PETERSEN MEDIA- Invading the Bakersfield Speedway with the USAC West Coast 360’s on Saturday night, Richard Vander Weerd had some struggles in the feature event that saw him finish in the 15th spot.
“We don’t get to run at Bakersfield very often, and with the track being pretty dry and slick, I wasn’t exactly sure what our car would do,” Vander Weerd said. “We were good early in the night but struggled in the feature.”
Timing his Vander Weerd Construction/Stonegate Development/Battery Worx No.10 machine in second fastest behind his brother, Jace, Richard would go on to pick up a second place finish in his heat race.
Finding himself in the third row for the 30-lap feature event, the Visalia, CA driver would struggle with a loose car as he would find himself fading through the pack.
Sliding back to 15th, Vander Weerd would eventually find the rubber that was going down on the speedway and get in line. Mired deep in the field, Vander Weerd would settle in and ride out the rest of the race as he ended up with a 15th place finish.
“We were just to free in the main, and we went backwards,” Vander Weerd said. “The tough part about going to a track once a year is the unknown. I have to thank my guys for their hard work and now we set our sights on
Richard and his Vander Weerd Racing team would like to thank Vander Weerd Construction, Stonegate Development, Battery Worx, Mid-Valley Pipe, Basic Industries, Factory Kahne Shocks, Steve Watt Enterprises, FK Rod Ends, PXP Racewear and K&N for their support in 2016.
2016 BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-4, Wins-0, Top 5’s-2, Top 10’s-2.
ON TAP: Richard will return to action on April 2nd with the USAC West Coast 360’s as they take to the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, CA.
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