From Bryan Hulbert
Queen Creek, AZ — (April 25, 2015) — Rain outs are becoming too much of a common theme across the country, and this time Mother Nature unleashed her wrath in the deserts of Arizona. What make this rain out different than most is what promoter, Jonah Tussel, of the Arizona Speedway did when the race was called.
Working all night to get the show in, the final blow came just at the A-Feature for the ASCS Southwest Region went green; with the call made before a lap could be completed.
In a true act of appreciation for the drivers of the ASCS Southwest Region, despite the night’s race not seeing an official checkered flag, Jonah Tussel paid every driver the agreed purse based on their original starting lineup, giving Alex Pettas $1,500 as the night’s pole sitter.
Saturday at the Arizona Speedway saw 20 drivers split into three Heat Races with Ryan Linder, James Mosher, and Colton Hardy taking wins. As an official finish was not possible in the A-Feature, all drivers were awarded show-up points based on the number of cars in the feature, giving each driver 20th place points.
The ASCS Southwest Region returns to the Arizona Speedway for the region’s next event on Saturday, May 9. For continued updates on the ASCS Southwest Region, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.
Race Results:
ASCS Southwest Region
Arizona Speedway – Queen Creek, Ariz.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Car Count: 20
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Ryan Linder; 2. 91-Casey Buckman; 3. 17K-Kyle Danielson; 4. 01-Kaylene Verville; 5. 15C-Joey Chester; 6. 29-Darrell Sickles; 7. 51-Cody Cambensy
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12-James Mosher; 2. 90-Lance Norick; 3. 20Z-Rick Ziehl; 4. 5A-Michael Curtis; 5. 22-Mike Rux Jr; 6. 6-Bud Rowe; 7. 8-Bob Ream Jr
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 74-Colton Hardy; 2. 13-Glen Brace; 3. 57X-Alex Pettas; 4. 41W-Joshua Williams; 5. 4C-Billy Chester III; 6. 14-Cody Sickles
A Feature (20 Laps) – Called due to rain.
Lineup:
Start-Driver–Car
1-Alex Pettas–57X
2-Rick Ziehl–20Z
3-Lance Norick–90
4-Casey Buckman–91
5-Colton Hardy–74
6-James Mosher–12
7-Ryan Linder–9
8-Glen Brace–13
9-Michael Curtis–5A
10-Kyle Danielson–17K
11-Kaylene Verville–01
12-Joshua Williams–41W
13-Joey Chester–15C
14-Mike Rux Jr–22
15-Billy Chester III–4C
16-Darrell Sickles–29
17-Cody Sickles–14
18-Bud Rowe–6
19-Cody Cambensy–51
20-Bob Ream Jr–8