Another West Coast 360 race this Saturday in Hanford with ROY leader Trey Marcham!!

Saturday, August 1
USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
Keller Auto Speedway
Hanford, CA

Last Saturday in Tulare, Marcham built on his ‘Rookie of the Year’ points lead scoring another top 10 finish, placing 6^th in the truncated feature race. Trey was gaining momentum with a chance to place better though with all the fanfare for the Peter Murphy Classic, the race was checkered at 23 laps in. Marcham now has 8 top ten finishes running WC 360’s and sits at 4^th overall in the chase for the Championship with 518 points.

Marcham, hailing from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will pilot the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / BR Motorsports / Pacific Coast Maintenance / Sun Valley Ag Transport #73. Along with the headlining 360 Sprints will be RaceSaver, IMCA Stocks, Mini's & WRA Sprints. After tonight there will be a 3 week break for the WCSC Series.

Pit gates will open at 2:00, front gates at 4:30 and racing should kick off at 7:00.

We will be covering the race, providing updates and highlights throughout.

@JFM_Racing | @TreyMarcham32

Hunter Schuerenberg and Nic Faas in Ventura this Saturday!!

May 9, 2015
USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
All Coast Challenge
Ventura Raceway
Ventura, CA

In 2 days we will have two accomplished and skilled open wheel drivers wheeling JFM CRA Sprints at “The Best Little Dirt Track in America.” Ventura Raceway will host this Saturday’s ‘All Coast Challenge’ with a $5000-to-win, $500-to-start 40 lap main event! At press time we have 54 entries!!

Hunter Schuerenberg will be coming off back to back weekends of WoO events in the Midwest when he pulls into Ventura Saturday. Schuerenberg last ran a CRA race with us in early March of this year, scoring a 7^th place finish. The 2008 National Sprint Car Rookie of Year has focused on winged sprint car racing in 2015 though has also competed in several other open wheel classes. 15 years of racing for the 25 year old has brought success over the years to this young veteran. Hunter will be in the JFM #73.

Nic Faas drove with JFM for the better part of 2014 running WCSC, WCRS and CRA scoring many top ten and top 5 finishes including a 2^nd place finish right here in Ventura! Faas finished 2014 in the top 10 in all three classes when the year came to a close. Nic will be piloting the King Racing Products / Berry Pack JFM #73x.

The track is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 West Harbor Blvd. in Ventura, California. The pit gates open at 12 noon with the front gates opening at 3:00pm and racing getting underway about 5:30pm.

We look forward to seeing you at the track right here in our hometown of Ventura!! We will be providing updates and highlights throughout the race on our social platforms.

This week we will also highlight another of our long time principal sponsors, King Racing Products.

@jfm_racing | @hunterpercent | @nic_faas

May 7, 2015 – Michael Payne – Payne Media Marketing

JFM will have David Gravel and Trey Marcham for Chili Bowl 2015!!

January 12^th – January 17^th, 2015

29^th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals
River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, OK

Just a little more than a month from now, we will kick off our 2015 race season at the Chili Bowl in Tulsa.

We will again have 2013 Rookie of the Year recipient Trey Marcham. Marcham had another incredibly strong showing in the Western Midget and Western Midget Dirt series’ running with us all year. Trey finished solidly second in both, leading for a good part of that. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma’s Trey Marcham is a smart, consistent and exciting driver to watch taking 3 wins and 9 top ten finishes in 2014!

Trey Marcham 2^nd in Petaluma August 2014 – http://youtu.be/ClGemLPiiik

We are happy to announce that we will put WoO sensation, David Gravel, in a King Racing Products / Berry Pack / JFM midget for this year’s Chili Bowl! David had a great 2014 season running the Roth #83 into 10th place in the 2014 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. Gravel had his first WoO win in November of 2011 and this year at the WoO banquet celebrated 5 wins, 25 top-5s, 53 top-10s & 11 quick times!

David Gravel winning first WoO race – November, 2011 - http://youtu.be/KRSQ5M4fdEw

-- Simplified Schedule – Central Time --

Qualifying Races Tuesday - Friday begin at 6:00 P.M.
Grandstands open at 3:00 P.M.

Saturday begins at Noon.
Opening Ceremonies following qualifiers is at 6:00 P.M.
Grandstands open at 9:00 A.M.

More details with entries, event schedule and news as we draw nearer to Race Day.

We are really looking forward to getting 2015 jumpstarted and hope to find many of our friends, sponsors and racing family at the track in middle of January!

David Gravel winning first WoO race – November, 2011 - http://youtu.be/KRSQ5M4fdEw

@JFM_Racing | @TreyMarcham32 | @DavidGravel83

29th Annual ‘Cotton Classic’ on tap for JFM with Trey Marcham running a 360 at the Thunderbowl!

Tomorrow night we will have the talents of Trey Marcham piloting the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / A&A Precision CNC Machine Sprint #73… for the first time. Marcham has had a great year running midgets and we are excited to put him behind the wheel of a 360!

The non-point 29^th Cotton Classic was originally scheduled to be at Kings in Hanford, so this will now be the fifth of 2014 and last WCSC Series race in Tulare.

October 11, 2014

USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
Thunderbowl | Tulare, CA
29th Annual Cotton Classic

--Schedule--

Spectator Gates open at 4pm
Hot Laps will begin at 5pm
Time Trials to run at 6pm
Racing to start at 7pm

Josh Ford Motorsports appreciates greatly all our fans, friends and sponsors!

--Our Sponsors--

King Racing Products

Berry Pack

A&A Precision CNC Machine

Pacific Coast Maintenance Service

Cam2 / Blue Blood Racing Oils

Fontana Racing Engines

Lee Power Steering

We should be able to provide some good coverage of the night’s racing on social or come to the track in Tulare or both!

@jfm_racing | @treymarcham32

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Trey Marcham will be running his first West Coast Sprint Car Series race this Saturday in Tulare!

October 11, 2014
West Coast Sprint Car
Thunderbowl | Tulare, CA
29th Annual Cotton Classic

Marcham, coming out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is known for winning the Western Midget 2013 Rookie of The Year and currently 2^nd in the Western Midget Dirt and Western Midget overall points for 2014. This Saturday in Tulare, Trey will hop into a 360 Sprint and wheel the King Racing Products / Berry Pack 360 JFM #73!

Marcham’s first WCSC Series race will be in Tulare at the ‘Lightning Fast 1/3 Mile Clay Oval’ at the Thunderbowl Raceway. The raceway is at the Tulare Fairgrounds on Bardsley & K Street. The front gate will open at 4pm with racing expected to get underway around 7. Reserved grandstand seats for the Cotton Classic on Saturday will cost $25 with general admission bleacher tickets $20. The front gate will open at 4pm with racing expected to get underway around 7pm.

Also on the ‘Cotton Classic’ dance card will be King of the West 410 Sprint Cars, Legends of Kerney Bowl and Super Modifieds.

Come to the track and follow us on as the race is underway!

@jfm_racing | @treymarcham32 

Marcham in Bakersfield this Saturday for USAC Midget racing!!

September 20^th

Honda USAC Western Midget Series
‘Monster Energy Recycling Night’
Bakersfield Speedway

Trey Marcham, Oklahoma City, is currently second in the dirt and third in the overall combined point standings. Marcham won the here on May 3rd of this year and will look to gain ground on the points leader Ronnie Gardner this Saturday. Trey, in his last race, again took the podium finishing 2^nd at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. He has two Fast Time Awards and 8 Top Ten finishes this season.

Photo - Roger Seymour

Marcham will be running the potent Berry Pack / King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine #73 with Mikey Evans tuning. Evans was manning the wrenches in Bakersfield for the May 3^rd win.

Saturday’s event will be the 100th appearance of the USAC Western Midgets at Bakersfield Speedway and the second time of 2014.

Schedule

Pit Gates to open at 2:00pm
Front Gates open at 4:00pm
Racing to start at 6:00pm

Come to the track and follow us here for live updates throughout the racing.

@jfm_racing | @treymarcham32 | Marcham Racing

Kevin Thomas Jr and Trey Marcham tomorrow night for the ‘Gold Cup Race of Champions’ in Chico, CA!!

September 4^th
USAC CRA / Western Midget
Day 3 of 5 ‘California Sprint Week’
Silver Dollar Speedway – Chico, CA
Gold Cup Race of Champions

California Sprint Week continues in Chico at Silver Dollar Speedway tomorrow night for the USAC CRA Sprint Car Series! The third of 5 days in 8 of racing on the west coast will pick up again tomorrow in Chico.

Kevin Thomas Jr will be wheeling the King Racing Products / Berry Pack #73 CRA Sprint.

On Sunday in Calistoga Thomas took 2nd and on the second day of the Louie Vermeil Classic and placed seventh on Saturday the 30th. KT is currently tied for 3^rd in Sprint Week Point Standings!

1) Christopher Bell 135
2) Rico Abreu 132
3) Kevin Thomas Jr 113
3) Damion Gardner 113
5) Matt Mitchell 105
6) Mike Spencer 92
7) Colby Copeland 89
8) Bradley Terrell 87
9) Cody Williams 83
10) Brody Roa 77

Trey Marcham will continue his bid for the Western Midget Championship. Trey Marcham is 2^nd in both the Western Midget Dirt and Western Midget overall series chases. Trey has had a great year with us and will be piloting the JFM Midget #73.

USAC WESTERN MIDGET POINTS

1 Ronnie Gardner 503
2 Trey Marcham 463
3 Jarid Blondel 455
4 Chad Nichols 343
5 Alex Schutte 340
6 Scott Pierovich 327
7 Nick Chivello 255
8 Shannon McQueen 203
9 Chris Ennis 186
10 Sean Dodenhoff 167

USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT POINTS

1 Ronnie Gardner 503
2 Trey Marcham 463
3 Scott Pierovich 318
4 Jarid Blondel 292
5 Alex Schutte 287
6 Shannon McQueen 203
7 Chris Ennis 186
8 Sean Dodenhoff 167
9 Chad Nichols 156
10 Tyler Dolacki 155

Event Schedule

Pit Gates Open 2:00
Spectator Gates Open at 5:00
Racing 7:00

Looking forward to another night of exciting races!

Come to the track and follow the action here.

@jfm_racing | @kevinthomasjr | @treymarcham32

Josh Ford Motorsports has the leaders for the WCSC and Midgets wheeling for us in Tulare!

Markus Niemela and Trey Marcham at the Thunderbowl this Saturday!!

May 31, 2014

Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, CA
HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGETS
USAC WEST COAST SPRINTS

Niemela will bring his 39 point lead in the West Coast Sprint Car Series to continue his pursuit of the title. Niemela and 2014 have worked together to put together some great races and results. Coming off a 3^rd just 2 weeks back right here and placing in the top 4 the last 4 races running, Markus will be looking for the win and to widen the gap in the points race. Niemela will be in the Spike #73 Sprint.

Marcham out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma leads the Western Midget Dirt Series, second in the Western Midgets and is coming off a WIN in his last race early this month on May 3^rd at Bakersfield Speedway! 2014 obviously has been good for Trey as well. Marcham will be piloting a King Racing Products / Berry Pack / A & A Precision CNC Machine Midget TCR #73.

The ‘Lightning Fast’ 1/3 mile clay oval Thunderbowl Raceway is at the Tulare County Fairgrounds.

We’ll be updating throughout the race as always.

@jfm_racing | @treymarcham32 | @markusniemela

Faas at Perris Auto Speedway and Marcham in Bakersfield this Saturday!!

On Saturday, May 3^rd, we will be at Bakersfield Speedway with Trey Marcham.

Honda USAC Western Midget
Bakersfield Speedway
May 3, 2014

Trey, New Castle, OK, is currently 3^rd in the Points Race for the Midgets in 2014 just 5 points out of the lead early in the Western Midget season.

Gates will open at 4:00, Racing scheduled for 6:00 at ‘The West’s Fastest 1/3-Mile High Banked Clay Oval’. Marcham will be piloting the Berry Pack / King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC TCR JFM #73 with Mikey Evans tuning.

We will update throughout the race @JFM_Racing – Twitter / Facebook

Also on Saturday, May 3^rd, we will be running at Perris Auto Speedway with Nic Faas.

USAC CRA Sprint Cars
Perris Auto Speedway
May 3, 2014

Nic goes into Saturday’s race second behind Damion Gardner in points. Faas out of Huntington Beach, CA has placed 3^rd and 4^th here the last 2 races! Faas has been strong and consistent all year. Faas will be piloting the always potent A&A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack / King Racing Products JFM #73.

Spectator gates for the open wheel spectacular will open at 5:00 PM and the first race will go green at 7:00. The campground will open at noon on Friday. Tailgating in the spectator parking lot will begin at 1:00 PM for all PAS events as well.

We will update throughout the race @JFM_Racing – Twitter / Facebook

@JFM_Racing | @nic_faas | @treymarcham32

Great start to the WCSC Series for JFM, with Faas and Niemelä!!

Sprint and Midget Race Team

With Nic Faas finishing 4^th and Markus Niemelä 7^th in the first point’s race of the WCSC Season at the Dirt Track in Vegas, the point standings for the West Coast Sprint Car Series would obviously reflect this… (This is also the top ten for the ‘Grudge Series’ which will pick back up again on September 27^th at Canyon)

1 Austin Liggett 66
2 J.J. Yeley 64
3 Mike Spencer 60
4 Nic Faas 54
5 Troy Rutherford 53
6 Josh Pelkey 52
7 Markus Niemela 49
8 Charles Davis Jr. 44
9 Matt Mitchell 39
10 Mike Martin 37

As we were saying early this 2014, Josh Ford Motorsports will be focused on competing strongly in both the USAC CRA Sprint Car Series and the West Coast Sprint Car Series. Our schedule puts us at virtually every WCSC and CRA race for the 2014 race season.

Coming up for JFM this weekend!

Friday, March 14^th

USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
Thunderbowl Raceway – Tulare, CA

Saturday, March 15^th

USAC CRA Sprint Car
Annual Sokola Shootout
Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA

Follow us this Friday and Saturday night:
@jfm_racing | @nic_faas | @markusniemela

HAPPY NEW YEARS to All - 2014 is going to be exciting!!

Josh Ford Motorsports would like to wish all our fans, partners, racing family and everyone a Happy New Year!! We are excited about our drivers, the schedule and opportunities for 2014!!

Nic Faas and Marcus Niemela, two of the sports best, will be driving JFM for this coming year. We can go on and on about these talented drivers! Faas is coming off an incredibly successful 2013 coming in 3^rd in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series Points and Niemela was in the running for the top spot of the USAC West Coast Sprint Series Points through most of the year, finishing 4^th overall.

Our full schedule will be posted soon as we are focusing on the 2014 Chili Bowl coming up here in just 12 short days!! There are 284 entries as of yesterday, December 31^st for this 2014 sprint car kick off event. Driving for JFM at the Chili Bowl will be Nic Faas and Trey Marcham.

2014 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals
1/13/2014 -  Practice -  Event Details
1/14/2014  Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK -  Event Details
1/15/2014  Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK -  Event Details
1/16/2014  Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK -  Event Details
1/17/2014  Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK -  Event Details
1/18/2014  Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK -  Event Details 

We know we will be running all the West Coast Sprint Car Series races posted for 2014 and all of the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series races for 2014. We will also run most all of the Honda USAC National Midget that coincides with the CRA and/or West Coast races.

Again, the full schedule will be available soon on our website.

2014 is going to be a great year for the sport. We look forward to seeing everyone at the track. Be sure to follow us @JFM_Racing for the Chili Bowl and all races for real time updates!

JFM Announces the drivers for Chili Bowl Nationals 2014!

Nic Faas and Trey Marcham will be driving for Josh Ford Motorsports in the 2014 Chili Bowl.

LUCAS OIL CHILI BOWL NATIONALS
presented by General Tire
National Midgets

NIC FAAS - #73

Nic Faas, born Sptember 29^th, 1989, out of Huntington Beach, CA has been racing his whole life, ad racing well! Nic moved quickly from BMX racing at age 5 to Quarter Midget racing at 7, where he had an illustrious 7 years with many championships including 3 Regional Southwest Championships, 5 California Monza Championships, 4 Winter National Championships, 2 100 Lapper Championships and 1 National Championship!

Faas started racing Midgets in 2006 getting a Ford Focus Midget where he ran a full season in the Dirt Series. In 2007 he ran both pavement and dirt and had a successful rookie year winning the dirt and getting 2^nd on pavement. In 2008 he was signed to run for Western Speed Racing moving up to the 410 Sprints where he won Rookie of The Year.

Nic has placed in the Top 10 in his last 10 races, winning the last 2 sanctioned races!

Nic has always loved racing, always places in the top with whatever he drives and is just, well, a talented driver! www.nicfaas.com | Twitter @nic_fass | Instagram nic_faas

We are just one month away from the one of best and biggest national midget events of the year! Kevin Swindell has dominated the Chili Bowl Nationals for years. JFM with Nic Faas and Trey Marcham will look to put a stop to this dynasty.

TREY MARCHAM - #73x

Trey Marcham out of New Castle, OK is an experienced driver with over 11 years’ experience racing A-Class, Non-wing, and Multi/Outlaw dirt cars on tracks in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Illinois.

He has experience racing USAC and BCRA midgets in California and Arizona.

He also has two years’ experience racing NASCAR late models on asphalt in North and South Carolina and Tennessee, running in both the Southeast Limited Late Model and the United Auto Racing Association (UARA) series. Given the multiple venues and styles of cars, he has proven that he is able to read the track and other driver styles to be able to make appropriate adjustment, find fast lines, and pass other drivers to take the lead. He is a 6-time point champion and 3-time Rookie of the Year winner. Recent honors include winning the USAC Western States Midget Rookie of the Year honors, winning the BCRA midget race in Petaluma Speedway in California, sweeping two twin late model feature races at Myrtle Beach Speedway, and winning both the A-Class and Non-wing A Features at the 2012 Inaugural Donnie Ray Crawford Memorial/Race4Life in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

www.marchamracing.com | @TreyMarcham32

In our next blog we will present Nic and Trey and more on their driving careers and bio's.

1/13/2014 - Practice - Event Details

1/14/2014 Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK - Event Details

1/15/2014 Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK - Event Details

1/16/2014 Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK - Event Details

1/17/2014 Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK - Event Details

1/18/2014 Tulsa Expo Raceway - Tulsa, OK - Event Details

JFM will be providing more details in the upcoming weeks as we get closer to Chili Bowl 2014 - 30 Days!!

Turkey Night Grand Prix 2013!! 98 Lap Feature Race!!

November 28th, 2013

Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
USAC National and Western Midgets

Josh Ford Motorsports looks to continue the Turkey Night tradition with another strong showing for the final race of 2013! Last year we placed 3^rd and 4^th with Ryan Bernal and Nic Fass. This year we have got Dave Darland, Kevin Thomas Jr., and Jac Haudenschild!

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FROM Perris Auto Speedway – www.perrisautospeedway.com

Spectator gates will open at 2:00 PM, qualifying will begin at 6:00 and the first race will take the green flag at 7:15.

“It is going to be a full day of racing and fun for the entire family,” longtime Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian said on Monday. “There will be autograph sessions for early arriving fans, a live band and, of course, the best racers in the nation competing for Midget racing’s most prestigious title and a chance to kiss the Agie trophy. We also hope a lot of fans come out early in the day to tailgate in the spectator parking lot.”

There will be two autograph sessions before the race. The first one will be from 2:30 – 3:30 on the front straightaway of the famous Riverside County clay oval featuring all of the drivers and cars entered in this year’s race. From 3:30 to 4:30 there will be another autograph session in the track’s sports bar featuring some of the legends of the Turkey Night Grand Prix including this year’s Grand Marshal Sleepy Tripp, past Turkey Night winners Rick Goudy (1978), Kevin Olsen (1983), Chuck Gurney (1988 & 1989) and Jordan Hermansador (1994).

In the racing portion of the show, the fastest 14 cars in qualifying will be locked in to the 98-lap main event. All of the other cars will contest a pair of qualifying races with the top eight from each of those gaining their tickets into the feature. Those who do not proceed to the main event from qualifying or the qualifying races and who have a provisional, will be eligible to join the main event as well.

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Follow @JFM_Racing throughout the race for updates.

Josh Ford Motorsports and the 73rd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix

Josh Ford Motorsports will have a stellar line up of incredibly talented drivers for the 73^rd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix!

Agajanian Promotions and Perris Auto Speedway
The 73rd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix
USAC National and Western Midgets
November 28^th, 2013

JFM is happy to announce the drivers we will have for Turkey Night! 

Lincoln, Indiana’s Dave Darland will be wheeling the Jimmy May tuned King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack Midget Spike/Fontana #73. Dave won the 18^th Annual Oval Nationals right here just earlier this month on November 2^nd. Darland has had an incredible year, once again… “Anytime Dave Darland is on the racetrack, he is a potential winner,” Perris promoter Don Kazarian said. “He is one of the greatest open wheel drivers of all time and on top of that, he is one of the nicest guys in all of racing. A true winner and a class act all the way.” We are thrilled to have Dave for this race!

Also running for JFM this Turkey Night, will be Kevin Thomas Jr. out of Cullman, Alabama. Thomas, 22, tied champion Bryan Clauson and Darland for the most wins in the USAC National Sprint Car Series with 7 in 2013. Kevin has placed in the top 10 every one of his last 10 races, winning at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN.

And, we will have the “Wild Child” Jac Haudenschild from Wooster, Ohio. Jac has won 3 of his last 10 races, has strong roots in Southern California and has been racing and winning since 1974.

All of us at JFM are excited to have such talent running for us on Turkey Night! We hope to see everyone at the track.

Follow us throughout the race @JFM_Racing

This is the third and final day of WWC! Darland and JFM are locked in to the top 8 for both the Sprints and Midgets!!

Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ – 11/16/2013 – Day 3

Honda USAC National Midgets 46th Annual ‘Western World Championships’
Honda USAC National Midgets
USAC Southwest vs. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars

Day 2 of Western World is complete. All the Sprint qualifying is done. Clauson took the Sprint checkered flag as Hagen edges out Bacon for the Midgets. It all comes down to what happens tonight! Third and final day of WWC is on the horizon.

MIDGETS - Cars locked into Saturday’s dash to line up the first four rows of the “Western World Championship” feature midget race are Bell, Hagen, Bacon, Abreu, Armstrong, Darland, Clauson, and Tracy Hines. All other cars will run heat races during Saturday’s championship program. Darland is tied for 6^th we believe, with 295 points, the leader Bell has 329.

Last night, Darland and JFM put in some solid racing.

-Official-

MIDGETS –Day 2

Heat 1 – 5^th – 8 Laps
First Qualifier – WINS (2^nd) – 8 Laps
Feature – 4^th (5^th) – 30 Laps

SPRINTS – As Dave Darland wheeling the JFM #73 Sprint took 4^th on Thursday and the top four from each preliminary night (Thursday and Friday) “A” Main event will lock into Saturday’s finale.  Those eight will engage in a Revenge Draw during Saturday’s opening ceremonies to determine the Dash lineup.  The Dash finish will determine the alignment of the front four rows of the main event.

The balance of the field will be lined straight up according to preliminary night point totals in twin “B” Mains (as well as a “C” Main if necessary) to set the balance of the “A” Main starting lineup.

It’s going to be an exciting finish and we are right in this with both the Sprints and Midgets!

Come to the track and follow Darland and JFM @JFM_Racing

Stanbrough and JFM are gaining momentum! Take 5th first night at Oval Nationals 2013!

With just 3 races together to date, we have gotten stronger, more confident and have placed better each race.

18th Annual BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS | Perris Auto Speedway | Perris, CA

Thursday - "USAC Grudge Series" USAC Western Sprint Car Series VS USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series.

Last night was the 360 part of the 3 days of the Budweiser Oval Nationals with the ‘Grudge Series’, where 36 of the nation’s best sprint drivers and teams put it all out on the track. It was an exciting night of racing!

Jon Stanbrough and the dialed in JFM King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack #73 put in a time of 16.902 for 4^th fast to get the evening started. A bit of bad luck on Stanbrough’s heat race, where Jon got into Bruce St. James coming around turn 2 on the third lap and flattened his right front tire. This put him in the back where he stayed for the Heat 4. Stanbrough started on the pole and easily stayed out front through the 10 lap semi, taking the checkered and winning it.

The Feature for the 1^st round of the 2013 Budweiser Oval Nationals, Stanbrough started on the inside of the 9^th row, 17^th. Coming from the back, Jon quickly powered his way up to 12^th/13^th where we had some yellows around the 3^rd through 5^th laps. By the 10^th lap of the 30 lap feature, Stanbrough was running 9^th where he traded the 8^th and 9^th positions all the way through to the long yellow of the 27^th lap where several cars got tangled in turn 1… should have been a red. On the restart, Jon was running 8^th and surged to 6^th. With 1 lap to go, Clauson taking hold of the race but got up on the rubber and spun into the wall on 3/4 just as Stanbrough was charging 5^th and even 4^th as they threw the yellow. The race ended there on the 29^th lap and they gave Stanbrough 5^th. Jon did get the Hard Charger for the 17^th – 5^th.

Qualified – 4^th
Heat 4 – NT (6^th)
Semi – WINS (1^st)
Feature – 5^th (17^th)

Tonight we are still here in Perris where the perfect 72 degree is agreeable with JFM and fans alike. This will be the USAC National & CRA Sprint Cars. For the next 2 days we will have Stanbrough wheeling the 410 #73. Excited to get out there and put it all on the track!!

Follow the race @JFM_Racing

JFM is looking forward to seeing all our family, friends and partners at the PAS tonight!

JFM and Jon Stanbrough at Canyon for the Nationals this weekend!

13th Annual Hose Advantage ‘Hall of Fame Classic’

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT vs USAC/CRA
Canyon Speedway – Peoria, AZ
September 25^th and 26th

USAC National Sprints and USAC/CRA at Canyon this Friday and Saturday!! JFM is teaming up with Jim Stanbrough this weekend at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ for the 13th Annual Hose Advantage Hall of Fame Classic.

Josh Ford Motorsports will have the nationally renowned, 2 time National Sprint Car Driver of The Year, 5 time Kiss champion, 2006 Sprint week Champion and HARF Hall of Famer Jon Stanbrough in the driver’s seat of the JFM Berry Pack / King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine #73 for both nights.

Jon Stanbrough, out of Avon Indiana, has had another great year and is coming off a 3^rd place finish in Kokomo on Friday the 18^th. Stanbrough took 3^rd at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN on September 28^th and 2^nd at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN on October 11^th. Jon is incredibly consistent, winning over 180 feature races in his career!

Stanbrough will be going up against the nation’s best with the likes of Darland, Gardner and Bryan Clauson… all of have driven for JFM or will in upcoming races.

All the excitement begins Friday with the gates opening at 4PM and the racing starting at 7PM.

AT THE TRACK:

Wednesday - Hose Advantage Hall of Fame Kick Off Party.
Thursday - Open Practice 6pm-9pm.
Friday - 13th Annual USAC Hose Advantage Hall Of Fame Classic.
Saturday - 13th Annual USAC Hose Advantage Hall Of Fame Classic.

It’s hard to win upside down. 17 Flips tonight including Mitchell as he was leading the Feature.

Non-Winged Trophy Cup – October 17th, 2013 – Thunderbowl Raceway – Tulare, CA

Matt was one of the lucky ones not taken to the hospital. First it was Araki getting tagged by Nikko, flipping in hot laps, then Bernal flipping in time trials and then Niemela involved in a crash with Foresburg. JFM sincerely wishes all the best and a quick recovery for everyone involved in an incident tonight.

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After killing it with Fast Time of the evening, Mitchell started 6^th and went on to take 2^nd in his heat race. The format of the race events changed mid-stride, changing the dynamics. In the 20 lap red flag littered Main 1; Matt started 11^th and spun out on lap 2. This put him starting in the back where he gained some ground and again spinning out, again starting in the back. Mitchell pushed his way back up to finish 9^th.

Now in the Feature race, Mitchell driving the A&A Precision CNC Machine / King Racing Products / Berry Pack / CAM2 Blue Blood Racing Oils / JFM #73 started 14^th. Mitchell came charging in immediately in the 40 Lap finale, positioning himself in 5^th by lap 6 where yet another of the seemingly continuous waving red flags stopped the non-winged sprints cold. On green, he powered his way to 3^rd by lap 8, another flag. Matt took control in the 10^th lap, out in front leading… when fate took him and the JFM #73 where literally half the field had departed, wheels up.

Full and official results of this treacherous race will be posted tomorrow here and on Josh Ford Motorsports and the JFM Blog.

Tomorrow night we will be right here again at the Thunderbowl for the Southwest Contractors ‘20^th Annual Trophy Cup – Winged Sprints’. This will be a first for JFM and we are excited to get out there and not flip so much!!

Stands Open at 3PM | Qualifying at 4:15PM | Racing to Start at 5:30PM | Trophy Cup 2013

JFM and Matt Mitchell come in 5th at the “Cotton Bowl” in Hanford Saturday.

USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CARS – 28^TH ANNUAL “COTTON CLASSIC”

KINGS SPEEDWAY | HANFORD, CA | 10-12-13

Saturday’s running of the 28^th Annual Cotton Bowl for Matt Mitchell, driving the JFM A&A Precision CNC / Machine King Racing Products / Berry Pack / CAM2 Blue Blood Racing Oils #73 started off a bit rocky. As the night rolled on, things steadily improved giving Josh Ford Motorsports and Mitchell a 5^th place finish.

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Qualified: NT
Heat 2: 3^rd (9^th)
Feature: 5^th (15^th)

We are headed to the Thunder Bowl this Thursday!! Follow us @JFM_Racing

20th Annual Trophy Cup – October 17th – 19th – Thunderbowl Raceway – Perris, CA
Driver: Matt Mitchell
October 17th – Non-Winged
October 18th – Winged
October 19th – Winged

Josh Ford Motorsports and Matt Mitchell will be at Kings this Saturday for the 28th Annual Cotton Classic!

USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CARS | KINGS SPEEDWAY | HANFORD, CA | 10-12-13

28^th ANNUAL “COTTON CLASSIC”

The USAC West Coast Sprint Cars will crown their Champion at the Cotton Classic for the second year in a row at Kings Speedway! The finale for the 360 series will have all the top contenders vying for the championship… although Danny Faria Jr. has widened his lead considerably in recent races, taking him down would be nearly impossible at this point.

The top four points leaders for the West Coast Sprints 2013:

1. Danny Faria Jr. 887
2. Richard Vander Weerd 830
3. Bud Kaeding 804
4. Ryan Bernal 661

JFM will have Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA, wheeling the Josh Ford Motorsports A&A Precision CNC Machine / King Racing Products / Berry Pack #73. Mitchell has been solid all year and is ready to represent for this final race of the year for the West Coast Sprint Series!

Gates open at 5PM Saturday, with racing scheduled for 6:30 PM.

We will see you there!

Be sure to follow the race on our Twitter feed @JFM_Racing!