Ocean Speedway Race Track in Watsonville, California, USA

Ocean Speedway races 360 Sprint Cars, Dwarf Cars, Midgets, IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, and Four Bangers.

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Surface: 1/4 mile clay oval

2601 E Lake Ave
Watsonville, California, 95076 USA
lat: 36.951992, lng: -121.734223
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NARC SPRINT CARS ANNOUNCE 2025 SCHEDULE
(12/9/24 - Jim Allen) Auburn, CA ... The Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) has released a compelling 29-race 410 sprint car schedule for the 2025 season that is loaded with special events and prize money. The traveling west coast series, which crowns a King of the West sprint car champion, will invade 16 different dirt oval tracks in California, Oregon, and Washington, beginning with a March 8th season opener at the Stockton Dirt Track. Overall, the 66th annual NARC campaign will award more than $850,000 in prize money and awards, plus a championship point fund and product awards. The centerpiece of the season takes place in June with the Fastest Five Days in Motorsports, which will invade Southern Oregon Speedway, the Douglas County Dirtrack, Cottage Grove Speedway, Willamette Speedway, and Grays Harbor Raceway on consecutive nights beginning on June 11th. The "Road to the Dirt Cup" continues the following weekend with the June 19-21st Jim Raper Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. The winner of that Saturday finale will earn a stout $62,000 payday. Another energizing highlight on the calendar is the return of Calistoga Speedway and the ever-popular Louis Vermeil Classic on August 30-31st. The historic half-mile oval, located in the heart of Napa Valley's wine-country, has been dormant since 2019 due to political log jam on a sale of the facility. HMC Promotions is currently collaborating with local contractors to renovate the facility before racing action returns. The month of April features the first of five nights of NARC racing at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA, starting with the Spring Fling on Friday, April 4th, followed by a return trip to the Stockton Dirt Track for the Asparagus Cup in Stockton (April 5th). The following Saturday (April 12th) Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico will provide the stage for the $10,000 to win Mini-Gold Cup. Chico also showcases the NARC sprint cars on June 7th for the David Tarter Memorial. The Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway wraps up the month with the April 26th Chris & Brian Faria Memorial on their one-third mile track. Antioch Speedway hosts the first of two events on May 10th, which leads into an action-packed Ocean Speedway/Thunderbowl Raceway doubleheader weekend on May 16-17th. The Tulare show is the lucrative Morrie Williams Memorial Twin-20 show, an event that was relocated from Kings Speedway in Hanford. Kings Speedway is still searching for a track promoter and is not on the 2025 schedule. Placerville Speedway is on the schedule twice in 2025, beginning with the popular Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial on May 31st. The series returns to the quarter-mile bullring on September 6th between the High Limit and World of Outlaw swings into the Golden State. Four July events sidestep the summer heat in California with premium coastal events within 15-miles of the Pacific Ocean. The "cooler weather" tour kicks off with the July 12th $5200 to win David Lindt Memorial at Petaluma Speedway. Race fans will also be excited to hear that the popular Howard Kaeding Classic at Ocean Speedway will now be a two-day 410 show on July 18-19th. Among Saturday's highlights is the HK Luncheon, which raises money for the NARC Benevolent Fund, and a $6900 to win, $1000+ to start feature event. The NARC sprint cars will make their only appearance of the season at the revitalized Santa Maria Speedway on July 26th. New to the schedule will be the return of the Johnny Key Classic as a 410-sprint car event on the NARC schedule. The 65th annual event, which has been a 360 race for the past couple of decades, takes place on August 2nd at Ocean Speedway. The season winds down in the Fall with Open Wheel Octoberfest at Antioch Speedway on October 11th and the October 25th October Classic at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway. Once again, the Stockton Dirt Track will be the home of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series season finale, featuring the 42nd annual Tribute to Gary Patterson on November 1st. The posh Brookside Country Club in Stockton will host the NARC Champions Celebration the following day. All NARC series' events are live streamed on Floracing.com. About the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series The Northern Auto Racing Club was founded in 1960 by Louie Vermeil, with a goal of promoting exciting and entertaining open wheel racing on the West Coast. The series has evolved throughout the years taking on the Golden State Challenge and King of the West brand names, but are now just rolled in under the NARC label. Many NARC champions and competitors are national household names in the motorsport's community, proving that California is a hotbed for developing premium open wheel racing talent. The series is currently operated by long time series Business Manager Jim Allen and 13-time NARC champion Brent Kaeding, with the assistance of a member-based advisory board. About FloSports FloSports is a subscription video streaming service dedicated to sports, offering live and on-demand access to thousands of events across 25+ vertical sport categories in the US and abroad. FloSports' vision is to provide underserved sports with the love they deserve. With a growing library of more than 300,000 hours of premium content including news, expert commentary, films, documentaries and more, FloSports has established itself as an innovator and leader in sports streaming. For more information, please visit flosports.tv. 2025 NARC 410 SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE March 8 - Stockton Dirt Track - Salute to Leroy Van Conett April 4 - Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) - Spring Fling April 5 - Stockton Dirt Track - Asparagus Cup April 12 - Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico) - Mini Gold Cup - $10,000 to win April 26 - Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) - Chris & Brian Faria Memorial May 10 - Antioch Speedway - Contra Costa County Clash w/BCRA May 16 - Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) - Sprint Car Tsunami May 17 - Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) - Morrie Williams Memorial Twin 20's May 31 - Placerville Speedway - 34th Annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Race June 7 - Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico) - David Tarter Memorial Fastest Five Days in Motorsports June 11 - (Wed) Southern Oregon Speedway (Central Point, OR) - Wild Wednesday June 12 - (Thurs) The Douglas County Dirtrack (Roseburg, OR) - Thursday Night Thunder June 13 - (Fri) Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR) - Friday Night Frenzy June 14 - (Sat) Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR) - Sprint Car Invasion June 15 - (Sun) Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA) - Father's Day Timber Cup June 19 - Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) - Super Dirt Cup - Night One w/NW Focus Midgets June 20 - Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) - Super Dirt Cup - Night Two w/NW Focus Midgets June 21 - Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) - $62,000 to win Super Dirt Cup w/NW Focus Midgets July 12 - Petaluma Speedway - David Lindt Memorial - $5,200 to win July 18 - Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) - 15th Annual Howard Kaeding Classic July 19 - Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) - $6,900 to win Howard Kaeding Classic July 26 - Santa Maria Speedway - The Showdown at Santa Maria August 2 - Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) - $5,000 to win 65th Annual Johnny Key Classic August 30 - Calistoga Speedway - Louie Vermeil Classic - Night One August 31 - Calistoga Speedway - Louie Vermeil Classic - Night Two September 6 - Placerville Speedway - Pay Dirt Showdown October 11 - Antioch Speedway - Open Wheel Octoberfest w/BCRA October 25 - Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway - October Classic November 1 - Stockton Dirt Track - 42nd Annual Tribute to Gary Patterson w/BCRA November 2 - Championship Celebration - Brookside Country Club (Stockton)
Andy Forsberg strikes for SCCT Adobe Cup glory at Petaluma Speedway
Petaluma, CA…Auburn's Andy Forsberg has always been fond of competing at the sticky and hooked up Petaluma Speedway. On Saturday night the SCCT point leader put together a dominating performance in the feature, racking up $5,500 by way of winning the 13th annual Adobe Cup. The now 27-time Sprint Car champion piloted the Pacific Highway Rentals/ Pit Stop USA No. 92 to his 5th career Sprint Car Challenge Tour victory, placing him into a tie with Colby Copeland for fourth all-time. "That track was certainly right up my alley in the main event," Forsberg said on the front stretch. "I know that some of the newer generation of drivers don't particularly enjoy a track like that, but it brought back a lot of memories of the old days. I took an extra lap at the end just to soak it all in. My guys gave me an amazing car there, so I really have to thank them and all the fans for coming out to support the Adobe Cup." Ocean Speedway champion Caleb Debem jumped out front at the waving of the green flag in the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour finale. Debem set the pace up front until Forsberg blasted by for the lead on lap four, which he would never relinquish. Following that Forsberg had his way with things and had to survive an excessive amount of restarts, but each time hit his marks to perfection. The recently crowned Placerville Speedway champ rocketed away to bring home the $5,000 grand prize, along with the $500 Shop Kyle Larson Bonus as a full-time car winning the feature. Dunnigan youngster Luke Hayes put together the finest night of his Sprint Car Challenge Tour career, winning the High Sierra Dash and scoring a runner up finish in the main event. Roseville's Sean Becker did a fantastic job in the 35-lapper to carve his way from 16th to third, rounding out the podium. It marked his fourth top-five effort of the year with SCCT. Jodie Robinson looked impressive for the second week in a row and brought home a fourth-place result at the checkered flag. The Roseville driver had battled her way to second at one point on a restart, only to have a slowdown negate the beautiful move. Placerville's Shane Hopkins continued his strong 2024 campaign by earning the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award with an exquisite run from 19th to fifth. The 30-year-old set fast time to begin the night, however, a seventh-place finish in his heat race set him farther back to start the main. Completing the top-10 in the Adobe Cup finale were John Clark, Kurt Nelson, Dustin Freitas, Bradley Terrell and Brad Bumgarner. Nelson was another driver who had a solid night, but experienced tough luck in the main event. The past Ocean titlist had raced his way into second on lap 23, only to have a lapped car spin in front of him with three circuits remaining. Nelson had nowhere to go and brought out a caution but was able to salvage a seventh-place effort at the end. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour heads next for Hanford's Kings Speedway on Friday October 4th. The event marks the 39th running of the Cotton Classic. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour Adobe Cup Petaluma Speedway September 21, 2024 A Feature 35 Laps 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[3]; 2. 9L-Luke Hayes[1]; 3. 35-Sean Becker[16]; 4. 14W-Jodie Robinson[11]; 5. 21-Shane Hopkins[19]; 6. 12J-John Clark[8]; 7. 72W-Kurt Nelson[7]; 8. 9-Dustin Freitas[14]; 9. 43-Bradley Terrell[9]; 10. 88-Brad Bumgarner[10]; 11. 61-Travis Labat[12]; 12. 4-Cody Gray[4]; 13. 38-Tyler Cato[21]; 14. 75-Bill Smith[18]; 15. 25S-Seth Standley[17]; 16. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[15]; 17. 11A-Amber Fields[20]; 18. 3D-Caleb Debem[2]; 19. 7H-Jake Haulot[6]; 20. 7DJ-Dryver Dothage[13]; 21. 17J-Josh Young[5]; 22. 4X-Burt Foland Jr[22] Dash 6 Laps 1. 9L-Luke Hayes[1]; 2. 3D-Caleb Debem[3]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[6]; 4. 4-Cody Gray[2]; 5. 17J-Josh Young[5]; 6. 7H-Jake Haulot[4] Heat 1 10 Laps 1. 7H-Jake Haulot[1]; 2. 72W-Kurt Nelson[3]; 3. 4-Cody Gray[2]; 4. 88-Brad Bumgarner[8]; 5. 7DJ-Dryver Dothage[5]; 6. 35-Sean Becker[6]; 7. 21-Shane Hopkins[4]; 8. 4X-Burt Foland Jr[7] Heat 2 10 Laps 1. 3D-Caleb Debem[1]; 2. 17J-Josh Young[4]; 3. 43-Bradley Terrell[3]; 4. 14W-Jodie Robinson[6]; 5. 9-Dustin Freitas[2]; 6. 25S-Seth Standley[5]; 7. 11A-Amber Fields[7] Heat 3 10 Laps 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[2]; 2. 12J-John Clark[1]; 3. 9L-Luke Hayes[4]; 4. 61-Travis Labat[5]; 5. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 6. 75-Bill Smith[7]; 7. 38-Tyler Cato[6] Qualifying 1. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:13.503[21]; 2. 17J-Josh Young, 00:13.985[12]; 3. 9L-Luke Hayes, 00:14.021[19]; 4. 7H-Jake Haulot, 00:14.047[18]; 5. 3D-Caleb Debem, 00:14.151[3]; 6. 12J-John Clark, 00:14.158[2]; 7. 4-Cody Gray, 00:14.197[4]; 8. 9-Dustin Freitas, 00:14.273[10]; 9. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:14.322[16]; 10. 72W-Kurt Nelson, 00:14.368[17]; 11. 43-Bradley Terrell, 00:14.455[5]; 12. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:14.497[11]; 13. 7DJ-Dryver Dothage, 00:14.512[1]; 14. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:14.541[14]; 15. 61-Travis Labat, 00:14.552[20]; 16. 35-Sean Becker, 00:14.565[8]; 17. 14W-Jodie Robinson, 00:14.614[6]; 18. 38-Tyler Cato, 00:14.771[22]; 19. 4X-Burt Foland Jr, 00:15.003[9]; 20. 11A-Amber Fields, 00:15.102[13]; 21. 75-Bill Smith, 00:15.228[7]; 22. (DNS) 88-Brad Bumgarner

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Howard Kaeding Classic A Main: 410 Sprint Cars at Ocean Speedway, Watsonville
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