Fitzgerald, Wysong Square Off

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                  JUNE 19, 2006

Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER                                                                                                       06-150

 

 

FITZGERALD-WYSONG SQUARE OFF FOR UTAH SUPERMACY

SATURDAY AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN RACEWAYS

 

 

            Dave Fitzgerald and Jimmy Wysong of Salt Lake City, Utah will compete for the title of USAC's winningest driver in Utah history Saturday when the 2006 USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series resumes at Rocky Mountain Raceways in the Utah capital.

 

            Each driver has a dozen USAC victories since USAC's inaugural Utah event in 1972. Mel Kenyon won that debut Midget event at Suntana Raceway in Springville, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.

 

            Fitzgerald's last USAC win came in 2004, while Wysong has won nine of the last 12 at RMR, including four in a row. All of Wysong's wins have come in Sprint Cars, while Fitzgerald's total includes nine in supermodifieds. Dave was USAC's 1985 and 1986 Utah Supermodified Champion and Jimmy won last year's USAC/SLVRA Sprint title.

 

            Wysong leads Fitzgerald by only 14 points despite his proficiency this year. He's undefeated so far in the series, while Fitzgerald has posted three seconds and a third.

 

            A fifth consecutive victory would place Wysong in select company. Larry Dickson holds the National Sprint car consecutive victory record at six (1968), while Parnelli Jones is the only other driver to win five straight (1964).

 

 

USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

 

      1.
     Jimmy Wysong
     326
      
     6.
     Jim Campbell
     213
     
      2.
     Dave Fitzgerald
     312
      
     7.
     Mel Andrus
     192
     
      3.
     Jim Waters
     273
      
     8.
     Mark Bergener
     182
     
      4.
     Ryan Burdett
     252
      
     9.
     Rick Pardee
     150
     
      5.
     Jeff Bergener
     230
      
     10.
     Paul Marconi
     149