DAVE DARLAND TRIUMPHS AT CANYON’S STEVE STROUD MEMORIAL

(Peoria, AZ – February 11, 2017)…Starting eleventh, Dave Darland from Lincoln, Indiana took the lead from Steve Sussex on lap 21 and led the rest of the way to claim the inaugural “Steve Stroud Memorial” at Canyon Speedway Park. “The People’s Champion” finished ahead of “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., hard charger R.J. Johnson, Sussex, and Shon Deskins. “The Bull” Tye Mihocko was the night’s top-qualifier and heat race wins were taken by Davis, Sussex, and Ronnie Clark. Johnson won the 12-lap semi-main. The Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars return to action on March 9th and 10th at Las Vegas, Nevada,

SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: February 11, 2017 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park - “Steve Stroud Memorial”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 2. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 3. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 4. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 5. Brian Hosford (#32 Hosford), 6. Jeff Lowery (#45 Lowery), 7. Brent Yarnel (#29 Yarnel), 8. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 9. Cody Batten (#71B Holloway). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stevie Sussex (#4 Price), 2. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 3. Dave Darland (#99 Aragon), 4. Landon Cling (#54 Cling), 5. Nick Aiuto (#29A Colquette), 6. Cody Sickles (#14 Simington), 7. Katherine Aragon (#42 KACE), 8. Corey Hurley (#71H Hurley). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 2. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 3. Andy Reinbold (Reinbold/Underwood), 4. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 5. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 6. Jonas Reynolds (#0 Harland), 7. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 8. Casey Shuman (#75X Bryan). NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. Bonneau, 3. Shuman, 4. Lowery, 5. Reynolds, 6. Yarnel, 7. Batten, 8. Aragon, 9. Hurley. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Charles Davis Jr., 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Stevie Sussex, 5. Shon Deskins, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Nick Aiuto, 8. Andy Reinbold, 9. Brian Hosford, 10. Michael Curtis, 11. Tye Mihocko, 12. Matt Lundy, 13. Jeff Lowery, 14. Brent Yarnel, 15. Landon Cling, 16. Cody Sickles, 17. Matt Rossi, 18. Bruce St. James, 19. Ronnie Clark, 20. Casey Shuman, 21. Jonas Reynolds, 22. Chris Bonneau. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Sussex, Laps 21-30 Darland

HARD CHARGER: R.J. Johnson (17th to 3rd)

NEW SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Davis-77, 2-Darland-76, 3-Sussex-70, 4-Johnson-68, 5-Martin-66, 6-Deskins-63, 7-Aiuto-56, 8-Reinbold-55, 9-Mihocko-53, 10-Hosford-50.

NEXT SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACES: March 9 & 10 – The Dirt Track at Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway – “Outlaw Showdown”