STN prelim

Thursday night’s preliminary feature results from the 30th annual Comp Cams Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock with starting position in parentheses. The top three finishers from Thursday and Friday earn spots in tonight’s main event:

1. Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, Tenn. (2)

2. Bill Balog, Hartland, Wis. (3)

3. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kan. (4)

4. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas (7)

5. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas (13)

6. Tim Crawley, Benton (1)

7. Ernie Ainsworth, Bartlett, Tenn. (10)

8. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, Mo. (8)

9. Seth Bergman, Snohomish, Wash. (9)

10. Howard Moore, Memphis (19)

11. Derek Hagar, Marion (14)

12. Marshall Skinner, West Memphis (5)

13. Morgan Turpen, Cordova, Tenn. (18)

14. Skylar Gee, Leduc, Alberta (17)

15. Steven Tiner, Visalia, Calif. (16)

16. Alex Sewell, Tulsa (15)

17. Cody Gardner, Benton (12)

18. Channin Tankersley, Highlands, Texas

19. Andy McElhannon, Hernando, Miss. (6)

20. Josh Baughman, Odessa, Texas (11) Lap leaders — Swindell 1-25. Heat winners — Crawley, Turpen, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Tiner, Reutzel, Kyle Bellm, Gee, Gardner, Swindell. Qualifier winners — Bergman, McElhannon, Swindell, Balog. C-Main winners — Brian Bell, Willie Croft. B-Main winners — Sewell, Tiner.