From Lance Jenings
Bud Kaeding drove to the win for USAC West Coast 360’s at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway Saturday. Kaeding was followed by Ryan Bernal, Greg Alexander, Andy Forsberg and Davey Pombo.
USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS: March 19, 2011 – Tulare, California – Thunderbowl Raceway
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Wes Gutierrez (#007 WG), 2. Davey Pombo (#3E Eames), 3. Craig Stidham (#3 Stidham), 4. Richard VanderWeerd (#10 VanderWeerd), 5. Jace VanderWeerd (#88 VanderWeerd), 6. Justyne Hamblin (#8 JH), 7. Rusty Carlile (#51 Carlile), 8. Andy Forsberg (#92 Forsberg), 9. Danny Faria Jr. (#2 Bowman). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bud Kaeding (#29 Bowman), 2. Greg Alexander (#72 Tyler), 3. Ryan Bernal (#11x Olmstead), 4. Dennis Howell (#62 Howell), 5. Jonathan Logan (#32 Logan), 6. Garrett Ishii (#71G Ishii), 7. Marty Hawkins (#3m Hawkins), 8. Kevin Barnes (#36B Barnes), 9. Matt Day (#97 Day), 10. T.J. Smith (#14 LeGras). NT
ALSO AT THE TRACK: Nico Russo (#3N Russo)
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bud Kaeding, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. Greg Alexander, 4. Andy Forsberg, 5. Davey Pombo, 6. Wes Gutierrez, 7. Craig Stidham, 8. Jace VanderWeerd, 9. Richard VanderWeerd, 10. Marty Hawkins, 11. Garrett Ishii, 12. T.J. Smith, 13. Justyne Hamblin, 14. Rusty Carlile, 15. Kevin Barnes, 16. Matt Day, 17. Danny Faria Jr., 18. Dennis Howell, 19. Jonathan Logan. NT
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**Howell flipped on lap 13 of the feature. Faria flipped on lap 24 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Kaeding.
NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS: 1-Kaeding-76; 2-Alexander-69; 3-Bernal-63; 4-Pombo-62; 5-Gutierrez-58; 6-Forsberg-57; 7-Stidham-55; 8-R.VanderWeerd-49; 9-J.VanderWeerd-43; 10-Ishii-39.
NEXT WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE: March 31 – Hanford, CA – Giant Speedway