McClelland Denies Wright Three Straight
ASCS Sooner Region
Friday
BOYD, Texas — Defending American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region champion Brian McClelland captured his first victory of the season by wiring the field in Friday night’s 25-lap feature at Boyd Raceway.
After a convincing heat victory, McClelland drew the pole and led every lap at the quarter-mile oval aboard the Wesmar-powered Maxwell Oil/Eaton Industrial Coatings No. 87 Triple-X.
“This was my kind of race track. I love it when they slick up like this,” McClelland said. “I was smiling when I saw it start to blow a little dust.”
In the process of collecting his fourth-career ASCS Sooner Region feature win, McClelland denied Gary Taylor a third-consecutive victory. But Taylor charged from 16th to finish second.
Kolt Walker, Trey Robb and Sean McClelland filled the top five.
The finish:
Brian McClelland, Gary Taylor, Kolt Walker, Trey Robb, Sean McClelland, Aaron Reutzel, Sherman Davis, Kevin Ramey, Skip Wilson, Joe Wood, Jr., Michael Brown, Matt Covington, J.P. Bailey, Eric Baldaccini, Koby Barksdale, Michael Lang, George White, Justin Melton, Johnny Miller, Landon Brown.
Saturday
KENNEDALE, Texas — Washington native Gary Taylor snared his third American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region triumph of the season Saturday night at Cowtown.
Leading from the outset, Taylor survived some dicey moments in lapped traffic over the final rounds of the quarter-mile oval. It was his third victory in the last four races.
“That got a little sketchy there at the end. I had two or three lapped cars either trying to spin or wreck right in front of me,” the former ASCS Rocky Mountain Region champion explained.
Joe Wood, Jr. finished second, with Sean McClelland, Travis Rilat and Sherman Davis filling the top five.
The finish:
Gary Taylor, Joe Wood, Jr., Sean McClelland, Travis Rilat, Sherman Davis, Marvin Lough, Johnny Miller, Eric Baldaccini, Michael Lang, Brian McClelland, Michael Brown, Sheldon Barksdale, Jason Hart, Aaron Reutzel, Rodney Henderson, Kolt Walker, Jeff Dodd, T.J. Herrell, Scott Reneau, Chris Tarrant.