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Markus Niemela and Geoff Ensign will try to protect respective USAC Sprint Car point leads this weekend when the West Coast and Western Classic series combine for back-to-back races in California. Ocean Speedway in Watsonville hosts Friday’s race while the Saturday venue is Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare. Niemela, the driver from Finland, has a 12-point lead over Jace Vander Weerd in the West Coast standings after four top-10s in four starts so far this year. His best outing produced a third...more

USAC's West Coast and Western Classic Sprint cars combine again May 16-17 for back-to-back races at Watsonville and Tulare, Calif. after rains forced two cancellations this past weekend. Last Friday's "Verne Brasel Classic" at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. and Saturday's race at Tulare fell victim to the elements. Markus Niemela of Finland leads the West Coast points, while Geoff Ensign sits atop the Classic points entering the May races at Watsonville's Ocean Speedway and Thunderbowl...more

“California Racers Hall of Fame Night” unfolds this Saturday at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway and Damion Gardner enjoys a 130-point lead over Nic Faas in the latest AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car standings. Marty Hawkins of Santa Rosa, Calif. scored his initial USAC feature victory in Friday night’s 30-lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA and Western Classic Sprint race at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. He passed Western Classic point leader Ryan Bernal, who ran out of fuel on the white-flag lap, and led...more

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-12.975; 2. Ryan Bernal, 73, Ford-13.015; 3. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-13.028; 4. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-13.036; 5. Damion Gardner, 4A, Alexander-13.040; 6. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-13.057; 7. Brody Roa, 91R, Roa-13.266; 8. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-13.302; 9. Aiden Corish, 21K, Kruseman-13.406; 10. Nathan Washam, 33X, Hood-13.483; 11. Landon Hurst, 179, Hurst-13.490; 12. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-13.497; 13. Marty Hawkins,...more