LAKE BALBOA, California — Joey Licata, Jr. gave Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle its first ever Modified win in Saturday night’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned action at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif.
The 18 year-old is the 2009 ASA TRUCK SERIES champion and leads the points in the 2010 ASA TRUCK SERIES. He also drives in NASCAR Auto Club Late Models for Tim Huddleson’s High Point Racing.
Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle driver development team is based on Sacramento, Calif. and its Modified team includes multi-car efforts at both Stockton 99 Speedway and All American Speedway.
Licata drove the #7 Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle / Star Racing Supply Modified to the pole around the quarter-mile asphalt oval with a time of 14.562 seconds.
After finishing third in his heat race, it was time for the trophy dash. Licata started on the pole, led all four laps, and stretched his lead to 1.2 seconds at the stripe.
The 30 lap feature was more of the same for Licata. He paced the field easily, leading all 30 laps of the contest and accumulating another large lead.
The feature win was the first for the quickly growing Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle Modified team. Licata now has six top-two finishes nearing the halfway point of his 2010 season.
“Joey took to the Modifieds like a fish to water,” driver coach Ron Sutton said. “We are very excited to have Joey in our Modified a few more times later this year and also excited to see him continue his strong runs in the trucks and late models!”
Licata will return to the seat of the RSWC Modified on August 28 at All American Speedway in Roseville. His next race will be this Saturday in the NASCAR Auto Club Late Models at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif.
Joey Licata, Jr. Racing and Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle thank partners: Justice Brothers, United Nissan, High Point Racing, K&N Filters, Scribner Plastics, Allstar Performance, Sunoco Race Fuels, and Star Racing Supply.
Joey Licata, Jr. Racing is online at www.joeylicata.com
For more information on Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle, log on to www.winners-circle-racing.com
About Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle:
Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers. RSWC drivers are raced, coached, groomed, trained and molded, within a professional racing environment, into what top NASCAR teams look for when hiring drivers. Drivers involved in the program race in a variety of cars, including USAC Young Guns Focus Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets, NASCAR Grand American Modifieds, NASCAR Late Model stock cars and NASCAR Grand National stock cars.
