DAVIS TAKES CASA GRANDE & SOUTHWEST LEAD
 
Casa Grande, AZ……..Charles Davis Jr. of Buckeye, Ariz. is the new USAC Southwest Sprint Car point leader after piloting Jim Massey’s car to victory in Saturday night’s 30-lap race at Central Arizona Raceway. Davis passed Nick Aiuto on lap 23 and led the final eight laps for the win over Aiuto, Brian Hosford, Josh Pelkey and Bryan Swinehart. Hosford led the first 18 laps of the race. Davis has a 20-point lead over R.J. Johnson in the new standings going into an April 13 race at Queen Creek, Ariz. Johnson was seventh in Saturday’s race.
 
USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: March 23, 2013 – Casa Grande, Arizona – Central Arizona Raceway
 
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto/Allen), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 4. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 5. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 6. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau) 7. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 8. Tom Lee (#53 Lee). NT
 
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jody Wirth (#5X Wirth), 2. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 3. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 4. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 5. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 6. James Aragon (#94 Aragon), 7. Kyle Danielson (#17K Danielson), 8. Stevie Sussex (#1A Sussex). NT
 
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 2. Bryan Swinehart (#68 Beal), 3. Justin Quinn (#93 Quinn), 4. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 5. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 6. Stephen Harms (#60 Harms), 7. Mark Morin (#28 Morin). NTDASH: (6 laps) 1. Hosford, 2. Aiuto, 3. Deskins, 4. Harms, 5. Quinn, 6. Wirth, 7. Reinbold, 8. Clark. NT
 
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Nick Aiuto, 3. Brian Hosford, 4. Josh Pelkey, 5. Bryan Swinehart, 6. Stevie Sussex, 7. R.J. Johnson, 8. Tom Ogle, 9. Justin Quinn, 10. Ronnie Clark, 11. Mike Martin, 12. Mike Bonneau, 13. James Aragon, 14. Chris Bonneau, 15. Kyle Danielson, 16. Bruce St. James, 17. Shon Deskins, 18. Stephen Harms, 19. Mark Morin, 20. Andy Reinbold, 21. Tom Lee, 22. Jody Wirth, 23. Michael Curtis. NT
 
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**Reinbold flipped during the feature.
 
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-18 Hosford, Laps 19-22 Aiuto, Lap 23-30 Davis.
 
NEW USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Davis-130, 2-Johnson-110; 3-Pelkey-103, 4-Clark-101, 5-Quinn-96, 6-Hosford-93, 7-Swinehart-92, 8-Ogle-90, 9-Aiuto-87, 10-M.Bonneau-69.
 
NEXT USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: April 13 – Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway