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Herrera, Jones, Bartels and Larson Winners of Copper Night One

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Kevin Montgomery TUCSON, Ariz. (February 19th, 2011) – Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera emerged from a spirited duel with 2009 series champion Shane Stewart to snare his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National win of the year in Friday night’s 25-lap Copper on Dirt preliminary feature event at USA Raceway.

Herrera and Stewart exchanged sliders, and some slight contact, over the middle third of the race before the New Mexico shoe asserted his presence for the $60,000 series championship by slipping away in the final circuits for his third career ASCS National win aboard the Wesmar-powered Champion Oil No. 45x Maxim.

Jeff Swindell shuffled Stewart back to third, with Jack Dover quietly racing from 18th to the fourth and final lock-in position to Saturday’s Copper on Dirt championship finale.

Kyle Larson dominated the 20-Lap Midget feature in his maiden voyage aboard the Keith Kunz Toyota powered Bullet staying ahead of a fierce battle for the runner up spot.  RJ Johnson used lapped traffic to slide past Steve Buckwalter and secured his spot on the podium with Buckwalter settling for the show position.

Nick Bartels held off Clay Daly and Steve Drake making for an all California top three finish.  Bartels made his way from the tenth starting position and was the victor of a heated late race battle with Daly.

Lonnie Parker Jr. was the top finishing Total Seal Late Model Series representative earning the final locked-in position for Saturday’s finale.

Holly Jones became the first USRA Western Modified winner as she narrowly held off her father Royal Jones in the 25-Lap Modified feature marking her first USA Raceway win.  Royal was followed to the line by Phoenix racer Ricky Thornton Jr. who drove from the twelve starting spot to earn the final spot on the podium with Christy Georges finishing fourth and locking her into the Saturday night finale.

The 5th Annual “Copper on Dirt” will feature ASCS National Wing Sprint Cars, Midgets, The West Coast Late Model Shootout vs. Total Seal Late Model Dirt Racing Series and USRA Western Modifieds all taking part in a sensational racing spectacle at Tucson’s USA Raceway’s for two nights on February 18th and 19th, marking USA Raceway as the only dirt track venue in the country to host all four premier divisions in one event.

Advanced tickets are on sale now.  Ticket pricing, seating charts and purchasing information can be found online at http://speednetweb.net/~usarace/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CopperOnDirtTickets.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Hotel Information can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net/?page_id=43 or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net

Levi Jones joined Mississippi’s Ricky Stenhouse as the only drivers to win multiple “Copper on Dirt” features in a single year.  Stenhouse set the bar high at the inaugural “Copper on Dirt” by winning back to back races in the 40-lap sprint car feature and finishing off the night by capturing the 50-lap USAC Silver Crown Feature.

USRA Western Modifieds – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 121 Holly Jones – 55.00
2 10 131 Royal Jones – 50.00
3 12 20RT Ricky Thorton Jr. Chandler , Az 46.00
4 19 44 Christy Georges El Paso, Tx 42.00
5 7 J17 Jacob Gallardo Las Cruces, Nm 39.00
6 1 10S Rick Spencer Tucson , Az 36.00
7 14 111 Logan Drake – 33.00
8 8 20 Mark Harrison Coolidge , Az 31.00
9 11 74 Carl Trimmer Tucson , Az 29.00
10 15 24 Rick Ortega – 27.00
11 6 3D Chad Ayers Tucson , Az 25.00
12 13 06 Cody Alvarez Vail , Az 23.00
13 5 97 Ron Schreiner – 21.00
14 2 J7 Jay Rosales – 19.00
15 16 40F Dana Fite Tucson , Az 17.00
16 18 45K Matt Martinez Phoenix , Az 15.00
17 9 21T Wade Simmons – 13.00
18 17 29 Mercedes Harris Deming , Nm 11.00
19 4 G17 Fito Gallardo Las Cruces, Nm 10.00

USRA Western Modifieds – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 G17 Fito Gallardo Las Cruces, Nm 0.00
2 3 20 Mark Harrison Coolidge , Az 0.00
3 7 J7 Jay Rosales – 0.00
4 5 21T Wade Simmons – 0.00
5 6 131 Royal Jones – 0.00
6 9 24 Rick Ortega – 0.00
7 8 74 Carl Trimmer Tucson , Az 0.00
8 1 20RT Ricky Thorton Jr. Chandler , Az 0.00
9 4 29 Mercedes Harris Deming , Nm 0.00

USRA Western Modifieds – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 6 97 Ron Schreiner – 0.00
2 4 3D Chad Ayers Tucson , Az 0.00
3 2 121 Holly Jones – 0.00
4 7 J17 Jacob Gallardo Las Cruces, Nm 0.00
5 9 10S Rick Spencer Tucson , Az 0.00
6 1 111 Logan Drake – 0.00
7 8 06 Cody Alvarez Vail , Az 0.00
8 5 45K Matt Martinez Phoenix , Az 0.00
9 10 40F Dana Fite Tucson , Az 0.00
10 3 44 Christy Georges El Paso, Tx 0.00

ASCS Southwest – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 45X Johnny Herrera Albuquerque , Nm 0.00
2 10 28 Jeff Swindell – 0.00
3 2 57 Shane Stewart – 0.00
4 11 41 Dover Jack – 0.00
5 17 87 Aaron Reatzal – 0.00
6 3 2L Logan Forler – 0.00
7 7 88 Tim Crawley – 0.00
8 14 5H Mason Moore – 0.00
9 7 2 Dustin Dugan – 0.00
10 9 23 Seth Bergman – 0.00
11 11 55 Trey Starks – 0.00
12 1 20Z Rick Ziehl Las Cruces, Nm 0.00
13 8 21 Zach Zimmerly – 0.00
14 15 74X Josh Hodges Tijeras , Nm 0.00
15 13 5D Josh Dewitt – 0.00
16 16 01 Gary Wright – 0.00
17 5 0 Zach Chappell – 0.00
18 6 18 Tony Bruce – 0.00
19 19 92 Andy Fosberg – 0.00
20 16 8 John Carney Ii Las Cruces, Nm 0.00
21 20 99 Brady Baron – 0.00
22 12 5 Kyle Mccutcheon – 0.00

ASCS Southwest – B Feature 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 41 Dover Jack – 0.00
2 2 74X Josh Hodges Tijeras , Nm 0.00
3 3 5D Josh Dewitt – 0.00
4 4 41W Joshua Williams Glendale , Az 0.00
5 5 77 Dalten Gabbard Peoria , Az 0.00
6 5 12 Josh Grady – 0.00
7 6 5AZ John Vanhorn Tucson , Az 0.00
8 7 15C Joey Chester – 0.00
9 8 57X Steve Stone Mesa , Az 0.00
10 9 15X Bud Goodwin – 0.00
11 10 22 Mike Rux Jr Mesa , Az 0.00

ASCS Southwest – B Feature 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 2 Dustin Dugan – 0.00
2 2 55 Trey Starks – 0.00
3 4 88 Tim Crawley – 0.00
4 3 15D Brady Demeree – 0.00
5 4 90 Lance Norrick Scottsdale , Az 0.00
6 5 8AZ Jordan Stetson Tucson , Az 0.00
7 6 78 Jody Williams – 0.00
8 7 18W Lorne Wofford – 0.00
9 9 24 Justin Carver – 0.00
10 10 1X Jt Imperial Mesa , Az 0.00
11 8 79 Calvin Landis Knoxville , Ia 0.00

ASCS Southwest – Heat Race 4
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 45X Johnny Herrera Albuquerque , Nm 0.00
2 7 18 Tony Bruce – 0.00
3 3 0 Zach Chappell – 0.00
4 5 2 Dustin Dugan – 0.00
5 9 23 Seth Bergman – 0.00
6 6 5D Josh Dewitt – 0.00
7 8 41W Joshua Williams Glendale , Az 0.00
8 4 15D Brady Demeree – 0.00
9 1 1X Jt Imperial Mesa , Az 0.00

ASCS Southwest – Heat Race 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 2L Logan Forler – 0.00
2 6 92 Andy Fosberg – 0.00
3 8 5H Mason Moore – 0.00
4 9 28 Jeff Swindell – 0.00
5 7 55 Trey Starks – 0.00
6 5 18W Lorne Wofford – 0.00
7 3 8AZ Jordan Stetson Tucson , Az 0.00
8 4 15C Joey Chester – 0.00
9 2 22 Mike Rux Jr Mesa , Az 0.00

ASCS Southwest – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 57 Shane Stewart – 0.00
2 1 87 Aaron Reatzal – 0.00
3 3 21 Zach Zimmerly – 0.00
4 5 01 Gary Wright – 0.00
5 5 88 Tim Crawley – 0.00
6 7 41 Dover Jack – 0.00
7 8 79 Calvin Landis Knoxville , Ia 0.00
8 4 78 Jody Williams – 0.00
9 9 15X Bud Goodwin – 0.00
10 6 24 Justin Carver – 0.00

ASCS Southwest – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 20Z Rick Ziehl Las Cruces, Nm 0.00
2 5 99 Brady Baron – 0.00
3 4 5 Kyle Mccutcheon – 0.00
4 7 8 John Carney Ii Las Cruces, Nm 0.00
5 6 74X Josh Hodges Tijeras , Nm 0.00
6 1 57X Steve Stone Mesa , Az 0.00
7 7 77 Dalten Gabbard Peoria , Az 0.00
8 8 90 Lance Norrick Scottsdale , Az 0.00
9 9 12 Josh Grady – 0.00
10 2 5AZ John Vanhorn Tucson , Az 0.00

Late Models – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 10 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, Ca 0.00
2 9 32B Clay Daly Watsonville , Ca 0.00
3 5 11X Steve Drake – 0.00
4 2 8P Lonnie Parker Jr – 0.00
5 8 14M Dean Moore – 0.00
6 16 10 Mike Balcaen – 0.00
7 11 37 Rob Mayea – 0.00
8 15 91P Jason Papich – 0.00
9 17 24 Paul Banghart Tucson , Az 0.00
10 13 16 Tommy Hussak Iii , Az 0.00
11 6 18 Cody Barnett – 0.00
12 14 28 John Cornell – 0.00
13 12 5M Anthony Madrid Phoenix , Az 0.00
14 18 7C Chris Barnett – 0.00
15 19 1H Martin Hussak Picacho , Az 0.00
16 1 91T Tony Toste – 0.00
17 3 26 Mark Carrell Redmond , Or 0.00
18 7 51 Joey Moriarty – 0.00
19 20 22T Karl Tipton – 0.00
20 4 5K Mike Kirby – 0.00

Late Models – B Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 24 Paul Banghart Tucson , Az 0.00
2 2 7C Chris Barnett – 0.00
3 10 1H Martin Hussak Picacho , Az 0.00
4 5 22T Karl Tipton – 0.00
5 11 36 Robin Boomgaarden – 0.00
6 8 3T Jimmy Jelvik – 0.00
7 6 35 Hall Wes – 0.00
8 3 94 James Chavez Jr Tucson , Az 0.00
9 7 37H Garrett Higgins – 0.00
10 4 101 Garrett Alberson – 0.00
11 9 002 Rc Whitwell Tucson , Az 0.00
12 13 37N Jerry Fincher – 0.00
13 14 23 Brad Williams Arizona City, Az 0.00
14 12 12 Bill Bartels – 0.00

Late Models – Heat Race 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 5K Mike Kirby – 0.00
2 3 18 Cody Barnett – 0.00
3 8 8P Lonnie Parker Jr – 0.00
4 6 5M Anthony Madrid Phoenix , Az 0.00
5 9 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, Ca 0.00
6 5 24 Paul Banghart Tucson , Az 0.00
7 2 37H Garrett Higgins – 0.00
8 7 3T Jimmy Jelvik – 0.00
9 1 1H Martin Hussak Picacho , Az 0.00
10 1 23 Brad Williams Arizona City, Az 0.00

Late Models – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 14M Dean Moore – 0.00
2 1 37 Rob Mayea – 0.00
3 5 51 Joey Moriarty – 0.00
4 4 91P Jason Papich – 0.00
5 8 16 Tommy Hussak Iii , Az 0.00
6 7 10 Mike Balcaen – 0.00
7 6 22T Karl Tipton – 0.00
8 10 94 James Chavez Jr Tucson , Az 0.00
9 9 002 Rc Whitwell Tucson , Az 0.00
10 3 37N Jerry Fincher – 0.00

Late Models – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 26 Mark Carrell Redmond , Or 0.00
2 5 11X Steve Drake – 0.00
3 2 28 John Cornell – 0.00
4 8 91T Tony Toste – 0.00
5 9 32B Clay Daly Watsonville , Ca 0.00
6 3 101 Garrett Alberson – 0.00
7 4 35 Hall Wes – 0.00
8 10 7C Chris Barnett – 0.00
9 7 36 Robin Boomgaarden – 0.00
10 6 12 Bill Bartels – 0.00

Midgets – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 67 Kyle Larson – 0.00
2 13 51J Rj Johnson Phoenix , Az 0.00
3 6 2 Steve Buckwalter – 0.00
4 8 12JR Josh Pelky Peoria , Az 0.00
5 7 12S Danny Sheridan – 0.00
6 4 71K Dalton Armstrong – 0.00
7 5 71 Caleb Armstrong – 0.00
8 3 6M Robert Marfia – 0.00
9 1 7 Kiley Fellar – 0.00
10 12 28 Jeff Perry – 0.00
11 10 78 Kenneth Warren – 0.00
12 9 51S Mike Spencer – 0.00
13 11 14 Dustin Burkhart – 0.00

Midgets – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 71 Caleb Armstrong – 0.00
2 4 71K Dalton Armstrong – 0.00
3 6 2 Steve Buckwalter – 0.00
4 5 67 Kyle Larson – 0.00
5 3 51S Mike Spencer – 0.00
6 2 28 Jeff Perry – 0.00

Midgets – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 6 12JR Josh Pelky Peoria , Az 0.00
2 5 12S Danny Sheridan – 0.00
3 3 6M Robert Marfia – 0.00
4 1 7 Kiley Fellar – 0.00
5 2 78 Kenneth Warren – 0.00
6 7 14 Dustin Burkhart – 0.00
7 4 51J Rj Johnson Phoenix , Az 0.00

Past Copper on Dirt Winners:
2007 USAC Midgets – Cory Kruseman
2007 USAC Sprint Cars – Ricky Stenhouse
2007 USAC Silver Crown – Ricky Stenhouse
2008 USAC Midgets – Darren Hagen
2008 USAC Sprint Cars – Shane Cottle
2008 USAC Silver Crown – Jerry Coons Jr.
2009 USAC Midgets – Brad Sweet
2009 USAC Sprint Cars – Darren Hagen
2009 USAC Silver Crown – Bud Kaeding
2010 USAC Midgets – Brad Sweet
2010 USAC Sprint Cars – Levi Jones
2010 USAC Silver Crown – Levi Jones

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