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LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:
September 19, 2009 - Perris, California - Perris Auto Speedway

TIME TRIALS:
1. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.459, 2. Garrett Hansen, 7, Priestley-16.702, 3. Blake Miller, 93, Gardner-16.708, 4. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.716, 5. Tony Jones, 4, Alexander-16.801, 6. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.818, 7. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-16.902, 8. Ronnie Gardner, 96, Gardner-16.940, 9. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.019, 10. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-17.127, 11. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG Motorsports-17.143, 12. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-17.180, 13. Cory Kruseman, 21K, Kruseman-17.184, 14. Rodney Argo, 19, Argo-17.202, 15. Jimmy Crawford, 11, Crawford-17.254, 16. Matt Rossi, 02, Rossi-17.336, 17. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-17.342, 18. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.347, 19. Ludvig Solberg IV, 84, Persall-17.406, 20. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.429, 21. R.J. Johnson, 15, Martin-17.464, 22. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-17.623, 23. Robert Ellis, 12, Blair-17.947, 24. Andrew Reinbold, 19X, Reinbold-17.955, 25. Mathew Shedarowich, 8Z, Shedarowich-18.100, 26. Randy Waitman, 69, Waitman-18.101, 27. Jerry Welton, 62X, Welton-18.194, 28. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-18.384, 29. Jonny Bates, 33, Bates-18.404, 30. Tanner Terry, 30, Terry-18.646, 31. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.908, 32. Greg Alexander, 75, Stansberry-19.015, 33. Steve Conrad, 91, Ferro-19.294, 34. Curt LeDuc, 84M, Persall-19.435, 35. David Cardey, 38X, Crossno-NT 37. David Cardey, 38, Crossno-16.611 (withdrawn), 38. ---, 16, Gardner-NT, 39. ---, 18x, Kittle-NT.

TROPHY DASH: (3 laps)
1. Blake Miller, 2. Danny Sheridan, 3. Mike Spencer, 4. Garrett Hansen. 50.980.

HEAT RACE 1: (10 laps)
1. Tony Jones, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. Richard VanderWeerd, 4. Greg Bragg, 5. Jonny Bates, 6. R.J. Johnson, 7. Steve Conrad, 8. Mathew Shedarowich, 9. Cory Kruseman. 2:54.24.

HEAT RACE 2: (10 laps)
1. Matt Mitchell, 2. Rodney Argo, 3. Garrett Hansen, 4. Rip Williams, 5. Randy Waitman, 6. Jace VanderWeerd, 7. Curt LeDuc, 8. John Aden-NT.

HEAT RACE 3: (10 laps)
1. Josh Ford, 2. Ludvig Solberg IV, 3. David Cardey, 4. Blake Miller, 5. Wes Gutierrez, 6. Robert Ellis, 7. Royal Adderson, 8. Jimmy Crawford, 9. Jerry Welton. NT.

HEAT RACE 4: (10 laps)
1. Andrew Reinbold, 2. Austin Williams, 3. Danny Sheridan, 4. Ronnie Gardner, 5. Matt Rossi, 6. Greg Alexander, 7. Tony Everhart, 8. Cody Williams-3:02.19

SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps)
1. Cory Kruseman, 2. Wes Gutierrez, 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Matt Rossi, 5. Robert Ellis, 6. Jace VanderWeerd, 7. Steve Conrad, 8. Randy Waitman, 9. Jonny Bates, 10. Jerry Welton, 11. Tanner Terry, 12. Royal Adderson, 13. Mathew Shedarowich, 14. Cody Williams, 15. Tony Everhart, 16. Curt LeDuc, 17. Greg Alexander, 18. Jimmy Crawford, 19. John Aden. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Mike Spencer (8th), 2. Tony Jones (4th), 3. Danny Sheridan (5th), 4. David Cardey (22nd), 5. Garrett Hansen (7th), 6. Rip Williams (10th), 7. Wes Gutierrez (11th), 8. Blake Miller (6th), 9. Richard VanderWeerd (16th), 10. R.J. Johnson (18th), 11. Cory Kruseman (13th), 12. Jace VanderWeerd (19th), 13. Andrew Reinbold (21st), 14. Matt Mitchell (3rd), 15. Greg Bragg (9th), 16. Matt Rossi (15th), 17. Josh Ford (2nd), 18. Austin Williams (12th), 19. Ronnie Gardner (1st), 20. Rodney Argo (14th), 21. Ludvig Solberg IV (17th), 22. Robert Ellis (20th). NT.
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS:
Lap 1 Gardner, Laps 2-7 Matt Mitchell, Laps 8-30 Mike Spencer.

*David Cardey Flipped During Time Trials.
**Robert Ellis, Rodney Argo, Matt Mitchell Flipped During The Feature.

NEW LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS:
1- Mike Spencer-676; 2- David Cardey-676; 3- Blake Miller-649; 4- Garrett Hansen-638; 5- Danny Sheridan-534; 6- Greg Bragg-513; 7-Matt Mitchell-452; 8- Rip Williams-433; 9-Cory Kruseman-397; 10-Cody Williams-293.

NEXT LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE:
October 10 - Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

keep an eye on that Wes Gutierrez kid he's gonna be A good one

ROB

Agreed Rob, he was giving the Ripper all he could handle.

RADROBINLB

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS

Wes Gutierrez is the real deal! That kid has amazing courage and with a bit of polish will definitely be a household name soon. I was amazed when I saw him run up at Tulare earlier this year, keeping up with the USAC/CRA regulars with a 360. Talking with him in the pits, I realized what a neat person he is off the track as well.

Gary Costa has kept us up to date with some recent misfortunes and injuries. His team took a midget to Indiana earlier this summer and he took a nasty tumble on the first or second night of the week's racing. Took a trip to the hospital for observation. Didn't keep in out of the cockpit for long though.

Then, just weeks ago at Hanford's Kings Speedway, he went for another violent ride. I don't think the video clip that I saw told just how hard he must have hit, because when I talked with him in the pits last night at PAS he still had a case of red eye.

Last night was his first ever 410 race without a wing. Anyone (including me) who watched him dual with Ripper and who witnessed those daring passes on the outside would have thought he had raced with these guys for years. He was very complimentary of the caliber of the USAC/CRA. He told me that he really enjoyed himself and has a new respect for how clean (and forgiving...no retaliation from accidental rubbing) his competitors were with him last night. He's planning to return to PAS in October to tune up for the Oval Nationals, which he will be entering this year in the 007 entry.

Keep an eye on this kid...he and Kyle Larson could just be the future of this sport!

Doug Bushey

Passionate Fan / Announcer / Media & Public Relations 
Agent 

Thanks for the information Doug. I don't think I've ever seen a driver as impressive as Gutierrez was last night in his first visit to the PAS. Hard to believe it was his first 410 race. Wow, what's going to happen when he really gets driving the 410 at the PAS down. I can't wait to see him perform next month and at the Oval Nationals in November.

RADROBINLB

I've seen Wes run a bunch up here (norcal) with a wing on this year. He has ran most of the GLR series at Watsonville in a 360, and also most of the Civil War Series. I also know he ran a winged 410 pts race at Chico and a GSC race at Placerville. He was improving week by week with the lid on top and it is definitely good to be versatile.

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS

Trip...I believe that is the plan, but not 100% sure. Last time I spoke to Kyle was at Tulare a few months ago. At that time, he was really excited about Calistoga, Oval Nationals, and the PCNs at Tulare. After the run he had at Calistoga, I'm sure that Dave and Debbie Vertullo and team are just as amped as Kyle about doing some more non-winged shows! I hope they make the tows, because I can't wait to see him run with the best in the nation "traditional" style...

Doug Bushey

Passionate Fan / Announcer / Media & Public Relations 
Agent 

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS