Sooner Region OKC results 2007-08-17

Jennings Takes ASCS Sooner Region Honors at Oklahoma City

Lonnie  Wheatley, OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (August 17, 2007) -- Danny Jennings
made a  long-awaited return to American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region
victory lane  by topping a 36-car field in Friday night's 25-lap feature at State
Fair  Speedway.

Jennings  overtook early leader Kevin Ramey on the ninth lap and held on the
rest of the  way to notch his ninth career series win and first stand-alone
series win since  April of 2005 aboard the Wesmar-powered Goodyear Tire Company
No. 61J  Maxim.

Ramey  jumped into the early lead and paced the opening eight circuits before
Jennings  took command.  Ramey kept the  pressure on, pulling alongside on
several occasions before slipping over the  banking in turns three and four on
the 22nd lap and losing three  positions.

Jennings  took the checkered flag in front of Gavin Punch, Larry Neighbors,
Nick Smith and  Ramey.  Jamie Passmore was sixth in  front of 16th-starter
Jamie Passmore, Whit Gastineau, Brian  McClelland and Sheldon Barksdale.
Brent  Swift, Kerry McAlister, Danny Jennings and Sheldon Barksdale topped
heat race  action, with Mike Peters and Passmore winning the twin "B"  Mains.

American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Results from State Fair Speedway:

Heat One (8  Laps):  1. 41-Brent Swift, 2.  99-Justin Melton, 3. 94-Cody
Branchcomb, 4. 4-Jamie Passmore, 5. 2-Whit  Gastineau, 6. 20-Rick Barksdale, 7.
5$-Danny Smith.  DNS: 95-Matt Covington.

Heat  Two (8 Laps):  1. 15k-Kerry  McAlister, 2. 81au-Gavin Punch, 3.
15b-Michael Brown, 4. 26m-Shelly Ward, 5.  4am-Travis Jenkins, 6. 59-Dex Eaton, 7.
61-Earnest  Jennings.

Heat  Three (8 Laps):  1. 61J-Danny  Jennings, 2. 29n-Larry Neighbors, 3.
51-Mike Peters, 4. 27-Andy Shouse, 5.  b4-Eric Baldaccini, 6. 03-Joe Wood, Jr.,
7. 22-Koby  Barksdale.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 20s-Sheldon Barksdale, 2. 15s-Nick Smith, 3. 6-Terry Holland, 4. 45x-Kolt Walker, 5. 92-Mike Goodman, 6. 15-Brad Bowden, 7. 45-J.P. Bailey.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 87-Brian McClelland, 2. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 3. 61L-Lee Jennings, 4. 01-Brandon Jennings, 5. 25-Derek Cottrell, 6. 0-Jeff Leep, 7. 72-Sherman Davis.

First  "B" Feature (12 Laps):  1. 51-Mike  Peters, 2. 61L-Lee Jennings, 3.
45x-Kolt Walker, 4. 03-Joe Wood, Jr., 5. b4-Eric  Baldaccini, 6. 20-Rick
Barksdale, 7. 0-Jeff Leep, 8. 61-Earnest Jennings, 9.  45-J.P. Bailey, 10. 25-Derek
Cottrell.  DNS: 95-Matt Covington.

Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 4-Jamie Passmore, 2. 2-Whit Gastineau, 3. 6-Terry Holland, 4. 01-Brandon Jennings, 5. 92-Mike Goodman, 6. 4am-Travis Jenkins, 7. 59-Dex Eaton, 8. 5$-Danny Smith, 9. 15-Brad Bowden, 10. 72-Sherman Davis, 11. 22-Koby Barksdale.

"A"  Feature (25 Laps):  1. 61J-Danny  Jennings, 2. 81au-Gavin Punch, 3.
29n-Larry Neighbors, 4. 15s-Nick Smith, 5.  7m-Kevin Ramey, 6. 99-Justin Melton,
7. 4-Jamie Passmore, 8. 2-Whit Gastineau,  9. 87-Brian McClelland, 10.
20s-Sheldon Barksdale, 11. 51-Mike Peters, 12.  15b-Michael Brown, 13. 26m-Shelly
Ward, 14. 94-Cody Branchcomb, 15. 45x-Kolt  Walker 16. 41-Brent Swift, 17. 27-Andy
Shouse, 18. 61L-Lee Jennings, 19.  15k-Kerry McAlister, 20. 6-Terry Holland.
American  Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Points (Top Ten):  1. Cody
Branchcomb 812, 2. Brian  McClelland 810, 3. Kevin Ramey 793, 4. Gavin Punch 714,
5. Sherman Davis 711, 6.  Ray Allen Kulhanek 668, 7. Michael Brown 648, 8.
Nick Smith 618, 9. J.P. Bailey  603, 10. Derek Cottrell 540.

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