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#12X Robert Ballou wins 2014 Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway. Mike Spencer (2nd) & Bryan Clauson (3rd). Photo by Doug Allen.
ROBERT BALLOU WINS $20,000 BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
By Lance Jennings
PERRIS, CA – NOVEMBER 10, 2014... After winning the Friday night preliminary feature, Westfield, Indiana’s Robert Ballou earned the biggest win of his career at the “19th Budweiser Oval Nationals, presented by All Coast Construction. Securing the lead from Mike Spencer on lap thirty-one, the “Madman” raced to the $20,000 triumph at Perris Auto Speedway. Spencer, Bryan Clauson, “The People’s Champion” Dave Darland and Ryan Bernal followed Ballou to the checkered flags.
Racing the Ballou Motorsports #12X Blakesley Auto / Cliffon Services Maxim, Robert Ballou started fourth in the 40-lap finale after taking fourth in the special 6-lap “Super Six Dash.” Battling hard with the front runners all race, the Northern California native added the prestigious race to his resume as the Amsoil USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars head to Canyon Speedway Park for the “Hall of Fame Classic” seated eighth in national points.
After leading the opening five laps, Temecula’s Mike Spencer battled back and forth with C.J. Leary to keep the top spot before finishing second. Driving Ron Chaffin’s #50 Grubstake Mini Storage / Madera Produce Maxim, Spencer was second in the “Super 6 Dash” before joining his crew to honor Bruce Bromme Jr.’s memory as the event’s Grand Marshall. The five-time USAC/CRA Champion left Perris ranked second in USAC/CRA points with one feature win, five Woodland Fast Time Awards, two heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, sixteen top-10 finishes, and 108 feature laps led.
Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana raced from seventh to claim third in the Oval Nationals. Piloting the Tony Stewart Racing / Curb-Agajanian #20 Chevy Performance entry, Clauson qualified nineteenth overall and ran second to Tracy Hines in his heat race. Bryan currently sits second in the USAC National point chase.
Lincoln, Indiana’s “The People’s Champion” Dave Darland challenged the leaders before running fourth in the finale. Racing the Phillips Motorsports #71P Racers Advantage Store / Jockish Flowers DRC, Darland won the 6-lap Weld Racing “Super 6 Dash” and is third in the USAC National Series heading to Canyon Speedway Park.
Ryan Bernal of Hollister charged to fifth in the Oval Nationals after starting tenth. Driving Mike Phulps’ #56 Tri-L Mandarin Ranch / Core Power ART, Bernal was twelfth quick in time trials and was second in his heat race. The two-time USAC Western Classic Sprint Champion is tenth in USAC/CRA standings with four heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, six top-10 finishes, and 26 feature laps led.
Plainfield, Indiana’s Chad Boespflug earned the night’s Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job” honors with a tenth place finish from twenty-second. Piloting the Baldwin Bros. Racing #5B Fox Paving / Kercher Engines Maxim, the Central California native qualified eighteenth overall, ran sixth in his heat race, and placed fourth in his semi-main.
“The Demon” Damion Gardner of Concord recorded his sixty-second career Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award. Racing Mark Alexander’s #4 Scott Sales Company / J&D Performance Spike, Gardner won the night’s Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1 and finished eighth in the feature after starting fourteenth. “The Demon” clinched his third USAC/CRA Championship with eleven feature wins, nine Woodland Fast Time Awards, fifteenth heat race victories, nineteen top-10 finishes, and 205 feature laps led on the season.
Wilkinson, Indiana’s Tracy Hines won the 10-lap DJ Safety Heat Race #2. Driving his #4X Carolina Nut Company / Hansen’s Welding entry, Hines was fourteenth fast in time trials and ran seventeenth in the main event. Heading to the “Hall of Fame Classic,” Tracy is sixth in the National standings.
Austin Williams of Yorba Linda drove to victory in the 10-lap Saldana Racing Products Heat Race #3. Piloting Jack Jory’s #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike, Williams qualified seventh overall and took fifteenth in the 40-lap main event. To date, Austin is fifth in the USAC/CRA point chase with one feature win, two heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, eight top-10 finishes, and 51 feature laps led.
Visalia’s Richard Vander Weerd took the checkered flags in the Circle Track Performance Heat Race #4. Racing the family owned #10 Vander Weerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Richard was eighth fast in time trials and took seventh in the feature and making his way to third. Despite missing some races, Vander Weerd sits eighth in the USAC/CRA point chase with one feature win, five heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, eleven top-10 finishes, and 10 feature laps led in 2014.
Josh Pelkey of Peoria, Arizona won the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main #1. Driving Robbie and Gaye Allen’s #12 ABC Body Shop / Napa Auto Parts Maxim, Pelkey qualified twentieth overall, ran third in his heat race, and scored twenty-first in the Oval Nationals. In limited action, the 1997 ASCA Champion is tied for twenty-seventh in USAC/CRA points with two heat race victories and two top-10 finishes.
Tipton’s “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. won the 12-lap Rod End Supply Semi-Main #2. Piloting Junior Bowman’s #2F Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / DeBoer & Sons Trucking Spike, Faria was seventeenth fast in time trials, took sixth in his heat race, and ran sixteenth in the main event. The 2013 USAC West Coast Champion sits forty-first in USAC/CRA standings with one top-10 finish in limited appearances.
Starting Friday, November 14th, the Amsoil USAC/CRA and National Sprint Cars will battle at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona. The two night "Hall of Fame Classic" will also showcase the Challenge Cup Sprint Cars and Mini Sprints. For more event and ticket information, visit www.canyonspeedwaypark.com or call (602) 258-7223 (RACE).
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series thanks Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Engler Machine & Tool, Extreme Mufflers, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Pyrotect Racing Cells, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, Saldana Racing Products, Weld Racing, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at [email protected].
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USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:
November 8, 2014 - Perris, California - Perris Auto Speedway - 19th "Budweiser Oval Nationals" - Presented by All-Coast Construction
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY TIME TRIALS: (Minus top-6 Friday points - no points)
1. Damion Gardner, 4x, Alexander-16.577; 2. Justin Grant, 40, Hery-16.619; 3. Darren Hagen, 17RW, Dutcher-16.687; 4. Nic Faas, 37F, Mitchell-16.813; 5. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-16.822; 6. Chase Stockon, 32, 32/TBI-16.828; 7. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.838; 8. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-16.855; 9. Christopher Bell, 51T, Roth-16.923; 10. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 73, Ford-16.954; 11. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-16.967; 12. Ryan Bernal, 56, Phulps-16.980; 13. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-17.003; 14. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-17.009; 15. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.016; 16. Garrett Hansen, 7, Priestley-17.023; 17. Danny Faria, Jr., 2F, Bowman-17.044; 18. Chad Boespflug, 5B, Baldwin-17.059; 19. Bryan Clauson, 20, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-17.076; 20. Josh Pelkey, 12, Allen-17.100; 21. David Bezio, 37x, Bezio-17.104; 22. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-17.122; 23. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-17.240; 24. Max Adams, 5x, Adams-17.244; 25. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-17.245; 26. Matt Rossi, 02, Rossi-17.290; 27. Colby Copeland, 5v, VanLare-17.334; 28. Trent Williams, 52, Williams-17.371; 29. Greg Alexander, 72, Henry-17.381; 30. Jarett Andretti, 18, Andretti-17.413; 31. Corey Ballard, 34, Ballard-17.437; 32. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-17.456; 33. Austin Liggett, 9s, Hurst-17.496; 34. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-17.501; 35. Terry Schank, Jr., 1, Gleason-17.532; 36. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.557; 37. Verne Sweeney, 98, Tracy-17.633; 38. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.640; 39. Jeremy Ellertson, 98x, Ellertson-17.661; 40. Jeff Sibley, 42N, Sibley-17.714; 41. Johnathon Henry, 17, Henry-17.830; 42. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-17.845; 43. Landon Hurst, 179, Hurst-17.962; 44. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Edwards-18.046; 45. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-18.521; 46. Michael Curtis, 45c, Turner/Wheeler-18.624; 47. Tobey Sampson, 12B, Blair-18.646;
EXTREME MUFFLERS HEAT RACE #1: (10 laps)
1. D. Gardner, 2. Bell, 3. Mitchell, 4. Johnson, 5. Swanson, 6. Faria, 7. Alexander, 8. Bezio. NT
DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE #2: (10 laps)
1. Hines, 2. Stockon, 3. Grant, 4. R. Gardner, 5. Thomas, 6. Boespflug, 7. Rossi, 8. Andretti. 2:58.72
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #3: (10 laps)
1. A. Williams, 2. Clauson, 3. C. Williams, 4. Hagen, 5. Ensign, 6. Copeland, 7. Ballard, 8. Gaunt. NT
CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE #4: (10 laps)
1. R. Vander Weerd, 2. Bernal, 3. Pelkey, 4. Faas, 5. Adams, 6. Hansen, 7. T. Williams, 8. J. Vander Weerd. NT
WELD RACING "SUPER 6 DASH": (6 laps)
1. Dave Darland (71P, Phillips), 2. Mike Spencer (50, Chaffin), 3. C.J. Leary (30, Leary), 4. Robert Ballou (12x, Ballou), 5. Jon Stanbrough (37RW, Dutcher), 6. Brady Bacon (69, Dynamics). 1:46.20
COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. SEMI-MAIN #1: (12 laps)
1. Pelkey, 2. Johnson, 3. Thomas, 4. Gaunt, 5. Faas, 6. Mitchell, 7. R. Gardner, 8. L. Williams, 9. Bender, 10. Curtis, 11. Sweeney, 12. Ellertson, 13. Liggett, 14. Copeland, 15. Everhart, 16. Henry, 17. Bezio, 18. Sibley. NT
ROD END SUPPLY SEMI-MAIN #2: (12 laps)
1. Faria, 2. Hagen, 3. Grant, 4. Boespflug, 5. Ensign, 6. Rossi, 7. C. Williams, 8. Adams, 9. Andretti, 10. Schank, 11. T. Williams, 12. Hurst, 13. Hansen, 14. Ballard, 15. Edwards, 16. Gansen, 17. Sampson, 18. Swanson. NT
FEATURE: (40 laps – With Starting Positions)
1. Robert Ballou (4th), 2. Mike Spencer (2nd), 3. Bryan Clauson (7th), 4. Dave Darland (1st), 5. Ryan Bernal (10th), 6. Damion Gardner (14th), 7. Richard Vander Weerd (9th), 8. Brady Bacon (6th), 9. Jon Stanbrough (5th), 10. Chad Boespflug (22nd), 11. Chase Stockon (12th), 12. Christopher Bell (8th), 13. Darren Hagen (16th), 14. C.J. Leary (3rd), 15. Austin Williams (13th), 16. Danny Faria Jr. (18th), 17. Tracy Hines (11th), 18. Cody Williams (25th), 19. Rickie Gaunt (21st), 20. R.J. Johnson (19th), 21. Josh Pelkey (17th), 22. Kevin Thomas Jr. (20th), 23. Garrett Hansen (26th), 24. Geoff Ensign (24th), 25. Nic Faas (23rd), 26. Justin Grant (15th). NT
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***Henry flipped in the 1st B Main. Copeland flipped in the 1st B Main. Faas flipped on Lap 17. Ensign flipped on Lap 19. Hansen flipped on Lap 23. Thomas, Jr. flipped on Lap 25.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Spencer, Lap 6 Leary, Lap 7 Spencer, Laps 8-19 Leary, Laps 20-30 Spencer, Laps 31-40 Ballou.
KEIZER WHEELS / RACING OPTICS HARD CHARGER: Chad Boespflug (22nd to 10th)
AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS:
1-Damion Gardner-1,255, 2-Mike Spencer-1,045, 3-Brody Roa-790, 4-Matt Mitchell-787, 5-Cody Williams-786, 6-Austin Williams-760, 7-Jake Swanson-660, 8-Richard Vander Weerd-656, 9-Nic Faas-642, 10-Ryan Bernal-508, 11-Logan Williams-466, 12-Cory Kruseman-381, 13-Chris Gansen-355, 14-Jace Vander Weerd-353, 15-Kevin Thomas Jr.-347, 16-Ronnie Gardner-293, 17-Gary Taylor-263, 18-Colby Copeland-262, 19-R.J. Johnson-257, 20-Rickie Gaunt-239.
AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS:
1-Brady Bacon-1,868; 2-Bryan Clauson-1,815; 3-Dave Darland-1,790; 4-Jon Stanbrough-1,690; 5-Chase Stockon-1,532; 6-Tracy Hines-1,452; 7-Justin Grant-1,418; 8-Robert Ballou-1,412; 9-Chris Windom-1,351; 10-C.J. Leary-1,268.
2014 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE:
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
November 14: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
November 15: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC National Sprints.
This schedule is subject to change.
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