BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Holding off veteran Davey Ray, Ryan Timmons earned his first career AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car victory at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park Friday night.

Piloting the family-owned No. 29 Timmons Auto & Truck Repair / Evergood Fine Foods CS9 with 360 power, the 2016 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Rookie of the Year banked $3,000 for the victory.

Hard-charging Ray finished second, ahead of Austin Williams and Charles Davis Jr. Ray earned the night’s In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award with a 15th to second place run.

Damion Gardner scored his 92nd career Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award by posting a track record with a time of 14.104 over the 30-car roster. The eight-time champion scored twentieth in the main event after an early flip ended his night.

The finish:

Feature (30 laps): 1. Ryan Timmons (7), 2. Davey Ray (15), 3. Chris Gansen (11), 4. Austin Williams (5), 5. Charles Davis Jr. (12), 6. Verne Sweeney (13), 7. Brody Roa (4), 8. Rick Hendrix (16), 9. Austin Grabowski (21), 10. Nathan Schank (20), 11. Jake Hodges (18), 12. Matt McCarthy (10), 13. Danny Faria Jr. (14), 14. Jeff Dyer (22), 15. Steve Hix (8), 16. Tyler Hatzikian (19), 17. Matt Mitchell (2), 18. Troy Rutherford (9), 19. Tommy Malcolm (1), 20. Damion Gardner (6), 21. Max Adams (3), 22. Austin Liggett (17).