By Dick Jordan
Indianapolis, INโฆโฆ..Kyle Hamilton of Danville, Ind. got by Ali Jackson on lap 27 and led the final 14 laps of Tuesday nightโs 40-lap USAC Mopar D1 Midget feature at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome. He put his Hamilton Painting/Esslinger Engineering Spike in victory lane ahead of Jack Blackhurst, Mario Marietta, Bryan Nuckles and Kyle OโGara. OโGara led the first 14 laps and Jackson led the next 12 in the most competitive feature of the season so far in the โElite 8 Seriesโ presented by IUPUI.
USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 2011 โ Indianapolis, Indiana โ Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome โ โElite 8 Seriesโ โ Presented by IUPUI
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mario Marietta (#85 Marietta), 2. Jake Blackhurst (#39 Blackhurst), 3. Ali Jackson (#9 Nine Racing), 4. Morgan Nelson (#16 Nelson), 5. Thomas Hennigan (#34 Hennigan), 6. Dave Fuhrman (#32 Fuhrman). 1:59.77
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bryan Nuckles (#59 Nuckles), 2. Taylor Ferns (#55 Ferns), 3. Kyle OโGara (#6 East), 4. Kyle Hamilton (#33 Spike), 5. Isaac Chapple (#61 Chapple). 1:57.87
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Kyle Hamilton, 2. Jake Blackhurst, 3. Mario Marietta, 4. Bryan Nuckles, 5. Kyle OโGara, 6. Taylor Ferns, 7. Ali Jackson, 8. Isaac Chapple, 9. Dave Fuhrman, 10. Thomas Hennigan, 11. Morgan Nelson. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 OโGara, Laps 15-26 Jackson, Laps 27-40 K.Hamilton.
NEW USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Ferns-373; 2-Blackhurst-360; 3-Nuckles-283; 4-OโGara-271; 5-Jackson-267; 6-Marietta-241; 7-K.Hamilton-238; 8-Nelson-236; 9-Davey Ray-198; 10-Fuhrman-181.
NEXT USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE: July 17 โ Sun Prairie, WI โ Angell Park Speedway