July 3, 2007 Race Results - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring

Faccinto returns to Focus series with a big win

Las Vegas, Nev……..Despite the thermometer reading of 121 degrees Tuesday in Las Vegas, Michael Faccinto was even hotter at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, winning the 30-lap California Pavement/Utah developmental Ford Focus feature in his K & N Engineering Beast. Faccinto, last year’s National Ford Focus Champion, took the lead from Nic Faas on lap five and led the rest of the way to beat fast qualifier Tom Dyer, Faas, Robby Josett and Beau DeBard. The race was the first for Faccinto this year! Dyer’s finish put him atop the new California Pavement standings. Tim Savage, who finished ninth, retained the Utah series lead.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tom Dyer, 33, Maier-15.203; 2. Robby Josett, 2, Josett-15.269; 3. Tim Savage, 22, Champion-15.429; 4. Michael Faccinto, 32, Maier-15.430; 5. Daniel Adler, 8, Sutton-15.450; 6. Nic Faas, 17, Faas-15.482; 7. Mark Atkinson, 9, Sutton-15.538; 8. Billy Cox, 12, Cox-15.549; 9. Jeff Kelley, 56, Kelley-15.687; 10. Justin Hommel, 97, Hommel-15.757; 11. Bob Brewer, 5, Champion-15.781; 12. Caitlin Shaw, 89, Shaw-15.795; 13. James Powell, 32x, Powell-15.930; 14. Ian Miille, 3, Sutton-15.958; 15. Chuck Groat, 24, Groat-16.016; 16. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-16.218; 17. Beau DeBard, 42, Sutton-NT; 18. Tim Skoglund, 40, Western Speed-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Adler, 2. Dyer, 3. DeBard, 4. Atkinson, 5. Savage, 6. Brewer, 7. Powell, 8. Kelley, 9. Groat. NT     

SECOND HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Miille, 2. Cox, 3. Faccinto, 4. Josett, 5. Faas, 6. Hommel, 7. Williams, 8. Skoglund. NT     

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Michael Faccinto, 2. Tom Dyer, 3. Nic Faas, 4. Robby Josett, 5. Beau DeBard, 6. Daniel Adler, 7. Mark Atkinson, 8. Billy Cox, 9. Tim Savage, 10. James Powell, 11. Chuck Groat, 12. J.R. Williams, 13. Jeff Kelley, 14. Ian Miille, 15. Bob Brewer, 16. Justin Hommel, 17. Tim Skoglund. 10:24.10

Powell flipped after the checkered flag.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Faas, Laps 5-30 Faccinto