6.25.22 USAC Midwest Thunder Midgets Results

Montpelier, Indiana (June 25, 2022)………Twenty-four hours after losing the race lead three laps from the finish at Gas City, Michael Magic picked up where he leading the final three laps to score Saturday night’s USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget feature at Indiana’s Montpelier Motor Speedway.

Wes Pinkerton (Reynolds, Ind.) led the first 17 circuits of the 20-lapper before yielding to Magic (Winder, Ga.), who scored his second career series victory in the span of a month.

Pinkerton took 2nd while point leader Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio) finished 3rd and Bryce Massingill (Troy, Ohio) took 4th with Ian Creager (Covington, Ohio) rounding out the top-five.

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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE RESULTS: June 25, 2022 – Montpelier Motor Speedway – Montpelier, Indiana

Performance Electronics First Heat Winner: Michael Magic

K & M Tool & Die Second Heat Winner: Chett Gehrke

Brewhouse Drive Thru First Heat Winner: Bryce Massingill

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Michael Magic (#5m Magic), 2. Wes Pinkerton (#9p Pinkerton), 3. Stratton Briggs (#71 Briggs), 4. Bryce Massingill (#35 Massingill), 5. Ian Creager (#36 Creager), 6. Drew Rader (#74 Bassitt), 7. Carl Peterson (#49p Peterson), 8. Abby Hohlbein (#11H Hohlbein), 9. Jakeb Boxell (#44JB Boxell), 10. Gunnar Lucius (#22 Lucius), 11. Alex Watson (#11T Taylor), 12. Zach Wigal (#18 Wigal), 13. Taylor Nibert (#11L Taylor), 14. Josh Yenser (#5y Yenser), 15. Jim Jones (#97 Jones), 16. Chett Gehrke (#93c Gehrke), 17. Kyle Dager (#2 Briggs), 18. Don Bigelow (#4B Bigelow), 19. Cody Beard (#7 Beard), 20. Cory Guingrich (#62 Guingrich), 21. Ryan Moran (#01 Moran), 22. Thomas Bigelow (#2B Bigelow), 23. Luke Lemons (#33L Lemons).

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Chris Guingrich (#42 Guingrich)

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-17 Wes Pinkerton, Laps 18-20 Michael Magic.

USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Stratton Briggs-512, 2-Bryce Massingill-479, 3-Michael Magic-446, 4-Ian Creager-432, 5-Carl Peterson-386, 6-Josh Yenser-345, 7-Kyle Dager-316, 8-Abby Hohlbein-310, 9-Jim Jones-274, 10-Bryce Dues-254.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE: July 1, 2022 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Zach Wigal (23rd to 12th)