R.J. Johnson wins USAC Southwest Feature at Queen Creek

R.J. Johnson – Hank Arnold Memorial Winner. (Patrick Shaw / Backed In Photography)
R.J. Johnson – Hank Arnold Memorial Winner. (Patrick Shaw / Backed In Photography)
R.J. Johnson. (Patrick Shaw / Backed In Photography)

From Lance Jennings

Queen Creek, AZ — (April 18, 2015) — R.J. Johnson won the USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series feature Saturday night at Arizona Speedway. Johnson and Stevie Sussex swapped teh lead back and forth four times before Johnson took the top spot over for good on lap 22. Mike Martin, Matt Rossi, Shon Deskins, and Charles Davis, III rounded out the top five.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: April 18, 2015 – Queen Creek, Arizona – Arizona Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 2. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 3. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 4. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 5. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 6. Jonas Reynolds (#4 Harland), 7. Koty McGullam (#44K McGullam), 8. Rick Shuman (#25AZ Shuman). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 2. Stevie Sussex (#21AZ Burkhart), 3. Brian Hosford (#22B Weber), 4. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 5. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 6. Johnny Shelton Jr. (#9 Shelton), 7. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 8. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 2. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 3. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 4. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 5. Josh Shipley (#2 Bishop), 6. Mike Colegrove (#17M Colegrove), 7. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Mike Martin, 3. Matt Rossi, 4. Shon Deskins, 5. Charles Davis Jr., 6. Josh Pelkey, 7. Mike Colegrove, 8. Nick Aiuto, 9. Josh Shipley, 10. Bruce St. James, 11. Brian Hosford, 12. Andy Reinbold, 13. Dennis Gile, 14. Tye Mihocko, 15. Michael Curtis, 16. Johnny Shelton Jr., 17. Koty McGullam, 18. Stevie Sussex, 19. Mike Bonneau, 20. Chris Bonneau, 21. Rick Shuman, 22. Tom Ogle, 23. Jonas Reynolds. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Sussex, Laps 12-15 Johnson, Laps 16-21 Sussex, Laps 22-30 Johnson.