PEORIA, Ariz. — Runner up one night earlier, Colton Hardy found the missing pass and more as the Phoenix, Ariz., racer charged from eighth to win Saturday night with the San Tan Ford ASCS Desert Sprint Car Series at Canyon Speedway Park.
Adding to an already impressive weekend, which included a pair of wins in micro competition, Hardy made the race-winning pass on the closing lap, edging out Joshua Shipley by 0.026 seconds to claim his first victory of the season.
Shipley, who led from laps 15-24, ended with weekend with a pair of podium appearances. Friday night winner, Dennis Gile, crossed the line third with Kyle Shipley fourth and Matt Lundy fifth.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 22AZ-Colton Hardy, [9]; 2. 2-Joshua Shipley, [5]; 3. 4T-Dennis Gile, [4]; 4. 0G-Kyle Shipley, [6]; 5. 55-Matt Lundy, [2]; 6. 17-Joe Scheopner, [1]; 7. 7K-Bruce St. James, [7]; 8. 34-Tanner Grau, [10]; 9. 25AZ-Rick Shuman, [3]; 10. 18-Asa Kesterson, [11]; 11. 3-Tyler Most, [8]; 12. 50S-Rocky Silva, [12]; 13. (DNF) 65X-John Romero, [13]