ROSEVILLE, California — Luis Ramos III was happy to take his first USAC Sprint Car feature win Saturday night in Roseville. In just his sixth start in the series, Ramos passed No. 15 Tanner Swanson on lap 47 and went on to lead the last three laps and take the checkered flag.
No. 56 Tony Hunt qualified number one. With an invert of five, No. 5 Shauna Hogg started on the pole. Hogg led for 31 laps before hitting the wall on the back stretch on lap 31 ending her night. Swanson took the lead and was battling it out with Ramos. On lap 47 Swanson had a good lead over Ramos when Swanson had a nut come off the rear left hub and he hit the wall on the front-stretch sending sparks flying everywhere.
"I was just hoping not to hit him," Ramos said. "It was wild. I just saw sparks flying everywhere and I went as low as I possibly could. I couldn't see Swanson's car through the sparks and I was just hoping I would miss him. This win is great, it's indescribable. I thought my Focus win was great, but to get a win in just six USAC Sprint Car starts is phenomenal."
No. 56 Tony Hunt came in second, No. 77 Audra Sasselli was third, No. 50 Tim Skoglund was fourth, and No. 93 Jerry Kobza rounded out the top five.
In Legends racing No. 22 Jeremy Wood got the win. "I've got seven years under my belt in Legends Cars," Wood said. "I've also raced Late Models and Modifieds, but the Legend cars are something that I come back to because they are such a blast to drive and they are affordable."
"The No. 99 and I both got up front early on," Wood added. "35 laps is a pretty long race for these cars. I was just being patient. The No. 42 car came up and started pressuring me, so I put the pressure on the No. 99 car and eventually took the lead."
No. 99 Donny Darter held the lead until lap 20 when Wood got by him. Then the No. 42 of Stanislov Osterlund passed Darter for second. Darter came in third, No. 4 Frankie Marks was fourth, and No. 7 Tony Mangini was fifth.
In USAC Ford Focus No. 31 Garrett Peterson got the win. The invert put No. 24 Keegan Walmer on the pole. In true competitive fashion Peterson took the lead on lap six and never looked back. Walmer came in second, No. 8 Cody Thompson was third, No. 40 Cody Gerhardt was fourth, and No. 5 Dennis Simunovich came in fifth.
The USAC Young Guns race didn't fare too well. No. 3 Courtney Atkinson was hurt after the Heat Race and didn't start. On turn two of the first lap No. 24 Keegan Walmer lost his brakes and got in to No. 11 Brandon White. The safety crew had to separate the cars. Meanwhile No. 8 Cody Thompson kept circling the track. Both Walmer and White exited the track after the accident leaving Thompson to get the win.
Asked how he felt about it Thompson said, "It feels good. I'll take the win. It's my first win for the Focus Midgets."
It was another great night of open-Wheel racing at All American Speedway.
Next Saturday, May 22, All American Speedway will feature the NASCAR Late Model Championship race No. 6 with two Magnum 44 races. Also racing will be Modified, Street Stock, Bomber and S2. For more information go to: www.allamericanspeedway.com.
| USAC Sprint Cars |
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| 1. No. 21 Luis Ramos III 2. No. 56 Tony Hunt 3. No. 77 Audra Sasselli 4. No. 50 Tim Skoglund 5. No. 93. Jerry Kobza 6. No. 14 Scott Plerovich 7. No. 15 Tanner Swanson 8. No. 50x Don Emory 9. No. 5 Shauna Hogg 10. No. 94 Gordon Rogers 11. No. 3 JoJo Heiberg 12. No. 68 Marvin Mitchell 13. No. 15x Rick Craushar 14. No. 11 Dave Duncan |
| Legend Cars |
| 1. No. 22 Jeremy Wood 2. No. 42 Stanislov Osterlund 3. No. 99 Donny Darter 5. No. 4 Frankie Marks 6. No. 2 Willy Davis 7. No. 49 Jack Humphrey 8. No. 58 Fred Clement 9. No. 88 Jimmy Walker 10. No. 71 Jim Mrozinski 11. No. 8 Keith Clement 12. No. 48 Darren Rogers 13. No. 63 Cody Berger 14. No. 25 Greg Baxter |
| USAC Ford Focus |
| 1. No. 31 Garrett Peterson 2. No. 24 Keegan Walmer 3. No. 8 Cody Thompson 4. No. 40 Cody Gerhardt 5. No. 5 Dennis Simunovich 6. No. 60 Tim Skoglund 7. No. 9 Bobby Runyon, Jr. 8. No. 44 Jessica Clark 9. No. 26 Connor Kassik 10. No. 39 Kyle Edwards 11. No. 74 J.R. Williams 12. No. 3 Courtney Atkinson 13. No. 42 James Krzysik |
| USAC Young Guns |
| 1. 8 Cody Thompson 2. No. 11 Brandon White 3. No. 24 Keegan Walmer |
