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Murgoitio uses home track advantage to win USAC Western feature |
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Defending series champion, Michael Lewis finished sixth, and
posted quick time for the evening. However, Lewis lost his points
lead to Western Speed Racing teammate Hunt. By just three points,
Hunt has taken over the top spot heading into a second night of
racing at Heat winners were Shauna Hogg and Michael Trimble. Rookie Greg
Anderson did not compete in the feature event after a heat race
crash kept his car from being race ready. USAC VALVOLINE WESTERN SPRINT
CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Michael Lewis, 40, Western Speed-12.827;
2. Tim Barber, 14, Pierson-12.863; 3. Tony Hunt, 60, Western
Speed-12.952; 4. Brad Bumgarner, 88, Bumgarner-13.012; 5. Brian
McClish, 80, Western Speed-13.027; 6. Mike Murgoitio, 19,
Murgoitio-13.037; 7. Robert Beck, 03, Beck-13.077; 8. Greg Anderson,
2, Anderson-13.132; 9. Kenny Hamilton, 98, Tyler-13.169; 10. Shauna
Hogg, 5, Hogg-13.171; 11. Michael Trimble, 15, Trimble-13.174; 12.
Jimmy Hamilton, 97, Hamilton-13.486; 13. Cody Veenstra, 7,
Veenstra-13.568; 14. Butch Freeman, 01, Freeman-13.834; 15. Chase
Hightower, 94, Hamilton-14.076; 16.
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hogg, 2. Murgoitio, 3. Barber, 4.
J.Hamilton, 5. Bumgarner, 6. Veenstra, 7. Hightower, 8.
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Trimble, 2. K.Hamilton, 3. Beck, 4.
Hunt, 5. Lewis, 6. McClish, 7. Birkinbine, 8. Freeman. NT
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike Murgoitio, 2. Tony Hunt, 3. Robert
Beck, 4. Brad Bumgarner, 5. Tim Barber, 6. Michael Lewis, 7. Shauna
Hogg, 8. Michael Trimble, 9. Brian McClish, 10. FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps
1-40 Murgoitio. |
