MOLES POSTS FIRST USAC CRA WIN AT PERRIS, JOHNSON CLINCHES TITLE

Winner Mitchel Moles & the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports team after
their victory on Saturday night at California’s Perris Auto Speedway. (Doug Allen Photo)

By: Lance Jennings – USAC Media

Perris, California (November 1, 2025)………Mitchel Moles took command from “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams on the third lap, then led the rest of the way to score the first Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car win of his career on Saturday night at California’s Perris Auto Speedway.

Driving the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19AZ Spike, the Raisin City, California driver finished ahead of Williams, hard charger R.J. Johnson, Hayden Reinbold (from tenth), and “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa.

For his efforts, Mitchel also scored an extra $500 bonus from series title sponsor, Avanti Windows & Doors.

Meanwhile, 12th starting R.J. Johnson earned his second In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award / “Best Passing Job” honors of the season with a third place run. With his third place result, Johnson clinched his second consecutive USAC CRA Sprint Car driving championship.

Furthermore, Johnson’s Petty Performance Racing team earned its first USAC CRA entrant title. In doing so, PPR became the first team to achieve both the USAC National and USAC CRA Sprint Car championship in the same season.

For the majority of the 30-lap main event, Moles, who primarily races with the USAC national series, had to fend off Williams as both drivers raced multiple laps side-by-side on a two groove surface and around slower traffic. When the checkered flag waved, the night belonged to Moles, who became the 88th winning driver with USAC CRA dating back to 2004.

Moles began the evening by posting his fourth career Woodland Auto Display / WC Friend Company Access Systems Fast Time Award with a time of 16.328 seconds over David Gasper, “KTJ” Kevin Thomas Jr., “The Bull” Tye Mihocko, Roa, and the rest of the 20-car roster.

Buckeye, Arizona’s “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. roared to the 10-lap WC Friend Company Access Systems / In Honor of Wiley Miler Sr. & Wiley Miller II / Silbermann Solar First Heat Race triumph aboard his #47 DRC. Newly crowned two-time USAC CRA Champion, R.J. Johnson of Laveen, Arizona piloted the Petty Performance Racing #33P Sherman to the In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner / Sexton Fire Protection / Factory Wraps Second Heat Race victory. For Davis, it was his sixth heat race win and the series leading ninth heat triumph for Johnson.

Next Saturday, November 8th, the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car Series will return to Perris Auto Speedway for their last race of the season. For more details on the event, visit www.perrisautospeedway.com and for series information, visit www.usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC CRA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 1, 2025 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY / WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS QUALIFYING: 1. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-16.328; 2. David Gasper, 18, Kittle/Gasper-16.553; 3. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, Bonneau-16.624; 4. Tye Mihocko, 5, Mihocko-16.676; 5. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.687; 6. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-16.711; 7. Blake Bower, 17, Dunkel-16.716; 8. Austin Williams, 17w, Dunkel-17.774; 9. Jake Swanson, 17x, Dunkel-16.779; 10. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-16.827; 11. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-16.831; 12. R.J. Johnson, 33p, Petty-16.841; 13. Tommy Malcolm, 5x, Napier-16.852; 14. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-16.897; 15. Matt Westfall, 11c, Turner/Wheeler-17.025; 16. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.161; 17. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-17.520; 18. Brecken Guerrero, 98B, Guerrero-17.656; 19. Elexa Herrera, 5E, Herrera-17.822; 20. Lonnie Oliver, 22AZ, Oliver-17.874.

WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS / IN HONOR OF WILEY MILLER SR. & WILEY MILLER II / SILBERMANN SOLAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Brody Roa, 3. Mitchel Moles, 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 5. Jake Swanson, 6. Tommy Malcolm, 7. Blake Bower, 8. Matt Westfall, 9. Elexa Herrera, 10. Verne Sweeney. 2:50.25

IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER / SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION / FACTORY WRAPS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Hayden Reinbold, 3. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 4. Austin Williams, 5. David Gasper, 6. Tye Mihocko, 7. Connor Lundy, 8. A.J. Bender, 9. Lonnie Oliver, 10. Brecken Guerrero. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (6), 2. Austin Williams (1), 3. R.J. Johnson (12), 4. Hayden Reinbold (10), 5. Brody Roa (3), 6. Matt Westfall (15), 7. Tommy Malcolm (13), 8. A.J. Bender (16), 9. David Gasper (5), 10. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (2), 11. Charles Davis Jr. (11), 12. Tye Mihocko (7), 13. Verne Sweeney (17), 14. Lonnie Oliver (20), 15. Elexa Herrera (19), 16. Blake Bower (8), 17. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4), 18. Connor Lundy (14), 19. Jake Swanson (9), 20. Brecken Guerrero (18). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Austin Williams, Laps 3-30 Mitchel Moles.

IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER HARD CHARGER: R.J. Johnson (12th to 3rd)

NEW AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-R.J. Johnson-1457, 2-Ricky Lewis-1305, 3-Austin Williams-1197, 4-A.J. Bender-1147, 5-Tommy Malcolm-1046, 6-Charles Davis Jr.-1011, 7-Blake Bower-987, 8-David Gasper-948, 9-Connor Lundy-834, 10-Eddie Tafoya Jr.-751.

NEXT AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: November 8 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California