Sooner Region Mesquite results 2008-09-27

Spoerl Tops ASCS Sooner Region at Devil's Bowl

MESQUITE, Texas (September 27, 2008) -- Justin Spoerl picked up his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by wiring the field in Saturday night's 20-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region feature at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

Spoerl fought off Joe Wood, Jr., in the early stages and then held off two-time series champion Kevin Ramey over the final half of the race to secure the victory.

Ramey settled for runner-up honors, with Wood, Kolt Walker and Matt Covington rounding out the top five.

Brian McClelland maintained a narrow seven-point lead over Walker by finishing sixth.

Ramey, Walker and Spoerl topped heat race action.

American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Results from Devil's Bowl Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 2. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 3. 31-Matt Clevenger, 4. 14-Michael Lang, 5. 25-Robert Sellers, 6. 87x-Billy Melton, 7. b4-Eric Baldaccini.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 45k-Kolt Walker, 2. 95-Matt Covington, 3. 45-J.P. Bailey, 4. 72-Charlie Brown, 5. 39-Marvin Lough, 6. 45x-Martin Edwards, 7. 11-Justin Melton.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 6-Justin Spoerl, 2. 1s-Trey Robb, 3. 87-Brian McClelland, 4. 13-Kathryne Minter, 5. 3-Cy Conditt, 6. 76-John Ricketts.JDNS: 20-Chad Wilson.

"A" Feature (20 Laps): 1. 6-Justin Spoerl, 2. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 3. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 4. 45k-Kolt Walker, 5. 95-Matt Covington, 6. 87-Brian McClelland, 7. 25-Robert Sellers, 8. 72-Charlie Brown, 9. 3-Cy Conditt, 10. 20-Chad Wilson, 11. 13-Kathryne Minter, 12. 87x-Billy Melton, 13. 45-J.P. Bailey, 14. b4-Eric Baldaccini, 15. 1s-Trey Robb, 16. 14-Michael Lang, 17. 31-Matt Clevenger, 18. 76-John Ricketts. DNS: 39-Marvin Lough, 45x-Martin Edwards, 11-Justin Melton.

American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Brian McClelland 2,251, 2. Kolt Walker 2,244, 3. Joe Wood, Jr. 2,182, 4. Matt Covington 2,112, 5. Justin Melton 1,820, 6. Michael Brown 1,818, 7. Gary Taylor 1,782, 8. Sherman Davis 1,543, 9. Eric Baldaccini 1,381, 10. Sheldon Barksdale 1,162.

-credit: ascs