Harris; 6. 27-Rayce McCord; 7. 55-Mike Tom; 8. 32m-Jeremy Meirhofer; 9. 16-Jason Storbakken; 10. 27x-Mike McCord; 11. 1-Rock Degele; 12. 50-Teddy Hample; 13. 15-Cody Storbakken; 14. 68-Jody Kropp; 15. 22-Steve Pankowski; 16. 24-Tim Ames; 17. 14-Kenneth Helman Jr. 18. 01-Paul Leach; 19. 14h-Bill Holler; 20. 00-Beau Nave (DNS).

Midwest Modifieds

Feature: 1. 01-Paul Leach; 2. 716-Jake Dimond; 3. 8-Steven Stephenson; 4. 99-Dennis Hurd; 5. 15-Dennis Kenaston; 6. 11-Tyson Kern; 7. 65-Cory Wilder; 8. 4-John Miner; 9. 88-Dayne Kocher; 10. 4r-Bill Carey; 11. 214-Jake Marisch; 12. 37-Karl Weaver; 13. 54-Mitch Ferguson; 14. 37w-Randi Weaver; 15. 19k-Brandon Kern; 16. 73-Cal Rossner; 17. 28h-Kolby Hannah.

Street Stocks

Feature: 1. 29-Devin Kenaston; 2. 21-Cory Craver; 3. 24v-Deryk Voller; 4. 8-Troy Lorenz; 5. 82-James Garretson; 6. 166-Lyle Imberi; 7. 11-Robert Petroff; 8. 00-Grant Gary; 9. 6-Dallas Whiting; 10. 30-Bob Gordon; 11. 76-Scott Salsbury; 12. 83-David Gleaton; 13. 70-Robert Hoffman; 14. 28-Kolby Hannah; 15. 32-Rex Feller; 16. 68x-Kyle Krogh.

2016 NSA SHOOTOUT –

Dates:

JULY 15 – Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont. – $2,000 to win
JULY 16 – Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont. – $7,500 to win, $500 to start

AUG. 26 – Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Gold Cup
AUG. 27 – Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Gold Cup

SEPT. 9 – Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont. – $2,000 to win
SEPT. 10 – Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont. – $7,500 to win, $500 to start (co-sanctioned with ASCS Frontier Region)

Type: 360ci winged sprint cars

Rules: ASCS

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.BMPSpeedway.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSA_Shootout

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSA-Shootout-270333829988406/?fref=ts

THE EVENT –

The inaugural NSA Shootout features six total 360ci winged sprint car races – four at Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont., and two at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – this summer. All races have elevated pay and the event will showcase feature bonuses as well as a points fund.

RACE FORMAT –

All cars will qualify with the fastest qualifier earning 50 points. Each subsequent position drops one point. If there are 32 or more cars there will be split qualifying.

Heat races are inverted by six with the fastest qualifier lining up on the outside of the third row for the first heat race, the second fastest qualifier on the outside of the third row for the second heat race, etc. Heat race winners receive 50 points with each subsequent position dropping three points.

The top six drivers in combined qualifying and heat race points advance into the dash, which will be lined up via a redraw. Drivers ranked seven through 16 are locked into the main event with the B main transferring the top four into the back of the A Main.

POINTS FUND –

A points fund of at least $5,000 is up for grabs. Additional details will be released later.

FEATURE BONUSES –

Any driver who wins three of the six NSA Shootout main events will receive a $1,000 bonus. Four A Main victories nets a $1,500 bonus with five triumphs providing a $2,000 bonus. Sweeping all six races is worth an extra $2,500.

BILLINGS MOTORSPORTS PARK –

Billings Motorsports Park, also known as BMP Speedway, is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval located in Billings, Mont. The track hosts weekly racing from the middle of May through late September. For more information, visit http://www.BMPSpeedway.com.

CASTROL RACEWAY –

Castrol Raceway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile dirt track located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It showcases weekly racing and special events from May through October. For more information, visit http://www.CastrolRaceway.com.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.

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