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October 3, 2005...Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif.
leads the Valvoline USAC/CRA
Sprint Car Series to USA Race Park in Tucson, Ariz. this Saturday. The visit
marks the USAC/CRA debut in Tucson and the race will feature a shootout for the
series point lead, which has been passed back and forth in recent weeks.
A
30-lap feature is scheduled on the 3/8-mile Tucson oval, which opened last year.
Gardner
posted his record 19th fast qualifying time at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway
last Saturday, then proceeded to notch his 13th feature victory of the year in
the 30-lap main event. He passed Josh Ford on lap 12 and led the rest of the way
in his Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply/Arizona Race Mart Eagle/Shaver. Mike
Spencer, Cory Kruseman, Tony Jones and Mike Kirby trailed at the checkered flag.
Rip
Williams, the defending CRA titlist, suffered mechanical problems at Perris and
failed to finish the feature, losing the point lead to Gardner, who takes a
21-point lead into Saturday's Tucson event. A total of 74 points are available
at Tucson.
VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1.-Damion Gardner-1,602
2.-Rip Williams-1,581
3.-Cory Kruseman-1,505
4.-Mike Kirby-1,385
5.-Charles Davis, Jr.-1,214
6.-Rickie Gaunt-1,137
7.-Mike Spencer-1,080
8.-Josh Ford-975
9.-Danny Sheridan-853
10.-Seth Wilson-851
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