From Lance Jennings
Perris, California (2-24-2024)- Matt Mitchell won the USAC/CRA season opener at Perris Auto Speedway Saturday night. Mitchell was followed by David Gasper,Ricky Lewis, R.J. Johnson and Charles Davis Jr. .
AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: February 24, 2024 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.241; 2. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-16.571; 3. Austin Williams, 17W, Dunkel-16.658; 4. Tye Mihocko, 5, Mihocko-16.675; 5. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-16.701; 6. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-16.746; 7. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-16.827; 8. R.J. Johnson, 2, Yeley/Petty-16.856; 9. Sterling Cling, 11O, O’Brien-16.866; 10. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-16.899; 11. David Gasper, 73X, Ford-16.919; 12. Logan Williams, 5W, McCarthy-16.929; 13. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.003; 14. Logan Calderwood, 73, Ford-17.127; 15. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-17.223; 16. Jeff Dyer, 39, Cal-Sun-17.233; 17. Braden Chiaramonte, 73B, OCC-17.343; 18. James Turnbull II, 2J, Turnbull-17.378; 19. Matt Westfall, 11C, Turner/Wheeler-17.474; 20. Grant Sexton, 22, Sexton-17.500; 21. Austin Grabowski, 72, Grabowski-17.624; 22. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-17.907; 23. Shane Sexton, 74, Sexton/Gatlin-17.980; 24. Brent Sexton, 44S, Sexton-18.212; 25. Gary Marshall Jr., 23, Bellegante-18.328; 26. Blake Hendricks, 14, Hendricks-18.460; 27. Elexa Herrera, 5E, Herrera-19.157.
FLOWDYNAMICS INCORPORATED / SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. Bender, 3. Mihocko, 4. Tafoya, 5. Dyer, 6. Westfall, 7. Sweeney, 8. McCarthy. NT.
BILLSJERKY.NET / FACTORY WRAPS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Calderwood, 2. Johnson, 3. Davis, 4. C.Williams, 5. Gasper, 6. Chiaramonte, 7. G.Sexton, 8. Hendricks, 9. S.Sexton. 2:52.74.
WC FRIEND COMPANY / IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Malcolm, 2. A.Williams, 3. Cling, 4. Lewis, 5. L.Williams, 6. Grabowski, 7. B.Sexton, 8. Herrera, 9. Turnbull. NT.
FACTORY WRAPS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Gasper, 2. Chiaramonte, 3. L.Williams, 4. Grabowski, 5. Westfall, 6. Sweeney, 7. Dyer, 8. G.Sexton, 9. Hendricks, 10. B.Sexton, 11. Marshall, 12. Herrera, 13. McCarthy. NT.
FEATURE: (30 laps, With Starting Positions) 1. Matt Mitchell (6), 2. David Gasper (9), 3. Ricky Lewis (2), 4. R.J. Johnson (1), 5. Charles Davis Jr. (12), 6. Tommy Malcolm (14), 7. Logan Williams (10), 8. Braden Chiaramonte (16), 9. Matt Westfall (17), 10. Austin Grabowski (19), 11. Austin Williams (5), 12. A.J. Bender (11), 13. Logan Calderwood (13), 14. Jeff Dyer (15), 15. Brent Sexton (21), 16. Verne Sweeney (20), 17. Grant Sexton (18), 18. Tye Mihocko (4), 19. Sterling Cling (7), 20. Cody Williams (3), 21. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (8), 22. Blake Hendricks (22). NT.
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**Turnbull flipped on the second lap during the third heat.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1-14 Lewis, Lap 15 Mitchell, Lap 16 Lewis, Laps 17-30 Mitchell.
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER HARD CHARGER: Austin Grabowski (19 to 10)
NEXT AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: March 16 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California