NELKE GRABS WAKE COUNTY FEATURE
Raleigh, NC……..Jake Nelke of Manahawkin, N.J. captured Friday night’s 35-lap USAC Eastern Midget race at Wake County Speedway. Chris Lamb led the first 20 laps but it was Nelke who led the final 15 to beat George Kurtz, Famous Rhodes II, Sam Hatfield and Jessica Bean.
USAC EASTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 3, 2016 – Raleigh, North Carolina – Wake County Speedway
QUALIFYING: 1. Famous Rhodes II, 7, Radical-12.945; 2. Sam Hatfield, 8, Hatfield-12.988; 3. Chris Lamb, 9, Lamb-12.993; 4. Jake Nelke, 00, Nelke-13.033; 5. Andrew Layser, 35, Layser-13.050; 6. George Kurtz, 4, Kurtz-13.119; 7. Jessica Bean, 6, Radical-13.259; 8. Jagger Parker, 20, Parker-13.529.
FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Jake Nelke, 2. George Kurtz, 3. Famous Rhodes II, 4. Sam Hatfield, 5. Jessica Bean, 6. Andrew Layser, 7. Jagger Parker, 8. Chris Lamb. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Lamb, Laps 21-35 Nelke.
NEW USAC EASTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Layser-395, 2-Hatfield-377, 3-Nelke-373, 4-Bean-373, 5-Kurtz-333, 6-Lamb-328, 7-Rhodes-319, 8-Parker-234, 9-Nolan Allison-227, 10-Scott Hunter-138.
NEXT USAC EASTERN MIDGET RACE: June 4 – Robersonville, N.C. – East Carolina Motor Speedway