Most of the buzz about the America Sprint Car Series was about local favorite Gary Wright, who came to Texarkana 67 Speedway Friday with the ASCoT national points lead, and “the girl.”

However, neither Wright, aka “The Texan,” nor 17-year-old sensation Kathryne Minter were in the mix at the end of the feature race, when 26-year-old Gary Taylor claimed his first ASCS national win in his xxx-racing No. 5 sprint car.

“I lucked out by starting out up front, and I learned some things (about the track) from the heat race,” said Taylor, who moved up to No. 11 in the points sta...