October 28, 2023 | By John Rittenoure

Gastineau, Moyer triumph at Thunderbird

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — After a fourth place finish in his heat race, it did not look like Whit Gastineau was in his usual winning form at Thunderbird Speedway.

But that was not the case in the A-Feature. Gastineau passed early leader Johnny Kent on lap 8 and raced to his 35th career AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories OCRS Sprint Car victory and second of the season Friday night.

A small adjustment to the chassis after the heat race was all Gastineau needed to find the extra speed to win.

“We are always good here,” Gastineau said. “We needed to tighten the car up, but still were not all that good. The first 15 laps were really good then towards the end I was probably a little complacent.”

“I need to thank Jim Elison, my dad, my brothers, Statewide Services, K & F Collision.”

Gastineau likes the larger half-mile tracks and has won his share of races at Thunderbird, but Kent was able to close the gap some late in the race as Gastineau was trying not to over drive his race car. 

“They told me to pick up the pace a little,” Gastineau said. “I was just trying not to mess up. I have led here and won quite a few times and I have hit the wall a couple of times also. I was just trying to not screw up.”

Kent was setting the pace after starting on the pole, but a lap 7 restart erased the lead he had over Gastineau.

“The one early on definitely did not help us,” Kent said. “Whit is always fast at this place. We made some ground up on him just before that caution came out and I felt that caution put a little damper on us.”

Kent came into the night just 23 points ahead of Danny Wood in the points race and was able to stretch the advantage to 34 with his second place finish. Wood finished fourth behind third place Blake Edwards. 

“It we can just keep going like we are I think we will be alright,” Kent said. “It was a good points night.”



AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories OCRS Sprint Car Results

Thunderbird Speedway - Muskogee, Oklahoma

October 27, 2023


Ameriflex Hose and Accessories A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau[4]; 2. 55-Johnny Kent[1]; 3. 20S-Sheldon Barksdale[3]; 4. 17E-Blake Edwards[6]; 5. 55W-Danny Wood[7]; 6. 5-Joe Bob Lee[11]; 7. 50Z-Zach Chappell[9]; 8. 9-Emilio Hoover[8]; 9. 12M-Mitchell Barros[13]; 10. 38-Joshua Tyre[14]; 11. 23L-Tyler LaPointe[12]; 12. 26M-Fred Mattox[5]; 13. 22RL-Gage Laney[10]; 14. 8R-Ryker Pace[2]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 26M-Fred Mattox[1]; 2. 8R-Ryker Pace[2]; 3. 9-Emilio Hoover[4]; 4. 2-Whit Gastineau[5]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell[7]; 6. 5-Joe Bob Lee[6]; 7. 38-Joshua Tyre[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 20S-Sheldon Barksdale[2]; 2. 55-Johnny Kent[3]; 3. 17E-Blake Edwards[1]; 4. 55W-Danny Wood[5]; 5. 22RL-Gage Laney[6]; 6. 23L-Tyler LaPointe[4]; 7. 12M-Mitchell Barros[7]

Lap Leaders: Johnny Kent 1-7, Whit Gastineau 8-25

Margin of Victory: 0.351

D&G Contracting Hard Charger: Joe Bob Lee +5

2023 Winners: 03/11 - Tanner Conn, Red Dirt Raceway; 03/18 - Fred Mattox, Tulsa Speedway; 04/01 - Zach Blurton, Enid Speedway; 04/15 - Zach Blurton, Longdale Speedway; 05/26 - Sean McClelland, Arrowhead Speedway; 05/27 - Alex Sewell, Salina Highbanks Speedway; 06/10 - Alex Sewell, Lawton Speedway; 06/15 - Rees Moran, Lucas Oil Speedway; 06/16 - Whit Gastineau, I-70 Motorsports Park; 06/17 - Rees Moran, Lake Ozark Speedway; 06/23 - Rees Moran, Red Dirt Raceway; 07/15 - Kyle Clark, Creek County Speedway; 07/29 - Zach Chappell, Caney Valley Speedway; 08/19 - Johnny Kent, Elk City Raceway Park; 08/20 - Danny Smith, Lawton Speedway; 09/09 - Alex Sewell, Caney Valley Speedway; 09/30 - Danny Wood, Salina Highbanks Speedway; 10/07 - Blake Edwards, Caney Valley Speedway; 10/14 - Joe Wood, Jr., Red Dirt Raceway; 10/27 - Whit Gastineau, Thunderbird Speedway.

Top 10 Standings: 1. Johnny Kent, 2034; 2. Danny Wood, 2000; 3. Joe Bob Lee, 1916; 4. Sheldon Barksdale, 1911; 5. Zach Chappell, 1783; 6. Joshua Tyre, 1537; 7. Fred Mattox, 1473; 8. Rees Moran 1265; 9. Emilio Hoover, 1220; 10. Mitchell Barros, 1172.

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DIRT LATE MODELS

​A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[3]; 2. 36-Logan Martin[2]; 3. 14R-Jeff Roth[5]; 4. USA128-Kylan Garner[4]; 5. 11-Jon Kirby[7]; 6. USA1-Chris Hawkins[12]; 7. 82-Jace Parmley[19]; 8. 66K-Kaylee Bryson[8]; 9. 42R-Kip Hughes[15]; 10. 229-Damian Patocka[10]; 11. (DNF) 88S-Richard Shepler[13]; 12. (DNF) 51-Eddie Martin[11]; 13. (DNF) 8-Dillon McCowan[1]; 14. (DNF) 66-Eli Ross[9]; 15. (DNF) 99-Jeff Hull[16]; 16. (DNF) 77-Ryder Laplante[18]; 17. (DNF) 00-Bubby Morgan[14]; 18. (DNS) 02-Tanner Mullens; 19. (DNS) 45-Cole Wells

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 8-Dillon McCowan[1]; 2. USA128-Kylan Garner[3]; 3. 11-Jon Kirby[2]; 4. 229-Damian Patocka[5]; 5. 88S-Richard Shepler[6]; 6. 99-Jeff Hull[7]; 7. 82-Jace Parmley[4]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 36-Logan Martin[1]; 2. 14R-Jeff Roth[3]; 3. 66K-Kaylee Bryson[5]; 4. 51-Eddie Martin[4]; 5. (DNF) 00-Bubby Morgan[6]; 6. (DNF) 45-Cole Wells[2]

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[1]; 2. 02-Tanner Mullens[2]; 3. 66-Eli Ross[3]; 4. USA1-Chris Hawkins[4]; 5. 42R-Kip Hughes[5]; 6. 77-Ryder Laplante[6]

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 8-Dillon McCowan, 00:19.633[8]; 2. 36-Logan Martin, 00:19.839[1]; 3. 21-Billy Moyer Sr, 00:19.890[2]; 4. 11-Jon Kirby, 00:19.980[19]; 5. 45-Cole Wells, 00:20.149[10]; 6. 02-Tanner Mullens, 00:20.178[5]; 7. USA128-Kylan Garner, 00:20.219[14]; 8. 14R-Jeff Roth, 00:20.414[12]; 9. 66-Eli Ross, 00:20.514[15]; 10. 82-Jace Parmley, 00:20.583[13]; 11. 51-Eddie Martin, 00:20.589[17]; 12. USA1-Chris Hawkins, 00:20.880[3]; 13. 229-Damian Patocka, 00:20.941[11]; 14. 66K-Kaylee Bryson, 00:21.022[9]; 15. 42R-Kip Hughes, 00:21.078[16]; 16. 88S-Richard Shepler, 00:21.378[18]; 17. 00-Bubby Morgan, 00:22.461[7]; 18. 77-Ryder Laplante, 00:23.412[6]; 19. (DNS) 99-Jeff Hull


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B-MODS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 06-Christopher Theodore[2]; 2. 510-Cody King[3]; 3. 0-Kort Morgan[10]; 4. 15A-Mike Anderson[6]; 5. 25-Michael Hornback[1]; 6. 6P-John Potter[9]; 7. 8P-Caleb Pence[8]; 8. 1-Nik Morgan[5]; 9. F5-Fausten Willhite[12]; 10. 12-Wyatt O'Neal[17]; 11. 9-Heath Weston[18]; 12. 39D-Derrick Skinner[13]; 13. (DNF) 19K-Kyle Slader[4]; 14. (DNF) 19JR-Brodey Slader[15]; 15. (DNF) 418-Jason Snelson[14]; 16. (DNF) 7-Daniel Cowett[11]; 17. (DNS) 94-Dustin Leatherman; 18. (DNS) 24-Toby Lindell; 19. (DNS) 38-Robert Page; 20. (DNS) 22-Dalton Ragsdale

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 06-Christopher Theodore[2]; 2. 19K-Kyle Slader[5]; 3. 0-Kort Morgan[3]; 4. 6P-John Potter[7]; 5. F5-Fausten Willhite[1]; 6. 418-Jason Snelson[6]; 7. 19JR-Brodey Slader[4]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 25-Michael Hornback[6]; 2. 1-Nik Morgan[5]; 3. 38-Robert Page[7]; 4. (DNF) 94-Dustin Leatherman[4]; 5. (DNF) 12-Wyatt O'Neal[1]; 6. (DNF) 24-Toby Lindell[2]; 7. (DNS) 22-Dalton Ragsdale

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 510-Cody King[2]; 2. 15A-Mike Anderson[5]; 3. 8P-Caleb Pence[6]; 4. 7-Daniel Cowett[3]; 5. 39D-Derrick Skinner[4]; 6. (DNF) 9-Heath Weston[1]


FACTORY STOCKS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 9H-Aaron Halpain[3]; 2. 23-Kaden Weaver[1]; 3. DT1-Mike Wiseman[8]; 4. 34-Charles Bumgarner[5]; 5. 54-Andrew Martinez[6]; 6. 11W-Graci Williams[7]; 7. 25-Mike Moschak[9]; 8. 18-Kyler Mackey[10]; 9. 95-Joshua Foreman[12]; 10. (DNF) 8R-Jimmy Waltman[4]; 11. (DNF) 327-Dale Richardson[2]; 12. (DNF) 21-Wes Mackey[14]; 13. (DNF) T13-Tyler Chambers[13]; 14. (DNF) 75-Randy Moses II[15]; 15. (DNF) 2J-Juan Diaz[11]; 16. (DNS) 03-CLAY HOLT

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 327-Dale Richardson[1]; 2. 8R-Jimmy Waltman[4]; 3. 34-Charles Bumgarner[5]; 4. 11W-Graci Williams[2]; 5. 18-Kyler Mackey[3]; 6. 95-Joshua Foreman[6]; 7. 21-Wes Mackey[7]; 8. (DNF) 75-Randy Moses II[8]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 9H-Aaron Halpain[1]; 2. 23-Kaden Weaver[7]; 3. 54-Andrew Martinez[5]; 4. DT1-Mike Wiseman[4]; 5. 25-Mike Moschak[6]; 6. 2J-Juan Diaz[2]; 7. T13-Tyler Chambers[8]; 8. (DNS) 03-CLAY HOLT


PURE STOCKS

A Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. T13-Tyler Chambers[3]; 2. 413-Racen Stacy[7]; 3. 58-Larrett Daniels[8]; 4. 77H-Hunter Ford[9]; 5. 77-Alex Medina Guadarrama[10]; 6. (DNF) 5-Wesley Bourne[1]; 7. (DNF) 24B-Brady Walsh[4]; 8. (DNF) 11-Hunter Mundy[2]; 9. (DNF) 1X-Mitchel Wiseman[6]; 10. (DNS) 3-Erick Shive

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 11-Hunter Mundy[1]; 2. 5-Wesley Bourne[6]; 3. 24B-Brady Walsh[2]; 4. T13-Tyler Chambers[10]; 5. 3-Erick Shive[3]; 6. 1X-Mitchel Wiseman[5]; 7. 413-Racen Stacy[9]; 8. 58-Larrett Daniels[8]; 9. 77H-Hunter Ford[4]; 10. 77-Alex Medina Guadarrama[7]