SUSSEX STILL #1 AFTER YUMA WIN

Yuma, AZ……..USAC Southwest Sprint Car point leader Stevie Sussex of Tempe, Ariz. won Saturday night’s 30-lap feature race at Cocopah Speedway. He passed Matt Rossi on lap 12 and was never again headed as he piloted the Quarterback Academy/Bobby Q Ellis/Shaver owned by Gene Gile to the win. Rossi was second ahead of Mike Martin, Josh Pelkey and Charles Davis Jr.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: April 23, 2016 – Yuma, Arizona – Cocopah Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 2. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 3. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 4. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 5. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 6. Matt Stewart (#84 Stewart). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 2. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 3. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 4. Brian Hosford (#22B Weber), 5. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 6. Kent Rosevear (#16R Martin). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stevie Sussex (#13s Gile), 2. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 3. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 4. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 5. Landon Cling (#54 Strait), 6. Dustin Burkhart (#14AZ Burkhart/White). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Stevie Sussex, 2. Matt Rossi, 3. Mike Martin, 4. Josh Pelkey, 5. Charles Davis Jr., 6. R.J. Johnson, 7. Tye Mihocko, 8. Dennis Gile, 9. Brian Hosford, 10. Chris Bonneau, 11. Andy Reinbold, 12. Nick Aiuto, 13. Dustin Burkhart, 14. Matt Stewart, 15. Kent Rosevear, 16. Shon Deskins, 17. Landon Cling. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Martin, Lap 11 Rossi, Laps 12-30 Sussex.

HARD CHARGER: Charles Davis Jr. (11th to 5th)

NEW SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Sussex-306, 2-Johnson-276, 3-Davis-258, 4-Martin-231, 5-Pelkey-225, 6-Rossi-212, 7-Aiuto-185, 8-Mihocko-183, 9-Gile-178, 10-Bonneau-159.

NEXT SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: April 30 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “6th Annual Canyon Clash”