KEEGAN WALMER CONTINUES STRONG YOUNG GUNS SEASON WITH VEGAS WIN

PORTLAND, OREGON (July 7, 2010) – 14 year-old Keegan Walmer won a back-and-forth duel with a pair of Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle teammates to win Thursday night’s USAC Young Guns feature at the Las Vegas Bullring.

The win marked Walmer’s third straight in Young Guns competition and the race went caution-free to the approval of the strong crowd on hand.

After finishing fourth in the heat race, the driver of the K&K Motorsports, Reser’s Ford Focus Midget prepared for the 20 lap feature contest.

Walmer led the opening five laps before loosing the point to teammate Cody Thompson.  Walmer fell to third on lap nine, but the top-three cars ran closely together.  The leaders were running speeds over 90 miles an hour down the straightaways on the 3/8ths mile track.

Teammate Austin Farley assumed the lead position on lap 17 and Walmer moved into second on lap 18.

Coming to the stripe at the finish, the top-three cars fanned out for a three-wide photo finish with Walmer taking the victory by just .011 seconds.

“That was one of the best races of the 2010 season for both Keegan and the entire Young Guns division,” driver coach Ron Sutton said.  “Keegan has been a consistent threat in the Young Guns and will get a win in the Focus division soon!”

Walmer also competed in the USAC Western Pavement Ford Focus race that night at Las Vegas, qualifying fifth out of 16 cars before being gathered up in an accident in the main event.

On Saturday, the USAC Ford Focus Midgets and USAC Young Guns invaded Orange Show Speedway.  Walmer qualified and finished seventh in the Focus race, and added a third place effort in the Young Guns.  In five Young Guns starts, Walmer has accumulated three wins along with second and third place finishes.

He is currently ranked second in the USAC Western Pavement Young Guns points and fourth in the USAC NorCal Ford Focus Midget Series.

Keegan Walmer next race will be on July 17 at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif.

Keegan Walmer Racing and Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle thank partners: Reser’s Fine Foods, Robinson Construction Co., Wholesale Truck Parts Inc, K&K Motorsports, K&N Filters, Scribner Plastics, Allstar Performance, Sunoco Race Fuels and Star Racing Supply.

Keegan Walmer Racing is online at www.keeganwalmer.com

For more information on Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle, log on to www.winners-circle-racing.com

About Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle:

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers. RSWC drivers are raced, coached, groomed, trained and molded, within a professional racing environment, into what top NASCAR teams look for when hiring drivers. Drivers involved in the program race in a variety of cars, including USAC Young Guns Focus Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets, NASCAR Grand American Modifieds, NASCAR Late Model stock cars and NASCAR Grand National stock cars.