JOHNSON SWEEPS “SALTUE TO INDY” AT CANYON

Peoria, AZ……..R,J,. Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz. remains atop the USAC Southwest Sprint Car standings after sweeping the weekend’s “Salute to Indy” events at Canyon Speedway Park. After winning Saturday’s 30-lapper, he came back to lead all 30 laps of Sunday night’s main event in the Dan Goodman Enterprises/Beal’s Auto Body Sherman/Marcum Ford. Stevie Sussex was second ahead of Shon Deskins, Mike Martin and Josh Hodges. Johnson’s poind lead now stands at 69 over Charles Davis Jr.

USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 26, 2013 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Rick Ziehl (#20Z Ziehl), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 4. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 5. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 6. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 7. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 8. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 9. Billy Chester (#74 Williams). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 2. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 3. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 4. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 5. Bryan Swinehart (#68 Beal), 6. Justin Quinn (#93 Quinn), 7. Mark Morin (#28 Morin), 8. Stephen Harms (#60 Harms). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 2. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 3. Bob Ream Jr. (#8 BRAT), 4. Stevie Sussex (#57X Stone), 5. James Aragon (#94 Aragon), 6. Jason Grady (#45 Grady), 7. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 8. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler). NT

DASH: (6 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. M. Bonneau, 3. Deskins, 4. St. James, 5. Hodges, 6. Pelkey, 7. Reinbold, 8. Ziehl. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Stevie Sussex, 3. Shon Deskins, 4. Mike Martin, 5. Josh Hodges, 6. Rick Ziehl, 7. Andy Reinbold, 8. Josh Pelkey, 9. Charles Davis Jr., 10. Jason Grady, 11. Chris Bonneau, 12. Bob Ream Jr., 13. Justin Quinn, 14. Tom Ogle, 15. Ronnie Clark, 16. Bryan Swinehart, 17. Tye Mihocko, 18. Brian Hosford, 19. Michael Curtis, 20. James Aragon, 21. Bruce St. James, 22. Mike Bonneau, 23. Mark Morin. NT 

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**Chester flipped during the first heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Johnson.

NEW USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-428, 2-Davis-359, 3-Martin-344, 4-Deskins-316, 5-Clark-312, 6-Pelkey-309, 7-C.Bonneau-288, 8-Sussex-283, 9-Swinehart-270, 10-Reinbold-248.

NEXT USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: June 8 – Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway