July 30, 2023 | By John Rittenoure

Chappell ends three-year drought with OCRS victory at Caney

CANEY, Kans. —  Racing in Kansas seems to produce positive results for three-time AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories OCRS Sprint Car champion Zach Chappell.

Saturday Chappell ended a three-year drought winning his 13th career OCRS main event at Caney Valley Speedway. His last victory came on June 13, 2020 at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas. Chappell went on to win his third AmeriFlex / OCRS championship that season.

Starting third in the 20-car field Saturday, Chappell was in the lead before the end of the first lap and never looked back in the 30-lapper.

Alex Sewell, who started outside front row, fell to third in the early laps then regained the runner-up position on lap 6. Sewell tried to run down Chappell and closed to within 0.469 seconds on lap 28. However Chappell maintained his lead winning by 0.867 seconds over Sewell. Pole sitter Alex DeCamp finished third after being passed by Sewell for the second place spot. Sean McClelland climbed from 10th to finish fourth and Rees Moran held on to fifth.

Johnny Kent won the B main to transfer his way into the feature and finished seventh behind sixth place Sheldon Barksdale.

Emilio Hoover earned the D&G Contracting Hard Charger award finishing ninth after finishing sixth in the B main and starting 20th in the A main.

AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories OCRS Sprint Car Results
Caney Valley Speedway - Caney, Kansas
July 29, 2023

AmeriFlex Hose Accessories A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 50Z-Zach Chappell[3]; 2. 8-Alex Sewell[2]; 3. 22C-Alex DeCamp[1]; 4. 1-Sean McClelland[10]; 5. 22M-Rees Moran[5]; 6. 20S-Sheldon Barksdale[6]; 7. 55-Johnny Kent[15]; 8. 88-Terry Easum[9]; 9. 9-Emilio Hoover[20]; 10. 31-Casey Wills[11]; 11. 42-Grady Mercer[16]; 12. 5-Joe Bob Lee[4]; 13. 26M-Fred Mattox[17]; 14. 5$-Danny Smith[14]; 15. 1T-Joshua Tyre[13]; 16. (DNF) 55W-Danny Wood[19]; 17. (DNF) 22RL-Gage Laney[12]; 18. (DNF) 38-Jimmy Forrester[18]; 19. (DNF) 7F-Kinzer Edwards[8]; 20. (DNF) 15-Brody Brown[7]

Hoosier Racing Tire B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 55-Johnny Kent[1]; 2. 42-Grady Mercer[2]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox[4]; 4. 38-Jimmy Forrester[3]; 5. 55W-Danny Wood[5]; 6. 9-Emilio Hoover[7]; 7. 22T-Frank Taft[9]; 8. 29-Brody Wake[11]; 9. 2L-Brandon Leland[12]; 10. 12M-Mitchell Barros[10]; 11. (DNF) 85-Gage Winters[8]; 12. (DNF) 52JR-Conner Long[6]; 13. (DNS) 69-Greg York

Schure Built Suspensions Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 22C-Alex DeCamp[2]; 2. 15-Brody Brown[1]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland[3]; 4. 31-Casey Wills[4]; 5. 55-Johnny Kent[5]; 6. 38-Jimmy Forrester[7]; 7. 52JR-Conner Long[6]; 8. 9-Emilio Hoover[8]; 9. (DNS) 2L-Brandon Leland

Lightning Wings Powder Coating Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7F-Kinzer Edwards[2]; 2. 50Z-Zach Chappell[4]; 3. 5-Joe Bob Lee[8]; 4. 22RL-Gage Laney[3]; 5. 1T-Joshua Tyre[6]; 6. 26M-Fred Mattox[7]; 7. 85-Gage Winters[1]; 8. (DNF) 29-Brody Wake[5]; 9. (DNF) 69-Greg York[9]

Smith Titanium Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Alex Sewell[1]; 2. 22M-Rees Moran[2]; 3. 20S-Sheldon Barksdale[4]; 4. 88-Terry Easum[6]; 5. 42-Grady Mercer[5]; 6. 5$-Danny Smith[8]; 7. 55W-Danny Wood[9]; 8. 22T-Frank Taft[3]; 9. 12M-Mitchell Barros[7]

Lap Leaders: Zach Chappell 1-30
Margin of Victory: 0.867
D&G Contracting Hard Charger: Emilio Hoover +11

Next Event: August 18, Elk City Motorsports Park, Elk City, Oklahoma

2023 Winners
03/11 - Red Dirt Raceway, Tanner Conn
03/18 - Tulsa Speedway, Fred Mattox
04/01 - Enid Speedway, Zach Blurton
04/15 - Longdale Speedway, Zach Blurton
05/26 - Arrowhead Speedway, Sean McClelland
05/27 - Salina Highbanks Speedway, Alex Sewell
06/10 - Lawton Speedway, Alex Sewell
06/15 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Rees Moran
06/16 - I-70 Motorsports Park, Whit Gastineau
06/17 - Lake Ozark Speedway, Rees Moran
06/23 - Red Dirt Raceway, Rees Moran
07/15 - Creek County Speedway, Kyle Clark
07/29 - Caney Valley Speedway, Zach Chappell

Top 10 Standings: 1. Danny Wood, 1290; 2. Johnny Kent, 1280; 3. Joe Bob Lee, 1234; 4. Sheldon Barksdale, 1206; 5. Rees Moran, 1046; 6. Zach Chappell, 1046; 7. Joshua Tyre, 958; 8. Alex DeCamp, 887; 9. Terry Easum, 847; 10. Laney Gage, 806.

About the AmeriFlex / OCRS Series -
Established in 2002, the Tulsa OK based AmeriFlex / Oil Capital Racing Series sanctions dirt track sprint car racing in the southern region of the central plains. Fan appeal and quality race teams, combined with our solid core of supporting sponsors are the nucleus of the series. Thrilling competition providing the ultimate quality family entertainment is the essence of what the AmeriFlex / OCRS series is all about.

Website: www.ocrsracing.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/oil.series

About AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories -
Located in Tulsa OK, AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories is a family owned and operated company. From food grade hose to hoses for the petroleum industry, AmeriFlex will strive to fill your needs. AmeriFlex can build a hose to your specifications or we will assist you in creating what you have designed while you wait. AmeriFlex has several hard to find items that some vendors can’t get or find. Product can be shipped quickly and efficiently. If we do not have what you are looking for, we will direct you on where to find it. Give us a try, after all…………..AmeriFlex Has The Stuff That Keeps You Going!

Website: www.AmeriFlexHose.com

AmeriFlex / OCRS Contingency Sponsors
AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories, Hoosier Racing Tires, Smileys Racing Products, Schoenfeld, Brodix, Lucas Oil, RacinDirt.TV, Schure Built Suspension, Lightning Wings & Powder Coating, Smith Titanium, MyRacePass.