Austin Self claims his first TSRS Late Model victory

Austin Self (#07), who is a 14-year-old rookie from Austin, TX, was the polesitter for the 35-lap TSRS Late Model race on June 19.

When the green flag was thrown, J.T. Schild (#25), who is also a rookie, followed Self in the second position.  The winner of the previous two races, Bobby Teer, Jr., (#2) had passed Schild on the second lap.  By Lap 3, Robert Barker (#17) had also passed Schild and settled into the third position.

Following the yellow flag that was thrown on Lap 24, Barker passed Teer for second and then set his sights on Self.  Although Barker made some strong challenges for the lead, Self was able to hold him off for the win.

It was Self’s first victory in his fifth TSRS Late Model start.

The complete results are shown below:

TSRS Late Models

Feature Race

1. 07 Austin Self Austin, TX 35 laps QT 15.664 
2. 17 Robert Barker TX 35 laps QT 15.427 Hard Charger
3. 2 Bobby Teer Jr. Comfort, TX 35 laps QT 15.292 Fast Time 
4. 25 JT Schild Leander, TX 35 laps QT 15.684
5. 38 Craig Sellman Buda, TX 35 laps QT 16.045
6. 28 Jeff O’Neill Round Rock, TX 35 laps QT 16.182
7. 5 Heather Ables Whitney, TX 26 laps QT 16.421

QT – Qualifying Time