LEWIS SPRINTS TO PERRIS USAC CRA TRIUMPH
Winner #41 Ricky Lewis. (A.J. Johnson Photo)
By: Lance Jennings
Perris, California (August 16, 2025)………Starting fifth, Ricky Lewis of Oxnard, California returned to his winning ways with the Avanti Windows and Doors United States Auto Club California Racing Association (USAC CRA) Sprintcars on Saturday night (August 16) at southern California’s Perris Auto Speedway.
Racing his newly wrapped #41 May Motorsports / Mesilla Valley Transportation DRC, Lewis took command from RJ Johnson on the 15th circuit and shook free from all challengers to claim his eighth win of the year over Blake Bower, “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa, and Johnson.
Defending champion RJ Johnson opened the program by posting his fifth Woodland Auto Display / WC Friend Company Access Systems Fast Time Award of the year. The Laveen, Arizona driver posted a time of 16.606 seconds in the Petty Performance Racing #33p Sherman over the 24 car roster at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds.
Returning to USAC CRA action in the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports #37 Maxim, Yorba Linda, California’s Logan Williams raced to victory in the 8-lap In Honor of Wiley Miler Sr. & Wiley Miller II / Sexton Fire Protection First Heat Race. Driving the BR Performance #91R DRC, “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa topped the Silbermann Solar / Factory Wraps Second Heat Race and “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. claimed the WC Friend Company Access Systems / In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award Third Heat Race in his #47 Triple X.
After flipping during time trials, Chino Hills, California’s Eddie Tafoya Junior rebounded the earn the In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award / “Best Passing Job” honors. The pilot of the Eddie Tafoya Sr. #51T DRC an eighth place run from twenty-fourth.
On August 30th and 31st, the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car Series will make their highly anticipated return to the historic Calistoga Speedway for the “14th Louie Vermeil Classic Presented by Quick Change Liquid Energy Drink.”
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AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 16, 2025 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY / WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS QUALIFYING: 1. R.J. Johnson, 33p, Petty-16.606; 2. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-16.794; 3. Tommy Malcolm, 5x, 16,819; 4. David Gasper, 18, Kittle/Gasper-16.881; 5. Max Adams, 42, Cheney-16.964; 6. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-16.985; 7. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-17.008; 8. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-17.045; 9. Austin Williams, 17w, Dunkel-17.123; 10. Blake Bower, 17x, Dunkel-17.140; 11. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-17.164; 12. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-17.167; 13. Logan Williams, 37, Mitchell-17.186; 14. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-17.358; 15. Daylin Perreira, 21p, Perreria-17.399; 16. Heath Holdsclaw, 33, Holdsclaw-17.402; 17. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-17.525; 18. Connor Speir, 57, Speir-17.703; 19. Jeff Dyer, 39, Cal-Sun-17.722; 20. Brecken Guerrero, 98B, Guerrero-17.938; 21. Trenten Shelton, 72T, Shelton-18.378; 22. Elexa Herrera, 5E, Herrera-18.731; 23. Marty Hawkins, 3m, Hawkins/Cheney-19.173; 24. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-NT.
IN HONOR OF WILEY MILLER SR. & WILEY MILLER II / SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Logan Williams, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. David Gasper, 4. Blake Bower, 5. Connor Lundy, 6. Heath Holdsclaw, 7. Jeff Dyer, 8. Elexa Herrera. 2:20.44
SILBERMANN SOLAR / FACTORY WRAPS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Brody Roa, 2. Ricky Lewis, 3. Max Adams, 4. Chris Gansen, 5. Verne Sweeney, 6. Brecken Guerrero, 7. Marty Hawkins, 8. Cody Williams. 2:23.18
WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS / IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Tommy Malcolm, 3. A.J. Bender, 4. Austin Williams, 5. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 6. Connor Speir, 7. Daylin Perriera, 8. Trenten Shelton. 2:24.40
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (5), 2. Blake Bower (10), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (12), 4. Brody Roa (8), 5. R.J. Johnson (6), 6. Tommy Malcolm (4), 7. Max Adams (2), 8. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (24), 9. Connor Lundy (7), 10. A.J. Bender (1), 11. Chris Gansen (17), 12. Daylin Perreira (15), 13. Heath Holdsclaw (16), 14. Trenten Shelton (21), 15. Elexa Herrera (22), 16. Brecken Guerrero (20), 17. Austin Williams (9), 18. Verne Sweeney (14), 19. Logan Williams (13), 20. David Gasper (3), 21. Jeff Dyer (19), 22. Connor Speir (18), 23. Cody Williams (11), 24. Marty Hawkins (23). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 A.J. Bender, Laps 2-14 R.J. Johnson, Laps 15-30 Ricky Lewis.
**Eddie Tafoya Jr. flipped during qualifying. Austin Williams flipped on lap 28 of the feature.
AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Ricky Lewis-910, 2-R.J. Johnson-877, 3-Austin Williams-734, 4-A.J. Bender-719, 5-David Gasper-716, 6-Tommy Malcolm-710, 7-Blake Bower-619, 8-Charles Davis Jr.-584, 9-Connor Lundy-529, 10-Cody Williams-498.
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER HARD CHARGER: Eddie Tafoya Jr. (24th to 8th)
NEXT AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACES: August 30-31 – Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, California – 14th Louie Vermeil Classic Presented by Quick Change Liquid Energy Drink.
