By Bryan Hulbert
QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (July 1, 2017)
Making his departure from the 2017 California Micro Speedweek well worth the almost 10 hour drive to the Arizona Speedway, the win is Hardy’s fourth overall with the ASCS Southwest Region.
Leading all 25 laps, Hardy was followed to the finish by New Mexico’s Wes Wofford, who came from the 11th starting spot. Jesse Baker was third with Lorne Wofford coming from 12th to finish fourth. James Aragon made up the top-five. Casey Buckman from 15th was sixth with Cody Sickles seventh after starting 18th. Steve Cushman, Lance Norick, and Darrell Sickles rounded out the top-ten.
Heat Race winners picked up an extra $100 each from Ron Gilson Photography and the Southern New Mexico Speedway. Winner’s included Colton Hardy, Jesse Baker, and Josh Shipley.
The ASCS Southwest Region hits the road for their next stop at the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M. on Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29. More information on the events can be found at http://www.snmspeedway.com.
For continued updates on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the seven regional tours that make up the over 150 races that make up the ASCS Nation in 2017, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.
Race Results:
ASCS Southwest Region
Arizona Speedway – Queen Creek, Ariz.
Tribute to Steve Stroud
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Car Count: 18
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 74-Colton Hardy, [2]; 2. 90-Lance Norick, [3]; 3. 115-Nick Parker, [6]; 4. 33-Steve Cushman, [1]; 5. 5A-Michael Curtis, [5]; 6. 29-Darrell Sickles, [4]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Jesse Baker, [4]; 2. 57-Stevie Sussex III, [3]; 3. 99-James Aragon, [2]; 4. 75X-J.T. Imperial, [5]; 5. 18-Lorne Wofford, [6]; 6. 14-Cody Sickles, [1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 01-Josh Shipley, [3]; 2. 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [4]; 3. 45-Jeff Lowery, [6]; 4. 19-Wes Wofford, [5]; 5. 91-Casey Buckman, [1]; 6. 7-Mark Clark, [2]
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 74-Colton Hardy, [2]; 2. 19-Wes Wofford, [11]; 3. 22-Jesse Baker, [6]; 4. 18-Lorne Wofford, [12]; 5. 99-James Aragon, [9]; 6. 91-Casey Buckman, [15]; 7. 14-Cody Sickles, [18]; 8. 33-Steve Cushman, [13]; 9. 90-Lance Norick, [5]; 10. 29-Darrell Sickles, [16]; 11. 20Z-Rick Ziehl, [3]; 12. 75X-J.T. Imperial, [10]; 13. 45-Jeff Lowery, [7]; 14. 115-Nick Parker, [1]; 15. 57-Stevie Sussex III, [8]; 16. 7-Mark Clark, [17]; 17. 01-Josh Shipley, [4]; 18. 5A-Michael Curtis, [14]