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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
#73 Matt Mitchell. Photo by Chuck Fry.
$500 BONUS TO DRIVER THAT SWEEPS COTTON CLASSIC AT HANFORD
by Lance Jennings
SANTA MARIA, CA – OCTOBER 8, 2013... Officials with Kings Speedway and the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series have confirmed that a special bonus will be available this Saturday night. Track Promoter Scott Woodhouse will offer $500 to the driver that sweeps the USAC West Coast portion of the “28th Annual Cotton Classic.” To get the bonus, the driver must set fast time, win their heat race, win the Woodland Auto Display Dash, and win the main event.
Saturday’s “Cotton Classic” is the final point race of the season for the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars. Tipton’s “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. leads the championship chase and Richard Vander Weerd of Visalia has a shot at the crown. In addition, the Rookie of the Year battle will be settled between Riverdale’s Landon Hurst and Jeff Sibley of Oakdale.
The winged King of the West Sprint Cars and Vintage Super Modifieds will share the spotlight. The Spectator Gates will open at 5:00pm with racing scheduled for 6:30pm. Among the other USAC drivers expected to be in action are Bud Kaeding, “The Bakersfield Bullet” Rusty Carlile, Markus Niemela, Jace Vander Weerd, Austin Liggett, Kevin Barnes, Matt Day, “The Wild Child” Chris Ennis, Andy Ferris, Kolby Araki, Matt Mitchell, and more.
Kings Speedway is located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 South 10th Avenue in Hanford, California. Grandstand tickets are $28 for Reserved Tickets and General Admission Tickets are $25. Camping is available on the fairgrounds and for more event information, visit www.kingsspeedway.net or call (559) 584-RACE (7223).
The USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series would like to thank Southwest Contractors, Hoosier Tire, Amsoil, BR Motorsports, Chris Kearns Presents, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Extreme Mufflers, Five Star Grafix, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, SBI Fuel Systems, Saldana Racing Products, Weld Racing, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at [email protected].
For more information on the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series, visit www.westcoastsprintcars.com, www.usacracing.com, follow the series on Facebook (www.facebook.com/#!/pages/USAC-West-Coast-Sprint-Car-Series/369549755817) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/#!/USACwc360).
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COTTON CLASSIC WINNERS:
2009-Rusty Carlile, 2010-Terry Schank Jr., 2011-Peter Murphy, 2012-Ryan Bernal.
USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS:
1-Danny Faria Jr.-887, 2-Richard Vander Weerd-830, 3-Bud Kaeding-804, 4-Ryan Bernal-661, 5-Rusty Carlile-626, 6-Markus Niemela-607, 7-Jace Vander Weerd-573, 8-Austin Liggett-520, 9-Landon Hurst-439, 10-Kevin Barnes-422, 11-Jeff Sibley-417, 12-Ricky Kirkbride-377, 13-Marty Hawkins-335, 14-Matt Day-301, 15-Troy Rutherford-258, 16-Chris Ennis-257, 17-Andy Ferris-251, 18-Dennis Howell-250, 19-D.J. Netto-247, 20-Kolby Araki-231.
2013 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
October 12: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA (Cotton Classic)
October 31: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals / $2,500-to-Win / Grudge Series / Non-Points)
November 14: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships / Non-Points)
November 15: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships / Non-Points)
November 16: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships / $7,500-to-Win / Non-Points)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC Southwest Sprints.
This schedule is subject to change.
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