1/28/2022
Cocopah Speedway
DAMION GARDNER SWEEPS USAC/CRA SEASON OPENER AT YUMA
AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: January 27, 2022 – Cocopah Speedway – Yuma, Arizona
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Damion Gardner, 1, Alexander-16.295 (New Track Record); 2. Stevie Sussex, 21AZ, Grau-16.419; 3. Austin Williams, 2, Williams-16.492; 4. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.589; 5. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-16.632; 6. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-16.641; 7. Tommy Malcolm, 5X, Napier-16.647; 8. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.688; 9. Logan Williams, 5W, McCarthy-16.704; 10. Matt McCarthy, 28M, McCarthy-16.813; 11. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-16.828; 12. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-16.881; 13. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-17.009; 14. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-17.036; 15. Chase Johnson, 2Y, Yeley-17.065; 16. Austin Grabowski, 72, Grabowski-17.088; 17. Verne Sweeney, 98, Tracy-17.112; 18. Sterling Cling, 34, Cling-17.119; 19. Dustin Burkhart, 22AZ, Burkhart-17.341; 20. Ikaika O’Brien, 11O, O’Brien-17.742; 21. Nate Schank, 1$, Schank-17.807; 22. Travis Buckley, 21X, Kruseman-17.905; 23. Shane Sexton, 74, Sexton/Gatlin-18.232; 24. Danny Parrish, 21K, Kruseman-18.348; 25. Jess Beckett, 10, Powers-18.752; 26. J.J. Yeley, 2J, Yeley-NT; 27. Austin Ervine, 21, A.J.-NT.
FLOWDYNAMICS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Grabowski, 3. Malcolm, 4. Tafoya, 5. Roa, 6. Burkhart, 7. McCarthy, 8. Buckley, 9. Beckett. NT.
BILLSJERKY.COM SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Davis, 2. Sussex, 3. Lewis, 4. Martin, 5. Sweeney, 6. Sexton, 7. O’Brien, 8. Mitchell, 9. Yeley. NT.
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. A.Williams, 2. C.Williams, 3. L.Williams, 4. Schank, 5. Ervine, 6. Cling, 7. Gansen, 8. Parrish. NT.
FEATURE: (30 laps, with Starting Positions) 1. Damion Gardner (6), 2. Austin Williams (4), 3. Ricky Lewis (3), 4. Brody Roa (7), 5. Charles Davis Jr. (11), 6. Logan Williams (9), 7. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (13), 8. Chris Gansen (12), 9. Mike Martin (14), 10. Verne Sweeney (16), 11. Nate Schank (19), 12. Dustin Burkhart (17), 13. Danny Parrish (22), 14. Shane Sexton (21), 15. Austin Grabowski (15), 16. Travis Buckley (20), 17. Jess Beckett (23), 18. Ikaika O’Brien (18), 19. Tommy Malcolm (1), 20. Matt Mitchell (8), 21. Cody Williams (2), 22. Matt McCarthy (10), 23. Austin Ervine (25), 24. Stevie Sussex (5), 25. J.J. Yeley (24). NT.
**Cling flipped on lap 5 of the third heat. McCarthy flipped on lap 15 of the feature. Mitchell flipped on lap 18 of the feature. O’Brien flpped on lap 22 of the feature. Sexton flipped on lap 28 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Lewis, Laps 4-6 C.Williams, Laps 7-30 Gardner
HARD CHARGER: Danny Parrish (22nd to 13th)
NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Damion Gardner-84, 2-Austin Williams-79, 3-Ricky Lewis-72, 4-Brody Roa-68, 5-Charles Davis Jr.-66, 6-Logan Williams-61, 7-Eddie Tafoya Jr.-57, 8-Chris Gansen-51, -Mike Martin-51, Verne Sweeney-47.
NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: January 28 – Cocopah Speedway – Yuma, Arizona
Photo Credit: A J Johnson
Submitted By: BILL GROSSKREUTZ
