MARTIN “MAGIC” PREVAILS AT PEORIA

Peoria, AZ……..”Magic” Mike Martin of Yuma, Ariz. led all but one lap to win Friday night’s “Sands Chevrolet Southwest Championships” USAC Southwest Sprint race at Canyon Speedway Park. Series point leader Charles Davis Jr. was second ahead of R.J. Johnson, Tye Mihocko and Andy Reinbold.

SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 21, 2018 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park - “Sands Chevrolet Southwest Championships”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 2. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 3. Asa Kesterson (#18 Kesterson), 4. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 5. Colton Hardy (#74 Williams). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 2. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Davis), 4. Andy Reinbold (#19 Reinbold/Underwood), 5. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 6. Mason Keefer (#7 Keefer). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 2. Kyle Shipley (#0G Shipley), 3. Chris Bonneau (#15 Bonneau), 4. Sterling Cling (#34 Cling), 5. Mike Waddle (#25 Waddle). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mike Martin, 2. Charles Davis Jr., 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Tye Mihocko, 5. Andy Reinbold, 6. Kyle Shipley, 7. Chris Bonneau, 8. Colton Hardy, 9. Michael Curtis, 10. Matt Lundy, 11. Sterling Cling, 12. Tyler Most (#3 Most), 13. Bruce St. James, 14. Asa Kesterson, 15. Dennis Gile, 16. Mike Waddle. NT

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**Keefer flipped during the second heat race.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Shipley, Laps 2-30 Martin.

HARD CHARGER: Michael Curtis (15th to 9th)

BEAVER STRIPES PASSING MASTER: R.J. Johnson.

NEW SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Davis-1,027, 2-Mihocko-908, 3-Martin-865, 4-Curtis-763, 5-Lundy-691, 6-Bonneau-614, 7-Johnson-558, 8-Gile-541, 9-Reinbols-474, 10-Most-456.

NEXT SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE: September 22 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park – “Sands Chevrolet Southwest Championships”