4/2/23 12:14 PM JOHNSON CHASES DOWN USAC CRA VICTORY AT MOHAVE VALLEY
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JOHNSON CHASES DOWN USAC CRA VICTORY AT MOHAVE VALLEY
Mohave Valley, Arizona (April 1, 2023)………Chase Johnson raced to the lead on the 10th lap and led the remaining 21 laps en route to victory on Saturday night’s AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car feature event at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway.
Charles Davis Jr. (Buckeye, Ariz.) led the opening nine laps before Johnson made the winning move in his Josh Ford Motorsports No. 73.* For Johnson (Penngrove, Calif.), it was his fourth career USAC CRA triumph and his first in Arizona.
Series point leader Brody Roa (Garden Grove, Calif.) finished second with R.J. Johnson (Laveen, Ariz.) third, Davis fourth and Woodland Auto Display fast qualifier Cody Williams (Corona, Calif.) fifth.
AMSOIL USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 1, 2023 – Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, Arizona
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-13.923 (New Track Record); 2. Brody Roa, 17R, Dunkel/BR-13.966; 3. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-14.219; 4. Austin Williams, 2, Williams-14.253; 5. Chase Johnson, 73, Ford-14.304; 6. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-14.304; 7. Ricky Lewis, 41, Stensland/Halley-14.305; 8. R.J. Johnson, 2J, Yeley/Petty-14.306; 9. Dustin Cormany, 29x, Holloway-14.320; 10. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-14.429; 11. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-14.435; 12. Austin Grabowski, 72, Grabowski-14.468; 13. Tommy Malcolm, 5x, Napier-14.478; 14. Brody Fuson, 51, Van Meter-14.487; 15. Grant Sexton, 22, Sexton-14.550; 16. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-14.618; 17. Jake Helsel, 8, Ream-14.627; 18. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-14.635; 19. Brent Owens, 71, Martin-14.663; 20. James Turnbull II, 2JT, Turnbull-14.677; 21. Chris Bonneau, 15, Bonneau-14.731; 22. Shon Deskins, 20, Deskins-14.731; 23. Brody Wake, 78B, Wake-14.752; 24. Andrew Sweeney, 98A, Guerrero-14.846; 25. Braden Chiaramonte, 73B, Chiaramonte-15.039; 26. Richard McCormick, 71T, Luport-15.089; 27. Jim Vanzant, 3v, Vanzant-15.312; 28. Tommy Dunkel, 17A, Dunkel/BR-15.513; 29. Camie Bell, 29c, Bell-16.477; 30. A.J. Hernandez, 72A, Hernandez-NT.
FLOWDYNAMICS INCORPORATED FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bonneau, 2. Cormany, 3. Davis, 4. Malcolm, 5. C. Williams, 6. Helsel, 7. Bell, 8. Chiaramonte. NT.
BILLSJERKY.NET SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Roa, 2. Mitchell, 3. Deskins, 4. C. Johnson, 5. Fuson, 6. V. Sweeney, 7.J McCormick, 8. Hernandez. NT.
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bender, 2. Wake, 3. Tafoya, 4. Lewis, 5. Sexton, 6. Owens, 7. Vanzant. NT.
WC FRIEND COMPANY FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Calderwood, 2. A. Williams, 3. Grabowski, 4. R.J. Johnson, 5. A. Sweeney, 6. Turnbull, 7. Dunkel. NT
FACTORY WRAPS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. C. Williams, 2. Helsel, 3. Fuson, 4. V. Sweeney, 5. Turnbull, 6. McCormick, 7. Owens, 8. Hernandez, 9. Dunkel, 10. Bell, 11. Vanzant, 12. A. Sweeney, 13. Sexton. NT.
FEATURE: (30 laps, With Starting Positions) 1. Chase Johnson (2), 2. Brody Roa (6), 3. R.J. Johnson (8), 4. Charles Davis Jr. (3), 5. Cody Williams (7), 6. Tommy Malcolm (13), 7. Ricky Lewis (1), 8. A.J. Bender (11), 9. Matt Mitchell (10), 10. Logan Calderwood (15), 11. Dustin Cormany (9), 12. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (5), 13. Chris Bonneau (19), 14. Shon Deskins (20), 15. Austin Grabowski (12), 16. James Turnbull II (18), 17. Verne Sweeney (17), 18. Brody Fuson (14), 19. Austin Williams (4), 20. Richard McCormick (22), 21. Brody Wake (21), 22. Jake Helsel (16). NT.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Davis, Laps 10-30 C. Johnson
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER HARD CHARGER: Tommy Malcolm (13th to 6th)
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES LUCKY 13 AWARD: Chris Bonneau
*NEW AMSOIL USAC CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Brody Roa-313, 2-Cody Williams-279, 3-R.J. Johnson-249, 4-Charles Davis Jr.-244, 5-Chase Johnson-237, 6-Tommy Malcolm-231, 7-Ricky Lewis-226, 8-Austin Williams-212, 9-A.J. Bender-204, 10-Logan Calderwood-172.
NEXT AMSOIL USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: April 15, 2023 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California
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