TULSA, Okla. — In January, the racing world waited in wonder about the fate of Ashton Torgerson. Fast-forward to December and his miraculous brush is the unknown became history, as the Arizona shoe led start to finish for his first career EVO Fuel Injection A-Class win at the 39th American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy.
Pursued by Frank Flud, several restarts in the closing laps saw the FM Performance No. 81 taking numerous shots at the lead but would end up having his own battle to contend with as Daison Pursley, from ninth, rolled into the picture with 10 laps to go.
Finally working past Flud on lap 25, the chase was on with the No. 71p nearly pulling even through the first and second turns on two occasions, but the momentum was not enough to make the pass, as Torgerson pulled to .478 seconds over Pursley.
Torgerson was injured in a violent crash during last year’s Chili Bowl when he was thrown from his car.
Frank Flud in third, was followed by Alec Quiggle and Colton Hardy in fifth.
EVO Fuel Injection A-Class was comprised of 394 drivers.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 02-Ashton Torgerson[2]; 2. 71P-Daison Pursley[9]; 3. 81-Frank Flud[3]; 4. 23-Alec Quiggle[1]; 5. 41H-Colton Hardy[8]; 6. 4J-Jett Yantis[19]; 7. 83-Brant Woods[4]; 8. 55B-Jett Barnes[12]; 9. 48K-Michael Faccinto[18]; 10. 24X-KJ Snow[11]; 11. 5G-Christian Bruno[17]; 12. 2F-Jadyn Friesen[6]; 13. 1H-Connor Lee[14]; 14. 21S-Steven Snyder Jr[23]; 15. 2G-Garrett Benson[22]; 16. 71-Jaxton Wiggs[16]; 17. 08S-Peter Smith[10]; 18. 14-Harley Hollan[5]; 19. 14M-Drake Carter[13]; 20. 78-Brody Wake[20]; 21. 95B-Braden Chiaramonte[15]; 22. 86-Zach Wigal[21]; 23. 5K-Jack Kassik[7]; 24. 2E-Eric Botelho[24]