Bryan Hulbert - PARK CITY, Kan. (May 13, 2023) Rolling flag to flag at 81 Speedway, Oklahoma's Jake Martens captured his first win of the season with the United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford.
Martens' second overall win of 2023, the win ended a drought for Jake at the Kansas oval, with his last URSS triumph at 81 happening on April 5, 2019.
The Jecha No. 17x found the Checkered Flag with 0.331-seconds to spare over Jeremy Campbell. Moving up five positions, Zach Blurton completed the podium. Luke Cranston and Jon Freeman rounded out the top five.
The next event for the United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford is May 20 at Dodge City Raceway Park.
The United Rebel Sprint Series sanctions RaceSaver Sprint Car racing across Kansas, southern Nebraska, and Western Missouri. For more information, find the series on Facebook or log onto http://www.unitedrebelsprintseries.com.
Race Results:
United Rebel Sprint Series
81-Speedway (Park City, Kan.)
Saturday, May 13, 2023
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 17X-Jake Martens[2]; 2. 51-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[8]; 4. 20C-Luke Cranston[3]; 5. 81-Jon Freeman[9]; 6. 10-Jordan Knight[11]; 7. 911-Ty Williams[5]; 8. 23K-Mike Kleymann[14]; 9. 4-Heath Nestrick[13]; 10. 11K-Tyler Knight[4]; 11. 17S-Chad Salem[1]; 12. 84S-Shaun Shapel[7]; 13. (DNF) 31M-Eric Matthews[10]; 14. (DNS) 21K-TJ Kleyman
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 20C-Luke Cranston[2]; 2. 51-Jeremy Campbell[6]; 3. 17S-Chad Salem[4]; 4. 84S-Shaun Shapel[5]; 5. 31M-Eric Matthews[3]; 6. (DNS) 4-Heath Nestrick; 7. (DQ) 23K-Mike Kleymann[1]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 911-Ty Williams[2]; 2. 17X-Jake Martens[1]; 3. 11K-Tyler Knight[4]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[3]; 5. 81-Jon Freeman[5]; 6. 10-Jordan Knight[6]; 7. (DNF) 21K-TJ Kleyman[7]