Double X May 19 race results

This is the second Double-X win of the season for California's Tyler Blank. Along with his 360 winged sprint car, Blank is pictured with crew members and XX officials May 19. (Submitted photo)
This is the second Double-X win of the season for California's Tyler Blank. Along with his 360 winged sprint car, Blank is pictured with crew members and XX officials May 19. (Submitted photo)

After a week off due to rain the previous weekend, the Super Stocks were the first to take the track in competition for a pair of heat races at Double-X Speedway on May 19.

Cole Henson used his front-row starting position to take the lead on lap one and would carry the advantage for the duration. Joe Miller would finish second, Dale Berry edged his son Marshall Berry at the line to claim third.

Second Super Stock heat saw Mark Davis leading the field to the green on the pole. However, Cody Frazon was not to be denied as he held even with Davis until turn three when he was able to clear the pole sitter and take the lead. At the checkered flag, it was Frazon, followed by John Clancy in second, Davis crossed the strip third and Brandon Hays was fourth.

In the hobby stock class, Kyler Girard and Jeremiah Wallingford brought the field to the green flag. Kyler Girard would take the lead at the start with Dakota Girard in tow. Heading to the white flag, Dakota Girard would make the pass and take the victory in heat one. Following him across the line were Kyler Girard, Chuck Coffey, Wallingford and John Canada. Heat two saw Mike Schrader on the pole and opening night feature winner Kyle Smith. Schrader led the first three laps before Rick Girard made his way from the rear of the field to take over the lead on lap four. Following Girard under the checkered flag was Schrader, Smith, Isaiah Penton and Chris Kammerich.

In heat race number one of 360 Winged Sprint Cars, Randy Martin was in the LCR number 24 on the pole with Tyler Utz to the outside. At the green flag, the two front-row starters ran side by side with Utz taking a slight advantage. They would continue to duel, with Utz remaining at the point. At the finish, it was Utz, Tyler Blank with a last lap pass to claim second, Martin was third, Taylor Walton was fourth, Riley Kreisel finished fifth, and Timmy Smith was sixth. Heat race number two saw Korey Bales pick up the win over Evan Martin. Ben Brown claimed third in the event, Kaitlyn Boland was fourth, Frank Brown finished fifth and Broc Elliott finished in sixth.

Feature races ran in the same order with the Super Stocks taking to the racing surface first. Cole Henson and Cody Frazon led the field to green with Frazon taking the early advantage. Henson would stay in second with Joe Miller and John Clancy both looking for a way to pass. Miller would make the pass for second on the low side of turn two on lap four and start to chase down the leader. Miller would gain ground in turns three and four on each lap but would come up just short at the checkered flag. John Clancy would finish a strong third with Cole Henson in fourth and Mark Davis finished in fifth. Brandon Hays finished in sixth, Tyler Waters was seventh, and Marshall Berry was in eighth place. Dale Berry was unable to make the call for the feature event.

The Hobby Stock division rolled out next with a mix of rear wheel and front wheel drive cars. Dakota Girard sat on the pole with Rick Girard to the outside. The feature lead was an all Girard show with the two front-row starters wiring the field for the majority of the race. On lap 10, leader Rick Girard made contact with a lapped car, however it was determined by track officials that the contact was the fault of the lapped car, and the leader was placed back at the point. The remaining two laps continued the same as the prior 10 with Rick Girard picking up the victory. Dakota Girard was second, Mike Schrader finished in third, with Kyler Girard in fourth, and Chuck Coffey finished in fifth. Isaiah Penton finished in sixth place, John Canada finished in seventh place, Chris Kammerich finished in eighth place, Kyle Smith finished in ninth place, and Jeremiah Wallingford finished in 10th place.

The winged sprint car feature shaped up to be an exciting event with Tyler Utz and Korey Bales on the front row. Utz led the first two laps before Bales took the point until sliding off of the top of turn two. On the restart, Utz was back at the point with opening night feature event winner Tyler Blank in second. Utz would lead with Blank keeping pace, on lap 10 Blank would show his front wing to Utz on the low side of turn four and as Utz moved to protect the low line, Blank moved to the top shelf in three and four to make the pass for the lead. Evan Martin moved around Utz two laps later to take second and began to reel in the leader. Martin closed up to challenge for the lead on lap 22, but as he was working around the lapped car of Tyler Utz, he slid over the berm in turn one. Martin was able to keep his momentum and came back on the track as the yellow flag waved on for the stalled 75E of Broc Elliott. On the restart, it was Blank, Evan Martin and Taylor Walton in the top three. On the restart, Blank moved back to the low groove and held off Evan Martin to claim his second win on the season at Double-X. Taylor Walton was third, Riley Kreisel finished in fourth, and Ben Brown finished fifth. Randy Martin finished in sixth place, Korey Bales finished in seventh. Tyler Utz, finished in eighth place, with Timmy Smith in ninth place, and Kaitlyn Boland in 10th place. Broc Elliott finished in 11th place and Frank Brown completed the finishing order as he finished in 12th place.

Next Sunday night will be the 10th "Tribute to Jesse" Memorial race featuring the POWRi WAR non wing Sprint cars, the 360 winged sprint, super stocks and hobby stocks. Parking lot gates will open early for tailgating. For more information, check out Double-X on Facebook or on the website www.doublexspeedway.com Grandstand admission will be $15; pit passes are $30.