USAC National Sprint Champ Brady Bacon for the Winter Challenge this weekend and the next!

January 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31

E&K Winter Challenge
USAC Southwest vs. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars
Canyon Speedway Park / USA Raceway
Peoria, Arizona / Tucson, Arizona

Last year’s USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Champion, winner first round Winter Challenge 2014 and just an incredibly accomplished driver, Brady Bacon, will wheel the King Racing Products / Berry Pack #73 for Josh Ford Motorsports in 2015!

Winter Challenge will have the sprints compete in three $2,000 and two $4,000 to win events over the five day event. The top five in the series will earn the E&K Winter Challenge Bonus along with the Most Valuable Racer collecting up $500. Payout Info: http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Winter-Challenge-2015-Purse.pdf

Practice and the first three rounds will be held at Canyon Speedway from January 22^nd through 26^th with the last two hosted by USA Raceway on January 30^th and 31^st with practice on the 29^th.

The 2015 Winter Challenge Schedule of Events is as follows:

Thursday, January 22 – Open Practice at CSP 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday, January 23 – Round 1 at CSP (Gates open at 5:00 p.m., Racing at 7:00 p.m.)
Saturday, January 24 – Round 2 at CSP (Gates open at 3:00 p.m., Racing at 5:00 p.m.)
Sunday, January 25 – Round 3 at CSP (Gates open at 3:00 p.m., Racing at 5:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 29 – Open Practice at USA from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday, January 30 – Round 4 at USA (Gates open at 5:00 p.m., Racing at 7:00 p.m.)
Saturday, January 31 – Round 5 (Gates open at 3:00 p.m., Racing at 5:00 p.m.)

Bacon hailing from Broken Arrow, OK had an outstanding 2014 with ten 1^st Place and a slew of top 5 finishes that netted Brady the National Championship over Clauson and Darland. 24 year old Bacon has raced from age 15 in 1990 and will be having his 25^th birthday day after the 3^rd Round of Winter Challenge on January 26th. If you follow sprint racing at any level, you are sure to be familiar with one of the most celebrated in the sport, Brady Bacon.

“USAC National Champion, Brady Bacon, will pilot the Jimmy May prepared JFM USAC Sprint Car for E&K Winter Challenge 2015. The five race series will kick off January 23rd-25th at Canyon Speedway and then head to USA Raceway for the two day finale January 30th and 31st.” - Kevin Montgomery 1-5-15

Come to the track and follow the races here to get all the updates.

@jfm_racing | joshfordmotorsportsinc.com | @bradybacon | bradybaconracing.com

#bradybacon #jfm #winterchallenge

Western World Championships are tomorrow with Marcham and Darland!!

We will have Western Midget Series championship contender Trey Marcham and ‘The People’s Champ’ Dave Darland all three nights of sprint car racing!!

November 20^th – November 22^nd
47^th Annual Western World Championships
Honda USAC National Midgets
USAC South West and USAC West Coast Sprint Cars
Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria

Tomorrow night will kick off the first of the three day event with the final races for the West Coast Sprint Car Series being played out at the infamous 1/3 mile oval in Peoria.  

Heading in to the weekend’s 3 day, co-sanctioned event, Trey Marcham out of Oklahoma City is just 36 points behind point leader Ronnie Gardner with the next contender well back. Trey will be wheeling the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / A&A Precision CNC Machine TCR #73 Midget. Rookie of the Year in 2013, Marcham, has two Fast Time Awards, two heat race victories and nine top-10 finishes including three wins and three runner-up finishes this year!

Dave Darland has run for JFM many times over the years. This WWC Dave will pilot the Berry Pack / King Racing Products Spike #73 Sprint. Darland, Atlanta IN, needs little introduction. With 30+ years racing, the Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Hall of Fame inductee is a 53 time USAC National Sprint Car winner, three time Indiana Sprint Week Champion and so many more accolades. Darland just claimed 3^rd this year in the Amsoil National Sprint Series that wrapped up last weekend here at Canyon.

Front gates open at 4:00pm and racing scheduled to start at 7:00pm.

See www.canyonspeedwaypark.com for further details.

We are looking forward to an EXCITING 3 day racing event! Come to the track and follow us on Twitter and Facebook throughout the weekend.

@JFM_Racing | @TreyMarcham32 | @DaveDarland

Nic Faas and Trey Marcham for Copper on Dirt 2014 - February, 28th and March 1st!!

JFM, with crew chief Jimmy May, is packing up the 73’s and headed to Peoria, AZ!

This is The ‘COPPER on DIRT’ at Canyon Speedway Park and we will running both the CRA Sprints and the Midgets as this will start the 2014 Championship Season for the USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series and USAC Western States Midgets.

Nic Faas will be piloting the Berry Pack / King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine Sprint #73. Nic will be with us all year running the CRA and West Coast Sprints with some Western Classic peppered in there. Faas, out of Huntington Beach, CA, finished 3^rd overall last year for the CRA Series and finished 6^th in points at the recent Winter Challenge!

We will also have up and coming Trey Marcham, New Castle, OK, in the Midget #73. Trey ran strong and represented JFM well with Faas in this year’s Chili Bowl. Trey just recently took the 2013 USAC-Western States Midget Rookie-of-the-Year honor!!

Open practice for THE COPPER ON DIRT tomorrow going from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Friday at 4 PM the gates will open here in Peoria and the racing will get underway about 7 PM. Saturday will have the same schedule as Friday. All times MTZ.

Follow all the action on race day as they happen at @jfm_racing

@nic_faas | @treymarcham32 | #jfm_racing

JFM UPDATE!! - Trey Marcham and Nic Faas at 'Copper on Dirt' 2014

Josh Ford Motorsports is happy to announce we will have Trey Marcham, out of New Castle, OK wheeling the JFM midget at Canyon for ‘Copper on Dirt’ February 28 & March 1!

Of course, we will also have Nic Faas for the USAC-CRA Sprints for both days as well!!

This will kick off of the 2014 Championship Season for the USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series and USAC Western States Midgets. Faas and Marcham both ran for us in the Chili Bowl and represented JFM well. We are looking forward to the upcoming races at Canyon having both these talented drivers running for us once again.

We will be heading to Peoria on the 27^th with racing on the 28^th and March 1^st. Come join us as we ignite the 2014 USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series and the USAC Western States Midgets Series!

Follow the races as they happen at @jfm_racing

@nic_faas | @treymarcham32 | #jfm_racing

JFM and Nic Faas at Canyon in 2 weeks – Copper on Dirt! February 28 & March 1

Josh Ford Motorsports will race Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ for ‘The Copper on Dirt’ which will kick off of the 2014 Championship Season for the USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series and USAC Western States Midgets.

As we have stated before the racing season began, JFM is focused on competing strongly in both the USAC CRA Sprint Car Series and the West Coast Sprint Car Series through 2014. Faas and JFM are quickly getting acclimated and comfortable with the Chili Bowl and Winter Challenge providing some great insight and solid racing for us.

Nic Faas, the ‘Cali Ace’ out of Huntington Beach, CA fared very well at the 300 cars deep and very competitive Chili Bowl. Faas with Jimmy May wrenching, piloted the Berry Pack / King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine #73 Sprint to claim 6^th overall at the Winter Challenge 2014 with some consistent and rock solid driving!

We will be heading to Peoria on the 27^th with racing on the 28^th and March 1^st. Come join us as we ignite the 2014 USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series!

Follow the races as they happen!

@jfm_racing | @nic_faas | #jfm_racing

3rd Annual WINTER CHALLENGE up next for JFM - Starts this Friday!

Josh Ford Motorsports will have the talents of Nic Faas running the Jimmy May tuned King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack 73 in the upcoming 3rd Annual Winter Challenge in Peoria, AZ at Canyon Speedway Park!

The new season for the USAC SouthWest and West Coast Sprint Cars will get underway this Friday, January 24th, at Canyon Speedway in Peoria. Featuring six races in nine nights, the “3rd Annual Winter Challenge” will draw many talented drivers from across the country in the non-point "Arizona Speed Week." In addition to the races, there will be an open practice on Thursday night from 6pm to 9pm and the annual “Winter Challenge Bowling Tournament” will be on January 28th. Racing will start at 5:00pm on weekends and 7:00pm on weekdays. – thanks L.Jennings (Happy B-Day!! Lance)

WINTER CHALLENGE EVENT SCHEDULE

January 24 - Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ ($2,000-to-Win)
January 25 - Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ ($2,000-to-Win)
January 26 -  Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ ($3,000-to-Win)
January 30 -  Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ ($2,000-to-Win)
January 31 -  Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ ($2,000-to-Win)
February 1 -  Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ ($5,000-to-Win)

Faas is an exciting and skilled wheelman, a great guy and we know he will be right there, competing in every race!

Come to the track or if you can’t make it, follow every race that Nic and JFM are in on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @JFM_Racing here https://twitter.com/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

Day 2 of Western World is happening now!

Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ – 11/15/2013

Honda USAC National Midgets 46th Annual ‘Western World Championships’

Honda USAC National Midgets
USAC Southwest vs. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars
Canyon Speedway Park – Peoria, AZ – 11/15/2013

Last night Dave Darland, driving the Josh Ford Motorsports King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack Midget #73 for the Sprints, locked us into the Top 8 for Saturday nights finale with a 4^th place finish in the 30 lap Feature!

-Official-

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

Dave also put together a solid start for the three night Midget event. Darland qualified well and finished 8^th in the Feature. We are 7^th in points so far for the weekend for the midgets. We are at 144 with the leader, Christopher Bell at 165. Hopefully the points will update here http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/results/ as they are tallied.

-Official-

Qualified – 8^th (14.129)
Heat 4 – 6^th – 8 Laps
B Main – 2^nd (3^rd) – 12 Laps
Feature – 8^th (9^th) – 30 Laps

Tonight we will only be running the Midgets as the Sprints were split in two parts for the qualifying.

Follow Darland and JFM throughout the night @JFM_Racing!!

Darland and JFM at WWC 2013 at Canyon Speedway Park!!

The illustrious Dave Darland will drive for Josh Ford Motorsports this weekend for the Western World Championships!!

46th Annual Western World Championships
Honda USAC National Midgets
USAC Southwest vs. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars
November 14^th, 15^th and 16^th
Canyon Speedway Park | Peoria, AZ

Dave Darland, out of Walton, Indiana, has had a phenomenal year to go along with his incredible career. Dave is coming off a $15,000 payday just last weekend at the Budweiser Oval Nationals. It should go without saying the caliber of this driver, anyone who knows Sprint Car racing knows the seemingly unending list of accomplishments this talented driver has racked up over the years. Some of the Highlights include 3x H.A.R.F. Driver of the year (1994-1997-1999), 1995 Buckeye Auto Racing Fan Club Driver of the Year, 3x Arnie Knepper Memorial award recipient, 15x I.S.W. Feature Winner (puts him #1 on The All Time Indiana Sprint Week win list) and so, so much more over his more than two decade storied career.

This year Dave claimed second behind Bryan Clauson in the National Sprint Car Series, though as mentioned earlier, he won over Clauson just last week in the 2013 Bud Nationals. Last year Dave finished just 5 points behind Clauson for the same series! Darland has placed in the top 10 in nearly every race he has been in and has won at least eight this year alone!

JFM, Jimmy May and the Team, our partners and everyone involved is excited to have Dave Darland wheeling the A&A Precision CNC Machine / King Racing Products / Berry Pack / CAM2 Blue Blood Racing Oils #73.

Darland will run both the Midget and the non-winged Sprint classes on all three nights of this national level racing in Peoria this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Come out to the track and support JFM and Dave Darland. Follow the full weekend of racing as it happens! @JFM_Racing

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.

Josh Ford Motorsports has decided not to participate in the winged portion of the Trophy Cup in Tulare.

Evaluating the #73 car after Mitchell flipped leading the 40 lap Main 2, there is too much damage to repair in time for tonight’s and tomorrow night’s race at the Thunderbowl.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause with plans you may have made.

Next Friday and Saturday we will have Jon Stanbrough at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ. Jon is one of the most talented and awarded Sprint Car drivers in the nation!

Next 2 races for JFM

13^th Annual USAC Hose Advantage
Hall of Fame Classic

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CARS
October 25^th & 26^th
CANYON SPEEDWAY PARK
Peoria, AZ

@JFM_Racing

Jon Stanbrough driving for Josh Ford Motorsports in upcoming National races!!

Josh Ford Motorsports is excited to announce that we will have the incredibly talented, nationally successful, Jon Stanbrough driving for us in two upcoming events!! Stanbrough is slated to run the USAC National Sprints at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ on October 25 and 26 as well as the three day 18^th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA running October 31 through November 2!

Jon Stanbrough is one of the best Sprint car drivers in the nation, currently 3^rd in the USAC National Sprint Cars Race. Jon has won over 180 features is 2 time National Sprint Car Driver of The Year, 5 time Kiss champion, 2006 Sprint week Champion, Two Time Kokomo Champion, Two time Valvoline Cup Champion… need we go on? Stanbrough has been racing for more than a decade and is already in the HARF Hall of Fame, inducted in 2011! Wow.

We will continue to bring more information to you on all upcoming races and drivers as it becomes available.