2018 SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES STATISTICAL REVIEW
By Lance Jennings
DRIVER CHAMPION: Charles Davis Jr.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Tyler Most
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2018 SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE/RECAP
DATE – TRACK – LOCATION (Winner)
February 3: Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (R.J. Johnson)
February 28: *#The Dirt Track at LVMS– Las Vegas, NV (Dennis Gile)
March 1: *#The Dirt Track at LVMS – Las Vegas, NV (Brody Roa)
March 17: Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (R.J. Johnson)
March 24: Central Arizona Speedway – Casa Grande, AZ (CANCELLED)
March 31: Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
April 14: Central Arizona Speedway – Casa Grande, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
April 28: Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Tye Mihocko)
May 19: Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (R.J. Johnson)
May 26: Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
May 27: Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (R.J. Johnson)
June 9: Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
August 15: #I-30 Speedway – Little Rock, AR (RAIN)
August 16: #Creek County Speedway – Sapulpa, OK (RAIN)
August 17: #81 Speedway – Wichita, KS (Charles Davis Jr.)
August 18: #81 Speedway – Wichita, KS (Jeremy Campbell)
September 1: Central Arizona Speedway – Casa Grande, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
September 2: Central Arizona Speedway – Casa Grande, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
September 8: Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
September 21: Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (Mike Martin)
September 22: Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (Charles Davis Jr.)
October 20: Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (Tye Mihocko)
October 27: Central Arizona Speedway – Casa Grande, AZ (Kevin Thomas Jr.)
November 2: Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Jake Swanson)
November 3: Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Brady Bacon)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC West Coast Sprints.
# = Non-Point Special Events
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FEATURE WINS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 9-Charles Davis Jr., 4-R.J. Johnson, 2-Tye Mihocko, 1-Brady Bacon, 1-Jeremy Campbell, 1-Dennis Gile, 1-Mike Martin, 1-Brody Roa, 1-Jake Swanson, 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.
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FEATURE LAPS LED: (Includes Non-Point Races) 252-Charles Davis Jr., 75-R.J. Johnson, 51-Mike Martin, 38-Stevie Sussex, 32-Brady Bacon, 26-Andy Reinbold, 23-Kevin Thomas Jr., 20-Jake Swanson, 19-Jeremy Campbell, 17-Ronnie Clark, 13-Chris Bonneau, 12-Tyler Courtney, 11-Brody Roa, 10-Michael Curtis, 9-Tye Mihocko, 8-Ryan Bernal, 8-Dennis Gile, 7-Josh Pelkey, 3-Austin Kuehl, 2-Matt Rossi, 2-Brady Short, 1-Zack Madrid, 1-Kyle Shipley.
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FAST TIME AWARDS: 1-Brady Bacon, 1-Colby Copeland, 1-Bruce St. James.
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HEAT RACE WINS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 10-Charles Davis Jr., 6-R.J. Johnson, 4-Mike Martin, 3-Chris Bonneau, 3-Dennis Gile, 3-Tye Mihocko, 3-Jake Swanson, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr., 2-Ryan Bernal, 2-Matt Lundy, 2-Andy Reinbold, 2-Brody Roa, 1-Nick Aiuto, 1, T.J. Artz, 1-Brady Bacon, 1-Jeremy Campbell, 1-Tyler Courtney, 1-Michael Curtis, 1-Colton Hardy, 1-Austin Kuehl, 1-Colton Maroney, 1-Jason McDougal, 1-Matt Rossi, 1-Logan Seavey, 1-Kyle Shipley, 1-Bruce St. James, 1-Stevie Sussex.
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BEAVER STRIPES PASSING MASTER AWARDS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 5-Charles Davis Jr., 3-R.J. Johnson, 4-Tye Mihocko, 2-Jake Swanson, 1-Chris Bonneau, 1-Michael Curtis, 1-C.J. Leary, 1-Danny Smith.
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SEMI-MAIN WINS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 1-Bruce St. James, 1-Chris Windom.
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HARD CHARGER AWARDS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 4-Tye Mihocko, 3-Dennis Gile, 2-Michael Curtis, 2-Charles Davis Jr., 2-Colton Hardy, 2-Zack Madrid, 1-Chris Bonneau, 1-Kyle Clark, 1-Michael Fanelli, 1-Mike Martin, 1-Jason McDougal, 1-Stevie Sussex, 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES: 15-Charles Davis Jr., 14-Tye Mihocko, 10-R.J. Johnson, 9-Mike Martin, 7-Chris Bonneau, 5-Dennis Gile, 5-Andy Reinbold, 5-Stevie Sussex, 4-Brady Bacon, 4-Michael Curtis, 3-Jake Swanson, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr., 2-T.J. Artz, 2-Jeremy Campbell, 2-Tyler Courtney, 2-Colton Hardy, 2-Jason McDougal, 2-Josh Pelkey, 1-Ryan Bernal, 1-Kyle Clark, 1-Ronnie Clark, 1-Dalton Hill, 1-Asa Kesterson, 1-Zack Madrid, 1-Brody Roa, 1-Matt Rossi, 1-Logan Seavey, 1-Brady Short, 1-Bruce St. James, 1-Rick Ziehl.
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES: 21-Charles Davis Jr., 18-Tye Mihocko, 17-Mike Martin, 13-Michael Curtis, 13-Matt Lundy, 11-Dennis Gile, 10-Chris Bonneau, 10-R.J. Johnson, 8-Andy Reinbold, 7-Colton Hardy, 7-Stevie Sussex, 5-Sterling Cling, 5-Josh Pelkey, 5-Jake Swanson, 4-Brady Bacon, 4-Ronnie Clark, 4-Zack Madrid, 4-Tyler Most, 3-Landon Cling, 3-Kyle Shipley, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr., 2-T.J. Artz, 2-Jeremy Campbell, 2-Tyler Courtney, 2-Dave Darland, 2-Asa Kesterson, 2-Austin Kuehl, 2-C.J. Leary, 2-Colton Maroney, 2-Jason McDougal, 2-Matt Rossi, 2-Brady Short, 2-Danny Smith, 2-Bruce St. James, 1-Ryan Bernal, 1-Isaac Chapple, 1-Kyle Clark, 1-Colby Copeland, 1-Michelle Decker, 1-Dalten Gabbard, 1-Tyson Hall, 1-Cameron Hagin, 1-Dalton Hill, 1-Tyler Merrill, 1-Terry Richards, 1-Brody Roa, 1-Joe Scheopner, 1-Logan Seavey, 1-Rick Shuman, 1-Chris Windom, 1-Rick Ziehl.
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FINAL 2018 DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: 1. Charles Davis Jr.-1348, 2. Tye Mihocko-1220, 3. Mike Martin-1110, 4. Matt Lundy-819, 5. Michael Curtis-802, 6. R.J. Johnson-782, 7. Chris Bonneau-666, 8. Tyler Most-609, 9. Dennis Gile-606, 10. Andy Reinbold-546, 11. Sterling Cling-442, 12. Josh Pelkey-436, 13. Stevie Sussex-400, 14. Colton Hardy-346, 15. Asa Kesterson-306, 16. Bruce St. James-300, 17. Zack Madrid-288, --. Austin Kuehl-288, 19. Jake Swanson-284, 20. Colton Maroney-251, 21. Ronnie Clark-225, --. Kyle Shipley-225, 23. Kevin Thomas Jr.-214, 24. Joe Scheopner-204, 25. Tyler Adams-200, 26. Daylin Perreira-195, 27. Mason Keefer-169, 28. Rick Shuman-165, 29. Matt Rossi-155, 30. Brent Yarnal-149, 31. Jason McDougal-142, 32. Brady Bacon-134, 33. Nick Aiuto-125, 34. Larry Kesterson-122, 35. Randy Nelson-121, 36. Tyler Merrill-98, 37. Logan Seavey-76, 38. Jonas Reynolds-73, 39. Mike Waddle-72, --. C.J. Leary-72, 41. Leland Fuller-66, 42. Wayne Siddle-63, 43. Chris Windom-62, 44. Vickie Faber-60, --. Isaac Chapple-60, 46. Landon Cling-56, 47. Dave Darland-54, 48. Dalten Gabbard-49, 49. Jeff Lowery-48, 50. Johnny Shelton-45, 51. Steve Stone-43, 52. Chase Stockon-39, 53. Michael Fanelli-34, 54. Austin Ervine-20, --. Ryan Stolz-20.