Herrera Hustles to New Years Victory

Kevin Montgomery Tucson, Arizona (January 1^st, 2011) – Johnny Herrera hustled to day one victory at the Budweiser Roger McCluskey Classic after he and defending Roger McCluskey Champion Rick Ziehl earned front row starting spots for the preliminary $2000 to win feature.

Herrera passed Ziehl mid way through the feature as the two sprint car aces battled it out for the remainder of the 25-Lap feature with Herrera edging out the win.

Craig Stidham made the long tow from Fresno, California and took home the show position just ahead of Joshua Hodges and Josh Pelkey.

Pat Carney took top honors in the X-Mod feature earning the top starting position for tomorrow’s $1000 to win Roger McCluskey finale while Landon Cling did the same in the Modlite division.  Both drivers will be among the eight drivers locked in to Sunday’s feature.

Full Results: http://usaraceway.net/results.php

The Roger McCluskey Classic will continue this Sunday afternoon with racing action scheduled to start at 1pm. 
While top sprint car drivers will be competing for $2k on the preliminary night and a $3k on the championship night, both X-Mods and Modlites will join the field for an unprecedented $1k winners share of the event.  All three divisions will compete in full shows for both days and the champions will be crowned on Sunday evening.

Ticket pricing, seating charts and purchasing information can be found online at http://www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/McCluskeyTickets.pdf  or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Hotel Information can be found at www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net