Burdett Wins at Rocky Mountain

From Dick Jordan

Salt Lake City, UT — Ryan Burdett won the USAC/SLVRA event Saturday night at Rocky Mountain Raceways. Mike Murgoitio, Mel Andrus, Paul Marconi, and Johnny Geisler rounded out the top five.

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