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USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series
#50 Charles Davis Jr. & Crew In Victory Circle. Photo by Terry Shaw / TKA Photography.
CHARLES DAVIS JR. SPRINTS TO CASA GRANDE VICTORY
by Lance Jennings
CASA GRANDE, AZ – MARCH 24, 2013... Taking the lead from Nick Aiuto on lap twenty-three, Buckeye's Charles Davis Jr. scored his first $1,500 USAC Southwest Sprint Car victory of 2013. It was not an easy win at Central Arizona Raceway for Davis, who charged from ninth to claim the checkered flags. The five-time Arizona Sprint Car Champion was followed by Aiuto, Brian Hosford, Josh Pelkey, and Bryan Swinehart.
Piloting the #50 Massey Motorsports' #50 RSS Industries / Rod End Supply RSS, Charles Davis Jr. ran fourth in his heat race and narrowly missed the dash. Starting ninth in the 30-lap feature, Davis sliced his way to the front to claim victory at the fast 3/8-mile facility. To date, the veteran driver holds a twenty point advantage with two heat race victories, one semi-main win, one hard charger award, five top-5 finishes, and 26 feature laps led.
Nick Aiuto of Camp Verde was looking for his first victory of 2013, but had to settle for second at Casa Grande. Racing the Aiuto & Allen #27N ABC Body Shop / Camp Verde Auto Parts DRC, the young driver powered to the lead on lap nineteen before falling to Davis. Earlier in the program, Auito won the Racers Advantage Store Heat Race #1 and placed second in the dash. Nick left Central Arizona Raceway ninth in points.
Gilbert's Brian Hosford claimed third at the checkered flags after leading the first eighteen laps. Driving Bernie Weber's #32B Coffin & Trout Fine Jewelers / Bondurant Driving School Maxim, Hosford was second in his heat race and won the 6-lap Sunoco Fuels Passing Masters Dash. Brian is currently sixth in the point chase heading to Queen Creek on April 13th.
Josh Pelkey of Peoria raced to fourth after starting tenth in the 30-lap main event. Piloting Robbie & Gaye Allen's #12 ABC Body Shop / Napa Auto Parts DRC, the former Arizona State Champion scored fourth in his heat race. To date, Pelkey sits third in the championship points with four top-10 finishes to his credit.
Prescott Valley's Bryan Swinehart came home fifth at Central Arizona Raceway. Racing Tim and Shelly Beal's #68 Beal's Auto Body / DNS Performance RSS, Swinehart was second in his heat race and placed fourth in the dash. Bryan is currently seventh in the point chase with one heat race victory on the season.
Driving his #1A Pro Tech Coatings / KSE Custom Drywall Maxim, Tempe's Stevie Sussex earned the night's "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job" honors with a sixth place run from twenty-second. the young hard charger claimed eighth in his heat race and left Casa Grande seventeenth in the point standings.
Jody Wirth of Apache Junction won the Racers Advantage Store Heat Race #2 and was the program's high point driver. Piloting his #5X entry, Wirth placed sixth in the dash and scored twenty-second in the feature after an early exit. As this writing goes to press, Jody sits twenty-second in the point standings.
Phoenix's Shon Deskins claimed victory in the 8-lap Racers Advantage Store Heat Race #3. Racing his #20 Performance Plus / Ellis Race Cars entry, Deskins ran third in the dash and claimed seventeenth in the 30- lap main event. The veteran driver is twelfth in points heading to the next race at Arizona Speedway.
The USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series will be back in action on Saturday, April 13th at Queen Creek's Arizona Speedway for the "Spring Fling." The action packed card will also feature Pure Stocks, Mod Lites, and Bombers. For more event and ticket information, visit www.arizonaspeedway.net or call 480.926.6688.
The USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series would like to thank Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Tire, and the Hose Advantage Store for their support. For more information on the series, visit www.southwestsprintcars.com, www.usacracing.com, or follow the series on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SouthwestSprintCars).
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USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE RESULTS:
March 23, 2013 – Casa Grande, Arizona – Central Arizona Raceway
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #1: (8 laps)
1. Nick Auito (#27 Aiuto/Allen), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 4. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 5. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 6. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau) 7. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 8. Tom Lee (#53 Lee). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #2: (8 laps)
1. Jody Wirth (#5X Wirth), 2. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 3. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 4. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 5. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 6. James Aragon (#94 Aragon), 7. Kyle Danielson (#17K Danielson), 8. Stevie Sussex (#1A Sussex). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #3: (8 laps)
1. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 2. Bryan Swinehart (#68 Beal), 3. Justin Quinn (#93 Quinn), 4. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 5. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 6. Stephen Harms (#60 Harms), 7. Mark Morin (#28 Morin). NT
SUNOCO RACE FUELS PASSING MASTERS DASH: (6 laps)
1. Brian Hosford, 2. Nick Aiuto, 3. Shon Deskins, 4. Bryan Swinehart, 5. Justin Quinn, 6. Jody Wirth, 7. Andy Reinbold, 8. Ronnie Clark. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Charles Davis Jr. (9th), 2. Nick Aiuto (2nd), 3. Brian Hosford (1st), 4. Josh Pelkey (10th), 5. Bryan Swinehart (4th), 6. Stevie Sussex (22nd), 7. R.J. Johnson (19th), 8. Tom Ogle (13th), 9. Justin Quinn (5th), 10. Ronnie Clark (8th), 11. Mike Martin (11th), 12. Mike Bonneau (14th), 13. James Aragon (15th), 14. Chris Bonneau (16th), 15. Kyle Danielson (20th), 16. Bruce St. James (12th), 17. Shon Deskins (3rd), 18. Stephen Harms (18th), 19. Mark Morin (23rd), 20. Andy Reinbold (7th), 21. Tom Lee (21st), 22. Jody Wirth (6th), 23. Michael Curtis (17th).
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**Andy Reinbold flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-18 Brian Hosford, Laps 19-22 Nick Aiuto, Lap 23-30 Charles Davis Jr.
HARD CHARGER: Stevie Sussex (22nd to 6th)
USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS:
1. Charles Davis Jr.-130; 2. R.J. Johnson-110; 3. Josh Pelkey-105; 4. Ronnie Clark-101; 5. Justin Quinn-96; 6. Brian Hosford-93; 7. Bryan Swinehart-92; 8. Tom Ogle-90; 9. Nick Aiuto-87; 10. Mike Bonneau-69; 11. Mike Martin-63; 12. Shon Deskins-58; James Aragon-58; 14. Andy Reinbold-55; 15. Nathan High-52; 16. Chris Bonneau-51; 17. Stevie Sussex-47; 18. Bruce St. James-45; 19. Stephen Harms-44; 20. Tom Lee-43.
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2013 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
April 13: Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, AZ (Spring Fling)
April 27: Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Canyon Clash)
May 11: Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, AZ
May 25: Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Salute To Indy)
May 26: Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Salute To Indy)
June 8: Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, AZ
June 22: Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, AZ
June 29: Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Summer Sizzle)
July 13: Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, AZ
July 19: **El Paso Speedway Park - El Paso, TX
July 20: **Southern New Mexico Speedway - Las Cruces, NM
July 27: Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Summer Slam)
August 21: Mid America Speedway - South Coffeyville, OK (Freedom Tour / $2,500-to-Win / Non-Points)
August 22: 81 Speedway - Wichita, KS (Freedom Tour / $2,500-to-Win / Non-Points)
August 23: Dodge City Raceway Park - Dodge City, KS (Freedom Tour / $2,500-to-Win / Non-Points)
August 24: Dodge City Raceway Park - Dodge City, KS (Freedom Tour / $2,500-to-Win / Non-Points)
September 7: Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, AZ
September 14: Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, AZ
September 28: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Brawl For It All / $2,500-to-Win / Grudge Series)
October 12: Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, AZ
October 19: Arizona Speedway - Queen Creek, AZ
October 31: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals / $2,500-to-Win / Grudge Series / Non-Points)
November 14: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships)
November 15: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships)
November 16: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships / $7,500-to-Win)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC West Coast Sprints.
This schedule is subject to change.
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