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4/18/16 12:52 PM TULARE HOSTS WEST COAST SPRINTS, SOUTHWEST HEADS FOR YUMA

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TULARE HOSTS WEST COAST SPRINTS, SOUTHWEST HEADS FOR YUMA

D.J. Johnson (West Coast) and Stevie Sussex (Southwest) lead their respective USAC Sprint Car Series into this Saturday’s events.

Johnson won at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. in March and has four top-10s in four starts so far this year and has a one-point lead over Brody Roa as the West Coast series enters Saturday’s “J.D. Heiskell & Company Appreciation Day” race at Tulare’s Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway.

Sussex won at Peoria, Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park in March and enters Saturday’s race at Cocopah Speedway in Yuma, Ariz. with a 10-point lead over three-time and defending series king, R.J. Johnson, who was the winner of the series’ only visit to the track in April 2015. In three 2016 starts, Sussex has finished no worse than sixth.

Saturday’s race is the second of five for the West Coast Sprints in Tulare while Saturday’s race in Yuma is their only appearance at the track in 2016.

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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENTS:

DATE: Saturday April 23, 2016

SERIES: USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series

TRACK: Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare, California) – 1/3-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: "J.D. Heiskell & Company Appreciation Day" featuring the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars, Western RaceSaver Sprints & "Legends of Kearney Bowl" Vintage Cars

STARTING TIMES: Ticket Trailer Opens 1:30pm.* Pit Booth Opens: 2pm. Gate Opens 4pm.* Hot Laps 5pm.* Qualifying: 6pm.* Racing Starts: 7pm.

TRACK ADDRESS:6080 Leonard Noel Dr., Tulare, CA 93274

TRACK PHONE: (559) 688-0909

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com/

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DATE: Saturday April 23, 2016

SERIES: USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series

TRACK: Cocopah Speedway (Yuma, Arizona) – 3/8-mile, semi-banked clay oval

EVENT:USAC Southwest Sprint Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Stock Cars & IMCA Modifieds

TRACK ADDRESS:3450 W County 15th St, Somerton, AZ 85350

TRACK PHONE: (928) 344-1563

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.cocopahspeedway.com/

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USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS AT THUNDERBOWL RACEWAY

(As of 4/18/2016)

1. (10) Ryan Bernal

2. (5) Bud Kaeding

3. (3) Richard Vander Weerd

4. (2) Kyle Larson & Craig Stidham

6. (1) Dean Alexander, Danny Faria, Jr., Dennis Howell, D.J. Johnson, Matt Mitchell, Peter Murphy and Jace Vander Weerd

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USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS AT COCOPAH SPEEDWAY

(As of 4/18/2016)

4/11/2015: R.J. Johnson

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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

1.** (264) D.J. Johnson (Stockton, CA)

2.** (263) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA)

3.** (260) Jace Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

4.** (219) Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK)

5.** (216) Troy Rutherford (Ojai, CA)

6.** (203) Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

7.** (185) Max Adams (Loomis, CA)

8.** (173) Tristan Guardino (Fremont, CA)

9.** (169) Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA)

10. (147) Jeff Sibley (Oakdale, CA)

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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

1.** (226) Stevie Sussex (Phoenix, AZ)

2.** (216) R.J. Johnson (Tempe, AZ)

3.** (195) Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ)

4.** (159) Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ)

5.** (153) Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ)

6.** (140) Nick Aiuto (Gilbert, AZ)

7.** (134) Matt Rossi (Peoria, AZ)

8.** (128) Bruce St. James (Phoenix, AZ)

9.** (125) Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ)

10. (115) Tom Ogle (Surprise, AZ)

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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Jan. 22: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 23: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 24: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Josh Hodges

Jan. 29: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 30: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

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

WINNER: Rained Out

Mar. 12: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: D.J. Johnson

Mar. 19: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

WINNER: Troy Rutherford

Apr. 2: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

WINNER: Richard Vander Weerd

Apr. 9: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

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.

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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Jan. 22: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 23: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 24: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Josh Hodges

Jan. 29: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jan. 30: Peoria, AZ - *** (SE) Canyon Speedway Park

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 Park

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

Apr 9: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

WINNER: R.J. Johnson

Apr 23: Yuma, AZ - Cocopah Speedway

Apr 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

May 7: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

May 28: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

May 29: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

Jun 11: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Jul 2: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Jul 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

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 Park

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.

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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS

FEATURE WINS:

1. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4)

**** (1) D.J. Johnson (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12)

**** (1) Troy Rutherford (Bakersfield Speedway on March 19)

*** *(1) Richard Vander Weerd (Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds on April 2)

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NON-POINTS 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)

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FEATURE LAPS LED:

1. (30) D.J. Johnson

2. (29) Troy Rutherford

3. (28) Jace Vander Weerd

4. (21) Bryan Clauson

5. (4) Stevie Sussex

6. (3) Brody Roa & Richard Vander Weerd

8. (2) Brady Bacon

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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1. (3) D.J. Johnson & Brody Roa

3. (2) Jace Vander Weerd & Richard Vander Weerd

5. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Josh Hodges, Landon Hurst, Austin Liggett, Trey Marcham, Troy Rutherford, Kyle Smith & Stevie Sussex

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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1.* (4) D.J. Johnson

2.* (3) Trey Marcham, Brody Roa & Jace Vander Weerd

5.* (2) Max Adams, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Tristan Guardino, Troy Rutherford, Jeff Sibley, Ryan Timmons & Richard Vander Weerd

13. (1) Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Geoff Ensign, Ronnie Gardner, Josh Hodges, Landon Hurst, R.J. Johnson, Austin Liggett, Cody Majors, Kyle Smith and Stevie Sussex

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WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (1) Brody Roa & Jace Vander Weerd

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HEAT RACE WINS (presented by Extreme Mufflers, DJ Safety and Brown & Miller Racing Solutions):

1. (2) Bryan Clauson

2. (1) Max Adams, Nick Aiuto, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Geoff Ensign, Danny Faria, Jr., Tristan Guardino, D.J. Johnson, Ricky Kirkbride, Austin Liggett and Troy Rutherford

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SEMI WINS:

1. (1) Jason Grady and Jace Vander Weerd

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FEATURE STARTS:

1.** (4) Max Adams, D.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Brody Roa, Troy Rutherford & Jace Vander Weerd

7.** (3) Kevin Barnes, Danny Faria, Jr., Tristan Guardino, Austin Liggett, Jeff Sibley, Ryan Timmons and Richard Vander Weerd

14.** (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Steve Hix, Ricky Kirkbride, Cody Majors, Mike Martin, Shannon McQueen, Kyle Smith and Geoffrey Strole

23. (1) Nick Aiuto, Corey Ballard, Luke Boles, Trent Carter, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Cory Elliott, Geoff Ensign, Ronnie Gardner, Dennis Gile, Jason Grady, Johnathon Henry, James Herrera, Josh Hodges, Landon Hurst, R.J. Johnson, Tye Mihocko, Josh Pelkey, Jim Richardson, Matt Rossi, Casey Shuman, Colton Slack, Stevie Sussex and Johnny White

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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS

FEATURE WINS:

1. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4)

**** (1) R.J. Johnson (Arizona Speedway on April 9)

**** (1) Stevie Sussex (Canyon Speedway Park on March 26)

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NON-POINTS 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)

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FEATURE LAPS LED:

1. (21) Bryan Clauson

2. (19) Stevie Sussex

3. (16) Mike Martin

4. (14) R.J. Johnson

5. (13) Charles Davis, Jr.

6. (3) Brody Roa

7. (2) Brady Bacon & Bruce St. James

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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1. (2) R.J. Johnson & Stevie Sussex

3. (1) Brady Bacon, Chris Bonneau, Bryan Clauson, Charles Davis, Jr., Josh Hodges, Mike Martin, Tom Ogle, Josh Pelkey, Brody Roa, Matt Rossi & Bruce St. James

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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1. (3) Charles Davis, Jr., R.J. Johnson & Stevie Sussex

4. (2) Chris Bonneau, Mike Martin, Tom Ogle, Josh Pelkey & Bruce St. James

9. (1) Nick Aiuto, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Shon Deskins, Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Tye Mihocko, Brody Roa & Matt Rossi

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HEAT RACE WINS:

1. (2) Nick Aiuto, Charles Davis, Jr. & Mike Martin

4. (1) Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Shon Deskins & R.J. Johnson

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SEMI WINS:

1. (1) Jason Grady and Jace Vander Weerd

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FEATURE STARTS:

1. **(3) Nick Aiuto, Charles Davis, Jr., Dennis Gile, R.J. Johnson, Mike Martin, Tye Mihocko, Josh Pelkey, Matt Rossi & Stevie Sussex

10. (2) Chris Bonneau, Dustin Burkhart, Landon Cling, Michael Curtis, Brian Hosford, Matt Lundy, Tom Ogle, Andy Reinbold, Kyle Shipley & Bruce St. James

20. (1) Max Adams, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Shon Deskins, Jason Grady, Tanner Grau, Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, Asa Kesterson, Trey Marcham, Brody Roa, Troy Rutherford, Casey Shuman, Colton Slack & Jace Vander Weerd

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ALL-TIME USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS

1. [23 wins] Ryan Bernal

2. [12 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. [3 wins] Troy Rutherford

9. [2 wins] Wes Gutierrez, Cory Kruseman, Kyle Larson, Matt Mitchell, Davey Pombo & Danny Sheridan

15. [1 win] Dean Alexander, Bryan Clauson, Nic Faas, Justin Grant, Tristan Guardino, Justyne Hamblin, Josh Hodges, Dennis Howell, D.J. Johnson, Ricky Kirkbride, C.J. Leary, Austin Liggett, Peter Murphy, Brody Roa, Stevie Sussex & Jake Swanson

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ALL-TIME USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR 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.

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ALL-TIME USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS

1. [30 wins] R.J. Johnson

2. [12 wins] Charles Davis, Jr.

3. [6 wins] Rick Ziehl

4. [5 wins] Josh Pelkey & Stevie Sussex

6. [4 wins] Mike Martin

7. [3 wins] Matt Rossi

8. [2 wins] Ryan Bernal, Bryan Clauson & Kent Rosevear

11. [1 win] Beau Binder, Shon Deskins, Justin Grant, Josh Hodges, Brandon Lane, Garry Lee Maier, Brody Roa, Mike Spencer & Rick Williams

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ALL-TIME USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS

1. **[8 Special Event Wins] Bryan Clauson

2.** [3 Special Event Wins] Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland & R.J. Johnson

6. **[2 Special Event Wins] Ryan Bernal, Charles Davis, Jr., Josh Hodges, Mike Martin & Rick Ziehl

11. [1 Special Event Win] Beau Binder, Mike Bonneau, Ronnie Clark, Colby Copeland, Dean Freitas, Blake Hahn, Dennis Krob, C.J. Leary, Austin Liggett, Josh Pelkey, Danny Smith, Mike Spencer & Richard Vander Weerd

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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.

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USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS

2003: Rick Ziehl; 2004: Beau Binder; 2013: R.J. Johnson; 2014: R.J. Johnson; 2015: R.J. Johnson