This Saturday (Sept. 21) the chase for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car championship returns to Perris Auto Speedway.

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To date, there have been 219 USAC/CRA events at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds. Since March 6, 2004, 40 different drivers claimed victory at Perris, led by “The Demon” Damion Gardner who has 46 victories on this particular track. While Gardner holds the record for most wins at Perris, Nic Faas holds the 1-lap track record of 15.833 done on February 25, 2012. 

During the last six visits, Richard Vander Weerd has two victories with other wins scored by Gardner, Brody Roa, Hunter Schuerenberg, and Jake Swanson. The series win list at Perris is at the end of this release.

Entering the 17th point race of the season, there have been 10 different winners. Gardner has won three of those races, while Roa, Schuerenberg, Swanson, and Vander Weerd are all tied with two wins. Josh Hodges, Chase Johnson, Austin Liggett, Troy Rutherford, and Austin Williams have one win on the season.

After winning at Santa Maria in September and claiming the “California Sprint Week” crown by 1-point, Gardner has a 62-point lead. His resume includes three feature wins, eight Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards and six heat race victories just to name a few. The seven-time champion leads all drivers with 83 USAC/CRA wins and will be looking for his fifth “Glenn Howard Classic” victory. 

After running second to Gardner during “California Sprint Week” and Santa Maria, Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, CA) has climbed to second in the USAC/CRA point standings. Williams has one feature win, one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, and three heat race victories, among plenty other accolades. The 2009 Co-Rookie of the Year is tied with Dave Darland, Rickie Gaunt, Brody Roa, and Danny Sheridan with eight series wins.

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Roa ranks third in the chase for the USAC/CRA championship. He was third in points at “California Sprint Week” and finished 16th at Santa Maria. The 2016 USAC West Coast champion has two feature wins, three heat race victories, twelve top-10 finishes, and 104 feature laps led to his credit. Roa is a definite threat to win his first “Glenn Howard Classic” this weekend.

Jake Swanson (Anaheim, CA) is fourth in the championship point chase. He finished third at Santa Maria and placed fifth in the “California Sprint Week” standings. To date, the Louie Vermeil Classic winner has two feature wins, two Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, one dash win and four heat race victories to his credit. Swanson is tied with Darren Hagen, Kevin Swindell, and Chris Windom with four series wins and will be looking to add the “Glenn Howard Classic” to his resume.  

Chris Gansen (Verdemont Heights, CA) has climbed to fifth in the USAC/CRA point chase. Gansen ran ninth at Santa Maria and placed 10th in the “California Sprint Week” standings. He's has posted two Wilwood Disc Brakes Lucky 13 Awards, six top-10 finishes, and 15 feature laps led in the campaign. 

Currently ranked 11th in points, Eddie Tafoya Jr. (Chino Hills, CA) leads the chase for Rookie of the Year honors. Steve Hix (Ventura, CA), and Jeff Dyer (Bermuda Dunes, CA) are also in contention.

Other drivers expected to be in action: 

• Tommy Malcolm
• Charles Davis Jr.
• Danny Faria Jr.
• Matt McCarthy
• Richard Vander Weerd
• Mike Martin
• Cody Williams
• R.J. Johnson
• Austin Liggett
• Jace Vander Weerd
• Stevie Sussex
• Verne Sweeney
• Joel Rayborne
• Trent Williams

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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS: 2004-Rip Williams, 2005-Damion Gardner, 2006-Cory Kruseman, 2007-Tony Jones, 2008-Mike Spencer, 2009-Mike Spencer, 2010-Mike Spencer, 2011-Mike Spencer, 2012-Mike Spencer, 2013-Damion Gardner, 2014-Damion Gardner, 2015-Damion Gardner, 2016-Damion Gardner, 2017-Damion Gardner, 2018-Damion Gardner.

GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC/MEMORIAL WINNERS: 2008-Tony Jones, 2009-Bryan Clauson, 2010-Cory Kruseman, 2011-Nic Faas, 2012-Mike Spencer, 2013-Nic Faas, 2014-Damion Gardner, 2015-Damion Gardner, 2016-Austin Williams, 2017-Damion Gardner, 2018-Damion Gardner.

2019 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR WINS: 3-Damion Gardner, 2-Brody Roa, 2-Hunter Schuerenberg, 2-Jake Swanson, 2-Richard Vander Weerd, 1-Josh Hodges, 1-Chase Johnson, 1-Austin Liggett, 1-Troy Rutherford, 1-Austin Williams.

PERRIS AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR WINS: 46-Damion Gardner, 24-Mike Spencer, 19-Tony Jones, 17-Cory Kruseman, 9-Nic Faas, 8-David Cardey, 8-Richard Vander Weerd, 7-Rip Williams, 6-Bryan Clauson, 6-Mike Kirby, 6-Matt Mitchell, 6-Danny Sheridan, 5-Rickie Gaunt, 5-Justin Grant, 4-Robert Ballou, 4-Dave Darland, 4-R.J. Johnson, 4-Austin Williams, 3-Garrett Hansen, 2-Darren Hagen, 2-Jesse Hockett, 2-Levi Jones, 2-Blake Miller, 2-Brody Roa, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr., 2-Chris Windom, 1-Chad Boespflug, 1-Greg Bragg, 1-Daron Clayton, 1-Charles Davis Jr., 1-Josh Ford, 1-Josh Hodges, 1-Bud Kaeding, 1-Adam Mitchell, 1-Johnny Rodriguez, 1-Hunter Schuerenberg, 1-Chase Stockon, 1-Jake Swanson, 1-Scotty Weir, 1-Jason York.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS: 1. Damion Gardner-1064, 2. Austin Williams-1006, 3. Brody Roa-996, 4. Jake Swanson-895, 5. Chris Gansen-699, 6. Tommy Malcolm-598, 7. Charles Davis Jr.-592, 8. Danny Faria Jr.-583, 9. Matt McCarthy-565, 10. Richard Vander Weerd-508, 11. Eddie Tafoya Jr. ®-500, 12. Mike Martin-477, 13. Steve Hix ®-469, 14. Cody Williams-461, 15. R.J. Johnson-458, 16. Austin Liggett-453, 17. Jace Vander Weerd-351, 18. Stevie Sussex-350, 19. Verne Sweeney-348, 20. A.J. Bender-307.

2019 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE:

DATE – TRACK – LOCATION

March 8: #Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (Winner: Josh Hodges) 

March 9: #Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ (Winner: Hunter Schuerenberg) 

March 30: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: Brody Roa)

April 13: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: Richard Vander Weerd)

May 4: Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA (Winner: Troy Rutherford)

May 11: Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, CA (Winner: Damion Gardner)

May 25: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: Hunter Schuerenberg)

June 29: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: Richard Vander Weerd)

July 6: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA (Winner: Brody Roa) 

July 13: #Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: Damion Gardner)

August 17: #Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: Jake Swanson)

August 31: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Winner: Austin Williams)

September 1: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Winner: Jake Swanson)

September 2: Petaluma Speedway – Petaluma, CA (Winner: Chase Johnson)

September 6: Merced Speedway – Merced, CA (Winner: Austin Liggett)

September 7: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA (Winner: Damion Gardner)

September 21: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Glenn Howard Classic)

September 28: #Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)

November 7: *#Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)

November 8: *#Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)

November 9: *#Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)

November 15: *#Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Western World Championships)

November 16: *#Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, AZ (Western World Championships)

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* = Co-Sanctioned Event with AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Cars.

# = Co-Sanctioned Event with Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars.

CSW = California Sprint Week.

This schedule is subject to change.