# @usacnation on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKE9mOPRO4A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30946803-usacnation-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-25T13:03:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USAC Racing (@usacnation) — https://gondola.cc/usacnation

## Caption

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 heat race victory with USAC CRA in the In Honor of Wiley Miller Sr. & Wiley Miller II / Sexton Fire Protection First Heat Race. Former Rookie of the Year, Eddie Tafoya Jr. claimed the shortened 8-lap Silbermann Solar / Factory Wraps Second Heat. Former champion “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa raced to victory in the WC Friend Company Access Systems / In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Third Heat.

Tommy “Thunder” Malcolm earned the In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award with a seventh place run from sixteenth.

FEATURE RESULTS: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (3), 2. David Gasper (4), 3. R.J. Johnson (6), 4. Matt Mitchell (1), 5. Austin Williams (7), 6. A.J. Bender (8), 7. Tommy Malcolm (16), 8. Brody Roa (12), 9. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (11), 10. Blake Bower (10), 11. Connor Lundy (13), 12. Andrew Sweeney (17), 13. Connor Speir (15), 14. Cole Wakim (9), 15. Shane Sexton (21), 16. Elexa Herrera (20), 17. Brecken Guerrero (22), 18. Logan Williams (5), 19. Tanner Boul (19), 20. Brody Wake (14), 21. Verne Sweeney (18), 22. Cody Williams (2). NT.

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