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Hodges Grabs Sunday's "Winter Challenge" Feature

John Hodges of Tijeras, N.M. captured Sunday night’s 30-lap “Winter Challenge” USAC Southwest/West Coast Sprint Car special event feature at Canyon Speedway. He survived a torrid three-race battle for the lead with R.J. Johnson and Bryan Clauson and took the lead on lap 22. He paced the final 10 laps in his Parts Plus/Mesilla Valley Transportation Maxim/Ostrich to beat Johnson, Clauson, Charles Davis Jr. and Shon Deskins.

USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: January 24, 2016 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Speedway – “5th Winter Challenge” – “Arizona Speed Week”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 2. Matt Lundy (#98 Lundy), 3. R.J. Johnson (#51 Martin), 4. Brian Hosford (#22B Weber), 5. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 6. Dennis Gile (#13 Gile), 7. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 8. Guy Weedman (#27W Weedman), 9. Tanner Grau (#34 Grau). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson (#16B Martin), 2. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 3. Kenny Perkins (#0K Perkins), 4. Will Perkins (#50X Perkins), 5. David Dykes (#4 Dykes), 6. Bob Strait (#45 Strait), 7. Connor Strait (#58 Strait), 8. Matt McCarthy (#5X McCarthy). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Josh Hodges, 2. R.J. Johnson, 2. Bryan Clauson, 4. Charles Davis Jr., 5. Shon Deskins, 6. Matt Lundy, 7. Dennis Gile, 8. Mike Martin, 9. Brian Hosford, 10. Kenny Perkins, 11. Bob Strait, 12. Tanner Grau, 13. David Dykes, 14. Guy Weedman, 15. Matt McCarthy, 16. Will Perkins, 17. Connor Strait. NT

**W.Perkins went over the wall during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 K.Perkins, Laps 3-20 Johnson, Lap 21 Clauson, Laps 22-30 Hodges.

WINTER CHALLENGE POINTS: 1-Bryan Clauson-212, 2-R.J. Johnson-194, 3-Charles Davis Jr.-192, 4-Josh Hodges-188, 5-Dennis Gile-155, 6-Brian Hosford-146, 7-Kenny Perkins-127, 8-Mike Martin-117, 9-Tanner Grau-98, 10-Bob Strait-95.

NEXT USAC SOUTHWEST/WEST COAST “Special Event” SPRINT CAR RACE: January 29 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway - “5th Winter Challenge” – “Arizona Speed Week”

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