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BROWN’S SPRINT CAR WIN CAPS WILD NIGHT AT VENTURA
by Lee Elder
VENTURA, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2008) – Norco’s Tyler Brown held off a persistent Cory Kruseman to win the Lucas Oil USAC CRA Sprint Car race and two other drivers clinched championships during a wild night of racing at Ventura Raceway Saturday.
Brian Saxton (Mentone) won the VRA Pro Dwarf Car championship and Alex Bowman clinched the title in the USAC California Ford Focus Dirt Series. The feature race winners at Ventura included Henry Clark (Orange) in the Ford Focus Dirt Series, Jake Swanson (Anaheim) in the VRA Junior Focus Midgets, Saxton won his feature race, Ventura’s Riley Helland won the VRA Junior Midget main event.
Brown and Kruseman spent much of the Sprint Car feature fighting for the lead. Brown led from the beginning of the sprint car race. He held off Ventura regular Chris Wakim in the early laps before Kruseman (Ventura) slipped into the second spot on the tenth lap. Kruseman challenged Brown for the lead after several restarts but Brown stayed ahead each time.
“You had to be up on the cushion,” Brown said after the race. “There just wasn’t any (traction) down low.”
It was Brown’s first sprint car win at Ventura.
Kruseman said, “He never made any real mistakes. We were able to close the gap a little bit late (in the race), but he was the class of the field.”
Bowman (Tucson) finished second in his feature race and gathered enough points to lock the title away. Saxton led his race from the beginning.
Sprint car driver Rob Bunker spun, flipped and crashed during his qualification run and was transported to Ventura’s Community Memorial Hospital. Michael Burba (Cypress) crashed into the retaining wall on the outside of turn one during the Ford Focus feature race. He was also transported to CMH.
More information about Ventura Raceway is available at www.venturaraceway.com.
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 10/25/2008
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars -- 1. Tyler Brown, Norco, 30 Laps; 2. Cory Kruseman, Ventura, 30 Laps; 3. Tony Jones, Norco, 30 Laps; 4. Rickie Gaunt, Torrance, 30 Laps; 5. Rip Williams, Yorba Linda, 30 Laps; 6. Allan Ballard, Bakersfield, 30 Laps; 7. Mike Spencer, Temecula, 30 Laps; 8. Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria, 30 Laps; 9. Blake Miller, Yorba Linda, 30 Laps; 10. Chris Wakim, Simi Valley, 30 Laps; 11. Luis Espinoza, Castaic, 30 Laps; 12. Rodney Argo, Long Beach, 29 Laps; 13. Josh Ford, Camarillo, 18 Laps; 14. Jimmy Crawford, Ventura, 12 Laps; 15. J. Hicks, Torrance, 12 Laps; 16. Ron Bach, Ventura, 12 Laps; 17. David Cardey, Riverside, 12 Laps; 18. Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, 11 Laps; 19. Matt Stewart, Murrieta, 7 Laps; 20. Troy Rutherford, Ojai, 6 Laps; 21. Cody Williams, Yorba Linda, Did not start.
Lap Leaders: Tyler Brown (1-30)
Ventura Raceway does not calculate points for this class
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Ford Focus -- 1. Henry Clarke, Orange, 15 Laps; 2. Alex Bowman, Tuscan, 15 Laps; 3. Jet Davison, Running Springs, 15 Laps; 4. Gordon Edwards, Fountain Valley, 15 Laps; 5. Walt Johnson, Burbank, 15 Laps; 6. Cody Swanson, Norco, 15 Laps; 7. Tyler Edwards, Salina, OK, 15 Laps; 8. Austin Williams, Yorba Linda, 15 Laps; 9. Brody Roa, Buena Park, 15 Laps; 10. Aaron Schankerman, Oak Hills, 15 Laps; 11. Dennis Simunovich, Hollister, 15 Laps; 12. Lance Butler, Torrance, 15 Laps; 13. Kevin Michnowicz, Torrance, 15 Laps; 14. Michael Burba, Cypress, 14 Laps; 15. Nick Carlson, Norwalk, 0 Laps.
Lap Leaders: Jet Davison (1-2), Henry Clarke (3-15)
Ventura Raceway does not calculate points for this class
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VRA Junior Focus Midgets –- 1. Jake Swanson, Anaheim, 20 Laps; 2. Brody Roa, Buena Park, 20 Laps; 3. Tyler Edwards, Salina, OK, 20 Laps; 4. Andrew Mulhearn, Whittier, 20 Laps; 5. Joe Leiper, Claremont, 20 Laps; 6. Charlie Butcher, Santa Barbara, 20 Laps; 7. Dennis Simunovich, Hollister, 20 Laps; 8. David Perry Jr, Torrance, 20 Laps; 9. Zac Bozanich, Hemet, 20 Laps; 10. Mavrick Gaunt, Torrance, 20 Laps; 11. Matthew Wright, Carona, 20 Laps; 12. Ethan Quinn, Santa Clarita, 19 Laps; 13. Michael Burba, Cypress, 18 Laps; 14. Cody Spencer, Cameron Park, Did not start.
Lap Leaders: Tyler Edwards (1), Jake Swanson (2), Tyler Edwards (3-5), Jake Swanson (6), Tyler Edwards (7), Jake Swanson (8-20).
Top 10 in points: 1. Charlie Butcher, 3100; 2. Tyler Edwards, 2980; 3. Jake Swanson, 2770; 4. Joe Leiper, 2515; 5. Andrew Mulhearn, 2500; 6. David Perry Jr, 2135; 7. Zac Bozanich, 2030; 8. Lance Butler, 1860; 9. Dennis Simunovich, 1855; 10. Harris Brooks, 1830.
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VRA Pro Dwarf Cars -- 1. Brian Saxton, Mentone, 15 Laps; 2. Ray Estrada, Yucaipa, 15 Laps; 3. Chris Olson, Chino Hills, 15 Laps; 4. Tom Stephens Sr, Ventura, 15 Laps; 5. Eric Alton, Simi Valley, 15 Laps; 6. Kevin Calvo, Agua Dulce, 15 Laps; 7. Steven Benson, Valencia, 15 Laps; 8. Ben Sheen, Palmdale, 15 Laps; 9. Kyle Cline, Apple Valley, 15 Laps; 10. Bill Van Praag, Ventura, 15 Laps; 11. Angel Figueroa, El Segundo, 12 Laps; 12. Jeff Fillingame, Santa Paula, 10 Laps; 13. Lars Wolfe, Sunland, 8 Laps; 14. Dillon Hume, Ventura, 5 Laps; 15. Mike Neal, Northridge, 5 Laps; 16. Lee Majors, Simi Valley, 5 Laps; 17. Randy Dyer, Santa Clarita, 5 Laps; 18. Mike Lewis, Sunland, 5 Laps; 19. Eric Chambers, Ventura, 5 Laps; 20. George Calvo, Agua Dulce, 4 Laps.
Lap Leaders: Brian Saxton (1-15).
Top 10 in points: 1. Brian Saxton, 3365; 2. Ray Estrada, 2565; 3. Brent Stevens, 2520; 4. Chris Olson, 2320; 5. Mike Lewis, 2260; 6. Lars Wolfe, 2215; 7. Eric Alton, 2145; 8. Dillon Hume, 1985; 9. Lee Majors, 1965; 10. Jeff Fillingame, 1835
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VRA Junior Midgets -- 1. Riley Helland, Ventura, 20 Laps; 2. Nick Valenzuela, Ventura, 20 Laps; 3. Luke Boles, Goleta, 20 Laps; 4. Austin Figueroa, El Segundo, 20 Laps; 5. John Butcher, Santa Barbara, 20 Laps; 6. Amanda Poertner, Fullerton, 20 Laps; 7. Tyler Jerman, Palmdale, 20 Laps; 8. Logan Williams, 20 Laps; 9. Cameron Dougan, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 10. Brennan Rogers, Camarillo, 19 Laps; 11. Jessica Clark, Westlake Village, 3 Laps; 12. Thomas Short, Carpinteria, 0 Laps.
Lap Leaders: Riley Helland (1-20).
Top 10 in points: 1. Riley Helland, 3465; 2. Luke Boles, 3445; 3. Austin Figueroa, 3425; 4. Brennan Rogers, 3325; 5. Jessica Clark, 3295; 6. Nick Valenzuela, 3255; 7. Cameron Dougan, 3245; 8. Tyler Jerman, 3215; 9. John Butcher, 3060; 10. Mark Garrett, 2990.
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