Demon Rules at The PAS

PERRIS, Cal. (September 23, 2017) – .Taking the lead from Austin Williams on the fourth lap, “The Demon” Damion Gardner of Concord, California held of all challengers to claim his fifth AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car win of the year. The five-time champion won the 30-lap “10th Annual Glenn Howard Classic” ahead of R.J. Johnson, Mike Spencer, Jake Swanson and Richard Vander Weerd.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 23, 2017 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – “10th Annual Glenn Howard Classic”

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.756; 2. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich- 16.769; 3. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-16.787; 4. Mike Spencer, 4S, Gansen-16.834; 5. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.979; 6. Danny Faria Jr., 17V, Faria-17.032; 7. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-17.050; 8. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-17.186; 9. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-17.221; 10. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.241; 11. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-17.292; 12. Jeremy Ellertson, 98, Ellertson-17.303; 13. Max Adams, 5M, Adams-17.338; 14. Trent Williams, 52, Williams-17.345; 15. Eddie Tafoya, 51T, Tafoya-17.392; 16. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-17.431; 17. Stevie Sussex, 42, Cheney-17.441; 18. Landon Cling, 21K, Kruseman-17.475; 19. Verne Sweeney, 98V, Tracy-17.614; 20. Randy Waitman, 90, Waitman-18.119; 21. Sterling Cling, 7K, Kruseman-18.551; 22. Gary Marshall Jr., 72, Marshall-18.554; 23. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-NT; 24. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-NT; 25. Matt Stewart, 23, Bellegante-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. Adams, 3. Roa, 4. Spencer, 5. McCarthy, 6. Gansen, 7. Sweeney, 8. Stewart, 9. Marshall. 2:51.07

BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sussex, 2. L.Williams, 3. Swanson, 4. A.Williams, 5. T.Williams, 6. J.Vander Weerd, 7. Waitman, 8. C.Williams. NT

CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE / KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. R.Vander Weerd, 3. Faria, 4. Malcolm, 5. Ellertson, 6. L.Cling, 7. S.Cling, 8. Tafoya. NT

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INCORPORATED SEMI: (12 laps) 1. J.Vander Weerd, 2. Gansen, 3. T.Williams, 4. Ellertson, 5. L.Cling, 6. Sweeney, 7. Waitman, 8. C.Williams, 9. Stewart, 10. Marshall, 11. S.Cling, 12. McCarthy. 3:31.38

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Damion Gardner, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Mike Spencer, 4. Jake Swanson, 5. Richard Vander Weerd, 6. Danny Faria Jr., 7. Stevie Sussex, 8. Brody Roa, 9. Cody Williams, 10. Logan Williams, 11. Jace Vander Weerd, 12. Tommy Malcolm, 13. Max Adams, 14. Chris Gansen, 15. Jeremy Ellertson, 16. Trent Williams, 17. Matt McCarthy, 18. Verne Sweeney, 19. Landon Cling, 20. Matt Stewart, 21. Gary Marshall Jr., 22. Randy Waitman, 23. Austin Williams. NT

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**Tafoya flipped during the third heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 A.Williams, Laps 4-30 Gardner

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS/ROD END SUPPLY HARD CHARGER: Cody Williams (20th-9th)

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Gardner-1,217, 2-Roa-1,123, 3-Swanson-1,121, 4.Spencer-941, 5-A.Williams-831, 6-C.Williams-778, 7-L.Williams-725, 8-Adams-667, 9-Gansen-649, 10-R.Vander Weerd-560.

(Doug Allen photo)