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Hot Sheet on NASCAR Action at the Watsonville Speedway Address: 2601 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville Also Known As: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Digs: 728-4747 Events: Grand American Modifieds, Street Stock, Figure Eight, American Stock, occasional Demolition Derby Track: Quarter-mile clay oval Age: 40 years Track President: Richard G. Farren (Rick) Track Historian: Bruce Crowley First Female Mechanic-of-the-Year: Melanie Penney, 1996, 1998 Watsonville's Women Drivers: Cindy Clark, Glenda Clark, Melissa Fuhrman, Kim Gillespie, Sheila Locatelli-Wallace, Melanie Penney Registered Drivers at the Speedway: 125 Strangest Track Rule: The "claim rule" in the Grand American Modified or American Stock races. The top three drivers in the main race can claim parts of other drivers' cars. [ Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]