June 19, 2006 –
Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway has become USAC’s most unpredictable track with eight different race winners in the eight USAC/CRA races conducted there so far this season! All eight winners currently rank in the “top-10” in series standings, so Danny Sheridan (fourth) and David Cardey (eighth) will try to add their names to the list Saturday.
The 1/2-mile dirt oval has more than a dozen USAC races left on its 2006 slate so opportunities abound for first-time winners.
Cory Kruseman, who has already won there this year, sliced Damion Gardner’s point lead to just three markers after winning Saturday’s 30-lapper at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. He trailed Gardner for nine laps, then led the rest of the way in his ITI Performance/Sander Engineering Bullet/Downing to beat Mike Spencer, Sheridan, Rip Williams and J Hicks.
Cardey posted the fastest qualifying time as Gardner, who owns 11 FQs already this season, ranked seventh in qualifying.
USAC/CRA
SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1.
|
Damion
Gardner
|
857
|
|
6.
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Rickie
Gaunt
|
587
|
2.
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Cory
Kruseman
|
854
|
|
7.
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Rip
Williams
|
512
|
3.
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Mike
Spencer
|
684
|
|
8.
|
David
Cardey
|
490
|
4.
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Danny
Sheridan
|
667
|
|
9.
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Charles
Davis Jr.
|
484
|
5.
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Tony
Jones
|
660
|
|
10.
|
Mike
Kirby
|
483
|
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