Qualifying 1) Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 13.059 (New Single Lap Record) 2) Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 13.138 3) Daryn Pittman , Woodburn 21, 13.176 4) Shane Stewart, Holbrook 8H, 13.325 5) Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 13.350 6) Craig Keel, Potorff 9K, 13.393 7) Jason Johnson, Row 41, 13.443 8) Tyler Walker, C&W Motorsports 35, 13.476 9) Jason Sides, Hunting Catalog 7S, 13.538 10) Ricky Logan, HAMS 3S, 13.573 11) Gary Wright, Pannell 9, 13.589 12) Kurt Winker, Winker 10W, 13.870 13) Zach Chappell, Chappell 50Z, 13.963 14) Leonard Lee, Lee 16L, 13.972 15) Travis Rilat, Archer 1A, 13.973 16) Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 14.191 17) Bob Bennett, ACME 3, 14.196 18) Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 14.352 19) Dan Oswalt, Oswalt D1, 14.383 20) Wayne Johnson, Threat 29, 14.610 21) C.J. Johnson, Johnson 45X, 15.018 22) Brooke Tatnell, Grandstaff 66, 15.024 23) Tom Hall, Hall 1H, 16.626
First Manufacturers Heat Race (8 laps)--1) Jason Johnson 2) Danny Lasoski 3) Ricky Logan 4) Shane Stewart 5) Zach Chappell 6) Brian Carlson 7) Dan Oswalt 8) Brooke Tatnell
Second Manufacturers Heat Race (8 laps)--1) Tyler Walker 2) Gary Wright 3) Steve Kinser 4) Kraig Kinser 5) Bob Bennett 6) Tom Hall 7) Leonard Lee 8) Wayne Johnson
Third Manufacturers Heat Race (8 laps)--1) Jason Sides 2) Kurt Winker 3) Travis Rilat 4) Craig Keel 5) Jeremy Campbell 6) Daryn Pittman 7) C.J. Johnson
Gaerte Engines Dash (5 laps, finishing order determined starting positions 1-6 of A-feature)--1) Tyler Walker 2) Danny Lasoski 3) Jason Johnson 4) Jason Sides 5) Steve Kinser 6) Craig Keel
B&B Oval Track Products Dash (5 laps, finishing order determined starting positions 7-12 of A-feature)-1) Shane Stewart 2) Kraig Kinser 3) Ricky Logan 4) Travis Rilat 5) Gary Wright 6) Kurt Winker
A-main (30 laps)--1) Danny Lasoski 2) Jason Sides 3) Travis Rilat 4) Gary Wright 5) Tyler Walker 6) Shane Stewart 7) Jason Johnson 8) Daryn Pittman 9) Craig Keel 10) Brooke Tatnell 11) Kurt Winker 12) Brian Carlson 13) Wayne Johnson 14) Bob Bennett 15) Steve Kinser 16) Zach Chappell 17) Kraig Kinser 18) Jeremy Campbell 19) Ricky Logan 20) C.J. Johnson 21) Dan Oswalt 22) Tom Hall 23) Leonard Lee
Lap leaders: Danny Lasoski 1-22, 26-30; Tyler Walker 23-25
Notes: 20 of the 23 cars on hand broke the old track record (established in 1984 by Jeff Swindell)
Brooke Tatnell changed engines after qualifying, and was unable to compete in Manufacturer's Heat Race action.
Daryn Pittman was running 2nd in his Manufacturers Heat Race when he lost an engine on the last lap. Pittman was able to make repairs in time to run the A-main.
A-main
Lap 1-Danny Lasoski got the jump off of turn 4 to take the lead. Jason Sides took 3rd from Jason Johnson low in 3&4
Lap 4-Traffic. Danny Lasoski's lead 5 carlengths over Tyler Walker
Lap 5-Tyler Walker took the lead from Danny Lasoski low entering turn 1, but Lasoski was able to turn and drive back under Walker to take the lead back exiting turn 2
Lap 7-Tyler Walker went low in 3&4, but couldn't get the lead from Danny Lasoski
Lap 10-Steve Kinser took 4th from Shane Stewart low in 3&4
Lap 11-Steve Kinser got by Jason Sides for 3rd low in 3&4
Lap 12-Shane Stewart got 4th from Jason Sides on the top exiting turn 2
Lap 14-Tyler Walker took the lead from Danny Lasoski low in 1&2, but before they could complete the lap, Kraig Kinser (7th at the time) collided with a lapped car and flipped in turn 2, collecting Shane Stewart (4th at the time) and Daryn Pittman (11th at the time). None of the drivers involved were injured, and only Kinser was unable to restart. Danny Lasoski back to the lead for the restart with 13 laps complete.
Lap 17-Traffic. Danny Lasoski's lead 15 carlengths
Lap 21-Heavy traffic. Danny Lasoski, Tyler Walker, and Steve Kinser (1st-3rd) nose to tail
Lap 23-Tyler Walker took the lead from Danny Lasoski low exiting turn 4
Lap 24-Steve Kinser got by Danny Lasoski for 2nd low exiting turn 4
Lap 25-As the leaders approached heavy traffic, Zach Chappell spun in turn 1, collecting leader Tyler Walker and 2nd place Steve Kinser. Walker was able to restart, despite a severely bent left front radius rod. Danny Lasoski leads for the restart
Lap 28-Tyler Walker, Jason Sides, and Gary Wright race 3 wide for 4th on the frontstretch
Lap 30-Danny Lasoski won by more than a straightaway. Tyler Walker took 5th from Shane Stewart low in 3&4
Quotes Danny Lasoski "We didn't have the fastest car tonight-Steve (Kinser) and Tyler (Walker) were gone after they got by me. It's a shame they got taken out, but sometimes it's better to be lucky than be good. I don't know what happened, but we got really loose after that red flag, and I could hardly get the car down the straightaways. I'm just glad we could come out here to east Texas and put on a good show for everyone that came out tonight, and hopefully we can come back sometime."
Jason Sides "It's not a bad way to start the year. We know that the secret (to winning a championship) is to be consistent, and try to win some races along the way. We just kind of hung around tonight, and caught the breaks to get back up front. I hate to see the leaders get taken out like that. That's just part of racing sometimes."
Travis Rilat "We were pretty good tonight. We're just glad to be a part of this series. I've run with a lot of different organizations, and we're looking at (the Gumout Racing Series) as a challenge. We're going t get to go to some places that we've never been before, and we're going to have some fun and try to run up front every night in the Haulmark car."
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