SEASON REVIEW: A LONG TIME COMING, ROA WRAPS UP FIRST USAC CRA SPRINT TITLE IN 2023
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Speedway, Indiana (November 13, 2023)………After more than 12 years of going up and down the road with the AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Cars, Brody Roa finally reached the pinnacle in 2023 as a first-time series driving champion.
For the Garden Grove, Calif. native, it’s his fourth overall USAC championship following previous points titles with the California Dirt Ford Focus Midgets (2009), the West Coast Sprint Cars (2016) and the Southwest Sprint Cars (2019).
But this particular one stands out among the rest. Roa, a regular with USAC CRA since 2011, has come painfully close to a championship on numerous occasions throughout the years. The 32-year-old driver finished second in the standings on three occasions in 2017-18-21 and was third another three times in 2012-16-19.
The thing is, for the duration of his decade-plus of sprint car racing, Roa had been synonymous with the family-owned No. 91R. Initially, the plan for the season was to run his own car while dabbling in Inland Rigging’s Tom and Christy Dunkel’s 360 c.i. powered sprint car with the USAC West Coast series. However, after a dinner with the Dunkels, those plans were doubled with the team adding a full slate of USAC CRA racing to the plate.
Dunkel had recently purchased the 410 c.i. Shaver engines that former Roa sponsor HD Industries had sold, and shortly thereafter, Roa sold much of his own equipment, including his Eagle chassis and his trailer. Instead, for the 2023 season, Roa would be wheeling a DRC chassis, something which he had never done prior to the start of the year. As it turned out, the start of the year set the tone for a championship run.
Roa reeled off a pair of victories on consecutive nights to open the season in January at Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway in his Inland Rigging – Dunkel Farms – Biker Bruce Fischer/DRC/Shaver Chevy. In April, he began the first of two three-race winning streaks during the year, including his first win at Hanford, California’s Kings Speedway followed by a photo finish win over Mitchel Moles at Bakersfield, California’s The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park and then followed up with his fifth win in eight races at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway, equaling the best start by any driver in series history.
In a dominant June and July run, Roa collected a win in the longest distance race of the season in the 40-lap Bubby Jones & Ray Scheetz Memorial at Perris (Calif.) Speedway. A victory at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway followed thereafter before gaining a milestone at Perris, marking his 21st career USAC CRA win, which moved him ahead of 2007 series champion and now USAC CRA Series Director Tony Jones for sole possession of fourth on the all-time series win list.
In the end, Roa corralled the series title by a commanding 114-point margin and provided the Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance No. 17R its first series entrant championship. Roa led all drivers in most major statistical categories, including eight wins, 173 laps led, 14 top-fives and 15 top-tens in the span of 18 feature starts.
Meanwhile, Tommy Malcolm (Corona, Calif.) had to wait eight years and 109 starts to make it to USAC CRA victory lane for the first time in his career. And it was all worth the wait for the driver who has been a series regular since 2015. In May, he and his Dino Napier-owned No. 5x reached the promised land for the first time, leading all 30 laps to score his initial series victory at Tulare, California’s Thunderbowl Raceway where it seemed fitting that the driver nicknamed “Tommy Thunder” picked up his first score.
Malcolm’s wait to win his second feature lasted exactly one week and one more start as he went back-to-back to capture the Salute to Indy at Perris. In September, Malcolm’s breakout season continued with win number three in the Glenn Howard Classic at Perris. In the final tally, Malcolm finished a career-best second in the series standings.
Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) is undefeated in his USAC CRA career, making two starts and winning both within a 24-hour span in November at Cocopah during the running of the 56th annual Western World Championships, giving the home state team from Arizona (Team AZ Racing) its second consecutive Western World title after taking it with driver Jake Swanson in 2022. The victory came in Pursley’s first visit to Arizona since suffering a severe spinal injury during a USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship event during the Western World Championships of 2021 at the now defunct Arizona Speedway.
Five drivers added a single USAC CRA victory in 2023. Now two-time USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Champion Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) ventured west to find a seat in the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports ride and promptly took the victory in March at Perris. Chase Johnson (Penngrove, Calif.) raced to the lead on the 10th lap and led the remaining 21 en route to a win in April for Josh Ford Motorsports at Mohave Valley.
April’s USAC CRA Sprint Car showdown at Perris was one that Matt Mitchell originally wasn’t even slated to compete in as a driver. But not only did the veteran racer from Yorba Linda, Calif. compete, he made it a victorious effort. Mitchell was originally intending to fly to Indiana to compete in that weekend’s USAC Silver Crown Sumar Classic. But with its cancellation, Mitchell stayed back home in So. Cal. to add a win as a driver after winning as a car owner the month before.
In October at Mohave Valley, Ricky Lewis (Camarillo, Calif.) tallied his first career USAC CRA victory, leading the final 22 laps aboard his Dave Brown owned machine. Lewis ultimately became the winningest non-wing sprint car driver in the USA during the 2023 season, winning 17 times total in six different states (Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri and Arizona) across a wide variety of series, including the Great Lakes Traditional Sprints, the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series, the Midwest Sprint Car Series, the USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association and USAC CRA, and also scored a couple local, unsanctioned victories for good measure.
C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) closed out his year in winning fashion in November by scoring USAC CRA season finale at Perris. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) paced the final 13 laps to give Michael Motorsports its first ever Perris victory. For Leary, it was his second career USAC CRA victory at Perris after also grabbing a win at the half-mile dirt oval back in 2019.
Brothers Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Cody Williams (Corona, Calif.) finished third and fourth in the series standings, respectively. Cody led all series drivers with six fast qualifying times on the year.
A.J. Bender (San Diego, Calif.) rounded out the top-five in the final points and tied with Malcolm as the winningest heat race driver of the season with six scores.
Grant Sexton (Lakeside, Calif.) tallied an eighth-place finish in the standings to earn Rookie of the Year honors for USAC CRA in 2023.
Sixty-eight (68) different drivers made a feature start during the 2023 season with Malcolm and Roa the only drivers making a start in all 18 feature events.
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2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR STAT LEADERS:
Driver Champion: Brody Roa
Entrant Champion: Tom & Christy Dunkel / BR Performance #17R
Most Wins: 8-Brody Roa
Rookie of the Year: Grant Sexton
Most Laps Led: 173-Brody Roa
Most Top-Fives: 14-Brody Roa
Most Top-Tens: 15-Brody Roa
Most Fast Qualifying Times: 6-Cody Williams
Most Heat Race Wins: 6-A.J. Bender & Tommy Malcolm
Most Feature Starts: 18-Tommy Malcolm & Brody Roa
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2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:
POS. PTS. DRIVER, HOMETOWN
1 1282 Brody Roa, Garden Grove, Calif.
2 1168 Tommy Malcolm, Corona, Calif.
3 974 Austin Williams, Yorba Linda, Calif.
4 919 Cody Williams, Corona, Calif.
5 884 A.J. Bender, San Diego, Calif.
6 802 Charles Davis Jr., Buckeye, Ariz.
7 777 Logan Calderwood, Goodyear, Ariz.
8 681 (R) Grant Sexton, Lakeside, Calif.
9 596 Verne Sweeney, Lomita, Calif.
10 567 R.J. Johnson, Laveen, Ariz.
11 532 Logan Williams, Yorba Linda, Calif.
12 447 Ricky Lewis, Camarillo, Calif.
13 355 Chris Gansen, Verdemont Heights, Calif.
14 351 Chase Johnson, Penngrove, Calif.
15 347 Austin Grabowski, Riverside, Calif.
16 336 Brent Owens, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
17 336 (R) James Turnbull II, Indio, Calif.
18 336 Matt McCarthy, Riverside, Calif.
19 290 Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, Ala.
20 268 Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, Calif.
21 251 Eddie Tafoya Jr., Chino Hills, Calif.
22 248 James Herrera, New Cuyama, Calif.
23 245 (R) Brody Fuson, Bakersfield, Calif.
24 233 Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, Calif.
25 228 Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, Calif.
26 222 C.J. Leary, Greenfield, Ind.
27 221 Andrew Sweeney, Queen Creek, Ariz.
28 214 (R) Braden Chiaramonte, El Cajon, Calif.
29 188 Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, Ohio
30 169 (R) Jake Andreotti, Castro Valley, Calif.
31 164 Chris Bonneau, Peoria, Ariz.
32 161 Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, Okla.
33 159 Ryan Timmons, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
34 153 (R) Tommy Dunkel, Menifee, Calif.
35 146 Kyle Edwards, Fountain Valley, Calif.
36 141 Tanner Boul, Auberry, Calif.
37 136 Justin Grant, Ione, Calif.
38 134 Max Adams, Loomis, Calif.
39 133 Gary Marshall Jr., Pomona, Calif.
40 119 (R) Don Gansen, Verdemont Heights, Calif.
41 117 Jake Swanson, Anaheim, Calif.
42 117 Sterling Cling, Tempe, Ariz.
43 107 Shane Sexton, Warner Springs, Calif.
44 104 (R) Richard McCormick, Agua Dulce, Calif.
45 102 (R) Dawson Faria, Tipton, Calif.
46 94 David Gasper, Goleta, Calif.
47 84 (R) Camie Bell, Bakersfield, Calif.
48 78 (R) Jim Vanzant, Prescott, Ariz.
49 72 (R) Mark Henry, Rosamond, Calif.
50 65 Troy Rutherford, Ojai, Calif.
51 59 Jace Vander Weerd, Visalia, Calif.
52 48 Dustin Cormany, Surprise, Ariz.
53 46 (R) Tyler Hatzikian, Murrieta, Calif.
54 41 Shon Deskins, Phoenix, Ariz.
55 32 (R) Hannah Mayhew, Acton, Calif.
56 30 (R) Brody Wake, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
57 28 Tony Everhart, El Cajon, Calif.
58 26 (R) Jake Helsel, Arlington, Wash.
59 10 (R) A.J. Hernandez, Phoenix, Ariz.
60 10 (R) Elexa Herrera, New Cuyama, Calif.
**(R) represents a USAC CRA Sprint Car Rookie of the Year contender
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2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR ENTRANT POINT STANDINGS:
1 1282 Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance Menifee, Calif. (#17R)
2 1168 Dino Napier, Corona, Calif. (#5x)
3 974 Rip Williams, Anaheim, Calif. (#2)
4 919 Cody Williams, Norco, Calif. (#44)
5 884 Kim & Richard Bender, San Diego, Calif. (#21)
6 802 Charles Davis Jr., Buckeye, Ariz. (#47)
7 707 Josh Ford Motorsports, Oxnard, Calif. (#73)
8 681 Brent Sexton, Lakeside, Calif. (#22)
9 640 Rachel Guerrero, Westminster, Calif. (#98)
10 404 J.W. Mitchell Motorsports, Costa Mesa, Calif. (#37)
11 360 Austin Grabowski, Riverside, Calif. (#72)
12 343 Ricky Johnson, Laveen, Ariz. (#51)
13 268 Dave Brown, Camarillo, Calif. (#41)
14 251 Eddie Tafoya Sr., Chino Hills, Calif. (#51T)
15 233 Cal-Sun Racing, Phelan, Calif. (#39)
16 214 Daniel Chiaramonte, El Cajon, Calif. (#73B)
17 177 Rachel Guerrero, Westminster, Calif. (#98A)
18 161 Team AZ Racing, Danville, Ind. (#21AZ)
19 150 Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports, Gilbert, Ariz. (#19AZ)
20 146 Gordy Edwards, Fountain Valley, Calif. (#39E)
21 117 Sterling Cling Racing, Tempe, Ariz. (#34)
22 83 Brent Sexton, Lakeside, Calif. (#22x)
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2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS:
Jan 27: Cocopah Speedway - Somerton, AZ
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
Jan 28: Cocopah Speedway - Somerton, AZ
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
Mar 18: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
WINNER: Justin Grant (J.W. Mitchell Motorsports #37)
Apr 1: Mohave Valley Raceway - Mohave Valley, AZ
WINNER: Chase Johnson (Josh Ford Motorsports #73)
Apr 15: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
WINNER: Matt Mitchell (J.W. Mitchell Motorsports #37)
Apr 22: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
Apr 29: The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park - Bakersfield, CA
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
May 6: Mohave Valley Raceway - Mohave Valley, AZ
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
May 20: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
WINNER: Tommy Malcolm (Dino Napier #5x)
May 27: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
WINNER: Tommy Malcolm (Dino Napier #5x)
Jun 10: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
Jun 24: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
Jul 15: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
WINNER: Brody Roa (Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R)
Sep 23: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
WINNER: Tommy Malcolm (Dino Napier #5x)
Oct 14: Mohave Valley Raceway - Mohave Valley, AZ
WINNER: Ricky Lewis (Dave Brown #41)
Nov 3: Cocopah Speedway - Somerton, AZ
WINNER: Daison Pursley (Team AZ Racing #21AZ)
Nov 4: Cocopah Speedway - Somerton, AZ
WINNER: Daison Pursley (Team AZ Racing #21AZ)
Nov 11: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
WINNER: C.J. Leary (Michael Motorsports #77m)
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2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS:
8-Brody Roa (Jan 27 at Cocopah Speedway, Jan 28 at Cocopah Speedway, Apr 22 at Kings Speedway, Apr 29 at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park, May 6 at Mohave Valley Raceway, Jun 10 at Perris Auto Speedway, Jun 24 at Bakersfield Speedway & Jul 15 at Perris Auto Speedway)
3-Tommy Malcolm (May 20 at Thunderbowl Raceway, May 27 at Perris Auto Speedway & Sep 23 at Perris Auto Speedway)
2-Daison Pursley (Nov 3 at Cocopah Speedway & Nov 4 at Cocopah Speedway)
1-Justin Grant (Mar 18 at Perris Auto Speedway)
1-Chase Johnson (Apr 1 at Mohave Valley Raceway)
1-C.J. Leary (Nov 11 at Perris Auto Speedway)
1-Ricky Lewis (Oct 14 at Mohave Valley Raceway)
1-Matt Mitchell (Apr 15 at Perris Auto Speedway)
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2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR FEATURE LAPS LED:
173-Brody Roa
95-Tommy Malcolm
58-Daison Pursley
49-Chase Johnson
33-Austin Williams
25-Justin Grant
22-Ricky Lewis
20-Matt Mitchell
13-Jake Andreotti & C.J. Leary
12-Charles Davis Jr.
11-Don Gansen
8-J.J. Yeley
7-Mitchel Moles
4-Ryan Timmons
3-Cody Williams
1-Chris Gansen, Kaleb Montgomery, Jake Swanson & Matt Westfall
2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR TOP-5 FEATURE FINISHES:
14-Brody Roa
9-Tommy Malcolm
8-Charles Davis Jr. & Austin Williams
5-A.J. Bender & Cody Williams
4-R.J. Johnson
3-Chase Johnson, C.J. Leary, Ricky Lewis, Matt Mitchell, Kevin Thomas Jr. & Logan Williams
2-Braden Chiaramonte & Daison Pursley
1-Max Adams, Jake Andreotti, Ryan Bernal, Logan Calderwood, Sterling Cling, Brody Fuson, Chris Gansen, Austin Grabowski, Justin Grant, Mitchel Moles, Kaleb Montgomery, Troy Rutherford, Grant Sexton, Ryan Timmons & Matt Westfall
2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR TOP-10 FEATURE FINISHES:
15-Brody Roa
14-Tommy Malcolm
11-Austin Williams
10-A.J. Bender, Charles Davis Jr. & Cody Williams
8-Logan Calderwood
7-R.J. Johnson
6-Ricky Lewis
5-Grant Sexton & Logan Williams
4-Chase Johnson, Matt McCarthy, Matt Mitchell, Verne Sweeney & Kevin Thomas Jr.
3-Kyle Edwards, Chris Gansen, Austin Grabowski, C.J. Leary, Andrew Sweeney & Matt Westfall
2-Jake Andreotti, Tanner Boul, Braden Chiaramonte, Dawson Faria, Brody Fuson, Tye Mihocko, Mitchel Moles, Brent Owens, Daison Pursley, Jake Swanson, Eddie Tafoya Jr. & Ryan Timmons
1-Max Adams, Ryan Bernal, Sterling Cling, Tommy Dunkel, Jeff Dyer, Danny Faria Jr., Don Gansen, David Gasper, Justin Grant, Tyler Hatzikian, James Herrera, Richard McCormick, Kaleb Montgomery, Troy Rutherford, Brent Sexton, James Turnbull II & Jace Vander Weerd
2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR FEATURE STARTS:
18-Tommy Malcolm & Brody Roa
17-A.J. Bender, Logan Calderwood & Austin Williams
16-Grant Sexton & Cody Williams
15-Verne Sweeney
13-Charles Davis Jr.
11-Logan Williams
10-R.J. Johnson
9-James Turnbull II
8-Austin Grabowski, Ricky Lewis & Brent Owens
7-Chris Gansen, James Herrera & Matt McCarthy
6-Jeff Dyer & Chase Johnson
5-Brody Fuson, Andrew Sweeney & Eddie Tafoya Jr.
4-Chris Bonneau, Braden Chiaramonte, Gary Marshall Jr., Matt Mitchell, Mitchel Moles & Kevin Thomas Jr.
3-Max Adams, Jake Andreotti, Tommy Dunkel, Kyle Edwards, Don Gansen, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Richard McCormick, Tye Mihocko, Brent Sexton, Ryan Timmons & Matt Westfall
2-Camie Bell, Tanner Boul, Sterling Cling, Drake Edwards, Dawson Faria, David Gasper, Mark Henry, Mike Martin, Daison Pursley, Shane Sexton, Jake Swanson & Jim Vanzant
1-Ryan Bernal, Dustin Cormany, Shon Deskins, Tony Everhart, Danny Faria Jr., Tyler Hatzikian, Jake Helsel, Hannah Mayhew Kaleb Montgomery, Josh Pelkey, Malyssa Perkins, Troy Rutherford, Jace Vander Weerd, Brody Wake & J.J. Yeley
2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
6-Cody Williams
2-R.J. Johnson
1-Ryan Bernal, Brody Fuson, C.J. Leary, Ricky Lewis, Tommy Malcolm, Matt Mitchell, Mitchel Moles, Brody Roa, Eddie Tafoya Jr. & Kevin Thomas Jr.
2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR HEAT RACE WINS:
6-A.J. Bender & Tommy Malcolm
5-Brody Roa
4-Charles Davis Jr. & R.J. Johnson
2-Jake Andreotti, Logan Calderwood, Brody Fuson, Ricky Lewis, James Turnbull II, Austin Williams & Cody Williams
1-Chris Bonneau, David Gasper, Austin Grabowski, Chase Johnson, Daison Pursley, Grant Sexton, Andrew Sweeney, Verne Sweeney, Eddie Tafoya Jr., Kevin Thomas Jr. & Logan Williams
2023 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SEMI-FEATURE WINS:
2-Max Adams
1-C.J. Leary, Brody Roa & Cody Williams
ALL-TIME USAC CRA SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS: (FULL POINTS EVENTS)
1. (95) Damion Gardner
2. (38) Mike Spencer
3. (35) Cory Kruseman
4. (21) Brody Roa
5. (20) Tony Jones
6. (12) Bryan Clauson
7. (11) Austin Williams
8. (10) Ryan Bernal, Nic Faas, Mike Kirby & Rip Williams
12. (9) Brady Bacon, David Cardey, Matt Mitchell & Richard Vander Weerd
16. (8) Dave Darland, Rickie Gaunt & Danny Sheridan
19. (7) Robert Ballou, Justin Grant & R.J. Johnson
22. (6) Levi Jones, Bud Kaeding, Blake Miller, Jake Swanson & Kevin Thomas Jr.
27. (5) Charles Davis Jr. & Garrett Hansen
29. (4) Max Adams, Tyler Courtney, Darren Hagen, Chase Johnson, Kevin Swindell & Chris Windom
34. (3) Rico Abreu, Jerry Coons Jr., Jesse Hockett, Austin Liggett, Tommy Malcolm, Thomas Meseraull, Jeremy Sherman, Chase Stockon, Scotty Weir, Cody Williams & Josh Wise
45. (2) Tyler Brown, Josh Hodges, Kyle Larson, C.J. Leary, Daison Pursley, Troy Rutherford & Hunter Schuerenberg
49. (1) Emerson Axsom, Alan Ballard, Jayme Barnes, Christopher Bell, Chad Boespflug, Tanner Boul, Greg Bragg, Daron Clayton, Colby Copeland, Shane Cottle, Danny Faria Jr., Ricci Faria, Josh Ford, Marty Hawkins, Tracy Hines, Kyle Hirst, Tim Kaeding, Ricky Lewis, Mike Martin, Adam Mitchell, Johnny Rodriguez, Logan Seavey, Carson Short, Jon Stanbrough, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Timmons, Jace Vander Weerd, Cole Whitt & Jason York
ALL-TIME USAC CRA SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS: (NON-POINTS SPECIAL EVENTS)
1. (2) C.J. Leary
2. (1) Tyler Courtney & Justin Grant
USAC CRA SPRINT CAR DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2004: Rip Williams, Yorba Linda, Calif.
2005: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2006: Cory Kruseman, Ventura, Calif.
2007: Tony Jones, Norco, Calif.
2008: Mike Spencer, Temecula, Calif.
2009: Mike Spencer, Temecula, Calif.
2010: Mike Spencer, Temecula, Calif.
2011: Mike Spencer, Temecula, Calif.
2012: Mike Spencer, Temecula, Calif.
2013: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2014: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2015: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2016: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2017: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2018: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2019: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2020: None
2021: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2022: Damion Gardner, Concord, Calif.
2023: Brody Roa, Garden Grove, Calif.
USAC CRA SPRINT CAR ENTRANT CHAMPIONS:
2004: John Jory #3, Villa Park, Calif.
2005: Ron Chaffin Motorsports #50, Madera, Calif.
2006: Glenn Crossno #38, Alta Loma, Calif.
2007: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2008: Ron Chaffin Motorsports #50, Madera, Calif.
2009: Ron Chaffin Motorsports #50, Madera, Calif.
2010: Ron Chaffin Motorsports #50, Madera, Calif.
2011: Ron Chaffin Motorsports #50, Madera, Calif.
2012: Ron Chaffin Motorsports #50, Madera, Calif.
2013: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2014: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2015: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2016: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2017: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2018: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2019: Mark Alexander #4, Torrance, Calif.
2020: None
2021: Mark Alexander #1, Torrance, Calif.
2022: Mark Alexander #1, Torrance, Calif.
2023: Tom & Christy Dunkel/BR Performance #17R, Menifee, Calif.
USAC CRA SPRINT CAR ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:
2004: Ronnie Case, Camarillo, Calif.
2005: R.J. Johnson, Laveen, Ariz.
2006: Blake Miller, Yorba Linda, Calif.
2007: Scotty Weir, Marion, Ind.
2008: Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, Calif.
2009: Austin Williams, Yorba Linda, Calif.
2010: Jace Vander Weerd, Visalia, Calif.
2011: David Bezio, El Cajon, Calif.
2012: Jake Swanson, Anaheim, Calif.
2013: Markus Niemela, Rauma, Fin.
2014: Logan Williams, Yorba Linda, Calif.
2015: Parker Colston, Lake Elsinore, Calif.
2016: Max Adams, Loomis, Calif.
2017: Matt McCarthy, Riverside, Calif.
2018: Joel Rayborne, West Covina, Calif.
2018: Austin Ervine, Bakersfield, Calif.
2019: Eddie Tafoya Jr., Chino Hills, Calif.
2020: None
2021: Austin Grabowski, Riverside, Calif.
2022: Nate Schank, Santa Rosa, Calif.
2023: Grant Sexton, Lakeside, Calif.