Lair Comes On Late for 600 Nationals Night Two
Triumph!
BY: Lonnie Wheatley
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 24, 2010) – For the second time in as many
nights of I-30 Speedway’s Fifth Annual 600 Nationals presented by Hoosier
Tires action, the feature event was determined in the final rounds as
reigning event champion Jason Lair topped Friday night’s finale.
The Del City, OK,
competitor reeled in race-long leader Ryan Greth and charged into the lead
on the 23rd circuit en route to capturing the $1,100 winner’s
share in Friday’s 25-lap main event atop the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval.
While Lair was best
in the headliner, Blake Jenkins topped the accompanying Fourth Annual
Landers Harley Davidson Horizon Mini Sprint main event.
With Lair, who
topped the Fourth Annual 600 Nationals that was postponed by weather from
September of 2009 to March of this year, gridding Friday’s feature field
outside the second row, Pennsylvania’s Greth gunned into the lead from the
pole position at the drop of the green flag.
Greth paced the
initial pair of circuits in front of fellow front row starter Scott Sawyer
before Lair slid into second on the third round. With Lair holding off Eric
Sandage, Sawyer and Caleb Martin in the early circuits, Greth slipped away
to nearly a straightaway advantage until a caution after eight laps for
Jerrod Wilson’s stopped mount in turn four preceded a Chance Terrel turn
over exiting turn four the next time around.
Following those two
quick cautions, Greth once again raced away from Lair and ninth-starter
Travis Senter, Jr., who slipped around Sawyer and then assumed the third
position when Sandage pulled pitside on the eleventh circuit.
As the laps clicked
off, Lair began to chip away at Greth’s sizable advantage and was within a
handful of car-lengths by the 21st round. Two laps later, Lair
slid into the lead in turns one and two and raced on to the stripe in strong
form to collect the winner’s share that included a $100 bonus from Pro
Tire.
Slowing in the
final circuits, Greth held on for runner-up honors at the stripe by just
inches over two-time 600 Nationals champion Senter, Jr. Lewisberry,
Pennsylvania’s Caleb Martin gave the Keystone State a pair of drivers in
the top five with a fourth-place finish, with Thursday night winner Aaron
Reutzel charging from 18th to round out the top five.
Dusty Young was
sixth, with Michael Dicely, Nate Fleming, Sawyer and 17th-starter
Tyson Hall completing the top ten.
Caleb Martin, Alex
Sewell, Luke Thomas, Greth, Senter, Jr., Young, Lair and Terrel topped heat
race action for Saturday night’s 66 car field, with Howard Moore, Eric
Wright, Hall and Reutzel winning the 12-lap “B” Mains.
A total of 68
different drivers have competed in the opening two nights of I-30 Speedway’s
Fifth Annual 600 Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, which concludes with
another full card of heat races, “B” Mains and a $3,500-to-win main event on
Saturday night.
Saturday’s action
also includes the Fourth Annual Landers Harley Davidson Horizon Mini Sprint
Nationals championship finale. Blake Jenkins topped Friday night’s
preliminary feature over Chance Morton and Logan Martin.
The I-30 Speedway
Sprint Car championship will be determined on Saturday night as well with
Justin Sturch and Zach Pringle tied for the points lead entering the night.
I-30 Speedway’s
Fifth Annual 600 Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires Friday Results:
Heat Races (Top 14
in Passing/Finishing Points to “A” Main; Balance to Four “B” Mains):
First Heat (10
Laps): 1. X4-Caleb Martin (Lewisberry, PA), 2. 32x-Brad McDaniel
(Carbondale, IL), 3. 10m-Eric Sandage (Alexander, AR), 4. 21-Christopher
Bell (Norman, OK), 5. 6g-Dustin Gates (Haughton, LA), 6. 2d-Dennis Carrier
(Phoenix, AZ), 7. 70b-Tim Brothers (Little Rock, AR), 8. 20-Jeremy
Postlethwait (Benton, AR). DNS: 13-Triston Tidmore (Hernando, MS).
Second Heat (10
Laps): 1. 1a-Alex Sewell (Tulsa, OK), 2. 4w-Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX), 3.
56h-Dean Hathman (Columbia, MO), 4. 51b-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 5.
56-Scott Hathman (Columbia, MO), 6. 85c-Jason Goodwin (Princeton, KY), 7.
49-Tim Sites (West Memphis, AR). DNS: 92f-Nick Counts (Greenbrier, AR),
129h-Brandon Hahn (Tulsa, OK).
Third Heat (10
Laps): 1. 2T-Luke Thomas (Camden, DE), 2. 1g-Garrett Abrams (Rushville,
IN), 3. 88w-Eric Wright (Goodlettsville, TN), 4. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson,
TX), 5. 2b-Nathan Benson (Concordia, MO), 6. 39-Brian Nance (Mayfield, KY),
7. 14mc-Thomas McCann (Hensley, AR), 8. 10a-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK).
Fourth Heat (10
Laps): 1. 1j-Ryan Greth (Harrisburg, PA), 2. 44-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry,
PA), 3. 7j-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa, OK), 4. 33a-Andrew Teuscher (Nesbit, MS),
5. 08-Logan Martin (West Plains, MO), 6. 55s-Sammy LaMothe III (Yardville,
NJ), 7. 7-Nick Bailey (Cabot, AR), 8. 67-Marty Martin (Olive Branch, MS).
Fifth Heat (10
Laps): 1. 22t-Travis Senter, Jr. (Osceola, AR), 2. 88d-Brandon Darlington
(Bossier, LA), 3. 8z-Frederic Fezard (Bonnerdale, AR), 4. D1-Chris Barker (Eldorado,
AR), 5. 18t-Tyler Devault (Delran, NJ), 6. 31z-Brent Zimmerman (Great Bend,
KS), 7. 48-Josh Center (Surprise, AZ), 8. 1z-Brock Zearfoss (Jamestown,
PA).
Sixth Heat (10
Laps): 1. 1y-Dusty Young (Benton, AR), 2. 29-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow,
OK), 3. 9x-Bradley Meyer (Little Rock, AR), 4. 07-Dylan Wickham (Ramona,
OK), 5. 71-Blake Jenkins (Bryant, AR), 6. 52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 7.
8-Allen Barker (Eldorado, AR), 8. 1x-Bobby Zaiontz (Columbus, MS).
Seventh Heat (10
Laps): 1. 23L-Jason Lair (Del City, OK), 2. 16-Nate Fleming (Great Bend,
KS), 3. 96-Samantha Gargus (Memphis, TN), 4. 5x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX),
5. 64-Chad Boone (Great Bend, KS), 6. 13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX),
7. 10e-Matt Ebarb (Bossier, LA), 8. 69-Stacy Veuleman (Many, LA).
Eighth Heat (10
Laps): 1. 60x-Chance Terrel (Oklahoma City, OK), 2. 23m-Howard Moore
(Memphis, TN), 3. 6x-Chris Meyer (Little Rock, AR), 4. 0-Marty Hargroder
(Opelousas, LA), 5. 70w-Michael Wickham (Ramona, OK), 6. 28-Todd McWilliams
(Conway, AR), 7. 83-Karlas Stephens (Benton, AR), 8. 42-Jimmy McClain
(Byhalia, MS).
B Mains (Top 2 from Each Advance to “A” Main):
First “B” Main (15
Laps): 1. 23m-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN), 2. 7j-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa, OK),
3. 21-Christopher Bell (Norman, OK), 4. 70w-Michael Wickham (Ramona, OK), 5.
D1-Chris Barker (Eldorado, AR), 6. 28-Todd McWilliams (Conway, AR), 7.
2d-Dennis Carrier (Phoenix, AZ), 8. 88d-Brandon Darlington (Bossier, LA), 9.
1x-Bobby Zaiontz (Columbus, MS), 10. 49-Tim Sites (West Memphis, AR), 11.
8-Allen Barker (Eldorado, AR), 12. 55s-Sammy LaMothe III (Yardville, NJ).
DNS: 42-Jimmy McClain (Byhalia, MS).
Second “B” Main (15
Laps): 1. 88w-Eric Wright (Goodlettsville, TN), 2. 2b-Nathan Benson
(Concordia, MO), 3. 51b-Joe B. Miller (Millersville, MO), 4. 1g-Garrett
Abrams (Rushville, IN), 5. 0-Marty Hargroder (Opelousas, LA), 6. 8z-Frederic
Fezard (Bonnerdale, AR), 7. 10a-Zach Alley (Tulsa, OK), 8. 129h-Brandon Hahn
(Sapulpa, OK), 9. 83-Karlas Stephens (Benton, AR), 10. 39-Brian Nance
(Mayfield, KY), 11. 56-Scott Hathman (Columbia, MO). DNS: 85c-Jason Goodwin
(Princeton, KY), 69-Stacy Veuleman (Many, LA).
Third “B” Main (15
Laps): 1. 5x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 2. 6g-Dustin Gates (Haughton, LA),
3. 08-Logan Martin (West Plains, MO), 4. 9x-Bradley Meyer (Little Rock, AR),
5. 33a-Andrew Teuscher (Nesbit, MS), 6. 56h-Dean Hathman (Columbia, MO), 7.
52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK), 8. 71-Blake Jenkins (Bryant, AR), 9. 70b-Tim
Brothers (Little Rock, AR), 10. 48-Josh Center (Surprise, AZ). DNS: 7-Nick
Bailey (Cabot, AR), 20-Jeremy Postlethwait (Benton, AR), 13-Triston Tidmore
(Hernando, MS).
Fourth “B” Main (15
Laps): 1. 4w-Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX), 2. 01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX),
3. 18t-Tyler Devault (Delran, NJ), 4. 96-Samantha Gargus (Memphis, TN), 5.
1z-Brock Zearfoss (Jamestown, PA), 6. 10e-Matt Ebarb (Bossier, LA), 7.
64-Chad Boone (Great Bend, KS), 8. 31z-Brent Zimmerman (Great Bend, KS), 9.
13m-Chance McCrary (Farmersville, TX), 10. 07-Dylan Wickham (Ramona, OK),
11. 14mc-Thomas McCann (Hensley, AR), 12. 67-Marty Martin (Olive Branch,
MS), 13. 92f-Nick Counts (Greenbrier, AR).
Fifth Annual 600
Nationals Friday “A” Feature
A Feature (25
Laps): 1. 23L-Jason Lair (Del City, OK), 2. 1j-Ryan Greth (Harrisburg, PA),
3. 22t-Travis Senter, Jr. (Osceola, AR), 4. X4-Caleb Martin (Lewisberry,
PA), 5. 4w-Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX), 6. 1y-Dusty Young (Benton, AR), 7.
44-Michael Dicely (Lewisberry, PA), 8. 16-Nate Fleming (Great Bend, KS), 9.
29-Scott Sawyer (Broken Arrow, OK), 10. 5x-Tyson Hall (Longview, TX), 11.
01j-Jeb Sessums (Burleson, TX), 12. 7j-Jerrod Wilson (Tulsa, OK), 13.
88w-Eric Wright (Goodlettsville, TN), 14. 2T-Luke Thomas (Camden, DE), 15.
6g-Dustin Gates (Haughton, LA), 16. 1a-Alex Sewell (Tulsa, OK), 17. 32x-Brad
McDaniel (Carbondale, IL), 18. 2b-Nathan Benson (Concordia, MO), 19.
10m-Eric Sandage (Alexander, AR), 20. 23m-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN), 21.
60x-Chance Terrel (Oklahoma City, OK), 22. 6x-Chris Meyer (Little Rock, AR).
Lap Leaders; Ryan
Greth 1-22, Jason Lair 23-25.
Fourth Annual
Landers Harley Davidson Horizon Mini Sprint Nationals:
Heat Race: 1.
89-Blake Jenkins, 2. 2-Will Harvey, 3. 7m-Chance Morton, 4. 18-Justin
Fletcher, 5. 13m-Chance McCrary, 6. 99b-Benny Boudreaux, Jr., 7. 99r-Ryan
Boudreaux, 8. 08-Logan Martin.
A Main: 1.
89-Blake Jenkins, 2. 7m-Chance Morton, 3. 08-Logan Martin, 4. 2-Will Harvey,
5. 18-Justin Fletcher, 6. 99b-Benny Boudreaux, Jr., 7. 13m-Chance McCrary.
DNS: 99r-Ryan Boudreaux.
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