Travis Rilat on top with Gulf South at Beaumont

2014 ascs american sprint car series gulf south region logo

2014 ascs american sprint car series gulf south region logo

By Bryan Hulbert

BEAUMONT, Texas (June 20, 2014) – The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region invaded the Golden Triangle Raceway Park on Friday night with Travis Rilat making the late race pass for the win.

 

Starting fourth, Rilat moved by Travis Elliot on Lap 16 for the point. Elliot, who inherited the lead on Lap 13 after a spin on the part of Klint Angelette, held on for second with Terry Gray, Channin Tankersley, and Tommy Bryant making up the top five.

 

Eighteenth starting Ray Allen Kulhanek clawed to sixth with Morgan Turpen seventh. Johnny Brown, Greg Rilat, and Chris Sweeney completed the top ten.

 

The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region heads for the Royal Purple Raceway on Saturday, June 21. For continued updates on the American Sprint Car Series, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.

 

Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region
Golden Triagle Raceway Park – Beaumont, Texas
Friday, June 20, 2014

 

Car Count: 23

 

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Gary Watson; 2. 19-Klint Angelette; 3. 10-Terry Gray; 4. 39C-Travis Rilat; 5. 93-Chris Sweeney; 6. 24-Brandie Jass; 7. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 8. 12-Scott Smith

 

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5X-Tyson Hall; 2. B51-Johnny Brown; 3. 36-John Pate; 4. 29-Mike Walling; 5. 11-Channin Tankersley; 6. 7-Wyatt Rector; 7. 28H-Mark Harris; 8. (DNF) 53-Andrew VanBlarcum

 

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Tommy Bryant; 2. 15T-Travis Elliott; 3. 10M-Morgan Turpen; 4. 7A-Paul Solomon; 5. 17T-Greg Rilat; 6. (DNF) 7W-Dustin Welch; 7. (DNF) F13-Bobby Barksdale

 

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 39C-Travis Rilat[4]; 2. 15T-Travis Elliott[2]; 3. 10-Terry Gray[11]; 4. 11-Channin Tankersley[15]; 5. 28-Tommy Bryant[3]; 6. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek[18]; 7. 10M-Morgan Turpen[9]; 8. B51-Johnny Brown[6]; 9. 17T-Greg Rilat[13]; 10. 93-Chris Sweeney[14]; 11. 3-Gary Watson[8]; 12. 19-Klint Angelette[1]; 13. 36-John Pate[5]; 14. 7-Wyatt Rector[16]; 15. 24-Brandie Jass[17]; 16. (DNF) 29-Mike Walling[10]; 17. (DNF) 5X-Tyson Hall[7]; 18. (DNF) 12-Scott Smith[20]; 19. (DNF) 28H-Mark Harris[19]; 20. (DNF) 7A-Paul Solomon[12]

 

Lap Leader(s): Klint Angelette 1-12; Travis Elliot 13-15; Travis Rilat 16-25