By Dick Jordan
Eastern and Western USAC Ford Focus activity unfolds this weekend as 2010 championships continue to be contested. The Eastern venue is Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway, while the Western venue is the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway.
Scott Hunter of Concord, N.C. leads the Eastern and Carolina series into Saturday’s race at Hickory, a track where he has already posted a second and a third.
Kyle Edwards of Fountain Valley, Calif. and Jarid Blondel of Orange, Calif. are the respective “overall” point leaders in the Western Ford Focus and Young Guns series entering Saturday’s events at Stockton, where the AMSOIL Western Sprints and Mopar Western Midgets share the billing.
Edwards has top-10 finishes in all three of his 2010 pavement Focus starts so far, but Denair, Calif. driver Bobby Runyan’s recent victory at Stockton has him atop the standings. Brandon White of Eureka, Calif. is atop the Western Pavement Young Guns points after his recent Stockton win.
USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Scott Hunter-196, 2-Bradley Riethmeyer-161, 3-Nick Drake-159, 4-Justin Hommel-131, 5-Steven Intravaia-130, 6-Tyler Corriher-115, 7-Jake Blackhurst-108, 8-Chris Lamb-107, 9-Jeremy Frankoski-103, 10-Cody Acton-84.
USAC CAROLINA FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Scott Hunter-128, 2-Jeremy Frankoski-103, 3-Nick Drake-93, 4-Justin Hommel-89, 5-Bradley Riethmeyer-88, 6-Tyler Corriher-75, 7-Steven Intravaia-72, 8-Adam Wilsdon-71, 9-Mike Ward-67, 10-Joe Liguori-59.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Kyle Edwards-275, 2-Bobby Runyan-252, 3-Connor Kassik-246, 4-Cody Gerhardt-222, 5-Eli Schrock-187, 6-Austin Farley-144, 7-Shawn Buckley-139, 8-Nick Carlson-133, 9-Michael Daniels-133, 10-Andrew Mulhearn-120.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS
1-Bobby Runyan-252, 2-Cody Gerhardt-222, 3-Eli Schrock-187, 4-Connor Kassik-167, 5-Kyle Edwards-156, 6-Austin Farley-144, 7-Shawn Buckley-139, 8-Michael Daniels-133, 9-Jessica Clark-112, 10-J.R. Williams-99.
USAC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Bobby Runyan-64, 2-Garrett Peterson-63, 3-Cody Gerhardt-57, 4-Cody Thompson-53, 5-Keegan Walmer-53, 6-Courtney Atkinson-45, 7-Greg Paul-42, 8-Connor Kassik-40, 9-Dennis Simunovich-36.
USAC WESTERN YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Jarid Blondel-220, 2-Brandon White-196, 3-Austin Farley-130, 4-Casey Martinez-130, 5-Alex Jacobsen-128, 6-Winn Frazin-120, 7-Tanner Kershaw-99, 8-Collin Henry-96, 9-Bradley Morris-93, 10-Al Simpson-87.
USAC WESTERN YOUNG GUNS PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS
1-Brandon White-196, 2-Austin Farley-130, 3-Jarid Blondel-117, 4-Keegan Walmer-63, 5-Winn Frazin-62, 6-Courtney Atkinson-58, 7-Jessica Clark-56, 8-Cody Thompson-56, 9-Tanner Long-9.
USAC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Brandon White-63, 2-Keegan Walmer-63, 3-Courtney Atkinson-58, 4-Cody Thompson-56.