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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
#37 Matt Mitchell. Photo by Doug Allen.
MATT MITCHELL SCORES 2ND PERRIS VICTORY
By Lance Jennings
PERRIS, CA – AUGUST 20, 2011… Starting from the sixth starting spot, Yorba Linda's Matt Mitchell used some daring moves to charge forward and score his second Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Passing "Dynamite" David Cardey of Riverside on lap eight, Mitchell was not to be denied on this night, leading the rest of the way to the checkered flags at Perris Auto Speedway. Nic Faas, Cardey, point leader Mike Spencer, and R.J Johnson rounded out the top five drivers.
Piloting the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports' #37 Mancha Realtors / Sierra Springs Maxim, Matt Mitchell qualified third quick on the night and won his fifth 10-lap event by taking the D.J. Safety Heat Race #3. The former USAC Western Midget Series Rookie of the Year is third in the standings, forty-five points behind Spencer, with nine top-10 finishes, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and forty-nine main event laps led on the season.
Nic Faas of Huntington Beach raced to second after starting eighth in the 30-lap feature. Driving Mark Alexander's #4 Scott Sales Company / VP Racing Fuels Spike, Faas earned his second Sander Engineering Fast Time Award over the 31 car field and was second in his heat race. The former USAC Western Midget Series Champion is second in the standings, thirty-four points behind Spencer, with four heat race victories, two Last Man Standing Dash wins, eight top-10 finishes, and one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award to his credit.
"Dynamite" David Cardey led the first seven laps in his #59 Circle Track Performance / Victory Race Cars Viper before scoring third at the finish. The former California Lightning Sprint Champion was ninth fast on the night and won the Extreme Mufflers / Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror Heat Race #1. To date, Cardey has one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, four heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and five top-10 finishes on the year.
Temecula's Mike Spencer of Temecula claimed fourth after having tire problems at the finish line. Piloting Ron Chaffin's #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim, Spencer qualified fourth quick and finished second in his heat race. The 3-time series champion and current point leader has five feature wins, four Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, four heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, eight top-10 finishes, and 114 feature laps led to his credit.
R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona made a rare Perris appearance and scored fifth in the night's action. Driving Bobby Martin's #51 Weiler Farms / Pecon Builders Maxim, the former Arizona Midget Champion was fifth fast in time trials and third in his heat race. Johnson has spent most of the year with the ASCS Canyon 360 Sprints and recently won his first winged Sprint Car feature.
Another Arizona driver to make the trek across the desert was Josh Pelkey of Peoria. Piloting Robbie & Gaye Allen's #12A ABC Auto Body / Advanced Engine Components entry, Pelkey won the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #2. The former Arizona Sprint Car Champion was tenth quick on the night and claimed twelfth in the 30-lap feature. Like Johnson, Josh has spent most of the year with the ASCS Canyon 360 Sprints and recently competed in the Belleville Midget Nationals.
"The Ripper" Rip Williams of Yorba Linda drove to victory in the Electro Tech Powder Coating / Rod End Supply Heat Race #4. Driving Jack Jory's #3 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, Williams was eighth fast in time trials and scored seventh in the main event. To date, the 2004 series champion is ninth in the point chase with three heat race victories, five top-10 finishes, and six feature laps led to his credit.
Santa Maria feature winner Austin Williams of Yorba Linda won the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main. Piloting Jack Jory's #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, Williams was seventh fast, seventh in his heat race, and took ninth in the main event. The 2009 Rookie of the Year is fourth in the standings with one heat race victory, one Keizer Wheel Hard Charger Award, and eight top-10 finishes in the 2011.
Another driver making a race Perris appearance is "The Kruser" Cory Kruseman of Ventura. Driving his #21K Lucas Oil / Sander Engineering Eagle, Kruseman earned the night's Keizer Wheels / Best Passing Job honors with a sixth place run after starting fourteenth. Earlier in the program, the 2005 series champion was fourteenth fast in qualifications and third in his heat race. The current USAC Western Midget Series Point Leader has two feature victories, five top-10 finishes, and forty-five main event laps led on the season.
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will travel to the famed Calistoga Speedway on September 3rd & 4th for the Louie Vermeil Classic. Located at the Napa County Fairgrounds, more event information can be found at www.louievermeilclassic.net or calling (916) 863-7223.
After Calistoga, the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will make their first appearance at Chico's Silver Dollar Speedway on Thursday, September 8th, during the famed Gold Cup Race of Champions. Located at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, more event information can be found at www.silverdollarspeedway.com or calling (530) 891-6535.
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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS:
August 20, 2011 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway
SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS:
1. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-16.600; 2. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-16.715; 3. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.725; 4. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.794; 5. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-17.028; 6. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.054; 7. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-17.129; 8. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-17.199; 9. David Cardey, 59, Cardey-17.246; 10. Josh Pelkey, 12A, Allen-17.273; 11. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.282; 12. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-17.329; 13. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.361; 14. Cory Kruseman, 21K, Kruseman-17.375; 15. Randy Waitman, 69, Waitman-17.382; 16. David Bezio, 37X, Bezio-17.508; 17. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-17.666; 18. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-17.674; 19. Mathew Shedarowich, 12, Blair-17.687; 20. Cody Kershaw, 27, Kershaw-17.817; 21. Kenny Perkins, 0K, Perkins-17.980; 22. Cal Smith, 39, Cal Sun-18.064; 23. Jerry Welton, 62, Welton-18.282; 24. Gary Potter, 6, Potter-18.388; 25. Ray Potter, 33X, Potter-18.430; 26. Hobie Conway, 47K, Kruseman-18.459; 27. Gavin Matlock, 25, Matlock-18.595; 28. John Franklin, 36, Springstead-18.640; 29. Mike Collins, 50X, Perkins-18.641; 30. Dakota Kershaw, 20, Kershaw-18.902; 31. Johnny McCall, 77, McCall-NT.
EXTREME MUFFLERS / HUNTINGTON BEACH GLASS & MIRROR HEAT RACE 1: (10 laps)
1. David Cardey, 2. Nic Faas, 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Kenny Perkins, 5. Cody Williams, 6. Tony Everhart, 7. Ray Potter, 8. Mike Collins. NT.
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 2: (8 laps)
1. Josh Pelkey, 2. Ronnie Gardner, 3. Cory Kruseman, 4. Greg Bragg, 5. Brody Roa, 6. Dakota Kershaw, 7. Hobie Conway, 8. Cal Smith. 2:57.08.
DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (10 laps)
1. Matt Mitchell, 2. Randy Waitman, 3. John Aden, 4. Mathew Shedarowich, 5. Jerry Welton, 6. Gavin Matlock, 7. Austin Williams. NT.
ELECTRO TECH POWDER COATING / ROD END SUPPLY HEAT RACE 4: (10 laps)
1. Rip Williams, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. Greg Alexander, 4. David Bezio, 5. Cody Kershaw, 6. Gary Potter, 7. John Franklin. 2:54.99.
COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps)
1. Austin Williams, 2. Cody Williams, 3. Cody Kershaw, 4. Brody Roa, 5. Dakota Kershaw, 6. Cal Smith, 7. Gary Potter, 8. Gavin Matlock, 9. Hobie Conway, 10. Mike Collins, 11. Jerry Welton, 12. Tony Everhart, 13. Ray Potter, 14. John Franklin. NT.
FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Matt Mitchell (6th), 2. Nic Faas (8th), 3. David Cardey (1st), 4. Mike Spencer (5th), 5. R.J. Johnson (4th), 6. Cory Kruseman (14th), 7. Rip Williams (2nd), 8. Greg Alexander (12th), 9. Austin Williams (9th), 10. Cody Williams (13th), 11. Brody Roa (17th), 12. Josh Pelkey (10th), 13. Cody Kershaw (19th), 14. Mathew Shedarowich (18th), 15. Dakota Kershaw (22nd), 16. John Aden (11th), 17. Kenny Perkins (20th), 18. Cal Smith (21st), 19. Ronnie Gardner (7th), 20. Randy Waitman (15th), 21. Greg Bragg (3rd), 22. David Bezio (16th). NT
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**Johnny McCall flipped during qualifying.
**David Bezio flipped on lap 4 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 David Cardey, Laps 8-30 Matt Mitchell.
KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Cory Kruseman (14th to 6th)
NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS:
1-Mike Spencer-622; 2-Nic Faas-588; 3-Matt Mitchell-577; 4-Austin Williams-497; 5-Greg Bragg-404; 6-Cody Williams-398; 7-David Cardey-380; 8-Ronnie Gardner-370; 9-Rip Williams-369; 10-Rickie Gaunt-338.
AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SCHEDULE:
September 3: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA
September 4: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA
September 8: **Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, CA
September 24: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
October 8: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
October 28: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ
October 29: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ
November 3: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
November 4: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
November 5: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
November 12: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC National Sprints.
** = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC Western Classic Racing Series.
This schedule is subject to change.
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