Dalton Faulkner won the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock main event.

Derick Grigsby and Dalton Faulkner topped Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action as Shane Hebert and his staff hosted opening night of the Triple Crown Throwdown on Friday at Sabine Speedway.

Grigsby powered to victory in a 20-lap A-Main for USRA Limited Mods while Faulkner prevailed in a talent-filled affair for the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock son a beautiful night for racing in Northwest Louisiana.

Grigsby, of Marshall, Texas, started second on a 20-car grid and led all 20 laps in convincing fashion. Joel Couvillion crossed the stripe in second, while longtime veteran Skeet Amason filled out the podium. Jake Haddox and Chace Hebert finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

“We’re feeling good about our chances this weekend,” Grigsby said in Victory Lane as he picked up $1,000 for his efforts. “We’ve run strong down here. We had a few second-place finishes, and got involved in a little mishap one time. But the car has had good speed, just like it has everywhere we go.

“I have a lot of confidence in the car and myself right now, and we’re ready to go. When I raced 15 years ago, we raced every Friday and Saturday night. We had some strong starts back then, but this year is probably our highest wins-to-starts ratio. This is without a doubt the best race car I’ve ever driven.”

Finishing sixth through 10th were Conner Williams, Bryce Bordelon (who drove up from 18th); ageless veteran Howard Willis, Justin Collins and Michael Stafford, who drove up from 20th on the grid. Four cautions for minor spins slowed the pace,.

Grigsby’s margin of victory over Couvillion was 0.973 of a second, as he had the field easily covered.

Faulkner, of Cut and Shoot, Texas, started second on a 22-car grid, drove to the inside of C.J. Howell coming off Turn 4 to take command at lap six and pulled away to earn top honors. Howell settled for the runner-up position, while Dalton Dubois filled out the podium.

Dakota Wyatt and Logan Gordon completed the top five.

“That was a blast out there tonight,” Faulkner said after he bagged another $1,000 payday. “I served him what he served me; there were no bad intentions. When you have the lead taken from you like that, you have to take it back somehow. That was some good racing out there, I hope the fans enjoyed it.

“Man, I want to thank RaceON for putting this thing on for us. It’s kind of of a long trip from my house, but it’s fun to travel around to these tracks in Louisiana a little bit. It’s always nice to win one, and we came here to win all three. They have a point fund, so hopefully we can take that home to Texas.”

Finishing sixth through 10th were Joshua Martin, Josh Baucom, K.C. Jimerson, Blayne Nolen and Jeremy Crumpler. Five cautions slowed the pace, none for serious incident.

Faulkner’s margin of victory over Howell was a comfortable 1.113 seconds.

Night 1 of the Louisiana Triple Crown Throwdown drew an even 100 entries spread across five divisions. Led by the mighty USRA Limited Mods with 30 teams on hand, there was ample talent in every corner of the pits on Friday night, and fans saw good racing all evening long.

Officials knocked out 14 qualifying Heats and three B-Mains in short order, then presented five entertaining features with little delay. If tonight’s program at Ark-La-Tex and Sunday night’s show at Boothill come close to duplicating this fine show, the Triple Crown Throwdown will have been a huge success.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Sabine Speedway, Many, La.
Friday, May 24, 2024

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. (3) 7CC Colby Williams, Sibley, La.
3. (5) 21N Christian Neff, Prairieville, La.
4. (8) 23W Howard Willis, Willis, Texas
5. (4) 77 Cole Vining, Ponchatoula, La.
6. (6) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas
7. (7) 42 Zane Goff, Onalaska, Texas
8. (1) 1M Braydon Sweat, Elizabeth, La.

Heat #2:
1. (2) F5 Skeet Amason, New Boston, Texas
2. (8) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
3. (1) 78 R.C. Hagan, Glenmora, La.
4. (3) 53 Bryce Bordelon, Pride, La.
5. (4) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
6. (7) K-1 Stephen Guidry, Marksville, La.
7. (6) 98 Cason Dillard, Natchitoches, La.
8. (5) 20 Eddie Holley, Sour Lake, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (7) 84 Justin Collins, Cleveland, Texas
2. (5) 198 Jake Haddox, Ruston, La.
3. (2) 39 Trevor Strother, Oakdale, La.
4. (1) C12 Chris Hall, Stonewall, La.
5. (4) 78X Braylon Dusang, Alexandria, La.
6. (6) 25 Kale Murphrey, Tullos, La.
7. (3) 11MC Brandon Perkins, dequincy , La.

Heat #4:
1. (3) 30 Joel Couvillion, Alexandria, La.
2. (1) E8 Ethan Bailes, Elizabeth, La.
3. (7) 21C Colton Davis, Prairieville, La.
4. (5) 18 Chace Hebert, Lafayette, La.
5. (2) 77JR Waylon Vining, Ponchatula, La.
6. (6) J316 Conner Saucier, Leesville, La.
7. (4) 22M Michael Stafford, Glenmora, La.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (1) 39 Trevor Strother, Oakdale, La.
2. (3) 77JR Waylon Vining, Ponchatula, La.
3. (2) C12 Chris Hall, Stonewall, La.
4. (6) 25 Kale Murphrey, Tullos, La.
5. (5) K-1 Stephen Guidry, Marksville, La.
6. (4) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
7. (9) 1M Braydon Sweat, Elizabeth, La.
8. (7) 11MC Brandon Perkins, dequincy , La.
9. (8) 98 Cason Dillard, Natchitoches, La.

"B" Feature #2:
1. (1) 18 Chace Hebert, Lafayette, La.
2. (8) 42 Zane Goff, Onalaska, Texas
3. (2) 53 Bryce Bordelon, Pride, La.
4. (7) 22M Michael Stafford, Glenmora, La.
5. (3) 77 Cole Vining, Ponchatoula, La.
6. (5) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas
7. (6) J316 Conner Saucier, Leesville, La.
8. (4) 78X Braylon Dusang, Alexandria, La.
9. (9) 20 Eddie Holley, Sour Lake, Texas

"A" Feature:
1. (2) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
2. (3) 30 Joel Couvillion, Alexandria, La.
3. (5) F5 Skeet Amason, New Boston, Texas
4. (6) 198 Jake Haddox, Ruston, La.
5. (14) 18 Chace Hebert, Lafayette, La.
6. (4) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
7. (18) 53 Bryce Bordelon, Pride, La.
8. (11) 23W Howard Willis, Willis, Texas
9. (1) 84 Justin Collins, Cleveland, Texas
10. (20) 22M Michael Stafford, Glenmora, La.
11. (12) 78 R.C. Hagan, Glenmora, La.
12. (19) 25 Kale Murphrey, Tullos, La.
13. (16) 42 Zane Goff, Onalaska, Texas
14. (13) 39 Trevor Strother, Oakdale, La.
15. (7) 21C Colton Davis, Prairieville, La.
16. (10) 21N Christian Neff, Prairieville, La.
17. (15) 77JR Waylon Vining, Ponchatula, La.
18. (17) C12 Chris Hall, Stonewall, La.
19. (8) 7CC Colby Williams, Sibley, La.
20. (9) E8 Ethan Bailes, Elizabeth, La.

Derick Grigsby won the USRA Limited Mod main event.

SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (7) 37 Mickey Steele, Ball, La.
2. (4) 444 Travis Hudnall, Liberty, Texas
3. (1) 5M Michael Harlow, Lake Charles, La.
4. (8) 1D Dalton DuBois, Robeline, La.
5. (2) L88 Logan Gordon, W Monroe, La.
6. (5) C8 Jeremy Crumpler, Sarepta, La.
7. (6) 76 Tyler Fogleman, Hessmer, La.
8. (3) 10W Hunter Webb, Pitkin, La.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 100+ Ross Cook, Florine, La.
2. (3) 100 Joseph Shirley, Hornbeck, La.
3. (5) 9 John Parker Jr., Dry Prong, La.
4. (8) 88M Joshua Martin, Colfax, La.
5. (2) 85 Robert Smith, Cleveland, Texas
6. (7) 161 Josh Baucom, Shreveport, La.
7. (6) 7L Dewayne Rains, Anacoco, La.
8. (4) 11M Brandon Malone, Provencal, La.

Heat #3:
1. (6) 27 Dalton Faulkner, Cut and Shoot, Texas
2. (2) 2H C.J. Howell, Dry Prong, La.
3. (4) 1 Blayne Nolen, Pitkin, La.
4. (5) 22M Taten Perkins, Oakdale, La.
5. (3) 11 KC Jimerson, Cleveland, Texas
6. (7) 15X Dakoda Wyatt, Provencal, La.
7. (1) 14B Megan Ford, Pitkin, La.

Feature:
1. (2) 27 Dalton Faulkner, Cut and Shoot, Texas
2. (6) 2H C.J. Howell, Dry Prong, La.
3. (8) 1D Dalton DuBois, Robeline, La.
4. (17) 15X Dakoda Wyatt, Provencal, La.
5. (13) L88 Logan Gordon, W Monroe, La.
6. (9) 88M Joshua Martin, Colfax, La.
7. (16) 161 Josh Baucom, Shreveport, La.
8. (15) 11 KC Jimerson, Cleveland, Texas
9. (10) 1 Blayne Nolen, Pitkin, La.
10. (18) C8 Jeremy Crumpler, Sarepta, La.
11. (20) 76 Tyler Fogleman, Hessmer, La.
12. (5) 100 Joseph Shirley, Hornbeck, La.
13. (11) 5M Michael Harlow, Lake Charles, La.
14. (21) 7L Dewayne Rains, Anacoco, La.
15. (3) 100+ Ross Cook, Florine, La.
16. (22) 11M Brandon Malone, Provencal, La.
17. (14) 85 Robert Smith, Cleveland, Texas
18. (4) 444 Travis Hudnall, Liberty, Texas
19. (7) 9 John Parker Jr., Dry Prong, La.
20. (12) 22M Taten Perkins, Oakdale, La.
21. (1) 37 Mickey Steele, Ball, La.
22. (19) 14B Megan Ford, Pitkin, La.
DNS – 10W Hunter Webb, Pitkin, La.

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