BACON WINS “WINTER CHALLENGE” OPENER AT CANYON
Peoria, AZ……..AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Champion Brady Bacon wheeled the Josh Ford Motorsports entry to victory in Friday night’s 30-lap opener of the 2015 E & K “Winter Challenge” series at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. Bacon started third in the USAC West Coast/Southwest Sprint feature and caught early leader Mike Martin on lap six. Bacon led the rest of the way but faced a strong challenge from USAC Western Classic Champ Ryan Bernal for several laps. USAC Southwest Champ R.J. Johnson finished second ahead of Dave Darland, Charles Davis Jr. and Stevie Sussex. The series continues tonight (Jan. 24) and tomorrow (Jan. 25) at Canyon and Jan. 30 and 31 at USA Raceway Park in Tucson, Ariz.
USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: January 23, 2015 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “2015 E & K Winter Challenge”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 2. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 3. Dave Darland (#16B Martin), 4. Brady Bacon (#73 Ford), 5. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 6. David Dykes (#55 Dykes), 7. Stevie Sussex (#21AZ Burkhart). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal (#56 Phulps), 2. Dalten Gabbard (#77 Gabbard), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 4. Rick Ziehl (#74 Williams), 5. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 6. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 7. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood). NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brady Bacon, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Charles Davis Jr., 5. Stevie Sussex, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Rick Ziehl, 8. Andy Reinbold, 9. David Dykes, 10. Dalten Gabbard, 11. Josh Pelkey, 12. Ryan Bernal, 13. Shon Deskins, 14. Dennis Gile. NT
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*Bernal and Pelkey flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Martin, Laps 5-30 Bacon.
WINTER CHALLENGE POINTS: 1-Johnson-69, 2-Bacon-68, 3-Darland-60, 4-Davis-57, 5-Sussex-50 & Martin-50, 7-Ziehl-47, 8-Gabbard-45, 9-Bernal-43, 10-Reinbold-41.
NEXT USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT CAR RACE: January 24 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park - “2015 E & K Winter Challenge”