“GERHARDT CLASSIC” AT MADERA APRIL 2

By Dick Jordan

Shannon McQueen sits atop the USAC Mopar Western Midget Series points after finishing ninth in Saturday night’s 30-lap feature at the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway. She takes a three-point lead over Jake Swanson into the April 2 “Gerhardt Classic” at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway.

Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. passed Jake Swanson on lap 11 and led the final 20 laps to take Saturday night’s “All-Coast Challenge #1” at Ventura. Swanson finished second ahead of Chris Ennis, Brent Camarillo and Alex Bowman. Camarillo led the first two laps and Swanson led the next eight before Kruseman took over in his Lucas Oil/Sander Engineering Spike/Esslinger Ford.

The “Gerhardt Classic” returns to the USAC schedule this year after a year’s hiatus. Kody Swanson won the 2009 event and currently sits seventh in the 2011 series points.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Shannon McQueen-103; 2-Jake Swanson-100; 3-Tanner Swanson-96; 4-Cody Swanson-78; 5-David Prickett-78; 6-Bryan Clauson-71; 7-Kody Swanson-69; 8-Cory Kruseman-67; 9-Chris Ennis-62; 10-Scott Pierovich-61.