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USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR & WESTERN MIDGET DOUBLEHEADER THIS SATURDAY AT THE PAS! |
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(APRIL 19, 2004, PERRIS, CA) Last Saturday’s rain and gray clouds had a
silver lining for Southern California open wheel racing fans as the rained out
Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car show has been rescheduled as part of a great open
wheel doubleheader with the USAC Western Midgets this Saturday night at Perris
Auto Speedway in the Gosch Ford Shootout presented by Temecula Valley Pipe &
Supply and Vista Paint. The battle for the points lead in the Valvoline USAC/CRA series is in mid season form as the top five are only separated by 45 points. Concord’s Damion Gardner is the new point leader. Yorba Linda’s Rip Williams is 14 digits behind in second and Ojai’s Troy Rutherford, Cory Kruseman of Ventura and Mike Kirby of Torrance follow him closely. Kirby, in his first year driving for owner Glen Crossno, will be looking for his third straight victory at The PAS. On April 10th, Kirby, the 1993 CRA Champion, and Gardner traded the lead back and forth in one of the best main events ever staged at the 8-year old facility. Kirby took the lead for good on lap 21 and beat Williams and Gardner to the Eddie Ramirez checkered flag in a crowd pleasing 30-lapper. In addition to Gardner, Kirby, Williams and Rutherford, former PAS winners Steve Ostling of Corona and Tony Jones of Orange will be in Saturday’s star-studded field. Also on Saturday, the USAC Western Midgets will be making their first appearance at The PAS since 2002. Manhattan Beach’s Garrett Hansen, fresh off the first midget win of his career last Saturday at Ventura, leads the midget contingent into The PAS. Popular Wally Pankratz (Orange), who was the 2000 series champion, 4-time series champ Robbie Flock (Murrieta), 1995 NARC Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Johnny Rodriguez (Elk Grove) and Jerome Rodela (El Monte) will be among the main contenders for Saturday’s midget money. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM on Saturday. Advance tickets are on sale now by calling 1-800-595-4849, (909) 940-0134 or on the Internet at www.tix.com or www.perrisautospeedway.com. Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, home of the Southern California Fair, approximately one hour east of Los Angeles. Take the 215 Freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway and go east two and a half miles to the fairgrounds. For more information on any Perris Auto Speedway events, please call (909) 940-0134. VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS 1. Damion Gardner … 285 2. Rip Williams … 271 3. Troy Rutherford … 257 4. Cory Kruseman … 242 5. Mike Kirby … 240 6. Tony Jones … 165 7. Jeremy Sherman … 146 8. Greg Bragg … 139 9. Ricky Gaunt … 138 10. Mike Spencer … 137 USAC WESTERN MIDGETS 1. Michael Lewis … 163 2. Johnny Rodriguez … 162 3. Jerome Rodela … 130 4. Wally Pankratz … 127 5. Bobby East … 122 6. Garrett Hansen … 107 7. Josh Wise … 102 8. Dave Darland … 109 9. Dallen McKenney … 97 10. Brad Kuhn … 93
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