Swansons Go One-Two In Sprint Cars
Tanner (right) and Kody Swanson finished first and second in the USAC Western Sprint car Series feature at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. (David E. Heithaus photo)
IRWINDALE, Calif. — Tanner Swanson and his brother Kody were involved in first-lap spins but recovered to finish 1-2 in Thursday night’s AMSOIL USAC Western/Western Classic Sprint race at Toyota Speedway.
he race was part of the 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix” activities. Tanner eventually led all 40 laps in his Lyons Transportation/Wawona Packing & Frozen Foods Wysong/Losorwith Brodix to beat Kody Swanson, Mike Murgoitio, Scott Pierovich and Tony Hunt.
Hunt ended up winning the AMSOIL Western title and the Western Classic Pavement crown, while Geoff Ensing ended up with the Western Classic championship after finishing eighth.
The race was halted right after the start when drivers Audra Sasselli and Cody Gerhardt flipped. Gerhardt was transported to Arcadia Methodist Hospital for observation. The accident ended bids for the Western championship by both Sasselli and Gerhardt.
The finish:
Tanner Swanson, Kody Swanson, Mike Murgoitio, Scott Pierovich, Tony Hunt, Aaron Pierce, Tim Skoglund, Geoff Ensign, Tim Barber, Shauna Hogg, Luis Ramos III, Ryan Burdett, Jim Waters, Gordon Rodgers, Mike Spencer, Matt Mansell, Michael Maier, Marvin Mitchell, Kyle Larson, Howard Holden, Bill Logan, Tracy Hines, JoJo Helberg, Audra Sasselli, Cody Gerhardt, Bobby East.
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Posted by NSSN Staff
on Nov 25 2011 Filed under Latest Headlines, Sprints & Midgets, Top Stories, USAC.
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