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Heartland Hustle Finale Goes To Johnny Scott

Park City, KS (April 9, 2022) – The final night of the of the Heartland Hustle at the 81 Speedway in Park City, KS proved to be all Johnny Scott, as the Las Cruces, NM native led the entire 35 laps to score the win in the weekend finale.

Ryan Gustin led the field to the green from the Illini Racing & Supply pole position by virtue of his heat race win, but it was Scott using the top side momentum off the exit of turn two to take the advantage and lead lap number one of the thirty-five lap affair. With a clean race track Scott jumped out to a 2+ second advantage early on, but Gustin wasted little time in erasing that advantage as Scott began to work lapped traffic.

As Scott struggled to advance through the lapped traffic, Gustin powered to the bottom side in turn two and took the top spot down the back stretch with Scott and Terry Phillips in tow. However, for Gustin disaster would strike seconds later as he slowed off the exit of turn four with a flat tire before the lead group could make it back to the start finish line, resulting in the nights first caution. The caution would be the end of the night for Gustin who was credited with a 16th place finish.

Scott and Phillips lead the field back to the green but just before the same lap could be completed Phillips would go around in front of the field off the exit of turn four resulting in a pile up that would involve 8+ cars including defending series champion Tony Jackson Jr. With Phillips off the track Friday nights winner Bobby Pierce assumed the runner up spot, but before the field could take the green he would be forced pitside with a flat right front tire.

The nights final 12 laps would go green to the end with Scott cruising to his third career MLRA win worth $7,000. Gordy Gundecker who started in 6th would come home with a career best 2nd place finish under the Lucas Oil MLRA banner, while Chad Simpson completed the podium with a third pace run. Tad Pospisil finished in 4th after breaking his own track record in DirtOnDirt.com qualifying, while Chris Simpson rounded out the top five.

Scott was all smiles in Cedar Creek Beef Jerky Victory Lane and commented, “Our car was really good, I knew my signal guy Tommy when I got to lap traffic that they were closing in on me, but heck I just couldn’t get around those guys once I got up to them so I just tried to stay there. I appreciate Ryan, he ran me really clean and could have probably moved me a couple of times. Heck the luck we have had to the start of this year, it definitely feels good to finally get a win.”

Gundaker landed on the podium for the second time in his last three starts with the MLRA dating back to 2021. “Johnny was really good there,” commented Gundaker. “I just didn’t take off as well there at the end but it was a really really good run for us, we had a really good night. You know we struggled last night but came back tonight and put a really good night together to come home second and put it on the podium.”

Simpson moved up to third after starting the weekend off with a 9th place run on Friday night. “Last night we got caught behind there a little bit and made a few mistakes of my own but we rebounded well. The car is qualifying good and I’ve just got to thank my sponsors Ideal Ready Mix, Randy Davidson Trucking, Simpson Farms and just everybody that helps get me here and do this. If we do decide to run this point deal it’s all about consistency and running top five and top three all the time, so tonight is where we need to be for that so hopefully we can keep it going,” concluded the two-time series champion.

Lucas Oil MLRA action continues this upcoming weekend with a trio of events in Eastern Iowa. The Davenport Speedway is set to host the MLRA on Thursday night April 14, with a $5,000 prize on the line. Action will then move to the 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA for a pair of back-to-back shows on Friday and Saturday April 15th & 16th. Friday nights winner will pocket $5,000, leading up to Saturdays $10,555 to win Slocum 50.

Eighty One Speedway Contingencies 4/9/22
Lap Leaders – Johnny Scott (1 - 35)
?Cautions – 3
DirtonDirt.com “Overall Fast Time Award” –Tad Pospisil ( 16.104 sec.)
Illini Racing & Supply "Pole Award" – Ryan Gustin
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race – Levi Demartino
Hooker Harness "11th Place Finisher" – Justin Duty
Performance Bodies "Performer of the Race" – Johnny Scott
Sunoco “Rookie of the Race” – Daniel Hilsabeck
Swift Springs “Move of the Race” – Gordy Gundaker
Midwest Sheet Metal "Points Leader Spoiler Challenge" – Johnny Scott

A Feature 1 35 Laps | 00:34:42.395 | Cedar Creek Beef Jerky

1. 1ST-Johnny Scott[2]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 3. 25-Chad Simpson[4]; 4. 04-Tad Pospisil[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[13]; 6. 14W-Dustin Walker[26]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[11]; 8. 50-Kaeden Cornell[25]; 9. 76-Blair Nothdurft[10]; 10. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[17]; 11. 15-Justin Duty[23]; 12. 11-Trevor Gundaker[20]; 13. 3-Brennon Willard[12]; 14. (DNF) 32P-Bobby Pierce[7]; 15. (DNF) 75-Terry Phillips[3]; 16. (DNF) 19R-Ryan Gustin[1]; 17. (DNF) 2S-Stormy Scott[9]; 18. (DNF) 93-Mason Oberkramer[8]; 19. (DNF) 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr[14]; 20. (DNF) 18-Chase Junghans[19]; 21. (DNF) 49T-Jake Timm[24]; 22. (DNF) 1X-Aaron Marrant[15]; 23. (DNF) 11H-Jeff Herzog[21]; 24. (DNF) 20-Rodney Sanders[18]; 25. (DNF) 92-Delbert Smith[16]; 26. (DNS) 30-Todd Cooney

B Feature 1 Sunoco 10 Laps | 00:06:59.905

1. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[2]; 2. 18-Chase Junghans[3]; 3. 11H-Jeff Herzog[5]; 4. 15-Justin Duty[1]; 5. 99-Scott Lewis[7]; 6. 50-Kaeden Cornell[8]; 7. (DNF) 10-Jacob Magee[4]; 8. (DNF) 6-Al Humphrey[9]; 9. (DNF) 49T-Jake Timm[6]; 10. (DNS) 6C-Cale Osborn

B Feature 2 Hoosier 10 Laps | 00:10:30.531

1. 20-Rodney Sanders[3]; 2. 11-Trevor Gundaker[10]; 3. 30-Todd Cooney[1]; 4. B1-Dustin Bolster[7]; 5. 92S-Dan Smith[2]; 6. 14W-Dustin Walker[4]; 7. 47-Chris Bratcher[9]; 8. (DNF) 60-Jonathan Lindberg[8]; 9. (DNF) 7D-Dusty Leonard[6]; 10. (DNF) 78S-Steve Stultz[5]

Heat 1 Midwest Sheet Metal 8 Laps | 00:04:51.503

1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 2. 04-Tad Pospisil[1]; 3. 2S-Stormy Scott[4]; 4. 32S-Chris Simpson[3]; 5. 15-Justin Duty[6]; 6. 18-Chase Junghans[7]; 7. 11H-Jeff Herzog[8]; 8. 99-Scott Lewis[5]; 9. (DNF) 6-Al Humphrey[9]

Heat 2 Hooker Harness 8 Laps | 00:03:40.071

1. 75-Terry Phillips[1]; 2. 32P-Bobby Pierce[2]; 3. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 4. 1X-Aaron Marrant[4]; 5. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[8]; 6. 10-Jacob Magee[6]; 7. 49T-Jake Timm[5]; 8. 50-Kaeden Cornell[7]; 9. (DNS) 6C-Cale Osborn

Heat 3 My Race Pass 8 Laps | 00:03:50.444

1. 1ST-Johnny Scott[2]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[1]; 3. 76-Blair Nothdurft[4]; 4. 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr[3]; 5. 30-Todd Cooney[5]; 6. 20-Rodney Sanders[9]; 7. 78S-Steve Stultz[6]; 8. B1-Dustin Bolster[7]; 9. 47-Chris Bratcher[8]

Heat 4 Fast Shafts 8 Laps | 00:09:03.812

1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 93-Mason Oberkramer[2]; 3. 3-Brennon Willard[6]; 4. 92-Delbert Smith[8]; 5. 92S-Dan Smith[7]; 6. 14W-Dustin Walker[5]; 7. 7D-Dusty Leonard[4]; 8. 60-Jonathan Lindberg[9]; 9. (DNF) 11-Trevor Gundaker[3]

Dirt on Dirt Qualifying 1 | 00:00:32.937 | Dirt on Dirt

1. 04-Tad Pospisil, 00:16.104[7]; 2. 75-Terry Phillips, 00:16.255[2]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:16.310[3]; 4. 32P-Bobby Pierce, 00:16.360[9]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson, 00:16.363[5]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck, 00:16.450[1]; 7. 2S-Stormy Scott, 00:16.463[13]; 8. 1X-Aaron Marrant, 00:16.472[18]; 9. 99-Scott Lewis, 00:16.490[10]; 10. 49T-Jake Timm, 00:16.533[4]; 11. 15-Justin Duty, 00:16.552[12]; 12. 10-Jacob Magee, 00:16.588[8]; 13. 18-Chase Junghans, 00:16.686[15]; 14. 50-Kaeden Cornell, 00:16.778[6]; 15. 11H-Jeff Herzog, 00:16.794[17]; 16. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh, 00:16.844[16]; 17. 6-Al Humphrey, 00:17.097[14]; 18. (DNS) 6C-Cale Osborn, 00:17.097

Dirt on Dirt Qualifying 2 | 00:00:34.067 | Dirt on Dirt

1. 11G-Gordy Gundaker, 00:16.457[2]; 2. 25-Chad Simpson, 00:16.479[13]; 3. 1ST-Johnny Scott, 00:16.547[16]; 4. 93-Mason Oberkramer, 00:16.612[4]; 5. 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr, 00:16.618[14]; 6. 11-Trevor Gundaker, 00:16.716[10]; 7. 76-Blair Nothdurft, 00:16.781[15]; 8. 7D-Dusty Leonard, 00:16.792[3]; 9. 30-Todd Cooney, 00:16.875[7]; 10. 14W-Dustin Walker, 00:16.975[1]; 11. 78S-Steve Stultz, 00:16.985[18]; 12. 3-Brennon Willard, 00:17.091[12]; 13. B1-Dustin Bolster, 00:17.111[11]; 14. 92S-Dan Smith, 00:17.260[5]; 15. 47-Chris Bratcher, 00:17.567[9]; 16. 92-Delbert Smith, 00:17.655[17]; 17. (DQ) 20-Rodney Sanders, 00:16.610[8]; 18. (DQ) 60-Jonathan Lindberg, 00:18.714[6]

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