AUGUST 1, 2005...Damion
Gardner of Concord, Calif. has sliced defending Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car
series champion Rip Williams' point lead to just 50 going into this Saturday
night's return to Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. A total of 74 points are
available at Perris and the feature is a 30-lapper.
Gardner
continued his recent winning streak in weekend races at Skagit Speedway in
Alger, Wash., taking both Friday night's 30-lapper and Saturday night's
40-lapper in the Chaffin Motorsports Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply/Arizona
Race Mart Eagle/Shaver. The wins were his seventh and eighth in the series this
season.
Trailing Gardner Friday were Cory Kruseman, Tony Jones, Williams and Bud
Kaeding. On Saturday, Gardner was followed by Mike Kirby, fast qualifier
Kaeding, Mike Spencer and Danny Sheridan.
Gardner's fast
qualifying time on Friday at Skagit was his 14th this season.
VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1.-Rip Williams-1,200
2.-Damion Gardner-1,150
3.-Mike Kirby-1,060
4.-Cory Kruseman-1,029
5.-Charles Davis, Jr.-901
6.-Rickie Gaunt-811
7.-Mike Spencer-690
8.-Josh Ford-652
9.-Tony Jones-652
10.-Steve Ostling-579
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