Western Sprints at Irwindale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                             AUGUST 21, 2006

Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER                                                                                                       06-234

 

 

IRWINDALE SPRINT RACE COULD BE PIVOTAL

AS HUNT, MURGOITIO BATTLE FOR WESTERN CROWN

 

 

            This Saturday night's USAC Western Sprint Car race at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway not only serves as a prelude to the season-ending race at the same track in November, it also could play a pivotal role in determining this year's series champion!

 

            Two-time champion Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. will aim for a series-record 21st feature win in the 50-lap main event on the 1/2-mile paved oval. Tony has won five of this year's nine features, but Murgoitio has stayed close in the points race with "top-six" finishes in all nine races!

 

            Murgoitio is seeking his third career triumph but first this season at Irwindale. He trails Hunt by 54 points with 74 available Saturday. Bradley Galedrige, a feature winner earlier this year, ranks third in the standings, followed by defending series champion Kody Swanson and lady driver Shauna Hogg.

 

 

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

 

      1.
     Tony Hunt
     571
      
     6.
     Brian McClish
     375
     
      2.
     Mike Murgoitio
     517
      
     7.
     Nick Rescino Jr.
     286
     
      3.
     Bradley Galedrige
     449
      
     8.
     Jeff Gardner
     264
     
      4.
     Kody Swanson
     441
      
     9.
     Nick Green
     254
     
      5.
     Shauna Hogg
     379
      
     10.
     Matt DeMartini
     229