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3/7/16 1:49 PM WEST COAST SPRINTS EYE 2-NIGHT TULARE VISIT; CLAUSON SPECTAULAR IN SIN CITY SHOWDOWN AT LVMS
http://usacracing.com/news/sprint-ca...owdown-at-lvms WEST COAST SPRINTS EYE 2-NIGHT TULARE VISIT; CLAUSON SPECTAULAR IN “SIN CITY SHOWDOWN” AT LVMS * USAC’s West Coast Sprint Car Series returns to the Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. for races this Friday and Saturday night. Series champion Danny Faria, Jr., who skipped last Friday’s race at Las Vegas, Nev., opens his title defense this weekend at the 1/3-mile, high-banked clay oval. * The series debuted last Friday at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway and the race, which also awarded USAC Southwest Sprint Car points, produced a classic finish involving three drivers. * Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. emerged as Friday’s winner after coming from third place on the final lap to beat Stevie Sussex and Brady Bacon to the checkered flag. Clauson led 21 laps in his Mike Martin-owned Cancer Treatment Centers of America/Jonathan Byrd’s Racing machine. Sussex led four laps, Bacon led two and Brody Roa led three. Roa and Josh Hodges rounded out the “top-five” in the 30-lap race. * Faria was one of five USAC Sprint winners at Tulare last year. Others were Bud Kaeding, Richard Vander Weerd, Matt Mitchell and Ryan Bernal, who scored twice in 2015. * The USAC Southwest Sprint Cars are idle until March 26 when they compete in the “Easter Eggstravaganza” at Canyon Speedway in Peoria, Ariz. * Both Friday and Saturday’s USAC West Coast events at Tulare will be broadcast LIVE on http://dirtvision.com/. * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * USAC WEST COAST/SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: March 4, 2016 – Las Vegas, Nevada – The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – 5th FVP “Sin City Showdown” * FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nick Aiuto (#27 Aiuto), 2. Dennis Gile (#13G Gile), 3. Stevie Sussex (#21AZ Burkhart), 4. Trey Marcham (#81 Watt), 5. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 6. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 7. Josh Grady (#12J Grady), 8. Kenny Perkins (#0K Perkins), 9. Aaron Reutzel (#0 Styres). NT * SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson (#16B Martin), 2. Brody Roa (#91R BR), 3. Casey Shuman (#38 McGerigle), 4. Jason Grady (#45 Grady), 5. Max Adams (#5M Adams), 6. Jeff Sibley (#42N Sibley), 7. Jace Vander Weerd (#88 Vander Weerd), 8. Dustin Cormany (#14AZ Burkhart/White), 9. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins). NT * THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dave Darland (#42 Cheney), 2. Troy Rutherford (#11 Rutherford), 3. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 4. Brady Bacon (#73 Ford), 5. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 6. Richard Vander Weerd (#10 Vander Weerd), 7. Landon Cling (#54 Strait), 8. Tristan Guardino (#15T Guardino), 9. Asa Kesterson (#18 Kesterson). NT * FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 2. Josh Hodges (#74X Hodges), 3. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 4. Austin Liggett (#83 Liggett), 5. D.J. Johnson (#33 Johnson), 6. Colton Slack (#3F Finkenbinder), 7. Brian Hosford (#22B Weber), 8. Ryan Timmons (#29T Timmons), 9. Bob Strait (#58 Strait). NT * FIRST SEMI: (10 laps) 1. J.Vander Weerd, 2. Mihocko, 3. D.J. Johnson, 4. Reutzel, 5. Guardino, 6. Josh Grady, 7. Liggett, 8. R.Vander Weerd. NT * SECOND SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Jason Grady, 2. Slack, 3. Rossi, 4. Sibley, 5. Strait, 6. Cling, 7. Hosford, 8. Cormany, 9. Kesterson. NT * FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Stevie Sussex, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Brody Roa, 5. Josh Hodges, 6. Dave Darland, 7. R.J. Johnson, 8. Trey Marcham, 9. D.J. Johnson, 10. Charles Davis Jr., 11. Jace Vander Weerd, 12. Colton Slack, 13. Jason Grady, 14. Nick Aiuto, 15. Troy Rutherford, 16. Casey Shuman, 17. Tye Mihocko, 18. Max Adams, 19. Dennis Gile, 20. Mike Martin, 21. Josh Pelkey, 22. Matt Rossi. NT ---------------------------- **Deskins flipped during second heat. * FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Clauson, Laps 5-7 Roa, Laps 8-23 Clauson, Laps 24-27 Sussex, Laps 28-29 Bacon, Lap 30 Clauson. * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * NEXT USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR EVENTS: * DATE: Friday, March 11 & Saturday March 12, 2016 * SERIES: USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series * TRACK: Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare, California) – 1/3-Mile, High-Banked Clay Oval * EVENT: Friday: USAC West Coast Sprint Cars and World of Outlaws/King of the West Sprint Cars Saturday: USAC West Coast Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws/King of the West Sprint Cars and Western RaceSaver Sprint Cars * STARTING TIMES: Ticket booth opens at 12:30pm Front gate opens at 4:00pm Hot Laps begin at 5:00pm. Qualifying starts at 6:00pm Racing begins at 7:00pm * TICKETS: Bleachers: $40.00 Grandstands: $45.00 (ALL SEATS RESERVED) * TRACK ADDRESS: 215 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 * TRACK PHONE: (559) 688-0909 * TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com/ * MEDIA COVERAGE: Live on http://www.dirtvision.com * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10) * 1.** (79) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN) 2.** (78) Stevie Sussex (Phoenix, AZ) 3.** (72) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA) 4.** (69) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 5.** (68) Josh Hodges (Socorro, NM) 6.** (63) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) 7.** (57) Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 8.** (56) R.J. Johnson (Tempe, AZ) 9.** (54) Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK) 10. (48) D.J. Johnson (Stockton, CA) * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** 2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10) * 1.** (79) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN) 2.** (78) Stevie Sussex (Phoenix, AZ) 3.** (72) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA) 4.** (69) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 5.** (68) Josh Hodges (Socorro, NM) 6.** (63) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) 7.** (57) Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 8.** (56) R.J. Johnson (Tempe, AZ) 9.** (54) Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK) 10. (48) D.J. Johnson (Stockton, CA) * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * PAST FVP "SIN CITY SHOWDOWN" WINNERS * 2012: Bud Kaeding 2013: Bryan Clauson 2014: Austin Liggett 2015: Stevie Sussex 2016: Bryan Clauson * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & RESULTS * Jan. 22: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Bryan Clauson Jan. 23: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Bryan Clauson Jan. 24: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Josh Hodges Jan. 29: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Bryan Clauson Jan. 30: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - 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 Mar. 12: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway Mar. 19: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway Apr. 2: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds Apr. 9: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway Apr. 23: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway May 14: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway 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. * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & RESULTS * Jan. 22: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Bryan Clauson Jan. 23: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Bryan Clauson Jan. 24: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Josh Hodges Jan. 29: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - WINNER: Bryan Clauson Jan. 30: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway - 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 Apr 9: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway Apr 23: Yuma, AZ - Cocopah Speedway Apr 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway May 7: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway May 28: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway May 29: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Jun 11: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway Jul 2: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway Jul 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway 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 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. * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS * FEATURE WINS: 1. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4) * 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) * FEATURE LAPS LED: 1. (21) Bryan Clauson 2. (4) Stevie Sussex 3. (3) Brody Roa 4. (2) Brady Bacon * TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES: 1. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Josh Hodges, Brody Roa and Stevie Sussex * TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES: 1. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, R.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Brody Roa and Stevie Sussex * HEAT RACE WINS: 1. (1) Nick Aiuto, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland and Charles Davis, Jr. * SEMI WINS: 1. (1) Jason Grady and Jace Vander Weerd * FEATURE STARTS: 1. (1) Max Adams, Nick Aiuto, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Dennis Gile, Jason Grady, Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, R.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Mike Martin, Tye Mihocko, Josh Pelkey, Brody Roa, Matt Rossi, Troy Rutherford, Casey Shuman, Colton Slack, Stevie Sussex, Jace Vander Weerd * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS * FEATURE WINS: 1. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4) * 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) * FEATURE LAPS LED: 1. (21) Bryan Clauson 2. (4) Stevie Sussex 3. (3) Brody Roa 4. (2) Brady Bacon * TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES: 1. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Josh Hodges, Brody Roa and Stevie Sussex * TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES: 1. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, R.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Brody Roa and Stevie Sussex * HEAT RACE WINS: 1. (1) Nick Aiuto, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland and Charles Davis, Jr. * SEMI WINS: 1. (1) Jason Grady and Jace Vander Weerd * FEATURE STARTS: 1. (1) Max Adams, Nick Aiuto, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Dennis Gile, Jason Grady, Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, R.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Mike Martin, Tye Mihocko, Josh Pelkey, Brody Roa, Matt Rossi, Troy Rutherford, Casey Shuman, Colton Slack, Stevie Sussex, Jace Vander Weerd * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * ALL-TIME USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE VICTORIES * 1. [23 wins] Ryan Bernal * 2. [11 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. [2 wins] Wes Gutierrez, Cory Kruseman, Kyle Larson, Matt Mitchell, Davey Pombo, Troy Rutherford & Danny Sheridan * 15. [1 win] Dean Alexander, Bryan Clauson, Nic Faas, Justin Grant, Tristan Guardino, Justyne Hamblin, Josh Hodges, Dennis Howell, Ricky Kirkbride, C.J. Leary, Austin Liggett, Peter Murphy, Brody Roa, Stevie Sussex & Jake Swanson * 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. * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * ALL-TIME USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE VICTORIES * 1. [29 wins] R.J. Johnson * 2. [12 wins] Charles Davis, Jr. * 3. [7 wins] Bryan Clauson * 4. [5 wins] Josh Pelkey * 5. [4 wins] Stevie Sussex * 6. [3 wins] Mike Martin, Matt Rossi & Rick Ziehl * 9. [2 wins] Ryan Bernal & Mike Spencer * 11. [1 win] Shon Deskins, Justin Grant, Josh Hodges, Brody Roa & Danny Smith * SPECIAL EVENT WINS 1. [3 Special Event Wins] Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland & R.J. Johnson * 5. [2 Special Event Wins] Ryan Bernal, Josh Hodges & Mike Martin * 8. [1 Special Event Win] Mike Bonneau, Colby Copeland, Charles Davis, Jr., Blake Hahn, C.J. Leary, Austin Liggett, Richard Vander Weerd * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS * 2013: R.J. Johnson 2014: R.J. Johnson 2015: R.J. Johnson * |
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