From Dick Jordan
After sweeping Wednesday night’s USAC National Midget event at Hickory Motor Speedway Shane Hmiel was on his way to another big night after setting quick time and winning his heat race Thursday. However before the 3rd heat was completed, rain moved in and canceled the remainder of the program.
MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 25, 2010 – Hickory, North Carolina – Hickory Motor Speedway
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Shane Hmiel, 56, 56 Inc.-14.018; 2. Tracy Hines, 24, Parker-14.216; 3. Alex Bowman, 55, Cline-14.245; 4. Levi Roberts, 2D, Roberts-14.258; 5. Brad Kuhn, 17B, RW-14.299; 6. Bryan Clauson, 39, Tucker/DMS/BCI-14.329; 7. Caleb Armstrong, 7C, C & A-14.347; 8. Jason Leffler, 6, East-14.373; 9. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-14.393; 10. Zach Daum, 5, Daum-14.416; 11. Jimmy Simpson, 21, Simpson-14.420; 12. Jerry Coons Jr., 11, Wilke-Pak-14.454; 13. Cale Conley, 3c, Conley-14.468; 14. Dave Darland, 71, Kunz-14.473; 15. Brad Sweet, 49, Kahne/Curb-14.475; 16. Henry Clarke, 67, Kunz-14.522; 17. Darren Hagen, 3, RFMS-14.546; 18. Daniel Bedford, 11D, DMS-14.569; 19. Adam Kramer, 2, Kramer-14.587; 20. Chase Scott, 14, Real Race Cars-14.685; 21. Dakoda Armstrong, 7A, C & A-14.701; 22. Mario Clouser, 06, Clouser-14.728; 23. Bobby Santos III, 98, Santos-14.792; 24. Buddy Lowther, 31, Lowther-15.703.
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps – no points) 1. Hmiel, 2. Kramer. 3. Clarke, 4. Roberts, 5. C.Armstrong, 6. Daum, 7. Conley, 8. Clouser. NT
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps – no points) 1. Santos, 2. Kuhn. 3. Darland, 4. Hagen, 5. Hines, 6. Simpson, 7. Leffler, 8. Scott. NT
REMAINDER OF PROGRAM RAINED OUT
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NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Sweet-262; 2-East-231; 3-Hines-221; 4-Clauson-197; 5-Hagen-191; 6-Coons-178; 7-Darland-178; 8-Brad Loyet-155; 9-Chad Boat-139; 10-Kuhn-134.
NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: April 11 – Anderson (IN) Speedway