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Rick Ziehl is King of the Roger McCluskey Classic

Kevin Montgomery Tucson, Arizona (January 2^nd, 2011) – After capturing both days of the classic in 2010 and finishing second to Johnny Herrera on Saturday's opener, Rick Ziehl, once again made it to winners circle by winning the 7^th Annual Roger McCluskey Classic at Tucson's USA Raceway.

Ziehl earned a pole position and wired the field leading all 25-Laps while Saturday winner Johnny Herrera worked from his ninth starting spot to take runner up honors. Herrera was hard charging until hitting the back stretch fence on the final laps but was still able to hold on to second with Charles Davis returning from a nasty flip on Saturday to grab the third place finish.

Stevie Sussex, aboard the 'Smokin' Joe Morales ride, was able to nurse a flat right rear tire for the final lap to finish fourth with Joshua Hodges filling the top five.

Pat Carney went back to back in the X-Mod division winning the preliminary feature on Saturday that earned him a front row starting spot for Sunday's finale. Carney was able to hold off Christy Georges and Austin Adams for the $1000 winners prize and the RMC crown.

Ricky Thornton Jr. drove the Anthony Madrid Modlite entry to victory lane and captured his first Roger McCluskey victory and the $1000 that came with it. Thornton, who won the Total Seal Piston Rings Dirt Late Model Series Championship, was able to out duel Landon Cling and Tony Martin for the win. Cling was later disqualified for not reporting to post race tech inspection giving Martin the second spot with Nick Parker finishing third.

Full Results: http://usaraceway.net/results.php

The Wild West Shootout which takes place on the second weekend of January and commences the following weekend enters it 5^th year and is anticipated to be one of the largest racing events of 2011. The best of the best in Super Late Models and Modifieds will tackle USA Raceway's 3/8-mile clay oval for six days on January 8, 9, 12, 14, 15 and 16, with more than $150,000 in prize money to be distributed over the course of the blockbuster event. A $10,000 top prize awaits the shootout event finale, The Bill Cheesebourg Memorial, on January 16.

More than 100 of the top cars and drivers will take to the track over the nine day event that begins on Saturday January 9th with the $3k to win Wild West Shootout opener and will conclude with the $10k to win Wild West Shootout "Bill Cheesbourg Memorial".

Ticket pricing and purchasing information can be found online at http://www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/WildWestTickets.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Hotel Information can be found at www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net

I wonder if the start would have better if he would have won

He got a pretty good jump on the start that I thought should have been called back.

Racin was great thou.

Sussex had a fast car both days. He was the hard charger.

Good Job Rick, You The Man! Mike Rux Sr.

http://www.autorepairinmesa.com/Mike-Rux-Jr-Racing-Page