French battles past Cook for third USRA RHS Modified win at Creek County Speedway

KELLYVILLE, Okla. -- Matt French won a torrid battle with Leroy Cook to win the USRA RHS Modified main event Saturday at Creek County Speedway. Cook led the race for 13 laps until the yellow waved for a stalled car. On the restart, French challenged Cook and the two ran door handle to door handle for two laps before French finally edged ahead for his third win of the season. Cook ended up with second.

Jonathan Beason of Broken Arrow swept the field in the USRA Champ Sprint division. Beason, making only his second start of the season at CCS, won his heat race then quickly moved into the lead with his pass of Kevin Cummings on lap 5. Beason pulled away and worked his way through lapped traffic for the win. Cummings was a distant second.

The Dylan Koyn Open Wheel Benefit takes place next Saturday, May 21, at CCS. The $20,000 event will feature USRA Champ Sprints, Injected Sprints, E-Sprints and SOWS Midgets. Smiley Sitton's Outlaw Driving School will have their two-seater sprint at the track and will give away a ride to one lucky fan. A percentage of the proceeds from this show will go to the Koyn family. To learn more about the Koyn family visit www.creekspeedway.com on the Web.

Gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday with racing getting underway at 7.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USRA Weekly Racing Series
Creek County Speedway, Kellyville, Okla.
Saturday, May 14, 2011

USRA CHAMP SPRINTS

Heat #1: 1. Jonathan Beason, 2. Brent Bates, 3. Kevin Cummings, 4. Jackie York, 5. Len Larkin, 6. Matt Caudle, 7. Clay Cherry, DNS - Layne Himebaugh.

Heat #2: 1. Brian McClelland, 2. Ricky York, 3. Eric Barnes, 4. Robbie Sherrell, 5. Ron Murphy, 6. Robert Claunch, 7. George Rogers Jr.

Feature: 1. Jonathan Beason, 2. Kevin Cummings, 3. Ricky York, 4. Len Larkin, 5. Brent Bates, 6. Robbie Sherrell, 7. Jackie York, 8. Robert Claunch, 9. Matt Caudle, 10. Eric Barnes, 11. Clay Cherry, 12. Ron Murphy, 13. Brian McClelland, DNS - George Rogers Jr., Layne Himebaugh.

USRA RHS MODIFIEDS

Heat #1: 1. James Esmond, 2. Craig Chaffin, 3. Dena Wilson, 4. Mike Henderson, 5. Dann Gray, 6. Justin Cartwright, 7. Matt Rhine.

Heat #2: 1. Chris Bales, 2. Leroy Cook, 3. Matt French, 4. Brett Wilson, 5. Matt Weintz, 6. John Skaggs.

Heat #3: 1. Ho Dean, 2. Rick McKinney, 3. Jerry Colby, 4. Tommy Kirk, 5. Jason Davis, DNS - Jason Redman, Stacy Lee, Roger Sawyer.

Feature: 1. Matt French, 2. Leroy Cook, 3. Mike Henderson, 4. Roger Sawyer, 5. Ho Dean, 6. Brett Wilson, 7. Chris Bales, 8. Dena Wilson, 9. Craig Chaffin, 10. Rick McKinney, 11. Jerry Colby, 12. Matt Weintz, 13. James Esmond, 14. Jason Redman, 15. Tommy Kirk, 16. Dann Gray, 17. Justin Cartwright, 18. Stacy Lee, DNS - Jason Davis, Matt Rhine, John Skaggs.