JOHNSON TAKES SOUTHWEST’S “SALUTE TO INDY”

Peoria, AZ……..R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz. led all 30 laps to win Saturday night’s opening night of the USAC Southwest Sprint Car “Salute to Indy” at Canyon Speedway Park. The second and final night is tonight at the Arizona oval. Trailing Johnson’s Kodiak Products/Beal’s Auto Body Sherman Ford were Nick Aiuto, Josh Pelkey, Brian Hosford and Landon Cling. Johnson now trails Stevie Sussex in the series standings by 14 points. Sussex was eighth Saturday.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 28, 2016 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park – “5th Annual Salute to Indy”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 3. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 4. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 5. Tanner Grau (#34 Grau), 6. Jonas Reynolds (#0 Reynolds), 7. Brent Yarnel (#29B Yarnel). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Steve Sussex (#21AZ Burkhart), 2. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 3. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 4. Zack Madrid (#5M Madrid), 5. Kyle Shipley (#99 Shipley), 6. Spencer Hill (#56 Hill), 7. Asa Kesterson (#18 Kesterson). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 2. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 3. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 4. Dustin Burkhart (#14AZ Burkhart/White), 5. Adam Millsap (#9G Milsap), 6. Larry Kesterson (#F2 Kesterson). NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 2. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 3. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 4. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 5. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 6. Landon Cling (#54 Cling). NT

SEMI: (8 laps) 1. Cling, 2. St. James, 3. Grau, 4. A.Kesterson, 5. Reynolds, 6. Hill, 7. Shipley, 8. Millsap, 9. Yarnel, 10. L.Kesterson. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Nick Aiuto, 3. Josh Pelkey, 4. Brian Hosford, 5. Landon Cling, 6. Tye Mihocko, 7. Jonas Reynolds, 8. Stevie Sussex, 9. Mike Martin, 10. Charles Davis Jr., 11. Matt Rossi, 12. Dustin Burkhart, 13. Shon Deskins, 14. Spencer Hill, 15. Tom Ogle, 16. Andy Reinbold, 17. Bruce St. James, 18. Chris Bonneau, 19. Zack Madrid, 20. Michael Curtis, 21. Asa Kesterson, 22. Tanner Grau. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Johnson.

NEW SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Sussex-449, 2-Johnson-435, 3-Davis-386, 4-Martin-348, 5-Pelkey-328, 6-Rossi-328, 7-Aiuto-323, 8-Mihocko-257, 9-Bonneau-255, 10-Dennis Gile-210.

NEXT SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: May 29 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – 5th Annual “Salute to Indy”