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RIP WILLIAMS TRIES FOR WIN #100 AGAIN THIS SATURDAY AT PERRIS!
by Scott Daloisio

(APRIL 12, 2005, PERRIS, CA)  Popular veteran Rip Williams of Yorba Linda, California will again try for career win #100 when Temecula Valley Pip & Supply presents the thrilling USAC/CRA Valvoline Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night.

The likeable Williams 99th victory came at The PAS last October 29th in one of the preliminary nights for the 2004 Oval Nationals.  Less than a month later he sewed up his first ever career championship at The PAS.  Going into Saturday’s race, the 2004 USAC/CRA “King” is the point leader for the first time this year.  Williams took the top spot from Buckeye, Arizona’s Charles Davis Jr. with a third place finish at the last race at The PAS on March 26th.  Heading into this week’s event, he leads Davis by a mere four points.

Williams’ best finish this season has been a pair of seconds.  The first one came at the season opener at The PAS on February 5th when Concord, California Damion Gardner beat him to the Eddie Ramirez checkered flag.  The other second place showing came on March 19th when he chased Torrance, California’s “Super Rickie Gaunt across the line at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Arizona.  Even though he does not have a win thus far in 2005, Williams has been the master of consistency finishing in the top five a total of five times in the first seven races.

While the 48 year-old has had numerous thrills in his long racing career, one of the biggest occurred at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway two weeks ago when Williams oldest son, Cody, made his racing debut with the NMRA TQ Midgets.  The high school football player finished 7th in a 15 car field in the main event.

Williams may well face his stiffest challenge from Ventura, California’s Cory Kruseman when the series rolls into the PAS for round eight on Saturday.  The two-time Chili Bowl Midget Champion has been on a tear winning main events for car owner Glen Crossno the past three weeks.  The first of the three triumphs came at The PAS three weeks ago in USAC/CRA competition.  The last two weeks Kruseman has beat VRA’s finest right in his own backyard at the Ventura Raceway.  Kruseman and Gardner, who have both won two main events in USAC/CRA competition this year, are the only drivers to post more than one win in the series this year.  Gaunt & fellow Torrance resident Mike Kirby each has a single victory, as does Lincoln’s Indiana’s Dave Darland.

Fresh off a busy weekend last week where he finished 13th in the NASCAR Truck Series race in Martinsville, Virginia on Saturday and 18th in the USAC National Sprint Car Series season opener at Anderson, Indiana last Sunday, New Castle, Indiana’s Tracy Hines will be on hand on Saturday.  Joining the field in new rides will be Steve Ostling of Corona, California in the Nadine Keller owned #5 and 1994 Turkey Night Grand Prix winner Jordan Hermansader of Long Beach, California in the Moose Racing #92.

Another name familiar to longtime California sprint car fans will return to action this Saturday night.  Jack Hawley will be getting behind the wheel of a sprint car for the first time in over a decade.  A second generation driver, Hawley’s father, Don, won four lifetime CRA main events including three at J.C. Agajanian’s Ascot Park over 30 years ago.  Don Hawley’s wins came while driving for legendary owners Bruce Bromme Sr., Bill & Evelyn Pratt and Glen Rea.  While Jack was sometimes referred to as “Don’s Son” when he raced previously, many will be referring to him as “Jack Jr’s Dad” this time around.  Hawley’s son, Jack Jr., is a former NCAA star quarterback with the San Diego State Aztecs and went to training camp with the San Francisco 49ers in 2004.  The quarterback will be in attendance to watch his dad in action this Saturday.

Saturday’s action packed program will consist of qualifying, the 3-lap Snap-on Tools trophy dash, four ten lap heats races, a 12-lap B Main and a knock down drag em’ out 30-lap A main event.  The spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM. 

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the freeway close 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 event at Perris Auto Speedway, please call (951) 940-0134.

racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment

 

USAC/CRA VALVOLINE SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS
1. Rip Williams – Yorba Linda, CA - 395
2. Charles Davis, Jr. – Buckeye, AZ - 391
3. Mike Kirby – Torrance, CA - 354
4. Cory Kruseman – Ventura, CA - 344
5. Damion Gardner - Concord, CA - 315
6. Rickie Gaunt – Torrance - 293
7. Josh Ford – Camarillo, CA - 256
8. Seth Wilson – San Clemente, CA - 207
9. Alan Ballard – Bakersfield, CA - 174
10. Jimmy Crawford – Ventura, CA - 170
11. Josh Wise – Riverside, CA - 169
11. Mike Spencer – Temecula – CA - 169
11. Tony Jones – Corona, CA - 169
14. Steve Ostling – Corona, CA - 150
15. Danny Sheridan – Santa Maria, CA - 149
16. Dave Darland – Lincoln, IN - 141
17. Bobby Cody – Costa Mesa, CA - 131
18. Rick Ziehl – Las Cruces, NM - 128
19. Danny Ebberts – Canyon Lake, CA - 112
20. R.J. Johnson – Phoenix, AZ - 104

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