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Sussex Wins Canyon's "Salute to Indy" Opener

Peoria, AZ……..Stevie Sussex of Tempe, Ariz. won Saturday night’s 30-lap “Salute to Indy” opener for the USAC Southwest Sprint Cars at Canyon Speedway Park. The series returns for another full program of racing Sunday night. Sussex passed Michael Curtis on the second lap and led the rest of the way in his Quarterback Academy/Bobby Q Ellis/Shaver to beat R.J. Johnson, Josh Pelkey, Chris Bonneau and Bruce St. James.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 23, 2015 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park – “Salute to Indy”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 2. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Dalten Gabbard (#77 Gabbard), 6. Josh Shipley (#2 Bishop), 7. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 8. Mark Morin (#28 Morin). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 2. Michael Curtis (Turner/Wheeler), 3. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 4. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 5. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 6. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 7. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mike Colegrove (#17 Colegrove), 2. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 3. Stevie Sussex (#13S Gile), 4. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 5. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 6. Koty McGullam (#44K McGullam), 7. Ray Bishop (#20AZ Bishop). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Stevie Sussex, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Josh Pelkey, 4. Chris Bonneau, 5. Bruce St. James, 6. Matt Rossi, 7. Charles Davis Jr., 8. Andy Reinbold, 9. Dalten Gabbard, 10. Michael Curtis, 11. Tom Ogle, 12. Josh Shipley, 13. Mike Martin, 14. Dennis Gile, 15. Mike Bonneau, 16. Koty McGullam, 17. Tye Mihocko, 18. Brian Hosford, 19. Mike Colegrove, 20. Nick Aiuto, 21. Ray Bishop, 22, Mark Morin. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Curtis, Laps 2-30 Sussex.

NEW USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT POINTS: 1-Johnson-445, 2-Pelkey-380, 3-Davis-379, 4-Rossi-345, 5-Sussex-343, 6-Colegrove-286, 7-Martin-272, 8-Hosford-258, 9-Shon Deskins-256, 10-St. James-254.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: May 24 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway Park

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