VANDER WEERD WIRE-TO-WIRE IN "SOKOLA SHOOTOUT"
Perris, CA........Richard Vander Weerd of Visalia, Calif. led all 30 laps to win Saturday night's "Sokola Shootout," the opening event for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars at Perris Auto Speedway. Defending series champion Damion Gardner finished second and coupled with his qualifying and heat race points he has vaulted into the points lead after race one. USAC Southwest Sprint Car Champion R.J. Johnson finished third ahead fo Austin Williams and Brody Roa.
USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: March 4, 2017 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – “Sokola Shootout”
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-16.520; 2. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-16.564; 3. Mike Spencer, 4S, Gansen-16.695; 4. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.735; 5. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.773; 6. Chad Boespflug, 42, Cheney-16.815; 7. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-16.901; 8. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.940; 9. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.159; 10. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-17.216; 11. Brady Short, 19S, Reinbold/Underwood-17.352; 12. Verne Sweeney, 98V, Tracy-17.405; 13. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.420; 14. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-17.472; 15. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Edwards-17.478; 16. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-17.552; 17. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-17.659; 18. Eddie Tafoya, 51T, Tafoya-17.752; 19. Cal Smith, 39, Cal-Sun-17.855; 20. Jeremy Ellertson, 98, Ellertson-18.215; 21. Parker Colston, 64, Gore-22.066; 22. Tom Hendricks, 14, Hendricks-NT.
EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Malcolm, 2. R.Vander Weerd, 3. Swanson, 4. A.Williams, 5. L.Williams, 6. Gansen, 7. Smith, 8. Hendricks. 2:54.38.
BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Johnson, 3. Roa, 4. J.Vander Weerd, 5. Short, 6. McCarthy, 7. Ellertson. 2:51.69.
CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE/KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Tafoya, 3. Edwards, 4. C.Williams, 5. Boespflug, 6. Sweeney, 7. Colston. 2:56.51.
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Richard Vander Weerd, 2. Damion Gardner, 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Austin Williams, 5. Brody Roa, 6. Jake Swanson, 7. Mike Spencer, 8. Cody Williams, 9. Chad Boespflug, 10. Logan Williams, 11. Jace Vander Weerd, 12. Kyle Edwards, 13. Verne Sweeney, 14. Chris Gansen, 15. Jeremy Ellertson, 16. Cal Smith, 17. Matt McCarthy, 18. Brady Short, 19. Tommy Malcolm, 20. Eddie Tafoya, 21. Tom Hendricks, 22. Parker Colston. 8:52.43.
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 R.Vander Weerd
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS/ROD END SUPPLY HARD CHARGER: Logan Williams (16th to 10th)
NEW USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Gardner-80, 2-R.Vander Weerd-77, 3-Johnson-71, 4-A.Williams-69, 5-Swanson-67, 6-Roa-66, 7-Spencer-64, 8-C.Williams-54, 9-Boespflug-51, 10-L.Williams-47.
NEXT USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: April 1 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway – “So-Cal Showdown”