FIVE BATTLE FOR CRA SPRINT LEAD SATURDAY AT “THE PAS”
Once again Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway opens its doors to the USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Cars Saturday and this time a real shootout for the series point lead will highlight the competition.
Five drivers are locked in a battle for the lead, separated by just 52 points, with 84 total points available in Saturday’s program.
Richard Vander Weerd holds the top spot entering the race. He has a victory, two seconds and two fourths in five Perris outings already this year. Since 2014, he has racked up five wins at the half-mile oval. He leads the USAC/CRA division’s winningest driver, Damion Gardner, by just 19 points in the latest standings.
Gardner, who has more career wins (37) and laps led (872) than anyone else at “The PAS,” has a pair of podium finishes and a pair of fifths in five Perris starts this year. A title would be his fourth in a row and fifth total, matching Mike Spencer.
Garden Grove, California’s Brody Roa occupies the third spot in the standings, 26 points behind leader Vander Weerd as he continues to search for that elusive first Perris win, although he started this year with a pair of podium finishes there.
Jake Swanson, who has a second and a third at “The PAS” this year, is fourth in the points, 29 back. Five-time series king Spencer is fifth, 52 behind with five “top-10” finishes in his five Perris feature starts in 2016.
Ryan Bernal, Josh Hodges, Austin Williams, Vander Weerd and Danny Sheridan have all found victory lane at Perris this year. Top point contenders Roa, Gardner, Swanson or Spencer could extend that streak to six different winners in six races!
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UPCOMING USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR EVENTS:
DATE: Saturday, July 30, 2016
SERIES: USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Car Championship
TRACK: Perris Auto Speedway (Perris, California) - 1/2 Mile, Semi-Banked Dirt Oval
EVENT:USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints & PAS Young Guns
STARTING TIMES: Front gates will open at 5:00pm and racing will start around 7:00pm.
TICKET PRICES: Children (12 & under): $5.00. Seniors (65 and over): $20.00. Adults (13-64): $25.00.
TRACK ADDRESS: 18700 Lake Perris Drive - Perris, CA 92571
TRACK PHONE: (951) 940-0134
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/
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2016 USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (481) Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)
2. (462) Damion Gardner (Corona, CA)
3. (455) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA)
4. (452) Jake Swanson (Anaheim, CA)
5. (429) Mike Spencer (Temecula, CA)
6. (386) Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, CA)
7. (291) Max Adams (Loomis, CA)
8. (291) Jeremy Ellertson (Lawndale, CA)
9. (281) Chris Gansen (Verdemont Heights, CA)
10. (279) Cody Williams (Yorba Linda, CA)
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2016 USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (481) Ron Vander Weerd #10
2. (462) Mark Alexander #4
3. (455) BR Racing #91R
4. (452) Tom & Laurie Sertich #92
5. (386) John Jory #2
6. (291) Max Adams #5m
7. (291) Kevin Ellertson #98
8. (281) Chris Gansen #4G
9. (279) John Jory #44
10. (278) John Jory #5
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2016 USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Mar 5: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Apr 16: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
WINNER: Josh Hodges
May 7: Ventura, CA – Ventura Raceway
WINNER: Troy Rutherford
May 28: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
WINNER: Austin Williams
Jun 11: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
WINNER: Richard Vander Weerd
Jul 1: Santa Maria, CA – Santa Maria Raceway
WINNER: Ryan Bernal
Jul 2: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
WINNER: Danny Sheridan
Jul 30: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Aug 27: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Sep 3: Calistoga, CA – Calistoga Speedway
Sep 4: Calistoga, CA – Calistoga Speedway
Sep 5: Petaluma, CA – Petaluma Speedway
Sep 8: Chico, CA – Silver Dollar Speedway
Sep 9: Watsonville, CA – Ocean Speedway
Sep 10: Hanford, CA – Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds
Sep 24: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Sep 30: Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway
Oct 1: Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway
Oct 15: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 4: Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway
Nov 5: Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway
Nov 10: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 11: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 12: Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Races noted with @@@ represent California Sprint Week
Races noted with ### represent a co-sanctioned event with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
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2016 USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Ryan Bernal (Santa Maria Raceway on July 1)
(1) Bryan Clauson (Perris Auto Speedway on March 5)
(1) Josh Hodges (Perris Auto Speedway on April 16)
(1) Troy Rutherford (Ventura Raceway on May 7)
(1) Danny Sheridan (Perris Auto Speedway on July 2)
(1) Richard Vander Weerd (Perris Auto Speedway on June 11)
(1) Austin Williams (Perris Auto Speedway on May 28)
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ALL-TIME USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [65 wins] Damion Gardner
2. [37 wins] Mike Spencer
3. [35 wins] Cory Kruseman
4. [20 wins] Tony Jones
5. [12 wins] Bryan Clauson
6. [10 wins] Nic Faas, Mike Kirby & Rip Williams
9. [9 wins] David Cardey
10. [8 wins] Rickie Gaunt & Danny Sheridan
12. [7 wins] Ryan Bernal & Dave Darland
14. [6 wins] Robert Ballou, Levi Jones, Bud Kaeding, Blake Miller, Matt Mitchell & Richard Vander Weerd
20. [5 wins] Garrett Hansen
21. [4 wins] Darren Hagen, Kevin Swindell & Austin Williams
24. [3 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Charles Davis, Jr., Jesse Hockett, Jeremy Sherman, Scotty Weir & Josh Wise
30. [2 wins] Rico Abreu, Brady Bacon, Tyler Brown, R.J. Johnson, Kyle Larson & Chris Windom
36. [1 win] Alan Ballard, Jayme Barnes, Christopher Bell, Greg Bragg, Daron Clayton, Shane Cottle, Danny Faria, Jr., Ricci Faria, Josh Ford, Marty Hawkins, Tracy Hines, Kyle Hirst, Josh Hodges, Tim Kaeding, Mike Martin, Adam Mitchell, Brody Roa, Johnny Rodriguez, Troy Rutherford, Jon Stanbrough, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Chase Stockon, Cole Whitt, Cody Williams & Jason York
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ALL-TIME USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2004: Rip Williams, 2005: Damion Gardner, 2006: Cory Kruseman, 2007: Tony Jones, 2008: Mike Spencer, 2009: Mike Spencer, 2010: Mike Spencer, 2011: Mike Spencer, 2012: Mike Spencer, 2013: Damion Gardner, 2014: Damion Gardner, 2015: Damion Gardner
