9/20/2018
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Jesse HockettDaniel McMillin Memorial next up for Lucas Oil ASCS
By Bryan Hulbert (Wheatland, MO) -- Three consecutive nights of racing worth over $60,000 in A-Feature payout, the 8th annual Hockett/McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. is next for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com.
Taking place September 20, 21, and 22 the annual tribute to the lives of Jesse Hockett and Daniel McMillin is among the most anticipated events on the American Sprint Car Series schedule. Thursday and Friday’s preliminary A-Features will be worth $3,000 to win each night with Saturday’s winner pocketing $10,000. No pre-entry or fee is required outside of the normal $20 draw that will happen Thursday and Friday.
PHOTO: Sam Hafertepe Jr--CREDIT: Craig Mobley Images
A race where every trip to the track counts more than ever, Thursday and Friday preliminary action is all about gathering points with the top-eight in event points going straight into Saturday’s championship event.
While teams are racing to make the show, the traveling drivers of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com are looking at Season Championship standings as defending Hockett/McMillin Memorial winner, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. holds a slim 16-point advantage over Seth Bergman. Not to be counted out, Blake Hahn is only 79 points removed from the top spot. Wayne Johnson holds fourth with Johnny Herrera working back into the top-five over the last couple events.
Matt Covington holds sixth with Skylar Gee in seventh. Scott Bogucki, Travis Rilat, and Jamie Ball make up the top-ten. Trialing Ball by 49 points, Harli White holds 11th with Chris Martin, Alex Hill, Roger Crockett, and Sammy Swindell completing the Top 15 rundown.
Thursday and Friday action will begin at 7:05 P.M., while Saturday goes green at 6:35 P.M. (CT). Driver's Meeting each night is at 5:00 P.M. Lucas Oil Speedway does not require Mufflers.
Joined with the Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprints both nights, details on the Non-Wing portion of the show can be found at http://www.powri.com.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the nearly 150 races across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
A complete rundown of Lucas Oil ASCS Format, Payout, and Times is as follows:
The Format:
All drivers will compete on both qualifying nights as combined points from Heat Races, Qualifiers, B-Mains, and A-Mains will set the lineup for Top 8 on Saturday night. Any tie in points will be broken by Friday’s passing point totals. ASCS Format will be utilized with draw in for Heat Race starting position and passing points to determine drivers who advance to Qualifiers and B-Mains.
49 cars or less: Top 30 in Passing Points from Heat Races will move into 3 Qualifiers. Remainder will fall to the tail of the night’s “B” Features. Top 18 will be inverted with the highest point earner from Heat Races starting sixth in the first Qualifier. Qualifiers will be 8 laps each. Passing Points will be utilized with the driver’s total points combined with their Heat Race total. The top 16 in combined Passing Points will advance to the A-Feature. Drivers will not redraw for their starting position. Lineup is straight up by the combined Passing Point total. The remainder will fall into B-Features. Number of B-Features is dependent upon the number of cars. 40-50 cars means remaining drivers will drop into two “B” Features. 51-60 will drop into three “B” Features. Lineup will be done by passing point totals with 17th going to the pole of the first “B” Feature, 18th to the pole of the second “B” Feature, etc.
50 cars or more: Top 40 in Passing Points from Heat Races will move into 4 Qualifiers. Remainder will fall to the tail of the night’s “B” Features. Top 24 will be inverted with the highest point earner from Heat Races starting sixth in the first Qualifier. Qualifiers will be 8 laps each. Passing Points will be utilized with the driver’s total points combined with their Heat Race total. The top 16 in combined Passing Points will advance to the A-Feature. Drivers will not redraw for their starting position. Lineup is straight up by the combined Passing Point total. The remainder will fall into B-Features. Number of B-Features is dependent upon the number of cars. 40-50 cars means remaining drivers will drop into two “B” Features. 51-60 will drop into three “B” Features. Lineup will be done by passing point totals with 17th going to the pole of the first “B” Feature, 18th to the pole of the second “B” Feature, etc.
If one B is needed, the top 6 drivers will advance to the A-Feature. If two B's, then the top three, if three B's, then the top two.
Following the completion of Friday’s program, event points will be totaled with the Top 8 locked in, straight up, into Saturday’s A-Feature. All other drivers will be lined up into 4 Last Chance Qualifiers on Saturday. Lineup will be staggered by points (9th to the pole of LCQ 1, 10 to the pole of LCQ 2, etc). Top 2 finishes in each LCQ will advance to the A-Feature. Winners of LCQ 1 starts 9th, winner of LCQ 2 will start 10th, and so on.
The remainder of the field will fall into twin B-Main, straight up by their finish. Top three from each B-Main will advance to the A-Feature.
Thursday and Friday Race Points will follow the following scale:
Heat Race:
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Qualifiers:
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
B-Feature: Based on number of B-Features. Starting with the first non-transfer:
87
86
85
84
83
82
81
80
79
78
A-Feature: Based on ASCS points structure for standard A-Mains:
150
142
135
130
125
122
119
116
113
110
108
106
104
102
100
98
96
94
92
90
89
88
**ASCS National Driver Point, Regional Attendance, and Promoter’s Provisionals will be allowed, but will not award event points for the A-Feature. Points will be calculated from the position earned prior to the Provisional.
Purse structure for each night is as follows:
Thursday and Friday:
A-Feature: 1. $3.000; 2. $1,500; 3. $1,100; 4. $1,000; 5. $800 6. $700; 7. $600; 8. $500; 9. $475; 10. $450; 11. $425; 12. $400 13. $400; 14. $400; 15. $400; 16. $400; 17. $400; 18. $400; 19. $400; 20. $400; 21. $400; 22. $400;
Any non-transferring driver will be paid $150.
Saturday:
A-Feature: 1. $10,000; 2. $5,000; 3. $2,500; 4. $1,500; 5. $1,250; 6. $1,150; 7. $1,100; 8. $1,000; 9. $900; 10. $800; 11. $700; 12. $600; 13. $550; 14. $525; 15. $500; 16. $475; 17. $450; 18. $425; 19. $400; 20. $400; 21. $400; 22. $400;
Any non-transferring driver will be paid $150.
Lucas Oil Speedway:
Address: 700 E. Hwy. 54 Wheatland, MO 65779
Phone: (417) 282-5984
Email: webmaster@lucasoilspeedway.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway/
Ticket Prices and Times:
September 20, 2018: Gates open at 4pm, Hot Laps at 6:15pm, Racing at 7:05pm
Adults (16 and up) $20
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $17
Youth (6 to 15) $5
Kids (5 and under) FREE
Family Pass $40
Pit Pass $35
3-Day Pit Pass-$100
Camping
Reserved with Electric and Water- $35/Night (Limited Availability)
Reserved Dry Spots- $20/Night (Limited Availability)
Dry Camping- $10/Night
September 21, 2018: Gates open at 4pm, Hot Laps at 6:15pm, Racing at 7:05pm
Adults (16 and up) $20
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $17
Youth (6 to 15) $5
Kids (5 and under) FREE
Family Pass $40
Pit Pass $35
Camping
Reserved with Electric and Water- $35/Night (Limited Availability)
Reserved Dry Spots- $20/Night (Limited Availability)
Dry Camping- $10/Night
September 22, 2018: Gates open at 4pm, Hot Laps at 5:45pm, Racing at 6:35pm
Adults (16 and up) $25
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $22
Youth (6 to 15) $10
Kids (5 and under) FREE
Family Pass $50
Pit Pass $40
Camping
Reserved with Electric and Water- $35/Night (Limited Availability)
Reserved Dry Spots- $20/Night (Limited Availability)
Dry Camping- $10/Night
2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 3,742; 2. Seth Bergman 3,726; 3. Blake Hahn 3,663; 4. Wayne Johnson 3,566; 5. Johnny Herrera 3,476; 6. Matt Covington 3,431; 7. Skylar Gee 3,262; 8. Scott Bogucki 3,156; 9. Travis Rilat 3,043; 10. Jamie Ball 3,010; 11. Harli White 2,961; 12. Chris Martin 2,920; 13. Alex Hill 2,621; 14. Roger Crockett 2,079; 15. Sammy Swindell 1,914;
2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 5 (5/12 – I-30 Speedway; 6/8 – West Texas Raceway; 6/21 – Skagit Speedway; 6/30 – Grays Harbor Raceway; 8/29 – Mason City Motor Speedway); Sammy Swindell - 5 (6/9 – Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 – Creek County Speedway; 6/16 – Salina Speedway; 9/1 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 9/2 – Lake Ozark Speedway); Seth Bergman – 4 (4/6 – Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 – Lakeside Speedway; 6/22 – Skagit Speedway; 6/22 – Skagit Speedway); Matt Covington – 3 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway; 7/6 – Gallatin Speedway; 7/16 – Brown County Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 – Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 – Lawton Speedway); Carson Macedo - 2 (8/3 – Knoxville Raceway; 8-7 – Southern Iowa Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 – Texas Motor Speedway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 – Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 – Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway); Jason Solwold - 1 (6/29 – Grays Harbor Raceway); Skylar Gee - 1 (7/7 – Gallatin Speedway); Chris Martin - 1 (7/11 – Gillette Thunder Speedway); Thomas Kennedy - 1 (8/2 – Knoxville Raceway); Terry McCarl - 1 (8/4 – Knoxville Raceway); Jamie Ball - 1 (8/18 – Hamilton County Speedway);
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs (@lucasoilascs)
Instagram: LucasOilASCS
Audio Broadcast: http://www.racinboys.com
Live Scoring (Where Applicable): Race Monitor and MRP Live
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
Jamie Ball (Knoxville, IA): http://www.jamieball.com/default.aspx?i=false
Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Medford, OR): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Alberta, Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX): http://www.sam15.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA): https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC, Can.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Travis Rilat (Forney, TX): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli White (Lindsay, OK): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net
ASCS Sponsors:
Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. Sawblade.com is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto http://www.sawblade.com for more information and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sawblade.com_
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented Sawblade.com include Hoosier Racing Tire, CP-Carrillo Pistons, EMI, and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by ButlerBuilt Professional Seating Systems. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, FVP, SRI, General Tire, Sawblade.com, MAVTV Motorsports Network, http://www.LucasOilRacing.tv, and General Tire.
Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.
Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by K&N Filters, BMRS, SpeedMart, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, and Speedway Motors.
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
