Johnson King of Queen Creek

R.J. Johnson. 2013 USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Champion. Photo by Patrick Shaw / Backed In Photography.
R.J. Johnson. 2013 USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Champion. Photo by Patrick Shaw / Backed In Photography.
R.J. Johnson. Photo by Patrick Shaw / Backed In Photography.

From Lance Jennings

Queen Creek, AZ — (April 12, 2014) — R.J. Johnson completed a clean sweep of Saturday night’s USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series event by winning his heat race and the feature event at Arizona Speedway.   Josh Pelkey, Shon Deskins, Charles Davis Jr., and Matt Rossi rounded out the top five.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE RESULTS: April 12, 2014 – Queen Creek, Arizona –Arizona Speedway – “Spring Fling”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 2. Josh Shipley (#2 Bishop), 3. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 4. Nick Aiuto (#27N Aiuto), 5. Mike Colegrove (#17M Colegrove), 6. Carson Ditsch (#96 Ditsch), 7. Mark Morin (#28 Morin). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 3. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 4. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 5. Alex Pettas (#T164 Pettas), 6. Michael Woodruff (#83 Woodruff), 7. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 2. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 3. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 4. Rick Ziehl (#0SR Ziehl), 5. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 6. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Josh Pelkey, 3. Shon Deskins, 4. Charles Davis Jr., 5. Matt Rossi, 6. Bruce St. James, 7. Nick Auito, 8. Tye Mihicko, 9. Josh Shipley, 10. Rick Ziehl, 11. Michael Curtis, 12. Chris Bonneau, 13. Brian Hosford, 14. Alex Pettas, 15. Chris Bonneau, 16. Mike Colegrove, 17. Mike Martin, 18. Michael Woodruff, 19. Carson Ditsch, 20. Mark Morin. NY

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: N/A

NEXT SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: April 26 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – “Canyon Clash”