CLAUSON’S 3RD “WINTER CHALLENGE” WIN EARNS TITLE
 
Peoria, AZ……..Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. captured the 2013 “Winter Challenge” title Saturday night, wheeling the Mike Martin Ultimate Offroad/Naquin Precision Earth Moving Maxim to a wire-to-wire 30-lap victory at Canyon Speedway Park. Clauson was trailed to the checkered flag by Jeremy Sherman, Charles Davis Jr., Colby Copeland and Jon Stanbrough. Clauson’s win was his third in the four-race series.
 
USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Speical Event” SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: February 2, 2013 (night) – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “2013 Winter Challenge”
 
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 2. Jon Stanbrough (#20 Deskins), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Jimmy Crawford (#3X Crawford), 6. Richard Vander Weerd (#10 Vander Weerd), 7. Matt Lundy (#20L Reinbold), 8. Colby Copeland (#74 Williams), 9. Tom Lee (#53 Lee). NT
 
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeremy Sherman (#77M Michaels), 2. Bryan Clauson (#16B Martin), 3. Robert Ballou (#77 Hockett), 4. Rick Ziehl (#20Z Ziehl), 5. Jace Vander Weerd (#88 Vander Weerd), 6. Mike Martin (#97 Colcord/Norman), 7. Lonnie Oliver (#11T Oliver), 8. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#21 Ellis), 9. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James). NT
 
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Ryan Bernal (#73 Ford), 4. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 5. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 6. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 7. Tony Everhart (#55 Everhart), 8. Stevie Sussex (#1AZ Sussex), 9. Jason Grady (#45 Grady). NT
 
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Copeland, 2. Pelkey, 3. Ogle, 4. Sussex, 5. Thomas, 6. St. James, 7. Oliver, 8. Lee, 9. Lundy, 10. Everhart. NT
 
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Jeremy Sherman, 3. Charles Davis Jr., 4. Colby Copeland, 5. Jon Stanbrough, 6. Richard Vander Weerd, 7. Josh Pelkey, 8. Kevin Thomas Jr., 9. Andy Reinbold, 10. Ryan Bernal, 11. Mike Martin, 12. Jace Vander Weerd, 13. Stevie Sussex, 14. Jimmy Crawford, 15. Bruce St. James, 16. Brian Hosford, 17. Robert Ballou, 18. Tom Ogle, 19. R.J. Johnson, 20. Ronnie Clark, 21. Josh Hodges, 22. Rick Ziehl. NT
 
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Clauson.
 
FINAL “Winter Challenge” POINTS: 1-Clauson-232, 2-Stanbrough-226, 3-Davis-215, 4-Sherman-186, 5-R.Vander Weerd-180.
 
NEXT SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT RACE: March 7 – Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway Dirt Track – “Sin City Showdown”