Spencer Wins USAC / CRA Feature at Watsonville

Mike Spencer of Temecula leads the USAC/CRA Series with three fast qualifying times in the previous seven races at Perris Auto Speedway this season. - Doug Allen Photo
Mike Spencer of Temecula leads the USAC/CRA Series with three fast qualifying times in the previous seven races at Perris Auto Speedway this season.   - Doug Allen Photo
Mike Spencer. – Doug Allen Photo

From Dick Jordan

Watsonville, CA — (June 27, 2014) — Mike Spencer won the Amsoil USAC / CRA Sprint Car Series event Friday night at Ocean Speedway.  Richard Vander Weerd, Michael Pickens, Nic Faas, and Matt Mitchell rounded out the top five.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: June 27, 2014 – Watsonville, California – Ocean Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Cody Swanson, 36, Springstead-12.725; 2. Michael Pickens, 73X, Ford-12.839; 3. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-12.856; 4. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-13.097; 5. Cory Kruseman, 7, Priestley-13.163; 6. Ryan Bernal, 56, Phulps-13.234; 7. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-13.449; 8. Nic Faas, 73, Ford-13.522; 9. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-13.636; 10. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-13.733; 11. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-13.753; 12. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-13.807; 13. Nathan Washam, 77, Shanoian/Hood-14.170; 14. Marty Hawkins, 3M, Hawkins-14.182; 15. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-14.272; 16. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-14.293; 17. Colby Copeland, 5V, VanLare-14.329; 18. Brody Roa, 48, Leonard-14.446; 19. D.J. Johnson, 33, Johnson-14.471; 20. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-14.584; 21. Landon Hurst, 179, Hurst-14.773; 22. Eli Deschaies, 91RI, Deschaies-15.051; 23. Tyler Schmidt, 49, Schmidt-15.462.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. R.Vander Weerd, 2. Spencer, 3. Copeland, 4. A.Williams, 5. Hawkins, 6. C.Swanson, 7. Gansen, 8. Schmidt. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faas, 2. Kruseman, 3. Mitchell, 4. Pickens, 5. Hurst, 6. Roa, 7. J.Vander Weerd. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Bernal, 3. C.Williams, 4. L.Williams, 5. Deschaies, 6. J.Swanson, 7. Johnson. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mike Spencer, 2. Richard Vander Weerd, 3. Michael Pickens, 4. Nic Faas, 5. Matt Mitchell, 6. Austin Williams, 7. Cory Kruseman, 8. D.J. Johnson, 9. Cody Swanson, 10. Logan Williams, 11. Ryan Bernal, 12. Jake Swanson, 13. Jace Vander Weerd, 14. Damion Gardner, 15. Marty Hawkins, 16. Cody Williams, 17. Colby Copeland, 18. Brody Roa, 19. Chris Gansen, 20. Landon Hurst, 21. Tyler Schmidt, 22. Eli Deschaies. NT

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**Washam flipped during qualifications. Johnson flipped during the third heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Spencer.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Gardner-513, 2-Faas-446, 3-Spencer-417, 4-Mitchell-360, 5-R.Vander Weerd-340, 6-Roa-319, 7-C.Williams-303, 8-J.Swanson-289; 9-A.Williams-287, 10-Kruseman-277.

NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE:June 28 – Petaluma (CA) Speedway