CHATHAM, La. — Seventeen-year-old Channin Tankersley charged from five rows deep to capture his first American Sprint Car Series victory by topping Saturday night’s 25-lap ASCS Coastal vs. Gulf South Region event at Fast Trax Speedway.
With Tankersley starting 10th, defending series champion Gary Watson paced the opening three rounds before Chris Sweeney took command.
Sweeney fought off Watson and Greg Rilat over the next several rounds before the young Tankersley raced by on the top side of the track.
Sweeney settled for second, with Rilat, Travis Elliott and Don Young filling the top five.
The finish:
Channin Tankersley, Chris Sweeney, Greg Rilat, Travis Elliott, Don Young, Jimmy Brooks, Michael McNeil, Gary Watson, Terry Monroe, Ronny Howard, Lane Whittington, Tommy Bryant, Billy Melton, Neil McCarl, Klint Angelette, Ryan Hall, Travis Knighton, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Brandon Berryman, Brandon Corn.