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Monday, 23 May 2016

IMRA “DOUBLE” AT 34 & SPOON RIVER; ETGEN, BAUGH & SUNN VICTORIOUS

IMRA “DOUBLE” AT 34 & SPOON RIVER; ETGEN, BAUGH & SUNN VICTORIOUS

Mitchell Davis leads the USAC IMRA Midgets to a pair of races on Memorial Day weekend as the series visits 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa Saturday night and Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill. Sunday night. Davis has a five-point lead over Jeff Mallonee in the latest standings.

Andy Baugh of Mason City, Ill. captured Saturday night’s “Randy Test Memorial’ USAC IMRA Midget feature at Spoon River. He passed Patrick Bruns on lap 11 and led the final 10 laps to beat Gedd Ross, Mallonee, Hunter Lane and Austin Archdale.

USAC Midwest Thunder Midget Series point leader Gage Etgen of Celina, Ohio won Saturday night’s 20-lap feature at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway where he also won the series opener earlier this year. He led the final eight laps after passing Corey Bedwell, who finished second ahead of Alex Watson, Gunnar Lucius and Nick Daugherty. The series resumes June 4 at Waynesfield (Ohio) Raceway Park.

Josh Sunn of River Junction, Vt. won Saturday night’s USAC DMA Midget race at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. He has now won both races this season. Sunn passed Dean Christensen on lap 6 and led the rest of the way for the win over Adam Pierson, Christensen, Adam Whitney and Jeff Champagne. The series continues June 4 at Bear Ridge.

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UPCOMING USAC SPEED2 MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, May 28, 2016

SERIES: USAC IMRA Midget Championship

TRACK: 34 Raceway (Burlington, Iowa) – 3/8-mile, dirt oval

EVENT:Fleck Sales $5 Appreciation Night #1 of 3 featuring the USAC IMRA Midget Championship, 305 Sprints, Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars & 4-Cylinders

STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm, Gates Open: 5:00pm, Drivers Meeting: 6:15pm, Hot Laps: 6:30pm, Racing Starts: 7:00pm

TICKETS: Adult General Admission Ticket: $5.00.  Seniors 60+ General Admission Ticket: $5.00.  Student Ticket: $5.00.  Kids 10 & Under General Admission Ticket: FREE!  Pit Pass: $25.00.

TRACK ADDRESS: 10463 S Prairie Grove Rd, West Burlington, IA 52655

TRACK PHONE: (319) 752-3434

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.34raceway.com/

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UPCOMING USAC SPEED2 MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Sunday, May 29, 2016

SERIES: USAC IMRA Midget Championship

TRACK: Spoon River Speedway (Canton, Illinois) – 3/8-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: USAC IMRA Midget Championship, Modifieds, UMP Pro Late Models and UMP Modifieds

STARTING TIMES:

TRACK ADDRESS: 16736 N Speedway Rd, Lewistown, IL 61542

TRACK PHONE: (309) 668-2622

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.spoonriverspeedway.com/

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2016 USAC DMA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (229) Josh Sunn (White River Junction, VT)

2.   (223) Adam Pierson (Bradford, VT)

3.   (209) Adam Whitney (Waitsfield, VT)

4.   (207) Dean Christensen (Granby, CT)

5.   (178) Jeff Champagne (Westfield, MA)

6.   (171) Ray Miller (East Granby, CT) & Jeff Horn (Ashland, MA)

8.   (163) Manny Dias (Attleboro, MA)

9.   (148) Alex Rose

10. (129) Mark Cole

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2016 USAC IMRA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (282) Mitchell Davis (Auburn, IL)

2.   (277) Jeff Mallonee (Ottumwa, IA)

3.   (243) Bart Andrews (Muscatine, IL)

4.   (230) Gedd Ross (Havana, IL)

5.   (197) Ken Hanson (Vinton, IA)

6.   (192) Brent Burrows (Lewistown, IL)

7.   (181) Jake Sollenberger (Canton, IL)

8.   (164) Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL)

9.   (152) Dillon Morley (Moline, IL)

10. (148) Travis Pence (Biggsville, IA)

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2016 USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (207) Gage Etgen (Celina, OH)

2.   (195) Alex Watson (Columbus, OH)

3.   (192) Gunnar Lucius (Delphos, OH)

4.   (189) Corey Bedwell (Bluffton, IN)

5.   (156) Thomas Bigelow (Winchester, IN)

6.   (116) Jacob Taylor (Troy, OH)

7.   (104) Cory Guingrich (Celina, OH)

8.   (92) Taylor Cox (Columbus Grove, OH)

9.   (58) Nick Daugherty (Findlay, OH)

10. (56) Tom Hunt (Ithaca, MI)

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2016 USAC SPEED2 MIDGET SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Apr 2: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Rained Out

Apr 9: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

Apr 16: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Patrick Bruns

Apr 16: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Gage Etgen

Apr 23: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Andy Baugh

Apr 30: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

May 7: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Josh Sunn

May 7: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Jeff Mallonee

May 7: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Alex Watson

May 14: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

May 14: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

WINNER: Rained Out

May 21: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Josh Sunn

May 21: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Andy Baugh

May 21: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Gage Etgen

May 28: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

May 29: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Jun 4: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Jun 4: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Jun 4: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

Jun 10: (DMA) Albany-Saratoga Speedway – Malta, NY

Jun 11: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Jun 18: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Jun 18: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Jun 18: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Jun 25: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Jun 25: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Jul 2: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Jul 2: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Jul 9: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Jul 9: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

Jul 16: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Jul 16: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Jul 16: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Jul 21: (IMRA) Farmer City, IL - Farmer City Raceway

Jul 22: (IMRA) Farmer City, IL - Farmer City Raceway

Jul 23: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Jul 24: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Jul 30: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Aug 5: (DMA) Malta, NY - Albany-Saratoga Speedway

Aug 6: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Aug 6: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

Aug 12: (DMA) Rumney, NH – Legion Speedway

Aug 13: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Aug 13: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Aug 20: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Aug 20: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Aug 26: (DMA) Rumney, NH – Legion Speedway

Aug 27: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Aug 27: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Sep 3: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Sep 10: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Sep 17: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Sep 17: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Sep 17: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Sep 24: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Sep 24: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

**(KEY DEFINITIONS)**

**DMA = USAC Dirt Midget Association Championship

**IMRA = USAC IMRA Midget Championshp

**MTM = USAC Midwest Thunder Midget Championship

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2016 USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (2) Gage Etgen (Montpelier Motor Speedway on Apr. 16 & Montpelier Motor Speedway on May 21)

2. (1) Alex Watson (Montpelier Motor Speedway on May 7)

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2016 USAC IMRA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (2) Andy Baugh (Spoon River Speedway on Apr. 23 & Spoon River Speedway on May 21)

2. (1) Patrick Bruns (Spoon River Speedway on Apr. 16)

    (1) Jeff Mallonee (Spoon River Speedway on May 7)

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2016 USAC DMA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (2) Josh Sunn (Bear Ridge Speedway on May 7 & Bear Ridge Speedway on May 21)

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ALL-TIME USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [2 wins] Gage Etgen

2. [1 win] Alex Watson

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ALL-TIME USAC IMRA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [2 wins] Andy Baugh

2. [1 win] Patrick Bruns & Jeff Mallonee

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ALL-TIME USAC DMA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. (21) Adam Pierson

2. (7) Joe Krawiec

3. (6) Josh Sunn

4. (5) Scott Holcomb

5. (4) Kevin Chaffee

6. (3) Jeff Champagne & Scott Viets

8. (1) Mike Chaffee, Dean Christensen, Dylan Duhaime, Kenney Johnson, Ray Miller & Dana Shaw

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ALL-TIME USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

None – First Season

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ALL-TIME USAC IMRA MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

None – First Season

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ALL-TIME USAC DMA MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

2011: Joe Krawiec, 2012: Kevin Chaffee, 2013: Joe Krawiec, 2014: Adam Pierson, 2015: Adam Pierson