CRIBBS, SAUNDERS CROWNED 600 SPRINT CHAMPS;

SHILLING, SAUNDERS TAKE PLYMOUTH FINALES

USAC’s 600 Sprint Champions were crowned Saturday night as the Open and Restricted classes concluded their 2013 campaigns at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway.

Billy Cribbs of Muncie, Ind. and Garrett Saunders of Lakeville, Ind. emerged as the inaugural champions of the TRAXXAS USAC 600 Sprint series.

Cribbs took third in the Open finale behind winner Randy Shilling and Rodney Stealy. While Craig Ronk and Ryan Kline rounded out the top five in the 20-lap feature led wire to wire by Shilling.

Saunders passed Bud McCune on lap three and went on to win the 15-lap Restricted feature over McCune, Nick Katrakis, Nicholas Schaefer and Garrett Pearson.