(Image Credit: Joe Orth)
Bryan Hulbert – GREENWOOD, Neb. (September 11, 2021) Leading start to finish for his first career victory at Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway, Oklahoma's Blake Hahn collected Saturday’s $4,000 payday in the Casey’s General Store Midwest Fall Brawl with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.
Hahn’s sixth SawBlade.com A-Feature triumph of the season, the win was an emotional one for Hahn, who dedicated it to his Grandmother, as she is battling COVID Pneumonia.
“I’m so thankful for everything my Grandparents have done for me in my life. They’ve supported my racing since day one, and it’s tough being here with Nan fighting COVID. This one is for her, plus my Dad not being able to come, but the team did a great job. The car was perfect all night, and right now, I’m just thankful to be here.”
Beating Carson McCarl to the cushion in the first two turns with Jake Bubak giving chase, Hahn set his right rear inches from the wall.
Red on Lap 6 for a hard hit to the left side of Joey Danley’s No. 24bh, the drivers involved were able to walk away. Keeping the field at bay on the restart, Hahn steadily pulled away before traffic came into play just shy of the halfway point.
Having to vacate the top a few times, Hahn’s nearly straightaway advantage began to shrink as Carson McCarl, who took second on Lap 13, closed with Dylan Westbrook in tow. Bringing the difference to just over a second, the caution lights lit up for Trey Gropp, who rolled slow to the backstretch on Lap 19.
In command once again, Hahn pulled away as the battle behind him began heating up.
Restarting fifth, Washington’s J.J. Hickle shot to third on the restart and began his pursuit of Carson McCarl. Close but nothing happening, the two chased the No. 52 but would not deny Hahn, who made it to the finish 1.960-seconds ahead of McCarl. Matching his best career finish with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Carson McCarl was followed by Hickle to make up Saturday’s podium.
Dylan Westbrook, who suffered an engine failure the night before, ended up fourth, with Jake Bubak crossing fifth. Terry McCarl sixth was followed by Friday’s winner, Scott Bogucki. Matt Covington, Jason Martin, and Trevor Grossenbacher made up the top ten.
Three SCE Gaskets Heat Races for 25 competitors went to Jake Bubak, Terry McCarl, and Jason Martin. The BMRS B-Feature was topped by Shayle Bade. No one used a provisional.
The next outing for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network is Tuesday, September 14, at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa.
The 2021 season is the 30th year of competition for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.
For the first time, the series can be seen live on two platforms, with Racinboys.com on FloRacing.com featuring National Tour events in tandem. Both are subscription-based sites. FloRacing.com is $20 per month, billed annually at $150 per year. Racinboys.com is $29.99 per month.
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Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Cars
I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Neb.)
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Car Count: 25
Event Count: 31
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in passing points advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9X-Jake Bubak[4]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 3. 27-Carson McCarl[8]; 4. 18-Ryan Roberts[5]; 5. 63-JJ Hickle[9]; 6. 03-Shayle Bade[3]; 7. 11-Mindy McCune[2]; 8. 91-Adam Gullion[7]; 9. 1B-Billy Alley[1]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl[1]; 2. 28-Scott Bogucki[3]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[8]; 4. 40-Clint Garner[2]; 5. 88-Travis Reber[6]; 6. 57B-Stuart Snyder[5]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[7]; 8. 69R-Damon McCune[4]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 82-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[8]; 3. 95X-Trevor Grossenbacher[4]; 4. 53-Jack Dover[7]; 5. 13V-Seth Brahmer[5]; 6. 4X-Jason Danley[1]; 7. 24BH-Joey Danley[3]; 8. 54-Trey Gropp[6]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 4 advance)
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 03-Shayle Bade[1]; 2. 17B-Ryan Bickett[2]; 3. 24BH-Joey Danley[4]; 4. 4X-Jason Danley[3]; 5. 54-Trey Gropp[7]; 6. 69R-Damon McCune[8]; 7. 11-Mindy McCune[5]; 8. 91-Adam Gullion[6]; 9. 1B-Billy Alley[9]
Sawblade.com A-Feature
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 2. 27-Carson McCarl[2]; 3. 63-JJ Hickle[10]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 5. 9X-Jake Bubak[3]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl[6]; 7. 28-Scott Bogucki[8]; 8. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 9. 82-Jason Martin[5]; 10. 95X-Trevor Grossenbacher[11]; 11. 40-Clint Garner[14]; 12. 4X-Jason Danley[20]; 13. 18-Ryan Roberts[12]; 14. 17B-Ryan Bickett[18]; 15. 88-Travis Reber[13]; 16. 03-Shayle Bade[17]; 17. 57B-Stuart Snyder[16]; 18. 54-Trey Gropp[21]; 19. 69R-Damon McCune[22]; 20. 24BH-Joey Danley[19]; 21. 13V-Seth Brahmer[15]; 22. 53-Jack Dover[9]
Lap Leader(s): Blake Hahn 1-30
Hard Charger: Jason Danley +8
High Point Driver: Dylan Westbrook
Provisional(s): N/A
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
Broadcast: FloRacing.com and Racinboys.com
Live-Scoring [Where Applicable]: MRP Live
2021 Driver Standings [Top 10]: 1. Blake Hahn 4,171; 2. Matt Covington 4,108; 3. JJ Hickle 4,095; 4. Dylan Westbrook 3,982; 5. Ryan Bickett 3,338; 6. Colby Thornhill 2,954; 7. Travis Reber 2,832; 8. Scott Bogucki 2,755; 9. Alex Hill 2,321; 10. Ryan Timms 2,036;
2021 A-Feature Winners: Blake Hahn – 6 [4/17 – Park Jefferson Speedway]; 5/15 – Volunteer Speedway; 6/24 – Skagit Speedway; 7/9 – Gallatin Speedway; 7/30 – Tulsa Speedway; 9/11 – I-80 Speedway]; Ryan Timms – 5 [5/30 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/25 – Riverside Int. Speedway; 7/27 – Creek County Speedway; 7/29 – 81-Speedway; 7/31 – Outlaw Motor Speedway]; Scott Bogucki – 4 [5/21 – Tri-City Speedway; 5-29 – Lake Ozark Speedway; 7/10 – Gallatin Speedway; 9/10 – I-80 Speedway]; JJ Hickle – 3 [3/19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 3/20 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 6/20 – Grays Harbor Raceway]; Matt Covington – 3 [5/8 – I-96 Speedway; 7/16 – U.S. 36 Raceway; 7/25 – I-30 Speedway]; Giovanni Scelzi – 2 [August 6 – Knoxville Raceway; August 7 – Knoxville Raceway]; Dylan Westbrook – 2 [July 28 – Caney Valley Speedway; September 5 – Lake Ozark Speedway]; Dominic Scelzi – 2 [June 25 – Skagit Speedway; June 26 – Skagit Speedway]; Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 2 [8/3 – Lakeside Speedway; 8/5 – Knoxville Raceway]; Blane Heimbach – 1 [5/1 – Selinsgrove Speedway]; Cam Smith – 1 [6/19 – Grays Harbor Raceway]; Dale Howard – 1 [7/23 – Batesville Motor Speedway]; Jason Martin – 1 [August 27 – WaKeeney Speedway];
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
Seth Bergman [Snohomish, WA.]: http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Ryan Bickett [Ramona, SD]: https://www.facebook.com/rynotrucking
Scott Bogucki [McLaren Vale, S. Aust.]: https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Devon Borden [Raymond, WA]: https://www.facebook.com/DevonBordenRacing
Matt Covington [Glenpool, OK]: http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett [Broken Arrow, OK]: http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Blake Hahn [Sapulpa, OK]: http://www.blakehahnracing.com
JJ Hickle [Quilcene, WA]: https://www.facebook.com/JJHickleRacing
Alex Hill [Six Nations, Ontario, Can.]: https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Travis Reber [Rapid City, SD]: https://bit.ly/2P3Ok2r
Colby Thornhill [Enumclaw, WA]: https://www.facebook.com/colby.thornhill.92
Dylan Westbrook [Scotland, Ont. Can.]: https://twitter.com/westbrook47x
Garet Williamson [Columbia, MO.]: https://twitter.com/garetw3
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. MAVTV Motorsports Network is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto http://www.mavtv.com for more information.
Sawblade.com is the official SawBlade of the American Sprint Car Series and title sponsor of every National Tour A-Feature and Victory Lane. For more information, log onto https://www.sawblade.com and follow Social Media at @SawBladecom on Twitter, on Instagram at Sawblade.com_, and Facebook.
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented the MAVTV Motorsports Network include Hoosier Racing Tire and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by SCE Gaskets. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, SRI, General Tire, MAVTV Motorsports Network, MAVTV Plus, and General Tire.
Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by SCE Gaskets, 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 Triple X Race, Co.