From Lonnie Wheatley
Dodge City, KS — (July 23, 2016) — After surrendering the Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Car points lead during the recent “Boothill Showdown”, Taylor Velasquez rebounded by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 20-lap feature atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval.
Finishing outside the top five for the first time this season in the July 3 “Boothill Showdown” finale, Turpin, Oklahoma’s Velasquez bounced right back with a wire-to-wire win from the pole position aboard the Bearcat Well Service/Fronk Oil Company No. 21x Sprint Car.
Velasquez outgunned fellow front row starter Tracey Hill at the drop of the green flag and led throughout with action interrupted by caution just once after 11 laps for debris on the track.
“I felt like we were getting through traffic alright,” Velasquez explained afterward. “I was actually a little concerned when that yellow came out, sometimes cautions can change the game completely.
Velasquez had no need for concern this time as he drove on to the checkered flag unabated with 15-year-old Hill holding off veteran shoe Mike Peters for a DCRP-career best finish in second. Peters settled for the show position with Luke Cranston gaining three positions after the lap 11 caution to capture fourth and hold on to the track points lead by just one marker over Velasquez. Jeremy Huish rounded out the top five.
In the 20-lap IMCA Modified main event, Ponca City, OK, native Brendon Gemmill took command on the third circuit and led the rest of the way to capture his second DCRP win in a row.
Dodge City Raceway Park
Dodge City, KS
Saturday July 23, 2016
Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Cars:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 33-Koby Walters, 2. 49x-Mike Peters, 3. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 4. 10-Jordan Knight, 5. 72-Ray Seemann, 6. 0-Steven Richardson, 7. 49-Kris Moore. DNS: 18-Brandon Sprott.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 21x-Taylor Velasquez, 2. 1x-Cody Lampe, 3. 11k-Tyler Knight, 4. 28-Tracey Hill, 5. 20-Luke Cranston, 6. 17x-Craig Jecha, 7. 97-Brian Herbert.
“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 21x-Taylor Velasquez, 2. 28-Tracey Hill, 3. 49x-Mike Peters, 4. 20-Luke Cranston, 5. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 6. 33-Kob Walters, 7. 11k-Tyler Knight, 8. 72-Ray Seemann, 9. 49-Kris Moore, 10. 10-Jordan Knight, 11. 97-Brian Herbert, 12. 0-Steven Richardson, 13. 1x-Cody Lampe, 14. 17x-Craig Jecha, 15. 18-Brandon Sprott.