WEST COAST SPRINTS RETURN TO SANTA MARIA SATURDAY














Ryan Bernal once again takes up pursuit of the 2012 USAC West Coast Sprint Car championship this Saturday when the series resumes at the
Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway.













Bernal has a 12-point lead over Markus Niemela in the latest standings after a victory at Hanford and a third at Bakersfield.













Bernal had a pair of wins a fifth and a 10th in the four races contested at Santa Maria last year.





















2012 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS











1-Ryan Bernal-134, 2-Markus Niemela-122, 3-Bud Kaeding-117, 4-Danny Faria Jr.-108, 5-Matt Mitchell-95, 6-Kevin Barnes-74, 7-Chris Ennis-72, 8-Danny
Sheridan-66, 9-Justyne Hamblin-65, 10-Steve Conrad-65.