McClelland Takes Non-Wing Checkers
First OCRS Feature Win In 2013
John Lemon
OCRS
Public Relations
Colcord Oklahoma (June 8,
2013) –
Flyin’ Brian McClelland came out on top in a hard fought 25-lap Oil Capital
Racing Series non-wing sprint car affair tonight at the West Siloam Speedway.
It was the first OCRS A-Feature win for McClelland this season. In a night of
attrition, McClelland managed to keep the wheels underneath his Precision
Coatings LLC / Fode Trucking / Computech Computer Repair/ Warrior Machine / XXX
mount on the ground as accidents reigned prevalent throughout the night
however, there were no injuries to report. It was the first return to West
Siloam Speedway by OCRS since the summer of 2010.
“That was some close action,”
exclaimed McClelland. “I’d get my nose in there and sometimes they would come
down on me but it was just hard racing. You had to fight for the low end of the
track since that was the place to be. The goal is to win the championship and
when Harli (White) had trouble at Caney Valley (Speedway), that kind of got us
closer (to the point lead).”
Brain McClelland and car owner Kelly Fode enjoy the sweet taste of success Mike Spivey Photo
Waylon Weaver and Michael
“Bigfoot” Bookout would lead the field to green with Weaver getting the jump
and leading the first lap. As the field swept through turns one and two, Johnny
‘Hotrod’ Kent found a hole and powered his way into the second position from
his third row starting spot with second row starter and most recent feature
winner Chance Morton and Joe Wood Jr. following suit.
Alex DeCamp would execute a 360-degree
spin in turn four, which would cause several cars to check-up. Four time OCRS
champion Jamie Passmore of nearby Rose Oklahoma, was a victim as he was hit
from behind by Harli White, as he had to check up hard. He stopped on the front
straight with a flat left rear tire bringing out the first caution of the race.
Passmore would not be able to return.
Working lap four, Kent got into
the rear of Weaver in turn four and executed a 360-degree spin of his own and
kept going. DeCamp made contact with another car and stopped in turn one while
Chance Morton would stop just off the track in turn four. This made for the
second caution of the race.The
next restart would see Weaver lead with Kent, Wood Jr, Alex Sewell, McClelland,
Danny Smith and White in tow.
Shane Sellers (4x) and Danny Smith (5$) tussle for position Mike Spivey Photo
Wood Jr would work his “Hog
Wagon” special past Kent in turn two on the restart and begin a charge after
race leader Weaver. As the leaders
hit the first turn the next time around, Wood Jr would squeak past Weaver only
to have Weaver take the lead back as they shot out of turn two and head down
the back stretch. Wood Jr shot his way right back by on the backstretch as they
headed for the north turns. Kent then had contact with another car and he would
have to pull off with problems.
Coming to complete the eighth
lap, Sewell got high in turn four and McClelland got by to take the third
position. On the ninth lap, the next yellow would fly as Jamie McDonald would
spin to a stop in turn four. Before lap eleven could be placed in the record
books, McClelland looked to squeeze his way past Weaver for second in turn one
on the low side. The two made contact and the end result found Weaver stalled
with McClelland motoring onward.
Within moments of the restart,
White overtook Smith for the fourth spot with a low line pass in turn four.
McClelland would power his way into turn one for an attempt to take the lead
from Wood Jr. The two cars would make contact but no harm, no foul. Wood Jr
would pop a wheelie in turn four after clipping an infield tire coming to
complete the 16th lap. McClelland then charged after Wood Jr and got
under him in turn one. Not only did McClelland take the lead, Sewell would grab
second with a pass of Wood Jr as well.
"Hog Hunter" Brian McClelland (87f) chases Joe Wood Jr (71) Mike Spivey Photo
A couple of laps later, White, in
her Jerry Tucker Roustabout / Terraco Soil Farming / Crash Enterprises / All
Star Café / Charlie's Trucking / Boyd Engines / Maxim, would find an
opportunity to take a position from Wood Jr and as she typically does, she
seized it. DeCamp would re-enter the picture after his earlier miscue and pass
Smith for the fifth spot. Weaver would spin one more time on lap 22 thus making
a 3-lap dash to the finish. Before a those three laps could get in the books,
Smith and Kade Morton would have a meeting in turn four. Smith would get a tow
to the pits while Morton would go tail back.
McClelland would run a clean
couple of laps to take the victory with Sewell second in his Action Auto
Collision / AME Electrical / Factor 1 Racing / Sewell Mechanical / Forehand
Engines / ART chassis. White got third with Wood Jr and DeCamp rounding out the
top five. Positions 6-10 went to: Rafe Essary (up from 14th), Kyle
Clark (up from 16th), Layne Himebaugh, who became the night’s
AmeriFlex Hose and Accessories Hard Charger (up from 19th), Joshua
Tyre and Wesmar Power Parts B-Feature winner, Kade Morton.
David Stephenson started the
night off in spectacular fashion when he went up and over the turn one wall in
hot laps and rolled down a small embankment. While the car was worse for wear
and would not see racing action, Stephenson was unharmed.
With her podium finish, White
continues to lead not only the overall points chase for the series
championship, but also the “Non-Wing” point standings which will pay $1,000 to
the driver that tallies the most points in non-wing competition in 2013.
The OCRS warriors now get set for
a double header weekend as they make their second ever appearance at the Monett
Speedway on Friday night in Monett Missouri and then it’s on to the 3/8 mile Tri-State
Speedway in Pocola Oklahoma on Saturday night.
David Dutton backs in the #23 sprinter into the turn Mike Spivey Photo
OCRS Race Results
Date of Race:Saturday,
June 8, 2013
(Pos-Car-Driver-Start)
27 Cars
AmeriFlex Hose and Accessories Heat
1, 4J-Jamie Passmore[1]. 2,
87F-Brian McClelland[7]. 3, 84-Alex DeCamp[6]. 4, 8M-Kade Morton[5].
5, 4-Robert Sellers[2]. 6,
23-David Dutton[3]. 7, 96-Cody Brewer[4].
Bob Hurley Auto Family Heat
1, 55-Johnny Kent[2]. 2,
007-Michael Bookout[1]. 3, 94L-Layne Himebaugh[3]. 4, W94-Waylon
Weaver[6]. 5, 7F-Joshua Tyre[7]. 6, 78-Perry Pickard[4].
7, 13-Len Larkin[5].
Drive Shafts Inc. Heat
1, 8-Alex Sewell[1]. 2,
17W-Harli White[3]. 3, 9$-Kyle Clark[2]. 4, 7m-Chance Morton[6]. 5, 11-Michael
Tyre[4]. 6, 24-Kevin Risley[5]. 7, 22-David Stephenson[80].
(DNS).
Car and Fleet Parts Heat
1, 71-Joe Wood Jr.[2]. 2,
4x-Shane Sellers[1]. 3, 5$-Danny Smith[5]. 4, 31-Casey
Wills[4]. 5, 26-Rafe Essary[3]. 6, 3-Jamie McDonald[6].
Wesmar Racing Engines B Feature
1, 8M-Kade Morton[2].
2, 26-Rafe Essary[8]. 3, 7F-Joshua Tyre[4]. 4, 9$-Kyle Clark[2]. 5, 3-Jamie
McDonald[12]. 6, 23-David Dutton[9]. 7, 11-Michael Tyre[7]. 8, 94L-Layne
Himebaugh[1]. 9, 13-Len Larkin[13]. 10, 31-Casey Wills[5]. 11, 4-Robert
Sellers[6]. 12, 24-Kevin Risley[11]. 13, 78-Perry Pickard[10]. 14, 96-Cody
Brewer (DNS). 15, 22-David Stephenson (DNS)
OCRS A Feature
1, 87F-Brian McClelland[8]. 2, 8-Alex Sewell[6]. 3, 17W-Harli White[10]. 4,
71-Joe Wood Jr.[7]. 5, 84-Alex DeCamp[413]. 6, 26-Rafe Essary[13]. 7, 9$-Kyle
Clark[15]. 8, 94L-Layne Himebaugh[19]. 9, 7F-Joshua Tyre[14]. 10, 8M-Kade
Morton[12]. 11, 3-Jamie McDonald[16]. 12, 23-David Dutton[17]. 13, 007-Michael Bookout[2].
14, 5$-Danny Smith[9]. 15, W94-Waylon Weaver[1]. 16, 11-Michael Tyre[18]. 17,
7m-Chance Morton[3]. 18, 55-Johnny Kent[5]. 19, 4J-Jamie Passmore[11]. 20,
4x-Shane Sellers[20].
AmeriFlex Hose and Accessories Hard Charger: Layne Himebaugh +11
Dyno Services of Oklahoma Hard Luck Award: Casey Wills
OCRS wishes to thank
our participating sponsors that have contributed to the non-wing point fund….
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