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WYSONG EXTENDS LEAD WITH SALT LAKE
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September 5, 2005...Kody Swanson leads the Valvoline USAC Western Sprint
Car Series to this Sunday's "Fred Gerhardt Open Wheel Classic" USAC "tripleheader" at the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway. He holds a 34-point lead over defending series champion Tony Hunt, who gained slightly as a result of Monday's race at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jimmy Wysong of South Jordan, Utah extended his lead in the 2005 Young Automotive Group Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series standings as a result of his 40-lap victory in Monday's Salt Lake City race. Wysong led all 40 laps in his Spiers Concrete Construction/Royal Purple Wysong/Chevy to beat Mike Murgoitio, Rick Pardee, Jim Waters and Hunt in the race which awarded points toward both the Valvoline USAC Western and Rocky Mountain championships. Swanson was eighth at Salt Lake City but has not fared as well as Hunt at Stockton this year. Hunt finished second at Stockton in June and was the fastest qualifier two weeks ago before a stuck throttle sent him over the wall during the feature. Swanson's Stockton finishes this year have been fourth and 12th, while Brian McClish and Tim Barber, both "top-five" ranking drivers, have won the two Stockton outings. Hunt finished second in the only 100-lap Western Sprint race conducted last year, at Madera, Calif. Wysong emerged from the Salt Lake City race with a 43-point lead over Waters in their battle for the 2005 Young Automotive Group title, which will be finalized at RMR September 17. Sunday's Stockton events include a 100-lap feature for the USAC Western Midgets and a 20-lap feature for the USAC California Pavement Ford Focus Midgets. USAC VALVOLINE WESTERN & USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE GROUP ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 5, 2005 Salt Lake City, Utah Rocky Mountain Raceways QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mike Murgoitio, 80, Murgoitio-14.248; 2. Dave Fitzgerald, 32, Hamblin-14.396; 3. Tony Hunt, 94, Kaiser-14.421; 4. Jim Waters, 24, Ault-14.441; 5. Rick Pardee, 10, Pardee-14.458; 6. Jimmy Wysong, 29, Spiers-14.465; 7. Brian McClish, 04, McClish-14.472; 8. Todd Ellison, 3F, Finkenbinder-14.505; 9. Cody Veenstra, 07, Veenstra-14.526; 10. Kody Swanson, 75, Swanson-14.591; 11. Chris Peterson, 18, Petersen-14.684; 12. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-14.722; 13. Tim Barber, 14, Pierson-14.728; 14. Mark Bergener, 43, Bergener-14775; 15. Mel Andrus, 22, Andrus-14.811; 16. Bryan Shafer, 4, Shafer-14.816; 17. Chuck Maddox, 23, Maddox-14.904; 18. Ray Bergener, 13z, Gunn-14.979; 19. Paul Marconi, 70, Marconi-15.005; 20. Mark Gollinger, 55, Gollinger-15.242; 21. Everett Wysong, 29w, Spiers-15.371. FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Barber, 2. Swanson, 3. Marconi, 4. McClish, 5. Waters, 6. Murgoitio, 7. Shafer. 2:00.12 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Maddox, 2. M.Bergener, 3. Peterson, 4. Fitzgerald, 5. Pardee, 6. Ellison, 7. Gollinger. 2:00.54 THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. J.Wysong, 2. R.Bergener, 3. Hogg, 4. Hunt, 5. Andrus, 6. Veenstra, 7. E.Wysong. 1:59.51 SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Murgoitio, 2. J.Waters, 3. Pardee, 4. Ellison, 5. Shafer, 6. Veenstra, 7. Gollinger, 8. Andrus, 9. E.Wysong. 2:30.48 FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jimmy Wysong, 2. Mike Murgoitio, 3. Rick Pardee, 4. Jim Waters, 5. Tony Hunt, 6. Todd Ellison, 7. Tim Barber, 8. Kody Swanson, 9. Cody Veenstra, 10. Brian McClish, 11. Mark Bergener, 12. Dave Fitzgerald, 13. Chuck Maddox, 14. Ray Bergener, 15. Chris Peterson, 16. Shauna Hogg, 17. Bryan Shafer, 18. Paul Marconi, 19. Mel Andrus, 20. Everett Wysong. NT ---------------------------------------- FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 J.Wysong. NEW WESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Swanson-516; 2-Hunt-482; 3-Murgoitio-481; 4-Tim Barber-471; 5-McClish-403; 6-Veenstra-396; 7-Michael Trimble-363; 8-Brad Bumgarner-326; 9-Petersen-304; 10-Hogg-288. NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Jimmy Wysong-653; 2-Jim Waters-610; 3-Pardee-507; 4-Fitzgerald-449; 5-Andrus-420; 6-Maddox-357; 7-Jim Campbell-321; 8-M.Bergener-310; 9-Hunt-301; 10-Ellison-259. NEXT WESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: September 11 Stockton (CA) 99 Speedway NEXT ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR RACE: September 17 Salt Lake City, UT Rocky Mountain Raceways |
