INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 14, 2018) - After starting eighth, Paul White won Saturday night at Abilene Speedway and goes back to back with the POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprints for a strong start to his 2018 racing season. John Ricketts ran second and Tyson Hall rounded out the podium.
Gary Floyd started on the pole of the twenty lap feature and led most of the event, but White would work his way to the lead by utilizing the bottom groove of the racetrack while working through lapped traffic. Justin Melton was the Hard Charger after passing eleven cars to finish sixth.
John Ricketts, Weston Gorham, Kyle Jones, and Tyson Hall were heat race winners.
The POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprints are back in action Saturday night, April 21 at Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas.
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POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprints
4/14/18
Abilene Speedway - 28 cars
Heat 1 - 8 laps
- 5R-John Ricketts, Burleson, TX (2); 2. 30-Brandon Hickman, Lubbock, TX (3); 3. 2B-Brett Becker, Odessa, TX (7); 4. 82C-Christie Thomason, NA (5); 5. 75-Sam Stockon, Stephenville, TX (6); 6. 157-Joey Starnes, Heartland, TX (1); 7. 36E-Blake Edwards, Claremore, OK (4)
Heat 2 - 8 laps
- 71W-Weston Gorham, Colleyville, TX (3); 2. 58-Gary Floyd, San Angelo, TX (4); 3. 1-Paul White, Waco, TX (5); 4. 82-Josh Hanna, Denton, TX (1); 5. 6-Christian Moore, Tyler, TX (6); 6. 37-Brian Beebe, Oak Grove, MO (2); 7. 36-Kevin Reed, Laredo, TX (7)
Heat 3 - 8 laps
- 04-Kyle Jones, Kennedale, TX (7); 2. V8-Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, TX (1); 3. 21-Michelle Melton, Flower Mound, TX (2); 4. 02-Dillon Burks, Wilson, OK (4); 5. 24-Ben Silliker, Grand Prairie, AB (6); 6. 44-Jason Howell, Ft. Worth, TX (5); 7. 64J-Johnny Miller, Burleson, TX (3)
Heat 4 - 8 laps
- 5X-Tyson Hall, Longview, TX (3); 2. 52-JD Fry, Arlington, TX (2); 3. 31-Mason Smith, Wichita Falls, TX (4); 4. 57-Chase Parson, Abilene, TX (5); 5. 11-Justin Melton, Lewisville, TX (6); 6. 50-Cody Whitworth, Tuttle, OK (1); 7. 812-Robert Barnett, NA (7)
B-Main - 12 laps
- 11-Justin Melton (3); 2. 24-Ben Silliker (2); 3. 50-Cody Whitworth (9); 4. 82-Josh Hanna (4); 5. 36-Kevin Reed (7); 6. 75-Sam Stockon (1); 7. 44-Jason Howell (5); 8. 812-Robert Barnett (10); 9. 157-Joey Starnes (8); 10. 37-Brian Beebe (6)
POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprints A-Main - 20 laps
- 1-Paul White (8); 2. 5R-John Ricketts (5); 3. 5X-Tyson Hall (6); 4. V8-Robert Vetter (10); 5. 21-Michelle Melton (12); 6. 11-Justin Melton (17); 7. 30-Brandon Hickman (7); 8. 31-Mason Smith (11); 9. 04-Kyle Jones (4); 10. 57-Chase Parson (14); 11. 50-Cody Whitworth (19); 12. 24-Ben Silliker (18); 13. 82-Josh Hanna (20); 14. 58-Gary Floyd (1); 15. 52-JD Fry (9); 16. 6-Christian Moore (16); 17. 71W-Weston Gorham (2); 18. 02-Dillon Burks (15); 19. 2B-Brett Becker (3); 20. 82C-Christie Thomason (13)
- administrator on Apr 15, 2018
- Article Date: 4/15/2018 by Brooke Rowden