Lonnie Wheatley, PHOENIX, Ariz. (May 24, 2008) – Casey Shuman captured his second Discount Tire Co. American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region feature win of the season by topping Saturday night's 51-lap Arizona Race Mart Wayne Weiler Salute to Indy atop Manzanita Speedway's 1/3-mile clay oval.
Shuman had to work for the $2,000 triumph, racing from the eighth row outside to take command midway through the feature event and then racing to the checkered flag aboard Rex Foster's Allstate Utility Construction No. 32 Maxim.
Shuman was chased to the line by 17th-starter Jeremy Sherman, who maintained the series points lead with a runner-up finish. Josh Pelkey climbed from eighth to finish third, with Bob Ream, Jr., and Charles Davis, Jr., rounding out the top five.
R.J. Johnson raced from 19th to sixth, with Jeremy Reagles, Mike Leslie, 18th-starter Mike Colegrove and 21st-starter Stevie Sussex completing the top ten.
Mike Martin, Davis, Nick Aiuto and Bryan Swinehart topped heat race action, with Sherman winning the "B" Main. Martin also won the Trophy Dash.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Results from Manzanita Speedway:
Trophy Dash: 1. 16-Mike Martin, 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 61-Justin Fisher, 4. 34-Josh Pelkey.
Heat One: 1. 16-Mike Martin, 2. 48-Thomas Ogle, 3. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 4. 12-Nathan High, 5. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 6. 15-R.J. Johnson, 7. 00-Ken Caskey, 8. 26az-Bobby Taylor.
Heat Two: 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 34-Josh Pelkey, 3. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 4. 76-Mike Leslie, 5. 32-Casey Shuman, 6. 74-Derek Williams, 7. 7-Steve Tellas.
Heat Three: 1. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 2. 44-Jeremy Reagles, 3. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 4. 2-Mike Colegrove, 5. 61-Justin Fisher, 6. 76a-Art Mankel, 7. 5x-Jody Wirth.
Heat Four: 1. 6-Bryan Swinehart, 2. 97-Brandon Lane, 3. 62-Jeff Henry, 4. 97az-Bernie Smith, 5. 28-Stevie Sussex, 6. 7x-Adam Wirth, 7. 20s-Derek Sell.
"B" Feature: 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 2-Mike Colegrove, 3. 15-R.J. Johnson, 4. 61-Justin Fisher, 5. 28-Stevie Sussex, 6. 7x-Adam Wirth, 7. 00-Ken Caskey, 8. 5x-Jody Wirth, 9. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 10. 74-Derek Williams, 11. 7-Steve Tellas, 12. 76a-Art Mankel, 13. 20s-Derek Sell.
“A” Feature (51 Laps): 1. 32-Casey Shuman, 2. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 3. 34-Josh Pelkey, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 6. 15-R.J. Johnson, 7. 44-Jeremy Reagles, 8. 76-Mike Leslie, 9. 2-Mike Colegrove, 10. 28-Stevie Sussex, 11. 12-Nathan High, 12. 16-Mike Martin, 13. 6-Bryan Swinehart, 14. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 15. 62-Jeff Henry, 16. 97-Brandon Lane, 17. 97az-Bernie Smith, 18. 7x-Adam Wirth, 19. 00-Ken Caskey, 20. 61-Justin Fisher, 21. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 22. 48-Thomas Ogle, 23. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 24. 5x-Jody Wirth.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 1,302, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 1,274, 3. R.J. Johnson 1,208, 4. Nathan High 1,202, 5. Mike Martin 1,190, 6. Josh Pelkey 1,186, 7. Jeremy Reagles 1,168, 8. Mike Leslie 1,120, 9. Andrew Reinbold 1,099, 10. Thomas Ogle 1,085.
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