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USAC MIDWEST/INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 4-5, 2008 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jordan Pennington, 55, Pennington-12.474; 2 . Kyle Hamilton, 1, Steele-12.507; 3. Andy Nock, 51, Nock-12.578; 4. Craig Haack, 8, Haack-12.630; 5. Steven Mathews, 88, Mathews-12.663; 6. Stephanie Mockler, 41, Griffith-12.680; 7. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-12.731; 8. Katie Hargitt, 79, Hargitt-12.800; 9. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-12.883; 10. Rob Wyman, 03, Stigal-13.239; 11. Tyler Hewitt, 91, Hewitt-13.337; 12. Bill Kriegbaum 12, Kriegbaum-13.457; 13. Tyler Trainor, 25, Trainor-14.081;

 

      FIRST HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4)) 1. Mathews, 2. Nock, 3. Gulick, 4. Hewitt, 5. Trainor, 6. Pennington, 7. Cottongim. NT

 

      SECOND HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4) 1. Mockler, 2. Hamilton, 3. Haack, 4. Hargitt, 5. Wyman, 6. Kriegbaum. NT

 

      FEATURE: (30 laps – Held Oct. 5) 1. Craig Haack, 2. Steven Mathews, 3. Andy Nock, 4. Stephanie Mockler, 5. Tyler Cottongim, 6. Katie Hargitt, 7. Coleman Gulick, 8. Rob Wyman, 9. Tyler Trainor, 10. Tyler Hewitt, 11. Bill Kriegbaum, 12. Jordan Pennington, 13. Kyle Hamilton. NT

 

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Haack.

 

FINAL MIDWEST FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Hamilton-818; 2-Pennington-708; 3-Hargitt-631; 4-Mathews-506; 5-Kyle Chady-404; 6-Kriegbaum-385; 7-Cottongim-341; 8-Julia Landauer-316; 9-Branden Allen-296; 10-Hewitt-290.

FINAL INDIANA FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Hamilton-858; 2-Hargitt-681; 3-Mathews-661; 4-Julia Landauer-531; 5-Pennington-504; 7-Hewitt-460; 7-Cottongim-457; 8-Nock-412; 9-Kriegbaum-353; 10-Alison MacLeod-303.

 

USAC KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 5, 2008 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Oct. 4) 1. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15, Wimmenauer-12.693; 2;. Dillon Welch, 14, Welch-12.727; 3. Dalton Armstrong, 17, C & A-12.744; 4. Caleb Armstrong, 7, C & A-12.762; 5. Drew Charlson, 21, Charlson-12.772; 6. Taylor Ferns, 33, Ferns-12.785; 7. Grant Galloway, 84, Galloway-12.892; 8. Jacob Thompson, 48, Thompson-12.927; 9. Andrew Elson, 11, Elson-12.963; 10. Mike Terry Jr., 85, Terry-NT; 11. Joe Liguori, 28, Cottongim-NT.

 

      FIRST HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4) 1. Charlson, 2. Galloway, 3. D.Armstrong, 4. Elson, 5. Wimmenauer. NT

 

      SECOND HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4) 1. C.Armstrong, 2. Ferns, 3. Welch. NT

 

      FEATURE: (30 laps – Held Oct. 5) 1. Taylor Ferns, 2. Caleb Armstrong, 3. Dalton Armstrong, 4. Jeff Wimmenauer, 5. Drew Charlson, 6. Dillon Welch, 7. Grant Galloway, 8. Joe Liguori, 9. Mike Terry Jr., 10. Andrew Elson. NT

 

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Ferns.

 

FINAL KENYON MIDGET STANDINGS: 1-C.Armstrong-1,233; 2-Charlson-1,216; 3-Wimmenauer-1,128; 4-Welch-1,095; 5-Galloway-1,058; 6-Terry-1,024; 7-D.Armstrong-949; 8-Ferns-893; 9-Jacob Thompson-302; 10-Tyler Cottongim-223.

 

USAC CAROLINA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 5, 2008 – Concord, North Carolina – Concord Motorsports Park – Series presented by The Richard Petty Driving Experience

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Michael Mohelski, 12, Mohelski-12.747; 2. Bradley Riethmeyer, 11, Trotter-12.932; 3. Rick Fedrizzi, 43, Fedrizzi-12.937; 4. Matt Supan, 50, Ford-12.970; 5. Bryce Burden, 17, Brown-12.977; 6. Scott Hunter, 96, Noffsinger-12.988; 7. Billy Gaule, 22, Gaule-12.991; 8. Eric Coomes, 6, Fedrizzi-13.036; 9. Brad Noffsinger, 44, Brown-13.052; 10. Shane MacMillan, 45, Fedrizzi-13.063; 11. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-13.084; 12. Steven Intravaia, 73, Intravaia-13.154; 13. A.J. Supan, 14, Fedrizzi-13.171; 14. Tim Craver, 27, Craver-13.184; 15. Tony Grams, 22c, Grams-13.244.

 

      FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Michael Mohelski, 2. Rick Fedrizzi, 3. Brad Noffsinger, 4. Bradley Riethmeyer, 5. Eric Coomes, 6. Shane MacMillan, 7. Matt Supan, 8. Scott Hunter, 9. Bryce Burden, 10. A.J. Supan, 11. Tim Craver, 12. Billy Gaule, 13. Chris Lamb, 14. Tony Grams. NT

 

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 M.Supan, Laps 12-40 Mohelski.

 

FINAL CAROLINA FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Riethmeyer-741; 2-Mohelski-668; 3-Fedrizzi-605; 4-MacMillan-603; 5-Ward-564; 6-Hunter-509; 7-Burden-508; 8-Lamb-461; 9-Marc Dailey-377; 10-Intravaia-375.

 

 

LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 4, 2008 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Blake Miller, 93, Gardner-16.716; 2. Matt Mitchell, 87, Mitchell-16.772; 3. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.850; 4. Rickie Gaunt, 93J, Gardner-16.857; 5. Alan Ballard, 75, Stansberry-16.888; 6. J Hicks, 66, Miller-16.954; 7. Nic Faas, 117, Faas-16.959; 8. Cory Kruseman, 21k, Kruseman-16.977; 9. Peter Murphy, 21t, Tarlton-16.987; 10. Tony Jones, 4, Alexander-17.098; 11. David Cardey, 38, Crossno-17.123; 12. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.138; 13. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-17.157; 14. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-17.157; 15. Tyler Brown, 96, Gardner-17.164; 16. Rodney Argo, 19, Argo-17.185; 17. Jordan Hermansader, 32, Rase-17.259; 18. Henry Clarke, 41k, Kruseman-17.329; 19. Rusty Carlile, 51x, Carlile-17.330; 20. Danny Faria Jr., 17v, Faria-17.386; 21. Austin Mero, 71k, Kruseman-17.528; 22. Brandon Thomson, 19T, Thomson-17.693; 23. Cody Williams, 3, Jory-17.730; 24. Ludvig Solberg IV, 84, Persall-17.746; 25. Brian Camarillo, 22c, Camland-17.821; 26. Andrew Reinbold, 19x, Reinbold-18.029; 27. Nadine Gardner 16, Gardner-18.124; 28. Brein Kinney, 85, Persall-18.126; 29. John Aden, 12, Blair-18.158; 30. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-18.334; 31. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.380; 32. Matt Stewart, 55m, Everhart-18.537; 33. Mike Collins, 04, Perkins-18.654; 34. Bobby Ferro, 91, Ferro-19.127; 35. John Butler, 54, Butler-20.583; 36. Kenny Perkins, 0K, Perkins-NT; 37. Brent Camarillo, 51, Camland-NT.

 

      FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ford, 2. Miller, 3. Ballard, 4. Mero, 5. Brian Camarillo, 6. Aden, 7. Murphy, 8. Collins, 9. Hermansader. 2:54.32

 

      SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Jones, 2. Clarke, 3. Reinbold, 4. Sheridan, 5. Hicks, 6. Mitchell, 7. Everhart, 8. Ferro, 9. Thomson. 2:53.85

 

      THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cardey, 2. Spencer, 3. Faas, 4. Williams, 5. Brown, 6. Gardner, 7. Carlile, 8. Adderson, 9. Butler. 2:55.84

 

      FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faria, 2. Gaunt, 3. Bragg, 4. Kruseman, 5. Argo, 6. Solberg, 7. Perkins, 8. Brent Camarillo, 9. Stewart. 2:57.60

 

      SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Hicks, 2. Mitchell, 3. Hermansader, 4. Murphy, 5. Argo, 6. Brown (#16), 7. Carlile, 8. Solberg, 9. Adderson, 10. Stewart, 11. Thomson, 12. Brent Camarillo, 13. Everhart, 14. Collins, 15. Perkins, 16. Ferro, 17. Butler, 18. Brian Camarillo, 19. Aden. NT

 

      FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Tony Jones, 2. Blake Miller, 3. Nic Faas, 4. Danny Sheridan, 5. Matt Mitchell, 6. David Cardey, 7. Peter Murphy, 8. Rodney Argo, 9. Josh Ford, 10. Cody Williams, 11. J Hicks, 12. Jordan Hermansader, 13. Henry Clarke, 14. Andrew Reinbold, 15. Alan Ballard, 16. Cory Kruseman, 17. Danny Faria Jr., 18. Tyler Brown (#16), 19. Rickie Gaunt, 20. Mike Spencer, 21. Greg Bragg, 22. Austin Mero. NT

 

**Kinney flipped during the fourth heat. Brian Camarillo flipped during the semi. Bragg flipped during the feature.

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Jones.

 

NEW LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Spencer-1,251; 2-Miller-1,188; 3-Sheridan-1,154; 4-Garrett Hansen-1,039; 5-Jones-927; 6-Kruseman-884; 7-Brown-874; 8-Cardey-790; 9-Ford-690; 10-Faas-531.

 

NEXT LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: October 18 - Perris (CA) Auto Speedway

 

 

USAC KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 5, 2008 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Oct. 4) 1. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15, Wimmenauer-12.693; 2;. Dillon Welch, 14, Welch-12.727; 3. Dalton Armstrong, 17, C & A-12.744; 4. Caleb Armstrong, 7, C & A-12.762; 5. Drew Charlson, 21, Charlson-12.772; 6. Taylor Ferns, 33, Ferns-12.785; 7. Grant Galloway, 84, Galloway-12.892; 8. Jacob Thompson, 48, Thompson-12.927; 9. Andrew Elson, 11, Elson-12.963; 10. Mike Terry Jr., 85, Terry-NT.

 

      FIRST HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4) 1. Charlson, 2. Galloway, 3. D.Armstrong, 4. Elson, 5. Wimmenauer. NT

 

      SECOND HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4) 1. C.Armstrong, 2. Ferns, 3. Welch. NT

 

 

USAC MIDWEST/INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 4-5, 2008 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jordan Pennington, 55, Pennington-12.474; 2 . Kyle Hamilton, 1, Steele-12.507; 3. Andy Nock, 51, Nock-12.578; 4. Craig Haack, 8, Haack-12.630; 5. Steven Mathews, 88, Mathews-12.663; 6. Stephanie Mockler, 41, Griffith-12.680; 7. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-12.731; 8. Katie Hargitt, 79, Hargitt-12.800; 9. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-12.883; 10. Rob Wyman, 03, Stigal-13.239; 11. Tyler Hewitt, 91, Hewitt-13.337; 12. Bill Kriegbaum 12, Kriegbaum-13.457; 13. Tyler Trainor, 25, Trainor-14.081;

 

      FIRST HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4)) 1. Mathews, 2. Nock, 3. Gulick, 4. Hewitt, 5. Trainor, 6. Pennington, 7. Cottongim. NT

 

      SECOND HEAT: (10 laps – Held Oct. 4) 1. Mockler, 2. Hamilton, 3. Haack, 4. Hargitt, 5. Wyman, 6. Kriegbaum. NT

 

      FEATURE: (30 laps – Held Oct. 5) 1.

 

 

 

 

USAC CAROLINA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 4, 2008 – Dillon, South Carolina – Dillon Motor Speedway – Series presented by The Richard Petty Driving Experience

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bradley Riethmeyer, 11, Trotter-15.855; 2. Michael Mohelski, 12, Mohelski-15.894; 3. Rick Fedrizzi, 43, Fedrizzi-16.012; 4. Shane MacMillan, 45, Fedrizzi-16.012; 5. Steven Intravaia, 73, Intravaia-16.015; 6. Brad Noffsinger, 44, Brown-16.195; 7. Eric Coomes, 6, Fedrizzi-16.221; 8. Bryce Burden, 17, Brown-16.227; 9. Scott Hunter, 96, Noffsinger-16.246; 10. Michael Ward, 80, Ward-16.284; 11. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-16.573; 12. Tim Craver, 27, Craver-16.727; 13. Matt Supan, 50, Ford-16.762; 14. Brian Ames, 26, Ames-18.834.

 

      FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Michael Mohelski, 2. Brad Noffsinger, 3. Eric Coomes, 4. Steven Intravaia, 5. Bryce Burden, 6. Chris Lamb, 7. Matt Supan, 8. Rick Fedrizzi, 9. Tim Craver, 10. Shane MacMillan, 11. Michael Ward, 12. Scott Hunter, 13. Bradley Riethmeyer, 14. Brian Ames. NT

 

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-21 Fedrizzi, Laps 22-35 Mohelski.

 

NEW CAROLINA FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Riethmeyer-685; 2-Moheloski-602; 3-Ward-564; 4-MacMillan-558; 5-Fedrizzi-544; 6-Burden-470; 7-Hunter-469; 8-Lamb-434; 9-Marc Dailey-377; 10-Intravaia-375.

 

NEXT CAROLINA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE: October 5 – Concord (NC) Motorsports Park

 

 

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 4, 2008 – Terre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute Action Track – 57th Running of the First Financial Bank “Hut Hundred” presented by Dorsett Mitsubishi

 

      QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brad Sweet, 49, Kahne-22.389; 2. Cole Whitt, 71, Kunz-22.563; 3. Darren Hagen, 9, Nine Racing-22.755; 4. Shane Cottle, 20s, Stewart-22.758; 5. Tracy Hines, 21, Stewart-22.771; 6. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-22.951; 7. Cole Carter, 7, Carter-22.992; 8. Brady Bacon, 99, Kahne-23.023; 9. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-23.140; 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 11, Wilke-Pak-23.263; 11. Jason Leffler, 32, RFMS-23.518; 12. Chad Boat, 30, Boat-23.572; 13. Brad Loyet, 05s, Loyet-23.591; 14. Dakoda Armstrong, 7a, C & A-23.691; 15. Brad Kuhn, 07, Mentgen-23.772; 16. Dustin Morgan, 67, Kunz-23.876; 17. Davey Ray, 16, Sandy-23.989; 18. Joe Liguori, 28, Owen-23.990; 19. Chase Barber, 90, Barber-24.097; 20. Ricky Ehrgott, 8, Rev 1-24.127; 21. Kody Swanson, 19, Nine Racing-24.217; 22. Justin Grosz, 39, Grosz-NT.

 

      FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Cole Whitt, 2. Shane Cottle, 3. Brad Sweet, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Bobby East, 6. Dustin Morgan, 7. Darren Hagen, 8. Jerry Coons Jr., 9. Chase Barber, 10. Kody Swanson, 11. Ricky Ehrgott, 12. Davey Ray, 13. Dakoda Armstrong, 14. Brady Bacon, 15. Brad Kuhn, 16. Joe Liguori, 17. Levi Jones, 18. Brad Loyet, 19. Cole Carter, 20. Chad Boat, 21. Jason Leffler, 22. Justin Grosz. NT

 

 

 

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-45 Whitt, Laps 46-78 Cottle, laps 79-100 Whitt.

 

NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Hines-1,113; 2-Whitt-1,047; 3-Sweet-982; 4-East-947; 5-Bacon-936; 6-Jones-935; 7-Hagen-875; 8-Coons-749; 9-Dave Darland-717; 10-Kuhn-688.

 

NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: October 9-10-11 – Pontoon Beach, IL – Tri-City Speedway - “Gold Crown Midget Nationals”

 

 

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS DIRT SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 4, 2008 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway

 

      RACING PROGRAM RAINED OUT

 

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USAC JUNIOR FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 4, 2008 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway

 

      RACING PROGRAM RAINED OUT

 

 

 

           

 

OVER $300,000 IN USAC POINT FUND BONUSES

TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT JANUARY 9 “NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS

 

Midget Series Fund Tops $100,000

 

            An extraordinary evening at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis has been scheduled January 9, 2009 to recognize the 2008 USAC National Champions. As part of the evening festivities, USAC will host a special and private “Champions Club” for all prior and current USAC National Champions. For the first time, this year’s event will be streamed live via the internet on USAC LIVE PIT PASS for fans to join in the celebration as USAC recognizes the Top 10 competitors for the Silver Crown, Sprint and Midget National Championships.

 

            Driver and car owner participants in USAC’s three National racing series are competing for over $300,000 in year-end point fund bonuses announced by the United States Auto Club. The funds reflect, for the first time in history, identical funds paying $75,000 to the winning teams in each National series.

 

            The K & N Filters Silver Crown funds represent the largest per-race postings, based on the nine scheduled events in a transitional year where the traditional pavement cars returned to the tracks for the first time since 2005.

 

            The $75,000 payout for the Mopar National Midget Series nearly doubles the 2007 funds paid from USAC. Additionally, Toyota will pay $25,000 to the Top 10 in points, with a $100 per race contribution to the car owner, making the total Midget Series fund more than $100,000. 2008 marks the first time in the Series history to have a six figure points fund.

 

            The Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Series based in Southern California will have a $60,000 points fund for 2008, paying out to the Top 10 in points. A West Coast awards banquet for all USAC Western Division racers is also in the planning stage.

 

            Driver and car owner distributions will reflect a 50-50 split in each of the three National series, namely the K & N Silver Crown Series presented by Optima Batteries, the National Sprint Car Series and the Mopar National Midget Series. The “top-10” drivers and car owners in each series will share in the point funds.

 

            These bonuses are a result of sponsorship commitments of companies like K & N Engineering of Riverside, Calif., Optima Batteries of Aurora, Colo., Mopar of Auburn Hills, Mich., Hoosier Racing Tire of Lakeville, Ind and Toyota Motors Sales, USA.

 

            The payout for each Series will be exclusive to the Top 10 in accumulated points, with proceeds split equally among Car Entrants and Drivers. The points fund distribution will be based on the following payout percentage structure:

 

 

                                                            1st Place                                         30%

                                                            2nd Place                                         18%

                                                            3rd Place                                         14%

                                                            4th Place                                         10%

                                                            5th Place                                           8%

                                                            6th place                                           6%

                                                            7th Place                                           5%

                                                            8th Place                                           4%

                                                            9th Place                                           3%

                                                            10th Place                                         2%

 

 

KOKOMO QUARTER MIDGET CLUB ANNOUNCES USAC AFFILIATION

 

 

            The Kokomo Quarter Midget Club, headquartered in Kokomo, Ind., has become the first to announce its affiliation with the United States Auto Club’s (USAC) new “Point .25 Midget” initiative.

 

            USAC’s new development series director James Spink is excited about the Kokomo affiliation. “We are extremely pleased to have them on board,” said Spink. “USAC has always served as a springboard for careers in motorsports and our quarter midget operations will be an extension of that, while providing a level playing field for families who want to engage in our sport. The Kokomo club has a great history, as do we, and we look forward to our combined efforts to enhance this sport.”

 

            Memberships, rules and a dedicated presence on USAC’s website are all assets the Kokomo club will acquire under its new USAC affiliation.

 

            “We are proud to add the Kokomo club to our growing list of valued associates and we look forward to providing them a comfortable, yet competitive atmosphere for their endeavors,” said USAC President Kevin Miller. “We certainly look forward to welcoming them into our family and attentively monitoring the achievements of their participants.”

 

            The concept of USAC’s quarter midget involvement encompasses sanctioning of clubs, districts and regions, with each club or region conducting its own series of races and championship. USAC will host four district championships and a national event in 2009.

 

            “The Kokomo club’s record of accomplishments is extensive,” continued Miller. “We expect many graduates from the Kokomo quarter midget ranks to pursue their racing dreams like quarter midget graduates Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Jason Leffler, Bobby East and Tracy Hines have done in the past, extending their careers under USAC’s banner.”

 

            Jeremy Jameson, President of the Kokomo Quarter Midget Club, also echoes the “family” sentiments when affirming his commitment to USAC’s quarter midget operations. “We are pleased to be a part of USAC’s family,” he says. “USAC has produced some of America’s greatest racing talent and it is a distinct privilege to become part of their grand history in motorsports.”

 

            In 2008 the club, which competes at a paved oval northeast of Kokomo, hosted the famed “Robbie Stanley Memorial Race” which honors the memory of USAC’s late three-time National Sprint Car Champion, following a rainout at Mini-Indy Speedway in Indianapolis. Adam Wilsdon of Howell, Mich., who competed in four USAC Kenyon Midget races earlier this year, won the Stanley race for the second consecutive year.

 

 

 

 

 

1997 “HUT HUNDRED” WINNER JASON LEFFLER BACK

FOR SATURDAY’S 57TH RUNNING AT TERRE HAUTE

 

  Jason Leffler of Long Beach, Calif., the 1997 winner of the prestigious “Hut Hundred,” is entered for this Saturday’s 57th scheduled running of the 100-lap USAC Mopar National Midget race at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track.

 

            Leffler, who also won the pole for the 100-lap race in 1998, was second to Kevin Olson in his first start in 1996 and fourth in 2002, the last time he competed in the event,

 

            The only driver since the late Jimmy Davies (1960-1962) to win three consecutive USAC National Midget titles (1997-1999), Leffler joins a talented field of drivers for Saturday’s race, including former race winners Darren Hagen (2006), Bobby East (2004), Dave Darland (1999 and 2003) and Mike Hess (2002).

 

            “I’ve never run for Don (Fike),” Leffler admits. “But the way his cars have run this year I’m looking forward to Saturday. When you talk about Midget racing in the Midwest, the Hut Hundred is always at the top of the list, and I’d like to win it again. I haven’t run at Terre Haute since 2002 but it’ll be fun to get back there.”

 

            Leffler admits to being behind on preparation of his own car, hence the call to Fike to drive the RFMS machine Saturday. At Rossburg, Ohio, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. appeared on his way to a spectacular victory in the “4-Crown Nationals” in a Fike car until an accident on the backstretch left the car in pieces.

 

            The Esslinger Ford Jason will run Saturday last competed with Thomas Meseraull driving at the 2008 Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Okla. Its last USAC appearance was at Sun Prairie, Wisc. in 2006, driven by Tracy Hines.

 

4 FOCUS CHAMPS TO BE CROWNED THIS WEEKEND

AS RACES UNFOLD IN CALIFORNIA, SOUTH & NORTH CAROLINA & INDIANA;

BOWMAN TAKES IRIWINDALE BUT MIILLE RETAINS LEAD

 

            Champions will be crowned this weekend in USAC’s 2008 Midwest, Indiana, Carolina and California Dirt Ford Focus Series. A total of five Focus events are on tap.

 

            Bradley Riethmeyer of Hutto, Texas leads the Carolina Series into its final races at Dillon, S.C. Saturday and Concord, N.C. Sunday. Saturday’s race is at Dillon Motor Speedway and Sunday’s is at Concord Motorsports Park.

 

            Kyle Hamilton of Danville, Ind. leads both the Midwest and Indiana series into this weekend’s racing festival at the Anderson (Ind.) Speedway where the Midwest/Indiana series combine for qualifying and heats on Saturday and a 30-lap feature on Sunday.

 

            Alex Bowman of Tucson, Ariz. has a two-point lead over Walt Johnson entering Saturday’s California Dirt finale at the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway, where Charlie Butcher will also lead the USAC Junior Focuses into competition.

 

            Ian Miille of Pleasanton, Calif. is atop the California Pavement standings after last Saturday’s race at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. Miille finished second to Bowman, who led all 35 laps to beat fast qualifier Miille, Brendan Langlois, Jessica Brunelli and Rick Hendrix.

 

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

 

1.

Kyle Hamilton

779

 

6.

Bill Kriegbaum

351

2.

Jordan Pennington

670

 

7.

Julia Landauer

316

3.

Katie Hargitt

581

 

8.

Branden Allen

296

4.

Steven Mathews

439

 

9.

Tyler Cottongim

293

5.

Kyle Chady

404

 

10.

Tyler Hewitt

252

 

USAC INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

 

1.

Kyle Hamilton

819

 

6.

Tyler Hewitt

422

2.

Katie Hargitt

631

 

7.

Tyler Cottongim

409

3.

Steven Mathews

594

 

8.

Andy Nock

347

4.

Julia Landauer

531

 

9.

Bill Kriegbaum

319

5.

Jordan Pennington

466

 

10.

Alison MacLeod

303

 

USAC CAROLINA FORD FOCUS MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

 

1.

Bradley Riethmeyer

652

 

6.

Scott Hunter

440

2.

Michael Mohelski

537

 

7.

Bryce Burden

422

3.

Michael Ward

533

 

8.