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WEST COAST SPRINTS IDLE UNTIL SANTA MARIA JUNE 18; LIGGETT GRABS TULARE’S “FARIA MEMORIAL”

Austin Liggett wins at Tulare! Austin Liggett wins at Tulare! Chuck Fry Photo

WEST COAST SPRINTS IDLE UNTIL SANTA MARIA JUNE 18; LIGGETT GRABS TULARE’S “FARIA MEMORIAL”

USAC’s West Coast Sprint Cars are “off” for the next four weeks as they prepare for a June 18 race at Santa Maria (Calif.) Raceway. D.J. Johnson continues to lead the series standings after finishing fifth in last Saturday night’s race at Tulare, Calif.

Austin Liggett of Tracy, Calif. wheeled his Excel Environmental Services/Lucas Oil Liggett/S & S to victory in Saturday’s “Chris and Brian Faria Memorial” at the Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. Liggett led all 30 laps to beat Trey Marcham, Brody Roa, Ryan Timmons and series point leader Johnson.

Johnson will take an eight-point lead over Brody Roa into the Santa Maria event.

Richard Vander Weerd, Tristan Guardino and Danny Faria, Jr. captured West Coast features last year at Santa Maria.

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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, May 28 & Sunday, May 29, 2016

SERIES: USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship

TRACK: Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, Arizona) – 1/3-Mile, Dirt Oval

EVENT: 5th Annual “Salute to Indy” featuring the USAC Southwest Sprint Cars, NAPA Non-Wing Sprint Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks vs. Renegades, Western Modlites and Mini Sprints

STARTING TIMES: Spectator Gates: 5:00pm; Racing: 7:00pm

TICKETS: Adult – $16.00; Military – $13.00; Students (13-18) – $13.00; Children (7-12) – $6; 6 and Under – Free; Seniors – $13.00; VIP – $20.00; Pit Pass – $35.00.

TRACK ADDRESS: 9777 W. Carefree Hwy, Peoria, AZ 85345

TRACK PHONE: (602) 258-7223

TRACK WEBSITE: http://canyonspeedwaypark.com

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ALL-TIME USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR WINS AT THUNDERBOWL RACEWAY:

(Prior to 5/14/2016 event)

1. (10) Ryan Bernal

2. (5) Bud Kaeding

3. (3) Richard Vander Weerd

4. (2) D.J. Johnson, Kyle Larson & Craig Stidham

7. (1) Dean Alexander, Danny Faria, Jr., Dennis Howell, Austin Liggett, Matt Mitchell, Peter Murphy & Jace Vander Weerd

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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (404) D.J. Johnson (Stockton, CA)

2.   (396) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA)

3.   (359) Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK)

4.   (356) Jace Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

5.   (344) Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

6.   (314) Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA)

7.   (286) Max Adams (Loomis, CA)

8.   (278) Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA)

9.   (249) Ryan Timmons (Pleasant Hill, CA)

10. (237) Jeff Sibley (Oakdale, CA)

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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (386) Stevie Sussex (Phoenix, AZ)

2.   (356) R.J. Johnson (Tempe, AZ)

3.   (336) Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ)

4.   (294) Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ)

5.   (279) Matt Rossi (Peoria, AZ)

6.   (258) Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ)

7.   (247) Nick Aiuto (Gilbert, AZ)

8.   (238) Dennis Gile (Chandler, AZ)

9.   (216) Chris Bonneau (Peoria, AZ)

10. (196) Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ)

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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Jan. 22: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 23: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 24: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Josh Hodges

Jan. 29: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 30: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Josh Hodges

Mar. 4: Las Vegas, NV - *** The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Mar. 11: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

Mar. 12: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: D.J. Johnson

Mar. 19: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

WINNER: Troy Rutherford

Apr. 2: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

WINNER: Richard Vander Weerd

Apr. 9: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

Apr. 23: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: D.J. Johnson

May 14: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Austin Liggett

Jun. 18: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway

Jun. 25: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

Jul. 22: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

Jul. 23: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

Aug. 6: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway

Aug. 12: Watsonville, CA - Ocean Speedway

Aug. 13: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

Nov. 24: Ventura, CA - (SE) Ventura Raceway

**Races noted with (SE) represent a non-points "special event."

**Races noted with *** represent a race with the USAC Southwest Sprints.

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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Jan. 22: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 23: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 24: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Josh Hodges

Jan. 29: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 30: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Josh Hodges

Mar 4: Las Vegas, NV - *** The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Mar 26: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

Apr 9: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

WINNER: R.J. Johnson

Apr 23: Yuma, AZ - Cocopah Speedway

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

Apr 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Rained Out

May 7: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

May 28: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

May 29: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

Jun 11: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Jul 2: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Jul 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

Aug 17: Lawton, OK - (SE) Lawton Speedway

Aug 18: Sapulpa, OK - (SE) Creek County Speedway

Aug 19: Wichita, KS - (SE) 81 Speedway

Aug 20: Dodge City, KS - (SE) Dodge City Raceway Park

Sep 2: El Paso, TX - ### El Paso Speedway Park

Sep 3: Las Cruces, NM - ### Southern New Mexico Speedway

Sep 17: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Oct 15: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Oct 22: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

Oct 29: Casa Grande, AZ - Central Arizona Speedway

Nov 4: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Nov 5: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

**Races noted with (SE) represent a non-points "special event."

**Races noted with *** represent a race with the USAC West Coast Sprints.

**Races noted with ### represent a "Border Tour" event co-sanctioned with the New Mexico Motor Racing Association Sprints.

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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS FEATURE WINS:

1. (2) D.J. Johnson (Thunderbowl Raceway on Mar. 12 & Thunderbowl Raceway on Apr. 23)

2. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Mar. 4)

    (1) Austin Liggett (Thunderbowl Raceway on May 14)

    (1) Troy Rutherford (Bakersfield Speedway on Mar. 19)

    (1) Richard Vander Weerd (Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds on Apr. 2)

 

2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR NON-POINTS “SPECIAL EVENT” FEATURE WINS:

1. (3) Bryan Clauson (Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 22, Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 23 & Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 29)

2. (2) Josh Hodges (Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 24 & Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 30)

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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS FEATURE WINS:

1. (3) Stevie Sussex (Canyon Speedway Park on Mar. 26, Cocopah Speedway on Apr. 23 & Arizona Speedway on May 7)

2. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Mar. 4)

    (1) R.J. Johnson (Arizona Speedway on Apr. 9)

 

2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR NON-POINTS “SPECIAL EVENT” FEATURE WINS:

1. (3) Bryan Clauson (Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 22, Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 23 & Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 29)

2. (2) Josh Hodges (Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 24 & Canyon Speedway (SE) on Jan. 30)

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ALL-TIME USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [23 wins] Ryan Bernal

2. [12 wins] Richard Vander Weerd

3. [10 wins] Bud Kaeding

4. [8 wins] Danny Faria, Jr.

5. [5 wins] Jace Vander Weerd

6. [4 wins] T.J. Smith & Craig Stidham

8. [3 wins] Troy Rutherford

9. [2 wins] Wes Gutierrez, D.J. Johnson, Cory Kruseman, Kyle Larson, Austin Liggett, Matt Mitchell, Davey Pombo & Danny Sheridan

17. [1 win] Dean Alexander, Bryan Clauson, Nic Faas, Justin Grant, Tristan Guardino, Justyne Hamblin, Josh Hodges, Dennis Howell, Ricky Kirkbride, C.J. Leary, Peter Murphy, Brody Roa, Stevie Sussex & Jake Swanson

 

ALL-TIME USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR “SPECIAL EVENT” FEATURE WINS:

1. [9 Special Event Wins] Bryan Clauson

2. [5 Special Event Wins] Ryan Bernal

3. [2 Special Event Wins] Brady Bacon, Dave Darland, Josh Hodges, R.J. Johnson, Mike Spencer & Richard Vander Weerd

9. [1 Special Event Win] Colby Copeland, Charles Davis, Jr., Bud Kaeding, Mike Martin, Peter Murphy, Matt Rossi & Terry Schank, Jr.

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ALL-TIME USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [30 wins] R.J. Johnson

2. [12 wins] Charles Davis, Jr.

3. [7 wins] Stevie Sussex

4. [6 wins] Rick Ziehl

5. [5 wins] Josh Pelkey

6. [4 wins] Mike Martin

7. [3 wins] Matt Rossi

8. [2 wins] Ryan Bernal, Bryan Clauson & Kent Rosevear

11. [1 win] Beau Binder, Shon Deskins, Justin Grant, Josh Hodges, Brandon Lane, Garry Lee Maier, Brody Roa, Mike Spencer & Rick Williams

 

ALL-TIME USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR “SPECIAL EVENT” FEATURE WINS:

1.   [8 Special Event Wins] Bryan Clauson

2.   [3 Special Event Wins] Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland & R.J. Johnson

6.   [2 Special Event Wins] Ryan Bernal, Charles Davis, Jr., Josh Hodges, Mike Martin & Rick Ziehl

11. [1 Special Event Win] Beau Binder, Mike Bonneau, Ronnie Clark, Colby Copeland, Dean Freitas, Blake Hahn, Dennis Krob, C.J. Leary, Austin Liggett, Josh Pelkey, Danny Smith, Mike Spencer & Richard Vander Weerd

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USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS:

2010: Craig Stidham; 2011: Richard Vander Weerd; 2012: Bud Kaeding; 2013: Danny Faria, Jr.; 2014: Matt Mitchell; 2015: Danny Faria, Jr.

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USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS:

2003: Rick Ziehl; 2004: Beau Binder; 2013: R.J. Johnson; 2014: R.J. Johnson; 2015: R.J. Johnson