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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
Austin Williams & Jack Jory Celebrate At Santa Maria Speedway. Photo by PaquetPhotography.com
AUSTIN WILLIAMS STRIKES AGAIN AT SANTA MARIA
By Lance Jennings
SANTA MARIA, CA – JUNE 16, 2012… After a Nic Faas miscue, Austin Williams surged past Danny Sheridan to take command on the second lap. From there, the Yorba Linda driver sailed the rest of the way to score the win at Chris Kearns' Santa Maria Speedway. The $2500 victory marked Williams' second career Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car feature at the 1/3-mile facility and his first triumph with the USAC Western Classic Racing Series.
After running sixth quick in time trials and finishing second in his heat race, the driver of Jack Jory's #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike started fourth in the 30-lap feature. Running third after the completion of the first lap, Williams powered by Faas and Sheridan to take command on the back straightaway. The son of Hall of Fame driver Rip Williams steadily increased his advantage and continued to hit his marks on the Santa Maria clay oval. After a yellow flag on lap fifteen bunched the field, Austin had a great restart and claimed the 30-lap main event win. Sheridan scored second, followed by Spencer, Faas, and Shane Golobic. With the victory, Williams has climbed to third in the USAC/CRA point standings.
Starting second in the main event, Santa Maria's "Showtime" Danny Sheridan saw his shot at the lead foiled by Williams. The pilot of the Kittle Motorsports' #18 Pace Lighting / PJ1 Lubricants Sherman chased after the leader and fought off Faas and Spencer at the same time. The program's tenth fast qualifier held on to finish second at the checkered flag in front of his hometown fans. Earlier in the night, Sheridan took third in his heat race and is currently fifteenth in the point chase.
Mike Spencer of Temecula took third from Faas in the late stages of the main event to earn the LRB Inc. Race Products Award for his performance. Driving Ron Chaffin's #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim, the 4-time series champion was seventh quick on the night and placed second in his heat race. As this writing goes to press, Spencer holds a sixty-five point lead over the competition.
Huntington Beach's Nic Faas claimed fourth in the Santa Maria feature. Briefly leading in Mark Alexander's #4 Scott Sales Company / Competition Suspension Inc. Spike, the ninth fast qualifier held third until a late pass by Spencer. The former USAC Western Midget Series Champion was fourth in his heat race and is currently second in the point chase heading to Perris on July 4th.
Shane Golobic of Fremont placed fifth in the Santa Maria 30-lap main event. Piloting Keith Ford's #73X King Racing Products / A&A Precision Machine Ellis, Golobic qualified fifth quick on the night and ran fourth in his heat race. The versatile Northern California driver looked comfortable in his USAC/CRA rides and will return when his busy schedule allows.
Driving the team car to Golobic, Hollister's Ryan Bernal earned the night's Ringers Gloves / Keizer Wheels "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job" Award with a fifteenth to sixth place run. Racing Keith Ford's #73 King Racing Products / A&A Precision Machine Spike, the Santa Maria track champion qualified fifteenth and won the DJ Safety Heat Race #3. Ryan has moved to fifth in the championship points as the series returns to action on July 4th.
Richard Vander Weerd of Visalia earned his third career Sander Engineering / Rod End Supply Fast Time Award over the twenty-four cars in attendance. Driving Ron Vander Weerd's #10 Vander Weerd Construction / Mid Valley Pipe & Supply Maxim, last year's USAC West Coast Sprint Champion scored fourth in his heat race. Vander Weerd was running in the top ten until pulling off in the late stages of the feature. Officially scoring nineteenth, Richard is currently eleventh in the standings.
Buena Park's Brody Roa won the 10-lap Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1. Piloting the BR Performance #91R HD Industries / Burris Racing Spike, Roa was sixteenth in time trials and eleventh in the main event. The Yuma, Arizona feature winner is sixth in points as the series returns to Perris for the "Firecracker 30."
"Cadillac" Cody Williams of Yorba Linda won the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #2. Driving Jack Jory's #44 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike, Williams was seventeenth in qualifications and twelfth in the main event. When the series returns to Perris Auto Speedway, Cody sits tenth in the point chase.
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Diversified Machine Inc., Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Integra Racing Shocks, Keizer Wheels, LRB Inc. Race Products, Ringers Gloves, Rod End Supply, SBI Fuel Systems, Saldana Racing Products, and Sander Engineering for their support. For more information on the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/USAC-CRA-Sprint-Car-Series/167535183297971) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/#!/USAC_CRA).
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will be back in action on Wednesday, July 4th, at Perris Auto Speedway for the annual "Firecracker 30" & Sky Concert. Joining the program will be the California Lightning Sprints and PAS 306 Senior Sprint Cars. Located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, more event information can be found at www.perrisautospeedway.com or calling (951) 940-0134.
To catch all of the action of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway, Mike Truex's Loudpedal Productions has DVD videos available for purchase. For more information, call (805) 407-7229 or visit www.loudpedalvideo.com. In addition, Perris Auto Speedway offers a pay per view feed of every event at www.circletracknetwork.com.
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AMSOIL USAC/CRA & WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT RACE RESULTS:
June 16, 2012 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Speedway
SANDER ENGINEERING / ROD END SUPPLY TIME TRIALS:
1. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-14.950; 2. Cory Kruseman, 7, Priestley-15.124; 3. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-15.175; 4. J.J. Ercse, 36, Springstead-15.182; 5. Shane Golobic, 73X, Ford-15,334; 6. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-15.337; 7. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-15.350; 8. Seth Wilson, 1X, Wilson-15.375; 9. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-15.389; 10. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-15.459; 11. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-15.466; 12. Danny Faria Jr., 17V, Faria-15.484; 13. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-15.617; 14. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-15.644; 15. Ryan Bernal, 73, Ford-15.691; 16. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-15.692; 17. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-15.749; 18. Jake Swanson, 41, Henry/Jones-15.770; 19. Bill Jones, 16, Jones-15.949; 20. Scott Pierovich, 14, Vertullo/Pierson-15.965; 21. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-16.253; 22. Gary Potter, 6, Potter-16.502; 23. Cal Smith, 39, Cal Sun-16.539; 24. Jerry Welton, 62, Welton-NT.
EXTREME MUFFLERS HEAT RACE 1: (10 laps)
1. Brody Roa, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. Danny Sheridan, 4. Richard Vander Weerd, 5. J.J. Ercse, 6. Gary Potter, 7. Rip Williams, 8. Bill Jones. NT
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 2: (10 laps)
1. Cody Williams, 2. Scott Pierovich, 3. Cory Kruseman, 4. Shane Golobic, 5. Jace Vander Weerd, 6. Seth Wilson, 7. Ricky Kirkbride, 8. Cal Smith. NT
DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (10 laps)
1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Austin Williams, 3. Jake Swanson, 4. Danny Faria Jr., 5. Nic Faas, 6. Matt Mitchell, 7. Shauna Hogg. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Austin Williams (4th), 2. Danny Sheridan (1st), 3. Mike Spencer (3rd), 4. Nic Faas (2nd), 5. Shane Golobic (5th), 6. Ryan Bernal (15th), 7. Danny Faria Jr. (12th), 8. Cory Kruseman (7th), 9. Rip Williams (13th), 10. J.J. Ercse (6th), 11. Brody Roa (16th), 12. Cody Williams (17th), 13. Matt Mitchell (9th), 14. Jake Swanson (18th), 15. Ricky Kirkbride (14th), 16. Scott Pierovich (19th), 17. Seth Wilson (10th), 18. Cal Smith (23rd), 19. Richard Vander Weerd (8th), 20. Jace Vander Weerd (11th), 21. Bill Jones (21st), 22. Shauna Hogg (20th), 23. Gary Potter (22nd). NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Nic Faas, Laps 2-30 Austin Williams.
RINGERS GLOVES / KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Ryan Bernal (15th to 6th)
LRB INC. RACE PRODUCTS AWARD: Mike Spencer
NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT STANDINGS:
1-Mike Spencer-536, 2-Nic Faas-471, 3-Austin Williams-424, 4-Matt Mitchell-409, 5-Ryan Bernal-397, 6-Brody Roa-361, 7-Rip Williams-346, 8-Cory Kruseman-328, 9-Seth Wilson-292, 10-Cody Williams-287.
NEW USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT STANDINGS:
1-Shauna Hogg-284, 2-Ryan Bernal-221, 3-Tony Hunt-215, 4-Marvin Mitchell-183, 5-Scott Pierovich-181, 6-Gordon Rodgers-132, 7-Tom Baker-131, 8-Cody Gerhardt-117, 9-Tim Skoglund-117, 10-Marty Hawkins-115.
2012 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
July 4: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Firecracker 30)
July 28: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (California Racers Hall of Fame Night)
August 10: **Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA
August 11: **Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA (Wagscash)
August 18: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
September 1: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)
September 2: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)
September 5: **Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, CA (Non-Points)
September 15: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
October 6: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Southern California Fair)
October 26: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
October 27: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
November 2: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Budweiser Oval Nationals)
November 3: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Budweiser Oval Nationals)
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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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