April 19
Saguaro Speedway,
Tucson, AZ
Sanction: Championship Dirt Motorsports - $1,200
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated April 20, 11:00 pm)
Whitwell earns $1,200 for third Tucson victory
- R.C. Whitwell
- Brad Williams
- Lonnie Parker Jr.
- Sean Bray
- Tommy Hussak
- Dana Fite
- Greg Jelvik
- James Laing
- Bill Archibald
- Bucky Andrews
- Craig Parker
- Joey Moriarty
- Billy Roy Harris
- John Cornell
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R.C. Whitwell heads to victory April 19 in Tucson, Ariz.
What won the race: Starting fifth, hometown driver R.C. Whitwell took the lead on the fourth lap and notched his third series victory of the season at Tucson, pocketing $1,200.
Key notes: Runner-up Brad Wiliams started fourth. ... Joey Moriarty was running third with about five laps remaining when something broke and his car ended up in the wall for the final caution. ... Top-five finishers Sean Bray and Tommy Hussak both picked up their best career CDM performances. ... Saturday's event was the eighth of 17 CDM-sanctioned dates at Tucson in 2014. ... Whitwell's previous Tucson victories came March 22 and Jan. 11; in total he has nine career victories with series, good for fifth on the all-time list. ... Moriarty won the modified feature.
On the move: Lonnie Parker, who had a flat tire in his heat race, rallied from 11th to finish third.
Winner's sponsors: Whitwell’s Jeff Manka-owned Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Affordable Powder Coating, MDM Accenting Services, Site Lite Mag Laser and Sunoco Race Fuels.
Points chase: Whitwell extended his CDM points lead with the victory.
Car count: 14
Next series race: May 3, Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS) $3,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
