Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Races Away with the Heart O’ Texas

Sam Hafertepe Jr (15H) and Jeff Swindell (94) (Serena Dalhamer photo)
Sam Hafertepe Jr (15H) and Jeff Swindell (94) (Serena Dalhamer photo)
Sam Hafertepe Jr (15H) (Serena Dalhamer photo)

From Bryan Hulbert

Waco, TX — (June 6, 2014) — For the second time in 2014, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. parked the Lone Star Speedway No. 15h in victory lane with the American Sprint Car Series; this time with the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway.

Hafertepe’s first victory with the Gulf South region in 2014, the win goes down as Sam’s sixth overall with the region.

Channin Tankersley crossed second with Tyson Hall coming from fifteenth to complete the podium. Brandon Berryman from tenth crossed fourth with Oklahoma’s Jake Martens making up the top five. Caleb Marten from twentieth crossed sixth, followed by Tommy Bryant, Chris Sweeney, Klint Angelette, and Claud Estes to complete the top ten.

The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region resumes competition Saturday, June 7 at the Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas. For updates on the American Sprint Car Series, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.

Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region
Heart O’ Texas Speedway – Waco, Texas
Friday, June 6, 2014

Car Count: 26

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1A-Kevin Ramey; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr; 3. 93-Chris Sweeney; 4. 51-Caleb Martin; 5. 58-Gary Floyd; 6. (DNF) 76-Zane Lawrence; 7. (DNF) 14-Michael Lang

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Mike Walling; 2. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek; 3. 4X-Shawn Petersen; 4. 48-Jake Martens; 5. 74E-Claud Estes III; 6. 17-John Ricketts; 7. 12-Scott Smith

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 79V-Ryan Hall; 2. 7A-Paul Solomon; 3. 19-Klint Angelette; 4. 11M-Michele Melton; 5. 45-Martin Edwards; 6. 36-John Pate

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Channin Tankersley; 2. 28-Tommy Bryant; 3. 31-Brandon Berryman; 4. 5X-Tyson Hall; 5. 24-Brandie Jass; 6. 79-Charlie McDonald

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 5X-Tyson Hall[1]; 2. 74E-Claud Estes III[6]; 3. 45-Martin Edwards[2]; 4. 11M-Michele Melton[4]; 5. 24-Brandie Jass[5]; 6. 51-Caleb Martin[3]; 7. 76-Zane Lawrence[10]; 8. 36-John Pate[9]; 9. 14-Michael Lang[11]; 10. 17-John Ricketts[8]; 11. 79-Charlie McDonald[7]; 12. 12-Scott Smith[12]

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 2. 11-Channin Tankersley[1]; 3. 5X-Tyson Hall[15]; 4. 31-Brandon Berryman[10]; 5. 48-Jake Martens[6]; 6. 51-Caleb Martin[20]; 7. 28-Tommy Bryant[9]; 8. 93-Chris Sweeney[11]; 9. 19-Klint Angelette[12]; 10. 74E-Claud Estes III[16]; 11. 4X-Shawn Petersen[13]; 12. 29-Mike Walling[5]; 13. 79V-Ryan Hall[4]; 14. 11M-Michele Melton[18]; 15. (DNF) 58-Gary Floyd[14]; 16. (DNF) 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek[7]; 17. (DNF) 7A-Paul Solomon[8]; 18. (DNF) 24-Brandie Jass[19]; 19. (DNF) 45-Martin Edwards[17]; 20. (DNF) 1A-Kevin Ramey[3]