EL PASO, Texas -- As the pits were busy with activity, the fans of the El Paso Speedway Park were filling the grandstands this past Friday for the return of the USRA Western Flyer HotMods on the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Heat race wins went to Austin Adams and Michael Gonzales, while the trophy dash winner was Rob Madrid.

The USRA Western Flyer HotMods started the night's "A" Mains with 20 laps on the scoreboard. Leading from the pole, Gonzales had to fight not once but twice for the lead as the caution waved for Bucky Blaze on the initial start. To the green, Gonzales again had the jump over Duane Murphy on the front row with Alex Gonzales working on Murphy for second.

Fighting from the ninth starting position, Patrick Carney tested the limits of his car, going three wide though traffic to break into the top five within the first 10 laps of racing. Still with a commanding lead, Michael Gonzales looked to be on easy street as the battle for second heated up between Murphy, Alex Gonzales and Carney.

With 10 laps to go, Carney again thrilled the fans going three wide, running up the middle to go from fourth to second. With nine laps to go, Michael Gonzales held a half straight-away advantage but Madrid took over third and began working on Carney for second as they ran down Gonzales for the lead.

Side by side with five laps to go, Carney stole the top spot and pulled away as Madrid worked into second in the closing laps but was not able to run down Carney. Madrid, Michael Gonzales, Christy Georges and Duane Murphy rounded out the top five.

Only 10 weeks remain in the 2011 racing season at the El Paso Speedway Park so you don’t want to miss a minute of the action as the USRA RHS Modifieds return on Friday, July 15. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing getting underway at 7:45.

Admission will be $10, kids ages 11-15, military, seniors, law enforcement, and university students get in for $7 while kids 10 and under get in the grandstands for free.

The El Paso Speedway Park is located 6.5 miles east of Loop 375 off Montana Ave. Turn left on KRAG to the first paved right. For more information log onto www.epspeedwaypark.com and don’t forget to "Like" us on Facebook.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
El Paso Speedway Park, El Paso, Texas
Friday, July 8, 2011

USRA WESTERN FLYER HOTMODS

Heat #1: 1. Austin Adams, 2. Duane Murphy, 3. Pat Carney, 4. Sherman Barnett, 5. Alex Gonzalez, 6. Ralph Adams Jr., 7. Phil Locke, 8. Bucky Blaze.

Heat #2: 1. Michael Gonzalez, 2. Rob Madrid, 3. Israel Ortega, 4. Christy Georges, 5. Jonathan Barcena, 6. Kohl McCutcheon, 7. Jerry Slawson, 8. Javier Zapien Jr.

Trophy Dash: 1. Rob Madrid, 2. Michael Gonzalez, 3. Austin Adams, 4. Duane Murphy

Feature: 1. Pat Carney, 2. Rob Madrid, 3. Michael Gonzalez, 4. Christy Georges, 5. Duane Murphy, 6. Alex Gonzalez, 7. Jonathan Barcena, 8. Sherman Barnett, 9. Austin Adams, 10. Ralph Adams Jr., 11. Israel Ortega, 12. Phil Locke, 13. Charles Belt, 14. Kohl McCutcheon, 15. Jerry Slawson, 16. Bucky Blaze, 17. Jeffrey Imler, 18. Ron Staton, 19. James Fleming, DNS - Javier Zapien Jr.