USAC NATIONAL SPRINT
CAR SERIES - “INDIANA SPRINT WEEK”
Wrap Up - July 12th through July 20th, 2013
Josh Ford Motorsports, Ryan Bernal, Jimmy May, the JFM King
Racing Products / A & A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack #73, and the
whole team went to Indiana for an incredibly exciting week of racing! We had
some thrilling races and a few disappointments. The experience was something we
wouldn't have missed.
Gas City I-69 Speedway,
Gas City, IN - Friday, July 12
We had a pretty solid first night here in Gas City, making
to the main and finishing 18th.
Qualified: 35th
Consolation Qualifying: 2nd
Heat 4: 5th
Semi: 18th
Feature: 18th
Kokomo Speedway,
Kokomo, IN - July 13, 2013
Making it to the Main and running strong, Ryan got into some
trouble and flipped. The car could not recover enough to be competitive and we
called it half way through the Feature.
Qualified: 14th
Heat 2: 4th
Feature: NT
Lawrenceburg Speedway,
Lawrenceburg, IN - July 14, 2013
Ryan Bernal was 17th quick and WINS his first
heat race here in Indiana! Starting 16th JFM and Ryan take 17th
in the Main.
Qualified: 17th
Heat 1: 1st
Feature: 17th
Terre Haute Action
Track, Terre Haute, IN - July 17, 2013
After a few days to recollect, we got right back out there, prepared.
Qualifying 21st and a few hiccups through the first heat, we pulled
through the Semi and started 17th in the feature and took home a respectable
13th for the night.
Qualified: 21st
Heat 1: NT
Semi: 5th
Feature: 13th
Lincoln Park Speedway,
Putnamville, IN - July 18, 2013
After qualifying 29th, we ran into some engine
issues we could not get it straight. We called it after the first heat, bummed.
Qualified: 29th
Heat 1: 9th
Bloomington Speedway,
Bloomington, IN – July 19, 2013
Friday night in Bloomington, Indiana! Josh Ford Motorsports,
Ryan Bernal, Jimmy May and the team fired up the back-up #73 for Round 6 of ‘Indiana
Sprint Week’! 46 of the nation’s best sprint car teams signed in for Friday night’s
race.
This was the best night for everyone involved with JFM. Ryan
kicked it off running 7th quick and running fast took 3rd
in the 3rd heat. Starting on the pole in the main!! Bernal stayed
strong and finished 5th!! Nice
Tri-State Speedway,
Haubstadt, IN – July 20, 2013
Coming of the 5th place finish in Bloomington we
were eager to get out there and keep moving up. The rain would not let up. The
race was called and not rescheduled.
Josh Ford Motorsports, Inc. would like to take a minute to
express our deepest gratitude and appreciation for all of our Sponsors and
everyone involved in getting us out there on the track!
Thanks!!
Ryan takes it to the field in Santa Maria, Wins IT!!
Starting in the back, outside 11th row, for the 30 lap Feature that was plagued
with caution flags, Bernal out of Hollister gradually, persistently gained on
the field. Driving his way up to 8th, flattening the left rear tire and having
to start 12th after the red flag caution on the 11th lap did not stop Ryan.
Then with just 6 laps to go after spinning out and again starting in the back,
Bernal powered his way to a 6th place finish.
Chris Ennis and his team pulled a completely classy move and
let us run their 86 car so we could continue on. We can’t thank Chris and the
whole crew enough.