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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
#50 Mike Spencer. Photo by Steve Lafond / tohf.com.
SPENCER ROLLS TO WATSONVILLE VICTORY
By Lance Jennings
WATSONVILLE, CA – AUGUST 13, 2012… Last Friday night, Amsoil USAC/CRA point leader Mike Spencer inherited the lead during a lap fifteen yellow flag and cruised to victory at Watsonville's Ocean Speedway. Co-sanctioned with the USAC Western Classic Series, the triumph marked the seventh win of the year for the 4-time champion and he pocketed $2,500 for his efforts. Terry Schank, Brody Roa, Billy Aton, and Austin Williams followed Spencer across the line.
Driving Ron Chaffin's famed #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim, the Temecula driver qualified fourth quick on the night and ran third in his heat race. Starting sixth in the main event, Spencer steadily made his way forward as Schank, Roa, and Ryan Bernal waged a furious battle for the lead. Once in command of the main event, Spencer ran away from the field to claim his thirty-first career USAC/CRA victory.
Santa Rosa's Terry Schank ran second in his first start of the year with USAC/CRA. Piloting Roger Gleason's #1X Hunt Magnetos / King Racing Products Spike, the Wingless Spec Sprint star led the opening lap before falling to Roa and Bernal. Schank was able to keep the two leaders in his sights, but could not keep pace with Spencer to the checkered flags. Now driving an injected 360-powered machine, Terry qualified thirteenth and placed fourth in his heat race.
Brody Roa of Buena Park had another solid performance and briefly led the 30-lap main event. Driving the BR Performance #91R HD Industries / Burris Racing Spike, the night's LRB Inc. Race Products Award winner qualified fourteenth and won the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #2. The former Wagsdash champion is currently fourth in points.
Benicia's "Wild" Billy Aton earned the night's Ringers Gloves / Keizer Wheels "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job" honors with a fourth place run after starting fifteenth. Piloting the family owned #26 Red Line Oil / All Flow Mufflers Triple X, the Wingless Spec Sprint standout was fifteenth quick, seventh in his heat race, and seventh in the semi-main.
Austin Williams of Yorba Linda scored fifth at the checkered flags after starting eighth. Driving Jack Jory's #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike, Williams was one of four cars under the old track record. Qualifying second overall, the hard charger ran fourth in his heat race and is third in the point chase.
Yorba Linda's "Cadillac" Cody Williams set a new track record in Sander Engineering / Rod End Supply Time Trials and won the Competition Suspension Inc. / Diversified Machine Inc. Semi-Main. Piloting Jack Jory's #44 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike, Williams ran fifth in his heat race and scored eighteenth in the feature after flipping his machine. Cody walked away uninjured and left Ocean Speedway ninth in USAC/CRA championship points.
Ventura's "The Kruser" Cory Kruseman won his third heat race of the year behind the wheel of Mark Priestley's #7 Roy Miller Freight Lines / Sander Engineering Bullet. The 2006 Champion qualified sixteenth on the night, won the Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1, and scored twenty-first after suffering front end damage. Despite missing a few races, Kruseman is running eighth in the point standings.
Tony Hunt of Lincoln won the 10-lap DJ Safety Heat Race #3. Piloting Mike Phulps' #56 Metal Works / Ebay Motors Maxim, the multi-time Western USAC Champion was eighteenth fast in time trials and ran ninth in the feature after starting eighteenth. Hunt left Watsonville second in the Western Classic point chase.
To catch the action of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, Mike Truex's Loudpedal Productions has DVD videos available for purchase. For more information, call (805) 407-7229 or visit www.loudpedalvideo.com.
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).
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AMSOIL USAC/CRA & WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT RACE RESULTS:
August 10, 2012 – Watsonville, California – Ocean Speedway
SANDER ENGINEERING / ROD END SUPPLY TIME TRIALS:
1. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-12.701 (New Track Record); 2. Austin Williams, 44, Jory-12.722; 3. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-12.779; 4. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-12.794; 5. Tommy Laliberte, 20X, Laliberte-12.815; 6. Shane Golobic, 73X, Ford-12.846; 7. Ronnie Gardner, 18, Kittle-12.893; 8. Ryan Bernal, 73, Ford-12.900; 9. Justin Sanders, 1H, Smith-12.989; 10. Scott Pierovich, 14, Vertullo/Pierson-13.019; 11. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-13.071; 12. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-13.117; 13. Terry Schank, 1X, Gleason-13.195; 14. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-13.212; 15. Billy Aton, 26, Aton-13.239; 16. Cory Kruseman, 7, Priestley-13.249; 17. Tom Baker, 3T, Baker-13.282; 18. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-13.326; 19. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-13.392; 20. Seth Wilson, 1, Wilson-13.397; 21. Daniel Hood, 33, Hood-13.657; 22. Gordon Rodgers, 94, Dusin-13.836; 23. John Gerber, 14S, Gerber-13.998; 24. Nick Foster Jr., 4Q, Shanoian-14.273; 25. James Bondurant, 77, Keener-14.495.
EXTREME MUFFLERS HEAT RACE 1: (10 laps)
1. Cory Kruseman, 2. Austin Liggett, 3. Mike Spencer, 4. Terry Schank, 5. Cody Williams, 6. Ronnie Gardner, 7. Gordon Rodgers, 8. James Bondurant. NT
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 2: (10 laps)
1. Brody Roa, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. Tom Baker, 4. Austin Williams, 5. Tommy Laliberte, 6. Rip Williams, 7. John Gerber, 8. Seth Wilson. NT
DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (10 laps)
1. Tony Hunt, 2. Justin Sanders, 3. Nic Faas, 4. Shane Golobic, 5. Shauna Hogg, 6. Daniel Hood, 7. Billy Aton. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. / DIVERSIFIED MACHINE INC. SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps)
1. Cody Williams, 2. Ronnie Gardner, 3. Tommy Laliberte, 4. Scott Pierovich, 5. Rip Williams, 6. Shauna Hogg, 7. Billy Aton, 8. Seth Wilson, 9. Gordon Rodgers, 10. Daniel Hood. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Mike Spencer (6th), 2. Terry Schank (2nd), 3. Brody Roa (1st), 4. Billy Aton (15th), 5. Austin Williams (8th), 6. Rip Williams (13th), 7. Ronnie Gardner (11th), 8. Nic Faas (7th), 9. Tony Hunt (18th), 10. Scott Pierovich (12th), 11. Ryan Bernal (4th), 12. Tommy Laliberte (10th), 13. Austin Liggett (19th), 14. Tom Baker (17th), 15. Seth Wilson (20th), 16. Gordon Rodgers (21st), 17. Justin Sanders (3rd), 18. Cody Williams (9th), 19. Shauna Hogg (14th), 20. Shane Golobic (5th), 21. Cory Kruseman (16th). NT
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**Cody Williams flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Terry Schank, Laps 2-3 Brody Roa, Laps 4-14 Ryan Bernal, Laps 15-30 Mike Spencer.
RINGERS GLOVES / KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Billy Aton (15th to 4th)
LRB INC. RACE PRODUCTS AWARD: Brody Roa
2012 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
August 18: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
August 19: Route 66 Motorplex - Victorville, 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 (Glenn Howard Memorial)
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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