R.J. STILL #1 IN SOUTHWEST, WINS AT ARIZONA SPEEDWAY
Queek Creek, AZ……..R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz. stayed atop the USAC Southwest Sprint standings Saturday after winning the 30-lap feature at Arizona Speedway. Johnson passed Chris Bonneau on lap 20 and led to the checkered flag to beat Bonneau, Bruce St. James, Mike Martin and Shon Deskins. St. James led the first seven laps and Bonneau led the next 12. Johnson has a 42-point lead over Ronnie Clark going into the May 25 race at Peoria, Ariz.
USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 11, 2013 – Queen Creek, Arizona – Arizona Speedway
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Jody Wirth (#5X Wirth), 2. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 3. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 4. Stephen Harms (#60 Harms), 5. Justin Quinn (#93 Quinn), 6. Kyle Danielson (#17K Danielson), 7. Michael Curtis (Turner/Wheeler). NT
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 2. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 3. Stevie Sussex (#1AZ High), 4. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 5. Bran Swinehart (#68 Beal), 6. James Aragon (#94 Aragon), 7. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau). NT
THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 2. Charles Davis Jr., (#50 Massey), 3. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 4. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 5. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 6. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber). NT
DASH: (6 laps) 1. St. James, 2. Pelkey, 3. Bonneau, 4. Martin , 5. Reinbold, 6. Johnson, 7. Davis, 8. Wirth. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Chris Bonneau, 3. Bruce St. James, 4. Mike Martin, 5. Shon Deskins, 6. Andy Reinbold, 7. Ronnie Clark, 8. Stevie Sussex, 9. Brian Hosford, 10. Bryan Swinehart, 11. Charles Davis Jr., 12. Mike Bonneau, 13. Michael Curtis, 14. Jody Wirth, 15. Stephen Harms, 16. Kyle Danielson, 17. Justin Quinn, 18. Josh Pelkey, 19. Nick Aiuto, 20. James Aragon. NT
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**Aiuto flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 St. James, Laps 8-19 C. Bonneau, Laps 20-30 Johnson.
NEW USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-297, 2-Clark-255, 3-Davis-254, 4-Martin-228, 5-Swinehart-225, 6-Pelkey-220, 7-C.Bonneau-214, 8-Quinn-209, 9-Deskins-209, 10-Sussex-192.
NEXT USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: May 25 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park