ASCS National | Timms Tops Ostermiller Memorial Opener at Big Sky

Written on 08/23/2025
Nick Coward

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Timms Tops Ostermiller Memorial Opener at Big Sky

SHEPHERD, Mont. — Ryan Timms wasted no time making a statement in his first-ever visit to Montana, storming to victory on opening night of the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial at Big Sky Speedway. The 18-year-old Oklahoman powered the 10T machine from the pole and survived multiple restarts on his way to the checkered flag, leading all 25 laps before a packed Friday night crowd.

Big Sky Speedway — August 22, 2025
360 Sprints • Winged
Feature (25 Laps) — Top 5
  1. 10T‑Ryan Timms [1]
  2. 23‑Seth Bergman [2]
  3. 37‑Trever Kirkland [3]
  4. 52‑Blake Hahn [9]
  5. 2JR‑Kelly Miller [16]
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Feature (25 Laps) — Full
  1. 10T‑Ryan Timms [1]
  2. 23‑Seth Bergman [2]
  3. 37‑Trever Kirkland [3]
  4. 52‑Blake Hahn [9]
  5. 2JR‑Kelly Miller [16]
  6. 27B‑Jake Bubak [5]
  7. 36‑Jason Martin [10]
  8. 45X‑Kyler Johnson [7]
  9. 95‑Matt Covington [14]
  10. 4L‑Lane Taylor [21]
  11. 88R‑Ryder Laplante [18]
  12. 28‑Joe Perry [11]
  13. 15H‑Sam Hafertepe Jr [17]
  14. 72‑Phil Dietz [15]
  15. 88C‑Brogan Carder [24]
  16. 2B‑Garrett Benson [22]
  17. 23N‑Garen Linder [12]
  18. 71‑Brady Baker [13]
  19. 71T‑Christopher Townsend [20]
  20. 88‑Terry Easum [23]
  21. 16G‑Austyn Gossel [8]
  22. 24M‑Ian Myers [25]
  23. 2J‑Zach Blurton [4]
  24. 01‑Rich Bailey [19]
  25. 12H‑Elijah Gile [6]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps)
  1. 15H‑Sam Hafertepe Jr [1]
  2. 88R‑Ryder Laplante [3]
  3. 01‑Rich Bailey [4]
  4. 71T‑Christopher Townsend [2]
  5. 4L‑Lane Taylor [7]
  6. 2B‑Garrett Benson [5]
  7. 88‑Terry Easum [6]
  8. 24M‑Ian Myers [11]
  9. 0J‑JT Imperial [16]
  10. 17W‑Ryder McCutcheon [10]
  11. 97‑Sheldon Bender [9]
  12. 2M‑Abraham Hernandez [18]
  13. 88C‑Brogan Carder [8]
  14. 2N‑Shad Petersen [19]
  15. 11‑Rodney Huband [13]
  16. 34‑Trevor Plambeck [15]
  17. 94R‑Ryan Nash [21]
  18. 38B‑Bryan Brown [20]
  19. 6C‑Cruz Riggin [17]
  20. 44‑Damon McCune [12]
  21. (DNS) 10‑Landon Britt
Dash (5 Laps)
  1. 10T‑Ryan Timms [2]
  2. 23‑Seth Bergman [1]
  3. 37‑Trever Kirkland [3]
  4. 2J‑Zach Blurton [5]
  5. 27B‑Jake Bubak [8]
  6. 12H‑Elijah Gile [7]
  7. 45X‑Kyler Johnson [6]
  8. 16G‑Austyn Gossel [4]
Heat Races (8 Laps)
Heat 1
  1. 37‑Trever Kirkland [1]
  2. 52‑Blake Hahn [2]
  3. 27B‑Jake Bubak [4]
  4. 95‑Matt Covington [3]
  5. 88R‑Ryder Laplante [6]
  6. 71T‑Christopher Townsend [5]
  7. 24M‑Ian Myers [7]
  8. 34‑Trevor Plambeck [9]
  9. 2M‑Abraham Hernandez [8]
  10. 94R‑Ryan Nash [10]
Heat 2
  1. 23‑Seth Bergman [1]
  2. 45X‑Kyler Johnson [2]
  3. 23N‑Garen Linder [3]
  4. 2JR‑Kelly Miller [8]
  5. 2B‑Garrett Benson [7]
  6. 4L‑Lane Taylor [6]
  7. 17W‑Ryder McCutcheon [5]
  8. 0J‑JT Imperial [9]
  9. 15H‑Sam Hafertepe Jr [4]
Heat 3
  1. 12H‑Elijah Gile [1]
  2. 36‑Jason Martin [3]
  3. 2J‑Zach Blurton [4]
  4. 72‑Phil Dietz [6]
  5. 01‑Rich Bailey [2]
  6. 88C‑Brogan Carder [7]
  7. 44‑Damon McCune [8]
  8. (DNS) 10‑Landon Britt
  9. (DNS) 38B‑Bryan Brown
Heat 4
  1. 16G‑Austyn Gossel [1]
  2. 28‑Joe Perry [2]
  3. 71‑Brady Baker [5]
  4. 10T‑Ryan Timms [4]
  5. 88‑Terry Easum [6]
  6. 97‑Sheldon Bender [3]
  7. 11‑Rodney Huband [7]
  8. 6C‑Cruz Riggin [8]
  9. 2N‑Shad Petersen [9]
Qualifying (2 Laps)
Group 1
  1. 27B‑Jake Bubak — 13.297 [8]
  2. 37‑Trever Kirkland — 13.311 [6]
  3. 52‑Blake Hahn — 13.316 [4]
  4. 95‑Matt Covington — 13.353 [2]
  5. 71T‑Christopher Townsend — 13.365 [10]
  6. 88R‑Ryder Laplante — 13.428 [3]
  7. 24M‑Ian Myers — 13.657 [9]
  8. 2M‑Abraham Hernandez — 13.959 [7]
  9. 34‑Trevor Plambeck — 14.165 [5]
  10. 94R‑Ryan Nash — 14.181 [1]
Group 2
  1. 15H‑Sam Hafertepe Jr — 13.069 [1]
  2. 23‑Seth Bergman — 13.220 [5]
  3. 45X‑Kyler Johnson — 13.365 [9]
  4. 23N‑Garen Linder — 13.482 [2]
  5. 17W‑Ryder McCutcheon — 13.506 [3]
  6. 4L‑Lane Taylor — 13.582 [4]
  7. 2B‑Garrett Benson — 13.790 [6]
  8. 2JR‑Kelly Miller — 14.208 [8]
  9. 0J‑JT Imperial — 14.463 [7]
Group 3
  1. 2J‑Zach Blurton — 13.475 [3]
  2. 12H‑Elijah Gile — 13.517 [5]
  3. 01‑Rich Bailey — 13.727 [2]
  4. 36‑Jason Martin — 13.759 [7]
  5. 10‑Landon Britt — 13.835 [6]
  6. 72‑Phil Dietz — 13.959 [1]
  7. 88C‑Brogan Carder — 14.304 [8]
  8. 44‑Damon McCune — 14.314 [4]
  9. (DNS) 38B‑Bryan Brown
Group 4
  1. 10T‑Ryan Timms — 13.221 [9]
  2. 16G‑Austyn Gossel — 13.554 [3]
  3. 28‑Joe Perry — 14.037 [5]
  4. 97‑Sheldon Bender — 14.487 [7]
  5. 71‑Brady Baker — 14.531 [8]
  6. 88‑Terry Easum — 14.545 [2]
  7. 11‑Rodney Huband — 14.820 [6]
  8. 6C‑Cruz Riggin — 14.915 [4]
  9. 2N‑Shad Petersen — 14.931 [1]

 

Behind Timms, veteran Seth Bergman kept pace through traffic and secured a solid runner-up finish, while Montana’s own Trever Kirkland thrilled the home fans with a podium run in third. Blake Hahn worked the cushion late to claim fourth, and Canadian shoe Kelly Miller earned Hard Charger honors after climbing 11 spots to finish fifth.

The feature was marked by early chaos and attrition. Sam Hafertepe Jr. spun in turn four while running mid-pack, and later Elijah Gile hit the turn four wall in a heavy crash that brought out a red flag — he was able to walk away. Zach Blurton, who had run as high as third, saw his night unravel with mechanical failure inside the final ten laps.

Earlier in the program, Hafertepe set the tone in Qualifying Group 2 with a blistering 13.069-second lap, fastest of the 37 entries. Heat race wins went to Kirkland, Bergman, Gile, and Austyn Gossel, while Timms claimed the Dash to lock down the pole position for the feature. Hafertepe later won the Last Chance Showdown before rebounding to finish 13th in the main.

In victory lane, Timms praised his team and reflected on tackling Big Sky Speedway for the first time:

“This car it’s so fast and you know we kind of had a rough heat race there. We were really good in qualifying and made some changes after the heat. Got really good in the dash there, was able to get by Bergman and then put ourselves in a good starting spot for the main. I wasn’t really sure how the track was going to be, where the line was going to be for the first 5–10 laps, and the bottom stayed really greasy for most of the race surprisingly. It worked in at the end but it just felt really good down there off the start so I just stayed there. When we got to traffic, I could see most guys were bottom to middle, a few up top, so I had no other choice but to go up there and was able to get around a lot of lap cars. Man, this car is just so fast. I can go anywhere with it and it digs. First time to Montana, never been here before, and it’s an awesome racetrack. You fans make it great — I want to thank all of you for coming out. Pumped we could get the win, but the one we want is tomorrow.”

Saturday brings the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial finale, where the nation’s top 360 sprint car teams return to Big Sky Speedway to battle for a $15,000-to-win, $1,200-to-start feature. With ASCS National and Frontier Region drivers squaring off, Night Two is set to crown one of the richest sprint car winners in Montana racing history.

📊 Key Event Stats

  • Entries: 37 cars

  • Feature Laps: 25

  • Feature Winner: 10T-Ryan Timms (led all 25)

  • Podium: Timms, Seth Bergman, Trever Kirkland

  • Hard Charger: 2JR-Kelly Miller (+11, 16th → 5th)

  • Quick Time: 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. — 13.069 sec (Group 2)

  • Heat Winners: Kirkland, Bergman, Gile, Gossel

  • Dash Winner: Timms

  • LCS Winner: Hafertepe Jr.

 

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ASCS National | Timms Tops Ostermiller Memorial Opener at Big Sky