Lonnie Wheatley, PHOENIX, Ariz. (October 25, 2008) – Closing in on a second consecutive Discount Tire Co. American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region championship, Jeremy Sherman picked off his 14th series feature win of the season in Saturday night's 30-lap feature atop Manzanita Speedway's 1/3-mile clay oval.
After winning his heat race, Sherman advanced from the fourth starting position to take the win on Family Fireworks Night aboard Fred Bryan's Wesmar-powered F&E Development No. 77.
Sherman was chased to the line by Nathan High, with Mike Leslie racing from eighth to take the show position. R.J. Johnson raced from 13th to claim fourth, with Andrew Reinbold rounding out the top five.
Mike Martin climbed from 15th to sixth, with Charles Davis, Jr., Casey Shuman, pole starter Michael Colegrove and 24th-starter Chris Bonneau completing the top ten.
High added another Trophy Dash win, with Colegrove, Bobby Taylor, Sherman and Reinbold victorious in heat race action. Brandon Lane won the "B" Main.
Sherman carries a 154-point lead over Charles Davis, Jr., into the $3,000-to-win ASCS Non-Wing Western World Championship, which is set to take place atop Manzanita Speedway's 1/3-mile clay oval on November 6-8.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Results from Manzanita Speedway:
Trophy Dash: 1. 12-Nathan High, 2. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 3. 15-R.J. Johnson, 4. 50-Charles Davis, Jr.
Heat One: 1. 2-Michael Colegrove, 2. 32az-Casey Shuman, 3. 74-Derek Williams, 4. 16-Mike Martin, 5. 60-Stephen Harms, 6. 34j-Joshua Williams, 7. 8-Bob Ream, Jr.
Heat Two: 1. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 2. 44-Jeremy Reagles, 3. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 4. 76-Mike Leslie, 5. 0-Stevie Sussex, 6. 97-Brandon Lane, 7. 6x-Rex Calderwood.
Heat Three: 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 12-Nathan High, 3. 15-R.J. Johnson, 4. 41-Robert Ballou, 5. 78-Chris Bonneau, 6. 7-Steve Tellas, 7. 2x-Alex Pettas.
Heat Four: 1. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 2. 25-Jesse Dunham, 3. 34-Josh Pelkey, 4. 5x-Jody Wirth, 5. 6-Bryan Swinehart, 6. 48-Thomas Ogle, 7. xxx-Zach Sawyers.
"B" Feature: 1. 97-Brandon Lane, 2. 48-Thomas Ogle, 3. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 4. 0-Stevie Sussex, 5. 6x-Rex Calderwood, 6. 60-Stephen Harms, 7. 7-Steve Tellas, 8. 78-Chris Bonneau, 9. 34j-Joshua Williams. DNS: 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 2x-Alex Pettas, 6-Bryan Swinehart.
“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 12-Nathan High, 3. 76-Mike Leslie, 4. 15-R.J. Johnson, 5. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 6. 16-Mike Martin, 7. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 8. 32az-Casey Shuman, 9. 2-Michael Colegrove, 10. 78-Chris Bonneau, 11. 25-Jesse Dunham, 12. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 13. 97-Brandon Lane, 14. 5x-Jody Wirth, 15. 44-Jeremy Reagles, 16. 48-Thomas Ogle, 17. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 18. 74-Derek Williams, 19. 0-Stevie Sussex, 20. 6x-Rex Calderwood, 21. 60-Stephen Harms, 22. 41-Robert Ballou, 23. 34-Josh Pelkey, 24. 7-Steve Tellas.
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 3,520, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 3,366, 3. Mike Martin 3,246, 4. R.J. Johnson 3,230, 5. Nathan High 3,220, 6. Andrew Reinbold 3,137, 7. Mike Leslie 3,102, 8. Josh Pelkey 2,794, 9. Jeremy Reagles 2,461, 10. Steve Tellas 2,360.
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