[Kevin Montgomery]

Fireworks, Southwest Border Wars and Wing Warriors
USA Raceway Fireworks Festival

Tucson, Arizona (June 1st, 2009) – USA Raceway will celebrate America’s Independence this Friday and Saturday night. Two days of fast action and fireworks are set to make for a weekend race fans will not want to miss.

The opening round of action will take place Friday night as the top southwest modified drivers will compete for prestige and honor as they set out to earn bragging rights in the 1st Annual Southwest Border Wars. The UMP West Modifieds presented by Barnett Harley Davidson, will race two separate shows at two different tracks each paying $1000 to win and $100 to start.

RC Whitwell will have to fend off the crew from the East as the Stars of Southern New Mexico roll into town for the showdown. Whitwell, Brian Clark and Robert Adams will take on the duo of Royal Jones and Bumper Jones while the Barnett crew, led by Christie Georges and Sherman Barnett, look to take home the money. Johnny and Stormy Scott will also be in the mix making for a big star shootout.
Friday’s card will be full of action as the UMP West Modifieds presented by Barnett Harley Davidson will be joined by Factory Stocks and Hornets. General admission tickets will go on sale at 5pm for only $12, racing will begin promptly at 7pm.

The Wing Warriors of the American Sprint Car Series return to action, Saturday Night, in Round Three of the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge Series, a slate of eight designated events crossing over from the wingless Canyon Region to the winged Southwest Region.
Charles Davis, Jr., who topped this past Saturday night's Canyon card at USA, also aced the opening round of the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge at Hollywood Hills Speedway. The other round was rained out.

With the initial handful of ASCS Southwest events in the books, Peoria teammates Ben Gregg and John Gaston hold down the top two spots on the point charts with Gregg holding a 14-point advantage.

Gaston is actually tied for second with defending series champion Rick Ziehl of Las Cruces, NM, with Yuma's Mike Martin and Joshua Hodges of Tijeras, NM. The 14-year-old Hodges recently became the youngest feature winner in ASCS history by snaring a Rocky Mountain Region win at Wyoming's Sweetwater Speedway on June 13.

While he leads the Canyon Region championship chase, Charles Davis, Jr., stands sixth in Southwest points with the wing. Ronnie Clark, fifth in the wingless ranks, is seventh in Southwest standings in front of Cody Cambensy and Ron Kratz. John Van Horn and Jessica Van Dyke enter Saturday night's action tied for tenth in points.

Rickey Hood has topped the last two ASCS Southwest events at USA Raceway.

The AMRA Midgets make their 2009 USA Raceway debut with the return of six time Arizona Sprint Car Champion, Ricky “The Racer” Johnson. Johnson, who also won an Arizona Midget Championship and an Arizona UMP Modified Championship, will be at the wheel of Pat and Erika Fly’s Proflyer Midget.

RJ Johnson, Arizona Midget point leader, will join his father in Midget action as he looks to extend his points lead. Johnson, who recently took the runner up spot in the ASCS Sprint Show last Saturday night, will have the advantage of the extra laps around the fast dirt oval of USA Raceway

The dynamic duo of Wing Sprint Cars and Midgets will headline the show along with Super Stocks and AZ Modified Midgets. General admission tickets will go on sale at 5pm for only $12, racing will begin promptly at 7pm.
Season Passes are on sale for only $199 and $149 for Seniors, Students and Military. Suite Access Passes which allow race fans the opportunity to enjoy the races from USA Raceway’s VIP Suite are also on sale for only $349.

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268, 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 www.usaraceway.net