Bryan Hulbert - WACO, Texas (August 23, 2013) For the second time in 2013, Blake Hahn parked the MDS Boring and Drilling No. 17 in victory lane, taking the win at the Heat O’ Texas Speedway in the first leg of the weekend regional doubleheader with the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South and Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Regions.
Starting fifth, Hahn worked to the race lead on the eighteenth round, dropping Channin Tankersley to the runner up spot where he would remain. Aaron Reutzel crossed third and in doing so, has taken over as the point’s leader for the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region. Jake Martens, who led from Lap 3 to Lap 15 slipped to fourth with Kevin Ramey completing the top five.
Justin Melton, Travis Elliot, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Michael Lang, and Michael McNeil completed the top ten.
The regional showdown heads to the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Saturday, August 24.
Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region
Vs.
Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region
Heart O’ Texas Speedway - Waco, Texas
Friday, August 23, 2013
Car Count: 36
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15T-Travis Elliott; 2. 14-Michael Lang; 3. 17-Blake Hahn; 4. 3X-Scott Peterson; 5. 25M-Michael McNeil; 6. 69-Larry Howery; 7. 25-Morgan Montgomery; 8. 2K-John Kelly; DNF 15-Andrew VanBlarcum
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 2. 12M-Kolt Walker; 3. 95-Matt Covington; 4. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 5. 10-George White; 6. 52-Wes Miller; 7. 51-Beau Smith; 8. 4J-John James; 9. 2-Harry Yerrington
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Channin Tankersley; 2. 19-Klint Angelette; 3. 11-Justin Melton; 4. 74E-Claud Estes III; 5. 79-Ryan Hall; 6. 19S-Patrick Stasa; DNF 4X-Shawn Petersen; DNF 92-Tony Russell; DNF 31-Brandon Berryman
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Jake Martens; 2. 21-Michele Melton; 3. 24-Brandie Jass; 4. 58-Gary Floyd; 5. 1A-Sam Hafertepe Jr; 6. 7W-Dustin Welch; 7. 7M-Kevin Ramey; 8. 17X-Josh Baughman; 9. 12W-Dale Wester
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 21-Michele Melton; 2. 17X-Josh Baughman; 3. 19S-Patrick Stasa; 4. 69-Larry Howery; 5. 3X-Scott Peterson; 6. 4J-John James; 7. 24-Brandie Jass; 8. 15-Andrew VanBlarcum; DNF 2-Harry Yerrington; DNF 25-Morgan Montgomery; DNF 2K-John Kelly
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington; 2. 31-Brandon Berryman; 3. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 4. 51-Beau Smith; 5. 52-Wes Miller; 6. 12W-Dale Wester; 7. 79-Ryan Hall; 8. 58-Gary Floyd; DNF 7W-Dustin Welch; DNF 92-Tony Russell; DNS 4X-Shawn Petersen
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 17-Blake Hahn; 2. 71-Channin Tankersley; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 4. 48-Jake Martens; 5. 7M-Kevin Ramey; 6. 11-Justin Melton; 7. 15T-Travis Elliott; 8. 1A-Sam Hafertepe Jr; 9. 14-Michael Lang; 10. 25M-Michael McNeil; 11. 95-Matt Covington; 12. 19-Klint Angelette; 13. 12M-Kolt Walker; 14. 19S-Patrick Stasa; 15. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 16. 10-George White; 17. 17X-Josh Baughman; 18. 21-Michele Melton; 19. 74E-Claud Estes III; 20. 31-Brandon Berryman
Lap Leader(s): Channin Tankersley (1-2, 16-17), Jake Martens (3-15), Blake Hahn (18-25)
Photo Credit: Tim Aylwin