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USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 9, 2009 – Madera, California – Madera Speedway - 32nd “Vukovich Classic”-

    QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Cody Gerhardt, 40, Western Speed-14.851; 2. Michael Faccinto, 00, Christie-14.929; 3. Jeff Oleen, 8, Sutton-14.940; 4. Nick Romano, 42, Sutton-15.035; 5. Garrett Peterson, 31, Peterson-15.041; 6. Mindy McCord, 3, Sutton-15.058; 7. Michael J. Lewis, 60, Western Speed-15.059; 8. Zach Stout, 95, Stout-15.156; 9. Brody Roa, 91, Roa-15.209; 10. Eric Gunderson, 98, Gunderson-15.247; 11. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-15.598.

    FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. O’Leen, 2. Lewis, 3. Roa, 4. Gerhardt, 5. Peterson. NT

    SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gunderson, 2. Romano, 3. Stout, 4. McCord, 5. Faccinto. NT

    FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Michael J. Lewis, 2. Nick Romano, 3. Jeff Oleen, 4. Zach Stout, 5. Garrett Peterson, 6. Brody Roa, 7. Mindy McCord, 8. Cody Gerhardt, 9. Eric Gunderson, 10. J.R. Williams. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Stout, Laps 2-25 Lewis.

NEW CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES POINTS: 1-Gunderson-283; 2-Gerhardt-280; 3-Romano-276; 4-Oleen-271; 5-Stout-260; 6-Lewis-245; 7-Kipp Posey-145; 8-Williams-139; 9-Connor Kassik-135; 10-Luis Ramos III-125.

NEXT CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS RACE (Paved): May 30 – Roseville, CA – All American Speedway

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 9, 2009 – Madera, California – Madera Speedway – (Co-sanctioned by BCRA) – 32nd “Vukovich Classic”

    QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kody Swanson, 11D, DMS-13.728; 2. Garrett Hansen, 70, Hansen-13.894; 3. Levi Roberts, 2, Roberts-13.939; 4. Tanner Swanson, 88, McKenney-13.961; 5. Alex Bowman, 21D, DMS-14.019; 6. Bobby Grewohl, 10c, Eskesen-14.081; 7. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-14.099; 8. Jerome Rodela, 25, Rodela-14.212; 9. Alex Schutte, 12k, Kruseman-14.232; 10. Chad Nichols, 17N, Nichols-14.234; 11. David Prickett, 15, Neverlift-14.334; 12. Nick Foster Jr., 1x, Fowler-14.341.

    FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Schutte, 2. Bowman, 3. K.Swanson, 4. Pierovich, 5. Roberts, 6. Prickett. NT

    SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. T.Swanson, 2. Nichols, 3. Hansen, 4. Rodela, 5. Grewohl, 6. Foster. NT

    FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kody Swanson, 2. Jerome Rodela, 3. Tanner Swanson, 4. Alex Bowman, 5. Levi Roberts, 6. Scott Pierovich, 7. Garrett Hansen, 8. Chad Nichols, 9. Bobby Grewohl, 10. David Prickett, 11. Nick Foster Jr., 12. Alex Schutte. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Nichols, Laps 2-23 Rodela, Laps 24-30 K.Swanson.

NEW USAC WESTERN MIDGET SERIES POINTS: 1-Hansen-373; 2-K.Swanson-264; 3-Pierovich-263; 4-Schutte-243; 5-Rodela-211; 6-Bryan Clauson-205; 7-Josh Ford-193; 8-Brad Sweet-175; 9-Darren Hagen-167; 10-Chad Boat-158.

NEXT USAC WESTERN MIDGET SERIES RACE: May 16 – Hanford, CA - Kings Speedway

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 8, 2009 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

    QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Joe Liguori, 22, Givens-12.485; 2. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-12.537; 3. Jimmy Simpson, 38, Simpson-12.546; 4. Taylor Ferns, 55x, Ferns-12.548; 5. Coleman Gullick, 14x, Gullick-12.631; 6. Jordan Pennington, 55, Pennington-12.682; 7. Scott Hunter, 14, Brown-12.791; 8. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-12.792; 9. Michael May, 75, May-12.817; 10. Bryce Burden, 17, Brown-12.916; 11. Robbie Ray, 1, Steele-12.954; 12. Tyler Trainor, 25, Trainor-13.316; 13. Nick Richards, 23, Richards-13.416; 14. Kent Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-13.910.

    FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hunter, 2. Simpson, 3. Gullick, 4. Liguori, 5. Ray, 6. May, 7. Richards. NT

    SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ferns, 2. Cottongim, 3. Pennington, 4. Burden, 5. Lamb, 6. Trainor, 7. Kriegbaum. NT

    FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Tyler Cottongim, 2. Joe Liguori, 3. Jimmy Simpson, 4. Coleman Gullick, 5. Chris Lamb, 6. Michael May, 7. Nick Richards, 8. Bryce Burden, 9. Robbie Ray, 10. Scott Hunter, 11. Tyler Trainor, 12. Taylor Ferns, 13. Kent Kriegbaum, 14. Jordan Pennington. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Ferns, Laps 6-30 Cottongim.
NEW USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Cottongim-72; 2-Liguori-68; 3-Simpson-65; 4-Gullick-59; 5-Lamb-52; 6-May-48; 7-Burden-44; 8-Richards-42; 9-Hunter-41; 10-Ray-40.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET RACE: May 21 – New Castle, IN – Mount Lawn Speedway

BLOOMINGTON SPRINT RACE RAINED OUT

Rain and wet grounds have forced cancellation of Friday night’s (May 8) scheduled USAC National Sprint race at the Bloomington (IN) Speedway. The series returns to Bloomington July 17 as part of this year’s “Indiana Sprint Week.” The next race on the USAC National Sprint Car calendar is the 39th “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute (IN) Action Track May 21 presented by Clabber Girl and Budweiser.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 8, 2009 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

    QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Joe Liguori, 22, Givens-12.485; 2. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-12.537; 3. Jimmy Simpson, 38, Simpson-12.546; 4. Taylor Ferns, 55x, Ferns-12.548; 5. Coleman Gullick, 14x, Gullick-12.631; 6. Jordan Pennington, 55, Pennington-12.682; 7. Scott Hunter, 14, Brown-12.791; 8. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-12.792; 9. Michael May, 75, May-12.817; 10. Bryce Burden, 17, Brown-12.916; 11. Robbie Ray, 1, Steele-12.954; 12. Tyler Trainor, 25, Trainor-13.316; 13. Nick Richards, 23, Richards-13.416; 14. Kent Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-13.910.

    FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hunter, 2. Simpson, 3. Gullick, 4. Liguori, 5. Ray, 6. May, 7. Richards. NT

    SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ferns, 2. Cottongim, 3. Pennington, 4. Burden, 5. Lamb, 6. Trainor, 7. Kriegbaum. NT

    FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Tyler Cottongim, 2. Joe Liguori, 3. Jimmy Simpson, 4. Coleman Gullick, 5. Chris Lamb, 6. Michael May, 7. Nick Richards, 8. Bryce Burden, 9. Robbie Ray, 10. Scott Hunter, 11. Tyler Trainor, 12. Taylor Ferns, 13. Kent Kriegbaum, 14. Jordan Pennington. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Ferns, Laps 6-30 Cottongim.
NEW USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Liguori-188; 2-Cottongim-181; 3-Simpson-177; 4-Hunter-109; 5-Lamb-97; 6-Burden-91; 7-May-87; 8-K.Kriegbaum-66; 9-Ronnie Wuerdeman-65; 10-Steven Intravaia-64.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET RACE: May 21 – New Castle, IN – Mount Lawn Speedway

USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 8, 2009 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

    QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Hamilton-11.622; 2. Brian Olson, 77, Olson-11.712; 3. Zach Daum, 5D, Daum-11.732; 4. Dakoda Armstrong, 7A, C & A-11.806; 5. Mario Marietta, 85, Marietta-11.823; 6. Caleb Armstrong, 7C, C & A-11.865; 7. Chuck Gurney Jr., 73, Ellis-11.929; 8. Alfred Galedrige Jr., 26, Galedrige-11.991; 9. Jeremy Warren, 57, Warren-12.001; 10. Alison MacLeod, 6, East-12.015; 11. Mike Larrison, 06, Larirson-12.046; 12. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15J, Wimmenauer-12.115; 13. Joe Liguori, 28, Owen-12.266; 14. Chris Phillips, 64, Phillips-12.285; 15. Danielle Dickson, 44, Perona/Cunningham-12.396; 16. Dave Fuhrman, 32, Fuhrman-13.392; 17. Palmer Eicher, 54, Eicher-NT.

    FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gurney, 2. Daum, 3. Hamilton, 4. Warren, 5. Marietta, 6. Liguori, 7. Larrison, 8. Dickson. NT

    SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. C.Armstrong, 2. Olson, 3. D.Armstrong, 4. A.Galedrige, 5. MacLeod, 6. Wimmenauer, 7. Phillips, 8. Fuhrman. NT

    FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Caleb Armstrong, 2. Dakoda Armstrong, 3. Zach Daum, 4. Alison MacLeod, 5. Joe Liguori, 6. Jeremy Warren, 7. Chris Phillips, 8. Mike Larrison, 9. Danielle Dickson, 10. Jeff Wimmenauer, 11. Brian Olson, 12. Alfred Galedrige Jr., 13. Chuck Gurney Jr., 14. Dave Fuhrman, 15. Kyle Hamilton. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 C.Armstrong.
NEW USAC REGIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-C.Armstrong-69; 2-D.Armstrong-66; 4-Daum-65; 4-MacLeod-55; 5-Liguori-51; 6-Warren-50; 7-Olson-43; 8-Phillips-42; 9-Larrison-39; 10-Dickson-36.
NEXT USAC REGIONAL MIDGET RACE: May 21 – New Castle, IN – Mount Lawn Speedway

USAC KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 8, 2009 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

    QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dillon Welch, 14, Welch-12.606; 2. Adam Wilsdon, 71, Wilsdon-12.846; 3. Grant Galloway, 84, Galloway-12.881; 4. Taylor Ferns, 7A, Ferns-12.906; 5. Jared Marks, 5, Marks-13.008; 6. Nick Hamilton, 33, Hamilton-13.057; 7. Jake Blackhurst, 25, Blackhurst-13.420; 8. Brock Anderson, 52, Anderson-13.742.

    HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Welch, 2. Wilsdon, 3. Galloway, 4. Ferns, 5, Marks, 6. N.Hamilton, 7. Anderson, 8. Blackhurst. NT

    FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dillon Welch, 2. Grant Galloway, 3. Taylor Ferns, 4. Jared Marks, 5. Nick Hamilton, 6. Jake Blackhurst, 7. Brock Anderson, 8. Adam Wilsdon. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Welch.
NEW USAC KENYON MIDGET POINTS: 1-Welch-74; 2-Galloway-67; 3-Ferns-62; 4-Marks-57; 5-N.Hamilton-52; 6-Wilsdon-51; 7-Blackhurst-45; 8-Anderson-42.
NEXT USAC KENYON MIDGET RACE: May 20 – Anderson (IN) Speedway

MIDGETS RETURN TO MADERA SPEEDWAY FOR “SUPER SATURDAY;”
STOCKTON TRIPLEHEADER RAINED OUT


    It’s “Super Saturday” this weekend at Madera (Calif.) Speedway, one of USAC’s most active ovals. On tap are USAC’s Western Midget and California Pavement Ford Focus Midget Series and supporting events.

    Garrett Hansen of Manhattan Beach, Calif. continues to enjoy a healthy point lead over two-time series runner-up Scott Pierovich (2007-2008), but that lead could diminish Saturday if Pierovich has a good night.

    Rain forced cancellation of last Saturday’s scheduled USAC “tripleheader” at the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway. The Western Midgets return there October 10.

    It could be “Swanson Night” if this year’s previous results are any indication. Brothers Tanner and Kody Swanson have won the two USAC Western Midget races at the track so far, Kody holding down sixth-place in the current series standings.


USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Garrett Hansen-320, 2-Scott Pierovich-213, 3-Alex Schutte-206, 4-Bryan Clauson-205, 5-Josh Ford-193, 6-Kody Swanson-192, 7-Brad Sweet-175, 8-Darren Hagen-167, 9-Chad Boat-158, 10-Brad Kuhn-156.

ANDERSON “TRIPLEHEADER” FRIDAY NIGHT


    The opening event in DK Promotions’ 2009 regional racing series unfolds this Friday night at the Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, featuring the USAC Regional Midgets, Midwest Ford Focus Midgets and Kenyon Midgets.

    Travis Young, Kyle Hamilton and Caleb Armstrong won last year’s three titles, Hamilton also claiming the 2008 Indiana Ford Focus title.

    Thirty-lap features are on tap for each series at the quarter-mile paved oval which has a rich USAC racing tradition. A.J. Foyt won the track’s first USAC race in 1957. Since then the track has hosted 10 nights of racing which included at least three feature events. The all-time record of six USAC features in one night occurred at Anderson last year, with three features each for the Regional Midgets, Indiana Focus and Kenyon Midgets

    Highlighting Friday’s events will be the return of former USAC National Ford Focus Champion Robbie Ray of Davenport, Iowa. who won the 2005 title at Anderson.

WESTERN SPRINTS NOW TARGET ROSEVILLE MAY 30;
RAIN FORCES STOCKTON CANCELLATION


    Rain forced cancellation of Saturday’s scheduled USAC “tripleheader” at the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway. The USAC Western Sprint Cars return to Stockton October 10.

    Brian McClish of Santa Rosa, Calif. and JoJo Helberg of Rohnert Park, Calif. share the series point lead going into the next series race, May 30 at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif.


USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Brian McClish-125, 2-JoJo Helberg-125, 3-Tanner Swanson-119, 4-Kody Swanson-110, 5-Eric Humphries-103, 6-Nick Green-97, 7-Shauna Hogg-81, 8-Tony Hunt-81, 9-Jimmy Riddell-74, 10-Audra Sasselli-Thornburg-58.

SPRINT CARS HEAD FOR “UNPREDICTABLE” BLOOMINGTON FRIDAY;
EAST 10TH “NIEBEL CLASSIC” WINNER IN 10 YEARS!


    The USAC National Sprint Car Series heads for Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway Friday night and if past history plays a part it’s anybody’s guess who might win.

    Twenty-seven USAC races at the quarter-mile dirt oval have produced 23 different winners since Bob Tattersall’s 1970 Midget victory. Tony Elliott (3), Russ Gamester and Kevin Briscoe are the only multiple race winners at the track under USAC sanction.

    Current National Sprint Car point leader Dave Darland, who finished 15th Saturday night at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, won at Bloomington in 2007, while Jerry Coons Jr., who was fifth at Anderson, won last year’s “Indiana Sprint Week” feature at Bloomington.

    Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. became the 10th different winner in 10 “Glen Niebel Classics,” leading the final 89 laps to win Saturday night’s 100-lap Anderson feature. Driving the Klatt Enterprises Club Sport/Ford Racing Beast Ford, East started sixth as the fastest qualifier but caught early leader Bobby Santos III on lap 12 and lapped everybody but second-place finisher Tracy Hines in the race, which had no yellows and was completed in a track-record time of under 20 minutes! Santos finished third, ahead of Levi Jones and Coons Jr.


USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Dave Darland-392, 2-Levi Jones-363, 3-Jesse Hockett-361, 4-Jerry Coons Jr.-330, 5-Cole Whitt-316, 6-Tracy Hines-300, 7-Brad Sweet-300, 8-Damion Gardner-295, 9-Jon Stanbrough-239, 10-Chris Windom-209.

DRIVERS TAKE NOTE: AHEAD OF THE GAME SEMINAR SERIES
MAY 20 IN INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 22 IN JOLIET


    Drivers pursuing a career in motorsports should take note: U/S Sports Advisors is offering a unique seminar, the Ahead of the Game Seminar Series – Motorsports Edition – which could change your life and your status in the motorsports industry.

    The seminars will take place in Indianapolis, Ind., and Joliet, Ill. and will present key concepts for drivers to immediately apply to their careers.

    Success in today’s motorsports field demands not only talent behind the wheel but a keen sense of communications and diplomacy. What happens away from the race track is often as important as what happens on it. Timing is a key and personal relationships play a huge part in determining a driver’s success or failure.

    Located in Carmel, Ind., U/S/ Sports Advisors conducts the seminars for drivers 16 years of age and up and parents of talented young drivers preparing for a racing career.

    The Indianapolis seminar is scheduled Wednesday, May 20, from 10 am to 2 pm in Parlor A of the Brickyard Crossing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s Community Day at IMS and the garages will be open to people of all ages. General admission for Community Day ($7) is not included, but not required for the Brickyard Crossing.

    The Joliet seminar is Wednesday, July 22 from 2 to 6 pm at the Autobahn Country Club, Members Club. This is move-in day at nearby Chicagoland Speedway for the Star Mazda and Formula Atlantic Series.

    Led by U/S Sports Advisors President Ken Ungar, the seminars include materials developed over many years through collaboration with athletes, teams, Agents, sponsors, the media and others. Ungar, who in 2007 published Ahead of the Game: What Every Athlete Needs to Know About Sports Business, has business expertise highlighted on ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, ESPN News, Fox Business News, CNBC, Sports Illustrated and the Sports Business Journal.

    Topics will include “How to define and communicate your personal brand,” promoting your career and finding your sponsors and question and answer sessions will allow interaction with the instructor.

    To register, please visit www.AheadoftheGameSeminar.com. The cost is less than a set of tires, $495 per driver. Drivers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at no additional charge. Included are a three-hour seminar, one hour of Q & A, a copy of the Ahead of the Game book by Ungar and complete electronic files of a written proposal, graphics, and template for a customized door-opening proposal.

    If you are planning a driving career in motorsports, don’t miss this unique opportunity! For more information, contact U/S Sports Advisors at 317-569-9299 or by fax at 317-569-0393.

VENTURA RESCHEDULES $5,000-TO-WIN MIDGET RACE TO NOV. 21


    A $5,000-to-win USAC Western Midget race, part of a unique “tripleheader,” is scheduled November 21 at the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway. The event has been moved from its originally-scheduled November 14 date by race organizer Jim Naylor and USAC to accommodate the USAC/CRA “Pacific Coast Nationals” Sprint car event at Tulare, Calif., which was also announced today.

    Featuring the USAC Western Midget, California Ford Focus Dirt and Junior Focus series, the “tripleheader” continues a rich tradition of USAC racing at the storied southern California fairgrounds oval. In addition, winners of the Ford Focus and Junior Focus races will be crowned USAC’s National Champions in those respective series.

    “We are delighted to be able to host this event,” said Naylor. We want this to become an annual target for California race fans and look forward to showcasing some of America’s finest racing talent on our action-packed dirt oval.”

    Ventura Raceway has been USAC’s most active venue since its 1986 debut, a Midget race won by all-time USAC Western Midget victory leader Sleepy Tripp. In the past 24 years the track has hosted 127 TQ Midget races, 120 Midget races, 37 Ford Focus races, 16 Junior Focus races and 14 Sprint car races for a grand total of 314 USAC events!

    The November 21 event highlights a busy month of USAC racing in the Golden State and should provide spectacular racing as drivers and teams vie for USAC season-ending championships.

“PACIFIC COAST NATIONALS” AT TULARE NOVEMBER 14-15


    The USAC National and Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will compete for over $70,000 in prize money in the November 14-15 “Pacific Coast Nationals” at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. The two-day program at the 1/3-mile dirt oval at the Tulare Fairgrounds marks only the second time the USAC Sprint cars have competed there and the fifth appearance of USAC at Tulare.

    The winner of Sunday’s “twilight” feature will earn a paycheck of $12,500, while minimum feature-start money is $700. Saturday night’s standard USAC/CRA purse offers $4,000-to-win.

    Cory Kruseman won the 2007 USAC/CRA race at Tulare and is excited about the Pacific Coast Nationals. “It’s about damn time,” he says, referring to the revival of the Pacific Coast Nationals. “I can’t think of a better place to do this. It’s one of my favorite tracks. It’s a nice facility, where the promoter cares about the people and he always comes around to thank you for being there. The surface stays good and you can drive the track in the old west style – “drive it in hard and back it in.”

    The Pacific Coast Nationals were conceived by the late J.C. Agajanian and debuted in 1962 at Ascot Park in Gardena, Calif. Following Ascot’s closing in 1990, the event moved to Kings Speedway in Hanford, but was discontinued after 1995. Past winners of the event, which has experienced format and headlining division changes, include Jim Wood (1962), Jim Cox (1963), Marshall Sargent (1964), Dick Fries (1965), Bobby Adamson (1967), Bob Hogle (1968), Gene Brown (1972), Rick Ferkel (1973), Clark Templeman (1974), Ron Shuman (1976, 1977, 1983 and 1994), Buster Venard (1978), Dean Thompson (1979, 1980, 1982 and 1985), Sammy Swindell (1981), Bubby Jones (1984), Brad Doty (1986), Steve Kinser (1987 and 1988), Brad Noffsinger (1989), Rip Williams (1990) and Mike Kirby (1995).

    Race organizer Steve Faria is excited about the “Pacific Coast Nationals” finding a home at his track. “We are honored to host the event,” he said. “Non-wing racing has a bright future here and with Kevin Miller’s leadership and perspectives I think USAC is headed in the right direction. This event will be good for California and we were really disappointed following last year’s USAC rainout.” Thunderbowl Raceway derived its name from a track which operated in the 1940s on the south side of Tulare but was disbanded. Steve and his staff reconfigured the track in 1993, then expanded it in the late-1990s, but auto racing on the grounds actually dates back to right after the second World War.

    “USAC’s goal is to present signature motorsports events for our participants and fans and I believe this will be a keystone event on our 2009 calendar,” says USAC President/CEO Kevin Miller. “We look forward to working with Tulare in creating a “destination” for race fans in mid-November. The Pacific Coast Nationals has a rich tradition and we look to build upon that to give western race fans an extremely exciting entertainment product. We expect it to play a pivotal role in the battle for 2009 USAC championships.”

    The first USAC appearance at Tulare in 1988 saw P.J. Jones victorious in a Midget race. The following year, Robby Flock and Sleepy Tripp won USAC Midget races there and Wiley Miller won a USAC TQ Midget feature.

    The scheduling of the Tulare program for Saturday and Sunday allows ample time for travel for USAC teams participating in Thursday’s (Nov. 12) “Copper World Classic” Silver Crown and Midget races at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway.

VUKOVICH CLASSIC SATURDAY AT MADERA


    Madera (Calif.) Speedway is the site of this Saturday’s 32nd Annual “Vukovich Classic,” honoring the famed Fresno, Calif. racing family which had such a dynamic impact on the sport of auto racing. The event is presented by Inside Lines Apparel & Graphics.

    Featuring the USAC Western Midgets and USAC California Pavement Ford Focus Midgets, the race continues a tradition of USAC racing on the 1/3-mile paved oval which spans the past 33 years!

    The late Billy Vukovich III scored eight USAC victories in the supermodifieds at Madera and his victory total there is only surpassed by Davey Hamilton and Tony Hunt, who have won nine times each.

    Billy’s grandfather Bill won the 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500s and was leading in 1955 prior to his fatal accident. Billy’s father Bill continued the family legacy with an Indianapolis 500 career of his own, which included a second-place finish behind Gordon Johncock in 1973. Billy himself made it to Indy as well, claiming “Rookie of the Year” honors in 1988, an honor bestowed on his father Bill twenty years earlier. Billy’s uncle Eli was also a race driver.

    In 1987 Billy III scored seven consecutive wins in the USAC Supermodified Series, which tied A.J. Foyt’s all-time USAC National consecutive victory record of seven in the Championship Cars in 1964. Four of Billy’s six Madera wins that year came during that seven-in-a-row stretch.

    Saturday’s event highlights the track’s “Super Saturday” slate as drivers battle for valuable points toward USAC’s 2009 driving championships.

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