By Dick Jordan
The USAC Western Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns Series invade Ventura (Calif.) Raceway Saturday to augment the USAC Western Midget racing program at the southern California dirt oval.
Cody Gerhardt (Focus) and Brandon White (Young Guns) lead the respective series standings entering the Ventura race after Gerhardt finished second and White fourth in races at San Bernardino, Calif. last Saturday.
The USAC Focus Young Guns have also announced their participation in the October 23 events at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway, where the Midwest and Eastern/Carolina Ford Focuses will conclude their 2010 championship seasons.
Cody Thompson of Fremont, Calif. and Keegan Walmer of Portland, Ore. captured USAC feature events Saturday night at San Bernardino’s Orange Show Speedway. Thompson won the 40-lap Western Ford Focus race, leading the final 32 laps after passing early leader Eli Schrock. Cody Gerhardt took second ahead of Keegan Walmer, fast qualifier Michael Lewis and Garrett Peterson.
Walmer won the 20-lap Focus Young Guns feature, taking the lead from Austin Farley on the final lap! Farley was second ahead of Jessica Clark, Brandon White and Jarid Blondel. Clark led lap one, Farley led the next 18 and then Walmer took the checkered first.
USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Joe -Liguori-801, 2-Jake Blackhurst-777, 3-Kyle O’Gara-675, 4-Tyler Cottongim-607, 5-Jessica Bean-569, 6-Toby Alfrey-547, 7-Andy Nock-516, 8-Scott Hunter-418, 9-Eric Rankine-404, 10-Tate Martz-398.
FINAL USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS DIRT POINT STANDINGS
1-Joe Liguori-472, 2-Jake Blackhurst-403, 3-Eric Rankine-371, 4-Jessica Bean-361, 5-Kyle O’Gara-320, 6-Bill Kriegbaum-288, 7-Toby Alfrey-221, 8-Ross Rankine-183, 9-Byron Stowe-168, 10-Brunson Behning-167.
USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS
1-Jake Blackhurst-607, 2-Joe Liguori-569, 3-Kyle O’Gara-513, 4-Tyler Cottongim-482, 5-Andy Nock-411, 6-Tate Martz-398, 7-Geoff Gerline-295, 8-Toby Alfrey-294, 9-Scott Hunter-282, 10-Justin Hommel-281.
USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Michael Daniels-801, 2-Chuck Groat-632, 3-Ron Duncombe-553, 4-J.R. Williams-539, 5-Terra Brower-499, 6-Connor Kassik-477, 7-Gregg Fuette-456, 8-Austin Luttmer-445, 9-Jeremy McKenna-397, 10-Cody Gerhardt-351.
USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Scott Hunter-764, 2-Nick Drake-693, 3-Justin Hommel-659, 4-Chris Lamb-559, 5-Tyler Corriher-558, 6-Jarett Andretti-461, 7-Cody Acton-327, 8-Jake Blackhurst-300, 9-Billy Gaule-286, 10-Eric Coomes-281.
USAC CAROLINA FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Scott Hunter-967, 2-Justin Hommel-818, 3-Nick Drake-808, 4-Tyler Corriher-631, 5-Chris Lamb-545, 6-Jarett Andretti-492, 7-Cody Acton-321, 8-Billy Gaule-313, 9-Tyler Cottongim-292, 10-Eric Coomes-281.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Cody Gerhardt-770, 2-Nick Carlson-768, 3-Michael Daniels-731, 4-Kyle Edwards-700, 5-Bobby Runyan-699, 6-Cody Thompson-637, 7-Chuck Groat-632, 8-Keegan Walmer-620, 9-Garrett Peterson-598, 10-Connor Kassik-561.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS
1-Cody Gerhardt-1,028, 2-Bobby Runyan-907, 3-Cody Thompson-637, 4-Keegan Walmer-620, 5-Garrett Peterson-598, 6-Eli Schrock-523, 7-Austin Farley-498, 8-Connor Kassik-470, 9-Shawn Buckley-418, 10-J.R. Williams-370.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT POINT STANDINGS
1-Nick Carlson-759, 2-Kyle Edwards-676, 3-Jet Davison-611, 4-Andrew Murray-537, 5-Andrew Mulhearn-536, 6-Zach Stout-441, 7-Wally Pankratz-404, 8-Tony Cinque-332, 9-Jake Blackhurst-272, 10-Kalvin Douglas-125.
USAC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Cody Gerhardt-627, 2-Cody Thompson-603, 3-Garrett Peterson-598, 4-Keegan Walmer-589, 5-Bobby Runyan-507, 6-Courtney Atkinson-255, 7-Tim Skoglund-247, 8-Connor Kassik-245, 9-J.R. Williams-204, 10-Austin Farley-193.
USAC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Cody Gerhardt-577, 2-Bobby Runyan-535, 3-Eli Schrock-523, 4-Austin Farley-498, 5-Shawn Buckley-418, 6-Jessica Clark-310, 7-Cody Thompson-279, 8-Keegan Walmer-262, 9-Kyle Edwards-262, 10-Connor Kassik-238.
USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Brandon White-750, 2-Jarid Blondel-745, 3-Casey Martinez-730, 4-Alex Jacobsen-719, 5-Keegan Walmer-609, 6-Collin Henry-553, 7-Cody Thompson-553, 8-Daniel Williams-523, 9-Austin Farley-501, 10-Logan Williams-429.
USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS DIRT POINT STANDINGS
1-Casey Martinez-730, 2-Alex Jacobsen-719, 3-Jarid Blondel-711, 4-Collin Henry-553, 5-Daniel Williams-523, 6-Logan Williams-429, 7-Bradley Morris-404, 8-Winn Frazin-283, 9-Tanner Kershaw-201, 10-Jake Blackhurst-112.
USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS
1-Brandon White-814, 2-Keegan Walmer-609, 3-Cody Thompson-553, 4-Austin Farley-501, 5-Jarid Blondel-381, 6-Courtney Atkinson-312, 7-Jessica Clark-269, 8-Winn Frazin-108, 9-Tanner Long-68, 10-Jimmy Moon-57.
USAC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Brandon White-438, 2-Keegan Walmer-425, 3-Cody Thompson-392, 4-Courtney Atkinson-312, 5-Austin Farley-126, 6-Jessica Clark-60, 7-Tanner Long-59, 8-Shon Gooden-55, 9-Jarid Blondel-53, 10-Winn Frazin-46.
USAC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Austin Farley-439, 2-Brandon White-430, 3-Jarid Blondel-381, 4-Jessica Clark-269, 5-Keegan Walmer-184, 6-Cody Thompson-161, 7-Winn Frazin-108, 8-Tanner Long-68, 9-Jimmy Moon-57, 10-Alex Jacobsen-45.
FINAL USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Cooper Clouse-517, 2-Ross Rankine-495, 3-Stevie Kuhn-439, 4-Gage Walker-420, 5-Max McGee-193, 6-Austin Prock-133, 7-Brendon Bock-117, 8-Derrick Morris-103, 9-Mike Gass-95, 10-Tyler Shullick-61.