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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 11, 2007
Contact: DICK JORDAN 07-129
KAPLAN LEADS WESTERN SPRINTS TO “OPEN WHEEL MADNESS” AT TRACY
Ryan Kaplan will lead the Lucas Oil USAC Western Sprint Car Series to this Saturday’s Open Wheel Madness” program at Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif. The event also features USAC’s Western Midgets and the Sprint portion is co-sanctioned by CASA, showcasing “The Best of The West.”
Kaplan won the last Western Sprint race at Roseville, Calif. in late May and holds a six-point lead over JoJo Helberg. Lady driver Shauna Hogg, Greg Anderson and former USAC champions Kody Swanson and Tony Hunt are also in title contention.
Hunt (2), Bradley Galedrige and Nick Green won last year’s USAC Sprint races at the Tracy oval. Kaplan won a USAC Western Midget race at Tracy last year.
LUCAS OIL USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR STANDINGS
1 Ryan Kaplan 156
2 JoJo Helberg 150
3 Shauna Hogg 144
4 Greg Anderson 144
5 Kody Swanson 136
6 Tony Hunt 119
7 Brian Geiszler 115
8 Jeff Kaiser 99
9 Brian McClish 88
10 Eric Humphries 72
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