By Dick Jordan
The USAC West Coast Sprint cars compete this Saturday night at the Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway and Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. will try to protect his 25-point lead over Richard Vander Weerd of Visalia, Calif. in the latest series standings.
Bernal was 11th in last Saturday night’s AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at Santa Maria, while Vander Weerd was third in the 30-lapper.
Danny Faria Jr., Bud Kaeding and Jace Vander Weerd round out the “top-five” in the points as the series tackles the one-third mile dirt oval.
Bernal has five wins and three second in eight races this season, while Vander Weerd had three wins and three seconds!
2013 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Standings: 1-Ryan Bernal-521, 2-Richard Vander Weerd-496, 3-Danny Faria Jr.-439, 4-Bud Kaeding-399, 5-Jace Vander Weerd-356, 6-Markus Niemela-344, 7-Rusty Carlile-314, 8-Ricky Kirkbride-276, 9-Austin Liggett-266, 10-Dennis Howell-250.