By Dick Jordan
Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. hosts a combination AMSOIL USAC/CRA and USAC Western Classic Sprint race Friday night. Saturday night the USCA/CRA machines tackle the Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway.
Drivers Damion Gardner and Ryan Bernal will be out to protect their point leads in the respective series. Gardner has a 31-point USAC/CRA lead over teammate Nic Faas, while Bernal has a 26-point Western Classic lead over D.J. Johnson.
Bernal won the April Sprint car appearance at Watsonville while Saturday’s race will be the 2013 USAC Sprint debut at Santa Maria.
2013 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Damion Gardner-596, 2-Nic Faas-565, 3-Mike Spencer-484, 4-Bud Kaeding-472, 5-Matt Mitchell-357, 6-Cody Williams-349, 7-Austin Williams-347, 8-Brody Roa-324, 9-R.J. Johnson-300, 10-Ryan Bernal-267.