By Dick Jordan
Ken Schrader, USAC’s 1982 Silver Crown and 1983 National Sprint Car Champion, will compete in Saturday night’s USAC DMA Midget event at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. as part of Media Appreciation Night. Ken will be driving for well-known Northeast car owner Bobby Seymour.
“This is a great opportunity for the fans to see one of the best drivers in the country compete at their home track” noted Mark Hann who handles the public relations and marketing for the series. Hann went on to state that “Ken is a true racer who runs at tracks all over the country so to have him come to Bear Ridge Speedway and race with the USAC Dirt Midget Association is great for the track, the series and especially the race fans.”
The racing action begins at 6:00 pm at Vermont’s fastest dirt oval. To learn more about the USAC Dirt Midget Association, please visit the series website at http://dmaracing.org.
Adam Pierson leads the series into Saturday’s action, 57 points ahead of Josh Sunn in the latest standings after scoring four wins in the first five races of 2014.
2014 USAC DMA Midget Standings: 1-Adam Pierson-397, 2-Josh Sunn-340, 3-Joe Krawiec-301, 4-Scott Holcomb-295, 5-Scott Viets-276, 6-Ray Miller-260, 7-Adam Whitney-249, 8-Jeff Champagne-246, 9-Mike Chaffee-216, 10-Timothy Gallant-190.