4.6.13 USAC Western States Midgets Results
Ventura, Calif……..New USAC Western Midget point leader Ronnie Gardner of Norco, Calif. scored his initial USAC feature victory in Saturday night’s USAC/VRA “Battle at the Beach” at the Ventura Raceway. Driving the Mitchell Johnson Frank Baldozier Racing/Schroeder Engineering Stewart/Esslinger, Gardner led the final 12 laps after passing runnerup Jake Swanson on lap 19. Johnathon Henry, David Prickett and Kody Swanson rounded out the “top-five” at the finish.
USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT RACE RESULTS (Co-sanctioned by VRA): April 6, 2013 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway – “Battle at the Beach”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. David Prickett (#15 Neverlift), 2. Kody Swanson (#55x Neverlift), 3. Johnathon Henry (#88 Graunstadt), 4. Kyle Edwards (#39 Edwards), 5. Randi Pankratz (#8 Pankratz), 6. Steve Davis (#2D Davis). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jake Swanson (#05 Swanson), 2. Ronnie Gardner (#68 Johnson), 3. Sean Dodenhoff (#9d Dodenhoff), 4. Kyle Smith (#55 Smith), 5. Shannon McQueen (#7 McQueen), 6. Jimmy Voitel (#21 Voitel). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Troy Rutherford (#11 Martens), 2. Cody Swanson (#71 Swanson), 3. Danny Ebberts (#5x VanDyne), 4. Jim Donley (#89k Kruseman), 5. Kyle Cline (#2 Cline), 6. Terry Nichols (#45 Neverlift). NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ronnie Gardner, 2. Jake Swanson, 3. Johnathon Henry, 4. David Prickett, 5. Kody Swanson, 6. Sean Dodenhoff, 7. Shannon McQueen, 8. Danny Ebberts, 9. Kyle Edwards, 10. Jim Donley, 11. Terry Nichols, 12. Troy Rutherford, 13. Kyle Smith, 14. Randi Pankratz, 15. Cody Swanson, 16. Jimmy Voitel, 17. Kyle Cline, 18. Steve Davis. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-18 J.Swanson, Laps 19-30 Gardner.
NEW USAC WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Gardner-217, 2-J.Swanson-215, 3-K.Swanson-212, 4-Prickett-177, 5-Bryan Clauson-143, 6-Scott Pierovich-138, 7-Rico Abreu-128, 8-Christopher Bell-125, 9-C.Swanson-98, 10-McQueen-91.
NEW USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-Gardner-217, 2-J.Swanson-215, 3-Prickett-177, 4-Bryan Clauson-143, 5-K.Swanson-140, 6-Scott Pierovich-138, 7-Rico Abreu-128, 8-Christopher Bell-125, 9-C.Swanson-98, 10-McQueen-91.
NEXT USAC WESTERN MIDGET RACE (Paved): May 4, 2013 – Madera (CA) Speedway
NEXT USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT RACE: May 11, 2013 – Santa Maria (CA) Speedway