Jensen was a surprise entrant into the race as he was not
expected to be in attendance due to being deployed over seas. In a joint effort
with The Tucson Airport Courtyard, Jensen was responsible for orchestrating
Armed Forces Appreciation Night and was a perfect fit for the final seat in the
race. The crowd roared as he stood on top of the roof of his borrowed race car,
victorious.
Veteran shoe Rickey Hood added another notch to the win column by topping
Saturday night's 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region feature.
Piloting the familiar Herrera No. 45x entry, Hood snared his first win under the
ASCS banner since September of 2002 in front of Ben Gregg. Defending series
champion Rick Ziehl took over the series points lead by taking the show
position, with John Carney II and Cody Cambensy rounding out the top five.
Daniel Hutto was sixth, with Kaylene Verville, Mike Martin, Charles Davis, Jr.,
and Joshua Hodges completing the top ten.
RC Whitwell drove flawlessly to earn his fourth victory in Barnett Harley
Davidson UMP West Modified action. Whitwell, who started 23rd, sliced his way
through traffic leading the final circuits in the 25-lap feature and taking home
the $1000 winners prize.
Whitwell was raced to the line by Robert Adams, who settled for second after
leading the first 17 laps. Adam Crippen, Dan Jorgenson and Carl Trimmer rounded
out the top five.
Brian Clark was sixth, with Brian Schultz, Brad Campbell and the Kokot duo of
Ron and Jack completing the top ten.
Jacob Hawkins won the Arizona Modified Midget feature out dueling Kurt Stultz
and Dylan Cappello. Dalton Gabbord and Brandon George rounded out the top 5.
Full Results: http://usaraceway.net/results.php
USA Raceway hosts a two day Memorial Day event featuring The UMP West Modifieds
Presented by Barnett Harley Davidson. Joining the modifieds for the holiday
weekend double header will be Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and Arizona Modified
Midgets. The AZ Late Models will also be in action on Saturday. The Memorial
Day action will mark the richest modified purse in the southwest as well as the
Modified Midget two day shoot out paying $1000 to win each day. General
admission tickets will go on sale at 5pm for only $10, racing will begin
promptly at 7pm.
Season Passes are on sale for only $199 and $149 for Seniors, Students and
Military. Suite Access Passes which allow race fans the opportunity to enjoy
the races from USA Raceway's VIP Suite are also on sale for only $349.
USA Raceway, Arizona's premier short track, 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