Gaston Garners ASCS Southwest Glory at USA Raceway
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 24, 2010) - John
Gaston overcame the prevailing mayhem in Saturday night's
25-lap American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region main
event to take top honors at USA Raceway.
Gaston took command in the final handful of circuits when
J.T. Imperial cut a left rear tire and went on to post his
second career ASCS Southwest feature win aboard the Gaerte-powered
Kronik Energy No. 22j Maxim, vaulting from fourth to first
in the championship points race in the process.
Working forward from eleventh, Gaston steered clear of the
several crashes that took place over the course of the
25-lapper and took over after both Johnny Herrera and
Imperial surrendered the lead with cut tires.
Gaston flashed underneath the checkered flag in front of
Mike Martin, who was disqualified when he failed to go to
the scales following the feature.
Veteran shoe Rickey Hood assumed runner-up honors behind
Gaston, with Thomas Ogle's debut in winged Sprint Car
competition netting a third-place finish.
Rick Boughan and Joshua Hodges advanced ten positions each
to round out the top five, with the balance of the top ten
including Kaylene Verville, Joshua Williams, Imperial, Bud
Goodwin and Perry McMillan.
Goodwin, Imperial, Hood and Jessica Van Dyke each claimed
heat race wins over the 28-car field, with California teen
Justyn Cox winning the "B" Main.
Marty Hussak made his way back to victory lane winning the
20-Lap Super Stock feature. Hussak led from the pole
position to capture his first win of the year over John
Buerger and Dwayne Hogan. Point leader Daniel Stricker
took fourth just ahead of Doug Paxson who rounded out the
top five.
Ted Robinson acquired the X-Mod championship point lead by
beating Jesse Patterson and Mercedes Harris in the 20-Lap
feature. AJ Huebner and Derek Lucas rounded out the top
five of a 24 car field.
Trevor Hildalgo took the 20-Lap Factory Stock feature as
he led the majority of laps in the green to checker
finish. Hildalgo who has finished runner up on several
occasions finally made his way to the top of the podium as
Bill Wall and Kalvin Catlin battled it out for the second
spot with Wall narrowly edging out Catlin.
Josh Shipley used the top groove to capture victory in the
Arizona Modified Midget division with Brian Stehr stealing
the show in Dwarf Car action.
Full Results:
http://usaraceway.net/results.php
USA Raceway welcomes the return of Barnett Harley Davidson
UMP West Modifieds May 8th as we celebrate
Mothers Day and the Race for the Cure. $5 for every
ticket sold on May 8th will be donated to the
Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The stars of the Barnett
Harley Modifieds will join forces with the Unifirst Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks and Hornets. General admission
tickets will go on sale at 4pm for only $12, racing will
begin promptly at 6:45pm.
Season and Suite Access Passes will allow race fans to get
all the action at an unheard of low cost. Season Passes
are on sale for only $249 and $199 for Seniors, Students
and Military thus dropping admission prices to under $9
per event. Suite Access Passes will allow race fans the
opportunity to enjoy the races from USA Raceway's VIP
Suite. Enjoy the races in luxury! Suite Access Passes
are now on sale for only $399.
The 2010 USA Raceway Schedule can be previewed online at
www.usaraceway.net/schedule.php
Discounted season passes are available by calling the USA
Raceway office at 520-574-8515. 2010 Season Ticket
Packages can be viewed on line at
www.usaraceway.net/tickets.php
USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265,
then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into
Los Reales. For more information please, contact the
track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding
USA Raceway can be found at
www.usaraceway.net
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