By Dick Jordan
The 8th “Louie Vermeil Classic” is next up for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. Two nights of racing at Calistoga (Calif.) Speedway Aug. 30-31. Two nights of racing at Calistoga (Calif.) Speedway (Aug.30-31) also showcase USAC’s Honda Western Midget series on the historic half-mile dirt track.
Two-time defending series champion Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. takes a comfortable 155-point lead over five-time series king Mike Spencer into the Calistoga races after recording his record 31st USAC/CRA victory at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway Saturday night.
“The Demon” was the third feature lap leader, passing Austin Williams on lap 14 and leading the rest of the way in the Scott Sales Company/J & D Performance Spike to beat Kevin Thomas Jr., Williams, Matt Mitchell and Jake Swanson. Williams had taken the lead from Nic Faas on the second lap.
Saturday’s race at the PAS was the annual “California Racers Hall of Fame Night.”
2014 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Standings: 1-Damion Gardner-786, 2-Mike Spencer-631, 3-Nic Faas-628, 4-Matt Mitchell-517, 5-Austin Williams-507, 6-Brody Roa-496, 7-Cody Williams-483, 8-Richard Vander Weerd-471, 9-Jake Swanson-460, 10-Cory Kruseman-381.