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FEBRUARY 7, 2005...Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif.
captured Saturday
afternoon's 30-lap Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car race at Perris (Calif.) Auto
Speedway, beating defending series champion Rip Williams to the checkered flag.
Williams, trying to notch his 100th career Sprint Car triumph, nearly caught
Gardner on the final lap but had to settle for second ahead of Mike Kirby, Bill
Rose and Seth Wilson. It marked the seventh time in two years that the top three
drivers in the 2004 standings have finished 1-2-3 since the USAC/CRA series
began at the start of the 2004 season.
Rose
led the first 10 laps and Gardner led the rest of the way in his Temecula Valley
Pipe & Supply/Arizona Race Mart Eagle/Shaver.
Kirby
emerged tied with Charles Davis, Jr. in the new series standings. The series
resumes February 19 with another 30-lap feature at the Perris oval.
VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1.-Mike Kirby-109
2.-Charles Davis, Jr.-109
3.-Rip Williams-94
4.-Cory Kruseman-93
5.-Seth Wilson-83
6.-Rick Williams-82
7.-Mike Spencer-80
8.-Damion Gardner-73
9.-Rick Ziehl-64
10.-Jimmy Crawford-60
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