[Bill Gardner]

4/6/14 2:20 AM FAAS TAKES CALISTOGA “CLASSIC” OPENER

http://usacracing.com/news/sprint-ca...classic-opener



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FAAS TAKES CALISTOGA “CLASSIC” OPENER

Calistoga, CA……..AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car vet Nic Faas of Huntington Beach, Calif. captured Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC Western Classic Sprint race at Calistoga Speedway. He took the lead at the start and led all 20 laps in the Keith Ford Berry Pack/King Racing Products Spike/Nogrady to beat Geoff Ensign, Ryan Bernal, Richard Vander Weerd and Marty Hawkins. Driver Bradley Terrell was transported to a local hospital after suffering a broken leg during a heat race crash. The series continues Sunday night at Calistoga.

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: April 5, 2014 – Calistoga, California – Calistoga Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Terry Schank Jr (#1 Gleason), 2. D.J. Johnson (#33 Johnson), 3. Landon Hurst (#179 Hurst), 4. Ryan Bernal (#56 Phulps), 5. Marty Hawkins (#3M Hawkins), 6. Scott Hall (#77J Campanile), 7. Billy Aton (#26 Aton), 8. Bradley Terrell (#5X McMichael). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Geoff Ensign (#3F Finkenbinder), 2. Nic Faas (#73X Ford), 3. Trevor Schmid (#2 Schmid), 4. Matt Mitchell (#42 Cheney), 5. Jace Vander Weerd (#88 Vander Weerd), 6. Richard Vander Weerd (#10 Vander Weerd), 7. Jim Richardson (#8 Richardson). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Nic Faas, 2. Geoff Ensign, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Richard Vander Weerd, 5. Marty Hawkins, 6. Trevor Schmid, 7. Matt Mitchell, 8. Terry Schank Jr., 9. Scott Hall, 10. Jim Richardson, 11. D.J. Johnson, 12. Landon Hurst, 13. Jace Vander Weerd. NT

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**Aton and Terrell flipped during the first heat. Terrell taken to a local hospital after suffering a broken leg.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Faas.

NEW WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT POINTS: 1-Faas-67, 2-Ensign-65, 3-Bernal-59, 4-R.Vander Weerd-54, 5-Hawkins-52, 6-Schmid-51, 7-Mitchell-47, 8-Schank-47, 9-Hall-39, 10-Johnson-38.

NEXT WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT RACE: April 6 – Calistoga (CA) Speedway

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