I was told that Hockett ran the last 3 or 4 laps with his helmet visor up because he couldn't see from the oil on it.
Crawley wins Parts Plus USCS Speedweek Round Four at I-30 Speedway
Little Rock, AR – May 28, 2009 - 2008 USCS Mid-South Thunder Tour regional Champion, Tim Crawley from nearby Benton, Arkansas led the final 21 laps of the 30-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Speedweek Round Four at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday night. It was Crawley’s third USCS feature of the season over a talent-laden field of thirty-eight competitors from six states.
Defending Parts Plus USCS National Champion, Terry Gray led the first two laps of the main event after starting outside the front row. On lap three, the 2008 I-30 Speedway Champion who started in the K&N Filters Pole Position raced past the veteran to lead laps three through nine with Gray and Crawley who started outside row two battling for second position.
After a lap nine yellow Crawley passed both drivers to lead lap ten. Sturch and Gray challenged him for several laps with three wide racing all over the ¼ high banked racing surface, but Crawley was too strong and pulled away to the win. He survived several more caution periods with lots of heat on his rear bumper. Jesse Hockett from Warsaw, Missouri charged from eighth into second place before leaving the track with a serious oil leak
Paul McMahan from Hendersonville, Tennessee raced from fifth place start into the runner-up spot at the end taking advantage of Hockett’s misfortunes. Nick Smith from Broken Bow, Oklahoma charged from an eleventh place to third place at the finish followed by Gray in the fourth position. Justin Sturch rounded out the top five.
The next group was headed by Tommy Worley from Farmington, Missouri in sixth place. Worley started all the way back twentieth position. Lee Sowell from Nesbit, Mississippi finished seventh. Zach Pringle charged past thirteen cars to finish eighth in the main event. Speedweek Round Two feature winner, Anthony Nicholson from Bartlett, Tennessee finished in the ninth position and A. G. Raines from West Memphis, Arkansas rounded out the top ten.
Terry Gray won the six-lap Parts Plus Power Dash. Gray also won the 10-lap Engler Machine and Tool First Heat Race that fiollowed. Shane Stewart from Bixby, Oklahoma raced to victory in the Butlerbuilt Second Heat. The Bar’s Leaks Third Heat Race was won by 2008 USCS Rookie of the Year, Anthony Nicholson. Another talented young gun, Chad Pitts from Little Rock, Arkansas won the Lunati Cranks Fourth Heat Race. Eventual feature winner Tim Crawley won the FSR Racing Fifth Heat.
The RE Technologies B-Main #1 was won by 2008 USCS Trick or Treat Fall Nationals Champion, A.G Raines from West Memphis, Arkansas. March 21, 2009 USCS Malden Speedway Boot heel 200 Sprint Car Champion, Jerrod Hull from Sikeston, Missouri won the Dynotech B-Main #2. Tommy Worley, Jr. from Farmington, Missouri garnered the Lunati “Crank It Up” Award for his charge past fourteen cars in the A-Main event. The RE Technologies Rookie of race honors went to Justin Carver.
The final two Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Speedweek 2009 racing events are on Friday May 29th at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Arkansas and the Speedweek 2009 mini-series wraps up with its’ finale at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Mississippi on Saturday, May 30th . For more information on those events please visit
www.drewcountyspeedway.net or call 870-489-0099. For Greenville Speedway visit
www.greenvillespeedway.net or call 662-822-7071 or 662-822-2662. . For rules and info on the Parts Plus USCS please visit
www.uscsracing.com or call 770-460-7223 or 404-886-5913.
Parts Plus USCS results Speedweek Round Four at I-30 Speedway 5/28/09
Parts Plus Power Dash: Terry Gray, Lee Sowell, Raymond Stull, Anthony Nicholson, Wade Oliver and Casey Rowland.
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: Terry Gray, Nick Smith, Marshall Skinner, Michael Miller, Casey Rowland, Ronny Howard, Jon Stinson and Josh Fisher.
Butlerbuilt Second Heat: Shane Stewart, Jesse Hockett, Jerrod Hull, Tommy Worley, Jr., Wade Oliver, Don Young, Ernie Ainsworth and Henry Gustavus.
Bar’s Leaks Third Heat: Anthony Nicholson, Paul McMahan, Lee Sowell, Chris Williams, Dude Garrett, Lewis Jenkins, Jr., Joe Young and Mark Shirshekan.
Lunati Cranks Fourth Heat: Chad Pitts, Justin Sturch, Dewayne Prince, Scott Hensley, Morgan Turpen, Zach Pringle and Cody Gardner.
FSR Racing Fifth Heat: Tim Crawley, Kent Buckley, Raymond Stull, A.G. Raines, Jeremy Newkirk, Tyler Brown and Justin Carver.
Re Technologies B-Main #1: A.G. Raines, Raymond Stull, Josh Fisher, Zach Pringle, Joe Young, Chris Williams, Lewis Jenkins, Jr., Casey Rowland, Morgan Turpen, Justin Carver and Scott Hensley.
Cody Gardner DNS
DynoTech B Main #2: Jerrod Hull, Don Young, Tommy Worley, Jr., Wade Oliver, Ernie Ainsworth, Tyler Brown, Dude Garrett, Henry Gustavus, Jon Stinson, Jeremy Newkirk and Ronny Howard.
Mark Shirshekan DNS.
Parts Plus USCS Feature Race results (30 laps)
1 - 88 Tim Crawley, Benton, AR
2 - 3D Paul Mc Mahan, Hendersonville, TN
3 – 15s Nick Smith, Broken Bow, OK
4 - 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN 75
5 - 9 Justin Sturch, Benton, AR
6 - 97 Tommy Worley, Jr. Farmington, MO
7 - 51 Lee Sowell, Nesbit, MS
8 - 8 Zach Pringle, Benton, AR
9 - 16 Anthony Nicholson, Bartlett, TN
10 - A.G. Raines, West Memphis, AR
11 - 57 Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK
12 - 26m Marshall Skinner, West Memphis, AR
13 - 16p Dewayne Prince, Munford, TN
14 - 24 Justin Carver, Drummonds, TN - Rookie
15 - 58 Wade Oliver, Southaven, MS
16 - 26s Jon Stinson, Memphis, TN
17 - 6 Raymond Stull, Independence, MS
18 - 87 Kent Buckley, Farmington, MO
19 - 86 Josh Fisher, Smithton, MO
20 - 77 Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO
21 - 1x Chad Pitts, Little Rock, AR
22 - Don Young, Bartlett, TN
23 - 4m Michael Miller, Ocean Springs, MS
24 - 12 Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO
PARTS PLUS POWER DASH WINNER: Terry Gray
K & N FILTERS POLE AWARD: Justin Sturch
LUNATI CRANK IT UP AWARD: Tommy Worley, Jr. (Started 20th passed 14 cars)
HOOSIER TIRE YOUNG GUN OF THE RACE: Justin Sturch
RE TECHNOLOGIES ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Justin Carver
JE PISTONS TOP GUNS AWARD: Paul McMahan (2nd place)
K&N FILTERS 3RD-PLACE AWARD: Nick Smith
BUTLERBUILT 4TH-PLACE AWARD: Terry Gray
BARS LEAKS TOP FIVE AWARD: Justin Sturch
ENTRIES: 38
PROVISIONALS: 2 - Justin Carver and Jon Stinson
LAP LEADERS: Terry Gray laps 1-2, Justin Sturch laps 3-9, Tim Crawley Laps 10-30
