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NAPA AUTO PARTS/AUTO TRADER MAGAZINES
SCRA SPRINT CARS
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY - PERRIS, CALIFORNIA
JULY 13, 2002
38 CARS
FAST QUALIFIERS (TOP 10)
1. #1 Cory Kruseman - 17.204
2. #87 Tony Jones - 17.282
3. #38 Bobby Graham - 17.285
4. #6 Mike English - 17.443
5. 21J Damion Gardner - 17.519
6. #29 Steve Ostling - 17.530
7. #4 Rickie Gaunt - 17.568
8. #50 Richard Griffin - 17.675
9. #14 Jordan Hermansader - 17.732
10. #5 Mike Kirby - 17.769
C-Main Results (top 4 transfer to heat races)
1. Rodney Argo, 2. Tony Everhart, 3. Mel Murphy, 4. Mark Nation, 5. Bob Ferro, 6. Bob Johnson, 7. Bill Goforth, 8. Tom Wilhelm, 9. Randy Waitman, 10. Mark Heidenreich
Heat 1 Results
1. Adam Mitchell, 2. Danny Sheridan, 3. Rodney Argo, 4. Damion Gardner, 5. Jack DeArmond Jr, 6. Jordan Hermansader, 7. Keith Williamson, 8. Cory Kruseman
Heat 2 Results
1. Rip Williams, 2. Mike Kirby, 3. Tony Jones, 4. Mike Spencer, 5. Dan Hillberg, 6. Steve Ostling, 7. Tony Everhart, 8. Gary W. Howard
Heat 3 Results
1. John Scott, 2. Cary Faas, 3. Rickie Gaunt, 4. Bobby Graham, 5. Tom Downing, 6. Lance Gremett, 7. Mel Murphy, 8. Steve Venard
Heat 4 Results
1. Richard Griffin, 2. Mike English, 3. Casey Shuman, 4. Charles Davis Jr, 5. Verne Sweeney, 6. Mark Nation, 7. Bobby Cody, 8. Tony Lima
PMD Results
1. Rickie Gaunt, 2. Richard Griffin, 3. Damion Gardner, 4. Mike Kirby, 5. Bobby Graham, 6. Tony Jones, 7. Mike English, 8. Danny Sheridan
B-Main Results (top 7 transfer to feature - 1 more due to Danny Sheridan Scratch)
1. Steve Ostling, 2. Verne Sweeney, 3. Keith Williamson, 4. Jordan Hermansader, 5. Tom Downing, 6. Gary W. Howard, 7. Dan Hillberg, 8. Bobby Cody, 9. Mark Nation, 10. Tony Everhart, 11. Lance Gremett, 12. Jack DeArmond Jr., 13. Tony Lima, 14. Steve Venard, 15. Mel Murphy
A-Main Results (with starting positions)
1. Mike Kirby (4th)
2. Steve Ostling (8th)
3. Rip Williams (20th)
4. Mike English (7th)
5. Rickie Gaunt (1st)
6. Richard Griffin (2nd)
7. Bobby Graham (5th)
8. Damion Gardner (3rd)
9. Adam Mitchell (13th)
10. Jordan Hermansader (9th)
11. Mike Spencer (14th)
12. Charles Davis Jr. (12th)
13. John Scott (11th)
14. Verne Sweeney (10th)
15. Keith Williamson (16th)
16. Dan Hillberg (22nd)
17. Casey Shuman (19th)
18. Tony Jones (6th)
19. Tom Downing (15th)
20. Rodney Argo (21st)
21. Gary W. Howard (17th)
22.Cary Faas (18th)
Laps Led: Gaunt 1-14, Graham 15-22, Kirby 23-30
Temperature over 100 degrees into the early evening and a steady breeze most of the night made for a dusty, slick track at main event time. Bobby Graham looked headed to his first ever SCRA main event victory when he lost his power steering. Tony Jones was running in the top five when he got upside down in turn two. Jones never went back to the pits and restarted at the back. He worked his way back up to tenth before dropping out on a late race red flag. John Scott was battling with the top five - which was a great, fierce battle throughout the race -when he had to change a left rear tire on a red. He restarted at the back and got up to 13th. Mike Kirby had a great early race battle for fourth with Mike English, but once he took that spot, he passed Griffin for second and eventually Graham for the win. Rip Williams started 20th and finished third (was momentarily in second and almost took the lead).
Defending SCRA champion and fast qualifier on the night Cory Kruseman felt a vibration while in a transfer spot in his heat race. He pulled out of the heat and eventually out for the night.
Vista Paint will next present the NAPA Auto Parts/Auto Trader Magazines SCRA Sprint Cars and the Southern California Ford Dealers USAC Ford Focus Midgets at Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday July 27th.
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