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Johnny Herrera Extends Point Lead in Cox Design & Metal
Fabrication
Iowa SpeedWeeks Points After Round 9 at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 13, 2009) - With his fourteenth place finish in the
first qualifying night feature for the SuperClean Knoxville Nationals,
Johnny Herrera of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has extended his point lead in
the 2009 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa SpeedWeeks point championship.
The three-track point championship will crown Mr. Sprint Car after 12
races in 11 nights of sprint car racing at Newton, Oskaloosa and Knoxville.
Attention will now turn towards the second qualifying night for the 410
Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil on August 13.
The unofficial top 15 in the Cox Design Iowa SpeedWeeks point standings
are as follows:
1., Johnny Herrera, 229 points
2., Brian Brown, 184 pts.
3., Cale Conley, 168 pts.
4., Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 156 pts.
5., Jack Dover, 154 pts.
6., Wayne Johnson, 150 pts.
tie, Terry McCarl, 150 pts.
8., Bronson Maeschen, 147 pts.
9., Billy Alley, 142 pts.
10., Jason Johnson, 140 pts.
11., Kaley Gharst, 139 pts.
12., Travis Rilat, 132 pts
13., Shane Stewart, 129 pts.
tie, Brad Sweet, 129 pts.
15., Davey Heskin, 128 pts.
The 12-race Mr. Sprint Car title chase includes three USAC non-winged
sprint car races, three American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) winged
360-cubic-inch sprint car races, and six winged 410 c.i. sprint car races.
The August 10 winged 410 race at Oskaloosa was sanctioned by the All Star
Circuit of Champions, with the other five races being non-sanctioned or
open-competition. The August 14 winged 410 race, the Digital Delivery
Networks Knoxville World Challenge, is an invitational featuring top drivers
from the United States, Canada, and Australia.
The 2009 Cox Design Iowa SpeedWeeks schedule is as follows:
Round 1, Friday, July 31, Newton USAC Non-Winged - winner: Shane Hmiel
Round 2, Thurs., August 6, Knoxville ASCS 360 Nationals - winner: Wayne
Johnson
Round 3, Friday, August 7, Knoxville ASCS 360 Nationals winner: Terry
McCarl
Round 4, Saturday, August 8, Knoxville 410 winner: Terry McCarl
Round 5, Saturday, August 8, Knoxville ASCS 360 Nationals - winner: Terry
McCarl
Round 6, Sunday, August 9, Knoxville USAC Non-Winged Nationals - RAIN OUT
Rd. 7, Mon., Aug. 10, Osky ASCoC 410 Front Row Chall. - winner: Sammy
Swindell
Rd. 8, Tue., Aug. 11, Osky USAC Non-Winged Ultimate Chall. - winner: Jesse
Hockett
Round 9, Wednesday, August 12, Knoxville 410 Nationals - winner: Tim Shaffer
Round 10, Thursday, August 13, Knoxville 410 Nationals (preliminary)
Round 11, Friday, August 14, Knoxville 410 World Challenge
Round 12, Saturday, August 15, Knoxville 410 Nationals (finale)
The history of the Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa SpeedWeeks is as
follows:
2008 - 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 314 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley,
Nebraska, 274 ($1,000); 3., Brooke Tatnell ($500), New South Wales,
Australia, 271; 4., Tyler Walker, California, 261; 5., Jason Johnson,
Louisiana, 233.
2007 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 266 points ($2,500); 2., Kaley Gharst,
Illinois, 252 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 249 ($500); 4., Shane
Stewart, Oklahoma, 192; 5., Jonathan Allard, California, 182.
2006 1., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 309 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley,
Nebraska, 247 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 227 ($500); 4., Don Droud,
Jr., Nebraska, 201; 5., Gary Wright, Texas, 187.
2005 1., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 303 points ($2,500); 2., Kerry Madsen, New
South Wales, Australia, 258 ($1,000); 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 235; 4.,
Jesse Hockett, Missouri, 227; 5., Jesse Giannetto, Iowa, 214.
2004 - 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 217 points ($3,000); 2., Kerry Madsen,
New South Wales, Australia, 183; 3., Zach Chappell, Oklahoma, 182; 4., Tim
Kaeding, California, 165; 5., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 160.
2003 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 238 points ($2,500); 2., Erin Crocker,
Massachusetts, 186; 3., Travis Rilat, Texas, 183; 4., Kerry Madsen, New
South Wales, Australia, 177; 5., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 175.
2002 1., Ricky Logan, Arkansas, 202 points ($1,500); 2., Jason Johnson,
Louisiana, 186; 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 171; 4., Brad Furr, California,
170; 5., Kasey Kahne, Washington, 160.
Those seeking information on the three participating tracks are encouraged
to visit their web sites at:
www.iowaspeedway.com ,
www.knoxvilleraceway.com , and
www.oskychallenges.com , respectively.
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