7/20/2009
ASCS
Bacon Slices Up First ASCS Sooner Win at Lawton
[b Bacon Slices Up First ASCS Sooner Win at Lawton]
[i Lonnie Wheatley, LAWTON, Okla. (July 18, 2009)] – Brady Bacon bagged his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by topping Saturday night's 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region main event at Lawton Speedway.
The 19-year-old Broken Arrow, OK, shoe overtook early leader Kolt Walker en route to victory lane aboard Mike and Megan Eubanks' Wesmar-powered Tel-Star Communications No. 99 Triple-X.
Bacon took the checkered flag in front of Andy Shouse, while Joe Wood, Jr., reclaimed sole possession of the series points lead by claiming the show position. Arizona's Ben Gregg was fourth, while Donnie Ray Crawford rebounded from a lap nine spin to round out the top five.
Michelle Decker was sixth, with Bud Johnson, Joshua Hodges, Chris Lloyd and Forrest Sutherland completing the top ten.
Matt Covington, Gregg and Kolt Walker topped heat race action.
American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Results from Lawton Speedway:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 27-Andy Shouse, 4. 85s-Forrest Sutherland, 5. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 6. 5m-Glenn Martin, 7. 04-Brad Graham.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 22b-Ben Gregg, 2. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 3. 2w-Whit Gastineau, 4. 45x-Martin Edwards, 5. 28-Chris Lloyd, 6. 21$-Michelle Decker, 7. 78-Jody Williams.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 45k-Kolt Walker, 2. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 3. 25-Robert Sellers, 4. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford, 5. 22j-John Gaston, 6. 27w-Bud Johnson, 7. 61-Earnest Jennings.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2. 27-Andy Shouse, 3. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 4. 22b-Ben Gregg, 5. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford, 6. 21$-Michelle Decker, 7. 27w-Bud Johnson, 8. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 9. 28-Chris Lloyd, 10. 85s-Forrest Sutherland, 11. 61-Earnest Jennings, 12. 04-Brad Graham, 13. 78-Jody Williams, 14. 22j-John Gaston, 15. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 16. 45k-Kolt Walker, 17. 95-Matt Covington, 18. 45x-Martin Edwards, 19. 2w-Whit Gastineau, 20. 5m-Glenn Martin, 21. 25-Robert Sellers.
American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Joe Wood, Jr. 828, 2. Matt Covington 800, 3. Donnie Ray Crawford 715, 4. Brady Bacon 680, 5. Kyle Bellm 669, 6. Brad Graham 624, 7. Robert Sellers 618, 8. Sherman Davis 574, 9. Andy Shouse 538, 10. Chris Lloyd 524.
Submitted By: Lonnie Wheatley
