By Dick Jordan
Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. has sprinted to a 216-point lead over Danny Sheridan in the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint standings entering this Saturday’s race at the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway.
Spencer cleaned house Saturday night at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway, posting the fastest qualifying time, winning his heat and the 30-lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA “Kindoll Hall of Fame Classic” Sprint feature. The feat earned him the Dean Thompson Award, plus the Billy Wilkerson Award for fast time. Tony Jones took second ahead of Matt Mitchelll, David Cardey and Blake Miller. Greg Bragg led the first 15 laps and Spencer led the last 15.
The victory was the fourth for Spencer this season and his second in a row at Perris. Saturday’s Ventura race is the first there for CRA since Tyler Brown’s 2008 victory.
AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1-Mike Spencer-1,011, 2-Danny Sheridan-795, 3-Blake Miller-763, 4-Cory Kruseman-737, 5-Matt Mitchell-650, 6-David Cardey-529, 7-Greg Bragg-500, 8-Tony Jones-489, 9-Austin Williams-477, 10-Jimmy Crawford-455.