RAIN HALTS HANFORD SPRINTS

 


Hanford, CA……..Rain interrupted Friday night’s USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series opener at Giant Chevrolet Speedway after four heat races had been conducted. Drivers Bud Kaeding, Richard VanderWeerd, Jon Stanbrough and Greg Alexander won the heats before the rains hit. The series continues Saturday night at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.


 


USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS: March 18, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Speedway


 


FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bud Kaeding (#29 Bowman), 2. T.J. Smith (#14 LeGras), 3. Danny Faria Jr. (#2 Bowman), 4. Austin DeBlauw (#65 DeBlauw), 5. Jeff Gardner (#51T Revcon), 6. Jace VanderWeerd (#88 VanderWeerd), 7. Matt Streeter (#14jr Streeter), 8. Nico Russo (#3N Russo). NT


 


SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Richard VanderWeerd (#10 VanderWeerd), 2. Rusty Carlile (#51 Carlile), 3. Jonathan Logan (#32 Logan), 4. John Iturriria (#27 Iturriria), 5. Justyne Hamblin (#8 JH), 6. Ricky Kirkbride (#87 Van Meter), 7. Ryan Bernal (#11x Olmstead), 8. Geoffrey Strole (#09s Strole). NT


 


THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jon Stanbrough (#81 Watt), 2. Davey Pombo (#3E Eames), 3. Marcus Niemela (#69 Watt), 4. Wes Gutierrez (#007 WG), 5. Marty Hawkins (#3m Hawkins), 6. Andrew Murray (#18 Murray), 7. Dennis Howell (#62 Howell), 8. Matt Day (#97 Day). NT


 


FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Greg Alexander (#72 Tyler), 2. Craig Stidham (#3 Stidham), 3. Andy Forsberg (#92 Forsberg), 4. Garrett Ishii (#71G Ishii), 5. Kevin Barnes (#36B Barnes), 6. James Bondurant (#77 Keener), 7. Dave Knott (#28 Knott). NT


 


REMAINDER OF PROGRAM RAINED OUT AND RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 31


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: N/A


 


NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS: 1-Kaeding-8, 2-R.VanderWeerd-8, 3-Stanbrough-8; 4-Alexander-8; 5-Smith-7; 6-Carlisle-7; 7-Pombo-7; 8-Stidham-7; 9-Faria-6; 10-Logan-6.


 


NEXT WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE: March 19 – Tulare (CA) Thunderbowl Raceway