JOHNSON EXTENDS POINT LEAD WITH ARIZONA SPEEDWAY WIN

Queen Creek, AZ……..USAC Southwest Sprint Car point leader R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz. led the final 18 laps of Saturday night’s 30-lap race at Arizona Speedway in his Kodiak Products/Beal’s Auto Body Sherman/Ford. Charles Davis Jr. finished second ahead of Matt Rossi, who led the first 12 laps, Mike Martin and Nick Aiuto.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: June 11, 2016 – Queen Creek, Arizona – Arizona Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 2. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 3. Landon Cling (#54 Cling), 4. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 5. Jordan Stetson (#8AZ Stetson), 6. Joe Schoepner (#17 Schoepner), 7. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 2. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 4. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 5. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 6. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 2. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 3. Dustin Burkhart (#14AZ Burkhart/White), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 6. Jonas Reynolds (#0 Reynolds). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Charles Davis Jr., 3. Matt Rossi, 4. Mike Martin, 5. Nick Aiuto, 6. Tye Mihocko, 7. Brian Hosford, 8. Dennis Gile, 9. Michael Curtis, 10. Bruce St. James, 11. Josh Pelkey, 12. Dustin Burkhart, 13. Matt Lundy, 14. Jonas Reynolds, 15. Joe Schoepner, 16. Jordan Stetson, 17. Andy Reinbold, 18. Landon Cling, 19. Chris Bonneau. NT

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**Cling flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Rossi, Laps 13-30 Johnson.

HARD CHARGER: Michael Curtis

NEW SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-749, 2-Davis-645, 3-Stevie Sussex-640, 4-Martin-611, 5-Rossi-592, 6-Aiuto-517, 7-Mihocko-492, 8-Pelkey-444, 9-Gile-420, 10-Reinbold-417.

NEXT SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: July 2 – Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway