JOHNSON SWEEPS PEORIA’S “SALUTE TO INDY” WEEKEND
Peoria, AZ……..Defending USAC Southwest Sprint Car Champion R.J. Johnson completed a “sweep” of this weekend’s “Salute to Indy” events at Canyon Speedway Park, winning Sunday night’s 30-lap feature event in the Kodiak Products/Beal’s Auto Body Sherman/Ford. He Passed Josh Pelkey on lap nine and led the rest of the way to beat Bruce St. James, Matt Rossi, Brian Hosford and Dustin Burkhart.
USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 29 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park – 5th Annual “Salute to Indy”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tanner Grau (#34 Grau), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 3. Dustin Burkhart (#14AZ Burkhart/White), 4. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 5. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 6. Adam Millsap (#9G Millsap), 7. Brent Yarnel (#29B Yarnel), 8. Mike Martin (#16 Martin). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 2. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 3. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 4. Jonas Reynolds (#0 Reynolds), 5. Spencer Hill (#56 Hill), 6. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 7. Larry Kesterson (#F2 Kesterson), 8. Kyle Shipley (#0G Shipley). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 2. Stevie Sussex (#21AZ Burkhart), 3. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 6. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 7. Landon Cling (#54 Cling). NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Bruce St. James, 3. Matt Rossi, 4. Brian Hosford, 5. Dustin Burkhart, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Tye Mihocko, 8. Tom Ogle, 9. Nick Aiuto, 10. Spencer Hill, 11. Landon Cling, 12. Tanner Grau, 13. Kyle Shipley, 14. Michael Curtis, 15. Andy Reinbold, 16. Adam Millsap, 17. Josh Pelkey, 18. Charles Davis Jr., 19. Shon Deskins, 20. Stevie Sussex, 21. Jonas Reynolds, 22. Larry Kesterson, 23. Brent Yarnel. NT
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*Davis flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Pelkey, Laps 9-30 Johnson.
HARD CHARGER: Mike Martin
NEW SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-519, 2-Sussex-479, 3-Davis-424, 4-Martin-404, 5-Rossi-398, 6-Aiuto-373, 7-Pelkey-364, 8-Hosford-320, 9-Mihocko-312, 10-Reinbold-264.
NEXT SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: June 11 – Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway
