RUTHERFORD GRABS VENTURA CRA FEATURE
Ventura, CA……..Troy Rutherford of Ojai, Calif. led the final 13 laps to win Saturday night’s USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint race at Ventura Raceway. Wheeling the AAA Propane Service/Trench Shoring Spike/Shark, Rutherford passed Mike Spencer on lap 18 and led the rest of the way to beat Spencer, Brody Roa, Damion Gardner and Austin Williams. Roa now leads the standings entering the May 28 “Salute to Indy” at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway.
USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 7, 2016 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-12.619; 2. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-13.088; 3. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-13.114; 4. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-13.185; 5. Anthony Lopiccolo, 36, Springstead-13.352; 6. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-13.358; 7. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-13.436; 8. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-13.495; 9. Mike Spencer, 21K, Kruseman-13.621; 10. Kyle Smith, 55X, Smith-13.776; 11. Guy Woodward, 1, Woodward-13.800; 12. Rick Hendrix, 15, Hendrix-13.865; 13. Parker Colston, 64, Gore-13.866; 14. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-13.870; 15. Tyler Walker, 73, Ford-13.910; 16. Jeremy Ellertson, 98, Ellertson-13.935; 17. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-14.029; 18. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-14.030; 19. Cody Majors, 54, Majors-14.110; 20. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-14.113; 21. Max Adams, 5M, Adams-14.181; 22. Trent Williams, 52, Williams-14.256; 23. Tom Hendricks, 14, Hendricks-14.409; 24. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-14.463; 25. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-14.465; 26. Verne Sweeney, 98V, Tracy-14.466; 27. Matt Stewart, 84, Stewart-14.692; 28. Cal Smith, 39, Cal-Sun-15.038; 29. Andrew Sweeney, 98JR, Tracy-15.451; 30. Austen Figueroa, 49, Bach-NT.
EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bender, 2. Swanson, 3. Adams, 4. Spencer, 5. Colston, 6. Lopiccolo, 7. Gansen, 8. A.Sweeney. NT
DJ SAFETY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. J.Vander Weerd, 2. R. Vander Weerd, 3. K.Smith, 4. T.Williams, 5. L.Williams, 6. C.Williams, 7. V.Sweeney, 8. Figueroa. NT
CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Walker, 2. Gardner, 3. A.Williams, 4. Woodward, 5. Majors, 6. Hendricks, 7. Stewart. NT
STAND 21 RACER GOES SAFER FOUNDATION FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Rutherford, 2. Hendrix, 3. Ellertson, 4. Roa, 5. Everhart, 6. C.Smith, 7. Malcolm. NT
BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Malcolm, 2. Colston, 3. L.Williams, 4. C.Williams, 5. Majors, 6. V.Sweeney, 7. Hendricks, 8. C.Smith, 9. Lopiccolo, 10. Figueroa, 11. Gansen, 12. Everhart, 13. A.Sweeney, 14. Stewart. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Troy Rutherford, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. Brody Roa, 4. Damion Gardner, 5. Austin Williams, 6. Jake Swanson, 7. Guy Woodward, 8. Richard Vander Weerd, 9. Kyle Smith, 10. Cody Williams, 11. Max Adams, 12. Jace Vander Weerd, 13. Trent Williams, 14. Tyler Walker, 15. Jeremy Ellertson, 16. Logan Williams, 17. Rick Hendrix, 18. Chris Gansen, 19. Parker Colston, 20. Verne Sweeney, 21. A.J. Bender, 22. Cody Majors, 23. Tommy Malcolm. NT
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**Ellertson flipped during feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-17 Spencer, Laps 18-30 Rutherford.
BR MOTORSPORTS / KING RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Max Adams
NEW USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Roa-218, 2-R.Vander Weerd-200, 3-Spencer-189, 4-Swanson-185, 5-Gardner-168, 6-A.Williams-167, 7-Adams-150, 8-C.Williams-149, 9-Josh Hodges-146, 10-R.J. Johnson & L.Williams-122.
NEXT USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR RACE: May 28 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway – “Salute to Indy”