The Bullring's wildly popular Night of Fire turned out to be a great chance for points leaders to pad their advantages, as well as an opportunity for two drivers to overtake the top spots in their divisions.
Leaders Chris Clyne (NASCAR Super Late Models), Vinny Raucci Jr. (NASCAR Bombers), Doug Hamm (NASCAR 602 Modifieds), Sam Jacks (NASCAR Super Stocks), Jaron Giannini (USLCI Legends) and Chloe Lynch (USLCI Bandolero Outlaws) capitalized at the July 3 event to add distance between themselves and second place. In the Skid Plate Cars division, Dennis Dowell overtook defending champion Cindy Clark and leads Scott Stockwell by three points heading into the final three events of the season, while Ashton Leonard's first career Bullring win propelled him to the USLCI Bandolero Bandits points lead ahead of Sabastian Lafia.
Clyne is looking for his first career Bullring title, while Hamm has his sights set on tying Scott Gafforini for the most track titles with six since the track's reconfiguration in 2000. Raucci Jr. and Giannini are zeroing in on their second consecutive track championships, while Jacks hopes to add a third track title to his resume.
Jadan Walbridge (Jr. Late Models) and Chris Bosley (Thunder Cars) did not compete at the Night of Fire, but continue to lead their respective divisions heading into Back to School Night on Aug. 24 and Pack the Track Night on Aug. 31. The Jr. Late Models championship will be decided on Aug. 31, with the track's other nine titles determined on Championship Night on Sept. 21.
Spectators can purchase tickets by calling 800-644-4444 or going online at LVMS.com, and all children 12 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult. The Bullring concession stand offers great prices, including $2 hot dogs and Coca-Cola products and $3 Budweiser beers.
The Bullring at LVMS 2019 points standings
(Through July 3 races)
NASCAR Super Late Models
- Chris Clyne 324 points; 2. Scott Gafforini 262; 3. David Anderson 251; 4. Johnny Spilotro 244; 5. Kayli Barker 214; 6. Steve Anderson 201; 7. Charlie Pike 161; 8. Jim Wulfenstein 127; 9. Tyler Fabozzi 80; 10. Matt Frady 76; 11. Darin Callaway 71; 12. Davey Hamilton 62; 13. Dustin Ash 58; 14. Brandon Farrington 50; 15. Justin Johnson 49; 16. Stan Mullis 44; 17. Jimmy Parker Jr. 39; 18. Bear Rzesnowiecky 31; 19. Donny St. Ours 29; 20. Warren Knipper 26; 21. (tie) Luke Hall and Kyle Neveau 25; 23. Dezel West 22; 24. (tie) Donna Gunther and Dee Cable 21; 26. Joe Farre 1.
NASCAR Bombers
- Vinny Raucci Jr. 245 points; 2. Kyle Jacks 211; 3. Jacob Quartaro 208; 4. Adam Simon 207; 5. Michael Miller 202; 6. Carl Duryee 161; 7. Matthew Cunningham Jr. 155; 8. Tia Guy 145; 9. Anthony Mann 134; 10. Steve Dewey 126; 11. Steve Durbin 105; 12. Tim Maserang 95; 13. Kirk Hance 70; 14. Tom Vanderploeg 62; 15. Pete Meyer 60; 16. Robert Schumacher 58; 17. Marty DeLuca 55; 18. Aaron McMorran 53; 19. Michael Durbin 50; 20. Chuck DeGuevara 27; 21. Justin Griffiths 25; 22. Trista Vanderploeg 21; 23. Rob Pea 20; 24. (tie) Ethan DeGuevara and Tony Riegert 19; 26. Dallas Moncivais 17.
NASCAR 602 Modifieds
- Doug Hamm 244 points; 2. Brian Reed 223; 3. Ron Reed 203; 4. Pat Petrie 182; 5. Kyle Keller 177; 6. Zachery Nicholls 173; 7. Mason Sargent 169; 8. Jason Kiser 166; 9. Court Connell 156; 10. Tom Pfundstein 153; 11. Jimmy Petrie 128; 12. Jason Irwin 121; 13. Peyton Saxton 94; 14. Dan Root Jr. 84; 15. Mark Allison 77; 16. Jacob Bishop 43; 17. Justin Kiser 42.
NASCAR Super Stocks
- Sam Jacks 266 points; 2. Camden Larsen 226; 3. Ethan DeGuevara 224; 4. Jim Merlino 196; 5. Noah Morris 102; 6. Donna Gunther 82; 7. Matt Larsen 65; 8. Mason Sargent 54; 9. (tie) Eric Martin, Tyler Gallup, Ryan Walker and Mike McKearn 26; 13. Billy Paddack 24; 14. Kyle Jacks 1.
USLCI Legend Cars
- Jaron Giannini 283 points; 2. John Hans 220; 3. Brian Williams 185; 4. Jonathan Mawhinney 183; 5. Jordan Holloway 180; 6. Branden Giannini 176; 7. Dylan Fabozzi 157; 8. Dezel West 151; 9. Enzo Lalama 150; 10. Amilleo Thomson 148; 11. (tie) Cody Brown and Bruce Silver 145; 13. Gary Wegener 135; 14. Jake Bollman 129; 15. Jason Irwin 117; 16. Bradley Ericson 113; 17. Jeff Regier 107; 18. Tyler Reif 68; 19. Tanner Reif 61; 20. Andy Hulcy 48; 21. Peyton Saxton 42; 22. Steve Giannini 37; 23. Pinky White 33; 24. Braden Rogers 31; 25. (tie) Michael Anderson and T.J. Clark 25; 27. Tyler Hicks 24; 28. Jovon Fox 21; 29. Jadon Fisher 19; 30. Greg Benson 16; 31. Jim Kritikos 1.
Skid Plate Cars
- Dennis Dowell 184 points; 2. Scott Stockwell 181; 3. Cindy Clark 178; 4. John Petsco 169; 5. Ben Williams 160; 6. Robert Leany 155; 7. Larry Dowell 130; 8. T.J. Cotter 89; 9. Fred Droegemueller 65; 10. Tyler Christensen 47; 11. John Whitaker 43; 12. Racer X 36; 13. William Good 28; 14. Chris Birdsong 26; 15. (tie) Matt Esposito and Robert Smotherman 23.
Jr. Late Models
- Jadan Walbridge 183 points; 2. R.J. Smotherman 160; 3. Braden Connor 146; 4. Hailey Liles 108; 5. Olivia Manke 79; 6. Aiden Murphy 78; 7. Tyler Reif 38; 8. Tanner Reif 35; 9. Kyle Keller 34; 10. Bradley Erickson 32; 11. Jaron Giannini 30; 12. Alex Eskandari 29.
USLCI Bandolero Outlaws
- Chloe Lynch 292 points; 2. Landon Gresser 268; 3. Brendan Tracy 239; 4. Owen Romzek 209; 5. Haylee Morris 204; 6. Katie Crouch 182; 7. Skyler Meisenbach 107; 8. Riley Massey 29; 9. Adam Farr 25; 10. Ethan DeGuevara 3.
USLCI Bandolero Bandits
- Ashton Leonard 251 points; 2. Sabastian Lafia 242; 3. Alexis Bjork 218; 4. Max Romzek 213; 5. A.J. Blackwill 211; 6. Logan Gresser 199; 7. Tuscan Nuccitelli 181; 8. Hank Hall 156; 9. Jeffrey Erickson 134; 10. James Starcher 83; 11. Gage Jarvis 74; 12. Kyle Crouch 50; 13. Ethan Nascimento 27.
USLCI Thunder Cars
- Chris Bosley 152 points; 2. Doug Germano 138.