By Dick Jordan
USAC’s 2011 Western Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns series resume April 2 as part of Madera (Calif.) Speedway’s “Gerhardt Classic.” Jessica Clark (Ford Focus) and Brodie Kostecki (Focus Young Guns) are the respective point leaders after Saturday’s events at Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio led the final nine laps to win Saturday night’s USAC Western/Utah Ford Focus feature at Lake Havasu in his Western Speed entry. Teammate Cody Gerhardt finished second ahead of Jarid Blondel, Brandon White and Clark. Clark, of Westlake Village, Calif., emerged with a one-point lead over Jake Swanson in the new Ford Focus standings. Swanson, who won the opener at Blythe, Calif. March 5, finished sixth at Lake Havasu.
In Saturday’s accompanying 15-lap Western Focus Young Guns feature at Lake Havasu, Brodie Kostecki of Roseville, Calif. led all the way to beat Trevor Hunt, Brandon White and Ricky Bowers to the checkered flag. Rankine was the fastest Ford Focus qualifier and Hunt paced Focus Young Guns qualifying. Kostecki has a three-point lead over White entering the April 2 Madera race.
USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Jessica Clark-112; 2-Jake Swanson-111; 3-Brandon White-105; 4-Paul Graham-99; 5-Ross Rankine-66; 6-Cody Gerhardt-62; 7-Jarid Blondel-55; 8-J.R. Williams-53; 9-Alex Jacobsen-49; 10-Ricky Bowers-41.
USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS
1-Jessica Clark-112; 2-Jake Swanson-111; 3-Brandon White-105; 4-Paul Graham-99; 5-Ross Rankine-66; 6-Cody Gerhardt-62; 7-Jarid Blondel-55; 8-J.R. Williams-53; 9-Alex Jacobsen-49; 10-Ricky Bowers-41.
USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Brodie Kostecki-134; 2-Brandon White-131; 3-Trevor Hunt-128; 4-Ricky Bowers-59.
USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS
1-Brodie Kostecki-134; 2-Brandon White-131; 3-Trevor Hunt-128; 4-Ricky Bowers-59.