Gregory, Gould, Bransom Crowned 2025 All Star Shootout Champions

Feature, Modified, News, Southern SportMod, Stock Car

By Ben Deatherage

VINTON, Iowa (May 28, 2025) — Garrett Gregory, William Gould and Jerrett Bransom each topped their respective divisions in the 2025 edition of the All Star Shootout, earning hard-fought championships in one of the most anticipated IMCA tours of the year.

For Gregory, from Plantersville, Texas, the title marked his first career All Star Shootout championship in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds. He started the week with a sixth-place showing at Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore and backed that up with a solid fifth-place effort at Grayson County Speedway. The breakthrough came on night three when Gregory charged to victory at Heart O’ Texas Speedway, and he wrapped up the week with a sixth-place finish at Kennedale Speedway Park to secure the championship.

Garrett Gregory of Plantersville, Texas, celebrates his first career All Star Shootout championship in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds after a strong and consistent week across four tracks. (Photo by Southern Sass Photography)

Drake Findley, making the haul from Bryant, Ark., put together a consistent string of performances to earn runner-up honors in the Modifieds. Findley finished eighth at Ardmore, second at Grayson County, sixth at Heart O’ Texas, and 11th at Kennedale. Chris Morris of Thorndale, Texas, was third in the final standings. His week included a second-place run at Southern Oklahoma, an eighth at Grayson County, a tough night at Heart O’ Texas that resulted in 22nd, and a rebound with a third-place finish at Kennedale.

Veteran William Gould added another chapter to his storied career with a championship run in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars. It was his first title in the division, but his second overall All Star Shootout crown after claiming the Modified championship in 2024. Gould, from Calera, Okla., was on the podium all four nights, beginning with a third-place run at Ardmore, followed by a runner-up finish at Grayson County, and a pair of third-place results at Heart O’ Texas and Kennedale.

Veteran William Gould of Calera, Oklahoma, earned his first Stock Car title—and second career All Star Shootout crown overall—after a week of consistent podium finishes. (Photo by Southern Sass Photography)

Two-time and defending All Star Shootout champion Shelby Williams, of Bonham, Texas, started strong with a runner-up finish at Southern Oklahoma and a win at Grayson County. He was sixth at Heart O’ Texas but a 19th-place run at Kennedale dashed his title hopes, leaving him second in points. Beau Collins, of Savoy, Texas, also had a strong week to claim third. After running sixth at Ardmore and struggling with a 21st at Grayson County, he rebounded with a second at Heart O’ Texas and another sixth at Kennedale.

The Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods championship went to Jerrett Bransom, who was a model of consistency throughout the tour. The Burleson, Texas, driver never finished outside the top five. He opened with a third at Ardmore and then rattled off back-to-back wins at Grayson County and Heart O’ Texas. Bransom finished fifth at Kennedale to lock up the title.

Burleson, Texas standout Jerrett Bransom clinched the Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod championship with two wins and top-five finishes every night of the 2025 All Star Shootout. (Photo by Southern Sass Photography)

Landon Capps, of Anna, Texas, ended the week second in SportMod points. Capps had a rough start with a 13th at Ardmore but steadily improved with a sixth at Grayson County, followed by a fourth at Heart O’ Texas and a third at Kennedale. Matthew Riskey, from Commerce, Texas, placed third in the standings. He was fifth at Ardmore, third at Grayson County, and again third at Heart O’ Texas before a 22nd-place result at Kennedale closed out his week.

Race fans who missed any of the action can relive every lap on-demand with an IMCA.TV Replay subscription for just $24.99 a month.

Related Articles

Feature

Dowell rallies to bag big check at Bagby Memorial

WACO, Texas (March 16) – After getting the lead back a second time, J.P. Dowell held off Justin McCoy for the $1,000 IMCA Modified feature win at Heart O’ Texas Speedway’s Jack Bagby Memo­rial. Making his first start of the season in a car borrowed from Pat McGuire, Dowell drew the pole start. McCoy started outside front row and got ahead early and then again with two circuits left in the 20-lapper. “I’ve won this event before and this year’s race played out in my favor. It didn’t hurt starting on the pole,” Dowell said. “I chased Justin past midway before I could pass him back the first time. The second time was do or die. I got around him on the outside and had the lead when we came to the white flag.” “It was exciting. It was a good race,” the new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier added. “It was exciting to pick up the big trophy and the big check.” McCoy, Justin Radcliff, Chase Allen and Kevin Green completed Friday’s top [Read More]

2024 Super Nationals

Hamilton looks forward to victory lane interviews at Super Nationals

LINDSAY, Okla. (Aug. 29, 2024) – Tim Hamilton enjoyed his interview with Wade Aunger at his first IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. He’s hoping to have more to talk with Wade about at his second. From Lindsay, Okla., Hamilton returns to Boone Speedway as the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified champion at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, and eligible to qualify for both the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational and the Rage Chassis Race of Champions. “This was the first time we ever stayed at one track and tried to run for points. We won the first two weekends there and one of them was an All-Star qualifying race,” said Hamilton. “Then I was like ‘heck, let’s run for a track championship’ and get the opportunity to qualify for the race of champions, too.” He didn’t find victory lane at Ardmore again but was in top five the next eight nights – he also worked in an early July trip to race with Kansas friends at Salina Speedway and Dodge City Raceway Park – and wrapped [Read More]

Feature

Gould, Scrivner, Hanson hoist hardware at Heart O’ Texas Speedway Fall Classic

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23) – Another big race at Heart O’ Texas Speedway brought out the best in William Gould. The 24th annual Fall Classic saw Robert Scrivner and Lance Hanson impress, too. All three were $2,000 feature winners Saturday night, Gould in the IMCA Modifieds, Scrivner in the Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and Hanson in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. The recently crowned Razor Chassis South Central Region champion Gould had won the All Star Shootout fueled by Fast Shafts main event at HO’T in May and led green to checkered of the 2021 season finale.  “The track was black from top to bottom and start to finish I was in the right place at the right time,” said Gould, newly eligible for the 2022 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “I led going into turn one and kept the car going where it needed to.”  Kevin Green, J.P. Dowell, P.J. Egbert and David Goode Jr. rounded out the top five. Winless in seven Heart O’ Texas starts this season, Scrivner enjoyed a flag-to-flag run at [Read More]