Tupper, Whitehead, Hollis headline 51st Louisiana Dirt Track Championships
Coty Tupper, Justin Whitehead and Hunter Hollis all won features in their respective divisions as the 51st Annual Louisiana Dirt Track Championships were held on Saturday night at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.
Tupper, of Blanchard, started eighth on a 20-car grid, drove to the inside of Skeet Amason coming through turn 4 with the checkered flag waving to steal top honors in dramatic fashion.
Amason, who's won just about every other race in Louisiana, settled for second while Andrew Rossum claimed third.
Jason Nation and Aaron Roy rounded out the top five with solid efforts.
“On any regular night, I would 100 percent not do that,” Tupper said. “But for the state championship, all day, baby. I'll take my butt chewing here in a little bit; but it's for the state championship, so I sent it. This is awesome, I won it in a Factory Stock my first year out, but in a Limited, it's a whole lot more special. I really love a smooth race track, I try to take advantage of it. I do respect Skeet a whole lot.”
Finishing sixth through tenth in the USRA Limited Mod feature were Greenville, Texas, veteran Jimmy Day, Austin Dupont, regional strongman Stephen Guidry, Josh Baucom and Carson Bradley.
Eight cautions slowed the pace, all for minor spins. Tupper's margin of victory was a scant 0.442 of a second.
Whitehead, of Texarkana, Texas, started eighth on a talent-filled 20-car grid, drove to the inside of Neil Kemp to take command at lap 16 and hung on to claim the coveted LA Championship trophy.
Kemp powered his way up from 13th at the start, led one lap and claimed second, while Nicholas Kirby finished third.
Jason Tiner and Dalton Dubois completed the top five.
“That was a lot of fun,” Whitehead said in Victory Lane. “It wasn't as clean as I normally race, but it was a heck of a lot of fun. He (Kemp) got into me a little at the beginning, but it wasn't a big deal; no harm, no foul. I know he had the better car; but I was able to put it out front, hang on and get it done.
“Dalton (Dubois) was about to get passed by Neil, so I kind of ran in there a little hard to try and make it a little snug. I was playing defense as much as I was offense. Man, we haven't been able to park it in Victory Lane here all year long. I can't thank all of my sponsors enough for their support.”
Finishing sixth through tenth in the 20-lap Sunoco USRA Factory Stock A-main were 2022 State title winner Cody Myers, T.J. Evans, previous state title winner Bo Perry, Josh Daughtery and Daniel Jones.
Three cautions slowed the pace, all for minor incidents. Whitehead's margin of victory was 0.735 of a second.
The 51st annual Louisiana Dirt Track Championships drew an amazing 166 entries spread across six divisions.
Led by the ever-popular Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks with a whopping 48 teams on hand, there was no shortage of talent in every corner of Boothill's expansive pit area.
Fans were treated to fantastic side-by-side and often three-wide battles for position all evening long. Officials cranked out 20 qualifying heats, several B-mains and all six features with only minor delays.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, La.
Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown
USRA LIMITED MODS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
2. (7) 36 Colby Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
3. (6) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
4. (4) 92 Andrew Rossum, Texarkana, Texas
5. (8) C88 Carson Bradley, Hallsville, Texas
6. (3) 29 Spud Charleton, Overton, Texas
7. (1) 00 Avery Neal, Smackover, Ark.
8. (5) 11D David Dowler, Waskom, Texas
9. (9) 00X Hunter O'Keefe, Texarkana, Texas
DNS – 1 Matt Ebarb, Bossier City, La.
Heat #2:
1. (6) 36C Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (4) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
3. (5) 15W Levi Wilkerson, Rusk, Texas
4. (8) K1 Stephen Guidry, Marksville, La.
5. (7) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas
6. (2) 14C Chandler Shields, Marshall, Texas
7. (3) 23M Jimmy Day, Greenville, Texas
8. (1) 25B Josh Baucom, Shreveport, La.
DNS – 955 Talan Willis, Elizabeth, La.
Heat #3:
1. (8) F5 Skeet Amason, New Boston, Texas
2. (9) 57A Austin Dupont, Bossier, La.
3. (4) 06 Jack Dupont, Shreveport, La.
4. (1) 98 Jake Haddox, Choudrant, La.
5. (5) 01 Jay Jones, Minden, La.
6. (6) C12 Chris Hall, Stonewall, La.
7. (2) 91 Ronny Freeland, Bastrop, La.
8. (3) 7CC Colby Williams, Sibley, La.
9. (7) 99 Danny Herbert, Duson, La.
Heat #4:
1. (5) 44 Jason Nation, Bakersfield, Calif.
2. (9) 35 Aaron Roy, Texarkana, Texas
3. (2) 88 Joseph Shirley, Hornbeck, La.
4. (6) 05 Luke Dupont, Haughton, La.
5. (3) 177 Jayden Pina, Humble, Texas
6. (1) 55S John Smelley, Longview, Texas
7. (7) 14 Barry Hornbeck, Longview, Texas
8. (4) 409 Ron Willardson, Kilgore, Texas
9. (8) L17 Logan Griffin, Texarkana, Ark.
"B" Feature #1:
1. (8) 23M Jimmy Day, Greenville, Texas
2. (3) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas
3. (2) C88 Carson Bradley, Hallsville, Texas
4. (9) 25B Josh Baucom, Shreveport, La.
5. (12) L17 Logan Griffin, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (1) 88 Joseph Shirley, Hornbeck, La.
7. (6) 29 Spud Charleton, Overton, Texas
8. (5) 55S John Smelley, Longview, Texas
9. (7) 00 Avery Neal, Smackover, Ark.
10. (10) 409 Ron Willardson, Kilgore, Texas
11. (11) 00X Hunter O'Keefe, Texarkana, Texas
DQ – (4) 177 Jayden Pina, Humble, Texas
DNS – 955 Talan Willis, Elizabeth, La.
"B" Feature #2:
1. (1) 05 Luke Dupont, Haughton, La.
2. (7) 7CC Colby Williams, Sibley, La.
3. (2) 92 Andrew Rossum, Texarkana, Texas
4. (4) 01 Jay Jones, Minden, La.
5. (6) 14 Barry Hornbeck, Longview, Texas
6. (3) 98 Jake Haddox, Choudrant, La.
7. (8) 11D David Dowler, Waskom, Texas
8. (5) 14C Chandler Shields, Marshall, Texas
DNS – C12 Chris Hall, Stonewall, La.
DNS – 91 Ronny Freeland, Bastrop, La.
DNS – 99 Danny Herbert, Duson, La.
DNS – 1 Matt Ebarb, Bossier City, La.
"A" Feature:
1. (8) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
2. (1) F5 Skeet Amason, New Boston, Texas
3. (18) 92 Andrew Rossum, Texarkana, Texas
4. (5) 44 Jason Nation, Bakersfield, Calif.
5. (4) 35 Aaron Roy, Texarkana, Texas
6. (13) 23M Jimmy Day, Greenville, Texas
7. (3) 57A Austin Dupont, Bossier, La.
8. (10) K1 Stephen Guidry, Marksville, La.
9. (19) 25B Josh Baucom, Shreveport, La.
10. (17) C88 Carson Bradley, Hallsville, Texas
11. (11) 15W Levi Wilkerson, Rusk, Texas
12. (20) 01 Jay Jones, Minden, La.
13. (12) 06 Jack Dupont, Shreveport, La.
14. (9) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
15. (16) 7CC Colby Williams, Sibley, La.
16. (14) 05 Luke Dupont, Haughton, La.
17. (6) 36 Colby Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
18. (2) 36C Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
19. (15) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas
20. (7) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 44 Toby Airhart, Annacoco, La.
2. (1) 5 Frank Canizoro, Mansfield, La.
3. (6) 15X Dakoda Wyatt, Provencal, La.
4. (7) 12 Bo Perry, Bossier City, La.
5. (9) 00V David Vosbury, Keithville, La.
6. (5) 55M Cody Myers, Bossier City, La.
7. (3) 175 John Tuggle Jr., Haughton, La.
8. (4) 24L Garren Lipinski, Minden, La.
9. (8) 77 Tyler Dubois, Robeline, La.
DNS – J27 Scotty Case, Marshall, Texas
Heat #2:
1. (4) 1 Dalton Dubois, Robeline, La.
2. (10) 100+ Ross Cook, Florine, La.
3. (6) 34JR Joshua Daugherty, Bossier City, La.
4. (2) 00 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
5. (8) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
6. (1) 93 Caleb Smith, Chatham, La.
7. (7) 68 James Martin, Waskom, Texas
8. (9) 27G Cade Galey, Stonewall, La.
9. (3) 7L Dewayne Rains, Anacoco, La.
10. (5) B1 Kyle Cummings, Shreveport, La.
Heat #3:
1. (5) 1T Jason Tiner, Winona, Texas
2. (3) 2K Nicholas Kirby, Laneville, Texas
3. (6) 215 T.J. Evans, Sabine, Texas
4. (8) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
5. (9) 6 Garry Lipscomb, Shreveport, La.
6. (7) 28C Taylor Clinton, Overton, Texas
7. (2) 14 Jared Mitchell, Marthaville, La.
8. (10) 65 Jay Lipinski, Minden, La.
9. (4) 12N Mike Nelson, Shreveport, La.
DQ – (1) 7C Chris Burrows, Minden, La.
Heat #4:
1. (5) F73 Michael Hail, Kilgore, Texas
2. (8) 8 Chris Sawyer, Natchitoches, La.
3. (6) 23 Daniel Jones, Provencal, La.
4. (7) 35S J.T. Turner, Minden, La.
5. (4) B153 Hayden Brown, Minden, La.
6. (9) 11H Logan Hughes, Waskom, Texas
7. (1) 5-0 Cole Ogden, Maud, Texas
8. (3) 28 Colby Lishman, Texarkana, Ark.
9. (2) 75 Chad Ince, Forney, Texas
Heat #5:
1. (2) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
2. (5) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
3. (7) L88 Logan Gordon, W. Monroe, La.
4. (6) 10XX Damon Fee, Glenmora La, La.
5. (3) 19 Logan Davis, Pleasant Hill, La.
6. (4) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
7. (1) 98 Cason Dillard, Natchitoches, La.
8. (9) 125 Mark Underwood Jr., Ruston, La.
9. (8) 107 Steven Thompson, Vivian, La.
"B" Feature #1:
1. (2) 34JR Joshua Daugherty, Bossier City, La.
2. (1) L88 Logan Gordon, W. Monroe, La.
3. (8) 55M Cody Myers, Bossier City, La.
4. (3) 5 Frank Canizoro, Mansfield, La.
5. (7) 28C Taylor Clinton, Overton, Texas
6. (4) 35S J.T. Turner, Minden, La.
7. (6) 11H Logan Hughes, Waskom, Texas
8. (5) 6 Garry Lipscomb, Shreveport, La.
9. (12) 7L Dewayne Rains, Anacoco, La.
10. (11) 28 Colby Lishman, Texarkana, Ark.
11. (14) 7C Chris Burrows, Minden, La.
12. (9) 14 Jared Mitchell, Marthaville, La.
13. (13) 77 Tyler Dubois, Robeline, La.
14. (10) 65 Jay Lipinski, Minden, La.
"B" Feature #2:
1. (1) 2K Nicholas Kirby, Laneville, Texas
2. (5) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
3. (2) 215 T.J. Evans, Sabine, Texas
4. (3) 12 Bo Perry, Bossier City, La.
5. (8) 5-0 Cole Ogden, Maud, Texas
6. (9) 175 John Tuggle Jr., Haughton, La.
7. (6) 19 Logan Davis, Pleasant Hill, La.
8. (7) 93 Caleb Smith, Chatham, La.
9. (10) 27G Cade Galey, Stonewall, La.
10. (11) 24L Garren Lipinski, Minden, La.
11. (4) 00V David Vosbury, Keithville, La.
DNS – 12N Mike Nelson, Shreveport, La.
DNS – B1 Kyle Cummings, Shreveport, La.
"B" Feature #3:
1. (1) 15X Dakoda Wyatt, Provencal, La.
2. (7) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
3. (2) 23 Daniel Jones, Provencal, La.
4. (11) 75 Chad Ince, Forney, Texas
5. (3) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
6. (4) 10XX Damon Fee, Glenmora La, La.
7. (6) B153 Hayden Brown, Minden, La.
8. (9) 68 James Martin, Waskom, Texas
9. (5) 00 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
10. (8) 98 Cason Dillard, Natchitoches, La.
11. (12) 107 Steven Thompson, Vivian, La.
12. (10) 125 Mark Underwood Jr., Ruston, La.
DNS – J27 Scotty Case, Marshall, Texas
"A" Feature:
1. (8) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (13) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
3. (10) 2K Nicholas Kirby, Laneville, Texas
4. (2) 1T Jason Tiner, Winona, Texas
5. (5) 1 Dalton Dubois, Robeline, La.
6. (15) 55M Cody Myers, Bossier City, La.
7. (16) 215 T.J. Evans, Sabine, Texas
8. (19) 12 Bo Perry, Bossier City, La.
9. (9) 34JR Joshua Daugherty, Bossier City, La.
10. (17) 23 Daniel Jones, Provencal, La.
11. (11) 15X Dakoda Wyatt, Provencal, La.
12. (7) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
13. (1) 100+ Ross Cook, Florine, La.
14. (6) 44 Toby Airhart, Annacoco, La.
15. (12) L88 Logan Gordon, W. Monroe, La.
16. (3) F73 Michael Hail, Kilgore, Texas
17. (20) 75 Chad Ince, Forney, Texas
18. (18) 5 Frank Canizoro, Mansfield, La.
19. (4) 8 Chris Sawyer, Natchitoches, La.
20. (14) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
USRA TUNERS
Heat #1:
1. (1) K1 Kobe Kulp, Eros, La.
2. (3) C4 Ava Cannady, Hodge, La.
3. (5) BC Tracy Korp, Texarkana, Ark.
4. (4) 76M Austin Marshall, Ashdown, Ark.
5. (7) 00 John Harris, Lindale, Texas
6. (6) 09 Lanie Dupont, Elm Grove, La.
7. (2) C49 Justin Converse, Texarkana, Ark.
Heat #2:
1. (4) 0 Michael McEachern, Haughton, La.
2. (6) 7H Hunter Hollis, Haughton, La.
3. (2) F5 Ben McDuff, Keithville, La.
4. (7) 29B Brandon Harrod, Beckville, Texas
5. (3) 27 Ted Pfister, Shreveport, La.
6. (1) 57 Trace Holder, Longview, Texas
7. (5) 35 Jonathan Rodriguez, Bossier City, La.
Heat #3:
1. (1) 77 Mark Wittig, Tyler, Texas
2. (2) 333 Cory Giles, Princeton, La.
3. (6) 11X Robert Sumrell, Ashdown, Ark.
4. (4) 36J Josie Irvin, Chatham, La.
5. (3) 2 Austin King, Athens, La.
6. (7) 7S Brentley Smith, Marshall, Texas
7. (5) 10G Bryan Guice, Sibley, La.
Feature:
1. (2) 7H Hunter Hollis, Haughton, La.
2. (1) 0 Michael McEachern, Haughton, La.
3. (4) 77 Mark Wittig, Tyler, Texas
4. (7) 333 Cory Giles, Princeton, La.
5. (16) 7S Brentley Smith, Marshall, Texas
6. (9) 29B Brandon Harrod, Beckville, Texas
7. (11) 76M Austin Marshall, Ashdown, Ark.
8. (14) 27 Ted Pfister, Shreveport, La.
9. (12) 36J Josie Irvin, Chatham, La.
10. (13) 00 John Harris, Lindale, Texas
11. (17) 09 Lanie Dupont, Elm Grove, La.
12. (6) 11X Robert Sumrell, Ashdown, Ark.
13. (5) C4 Ava Cannady, Hodge, La.
14. (18) C49 Justin Converse, Texarkana, Ark.
15. (10) F5 Ben McDuff, Keithville, La.
16. (15) 2 Austin King, Athens, La.
17. (8) BC Tracy Korp, Texarkana, Ark.
DQ – (3) K1 Kobe Kulp, Eros, La.
DNS – 57 Trace Holder, Longview, Texas
DNS – 35 Jonathan Rodriguez, Bossier City, La.
DNS – 10G Bryan Guice, Sibley, La.
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