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6/14/16 11:41 AM SANTA MARIA HOSTS WEST COAST SPRINTS SATURDAY; R.J. SCORES ANOTHER ARIZONA SPEEDWAY VICTORY!

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SANTA MARIA HOSTS WEST COAST SPRINTS SATURDAY; R.J. SCORES ANOTHER ARIZONA SPEEDWAY VICTORY!

USAC’s West Coast Sprint Cars visit Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway Saturday while the USAC Southwest Sprint Cars take a couple of weeks off to prepare for a July 2 race at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek.

The Johnson’s hold down the point leads in each series, R.J. topping the Southwest series and D.J. atop the West Coast.

D.J. has an eight-point cushion over Brody Roa entering this Saturday’s Santa Maria outing. Richard Vander Weerd, Tristan Guardino and Danny Faria Jr. all scored Santa Maria wins in West Coast competition last year.

R.J. Johnson, of Phoenix, Ariz., led the final 18 laps of Saturday night’s 30-lap race at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek in his Kodiak Products/Beal’s Auto Body Sherman/Ford. Charles Davis Jr. finished second ahead of Matt Rossi, who led the first 12 laps, Mike Martin and Nick Aiuto. Johnson’s point lead now stands at 104 points entering the July 2 return to Queen Creek.

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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, June 18, 2016

SERIES: USAC West Coast Sprint Car Championship

TRACK: Santa Maria Raceway (Santa Maria, California) – 1/3-mile dirt oval

EVENT: USAC West Coast Sprint Car Championship, IMCA Mods, Hobby Stocks, Sport Mods and Mini Stocks

STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates Open at 10am, Admission Gates Open at 4pm, Sprint Qualifying at 5pm and Racing at 6pm.

TICKETS: General Admission (Adult): $16

TRACK ADDRESS: 1900 Hutton Rd, Nipomo, CA 93444

TRACK PHONE: (805) 245-3585

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

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

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

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

3.** (359) Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK)

4.** (356) Jace Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

5.** (344) Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

6.** (314) Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA)

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

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

9.** (249) Ryan Timmons (Pleasant Hill, CA)

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

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

1.** (749) R.J. Johnson (Tempe, AZ)

2.* *(645) Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ)

3.** (640) Stevie Sussex (Phoenix, AZ)

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

5.** (592) Matt Rossi (Peoria, AZ)

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

7.** (492) Tye Mihocko (Peoria, AZ)

8.** (444) Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ)

9. **(420) Dennis Gile (Chandler, AZ)

10. (417) Andy Reinbold (Chandler, 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

WINNER: D.J. Johnson

May 14: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Austin Liggett

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

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

Apr 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: Rained Out

May 7: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

May 28: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: R.J. Johnson

May 29: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: R.J. Johnson

Jun 4: El Paso, TX - Western Tech Speedway Park

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

Jun 5: Las Cruces, NM – Southern New Mexico Speedway

WINNER: Stevie Sussex

Jun 11: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

WINNER: R.J. Johnson

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. (2) D.J. Johnson (Thunderbowl Raceway on Mar. 12 & Thunderbowl Raceway on Apr. 23)

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

*** (1) Austin Liggett (Thunderbowl Raceway on May 14)

** *(1) Troy Rutherford (Bakersfield Speedway on Mar. 19)

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

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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR 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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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS FEATURE WINS:

1. (5) Stevie Sussex (Canyon Speedway Park on Mar. 26, Cocopah Speedway on Apr. 23, Arizona Speedway on May 7, Western Tech Speedway Park on June 4 & Southern New Mexico Speedway on June 5)

2. (4) R.J. Johnson (Arizona Speedway on Apr. 9, Canyon Speedway Park on May 28, Canyon Speedway Park on May 29 & Arizona Speedway on June 11)

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

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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR 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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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, D.J. Johnson, Cory Kruseman, Kyle Larson, Austin Liggett, Matt Mitchell, Davey Pombo & Danny Sheridan

17. [1 win] Dean Alexander, Bryan Clauson, Nic Faas, Justin Grant, Tristan Guardino, Justyne Hamblin, Josh Hodges, Dennis Howell, Ricky Kirkbride, C.J. Leary, 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. [33 wins] R.J. Johnson

2. [12 wins] Charles Davis, Jr.

3. [9 wins] Stevie Sussex

4. [6 wins] Rick Ziehl

5. [5 wins] Josh Pelkey

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