Edna Treats George White Right; Gets First ASCS Gulf South Win
EDNA, Texas (July 3, 2009) -- The American Sprint Car
Series Gulf South Region kicked off a two-night Fourth of July weekend
spectacular at Texana Raceway Park with George White capturing his first
career series win in Friday night's 25-lap feature event.
White became the race's fourth different leader on the 17th round en
route to victory lane, taking the checkered flag in front of 11th-starter
Scottie McDonald and Tommy Bryant, who set the pace for a dozen laps
along the way.
After pole starter Kent Lewis, Jr., paced led the opening three rounds,
Bryant set the pace for the next ten rounds before Skip Wilson surged
into the lead. Wilson was out front for just a lap before engine woes
ended his run.
Bryant took back over the point and led two more rounds before White
raced into the lead. Lewis, Jr., crossed the stripe behind the lead
trio, with Aaron Reutzel padding his points lead by racing from 16th to
round out the top five for his 12th consecutive top-ten run.
Channin Tankersley was sixth, with Eric Baldaccini, Greg Rilat, Larry
Howery and Gary Watson completing the top ten.
Wilson, Watson, Ray Allen Kulhanek and Lewis, Jr., topped heat race
action, with Darryl Wills and Reutzel winning the "B" Mains.
The night came to an early end for both Terry Monroe and two-time series
champion Brandon Berryman who tangled and crashed in heat race action.
ASCS Gulf South Region Results from Texana Raceway Park:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 65-Skip Wilson, 2. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 3.
21T-Tommy Bryant, 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 5. 30-Scottie McDonald, 6.
15T-Travis Elliott, 7. 19-Klint Angelette, 8. 70-Anthony Reaves.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 3-Gary Watson, 2. 40-Junior Jenkins, 3. 96-Rod
Craddock, 4. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 5. 5-Jack Spencer, 6. 12s-Steve
Hubbard, 7. 20-Terry Monroe, 8. 31-Brandon Berryman.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 17c-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 71-Channin
Tankersley, 3. 21-Blake Roberts, 4. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 5. 35-Greg Rilat, 6.
61-Travis Knighton, 7. 23-Darryl Wills, 8. 13-Matt Brooks.
Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 2. 10-George White, 3.
12-Kent Lewis, Sr., 4. 69-Larry Howery, 5. 30x-Bean Elliott, 6. 5m-Glenn
Martin, 7. 88-Bubba McDonald.
First "B" Feature (10 Laps): 1. 23-Darryl Wills, 2. 21-Blake Roberts, 3.
30x-Bean Elliott, 4. 70-Anthony Reaves, 5. 5m-Glenn Martin, 6. 17-Bruce
Griffith, Jr., 7. 12s-Steve Hubbard. DNS: 31-Brandon Berryman, 20-Terry
Monroe.
Second "B" Feature (10 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 35-Greg Rilat, 3.
61-Travis Knighton, 4. 15T-Travis Elliott, 5. 12-Kent Lewis, Sr., 6.
19-Klint Angelette, 7. 13-Matt Brooks, 8. 88-Bubba McDonald.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 10-George White, 2. 30-Scottie McDonald, 3.
21t-Tommy Bryant, 4. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 6.
71-Channin Tankersley, 7. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 8. 35-Greg Rilat, 9.
69-Larry Howery, 10. 3-Gary Watson, 11. 23-Darryl Wills, 12. 17c-Ray
Allen Kulhanek, 13. 40-Junior Jenkins, 14. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 15. 65-Skip
Wilson, 16. 61-Travis Knighton, 17. 21-Blake Roberts, 18. 5-Jack Spencer,
19. 96-Rod Craddock, 20. 30x-Bean Elliott.
ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 1,802, 2.
Tommy Bryant 1,724, 3. Ray Allen Kulhanek 1,719, 4. Channin Tankersley
1,690, 5. Scottie McDonald 1,626, 6. Brandon Berryman 1,619, 7. Kent
Lewis, Jr. 1,582, 8. Greg Rilat 1,533, 9. Jimmy Brooks 1,484, 10. Gary
Watson 1,468.
-credit: ascs
