8/4/2024
United Sprint League
Kent tops USL field at Creek County Speedway
By John Rittenoure
KELLYVILLE, Okla. (August 3, 2024) - Defending champion Johnny Kent put himself in contention for another points title with his victory in the Ortco, inc. United Sprint League presented by Same Day Auto Repair main event Saturday at Creek County Speedway.
Starting from the pole, Kent put his number 55 out front and went the distance in the 30-lapper around the Creek County quarter-mile. The victory moved Kent from fifth to second in the points race just 28 points behind leader Tim Kent.
The race for second ended with Ty Hulsey just ahead of third place Noah Harris. Brett Wilson
held on to fourth and Tim Kent charged from 11th to fifth.
Danny Smith led a field on last chance qualifiers into the main event with his victory in the DFR Discount Tire B main. Craig Carroll, Cody Jarvis, Grady Mercer, Tanner Conn, Greg York, Spencer Mason and Tyler LaPointe finished 2nd thru 8th and making the cut into the A main. Out of the eight Carroll had the most success in the A main charging from 14th to finish 8th.
United Sprint League
Creek County Speedway - Kellyville, Oklahoma
August 3, 2024
Ortco Inc A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 55-Johnny Kent[1]; 2. 24H-Ty Hulsey[3]; 3. 20-Noah Harris[5]; 4. 23A-Brett Wilson[2]; 5. 79-Tim Kent[11]; 6. 38-Jimmy Forrester[4]; 7. 50-Cody Whitworth[12]; 8. 24C-Craig Carroll[14]; 9. 99J-Cooper Sullivan[9]; 10. 18J-Cody Jarvis[15]; 11. 7F-Joshua Tyre[8]; 12. 6-Tanner Conn[17]; 13. 9$-Kyle Clark[6]; 14. 5$-Danny Smith[13]; 15. 45L-Tyler LaPointe[20]; 16. 69-Greg York[18]; 17. 39-Spencer Mason[19]; 18. 5K-Kody Jenkins[10]; 19. 42-Grady Mercer[16]; 20. 33-Justin Patocka[7]
DFR Discount Tire B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 5$-Danny Smith[1]; 2. 24C-Craig Carroll[2]; 3. 18J-Cody Jarvis[3]; 4. 42-Grady Mercer[12]; 5. 6-Tanner Conn[10]; 6. 69-Greg York[8]; 7. 39-Spencer Mason[11]; 8. 45L-Tyler LaPointe[7]; 9. 15-Brent Merchant[14]; 10. 19-Kody Kastner[15]; 11. 24R-Kyle Roller[6]; 12. 7D-David Baxter[9]; 13. (DNS) 5B-Brock Cottrell; 14. (DNS) 5X-Matt Sherrell; 15. (DNS) 57F-Blake Green
Speed Stix Shocks Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 20-Noah Harris[7]; 2. 23A-Brett Wilson[1]; 3. 33-Justin Patocka[4]; 4. 7F-Joshua Tyre[6]; 5. 18J-Cody Jarvis[3]; 6. 24R-Kyle Roller[5]; 7. 45L-Tyler LaPointe[8]; 8. 19-Kody Kastner[9]; 9. 57F-Blake Green[2]
Kent Fireworks Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9$-Kyle Clark[8]; 2. 38-Jimmy Forrester[7]; 3. 5K-Kody Jenkins[2]; 4. 50-Cody Whitworth[3]; 5. 5B-Brock Cottrell[1]; 6. 5X-Matt Sherrell[6]; 7. 7D-David Baxter[4]; 8. 6-Tanner Conn[5]; 9. 42-Grady Mercer[9]
Morton Excavating Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 24H-Ty Hulsey[2]; 2. 55-Johnny Kent[1]; 3. 99J-Cooper Sullivan[3]; 4. 79-Tim Kent[5]; 5. 5$-Danny Smith[6]; 6. 24C-Craig Carroll[8]; 7. 69-Greg York[7]; 8. 39-Spencer Mason[4]; 9. 15-Brent Merchant[9]
??Lap Leaders: 1-30 Johnny Kent.
?Margin of Victory: 0.547
2024 Feature Winners: 3/30 - Rees Moran - Red Dirt Raceway; 4//13 - Rees Moran - Creek County Speedway; 6/7 - Wout Hoffmans - Tulsa Speedway; 6/8 - Ty Hulsey, Creek County Speedway; 8/3 - Johnny Kent, Creek County Speedway.
2024 Top 10: 1. Tim Kent 720; 2. Johnny Kent 692; 3. Brock Cottrell 663; 4. Joshua Tyre 660; 5. Jimmy Forrester 650; 6. Matt Sherrell 629; 7. Cody Whitworth 601; 8. Justin Patocka 599; 9. Ty Hulsey 594; 10. Brett Wilson 589.
About United Sprint League
Owned by Michael Tyre, the USL sanctions 360 two-barrel / 305 non-wing sprint car events throughout Oklahoma and surrounding states with goals of supporting sponsors and providing fans the the opportunity to enjoy the excitement of non-wing sprint car racing.
Website: https://www.myracepass.com/series/1794.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedSprintLeague.
About Ortco Inc.
Ortco Inc. manufactures qualify oilfield parts from American made bar and shaped steel on computerized CNC machinery. Products are then Heat Treated, coated for rust prevention, and warehoused for shipments across the globe. Ortco also utilizes high quality investment castings for safety clamps and various tongs.
Website: http://OrtcoInc.com.
United Sprint League Marketing Partners
Ortco, Inc., Same Day Auto Repair, Speed Stix Shocks, D&G Contracting, DFR Discount Tire, Passing Points Podcast, Kent Fireworks, Hoss Media.
Article Credit: John Rittenoure