DARIN SNIDER TAKES "HARVEST CLASSIC;" PAVEMENT TITLE TO NICHOLS

Madera, CA……..Darin Snider and Chad Nichols shared the spotlight at Madera Speedway Saturday night, Snider winning the 30-lap "Harvest Classic" Honda USAC Western Midget feature and Nichols emerging as the 2013 Western Midget Pavement Champion. Snider, of Kelseyville, Calif., wheeled the Lauren Snider Beast into the lead on lap eight, after Tanner Swanson had led the first seven laps. Nick Chivello, Nichols, Michael Snider and Scott Pierovich rounded out the “top-five” at the finish. Nichols, of Colma, Calif., finished with an 11-point margin over Chivello in the final series standings.

HONDA WESTERN MIDGET PAVEMENT RACE RESULTS: September 14, 2013 – Madera, California – Madera Speedway – “Harvest Classic” - Co-sanctioned by BCRA

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chad Nichols, 29, Team 17/Eskesen-13.972; 2. Tanner Swanson, 4, Rosen-14.000; 3. Nick Chivello, 27, Chivello-14.066; 4. Darin Snider, 2k, Snider-14.080; 5. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-14.229; 6. Michael Snider, 6k, Snider-14.294; 7. Dan Gundo, 6x, Gundo-14.357; 8. David Goodwill, 88, Arata-14.650 ;9. Gary Conterno, 55, Conterno-14.654; 10. Floyd Alvis, 18, Alvis-14.853; 11. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-16.078.

FIRST HEAT: (6 laps) 1. Chivello, 2. Nichols, 3. Pierovich, 4. Conterno, 5. Gundo, 6. Williams. NT

SECOND HEAT: (6 laps) 1. D.Snider, 2. Swanson, 3. Goodwin, 4. M.Snider, 5. Alvis. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Darin Snider, 2. Nick Chivello, 3. Chad Nichols, 4. Michael Snider, 5. Scott Pierovich, 6. David Goodwill, 7. Dan Gundo, 8. Gary Conterno, 9. Floyd Alvis, 10. Tanner Swanson, 11. J.R. Williams. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Swanson, Laps 8-30 D.Snider.

FINAL HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET PAVEMENT POINTS: 1-Nichols-321, 2-Chivello-310, 3-Pierovich-293, 4-Gundo-279, 5-T.Swanson-209, 6-Ken Nichols-132, 7-Frankie Guerrini-108, 8-Kody Swanson-72.