COURTNEY COVETS CAL SPRINT WEEK LEAD AS CRA HEADS TO CHICO TONIGHT

Three events remain on the 2017 California Sprint Week schedule as it resumes tonight at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.

Indianapolis, Indiana’s Tyler Courtney vaulted into the California Sprint Week lead by virtue of his victory Monday night at Petaluma.  Cullman, Alabama’s Kevin Thomas, Jr. (5^th in points) won the opening night at Calistoga Speedway’s “Louie Vermeil Classic” last Saturday while Rico Abreu captured Sunday night’s feature at Calistoga and is 7^th in points.

Remaining events on the California Sprint Week tour include tonight (Thursday night) at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Friday night, September 8 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville and Saturday night, September 9 at Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford.

CALIFORNIA SPRINT WEEK STANDINGS:

(After Round 3 of 6)

1. Tyler Courtney – 206

2. Damion Gardner – 200

3. Geoff Ensign – 195

4. Brody Roa – 188

5. Kevin Thomas, Jr. – 184

6. Jake Swanson – 177

7. Rico Abreu – 154

8. Ryan Bernal – 146

9. Cody Williams – 127

10. Mike Spencer – 122

11. Ronnie Gardner – 118

12. Austin Liggett – 117

13. Richard Vander Weerd – 110

14. Max Adams – 105

15. Colby Copeland – 96

16. Logan Williams – 90

17. Chris Gansen – 84

18. Austin Williams – 83

19. Jace Vander Weerd – 81

20. Jeremy Ellertson – 80

21. Klint Simpson – 70

22. Cory Eliason – 67

23. Matt McCarthy – 66

24. Joe Stornetta – 62

25. Chase Johnson – 59

26. John Clark & Buddy Kofoid – 54

28. Ryan Timmons – 50

29. Chad Boespflug – 41

30. Britton Bock – 20

31. Terry Schank – 10