Jones Takes Rubber Match as Tony Stewart Racing Sweeps USAC East Coast Swing

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Starting sixth and taking the lead on lap two, Levi Jones was cruising out front the remaining 29 circuits to score victory in the first ever appearance of the Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Car Series event Saturday night at Hagerstown Speedway. His fourth win of the season aboard the Tony Stewart Racing Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops Maxim/ Chevy just .362 seconds ahead of Brady Short after being settled in a one lap shootout when teammate Ricky Stenhouse went over the turn one fence on lap 29.

Coupled with his win Wednesday night at Grandview and Stenhouse’s score in Thursday’s event at Big Diamond Speedway, Stewart Racing had a clean sweep of the tour. Earlier, Jones, of Olney, Ill. set quick time of 19.604 on Frank Plessinger’s half mile oval.

“I lost my brakes on that restart, I think I only had a left front brake,” Jones said. “I think Brady went with a little harder tire. The yellows came out at the right time. What a swing. I love coming to Pennsylvania and Maryland and hope to come back a whole week next year and hit all these great places out here.”

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