West Coast Sprint Car Series

	USAC TIRE RULE Hoosier 105/16 Medium is "official" right rear tire.
	NITRO BEE RACECEIVERS ARE MANDATORY Effective May 15, 2010 by racer vote.
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	2016 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Downloadable USAC Driver, Car Owner, and Crew Membership Form.

UPDATED 2016 RACE SCHEDULE
We have added another show at Ventura on Wednesday, November 23rd as part of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. It will be non-points and we will also run on Thursday. Ventura and series officials are working on the format and purse.
USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CARS - AUGUST 12th WATSONVILLE
NOTICE TO COMPETITORS: Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway has a strict sound rule and the Flowmaster “Suitcase” (Part 53545-USAC) is the ONLY TRACK LEGAL MUFFLER. If the sound levels are broken, the racer will be disqualified and not allowed to compete.
USAC WEST COAST SPRINTS HONOR BRYAN CLAUSON WITH 63 LAPS OF ACTION AT WATSONVILLE AND HANFORD
AUGUST 9, 2016... Officials with the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series have announced that the upcoming races at Watsonville and Hanford will be dedicated to Bryan Clauson. To honor his memory, there will be 63 laps of green flag racing at both race tracks. With a typical format of three 10-lap heat races (30 laps), the main events on Friday and Saturday will be 33 laps. The 63 total laps pays tribute to a great racer, competitor, and friend to the racing community......(more)
USAC WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE HEADS TO WATSONVILLE AND HANFORD
AUGUST 9, 2016... The cars and stars of the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series are ready to clash for the final two nights of the championship point season. With Brody Roa, D.J. Johnson, and Jace Vander Weerd still contending for the title, the special Watsonville-Hanford doubleheader opens this Friday, August 12th at John Prentice’s Ocean Speedway. The following night, the series champion will be crowned at the Ron Vander Weerd and Bubby Morse promoted Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds......(more)
JACE VANDER WEERD CLAIMS SANTA MARIA’S “30TH ANNUAL BUD STANFIELD MEMORIAL”
AUGUST 8, 2016... Going wire-to-wire, Jace Vander Weerd (Visalia, California) claimed last Saturday’s “30th Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial” at Santa Maria Raceway. Vander Weerd held off several challenges by point leader Brody Roa to score his first $1,500 USAC West Coast Sprint Car triumph of the season. Roa, Colton Slack, D.J. Johnson, and Troy Rutherford followed Jace to the checkered flags.......(more)
SANTA MARIA HOSTS “30TH ANNUAL BUD STANFIELD MEMORIAL”
AUGUST 2, 2016... This Saturday, August 6th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars will make their final appearance of the year at Santa Maria Raceway. Promoted by Mike Kappmeyer, the “30th Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial” is co-sanctioned with the Santa Maria 360 Sprints and will also feature Pro Stocks, Mini Stocks, NMRA TQ Midgets, Mini Dwarfs, and Junior Midgets. Located in Nipomo, California, the pit gates at "The West's Best Short Track" will open at 10:00am, the front gates open at 4:00pm, and racing will begin at 6:00pm. For more information, visit the track’s website at www.santamariaraceway.com or call 805.922.2232.....(more)
TROY RUTHERFORD WINS $4,000 PETER MURPHY CLASSIC AT TULARE
JULY 27, 2016... Starting sixth, Troy Rutherford (Ojai, California) raced past Brody Roa on the eighteenth lap and held off all challengers to win Saturday’s victory at Tulare’s Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. For Rutherford, the $4,000 “3rd Annual Peter Murphy Classic” was his fourth career USAC West Coast Sprint Car triumph. Ryan Bernal, Bud Kaeding, Roa, and Richard Vander Weerd rounded out the top-five drivers.....(more)
RYAN BERNAL RETURNS & SPRINTS TO VICTORY AT TULARE
JULY 27, 2016... Making his first start of the season, Ryan Bernal (Hollister, California) stormed to last Friday’s USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory at Tulare’s Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. Taking the lead from point leader Brody Roa on the tenth circuit, Bernal won the $1,500 “3rd Annual Peter Murphy Classic” preliminary feature. Roa, Jace Vander Weerd, Bud Kaeding, and “Showtime” Danny Sheridan rounded out the top-five drivers.....(more)