C on D DRIVERS BY STATES: The 30 Midget Division drivers came from ten states as follows: 8 each from AZ and CA, 5 from IN, 3 from IL, and 1 each from CO, KS, MO, OH, TX and WA. Boat, H. Clarke, D. Daum, M. Loyet, R. J. Sweet; Midgets & S/C—B. The 20 S/C drivers came from 10 states as well: 5 IN, 3 each CA and IL, 2 each AZ and NC, and 1 each from AR, MA, NY, TN and TX. ... Fourteen drivers did double duty--Midgets & Sprints-B. Erickson, Kody & Tanner Swanson; Sprints & S/C—L. Hmiel, and B. East, Z. Darland, and B. Three C on D drivers raced in all three divisions, They were Bryan Clauson, Tracy Hines and hometown driver Jerry Coons, Jr., 37, a graduate of Tucson's Palo Verde High School. Johnson, C. The 40 Sprint car drivers also hailed from ten states: 13 from CA, 12 AZ, 6 IN, 2 each from IL and OH, and 1 each MO, NC, NM, NY and SD. Jones, S. Kaeding.
Fortunately, second year USA Raceway co-promoters Kevin Montgomery and Benji Lyons stepped up and continued the USAC C on D this year. The first USA Raceway C on D attracted a solid field of 90 cars—30 Midgets, 40 Sprints and 20 S/C cars. It marked the first time S/C cars have raced on a track less than a half-mile. The Midget purse was $22,040, with Sprint teams racing for $26,040, and the Silver Crown purse $39,250. The combined purse was.$87,330. They selected Friday-Saturday February 19-20 to kick off the USAC western tour. They deserve praise and support for continuing this outstanding event. Their financial commitment was considerable. Feature winners received $4,000 (Midgets), $6,000 (Sprints), and $9,000 (S/C). The enterprising promoters trucked in new clay during the off-season and booked a 30 week schedule for a variety of home track classes and touring series. They put on an entertaining race with a dramatic finish thanks to Levi Jones.
The crowd Sunday was about 50 to 60% full in the grandstands under 56 degrees, sunny, blue sky. Everyone I spoke to (competitors and fans alike) said they hope the USAC C on D at USA Raceway becomes an annual event. Saturday night would have been packed if the predicted rain was not an imminent factor. Sunday was sunny with blue sky again. Even some USAC competitors were unable to stay in Tucson for the extra day. Son A. Some fans were unable to stay the extra day because they had Sunday flights home. Fike, the S/C 2009 second place driver, finished in P. He missed two S/C races decades ago when he covered a USAC stock car race in Milwaukee and an Indy Car race during USAC's early involvement with that series. Dick Jordan, USAC V-P Communications, had to fly to Las Vegas early Sunday. The John Jory USAC-CRA team towed home to California with both sprint cars. The track crew had the track racy and the pit area manageable. 7 Sunday afternoon and flew home to IL Monday via Dallas. J. Dick said it was only the third S/C race he has missed in 42 years. Car owner Don Fike had to fly home to Illinois for a business meeting. Tucson does not get a lot of rain annually so this one day rainstorm should not deter racers.
LOS ANGELES, Ca — - This will be the first of my three part coverage of the USAC three states Western Swing at dirt tracks during late February. The first three years of Copper on Dirt USAC triple-header action (Midgets, Sprints and Silver Crown cars) took place on the half-mile clay Manzanita track and were successful. I checked USA Raceway last year following Manzy's C on D on my way to legendary Tombstone, AZ., home of the Gunfight at the OK Corral south of Tucson. Stops included USA Raceway, a banked, three-eighths mile in south Tucson, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt half-mile, and the Perris Auto Speedway half-mile south of Riverside. Stop one was the 4th annual Copper on Dirt, which was the brainchild of Dennis Woods, the Manzanita Speedway GM in Phoenix at the time. It is now a storage yard for Southwest Crane rigs behind metal fencing. I wrote last April that USA Raceway would be a great site for the USAC C on D and it is. Manzy was sold and closed in April 2009 so the Copper on Dirt needed a new home. I drove by Manzy February 22 on my way home. The main grandstand metal framework and press box were still standing, as was the main entry archway.
Predicted rain on Saturday arrived just after 12 noon and made the pits muddy. With rain predicted for that night, about 3 pm promoters postponed the second day events to Sunday afternoon. Racing began 1:00 pm with three “B” mains and then three “A” mains from 2 pm to 5+ pm. Midgets ran a 30-lap main, followed by 40-laps for Sprints and 50-laps for S/C cars. It rained again from 5 to 6 pm and later that evening so they made the right choice. Track crews re-prepped the track before the Midget and Sprint “A” mains. The Sunday schedule called for pit gates to open at 10 am, with wheel-packing at 11:15, followed by hot-lapping for Midgets (11:30) Sprints (12 noon) and S/C (12:30). They used a tiller that they acquired from Emmett Hahn and dug into the track from top to bottom before watering and wheel-packing the track made it like new for the first two features.
The 3,000 seat main grandstand was about 75% full Friday night for qualifying, heat races and three trophy dashes. The enclosed suite area and the grassy knoll at the fourth turn exit also were crowded, as were the pits. Friday had a 73 degree, sunny day and mid 60s for the solid night of racing. Saturday night was projected to be a full-house as Phoenix area residents who worked Friday were expected to drive 120 miles south on I-10 for some early season open-wheel racing. Some midget drivers said USA Raceway reminded them of the Belleville (KS) half-mile because they stayed on the throttle all the way around the fast USA oval.
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