April 15
Rocket Raceway Park,
Petty, TX
Sanction: Comp Cams Super Dirt Series - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated April 18, 5:27 pm)
Beard launches at Rocket, wins $5,000
- Kyle Beard
- Cade Dillard
- Timothy Culp
- Kip Hughes
- Billy Moyer Jr.
- Morgan Bagley
- Brian Rickman
- Kylan Garner
- Jon Mitchell
- Clay Stuckey
- Jon Kirby
- Jamie Burford
- Jarret Stuckey
- Austin Theiss
- Brandon Brzozowski
- Chance Mann
- Joe Sheddan
- Brad Couch
- B.J. Robinson
- Hunter Rasdon
- Troy Bynum
- Chris Hawkins
Winner Kyle Beard is flanked by runner-up Cade Dillard (right) and third-place Timothy Culp (left).
What won the race: Kyle Beard of Trumann, Ark., came from the fifth starting spot Saturday at Rocket Raceway Park to grab a $5,000 Comp Cams Super Dirt Series victory. Beard overtook polesitter and race-long leader Billy Moyer Jr. on the 17th lap and led the rest of the 40-lapper, taking the checkers ahead of runner-up Cade Dillard.
Quotable: "I felt like my car was getting a little faster as we was going one," Beard said. "I was waiting for Cade (Dillard) or somebody to come blow by me, but I guess it all worked out."
Key notes: Beard, who lapped all but seven competitors, notched his 24th career series victory, second on the all-time list to Jack Sullivan's 30. ... Runner-up Cade Dillard won the previous night's series event at 67 Speedway of Texarkana. … Early leader Billy Moyer Jr. slipped back to finish fifth after leading 16 laps. ... Reigning tour champ Brian Rickman got briefly upside down in turn two in a multicar accident on lap 18. He not only wasn't injured but was able to continue. ... The series was making its first trip to a Texas track since the July 3, 2020, event at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas. ... Saturday’s feature marked the second-ever series visit to the Petty, Texas, oval after Tyler Erb won 2015’s inaugural stop there.
On the move: Kylan Garner of Diamond, Mo., started 15th and finished eighth.
Winner's sponsors: Beard’s Mann Motorsports Black Diamond Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Gary Beard Trucking, Terry Phillips Racing, Rockhard Powder Coating, Swift Springs, AutoCraft Paint & Bodyworks, Team 5 Enterprise, Rod End Supply, KB Transport LLC, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Xtreme Race Graphics.
Points chase: After Rocket: 1. Cade Dillard (311); 2. Kyle Beard (306); 3. Billy Moyer Jr. (279); 4. Hunter Rasdon (264); 5. Morgan Bagley (252); 6. B.J. Robinson (250); 7. Brian Rickman (230); T8. Timothy Culp (228); T8. Jon Kirby (228); 10. Clayton Stuckey (213).
Current weather: Clear, 63°F
Car count: 28
Fast qualifier: Billy Moyer Jr.
Time: 12.924 seconds
Polesitter: Billy Moyer Jr.
Heat race winners: Billy Moyer Jr., Timothy Culp, Jon Mitchell, Cade Dillard
Consolation race winners: Jamie Burford
Provisional starters: Brandon Brzozowski, Chance Mann
Next series race: April 28, Old No. 1 Speedway (Harrisburg, AR) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.