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TULARE’S “SALUTE TO INDY” GOES TO MILLERTulare, CA…….Blake Miller of Yorba Linda, Calif. led all 30 laps to win Sunday night’s “Salute to Indy” AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at the Gropetti Automotive Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway in his Roy Miller Freight Lines/Sander Engineering Bullet/Chevy. USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Series point leader Craig Stidham took second ahead of Matt Mitchell, Rickie Gaunt and Danny Sheridan. USAC/CRA point leader Mike Spencer was sixth.
AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 30, 2010 – Tulare, California – Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Speedway
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Danny Sheridan (#18 Kittle), 2. Justyne Hamblin (#8 JH), 3. Greg Bragg (#92 Sertich), 4. Rickie Gaunt (#66 Miller), 5. Cody Kershaw (#38 Crossno), 6. Austin Williams (#2 Jory), 7. Jimmy Crawford (#11 Crawford). NT.
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cody Williams (#44 Jory), 2. Craig Stidham (#3S Stidham), 3. Richard VanderWeerd (#10 VanderWeerd), 4. Danny Faria Jr. (#17V Faria), 5. Tony Jones (#4 Alexander). NT.
THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Blake Miller (#7 M-M), 2. Matt Mitchell (#37 Mitchell), 3. Mike Spencer (#50 Chaffin), 4. Cory Kruseman (#21K Kruseman), 5. Rusty Carlile (#51 Carlile), 6. Jace VanderWeerd (#88 VanderWeerd). NT.
QUALIFYING RACE #1: (10 laps) 1. Faria, 2. Bragg, 3. R.VanderWeerd, 4. Sheridan, 5. Kershaw, 6. Mitchell, 7. J.VanderWeerd, 8. Hamblin, 9. Carlile, 10. Daniel Hood (#33 Hood). NT.
QUALIFYING RACE #2: (10 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Stidham, 3. Gaunt, 4. Kruseman, 5. Miller, 6. Jones, 7. C.Williams, 8. Crawford, 9. A.Williams. NT.
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Blake Miller, 2. Craig Stidham, 3. Matt Mitchell, 4. Rickie Gaunt, 5. Danny Sheridan, 6. Mike Spencer, 7. Jimmy Crawford, 8. Rusty Carlile, 9. Richard VanderWeerd, 10. Tony Jones, 11. Justyne Hamblin, 12. Cory Kruseman, 13. Jace VanderWeerd, 14. Greg Bragg, 15. Danny Faria Jr., 16. Cody Kershaw, 17. Cody Williams, 18. Austin Williams. NT.
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**Cody Williams flipped during the second qualifier.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Miller.
NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Spencer-329; 2-Sheridan-315; 3-Mitchell-251; 4-Crawford-251; 5-Kruseman-239; 6-Miller-232; 7-Jones-213; 8-Damion Gardner-187; 9-Bragg-178; 10-David Cardey-173.
NEX AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: June 12 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway
"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza" -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS
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May 31, 2010 at
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May 31, 2010 at
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The track announcer explained that Steve O. and Cory came up with a pill-draw-and-points-race format to make up for the late arrivals and lack of regular qualifying. Drivers earned points for both finish positions and passing in the heats, then similar points in the two "qualifying" races, utlimately deciding the starting order.
Danny Faria (driving his winged car without the wings) either got lucky or figured out how to start the main on the outside of the front row. The starting order for the main was Miller -- Faria, Stidham -- Sheridan, Bragg -- Spencer, C. Williams -- R. VanderWeerd in the first eight.
The Williams brothers crashed out together in the first lap, possibly effecting Jones's car the remainder of the race (he was never in contention).
The order at the lap four yellow, after Bragg's first spin, was Miller, Stidham (the USAC Western 360s hot shoe right now, but running a 410 in this show) and Faria. At lap 12 it was Miller, Faria, Stidham and Showtime. Spencer's right rear had gone flat, but he was able to get back in the field at the end thereof. Bragg went around again on lap 22 with the order at the time being Miller, Mitchell, Stidham and Showtime. Faria pulled into the infield and parked at about lap 20.
Mitchell was able to run against the turn one / turn two wall, which appears to be a major advantage at Tulare lately. But Stidham, who has a lot of very successful, recent experience at the T-Bowl, stayed low and after swapping positions with Mitchell now and again, lead the rest of the field as Miller was able to pull away all by himself after ever yellow. Good racing for all postions except the lead.
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May 31, 2010 at
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Posted By: raj on May 31 2010 at 01:55:37 PM
The track announcer explained that Steve O. and Cory came up with a pill-draw-and-points-race format to make up for the late arrivals and lack of regular qualifying. Drivers earned points for both finish positions and passing in the heats, then similar points in the two "qualifying" races, utlimately deciding the starting order.
Danny Faria (driving his winged car without the wings) either got lucky or figured out how to start the main on the outside of the front row. The starting order for the main was Miller -- Faria, Stidham -- Sheridan, Bragg -- Spencer, C. Williams -- R. VanderWeerd in the first eight.
The Williams brothers crashed out together in the first lap, possibly effecting Jones's car the remainder of the race (he was never in contention).
The order at the lap four yellow, after Bragg's first spin, was Miller, Stidham (the USAC Western 360s hot shoe right now, but running a 410 in this show) and Faria. At lap 12 it was Miller, Faria, Stidham and Showtime. Spencer's right rear had gone flat, but he was able to get back in the field at the end thereof. Bragg went around again on lap 22 with the order at the time being Miller, Mitchell, Stidham and Showtime. Faria pulled into the infield and parked at about lap 20.
Mitchell was able to run against the turn one / turn two wall, which appears to be a major advantage at Tulare lately. But Stidham, who has a lot of very successful, recent experience at the T-Bowl, stayed low and after swapping positions with Mitchell now and again, lead the rest of the field as Miller was able to pull away all by himself after ever yellow. Good racing for all postions except the lead.
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Came up with a format? That format is basically the same format run at all ASCS TNT races and the Chili Bowl.
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May 31, 2010 at
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Posted By: raj on May 31 2010 at 01:55:37 PM
The track announcer explained that Steve O. and Cory came up with a pill-draw-and-points-race format to make up for the late arrivals and lack of regular qualifying. Drivers earned points for both finish positions and passing in the heats, then similar points in the two "qualifying" races, utlimately deciding the starting order.
Danny Faria (driving his winged car without the wings) either got lucky or figured out how to start the main on the outside of the front row. The starting order for the main was Miller -- Faria, Stidham -- Sheridan, Bragg -- Spencer, C. Williams -- R. VanderWeerd in the first eight.
The Williams brothers crashed out together in the first lap, possibly effecting Jones's car the remainder of the race (he was never in contention).
The order at the lap four yellow, after Bragg's first spin, was Miller, Stidham (the USAC Western 360s hot shoe right now, but running a 410 in this show) and Faria. At lap 12 it was Miller, Faria, Stidham and Showtime. Spencer's right rear had gone flat, but he was able to get back in the field at the end thereof. Bragg went around again on lap 22 with the order at the time being Miller, Mitchell, Stidham and Showtime. Faria pulled into the infield and parked at about lap 20.
Mitchell was able to run against the turn one / turn two wall, which appears to be a major advantage at Tulare lately. But Stidham, who has a lot of very successful, recent experience at the T-Bowl, stayed low and after swapping positions with Mitchell now and again, lead the rest of the field as Miller was able to pull away all by himself after ever yellow. Good racing for all postions except the lead.
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Thanks for the report raj. What did the attendance look like?
"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza" -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS
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May 31, 2010 at
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"Thanks for the report raj. What did the attendance look like?"
They ran a "1-1/2" sanction show. CRA + eight of the vintage super-modifieds (exhibition). So not a lot of people in the stands =or= at the back gate, though the City of Temecula was, as usual, well represented by the Spencers and their legions of pals.
This was the last show of the "spring series" at Tulare. Accordoing to their website, they go dark throughout the long hot summer and kick in again the first week of October with a USAC Western 360 show. They run the big 360 sprint Trophy Cup on the 22nd and 23rd. And don't forget the big USAC National (sprint and midget) + CRA "Pacific Coast Nationals" show Nov 13.
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May 31, 2010 at
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Tired of viewing professional, high quality photos of the USAC/CRA cars?
Then visit here for images from Tulare: http://www.bakerracingpix.com/USAC-CRA_05302010.html
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May 31, 2010 at
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Where was everyone at?? Was Craig Stidham in a 360?
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May 31, 2010 at
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Posted By: Slidejob2010 on May 31 2010 at 09:55:44 PM
Where was everyone at?? Was Craig Stidham in a 360?
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He dropped a 410 in for last night. Heard him say it was his first non-wing 410 race. Pretty impressive.
Congrats to Blake Miller, been a tough run for him lately.
Good show for only 19 cars.
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