Usac: Southwest sprints back to canyon saturday
 

10/13/14 2:16 PM SOUTHWEST SPRINTS BACK TO CANYON SATURDAY

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SOUTHWEST SPRINTS BACK TO CANYON SATURDAY;

PELKEY WINS PRESCOTT VALLEY’S “RICK STEWART MEMORIAL”

USAC Southwest Sprint Car series runner-up Josh Pelkey of Peoria, Ariz. stormed to victory in Saturday night’s 40-lap “Rick Stewart Memorial” at Prescott Valley (Ariz.) Raceway. This coming Saturday he and the Southwest series regulars will tackle Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. in the “Hank Arnold Memorial.”

Pelkey passed series point leader R.J. Johnson on lap 26 and led the final 15 laps for Saturday’s win. Matt Rossi took second at the checkered flag ahead of Stevie Sussex, Mike Martin and Charles Davis Jr. as Johnson finished sixth after leading the first 25 laps

Pelkey stands 123 points behind Johnson in the new standings entering this Saturday’s race at Peoria. Charles Davis Jr. is third in the points, just eight behind Pelkey.

In six starts this year at Peoria, Pelkey has a pair of feature victories.

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