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DAMION GARDNER RANKED #1 IN “SALUTE TO INDIANA SPRINTWEEK” NON-WINGED SPRINT CAR POLL |
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KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 13, 2006) - Damion Gardner of Concord, California, is the number one ranked driver in the “Salute to Indiana SprintWeek” Mid-Season 2006 North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll, according to the select voting panel of media members, promoters, manufacturers and sanctioning officials. Gardner, the current point leader of the United States Auto Club (USAC)/California Racing Association (CRA), received seven first-place votes and 960 points. According to poll founder Tom Schmeh, “Damion Gardner appears to be the class of the field headed into the traditional sport’s second half of the season, which starts this week with the annual USAC-sanctioned Indiana SprintWeek. He is an exciting driver to watch and he’s armed with an excellent mechanic in Bruce Bromme, Jr., and a great sprint car owner in Ron Chaffin.” Ranked second through fifth in the mid-season poll are Cory Kruseman of California, King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) champion Jon Stanbrough of Indiana, USAC National Series point leader Josh Wise of California and Levi Jones of Illinois, respectively. Kruseman earned two first-place votes, while Stanbrough claimed five. Wise scored one blue ribbon from the voting panel.
The North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., of Knoxville, Iowa. Mid-Season 2006 North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll:“Salute
to Indiana SprintWeek” rank, driver (first place votes), hometown, state, points 1., Damion Gardner (7), Concord, CA, 960 2., Cory Kruseman (2), Ventura, CA, 615 3., Jon Stanbrough (5), Jamestown, IN, 520 4., Josh Wise (1), Riverside, CA, 452 5., Levi Jones, Olney, IL, 252 6., Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN, 185 7., Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN, 169 8., Dave Darland, Walton, IN, 166 9., Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, AZ, 158 10., Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA, 135 11., Mat Neely, Robinson, IL, 94 12., Tony Jones, Garden Grove, CA, 87 13., Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA, 67 14., Rip Williams, Yorba Linda, CA, 65 15., Brandon “Bud” Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 49
16., Tony Hunt, Fair Oaks, CA, 48 17., Kevin Briscoe, Mitchell, IN, 44 18., Brian Tyler, Spring Arbor, MI, 40 19., Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA, 28 20., Jeremy Sherman, Phoenix, AZ, 18 21., A.J. Anderson, Stateline, IN, 15 22., Dickie Gaines, Mitchell, IN, 13 tie, David Steele, Tampa, FL, 13 24., Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria, CA, 11 25., Bobby Santos III, Marlboro, MA, 9 Also receiving multiple votes: Rickie Gaunt, Matt Westfall. |
