Scott Wins big at Speedway Park

The month of June kicked off with the return of the Barnett Harley Davidson USRA Western Modifieds to the El Paso Speedway Park along with the Sisbarro Super Trucks, Street Stocks, UMP Late Models, and the Hornets.

The UMP Late Models to the green flag for 10 laps in their A-Main with the 88 of Donnie Newcomb leading early before being challenged by Garrett Alberson. Into the top spot, the 43 of Alberson would begin to pull away as Ronnie Bell ran second; battling with Donnie Newcomb and Dr. Dave Deetz. Falling to fourth, the 1 would slow down the front straight with the 82 of Sherman Barnett plowing into the back bumper of the 1.

With the caution out, the field lined up with both cars able to continue with seven laps to run. Diving to the inside of the El Paso Speedway Park, the 88 of Donnie Newcomb would jump back to the lead for a moment before the 43 of Alberson fired back on the top for the point. With less than four laps to run, the 37 of Dr. Dave Deetz would jump to second, battling with Barnett before the 82 overshot the cushion, allowing Ronnie Bell to sneak by for third but there was no catching the 43 as Garrett Alberson took the win.

Dr. Dave Deetz, Ronnie Bell, Sherman Barnett, and Donnie Newcomb rounded out the top five.

Ready to play, the Hornets would take the green with the 13x of Benny Pena jumping into the lead with Jeffery Maag giving chase while the L750 of Todd Froats moved into third. Running away to a half straight advantage, the 13x would begin to slow more and more before the engine finally went up in a cloud of smoke, giving the lead to the 47. Up to second, Froats would be challenged by the 237 of Steven Arellano before the contact between the two sent the L759 spinning.

Earning the black flag, the 237 would have to leave the racing surface as the field went back to racing with Jeffery Maag wasting no time in running away to the win. Florencio Barraza would steal second after Todd Froats bobbled on the finally lap, coming home in third. Juan Carlos Diaz and Edgar Olivarez rounded out the top five.

The Sisbarro Super Trucks for twenty five laps would have a rough start to their main after the 44l of Ishmael Garcia spun to a stop; forcing the complete restart. Back to green and the 5 of Tim Shallenberger would take the top spot as the 50 or Rick Jackson jumped to the bottom of the track, charging from fifth to second in the first two turns of racing.

Rounding to complete lap one, the 15 of Odie Black would get loose, turning down the track and making contact with the 21 of Walton Kyle Jr. who went airborne causing a chain reaction that saw the 82 of Sherman Barnett going skyward as well. Lined up for the restart, the 5 of Shallenberger would immediately be challenged by the 50 of Jackson who would steal the race lead. Pulling the 3d of Brent Deetz into second, the top two drivers would begin to run away in each other?s tire tracks before the caution waved with seventeen laps to run.

Back to racing and Kenny Alons would make his presence known, jumping up to challenge for the lead before slipping off the top of the track, allowing the 3d of Deetz to shoot back up to second. Changing lines on the track, the 3d would move a half truck width up the track to run more the middle of the El Paso Speedway Park and begin running down the 50 for the race lead. Closing to the back bumper of Rick Jackson, the 3d would move all the way to the cushion, going wheel to wheel to grab the lead with just over ten laps to run. Starting to pull away, Deetz would have to earn the win as the caution waved for a driveline sitting on the track with nine laps to run.

On the restart, the 22 of Nita Deetz would make her presence known, jumping to second for a moment before Jackson ran back into the runner up spot but no one was catching the 3d as Brent Deetz took his first A-Main win at the El Paso Speedway Park in the Super Trucks. Rick Jackson, Kenny Alons, Jason Jackson, and Joe Ware would round out the top five.

The West Texas Street Stocks took the green with the 17 of Chris Mijares setting the pace to the green and holding the top spot from the challenges of Gil Almanza and Julian Garcia. Working on lap two, the 99 of Almanza would work into the top spot with a solid pass on the 17 of Mijares.

Sliding high on the track the 17 would let the sparks fly, allowing the 47 of Jauregui, 77g of Garcia and the 88 of Noder to work by before the caution waved for the spun 83 of Troy Wells. To the restart with twelve laps to run, the 88 of Ozzie Noder and the 47 of Mingo Jauregui began to battle with the 47 working into second. Running up on the 99 of Almanza, the 47 of Mijares would get the run he needed, taking over the top spot.

Pulling to a comfortable lead, the battle for second would go to Ozzie Noder with the 202 of Bryan Wells able to use the 99 as a pick, holding up the 77g of Julian Garcia to take fourth then third in one shot. Less than three laps to go, there was no catching the 47 as Mingo Jauregui took the win. Ozzie Noder, Bryan Wells, Gil Almanza, and Julian Garcia rounded out the top five.

Set to run twenty-five laps, the Barnett Harley Davidson USRA Western Modifieds took the 3/8 mile clay oval with Dickie Gorham leading the field to the green, only to see the caution wave for a three car pileup involving the G17 of Fito Gallardo, 29 of Mercedes Harris, and the 77 of Jerry Slawson.

With a complete restart on hand, the fight for the lead went three wide with Dickie Gorham holding the point. Fighting on the high line, second starting Roger Owens would rocket into the lead before the 3 of Gorham was able to steal it back, leaving Owens to battle three wide for second as the 9 of Jimmy Ray shot into second after starting tenth on the field. Closing on Gorham?s back bumper, the 9 of Ray would be unable to make the pass as the battle on the track was everyone trying to hold off sixteenth starting Stormy Scott.

To fifth, then fourth, up to third, into second, finally into the race lead in only nine laps all while working the high line to pull away. Still working hard to take away a position from Dickie Gorham, the 9 of Jimmy Ray would make contact with the back bumper of the 3, sending Gorham sideways, causing the driver of the 3 to overcorrect across the track in front of Christy Georges who spun sideways into an infield tire; sending the 44 flipping into turn one where she would come to a rest on the lid of the 44. After some careful tow truck work, the 44 would be set back the tires allowing the driver of the 44 to emerge unscathed.

With thirteen laps to run, the 121 of Holly Jones would go to work on trying to reel the 2s back in while Jimmy Ray began working his way back up through the field. To five laps to run, the 2s had worked to a huge advantage as Chad Falco worked on holding off the 9 of Ray. Holding high and low, the 555 would fall victim to Ray?s 9 as Jimmy moved by to take over fourth while Stormy Scott ran away to the win. Holly Jones, Dr. Tom Geroges, Jimmy Ray, and Chad Falco rounded out the top five.

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