Darland Dusts Off ASCS Canyon Region with Last Lap Win at USA!
TUCSON, Ariz. (March 13, 2010) – The Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region kicked off the 2010 season in dramatic style with Dave Darland making a last-lap pass of R.J. Johnson to win Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at USA Raceway.
For the Triple Crown champion driver from Indiana with more than 200 career feature wins, the victory aboard the BRAT Racing/Parker Motorsports No. 8 marked his first under the ASCS banner.
Darland stole the win from Johnson, who had checked out on his ASCS Canyon Region rivals aboard Bill Michaels’ No. 77m entry. Even when the yellow flag flew with five laps remaining, Johnson still had a handful of cars separating himself from Darland and company.
Darland took to the top side of the 3/8-mile oval though, disposed of the lapped cars in short order and then raced around Johnson in the upper reaches of turns one and two on the final circuit to snare the victory.
Johnson settled for runner-up honors rather than collecting his third career ASCS Canyon Region win, with two-time series champion Jeremy Sherman taking the show position.
Stevie Sussex rallied from the 18th starting position to claim fourth, with Josh Pelkey rounding out the top five in his debut aboard the ABC Body Shop No. 12 machine.
Defending series champion Charles Davis, Jr., was sixth, with Thomas Ogle, Mike Martin, Ronnie Clark and Andrew Reinbold completing the top ten.
Davis, Pelkey and Sherman topped heat race action for the 27-car field, with Brian Hosford winning the “B” Main.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Results from USA Raceway:
Heat Winners: 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 12-Josh Pelkey, 3-Jeremy Sherman.
"B" Feature: 1. 32b-Brian Hosford, 2. 62-Stevie Sussex, 3. 27h-Jeremy Huebner, 4. 0-Darrin Bolton, 5. 93-Justin Quinn, 6. 2g-Terry Goodwin, 7. 90-Lance Norick, 8. 6c-Rex Calderwood, 9. 82-Sean Teeters, 10. 96-Carson Ditsch. DNS: 20z-Rick Ziehl.
"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 8-Dave Darland, 2. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 3. 3-Jeremy Sherman, 4. 62-Stevie Sussex, 5. 12-Josh Pelkey, 6. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 7. 48-Thomas Ogle, 8. 16-Mike Martin, 9. 6-Ronnie Clark, 10. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 11. 32b-Brian Hosford, 12. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 13. 11g-Garrett Guilkey, 14. 7-Eugene Thomas, 15. 5x-Jody Wirth, 16. 9-Brandon Lane, 17. 77-Dalten Gabbard, 18. 78-Chris Bonneau, 19. 0-Darrin Bolton, 20. 27h-Jeremy Huebner.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Dave Darland 150, 2. R.J. Johnson 142, 3. Jeremy Sherman 135, 4. Stevie Sussex 130, 5. Josh Pelkey 125, 6. Charles Davis, Jr. 122, 7. Thomas Ogle 119, 8. Mike Martin 116, 9. Ronnie Clark 113, 10. Andrew Reinbold 110.
Bo Partain took his brothers 2009 ride, the same one that took the 2009 season opener, to victory lane in Factory Stock action at USA Raceway’s season opener. Partain held off a very persistent Trevor Hidalgo in a very tight battle to the finish line.
Sherman Barnett pulled of the double taking home hardware in both the Super Stock feature and the X-Modified feature. The racing veteran had the enthusiasm of a young rookie as he posed for victory lane photos twice in the same night.
Dustin Cormany held off Kyle Shipley in the Arizona Modified Midget debut of USA Raceway’s short track. The green to checkered 20-Lap feature was a breath taker not only for the fans but the drivers.
The ASCS Sprint Cars return to USA Raceway this Saturday night but this time they will bolt on the wings for some fast southwest wing action. Joining the sprint cars on the March 20th card will be a full field of SCRA Factory Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Hornets. USA Raceway will kick off the season again with the second of three opening nights at the facility. General admission tickets will go on sale at 4pm and 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
