AUGUST 4, 2008 --- USAC Western Sprint Car point leader Tanner Swanson of
Kingsburg, Calif. posted his third victory of the 2008 series Saturday night at
Twin Falls, Idaho and extended his series point lead to 61 points over Nick
Rescino Jr., who finished third at Twin Falls.
Swanson leads the series to this Saturday’s USAC “tripleheader” at
Altamont Raceway Park in Tracy, Calif. He scored a 100-lap feature victory
Saturday night at Magic Valley Speedway, beating Eric Humphries to the checkered
flag in the Western/Rocky Mountain Sprint car point race. Swanson piloted the TK
Motorsports Keith Williams Eagle/Chevy, leading the final 75 laps after passing
Nick Rescino Jr. on lap 26. Humphries led the first lap and Rescino led the next
24 before yielding to Swanson.
Saturday’s Altamont events also include the USAC Western Midgets and
California Pavement Ford Focuses.
Ryan Burdette finished eighth a Twin Falls and emerged with an 11-point lead
over JoJo Helberg in the new Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car series
standings.
The Rocky Mountain Sprint Car campaign continues August 30 at Rocky Mountain
Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah.
USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Tanner Swanson 554
2 Nick Rescino Jr. 493
3 Eric Humphries 489
4 JoJo Helberg 467
5 Porter Smith 439
6 Greg Anderson 273
7 Tony Hunt 273
8 Snake Livernash 270
9 Tim Skoglund 243
10 Chase Scott 230
USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Ryan Burdett 396
2 JoJo Helberg 385
3 Jim Waters 342
4 Jeff Bergener 307
5 Eric Pardee 297
6 Branson Burdett 272
7 Mike Straub 193
8 Chauncey Filler 173
9 Mel Andrus 167
10 Eric Barlow 150
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