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8/16/16 3:35 AM SOUTHWEST SPRINTS BREAK AWAY FOR FREEDOM TOUR; ROA TAKES WEST COAST TITLE, VANDER WEERDS SWEEP THE WEEKEND

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SOUTHWEST SPRINTS BREAK AWAY FOR FREEDOM TOUR; ROA TAKES WEST COAST TITLE, VANDER WEERDS SWEEP THE WEEKEND

The USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series heads for mid-America this week for four races at four different venues comprising the “Freedom Tour.”

Southwest series point leader R.J. Johnson will be among favorites for victory, as will Southwest runner-up Charles Davis Jr. Both won races during last year’s “Freedom Tour.” The series opens Wednesday at Lawton (Okla.) Speedway and continues Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. Friday’s race is at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kans. and Saturday’s finale unfolds at Dodge City (Kans.) Raceway Park.

Brody Roa of Buena Park, Calif. is the 2016 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Champion, emerging from a pair of races last week with a 69-point margin of victory over series runner-up Jace Vander Weerd.

Jace Vander Weerd of Visalia, Calif. led the final five laps of Friday night’s race at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. after passing Geoff Ensign for the lead on lap 29 of the 33-lap race. Ensign, the fastest qualifier, was second ahead of Stevie Sussex, Austin Liggett and Roa.

Richard Vander Weerd of Visalia, Calif. captured Saturday night’s 33-lap series finale at Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford, Calif., leading all but the first three laps after passing Roa on lap four. Danny Faria Jr. took second ahead of Sussex, Tristan Guardino and Jace Vander Weerd.

The West Coast Sprints will compete in a “special” non-points event in November as part of the 76th “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway.

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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENT:

DATE: Wednesday, August 17, 2016

SERIES: USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship

TRACK: Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Oklahoma) – 1/4-mile dirt oval

EVENT: “Freedom Tour” featuring the USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship and POWRi West Midgets

STARTING TIMES: TBA

TICKETS: TBA

TRACK ADDRESS: 3501 SW Sheridan Rd, Lawton, OK 73505

TRACK PHONE: (580) 355-6417

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

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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENT:

DATE: Thursday, August 18, 2016

SERIES: USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship

TRACK: Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Oklahoma) – 1/4-mile dirt oval

EVENT: “Freedom Tour” featuring the USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship, POWRi West Midgets and Dwarf Cars

STARTING TIMES: Gates open at 4:30PM and hot laps fire off at 7:30PM.

TICKETS: Adults: $20, Kids 10-14: $10, Kids 9 and under: Free and Pit Passes: $30.00

TRACK ADDRESS: 18450 OK-66, Kellyville, OK 74039

TRACK PHONE: (918) 693-7223

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co/

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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENT:

DATE: Friday, August 19, 2016

SERIES: USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship

TRACK: 81 Speedway (Wichita, Kansas) – 3/8-mile dirt oval

EVENT: “Freedom Tour” featuring the USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship and POWRi West Midgets

STARTING TIMES: TBA

TICKETS: TBA

TRACK ADDRESS: 7700 N Broadway St, Wichita, KS 67219

TRACK PHONE: (316) 755-1481

TRACK WEBSITE: http://race81speedway.com/

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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, August 20, 2016

SERIES: USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship

TRACK: Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS) – 1/5-mile dirt oval

EVENT: “Freedom Tour” featuring the USAC Southwest Sprint Car Championship and POWRi West Midgets

STARTING TIMES: Races start at 7:30 p.m.

TICKETS: TBA

TRACK ADDRESS: 11322 110 Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801

TRACK PHONE: (620) 225-3277

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

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

1.** (876) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA)

2.** (807) Jace Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

3.** (794) D.J. Johnson (Stockton, CA)

4.** (704) Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

5.** (626) Max Adams (Loomis, CA)

6.** (622) Danny Faria, Jr. (Tipton, CA)

7.** (597) Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA)

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

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

10. (465) Cody Majors (Simi Valley, CA)

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

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

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

3.** (740) Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ)

4.** (726) Matt Rossi (Peoria, AZ)

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

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

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

8.** (546) Dennis Gile (Chandler, AZ)

9.** (533) Andy Reinbold (Chandler, AZ)

10. (500) Josh Pelkey (Peoria, 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

WINNER: Brody Roa

Jun. 25: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

WINNER: Brody Roa

Jul. 22: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Ryan Bernal

Jul. 23: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Troy Rutherford

Aug. 6: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway

WINNER: Jace Vander Weerd

Aug. 12: Watsonville, CA - Ocean Speedway

WINNER: Jace Vander Weerd

Aug. 13: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

WINNER: Richard Vander Weerd

Nov. 23: Ventura, CA - (SE) Ventura Raceway

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

WINNER: R.J. Johnson

Jul 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

WINNER: R.J. Johnson

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) Brody Roa (Santa Maria Raceway on June 18 & Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds on June 25)

** *(2) Troy Rutherford (Bakersfield Speedway on Mar. 19 & Thunderbowl Raceway on Jul. 23)

*** (2) Jace Vander Weerd (Santa Maria Raceway on Aug. 6 & Ocean Speedway on Aug. 12)

*** (2) Richard Vander Weerd (Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds on Apr. 2 & Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds on Aug. 13)

6. (1) Ryan Bernal (Thunderbowl Raceway on Jul. 22)

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

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

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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. (6) 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, Arizona Speedway on July 2 & Canyon Speedway Park on July 30)

2. (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)

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. [24 wins] Ryan Bernal

2. [13 wins] Richard Vander Weerd

3. [10 wins] Bud Kaeding

4. [8 wins] Danny Faria, Jr.

5. [7 wins] Jace Vander Weerd

6. [4 wins] Troy Rutherford, T.J. Smith & Craig Stidham

9. [3 wins] Brody Roa

10. [2 wins] Wes Gutierrez, D.J. Johnson, Cory Kruseman, Kyle Larson, Austin Liggett, Matt Mitchell, Davey Pombo & Danny Sheridan

18. [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, 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. [35 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., 2016: Brody Roa

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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