Rocky Mountain Region Gillette results 2009-08-29

Powers Thunders to ASCS Rocky Mountain Win at Gillette

GILLETTE, Wyo. (August 29, 2009) -- Ned Powers pocketed his third career American Sprint Car Series Rocky Mountain Region feature win by topping Saturday night's 25-lap main event at Gillette Thunder Speedway.

After pacing the opening handful of laps from the pole position, Powers regained the point on the 18th round after David Hoiness and Jeremy McCune split time at the front of the field.

Powers led the way over the final circuits to secure the win in front of current ASCS Rocky Mountain Region points leader Jake Ossenfort, with 14th-starter Joe Perry, Hoiness and D.J. Brink rounding out the top five.

Jess Beckett was sixth, with McCune, Phil Dietz, Darrell Brink and 17th-starter Mark Walinder completing the top ten.

Bob Schaeffer, Ossenfort and Powers topped heat race action, with Walinder winning the "B" Main.

ASCS Rocky Mountain Region Results from Gillette Thunder Speedway:

Heat Race Winners (10 Laps): Bob Schaeffer, Jake Ossenfort, Ned Powers.

"B" Feature (10 Laps): 1. 6-Mark Walinder, 2. 99x-Joe Stumpf, 3. 77-Mark Sweet, 4. 34x-Bob Peters, 5. 69r-Dave Weiss, 6. 12-Josh Ostermiller, 7. 33-Tucker McCune, 8. 57k-Kolter Kosten, 9. 9a-Clint Anderson. DNS: X-Matt Heinzerling, 34-Drew Holleran.

"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 0-Ned Powers, 2. 99-Jake Ossenfort, 3. 28-Joe Perry, 4. 27dd-David Hoiness, 5. 21-D.J. Brink, 6. 0x-Jess Beckett, 7. 0j-Jeremy McCune, 8. 72-Phil Dietz, 9. 90-Darrell Brink 10. 6-Mark Walinder, 11. 71-Bob Schaeffer, 12. 74-Zach Merritt, 13. 7x-Paxton Lambrecht, 14. 2-Shad Peterson, 15. 88-Calvin Stumpf, 16. 41-Joshua Williams, 17. 77-Mark Sweet, 18. 34x-Bob Peters, 19. 99x-Joe Stumpf, 20. 16-Scott Cochran.

ASCS Rocky Mountain Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jake Ossenfort 1,274, 2. Jeremy McCune 1,254, 3. Kolter Kosten 1,105, 4. Randy Pierce 1,096, 5. Mark Sweet 1,036, 6. Tucker McCune 923, 7. Bob Schaeffer 890, 8. Danielle Ossenfort 846, 9. Brent Kronfuss 678, 10. Mike Posey 628.

-credit: ascs