SANTOS, EAST TOP CASEY’S GENERAL STORE USAC CHALLENGE FEATURES
Iowa Speedway
NEWTON, Iowa – June 22, 2012 – Bobby Santos of Franklin, Massachusetts made it three wins in the last four at Iowa Speedway in USAC Mopar National Midget competition as he led a 1-2-3 sweep for his RW Motorsports team in the “Casey’s General Stores USAC Challenge” at the 7/8-mile paved oval.
“It’s just a lot of fun being a part of this team, from (owner) Steve Weirich all the way down. We have an unbelievable crew. It’s great to be up here with my teammates – there’s a lot of great chemistry on this team and it shows when you do something like this,” Santos said.
Bobby East of Brownsburg, Indiana took 56 laps to finally wrestle the lead away from Kody Swanson, but from there East and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing – Chevrolet Performance #22 Beast/Kistler Chevy were never challenged to finish off the “Casey’s General Stores USAC Challenge” in victory lane for the Traxxas Silver Crown Series.
East started fifth in the 100-lap race but wasted no time in working his way to the front. Swanson & East distanced themselves from the lead as East repeatedly looked low to take the lead. Two cautions slowed the field over the first half of the race, but the field went back green with 53 laps to go for the final time, and East wasted no time getting to the point.
Action continues Saturday at Iowa Speedway with the running of the Iowa Speedway Foundation 100 Star Mazda Series race, the Sukup 100 for the Firestone Indy Lights, and the Iowa Corn Indy 250 for the IZOD IndyCar Series. Parking lots open at 10 a..m, with spectator gates opening at 10:45 a.m. The green flag for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 is set for 9 p.m.
MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 22, 2012
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bobby Santos, 2. Mario Clouser, 3. Brad Kuhn, 4. Darren Hagen, 5. Adam Kramer, 6. Bobby East, 7. Tracy Hines, 8. Kody Swanson, 9. Bryan Clauson, 10. Tanner Swanson, 11. Dalton Armstrong, 12. Rico Abreu, 13. Caleb Armstrong, 14. Jimmy Simpson, 15. Zach Daum, 16. David Byrne. NT
TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN RACE RESULTS: June 22, 2012
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bobby East, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Levi Jones, 4. Jerry Coons, Jr., 5. Russ Gamester, 6. A.J. Fike, 7. Bud Kaeding, 8. Bobby Santos, 9. Brian Tyler, 10. Taylor Ferns, 11. Tracy Hines, 12. Jacob Wilson, 13. Jimmy Kite, 14. Tanner Swanson, 15. Kyle Hamilton. NT
