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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES: March 30, 2019 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California – “So-Cal Showdown” 

27 CARS

HEAT RACE LINEUPS

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps)
21 A.J. Bender – 42 Danny Faria Jr.
12 Stevie Sussex – 83 Austin Liggett
5X Tommy Malcolm – 10 Richard Vander Weerd
34C Sterling Cling - 28M Matt McCarthy
51T Eddie Tafoya Jr.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 
16 Mike Martin – 37 Matt Mitchell
50 Charles Davis Jr. – 91R Brody Roa
92 Austin Williams – 4 Damion Gardner
39E Kyle Edwards – 12B Joel Rayborne
57 Steve Hix

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 
88 Jace Vander Weerd – 4G Chris Gansen
54C Landon Cling – 74X Josh Hodges
51 R.J. Johnson – 44 Cody Williams
98 Verne Sweeney – 42X Jake Swanson
39 Jeff Dyer

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-16.509; 2. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-16.566; 3. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-16.633; 4. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-16.636; 5. Austin Williams, 92, Sertich-16.637; 6. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.672; 7. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-16.845; 8. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.856; 9. Josh Hodges, 74X, Hodges-16.932; 10. Stevie Sussex, 12, Allen-16.935; 11. Charles Davis Jr., 50, Davis-17.012; 12. Landon Cling, 54C, Cling-17.015; 13. Danny Faria Jr., 42, Cheney-17.042; 14. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-17.145; 15. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.172; 16. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.215; 17. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-17.223; 18. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-17.229; 19. Sterling Cling, 34C, Cling-17.248; 20. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Edwards-17.370; 21. Verne Sweeney, 98, Tracy-17.396; 22. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-17.419; 23. Joel Rayborne, 12B, Blair-17.717; 24. Jake Swanson, 42X, Cheney-17.775; 25. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-17.813; 26. Steve Hix, 57, Hix-18.110; 27. Jeff Dyer, 39, Cal-Sun-18.184.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES: March 30, 2019 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California – “So-Cal Showdown” 

CAR #    DRIVER/HOMETOWN    ENTRANT/SPONSOR/CHASSIS/ENGINE
4    DAMION GARDNER/Concord, CA    Mark Alexander/Trench Shoring – All Coast Construction/Spike/J&D Performance
4G    CHRIS GANSEN/Verdemont Heights, CA    Gansen Engineering Motorsports/Trench Shoring – Circle Track Performance/Maxim/Kistler
5X    TOMMY MALCOLM/Corona, CA    Dino Napier/Indiana Truck Salvage – Rockstar Coatings/Maxim/Shaver
10    RICHARD VANDER WEERD/Visalia, CA    Ron Vander Weerd/Vander Weerd Construction – Stone Gate Development/Maxim/Shark
12    STEVIE SUSSEX/Tempe, AZ    Robbie & Gaye Allen/ABC Body Shop – PPG Automotive Finishes/Maxim/Advanced
12B    JOEL RAYBORNE/West Covina, CA    Don Blair Racing/A&J Racing – DJ Safety/Okie/Blakesley
16    MIKE MARTIN/Yuma, AZ    Mike Martin/Naquin Precision Earth Moving – American Flowtech/Maxim/Shaver
21    A.J. BENDER/San Diego, CA    Kim & Richard Bender/K&R Motorsports – Rosson Racing/DRC/Rosson
28M    MATT McCARTHY/Riverside, CA    John McCarthy/Flowdynamics Inc. – Benic Enterprises/Maxim/Kistler
34C    STERLING CLING/Tempe, AZ    Doug Cling/Cling’’s Aerospace – The Real Estate Brokers/DRC/Foxco
37    MATT MITCHELL/Yorba Linda, CA    Matt Mitchell/Roy Miller Freight Lines – Pit Boss Jacks/Maxim/Ott
39    ®JEFF DYER/Bermuda Dunes, CA    Cal-Sun Racing/Straight Time Stirrups – C&L Auto Body/Stinger/RC Performance
39E    KYLE EDWARDS/Fountain Valley, CA    Gordon Edwards/Safehouse Security – MPD Racing/ITI/Van Dyne Mopar
42    DANNY FARIA JR./Tipton, CA    Dwight Cheney/Racing Optics – Sander Engineering/Maxim/Shaver
42X    JAKE SWANSON/Anaheim, CA    Dwight Cheney/Racing Optics – Sander Engineering/Maxim/Shaver
44    CODY WILLIAMS/Corona, CA    Rip Williams/Trench Shoring – Full Throttle Scissor Lift Rentals/Spike/Shaver 
50    CHARLES DAVIS JR./Buckeye, AZ    Charles Davis Jr./RSS Industries– MP Environemntal Services/RSS/Ott
51    R.J. JOHNSON/Laveen, AZ    Bobby Martin Racing/Martin Family Auto Museum– Pecon Builders/Sherman/Pro Flyer
51T    ®EDDIE TAFOYA JR./Chino Hills, CA    Eddie Tafoya Sr../Specialty Fasteners – System One/777/Shaver
54C    LANDON CLING/Tempe, AZ    Doug Cling/Cling’’s Aerospace – The Real Estate Brokers/DRC/Foxco
57    ®STEVE HIX/Ventura, CA    Steve Hix/No Limit Powder Coating – Delano Roofing/Triple X/Shark
74X    JOSH HODGES/Tijeras, NM    Jack Hodges/Jackson Compaction – Parts Plus/DRC/Ostrich
83    AUSTIN LIGGETT/Tracy, CA    Tim Liggett/Excel Environmental Services – Liggett Trucking/Maxim/Bailey Bros.
88    JACE VANDER WEERD/Visalia, CA    Ron Vander Weerd/Vander Weerd Construction – Stone Gate Development/KPC/Shark
91R    BRODY ROA/Garden Grove, CA    BR Performance/HD Industries – Burris Racing/Maxim/RC Performance
92    AUSTIN WILLIAMS/Yorba Linda, CA    Tom & Laurie Sertich/Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror – Lucas Oil/DRC/RC Performance
98    VERNE SWEENEY/Lomita, CA    Ken Tracy/Faas Cores – CML Fabrication/DRC/Shaver
® USAC/CRA Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Contender.

PERRIS AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR TRACK RECORD: 
Nic Faas – 15.833 (02/25/12)

SO-CAL SHOWDOWN WINNERS:
2014-Damion Gardner    
2015-Richard Vander Weerd    
2016-Josh Hodges    
2017-Damion Gardner    
2018-RAIN

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bender, 2. Faria, 3. Sussex, 4. R.Vander Weerd, 5. Liggett, 6. Malcolm, 7. McCarthy, 8. S.Cling, 9. Tafoya. 2:58.41.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. A.Williams, 3. Roa, 4. Davis, 5. Mitchell, 6. Martin, 7. Rayborne, 8. Hix, 9. Edwards. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. C.Williams, 3. Hodges, 4. Gansen, 5. Swanson, 6. J.Vander Weerd, 7. Sweeney, 8. L.Cling, 9. Dyer. 3:00.76.

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Malcolm, 2. Liggett, 3. J.Vander Weerd, 4. Martin, 5. Mitchell, 6. Sweeney, 7. Edwards, 8. McCarthy, 9. Swanson, 10. S.Cling, 11. Tafoya, 12. L. Cling, 13. Dyer, 14. Rayborne, 15. Hix. NT.

FEATURE LINEUP: (30 laps)
91R Brody Roa – 51 R.J. Johnson
92 Austin Williams – 44 Cody Williams
4 Damion Gardner – 10 Richard Vander Weerd
5X Tommy Malcolm – 83 Austin Liggett
74X Josh Hodges – 12 Stevie Sussex
50 Charles Davis Jr. – 42 Danny Faria Jr.
37 Matt Mitchell – 4G Chris Gansen
21 A.J. Bender – 16 Mike Martin
88 Jace Vander Weerd – 34C Sterling Cling
39E Kyle Edwards – 98 Verne Sweeney
28M Matt McCarthy – 42X Jake Swanson

RED. MAIN. LAP 1. 44 C.Williams flips on front stretch (Was 4th). Driver OK. Johnson leads Roa A.Williams Gardner Malcolm

Rich Vander Weerd is coming through (was third on lap 15). Order =before= lap 15>16 restart: Roa, Johnson, A. Williams, Vander Weerd, Liggett, Gardner, Davis, Sussex, Faria, Martin...  Swanson was out early along with Mitchell and C. Williams. 

RED. MAIN. LAP 16. 21 Bender flips in turn 2 (Was 13th). Driver OK. Roa new leader

Vander Weerd second with 11 to go.

Brody Roa wins the So-Cal Showdown at Perris Auto Speedway

BRODY ROA SPRINTS TO “SO-CAL SHOWDOWN” TRIUMPH AT PERRIS

Perris, California… After taking the lead from R.J. Johnson on lap 16, Brody Roa held off all challengers to become the third different driver in as many races to claim an AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car triumph in 2019. Racing the BR Performance #91R HD Industries / Burris Racing Maxim, Roa topped the “So-Cal Showdown” at Perris Auto Speedway over fast qualifier Richard Vander Weerd, “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, Austin Liggett, and Stevie Sussex. 

Starting on the pole position, Roa claimed his seventh career series main event win. Jace Vander Weerd earned the Specialty Fasteners Hard Charger Award with a seventeenth to eighth place run.

Richard Vander Weerd scored his eighth career Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award over the 27-car roster by posting a time of 16.508.

A.J. Bender took the checkered flags in the Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1. “The Demon” Damion Gardner and R.J. Johnson claimed their 10-lap heat races.

The next event for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will be the April 13th “Sokola Shootout” at Perris Auto Speedway.

The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series thanks All Coast Construction, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Extreme Mufflers, Five Star Grafix, Flowdynamics, Hoosier Racing Tire, Loudpedal Productions, Pyrotect Racing Cells, Saldana Racing Products, Specialty Fasteners, surfnsprint.com, Ultra Shield Race Products, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. 

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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: March 30, 2019 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California – “So-Cal Showdown” 

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-16.509; 2. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-16.566; 3. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-16.633; 4. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-16.636; 5. Austin Williams, 92, Sertich-16.637; 6. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.672; 7. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-16.845; 8. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.856; 9. Josh Hodges, 74X, Hodges-16.932; 10. Stevie Sussex, 12, Allen-16.935; 11. Charles Davis Jr., 50, Davis-17.012; 12. Landon Cling, 54C, Cling-17.015; 13. Danny Faria Jr., 42, Cheney-17.042; 14. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-17.145; 15. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.172; 16. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.215; 17. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-17.223; 18. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-17.229; 19. Sterling Cling, 34C, Cling-17.248; 20. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Edwards-17.370; 21. Verne Sweeney, 98, Tracy-17.396; 22. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-17.419; 23. Joel Rayborne, 12B, Blair-17.717; 24. Jake Swanson, 42X, Cheney-17.775; 25. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-17.813; 26. Steve Hix, 57, Hix-18.110; 27. Jeff Dyer, 39, Cal-Sun-18.184.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bender, 2. Faria, 3. Sussex, 4. R.Vander Weerd, 5. Liggett, 6. Malcolm, 7. McCarthy, 8. S.Cling, 9. Tafoya. 2:58.41.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. A.Williams, 3. Roa, 4. Davis, 5. Mitchell, 6. Martin, 7. Rayborne, 8. Hix, 9. Edwards. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. C.Williams, 3. Hodges, 4. Gansen, 5. Swanson, 6. J.Vander Weerd, 7. Sweeney, 8. L.Cling, 9. Dyer. 3:00.76.

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Malcolm, 2. Liggett, 3. J.Vander Weerd, 4. Martin, 5. Mitchell, 6. Sweeney, 7. Edwards, 8. McCarthy, 9. Swanson, 10. S.Cling, 11. Tafoya, 12. L. Cling, 13. Dyer, 14. Rayborne, 15. Hix. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parenthesis) 1. Brody Roa (1), 2. Richard Vander Weerd (6), 3. Austin Williams (3), 4. Austin Liggett (8), 5. Stevie Sussex (10), 6. Charles Davis Jr. (11), 7. Damion Gardner (5), 8. Jace Vander Weerd (17), 9. Danny Faria Jr. (12), 10. Mike Martin (16), 11. Tommy Malcolm (7), 12. Chris Gansen (14), 13. Kyle Edwards (19), 14. Sterling Cling (18), 15. Verne Sweeney (20), 16. R.J. Johnson (2), 17. A.J. Bender (15), 18. Josh Hodges (9), 19. Matt Mitchell (13), 20. Cody Williams (4), 21. Jake Swanson (22), 22. Matt McCarthy (21). NT.
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**C.Williams flipped on lap 1 of the feature. Bender and Johnson flipped on lap 16 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Johnson, Laps 16-30 Roa.
SPECIALTY FASTENERS HARD CHARGER:  Jace Vander Weerd (17th to 8th)

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Roa-218, 2-Gardner-204, 3-A.Williams-188, 4-Johnson-182, 5-Sussex-174, 6-Hodges-164, 7-Davis-144, 8-Martin-136, 9-Malcolm-126, -Isaac Chapple-126.
 
NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: April 13 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway – “Sokola Shootout”