Bernal returns to sprint car racing in victory lane at Santa Maria

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 1, 2016 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Raceway – “Doug Fort Memorial”

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-14.237; 2. Logan Willliams, 5, Jory-14.305; 3. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-14.347; 4. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-14.373; 5. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-14.458; 6. Ryan Bernal, 73X, Ford-14.488; 7. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-14.525; 8. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-14.530; 9. Danny Sheridan, 73, Ford-14.594; 10. Mike Spencer, 4S, Gansen-14.661; 11. Ronnie Gardner, 12, Allen-14.690; 12. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-14.696; 13. Jeremy Ellertson, 98, Ellertson-14.820; 14. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-14.840; 15. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-14.871; 16. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-14.879; 17. Jimmy Thompson, 71, Thompson-14.993; 18. Cory Kruseman, 21K, Kruseman-15.122; 19. Max Adams, 5M, Adams-15.197; 20. Verne Sweeney, 98V, Tracy-15.344; 21. Anthony Lopiccolo, 36, Springstead-15.437; 22. Luke Boles, 56, Boles-15.489; 23. James Herrera, 5J, Herrera-15.678; 24. Andrew Sweeney, 98JR, Tracy-15.718; 25. Chris Dyson, 16K, Kruseman-16.044; 26. Kevin Barnes, 36B, Barnes-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ellertson, 2. Bender, 3. R.Vander Weerd, 4. Spencer, 5. Boles, 6. A.Williams, 7. Dyson, 8. Malcolm. NT

DJ SAFETY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Thompson, 2. Swanson, 3. Roa, 4. R.Gardner, 5. L.Williams, 6. Gansen, 7.V.Sweeney, 8. Herrera. NT

CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. D.Gardner, 2. Bernal, 3. Kruseman, 4. Sheridan, 5. J.Vander Weerd, 6. C.Williams, 7. Lopiccolo, 8. A.Sweeney. NT

BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. A.Williams, 2. L.Williams, 3. C.Williams, 4. Malcolm, 5. J.Vander Weerd, 6. Gansen, 7. V.Sweeney, 8. Lopiccolo, 9. Adams, 10. Dyson, 11. A.Sweeney, 12. Herrera. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Damion Gardner, 3. Brody Roa, 4. Austin Williams, 5. Danny Sheridan, 6. Jake Swanson, 7. Richard Vander Weerd, 8. Logan Wiliams, 9. A.J. Bender, 10. Mike Spencer, 11. Ronnie Gardner, 12. Cody Williams, 13. Chris Gansen, 14. Tommy Malcolm, 15. Cory Kruseman, 16. Jeremy Ellertson, 17. Anthony Lopiccolo, 18. Verne Sweeney, 19. Jace Vander Weerd, 20. Chris Dyson, 21. Max Adams. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Roa, Laps 9-30 Bernal
BR MOTORSPORTS / KING RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Austin Williams (8th to 4th)

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NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: July 2 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway – “Firecracker 30”