McCLISH TOP “CLASSIC” SPRINTER AT GERHARDT CLASSIC





Madera, CA……..Brian McClish of Santa Rosa, Calif. won Saturday night’s 50-lap USAC Western Classic Sprint race at Madera Speedway, capping the “Gerhardt Classic” program. McClish caught early leader Audra Sasselli on lap 11 and led the last 40 laps to beat Sasselli, Tim Skoglund, Cody Gerhardt and fast qualifier and new track record holder Scott Pierovich. Classic point leader Shauna Hogg finished sixth.





USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 14, 2012 - Madera, California – Madera Speedway – “Gerhardt Classic”





QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Scott Pierovich,14, Pierson/Vertullo-13.311; 2. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-13.413; 3. Brian McClish, 4B, McClish-13.498; 4. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-13.511; 5. Gordon Rodgers, 94, Dusin-13.528; 6. Audra Sasselli, 77, Sasselli-13.546; 7. Cody Gerhardt, 40, Western Speed-13.796; 8. Jerry Kobza, 93, Kobza-13.815; 9. Tim Skoglund, 60, Western Speed-14.207; 10. Bill Logan, 98, Logan-14.553; 11. Marvin Mitchell, 68, Mitchell-NT.





FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Skoglund, 2. McClish, 3. Gerhardt, 4. Pierovich, 5. Rodgers. NT





SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hogg, 2. Sasselli, 3. Hunt, 4. Kobza, 5. Mitchell. NT





FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Brian McClish, 2. Audra Sasselli, 3. Tim Skoglund, 4. Cody Gerhardt, 5. Scott Pierovich, 6. Shauna Hogg, 7. Gordon Rodgers, 8. Jerry Kobza, 9. Marvin Mitchell, 10. Tony Hunt. NT





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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Sasselli, Laps 11-50 McClish.





NEW USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT STANDINGS: 1-Hogg-404, 2-Hunt-316, 3-Pierovich-248, 4-McClish-209, 5-Rodgers-200, 6-Skoglund-179, 7-Marty Hawkins177, 8-Gerhardt-174, 9-Taylor Simas-155, 10-Tom Baker-134.





NEXT USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR RACE: August 3 – Chico, CA – Silver Dollar Speedway