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Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
- Nic Faas & Crew In Victory Circle. Photo by Scott Sheldon / Sprint Car Scotty Photos.
NIC FAAS WINS THRILLER AT THE PAS!
by Lance Jennings
PERRIS, CA – APRIL 7, 2013... With the white flag waving, Nic Faas of Huntington Beach slid past “Dynamite” David Cardey for the lead and sailed to victory at Perris Auto Speedway. The win marked the seventh career Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car triumph for Faas as “The Demon” Damion Gardner, Cardey, Ryan Bernal, and “The Cadillac” Cody Williams rounded out the top five drivers.
Starting on the pole position, David Cardey powered by Markus Niemela to grab the lead in the south turns. While several flips and cautions would halt the action, Cardey was strong and maintained command. Charging from the fifth starting spot, Faas was in pursuit and applied heavy pressure. Racing side by side, David fought off the repeated challenges until late race traffic and reported fuel issues developed. Nic took advantage and led the final two laps to score the victory at Don Kazarian’s 1/2-mile clay oval.
Racing Mark Alexander’s #4 Scott Sales Company / Competition Suspension Inc. Spike, Nic Faas left Perris as the new USAC/CRA point leader. The former USAC Western Midget Series Champion was third fast out of 36 cars and won the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #3. Nic has four top-5 finishes and 7 feature laps led as the series travels to Yuma, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway on April 19th.
Concord’s “The Demon” Damion Gardner claimed second after restarting at the back. Originally starting fourth, the pilot of Mark Alexander’s #4A Scott Sales Company / Competition Suspension Inc. Spike was caught in an early tangle, resulting in a flat tire. The 2005 champion put on a show as he charged to the front from nineteenth. Now second in the point chase, Gardner qualified fourth and won the Weld Racing / SBI Fuel Systems Heat Race #4. With four top-5 finishes on the year, Damion plans on racing both nights at Cocopah Speedway.
After leading twenty-eight laps, “Dynamite” David Cardey of Riverside had to settle for third on this night. Driving Tom and Laurie Sertich’s #92 Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror / Victory Race Cars entry, Cardey was eighth quick in time trials and second in his heat race. The former California Lightning Sprint Champion is close to giving the Moose Racing Team another victory, sitting twelfth in the standings with one top-5 finish to his credit.
Hollister’s Ryan Bernal scored fourth in the main event after a hard fought 30-laps of action. Racing Keith Ford’s #73 King Racing Products / A&A Precision Machine Spike, Bernal qualified sixth and placed fourth in his heat race. The 2-time Santa Maria track champion is fifth in points with one hard charger award and three top-10 finishes on the season. The USAC West Coast point leader might pass on Tulare to make his first start in Yuma.
“The Cadillac” Cody Williams of Yorba Linda had a strong run, taking fifth after starting tenth. Piloting Jack Jory’s #44 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike, Williams qualified tenth and was second in his heat race. Currently seventh in the point chase, the former National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year has three top-10 finishes on the season. “The Cadillac” will be looking for his first series win at Cocopah Speedway.
Yuma, Arizona's “The Magic Man” Mike Martin earned his second Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job” honors with an eleventh place run from twenty-third. Piloting his #16B Ultimate Offroad / Naquin Precision Earth Moving Maxim, Martin was sixteenth fast, sixth in his heat race, and sixteenth in the semi-main after flipping his machine. Taking a provisional, Mike charged forward and is now seventeenth in the standings. “The Magic Man” will be looking forward to racing in front of his hometown fans.
Temecula’s Mike Spencer earned his second Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award of the season. Driving Ron Chaffin's #50 Grubstake Mini Storage / Madera Produce Maxim, Spencer won the Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1, but was caught in an early tangle that sent him to the back of the main event. Currently eighth in points, the five-time champion soldiered on and claimed sixth at the finish line. With two top-10 finishes and seven feature laps led on the season, Mike will have his sights on winning both nights at Yuma.
R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona won the night’s DJ Safety Heat Race #2. Racing Bobby Martin’s #51 Weiler Farms / Pecon Builders Maxim, Johnson timed in twenty-second fast and scored seventeenth in the feature after an early exit. The “Copper On Dirt” winner is ninth in the standings with three heat race wins and 29 feature laps led on the year. R.J. will return to USAC Southwest action at Queen Creek before competing in Yuma’s doubleheader.
Torrance’s “Super” Rickie Gaunt won the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main. Piloting David Miller's #66 Tom Roberts Design / Barnes Systems Eagle, Gaunt qualified fifth, ran fifth in his heat race, and scored thirteenth in the main event. The former SCRA Champion is currently sixth in points with two top-10 finishes on the season. Working on a limited budget, Rickie and the Miller Motorsports Team hope to be in action at Cocopah Speedway.
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will travel to Yuma, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway for two nights of action starting Friday, April 19th. Located at the intersection of US Highway 95 and County 15th Street, more event information can be found at www.cocopahspeedway.com or calling (928) 344.1563. 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.
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, BR Motorsports, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Diversified Machine Inc., Extreme Mufflers, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, 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 in 2013, email PR Director Lance Jennings at [email protected].
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 SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS:
April 6, 2013 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – “Power of Purple Night”
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY TIME TRIALS:
1. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.095; 2. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.256; 3. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-16.276; 4. Damion Gardner, 4A, Alexander-16.314; 5. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-16.382; 6. Ryan Bernal, 73, Ford-16.399; 7. Markus Niemela, 81, Watt-16.423; 8. David Cardey, 92, Sertich-16.429; 9. David Bezio, 37X, Bezio-16.534; 10. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-16.572; 11. Bud Kaeding, 29, Bowman-16.666; 12. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-16.673; 13. Greg Alexander, 72, Ford-16.709; 14. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.731; 15. John Aden, 7A, Aden-16.742; 16. Mike Martin, 16B, Martin-16.776; 17. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-16.835; 18. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-16.876; 19. Seth Wilson, 1X, Wilson-16.899; 20. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.994; 21. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.068; 22. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-17.089; 23. Billy Blinn, 26, Blinn-17.254; 24. Kenny Perkins, 0K, Perkins-17.275; 25. Cal Smith, 39, CalSun-17.403; 26. Jeff Sibley, 18, Watt-17.536; 27. Corey
Ballard, 20, Ballard-17.553; 28. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-17.595; 29. Austin Smith, 14, Springstead-17.841; 30. Matt Stewart, 27, Stewart-17.884; 31. Mike Collins, 04, Collins-17.890; 32. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.004; 33. Brandon Thomson, 12X, Blair-18.075; 34. Gary Potter, 6, Potter-18.113; 35. Jerry Welton, 62, Welton-18.292; 36. J.J. Ercse, 36, Springstead-NT; 37. A.J. Bender, 12, Bender-NT.
EXTREME MUFFLERS HEAT RACE 1: (10 laps)
1. Mike Spencer, 2. Rip Williams, 3. David Bezio, 4. Greg Alexander, 5. Rickie Gaunt, 6. Austin Smith, 7. Cal Smith, 8. A.J. Bender. NT
DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 2: (10 laps)
1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Cody Williams, 3. Austin Williams, 4. Ryan Bernal, 5. Jace Vander Weerd, 6. Brody Roa, 7. Jeff Sibley, 8. Gary Potter, 9. Matt Stewart. NT
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 3: (10 laps)
1. Nic Faas, 2. Matt Mitchell, 3. Markus Niemela, 4. Bud Kaeding, 5. Billy Blinn, 6. Corey Ballard, 7. John Aden, 8. Jerry Welton. NT
WELD RACING / SBI FUEL SYSTEMS HEAT RACE 4: (10 laps)
1. Damion Gardner, 2. David Cardey, 3. Seth Wilson, 4. Richard Vander Weerd, 5. Kenny Perkins, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Tony Everhart, 8. Royal Adderson. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. / ROD END SUPPLY SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps)
1. Rickie Gaunt, 2. John Aden, 3. Brody Roa, 4. Kenny Perkins, 5. A.J. Bender (#12B), 6. Tony Everhart, 7. Austin Smith, 8. Jace Vander Weerd, 9. Brandon Thomson, 10. Cal Smith, 11. Billy Blinn, 12. Jeff Sibley, 13. Gary Potter, 14. Jerry Welton, 15. Royal Adderson, 16. Mike Martin, 17. Corey Ballard. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps – With Starting Positions)
1. Nic Faas (5th), 2. Damion Gardner (4th), 3. David Cardey (1st), 4. Ryan Bernal (3rd), 5. Cody Williams (10th), 6. Mike Spencer (6th), 7. Brody Roa (7th), 8. Austin Williams (14th), 9. Bud Kaeding (11th), 10. Seth Wilson (18th), 11. Mike Martin (23rd), 12. A.J. Bender (22nd), 13. Rickie Gaunt (8th), 14. Richard Vander Weerd (12th), 15. Markus Niemela (2nd), 16. Matt Mitchell (17th), 17. R.J. Johnson (19th), 18. Tony Everhart (21st), 19. Greg Alexander (13th), 20. David Bezio (9th), 21. Kenny Perkins (20th), 22. John Aden (15th), 23. Rip Williams (16th). NT
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**Royal Adderson and Mike Martin flipped during the semi-main.
**Rip Williams, John Aden, Greg Alexander, and Seth Wilson flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-28 David Cardey, Laps 29-30 Nic Faas.
KEIZER WHEELS / RACING OPTICS HARD CHARGER: Mike Martin (23rd to 11th)
NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS:
1. Nic Faas-259; 2. Damion Gardner-255; 3. Bryan Clauson-210; 4. Bud Kaeding-187; 5. Ryan Bernal-181; 6. Rickie Gaunt-167; 7. Cody Williams-166; 8. Mike Spencer-163; 9. R.J. Johnson-154; 10. Brody Roa-148; 11. Austin Williams-145; 12. David Cardey-122; 13. Matt Mitchell-112; 14. Rip Williams-110; 15. Charles Davis Jr.-102; 16. Hunter Schuerenberg-91; 17. Mike Martin-83; 18. Seth Wilson-81; 19. Richard Vander Weerd-80; 20. David Bezio-76.
2013 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
April 19: Cocopah Speedway - Yuma, AZ
April 20: Cocopah Speedway - Yuma, AZ
May 4: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Don Flanders Classic)
May 18: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
May 25: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Salute To Indy)
June 14: Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA
June 15: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
July 4: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Firecracker 30)
August 9: Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA
August 10: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
August 17: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (California Racers Hall of Fame Night)
August 31: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)
September 1: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)
September 14: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Glenn Howard Classic)
October 5: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Southern California Fair Race)
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.
** = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC Western Classic Racing Series.
This schedule is subject to change.
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