Dennis Gile Victorious With San Tan Ford ASCS Desert Sprints At Canyon Speedway Park

Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS – PEORIA, AZ – The fourth winner in as many nights of action on the 2019 season with the San Tan Ford ASCS Desert Sprint Car Series, Glendale’s Dennis Gile was top dog on night one of the Sunset Showdown at Canyon Speedway Park.

Trading the lead with Bruce St. James through the opening 10 laps, Gile began pulling away as St. James slipped to third on Lap 13 when Colton Hardy advanced to the runner-up spot. Riding just over three seconds back from Gile, the caution lights blinked on with six laps to run to bring the field nose to tail.

Able to pressure Gile on the restart, it wasn’t enough for Hardy to steal away the win with Gile crossing 0.675 seconds to the good. Hardy in second was trailed by Josh Shipley who worked to third on the white flag lap. Bruce St. James ended up fourth with Joey Scheopner in fifth.

Rick Shuman made up four spots to finish sixth with Ron Webster following from 11th to seventh. Asa Kesterson, Tanner Grau, and Kyle Shipley made up the top ten.

The Sunset Showdown continues Saturday, March 30. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. Admission is $20 with Senior and Military admitted for $15. Kids 11 and under get in the grandstands for free. Canyon Speedway Park is a one-third-mile clay oval located at 9777 W Carefree Hwy. in Peoria, Ariz. Track information and directions can be found online at https://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com as well as https://www.facebook.com/CanyonSpeedwayPark or by calling (602) 258-RACE.

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Race Results:
ASCS Desert Sprint Series
Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, Ariz.
Friday, March 29, 2019

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Joshua Shipley, [3]; 2. 3-Tyler Most, [2]; 3. 34-Tanner Grau, [6]; 4. 17-Joe Scheopner, [5]; 5. 18-Asa Kesterson, [4]; 6. 51-Ronald Webster, [7]; 7. 50S-Rocky Silva, [8]; 8. 25-Mike Waddle, [1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7K-Bruce St. James, [2]; 2. 4T-Dennis Gile, [5]; 3. 34AZ-Dustin Burkhart, [3]; 4. 22AZ-Colton Hardy, [6]; 5. 25AZ-Rick Shuman, [4]; 6. 55-Jason Schwader, [1]; (DNS) 0G-Kyle Shipley,

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 4T-Dennis Gile, [3]; 2. 22AZ-Colton Hardy, [5]; 3. 2-Joshua Shipley, [4]; 4. 7K-Bruce St. James, [2]; 5. 17-Joe Scheopner, [7]; 6. 25AZ-Rick Shuman, [10]; 7. 51-Ronald Webster, [11]; 8. 18-Asa Kesterson, [9]; 9. 34-Tanner Grau, [1]; 10. 0G-Kyle Shipley, [15]; 11. 3-Tyler Most, [6]; 12. 50S-Rocky Silva, [13]; 13. 55-Jason Schwader, [12]; 14. (DNF) 34AZ-Dustin Burkhart, [8]; 15. (DNF) 25-Mike Waddle, [14]

Don’t Miss A Race! Here Is What’s Coming Up Across the ASCS Nation.

Date-Track (City, State) **Subject to change.

3/30/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
3/30/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
4/6/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
4/6/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
4/6/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
4/6/2019-Legit Speedway Park (West Plains, MO)
4/12/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
4/13/2019-Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, KS)
4/13/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
4/13/2019-Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)
4/19/2019-Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, KS)
4/19/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
4/20/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
4/20/2019-Thunder Valley Speedway (Glenmora, LA)
4/20/2019-Tri-State Speedway (Pocola, OK)
4/25/2019-Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)
4/26/2019-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)
4/26/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
4/27/2019-Diamond Park Speedway (Murfreesboro, AR)
4/27/2019-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)
4/27/2019-Rose Bowl Speedway (Winona, TX)
4/27/2019-USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
5/3/2019-Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
5/3/2019-Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK)
5/3/2019-Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, PA)
5/4/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
5/4/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
5/4/2019-Selinsgrove Speedway (Selinsgrove, PA)
5/4/2019-TBA
5/9/2019-Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)
5/10/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
5/10/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
5/11/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
5/11/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
5/17/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
5/17/2019-I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
5/18/2019-Abilene Speedway (Abilene, TX)
5/18/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
5/18/2019-I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
5/25/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
5/25/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
5/25/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
5/25/2019-Grayson County Speedway (Bells, TX)
5/25/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/25/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
5/26/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
5/26/2019-Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
5/26/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
5/26/2019-Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
5/26/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
5/31/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
6/1/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
6/1/2019-Centerville Super Speedway (Dardanelle, AR)
6/1/2019-Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, TX)
6/4/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
6/5/2019-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
6/6/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
6/7/2019-Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, LA)
6/7/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
6/8/2019-Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, LA)
6/8/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
6/8/2019-Chatham Speedway (Chatham, LA)
6/8/2019-Salina Speedway (Salina, KS)
6/14/2019-Brown County Speedway (Aberdeen, SD)
6/14/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
6/15/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
6/15/2019-Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, SD)
6/15/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
6/15/2019-Thunder Valley Speedway (Glenmora, LA)
6/20/2019-Skagit Speedway (Alger, WA)
6/21/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
6/21/2019-Poplar Bluff Speedway (Poplar Bluff, MO)
6/21/2019-Skagit Speedway (Alger, WA)
6/22/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
6/22/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
6/22/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
6/22/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
6/22/2019-Skagit Speedway (Alger, WA)
6/28/2019-Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
6/28/2019-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)
6/29/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
6/29/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
6/29/2019-Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
6/29/2019-Lincoln County Raceway (North Platte, NE)
6/29/2019-Superbowl Speedway (Greenville, TX)
7/5/2019-TBA
7/5/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
7/6/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
7/6/2019-Diamond Park Speedway (Murfreesboro, AR)
7/6/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
7/6/2019-TBA
7/6/2019-USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
7/12/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
7/12/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
7/13/2019-81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
7/13/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
7/13/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
7/13/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
7/19/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
7/19/2019-Crowleys Ridge Raceway (Paragould, AR)
7/20/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
7/20/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
7/20/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
7/20/2019-Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR)
7/26/2019-Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, SD)
7/26/2019-West Texas Raceway (Lubbock, TX)
7/27/2019-Gillette Thunder Speedway (Gillette, WY)
7/27/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
7/27/2019-Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, TX)
7/27/2019-Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)
8/1/2019-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/2/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
8/2/2019-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/3/2019-Big Sky Speedway (Billings, MT)
8/3/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
8/3/2019-Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
8/6/2019-Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa, IA)
8/9/2019-Sweetwater Speedway (Rock Springs, WY)
8/10/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
8/10/2019-Sweetwater Speedway (Rock Springs, WY)
8/16/2019-Monarch Motor Speedway (Iowa Park, TX)
8/17/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
8/17/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
8/17/2019-I-70 Speedway (Odessa, MO)
8/17/2019-Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, MS)
8/17/2019-Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
8/18/2019-Missouri State Fair Speedway (Sedalia, MO)
8/23/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
8/24/2019-82 Speedway (Petty, TX)
8/24/2019-Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka, KS)
8/24/2019-Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR)
8/24/2019-TBA
8/30/2019-34 Raceway (West Burlington, IA)
8/31/2019-ECM Speedway (Arkadelphia, AL)
8/31/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
8/31/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
9/1/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
9/1/2019-Vado Speedway Park (Vado, NM)
9/6/2019-Gallatin Speedway (Belgrade, MT)
9/7/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
9/7/2019-Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
9/7/2019-Rose Bowl Speedway (Winona, TX)
9/14/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
9/14/2019-USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
9/19/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/20/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/21/2019-Chatham Speedway (Chatham, LA)
9/21/2019-Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
9/28/2019-281 Speedway (Stephenville, TX)
9/28/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
9/28/2019-US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
10/4/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
10/5/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
10/5/2019-I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
10/5/2019-Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)
10/11/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
10/12/2019-Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
10/12/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
10/12/2019-Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
10/12/2019-Thunder Valley Speedway (Glenmora, LA)
10/18/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
10/19/2019-Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
10/25/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
10/26/2019-Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX)
10/31/2019-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
11/1/2019-Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
11/2/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
11/9/2019-Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, AZ)
11/9/2019-Rose Bowl Speedway (Winona, TX)
11/29/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)
11/30/2019-Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, AZ)