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SCRA SPRINT CARS 
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
APRIL 13, 2002

44 CARS

FAST QUALIFIERS (Top 10)
1. Troy Rutherford - 16.807
2. Mike Kirby - 16.956
3. Rickie Gaunt - 16.968
4. Cory Kruseman - 16.987
5. Richard Griffin - 17.024
6. Damion Gardner - 17.037
7. Rip Williams - 17.085
8. Mike English - 17.107
9. Verne Sweeney - 17.143
10. Tony Jones - 17.207

C-MAIN
1. Lance Gremett, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Adam Mitchell, 4. Marc Hart, 5. Mel Murphy, 6. Dan Tedrick, 7. Rick Hinrichsen, 8. Greg Taylor, 9. David Sinsley, 10.  Bob Johnson, 11.  Eric Severson, 12.  Mark Heidenreich


HEAT RACE 1
1. Steve Ostling, 2. Richard Griffin, 3. Charles Davis Jr, 4. Troy Rutherford, 5. Lance Gremett, 6. Jack DeArmond Jr, 7. Tom Downing, 8. Casey Shuman, 9. Verne Sweeney 

HEAT RACE 2
1. Damion Gardner, 2. Gary W Howard, 3. Mike Kirby, 4. Levi Jones, 5. Bobby Graham, 6. Tony Jones, 7. Jarrett Chaney, 8. Keith Williamson, 9. Steve Venard

HEAT RACE 3
1. Rip Williams, 2. Rickie Gaunt, 3. John Scott, 4. Danny Sheridan, 5. Adam Mitchell, 6. Bobby Cody, 7. Mike Boat, 8. Mike Spencer

HEAT RACE 4
1. Cory Kruseman, 2. Rodney Argo, 3. Mike English, 4. Michael Hinrichsen, 5. Jeremy Sherman, 6. Brian Venard, 7. Dan Hillberg, 8. Tony Smiley, 9. Marc Hart

PASSING MASTERS DASH
1. Damion Gardner, 2. Richard Griffin, 3. Cory Kruseman, 4. Rip Williams, 5. Rickie Gaunt, 6. Mike English, 7. Mike Kirby, 8. Troy Rutherford

B MAIN
1. Tony Jones, 2. Bobby Graham, 3. Jeremy Sherman, 4. Verne Sweeney, 5. Jarrett Chaney, 6. Mark Hart, 7. Mike Boat, 8. Adam Mitchell, 9. Mike Spencer, 10. Tom Downing, 11. Keith Williamson, 12. Jack DeArmond, 13. Brian Venard, 14. Bobby Cody, 16. Dan Hillberg, 17. Lance Gremett, 18. Steve Venard, 19. Tony Smiley

A MAIN
1. Cory Kruseman, 2. Mike Kirby, 3. Richard Griffin, 4. John Scott, 5. Steve Ostling, 6. Mike English, 7. Tony Jones, 8. Jeremy Sherman, 9. Gary W. Howard, 10. Danny Sheridan, 11. Levi  Jones, 12. Damion Gardner, 13. Jarrett Chaney, 14. Rickie Gaunt, 15. Troy Rutherford, 16. Charles Davis Jr., 17. Bobby Graham, 18. Rip Williams, 19. Marc Hart, 20. Rodney Argo, 21. Verne Sweeney, 22. Michael Hinrichsen
Laps Led: Griffin 1-17, Kruseman 18-30

SCRA returned to action at Perris Auto Speedway after a 2 week hiatus in the schedule. With 44 cars on hand, fans were anticipating a good show and they were not disappointed.

Several drivers made their first appearance of 2002. "The Mighty" Casey Shuman was the new driver of Bill Pratt's #12 Sprinter. Former Off-Road Champion, Bob Ferro was back in his #91X. "The One Man Band" Dan Tedrick was in his 10-plus year old #88 Tognotti. "World Famous" Tom Downing was back with SCRA, after competing with the VRA Sprint Cars last week. Rick Hinrichsen made a return since 2000, in a red #9 with flames to honor "Big" George Gervais.

Some cars debuted a new paint scheme. "Showtime" Danny Sheridan had a freshly painted #57 Spin-Tech Motorsports Stinger. Jack DeArmond Jr. had a brand new purple #24 Stinger.

Jarrett Chaney, the 2000 SCRA Rookie of the Year, was in Rick Becker's #67 Stinger for the night. VRA Points leader Greg Taylor, fresh from last week's win at Ventura Raceway, was in the Taylor #7T Ellis. VRA Rookie Eric Severson took to the PAS half-mile for the first time.

Gardner Motorsports' Troy Rutherford set fast time on the night with a 16.807. Heat Race Action was torrid, as the 3 of the heat race winners came from the 4th row (Gardner, Williams, and Kruseman.) While the track was dry, there was alot of two groove racing, slide jobs, and three abreast racing.

Many in attendance called the night's Passing Masters Dash, the best in the history of SCRA. Newcomer Damion Gardner had a fierce battle with "The Gasman" Richard Griffin. In the end, Gardner won the right to start on the pole and would have to face the challenges of the SCRA veterans.

Cory Kruseman, Richard Griffin, and Mike Kirby were battling in the later stages of the A-Main that had fans on their feet. Early front runners, Damion Gardner, Tony Jones, Rickie Gaunt, and Rip Williams were involved in incidents that sent them to the back.

Verne Sweeney had a wild flip down the back straight in the early laps of the main event. He was uninjured. The SCRA will return to action at Perris on April 27th.

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