MORE THUNDER! MALCOLM WINS GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC AT PERRIS
Perris, California (September 23, 2023)………Tommy Malcolm’s breakout season continued on Saturday during the Glenn Howard Classic at California’s Perris Auto Speedway.
Malcolm (Corona, Calif.) picked up his third feature victory of the 2023 AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car season and his second of the year at Perris in his Dino Napier-owned No. 5x.
Starting fourth on the grid, Malcolm trailed a pair of Gansens throughout much of the first half of the feature. Pole sitter Don Gansen led the first 11 circuits before third-starting Chris Gansen took over on lap 12, but that proved to be short-lived.
On the 13th lap, Malcolm took over the lead for good, leading the remaining 18 laps to score the win in the 30-lapper.
USAC CRA championship point leader Brody Roa (Garden Grove, Calif.) finished as the runner-up with Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, Calif.) third. Austin Grabowski earned In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner Hard Charger honors with his advancement from 15th to 4th. Charles Davis Jr. (Buckeye, Ariz.), the 2021 Glenn Howard Classic victory, rounded out the top-five.
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AMSOIL USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 23, 2023 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California – Glenn Howard Classic
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-16.831; 2. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-16.842; 3. Tommy Malcolm, 5x, Napier-16.844; 4. Austin Williams, 2, Williams-16.847; 5. Brody Roa, 17R, Dunkel/BR-16.872; 6. Cody Williams, 44, Williams-16.879; 7. Chris Gansen, 4G, Gansen-16.907; 8. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-16.991; 9. Don Gansen, 7G, Gansen-17.011; 10. Grant Sexton, 22, Sexton-17.019; 11. Matt McCarthy, 28m, McCarthy-17.028; 12. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Edwards-17.046; 13. Logan Williams, 5w, McCarthy-17.049; 14. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.133; 15. Brent Owens, 71, Martin-17.361; 16. Austin Grabowski, 72, Grabowski-17.474; 17. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-17.568; 18. Malyssa Perkins, 73m, Perkins-17.646; 19. Tanner Boul, 99T, Boul-17.714; 20. Shane Sexton, 74, Sexton/Gatlin-17.791; 21. 21. Brent Sexton, 44I, Sexton-18.198; 22. Mark Henry, 39R, Henry-18.379; 23. Gary Marshall Jr., 23, Bellegante-18.883; 24. Chris Bonneau, 15, Bonneau-NT.
FLOWDYNAMICS INCORPORATED / BILLSJERKY.NET FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Austin Grabowski, 2. Logan Wiliams, 3. Chris Gansen, 4. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 5. Austin Williams, 6. Tanner Boul, 7. Mark Henry, 8. Grant Sexton. 2:58.38
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER / FACTORY WRAPS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. A.J. Bender, 3. Matt McCarthy, 4. Logan Calderwood, 5. Brody Roa, 6. Verne Sweeney, 7. Shane Sexton, 8. Gary Marshall Jr. NT
WC FRIEND COMPANY THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Tommy Malcolm, 2. Kyle Edwards, 3. Don Gansen, 4. Malyssa Perkins, 5. Brent Owens, 6. Cody Williams, 2:58.28
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Tommy Malcolm (4), 2. Brody Roa (8), 3. Austin Williams (7), 4. Austin Grabowski (15), 5. Charles Davis Jr. (5), 6. Matt McCarthy (11), 7. Cody Williams (9), 8. Logan Calderwood (2), 9. Kyle Edwards (12), 10. Tanner Boul (18), 11. Verne Sweeney (16), 12. Shane Sexton (19), 13. Grant Sexton (10), 14. Chris Gansen (3), 15. Logan Williams (13), 16. Gary Marshall Jr. (22), 17. Brent Sexton (20), 18. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (6), 19. A.J. Bender (14), 20. Malyssa Perkins (17), 21. Mark Henry (21), 22. Don Gansen (1). NT
**Chris Bonneau flipped during practice.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Don Gansen, Lap 12 Chris Gansen, Laps 13-30 Tommy Malcolm.
NEW AMSOIL USAC CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Brody Roa-1064, 2-Tommy Malcolm-922, 3-Austin Williams-816, 4-Cody Williams-779, 5-A.J. Bender-749, 6-Logan Calderwood-663, 7-Charles Davis Jr.-571, 8-Grant Sexton-544, 9-Verne Sweeney-461, 10-R.J. Johnson-377.
IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER HARD CHARGER: Austin Grabowski (15th to 4th)
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES LUCKY 13 AWARD: Grant Sexton
NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: October 14, 2023 – Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, Arizona
