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Damion "the Demon" Gardner heads into this weekend as a favorite as the 9 time USAC/CRA Sprint Car champion heads to Arizona for the running of The 55th Annual Chapman Chevrolet Western World Championships presented by Yuma Insurance and Avanti Windows and Doors at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton Arizona. He comes in with some confidence as he looks to add another championship to his title belt as he leads the series into the final two weekends here at Cocopah and heads to Perris Auto Speedway...more

By Lance Jennings OCTOBER 25, 2022... The AMSOIL USAC/CRA and USAC National Sprint Cars are ready to battle at Cocopah Speedway (Yuma, Arizona) for the “Chapman Chevrolet Yuma 55th Western World Championships presented by Yuma Insurance Inc. and Avanti Windows & Doors.” Promoted by Brad Whitfield, the prestigious event opens with a Thursday, October 27th (6:00pm) practice night with FREE grandstand admission, followed by two nights (October 28 & 29) of intense racing that also features the...more

By Lance Jennings Photo Credit: Doug Allen JANUARY 21, 2023... The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will open their 2023 campaign with a special doubleheader at Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. Promoted by Brad Whitfield, the Friday, January 27th and Saturday January 28th events are the only appearances on the USAC/CRA schedule at the fast 3/8-mile oval. The action packed cards will also showcase the IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, and IMCA Mod Lites. The pit gates will open at...more

Photo Credit: A J Johnson Somerton, Arizona (January 27, 2023)………Taking the lead from Tommy “Thunder” Malcolm on lap 19, “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA) led the remaining 12 laps to capture the opening night feature for the AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car Series at Somerton, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. Piloting Tom and Christy Dunkel’s #17R Inland Rigging / Dunkel Farms DRC, Roa earned the 14th series win of his career and the first for his brand new car owners in their...more

NOTICE OF VENUE CHANGE The 56th Annual Western World Championships will return to Cocopah Speedway, November 3rd & 4th.2023 Avanti Windows and Doors, Yuma Insurance, Inc, USAC Racing and The USAC CRA Sprint Car Series and the ASCS NON-Wing 360's are excited for the return to the Diamond in The Desert. Tickets will go on sale Oct 1st through My Race Pass. Stay tuned for more information in the next few days. The flier below will give you times and pricing of these events. You will also be...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS READY TO BATTLE AT “56TH WESTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS” By Lance Jennings OCTOBER 30, 2023... Starting this Friday, the battle for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Championship resumes at Cocopah Speedway’s “56th Western World Championships presented by Avanti Windows & Doors and Yuma Insurance.” Promoted by Brad Whitfield, the prestigious event will have two nights (November 3&4) of intense racing that also...more

Photo Credit: A J Johnson Somerton, Arizona (November 4, 2023)………In his first ride in the Team AZ Racing No. 21AZ, Daison Pursley became a first-time AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car Series feature winner during Friday’s opening night of the 56th Western World Championships presented by Avanti Windows & Doors and Yuma Insurance at Somerton, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) charged from his fourth starting position to take over the lead from Matt Westfall just two laps into...more

Photo Credit: A J Johnson Somerton, Arizona (November 5, 2023)………Daison Pursley’s Western World Championships record remained undefeated on Saturday night as he raced to his second consecutive AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car Series feature victory in as many nights during the 56th running of the event presented by Avanti Windows & Doors and Yuma Insurance at Somerton, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. Aboard the Team AZ Racing No. 21AZ for just the second time, the Locust Grove, Okla. native gave the...more

Speedway, Indiana (January 6, 2024)………The calendar for the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car racing season has been set with 24 events on the docket in the states of California and Arizona in 2024. The series, featuring new title sponsorship from Avanti, will open and close at its most oft-visited venue, southern California’s Perris Auto Speedway where USAC CRA will travel to on 10 occasions throughout the 2024 campaign. The season begins at Perris on February 24, and makes monthly...more

Somerton, Arizona The thunder of the high powered non winged sprint cars return to Cocopah Speedway on Saturday night March 23rd. The Avanti Windows and Doors USAC CRA Sprint Cars and The Sands Chevrolet Wild West Sprint Car Series will invade the big 3/8ths dirt oval in Somerton, Arizona. The USAC CRA series kicked off their 2024 season last weekend at Perris Auto Speedway for their 250th event in the storied series history with Matt Mitchell sweeping the night while picking up his 10th...more