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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series
#77M R.J. Johnson & Crew in Victory Circle at El Paso Speedway Park. Photo by Donald Iverson / Classick Motorart.
R.J. JOHNSON CLAIMS EIGHTH USAC SOUTHWEST VICTORY AT EL PASO
by Lance Jennings
EL PASO, TX – JULY 21, 2013... Last Friday night, Phoenix, Arizona’s R.J. Johnson continued his winning ways at El Paso Speedway Park. Taking the lead from “The Wildman” Kyle McCutcheon on lap 3, Johnson raced to the USAC SouthWest / NMMRA co-sanctioned feature victory. “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., McCutcheon, “The Magic Man” Mike Martin, and Andy Reinbold rounded out the top-five drivers.
Driving Bill Michaels’ #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, R.J. Johnson scored his eighth main event win of the campaign. Claiming second in his heat race and scoring second in the dash, the USAC/CRA “Copper on Dirt” winner continues to lead the point chase. R.J. left El Paso with seven heat race victories, four Sunoco Fuels Passing Masters Dash wins, one hard charger award, fourteen top-10 finishes, and 214 feature laps led on the season.
“Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. of Buckeye, Arizona earned the night’s “Hard Charger / Best Passing Job” honors with a second place finish from seventeenth. Piloting the Massey Motorsports’ #50 RSS Industries / Rod End Supply entry, Davis was seventh in his heat race and won the 15-lap semi-main after starting eleventh. Currently second in points, the five-time Arizona Champion has three feature wins, five heat race victories, two dash wins, two semi-main wins, three hard charger awards, fourteen top-10 finishes, and 62 feature laps led on the year.
Alamogordo, New Mexico’s “The Wildman” Kyle McCutcheon led the first two laps of the feature before falling to Johnson. Scoring third in his first USAC SouthWest start, the local 305 Sprint Car star placed third in his heat race and won the 6-lap Sunoco Fuels Passing Masters Dash.
“The Magic Man” Mike Martin of Yuma, Arizona took fourth at the checkered flags after starting sixth. Racing his #16 Ultimate Offroad / Naquin Precision Earth Moving Maxim, Martin claimed third in his heat race and sixth in the dash. To date, the USAC National “Hall of Fame Classic” winner is third in the standings with one feature win, one fast time award, five heat race victories, eleven top-10 finishes, and 24 feature laps led to his credit.
Scoring fifth in the USAC SouthWest / NMMRA “Clash at El Paso” was Gilbert, Arizona’s Andy Reinbold. Piloting Todd Underwood’s #19 AME Electrical / Ross Equipment Rentals RSS, Reinbold was second in his heat race and seventh in the dash. The veteran driver is eighth in the standings with one semi-main win and nine top-10 finishes in 2013.
Phoenix, Arizona’s Mike Bonneau won the Racers Advantage Store Heat Race #1. Driving his #29 Priced Right Auto Sales Triple X, Bonneau scored eighth in the dash and was seventh in the 30-lap main event. Mike left El Paso with one Sunoco Fuels Passing Masters Dash win, one hard charger award, four top-10 finishes, and 12 feature laps led.
Chris Bonneau of Phoenix, Arizona raced to victory in the night’s second Racers Advantage Store Heat Race. Racing his #78 Priced Right Auto Sales Triple X, Bonneau took fourth in the dash and ran sixteenth in the feature. To date, Chris has seven top-10 finishes, and 12 feature laps led on the season.
Josh Hodges of Tijeras, New Mexico won the program’s third Racers Advantage Store Heat Race. Piloting the family owned #74X Napa Auto Parts / Mesilla Valley Transportation Maxim, Hodges placed fifth in the dash and scored seventeenth in the main event. In limited appearances with the USAC SouthWest series, the young driver has four heat race victories and three top-10 finishes.
“The Real Deal” Rick Ziehl of Las Cruces, New Mexico won the fourth 8-lap Racers Advantage Store Heat Race. Driving John Ziehl’s #20Z Lucas Oil / Bay Hayes Motorsports Maxim, the veteran driver ran third in the dash and scored nineteenth in the main event. To date, the ASCS Champion has two heat race victories and two top-10 finishes on the season.
The USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series would like to thank Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Tire, Hose Advantage Store, and the Racers 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:
July 19, 2013 – El Paso, Texas – El Paso Speedway Park – (Co-sanctioned by NMMRA)
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #1: (8 laps)
1. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 4. Mike Wells (#56 Wells), 5. Gary Gonzales (#98 Gonzales), 6. David Dykes (#55 Dykes), 7. Kristy Smith (#4L Smith), 8. Justin Brown (#97 Brown), 9. Bo Baker (#22 Baker). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #2: (8 laps)
1. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 2. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 3. Ronnie Smith (#19R Smith), 4. Jesse Baker (#7 Baker), 5. David Burns (#52NM Burns), 6. James Hatch (#41 Hatch), 7. Cody Dons (#24C Dons), 8. Jarrod Smith (#12 Smith). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #3: (8 laps)
1. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 2. Steven Harms (#60 Harms), 3. Kyle McCutcheon (#5 McCutcheon), 4. James Aragon (#94 Aragon), 5. Tom Lee (#53 Lee), 6. Nick Rael (#73 Rael), 7. Matt Ziehl (#36DD Ziehl), 8. Dillon Tanner (#56W Tanner). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #4: (8 laps)
1. Rick Ziehl (#20Z Ziehl), 2. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 3. Bill Mitchell (#62 Mitchell), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Don Grable (#148 Grable), 6. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 7. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 8. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins). NT
SUNOCO RACE FUELS PASSING MASTERS DASH: (6 laps)
1. Kyle McCutcheon, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Rick Ziehl, 4. Chris Bonneau, 5. Josh Hodges, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Andy Reinbold, 8. Mike Bonneau. NT
SEMI-MAIN: (15 laps)
1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Gary Gonzales, 3. Dillon Tanner, 4. Shon Deskins, 5. James Hatch, 6. Mike Wells, 7. David Burns, 8. Nick Rael, 9. Michael Curtis, 10. David Dykes, 11. Matt Ziehl, 12. Kristy Smith, 13. Justin Brown, 14. Jarrod Smith, 15. Cody Dons, 16. Tom Lee. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps – With Starting Positions)
1. R.J. Johnson (2nd), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (17th), 3. Kyle McCutcheon (1st), 4. Mike Martin (6th), 5. Andy Reinbold (7th), 6. Ronnie Clark (11th), 7. Mike Bonneau (8th), 8. James Hatch (21st), 9. Bill Mitchell (14th), 10. Jesse Baker (15th), 11. Don Grable (12th), 12. Mike Wells (22nd), 13. Shon Deskins (20th), 14. Steven Harms (10th), 15. Dillon Tanner (19th), 16. Chris Bonneau (4th), 17. Josh Hodges (5th), 18. James Aragon (16th), 19. Rick Ziehl (3rd), 20. Ronnie Smith (13th), 21. Gary Gonzales (18th), 22. Brian Hosford (9th). NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Kyle McCutcheon, Laps 3-30 R.J. Johnson.
HARD CHARGER: Charles Davis Jr. (17th to 2nd)
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Posted By: ljennings on July 22 2013 at 05:22:26 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series
#77M R.J. Johnson & Crew in Victory Circle at El Paso Speedway Park. Photo by Donald Iverson / Classick Motorart.
R.J. JOHNSON CLAIMS EIGHTH USAC SOUTHWEST VICTORY AT EL PASO
by Lance Jennings
EL PASO, TX – JULY 21, 2013... Last Friday night, Phoenix, Arizona’s R.J. Johnson continued his winning ways at El Paso Speedway Park. Taking the lead from “The Wildman” Kyle McCutcheon on lap 3, Johnson raced to the USAC SouthWest / NMMRA co-sanctioned feature victory. “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., McCutcheon, “The Magic Man” Mike Martin, and Andy Reinbold rounded out the top-five drivers.
Driving Bill Michaels’ #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, R.J. Johnson scored his eighth main event win of the campaign. Claiming second in his heat race and scoring second in the dash, the USAC/CRA “Copper on Dirt” winner continues to lead the point chase. R.J. left El Paso with seven heat race victories, four Sunoco Fuels Passing Masters Dash wins, one hard charger award, fourteen top-10 finishes, and 214 feature laps led on the season.
“Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. of Buckeye, Arizona earned the night’s “Hard Charger / Best Passing Job” honors with a second place finish from seventeenth. Piloting the Massey Motorsports’ #50 RSS Industries / Rod End Supply entry, Davis was seventh in his heat race and won the 15-lap semi-main after starting eleventh. Currently second in points, the five-time Arizona Champion has three feature wins, five heat race victories, two dash wins, two semi-main wins, three hard charger awards, fourteen top-10 finishes, and 62 feature laps led on the year.
Alamogordo, New Mexico’s “The Wildman” Kyle McCutcheon led the first two laps of the feature before falling to Johnson. Scoring third in his first USAC SouthWest start, the local 305 Sprint Car star placed third in his heat race and won the 6-lap Sunoco Fuels Passing Masters Dash.
“The Magic Man” Mike Martin of Yuma, Arizona took fourth at the checkered flags after starting sixth. Racing his #16 Ultimate Offroad / Naquin Precision Earth Moving Maxim, Martin claimed third in his heat race and sixth in the dash. To date, the USAC National “Hall of Fame Classic” winner is third in the standings with one feature win, one fast time award, five heat race victories, eleven top-10 finishes, and 24 feature laps led to his credit.
Scoring fifth in the USAC SouthWest / NMMRA “Clash at El Paso” was Gilbert, Arizona’s Andy Reinbold. Piloting Todd Underwood’s #19 AME Electrical / Ross Equipment Rentals RSS, Reinbold was second in his heat race and seventh in the dash. The veteran driver is eighth in the standings with one semi-main win and nine top-10 finishes in 2013.
Phoenix, Arizona’s Mike Bonneau won the Racers Advantage Store Heat Race #1. Driving his #29 Priced Right Auto Sales Triple X, Bonneau scored eighth in the dash and was seventh in the 30-lap main event. Mike left El Paso with one Sunoco Fuels Passing Masters Dash win, one hard charger award, four top-10 finishes, and 12 feature laps led.
Chris Bonneau of Phoenix, Arizona raced to victory in the night’s second Racers Advantage Store Heat Race. Racing his #78 Priced Right Auto Sales Triple X, Bonneau took fourth in the dash and ran sixteenth in the feature. To date, Chris has seven top-10 finishes, and 12 feature laps led on the season.
Josh Hodges of Tijeras, New Mexico won the program’s third Racers Advantage Store Heat Race. Piloting the family owned #74X Napa Auto Parts / Mesilla Valley Transportation Maxim, Hodges placed fifth in the dash and scored seventeenth in the main event. In limited appearances with the USAC SouthWest series, the young driver has four heat race victories and three top-10 finishes.
“The Real Deal” Rick Ziehl of Las Cruces, New Mexico won the fourth 8-lap Racers Advantage Store Heat Race. Driving John Ziehl’s #20Z Lucas Oil / Bay Hayes Motorsports Maxim, the veteran driver ran third in the dash and scored nineteenth in the main event. To date, the ASCS Champion has two heat race victories and two top-10 finishes on the season.
The USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series would like to thank Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Tire, Hose Advantage Store, and the Racers 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:
July 19, 2013 – El Paso, Texas – El Paso Speedway Park – (Co-sanctioned by NMMRA)
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #1: (8 laps)
1. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 4. Mike Wells (#56 Wells), 5. Gary Gonzales (#98 Gonzales), 6. David Dykes (#55 Dykes), 7. Kristy Smith (#4L Smith), 8. Justin Brown (#97 Brown), 9. Bo Baker (#22 Baker). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #2: (8 laps)
1. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 2. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 3. Ronnie Smith (#19R Smith), 4. Jesse Baker (#7 Baker), 5. David Burns (#52NM Burns), 6. James Hatch (#41 Hatch), 7. Cody Dons (#24C Dons), 8. Jarrod Smith (#12 Smith). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #3: (8 laps)
1. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 2. Steven Harms (#60 Harms), 3. Kyle McCutcheon (#5 McCutcheon), 4. James Aragon (#94 Aragon), 5. Tom Lee (#53 Lee), 6. Nick Rael (#73 Rael), 7. Matt Ziehl (#36DD Ziehl), 8. Dillon Tanner (#56W Tanner). NT
RACERS ADVANTAGE STORE HEAT RACE #4: (8 laps)
1. Rick Ziehl (#20Z Ziehl), 2. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 3. Bill Mitchell (#62 Mitchell), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Don Grable (#148 Grable), 6. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 7. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 8. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins). NT
SUNOCO RACE FUELS PASSING MASTERS DASH: (6 laps)
1. Kyle McCutcheon, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Rick Ziehl, 4. Chris Bonneau, 5. Josh Hodges, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Andy Reinbold, 8. Mike Bonneau. NT
SEMI-MAIN: (15 laps)
1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Gary Gonzales, 3. Dillon Tanner, 4. Shon Deskins, 5. James Hatch, 6. Mike Wells, 7. David Burns, 8. Nick Rael, 9. Michael Curtis, 10. David Dykes, 11. Matt Ziehl, 12. Kristy Smith, 13. Justin Brown, 14. Jarrod Smith, 15. Cody Dons, 16. Tom Lee. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps – With Starting Positions)
1. R.J. Johnson (2nd), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (17th), 3. Kyle McCutcheon (1st), 4. Mike Martin (6th), 5. Andy Reinbold (7th), 6. Ronnie Clark (11th), 7. Mike Bonneau (8th), 8. James Hatch (21st), 9. Bill Mitchell (14th), 10. Jesse Baker (15th), 11. Don Grable (12th), 12. Mike Wells (22nd), 13. Shon Deskins (20th), 14. Steven Harms (10th), 15. Dillon Tanner (19th), 16. Chris Bonneau (4th), 17. Josh Hodges (5th), 18. James Aragon (16th), 19. Rick Ziehl (3rd), 20. Ronnie Smith (13th), 21. Gary Gonzales (18th), 22. Brian Hosford (9th). NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Kyle McCutcheon, Laps 3-30 R.J. Johnson.
HARD CHARGER: Charles Davis Jr. (17th to 2nd)
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What a racie joint with all the pounding with seven classes of race cars. It looks bigger than Perris but could use a speaker system. Gasman was there signing autographs before the A main. If this place gets a USAC Sprint race next year it's worth going to if you miss Manzy.
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Posted By: JCocker on July 28 2013 at 07:44:10 PM
What a racie joint with all the pounding with seven classes of race cars. It looks bigger than Perris but could use a speaker system. Gasman was there signing autographs before the A main. If this place gets a USAC Sprint race next year it's worth going to if you miss Manzy.
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looks like the Az boys are not affraid to travel 33 cars at both shows
ROB
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July 28, 2013 at
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July 28, 2013 at
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Posted By: turn4rob on July 28 2013 at 09:07:05 PM
looks like the Az boys are not affraid to travel 33 cars at both shows
ROB
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Some of the NMMRA boy's, one of the oldest associations around, also made the trip over to El Paso... It's also worth noting that the majority of the guy's from the Southwest series and the NMMRA own their own cars.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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