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Monday, November 16, 2015

We are headed to Tucson with Trey Marcham and Brady Bacon this Thursday for Western World Championships!!

November 19th, 20th & 21st
Western World Championships
USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
USA Raceway
Tucson, AZ

On Thursday, November 19th we will be at the USA Raceway for 3 days with Trey Marcham and Brady Bacon running West Coast 360’s.

This is the final 3 races of the year for WCSC Series where Trey Marcham is leading the Rookie of the Year chase and currently 4th overall in Championship points for 2015!

Brady recently ran 360’s with JFM in Las Cruces at the Richard Griffin Classic taking 2nd!! Bacon was crowned National Champion in 2014 and sits at 4th this year. Brady took 6th in the Oval Nationals last weekend in Perris.


The 2015 Western World Championships will feature The Amsoil USAC National 410 Sprint Cars vs. USAC CRA 410 Sprint Cars along with USAC Southwest Sprint Cars vs. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars. An open practice session will take place on Wednesday evening, November 18, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with racing action kicking off on Thursday, November 19, at 7pm. Both divisions will compete in full programs Thursday, Friday and Saturday with pit gates opening at 3pm, Front Gate will open at 5pm Thursday and Friday and 4pm Saturday, Qualifying at 6pm and racing starting at 7pm each night.
-Kevin Montgomery PEORIA, Ariz. (October 30th, 2015)

We will be providing all the race results and highlights LIVE for all 3 days!

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#USACWestCoastSprintCar
#JoshFordMotorsports

@jfm_racing | @bradybacon | @treymarcham32

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

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 6th 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 4th 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

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Peter Murphy Classic this Saturday at the Thunderbowl with Trey Marcham!!

Saturday, July 25th
2nd Annual Peter Murphy Classic
West Coast Sprint Car Series
Thunderbowl Raceway
Tulare, CA

Peter Murphy Classic
We will have Trey Marcham in Tulare for another West Coast 360 race! Marcham, currently 5th overall in championship points, is leading the 2015 West Coast Sprint Car Series ‘Rookie of the Year’ chase with a comfortable lead. Trey has 7 top ten finishes and took 5th his last WCSC race in Hanford on June 27th. Trey will be running the Berry Pack / King Racing Products / Pacific Coast Maintenance / Sun Valley Ag Transport #73.

$4000 to win, $2000 for second with awards for long haul, hard charger and $1400 disbursed for the Trophy Dash! Also on the ticket for the Classic will be KWS 410’s and Western RaceSaver Sprints.

We will provide highlights and race updates throughout the evening.

@JFM_Racing | @TreyMarcham32

Friday, June 5, 2015

Brady Bacon & Trey Marcham for MIDGET WEEK in Indiana starting June 10th!



June 10th – June 14th
Honda USAC National Midget Series
Indiana – See Schedule


Next week starting on June 10th we will be in Indiana for Midget Week!
Last Saturday night, May 30th, Bacon won his first career USAC Western Midget Series race wheeling a King Racing Products / Berry Pack JFM #73 car. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver has been winning sprint car races for many years, 7 just this year! Brady has driven a JFM car several times in 2015 with good results, winning 3 of 8 features! Last time in Gas City on the 15th Bacon won.

Trey Marcham, out of Oklahoma City, OK has put together some impressive stats in the USAC Western Midget in the last few years. He scored Rookie of the Year honors in 2013 and was runner up in 2014 for both the Western Midget and Western Midget Dirt Championship!









The first of 5 races kicks it off at Gas City I-69 Speedway in Gas City, IN.

SCHEDULE

Grandstands Open: 2PM
Jun 10 - Gas City, IN Gas City I-69 Speedway
Pit Gates Open: 2PM
Draw Close: 6:45PM
Hot Laps: 6:45PM
Racing: 7:30PM

Jun 11 - Putnamville, IN Lincoln Park Speedway
Jun 12 - Bloomington, IN Bloomington Speedway
Jun 13 - Lawrenceburg, IN Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jun 14 - Kokomo, IN Kokomo Speedway

We will provide live updates during all the racing every night here and tweeting.


@JFM_Racing | @TreyMarcham32 | @BradyBacon

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Trey Marcham in Tulare this Saturday for WCSC Series Race!!

May 16, 2015
USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
Chris & Brian Faria Memorial
Thunderbowl Raceway
Tulare, CA

In 2 days we will be back at the Thunderbowl with Oklahoma City, Oklahoma’s Trey Marcham. In the chase for WCSC Rookie of the Year, Marcham leads by a good margin over other newcomers to the series including Tristan Guardino, Shannon McQueen, Colton Slack and Ryan Timmons. 23 year old Trey is currently running 5th overall in series Championship points and has scored a heat race win, 4 top 10’s finishes still early in the season. Trey claimed 5th in his last West Coast race in Santa Maria.

Front gates open at 4:00pm, qualifying will begin at 6:00pm and racing is scheduled for 7:00pm.

We are looking for a strong showing with the Marcham wheeling the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / Pacific Coast Maintenance Service JFM #73. Come to the track and follow us for all the highlights and updates throughout the race.

@JFM_Racing | @TreyMarcham32

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

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 7th 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 2nd 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

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Shane Golobic and Ryan Bernal for WoO and USAC CRA in Perris on Saturday!!


April 18, 2015
So-Cal Showdown
World of Outlaws & USAC CRA
Perris Auto Speedway
Perris, CA


We will have a rare treat with having both World of Outlaws and USAC CRA 410 Sprint Car Series together in one event. And JFM will have two of the best open wheel drivers on the track with Golobic and Bernal!

Shane Golobic
We are happy to have the skills of Shane Golobic out of Fremont, CA wheeling the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / Jimmy May and Mikey Evans tuned JFM winged #73. Shane is having yet another impressive year running primarily winged 360 and 410 sprints. In 2015 Golobic has 8 top ten finishes, a win in the Marysville Civil War on March 20, a 2nd last week at the Calistoga Civil War and with us on our first Outlaw race in March Shane took 12th! Shane has 30 total feature wins, 20 winged feature wins to his credit as well as 10 other open wheel wins in his professional driving career!

Jimmy May and Ryan Bernal

Ryan Bernal has won a lot of races, has had a lot of success running in a JFM #73. Bernal, another local out of Hollister, CA is tearing it up this year! Bernal has ran most of the WCSC Series races this year, winning 5 out of 6, last three in a row, and the race he did not win, he finished 2nd!! Bernal has also competed in some winged sprint races this year, just last weekend claiming a 3rd and 10th


Bernal will race his first USAC CRA race of 2015 in the JFM CRA Sprint #73.

Spectator gates will open at 4:00 PM with racing at 7:00.

All the Latest JFM News at Josh Ford Motorsports site.

We will follow the racing throughout the night bringing live updates for all the happenings on the track from Perris Auto Speedway.


@jfm_racing | @bernal_ryan | @shanegolobic

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Another West Coast 360 race for Trey Marcham wheeling the JFM #73 in Santa Maria this Saturday!

April 11, 2015
USAC West Coast Sprint Car
Santa Maria Speedway
Santa Maria, CA

Trey Marcham hailing from Oklahoma City will take 3 top ten finishes into Santa Maria this weekend. Trey leads in the Rookie of the Year chase and is currently 5th overall in the WCSC Series championship run!

Marcham is a great guy, talented and smart driver with a bevy of accolades through the years. With more laps under his belt, Trey just gains in confidence and gets faster and faster. We are excited to put him in the driver’s seat of the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / Pacific Coast Maintenance Service #73 whenever we can.

Ryan Bernal, Richard and Jace Vander Weerd, Jeff Sibley, Landon Hurst and many others are sure to be in attendance as well this Saturday.

See all the current points at JFM Points Page!

We look forward to seeing everyone at the track and keep the dial tuned here for live updates throughout the race!


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#joshfordmotorsports
#treymarcham
#jimmymay
#keithford

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Trey Marcham and Shane Golobic in Tulare this weekend!


JFM will have Shane Golobic in our first WoO race and Trey Marcham running the WCSC Series this Friday and Saturday at the Thunderbowl!!

March 13th and 14th, 2015
World of Outlaws / King of the West Sprints (Outlaws and KWS Combined)
West Coast 360 Sprint Cars
Thunderbowl Raceway
Tulare, CA

This weekend we will embark on a new era for Josh Ford Motorsports. We will compete in the World of Outlaws Series in Tulare with Shane Golobic. Golobic will pilot the Winged 410 Sprint #73. Shane is a skillful and accomplished Outlaw driver with polished experience. 23 year old Golobic finished 3rd in the WoO 2011 Gold Cup, track champion at several tracks and the 2014 Short Track Nationals Rookie of the Year and 2014 Civil War Champion. 65 races in 2014, Golobic had 6 wins, 7 fast times, 20 top 3’s and 42 top 10’s!

Trey Marcham out of New Castle, OK will be wheeling the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / A & A Precision CNC Machine 360 #73 in the West Coast Sprint Car Series races both Friday and Saturday. Trey has taken it up another level in 2014 with a bevy of accolades to his credit taking 3 wins and 9 top ten finishes. In the Tulsa Shootout completing just a week ago right here on January 3rd, Trey scored two Golden Drillers winning both Non-Wing Stock and Non-Wing Outlaw to kick off 2015!!

Jimmy May and the JFM Team are ready for this weekend.

Event Schedule
Front gates open at 4:00pm on both nights.
Racing scheduled for 7:00pm on both Friday and Saturday.

Come to the track and see JFM’s first winged race! Follow the race here for all the updates and play by play during the heats and features.


Thunderbowl Raceway
215 E Martin Luther King Jr. Ave
Tulare, CA 93274
559-688-0909
Track Website


Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Sin City Showdown in 2 DAYS with Trey Marcham and Hunter Schuerenberg!

March 5th, 2014
Sin City Showdown
West Coast Sprint Car Series
Las Vegas Motor Speedway

We are excited to have Hunter Schuerenberg wheeling for us for the first time in the JFM #73x! Hunter has put on quite a show for several years running. The 25 year old Missouri native began in winged micro-sprints at the age of 10 winning six national and state championships by the age 14! In 2006, Schuerenberg was named National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year and he won his first USAC National Sprint Car Series race in 2008.  Hunter’s schedule over the last several years has comprised mostly of competing for the USAC National Sprint Championship and various dirt track races locally to Indiana. Schuerenberg placed 3rd overall in 2011!

We are happy to have Hunter for this Thursday’s Showdown in Vegas as well as running the CRA Season Opener in Perris this Saturday on the 7th.

Trey Marcham had just an incredible year in 2014 finishing 2nd in both the Western Midget Dirt and Western Midget Overall. Marcham has more than 12 years’ experience and has raced NASCAR late models on asphalt, Midgets, A-Class, Non-wing and Multi/Outlaw race cars on dirt. Running with Josh Ford Motorsports all of 2014 Trey ran predominately in the Western Midget Series races, though had put together a few strong showings in the 360’s last year as well. Marcham ran this year’s Chili Bowl with us just missing the A Main on the final night. Trey’s latest highlights include capturing 2 Golden Drillers at the Tulsa Shootout the first week of this year!!

We are extremely happy to have the young and talented, though very experienced driver out of Newcastle, Oklahoma behind the wheel of a 73 car in the start of the 2015 season!!

Looking forward to this Thursday night! Follow the race as it happens here, we’ll keep you updated.


@jfm_racing | @treymarcham32 | @hunterpercent

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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 22nd through 26th with the last two hosted by USA Raceway on January 30th and 31st with practice on the 29th.

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 1st 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 25th birthday day after the 3rd 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

Saturday, December 6, 2014

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

January 12th – January 17th, 2015
29th 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 2nd 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

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Turkey Night at Perris Auto Speedway this Thursday!

Turkey Night Grand Prix 2014


We have last year’s ‘TNGP Winner’ Dave Darland and last year’s ‘Rookie of the Year’ Trey Marcham!

Thursday, November 27, 2014
74th Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix
USAC Western Midgets and National Midgets
Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA

In 2013, ‘The People’s Champ Dave Darland wheeled the King Racing Products / Berry Pack JFM #73 to the Winner’s Circle right here at Perris Auto Speedway!



In 2014, Dave will once again saddle into the #73 car to go for a repeat. Darland is one of only three drivers to ever win this famed event on both pavement and dirt and could be the only driver to win this three times with a win Thursday night. He won here last year on dirt and in 2007 took the win in Irwindale.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma’s Trey Marcham brought his Rookie of the Year status to JFM and has run with us all of 2014. Trey did not disappoint, taking 3 wins and 9 top ten finishes. Marcham is currently 2nd in the Western Midget Dirt and overall Western Midget in the chase for the championship. Last Friday stymied his outlook on winning it all this year, though his talents behind the wheel are without question.



Trey will pilot the Berry Pack / King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC #73x.

A 98 lap feature race at The PAS will conclude both the National and Western States midget seasons. At post time, Kyle Larson, Bryan Clauson, Christopher Bell, Tracy Hines, Damion Gardner, Mike Spencer, Kevin Thomas Jr and Michael Pickens to name a few of the drivers that will be competing in this celebrated race.

Come to the track down in sunny SoCal and follow the race as it happens right here.

@JFM_Racing | @TreyMarcham32 | @DaveDarland

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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 20th – November 22nd
47th 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 3rd 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

Friday, October 31, 2014

Kevin Thomas Jr and Markus Niemelä next Thursday at the Oval Nationals in Perris!

November 6th, 7th and 8th
2014 Budweiser Oval Nationals
USAC West Coast 360’s & USAC CRA 410’s
Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, Ca

Next week will be the 19th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals at the PAS with $5,000 to win the prelim night and the finale on Saturday night pays $20,000 to win! This is an incredible event with the best sprint car drivers this sport has to offer in attendance. The event will be televised on MAVTV! Last year’s winner Dave Darland will be defending as well as signing copies of his book, “The Peoples, Champ,” for sale at the signing.

Markus Niemelä, Rauma Finland will be wheeling the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / A&A Precision CNC Machine 360 Sprint #73 on Thursday November 6th. Niemelä is a talented, consistent driver and has run the 360 for us pretty much all season. Markus is solidly 2nd in the points for the West Coast Sprint Car Series with this being the last point’s race of 2014 for the 360’s. Niemelä is 28 points out of the lead behind Yorba Linda’s Matt Mitchell.

Kevin Thomas Jr out of Indy will pilot the 360 #73x on Thursday and the #73 410 on Friday and Saturday.th  KT has driven the CRA for JFM the later part of this season grabbing 4 top 5 and 2 second place finishes! Thomas runs the AMSOIL National Sprints where he is 12 overall as well as National Midget Dirt.

73 Car Images - Tear-Off Heaven Fotos

FULL SCHEDULE for the Oval Nationals 2014

Come to the track and follow the race here!


Monday, October 6, 2014

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 2nd 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!


Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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

September 4th
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 3rd 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 2nd 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.


Wednesday, August 27, 2014

JFM has a great lineup for this weekend’s ‘7th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic’, Robert Ballou, Kevin Thomas Jr and Trey Marcham!!

August 30th and 31st, 2014
USAC CRA / USAC Western Midget
7th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic
Calistoga Speedway, Calistoga, CA

Last year’s ‘Vermeil Classic’ we had Bryan Clauson taking 3rd in the and Kyle Larson winning!

This year we again have some of the top drivers with Robert Ballou in the #73 Sprint, Kevin Thomas Jr. in the #73x Sprint and Trey Marcham in the #73 Midget.

Trey Marcham from Oklahoma City will be leading the Midgets into Calistoga this Saturday. Trey currently out front in the Western Midget Dirt and overall Western Midget Series point’s races! Marcham has won twice, placed 2nd twice and taken 3rd in his last 6 midget races! Trey was runner up in Petaluma on August 9th. Marcham will be wheeling the JFM #73 Midget.

Kevin Thomas Jr. coming out of Indianapolis, Indiana, is coming off a 2nd place USAC CRA finish on August 16th driving for JFM for the first time this year at Perris Speedway. KT has been running both the AMSOIL National Sprints and the National Midget Dirt in 2014. Saturday Thomas was 6th in Kokomo and then Monday, final day of the Sprint Car Smackdown III, won his heat race and finished 8th. KT will pilot the King Racing Products / Berry Pack #73x Sprint.

Robert Ballou also hangs his hat in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ballou is currently 9th in the AMSOIL National Sprint Series, winning in Putnamville in July and just Monday was runner up in the 40 lap feature in Kokomo, Indiana at Smackdown 3! Driving for JFM in 2011, Robert won his first career Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series right here on the opening night of the 4th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic! Ballou will drive the JFM #73 Sprint. STORY on First win of 2011 with JFM

We are looking forward to some exciting and exhilarating racing this weekend. We hope to see everyone at the track!

Follow the racing @jfm_racing as it happens!



Thursday, July 3, 2014

JFM with Nic Faas and Trey Marcham Friday and Saturday!

Faas will run CRA in Perris on Friday and in Santa Maria Saturday.

Marcham will race in the Western Midget Series Saturday.

Friday, July 4th – Independence Day
Nic Faas
USAC CRA Sprint Car Series
Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
‘Firecracker 40’

Saturday, July 5th
Trey Marcham & Nic Faas
USAC Western States Midgets & USAC CRA Sprint Car Series
Santa Maria Speedway – Santa Maria, CA
‘Party at the Coast / Doug Fort Memorial’

Out of Huntington Beach, ‘Cali Ace’, Nic Faas will be piloting the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / JFM #73 for two 410 Sprint Car races this weekend. Coming off a northern Cali swing last weekend in Watsonville and Petaluma, the CRA Sprints will run again for the ‘Firecracker 40’ in Perris and then on to Santa Maria for the ‘Party at the Coast / Doug Fort Memorial’. Faas will race in the CRA both nights. Nic is currently second in points for the CRA Sprint Series claiming a 4th and 7th in last weekend races and has 5 top five finishes this year.


The 2013 USAC-Western States Midget Rookie-of-the-Year, Trey Marcham has won the last two Western Midget races! He won May 3rd in Bakersfield and May 31st at the Thunderbowl in Tulare. Marcham is leading the points chase this year in the Western Midget Dirt Series by nearly 30 points. Trey will wheel the Berry Pack JFM Midget #73 for the ‘Party at the Coast / Doug Fort Memorial’ race in Santa Maria on Saturday.

Josh Ford Motorsports is greatly appreciative of all of our sponsors!

Berry Pack
A&A Precision Machine CNC
King Racing Products
Pacific Coast Maintenance Service
Cam2 / Blue Blood Racing Oils
Fontana Racing Engines
Lee Power Steering

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We will update throughout the racing on both nights, though tomorrow night will be mostly highlights.

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