Idaho Racing News: HUNT GRABS NIGHT 1 SPRINT FEATURE AT MERIDIAN

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HUNT GRABS NIGHT 1 SPRINT FEATURE AT MERIDIAN

Can Tony Hunt repeat again tonight? Will Audra Sasselli remain the USAC Western Series Sprint points leader?

Meridian, Idaho (July 15, 2011) Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. led wire-to-wire to win Friday night’s 50-lap AMSOIL USAC Western and Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint race at Meridian Speedway. He was trailed by Johnny Geisler, Cody Gerhardt, Luis Ramos III and fast qualifier Mike Murgoitio. Western point leader Audra Sassleli was seventh and Rocky Mountain point leader Ryan Burdett was eighth. Hunt piloted the Ebay Motors/Metal Works Beast/Schwanke to the win.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: July 15, 2011 – Meridian, Idaho – Meridian Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mike Murgoitio, 80, Murgoitio-12.341; 2. Tim Skoglund, 60, Western Speed-12.372; 3. Luis Ramos III, 21, Kaplan/Gennuso-12.401; 4. Jim Waters, 24, Ault-12.469; 5. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-12.4798; 6. Cody Gerhardt, 40, Western Speed-12.504; 7. Audra Sasselli, 77, Sasselli-12.590; 8. Chris Ratterree, 18, Ratterree-12.591; 9. Johnny Geisler, 12, Geisler-12.597; 10. Ryan Burdett, 36, Burdett-12.598; 11. Bryan Warf, 91, Warf-12.680; 12. Robert Beck, 3, Beck-12.750; 13. Sierra Jackson, 25, Jackson-12.763; 14. Eric Barlow, 89, Waters-12.767; 15. Cody Veenstra, 05, Rule-12.970; 16. Mark Floyd, 86, Floyd-15.196; 17. Marvin Mitchell, 68, Mitchell-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jackson, 2. Geisler, 3. Murgoitio, 4. Veenstra, 5. Warf, 6. Ramos, 7. Sasselli, 8. Hunt. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Beck, 2. Burdett, 3. Gerhardt, 4. Ratterree, 5. Skoglund, 6. Waters, 7. Barlow, 8. Floyd. NT

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tony Hunt, 2. Johnny Geisler, 3. Cody Gerhardt, 4. Luis Ramos III, 5. Mike Murgoitio, 6. Tim Skoglund, 7. Audra Sasselli, 8. Ryan Burdett, 9. Sierra Jackson, 10. Bryan Warf, 11. Chris Ratterree, 12. Cody Veenstra, 13. Robert Beck, 14. Eric Barlow, 15. Marvin Mitchell, 16. Jim Waters, 17. Mark Floyd. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Hunt.

NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT POINTS: 1-Burdett-352; 2-Waters-337; 3-Geisler-298; 4-Barlow-296; 5-Paul Marconi-258; 6-Mel Andrus-233; 7-Ray Bergener-212; 8-Murgoitio-200; 9-Skoglund-181; 10-Gerhardt-177.

NEW WESTERN SPRINT POINTS: 1-Sasselli-401; 2-Gerhardt-397; 3-Hunt-386; 4-Skoglund-374; 5-Ramos-373; 6-Scott Pierovich-267; 7-Geoff Ensign-199; 8-Geisler-181; 9-Tim barber-177; 10-Shauna Hog-175.

NEXT ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT RACE: July 16 – Meridian, ID – Meridian Speedway

NEXT AMSOIL WESTERN SPRINT RACE: July 16 - Meridian, ID – Meridian Speedway