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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES: August 31, 2019 – Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, California – “12th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic / California Sprint Week”

CAR #    DRIVER/HOMETOWN    ENTRANT/SPONSOR/CHASSIS/ENGINE
3F    GEOFF ENSIGN/Sebastopol, CA    Ted Finkenbinder/Western Industrial X-Ray/Eagle/Bailey Bros.
4    DAMION GARDNER/Concord, CA    Mark Alexander/Trench Shoring – All Coast Construction/Spike/J&D Performance
4G    CHRIS GANSEN/Verdemont Heights, CA    Gansen Engineering Motorsports/Trench Shoring – Circle Track Performance/Maxim/Kistler
5X    TOMMY MALCOLM/Corona, CA    Dino Napier/Indiana Truck Salvage – Rockstar Coatings/Maxim/Shaver
8    MICHAEL FACCINTO/Hanford, CA    Jim Richardson/Wiesz Racing Engines – The Heater Guy/DRC/Weisz
10    RICHARD VANDER WEERD/Visalia, CA    Ron Vander Weerd/Vander Weerd Construction – Stone Gate Development/Maxim/Shark
11T    TRAVIS MOORE/Chico, CA    Travis Moore/Sponsors Needed/Maxim/Chevy
16    MIKE MARTIN/Yuma, AZ    Mike Martin/Naquin Precision Earth Moving – American Flowtech/Maxim/Shaver
24    RYAN BERNAL/Hollister, CA    Colby Copeland/Good Guy’s Rod & Custom – Black Dog Drilling/Maxim/Borello
26    BILLY ATON/Benecia, CA    Billy Aton/Bill Aton Painting – Triple X/Triple X/Bailey Bros. 360
28M    MATT McCARTHY/Riverside, CA    John McCarthy/Flowdynamics Inc. – Benic Enterprises/Maxim/Kistler
34AZ    JAKE SWANSON/Anaheim, CA    John Grau & Mike Burkhart/Stratis Construction – KSE Custom Drywall/DRC/Claxton
42    DANNY FARIA JR./Tipton, CA    Dwight Cheney/Racing Optics – Sander Engineering/Maxim/Shaver
45    JAKE MORGAN/Elk Grove, CA    Gary Morgan/Pacific Valley Fire Protection – NGK Spark Plugs/Eagle/Scooter 360
50    CHARLES DAVIS JR./Buckeye, AZ    Charles Davis Jr./RSS Industries– MP Environmental Services/RSS/Ott
51    TERRY SCHANK JR./Santa Roas, CA    Brian Sperry/C&H Vetern Enterprises– Soares Racing/Maxim/Bailey Bros.
51T    ®EDDIE TAFOYA JR./Chino Hills, CA    Eddie Tafoya Sr./Specialty Fasteners – System One/777/Shaver
56    JASON McDOUGAL/Broken Arrow, OK    Mike Phulps/Longcreek Ranch & Winery – Metal Works/Eagle/S&S
57    ®STEVE HIX/Ventura, CA    Steve Hix/No Limit Powder Coating – Raney Racing Engines/Triple X/Raney
68    CHASE JOHNSON/Penngrove, CA    Thomas Family/Fire Suppression Engineering – Pitstop USA/Maxim/Thomas
69    BUD KAEDING/Campbell, CA    BK Racing/Al’s Roofing – Loose Change/Maxim/Shaver
83    AUSTIN LIGGETT/Tracy, CA    Tim Liggett/Excel Environmental Services – Liggett Trucking/Maxim/Bailey Bros.
88    JACE VANDER WEERD/Visalia, CA    Ron Vander Weerd/Vander Weerd Construction – Stone Gate Development/KPC/Shark
91R    BRODY ROA/Garden Grove, CA    BR Performance/HD Industries – Burris Racing/Maxim/Shaver
92    AUSTIN WILLIAMS/Yorba Linda, CA    Tom & Laurie Sertich/Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror – Lucas Oil/DRC/RC Performance
® AMSOIL USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year Contenders.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES: August 31, 2019 – Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, California – “12th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic / California Sprint Week”

25 CARS

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-19.240.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 
42 Danny Faria Jr. – 24 Ryan Bernal
83 Austin Liggett – 69 Bud Kaeding
92 Austin Williams – 4 Damion Gardner
5X Tommy Malcolm – 51T Eddie Tafoya Jr.
11T Travis Moore

CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / ULTRA SHIELD RACE PRODUCTS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 
4G Chris Gansen – 16 Mike Martin
3F Geoff Ensign – 28M Matt McCarthy
10 Richard Vander Weerd – 34AZ Jake Swanson
26 Billy Aton – 45 Jake Morgan

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / BUTLERBUILT SEATS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 
50 Charles Davis Jr. – 8 Michael Faccinto
88 Jace Vander Weerd – 56 Jason McDougal 
68 Chase Johnson -  91R Brody Roa
57 Steve Hix – 51 Terry Schank Jr.

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-19.240; 2. Jake Swanson, 34AZ, Grau/Burkhart-19.377; 3. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-19.660; 4. Austin Williams, 92, Sertich-19.685; 5. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-19.782; 6. Chase Johnson, 68, Thomas-19.880; 7. Bud Kaeding, 69, BK-20.022; 8. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-20.057; 9. Jason McDougal, 56, Phulps-20.059; 10. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-20.084; 11. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-20.088; 12. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-20.109; 13. Ryan Bernal, 24, Copeland-20.124; 14. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-20.147; 15. Michael Faccinto, 8, Richardson-20.208; 16. Danny Faria Jr., 42, Cheney-20.351; 17. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-20.359; 18. Charles Davis Jr., 50, Davis-20.492; 19. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-20.510; 20. Billy Aton, 26, Aton-20.618; 21. Steve Hix, 57, Hix-20.687; 22. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-20.700; 23. Jake Morgan, 45, Morgan-20.730; 24. Terry Schank Jr., 51, Sperry-20.855; 25. Travis Moore, 11T, Moore-22.514.

Tonight at Calistoga, #4 "The Demon" Damion Gardner (Concord, CA) earned his 88th career USAC/CRA Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award. 

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Faria, 2. Bernal, 3. Gardner, 4. Liggett, 5. Williams, 6. Kaeding, 7. Malcolm, 8. Tafoya, 9. Moore. NT

CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / ULTRA SHIELD RACE PRODUCTS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Swanson, 2. Gansen, 3. Ensign, 4. R.Vander Weerd, 5. McCarthy, 6. Martin, 7. Morgan, 8. Aton. NT

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / BUTLERBUILT SEATS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Faccinto, 2. Johnson, 3. Davis, 4. J.Vander Weerd, 5. McDougal, 6. Roa, 7. Schank, 8. Hix. NT

FEATURE LINEUP: (30 laps) 
3F Geoff Ensign – 83 Austin Liggett
68 Chase Johnson – 10 Richard Vander Weerd
34AZ Jake Swanson – 4 Damion Gardner
91R Brody Roa – 92 Austin Williams
69 Bud Kaeding – 28M Matt McCarthy
56 Jason McDougal – 88 Jace Vander Weerd
24 Ryan Bernal – 16 Mike Martin
8 Michael Faccinto – 42 Danny Faria Jr.
4G Chris Gansen – 50 Charles Davis Jr.
5X Tommy Malcolm – 26 Billy Aton
57 Steve Hix – 51T Eddie Tafoya Jr.
45 Jake Morgan – 51 Terry Schank Jr.
11T Travis Moore

RED. MAIN. Lap 8, 34AZ Swanson and 50 Davis flipped. 8 Faccinto involved. DRIVERS OK

#92 Austin Williams wins curfew shortened feature at Calistoga

AUSTIN WILLIAMS WINS SHORTENED CALISTOGA FEATURE

CALISTOGA, CA – AUGUST 31, 2019… "The Big Game Hunter" Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, CA) held off a late challenge from Austin Liggett before the curfew ended the main event at Calistoga Speedway. Piloting Tom & Laurie Sertich’s #92 Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror DRC, Williams earned his first AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car feature of the year over Liggett, “The Demon” Damion Gardner, Brody Roa, and Richard Vander Weerd. 

“Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. earned the Specialty Fasteners / Saldana Racing Products Hard Charger Award with a sixteenth to sixth place run. Chris Gansen claimed the Wilwood Disc Brakes “Lucky 13 Award” with a thirteenth place finish in the main event. 

Gardner also scored the night’s Woodland Auto Display / Beaver Stripes Fast Time Award by posting a time of 19.240 over the 25-car roster.

The night’s 8-lap heat race victories went to Faria (Extreme Mufflers / Brown & Miller Racing Solutions First Heat), Jake Swanson (Circle Track Performance / Ultra Shield Race Products / Competition Suspension Inc. Second Heat), and Michael Faccinto (Saldana Racing Products / ButlerBuilt Seats Third Heat). 

The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars are back for the Sunday finale of  the “12th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic” at Calistoga Speedway

The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series thanks All Coast Construction, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Butlerbuilt Professional Seat Systems, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Extreme Mufflers, Five Star Grafix, Flowdynamics, Hoosier Racing Tire, Loudpedal Productions, Pyrotect Racing Cells, Saldana Racing Products, Specialty Fasteners, surfnsprint.com, Sway-A-Way Racing Technology, Ultra Shield Race Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. 

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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 31, 2019 – Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, California – “12th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic / California Sprint Week”

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-19.240; 2. Jake Swanson, 34AZ, Grau/Burkhart-19.377; 3. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-19.660; 4. Austin Williams, 92, Sertich-19.685; 5. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-19.782; 6. Chase Johnson, 68, Thomas-19.880; 7. Bud Kaeding, 69, BK-20.022; 8. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-20.057; 9. Jason McDougal, 56, Phulps-20.059; 10. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-20.084; 11. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-20.088; 12. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-20.109; 13. Ryan Bernal, 24, Copeland-20.124; 14. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-20.147; 15. Michael Faccinto, 8, Richardson-20.208; 16. Danny Faria Jr., 42, Cheney-20.351; 17. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-20.359; 18. Charles Davis Jr., 50, Davis-20.492; 19. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-20.510; 20. Billy Aton, 26, Aton-20.618; 21. Steve Hix, 57, Hix-20.687; 22. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-20.700; 23. Jake Morgan, 45, Morgan-20.730; 24. Terry Schank Jr., 51, Sperry-20.855; 25. Travis Moore, 11T, Moore-22.514.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Faria, 2. Bernal, 3. Gardner, 4. Liggett, 5. Williams, 6. Kaeding, 7. Malcolm, 8. Tafoya, 9. Moore. NT

CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / ULTRA SHIELD RACE PRODUCTS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Swanson, 2. Gansen, 3. Ensign, 4. R.Vander Weerd, 5. McCarthy, 6. Martin, 7. Morgan, 8. Aton. NT

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / BUTLERBUILT SEATS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Faccinto, 2. Johnson, 3. Davis, 4. J.Vander Weerd, 5. McDougal, 6. Roa, 7. Schank, 8. Hix. NT

FEATURE: (22 laps, with starting positions) 1. Austin Williams (8), 2. Austin Liggett (2), 3. Damion Gardner (6), 4. Brody Roa (7), 5. Richard Vander Weerd (4), 6. Danny Faria Jr. (16), 7. Bud Kaeding (9), 8. Jason McDougal (11), 9. Ryan Bernal (13), 10. Jace Vander Weerd (12), 11. Tommy Malcolm (19), 12. Matt McCarthy (10), 13. Chris Gansen (17), 14. Chase Johnson (3), 15. Terry Schank Jr. (24), 16. Billy Aton (20), 17. Steve Hix (21), 18. Mike Martin (14), 19. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (22), 20. Geoff Ensign (1), 21. Jake Swanson (5), 22. Michael Facicnto (15), 23. Charles Davis Jr. (18), 24. Jake Morgan (23), NT
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**Swanson and Davis flipped on lap 8 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Ligget, Laps 14-22.
SPECIALTY FASTENERS HARD CHARGER: Danny Faria Jr. (16th to 6th)
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES LUCKY 13 AWARD: Chris Gansen
USAC 360 BONUS: Billy Aton

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Gardner-812, 2-Roa-784, 3-A.Williams-756, 4-Swanson-630, 5-Malcolm-552, 6-Gansen-524, 7-R.Vander Weerd-462, 8-R.J. Johnson-458, 9-McCarthy-458, 10-C.Williams-405.

NEW CALIFORNIA SPRINT WEEK POINTS: 1-Williams-77, 2-Gardner-76, 3-Liggett-72, 4-Roa-68, 5-R.Vander Weerd-65, 6-Faria-63, 7-Kaeding-55, 8-Bernal-53, 9-McDougal-53, 10-J.Vander Weerd-48.

NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: September 1 – Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, California – “12th Louie Vermeil Classic / California Sprint Week”