Flores, Rosales share Southern New Mexico Speedway spotlight

Donavon Flores won the Holley USRA Stock Car feature on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M.

Donavon Flores won the Holley USRA Stock Car feature on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M.


Anothr large field of competitors invaded the Southern New Mexico Speedway on Saturday for another exciting night of racing at the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval in Las Cruces, N.M.

Coming from the outside of the sixth row, former USRA national champion Donavon Flores of Las Cruces picked up another win in the Holley USRA Stock Cars. Jed Smith of Las Cruces was second, with Pete Vargas of Las Cruces third and another former USRA titlist, Jason Josselyn of Alamogordo, grabbing the fourth spot. Fifth went to Anthony's Mark Smith.

In the Out-Pace USRA B-Mods, Mike Rosales of Las Cruces roared from eighth on the stating grid to collect his second feature win of the 2018 campaign. Nick Rivera of Las Cruces, who started 15th, earned runner-up honors with Mingo Jauregui of El Paso taking third. Sherman Barnett of El Paso and Justin Allen of Las Cruces were fourth and fifth, respectively.


Mike Rosales won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M.

Next Saturday, June 16, will see the return of the USRA Modifieds, along with the Holley USRA Stock Cars plus NMMRA 360 Non-Wing Sprint Cars, American Documents & Dent Works Super Trucks and Clayton Donnelly Roofing Claimers. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7:45. General admission is $12 with kids ages 10 and under free. A family pack is $30 and admits two adults and two kids. Pit passes are $35.

The Southern New Mexico Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located 11 miles west of Las Cruces at the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Take exit 132, go left and take the frontage road south of I-10 heading west. For more information, call (575) 524-7913 or (505) 524-7913 or visit www.SNMSpeedway.com online. You can also check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SouthernNewMexicoSpeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SNMSpeedway.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Southern New Mexico Speedway, Las Cruces, N.M.
Saturday, June 9, 2018

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 171 Jed Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 22 Jonathan Barcena, El Paso, Texas
3. (7) 18JR Ricardo Olague Jr., El Paso, Texas
4. (5) 08 Daniel Lozoya, El Paso, Texas
5. (4) 49 Tristin Gattis, El Paso, Texas
6. (6) 24 Derek Stuhler, Elephant Butte, N.M.
7. (8) 83 Mark Sosa, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (1) 94 Justin Garrett, Deming, N.M.

Heat #2:
1. (5) 88 Nathan Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 47 Mingo Jauregui, El Paso, Texas
3. (6) 3H Noah Hollingshead, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (7) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas
5. (1) 49M Duane Murphy, El Paso, Texas
6. (2) 18G Cooper Guffey, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (3) 3 Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.

Heat #3:
1. (4) 33 Justin Allen, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (6) 44JT Jaime Torres, Tortugas, N.M.
3. (2) X777 Mike Rosales, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (5) 93 Greg Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (8) 8N Nick Rivera, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (3) 7C John Carney, El Paso, Texas
7. (1) 07 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (7) 3J Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.

Feature:
1. (8) X777 Mike Rosales, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (15) 8N Nick Rivera, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 47 Mingo Jauregui, El Paso, Texas
4. (7) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas
5. (9) 33 Justin Allen, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (17) 18G Cooper Guffey, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (21) 07 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (23) 3J Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.
9. (14) 49M Duane Murphy, El Paso, Texas
10. (6) 3H Noah Hollingshead, Las Cruces, N.M.
11. (1) 22 Jonathan Barcena, El Paso, Texas
12. (12) 18JR Ricardo Olague Jr., El Paso, Texas
13. (20) 3 Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
14. (10) 93 Greg Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
15. (2) 171 Jed Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
16. (16) 24 Derek Stuhler, Elephant Butte, N.M.
17. (19) 83 Mark Sosa, Las Cruces, N.M.
18. (3) 08 Daniel Lozoya, El Paso, Texas
19. (18) 7C John Carney, El Paso, Texas
20. (5) 88 Nathan Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
21. (11) 44JT Jaime Torres, Tortugas, N.M.
22. (13) 49 Tristin Gattis, El Paso, Texas
23. (22) 94 Justin Garrett, Deming, N.M.

HOLLEY USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 81 Tyler Beiter, El Paso, Texas
2. (2) 32B Bryan Bagwell, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (6) 21K Don Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (4) 8 Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
5. (7) 81K Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.
6. (1) MR13 Mitchell Boomgaarn, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (5) 97 Wyatt Loveland, Alamogordo, N.M.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 777 Pete Vargas, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 74 Jason Josselyn, Alamogordo, N.M.
3. (5) 07 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (1) 48T Paul Telles Jr., Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (4) 171 Jed Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (6) 10 Bryan Bennett, Tularosa, N.M.

Feature:
1. (12) 07 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (8) 171 Jed Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (6) 777 Pete Vargas, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (7) 74 Jason Josselyn, Alamogordo, N.M.
5. (3) 8 Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
6. (10) 10 Bryan Bennett, Tularosa, N.M.
7. (2) 81 Tyler Beiter, El Paso, Texas
8. (5) 48T Paul Telles Jr., Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (13) 97 Wyatt Loveland, Alamogordo, N.M.
10. (1) 32B Bryan Bagwell, Las Cruces, N.M.
11. (4) 21K Don Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
12. (11) MR13 Mitchell Boomgaarn, Las Cruces, N.M.
13. (9) 81K Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.