SOUTHWEST LEADER JOHNSON WINS AT QUEEN CREEK

Queen Creek, AZ……..USAC Southwest Sprint Car point leader R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz. led the final 18 laps in his Michaels entry to win Saturday night’s 30-lap feature at Arizona Speedway. He passed Charles Davis Jr. on lap 13 and led the rest of the way to beat Aaron Reutzel, Josh Pelkey, Mike Martin and Matt Rossi. Nick Aiuto led the first two laps and Davis the next 10 before Johnson took over.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: November 1, 2014 – Queen Creek, Arizona – Arizona Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 2. Bob Ream Jr. (#22B Weber), 3. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 4. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 5. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 6. Jesse Turner (#11AZ Turner), 7. Lonnie Oliver (#11T Oliver), 8. Stevie Sussex (#21AZ Sussex). NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 3. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 4. Josh Shipley (#2 Bishop), 5. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 6. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 7. James Aragon (#57X Stone). NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Aaron Reutzel (#87 Reutzel), 2. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 3. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 4. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 5. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 6. Dennis Rodriguez (#29X Colquette), 7. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Aaron Reutzel, 3. Josh Pelkey, 4. Mike Martin, 5. Matt Rossi, 6. Tye Mihocko, 7. Nick Aiuto, 8. Bob Ream Jr., 9. Charles Davis Jr., 10. Shon Deskins, 11. Michael Curtis, 12. Bruce St. James, 13. Brian Hosford, 14. James Aragon, 15. Dennis Rodriguez, 16. Jesse Turner, 17. Lonnie Oliver, 18. Josh Shipley, 19. Andy Reinbold, 20. Tom Ogle, 21. Ronnie Clark, 22. Stevie Sussex. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Aiuto, Laps 3-12 Davis, Laps 13-30 Johnson.

NEW USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-1,259, 2-Pelkey-1,143, 3-Davis-1,117, 4-Rossi-1,040, 5-Martin-993, 6-Deskins-977, 7-Mihocko-893, 8-Curtis-685, 9-Aiuto-663, 10-Reinbold-656.

NEXT USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE: November 6 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway (SE)