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Message started by LMR on 07/06/14 at 2:58am

Title: Santa Maria Speedway - 7/5 USAC Results
Post by LMR on 07/06/14 at 2:58am

Santa Maria Speedway
July 5, 2014
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CODY WILLIAMS WINS SANTA MARIA “PARTY AT THE COAST”

by Lance Jennings
SANTA MARIA, CA (July 5) - Last Saturday, Corona’s “The Cadillac” Cody Williams scored his first career Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car feature win at Santa Maria Speedway. Taking the lead from brother Austin on lap 19, “The Cadillac” shook free from all challengers to win the $2,750 “Party at the Coast” / “Doug Fort Memorial.” Mike Spencer, “The Demon” Damion Gardner, Austin Williams, and Bud Kaeding rounded out the top-five drivers.

Racing Jack Jory’s #44 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike, Cody Williams became the 54th different driver to win a USAC/CRA main event. The former National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Rookie of the Year qualified seventh out of the twenty-six racers in attendance and placed second in his heat race. Heading to Perris on August 16th, “The Cadillac” has climbed to fifth in points with one heat race victory, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, six top-10 finishes, and 15 feature laps led.

Charging from fifth, Mike Spencer of Temecula had gotten close to Williams, but claimed second for the second night in a row. Driving Ron Chaffin’s #50 Grubstake Mini Storage / Madera Produce Maxim, Spencer was sixth quick in time trials and took third in his heat race. The five-time champion has tied Nic Faas for second in the standings with one feature win, two heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, nine top-10 finishes, and 51 feature laps led on the year.

Concord’s “The Demon” Damion Gardner took third in Santa Maria’s “Party at the Coast.” Piloting Mark Alexander’s #4 Scott Sales Company / J&D Performance Spike, Gardner qualified fifth overall and won the 10-lap DJ Safety Heat Race #2. The World’s Fastest Sprint Car Driver” heads to Perris with a 111-point lead on the strength of six feature wins, four Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, nine heat race victories, ten top-10 finishes, and 137 feature laps led.

After leading the first 18 laps, Austin Williams of Yorba Linda scored fourth in the “Doug Fort Memorial.” Racing Jack Jory’s #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike, Williams was tenth fast in time trials and ran fourth in his heat race. The 2009 Rookie of the Year left Santa Maria ranked eighth in the standings with one feature win, one heat race victory, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, five top-10 finishes, and 36 feature laps led in the campaign.

Campbell’s Bud Kaeding earned his first Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job” honors with a fifth place run from nineteenth. Piloting Junior Bowman’s #29 Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / Kaeding Performance Maxim, Kaeding qualified nineteenth overall and finished second to Brody Roa in his heat race. The three-time USAC Silver Crown Champion is looking to make a championship bid with the winged King of the West Sprints.

Jake Swanson of Anaheim earned his second Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award of the campaign. Racing Tom and Laurie Sertich’s #92 Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror / Circle Track Performance Victory, Swanson took sixth in his heat race, won the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main, and placed twelfth in the feature. Heading to Perris, the 2012 Rookie of the Year is ninth in the point chase with one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, five top-10 finishes, and 28 feature laps led.

Huntington Beach’s Brody Roa won the 10-lap Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1. Driving Lee and Norma Leonard’s #48 unsponsored Maxim, Roa was sixteenth fast in time trials and raced to eleventh in the main event after starting sixteenth. The former Wagsdash Champion left Santa Maria ranked seventh in the points with four heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main, one Keizer Wheels / Racing Optics Hard Charger Award, and six top-10 finishes on the season.

Matt Mitchell of Yorba Linda raced to victory in the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #3. Piloting his #37 MPD Racing / ART Enterprises Maxim, Mitchell qualified eighteenth overall and scored eighteenth in the main event. The 2-time “Salute to Indy” winner is currently sixth in the USAC/CRA point standings with one feature win, two heat race victories, six top-10 finishes, and 35 feature laps led.

Hanford’s Connor Kassik earned the night’s Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror Award. Racing the family owned #26 Hanford Toyota / Verdegal Bros. DRC with 360 power, Kassik was twenty-sixth fast in time trials, ran seventh in his heat race, and finished eleventh in the semi-main. The USAC West Coast Sprint Car Rookie of the Year contender missed the transfer to the main event.

Luke Boles of Goleta was the highest ranked 360 entry with a thirteenth place finish at the “Party at the Coast” Earning an extra $200 in his first USAC/CRA appearance, the driver of the family owned #56A Larry’s Auto Parts / Specialty Tool & Bolt TCR qualified twenty-fourth overall and scored fourth in his heat race.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 5, 2014
Santa Maria, California - Santa Maria Speedway - Party at the Coast /"Doug Fort Memorial"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jake Swanson, 92, Sertich-14.999; 2. Logan Williams, 5, Jory-15.489; 3. Dennis Howell, 62, 15.659; 4. D.J. Johnson, 33, Johnson-15.681; 5. Damion Gardner, 4, Alexander-15.818; 6. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-15.823; 7. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-15.861; 8. Gary Taylor, 04G, Cook-15.874; 9. Nic Faas, 73, Ford-15.894; 10. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-15.969; 11. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-16.017; 12. Ryan Bernal, 56, Phulps-16.028; 13. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.081; 14. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-16.160; 15. Jeremy Ellertson, 98X, Ellertson-16.171; 16. Brody Roa, 48, Leonard-16.206; 17. Rick Hendrix, 15, Hendrix-16.251; 18. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.278; 19. Bud Kaeding, 29, Bowman-16.288, 20. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-16.380; 21. Danny Faria Jr., 2F, Bowman-16.455; 22. Shon Deskins, 4X, Deskins-16.529; 23. Hobie Conway, 3K, Kruseman-16.537; 24. Luke Boles, 56A, Boles-16.555; 25. James Herrera, 16J, Jones-17.689; 26. Connor Kassik, 26, Kassik-17.689.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Roa, 2. Kaeding, 3. C.Williams, 4. A.Williams, 5. Deskins, 6. J.Swanson, 7. Kassik, 8. D.J.Johnson, 9. R.J. Johnson. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. J.Vander Weerd, 3. R.Vander Weerd, 4. Hendrix, 5. Taylor, 6. L.Williams, 7. Gansen, 8. Conway, 9. Herrera. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. Faas, 3. Spencer, 4. Boles, 5. Bernal, 6. Howell, 7. Faria, 8. Ellertson. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. J.Swanson, 2. L.Williams, 3. Taylor, 4. R.J.Johnson, 5. D.J.Johnson, 6. Howell, 7. Bernal, 8. Gansen, 9. Deskins, 10. Ellertson, 11. Kassik, 12. Conway, 13. Herrera, 14. Faria. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Cody Williams, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. Damion Gardner, 4. Austin Williams, 5. Bud Kaeding, 6. Gary Taylor, 7. Shon Deskins, 8. Nic Faas, 9. Chris Gansen, 10. Richard Vander Weerd, 11. Brody Roa, 12. Jake Swanson, 13. Ryan Bernal, 14. Dennis Howell, 15. Rick Hendrix, 16. D.J. Johnson, 17. R.J. Johnson, 18. Matt Mitchell, 19. Jace Vander Weerd, 20. Logan Williams, 21. Ryan Bernal, 22. Jeremy Ellertson. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-18 A.Williams, Laps 19-30 C.Williams.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-D.Gardner-714, 2-Spencer-603, 3-Faas-603, 4-R.Vander Weerd-471, 5-C.Williams-459, 6-Mitchell-456, 7-Roa-446, 8-A.Williams-444, 9-J.Swanson-404, 10-Cory Kruseman-381.

Mini Stocks

A-Main
1 2 7 Ken Orsburn
2 4 19 Patrick Fausel
3 5 62 Rowdy Dickard
4 1 06B Kris Broucaret
5 3 72T Troy Mederios
6 15 68T Tom Mederios
7 7 15 Markus Frazier
8 9 25 Bill Changus
9 13 17 John Apple
10 12 0 Bruce Fink
11 6 17M Justin Marsh
12 10 48 Trent Morley
13 16 9A Cameron Abdallah
14 14 43 Gary Garvin
15 11 57N Darric Newman
16 8 32 William Chambers

Heat #1
1 3 06B Kris Broucaret
2 8 72T Troy Mederios
3 4 62 Rowdy Dickard
4 7 15 Markus Frazier
5 6 25 Bill Changus
6 2 57N Darric Newman
7 5 17 John Apple
8 1 68T Tom Mederios

Heat #2
1 2 7 Ken Orsburn
2 4 19 Patrick Fausel
3 8 17M Justin Marsh
4 7 32 William Chambers
5 3 48 Trent Morley
6 1 0 Bruce Fink
7 5 43 Gary Garvin
8 6 9A Cameron Abdallah