Burdett Wins Rocky Mountain Title

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                       SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

Contact: DICK JORDAN                                                                                                                                     07-215

 

 

BURDETT WINS ROCKY MOUNTAIN TITLE;

WESTERN SPRINTS AT ALTAMONT SATURDAY;

SWANSON WINS 50-LAPPER AT SALT LAKE CITY

 

 

            Ryan Burdett of West Jordan, Utah is the 2007 USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Champion after his third-place finish in Saturday night's season finale at Rocky Mountain Raceways. Burdett finished behind Kody Swanson and Jim Waters in the 50-lap feature and completed the 2007 series with a 62-point margin over Waters in the final standings.

 

            Swanson, of Kingsburg, Calif., led the final 42 laps of the race in his Jimmy Wysong-owned machine after passing Mel Andrus on lap nine. Waters finished second, followed by Burdett, fast qualifier Brian McClish and Rick Pardee.

 

            Lucas Oil Western point leader Ryan Kaplan finished seventh and emerged with a 15-point lead over Tony Hunt, who was 10th. The Western series continues Saturday at Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif. The Tracy "doubleheader" also features the USAC Western Midget Series.

 

 

LUCAS OIL USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR STANDINGS

 

      1.
     Ryan Kaplan
     493
      
     6.
     Kody Swanson
     351
     
      2.
     Tony Hunt
     478
      
     7.
     Tanner Swanson
     333
     
      3.
     JoJo Helberg
     459
      
     8.
     Jim Kaiser
     312
     
      4.
     Shauna Hogg
     383
      
     9.
     Laura Hayes
     292
     
      5.
     Greg Anderson
     367
      
     10.
     Brian McClish
     260
     

 

FINAL USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR STANDINGS

 

      1.
     Ryan Burdett
     580
      
     6.
     Paul Marconi
     447
     
      2.
     Jim Waters
     518
      
     7.
     Mike Straub
     316
     
      3.
     Rick Pardee
     501
      
     8.
     Mel Andrus
     293
     
      4.
     Jim Campbell
     492
      
     9.
     Greg Anderson
     260
     
      5.
     Jeff Bergener
     464
      
     10.
     Audra Sasselli
     258