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ASCS Canyon Region Tackles Manzanita on Saturday
by Lonnie Wheatley |
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TULSA,
Okla. (June 26, 2007) –
An intriguing points race for the American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region will
continue to unfold as the series takes to Manzanita Speedway's 1/3-mile clay
oval this Saturday night. While
Jeremy Sherman still holds a healthy 91-point lead after suffering engine woes
in Saturday night's Casa Grande event, a mere 40 points separate the next eight
drivers in a wild battle for position among the top ten. With
nine events in the books thus far, including five at Manzanita, Sherman has
topped seven feature events to amass his point lead.
Along the way, Sherman has been perfect at Manzanita, topping three
events on the ½-mile and two features on the 1/3-mile. But
after losing an engine during heat race action this past weekend, Sherman's room
for error has diminished.
And another like occurrence could find a wolfpack of contenders nipping
at Sherman's heels. Following
Saturday night's event at Casa Grande, Bob Ream, Jr., leapfrogged from fifth to
second in points with his fifth top-five finish of the season. Bernie
Smith and Mike Leslie are currently tied for third, with Charles Davis, Jr.,
climbing to fifth after notching his first series win of the year. The
current top ten in ASCS Canyon Region points is as follows:
1. Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 1,271, 2. Bob Ream, Jr. (Glendale, AZ)
1,180, 3. (tie) Bernie Smith (Glendale, AZ) and Mike Leslie (Litchfield Park,
AZ) 1,174, 5. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 1,156, 6. Seainn Hendricsen
(Mesa, AZ) 1,148, 7. Shon Deskins (Waddell, AZ) 1,147, 8. Andrew Reinbold
(Chandler, Az) 1,140, 9. Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ) 1,140, 10. Mike Martin (Yuma,
AZ) 1,099. Saturday's
event will also be a tribute to Fifty Years of Windy McDonald, the voice of
Manzanita Speedway, a tribute that was originally scheduled for April 28 but
delayed due to inclement weather. Once
again, $50 certificates will be awarded to each of the heat race winners, with
Racing Optics sponsoring heat race one, Parker Store sponsoring heat race two,
Kenz & Leslie/BG Chemicals sponsoring heat race three and Sunoco sponsoring
heat race four.
Arizona Race Mart sponsors the Pole Dash, while Sunoco will also award a
$50 certificate to each "B" Main winner in ASCS Canyon Region action
this year. Saturday's
racing action goes green at 8:00 p.m. The
ASCS Canyon Region brings the best in wingless Sprint Car racing to Arizona in
2007 with a slate of 24 events.
In addition to Manzanita Speedway, the series will also be in action at
Tucson's USA Race Park and Casa Grande's Central Arizona Raceway over the course
of the season. The
2007 season marks the 16th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the
American Sprint Car Series, with the series set to sanction approximately 240
nights of racing at more than 100 different race tracks throughout at least 30
different states and Canada. Additional
information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com. |
