MARTINEZ GETS #1 AT PERRIS

Perris, CA…….Casey Martinez of Riverside, Calif. earned his first USAC feature victory Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway, leading the final nine laps of the 20-lap USAC Junior Ford Focus feature. Andrew Murray finished second ahead of Taylor Ferns, series point leader Kyle Edward sand Dennis Simunovich. Matthew Wright led the first 11 laps but finished eighth.



USAC JUNIOR FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 1, 2009 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway


 


HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Taylor Ferns (#98k Kruseman), 2. Andrew Murray (#18 Murray), 3. Logan Williams (#8 Pankratz), 4. Dennis Simunovich (#5 Simunovich), 5. Casey Martinez (#94 Martinez), 6. Matthew Wright (#33 Wright), 7. Kyle Edwards (#39 Edwards), 8. Mavrick Gaunt (#2A Gaunt), 9. Winn Frazin (#24 Frazin), 10. Daniel Voyles (#13k Kruseman). NT


 


FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Casey Martinez, 2. Andrew Murray, 3. Taylor Ferns, 4. Kyle Edwards, 5. Dennis Simunovich, 6. Mavrick Gaunt, 7. Daniel Voyles, 8. Matthew Wright, 9. Winn Frazin, 10. Logan Williams. NT


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**Williams flipped during the feature.


 


FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Wright, Laps 12-20 Martinez.


 


NEW USAC JUNIOR FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Edwards-860; 2-Murray-762; 3-Ferns-537; 4-Simunovich-485; 5-Alex Jacobsen-355; 6-Ethan Quinn-346; 7-Martinez-333; 8-Tanner Kershaw-322; 9-Frazin-298; 10-Williams-291.


 


NEXT USAC JUNIOR FORD FOCUS RACE: August 5 – Ventura (CA) Raceway