Bacon Grabs “Western World 360 Closer; Davis Takes Southwest Title
San Tan Valley, AZ……..Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. led the final 22 laps to win Saturday night’s “51st Western World Championships” Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint race at Arizona Speedway. He passed Ryan Bernal on lap nine and led the rest of the way for the win over Bernal, R.J. Johnson, Kevin Thomas Jr. and Stevie Sussex. Charles Davis Jr. of Buckeye, Ariz. emerged as the 2018 Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint Car Champion.
SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 3, 2018 – San Tan Valley, Arizona – Arizona Speedway – “51st Western World Championships”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 2. C.J. Leary (#33 Cushman), 3. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 4. Asa Kesterson (#18 Kesterson), 5. Daylin Perreira (#21 Perreira), 6. Austin Ervine (#51X AJ), 7. Colton Maroney (#68 Maroney), 8. Dave Darland (#2 Yeley), NT.
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Colton Hardy (#74 Williams), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Davis), 3. Chase Stockon (#1AZ Trussel), 4. Stevie Sussex (#12 Allen), 5. Chris Windom (#5 Baldwin), 6. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 7. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 8. Michael Fanelli (#2F Fanelli). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#75X Imperial), 2. Brady Bacon (#99 Bacon), 3. Tye Mihocko (#5T Mihocko), 4. Jake Swanson (#34AZ Grau/Burkhart), 5. Dennis Gile (#13G Gile), 6. Caleb Saiz (#42 Burns), 7. Shon Deskins (#7 Richards), 8. Spencer Hill (#11W West). NT
FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal (#73 Ford), 2. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 3. Sterling Cling (#34 Cling), 4. J.R. Bonesteel (#0 Bonesteel), 5. Travis Oldfield (#38 Oldfield), 6. Tyler Most (#3 Most), 7. Austin Kuehl (#34X Grau/Oliver), 8. Ryan Stolz (#72 Ford). NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. St. James, 2. Martin, 3. Deskins, 4. Oldfield, 5. Fanelli, 6. Hill, 7. Ervine, 8. Perreira, 9. Maroney, 10. Most, 11. Saiz. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brady Bacon, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 5. Stevie Sussex, 6. Colton Hardy, 7. Tye Mihocko, 8. C.J. Leary, 9. Dave Darland, 10. Mike Martin, 11. Shon Deskins, 12. Matt Lundy, 13. Bruce St. James, 14. Charles Davis Jr., 15. Michael Fanelli, 16. Nick Aiuto, 17. Spencer Hill, 18. Travis Oldfield, 19. Asa Kesterson, 20. Sterling Cling, 21. J.R. Bonesteel, 22. Chase Stockon, 23. Jake Swanson. NT
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**Swanson flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Bernal, Laps 9-30 Bacon.
HARD CHARGER: Stevie Sussex (16th to 5th)
BEAVER STRIPES PASSING MASTER: C.J. Leary
FINAL SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Davis-1,348, 2-Mihocko-1,220, 3-Martin-1,110, 4-Lundy-819, 5-Michael Curtis-802, 6-Johnson-782, 7-Chris Bonneau-666, 8-Most-609, 9-Gile-606, 10-Andy Reinbold-546.
Sources: UASC PR