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September 5, 2005...Damion Gardner of Concord,
Calif. has finally caught and passed defending Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car
Champion Rip Williams in the 2005 series standings as a result of his 50-lap
victory at Perris, Calif. Saturday night.
Gardner
leads Williams by only eight points going into this Saturday night's race at the
Ventura (Calif.) Raceway, while Mike Kirby and Cory Kruseman remain challengers
after good Perris finishes.
A
30-lap feature is on tap at Ventura, where the USAC Western Midgets share the
billing on the 1/5-mile dirt oval.
Gardner
led the final 34 laps of the race at Perris Auto Speedway in his Temecula Valley
Pipe & Supply/Arizona Race Mart Eagle/Shaver. He passed Kruseman on lap 17
and was trailed at the finish by Kruseman, Josh Ford, Kirby and Danny Sheridan.
Williams finished seventh at Perris, while Charles Davis, Jr. was the night's
fastest qualifier.
Gardner, who also won at Ventura in May, now has 11 feature victories this
season to accompany his 17 fast qualifying efforts.
VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1.-Damion Gardner-1,397
2.-Rip Williams-1,389
3.-Mike Kirby-1,295
4.-Cory Kruseman-1,256
5.-Charles Davis, Jr.-1,034
6.-Rickie Gaunt-957
7.-Mike Spencer-870
8.-Josh Ford-819
9.-Tony Jones-693
10.-Seth Wilson-689
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