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CRA CHAMPS JONES, WILLIAMS PEAKING AT RIGHT TIME TO
CHALLENGE FOR “LOUIE VERMEIL CLASSIC” AT CALISTOGA
AUGUST
23, 2008 --- Defending Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Car
Champion Tony Jones and former titlist Rip Williams could be
peaking at the right time to challenge for victory in this
weekend’s “Louie Vermeil Classic” at Calistoga (Calif.)
Speedway.
Jones
returned to victory lane for the first time this season,
passing Williams on the 24th lap to lead the final seven
laps Saturday night to win the “30-lap Hot August 70s Night”
feature at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Williams finished
second behind Jones’ Alexander Racing machine, while Danny
Sheridan, Garrett Hansen and Mike Spencer rounded out the
“top-five.” Williams’ finish was his best so far since
returning to USAC/CRA competition July 4.
Spencer’s point lead now stands at 92 points over Hansen
going into this weekend’s “Louie Vermeil Classic.”
Ronnie
Day won the last USAC non-wing sprint race at Calistoga, in
1996. That’s the only previous appearance of USAC Sprint
cars at the storied track.
The
USAC Western Midgets are also part of this weekend’s
Calistoga racing program.
August 18, 2008
Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria Speedway
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Jimmy
Crawford, 51, Crawford-14.277; 2. Josh Ford, 73,
Ford-14.353; 3. Rodney Argo, 19, Argo-14.380; 4. Rip
Williams, 3, Jory-14.467; 5. Aaron Altaffer, 21,
Dorathy-14.502; 6. J Hicks, 66, Miller-14.543; 7. Danny
Faria, 17v, Faria-14.547; 8. Mike Spencer, 50,
Chaffin-14.547; 9. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-14.577; 10.
Garrett Hansen, 7, Priestley-14.598; 11. Alan Ballard, 75,
Stansberry-14.650; 12. David Cardey, 38, Crossno-14.810; 13.
Cody Williams, 44, Jory-14.895; 14. Nic Faas, 117,
Faas-14.939; 15. Jason May, 8m, May-15.068; 16. Daniel Hood,
33H, Hood-15.093; 17. Ludvig Solberg IV, 84, Persall-15.215;
18. Blake Miller, 93, Gardner-15.223; 19. Brein Kinney, 85,
Persall-15.293; 20. Jeff Culver, 71c, Culver-15.338; 21.
Todd Hunsaker, 6, Hunsaker-15.385; 22. Greg Bragg, 92,
Sertich-15.445; 23. Dennis Rodriguez, 1D, Rodriguez-15.540;
24. Tyler Brown, 96, Gardner-15.562.
FIRST HEAT:
(10 laps) 1. Bragg, 2. Hansen, 3. C.Williams, 4. R.Williams,
5. Crawford, 6. Faria, 7. Hood, 8. Kinney. NT
SECOND
HEAT:
(10 laps) 1. Faas, 2. Solberg, 3. Ford, 4.
Spencer, 5. Ballard, 6. Culver, 7. Rodriguez, 8. Altaffer.
NT
THIRD HEAT:
(10 laps) 1. Hunsaker, 2. Cardey,
3. Brown, 4. Hicks, 5. Sheridan, 6. Argo, 7. May, 8. Miller.
2:21.40
SEMI:
(10 laps) 1. Argo, 2. Crawford, 3.
Sheridan, 4. Faria, 5. Ballard, 6. Altaffer, 7. Hood, 8.
Culver, 9. May, 10. Kinney, 11. Miller, 12. Rodriguez. NT
FEATURE:
(30 laps) 1. Nic Faas, 2. Garrett Hansen,
3. Mike Spencer, 4. David Cardey, 5. Rip Williams, 6. Josh
Ford, 7. J Hicks, 8. Rodney Argo, 9. Greg Bragg, 10. Danny
Faria, 11. Cody Williams, 12. Aaron Altaffer, 13. Todd
Hunsaker, 14. Jimmy Crawford, 15. Ludvig Solberg IV, 16.
Tyler Brown, 17. Jeff Culver, 18. Danny Sheridan, 19. Alan
Ballard, 20. Daniel Hood. NT
7/5/2008
Austin Williams run with his brother Cody Williams on July
5th 2008 at Victorville, CA and brings home a 4th place and
Cody brings home a 3rd place.
USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY - PERRIS, CA
JULY 4, 2008
36
CARS
TIME
TRIALS:
1. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.785; 2. Garrett
Hansen, 7, Preistley-17.182; 3. Blake Miller, 93,
Gardner-17.218; 4. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-17.279; 5. Tony
Jones, 4, Alexander-17.293; 6. Mike Spencer, 50,
Chaffin-17.294; 7. Nic Faas, 17F, Faas-17.409; 8. Alan
Ballard, 75, Stansberry-17.495; 9. Josh Ford, 73,
Ford-17.516; 10. Cory Kruseman, 21K, Kruseman-17.537; 11.
Rickie Gaunt, 25X, Gardner-17.593; 12. Troy Rutherford, 111,
Rutherford-17.630; 13. Tyler Brown, 96, Gardner-17.630; 14.
Ronnie Case, 8, Case-17.665; 15. Henry Clarke, 41K,
Kruseman-17.677; 16. David Cardey, 38, Crossno-17.703; 17.
Eric Severson, 48N, Leonard-17.705; 18. J Hicks, 66,
Miller-17.714; 19. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.721; 20. Brian
Venard, 12, Blair-17.863; 21. Cody Williams, 44,
Jory-17.870; 22. Seth Wilson, 17, Wilson-17.927; 23. Austin
Mero, 71K, Kruseman-18.177; 24. Brent Camarillo, 51,
Camland-18.283; 25. Brandon Thomson, 19T, Thomson-18.290;
26. Nadine Gardner 16, Gardner-18.308; 27. Josh Williams, 1,
Perkins-18.477; 28. Todd Hunsaker, 6, Hunsaker-18.533; 29.
Brian Camarillo, 22C, Camland-18.621; 30. Ryan Devitt, 72,
Forstie-18.738; 31. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.760; 32.
Brein Kinney, 85, Persall-19.026; 33. Kenny Perkins, 4X,
Perkins-19.258; 34. Joe Gunderson, 84, Persall-19.272; 35.
John Butler, 54, Butler-21.659; 36. Tony Everhart, 55,
Everhart-24.732.
HEAT
RACE 1: (10 laps)
1. Danny Sheridan, 2. Josh Ford, 3.
Tony Jones, 4. Eric Severson, 5. Cody Williams, 6. Brandon
Thomson, 7. Brian Camarillo, 8. Tyler Brown, 9. Kenny
Perkins. NT.
HEAT
RACE 2: (10 laps)
1. Seth Wilson, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. J
Hicks, 4. Garrett Hansen, 5. Ronnie Case, 6. Nadine Gardner,
7. Joe Gunderson, 8. Ryan Devitt, 9. Cory Kruseman. NT.
HEAT
RACE 3: (10 laps)
1. Josh Williams, 2. Greg Bragg, 3.
Rickie Gaunt, 4. Blake Miller, 5. Austin Mero, 6. Nic Faas,
7. Henry Clarke, 8. Royal Adderson, 9. John Butler. 3:00.45.
HEAT
RACE 4: (10 laps)
1. David Cardey, 2. Alan Ballard, 3.
Rip Williams, 4. Todd Hunsaker, 5. Brian Venard, 6. Brein
Kinney, 7. Brent Camarillo, 8. Tony Everhart, 9. Troy
Rutherford. NT.
SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps)
1. Cory Kruseman, 2. Tyler Brown,
3. Nic Faas, 4. Henry Clarke, 5. Cody Williams, 6. Ronnie
Case, 7. Brian Venard, 8. Brandon Thomson, 9. Austin Mero,
10. Royal Adderson, 11. Brein Kinney, 12. Tony Everhart, 13.
Joe Gunderson, 14. Kenny Perkins. NT.
FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Danny
Sheridan (8th), 2. Mike Spencer (3rd), 3. Alan Ballard
(2nd), 4. Garrett Hansen (7th), 5. Cory Kruseman (10th), 6.
Blake Miller (6th), 7. Tony Jones (4th), 8. Greg Bragg
(18th), 9. David Cardey (15th), 10. Tyler Brown (12th), 11.
Seth Wilson (20th), 12. Josh Ford (1st), 13. Rickie Gaunt
(11th), 14. Eric Severson (16th), 15. Todd Hunsaker (22nd),
16. Cody Williams (19th), 17. Josh Williams (21st), 18. Nic
Faas (9th), 19. Rip Williams (5th), 20. Henry Clarke (14th),
21. Ronnie Case (13th), 22. J Hicks (17th). NT.
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**Brian Camarillo flipped during
the first heat.
**Troy Rutherford flipped during the
fourth heat.
***5 360s In Attendance For Bonus- Won By
Eric Severson.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS:
Laps 1-10 Alan Ballard, Laps 11-12
Rip Williams, Laps 13-19 Mike Spencer, Laps 20-30 Danny
Sheridan.
NEW
LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS:
1-Spencer-821;
2-Sheridan-754; 3-Miller-748; 4-Hansen-712; 5-Kruseman-691;
6-Brown-573; 7-Jones-523; 8-Cardey-405; 9-Ford-402; 10-Levi
Jones-350.
NEXT
LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE:
July 19 – Perris
(CA) Auto Speedway
7/2/2008: Rip Williams returns on
the 4th at Lake Perris Speedway along with his son Cody
Williams
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY...
18700 Lake Perris Drive...
Perris, CA 92571
(951) 940-0134
perrisautospeedway.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SPRINT CARS & FIREWORKS ON THE 4TH OF JULY AT
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!
(JULY 1, 2008, PERRIS, CA) Don Kazarian's famous Perris
Auto Speedway will celebrate Independence Day on Friday,
July 4th, when the City of Perris presents "Vroom
and Boom" featuring the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
presented by Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply in Budweiser
Firecracker 30 plus the California Lightning Sprint Cars. In
addition to the racing, the biggest and best fireworks show
and sky concert in Riverside County will light up the night
sky at intermission. Spectator gates will open two hours
earlier than normal at 3:00 PM and racing will begin at
7:00.
In an announcement that came late Monday afternoon, Jack
and Nadine Gardner have added $3,000.00 to the purse for
Friday's holiday show. An extra $1,000.00 will now go to the
winner of the main event with second place pocketing an
extra $300.00 and third place earning an additional $200.00
on top of the regular purse. The other $1,500.00 in "Gardner
Green" will go to the highest finishing car with a 360
engine.
"Thank you to Jack & Nadine Gardner," Don Kazarian said
on Monday. "The Gardner's have been dedicated to this sport
for decades and this is just another fine example of
everything they do for racing. I know the drivers and teams
thank them and we do, too."
Early arriving fans will find a lot to when they get to
the track on Friday. As always the competing cars will line
each side of the track entrance so fans can get an up close
look at them and take photos. The drivers will be there to
sign autographs, pose for photos and answer questions as
well.
As has been the case at every July 4th race at
the 12-year old speed plant, there will be games for kids
along with the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA drivers including a water
balloon toss, three-legged race, hot dog and watermelon
eating contests. A live band will be playing to entertain
the early arrivals as well.
On the track, the best show in Southern California
racing, the thrilling Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, will
wage dirt track war on the brightly lit half mile oval.
Friday's race will be the tenth of the season for the series
at The PAS and thus far, there have been six different
winners. Only Ventura's Cory Kruseman (3 wins) and
"Showtime" Danny Sheridan (2 wins) of Santa Maria have more
than one win this year. The latest winner was "Handsome"
Garrett Hansen of Manhattan Beach on June 21st.
The Lightning Sprint Cars will be appearing for the
second week in a row. Last Saturday, 2007 series champion
Shane Rosson scored his first 2008 PAS win in the main
event.
Friday's explosive holiday celebration will include
qualifying, ten lap heat races, a 12-lap B main event and
the Budweiser Firecracker 30 Main for the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA
Sprint Cars. The winged Lightning Sprints will contest heats
and a 20-lap main event. At intermission the giant fireworks
show and sky concert will evoke cheers and roars from the
large crowd. And, for the kids, Gardner Motorsports will be
giving away a free bicycle and Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply
will be giving away a $25.00 free gas card to one lucky fan
in the grandstands and one person in the pit area as well.
Advance tickets for Friday's USAC/CRA race and night of
family fun are available now by calling (800) 595-4849 or
(951) 940-0134. You can also order tickets on the Internet
at tix.com or perrisautospeedway.com.
Anyone wishing more information could contact Perris Auto
Speedway at (951) 940-0134.
Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris
Fairgrounds, home of the Southern California Fair. The track
is approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour
North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215
freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east
to the fairgrounds.
Video and DVD productions for all USAC/CRA at races
Perris Auto Speedway are available from North Hollywood,
California's Raceway Video. For more information on these
shows call Jeff Kristensen at (818) 618-9764 or visit the
website at: racewayvideo.com
racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet
address to issue official media news released from The
Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment
LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS
1. Mike Spencer – Temecula, CA – 756
2. Blake Miller – Yorba Linda, CA – 694
3. Danny Sheridan - Santa Maria, CA – 680
4. Garrett Hansen – Manhattan Beach, CA – 651
5. Cory Kruse man - Ventura, CA – 639
6. Tyler Brown – Norco, CA – 537
7. Tony Jones – Norco, CA – 473
8. Josh Ford – Camarillo, CA – 366
9. David Cardey – Riverside, CA 363
10. Levi Jones - Olney, IL - 350
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY PEOPLE'S CHAMPIONSHIP FUND - A Main
1. Tony Jones - Norco, CA - 943
2. Garret Hansen - Manhattan Beach, CA - 874
3. Blake Miller - Yorba Linda, CA - 873
4. Danny Sheridan - Santa Maria, CA - 870
5. Mike Spencer - Temecula, CA - 843
6. Cody Williams - Yorba Linda, CA - 718
7. Rickie Gaunt - Torrance, CA - 700
8. Cory Kruseman - Ventura, CA - 679
9. Tyler Brown - Norco, CA - 666
10. Eric Severson - Torrance, CA - 650
PAST INDEPENDENCE DAY WINNERS AT THE PAS
1996 Cory Kruseman
1997 Rip Williams
1998 Troy Cline
1999 Rip Williams
2000 Cory Kruseman
2001 Cory Kruseman
2002 Rickie Gaunt
2003 Rip Williams
2004 Damion Gardner
2005 Cory Kruseman
2006 Tony Jones
2007 Tony Jones
Rip had 2nd fast time of the night and came in 2nd in his
heat race. In the A main on lap two the 15 car came up
and got sideway and Rip flip and the number 18 got under Rip
car and ripped the floor pan up and broke Rips foot.
2/15/2008 Rip Williams will be having surgery
to his left foot next week, after the surgery we will have a
better date of his return back to the race track.
2/24/2008 Rip Williams is out of surgery and will be back
soon and at 100%.
3/5/08 Cody Williams, son of wingless sprint car star
Rip Williams, will make his USAC/CRA sprint car debut
Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway, a bit sooner than
expected.
Read More
3/8/08
Cody Williams makes his first run at the PAS this week end.
Over all it was not a bad run for Cody for his first race at
the PAS, Cody has ran with the Ford Focus last year and has
run the 410 cc at other tracks, but this is his first run
with USAC/CRA. Cody said he will be running eight shows at
the PAS this year and see were it takes him from there. Cody
would like to thank the Jorys
PHOTOS
3/29/08 Perris
Auto Speedway - Perris, CA, Cody Williams wins his first B
Main on his 2nd time out and comes in12th in the A Main.
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