Usac: Hodges tops johnson in dodge city freedom tour finale
 

8/21/16 10:48 AM HODGES TOPS JOHNSON IN DODGE CITY FREEDOM TOUR FINALE

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HODGES TOPS JOHNSON IN DODGE CITY FREEDOM TOUR FINALE

Dodge City, KS……..Josh Hodges of Tijeras, N.M. led the final five laps to beat R.J. Johnson to the checkered flag in Saturday night’s USAC Southwest Sprint Car “Freedom Tour finale at Dodge City Raceway Park. Johnson led the first 16 laps, Hodges led seven and Johnson two before Hodges finally grabbed the lead for the final time in his Jackson Compaction/Mesilla Valley Transportation Maxim/Gibson on lap 26. Johnson was second ahead of Shon Deskins, Jeremy Campbell and Charles Davis Jr. The Southwest Sprint Cars resume their championship point race September 2 at Western Tech Speedway Park in El Paso, Texas.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR “Special Event” RACE RESULTS: August 20, 2016 – Dodge City, Kansas – Dodge City Raceway Park - “Freedom Tour”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeremy Campbell (#10C Campbell), 2. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 3. Harli White (#17W White), 4. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 5. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 6. Mark Chisholm (#56X Chisolm), 7. Ryan Padgett (#98 Padgett), 8. Andrew Deal (#15D Deal). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jordon Mallett (#14 Mallett), 2. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 3. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 4. Shannon McQueen (#7 Decker), 5. Anthony Nicholson (#16X Nicholson), 6. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 7. Zach Blurton (#2J Blurton). NT

FIRST QUALIFIER: (8 laps) 1. Davis, 2. Hodges, 3. Johnson, 4. Deskins, 5. Mallett, 6. Blurton, 7. Mihocko. NT

SECOND QUALIFIER: (8 laps) 1. Nicholson, 2. Campbell, 3. Gile, 4. White, 5. McQueen, 6. Padgett. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Josh Hodges, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Shon Deskins, 4. Jeremy Campbell, 5. Charles Davis Jr., 6. Anthony Nicholson, 7. Dennis Gile, 8. Shannon McQueen, 9. Jordon Mallett, 10. Zach Blurton, 11. Ryan Padgett, 12. Harli White, 13. Tye Mihocko, 14. Mark Chisholm, 15. Andrew Deal. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-16 Johnson, Laps 17-23 Hodges, Laps 24-25 Johnson, Laps 26-30 Hodges. *

HARD CHARGER: Shon Deskins (10th to 3rd)

NEXT USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: September 2 – El Paso, TX – Western Tech Speedway Park

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