BILLINGS, Mont. – Just 18 years of age, young Tyler Driever drove like a veteran and put on a dominating performance, scoring his first career sprint car main event win in Saturday’s ASCS Frontier Region event at Big Sky Speedway.
Driever led every lap of the Big Sky 360 Nationals presented by Kirkness Roofing main event, which went caution free. The Meridian, Idaho driver was never challenged for the lead, his lead at times approaching five seconds over his pursuers and after getting into traffic there was almost always at least one or two cars between himself and second place. It was a dominate performance by the driver of the Driever Racing No. 33t Shark-powered Maxim, who became the sixth different winner in six ASCS Frontier Region races this season.
A jubilant but seemingly stunned Driever celebrated his $2,000 victory with father Clayne in victory lane. The only person missing was his mother Lea, who is normally at his races but did not make the trip out this weekend. Driever was quick to be congratulated by his fellow competitors and track staff on career win number one. Before Saturday evening, Driever’s best finish was a third place effort at the ASCS Frontier Region season opener June 11th at Gallatin Speedway.
On top of that, Driever has unofficially taken over the ASCS Frontier Region points lead leapfrogging Kory Wermling. Both passed incoming points leader Logan Forler, who was not able to start the main event after losing a motor in his heat race.
Trever Kirkland of Helena, Montana started fifth and finished in the runner-up spot for the second time in as many nights, turning his season around in the Kirkland Racing No. 37 Shark-powered Triple X. Outside front row starter Mindy McCune of Billings turned in her best finish of the season, taking third place in her No. 11 Kass Kickin’-powered J&J.
Damon McCune took fourth in the Pirate Racing No. 77 GAM-powered Fabtech and Friday night winner Phil Dietz finished fifth in the Dietz Racing No. 72 Wesmar-powered Maxim. Joe Perry, Wermling, James Setters, Michael Bingham and Trevor Plambeck rounded out the top ten in the main event. Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Perry, Setters and Kirkland.
The ASCS Frontier Region season continues Sunday evening when the series makes its inaugural appearance at Sheridan Speedway in Sheridan, Wyoming. The track is hosting its first sprint car event in six years. The series then heads to Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs, Wyoming for a two-night stand on August 13th and 14th.
More information on the Brodix Frontier Region of the American Sprint Car Series, the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour and other ASCS regions can be found online at www.ascsracing.com. Stagg Motorsports, the promoting company of the ASCS Frontier Region, can be found at www.staggmotorsports.com.
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ASCS Frontier Region
Big Sky 360 Nationals presented by Kirkness Roofing – Night 2
Big Sky Speedway
Billings, MT
July 24, 2021
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
17 cars
Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 28 Joe Perry, 2. 72 Phil Dietz, 3. 2 Shad Petersen, 4. 81 Darren Smith, 5. 2x Mike Manwill, 6. 2L Logan Forler.
Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2j James Setters, 2. 11 Mindy McCune, 3. 34 Trevor Plambeck, 4. 38b Bryan Brown, 5. 00b Michael Bingham, 6. 20 Mitchell Burns.
Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 37 Trever Kirkland, 2. 33t Tyler Driever, 3. 77 Damon McCune, 4. 9k Kory Wermling, 5. 18 Paul Jones.
Feature (25 laps): 1. 33t Tyler Driever, 2. 37 Trever Kirkland, 3. 11 Mindy McCune, 4. 77 Damon McCune, 5. 72 Phil Dietz, 6. 28 Joe Perry, 7. 9k Kory Wermling, 8. 2j James Setters, 9. 00b Michael Bingham, 10. 34 Trevor Plambeck, 11. 81 Darren Smith, 12. 2 Shad Petersen, 13. 2x Mike Manwill, 14. 38b Bryan Brown, 15. 20 Mitchell Burns, 16. 18 Paul Jones, DNS – 2L Logan Forler.
