JOHNSON LEADS ALL 30 IN CANYON’S “SALUTE TO INDY” OPENER

Peoria, AZ……..R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz. won Saturday’s opening “Salute to Indy” 30-lap USAC Southwest Sprint race at Canyon Speedway Park piloting the Dan Goodman Enterprises/Beal’s Auto Body Sherman/Marcum Ford. Johnson, who leads the standings, led all 30 laps to beat Charles Davis Jr., Josh Hodges, Mike Martin and Andy Reinbold.

USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 25, 2013 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park – “Salute to Indy”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 2. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 4. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 5. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 6. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 7. James Aragon (#94 Aragon), 8. Jacob Hawkins (#74 Williams), 9. Justin Quinn (#93 Quinn). NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 2. Bryan Swinehart (#68 Beal), 3. Stephen Harms (#60 Harms), 4. Bob Ream Jr. (#8 BRAT), 5. Stevie Sussex (#57X Stone), 6. Ron Shuman (#18 Deskins), 7. Mark Morin (#28 Morin), 8. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen). NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Nathan High (#1A High), 2. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 3. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James). 4. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 5. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 6. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 7. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 8. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler). NT

DASH: (6 laps) 1. Ream, 2. Johnson, 3. Davis, 4. Martin, 5. Hodges, 6. Ogle, 7. Harms, 8. High. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Pelkey, 2. Deskins, 3. Clark, 4. Hosford, 5. Hawkins, 6. Curtis, 7. Quinn, 8. Morin, 9. Shuman. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Charles Davis Jr., 3. Josh Hodges, 4. Mike Martin, 5. Andy Reinbold, 6. Bob Ream Jr., 7. Shon Deskins, 8. Josh Pelkey, 9. Nathan High, 10. Chris Bonneau, 11. Tom Ogle, 12. Ronnie Clark, 13. Brian Hosford, 14. Stevie Sussex, 15. Mike Bonneau, 16. Tye Mihocko, 17. Bruce St. James, 18. Michael Curtis, 19. Stephen Harms, 20. Jacob Hawkins, 21. James Aragon, 22. Bryan Swinehart. NT

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**Morin flipped during the second heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Johnson.

NEW USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-364, 2-Davis-317, 3-Martin-287, 4-Clark-286, 5-Pelkey-263, 6-Deskins-254, 7-C.Bonneau-252, 8-Swinehart-245, 9-Sussex-221, 10-Hosford-211.

NEXT USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: May 26 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “Salute to Indy”