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WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (August 28, 2021) – Hanford’s Mitchell Faccinto won his third career NARC-King of the West Fujitsu Sprint Car victory on Friday night at Ocean Speedway during the second of the “Fastest Four Days in Motorsports” for the series. Faccinto’s win was part of a five-division championship night in Watsonville with championships decided in IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, and South Bay Dwarf Cars. “The top was just so good and I knew the start was just going to be so...more

(Photo by Bailey Marie Photography) Inside Line Promotions – WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2021) – Dominic Scelzi picked up a pair of top-10 finishes last weekend during the Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway. Scelzi qualified 19th quickest during the opener on Friday before he finished where he started – fifth – in a heat race to narrowly miss locking into the main event. A runner-up result in the B Main transferred him toward the back of the A Main. “We went out pretty early in qualifying...more

Congratulations to Bud Kaeding your 2021 Ocean Speedway presented by Taco B Bravo Champion

Shane Golobic races to first Johnny Key Classic triumph on Saturday with Sprint Car Challenge Tour By Gary Thomas Watsonville, CA…Early on in his career Fremont, California’s Shane Golobic cut his teeth in Sprint Car racing at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway. He had won a pair of Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo championships, but the prestigious Johnny Key Classic was one event that had eluded his grasp. That all changed on Saturday night however, when the 30-year-old driver led...more

Ryan Robinson, Norm Ayers and Tommy Velasquez III claim opening night wins on Key weekend By Gary Thomas Watsonville, CA…Foresthill’s Ryan Robinson started from the front row and dominated Friday’s Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo feature en route to victory aboard the family-owned No. 4w mount. Sharing victory lane on Friday night were Norm Ayers with the Hobby Stocks and So-Cal gasser Tommy Velasquez III with the South Bay Dwarf Cars. Ayers held off the relentless challenges from...more

FRIYAY!!! it's race day... Key Race Kick-off race, a preview of what is in store for Saturday Nights race on Friday. So pack up the family, find a friend, ask the neighbor or bring a stranger for a great night of racing under the lights at the dirt track by the Ocean. #oceanspeedway #dirttrackbytheocean #fridaynightlights #360sprintcars #hobbystocks #southbaydwarfcars #familyfun

Former Johnny Key Classic winners going into the 61st running this Saturday night at Ocean Speedway: 1954 Danny Graves 1955 Al Pombo 1956 Clyde Palmer 1957 Ray Raineri 1958 Rick Henderson 1959 George Benson 1960 Marshall Sargent 1961 Clyde Palmer 1962 Clyde Palmer(3) 1963 Marshall Sargent 1964 George Snider 1965 Burt Foland 1966 Burt Foland(2) 1967 Bill Scott 1968 Howard Kaeding 1969 Bill Scott(2) 1970 Don Epperson 1971 Everett Edlund 1972 Nick Rescino 1973 Howard Kaeding 1974 Nick...more

Ocean Speedway debut on tap for Sprint Car Challenge Tour at 61st Johnny Key Classic Saturday By Gary Thomas Watsonville, CA…For the first time in its brief history the Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Elk Grove Ford and Abreu Vineyards is geared up to collide with the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo at this Saturday’s 61st “Johnny Key Classic.” Not only is it the Ocean Speedway debut for the Sprint Car Challenge Tour, but it also marks the start of just four races to go before a...more

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (August 14, 2021) – Nine is the number of completeness, and Justin Sanders of Aromas has moved closer to completing his goal of a 2021 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo championship with his ninth victory on Friday night. Sanders drove ahead over the final five laps of the feature, capping a five-division program at the Ocean Speedway at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville. Championship weekend for the Sprint Cars sees points races on Friday and Saturday...more

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (August 7, 2021) – With the backdrop of Hall of Fame night at Ocean Speedway, Justin Sanders put on a master class on the way to his eighth Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo victory of the 2021 season. The dominating performance was one part of a six-division program at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds dirt oval. 2021 West Coast Stock Car / Motorsports Hall of Famers with Ocean Speedway ties Howard Kaeding, Jim Pettit II, and Dave Byrd were honored during opening...more