SW SPRINT “EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA” SATURDAY AT CANYON; RUTHERFORD WINS BAKERSFIELD WEST COAST 30-LAPPER
Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. hosts this Saturday’s “Easter Eggstravaganza” for the USAC Southwest Sprint cars, round two of the 2016 championship.
Bryan Clauson, by virtue of his victory at Las Vegas, Nev. March 4, leads the Southwest standings, but Stevie Sussex, who finished second at Las Vegas, has his sights set on the point lead with a top finish at Canyon.
Three-time Southwest champion R.J. Johnson will seek to add to his all-time career-leading total of 27 USAC Arizona victories, while Charles Davis Jr. hopes to add to his career total of 15. Johnson has won 14 times at Canyon. Davis owns five USAC victories there.
Troy Rutherford of Ojai, Calif. led all but one lap to win Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC West Coast Sprint race at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway. Wheeling the AAA Propane Service/Trench Shoring Spike/Shark, he led the first 20 laps, yielded on lap 21 to Jace Vander Weerd, and then led the final nine laps to beat Vander Weerd, D.J. Johnson, series point leader Brody Roa and Trey Marcham.
The West Coast series resumes April 9 at the Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. Brody Roa continues to lead the standings after his fourth-place finish Saturday.
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USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: March 19, 2016 – Bakersfield, California – Bakersfield Speedway
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-13.499; 2. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-13.633; 3. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-13.645; 4. Max Adams, 5M, Adams-13.756; 5. Luke Boles, 56, Boles-13.803; 6. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-13.894; 7. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-13.971; 8. Tristan Guardino, 81T, Watt-14.147; 9. D.J. Johnson, 33, Johnson-14.165; 10. Ronnie Gardner, 55, Everhart-14.195; 11. Ryan Timmons, 29T, Timmons-14.301; 12. Cody Majors, 54, Majors-14.599; 13. Trent Carter, 13, Carter-14.606; 14. Kevin Barnes, 36B, Barnes-14.633; 15. Jeff Sibley, 42N, Sibley-14.839; 16. Geoffrey Strole, 09S, Strole-15.024; 17. Cory Elliott, 81X, Watt-15.087; 18. Trey Marcham, 81, Watt-15.345; 19. James Herrera, 5J, Herrera-15.388; 20. Johnny White, 17, White-15.445; 21. Danny Faria Jr., 17V, Faria-37.084; 22. Steve Hix, 57, Hix-NT; 23. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-NT
EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Rutherford, 2. J.VanderWeerd, 3. Gardner, 4. Adams, 5. Strole, 6. Herrera, 7. Carter. NT
DJ SAFETY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Guardino, 2. R.Vander Weerd, 3. Boles, 4. Timmons, 5. Barnes, 6. White, 7. Elliott. NT
BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. Liggett, 3. Marcham, 4. Roa, 5. Faria, 6. Sibley, 7. Majors. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Troy Rutherford, 2. Jace Vander Weerd, 3. D.J. Johnson, 4. Brody Roa, 5. Trey Marcham, 6. Tristan Guardino, 7. Max Adams, 8. Ronnie Gardner, 9. Jeff Sibley, 10. Ryan Timmons, 11. Luke Boles, 12. Cody Majors, 13. Kevin Barnes, 14. Danny Faria Jr., 15. Richard Vander Weerd, 16. Geoffrey Strole, 17. Johnny White, 18. Austin Liggett, 19. James Herrera, 20. Cory Elliott, 21. Steve Hix. 22. Trent Carter. NT
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**White flipped on lap 15 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Rutherford, Lap 21 J.Vander Weerd, Laps 22-30 Rutherford.
BR MOTORSPORTS / KING RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Jeff Sibley
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NEXT USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR EVENT:
DATE: Saturday March 26, 2016
SERIES: USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series
TRACK: Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, Arizona) – 1/3-Mile, Semi-Banked Dirt Oval
EVENT: USAC Southwest Sprint Cars, Western Modlites, Mini Sprints and IMCA Sport Mods
STARTING TIMES: Spectator Gates: 5:00pm, Racing: 7:00pm
TRACK ADDRESS:9777 W. Carefree Hwy
TRACK PHONE: (602) 258-7223
TRACK WEBSITE: http://canyonspeedwaypark.com
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PAST USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR WINNERS AT CANYON SPEEDWAY PARK
2013: **1/30: Bryan Clauson; **2/1: Bryan Clauson; **2/2: R.J. Johnson; **2/2: Bryan Clauson; 3/16: R.J. Johnson; 4/27: R.J. Johnson; 5/25: R.J. Johnson; 5/26: R.J. Johnson; 6/29: Charles Davis, Jr.; 7/27: Charles Davis, Jr.; 9/28: Mike Spencer; 11/14: R.J. Johnson; 11/15: Bryan Clauson; 11/16: Bryan Clauson;
2014: **1/24: Brady Bacon; **1/25: Dave Darland; **1/26: Dave Darland; **1/30: Colby Copeland; **1/31: Dave Darland; 3/29: Josh Pelkey; 4/26: Dave Darland; 5/24: Josh Pelkey; 5/25: R.J. Johnson; 6/14: R.J. Johnson; 7/26: R.J. Johnson; 10/18: Stevie Sussex; 11/20: Ryan Bernal;
2015: **1/23: Brady Bacon; **1/24: Ryan Bernal; **1/25: Ryan Bernal; 3/28: R.J. Johnson; 5/2: R.J. Johnson; 5/23: Stevie Sussex; 5/24: R.J. Johnson; 6/20: Matt Rossi; 8/1: Stevie Sussex; 9/26: Mike Martin
2016: 1/22: Bryan Clauson; 1/23: Bryan Clauson; 1/24: Josh Hodges; 1/25: Bryan Clauson; 1/30: Josh Hodges
**NON-POINTS SPECIAL EVENT
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2016 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (221) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA)
2. (201) D.J. Johnson (Stockton, CA)
3. (187) Jace Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)
4. (178) Troy Rutherford (Ojai, CA)
5. (157) Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK)
6. (137) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
7. (126) Max Adams (Loomis, CA)
8. (125) Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)
9. (120) Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA)
10. (119) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (79) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
2. (78) Stevie Sussex (Phoenix, AZ)
3. (72) Brody Roa (Garden Grove, CA)
4. (69) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
5. (68) Josh Hodges (Socorro, NM)
6. (63) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
7. (57) Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ)
8. (56) R.J. Johnson (Tempe, AZ)
9. (54) Trey Marcham (Oklahoma City, OK)
10. (48) D.J. Johnson (Stockton, CA)
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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
Apr. 9: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway
Apr. 23: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway
May 14: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway
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
Apr 9: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Apr 23: Yuma, AZ - Cocopah Speedway
Apr 30: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park
May 7: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
May 28: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park
May 29: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park
Jun 11: Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
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. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4)
(1) D.J. Johnson (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12)
(1) Troy Rutherford (Bakersfield Speedway on March 19)
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)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (30) D.J. Johnson
2. (29) Troy Rutherford
2. (21) Bryan Clauson
3. (4) Stevie Sussex
4. (3) Brody Roa
5. (2) Brady Bacon
5. (1) Jace Vander Weerd
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) Brody Roa
2. (2) D.J. Johnson
3. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Josh Hodges, Landon Hurst, Austin Liggett, Troy Rutherford, Stevie Sussex, Jace Vander Weerd and Richard Vander Weerd
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) D.J. Johnson and Brody Roa
3. (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Trey Marcham, Troy Rutherford and Jace Vander Weerd
8. (1) Max Adams, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Geoff Ensign, Ronnie Gardner, Tristan Guardino, Josh Hodges, Landon Hurst, R.J. Johnson, Austin Liggett, Jeff Sibley, Stevie Sussex, Ryan Timmons, and Richard Vander Weerd
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (1) Jace Vander Weerd
HEAT RACE WINS (presented by Extreme Mufflers, DJ Safety and Brown & Miller Racing Solutions):
1. (2) Bryan Clauson
2. (1) Max Adams, Nick Aiuto, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Geoff Ensign, Tristan Guardino, D.J. Johnson and Troy Rutherford
SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Jason Grady and Jace Vander Weerd
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (3) Max Adams, D.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Brody Roa, Troy Rutherford and Jace Vander Weerd
7. (2) Brady Bacon, Kevin Barnes, Bryan Clauson, Danny Faria, Jr., Tristan Guardino, Austin Liggett, Mike Martin, Jeff Sibley, Geoffrey Strole, Ryan Timmons and Richard Vander Weerd
18. (1) Nick Aiuto, Luke Boles, Trent Carter, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Cory Elliott, Geoff Ensign, Ronnie Gardner, Dennis Gile, Jason Grady, Johnathon Henry, James Herrera, Steve Hix, Josh Hodges, Landon Hurst, R.J. Johnson, Ricky Kirkbride, Cody Majors, Shannon McQueen, Tye Mihocko, Josh Pelkey, Jim Richardson, Matt Rossi, Casey Shuman, Colton Slack, Kyle Smith, Stevie Sussex and Johnny White
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2016 USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Bryan Clauson (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4)
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)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (21) Bryan Clauson
2. (4) Stevie Sussex
3. (3) Brody Roa
4. (2) Brady Bacon
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Josh Hodges, Brody Roa and Stevie Sussex
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, R.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Brody Roa and Stevie Sussex
HEAT RACE WINS:
1. (1) Nick Aiuto, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland and Charles Davis, Jr.
SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Jason Grady and Jace Vander Weerd
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (1) Max Adams, Nick Aiuto, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Charles Davis, Jr., Dennis Gile, Jason Grady, Josh Hodges, D.J. Johnson, R.J. Johnson, Trey Marcham, Mike Martin, Tye Mihocko, Josh Pelkey, Brody Roa, Matt Rossi, Troy Rutherford, Casey Shuman, Colton Slack, Stevie Sussex, Jace Vander Weerd
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ALL-TIME USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS
1. [23 wins] Ryan Bernal
2. [11 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, Cory Kruseman, Kyle Larson, Matt Mitchell, Davey Pombo & Danny Sheridan
15. [1 win] Dean Alexander, Bryan Clauson, Nic Faas, Justin Grant, Tristan Guardino, Justyne Hamblin, Josh Hodges, Dennis Howell, D.J. Johnson, Ricky Kirkbride, C.J. Leary, Austin Liggett, 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.
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ALL-TIME USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS
1. [29 wins] R.J. Johnson
2. [12 wins] Charles Davis, Jr.
3. [6 wins] Rick Ziehl
4. [5 wins] Josh Pelkey
5. [4 wins] Mike Martin & Stevie Sussex
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
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
