Lonnie Wheatley, PHOENIX, Ariz. (May 3, 2008) – Defending Discount Tire Co. American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region champion Jeremy Sherman padded his current series points lead by winning Saturday night's 30-lap Tribute to Kole Caskey atop Manzanita Speedway's 1/3-mile clay oval.
Starting from the pole position, Sherman gunned into the lead at the outset and never looked back en route to recording his third series victory of the season aboard Fred Bryan's Wesmar-powered F&E Development No. 77 Sherman creation.
Sherman was chased to the line by Charles Davis, Jr., with Andrew Reinbold taking the show position. Mike Colegrove claimed Hard Charger honors by racing from 17th to fourth, with Shon Deskins rounding out the top five.
Bob Ream, Jr., was sixth, with Jeremy Reagles, R.J. Johnson, Mike Leslie and Jay Ervine completing the top ten.
Reagles, Sherman and Davis topped heat race action, with Colegrove winning the "B" Main. Nathan High won the Trophy Dash.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region from Manzanita Speedway:
Trophy Dash: 1. 12-Nathan High, 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 4. 15-R.J. Johnson.
Heat One: 1. 44-Jeremy Reagles, 2. 00-Nick Aiuto, 3. 76-Mike Leslie, 4. 21-Jay Ervine, 5. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 6. 28-Stevie Sussex, 7. 5x-Jody Wirth, 8. 7-Steve Tellas, 9. 20s-Derek Sell.
Heat Two: 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 15-R.J. Johnson, 3. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 4 20-Shon Deskins, 5. 16-Mike Martin, 6. 2-Mike Colegrove, 7. 62-Jeff Henry, 8. 48-Thomas Ogle. DNS: 96-Carson Ditsch.
Heat Three: 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 34-Josh Pelkey, 3. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 4. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 5. 12-Nathan High, 6. 16k-Ronnie Smith, 7. 61-Justin Fisher, 8. 74-Derek Williams, 9. xxx-Zach Sawyers.
"B" Feature: 1. 2-Mike Colegrove, 2. 61-Justin Fisher, 3. 16-Mike Martin, 4. 62-Jeff Henry, 5. 7-Steve Tellas, 6. 74-Derek Williams, 7. 5x-Jody Wirth, 8. 20s-Derek Sell, 9. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 10. 48-Thomas Ogle. DNS: 96-Carson Ditsch.
“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 4. 2-Mike Colegrove, 5. 20-Shon Deskins, 6. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 7. 44-Jeremy Reagles, 8. 15-R.J. Johnson, 9. 76-Mike Leslie, 10. 21-Jay Ervine, 11. 16-Mike Martin, 12. 12-Nathan High, 13. 28-Stevie Sussex, 14. 62-Jeff Henry, 15. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 16. 00-Nick Aiuto, 17. 16k-Ronnie Smith, 18. 5x-Jody Wirth, 19. 20s-Derek Sell, 20. 7-Steve Tellas, 21. 74-Derek Williams, 22. 34-Josh Pelkey, 23. 61-Justin Fisher, 24. 11-Seainn Hendricsen.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 1,022, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 984, 3. Nathan High 956, 4. R.J. Johnson 930, 5. Jeremy Reagles 922, 6. Mike Martin 920, 7. Josh Pelkey 896, 8. Mike Leslie 866, 9. Andrew Reinbold 855, 10. Thomas Ogle 841.
