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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1. [1 win] Beau Binder, Shon Deskins, Justin Grant, Josh Hodges, Brandon Lane, Garry Lee Maier, rody Roa, Mike Spencer & Rick Williams 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2003: Rick Ziehl; 2004: Beau Binder; 2013: R.J. Johnson; 2014: R.J. Johnson; 2015: R.J. Johnson