Damion Gardner Wins USAC / CRA Feature at Perris Auto Speedway

Damion Gardner overcame a heat race flip that bent the frame on his car to win the USAC / CRA Sprint Car Series feature at Perris Auto Speedway. (Scott Sheldon / SprintCarScotty.com)

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 15, 2016 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-16.593; 2. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.660; 3. Mike Spencer, 4S, Gansen-16.700; 4. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-16.802; 5. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.821; 6. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-16.825; 7. Max Adams, 5M, Adams-17.042; 8. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.049; 9. Stevie Sussex, 21AZ, Burkhart-17.074; 10. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.105; 11. Eddie Tafoya, 51T, Tafoya-17.119; 12. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-17.163; 13. Danny Faria Jr., 17V, Faria-17.187; 14. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.314; 15. Tommy Malcom, 5X, Napier-17.315; 16. Cal Smith, 39, Cal-Sun-17.498; 17. Randy Waitman, 69, Waitman-17.701; 18. Jeremy Ellertson, 98, Ellertson-17.709; 19. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Edwards-17.748; 20. Verne Sweeney, 98V, Tracy-17.758; 21. Corey Ballard, 20, Ballard-17.869; 22. Matt Stewart, 84, Stewart-18.196; 23. Andrew Sweeney, 98JR, Tracy-18.233; 24. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-19.158. 25. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-NT; 26. Parker Colston, 64, Gore-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faria, 2. Swanson, 3. Liggett, 4. Gardner, 5. Gansen, 6. Edwards, 7. Smith, 8. Stewart, 9. Adams. NT

DJ SAFETY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Roa, 2. Bender, 3. A.Williams, 4. C.Williams, 5. Waitman, 6. Colston, 7. A.Sweeney, 8. V.Sweeney. 2:49.41.

CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Malcolm, 3. Vander Weerd, 4. Ellertson, 5. L.Williams, 6. Ballard, 7. Sussex, 8. Everhart. 2:52.01.

BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Gansen, 2. Sussex, 3. Waitman, 4. Colston, 5. Edwards, 6. Smith, 7. V.Sweeney, 8. Ballard, 9. Stewart, 10. Everhart, 11. A.Sweeney, 12. Tafoya, 13. Adams. 14. L.Williams. 3:29.11

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Damion Gardner, 2. Brody Roa, 3. Richard Vander Weerd, 4. Austin Liggett, 5. Austin Wiliams, 6. Tommy Malcolm, 7. Jake Swanson, 8. Danny Faria Jr., 9. Stevie Sussex, 10. Chris Gansen, 11. Parker Colston, 12. Jeremy Ellertson, 13. Verne Sweeney, 14. Logan Williams, 15. Matt Stewart, 16. Randy Waitman, 17. Cal Smith, 18. Mike Spencer, 19. Cody Williams, 20. Kyle Edwards, 21. Tony Everhart, 22. Corey Ballard, 23. A.J. Bender. NT

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**Gardner flipped during the first heat. L.Williams & A.Sweeney flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-16 Roa, Laps 17-30 Gardner.

BR MOTORSPORTS / KING RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Jake Swanson (21st to 7th)

Richard McCormick won the Perris Auto Speedway Senior Sprint Feature while Courtney Crone won the Young Guns feature.