2010 CRA CHAMP SPENCER OPENS TITLE DEFENSE WITH PERRIS WIN

 


Perris, CA……..Three-time AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Champion Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. opened defense of his 2010 title with a 30-lap victory in Saturday night’s “Sokola Shootout” at the Perris Auto Speedway. Spencer is aiming at a fourth consecutive series championship and won Saturday’s race in spectacular style, passing former champion Damion Gardner exiting the final turn of the half-mile oval! Blake Miller led the first six laps, then Gardner took over and appeared headed for the win until lapped traffic played a role in the last-lap drama. Trailing Spencer’s Ron Chaffin Motorsports entry at the checkered flag were Gardner, Matt Mitchell, Blake Miller and Nic Faas.


 


AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS: March 12, 2011 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – “Sokola Shootout”


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-16.655; 2. Seth Wilson, 1X, Wilson-16.873; 3. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.889, 4. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.923; 5. David Cardey, 59, Cardey-16.953; 6. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-16.996; 7. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-17.032; 8. Damion Gardner, 42, Cheney-17.129; 9. Blake Miller, 7, Priestley-17.174; 10. Johnny McCall, 77, McCall-17.244; 11. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-17.248; 12. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-17.274; 13. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-17.420; 14. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.431; 15. David Bezio, 37D, Bezio-17.530; 16. Danny Ebberts, 01, Carroll-17.544; 17. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-17.593, 18. Stevie Sussex, 21A, Sussex-17.766; 19. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-17.798; 20. Rodney Argo, 19, Argo-17.801; 21. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.813; 22. Johnny Bluntach, 58, Bluntach-17.965; 23. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.010; 24. Cal Smith, 39, Smith-18.928; 25. Gavin Matlock, 25, Williams-19.144; 26. Gary Potter, 62jr, Welton-20.610; 27. Jerry Welton, 62, Welton-22.030.


 


FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. R.VanderWeerd; 2. Bragg, 3. Cardey. 4. Miller, 5. Alexander, 6. R.Gardner, 7. Matlock. 2:52.87


 


SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faas, 2. C.Williams, 3. Wilson, 4. Sussex, 5. McCall, 6. Bluntach, 7. Potter. 2:50.44


 


THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. J.VanderWeerd, 3. A.Williams, 4. Mitchell, 5. Bezio, 6. Adderson. 2:53.65


 


FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Argo, 2. Sheridan, 3. Gaunt, 4. D.Gardner, 5. Welton, 6. Smith. 2:55.08


 


SEMI: (6 laps) 1. Alexander, 2. Bezio, 3. R.Gardner, 4. Smith, 5. Matlock, 6. Welton, 7. Potter, 8. McCall, 9. Adderson, 10. Bluntach. NT


 


FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mike Spencer, 2. Damion Gardner, 3. Matt Mitchell, 4. Blake Miller, 5. Nic Faas, 6. David Cardey, 7. Danny Sheridan, 8. Austin Williams, 9. Greg Bragg, 10. Cody Williams, 11. Greg Alexander, 12. Jace VanderWeerd, 13. David Bezio, 14. Richard VanderWeerd, 15. Seth Wilson, 16. Cal Smith, 17. Stevie Sussex, 18. Gavin Matlock, 19. Jerry Welton, 20. Ronnie Gardner, 21. Rodney Argo, 22. Rickie Gaunt. NT.


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**McCall flipped during the semi. C.Williams flipped during the feature.


 


FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Miller, Laps 7-29 D.Gardner, Lap 30 Spencer.


 


NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Spencer-72; 2-D.Gardner-62; 3-Mitchell-59; 4-Faas-57; 5-Miller-56; 6-Cardey-53; 7-Sheridan-52; 8-A.Williams-45; 9-Bragg-43; 10-Alexander-41.


 


NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: March 26 – Victorville, CA – Victorville Raceway Park