American Sprint Car Series - Canyon Region

Chargin' Charles Davis Takes ASCS Canyon Region Win

By Lonnie Wheatley,

PHOENIX, Ariz. (July 26, 2008) - Charles Davis, Jr., posted his fifth Discount Tire Co. American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region feature win of the year by topping Saturday night's 30-lap feature atop Manzanita Speedway's 1/3-mile clay oval.

Davis took command midway through the main event and then held off current series point leaer Jeremy Sherman to secure the win aboard the Don Ott-powered Massey Motorsports No. 50 DRC.

Sherman settled for second, with Shon Deskins, Stevie Sussex and Justin Fisher rounding out the top five.

R.J. Johnson, Fisher and Davis topped heat race action, with Justin Fisher winning the Trophy Dash.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Results from Manzanita Speedway:

Trophy Dash: 1. 61-Justin Fisher, 2. 15-R.J. Johnson, 3. 76-Mike Leslie, 4. 12-Nathan High.

Heat One: 1. 15-R.J. Johnson, 2. 20-Shon Deskins, 3. 48-Thomas Ogle, 4. 34-Josh Pelkey, 5. 14-Bernie Smith, 6. 5x-Jody Wirth, 7. 25-Jesse Dunham, 8. 42-Steve Sandrolini, 9. 7x-Adam Wirth.

Heat Two: 1. 61-Justin Fisher, 2. 62-Stevie Sussex, 3. 96-Carson Ditsch, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 6. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 7. 20s-Derek Sell, 8. 7-Steve Tellas.

Heat Three: 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 3. 12-Nathan High, 4. 76-Mike Leslie, 5. 16-Mike Martin, 6. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 7. 78m-Leland Michael, 8. 78-Chris Bonneau.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. 62-Stevie Sussex, 5. 61-Justin Fisher, 6. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 7. 78m-Leland Michael, 8. 76-Mike Leslie, 9. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 10. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 11. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 12. 25-Jesse Dunham, 13. 12-Nathan High, 14. 48-Thomas Ogle, 15. 7x-Adam Wirth, 16. 5x-Jody Wirth, 17. 7-Steve Tellas, 18. 20s-Derek Sell, 19. 15-R.J. Johnson, 20. 14-Bernie Smith, 21. 78-Chris Bonneau, 22. 34-Josh Pelkey, 23. 16-Mike Martin, 24. 42-Steve Sandrolini, 25. 96-Carson Ditsch.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 2,326, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 2,246, 3. Nathan High 2,126, 4. Mike Martin 2,124, 5. R.J. Johnson 2,118, 6. Josh Pelkey 2,090, 7. Andrew Reinbold 2,037, 8. Mike Leslie 2,032, 9. Justin Fisher 2,013, 10. Thomas Ogle 1,711.
 

Sherman Wins ASCS Canyon Region Firecracker 40

By Lonnie Wheatley,

PHOENIX, Ariz. (July 4, 2008) - Reigning Discount Tire Co. American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region champion Jeremy Sherman kicked off the Fourth of July Weekend double header by racing to victory lane in Friday night's Firecracker 40 atop Manzanita Speedway's 1/3-mile clay oval.

After starting the 40-lapper from the third position, Sherman made his way past front row starters Bob Ream, Jr., and Ken Caskey in the early going and led the rest of the way aboard Fred Bryan's Wesmar-powered F&E Development No. 77 for his fifth series triumph of the season.

Sherman was chased across the line by fellow second row starter Charles Davis, Jr., with Shon Deskins taking the show position. Ream was fourth, with Mike Leslie rounding out the top five.

Nathan High crossed the stripe sixth, with 14th-starter Justin Fisher, Josh Pelkey, 19th-starter Thomas Ogle and Andrew Reinbold completing the top ten.

R.J. Johnson won the evening's Trophy Dash, then topped the opening heat race with High and Sherman victorious in ensuing heat races.

The Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region wraps up the Fourth of July holiday weekend with Saturday night's Lealand Legacy event, a ½-mile event in tribute to Arizona open-wheel racing legend Lealand McSpadden.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Firecracker 40 Results from Manzanita Speedway:

Trophy Dash: 1. 15-R.J. Johnson, 2. 16-Mike Martin, 3. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 4. 12-Nathan High.

Heat One: 1. 15-R.J. Johnson, 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. 34-Josh Pelkey, 5. 21-Jay Ervine, 6. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 7. 48-Thomas Ogle, 8. 78m-Leland Michael, 9. 16-Mike Martin.

Heat Two: 1. 12-Nathan High, 2. 76-Mike Leslie, 3. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 4. 00-Ken Caskey, 5. 96-Carson Ditsch, 6. 20s-Derek Sell, 7. 74-Derek Williams, 8. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 9. 21k-Mike Colegrove.

Heat Three: 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 3. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 4. 5x-Jody Wirth, 5. 61-Justin Fisher, 6. 14-Bernie Smith, 7. 7-Steve Tellas, 8. 7x-Adam Wirth.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 76-Mike Leslie, 6. 12-Nathan High, 7. 61-Justin Fisher, 8. 34-Josh Pelkey, 9. 48-Thomas Ogle, 10. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 11. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 12. 00-Ken Caskey, 13. 16-Mike Martin, 14. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 15. 7x-Adam Wirth, 16. 96-Carson Ditsch, 17. 20s-Derek Sell, 18. 15-R.J. Johnson, 19. 21-Jay Ervine, 20. 5x-Jody Wirth, 21. 21k-Mike Colegrove, 22. 14-Bernie Smith, 23. 78m-Leland Michael, 24. 7-Steve Tellas. DNS: 74-Derek Williams, 11-Seainn Hendricsen.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 1,880, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 1,832, 3. Mike Martin 1,744, 4. Nathan High 1,726, 5. R.J. Johnson 1,720, 6. Josh Pelkey 1,718, 7. Andrew Reinbold 1,641, 8. Mike Leslie 1,622, 9. Justin Fisher 1,607, 10. Thomas Ogle 1,469.
 

Reinbold Reels in Hank Arnold Memorial for First ASCS Canyon Triumph!

By Lonnie Wheatley,

PHOENIX, Ariz. (June 14, 2008) - Andrew Reinbold broke into Discount Tire Co. American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region victory lane for the first time by topping Saturday night's 30-lap Hank Arnold Memorial feature event atop Manzanita Speedway's ½-mile clay oval.

With the triumph aboard the AEC-powered AME Electrical Contracting/Ross Equipment & Rentals No. 19 Buckley-chassis, Reinbold became the series' fifth different winner of the season through eleven events.

As the ASCS Canyon Region took to Manzanita's half-mile for the second time in 2008, it was much like the first time out much of the way with Jeremy Sherman and Charles Davis, Jr., dicing for the lead.

But when Sherman ran short of fuel less than a handful of laps from the checkered flag, the deck was shuffled. And after a wild final-lap melee that left several cars upside down, it was Reinbold flashing underneath the checkered flag for his initial ASCS Canyon Region triumph.

Reinbold took the checkered flag in front of Mike Martin, with Josh Pelkey, R.J. Johnson and Bryan Swinehart rounding out the top five.

Martin won the Trophy Dash, with Johnson, Davis and Sherman victorious in heat race action.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Results from Manzanita Speedway:

Trophy Dash: 1. 16-Mike Martin, 2. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 3. 34-Josh Pelkey, 4. 11-Seainn Hendricsen.

Heat One: 1. 15-R.J. Johnson, 2. 2-Mike Colegrove, 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. 76-Mike Leslie, 5. 16-Mike Martin, 6. 48-Thomas Ogle, 7. 97-Brandon Lane, 8. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 9. 74-Derek Williams.

Heat Two: 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 3. 28-Stevie Sussex, 4. 20s-Derek Sell, 5. 44-Jeremy Reagles, 6. 34-Josh Pelkey, 7. 6-Bryan Swinehart, 8. 62-Jeff Henry, 9. 45-Kevin Wolfe.

Heat Three: 1. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 61-Justin Fisher, 3. 12-Nathan High, 4. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 5. 22-Mike Rux, Jr., 6. 7-Steve Tellas, 7. 5x-Jody Wirth, 8. 11-Seainn Hendricsen.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 2. 16-Mike Martin, 3. 34-Josh Pelkey, 4. 15-R.J. Johnson, 5. 6-Bryan Swinehart, 6. 61-Justin Fisher, 7. 62-Jeff Henry, 8. 2-Mike Colegrove, 9. 77-Jeremy Sherman, 10. 11-Seainn Hendricsen, 11. 48-Thomas Ogle, 12. 7-Steve Tellas, 13. 28-Stevie Sussex, 14. 22-Mike Rux, Jr., 15. 20s-Derek Sell, 16. 45-Kevin Wolfe, 17. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 18. 97-Brandon Lane, 19. 5x-Jody Wirth, 20. 74-Derek Williams, 21. 12-Nathan High, 22. 20-Shon Deskins, 23. 76-Mike Leslie, 24. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 25. 44-Jeremy Reagles (Disqualified: Failed to meet the minimum required weight after finishing second). DNS: XXX-Zach Sawyers.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jeremy Sherman 1,580, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 1,540, 3. Mike Martin 1,478, 4. Josh Pelkey 1,474, 5. R.J. Johnson 1,462, 6. Nathan High 1,448, 7. Jeremy Reagles 1,404, 8. Andrew Reinbold 1,375, 9. Mike Leslie 1,356, 10. Thomas Ogle 1,337.


 

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