West Coast, CRA and Western Midget Point Races heating up! Niemela running WC 360's in Bakersfield this Saturday!

Josh Ford Motorsports drivers have been solid through the first few point’s races of the early 2014 season and it's paid off with both Markus Niemelä and Nic Faas firmly in second place in the USAC/CRA and WCSC Series Points respectively and Trey Marcham in third for the Western Midgets!! Niemelä is just 4 points out of the top spot, Faas 20 with Marcham just 5 points out of the lead as well, in third, for the Western Midget Series!

Bakersfield Speedway will host the next WCSC Series race. Niemelä will be wheeling the potent A&A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack / King Racing Products #73 sprint, see if he can make a push for the lead.

2014 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Standings

1 A. Liggett 110
2 M. Niemelä 106
3 D. Howell 97
4 T. Rutherford 91
5 R. VanderWeerd 90
6 J. VanderWeerd 88
7 M. Mitchell 82
8 D. Faria Jr. 78
9 J. J. Yeley 64
10 L. Hurst 64

2014 USAC CRA Sprint Car Standings

1 D. Gardner 142
2 Nic Faas 122
3 Johnson 108
4 Spencer 103
5 Mitchell 99
6 Taylor 92
7 J. Swanson 91
8 Pelkey 79
9 C. Williams 75
10 Roa 71

2014 Western Midget Standings

1 R.J. Johnson 71
2 Alex Schutte 67
3 Trey Marcham 66
4 Jake Swanson 59
5 Terry Goodwin 53
6 Jarid Blondel 51
7 Chad Nichols 46
8 Ronnie Gardner 39

POINTS UPDATES - http://www.joshfordmotorsportsinc.com/points.html

Markus Niemelä will be in Bakersfield this Saturday, March 22^nd. Gates open at 4:00pm.  Racing will get underway at 6:00pm and the Pit Gates open at 1:00pm.

@jfm_racing | @markusniemela

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

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

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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

WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 - NIC FAAS & JFM

The first 3 nights of the 2014 Winter Challenge are in the books.

With the new season just getting started, JFM has picked up the talents of a fairly young, though very experienced and skilled driver in Nic Faas out of Huntington Beach, CA. for the 2014 season. Faas, running the King Racing Products / A&A Precision CNC Machine / Berry Pack #73 drove his way directly to the A Main each of the first 3 nights of the this year's Winter Challenge which put him 10th overall in points with 117 so far for this event.

Friday, January 24th

HEAT 1 - 3rd (5th)
A-Main 9th (8th)

Saturday, January 25th

Heat 2 - 5th (6th)
A Main - 9th (14th)

Sunday, January 26th

Heat 2 - 5th (7th)
A Main - 11th (11th)

Three more days of Winter Challenge coming right up.

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)

 @jfm_racing | @nic_faas | #jfm_racing | @canyonspeedway

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