2.2.13 USAC Southwest Sprints Results
Peoria, AZ……..R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz. led all 30 laps to win Saturday’s daytime “round three” of the 2013 “Winter Challenge” at Canyon Speedway Park. He piloted the Bobby Martin Weiler Farms/Pecon Builders Maxim to victory over Jon Stanbrough, Ryan Bernal, Charles Davis Jr. and Josh Pelkey. Bryan Clauson, winner of rounds one and two, suffered a tire failure and finished 16th. The series concludes with Saturday night’s fourth and final round for the USAC West Coast and Southwest Sprint cars.
USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Speical Event” SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: February 2, 2013 (day) – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “2013 Winter Challenge”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 2. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 3. Mike Martin (#97 Colcord/Norman), 4. Bud Kaeding (#29 Bowman), 5. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 6. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 7. Glen Brace (#13 Brace), 8. Colby Copeland (#74 Williams). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeremy Sherman (#77M Michaels), 2. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 3. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 4. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 5. Stevie Sussex (#1AZ Sussex), 6. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 7. Tony Everhart (#55 Everhart), 8. Jace Vander Weerd (#88 Vander Weerd). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Robert Ballou (#77 Hockett), 2. Jon Stanbrough (#20 Deskins), 3. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#21 Ellis), 5. Jason Grady (#45 Grady), 6. Tom Lee (#53 Lee), 7. Mike Visser (#16X Visser). NT
FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson (#16B Martin), 2. Ryan Bernal (#73 Ford), 3. Richard Vander Weerd (#10 Vander Weerd), 4. Jimmy Crawford (#3X Crawford), 5. Rick Ziehl (#20Z Ziehl), 6. Matt Lundy (#20L Reinbold), 7. Mark Morin (#28 Morin). NT
FIRST SEMI: (10 laps) 1. R.Vander Weerd, 2. Ziehl, 3. Copeland, 4. Crawford, 5. Sussex, 6. Clark, 7. Lundy, 8. Everhart, 9. Lee. NT
SECOND SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Grady, 2. J.Vander Weerd, 3. Hosford, 4. Martin, 5. Ogle, 6. Visser, 7. Brace, 8. Morin. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Jon Stanbrough, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Charles Davis Jr., 5. Josh Pelkey, 6. Robert Ballou, 7. Rick Ziehl, 8. Richard Vander Weerd, 9. Kevin Thomas Jr., 10. Colby Copeland, 11. Bruce St. James, 12. Stevie Sussex, 13. Jason Grady, 14. Mike Martin, 15. Brian Hosford, 16. Bryan Clauson, 17. Jeremy Sherman, 18. Bud Kaeding, 19. Josh Hodges, 20. Jace Vander Weerd, 21. Jimmy Crawford, 22. Tom Ogle. NT
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**Morin flipped during the second semi. Kaeding flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Johnson.
NEW “Winter Challenge” POINTS: 1-Stanbrough-171, 2-Clauson-165, 3-Davis-155, 4-Ballou-138, 5-St. James-134.
NEXT SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT RACE: February 2 (night) – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “2013 Winter Challenge”
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Peoria, AZ……..Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. captured the 2013 “Winter Challenge” title Saturday night, wheeling the Mike Martin Ultimate Offroad/Naquin Precision Earth Moving Maxim to a wire-to-wire 30-lap victory at Canyon Speedway Park. Clauson was trailed to the checkered flag by Jeremy Sherman, Charles Davis Jr., Colby Copeland and Jon Stanbrough. Clauson’s win was his third in the four-race series.
USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Speical Event” SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: February 2, 2013 (night) – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “2013 Winter Challenge”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 2. Jon Stanbrough (#20 Deskins), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Jimmy Crawford (#3X Crawford), 6. Richard Vander Weerd (#10 Vander Weerd), 7. Matt Lundy (#20L Reinbold), 8. Colby Copeland (#74 Williams), 9. Tom Lee (#53 Lee). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeremy Sherman (#77M Michaels), 2. Bryan Clauson (#16B Martin), 3. Robert Ballou (#77 Hockett), 4. Rick Ziehl (#20Z Ziehl), 5. Jace Vander Weerd (#88 Vander Weerd), 6. Mike Martin (#97 Colcord/Norman), 7. Lonnie Oliver (#11T Oliver), 8. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#21 Ellis), 9. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Ryan Bernal (#73 Ford), 4. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 5. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 6. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 7. Tony Everhart (#55 Everhart), 8. Stevie Sussex (#1AZ Sussex), 9. Jason Grady (#45 Grady). NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Copeland, 2. Pelkey, 3. Ogle, 4. Sussex, 5. Thomas, 6. St. James, 7. Oliver, 8. Lee, 9. Lundy, 10. Everhart. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Jeremy Sherman, 3. Charles Davis Jr., 4. Colby Copeland, 5. Jon Stanbrough, 6. Richard Vander Weerd, 7. Josh Pelkey, 8. Kevin Thomas Jr., 9. Andy Reinbold, 10. Ryan Bernal, 11. Mike Martin, 12. Jace Vander Weerd, 13. Stevie Sussex, 14. Jimmy Crawford, 15. Bruce St. James, 16. Brian Hosford, 17. Robert Ballou, 18. Tom Ogle, 19. R.J. Johnson, 20. Ronnie Clark, 21. Josh Hodges, 22. Rick Ziehl. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Clauson.
FINAL “Winter Challenge” POINTS: 1-Clauson-232, 2-Stanbrough-226, 3-Davis-215, 4-Sherman-186, 5-R.Vander Weerd-180.
NEXT SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT RACE: March 7 – Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway Dirt Track – “Sin City Showdown”