Gardner/Spencer Duel Continues at the PAS

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Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway hosts the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars againSaturday night and once again drivers Damion Gardner and Mike Spencer expect to be among the favorites for the victory.

Owning eight total championships, the two drivers have accounted for 93 total USAC/CRA feature wins. Of those 93, 57 have come at Perris. Gardner has 32 wins at the PAS and Spencer 25.

Gardner, seeking a fourth series title compared to Spencer’s five, has a five-point lead over Spencer in the 2015 standings. Gardner has a win, a second, a third and a fourth in his four starts. Spencer has three thirds and a fifth.

Matt Mitchell, winner of last year’s USAC West Coast Sprint Car championship, stands third in the points, 38 behind Spencer. Matt has finished in the top-six in all four features so far this season.

UPCOMING EVENT INFO

**SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015**
TRACK: Perris Auto Speedway (Perris, California)
EVENT: USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Guns

TRACK ADDRESS: 18700 Lake Perris Dr, Perris, CA 92571
TRACK PHONE: (951) 940-0134
TRACK WEBSITE: www.perrisautospeedway.com

MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on The SCRA Fan Message Board

2015 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR
SCHEDULE & RESULTS

DATE
LOCATION
TRACK
WINNER
March 7 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway Richard Vander Weerd
March 20 Tucson, AZ USA Raceway Brady Bacon
March 21 Tucson, AZ USA Raceway Damion Gardner
April 18 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway Richard Vander Weerd
May 2 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
May 9 Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway
May 23 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
June 13 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
July 3 Santa Maria, CA Santa Maria Speedway
July 4 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
Aug. 15 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
@@@Sept. 5 Calistoga, CA Calistoga Speedway
@@@Sept. 6 Calistoga, CA Calistoga Speedway
@@@Sept. 7 Petaluma, CA Petaluma Speedway
@@@Sept. 10 Chico, CA Silver Dollar Speedway
@@@Sept. 11 Hanford, CA Kings Speedway
@@@Sept. 12 Santa Maria, CA Santa Maria Speedway
Sept. 19 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
Oct. 23 Peoria, AZ Canyon Speedway Park
Oct. 24 Peoria, AZ Canyon Speedway Park
###Nov. 12 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
###Nov. 13 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
###Nov. 14 Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway
###Nov. 19 Tucson, AZ USA Raceway
###Nov. 20 Tucson, AZ USA Raceway
###Nov. 21 Tucson, AZ USA Raceway
Races noted with @@@ represent California Sprint Week.
Races noted with ### represent a Co-Sanctioned event with the AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship.
2015 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR
DRIVER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS (TOP-10)
ENTRANT POINTS (TOP-10)
RANK
DRIVER
POINTS
RANK
ENTRANT
POINTS
1
Damion Gardner
260
1
Mark Alexander #4
260
2
Mike Spencer
255
2 Ron Chaffin Motorsports #50 255
3
Matt Mitchell
217
3 Keith Ford #73 245
4
Austin Williams
175
4 J.W. Mitchell Motorsports #37 217
5
Jake Swanson
173
5 John Jory #2 175
6
Richard Vander Weerd
161
6 Tom & Laurie Sertich #92 173
7
Cody Williams
147
7 Ron Vander Weerd #10 161
8
Brady Bacon
136
8 John Jory #44 147
9
Brody Roa
122
9 BR Racing #91R 122
10
R.J. Johnson
114
10
Bobby Martin #51 114
2015 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR
FEATURE WINNERS

Richard Vander Weerd – 2 (Perris Auto Speedway on March 7 & Perris Auto Speedway on April 18)

Brady Bacon – 1 (USA Raceway on March 20)

Damion Gardner – 1 (USA Raceway on March 21)

2015 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STATISTICS

FEATURE WINS:
1. Richard Vander Weerd – 2
2. Brady Bacon – 1
Damion Gardner – 1
FEATURE LAP LEADERS:
1. Richard Vander Weerd – 70
2. Dave Darland – 17
3. Damion Gardner – 16
4. Matt Mitchell – 7
Mike Spencer – 7
6. Josh Hodges – 2
7. Brady Bacon – 1

TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. Damion Gardner – 4
Mike Spencer – 4
2. Brady Bacon – 2
Matt Mitchell – 2
Richard Vander Weerd – 2
Austin Williams – 2
6. Ryan Bernal – 1
Dave Darland – 1
Charles Davis, Jr. – 1
Josh Hodges – 1

TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1.   Damion Gardner – 4
Matt Mitchell – 4
Mike Spencer – 4
4.   Brody Roa – 3
Jake Swanson – 3
6.   Brady Bacon – 2
Dave Darland – 2
R.J. Johnson – 2
Richard Vander Weerd – 2
Austin Williams – 2
Cody Williams – 2
12. Ryan Bernal – 1
David Bezio – 1
Charles Davis, Jr. – 1
Ronnie Gardner – 1
Rickie Gaunt – 1
Josh Hodges – 1
Mike Martin – 1
Hunter Schuerenberg – 1
Bruce St. James – 1
Jace Vander Weerd – 1

FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. Mike Spencer – 2
2. Brady Bacon – 1
Jake Swanson – 1

HEAT RACE WINS:
1. Damion Gardner – 3
    R.J. Johnson – 2
3. Ryan Bernal – 1
Ronnie Clark – 1
    Dave Darland – 1
Matt Mitchell – 1
Matt Rossi – 1
Richard Vander Weerd – 1
Cody Williams – 1

SEMI WINS:
1. Geoff Ensign – 1
Matt Mitchell – 1
ALL-TIME USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS

2004: Rip WIlliams

2005: Damion Gardner

2006: Cory Kruseman

2007: Tony Jones

2008: Mike Spencer

2009: Mike Spencer

2010: Mike Spencer

2011: Mike Spencer

2012: Mike Spencer

2013: Damion Gardner

2014: Damion Gardner

ALL-TIME USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR
FEATURE WINNERS

1. [58 wins] Damion Gardner

 

2. [35 wins] Cory Kruseman & Mike Spencer

 

4. [20 wins] Tony Jones

 

5. [10 wins] Nic Faas, Mike Kirby & Rip Williams

 

8. [9 wins] David Cardey & Bryan Clauson

 

10. [7 wins] Dave Darland, Rickie Gaunt & Danny Sheridan

 

13. [6 wins] Levi Jones, Bud Kaeding, Blake Miller & Matt Mitchell

 

17. [5 wins] Garrett Hansen

 

18. [4 wins] Darren Hagen & Kevin Swindell

 

20. [3 wins] Robert Ballou, Ryan Bernal, Jerry Coons Jr., Charles Davis Jr., Jesse Hockett, Jeremy Sherman, Richard Vander Weerd, Scotty Weir, Austin Williams & Josh Wise

 

30. [2 wins] Tyler Brown, R.J. Johnson, Kyle Larson & Chris Windom

 

34. [1 win] Rico Abreu, Brady Bacon, Alan Ballard, Jayme Barnes, Christopher Bell, Greg Bragg, Daron Clayton, Shane Cottle, Danny Faria Jr., Ricci Faria, Josh Ford, Marty Hawkins, Tracy Hines, Kyle Hirst, Tim Kaeding, Mike Martin, Adam Mitchell, Brody Roa, Johnny Rodriguez, Jon Stanbrough, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chase Stockon, Cole Whitt, Cody Williams & Jason York

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