SWANSON LANDS SECOND WESTERN SPRINT WIN AT ROSEVILLE

Roseville, CA…….Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. scored his second victory of the 2009 USAC Western Sprint car campaign at All American Speedway Saturday night, leading all but six laps to win the 50-lap race in his TK Motorsports machine. Swanson led the first lap, then Shauna Hogg led the next six before Swanson returned to lead the rest of the way. JoJo Helberg was second at the checkered flag ahead of Shauna Hogg, Mike mMurgoitio and fast qualifier Tony Hunt. Swanson’s lead now stands at 33 points over Helberg going into an August 15 race at Madera, Calif.


 


USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 1, 2009 – Roseville, California – All American Speedway


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-12.943; 2. Brian McClish, 4B, McClish-12.955; 3. JoJo Helberg, 7, Helberg-12.964; 4. Audra Sasselli, 77, Sasselli-12.995; 5. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-12.998; 6. Tanner Swanson, 75, TK-13.026; 7. Mike Murgoitio, 40, Western Speed-13.125; 8. Eric Humphries, 16, Mott-13.245; 9. Jerry Kobza, 93, Kobza-13.692; 10. Jimmy Riddell, 32, Riddell-13.762; 11. Marvin Mitchell, 68, Mitchell-13.976.


 


FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Helberg, 2. Murgoitio, 3. Hunt, 4. Hogg, 5. Kobza, 6. Mitchell. NT


 


SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Humphries, 2. Swanson, 3. McClish, 4. Sasselli, 5. Riddell. NT


 


FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tanner Swanson, 2. JoJo Helberg, 3. Shauna Hogg, 4. Mike Murgoitio, 5. Tony Hunt, 6. Brian McClish, 7. Audra Sasselli, 8. Eric Humphries, 9. Jerry Kobza, 10. Jimmy Riddell, 11. Marvin Mitchell. NT


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Swanson, Laps 2-7 Hogg, Laps 8-50 Swanson.


 


NEW USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-T.Swanson-380; 2-Helberg-347; 3-McClish-343; 4-Hunt-285; 5-Humphries-282; 6-Hogg-259; 7-Kody Swanson-247; 8-Sasselli-221; 9-Nick Green-185; 10-Riddell-172.


 


NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: August 15 – Madera (CA) Speedway