By Dick Jordan
The 2010 USAC Western Ford Focus and Young Guns Series begin Saturday night at the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway.
Ten different USAC feature winners were crowned during 2009 USAC Ford Focus and Young Guns action at the 1/5-mile dirt oval, one of USAC’s most active tracks.
Rains forced cancellation of last Saturday’s scheduled Ventura season opener, so this Saturday’s program opens the campaign for the southern California oval. In addition to the USAC races, competition is also scheduled for VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints and Sport Compacts.
USAC’s 2009 California Dirt Ford Focus and Young Guns champions were Brody Roa and Kyle Edwards respectively. Under restructured guidelines, Saturday’s races will afford points toward both the overall Western Ford Focus and Young Guns championships, as well as 2010 Dirt Ford Focus and Dirt Young Guns titles.