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

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

Last year’s ‘Vermeil Classic’ we had Bryan Clauson taking 3^rd 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 2^nd twice and taken 3^rd in his last 6 midget races! Trey was runner up in Petaluma on August 9^th. Marcham will be wheeling the JFM #73 Midget.

Kevin Thomas Jr. coming out of Indianapolis, Indiana, is coming off a 2^nd place USAC CRA finish on August 16^th 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 6^th in Kokomo and then Monday, final day of the Sprint Car Smackdown III, won his heat race and finished 8^th. KT will pilot the King Racing Products / Berry Pack #73x Sprint.

Robert Ballou also hangs his hat in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ballou is currently 9^th 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!

@jfm_racing | @kevinthomasjr | @treymarcham32 | @robertballou81

Trey Marcham leads both the USAC Western Midget Dirt and the USAC Western Midget Series’!

After another strong showing last night in Petaluma, winning his heat race and taking 2^nd in the feature, Marcham overtook the lead in the Western Midget Series last night and kept ahead of Ronnie Gardner in both!!

Last night’s official results for Trey at Petaluma Speedway…

Qualified - 10^th
Heat 2 - 1^st
Feature - 2^nd

HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT POINTS

1 Marcham 388
2 Gardner 380
3 Blondel 212
4 Pierovich 208
5 Schutte 204
6 McQueen 203
7 Ennis 186
8 Dodenhoff 167
9 Dolacki 155
10 Ricky Shelton 147

HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET POINTS

1 Marcham 388
2 Gardner 380
3 Blondel 375
4 Nichols 325
5 Schutte 257
6 Pierovich 247
7 McQueen 203
8 Chivello 201
9 Ennis 186
10 Dodenhoff 167

NEXT HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT RACE

August 30^th and 31^st   Calistoga Speedway, Calistoga CA

@jfm_racing | @trey_marcham32

Schedule Adjustments for JFM - Farewell to Kings Speedway

We will be in Ventura this Saturday July 19th for a USAC West Coast 360 race!

The CRA / Midget at Kings Speedway has been cancelled.

With Kings Speedway leaving the 17^th of this month, three of the scheduled races on the JFM Schedule have been cancelled including the race this weekend in Hanford. However, JFM will be in Ventura with point’s leader Markus Niemelä for a combined VRA 360 Sprint Cars and the USAC West Coast 360 Series Sprint Cars event! More information on that race tomorrow!

Two of the scheduled races at Kings, the Cotton Classic and Dirt Nationals, have been moved to the Thunderbowl in Tulare. We have made the adjustments to the JFM Schedule for the 3 remaining races on our schedule and will put out updates to the schedule if we plan to hit another venue in lieu of those cancelled races.

Please see the Schedule for updated information. We apologize if this made for any inconvenience.

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

Saturday, July 5^th
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 4^th and 7^th 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 3^rd in Bakersfield and May 31^st 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

Our fans are great and we have topped 700 likes on Facebook and nearly 500 followers on Twitter.

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

@JFM_Racing | @nic_faas | @TreyMarcham32

Nic Faas and Michael Pickens are gearing up for two days of 410 CRA Sprint Car racing this weekend!!

The always exciting USAC CRA Sprint Car Series is headed up to Northern Cali for back to back races at Ocean and Petaluma!

Friday, June 27
Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA

Saturday, June 28
Petaluma Speedway – Petaluma, CA

Michael Pickens, New Zealand, will be piloting the Keith Ford / Berry Pack / King Racing Products JFM #73x. Pickens brings vast talent to track that has produced some winning results! Michael is the current New Zealand Midget Champion, has claimed that title an astounding 6 times, Winner NZ leg of POWRi World International Midget Series and most recently raced Indiana Midget Week and King of the West just last week here at Ocean Speedway where he took 12^th.

‘Cali Ace’ Nic Faas out of Huntington Beach will be wheeling the King Racing Products / Berry Pack / A&A Precision CNC Machine JFM #73. Faas is currently 2^nd in points and will be looking to make up some ground on leader Damion Gardner over the weekend. Nic, 2008 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year, has a second, third and 2 fourth finishes running CRA in 2014. Faas has 10 main event CRA wins to his credit!

In Watsonville at Ocean Speedway tomorrow night the pit gate will open at 2:00pm, the drivers meeting & pill draw closes at 4:30pm and the front gate will let the fans in at 4:30pm!

In Petaluma on Saturday night the grandstands open at 4:00pm, qualifying at 5:00, racing at 6:30 pm.

Follow all the racing action through the weekend!

@JFM_racing | @nic_faas | @MPickensRacing

JFM has West Coast Sprint Car leader Markus Niemelä and Nic Faas at Kings Saturday!

June 7^th, 2014
Kings Speedway, Hanford, CA
USAC WEST COAST SPRINTS

Markus Niemelä, Rauma Finland, has held the top spot in the WCSC Series for the better part of the season. He will bring a 40 point lead over second place Matt Mitchell with him to the track on Saturday night. Niemelä placed eighth last weekend in Tulare, though he had 4 top 4 finishes the previous 4 races. Wheeling for Josh Ford Motorsports, Niemela will be in the Spike JFM #73 Sprint.

1  Markus Niemelä 402
2  Matt Mitchell 362
3  Jace Vander Weerd 355
4  Troy Rutherford 349
5  Danny Faria Jr  332
6  Richard Vander Weerd 293
7  Dennis Howell 282
8  Nic Faas 281
9  Austin Liggett 273
10  Landon Hurst 259

Faas will be piloting a King Racing Products / Berry Pack / A&A Precision CNC Machine #73x! Faas has had a great year running mostly CRA in 2014. Nic is 8^th in the WCSC claiming two 4^th place and two 2^nd place finishes in the last 4 WCSC Series runs. Faas is currently 2^nd in the CRA point’s race.

Kings Speedway has 4 other classes competing Saturday night with the USAC Sprints. The RaceSaver Wing Sprints, IMCA Mods, IMCA Stock, Mini Stock will be part of the evenings events. It’s shaping up to be an exciting evening! Come to the track.

Catch us all the racing action right here as it happens!

@jfm_racing | @markusniemela | @nic_faas

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