Terry Ford photo
By Bryan Hulbert
ELDON, Mo. (July 1, 2017) Going back-to-back with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at Lake Ozark Speedway, Kyle Bellm led all 25 laps to pick up his third overall win on the 2017 season.
Beating out a field of 35 to kick off the Tiger Towing Red, White, and Blue Tour, Bellm had to keep Jonathan Cornell and Randy Martin at bay the entire race for the night’s $1,776 top prize. Never able to gain a very comfortable advantage over the two Warrior Region Champions, the pair came close but would end up on the next two podium steps.
Dustin Barks came across the line fourth with Tony Bruce, Jr. advancing from 11th to fifth. Ayrton Gennetten was sixth with Austin Alumbaugh seventh from 14th. Jack Dover eighth was trailed by Tyler Blank with Mitchell Moore making up the top-ten.
The final night of the Tiger Towing Red, White, and Blue Tour will see action at Double X Speedway in California, Mo. on Sunday, July 2. If Bellm can sweep the weekend, he’ll pick up an extra $500. More information Sunday’s event can be found on the track’s Facebook page.
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Race Results:
ASCS Warrior Region
Lake Ozark Speedway – Eldon, Mo.
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Car Count: 35
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 0-Mike Trent, [1]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [3]; 3. 76-Jay Russell, [2]; 4. 99S-John Schulz, [4]; 5. 38-Cody Baker, [6]; 6. 81A-Chris Morgan, [5]; 7. 88-J Kinder, [7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Evan Martin, [1]; 2. 51-Mitchell Moore, [3]; 3. 86-Tony Bruce Jr, [5]; 4. 21M-Miles Paulus, [2]; 5. 12S-Kameron Key, [7]; 6. 83-Chris Solomon, [4]; (DNS) 89-Todd McVay,
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, [2]; 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell, [5]; 3. 93-Taylor Walton, [4]; 4. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, [7]; 5. 7A-Paul Solomon, [1]; 6. 49B-Ben Brown, [3]; 7. 3Z-Zach Davis, [6]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [4]; 2. 75-Tyler Blank, [1]; 3. 14-Randy Martin, [7]; 4. 92J-J.R. Topper, [5]; 5. 50H-Harold Pohren, [3]; 6. 69-Justin Buchholz, [6]; 7. (DNF) 37-Brian Beebe, [2]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Danny Thoman, [1]; 2. 22-Dustin Barks, [4]; 3. 20K-Kevin Ulmer, [2]; 4. 24C-Lanny Carpenter, [6]; 5. (DNF) 47-Matt Simpson, [7]; 6. (DNF) 34-Corey Nelson, [5]; (DNS) 65-T.J. Muths,
B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 20K-Kevin Ulmer, [2]; 2. 99S-John Schulz, [3]; 3. 12S-Kameron Key, [4]; 4. 88-J Kinder, [8]; 5. 24C-Lanny Carpenter, [1]; 6. 83-Chris Solomon, [7]; 7. 7A-Paul Solomon, [6]; (DNS) 37-Brian Beebe, ; (DNS) 50H-Harold Pohren,
B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 76-Jay Russell, [1]; 2. 38-Cody Baker, [3]; 3. 34-Corey Nelson, [5]; 4. 21M-Miles Paulus, [4]; 5. 92J-J.R. Topper, [2]; 6. 69-Justin Buchholz, [6]; 7. 49B-Ben Brown, [8]; 8. 3Z-Zach Davis, [9]; 9. 89-Todd McVay, [10]; (DNS) 47-Matt Simpson, ; (DNS) 65-T.J. Muths,
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [2]; 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell, [4]; 3. 14-Randy Martin, [3]; 4. 22-Dustin Barks, [7]; 5. 86-Tony Bruce Jr, [11]; 6. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [9]; 7. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, [14]; 8. 53-Jack Dover, [5]; 9. 75-Tyler Blank, [12]; 10. 51-Mitchell Moore, [10]; 11. 0-Mike Trent, [1]; 12. 12S-Kameron Key, [19]; 13. 99S-John Schulz, [17]; 14. 27-Danny Thoman, [6]; 15. 34-Corey Nelson, [20]; 16. 20K-Kevin Ulmer, [15]; 17. (DNF) 4-Evan Martin, [8]; 18. (DNF) 76-Jay Russell, [16]; 19. (DNF) 38-Cody Baker, [18]; (DQ) 93-Taylor Walton, [13]
A formal protest was filed against Taylor Walton’s engine, specifically the Cylinder Heads, at the close of the night’s racing program. The protest was refused, causing the disqualification of the No. 93.