MITCHELL TAKES 30-LAP CRA FEATURE AT THE PAS
Perris, CA……..Matt Mitchell of Yorba Linda, Calif. led the final four laps to win Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Car feature at Perris Auto Speedway. Austin Williams took second ahead of fast qualifier Ronnie Gardner, Jake Swanson and Cody Williams. Mitchell piloted the Mike Burkhart Stratis Construction/Westin Diversified RSS/Chevy to the victory. Series point leader Richard Vander Weerd was 12th, leaving him just six points ahead of Swanson and just seven ahead of Damion Gardner, who was ninth Saturday, as the series point lead tightens.
USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 30, 2016 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ronnie Gardner, 92M, Sertich-16.626; 2. Danny Faria Jr., 17V, Faria-16.832; 3. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.872; 4. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-16.911; 5. Mike Spencer, 4S, Gansen-16.957; 6. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-16.979; 7. Max Adams, 5M, Adams-17.039; 8. Parker Colston, 64, Gore-17.043; 9. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-17.060; 10. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-17.068; 11. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-17.069; 12. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.107; 13. Matt Mitchell, 21AZ, Burkhart-17.127; 14. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.179; 15. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-17.266; 16. Anthony Lopiccolo, 36, Springstead-17.408; 17. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.464; 18. Tommy Malcom, 5X, Napier-17.466; 19. Kenny Perkins, 0K, Perkins-17.632; 20. Jeremy Ellertson, 98, Ellertson-17.641; 21. Verne Sweeney, 98V, Tracy-17.880; 22. Steve Hix, 57, Hix-17.939; 23. Andrew Sweeney, 98JR, Tracy-18.074; 24. Matt Stewart, 84, Stewart-18.323; 25. Jeff Dyer, 39, Cal-Sun-18.425; 26. Austen Figueroa, 49, Bach-18.747.
EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. D.Gardner, 2. Mitchell, 3. R.Vander Weerd, 4. R.Gardner, 5. Lopiccolo, 6. Adams, 7. Hix, 8. Dyer, 9. Perkins. NT
DJ SAFETY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Roa, 2. Bender, 3. Spencer, 4. Faria, 5. Ellertson, 6. A.Sweeney, 7. Gansen, 8. Figueroa, 9. Colston. NT
CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. J.Vander Weerd, 2. A.Williams, 3. Swanson, 4. C.Williams, 5. L.Williams, 6. Malcolm, 7. V.Sweeney, 8. Stewart. 3:02.06
BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Adams, 2. L.Williams, 3. Colston, 4. Malcolm, 5. Perkins, 6. V.Sweeney, 7. Ellertson, 8. Gansen, 9. A.Sweeney, 10. Stewart, 11. Hix, 12. Dyer, 13. Lopiccolo, 14. Figueroa. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Matt Mitchell, 2. Austin Williams, 3. Ronnie Gardner, 4. Jake Swanson, 5. Cody Williams, 6. Logan Williams, 7. Mike Spencer, 8. Tommy Malcolm, 9. Damion Gardner, 10. Matt Stewart, 11. Verne Sweeney, 12. Richard Vander Weerd, 13. Chris Gansen, 14. Andrew Sweeney, 15. Max Adams, 16. Kenny Perkins, 17. Brody Roa, 18. Jace Vander Weerd, 19. Danny Faria Jr., 20. A.J. Bender, 21. Parker Colston, 22. Jeremy Ellertson. NT
**Faria flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-17 Spencer, Laps 18-25 D.Gardner, Lap 26 Spencer, Laps 27-30 Mitchell.
BR MOTORSPORTS / KING RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Matt Mitchell (13th to 1st)
NEW USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-R.Vander Weerd-526, 2-Swanson-520, 3-D.Gardner-519, 4-Roa-492, 5-Spencer-489, 6-A.Williams-464, 7-C.Williams-342, 8-L.Williams-336, 9-Adams-328, 10-Gansen-319;
NEXT USAC/CRA AMSOIL SPRINT CAR RACE: August 27 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway – “California Racers Hall of Fame Night”