SouthWest
Sunday, 8 September 2013

DAVIS WINS QUEEN CREEK “SHOOTOUT” WITH JOHNSON

Charles Davis Jr. celebrates with his team at Queen Creek. Charles Davis Jr. celebrates with his team at Queen Creek. Photo by Patrick Shaw

 

DAVIS WINS QUEEN CREEK “SHOOTOUT” WITH JOHNSON

Queen Creek, AZ……..Charles Davis Jr. of Buckeye, Ariz. emerged victorious in Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC Southwest Sprint Car race at Arizona Speedway, surviving a late-race duel with R.J. Johnson. The two leaders swapped the lead back and forth at the end, Johnson taking the lead on the white-flag lap, then Davis regaining it on the final lap for the win in his Massey Motorsports RSS Industries/Rod End Supply RSS/Don Ott. Johnson finished second ahead of Bruce St. James, Ryan Linder and Ronnie Clark.

USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: September 7, 2013 – Queen Creek, Arizona – Arizona Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 2. Bryan Swinehart (#68 Beal), 3. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 4. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 5. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 6. Steven Harms (#60 Harms), 7. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 8. Mark Morin (#28 Morin), 9. Ryan Linder (#9 Linder). NT 

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 2. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 3. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 4. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 5. Bob Ream Jr. (#8 BRAT), 6. Josh Shipley (#2 Bishop), 7. Jody Wirth (#5X Wirth), 8. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 9. James Aragon (#57X Stone). NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 3. Mike Colegrove (#17M Colegrove), 4. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 5. Jordan Stetson (#8AZ Stetson), 6. Tom Lee (#53 Lee), 7. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 8. Luke Keegan (#21 Keegan). NT

DASH: (6 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. St. James, 3. C.Bonneau, 4. Davis, 5. Swinehart, 6. M.Bonneau, 7. Curtis, 8. Clark. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Lundy, 2. Hosford, 3. Deskins, 4. Harms, 5. Linder, 6. Lee, 7. Keegan, 8. Morin, 9. Wirth. NT 

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Bruce St. James, 4. Ryan Linder, 5. Ronnie Clark, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Shon Deskins, 8. Andy Reinbold, 9. Josh Pelkey, 10. Steven Harms, 11. Michael Curtis, 12. Brian Hosford, 13. Tye Mihocko, 14. Tom Lee, 15. Jordan Stetson, 16. Josh Shipley, 17. Bryan Swinehart, 18. Mike Bonneau, 19. Chris Bonneau, 20. Mike Colegrove, 21. Bob Ream Jr., 22. Matt Lundy. NT

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**C.Bonneau and Swinehart flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-22 Johnson, Laps 23-28 Davis, Lap 29 Johnson, Lap 30 Davis.

NEW USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-943, 2-Davis-863, 3-Martin-769, 4-Clark-686, 5-Deskins-669, 6-Reinbold-602, 7-Pelkey-583, 8-C.Bonneau-575, 9-Hosford-498, 10-St. James-461.

NEXT USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: September 14 – Casa Grande, AZ – Central Arizona Raceway