DARLAND LANDS 3RD “WINTER CHALLENGE” VICTORY

Peoria, AZ……..Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. vaulted to the top of the “Winter Challenge: standings going into tonight’s (Saturday) six-race series finale at Canyon Speedway Park following his third series victory Friday night in the Casey Minks Mesilla Valley Transportation/Shark Racing Engines Eagle. He led the first 10 laps, surrendered the lead to Josh Hodges for seven laps, then led the final 13 for the 30-lap win. Hodges took second ahead of Nic Faas, Mike Martin and Josh Pelkey. Pelkey is six points behind Darland entering tonight’s event.

USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: January 31, 2014 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “2014 Winter Challenge”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Colby Copeland (#74 Williams), 2. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 3. Casey Shuman (#21X Pollock), 4. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 5. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 6. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 7. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jimmy Crawford (#51X Crawford), 2. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 3. Kenny Perkins (#0K Perkins), 4. Stevie Sussex (#4 Price), 5. Brady Bacon (#99 Bacon), 6. Richard Vander Weerd (#10 Vander Weerd), 7. Mike Colegrove (#17M Colegrove), 8. Ryan Bernal (#111 Minks). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dave Darland (#1X Minks), 2. Michael Woodruff (#83 Woodruff), 3. Aaron Reutzel (#21A Miller), 4. Josh Grady (#12J Grady), 5. Andy Reinbold (#19 Reinbold), 6. James Aragon (#57X Stone), 7. Taylor Walton (#77X Walton). NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jace Vander Weerd (#88 Vander Weerd), 2. Nic Faas (#73 Ford), 3. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 4. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 5. Jason Grady (#45 Grady), 6. Mitch Mack (#92 Mack), 7. Will Perkins (#0 Perkins). NT

ALSO AT TRACK: David Dykes (#55NM Dykes).

SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Reinbold, 2. Deskins, 3. Johnson, 4. Colegrove, 5. R.Vander Weerd, 6. Ja.Grady, 7. Aragon, 8. Mack, 9. W.Perkins, 10. Bacon, 11. Bernal, 12. Davis. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Josh Hodges, 3. Nic Faas, 4. Mike Martin, 5. Josh Pelkey, 6. Casey Shuman, 7. Richard Vander Weerd, 8. Jace Vander Weerd, 9. Shon Deskins, 10. R.J. Johnson, 11. Tye Mihocko, 12. Michael Curtis, 13. Andy Reinbold, 14. Colby Copeland, 15. Kenny Perkins, 16. Josh Grady, 17. Jimmy Crawford, 18. Aaron Reutzel, 19. Mike Colegrove, 20. Jason Grady, 21. Michael Woodruff, 22. Stevie Sussex. NT

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**Walton flipped during the third heat. Davis flipped during the semi. Reutzel, Crawford, Ja.Grady, and Jo.Grady flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Darland, Laps 11-17 Hodges, Laps 18-30 Darland.

NEW WINTER CHALLENGE POINTS: 1-Darland-290, 2-Pelkey-284, 3-Shuman-277, 4-Davis-238, 5-Faas-219, 6-Johnson-213, 7-Bacon-203, 8-Hodges-196, 9-Deskins-194, 10-Reutzel-193.

NEXT SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT RACE: February 1 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park - “2014 Winter Challenge”