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WESTERN, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS AT MAGIC VALLEY;
WATERS RETURNS TO VICTORY LANE AT RMR
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July 28, 2008 --- USAC’s Western and Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series combine again this Saturday night for a 100-lap contest at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls, Idaho. Tanner Swanson (Western) and Ryan Burdett (Rocky Mountain) lead their respective series standings entering the race.
Jim Waters of Salt Lake City, Utah captured Saturday night’s 100-lap USAC Western/Rocky Mountain Sprint feature at Rocky Mountain Raceways in his hometown, leading the final 42 laps after passing defending Rocky Mountain champion Burdett on lap 59.
Burdett led just two laps but finished second ahead of Scott Pierovich, Brian McClish and JoJo Helberg. McClish led the first 40 laps and Porter Smitb led the next 16, then Burdett and Waters led the rest.
Western point leader Swanson finished eighth in the 100-lapper. Kipp Posey of Lehi, Utah won the accompanying 25-lap Ford Focus race.
USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Tanner Swanson 481
2 Nick Rescino Jr. 429
3 Eric Humphries 425
4 JoJo Helberg 410
5 Porter Smith 387
6 Greg Anderson 273
7 Tony Hunt 249
8 Snake Livernash 231
9 Chase Scott 230
10 Tim Skoglund 202
USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Ryan Burdett 352
2 JoJo Helberg 328
3 Jim Waters 283
4 Jeff Bergener 280
5 Eric Pardee 266
6 Branson Burdett 241
7 Mike Straub 193
8 Chauncey Filler 173
9 Mel Andrus 167
10 Eric Barlow 127
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