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.
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AMSOIL USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 1, 2023 – Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, Arizona
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 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, Brown-14.305; 8. R.J. Johnson, 2J, Yeley-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, 71x, 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. Chris Bonneau, 2. Dustin Cormany, 3. Charles Davis Jr., 4. Tommy Malcolm, 5. Cody Williams, 6. Jake Helsel, 7. Camie Bell, 8. Braden Chiaramonte. NT
BILLSJERKY.NET SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Brody Roa, 2. Matt Mitchell, 3. Shon Deskins, 4. Chase Johnson, 5. Brody Fuson, 6. Verne Sweeney, 7. McCormick, 8. A.J. Hernandez. NT
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. A.J. Bender, 2. Brody Wake, 3. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 4. Ricky Lewis, 5. Grant Sexton, 6. Brent Owens, 7. Jim Vanzant. NT
WC FRIEND COMPANY FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Logan Calderwood, 2. Austin Williams, 3. Austin Grabowski, 4. R.J. Johnson, 5. Andrew Sweeney, 6. James Turnbull II, 7. Tommy Dunkel. NT
FACTORY WRAPS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Cody Williams, 2. Jake Helsel, 3. Brody Fuson, 4. Verne Sweeney, 5. James Turnbull II, 6. Richard McCormick, 7. Brent Owens, 8. A.J. Hernandez, 9. Tommy Dunkel, 10. Camie Bell, 11. Jim Vanzant, 12. Andrew Sweeney, 13. Grant Sexton. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 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 Charles Davis Jr., Laps 10-30 Chase 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
