ROSSI UPSETS SOUTHWEST REGULARS AT CASA GRANDE

Casa Grande, AZ……..Matt Rossi of Peoria, Ariz. led all 30 laps to score an upset Saturday night in the USAC Southwest Sprint race at Central Arizona Raceway. Series point leader R.J. Johnson took second ahead of Mike Martin, Charles Davis Jr. and Josh Pelkey. The series continues next Saturday at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek. Rossi was the first driver ever to win a Sprint race at Arizona Speedway.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: October 12, 2013 – Casa Grande, Arizona – Central Arizona Raceway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 2. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 3. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 4. Steven Harms (#60 Harms), 5. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 6. Ronnie Clark (#6 Clark), 7. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 8. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 2. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 3. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 4. Jody Wirth (#5X Wirth), 5. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 6. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 7. Tom Lee (#53 Lee). NT

DASH: (6 laps) 1. Hosford, 2. Rossi, 3. Martin, 4. St. James, 5. Johnson, 6. Wirth, 7. Harms, 8. Davis. NT

ALSO AT TRACK: Mike Colegrove (#17 Colegrove)

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Matt Rossi, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Mike Martin, 4. Charles Davis Jr., 5. Josh Pelkey, 6. Shon Deskins, 7. Andy Reinbold, 8. Matt Lundy, 9. Bruce St. James, 10. Brian Hosford, 11. Steven Harms, 12. Tom Lee, 13. Mike Bonneau, 14. Jody Wirth, 15. Ronnie Clark. NT

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**Wirth, Deskins, and Clark flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Rossi.

NEW USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Johnson-1,098, 2-Davis-1,043, 3-Martin-928, 4-Deskins-838, 5-Clark-786, 6-Pelkey-723, 7-Reinbold-709, 8-Chris Bonneau-625, 9-Hosford-602, 10-St. James-579.

NEXT USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: October 19 – Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway