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Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series

#91R Brody Roa. 8th in USAC/CRA point chase. Photo by Doug Allen.

CANYON’S 2-DAY "HALL OF FAME CLASSIC" BEGINS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – OCTOBER 16, 2013… After a break in the schedule, the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will return to Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona. Starting Friday, October 25th, the 2-day “13th Annual Hose Advantage Store "Hall of Fame Classic" is co-sanctioned with the USAC National Sprints and have an incredible roster of talent from California, Arizona, New Mexico, and the Midwest. The popular Challenge Cup Sprint Cars and Mini Sprints will join the showcase as the spectator gates will open at 4:00pm with racing at 7:00pm.

The festivities will begin on Wednesday, October 23rd, with the annual “Hall of Fame Kickoff Party.” Starting at 6:00pm, the Arizona Open Wheel Racing Museum and Motorsports Hall of Fame will host the popular event. Located at 3534 E. Broadway Road in Phoenix, the “Hall of Fame Kickoff Party” is open to the public. The following night, Canyon Speedway Park will host an open practice from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

Heading into the “Hall of Fame Classic,” Canyon Speedway Park has played host to six Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car events. Indiana’s Bryan Clauson has three victories, sweeping the October Classic in 2011 and winning the 2013 season opener. Last year, Dave Darland won the “Hall of Fame Classic” opener and “The Magic Man” Mike Martin led every lap in a 360-powered car to win the $5000 finale. On March 2nd, R.J. Johnson scored a popular Arizona victory at the “Copper On Dirt.”

“The Demon” Damion Gardner of Concord leads the USAC/CRA point chase and has a 99 point advantage over the competition. Piloting Mark Alexander's #4A Scott Sales Company / Advanced Racing Suspension Spike, Gardner finished third in Perris’ “Glenn Howard Classic” on September 14th. Currently, the 2005 Champion has five feature wins, four Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, eight heat race victories, one dash win, one Last Man Standing Dash win, sixteen top-10 finishes, and 108 feature laps led. “The World’s Fastest Sprint Car Driver” will be looking for his 47th career USAC/CRA victory at the “Hall of Fame Classic.”

Gardner’s teammate, Huntington Beach’s Nic Faas is second in the championship points. Driving Mark Alexander's #4 Scott Sales Company / Competition Suspension Inc. Spike, Faas won his third feature of the year at the “Glenn Howard Classic.” To date, the 2008 USAC Western Midget Champion has four Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, four heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, sixteen top-10 finishes, and 56 feature laps to his credit. Nic will have his sights on his 10th USAC/CRA main event win at Canyon Speedway Park.

Mike Spencer of Temecula sits third in the USAC/CRA point standings. Racing Ron Chaffin’s #50 Grubstake Mini Storage / Madera Produce Maxim, Spencer placed second in the Perris Auto Speedway main event. The five-time USAC/CRA champion has one feature win in 2013, along with six Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, five heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, fourteen top-10 finishes, and 48 feature laps led in the campaign. Mike will be looking to add the “Hall of Fame Classic” to his win list and record his 35th series victory.

Campbell’s Bud Kaeding is fourth in the series point chase. Piloting Junior Bowman’s #29 Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / Kaeding Performance Maxim, the 3-time Oval Nationals Champion raced to fourth in the “Howard Classic” after starting fourteenth. Kaeding scored the August 31st win at Calistoga and has one heat race victory, one dash win, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, twelve top-10 finishes, and 40 feature laps led. Bud will have his sights on the 7th USAC/CRA feature win of his career at the “Hall of Fame Classic.”

Matt Mitchell of Yorba Linda is fifth in chase for the championship. At Perris, the driver of the #37 MPD Racing / A.R.T. Enterprises entry flipped in qualifying and scored twenty-second in an unfamiliar car. Mitchell won the May 25th “Salute To Indy” at Perris and has four heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, ten top-10 finishes, and 58 feature laps led to his credit. Matt will be looking for the 6th USAC/CRA triumph of his career at Canyon Speedway Park.

Among the other drivers expected to be in action are “The Cadillac” Cody Williams, Austin Williams, Brody Roa, "The Ripper" Rip Williams, R.J. Johnson, "The Kruser" Cory Kruseman, “Super” Rickie Gaunt, Seth Wilson, “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., “The Magic Man” Mike Martin, and more. Local 360 iron-block powered Sprint Cars are welcome to race with USAC/CRA. The 360s can run their local approved Hoosier tires, but must meet series tech standards and race track muffler rules.

Running 19th with USAC/CRA, Bryan Clauson also leads the Amsoil USAC National Sprint point standings. Dave Darland, Brady Bacon, Kevin Thomas Jr., Chase Stockon, Tracy Hines, Robert Ballou, Chris Windom, Hunter Schuerenberg, and Tyler Courtney round out the top-10 drivers. Other National drivers expected to race at Canyon are Jon Stanbrough, Justin Grant, and Nick Drake.

Canyon Speedway Park is located at 9777 West Carefree Highway in Peoria, Arizona. To get to the track, take Lake Pleasant Parkway, then 1.3 miles West on Carefree Highway. On race day, tickets will be $20 on Friday and $25 on Saturday. Platinum Reserved Seats are $5 more per night and VIP Suite tickets are also available. For more event information, visit www.canyonspeedwaypark.com or call (602) 258-7223 (RACE).

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, BR Motorsports, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Extreme Mufflers, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror Inc., Kaeding Performance, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Racing Optics, Rugged Radios, Rod End Supply, SBI Fuel Systems, Saldana Racing Products, Weld Racing, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at [email protected].

To catch all of the action of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, Loudpedal Productions has DVD videos available for purchase. For more information, call (805) 407-7229 or visit www.loudpedalvideo.com.

For more information on the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, visit www.usacracing.com or follow the series on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/USAC-CRA-Sprint-Car-Series/167535183297971) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/#!/USAC_CRA).
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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS:
1-Damion Gardner-1,107, 2-Nic Faas-1,008, 3-Mike Spencer-960, 4-Bud Kaeding-753, 5-Matt Mitchell-745, 6-Cody Williams-708, 7-Austin Williams-692, 8-Brody Roa-659, 9-Ryan Bernal-551, 10-Richard Vander Weerd-447, 11-Rip Williams-445, 12-R.J. Johnson-376, 13-Jace Vander Weerd-332, 14-David Cardey-330, 15-Cory Kruseman-321, 16-Rickie Gaunt-315, 17-Seth Wilson-274, 18-Markus Niemela-262, 19-Bryan Clauson-258, 20-Charles Davis Jr.-232.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS:
1-Bryan Clauson-1706, 2-Dave Darland-1693, 3-Brady Bacon-1585, 4-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1496, 5-Chase Stockon-1479, 6-Tracy Hines-1339, 7-Robert Ballou-1312, 8-Chris Windom-1085, 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-1000, 10-Tyler Courtney-971, 11-Shane Cottle-952, 12-Jon Stanbrough-831, 13-C.J. Leary-631, 14-Justin Grant-586, 15-Nick Drake-561, 16-Jerry Coons Jr.-559, 17-Kyle Cummins-413, 18-Christopher Bell-370, 19-Scotty Weir-361, 20-Levi Jones-332.

2013 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK – LOCATION
October 25: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
October 26: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
November 1: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
November 2: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC National Sprints.
This schedule is subject to change.

HALL OF FAME CLASSIC

A Stout Field of Cars Headed Into The USAC Hall Of Fame Classic

Kevin Montgomery, PEORIA, Ariz. (October 17, 2013) – As we draw near and the USAC Western Swing lays in wait, the driver compilation continues to grow, the East meets the West and the best of traditional Sprint Car racers strap in for two nights of $5,000 to win USAC 410 Sprint Car Racing at the 13^th Annual USAC Hose Advantage Hall of Fame Classic.  It doesn’t get much better than this!

The “Magic Man” Mike Martin, who pulled off a major trick at last year’s Hall of Fame Classic, will lead the home town favorites likely made up of 5-Time Champion “Chargin” Charles Davis, USAC Southwest Point Leader RJ Johnson among many more.

Damion Gardner, Nic Faas and Team Alexander will lead the USAC CRA Troops into battle along with 5-Time Champion Mike Spencer and a large cast of fierce competitors from California.

Bryan Clauson and Dave Darland will bring a tight USAC National point battle to Peoria, Arizona with 2-Time Western World Champion Brady Bacon in close proximity.

With a tough field of hometown stars taking on the USAC CRA and National contenders on their home turf, the Hall of Fame Classic promises to be a real barn burner. 

An Unofficial Entry List:

The USAC Hose Advantage Hall of Fame Classic will kick off next Wednesday as Steve Stroud and the Arizona Motorsports Hall Of Fame host the Hall of Fame Kick Off Party. 

Open to the public, The Arizona Motorsports Hall of Fame will host the annual kickoff party starting at 6pm on Wednesday October 23^rd prior to an open practice on Thursday night which is also open to race fans.  Friday and Saturday, October 25 and 26, the Hose Advantage Hall of Fame Classic will feature the non-wing Sprint Cars of the USAC National 410 Sprint Car Series.

Two-day tickets will be just $45 with Platinum Reserved seating available as well for just an additional $5 per night.  Detailed ticket information, as well as a Canyon Speedway Park seating chart, is available at http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/tickets/the-12th-annual-parker-store-usac-hall-of-fame-classic/.

Tickets may be ordered by calling the track at 602-258-RACE (7223).

Indiana’s Dave Darland notched his 40^th career USAC National Sprint Car win on the opening of last years Hose Advantage Hall of Fame Classic while Yuma’s Mike Martin pulled off an upset victory in the Saturday night finale. 

To keep up on all the latest news and happenings, sign up for Canyon Speedway E-News.  The track update registration can be found at the top of the www.canyonspeedwaypark.com home page.

The entire 2013 Canyon Schedule can be previewed online at http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/schedule/.

Hotel Information can be found at http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/fan-info/lodging/ or by calling the Holiday Inn Express at 623-853-1313.

Canyon Speedway Park is located in north Peoria, AZ, off Lake Pleasant Parkway, then 1.3 miles west on Carefree Highway.  For more information, contact the track at 602-258-RACE(7223) or check online at www.canyonspeedwaypark.com.

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