PERRIS, Calif. — After securing the lead from Charles Davis Jr. on lap 27, Ricky Lewis led the rest of the way to claim his third consecutive Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car victory Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway.
Driving his No. 41 Mesilla Valley Transportation / Morris Family Farms DRC, Lewis finished ahead of Davis, Austin Williams, Connor Lundy and Eddie Tafoya Jr.
Starting third, Connor Lundy took the early command of the 30-lap main event. Last season’s rookie of the year found the bottom groove to his liking and held off numerous challenges from Eddie Tafoya Jr., who started seventh.
While most of the front runners ran the low line, Ricky Lewis and Austin Williams worked the outside groove. Carrying extra momentum, Lewis powered past Lundy for the top spot on lap 22, but the lead was brief as Charles Davis Jr. put together some fast laps on the inside line to grab the lead. Davis led three circuits before Lewis rode the rim to his fifteenth career USAC/CRA triumph.
USAC/CRA point leader, R.J. Johnson of Laveen, Arizona began the night by posting the 18th Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award of his career.
The finish:
Feature (30 laps, With Starting Positions): 1. Ricky Lewis (5), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (4), 3. Austin Williams (2), 4. Connor Lundy (3), 5. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (7), 6. R.J. Johnson (6), 7. Verne Sweeney (8), 8. Dayton Shelton, 9. Bryan Whitley (9), 10. Zate Legend (13), 11. Elexa Herrera (11), 12. Brecken Guerrero (10), 13. A.J. Bender (1).
