Chargin' Charles Davis Jr on the Move!

Some of the “Seasoned Citizen” Race fans like myself may remember the Doublemint Chewing gum commercial jingle ” Double Your Pleaseure, Double Your Fun “ !  But if you don’t remember that popular jingle, it doesn’t matter because the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Non-Wing Sprint Cars will be running two main events this week at Tucson’s USA Raceway.   The Sprint Car Stars will double your pleasure as they will be doing double duty with the two features.

The Sprint Cars will also have the featured main event that was cut short by a down pour on July 3rd.   15 cars that were scheduled in the July 3rd feature are eligible for the makeup main scheduled at the beginning of the race program. 

Sherman in Victory Lane

Two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion Jeremy Sherman carries a 106-point advantage over defending series champion Charles Davis, Jr., into the night on the strength of five wins and ten top-fives in as many feature events thus far.

While shut out of victory lane so far, Davis, Jr., still holds second by 52 points over R.J. Johnson.  Andrew Reinbold and Ronnie Clark round out the current top five in points, with the rest of the top ten including Bruce St. James, Mike Martin, Josh Pelkey, Justin Quinn and Ryan Linder, with Brian Hosford just 18 points outside the top ten.

X-Mods, ASCS2 Mini Sprints and SW Modlites will also be racing this Saturday.

General admission tickets will go on sale when the gates open at 4pm for only $15 for Adults, $12 for Seniors, Students and Military, and all kids 11 and under are FREE. The VIP Suite will also be available by a first come, first serve basis at an unbelievable upgrade price of just $5 this weekend only!

Racing action will begin promptly at 6:45pm.

Halfway Home Season Passes will allow race fans to get all the action of the remaining 2011 scheduled events at an unheard of low price. Season Passes are on sale for only just $99 for a limited time 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 $149. Get em while you can!! These limited season passes are also available by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515.

The entire 2011 USA Raceway Schedule can be previewed online at http://www.usaraceway.net/schedule

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

Dana Boatwright begins a pass on Daniel Stricker

Racing action was delayed as Mother Nature waved the yellow flag in the form of a brief shower at USA Raceway.  Additional track prep was necessary and the show began about 90 minutes later than scheduled.

Everyone pitched in to roll in the track and adjustments were made to finish before the 11pm curfew.  Heat races for each division went smoothly followed by the main event for the Factory Stocks.  The Unifirst Super Stock  main was halted with a lap 9 yellow.  Enter Mother Nature again but this time she ended the night as the rain on a seared racing surface makes it imposible to continue racing.

The Factory Stock Results are official.  The promoter has reviewed his decision he made Saturday when the night was cut short by rain.   At this writing, it appears the Super Stock main will be declared official based upon the lap 8 scoring.  More than 50% of the race was complete when the red flag came out following the 9th lap yellow. There may also be adjustments for the cars involved on the lap 9 yellow.  Tapes will be reviewed and the official finish will be forthcoming.    

To show his appreciation for the inconvenience on Saturday, the promoter, Benji Lyons, has an announcement to make to the drivers who did not complete their mains and to the loyal fans who stuck it out.  First of all, he will pay for a pit pass at the next Super Stock Race for each Super Stock driver who raced on Saturday. 

The Hornets will race two events at their next outing and USA Raceway will also pay for the Hornet Drivers pit passes who raced on the 23rd.  There will be two main events and two payouts at the August 6th event for the Hornets.      

USRA Modifieds will run two Main Events on August 6th.  The first main will be the posted lineup for August 23rd rainout and will pay as advertised, $ 1000 to win and $ 100 to start.  The USA Promoter, Lyons, will also pay a second Jackpot modified purse of $ 1000 to win and $ 100 to start on August 6th!

The raincheck policy was followed for the fans but Lyons said: ” Our Fans are the best and have been all season!  To show my appreciation I am announcing that the Inaugural USA Raceway Fan Appreciation Night will be on September 24th.   All Fans will be honored as they enter the grandstands absolutely FREE!  Our fans deserve the best customer service we can give them.”

Stormy Scott Passing Chad Ayers to take the Lead

This Saturday evening exciting Family Entertainment is waiting for you at USA Raceway.  The USRA Western Modifieds, the Unifirst Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and Hornets will be racing this weekend.

Heading the racing program this week at USA Raceway is the USRA Sanctioned Western Modifieds.  The track promoter has beefed up the purse with $ 1000 to Win and $ 100 to start in an effort to attract more cars for tonights race and a chance for the modified teams to weigh in with concerns through a questionaire prepared by the track.  The answers and opinions will help guide the track in terms of rules and sanctioning body in the 2112 season. 

Chad Ayers, the points leader, has a slim 25 point margin over Cody Alvarez.   Tucson racing legend Carl Trimmer is third in points with a 29 point lead above Rick Spencer.  Dana Fite rounds out the top five. 

Daniel Stricker streaking down the Back Stretch

Action is really heating up in the Unifirst Super Stock Points Championship as Daniel Stricker pictured above had a strong second place finish behind Marty Hussak last Saturday night.  With his finish last week he is tied with Terry Hill  for 1st in the championship chase.  Brian Brown is a mere 19 points behind the point leaders and he is followed by Dana Boatwright always a threat to win.   Consistent and steady racer Rod Hiestand rounds out the top five in the Unifirst Super Stock division.

This week Terry Churchwell will try to extend his lead in the race to the Factory Stock championship.  Robert Burchett, a past champion is in second with only 13 points separating him and Dylan Newberg.  George Lein is in 4th with fan favorite and seasoned veteran Ron Bishop rounding out the top five.  Expect a full field of cars again in this class.

The always exciting Hornets will begin racing action at 6:45pm.  Rear wheel points leader is Jerry McCollum with September Rhoads running second in points.  Stephen Lee leads the points in the front wheel drive with Ricky Whitwell, Beckie Grube and PJ Haro rounding out the top four.