USAC/CRA Firecracker 30

July Fourth USAC/CRA sprintcar race. Also some shots of the Perris senior sprint feature, the Young Guns sprint feature and California Lighting Sprints feature.

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  • Prerace meet and greet on front straight gets underway.

  • Balloon toss with drivers.

  • Color Gaurd

  • Jeremy Ellertson, Troy Rutherford, Rickie Gaunt and Damion Gardner.

  • Bobby Burke sings the anthem.

  • Fly over time.

  • Ryan Devitt had a small fire after his heat.

  • Ryan Devitt goes up in flames after his heat.

  • Yes, the fireworks were great!

  • Nic Faas visits before the feature.

  • Ronnie Gardner in his renovated #93.

  • Troy Rutherford in a new ride.

  • Josh Pelkey.

  • Cardey gets close to Jay Waugh in hot laps.

  • Matt Mitchell

  • Damion Gardner

  • Ronnie Gardner

  • Jeremy Ellertson

  • Marcus Niemela leads Seth Willson in heat.

  • Pace Car

  • David Cardey

  • Seth Wilson

  • Michael Spencer and Markus Niemela.

  • A.J Bender and David Bezio.

  • Dust up between Rutherford and Kruseman.

  • Rutherford blows oil filter.

  • Kenny Perkins was good till something broke.

  • Trent Williams, not a son of Rip.

  • Logan Williams won the Young Guns feature.

  • Logan Williams won the Young Guns feature.

  • Faas passes Kruseman for third place, and gives him a little bump to remember him by.

  • Faas takes lead on lap 17.

  • Spencer chases Faas on last lap.

  • Nic slips during victory cage dance.

  • Faas enjoys victory.

  • Faas, Spencer and Cardey.

  • Bruce Douglass won the Senior Sprint feature.

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