10/12/2015
ASCS
Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals Next For Lucas Oil ASCS
(Image Credit: Rob Kocak)
TULSA, Okla. (October 12, 2015) One of racing’s most legendary dirt tracks, the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas is next for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network with the 42nd running of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17.
A step closer to a possible $60,000 prize, Aaron Reutzel leads the way into the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals with a 45 point advantage over the No. 45x of Johnny Herrera. Far from comfortable breathing room, Reutzel has place third in National Tour competition at the Devil’s Bowl; doing so in the 2013 and 2014 Winter Nationals.
For Herrera, the Devil’s Bowl has been a roller coaster of finishes, but in those, two have been at the top of the podium in 1996 and 2013. In all, Johnny has placed on the podium five times with his two wins joined by two seconds and a third.
While Wayne Johnson trails by 107, the No. 77x is not out of the championship hunt. The site of 19 of Johnson’s 131 National Tour podiums, Wayne’s most recent win at the famed half-mile came during the 2015 ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek, and is one of seven at the Devil’s Bowl. Admittedly Johnson’s favorite track, the Oklahoma City native easily has the most laps turned at the Mesquite oval than any other driver on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
Seth Bergman holds forth in tour standings. In regards to the Devil’s Bowl, the Washington native picked up a National Tour win on June 14, 2014. Four wins in 2015 with the National Tour, Seth has 13 overall wins on the season.
Rounding out the top five in Matt Covington. The defending champion of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals, Covington came close to his first victory of the 2015 season at the Hockett/McMillin Memorial. In the series last six visits to the Devil’s Bowl, the No. 95 has finished in the top-three four times.
Blake Hahn holds sixth with 2015 Brodix Rookie of the Year contender, Kyle Bellm, trailing the No. 52 by 84 markers. Hahn with one National Tour win in 2015 has come close at the Devil’s Bowl with a runner-up on June 16, 2014 behind Seth Bergman. Bellm’s only National Tour win came at the Devil’s Bowl in the 2013 Spring Nationals. Jordan Weaver holds eighth with Kris Miller ninth.
While the 2015 title chase will be settled at the Short Track Nationals at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. on October 28-31, 2015, the Devil’s Bowl weekend is the final rounds of competition for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.
Kade Morton holds the lead by only 36 points with Shawn Petersen in tow. Joe Wood, Jr. fell to a 72 point disadvantage after being involved in a crash this past Saturday at the Lone Star Speedway. Mickey Walker, who also got tangled up this past Saturday, trails by 123 markers with Chance Morton completing the top-five in regional standings.
Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17 at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway will open at 6:00 P.M. with racing getting underway at 8:00 P.M. (CT). Friday night will include Texas Winged Modifieds, USRA Modifieds, and Factory Stocks with Saturday’s lineup featuring IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars and USA Limited Modifieds. Admission each night is $25 for adults with discounts for Military, Seniors, and Children. Kids 12 and under are admitted free of charge into the grandstands. For more information on the Devil’s Bowl Speedway, log onto http://www.devilsbowl.com or call (972) 222-2421.
For continued updates on the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.
Lucas Oil ASCS History: Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas):
Date – Track – Winner, Second, Third*
6/21/1994 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Shane Carson, Terry Gray, Mike McElya
5/12/1995 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Alan Payne, Gary Wright, Tommie Estes, Jr.
7/23/1995 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Mike Ward, Jerry Stone, Rickey Hood
9/1/1995 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Mike Peters, Mike Ward, Bobby Davis, Jr.
9/2/1995 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Sammy Swindell, Scott Hogue, Rickey Hood
9/3/1995 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Sammy Swindell, Shane Carson, Gary Wright
6/18/1996 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Wayne Johnson, Garry Lee Maier, Danny Wood
7/6/1996 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Terry Gray, Bobby Huddleston, Alan Payne
11/1/1996 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Terry Gray, Eddie Gallagher, Garry Lee Maier
11/2/1996 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Johnny Herrera, Garry Lee Maier, Don Droud, Jr.
4/5/1997 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Shane Carson, Garry Lee Maier, Gary Wright
6/18/1997 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Wayne Johnson, Garry Lee Maier, Gary Wright
10/31/1997 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Edd French, Mike Peters, Jamie Passmore
11/1/1997 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Mike Peters, Edd French, Garry Lee Maier
6/19/1998 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Paul White, Bob Ewell
10/3/1998 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Garry Lee Maier, Tim Crawley
10/4/1998 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Garry Lee Maier, Gary Wright, Danny Wood
7/9/1999 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Larry Neighbors, Shane Carson
7/30/1999 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Garry Lee Maier, Gary Wright, Travis Rilat
10/1/1999 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Danny Wood, Garry Lee Maier
10/2/1999 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Garry Lee Maier, Tim Crawley
7/21/2000 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Terry Gray, Tim Crawley
10/6/2000 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Wayne Johnson, Larry Neighbors
4/20/2001 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Larry Neighbors, Aaron Berryhill, Michael Dupuy
7/20/2001 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Wayne Johnson, Kevin Ramey
10/6/2001 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Wayne Johnson, Jason Johnson
4/19/2002 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Travis Rilat, Gary Wright, Jason Johnson
6/7/2002 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Don Droud, Jr., Kevin Ramey
10/4/2002 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Wayne Johnson, Gary Wright, Michael Dupuy
10/5/2002 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Michael Dupuy, Wayne Johnson
4/18/2003 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Kevin Ramey, Darren Stewart, Gary Wright
10/17/2003 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Tim Crawley, Wayne Johnson, Garry Lee Maier
10/18/2003 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Wayne Johnson, Don Droud, Jr.
10/23/2004 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Shane Stewart, Kevin Ramey, Zach Chappell
3/18/2005 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Danny Jennings, Tony Bruce, Jr., Jan Howard
3/19/2005 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Danny Jennings, Darren Stewart, Kevin Ramey
6/9/2005 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Danny Jennings, Larry Neighbors, Darren Stewart
10/21/2005 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Brian Brown, Kevin Ramey
10/22/2005 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Zach Chappell, Travis Rilat
6/24/2006 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Kevin Ramey, Gary Wright, Jesse Hockett
6/24/2006 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Kevin Ramey, Gary Wright, Travis Rilat
7/13/2006 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Jason Johnson, Sean McClelland
10/13/2006 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Tony Bruce, Jr., Chuck Swenson
10/14/2006 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Travis Rilat, Jason Johnson, Chuck Swenson
3/16/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Wayne Johnson, Gary Wright, Jake Peters
3/17/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jake Peters, Jason Johnson, Chuck Swenson
5/12/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Wayne Johnson, Jason Johnson
7/19/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Jason Johnson, Tim Crawley
10/12/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Gary Wright, Wayne Johnson
10/13/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Gary Wright
3/14/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Tony Bruce, Jr., Gary Wright, Jason Sides
3/15/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Tony Bruce, Jr., Jason Sides
5/10/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Travis Rilat, Gary Taylor
7/17/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Jason Johnson, Zach Chappell
10/17/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Kevin Ramey, Kenneth Walker
10/18/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Jason Johnson, Jack Dover
3/20/2009 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Shane Stewart, Gary Wright, Jason Johnson
3/21/2009 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Shane Stewart, Gary Wright
10/17/2009 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Gary Wright, Shane Stewart, Kevin Ramey
10/18/2009 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Kevin Ramey, Gary Wright, Shane Stewart
3/19/2010 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Sammy Swindell, Wayne Johnson, Brady Bacon
10/15/2010 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Johnny Herrera, Jack Dover
10/16/2010 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jack Dover, Jason Johnson, Brady Bacon
3/25/2011 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Brady Bacon
3/26/2011 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Shane Stewart, Jason Johnson
10/21/2011 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Wayne Johnson, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Koby Barksdale
10/22/2011 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Danny Lasoski, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Jason Johnson
3/24/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jason Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Brady Bacon
6/15/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Wayne Johnson, Danny Lasoski, Johnny Herrera
6/16/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Brian Brown, Wayne Johnson, Tony Bruce, Jr.
10/19/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jeff Swindell, Christopher Bell, Jason Johnson
10/20/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Jeff Swindell, Danny Lasoski, Gary Wright
3/22/2013 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Kyle Bellm, Shawn Petersen, Sean McClelland
6/15/2013 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Johnny Herrera, Jeff Swindell, Brad Loyet
10/19/2013 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Brian Brown, Tony Bruce, Jr., Aaron Reutzel
3/21/2014 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Tony Bruce, Jr., Matt Covington, Kevin Swindell
3/29/2014 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Patrick Stasa, John Carney II, Christopher Bell
6/14/2014 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Seth Bergman, Blake Hahn, Tim Crawley
10/17/2014 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Tony Bruce, Jr., Dusty Zomer, Matt Covington
10/18/2014 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Matt Covington, Dusty Zomer, Aaron Reutzel
6/13/2015 - Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) - Wayne Johnson, Johnny Herrera, Matt Covington
Need To Know Information:
Series: Lucas Oil ASCS presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network
What: Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals
Where: Devils Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, Texas
Address: 1711 Lawson Rd. Mesquite, Texas 75181
Speedway Contact Information:
Website: http://www.devilsbowl.com
Phone: (972) 222-2421
Tickets: At the gate or by phone at (972) 222-2421.
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DevilsBowl?fref=ts&ref=br_tf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DBSpeedway
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2015 Lucas Oil ASCS Winners: Aaron Reutzel 6; Seth Bergman 4; Jason Solwold 3; Johnny Herrera 3; Brian Brown 2; Jason Sides 1; Mark Smith 1; Blake Hahn 1; Wayne Johnson 1; Tony Bruce, Jr. 1; Ian Madsen 1; Jack Dover 1; Dusty Zomer 1; Danny Lasoski 1; Terry McCarl 1; Justin Henderson 1; Billy Alley 1; Brad Loyet 1;
Lucas Oil ASCS Driver Points (Top 10): 1. Aaron Reutzel 3,809; 2. Johnny Herrera 3,764; 3. Wayne Johnson 3,706; 4. Seth Bergman 3,492; 5. Matt Covington 3,334; 6. Blake Hahn 3,199; 7. Kyle Bellm 3,115; 8. Jordan Weaver 2,854; 9. Kris Miller 2,365; 10. Jeff Swindell 1,855;
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