Starting third, rickylewis11 of Camarillo, California led all 30-laps to score his fifth avantiwindow usac_cra Sprint Car triumph of the season at southern California’s perrisautospeedway. Returning to his #41 Coyote Candle Company / Mesilla Valley Transportation DRC, Lewis had a torrid early race battle with Matt Mitchell until shaking free from all challengers to top the Salute to Indy. The series point leader scored his ninth career victory by a 3.637 second margin over David Gasper, R.J. Johnson, Mitchell, and “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams. Defending champion R.J. Johnson opened the Salute to Indy by posting his fourth consecutive Woodland Auto Display / WC Friend Company Access Systems Fast Time Award. Driving the Petty Performance Racing #33p Avanti Windows and Doors / Apache Transport entry, the multi-time Arizona Sprint Car Champion topped the speed charts with a time of 16.437 seconds over the 22 car roster. Rookie contender Connor Lundy earned his first 10-lap hea...