Hollywood Herrera Stars in ASCS Southwest Go at USA!
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 3, 2010) – Johnny Herrera dropped in on the ASCS Southwest Region at USA Raceway on Saturday night with familiar results by racing to victory lane in the evening’s nightcap.
While two-time and defending series champion Rick Ziehl set the early pace, Herrera took command following a restart and charged to the checkered flag unabated for the sixth time in as many ASCS Southwest starts over the past two seasons.
The Albuquerque racer was chased to the line by Las Cruces shoe Ziehl, with El Paso’s John Carney II climbing from eighth to take the show position.
Fifteen-year-old Joshua Hodges was fourth, with Calvin Landis rounding out the top five. John Gaston crossed the stripe sixth, while R.J. Johnson turned in the night’s top passing performance by racing from 17th to seventh after winning the “B” Main.
Cole Boyd, Bud Goodwin and Mike Rux, Jr., completed the top ten.
Landis, Herrera, Hodges and J.T. Imperial topped heat race action for Saturday night’s 29-car field.
Phoenix racer, Matt Martinez waited patiently in the third position, in fact so patient that he waited until the last lap and the last corner prior to taking the lead and capturing the 20-Lap SCRA Factory Stock feature. Mass chaos took place throughout the field just as Martinez passed the first and second place car to take the win in spectacular fashion. Ty Weidner, Joey McCullough, Chris Tipton and Bob Taylor rounded out the top five with a record 30-car field taking green flag action.
Ted Robinson held off a hard charging Ricky McGuire to take home top honors in the X-Modified feature. Robinson led the way keeping the persistent McGuire in his rear view mirror. AJ Huebner, Dusty Gauthier and Rick Akers rounded out the top five.
Andy Eatwell continued his dominance in Southwest Modlite action as he took his fourth straight victory. Eatwell topped a stout 25-car field beating Steve Moriarty, Tony “The Tiger” Evans, Mark Julien and Landon Cling in the 20-lap feature.
Tony Pugliese continued to lead the FWD Hornet battle as he took home the hardware out dueling Zach Light and the consistent point leader Stephen Lee.
Jim Hock picked up his second win in what may have been one of the best RWD Hornet races in history. Hock and the Jones brothers battled it out lap after lap with the red 16 prevailing at the end.
Full Results: http://usaraceway.net/results.php
April 17th will mark the return of Both the ASCS Non Wing Sprint Cars and The UMP Modifieds in a rare double header. Added to an already incredible event will be the 2nd edition of the Sunoco Fuels Autograph Challenge and The Party in The Pits. The first 100 people to USA Raceway on April 17th will receive a free t-shirt and their chance to win a trip to Legoland California. After the event fans will be invited to join race teams in the pit area for a BBQ and a chance to meet and mingle with favorite drivers. SCRA Factory Stocks and Southwest Modlites will join the field making this a must see event. General admission tickets will go on sale at 4pm for only $15, 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
ASCS Southwest Region Results from USA Raceway:
First Heat: 1. 79-Calvin Landis, 2. 3s-John Carney II, 3. 20-Mike Martin, 4. 7w-William Riley, 5. 66c-Cole Boyd, 6. 7az-Bobby Collister, 7. 11T-Steve Lohn, 8. 55-Alex Pettas.
Second Heat: 1. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 2. 22-Mike Rux, Jr., 3. 57x-Steve Stone, 4. 01-Kaylene Verville, 5. 27-Perry McMillan, 6. 15x-Bud Goodwin, 7. 75-Rickey Hood.
Third Heat: 1. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 2. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 3. 22J-John Gaston, 4. 42-Rick Boughan, 5. 44k-Koty McGullam, 6. 5m-Brian O’Donnell, 7. 6-Ronnie Clark.
Fourth Heat: 1. 1x-J.T. Imperial, 2. 66-Jessica Van Dyke, 3. 20s-Kyle Sager, 4. 15-R.J. Johnson, 5. 41-Joshua Williams, 6. 45-Ron Kratz, 7. 5az-Josh Van Horn.
“B” Feature: 1. 15-R.J. Johnson, 2. 15x-Bud Goodwin, 3. 5m-Brian O’Donnell, 4. 44k-Koty McGullam, 5. 45-Ron Kratz, 6. 11T-Steve Lohn, 7. 41-Joshua Williams, 8. 27-Perry McMillan, 9. 7az-Bobby Collister, 10. 5az-Josh Van Horn. DNS: 75-Rickey Hood, 6-Ronnie Clark, 55-Alex Pettas.
"A" Feature: 1. 45x-Johnny Herrera, 2. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 3. 3s-John Carney II, 4. 74x-Joshua Hodges, 5. 79-Calvin Landis, 6. 22J-John Gaston, 7. 15-R.J. Johnson, 8. 66c-Cole Boyd, 9. 15x-Bud Goodwin, 10. 22-Mike Rux, Jr., 11. 44k-Koty McGullam, 12. 57x-Steve Stone, 13. 5m-Brian O’Donnell, 14. 1x-J.T. Imperial, 15. 7w-William Riley, 16. 20s-Kyle Sager, 17. 66-Jessica Van Dyke, 18. 20-Mike Martin, 19. 01-Kaylene Verville, 20. 42-Rick Boughan.
ASCS Southwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Rick Ziehl 292, 2. Calvin Landis 267, 3. R.J. Johnson 254, 4. John Gaston 252, 5. Cole Boyd 229, 6. Steve Stone 225, 7. Kaylene Verville 217, 8. Mike Martin 216, 9. Koty McGullam 214, 10. J.T. Imperial 210.
