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Bryan Hulbert – CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (February 12, 2022) Putting the broom to the Steffey Shootout at Central Arizona Speedway, R.J. Johnson made it series win No. 11 with the ASCS CAS Non-Wing Sprint Cars.
A $3,000 score for the Phoenix shoe on Saturday night, Johnson’s weekend topped out at $4,500 earned behind the wheel of the Pecon Builders/Steffey Excavating No. 51.
Getting around Ty Mihocko for the lead on Lap 6, Johnson led the remainder of the 30-lap showdown. Into second on Lap 21, Brody Roa had one final shot at the top spot with a green, white, checkered restart but could not deny the No. 51. Swapping second with Ty for a moment, Roa held the spot with Mihocko third. Rolling from 12th, Sterling Cling made fourth, with Dustin Cormany fifth.
Shon Deskins made it to sixth from 14th, followed by James Webster in seventh. Ricky Lewis crossed eighth, Jonah Reynolds ninth, and Wayne Siddle was tenth.
The next outing for the ASCS CAS Non-Wing Sprint Cars at the Casa Grande oval is Saturday, February 26.
The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition.
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Race Results:
ASCS CAS Non-Wing Sprint Cars
Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Car Count: 19
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 29-Dustin Cormany[1]; 2. 6-Ronnie Clark[4]; 3. 007-Wayne Siddle[3]; 4. 2-AJ Hernandez[6]; 5. (DNF) 7OH-Bryan Ledbetter Jr[5]; 6. (DNF) 10-Jess Beckett[2]; 7. (DNS) 17-Jim Green
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 3V-Jim Vanzant[2]; 2. 11-Ricky Lewis[1]; 3. 34-Sterling Cling[5]; 4. 20-Shon Deskins[6]; 5. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[4]; 6. (DNS) 8AZ-Jordan Stetson
Dash 1 (10 Laps): 1. 3-Tye Mihocko[3]; 2. 51-RJ Johnson[5]; 3. 8M-Brody Roa[4]; 4. 0-Jonas Reynolds[2]; 5. 22AZ-Dustin Burkhart[6]; 6. 5AZ-James Webster[1]
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 51-RJ Johnson[2]; 2. 8M-Brody Roa[3]; 3. 3-Tye Mihocko[1]; 4. 34-Sterling Cling[12]; 5. 29-Dustin Cormany[7]; 6. 20-Shon Deskins[14]; 7. 5AZ-James Webster[6]; 8. 11-Ricky Lewis[10]; 9. 0-Jonas Reynolds[4]; 10. 007-Wayne Siddle[11]; 11. 10-Jess Beckett[17]; 12. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[16]; 13. (DNF) 6-Ronnie Clark[9]; 14. (DNF) 22AZ-Dustin Burkhart[5]; 15. (DNF) 2-AJ Hernandez[13]; 16. (DNF) 3V-Jim Vanzant[8]; 17. (DNF) 7OH-Bryan Ledbetter Jr[15]; 18. (DNF) 17-Jim Green[19]; 19. (DNS) 8AZ-Jordan Stetson