BURDETT OPENS ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES WITH 30-LAP VICTORY AT RMR

 


Salt Lake City, UT……..Former USAC Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Champion Ryan Burdett led the final 25 laps of Saturday night’s 2011 series opener at Rocky Mountain Raceways. He took the lead from Mike Murgoitio on lap six and led the rest of the way in his FRB Welding/Harrison Chiropractic Wysong/Klein. Murgoition took second ahead of Mel Andrus, Paul Marconi and Johnny Geisler. The series continues at RMR May 21.


 


USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 14, 2011 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jim Waters, 24, Ault-13.781; 2. Ryan Burdett, 36, Burdett-13.866; 3. Eric Barlow, 89, Waters-13.986; 4. Paul Marconi, 75, Marconi-13.999; 5. Mike Mrgoitio, 80, Murgoitio-14.075; 6. Mel Andrus, 2, Andrus-14.146; 7. Johnny Geisler, 12, Bar-D Racing-14.275; 8. Chuck Groat, 24x, Ault-14.374; 9. Ray Bergener, 43, Bergener-14.530.


 


FIRST HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Waters, 2. Barlow, 3. Murgoitio, 4. Bergener. NT


 


SECOND HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Marconi, 2. Burdett, 3. Andrus, 4. Geisler, 5. Groat. NT


 


FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Burdett, 2. Mike Murgoitio, 3. Mel Andrus, 4. Paul Marconi, 5. Johnny Geisler, 6. Eric Barlow, 7. Chuck Groat/Jim Waters, 8. Ray Bergener, 9. Jim Waters. NT


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Murgoitio, Laps 6-30 Burdett.


 


NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT POINTS: 1-Burdett-74; 2-Murgoitio-67; 3-Marconi-64; 4-Andrus-63; 5-Barlow-58; 6-Geisler-55; 7-Waters-52; 8-Bergener-44; 9-Groat-5.


 


NEXT ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT RACE: May 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rocky Mountain Raceways