2018 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SERIES STATISTICAL REVIEW:
By Lance Jennings
DRIVER CHAMPION: Austin Liggett
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Britton Bock
BATTLE AT THE BEACH CHAMPION: Ryan Timmons
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2018 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE/RECAP
DATE-TRACK-LOCATION (Winner)
February 28: *#The Dirt Track at LVMS - Las Vegas, NV (Dennis Gile)
March 1: *#The Dirt Track at LVMS - Las Vegas, NV (Brody Roa)
March 9: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (Ryan Bernal)
March 10: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (RAIN)
April 7: Keller Auto Speedway - Hanford, CA (Brody Roa)
April 28: Santa Maria Raceway - Santa Maria, CA (Troy Rutherford)
May 12: Keller Auto Speedway - Hanford, CA (Richard Vander Weerd)
May 18: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (Danny Faria Jr.)
May 19: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (Richard Vander Weerd)
June 2: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (Tristan Guardino)
June 9: Santa Maria Raceway - Santa Maria, CA (Austin Liggett)
June 30: Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA (Austin Liggett)
July 14: Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA (Ryan Bernal)
July 28: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA (Ryan Timmons)
August 11: Santa Maria Raceway - Santa Maria, CA (Ryan Bernal)
August 25: Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA (Tristan Guardino)
October 6: Santa Maria Raceway - Santa Maria, CA (Ryan Timmons)
November 21: #Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA (DASH=C.J. Leary)
November 22: #Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA (Carson Macedo)
* = Co-Sanctioned Event with Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprints.
# = Special Event / Non-Points Race.
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FEATURE WINS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 3-Ryan Bernal, 2-Tristan Guardino, 2-Austin Liggett, 2-Brody Roa, 2-Ryan Timmons, 2-Richard Vander Weerd, 1-Danny Faria Jr., 1-Dennis Gile, 1-Carson Macedo, 1-Troy Rutherford.
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FEATURE LAPS LED: (Includes Non-Point Races) 91-Austin Liggett, 57-Ryan Timmons, 50-Jake Swanson, 49-Tristan Guardino, 44-Richard Vander Weerd, 39-Danny Faria Jr., 33-Ryan Bernal, 25-Troy Rutherford, 18-Brody Roa, 17-Carson Macedo, 17-Stevie Sussex, 13-C.J. Leary, 12-Tyler Courtney, 10-Tanner Thorson, 8-Max Adams, 4-Dennis Gile, 4-Shannon McQueen, 3-Steve Hix, 2-Brady Bacon, 2-Brady Short, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.
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WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY FAST TIME AWARDS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 3-Richard Vander Weerd, 2-Ryan Bernal, 2-Tristan Guardino, 2-Austin Liggett, 2-Kaleb Montgomery, 1-Brady Bacon, 1-Colby Copeland, 1-Jake Swanson, 1-Jace Vander Weerd.
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TOP QUALIFIER AWARDS: (Includes Non-Point Race) 1-Chase Johnson.
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TURKEY NIGHT DASH WINS: 1-C.J. Leary.
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POLE SHUFFLE WINS: 1-Ryan Bernal.
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HEAT RACE WINS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 7-Tristan Guardino, 6-Danny Faria Jr., 5-Austin Liggett, 3-Ryan Bernal, 3-Troy Rutherford, 3-Jake Swanson, 3-Ryan Timmons, 2-Tyler Courtney, 2-Steve Hix, 2-C.J. Leary, 2-Brody Roa, 2-Richard Vander Weerd, 1-Max Adams, 1-Brady Bacon, 1-Colby Copeland, 1-Kyle Edwards, 1-Geoff Ensign, 1-Dennis Gile, 1-Colton Hardy, 1-Rick Hendrix, 1-Chase Johnson, 1-Kyle Smith, 1-Kevin Thomas Jr., 1-Jace Vander Weerd, 1-Brandon Wiley.
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SEMI-MAIN WINS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 1-Michael Pickens, 1-Brody Roa, 1-Matt Stewart.
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SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / RACING OPTICS HARD CHARGER AWARDS: (Includes Non-Point Races) 2-Ryan Bernal, 2-Austin Ervine, 2-Koen Shaw, 1-Britton Bock, 1-Colby Copeland, 1-Jeremy Ellertson, 1-Michael Fanelli, 1-Danny Faria Jr., 1-Tristan Guardino, 1-Colton Hardy, 1-James Herrera, 1-Austin Liggett, 1-Kaleb Montgomery, 1-Jace Vander Weerd.
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES: (Includes Non-Point Races) 11-Austin Liggett, 9-Tristan Guardino, 8-Ryan Timmons, 5-Ryan Bernal, 5-Danny Faria Jr., 5-Jace Vander Weerd, 5-Richard Vander Weerd, 4-Jake Swanson, 3-Tyler Courtney, 3-Steve Hix, 2-Brady Bacon, 2-Trent Carter, 2-Brody Roa, 2-Troy Rutherford, 2-Kyle Smith, 1-Max Adams, 1-Britton Bock, 1-Charlie Butcher, 1-Colby Copeland, 1-Kyle Edwards, 1-Tyler Edwards, 1-Geoff Ensign, 1-Dennis Gile, 1-Dalton Hill, 1-Ricky Kirkbride, 1-Carson Macedo, 1-Kaleb Montgomery, 1-Koen Shaw, 1-Brady Short, 1-Matt Stewart, 1-Stevie Sussex, 1-Tanner Thorson.
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES: (Includes Non-Point Races) 12-Tristan Guardino, 12-Austin Liggett, 12-Shannon McQueen, 10-Ryan Timmons, 9-Steve Hix, 9-Koen Shaw, 8-Danny Faria Jr., 7-Britton Bock, 6-Ryan Bernal, 6-Jake Swanson, 6-Richard Vander Weerd, 5-Ryan Stolz, 5-Jace Vander Weerd, 4-Trent Carter, 3-Colby Copeland, 3-Tyler Courtney, 3-Austin Ervine, 3-Troy Rutherford, 2-Max Adams, 2-Brady Bacon, 2-Landon Cling, 2-Charles Davis Jr., 2-Tom Hendricks, 2-Ricky Kirkbride, 2-Brody Roa, 2-Brady Short, 2-Kyle Smith, 2-Stevie Sussex, 2-Brandon Wiley, 1-Joey Bishop, 1-Charlie Butcher, 1-Tanner Carrick, 1-Sterling Cling, 1-Hobie Conway, 1-Matt Day, 1-Kyle Edwards, 1-Tyler Edwards, 1-Jeremy Ellertson, 1-Geoff Ensign, 1-Scotty Farmer, 1-Dennis Gile, 1-Colton Hardy, 1-Slater Helt, 1-Rick Hendrix, 1-Dalton Hill, 1-Jordan Linson, 1-Carson Macedo, 1-Hannah Mayhew, 1-Tye Mihocko, 1-Kaleb Montgomery, 1-Kyler Shaw, 1-Matt Stewart, 1-Tanner Thorson.
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FINAL 2018 DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: 1. Austin Liggett-929, 2. Tristan Guardino-912, 3. Ryan Timmons-839, 4. Shannon McQueen-733, 5. Steve Hix-723, 6. Koen Shaw-685, 7. Danny Faria Jr.-630, 8. Britton Bock-611, 9. Austin Ervine-525, 10. Ryan Stolz-453, 11. Richard Vander Weerd-441, 12. Ryan Bernal-437, 13. Jace Vander Weerd-433, 14. Troy Rutherford-374, 15. Brandon Wiley-344, 16. Jake Swanson-312, 17. Trent Carter-296, 18. Kyle Edwards-218, 19. Kaleb Montgomery-213, ... James Herrera-213, 21. Kyle Smith-183, 22. Ricky Kirkbride-163, 23. Jeremy Ellertson-145, 24. Rick Hendrix-140, 25. Tom Hendricks-138, 26. Max Adams-135, 27. Jordan Linson-134, 28. Charlie Butcher-132, 29. Hobie Conway-131, 30. Brody Roa-117, 31. Colby Copeland-114, 32. Matt Day-96, 33. Brent Owens-95, 34. Scotty Farmer-92, 35. Joey Bishop-86, ... Cody Smothermon-86, 37. Kevin Barnes-77, 38. Matt Stewart-62, 39. Sterling Cling-61, 40. Hannah Mayhew-49, 41. Tye Mihocko-39, 42. Johnathon Henry-37, 43. Tyler Most-32, 44. Patrick Frisco-30, 45. Guy Woodward-28, ... Ricky Lewis-28, ... Tony Everhart-28, 48. Cody Majors-24, 49. A.J. Bender-10.