From Lance Jennings
PEORIA, AZ (March 7, 2020) – After battling “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN) topped Saturday’s finale of the “Spring Showcase” at Canyon Speedway Park. Piloting Bill Michael’s #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, Leary backed up yesterday’s win and took the $3,000 AMSOIL USAC/CRA & Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Car victory ahead of Williams, Brody Roa, R.J. Johnson, and hard charger “Speedy” Stevie Sussex.
Sussex earned the program’s All Coast Construction Hard Charger Award with a seventeenth to fifth place run.
Gardner also posted the night’s Woodland Auto Display / Beaver Stripes Fast Time Award with a time of 13.643 over the 20-car roster.
The night’s 10-lap heat race victories went to Leary (Component Repair Company / Sway-A-Way Torsion Bars First Heat) and Williams (Flowdynamics / Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Second Heat).
The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will head to Perris Auto Speedway (Perris, CA) for the “So-Cal Showdown” on March 28th with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars.
The Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars are back in action at Arizona Speedway (San Tan Valley, AZ) on April 4th.
The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series thanks All Coast Construction, Component Repair Company, Flowdynamics, Hoosier Racing Tires, Woodland Auto Display, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Extreme Mufflers, Five Star Grafix, Loudpedal Productions, Rod End Supply, Sway-A-Way Torsion Bars, surfnsprint.com, and Ultra Shield Race Products for their support.
The Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series thanks AMSOIL, Beaver Stripes, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Hoosier Racing Tire, Rod End Supply, Sway-A-Way Torsion Bars, and Ultra Shield Race Products for their support.
For more information on the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, visit usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC/CRA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.
For more information on the Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series, visit usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on southwestsprintcars.com and the USAC Southwest Facebook and Twitter pages.
COMPONENT REPAIR COMPANY / SWAY-A-WAY TORSION BARS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Leary, 2. Johnson, 3. Malcolm, 4. Davis, 5. Gardner, 6. Roa, 7. McCarthy, 8. Curtis, 9. Sussex, 10. Silva. NT
FLOWDYNAMICS / COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. / ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Williams, 2. Swanson, 3. Shipley, 4. Yeley, 5. Gile, 6. Gansen, 7. Tafoya, 8. Ellertson, 9. O’Brien, 10. Romero. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps, with starting positions) 1. C.J. Leary (2), 2. Austin Williams (1), 3. Brody Roa (8), 4. R.J. Johnson (3), 5. Stevie Sussex (17), 6. J.J. Yeley (12), 7. Damion Gardner (7), 8. Matt McCarthy (13), 9. Chris Gansen (14), 10. Tommy Malcolm (11), 11. Jeremy Ellertson (20), 12. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (9), 13. Kyle Shipley (4), 14. Dennis Gile (10), 15. Charles Davis Jr. (5), 16. Michael Curtis (15), 17. Jake Swanson (6), 18. Ikaika O’Brien (16), 19. John Romero (18), 20. Rocky Silva (19). NT
USAC / CRA Sprint Car Series / Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series
3rd Annual Spring Showcase
Canyon Speedway Park
Peoria, AZ
March 7, 2020
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY / BEAVER STRIPES QUALIFYING:
1. Damion Gardner, 1, Alexander-13.643
2. Jake Swanson, 34AZ, Grau/Burkhart-13.897
3. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-13.954
4. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-13.962
5. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-14.071
6. Kyle Shipley, 0G, Shipley-14.095
7. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-14.125
8. Dennis Gile, 13G, Gile-14.135
9. C.J. Leary, 77M, Michael-14.198
10. Austin Williams, 92, Sertich-14.225
11. Tommy Malcolm, 5X,, Napier-14.238
12. J.J. Yeley, 02, Rossi-14.317
13. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-14.398
14. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-14.489
15. Michael Curtis, 11C, Turner/Wheeler-14.581
16. Ikaika O’Brien, 11O, O’Brien-14.850
17. Stevie Sussex, 12, Allen-15.051
18. John Romero, 65X, Romero-15.436
19. Rocky Silva, 50S, Silva-15.694
20. Jeremy Ellertson, 22, Ellertson-NT
Component Repair Company / Sway-A-Way Torsion Bars Heat Race #1: (10 laps)
1. Leary
2. Johnson
3. Malcolm
4. Davis
5. Gardner
6. Roa
7. McCarthy
8. Curtis
9. Sussex
10. Silva
Flowdynamics / Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Second Hear Race #2: (10 laps)
1. Williams
2. Swanson
3. Shipley
4. Yeley
5. Gile
6. Gansen
7. Tafoya
8. Ellertson
9. O’Brien
10. Romero
Feature: (30 laps, with starting positions)
1. C.J. Leary (2)
2. Austin Williams (1)
3. Brody Roa (8)
4. R.J. Johnson (3)
5. Stevie Sussex (17)
6. J.J. Yeley (12)
7. Damion Gardner (7)
8. Matt McCarthy (13)
9. Chris Gansen (14)
10. Tommy Malcolm (11)
11. Jeremy Ellertson (20)
12. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (9)
13. Kyle Shipley (4)
14. Dennis Gile (10)
15. Charles Davis Jr. (5)
16. Michael Curtis (15)
17. Jake Swanson (6)
18. Ikaika O’Brien (16)
19. John Romero (18)
20. Rocky Silva (19)
**Shipley flipped on lap 10 of the feature.
Feature Lap Leaders: Lap 1-6 Williams, Laps 7-12 Leary, Lap 13 Williams, Laps 14-30 Leary