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SWANSON, BURDETT LEAD SPRINTS TO RMR SATURDAY FOR USAC’s 100TH RACE IN THE BEEHIVE STATE |
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AUGUST 25, 2008 --- Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. and Ryan Burdett of West Jordan, Utah lead their respective USAC Sprint car series standings entering Saturday night’s racing program at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. The racing program will feature the 100th race under USAC sanction in the state of Utah. The Utah Developmental Ford Focus Series is also on tap and the two feature events will bring the all-time Utah total to 100. Swanson leads the USAC Western Sprint Car points by 72 over Eric Humphries, while Burdett, in defense of his 2007 Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint title, leads JoJo Helberg by 11. Jimmy Wysong is the winningest USAC driver in Utah history with 16 career victories to his credit. Dave Fitzgerald has 13, Jim Waters 12 and Burdett six. Kipp Posey, who leads the Utah Ford Focus points, is next with five. Burdett has dominated the RMR Sprint scene in 2008, winning three of the five races contested so far. Helberg has also found victory lane, as has Waters. Mel Kenyon of Lebanon, Ind., the winningest driver in USAC National Midget history, won USAC’s initial Utah outing, a 40-lap Midget race at Suntana Speedway in Springville in 1972. USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS 1 Tanner Swanson 619 2 Eric Humphries 547 3 Nick Rescino Jr. 524 4 JoJo Helberg 522 5 Porter Smith 500 6 Tony Hunt 321 7 Snake Livernash 303 8 Tim Skoglund 290 9 Greg Anderson 273 10 Brian McClish 238 USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS 1 Ryan Burdett 396 2 JoJo Helberg 385 3 Jim Waters 342 4 Jeff Bergener 307 5 Eric Pardee 297 6 Branson Burdett 272 7 Mike Straub 193 8 Chauncey Filler 173 9 Mel Andrus 167 10 Eric Barlow 150 |
