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OCT. 11, 2012 RESULTS,
PICTURES & VIDEO
LONESTAR SPRINT NATIONALS OPENING NIGHT RESULTS & RECAP - 10/11/12

Bryan Hulbert - Kilgore, Texas (October 11, 2012) On a rough and tumble kind of track, the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 82 of Justin Henderson found his
way to victory on night one of the Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals at the Lone Star Speedway.

All smiles in Victory Lane, the Tea, South Dakota driver was pleased with the track, “It seems like tracks are getting flatter and flatter and slicker and
slicker which is great for Late Models but these are Sprint Cars and I like these kind of tracks.”


Taking the field from the pole position, Henderson jumped to the point ahead of Travis Rilat’s No. 39c. Bicycling the car exiting turn four with three laps
complete, Rilat fell back to fifth as the 77x of Wayne Johnson bolted into the runner up spot followed by Jeff Swindell.


Running down Henderson with slower traffic looming, the Oil Medics No. 77x would begin challenging for the lead only to see the caution fly on lap
seven for the No. 11 of Justin Melton after contact with the wall. Melton would not continue and was scored twenty-fourth.


Taking off for two more laps the caution flew again as Tony Bruce spun to a stop exiting turn four. The Oil Medics No. 18 would continue on as the
caution waved before a lap could be complete as the No. 17r of Aaron Reutzel slowed exiting turn two. Reutzel did not continue.


Underway once again, the car on the move was the Gaerte No. 3g of Shane Stewart. Taking away third from Jeff Swindell, the defending Lone Star
Sprint Nationals Champion worked around Wayne Johnson for second with eleven laps complete.


Running down Henderson along with the back of the field, Stewart would begin to challenge for the top spot before the caution flew on lap fourteen as
the No. 52 of Blake Hahn stalled at the top of turn four. Kevin Swindell would also retire with mechanical problems on the Curb Records No. 39.


Dustin Morgan would be the cause of a caution on lap fifteen and Terry McCarl on lap sixteen before a competition red was taken following Kyle
McCutcheon slamming the wall in turn four. Running in fourth before the red, Jeff Swindell would see the rear suspension of his H&H Container
Services No. 94 come apart; allowing Brady Bacon to take over the fourth position.


The final caution of the night would fly with twenty-three laps complete as Josh Baughman spun collecting Zach Pringle, Jeff Swindell, and Mike
Goodman.


Marking the final run to the checkered flag, Justin Henderson would be challenged briefly by Shane Stewart on the restart but would sail to victory.
Shane Stewart would settle for second with Wayne Johnson completing the podium. Brady Bacon would hold onto fourth after having to hold off the
hard charging Johnny Herrera who climbed from twenty-second to finish fifth.


Travis Rilat would end up sixth with Seth Bergman coming from twentieth to seventh. After starting twenty-fourth, climbing into the top ten and having
to go to the rear as the cause of a caution on lap nine, Tony Bruce Jr. would end his night eighth with Dustin Morgan following the Oil Medics No. 18
from the back to ninth after spinning to a stop on lap fifteen. Matt Covington would round out the top ten after starting fifteenth.


The Lone Star Sprint Nationals continues Friday October 12, 2012 with the Oil Medics Qualifying night #2.


Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV
Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals - Smiley’s Racing Products Night #1
Lone Star Speedway - Kilgore, Texas
October 11, 2012
Car Count:40


Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 39C-Travis Rilat[2]; 2. 4J-Jamie Passmore[1]; 3. 39-Kevin Swindell[6]; 4. 11G-Mike Goodman[8]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 6. 21-Wes
Wofford[4]; 7. 90-Lance Norick[3]; 8. 4X-Shawn Petersen[7]


Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 82-Justin Henderson[6]; 2. 94-Jeff Swindell[5]; 3. 76-John Ricketts[2]; 4. 14Z-Zach Pringle[4]; 5. 12M-Kyle McCutcheon[7]; 6. 45X-
Johnny Herrera[8]; 7. 41W-Joshua Williams[3]; DNF 14B-Robert Byrom[1]


Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 77X-Wayne Johnson[2]; 2. 2-Dustin Morgan[3]; 3. 17-Josh Baughman[8]; 4. 5-Jerod Roller[4]; 5. 74E-Claud Estes III[5]; 6. 32-
Derek Weaver[6]; DNF 11P-Preston Peebles II[1]; DNS 18-Tony Bruce Jr


Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl[3]; 2. 99-Brady Bacon[2]; 3. 17R-Aaron Reutzel[8]; 4. 69-Larry Howery[4]; 5. 11-Justin Melton[5]; DNF 17T-
Christopher Bell[6]; DNF 45-Martin Edwards[7]; DNS 9-Gary Wright


Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. 3G-Shane Stewart[2]; 2. 224-John Carney II[1]; 3. 11C-Matt Covington[5]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman[8]; 6.
29-Brandon Hahn[6]; 7. 12W-Dale Wester; DNS 3-Raven Culp


B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 2. 11-Justin Melton[5]; 3. 12M-Kyle McCutcheon[3]; 4. 21-Wes Wofford[6]; 5. 5-Jerod Roller[2]; 6. 90-
Lance Norick[8]; DNF 76-John Ricketts[1]; DNF 17T-Christopher Bell[7]; DNF 12W-Dale Wester[10]; DNF 14B-Robert Byrom[11]; DNS 11P-Preston
Peebles II; DNS 9-Gary Wright


B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 14Z-Zach Pringle[1]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera[5]; 4. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[11]; 5. 69-Larry Howery[2]; 6.
41W-Joshua Williams[8]; 7. 29-Brandon Hahn[7]; 8. 32-Derek Weaver[6]; DNF 74E-Claud Estes III[4]; DNF 4X-Shawn Petersen[10]; DNS 45-Martin
Edwards; DNS 3-Raven Culp


A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 82-Justin Henderson[1]; 2. 3G-Shane Stewart[5]; 3. 77X-Wayne Johnson[4]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon[13]; 5. 45X-Johnny Herrera
[22]; 6. 39C-Travis Rilat[2]; 7. 23-Seth Bergman[20]; 8. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[24]; 9. 2-Dustin Morgan[10]; 10. 11C-Matt Covington[15]; 11. 224-John
Carney II[14]; 12. 94-Jeff Swindell[3]; 13. 4J-Jamie Passmore[11]; DNF 17-Josh Baughman[6]; DNF 14Z-Zach Pringle[18]; DNF 11G-Mike Goodman
[12]; DNF 21-Wes Wofford[23]; DNF 12M-Kyle McCutcheon[21]; DNF 24-Terry McCarl[8]; DNF 39-Kevin Swindell[9]; DNF 52-Blake Hahn[17]; DNF
17R-Aaron Reutzel[7]; DNF 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[16]; DNF 11-Justin Melton[19]

Lap Leader(s): Justin Henderson (1-30)
Pitstopusa.com Hard Charger of the Night: Johnny Herrera+17
FSR Radiator High Point Driver of the Night: Justin Henderson

RaceSaver Sprints - Heat Race 1    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        V8        Robert Vetter
2        49        Ty Johnson
3        16        Koty Adams
4        14        Michael Lang
5        7        Cody Robbins
6        8A        Alan Myers
7        21        Michelle Melton
8        30        Regan Hawkins
9        83        Herman Carrier


RaceSaver Sprints - Heat Race 2    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        12M        Kyle McCutcheon
2        11P        Preston Peebles II
3        311        Neil McCarl
4        21B        Butch David
5        2XW        Brandon Williams
6        24        Matt Yarbrough
7        44A        Darren Harris
8        28        Trevor Reed
9        73        Billy Joe Page
RaceSaver Sprints - Heat Race 3    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        95        Jeff Day
2        20X        Chad Wilson
3        17        Josh Baughman
4        11        Justin Melton
5        29        Derek Silvers
6        1        Bruce Bridges
7        19        Steven Elliott
8        07        Mike Knowles
9        4J        Jamie Passmore
RaceSaver Sprints - Heat Race 4    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        18        Lorne Woffard
2        74        D.J. Estes
3        6V        Cody Harger
4        3        Raven Culp
5        1X        Marty Hargroder
6        58        Gary Floyd
7        4X        Shawn Peterson
8        80        Josh Hawkins
RaceSaver Sprints - Heat Race 5    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        27        Andy Shouse
2        12        Dale Wester
3        99        Chase Brewer
4        99X        Dalton Stevens
5        45        Martin Edwards
6        224        John Carney II
7        2X        Tucker Doughty
8        23        Junior Jenkins
RaceSaver Sprints - B-Main 1    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        11        Justin Melton
2        7        Cody Robbins
3        311        Neil McCarl
4        45        Martin Edwards
5        80        Josh Hawkins
6        58        Gary Floyd
7        24        Matt Yarbrough
8        29        Derek Silvers
9        28        Trevor Reed
10        83        Herman Carrier
11        21        Michelle Melton
12        19        Steven Elliott
13        2X        Tucker Doughty (DNS)
14        4J        Jamie Passmore (DNS)
RaceSaver Sprints - B-Main 2    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        224        John Carney II
2        99X        Dalton Stevens
3        99        Chase Brewer
4        8A        Alan Myers
5        44A        Darren Harris
6        1        Bruce Bridges
7        2XW        Brandon Williams
8        30        Regan Hawkins
9        73        Billy Joe Page
10        1X        Marty Hargroder
11        07        Mike Knowles
12        4X        Shawn Peterson (DNS)
13        23        Junior Jenkins (DNS)
RaceSaver Sprints - A-Main    October 11, 2012
Pos         Car #         Driver
1        20X        Chad Wilson
2        95        Jeff Day
3        V8        Robert Vetter
4        14        Michael Lang
5        27        Andy Shouse
6        99        Chase Brewer
7        99X        Dalton Stevens
8        7        Cody Robbins
9        311        Neil McCarl
10        8A        Alan Myers
11        11        Justin Melton
12        74        D.J. Estes
13        45        Martin Edwards
14        6V        Cody Harger
15        17        Josh Baughman
16        21B        Butch David
17        18        Lorne Woffard
18        16        Koty Adams
19        12        Dale Wester
20        11P        Preston Peebles II
21        49        Ty Johnson
22        224        John Carney II
23        3        Raven Culp
24        12M        Kyle McCutcheon

THURSDAY NIGHT SPRINT DIVISION POINTS:

http://www.speednetdirect.com/results.php?cls=360%20Sprints&tid=8199&tname=Lonestar%20Nationals%20%20%28PMSS%29&dt=2012-10-
11&types=A-Main

THURSDAY NIGHT RACESAVER DIVISION POINTS:

http://www.speednetdirect.com/results.php?cls=305%20Sprints&tid=8199&tname=Lonestar%20Nationals%20%20%28PMSS%29&dt=2012-10-
11&types=A-Main
Not one Sprint Car division entry
got upside down during the night,
but here's the #224 of John Kearny
after contact with another car. Don
Cook photo.
Raven Culp gets upside
down after two cars collided
and then he got into the wall.

Don Cook photo
THURSDAY NIGHT SPRINT DIVISION FEATURE - BY DON COOK
OVER 100 PICTURES POSTED AT THESE LINKS FROM DON COOK:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalopathon/sets/72157631751134649/

slideshow:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalopathon/sets/72157631751134649/show/
THE FOLLOWING GROUP OF PICTURES FROM PATRICK GRANT OF OPENWHEEL.ORG:
SPRINT DIVISION POINTS AFTER NIGHT 1 (NOTE THE TOP 4 A-FEATURE FINISHERS ARE LOCKED IN AND POINTS
ARE DROPPED):

Pos. Driver Car # Hometown Points

1 Justin Henderson 82 Tea SD 358 Leader

2 Shane Stewart 3G Pittsboro IN 350 -8

3 Wayne Johnson 77X Oklahoma OK 348 -10

4 Travis Rilat 39C Forney TX 342 -16

5 Brady Bacon 99 Sapulpa OK 341 -17

6 Dustin Morgan 2 Owasso OK 333 -25

7 Johnny Herrera 45X Albuquerque NM 330 -28

Jeff Swindell 94 Bartlett TN 330 -28

9 Matt Covington 11C Glenpool OK 329 -29

10 Seth Bergman 23 Snohomish WA 328 -30

11 John Carney II 224 El Paso TX 327 -31

12 Josh Baughman 17 Odessa TX 324 -34

13 Jamie Passmore 4J Pryor OK 323 -35

14 Mike Goodman 11G Shawnee OK 317 -41

15 Tony Bruce Jr. 18 Owasso OK 315 -43

16 Terry McCarl 24 Altoona IA 314 -44

17 Zack Pringle 14Z Benton AR 313 -45

18 Kevin Swindell 39 Germantown TN 311 -47

19 Aaron Reutzel 17R Clute TX 308 -50

20 Kyle McCutcheon 12M Alamogordo NM 307 -51

21 Wes Wofford 21 Alamagordo NM 303 -55

22 Sam Hafertepe Jr. 15H Sunnyvale TX 302 -56

23 Blake Hahn 52 Supulpla OK 298 -60

24 Jerod Roller 5 Hernando MS 293 -65

Larry Howery 69 Hearne TX 293 -65

26 John Ricketts 76 Burleson TX 292 -66

Justin Melton 11 Flower Mound TX 292 -66

28 Brandon Hahn 29 Tulsa Ok 283 -75

29 Joshua Williams 41W Glendale AZ 282 -76

Claud Estes 74E Godley TX 282 -76

Lance Norick 90 Cave Creek AZ 282 -76

32 Chris Bell 17T Norman OK 281 -77

Derek Weaver 32 Tyler TX 281 -77

34 Dale Wester 12W Ouilla TX 276 -82

35 Martin Edwards 45 Mesquite TX 272 -86

Preston Peebles II 11P Lubbock TX 272 -86

37 Shawn Peterson 4X Irving TX 271 -87

Robert Byrom 14B Ft. Worth TX 271 -87

39 Gary Wright 9 Hooks TX 267 -91

Raven Culp 3 Mesquite TX 267 -91
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NIGHT 2 RESULTS,
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