RAIN HALTS HICKORY FORD FOCUSES, Acton Takes Young Guns Exhibition

From Dick Jordan

Rain halted the USAC Ford Focus event after the heat races Thursday night.

USAC MIDWEST/CAROLINA FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS: March 25, 2010 – Hickory, North Carolina – Hickory Motor Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS 1. Bradley Riethmeyer, 11, Trotter-14.912; 2. Jeremy Frankoski, 96, Noffsinger/Brown-14.979; 3. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-15.113; 4. Joe Liguori, 22, Givens-15.181; 5. Adam Wilsdon, 9, Wilsdon-15.183; 6. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-15.303; 7. Andy Nock, 14x, Rankine-15.322; 8. Justin Hommel, 97, Noffsinger/Brown-15.354; 9. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-15.370; 10. Mike Ward, 80, Ward-15.384; 11. Scott Hunter, 14, Brown-15.408 ;12. Jake Blackhurst, 25, Blackhurst-15.493; 13. Shane MacMillan, 45, MacMillan-15.497; 14. Tyler Corriher, 12, Noffsinger/Brown-15.626; 15. Jack Roush Jr., 98, Noffsinger/Brown-15.683; 16. Tim Perry, 39, Moore-15.877; 17. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 4x, Wuerdeman-15.893; 18. Amanda Quinones, 00, Quinones-16.930; 19. Kyle O’Gara, 4, Beast-17.392.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ward, 2. Liguori, 3. Riethmeyer, 4. Nock, 5. MacMillan, 6. O’Gara, 7. Perry. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hommel, 2. Wilsdon, 3. Frankoski, 4. Hunter, 5. Wuerdeman, 6. Corriher. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Blackhurst, 2. Lamb, 3. Cottongim, 4. Drake, 5. Quinones, 6. Roush. NT

REMAINDER OF PROGRAM RAINED OUT
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NEW MIDWEST FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Frankoski-83; 2-Wilsdon-71; 3-Hunter-68; 4-Ward-67; 5-Liguori-59; 6-Nock-58; 7-Lamb-57; 8-Blackhurst-51; 9-Drake-46; 10-Tim Craver-44.
NEW MIDWEST PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Frankoski-83; 2-Wilsdon-71; 3-Hunter-68; 4-Ward-67; 5-Liguori-59; 6-Nock-58; 7-Lamb-57; 8-Blackhurst-51; 9-Drake-46; 10-Tim Craver-44.
NEW EASTERN FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Frankoski-83; 2-Wilsdon-71; 3-Hunter-68; 4-Ward-67; 5-Liguori-59; 6-Nock-58; 7-Lamb-57; 8-Blackhurst-51; 9-Drake-46; 10-Tim Craver-44.
NEW CAROLINA FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Frankoski-83; 2-Wilsdon-71; 3-Hunter-68; 4-Ward-67; 5-Liguori-59; 6-Nock-58; 7-Lamb-57; 8-Blackhurst-51; 9-Drake-46; 10-Tim Craver-44.

NEXT MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE: April 16 – Gas City (IN) I-69 Speedway
NEXT MIDWEST PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS RACE: May 26 – Indianapolis (IN) Speedrome
NEXT CAROLINA FORD FOCUS RACE: April 17 – Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway

USAC CAROLINA YOUNG GUNS EXHIBITION RACE RESULTS: March 25, 2010 – Hickory, North Carolina – Hickory Motor Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS 1. Cody Acton, 2, Acton-15.774; 2. Gage Walker, 7, Walker-16.352; 3. Ross Rankine, 39, Rankine-16.389.

FEATURE: (12 laps) 1. Cody Acton, 2. Gage Walker, 3. Ross Rankine. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Acton.