Craig Ronk Can't Be Touched At Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout
Craig Ronk Can't Be Touched At Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout
Craig Ronk capped off a dominating week at the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout by wiring the 55-lap Winged Outlaw main event.
Delivering a Golden Driller to the state of Indiana, Craig Ronk captured his first career Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout victory.
Leading the entire 55 lap affair, Ronk never vacated the bottom groove of the Tulsa Expo Raceway. Getting a couple of taps in the closing laps from Thomas Kunsman, the No. 21k was unable to shake the No. 94 from the line.
"A lot of pressure and I'm just thankful that I was able to hold onto it," Ronk said. "Even slow rolling the bottom drives me nuts, but I don't mind doing it here for that little trophy."
Settling for second, Thomas was chased to the line by Jonathan Beason.
KJ Snow rolled to fourth with Gunnar Setser fifth. Laydon Pearson was sixth, followed by Kevin Thomas, Jr. in seventh. Advancing from 16th to eighth was Emerson Axsom with Cody Christenson rolling from 15th to ninth. Scotty Milan followed the trend; going from 18th to complete the top ten.
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The 37th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout set records across the board with 1,739 entries received. Of those, 1,661 were confirmed at check-in. Other winners on Saturday night included Emerson Axsom in Stock Non-Wing, Jett Nunley in Restricted A-Class, Jake Hagopian in A-Class, Jeffrey Newell in Non-Wing Outlaw, and for the second year in a row Lucas Mauldin topped Junior Sprints.
A total of 359 races were contested (172 Heat Races, 24 E-Mains, 32 D-Mains, 36 C-Mains, 44 Qualifiers, 40 B-Mains, 5 LCQ, and 6 A-Features) across four days with 3,418 green flag laps contested.
The dates for the 2023 Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout and other details will be released in the coming months.
The Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout takes place at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. More information on the event will be released as the event draws closer. All official rules, event information, and dates are online at http://www.tulsashootout.com. Fans can also follow the Tulsa Shootout at https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout and on Twitter (@TulsaShootout).