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NAPA AUTO PARTS/AUTO TRADER MAGAZINES
SCRA SPRINT CARS
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
JUNE 8, 2002
35 CARS
FAST QUALIFIERS
1. Damion Gardner - 16.380
2. Tony Jones - 16.593
3. Gary W. Howard - 16.596
4. Mike English - 16.636
5. Rip Williams - 16.695
6. Richard Griffin - 16.733
7. Steve Ostling - 16.804
8. Mike Kirby - 16.807
9. Charles Davis Jr. - 16.837
10. Jeremy Sherman - 16.848
HEAT RACE 1
1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Rip Williams, 3. Damion Gardner, 4. Michael
Hinrichsen, 5. Rodney Argo, 6. Mike Spencer, 7. Brian Venard, 8. Bob Ferro, 9.
Danny Sheridan
HEAT RACE 2
1. Rickie Gaunt, 2. Jeremy Sherman, 3. Tony Jones, 4. Ronnie Clark, 5. Keith
Williamson, 6. Tom Wilhelm, 7. Lance Gremett, 8. Adam Mitchell, 9. Richard
Griffin
HEAT RACE 3
1. Jack DeArmond Jr., 2. Bobby Cody, 3. Steve Ostling, 4. Gary W. Howard, 5.
John Scott, 6. Bobby Graham, 7. Mel Murphy, 8. Greg DeCaires, 9. Mark
Heidenreich
HEAT RACE 4
1. Cory Kruseman, 2. Mike Kirby, 3. Dan Hillberg, 4. Mike English, 5. Verne
Sweeney, 6. Tom Downing, 7. Casey Shuman, 8. Toby Stanford
PASSING MASTERS DASH
1. Rip Williams, 2. Steve Ostling, 3. Mike English, 4. Charles Davis Jr., 5.
Damion Gardner, 6. Mike Kirby, 7. Gary W. Howard, 8. Tony Jones
B-MAIN
1. Richard Griffin, 2. John Scott, 3. Bobby Graham, 4. Rodney Argo, 5. Verne
Sweeney, 6. Brian Venard, 7. Keith Williamson, 8. Lance Gremett, 9. Mike
Spencer, 10. Greg DeCaires, 11. Casey Shuman, 12. Mel Murphy, 13. Tom
Downing, 14. Tom Wilhelm, 15. Mark Heidenreich, 16. Toby Stanford
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A MAIN (With Starting Positions)
1. Damion Gardner (5th)
2. Steve Ostling (2nd)
3. Rip Williams (1st)
4. Mike Kirby (6th)
5. Cory Kruseman (12th)
6. Tony Jones (8th)
7. John Scott (11th)
8. Richard Griffin (9th)
9. Charles Davis Jr. (4th)
10. Rodney Argo (13th)
11. Bobby Graham (5th)
12. Bobby Cody (17th)
13. Jeremy Sherman (10th)
14. Rickie Gaunt (14th)
15. Ronnie Clark (22nd)
16. Verne Sweeney (16th)
17. Bryan Venard (21st)
18. Dan Hillberg (20th)
19. Michael Hinrichsen (19th) (Flipped in middle of turn 3 & as checkered came out.)
20. Jack DeArmond Jr. (18th) (DNF)
21. Mike English (3rd) (DNF
22. Gary W. Howard (7th) (DNF)
Another epic war at the PAS as fast qualifier Damion Gardner started fifth in the main and went on to score an impressive win. It was Gardner’s first ever SCRA victory. Gardner took the lead from point leader Steve Ostling, briefly lost it back to Ostling in lapped traffic before regaining the lead and waltzing off for the victory.
Ostling’s second place finish was his third in the last four outing at The PAS (the other finish was a third two weeks ago)
Rip Williams passed Mike Kirby on the last lap for third. Great race long battle for fifth between Cory Kruseman and Tony Jones with Kruseman finally taking the spot.
Richard Griffin had contact with another car coming off turn two on lap three and spun out. He restarted at the back and came all the way to eighth. Gary W. Howard, the night’s third fastest qualifier, got caught up in the same tangle, but did not get the car repaired for the restart.
Michael Hinrichsen flipped between turns three and four as the checkered flag came out. He was uninjured. Adam Mitchell had a tough series of end over end flips in heat two, but walked away uninjured.
Vista Paint will next present the NAPA Auto Parts/Auto Trader Magazines SCRA Sprint Car at The PAS on June 22nd. Joining them will be the California Champ Trucks.
-Thanks to Scott Daloisio.
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