By Dick Jordan
The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars return to Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Thursday night to complete an event interrupted by rain on March 18.
Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. leads the series standings by seven points over Greg Alexander after winning the March 19 opener at Tulare, Calif. Thursday’s Hanford activities will include a 360 Sprint semi and feature event.
Kaeding and Alexander each won heat races during the March 18 abbreviated Hanford event. Richard VanderWeerd and Midwestern star Jon Stanbrough were the other heat winners on the original date.
Defending series champion Craig Stidham is seventh in the current points after finishing seventh at Tulare. He was second in his March 18 heat race at Hanford.
USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS
1-Bud Kaeding-76; 2-Greg Alexander-69; 3-Ryan Bernal-63; 4-Davey Pombo-62; 5-Wes Gutierrez-58; 6-Andy Forsberg-57; 7-Craig Stidham-55; 8-Richard VanderWeerd-49; 9-Jace VanderWeerd-43; 10-Garrett Ishii-39.