By Dick Jordan
Indianapolis, IN………Bryan Nuckles of Columbus, Ohio led all 50 laps Wednesday night to win the USAC Mopar D1 Midget race at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome. He this joins his father Jerry and uncle Jeff as USAC feature event winners. Trailing Nuckles’ Columbus Motor Speedway Beast at the checkered flag were Kyle Hamilton, Jake Blackhurst, Ali Jackson and Mario Marietta. Blackhurst continues as the Mopar D1 Midget series point leader going into a July 6 race in Indianapolis.
James Robertson won the Ford Focus feature while Sam McGhee took the Young Guns win.
USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 29, 2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome – “Elite 8 Series”
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ali Jackson (#9 Nine Racing), 2. Mario Marietta (#85 Marietta), 3. Jake Blackhurst (#39 Blackhurst), 4. Kyle O’Gara (#6 East), 5. Jason Wolfe (#4w Wolfe), 6. Thomas Hennigan (#34 Hennigan). NT
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Taylor Ferns (#55 Ferns), 2. Morgan Nelson (#16 Nelson), 3. Kyle Hamilton (#33 Spike), 4. Bryan Nuckles (#59 Nuckles), 5. Chris Phillips (#64 Phillips), 6. Dave Fuhrman (#32 Fuhrman). 2:04.14
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bryan Nuckles, 2. Kyle Hamilton, 3. Jake Blackhurst, 4. Ali Jackson, 5. Mario Marietta, 6. Morgan Nelson, 7. Kyle O’Gara, 8. Taylor Ferns, 9. Chris Phillips, 10. Thomas Hennigan, 11. Dave Fuhrman, 12. Jason Wolfe. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Nuckles.
NEW USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Blackhurst-240; 2-Ferns-224; 3-Jackson-180; 4-K.Hamilton-173; 5-O’Gara-169; 6-Nuckles-157; 7-Nelson-140; 8-Davey Ray-134; 9-Phillips-123; 10-Marietta-114.
NEXT USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE: July 6 – Indianapolis, IN – Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Soeedrome
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USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS: June 29, 2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome – “Elite 8 Series”
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1.Shane MacMillan (#43 Fedrizzi), 2. Toby Alfrey (#5 Alfrey), 3. Ross Rankine (#9 Nine Racing), 4. Nick Hamilton (#33 Hamilton), 5. Davey Hamilton Jr. (#60 Hamilton), 6. Kent Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum). 2:04.35
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Austin Prock (#96 Brown/Noffsinger), 2. Jarett Andretti (#25 Andretti), 3. James Robertson (#1 Steele), 4. Joey Greening (#17G Greening), 5. Jessica Bean (#3 Bean). 1:51.11
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. James Robertson, 2. Ross Rankine, 3. Nick Hamilton, 4. Austin Prock, 5. Shane MacMillan, 6. Toby Alfrey, 7. Joey Greening, 8. Kent Kriegbaum, 9. Jarett Andretti, 10. Davey Hamilton Jr., 11. Jessica Bean. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Greening, Laps 6-50 Robertson.
NEW USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Rankine-352; 2-Alfrey-279; 3-Andretti-277 4-Robertson-250; 5-Bean-248; 6-Greening-247; 7-Tyler Shullick-205; 8-Nick Drake-203; 9-Prock-185; 10-N.Hamilton-178.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE: July 2 – Morris, IL – Grundy County Speedway
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USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RESULTS: June 29, 2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome – “Elite 8 Series”
HEAT RACE: (10 laps) 1. Sam McGhee (#11 McGhee), 2. Cooper Clouse (#14 Clouse), 3. Stevie Kuhn (#74 Kuhn), 4. Adam Thomason (#39 Rankine), 5. Emmy Gray (#14x Gray). 2:08.73
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Sam McGhee, 2. Stevie Kuhn, 3. Cooper Clouse, 4. Adam Thomason, 5. Emmy Gray. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Kuhn, Laps 2-30 McGhee.
NEW USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-McGhee-335; 2-Clouse-257; 3-Kuhn-242; 4-Tyler Shullick-137; 5-Thomason-114; 6-Mikell McGee-113; 7-Gray-106; 8-Justen Garmenn-105; 9-Ty Rose-58; 10-Michael Fanelli-51.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: July 2 – Morris, IL – Grundy County Speedway