SCRAFAN.COM - Press Release

Lakewood, CA., June 11 -- The NAPA Auto Parts - Auto Trader Magazines SCRA
sprint cars series will make their first of three Santa Maria Speedway (Santa Maria, CA) appearances this Saturday night, June 15th.

Even though he has been plagued by poor luck this year, three-time SCRA Champion (1998-00) Richard Griffin (Silver City, NM) has to be considered the man to beat at Santa Maria Speedway. Dating back to August of 2000, Griffin has won three of the five Santa Maria events. Hesperia's John Scott has won the other two.

Defending SCRA Champion Cory Kruseman (Ventura) has four SMS wins, all of which came in 1995. Rip Williams' (Yorba Linda) has the most lifetime SMS wins with six. Kruseman and Williams enter the event tied for most career SCRA main event wins. Each man currently has 55 lifetime wins with the SCRA.

Concord's Damion Gardner made the most of his eight hour tow to the Perris Auto Speedway last Saturday. In just his 13th start, Gardner became just the 31st different driver win an SCRA main event. Corona's Steve Ostling finished second to Gardner to maintain his lead in the SCRA point standings. Entering this weekend, Ostling has 766 points, Kruseman 739, Griffin 734, Tony Jones (Garden Grove) 726 and Williams 690.
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