Mitchell Wins at Perris

Matt Mitchell. (Lance Jennings photo)

PERRIS, Calif. (April 30, 2022) — Matt Mitchell won the USAC / CRA Sprint Car Series feature Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway as part of the “Sokola Shootout”. Mitchell led all 30 laps in route to victory over Charles Davis Jr, Damion Gardner, Austin Williams, and Cody Williams.

USAC / CRA Amsoil Sprint Car Series
Perris Auto Speedway
Perris, California
Saturday, April 30, 2022

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 30, 2022 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California – “Sokola Shootout”

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-16.601; 2. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-16.641; 3. Damion Gardner, 1, Alexander-16.773; 4. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-16.779; 5. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-16.787; 6. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-16.847; 7. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.853; 8. Austin Williams, 2, Williams-16.863; 9. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.932; 10. Trent Williams, 52V, Williams-16.952; 11. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.026; 12. Logan Williams, 5W,McCarthy-17.192; 13. Austin Grabowski, 72, Grabowski-17.230; 14. Jake Hodges, 4, Hodges-17.311; 15. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Edwards-17.515; 16. Verne Sweeney, 98, Tracy-17.556; 17. Nate Schank, 1$, Schank-17.746; 18. Danny Sheridan, 12, Allen-17.968; 19. Dan Taylor, T5, Taylor-17.986; 20. Jonas Reynolds, 0, Reynolds-18.043; 21. Shane Sexton, 74, Sexton/Gatlin-18.104; 22. Joel Rayborne, 12B, Blair-18.577; 23. Gary Marshall Jr., 23, Bellegante-19.439; 24. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-NT.

FLOWDYNAMICS INCORPORATED / LASERWORX MANUFACTURING / FACTORY WRAPS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. Bender, 3. Sweeney, 4. T.Williams, 5. Taylor, 6. Rayborne, 7. Grabowski, 8. Davis. NT.

BILLSJERKY.NET / LASERWORX MANUFACTURING / FACTORY WRAPS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hodges, 2. Malcolm, 3. A.Williams, 4. C.Williams, 5. Gansen, 6. Schank, 7. Reynolds, 8.Marshall. NT.

IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Roa, 2. Gardner, 3. Sheridan, 4. L.Williams, 5. Edwards, 6. Tafoya, 7. Sexton, 8. McCarthy. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps, With Starting Positions) 1. Matt Mitchell (2), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (7), 3. Damion Gardner (4), 4. Austin Williams (1), 5. Cody Williams (5), 6. Brody Roa (9), 7. Tommy Malcolm (3), 8. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (8), 9. Austin Grabowski (13), 10. Trent Williams (10), 11. Logan Williams (12), 12. A.J. Bender (6), 13. Kyle Edwards (15),14. Nate Schank (17), 15. Verne Sweeney (16), 16. Chris Gansen (11), 17. Jonas Reynolds (20), 18. Dan Taylor (19), 19. Joel Rayborne (22), 20. Jake Hodges (14), 21. Danny Sheridan (18), 22. Shane Sexton (21). NT.

*McCarthy and Marshall did non start feature. Sexton flipped on lap 2 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Mitchell.
HARD CHARGER: Charles Davis Jr. (7th to 2nd)
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES LUCKY 13 AWARD: Kyle Edwards
SHAWN MCDONALD MEMORIAL QUALIFYING AWARD: Eddie Tafoya Jr.
SHAWN MCDONALD MEMORIAL FEATURE AWARD: Brody Roa

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Damion Gardner-637, 2-Charles Davis Jr.-497, 3-Austin Williams-493, 4-Matt Mitchell-470, 5-Eddie Tafoya Jr.-412, 6-Logan Williams-396, 7-Tommy Malcolm-346, 8-Cody Williams-331, 9-Matt McCarthy-296, 10-Nate Schank-290.

NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: May 14 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California