The Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest and AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will battle at Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ) this Friday and Saturday (March 6th & 7th).

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Since January 26, 2013, Canyon Speedway Park has hosted seventy-one Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Car events and R.J. Johnson leads all drivers with nineteen victories. During the last visit, California’s Jake Swanson won both nights of February’s “Steve Stroud Memorial.”  “The Demon” Damion Gardner set the 1-lap track record of 13.469 on March 9, 2019 and the Peoria win list is at the end of this release.  

Heading to the third race of the campaign, Jake Swanson (Anaheim, CA) holds a nine point advantage over the competition. Piloting John Grau and Mike Burkhart’s #34AZ Stratis Construction / KSE Custom Drywall DRC, Swanson won the first two races of the season and also posted two Beaver Stipes Fast Time Awards, two hard charger awards, and 33 feature laps led. The 2017 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Champion has three career SouthWest wins and will be looking to add the “Spring Showcase” trophy to his collection.

“Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) ranks second in the chase for the championship. Racing his #47 RSS Industries / MP Environmental RSS, Davis finished second to Swanson on both nights of the ‘Stroud Memorial.” With one heat race victory, the multi-time Arizona Sprint Car Champion will have his sights on his thirty-first series triumph at the “Spring Showcase.” 

R.J. Johnson (Laveen, AZ) sits third in the USAC SouthWest point standings. Driving the Martin Racing #51 Martin Family Auto Museum / BG Chemicals Sherman, Johnson scored two third place finishes at the “Stroud Memorial.” With one heat race victory and 18 feature laps led, the five-time champion will be looking for his fifty-eighth career SouthWest win.

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“Speedy” Stevie Sussex (Tempe, AZ) is fourth in the championship point chase. Piloting Robbie and Gaye Allen’s #12 ABC Body Shop / PPG Automotive Finishes Maxim, Sussex had two fourth place finishes at Canyon Speedway Park. With one heat race victory, the 2017 USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year will have his sights on his fourteenth USAC SouthWest feature triumph.

“The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, CA) ranks fifth in the SouthWest point chase. Racing Bill Michael’s Ford powered #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, Williams ran fifth on both nights of the “Stroud Memorial.” With nine feature laps led, “The Big Game Hunter” will return to the Moose Racing #92 Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror DRC as he looks for his first SouthWest victory. 

Among the other SouthWest drivers expected to be in action are Michael Curtis, Kyle Shipley, Stephen Sanchez, “The Magic Man” Mike Martin, Chris Bonneau, Matt Lundy, “The Real American” Matt Rossi, and more.

“The Demon” Damion Gardner (Concord, CA) leads a strong USAC/CRA contingent to their first point race of the season. “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, Brody Roa, Jake Swanson, Chris Gansen, “Thunder” Tommy Malcolm, “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., R.J. Johnson, Eddie Tafoya Jr., and Richard Vander Weerd round out the top-10 in last year’s point standings.

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SPRING SHOWCASE WINNERS: 2018-Damion Gardner, 2019-Hunter Schuerenberg.

PEORIA SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR WINS: (Includes non-point shows) 19-R.J. Johnson, 10-Charles Davis Jr., 8-Bryan Clauson, 4-Ryan Bernal, 4-Dave Darland, 4-Stevie Sussex, 3-Josh Hodges, 3-Mike Martin, 3-Matt Rossi, 2-Brady Bacon, 2-Josh Pelkey, 2-Brody Roa, 2-Jake Swanson, 1-Colby Copeland, 1-Tye Mihocko, 1-Hunter Schuerenberg, 1-Mike Spencer, 1-Richard Vander Weerd.