Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 11, 2011) \u2013 The three previous rounds of this year\u2019s Red River Clash pitting the ASCS Lone Star Region versus the ASCS Sooner Region have all taken place south of the Red River.<\/p>\n
This weekend, the Clash shifts to Sooner soil as The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Stars tangle with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooners atop Lawton Speedway\u2019s \u00bc-mile red clay oval on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
While Oklahoma City\u2019s Joe Wood, Jr., leads the Sooner forces into Saturday\u2019s tilt, Glenpool, Oklahoma\u2019s Matt Covington holds the Lone Star points lead entering the event. Covington topped a Sooner feature at Lawton in May.<\/p>\n
Wood, Jr., the 2009 series champion, topped Round Three of the Red River Clash with a Devil\u2019s Bowl win on June 18 after Jason Johnson (May 7) and Tony Bruce, Jr. (June 17) topped the previous two rounds.<\/p>\n
Vying for a second Sooner title, Wood, Jr., enters Saturday\u2019s action with an 86-point advantage over Guthrie\u2019s Michelle Decker in the Sooner chase with Covington another 14 points back in third. Oklahoma City\u2019s Andy Shouse is currently fourth, with 17-year-old rookie contender Cameron Hagin of Tulsa, OK, up to fifth in points just ahead of California native Rick Wright, Jr.<\/p>\n
On the Lone Star side of the ledger, Covington extended his point lead to 78 points with a runner-up finish at Devil\u2019s Bowl this past weekend. Claud Estes of Godley, TX, moved back into the second spot ahead of defending Lone Star champion Eric Baldaccini of Keller, TX, with Mesquite, TX, shoes Michael Lang and Martin Edwards rounding out the current top five.<\/p>\n
Tulsa\u2019s Sean McClelland, a two-time ASCS Sooner Region champion, topped the most recent Sooner event at Lawton Speedway on June 4 and won last year\u2019s Lone Star vs. Sooner clash atop Lawton clay.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s action at Lawton Speedway fires off at 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Lawton Speedway is located in Lawton, OK, off I-44 Exit 36, then 2.5 miles west on Lee Boulevard, then 1.4 miles south on Sheridan Road. For more information, contact the track at 580-355-6417.<\/p>\n
The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region is currently slated for 15 nights of competition at eight different tracks throughout Texas and into Oklahoma in 2011.<\/p>\n
The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region is slated for 13 nights of racing action at six different tracks throughout Oklahoma and neighboring areas of Kansas, Texas and Missouri in 2011.<\/p>\n
Past ASCS Regional Feature Winners at Lawton Speedway (Sooner Region only unless specified):
\n6\/4\/11 \u2013 Sean McClelland
\n5\/14\/11 \u2013 Matt Covington
\n10\/2\/10 \u2013 Andy Shouse
\n7\/10\/10 \u2013 Sean McClelland (vs. Lone Star Region)
\n6\/5\/10 \u2013 Robert Sellers
\n8\/22\/09 \u2013 Jason Johnson
\n7\/18\/09 \u2013 Brady Bacon
\n8\/16\/08 \u2013 Robert Sellers
\n6\/14\/08 \u2013 Joe Wood, Jr.
\n4\/12\/08 \u2013 Gary Taylor
\n9\/8\/07 \u2013 Kevin Ramey
\n8\/19\/06 \u2013 Kevin Ramey
\n4\/22\/06 \u2013 Sean McClelland
\n9\/17\/05 \u2013 Kevin Ramey
\n7\/2\/05 \u2013 Sean McClelland
\n4\/30\/05 \u2013 Sean McClelland
\n9\/11\/04 \u2013 Danny Wood
\n7\/3\/04 \u2013 Danny Wood
\n5\/1\/04 \u2013 Travis Rilat
\n9\/20\/03 \u2013 Kevin Ramey
\n7\/5\/03 \u2013 Nick Smith
\n5\/3\/03 \u2013 Kevin Ramey
\n9\/14\/02 \u2013 Danny Jennings
\n8\/3\/02 \u2013 Zach Chappell
\n7\/6\/02 \u2013 Foster Landon
\n8\/18\/01 \u2013 Danny Jennings
\n8\/4\/01 \u2013 Danny Jennings
\n7\/7\/01 \u2013 Robert Sellers
\n6\/2\/01 \u2013 Travis Scott<\/p>\n
The 2011 season marks the 20th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.<\/p>\n
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"