SUSSEX WINS AT CANYON, TAKES SOUTHWEST POINT LEAD
Peoria, AZ……..Stevie Sussex of Tempe, Ariz. wheeled the Mike Burkhart Stratis Construction/Westin Diversified RSS/Chevy to victory in Saturday night’s 30-lap “Easter Eggstravaganza” USAC Southwest Sprint Car race at Canyon Speedway Park. The victory left Sussex as the series point leader as he led the final 15 laps after passing Charles Davis Jr. on lap 16. Josh Pelkey raced to second place ahead of R.J. Johnson, Matt Rossi and Tom Ogle. Bruce St. James led the first two laps before yielding to Davis.
USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: March 26, 2016 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park – “Easter Eggstravaganza”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 2. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 3. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 4. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 5. Tanner Grau (#34 Grau), 6. Kyle Shipley (#99 Shipley), 7. Asa Kesterson (#18 Kesterson). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 2. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 3. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 4. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 5. Brian Hosford (#22B Weber), 6. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 7. Landon Cling (#54 Strait). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 2. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 3. Stevie Sussex (#21AZ Burkhart), 4. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 5. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 6. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 7. Dustin Burkhart (#14AZ Burkhart/White). NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Stevie Sussex, 2. Josh Pelkey, 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Matt Rossi, 5. Tom Ogle, 6. Nick Aiuto, 7. Charles Davis Jr., 8. Bruce St. James, 9. Mike Martin, 10. Chris Bonneau, 11. Andy Reinbold, 12. Tye Mihocko, 13. Dennis Gile, 14. Brian Hosford, 15. Michael Curtis, 16. Matt Lundy, 17. Tanner Grau, 18. Dustin Burkhart, 19. Kyle Shipley, 20. Landon Cling. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 St. James, Laps 3-15 Davis, Laps 16-30 Sussex.
NEW SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Sussex-159, 2-Johnson-134, 3-Davis-121, 4-Aiuto-104, 5-Pelkey-102, 6-Rossi-95, 7-Martin-86, 8-Bryan Clauson-79, 9-Mihocko-74, 10-Gile-74.
NEXT SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: April 9 – Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway