May 5
Enid Speedway,
Enid, OK
Sanction: National Championship Racing Association (Twister Nationals) - $1,000
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated May 6, 7:50 am)
Late restart lifts Smith to Enid victory
Twister Nationals
- Delbert Smith
- Eddie Tidwell
- Chris Kratzer
- Brandon Givens
- Damian Patocka
- Dan Smith
- Adam Popp
- Wayne Bush
- Mark Harrison
- Sammy Wilson
- Dusty Leonard
- Steven Hawkins
- Jimmy Segraves
- Jeremy Bishop
- Dustin Bolster
- Kara Langley
- Kip Hughes
- Bobby Eubanks
- Tony Foster
- Scott Green
What won the race: Fourth-starting Delbert Smith of Wichita, Kan., overtook Brandon Givens on a last-lap restart and raced to victory Saturday at Enid Speedway in a clash of the NCRA and Sooner tours. Smith earned $1,000 at the Garfield County Fairgrounds oval after Dusty Leonard virtually all the way until a late-race flat tire.
Key notes: The race was the first NCRA-Sooner co-sanctioned event. ... Race-long leader Dusty Leonard had a right-rear tire go flat during a caution with one lap remaining.
Winner's sponsors: Smith drives a Trak-Star Race Car sponsored by BSB Mfg.
Points chase: It’s the NCRA season-opener. Chris Kratzer is the series champion. Nate Jantz leads the Sooner tour after one race.
Car count: 27
Heat race winners: Jimmy Segraves, Delbert Smith, Chris Kratzer
Consolation race winners: Damian Patocka
Next series race: May 12, 81 Speedway (Park City, KS) $1,000
Editor's note: Corrects finishing order throughout.