Imperial Captures ASCS Southwest Season Opener at Arizona Speedway
QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (March 23, 2019) Getting the 2019 season rolling for the ASCS Southwest Region, J.T. Imperial wheeled his Mark Clark backed entry into Victory Lane at Arizona Speedway this past Saturday night for his seventh career regional triumph.
Gridding the field sixth for the night’s 25-lap affair, Imperial had speed from the start; moving into third by Lap 6. Taking over the lead from race-long leader, Jesse Baker, on Lap 16, Imperial proceeded to gap the field with the No. 7 crossing 3.098 seconds ahead of the pack.
Getting to second on the 18th lap, Lorne Wofford grabbed runner-up honors as Baker slipped to third. Defending series champion, Rick Ziehl, was fourth with Billy Chester in fifth. Wes Wofford was sixth with Colton Hardy seventh. Driving for Bob Ream, Jr. the No. 8 crossed eighth with Eric Wilkins behind the wheel. Alex Pettas and Josh Grady made up the top ten.
The ASCS Southwest Region goes green again on Saturday, April 13 at Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande, Ariz. More information and directions to the track can be found online at http://www.centralarizonaspeedway.com.
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Race Results:
ASCS Southwest Region
Arizona Speedway – Queen Creek, Ariz.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Lorne Wofford, [1]; 2. 8-Eric Wilkins, [2]; 3. 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [6]; 4. 2B-Billy Chester III, [8]; 5. 7X-Danny Mathus, [5]; 6. 7M-Colton Maroney, [7]; 7. 6-Bud Rowe, [4]; 8. 71H-Robert Horsley, [3]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Kyle McCutchen, [1]; 2. 74-Colton Hardy, [3]; 3. 7-J.T. Imperial, [2]; 4. 22-Jesse Baker, [7]; 5. 19-Wes Wolford, [4]; 6. 2-Alex Pettas, [5]; 7. 12J-Josh Grady, [6]
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 7-J.T. Imperial, [6]; 2. 18-Lorne Wofford, [2]; 3. 22-Jesse Baker, [5]; 4. 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [4]; 5. 2B-Billy Chester III, [1]; 6. 19-Wes Wolford, [9]; 7. 74-Colton Hardy, [7]; 8. 8-Eric Wilkins, [8]; 9. 2-Alex Pettas, [12]; 10. 12J-Josh Grady, [13]; 11. 7M-Colton Maroney, [11]; 12. 6-Bud Rowe, [14]; 13. 71H-Robert Horsley, [15]; 14. (DNF) 7X-Danny Mathus, [10]; (DNS) 5-Kyle McCutchen,
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Date-Track (City, State) **Subject to change.
3/29/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
3/29/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
3/29/2019-Timberline Speedway (Corley, TX)
3/30/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
3/30/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
4/6/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
4/6/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
4/6/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
4/6/2019-Legit Speedway Park (West Plains, MO)
4/12/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
4/13/2019-Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, KS)
4/13/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
4/13/2019-Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)
4/19/2019-Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, KS)
4/19/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
4/20/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
4/20/2019-Thunder Valley Speedway (Glenmora, LA)
4/20/2019-Tri-State Speedway (Pocola, OK)
4/25/2019-Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)
4/26/2019-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)
4/26/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
4/27/2019-Diamond Park Speedway (Murfreesboro, AR)
4/27/2019-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)
4/27/2019-Rose Bowl Speedway (Winona, TX)
4/27/2019-USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
5/3/2019-Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
5/3/2019-Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK)
5/3/2019-Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, PA)
5/4/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
5/4/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
5/4/2019-Selinsgrove Speedway (Selinsgrove, PA)
5/4/2019-TBA
5/9/2019-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)
5/10/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/10/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
5/11/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
5/11/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
5/17/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
5/17/2019-I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
5/18/2019-Abilene Speedway (Abilene, TX)
5/18/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
5/18/2019-I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
5/25/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
5/25/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
5/25/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
5/25/2019-Grayson County Speedway (Bells, TX)
5/25/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/25/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
5/26/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
5/26/2019-Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
5/26/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/26/2019-Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
5/26/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
5/31/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
6/1/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
6/1/2019-Centerville Super Speedway (Dardanelle, AR)
6/1/2019-Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, TX)
6/4/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
6/5/2019-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
6/6/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/7/2019-Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, LA)
6/7/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
6/8/2019-Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, LA)
6/8/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
6/8/2019-Chatham Speedway (Chatham, LA)
6/8/2019-Salina Speedway (Salina, KS)
6/14/2019-Brown County Speedway (Aberdeen, SD)
6/14/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
6/15/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
6/15/2019-Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, SD)
6/15/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
6/15/2019-Thunder Valley Speedway (Glenmora, LA)
6/20/2019-Skagit Speedway (Alger, WA)
6/21/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
6/21/2019-Poplar Bluff Speedway (Poplar Bluff, MO)
6/21/2019-Skagit Speedway (Alger, WA)
6/22/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
6/22/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
6/22/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
6/22/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
6/22/2019-Skagit Speedway (Alger, WA)
6/28/2019-Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
6/28/2019-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)
6/29/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
6/29/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
6/29/2019-Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
6/29/2019-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)
6/29/2019-Superbowl Speedway (Greenville, TX)
7/5/2019-TBA
7/5/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
7/6/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
7/6/2019-Diamond Park Speedway (Murfreesboro, AR)
7/6/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
7/6/2019-TBA
7/6/2019-USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
7/12/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
7/12/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
7/13/2019-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
7/13/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
7/13/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
7/13/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
7/19/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
7/19/2019-Crowleys Ridge Raceway (Paragould, AR)
7/20/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
7/20/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
7/20/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
7/20/2019-Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR)
7/26/2019-Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, SD)
7/26/2019-West Texas Raceway (Lubbock, TX)
7/27/2019-Gillette Thunder Speedway (Gillette, WY)
7/27/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
7/27/2019-Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, TX)
7/27/2019-Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)
8/1/2019-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/2/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
8/2/2019-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/3/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
8/3/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
8/3/2019-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/6/2019-Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa, IA)
8/9/2019-Sweetwater Speedway (Rock Springs, WY)
8/10/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
8/10/2019-Sweetwater Speedway (Rock Springs, WY)
8/16/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
8/17/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
8/17/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
8/17/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
8/17/2019-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)
8/17/2019-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
8/18/2019-Missouri State Fair Speedway (Sedalia, MO)
8/23/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
8/24/2019-82 Speedway (Petty, TX)
8/24/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
8/24/2019-Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR)
8/24/2019-TBA
8/30/2019-34 Raceway (West Burlington, IA)
8/31/2019-ECM Speedway (Arkadelphia, AL)
8/31/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
8/31/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
9/1/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
9/1/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
9/6/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
9/7/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
9/7/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
9/7/2019-Rose Bowl Speedway (Winona, TX)
9/14/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
9/14/2019-USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
9/19/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/20/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/21/2019-Chatham Speedway (Chatham, LA)
9/21/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/28/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
9/28/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
9/28/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
10/4/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
10/5/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
10/5/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
10/5/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
10/11/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
10/12/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
10/12/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
10/12/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
10/12/2019-Thunder Valley Speedway (Glenmora, LA)
10/18/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
10/19/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
10/25/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
10/26/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
10/31/2019-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
11/1/2019-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
11/2/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
11/9/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
11/9/2019-Rose Bowl Speedway (Winona, TX)
11/29/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
11/30/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
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