From USAC PR
USAC Sprint Car Champions Danny Faria Jr. and R.J. Johnson will highlight driver entries for this Friday nightโs 5th FVP โSin City Showdownโ at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway. Fridayโs event kicks off the 2016 battle for the USAC West Coast and Southwest Sprint Car Championships, with full points awarded for both series.
Faria, of Tipton, Calif., captured his second West Coast title last season despite a 12th-place finish at LVMS. Johnson, of Phoenix, Ariz., who finished 11th at LVMS last year, earned his third consecutive Southwest crown last year and was second in the recent five-race โWinter Challengeโ series at Peoria, Ariz.
Stevie Sussex won last yearโs โSin City Showdownโ and is expected to compete, along with West Coast standouts Richard and Jace Vander Weerd, Brody Roa and Troy Rutherford, plus Southwest stars Charles Davis Jr., Mike Martin, Josh Pelkey, Matt Rossi, Brian Hosford and Colby Copeland.
USAC Triple Crown Champion Dave Darland has also thrown his hat in the ring for Fridayโs race. Darland is the all-time leader in terms of USAC National Sprint Car feature victories with a career total of 57. Bryan Clauson, winner of the โSin City Showdownโ in 2013, is also expected to compete Friday.
Saturdayโs race opens a 15-race point slate for the West Coast series and a 19-race points campaign for the Southwest series.
Previous โSin City Showdownโ winners include Bud Kaeding (2012), Clauson (2013), Austin Liggett (2014) and Sussex last year.
Friday nightโs race will be streamed live on www.dirtvision.com.