MERCED, Calif. Over the last handful of years Merced Speedway has established itself as one of the more popular dirt tracks in California.

This Saturday night, the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will compete at the bullring for the second round of the season.

The Merced Speedway happens to be one of the more centrally located tracks in California, which should make for a solid field from throughout the Northern and Central part of our state. The always action-packed quarter mile lies one hour and 45 minutes from Sacramento and just under an hour from Fresno.

We are excited to host the Sprint Car Challenge Tour at Merced Speedway this Saturday, commented track GM Doug Lockwood. We dont have that many sprint car shows in Merced, but when we do, its always a special time. It should be an outstanding field of competitors this weekend and its your only chance to catch a Winged cprint car event here until November, so hopefully everyone can come out and fill these grandstands.

The feature will $3,000-to-win/ $400-to-start on Saturday. The track will also host an Easter Egg/ Candy Hunt during intermission on the front stretch to celebrate Easter Weekend. Teams are asked to please bring some candy for the kids during it.

Opening night with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour last month saw Shane Golobic race to his 17th career series win. This Saturday the Fremont veteran hopes to become the sixth different winner in as many SCCT races held at Merced Speedway.

Dominic Scelzi grabbed a Sprint Car Challenge Tour triumph at Merced in 2023 and recorded a runner-up finish during the SCCT opener in March. The two-time NARC champion is always a favorite in the Golden State and should be certain contender at the Clash on the High Banks.

Justin Sanders is fresh off a $10,000 score at the Mini Gold Cup and looks to back that up with a Merced Speedway victory on Saturday. Sanders was victorious during the SCCT stop at the track last season and brought home a top five at the opener in March.

The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour made its Merced debut in 2019, an event claimed Jodie Robinson, who has shown immense speed so far this year driving for Weiher Racing once again.

Watch the event on SPEED SPORT affiliate CaliDirt.tv.