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Round three up next for the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo this Friday night May 6
By Gary Thomas
Watsonville, CA – May 2, 2016…Following a historical night last week the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo will be right back in action this Friday evening May 6 for round three in the fight for the Ocean Speedway title.
The crowd last weekend witnessed the youngest winner in the 10-year history of the Ocean Sprints when young Buddy Kofoid scored his first career Taco Bravo victory. The 14-year-old from Penngrove was able to get around two-time track champion Shane Golobic for the win, during what was his second ever start at the track. Kofoid will return this Friday looking to duplicate his performance from last week and is gunning for Rookie of the Year honors in 2016 with the Ocean Sprints.
Golobic’s runner up last week came after taking home opening night honors back on April 15. The Fremont driver is also coming off a sixth place finish at last Saturday’s Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial in Chico with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series. Salinas, CA competitor Jason Chisum is fresh off one of the finest runs of his Ocean Sprints career last week. After starting in row five Chisum moved forward to score a third place finish, earning the High Five Pizza Hard Charger Award.
Fresno’s Kyler Shaw and Oakdale’s Shawn Conde are also heading into this Friday after solid outings last week. Shaw set fast time, won his heat race and ran fourth in the feature, while Conde rounded out the top-five in the main event. It was just the second time Conde had ever competed with the Ocean Sprints.
Reigning Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo champion Justin Sanders will return to action this Friday after missing last week’s event. The 23-year-old competed last weekend at Silver Dollar Speedway both nights and capped it with a fourth place during the Bradway Memorial with KWS. Easton’s Tommy Tarlton looked strong last Friday and will be gunning to break his way into victory lane this weekend. The two-time track champ showed lots of speed and will be a favorite on Friday.
More drivers expected this Friday night will include Stockton’s Brad Furr, Gilroy’s Kurt Nelson, Fremont’s Dustin Golobic, Fresno’s Koen Shaw, Hollister’s Tony Gualda, Salinas’ Jeremy Chisum, San Jose’s Darrell Taylor & Craig Frandsen, Hayward’s Danny Malfatti, Fresno’s Anthony Simone and others.
Weekly award winners from last Friday included: Ray Scheidts Electric Fast Time: Kyler Shaw, High Five Pizza Hard Charger: Jason Chisum, Beer Optics Hard Luck: Kurt Nelson
The front gate at Ocean Speedway will open at 4:30pm this Friday night with hot laps at 5:30pm, qualifying around 6pm and racing to follow. The pit gate will open at 2pm. Friday’s event also features the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, American Stocks and 4-Bangers.
All seating will be general admission with adult tickets $17, seniors 65 & older $16, children 6-12 $13 and kids five and under free. A family pack featuring two adults and two kids is available for $55. The Ocean Speedway is located on the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville, California with the physical address being 2601 East Lake Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076.
The Ocean Sprints & Ocean Speedway is held under the management of Prentice Motorsports Group, which also operates the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series, the Civil War 360 Sprint Car Series presented by Flowmaster, the Wingless Sprint Car Series presented by Hunt Magnetos & the All Star Modified Tour.
The Ocean Sprints would like to thank Taco Bravo, High Five Pizza, Ray Scheidts Electric, Beer Optics, Hoosier Tires West, Flowmaster, Budweiser and Kaeding Performance for their support. For more information on the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo log onto www.racepmg.com
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