by Ryan Neuharth
Tucson, Ariz (January 20) – On a racetrack that Billy Moyer described as “The best he’s had it all week,” the Hall of Famer from Batesville, AR outdueled fellow front row starter and Sunday winner Tim McCreadie for the win in round four of the Wild West Shootout presented by Total Seal Piston Rings at USA Raceway. The win was the second of the week for Moyer, his ninth all-time in the series, and 754th of his career.

While Moyer was credited with leading all 30-laps, the race was anything but a runaway as McCreadie kept steady pressure on the leader during the mid-stages of the caution free event. Between laps ten and twenty, McCreadie would show the nose to Moyer several times in heavy lapped traffic. The most serious challenge came on lap seventeen when the leaders split a lap car off of turn two, and running door-to-door into turn three. Moyer would find the moisture rich cushion to his liking off of turn four to repeal the New York driver’s most serious challenge.

“This place is really fun to race on when it gets like this,” McCreadie said from the front-straight after the race. “He’s (Moyer) been in his car for four years, and we’ve been in ours for four days. We’re just a tick off but were gaining on it every night and building something special with these Warrior cars.”

Behind the two leaders a great battle for the next six positions was taking place between Brad Looney, Jimmy Mars, Will Vaught, Randy Korte, Jesse Stovall, and Shannon Babb.

Looney and Mars would run third and fourth for the first two-thirds of the event before the seventh starting Vaught, who was shuffled back to ninth early, also found the topside to his liking. Blasting around both Stovall and Korte on lap six, he stalked Looney and Mars before overtaking that duo between laps twenty and twenty-five.

“We got shuttled back early there but we had a fast car,” Vaught said post-race. “This is new car and we were lucky to not blow-up the other night when we knocked the fan belt off in the B-Main.”

Maybe the fastest driver on track, who also may have passed the most cars on the evening, was Shannon Babb. After starting eight and finishing fourth in his heat race, Babb cruised to a B-Main win earning the fifteenth starting spot in the A-Main. He would crack the top ten less then ten-laps into the 30-lapper, sitting eighth. Babb methodically picked his way forward, passing Stovall for seventh on lap fifteen, Korte for sixth on lap eighteen, and clipping Mars in a photo-finish for the fifth spot in the final rundown.

With the Moyer/McCreadie battle taking place in front of him, and the charging Vaught coming from behind, Brad Looney was the steadiest driver in the top five. Running third from the outset until lap twenty-five, the 2011 MARS series champion turning a very quiet fourth, his best finish of the week.

Moyer’s ninth Wild West Shootout win ties him with Terry Phillips for the all-time series lead. Having stated repeatedly throughout the week that his car is not quite perfect, but he’s looking forward to Sunday’s Bill Cheesborg Memorial finale, and now standing alone a-top the series all-time win list.

A-Main
1 2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $3,000
2 1 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
3 7 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO
4 3 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO
5 6 28 Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
6 15 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
7 4 00K Randy Korte Highland, IL
8 8 00x Jesse Stovall Galena, MO
9 9 54 Dane Dacus Lakeland, TN
10 22 2J John Anderson Omaha, NE
11 16 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
12 13 32 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
13 5 8P Lonnie Parker Jr El Mirage, AZ
14 21 9T Tim Isenburg Marshfield, WI
15 12 14M Morgan Bagley Longview, TX
16 20 91P Jason Papich Santa Maria, CA
17 17 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA
18 18 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
19 14 77 Jason McBride Carbondale, IL
20 24 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA
21 10 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA
22 11 28X Jeff Provinzino Hibbing, MN
23 23 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
24 19 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ

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B-Main #1  
1 32 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA *
2 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS *
3 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ *
4 2J John Anderson Omaha, NE *
5 18x Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth Northport, AL
6 32B Clay Daly Bakersfield, CA
7 14M Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO
8 02x Tommy Weder Jr Woodward, OK
9 37 Rob Mayea Bend, OR
10 A1 Duke Whiseant Texarkana, AR
11 6H Al Humphries Giltner, NE
12 93 Ray Moore Shreveport, LA
13 11K Jon Kirby Russellville, AR
14 11M Paul Mueller Bismarck, ND
15 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA
16 17s Rick Shafer Vacaville, CA
17 92K Brant Kehrer New Memphis, IL
dns 31 Scott Creel Franklinton, LA

B-Main #2  
1 77 Jason McBride Carbondale, IL *
2 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA *
3 91P Jason Papich Santa Maria, CA *
4 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR *
5 42s Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN
6 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA
7 9I Steve Isenburg Marshfield, WI
8 21F Todd Frank Green Bay, WI
9 10X Leon Henderson Laurel, MS
10 23 Brad Williams Tucson, AZ
11 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA
12 12 Ron Bartels El Segundo, CA
13 96M Matt Micheli Live Oak, CA
14 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
15 77A Justin Asplin Birch Tree, MO
16 22G Paul Guglielmoni Vacaville, CA
dns 37W Scott Ward Watertown, SD
dns 71 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN

B-Main #3  
1 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL *
2 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO *
3 9T Tim Isenburg Marshfield, WI *
4 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA *
5 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
6 18c Ross Camponova Clarksdale, MS
7 15K Justin Kay Wheatland, IA
8 26 Mark Carrell Redmond, OR
9 43 Garret Alberson Las Cruces, NM
10 72 Travis Gorsuch Chanhassen, MN
10 51 Joey Moriarty Glendale, AZ
11 5E Shane Edginton Winnipeg, MB
12 2 Trevor Glaser Tangent, OR
13 37H Garrett Higgins Tucson, AZ
14 10eh Ed Turnbull Estevan, SK
dns 5B Klint Byars Carrollton, MS
dns 10 Mike Balcaen Winnipeg, MB

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Heat #1  
1 1 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA
2 6 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
3 5 42s Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN
4 3 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
5 8 91P Jason Papich Santa Maria, CA
6 9 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
7 10 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
8 7 43 Garret Alberson Las Cruces, NM
9 2 17s Rick Shafer Vacaville, CA
10 4 31 Scott Creel Franklinton, LA

Heat #2
1 1 28X Jeff Provinzino Hibbing, MN
2 4 32 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
3 8 00x Jesse Stovall Galena, MO
4 7 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
5 9 11K Jon Kirby Russellville, AR
6 6 23 Brad Williams Tucson, AZ
7 5 22G Paul Guglielmoni Vacaville, CA
8 2 2 Trevor Glaser Tangent, OR
9 10 72 Travis Gorsuch Chanhassen, MN
DQ 3 71 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN
O’Neal disqualified for not going to the scales

Heat #3  
1 2 54 Dane Dacus Lakeland, TN
2 7 8P Lonnie Parker Jr El Mirage, AZ
3 1 6H Al Humphries Giltner, NE
4 8 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA
5 9 77 Jason McBride Carbondale, IL
6 3 14M Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO
7 6 26 Mark Carrell Redmond, OR
8 5 37H Garrett Higgins Tucson, AZ
9 4 96M Matt Micheli Live Oak, CA

Heat #4  
1 3 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO
2 1 18c Ross Camponova Clarksdale, MS
3 8 28 Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
4 5 77A Justin Asplin Birch Tree, MO
5 6 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA
6 4 15K Justin Kay Wheatland, IA
7 7 21F Todd Frank Green Bay, WI
8 2 11M Paul Mueller Bismarck, ND
9 9 92K Brant Kehrer New Memphis, IL

Heat #5  
1 1 14M Morgan Bagley Longview, TX
2 3 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA
3 2 51 Joey Moriarty Glendale, AZ
4 6 2J John Anderson Omaha, NE
5 5 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
6 7 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA
7 4 93 Ray Moore Shreveport, LA
8 8 10X Leon Henderson Laurel, MS
9 9 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA

Heat #6  
1 4 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO
2 1 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ
3 2 18x Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth Northport, AL
4 8 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
5 6 5B Klint Byars Carrollton, MS
6 9 9T Tim Isenburg Marshfield, WI
7 5 5E Shane Edginton Winnipeg, MB
8 7 A1 Duke Whiseant Texarkana, AR
9 3 10eh Ed Turnbull Estevan, SK

Heat #7  
1 4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 1 9I Steve Isenburg Marshfield, WI
3 8 00K Randy Korte Highland, IL
4 5 10 Mike Balcaen Winnipeg, MB
5 3 37 Rob Mayea Bend, OR
6 9 32B Clay Daly Bakersfield, CA
7 6 02x Tommy Weder Jr Woodward, OK
8 7 12 Ron Bartels El Segundo, CA
9 2 37W Scott Ward Watertown, SD

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race updates courtesy of Ryan Neuharth

Details listed below.

JR. DRAGSTER SERIES AGES 8-12

SEMI FINALS

Joe Kidd, Jr. fromMarana,AZdef. Alex Gray fromTucson,AZ

Courtnee Boettcher fromTucsondef.SienaCoronadofromTucson,AZ

FINAL

Joe Kidd, Jr. takes the win running a 9.381 @ 69.53mph def. Courtnee Boettcher.

JR. DRAGSTER SERIES AGES 13-17

SEMI FINALS

Kayla Gardner from El Paso, TX advances to the final with a competition single.

Dannielle Trammel from Casa Grande def. Gabriel Brown from Tucson.

FINAL

Kayla Gardner takes the win running an 8.043 @ 81.24mph def. Dannielle Trammel

MOTORCYCLE

SEMI FINALS

David Oller from Oro Valley, AZ def. Jake Burris from Tucson, AZ

Mark Laibson from Tucson def. Jim Burris, Jr. from Tucson.

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FINAL

Mark Laibson takes the win running a 9.507 @ 129.57mph def. David Oller

SPORTSMAN

SEMI FINALS

Chris Stout from Glendale, AZ advances to the final with a competition single.

Steve Russell from Tucson def. Steve Davis from Vail, AZ

FINAL

Chris Stout takes the win running a 12.232 @ 103.79mph def. Steve Russell

                        DON’S HOT ROD SHOP PRO

SEMI FINALS

Larry Cannon from Tucson, AZ advances to the final with a competition single.

Brian Johnston from Tucson, AZ def. Claude Evering from Tucson, AZ

FINAL

Larry Cannon takes the win running an 11.418 @ 109.05mph def. Brian Johnston

SUPER PRO

SEMI FINALS

Joe Kidd from Marana, AZ advances to the final with a competition single.

Brad Hawk from Tucson def. Chuck Hawk, Jr. from Tucson.

FINAL

Brad Hawk takes the win running a 10.841 @ 121.14mph def. Joe Kidd

Congratulations to the following:

NUMBER ONE QUALIFYERS

Jr. Dragster 8-12 – Courtnee Boettcher

Jr. Dragster 13-17 – Austin Gardner

Motorcycle – Mark Laibson

Sportsman – Chase Lampe

Pro – Claude Evering

Super Pro – Jay Gerstel.

             THE 2011 SUMMIT SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONS

Douglas Automotive Big Wheel Racing Series Champion – Keeli Tatge

                       Runner-up – Kalista Axtell

Jr. Dragster 8-12 Champion – Joe Kidd, Jr.

                      Runner-up – Courtnee Boettcher

Jr. Dragsters 13-17- Kayla Gardner

                      Runner-up – Gabriel Brown

High School Champion – Roseanna Holtzman

                     Runner-up – Christopher Roebuck

Motorcycle Champion – Jake Burris

                     Runner-up – Mark Laibson

Sportsman Champion – Chris Stout

                    Runner-up – Matt Hawk

Don’s Hot Rod Shop Pro Champion – Matt Hawk

                   Runner –up – Brian Johnston

Super Pro Champion – Don Toia

                   Runner-up – Scott Stauth

                                                                                      George Camp

                                                                     Merle’s SIR Official

   RISLONE SERIES #5, JR DRAGSTERS #4 & BIG WHEELS #4

 A Car Specialty Transport Big Wheels Series RACE

SEMI FINALS

Ashton Webb fromTucsondef. Austin Axtell fromTucsonAZ

Jillian Slade fromTucsonAZdef. Keeli Tatge fromTucson,AZ

FINAL

Ashton Webb takes the win running an 8.956 def. Jillian Slade

NATIONAL AUTO COLLISION CENTER JR DRAGSTER SERIES RACE

SEMI FINALS

Jakob Trammell fromCasa Grande,AZdef. Rick Maracigan fromTucson,AZ

Joe Kidd, Jr. fromTucson,AZadvances to the final with a competition single.

FINAL

Joe Kidd, Jr. takes the win running a 9.372 @ 70.83mph def. Jakob Trammell

RISLONE SERIES RACE #5

SEMI FINALS

Steve Thill from Rio Rico, AZ advances to the final with a competition single.

Bill Kidd fromMarana,AZdef. Randy Maroney fromSierra Vista,AZ

FINAL

Bill Kidd takes the win running a 10.799 @ 118.98mph def. Steve Thill

Congratulations to the following:

NUMBER ONE QUALIFIERS

Big Wheels Race– Austin Axtell

Jr Dragster Race– Courtnee Boettcher

Rislone Series – Fred Stout

                    2011 FALL RACING SERIES CHAMPIONS

 A Car Specialty Transport Big Wheel Series Champion – Ashton Webb

             Runner-up- TJ DePasquale

National Auto Collision Jr Dragster Series Champion – Jakob Trammell

            Runner-up – Courtnee Boettcher

Rislone Champion – Steve Dolan

            Runner-up – Christopher Citro

                                                                        George Camp

                                                                    Merle’s SIR Official  

The racing action begins at 6 PM on Saturday and Sunday!

   RISLONE SERIES #4, JR DRAGSTERS & BIG WHEELS

A Car Specialty Transport Big Wheels Series

SEMI FINALS

TJ Depasquale fromTucsondef. Kalista Axtell fromTucsonAZ.

Ashton Webb fromTucsonAZdef. Brody Burris fromTucson,AZ.

FINAL

TJ Depasquale takes the win running a 5.693 def. Ashton Webb 6.232

National Auto Collision Center Jr. Series Race #3

SEMI FINALS

Grant Jones fromTucsondef. Alex Gray fromTucsonAZ.

Courtnee Boettcher fromTucsonAZdef.SienaCoronadofromTucson,AZ.

FINAL

Courtnee Boettcher takes the win running a 9.307 @ 69.16mph def. Grant Jones

RISLONE SERIES RACE #4

SEMI FINALS

Bob Thurston from Cortaro, AZ. def. Steve Thill from RioRico,AZ

Christopher Citro fromTucson,AZdef. Claude Evering fromTucson,AZ.

FINAL

Christopher Citro takes the win running a 10.443 @ 124.86mph def. Bob Thurston

SUPER QUIK MART SERIES RACE #3

SEMI FINALS

Jerry Duffy fromTucson, AZ. advances to the final with a competition single.

Don Toia fromTucson,AZ.def. Jon Bradford fromTucson,AZ.

FINALS

Don Toia takes the win running a 7.556 @ 173.73mph def. Jerry Duffy

Congratulations to the following:

NUMBER ONE QUALIFIERS

Big Wheels Race – Keeli Tatge

Jr Dragster Race – Rick Maracigan

Rislone Series – Brad Hawk

Super Quik Mart Series – George Clark

Jr Gambler Winner – Courtnee Boettcher

Quarter Mile for Cure Gambler Winner – Joe Kidd

Special congratulations to 2011 Super Quik Mart Series Champion

Jerry Duffy fromTucsoncrowned the 2011 Super Quik Mart Series Champion. It was not easy he had to out run Bill Kidd and Jon Bradford fromTucsonto take the championship.

Next event at SIR will be Rislone Series Final and Summit Super Series Final. This will be held November 12. Gates open at 9am for the first race.

A racing double header see you there.

                                                                                      George Camp

                                                                     Merle’s SIR Official  

By IHRA Media

Oct 16, 2011 

The joy behind the Summit Super Series is that anyone anywhere can win it. 

Drivers from all across the United States, Canada and even a few additional nations have the opportunity to race for a track championship and hope fully, with a little luck and a lot of skill, make it all the way from their local track to the big stage at the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals presented by RacingJunk.com at Virginia Motorsports Park to compete for a world championship. 

And that is exactly the tale told by Matt Hawk and J.P. Schuster. 

Both drivers won at their local tracks, both earned their way to the Summit SuperSeries World Championships in Virginia and both, after a long and tumultuous weekend, came out on top by winning the championship in their respective divisions as Hawk claimed the No Box title and Schuster the Box crown Sunday at VMP. 

“This is just unbelievable,” Hawk said. “All these guys out here are great racers and to get a chance to race them and come out of here with the win is incredible. It would have been worth the trip had I lost first round, but this is just everything you could hope for and more.” 

Hawk traveled all the way from Tucson, Ariz. – a journey of over 2,000 miles – to be in Virginia this weekend and compete for the No Box World Championship. Hawk, who calls Southwestern International Raceway home, qualified ninth on the 16-car ladder after three hits at the track and rode that position all the way to the finals. 

 Matt Hawk 

Hawk recorded wins over Billy Janousek, John Castellaw and Mark Bridgers on his way to the finals where he faced off with Scott Vaughn from Virginia for the championship. Driving a gorgeous ’64 Chevelle, Hawk had the better light and ran an 11.761, 111.53 on an 11.75 dial to Vaughn’s 9.226, 143.54 on a 9.22 dial – a difference of roughly three feet at the line. 

With the win Hawk claims the $10,000 prize, plus a brand new race trailer, a custom golf cart, a championship ring and trophy and more. Hawk earned his way to the World Finals via random draw, joining last year’s champion from Salt Lake City as repeat Wild Card champions. 

Not a bad day for a student at the University of Arizona. 

“I actually couldn’t miss class. My family brought the car here and I had to fly because I had class that I couldn’t miss,” Hawk said. “I guess this makes the trip home that much sweeter for everyone. Plus it gives me something extra to tell everyone when I get back home.” 

SUMMIT SUPERSERIES NO BOX

Matt Hawk, Tucson, Ariz., ’70 Maverick, 11.761, 111.53 def. Scott Vaughn, Stephens City, Va., ’64 Chevelle, 9.226, 143.54. 

                                                                                                                                       Press Release

Merle’s SIR

Courtesy of IHRA Media

TUCSON, Ariz. (October 13th, 2011) – Cooler temperatures have arrived just in time as the crew at USA Raceway prepares to kick off a weekend of high flyin’ fun this Friday and Saturday night! The Total Seal Late Models Series will return to action for a two day season finale honoring the Legendary Carl Trimmer. This event will mark the third running by the Arizona based Dirt Late Model Organization.  This action packed weekend will also be the final appearance of Late Model racing at the facility until next January’s Wild West Shootout.   

The 3^rd Annual Carl Trimmer Classic is set to honor one of Tucson’s greatest racers as well as wrap up a stellar championship season at USA Raceway.  Trimmer finished his 2011 campaign just last weekend resulting in a solid 4^th place finish in the 2011 USRA Modified point standings.  A storied career that has lasted more than fifty years and has no signs of concluding anytime soon, finds Trimmer still hard at the wheel and more determined than ever.  Trimmer has racked up more than 700 feature wins and 34 championships including many NASCAR titles as well as the inaugural championships at the famed Corona Speedway and USA Raceway.
 
“It’s been an honor for all of us here at USA just to be small part of this deal” commented Benji Lyons.  “It’s too easy these days to forget to say a simple thanks to those that help us along the way. This is our way of showing thanks to a man that continues to show us what this sport is all about.”
 
The 3^rd Annual Carl Trimmer Classic will feature the stars of the Super Late Models from all over the Southwest.  Drivers from California, New Mexico and more will make their way south to take on Arizona’s best.

Lyons went on to say “We are excited about the future of the Late Model division at USA. Beside Late Model racing being my passion, it is what Mr. Trimmer spent most of his career racing and winning in, what better way to honor a living legend.”
 
The UniFirst Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, X-Mods and Hornets will join the Late Model action with champions from each division to be crowned on the final day putting a wrap to the USA Raceway Championship season.
 
All divisions will compete in two separate events starting with an open practice slated for Thursday October 13^th and racing action kicking off Friday October 14^th and concluding with Saturday’s October 15^th finale. 

The Super Stock point chase couldn’t get any more exciting as the 4 machine of Brian Brown seems to be unstoppable as of late. He comes into Fridays showdown tied with the almost rookie driver Daniel Stricker. Rick Butler in the X-Mods and Factory Stock ace Terry Churchwell sit a tad closer to their goal of championship gold but anything can happen in two big days of competition. The Hornets will also look to crown there 2011 champions with Stephen Lee and Jeremy McCollum in control of both divisions standings.

Racing will get started at 645pm both Friday and Saturday but feel free to join us for happy hour from 530 to 630 with beer specials and more. General admission is just $15 for adults. Seniors, military, and students admission is just $12. To top that off, ALL KIDS 11 & UNDER ARE FREE!

To keep up on all the latest news and happenings please sign up for USA Raceway E-News.  The track update registration can be found at USA’s home page www.usaraceway.net

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 and USA just 2 miles ahead on your left hand side. For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information can be found at www.usaraceway.net

All Good Things Must Come To An End..

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 26, 2011) – With the 44^th Annual Western World Championships looming on the horizon, the winged Sprint Cars of the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region take to Tucson’s 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval on Saturday night.