Late Models
Feature: Tim Fuller, Justin Kay, RC Whitwell, Shane Clanton, Rodney Sanders, Pat Doar, Lonnie Parker Jr., Billy Moyer, Billy Moyer Jr., Garrett Alberson, David Karst, Joey Moriarty, Mike Balcaen, Jeff Manka, Rob Mayea, Jimmy Whisler, Nick Bartels, Dave Deetz, Paul Guglielmoni, Ron Bartels, Darryn Waldo, Dan Henrickson, Troy Ruebke, Kevin Faddis, Wes Hall

Heat 1: Sanders, Karst, Moriarty, Moyer Jr., Parker Jr., Mayea, N. Bartels, Moyer, Henrickson Heat 2: Fuller, Kay, Clanton, Manka, Shaw, Ruebke, Faddis, Waldo, Hall Heat 3: Whitwell, Doar, Balcaen, Alberson, R. Bartels, Guglielmoni, Whisler, Deetz

Modifieds

Feature: George Fronsman, Ricky Alvarado, David Karst, Tim Ward, Jason Noll, Zane DeVilbiss, Spencer Wilson, Jason Beaulieu, Ricky Thornton Jr., Tommy Fain, Aaron Spangler, Lance Mari, Jesse Williamson, Garrett Funk, Jason Briese, JR Herrera, Taylon Center, Zach Hamilton, Russell Allen, Tyler Mecl, Trent Guest, Brody Spangler, Rich Hesse, Scott Drake

B-Main 1: Thornton Jr., A. Spangler, Center, Hamilton, DJ Wood, Dylan Barnhardt, Mark Harrison, Ross Statham, Shelby Frye, Chris Toth, Don Earvan, Terry Haven, Richie Gustin, Jesse Patterson, Lupe Gomez, Dave Dease B-Main 2: Hesse, DeVilbiss, Mecl, B. Spangler, Zach Washburn, Kevin Faddis, Brian Schultz, Art Lacy, Derek Huggins, Tim Palmer, Nathan Tanquary, Bill Waltman, Anthony Madrid, James Laing, Nate Warren, Chad Ayers Heat 1: Karst, Fronsman, Allen, Washburn, Statham, Madrid, Barnhardt, Wood, Dease, Hesse Heat 2: Williamson, Drake, Center, Funk, B. Spangler, Earvan, Palmer, Warren, Gustin, Gomez Heat 3: Alvarado, Briese, A. Spangler, DeVilbiss, Waltman, Harrison, Schultz, Fyre, Ayers Heat 4: Noll, Ward, Thornton Jr., Mari, Faddis, Mecl, Toth, Tanquary, Lacy Heat 5: Beaulieu, Wilson, Herrera, Hamilton, Guest, Huggins, Haven, Laing, Patterson

Super Stocks

Feature: Eric Kelley, Goerge Fronsman, Robert Colclasure, Travis Benson, Joe Sarginger, Harland Morehart, Richard Roper, John Lashley, Ted Robinson, Tommy Hussak, Mike Brigner
Heat 1: Colclasure, Fronsman, Kelley, Robinson, Morehart, Roper, Sarginger, Lashley, Hussak, Brigner, Benson

Factory Stocks

Feature: Aaron Hetrick, Jody Henderson, Trevor Hidalgo, Steven Lee, Nelson Morrow, Terry Churchwell, Larry Price, Dylan Newberg, Zach Tate, Rick Butler, Rick Green

Heat 1: Henderson, Churchwell, Hidalgo, Price, Hetrick, Lee, Newberg, Morrow, Butler, Tate, Green

Dwarf Cars

Feature Winner: Eric Gibson

Eleven Mile Corner, commonly know as Central Arizona Raceway, would end its racing heritage and face the same dreadful fate as many other dirt tracks in America. Home to many racers in the Southwest, C.A.R would close its doors with little hope of ever reopening. That is until now!

After four long years and a lot of high hopes, Central Arizona Raceway will thunder again! The Southwest Center of Speed will be the site of the 8^th Annual Wes Hurst Memorial that will feature the best of the best IMCA Modified stars for the 2012 Finale this November 23rd thru the 25th. Joining the three day Thanksgiving celebration will be a star studded field of Pure Stocks and Super Stocks from every corner of the state.

The combined partnership of Art Lacy and Benji Lyons will resurrect the hallowed grounds of Central Arizona Raceway and some of the long standing traditions that were made famous by the 3/8-mile clay oval.

The racing tradition will go full speed starting with the Wes Hurst Memorial and then quickly launch into 2013 with one of the most popular traditions at C.A.R., the 7^th Annual Wild West Shootout.

The Wild West Shootout has quickly become a stomping ground for some of the best Super Late Model stars around the globe and the seven year tradition will continue as the Wild West Shootout kicks off on Friday January 4^th and concludes with the $10,000 to win Bill Cheesebourg Memorial on January 13^th. Six action filled days packed into a nine day period makes for a great winter vacation for some and a much needed break from the snow storms for others.

Central Arizona Raceway is located at the Pinal County Fairgrounds just outside of Casa Grande, Arizona.  The high banked, high speed clay oval will feature a full schedule in 2013 headlining ASCS Sprint Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks and a host of other racing divisions in the Southwest.

To keep up on all the latest news and happenings please sign up for C.A.R E-News. The track update registration can be found at the top of the home page: www.centralazraceway.net

For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding Central Arizona Raceway can be found at www.centralazraceway.net

After a less than stellar performance in the series opener, it appeared that Terry Phillips would not be denied in his quest too add to his status as the series all-time wins leader. Having blasted from his fifth starting spot to take the lead on lap two, the driver known as “TP” began to motor away as fierce battles erupted throughout the running order.

Behind the top three Phillips’ teammate and opening night runner-up Jeremy Payne lead a group of contenders that included Clay Daly, Billy Moyer, Jr, Jimmy Mars and Bub McCool. That quintuplet seemingly changed positions with each flick of the steering wheel, only to have their fun interrupted by cautions for Brad Looney on lap seven and Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth on lap twelve.

Running third during the races middle stages, Doar slotted behind race long leader Phillips and hometown favorite and USA Raceway Modified Champion RC Whitwell. With the top three blasting around the top-side of the immaculately prepared speedplant, Doar took advantage of lapped traffic to maneuver past Whitwell and quickly took the fight to Phillips. It was short lived as Phillips shoved the nose off of turn two, making hard contact with the backstretch concrete and handing the lead to Doar.

In the scramble Payne edge by Whitwell for the runner-up spot with Moyer, Jr. up from ninth on lap fifteen to run fourth when the yellow would appear for top five runner Daly on lap twenty-two. Just like 24-hours earlier, a late race restart would tell a dramatic tail, but unlike night number one, Doar would have to survive not one, but three restarts in the races final seven laps.

The first of which provided the most drama as Doar jumped the cushion in turn one allowing Whitwell to throw the slide job to momentary grab the point in turn two. Down low, Payne pulled even with Whitwell as Doar threaded the needle making it a three wide charge towards turn three. Driving in deeper than his counterparts, Doar eclipsed Payne before sliding in front of Whitwell to regain the lead he lost half a lap earlier.

“I didn’t know where he was, I just drove it in there and it stuck,” Doar said from Element 7 Victory Lane. “He was out of sight and I hope it was clean.”

Just as things appeared settled out front, all eyes shifted to hard charging Billy Moyer. Having started twenty-first, the Hall of Fame driver cracked the top ten on lap twenty and ran seventh as the yellow appeared for David Breazeale on lap twenty-seven. While this restart was far less dramatic for Doar, for the second night in a row Payne and McCool found themselves occupying the same real estate, this time Payne ended up facing the wrong direction in turn one. The scuffle resulted in the races final restart, and again Doar didn’t bobble, slipping away from Whitwell and McCool as a pair of Moyer’s contested third. The elder Moyer would take the position from his son completing an impressive run in which he gained seventeen positions. Doar ran the last three circuits unmolested for this third career Wild West Shootout win.

After thanking his crew and sponsors from the winner circle, Doar was sure not to forget the most important person of them all. “My wife just got here today and I guess she’s good luck,” said Doar.

Full Results can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net/results.php
 

The third round of the Wild West Shootout kicks off this Wednesday night with racing starting at 7pm.  Advanced tickets are on sell for the final four nights of Wild West Shootout action.
 
Ticket pricing and purchasing information can be found online at http://www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/WildWestTickets.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 www.usaraceway.net

Payne would hold a comfortable lead for 20 of the main events 30-laps as Moyer Jr., Frank Heckenast, Jr., Brad Looney, Bub McCool, Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth and Jimmy Mars all diced for position. McCool and Moyer Jr. would race side by side for several early laps while Mars and Hollingsworth made it two row of two from fourth on back. Hollingsworth was making the most noise early jumping from his eleventh starting spot to run seventh on lap five and fourth two circuits later.

The early race storm was tempered when Dick Barton brought out the races first caution on lap 12, sapping Hollingsworth momentum and trapping the Northport, AL driver on the outside line during the restart. “Right Foot” Ronnie dropped back to eighth while Looney was also stumbling, losing power temporarily and falling to the tail before he could get back up to race pace.

Looney’s power-failure bunched several drivers behind his slowing Victory Circle machine, leaving Heckenast, Jr. with no place to go as Moyer, Jr, Mars and McCool would all advance two places closer to the front. Heckenast’s misfortune turned into Moyer, Jr’s golden opportunity as he pulled to the outside of  Payne on lap seventeen just as Rob Mayea would pull-up in turn one with a flat right rear, bringing out the yellow and setting the stage for a dramatic late race pass for the win.

With Payne out front for the Delaware restart, Moyer, Jr. lined-up on the inside of row two. When Payne slide across the racetrack in turn one on the restart, it opened the door for Moyer Jr. to grab the top spot and set sail towards the checkered. “I went to the top a little too early” Moyer, Jr. said after the win. “That last restart fell just right, we lined up on the bottom and when (Payne) went high to try and block we drove right past.” Quickly extend his lead to a full straightway, Moyer, Jr. left Payne to fend off a hard charging Mars, McCool and a rebounding Hollingsworth.

And what was maybe a hint at things to come, and unlike 2010, the second generation driver will happily be racing in all six Wild West Shootout events in 2011. “I graduated and will be here all week.”

The rest of the field is officially on notice.

A-Main

Billy Moyer, Jr., Jeremy Payne, Jimmy Mars, Bub McCool, Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth, Billy Moyer, Frank Heckenast, Jr., John Lobb, John Kaanta, Chris Wall, Jesse Stovall, Ray Moore, Rob Sanders, John Lowry, Mike Balcean, Joey Moriarty, Nick Bartels, Pat Doar, Rob Mayea, Brad Looney, Jack Sullivan, Mike Johnson, Dick Barton, Matt Aukland

Heat 1

Billy Moyer, Jr, John Lowry, John Kaanta, Mike Balcean, Eric Mass, Dylan Smith, Lonnie Parker, Jr, Trevor Glaser, Terry Phillips

Heat 2

Jeremy Payne, Dick Barton, John Lobb, Karl Tipton, John Carroll, Russ Sell, Dave Deetz, James Chavez, Jr

Heat 3

Brad Looney, Jesse Stovall, Clay Daly, Matt Aukland, Rob Sanders, Dan Henrikson, David Vennard, Garrett Alberson

Heat 4

Nick Bartels, Bub McCool, Chris Wall, Jack Sullivan, Tony Toste, Brent Kehrer, Jason Papich, RC Whitwell

Heat 5

Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth, Ray Moore, Jimmy Mars, Mike McCaughan, Bill Bartels, Morgan Bagley, Brad Williams, Joey Moriarty

Heat 6

Billy Moyer, Frank Heckenast, Jr, Pat Doar, Mike Johnson, Rob Mayea, Darryn Waldo, Jeff Sires, Greg Jelvik

B-Main 1

John Lowry, Mike Balcaen, Rob Mayea, Matt Aukland, Morgan Bagley, Karl Tipton, Trevor Glaser, Darryn Waldo, Tony Toste, James Chavez, Jr, David Vennard, Clay Daly – DNS, Garret Alberson – DNS

B-Main 2

Jesse Stovall, John Kaanta, Mike Johnson, Joey Moriarty, RC Whitwell, Lonnie Parker, Jr, Brad Williams, Mark Carroll, Mike McCaughan, Eric Mass – DNS, Dan Henrikson, DNS, Brent Kehrer – DNS

B-Main 3

Ray Moore, Jack Sullivan, Pat Doar, Rob Sanders, Russ Sell, Dylan Smith, Terry Phillips, Bill Bartels, Jason Papich, Dave Deetz, Greg Jelvik, Jeff Sires

Modified Event Results:

A-Main: Whitwell, J. O’neal, Jones, N. O’neal, Grimes, Skytland, Strand, Alvarez, Scott, S. Ward, Ayers, Richardson, Belcher Jr., C. Arneson, Williamson, T. Ward, A. Arneson, Johnson, Turnbull, Adams, Mann, Engelstad, Thomas, Simmons

Heat 1: RC Whitwell, Scott Ward, Robert Adams, Cody Skytland, Shane Edginton, Cale Arneson, Dustin Dittman, Bud Walberg, Tim Thomas

Heat 2: Austin Arneson, Chad Ayers, Jason Strand, Darryn Waldo, Wade Simmons, Mercedes Harris, Rick Wood, Jimmy Ray, Billy Byholm

Heat 3: Cody Alvarez, Stormy Scott, Bumper Jones, Jay Richardson, Jason Grimes, Dennis Haven, Terry Haven, Brian Clark, Don Shaw

Heat 4: Tim Ward, Jake O’Neal, Terry Belcher Jr., Ed Turnbull, Alex Engelstad, Lance Mari, Jesse Williamson, Jake Bitker

Heat 5: Corky Thomas, Mitch Johnson, Nick O’neal, Ritchie Mann, Ron Schreiner, Daniel Hutto, Mike Brandon, Brian McCaughan

B-Main 1: Adams, Johnson, Belcher Jr., Turnbull, Grimes, C. Arneson, Hutton, Byholm, Mari, Clark, Waldo, Wood, D. Haven, T. Haven, Brandon, Ray

B-Main 2: S. Ward, Richardson, Simmons, Mann, Engelstad, Williamson, Edginton, Harris, T. Thomas, Schreiner, McCaughan, Dittman, Walberg, Bitker, Shaw

Super Stock Event Results:

A-Main: Joe Sarginger, Chris McCurdy Jr., Terry Hill, Dana Boatwright, Daniel Stricker, Larry Frederickson, Bryan Ledbetter Jr., Marty Hussak, Mike Brigner, Doug Paxson

Heat 1: Hill, Stricker, Hussak, Frederickson, Ledbetter Jr.

Heat 2: McCurdy Jr., Boatwright, Sarginger, Brigner, Paxson