Fw: Altamont, Madera Sprints

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From: Dick Jordan 
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 10:24 PM
Subject: Altamont, Madera Sprints


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                             AUGUST 28, 2006

Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER                                                                                                       06-245

 

 

ALTAMONT, MADERA WEEKEND CRITICAL FOR WESTERN SPRINTS;

HUNT EXTENDS LEAD WITH IRWINDALE TRIUMPH

 

 

            USAC Western Sprint Car championship hopefuls are facing a critical weekend with races Saturday and Monday at Tracy and Madera, Calif. respectively.

 

            Saturday's "Best of the West Open Wheel Night" at Tracy's Altamont Motorsports Park and Monday's "Trigueiro Classic" at Madera Speedway will showcase stars of both USAC and CASA in a pair of 40-lap features.

 

            Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. currently leads both the USAC and CASA standings and has won five of the last six USAC Western Sprint Car feature events! His latest victory came Saturday night as he piloted the Thompson Toyota/Paul Oil Eagle/Chevy to a 40-lap win at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. He passed Nick Green on lap six and led the rest of the way to beat Kody Swanson, Bradley Galedrige, Tim Barber and Green.

 

            Mike Murgoitio trails Hunt by 87 points, while Swanson has climbed to third in the new USAC standings. A total of 148 points are available in this weekend's two events.

 

 

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

 

      1.
     Tony Hunt
     643
      
     6.
     Brian McClish
     410
     
      2.
     Mike Murgoitio
     556
      
     7.
     Nick Rescino Jr.
     319
     
      3.
     Kody Swanson
     511
      
     8.
     Jeff Gardner
     311
     
      4.
     Bradley Galedrige
     503
      
     9.
     Nick Green
     309
     
      5.
     Shauna Hogg
     432
      
     10.
     Tim Barber
     256