From Dick Jordan
Nick Carlson of Norwalk, Calif. and Casey Martinez of Riverside, Calif. will lead their respective USAC racing series into this Saturday night’s Ford Focus/Young Guns “doubleheader” at the Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway.
Carlson passed 2009 USAC Young Guns Champion Kyle Edwards on the 10th lap and led the final seven laps for the 16-lap victory in the Ford Focus race. Jet Davison finished second ahead of Edwards, Jake Blackhurst and Andrew Mulhearn.
In the 20-lap Young Guns race, Martinez passed early leader Alex Jacobsen on lap 16 and paced the remaining five circuits to beat Jacobsen, Winn Frazin, Tanner Kershaw and Collin Henry.
Carlson won last year’s Ford Focus race at Bakersfield, while Edwards won the 2009 Young Guns feature at the third-mile dirt Bakersfield oval.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Nick Carlson-68; 2-Jet Davison-64; 3-Kyle Edwards-58; 4-Andrew Mulhearn-54; 5-Jake Blackhurst-51; 6-Austin Smith-50; 7-Kalvin Douglas-42; 8-Connor Kassik-42.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT POINT STANDINGS
1-Nick Carlson-68; 2-Jet Davison-64; 3-Kyle Edwards-58; 4-Andrew Mulhearn-54; 5-Jake Blackhurst-51; 6-Austin Smith-50; 7-Kalvin Douglas-42; 8-Connor Kassik-42.
USAC WESTERN YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Casey Martinez-68; 2-Alex Jacobsen-63; 3-Winn Frazin-58; 4-Tanner Kershaw-56; 5-Collin Henry-48; 6-Bradley Morris-48; 7-Jared Blondel-46; 8-Al Simpson-42.
USAC WESTERN YOUNG GUNS DIRT POINT STANDINGS
1-Casey Martinez-68; 2-Alex Jacobsen-63; 3-Winn Frazin-58; 4-Tanner Kershaw-56; 5-Collin Henry-48; 6-Bradley Morris-48; 7-Jared Blondel-46; 8-Al Simpson-42.